Mar 02, 2020 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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HERE. WE CAN ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

READY? BEGIN.

COUNCILMAN CARDER? HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HEPBURN. HERE.

MAYOR PRO TEM ROSALES. AND MAYOR KENDRICK.

[4. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

WE HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT, AND GEORGE MAY FROM THE LIBRARY.

GEORGE. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF LA VERNE RESIDENTS.

I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT OUR MARCH LINEUP OF PROGRAMS. WE'RE BUSY , GOT A LOT OF THINGS TO TO DO FOR EVERYONE , SO PLEASE COME AND JOIN US.

BUT ONE THING BEFORE I GET STARTED, TOMORROW IS VOTING DAY.

THE POLLING BOOTHS IN THE MEETING ROOM WILL START OPENING AT 7 TO 8 O'CLOCK, 7 A.M.

TO 8 P.M.. SO PLEASE, IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO, PLEASE COME ON, COME EARLY SO YOU CAN AVOID THE LINES THAT'LL START DEVELOPING LATER ON IN THE DAY.

SO OUR FIRST PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN ON SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH AND MARCH 10TH FROM 11, I'M SORRY, MARCH 7TH FROM 10 TO 11:30, WE'RE HAVING STEAM IT UP! ACTIVITY .

COME AND CREATE PAPER ROCKETS AND COTTON BALL LAUNCHERS BUILT OUT OF EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS. THIS IS GOOD FOR AGES SIX THROUGH TWELVE.

ON TUESDAYS, MARCH 17TH, 24TH AND 31ST FROM 10:45 TO 11:15 WE'RE HAVING BABY BAND.

THIS INCLUDES SONGS, RHYMES AND MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR BABIES SIX MONTHS TO 18 MONTHS OF AGE. THIS IS FOR THE BABIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.

SO THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BABIES TO HANDLE AGE APPROPRIATE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ON MARCH 17TH, 24TH AND 31ST.

ON TUESDAYS, MARCH 10TH, 17TH AND 24TH ALSO AND 3 1ST FROM 4:00 TO 5:00 P.M.

WE ARE HAVING OUR AFTER SCHOOL ADVENTURES.

THIS WILL INCLUDE AFTER SCHOOL GAMES, CRAFTS AND STEAM ACTIVITIES.

THIS IS GOOD FOR GRADES ONE THROUGH SIX.

ON WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 18TH AND 25TH FROM 11:30 A.M.

TO 12:00 P.M., WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR USUAL SMARTY PANTS STORY TIME AGAIN.

THIS IS GOOD FOR BOOKS, SONGS, STORY TIME S, AND MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES.

ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED , SO PLEASE SIGN UP IN ADVANCE.

THIS IS GOOD FOR AGES 18 MONTHS, UP TO FIVE YEARS WITH THE PARENT OR CAREGIVER.

ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH FOR 6:00 TO 7:00 P.M.

WE ARE HAVING ANNIE BANANNIE'S BALLOON COMEDY SHOW.

HELP ANNIE TELL FABULOUS STORIES WITH LOTS OF BALLOON SURPRISE ALONG THE WAY, AND THERE WILL BE A MIND-BLOWING FINALE.

IT'LL INCLUDE A GIANT SIX FOOT TALL BALLOON.

THIS IS GOOD FOR AGES 4 THROUGH 12 AND ALSO TO PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS.

ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH FROM 4 TO 5 P.M., WE ARE HAVING A MĀKMŌ KIDS: CUBELETS.

COME SEE OUR MĀKMŌ LIBRARIANS WHO WILL BE EXPERIMENT WITH CUBELETS, WHICH ARE INDIVIDUAL ROBOTIC BLOCKS THAT CAN BE EASILY PUT TOGETHER TO CREATE DIFFERENT THINGS.

THEY CAN BE MOVED, SPUN AND LIT UP.

AND THIS IS GOOD FOR AGES FIVE THROUGH TWELVE.

FOR TEENS ON MONDAY, MARCH 16 FROM 3:00 TO 4:00 WE ARE HAVING A TEEN'S CREATE MONTH: ART DAY, WHICH WILL INVOLVE ORIGAMI .

THE LIBRARY, WILL PROVIDE THE SUPPLIES, AND SO JUST BRING YOUR CREATIVITY.

AND THIS IS GOOD FOR AGES 12 THROUGH 18.

ON MONDAY, MARCH 23RD, FROM 3 TO 4 P.M., WE ARE HAVING A TEEN ADVISORY BOARD PLUS AN ADULT 1 01 PROGRAM.

THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD IS DESIGNED TO DRAW FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM THE TEENS IN THE COMMUNITY SO WE CAN BETTER TAILOR OUR PROGRAMS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.

THE ADULT 101 COMPONENT WE'LL DISCUSS ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND ALSO CREATING PERSONALIZED VISION BOARDS.

FOR ADULTS , A LITTLE BIT OF LATE , WE'RE HAVING A MARDI GRAS MASK CRAFT.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT LAST MONTH, THE 25TH, BUT WE HAD TO CONVERT THE MEETING ROOM FOR THE VOTING.

SO NOW WE'RE HAVING IT ON THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH FROM 6 TO 7 P.M.

COME AND SEE EMMY LAM’S CARNIVAL/MARDI GRAS MASK MAKING WORKSHOP.

SHE'LL PROVIDE A ABUNDANCE OF COLOR FUL AND BEAUTIFUL MATERIALS TO MAKE UNIQUE MASK.

THIS IS GOOD FOR AGES 18 AND UP.

ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH, FROM 6:30 TO 7:30 P.M.,

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THESE BOXES WERE CREATED WHEN THE ORIGINAL 19TH AMENDMENT WAS PASSED, S O EACH STATE THAT PASSED, THEY WERE ACTUALLY GIVEN A STAR.

SO WHOEVER ATTENDS WILL BE CREATING THOSE RATIFICATION GRATIFICATION BOXES.

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST FROM 2 TO 3 P.M.

WE'RE HAVING A MOVIE CALLED FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES IN HONOR OF CESAR CHAVEZ AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE MIGRANT FARM WORKERS STRIKES AND MOVEMENT .

AND IT'LL ESPECIALLY FOCUS ON THE UNITED FARM WORKERS CALIFORNIA GRAPE STRIKE OF 1973.

THIS IS GOOD FOR AGES 18 AND UP.

AND LASTLY, THIS IS GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 14TH, FROM 2 TO 3 P.M., WE ARE HAVING THE TAMORA SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE.

IS THIS A DANCE SCHOOL THAT IS IN SAN DIMAS, AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE COMING OUT, DOING A PRESENTATION, AND ALSO TEACH SOME IRISH DANCE LESSONS.

SO THAT SAID, THERE IS, LIKE I SAID, THERE IS IT'S A BUSY MONTH.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE , SO PLEASE COME AND JOIN US, SUPPORT US.

I THINK YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD TIME. THANK YOU.

AND ALL THIS FROM YOUR WEBSITE? IT'S ON THE WEBSITE [LAUGHTER]. I THINK THIS CITY OWES THE COUNTY, ESPECIALLY YOU GEORGE, A THANK YOU FOR OPENING UP THE LIBRARY FOR THIS VOTING.

I KNOW GEORGE TOLD ME HE'S GONNA BE THERE 'TIL AT LEAST 10 :00 TOMORROW NIGHT , SO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US FOR OPENING UP THE COUNTY LIBRARY.

[APPLAUSE]. CHRIS.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL , MAYOR.

SINCE IT'S MARCH ALREADY, WANTED TO GIVE THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HAS THREE DATES WE WANT TO SAVE ON YOUR CALENDAR.

