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I'D LIKE TO CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
THANKS FOR BEING HERE. IF WE CAN ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN TOGETHER IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. READY? . ROLL CALL.COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER. COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.
HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM ROSALES IS ABSENT AND MAYOR KENDRICK HERE.
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN SAY ROSALES LIKE YOU DO.
[a. Reciting the Facts of the Consolidated General Municipal Election held on March 3, 2020, and Declaring such other matters as provided by law. - The City Council is being asked to confirm the Certificate of the Canvass of Election Returns.]
OK, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 4.THAT'S POST ELECTION PROCEDURES.
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THAT ONE? WELL, BASED ON THE OFFICIAL CANVASS SUBMITTED BY THE COUNTY [INAUDIBLE] TIM HEPBURN WAS ELECTED MAYOR FOR A TWO YEAR TERM.
RICK CROSBY THE SECOND VOTE GETTER, HE WAS VOTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO A FOUR YEAR TERM.
OK, BEFORE YOU IS A RESOLUTION TWENTY EIGHTEEN AND IT'S RECITING THE FACTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON MARCH 3RD AND DECLARING RESULTS IN SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW.
I REQUEST IN CITY COUNCIL TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION.
SO ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS OF LUPE? NO. CAN WE SIT HERE A MOTION, PLEASE? A SECOND. OK.
IT WAS PASSED BY A VOTE OF 4 0.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA, INSTALLATION OF OUR NEW OFFICERS, I WILL BE GIVING THE OATH.
CAN WE HOLD JUST ONE SECOND? WE HAVE A COUPLE OF AND I HAD KIND OF TALKED TO THE COUNCIL AHEAD OF TIME.
A COUPLE OF PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE DIRECTED TO DON BEFORE HE STEPS DOWN.
AND I THOUGHT TO BE APPROPRIATE IF WE AT LEAST ALLOWED THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
AND I THINK J.R. HAS THOSE PIECES TO READ.
THANK YOU. THE FIRST IS FROM CATHERINE [INAUDIBLE].
I WISH THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE DIFFERENT AND WE COULD ALL BE THERE TO HONOR TWO GREAT MEN THAT HAVE DONE SUCH AN AMAZING JOB SERVING OUR CITY.
MAYOR DON KENDRICK AND MAYOR PRO TEM CHARLIE ROSALES.
THESE GENTLEMEN HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY FOR THE GOOD OF OUR CITY AND REALLY DESERVED TO HAVE A HUGE THANK YOU PARTY WITH LOTS OF FANFARE.
THEY ARE SHINING EXAMPLES OF HOW COMMUNITY LEADERS SHOULD BE AND THEIR PRESENCE ON COUNCIL WILL SURELY BE MISSED.
TERRY PRENTIS. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY CLERK, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE THE LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO THIS NATION AND ESPECIALLY TO THIS CITY FOR MAYOR DON KENDRICK.
DON HAS BEEN A VERY FINE MAYOR, MAKING ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BETTER DUE TO HIS VISION, ATTITUDE OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND GOOD JUDGMENT.
HE HAS ALSO BEEN AN OUTSTANDING AMBASSADOR FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE, WORKING WITH ALL THE CITY'S CIVIC GROUPS, SERVICE COMMUNITIES, NONPROFIT ENTITIES.
THE TRAINING PROGRAM WITH THE FAIR PLEX, THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT ASSOCIATION, THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE TO NAME JUST A FEW.
HE HAS BEEN PROFESSIONAL, GRACIOUS AND UNFAILINGLY POLITE TO ALL, EVEN HIS CRITICS.
HIS LIFE HAS BEEN THAT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, FAMILY, HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS CITY, SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AS A SUBMARINER, COMMITMENT OF SERVICE TO THIS CITY BY SERVING ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES COMMISSIONS, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND AS MAYOR, THE LIFE OF SERVICE WELL LIVED.
AND AN EXAMPLE OF ALL WHO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A SIMILAR LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO THIS NATION AND CITY BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHARLIE ROSALES.
CHARLIE SERVED THIS NATION IN OUR MILITARY.
AND THEN WENT ON TO A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER OF A NEIGHBORING CITY. THEN SERVED THE CITY ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND SEVERAL TERMS AS A COUNCIL MEMBER FINISHING HIS SERVICE AS A MAYOR PRO-TEM ANOTHER LIFE OF SERVICE WELL SERVED AND ANOTHER EXAMPLE TO THOSE WHO FOLLOW HIM IN THE SERVICE TO THIS
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GREAT CITY. CONGRATULATE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO SERVE ON OUR CITY COUNCIL FOR THE NEXT TERM. WE AS A CITY HAVE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US IN THIS UPCOMING TERM.IT IS MY HOPE THAT ALL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ADHERE TO A STRONG ETHICAL STANDARD AND USE GOOD JUDGMENT IN DECIDING ALL ISSUES THAT COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF GOOD CITY GOVERNMENT AND MANAGEMENT, AND IT IS MY HOPE AND DESIRE THAT WE CONTINUE IN THE PATH OF MAKING GOOD, PRUDENT FINANCIAL DECISIONS THAT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON MANY GENERATIONS TO FOLLOW.
TRAIN THAT BOY. I HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, AND I HOPE THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT THERE LISTENING. BUT THE FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS THE EMPLOYEES OF LA VERNE. AND THERE'S NOTHING, IN MY OPINION, THAT IS MORE IMPORTANT OR A BIGGER ASSET TO LA VERNE. THAT'S ITS EMPLOYEES.
WE TALK ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE A LOT HERE, AND IT IS MY OPINION.
VIRTUALLY EVERY DECISION HAS A COMPONENT OF THIS.
SO HOW DOES QUALITY OF LIFE HAPPEN? IT HAPPENS BY THE CONSTANT HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT FROM OUR EMPLOYEES.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THEY DO FROM OUR CITY MANAGER TO OUR NEWEST HIRE.
THEY HAVE A SPECIAL SKILL IN LA VERNE SPECIAL PLACE AND LA VERNE WITH A SKILL TO ENSURE THAT THE RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE LIVED SOMEWHERE VERY SPECIAL.
THE CITY COUNCIL MAKES POLICY DECISIONS, BUT IT'S THE EMPLOYEES WHO DELIVER THE SERVICES.
I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH OUR AMAZING EMPLOYEES.
AND THANK YOU TO EACH AND ALL OF YOU.
I SERVED TWENTY THREE YEARS ON BOTH PLANNING COMMISSION, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE LAST ELEVEN AS MAYOR.
SO IT'S HARD TO LEAVE THIS DAIS, BUT I WILL.
AND I FEEL THAT THERE'S GOOD PEOPLE COMING ON.
THE INDIVIDUALS I HAVE HAD THE HONOR TO SERVE HAVE HAD ONE THING IN MY HEART TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER AND TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE.
FOR THE LAST TWENTY THREE YEARS.
THANK YOU. ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH APPROVED TO GENERAL PLANS.
PROVED AND PUT INTO PLACE THE FIRST EVER FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND LA VERNE NAVIGATED THROUGH THE GREAT RECESSION, WHICH I'M PROUD TO SAY WE HAD NO EMPLOYEE LAYOFFS. WE HAD A GREAT PARTNER, WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP NOW WITH THIS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE EMPLOYEES ON THEIR RETIREMENT COSTS.
WE APPROVED A PENSION OBLIGATION BOND WHICH REMOVED UNFUNDED LIABILITY OF OVER 50 MILLION DOLLARS AT A FAR MORE FAVORABLE RATE AND TERM THAN ANTICIPATED DUE TO THE OUTSTANDING FISCAL PRACTICES BY THE CITY.
THIS ENSURES EMPLOYEE PENSIONS UPON THEIR RETIREMENT.
RE-CREATED SUSTAINABILITY PLAN TO ENSURE THE PAYMENT OF THE BOND WAS POSSIBLE, AND IT IS.
AND I HELPED CREATE AND PASS THE MEASURE L.V., ENSURING FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR NOW FOR OUR CHILDREN AND FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN.
I CO-FOUNDED THE FIRST EVER LA VERNE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
THAT WE HAVE HIGHER OCCUPANCY, MORE SALES TAX REVENUE, MORE BUSINESSES AND MORE EMPLOYMENT THAN IN THE HISTORY OF LA VERNE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY FRIEND CHARLIE ROSALES, BECAUSE I THINK WITHOUT CHARLIE WE I'M NOT SURE WE WOULD HAVE A PARKING STRUCTURE.
AND HE WAS ADAMANT AND PUSHED.
UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE AND HAVING A DOING DOING A SURVEY OF OF WHERE THE PROBLEMS WERE DOWNTOWN.
AND FROM THAT WE HAVE A PARKING STRUCTURE AND THE DOWNTOWN THRIVES BOTH AT THE UNIVERSITY AND THE DOWNTOWN. AND PROBABLY THE HIGH POINT IS HAVING GILEAD RELOCATE TO LA VERNE ON TWENTY THREE ACRES ON THE WEST END OF THE SAN PAULO BUSINESS DISTRICT.
THEY ARE CURRENTLY EMPLOYING CLOSE TO 500 IN SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS.
THEY WILL BE EMPLOYING ABOUT A THOUSAND, WHICH I THINK IS A MARVELOUS FOR A BUSINESS AND LA VERNE OF ONLY THIRTY TWO THOUSAND.
I HAVE A FRIEND OF MINE THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THIS PLANT THAT RUNS THIS PLANT AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE COMPANY.
AND HE'S GIVEN ME PERMISSION TO TALK ABOUT THIS, SO I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE DONE THAT GILEAD HAS DONE, AND I'LL SAVE WHAT I THINK IS THE BEST
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FOR LAST. THEY'VE CREATED AN ANTI-VIRAL TREATMENT, WHICH THEY BELIEVE WILL HAVE A VERY POSITIVE EFFECT IN TREATING THE THE CORONA VIRUS.LA VERNE PLANT WAS THE FIRST TO BEGIN MANUFACTURING THIS ITEM.
IT IS NOW BEING MANUFACTURED IN ANOTHER GILEAD PLANTS AND WILL ALSO BE MANUFACTURED AROUND THE WORLD.
INFORMATION LETTERS FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND THE CEO OF GILEAD DANIEL O DAY, AND I WOULD I'VE JUST TAKEN SOME PARTS OF THIS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO READ BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR LISTENERS.
WHEN THE NEWS OF THE CORONAVIRUS FIRST EMERGED, GILEAD IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL OF [INAUDIBLE].
PRONOUNCE IT, SO I COULD UNDERSTAND IT.
I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. IT IT IS A MEDICINE THAT THEY'VE BEEN STUDYING FOR MANY YEARS AS PART OF THEIR EXTENDED RESEARCH ON ANTI VIRALS.
THIS DRUG HAS NEVER BEEN APPROVED FOR USE.
BUT BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED TO DATE, WE KNEW IT MIGHT HAVE POTENTIAL WITH THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS.
SINCE THEN, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE GREATEST SENSE OF URGENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE WHICH.
BUT WHETHER THIS DRUG WILL INDEED WORK AGAINST COVID 19.
THIS DRUG IS STILL A VERY INVESTIGATIONAL MEDICINE HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY ANY REGULATORY AUTHORITY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS ARE NOT YET KNOWN.
SO WHILE WE THEY THEY FEEL THAT THE GREATEST SENSE OF URGENCY IN THEIR WORK WITH THIS DRUG, THAT WE MUST TAKE THE RESPONSIBLE ETHICAL APPROACH OF DETERMINING WHETHER IT IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT.
THIS IS WHY MULTIPLE CLINICAL TRIALS FOR THIS DRUG ARE UNDERWAY, INCLUDING THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WITH THIS DISEASE OR WITH THIS VIRUS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
CRITICAL PART OF GILEAD'S RESPONSIBILITY TODAY IS ENSURING A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF THIS OF THIS DRUG.
WE KNEW THAT THERE WOULD BE CHALLENGES BY PRODUCING THE AMOUNTS WE WOULD IDEALLY WANT TO DELIVER IN A SHORT TIMEFRAME IN THE SPACE OF TWO MONTHS.
GILEAD HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THEIR AVAILABLE SUPPLY OF THIS DRUG USING THE INVENTORY OF ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS THAT THEY ALREADY HAD ON HAND.
THEIR EXISTING SUPPLY, INCLUDING THE FINISHED PRODUCT READY FOR DISTRIBUTION, WHICH IS READY NOW OR THE START OF IT IS READY AS WELL AS INVESTIGATIONAL MEDICINE IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF PRODUCTION AND IT AMOUNTS TO 1.5 MILLION INDIVIDUAL DOSES DEPENDING ON THE OPTIMUM DURATION OF TREATMENT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ARE STUDYING IN THEIR CLINICAL TESTS. THEY COULD HAVE TREATMENT FOR UP TO ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND TREATMENT COURSES FOR PATIENTS.
SO THE 1.5 ISN'T THE NUMBER BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GIVE MULTIPLE DOSES.
