[4. City Manager and Department Heads will give City Council an Update on the City Response, Activities, and Changes in Services related to COVID-19.]

WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM FOUR CITY MANAGER AND DEPARTMENT HEADS.

I'LL TURN OVER OUR CITY MANAGER, BOB RUSSI.

BOB? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

BEFORE I GET STARTED, JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE THAT MIGHT BE WATCHING AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL. YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE A MONITOR SETUP HERE.

THIS IS HOOKED UP TO LIVE EMAIL.

SO IF SOMEBODY SHOULD HAPPEN TO HAVE A QUESTION THAT WOULD COME IN ON A PARTICULAR ITEM, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ASK THAT QUESTION.

J.R. WILL BE MONITORING IT FROM HIS PHONE AS WELL AS THEN WHEN HE IS AT THE PODIUM.

THERE IS A 15 SECOND DELAY THAT JUST COMES WITH THE BROADCASTING.

SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO BE PATIENT WITH WHEN WE OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT OR WHEN WE ACTUALLY CLOSE IT TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY.

WELL, TO SAY THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES SINCE THE COUNCIL DECLARED AN EMERGENCY JUST OVER A WEEK AGO IS CERTAINLY AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO COMPLIMENT ALL STAFF FROM OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, FROM OUR FIRE TO OUR POLICE, OUR CITY YARD EMPLOYEES TO CITY STAFF, TO OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM.

THEY HAVE ALL DEMONSTRATED, IF ALL BEEN WORKING TO DEMONSTRATE TO FULFILL THAT COMMITMENT OF PROVIDING THOSE, CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.

ALSO WANT TO THANK THE RESIDENTS FOR COMPLYING WITH THE ORDERS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE, BUT ALSO TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS IS A SUSTAINED EFFORT AND IT ONLY IS EFFECTIVE IF WE CONTINUE TO ABIDE BY THOSE ORDERS AND ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO DO THAT.

IN A MINUTE, LIKE YOU SAID, YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM EACH OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS.

WE'LL BE PROVIDING THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OPERATIONAL RESPONSES, AS WELL AS WHAT MIGHT BE SOME TEMPORARY CHANGES IN THE SERVICES THAT WE OTHERWISE PROVIDE AS WE FALL, AS WE LIVE UNDER THE ORDERS OF THE COUNTY AND THE STATE. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH CITY HALL IS CLOSED, WE ARE STILL FUNCTIONING WITH A MODIFIED STAFF TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING ALL THE NECESSARY TASKS TO OPERATE THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WHAT WE ARE SHARING IS WHAT WE KNOW AS OF TODAY.

THIS IS AN EVER MOVING AND CONSTANTLY CHANGING TARGET.

AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR OUR WEB SITE AND FACEBOOK.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO UPDATING THAT AT LEAST ONCE A DAY WITH WHATEVER NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE TO US THAT WE CAN THEN SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE'RE DEVOTED TO DOING JUST THAT.

THE MANAGEMENT TEAM CONTINUES TO MEET DAILY TO ASSESS OUR STATUS.

OUR FOCUS IS AND ATTENTION IS ON SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF OUR EMPLOYEES, MAINTAINING CONTINUITY OF SERVICES, HOW BEST CAN WE MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE EFFECTS OF THESE ORDERS ON ALL SEGMENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, COMMUNICATION TO ALL GROUPS AS WELL AS HOW DO WE EXPLORE WAYS TO RECOVER ONCE WE GET THROUGH ALL THIS.

WHILE WE ARE TEMPORARY MODIFIED IN OUR DELIVERY OF SERVICES, THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE CONFIDENT IN KNOWING THAT WE ARE STILL HERE TO SERVE THEM TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY IN THIS LIMITED TIME. AND ONCE IT IS APPROPRIATE AND SAFE, WE WILL RETURN TO THE BREADTH OF SERVICES THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS COME TO KNOW AND EXPECT.

SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK CHIEF LEONARD TO COME UP AND GIVE AN OVERVIEW ON THE FIRE SIDE AND WITH THE BENEFIT WILL MOVE THEN TO CHIEF PAZ AND THEN TO GO TO PUBLIC WORKS DAN KEESEY, THEN BILL AGUIRRE AND THEN FINALLY WRAPPING UP WITH J.R.

IN CITY HALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YOU ON ACTIONS AND EFFORTS WITHIN THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND LET ME START BY SAYING YOUR LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONTLINE OF THIS PANDEMIC SINCE IT FIRST ARRIVED.

WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT, BUT WE WERE.

AS THE EMERGENCY CONTINUES TO GROW, WE CONTINUE TO STAY IN FRONT OF IT THE BEST WE CAN.

OUR EMPHASIS IS PROVIDING SAFETY FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS SO THEY CAN MAINTAIN THE ABILITY TO GO OUT AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY.

OUR EFFORTS TO STAY IN FRONT OF IT AND BE PREPARED INCLUDED REVIEWING OUR FIREFIGHTERS SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR DEALING WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, NOT ONLY COVID 19, BUT ALL OF

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THE OTHER ONES THAT THEY ARE POTENTIALLY EXPOSED TO.

THIS WAS JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BRUSH THE DUST OFF THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS SAFELY.

WE ESTABLISH A PLAN TO DEAL WITH EXPOSURES.

FIREFIGHTERS THAT WERE POTENTIALLY EXPOSED TO COVID 19, IF IT WERE TO OCCUR, UNFORTUNATELY, DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR REGULAR DUTY, YOUR FIREFIGHTERS HAD BEEN EXPOSED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, POTENTIALLY.

HAVING A PLAN IN PLACE, YOUR FIREFIGHTERS FOLLOWED THAT PLAN AND DEALT WITH THIS.

IT WAS UNFORTUNATE THAT IT OCCURRED, BUT IT WAS PREDICTABLE AND WE HAD A PLAN TO DEAL WITH IT. BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEMATIC AND PROFESSIONAL WAY THAT YOUR FIREFIGHTERS DEALT WITH IT, THE DOWNTIME OF THE RESOURCES WAS LIMITED TO JUST A FEW HOURS.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR EMPLOYEES WERE PROTECTED DE-CONED AND PUT BACK TO WORK AND THEY ARE ABLE TO SERVE MOVING FORWARD.

THAT'S CRITICAL TO OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES.

WE'RE IN THE EMERGENCY BUSINESS.

WE PLAN FOR THE WORST.

THAT'S WHAT WE DID BY STANDING UP A PLAN FOR POTENTIAL EXPOSURE.

WE WERE PREPARED THE BEST WE COULD.

AND WE PUT A PLAN IN PLACE AND IT WORKED.

ALL INDICATIONS ARE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THE STATE LEVEL, THE COUNTY LEVEL, THIS IS GOING TO GET WORSE, POTENTIALLY A LOT WORSE BEFORE IT GETS ANY ANY BETTER.

WE'RE AGGRESSIVELY LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SEE WHAT OUR SURGE CAPACITY IS OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

OUR ACHILLES HEEL IS OUR PERSONNEL AND KEEPING THEM SAFE AND HEALTHY.

WITH THAT IN MIND, WE NEED THE COMMUNITY'S HELP.

OUR ABILITY TO INCREASE RESPONSE CAPABILITY, ALONG WITH MAINTAINING OUR CURRENT LEVEL OF SERVICE IS 100 PERCENT BASED ON THE AVAILABLE WORKFORCE.

WE MUST KEEP OUR FIREFIGHTERS SAFE AND WE MUST.

AND THEY MUST REMAIN AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND FIRE RESPONSES WITHIN THE CITY. WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE LA VERNE RESIDENTS.

PLEASE HELP US HELP YOU. FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDELINES ON COVID 19 PREVENTION, STAY HOME.

IF YOU NEED TO GO OUT, PLEASE LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TRIPS OUT OF THE HOUSE AND PLEASE LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE LEAVING.

FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDELINES, SOCIAL DISTANCING, HAND-WASHING.

DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE, CLEAN SURFACE AREAS THAT ARE REGULARLY TOUCHED BY OTHER FOLKS COUNTERTOPS, DOORKNOBS, HANDRAILS, BATHROOMS. THE LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS KNOW WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS EMERGENCY JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER EMERGENCY WE DEAL WITH. UNFORTUNATELY, YOUR FIREFIGHTERS DON'T HAVE THE OPTION OF STAYING HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES. ON THE CONTRARY, THEY CONTINUE TO SERVE.

AND THEN THEY GO HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES, HOPING THEY THEMSELVES ARE NOT BRINGING HOME THE COVID 19 INFECTION.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE LIFESPAN OF THIS EMERGENCY IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE EFFORTS OF EVERYBODY IN THIS CITY.

PLEASE HELP US. PLEASE STAY HOME, AVOID SOCIAL CONTACT.

MAINTAIN GOOD HYGIENE.

PRAY FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND OUR ESSENTIAL CITY STAFF AS WE WORK TIRELESSLY TO HELP MANAGE THIS LOCAL EMERGENCY.

THAT'S THE END OF MY PREPARED STATEMENT.

AND I'M WELCOME TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, IF THERE'S ANY FROM THE COUNCIL OR MAYOR.

