1 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:40,400 Welcome every welcome everyone and good evening. Today is Tuesday, April 21st, 2 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:42,799 2026 and the time is 6 pm. I will call to order the regular meeting of the 3 00:01:41,759 --> 00:01:46,240 following will come to order at the Victorville City Council in the same 4 00:01:44,320 --> 00:01:50,880 council sitting as the Victorville Library Board of Trustees, the Southern 5 00:01:48,479 --> 00:01:55,119 California Logistics Airport Authority, successor agency to the redevelopment 6 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:58,560 agency, the city as a housing asset successor, the Joint Powers Finance 7 00:01:57,119 --> 00:02:00,960 Authority, and the Victorville Water District. Madam Clerk, will you kindly 8 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,159 call the role? >> Council member Godam 9 00:02:02,159 --> 00:02:05,840 » here. Council member Irving >> here. 10 00:02:04,719 --> 00:02:07,600 » Council member Mora >> here. 11 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,800 » Mayor Prom Haramman >> here. 12 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,920 » Mayor Bisera >> here. We have quorum. 13 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:14,959 » Thank you, ma'am. If you would please stand for the invocation and pledge of 14 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:18,959 allegiance. Tonight, invocation will be led by Pastor KS from Bible Baptist 15 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:22,760 Church and our pledge will be led by Lieutenant John Kluff. 16 00:02:23,599 --> 00:02:28,959 Would you join with me in prayer, please? Our heavenly father, we come to 17 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:33,519 you and we come to you with humble hearts, thanking you for everything that 18 00:02:30,959 --> 00:02:37,760 we have and that we are. For all the abundant blessings that you have given 19 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:42,560 to us, we recognize our unworthiness of them. And so tonight we praise your 20 00:02:39,920 --> 00:02:46,720 name. Father, we thank you for your son who died that we might live. We thank 21 00:02:44,959 --> 00:02:51,599 you for salvation that is found in his name. And we thank you, Father, for the 22 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:56,800 truth, the way, and the life that he is. Father, tonight I bring these council 23 00:02:54,239 --> 00:03:01,040 members before you and I ask for your wisdom upon them and your direction. I 24 00:02:58,640 --> 00:03:05,680 thank you for each of them, their desire to serve our city and each community 25 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:10,080 which they represent. Thank you for these city workers, Father, who give 26 00:03:07,519 --> 00:03:14,239 themselves to this great city to serve it, to strengthen it. And Father, I pray 27 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:18,080 for a wisdom on from on high that would come upon them and you'd bless this 28 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:22,840 meeting this evening. And it's in Jesus name we pray. Amen. 29 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,840 » Amen. 30 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:29,800 » The pledge of allegiance. Ready? Begin 31 00:03:37,599 --> 00:03:41,959 with liberty and justice for all. 32 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:50,400 » Thank you, sir. Madame clerk, will you please present 33 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:53,519 the agenda and any revisions there, too? >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. There are no 34 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:56,959 revisions to the agenda this evening. >> Thank you, ma'am. At this time, my 35 00:03:55,599 --> 00:04:01,280 council members, any conflict of interest? 36 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:03,519 » Okay, we'll now move on to public comment. Madame Clerk, is there any 37 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:07,760 request to speak? >> Yes, Madame Mayor. Welcome to tonight's 38 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:11,519 meeting of the Victorville City Council. Your city council is interested in your 39 00:04:09,519 --> 00:04:15,360 ideas and opinions and furthermore endeavors to incorporate them into its 40 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:18,560 deliberations. At the same time, the council must be able to carry out its 41 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:22,000 business in an organized and efficient manner free from material disruption. 42 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:24,720 Therefore, this meeting will be administered in accordance with the 43 00:04:23,280 --> 00:04:28,560 council's established policies and procedures and government code section 44 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:33,440 54957.9 and 54957.95. 45 00:04:31,280 --> 00:04:36,639 Individuals may speak on agenda items or on issues not posted on the agenda 46 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:39,680 during the public comment section, provided those issues are within the 47 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:43,600 subject matter jurisdiction of the city council. Individual speakers may address 48 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:47,600 the council once per public comment period and once per each public hearing 49 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:50,960 item for up to three minutes. Additional time may be allotted for appeal hearings 50 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:54,639 in accordance with the city's adopted policy and procedure manual. Those who 51 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:57,840 desire to comment on a public hearing item may wish to reserve their remarks 52 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:02,160 until that particular public hearing has been opened. All testimony is to be 53 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:05,759 directed solely to the council. Although open meeting laws do not permit council 54 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:08,960 members to engage in dialogue with any speaker during the public comment 55 00:05:07,039 --> 00:05:11,759 periods, please know your comments and questions may be taken into 56 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:15,759 consideration by council members when discussing the particular agenda item. 57 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:18,720 The presiding officer may briefly respond or have staff respond to 58 00:05:17,199 --> 00:05:21,919 statements or questions or may request that the staff report back to the 59 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:25,600 council at a subsequent meeting. Speakers are requested to comment as 60 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:28,720 briefly as a subject permits. Once comments are invited, the speaker will 61 00:05:27,039 --> 00:05:32,080 be called on by name then recognized by the presiding officer. The speaker will 62 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:35,520 state the item number that will be addressed or that the subject is a 63 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:38,479 non-aggendaized matter. Audience members may not disrupt, disturb, or otherwise 64 00:05:37,039 --> 00:05:41,600 impede the orderly conduct of this meeting, and those who do are subject to 65 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:46,080 removal from the meeting pursuant to code penal for penal code 403. Your 66 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:49,919 understanding and cooperation are appreciated. Our first speaker this 67 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:53,800 evening is Jim Hillard on a non-aggendaized item. 68 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:04,800 » Good afternoon everyone or evening. See a lot of people I voted for here. 69 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:09,280 Oh, can can you guys hear me better now? Okay. Good evening. Uh, I'm here. 70 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:13,199 There's a just two or three issues I wanted to bring up. I'm basically 71 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:20,080 representing my mom here. uh she's 86 years old and um she's getting uh bills 72 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:24,240 from the Bertech Waste Management Company, you know, stating that she 73 00:06:23,039 --> 00:06:27,360 they've been they came by and they dropped off like a big trash can in 74 00:06:25,919 --> 00:06:32,319 front of her yard, you know, and I believe it's part of this state assembly 75 00:06:29,919 --> 00:06:37,840 bill that was passed that's requiring everybody to have like certain things. 