IN ADDITION TO THE EXPANDED ACCESS PROGRAM, THEY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THIS DRUG ON AN INDIVIDUAL COMPASSIONATE BASIS FOR CHILDREN OR PREGNANT WOMEN.
MORE THAN SEVENTEEN HUNDRED PATIENTS HAVE NOW BEEN TREATED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. YESTERDAY, THE EUROPEAN MEDICINES AGENCY ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAS PROVIDED EU MEMBERS STATES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPLEMENTING THE EXPANDED ACCESS PROGRAM FOR THIS DRUG IN THEIR COUNTRIES. SO IT IS ALL OVER THE WORLD BEING TESTED WITH CLINICAL AND THE FIRST DRUGS WERE CREATED RIGHT HERE IN LA VERNE.
SO WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HAVING GILEAD AS A PARTNER WITH US.
MOVING ON TO OTHER THINGS THAT I THINK ARE VERY IMPORTANT THAT HAPPENED DURING THE TIME THAT I WAS MAYOR, WAS WE CREATED A VETERANS MEMORIAL.
I KNOW ROBIN AND BOB WERE VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THAT AS WELL.
FIVE AND HALF YEARS AGO, WE GATHERED FAIRPLEX UNIVERSITY LA VERNE AND CITY PERSONNEL TO TRY AND FIND A WAY TO CREATE A GOLD LINE DEVELOPMENT.
OUR GOVERNOR TAKEN AWAY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
AND WHAT WERE WE GOING TO DO? WELL, LONG STORY SHORT, WE HAVE PASSED A ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT THROUGH THE CITY, WHICH WE WILL GAIN APPROXIMATELY $33 MILLION OVER THE NEXT 15 TO 20
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YEARS. AND IN JANUARY, WE GOT UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY IN PROVIDING HALF OF THEIR PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.FOR THIS INCREMENT, SO IT'LL BE CLOSE TO EIGHTY FIVE MILLION.
OR MAYBE A LITTLE MORE FOR OUR GOLD LINE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.
AND WHAT THAT DOES IS IT IS IT THE DEVELOPERS LOOK FOR PROJECTS THAT THEY CAN DO QUICKLY INSTEAD OF TAKING A LONG TIME, AND THAT WILL BE HELP.
WE ALSO INITIATED LICENSE PLATE READING CAMERAS FOR CRIME REDUCTION OF LA VERNE AND THEY ARE WORKING INITIATED SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ON THEIR FEDERAL FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM, WHICH WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW AND CLOSE TO HAVING THEIR FIRST EVER TEEN CENTER IN OUR CITY.
THANK YOU, BILL. GARY AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ROBIN ON THAT FOR QUITE A WHILE AND ITS DESIGN AND VIRTUALLY READY TO START DIG IN SOME DIRT.
MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FAMILY WHO HAS LIVED BY THE LOGO, FIND A NEED AND FILL IT.
WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FORWARD THINKING IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THIS COUNTS FOR BOTH THE BIXBY FAMILY AND THE KENDRICK FAMILY.
MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS WERE THE BIXBY'S.
L.H. AND MARGARET BIXBY, AND THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS, BUT THEY HIGHLIGHT KIND OF THE IDEA OF WHAT OUR IS REPRESENTED TO THIS COMMUNITY.
NAMED THE AREA NORTH, AN AREA NORTH, LA VERNE.
LA VERNE, BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE A NAME.
AND THAT'S NORTH OF LORDSBURG, WHICH BECAME THE NAME FOR THE WHOLE CITY IN 1917.
MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER STARTED BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY DONATED THE LAND AND BUILT A NEW SCHOOL CALLED LA VERNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH WAS AT THAT TIME, AND LORDSBURG.
AND TODAY IT'S LA VERNE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
MY MOTHER STARTED THE FIRST GIRL SCOUT TROOP OF HER.
THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD IS MY FAMILY'S IDEA.
WHEN MY FATHER WAS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND HE SAW IT TO ITS FRUITION.
HE NAMED THE CITY STREETS AFTER SIGNIFICANT.
HE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF NAMING SIGNIFICANT STREETS AFTER SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE, NOT SIGNIFICANT STREETS, BUT STREETS NAMED AFTER SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND TODAY WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 35 NAMES.
THE MADDEST MY FATHER EVER WAS WAS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHEN THEY TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE AN STREET NAMED AFTER HIM.
AND HE SAID, OVER MY DEAD BODY AND.
SO THERE IS A STREET NAMED AFTER MY FATHER AND HE AND HE LIVED.
I FOUNDED I I'M THE FOUNDER OF HANDS-ON HISTORY, WHICH IS A PROGRAM THROUGH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE, WHICH TO DATE HAS HAD OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND STUDENTS AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND PARENTS INVOLVED.
AND I CO-FOUNDED THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER, WHICH IS AT THE FAIR PLEX WITH HUNDREDS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AFTER SCHOOL LEARNING SKILLS AND GOING INTO THE TRADES.
WHAT'S NEXT? THE OTHER MOTTO I LIVE BY IN MY LIFE IS DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE AND DON'T GET CAUGHT. SO SOMEWHERE THERE IS ANOTHER NEED THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED.
SOMEONE I CAN HELP WITHOUT THEM KNOWING.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE.
TO SERVE THIS CITY, IT'S EMPLOYEES AND ITS RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU. I'LL GO FIRST TO MY MICROPHONE.
I WISH CHARLIE CHARLIE ROSALES WAS HERE TONIGHT, TOO, SO WE COULD CELEBRATE BOTH OF YOU.
BUT BOTH OF YOU, ACTUALLY, YOU AND CHARLIE, TO ME, HAS ALWAYS BEEN AMERICAN HEROES.
YOU HAVE GIVEN TO THIS COUNTRY, SERVE THE COUNTRY.
YOU HAVE SERVED THE COMMUNITY OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
BOTH OF YOU HAVE BEEN HONORED AT OUR VETERANS MEMORIAL.
AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WOULD HAVE EVER GOT BUILT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE SUCH DEDICATED SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
WAY BACK TO ALMOST THE DAY I MOVED IN.
I MET YOU. AND WHEN YOU WERE THE MANAGER AT CARSON CLEAVER AND ALL THESE YEARS, I JUST
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WATCHED AND WATCHED HOW YOU GAVE BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY.AND I'VE RESPECTED THAT AND I RESPECTED YOU.
AND SO WHEN I WAS ON SCHOOL BOARD, YOU AND I BECAME FRIENDS.
I WAS PART OF THE YOUTH AND FAMILY AT THAT TIME, TOO.
AND THEN OVER THE YEARS, WE JUST BECAME BETTER AND BETTER FRIENDS.
AND SO I WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL SERVE WITH YOU.
AND SO YOU BECAME MAYOR THE YEAR THAT I BECAME ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND I RESPECT EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOU SHOULD HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH.
FEEL VERY PROUD OF ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND THIS COMMUNITY.
AND YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT ANYONE KNOWING DON KENDRICK.
SO I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE SERVED WITH YOU.
OUR FRIENDSHIP WILL LAST FOR EVER.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU REAL SOON.
AND WE'LL GO TO DINNER. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, ROBERT. OH, AND FIRST TO ABOUT CHARLIE ROSALES.
CHARLIE, I HOPE YOU'RE OUT THERE LISTENING AND WATCHING US TONIGHT.
AND WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER THIS COVID 19, WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. AND WHICH CAMERAS SHOULD I BE LOOKING AT? THAT ONE UP THERE. OK.
AND WE MISS NOT HAVING YOU HERE FOR THE LAST BUT SIX WEEKS.
AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE HOME BEING HEALTHY.
AND I WANT EVERYONE OUT THERE BECAUSE EVERYONE'S ASKING ABOUT YOU THAT YOU'RE DOING BETTER. AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE NOT HERE NOW BECAUSE OF THIS.
BUT I WISH WE COULD ALL GIVE YOU A BIG HUG AND WE WILL ONE DAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS CITY, THIS COMMUNITY.
AND WE WILL SEE YOU AROUND AND WE'LL CELEBRATE REAL SOON TO.
I SAID MOST OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY LAST WEEK THAT WHAT I DO WANT TO SAY TONIGHT IS THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, FOR YOUR MENTORSHIP AND FOR HELPING ME JOIN CITY COUNCIL DON. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE A WOODSHOP PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON.
THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT DON WAS TALKING ABOUT.
BUT YOU'LL WE'LL BE YOU WILL BE KNOWN ABOUT IT.
IT WON'T BE SECRET. AND TO YOU, CHARLIE, EVEN IN ABSENTIA, I STILL FEEL YOUR PRESENCE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP.
AND AS SOON AS THIS IS ALL OVER HERE, WE'RE GONNA GO OUT AND HAVE A DRINK.
[b. Installation of Officers - The Oaths of Office will be administered by Assistant City Clerk Lupe Gaeta Estrella, as follows:]
GOOD EVENING, MR. HEPBURN. THIS IS AN HONOR.I, TIM HEPBURN, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
AND THEN I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AND THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.
AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER AS FOLLOWS.
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
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GOOD EVENING, MR. CROSBY, IT'S AN HONOR TO DO THIS.WE'LL START OFF. THEY'RE DOING THAT FOR ME, TOO.
I, RICK CROSBY, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. AND THEN I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER AS FOLLOWS . MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF LA VERNE.
GOOD EVENING, MS. LAU. HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD. THANK YOU. OK.
I'VE HEARD IT TWICE NOW I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT IT.
I, WENDY M. LAU, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. AND THEN I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER AS FOLLOWS. A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
[c. Remarks by Mayor Hepburn and Council Members Crosby and Lau.]
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WELL, WE CAN CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER, IF YOU'D LIKE.MR. MAYOR. YES, LET'S CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
AND WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT TO YOU, MR. RUSSI. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE COMMENTS BY THE NEWLY ELECTED.
I'M SORRY, THAT'S A COMMENTS BY THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL AND MAYOR.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT.
I KNOW IT'S NOT HOW WE ENVISION THIS MOMENT.
IT DEFINITELY WASN'T HOW I ENVISIONED IT.
BUT I AM EVER SO GRATEFUL FOR EVERYBODY THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CAMPAIGN PROCESS, FROM FRIENDS TO FAMILY TO MY PARENTS WHO I WISH COULD BE HERE.
AND TO ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WERE REALLY AMAZING THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE JOURNEY.
AND SO I AM EXCITED TO START THIS JOURNEY AND I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS GROUP.
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SERVE OUR CITY.
I THINK I'VE BEEN ASKED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, LIKE, WOW, YOU REALLY PICKED A GOOD TIME TO DO THAT.
YOU KNOW, WHO KNEW? YOU KNOW, MIDDLE OF PANDEMIC.
BUT I WILL LOOK AT IT AS A WAY THAT IT WILL TEST NOT ONLY MY MEDAL, BUT THE MEDAL OF THE FOLKS AT THIS DAIS AND THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK RATHER THAN TALKING ABOUT ALL THE NEGATIVE THINGS OR ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE MISSING BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO FOCUS ON ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF IT.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THE THINGS ON FACEBOOK AND EVEN ON NEXT DOOR, WHICH HAS BEEN AN ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN SITUATION FOR ME.
BUT I THINK THAT THERE'S BEEN REALLY A LOT OF GOOD EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE TREATING EACH OTHER
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WITH KINDNESS AND WITH COMPASSION IN THIS TIME.AND I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT.
AND I THINK, IF NOTHING ELSE, THAT WE COME OUT OF THIS SITUATION BETTER KINDER, MORE COMPASSIONATE, MORE GENEROUS AND MORE LOVING OF EACH OTHER AND OF OURSELVES.
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT WE ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CORONA AND WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY NOT HAVE TO STAY SIX FEET APART FROM EACH OTHER AND CAN ACTUALLY BE IN THE SAME PLACE AND CELEBRATE FULLY.
BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO REALLY AGAIN SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR TRUST AND YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME.
I PROMISE NOT TO LET YOU DOWN.
[5. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS (Any person who wishes to make a brief announcement of a future community event that is open to the general public may do so at this time) Announcements can be submitted to Assistant City Clerk at cityclerk@cityoflaverne.org and will be read into the record.]
AND I PROMISE TO DO MY BEST.AND FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, WENDY, AND TO YOU, TIM.
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE SITTING UP HERE WITH EVERYONE AND MUIR AND ROBIN TO FIRST ONE TO THANK MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE MARCY AND MY TWO KIDS.
WITHOUT THEM, WE CAN'T DO A THING AND THEY ALLOW ME TO BE HERE.
ONE THING I REALLY ENJOYED GOING THROUGH ALL THIS IS REALLY GOING AROUND AND SEEING ALL OF LA VERNE AND MEETING SO MANY RESIDENTS WALKING THROUGH THE MOBILE HOME PARKS, GOING DOOR TO DOOR AND JUST MEETING PEOPLE THAT I HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE.
AND THEN PEOPLE COMING UP TO ME IN THE GROCERY STORE AND JUST SAYING, HEY, YOUR MR. CROSBY, CALL ME RICK PLEASE AND ALWAYS DO.