I'VE GOT QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

FIRST IS IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE EMERGENCY ROOMS HAVE LESS PEOPLE THAN THEY HAVE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE STAYING HOME NOW.

SO THE ARTICLE SAID, WELL, OR THE PHYSICIAN SAID.

YOU'RE EITHER HAVING A HEART ATTACK OR YOU GOT CORONAVIRUS.

YOU'RE HERE, OTHERWISE YOU MAY NOT BE.

SO WITH THAT.

ARE WE HAVING THE WALL TIME OF OUR PARAMEDICS DECREASED BECAUSE OF THIS OR IS IT STAYING THE SAME? SO THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR MINUTE BY MINUTE AVAILABILITY OF OUR RESOURCES IN THE CITY.

ONE IS OUR CALL VOLUME.

WE'VE SEEN EBB AND FLOWS WITH THIS.

WE'VE HAD DAYS WHERE WE'VE HAD 14, 16 CALLS.

OUR AVERAGE IS ABOUT 10 CALLS PER DAY.

WE'VE HAD OTHER DAYS WHERE WE'VE HAD LESS THAN OUR ONGOING AVERAGE.

SO THAT'S MANAGEABLE. THE OTHER SIDE OF IT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, MAYOR, IS WITH THE WALL TIME AT THE HOSPITAL WHEN OUR WHEN OUR UNITS ARE COMMITTED, GOING TO THE HOSPITAL TO DROP OFF A PATIENT, WE'VE SEEN AS AS HIGH AS TWO HOURS STANDING IN THE HALLWAY WAITING FOR LITERALLY FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND A BED, TO TAKE THE PERSON, THE PATIENT OFF OF OUR GURNEY AND PUT THEM ON TO ANOTHER LOCATION SO THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES BACK. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE HOSPITAL STAFF IS IS WORKING HARD, EVERYBODY'S TASKED WITH THIS, BUT OUR OBSERVATION IS THAT'S A POINT OF CONVERGENCE THAT IS C AUSING AN ISSUE. IT IS SO IT'S NOT BECAUSE THERE'S LESS PEOPLE IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY RELATE TO LESS TIME OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS AT THE HOSPITAL BEFORE THEY CAN BE RELEASED. I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT LOCALLY, BUT I CAN SPEAK BASED ON ONE OF MY

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DAUGHTERS IS AN EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE IN SOUTHERN PART OF ORANGE COUNTY.

AND THEY AND I'M SURE LIKE EVERY OTHER NURSE AND DOCTOR OUT THERE ARE STEPPING UP AS MOST AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.

OKAY, GREAT. THEY ARE TRUE PROFESSIONALS AS WELL.

SECOND QUESTION IS ON.

AND I DON'T WANT TO CREATE A TOUCHY SITUATION.

BUT WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS BEING EXPOSED TO THIS CORONAVIRUS OR THE POTENTIAL OF BEING EXPOSED TO IT WITH THE DECONTAMINATION THAT TOOK PLACE.

IS THERE OTHER PEOPLE THAT CAN HELP WITH THAT? THERE'S NOT OUR PLAN CURRENTLY, THE PLAN IN PLACE CALLS FOR NUMBER ONE, AVOID EXPOSURE.

AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS.

AND IF THAT EXPOSURE HAPPENS, THEN THE SECOND PHASE OF OUR PLAN IS THE DE CON.

THE THIRD PHASE IS TO, WE HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT NEED TO BE LOOKING FOR THE TERM.

ISOLATE, QUARANTINE.

QUARANTINE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'VE GOT A PLAN FOR QUARANTINE.

WE HAVEN'T GOT TO THE THIRD PHASE, THANK GOD, BECAUSE OUR EFFORTS THAT WE'VE PUT OUT SO FAR. BUT THAT'S NOT THOSE OPERATIONS THAT WE'RE DOING.

THAT'S NOTHING WE WANT TO EXPOSE ANYBODY ELSE TO.

WE'RE BETTER HANDLING THAT INCIDENT WITHIN AN INCIDENT OR OUR EMERGENCY BY OURSELVES OR WITH RESOURCES WITHIN THE CITY.

SO TRAINING OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE, LET'S SAY, CITY EMPLOYEES THAT ARE NOT ESSENTIAL TO HELP WITH THAT EFFORT IS NOT A POSSIBILITY.

NOT SAYING IT'S NOT A POSSIBILITY.

I DON'T SEE THE NEED TO GO THAT LEVEL.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. YOU'RE WELCOME. I HAVE A QUESTION HERE, ARE YOU.

DO YOU FEEL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S GETTING THE SUPPLIES THEY NEED? ARE YOU ABLE TO GET THE MASK, GLOVES? ANYTHING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO DO THEIR JOB? WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE I GUESS THAT ONE OF THE PREVIOUS OUTBREAKS OF A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE, THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD STOCKED UP ON SOME EQUIPMENT AND WE WERE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT EQUIPMENT EARLY ON, WE IDENTIFIED WHAT OUR EMS PPE OR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS. WE DID AN INVENTORY BY MY DIRECTION.

OUR CAPTAIN WILTON ORDERED EVERYTHING WE NEED TO GET BACK UP TO FULL INVENTORY AND 100 PERCENT MORE. SO THAT'S A GREAT THING TO HAVE IN PLACE.

THE PROBLEM IS WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET THOSE SUPPLIES BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FOR THEM.

FORTUNATELY, AT THE COUNTY LEVEL THROUGH COUNTY RESOURCES, THEY WERE ABLE TO PUSH US OUT SOME OF THOSE PPE. NOT EVERYTHING WE NEED, BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

WE'RE SHORT ON SPECIFICALLY THE GOWNS ARE OUR BIGGEST ISSUE.

THAT'S OUR LOWEST STOCKED ITEM.

IT'S NOT JUST THE CITY LA VERNE PROBLEM.

THIS IS FIRE AGENCIES, HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

SO I GUESS I THINK THAT THE ADVICE THAT YOU'RE GIVING, WHICH IS TO STAY AT HOME, IS, YOU KNOW, REDUCE EXTERNAL CONTACT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO WE DON'T SEE A FLARE UP OR A SURGE OF THE CORONAVIRUS OR COVID 19 IN LA VERNE IS THE RIGHT MESSAGE.

I GUESS THE THE OTHER PIECE IS, IS DO YOU FIND THAT IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE NOT GOING ON A BUNCH OF CALLS THAT YOU DIDN'T NEED TO.

SO IT DOESN'T, SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY'S COOPERATING IN LA VERNE.

IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT? MY OBSERVATION IS FOR THE MOST PART, BUT I'M NOT OUT THERE ON THE FRONT, SO I DON'T HAVE THAT DIRECT KNOWLEDGE. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR WHAT MY GUYS ARE DEALING WITH AND THE PERSONAL INTERACTION LEVEL.

GOTCHA. THANK YOU.

I JUST DON'T KNOW. RIGHT.

BUT THE KEY MESSAGE, I THINK, FOR THE RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE, ACTUALLY, SINCE IT'S IT'S BROADER THAN THAT, IS TO CONTINUE TO BE PATIENT AND STAY AT HOME.

ABSOLUTELY. DON'T FORGET THAT.

SO, OK. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO FIRST SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS PROTECTING OUR EMPLOYEES THAT PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS.

SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO, YOU NEED FROM US.

LET US KNOW. HOW'S CARE AMBULANCE DOING? OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CARE AMBULANCE HAS BEEN SEAMLESS.

THE ONLY INTERACTION I'VE HAD WITH THEM HAS JUST BEEN THEM CALLING ME OR SENDING ME E-MAILS, CHECKING IN THAT OUR NEEDS ARE BEING MET.

AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE.

THAT PARTNERSHIP IS STRONG AND THEY'RE BEING TAXED LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

BUT DOING WELL.

IN THIS STATE OF HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF PEOPLE'S HEALTH.

HOW IS THAT AFFECTING THE EMERGENCY LIFE THREATENING AS COMPARED TO A NORMAL CALL.

HAS THERE BEEN ANY ISSUE WITH THAT AS FAR AS ASSIMILATING WHAT CALLS CARE AAMBULANCE FOR A NON LIFE THREATENING AS TO A POSSIBLE LIFE THREAT? SO THE INDUSTRY TERM WE USE FOR THAT IS THE ACUITY OF THE CALL, RIGHT? SO IS IT A MINOR CALL OR VERY ACUTE CALL?

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WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION YOU'RE ASKING, I DON'T HAVE AN INFORMED ANSWER TO TELL YOU IF THERE WERE GOING ON MORE ACUTE PATIENTS VERSUS MORE MILD PATIENTS.

I HAVEN'T HAD THAT HASN'T CROSSED MY RADAR.

BUT IT'S WORKING WELL WITH CARE.

CARE IS WORKING WELL. OUR SERVICE DELIVERY WITHIN THE CITY IS WORKING TODAY LIKE IT DID TWO MONTHS AGO. EXCELLENT.

MY GRAVE CONCERN IS A REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE BECAUSE OF EXPOSURE.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP US WITH IS STAY HOME.

