LOOKS LIKE WE'RE LIVE. OK, WONDERFUL.
[00:00:03]
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR MEETING TONIGHT AND WE'LL START OFF WITH THE PLEDGE OF[1. CALL TO ORDER]
ALLEGIANCE LED BY RICK CROSBY.PLEASE STAND. PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEARTS.
AND BEGIN, OK, WE'LL GO TO ROLL CALL: OK, AT THIS TIME, BEFORE WE MOVE ON WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS, I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR COUNSEL AND THE PUBLIC OUT THERE TO PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THE FIREFIGHTER.
HIS NAME IS CHARLES EDWARD MORTON, AND HE GAVE HIS LIFE FIGHTING THE EL DORADO FIRE.
SO IF WE COULD PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
THANK YOU. AND ALL OF OUR BLESSINGS TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY.
[4. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
OK, AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS.JR, ARE THERE ANY AT THIS TIME? YES. MAYOR PRO TEM CARTER, I HAVE RICK BOWEN.
ON THE LINE. MR. BOWEN, CAN YOU HEAR US? YES, I CAN. THANK YOU.
I'D JUST LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT LV3C (LA VERNE COALITION OF CONCERNED CITIZENS) IS PROUD TO SPONSOR THE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CANDIDATE FORUM.
IT WILL BE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, BEGINNING AT SIX P.M.
THIS WILL BE A VIDEO FORUM WITH NO AUDIENCE IN ATTENDANCE.
ALL NINE CANDIDATES HAVE AGREED TO ATTEND.
AS WE DID WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR FORUM EARLIER THIS YEAR, ALL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE BOTH OPENING AND CLOSING STATEMENTS AS WELL AS ANSWERED QUESTIONS PROVIDED BY THE RESIDENTS. BOTH LV3C LVTV WILL VIDEOTAPE THE FORUM.
WE HOPE TO HAVE A LIVE STREAM, BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE IT AT THIS TIME.
IT WILL BE POSTED ON YOUTUBE AND LVTV.
WE POSTED NOTICES ON BOTH LV3 SITES AND NEXT DOOR.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW ALL THE CANDIDATES FOR THOSE THREE VERY IMPORTANT ELECTED POSITIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR BOWEN.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS RECEIVED.
OK, I DO HAVE ONE THAT WAS SENT TO ME OVER THE WEEKEND.
HERITAGE PARK WILL BE OPENING THEIR TRADITIONAL PUMPKIN PATCH FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY.
THAT WILL BE OCTOBER 17TH AND 18TH FROM 10 A.M.
TO FIVE THIRTY AND THEN ALSO ON OCTOBER TWENTY FOURTH AND TWENTY FIFTH, 10 A.M.
TO FIVE THIRTY. ALSO, UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO COVID-19, ALL THE ACTIVITIES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO TAKE PLACE.
THIS EVENT WILL ONLY BE FOR PURCHASING OF PUMPKINS.
THANK YOU. OK, NOW WE'LL MOVE ON, WE HAVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
[5. CONSENT CALENDAR]
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.DO I HEAR A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
OK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.
IS ANYONE OPPOSED? THANK YOU. WONDERFUL.
[6. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
WELL, LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, J.R.? YES, MAYOR PRO TEM CARTER, I DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM LILY BRAINARD.
LILY, CAN YOU HEAR US OK? HI, I'M HERE.
OK, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
I LIVE IN [INAUDIBLE] LA VERNE.
[00:05:01]
AS A [INAUDIBLE] RESIDENT, I [INAUDIBLE] PETITION ON [INAUDIBLE].ORG REGARDING THE CLOSURE OF THE [INAUDIBLE].THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCE.
I STARTED THIS, BECAUSE ON AUGUST 27, THE CITY OF LA VERNE POSTED ANNOUNCEMENT ON FACEBOOK THAT SAID OUR [INAUDIBLE] PARK AND SKATE PARK REMAINED CLOSED FOR ALL PUBLIC USE.
[INAUDIBLE] CALL LVTV FOR [INAUDIBLE].