AND JUST SAYING, WE VOTED FOR YOU.
WE LIKE HOW WOULD YOU STOOD FOR AND WE'RE GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
AND I THINK THE WHOLE CITY, WE'RE ALL GOING TO COME TOGETHER AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO DO GOOD. AND THIS CORONA VIRUS IS KIND OF IS A LITTLE BIT RIGHT NOW.
AND I REALLY WORRY ABOUT SOME OF THOSE THOSE FAMILIES THAT ARE OUT THERE.
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY.
THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE FOR THEM AND THAT WE'RE ALL HERE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
SO THIS IS GONNA BE A FUN RIDE TO BE ON WITH WITH ALL FIVE OF YOU.
AND I KNOW BY WORKING TOGETHER THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS.
AND WE'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO AGREE ON EVERYTHING.
BUT AS LONG AS WE'RE RESPECTFUL AND MOVE FORWARD, THAT IS WHAT'S GOING TO BRING US ALL TOGETHER. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT COUPLE, COUPLE OF YEARS WORKING ALONGSIDE AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE CITIZENS OF LA VERNE FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY MAKE THE BEST TIME FOR YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. CROSBY AND CONGRATULATIONS OF MS. LAU. LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH BOTH OF YOU.
AND ALSO TO MRS. CARDER AND MR. DAVIS. LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS TO GET THIS CITY FORWARD AND PASS THROUGH THIS COVID 19 SITUATION WE'RE IN.
I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A LITTLE SPEECH HERE.
CITIZENS WILL LEARN. I AM HUMBLED BY THE HOPE AND TRUST YOU HAVE PLACED IN ME TODAY.
THIS CAMPAIGN TAKES A LOT OF FAITH AND DEMOCRACY AND BELIEF THAT WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I PROMISE TO USE YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME TO HELP BUILD BRIDGES FOR A BETTER FUTURE. I WANT TO THANK MY WIFE FOR BEING MY ROCK AND THE VOICE OF REASON AND WAS ALWAYS THERE AT MY SIDE DURING THIS ELECTION AND THE TWO OTHERS.
AND WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS MY TRUE GRATITUDE.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY CHILDREN, MY PARENTS, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, AND TO OUR MANY FRIENDS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY ENTIRE CAMPAIGN TEAM, MY CAMPAIGN MANAGERS, MY TREASURER AND MY ENTIRE TEAM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, DETERMINATION AND FRIENDSHIP WITHOUT ALL OF YOU.
I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. YOUR FINANCIAL, PERSONAL, SPIRITUAL AND MORAL SUPPORT ENABLED US TO SUCCEED. THANK YOU TO ALL THE OTHER CANDIDATES FOR A HARD FOUGHT CAMPAIGNS.
AND TO DON KENDRICK AND CHARLIE RESULTS FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO LAMAR. WELL, THIS ELECTION WAS CERTAINLY NOT WITHOUT CONTROVERSY.
DEMOCRACY CAN SOMETIMES BE LOUD, MESSY AND HARD WORK.
BUT I'VE HAD I HAVE NO OTHER WAY.
I'M GRATEFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE A PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS FOR OUR GREAT CITY.
TAKING OFFICE DURING THIS PANDEMIC IS DEFINITELY AN ADDED COMPLICATION TO ALL OF OUR LIVES. WE WILL NAVIGATE THROUGH THESE NEW SOCIAL NORMS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING.
TOGETHER, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER MYSELF.
WORK AT KEEPING EVERYONE INFORMED BY UPDATING LA VERNE WEB SITE.
I WANT TO THANK OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THOSE ON THE FRONTLINES WHO CONTINUE TO WORK TO KEEP OUR CITY RUNNING AND KEEP HELP, KEEP US INFORMED AND SAFE.
AS I TAKE THIS POSITION AS MAYOR OF LA VERNE, I PROMISE TO STRIVE TO ALWAYS WAKE WELL-INFORMED DECISIONS BY LISTENING TO THE NEEDS, CONCERNS AND INPUT OF ALL OF OUR OWN
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RESIDENTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING AS YOUR MAYOR.I LOOK FORWARD TO FACING OUR CITY'S CHALLENGES HEAD ON.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SMART, INFORMED AND SOUND DECISIONS TO IMPROVE ALL OF OUR LIVES IN THIS GREAT CITY OF LA VERNE.
SO I FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO I'M GONNA GIVE AN OPERATIONAL UPDATE REGARDING COVID AS WE MOVE INTO SOME OF THESE ITEMS. BUT BEFORE I DO, I'D LIKE TO FIRST EXPRESS CONGRATULATIONS TO MAYOR HEPBURN AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER LAU AND CROSBY.
I KNOW THAT THE STAFF IS VERY EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND WORK WITH OUR COLLECTIVE GROUP. I'M SORRY THAT CIRCUMSTANCES DON'T ALLOW THEM TO BE IN HERE, OF COURSE, BUT THEY CERTAINLY WANT ME TO MAKE SURE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, TO DON AND CHARLIE, WE WILL COME UP WITH THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO CELEBRATE THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE.
ONCE WE GET PAST THIS AND I WILL ENDEAVOR TO DO THAT AS WELL AS SOME TYPE OF RECEPTION FOR YOU ALL IN THE RIGHT WAY.
SO I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO DO IT HERE, BUT WE WILL WE WILL MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
THE AT THE EMERGENCY MEETING WE HAD TWO WEEKS AGO, I HAD ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS IN HERE GIVE YOU A BRIEF ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN ON IT.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND JUST KIND OF SUMMARIZE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THEN TO KEEP YOU AWARE AND APPRISED OF WHAT'S GOING ON. AND THEN IF THERE IS NEED FOR QUESTIONS, THEY ARE AVAILABLE AND I CAN DRAG THEM IN HERE JUST A SHOUT AWAY.
SO I WILL CERTAINLY OPEN THAT UP IF THAT IS THE CASE.
FIRST, SIMILAR TO THE MAYOR, I WANT TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION AND THANKS TO OUR CITY STAFF FOR THEIR CONTINUED EFFORTS IN MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS AND IN PARTICULAR FIRST RESPONDERS.
THEY ARE THE INDIVIDUALS WHO UNFORTUNATELY HAVE THE RISK OF COMING IN CONTACT WITH THIS VIRUS ON EVERY CALL THEY RESPOND TO.
AND IT'S JUST AN UNFORTUNATE PART OF THEIR JOB.
AS OF TODAY, THE COUNTY HEALTH UPDATE SHOWS THAT LA VERNE LA VERNE HAS SEVEN CONFIRMED CASES, AND THAT IS NOT SURPRISING CONSIDERING THE CONSERVATIVE EFFORT OR THE VERY AGGRESSIVE EFFORT THAT THEY'RE TAKING IN TESTING.
WE WILL SEE THAT NUMBER GO UP.
THAT'S INEVITABLE. AND SO IT'S NOT TO BE SURPRISE, IT'S TO BE EXPECTED.
SO I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE AWARE OF THAT.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT EVEN WITH THAT AND THE EXPECTED INCREASE OUR CALL VOLUME FOR POLICE AND FIRE REMAIN AT THE SAME LEVELS AS THEY HAVE UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
THE FOCUS OF THESE TWO OPERATIONS WILL CENTER AROUND THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PERSONNEL DUE TO INFECTION OR TO QUARANTINING BECAUSE OF EXPOSURE.
THAT IS A REALITY THAT EVERY AGENCY, ESPECIALLY WITH FIRST RESPONDERS, IS GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH. AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT BOTH CHIEFS HAVE DEVELOPED PLANS FOR HOW THEY WILL SHIFT THEIR STAFFING SHOULD THAT OCCUR.
I EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE DETAILS OF THAT WITH COUNCIL IN THE COMING DAYS SO YOU CAN BE AWARE AND CONFIDENT THAT THERE IS A PLAN IN PLACE AS THAT START.
THAT THE VIRUS STARTS TO PROGRESS IN THAT MANNER.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEVERAL EPISODES WHERE FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE EITHER COME IN CONTACT WITH SUSPECT SUSPECTED CASES OR THEY THEMSELVES SHOWING POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY IS UNAVOIDABLE, AS I SAID.
FORTUNATELY, THE RESULTS IN MOST CASES HAVE COME BACK NEGATIVE AND WE'RE STILL WAITING ON ONE PENDING CASE TO SEE WHAT THAT COMES BACK AT AT THIS POINT.
SO WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT THAT WITH THE INEVITABILITY OF THIS RE-OCCURRING, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PROTOCOLS INSTITUTED FOR THE PROTECTION AND SAFETY OF OUR FRONTLINE STAFF.
AND THESE INCLUDE ENSURING THAT THERE IS PROPER AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND THAT IS AVAILABLE TO MEET THE CURRENT AS WELL AS THE ANTICIPATED NEEDS.
AS WE MOVE INTO THE SURGE OF THIS THIS PANDEMIC, ESTABLISH DAILY STATION SANITIZING ROUTINES TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF COMMUNITY SPREAD THROUGH THE STATION, ESTABLISHING EMPLOYEE HEALTH SCREENINGS, INCLUDING TEMPERATURE CHECKS.
ONCE WHEN UNEMPLOY COMES IN AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE EARLY DETECTION AND AVOID THE SPREAD OF INFECTION, THEN WE'VE ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES FOR EXPOSURE, DECLINING AND QUARANTINING OF PERSONNEL IN THE EVENT THAT BECOMES NECESSARY.
SO WE'VE TAKEN SOME OF THE STEPS WE FEEL WE NEED TO PROVIDE THAT LEVEL OF PROTECTION TO THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS.
WE HAVE ALSO RECENTLY, AS RECENTLY AS THIS AFTERNOON, WE'LL BE INSTITUTING A NEW MASKING REQUIREMENT FOR ALL NON FIRST RESPONDER PERSONNEL.
SO THE OFFICE STAFF THAT YOU SEE AROUND HERE WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO WEAR.
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IT WAS IT WAS PROVIDED AS A RECOMMENDATION PREVIOUSLY.AS OF TOMORROW, IT WILL BECOME A REQUIREMENT THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH OTHERS, THAT YOU SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO WEAR IT.
SO WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THAT AS OF TOMORROW.
ADDITIONALLY, AND TO FURTHER LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN CITY HALL WE WERE IN.
WE HAVE INSTITUTED ALTERNATING WORK SCHEDULES TO.
LOWER THE AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES THAT ARE HERE AT ANY ONE TIME.
THE CAUSE OF THIS WILL RESULT IN PEOPLE CALLING IN TO BE DIRECTED THROUGH THE AUTOMATED ATTENDANT. I FRANKLY HATE THAT IS THE FIRST PLACE THAT A PERSON GETS AN EXPERIENCE WITH CITY HALL. BUT IN THIS TIME IT'S NECESSARY.
PEOPLE CAN EITHER BE DIRECTED TO EMAIL OR THEY'LL END UP IN A VOICE MAIL THAT PEOPLE WILL GET BACK TO YOU. AND I SAY THAT AND AS AS WE MOVE INTO SOME OTHER OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THINGS THAT I NEED YOU TO BE AWARE OF.
NOTHING MAJOR, BUT ALSO OF WHAT CHANGES ARE IN PLACE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS ALL SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
AND, YOU KNOW, AS I HEARD ONE OF THE COUNTY HEALTH SAY, WE ARE WE ARE BEING DRIVEN BY THE VIRUS. WE DON'T GET TO DICTATE WHERE IT GOES.
WE JUST HAVE TO KIND OF RESPOND TO WHAT WHAT OCCURS.
SO WITH THAT, AS FAR AS PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS, STREETS, WATER AND SEWER DIVISION ACTIVITIES ARE ALL OPERATING, BUT THEY ARE AT A MUCH LIMITED CAPACITY.
WE ARE ROTATING THROUGH WHAT CREWS MIGHT BE THERE AT A PARTICULAR TIME AND DEALING WITH CERTAIN THINGS. DOING CITYS INSPECT OR DOING STREET INSPECTIONS ON OTHER THINGS.
SO THEY WILL BE OUT THERE, BUT THEY WILL BE LIMITED IN THE ACTIVITIES THEY WERE PROVIDING. ONE POINT TO NOTE ON THE PUBLIC WORK SIDE IS WE WERE CONTACTED OR WE WERE MADE AWARE BY THE COUNTY SANITATION THAT THE THERE ARE THEY ARE EXPERIENCING LARGER OVERFLOWS THROUGHOUT THEIR NETWORK OF THEIR SYSTEM BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE FLUSHING THINGS OTHER THAN TOILET PAPER THAT ARE CREATING PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THEIR WHOLE NETWORK.
SO THEY'VE ASKED US AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE CAN TO REMIND PEOPLE NOT TO FLUSH OTHERWISE TOILET PAPER OR THINGS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE THE TOILET BOWL IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. BUILDING PERMITS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED AND INSPECTIONS ARE DONE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE FIELD.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF GOING TO A VIRTUAL INSPECTION ON CERTAIN THINGS WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THE BUILDING INSPECTOR DO A SKYPE OR RESUME WITH A PARTICULAR LOCATION ON NON SAFETY RELATED.
SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT POTENTIAL AS WELL AS A WAY TO CONTINUE THAT IN A VIRTUAL SENSE.
WE HAVE ALSO ASSIGNED A STAFF PERSON TO BE OUR SMALL BUSINESS LIAISON TO HELP PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO OUR BUSINESSES THAT ARE APPLYING FOR THE APPLICATIONS THROUGH SBA AS WELL AS THROUGH SOME OF THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
WE'VE REALIZED THAT THE WEBINARS ARE OUT THERE AND THAT PEOPLE THAT CAN GO AND GET THOSE APPLICATIONS. BUT SOME HAND-HOLDING CERTAINLY WOULD BE HELPFUL IN THIS TIME.
AND SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOMEBODY TO HELP OUT WITH THAT COMMUNITY SERVICES.
THEY CONTINUE TO CHECK WITH OUR SENIORS AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED TWO HUNDRED AND TEN, THEY CALL THEM EVERY WEEK TO CHECK IN WITH THEM AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY NEEDS.
AND THANKFULLY, MOST OF THEM ARE TAKEN CARE OF.
BUT THERE HAVE BEEN THOSE AT TIMES THAT HAVE A PARTICULAR NEED AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THEM OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER.
AND SHE'S GOT A GREAT TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS, IT SOUNDS LIKE, THAT ARE AT THE READY.
I THINK THEY WELCOME THAT SENIOR MEALS HAVE GROWN FROM THIRTY SEVEN.
WHAT HAS BEEN OUR NORMAL TO OVER 60, WHICH ARE BEING PICKED UP ONCE A WEEK HERE IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE BY OUR RESIDENT AND BY THOSE SENIORS IN NEED.
I MEAN, WE CAN GROW THAT PROGRAM AS THE NEED DOES DOES BECOME AVAILABLE.
SO WE ARE PREPARED TO EXPAND THAT IF NECESSARY.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS CREATED A VIRTUAL RECREATION SECTION TO GIVE SOME BREAKAWAY OF THE THE MONOTONY OF MAYBE BEING AT HOME, MORE THAN NOT, ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS.
SO THAT IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE.
AND THEY WILL ALSO BE COORDINATING AN EASTER SPECIAL EVENT.
AND I WON'T STEAL THUNDER, BUT I THINK A COUNCIL MEMBER LAU IS HELPING TO COORDINATE THAT
[d. Rotation of Mayor Pro Tem - The City Council has followed a formal procedure for the rotation of the office of Mayor Pro Tem since 1993 and reaffirmed that policy annually. Attached is an updated Resolution establishing the rotation policy of the office of Mayor Pro Tem.]
EFFORT, TOO. SO I'LL LET YOU SHARE A LOT ABOUT THAT.BUT THEY ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT KEEPING PEOPLE SEPARATED, BUT ALSO TRYING TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN SOME SPRINGTIME ACTIVITY.
AND THEN LASTLY, ON COMMUNICATION, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS WHERE WE JUST COMPLETED A REDO OF OUR SECTION OF THE WEB SITE ON THAT TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO NAVIGATE.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE INFORMATION AND BECAME KIND OF JUST THIS LIST OF INFORMATION.
WE'VE NOW GONE TO BUTTONS THAT HAVE PARTICULAR AREAS THAT PEOPLE MAY WANT, SENIOR ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
HOW CAN I HELP OTHER COUNTY LINKS IN THOSE THINGS? SO IT'S GOING TO IT'S A LOT EASIER TO NAVIGATE THROUGH AND WE HOPE PEOPLE WILL MAKE USE OF IT. AND AS A REMINDER, WE WILL WE WILL LOOK AT THAT.
WE WILL BE UPDATING THAT DAILY WITH ANY NEW INFORMATION THAT DOES COME ABOUT.
JUST IN CLOSING, THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE ARE EXPECTING TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE. I MEAN, WE'VE ALL HEARD IT FROM THE EXPERTS IN THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES.
AND WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE GOOD COP COOPERATION THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY WITH
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PEOPLE ABIDING BY THE ORDERS THAT ARE IN PLACE.THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DID PUT OUT A STATEMENT TODAY THAT SAID THEY ARE ASKING THAT EVERYONE AVOID LEAVING THEIR HOMES FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN ACCEPT THE MOST URGENT MATTERS AS WE ARE COMING INTO THIS VERY DIFFICULT TO WEEK.
AND IF YOU DO LEAVE, MAKE SURE YOU WEAR MOUTH AND THAT YOU COVER YOUR MOUTH AND NOSE WITH A CLOTH COVERING WHILE YOU WERE AROUND OTHERS AND MAINTAIN SIX FEET.
AND I AM ASK I'M REITERATING THAT NOT JUST ON BEHALF OF COUNTY HEALTH, BUT ON BEHALF OF THOSE FOUR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR YOUR SAFETY, AS WELL AS YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR NEIGHBORS. AND PLEASE ASK YOU IN THIS TIME TO STAY HOME.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR BOB? JUST THE ONE ON ON THE FOOD MEALS FOR THE SENIORS IS THAT AND THAT'S A TAB THAT'S ON THE WEBSITE SO THAT IF SOMEONE NEEDS SOME, THEY CAN COME AND GET AND GET THE INFORMATION FROM YOU HOW TO GET THE MEALS.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE BOX LUNCHES OR.
YES. SO IN THE SENIOR ASSISTANCE, THERE IS A WAY FOR THEM TO REGISTER.
FOR THAT, THEY HAVE TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE.
I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, BUT THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE WHEN THEY GO ON THE WEBSITE.
PERFECT. NOW, I WANT TO THANK THE YOU AND BOB FOR ALL THE UPDATES SINCE THIS FIRST STARTED.
YOU WERE GIVING US THREE UPDATES A DAY AND NOW WE GET THEM CONTINUOUSLY AND IT HELPS IT HELPS US TO BE ABLE ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FOR THE RESIDENTS AS THEY CONTACT US.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I DO, TOO, WANT TO THANK THE FIRST RESPONDERS, YOU KNOW, AND EVEN THE YOUNG LADY OVER HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING OUT HERE TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW, WE WE ARE JUST SO FORTUNATE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
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SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.THANK YOU. JUST A QUICK COMMENT.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IT THERE WHEN WHEN SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES, ANY OF OUR BOYS, INCLUDING ESPECIALLY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, IF THEY COME DOWN WITH IT OR SYMPTOMS IF IF WE COULD.
LIKE WE DISCUSSED, IF WE COULD LET COUNCIL KNOW WHO THEY ARE SO WE CAN MAYBE ONCE WE KNOW
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WHAT'S GOING ON TO GIVE A CALL ON THE SHOUT OUT TO HIM TO SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW YOU'RE DOING.JUST TO CHECK IN. I THINK THAT'S A REAL GOOD, NICE TOUCH FOR US BECAUSE WE'VE GOT GREAT EMPLOYEES. AND I I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING TO DO.
BUT YET WE SHOULD PROBABLY CHECK IN WITH OUR PEOPLE.
THE NEXT ONE IS I THINK YOU'VE ALL BEEN GETTING THE UPDATES FROM SENATOR PORTANTINO AND MARCO. THERE IS SO MUCH INFORMATION.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING THE BUTTONS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
THEY PUT A BUTTON WHERE THEY UPDATE THAT DAILY AND THEY PUT, YOU KNOW, THE CASES OR DEATHS OR WHATEVER. BUT THEN THERE'S A BUTTON ON THESE STUFF THAT IF YOU WANT TO GET MORE INFORMATION. SO THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
I'M GLAD YOU DID THAT, BECAUSE I'M NOT REAL GOOD AT THAT MYSELF PERSONALLY.
BUT AS IT BECOMES EASIER AND THE FUNCTIONS ARE THERE, PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THAT BETTER.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TO HELP.
WE DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE EXCITEMENT FOR THE COVID EXCITEMENT.
SO MOVE TO ITEM ROTATION OF MAYOR PRO TEM.
THIS WAS RARE. SO WITH THE RECEDING OF THE COUNCIL, WE OBVIOUSLY HAD TO UPDATE THE RESOLUTION, WHICH DEFINES OR AT LEAST OUTLINES HOW YOUR MAYOR PRO TEM ROTATION WILL GO ON AN EVERY YEAR BASIS.
LAST YEAR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER SHE FORWENT DID FOR CHARLIE ROSALES AND SO NATURALLY WE SLOTTED HER BACK IN AS BEING THE FIRST IN ROTATION AND THEN GOING DOWN FROM SENIORITY AND THEN HIGHEST VOTE GETTING TO TO THE LATTER.
SO WITH THAT, I'M JUST ASKING FOR YOUR MOTION AND APPROVAL, AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING BY VOICE VOTE BECAUSE I REALIZE YOU'RE NOT SITTING BY THE APPROPRIATE SPOTS RIGHT NOW.
SO I'LL JUST ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AND IF NOT ASKED FOR A MOTION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE? NO QUESTION.
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I GUESS I WOULD JUST HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT IT.BUT IF WE WANT TO HOLD OFF ON COMMENTS, I CAN HOLD UP.
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE, IS THAT CORRECT? WE DON'T GO BACK TO THE FLOOR OR THE EMAIL.
SO COMMENTS FROM FROM THE DAIS.
YEAH. THE ONE COMMENT I WOULD MAKE IS I THINK THAT IT'S ADVISABLE THAT WE PASS THIS RESOLUTION RATHER THAN DO AS SOME CITIES DO, WHICH IS TO HAVE A VOTE EACH AND EVERY YEAR ON WHO IS THE MAYOR PRO-TEM.
AND I THINK THE WAY WE'VE ORGANIZED IT AND HAVE HAVE SHARED IT ANNUALLY HAS BEEN A VERY WISE AND AND IN A WORTHWHILE EFFORT BECAUSE IT JUST LETS EVERYBODY KIND OF PLAN AROUND IT. I MOVED TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION, 20 - 19, THE RESOLUTION WHICH SETS UP THE ORDER FOR MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE NEXT FOUR PLUS YEARS.
YES, SIR. I WAS REMINDED THAT FOR THE SAKE OF THE INDIVIDUALS AT HOME, IF SINCE THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY, IF YOU ARE WANTING TO E MAIL IN YOUR COMMENTS SO WE CAN KEEP THE MEETING MOVING, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU DO THAT NOW IF YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO SPEAK OR IF YOU HAVE YOUR COMMENTS OR WE CAN READ THEM INTO THE RECORD.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS.
NOTHING CAME IN IN THAT PARTICULAR ARENA FROM THE PUBLIC YOU DON'T KNOW.
AND EVERYTHING IS CANCELED AT THIS POINT, I GUESS.
WHAT A TIME WE'RE IN. WHAT A TIME.
MOVE THAT WE APPROVED A CONSENT CALENDAR.
WE HAVE SOMETHING. WE'VE GOT A GUEST SPEAKER.
WE HAVE CANDICE COMING IN TO DO THE REPORT ON THIS.
AND WE'RE FLYING THROUGH THIS.
EXCUSE ME. THERE ARE THIRTY TWO THOUSAND PLUS RESIDENTS OUT THERE WATCHING US, RIGHT? WE WAIT PATIENTLY, JOVIALLY.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WELCOME. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW CITY OF LA VERNE IS EXPECTING TO BE ALLOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS THIS YEAR FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR, AS IDENTIFIED IN PREVIOUS YEARS DUE TO THE EXPANDING REGULATORY CRITERIA.
IT'S DIFFICULT FOR LA VERNE TO FIND PROGRAMS THAT ARE DEEMED ELIGIBLE TO USE MONEY FOR.
SO DUE TO THIS CONCERN, STAFF IS CONTINUING TO WORK TO ALLOCATE THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE GRANT TO BENEFIT THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
THE CITY IS ABLE TO RETAIN UP TO ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ALLOCATION FOR COUNCIL DIRECTION.
THAT AMOUNT CAN BE ROLLED OVER INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IF THE REMAINING MONEY IS NOT ALLOCATED IN 2020 AND 2021.
STAFF ALSO CURRENTLY WORKING ON INSTITUTING A REVISED HOUSING RULE REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
THIS NEXT NEXT FISCAL YEAR, STAFF HOPES TO BRING THAT NEW PROGRAM BEFORE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL IN THE SUMMER.
WITH THE ABOVE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION, THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM AND THE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM ARE PROPOSED FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION.
BASED ON THE CURRENT YEAR ALLOCATION, THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT CAN BE USED FOR PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS IS TWENTY TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE DOLLARS.
THIS YOUR STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN FUNDED FOR SEVERAL YEARS BE CONTINUED, THE NEXT BEING SIDEWALK REPAIRS.
THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, THE COUNCIL ALLOCATED FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR REMOVAL OF ARCHITECTURE BARRIERS AND DAMAGES OF DAMAGED SIDEWALKS FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. STAFF IS ASKING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ROLLOVER OF THESE FUNDS TO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND ALLOCATE AN ADDITIONAL FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM 2019 20.