76 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:41,199 And so she uh has been told that she could apply for an exclusion by filling 77 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:44,800 out a form, which she's been doing for the past three or four years, but for 78 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:49,759 some reason they forgot to send it to her this past year. And uh in doing so 79 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:53,199 now, they send her a bill for like $200 or something. And so I had a 80 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:56,240 conversation with the manager over there about that and they said that they would 81 00:06:54,479 --> 00:07:01,919 go ahead and still exclude her for this year. But um their requirements are that 82 00:06:59,199 --> 00:07:06,800 she has to take her trash to a sort facility which is out in felin which is 83 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:12,479 approximately 20 miles from her house. This is like a 40 40 mile round trip and 84 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:17,520 she has to do that uh 12 times a year. And she said that and the manager also 85 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:21,520 told me that the previous um requirements were that they were 86 00:07:19,919 --> 00:07:26,479 citizens were supposed to bring their trash there 52 times a year. That's once 87 00:07:24,639 --> 00:07:32,479 a week. And in other in order to get simply get receipts to provide receipts 88 00:07:29,199 --> 00:07:38,000 to um be excluded and that seems like really completely absurd and excessive 89 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:41,440 that that needs to be addressed. So I did have a conversation with her. She 90 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:44,560 said they did reduce it to 12 receipts a year. That's once a year. But the 91 00:07:43,199 --> 00:07:49,120 problem is is a lot of people don't produce that much trash, especially a 92 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:52,880 single senior citizen living by herself. And then and then it becomes an 93 00:07:50,479 --> 00:07:57,039 imposition for her to have to drive 40 miles round trip all these times, you 94 00:07:55,360 --> 00:08:01,440 know, just to get receipts to prove to the Berech company who's making like a 95 00:07:59,199 --> 00:08:06,400 hundred million dollars a year on this, you know, and it's it's it's wrong and 96 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:09,759 it needs to be addressed. And uh I did, like I said, I did talk with the manager 97 00:08:07,919 --> 00:08:14,720 there about this. She said she's open to suggestions about um revising that form. 98 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:19,520 And some suggestions I have is that you know if it if it imposes an undue 99 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:23,759 hardship on a senior um it should be addressed and it should be granted like 100 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:29,840 without question. So that's one issue. The other issue um is I I have tried to 101 00:08:27,199 --> 00:08:36,320 reach um several like different county members um uh representatives offices 102 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:40,320 and usually uh I get no no answer to any phone call ever. I always have to leave 103 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:43,599 messages and wait for somebody to call me back. And it's usually some secretary 104 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:49,120 there that doesn't know how to do anything. And it's sad to me that this 105 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:52,560 is how things are run. And I think it should be should they should do a better 106 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:56,720 job and that the people that we represent should be available to the 107 00:08:54,160 --> 00:09:01,120 public, people like us directly face to face, so we can sit out and talk about 108 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:04,480 these stuff and hack hack them out. The guy that I did talk to, he did 109 00:09:02,560 --> 00:09:08,560 » their time is up. >> Sir, can I ask you a question? Where 110 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:10,959 does your mother live? Over here. >> Where does your mother live? 111 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:14,720 » She lives right down the street on Palmdale and Amethyst. 112 00:09:12,959 --> 00:09:17,600 » So in the county section. >> Yeah, we've been trying to get a hold of 113 00:09:15,839 --> 00:09:21,440 Sanino County, too. We'll have fun with that. Mr. Mensler, can we at least give 114 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:25,519 them >> I I think on that issue because we do 115 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:29,519 have some folks here that that certainly represent us as the city on all of our 116 00:09:27,519 --> 00:09:33,120 solid waste related stuff. So either Doug Matthews is in the back or Ben 117 00:09:31,519 --> 00:09:36,480 Lucha is over here. He's our environmental program manager. maybe 118 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:40,640 before you leave, they can meet you in the back and at least uh offer you some 119 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:45,040 guidance uh because if you're not in our jurisdiction, there's probably little we 120 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:48,560 can do uh directly, but we may be able to give you some good advice on on how 121 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:51,920 to how to handle your particular situation. 122 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:55,519 » Uh the second one I think was regarding county staff, not necessarily city 123 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:59,440 staff, if I understood you correctly. For me, it's pretty much been anybody 124 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:05,360 I've ever tried to get a hold of. But, um, I did reach out to the county clerk 125 00:10:02,399 --> 00:10:09,600 and and the secretary called this person that I mentioned, I guess, on behalf of 126 00:10:07,839 --> 00:10:13,040 their office and then he called me back and he said, "We're just going to defer 127 00:10:10,959 --> 00:10:17,600 to her on that." And that's to me, that's not how you handle it. You know, 128 00:10:15,680 --> 00:10:21,440 these people probably don't know how to resolve problems like the people who are 129 00:10:19,519 --> 00:10:25,120 represented can. You know, they probably don't have the power to do it. So, 130 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:29,399 people won't listen to them anyway. you know. So, um, 131 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:35,760 » yeah. So, let's start with Doug and and Ben in the back. But, you know, to the 132 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:38,880 extent you run into that experience, I agree. I mean, regardless of what 133 00:10:36,959 --> 00:10:42,320 jurisdiction you're in, if there are issues, you know, I would say you're 134 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:45,519 close enough to to our jurisdiction. If we can at least hear what your issues 135 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:48,720 are, we can certainly, if it's not something we can help out with directly, 136 00:10:47,279 --> 00:10:52,000 certainly something we could potentially influence from our end, government to 137 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:55,440 government, being able to at least connect with the right person to be able 138 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:58,079 to get you the service you need. >> The thing that the thing that really 139 00:10:56,640 --> 00:11:01,440 bothered me about it was they said that if she didn't pay her pay the bill, they 140 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:05,279 were going to put a levy on her home. And that just really ticks me off. 141 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:11,440 If it never that ends up happening, we're going to have a massive class 142 00:11:06,959 --> 00:11:14,800 action lawsuit. Okay. So, just FYI, >> if your mom needs your trash dump, we're 143 00:11:13,519 --> 00:11:18,079 going to Somebody back there will give you my phone number. I'll go pick up. 144 00:11:16,560 --> 00:11:20,240 » We've been taking her trash to the dump every couple months. I'm the one that 145 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:24,160 helps her do that. >> Okay. But if your mom needs help, have 146 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:26,800 her call me. I'll go pick up the trash. >> 40 miles round trip to do it. 147 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:29,360 » I get it. >> I'll dump it in mine. I can understand 148 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:32,240 that. >> Can I get you on the phone, though? 149 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:35,440 » Yeah. They'll give you They'll give you my number. They'll give you somebody 150 00:11:33,839 --> 00:11:39,200 back there. Juan, give them my number. >> I think we'll find some assistance to 151 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,160 get the mayor out there. >> All right. 152 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:44,079 » Thank you, sir. >> Thanks, guys. 153 00:11:41,839 --> 00:11:47,959 » Our next speaker is Mary State on a non-aggendaized item. 154 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:04,560 » Good evening. U my purpose for coming this evening was to thank our sheriff's 155 00:12:02,399 --> 00:12:12,000 department and our first responders and our um fire department. Uh there was 156 00:12:08,399 --> 00:12:17,200 recently tragedy on my street. Uh crime is on a upcline on off a wagon wheel in 157 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:21,760 La Mesa. Okay. And and I would I'm just 158 00:12:19,279 --> 00:12:27,279 requesting like for the city to look at giving our sheriffs more funding 159 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:32,079 as well as our state agency and our federal agency. so that they could have 160 00:12:28,959 --> 00:12:37,200 more pathways for keeping our community safe and that they can have a point of 161 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:42,079 contact with the community when there's um hotspots that they need to address. 