SO IT REALLY MADE A LOT OF [INAUDIBLE] SO ANGRY.
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED COMMENTS ON THAT POST.
THAT PETITION, WE THOUGHT THE SAME THING.
ONLY IN 24 HOURS WE GET OUR HUNDRED SUPPORTED BY THE PETITION, BUT [INAUDIBLE] TO GET THE CHANCE TO COMMENT IN THE LAST SEPTEMBER 8TH COUNCIL MEETING, SO WE ARE SO DISAPPOINTED, FOUR BY ONE AND THEN THE VOTE, [INAUDIBLE].
SO ACTUALLY, OUR NEIGHBOR CITY, CLAREMONT, [INAUDIBLE], SAN DIMAS, AND POMONA, WE ARE UNDER THE SAME GUIDELINES, BUT THEY JUST DON'T BOTHER TO CALL THE POLICE.
THEY JUST LET KIDS PLAY, BUT THEY'RE OPEN.
THEY ARE VERY [INAUDIBLE] IMPORTANT FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'VE [INAUDIBLE] SO THEY WILL NOT HIT EACH OTHER. SO AS A PARENT, WE HAVE TO DRIVE KIDS AROUND, GO TO OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES, BUT NOT GO TO OUR OWN CITY [INAUDIBLE].
SO, PLEASE CHECK THE POST? CHECK [INAUDIBLE] FOR ALL THE [INAUDIBLE] INCREASING AND A LOT OF COMMENTS THERE.
SO, JUST BECAUSE UNDER THE LIGHT OF LA COUNTY, IT'S A GUIDELINE; IT'S NOT A LAW.
PLEASE, BE MORE FLEXIBLE, [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN [INAUDIBLE] EVEN WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS [INAUDIBLE] OK, SO A LOT OF PARENTS, WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO [INAUDIBLE].
MOST LA VERNE RESIDENTS WOULD TALK ABOUT WHAT, THEY LOVE THE DAY, [INAUDIBLE] WE SAW THEM THERE.
SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT FOR LA VERNE RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY [INAUDIBLE] FAMILY.
SO I APPRECIATE OUR MAYOR, TIM, CAME TO US AND HOPE OTHER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER EVEN LISTENS TO OUR [INAUDIBLE], OK, SO MY NAME IS LILY BRAINARD [INAUDIBLE] IN LA VERNE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS? NO OTHER REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED AT THIS TIME, WE DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL AND THAT, OF COURSE, HAS BEEN SENT TO COUNCIL AND ATTACHED TO THE PUBLIC RECORD.
OK. SHOULD WE WAIT ONE MORE MINUTE TO SEE IF ANYTHING COMES THROUGH? NOTHING RECEIVED. OK, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON, THANK YOU.
[7. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.SO WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? RICK, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YES, THANK YOU.
THIS LAST WEEK, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS AND I MET WITH THE FIRE FIGHTERS.
WE MET WITH ALL OF THE RANK AND FILE FIREFIGHTERS.
AND THEN WE ALSO MET WITH THE BATTALION CHIEFS AND JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM. I KNOW OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF EXTRA FOR OUR FIRES OUT HERE.
WE'VE HAD ACTUALLY ONE CREW, A FOUR MAN STRIKE TEAM THAT WAS UP NORTH AND COMING ACTUALLY BACK HOME. AND ANOTHER CREW WAS ACTUALLY GOING BACK ON LAST THURSDAY.
AND THEN WE HAD ANOTHER CREW THAT WAS DOING 12 HOURS A SHIFT DURING THE NIGHT TIME AT THE BOBCAT FIRE AND THEN COMING BACK HERE AND RESTING AT STATION THREE AND THEN GOING BACK EACH AND EVERY NIGHT.
SO I APPRECIATE THE SERVICE THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING, NOT ONLY FOR OUR TOWN AND OUR CITY, BUT FOR THE LOCAL FIRES, THE BOBCAT FIRE AND THE ONE UP NORTH AS WELL.
