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Good afternoon and welcome to the fee shop agenda

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for this afternoon for the city of chino hills. Cheryl,

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all members are present for the special meeting workshop. Okay.

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alright. The first item is a public

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comments. I have not received any public comment. Speaker cards, so we have no

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public comments. Alright. And then we can move on to the proposed amendment

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to fiscal year 20 24, 25, master schedule of fees, fines, and

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penalties to be presented by finance director baier.

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alright. All right, krista. All right, it's all yours. Thank

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you. Good afternoon, mayor. Council members, staff and

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members of the public. Uh, we are here to discuss the proposed amendments

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to the master schedule of fees, fines, and penalties originally adopted april 23rd, 2024.

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please feel free to stop me at any time during the presentation with questions.

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user fees are designed to fund programs and services that provide a direct benefit

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to the individual paying the fee with little or no benefit to the broader community.

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these fees are based on a cost recovery model, meaning the revenue generated cannot

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exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service.

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normally, we update our fee schedule in april of each year. However, this year we're conducting

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a more extensive fee study, so we're shifting the annual update to october.

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this change allows us to separate it from the budget process and give staff more

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time to accurately forecast revenues for the following year, knowing

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what the updated fees will be. That said, there are some changes that need to

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be addressed before october, which is why we're presenting an amendment to the current fee

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schedule today. The finance and community services fees are

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proposed to take effect on february 1st, 2025, and the building development

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services and public works fees are proposed to take effect on april 1st, 2025.

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real quick question as we get going on this. Are these fee proposed

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fee, uh, rates in that, that are going into effect? Uh, have they been

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reflected in any of our budget? Our current year's budget? Obviously

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it goes in through june 30th, but are they any impact

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to the 2020 4 25 budget? I wouldn't,

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I wouldn't say, I would say no. Negligible, maybe having them

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adopted will allow them to plan them into the next fiscal year budget. Okay. So

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it'll clearly be projected in next year's fiscal budget? Yes. Okay,

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thank you. The

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building services division in community development is proposing four new fees. The

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first fee of $267 covers the installation of up

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to three residential plumbing fixtures, such as a kitchen sink or water softener

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with a 50% surcharge for each additional fixture. It's based on

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one to two inspections. The second fee of $535

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covers the installation of commercial fixtures like dishwashers, laundry equipment,

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or broilers boilers. It is based on two to

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three inspections. The after hours inspection fee, which is based on

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the overtime rate of $802, applies when developers

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request inspections outside of regular business hours. The

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last fee of $267 is assessed when work has proceeded

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without a required inspection. This fee represents the additional time needed to

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investigate and resolve the inspection.

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building services is also proposing some changes to four existing fees.

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the two existing geotechnical report review fees are being

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combined with the two precise grading fees, thereby reducing costs through process efficiencies.

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the address change fee is expanded to include new address assignments

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and reduced to $401 due to updated staff time estimates.

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and the reinspection fee is reduced by $201 to reflect

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the current process

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development services is proposing a new entitlement review

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fee of $25,000, which covers land development application reviews,

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now assigned to consultants due to staffing changes. They're also proposing

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to combine the business license processing fee with the land use clearance fee,

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resulting in a combined fee of $267.

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the initial deposit for a post entitlement review utilizing engineering

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consultant services is proposed to increase from $10,702

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to $50,000. It's important to note that the overall costs are not

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increasing. The deposit is simply being, just being adjusted to

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reflect the actual costs that are currently being incurred

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in the public works. In public works, the engineering division

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is proposing a new initial deposit for the inspection of mechanically

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stabilized earth walls of 5.5% of the engineering cost

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estimate. This new fee addresses the inspection requirements for newer development

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designs. The initial deposit for a subdivision

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encroachment permit is proposed to be updated to match the current engineering

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cost estimate worksheets, which reference 11%.

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the initial deposit for a rough grading permit was transferred from

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building services to engineering. Because they issue the grading permits and provide inspection

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oversight, the deposit is proposed to increase by $200

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because the fully burdened hourly rate for engineering is higher than building services.

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in addition, the cost oh, yes. Before, before we move forward, just

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I'm looking at this, is this for like a development or is this single family residence

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on all these issues? I have to defer to nick to, sorry, this is that nick or

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maybe daniel? I'm not sure. , yes, sir. Um, this is, this is

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for, um, large scale development, like track development projects. Um, because typically

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a, a single family residents, um, wouldn't

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use, uh, this volume of grading or, um, having

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the, um, mechanically stabilized earth walls or other types

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of things. So this is more what we're seeing in, um, newer tract developments.

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okay. Thank you. And since we took that break, let let

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go back to page four. That big increase, that $39,000 increase,

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who, who's gonna pay for that? Is that a developer cost or is that yes,

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this is a developer cost. So, um, for the, uh,

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land development engineering review services on

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a track, um, they will typically be, um,

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sometimes, uh, in advance of 60,000 up to a hundred

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thousand dollars. And the, that is all cost reimbursement, um,

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by the developer. And so what we would like to do is

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increase the amount of the initial deposit, which

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will allow us to get started with a consultant engineer

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sooner in the process so they don't have to wait around while,

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um, the city, uh, does a request for proposal and then,

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and then gets a cost from the contractor and

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then executes an agreement all that time. The developer's kind

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of dead in the water waiting. They, their preference is that

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if we go off somebody that's off of our pre-qualified list and they've

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already put up a, a larger deposit, we can start

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working with that consulting engineer to start processing

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their, um, application sooner. Okay. So is this truly

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a deposit or is it a fee that will be, we're just basically collecting upfront?

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it, um, it is, uh, the cost

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for the service that we're collecting up front, and we're estimating that's

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gonna be about $50,000 per project. So if it exceeds that the developer

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has to put more money into the trust deposit account, if it does

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not exceed, then we will reimburse the developer for the difference at the

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end of the project. Okay. Is this a one size fits all for

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all size developments? I mean, what, what's the criteria on this as far as how many

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units are going to build or how many square feet? What, what's the

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basis of that? Just, just general? So, um, this is applicable

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to, to any development that will require, uh, consultant

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services for engineering review. So this is gonna be your, uh, commercial

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projects or, um, tracked developments. Okay.

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but it wouldn't necessarily be like a one, a single custom lot.

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um, sometimes it, it is, um, sometimes

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it is, it is for that and, and we do have a, a little bit of flexibility

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on what we would collect in, in terms of those

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small projects. Okay. Um, but, but usually it's for larger

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development projects. Okay. Alright. I'm just trying to get some understanding because,

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you know, we, we don't want to impede development by making onerous, you

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know, charges on them, so, okay. Correct. I think that's correct. Yeah. This is, this is really based

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on feedback from the development community where, um, they were having to

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wait for the city to obtain these services. And so

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at that time, their project doesn't really move. They would like us to be,

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um, a little bit more flexible. And so in order for us to have that

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flexibility, we need them to deposit more money up front to get the

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services started soon. So this is kind of a meet meeting of the minds to expedite the

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process, which helps them. Yes. So it's a mutually convenient type of thing. Yes. Okay.

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I think that was my question r was why there was such a difference in what we've been charging and what we proposed.

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so that makes sense that yeah, that makes sense. Any other questions on that one? Okay,

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sorry, krista, next. Okay.

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um, the second lineup there, the cost per 10,000 cubic yard

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is based on one hour of staff time. So this additional cost is also

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proposed to increase by $20, uh, due to the fully board and hourly rate

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finance is proposing a new electronic check fee, which ranges

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from 50 cents to a dollar 95 per transaction, depending

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on the vendor, this fee will be passed through to cover costs associated

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with online echeck payments. Will that apply to

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our residents that pay their water bill or city water charges

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on? No, no, this would not apply to water bill. We cover those costs.

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this is for, um, business license, um,

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the new land management software and we're looking

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into community services as well. Okay. Well, yeah, that's pretty nominal for those types

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of, of payments. Okay. Yeah, this gives them a cheaper option to pay online as

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opposed to credit card because a dollar 95 would be upsetting to

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somebody on their water bill. I mean, they're not happy with it anyhow. For sure. So, okay. Alright.

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community services is proposing a five year fee adjustment

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for facility rentals. Uh, the key changes include a 5%

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annual increase from 2026 to 2029

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to account for inflation market trends and rising operational costs.

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and rental rates are determined by calendar year of the event rather

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than the booking date. These rates were last updated in april, 2023.

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so these increases are necessary to maintain financial sustainability and

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competitive pricing. Anybody, any questions on that that

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I know we've questioned costs to rent our facilities? No issues?

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no. Okay. Alright.

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uh, community development recently implemented the new building

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software and it requires the project size

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area thresholds to be rounded to the nearest a hundred. Therefore, staff

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recommends updating the thresholds in the building permit fees table,

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which will result in some small associated fee adjustments.

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and that concludes my presentation. We can all take any questions you may have.

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alright. Any questions? Is that the,

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go ahead. Just a, this is just a pet peeve for me. Sidewalk vendors,

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this has nothing to do with that, correct? Correct. Okay. We'll

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make sure. Okay. Thank you. Any questions at all? I just had a

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couple questions. Anything. There's, um, a new fee implemented. I'm curious as to the

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history of how we got to, um, having this new fee come about. So on page five

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of 17 on the packet that we got, the larger packet that counsel got,

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um, I was just curious, so the after hours inspection fee is a new fee.

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so I don't know who this question is for, but what would, what would constitute the necessity

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for an after hours inspection? Is it because of safety and emergency? Or if someone is

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rushing to get their project done, can they basically put up the money to have an after hours inspection? I,

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I'm just curious how this came about. Yes. Uh, sometimes

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with the track developments, the, in order for

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the developer to make certain timeframes, they have requested inspections on

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like a saturday. Um, that has not been an option.

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and so we would like to have the flexibility if we do have

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staff available and the developer is willing to pay the

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overtime that's associated, that we could potentially provide,

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uh, that service. Okay. And then on

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the same page where, um, on item 79, it says investigation fee

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for missed inspection steps. So is that on the

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customer side, it it was their negligence that they missed a step or who missed the

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step and then if it's a new fee, so has that been a problem? So, um,

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it does come up from time to time where, uh, we may write

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corrections on an inspection and not pass a particular

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inspection and then, uh, we go out to the job site again

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and the, um, owner or contractor is taken upon themselves to

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move forward, um, without showing us that they have corrected the

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previous steps. And so, um, we wanted a mechanism

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to make sure that they knew that, hey, you know, you really can't

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just do this. You, you do need to check in with us. You do need

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to request a reinspection and get clearance before you move forward.

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so they may have, uh, we may look at rough plumbing, for example, and there may be some

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corrections. And then the next thing we know, we get a, a request for

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a drywall inspection and, and everything's covered up well. There's no way of us

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knowing that they haven't corrected those issues. And

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so it takes time away from staff to say, okay, you gotta open these sections of walls,

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we have to look at it. We have. So, so this is a way to

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help encourage, uh, behavior and recover the time that it costs

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for us to stand out there while they, um, go back and show us

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how they've addressed the corrections. Mm-hmm . Uh, so then

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to that, uh, the, kind of in the same vein, so the investigation

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fee for the missteps, does that also include the reinspection fee or

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do you have to do both? Um, sometimes, sometimes we would

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do both depending upon the severity of the situation.

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okay. Thank you mr. Mayor? Yes. Yeah, nick,

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real fast. Um, it seems like we're using, we'll say sb nine

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as an example. We use consultants. So in other words, if a consultant basically

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gives directions and the consumer or the person that's pulling the permit follows

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those directions and then he finds out later that that's not how it was

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supposed to be done and then they have to do a reinspection, are we charging them?

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so, so, um, it wouldn't necessarily in, in that case,

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um, because it's, it's more of a paper exercise. We, we wouldn't,

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we wouldn't charge necessarily a reinspection. Sometimes we

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have to evaluate it because if there are conflicting cases,

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I have some ability to, to look at what the charges were

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and say, well, hey, you know, we gave them one set of corrections this time,

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but then things changed. Is it, is it fair

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to do that? So, so, um, I do as the director

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have a little bit of flexibility to look at those cases. But when it comes to

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building inspections, we're actually doing construction generally

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when we have smaller projects and we're helping like maybe an owner builder or something

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like that. Um, that's, it's not the case. It's when we have,

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uh, these large construction projects where they have professional corporations

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that they should know what they're doing and, uh, taking advantage

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of our staff time. We, we really don't want them to do that. So

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thanks nick. Good. Thank you. On those smaller projects, I, I,

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I know I talked to you about a, a complaint we had from a recent, uh,

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uh, development, not development building going on on a property. And

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they had had a contractor come in, they basically covered everything up beforehand.

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is there a way that we can make sure that we put in our instructions

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to them along the, when they first come in, that they're going to be required on

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certain, in certain es or, uh, instances to get those,

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uh, permits written off or those functions written

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off before they cover things up and make it very clear to them? They cover it up, they're

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gonna have to tear it up, uh, for us to inspect it, because I know it was a big surprise to

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people. It couldn't cost 'em a lot of money when their contractor gets, you know, ahead of himself

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and just covers up the work. Right. And generally, um,

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we, uh, we do a lot to educate the contractors. We're,

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we're pretty fortunate. We have a lot of good contractors that do a lot of business

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in the city. Um, but there are those that, um, maybe

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try to get away from with things. Um, what we are doing is we're continually

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refining our building permit software to try and

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build in more, uh, safeguards that will helpfully

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steer the contractor in the right direction, the right inspections that they

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need to be requesting and putting some checkpoints on allowing them to

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move further without us kind of doing that verification. That's

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my exact point. So you've got it covered. That's the main thing. 'cause we don't want people coming up. Well, I

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didn't know. Well, I didn't know cost you a couple thousand bucks, you know, so.

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alright. Any other questions? All good. Where are we at,

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ben? What, uh, is, is this the extent of the, uh,

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the workshop, uh, what kind action is required from here?

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yes. Uh, our, our goal was to give you access to staff, uh,

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for the types of questions you've already asked. And I think our next step

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would be, uh, a motion, uh, right. And then, or do just a workshop.

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oh, that's right. We have to approve. It wouldn't take that so mm-hmm . Okay. So that would

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be, uh, the extent. Wait one moment. We'll, we'll bring it for adoption, not

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tonight, but at the next council meeting. Perfect. The public hearing and adoption. Okay. Well

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we want to thank staff that is here, uh, uh, supporting this

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and listening in and the case, we had questions that needed to be answered. Uh,

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very good process. It sounds like you are looking in advance

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to, uh, preclude any issues or any questions that are obvious,

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you know, pitfall for people. So I, I think that's great. So

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you said we do not need a motion? Nope. Okay. No, it'll be come back to you. Alright, well we,

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that happens to be it. We will go ahead and at, uh, four 20 close this work.

