[00:00:02] GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING TO START THIS MEETING AT 6:31 P.M. [REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 PM ] ON SEPTEMBER THE 21ST MONDAY. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT PER THE CITY'S RULES OF DECORUM, ALL SPEAKERS, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH DECORUM, NOT ENGAGE IN CONDUCT THAT INTERRUPTS THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND THAT EVERYONE TREATS EVERYONE RESPECTFULLY AT ALL TIMES. ALSO, PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH ZOOM MAY BE ACCEPTED FOR ALL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. HOWEVER, IF A COMMENTATOR VIOLATES DECORUM, YOU WILL BE CALLED TO ORDER AND IF THE VIOLATIONS CONTINUES, YOU WILL BE MUTED. TONIGHT, WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE AIR FORCE E-5, THE INFAMOUS AND FAMOUS DANIEL LOPEZ TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DANIEL, PLEASE COME FORWARD. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] I WOULD SAY AIM HIGH. RIGHT, POLICE OFFICERS. FIRE DEPARTMENT. RENDER A SALUTE ALL OTHERS PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ARE WE MOTIVATED OVER HERE IS THE QUESTION? I KNOW THE AUDIENCE OUT THERE IN THIS WORLD KNOWS THAT WE'RE HIGHLY MOTIVATED AND WE ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL AND HONORED TO HAVE VETERAN TO LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SPECIAL HONOR TODAY TO THIS OUTSTANDING AIRMAN WHO I'VE KNOWN FOR SEVERAL YEARS, WHO HAS GIVEN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR DECADES NOW. AND IT'S TRULY AN HONOR FOR ME AS A VETERAN STILL SERVING THAT I AM AMONGST MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, THE ARMED FORCES, THIS GREATEST NATION IN THE WORLD. THE CERTIFICATE. CITY OF LA VERNE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO DANIEL LOPEZ. THE CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL TO AIR FORCE E-5 DANIEL LOPEZ WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. GOD BLESS YOU, SIR. [APPLAUSE] I'M GONNA HAND OVER THE MIC BECAUSE I WANT GOD AND COUNTRY TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE, SIR. WELL, OBVIOUSLY, I'M DANIEL LOPEZ. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE VIETNAM VETERAN, ALSO CHARTER ORG REP AND VICE CHAIRMAN FOR TROOP 411 HERE IN LA VERNE. I HAVE A GRANDSON THAT EAGLED OUT AT THIS FACILITY, AND NOW HE'S IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AS A FIREFIGHTER. [APPLAUSE]. AND I BELIEVE HE'S KUWAIT IN NOVEMBER, I BELIEVE. YEAH. AND FEBRUARY, THIS LAST FEBRUARY, HE MADE MY WIFE AND I GREAT GRANDPARENTS. HE HAD A, HE HAD A BABY BOY SO. [APPLAUSE]. THAT'S ALL I GOT. WELL, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER, MICHELLE. [APPLAUSE]. MIC]. YES, PLEASE. [00:05:43] [APPLAUSE]. WE HAVE ONE CULTURE AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THANK YOU. WILL STAFF MEMBERS YVONNE DURAN AND SAM GONZALEZ PLEASE COME FORWARD? [APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING. CITY OF LA VERNE PROCLAMATION. [PRESENTATIONS ] WHEREAS HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATES THE HISTORIES, CULTURES, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES WHOSE ANCESTORS CAME FROM SPAIN, MEXICO, THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF LA VERNE RECOGNIZES THE HISPANIC AMERICANS HAVE LONG ENRICHED OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR DEDICATION TO FAMILY, HARD WORK, SERVICE, CULTURAL TRADITIONS, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT. AND WHEREAS, HISPANIC HERITAGE REFLECTS A BROAD AND DIVERSE SET OF EXPERIENCES, LANGUAGES, AND CUSTOMS THAT STRENGTHEN THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL FABRIC OF LA VERNE. AND. WHEREAS THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS IN EDUCATION, PUBLIC SERVICE, ARTS, BUSINESS, MILITARY SERVICE, AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP CONTINUE TO MAKE LA VERNE A MORE VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE CITY. AND WHEREAS, HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT AND HONOR THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CULTURAL LEGACY OF OUR HISPANIC COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND TO CELEBRATE THE VALUES OF DIVERSITY AND UNITY THAT BRING US TOGETHER. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF LA VERNE DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15TH IS AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS AND CELEBRATIONS THAT RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR HISPANIC COMMUNITY. DATED THIS 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026. WE'VE GIVEN IT TO YOU GUYS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? [APPLAUSE]. OH COME ON. YOU'RE NEVER TOO LOST FOR WORDS WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, BUT. YEAH THANK YOU. I CONCUR WITH SAM [LAUGHTER]. A QUICK FACT. I'M THE FIRST HISPANIC DIRECTOR FOR PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE CITY. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. [ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS] WE HAVE A FEW NAMES HERE. I DO WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING WE WERE IT WAS 9/11. AND I KNOW RICK BOWEN'S IN THE AUDIENCE HERE HAD MENTIONED THAT WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET THAT. AND I THINK WE WILL MAKE THAT AS PART OF OUR EVERY YEAR THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT 9/11 IS MENTIONED AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW THAT WHAT THAT DAY MEANT, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, 25 YEARS THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS AND WHAT HAPPENED. AND I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, AS MR. BOWEN HAD POINTED OUT, THAT IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. [00:10:03] AND I KNOW THAT MAYOR PRO TEM KASHIFALGHITA ALSO SAID THAT WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET. IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT, MR. BOWEN AND MAYOR PRO TEM KASH THAT WE WILL PUT THAT, AND WE WILL WE WILL HONOR THAT ON 9/11 ON EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE FORGETS WHATEVER HAPPENED ON THAT HORRIFIC DAY. SO WITH THAT, I WILL CALL UP JASMINE MUÑOZ CUEVAS, DISTRICT REP FOR OFFICE OF SUSAN RUBIO. WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OFFICIALS AND RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE. MY NAME IS JASMINE CUEVAS. I'M A DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WITH SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO'S OFFICE. SO I WILL BE SERVING THE CITIES OF LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS MOVING FORWARD FROM THE SENATOR'S OFFICE. SO IF YOU EVER NEED ANYTHING, PLEASE REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE. ANY UPCOMING EVENTS YOU'D LIKE THE SENATOR OR ONE OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND SPEAK AT PRESENT, CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION OR IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SENATOR, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME ANYTIME. I'LL BE SURE TO ATTEND THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY UPCOMING EVENTS FROM THE SENATOR. I KNOW THE NEXT ONE WE'LL BE HAVING IS WHAT WE CALL OPERATION GOBBLE, WHERE WE PROVIDE TURKEYS TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO ONCE WE HAVE MORE DETAILS, I'LL BE SURE TO SHARE THOSE. BUT THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. AND PLEASE REACH OUT ANYTIME. IF THERE'S ANYTHING SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO CAN DO TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU. THANKS, JASMINE. APPRECIATE THAT. WELCOME. ADRIAN ROMERO. YEAH. AND YOU LAUGH EVERY TIME. [LAUGHTER]. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE A FEW EVENTS THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT LA VERNE LIBRARY THIS MONTH. LA VERNE LIBRARY'S COLLABORATION WITH SANRIO BEGAN AND WE DISTRIBUTED HELLO KITTY AND FRIENDS LIMITED EDITION LIBRARY CARDS THIS PAST FRIDAY. UNFORTUNATELY, LA VERNE LIBRARY RAN OUT OF OUR SUPPLY OF 450 CARDS. [LAUGHTER] YEAH, IN A DAY AND A DAY AND A HALF. THAT'S GOOD. YEAH, YEAH, WE HAD A LINE. PEOPLE WAITED ACTUALLY 2.5 HOURS TO GET THERE. WOW. SERIOUSLY? YEAH. THAT'S WONDERFUL. YEAH. ALL WE DID WAS PROCESS APPLICATIONS ALL DAY FRIDAY. HELLO KITTY. [LAUGHTER] YEAH. AND WE'LL BE RESTOCKED SOMETIME IN OCTOBER. BUT RIGHT NOW WE DON'T KNOW WHEN BUT YEAH, 100%. HELLO KITTY. AND YOU COULD FOLLOW US AT LA COUNTY LIBRARY ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO GET UPDATES. AND TO CELEBRATE THIS COLLABORATION, WE'LL BE HOLDING A HELLO KITTY AND FRIENDS BOOKMARK. ART PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH AT 3:30. DURING THIS PROGRAM, CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 12 CAN DESIGN THEIR OWN BOOKMARK ONE TO KEEP AND ONE TO GIVE TO A FRIEND. AND ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD AT 2:00 P.M. WE'LL BE HOLDING A PUZZLE PARTY FOR ADULTS DURING THIS PROGRAM. TEAMS OF FOUR WILL COMPETE TO BE THE FIRST TO COMPLETE A PUZZLE. TEAMS WILL HAVE IDENTICAL PUZZLES AND PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN TO THE WINNER. THE WINNING TEAM AND THE LIBRARY WILL ALSO BE HOLDING TWO PROGRAMS TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH AT 2:00 WE'LL HOLD A MILAGRO HEARTS ART ACTIVITY WHERE PARTICIPANTS. PARTICIPANTS WILL DESIGN A DECORATIVE METAL HEART. THESE DECORATIVE HEARTS ARE MADE OF METAL AND SERVE AS OFFERINGS IN LATIN AMERICAN CATHOLIC TRADITIONS. AND ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH AT FOUR, WE'LL HOLD A THE CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, BE GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT TRADITIONAL MEXICAN FOLK ART WHILE CREATING THEIR OWN ART PIECE. AND ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD AT 10:00 LA VERNE LIBRARY WILL HOST A SMART GARDENING WORKSHOP. DURING THIS PROGRAM, EXPERT SPEAKERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS WILL DISCUSS HOW NATIVE PLANTS PROVIDE BEAUTY BENEFITS AND FIRE PROTECTION IN OUR UNIQUE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ENVIRONMENT. AND THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING A LOBBY BOOK SALE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET A GREAT DEAL ON USED BOOKS, MAGAZINES, AND DVDS. ALL MONEY RAISED BY THESE SALES GO DIRECTLY TO LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND THE PURCHASE OF NEW BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ADRIAN. WE MISS YOU, ADRIAN. [LAUGHTER] I KNOW. YOU'RE WELL REPRESENTED, BUT IT'S NOT YOU WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT ADRIAN. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? I THINK WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS FROM WESTERN UNIVERSITY. IS THAT CORRECT? WHY DON'T YOU GUYS COME UP REAL QUICK? COME ON, COME ON WE'RE NOT GOING TO EMBARRASS YOU. PROFESSORS. COME ON, COME ON. LET'S GO. ALL YOU. GOT THE MIC COME ON. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. OKAY. WE NEED NAMES. WHAT YOU'RE STUDYING. I WANT ALL THAT OKAY. COME HERE. COME ON. [LAUGHTER]. HEY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS AND COME TO A MEETING, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN A MEETING. SO IF YOU JUST GIVE A SHORT NAME AND THE UNIVERSITY YOU'RE WITH. MY NAME IS. OH, OKAY [00:15:06] MY NAME IS BRIAN. I'M A STUDENT AT WESTERN UNIVERSITY AND HI, MY NAME IS KARA WE'RE ALL FIRST YEARS, SO WE'RE JUST HERE TO GET A BIT MORE HI, MY NAME IS SOPHIA, ALSO FIRST YEAR VET STUDENT. MY NAME IS BONNIE ALSO [LAUGHTER] SERIOUSLY? YOU COULD HAVE BABYSAT THEM. WELL, IT'S VERY NICE. I DIDN'T WANT TO EMBARRASS YOU GUYS, BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE A UNIVERSITY HERE. YOU GUYS ARE VET STUDENTS, WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY NOBLE PROFESSION. AND IT'S A LONG, GRUELING PROFESSION JUST TO GET TO BE A VETERINARIAN. SO YOU KNOW, TO BE A VET, IT'S A LONG PROCESS. AND YOU'VE GOT, YOU'RE IN THE PROGRAM. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU AND THANKS FOR COMING. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE. AND THEN DOES ANYBODY HAVE THEIR CELL PHONE WITH THEM? SHE CAN TAKE A PICTURE? YEAH. GRAB ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. GOOD LUCK GUYS. COME ON. I'M A DOCTOR TRY AND MAKE ALL THAT MONEY AND BUY A HOUSE DON'T FORGET. HE WANTS TO VOTE WITH THAT, WE'RE CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS. CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT. APPRECIATE THAT. AND CONGRATULATIONS ALL VET STUDENTS. [CONSENT CALENDAR] WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. SERIOUSLY. YOU'RE WELCOME ANYTIME, ANYTIME. NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE DISCUSSION OR JUST WANTS TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON ONE OF THE ITEMS. COUNCIL ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO PULL ANY ITEM ON THE COMMENTS ON ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE, INCLUDING IF YOU NEED TO RECUSE YOURSELF FROM ANY ITEM? NO? MR. DOMER, DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS PULLED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT? WE DO NOT, MR. MAYOR. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR EXCLUDING ANY PULLED ITEMS? I MOVE TO APPROVE. HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE. THE CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION BY CROSBY. SECONDED BY KASHIFALGHITA WAS APPROVED 4-0, WITH LAU BEING ABSENT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. TONIGHT, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR TONIGHT. [5. Public Art Fund Ordinance and Policy Update and Council Direction.] THERE IS ONE ITEM ON THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR. THE PUBLIC ART FUND ORDINANCE POLICY UPDATE AND COUNCIL DIRECTION. CITY MANAGER DOMER. PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER THAT WILL BE REPORTING ON THIS ITEM ANDREA. SORRY. YES, I CAN CALL FORWARD [LAUGHTER] ANDREA BLOCKINGER. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS. THIS EVENING, I WILL BE PRESENTING ON OUR PROPOSED PUBLIC ART FUND ORDINANCE AND POLICY. AND SO THE DIRECTION FROM STAFF TONIGHT IS WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND GUIDANCE ON THESE DRAFT GUIDELINES WE'VE PUT TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN COME FORWARD TO A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING TO HAVE THE ORDINANCE PLACED ON FIRST AND THEN SECOND READING AND BE ADOPTED. SO FOR SOME BACKGROUND CONTEXT, EARLY THIS YEAR, WE BROUGHT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, THE AMERICA 250 AND ROUTE 66 CELEBRATIONS. AND AT THAT TIME, WE TALKED ABOUT FORMALIZING OUR PUBLIC ART FEE AND THE FUND THAT WE HAVE AS WELL. AND SO TONIGHT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TWO COMPANION DOCUMENTS FOR DISCUSSION THE PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE AND THE POLICY TO GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDINANCE. SO AT THIS TIME, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC ART FUND, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A STANDARD PROCEDURE ON ITS IMPLEMENTATION, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT WITH THE PROPOSED DRAFT. AND THEN ALSO, JUST A FUN THING ABOUT THE POWERPOINT TONIGHT. EVERY IMAGE IS PUBLIC ART THROUGH THE PUBLIC ART FEE OR THE PUBLIC ART FUND AS WELL. SO JUST A QUICK EXPLANATION ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ORDINANCE VERSUS THE POLICY. [00:20:01] THE ORDINANCE WILL BE WITHIN, OBVIOUSLY, THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT GUIDES THE REQUIREMENTS OF WHO MUST DO PUBLIC ART WITHIN THE CITY, WHERE THE POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION WILL GUIDE CITY STAFF ON ITS IMPLEMENTATION. SO PUBLIC ART WILL APPLY TO ANY NON RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY, AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE THREE OR MORE UNITS. AND A PUBLIC ART FEE IS SOMETHING THAT'S FAIRLY COMMON PRACTICE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. MOST CITIES IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HAVE THIS. WHILE IT'S NOT MANDATORY, MOST CITIES UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF BEAUTIFYING PUBLIC SPACES AND HENCE WHY THEY IMPLEMENT THAT PUBLIC ART FEE. SO WITHIN OUR DRAFT ORDINANCE, WE LIST THE REQUIREMENT THAT IT'LL BE A 0.5% VALUATION ON ANY PROJECTS UNDER $500,000. BUT FOR PROJECTS THAT EXCEED THAT $500,000 AMOUNT, IT'S A 1% VALUATION ON THE PROJECT'S VALUE. SO DEVELOPERS HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT AVENUES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PUBLIC ART FEE. THEY CAN EITHER IMPLEMENT THE ART DESIGN ITSELF, OR THEY CAN PROVIDE THAT VALUATION COST TO THE CITY SO THAT WE CAN THEN IMPLEMENT THAT AT A LATER DATE. THEY CAN ALSO DO A MIX OF BOTH OF THOSE THINGS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE VALUATION COMES OUT THAT THEY HAVE $40,000 THEY HAVE TO SPEND ON PUBLIC ART, THEY COULD SPEND $30,000 DOING SOMETHING ON SITE AND THEN GIVE US $10,000 SO THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT IT AT A LATER DATE. SO THEY CAN DO A MIX OF BOTH. SO WITHIN OUR GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE THIS EVENING. WE HAVE THAT ALL PUBLIC ART WILL GO THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS, THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, TO ENSURE THAT IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN OUR CITY. NOW FOR FISCAL APPROVAL, WE HAVE CURRENTLY DESIGNED IT, THAT IT WILL COMPLY WITH OUR PURCHASING POLICY. AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS ANY EXPENDITURES WITHIN THE PUBLIC ART FUND, IF IT'S UNDER $75,000, WOULD NOT WARRANT COUNCIL APPROVAL. AND THAT'S TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN STILL STREAMLINE THESE PROJECTS. SO IF THERE'S ONGOING MAINTENANCE THAT COSTS ABOUT $5,000 OR SMALL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC ART, WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR A COUNCIL MEETING FOR YOU GUYS TO AUTHORIZE SUCH MINOR PURCHASES. WE WANTED TO KEEP IT TO THE LARGER PICTURE AND THE VISION THAT COUNCIL DIRECTS, AND THEN WE CAN IMPLEMENT FROM THERE. WITH THE PUBLIC ART FUND, THE PLAN IS ONCE IT'S ADOPTED AND IN PLACE, WE CAN TAKE A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH. BY DEVELOPING THIS STRUCTURE. WE CAN DO CALL FOR ARTISTS, AND BASED ON YOUR VISION AND GUIDELINES, WE CAN IDENTIFY GEOGRAPHICALLY WHERE ARE THE PRIORITIES? WHAT TYPE OF ART IS COUNCIL LOOKING FOR? SO THEN CITY STAFF CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH PROACTIVELY IMPLEMENTING THOSE PROJECTS. SO SOME OF THE PRIORITIES INCLUDE CITY FACILITIES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PARKS AND VARIOUS PUBLIC SPACES THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BEAUTIFY. SO THIS EVENING, WHAT WE'RE ASKING OF CITY COUNCIL IS TO PROVIDE DIRECTION ON THE PROPOSED FRAMEWORK THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER. AND THEN BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK, WE'LL COME BACK AT A LATER DATE WITH THE DRAFT ORDINANCE FOR ITS FIRST READING FROM THERE I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU ANDREA. DO YOU WANT TO GO? YOU WANT TO COMMENT OR YOU WANT TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST? OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO GO TO PUBLIC? SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. MR. BOWEN AND THEN SHERRY. SHERRY? SHERRY BUSKMAN. COME ON. YEAH. I AM DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT LA VERNE IS CONTINUING TO ENHANCE ITS BEAUTY THROUGH PUBLIC ART, AND I WOULD URGE THE COUNCIL TO SUGGEST ADDING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE LOCAL ARTISTS TO THEIR DECISION MAKING PROCESS. WE HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE ARTISTS IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE, A LOT OF DEPTH IN THAT AREA, AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE ARTISTS INVOLVED IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SHERRY. MR. BOWEN. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR. GLAD TO SEE THIS. I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD A FUND LIKE THIS, WHICH IS GREAT. I ASKED THE THE CITY MANAGER. HOW MUCH DID WE CURRENTLY HAVE? AND I DO WANT TO VERIFY THIS. $671,000. WOW. WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? IS ONE QUESTION I HAVE AND WHO OVERSEES THIS? I JUST HEARD THAT UP TO $75,000, IT DIDN'T REQUIRE COUNCIL APPROVAL. SO IS THAT A STAFF MEMBER? IS THAT THE CITY MANAGER? I'D SURE LIKE TO KNOW WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO SPEND 75 GRAND. OR WAS THAT THE SAME REGULATION THAT WAS PASSED LAST WEEK? I DON'T KNOW. AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. I LOVE TO KNOW WHERE THE $670,000 CAME FROM, BECAUSE THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY TO BE SITTING AROUND THAT NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT. [00:25:05] THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING UP TO DAIS, MR. JOHNSON. THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE AND WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT? NOT IN THE MICROPHONE. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. COME ON UP. THERE YOU GO ERIC, AND THEN PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DANNY. AND THEN CODY IS ON THERE AS WELL. AND I CAN'T RECALL IF SOMEONE ELSE IS ON THERE. JUST THOSE THREE. THANK YOU THAT WAS IT, STEVE? THAT'S YEAH. ALWAYS BEEN A QUESTION HIS PHONE'S GOING CRAZY OVER THERE [LAUGHTER]. MORE OF A TECHNICAL QUESTION. ANDREA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS, BUT FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL ANSWER THE QUESTION WITH $671,000. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IT'S BECAUSE THIS ART FUND HAS BEEN GOING FOR A LONG TIME. THE DEVELOPERS HAVE PUT IN MONEY INTO THIS FUND, AND IT'S ONLY TO BE USED FOR THE ART THAT WE WOULD DO. AND IF YOU'VE SEEN MANY OF YOU SEEN HOW THEY SHOWED PICTURES UP HERE, ARTWORK, WHETHER IT BE IN THE VONS SHOPPING CENTER, WHETHER IT BE IN THE ON THE UNIVERSITY LA VERNE OR SOME OF OUR BUILDINGS OR SOME OF THE ARTWORK WE HAVE LOCALLY. IT'S PAID BY THE DEVELOPERS. SO WHATEVER THE DEVELOPERS USE FOR THE ARTWORK THEN THE REMAINDER GOES INTO THE, TO THE ART FUND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. YOU'RE NOT MISTAKEN. I BELIEVE THE MAJORITY OF IT WAS PUT IN BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GILEAD AND SO THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ART PIECES DOWN THERE, BUT I'M NOT QUITE SURE IF CHRISTIE WANTS TO COME UP AND SHE CAN GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S A RESTRICTED FUND, BUT WE WANT IT TO BE HAVE A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER CONTROLS. AND IT'S ALSO ONLY BEEN COLLECTED, I BELIEVE, FROM THOSE IN THE SAN PABLO BUSINESS DISTRICT. IT HASN'T BEEN CITY WIDE, SO THIS WOULD WIDEN IT TO THE CITY WIDE. SO, CHRISTIE. BUT HAVEN'T WE HAD THAT FROM SOME OF THE OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WE'VE HAD OFF OF WHITE. BECAUSE WHEN I WAS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WE HAD SOME THINGS COME UP THAT HAD TO DO WITH ARTWORK ON BUILDINGS. SO THERE'S ARTWORK THERE THEY CAN EITHER PUT IN PUBLIC ART OR THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE BASED ON THAT AMOUNT. GILEAD WAS THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTION. I BELIEVE IT WAS $500,000 WAS THE AMOUNT THAT GILEAD PUT IN, WHICH IS WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THAT CAME FROM. WE HAVE HISTORICALLY ACTUALLY KEPT THOSE FUNDS WITHIN, WITHIN OUR GENERAL CIP. SO GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. AND IT IS A, A LINE ITEM THAT IS INCLUDED IN THERE AS RESTRICTED. IT WILL STILL CONTINUE TO BE RESTRICTED BECAUSE IT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES. SO IF IT'S NOT RESTRICTED LIKE THE GENERAL FUND, THEN IT CAN BE USED FOR WHATEVER. YOU HAVE A DIRECTION THAT YOU GIVE US TO USE IT FOR. HOWEVER IF THIS ITEM IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS PART OF A CIP WHICH WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET, UNLESS WE HAVE APPROPRIATIONS FOR IT, WE STILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU AND ASK YOU FOR APPROPRIATIONS. SO IF WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS PLANNED AND WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO ADD AN ITEM AND IT'S GOING TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN OUR BUDGET, THEN THAT WOULD COME TO YOU. WE WOULD GET APPROPRIATIONS WITHIN THE BUDGET. IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR WE NEED TO DO, OR SOMEONE GIVES US FUNDS, WE NEED TO PUT THOSE INTO INTO A PROJECT, THEN WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO BRING THAT BACK TO YOU TO GET THOSE APPROPRIATIONS. SO WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE APPROPRIATIONS, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH OUR PURCHASING POLICY. SO KEN DOES HAVE AUTHORITY UP TO $75,000, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO IDENTIFY THAT WE CAN EXPEND THOSE FUNDS WITH THOSE APPROPRIATIONS. SO WE STILL HAVE NO MATTER IF IT'S $75,000 OR NOT, WE HAVE TO APPROVE WHAT IT'S GOING TO GO FOR. IS THAT CORRECT? SO IT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. SO IF WE KNOW WHAT IT. THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING THIS PROJECT WITHIN THE BUDGET, THEN WE CAN INCLUDE THOSE APPROPRIATIONS. BUT IF NOT, WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU AND ASK FOR THOSE APPROPRIATIONS. BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF CONFUSING TO ME BECAUSE I WAS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THREE YEARS. AND I KNOW THAT WE WENT OVER ITEMS THAT WERE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE CAME TO THE, TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THEN IT WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. [00:30:02] SO THIS IS THE PART THAT I'M NOT I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, IF IT'S $75,000 OR LESS, IT'S AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, ALONG WITH THE CITY MANAGER, TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ACTUALLY SEES THAT. THAT'S THE WAY I READ THIS. SO THERE THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE WOULD BE APPROVING THE DESIGN. RIGHT. BUT NOT THE COST OR I'M SURE THAT WOULD BE PART OF IT. BUT THAT'S THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE ACTUAL CONCEPT WOULD BE WHAT THEY'RE APPROVING. BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD NOT REVIEW THIS AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE WOULD SAY YES, GO AHEAD. IT USUALLY GOES TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THAT'S ONLY IF IT'S RELATED TO AN ACTUAL. PROJECT? BUT GENERALLY THESE ART PROGRAMS ARE GENERALLY. BUT NOW THIS IS KIND OF A WIDE PURVIEW. NOW TO OPEN IT UP FOR OTHER PROJECTS. CORRECT? CORRECT. YEAH SO. YEAH. AND MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE ERIC SCHERER, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, ON