Sep 08, 2026 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE ORDER. I ALREADY DID THAT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN. MR.. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM KASHIFALGHITA.

HERE. AND MAYOR HEPBURN. PRESENT. ALL PRESENT SIR.

[CLOSED SESSION TOPIC]

IS IT TSAI OR TSAI? TSAI. TSAI. I THOUGHT SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TWO COOKIES.

PLEASE READ THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS FOR THE RECORD AND LET US KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANY REPORT OUT AFTERWARDS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I WILL READ THE ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA. AND THEN WE HAVE A WALK ON ITEM THAT I WILL BRING UP AFTER I READ THE AGENDA ITEMS. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6 NEGOTIATORS CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY. EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS, LA VERNE GENERAL UNIT AND LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(D)(1) CASE GONZALES VERSUS CITY OF LA VERNE CASE NUMBER 24STCV34625.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION TWO CASES PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8.

THE PROPERTY IS 2909 ARROW HIGHWAY TRAILER 24.

THE AGENCY NEGOTIATORS, THE CITY MANAGER, THE NEGOTIATING PARTIES ARE PROFESSIONAL R.E AND FINANCE.

UNDER NEGOTIATION PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.

AND WE DO HAVE AN ITEM THAT WE WOULD REQUEST TO BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

THE ITEM AROSE AFTER THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA AND CANNOT WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.

AND IT IS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 D ONE.

IT IS A WORKERS COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD CASE NUMBER ADJ17372562.

MAKE A MOTION. SO SO MOVED. OH. SECOND.

WE CAN DO A VOTE. MR. MAYOR, THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO WITH JOHNSON MAKING THE MOTION AND SECONDED BY CROSBY.

ANY. AND WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY REPORT OUT TONIGHT. OKAY.

OKAY. SO I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK BECAUSE AS SOME OF YOU MAY BE AWARE, I AM NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE ASSOCIATION.

HOWEVER, I JUST FEEL THAT WITHOUT THE VOICE BEING HEARD AND NOT HAVING A VOICE WITH TEAMSTERS AND JUST WANTING THAT COMMUNICATION WITH THE COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT, I WILL STATE THE LAST PAY INCREASE FOR THE MISCELLANEOUS GROUP WAS IN 2024.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN REPRESENTATION, BUT THE CURRENT OFFER BEING PRESENTED TO EMPLOYEES IS DISAPPOINTING AND QUITE FRANKLY, DEMORALIZING. OUR EMPLOYEES CONTINUE TO SHOW UP EVERY DAY, PERFORM HANDS ON WORK THAT KEEPS THE CITY OPERATING, MAINTAINED AND LOOKING AT ITS BEST WHEN NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE WITHOUT MEANINGFUL MOVEMENT.

IT CAN FEEL AS THOUGH ISSUES SIMPLY BEING DELAYED WHILE THE CITY SAVES MONEY AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR WORKFORCE IS NOT GOOD.

I WOULD ASK THAT THE COUNCIL TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER HOW EMPLOYEES WILL BE MADE WHOLE FOR THE TIME THAT HAS PASSED WITHOUT AN INCREASE.

WILL THE CITY CONSIDER RETRO PAY? WILL THERE BE A STIPEND OR OTHER FORMS OF COMPENSATION RECOGNIZING THE DELAY IN REACHING THE AGREEMENT? I SUPPORT FAIR COMPENSATION FOR OUR MID MANAGEMENT AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF RETAINING STRONG LEADERSHIP.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE IN THE FIELD, SERVING THE PUBLIC, MAINTAINING OUR FACILITIES, SUPPORTING CITY OPERATIONS AND PERFORMING THE DAY TO DAY WORK THAT KEEPS THE CITY RUNNING ALSO DESERVE TO BE FAIRLY COMPENSATED.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT. WE ARE ASKING FOR FAIR TREATMENT, COMPETITIVE WAGES AND RECOGNITION OF THE VALUE THAT WE BRING TO THE CITY EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AS YOU CONTINUE DISCUSSING WITH OUR NEGOTIATION, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU KEEP THE EMPLOYEES OF THE MISCELLANEOUS GROUP IN MIND AND WORK TOWARDS AN AGREEMENT THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT THE CITY VALUES THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP IT RUNNING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU JANELLE. APPRECIATE THAT.

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AT THIS TIME WITH NO OTHER BUSINESS, WE'RE GOING TO RECESS AT 5:35 P.M.

AND RECONVENE AT 6:30 FOR OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING AT 6:32 P.M.

[REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 PM]

ALSO, PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH ZOOM MAY BE ACCEPTED FOR ALL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

HOWEVER, IF A COMMENT COMMENTER VIOLATES DECORUM, YOU WILL BE CALLED TO ORDER AND IF THE VIOLATIONS CONTINUES, YOU WILL BE MUTED TONIGHT. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE TO OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BECAUSE WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET SOMEONE FROM THE BOY SCOUTS OR FROM OUR BAND OF BROTHERS 12034.

SEEING HOW ADRIAN IS HERE [LAUGHS] THAT YOU KNOW, NOT TO, NOT TO SINGLE YOU OUT, BUT NOT THAT I HAD ANY SCRIPT THE DAY WE PUT THE INSTALLATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, YOU'RE ELECTED.

SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP. IT'S ALL GOOD.

IT'S ALL GOOD. YOU GOTTA STAND AFTERWARDS. YES.

YOU GOTTA. YOU GOTTA TAKE MY PLACE AND FINISH THE MEETING.

NO. IT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT. RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ADRIENNE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. DOMER, ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU PRESENT.

MAYOR PRO TEM KASHIFALGHITA. HERE. AND MAYOR HEPBURN.

PRESENT. ALL PRESENT, SIR. OH, HERE. TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS.

[PRESENTATIONS]

THIS YEAR, THE CITY CONDUCTED A PHOTO CONTEST OF THE HIGHLIGHT LA VERNE CELEBRATING AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY.

TONIGHT, WE WILL PRESENT THE AWARDS FOR THE WINNING PHOTOS IN EACH CATEGORY. WHERE IS ANDREA? OH, YOU GOT IT. OKAY. IN THE FACES OF LA VERNE CATEGORY, THE WINNER IS JAMI GUILLEN WITH THE PICTURE TITLED PEACE STARTS WITH ME.

PLEASE COME FORWARD. IS SHE HERE TONIGHT? THAT WOULD BE NO.

OKAY. WE WILL SHOW HER. THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO [APPLAUSE].[INAUDIBLE] WE'LL MAKE SURE SHE GETS THAT.

SO. AND HER GIFT. IN THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY CATEGORY, THE WINNER IS LYDEE WALSH, WITH THE PICTURE TITLED A BEAUTIFUL EVENING FOR LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL. PLEASE COME FORWARD. ARE YOU HERE TONIGHT? NO [APPLAUSE] IN THE LA VERNE LANDMARKS AND LEGACY CATEGORY, THE WINNER IS JULIETTE ARNOLD WITH THE PICTURE TITLED THE PAST CONTINUES TO SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY. IF YOU PLEASE, COME FORWARD. ARE YOU HERE TONIGHT? [APPLAUSE] OH, COME ON, COME ON, LET'S GO GUYS.

SO. JULIETTE. JULIETTE. IN ADDITION TO THAT FUN MUG OF THINGS AND THIS FRAMED PICTURE OF THE PHOTO YOU TOOK, THIS RECOGNITION IS FOR YOU. SO ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL, WE PROUDLY PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE TO JULIETTE ARNOLD WITH GREAT APPRECIATION FOR YOUR CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION. THE PAST CONTINUES TO SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE AMERICA 250 PHOTO CONTEST.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

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PLEASE COME FORWARD. OH, DEBBIE'S NOT HERE, BUT WE KNOW DEBBIE VERY WELL.

WE LOVE THAT [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. DEBBIE. SHE JUST RECENTLY RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

SO THANK YOU. DEBBIE. OUR. OUR SECOND PRESENTATION IS THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH PROCLAMATION.

EACH SEPTEMBER, NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH IS RECOGNIZED TO PROMOTE DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PLANNING, EMPHASIZING THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.

THIS OBSERVANCE SERVES AS A CRUCIAL REMINDER FOR RESIDENTS TO STAY INFORMED AND BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO HANDLE EMERGENCIES.

WITH THE CERT TEAM AND COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION SPECIALIST LONI SHIPMAN. PLEASE COME FORWARD [APPLAUSE].

AND I WANT TO THANK ANDREA BLAKINGER FOR THE PHOTO CONTEST.

WE GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE]. SHE'S THE BACKBONE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, SO THANK YOU.

OH YOU'RE OKAY, YOU'RE OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS.

IT WAS SO COOL. YEAH. I LOVE THIS. THE CERT PROGRAM IS GROWING AS WE SPEAK RIGHT NOW.

IT'S WONDERFUL. THE CITY OF LA VERNE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH AMERICANS STAND READY MONTH HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF READINESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO TAKE PROACTIVE STEPS TO STAY SAFE AND RESPOND EFFECTIVELY DURING EMERGENCIES.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS COMMITTED TO THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ITS RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND VISITORS. AND WHEREAS EMERGENCIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME RESULTING FROM NATURAL DISASTERS, TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS OR HUMAN CAUSED EVENTS REQUIRE READINESS AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE FROM INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.

AND WHEREAS THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUE TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS, PREPAREDNESS, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN EMERGENCY PLANNING TO ENSURE RESILIENT CITY OF LA VERNE.

AND WHEREAS, THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM CERT PROGRAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY TRAINED OVER 180 RESIDENTS FROM LA VERNE AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES, EQUIPPING CITIZENS WITH THE SKILLS TO ASSIST FIRST RESPONDERS AND NEIGHBORS DURING CRITICAL INCIDENTS.

AND WHEREAS AN INFORMED AND PREPARED COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTES TO A FASTER RESPONSE, REDUCED RISK TO LIFE AND PROPERTY, AND ENHANCED RECOVERY CAPABILITIES FOLLOWING EMERGENCIES.

AND NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF LA VERNE DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH.

AMERICANS STAND READY TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND URGES ALL CITIZENS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES, TRAINING, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN OUR COLLECTIVE SAFETY AND RESILIENCE.

DATED THIS EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026. CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE] I ALSO THIS LAST FRIDAY, WE HAD A. WELL, ACTUALLY, WHAT HAPPENED IS WE HAD A EASY UP, A [INAUDIBLE] STRUCTURE GOING TO SOME POWER LINES AND OVER OFF OF IT WAS PEYTON ROAD AND EVERGREEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WASH FROM ON B IT KNOCKED POWER LINES DOWN INTO THE STREETS. THERE WERE LIVE LINES. IT KNOCKED OUT POWER TO HILLCREST.

IT KNOCKED OUT POWER TO CHASES IN THAT SECTION ON BONITA.

BUT IT'S PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY A HUNDRED HOMES THAT WERE WITHOUT POWER. AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. I KNOW OUR CERT WE'RE READY TO GO.

AND OUR RSVP'S WERE ON SITE. THEY BLOCKED THE ROADS OFF.

EDISON CAME OUT, DISCONNECTED THE POWER LINES, AND THEN THEY WERE MONITORING ALL NIGHT.

WE GOT POWER BACK UP FOR MOST OF THE RESIDENTS.

I THINK IT WAS MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY NIGHT. SO A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT TAKE US SAFE [APPLAUSE].

AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THE COORDINATION OF OUR CITY, FOR THE SAFETY.

AND ACTUALLY, I WILL SAY EDISON FOR ONE TIME, I'LL GIVE THEM A KUDOS.

THEY VERY SELDOM EVER DO ANYTHING RIGHT. THEY WERE COMMUNICATING.

THEY ACTUALLY WERE COMMUNICATING WITH OUR STAFF. OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WAS ON THE PHONE DANNY WU.

WE WERE TALKING TO HIM ALONG WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW THAT BC HARTUNIAN WAS OUT THERE RUNNING AROUND TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE WERE SAFE, ALONG WITH THE OTHER EMERGENCIES THAT OCCURRED IN OUR CITY ON A DAILY BASIS, ON AN HOURLY BASIS. BUT WITHOUT THAT COORDINATION, PEOPLE COULD HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES BECAUSE DOWNED POWER LINES ARE PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS THAT YOU CAN GET INVOLVED WITH. BECAUSE ONCE THAT POWER LINE HITS THE GROUND, IT ACTIVATES EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. SO KUDOS TO ALL OF YOU GUYS.

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I APPRECIATE THAT. SO AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CERT PROGRAM I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, DEFINITELY TAKE THE TIME TO JUST DO SOMETHING LITTLE, SOMETHING SMALL THIS MONTH TO PREPARE BECAUSE IT'S NOT IF IT'S WHEN.

THAT'S WE, THIS IS THE REALITY WE LIVE IN. SO MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A PLAN BUILD A KIT AND YOU KNOW, GREAT. EXECUTE IT. I MEAN, WE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT IF THERE WAS A LARGE SCALE DISASTER.

WE'D LIKE TO TELL EVERYBODY THE FIRST 72 IS ON YOU, BECAUSE IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT OCCURS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND AND FIRE RESOURCES WILL BE TIED UP DEALING WITH, YOU KNOW, MUCH LARGER SITUATIONS AND YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO OCCUR.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY FOR SUPPORTING THE CERT PROGRAM.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CHIEFS AND ALL THE SUPPORT FOR THE CERT PROGRAM AS WELL.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR VOLUNTEERS, THESE FOLKS RIGHT HERE [APPLAUSE] THEY VOLUNTEER COUNTLESS HOURS ALL OF THEM ATTENDING CLASSES.

AND THEN WE TURN AROUND AND WE TEACH TWO DIFFERENT BASIC TRAINING COURSES TWICE A YEAR, ONE IN THE SPRING, ONE IN THE, IN THE FALL. IT'S FREE. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME OUT AND JOIN US FOR SEVEN EVENINGS AND ONE SATURDAY, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU. AND AGAIN TO OUR WONDERFUL CERT VOLUNTEERS WHO AGAIN, SPEND SO MANY HOURS PUTTING THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER AND TRYING TO HELP GET THAT MESSAGE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT. OUR NEW GRADUATES, WE HAVE THREE DOWN HERE ON THE END AND ONE HIDING BEHIND ME HERE.

SO JUST FINISHED OUR RECENT CLASS. YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

ACTUALLY, YES. YEAH. OH, AND ANDREA, I'M SO SORRY.

ANDREA. ANDREA. ANDREA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

BERNICE. YEAH. SO. ALRIGHTY. WITH THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE WELL, WE JUST. SORRY. IT JUST HAPPENED SO SPRING, WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY MARCH OR APRIL, BUT WE'LL HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTAGRAM PAGE.

LA VERNE HAS ITS OWN WEB PAGE AS WELL ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SO LET'S KEEP AN EYE OUT THERE. YEP. ALRIGHTY.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE DO APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. OH. THE FAMILY. OH, YEAH.

THE WHOLE FAMILY. THEN I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU GUYS SNEAK OUT.

YEAH, YEAH. [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE GOING TO GET [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU. BYE. THANK YOU GUYS.

OKAY. WHAT DID I DO WITH MY GLASSES? OH. THANK YOU.

I NEED MY EYE. HE'S GOT HIM. I LET HIM DOWN OVER THERE.

OKAY. WE DID HAVE RICHARD DIXON, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE WAS GOING TO BE HERE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY SHE DOWN ILL. SO WE WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE HER BACK TO EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON AT UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, THE DIRECTION AND WHAT'S HAPPENING. SO I HOPE SHE GETS BETTER.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

THIS IS JUST FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS. THIS IS NOT FOR AT THE END WITH YOUR COMMENTS, BUT I DO HAVE A NUMBER OF CARDS. JILL. JILL. WELL, SINCE

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THERE YOU GO. WE'LL TAKE IT. YES. THANK YOU. GO, MOUNTIES.