162 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:47,760 But once again, they have to have the staffing, they have to have the funding 163 00:12:43,839 --> 00:12:51,839 to make that possible. So um that's that was my main uh reason for speaking 164 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:55,760 tonight. I didn't have enough time to speak the last time that I came when I 165 00:12:53,600 --> 00:13:02,399 addressed your um other programs that you provide for the senior citizens, but 166 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:07,120 we definitely desperately need um more sheriffs to be able to do more patrols 167 00:13:04,560 --> 00:13:13,519 to keep our city a safe place to live, work, and play as is advertised on our 168 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:18,240 on your website for for the city of Victorville. So, thank you very much. 169 00:13:15,680 --> 00:13:22,800 And please do feel free to contact me should you want any additional 170 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:27,839 information. And also, it would be nice to suggest them having a neighborhood 171 00:13:24,959 --> 00:13:31,920 watch. I'm I'm from the foothills of Aladena and we had neighborhood watch 172 00:13:29,839 --> 00:13:35,839 there and that sort of helped keep crime at bay because they work with the 173 00:13:34,399 --> 00:13:38,959 sheriffs to let them know what was going on. So, I just wanted to give that a 174 00:13:37,519 --> 00:13:43,040 suggestion because I don't think that we have neighborhood watch. Mary, do we 175 00:13:40,959 --> 00:13:46,399 have your information, a contact number that we can pass on to the sheriff's? 176 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:49,760 » I can give it to the city clerks over there and you all can feel free to 177 00:13:48,079 --> 00:13:53,600 contact me and we could sit down and have a round table because it's about 178 00:13:51,519 --> 00:13:56,959 making our city safe. Like I said, there was recently a really a bad tragedy and 179 00:13:55,519 --> 00:14:02,079 I will leave it there. >> Thank you very much for coming. 180 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:06,079 » Thank you, Madam Mayor. I don't have any additional speaker cards. However, we 181 00:14:03,680 --> 00:14:10,160 did receive one public comment via email that was distributed to the council and 182 00:14:08,079 --> 00:14:17,120 posted to the website. Thank you very much. Our first business of order is a 183 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:23,360 consent calendar items 1 through 13. At this time, I'll invite a motion. 184 00:14:20,639 --> 00:14:27,600 » Move to adopt. >> Second. 185 00:14:24,399 --> 00:14:32,000 » First by council member Godan, a second by Mayor Prom Haramman. Madam clerk, 186 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,440 will you take the vote? >> Council member Godan. 187 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,040 » Yes. >> Council member Irving, 188 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:36,639 » yes. >> Council member Mora, 189 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,279 » yes. >> Mayor Prom Haramman, 190 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:41,360 » yes. Mayor Bisera. >> Yes. 191 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:44,399 » Motion passes unanimously. >> We've now taken action on items 1 192 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:48,399 through 13 in accordance with recommendation as set forth on the 193 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:54,480 agenda. We'll move on to written communications. Item 14, Edward Burn 194 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:56,880 Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. Mr. Mensler, would you kindly introduce this 195 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:02,079 item? >> Thank you, Madame Mayor and members of 196 00:14:58,959 --> 00:15:06,240 the council. This is an a grant uh called the Edward Burns Memorial Justice 197 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:09,600 Assistance Grant. It's a grant that we're used to uh getting through the 198 00:15:08,399 --> 00:15:12,880 sheriff's department. The sheriff's department will take the lead in 199 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:17,199 applying for these funds as they're the eligible party to do so. Uh and then 200 00:15:15,199 --> 00:15:21,600 ultimately uh pass those funds through to be spent through uh our our budget. 201 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:27,440 And so that's a big part of why this item is here is uh to deal with the 202 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:31,920 appropriations on the revenue uh and the expenditure side uh but then also 203 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:37,680 accepting the grant. And this particular grant um will be used largely to fund 204 00:15:34,959 --> 00:15:43,279 overtime worked with a number of our uh uh multiple enforcement team uh and gang 205 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:47,920 you unit uh specialized enforcement uh efforts. Uh and so and largely it's uh 206 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:53,440 funding uh the overtime for those. And so with that, the item has been authored 207 00:15:51,199 --> 00:15:58,079 um by the police captain, Mr. Jerry Davenport. Though he's not here, we have 208 00:15:56,000 --> 00:16:01,680 Lieutenant John Kluff available to answer any questions or comments you 209 00:15:59,199 --> 00:16:05,440 might have. Thank you, sir. Madam clerk, would you please read the recommendation 210 00:16:03,519 --> 00:16:10,480 » that the honorable city council adopt resolution number 26-019 211 00:16:08,399 --> 00:16:14,399 and 26-020, thereby accepting grant funds from the 212 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:19,440 Department of Justice's Edward Burn Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 213 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:23,839 Program for 2023. Authorize the city manager or his designate to finalize all 214 00:16:21,519 --> 00:16:29,040 documents needed to execute the grant contract and amend the annual budget for 215 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:33,880 fiscal year 2025 2026 to reflect an additional appropriation in the amount 216 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:33,880 of $75,351. 217 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:39,360 » Thank you. At this time, we'll do technical questions from council 218 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:42,000 members. Council member Godan, >> I have none. Thank you. 219 00:16:40,639 --> 00:16:44,560 » Council member Mora, >> I don't have any. Thank you. 220 00:16:43,519 --> 00:16:47,440 » Council member Irving, >> I don't have any questions. Thank you. 221 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:50,880 Mayor Tim Herman. >> I have no questions. Thank you. 222 00:16:49,279 --> 00:16:54,639 » And I have none. I'll invite a motion for this item. 223 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:57,920 » Move to adopt staff recommendation as to points one, two, and three as presented 224 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,880 on the agenda. >> Second. 225 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:05,280 » The first by council member Goden. A second by council member Irving. Madam 226 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:09,919 clerk, will you take the vote, please? >> Wait, I'm sorry. Comments on the pending 227 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:11,760 motion. >> Mayor Pam Herman, comments on the 228 00:17:11,360 --> 00:17:14,400 pending? >> I have none. 229 00:17:12,959 --> 00:17:17,039 » Council member Mora, >> I have none. Thank you. Counciloman God. 230 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:18,959 » I have none. >> Councilman Irving, 231 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:21,120 » no comments. >> Okay. Now, Madam Cler, will you take the 232 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,559 vote, please? >> Council member Godan, 233 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,079 » yes. >> Council member Irving, 234 00:17:23,679 --> 00:17:27,360 » yes. >> Council member Mora, 235 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:29,039 » yes. >> Mayor Prom Haramman, 236 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:30,160 » yes. >> Mayor Bera, 237 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:33,280 » yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. 