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GRANT TO FUND A TOTAL OF ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THE CITY WAS REQUIRED TO SPEND A TOTAL OF FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS BY MARCH THIRTY FIRST OF THIS YEAR. THIS YEAR, THE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM IS BEING ASKED TO BE ROLLED OVER TO NEXT YEAR TO HAVE A LARGER PROJECT.THEREFORE, THE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT'S NORMALLY SPENT BY THIS TIME WAS NOT AT THIS TIME. THE TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT ON THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM IS ONLY ABOUT $7000 SO FAR, AND A REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT REFRIGERATOR AND A FREEZER TO BE USED FOR THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM AS THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT IS FAILING.
SO ONCE THE LACDA APPROVES THE REQUEST, AN ADDITIONAL EIGHTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS WILL BE SPENT ON THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, BRINGING THE TOTAL SPENT TO ALMOST TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THEREFORE, STAFF IS ASKING THAT COUNCIL DIRECT AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY THOUSAND SIXTY FIVE DOLLARS INTO A REVOLVING GRANT FUND AND THAT MONEY WOULD STAY THERE FOR A YEAR.
AND AFTER THAT TIME THE CITY CAN ALLOCATE IT TO OTHER PROJECTS.
IF THAT'S NOT DONE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD LOSE THAT MONEY SO THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE ALLOCATION THAT'S SEEN IN THE GRAPH WITHIN YOUR STAFF REPORT FOR THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM.
HOUSING REHAB PROGRAM AND PUTTING THE FUNDS INTO THAT REVOLVING GRANT FUND.
THIS LEAVES ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AS UNALLOCATED STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO FIND WAYS TO SPEND THE BALANCE TO BENEFIT THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
AND WITH THAT, WE HOPE THAT YOU FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATION.
AND I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
SURE. NOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE REVOLVING GRAND FUND THAT IF WE DON'T USE IT, WE COULD LOSE IT. RIGHT? WHEN DO WE HAVE TO USE IT BY BEFORE WE WOULD LOSE? THERE IS NO TIME THAT YOU HAVE TO USE IT BY, IT CAN STAY IN THAT GRANT FUND THE SOONEST WE COULD USE IT AS A YEAR. BUT THEN THERE'S NO LIMIT.
THEN THERE'S NO EXPIRATION DATE.
OK. OKAY. GOOD, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE ANY FUNDS.
AS FAR AS THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM, AS WE SEE WITH THIS PROGRAM GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH COVID 19, IF WE NEED MORE, WE CAN TAKE IT FROM THE UNALLOCATED FUNDS OR YOU WOULD WE HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL TO TRANSFER MORE FUNDS TO THEIR PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS ARE ONLY ABLE TO ALLOCATE 15 PERCENT ONLY.
OKAY. SO THEY THEY COULD CHANGE THAT, THOUGH.
WE WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GETS FED THAT WHO NEEDS IT AND WOULD LIKE IT.
AND IF THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE CDBG DOLLARS, WE WOULD THEN TURN TO OTHER SOURCES LIKE GENERAL FUND IF WE NEEDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.
I WILL SAY THAT WE'RE AWARE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE NOTIFICATION YET OTHER THAN VERBALLY, BUT THE FEDS ARE LESSENING SOME OF THEIR REQUIREMENTS TO ALLOW SOME OF THESE DOLLARS TO BE USED FOR COVID RELATED RELIEF.
TO WHAT EXTENT? WE DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT, BUT WE MAY BE BACK TO YOU TO SUGGEST THAT THE COUNCIL DIRECTS SOME OF THESE DOLLARS TO THAT.
ONCE WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THOSE GUIDELINES ARE, WE WOULD HAVE WAITED.
BUT WE HAD TO DO THIS PUBLIC HEARING IN ORDER TO STAY COMPLIANT WITH THE CURRENT ALLOCATION. SO THEY SAID IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, I THINK IT WAS THEN WE WOULD SEE THAT THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION THAT'S ALSO COMING DOWN AS A PART OF THAT.
SO WE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS AS WELL THAT WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
[Agreement for Employment with Mark Alvarado, Resolution No. 20-24]
AND THAT WAS THAT WAS REALLY MY QUESTION, TOO.SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS THESE FUNDS ARE REALLY RESTRICTED FUNDS AND ONLY CAN BE USED FOR WHAT'S GIVEN, BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT MIGHT BE COMING DOWN AND LESSENING THE RESTRICTIONS SO THAT WE CAN USE THESE FUNDS, HOPEFULLY, UH, FOR OUR CITIZENS ESPECIALLY BE IMPACTED BY COVID.
THAT COVERED IT ESSENTIALLY, BUT MAINLY, I GUESS A FOLLOW UP TO THAT WOULD BE IS THERE ANY WAY THAT AS A CITY WE CAN FOLLOW UP AND PROVIDE ANY INSIGHT OR INPUT INTO SOME OF THE LESSENING OF THE RESTRICTIONS OR ANY GUIDANCE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE BASED ON DATA COMING OUT OF THE CITIES OR THE CITIES DOING ANYTHING COLLECTIVELY TO INFORM THE AGENCY? WHERE THEY'VE ALREADY DECIDED WHAT THEY ARE, ACTUALLY WE ARE WHAT'S CONSIDERED A SUB RECIPIENT. SO WE ACTUALLY GET OUR MONEY FROM THE COUNTY BECAUSE WE'RE SUCH A SMALL ALLOCATION. SO THE GUIDELINES HAVE ALREADY GIVEN THE COUNTY.
THE COUNTY IS JUST NOW TAKING THOSE AND INTERPRETING THEM ON HOW THE SUB RECIPIENTS CAN USE THEM. SO WE REALLY ARE JUST WE'VE GOT TO WAIT FOR THEM TO TO INTERPRET THOSE ALREADY
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PROPOSED GUIDELINES. AND YOU MENTIONED IT WAS A 30 DAY THAT WE ANTICIPATE SOMETHING COMING OUT. THAT'S WHAT THEY HAD SAID.YES. WE HAD ASKED LAST WEEK WHEN THEY EXPECTED TO TO PROVIDE THAT DIRECTION.
AND I DON'T SUPPOSE THERE'S ANY MEANS IN WHICH WE CAN EXERT PRESSURE ON THAT.
GIVEN THE TIMING OF EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING AND THE ANTICIPATED PEAKS AND THE NEEDS THAT ARE GOING TO ARISE PROBABLY SOONER THAN THAT 30 DAY PERIOD.
THANK YOU, CANDICE, VERY MUCH.
YES. THIS IS ONE THING THAT WHEN I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL WAS THE FACT THAT BARRING EVERYTHING ELSE, IF IF IF WE'RE ABLE TO USE THIS FOR COVID 19, ISSUES LIKE THAT, IT'S GREAT, BECAUSE IF THEY ALLOW US TO, THAT'S WONDERFUL IF WE HAVE NEEDS FOR RESIDENTS.
BUT BEING THAT SAID, DOWN THE ROAD HERE, TOO, AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SINCE THE NO LONGER CENSUS BLOCKS AND THE HUD REGULATIONS TO WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO BE ABLE TO FREE SOME OF THAT MONEY UP FOR PROJECTS IN AREAS WHERE THEY NEED IN SOME OF OUR COMMUNITIES TO HELP RESIDENTS, THEY'RE IN DIRE NEED, WHETHER WE DISCUSSED BEFORE WITH FENCES AND ROOFS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I KNOW IT'S IT'S A PROCESS, BUT THIS WILL PASS AND WILL THAT NEED WILL STILL BE THERE AND SO EXPEDITIOUSLY.
BUT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL BRING IT TO THE FLOOR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM YOU? NO, BUT IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO. OK.
THAT OR SHOULD WE WAIT? I'M OK.
I THOUGHT WE WERE IN THE QUESTION PHASE, WHICH IS WHY I SAID, NO, I'M GOOD.
YOU CAN DO THAT. I HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS.
SO I GUESS THE PIECE I WAS GONNA STAY, WHICH IS I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE BEING ACTIVE IN UTILIZING THE CBD.
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS IN THESE AREAS.
AND AND I KNOW THAT IT SHOULD THERE BE A CHORUS REQUIRED TO COUNTY OR STATE OR FEDERAL THAT THESE FUNDS SHOULD BE FREED UP TO USE ELSEWHERE THAT WILL JOIN THAT CHORUS.
SO I'M IN TOTAL SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ALLOCATION AND IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN USE LIMITED FUNDS FOR ANYTHING THAT WE NEED IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
AND I AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVING MONEY TO HELP PEOPLE WITH THEIR HOUSES AND PROPERTIES IS A HELPFUL THING.
AND I LIKE TO SEE THAT THAT FIGURE IN THERE BE HIGHER.
BUT I KNOW WE ARE LIMITED ON HOW MUCH WE CAN WE CAN SPREAD OUT IN DIFFERENT AREAS.
THIS IS. THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST RESTRICTED DOLLARS.
AND HOW WE USE THEM IS CLOSELY SCRUTINIZED.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
I DO AGREE WITH MRS LAU THOUGH, AND ALSO THAT IS GOING TO BE A CHANGE QUICKLY.
THIS THING IS CHANGING EVERY MINUTE.
IT SEEMS LIKE ANY COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS WILL PULL IT BACK UP TO THE DAIS.
ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS? THAT'S A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE THAT WE ACCEPT, THE RECOMMENDATION BY OUR STAFF AND AND APPROVED RESOLUTION 20 23 APPROVING THAT PARTICIPATION IN THE 2021 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
SECOND IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THANKS, CANDICE. THANK YOU. AND THIS ON TO ITEM 8, RESOLUTION TWENTY TWENTY FOUR INTERIM APPOINTMENT WITH MARK ALVARADO.
BEFORE YOU. ACTUALLY, YOU HAVE AN AMENDED RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU THAT JUST EXPANDS THE POTENTIAL BILL, THE POTENTIAL OF TIME THROUGH DECEMBER THIRTY FIRST.
NOT THAT WE EXPECT TO NEED IT, BUT WE DO REALIZE THAT GIVEN THE ENVIRONMENT WE'RE IN AND THE RECRUITING THAT WE'RE GONNA ATTEMPT TO DO, WE WANTED TO GIVE OURSELVES THAT LATITUDE.
MR. ALVARADO IS CERTAINLY WILLING TO ACCEPT AN ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT SHOULD IT BE NEEDED.
THIS IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD TO, AS YOU KNOW, AS I'VE REPORTED THE LAST COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEETINGS, SADLY. NATHAN STATHAM HAD GIVEN HIS NOTICE AND HAS TAKEN ANOTHER JOB, AS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. WE'VE ENGAGED AND TO HAVE AN INTERIM TO GIVE US THE TIME TO DO THE RECRUITMENT NECESSARY TO FIND THE APPROPRIATE PERSON REPLACEMENT.
I WILL TELL YOU, THE THE MARKET FOR FINANCE DIRECTORS HASN'T CHANGED SINCE WE DID THIS THREE YEARS AGO NOW.
AND JUST TO KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE.
WE DID INITIALLY GO OUT FOR RECRUITMENT OF A DIRECTOR.
WE COULD NOT FIND ANYBODY THAT WAS SUITABLE FOR US THAT WE FELT WE COULD TAKE THE REINS.
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SO WE ENDED UP WE GOT LUCKY AND THAT NATHAN HAD COME TO US THROUGH A AN AUDITING FIRM AND HAD WORKED THROUGH THE THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE WORKED, WHICH WAS MISSY CHANG.BUT WE HAD FILLED THAT AS A A FINANCE MANAGER LEVEL BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE QUITE THE THE DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE THAT WARRANTED A DIRECTOR AT THAT TIME.
WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT AND FEEL THE NEED TO GO OUT FOR A DIRECTOR POSITION NOW TO SEE WHAT THE MARKET IS. BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO GET THE STRONGEST PERSON WE CAN AT THIS POINT.
IT WAS MY VISION TO PROMOTE NATHAN COMING INTO THIS NEXT YEAR TO A DIRECTOR THAT WAS KIND OF THE THE GRADUATION THAT WE HAD IN PLACE FOR HIM.
SO I THINK THIS STILL FITS WITHIN THAT.
IT'S JUST WE WILL BE OUT THERE RECRUITING FOR A DIRECTOR.
AND WHAT IS REQUIRED THE ACTION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS THAT IN ORDER TO EXECUTE WITH WHAT IS A RETIRED AND TO ATTEND, WHICH MARK ALVARADO IS RETIRED FROM THE SYSTEM HE HAS WORKED FOR, YOU WORK FROM MONROVIA FOR MOST OF HIS CAREER AS A FINANCE DIRECTOR.
PERS REQUIRES THAT THE COUNCIL TAKE AN ACTION PERMITTING THAT HE IS ONLY ENTITLED AND WILL ONLY RECEIVE THE HOURLY RATE THAT YOU SEE HERE.
HE'S NOT ENTITLED TO ANY OTHER BENEFITS, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AS WELL AS PERS GUIDELINES. AND SO WE ARE FOLLOWING THAT.