SO THE FALL SEMESTER IS UNDERWAY. THAT'S WHAT I'LL BE ANNOUNCING SHORTLY.

SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR 80TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 8000 STUDENTS ATTENDING MOUNT SAC.

THAT'S THROUGH OUR CREDIT AND NONCREDIT PROGRAMS. BUT THE REASON I'M HERE TONIGHT IS TO INVITE ALL OF YOU, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY, TO OUR FIRST EVER STATE OF THE COLLEGE EVENT.

YOU HAVE FLIERS ON THE DAIS. THAT INCLUDES THE COMMUNITY.

IT'LL BE OCTOBER 29TH STARTING AT 4 P.M. IT'S FREE, THOUGH.

IT'LL ONLY BE ABOUT AN HOUR, HOUR AND A HALF, AND THERE WILL BE REFRESHMENTS.

SO WHAT YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM DOCTOR GARCIA THAT NIGHT IS OUR INSTITUTIONAL PROGRESS AND OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, AS WELL AS OUR IMPACT ON THE REGIONAL WORKFORCE AND OUR COLLEGE'S VISION FOR THE FUTURE.

SO WE HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU CAN MAKE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU JILL. APPRECIATE THAT. SAMMY DOMINIC JUNIOR.

BC DOMINIC. CHIEF. DEPUTY. DEPUTY CHIEF. SORRY.

SO I KNOW YOU'VE GOT ALL THE NAMES AND GIFTS, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO FORMALLY INVITE YOU TO OUR 9-11 CEREMONY THIS FRIDAY.

WE WILL BE IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AND IN FRONT OF OUR 9-11 MEMORIAL.

BUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT SOLEMN OCCASION FOR OUR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

THIS CEREMONY WILL FEATURE OUR JOINT PUBLIC SAFETY HONOR GUARD TEAM. IT WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME TOGETHER TO REMEMBER THE 2977 PEOPLE THAT DIED AND LOST THEIR LIVES ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001 AND TO HONOR THE COURAGE AND SACRIFICE OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO PAID THAT ULTIMATE SACRIFICE THAT DAY.

CEREMONY WILL BEGIN APPROXIMATELY 8:46 TO MARK THE TIME THAT THE FIRST PLANE HIT THE TOWER.

AND IT'LL CONCLUDE SOMETIME AROUND 9:30 ISH. WE'LL JUST KIND OF SEE HOW IT GOES, BUT WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT EVERYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US BE THERE ABOUT 8:35 JUST SO THAT WE CAN GET SET UP. SET THE TONE SOMBERLY AND TO BE READY FOR THAT.

SO WE'D BE HONORED TO HAVE YOU JOIN US AND PAUSE AS A COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11TH, HONOR THOSE WE LOST, AND RECOGNIZE THE BRAVERY AND SACRIFICE OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR [APPLAUSE]. WE HAVE TOM CORNISSOLI.

FROM THE LIBRARY. COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT. THEY SENT ME IN HIS PLACE.

YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME, SIR. THANK YOU. AT FIRST, I'D LIKE TO OFFER AN INVITATION FOR ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE JULIETTE SUBJECT MATTER THAT WON THE PICTURE CONTEST. THAT'S OUR LORDSBURG MURAL THAT'S INSIDE THE LIBRARY, BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL HAND CARVED TREE DOOR THAT ENTERS THE ENTRANCE OF OUR. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. SO I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE LIBRARY EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP THIS MONTH AND KIND OF LEADING INTO EARLY OCTOBER.

WE HAVE A HUGE PROGRAM COMING WITH A PARTNERSHIP WITH SANRIO.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHO THEY ARE, THEY ARE HELLO KITTY AND FRIENDS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS GOING ON WITH CO-SPONSORSHIP WITH THEM STARTING ON THE 18TH OF THIS MONTH GOING THROUGH THE 17TH OR 18TH OF OCTOBER, WHICH KIND OF COINCIDES WITH HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKED OUT. BUT ANYWAY, WE'LL HAVE EVENTS FOR BOTH.

WE DO HAVE SOME CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS WITH BOOKMARKS.

HELLO KITTY BOOKMARKS. WE HAVE A TEEN PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING PERLER.

PERLER. IF YOU DO CRAFTS, YOU MIGHT KNOW WHAT A PERLER DOT IS.

BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE CREATING TEMPLATES TO MAKE KEYCHAINS AND WHATNOT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HELLO KITTY FOR ADULTS ON OCTOBER 3RD.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HELLO KITTY SPEED PUZZLE PROGRAM.

FOR ANY OF YOU WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE SPEED PUZZLING THAT BAD THING THAT'S GOING ON.

SO IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE HAVING A GARDENING WORKSHOP THAT SAME SATURDAY IN OCTOBER.

THE SMART GARDENING, THEY COME OUT, THEY GIVE YOU SOME GARDENING TIPS, FIRE, FIRE PREVENTION TIPS, AS LONG AS WELL AS PROVIDING THE STUFF YOU THROW YOUR FOOD IN COMPOST BINS.

GOT YOU. AND WORM COMPOSTING IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTO THAT.

AND THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE OF TEEN PROGRAMS GOING ON THIS MONTH.

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I'VE BEEN HERE 15 YEARS, BUT IT'S BASICALLY AN OPEN FORUM FOR, FOR TEENS TO COME.

SOMETIMES IT TAKES TIME, DOESN'T IT? IT DOES.

RIGHT? PATIENCE. SO WE'RE HAVING THAT TRYING TO GET SOME OF THE TEENS INVOLVED TO IT'S REALLY AN OPEN SPACE FOR TEENS TO COME IN AND DEVELOP IDEAS ON SOMETHING THEY'D LIKE TO DO WITHIN THE LIBRARY.

WHAT COINCIDES WITH THAT, THAT PARTICULAR DAY WE HAVE A QUARTERLY EVENT AS WELL.

IT'S A TEENAGE EVENT. IT'S CALLED ADULT ONE ON ONE WITH DIFFERENT THEMES. AND THIS YEAR OR THIS MONTH'S COMING QUARTERS THEME WILL BE ABOUT CAR CARE FOR, TRY TO BRING KIDS IN TO LEARN ABOUT HOW TO CARE FOR THOSE VEHICLES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE STEPPING INTO AT SOME SHORT.

AT SOME AGE. THEY SHOULDN'T BE. AND THEN I DID WANT TO ALSO MENTION, AND I KNOW IF IT'S NOT COMING UP ON THIS MEETING THAT YOU'LL BE MENTIONING IT, BUT OUR OUR PARTICIPATION WITH TRUNK OR TREAT THE SIXTH ANNUAL TRUNK OR TREAT, WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT TIMES BEING PART OF THAT AND WE'VE BEEN INVITED BACK BY COUNCIL AS WELL. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

AND I THINK THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS IT AS FAR AS EVENTS GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS OR SO.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO GO ONLINE TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY LIBRARY LA VERNE, AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING ONLINE.

LOOK AT EVENTS. A LOT OF THESE EVENTS, ESPECIALLY THE HELLO KITTY THINGS, PRE-REGISTER AND JOIN THE WAITLIST.

THERE IS A WAITLIST. PRE-REGISTER. YEAH. SO DO WE HAVE THAT ON OUR CITY WEBSITE TOO? MR. DOMER. THE LIBRARY. LINKS THAT YOU CAN LINK.

OKAY, SO YOU CAN GO ON OUR CITY WEBSITE AND THERE'S A LINK TO THE COUNTY LOS ANGELES LIBRARY. LA VERNE. CARDER EVENTS. AND THEN YOU CAN FILTER THE EVENTS BY LOCATION EVENTS.

GREAT. ALL THAT GREAT STUFF. THANK YOU. I'LL LEAVE THESE HERE FOR WHOEVER.

YOU CAN PUT IT RIGHT UP HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SHERRY BEST.

I DON'T SEE ANY JAM. YOU KNOW, I JUST HAVE DRY TOAST TOMORROW.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. WELL, HELLO HELLO KITTY.

ALL RIGHT. SEVERAL EVENTS TO ANNOUNCE FOR THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

WE'RE BACK INTO OUR FALL SCHEDULE, ALTHOUGH IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE FALL ON THE 18TH OF SEPTEMBER.

ON A FRIDAY FROM TWO UNTIL FOUR, 2:30 TO 4:30.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY A NEW ACTIVITY, A PICTURE PARTY WITH THE PEOPLE AT HILLCREST.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF ARTIFACTS. WE HAVE A LOT OF PICTURES.

MANY OF THEM ARE NOT LABELED. AND SO WE'RE HARNESSING THE POWER OF ELDERS AT LA VERNE TO SIT DOWN, PUT ON THEIR LITTLE MUSEUM GLOVES AND GET OUT THEIR POST-IT NOTES AND START LOOKING AT PICTURES AND START TELLING US WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE SUSTAIN THAT RECORD. SO I'M GOING TO PUT OUT INVITATIONS.

PLEASE COME TO THE CAFE AT HILLCREST IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT 2:30 ON FRIDAY THE 18TH. AND SO. AIR CONDITIONED. AND IT'S AIR CONDITIONED.

YES. THAT'S THE BIG. REMEMBER THAT. THAT'S THE BIG PLUS THESE DAYS, IS IT NOT? ALL RIGHT. SO DO COME TO THAT. NOW OUR FIRST FALL MEMBER AND COMMUNITY MEETING IS GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION BY DOCTOR. MR. DAVID LEHMAN. HE CORRECTED ME, SAID NOT A DOCTOR, BUT A 40 YEAR EMPLOYEE OF NASA AND A RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL IS GOING TO COME TALK TO US ABOUT THE HISTORY OF JPL. I THINK IT SHOULD BE JUST FASCINATING.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE 12TH, AT 7 P.M.

AT HILLCREST, AT THE MEETING HOUSE. THIS IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

I'LL PUT OUT FLIERS. HE SHOULD BE JUST FANTASTIC.

AND THEN AS ONE OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY, WITH OUR AMERICA 2000 ACTIVITIES, WE ARE HAVING A, WE'RE HOSTING A HISTORIC TOUR AROUND THE QUEEN'S PARK SQUARE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 24TH. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TOUR AT 10:00, 09:00 AT 12:00 AND AT 2:00.

SO YOU NEED TO SHOW UP AT QUEEN'S PARK HALF AN HOUR EARLY TO SIGN UP.

NO PRE-REGISTRATION. THE FIRST 20 PEOPLE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

GO ON THE TOUR. WE'LL TAKE YOU AROUND THE BLOCK.

TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT HOUSES, THE PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES WERE CONFERRED TO THOSE HOUSES THROUGH THE BRONZE MARKERS.

AND WE ARE TOURING INSIDE ONE OF THE HOUSE HOUSES, THE CALKINS PARENTS HOUSE, WHICH IS OWNED BY BILL AND KARLA STALLMAN.

SO WE'LL GET TO GO INSIDE ONE OF THE HOUSES. WE'LL LOOK AT ALL THE REST OF THE HOUSES AND YOU'LL PICK UP A LITTLE INTERESTING FREE HISTORY.

SO COME HAVE A GOOD TIME AND ENJOY THOSE ACTIVITIES.

AND FINALLY. WELL, NOT EXACTLY FINALLY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ADVERTISE.

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ALL RIGHT. THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY CAME UPON ABOUT 200 UNBOUND COPIES OF EVELYN HOLLANDER'S BOOK LA VERNE THE HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE THAT'S BEEN IN THE CITY MAINTENANCE YARD FOR 20 YEARS IN BIG BOXES MARKED SOLVE.

SO IT WASN'T PART OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. IT WAS SOLVES, OR AT LEAST IT WAS LABELED THAT WAY.

WE TOOK THEM AND WITH WONDERFUL ARTWORK BY ERIC DAVIS, WHO DESIGNED THE COVERS FOR US, WE HAD THEM REBOUND.

AND SO WE HAVE A NEW ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PAGE IN THERE.

BUT IT'S THE BOOK YOU ALL KNOW AND LOVE AND WON'T BE ABLE TO GET A COPY OF.

NOW YOU CAN FOR $30. NO TAX, NO TARIFF. LA VERNE THE STORY OF TWO PEOPLE.

NOT EVER. THE STORY OF THE PEOPLE WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE.

AND IT WILL COME WITH THE INDEX THAT WAS WRITTEN BY GALEN BERRY AND ERNESTINE HOF EMMERICH.

SO THIS IS AVAILABLE WHILE THEY LAST. AND ONCE THEY'RE GONE, THEY'RE GONE AND PROBABLY GONE FOR GOOD.

SO NOW'S THE TIME TO GET YOUR COPY. WE'VE ALREADY SOLD ABOUT 15 COPIES AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SELL THEM.

AND LAST, THIS IS THE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT. WE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY, I'VE BEEN BUSY IN THE KITCHEN AND WE NOW HAVE NEW INFUSION OF HONEST TO GOODNESS PEACH JAM, PUCKER POWER PLUM JAM. ABSOLUTELY. ONE MORE TIME.

PUCKER POWER PLUM JAM. ABSOLUTELY AWESOME APRICOT JAM.

OH. AS WELL AS OUR LEMON MARMALADE AND OUR APPLE JELLY FOR AS LONG AS IT LASTS.

SO WE'VE DONE OUR SUMMER CANNING. NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL THE FALL WHEN WE START CRUSHING OUR POMEGRANATES.

SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN A WONDERFUL GIFT, SOME HOMEMADE JAM.

WE HAD A BOOTH AT THE HILLCREST FARMERS MARKET A WEEK AGO, AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, THEY LINED UP FOR THE JAM, BUT OF COURSE, THEY ALSO GOT IT ON TOP OF HOMEMADE SCONES AND DEVONSHIRE CREAM MADE BY ME.

SO ANYHOW, GOOD STUFF HAPPENS WITH LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

COME, ENJOY. THANK YOU SHERRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE].

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY? SEEING NONE WE'LL CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

BRING IT UP THE DAIS. WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS UP HERE? OH, I'M SORRY, MR. BOWEN. I WAS GLAD TO SEE I WAS.

I WAS SORRY THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ABOUT 9-11 ON THE AGENDA, SO I'M CERTAINLY GLAD TO SEE THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DOING THIS.

ON FRIDAY, I CERTAINLY WILL BE THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S EVER SEEN THIS.

I BOUGHT THIS YEARS AGO. I WAS OUT OF TOWN. I'LL NEVER FORGET.

I SPENT A WEEK, COULDN'T GET HOME. AND FOR ANYBODY THAT DOESN'T REMEMBER THIS, ESPECIALLY ON HIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY, YOU NEED TO. IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. YES.

HOW ARE YOU. I'M WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING.

YVONNE, FOR THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION COMMITTEE OF LA VERNE.

I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE HAVING OUR SEPTEMBER LITTLE FREE LIBRARY WHERE WE'RE GOING TO RESTOCK OUR LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES AROUND THE CITY.

AND THIS, THIS MONTH'S THEME, EXCUSE ME, IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND ALSO SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH.

ANYBODY IS WELCOME TO DONATE. WE'LL HAPPILY GO AND PICK UP BOOKS AND DISTRIBUTE THEM ON SEPTEMBER 20TH.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP US TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE BOOKS.

WE ARE GOING TO MEET AT 1215 AT THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN PARKING LOT.

SO ALL BOOKS ARE WELCOME. AND I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE ALREADY DONATED BOOKS FOR THIS MONTH'S LITTLE FREE LIBRARY.

AND DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE LIKE 40 SOMETHING DIFFERENT LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES AROUND THE CITY OF LA VERNE? WHICH IS PRETTY AWESOME. AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY ONE SPOT THAT COLLECTIVELY SHOWS ALL OF THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES, BUT WE HAVE A LIST IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED. ALSO, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WE DO HAVE OUR CASIC YARD SIGNS AVAILABLE FOR $20 DONATION IF YOU WOULD LIKE ONE IN YOUR YARD.