LET'S LET THIS CURVE RIGHT NOW AND LET'S REDUCE AND THEN ELIMINATE THIS EMERGENCY.

THAT'S THE HELP WE NEED. FOLLOW THE CDC GUIDELINES.

EXACTLY. TO THE LETTER.

EXACTLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. SO, FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE I GET STARTED ON UPDATING YOU ON OUR OPERATION.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PERSONNEL FROM THE CITY, FROM THE CITY MANAGER ON DOWN.

EVERYBODY'S DONE A GREAT JOB OF WORKING TOGETHER AND TRYING TO KEEP THIS THING IN PERSPECTIVE AND HELPING KEEP THE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY GOING, SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY. SO WE'VE GOT LIKE THE CHIEF SAID THERE'S TWO OBJECTIVES THAT WE HAVE.

ONE IS KEEPING THE SERVICES GOING TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE OTHER ONE IS KEEPING OUR PERSONNEL HEALTHY SO THAT WE CAN STILL PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.

SO WITH THAT IN MIND, IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES IN OUR SERVICES TO MITIGATE THE CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC AND KEEP OUR PERSONNEL HEALTHY.

ONE OF THOSE AND I'M SURE YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN SOME OF THESE IS WE ARE NOT ENFORCING OVERNIGHT PARKING, WHICH IS A GOOD THING FOR EVERYBODY.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT THEIR KIDS BACK FROM COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES HAVE EXTRA CARS IN THE HOUSEHOLD.

AND FOR THAT REASON, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ENFORCE THE OVERNIGHT PARKING.

WE'RE ALSO NOT DOING INSPECTIONS FOR OVERNIGHT PARKING FOR THE YEARLY PASSES RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO FOREGO THOSE FOR NOW.

THERE IS NO PUBLIC LIFE SCAN SERVICES.

THOSE ARE PROVIDED BY OUR RSVPS, OUR VOLUNTEERS, WHICH ARE IN THE AGE GROUP THAT ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO THIS VIRUS.

SO WE'VE STOPPED THAT.

WE ARE DOING THIS FOR EMPLOYEES ONLY IN-HOUSE EMPLOYEES BECAUSE WE ARE CONTINUING OUR HIRING PROCESS. WE HAVE CLOSED THE LOBBY UNLESS IT'S AN EMERGENCY.

WE ARE TAKING REPORTS STILL.

BUT WE TRIED TO TAKE REPORTS ONLINE OR ON THE PHONE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO KEEP THE OFFICERS FROM HAVING PERSONAL CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC.

AS FAR AS CHANGES IN STAFFING, OUR PERSONNEL ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL, HOWEVER, AGAIN, TRYING TO MITIGATE. IF THERE IS A SOMEBODY GETS INFECTED WITH THIS VIRUS, I'M TRYING TO MITIGATE A LOT OF PEOPLE GETTING INFECTED SO I DON'T LOSE A LOT OF PERSONNEL.

WITH THAT IN MIND, I'VE MODIFIED SCHEDULES IN THE STATION.

I HAVE DETECTIVE PERSONNEL AND THE MOTOR OFFICES TO OBSERVE THAT ARE ASSIGNED AT HOME RIGHT NOW. AND I'M CONSIDERING THAT AS MY RESERVE FORCE, IF I GET A PERSON THAT IS IN FECTED OR AN OFFICER, THEN I'LL DRAW FROM THAT FORCE AND HOPEFULLY THEY STAY HEALTHY AT HOME. MY RECORDS PERSONNEL ARE ALTERNATING WORK WEEKS, SOME ARE OFF THIS WEEK AND SOME ARE WORKING, THEN THE NEXT WEEK, THE OTHER ONES WILL WORK AND SO ON.

MY PROPERTY OFFICER IS ON CALL STATUS IN CASE SOMEBODY WANTS TO PICK UP PROPERTY OR A PRISONER GETS RELEASED AND THEY WANT THE PROPERTY WE CALL THEM IN FOR THAT.

COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICER IS WORKING FROM HOME ALTOGETHER.

I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 12 PERSONNEL THAT ARE AT SOME POINT OR OTHER WORKING FROM HOME, NOT IN THE STATION. BEFORE I AM DONE HERE, I JUST WANT TO ASSURE THE RESIDENTS THAT OUR SERVICES WILL CONTINUE AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE AND TO COOPERATE LIKE THE CHIEF FIRE CHIEF SAID WITH THE SAFER AT HOME ORDER AND BY STAYING HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND FOLLOWING THE CDC GUIDELINES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

OK. NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE VIRUS, BUT A POTENTIAL BENEFIT OF PEOPLE STAYING AT HOME. IS THE DAYTIME BURGLARIES NUMBER CHANGING AT ALL OR HAVE WE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN EVEN EVALUATE THAT? WELL, WE HAVE HAD SOME INSTANCES, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS IN THE PAST.

AS FAR AS OUR HIGHEST AMOUNT OF CALLS THAT WE GET ARE THEFTS FROM STORES.

THOSE HAVE GONE DOWN CONSIDERABLY.

THANK YOU. DO YOU FEEL THAT THE OFFICERS FEEL SAFE WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW WITH YOUR PROCEDURE, DO YOU HAVE ALSO SUPPLIES, GLOVES, WHATEVER THEY NEED.

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YOU KNOW, EACH CAR AND PERSON.

RIGHT. SO WE HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, THE BASIC CLEANING SUPPLIES FOR THE OFFICERS AS WELL, LIKE THE CHIEF SAID EARLIER.

WE HAVE ASKED FOR THE PEPS THAT COUNTY THROUGH THE [INAUDIBLE] SYSTEM WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET. WE DID GET SOME OF THAT, NOT ALL OF IT.

SO WE DO HAVE THE MASKS.

WE DIDN'T GET THE GOGGLES.

WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THOSE. SO I DON'T THINK I DON'T THINK AT ALL.

WE'RE GONNA GET THE GOWNS UP AT THE.

WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THAT. BUT THE OFFICERS FEEL PRETTY SAFE WITH THE OPERATIONS PLAN WE HAVE IN PLACE AND THE EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW.

SO IS IT FAIR TO SAY THE MORALE'S MAINTAINED ITSELF? EVERYBODY'S PULLING TOGETHER.

IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S IN IT TOGETHER AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS AND EVERYBODY'S COOPERATING.

HOPEFULLY THE RESIDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO COOPERATE.

SO THAT THAT VALIANT EFFORT IS SUPPORTED.

THANK YOU. SO MY BIGGEST THING IS, AGAIN, THE SAFETY OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS, IF WE DON'T HAVE THEM, THEY CAN'T PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS.

SO. SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO PROTECT THEM.

HOW'S THE DISPATCH GOING? I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY MAYBE A LITTLE DOWN.

I WOULD IMAGINE. BUT DISPATCH IS STILL WORKING OUT WELL NOW THAT THE FIRE IS WITH COUNTY.

YES. DISPATCH IS WORKING OUT FINE.

WE'RE ACTUALLY WE ADDED ANOTHER DISPATCHER TODAY.

YES. AND TODAY SIGNED THE FINAL PAPERWORK.

SO SHE STARTS THIS WEEKEND FULL TIMER.

SO IT'S GOOD. THE JAILING SERVICES, ANY NEW PROTOCOL AS FAR AS JAILING IT UP AT POMONA.

ANY CHANGES THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT TO PROTECT OUR OFFICERS? SO POMONA HAS SOME PROTOCOLS THEY'VE INSTITUTED SINCE THIS BROKE OUT.

AND BASICALLY IT'S QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE PRISONERS.

AND IT'S THE STANDARD HAVE YOU TRAVELED, DO YOU HAVE A FEVER OR STUFF LIKE THAT.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, NOTHING MAJOR.

IT'S FAIRLY QUICK STILL.

DROP OFF AND LEAVE.

YES. OK. THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY. ONE MORE QUESTION.

CAN YOU TOUCH ON THE HOMELESS IN THE COMMUNITY? SO WE DO HAVE SOME RESOURCES THROUGH THE HOPE FOR HOMES SHELTER IN POMONA.

WE HAVE SOME BEDS THERE THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

AND AS OFFICERS ARE OUT THERE IN THE FIELD, THEY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL. THEY OFFER THEM THOSE SERVICES, SOME OF THEM TAKE THEM, SOME DON'T.

WELL, RIGHT NOW, TRI-CITY WAS TELLING US THAT IT'S CLOSED FROM TAKING ANYBODY NEW.

SO AS OF THIS MORNING, THERE WERE TWO BEDS THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO LA VERNE.

AND AS I UNDERSTAND, THERE'S ALSO VOUCHERS FOR HOTELS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

THANK YOU.

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

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS AS SEAMLESSLY AS POSSIBLE FROM A COMMUNITY VIEWPOINT.

I WILL TELL YOU, THOUGH, AT OUR STAFFING LEVEL, WE HAVE ABOUT FORTY FIVE EMPLOYEES IN THIS DEPARTMENT. AND TWENTY FOUR OF THEM, I THINK ARE EITHER WORKING AT HOME OR AT HOME ON CALL.

IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER FOR STAY AT HOME AND TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

THAT SAID, THOUGH. WE'VE HAD TO REDUCE SOME SERVICES WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT THAT INCLUDE REDUCED HOURS AT OUR PUBLIC COUNTER.

OBVIOUSLY, CITY HALL IS CLOSED AND PEOPLE AREN'T COMING TO THE PUBLIC COUNTER, BUT THAT WOULD INCLUDE RESPONSES TO E-MAILS AND PHONE CALLS AND THINGS.

I'VE ONLY GOT ONE PERSON SITTING ON MY CUSTOMER SERVICE SIDE, ONE PERSON SITTING ON MY PUBLIC WORK SIDE. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE THE COUNTER, THOSE PHONES AND THINGS BETWEEN HOURS OF 12 AND 2 SO THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE LUNCHES AND CATCH UP ON SOME THINGS DURING THE DAY THAT I NORMALLY HAVE FOUR PEOPLE DOING.

I HAVE BASICALLY ALL OF MY SUPERVISORS AND UP ON DUTY AT THIS TIME AT THEIR LOCAL OFFICES HERE.

WE ARE REVIEWING THOSE NEEDS RIGHT NOW AND I EXPECT TO MAKE A FEW CHANGES BY NEXT WEEK.

WHEN WE INITIALLY WENT INTO THIS ACTION PLAN FOR PUBLIC WORKS, WE TOOK IT VERY SERIOUSLY AND MADE EVERY ATTEMPT TO PUT AS MANY PEOPLE BACK AT HOME AS POSSIBLE.

AS THIS THING IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO DRAG OUT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE BACK.

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THOSE WOULD INCLUDE MY WATER DISTRIBUTION CREW, SEWER MAINTENANCE CREW, THEY ARE AT HOME.

WE ARE NOT DOING ANY MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES IN THAT AREA.

MY WATER PRODUCTION CREW, THOUGH, THAT STAFF IS HERE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A UTILITY TO RUN AND IT IS A VERY CRITICAL UTILITY FOR ANY COMMUNITY THAT BEING THE WATER SYSTEM.

WE ARE RUNNING OUR BUILDING MUNICIPAL SERVICES SIDE WITH ABOUT HALF STAFF AS WELL.

THAT INCLUDES OUR METER READING AND PEOPLE THAT ARE PROCESSING BILLS.

AS WELL, MY STREET DEPARTMENT AND MY PARKS DEPARTMENT ARE ESSENTIALLY ALL AT HOME, TOO.

I'VE HALTED ALL MAINTENANCE IN THE STREETS.

THAT ARE NOT EMERGENCIES.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO EMPLOY ONE OF OUR OPERATORS, MOWER OPERATORS, FOUR DAYS A WEEK AS USUAL. THE PARKS REMAIN OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY, AND IF WE WERE TO LET THAT GO FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME, WE WOULD HAVE A BIT OF A JUNGLE OUT THERE AND STRUGGLE TO CATCH UP AND PROVIDE THAT FACILITY TO THE COMMUNITY.

OUR FLEET MAINTENANCE SERVICES ARE CONTINUING AS ALWAYS, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE SOME.

WE ARE SHORTHANDED IN OUR STAFFING.

WE HAD AN EMPLOYEE LEAVE RECENTLY.

AS WELL, WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE THAT HAS DAYCARE ISSUES AND HE HAS ALTERNATED WITH HIS FAMILY TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT, SO I'M LOSING HIM ONE DAY A WEEK.

SO I BASICALLY HAVE ONE AND THREE QUARTER EMPLOYEES TRYING TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO ALL THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.

WE HAVE CLOSED THE PARK PLAYGROUNDS IN RESPONSE TO PEOPLE CONTINUING TO USE THEM, WE INITIALLY PLACED JUST A NOTICE OUT THERE SAYING THE PARK WAS CLOSED DUE TO COVID 19.

HOWEVER, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE SOME OF THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT DISREGARDED THOSE NOTICES.

AND AS THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE SPOKEN BOTH CHIEFS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE NEED TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES.

AND IN THIS ORDER.

IT IS IT IS SERIOUS.

AND IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU OR ME.

IT'S ABOUT SOCIETY RIGHT NOW.

SO SINCE THEN, WE'VE GONE OUT AND ACTUALLY CLOSED.

TAPED THEM ALL OFF TO FURTHER, YOU KNOW, TRY TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO THOSE THOSE FACILITIES.

OTHER THAN THAT. I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE WE HAVE PROVIDED A FEW ENHANCED SERVICES.

IF I CAN POINT TO SOMETHING GOOD, ALTHOUGH IT IS CERTAINLY IN RESPONSE TO THIS EVENT, WE'VE INCREASED OUR JANITORIAL SERVICES AT ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS TO FURTHER DISINFECT THINGS, TO DO OUR BEST TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE REMAINING AT WORK.

WE'VE ALSO MADE A DECISION TO KEEP OUR RESTROOMS IN THE PARKS OPEN FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE CONTINUING TO GET OUTSIDE AND EXERCISE AND USE OUR FACILITIES AS WELL AS AS OTHERS.

WE ARE GOING TO OR WE'VE MOVE TO SANITIZING THOSE SIGNIFICANTLY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

WE USED TO DO THAT ONLY BASICALLY TWICE A WEEK.

NOW THAT IS GONNA BE OFFERED EVERY EVERY DAY TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.

AND THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS ON YOUR AGENDA A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS AFTERNOON THAT WE BELIEVE WILL BE A BIT OF ASSISTANCE TO SOME OF OUR MUNICIPAL SERVICES CUSTOMERS.

SO WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT.

DAN, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

ONLY BECAUSE I GOT A CALL TODAY.

I KNOW BONITA HIGH SCHOOL HAS CLOSED DOWN SPORTS.

TENNIS COURTS WERE OPEN UP AT LIVE OAK.

A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT AT THE PARK ON SUNDAY PLAYING.

ARE WE GOING TO CLOSE THE TENNIS COURTS, LOCK THEM DOWN OR.

I'VE HAD THE SAME QUESTION.

IT IS UNCLEAR OR I HAVE NOT BEEN ACTUALLY MADE AWARE THAT WE SHOULD CLOSE SUCH FACILITIES, THERE HAS BEEN SOME AMBIGUITY ABOUT CLOSING TRAILS, OPENING TRAILS, CLOSING BASKETBALL COURTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FROM THE COUNTY.

AT THIS POINT, WE ARE LEAVING THE TENNIS COURTS OPEN, ASKING PEOPLE TO EXERCISE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND ALL THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, ORDERS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

WE HAVE AN ISSUE AND WE'LL HAVE TO SIT BACK.

I THINK OUR EOC COMMAND STAFF WILL THEN MAKE SOME CHANGES TO HOW WE MAY OPERATE THOSE

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FACILITIES. QUESTION.

FIRST OF ALL, THE SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES, AGAIN, IS OF MOST CONCERN, IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN FURLOUGHING THEM.

ARE THEY ON PAY WHILE THEY'RE AT HOME.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY AND THAT IS ANOTHER DISCUSSION THAT IS LATER ON YOUR AGENDA.

BECAUSE AS RIGHT NOW, WITH OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO HERE FOR A STIMULUS PACKAGE FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED OUT OF EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF THE CLOSURES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THAT.

BUT BUT YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE DOING WELL, NO COVID 19.

NOBODY'S EVERYBODY'S HEALTHY RIGHT NOW.

BOTH MYSELF AND MY DIVISION MANAGERS HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OUR EMPLOYEES REGULARLY AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, EVERYBODY IS HEALTHY, THEIR FAMILIES ARE SAFE, AND WE'RE DOING OK RIGHT NOW. GOOD, GOOD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO.

I THINK THE RESTROOM IDEA IS A GOOD ONE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE CLEAN.

THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS FOCUSED ON, FOCUSING ON THE FOLLOWING.

AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WE'RE FOCUSING ON SENIOR OUTREACH RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE DONE THE PAST FEW DAYS SENIOR PHONE CALLS.

WE'VE CALLED OVER 200 INDIVIDUALS.

ASKED THEM QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO HOW THEY'RE DOING.

IF THEY HAVE SOMEBODY AT THEIR HOME, WHAT ARE THEIR NEEDS? OUT OF THOSE 200, THE MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE FOUND THAT THEY'RE DOING FINE.

THERE IS SOME THAT SAY, CALL US BACK IN A FEW WEEKS.

BUT WE'VE EARMARKED EIGHT INDIVIDUALS.

AND THROUGH A PROGRAM THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER HAS PUT TOGETHER, SHE HAS GONE TO THE CHURCHES AND GOTTEN VOLUNTEERS AND WE'VE MATCHED THE VOLUNTEERS UP WITH THOSE EIGHT INDIVIDUALS. AND AS OF YESTERDAY, THEY WENT OUT AND HELPED THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

SO THAT HAS WORKED EXTREMELY WELL.

THANK YOU, ROBIN. ANOTHER THING THAT THE CITY HAS DONE IS THEY'VE ESTABLISHED A WEB OR A WEB SITE FOR SENIORS IN NEED.