238 00:17:31,919 --> 00:17:38,160 » We've now taken action to approve staff's recommendation as presented on 239 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:42,480 the agenda. Item 15, Homeland Security Grant Program and Ballistic Shield 240 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:45,360 Purchase. Mr. Menser, would you kindly introduce this item? Thank you, Madame 241 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:49,840 Mayor and members of the council. This item also uh deals with the accepting of 242 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:54,400 grant funds. Uh this one, the 2023 Homeland Security Grant program, also 243 00:17:52,400 --> 00:18:01,679 applied for by the sheriff's department and made available uh to assist us in 244 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:06,960 our uh efforts. Uh this item uh also deals with the revenue and expense side 245 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:11,919 of the uh grant receipt and expenditure. Uh this one is intended to spend uh on 246 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:16,640 ballistic shields uh for use during critical incidents. Uh really to help 247 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:22,400 ensure additional uh safety and uh personal protective equipment on some of 248 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:28,160 the u uh critical incidents uh such as active shooter type events. And so with 249 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:32,720 that uh this item also has been authored uh by the police captain, Mr. Jerry 250 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:35,919 Davenport, uh Mr. Jerry Davenport. Uh but we have Lieutenant John Kluff 251 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:38,000 sitting in for him. Uh we're both available for any questions or comments 252 00:18:37,120 --> 00:18:40,720 you might have. >> Thank you, sir. Madame Click, would you 253 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:45,520 please read the recommendation? >> That the honorable city council adopt 254 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:50,160 resolution number 26-022 accepting grant funds for the 2023 255 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:54,320 Homeland Security Grant Program. Adopt resolution number 26-023 256 00:18:52,559 --> 00:19:01,440 amending the annual budget for fiscal year 2025 2026 to reflect an additional 257 00:18:57,679 --> 00:19:06,240 appropriation the amount of $31,417 and authorize the purchase of ballistic 258 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:09,679 shields from blackbox safety. >> Thank you ma'am. At this time we'll do 259 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:12,720 technical questions from council members. Council member Irvy, 260 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:15,280 » no questions. Thank you. >> Counciloman Mora, 261 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:17,200 » no questions. Thank you. >> Councilwoman God, 262 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:19,840 » I have none. >> Mayor Pam Herman, 263 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:23,360 » I have none. And I have none. I'll invite a motion for this item. 264 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:27,600 » Go ahead. >> Move to approve staff recommendation as 265 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:30,400 it pertains to items one, two, and three. 266 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:34,480 » Second. >> We have a first by Mayor Pam Haramman, a 267 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:38,400 second by Counciloman Mora. Madame Clerk. 268 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:41,120 » Yes. >> Comments on the pending motion? 269 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,200 » I have none. >> Council Mora, 270 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,960 » I have none. Thank you. >> Council God, 271 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,039 » I have none. Thank you. >> Council Irving, 272 00:19:45,919 --> 00:19:50,880 » no comments. Thank you. >> And I have none. Now, Madame Clerk, will 273 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,320 you take the vote, please? >> Council member Godan, 274 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:53,840 » yes. >> Council member Irving, 275 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:55,200 » yes. >> Council member Mora, 276 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:56,799 » yes. >> Mayor Pam Haramman, 277 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,000 » yes. >> Mayor Bera, 278 00:19:57,679 --> 00:20:01,200 » yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. 279 00:19:59,679 --> 00:20:06,320 » We've now taken action to approve staff's recommendation as presented on 280 00:20:03,039 --> 00:20:11,320 the agenda. Item 16, award of a construction agreement, Oldtown 281 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:11,320 Commercial Faucer, 282 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:20,080 would you kindly introduce this item? Thank you, Madame Mayor and members of 283 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:24,559 the council. Through our community development block grant program, uh it's 284 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:29,679 a competitive process, as you know, where applicants apply for monies uh 285 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:36,159 available. And in this particular case, uh these monies uh have been used uh to 286 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:41,840 award funds uh to two applicants in Oldtown basically to conduct facade 287 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:48,480 improvements along two facilities. one uh along D Street at 17053D D Street, 288 00:20:45,919 --> 00:20:52,960 the other at 15593 uh 7th Street. U and in this particular 289 00:20:51,120 --> 00:20:56,799 case, these funds will be used to to help uh make improvements to the 290 00:20:54,960 --> 00:21:01,520 exterior of buildings, really to help try to to to improve the aesthetic 291 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:06,960 feature of some of those buildings in Oldtown. It's a part of our uh larger 292 00:21:03,919 --> 00:21:11,520 goal of of trying to uh clean up the Oldtown area. And so with that, this 293 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:15,600 item has been authored by your deputy city manager, Mr. Tony Kamargo, and he's 294 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:18,000 available for any questions or comments you might have. 295 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:21,360 » Thank you, sir. Madame Clerk, would you please read the recommendation? 296 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:24,960 » That the honorable city council award a construction agreement to Global 297 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:33,559 Builders, Inc. for commercial facade improvements at 17053D Street and 155937 298 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:33,559 Street in the amount of $185,522. 299 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:40,000 authorize a 10% contingency for unforeseen repair expenses and authorize 300 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:43,679 the city manager or his designate to execute the construction agreement and 301 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:47,039 any related change orders by and between the city of Victorville and Global 302 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:50,159 Builders, Inc. >> Thank you, ma'am. At this time, we'll do 303 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:56,240 technical questions from council members. Mayor Pam Haramman, 304 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:59,120 » I have none. >> Council God, 305 00:21:57,679 --> 00:22:01,520 » I have none. Thank you, Madam Mayor. >> Councilwoman Mora, 306 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:04,000 » I have none. Thank you. >> Councilwoman Irving, 307 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:06,960 » I have none. Thank you, Madame Mayor. >> We don't have none. I'll invite a motion 308 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:10,240 for this item. >> Madame Mayor, move to adopt staff's 309 00:22:08,799 --> 00:22:12,480 recommendations. >> Second. 310 00:22:10,799 --> 00:22:16,240 » We have a first by Councilwoman Irving, a second by Councilwoman Godan. Comments 311 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,760 on the pending motion, Councilwoman Irving? 312 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:20,720 » No comments. >> Councilwoman God, 313 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:26,080 » just that I'm excited to see this progressing forward and uh I'm happy to 314 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:31,280 be able to see the results soon. So, this is this is good and I'm glad that 315 00:22:27,919 --> 00:22:34,960 this is finally getting um some motion behind it. So, thank you. 316 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:38,720 » Thank you, ma'am. Council Moira, >> I have none. Thank you. 317 00:22:36,559 --> 00:22:45,600 » Mayor Tim Herman. >> Yeah, I do. Um 318 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:51,120 although I think this is great. I I I still can't figure out, and I discussed 319 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:56,799 this with our city manager, why nobody is bidding on this work from our high 320 00:22:54,159 --> 00:23:02,960 desert. The money is not staying up here. And I just I just I can't figure 321 00:22:59,919 --> 00:23:08,240 it out. I made some phone calls uh the other day and you know I don't know why 322 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:13,280 these the our local contractors are not participating in work like this. There's 323 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:17,600 there's a hundred of them out there. So I'm just kind of disappointed in that. 324 00:23:15,039 --> 00:23:22,960 I'm glad it's getting done and I'm excited for Oldtown and all. I 325 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:28,400 just I I I'm struggling to find a way to get uh try to get these guys in here to 326 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:33,120 start doing some work so our our wages and the money stays up here in our area. 327 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:36,080 That's all I have. >> Thank you, Madam Clerk, will you take 328 00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:37,600 the vote, please? >> Council member God, 329 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:39,200 » yes. >> Council member Irving, 330 00:23:38,799 --> 00:23:40,720 » yes. >> Council member Mora, 331 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,320 » yes. >> Mayor PM Haramman, 332 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,600 » yes. >> Mayor Bisera, 333 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,720 » yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. 