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OH GOSH, I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAY WILDFIRE, BUT THEY ARE [LAUGHS]. THEY ARE SPREADING AROUND.

BACK UP ON THAT ONE. I KNOW, SORRY. RAIN. WE WANT RAIN.

RAIN. IT'S BEEN. YEAH. IT'S SPREADING LIKE RAIN AROUND THE CITY.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE YOURS, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO AND WE WILL BE HAVING OUR MEETING IN OCTOBER.

AND I THINK THAT'S ABOUT ALL I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE. CAN YOU SHARE THE LITTLE LIBRARIES AROUND THE COMMUNITY IF YOU'VE GOT ALL THAT LOCATION, IF YOU COULD SHARE WITH ANDREA OR THE CITY MANAGER SO WE COULD POST THAT? YES. THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES HAS AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE.

NOT ALL LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES ARE REGISTERED THOUGH ON THE WEBSITE.

SO WE DID IN OUR EFFORTS OF DOING THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES PRETTY MUCH EVERY MONTH AND COLLECTING BOOKS, WE DID DO A SURVEY OF THE ENTIRE CITY AND HAD PEOPLE GO OUT AND DOCUMENT WHERE ALL THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES ARE AT.

SO YEAH. AND THEN IF WE MISSED ANY, WE'D LOVE TO KNOW BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, GO AND RESTOCK THOSE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES AS WELL.

GOOD INFORMATION. THANK YOU. AND I'LL MAKE SURE I GET THAT LIST TO.

MR. [INAUDIBLE]. OH NO. SHE THE BOSS IS OVER THERE NOW.

SHE'S RAISING HER HAND. I'LL GET THAT LIST TO ANDREA.

ANDREA. THANK YOU. THANKS, YVONNE. APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

BRING UP THE DAIS. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY? ANYBODY UP HERE? MY ONLY ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE FOR TWO EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP.

THIS SATURDAY THERE'S A COLLEGE EXPO HAPPENING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

SO IF YOU HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING COLLEGES OR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OTHER THAN COLLEGE THE EXPO IS TAKING PLACE ON CAMPUS.

AND I BELIEVE IF YOU GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE WEBSITE, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SIGN UP.

BUT IN THE PAST THEY'VE HAD COLLEGES FROM DIFFERENT AREAS COMMUNITY COLLEGES, THE MILITARY, EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE. SO I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU'VE GOT KIDS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO NEXT, THAT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. THE OTHER THING I WILL SAY, AS YVONNE STATED A LITTLE WHILE AGO, SEPTEMBER IS SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH.

AND SO DEFINITELY IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT OR IF YOU NEED RESOURCES, TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY, OF WHICH WE ARE A PART. THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS A PART OF, HAS LOTS OF RESOURCES, LOTS OF PROGRAMING HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER TO EDUCATE FOLKS. THERE'S ALSO A TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY MEETING HAPPENING THIS SEPTEMBER 16TH AT 5 P.M..

AND FOR AGAIN, THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE, WE ARE AS A RESULT OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH TRI-CITY, PART OF THEIR HAVE ABILITY TO USE THEIR MOBILE CRISIS CARE UNIT, WHICH IS AVAILABLE 24/7.

SO IF ANYONE IS IN CRISIS, THEIR NUMBER IS 866-623-9500.

OR YOU CAN DIAL 988, WHICH IS THE SUICIDE PREVENTION CRISIS HOTLINE.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. I HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU TO VFW POST 12034 OUR BAND OF BROTHERS WHO IS LOOKING AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE, THEY'RE LOOKING TO GET A NEW VAN.

AND I, I'VE, I'VE BEEN THERE WHEN, WHEN THE BROTHERS OUT THERE, CEREMONIAL EVENTS ALSO AT THE FUNERALS, WHEN THEY DO THE HONOR GUARD, AND THEY'VE JUST BEEN A STAPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL OUR VETERANS.

SO WHEN ASKED WHAT WE'VE DONE AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH, MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS ENLISTED RIGHT AWAY DOWN THE STREET HERE ON GARY.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE. SO AND I AND I THANK THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 12034 FOR BEING THERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

PLEASE SUPPORT THEM. THANK YOU. YEAH. JUST REAL QUICK. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF NEW BUSINESSES OPENING UP HERE LATELY.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE NOTICED. WE'VE HAVE REVVED UP COFFEE. I KNOW THE CHAMBER'S ENTERED TONIGHT FOR THEIR AGREEMENT, BUT THE WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RIBBON CUTTINGS, BUT THE GROCERY OUTLETS SOON TO OPEN LOS BURRITOS.

YES, IT WILL OPEN. I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A DEFINITIVE DATE, BUT IT'S THEY'RE WORKING ON IT.

OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IS HERE AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING ON IT, BUT THEY HAVE TABLES.

AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE HERE SOON. WE HAD THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF LA PALOMA, THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF TENDERLOIN AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF TENDERLOIN.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF NEW BUSINESSES THAT ARE POPPING UP.

I I KNOW WE HAVE A BED BATH AND BEYOND. I THINK THAT'S POPPED UP ALSO.

IS THAT IS. THAT. THERE YOU GO. SORRY. BACK OF THAT UP.

BATH AND BODY WORKS. OKAY. YEAH, I JUST THAT'S COMING.

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WE WILL BE HAVING RIBBON CUTTING SOON, I THINK ONCE THEY DETERMINE WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE WE HAVE DIAZO WHICH IS NEXT TO THE SPROUTS, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN THE SHOPPING CENTER AND TARGET.

THAT'S A NEW THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. WE DROVE BY THE OTHER DAY AND I'M GOING, WOW.

SO, YOU KNOW, I, I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS KEEP YOUR MONEY IN LA VERNE, PLEASE. IT AFFORDS A WONDERFUL SERVICES WE HAVE HERE, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF RIBBON CUTTINGS, OUR CHAMBERS ON IT.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF FUN, A LOT OF GOOD STUFF GOING ON.

AND BE PREPARED FOR MORE DOWN THE ROAD. SO IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF WE KNOW WE HAVE A FEW BIG BOX STORES THAT ARE STILL OPEN, BUT AT SOME POINT WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOMETHING IN THERE.

SO I APPRECIATE OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ERIC SCHEER, OUR CITY MANAGER, FOR ATTRACTING THESE BUSINESSES THAT JUST OH, THE FEDEX JUST OPENED UP IN THE FEDEX SHIPPING IN THE OLD, WHAT WAS IT CALLED? CHOPSTOP. CHOPSTOP. SO YEAH, LOTS OF STUFF HAPPENING.

SO WITH THAT, WITH THAT, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

OKAY. MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE IS THAT I'M A TRUSTEE.

YOU NEED TO BE. DO YOU NEED TO REMOVE FOR THAT ONE OR JUST JUST? OKAY. JUST. SHE'S JUST. OKAY. CITY MANAGER. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT WERE REMOVED OFF THE LIST BY SOMEONE? THERE WERE NOT, SIR. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR EXCLUDING ANY ITEMS WHICH ARE NONE.

MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SECOND.

SECOND. SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE. MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR BY CROSBY.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL KASHIFALGHITA WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

EXCEPT FOR ITEM SEVEN. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU RECUSED HERSELF.

SO THAT WAS FOUR OH. THANK YOU COUNCIL. TONIGHT, THERE IS ONE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE STANDARDIZATION.

[9. Development Impact Fee Ordinance Standardization.]

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND RESIDENTS TONIGHT.

THIS EVENING I AM PRESENTING THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATE.

OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE'VE UPDATED OUR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES THROUGH NEXUS STUDIES, WHICH WERE BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL AT THAT TIME, AND THEY WERE ADOPTED. SINCE THEN, CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING TO STANDARDIZE OUR MUNICIPAL CODE AND CLEAN IT UP TO REFLECT THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES THAT WE HAVE ADOPTED. THE CHANGES THAT YOU SEE IN THE REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU INCLUDES THE REMOVAL OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS THAT REFERENCED OUTDATED IMPACT FEES, AND THEN STANDARDIZED ALL OF OUR CURRENT FEES TO ONE NEWLY DEVELOPED CHAPTER OF OUR MUNICIPAL CODE.

SO THIS ORDINANCE WOULD CREATE CHAPTER 3.18, WHICH WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR CITY STAFF TO FIND ALL THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE INFORMATION, BUT IS ALSO BENEFICIAL FOR EXTERNAL INDIVIDUALS, SUCH AS DEVELOPERS, TO IDENTIFY WHAT OUR IMPACT FEES HERE IN THE CITY.

SO THIS MARKS THE SECOND STEP IN A PHASED APPROACH TO UPDATE OUR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES.

FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE AFTER THE SECOND READING, WE'LL BE BACK BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER TO UPDATE THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE AND SOLIDIFY THE RESTRICTED FUNDS FOR THESE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ACCOUNTS.

SO THANK YOU, AND I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU ANDREA, APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? I KNOW IT'S EXCITING. I KNOW YOU'RE HOLDING YOURSELF BACK.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF ON THIS ITEM? WITH THAT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION. MOTION. HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NINE BY COUNCIL KASHIFALGHITA, SECONDED BY LAU.

THAT WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO. BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OH, I'M GOING TO READ THAT. JUST PUT IT OVER HERE.

THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, INTRODUCED BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING ON ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING A NEW DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE CHAPTER AND REPEALING IN PART EXISTING SECTIONS OF THE LA VERNE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES.

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OH TWO. OH, IT'S RIGHT THERE. SORRY, IT WAS RIGHT HERE.

[10. Consideration of City Council Assignments Revision.]

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THIS ITEM IS A REVIEW AND UPDATE OF THE CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENT STRUCTURE. COUNCIL MEMBERS CURRENTLY SERVE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT CAPACITIES AS DELEGATE TO REGIONAL AGENCIES AS LIAISON TO CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND HISTORICALLY AS LIAISONS OR REPRESENTATIVES TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. WITH THE REORGANIZATION OF THE CITY'S RESIDENT ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, STAFF REVIEWED THE OVERALL ASSIGNMENT STRUCTURE TO BETTER DEFINE THOSE ROLES, BRING THE ASSIGNMENTS INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS, AND SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS GOING FORWARD. WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT ON THE STRUCTURE.

NO CHANGE IN ASSIGNMENTS OR APPOINTMENTS WILL OCCUR UNTIL AFTER THE CERTIFICATION OF THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION.

THE RISE OF THE REVISED APPROACH DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN THE THREE TYPES OF ASSIGNMENTS CITY COUNCIL LIAISONS, REGIONAL AGENCY DELEGATES AND LIAISON SUBJECT AREAS.

IT ALSO ELIMINATES THE GENERAL PRACTICE OF ASSIGNING COUNCIL MEMBERS AS LIAISONS TO INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

IN THIS CASE, IT RESCINDS THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION FROM AUGUST 2020 TO DESIGNATE TWO MEMBERS AS LIAISONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION, AS THAT GROUP IS NOW A STANDALONE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND PURSUING VARIOUS IRS TAX EXEMPTIONS.

WHILE THE CITY WOULD NOT APPOINT TWO LIAISONS.

LIKE ANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SUCH AS ROTARY, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER COULD JOIN OR ATTEND MEETINGS.

TONIGHT'S ACTION IS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE REVISED APPROACH AND, IF APPROVED, CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MADE AT THE DECEMBER OR AT THE LATEST JANUARY MEETING.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? PLEASE LET ME KNOW ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER DOMER BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'M GOING TO GO TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WITH THAT NO, I'M GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING IT UP THE DAIS.

ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO TO A MOTION TO APPROVAL. THEN I TAKE A MOTION.

MOTION. I SECOND. SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM TEN BY COUNCIL KASHIFALGHITA SECONDED BY CROSBY AND APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

AND THAT WOULD BE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE REVISIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL ASSIGNMENT LIST.

THANK YOU. SECOND ITEM IS THE ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH LA VERNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

[11. Annual Partnership Agreement with the La Verne Chamber of Commerce.]

GOOD EVENING. YES, I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT THE ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR A 12 MONTH PERIOD, RETROACTIVELY BACK TO JULY 1ST OF 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH OF 2027.

AS APPROVED IN THE CITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTED BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR, THE SUBSIDY TO THE CHAMBER HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 40,000 TO $35,000 FOR THIS YEAR, AND THAT'S WHAT'S PRESENTED IN THE AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU. IN ADDITION TO THAT SUBSIDY [INAUDIBLE] OF $2,000 LIMIT ON SUPPORTING NEW BUSINESSES TO JOIN THE CHAMBER. SO THE CITY DISCOUNTS THE FIRST YEAR'S MEMBERSHIP FOR NEW, BUSINESS MEMBERS TO ENTICE THEM TO JOIN FOR THAT FIRST YEAR.

HOPEFULLY SEE THAT MOMENTUM AND SEE THEM STICK WITH THE CHAMBER FOR YEARS TO COME.

ALSO IN THE AGREEMENT, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S ALSO A LITTLE BIT DELAYED IN GETTING BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS THAT THERE'S BEEN WORK ON ESTABLISHING A NEW FARMERS MARKET IN LA VERNE. AND SO THE CHAMBER HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE FARMERS MARKET OPERATOR WHO OPERATES OTHER SIMILAR FARMERS MARKETS IN SURROUNDING CITIES TO TRY TO FIND A PLAN THAT WOULD WORK HERE IN LA VERNE, BOTH IN LOCATION AND SCHEDULE AND TIME.

WHILE THOSE DETAILS ARE NOT WRAPPED UP YET IT IS EXPECTED TO BE A TURNKEY PROGRAM THAT THE, THAT THE ORGANIZER, THE PROMOTER OF THE FARMERS MARKET WOULD DO.

SO NO FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS DIRECTLY FROM THE CITY OR THE CHAMBER, BUT THERE WOULD BE A PARTNERSHIP IN TERMS OF MARKETING THAT AGREEMENT OR THE FARMER'S MARKET. AS YOU RECALL, THE CITY HAD ONE APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 YEARS AGO IN OLD TOWN LA VERNE ON D STREET.

LOCATION MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE, BUT ALSO BACK THEN THE PROMOTERS IDENTIFIED THE NEW, THE POTENTIAL NEW PROMOTER.

THE LACK OF SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS NOT.

IT WAS PRETTY LIMITED. WHEREAS TODAY, THAT'S HOW MOST PEOPLE GET THEIR NEWS ABOUT THESE TYPE OF THINGS.

SO THEY'RE THEY'RE EXPERIENCED IN DOING THAT.

AND SO THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS.

ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT POTENTIALLY HOSTING IT HERE IN CITY HALL PARKING LOT, ALTHOUGH THAT COULD CAUSE SOME CONFLICTS WITH RENTALS OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND OR EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY AS IT WOULD TAKE UP PARKING IN OUR PARKING LOT,

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SO DETAILS STILL REMAIN TO BE IRONED OUT, BUT I JUST WANT TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT TALKS ARE PROGRESSING IN HOPES OF RETURNING A FARMER'S MARKET TO LA VERNE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. PART OF THAT RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS THAT THE CHAMBER OR THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IN YOUR ACTIONS ALSO WAIVE THE BUSINESS LICENSE FEE FOR THOSE VENDORS IF THERE WAS ONE ESTABLISHED.

OUR SYSTEM AND OUR CODE IS NOT SET UP TO PROVIDE FOR TEMPORARY BUSINESS LICENSE, IF YOU WILL, OR INTERMITTENT BUSINESS LICENSE. AND SO THE CITY'S RATES ARE A LITTLE BIT THEY DON'T ASSIST WITH, WITH HAVING THOSE BUSINESSES THERE. SO I KNOW OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING AT REVISING OUR CODE TO CREATE WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE, WHICH IS BASICALLY ALLOWING ONE MASTER BUSINESS LICENSE FOR THE PROMOTER OF THE EVENT, WHERE THE VENDORS THEMSELVES PAY A SMALL PRORATED FEE BACK TO THE MASTER BUSINESS LICENSE.