THIS WEB SITE, WHICH IS SENIOR HELP AT CITYOFLAVERNE.ORG.

WE'VE RECEIVED ALREADY TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN NEED OF HELP AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF HELPING THEM. ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE HAVE SENIOR CONGREGATE MEAL SITE, WHICH WE'VE HAD FOR YEARS. THEY MEET FIVE DAYS A WEEK, HAVE HOT MEALS.

THAT PROGRAM HAS CHANGED.

AND NOW WE ARE GIVING SENIOR LUNCHES ONE DAY A WEEK.

WE'RE GIVING THEM FIVE MEALS, TWO BOX LUNCHES AND THREE FROZEN LUNCHES.

WE DO THAT EVERY THURSDAY.

ALSO AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING OF OUR FACILITIES AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND WE WILL.

WE HAVE A STAFF MEMBER THAT IS CLOSING RESTROOMS NIGHTLY.

OVER AT CITY HALL. WE HAVE STAFF THAT IS CANCELING ALL OUR PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE CLASSES, SPECIAL EVENTS, RENTALS, ALL THOSE THINGS.

THEY'RE ISSUING REFUNDS TO ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

WE'RE DOING SOME TRANSPORTATION, THE METRO LINK.

WE STILL HAVE A FEW INDIVIDUALS ON THE METRO LINK AND WE ARE ACTIVATING THEIR PASSES.

THE GET ABOUT AND THE FOOTHILL TRANSIT INDIVIDUALS, WE'RE SENDING THEM OVER TO PVTA TO RECEIVE THEIR PASSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ALSO, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND TRI CITY MENTAL HEALTH ON THE HOMELESS ISSUE.

I KNOW CHIEF PAZ HAD MENTIONED WHAT WE'RE DOING IN REGARDS TO THE HOMELESS, AND WE'VE ESTABLISHED A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH TRI CITY AND THE COUNTY IN REGARDS TO THAT.

THE LAST THING I HAVE IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I MET WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LAST WEEK.

AT THAT TIME, THEY HAD NO SITE OVER AND LA VERNE IN REGARDS FOR STUDENT LUNCHES.

AS OF YESTERDAY, THEY HAVE A SITE OVER AT [INAUDIBLE] SCHOOL.

YESTERDAY, THEY HAD OVER 350 LUNCHES THAT THEY GAVE OUT.

AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THEM ON PUTTING INFORMATION ON THEIR SCHOOL MARQUEES IN

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REGARDS TO DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE VIRUS.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I GUESS I HAVE ONE.

IT LOOKS LIKE. I MEAN, I THINK THE SENIOR OUTREACH IS AN EXCELLENT EFFORT BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES.

AND I HEARD YOU SAY THAT YOU HAVE A WEB SITE FOR PEOPLE TO INQUIRE.

IS THERE ANOTHER WAY WE CAN GET PHONE NUMBERS OUT? BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE MAY ONLY MAY NOT HAVE THE INTERNET ACCESS, BUT MAY HAVE PHONE NUMBERS. I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN GET WORD OUT THAT PEOPLE COULD SENIORS THAT MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE WOULD CALL IN.

WE HAVE OUR. THEY CAN CALL OUR OUR DEPARTMENT.

[INAUDIBLE]. WE STILL HAVE, YES.

HOW TO GET THAT NUMBER MADE READILY AVAILABLE.

MAYBE THROUGH THE MARQUEES ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

SURE.

OK. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO EXTEND ON THAT ONE.

IS THAT ANY SENIOR CENTER IN A MOBILE HOME PARK THAT THEY CAN CONTACT THEIR MANAGEMENT COMPANYAND THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS THE ONE THAT WILL GET A HOLD OF ME WHEN THEY HAVE NEEDS AND THROUGH THE KINDNESS OF OUR ALL OF OUR CHURCHES, THIS IS WHAT LA VERNE'S ABOUT, THE KINDNESS AND CARING, OUR CHURCHES ARE ASSIGNED TO THE MOBILE HOME PARKS THAT THEN WILL ASSIGN PEOPLE TO MEET WITH THEM.

AND AS I WAS TELLING BILL THIS MORNING, IS WITH THIS PROGRAM.

SO, YOU KNOW, ONE WOMAN FROM MY CHURCH, SHE DOESN'T EVEN LIVE IN LA VERNE, BUT SHE GOES TO OUR CHURCH. LA VERNE HEIGHTS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

AND SHE WROTE ME AND SAID, I CONTACTED THE TWO PEOPLE THAT YOU GAVE ME YESTERDAY, SPOKE TO OVER 20 MINUTES WITH THEM.

DON'T HAVE ANY NEEDS RIGHT NOW.

BUT THEY WERE SO HAPPY I CALLED AND JUST TALK.

SO I'M GOING TO MAKE CONTACT THREE DAYS A WEEK.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE NEED.

SO IF THEY NEED THAT, THEY CAN DO THAT AND CONTACT YOUR MANAGEMENT COMPANY.

OR BILL, WOULD YOU GIVE OUT THE PHONE NUMBER FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SENIORS THAT AREN'T IN THE MOBILE HOME PARK WHO THEY CAN CONTACT? SURE. THEY CAN CONTACT OUR DEPARTMENT AT 909 596 8700.

THE ONE THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT IF YOU'RE CONTACTING FOR SOMEBODY THAT IS OTHERWISE NOT A SENIOR, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE THE E-MAIL JUST BECAUSE WE MONITOR THE EMAIL A LOT MORE REGULARLY THAN WE WOULD THE PHONE, ESPECIALLY FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

SO THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING IF WE COULD PUSH THEM THROUGH THE EMAIL AS OPPOSED TO THE NUMBER AND WE'LL UPDATE THE WEBSITE WITH THE NUMBER.

RIGHT. I WAS JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THAT SMALL SEGMENT, THAT MAY NOT HAVE EMAIL OR INTERNET ACCESS. BUT YOUR SITE IS WONDERFUL ON THE HOME PAGE.

I WANT TO FIRST THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER.

IT'S WORKING REALLY WELL WITH THE FAITH BASED GROUPS WITH WITH THE MOBILE HOME COMMITTEES AND THE SENIOR APARTMENTS.

I'M HAVING A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK ME, CAN I HELP? CAN I HELP? CAN I HELP? SO I THINK IF THERE BECOMES A NEED, BECAUSE THE BIGGEST THING FOR OUR SENIOR POPULATION IS THE ISOLATION BEING THERE, THE HIGHEST GROUP OF THE COVID 19 THAT WE DO, EVEN IF IT'S A POINT, IF WE DO HAVE A PHONE NUMBER LIST.

I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO WORK ON AS A COUNCIL ALSO.

PHONE CALL, JUST SAY HI.

IF YOU CAN'T VISIT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, BUT JUST THE COMMUNICATION.

I AGREE. I'VE TALKED TO A FEW AND THEY'RE JUST TICKLED TO DEATH THAT SOMEONE'S CALLING AND SAYING HI. YOU KNOW, JUST CHECKING ON AND ALSO CHECKING IN WITH THE MANAGEMENT.

SO THERE'S NOT THERE'S NOT.

WE CAN DO A LOT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

AND AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER.

THAT WAS GREAT. AND I THINK IT'S WORKING.

IF YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER GIVE THEM MY NUMBER.

I WILL. WE'LL DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S PEOPLE ARE REALLY WANT TO HELP BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A POPULATION THAT REALLY CAN USE SOME LITTLE EXTRA HELP.

THANK YOU, BILL. EXCELLENT.

AND YOUR EMPLOYEES, TOO.

I WILL DO THAT. ON BEING SAFE.

OK. THANK YOU.

BILL. SURE. BEFORE YOU LEAVE, WE HAVE FROM TRI-CITY A NAVIGATOR ASSIGNED TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE FOR HOMELESS.

WE STILL HAVE A HOMELESS PROBLEM AND WE DON'T WANT TO EXASPERATE THIS BECAUSE OF IT.

DO WE STILL HAVE OUR NAVIGATOR AND IS THAT PERSON STILL MAKING CONTACT WITH OUR HOMELESS? SHE IS WORKING IN THE OFFICE RIGHT NEXT TO ME.

SO SHE IS HERE FOUR DAYS A WEEK FROM 8:00 IN THE MORNING TILL 5:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.

AND YES, SHE IS.

SHE'S WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS OUT OF THE COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS.

IS THERE ANY KIND OF CHANGE WITH WITH REGARDS TO THE HOMELESS WITH THIS VIRUS, OR IS IT PRETTY MUCH RUNNING THE SAME AS IT WAS BEFORE? IT'S PRETTY MUCH RUNNING THE SAME AS BEFORE IN REGARDS TO THE HOMELESS.

THEIR SCREENINGS OF INDIVIDUALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT HAVE BECOME A LITTLE MORE INTENSE.

GOOD. BUT WE'RE SEEING ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF HOMELESS.

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AND THE LAST THING I KNOW, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WHEN WE REALIZED THERE WAS NO LUNCHES FOR KIDS AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER BECAUSE MOM AND DADS ARE STILL WORKING AND THEY GOT FREE OR REDUCED LUNCHES, ETC.

