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If you guys are here this evening and

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wish to provide public comment, if you

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could please fill out a speaker card if

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you haven't already done so.

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Welcome and good evening everyone. Today

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is Thursday, January 8th, 2026 and the

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time is 6 pm. The special meeting of the

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following will come to order. The

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Victorville City Council and the same

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council sitting as the Victorville

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Library Board of Trustees. The Southern

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California Logistics Airport Authority.

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Successor Agency to the Redevelopment

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Agency. The city as a housing asset

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successor. Joint Powers Finance

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Authority and the Victorville Water

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District. Madame Clerk, will you kindly

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call the role?

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>> Council member Godam

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» Council member Godam

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>> here. Council member Irving,

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» here. Council member Irving,

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>> present. Council member Mora is absent.

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» present. Council member Mora is absent.

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Mayor Prom Herman

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>> here.

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» here.

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>> Mayor Bisera

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» Mayor Bisera

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>> here.

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» here.

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>> We have quorum.

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» We have quorum.

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>> Thank you. At this time, will you please

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» Thank you. At this time, will you please

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stand for invocation or pledge of

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allegiance? The invocation tonight will

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be led by our pastor Josh Gerbot from

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Victorville's First Assembly of God. And

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the pledge will be led by Captain

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Davenport.

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» Thank you. I see you again, mayor.

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Let's pray. God, thank you for a

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beautiful night. Thank you for our city.

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Lord, I think about our city as

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established so many years ago. All the

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people that are a part of it, the

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families, Lord, the kids. I just pray,

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God, tonight, Lord, your protection upon

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our city, Lord, that your guidance on

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our city economically, Lord,

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politically, Lord, socially, Lord, that

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you would continue to guide us. Lord, I

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pray for our city council tonight, for

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our mayor, Lord, and the city council

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members, Lord, that you'd give them

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wisdom tonight, that you would guide

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them, Lord, that every decision would be

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made uh for your glory. So, pray your

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blessings on this evening and on this

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meeting and all that's here in the name

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of Jesus. Amen.

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>> Amen.

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» Place your right hand over your heart.

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Ready? Begin. I pledge allegiance to the

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flag of the United States of America and

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to the republic for which it stands. One

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nation under God, indivisible, with

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liberty and justice for all.

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» Thank you, Madame Clerk. Will you

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present the agenda and any revisions

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there, too?

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>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. There are no

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» Thank you, Madam Mayor. There are no

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revisions to the agenda this evening.

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I will call for conflict of interest

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from any of my council members. None.

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None. We will move on to item one,

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written communication. City's position

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on the county of Sanino's proposed

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comprehensive treatment campus project.

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Mr. Medro, would you kindly introduce

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this item?

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>> Thank you, Madame Mayor, and members of

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» Thank you, Madame Mayor, and members of

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the council. Uh, this item involves a

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resolution memorializing a position of

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opposition to a project being undertaken

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by the county of Sanernardino upon uh

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upon approximately 29 acres of property

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owned by it at the southeast corner of

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Palmdale and Cobalt Road with Silverado

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High School and Cobalt Institute of Math

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and Science to the west uh and Laura

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Middle School uh to the south. Uh on the

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site currently, the county contracts

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with the Phoenix House of California to

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operate a 66 bed drug and alcohol

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treatment facility. Uh the county

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recently commenced construction of a

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significant expansion as the current

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construction project is adding

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approximately 144 beds uh which will

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provide additional support services

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including a youth psychiatric res

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residential treatment uh adult and youth

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residential substance use disorder

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treatment, adult and youth outpatient

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substance use disorder treatment,

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withdrawal management and outpatient

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wellness center services. Uh altogether

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the project will increase bed capacity

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to 210 which to make this uh scale

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relatable is just shy of the region's uh

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largest hospital the 213 bed St. Mary's

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Hospital uh in Apple Valley. Uh in

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addition to what is under construction,

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the county has applied for additional

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state funding that could further

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increase their bed and chair count by 72

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for the following services. a

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psychiatric health including acute care

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crisis intervention and involuntary 5150

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holds an adult social rehab uh and 247

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crisis stabilization units and a

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sobering center. So why are we here? Uh

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first I think it's important to

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recognize uh that Victorville and thei

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and the entire high desert has a need uh

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for these supportive services and the

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county should be applauded for their

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effort to address our community need. Uh

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however, considering the approach the

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county took to advance this project

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forward, uh it's certainly not

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reflective of a good governance

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approach. I can say that because I've

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reviewed enough of a chronology of

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events uh to cause me to believe that

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the county wasn't entirely forthcoming

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uh with the city about its intentions

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with this property, ignored our requests

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about what planning and public noticing

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process it would be following and failed

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to answer specific questions raised by

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council members at a December 10th, 2025

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community forum. Uh interestingly, the

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community forum was the first attempt

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seen by this city uh staff where uh the

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county attempted to do community

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outreach uh despite the fact that the

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county had already approved its

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environmental document on November 4th,

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2025 and construction had already

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started. Uh with all that said, the

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county's preempt authority allows them

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to do what they did. However, that does

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not make what they did right. Good

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governance would have more likely looked

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like a formal invitation to affected

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public agencies such as the city, such

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as the high school district, such as the

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residents. It would have in invited

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residents in the surrounding areas to

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provide input. Uh because none of that

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happened, we didn't have an opportunity

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to suggest pursuing an alternative

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location. We didn't have an opportunity

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to determine if the project was going to

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fiscally impact the public services

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already provided to the city and by this

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city. uh we didn't have an opportunity

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to truly weigh the pros uh and the cons

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of this project. Uh before I conclude,

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uh before you tonight is a resolution

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officially opposing phase one and phase

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two of the project just described to you

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uh and that opposition remain intact

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until such a time that we are satisfied

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that the project has been relocated to a

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more suitable location. is also it also

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opposes any opposes any uh proposed

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countywide sobering center unless and

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until potential impacts to our public

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services can be uh mitigated and that we

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oppose counties related funding efforts

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until meaningful public engagement uh

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has uh occurred at this time. Madame

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Mayor, I do believe Miss Diane Rundles,

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assistant CEO for the county, has a

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brief presentation and following her is

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Mr. Carl Kohl's, the Victor Valley Union

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High School District Superintendent.