SO WE EXPECT TO SEE THAT COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH IT.

THIS, IF APPROVED TONIGHT, WOULD WOULD WAIVE THAT FEE FOR THOSE MEMBERS UNTIL THAT NEW FEE WAS ESTABLISHED, OR MOST LIKELY, ALONG WITH THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR IN THE END OF JUNE.

SO MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW ON THAT. TONIGHT WE HAVE CHAMBER REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE GOING TO PRESENT THE COUNCIL WITH AN UPDATE ON PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY BOARD CHAIR ADRIAN AVILA, THERE ARE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AS WELL AS AMBASSADORS HERE TONIGHT.

MAYOR HEPBURN AND COUNCIL MEMBER LAU HAVE REVIEWED THE DRAFT MODIFICATIONS, WHICH ARE TRACKED IN THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS NEW AGREEMENT.

SO AGAIN, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE NEW PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT RETROACTIVELY FROM JULY 1ST, 26 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 27, TO POTENTIALLY ALLOW FOR THE USE OF CITY HALL PARKING LOT.

AS FOR FARMERS MARKET, IF THAT'S THE FINAL LOCATION THAT'S IDENTIFIED AND THEN WAIVE ALL PROCESSING AND BUSINESS LICENSE FEES FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS, NOT CHAMBER MEMBERS, BUT JUST THOSE EVENTS LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE.

WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU DIRECTOR.

I THINK WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. LET THE CHAMBER HAVE A.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. ADRIAN.

USUALLY I'M UP HERE FOR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT WE'RE HERE.

WE'RE HERE TODAY FOR THE CHAMBER. SO. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, I'M ADRIAN AVILA, THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE LA VERNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AS I AM ACCOMPANIED TODAY BY MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS OF JILL DOLAN FROM MOUNT SAC, ANA ROBLES WITH YO SOY AMAZING, OUR AMBASSADORS HENRY STRONG, FRANK AND DOMENICA CARRILLO, MARLENE CARNEY, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR HONORARY AMBASSADOR, COBI CARRILLO. COBI [APPLAUSE] WHOO.

IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE THE UPDATE OF THE STATE OF THE LA VERNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY.

WHEN WE BEGAN THE CHAPTER OF REBUILDING OUR CHAMBER, IT STOOD AT 211 MEMBERS.

TODAY WE HAVE GROWN IT TO 241, AN INCREASE THAT REFLECTS THE CONFIDENCE OF LOCAL BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO PLACE IN LA VERNE AND, AND ONE IN ANOTHER. FOR THE GROWTH OF 32 MEMBERS JOINED US IN THIS YEAR ALONE.

EACH ARE BRINGING NEW ENERGY, NEW OPPORTUNITY AND A RENEWED INVESTMENT INTO THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY.

THIS GROWTH IS VISIBLE NOT ONLY BY OR IN OUR MEMBERSHIP ROLLS, BUT IN OUR CITY ITSELF.

THIS YEAR WE CELEBRATE, WE CELEBRATED TEN RIBBON CUTTINGS ACROSS LA VERNE, EACH ONE MARKING A NEW BUSINESS, OPENING UP THE DOORS TO BRING TO BRING HERE OVER THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR OVER 50 YEARS, CREATING JOBS AND GIVING OUR RESIDENTS ANOTHER REASON TO SHOP, DINE AND GATHER CLOSE TO HOME. BEYOND SUPPORTING OUR MEMBERS DAY BY DAY, THE CHAMBER HAS CONTINUED TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH THE EVENTS AND IT DEFINES WHO WE ARE. OUR STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESSES GIVES THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM OUR CITY LEADERS LIKE YOURSELVES HERE IN LA VERNE AND HAS BEEN. AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED, STRENGTHENING THE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

OUR TOAST OF THE TOWN CELEBRATION SHOWCASED THE VERY BEST OF LA VERNE OF WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER, FROM OUR RESTAURANTS TO THE WINERIES, TO THE SMALL BUSINESSES BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR AN EVENING THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE HEART OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

AND LOOKING AHEAD, WE'RE HONORED TO CELEBRATE THE MILESTONE AND THE YEARS THAT MARKED THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF TASTE OF LA VERNE.

FOR 25 YEARS, THIS EVENT HAS BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE FOOD BUSINESS AND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE LA VERNE SPECIAL

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IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SECURED YOUR TICKETS, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO SOON.

WE'RE CURRENTLY OFFERING A PRESALE DISCOUNT WITH $15 OFF THE ADMISSION AVAILABLE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14TH, SO I'D ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY HERE TONIGHT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER BEFORE IT ENDS THE GROCERY OUTLET IS HAVING THEIR GRAND OPENING ON SEPTEMBER 24TH AT 09:45 SHARP. THAT CAME FROM THEM. SHARP. WE'RE ALL USUALLY ON TIME.

AND, YOU KNOW, NONE OF THIS PROGRESS AND NONE OF THIS PROGRESS IN THE NEW MEMBERS, THE RIBBON CUTTINGS OR THE EVENTS THAT BRING US TOGETHER WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP OF THIS COUNCIL, OUR CITY STAFF, AND OUR COMMUNITY.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT.

AND WE'RE HERE FOR ANOTHER YEAR WITH YOU GUYS.

SO AND THEN WE ALSO ARE HOSTING THE CANDIDATES FORUM ON THE 30TH.

SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT.

YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME. WE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE.

YOU'RE A PHONE CALL AWAY. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? MR. BOWEN? GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION THAT MAYBE ERIC CAN ANSWER.

AND NUMBER THREE, WAVING AND PROCESSING THE BUSINESS LICENSE FEES.

HOW MUCH DO WE ANNUALLY GENERATE NORMALLY WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, WELL, WE'LL GET SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO HAVE A GOOD QUESTION, BUT WE'LL ANSWER THAT FOR YOU, MISS BEST.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE FARMERS MARKET.

I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA. AND WHEN THAT FIRST WAS INSTITUTED ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, THAT WAS THE VERY BEGINNING OF MY PRESIDENCY OF THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. AND I RECALL THAT THERE WAS A TABLE THAT WAS PLACED AT THE FARMERS MARKETS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY FOR NON PROFITS.

WE COULD SIGN UP FOR THAT. AND ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.

AND IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENTS THAT WE COULD HAVE HAD.

AND IN THOSE DAYS BEFORE SOCIAL MEDIA, THIS WAS REALLY IMPORTANT.

WE NEEDED TO GET INTO PEOPLE'S MINDS AND INTO THE FRONT OF THEIR HEADS.

SO I WOULD REALLY HOPE THAT IN, WITH THIS UPCOMING FARMERS MARKET, THAT WE MAKE ROOM FOR A TABLE FOR NONPROFITS TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE DIFFERENT WEEKS OF THE FARMERS MARKET. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANKS, SHERRY. APPRECIATE THAT, MR. ALLISON.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, I ALSO CELEBRATE THE RETURN OF THE FARMERS MARKET.

I WAS A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, AND WE WOULD GO ON THURSDAYS AND WALK DOWNTOWN AND GET TO TAKE PART IN THE FESTIVITIES.

SO I THINK IT'S AWESOME. I THINK REDUCING OR ELIMINATING THE BUSINESS LICENSE IS A GREAT IDEA TO ENCOURAGE MORE DIVERSITY AND VENDORS.

AS A PARENT, I'M DRAMATICALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE FOOD THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THROUGH OUR GROCERY STORE.

SO I'M HOPING THAT WE COULD GET SOME LOCAL FARMERS.

AND I THINK DECREASING THAT BARRIER TO ENTRY AND ALLOWING THEM A PLACE TO OFFLOAD THE PRODUCE AND THEIR MEATS WOULD BE PRODUCTIVE FOR THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER, THE CHAMBER AND ALL WHO WERE INVOLVED.

THANK YOU, MR. ELLISON. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, MR. CHAIR. YES. SO AGAIN, THE WAIVER OF THE BUSINESS LICENSE FEE WOULD BE ONLY FOR BASICALLY SUB VENDORS FOR CHAMBER EVENTS. SO RIGHT NOW THAT HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE.

SO THIS WOULD ONLY APPLY TO THOSE VENDORS THAT WOULD BE AT THE FARMERS MARKET.

SO I COULDN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH THE CITY COLLECTS BECAUSE WE DON'T OR HOW MANY THAT WOULD BE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE BASED ON HOW MANY VENDORS WERE AT THE MARKET AND FOR HOW MANY MONTHS THEY WOULD BE THERE UNTIL THE NEW SYSTEM WAS PUT IN PLACE WHERE THERE WOULD BE SOME COST STILL PAID FOR THOSE VENDORS TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN LA VERNE IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY OR NONPROFIT BOOTHS. YES, THE PROMOTERS, THEIR METHOD AND OTHER COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS WHAT THEY'VE PRELIMINARILY PROPOSED.

THE CITY IS TO HAVE A SPACE FOR EACH FOR SEVERAL NONPROFITS, AT THOSE MEETINGS, AT THOSE FARMERS MARKETS, AS WELL AS SMALL SPACES FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO POTENTIALLY COME IN WITH NEW PROGRAMS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE TO TRY TO KICK OFF THE GROUND.

SO TRYING TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT'S NOT JUST FOR PROFIT VENDORS.

GREAT. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL?

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BUT AS WELL AS AIMING TOWARD OUR MUTUAL GOAL OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR COMMUNITY ARE SUCCESSFUL.

SO I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP AND MADE THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM MUCH MORE FRUITFUL THAN IT'S BEEN.

I LOVE SEEING ALL THE FACES. THE RIBBON CUTTINGS HAVE BEEN SO MUCH FUN.

SO I DEFINITELY APPLAUD YOU FOR ALL OF THAT TOO.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF THAT AS THE YEAR GOES ON.

AND MY ONLY OTHER REQUEST IS I KNOW THAT THE CONTRACT OR THE AGREEMENT HAS A QUARTERLY REPORT OUT, BUT I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOUR FACES COULD BE HERE TO GIVE A REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO ON A QUARTERLY BASIS OR MORE OFTEN IF SOMETHING EXCITING IS HAPPENING WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT SOMETHING COOL IS COMING TO LA VERNE.

SO THANK YOU. WITH THAT ALSO I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE CHAMBER MEMBERS.

I WOULD SAY WE'RE RE-ENERGIZED. I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER LAU FOR SPENDING THE TIME AND WORKING WITH YOU GUYS TO YOU KNOW, RE-ENERGIZE THE, THE CHAMBER. AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR OUR BUSINESSES AND WITH YOU GUYS, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO DO WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WITH YOUR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, AS WENDY SAID. AND, AND WHAT YOU GUYS DO OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, A LOT OF THESE RIBBON CUTTINGS, THEY'RE NOT JUST RIBBON CUTTINGS.

THESE ARE VERY EMOTIONAL SITUATIONS FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS SO LONG, AND THEY REALLY LOVE THE COMMUNITY.

SO I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST WHEN YOU DO SEE A RIBBON CUTTING, GET OUT THERE.

THERE'S ALWAYS FOOD, THERE'S ALWAYS FOOD. AND NOT ONLY THAT, THEY'RE JUST THEY'RE USUALLY USUALLY WE DID.

YEAH WE DID. NO, NO. DIDN'T HAVE. YEAH. THAT'S YEAH.

I KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY. I TAKE THAT BACK. MO.

USUALLY THERE'S FOOD BUT THEY'RE VERY GRACIOUS.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CHAMBER AND ALL THE MEMBERS FOR WORKING WITH US, WORKING WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, KEN DOMER. THANK YOU. KEN. ALSO OUR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, ERIC SCHEER.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO MAKE THINGS WORK, AND I THINK WE REALLY HAVE THE HEARTBEAT BACK IN AGAIN.

AND I REALLY, REALLY AM VERY HAPPY FOR THAT. ALSO TASTE OF LA VERNE.

YOU GUYS GOT TO START BUYING THOSE TICKETS FOR TASTE OF LA VERNE. 15 BUCKS OFF IS AN AMAZING EVENING.

THERE'S GONNA BE A TON OF FOOD. THERE'LL BE SOME ADULT BEVERAGES.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET AN UBER JUST TO SAY AHEAD OF TIME, BUT THANK YOU GUYS.

I DO APPRECIATE IT. YOU'VE ALL DONE AN AMAZING JOB AND ESPECIALLY AN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AND ALL YOU GUYS THAT ARE RE-ENERGIZING THIS.

IT IS SO IMPORTANT. AND KOBE, YOU KNOW, HIGH KOBE HIGH.

WITH THAT IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH LA VERNE CHAMBER.

OH I'M SORRY, DID YOU WANT TO CHIME IN. ONE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

OKAY. OH THANK YOU. YOU'RE DONE. GO AHEAD PLEASE.

OKAY. NO THANK YOU GUYS. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

IT HAS WARMED MY HEART TO SEE OVER THE YEARS WHERE WE HAVE GONE, WHERE WE'RE AT NOW, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO.

AND DIRECTOR SHEARER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK OUR FARMER'S MARKET.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THIS. IT'S OKAY.

I'LL HAVE FULL FAITH AND CONFIDENCE IN YOU. AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT WORK BECAUSE THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY GOOD THAT BUILDS THE COMMUNITY. IT'S GOOD TO GO OUT.

IT'S GOOD TO GO OUT AND BRING YOUR FAMILY. IT'S GOOD TO GO OUT. JUST THE CHANGE OF WEATHER. IT'S GOOD TO GO OUT AND SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE, AND IT'S JUST GREAT TO JUST BE AROUND OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S ALL I WANT. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, I'M REALLY JAZZED ABOUT THE FARMER'S MARKET. SO WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE I THINK WE'RE ALL WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT WHEN I'M DONE.

OH, I ALREADY GOT. I'M ALREADY AHEAD OF YOU. KOBE'S GOT TO COME UP WITH EVERYBODY.

JUST LET'S GET THIS FIRST, OKAY? APPROVE A PARTNERSHIP.

ARE WE DONE? ARE WE GOOD? OKAY. WE'RE DONE. A MOTION TO APPROVE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH LA VERNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RETROACTIVELY FROM JULY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027. APPROVE THE POTENTIAL USE OF THE CITY HALL PARKING LOT FOR A FARMER'S MARKET WITH A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT FOR THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND WAIVE ALL PROCESSING AND BUSINESS LICENSING FEES FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION. MOVE! DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE.

I'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 11. MOTION BY CASSEL.

SECONDED BY JOHNSON. AND ITEM WAS APPROVED. FIVE ZERO.

GO GET A PICTURE. DO IT. WHEN YOU GET UP HERE LIKE THAT, THEN YOU CAN LEAVE.

THANK YOU. OH. NOT US. YOU HAVE TO STAY.

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YES. YES. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, MY BOY? HIDALGO. NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT DAD. THANK YOU GUYS.

BYE. SEE YOU. OKAY. SEE YOU IN THE NEXT ONE. THANK YOU.

HE SAYS LIKE NUMBER 13. LIKE I DON'T KNOW. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL. WHO DOESN'T LOVE THAT? THE THIRD

[12. Update of Purchasing Policy Administrative Regulation 204.]

DON'T CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING, PLEASE. I THINK I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD FINANCE DIRECTOR CHRISTY LOPEZ.

THANK YOU. IT MADE ME DO A PRESENTATION. YES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS AN UPDATE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 204, WHICH IS THE CITY'S PURCHASING POLICY.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS MODERNIZE THE POLICY TO REFLECT THE CITY'S CURRENT ELECTRONIC PROCESSES, WHICH WE RECENTLY UPDATED WITH OUR NEW ERP SYSTEM, CLARIFY PURCHASING AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, AND PROVIDE GREATER OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY WHILE MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE CONTROLS, COMPETITION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SO WHAT IS CHANGING? THE UPDATE ADDRESSES SIX PRIMARY AREAS, ALONG WITH ADDING SOME DEFINITIONS WHICH WERE NOT IN THERE BEFORE.