AT SCHOOLS THAT WE STARTED THAT PROGRAM THROUGH [INAUDIBLE].

SO I'M I'M PLEASED THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY YOUNG RESIDENTS WHO MOM AND DADS MAY STILL BE WORKING.

THEY MAY STILL BE PART OF THAT ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE, BUT THE KIDS ARE LEFT WITHOUT AT HOME. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THERE'S ONE ISSUE THAT'S BEEN POPPING UP AND I'VE BEEN HEARING IT FROM A FEW PEOPLE.

A BIG CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT MR. PAZ ALSO WITH THIS ONE, A NEW BILL, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

THE ISOLATION AND PEOPLE AT HOME IS A CONCERN THAT THIS MAY POP UP AND WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT. I KNOW TRI-CITY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, HAS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR COUNSELING FOR YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST.

PEOPLE BEING ALONE AND IT'S JUST A CONCERN OF MINE AND IT AND IT'S CONCERN OF SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE AND I JUST WANTED TO THROW IT OUT THERE THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT AS THIS GOES ON WEEK BY WEEK THAT THESE ISSUES MAY POP UP AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO GET OUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING ON THE WEB SITE.

I THINK THAT THERE IS.

THERE ALSO IS PROJECT SISTER.

WE MIGHT WANT TO POP THAT UP ON THERE.

AND JUST IF WE'RE HAVING DIFFICULTIES AT HOME, PEOPLE BEING CLOSED IN AND ISOLATED, IT'S.

YOU KNOW, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN RIGHT NOW AS TIME GOES ON, SO JUST SOMEBODY BROUGHT UP THAT WAS VERY CONCERNED.

AND I THINK THERE WAS SOMETHING WE GOT TODAY THAT WAS THAT WOULD BE GOING UP ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. AND, YOU KNOW, [INAUDIBLE].

THAT CAME FROM TRI-CITY JUST TODAY.

THANK YOU, BILL. OK.

JR. GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'LL BE COVERING A COUPLE DIFFERENT AREAS THAT FUNCTION OUT OF CITY HALL.

GOING TO START WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WITH THE COUNTY'S REVISED DESCRIPTION OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES OVER THE WEEKEND, WHICH LISTED ALL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AS ESSENTIAL.

BASICALLY, THAT WOULD MAKE OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND STAFF AS WELL ESSENTIAL.

SO THEY'RE BASICALLY DOING NORMAL BUILDING AND PLANNING OPERATIONS AND THEN GOING DOWN TO INSPECTIONS. RKA, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, THEY'RE PREPARING AND ARE PREPARED TO ADJUST TO THIS EVER FLUID SITUATION.

THE BUILDING INSPECTOR, AN EMPLOYEE OF RKA, HAS BEEN CONSULTED AND INSTRUCTED TO BE CAUTIOUS WHEN PERFORMING INSPECTIONS DURING THIS TIME.

PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS ALSO WORKING MODIFIED SCHEDULES WHERE THEY CAN.

THEIR TYPICAL WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW IS FOR THIS WEEK THE FRONT OFFICE IS STAFFED DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AND A PLANNER WILL BE IN CITY HALL DURING THE COUNTER HOURS OF 8:00 A.M.

TO 1:00 P.M.. DEPENDING ON THE CALLS FOR SERVICE, THAT MIGHT BE REDUCED FOR ON DUTY FRONT COUNTER STAFF ONLY BE IN CITY HALL FROM 8 A.M.

TO 1 P.M. AND THEN OPERATE THEIR EMAIL THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT AS THIS SITUATION PROGRESSES.

FOR THE FINANCE DIVISION ALSO BEEN DEEMED ESSENTIAL.

SO SO STAFF CONTINUALLY CONTINUES TO WORK AND FUNCTION MOSTLY NORMAL CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES. CRITICAL HR FUNCTIONS ARE CONTINUING, SUCH AS WORKERS COMPENSATION, BENEFITS QUESTIONS FOR THOSE DETERMINED, ESSENTIAL AND NON-ESSENTIAL.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE BEEN DEALING A LOT WITH THAT THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO RECRUITMENT AND ONBOARDING FOR ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES.

CHIEF PAZ NOTED THAT WE BROUGHT ON A DISPATCHER TODAY THAT WILL BE STARTING THIS WEEKEND.

THERE HAS BEEN A FREEZE IN OTHER RECRUITMENTS, THOUGH, FOR THE TIME BEING.

JUST BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING WITH LIMITED STAFF AND DEALING WITH A LOT OF EXTRA ISSUES THAT WE WOULDN'T NORMALLY DEAL WITH.

PART TIME ADMINISTRATION STAFF WORKING ON SPECIAL PROJECTS FROM HOME TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE AND ALSO ON CALL FOR ADMIN SUPPORT FOR DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS SUCH AS COUNCIL MEETINGS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

CITY CLERK FUNCTIONS HAVE MOVED TO A MODIFIED SCHEDULE, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS NEEDED AND ON CALL AND IN A DIFFERENT SCHEDULE, BUT REGULARLY HERE WHEN WE NEED THEM.

PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS AND CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.

WE BELIEVE WILL BE DELAYED MOVING FORWARD JUST BECAUSE OUR ATTENTION AND OUR ATTENTION IS DIRECTED ELSEWHERE, AS WELL AS WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE AT HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

SO THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT I'M GOING TO COVER.

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AND I KNOW NATHAN WILL FOLLOW UP WITH SOME OTHER FINANCE ITEMS, BUT THAT'S GENERALLY CITY HALL FUNCTIONS.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE'S A PLANNER AT THE COUNTER FROM 8 TO 1, BUT NOBODY IS ALLOWED IN, RIGHT? SO THAT'S BY PHONE.

CORRECT. WE HAVE PHONE NUMBERS FOR EACH DEPARTMENT POSTED AT OUR ENTRANCE AND WE'LL TRY TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT WE CAN OVER THE PHONE AND ONLINE.

AND I BELIEVE THEY CAN SET UP APPOINTMENTS AS NEEDED IF THERE ARE SOME OF THOSE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND THOSE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, THAT WOULD NEED TO CONTINUE.

AND ALSO WORK THROUGH E-MAIL WHERE WE CAN.

THOSE ARE ALL DIRECTIONS ON OUR WEB SITE AS WELL AS OUR FRONT DOOR.

OK. THAT'S GOT TO BE VERY DIFFICULT.

BUT IT'S GOTTA BE, UNFORTUNATELY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH PLANS AND PEOPLE COMING IN FOR PERMITS.

NOW IS OUR STUFF ONLINE NOW, IS IT ONLINE? WHAT PARTICULARLY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? PUTTING ALL THE PLANS ONLINE.

ON THE PLAN CHECK, NOT THE PLAN CHECK, BUT PERMITS.

WE ARE IN WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING TO THAT.

WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED THAT ENTIRE PROCESS YET.

SO, NO, THERE'S NOT ANYTHING THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DO.

WE CAN'T DO THAT ENTIRE PROCESS ELECTRONICALLY.

SO I'M STILL DEPENDENT ON PHYSICAL.

IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE'S KEEPING THEIR DISTANCE ALSO AND DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.

SO ARE YOU ABLE TO FULLY WORK PEOPLE WORK AT HOME? ARE THEY FULLY CONNECTED? WE'RE WORKING TOWARD THAT.

FULLY CONNECTED AT THIS POINT WOULD WOULD NOT BE THE CASE, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE THAT MAYBE EVEN UP TOMORROW.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH I.T., WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN SHORT STAFFED.

BUT LUCKILY, WE BROUGHT ON A NEW I.T.

PERSON THAT STARTED ON MONDAY.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO PUT THAT IN PLACE.

SO WE'RE CLOSER. AND THAT.

YES. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE I HAD A COUPLE NOTES HERE.

ONE, ALL THESE FUNCTIONS THAT WE ARE COMPLETING AT CITY HALL EITHER ARE MODIFIED SCHEDULES, PEOPLE WORKING FROM HOME AND SOME PEOPLE PHYSICALLY BEING THERE.

WE WOULD EXPECT TO TAKE A NO THERE REVISIT OF THAT WHEN WE GET THIS REMOTE WORKSTATION UP AND RUNNING, THAT IF WE CAN ENABLE MORE PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK BUT SHIFT THEM OUT OF THE OFFICE, IN PARTICULAR IN FINANCE AND OTHERS, WE WILL LOOK TO DO THAT.

SO NEXT WEEK WE COULD EVEN HAVE A LOWER NUMBER OF STAFF THAT ARE HERE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. WE STILL WANT TO MAINTAIN THE PHONE AND EMAIL CAPABILITY AS MUCH WE CAN AND CERTAINLY THE PHONE TO SOME OF THE POINTS THAT PEOPLE WANT A PHYSICAL PERSON TO TALK TO.

SO THERE WILL STILL BE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO COME.

WE EXPECT THAT THIS WILL BE A 30 DAY PLUS TYPE OF ARRANGEMENT THAT WE WILL BE OPERATING UNDER. SO WE'RE STILL MAKING SOME OF THE REFINEMENTS TO IT AND WE'RE STILL WE'RE STILL FINDING OUT NEW THINGS.