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yeah. Just for your workshop. Thank you very much. Here,

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there. Alright. I don't know what happened to the intro,

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but that's fine. Alright. Uh, welcome to the regularly scheduled meeting

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of the chino hill city council for january 14th. And, uh, happy new

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year to everyone in attendance. Uh, roll call. All members

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are present. Wonderful. Uh, I'm going to ask you all to

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stand and join council member ray marquez in the, uh, flight

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salute and then the invocation remain standing, uh, by pastor ken

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elvin of the chino valley community church. Thank you. If you please join

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me. Ready begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag flag

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of the united states of america and to republic for which it

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stands, one nation under god, individual

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with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Alright,

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let's pray together. Lord, we thank you that we can come here tonight at this new year

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just living in this beautiful city lord, and being able to serve the people

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here. I pray for the leaders of the council. I pray for the leaders who

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make decisions, lord, that, um, we'll be honoring to you and looking out for the people.

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lord, thank you. I pray for this meeting to go to your glory and thank

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you that we get to live in this city once again in your name jesus. Amen. Amen.

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thank you pastor.

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the first item on our agenda

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is the recognition of the city's annual holiday home decorating contest

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winners to be introduced by the mayor and community

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services coordinator, jessica patino. Will you please join the mayor jessica?

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alright. Pacific hills host an annual

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holiday home decorating contest where households all over the community

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display their holiday spirit and help celebrate the festive season.

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this year we are recognizing winners in three different categories,

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mary and bright holiday spirit and best theme.

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each winning household will receive a $50 gift card to september's

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tap room and eatery. In addition, the winners will be given a

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yard sign to display in front of their house during the holiday season.

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a few of the winners are with us in the audience tonight. When I call your name, please

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join me at the podium to receive your prize and take a group photo.

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the first winner of the mary and bright category is the laura family.

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would you please join me? They're not here.

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okay. Alright. For the holiday spirit category, the judges selected

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the marino family.

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oh, it's so pretty.

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excuse me. I have certificates here from the

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city of chino hills and from supervisor hagman,

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um, congresswoman norma torres, uh,

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young kim, the congresswoman co young kim and assemblyman phil chan.

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and by the way, each and every, uh, winning family will have those. So

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I'm going to present this to you. Thank you so much. We have your picture up there.

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would you go? Would you like to say it? Uh, say something about the fun

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you have doing this. Come on right up .

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I just want to thank my beautiful wife anita and my, uh, daughter lisa,

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and my son mike, and, um, his wife, uh,

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nicole and my two grandsons, uh, dylan and, um, nate, uh,

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without their help, um, I think we made it a big family affair

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and, um, it was really wonderful to see them all work and help me

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decorate our house. Wonderful.

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there is, I'll let you do those,

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but I know she's gonna get the gift card, but that's alright. We're, I'm gonna have you hold here

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for just a moment and we're gonna do a group picture, by the way. And by the way, thank you very

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much for your service. I'm a fellow army vet and go airborne,

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huh? All righty. Uh, the next winner,

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but, and last but not least, the winner of the best theme was the

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ellison family.

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and they're not here either. . Oh, that's this group is gonna be us. Let's take a picture.

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good.

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thank, thank you.

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next is a proclamation proclaiming january 11th, 2025 as

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national human trafficking awareness day to be accepted by police chief ard.

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okay. Hey, chief human trafficking

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sadly, continues to be a global problem. This modern day exploitation

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derives victims of their individual freedom, or deprives,

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excuse me, victims of their individual freedoms, civil rights and personal

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dignity. As a society, we must support all levels of law

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enforcement by reporting such crimes and work to strengthen laws

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that send an unwavering message to any and

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all who attempt to profit from it. On behalf of the city

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council, we encourage our community to spread knowledge and awareness to help stop

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this hideous crime. To accept this proclamation and to share more about

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the importance of this day is our very own chino hills police. Captain

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gerard.

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thank you mayor. Uh, vice mayor city council. Uh,

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I'm honored to receive this proclamation and I applaud the council's continued efforts to raise

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public awareness of human trafficking. Uh, most of us think of prostitution when we hear

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human trafficking, uh, but the reality is labor trafficking and debt

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bondage are just as prevalent. Debt bondage occurs when individuals are forced

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to work without compensation to pay off. Never ending debts usually

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incurred in their efforts to migrate to america. Many times the only hope for these victims

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is for someone to become suspicious of their plight and report it to local law enforcement.

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public awareness is often the key to rescuing victims of human trafficking. So again,

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I thank the council for their continued commitment to raise awareness to human trafficking.

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if you witness what you suspect is human trafficking, you can report it to the national human trafficking

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hotline at 8 8 8 3 7 3 7 8 8 8.

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you can also report it anonymously at we tip or call 9 1 1

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for immediate law enforcement assistance. Thank you, mayor. Thank you very much. And here

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is the certificate proclamation.

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next we have a presentation on tree trimming budget and prioritization

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to be presented by landscape inspector fusco and management analyst

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pont.

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is she familiar?

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good evening, mayor bennett, council members, staff and members of the public.

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I'm alexis dpa management analyst, and this is tony

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fusco, landscape inspector and certified arborist, also

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known as tony trees . We are from the public

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works department and tonight we'll be presenting on our urban forest management.

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we have over, uh, 47,000 trees here

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in the city of chino hills with an annual budget of about $900,000

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for maintenance of those trees. About 90%

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of our tree maintenance is contracted out with our tree trim

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contractor, west coast arborist, and we utilize

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a corrective maintenance approach. Um, compared to preventative maintenance,

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we are responding to issues and requests as they occur.

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our current inventory value is 145 million.

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we receive approximately 650 requests regarding

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trees throughout the year, and those requests are typically

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inspected within about two weeks or so. And then the

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ones that do need to be addressed are addressed by priority.

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and to share with you guys a little bit of perspective and some of the complexities

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that we deal with in our city, we wanted to zoom into a couple of different areas.

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so, uh, we'll start here off of, uh, off of peyton drive.

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this is, uh, off peyton near carriage house. This is a, this is a,

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a city owned slope where we have about, uh, 30 inventory trees,

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30 of our, uh, 18,000 slope trees.

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um, this is an area that we would consider an, an easy to access

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area where, where as our tree crews are our trimming trees

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up slope, they can easily, uh, bring branches down slope

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as, and park their vehicles here, the chipper trucks. And, uh,

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and this is, this is an area where, um, where guys

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can work the slope really well. Conversely,

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we have a lot of areas throughout the city that are much more difficult to,

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uh, to navigate this area in between fallen oak and tall oak

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is bordered on the north by, uh, the cattle property. So we can't get in that

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way. The crews have to park their vehicles down here off of

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split oak, and as they're trimming trees in this area, they have to drag

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all the branch, all the brush and the trees and limbs,

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uh, through that, that difficult to navigate area. And, and

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while this, this area is about half the footprint of the area we just looked at,

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it has twice as many trees.

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so with the, um, with time and labor being the

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greatest cost, uh, we kind of wanted to show how the cost can

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vary greatly on tree trims. Uh, when we're working

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easy to, easy to get under street trees, it can be

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as simple as a half an hour, 75 bucks to trim a tree. Whereas you get into more

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difficult trees like this guy right here, this was a dead eucalyptus that

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we had to take out. And because it's such a narrow, narrow pathway,

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the guys are can go single file and it, and

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it can be up to $2,500 is to, to trim or remove one tree.

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so after we get the service requests, uh, residents, they want to know,

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when will my trees be trimmed with only about,

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uh, with only budgets, only to trim about 10%

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of our trees, we have to prioritize our trees. So we're constantly

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trying to figure out which trees need it the most and what can wait.

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so we prioritize our trees on, on the tree condition,

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on how much the trees are encroaching the property lines and fire safety.

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we do not trim trees for view and

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we do not trim for leaf litter issues.

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we also do not top trees. This is a common request

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we get. Can you please totem pole my tree?

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we don't do that. Top end trees is very, very bad

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for the tree and it goes against isa standards. Uh, when you, when you

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top trees, you starve 'em, they, they don't have the ability to photosynthesize

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or create sugars. And then they, they will ultimately

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have, uh, go into a rapid response growth mode where they

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put out these shoots, right? And you get these bushes grown on the end

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of stubs. And as those bushes grow into like larger

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branches, the branches grow into limbs, the limbs to, uh, to leaders.

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they're all, they're all growing at, uh, um,

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structurally a poorly structured rate. Right? And, and these attachment points

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are weak and we see failures, um, as

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a result. So you also leave the tree vulnerable, the trees are

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ugly. A lot of times the tree will die and then you have a costly removal

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on your hand, which is much more than a trim.

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so to kind of give you guys an idea, uh, priority one

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trims look, look a little bit like this, like this is a, a,

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a red gum behind a resident and it's encroaching their yard by

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a good 15, 20 feet. Those are priority trim that we would schedule for trim

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and get done as soon as possible. Same with the rest of the photos here.

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conversely, priority two trims are trees that got await. So these are trees

447
00:35:12,255 --> 00:35:16,135
that we don't disagree, you know, the tree is full, it would be nice to thin it out,

448
00:35:16,715 --> 00:35:20,575
but, um, they're not encroaching properties too badly and there's

449
00:35:20,895 --> 00:35:23,255
no other substandard conditions. So trees like this have to wait.

450
00:35:28,155 --> 00:35:31,995
so as an alternate option for our residents, we established the

451
00:35:32,415 --> 00:35:36,365
resi pay program in august, 2023, and that

452
00:35:36,715 --> 00:35:39,765
allows residents to pay for city trees to be trimmed.

453
00:35:40,865 --> 00:35:44,845
um, some restrictions do apply. Um, there should have been

454
00:35:45,145 --> 00:35:49,125
no trimming within the last 12 months on that tree. It does have to be in the

455
00:35:49,285 --> 00:35:53,045
city right away. And there are some seasonal restrictions that apply

456
00:35:53,365 --> 00:35:56,725
as well. Um, we trim trees to isa

457
00:35:57,485 --> 00:36:01,365
standards, so again, no topping. And the cost is based

458
00:36:01,785 --> 00:36:05,685
on cost recovery. Quick question about that. Uhhuh , you

459
00:36:05,885 --> 00:36:09,865
know, we've had issues with people unauthorized cutting down of, of

460
00:36:10,085 --> 00:36:13,645
trees in, in the city's right of way that are city owned. Mm-hmm

461
00:36:14,165 --> 00:36:16,565
. If someone decides that they want to

462
00:36:18,185 --> 00:36:22,045
pay for trim trimming of city trees, what's their process? Who should,

463
00:36:22,315 --> 00:36:26,285
obviously they need to contact the city first, but can you explain a little bit what that process

464
00:36:26,535 --> 00:36:30,485
would be by they don't just get a gardener or tree trimmer to come out and start

465
00:36:30,685 --> 00:36:34,365
trimming trees saying, oh yeah, we'll pay for it. Correct. So, so they'll

466
00:36:34,725 --> 00:36:38,525
call public works and, um, request a work order and one of our,

467
00:36:38,865 --> 00:36:42,805
um, landscape inspectors will check it out and meet with

468
00:36:43,085 --> 00:36:47,025
our contractor to get a price for them. And, um, if

469
00:36:47,245 --> 00:36:51,165
they decide to move forward, we'll go ahead and get it scheduled, but it does have to be trimmed

470
00:36:51,625 --> 00:36:55,445
by our contractor. Okay. The, yeah, there's the key. They'll pay for, they'll

471
00:36:55,925 --> 00:36:59,765
reimburse the city for the cost, but we will have total control of what gets trimmed.

472
00:37:00,315 --> 00:37:04,125
exactly. And it is trim that's essential that people know that in the, in the press. Yes. Okay. Thank

473
00:37:04,325 --> 00:37:08,245
you mr. Mayor. Of course. Oh, wait, excuse me. Right. Can I, can I have a follow up question? Obviously doug mccormick's

474
00:37:08,845 --> 00:37:12,465
here, and I think doug, you're the one, one of the first that initiated this or

475
00:37:13,025 --> 00:37:16,825
wanted to know about this. So thank you staff for doing that. My question is,

476
00:37:17,075 --> 00:37:20,965
when a tree comes over, say onto my property, do I have

477
00:37:21,085 --> 00:37:24,365
the right to trim the tree that's within my property line?

478
00:37:26,465 --> 00:37:29,745
uh, yes. The way, the way we operate is, um,

479
00:37:30,505 --> 00:37:34,325
at, at, at the public works is, um, your property line extends

480
00:37:34,805 --> 00:37:38,645
up into the sky just as well as it does into the ground. And so a, a tree

481
00:37:39,025 --> 00:37:42,885
or a root encroaching onto your property, you're within your right to cut, but not not beyond

482
00:37:43,245 --> 00:37:46,865
your property. Would you prefer that we make contact with the city before

483
00:37:47,285 --> 00:37:50,475
we do it or, definitely yes. Okay. Thank you. Alright.

484
00:37:55,505 --> 00:37:59,285
um, we've been able to utilize nearly $2 million of non-city

485
00:37:59,855 --> 00:38:03,225
money, um, to help with our tree trimming efforts. We had,

486
00:38:03,945 --> 00:38:07,575
uh, three state grants recently that helped with our nature parks

487
00:38:07,985 --> 00:38:11,965
hollow run, strickling and eucalyptus, and we were

488
00:38:12,235 --> 00:38:16,225
able to utilize those grant funds to remove, um, dead or

489
00:38:16,445 --> 00:38:20,325
declining trees, uh, trim the good trees and plant some new trees.

490
00:38:21,545 --> 00:38:25,395
and then we also, uh, utilized a million dollars of arpa

491
00:38:25,685 --> 00:38:28,095
funding to grid trim all of our park trees

492
00:38:32,105 --> 00:38:35,905
so that, that million dollar, um, arpa funding we got, we started in

493
00:38:36,125 --> 00:38:39,925
2022. It's been a three year program. Um, and it's, and it's

494
00:38:40,415 --> 00:38:43,965
going great. We were able to trim 14,000

495
00:38:44,515 --> 00:38:48,445
park trees over those three years. And, and especially with the recent

496
00:38:48,655 --> 00:38:52,525
winds we've experienced, um, we saw very few failures,

497
00:38:53,665 --> 00:38:57,325
uh, in these areas. A tremendous success

498
00:38:58,075 --> 00:39:01,725
with this, with this, um, funding was that it freed up money

499
00:39:02,155 --> 00:39:06,045
that we had otherwise had to spend in the parks, and we were able to, to take that

500
00:39:06,245 --> 00:39:10,125
into the neighborhoods and to do, um, to, to spend

501
00:39:10,325 --> 00:39:14,285
the money there, which was a tremendous success. We were able to catch up on a lot

502
00:39:14,445 --> 00:39:18,205
of priority one backlog trees that had been in our inventory

503
00:39:18,665 --> 00:39:22,605
for, for quite a while. So, um, this was a great

504
00:39:22,765 --> 00:39:26,705
program for us. And then my favorite day

505
00:39:26,925 --> 00:39:30,725
of the year, national harbor day, this is where we get together and plant a bunch of trees,

506
00:39:31,545 --> 00:39:35,505
200 to 250 plus trees. We get together with all the beautiful members of

507
00:39:35,725 --> 00:39:39,605
our community. We have such a diverse group. We get the girl scouts, we

508
00:39:39,805 --> 00:39:43,205
get babs guys, we get young marines, we get the various dignitaries.