COOL CRUISE IS SATURDAY, APRIL THE 11TH.

IT'S GONNA BE A FANTASTIC SHOW.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A RECORD TURNOUT.

ALSO, THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY OPEN STREET EVENT, WHICH IS LIKE CICLAVIA JUNIOR, IF I CAN SAY THAT, IS APRIL 19TH.

THAT'S WHERE BONITA'S GONNA TO BE CLOSED ALL THE WAY THROUGH FROM S AN DIMAS ALL THE WAY TO POMONA, AND YOU CAN RIDE YOUR BIKES AND WALK.

IT'S A FANTASTIC EVENT ALL DAY SUNDAY, APRIL 19TH.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE LAST DATE IS WINE WALK ON MAY THE 2ND AND WE HAVE A THEME THIS YEAR BECAUSE MAY THE 2ND IS A DERBY DAY, KENTUCKY DERBY , AND SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING ALL THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE WINE WALK TO WEAR A HAT IN HONOR OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY.

COOL. GENTLEMEN AND LADIES, DECORATE YOUR HATS AND LET THE RACES BEGIN ON MAY 2ND WINE WALK. THANK YOU. THANKS, CHRIS.

GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY FOR WINE WALK 'CAUSE IT ALWAYS SELLS OUT.

SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE GET HIM EARLY.

COST ON THAT, CHRIS? $45. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES. HEY, HI LISA.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M LISA LEVY BUCH WITH THE FOOTHILL GOLD LINE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY , AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY AND YOU GUYS ARE AWARE THAT WE HAVE FOUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS COMING UP STARTING THIS THURSDAY IN GLENDORA.

OF COURSE, THE MOST IMPORTANT MEETING WILL BE HERE IN LA VERNE NEXT WEEK ON TUESDAY, THE 10TH, FROM 5:30 TO 7:30 IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

BUT IF PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THAT MEETING, THEY CAN GO TO ANY OF THE MEETINGS AND GET THE SAME INFORMATION ON THE FOOTHILL GOLD LINE PROJECT.

MAJOR CONSTRUCTION IS STARTING IN AUGUST , AND SO AHEAD OF THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S AWARE OF WHAT TO EXPECT, M EET THE DESIGN BUILD TEAM, AND UNDERSTAND WHEN CONSTRUCTION IS GONNA BE IMPACTING YOU.

SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME, I HAVE FLYERS HERE THAT I'LL LEAVE MAYBE OUTSIDE.

AND APPRECIATE IF ANYONE NEEDS ANY HELP, Q UESTIONS, THEY CAN ALWAYS GIVE US A CALL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LISA.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

IT'S BETTER THAN OREOS. HE ALWAYS WANTS OREAS, I DON'T KNOW.

[LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU, LISA.

ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT?

[5. CONSENT CALENDAR]

HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU.

[Urgency Ordinance No. 1092 - Extension of Moratorium on Short Term Rentals]

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR , MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

AS THE COUNCIL MAY RECALL ON JANUARY 21ST MEETING THE CITY COUNCIL ENACTED URGENCY ORDINANCE NUMBER 1091, WHICH WAS A MORATORIUM ON SHORT TERM RENTALS, BASICALLY RESIDENTIAL RENTALS LESS THAN 30 DAYS IN LENGTH.

AFTER DISCUSSION, THAT MORATORIUM DID ALLOW FOR SOME EXEMPTIONS.

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UNDER STATE LAW, THE FIRST TIME THAT A MORATORIUM IS ENACTED IT'S ONLY FOR A MAXIMUM PERIOD OF 45 DAYS.

T HAT URGENCY ORDINANCE EXPIRES ON MARCH 6TH UNLESS THE CITY COUNCIL TAKES ACTIONS TO EXTEND IT FURTHER, WHICH WOULD BE FOR ANOTHER TEN MONTHS AND 15 DAYS, BASICALLY BRINGING THE FULL MORATORIUM TO A MAXIMUM OF ONE YEAR IN LENGTH.

STAFF DOESN'T BELIEVE THAT WE NEED THAT MUCH TIME TO DRAFT A PERMANENT ORDINANCE, BUT PER STATE LAW THAT'S WHAT THIS CURRENT ORDINANCE THAT IS BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT WOULD DO.

IT WOULD ALLOW UP TO JANUARY 21ST OF 2021 FOR STAFF TO COME BACK , DO A FULLY VETTED PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL WITH PERMANENT REGULATIONS ON SHORT TERM RENTALS.

IF THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION AT THE LAST MEETING WAS MORE ALIGNED WITH JUST SIMPLY PROHIBITING THEM, WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING AN ORDINANCE TO YOU IN TIME FOR THIS EVENING'S MEETING. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION WAS BASICALLY TO ESTABLISH SOME REGULATIONS SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE ON THE ONGOING BASIS , WE DO NEED SOME ADDITIONAL TIME TO DRAFT THAT ORDINANCE WITH SOME REGULATIONS THAT WE THINK ARE APPROPRIATE AND WOULD ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED, AS WELL AS SOMETHING THAT'S ENFORCEABLE BY THE CITY AND REALISTIC.

ON THE D AIS IS A FORM THAT WAS ADDED THAT BASICALLY IS ALSO PER STATE LAW, WHICH TONIGHT IS REQUIRED FOR THEIR URGENCY ORDINANCE TO BE EXTENDED, WHICH SIMPLY STATES THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE LAST 40 PLUS DAYS TO GET TO HERE.

PRIMARILY STAFF HAS DONE RESEARCH TO OTHER CITIES, ORDINANCES, BEGUN THAT RESEARCH, TO FIND OUT HOW THEIR CITIES REGULATE THEM.

AND ALSO WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH AIRBNB PRIMARILY ON HOW WE CAN MAKE OUR ORDINANCE ENFORCEABLE AND ALSO THEIR PAST PRACTICES, BEST PRACTICES, ON HOW ORDINANCES HAVE BEEN EFFICIENT AND ACHIEVABLE.

SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NUMBER 1092.

WE DO HAVE SOME SLIGHT REVISIONS TO THAT URGENCY ORDINANCE.

WE DEFINE HOSTING FACILITIES.

I'M SORRY, HOSTING PLATFORMS. WE PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THAT.

THAT WAS DIRECTLY FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH AIR BNB THAT THAT WAS NECESSARY.

WE ALSO HAVE A PROVISION THAT ALLOWS FIRST, SOMETIMES THERE WAS SOME, WE'VE RECEIVED THERE WERE 12 KNOWN SHORT TERM RENTAL FACILITIES IN LA VERNE WHEN THE URGENCY ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED. ALL THOSE LOCATIONS WERE PROVIDED A LETTER LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT THE ORDINANCE AND THE MORATORIUM AND THE PROVISIONS FOR THE EXEMPTION.

WE'VE HAD FOR APPLICATIONS.

TO DATE THREE OF THOSE HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR THEM TO CONTINUE TO DO SO WITH THE APPROPRIATE SIGNATURES.

THERE IS SOME TIMES THERE'S BEEN FOUND TO BE SOME, NOT DISCREPANCIES, BUT SOME CONFUSION OF WHAT'S CONSIDERED ADJECENT OR NOT ADJACENT.

YOU KNOW, OF ALL PROPERTIES IN THE CITY, THERE'S DIFFERENT CONFIGURATIONS , SO WE ADDED A SENTENCE THAT BASICALLY ALLOWS FOR CITY MANAGER TO MAKE A DECISION WHEN THERE'S SOME CONFUSION ONTO WHETHER A PROPERTY IS CONSIDERED ADJACENT OR NOT ADJACENT.