I MEAN, THIS IS DAY TWO AND A HALF OF THIS WORLD AS WE KNOW IT VERSUS WE WERE OPEN LAST WEEK WITH ALL STAFF IN PLACE.

SO WE'RE STILL FINDING THINGS THAT WEREN'T NECESSARILY PREPARED FOR AND ADJUSTING AS NEEDED. WELL AS THE ISOLATION BECOMES MORE, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE RAMPING UP ON IT.

THAT'S GOOD. OKAY.

THANK YOU, JR. THANK YOU. ROBIN, YOU MENTIONED SOME THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING.

YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? TO YOUR PROGRAM THAT YOU HAVE INITIATED? NO, I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK ON THAT WITH BILL.

OK. SO I'M GOOD, MR. MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I DON'T KNOW IF NATHAN HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS IN FINANCE THAT HE WANTED TO TOUCH UPON.

I KNOW I DIDN'T MENTION HIM, BUT HE MAY HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SHARE FOR THE COUNCIL'S BENEFIT. DON'T GO TO COACHELLA VALLEY.

THAT WOULD BE MANNA FROM HEAVEN.

OK, WELL, LET'S GET BACK TO COVID REALITY.

JUST KIDDING. I HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO TOUCH ON.

I WANTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF ASSURANCE ON THE TREASURY FUNCTION, I.E.

THE INVESTMENTS. I KNOW WE'RE ALL DEALING WITH THE OPERATIONAL IMPACTS OF THIS RIGHT NOW, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE MARKETS ARE DOING THEIR THING.

AND SO I DO WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE BIT AND THEN GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT FURTHER UPDATE ON THE CASH HANDLING, JUST BECAUSE THAT OBVIOUSLY LOOKS LIKE A ISSUE WITH THIS.

SO I'LL START WITH THE WITH THE TREASURY FUNCTIONS REALLY QUICKLY FIRST AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE CASH HANDLING. THE CITY IS IN A GOOD POSITION.

FORTUNATELY, SOME DUE TO SOME CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND WHAT WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE, SOME OF THE STUFF THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVED PREVIOUSLY.

WE DO NOT HAVE.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO EXPERIENCE THE EFFECTS THAT THE OVERALL MARKET IS HAVING WE ARE NOT INVESTED IN STOCKS, THAT TYPE OF THING.

I THINK IT'S REMOTE, BUT THE THE REMOTE CONCERN THAT'S OUT THERE WOULD BE SHORT TERM LIQUIDITY. IN OTHER WORDS, NOT HAVING ENOUGH CASH TO IMMEDIATELY PAY FOR AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHEN IT DEVELOPED.

THE CITY SHOULD NOT FACE THAT ISSUE EVEN UNDER A SUSTAINED UNDER THE SITUATION OF SUSTAINED CAPACITY.

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FOR RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE CHECKING YOU KNOW, JUST REGULAR DEMAND DEPOSITS, WE HAVE A LOWER LIMIT OF $3 MILLION THAT WE MAINTAIN IN THE CITY'S BANK ACCOUNT.

RIGHT NOW IT'S AT 5.2.

SO THERE IS SIGNIFICANT LEEWAY THERE FOR EMERGENCY FUNDS SHOULD THEY BE NEEDED.

THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS A LOT OF FUNDS RIGHT NOW WERE HELD WITH LAFE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE HELD BACK ON REINVESTING FUNDS BECAUSE OF THE MARKET SITUATION.

LAFE IS THE YOU KNOW.

YES. IS CASH EQUIVALENT.

WE CAN PULL IT DOWN RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

IT IS THE STATE'S FUNDS.

IT WOULD BE BACKED BY THE STATE SHOULD THERE BE ANY ISSUES.

THE ONLY CONCERN THAT I CAN SEE THERE IS IF THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS START TO REQUIRE CASH, THERE MIGHT BE A LOT OF JUST ACTIVITY FOR LAFE TO HANDLE.

COULD HAVE SOME ISSUES. I MEAN, THERE THEY COULD BE INVESTED IN LONGER TERM STUFF.

SO THAT IS A GOOD BALANCE.

BUT GOING BE EVEN IF THAT WERE AN ISSUE, WHICH I DO NOT FORESEE.

THE OTHER POSSIBILITY THE CITY DOES HOLD $24 MILLION IN THEIR INTEREST BEARING INVESTMENTS.

BONDS, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.

SO EVEN SOME OF THESE ARE IN BLACK ROCK AND THESE TYPES OF FUNDS, BUT THEY ARE INTEREST BEARING BONDS OF THOSE ENTITIES.

THEY ARE NOT STOCKS OF THOSE ENTITIES.

ACTUALLY, RIGHT NOW, THE CITY'S PORTFOLIO IN THAT REGARD, THE MARKET VALUES ARE UP BECAUSE THE RETURNS ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THE CURRENT VERY DEFLATED INTEREST RATES THAT WERE THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE MARKET.

SO IF THOSE WERE TO BE NEEDED TO BE SOLD, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO, THREE DAYS TURNAROUND ON THOSE. AND THERE WOULD CERTAINLY BE A MARKET FOR THOSE.

SO ANY ASPECT OF THE CITY PORTFOLIO SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS REGARDLESS OF THE SITUATION. SO I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON THAT AS THE ECONOMICS OF EVERYTHING STARTS TO DEVELOP AS WELL.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ON THAT SIDE OF IT AND THEN I'LL MOVE ON TO THE.

OK. GOOD JOB.

I THINK WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD POSITION.

THE OTHER THE OTHER FLOWING THROUGH THE I JUST KIND OF GIVE A PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT FLOWS THROUGH THE FRONT COUNTER NOW THAT THE DOORS ARE SHUT.

CUSTOMER DEPOSITS.

I'M GOING YEAR TO DATE IS 13 MILLION, 13.8 MILLION THAT'S HANDLED IN ACTUAL CHECKS, BROUGHT IN, MAILED IN.

AND THE ACH DIRECT DEPOSIT IS 50 MILLION OF WHAT'S BEEN COLLECTED, SO YOU CAN SEE THAT A SMALLER PORTION IS ACTUALLY HANDLED HERE OF WHAT WE RECEIVE.

SO THE CUSTOMER DEPOSITS, RIGHT NOW WE SCAN CHECKS.

WE RECEIVE THEM IN THE MAIL.

THERE IS REALLY NO ISSUE THAT I CAN FORESEE WITH CHECKS.

THEY CAN BE DROPPED AT THE DROP BOX.

I DON'T FORESEE AN ISSUE THERE.

THE BIGGEST THING TO POINT OUT IS CASH.

BUT CASH IS A VERY, VERY SMALL PART WHERE I WILL I WILL TAKE PHONE CALLS AND COME RETRIEVE CASH FROM ANY SERVICE THAT NEEDS IT.

I HAVE NOT YET BEEN CALLED SINCE WE CLOSED DOWN TO COME PICK UP CASH.

BUT SO IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING IT.

JUST THAT IS THE CONCERN.

BUT OUT OF ALL THIS, CASH IS ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS IN COMPARISON TO THOSE OTHER NUMBERS. SO EVEN IF PEOPLE DO HOLD OFF ON THEIR CASH DEPOSITS BECAUSE IT'S MORE DIFFICULT OR WHATEVER, IT'S NOT DOESN'T PERTAIN TO ANY ISSUES FOR CASH FLOWS FROM THE CITY OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO TOUCH ON THOSE TWO ITEMS. ANY QUESTIONS? REAL QUICK ONE.

DOWN THE ROAD, THE ACH I DID NOTICE THAT WE WE DO QUITE A LARGE AMOUNT NOW WITH ACH.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TRANSITION OUR VENDORS TO BECAUSE AS AS BEING IN THE CONSTRUCTION, I LOVE ACH.

ON A FRIDAY NIGHT YOU GET A NICE BIG CHUNK OF DOUGH IN YOUR BANK, IT'S LIKE, WOW, IT'S A PARTY. SO IT'S FUN.

BUT I MEAN, IT'S A REAL GOOD WAY TO DO BUSINESS AND YOU DON'T HAVE THAT TRANSACTION GO STRAIGHT OUT ACH PAY.

I KNOW IT'S SOMEWHAT OF YOU HAVE TO CONNECT THE CUSTOMER OR YOUR VENDOR WITH YOU.

AND THERE'S A THERE'S A PAPERWORK TO DO THERE, BUT YOU SEE US GOING TO EIGHTY FIVE OR NINETY FIVE PERCENT ACH AT SOME POINT.

I MEAN IN THE FUTURE.

YES. SO RIGHT NOW THIS STANDING DIRECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT IS TO GO TOWARD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. YOU'RE MORE TALKING ABOUT EFTS AND THAT SORT OF THING BECAUSE I WAS TALKING ABOUT CASH COMING IN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I'M SORRY.

[INAUDIBLE]. YOU'RE NOT HANDLING IT.

IT'S JUST A IT'S A PROCESS.

