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OK, I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT SIX THIRTY TWO P.M.
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AND COUNCIL MEMBER LAU, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? SURE THING.IF YOU'LL STAND AND PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
THANK YOU. ROLL CALL, MR. RUSSI. YES.
CALL] WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO PRESENTATIONS ITEM FOUR MR.
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RUSSI. YEAH, I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW, BUT YOU HAVE ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT THE APPROVAL OF YOUR ANNUAL HOMELESS REPORT.WE THOUGHT IT'D BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO GIVE YOU KIND OF AWARENESS OF SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED IN CONNECTION WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE AREA. SO WITH THAT, I'LL HAVE MAYA DO AN INTRODUCTION AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION BY UNION STATION AND BY TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH.
SO AS I'M SURE THE COUNCIL IS AWARE, WE ADOPTED A HOMELESS PLAN IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN AND THAT HOMELESS PLAN IDENTIFIED DIFFERENT STRATEGIES AND ACTION ITEMS TO ADDRESS AND PREVENT HOMELESSNESS HERE IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FULFILLING AND ACHIEVING THOSE STRATEGIC GOALS AND ACTION ITEMS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO APPLY FOR AND ALSO BE AWARDED SEVERAL DIFFERENT GRANTS.
MAJORITY OF THE GRANT FUNDING CAME FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES THROUGH THEIR 2018 CITIES HOMELESS IMPLEMENTATION GRANT AWARDS.
AND SO WITH THOSE GRANT AWARDS, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING ON NEW SERVICES AND PROGRAMING TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS WITHIN OUR CITY THROUGH HIRING BOTH TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE CENTER AND UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE TRI-CITY AND UNION STATION KIND OF GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE NEW SERVICES AND PROGRAMING THAT ARE BEING MADE AVAILABLE HERE IN THE CITY AND TO OUR RESIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THE NEW GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'VE BEEN AWARDED AND KIND OF WHAT THOSE SERVICES LOOK LIKE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS HERE IN THE CITY.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO [INAUDIBLE] FROM TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER.
HI, EVERYONE, GOOD EVENING, I WILL GO AHEAD AND START TALKING ABOUT THE NAVIGATORS.
MAYA, ARE YOU GOING TO PUT MY POWERPOINT? IT'S A REALLY SHORT POWERPOINT.
OK, SO THE COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM, SOME OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH IT.
LIKE MAYA MENTIONED, NAVIGATORS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS.
WE'RE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE LINKAGE AND REFERRALS TO DIFFERENT RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO I'M GOING TO QUICKLY INTRODUCE YOU TO MY STAFF; MAYA CAN YOU CHANGE TO THE NEXT. SO THIS IS GABBIE AND ERNIE, THEY MAINLY FOCUS ON THE LINKAGE AND REFERRAL TO THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES, HOWEVER WE'RE ALL CLASS TRAINED.
SO WHEN SOMEBODY IS NOT AVAILABLE, ANOTHER NAVIGATOR IS ABLE TO ASSIST.
MY STAFF IS ALSO ALL BILINGUAL ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND I WILL BE INTRODUCING YOU TO THE MEASURE H NAVIGATORS.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SPEAKS VIETNAMESE THERE AS WELL.
SO THIS IS MY MEASURE H COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS AND THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO BE FOCUSED, FOCUSING ON A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE WERE HIRED THROUGH MEASURE H. GRANT AND THEY FOCUSED ON ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS.
HE'S ONE NAVIGATOR'S FOR CLAREMONT.
WE HAVE SONYA REINA AND BRUCE, WHO ARE IN POMONA.
AND THEN I HIGHLIGHTED IRENE OSEGUERRA, WHICH IS THE SECOND PICTURE THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED.
AND SHE IS THE COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
WHENEVER INDIVIDUALS COME IN AND NEED ASSISTANCE, SHE'S THERE TO HELP.
AGAIN, ALL MY STAFF IS CROSS-TRAINED.
SO SHE ALREADY HAD REQUESTED VACATION AHEAD OF TIME.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M PRESENTING TO YOU ALL.
BUT FOR INSTANCE, WE HAD AN INCIDENT TODAY WHERE THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL, AN INDIVIDUAL COUPLE, A COUPLE I'M SORRY, A COUPLE WHO WAS HOMELESS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE.
SO RICHARD WAS ABLE TO STEP IN AND GO TO CITY HALL TO ASSIST THIS COUPLE.
SO WITH THAT, YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO WHAT THE MEASURE H FUNDING, BESIDES BEING ABLE TO HIRE FOUR ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS, WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WE ALSO UTILIZE IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE
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FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS.SO WITH THE HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES, WE HAVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
THAT'S PROBABLY BEEN ONE OF THE AT LEAST IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE, BECAUSE THE THREE CITIES ARE VERY DIFFERENT.
BUT AT LEAST IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE, I FEEL LIKE THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN USED THE MOST THROUGH THE MEASURE H FUNDS FROM THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
SO WE A LOT OF THE TIMES INDIVIDUALS WILL CONTACT US BECAUSE THEY NEED SOME ASSISTANCE WITH THE RENT IN ORDER TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS.
IRENE IS ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THOSE FUNDS.
IN ADDITION, SHE WILL ALSO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT EITHER THAT INDIVIDUAL OR THAT FAMILY IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOUSING.
WE ALSO HAVE MOVE IN ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.
IF ANYBODY FINDS A PLACE THAT IS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WE CAN HELP WITH THE MOVE IN ASSISTANCE IF NEEDED.
WE HAVE ASSISTANCE WITH UTILITY BILLS AS WELL, AND EVEN SOME FURNITURE.