AND THEN SOME OTHER LANGUAGE THAT AGAIN, WAS RECOMMENDED BY AIR BNB IN ORDER FOR US TO NOTIFY THEM IF WE FIND THAT A LOCATION IS IN VIOLATION OF OUR MORATORIUM, IN WHICH CASE THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM THROUGH LEGAL CHANNELS TO DISABLE THAT LISTING ON THEIR WEBSITE.

SO WE ASKED THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE.

WE DO HAVE EVERY INTENTION TO GET THIS ORDINANCE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

OUR REALISTIC GOAL'S PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, BUT THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN TO EXTEND OUT THE FULL LENGTH OF THE TIME TO JANUARY 21ST, PROVIDED WE HAVE SOME DIFFICULTIES IN ACHIEVING SUCH AN ORDINANCE TO BRING BACK TO YOU IN TIME.

WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

WAS TOO CHALLENGING, HUH? SO WE WENT TO ADJACENT AND THEN IF ADJACENT ISN'T QUITE CLEAR ENOUGH, THEN IT'S THE CITY MANAGER'S CALL? I THINK THAT WE'VE ENCOUNTERED SOME LOCATIONS THAT IT WASN'T AS IN A STANDARD BLOCK IN OLD TOWN WHERE THEY'RE RECTANGLE LOTS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S DIFFERENT SIZE AND SHAPE PRO PERTIES.

DIFFERENT SIZES AND SHAPES? YEAH. OK, ALL RIGHT, GEOMETRY.

GEOMETRY. OK. THANK YOU.

ERIC, SINCE YOU'RE UP THERE, LET ME ASK YOU.

OK, SO WE KNOW OF 12 KNOWN OPERATORS THAT HAVE BUSINESS LICENSES TO OPERATE THEIR HOMES FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS OR RENTALS.

NOW, WHAT ABOUT THOSE THAT DON'T GET A PERMIT? AND ALSO ON THAT, IF YOU COULD ALSO ANSWER, IS THAT I REMEMBER ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS, SOMEONE SAID THERE WERE 32 KNOWN RENTALS.

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SOME OF THEM DID. SOME OF THEM DID NOT.

THOSE WERE SIMPLY THE ONES THAT WE COULD FIND BY DOING OUR OWN SEARCHES ONLINE.

AND ONE OF THE CONFUSING THINGS WHEN YOU DO THOSE SEARCHES ONLINE.

IS THAT A LOT OF TIMES A SINGLE LOCATION WILL HAVE MULTIPLE LISTINGS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE LISTING SPECIFIC ROOMS OUT OF THAT HOME.

AND ON THE MAP, THEY DON'T ALWAYS SHOW UP IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION.

SO IT'S IN THE GENERAL AREA, BUT THERE MIGHT BE THREE LISTINGS THAT SHOW AS SEPARATE LISTINGS. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ALL TIE BACK TO A SINGLE PROPERTY.

SO OUR FINANCE DIVISION AND NATHAN STATHAM IS HERE .

HE COULD ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW MANY OF THOSE 12S CURRENTLY HAD BUSINESS LICENSE, BUT THE 12 WERE THE ALL THE KNOWN ONES THAT WE HAD IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO GET BUSINESSES LICENSES IF THEY BECOME EXEMPT? YES, ALL OF THEM SHOULD HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE, AND SO THEY WERE NOTIFIED THAT IN THE NOTICE. BUT, Y EAH, IF THEY CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE, THEN THEY WOULD NEED A BUSINESS LICENSE. THANK YOU.

JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS A LONG TIME FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN RUNNING THESE BUSINESSES, AND TO GO ON WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER SAID, I'M UNDER THE IMPRESSION TOO THERE'S QUITE A FEW THAT ARE OUT THERE.

THEY'RE JUST NOT RUNNING THEM, I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY LEGALLY .

BUT AS A CITY, I DON'T WANNA MISS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET SOME KIND OF A TAX BASE ON THAT TOO, WITH SOME KIND OF A BED TAX.

AND THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY DOING THIS RIGHT NOW, IF WE CAN BRING THEM INTO AN ORDINANCE, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED AN ORDINANCE, WHETHER IT BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY, WHETHER IT BE...

BECAUSE THAT'S A HOT ISSUE RIGHT NOW WITH A LOT OF CITIES.

SOME CITIES ARE JUST, THE BIG ONES ESPECIALLY WITH THE HOTEL INDUSTRY , THEY ARE TOTALLY JUST OUTLYING 'EM COMPLETELY ALMOST, MAKING A 130 DAYS MINIMUM, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO MY CONCERN IS ONE IS THAT THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE RUNNING A CLEAN OPERATION THAT W E'RE GOING TO RESTRICT THEM UNTIL 2021, EVEN IF YOU DO IN SIX MONTHS WHAT'S THAT GONNA TO DO FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE..? THEY'RE STILL GONNA BE RUNNING AN OPERATION , AND THEN IF WE DO DO THIS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE, FIRST OF ALL THE BED TAX, BUT WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF ORDINANCE TO POLICE IT TO MAKE SURE. BUT THAT IT KICKS IN THE GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY OR WHAT ORDINANCE WE PUT IN PLACE , SO DO WE REALLY NEED THIS LONG OF A TIME? AND PLUS, WE HAVE A NEW COUNCIL AND POSSIBLY THE MAYOR COMING IN THAT MAY WANT TO REVIEW THIS AND HAVE SOME OTHER IDEAS.

PLUS, I'D REALLY LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THESE AIRBNBS OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THEY DO FOR THEIR RENTALS , OPEN FORUM AND DISCUSSION, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE SOME OF THESE PEOPLE THIS IS THEIR SECOND INCOME AS LONG AS THEY'RE GOOD NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW? SO I'M JUST KIND OF CONCERNED.

THIS IS AN AWFULLY LONG TIME.

AGAIN, IT'S A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME.

THE ORDINANCE THAT IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WOULD ALLOW US TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT COOPERATING ARE BASICALLY KICKED OFF THOSE PLATFORMS. WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT LANGUAGE THE FIRST TIME AROUND BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THOSE IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS WITH THE HOSTING PLATFORMS , AIRBNB PRIMARILY.

SO NOW WE THEY WILL WORK WITH US TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE COMPLYING IN THE MEANTIME.

BUT THE IDEA IS TO BRING BACK A PERMANENT ORDINANCE THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO HAVE THOSE POLICING ACTIVITIES, MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE REGULATIONS IN PLACE , MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY ARE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO DO SO.

AND THEY WOULD HAVE THE TOT TAX AND THE BUSINESS LICENSE, ALL T HAT'S A PART OF THAT ORDINANCE UPDATE .

ARE WE GOING TO BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL? IT HAS TO BE. WELL, I MEAN, COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION, OPEN DISCUSSION? WE COULD HAVE A STUDY SESSION ONCE WE HAVE SOME MORE DETAILS OF THE INFORMATION WE'VE COLLECTED FROM OTHER AGENCIES AND THE THINGS THAT WE THINK THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR REGULATION. THERE COULD BE A STUDY SESSION BEFORE COUNCIL BEFORE THE ORDINANCE COMES BACK. WE ALSO COULD HAVE A PUBLIC WORKSHOP WITH OPERATORS TO INVITE THEM TO COME IN AND SHARE THIS. TODAY, I BELIEVE THE COUNCIL RECEIVED AN E-MAIL THAT SUGGESTED MAYBE A MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENT.

SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT IDEAS OUT THERE.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH THE REGULATION DOES THE COUNCIL WANT US TO GET INTO BECAUSE WE CAN HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF REGULATIONS.