334 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:51,919 » We've now taken action to approve staff's recommendation as presented on 335 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:57,679 the agenda. Item 17, the purchase of a skid steer caterpillar PC306 coal 336 00:23:55,200 --> 00:24:00,000 cleaner with a water tank attachment. Mr. Metro, can you kindly introduce this 337 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:03,600 item? >> Thank you, Madame Mayor, members of the 338 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:08,080 council. This item involves uh the purchase of equipment uh for the 339 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:12,159 airport. And as you know, out at the airport, the Southern California 340 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:17,520 Logistics Airport, uh we do operate and maintain a large facility with a vast 341 00:24:14,559 --> 00:24:21,679 amount of asphalt and concrete. Uh in many cases that asphalt and concrete 342 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:28,559 especially when we're doing uh repair work um currently requires a physical uh 343 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:34,080 jackhammering of uh concrete or asphalt uh to perform repairs of those surfaces. 344 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:39,840 This type of equipment will actually help make that process a little bit 345 00:24:36,159 --> 00:24:46,159 easier uh by actually um uh milling uh asphalt and/or concrete um which can 346 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:50,720 help um uh us repair a lot of the servants surfaces out there at the uh 347 00:24:48,559 --> 00:24:54,880 airfield facility. It's also a piece of equipment that I expect uh or envision 348 00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:59,200 being loaned to public works when they're in need of doing sidewalk uh 349 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:03,200 work uh throughout the city as well. So, I think it'll get multi-purposes, 350 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:07,200 but this item has been brought forward by your airport director, Mr. James 351 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:11,120 Morski. He's not here tonight. Uh, so I can certainly answer any questions uh 352 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:13,600 that you might have. >> Madam clerk, would you please read the 353 00:25:12,559 --> 00:25:17,200 recommendation? >> That the Southern California Logistics 354 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:22,960 Airport Authority Board of Directors approve the purchase of a Caterpillar 355 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:25,760 PC306 cold planer with water tank. >> Thank you, ma'am. At this time, we'll do 356 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:29,440 technical questions from council members. Council member Mora, 357 00:25:28,159 --> 00:25:31,520 » I have none. Thank you. >> Councilman God, 358 00:25:30,559 --> 00:25:33,600 » I have none. Thank you. >> Counciloman Irving, 359 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:36,480 » no questions. Thank you. >> Member Cham Harman, 360 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:40,679 » I have none. >> I have a question. Mr. Man, 361 00:25:41,120 --> 00:25:46,559 » you know why Mr. Morowski didn't come in today? Right. 362 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:50,159 » Right. Putting the pressure on me. >> Um, 363 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:53,760 is when you say it's going to be loaned down, is public works, and they're going 364 00:25:52,559 --> 00:25:57,200 to get mad at me. I'm glad they're not there. Are they going to help pay for 365 00:25:55,279 --> 00:26:00,559 any of it? No, no. This is going to be funded entirely by the uh by the 366 00:25:59,120 --> 00:26:04,480 airport. So, it'll be principally to serve the airport, but certainly if it's 367 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:09,279 not being used every day uh and there's a project that could be uh it could be 368 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:12,640 useful for certainly uh uh the airport uh will be looked upon to share that 369 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:15,520 with either public works or even water if that might be the case. 370 00:26:13,919 --> 00:26:20,240 » Thank you, sir. You let me know when it comes in, will you? 371 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:23,360 » I'll invite a motion for this item. >> Madame Mayor, move that we adopt staff 372 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:27,520 recommendation. >> Second. We have a first by Councilwoman 373 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:29,919 Irving, a second by Mayor Tim Haramman. Council member Irving, comments on the 374 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,400 pending motion? >> No comments. 375 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:34,559 » Mayor Tim Herman, >> I have none. 376 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,640 » Council God, >> I have none. 377 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:39,360 » Council member Moira, >> I have none. Thank you. 378 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:41,919 » And I have none. Mr. Master, I'll leave you alone. 379 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,600 » Madam clerk, will you take >> Council Member Godan? 380 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:45,039 » Yes. >> Council member Irving, 381 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:46,480 » yes. >> Council member Mora, 382 00:26:46,159 --> 00:26:48,080 » yes. >> Mayor Prom Haramman, 383 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,840 » yes. >> Mayor Bera, 384 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:53,200 » yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. We've now 385 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:58,159 taken action to approve staff's recommendation as presented on the 386 00:26:54,640 --> 00:27:04,080 agenda. Item 18, rejection of proposal civic civil engineering services for the 387 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:07,080 new park restrooms various parks project CC26-046. 388 00:27:07,279 --> 00:27:12,000 Mr. Mensler, would you kindly introduce this item? 389 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:17,360 » Thank you, Madame Mayor and members of the council. We did uh go uh through a 390 00:27:14,799 --> 00:27:23,919 solicitation process inviting civil engineering firms to to bid on a scope 391 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:30,400 of work uh focused on uh the civil work surrounding uh the ultimate installation 392 00:27:27,039 --> 00:27:34,159 of modular bathrooms uh pre-engineered uh restroom facilities I'm sorry at 393 00:27:32,159 --> 00:27:38,799 multiple park locations Eagle Ranch Schmidt Park uh and Green Tree Golf 394 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:45,039 Course uh at Green Tree Golf Course it' be two locations um uh out in the the 395 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:50,400 golf course area holes uh five and 14. Uh but that notwithstanding the bids 396 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:56,159 came in at a price that was something much more than we envisioned. Uh and so 397 00:27:54,000 --> 00:28:01,200 certainly we are recommending because there isn't sufficient budget to handle 398 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:06,559 this uh go through a formal rejection of the bids. we'll go ahead and go back to 399 00:28:04,399 --> 00:28:12,399 uh redrawing the scope to make sure it's much more clear uh and then determining 400 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:15,440 the the next best uh step forward. Uh and so with that, this item has been 401 00:28:13,919 --> 00:28:19,360 authored by your community services director, Miss Donna Mester, and she's 402 00:28:17,919 --> 00:28:22,559 here and available for any questions or comments you might have. 403 00:28:21,120 --> 00:28:26,320 » Thank you, Madam Clerk. Would you please read the recommendation? that the 404 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:30,640 honorable city council reject all proposals received for civil engineering 405 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:35,840 services for new park restrooms various parks project CC26-046 406 00:28:33,919 --> 00:28:40,159 and authorize staff to re-evaluate the project scope and procurement approach 407 00:28:38,159 --> 00:28:44,240 prior to issuing a new solicitation for civil engineering services. 