DEPENDING ON WHAT THE NEED IS LIKE, WE USUALLY ARE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH EITHER A REFRIGERATOR OR A STOVE, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S NEEDED TO PASS INSPECTION WHEN WHEN WE ARE ASSISTING FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS TO MOVE INTO THEIR OWN TO PERMANENT HOUSING.
AGAIN, LIKE I MENTIONED, WE PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT TO THESE INDIVIDUALS AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT.
SO THAT'S THROUGH OUR HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR HOMELESS SERVICES WHERE WE DO OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.
SO IRENE AND UNION STATION AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.
THEY GO OUT AND THEY OUTREACH TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE. THEY PROVIDE LUNCHES TO THEM.
THEY TALK TO THEM AND HOPEFULLY TRY TO ENGAGE THEM INTO SERVICES.
AND WE ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR INTENSIVE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM.
SO IF WE SEE THAT SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING SOME MENTAL ILLNESS, WE HAVE THE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM ALSO ASSIST TO ENGAGE THESE INDIVIDUALS INTO SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE A SHELTER AVAILABLE.
SO WE WORK WITH THE HOPE FOR HOME SERVICE CENTER IN PAMONA.
THROUGH THE MEASURE H FUNDING, WE HAVE SIX BEDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
TWO FOR LA VERNE, TWO FOR PAMONA, AND TWO FOR CLAREMONT.
SO IF WE DO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WANTS TO GO INTO A SHELTER RIGHT AWAY, WE HAVE THOSE BEDS AVAILABLE. WE ALSO HAVE SHORT-TERM MOTEL VOUCHERS FOR FAMILIES.
SO OBVIOUSLY THE SERVICE CENTER THAT'S FOR SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, 18 AND UP.
BUT THEN WE HAVE THOSE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LITTLE CHILDREN.
SO THEN WE ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE OUR SHORT TERM MOTEL VOUCHERS.
AND WE WORK CLOSELY WITH TWO DIFFERENT MOTELS IN CLAREMONT WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO PUT OUR FAMILIES WHILE WE EITHER CONNECT THEM WITH RESOURCES OR OTHER SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN WE USE THE HMIS COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM, SO WHEN WE'RE WORKING WITH, INDIVIDUALS, WE PUT THEM IN THE SYSTEM.
SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD A PROJECT ROOM KEY.
WE UTILIZE THE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO REFER MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS WE ASSISTED IN HELPING THEM GET INTO PROJECT ROOM KEY AS WELL.
AND AGAIN, WE DO CASE MANAGEMENT WITH THE FAMILIES.
WE PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT WITH THE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONNECTING THEM TO SERVICES OR A PROGRAM THAT WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE ASSISTING THEM.
AND AGAIN, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT.
SO THIS IS THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING BESIDES HIRING THE FOUR NAVIGATORS.
THIS IS SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR TEAM AS WELL. AND, MAYA, YOU WANT TO GO TO THE NEXT QUESTION, OR TO THE NEXT SLIDE? I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
FOR ME, THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT A COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR IS THROUGH THE 888 NUMBER.
ANYONE CAN CONTACT THE COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR, EVEN IF IT'S JUST FOR LINKAGE A REFERRAL.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE FOR HOMELESS SERVICES.
WE ARE AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EIGHT THIRTY TO FIVE PM.
HOWEVER, WE ARE AVAILABLE AFTER HOURS IF NEEDED.
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR HOST TEAM.
SO A LOT OF THE TIMES AFTER HOURS THEY WILL CALL US IF THEY NEED ASSISTANCE IN GETTING AN INDIVIDUAL INTO THE HOME FOR HOME SERVICE CENTER OR IF THEY JUST NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THE FAMILY AND GETTING THEM INTO THE SHELTER.
SO WE DO HAVE ONE COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR THAT'S ON CALL.
AND SO THERE'S ALWAYS A COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR THAT WILL BE ON CALL AND AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? GREAT JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO NOW WE'LL HAVE UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES PRESENT.
I BELIEVE RAJI WILL BE PRESENTING FOR THAT ONE.
SO, J.R., IF YOU COULD BRING UP THE SLIDES.
HI, EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH [INAUDIBLE] WITH UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES, AND I'M
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JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE NICOLE FLORES.SHE'S THE THREE CITIES PROGRAM MANAGER.
AND AS SOON AS WE HAVE SLIDES UP, WE CAN GET STARTED.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, JUST A TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY ON OUR END, IT'LL BE UP IN JUST A MINUTE.
THAT NEVER HAPPENS. [LAUGHTER] OF COURSE, DURING THE REHEARSAL, THIS ALL WORKED PERFECTLY, SO OF COURSE, OF COURSE.
OR YOU HAVE A NINE MONTH OLD DOG THAT'S DIGGING UP THE BACKYARD SO AND YOU HAVE TO STOP FOR A SECOND AND LISTEN TO EVERYTHING WHILE THE DOG GETS OUT THERE AND SAVE THE DOG FROM DIGGING UP THE BACKYARD.
2020, RIGHT? OH YEAH, THE YEAR WE'LL NEVER FORGET.
YOU GUYS DO YOU DO AN EXTREMELY GOOD JOB HERE.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.
WE'RE READY. OK, SO WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO JUST AN OVERVIEW OF UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES, WE ARE THE CES LEAD AGENCY IN SPOT THREE. OUR MISSION IS TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS BY FOCUSING ON PERMANENT SOLUTIONS IN HOUSING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
I THINK YOU MIGHT NEED TO PRESS THE NEXT I DON'T KNOW IF.
THESE ARE JUST OUR VALUES, SO THIS INFORMS ALL OF OUR SERVICES AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM OUR STAFF IN THE FIELD.
AND WE CAN GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO THIS IS THE MAP OF SPOT THREE.