LA VERNE HAS BEEN REALLY WORKING HARD ON ON OUR STATE FIRES.
THE CONVERSATION WE HAD WAS AN EXCELLENT CONVERSATION, EDUCATION POINT FOR MYSELF.
[00:10:04]
AND I REALLY ENJOYED THAT CONVERSATION AND THEIR THOUGHTS.I WOULD LIKE TO PUT OUT FOR THE CITY THAT WE HAVE THE FIRE STUDY OUT THERE STILL AND THAT PLEASE SEND US YOUR COMMENTS AND PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VOICE IS HEARD AS WELL.
AND WE HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE COMING UP FAIRLY SOON.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S INPUT IS IN.
THESE ARE THE LAST FEW DAYS OF THE CENSUS.
SO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU'VE NOT DONE THE CENSUS.
THIS IS YOUR LAST MINUTE TO GET THAT DONE.
AND MY LAST THING IS REGISTER TO VOTE.
WE HAVE BONITA SCHOOL BOARD, THREE OPEN SEATS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
THANK YOU TO LV3C, PUTTING THAT ON.
AND IT'S GREAT SERVICE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY TO SERVE IN ANY MANNER.
SO PLEASE LISTEN TO THESE CANDIDATES AND MAKE YOUR YOUR YOUR VOTE, WHAT YOU CHOOSE.
AND HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEK.
THANK YOU, RICK. MUIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? SURE. I'M GOING TO SOUND A LITTLE BIT LIKE RICK, BUT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT VOICE.
I CONCUR WITH THE MEETINGS WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS AND WITH THE BATTALION CHIEFS WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT OPEN AND CANDID DISCUSSION.
I ALSO SUPPORT WHAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN DOING, BOTH ON STATE LEVEL AS WELL AS THE COUNTY LEVEL AND IN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES.
SO IT'S AMAZING WHAT CAN BE DONE WHEN PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER.
AND I ALSO INVITE RESIDENTS TO GET YOUR VOICES HEARD.
IF YOU WANT TO CHAT, I'M AVAILABLE TO SPEAK OR YOU CAN SEND EMAILS AND LET US KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE PROBABLY ONE, IF NOT THE BIGGEST DECISION THAT COUNCIL'S GOING TO BE MAKING IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
AGAIN, CENSUS IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE COUNTED AND AND WRITE A PLAN TO VOTE BECAUSE VOTING THIS FALL IS VERY IMPORTANT.
WE'VE GOT THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
MT. SAC SCHOOL BOARD IS ALSO, THEY'RE...
I GUESS I JUST CALL IT THE MT.
SAC BOARD-- TRUSTEES. PARDON ME? TRUSTEES.
YEAH, THE TRUSTEES, THANK YOU.
BECAUSE AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL, IT'S THE TRUSTEES.
THAT'S RIGHT. THERE'RE SOME SOLID CANDIDATES OUT THERE RUNNING FOR TRUSTEES FOR MT.
SAC. THERE WAS ONE OTHER THING I HAD ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE.
WENDY. YES, SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE OUT BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WERE A NUMBER OF FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO DID PARTICIPATE, BUT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE HAD THEIR ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GALA THIS, NOT THIS PAST SATURDAY, BUT ON THE 12TH.
AND OBVIOUSLY IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID.
IT WAS ALL VIRTUAL AND IT WAS ONLY ABOUT AN HOUR VERSUS OUR USUAL COUPLE OF HOURS OF MINGLING AND INTERACTING WITH FOLKS.
BUT I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY THAT DID PARTICIPATE.
DURING THE PADDLE RAISE ALONE, WE RAISED OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND OVERALL, I BELIEVE WE EXCEEDED SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS RAISED OVERALL. SO I THINK THAT'S TREMENDOUS BECAUSE ESPECIALLY DURING THESE TIMES, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS.
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE THAT ATTENDED AND THOSE THAT PARTICIPATED.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAD TO HAVE IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS.