509
00:39:44,025 --> 00:39:48,005
and, uh, I think this past year we had congresswoman norma torres come out and

510
00:39:48,125 --> 00:39:51,845
give us a letter of recognition and, um, and yeah,

511
00:39:52,835 --> 00:39:56,645
hope you join us this year and we are a proud

512
00:39:56,875 --> 00:40:00,525
tree city, usa as well. Uh, if you guys have any

513
00:40:00,925 --> 00:40:04,845
questions anyone have yes, go right

514
00:40:05,005 --> 00:40:08,865
ahead, chris. Great presentation, guys. Um, first of all, just for clarification for

515
00:40:09,145 --> 00:40:13,005
our, our, our viewers and audience, can you let us, remind us what isa

516
00:40:13,405 --> 00:40:16,525
stands for? Sure. That's the, uh, international

517
00:40:17,475 --> 00:40:21,165
society of arbor culture. He's like, come on cynthia, you should've known that . Okay.

518
00:40:21,645 --> 00:40:25,565
a bit of a tongue. And I know you brought up leaf litter, but, um, I'm glad you brought it up

519
00:40:25,725 --> 00:40:29,525
because I have gotten, um, feedback from residents that get frustrated

520
00:40:29,845 --> 00:40:33,805
that their neighbor's tree puts all of their, blows, all their leaves into their nice clean

521
00:40:34,155 --> 00:40:37,525
pool. But as a city, our policy is that we do not

522
00:40:38,235 --> 00:40:41,965
trim or do not get involved in anything that just because someone's tree is blowing

523
00:40:42,625 --> 00:40:45,525
leaves into the other person's yard and making it a mess. Right.

524
00:40:47,585 --> 00:40:51,365
uh, I'm not sure if we're talking about private trees or city trees in this instance. City trees,

525
00:40:51,755 --> 00:40:55,165
city trees. I'm trying to say neighbor, but like yeah. Um, we, you know,

526
00:40:56,465 --> 00:41:00,065
we simply don't have the budgets to trim for leaf litter.

527
00:41:00,875 --> 00:41:04,805
it's not that we, we disagree or we we want to be a bad neighbor. That's not the case

528
00:41:04,945 --> 00:41:08,715
at all. We just have priority one trims that

529
00:41:09,005 --> 00:41:13,005
are more so, I'm, I'm glad you brought up the whole, the leaf litter thing because it is a thing,

530
00:41:13,125 --> 00:41:16,905
and I know we get complaints about it, but we don't trim for leaf litter. Um,

531
00:41:17,355 --> 00:41:20,605
when you talked about topping the tree, how it's not normal, it's interesting because

532
00:41:22,045 --> 00:41:25,925
I think that for people that get their private trees maintained by their landscapers,

533
00:41:27,305 --> 00:41:31,025
the people behind me, they were notorious. It looked like the picture that you said was bad. So

534
00:41:31,685 --> 00:41:35,585
I think we all think it's normal because the landscaping companies top

535
00:41:35,805 --> 00:41:39,745
trees all the time, you're biting your tongue now, top topping trees is, is

536
00:41:39,975 --> 00:41:43,845
widespread and very common. Yeah. But it is not the right way to trim trees. Yeah.

537
00:41:44,045 --> 00:41:47,825
I wish there was a way we, we could, you know, educate all the people in that field, but

538
00:41:48,305 --> 00:41:52,205
me too. Yeah, I know. So, um, that's all I

539
00:41:52,325 --> 00:41:56,285
have. Any other questions? No, go ahead. Had a question. Um, you, you

540
00:41:56,485 --> 00:41:59,885
just made a comment earlier, but I don't wanna put you on the spot. Since we do have 145,000

541
00:42:01,165 --> 00:42:05,085
trees in our city and our budget is about 900,000, where should it

542
00:42:05,205 --> 00:42:06,165
be mr. City manager?

543
00:42:09,305 --> 00:42:12,105
uh, every year when we do our budgeting, uh, um,

544
00:42:13,475 --> 00:42:17,265
process, the public works department looks at ways to

545
00:42:17,715 --> 00:42:21,505
stretch, uh, the available funding. They look at options. If

546
00:42:21,725 --> 00:42:25,045
we had, uh, more funding, um, we, we could

547
00:42:25,735 --> 00:42:29,435
spend a lot more on trees. Uh, I think a lot goes

548
00:42:29,865 --> 00:42:33,645
to, uh, tony and the team for making use of, of other people's

549
00:42:34,085 --> 00:42:38,035
money where we can. Uh, but it's, it's, we do have constraints. It's

550
00:42:38,325 --> 00:42:42,125
just one of those things that, uh, we don't have, uh, uh, enough

551
00:42:42,485 --> 00:42:46,405
money to do some of the lower priority items. If it's health and safety, we make

552
00:42:46,565 --> 00:42:50,405
it a priority and we get out there, we use, uh, con uh, contractors

553
00:42:51,265 --> 00:42:54,945
in order to be able to maximize, uh, uh, uh, you know, the,

554
00:42:55,545 --> 00:42:59,205
the, the work that's done out there. But it's one of those things that we'll be talking,

555
00:42:59,625 --> 00:43:03,185
uh, with the council about. Uh, are there ways for us to, uh,

556
00:43:03,705 --> 00:43:07,565
hi, make more of a budgetary priority to put more

557
00:43:07,765 --> 00:43:11,465
money toward, uh, uh, trees? Uh, the goal of this presentation was

558
00:43:11,805 --> 00:43:15,595
I know the council gets a lot of calls about trees because it's

559
00:43:15,885 --> 00:43:19,365
something that's, uh, pretty obvious. They'll say that tree belongs to the city,

560
00:43:19,985 --> 00:43:23,665
but I don't think, uh, I know I didn't know until this team educated me.

561
00:43:24,325 --> 00:43:27,865
a lot of people just don't understand how much work it goes in

562
00:43:28,385 --> 00:43:32,365
to maintaining 45,000 trees. We love the, the, uh,

563
00:43:32,565 --> 00:43:36,445
the beauty of our, of our city, but I wanted an opportunity to give

564
00:43:36,845 --> 00:43:40,635
a little bit of, of a spotlight and kudos to what the team is achieving.

565
00:43:41,245 --> 00:43:45,085
what that $900,000 budget. Mr. City manager, thank you for that explanation.

566
00:43:45,865 --> 00:43:49,365
um, you guys do a great job and I wanna say thank you, but obviously there's a shortfall.

567
00:43:50,145 --> 00:43:54,085
um, I think we need to come up with more money, even though you guys do a great job with the

568
00:43:54,245 --> 00:43:58,185
budget. I don't know what we can do as a council to basically generate more funding to

569
00:43:58,405 --> 00:44:02,325
be able to do a better job. But thank you for the presentation. I appreciate that. Thank you.

570
00:44:02,775 --> 00:44:06,595
could you give me an estimate of, uh, how long the city has been doing this,

571
00:44:07,425 --> 00:44:11,385
uh, management of trees since day one?

572
00:44:11,605 --> 00:44:14,085
since from the beginning five years in, when, when did we begin it?

573
00:44:16,065 --> 00:44:19,325
uh, I'd be guessing I would, you know, 10 years ago, since day one,

574
00:44:20,085 --> 00:44:24,005
I, I would think is day one almost the reason I bring this up, this is

575
00:44:24,125 --> 00:44:27,685
kind of a timely, uh, subject. As we know with these devastating

576
00:44:28,285 --> 00:44:31,385
wildfires, there's been a lot of criticism of, uh,

577
00:44:32,595 --> 00:44:36,425
lack of urban foresting or forest management. And

578
00:44:36,645 --> 00:44:40,545
I think that this is just a good example of the fact that way before it

579
00:44:40,765 --> 00:44:44,265
started getting in the press, that this is a real problem. We've been doing this for,

580
00:44:45,025 --> 00:44:48,595
you know, since basically day one. So it's, it's a great, uh, process.

581
00:44:49,745 --> 00:44:53,065
and when it comes to, uh, the leaf, um, uh,

582
00:44:53,925 --> 00:44:57,845
, I can tell you I have a pool and I have two big u eucalyptus behind me in this,

583
00:44:58,065 --> 00:45:01,905
in the green belt. And, uh, yeah, my, my

584
00:45:02,125 --> 00:45:05,985
pool maintenance guy hates it. , they do stain your pool, but

585
00:45:06,205 --> 00:45:09,765
at any rate, uh, any other questions? Alright, great presentation

586
00:45:10,285 --> 00:45:14,285
that is just a strictly in receipt and file. So thank you very much for your time. Thank you very much

587
00:45:14,445 --> 00:45:18,085
for the work you do and, uh, keep it professional like that. We really do appreciate

588
00:45:18,525 --> 00:45:18,525
it.

589
00:45:24,355 --> 00:45:28,295
alright. Public information officer. A report. Thank

590
00:45:28,645 --> 00:45:32,325
you mayor bennett. And good evening council staff and residents. Just a few quick announcements.

591
00:45:33,145 --> 00:45:36,285
the city understands that many of our residents have been affected by southern california.

592
00:45:37,165 --> 00:45:40,935
edison's ongoing public safety power shutoffs, which remain in effect for areas of chino

593
00:45:41,285 --> 00:45:45,205
hills through tomorrow evening at midnight. The city wants to thank our community for

594
00:45:45,405 --> 00:45:49,205
all their patients throughout this process and remind everyone to stay prepared until sce

595
00:45:49,525 --> 00:45:53,445
issues the all clear. Throughout this event, our city officials and city council members have

596
00:45:53,725 --> 00:45:57,605
been in constant communication with sce, advocating on our residents' behalf to expedite

597
00:45:58,045 --> 00:46:01,885
all power restorations as quickly and as safely as possible. And for sce to provide

598
00:46:02,265 --> 00:46:06,125
timely information and updates to residents, sce has established a community

599
00:46:06,685 --> 00:46:10,625
resource center at the chino hills community center, which is open until 10:00 pm tonight. And

600
00:46:11,005 --> 00:46:14,685
tomorrow from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm residents can find information and support from

601
00:46:15,125 --> 00:46:19,005
sce as well as charging stations for mobile devices and portable medical equipment through of this

602
00:46:19,165 --> 00:46:22,925
time. And just a reminder to the community that city facilities and the library

603
00:46:23,195 --> 00:46:27,145
will be closed next monday, january 20th. An observance of martin luther king jr.

604
00:46:27,465 --> 00:46:31,335
day and trash service is not affected. And that concludes my pa report tonight. Thank

605
00:46:31,685 --> 00:46:35,525
you nicole. And just for the public's information, uh, don't think that

606
00:46:35,725 --> 00:46:39,675
the council is exempt from this. Uh, several of us have

607
00:46:39,985 --> 00:46:43,685
had power shutdowns. I know I've had probably 35 hours total of, of

608
00:46:44,405 --> 00:46:48,245
shutdowns most, most recently this morning just for a repair and not the

609
00:46:48,485 --> 00:46:52,285
psps, but, uh, uh, we all share in your pain and your

610
00:46:52,645 --> 00:46:56,035
frustration. But I think that we all have to agree that the inconvenience

611
00:46:56,885 --> 00:47:00,305
of not having power is sure much better than the

612
00:47:01,045 --> 00:47:05,025
devastation that's gone on the people that have had total loss of everything they own.

613
00:47:05,585 --> 00:47:09,325
so keep them in your prayers, uh, and try and remember that when you're

614
00:47:09,765 --> 00:47:13,625
complaining, when you don't have any lights on. Okay, uh, pub, uh, announcement. Any

615
00:47:13,845 --> 00:47:17,765
action from closed session? Mark? No reportable action. Taking any

616
00:47:17,965 --> 00:47:21,865
closed session? Seeking, seeking mayor. Alright, thank you cheryl. Would you like to read the,

617
00:47:22,145 --> 00:47:26,085
uh, instructions about public comments at this time? Members

618
00:47:26,425 --> 00:47:30,120
of the public may address the city council regarding any item appearing on the agenda,

619
00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:34,165
except that testimony on public hearing items which must be provided during

620
00:47:34,485 --> 00:47:38,325
those hearings. Those persons wishing to address the city council must complete

621
00:47:38,785 --> 00:47:42,565
and submit to the deputy city clerk a request to speak card available at the

622
00:47:42,805 --> 00:47:46,565
entrance of the city council chambers. Comments will be limited to a maximum

623
00:47:47,065 --> 00:47:50,925
of three minutes per speaker. The time allotted per person may vary depending

624
00:47:51,445 --> 00:47:55,285
on the total number of speaker cards received. This comment period will generally

625
00:47:55,685 --> 00:47:59,645
be limited to 30 minutes per meeting, so not all members of the public may have the opportunity

626
00:48:00,105 --> 00:48:03,755
to speak at every city council meeting. We currently have three speaker

627
00:48:04,295 --> 00:48:08,145
cards. The topic pertains to the tree presentation and

628
00:48:08,635 --> 00:48:12,635
hazards. So we're gonna have them as agendized public comments. Okay.

629
00:48:12,925 --> 00:48:16,425
okay. And cheryl, uh, we have developed some new

630
00:48:17,045 --> 00:48:20,725
policies and some new procedures with respect to attendance at public meetings

631
00:48:21,465 --> 00:48:25,445
and everything from seating to signs and everything else. Can you,

632
00:48:25,865 --> 00:48:29,685
um, refer people to that? Because I know we, it's a very lengthy process.

633
00:48:30,215 --> 00:48:34,165
would you please refer them, uh, on the record here as to where they

634
00:48:34,365 --> 00:48:38,165
can find out exactly what our policy is now on public speaking and attendance

635
00:48:38,545 --> 00:48:42,465
at city uh, hall meeting? Yes. On page two of

636
00:48:42,705 --> 00:48:46,485
our agenda, we have now included a lot of information. The information

637
00:48:47,165 --> 00:48:51,115
I just read regarding speaker cards is there, there is a definition of city

638
00:48:51,725 --> 00:48:55,655
business and there is a prohibition in, uh, for signs,

639
00:48:56,115 --> 00:48:59,925
banners, and flags or other symbolic material within the council chambers.

640
00:49:00,915 --> 00:49:04,885
they are allowed if they are a certain size to be in the community

641
00:49:05,365 --> 00:49:09,365
room. However, they will not be allowed to be brought into the council chambers when

642
00:49:09,845 --> 00:49:13,745
speaking. And all of that information is also on page two of the agenda. We

643
00:49:13,965 --> 00:49:17,765
also have the levi levine levine act disclosure for anybody who makes

644
00:49:18,445 --> 00:49:22,185
contributions, um, in excess of $500 on

645
00:49:22,605 --> 00:49:26,405
a, um, council proof contract. And then we also provided some tips

646
00:49:26,985 --> 00:49:30,715
on how to speak at the podium to help with

647
00:49:31,005 --> 00:49:34,785
everybody who might have, you know, little nerves when they're speaking so forth. So

648
00:49:35,105 --> 00:49:39,005
all of that is contained on page two of our agenda. We also have some

649
00:49:39,285 --> 00:49:43,225
of the tips on the backside of our speaker cards. So

650
00:49:43,465 --> 00:49:47,365
we thought that would be helpful for you as well when you're filling out the speaker card to see the little tips

651
00:49:47,625 --> 00:49:51,525
on the back. Thank you very much. I thought it was very important for us to go

652
00:49:51,705 --> 00:49:55,705
on record and publicly announce when people come up and say, well, what's, what's

653
00:49:56,125 --> 00:50:00,045
your policy on who, who can speak? What could they speak on? How long can they speak?