WE WORK IN A LOT OF CITIES AND WE HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SERVICES.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU ALL THIS EVENING.
SO ACTUALLY, IN LA VERNE, WE DO HAVE CES, WE HAVE OUTREACH, RAPID REHOUSING, PREVENTION AND DIVERSION AND OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY OUTREACH.
SO WE WILL ACTUALLY SEND YOU--WE'RE GOING TO REVISE THE SLIDE TO INCLUDE ALL OF THAT FOR LA VERNE AND THE OTHER TWO CITIES, SAN DIMAS, AND GLENDORA.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO THE FOUR PILLARS OF OUR SERVICES ARE OUTREACH, SHELTER AND HOUSING, PERMANENT HOUSING AND OTHER OTHER PERMANENT HOUSING, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND THEN OTHER HOUSING INTERVENTIONS LIKE RAPID REHOUSING AS WELL AS EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION.
SO WE PRACTICE A TRAUMA INFORMED HARM REDUCTION HOUSING FIRST PHILOSOPHY.
SO WHILE THESE ARE CONCRETE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WE OFFER, ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS HAPPEN UNDER THESE PHILOSOPHIES.
WE JUST HAVE A FEW MINUTES TONIGHT.
BUT IF THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS INTERESTED IN HAVING A MORE IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION ON OUR PHILOSOPHIES AND HOW THIS TRANSLATES INTO OUR SERVICES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW. OK, WE CAN GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AND I'LL LET NICOLE, AS OUR THREE CITIES PROGRAM MANAGER, TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT WE HAVE IN LA VERNE.
SO, YES, AS RAJI MENTIONED, I'M GOING TO JUST GO OVER OUR PROGRAMS VERY BRIEFLY.
TO START, WE HAVE OUR COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM AND FAMILY COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS OUR CES PROGRAM, WHICH PRETTY MUCH JUST STREAMLINES THE PROCESS OF FINDING HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR WHO ARE ON THE VERGE OF EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
THEN WE HAVE OUR MULTI DISCIPLINARY OUTREACH TEAM, ALSO KNOWN AS OUR MDT TEAMS. AND THESE TEAMS CONSIST OF CARE COORDINATORS, NURSES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS, MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS, AS WELL AS OUR PEER ADVOCATES WHO ARE ACTUALLY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
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EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS SOMETIME IN THE PAST.AND THEN WE HAVE OUR THREE CITIES, HOW THE NAVIGATION TEAM, WHICH I'M A PART OF AND THAT CONSIST OF MY COWORKER BUDDY, AND WE ALSO HAVE MSW INTERN, WHO'S JOINED OUR TEAM TEMPORARILY. SO WE ARE FUNDED BY THE L.A.
COUNTY CEO'S HOMELESS INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF LA VERNE, IN ADDITION TO OUR TWO OTHER CITIES, WHICH ARE GLENDORA AND SAN DIMAS.
WE HAVE OUR PREVENTION, DIVERSION AND RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE FUNDED BY THE SGV COG, AND THESE PROGRAMS OFFER A RANGE OF INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THEN THE SORRY, I THINK IT'S MOVING.
SO THE TOTAL OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WE HAVE OUTREACHED IN LA VERNE IS 19.
HOWEVER, I KNOW THAT THE PIT COUNT PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC WAS 10.
SO WE BELIEVE THAT DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THAT NUMBER HAS PRETTY MUCH DOUBLED.
UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR THEIR JOBS.
SO LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT MEANS A LOSS OF INCOME, WHICH RESULTED IN NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY FOR HOUSING, WHICH SADLY RESULT IN HOMELESSNESS.
SO ALTOGETHER, WITH THE THREE CITIES COMBINED AGAIN, LA VERNE, SAN DIMAS, AND GLENDORA, WE HAVE ACTUALLY SERVED A HUNDRED AND SIXTY INDIVIDUALS.
AND THEN I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR RAJI OR MYSELF.
AND WE CAN SEND YOU ALL PICTURE OF THE FULL TEAM, SO IF YOU SEE THEM OUT THERE, YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
YOU CAN ALWAYS SUBMIT OUTREACH REQUESTS THROUGH LA-HOP OR CONTACT MYSELF OR NICOLE, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU SEE IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDRESSED OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS [INAUDIBLE].
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ROGER OR HER TEAM AT THIS POINT? YEAH, THIS IS MUIR.
SO, IS JUST A SEPARATE NUMBER THAT WE WOULD CALL TO GET IN TOUCH WITH A UNION STATION, OR WOULD THAT END UP GOING THROUGH OUR LOCAL NAVIGATOR OUT TO UNION STATION? I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, DO YOU COOPERATE WITH TRI CITY OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE NUMBER THAT TRI-CITY HAS? ARE YOU ASKING IF WE'RE BOTH CONNECTED THROUGH THAT? WELL, I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS IF WE HAVE A RESIDENT WHO'S AT RISK, DO THEY CALL ONE NUMBER AND GET HELP OR DO THEY HAVE TO CALL A COUPLE OF NUMBERS? SO I THINK-- I CAN ANSWER THAT.
I CAN ANSWER THAT. YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE EIGHT EIGHT EIGHT NUMBER FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE. AND IRENE WORKS CLOSELY WITH NICOLE.
SO WHATEVER WE CAN PICK UP ON OUR PROGRAM, WE DO.
AND WHATEVER NICOLE CAN ASSIST WITH, WITH THEIR PROGRAM, THEY WILL DO IT.
THEY OUTREACH TOGETHER EVERY WEEK.
SO IF IT'S EASIER TO DIAL THE 888 NUMBER, THEN THAT'S FINE.
LIKE I SAID, THEY WORK VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER.