IT INCORPORATES THE CITY'S ELECTRONIC PURCHASING AND PAYMENT WORKFLOW, WHICH IS PART OF THE ERP.

IT INCREASES THE PURCHASE ORDER THRESHOLD FROM 5000 TO $7500, AND IT REVISES THE BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER PROCESS SO THAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE BASED ON THE TOTAL ANTICIPATED ANNUAL EXPENDITURE WITH THE VENDOR.

ADDITIONALLY, IT CLARIFIES DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION, REPLACES THE AUTOMATIC FIVE YEAR REBIDDING REQUIREMENT WITH A DOCUMENTED FIVE YEAR CONTRACT REVIEW, AND PROVIDES CLEARER GUIDANCE REGARDING AVAILABLE PROCUREMENT METHODS AND APPLICABLE STATUTORY THRESHOLDS.

IMPORTANTLY, THE AMENDMENTS DO NOT CHANGE THE CITY'S EXISTING GENERAL EXPENDITURE APPROVAL AUTHORITY.

THEY DO, HOWEVER, UPDATE THE APPROVALS FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS AND FEDERAL EXPENDITURES, AS WELL AS UPDATE HOW PURCHASES ARE PROCESSED AND DOCUMENTED.

SO THE. THE CURRENT REGULATION CONTAINS SEVERAL PROCEDURES BASED ON THE CITY'S FORMER PAPER PROCESSES.

PREVIOUSLY WE PUSHED PAPER AROUND. THAT SOUNDS HORRIBLE, BUT WE TOOK PAPER FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AND BROUGHT IT OVER TO THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN THAT CAME TO ME AND THEN ACTUALLY THE MAYOR WOULD LOOK AT IT AND NOW IT'S ACTUALLY ALL BEING DONE ELECTRONICALLY. AND SO WITH THAT PURCHASE REQUISITIONS, PURCHASE ORDERS, INVOICES AND FINAL FINANCIAL APPROVALS ARE NOW PROCESSED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE CITY'S ERP SYSTEM. THE PROPOSED POLICY REMOVES OUTDATED REFERENCES TO PAPER PURCHASE ORDER DISTRIBUTION, CLAIM FORMS AND MANUAL APPROVAL ROUTING. AND THE CHANGE MAKES THE WRITTEN POLICY CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S ACTUAL OPERATING PROCEDURES.

IT ALSO RECOGNIZES THAT THE ERP MAINTAINS THE APPROVAL, HISTORY AND TRANSACTION RECORD ELECTRONICALLY, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR AUDITS. ADDITIONALLY, DEPARTMENTS WILL INITIATE AND MONITOR THEIR PURCHASING TRANSACTIONS THROUGH THE

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SO ON THE LEFT, YOU HAVE WHAT WAS HAPPENING BEFORE, AND THEN ON THE RIGHT YOU HAVE WHAT IS NOW HAPPENING.

THE PROPOSED UPDATE INCREASES THE PURCHASE ORDER THRESHOLD FROM 5000 TO $7500.

PURCHASES BELOW 7500 GENERALLY WOULD NOT REQUIRE A PURCHASE ORDER UNLESS FINANCE DETERMINES THAT ONE IS NECESSARY.

WE ALWAYS HAVE TO PUT THAT CAVEAT IN THERE. OR A PURCHASE ORDER IS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING SOURCE OR NATURE OF THE PURCHASE.

THIS THRESHOLD OF $5,000 HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

WHEN I LOOKED BACK THROUGH PURCHASING POLICIES, THE AS FAR BACK AS I COULD FIND BECAUSE REALLY AN ADMIN REGULATION ISN'T SOMETHING THAT HAS TO COME TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. IT IS A MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENT.

AND SO WE BRING IT TO COUNCIL BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT IN THE PAST, JUST PAST PRACTICE, IT IS REALLY GOOD FOR US TO DO THAT. BUT SINCE IT'S NOT REQUIRED, IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT REALLY I COULD FIND A LOT OF HISTORY ON.

BUT IT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. AND THIS CHANGE DOES NOT INCREASE ANYONE'S SPENDING AUTHORITY AND IT DOES NOT ELIMINATE APPLICABLE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS. THE CITY'S EXISTING APPROVAL LEVELS REMAIN UNCHANGED.

THE BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER PROCESS IS ALSO BEING REVISED.

THE APPROPRIATE APPROVAL AND PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE TOTAL AMOUNT.

THE CITY ANTICIPATES SPENDING WITH A VENDOR BY VENDOR, BY DEPARTMENT DURING THE YEAR RATHER THAN THE AMOUNT OF AN INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTION.

SO PREVIOUSLY OUR PURCHASING POLICY. WASN'T USING BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS REALLY HOW THEY SHOULD BE INTENDED.

AND SO NOW WE HAVE LOOKED AT WHAT THE ANNUAL USAGE IS FOR EACH VENDOR BY DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN THE BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER IS GOING TO HAVE A MAX AMOUNT ON THAT.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF A DEPARTMENT ANTICIPATES SPENDING $20,000 SAY WITH I WON'T NAME A VENDOR.

SO WITH A SPECIFIC VENDOR THROUGH SEVERAL SMALL PURCHASES, THE BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER AND PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE BASED ON THAT FULL AMOUNT, THE ANNUAL AMOUNT THIS PREVENTS PURCHASES FROM BEING DIVIDED TO AVOID ESTABLISHED THRESHOLDS.

SO HAVING THAT EVEN INCREASING THAT AMOUNT FROM 5000 TO 7500, THAT IS GOING TO HELP WITH SOME OF THOSE PURCHASES, WHICH REALLY THINGS ARE JUST MORE COSTLY NOW THESE DAYS.

BUT ADDITIONALLY, ADDRESSING OUR BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER AND HAVING THOSE MAXIMUMS WILL ELIMINATE, IT'S NOT THAT WE SEE IT, BUT ELIMINATE PEOPLE SPLITTING THOSE UP SO THAT THEY DON'T SO THAT THEY AVOID THE PURCHASE ORDER.

ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGES INVOLVES CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR FIVE YEARS.

THE CURRENT POLICY GENERALLY REQUIRES THESE CONTRACTS TO BE COMPETITIVELY REBID.

THE PROPOSED POLICY REPLACES THAT AUTOMATIC REQUIREMENT WITH A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT REVIEW.

AT THE FIVE YEAR POINT, THE CITY WOULD EITHER COMPETITIVELY RE PROCURE THE SERVICE OR PREPARE DOCUMENTATION EXPLAINING WHY CONTINUING WITH THE EXISTING PROVIDER REMAINS.

THE CITY'S IN THE CITY'S BEST INTEREST. THE REVIEW WOULD CONSIDER THE VENDORS PERFORMANCE, CURRENT MARKET PRICING, AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES, TRANSITION AND IMPLEMENTATION COSTS, AND THE OPERATIONAL NEED FOR CONTINUITY.

THIS APPROACH MAINTAINS PERIODIC OVERSIGHT WITHOUT REQUIRING THE CITY TO CONDUCT A PROCUREMENT.

WHEN REBIDDING IS UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL VALUE.

ONE EXAMPLE IT WASN'T THAT RECENT, BUT PROBABLY ABOUT 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO WAS THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR SPORTS PARK.

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE REQUIRED TO REBID BECAUSE OF THAT, THE FIVE YEAR LIMIT.

AND IT RESULTED IN THE PRICE INCREASE OF 40% HAD WE CONTINUED WITH THAT CONTRACTOR AND JUST LOOKED AROUND.

WE ALREADY HAD WRITTEN IN OUR AGREEMENT THAT WE COULD DO CPI, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN PROBABLY ROUGHLY ABOUT 3% THAT YEAR.

SO HAVING A 40% INCREASE WAS, WAS ROUGH, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD TO DO IN ORDER TO FOLLOW THAT.

ONE THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT TOO IS THAT THE LIMITS OF THESE AND THE APPROVALS ARE BASED ON THE TOTAL TOTALITY OF THE CONTRACT. SO IF WE HAVE A CONTRACT THAT'S $100,000 A YEAR AND THAT'S A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT, IT REQUIRES US TO BRING IT TO YOU. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN NOT BRING TO YOU TO GET APPROVAL.

BUT WHAT IT DOES DO IS IT DOES ALLOW US TO NOT HAVE TO DO A FORMAL RFP, A FORMAL RFQ, AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, WHICH IF YOU REMEMBER, WHEN WE DID OUR ERP, WE, WE DID NOT DO THE FORMAL RFP.

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SO WE SOMEWHAT PIGGYBACKED OFF OF IT. HOWEVER, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT EVEN PREPARING THE RFP, WE WERE TOLD, YOU KNOW, BY A CONSULTANT THAT IT WOULD TAKE A YEAR TO A YEAR AND A HALF JUST TO PREPARE THE RFP, AND IT WOULD COST US OVER $100,000 JUST TO DO THAT.

SO JUST THE COST SAVINGS THAT WE CAN DO BY AGAIN, NOT REMOVING ALL THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE HAVE, BUT REALLY JUST LOOKING AT IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE HERE.

SO FINALLY, THE PUBLIC PROJECT AND FEDERAL PROCUREMENT SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFERENCE THE CURRENT STATUTORY AND FEDERAL THRESHOLDS.

AND THEN I'VE ALSO INCLUDED THE CURRENT AMOUNTS OF THE CHANGE THAT WE HAVE HERE.

AND THE REASON WE'RE CHANGING THE LANGUAGE IS SO THAT JUST FOR THE ACTUAL PROCUREMENT PART OF IT, NOT THE APPROVAL, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECIDES THAT THEIR NEW SMALL PURCHASE AMOUNT HAS CHANGED OR THEIR NEW LARGE PURCHASE AMOUNT HAS CHANGED.

AND REALLY THE IMPACT TO THIS IS MAINLY TO OUR TASK FORCE OPERATIONS THAT WE ASSIST BECAUSE THEY DO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ANNUALLY, WHICH IS FEDERAL. AND FOR AN EXAMPLE, THEY HAVE A HELICOPTER.

WE DON'T HAVE A HELICOPTER IN LA VERNE, AND SO WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COSTS ARE RELATED TO, YOU KNOW, REPLACING AN ENGINE WHICH IS $500,000 OR THE COST OF REPLACING A PART WHICH COULD BE $250,000.

SO HAVING JUST ESTABLISHING WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS IDENTIFIED FOR THEIR FUNDS IS REALLY ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THESE CHANGES. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS THE PUBLIC PROJECTS.

AND THAT ALSO IS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND SO REALLY JUST CHANGING THE LANGUAGE TO IF THOSE CHANGE, THEN WE ALSO UPDATE OUR POLICY ADMINISTRATIVELY AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO COME BACK AND ASK TO HAVE THOSE CHANGED. AND ONE OTHER THING IS THE FINANCE COMMISSION DID REVIEW THE UPDATES ON AUGUST 19TH, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE UPDATED ADMIN REGULATION TO A4 AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE COMMISSION.

AND THAT DOES CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU CHRISTIE. APPRECIATE THAT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS BEFORE I GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'RE GOING TO GO AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

YES. CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS JENNIFER SAUER.

I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S FANTASTIC. IT SEEMS LIKE GOOD COMMON SENSE CHANGES.

I LOVE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROCESS ARE DIVING IN TO FIX AND STREAMLINE THE PROCESS.

MY ONLY QUESTION GOES BACK INTO, I THINK, SOMETHING THAT I JUST AM NOT SURE WHAT OUR CITY'S STATUS IS FOR, PROTECTION OF OUR DIGITAL RECORDS AND TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM CYBER CRIMINALS.

I JUST WANT TO KIND OF SEE IF WE HAVE THAT IN PROCESS.

IF THE VENDOR THAT WE'RE USING TO STORE OUR RECORDS IS STORING OUR RECORDS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND EXACTLY WHAT OUR CITY DOES TO PROTECT US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. MR. BOWEN.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I WISH I HAD THE SLIDES. I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY KIND OF DANGEROUS.

YES. DO WE HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES AND DO WE HAVE TO CHANGE PERCENTAGES IN ESSENCE.

BUT IN SOME OF THESE CASES I LOOK AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE CITY MANAGER GETS A 40% INCREASE IN JUST WHAT HE CAN APPROVE.

THAT'S KIND OF SCARY TO PUT IN ONE PERSON'S HAND, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF OUR FUTURE, OUR NEAR FUTURE FINANCIAL ISSUES. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I LOOK AT THE, THE PRE RULES OF WHEN BIDS WERE DONE.

WE'VE HAD OUR RKA. WHO? WE PAY IN EXCESS OF $1 MILLION A YEAR.

AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT FOR 30 YEARS PLUS, THAT HAS NEVER BEEN BID OUT.

THAT'S CRAZY. YOU LOOK AT OUR CITY ATTORNEY, 35 YEARS, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, THAT THAT HAS

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THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE. THE REASON PEOPLE PUT THINGS OUT TO BID IS TO GET A BETTER DEAL, POTENTIALLY.

AND WHAT I SEE HERE NOW IS STAFF. AND I QUITE FRANKLY, YEARS AGO, YOU GUYS SAID YOU WOULDN'T USE THAT WORD.

YOU WOULD IDENTIFY THE PERSON THAT BRINGING IT, BECAUSE STAFF COULD BE ONE OF 150, 170 EMPLOYEES.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT WE EXTEND AN AGREEMENT FOR $1 MILLION A YEAR WITHOUT A BID.

THAT'S THAT'S NUTS. SO IF SOMEBODY CAN EXPLAIN AND IN FACT, WE JUST HAD A RECENT ONE, I BELIEVE, WHERE THE STREET CLEANING, WE AWARDED A CONTRACT FOR $174,000 A YEAR, NO BID.

BUT AND I HEARD ALL THE REASONS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WERE WE'RE AWARE OF IT.

AND STAFF STAFF HAD THE TIME TO RESEARCH AND FIND A COMPANY.

BUT FOR SOME REASON, THEY NEVER HAD THE TIME TO PUT TOGETHER AN RFP.

WHY? I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THESE CITIES.

FULLERTON RECENTLY, IF YOU NOTICED, IS IN BIG TROUBLE BECAUSE OF ISSUES LIKE THIS.

ONTARIO, YOU READ THE NEWS. LOTS OF PROBLEMS GOING ON BALDWIN PARK, AND WE'RE SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING TO BID ANYTHING.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BID IT. WE'RE JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT UP TO THE STAFF.

THE STAFF WORKS FOR THE CITIZENS. THE STAFF WORKS FOR YOU GUYS.

YOU GUYS WORK FOR THE CITIZENS. SPEND OUR MONEY WISELY.

I AM TOTALLY AGAINST THIS, AND I HOPE YOU REALIZE THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM FOR THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. VAUGHN. ANY OTHER OF US TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MR. ALLISON? THANKS AGAIN. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL I AM ALL FOR ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY WASTE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. I AM ALSO A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FIVE YEAR NO REBIDDING PROCESS.

MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS TRANSPARENCY. I WOULD ADVISE OR I GUESS, URGE THE COUNCIL TO AT LEAST CONSIDER HAVING A WRITTEN DETERMINATION EXPLAINING WHY A PARTICULAR PROJECT WOULD NOT BE REBID THE VARIABLES THAT ARE BEING MEASURED, AND THE ULTIMATE DECISION AS TO WHY I THINK BIDDING.

NOT ONLY DO YOU WORK ON GETTING THE LOWEST PRICE, BUT YOU ALSO TEST THE MARKET AND FIGURE OUT NEW INNOVATIONS, NEW THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING OUT IN THE MARKET.

AND SO BY ASSUMING THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST PRICE, WE'RE IN THE BEST POSITION, I THINK FALLS SHORT OF SOME OF THE ANALYSIS THAT SHOULD BE DONE BASED ON OUR FIDUCIARY DUTIES. SO I WOULD URGE MORE TRANSPARENCY IN THE PROCESS AND THAT THAT DETERMINATION BE MADE PUBLIC IN SOME WRITTEN FORM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. ALLISON. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE WERE A FEW QUESTIONS, CHRISTIE.