408 00:28:42,399 --> 00:28:48,159 » Thank you ma'am. At this time we'll do technical questions from council 409 00:28:45,679 --> 00:28:50,720 members. Councilwoman Mora >> I have none. Thank you. 410 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:53,520 » Counciloman God >> already had my questions answered. Thank 411 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:56,320 you. Councilwoman Irving, >> I don't have questions. Thank you. 412 00:28:54,880 --> 00:29:01,159 » Mer Herman, >> are both those contractors out of the 413 00:28:58,159 --> 00:29:01,159 area? 414 00:29:02,799 --> 00:29:07,640 » Let me check. Didn't look that close. 415 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:14,320 » They are. >> Okay. All right. Uh, yes, they are. 416 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:18,679 Sorry. >> Okay. I'll save the rest for comments. 417 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:25,760 » I'll invite a motion for this item. Move to adopt staff recommendation as to 418 00:29:24,159 --> 00:29:27,840 points one and two is presented on the agenda. 419 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:32,000 » Second. >> I have a first by council Godan, a 420 00:29:29,919 --> 00:29:34,399 second by counciloman Irving. Councilman Godan, comments on the penny motion? 421 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:36,480 » I have none. >> Councilman Irving? 422 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:38,799 » No comments. >> Councilwoman Mora? 423 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:44,000 » No comments. Thank you. >> And now Mayor Pam here. 424 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:51,200 » Okay. So, uh again, uh and I I'm going to speak from as a 425 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:56,480 retired contractor. uh work is bid geographically and I guarantee you and 426 00:29:53,919 --> 00:30:01,760 I'm sure our engineer and others will tell you when companies come from down 427 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:06,399 in the valley they're too they're not in line with what things go for around 428 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:12,159 here. Maybe sometimes they are, but the these these prices are just outrageous. 429 00:30:09,919 --> 00:30:17,919 And we got to figure out a way to get our local contractors to start getting 430 00:30:14,799 --> 00:30:21,559 active in bidding the work for our city. That's all I have. 431 00:30:21,919 --> 00:30:29,520 » Okay. Mayor Tim Herman, don't take this wrong, but Mr. Medler, how many meetings 432 00:30:26,799 --> 00:30:33,760 have we had with the contractors to try to teach them how to bid on our jobs? 433 00:30:32,399 --> 00:30:37,440 Two or three that I can remember. >> Yeah, I don't know the exact number, but 434 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:43,760 we have gone through that process to >> So, we basically hold their hand through 435 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:48,000 the process short of us hiring their employees. We walk them through and show 436 00:30:45,919 --> 00:30:52,240 them how to fill out the bids, how to get the insurance, how to pay for work 437 00:30:49,679 --> 00:30:55,840 when comp, everything. Correct. >> Yeah. We've had those uh environments 438 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:59,120 where we're educating people on the process. Ultimately, once they submit 439 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:03,600 the bid, you know, then there's no more handholding. Uh you know, goes through 440 00:31:01,039 --> 00:31:09,120 the the selection process from there. Uh but yeah, we've we've done a lot to try 441 00:31:05,919 --> 00:31:12,640 to help the the community be aware uh not only of the projects, but the 442 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:17,679 process. >> Okay. Um, hold on. Our our engineering, 443 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:22,720 our public works department, our community service, HR, top-notch. We 444 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:28,880 know what we're doing. We know how to get the bids out there. If our local 445 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:33,039 contractors cannot come to the table, we are doing everything we can to try to 446 00:31:30,799 --> 00:31:36,480 bring them to the table. I'm stick up for you guys. 447 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:41,840 » Can I Can I go ahead? >> I wasn't talking down on our staff. I I 448 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:48,240 agree. We've done a lot of things. That's why I I said it we need to figure 449 00:31:44,399 --> 00:31:57,120 out a way because it it just uh uh we've done everything and I agree and I wish 450 00:31:52,240 --> 00:32:01,919 we had maybe staff uh that could do the same save us a lot of money. But 451 00:32:00,159 --> 00:32:06,720 anyways, yeah, that's all I have. I'm not talking bad about our staff. I've 452 00:32:04,799 --> 00:32:13,120 just and I'm not saying we haven't helped and held people's hands. I just I 453 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:17,519 just I I have a hard time understanding why nobody wants to do work for us. 454 00:32:15,519 --> 00:32:19,200 That's all I have. >> Madam Clerk, will you take the vote, 455 00:32:18,799 --> 00:32:20,799 please? >> Council member Godam, 456 00:32:20,399 --> 00:32:22,480 » yes. >> Council member Irving, 457 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,080 » yes. >> Council member Mora, 458 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:25,840 » yes. >> Mayor Prom Haramman, 459 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:26,960 » yes. >> Mayor Bisera, 460 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:29,840 » yes. >> Motion passes unanimously. 461 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:36,720 » We've now taken action to approve staff's recommendation as presented on 462 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:43,039 the agenda. Item 19, Senate bills 1061, 1062, and 1063, 463 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:46,159 AO AOA B. Mr. Mencer, would you kindly introduce this item? 464 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:50,720 » Thank you, Madame Mayor, and members of the council. This item was brought to 465 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:56,000 our attention uh through the attendance of our Mountain Desert Division uh of 466 00:32:53,840 --> 00:33:00,399 the California League of Cities. And this was brought forward as we were 467 00:32:57,679 --> 00:33:07,279 requested to consider taking a letter of support uh for these bills. These bills 468 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:12,960 uh Senate bills 1061 2 and three are all related to the Western Joshua Tree 469 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:17,919 Conservation Act which uh went into uh effect I believe uh starting January 1st 470 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:25,120 of 2023. Um, in in its simplest form, the the the 471 00:33:21,519 --> 00:33:30,159 act uh actually uh provides additional protections to the western Joshua Tree, 472 00:33:27,519 --> 00:33:36,080 which is the the species of tree uh found here in the Victorville area. Uh 473 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:41,360 and altogether it serves as a protection to that tree. Uh and it actually does 474 00:33:39,519 --> 00:33:45,840 create impediments to further development including uh the 475 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:51,840 construction of affordable housing. That notwithstanding uh this bill was put in 476 00:33:47,919 --> 00:33:56,240 place u to uh ease some of the burdens. Uh certainly one area is establishing a 477 00:33:54,480 --> 00:34:01,679 targeted exemption for the relocation within same parcel or contiguous 478 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:07,039 parcels. Uh also there's a recognition that uh for the construction of uh life 479 00:34:05,039 --> 00:34:11,919 sa life self life sustaining services roadways utilities things of that nature 480 00:34:09,599 --> 00:34:16,399 uh to have the the Joshua tree impeding upon those abilities for us to provide 481 00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:21,919 our essential services doesn't sound right. And so those are some of the um 482 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:28,159 things that these bills do in terms of uh just offering some relief uh to uh 483 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:33,440 the the original act. And so with that, um, this item is brought forward, uh, 484 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:37,679 for your consideration. I did author the I did author the staff report. There is 485 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:41,679 no fiscal impact. Uh, with your approval, we'll, uh, proceed in 486 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:45,839 submitting letters of support to, uh, legislators on these bills. That's all I 487 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:49,440 have, Madame Mayor. >> Thank you very much. Madam clerk, will 488 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:55,679 you please read the recommendation? that your honorable city council support 489 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:58,880 Senate bills 1061, 1062, and 1063 and authorize the mayor to sign a letter of 490 00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:01,440 support. >> Thank you. At this time, we'll do 491 00:35:00,079 --> 00:35:04,079 technical questions from council members. Council God, 492 00:35:03,119 --> 00:35:06,720 » I have none. Thank you. >> Counciloman, 493 00:35:05,119 --> 00:35:09,119 » I don't have any questions. Thank you. >> Councilwoman Mora, 494 00:35:07,839 --> 00:35:11,040 » I have none. Thank you. >> Mayor Pam Herman, 495 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:14,720 » I have none. >> And I have none. I'll invite a motion 496 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:19,280 for this item. Move to adopt staff recommendation to 497 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:22,720 draft the to send these letters out to support the bills. 