654
00:50:00,595 --> 00:50:04,465
this very concisely outlines what our policy is on it. So anyone

655
00:50:04,885 --> 00:50:08,805
that is out there in the, in the, uh, public that is planning on coming to a meeting,

656
00:50:09,425 --> 00:50:13,365
uh, please read those rules, uh, because they will be adhered to. And, uh, we

657
00:50:13,525 --> 00:50:17,485
even explain a little bit about what will happen if you don't. So, uh, thank you very much.

658
00:50:17,945 --> 00:50:21,945
in addition, um, just so you, everybody is clear, if you are speaking on

659
00:50:22,165 --> 00:50:25,985
the non agendized items, which is the section at the end of the meeting, the

660
00:50:26,205 --> 00:50:29,665
time period for those is one minute per speaker as opposed to

661
00:50:30,265 --> 00:50:34,055
the three minutes. Um, here on the agenda items. Great

662
00:50:34,405 --> 00:50:38,355
clarification. Alright, do we have any public comments? Right, we have three. We have doug

663
00:50:38,645 --> 00:50:40,435
mccormick as our first speaker. Alright,

664
00:50:56,105 --> 00:50:59,875
good evening everyone. Uh, after the latest wind event,

665
00:51:00,455 --> 00:51:04,375
my wife and I spent the better part of two days cleaning up the tree branches, park leaves

666
00:51:04,855 --> 00:51:08,515
at debris that ended up in our backyard. The debris

667
00:51:08,945 --> 00:51:12,835
equaled four pack green waste bins as councilman marquez

668
00:51:13,335 --> 00:51:17,085
can attest to. Our yard's not that big. This happens every

669
00:51:17,435 --> 00:51:21,275
three or four times a year, not because of the landscaping in our yard or our neighbor yard.

670
00:51:22,295 --> 00:51:26,035
it comes from the city maintained slope. Rewind early

671
00:51:26,635 --> 00:51:30,555
november when the mountain fire in camarillo destroyed hundreds of homes.

672
00:51:31,145 --> 00:51:35,115
it's been widely recognized that besides the winds, the main contributor

673
00:51:35,735 --> 00:51:39,555
to the unchecked spread of the fire in the residential communities was a result

674
00:51:39,875 --> 00:51:43,655
of city and privately maintained graded slopes within

675
00:51:44,135 --> 00:51:47,995
the community that included overgrown eucalyptus trees and other

676
00:51:48,235 --> 00:51:51,875
highly flammable vegetation of debris that was not maintained.

677
00:51:53,255 --> 00:51:57,195
my company consulted on several masterplan communities in camarillo, as we

678
00:51:57,355 --> 00:52:01,315
also did in chino hills. I had have to tell you that

679
00:52:01,595 --> 00:52:05,305
most of the homes that were destroyed in that, in that community were,

680
00:52:05,745 --> 00:52:08,625
were designed to build just like the, just like the homes here,

681
00:52:10,605 --> 00:52:14,555
while that fire was ongoing. Uh, and the

682
00:52:14,715 --> 00:52:18,135
fires we see on tv also in, uh, the

683
00:52:18,775 --> 00:52:22,615
palisades. My wife and I are looking at each other and saying one spark of the english road

684
00:52:22,905 --> 00:52:26,705
community and that could be our neighborhood. Several months ago I

685
00:52:27,025 --> 00:52:30,865
attended the emergency preparedness workshop. In these chambers I heard everybody

686
00:52:31,255 --> 00:52:34,825
talk about protocols, manuals, computer modeling, et cetera, regarding

687
00:52:35,305 --> 00:52:39,265
dealing with wildfires in our community. A couple of us brought up

688
00:52:39,425 --> 00:52:43,285
the slope maintenance issue and I thought there was some good input. Has

689
00:52:43,705 --> 00:52:46,505
anything been done about it? It doesn't appear to be the case,

690
00:52:47,785 --> 00:52:51,605
although I bet the city manual looks really good. Last year you

691
00:52:51,825 --> 00:52:55,545
passed an ordinance that allows homeowners to have their slopes cleaned

692
00:52:56,085 --> 00:52:59,175
on their own, which was, I thought was a good thing. However,

693
00:53:00,525 --> 00:53:03,575
in comparing the fee schedule with private contractors,

694
00:53:04,545 --> 00:53:08,385
I discovered it was gonna cost more than double to have the city do it.

695
00:53:08,645 --> 00:53:11,335
and that doesn't include inspections and permits.

696
00:53:12,655 --> 00:53:16,385
over the years, I've heard issues about funding or lack of for the slope maintenance

697
00:53:16,965 --> 00:53:19,905
and its impact on landscaping and lighting districts in the community.

698
00:53:21,145 --> 00:53:24,705
I also see code enforcement signs each year about weed abatement and private

699
00:53:25,445 --> 00:53:29,245
property all around the city. I've never understood how these districts were established

700
00:53:29,685 --> 00:53:33,565
or maintained. I also think most would agree the enforcement of code issues

701
00:53:34,835 --> 00:53:38,365
related to fire protection and the city appears to be random and haphazard.

702
00:53:39,085 --> 00:53:42,825
I think it's time for the city to not kick the can down the road any

703
00:53:43,125 --> 00:53:46,645
longer and revamp the system before one or more of our communities

704
00:53:47,225 --> 00:53:50,805
end up in ruins like we've seen in recent days. Thank you.

705
00:53:51,255 --> 00:53:54,705
thank you for your comments. Our next speaker is

706
00:53:55,275 --> 00:53:57,865
john nik nik.

707
00:54:06,065 --> 00:54:09,835
ah, well good, good evening. I have nothing, uh, formal to present.

708
00:54:10,865 --> 00:54:14,785
uh, my wife and I, uh, charlotte, uh, uh, live on the, uh,

709
00:54:15,305 --> 00:54:19,245
ca carbon canyon community of, uh, summit ranch. Uh, we've been there

710
00:54:19,405 --> 00:54:22,785
for about 34 years and seeing a few fires, uh,

711
00:54:24,025 --> 00:54:27,885
get excited a little bit when, uh, we see large fires coming up and, uh,

712
00:54:28,085 --> 00:54:31,405
especially with the wind blowing down the, uh, canyon. I'm sure

713
00:54:32,755 --> 00:54:36,745
many of you do. Uh, and, uh, we

714
00:54:37,065 --> 00:54:40,945
go down carbon canyon to go into breyer a number of times during

715
00:54:41,365 --> 00:54:44,925
the week. Uh, not as often as some that, uh, go every morning.

716
00:54:45,575 --> 00:54:49,345
thank god we don't do that. Uh, but, uh, uh,

717
00:54:49,585 --> 00:54:53,285
we noticed that there's a, a large amount of brush on the side of the road,

718
00:54:53,985 --> 00:54:57,945
uh, bushes and some trees that were basically, uh,

719
00:54:58,165 --> 00:55:01,885
seemed dead. And we just wondering if indeed there's some way that

720
00:55:02,225 --> 00:55:06,105
uh, uh, city, city yard or somebody could uh, uh,

721
00:55:06,325 --> 00:55:10,025
take care of those. I know some of that is private property and, uh,

722
00:55:11,295 --> 00:55:15,145
especially the stretch between, uh, sleepy hollow and uh,

723
00:55:15,465 --> 00:55:18,865
and the scur. Uh, so,

724
00:55:19,625 --> 00:55:23,205
uh, I just thought I'd point that out and uh, we are kind of sensitive

725
00:55:23,865 --> 00:55:27,545
to that. I'm sure everybody is, uh, with dry, uh, leaves during

726
00:55:28,025 --> 00:55:31,995
the fire season. So that's all I had to say. Alright,

727
00:55:33,095 --> 00:55:35,675
thank you. Alright, thank you for your comments. Okay,

728
00:55:37,375 --> 00:55:37,965
ansel z

729
00:55:51,345 --> 00:55:55,005
um, good evening everyone. I have the same. Uh, this is in .

730
00:55:55,805 --> 00:55:58,705
I live on berry hill drive, which is, um,

731
00:55:59,875 --> 00:56:03,645
east of chino hills parkway and north of grant avenue, right in the corner.

732
00:56:04,425 --> 00:56:08,365
um, so behind my backyard there's a

733
00:56:08,445 --> 00:56:11,605
green belt vegetation, it's maintained by the city.

734
00:56:13,155 --> 00:56:16,945
I've lived, uh, at the address for about 10 years now. Um,

735
00:56:17,695 --> 00:56:20,685
based on my knowledge, I think the green belt has been minimally

736
00:56:21,925 --> 00:56:25,885
maintained. Um, more very recently.

737
00:56:26,435 --> 00:56:30,205
that was probably the second time I've seen that there was a crew,

738
00:56:30,905 --> 00:56:34,485
um, who, that were cutting some of the branches, overhanging branches,

739
00:56:35,505 --> 00:56:39,335
um, which I complained years ago. It didn't happen only until

740
00:56:39,965 --> 00:56:43,605
recently. What happened after, however, the clue,

741
00:56:44,105 --> 00:56:47,525
the crew actually left a lot of the dead branches laying around.

742
00:56:48,245 --> 00:56:52,245
I have pictures on my cell phone and so that's really concerning. And those

743
00:56:52,765 --> 00:56:56,765
branches are browning and they can easily catch fire. Um, there are

744
00:56:57,275 --> 00:57:01,195
many tall trees, uh, in that green belt and those trees have

745
00:57:01,485 --> 00:57:05,245
never been trimmed as far as I'm aware of any of them fall down. They're

746
00:57:05,645 --> 00:57:09,575
gonna be hitting any of our backyards. Um, and those trees,

747
00:57:10,265 --> 00:57:14,105
um, I look up online, they're all highly in inflammable. So

748
00:57:14,325 --> 00:57:17,705
that's the second concern. The third one of the green belt is

749
00:57:18,515 --> 00:57:22,485
there's a thick layer of mulch and those

750
00:57:22,815 --> 00:57:26,305
mulch, they're dry and they're easily

751
00:57:26,905 --> 00:57:30,045
in flammable. And so if any of the ember sparkles,

752
00:57:31,465 --> 00:57:35,325
you know, goes off, the whole thing is gonna burn up and none of the houses

753
00:57:35,795 --> 00:57:39,585
near it will be safe. And so, again, you

754
00:57:39,805 --> 00:57:43,805
know, there were a couple of gentlemen who raised similar concerns. I think this has to

755
00:57:43,925 --> 00:57:47,495
be number one concern that the green belt near homes,

756
00:57:48,035 --> 00:57:51,905
they have to be taken care of. Um, so, um,

757
00:57:52,725 --> 00:57:56,205
I think that's all I have to say. I really appreciate you paying attention.

758
00:57:57,155 --> 00:58:00,945
this is, in my opinion, has to be the top priority of

759
00:58:01,165 --> 00:58:04,285
the city. Thank you sir. Thank you. Thank you for your comments.

760
00:58:05,355 --> 00:58:09,185
that is the final speaker. Alright. Uh, do we have any,

761
00:58:09,745 --> 00:58:13,395
uh, conflict of interest levine act announcements by any of the, uh, council

762
00:58:13,885 --> 00:58:17,885
members? Mm-hmm. Alright, moving on. We will move to city calendar business, the consent

763
00:58:18,445 --> 00:58:21,025
calendar, which is nine items, items, uh, 11,

764
00:58:22,825 --> 00:58:26,635
excuse me, through 19 8 19. Uh, anyone like

765
00:58:26,925 --> 00:58:30,805
to poll? Peter ray? No. Cynthia? No. Alright. A motion

766
00:58:30,965 --> 00:58:34,925
to approve, like to, did you, um, um, I think ray's making a

767
00:58:35,045 --> 00:58:38,765
motion. I'll second. Okay. Motion by marquez? No, it's actually by brian. And I'm gonna second.

768
00:58:39,055 --> 00:58:42,405
there you go. Alright. , please lock in your vote.

769
00:58:45,505 --> 00:58:49,485
thanks brian. Motion passes. Five zero.

770
00:58:51,235 --> 00:58:55,005
okay. Next item is, uh, dis under the discussion calendar. Item 20,

771
00:58:55,685 --> 00:58:59,135
assigned council member as an alternate to the tracer manos conservation authority board.

772
00:59:00,665 --> 00:59:04,625
and, uh, I will present, uh, this item is to appoint two

773
00:59:04,845 --> 00:59:08,845
member, or I'm sorry, wrong one. This item is to, uh, sign a

774
00:59:08,965 --> 00:59:12,135
council member as alternate to the trust ram's conservation authority board.

775
00:59:13,025 --> 00:59:16,685
the selection of an alternate was inadvertently missed at the december 10th meeting.

776
00:59:17,145 --> 00:59:20,865
so we are taking that action tonight. So if we could just have a nomination of

777
00:59:21,325 --> 00:59:24,075
a alternate and a vote for okay.

778
00:59:25,785 --> 00:59:29,785
as I recall, I think that, uh, we named ray as a secondary is

779
00:59:30,005 --> 00:59:33,525
that I'm a primary. He's primary. Primary too. We need an alternate.

780
00:59:34,065 --> 00:59:38,005
so we need one alternate. Who would like to that? What do you want's? Go back.

781
00:59:38,385 --> 00:59:42,385
you wanna do an alternate? Okay. Off a nomination to no motion

782
00:59:42,805 --> 00:59:45,655
council if you're good with it. Alright. Absolutely. Council member moran

783
00:59:52,835 --> 00:59:56,535
motion passes. Five zero. Okay. Item number 21.

784
00:59:57,355 --> 01:00:01,235
uh, and this is initiated by the council. Uh, we need to appoint two

785
01:00:01,455 --> 01:00:05,115
members to each parks in recreation planning public

786
01:00:05,535 --> 01:00:09,455
works, uh, with terms expiring november 30th. This is

787
01:00:10,055 --> 01:00:13,775
occasioned by the fact that, uh, cynthia and I were reelected to four year terms.

788
01:00:14,755 --> 01:00:18,635
uh, we each have three, uh, commissioners. So we, uh, had

789
01:00:18,855 --> 01:00:22,615
the option of looking at all of the applicants and also

790
01:00:22,895 --> 01:00:26,535
discussing this with our existing commissioners to determine if they wanted to

791
01:00:27,055 --> 01:00:31,035
continue. We had the choice of looking at new applicants, the existing lab

792
01:00:31,255 --> 01:00:35,245
applicants, and we had, uh, we both made choices with

793
01:00:35,535 --> 01:00:39,415
respect to who we, uh, propose to appoint for the next four years

794
01:00:40,045 --> 01:00:43,935
consecutive with our terms. Do you need to read that in cheryl? I do not.