BUT THEN IT GETS DOWN TO THE REALISTIC OF US POLICING THOSE THINGS AND HAVING THE STAFF TO DO SO. SO IT'S KIND OF A FIGURING OUT WHAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS ARE AND THE THINGS THAT WE COULD BEST REGULATE.

SO I THINK THOSE ARE BOTH GOOD IDEAS THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A ND IN THE INTERIM, WHILE WE CONTINUE TO DRAFT A PERMANENT ORDINANCE.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE COVER ALL THE BASES BECAUSE AFTER CANVASING MANY NEIGHBORHOODS IN LA VERNE, I FOUND A NUMBER OF SITUATIONS WHERE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THE HOMES ARE BEING RENTED OUT ROOM BY ROOM FOR C OLLEGE STUDENTS, AND QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS. I THINK PEOPLE ARE JUST AFRAID TO COME AND SAY, HEY, I HAVE AN ISSUE OR WHERE THEY NEED TO COME TO THE CITY .

I ALSO THINK, TOO, THAT THE ISSUE WITH THE CITY MANAGER, I THINK THAT ALSO NEEDS TO BE A COUNCIL FUNCTION WHEN WE GET INTO THE [INAUDIBLE] OR ALSO FOR THE POLICING PART.

AND MR. DAVIS IS WITH THE ADJACENT AND STUFF IT WAS A VERY GOOD IDEA.

IT WAS A GOOD WAY TO PUT THE PLATFORM OUT THERE , BUT I THINK WE N EED TO REVIEW THAT CLOSELY AND LOOK AT THAT REALLY CLOSELY, IF THAT'S GOING TO WORK .

IF YOU HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE NEIGHBOR, NEIGHBOR AND THINGS LIKE THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REALLY GET THAT OUT.

RIGHT. THAT WAS JUST FOR THE INTERIM.

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MY PROBLEM IS JUST THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT THESE PEOPLE ALTHOUGH FOUR HAVE ONLY COME IN, YOU'RE STILL REVIEWING ONE.

BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO STOP SOMETHING THAT COULD BENEFIT THE CITY AS LONG AS WE BRING EVERYBODY IN LINE IN ORDER TO DO A TAX, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT FOR US.

AND THEN ALSO POLICING AND ALSO THE FINES THAT WOULD COME TO US ALSO.

TIM, I HAD SOME OF THOSE SAME CONCERNS, SO I MET WITH STAFF OVER THIS WHEN IT CAME OUT TO US , AND THE MARCH 6 DEADLINE, IT EXPIRES ON MARCH 6TH.

RIGHT. ALL WE ARE DOING IS EXTENDING IT IF WE WENT THE NINE MONTHS.

BUT AS ERIC SAID THAT IT REALLY SHOULD TAKE LESS TIME THAN THAT.

SO WHAT IF WE WENT AND STAFF COULD DO IT IN SIX MONTHS AND WE HAD THAT ON THE BOOKS AND THEN ALL THE DETAILS, SUCH AS THE LETTER WE RECEIVED FROM THE RESIDENT TODAY AND ALL THESE LITTLE DETAILS THAT YOU WERE EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE WORKSHOP , ALL THOSE ARE GREAT IDEAS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE THAT TONIGHT.

NO, NO, NO. WE JUST NEED TO EXTEND THIS.

THAT'S MY CONCERN BECAUSE WE HAVE RESIDENTS OUT THERE THAT SOME OF THIS IS THEY'RE LIVING, THE WAY THEY LIVE.

AND I DON'T WANT TO MESS THAT UP , AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING A REALLY GOOD BUSINESS. I T'S JUST A LONG TIME.

THAT'S ALL. FOR ME IF WE COULD REDUCE IT DOWN.

WELL, I THINK, GOING TO ROBIN'S POINT, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO WAIT 'TIL THE LAST MINUTE. THAT'S GOING TO JUST GIVE THEM THE TIME TO HAVE THE WORKSHOP AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO I DON'T FEEL AS THOUGH WE NEED TO LIGHT A FIRE UNDER ANYBODY.

BUT I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO GIVE MORE TIME SO THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A WELL CONSTRUCTED ORDINANCE THAT DOESN'T HAVE A BUNCH OF HOLES IN IT THAT AREN'T ENFORCEABLE OR THAT DON'T PROVIDE THE REVENUES TO THE CITY THAT WE WANT.

SO I'M FINE WITH AN ORDINANCE LIKE THIS BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS ORDINANCE WILL SURVIVE THE TEN AND A HALF MONTHS.

I THINK THE THE NEW ORDINANCE WILL BE SHAPED UP IN SHORT ORDER.

BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND EXTEND AGAIN AND INTERRUPT THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE ORDINANCE. I WANT THE PERMANENT ORDINANCE TO BE DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE , AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT, OH, WAIT WE HAVE TO TAKE A PAUSE AGAIN AND ANOTHER EXTENSION.

SO I AGREE, I HOPE THAT WE'RE NOT WAITING UNTIL JANUARY AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE ARE.

AND I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON THE WAY IT'S GOING, WHICH IS WHY I'M INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE WE HAVE THIS MORATORIUM IN PLACE, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T, THEN EVERYTHING BREAKS LOOSE.

BUT WE'RE STARTING TO GET INTO COMMENTS.

JUST ONE LAST THING I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REALIZE IS THAT WITH 12 PROPERTIES, WE ALREADY HAVE A THIRD OF THOSE PRETTY MUCH IN THE EXEMPT CATEGORY.

AND I'M SURE THAT THERE'S SOME OTHER ONES THAT ARE WORKING IN THAT DIRECTION.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE CUTTING EVERYBODY OFF BECAUSE A THIRD OF 'EM HAVE ALREADY BASICALLY ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR BUSINESS WITH OUR CLIENTS AND HELP LA VERNA.

WE ARE ALSO AWARE SOME OF THOSE TWELVE THAT HAVE VOLUNTARILY ARE COMPLYING WITH THE CODE COULD HAVE BASICALLY TAKEN THEIR LISTING OUT THE WEBSITE.

SO WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO APPLY IN THE FUTURE OR NOT, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT NOT ALL OF THEM ARE CURRENTLY LISTED THAT ORIGINALLY WERE LISTED.

OK. WELL, LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO OPEN A THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM, ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS, FILL OUT A BLUE CARD AND LET US KNOW WHO YOU ARE .

PLEASE BEGIN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M LINDA WILKINSON , 31-YEAR LA VERNE RESIDENCE.

THIS EVENING, I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE LAWSUIT I HAVE AGAINST THE MAYOR AND THE CITY REGARDING MY THIRD STREET PROPERTY THAT WAS DAMAGED BY THE CHASE'S DEAL.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT MY HOME ON OLD RANCH ROAD THAT'S NOW REFERRED TO BY SOME AS THE AI RBNB HOUSE.

I OWN 12 PROPERTIES, FIVE OF WHICH ARE IN LA VERNE.

I HAVE TWENTY NINE LONG TERM TENANTS.

LONG AND SHORT TERM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IS WHAT I DO.

19 OF THE 21 YEARS THAT I HAVE LIVED HERE, I HAVE HAD LONG AND SHORT TERM RENTALS BETWEEN THE MAIN HOUSE AND CARRIAGE HOUSE.

THE ESTATE COVERS ALMOST TWO ACRES WITH THE MAIN HOUSE OF APPROXIMATELY SIX THOUSAND SQUARE FEET WITH SEVEN BEDROOMS AND THE CARRIAGE HOUSE OF A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET WITH TWO BEDROOMS. I HAVE BEEN AN AIRBNB HOST SINCE MAY OF 2014 WITH FOUR HUNDRED AND NINE REVIEWS, OUT OF WHICH LESS THAN 1 PERCENT ARE UNFAVORABLE.