WE HAVE SENT THIS TO PERS AND ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AS WE DO WITH ANY RETIRED AND DO IT IN CONTRACT THAT WE EXECUTE BECAUSE FRANKLY, WE DON'T WANT ANY JEOPARDIZE THE INDIVIDUALS RETIREMENT AS WELL AS PUT ANY ANY ONUS OR ANY PENALTIES ON US.
AND SO J.R. HAS REACH OUT TO THEM AND THEY HAVE CONCURRED WITH THIS BEING ACCEPTABLE WITHIN THAT THAT REALM.
JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MR. ALVARADO. HE DID WORK FOR US AT ONE POINT WHEN WE WERE, WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ISSUING THE PENSION OBLIGATION BOND ON.
HE HAD WORKED FOR MONROVIA WHEN HE WORKED FOR MONROVIA.
THEY HAD GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
AND THEN HE HAD RECENTLY RETIRED.
SO WE HAD BROUGHT HIM IN TO HELP US THROUGH THAT PROCESS BECAUSE WE FRANKLY DIDN'T HAVE A FINANCE DIRECTOR AT THAT POINT.
AND WHEN THIS WHEN THE NEWS OF NATHAN CAME ABOUT HIT THE THE THE IDEA OF BRINGING HIM ON BOARD BECAUSE HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ORGANIZATION, FAMILIAR WITH OUR STAFF, HE HAD A VERY GOOD. HE HAS A VERY GOOD RAPPORT WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT KNEW HIM THEN AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD MATCH FOR US FOR THIS PERIOD OF TIME SO WE CAN SEAMLESSLY MOVE HIM IN. JUST SO YOU KNOW, MY PLAN IS WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE WITH THE DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW THAN WE WERE THREE YEARS AGO.
AND WE HAVE A VERY GOOD STAFF THAT IS EXPERIENCE MORE EXPERIENCE NOW THAN THEY WERE.
SO I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO LEAN ON THEM FOR SOME OF THE DAY TO DAY STUFF.
AND MARK'S ROLE WILL BE NO MORE THAN 10 TO 12 HOURS A WEEK.
AND HE'LL BE HANDLING THE HIGH LEVEL FINANCE ACTIVITIES THAT THAT A DIRECTOR WOULD DO.
SO HE'S GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, CONFIRMING THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON.
AND THEN CHRISTY WILL BE HANDLING MORE OF THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONAL STUFF UNDER THE SUPPORT OF DAN KEESEY, WHO WILL OVERLOOK AS SHE NEEDS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE SHORT ON THIS.
BUT I'LL HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I KNOW WE DID HAVE AND I'D ASK YOU TO WE'LL BE DELAYED BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT THIS ISSUE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY SUBMITTED A QUESTION AT THIS POINT, BUT I'LL CERTAINLY MAKE COUNCIL AWARE THAT.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE LIMITED HOURS PER WEEK BECAUSE AS A RETIRED EMPLOYEE, HE'S ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE NINE HUNDRED SIXTY HOURS PER FISCAL YEAR.
THAT IS CORRECT AS WELL. SO I'LL MAKE SURE THAT IS SAID.
THAT'S WHY PEOPLE KNOW THAT LIMITED TIME.
AND IT'LL ACTUALLY EVEN BE LESS THAN THAT.
I MEAN, WE LOOKED AT WHAT WAS OUR NEED AND ACTUALLY HE'S GOT OTHER ACTIVITIES HE'S DOING.
BUT YES, WE'LL BE WELL BELOW THAT THRESHOLD, WHICH IS THE 960.
HE'S WORKED VERY HARD WITH ALL OF US.
WHEN IT WAS THE BOND AND WE GOT TO TALK TO HIM AND GET TO KNOW HIM, AND I THINK YOU'LL FIND, TOO, THAT YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU CAN ASK.
HE'S THERE FOR YOU AND HE'S VERY EASY TO TALK TO.
YEAH, I GOING COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER IN THAT I WAS CONCERNED WHEN WHEN NATHAN WAS DEPARTING, BUT THEN WHEN I SAW THAT WE WERE LEASED FOR INTERIM PERIOD, HAVING MARK BACK, HE WAS VERY FUNDAMENTAL IN THE PENSION OBLIGATION BOND, DISCUSSING HOW WE WERE GOING TO STRUCTURE THAT AND WHAT THE PROCESS LOOKED LIKE.
[9. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING SIMILAR CONVERSATIONS IN DIFFERENT AREAS WITH THEM.SO THIS WILL HELP MAKE A STRONG BRIDGE.
SO MY QUESTION IS FOR POSTMARK IN TERMS OF I KNOW I TALKED TO YOU BRIEFLY ABOUT RECRUITMENT EFFORTS FOR A PERMANENT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
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AND SO IF WE CANNOT FIND A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE TO FILL THIS POSITION BY THE END OF THIS TERM PERIOD IDENTIFIED IN THIS RESOLUTION, IF WE WERE TO EXTEND MARK'S INTERIM PERIOD, WOULD IT COME BACK AS A ANOTHER RESOLUTION? OR HOW WOULD THAT WORK? SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO EXTEND MORE BEYOND ALTHOUGH HE WOULDN'T BE OVER THE 960. SO I GUESS.YEAH. SO WE CAN ONLY DO THIS ONCE WITH THEM AS A WAY THAT PERS REGULATIONS, LAY IT OUT.
BUT THE TIMEFRAME THAT WE'VE ALLOWED HERE GIVES US ALL THE WAY TO THROUGH DECEMBER.
OUR RECRUITMENT, WE ACTUALLY POSTED A RECRUITMENT THIS AFTERNOON.
THAT INITIAL PERIOD IS THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY THAT WE'RE GONNA CLOSE THAT.
I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF A WILD CARD CARD HERE IS THE POOL OF RECRUITMENT RIGHT NOW THAT WE WOULD BE ATTRACTING IS GONNA BE PROBABLY A LITTLE DIFFERENT JUST BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON. IT'S BUDGET SEASON FOR MANY AGENCIES.
SO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE APPLYING FOR A DIRECTOR ROLE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR JOBS, ARE WORRYING ABOUT GETTING A BUDGET PUT TOGETHER.
BUT OUR VISION IS TO HAVE THAT INITIAL LOOK IN JULY IF WE NEED TO ADJUST AND PUT OUT A HEAVIER RECRUITMENT OUTREACH THAN WE WILL DO THAT.
BUT AS FAR AS COMING BACK AND DOING AN EXTENSION, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
THAT'S WHY WE PUSHED IT ALL THE WAY OUT INTO DECEMBER.
AND MY QUESTION ONLY COMES ABOUT BECAUSE WE ARE IN AN INTERESTING TIME WITH COVID, YOU KNOW, GOD WILLING, EVERYTHING IS WRAPPED UP SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
WITH THAT, WE CAN HOPEFULLY GET BACK TO NORMAL QUICKER.
BUT IN THE EVENT THAT IT'S NOT.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE STEPS OR PLANS IN PLACE TO HANDLE SOME OF THE WHAT IFS THAT WE CAN ANTICIPATE WE DO.
IF IT WERE UP TO US, WE WOULD HAVE IT GO EVEN FURTHER.
WELL, I THINK MARK WOULD HAVE RAN AWAY IF WE TRIED TO KEEP HIM MUCH LONGER THAN THAT TIME PERIOD. THANK YOU.
MY ONLY COMMENT IS THE FACT THAT A COUPLE OF COMMENTS MARK IS A VERY GOOD PERSON.
I WILL WORK REAL WELL WITH US.
WHEN WE DID THE PENSION OBLIGATION BOND MADE IT VERY SIMPLE FOR US.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND THAT WAS QUITE A BIT OF WORK, A LOT OF WORK.
AND IT SAILED THROUGH REALLY WELL.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS ALWAYS THE PERS, BECAUSE I'VE HAD A SITUATION BEFORE WITH ONE OF MY COMMISSIONS AND I'M ON THAT.
THEY MADE A FAUX PAS AND IT WAS RATHER EXPENSIVE.
AND YOU NEED TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES.
I'M GLAD THAT YOU'VE GOT THE PURSE BLESSING OF A DOUBLE CHECK, THE BLESSING, WHICH IS TO MAKE SURE SOMETIMES THEY'RE A LITTLE BUSY AND THEY DON'T LOOK AT THE FINE DETAIL.
BUT WHAT FIRM DID WE DID? WHAT FIRM DID WE GO WITH? OR JUST AN OUT SEARCH FROM US? JUST OUT. DO WE GO WITH THE FIRM? BECAUSE USUALLY THERE'S. FOR THE RECRUITMENT, WE ARE DOING OUR RECRUITMENT.
WE DID NOT HIRE A FIRM TO DO IT.
SO WE ARE PUTTING OUT OUR REACH AS WE HAVE.
WE'LL PUT IT IN THE NECESSARY TRADES, AS WELL AS WESTERN CITIES AND SOME OF THE OTHER MAGAZINES TO DO A A STATEWIDE AS WELL AS ATTRACT MAYBE FROM THE WESTERN UNITED STATES IF POSSIBLE. I MEAN, THE LIKE I SAID, THE TALENT POOL FOR FINANCE DIRECTORS, IT'S VERY HARD TO ATTRACT A TALENTED FINANCE DIRECTOR AWAY FROM ANOTHER ORGANIZATION.
AND SO IT'S IT'S IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REACH FURTHER THAN WE NORMALLY WOULD AS IT COMES ALONG.
AND MY OTHER IS MY OTHER ONE COMMENT IS, IS THAT NATHAN WAS VERY GOOD AT WHAT HE DID.
AND HE BROUGHT CHRISTY ALONG WITH CHRISTY AND ALL THE OTHER STAFF.
YOU HAVE A QUESTION ANSWERED IMMEDIATELY AND THERE'S NO THERE'S NOTHING HIDDEN, WHICH IS GREAT. AND KUDOS TO CHRISTY.
SHE'S REALLY STEPPED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I KNOW THAT SHE'S SHE'S THE RIGHT AND PART OF THE LEFT HAND, TOO, NOW.
WE'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU. DO WE.
LET'S PULL IT BACK, ANY OTHER COMMENTS UP ON THE DIAS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION.
OPPOSED. NO. ANY ABSTENTIONS, DON'T FORGET THE ABSTENTION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE.
SORRY, GO AHEAD. WE'RE AT PUBLIC COMMENT NOW.
YES. AND BEFORE I LET HIM START WITH THE ONES THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED, IF THERE IS ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU E-MAIL NOW AS THERE IS A DELAY, BUT WE HAVE, I THINK FOUR OR FIVE.
YEAH. THERE'S FOUR THAT WE'VE RECEIVED BEFORE.
5:00. OK. NO COMPUTER OR TV? I'M JUST GOING TO GO OFF MY PHONE.
IT SEEMED TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION LAST WEEK, SO.
I'M TEASING. SORRY. THAT WAS APPOINT THE OUTSTANDING CITIZEN.
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OH, YEAH, WE KIND OF YEAH, WE DID NOT STOP FOR THAT.AND I BELIEVE THAT DIANE REALLY DESERVES THE CREDIT WHAT SHE'S DONE AND THAT WE SPEAK ABOUT HER AS WELL. MR. ROSSI.
WELL, I WASN'T PREPARED TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT OTHER THAN TO CONGRATULATE HER FOR HER EFFORTS. SHE WILL BE ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED AT THE COUNTY.
AND USUALLY WE HAVE THAT PERSON HERE.
BUT I CAN CERTAINLY READ WHAT COMES UP.
AND, YOU KNOW, SHE HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING AS THE EXCURSION LEADER SINCE 2011 AND DOES ABOUT TWELVE EXCURSIONS A YEAR.
THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE LIKE SHE SHE'S DONE EVERYTHING FROM SOLVING TO SAN DIEGO. AND SHE LOVES THE TRIPS.
SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST GUIDES, IS INFORMATIVE, ALWAYS ON TIME.
SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT ARE RECEIVED.
SHE ALSO VOLUNTEERS AT THE L.A.
TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS, WHERE SHE OVERSEES TWO THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS.
SHE ALSO HAS RAISED A PUPPY THROUGH THE GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA WHO IS SET TO GRADUATE.
BUT IN BUT IN A TURN OF EVENTS, SHE WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE DOG AND NAMED HER FLORA.
SO A LITTLE BIT OF A GIFT TO HER AND THAT.
SO, YES, WE WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY NEW EVERY YEAR.
USUALLY THEY'RE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
UNFORTUNATELY, TONIGHT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.
SO WE NEED TO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT.
AND SO I'M GOING TO BE READING WHAT WE HAD RECEIVED EARLIER TODAY AND THEN OF COURSE, STILL REFRESHING AND SEEING IF THERE'S OTHER FURTHER COMMENT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT HAS A PUBLIC COMMENT TO SUBMIT THAT NOW.
SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT AS PART OF THE RECORD.
THIS IS FROM JIM MURPHY AT THE MARCH 16 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
RESOLUTION TWENTY SIXTEEN WAS PASSED WITH A THREE TO NOTHING VOTE.