795
01:00:44,095 --> 01:00:47,795
you, uh, the only thing I wanted to mention is that you had the opportunity to review

796
01:00:48,215 --> 01:00:51,975
applications that were received during the open recruitment that concluded on

797
01:00:52,335 --> 01:00:56,295
december, or was december 11th through the 19th. Okay. Wait, did that, would you

798
01:00:56,415 --> 01:01:00,415
like to read into the record the, uh, commissioners that are being appointed on this?

799
01:01:00,975 --> 01:01:04,895
I need to have the nominations. Okay. I'm the vote of the council to nomination appoint

800
01:01:05,175 --> 01:01:09,175
them. Thank you. Art. Well, first I'd like to thank everyone that submitted an application that wants

801
01:01:09,375 --> 01:01:13,335
to get more involved in our community. And cheryl, can you remind me how long we

802
01:01:13,535 --> 01:01:17,015
keep, uh, applications on file if someone was not selected? The applications

803
01:01:17,555 --> 01:01:21,375
are kept on file for a year. Okay. And each time an opening comes up, we do look at

804
01:01:21,575 --> 01:01:24,875
the applications we have on file and we notify them of the um,

805
01:01:25,805 --> 01:01:29,635
okay. Of the opening. Wonderful. So I wanna thank everyone that wants to get more involved in the community, but

806
01:01:29,915 --> 01:01:33,635
for, um, consideration by my colleagues this evening. Um,

807
01:01:34,135 --> 01:01:37,815
I would like to reappoint to the public works commission. Mike klitschko

808
01:01:39,295 --> 01:01:43,255
reappoint to the planning commission. Peter pero and reappoint to the

809
01:01:43,375 --> 01:01:47,085
parks and recreation commission. Uh, robert gla. Alright.

810
01:01:47,675 --> 01:01:51,575
mm-hmm . And I would like to nominate my three

811
01:01:52,135 --> 01:01:56,135
existing commissioners and I'm having an absolute brain fade here. I can help you.

812
01:01:56,215 --> 01:01:58,155
natalie avila? Yes. Jen.

813
01:02:00,375 --> 01:02:04,035
jennifer hol. Jennifer hol camp. Hol camp. And you have, um, sharon

814
01:02:04,815 --> 01:02:08,695
vo. Sharon voy. I'm so sorry. I'll mine someplace else. I'll second

815
01:02:08,915 --> 01:02:12,795
the nominations by each of you. Wonderful. I appreciate we don't have to do anything. Can you repeat 'em please? Yes.

816
01:02:13,255 --> 01:02:16,845
. And, and can you replace me too in my mind at least? Alright,

817
01:02:17,425 --> 01:02:19,885
let's uh, take a vote on that. We'll second that. Alright.

818
01:02:26,225 --> 01:02:30,205
motion passes. Five zero. Thank you very much. That's what

819
01:02:30,325 --> 01:02:34,245
happens when you get, uh, uh, your power going off and turning off your

820
01:02:34,465 --> 01:02:37,925
ccp a p machine early in the morning. I think the brain went with it.

821
01:02:38,565 --> 01:02:42,485
. Okay, next item. This is the, is

822
01:02:42,685 --> 01:02:46,205
going to be public comments again. Would you like to explain that one? And this is for the non agendized

823
01:02:46,835 --> 01:02:50,525
item. I'm gonna go ahead and read it even though I explained it earlier in case somebody came in later

824
01:02:51,275 --> 01:02:55,065
this time, members of the public may address the city council regarding any items with, in

825
01:02:55,445 --> 01:02:59,305
the subject, any items not within the

826
01:02:59,525 --> 01:03:03,005
subject matter. Oh, I'm sorry. Within the subject matter jurisdiction

827
01:03:03,805 --> 01:03:07,115
of the council. That does not appear on the agenda. Boy. Okay.

828
01:03:07,905 --> 01:03:11,805
please complete and submit to the deputy city clerk a request a speak card comments will

829
01:03:12,045 --> 01:03:15,685
be limited to a maximum of one minute per speaker. Time allotted

830
01:03:16,465 --> 01:03:20,245
per speaker may vary on the total number of speaker cards received, and this comment

831
01:03:20,485 --> 01:03:24,285
period will be generally limited to 30 minutes per meeting. So not all members

832
01:03:24,545 --> 01:03:28,365
of the public may have the opportunity to speak for tonight. We have three

833
01:03:28,605 --> 01:03:32,405
speaker cards for this item. Alright, would you like to read

834
01:03:32,665 --> 01:03:34,085
the first number? Suzette nang.

835
01:03:48,195 --> 01:03:51,985
good evening, mayor bennett, vice mayor, council member, city staff and

836
01:03:52,365 --> 01:03:56,325
residents of chino hills. My name is suzette dang, with your fourth district county

837
01:03:56,565 --> 01:04:00,255
supervisor, kurt hagman's office. I do have one announcement. Supervisor.

838
01:04:01,025 --> 01:04:04,585
hagman is accepting applications from fourth district residents who

839
01:04:05,185 --> 01:04:09,085
are interested in public service to serve on the following boards, committees, or commissions,

840
01:04:10,725 --> 01:04:14,665
airports, behavioral health campaign accountability, and

841
01:04:15,165 --> 01:04:18,925
veterans advisory. Applicants must be residents of fourth

842
01:04:19,445 --> 01:04:23,155
district, which includes the cities of chino, chino hills, montclair, ontario,

843
01:04:23,945 --> 01:04:27,665
upland south of 14th street, and

844
01:04:28,165 --> 01:04:32,145
surrounding unincorporated areas for eligibility requirements or to

845
01:04:32,455 --> 01:04:36,405
apply. I do have, um, flyers with qr codes, or you can

846
01:04:36,525 --> 01:04:36,765
call 9 0 9 4 6 5 5 2 7 3,

847
01:04:40,705 --> 01:04:40,925
or 9 0 9 3 8 7 3 9 6 1.

848
01:04:45,625 --> 01:04:49,565
um, there are several weather warnings issued by the national weather service that could impact

849
01:04:49,845 --> 01:04:53,375
our communities, including high winds, red flag warnings, and frost

850
01:04:54,325 --> 01:04:58,165
advisory. Please stay safe and take the necessary precautions to protect

851
01:04:58,445 --> 01:05:02,305
your family, pets, and property against these weather conditions. For

852
01:05:02,525 --> 01:05:06,225
more information and information and tips, please visit our

853
01:05:06,685 --> 01:05:06,685
resourcepage@osbcounty.gov.

854
01:05:11,855 --> 01:05:14,705
thank you and happy new year everyone. Thank you, sir.

855
01:05:16,315 --> 01:05:18,245
juan ortiz .

856
01:05:30,905 --> 01:05:34,805
uh, good evening. Uh, uh, mayor bennett and, uh, chino hill city council. My name's juan ortiz.

857
01:05:35,585 --> 01:05:39,405
I'm a newer resident to chino hills within the last three years. Uh, and I just wanted to

858
01:05:39,605 --> 01:05:43,265
come up and, um, say recount a a short, um,

859
01:05:43,675 --> 01:05:47,525
interaction that I had with members, uh, in the department of community development and say

860
01:05:47,685 --> 01:05:51,565
thank you, um, for the support that I got on, got in a project early this

861
01:05:51,805 --> 01:05:55,605
year. I had a nightmare project in my backyard that with a contractor that

862
01:05:55,885 --> 01:05:59,825
just was not going well. And just one of those nightmare scenarios you hear, I reached out

863
01:06:00,045 --> 01:06:03,875
to ms. Moran at that time who was serving as mayor. Um, and she immediately kind

864
01:06:04,165 --> 01:06:08,065
of responded. It was kind of a last ditch kind of effort. Maybe I'll reach out to the city and they'll help. Um,

865
01:06:08,345 --> 01:06:11,845
and she responded to me within two hours. Uh, that day she got me in touch

866
01:06:12,475 --> 01:06:16,165
with mr. Nick lago, who again, kind of fast forward my my permit

867
01:06:16,505 --> 01:06:20,365
and kind of helped me out a great deal. Uh, once I got into it.

868
01:06:20,625 --> 01:06:24,555
uh, christopher zavala, alex rocha, and mr. Bradley fleeman. They

869
01:06:24,845 --> 01:06:27,975
didn't always give me the best news about my project, but they were empathetic, respectful,

870
01:06:29,185 --> 01:06:32,965
and guided me through what was becoming a nightmare, nightmare that was gonna cost my family

871
01:06:33,235 --> 01:06:37,065
tens of thousands of dollars and kind of guided me along the right path. Uh, my

872
01:06:37,285 --> 01:06:41,205
project's finished. My family has enjoyed, uh, the backyard's a space in

873
01:06:41,365 --> 01:06:45,365
my, in my home. And so I just wanted to say, I know sometimes you always don't get good news,

874
01:06:45,895 --> 01:06:49,885
right? But I just wanna say thank you. Uh, it's really made me feel like, uh, we made the

875
01:06:50,045 --> 01:06:54,045
right decision in moving to chino hills from whittier, and we've, uh, just very happy. So thank you

876
01:06:54,085 --> 01:06:56,125
so much for your help. Thank you. Welcome to chino hills,

877
01:06:58,815 --> 01:06:59,895
sarah ramos, inger.

878
01:07:11,485 --> 01:07:15,215
good evening, mayor bennett, vice mayor, joe council members

879
01:07:15,755 --> 01:07:19,735
and staff in our community. I just wanted to come up, um, there were some

880
01:07:20,095 --> 01:07:23,935
comments today about canyon and concerns in that. So I just wanted to remind

881
01:07:24,215 --> 01:07:28,135
the community that we have a fire safe council that meets the first wednesday

882
01:07:28,995 --> 01:07:32,365
of every month. However, due to power outages,

883
01:07:33,235 --> 01:07:36,935
um, et cetera, holidays, we postpone that meeting and it's

884
01:07:37,415 --> 01:07:41,335
actually tomorrow. So I wanted to personally invite you folks. It is a zoom meeting

885
01:07:41,595 --> 01:07:45,515
so it's easy for you to attend. And if, um, any

886
01:07:45,975 --> 01:07:49,935
resident wants information, I'm going to let the fire district handle that. If you can call

887
01:07:50,095 --> 01:07:50,095
9 0 9 9 0 2 5 2 8 0 6 0 6 0.

888
01:07:56,045 --> 01:07:57,495
okay. So again, 9 0 9 9 0 2 5 2 6 0.

889
01:08:01,115 --> 01:08:04,855
and again, that's the carbon canyon fire safe counsel. Okay, thank

890
01:08:05,175 --> 01:08:08,495
you, sarah. Thank you, sarah. That is our final speaker.

891
01:08:10,405 --> 01:08:13,815
okay. Safety updates, chief williams.

892
01:08:18,795 --> 01:08:22,735
good evening, mayor and council and community members. I know that the fires

893
01:08:23,085 --> 01:08:26,925
aren't right here in our backyard, uh, but I would like to just give an update for the community

894
01:08:27,205 --> 01:08:30,925
members who, uh, regularly have questions about where things

895
01:08:31,245 --> 01:08:34,725
currently stand. So, really quick, uh, the palisade

896
01:08:35,275 --> 01:08:39,265
fire, uh, as of today, but when I left the office to come over here was

897
01:08:39,485 --> 01:08:42,555
about 23, just over 23,000 acres, 70,

898
01:08:43,645 --> 01:08:47,485
17% contained and is considered an active, uh, fire.

899
01:08:47,725 --> 01:08:51,705
still at this time. The eaton fire, uh, which most are

900
01:08:52,125 --> 01:08:55,975
probably more familiar with, a little bit closer to home, 14,000 acres,

901
01:08:56,325 --> 01:09:00,185
35% contained, uh, 35% containment, and

902
01:09:00,575 --> 01:09:04,565
again, still active. The chino valley fire district does have personnel at both of

903
01:09:04,725 --> 01:09:08,645
those fires. Uh, we have a total of 10 personnel out, uh, for us that equates

904
01:09:09,085 --> 01:09:12,885
to two engine companies with four people on each company. And we also have

905
01:09:13,205 --> 01:09:17,165
a team called a rems team. It's an urban search and rescue team. Ask you

906
01:09:17,325 --> 01:09:20,885
to just continue to keep those folks in your thought. They have, uh, the very

907
01:09:21,405 --> 01:09:25,205
challenging task of trying to identify and search for maybe missing persons

908
01:09:25,685 --> 01:09:29,105
or dead bodies. So at any rate, we do have folks out there, uh,

909
01:09:29,705 --> 01:09:33,195
to all of our community members. Uh, anytime that we send individuals

910
01:09:33,905 --> 01:09:37,605
out on these large scale incidents, we do recall additional personnel

911
01:09:38,665 --> 01:09:42,435
to fill our local stations. So when we send people out, we're not down

912
01:09:42,725 --> 01:09:46,415
here. We actually recall people. And, and, and a matter of fact, in cases

913
01:09:46,785 --> 01:09:50,765
of wind events, we actually will, uh, not only recall people to fill positions

914
01:09:50,965 --> 01:09:54,865
or vacated by providing assistance, but we'll, usually ups staff, uh,

915
01:09:55,085 --> 01:09:59,045
additional, um, either water tenders or whatever, whatever

916
01:09:59,145 --> 01:10:02,925
the, um, uh, the national, um, disasters could. If it's a rain, then we'll,

917
01:10:03,165 --> 01:10:07,145
we'll upst staff, uh, swift water rescue as opposed to a a, an

918
01:10:07,365 --> 01:10:11,165
engine that's really equipped for wildland firefighting. So we do, do those, take those measures.

919
01:10:11,585 --> 01:10:15,045
and that's all I have. Thank you. Uh, chief, since the subject of brush clearance,

920
01:10:15,905 --> 01:10:19,705
uh, came up earlier tonight, would you explain what the fire district's, uh,

921
01:10:19,925 --> 01:10:23,845
efforts are in that and, and what the process is? Uh, we have a

922
01:10:24,355 --> 01:10:28,325
very, very robust, uh, brush clearance program. Um, a lot

923
01:10:28,445 --> 01:10:32,245
of the detailed information you can get on our website, but essentially what it is, is, uh, twice

924
01:10:32,645 --> 01:10:35,845
a year we do do an active, uh, notice for abatement.

925
01:10:36,905 --> 01:10:40,565
and so what it is, is our inspectors will go out the, we identify the areas,

926
01:10:40,915 --> 01:10:44,745
then we make a notice, uh, to abate. And then, uh,

927
01:10:44,965 --> 01:10:48,845
following that, if, if, uh, the abatement is not, um, taken on by

928
01:10:49,045 --> 01:10:52,885
the parcel, whoever the id, the, the parcel owner's idd to,

929
01:10:53,355 --> 01:10:57,265
then we will have to go ahead and abate it and then, uh, either lien property or

930
01:10:57,485 --> 01:11:01,295
work through some sort of a payment process. But we do that twice a year. Where, where

931
01:11:01,645 --> 01:11:05,525
it can become problematic is we can't always forecast the kind of weather

932
01:11:05,775 --> 01:11:09,325
we're gonna get. So we could technically go out or have an area

933
01:11:09,855 --> 01:11:13,325
bated, um, and then we get significant reigns.