SO OUR RESIDENTS NEED TO GO TO ONE PERSON, IRENE, AND THEN SHE'LL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S IN THE LOOP AND FIGURE OUT HOW BEST TO MANAGE THE SITUATION? MM HMM, AND VICE VERSA.
IF YOU WANT TO SUBMIT A REQUEST ON LINE, I CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH MAYA AND SHE CAN SHARE IT OUT WITH YOU ALL.
AND SAME THING NICOLE WILL COMMUNICATE WITH IRENE AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE IS RESPONDING. AND I WOULD JUST ADD MUIR, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS CAN ALSO ALWAYS CONTACT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT OR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, ME IN PARTICULAR, I HAVE WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH UNION STATION STAFF AND IRENE IS LOCATED HERE AT CITY HALL.
SHE'S ACTUALLY HER OFFICE'S IN THE COUNTY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
SO IF ANYONE IS UNSURE, I MEAN, KIND OF AS ISELA SAID AND RAJI SAID, YOU CAN CALL EITHER THE UNION STATION NUMBER OR THE TRI CITIES NUMBER.
EITHER OF THE TEAMS CAN HELP YOU.
BUT IF THEY'RE NOT SURE, THEY CAN ALSO CONTACT SOMEONE HERE AT CITY HALL AND WE CAN DIRECT THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE CONTACT PERSON.
GREAT. I MEAN, THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE IS FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THERE'S HELP OUT THERE, THAT BEING AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS ISN'T SOMETHING TO DO BY YOURSELF.
SO THANK YOU. AND I THINK ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT TO MAKE MENTION IS THAT THE POLICE
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DEPARTMENT IS ALSO CONNECTED IN WITH BOTH OF THESE SERVICES.SO IF THERE IS A CONTACT THAT'S MADE THROUGH OUR HOST TEAM OR JUST THROUGH GENERAL PATROL, THEY ARE AWARE AND CAN MAKE DIRECT CONTACT AND HAVE THESE CONTACT NUMBERS TO USE.
I'M HOPING TO ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO TAKE ACTION BEFORE WE NEED TO INVOLVE THEM.
BUT, YES, THEY'RE ALSO THERE TO HELP.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER. OH, I'M SORRY.
WE'VE EVEN MET WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES AS WELL TO LET THEM KNOW WHO WE ARE.
SO IF THEY DO HAVE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, HANGING AROUND THEIR BUSINESSES, THEY KNOW WHO TO CONTACT SO THAT WE CAN GO OUT THERE AND ASSIST.
YES, MY QUESTION WAS, ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THESE POWERPOINTS THAT WERE PRESENTED BOTH BY TRI CITY IN UNION STATION ON OUR WEB PAGE OR GET A COPY OURSELVES? IS THAT GOING TO BE ON THERE BOB? WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE IT AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS YOUTUBE THAT WILL BE UP THERE, BUT WE CAN MAKE THEM PRESENTED SEPARATELY, IF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I THINK THAT WOULD BE.
OF COURSE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR EVERYONE HERE? COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY OR COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
NO, JUST THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION IT'S REALLY GOOD INFORMATION.
THANK YOU. WELL, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ISELA, NICOLE, RAJE AND IRENE, WHAT YOU GUYS DO.
AND ALSO I'D BE REMISS ALSO WITH ASSOCIATE PLANNER, MCCURLEY, YOU GUYS DO A FANTASTIC JOB WITHOUT YOU. THIS THIS HAS COME A LONG WAY AND THANK GOODNESS ALSO FOR THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
I'LL GIVE THEM THE KUDOS FOR BEING TO PUT THIS TOGETHER WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES TO BE ABLE TO FUND THIS, BUT ALSO TO HELP THE UNFORTUNATE.
SO YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM.
ALSO, I WOULD CALL IT THE DELICATE HANDS OUT THERE THAT SWOOP THESE PEOPLE AND GET THEM PICK THEM UP AND PUT THEM IN A SAFER, SAFER LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ANYBODY? WELL, THANK YOU ALL. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND PLEASE SEND THOSE PICTURES BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE AND WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW AND SAY HI AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES.
WE WILL UPDATE THE PRESENTATION AND MAKE SURE IT GETS OUT THERE WITH THE CORRECTED SLIDES.
THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM FIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.
MR. RUSSI, YOU WANTED TO PUBLIC COMMENT. SORRY.
YES. AND NOTHING RECEIVED AS OF RIGHT NOW.
OK, NOW WE'LL MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS, MR.
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RUSSI. YEAH, I'LL TAKE THIS MOMENT.THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE COVID COMPLIANT ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE FOR THE FALL SEASON.
THE FIRST I THINK TO POINT OUT IS WE'VE GOT RESTAURANT WEEK THAT THE CHAMBER IS PUTTING ON. THAT IS OCTOBER TWENTY FIRST THROUGH THE TWENTY FIFTH, I THINK THAT WAS MENTIONED LAST WEEK BY [INAUDIBLE]. BUT YOU CAN CONTACT THE CHAMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS WE HAVE THIS UNIQUE HOLIDAY SEASON, WE WERE ARE SHIFTING A LOT OF OUR ACTIVITIES AND STILL TRYING TO BE CELEBRATORY OF THE HOLIDAYS.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING OR TWO THINGS WE'RE DOING IS WE'VE GOT A HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST AS WELL AS A HALLOWEEN HOME DECORATING CONTEST THAT BOTH CAN BE SUBMITTED UP TO OCTOBER TWENTY SEVENTH WITH YOUR ENTRY.
AND THEN THERE WILL BE COMPETITIONS AND JUDGING THAT WILL GO WITH THAT.
AND ONE OF THE HASH TAGS IS THE LA VERNE COSTUME CONTEST.
THE OTHER IS HASHTAG LA VERNE HOME CONTEST.