IN DECEMBER, I BECAME AWARE THAT [INAUDIBLE] WAS ON A CAMPAIGN, KNOCKING ON DOORS, SPREADING LIES THAT MY GUESTS ARE MAKING METH IN MY LIVING ROOM, THAT THERE IS A SQUATTER ON MY PROPERTY.

I WANTED A GUEST TO DRIVE DRUNK, THAT AN UBER DRIVER WAS KNOCKING AT HER DOOR.

ALTHOUGH UBER DRIVERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EXIT THEIR VEHICLES TO LOOK FOR GUESTS .

THAT THERE WERE ARE WEDDINGS AT MY HOUSE PRACTICALLY EVERY OTHER WEEKEND, ALTHOUGH I

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WITH HER PACK OF UNTRUTHS, SHE ASKED NEIGHBORS TO SIGN HER PETITION AGAINST MY HOME.

THE [INAUDIBLE] HAVE NEVER EXPRESSED ANY ISSUE TO ME ABOUT MY RENTALS.

WHEN I HEARD THAT IT WAS BEING BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL, I CONTACTED POLICE CAPTAIN FLORES AND ASKED IF SHE WOULD BE WILLING TO MEDIATE BETWEEN THE [INAUDIBLE] AND ME, SHE SAID THAT MEDIATION WAS A GOOD IDEA AND WOULD GET BACK TO ME.

CAPTAIN FLORES RESPONDED BY EMAIL SAYING THAT [INAUDIBLE] WAS WILLING TO MEET.

A FEW DAYS LATER, CAPTAIN FLORES FOLLOWED UP THAT THE [INAUDIBLE] HAD CHANGED THEIR MINDS AND WERE NOT WILLING TO MEDIATE THEIR ISSUES.

MY NEXT AVENUE OF RESOLUTION WAS TO RESPOND WITH A DETAILED REPORT THAT WHICH INCLUDED A HISTORY OF THE NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR PROBLEMS WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] AND A PROPOSED GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS.

THIS REPORT WAS PROVIDED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, CAPTAIN FLORES, CITY MANAGER RUSSI AND ERIC SCHERER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, ALONG WITH MY OFFER TO PROVIDE MY OWNERS PASSWORD FOR 24 HOURS TO ACCESS MY AIRBNB ACCOUNT SO THAT THEY COULD REVIEW HOW I RUN A RESPONSIBLE AND SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.

I ALSO OFFERED THE PASSWORD TO MY SECURITY SYSTEM TO REVIEW THE RECORDED VIDEO ACTIVITY IN THE COMMON AREAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY HOME.

INCLUDED IN MY REPORT WHERE DECLARATIONS FROM THIRD PARTIES WHO HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH [INAUDIBLE]. CAROLINA HENDERSON, FORMER WIFE OF GEORGE HENDERSON, WROTE ABOUT THEIR SON'S WEDDING RECEPTION AT MY HOME IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016.

I QUOTE, "I WAS ASSISTING MY FATHER IN GETTING IN THE CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, OUT OF NOWHERE, MRS. [INAUDIBLE] CAME OUT AND STARTED SCREAMING AT ME SAYING, THIS IS NOT A [EXPLETIVE] WEDDING VENUE. SHE KEPT SCREAMING THE PHRASE.

I QUICKLY PUT MY FATHER IN THE CAR SO THAT HE WOULD NOT HEAR HER HORRIBLE LANGUAGE." CAROLINA GOES ON TO WRITE, QUOTE, "MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT MRS. [INAUDIBLE] IS JEALOUS OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY BEING THAT SHE HAS AN INFERIOR LOT, WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY THE BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS AND STRUCTURE OF GRACE MANOR AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO ANYTHING SHE CAN TO HARM ITS OWNER." SHE CLOSES WITH, "I WANT TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES IN HER BEHAVIOR FROM THE DAY I MET HER TO EXPLAIN THE RECEPTION TO THE EVENING WHEN SHE BECAME IRRATIONAL, UN APPROACHABLE AND ABSOLUTELY VULGAR.

I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THE SOURCE OF THE FALSE ACCUSATIONS." NEXT DECLARATION FROM [INAUDIBLE], WHO MANAGES MY PROPERTY OCCASIONALLY.

FEBRUARY 2019, A LARGE PINE TREE FELL FROM MY YARD INTO THE RACINE'S BACKYARD.

[INAUDIBLE] WENT OUTSIDE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION.

QUOTE, "[INAUDIBLE] WAS IN THE YARD YELLING THINGS LIKE, WHAT THE [EXPLETIVE] ?" LINDA, LINDA. PLEASE DON'T. I DON'T CARE, OK.

I'LL JUST SAY F-WORD.

"AS SOON AS SHE SAW ME, SHE STARTED SCREAMING WHILE FLAILING HER ARMS, SAYING, GET OVER HERE AND LOOK AT THIS S-WORD.

OH, YOU WON'T COME OVER HERE.

YOU'RE JUST A LOW LIFE HOUSEKEEPER." [INAUDIBLE] ASKED WHERE I WAS.

[INAUDIBLE] TOLD HER I WAS IN THAILAND.

[INAUDIBLE] RESPONSE WAS, "ON VACATION AGAIN , THE RICH JUST GET RICHER." [INAUDIBLE] WROTE, "I WAS AFRAID , FELT PHYSICALLY THREATENED BY [INAUDIBLE], AND WENT BACK INTO THE HOUSE." I HAD TO ASK MY BACKUP PERSON TO RUSH TO THE HOUSE TO DEAL WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] AND THE POLICE ABOUT THE FALLEN TREE.

[INAUDIBLE] CALLED THE POLICE TWO OTHER TIMES INVOLVING [INAUDIBLE].

ONCE BECAUSE SHE PARKED HER HUSBAND'S TRUCK ON THE STREET AND ANOTHER TIME BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] SAID A DOG WAS OFF ITS LEASH.

ALTHOUGH IT WAS TIED TO A POLE.

DECEMBER 2019.

ALEX [INAUDIBLE], OWNER OF THE COMPANY I HIRED TO TOP AND THIN OUT THE PINE TREES IN MY HOME, SAID A FEW STRAGGLING PIECES FELL INTO THE YARD OF THE [INAUDIBLE].

[INAUDIBLE] CALLED THE POLICE.

ALEX IMMEDIATELY CAME TO THE PROPERTY.

ALEX'S DECLARATION STATED KELLY TOLD HIM, "YOU GUYS ARE A S COMPANY." I TOLD HER I WAS THERE TO SORT THINGS OUT, NOT TO ARGUE.

HER RESPONSE WAS, "OH, SHUT THE F UP.

YOU MEXICANS AREN'T GOING TO FIX [EXPLETIVE]." LINDA, LINDA, LINDA. I READ THIS.

I'M SORRY, S. PLEASE. I READ THIS AS IT GOES TOWARDS THE CHARACTER OF THE COMPLAINING PARTY A ND BECAUSE THE NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR CONFLICTS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH AIRBNB AND SHORT TERM RENTALS.

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GOOD FOR JOE AND THE COUPLE DOZEN OTHER SHORT TERM OWNERS WHO HAVE IGNORED THE MORATORIUM. I, ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS THE FIRST TO COMPLY.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS' SIX ADJACENT PROPERTY WAIVER IS NOT AN ARBITRARY NUMBER.

MY PROPERTY HAS SIX ADJACENT NEIGHBORS.

THE [INAUDIBLE] WILL NEVER SIGN ANYTHING, EVEN IF IT WAS PERMISSION FOR ME TO HAVE A GOLDFISH. AIR BNB DOES POLICE THEIR HOSTS AND GUESTS.