934
01:11:13,905 --> 01:11:17,485
and then again, then those, that growth is gonna happen very, very rapidly,

935
01:11:18,465 --> 01:11:22,445
uh, and exceed our ability to get back out there right away because we,

936
01:11:22,665 --> 01:11:26,565
we do have a plan and a, a process that we go through, uh, because of the vast

937
01:11:26,835 --> 01:11:30,645
open spaces, uh, to identify those, go through a bait those,

938
01:11:31,065 --> 01:11:34,825
and then come back around at the next abatement period and, and do that. But

939
01:11:35,105 --> 01:11:38,965
we do have our, our, um, uh, fire district meetings

940
01:11:39,705 --> 01:11:43,545
the second wednesday of every month. Community members are welcome to come, um, and,

941
01:11:43,785 --> 01:11:47,745
and hear what's going on in the fire district, uh, updates. And, uh,

942
01:11:47,975 --> 01:11:51,525
again, we're always gonna be accessible to, uh, any community member that has concerns.

943
01:11:52,065 --> 01:11:55,885
you feel free to reach out directly. Our no, our numbers are posted again. It was mentioned

944
01:11:56,245 --> 01:12:00,235
tonight, 9 0 9 9 0 2 5 2 6 0. It's our general line.

945
01:12:00,945 --> 01:12:04,805
and then again, it'll walk you through, um, getting you to speak to somebody on

946
01:12:04,965 --> 01:12:08,925
the phone based off of what your needs are. And, and the whole objective is to,

947
01:12:09,665 --> 01:12:13,525
uh, to obtain a defensible space around properties when

948
01:12:13,725 --> 01:12:17,725
they're, especially when they're up against open space, correct. Absolutely.

949
01:12:17,885 --> 01:12:21,705
when it comes to brush clearance. Yeah, that's absolutely the key is the key is to really reduce,

950
01:12:22,465 --> 01:12:26,465
reduce any kind of vegetation or fuel, essentially, uh,

951
01:12:26,685 --> 01:12:30,425
that would allow for fires, uh, to grow rapidly. Uh,

952
01:12:30,785 --> 01:12:34,085
it limitate limit, um, um, ladder fuels that could get into trees.

953
01:12:34,795 --> 01:12:38,485
there's, there's many, many reasons to do it. Yeah, essentially, yes, it's all related

954
01:12:38,805 --> 01:12:42,505
around fire safety. Okay, thank you very much. Chief gerard police.

955
01:12:46,515 --> 01:12:50,365
good evening. Honorable mayor, vice mayor, city council, city staff

956
01:12:50,645 --> 01:12:54,605
and residents and attendance. During the month of december, the chino hills multiple enforcement

957
01:12:55,165 --> 01:12:59,005
team worked collaboratively with investigators from the san bernardino county sheriff's department's gang

958
01:12:59,265 --> 01:13:02,925
and narcotics division to conduct a retail theft operation in chino hills

959
01:13:03,305 --> 01:13:06,885
as part of operation smash and grab operation smash. And grab

960
01:13:07,385 --> 01:13:10,995
aim is to prevent retail thefts during the holiday shopping season and disrupt organized

961
01:13:11,885 --> 01:13:15,805
reha retail theft crews. It was funded through crime suppression funding from

962
01:13:16,045 --> 01:13:19,565
the san bernardino county board of supervisors. A total of 18 deputies participated

963
01:13:20,325 --> 01:13:24,285
in the three day operation prior to the operation. Local businesses were

964
01:13:24,565 --> 01:13:28,205
contacted and a total of 10 chino hills businesses participated in the operation.

965
01:13:29,465 --> 01:13:33,445
the three day operation led to 17 arrests in our city. Notable arrest

966
01:13:34,005 --> 01:13:37,805
included ae at large who was arrested at a business in the 4,200 block of chino hills parkway,

967
01:13:39,065 --> 01:13:42,605
the arrest of a theft suspect who was observed committing the crime by undercover

968
01:13:43,285 --> 01:13:47,245
deputies at a retail business on payton drive, the driver of a vehicle leaving

969
01:13:47,765 --> 01:13:51,615
a shopping center who was contacted during a traffic stop and found to be a convicted felon

970
01:13:52,225 --> 01:13:55,485
in possession of an uns serialized ghost gun and narcotics,

971
01:13:57,265 --> 01:14:00,925
the arrest of two suspects who were contacted upon leaving a business on peyton

972
01:14:01,285 --> 01:14:05,205
drive. They had purchased multiple items with credit cards stolen during a

973
01:14:05,325 --> 01:14:09,185
vehicle burglary earlier that day. A search of their vehicle led to the recovery of

974
01:14:09,405 --> 01:14:13,405
the burglary, uh, victim's property, the arrest of a fugitive who was

975
01:14:13,525 --> 01:14:17,525
wanted in connection to a felony assault with a deadly weapon investigation during a traffic stop in

976
01:14:17,685 --> 01:14:21,685
the shop's parking lot. And also, our investigators assisted are our staff

977
01:14:21,985 --> 01:14:25,885
in the investigation of an attempted residential burglary in chino hills, which led to the arrest of

978
01:14:26,045 --> 01:14:29,865
three los angeles gang members. Operation smash and grab was

979
01:14:30,125 --> 01:14:34,085
a successful collaboration between your chino hills police department, the san

980
01:14:34,245 --> 01:14:38,205
bernardino county sheriff's department and local businesses, the high visibility of law enforcement

981
01:14:38,565 --> 01:14:42,255
personnel conducting proactive patrols within the shopping centers to help to deter, deter

982
01:14:42,605 --> 01:14:46,285
crime, and prevent additional theft from occurring. Thank you.

983
01:14:47,505 --> 01:14:51,405
as always. You guys are doing fantastic work to protect the businesses and the

984
01:14:51,525 --> 01:14:55,445
people in the city of channel hills, and we greatly appreciate it. Please give them all our extreme thanks.

985
01:14:56,405 --> 01:15:00,405
I will. Thank you, mayor. Good work. Alright. Appreciate it. Had a quick comment, if you don't mind. Oh, yes, I'm sorry. Um, you know, as a

986
01:15:00,525 --> 01:15:04,295
city, we took a position on prop 36. Um, chief,

987
01:15:04,655 --> 01:15:08,445
would you mind maybe touching on how, uh, with the voters passing

988
01:15:08,835 --> 01:15:12,685
prop 36, it's, uh, affecting how you're able to do your jobs

989
01:15:13,065 --> 01:15:16,885
now that crime is illegal? So the big part of prop 36 that's

990
01:15:17,205 --> 01:15:21,105
gonna help us out is the narcotic aspect. A as of it, um,

991
01:15:21,335 --> 01:15:24,885
where a, a suspect who is convicted on a second narcotics possession

992
01:15:25,675 --> 01:15:29,005
offense, there's some other stuff in there like fentanyl. But for, for, I think for our city,

993
01:15:29,725 --> 01:15:32,545
a second narcotics, uh, uh, uh,

994
01:15:34,345 --> 01:15:37,765
uh, sentencing is gonna result in either a felony

995
01:15:38,365 --> 01:15:42,265
sentence or a choice to, uh, receive services. So I don't know that the county yet

996
01:15:42,505 --> 01:15:46,005
has finalized what those services look like, but they're working on it.

997
01:15:46,585 --> 01:15:50,375
but instead of somebody getting arrested time and time and time again for possession

998
01:15:51,045 --> 01:15:55,045
of narcotics and continually getting a misdemeanor, uh, conviction or

999
01:15:55,205 --> 01:15:59,195
no files charged, we're gonna be able to, like we had before, uh, either give

1000
01:15:59,485 --> 01:16:02,925
them a choice of a felony conviction, which will result in, in further

1001
01:16:03,525 --> 01:16:07,465
incarceration or receiving, um, uh, help. Basically. The

1002
01:16:07,685 --> 01:16:11,365
other aspect of that is retail theft, where again, a second conviction or a third conviction

1003
01:16:12,025 --> 01:16:15,925
of a petty theft, um, is gonna result in, in a felony

1004
01:16:16,085 --> 01:16:19,065
conviction. Where prior to that, um,

1005
01:16:21,265 --> 01:16:25,185
you could, you could accumulate as many petty thefts as you wanted, and

1006
01:16:25,405 --> 01:16:29,405
it was never gonna be a felony. So now we're back to the way it used to be, where we used to have

1007
01:16:29,525 --> 01:16:32,985
petty theft with a prior, where if you're a habitual or a, uh,

1008
01:16:33,545 --> 01:16:37,485
uh, a lifetime criminal who's continually committing thefts, eventually they're gonna

1009
01:16:37,565 --> 01:16:41,515
be able to hit you with a felony conviction. So catch and release has pretty much been

1010
01:16:41,805 --> 01:16:45,165
done away with in, in regards to those two areas and those two areas,

1011
01:16:46,025 --> 01:16:49,965
I'm hoping, and I am, I'm optimistic that yes, and everything I've heard so far from the,

1012
01:16:50,125 --> 01:16:54,065
from the courts and the da's office, especially here in san bernardino county and our own staff, uh, is

1013
01:16:54,285 --> 01:16:58,285
optimistic. There is some stuff on the, on the back end that they're gonna have to work out as far as

1014
01:16:58,405 --> 01:17:01,685
like the services that they're gonna provide, especially in the narcotics convictions.

1015
01:17:02,425 --> 01:17:05,885
uh, but the other stuff is, looks like we're good to go. Very good. Thank you chief.

1016
01:17:07,235 --> 01:17:11,115
alright, thank you very much, much. Okay. Uh, council reports,

1017
01:17:11,945 --> 01:17:15,805
and I guess I drew the story. We're going alphabetic, so there you go.

1018
01:17:16,225 --> 01:17:19,965
uh, chino valley fire district, uh, although I was not able to physically attend

1019
01:17:20,625 --> 01:17:24,325
the meeting 'cause of a conflict, like no power at my home, uh, et cetera.

1020
01:17:24,945 --> 01:17:28,885
uh, a couple notable things. We had the retirement recognition of battalion chief

1021
01:17:29,045 --> 01:17:33,025
wayne fontes after 31 years of service, he's gonna be greatly missed. We

1022
01:17:33,245 --> 01:17:37,175
had promotions and recognitions of badge pinning for battalion chief john cripe,

1023
01:17:37,955 --> 01:17:41,915
battalion chief chuck keeny, captain nathan brooks, captain kyle

1024
01:17:42,715 --> 01:17:45,945
colonna, captain dan fry, captain tom

1025
01:17:46,795 --> 01:17:50,605
kavanaugh, engineer josh ster engineer

1026
01:17:50,875 --> 01:17:54,685
eric engelhart, engineer christina nova and engineer

1027
01:17:55,055 --> 01:17:58,755
aaron patty, and also recognition of the chino valley fire

1028
01:17:59,325 --> 01:18:03,205
district response, uh, to the, uh, fire incident that was going on, uh, when that

1029
01:18:03,565 --> 01:18:07,285
happened. So, uh, that's all I have for the fire district. Uh, the school

1030
01:18:07,765 --> 01:18:11,565
district, uh, the last school district meeting was back on the 9th of december

1031
01:18:12,795 --> 01:18:16,715
that we had a conflict with the city event, so I was not able to attend. However, they

1032
01:18:17,005 --> 01:18:21,005
did go ahead and do their, um, naming of their, their new officers,

1033
01:18:21,525 --> 01:18:25,135
which are really the same officers that they've had. So I, sonia

1034
01:18:25,605 --> 01:18:29,585
shaw as president john monroe, vice president and uh, and

1035
01:18:30,145 --> 01:18:33,755
andrew cruz as a secretary. So vice mayor jobs. Alright.

1036
01:18:34,425 --> 01:18:38,365
uh, regarding omni trans, uh, the largest thing of note at the last

1037
01:18:38,485 --> 01:18:41,265
meeting was we had a previously approved 25 cent,

1038
01:18:42,665 --> 01:18:46,545
uh, uh, fair, uh, rate increase that was on the books. Um,

1039
01:18:47,305 --> 01:18:51,285
it would've made omni trans the second highest bus service in southern california

1040
01:18:51,905 --> 01:18:55,765
behind, uh, octa. And looking at the numbers from

1041
01:18:56,045 --> 01:18:59,925
staff, it looked like we would see a pretty significant decrease in ridership if we were to

1042
01:19:00,125 --> 01:19:03,495
go ahead with that. So the board, uh, voted to forgo

1043
01:19:04,475 --> 01:19:08,285
that fair increase, uh, for now. And then just something of note

1044
01:19:08,485 --> 01:19:11,925
for, uh, folks on, uh, february 4th

1045
01:19:12,745 --> 01:19:16,445
is rosa parks birthday. So, uh, omni trans is giving,

1046
01:19:17,105 --> 01:19:20,705
uh, allowing free, uh, bus rides on fixed routes.

1047
01:19:21,265 --> 01:19:25,125
so not the service that we have in town, but on fixed bus routes. Uh, in honor

1048
01:19:25,285 --> 01:19:29,165
of her birthday. It's transit equity day, so if you want to go ride around

1049
01:19:29,465 --> 01:19:32,965
on a bus in the county, it's on, uh, it's on omni transit.

1050
01:19:33,855 --> 01:19:37,375
thank you. Very good. Council member marquez. Thank you, mayor. First

1051
01:19:37,885 --> 01:19:41,725
of all, I'd like to talk about san bernardino county transportation authority. I attended the general

1052
01:19:41,925 --> 01:19:45,745
policy committee. Uh, we reviewed and approved, uh, the

1053
01:19:45,965 --> 01:19:49,765
fiscal year budget 20 25, 20 26. Uh, we got an update,

1054
01:19:50,745 --> 01:19:54,555
uh, that was given to us, uh, regarding the san bernardino council of government's work plan.

1055
01:19:55,505 --> 01:19:58,765
we reviewed the summary report of measure I

1056
01:19:59,705 --> 01:20:03,565
for capital improvements for all our members, members of s-b-c-t-a,

1057
01:20:04,745 --> 01:20:08,045
the board meeting. We appointed a board member to metrolink board.

1058
01:20:09,025 --> 01:20:12,665
we established an ad hoc committee for s-b-c-t-a and sbc cog

1059
01:20:13,345 --> 01:20:17,265
for, to, um, start recruiting for the next executive director. We

1060
01:20:17,485 --> 01:20:20,925
had a presentation of the annual coffers report. We awarded,

1061
01:20:21,545 --> 01:20:25,005
uh, central avenue and chino, an existing planning project.