SO YOU CAN GO ON TO THOSE TWO SOCIAL MEDIA LOCATIONS TO PUT THAT UP.
AND DON'T ASK ME WHAT THAT INVOLVES BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE THAN THAT AS FAR AS THAT.
THE OTHER THING WE HAVE IS THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION IS HOSTING THEIR HARVEST FARMER'S MARKET. AND I KNOW SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS WENT THIS LAST WEEKEND, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THAT EVENT GOING THIS WEEKEND AND THAT'LL BE FROM 10 TO 5:30.
SO IF YOU STILL WANT TO GO AND ENJOY SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL FALL FESTIVAL, YOU CAN STILL ENJOY THAT THIS WEEKEND UP AT THE HERITAGE PARK.
ONE ADDITIONAL THING THAT WE HAVE GOING ON IS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, WE WILL BE DOING A DRIVE IN MOVIE AT FAIRPLEX AND THE MOVIE WILL BE COCO, AND THAT IS BEING SPONSORED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
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WE STILL HAVE TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THAT AND TICKETS ARE FIFTEEN DOLLARS AND YOU CAN REGISTER PER VEHICLE AT THE AT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ONLINE OR IN PERSON.THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE MONTH.
I HOPE EVERYBODY CAN JOIN US FOR ONE OR ALL.
MR. RUSSI. COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER, DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THE THE PUMPKIN ALSO? YEAH, BOB ANNOUNCED THAT THE PUMPKIN PATCH AT HARVEST FESTIVAL, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION, JUST HAD IT THIS PAST WEEKEND.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAVING IT NEXT WEEKEND, OCTOBER 24TH AND 25TH, 10 TO 5:30, AS BOB SAID. AND MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING IS REQUIRED.
NOW, ALSO ON THAT, EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE THIS AND PREVIOUSLY THEY'VE GOT SOME GREAT JAMS AND SOME GIFTS, I BOUGHT A WHOLE BUNCH OF JAMS AND THEY'RE EXCELLENT.
AND THERE'S ALSO SOME OTHER STUFF THEY HAVE AND THEY'RE REALLY TICKLED TO BE OUT THERE.
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS THIS YEAR.
THEY WERE JUST VOICING THEIR HAPPINESS, THE FACT THAT THEY COULD HAVE IT.
EVERYBODY WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE THERE.
LOTS OF YOUNG FAMILIES. SO IT WENT REALLY WELL.
SO PLEASE, IF YOU GET A CHANCE, STOP BY.
THERE'RE JUST A LOT OF GOOD THINGS TO PURCHASE AND PUMPKINS AND EVERYTHING.
AND DID YOU SEE ALL THE ANIMALS THEY HAD FOR KIDS? YES. KIDS WOULD ENJOY SEEING THAT GIANT WHITE TURKEY AND ALL THE DIFFERENT CHICKENS AND ANIMALS OUT THERE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER DRAW FOR FAMILIES TO COME OUT AND SEE THIS.
YEAH, THEY ALSO THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEY COULDN'T DO THE RIDES AND STUFF BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY COVID, BUT THEY HAVE ALL THE EQUIPMENT OUT THERE THAT THE KIDS CAN CLIMB ON.
SO THEY WERE TICKLED ABOUT THAT.
SO, YEAH, I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD GET A CHANCE TO GO OUT THERE WITH YOUR YOUNG KIDS.
NOTHING ELSE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CALENDAR, DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS PULLED FOR THE CALENDAR,
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MR. RUSSI? OK, THEN I GUESS I WOULD CALL FOR A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR.I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SECOND. SECOND, MR. DAVIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND:.
MOTION CARRIES. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN, OTHER MATTERS.
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YES, CHIEF PAZ, WE HAVE ORDINANCE TEN NINETY SEVEN AND CHIEF PAZ WILL BE GIVING YOU THE STAFF REPORT ON THAT. AND THERE HE IS.GOOD EVENING. HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING.
REAL GOOD. GOOD EVENING MR. PAZ. GOOD.
GOOD. SO NOT ONLY HAS THIS YEAR BEEN A YEAR OF COLLEGE, BUT IT'S BEEN A YEAR OF DEMONSTRATIONS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TWO OVER THE WEEKEND HERE.
FORTUNATELY, THEY WERE VERY QUIET.
HOWEVER, IN RECENT TRAINING THAT STAFF HAS ATTENDED, WE WERE GIVEN SOME INFORMATION FROM AGENCIES SUCH AS THE FBI, THE LAPD AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN TRYING TO GEAR UP FOR, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY MORE DEMONSTRATIONS THAT WILL OCCUR IN THE FUTURE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY BROUGHT UP WAS THE SUGGESTION THAT CITIES ENACT AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO REGULATE CERTAIN ITEMS THAT COULD NOT BE BROUGHT IN TO DEMONSTRATIONS, AND THE END RESULT BEING THAT IT WOULD PROVIDE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO PRACTICE THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS IN THESE DEMONSTRATIONS. SO WE ARE ASKING THAT TITLE NINE OF THE LA VERNE ORDINANCE BE AMENDED AND A ORDINANCE BE INCLUDED THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO REGULATE CERTAIN ITEMS THAT COULD BE USED AS WEAPONS IN THESE DEMONSTRATIONS.
A LOT OF THE CITIES TODAY I WAS ON A MEETING WITH THE L.A.
COUNTY CHIEFS. A LOT OF THE CITIES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF EITHER ENACTING ONE OR ALREADY HAVE ONE. SO WE JUST WANT TO DO THE SAME THING.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF PAZ, OR SHOULD WE MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS FIRST AND THEN COME BACK TO COUNCIL? DO WE HAVE ANY-- I CAN ASK A QUESTION WHILE PEOPLE ARE CALLING IN, SHOULD THERE BE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
BUT CHIEF JUST TO UNDERSTAND THIS ORDINANCE IS FOR THE SPECTATORS AS WELL AS PARTICIPANTS OF A DEMONSTRATION? RIGHT. ANYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED IN THE DEMONSTRATION, THAT TAKES PART IN IT.