YES. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF DIGITAL RECORDS FOR OUR FINANCIAL RECORDS.

THOSE ARE SECURED BY THE ERP SYSTEM AND THEY ARE SECURED IN MULTIPLE AREAS.

SO WE DO HAVE THAT PROTECTION. AS FAR AS WHO RECOMMENDED THIS I RECOMMENDED BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

THIS WAS REALLY PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE ERP CHANGE UPDATING THE LANGUAGE.

IT'S BEEN ON MY LIST OF THINGS TO DO FOR PROBABLY OVER A YEAR.

IT'S BEEN ON MY BOARD. ADDITIONALLY, UPDATING THE AMOUNTS FOR FEDERAL WAS REALLY SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH OUR TASK FORCE. COMPANIES THAT WE PROVIDE FIDUCIARY SERVICES TO AND THE APPROVAL OR THE AUTHORITY FOR KEN OR SORRY FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO INCREASE FOR FEDERAL.

AGAIN, THAT IS BASED ON THE LEVELS THAT THIS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS IDENTIFIED FOR MICRO PURCHASE AND SMALL PURCHASE

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THAT IS OUR GUIDE AND WHY WE HAVE APPROACHED THAT.

AND AS FAR AS THE PURCHASE OR THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS, THAT'S SIMILAR WE LOOKED AT THE INCREASES THAT WE HAD.

AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE LOOKED TO CHANGE THOSE, THE, THE FIVE YEAR PROCESS WILL REQUIRE A WRITTEN PROCESS.

THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE JUST GOING TO APPROVE THINGS OR LET THINGS GO THROUGH WITHOUT HAVING THAT REVIEW, AND IT WILL REQUIRE US TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL IF IT IS WHICH THOSE LARGER CONTRACTS WILL STILL REQUIRE US TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK AT SURROUNDING AGENCIES WHO HAVE REBID, WHICH THAT IS ONE OF THE ITEMS OR OPTIONS FOR PURCHASING.

IT'S ANOTHER PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT WE CAN FOLLOW IS PIGGYBACKING.

AND WE DO FOLLOW PIGGYBACKING WHEN IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN, THE, THE CHALLENGE WITH PIGGYBACKING IS IT HAS TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AND SO IF WE DON'T HAVE A, AN AGENCY THAT IS LOOKING FOR EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

THEN IT IS HARD FOR US TO TAKE THAT EXACT CONTRACT AND PIGGYBACK OFF OF IT.

BUT WHEN WE CAN, WE WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT. AM I MISSING? I THINK IT WAS MORE OF A QUESTION TO WITH OUR STREET SWEEPING, THE STREET SWEEPING WAS A, WE DIDN'T GO TO A COMPETITIVE BID BECAUSE WE HAD A COMPANY THAT CAME IN TO GIVE US THE SAME EXACT RATE FOR A YEAR WHILE WE WENT OUT FOR AN RFP TO GO OUT FOR STREET SWEEPING.

WE WERE PAYING NO MORE THAN WE WERE PAYING BEFORE, AND IF NOT MISTAKEN.

THEY WANTED TO INCREASE THE RATES BY 18%, WHICH WAS A CHUNK.

AND SO I THINK THE WHOLE CONSENSUS OF THIS AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO STREAMLINE EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS COMES BACK TO COUNCIL, WHETHER IT BE, WHETHER IT BE ANY TYPE OF OF A BIDDING PROJECT.

WE'VE ALREADY REJECTED MULTIPLE MULTIPLE BIDS ALREADY FOR THE COUNCIL.

NOTHING'S EXPANDED. IT'S JUST INCREASING THE LIMITS FOR THE CITY MANAGER, WHICH IS THE GENERAL OPERATION OF A DAILY OPERATION.

WHEN IT COMES TO FEDERAL AND PUBLIC. WE STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BIDDING PROCESS. IF WE HAVE LIKE, SAY, OUR WASTE MANAGEMENT, IF WE COME, YOU'RE THE STAFF IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO REVIEW THAT.

GOING TO GIVE US THE PROS AND CONS STILL COMES BACK TO THE COUNCIL. WE STILL HAVE TO MAKE THAT APPROVAL OR SAY, NO, WE GO OUT TO AN RFP.

AND ALSO IT WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD GO TO AN RFP SOONER, BECAUSE AN RFP TAKES TIME TO PUT OUT TO BID.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WOULD SAY, IS IT DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR US TO GO TO AN RFP FOR THE FACT THAT WE'VE GOT GOOD SERVICE? THE OTHER ONES ARE ALREADY THE RATES. WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE, WHAT THE OTHER CITIES ARE PAYING. I DO LIKE THE PIGGYBACKING. YOU SAVE A LOT OF MONEY ON THE PIGGYBACKING. IF IT WORKS FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE, LIKE BUYING A FIRE ENGINE OR AN AMBULANCE, LIKE THE ONE PARTICULAR EXAMPLE IS MONROVIA. MONROVIA HAD AN AMBULANCE THAT THEY PURCHASED AND WE WERE ABLE TO PIGGYBACK ON THEM.

THE AMBULANCE WAS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO OURS, SO WE GOT THE BEST DEAL.

SO THIS IS JUST STREAMLINING. STILL COMES BACK TO COUNCIL.

WE STILL HAVE RATES THAT WE HAVE TO WATCH AND THE MONEYS THAT WE SPEND OR THE CITY'S GOING TO SPEND.

IT STILL HAS TO COME BACK TO US FOR APPROVAL, ESPECIALLY IN CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT ARE HIGHER THAN THE SPENDING CAPACITY.

SO WE'RE STILL GOING TO REVIEW ALL THE BIDS. WE'RE STILL GOING TO REVIEW THOSE WITH PUBLIC WORKS.

IF WE HAVE A JOB OR WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION OR SEWER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT COMES BACK TO US SO WELL, AND THERE STILL ARE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS THAT WE DO HAVE TO DO FORMAL BIDDING.

SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO WE'RE NOT CIRCUMVENTING THAT.

CORRECT. THE OTHER PIECE THAT I THAT I DIDN'T TOUCH ON WAS THE TWO LONG TERM CONTRACTS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH ARCA AND WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. AND THERE IS UNDER OTHER PROCUREMENT METHODS, THERE IS A PROCUREMENT METHOD FOR THAT.

THAT IS NOT BEING CHANGED. THAT IS THE SAME. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE MENTIONED THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE POSSIBLY LOOKING INTO. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS NECESSARILY OFF THE TABLE.

AND, BUT AGAIN, THAT, THAT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO, INSTEAD OF DOING A FORMAL REVIEW IS TO LOOK AT OTHER AGENCIES AND, AND ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS PUBLIC. SO WE CAN LOOK AT THEIR CONTRACT AND LOOK AT HOW MUCH THEY'RE PAYING PER HOUR.

WE CAN LOOK AT HOW MUCH IS INCLUDED IN, YOU KNOW, THE MONTHLY RETAINER.

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AND IT, IT REALLY, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH SMALLER STAFF, IT DOING AN RFP OR REALLY RFQ IS A LITTLE BIT EASIER, BUT DOING AN RFP.

IT TAKES CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. AND THAT'S PARTIALLY WHY WE DIDN'T END UP DOING THE STREET SWEEPING AS WE DIDN'T HAVE THE STAFF TO COMPLETE THAT.

AND SO WE RAN OUT OF TIME. AND SO THAT'S PART OF OUR REALITY OF BEING A SMALLER AGENCY, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR AN RFP WHEN WE HAVE LARGE CONTRACTS TO GO OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE. YES, ABSOLUTELY. BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SERVICES FOR A LONG TIME AND WE SHOULD BE DOING THAT. AND THAT STREAMLINES IT FOR US AS FAR AS THE ATTORNEY BASE AND ALSO FOR OUR LIKE OUR WASTE MANAGEMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT AND LOOK AT PAR VALUE. SO.

COUNCIL MEMBER. LAU. WELL, I WAS JUST GOING TO COMMENT ON THE FIVE YEAR PROCESS.

I APPRECIATE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO BLANKET GO OUT AT FIVE YEARS AND JUST SAY REBID EVERYTHING.

BECAUSE I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, TO YOUR POINT BEING A SMALL AGENCY AND HAVING A LIMITED AMOUNT OF STAFF AND RESOURCES, THAT'S REALLY HARD. I DO APPRECIATE THAT DUE DILIGENCE IS STILL BEING PERFORMED, AND I WANT TO REITERATE THAT THAT DUE DILIGENCE IS BEING PERFORMED TO REVIEW THE FACTORS OF THOSE VENDORS, INCLUDING. HOW ARE THEY PERFORMING? DO WE LIKE WHAT THEY'RE DOING? ARE THEY SATISFYING THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE AS A CITY? WHAT DOES THE MARKET LOOK LIKE? WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE AVAILABLE? WHAT ARE THE TRANSITION AND IMPLEMENTATION COSTS AND THE CONTINUITY NEEDS? AND TO THAT POINT, I WILL ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW, WITH THINGS LIKE LEGAL SERVICES, I THINK IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AS EASY AS SWEEPING OUT A STREET SWEEPER, YOU KNOW, TRANSITION. GREAT. YOU KNOW, COMPANY A OVER COMPANY B, YOU BOTH HAVE A SWEEPER.

YOU'RE JUST GOING TO SWEEP MY SWEEPS STREETS, RIGHT? BUT UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY OR FORTUNATELY, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LIKE HAVING AN ATTORNEY, YOU CAN'T NECESSARILY SWITCH HORSES MIDSTREAM WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF LITIGATION OR IN THE MIDDLE OF CLAIMS. AND SO THAT IS PART OF THE EVALUATION PROCESS.

AS WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT VENDORS THAT SUPPLY SERVICES TO OUR CITY, WHEN IS IT APPROPRIATE TO SWITCH? WHEN IS IT ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US TO SWITCH? WHEN IS WHEN IS IT AFFORDABLE FOR US TO SWITCH AND NOT JUST TO SWITCH FOR THIS IDEA OF SWITCHING SAKE? THAT DOES NOT MAKE FISCAL SENSE. THAT IS COMPLETELY NOT RESPONSIBLE.

SO I APPRECIATE STAFF, AND I APPRECIATE YOU, CHRISTIE, FOR COMING TO US WITH THIS AND OUTLINING THIS, BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE IT EVERY FIVE YEARS WHERE WE'VE, YOU KNOW, GONE OUT TO BID.

AND WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE IT DID NOT WORK.

AND SO I THINK AS WE GROW, WE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE WORKS IN PROGRESS.

AS WE FIGURE OUT THIS DIDN'T WORK, THIS WAS A CHALLENGE.

WE NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTIVE TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE HOW WE DO THINGS APPROPRIATELY.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING FOR FOLKS TO KEEP IN MIND THAT IF WE DECIDE TO NEVER CHANGE WHAT WE DO, THAT'S GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC. BUT CHANGE IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE MANAGED AND SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE EVALUATED BASED ON THE FACTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TEAM FOR COMING FORTH WITH THE DATA AND COMING TO US WITH A REASONABLE SOLUTION FOR HOW TO BEST MOVE FORWARD.

THIS WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK, A LOT OF READING, BUT IT ALSO COVERS A LOT OF BASES.

AND I DO AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LAU THAT OUR JOB IS TO REVIEW.

LET'S REVIEW IT FIRST. NOT DON'T CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE JUST BECAUSE IT'S THAT TIME.

BUT I DO, I DO BELIEVE IN THE COMPETITIVE PRICING.

I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO REVIEW IT. AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE TIMES AND WE'VE HAD A VOICE THAT, NO, THIS IS NOT GOOD. WE'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH REPRESENTATION, WE'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH BIDS GO BACK.

AND WE CAME BACK AND WE ACTUALLY GOT BETTER PRICING. SO I MEAN, IT'S JUST WHAT DO WE DO THINGS? BUT I DO I DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DID. I THINK WE'RE WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO THE LAST FEW ITEMS OF, OF BASICALLY REORGANIZING HOW WE DO THINGS FOR EFFICIENCY AND NOT TO MAKE THE WHEEL MORE DIFFICULT, TO TURN THE WHEEL MORE EASILY TO TURN. COUNCIL MEMBER.

CROSBY. THANK YOU. I KNOW THE COUNCIL HAS READ THIS BECAUSE OF THE COMMENTS YOU'VE MADE AND THE, THE RED LINE AND ADDING SO MUCH, ADDING LANGUAGE TO THIS TO REALLY DEFINE WHAT THE PROCEDURES AND POLICY IS.

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE WHAT TIME YOU SPENT AND ADDING TO THIS POLICY, BECAUSE IT TAKES AWAY THE VAGUENESS OF THE OLD POLICY AND IT REALLY SPELLS EVERYTHING OUT. SO YOUR STAFF THAT I KNOW HELPED WORK WITH THIS, WITH YOU.

IT REALLY DEFINES THE WAY YOUR DEPARTMENT REALLY WORKS AND HOW WE SPEND MONEY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REALLY PUTTING THAT OUT AND THEN GIVING US, AS ALWAYS COUNCIL MEMBER LAU ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT PROVIDING US WITH THE RED LINE PORTION OF IT SO WE KNOW WHAT'S BEEN TAKEN OUT, WHAT'S BEEN ADDED TO IT TOO.

SO IT'S REALLY APPRECIATIVE. THANK YOU. AND THE FACT THAT IT IS A DOCUMENT THAT'S CHANGES AND WE CAN CHANGE IT AT OUR WILL UNDER YOUR DIRECTION AND US.

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THANK YOU KRISTY. WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE UPDATED ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 204 PURCHASING POLICY AS POLICY AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FINANCE COMMISSION? DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND VOTE, PLEASE.

MOTION TO APPROVE. ITEM 12 BY JOHNSON. SECONDED BY CROSBY AND APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU. FOURTH DISCUSSION ITEM IS RESOLUTIONS ESTABLISHING BENEFITS FOR THE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT,

[13. Resolutions Establishing Benefits for Middle Management, Professional and Confidential Employees to refect a 2% Cost of Living Adjustment and Repealing Resolution No. 26-51 and Adopting a Salary Chart for Full-Time Employees and Repealing Resolution No. 26- 53.]

CITY MANAGER. DOMER. PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. J.R. RUNNELS WILL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUESTED TO APPROVE AN UPDATE TO THE BENEFIT RESOLUTIONS FOR MIDDLE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES TO REFLECT A 2% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT. THESE UPDATES ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH ESTABLISHED STANDARDS AND SUPPORT THE CITY'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO COMPETITIVE FISCAL, FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. FOR THE FISCAL ANALYSIS, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE A FISCAL IMPACT OF $55,463 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

APPROVAL INCLUDES AN APPROPRIATION OF $39,725 WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, WITH A CORRESPONDING APPROPRIATION IN THE SAME AMOUNT WITH THE MEASURE LV, THE REMAINING $15,738 WILL BE APPROPRIATED TO THE NON-GENERAL FUNDS, INCLUDING WATER, SEWER EQUIPMENT AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MIDDLE MANAGEMENT BENEFITS RESOLUTION INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY $33,600 THAT WILL NEED TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION INCREASES. THE GENERAL FUND INCREASE WILL BE FULLY OFFSET BY A TRANSFER FROM THE MEASURE FUND, CONSISTENT WITH TIER ONE ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTIONS, TITLED RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING BENEFITS FOR MIDDLE MANAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2651 AND A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA. ADOPTING A SALARY CHART FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2653.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, JR.

I THINK WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. AND WE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. MR. BOWEN. COUNCIL MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT IS A CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE. HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY CAN ANSWER THAT.

ALSO, ABOUT 6 OR 8 MONTHS AGO, ACTUALLY, WHEN WHEN THEY GAVE MR. DELMAR HIS RAISE I ASKED THE QUESTION IF THIS WAS A COLA RELATED.