1062
01:20:26,225 --> 01:20:29,965
and then also we voted and we actually had a presentation from south coast a qmd

1063
01:20:31,025 --> 01:20:34,925
on rule 11 11 11 12. And what that

1064
01:20:35,085 --> 01:20:38,235
basically means, uh, uh, they want us to eliminate

1065
01:20:39,305 --> 01:20:43,125
gas for stoves, gas for heating. Uh, s-b-c-t-a

1066
01:20:43,805 --> 01:20:47,455
took a position we are opposing this, and this will be coming to the board

1067
01:20:48,385 --> 01:20:52,125
of a qmd. Um, yeah, I believe either the late part of february

1068
01:20:52,905 --> 01:20:56,685
in march. So we took a position to oppose it. Metro valley, there

1069
01:20:56,925 --> 01:21:00,645
was nothing to report transit, there's nothing to report. And sir, you're, I'm gonna

1070
01:21:01,075 --> 01:21:04,945
that you talk about , sir. Well, thank you. That's it, sir. Alright. Uh,

1071
01:21:05,165 --> 01:21:09,135
council member rogers. Alright, two reports I have. One is, uh, chino

1072
01:21:09,485 --> 01:21:12,485
desal authority, or cda, one of our five water sources,

1073
01:21:13,705 --> 01:21:17,365
uh, in the region. Uh, pretty standard board meeting last week.

1074
01:21:17,805 --> 01:21:21,625
approved numerous contracts for facility upgrades and or

1075
01:21:21,915 --> 01:21:25,465
pump and well repairs. And we also held our yearly

1076
01:21:26,165 --> 01:21:29,485
election of officers and made committee assignments. So that was cda

1077
01:21:30,415 --> 01:21:34,295
trace. Armos, ray and I are, uh, represent the city at trace armos.

1078
01:21:34,645 --> 01:21:38,465
we, uh, every two years we rotate the three within the three cities.

1079
01:21:39,425 --> 01:21:43,085
the last two years we're here in chino hills. Now we've moved back to the

1080
01:21:43,445 --> 01:21:47,155
original host city of, city of industry. And that was last week also.

1081
01:21:47,985 --> 01:21:51,555
and the only real item was a report on the installation of erosion

1082
01:21:52,435 --> 01:21:55,905
control measures on the earth and dam.

1083
01:21:56,705 --> 01:22:00,565
so many of you that know that property and you're coming, let's say from diamond bar heading

1084
01:22:00,805 --> 01:22:04,165
this way, you can see a, a lake there off to the right.

1085
01:22:05,105 --> 01:22:08,875
uh, and that lake needed some significant repairs.

1086
01:22:10,465 --> 01:22:14,265
so they, they mostly for mitigation of, uh,

1087
01:22:14,595 --> 01:22:17,995
erosion and they took care of erosion,

1088
01:22:18,635 --> 01:22:22,005
some erosion control, and also some road repairs, if I remember correctly,

1089
01:22:23,105 --> 01:22:25,545
for a total cost of a hundred, 500, $1,000

1090
01:22:27,425 --> 01:22:31,305
for erosion control, uh, for that earth. And dam also, we

1091
01:22:31,525 --> 01:22:35,335
have, we talked about, uh, an upcoming ranch tour, which

1092
01:22:35,765 --> 01:22:39,605
will take place in february. The, the a hundred or so visitors

1093
01:22:39,875 --> 01:22:43,765
that will be hosted on the tour this time around will still be

1094
01:22:43,965 --> 01:22:47,925
sourced from the original group of individuals that signed up a

1095
01:22:48,045 --> 01:22:51,795
couple of years ago. And we had so, so many people sign

1096
01:22:52,085 --> 01:22:55,395
up that that one day for our very first tour,

1097
01:22:56,235 --> 01:22:59,915
that in subsequent tours we have sourced that,

1098
01:23:00,435 --> 01:23:04,355
that pool of individuals and we've drawn down that

1099
01:23:04,675 --> 01:23:08,605
list. So this will complete the, this will

1100
01:23:09,155 --> 01:23:13,085
essentially, this will be the remaining group of individuals that showed a lot of patients

1101
01:23:13,675 --> 01:23:17,125
over the last two years, uh, to tour the property. So we will

1102
01:23:17,985 --> 01:23:21,795
finish that up and then we will, we will re advertise probably next fall, late, late

1103
01:23:22,085 --> 01:23:25,645
summer fall for the next tour if the board decides to pursue

1104
01:23:26,185 --> 01:23:30,045
the tour for next fall. That's all I have on trace romanos. Very good.

1105
01:23:30,425 --> 01:23:34,365
one, one last thing. Thank you so much for being the president last year. Do we have a new president and

1106
01:23:34,525 --> 01:23:38,345
vice president? We do. And who's that? So cory moss. Cory moss is, uh, the

1107
01:23:38,565 --> 01:23:42,285
current mayor of city of industry and she rotates back

1108
01:23:42,595 --> 01:23:46,385
into that role as president and andrew, um,

1109
01:23:46,945 --> 01:23:50,525
ch ch chow chow. Andrew chow is from diamond bar council

1110
01:23:51,005 --> 01:23:55,005
member diamond bar is the, the vice chair of trace armos for the next year.

1111
01:23:56,595 --> 01:24:00,555
alright, here we go. Thank you very much. Council comments. Council

1112
01:24:01,085 --> 01:24:04,885
member moran, how would you like to start? I just have a few things. Um, earlier we had,

1113
01:24:05,185 --> 01:24:09,085
um, a resident that was worried about, um, the wood chips that, that get

1114
01:24:09,245 --> 01:24:13,105
sprayed in like the areas. But I noticed that even on parts of the 71 freeway on

1115
01:24:13,325 --> 01:24:17,195
the, like the on-ramps, you know how they do that annual, they spray it to make it look nice. So are those flammable?

1116
01:24:17,805 --> 01:24:20,965
are they treated to be non flammable? Do you know anything about that?

1117
01:24:22,905 --> 01:24:26,765
uh, I, excuse me, I I can't speak on the, uh, wood chips that are on

1118
01:24:26,925 --> 01:24:30,645
caltrans right away. 'cause I don't know what, uh, kinda material they, they use. Um, however,

1119
01:24:31,025 --> 01:24:34,605
the, the, uh, the mulch that we use in our landscaping is not flammable.

1120
01:24:35,475 --> 01:24:39,365
okay. Um, it does tend to dry out and when it does, um, it's just, it becomes organic

1121
01:24:39,725 --> 01:24:43,605
matter. Uh, we will go out and spread more mulch, um, to, um, uh, to address,

1122
01:24:43,945 --> 01:24:47,885
uh, or to compress some of the u the weeds that, uh, tend to grow in that area. Okay, great.

1123
01:24:48,745 --> 01:24:52,605
and, um, just a little update for the colleagues. So brian and I, you know, we were,

1124
01:24:52,785 --> 01:24:56,685
um, appointed to the public safety ad hoc committee we've met.

1125
01:24:57,665 --> 01:25:01,605
um, so I just wanted to update you guys on that. Um, we had

1126
01:25:01,805 --> 01:25:05,525
a good first meeting, but I do think, and we've met long, we've met before the wildfires,

1127
01:25:06,025 --> 01:25:09,885
so, but we addressed a lot of, um, different things as far as evacuation

1128
01:25:10,445 --> 01:25:13,925
as well, coincidentally. But I think ben far next meeting,

1129
01:25:14,465 --> 01:25:18,405
um, I'd really like to have a representative from fire in the school district there.

1130
01:25:18,645 --> 01:25:22,645
I know that that's our long-term goal to have, um, communications with the

1131
01:25:22,765 --> 01:25:26,645
school district. But I would like some facetime at, at that meeting so we

1132
01:25:26,805 --> 01:25:30,765
can, you know, talk frankly and what are different. Uh, make sure we're all on

1133
01:25:30,885 --> 01:25:34,525
the same page when we're trying to get either adults or kids, you know, different places.

1134
01:25:34,985 --> 01:25:38,965
we had a, uh, we have an assisted living home in the south end of

1135
01:25:39,045 --> 01:25:43,045
town that lost power. And, um, there's a lot of different things that people have reached out, different

1136
01:25:43,405 --> 01:25:47,325
concerns. So at our next meeting, if we could try to facilitate that representation, that'd

1137
01:25:47,645 --> 01:25:51,365
be great. So I won't really say anything. Blink twice

1138
01:25:51,745 --> 01:25:55,745
for yes. I'm sorry. I thought you saw me nodding. Yes.

1139
01:25:55,965 --> 01:25:59,925
thank you maam. I did. I'm sorry. . Thank you. This is what happens when you don't have

1140
01:26:00,005 --> 01:26:03,665
power. You have ugly hair. Sorry, I'm being a brat. Okay, so,

1141
01:26:04,025 --> 01:26:07,945
um, yep, that's it. We had a good first meeting and before I ask for the rest of

1142
01:26:08,275 --> 01:26:12,245
council reports, I apologize, ben. I went right over

1143
01:26:12,485 --> 01:26:16,425
city manager reports. Oh, that's what I, or updates for the first time. Not the first time, but

1144
01:26:16,645 --> 01:26:20,605
yeah. Uh, that's quite all right. Uh, I, I will nudge you if it, if I had something burning.

1145
01:26:21,165 --> 01:26:24,975
I have no, uh, addition tonight. No comments. Thank you. All right. Thank you very much, peter.

1146
01:26:25,515 --> 01:26:29,485
yeah, thank you. I've only got a couple of items. One, uh, being a water

1147
01:26:29,685 --> 01:26:32,545
representative in town for a few years now, uh,

1148
01:26:34,025 --> 01:26:37,405
the subjects coming up more often at our different board meetings with our different water source

1149
01:26:38,275 --> 01:26:42,035
sources that, uh, we haven't had any significant rain.

1150
01:26:42,425 --> 01:26:45,885
we haven't had any rain in southern california, at least in our region

1151
01:26:46,855 --> 01:26:50,845
since the first week of may. No rain at all. May have

1152
01:26:51,005 --> 01:26:54,545
had some drizzle but no rain, no measurable rain. So, uh,

1153
01:26:55,115 --> 01:26:58,515
because of that, now they're starting to talk drought.

1154
01:27:00,105 --> 01:27:04,105
we are in a moderate drought condition in southern california now.

1155
01:27:04,585 --> 01:27:08,305
so when you look at drought maps, we are now where there was no

1156
01:27:08,745 --> 01:27:12,515
no indication of any drought because we had significant water and rain

1157
01:27:12,945 --> 01:27:16,845
to, to mitigate any issues. Now we're starting to enter into that

1158
01:27:16,965 --> 01:27:20,965
phase. So let's hope for some rain, some significant rains over the

1159
01:27:21,125 --> 01:27:24,805
next three months or so in the traditional, in the traditional rainy months.

1160
01:27:25,745 --> 01:27:29,565
but so far, nothing, which obviously in the old days,

1161
01:27:30,215 --> 01:27:33,795
which was several years ago, in fact, ray made a comment that many years, january

1162
01:27:34,625 --> 01:27:38,525
was pretty vulnerable time 'cause we didn't have enough rains. And because of that, and

1163
01:27:38,725 --> 01:27:42,645
with some winds, we had fires that you wouldn't think you'd have fires in january because

1164
01:27:43,115 --> 01:27:46,905
it's traditionally a rainy month. Uh, but either way.

1165
01:27:47,185 --> 01:27:51,085
so you may want to start thinking about your water usage, uh, for

1166
01:27:51,285 --> 01:27:55,155
now at least, uh, as we, we enter possible drought

1167
01:27:56,575 --> 01:28:00,475
months in the summertime. Also, ben and I have talked a little bit

1168
01:28:00,635 --> 01:28:04,595
about changing the subject. Talked a little bit about the numerous

1169
01:28:04,755 --> 01:28:08,395
dump trucks that are making their way up and down the canyon as we've all experienced,

1170
01:28:09,535 --> 01:28:13,395
uh, for the last, well, since before christmas when the project started.

1171
01:28:14,535 --> 01:28:18,535
and I live in the canyon, as does ray, so I see it every day. Uh,

1172
01:28:19,005 --> 01:28:22,685
seven when I left at 7:00 am for our rotary meeting, seven

1173
01:28:23,105 --> 01:28:26,915
were all kinda lined up in a row coming past me as I was trying to get out

1174
01:28:27,115 --> 01:28:31,115
of, uh, uh, fels bar where, where I live. So it, and

1175
01:28:31,275 --> 01:28:34,665
they just zoomed right on through. So I know chief, there's

1176
01:28:35,315 --> 01:28:39,275
probably been some dialogue about, uh, I know we talked about at the last

1177
01:28:39,475 --> 01:28:43,355
council meeting about stepping up some enforcement in general in the canyon,

1178
01:28:43,705 --> 01:28:47,495
just as a little body check for, uh, those that are, that may

1179
01:28:47,715 --> 01:28:51,475
want to race through the canyon or, or have some trucks, big trucks going

1180
01:28:51,795 --> 01:28:55,565
through. But these dump trucks, they meet, they meet the criteria, there's a project going

1181
01:28:55,915 --> 01:28:59,555
on, and they're not, they're not five axle or larger,

1182
01:29:00,175 --> 01:29:03,965
but they, many of 'em, they are hauling, but they're,

1183
01:29:04,285 --> 01:29:08,265
they're hauling, they're, they're moving big time up and down those streets. So

1184
01:29:08,485 --> 01:29:11,965
I want to just let the audience know that we have

1185
01:29:12,675 --> 01:29:16,605
noticed it and we're seeing if we can give them a little, uh, reminder that they need

1186
01:29:16,765 --> 01:29:20,225
to be in check. When it comes to their, my guess is

1187
01:29:20,915 --> 01:29:24,885
they're, each of their loads are, they're rushing back and forth to do their thing.

1188
01:29:25,185 --> 01:29:29,045
so they're probably based on how much they can earn per day as to

1189
01:29:29,205 --> 01:29:32,885
how many trips they need to make. So either way, just wanted to let you know that we do,

1190
01:29:33,375 --> 01:29:36,885
we've noticed it and we're seeing if we can control that a little bit. And that's

1191
01:29:37,505 --> 01:29:41,485
all I have. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Mayor. Thank you so

1192
01:29:41,605 --> 01:29:45,465
much. Appreciate it. Um, I got to attend and I wanna say city. Thank you. Um,

1193
01:29:46,745 --> 01:29:50,475
my, uh, council members, I got to attend, uh, an organization called well,

1194
01:29:51,015 --> 01:29:54,045
which is water, um, education for, uh, latino leaders.

1195
01:29:55,065 --> 01:29:58,195
and I was in, uh, coachella valley this past week.