HERE'S A COPY OF THE AIR BNB COMPLAINT FORUM.

IN THE AIR BNB COMMUNITY IT'S WELL KNOWN THAT HOSTS WITH COMPLAINTS WILL BE REVIEWED, AND IF DEEMED APPROPRIATE, SHUT DOWN.

I'M GOING TO RESPOND TO A SPECIFIC ACCUSATION BY [INAUDIBLE] AS IT GIVES PERSPECTIVE.

[INAUDIBLE] FOUND THE REVIEW OF AN UNHAPPY GUEST AND SPUN THE TRUTH TO SAY THAT I WANTED A GUEST TO DRIVE DRUNK.

DECEMBER 2018, [INAUDIBLE] WROTE, "HAD A FEW PROBLEMS WITH HONOR DUE TO AN EXTRA UNEXPECTED GUEST .

A FRIEND OF MINE GOT TOO DRUNK TO DRIVE, SUGGESTED HE COULD SOBER UP AT THE AIRBNB BEFORE HE DROVE. WHO WANTS A DRUNK DRIVER ON THE ROAD? BUT OWNER DID NOT UNDERSTAND." HERE'S REALITY.

I WROTE TO [INAUDIBLE].

AT 3:45 A.M.

OUR SECURITY SYSTEM ALERTED ME TO PERSONS.

IT SHOWED THREE PEOPLE.

WHAT'S GOING ON? OUR HOUSE GUIDE STATES THAT WE DO NOT ALLOW ADDITIONAL GUESTS.

[INAUDIBLE], "I'M SORRY.

I KNOW IT'S MY HUSBAND'S BROTHER.

HE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE HOME , SO WE ARE HAVING HIM SLEEP ON THE FLOOR.

IF THERE'S ANY PROBLEM, WE CAN UBER HIM TO HIS HOME RIGHT AWAY.

I'M SO SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE." I RESPONDED, "YES, HE NEEDS TO UBER IF HE CAN'T DRIVE.

OUR GUIDELINES ARE CLEAR.

WE DO NOT ALLOW EXTRA GUESTS FOR MANY REASONS.

[INAUDIBLE], "I CAN SURE GET HIM AN UBER." THE BANTER CONTINUES A FEW MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT HOUR.

ME, "IT'S NOW 5:20 IN THE MORNING.

YOU STATED 30 MINUTES AGO THAT YOU WOULD MAKE HIM LEAVE RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE BEEN AWAKENED FOR CLOSE TO ONE HOUR AND FORTY FIVE MINUTES.

I FOUND AIR BNB SUPPORT AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE AS I TERMINATED THE RESERVATION FOR VIOLATION OF THE HOUSE RULES." THAT'S HOW I RUN MY BUSINESS.

THE LAST THING I WANT IS FOR HOSTS TO BE HARMED IN ANY WAY BECAUSE OF THE BIGOT AND RACIST WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR.

MAYBE EVERYONE ISN'T FRIENDLY WITH THEIR NEIGHBOR , BUT DOES THAT MEAN THEIR PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INCOMES SHOULD BE LIMITED? GEORGE RICHARDS, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF WE'VE COMPLIED WITH THE ORDINANCE, THE EXEMPTION, WE SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN ALL OF MY NEIGHBORS SIGNATURES AND THE SMALL BUSINESS LICENSE WITH NATHAN.

SO IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING.

THAT WOULD BE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

IF YOU HAVE SATISFIED THE REQUIREMENTS, THEN I WOULD SAY YOU ARE CORRECT.

OK. MY OTHER THING IS ON TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX.

I WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO WORK WITH AIRBNB.

I CONTACTED THEM SO THEY CAN PUT IT INTO OUR LISTING, SO THERE WOULD BE AN AUTOMATIC COLLECTION. BECAUSE THEY SAID, WELL, YOU CAN ASK YOUR GUEST TO PAY YOU WHEN THEY COME.

I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT LOOKS BAD.

YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY COME YOU'RE ASKING FOR MORE MONEY , BUT T HEY DO WORK WITH CITIES WHERE THEY WOULD COLLECT THE OCCUPANCY TAX AUTOMATIC.

YOU KNOW THEY WOULD ADD IT TO IT.

THE N I DON'T KNOW, THEY PAY YOU DIRECTLY OR I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.

BUT IF THE CITY CAN WORK ON THAT, THEY SAID FOR ME TO MENTION THAT TO YOU SO YOU CAN CONTACT AIRBNB AND WORK ON THAT AS OCCUPANCY TAX.

I GOT A YES FROM ERIC.

OK. OK. AND MY LAST POINT IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT AIRBNB .

THERE'S A LOT OF GROUPS IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE THAT ARE DOING THIS, NOT JUST AIRBNB.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL HAVING TO COMPLY WITH WITH ALL THESE PROVISIONS, TOO. THANK YOU.

OKAY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GEORGE.

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IT TOOK ALL OF WHAT, ONE MEETING TO PASS AN ORDINANCE? OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHO VETTED THE SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION? I REMEMBER SITTING HERE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WHEN OUR HOA SUBMITTED 67 SIGNATURES REGARDING NOT WANTING THE WATER RATES RAISED AND THE CITY ATTORNEY INDICATED THAT THOSE WEREN'T ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THE CITY COULDN'T VET THEM.

SO WHO VETTED THE HUNDRED AND FIFTY? ALSO, OUT OF THE THREE THAT WERE GIVEN EXEMPTIONS.

DID THEY ALL HAVE BUSINESS LICENSES PRIOR? SO WERE THEY OPERATING A LEGAL BUSINESS THEN OR DID YOU EXEMPT THEM AFTERWARDS? AND LASTLY, YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT CHANGES IN THE VERBIAGE THAT YOU GUYS ALL HAVE.

I THINK IN ALL FAIRNESS, YOU GOT TO READ THAT.

SO EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO HEAR WHAT THE CHANGES ARE GOING TO BE RATHER THAN PASSING SOMETHING THAT NO ONE IS AWARE OF UNTIL THEY HAVE TO READ IT LATER.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO? PAM? HI.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION, THE WORDING.

IT'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS HERE AND I'M NOT SURE, AS ERIC SAID, IT'S LIKE, WELL, WE CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, UP TO A YEAR BASICALLY.

BUT IT SAYS HERE EXTENDED THROUGH JANUARY 21ST, WHICH IS KIND OF A THAT'S THE END.

IT DOESN'T SAY N O FURTHER THAN, IT COULD BE LESS .

I JUST WONDER IF THE WORDING IS IT WILL GO UNTIL THEN AND THAT IS THAT, O R IF IT'S DONE EARLIER, IT'S DONE EARLIER.

IF IT'S DONE EARLIER THAN THIS ORDINANCE WILL BE REPEALED AND REPLACED WITH THE PERMANENT ONE. THAT'S HOW IT'S WRITTEN? OR THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE? THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

OK. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? OK. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

MINOR CHANGES FROM THE MORATORIUM , SO THAT'S ALL THAT'S CHANGED.

OK. COMMENTS? WELL, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS OUT BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE, BECAUSE THE VOTE HAS TO BE A FOUR-FIFTHS TO PASS.

SO THERE'S ONLY FOUR OF US HERE, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS, OTHER CONCERNS.

AND SO, TIM, YOU MENTIONED TIMING.

WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A SIX MONTHS? I DON'T WANT TO STRAP THE HANDS OF OUR PERSONNEL.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SIX MONTHS, BUT I WANT TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT IT TOO.

WELL THEY SAID, I CHECKED WITH THEM, I SAID, OK THAT SEEMED LONG TO ME, TOO.