SO IF YOU'RE WALKING BY HOUSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, PEOPLE, IF THEY'RE OUT ON THE YARD, WOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THIS ORDINANCE.
ISN'T THAT RIGHT? I THINK THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN, IT IS.
IF THEY WERE IN THEIR PRIVATE YARD, I WOULDN'T THINK--.
NOT IF THEY'RE IN THEIR PRIVATE YARD, BUT IF THEY'RE OUTSIDE, ON THE SIDEWALK WATCHING.
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YES, IF THEY'RE ON THE SIDEWALK PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY THEY WOULD.AND MR. MAYOR, NOTHING HAS BEEN RECEIVED SO FAR.
OK, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF PAZ REGARDING THIS MATTER? I SEE NO HANDS.
I'LL MAKE A COMMENT. I REALLY HAVE-- I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT YOU SAID QUESTIONS; I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS.
I BELIEVE IN PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS.
I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT WE ALL HAVE OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO TO DEMONSTRATE.
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO KEEP OUR RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS SAFE.
AND THOSE INCLUDE OUR POLICE OFFICERS.
SO I FULLY BACK THIS ORDINANCE SO THAT WE KEEP EVERYBODY AROUND.
AND PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS ARE PART OF AMERICAN LIFE AND WE NEED TO KEEP IT THAT WAY PEACEFUL. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF? I WAS GOING TO JUST SHARE THAT SIMILAR COMMENT TO COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY SAYING THAT.
THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP EVERYONE INVOLVED AND ENGAGED AND ACTIVELY SPECTATING AND DEMONSTRATIONS SAFE AND PROTECTED.
SO I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT ORDINANCE TO ENACT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.
I WILL SAY ALSO THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS KEEPING OUR OFFICERS SAY, BUT ALSO KEEPING THE OFFICERS KEEP SAFE THAN OUR RESIDENTS KEEP SAFE.
AND I THINK THAT THIS IS A VERY GOOD ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS AS WE ARE GOING INTO SOME INTERESTING TIMES.
AND AS CHIEF PAZ SAID, THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN JUST TO PROTECT ALL OF US.
SO WITH THAT, ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR CHIEF PAZ? HAVING NONE, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ANYBODY THAT'S CALLED IN ON THIS TO COMMENT ON IT FROM THE PUBLIC? THEN I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS.
I'D LIKE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PASS ORDINANCE NUMBER TEN NINE SEVEN, AMENDING TITLE NINE OF THE LA VERNER MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF POSSESSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS OF PUBLIC PROTESTS, DEMONSTRATIONS, PICKET LINES AND PUBLIC ASSEMBLIES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND: AYE AYE.
MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, CHIEF.
THANK YOU. JUST A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY, SINCE MUIR DID SUCH A GOOD JOB IN HIS MOTION, DO I NEED TO READ IT AGAIN? DID WE LOSE HIM? HE'S ON MUTE SO WE CAN IGNORE HIM.
I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. JUST SHAKE YOUR HEAD, NO, I DON'T.
OK, ALL RIGHT, COULDN'T HEAR YOU.
VERY GOOD. NICE JOB, ATTORNEY MUIR DAVIS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO, I'M AN APPLIED MATHEMATICIAN.
NOT AN ATTORNEY. WE'LL LEAVE THAT TO COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
OK? THEN WE MOVE ON THAT AND LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
NONE RECEIVED. WE'LL WAIT A SECOND.
WELL, IF WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANYBODY NOW, WE CAN ALWAYS MOVE ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC--ACTUALLY WE WON'T CLOSE IT WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL COMMENTS AND WE CAN GO BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IF THAT'S OK, MR. [INAUDIBLE] OR SHOULD WE CLOSE IT? PROBABLY [INAUDIBLE] BOB, YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR MIC, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
IT SHOWS YOU THAT YOU CAN SPEAK, BUT WE'RE NOT HEARING YOU.
PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO THE SPECTRUM TO MAKE THIS WORK.
YOU PAY WHAT I PAY, AND IT'S--WELL, NEVER MIND.
I WOULDN'T [LAUGHTER] THERE'RE CHALLENGES ALL AROUND.
I'LL WAIT SO WE CAN GO TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.
SHOULD WE START WITH--. TIM, OUR AGENDA ALWAYS IS IN ORDER.
THAT PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE OUR COMMENTS SO.
THEN WE'LL CLOSE. LET'S GET SOME GOOD TUNES.
TIM, YOU COULD PLAY A PIECE OF MUSIC NOW.
YOU MEAN, JEOPARDY? I WAS HOPING FOR SOMETHING SPICIER THAN THAT.
ALEXA, BILLY IDOL. WELL, THERE YOU GO, SORRY.
EVERYBODY THAT'S LISTENING, ALEXA JUST PLAYED BILLY IDOL FOR HIM.
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I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY WERE ALL THE SAME SONG THEN OR WHETHER THEY, IF THEY PICK A MIX. I DON'T YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYBODY IN PUBLIC COMMENT.SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PULL THIS PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.
[9. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START? I WOULD, THANK YOU.I JUST WANTED TO WISH FAMILIES A WONDERFUL NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
KIDS ARE STILL EXCITED FOR HALLOWEEN.
SO I LOOK AROUND ON WEBSITES AND SEE ALL THAT'S GOING ON IN OUR WONDERFUL CITY HERE.