AND J.R., YOU SAID WE DON'T DO COLA INCREASES ANYMORE.

YOU. THAT WAS YOUR EXACT COMMENT. BUT HERE YOU SAY THIS IS ONLY A COLA RAISE.

THIS IS NOT A SALARY INCREASE. THIS IS NOT A MOU INCREASE.

THIS IS STRICTLY A 2% COLA INCREASE. IS THAT WHAT I JUST HEARD? IF SO AGAIN, LAST YEAR YOU SAID WE DON'T DO COLA ANYMORE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT THE PROFESSIONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE GROUP.

HOW MANY AND THEN HOW MANY ARE AFFECTED. HOW MANY OTHERS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS? BECAUSE WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE PAST IS YOU MAY HAVE 15 EMPLOYEES, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU'VE SET UP THE SYSTEM, 35 PEOPLE GET A RAISE. SO I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN EACH ONE OF THESE CATEGORIES.

AND ALSO, IF THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE RECEIVING A RAISE IN THIS NEW SALARY CHART.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT HERE.

THANK YOU MAYOR. AS FAR AS DEFINING CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, IT'S A SPECIFIC TYPE OF EMPLOYEE THAT ARE ENTRUSTED WITH SENSITIVE AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. YOUR HR STAFF YOUR MANAGEMENT STAFF, YOUR SUPERVISORS, THOSE ARE TYPICALLY CLASSIFIED AS CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES.

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POLICE OFFICERS, ASSOCIATION MEMBERS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

I. MR. BOWEN'S BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE ON DISCUSSING COLA'S.

I DON'T REMEMBER EVER SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT. WE DON'T DO COLA'S ANYMORE.

I THINK MAYBE THE DISCUSSION THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST IS WE USED TO DO MEDIAN ADJUSTMENTS AGENCY WIDE, AND WE'VE STOPPED THAT PRACTICE. THE LAST GROUP THAT HAD MEDIAN ADJUSTMENTS WAS THE LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION BECAUSE THEY WERE IN A FOUR YEAR AGREEMENT.

SO MY ONLY GUESS IS MAYBE THAT THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

MEDIAN. I WOULDN'T SAY THAT WE DON'T DO COLA'S BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT INCREASES COULD HAPPEN.

UNDER OUR CURRENT DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL. AND THEN THERE'S 31 MEMBERS OF MIDDLE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON VACANCIES AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AND THE INCREASES THAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED TONIGHT WOULD JUST BE THOSE 31 MIDDLE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES.

THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER EMPLOYEES THAT WOULD RECEIVE THIS INCREASE.

AND THAT'S WHY THE SALARY CHART, THE SALARY SCHEDULE SHOWS THOSE ADJUSTMENTS JUST FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES OR JUST FOR THOSE CLASSIFICATIONS THAT FALL IN THE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT RANKS. SO IT BASICALLY, I THINK THE QUESTION WAS TO IS THAT THIS 2% INCREASE DOESN'T AFFECT ANY OTHER GROUP IN THE CITY. IT'S NOT LIKE SOMETIMES YOU GET AN INCREASE AND THAT AFFECTS THE OTHER INCREASES FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

IT DOES NOT AT ALL. IT'S STRICTLY FOR THIS THIS GROUP MIDDLE MANAGEMENT GROUP.

YEAH. THE AND MAYBE THAT'S IN REFERENCE LIKE FOR THE GENERAL UNIT.

THERE'S FULL TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS. IN THE GENERAL UNIT THAT COULD IMPACT PART TIME POSITIONS.

SO CERTAINLY IF YOU HAVE A PART TIME MAINTENANCE WORKER VERSUS A FULL TIME MAINTENANCE WORKER, WHEN A MAINTENANCE WORKER FULL TIME GETS AN INCREASE, SO WOULD THE PART TIME.

SO YEAH, THAT IS NOT IMPACTING ANY CURRENT POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE TODAY BECAUSE WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY MIDDLE MANAGEMENT, PART TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS THAT ARE FILLED, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WON'T. IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO HAPPEN.

BUT NOW. NO. YEAH. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY PART TIME MIDDLE MANAGEMENT POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE.

THERE'S LOOKING AT CAN WE POTENTIALLY HAVE ANALYST LEVEL PART TIME EMPLOYEES.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS TAKING A LOOK AT BY USING SAVINGS FROM SOME OF THEIR OTHER VACANT POSITIONS, BUT I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

AND, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I THINK SOMETIMES WE SEE THAT WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, BECAUSE THEN THERE'S AN IMPACTION OR IMPACTION ISSUE.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT WHERE THE DIRECTORS ARE A WHOLLY DIFFERENT BENEFIT.

RESOLUTION THEY'RE NOT BEFORE YOU DON'T BELIEVE THEY WILL BE BEFORE YOU BECAUSE OF OUR FISCAL CONDITION.

THIS IS JUST FOR THOSE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU THAT I KNOW THAT WE'RE VERY MINDFUL ON ANY INCREASES WHILE WE NEGOTIATE MULTIPLE CONTRACTS RIGHT NOW WITH DIFFERENT LABOR GROUPS THAT THIS GROUP HAS BEEN IS DESERVING OF THIS 2%.

I THINK IT'S TIME. WE'RE ALWAYS MINDFUL OF WHAT WE SPEND, BUT IT'S BEEN A WHILE FOR THIS MANAGEMENT GROUP.

SO I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE PROPER THING TO DO FOR THIS GROUP.

AND WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS QUITE A LOT OF TIME.

ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? NOPE. THEN IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TITLED RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY LA VERNE, ESTABLISHING BENEFITS FOR MIDDLE MANAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, AND REPEALING RESOLUTIONS NUMBER 2651 AND A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA. ADOPTING A SALARY CHART FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER DASH 53.

I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND VOTE, PLEASE. MR. JOHNSON, I BELIEVE THAT WAS YOU THAT MADE THE MOTION.

THANK YOU. THIS IS ITEM 13. MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM JOHNSON, SECONDED BY CASTRO AND APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU. COUNSEL. THANK YOU. FINAL DISCUSSION ITEM IS APPROVING JOB CLASSIFICATIONS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE LEAD AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

[14. Approving Job Classifications for Customer Service Lead and Customer Service Assistant.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AGAIN, FOLLOWING RECENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES AND A VACANCY WITHIN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO NEW JOB CLASSIFICATIONS.

THIS WOULD BE CUSTOMER SERVICE LEAD AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT.

THE PROPOSED CLASSIFICATIONS WILL STRENGTHEN STAFFING IN THE CITY HALL, FRONT COUNTER, CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA AND SUPPORT EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIVE SERVICE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PROGRESSION.

CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL APPROVAL IS REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH THE NEW CLASSIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS.

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THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ACTION. AGAIN, JUST WANT TO REITERATE, THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COST.

THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL BODIES. WE'RE JUST DOING AN IMPROVED CONFIGURATION OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE SERIES.

AND SO BASICALLY TAKING A VACANT POSITION, FILLING IT AT A LOWER LEVEL AND THEN CREATING A HIGHER LEVEL POSITION.

AND THAT DIRECTLY RELATED AND IN TUNE WITH SOME OF THE REORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES THAT WE DID WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS AND WITHIN FINANCE.

AND SO ONCE WE HAVE THE POSITION THAT WAS VACANT.

WE ALWAYS TRY TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHERE CAN WE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ORGANIZATIONALLY AND WORK WITH THE TEAMSTERS GROUP TO TO MAKE MAKE THESE POSITIONS THAT WE THINK WILL HELP US NOT ONLY IN THE IMMEDIATE, BUT IN THE FUTURE TOO.

IT'S KIND OF GOT ONE PIECE WITH THE, THE ENTRY LEVEL POSITION COULD ACTUALLY NOT JUST DO CUSTOMER SERVICE STUFF, BUT THEY WOULD ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT LIKE THE ACCOUNT CLERK SERIES AS WELL.

SO THERE'S SOME NEAT OPPORTUNITIES THERE WE THINK.

THANK YOU CHAIR. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

SEEING NONE I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. JUST A REAL QUICK COMMENT.

I THINK THIS IS GREAT. IT GIVES OUR RESIDENTS BASICALLY PEOPLE THAT ARE FOCUSED FOR THAT FOR THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE COUNTER.

I THINK THIS IS GREAT. IT'S GOING TO OFFER FLEXIBILITY FOR THOSE PEOPLE AT THE COUNTER TO ALSO BE TRAINED ON DEALING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND PEOPLE.

AND ALSO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE STAFF FOR OUR OUR RESIDENTS TO COME TO THE COUNTER, GET THEIR STUFF RESOLVED.

SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST REMEMBER US TALKING ABOUT SIMILAR IDEAS OF MOVING PEOPLE AROUND IN JUNE, WHEN WE WERE TALKING WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND REALLY BUILDING THE BUDGET. AND THANK THANKFULLY YOU GUYS, WHEN YOU GOT THAT OPPORTUNITY, FULFILLING ALL THOSE NEEDS THAT WE SPOKE ABOUT.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND ALSO THE CREATIVENESS OF OUR STAFF TO MOVE PEOPLE AROUND WHERE IT'S NOT A COST TO OUR CITY.

SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY MOVING PEOPLE AROUND AND CREATING OTHER POSITIONS FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES TO BUILD AND GROW IN OUR IN OUR CITY, WHICH IS GREAT. I THANK CHRISTIE FOR THAT. IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

THIS SHOULD BE A, A VERY GOOD ADDITION. WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CLASS SPECIFICATION FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE LEAD AND APPROVE THE CLASS SPECIFICATION FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT.

MOTION. MOTION, PLEASE. THIS IS FOR THE FINAL ITEM OF THE EVENING. MOTION BY COUNCIL. SECONDED BY LAU AND APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF. APPRECIATE THAT.

THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS TONIGHT SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS THE TIME SET ASIDE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

THE BROWN ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM ENGAGING IN A DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM, NOT ON THE AGENDA.

YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO STAFF OR PLACE FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE.

WE WILL BE PULLING IN THE THREE MINUTE TIME FRAME ON THIS.

AT THIS TIME, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK COME TO THE PODIUM.

MR. SWAIN. GOOD EVENING. ARE YOU WALKING HOME? I BROUGHT MY CAB DRIVER HERE WITH ME. THE BOSS? YEAH. MOST DEFINITELY. MAYOR. COUNCIL. SO AT SOME FUTURE MEETING HERE.

NOT TOO FAR IN THE FUTURE, MR. DOMER, WE'D LIKE TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE PLANS FOR IMPROVING CELL SERVICE FOR NORTH LA VERNE.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN READING MY MIND. I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING. I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING ON IT, BUT I'D LIKE TO GET GET AN UPDATE WHEN THAT'S MOST APPROPRIATE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SWAIN. ANYBODY ELSE? MR. BOWEN? ONE QUICK COMMENT.

MISS LAU JUST MADE A COMMENT DURING THE PREVIOUS ABOUT AS A TRUE LAWYER, SAYING, WELL, YOU CAN NEVER GET INVOLVED WHEN THERE'S A CASE GOING ON.

WELL, I GUESS THAT JUSTIFIES 35 YEARS OF HAVING THE SAME GROUP BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS HAD LAWSUITS AND THAT WOULD MEAN WE'LL NEVER CHANGE.

THERE'S NO REASON TO PUT IT OUT TO BID. THERE'S NO REASON TO KNOW IF WE'RE GETTING A GOOD DEAL BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS GOT SOMETHING GOING.

AND AND IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, RECENTLY, I PUT IN A CPR AYE ASKING EXACTLY HOW MANY LAWSUITS DO WE HAVE GOING AT THIS TIME AND WHAT HAVE WE BEEN? WHAT HAVE WE PAID OUT IN THE LAST YEAR? SO I'LL LOOK AT MY RECORDS TO MAKE SURE I MADE THAT THAT REQUEST.

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IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW HOW MUCH THAT'S COSTING US PER YEAR BECAUSE AGAIN, IT COSTS US CITIZEN AND I'M CITIZEN BASED.

AND WHEN WE SAY, OH, IT'S JUST THIS AND JUST THAT, $1 MILLION A YEAR, THAT'S OUR MONEY.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW IT'S BEING SPENT, AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHO'S OVERSEEING IT AND WHY.

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO SAVE POTENTIALLY MONEY, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A BIGGER ISSUE AS WE GO.

LASTLY 8LV3C INVITES EVERYBODY TO THE FRUIT STREET BRIDGE THIS FRIDAY AT AT 5:00 TO DO A FLAG WAVING IN HONOR OF OF NINE OVER 119 OVER 11.

WE DID IT LAST YEAR, AND I HOPE THAT CITIZENS WILL JOIN US AND SHOW THEIR CONCERN AND THEIR RESPECT FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT DIED THAT EVENING OR THAT MORNING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT? WITH THAT. OH, YES. YVONNE, YOUR.

MISS GALLEGOS. HELLO AGAIN. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO DO A SHOUT OUT.

IS THAT POSSIBLE? PUBLIC COMMENT. YEAH. GREAT.

I'D LIKE TO SHOUT OUT CAITLIN CAVAN. CAVAN. SHE IS A PLANNING INTERN IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

ALL RIGHT. ANYWAYS, SHE LIKE REALLY HELPED ME WITH SOME THINGS GOING ON AT MY PLACE.

AND SHE WAS REALLY PATIENT AND KIND AND UNDERSTANDING AND FOUND OUT ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I NEEDED.

AND EVEN THOUGH I PROBABLY ASKED A FEW NOT SO BRILLIANT QUESTIONS, SHE, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS CAME BACK WITH REALLY GOOD ANSWERS.

SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT FOR BEING SO PATIENT AND KIND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR BOSS IS RIGHT THERE.

THANK YOU. DO YOU HEAR THAT, ERIC? ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. ALLISON? I GUESS I'LL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE MYSELF A SHOUT OUT. MY NAME IS THOMAS ALLISON, AND I AM RUNNING FOR LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL FOR PEOPLE IN LA VERNE WHO DO NOT KNOW ME.

I AM A LONG TIME LA VERNE RESIDENT. I GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE FOUR TIMES WITH FOUR DEGREES.

WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE MOST OF ANYBODY IN HISTORY, INCLUDING A BUSINESS DEGREE, A LAW DEGREE, A MASTER'S, AND A DOCTORATE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.

THIS CITY HELPED SHAPE MY LIFE. IT GAVE ME EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE TO HELP RAISE A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL FAMILY THAT I HAVE, AND I WANT TO PLAY A ROLE IN SHAPING IT SO THAT WE CAN HELP MANY OTHER FAMILIES GROW AND THRIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

SO IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MY CAMPAIGN, SEE MY WEBSITE AT THOMAS LA VERNE DOT COM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. ALLISON. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING UP THE DAIS.

[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER HAVE BEEN A PART OF YOU SAW THE CHAMBER EARLIER.

THEY JUST INSTALLED THEIR NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD ON AUGUST 26TH.

AND THAT WAS A LOVELY EVENT. AND THEY ALSO ANNOUNCED THEIR BEST OF LA VERNE AWARDS.

SO IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN, I WOULD DEFINITELY GO TAKE A LOOK.

THERE HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD AWARDS FOR, YOU KNOW, BEST PLACE TO EAT.

BEST STEAKHOUSE, WHICH TENDERLOIN? FOR ANYONE WHO WAS DOUBTING DOG GROOMING.

THERE'S ALSO BEST BATHROOM BEST. SO IF YOU WERE EVER WONDERING WHAT WAS THE BEST BATHROOM? FOURTH STREET IT WAS FOURTH STREET, MILL, FOURTH STREET. THEY ALSO GOT OTHER AWARDS, BUT THEY GOT BEST BATHROOM.

I JUST REMEMBERED THAT. BUT IT'S A REALLY GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE THE BUSINESSES IN OUR CITY AND TO KNOW WHAT IS OUT THERE.