IF YOU FEEL THAT WE COULD GET IT DONE IN THAT TIME, THEY SAID SIX MONTHS WE COULD DO IT.

I WOULD SAY THAT I WOULD PREFER THAT.

OK. IF THAT WOULD MAKE A MOTION, THAT WE WOULD GO TO SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE.

ERIC YOU'RE GOOD WITH THAT? WE BELIEVE WE CAN DO TO THAT [INAUDIBLE].

SIX MONTHS, LIKE MAKE A [INAUDIBLE] MOTION.

[INAUDIBLE] CHANGE IT TO SIX MONTHS.

YEAH. I MEAN, IF YOU'RE THROUGH WITH DISCUSSION, I MEAN .

[INAUDIBLE] MAKE THE MOTION.

YEAH.

THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN TOO.

WELL, I THINK THAT IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, THERE WERE SOME GOOD COMMENTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE FINAL ORDINANCE , BUT I DON'T THINK THEY NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THIS EXTENSION.

I THINK THE EXTENSION IS IT MAY NOT BE PERFECT, BUT I THINK IT'S WORKING.

I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN A FEW THAT PROBABLY DON'T NEED IT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT RENTING FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS.

AND SOME THAT HAVE HAVE APPLIED FOR IT HAVE GOTTEN THE SIGNATURES THAT THEY NEEDED.

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THE ONLY THING THAT IS AND I HAVE IS I JUST THOSE THAT ARE IN COMPLIANCE, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM OPERATE BECAUSE I THINK THE NEED IS THERE.

I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE THE INCOME.

I THINK PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO LA VERNE.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD CITY.

WE HAVE THE UNIVERSITY, SO WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING TO VISIT THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR KIDS AND SO FORTH. SO NOT THAT WE HAVE TO NOT ABIDE BY THE RULES, B UT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE IF THAT IS THE DESIRE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO GO WITH IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

IN LINE, BUT MAKE IT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY TO COME TO OUR COMMUNITY AND SPEND MONEY. THIS IS GREAT.

MOTION WOULD BE TO MAKE IT A SIX MONTH EXTENSION AND NOT THE 'TIL 2021.

I'LL SECOND THAT. YOUR MOTION IS TO? YEAR. JANUARY 21ST OR WHATEVER.

YEAH. I SECONDED.

WELL DONE, DAN. THAT WAS NICELY READ.

[7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]

[APPLAUSE]. SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM OUR AUDIENCE TONIGHT, SO WE DON'T NEED TO PUT UP LIGHTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO TELL PEOPLE THAT THEIR THREE MINUTES IS OVER .

WE STILL HAVE IF YOU GET UP AND TALK ONCE THAT PLEASE USE YOUR FULL THREE MINUTES AND LET SOMEBODY ELSE SPEAK IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID.

IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THAT'S GREAT.

AND WE WILL START WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYTHING THA'S NOT IN THE AGENDA PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

WE HAVE SPEAKER CARDS PLEASE FILL 'EM OUT.

I THOUGHT FOR A SECOND MY MOTION WAS GONNA BE NEEDLESS.

[LAUGHTER]. HELLO, [INAUDIBLE].

OK. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE ONE COMMENT REGARDING THE LAST MEETING WHEN CHRIS MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A PROTEST ON PRESIDENT'S DAY IN FRONT OF HIS RESTAURANT.

I DIDN'T SEE A PROTEST.

I SAW ABOUT A DOZEN PEOPLE WITH THE TIM HEPBURN FOR MAYOR SIGNS, A FEW ON EACH CORNER.

IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH CHASE'S RESTAURANT.

NOBODY WAS SCREAMING OR YELLING.

THEY WERE KIND OF LIKE WAVING AND SAYING HELLO AND SMILING TO PEOPLE WHO WERE DRIVING BY AND SOME PEOPLE WOULD HONK AND WHATEVER, S O THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.

THERE WAS NO PROTEST.

THERE WAS NO SCREAMING OR YELLING.

JUST PEOPLE OUT THERE BEING, I DON'T KNOW, PATRIOTIC FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY.

THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] JEFF.

WE'VE GOT COMING INTO THE CITY, THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE ADDING GREEN PAINT TO THESE AS WELL TO MAKE THEM MORE NOTICEABLE, I GUESS.

AND I WOULD LIKE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO GO AGAINST DOING THIS ADDITIONAL STEP, BECAUSE, ONE, IT'S AN EYESORE .

TWO, IT'S AN UNNECESSARY WASTE OF RESOURCES FOR THE LABOR AND THE PAINT COST.

AND THREE, I THINK IT'S DANGEROUS.

AND MY SIMPLE EXAMPLE FOR THAT IS THE ONE TIME I'VE GONE DOWN ON MY MOTORCYCLE, I WAS DOING A LANE CHANGE ON THE FREEWAY AND I HIT THE BRAKE WHILE I HIT A LANE LINE THAT WAS WET AND MY BIKE JUST WENT RIGHT DOWN.

AND THERE'S A LOT LESS CONTACT ON A BICYCLE THAN THERE IS ON A MOTORCYCLE AS WELL.

SO IT BECOMES A DANGER TO MOTORCYCLES THAT ARE PERHAPS ENTERING THAT PORTION FOR A TURN.

AND ALSO A DANGER TO THE BICYCLES.

SO I'D REALLY LIKE TO NOT HAVE THE GREEN PAINT ON THE BIKE LANES.

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COULD WE HAVE YOUR NAME, PLEASE? KEITH JONES.

THANK YOU, SIR. THIS MORNING I WAS TAKING A HIKE ON THE TRAIL THAT RUNS NORTH FROM ORANGEWOOD, AND ABOUT FIVE OR SIX MINUTES INTO MY HIKE WHAT DO I COME ACROSS RIGHT NEXT TO THE HIKING TRAIL? BUT A HOMELESS MAN WHO HAD PITCHED A TENT AND CLEARLY HAD SPENT THE NIGHT THERE.

HIS BICYCLE WAS THERE.

AND ONE CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHERE HE WOULD RELIEVE HIMSELF WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL CREEK RUNNING RIGHT BY. SO I DECIDED TO REPORT THIS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND I THOUGHT, AND I TALKED TO THE CHIEF ABOUT THIS, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET BLOWN OFF. AND I THOUGHT I WAS ALREADY PREPARING AND I WAS GONNA COME AND COMPLAIN TO THE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT ABOUT GETTING BLOWN OFF ON SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

INSTEAD, JUST THE OPPOSITE HAPPENED.

I WAS TREATED VERY FAIRLY.

MY COMPLAINT WAS TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

AND THEN AFTER LEAVING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AFTER TALKING WITH DETECTIVE [INAUDIBLE], I WENT UP TO WHERE I TOLD HIM THIS ISSUE WAS AND THERE WERE ALREADY TWO POLICE OFFICERS UP THERE CHECKING IT OUT. SO I THOUGHT IF I WAS GOING TO COME DOWN HERE AND COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, THAT IT WAS ONLY FAIR THAT I COME DOWN AND COMPLIMENT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY SERVICES FOR [APPLAUSE].

SO THAT'S THAT , BUT I DO HAVE AN OBSERVATION ABOUT MS. WILKERSON WHEN SHE WAS SPEAKING UP HERE.

SHE WAS USING SOME COLORFUL LANGUAGE THAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT FIND OFFENSIVE AND THAT SHE WAS MUZZLED, IF YOU WILL, TO STOP USING THAT LANGUAGE.

AND I THINK IF YOU CHECK WITH YOUR CITY ATTORNEY, HE WOULD TELL YOU THAT ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR IF THEY DON'T LIKE IT, THEY CAN LEAVE.