498 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:27,040 » Second second. >> I have a first by Councilman Goan, a 499 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:29,920 second by Mayor Tim Herman. Comments on the pending motion. Councilman Goan. 500 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:34,240 » I have none. >> Mayor Tim Herman. 501 00:35:31,599 --> 00:35:38,560 » Yeah. Um small small step, but uh we're getting 502 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:41,920 we're we're moving in the right direction. 503 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:44,720 » Counciloman Irving. >> I don't have any comments. Thank you. 504 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:47,920 Council member Mora, >> I have none. Thank you. 505 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:49,920 » And I have none. Madame clerk, will you please take the vote? 506 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:51,440 » Council member Godan, >> yes. 507 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,960 » Council member Irving, >> yes. 508 00:35:51,839 --> 00:35:55,040 » Council member Mora, >> yes. 509 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:56,240 » Mayor Prom Haramman, >> yes. 510 00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:58,240 » Mayor Bera, >> yes. 511 00:35:56,560 --> 00:36:01,200 » Motion passes unanimously. >> We've now taken action to approve 512 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:06,000 staff's recommendation as presented on the agenda. Item 20, discussion and 513 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:09,920 possible action to consider an adjustment to the city council 514 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:13,599 compensation. Mr. Meer, would you kindly introduce this item? 515 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:17,839 Thank you, Madame Mayor and members of the council. This item is brought 516 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:24,240 forward uh pursuant to an action taken by the city council back in November of 517 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:31,040 2024 where then uh the council um asked for an item to be automatically placed 518 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:37,200 on ag on an agenda in every even year um so that the council can consider uh 519 00:36:33,599 --> 00:36:42,880 whether or not it wants to um alter increase uh its salary. And as you know, 520 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:48,160 uh, the salary offered, uh, to council members is prescribed in municipal code. 521 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:52,640 Uh, and it specifies a certain specific dollar amount and also includes 522 00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:59,520 provisions, uh, as to the ability to increase it. Um and the increase allowed 523 00:36:55,839 --> 00:37:08,240 for pursuant to the code uh if you so choose to increase it is um a measure of 524 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:13,599 either 5% um uh or CPI whichever is is greater is the basic measure and so um 525 00:37:11,359 --> 00:37:18,240 the council this item's brought forward for the council to consider whether or 526 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:22,800 not it wants to make an increase to u its salary within those parameters. Uh 527 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:26,960 and it's also important to note that notwithstanding 528 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:31,359 um any action by the council tonight to change its salary, the effectiveness of 529 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:38,000 that uh change in salary would not take place until uh after the um general 530 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:42,400 election uh in November. And so with that, uh the author is uh authored by 531 00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:45,200 your city clerk. Uh but both she and I can answer any questions or comments you 532 00:37:44,079 --> 00:37:49,760 might have. >> Thank you. Madam clerk, would you please 533 00:37:46,720 --> 00:37:53,599 read the recommendation? Any action is at the discretion of your 534 00:37:51,839 --> 00:37:56,240 honorable city council. >> Thank you. At this time, we'll do 535 00:37:54,880 --> 00:38:00,160 technical questions from council members. Counciloman Goa, 536 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:03,680 » I have none. Thank you. Councilwoman Irving, 537 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:08,320 » I only want one uh one point for clarification. The last time we 538 00:38:05,359 --> 00:38:12,119 considered this item, we got a 5% increase. Is that correct? 539 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:24,240 » I believe it was a 5% increase over a number of years. 540 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:29,839 because the council hadn't uh raised its salary for uh quite some time. So when 541 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:33,920 it did it last, it was playing catchup. >> Okay. Thank you. 542 00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:36,400 » Councilman Moa, >> I have none. Thank you. 543 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:39,680 » Member Herman, >> I have none. 544 00:38:37,359 --> 00:38:43,880 » And I have none. >> I'll invite a motion for this item. 545 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:50,720 Since there is no motion, motion dies. Correct. Uh, 546 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:55,720 city clerk. Yes, madam. >> The item dies for lack of a motion. 547 00:38:52,720 --> 00:38:55,720 » Okay. 548 00:38:56,079 --> 00:39:01,839 Item 21, city manager reports. Mr. Metsler. 549 00:39:00,079 --> 00:39:05,760 » Yes. Thank you, Madame Mayor, members of the council. Uh, a few items to report 550 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:09,680 on the animal services side. Uh, the animal services uh, division will be at 551 00:39:07,599 --> 00:39:14,000 the High Desert Farmers Market at BBC this Thursday, April 23rd, from 8 a.m. 552 00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:18,800 to 12 pm. an opportunity to stop by, meet some of our adorable pets available 553 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:23,359 for adoption. Uh, also join us this Saturday, April 25th, uh, from 10 am to 554 00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:27,520 2 pm at the Animal Care and Adoption Center for our national adopt a shelter 555 00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:32,720 pet uh, day event. Uh, we'll be featuring a live radio broadcast from Y 556 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:38,079 102. Um, and all adoptions are free and include vaccinations and microchipping. 557 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:42,079 On the community services side, uh, this is, uh, National Library Week. Uh the 558 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:45,599 library is celebrating with fun activities throughout the week, 559 00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:49,520 including a scavenger hunt and uh art projects. Uh then to wrap up the week, 560 00:39:47,839 --> 00:39:54,560 join us for a community celebration this Saturday, April 25th, from uh noon to 2 561 00:39:52,079 --> 00:39:59,760 p.m. uh featuring refreshments, a movie, and a number of giveaways. Uh on the 562 00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:04,320 environmental program side, uh we do have Shredfest and a composting giveaway 563 00:40:02,240 --> 00:40:08,560 uh on Saturday, May 2nd from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. And that's at the MURF uh 564 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:13,839 here in Victorville. Residents can bring up to four 20 pound boxes of bags of 565 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:18,800 paper documents uh to be shredded for free. Uh and we'll also be giving away 566 00:40:15,839 --> 00:40:23,440 up to 50 gallons of free composting per household. And so with that, I also will 567 00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:27,680 forward you the email that has all the projects uh of interest that are going 568 00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:31,359 through our development process. uh on that document, you'll be able to 569 00:40:29,359 --> 00:40:34,079 see where uh all the commercial and residential projects that have been 570 00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:37,440 submitted, where they're at in the process, and what you can expect to see 571 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:40,960 uh in terms of breaking ground in the near future. Uh that's all I have at 572 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:45,359 this time, Madame Mayor. >> Thank you, sir. At this time, we'll move 573 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:50,000 on to item 22, discussion and possible action regarding upcoming agenda items. 