WHO CAN PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND ALSO THIS IS THE REASON THAT WE'RE BRINGING IT TO YOU, NOT AS A FIRST READING, BUT AS A DISCUSSION TO GET THIS TYPE OF FEEDBACK. I DO NOT WANT TO APPROVE ART. I WOULD RATHER GO THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR YOU. AND I THINK WHAT I'M GETTING AT. I THINK THAT WE DO THIS. I THINK IT'S NOBLE. OBVIOUSLY, GILEAD DID CONTRIBUTE TO A LARGE AMOUNT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DO HAVE PROJECTS, BUT I REALLY WANT TO SEE THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. I WANT TO SEE OUR PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW IT. I WANT TO SEE COUNCIL SAYING OKAY. AND I ALSO WANT AS SHERRY BROUGHT UP, THE FACT THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE LOCAL, LOCAL ARTISTS THAT ARE PART OF THE FIRST PURVIEW OF WHAT'S GOING ON, ALONG WITH OTHER ARTIST POOLS. BUT I OBVIOUSLY WE LIKE, LIKE SHE SAYS, WE DO HAVE AN AMAZING DEPTH OF ARTISTS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. BUT I LIKE THE PROCESS. AND I, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, AND ERIC WOULD CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO JUST LIKE WE DO ANY OTHER PROCESS DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING A LOT OF MONEY HERE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS THE COUNCIL IS FULLY AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING, ANY KIND OF ARTWORK THAT GOES ON IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE VETTED OUT FIRST, YOU KNOW, AND MAKE SURE THAT DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE MAKES SURE THAT WE GET OUR PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OUR COUNCIL REVIEWING IT ALONG WITH CITY MANAGER AND SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW, LET'S, LET'S LOOK AT IT, LET'S DISCUSS IT AND. ABSOLUTELY, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING TO HAVE IN THERE AS SOME TYPE OF MATRIX BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. BECAUSE AS YOU MENTIONED, IF THERE IS A PUBLIC ARTWORK THAT'S GOING TO GO ON THE SIDE OF A BUILDING LIKE WE HAD OVER HERE OFF FIRST AND WHITE, THEN THAT IS GOING THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW IS ALWAYS GOING TO LOOK AT IT FOR THOSE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES, THE SETBACKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. AND THEN OF COURSE, WHEN THERE'S CALL FOR ARTISTS LIKE WE DID WITH THE BANNER PROGRAM, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO MORE OF THAT FOR MURALS AND OTHER THINGS. THAT'S WHERE THE COMMUNITY GETS INVOLVED AND PUTTING A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION INTO THAT. SO THE NEXT TIME WE BRING IT BACK THE COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY TO SEE THAT AND HOW IT WORKS SO. BUT ERIC, IF YOU'D LIKE TO. HI, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN THE BODY THAT'S APPROVED PUBLIC ART IN THE CITY. ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY. ALL PUBLIC ART THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN MY TENURE HAS BEEN DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND FULLY FUNDED BY THAT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. OTHER PROJECTS, A FEW PROJECTS, NAMELY GILEAD HAS OPTED HAVE OPTED TO NOT PROVIDE PUBLIC ART AND INSTEAD PAY THE IN LIEU FEE DIRECTLY TO THE CITY THAT IS KEPT IN THIS FUND. SO WHILE THE PLANNING COMMISSION MIGHT HAVE SEEN A PROJECT THAT INCLUDED PUBLIC ART, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WASN'T TASKED WITH APPROVING OR DENYING THAT PUBLIC ART PIECE AS THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE HAD ALREADY APPROVED IT BY THAT POINT, CONTINGENT UPON THE OTHER PERMITS THAT WERE NECESSARY FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT, SOME OF WHICH COULD HAVE GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE CITY COUNCIL. IT'S SIMILAR TO THE ARCHITECTURE AND THE SITE DESIGN, AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED. SO THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS IS THE APPROVING BODY FOR ARCHITECTURE. AND SO WE'VE LOOKED AT THE PUBLIC ART PIECE AS SIMILAR TO THAT. SO WHILE IT MIGHT SHOW UP ON PLANS OR BE PART OF THE STAFF REPORT AS INFORMATION FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR CITY COUNCIL THEY WERE NEVER ASKED TO BE THE APPROVING BODY OF THAT. THE DIFFERENCE HERE WITH THIS POLICY IS REALLY WAS KIND OF STEMMED FROM THE EXPENDITURE OF THOSE FUNDS. SO WITH THE BANNER PROGRAM, THAT'S ONLY BEEN THE SECOND PROJECT THAT HAS EVER USED THOSE DEDICATED RESTRICTED FUNDS. THE FIRST WAS THE LARGE WRIGHT BROTHERS PLANE IN THE SAN PAULO BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. [00:35:04] ONE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WAS BEING DEVELOPED ON THAT SITE. SO THEIR CONTRIBUTION WAS MUCH SMALLER THAN WHAT THAT PIECE ACTUALLY ULTIMATELY COST. SO THE CITY PAID FOR THE DIFFERENCE OUT OF THE FUNDS THAT HAD BEEN COLLECTED FROM OTHER INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS UP TO THAT POINT, TO PAY FOR THAT LARGER ART PIECE ON THAT PARCEL THAT WAS INSTALLED WITH THAT ONE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING DEVELOPMENT. SO WE. WHILE WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING THE DOLLARS, WE HAVEN'T HAD THE EXPENDITURE OF THE DOLLARS. THAT'S WHAT KIND OF STARTED THIS WITH THE USE OF THEM FOR THE BANNER PROGRAM. AND THEN US IDENTIFYING THAT WE NEEDED A POLICY TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE DOING IT CORRECTLY AND BEING CONSISTENT IN HOW WE WOULD IN THE FUTURE USE THESE FUNDS. THANK YOU. YEAH. MR. MAYOR, ERIC BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT, IS THAT THAT'S ONE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE, IS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A PROCESS AND A POLICY AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND AND THE USE OF IT, BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ANYTHING AND THE MONEY WAS JUST SITTING IN A POT. AND AT THAT POINT, WHEN IT'S FOR PUBLIC ART, WE SHOULD BE EXPENDING IT FOR PUBLIC ART AND MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS INVOLVED IN IT. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE THE GENESIS OF BRINGING IT TO YOU ALL TO GET SOMETHING GOING SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THESE ART PROJECTS COMING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE. I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO BE CREATIVE LIKE THE CDBG FUNDS, AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO HAVE THE APPROVAL PROCESS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD AN ISSUE IN THE PAST REGARDING AN ART PROJECT COMING ON THAT, THAT WE WEREN'T NECESSARILY AWARE OF IT. AND I THINK IT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THE, THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW, PLANNING COMMISSION, COUNCIL APPROVAL. BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE EXTREMELY CREATIVE ON HOW WE CAN USE THOSE FUNDS, BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK OUTSIDE THE BOX BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY JUST SITTING THERE THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY USE TO BEAUTIFICATION ON AREAS THAT THAT NEED IT, THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN ART PROJECT OR AN ENHANCEMENT SO. BUT I DO WANT TO SEE THE APPROVAL PROCESS MORE STREAMLINED. AND THE FACT THAT IT'S GOT A, IT'S GOT DEVELOPMENT REVIEW, IT'S GOT PLANNING COMMISSION, IT'S GOT COUNCIL APPROVAL PERIOD. I THINK. I THINK IT'S MORE OF A RECOMMENDATION. RECOMMENDATION ON THE FIRST READING TO BRING IT. IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO US. YEAH. IF THERE'S A CONSENSUS THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO, TO ADD THAT. WE DON'T NEED A VOTE AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU FOR THE FIRST READING. AND AGAIN, AT THAT POINT YOU KNOW, IF WE NEED TO MAKE FURTHER THAT THERE'S REALLY NO RUSH ON THIS TIME, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO GET IT GOING. SO IT'S JUST NOT LANGUISHING. SO WE APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK AND CONTINUED FEEDBACK. CROSBY. YEAH, I KNOW THAT THE DRC APPROVED THE YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE SPONSORED AN ART PROJECT FOR STUDENTS TO GO ON OUR ELECTRICAL BOXES. WHICH LOOKS GREAT. AND WHICH LOOKS AMAZING. SURE FINAL APPROVAL SO THAT THERE'S NOTHING CRAZY GOING ON AND MAKING MORE UNIFORM THINGS THAT ARE GOING DIFFERENT ART PROJECTS TOO. I THINK A COMMITTEE LIKE THAT OR A COMMITTEE THAT WE DEVELOP AND HAVE PEOPLE ON FOR US, I DON'T NECESSARILY FEEL THAT IT HAS TO WAIT FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL. I JUST WITH THE SITUATION THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REVIEWING WE'RE REVIEWING EVERYTHING THAT COMES THROUGH. I JUST AND I UNDERSTAND IT MIGHT SLOW IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT LIKE THE ARTWORK ON THE UTILITY BOXES, THAT TOOK US A LONG TIME TO DO IT. BUT ONCE IT WAS DECIDED, IT WENT REALLY FAST. SO I THINK A PROCESS WHEN WE HAVE TWO, TWO MEETINGS A MONTH, IT'S NOT GOING TO REALLY SLOW US DOWN. IT'S MORE OF A FACT THAT WE'RE WE'RE REVIEWING THIS. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HOPEFULLY CHANGE THE MATRIX ON HOW WE CAN USE THESE FUNDS, WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS. THEY SHOULDN'T BE JUST SITTING THERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS HERE. WE GOT A LOT OF LOCAL ARTISTS THAT CAN WE CAN PUT THAT TO USE AND MORE BEAUTIFY OUR AREA SO THAT THAT'S JUST MY. I THINK THAT WOULD BE MY ASK IS. AND THEN ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE PUT IN THE VERBIAGE THAT WE WOULD REVIEW WITH LOCAL ARTISTS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN THE MATRIX WHEN IT COMES TIME TO REVIEWING THIS ART. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. I AGREE. AND ONE THING I'D LIKE TO ADD, BECAUSE THE BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE, I GET ALL THAT, RIGHT? AND IT'S MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE PART OF THESE COMMITTEES. I'D LIKE TO AT LEAST PUT A TIMELINE SO THEY'RE NOT DRAGGED ON FOR MONTHS AT A TIME. SO IF IT'S THE MEETING OF THAT COMMITTEE IS ON THE FIRST, THEN THEY HAVE WITHIN 15 DAYS TO GET IT TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE. IT'S ALL TIMELINE. NO, I. SO THAT WAY, BY THE TIME IT COMES TO EVEN CITY COUNCIL, IT'S NO MORE THAN A MONTH. SO IF THESE COMMITTEES MEET EVERY MONTH. I AGREE. IT GOES BACK TO BACK TO BACK. [00:40:04] TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REVIEWING IT AS A COUNCIL. ABSOLUTELY WE REVIEW AND LET MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ALSO. I'LL ALWAYS STRIVE FOR. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MISS SHERRY BEST WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ALSO HAD INPUT IN THIS. AND I BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE REALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT OF ARTWORK IN OUR CITY THAT GO BACK MANY YEARS. AND EVEN AS A KID GROWING UP HERE SINCE 1982, I CAN'T REMEMBER. RIGHT. AND SO IT IS WHAT IT IS, BUT AT LEAST HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, TO KIND OF FACT CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CORRECT, WHETHER IT'S A CERTAIN FLOWER, IF IT'S A CERTAIN BUILDING, WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE, MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS CONFIRMED HISTORICALLY IN OUR CITY TIMELINES HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU. ARE WE ALL IN OKAY WITH THAT? MR. CROSBY? OKAY. AND AGAIN, WE'LL BRING IT BACK WITH SOME OF THOSE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE A FIRST READING AT THAT POINT. IT COULD BE A SECOND ITERATION. AND I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO TAKE THE TIME, BUT ONCE WE'RE THERE TO GET IT GOING. SO THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SCHERER, AND THANK YOU, ANDREA. YES, I REALLY I DO AGREE THAT WITH MISS WITH WHAT MR. DOMER SAID. BECAUSE TODAY WAS MORE OF A JUST DISCUSSION. I'D RATHER SEE WHAT'S ON PAPER AND THEN DISCUSSION AND. YOU'RE GOOD TO GO? THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF. APPRECIATE THAT. THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS TONIGHT. SO WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS A TIME SET ASIDE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, [PUBLIC COMMENTS] BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE BROWN ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM ENGAGING IN DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA. YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO. STAFF ARE PLACED ON DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE. THERE IS A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE SPEAKING. AT THIS TIME, THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK AND COME TO THE PODIUM OR RAISE YOUR HAND ON ZOOM MAY WISH TO MR. BOWEN. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RICHARD BOWEN. I HAVE FOUR QUICK QUESTIONS OR ONE STATEMENT. WHERE'S OUR LIBERTY BELL? NUMBER TWO WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT IT, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE BEING ADDRESSED. AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'M RUNNING FOR DISTRICT 3 COUNCIL SEAT. WHEN I FILED MY PAPERS, I WAS GIVEN GUIDELINES FOR WHERE SIGNS COULD AND COULD NOT BE PLACED WITH SPECIFIC DIRECTION THAT THEY COULD NOT BE PLACED IN ON CITY PROPERTY. YET. LAST SATURDAY MORNING, THE INCUMBENT PLACED A SIGN ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF VIA DE MANSION AND WHEELER, WHICH IS PUBLIC PROPERTY. I ASSUME AS THE INCUMBENT HE UNDERSTANDS THE RULES, SO I PLAN TO FOLLOW THEM. I HOPE HE DOES TOO, SO WE DON'T TURN IT INTO A WHACK A MOLE. SIGN GOES UP, SIGN GOES DOWN. THAT KIND OF SITUATION. AND LASTLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WHAT IS THE CITY CURRENTLY KNOW ABOUT THE MW INVESTMENT GROUP HEADED BY MATTHEW WAKEN? HE'S A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER AND INVESTOR THAT RECENTLY FORMED SIERRA LA VERNE GOLF GC LLC. THIS WAS FORMED ON JULY 2ND OR JULY 6TH OF 2026. THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE UP THERE SAW A LOT OF ACTIVITIES, BUT THE CITY SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HERE'S AN LLC AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOLF COURSE, BUT THIS GUY'S A DEVELOPER. AND HE, HE HAS DEVELOPED OTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY, BUT WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU DO AN LLC THAT SAYS SIERRA LA VERNE GOLF COURSE SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE PLANNING A GOLF COURSE WHEN IN FACT, HE'S A DEVELOPER AND AN INVESTOR. AND THAT PROPERTY IS KEY TO OUR STATE, I WONDER, OR TO OUR CITY. AND I WONDER WHO IN THE CITY KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, YOU SHOULD. IF YOU DO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE'VE ASKED FOR TRANSPARENCY ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND WE SHOULD HEAR ABOUT IT BEFORE WE READ IT ON CHAT GBT WHAT'S THE GENTLEMAN'S NAME AGAIN? MATTHEW. HIS NAME IS MATTHEW WAKEN W-A-K-E-N AND HE IS A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER AND INVESTOR. AND HE PUT TOGETHER. AND HE PUT THIS TOGETHER ON JULY 6TH. [00:45:03] OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. BOWEN. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT? WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. THE LIBERTY BELL IS ON TOUR TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THE TRUCK. SO THEY'RE HAVING THE KIDS RING THE BELL AND THEY'RE HAVING A JUST A BANG-UP TIME WITH IT. IT WAS LAST THURSDAY. BOTH ANDREA AND ERIC SCHERER WERE AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS WITH THE CLASS AND THEY'RE LOVING IT. HAD A GREAT TIME SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SCHOOLS THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT THERE. BUT I GUESS THE TEACHERS WERE ABLE TO RING THE BELL [LAUGHTER] AND THE KIDS WERE, YOU KNOW, CHEERING THE TEACHERS ON. AND USUALLY IT WAS SAY, YOU KNOW, PULL IT HARDER. SO, BUT YEAH, SO THEY HAD A GOOD TIME. DID YOU WANT TO ANSWER ON THE CELL SERVICE? BEFORE WE GO TO OUR COMMENTS. YEAH, SO. DID I CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT? I THOUGHT I DID. I'M GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. [COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS] NOW WE CAN GO AHEAD, MR. DOMER. YEAH. SO CELLULAR SERVICE AGAIN. KEEP REACHING OUT ABOUT EVERY OTHER WEEK TO VERIZON JUST TO REMIND THEM THAT WE DO HAVE A MASTER LICENSE AGREEMENT. THEY NEED TO JUST COME IN. THE ORIGINAL PLANS THAT I'VE SEEN. THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT IS THAT THEY HAD ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 8 MICRO CELLS, BUT THEY HAVEN'T COME IN YET TO PULL THE ACTUAL PULL LICENSE AGREEMENTS AND WHERE TO PUT THEM. SO I'M ASSUMING I DON'T KNOW THE PROCESS THEY TAKE THAT IT TAKES A WHILE TO KIND OF COORDINATE NOW THAT THEY KNOW THEY'RE GOING FORWARD. SO BUT I DO CHECK IN ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS. I THINK I'M BUGGING THEM, BUT. IT'S OKAY. YEAH. ME TOO. SO WISH WE HAD MORE CONTROL OVER IT. YEAH. SO. BUT WE DON'T. AND THE. MATTHEW WAKEN AS FAR AS THE SIGNS, WE'LL REVIEW THAT WITH STAFF. AS FAR AS THE SIGNS BEING PLACED. WAS HE. HE WAS PART OF THE AMHERST DEVELOPMENT. OH THAT WAS THE FIRST COMPANY. AND THEN THEY CAME OUT AND IT WAS A DIFFERENT DEVELOPER THAT CAME IN AND TOOK IT OVER. DID THEY TOOK IT OVER? OKAY. YEAH. I THINK HE MAY HAVE DEVELOPED ANOTHER YEAH FIRST STREET. AND SO I DO KNOW THAT HE'S INQUIRED ABOUT THE PROPERTY. IT SEEMS THAT HE IS IN SOME TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP WITH MR. SCHLESINGER, WHO'S THE OWNER. THE FORMATION OF THE SIERRA LA VERNE GOLF COURSE, LLC. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CAN CHECK. BUT AGAIN, ANYTIME ANYBODY COMES TO THE CITY TO ASK ABOUT SIERRA LA VERNE AND DEVELOPMENT, WE SAY GO TO THE COMMUNITY FIRST. SO, BUT IT DOES SOUND LIKE THEY'RE DOING SOME DUE DILIGENCE, SO WE WILL CHECK IN A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT AS FAR AS THE CITY, WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON? WE'VE HAD NO PLANS SUBMITTED. WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. SO. AND IF I COULD JUST ADD, MR. MAYOR THE LLC RECORDS ARE VERY FEW, SO YOU CAN LOOK AND SEE THAT AN LLC HAS BEEN FORMED AND IT'LL TELL YOU WHO THE REGISTERED AGENT IS AND IT'S, AND IT'S ABLE TO DO SORT OF ANY BUSINESS. THERE'S NO, YOU DON'T GET ANY REAL DETAIL YOU KNOW, ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE SO WE CAN LOOK FOR IT, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET MUCH INFORMATION FROM THAT. VERY GOOD. WITH THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. THANK YOU. NEXT WEEK WE HAVE OUR FIRST CANDIDATES FORUM FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE RUNNING WITH THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY CENTER. IT'S FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 P.M. SO WE'LL GO OUT THERE AND HEAR ABOUT THAT. PLEASE COME OUT AND HEAR ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE THAT ARE RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL. SO PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE TOO. TOMORROW IS OUR YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE STARTS AT 05:00 HERE IN THE CHAMBERS. AND THEN I JUST WANT TO THANK ONE OF OUR MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES MESHAL KASHIFALGHITA BECAUSE. SORRY IF I MISPRONOUNCED I TRY MY BEST. [LAUGHTER] THERE WE GO. YOU GOT IT REALLY RIGHT. A GREAT THING. WHAT WE DID TODAY TOO, IS WHAT WE DO EVERY TIME BEFORE OUR CITY COUNCIL IS HAVING A VETERAN COME UP AND DO OUR FLAG SALUTE. AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF YOU, KASH THAT YOU PUSHED FOR THAT. SO REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID THERE. SO THANK YOU MR. JOHNSON. THIS IS CAMPAIGN SEASON THAT'S FOR SURE. [LAUGHTER]. WAIT TILL THEY SEE THE PLAY WITH MY NAME [LAUGHTER] PLEASE READ EVERYBODY'S ALL OF THE CANDIDATES INFORMATION. MAKE A WISE DECISION AND WE'LL KEEP LA VERNE GOING STRONG. RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. MAYOR PRO TEM KASH OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU MAYOR A FEW THINGS. AS