1196
01:29:59,185 --> 01:30:03,085
and, uh, we did tour salton sea. I did not run into any quicksand. I got

1197
01:30:03,205 --> 01:30:06,965
photos. Yeah, no quicksand this time. . And then also we did

1198
01:30:07,395 --> 01:30:11,125
tour called parks. These are, um, the ag community. They have a lot of trailer

1199
01:30:11,455 --> 01:30:15,305
parks throughout the area. And, uh, we, we got to tour one

1200
01:30:15,525 --> 01:30:18,815
of the homes and it broke my heart. Um, they have water

1201
01:30:19,705 --> 01:30:23,605
to each one of the units, but it's laced with arsenic, so they can't use

1202
01:30:23,725 --> 01:30:27,565
it to drink. Um, they, um, bathe in it, they wash their

1203
01:30:27,845 --> 01:30:31,525
clothes, they wash their dishes, and it just, to me, it's, uh, despicable that people

1204
01:30:32,465 --> 01:30:36,325
in california are living that way. So this will be a series

1205
01:30:36,585 --> 01:30:39,805
of five meetings throughout california. I'm really looking forward to the other four meetings.

1206
01:30:40,715 --> 01:30:44,375
city. Thank you for allowing me to do this. I truly appreciate it. Um, peter

1207
01:30:44,745 --> 01:30:48,685
and myself would like to do a meeting probably within the next 30 days. Um, we

1208
01:30:48,885 --> 01:30:52,645
got the permission today to do it over at western hills, and it's gonna be talking about

1209
01:30:52,915 --> 01:30:56,165
fire behavior and different things that we in the city are doing.

1210
01:30:56,945 --> 01:31:00,605
um, I'll be talking to the police chief, which I haven't done yet, so I apologize.

1211
01:31:01,505 --> 01:31:05,485
but I did talk to the chief, the fire department did talk to the city manager, and I did

1212
01:31:05,645 --> 01:31:09,085
talk to public works. So hopefully within the next 30 days we will have a meeting

1213
01:31:09,795 --> 01:31:13,475
talking about water, talking about fire behavior, talking

1214
01:31:13,965 --> 01:31:17,685
about evacuation. Yep. So it's something that, uh, peter, myself are real,

1215
01:31:18,185 --> 01:31:22,065
and actually all, all the council, this is something that's very important to all of us, but

1216
01:31:22,315 --> 01:31:26,285
it's, uh, we're working on that. So I just wanna share with the community. Ray, will you include

1217
01:31:26,565 --> 01:31:30,445
the carbon, uh, fire state council. Fire state council. Okay. Alright. Good. Yeah,

1218
01:31:30,865 --> 01:31:34,245
I'm gonna include all the hoas. Yeah. Um, sleepy hollow,

1219
01:31:34,945 --> 01:31:38,785
the different areas. Yeah. And so we're gonna get a lot of people there, so

1220
01:31:39,005 --> 01:31:43,005
thank you har, appreciate that. Uh, pickleball courts, I did go by the pickleball courts.

1221
01:31:43,725 --> 01:31:47,585
I was told the courts are not open as of yet, but people are playing. And

1222
01:31:47,885 --> 01:31:51,765
again, they're, they're doing a great job. They're staying off the asphalt, they're parking outside the

1223
01:31:51,925 --> 01:31:55,785
park and they're walking in. So I just wanted to bring it to your attention. Um, but

1224
01:31:56,005 --> 01:31:59,925
they, they look beautiful. The quotes and the parking looks like it's

1225
01:32:00,125 --> 01:32:03,925
coming along too. Yep. Okay, perfect. Um, I got a couple questions

1226
01:32:04,225 --> 01:32:07,975
for, um, our public works director. I know in some of the fires,

1227
01:32:08,325 --> 01:32:12,205
the reservoir, uh, water ran down. Can you tell me, uh, the

1228
01:32:12,565 --> 01:32:16,365
capacity number one and what do we do to keep 'em at whatever level?

1229
01:32:17,865 --> 01:32:21,485
uh, sure thing. Councilman marquez, uh, throughout the city, we have a total of

1230
01:32:21,925 --> 01:32:25,925
18 reservoirs, um, strategically located, uh, around, uh, various parts

1231
01:32:26,165 --> 01:32:29,645
of the city. Um, with those 18 reservoirs, we have a capacity of 39 million

1232
01:32:30,595 --> 01:32:34,405
gallons, uh, of water. Um, any, anytime we have

1233
01:32:34,805 --> 01:32:38,625
a, uh, a wind event or any type of emergency, we, uh,

1234
01:32:39,025 --> 01:32:42,885
we top our reservoirs. We completely fill them, uh, so that if there is a need

1235
01:32:43,185 --> 01:32:46,925
to tap into our, our water system, uh, to fight a fire wildfire,

1236
01:32:47,345 --> 01:32:50,925
um, structural fire, uh, there is enough capacity, uh, and

1237
01:32:51,365 --> 01:32:55,205
pressure, uh, to be able to fight that fire. Just a quick question. With psps,

1238
01:32:56,585 --> 01:33:00,505
um, when we do pumping at night, does that affect that at all? Uh,

1239
01:33:00,825 --> 01:33:04,525
it can, but however, we do have generators, uh, that we deploy to our

1240
01:33:05,045 --> 01:33:09,005
critical, uh, locations to be able to continue pumping water into our reservoirs. That was really smart to

1241
01:33:09,125 --> 01:33:12,445
get those generators. Thank you, sir. Um, hydrants that we have throughout the city,

1242
01:33:13,345 --> 01:33:17,185
are they annually or do we test them at all? We have a total of

1243
01:33:17,405 --> 01:33:20,645
2,800, uh, fire hydrants throughout the city. Uh, we currently,

1244
01:33:21,545 --> 01:33:25,525
uh, inspect them on a cycle of every four years. However, we are reassessing,

1245
01:33:26,185 --> 01:33:30,065
um, that schedule, uh, given the, the current events, uh, with the,

1246
01:33:30,285 --> 01:33:34,285
with the wildfires, we are looking to, uh, inspect those on a more frequent basis.

1247
01:33:35,025 --> 01:33:39,015
uh, we will be updating our, our program and we'll, we will come back to you at a future date to share

1248
01:33:39,365 --> 01:33:42,925
that information with you. Daniel, thank you so much. And then also, I did call you the other day,

1249
01:33:43,375 --> 01:33:47,285
there was a little glitch in the system when ps ps went down six houses on top

1250
01:33:47,445 --> 01:33:51,325
of the hill, you jumped on it. Thank you so much for taking care of that. So we

1251
01:33:51,485 --> 01:33:55,405
do have a solution and we're moving forward on, right. We do, excuse me.

1252
01:33:55,625 --> 01:33:59,485
uh, we do have a, a vulnerable area, um, on a cannon lane where we do have six

1253
01:33:59,685 --> 01:34:03,645
properties that if we are without power for a significant amount of time,

1254
01:34:04,185 --> 01:34:07,965
um, we do have six homes that will be without water. Uh, we've identified that issue, we've

1255
01:34:08,365 --> 01:34:12,125
isolated the issue, uh, and we're currently working on a solution to be able to provide

1256
01:34:12,765 --> 01:34:16,565
a, a connection point so that we can run, run the generator to that, uh, that station.

1257
01:34:17,385 --> 01:34:21,285
um, so we we're hoping to resolve that in the next, uh, week or two. Okay, brother, thank you so much for

1258
01:34:21,445 --> 01:34:25,225
doing that. I appreciate that. You're welcome. Also, I want to thank you two on pinnacle street.

1259
01:34:26,185 --> 01:34:29,845
you put a center divider lane, or you're gonna be doing that fairly soon because

1260
01:34:30,395 --> 01:34:34,125
cars were driving on both sides of the road, correct? Is that correct? Yeah, we've identified a potential,

1261
01:34:34,665 --> 01:34:38,565
uh, safety issue, uh, along that road. So, uh, we're hoping that a, uh, a

1262
01:34:38,685 --> 01:34:42,645
center line will clearly notify drivers where they should and shouldn't be driving.

1263
01:34:43,625 --> 01:34:47,605
sir, you do such a great job, you and your public works. Thank you for all the hard work. I

1264
01:34:47,725 --> 01:34:51,605
truly appreciate it. And sarah gibbons, I just wanna say thank you. Uh, we had a dinner

1265
01:34:52,265 --> 01:34:56,225
the other night for john demon that, uh, served on the fireboard, and, uh,

1266
01:34:56,445 --> 01:35:00,405
we're gonna miss 'em and thank you for doing that. And john, what a great job over the

1267
01:35:00,565 --> 01:35:04,405
years. Those all, those are my comments, brian. Alright. This will be fairly

1268
01:35:04,605 --> 01:35:08,445
quick. I think, you know, uh, all of us are gonna have emergency preparedness

1269
01:35:08,765 --> 01:35:12,605
on our minds for a while in light of what's happened in la. Um, yeah, we just

1270
01:35:12,805 --> 01:35:16,505
need to make sure we button up our own city emergency procedures and for

1271
01:35:16,965 --> 01:35:20,805
residents. You know, I think we've learned, you know, we've seen these stories of people having

1272
01:35:21,105 --> 01:35:24,925
to run out, you know, right before the flames at their house. So make sure you're

1273
01:35:25,165 --> 01:35:29,045
ready with your go bags every, as much as you can, you can digitize and put into

1274
01:35:29,245 --> 01:35:33,245
the cloud with your, you know, birth certificates and marriage licenses and

1275
01:35:33,365 --> 01:35:36,985
all that good stuff. You know, make sure you take care of it that way. Um,

1276
01:35:37,795 --> 01:35:41,365
yeah, that's all. Oh man, just a reminder, when the lights are out, a stop

1277
01:35:41,895 --> 01:35:45,765
light is a four-way stop. I saw plenty of people not really knowing

1278
01:35:46,005 --> 01:35:49,505
what to , not really knowing what to do when the power went out at some of our, uh,

1279
01:35:50,075 --> 01:35:53,745
some of our four-way enter or some of our, uh, exchange or

1280
01:35:54,915 --> 01:35:58,695
intersections. So four way stop. Alright, thank

1281
01:35:59,045 --> 01:36:02,885
you. And to that point, uh, I contacted daniel

1282
01:36:03,255 --> 01:36:07,065
about several, um, intersections that were being brought to my attention. In

1283
01:36:07,285 --> 01:36:10,935
particular, those that were close to the high schools and schools and staff

1284
01:36:11,505 --> 01:36:15,325
was going out and placing, manually placing, uh, portable stop

1285
01:36:15,565 --> 01:36:19,445
signs, if you will. So, uh, that was a very good, good thing. They, they did

1286
01:36:19,605 --> 01:36:23,485
that. So I appreciate that very much. Uh, this last weekend I

1287
01:36:23,865 --> 01:36:27,635
had the pleasure of, uh, attending and, uh, giving certificates to four,

1288
01:36:28,385 --> 01:36:32,025
uh, eagle scouts in troop two 20. Uh,

1289
01:36:33,955 --> 01:36:37,765
they, they, these guys actually have obtained their

1290
01:36:38,045 --> 01:36:42,005
eagle scout within the last year and a half, but they were all such close friends. They wanted to wait

1291
01:36:42,125 --> 01:36:45,645
and have a ceremony together. So we, we did that. And I, I always

1292
01:36:46,375 --> 01:36:49,965
loved the fact that we, uh, uh, you know, give these gentlemen

1293
01:36:50,525 --> 01:36:54,405
these, these recognitions, uh, for all of their, uh, projects that they do.

1294
01:36:54,985 --> 01:36:58,945
and I always tell them that, uh, just like the marines that are, say, once you're

1295
01:36:59,365 --> 01:37:03,265
a marine, you're always a marine. Well, once an eagle, always an eagle. And the, the

1296
01:37:03,485 --> 01:37:07,245
gentleman that, uh, obtain that rank, uh, are held to a different

1297
01:37:07,805 --> 01:37:11,125
standard, I think, than the rest of us. And they're also given far more recognition,

1298
01:37:12,145 --> 01:37:16,145
uh, through their adult lives, uh, when they have attained that honor. And as we

1299
01:37:16,365 --> 01:37:20,025
know, kurt haman and his son both, uh, have attained that rank. So,

1300
01:37:20,465 --> 01:37:23,985
and, and my brother, uh, obtained that. So it was really good, um,

1301
01:37:24,705 --> 01:37:28,245
during this, this constant time and concern about the,

1302
01:37:28,825 --> 01:37:32,145
the wildfires. Uh, I just ask that everybody, uh,

1303
01:37:32,905 --> 01:37:36,845
be patient, uh, our city is, is looking at a lot of things. Uh, when we

1304
01:37:37,005 --> 01:37:40,885
took talking about the fire hydrants, that's one thing that ray and I have been talking about. And, and talking

1305
01:37:41,195 --> 01:37:44,865
with the city, uh, fire hydrant, checking the fire hydrants, uh,

1306
01:37:45,565 --> 01:37:49,255
updating and, and looking at our, uh, evacuation plan. So we're

1307
01:37:49,605 --> 01:37:53,485
doing what we need to do through joyce lee, who is the in charge

1308
01:37:53,625 --> 01:37:57,485
of that for the city. And we are taking every precaution we can to

1309
01:37:57,685 --> 01:38:01,085
try and make sure that people, god forbid the a bad thing happens,

1310
01:38:01,755 --> 01:38:05,625
that, uh, our people will be organized in getting to safety. So

1311
01:38:06,475 --> 01:38:10,465
with that, that ends my comments. Now tonight. Uh, besides our

1312
01:38:10,685 --> 01:38:14,515
normal adjournment, I would ask that everyone, keep

1313
01:38:14,945 --> 01:38:18,525
all of those that have been so drastically affected by these

1314
01:38:18,965 --> 01:38:22,475
wildfires, keep them in your prayers and your thoughts. If there are organizations

1315
01:38:23,355 --> 01:38:27,285
that are collecting, um, everything from monetary to physical

1316
01:38:27,485 --> 01:38:31,305
items of clothing and food, or food or whatever it happens to be, if

1317
01:38:31,525 --> 01:38:35,445
you have, if you're fortunate enough to have the wherewithal to contribute to those,

1318
01:38:35,905 --> 01:38:39,725
uh, please do so. Uh, it's, it, it, it's

1319
01:38:40,005 --> 01:38:43,735
impossible to, to fathom what those people have been going through and, and are going

1320
01:38:44,085 --> 01:38:48,005
to be going through for many, many months. And well, some of

1321
01:38:48,165 --> 01:38:51,945
them, it'll be a lifelong horror story to remember. So, but

1322
01:38:52,195 --> 01:38:56,065
also, I am going to adjourn in memorial and hope with, uh,

1323
01:38:56,355 --> 01:39:00,145
deep gratitude, respect and appreciation for the brave individuals who

1324
01:39:00,365 --> 01:39:04,325
serve and have served in the armed forces their selfish contributions. Protect us

1325
01:39:04,545 --> 01:39:08,515
all. May our community continue to support and honor them, and also

1326
01:39:09,105 --> 01:39:13,035
for all of our first responders, our firefighters, our police that

1327
01:39:13,325 --> 01:39:17,265
are so involved on a daily basis, keeping us safe and now

1328
01:39:17,775 --> 01:39:21,525
protecting these people that have undergone this tragedy. Uh, keep

1329
01:39:21,805 --> 01:39:25,445
them in mind as well. And with that, I will, uh, close our meeting. Thank you.

1330
01:39:26,885 --> 01:39:26,885
.