574 00:40:48,720 --> 00:40:52,480 Councilman Godan, >> I have none. 575 00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:54,560 » Councilwoman Mora, >> I have none. 576 00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:57,359 » Councilwoman Irving, >> I don't have anything. Thank you. Mayor 577 00:40:56,640 --> 00:41:00,640 Tim Herman. >> I have none. 578 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:05,359 » And I have none. We will move on to item 23, reports from council members. 579 00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:09,359 Council members, if you guys want to say thank you or something came up or 580 00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:13,760 whatever you want to say, go ahead. At this time, you know, we'll be allowed. 581 00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:16,640 Uh, madame clerk, is it a three minute or a five minute? 582 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:22,880 » Three minutes. >> Three minutes. Okay. Um, we'll start off 583 00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:26,960 with Councilwoman Mora. I just want to say congratulations to our survey tech 584 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:31,119 on passing the National Council of Exams for Engineering and Surveying Mr. 585 00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:34,640 Bradley East. So, and also a big thank you to all of our city staff. Um, 586 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:39,520 everyone does amazing job and our public safety um public comments really there 587 00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:43,040 are lots of incidents, but I know our first responders are always out there 588 00:41:41,119 --> 00:41:46,000 dedicated. So, I'm always thankful and grateful for them. And um that's all. 589 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:50,720 Thank you. >> Thank you, ma'am. Council Mcota. Thank 590 00:41:48,720 --> 00:41:56,640 you, Madame Mayor. I just wanted to thank uh Mr. Bonia and his team for an 591 00:41:53,680 --> 00:42:01,280 amazing engineering report. Um I definitely enjoyed the traffic edition 592 00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:04,720 section um with all the information. So thank you. I enjoyed reading through 593 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:09,520 your report. Lots of good things. Um and then I also just wanted to thank Mr. 594 00:42:06,319 --> 00:42:13,040 Duran for his uh engineering or his code compliance uh pardon me, your code 595 00:42:11,359 --> 00:42:18,480 compliance report. You and your team, good job. Um, I was happy to read all of 596 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:23,359 the just improvements and the numbers especially that we've added the parking. 597 00:42:20,720 --> 00:42:27,680 Um, and so I think that's great and uh I appreciate both of you and your teams 598 00:42:25,359 --> 00:42:31,839 for just such amazing reports. They're very easy to read, very thorough. So 599 00:42:29,599 --> 00:42:35,200 well done and thank you. That's all. Thank you, Madame Mayor. Councilwoman 600 00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:41,040 Irving, >> I just want to Well, I want to echo what 601 00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:46,400 my colleague has said. I'm very very pleased with the direction of the city 602 00:42:43,119 --> 00:42:50,000 and I too would like to commend code enforcement for their hard work and the 603 00:42:48,319 --> 00:42:53,760 department of engineering for their hard work and I do appreciate their reports 604 00:42:52,079 --> 00:42:58,240 as well. Thank you. >> Mayor Tim Herman. 605 00:42:55,680 --> 00:43:03,920 » Yes. Um I love my city. I really do. I think 606 00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:07,599 this city I love when I'm out of town and I'm going to do it again the next 607 00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:13,599 three days in Sacramento. I love bragging about how good this city is and 608 00:43:10,079 --> 00:43:17,440 how we're we're leading I at least in my opinion I I believe we're not only 609 00:43:15,599 --> 00:43:22,400 leading the high desert but you know we have cities that come up here just to 610 00:43:19,839 --> 00:43:30,240 look at the things we do and I want to thank Freddy and uh code enforcement 611 00:43:25,440 --> 00:43:35,200 George I I just can't say enough on how things have changed and since I was 612 00:43:32,720 --> 00:43:39,599 on the planning commission it it kind of took off from 613 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:45,920 uh with uh putting the uh uh wellness center together and I just I I probably 614 00:43:43,839 --> 00:43:49,599 I I can't begin to tell you how much nicer 615 00:43:47,440 --> 00:43:56,960 uh and cleaned up at least where I live is and I live in like the the biggest 616 00:43:53,839 --> 00:44:04,960 retail area in the city. Uh, I want to thank Doug public works. Uh, Alex uh uh 617 00:44:01,040 --> 00:44:12,880 planning and Bobby for the the the uh fire department and Joe for building and 618 00:44:08,560 --> 00:44:19,520 Heather for HR and forgot your name, 619 00:44:15,760 --> 00:44:23,200 but but I I I I I mean it, you guys. I I love this city. I'm gonna go to I'm 620 00:44:21,200 --> 00:44:27,839 gonna go to bat for us no matter what it is. And I want to thank uh all the 621 00:44:25,839 --> 00:44:32,960 deputy city managers who have been a world of knowledge for me and when I 622 00:44:29,520 --> 00:44:38,720 have questions and our lieutenant uh our our police department is really going 623 00:44:35,440 --> 00:44:42,400 through a challenge right now. I in the last 624 00:44:40,800 --> 00:44:47,200 last two months have been hell. There's been some real 625 00:44:44,720 --> 00:44:51,280 strange stuff going on and the the police department has had handled it 626 00:44:49,119 --> 00:44:55,440 very professionally. I'm proud of that. Uh there was a fire at a house in my 627 00:44:53,280 --> 00:45:00,240 neighborhood and our fire department was there to get it all under control. I 628 00:44:57,119 --> 00:45:08,160 just love how everything is happening in my city and I just want to say thank you 629 00:45:03,280 --> 00:45:15,520 to everybody. I know that wasn't real, but I mean it. That's it. 630 00:45:12,079 --> 00:45:20,560 » Thank you. Um Engineering and Code, I also read your reports. Joe, I read your 631 00:45:18,079 --> 00:45:24,800 reports. Yes, buddy. Thank you. Very informative. For those of you who did 632 00:45:22,400 --> 00:45:28,880 read the reports, Bear Valley Road is going to get restriped at Bear Valley 633 00:45:26,720 --> 00:45:33,839 and Armagosa. Now we can make it to Double Hand Turn 634 00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:38,079 Lane. That's going to be fun. Thank you, sir. I agree. I appreciate everything 635 00:45:35,839 --> 00:45:44,800 you guys do over there, Juan. You and your guys, you know that Doug, thank 636 00:45:41,200 --> 00:45:52,160 you. Um, Sue, Route 66 fair information has gone 637 00:45:49,760 --> 00:45:56,560 out. Um, people have been writing back and everything. It's going to be 638 00:45:53,359 --> 00:46:00,800 exciting. So, the Route 66 fair that's going to be downtown. It's on the 639 00:45:58,079 --> 00:46:05,760 website. Any questions, go through our PIO office. Yes, ma'am. Thank you very 640 00:46:02,880 --> 00:46:09,440 much. Also, the tour of Victorville 101 is also coming up. So, get on that. 641 00:46:07,920 --> 00:46:15,119 That's the one that everybody needs to go to. So now I would like council to 642 00:46:12,400 --> 00:46:19,760 know that I was busy this morning. I decided to go to the Sanino County Board 643 00:46:17,599 --> 00:46:24,720 of Supervisors meeting and speak at their meeting this morning. So, if you 644 00:46:21,280 --> 00:46:31,920 guys hear about it, um, I spoke with being upset, not being upset, concerned 645 00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:38,160 with our landfill being closed because outside trash is being brought in from 646 00:46:35,119 --> 00:46:44,240 other counties and there isn't a concern of our trash having to sit in trucks on 647 00:46:42,079 --> 00:46:50,640 the side of the road because they couldn't dump. So, that's what I let 648 00:46:46,480 --> 00:46:58,800 them know. Um, I behaved. I They used English your guys. So good to go. Um if 649 00:46:55,680 --> 00:47:04,440 there is anything else, Mr. Medler, >> not you again. 650 00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:04,440 » I forgot it. 651 00:47:05,599 --> 00:47:12,319 He had such a disappointed look on his face. How could I forget? 652 00:47:10,800 --> 00:47:15,920 Every time my password needs to be redone. 653 00:47:14,480 --> 00:47:18,480 » And you forgot the city clerk's department who makes your travel 654 00:47:17,119 --> 00:47:22,560 arrangements. and our city going on air. I I I told 655 00:47:20,800 --> 00:47:26,640 you I wouldn't remember everybody. >> I'm sure the parks department is very 656 00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:27,839 upset. They just cut the grass today. >> Thank you. 657 00:47:27,200 --> 00:47:31,920 » Thank you, Donna. >> At this time, 658 00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:37,760 » at this time, if there is nothing further, Andre, do you have anything? 659 00:47:36,400 --> 00:47:44,599 » Thank you, mayor. I have nothing. >> Thank you, sir. Um, the time is 6:46 and 660 00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:44,599 this meeting's a journ. 661 00:47:48,880 --> 00:47:53,640 HR got you guys. Thank you.