KENDRICK RECUSED, ROSALES ABSENT THIS RESOLUTION TERMINATED RESOLUTIONS 1851 AND 1852, EFFECTIVELY RESTORING FULL COUNCIL PARTICIPATION IN CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSIONS REGARDING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS AND MATTERS INVOLVING LITIGATION.
THE OLD RESOLUTIONS WERE WARRANTED AT THE TIME, AS CONFIRMED BY THE EVIDENCE USED TO CREATE THEM. HOWEVER, IT IS AGAIN TIME FOR OUR CITY TO REALIZE THE FULL BENEFIT OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON ALL MATTERS, BOTH IN PUBLIC AND CONFIDENTIAL FORUMS. SO THIS IS A POSITIVE MOVE TO BRING THE CITY BACK TOGETHER.
THE SPONSORS OF RESOLUTION 2016 COUNCIL MEMBERS DAVIS AND CARDER CITED IN THEIR REMARKS THAT MOST EMPLOYEE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WERE ALREADY CONCLUDED.
THE REMAINING CONTRACT TO BE NEGOTIATED WITH AN EMPLOYEE GROUP IS WITH THE LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION.
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THIS IS THE SAME GROUP THAT WAS AT THE CENTER OF THE ACTIONS THAT DIVIDED THE COUNCIL IN CLOSED SESSION BACK IN 2018.THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATION HAS BEEN UNRESOLVED SINCE JUNE 2017.
IT IS WELL PAST TIME TO GET THEIR CONTRACT RATIFIED AND CURRENT WITH THE OTHER EMPLOYEE GROUPS. WITH THE HISTORY OF THIS UNIONS PRIOR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND THE FACT THAT THEIR ENDORSEMENT OF THE NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR WENT FAR BEYOND THE DEFINITION OF CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENT. I AM REQUESTING THAT MAYOR HEPBURN AGREE NOW TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM ANY CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSIONS RELATING TO LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION'S CURRENT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
ANYTHING LESS WOULD HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF RESETTING THE IMPROPRIETY OF THE PAST AND RESULT IN A CLEAR CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE WAKE OF THE CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY WE JUST WITNESSED. THIS WOULD DEMONSTRATE TO THE CITIZENS OF LA VERNE THAT OUR CITY GOVERNMENT WILL OPERATE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL ON INTEGRITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
THANK YOU, MR. HEPBURN, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND DOING THE RIGHT THING IN THIS MATTER.
THIS WAS SUBMITTED BY CHRIS [INAUDIBLE] AND SUSAN WICKMAN.
IN LIGHT OF THE DIVISIVENESS OF OUR LAST ELECTION WHEREBY THE FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR UNION OVERTLY SUPPORTED THE CURRENT MAYOR WELL BEYOND ANY SENSE OF NORM AND RULES, DOES IT NOT MAKE SENSE FOR THE MAYOR TO RECUSE HIMSELF WITH ALL THINGS REGARDING COMPENSATION FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR UNION? REMEMBER THE TEXT BETWEEN HEPBURN AND BONANO.
HEPBURN? RUSSI IS EXPLETIVE HIS PANTS.
WE NEED TO GET YOUR MAYORIAL CAMPAIGN STARTED NOW.
CHRIS [INAUDIBLE]. SUSAN WICKMAN.
THIS IS FROM TERRY PRENTICE IN SEVERAL MEETINGS THAT EXECUTIVE MEMBERS OF THE LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION HELD AT THE BAGEL OR BAGEL BAGELRY EXCUSE ME RECENTLY.
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THERE WAS A PROMISE MADE TO THOSE OF US ATTENDING THAT ALL PAST GRIEVANCES WOULD BE PUT ASIDE AND THEY WOULD RETURN TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE TO SETTLE OUTSTANDING LABOR AND COMPENSATION ISSUES.IT WAS REPRESENTED THAT THEY HAD ALREADY REACHED OUT TO THE NEGOTIATORS FOR THE CITY TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS.
IT IS INCUMBENT UPON ALL PERSONS INVOLVED THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE CONDUCTED AS REQUIRED. GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS.
THAT MEANS THAT EACH PARTY RESPECTS NOT ONLY THE PERSON OF THE OPPOSING PARTY, BUT ALSO RESPECTS THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS.
THERE SHOULD BE NO VIOLATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY BY ANY PERSON CONNECTED TO THESE NEGOTIATIONS. IT WILL BE EVIDENT THAT THE SECRET THERE EXCUSE ME THAT THE RECENT PASSAGE OF THE SALES TAX INITIATIVE WILL BE OF SIGNIFICANT VALUE IN THIS COMING YEAR.
A PANDEMIC THAT HAS CAUSED DISRUPTION TO ALL OF US WILL HAVE A DEVASTATING EFFECT UPON SALES TAX REVENUE IN THE COMING MONTHS.
MARKET ANALYSTS HAVE PROJECTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 20 PERCENT OF RESTAURANTS AND BARS WILL NOT REOPEN. THE INCREASED TAX ON THE REMAINING RETAIL SALES WILL BE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO OUR CITY'S FINANCIAL SURVIVAL.
I WISH YOU ALL WELL IN YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY AND MAY YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES REMAIN SAFE DURING THIS TIME OF UNCERTAINTY.
TERRY PRENTICE. AND THEN THE LAST ONE THAT I HAD SUBMITTED BEFORE IS FROM CATHERINE [INAUDIBLE]. AND THIS WAS A SECOND PART OF THE EARLIER COMMENTS THAT SHE MADE WITH THE TWO OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SECONDLY, DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE OF WHEN WE CAN EXPECT THE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION TO SIGN A CONTRACT? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS THE ONLY CITY EMPLOYEE GROUP THAT DOES NOT HAVE A CONTRACT SIGNED.
I HOPE THAT THE NEW MAYOR AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL FIGHT TO KEEP OUR DEPARTMENT LOCAL. THANK YOU, CATHY [INAUDIBLE].
THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANYTHING COME THROUGH.
IF WE JUST COULD WAIT A MINUTE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CATCHES UP.
THEY SAY THERE'S LIKE A 30 SECOND DELAY, SO . I THROUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE SING.
MOVE TO COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THE DIAS.
MS. CARDER. WE START WITH YOU OR WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? SURE. NO, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
FIRST, I'D LOVE TO WELCOME ALL THREE OF YOU TO THE DAIS AND TO BE PART OF OUR COUNCIL.
WE'RE IN A TIME WHERE IT'S TOUGH TO COME ON RIGHT NOW.
BUT WHAT IS GOING TO BE IS THAT WE AS A COUNCIL NEED TO WORK VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER TO BRING THIS COMMUNITY BACK TOGETHER WHEN THIS IS OVER.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND IT'S PROVEN ITSELF, AS BOB HAD SAID.
I'M WORKING WITH THE SENIORS AND PUTTING THEM TOGETHER WITH A VOLUNTEER.
RATHER, IT'S CHURCH MEMBERS THAT HAVE DEDICATED THEIR TIME TO GIVING OR JUST INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS, A COMMUNITY THAT HAS CONTACTED BILLY GARY AND THEN WORKS WITH ME.
AND AS SOON AS THE NAME COMES IN, I HAVE SOMEONE ASSIGNED TO THEM AND THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE OUT THERE JUST APPRECIATE IT.
I WOULD JUST LOVE TO SAY TO THE RESIDENTS WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER BY OUR CITY MANAGER IS THAT OVER THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK, AS MUCH AS WE CAN STAY IN THE HOUSE AND NOT GO OUT FOR EVEN IF WE CAN GET BY WITHOUT GROCERIES WOULD BE THE BEST THING FOR EVERYONE.
OUR COMMUNITY WANTS TO GET BACK TO WHAT IT WAS.
I NOTICED THERE'S LESS PEOPLE OUT.
AND WHEN WE DO COME BACK TOGETHER, WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT OUR BUSINESSES, SMALL BUSINESSES, HAIRDRESSERS, NAIL SALONS, THE RESTAURANTS, AND WE'LL BE REAL ACTIVE WITH THAT. BUT I FEEL THIS COUNCIL IS GOING TO WORK VERY GOOD TOGETHER.
WE'RE GOING TO BRING THIS COMMUNITY BACK TOGETHER EVEN STRONGER.
THANK YOU. MR. DAVIS, THANK YOU. I WILL CONCUR WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER AND AND WELCOME TO THE THREE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND NEW POSITION FOR OUR MAYOR.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL THREE OF YOU.
IT'S IT. AGAIN, I'LL JUST REITERATE IT.
IT'S ONE OF THE LONELIEST BOARDS I'VE EVER BEEN ON OUR COUNCILS BECAUSE BROWN ACTUALLY
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END UP NOT GETTING TO SHARE AND TALK TO EACH OTHER A LOT.BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO THE TIMES THAT WE DO GET TO SHARE AND BE TOGETHER AND IN PUBLIC MEETINGS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WHERE WE CAN WE CAN HELP SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE TO MAKE IT BETTER AND STRONGER.
SO WELCOME AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THESE NEXT YEAR.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN HEARING BOTH AT WORK AND ELSEWHERE, IS THAT I'D LIKE AND AND I THINK THIS FITS WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND OUR RESIDENTS.
I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO THINK OF OF THIS TIME.
AND COVID 19, NOT AS SOCIAL DISTANCING, BUT PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
WE NEED TO LEAN IN SOCIALLY, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH ZOOM OR SKYPE OR WHATEVER, FACEBOOK OR FACE TIME. HOWEVER, YOU CAN ENGAGE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS AND YOUR COHORTS AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE AROUND THE TOWN AND AROUND THE WORLD.
SO SO LET'S THINK PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
AND WHEN WE THINK PHYSICAL DISTANCING, YOU'RE WEARING A MASK AND THAT'S MOVED FROM, HEY, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO HEY, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT TO REALLY BECOMING SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO CONSIDER AS A MUST DO FOR THESE ESPECIALLY THESE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND BEYOND. YOU'RE DOING THIS NOT TO PROTECT YOURSELF, BUT YOU'RE DOING IT TO PROTECT OTHERS.
YOU'RE DOING IT TO PROTECT YOUR NEIGHBORS.
YOU'RE DOING IT TO PROTECT OUR CITY EMPLOYEES.
YOU'RE DOING IT TO PROTECT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, BOTH POLICE AND FIRE.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE DOING THIS TO PROTECT OUR HEALTH SERVERS, BECAUSE IF THEY GET INJURED, ANY ONE OF THEM, NEIGHBORS, FIRST RESPONDERS, HEALTH.
WE ARE GOING TO BE IN A WORLD OF HURT BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY TAKING PEOPLE DOWN WITHOUT EVEN REALIZING THAT THEY WERE INFECTIOUS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IS NOT JUST HITTING OUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST HITTING OUR STATE OR COUNTRY. THIS IS HITTING OUR ENTIRE WORLD.
AND WHILE WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHT NOW TO HANDLE IT, WE REALLY NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT DOING THE LITTLE THINGS TO PROTECT EVERYONE FOR THIS NEXT PERIOD OF TIME.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S TWO WEEKS OR TWO MONTHS, BUT WE NEED TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.
AND FURTHERMORE, WHEN YOU CAN SHOP, LA VERNE, SUPPORT OUR LOCAL MERCHANTS, SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS. I THINK THAT WE'VE WE'VE TRIED TO DO THINGS ON THE COUNCIL THAT PROTECT.
EXTREME BEHAVIOR, I'LL PUT IT THAT WAY OF EVICTION.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA WORK THIS THROUGH THIS, BUT ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH ANYBODY THAT YOU'RE RELATED TO, FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE, TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND GET THROUGH THIS.
I DID ONE THAT JUST THAT'S WHAT WILL BE HANDED TO ME.
SO I DON'T WANT KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO WAIT FINISH COUNCIL COMMENTS AND THEN I CAN READ IT. WHATEVER YOUR PLEASURE IS.
I WOULD SAY LET'S FINISH COUNCIL COMMENTS.
FIRST OF ALL, I JUST HOPE TO HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL.
WITH DON AND CHARLIE LEAVING, WE WE REALLY DO, SO I AM HONORED TO TO TRY TO FILL THOSE SHOES, BUT I KNOW I IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT.
AND DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY COULD FILL THOSE TWO SHOES.
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR SERVICE.
ON APRIL 1ST CENSUS DAY, EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE GOT THEIR CENSUS PAPER.
IT TOOK ME FIVE MINUTES TODAY TO FILL OUT MY CENSUS ONLINE.
IF YOU HAVE TIME THAT YOU'RE SITTING AROUND ON YOUR COMPUTER, FACEBOOK, TAKE FIVE MINUTES AWAY, FILL OUT THE CENSUS, BECAUSE THAT IS HOW WE'RE GONNA GET OUR MONEY FOR FOR OUR FUTURE. APRIL 2ND.
AUTISM AWARENESS DAY AND WEARING BLUE FOR AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.
IT'S PRETTY BIG IN MY FAMILY, SO.
AND THEN THE LAST THING, JUST LIKE YOU SAID, WEAR YOUR MASKS.