BUT WHAT I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THERE WAS AN ARTICLE LAST WEEK IN THE PAPER ABOUT OUR GOLD LINE ON WHEELER AVENUE, WHICH I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, YOU'RE GOING TO START HEARING THE L LINE FOR THE GOLD LINE.
IT'S GOING TO BE REFERRED TO FROM NOW ON AS THE L LINE.
OK, AND I'M ASSUMING THAT L IS FOR LIGHT RAIL, BUT I HAVE A GOLD LINE MEETING TOMORROW, SO I'LL FIND OUT WHAT THE L STANDS FOR.
LA VERNE. OH, YOU THINK? OH, IT IS? IT MOVED FROM GOLD TO LA VERNE.
I LIKE THAT. THAT'S THAT'S GOOD.
WELL ANYHOW, IT'S STILL GOING TO BE CLOSED UNTIL JANUARY 1ST AND FOR ANY KIND OF DETOUR ROUTE, THEY ARE RECOMMENDING BOTH NORTHBOUND AND SOUTH OF SAN DIMAS CANYON, WHICH WILL BE THE MAIN DETOUR AREA.
SO I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO BE REMINDED OF THAT.
AND YOU'LL OBVIOUSLY KNOW IT IF YOU'RE HEADING DOWN THERE FOR WORK OR SCHOOLING OR ANYTHING. BUT IT'S EXCITING.
A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE AND IT'S MOVING ALONG QUITE NICELY.
THANK YOU. THANK COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER.
SO I HAD A MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY LAST WEEK AND THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG SO THE SERVICES ARE STILL AVAILABLE.
COVID IS PROVIDING SOME CHALLENGES AND MAKING SURE THERE'S AMPLE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE SERVICES. BUT SERVICES ARE GENERALLY NO FEE AT THE MOMENT SINCE WE'RE IN A COVID STATE.
ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH THE PUBLIC BANK OF POMONA VALLEY.
IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORK THAT'S GOING IN THAT AREA, LOOK TO PBPV OR PUBLIC BANK PAMONA VALLEY, EITHER ON FACEBOOK OR THE INTERNET.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CALIFORNIA BANKING ALLIANCE TO HELP INITIATE AN ASSEMBLY BILL FOR NEXT SESSION. LET'S SEE.
OH, THE THING I FORGOT TO REMEMBER THE LAST MEETING.
I WANT TO REMEMBER THIS MEETING IS BEGINNING FLU SEASON.
SO IT'S TIME TO GET YOUR FLU SHOT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
YES, I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY HALLOWEEN.
OCTOBER IS MY FAVORITE MONTH, BUT I'M BIASED.
I FOUND OUT I'D SHARE A BIRTHDAY WITH MAYOR HEPBURN'S SON.
GREAT TO BORN. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND FOLKS THAT IT IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.
TWO ISSUES THAT I THINK ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
I WILL SHARE THAT. I HAVE A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS MY AGE WHO A COUPLE YEARS BACK ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY AND A HYSTERECTOMY AFTER HER SISTER PASSED AWAY. SHE WAS CALLING THE DOCTORS TO CANCEL ALL HER SISTER'S APPOINTMENTS AND HAPPENED TO TALK TO ONE OF THE DOCTORS WHO HAD PLANNED FOR GENETIC TESTING FOR HER SISTER AND SAID, WE'RE NOT CANCELING IT. THAT WAS YOUR SISTER.
YOU COME IN AND TAKE THE TESTING.
IT TURNED OUT SHE HAD THE MUTATION.
AND SO AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE, THEY SAID YOU NEED TO HAVE A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY AND A HYSTERECTOMY TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE FOR YOU IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF IF, BUT WHEN YOU WOULD GET CANCER. AND SO I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WOMEN YOU SHOULD BE DOING YOUR MONTHLY BREAST EXAMS, MEN, EVEN THOUGH THE OCCURRENCE OF BREAST CANCER IS LESS IN MEN, IF YOU DO HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY, IF YOU DO HAVE A FEMALE RELATIVE, THAT IT HAS THE MUTATION, YOU ARE AT A HIGHER RISK.
SO KNOW YOUR FAMILY HISTORY WHEN YOU GO TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE DOING THOSE CHECKUPS, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID FOR MY FRIEND, SHE HAD THE SURGERIES.
BUT SHE ALSO HAS TWO YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE, MY GOD CHILDREN WHO ARE NOW ON A SCHEDULE FOR WHEN THEY NEED TO START GETTING TESTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY STAY HEALTHY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING TO BE REALLY AWARE OF.
IT HAPPENS TO ALL PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
ALL STAGES OF LIFE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOUR ETHNICITY, DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL BACKGROUND OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IF YOU'RE IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP, KNOW THAT THERE IS HELP OUT THERE AND THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO TO GET YOURSELF OUT OF THOSE SITUATIONS AND THAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO DO CARE ABOUT YOU.
SO THOSE ARE TWO PSAS FOR THIS MONTH.
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BUT HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND STAY SAFE, EVERYBODY.THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. THANK YOU, MAYOR HEPBURN, AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
WEAR PINK AND SUPPORT AND GO OUT.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT FROM YOU.
WE NEED TO GO VOTE, MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL GOING OUT AND VOTING.
YOU CAN VOTE TODAY, PUT IT IN THE DROPBOX.
WE HAVE A VOTING CENTER THAT'LL BE OPENING UP ON WHEELER AT THE [INAUDIBLE] CHURCH.
AND THEN WE HAVE A DROP BOX AT THE LIBRARY.
OK, SO NOT AT THE SCHOOL, BUT JUST NORTH OF OAK MESA.
WE HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION HAPPENING AND SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENED IN THE NATION, I DON'T KNOW, A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
SO MAKE SURE YOU VOTE, PLEASE.
LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE HAD A RESIDENT TALK ABOUT DISTRICTING FOR LA VERNE, ALTHOUGH I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT, I FEEL THAT WE NEED TO ACTUALLY GET SOME MORE INFORMATION AND INFORMATION FROM OUR DEMOGRAPHERS.
BUT WITH OUR NEW CENSUS DATA WITH CENSUS JUST ENDED AND I KNOW I'M GOING THROUGH DISTRICTING IN MY SCHOOL DISTRICT RIGHT NOW IN MY JOB, WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE NEW CENSUS INFORMATION TO GET THAT GOING.
SO IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY.
BUT WE HAVE TO ALSO ASK OURSELVES SOME QUESTIONS, TOO.
IF WE DO MOVE TO DISTRICTS, DO WE HAVE FOUR DISTRICTS AND AT-LARGE MAYOR, OR DO WE GO TO FIVE DISTRICTS AND HAVE A ROTATING MAYOR? SO THOSE ARE INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS WE NEED ANSWERED AND DISCUSSED IN FUTURE MEETINGS FOR THIS. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND BRING LIGHT THAT IT DID COME [INAUDIBLE] AND WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT THAT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT.
BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS WE HAVE TO ASK BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO THAT POINT AND THAT STEP SO EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE HALLOWEEN AND BE SAFE OUT THERE.
TRICK OR TREAT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS, EVERY ONE OF THEM IS UP, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CANCER WEEK AND ALSO WITH ALL THE ELECTIONS GOING ON, IT'S TO BE ENGAGED.
HELP THOSE, ESPECIALLY AS COUNCIL MEMBER LAU, WITH THE THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE ISSUES WITH PEOPLE BEING AT HOME AND KIDS BEING AT HOME.
LOOK OUT, CHECK OUT, REACH OUT TO EVERYONE THAT YOU KNOW JUST TO CHECK ON A FRIENDLY CALL, YOU KNOW, JUST A HIOR AN EMAIL OR CHECK ON YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, BECAUSE THIS IS SOME REALLY TRYING TIMES, ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS TO.
THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT WHICH I'M PART OF, WE HAD ELECTIONS LAST MONTH AND MARGARET CLARK FROM ROSEMEAD IS NOW THE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT? BECKY S. IS THE FIRST PRESIDENT.
I WAS ELECTED AS THE SECOND VP.
AND THEN ED REESE FROM CLAREMONT IS THE THIRD VP.
SO VERY IT'S A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE.
WE ALSO FORMED A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH STAFF ON THE COG TO KIND OF SPEARHEAD WHAT'S GOING ON IN LEGISLATION AND BILLS COMING DOWN THAT WE'RE KIND OF INVOLVED TO PUSH TOWARDS THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO GET TO THE CITIES TO HELP US PROTECT OUR RIGHTS AS CITIES AND WHAT GOES FORWARD TO MAKE SURE WE'RE AWARE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
SO I'LL BRING MORE INFORMATION ON THAT AS WE COME FORWARD.
I WAS ASKED TO SPEAK AND BE A PART OF THE DEMONSTRATION THIS WEEKEND FOR THE ARMENIAN MARCH. AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE ARMENIANS ARE HAVING MAJOR ISSUES RIGHT NOW.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL KEEP OUR ARMENIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN OUR PRAYERS, ALSO TO THE FACT THAT THEIR RELIGIOUS RIGHTS AND THEIR DEMOCRACY IS BEING THREATENED. AND IF THEY THREATEN THAT, THEY THREATEN ALL.
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S AWARE OF THAT.
REACH OUT TO YOUR ARMENIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
THEY'VE GOT FAMILY OVER THERE.
THAT'S A MAJOR ISSUE GOING ON, I THINK, REACH OUT TO OUR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, OUR STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM TO PROTECT THAT LITTLE TEENY COUNTRY OUT THERE THAT'S GOING THROUGH SOME MAJOR, MAJOR ISSUES RIGHT NOW.
SO AND WITH THAT AGAIN THIS WEEK, MAKE SURE THAT WE SHOP LA VERNE, WE EAT LA VERNE, I'VE BEEN DOING THAT LATELY.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT'S BEEN UNBELIEVABLE.
THE RESTAURANTS ARE DOING REALLY WELL BETWEEN THE FOOTHILL CORRIDOR AND THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT. EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE HAVING A GREAT TIME THANKS TO THE CITY AND
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STAFF. THINGS ARE GOING VERY WELL.AND JUST KEEP YOUR DOLLARS IN LA VERNE.
GAS UP, FILL UP, GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, GO TO THE CLOTHING STORES, AND SHOP ONLINE MAKE SURE THE TAXES COME BACK TO HERE ANYWAY.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS? IF NOT, THEN I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT SEVEN, 17 P.M., EVERYBODY.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN. YES, MR. RUSSI? NO, NO, NO, I WAS JUST--.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
AND PLEASE, EVERYBODY, BE SAFE OUT THERE.
THE DEMONSTRATIONS THAT WENT ON THIS WEEKEND WERE WELL COVERED AND WELL PROTECTED.
THANK YOU FOR LA VERNE PD AND OUR OTHER OUTSIDE SOURCES.
THEY KEPT IT SAFE, ORGANIZED, AND THE PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THE MARCH WERE SO APPRECIATIVE AND THEY FELT SO PROTECTED.
AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE HAVE TO DO WHEN WE HAVE OUR MARCHES AND THINGS TO KEEP OURSELVES AND OUR RESIDENTS SAFE SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHIEF PAZ AND ALL YOUR STAFF AND THAT, I'LL ADJOURN AT 7:18 P.M.-- THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.
EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT HALLOWEEN.
TAKE CARE, GUYS. THANK YOU ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.