SO IT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO EXPLORE A NEW BUSINESS, MAYBE TRY SOME NEW FOOD, OR MAYBE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PLUMBER OR WHO KNOWS WHAT, BUT DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

IT WAS A GREAT CELEBRATION OF SOME OF THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST IN OUR CITY.

THE OTHER THING YOU KNOW, FALL SPORTS ARE BACK.

SO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, COLLEGE FOOTBALL, ALL THE FUN THINGS ARE BACK.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR OBVIOUSLY OUR HIGH SCHOOL BONITA FOR A STARTING SCHOOL ALREADY AND HAVING THE SPORTS UP AND RUNNING.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO UNLV FOR THEIR SPORTS.

I WAS HERE ALL DAY ON SATURDAY BECAUSE IT WAS OUR HOME OPENER AGAINST APU, WHICH WE WON.

SO FIRST TIME APU HAS MADE IT BACK INTO THE FOOTBALL FOR THE SCIAC.

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BUT I BRING THAT TO MIND BECAUSE AS I WAS AT HOUSE OF WINGS AND AT DIFFERENT PLACES DURING AND IN BETWEEN MATCHES AND GAMES AND WHATNOT.

I MET A LOT OF PARENTS WHO AREN'T FROM AROUND HERE OR A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WERE ONLY OUT BECAUSE SPORTS ARE OUT. AND I THINK THAT'S A HUGE DRIVER.

SO I THINK YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT LIVE HERE, SPORTS ARE FUN WAY TO GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR COMMUNITY AND GET TO KNOW SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO ARE VISITING IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT YOU GET TO MEET SOME REALLY AWESOME PEOPLE FROM CHICAGO.

TEMECULA, MURRIETA, WHO MAYBE NEVER EVEN KNEW LA VERNE EXISTED, BUT ARE NOW HERE CHEERING ON THEIR GRANDSON OR THEIR GRANDDAUGHTER AND SPENDING MONEY IN OUR CITY, WHICH IS GREAT. SO DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT SOME THINGS TO DO.

I KNOW COST IS A BIG DEAL FOR EVERYBODY, BUT THESE ARE SOME LOW COST TO FREE THINGS TO ENJOY IN OUR CITY.

WHEN YOU HAVE THE CHANCE, COME SEE SPORTS. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER. WHAT ABOUT HAVEN HOUSE? ANYWAY, MR. CROSBY. YOU'VE HAD SOME SHOUT OUTS TODAY AND SOME SHOUT OUTS.

I DON'T HAVE A LOT TODAY. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT I SEE SOME NEW FACES HERE TONIGHT AND APPRECIATE THAT AND, AND HOPEFULLY CAN KEEP COMING TO THE MEETINGS.

WE ALWAYS LOVE SEEING PEOPLE HERE. I HAVE MY POMONA VALLEY TRANSIT MEETING THAT IS TOMORROW.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE CLAREMONT CENTER.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF EVENTS AND COMMITTEES THAT WE ARE ALL ON.

THEY HAVE THAT LIST UP THERE EARLIER TONIGHT AND WE JUST GOTTA MAKE SURE AND REPRESENT OUR CITY.

WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CROSBY.

COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON. WELL, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FARMER'S MARKET.

I MEAN, NO PRESSURE. NO PRESSURE, YOU KNOW. IS THAT TONIGHT? OH, WAIT. NO. NOT TONIGHT. IT'S GONNA BE REALLY SOON.

I HEAR, LIKE IT'S BURNING. AND ALSO TASTE OF TASTE OF LA VERNE.

YES. I MEAN, THOSE THOSE ARE GOING TO BE TWO NICE VENUES.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON, MAYOR PRO TEM CASH.

WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR TIM. AND IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE WITH YOU.

THEY'RE REPRESENTING OUR CITY AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB ON AUGUST 26TH WITH A FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE 13 SERVICE MEMBERS THAT WERE KILLED DURING THAT DAY. HAD THE GREAT HONOR OF MEETING ONE OF THOSE SERVICE MEMBERS, MOM.

THANKS TO LA VERNE POST VFW 12034 AND OUR COMMANDERS HERE TODAY, MISS MCKINNEY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING AND SHARING THAT.

IT WAS A YOUNG MARINE. THEY CALLED HIM. THE YOUNG MARINES ARE A GROUP OF YOUNG, JUST THAT YOUNG FUTURE MARINES, I LIKE TO SAY. AND THEY GO OUT AND DO CERTAIN EVENTS.

AND THIS WAS A 1.3 MILE WALK IN HONOR OF THOSE MARINES.

AND AGAIN, I HAD TO MEET THE HONOR TO MEET MISS CHERYL MEROLA THE MOTHER AND THE GOLD STAR FAMILY OF MARINE CORPS, LANCE CORPORAL DILLON MEROLA. AND I WAS HONORED AGAIN.

SHE WILL BE HERE. I GOTTA CHECK WITH HER. SHE DID TELL ME THAT SHE'S GOING TO COME HERE AND START OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD THING.

AND LOOKING FORWARD TO VECTOR CONTROL. BOARD.

I KNOW THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT THERE. CAN MOSQUITOES LIVE IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER? ABSOLUTELY. GOOD. MAYOR. THEY SURE CAN. I BECOME A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT AND GOD WILLING, NEXT YEAR, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A SOMEONE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT UNDERSTANDS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN I DO.

THAT'S A GOOD THING. IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR SOMEBODY TO GET THEIR WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GO? BUT FOR SURE, WE WANT YOU TO WEAR THE OUTFIT I LOVE TO WEAR IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER.

I'D LOVE TO WEAR THE OUTFIT. AND I LOVE MY COMMUNITY.

AND WE STAND STRONG. AND AGAIN, ANOTHER REMINDER THIS THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH ANOTHER AN ADDITIONAL REMINDED ME I'LL BE OUT ON ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY.

CAPTAIN TOWNSHIP MENTIONED SO WE'LL HAVING A DIFFERENT EVENTS THERE.

HOPEFULLY OUR OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS COULD BE THERE. SO WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. GOD BLESS.

GODSPEED, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON.

MAYOR JUST A CARRIAGE ON THAT MARCH AROUND QUEEN'S PARK.

IT WAS 1.3 MILES IN THE HEAT. WE HAD, I THINK, A MINIMUM OF EIGHT FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.

I KNOW THAT DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF FAM WAS THERE AND A NUMBER OF THE FIREFIGHTERS AND THEY WALKED AROUND WITH MESSAGE BOARDS, FLAGS FOR THE INDIVIDUALS, EACH INDIVIDUAL.

AND IT WAS PRETTY TOUCHING. THIS YOUNG MAN THAT THAT MAYOR PRO TEM CASH TALKING ABOUT JUST A YOUNG MAN WAS IN FULL FATIGUES AND A PROBABLY 100 DEGREE WEATHER

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13. 13. BUT EACH JUST AMAZING. SO KUDOS TO THEM.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE BAND OF BROTHERS ONE, TWO, ZERO THREE, FOUR TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL HAPPEN.

FOR THOSE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THE GOLD LINE. IF I GET MY PAPERWORK UP HERE.

OH, CAN I FINISH MINE FIRST? OKAY, THANKS. BECAUSE I'LL FORGET.

YOU KNOW THOSE OF YOU, THE GOLD LINE AUTHORITY.

I WAS JUST APPOINTED AGAIN FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEAR TERM BY THE CITY OF PASADENA FOR THE GOLD LINE AUTHORITY.

THEY ARE THE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE GOLD LINE STARTED AT UNION STATION.

PASADENA WAS ONE OF THE MAIN, MAIN CITIES AND ALSO SOUTH PASADENA.

SO THEY REAPPOINTED ME ON THE GOLD LINE AUTHORITY, WHICH IS THE EXTENSION FROM POMONA TO TO CLAREMONT, WHICH IS 2.3 MILES. THEY'VE ALREADY PICKED THE DESIGN.

DESIGN. IT'S A JOINT VENTURE OF SKANSKA USA, CIVIL WEST CALIFORNIA DISTRICT, INC., STACY AND WITBECK, INC., HERZOG CONTRACTING CORP. AND THERE ARE ABOUT 60% DESIGN.

AND WHEN THEY GET ABOUT 85%. THEY WILL ACTUALLY BID THE JOB.

SPECTRUM'S BEEN DOING UNDERGROUNDING AND STUFF, SO IT WILL INVOLVE MULTIPLE BRIDGES OVERHEAD ON MULTIPLE AREAS OF CLAREMONT.

YOU'LL START SEEING CREWS OUT THERE. YOU HAVE BRIDGES WITH, FOR THE FOR THE A LINE EXTENSION.

SO YOU'LL SEE SOME ACTIVITIES THERE. I'LL BRING MORE UP, BUT YOU PROBABLY WON'T SEE ONCE THEY AWARD THE CONTRACT.

IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT, PROBABLY NEXT YEAR THEY'LL START CONSTRUCTION, BUT THEY'RE DOING BORING AND TESTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO YOU SEE ACTIVITY AND SEE A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON FROM THE POMONA STATION OVER INTO CLAREMONT.

THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON. SO THAT EXTENSION ALSO SCHOOLS BACK IN COMPLETELY.

A LOT OF E-BIKES OUT THERE. BE CAREFUL. I KNOW THAT WE'RE STILL DOING OUR GENERAL WATCHING OF THE, THESE YOUNG ADULTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN ON THESE E-BIKES.

AND COMING OCTOBER 1ST THE RULES COME INTO EFFECT.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF OPENING DAYS SOFTBALL, A LOT OF LITTLE LEAGUE STUFF GOING ON.

SO ON THE WEEKENDS, PLEASE SLOW DOWN, BE CAREFUL.

A LOT OF KIDS, A LOT OF FAMILIES HAVING A GREAT TIME.

SO JUST BE WISE OF THAT. AND SCHOOL IS BACK 100%.

SO DON'T GO DOWN THE STREET AT 315 IN THE AFTERNOON.

IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA. OKAY. GO AROUND IT, PLEASE.

WITH THAT, I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS TONIGHT. I DO APPRECIATE THE NEW PEOPLE IN THE CROWD. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. WE LOVE THE SPECTRUM OF COMMENTS. AS ALL WE TRY TO DO A VERY GOOD JOB UP HERE.

WE WORK WITH OUR CITY MANAGEMENT. WE'RE VERY MINDFUL OF THE CITY AND THE, ALL THE RESIDENTS MONEY.

WE'RE ALWAYS EXTREMELY MINDFUL OF THAT. BUT I'LL BE SAFE OUT THERE AND PLEASE DON'T EXERCISE IN 100 DEGREE WEATHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

BE VERY CAREFUL, ESPECIALLY YOUR ANIMALS. KEEP THEM INSIDE.

YOU'RE GOING TO EXERCISE THEM, DO THE FIVE MINUTE RULE, THEN BRING THEM BACK INSIDE.

PUT YOUR AIR CONDITIONER AT 8080 DEGREES SO YOU'RE NOT KILLING YOUR HOUSE.

WITH THAT, ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. DOMER. JUST REAL QUICK AS AN UPDATE ON THE CELLULAR ISSUE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT BOTH MR. SWAYNE AND MR. BOWEN ARE INTERESTED IN. EXCUSE ME.

I HAVE A LOT OF SERVICE. WELL, YES. WHEN I CALL YOU AND I'M LIKE, I CAN'T HEAR YOU, TIM.

I TALKED TO ANYBODY. I HAVE TO WALK IN THE BACKYARD. I HAVE TO HOLD MY DOGS TAILS.

YES. AND HOLD MY CELL PHONE. SO CRAZY. WE DO HAVE A SIGNED THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A MASTER LICENSE AGREEMENT TEMPLATE ABOUT SIX, EIGHT MONTHS AGO. WE DO FINALLY HAVE A MASTER LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH VERIZON.

IT'S SIGNED. NOW WHAT WE NEED FOR THEM, THEY HAVE PLANS FOR ABOUT 6 TO 8 DIFFERENT MICRO CELLS, WHICH WILL GO INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND FOR UP ALONG IN THE NORTHERN AREA OF LA VERNE.

SO THAT SHOULD HELP WITH GOLDEN HILLS, RIGHT? GOLDEN HILLS ON THE EAST SIDE. AND THEN I'M STILL TRYING TO GET THEM TO THROUGH THE ABILITY TO DO.

CROWN CASTLE UP A RAPID CONNECT UP GOLDEN HILLS FROM WHEELER, BUT WAITING.

I EMAIL SOMEBODY AT VERIZON ONCE EVERY 2 TO 3 WEEKS.

THE LAST TIME I MAILED THEM WAS ON NINE ONE, SO I'M EXPECTING AN UPDATE FROM THAT UP.

SO IT'S COMING. BUT I DO KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION AND I'M TRYING TO PUSH THEM.

THERE'S A LOT THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF.

WE HAVE THE MASTER LICENSE AGREEMENT. WE'VE DONE ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE YOU KNOW, BUREAUCRATIC THINGS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR SOMEBODY TO COME IN AND PUT THOSE CELLS IN.

NOW IT'S A MATTER OF MARKET. SO I STILL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, IF YOU HAVE BAD CELL CONNECTION ON YOUR CARRIER, PLEASE CALL YOUR CARRIER AND COMPLAIN, BECAUSE THAT DOES PROMPT THEM TO SAY, OH, WELL, WE DO HAVE SOME.

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ONE THING THAT I WILL DO IS I'LL WORK WITH ANDREA BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A A GROUP OF NEW INTERNS, ONE OF THEM WHO IS HERE TONIGHT, DANIELLE. DANIELLE, AND WE'LL THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUT.

AND SO WE'LL LOOK TO DO A WEB PAGE OF INFORMATION FOR THAT CELLULAR ISSUE TO GIVE PEOPLE YOU KNOW, THE NUMBERS TO GET PEOPLE TO, AND TO, YOU KNOW, CALL AND COMPLAIN OR TO CALL AND INQUIRE AND OTHER INFORMATION LIKE THAT, JUST TO TRY TO KEEP THEM UPDATED. SO AND THEN WE DO KNOW THAT SE IS STILL WORKING ON POLE REPLACEMENTS UP IN THE NORTHERN LA VERNE AREA.

SO WE WILL, THEY, THEY NEED TO NOTIFY ANYBODY IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A POWER SHUT OFF.

YES, IT IS. EDISON AND THERE'S SOME ISSUES THERE, BUT SO I DON'T HAVE THE LATEST ON THAT, BUT AGAIN, WE WILL GET SOME MORE INFORMATION OUT. AND WE, WE DO KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE AN IMPACT TO AN AREA.

WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE COMMUNICATE WITH THOSE PEOPLE AND WORK ON SIGNS.

A LOT OF IT IS IN THE PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO OFF OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE IS SOME RIGHT, A LITTLE BIT EAST, MOST OF IT'S ON THE SIMONSEN PROPERTY.

THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK ON THERE. THEY TOOK PART OF THEIR FENCE DOWN, BUT IT'S THE IT'S THE PROPERTY AREA, MONTEREY, AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY UP. THE NEXT SECTION IS THE ABOUT PAGE.

SO THE YOUTH CAMPS. YEAH. SO WHICH WE DON'T WANT THOSE SYSTEMS GOING DOWN.

WE WANT TO KEEP THEM ALIVE. NO. AND THAT'S IT'S A GREAT THING TO HAVE THEM ADVANCE THIS WORK AND GET IT DONE BECAUSE THEY ARE TAKING AWAY THREATS TO OUR AREA.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WITH THAT, AND I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE, BUT IF YOU COULD KEEP US UPDATED ON THE CELLULAR BECAUSE I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT, I WANT THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST FIRST BEFORE THE SECOND COMING OF OUR ANTENNAS FOR OUR CELL PHONES UP THERE, BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE SERVICE AT ALL. YEAH. THANK YOU.

OKAY. I JUST SAID IT, I SAID IT. NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2026.

CLOSED STUDY SESSION WILL START AT 5:30 P.M..

REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30 P.M.. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:34 P.M.. THANK YOU ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.