YOU KNOW, LA COUNTY'S REPORTED ON THE NEWS TODAY. [00:50:01] THERE WAS OVER 100 WEST NILE VIRUS ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD HERE IN THE COUNTY. THERE ARE MANY TIPS IN THIS WORLD, YOU KNOW, LOOK BOTH WAYS WHEN YOU CROSS THE STREET, DON'T RUN WITH SCISSORS. IN THIS CASE, MOSQUITO CONTROL, AS WE LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, ELIMINATE STANDING WATER AND CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS, RAIN BARRELS, DISCARDED TIRES, BUCKETS, WATERING THROWS OR ANYTHING. CAN I BORROW YOUR GLASSES? YES. I'M IN DENIAL, MAYOR, I AM, I AM IN DENIAL. THOSE ARE 2.0. DON'T GET SICK. WOW. THERE IT IS. OKAY. [LAUGHTER] OR ANYTHING THAT HOLDS WATER FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. OKAY. ENSURE THAT SWIMMING POOLS, SPAS AND PONDS ARE PROPERLY MAINTAINED. CHANGE THE WATER IN PET DISHES FOR ALL YOU PET LOVERS OUT THERE. BIRDBATHS AND OTHER SMALL CONTAINERS WEEKLY. REPORT NEGLIGENT OR NEGLECTED SWIMMING POOLS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO YOUR VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. PLEASE. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INCIDENTS IN THE COUNTY. TOMORROW, THE HEALTH AND RESOURCE FAIR AND FLU SHOT CLINIC IS AT THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY CENTER. PLEASE, PLEASE BE THERE IF YOU YEAH. SO THANK YOU ALL. I APPRECIATE YOU ONCE AGAIN. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE LA VERNE STRONG AS THE LA VERNE KID GROWING UP HERE. I NEVER FORGET THAT. SO THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR IF I CAN TACK ON TO KASHIFALGHITA'S. MAYOR PRO TEM KASHIFALGHITA'S ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT WEST NILE. WE ACTUALLY HAD A NOTICE TODAY FROM THE MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT THAT THERE WAS ONE IN A TRAP NEAR HERITAGE PARK. SO YES, AS HE STATES. WELL, A MOSQUITO THAT WAS CARRYING IT. SO YES. SO PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL. PLEASE TURN OVER THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE COLLECTING WATER. AND JUST APPLY THE, THE DEET OR THE CITRONELLA OR COVER UP EVERYTHING. FLAMETHROWER. FLAMETHROWER. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. JESUS WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TONIGHT. WE'VE HAD JUST A MYRIAD OF, OF DEATHS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. WE'LL BE CLOSING IN MEMORY OF WAYNE HURLEY WHO PASSED AWAY FRIDAY NIGHT, WHO WAS JUST AN ICON WITH THE CHAMBER, OUR FLEA MARKET THAT WE HAD AND JUST A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY HIS CHILDREN WENT TO SCHOOL WITH MY KIDS, STEVE'S KIDS, RICK TAUGHT HIS KIDS. SO HE PASSED PEACEFULLY AT HIS HOUSE IN HOSPICE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. SO WE WANT TO KEEP KATHY, HIS WIFE, AND ALL OF HIS FAMILY IN OUR PRAYERS. YESTERDAY WE CELEBRATED JOHN MALARKEY AT THE CITY COMMUNITY CENTER. AND YVONNE DURAN AND STAFF DID AN AMAZING JOB FOR HIS CELEBRATION OF LIFE. AND HE HAD MULTIPLE FRIENDS, MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT HE WORKED WITH. IT WAS JUST A VERY NICE CELEBRATION. COUNCIL MEMBER OR MAYOR PRO TEM KASH AND COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE JOHNSON, I KNOW RICK WAS HAD STUFF GOING ON AND WENDY HAD STUFF GOING ON, BUT WE WERE THERE TO HELP THEM CELEBRATE. IT WAS A VERY NICE CELEBRATION AND JOHN'S AND JOHN'S HONOR. THEY HAD HAMBURGERS AND THE CITY. THE CITY STAFF DID IT ALL ON THEIR OWN TIME AND MADE ALL THE FOOD AND HAD DONATIONS FOR IT. SO I THANK OUR CITY MANAGER AND YVONNE DURAN FOR HAVING SUCH AN AMAZING STAFF. BUT JOHN WAS PART OF THE FAMILY AND HE WILL DEFINITELY BE MISSED. SO DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING, MR. DOMER, THAT YOU WANTED TO WITH THAT? THEN WE HAD ONE OF OUR LONG-TERM FAMILY MEMBERS, BUT ALSO ROTARIAN. WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TONIGHT IN MEMORY OF JOEL R, DICK BATES, A BELOVED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY AND DEDICATED SERVANT TO OTHERS. DICK TRULY EMBODIED THE ROTARY MOTTO OF SERVICE ABOVE SELF. AT THE TIME OF HIS PASSING, DICK WAS SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF THE LA VERNE ROTARY CLUB, HAVING PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS PRESIDENT DURING THE 2015, 2016, 2016 AND 2017 ROTARY YEARS. HE ALSO SERVED AS THE CLUB'S FOUNDATION CHAIR AND INTERNATIONAL CHAIR AND WAS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN ROTARY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE THANKSGIVING DAY FOOD DISTRIBUTION. EASTER EGG HUNT. JULY 4TH. FLOAT PREPARATION. WATERMELON FEED AND DISTRICT GRANT PROJECTS. HIS COMMITMENT TO SERVICE EXTENDED WELL BEYOND ROTARY. HE WAS ACTIVE AT THE ROCK OF THE FOOTHILLS LUTHERAN CHURCH AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE WINDSONG SOUTHLAND CHORAL. HE LOVED SINGING AND TRAVELED WITH THE CHORAL PERFORMING IN AUSTRIA AND AT CARNEGIE HALL IN NEW YORK. [00:55:01] DICK WAS PROUD PENN STATE GRADUATE. HE LATER EARNED HIS MBA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AND PURSUED GRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDIES AT SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES. PROFESSIONALLY, DICK WAS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR AN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING EQUIPMENT FIRM BEFORE RETIRING AND CONTINUING HIS WORK IN MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING. DICK ENJOYED SINGING, ART, WEIGHTLIFTING, WALKING HIS DOG AND PUBLIC SPEAKING. MOST OF ALL, WE REMEMBER HIS WARM SMILE, HIS ENCOURAGEMENT, AND THE WAY HE MADE PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME. DICK WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS BELOVED WIFE OF APPROXIMATELY 60 YEARS, MARY JANE BATES, AND HIS DAUGHTER, MILDRED. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN, JOEL R BATES JR. JODIE AND JEFFREY. DICK TOUCHED COUNTLESS LIVES THROUGH HIS FAMILY, HIS FAITH, HIS MUSIC, HIS FRIENDSHIP, AND HIS YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. OUR COMMUNITY IS BETTER BECAUSE OF DICK'S DEDICATION AND GENEROSITY AND HIS LEGACY OF SERVICE ABOVE SELF. WE WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE ON THOSE WHO WE KNEW, WHO KNEW HIM. MAY WE REMEMBER JOEL R DICK BATES WITH GRATITUDE AND MAY HE REST IN PEACE. IF WE COULD DO A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE, FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT HAVE PASSED US. OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 2026. CLOSED STUDY SESSION WILL START AT 5:30 P.M. IN THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30 P.M. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:27 P.M. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU WESTERN UNIVERSITY. ALL RIGHT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.