I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS AND A SHOUT OUT TO THE SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY PROJECT, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT THAT WAS ORGANIZED BY TWO CITY OF LA VERNE RESIDENTS, THOMAS AND BRITTANY ALLISON. AND SO THEY WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE FORTY FIRST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT AS THE NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR.
SO THEY'VE BEEN DOING SOME PRETTY AMAZING WORK IN TERMS OF PROVIDING FREE LEGAL AID CLINICS, DIALOGS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN AND GROW.
AND SO I THINK REALLY IMPRESSIVE TO HAVE ARE TWO OF OUR RESIDENTS AND THEIR ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WILL ECHO THAT.
THE FIRE STUDY AND THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND THE RECORDED PRESENTATION OF THE STUDY SESSION ARE ALL ONLINE ON THE WEBSITE, AND I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO TAKE A LOOK,
[00:15:01]
READ THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL AND ASK QUESTIONS NOT ONLY OF COUNSEL, BUT I WOULD ALSO URGE YOU TO FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO THE FIREFIGHTERS.I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH BATTALION CHIEF GREENWAY TODAY, AND SO IT WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING TO HEAR SOME OF THOSE PERSPECTIVES.
SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THIS IS A REALLY BIG DECISION.
SO PLEASE HAVE THOSE COMMUNICATIONS AND THAT DIALOG AS WELL AS LOOK AT THE INFORMATION THAT'S AVAILABLE, BECAUSE IT IS A PRETTY BIG, PRETTY BIG DEAL.
I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T HEARD THE NEWS, BUT I'M SURE EVERYBODY HAS, UNFORTUNATELY, RUTH BADER GINSBURG PASSED AWAY THIS PAST WEEKEND AT THE AGE OF EIGHTY SEVEN DUE TO COMPLICATIONS OF CANCER.
AND I STRONGLY URGE, IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT HER, TO READ UP ON HER.
SHE DID QUITE A BIT FOR GENDER EQUALITY, FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND REALLY [INAUDIBLE] LANDSCAPE OF AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE AND THE SOCIETY WE LIVE IN.
AMAZING STORY. IF YOU'RE NOT A READER, THEN I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE CHECKING OUT THE DOCUMENTARY RBG OR CHECKING OUT THE MOVIE 'ON THE BASIS OF SEX', SO I HOPE EVERYBODY IS STAYING SAFE AND HEALTHY.
GLAD THAT THE WEATHER HAS COOLED DOWN.
SO I HOPE TO SEE THAT WE GET OUT OF THESE FIRES SOON AND EVERYBODY STAYS SAFE AND COOL.
THANK YOU, WENDY. THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD OF COVID SINCE MARCH, WE'VE BEEN REALLY TASKING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, BOTH FIRE AND POLICE, AND SO THE SENIOR MOBILE HOME PARK, FOOTHILL TERRACE, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, HAD ORGANIZED A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM INSIDE THEIR OWN FACILITIES.
EVERYONE SAT SIX FEET APART AND THEY WORE MASKS.
AND IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THIS EVENT TO TAKE PLACE BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD SOME CRIMINAL ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE AND MINOR ACTIVITY.
BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT MADE THEM FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD ALL THE INFORMATION POSSIBLE.
SO MIKE MARTINEZ AND HE'S ONE OF OUR OFFICERS IN HOLLY SAVAGE CAME OUT AND THEY DID THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH FOR THEM, ANSWERED ALL THEIR QUESTIONS, GAVE HIM BROCHURES AND INFORMATION OF WHO TO CALL OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.
AND SO I WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR STILL OFFERING THIS SERVICE.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.
AND THIS REALLY REACHED A LOT OF CITIZENS AND THEY WERE VERY, VERY HAPPY.
OK. AT THIS TIME, WENDY, I HAD ALREADY PLANNED I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING TONIGHT IN MEMORY OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG AND APPRECIATION FOR THE YEARS OF SERVICE THAT SHE PROVIDED TO OUR COUNTRY.
AND THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 2020 AT SIX THIRTY PM.
THE LAVERNE'S CITY COUNCIL THANKS THE RESIDENTS FOR TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 VIRUS.
THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.