THEY ARE COMING OUT AND DESIGNING AND PEOPLE ARE BUILD IT AND MAKING MASKS FOR US.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS IT NECESSARY TO PROTECT YOURSELF? IT IS TO PROTECT EVERYBODY FROM YOU BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHO HAS IT OR DOESN'T HAVE IT.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING EVERYBODY.
AND THEN EVERY NIGHT, TAKE THIS, WASH IT, CLEAN IT, AND BEFORE YOU GO OUT THE NEXT TIME SO THAT YOU HAVE IT, TOO. SO DON'T JUST KEEP IN WEARING IT.
KEEP PUT IT BECAUSE YOU MIGHT HAVE THINGS OUT THAT YOU REALLY CAN'T DO.
I HAD A RESIDENT REACH OUT TO ME THIS THIS WEEK.
SO IF YOU DO HAVE NEED OF SOMEONE TO REACH OUT TO YOU, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ANY ONE OF US, THE CITY OR TO COUNCILMAN CARDER RIGHT AWAY.
AND HER FAITH GROUP IS REALLY GOING OUT AND MEETING OUR RESIDENTS.
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SO REALLY, DO YOU THINK THAT AND LOOKING REALLY FORWARD TO THE FUTURE WITH THIS? I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO DON AND TO CHARLIE FOR THEIR SERVICE ON CITY COUNCIL.I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE WILL NOT BE WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITHOUT THEIR INPUT, THEIR LEADERSHIP AND THEIR SERVICE.
SO VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEM TO LAY THAT FOUNDATION.
AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO TIM FOR WINNING THE MAYOR MAYORAL RACE.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IN THE COMING YEARS.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A POSITIVE THING AS LONG AS WE MODEL THE WAY FOR FOLKS.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY IMPORTANT.
COUPLE OF THINGS. MR. RUSSI HAD ALLUDED TO THE EASTER SLASH SPRING EVENT.
SINCE WE ARE ALL PHYSICALLY DISTANCING RIGHT NOW AND SO OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT HAVING OUR EASTER EGG HUNT ARE DOING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE MIGHT NORMALLY DO.
AND SO A RESIDENT HAD REACHED OUT AND I BELIEVE SHE REACHED OUT TO TO YOUTUBE ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO, WHAT CAN YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE HAVE TO SORT OF CHEER UP THE CITY? WHAT DO WE DO? AND SO IN TALKING TO BILL, WHAT THEY'VE DONE, I BELIEVE IT'S UP ON THE WEB SITE ALREADY. SO I SAW THE VIDEO.
BUT THERE IS AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO JUST LIKE THE LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE HAS PAINTED ROCKS AND PUT THEM AT THE FIELD. THEY'RE ASKING, YOU KNOW, FAMILIES AS A, YOU KNOW, ARTS AND CRAFTS FOR YOUR KIDS. PERHAPS THEY NEED SOME ROCKS AND PUT THEM IN YOUR YARD SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE GETTING SOME EXERCISE.
OBVIOUSLY NOT THIS WEEK SINCE IT'S THIS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE SUN COMES BACK, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE IN YOUR YARDS. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, THOUGHTFUL MESSAGES ON THEM. THEY CAN JUST BE REALLY PRETTILY PAINTED.
SO YOU DON'T REALLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE.
I KNOW SOME OF THE OTHER RESIDENTS ARE DOING, I THINK, THE BEAR HUNT WITH THE TEDDY BEARS AND EVERYTHING IN THE WINDOW. SO I THINK THAT'S A NICE WAY TO.
AS YOU SAID, BE SOCIALLY CONNECTED EVEN IF WE HAVE TO BE PHYSICALLY DISTANT.
SO THE MORE THAT WE CAN DO THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I KNOW THAT THAT LA VERNE PAGE ON FACEBOOK HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT ABOUT PROMOTING WHAT RESTAURANTS ARE STILL OPEN TO DO, TAKEOUT DELIVERY AND WHATNOT.
SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO LOOK AT THAT.
THE CITY HAS ALSO PUT OUT NOTICES ABOUT WHAT BUSINESSES ARE OPEN AND AVAILABLE.
SO TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE THAT YOU CAN ORDER TAKEOUT ONE NIGHT OR, YOU KNOW, CONSIDER BUYING A GIFT CARD FROM YOUR FAVORITE SALON OR YOUR HAIRDRESSER FOR USE AFTER THIS IS ALL OVER, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL GOING TO LOOK A MESS BECAUSE NOBODY'S DYEING MY HAIR RIGHT NOW.
BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN DO THAT TO HELP OUT OUR BUSINESSES AND MAKE SURE THAT THINGS THAT WE LOVE ARE STILL ALIVE AND THRIVING WHEN WE'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CORONA WOULD BE DEFINITELY VERY, VERY BENEFICIAL.
I THINK YOU KNOW IT. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN SAID ALREADY HERE AND IN MULTIPLE PLACES.
AND I HEAR I KNOW YOU'RE HEARING IT EVERYWHERE.
BUT I HAVE NO DOUBTS, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WHEN THIS IS OVER, WE WILL ALL KNOW AT LEAST ONE PERSON THAT HAS SUCCUMBED TO THE VIRUS, GOTTEN THE VIRUS OR WHATNOT.
AND IT'S NO LONGER JUST A CERTAIN AGE POPULATION.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE A CHAPTER SISTER FROM SORORITY THAT I'VE KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS, AND HER HUSBAND WAS TESTED POSITIVE BECAUSE HE'S A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND HE'S IN HIS 40S AND QUARANTINE FOR THE NECESSARY AMOUNT OF TIME.
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, A VERY NOT FUN SITUATION.
HE'S QUARANTINED IN HIS MASTER BEDROOM AND BATH.
HIS WIFE WOULD MAKE HIS MEALS AND SLIDE THEM, YOU KNOW, PAST THE DOOR ON PAPER PLATES AND WHATNOT, BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE PLATES AND EVERYTHING COME BACK OUT TO THE REST OF THE HOUSE. AND SO HE STAYED QUARANTINE FOR AN EXTRA COUPLE OF DAYS, THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE HAD TO TAKE HIM TO THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY FOR DIFFICULTY BREATHING. TURNS OUT HE'S GOT FLUID IN HIS LUNGS AND PNEUMONIA.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS IF YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE OUTSIDE, DO NOT GO OUTSIDE EVEN FOR GROCERIES. INSTACART WORKS A LOT OF PLACES DELIVER.
YOU KNOW, REALLY CONSIDER WHETHER YOU NEED THAT.
I HAD A MOMENT THE OTHER DAY WHERE I REALLY WANTED APPLES AND PEANUT BUTTER AND I DON'T HAVE THEM IN MY HOUSE. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S THE AGE OLD.
IF YOU REMEMBER, MOM, THERE'S NO FOOD IN THE HOUSE.
THERE IS. SO, YOU KNOW, REALLY, PLEASE, PLEASE TRY TO STAY IN THE HOUSE.
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STAY SAFE, STAY HEALTHY.WASH YOUR HANDS. ALL THAT KIND OF FUN STUFF.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JUST TO REITERATE, ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU.
I LOOK FORWARD WITH ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER ALSO WITH THE CITY AND STAFF.
AND YOU KIND OF ALL SET IT ALL.
I MEAN, THIS IS. ENJOY YOUR FAMILY.
ENJOY YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT WILL GET BACK TO HELTER-SKELTER AGAIN FOR ALL OF OUR LIVES. ENJOY YOUR MEALS.
ENJOY THAT COLD BEER AND GLASS OF WINE.
IT DOES TASTE BETTER THESE DAYS.
I WILL SAY. AND THE COLDER THE BETTER.
LIKE WE'VE SAID WE HAVE I THINK WE'VE GOT CAFE WAYNE.
WE'VE BEEN TO FOUR STREET MEAL, [INAUDIBLE].
THERE'S A TASTE OF ASIA'S OPEN I THINK CHASE'S AND WING STOP.
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BUT. USE THEM.YOU KNOW? I MEAN, GRANTED, MONEY'S TIGHT FOR SOME PEOPLE, SO USE THEM SPARINGLY.
BUT THE POINT IS, IS THAT KEEPING GOING, KEEP THESE THINGS GOING.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK LUPE.
FOR THE JOB SHE DID FOR THIS ELECTION.
IT WAS A DAUNTING TASK AND SHE DID AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB.
SO SHOUT OUT, LUPE, YOU'RE BACK THERE IN THE CORNER WHEN NO ONE CAN SEE YOU.
BUT IT IS JUST A LOT OF WORK AND IT'S A LOT OF PAPERWORK AND NO HITCHES.
EVERYTHING WENT WELL. WE ALL GOT THROUGH THIS ELECTION AND I AM PERSONALLY GLAD IT'S OVER. IT WAS.
IT WAS A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT.
I DO SERIOUSLY WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT AS AS MR. CROSBY HAD STATED, I MET SO MANY PEOPLE, NEW PEOPLE IN LA VERNE, RESIDENTS THAT ARE NOW FAMILY. LIKE IF WE GET BACK, WE WILL GET WE WILL GET BACK TO NORMAL.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A 200 SEAT PLACE TO EAT DINNER ON FRIDAYS.
I MEAN, IT'S CRAZY. THERE'S SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WE MET.
WE WILL ENDURE. EVERYBODY JUST STICK CLOSE TO HOME.
IT'S RAINING RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS A BLESSING IN DISGUISE, UTILIZE EVERYTHING IN COVERED.
AND IF YOU DON'T NEED PEANUT BUTTER, WAIT TILL WE CAN GET OUT SAFELY.
GET PEANUT BUTTER. I DO HAVE SOME INFLUENCE ANYWAY.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE OTHER COMMENTS FROM.
AND THIS CAME IN FROM RICK BOWEN.
AND IT IS THE HIT SQUAD RETURNS.
MURPHY, [INAUDIBLE], [INAUDIBLE] ALL CONTRIBUTED TO THE SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST HEPBURN.
SHAME ON THEM. SO ANY OTHERS? NO. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK OTHER COMMENTS, IF I CAN.
JUST REMINDERS FOR COUNCIL, IF YOU WOULD.
I THINK I HAD SENT SOMETHING OUT TO ALL OF YOU AND REMINDS YOU THAT IF WE'RE WE'D LIKE TO GET THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA IF POSSIBLE.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS TO SHARE WITH YOU THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WHICH FOR THE MEASURE, YOU KNOW, WE PUT THAT OUT THERE, WE'VE HAD 18 OR 19 RESPONSES OF APPLICANTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING.
WE'VE GOT TO NARROW THAT DOWN TO FIVE.
SO I WILL BE COMING BACK WITH A SUGGESTION ON HOW WE WANT TO NARROW IT.
ONE OF THE DESCRIPTIONS WAS, DO WE DO THE SPEED DATING WAY THAT WE DID WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN GET IT DOWN TO A LOWER NUMBER THAT THEN COUNCIL CAN INTERVIEW.
OBVIOUSLY DOING IS SOCIAL DISTANCING.
BUT I WILL BE BACK TO YOU WITH SOME IDEAS ON THAT.
BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN PEOPLE ASKING WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP NOW THAT WE'VE SUBMITTED OUR APPLICATION? SO YOU ALSO HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSION SEAT OPEN TO THE APPLICATIONS ARE DUE WHEN I DON'T REMIT SOMEBODY. IS THAT THURSDAY NIGHT, THURSDAY? SO I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
THANK YOU. THERE IS WHAT I ALSO HAVE AN ACTIVE AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.
I THINK THOSE ARE BOTH OPEN BOTH THE SAME.
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK ON YOUR FAMILY RIGHT NOW.
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK EVEN ESPECIALLY HERE WITH MY HAVING SENIOR PARENTS.
BUT YOU DO HAVE TO GET IN THE CAR AND YOU CAN STAY IN THE DRIVEWAY.
DON'T EVEN PULL UP. MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY.
BRING IT ON ME. I'LL SLIP IT THERE.
BUT YOU MUST CHECK ON YOUR FAMILY, CHECK ON THEM, MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA, LIKE YOU SAID, MR. DAVIS. THERE IS SO MANY WAYS TO CONNECT.
A PHONE CALL. PEOPLE LOVE A PHONE CALL.
LOT OF THEM DON'T HAVE CELL PHONES, BUT A PHONE CALL IS IS A BLESSING.
THEY LOVE IT. SO JUST PLEASE CONNECT.
AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING SERIOUS, THEY NEED.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, CONNECT WITH YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO MOVE TO A CLOSED SESSION.
YES, I DO HAVE A NEED FOR A CLOSED SESSION.
IT IS TO MEET WITH THE LABOR NEGOTIATOR UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 5 4 9 5 7 6.
AND THE NEGOTIATORS WILL BE THE CITY MANAGER, PERSONNEL OFFICER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY VIA PHONE AND THE GROUP IS THE LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION.
OK. THEN NO OTHER NO OTHER INFORMATION.
WE MOVE TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS MONDAY, APRIL 20TH AT 6:30 P.M.
MEETING'S ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.