THAT SHE AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO GET UP AND USE AN F-WORD IN FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THEIR ISSUE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO DO THAT.

SO I THOUGHT I'D PASS THAT ALONG.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

[APPLAUSE]. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK IN A PUBLIC COMMENT? OK.

HE'S TIRED.

YES, MARK GUTIERREZ FROM THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

AGAIN, I WASN'T GOING TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK, BUT AFTER HEARING THIS GENTLEMAN THE FIRST PART OF HIS COMMENT COMPLIMENTING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. AND WITH THAT SAID, I REALLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS IN REGARDS TO THE TAX MEASURE IF YOU'D LIKE THAT KIND OF SERVICE, VOTE YES ON LV, AND I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

[LAUGHTER]. [APPLAUSE]. MARK, I THINK KEITH IS GOING GONNA DO THAT. OK.

ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT?

[8. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

I WANT TO FIRST THANK DAN KEESEY ANTHONY AND HIS PUBLIC WORKS GROUP.

UP ON GOLDEN HILLS ROAD.

WE HAD AN OPEN PARK THAT HAD A DROP OFF AND PEOPLE WERE WALKING ON THE STREETS AND IN THE CURB, AND A FEW MONTHS BACK DAN, DAN SPERLING, HAD MENTIONED IT TO ME, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND I MENTIONED IT TO DAN KEESEY AND HAD A CONVERSATION.

AND THEY PUT CURB ALL THE WAY ACROSS ALL THE WAY AROUND GOLDEN HILLS TO ESPERANZA.

AND THEN THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DROP OFF AND THEY WERE GONNA PUT UP A METAL FENCE AND IT WASN'T TOO APPEASING AND APPEALING TO THE EYE.

AND DAN IMMEDIATELY STOPPED , HIS CREW STOPPED, AND HIS CREW WERE JUST EXCEPTIONAL, EVEN AS CONTRACTORS ARE EXCEPTIONAL.

BUT THEY BACKFILLED IT SO THAT THERE'S NO FENCE.

IT'S THIS NATURAL WALK OFF.

AND ALL I SEE NOW ARE KIDS RIDING THEIR SCOOTERS.

THEY'RE OFF THE STREET.

SO KUDOS TO YOUR DEPARTMENT.

WHAT AN EXCELLENT JOB. AND MR. SPERLING THANK YOU, MR. SPERLING. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WHETHER ELECTED MAYOR OR NOT, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THIS GREAT COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS.

IT'S ALSO BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH MY PEOPLE AT THE DAIS, MY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO SERVE OUR EMPLOYEES OF THIS GREAT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU ALL.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST SAY VOTE YES ON LV AND MAKE SURE YOU VOTE.

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WHAT I WAS GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT THE MEETING NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT RIGHT HERE AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER. COME SEE THE LAYOUTS.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME PLANS FOR THE STATION DESIGN AND YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GOLD LINE. IF YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT ONE, THEY HAVE THE FLYERS.

I THINK SHE STUCK THEM OUTSIDE AND GRAB ONE .

IT SHOWS ONE IN SAN DIMAS, CLAREMONT, LA VERNE AND POMONA , SO YOU COULD ATTEND THAT.

BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE KUDOS.

KIDS ARE ALWAYS MY THING.

WE ALL WENT TO THE GIRLS SOFTBALL GRAND OPENING ON SATURDAY AND IT WAS WONDERFUL.

THEY HAVE QUITE A FEW KIDS.

I MEAN, THEY HAD A HOME RUN DERBY WHERE LITTLE ONES, SIX AND UNDER, SHE EVEN HIT FOUR OR SIX HOME RUNS AND ALL THE WAY UP TO N INETEEN HOME RUNS F OR THE 12 YEAR OLDS.

THE COACHES ALL DO SOMETHING.

SO NORMALLY IT'S A HULA HOOP CONTEST.

MEN DON'T HAVE THE HIPS.

THEY REALLY CAN'T DO HULA HOOPS.

[LAUGHTER].

SO THIS YEAR THEY HAD FRUIT ROLL UPS THAT ARE ON A LONG STRING THAT YOU HAVE TO UNROLL.

THEY HAD TO SEE WHO OUT OF ALL THE COACHES COULD EAT IT THE FASTEST.

SO NOT ONLY DID THEY HAVE TO EAT ONE WHOLE ONE THAT THEY BROUGHT THE TOP THREE TO DO A WHOLE 'NOTHER ONE. SO IT WAS I MEAN, THEY HAD IT GONE LIKE THAT, THOUGH.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY SUCK UP A FRUIT ROLL UP LIKE THAT.

[LAUGHTER]. IT WAS GONE. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET A CHANCE AND YOU WANT TO [INAUDIBLE].

HAVE YOU MET MY SON? [LAUGHTER]. G O DOWN TO WHEELER PARK ANY NIGHT OF THE WEEK, WEEKENDS AND WATCH THE GIRLS PLAY SOFTBALL.

GIVE YOUR SUPPORT TO THEM ALSO.

AND LITTLE LEAGUE IS [INAUDIBLE] TEAM WORKING.

THEIR GRAND OPENING FOR THEIR SEASON.

OH, YES , YOU GO AHEAD, TALK ABOUT THAT.

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY FUN EVENING FOR ALL OF US.

COUPLE OF THINGS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GIRLS SOFTBALL, RIVERA PARK, WHICH IS THE MAIN FIELD, IS NAMED IN HONOR OF JORDAN RIVERA, WHO DIED IN LAS VEGAS ON OCTOBER 1ST.

DIED IN HER MOTHER'S ARMS AT A GUNSHOT WOUND AT THAT CONCERT.

SO IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE IN LA VERNE.

AND WHEN YOU GO THERE, YOU JUST CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL A PRETTY SPECIAL PLACE.

SO NOT ONLY IS IT A GREAT PLACE TO WATCH SOFTBALL , IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO HONOR A PERSON AND A FAMILY. SECOND THING IS, IS MEASURE LV IS, YOU KNOW, NONE OF US LIKE TAXES , BUT REMEMBER WHO WE'RE DOING THIS FOR.

WE'RE DOING IT FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR GRANDKIDS.

SECURING OUR FUTURE, I THINK, IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US.

THE THIRD THING IS I HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S [INAUDIBLE] GALA SATURDAY NIGHT.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STARTED 40 YEARS AGO IN 1980 WHEN THERE WAS A HUGE GIFT FROM THE [INAUDIBLE] FAMILY TO THE HOSPITAL WITH ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY.

I WANT TO HAVE A HEART CENTER THAT CAN BE USED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS.

THAT DREAM WAS SOLIDIFIED WITH THE HIRING OF KEN BROWN, WHO WAS A DOCTOR BROUGHT IN DR.

[INAUDIBLE]. THAT NAME MAY SOUND FAMILIAR TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN HERE.

PROBABLY THE FINEST HEART SURGEON AROUND.

AND TODAY, IT'S THE ONLY HARD HOSPITAL IN CALIFORNIA THAT HAS ALL SIX BLUE RIBBONS.

SO IT IS A SPECIAL PLACE TO BE.

AND THEY HONOR THIS [INAUDIBLE] SATURDAY NIGHT FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO THIS HOSPITAL.

SO IT'S A TREAT TO HAVE THAT IN OUR BACKYARD.

SECOND, THE LAST THING IS TOMORROW'S AN IMPORTANT ELECTION.

PLEASE VOTE. OUR FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS.

SO PLEASE VOTE AND LET US HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

AND WE ARE ADJOURNED UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING TWO WEEKS FROM TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE].

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.