YES. AND WE. ANYBODY WHO'S SET UP, ANY VENDOR THAT'S SET UP FOR IT, WE DO ACTIVELY SET IT UP FOR THEM IF THEY WANT TO.

IF THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE IT, THEN WE DO IT.

BUT WE'VE, YOU KNOW, RECENTLY INCLUDED ALL OF OUR UTILITY PAYMENTS.

SO WE'RE DEVELOPING IT AS FAST, I THINK, AS OUR VENDORS ARE DEVELOPING THEIR ABILITY TO ACCEPT IT. SO. DEFINITELY THE DIRECTION.

BECAUSE IT'S JUST SUCH A IT'S JUST YET AN OLD SYSTEM HANDLING IT AND IT'S NOT SAFE FOR EMPLOYEES. OK.

THANK YOU. NATHAN, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WHEN THEY CANCEL OR POSTPONE THOSE TWO COACHELLA VALLEY CONCERTS, THEY ALSO ELIMINATE ALL NEW HIRES.

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SO YOU'RE WITHOUT A JOB UNLESS YOU STAY HERE.

NOW, NOW, NOW, HERE'S A SITUATION WHERE WE DON'T NEED TO BE THROWING OUT THREATS.

I DID TELL HIM. I DID SHARE WITH HIM AS IF THIS SITUATION BECAUSE THAT GOT POSTPONED, WE WERE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM HERE FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR WHATEVER TIME.

OR A YEAR. YEAH.

THANK YOU, NATHAN. ALL KIDDING ASIDE, IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU HERE.

JUST ONE SUGGESTION, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL ELECT IN THE AUDIENCE AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WANT TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ANY QUESTION.

I PROBABLY SHOULD'VE ASKED YOU AT THE BEGINNING IF YOU HAD ANYTHING BUT, YOU KNOW, OUT OF RESPECT TO YOUR POSITIONS COMING IN.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED TO ASK OF STAFF THAT WE CAN PUT OUT.

JUST COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

RICK. THANK YOU.

MY ONLY QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE HIRES FOR FIRE? I KNOW WE WERE IN A PROCESS JUST A MONTH AGO AND SO WANT TO KNOW WHAT CONTINUOUS STATUS IS THAT.

AND THAT'S A QUESTION THAT WE GOT A LOT TO.

CAN I SUGGEST WHEN PEOPLE COME TO THE MICROPHONE FOR THE AUDIENCE OUT THERE TO SAY YOUR NAME AND YOUR TITLE? SO THEY KNOW YOUR FACE TO YOUR NAME NOW.

I'M RICK CROSBY AND COUNCIL ELECT.

I KNOW WE ARE GOING FOR CERTIFICATION FROM THE COUNTY THIS WEEK.

THANK YOU. OUR HIRING, OUR ATTEMPTS TO HIRE FIREFIGHTER MEDICS TO FILL OUR VACANCIES IS CONTINUING FORWARD BEING AN ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE CITY, WE HAVE NOT STOPPED THAT RECRUITMENT PROCESS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR INDIVIDUALS.

LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.

ON THE 2ND OF THIS MONTH.

WE BROUGHT ON ONE FIREFIGHTER MEDIC.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR INDIVIDUALS IN BACKGROUND CHECK.

THEY'RE GETTING CLOSE TO COMPLETING THOSE BACKGROUND CHECKS.

SO WITHIN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE WEEKS, WE'LL START LOOKING AT A SPECIFIC START DATE FOR THE TWO WEEK ORIENTATION AGAIN ACADEMY.

SO THOSE ARE ACADEMY ONE AND ACADEMY TWO OF 2020.

ACADEMY THREE. JUST TO STAFF THAT WE'RE USING OUR CURRENT APPLICANTS, OUR CURRENT RECRUITMENT PROCESS, WHICH CLOSES ON THE END OF THIS MONTH.

LAST I CHECKED, WE HAD, I BELIEVE 12 APPLICANTS.

OF THOSE, I BELIEVE FIVE OF THEM ACTUALLY MET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TO APPLY.

BUT WE WILL BE FINALIZING THAT AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND THEN WE'LL BE PUTTING IN PLACE SOME OR STARTING THE TESTING PERMIT.

I'M SORRY. YES, THE TESTING PROCESS IN APRIL.

SO ACADEMY ONE IS GRADUATED WITH ONE INDIVIDUAL.

CERTAINLY WE WOULD HAVE HOPED TO HAVE MORE.

ACADEMY TWO HAS SLATED FOR FOUR INDIVIDUALS ON IT.

ACADEMY THREE. WE'LL SEE WHAT THE WHAT COMES OUT AT THE END.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, RICK. SO AS PREVIOUS TALKS WITH THE COUNCIL, I'VE TALKED ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF ALL OF OUT OF ALL THE SMALL AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE COMPETING FOR THE SAME AVAILABLE CANDIDATES OUT THERE.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, WHAT HURTS US IS ATTRITION THROUGH INDIVIDUALS MOVING ON TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, TYPICALLY LARGER ORGANIZATIONS.

L.A. COUNTY, L.A. CITY, SAN DIEGO CITY, ORANGE COUNTY, THOSE TYPES OF AGENCIES.

ONE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PANDEMIC WE'RE DEALING WITH IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO HAVE A GROUP TOGETHER AND TRYING TO CREATE THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING AND GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED, THOSE LARGER AGENCIES ARE POSTPONING THEIR ACADEMIES UNTIL MID-MAY AT THIS POINT, THAT WAS THE LAST I HEARD.

AND THAT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY.

FORTUNATELY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN WE WERE TO HAVE A FIRE ACADEMY, BECAUSE OF THE LIMITED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES WE WOULD HAVE OR RECRUITS WE WOULD HAVE.

AND THEN EVEN THAT COMBINED WITH OUR INSTRUCTORS IS GONNA STAY LESS THAN 10, SO I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM CONTINUE FORWARD WITH THAT.

WENDY.

THANK YOU. OK.

YEAH. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO CONVEY IN THE MIDST OF THESE PRESENTATIONS, I HOPE THAT YOU IN THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE VERY WELL SERVED BY THIS TEAM AND I THINK EVERYBODY THAT'S OUT HERE HAS BEEN PART OF THAT RESPONSE TEAM.

LAST WEEK WHEN WE DECLARED THE EMERGENCY.

FROM THAT POINT ON, THIS TEAM HAS MET TWICE A DAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO EVERY ISSUE BRAINSTORMING.

THIS HAS BEEN THE BRAIN TRUST FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

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AND I JUST WANT TO EXTEND.

I KNOW I'VE SHARED IT WITH COUNCIL, BUT I WANT EXTEND MY THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO HELP KEEP OUR EYE AND KEEP THIS IN FRONT OF US.

SO WE'RE NOT BEING SURPRISED BY IT.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.

THANK YOU. SOMETIMES IT TAKES SOME PRETTY CATASTROPHIC THINGS TO BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.

THIS IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THEM.

AND WE'VE STEPPED UP IN LA VERNE AS GOOD AS ANYBODY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK EACH AND EVERY PERSON HERE, STARTING WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AND ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND ALL THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY FOR TAKING THIS SERIOUS AND STEPPING UP AND DOING EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN FOR THE RESIDENTS IN LA VERNE.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.

OK. GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE SQUAWK BOX, TOO, BECAUSE CITY ATTORNEY HAS BEEN PART OF IT.

HE'S ON MUTE RIGHT NOW.

EXACTLY. WE WON'T HEAR FROM HIM YET.

OK, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE.

[5. Urgency Ordinance No. 1093 - Temporarily Prohibiting the Eviction of Residential and Commercial Tenants for Non-Payment of Rent Caused by the Coronavirus]

AND THAT'S THE URGENCY ORDINANCE NUMBER 1093.

BOB. YEAH. SO OBVIOUSLY, WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE HEARD, THERE ARE SOME WE'VE BEEN RESPONDING TO THE THINGS WE CAN AS A STAFF.

THERE ARE SEVERAL ACTIONS HERE THAT I'M ASKING FOR FROM THE COUNCIL THAT ARE MORE POLICY AND THINGS THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU PUT IN PLACE.

MOST OF THESE ARE THESE ARE TEMPORARY, OF COURSE.

AND WITH NO END DATE, IT WILL CERTAINLY BE AS LONG AS WE ARE DEALING WITH THE COVID OUTBREAK AND HAVING THIS LEVEL OF RESPONSE THAT WE HAVE.

SO I'LL JUST I'LL TAKE THEM EACH INDIVIDUALLY.

AND THE FIRST ONE AS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE WILL REQUIRE A FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE.

SO IT WILL REQUIRE A UNANIMOUS OF THE COUNCIL THAT'S HERE TODAY.

AND THIS JUST PUTS IN PLACE AN URGENCY ORDINANCE AS IT RELATES TO EXTENDING PROTECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE SUBJECT TO EVICTION.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LENGTHY PROCESS FOR IT.

HOWEVER, THE STATE HAD REMOVED SOME OF THE PARAMETERS THAT EXISTED.

WE WANTED TO PUT THIS IN PLACE FOR THE BENEFIT OF NOT JUST OUR RESIDENTS, BUT OF OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AS WELL.