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This item has been authored by your

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deputy city manager, uh, Mr. Scott Webb,

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both he and I, after the presentations,

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we'll remain available for any questions

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or comments you might have.

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>> Thank you, sir. So, at this time, it's

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» Thank you, sir. So, at this time, it's

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my understanding that the county would

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like to make a presentation regarding

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this item.

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Good evening, Madame Mayor and members

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of council as well as leadership within

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the city. My name is Diane Rundles. I'm

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assistant executive officer with the

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county and I appreciate the opportunity

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to speak about this project today.

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Our goal today is to clarify the scope

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of this project and address any

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questions you may have. We look forward

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to a thoughtful discussion and

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meaningful engagement as we work

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together to ensure the needs of

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Victorville residents are met.

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The St. John of God Healthcare Services

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Center has served this region providing

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withdrawal management services and

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residential treatment since 1985

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without disruption to surrounding

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neighborhoods and is actively providing

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these services today. This history shows

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that well-managed facilities can coexist

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peacefully and even strengthen

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communities. The initial purpose of the

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comprehensive treatment campus was to

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provide diverse levels of treatment and

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care for individuals with with substance

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use disorders.

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Scope is now expanding to include

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diverse levels of treatment for

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individuals with mental health concerns,

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but the intensity of operations does not

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increase. By having added options for

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treatment, the campus broadens the

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staff's ability to provide more levels

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of care. Keeping patients at this lower

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level is good for the patients and the

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community.

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The goal is to enable individuals with

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complex behavioral health needs to move

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through the continuum of care and

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receive all necessary services in one

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place and avoiding multiple trips to

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local emergency rooms and hospitals or

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interactions with law enforcement. This

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campus is currently operational with

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nine buildings and 66 treatment beds.

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Apologies.

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So phase one includes 51.4 4 million in

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behavioral health continuing

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infrastructure program BIUP grant with

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outpatient co-occurring facility youth

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wellness center for recovery and support

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16 bed psychiatric residential treatment

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facility a 16 bed adolescent substance

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use disorder residential treatment

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facility 36 bed adult substance use

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disorder residential treatment facility

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and an 18 bed withdrawal management

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facility that there's also 10.5 million

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from our community care expansion grant

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dedicated to this project for 52

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recovery residents beds. I want to note

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that phase one does not include a

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sobering center just for clarification.

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These services will operate in a secure

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gated portion of the campus designed

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specifically to provide a safe,

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structured and compassionate environment

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for adults, youth, and families.

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The high desert region accounts for 30%

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of all consumers served in the substance

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use disorder continuum of care and is

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the highest referring region for I'm

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going to refer to it as SUD for

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substance use disorder. Highest

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referring region for SUD services in San

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Bernardino County. Substance use has

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significant ripple effects. In fiscal

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year 2324, Victor Valley Union High

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School District reported 251 drugrelated

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suspensions, making drugs the second

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highest cause for suspension.

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Victorville ranked second highest in the

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county for EMS overdose incidences with

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454 cases in 2425.

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A lack of SUD services has broad

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implications not only on individual

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health but also on families, schools,

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public safety, and the community. The

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project is an opportunity to expand

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these services for treatment capacity

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and make them meaningful positive impact

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in the high desert community in the

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entire region.

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I want to touch on campus security and

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logistics.

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Safety is a top priority for this campus

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as it has been throughout the year since

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1985. Behavioral health facilities like

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this have operated safely in

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neighborhoods for decades. Programs are

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licensed, accredited, and meet strict

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standards of 247 staffing, secure

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medication management, and emergency

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response protocols.

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Programs arrange transportation for

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clients upon discharge to reduce impact

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on the city.

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Students and school staff have no

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interaction with individuals from the

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campus campus staff 247 for supervision,

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care and support.

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Security measures. We will have

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perimeter fencing and gates to control

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any kind of access and on-site trained

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security personnel to monitor and

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maintain safety.

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A community advisory council based on

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our lasting community engagement meeting

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will be established to uh to address

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needs, logistics, security and

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programming.

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And this would be open to all community

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members and we look forward to further

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discussion about what that advisory

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committee could look like.

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Residential treatment

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will provide 24-hour short-term care for

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withdrawal management and rehabilitation

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for substance use disorders overseen by

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a medical director or licensed

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practitioner for for the healing arts.

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We're offering sober living housing for

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adults, including those with children.

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Requires attendance at recovery or

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treatment programs. This includes

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education and employment support to help

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clients transition to permanent housing

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and integrate into the community.

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We will provide services to maintain

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substance use disorders and co-occurring

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mental health issues simultaneously.

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This use is integrated treatment pro

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approach for better outcomes and improve

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quality of life.

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All of these services are unlocked in

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nature of the facilities.

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For the adolescent services, we'll have

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a 16 bed facility uh providing

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residential and recovery services for

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adolescence with substance use

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disorders. Admission based on medical

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necessity and individual treatment plans

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determined by a medical director or

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LPHA.

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first of its this is the first of its

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kind in San Frernardino serving

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approximately 170 youth annually

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for the adolescent psychiatric

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residential treatment facility this is a

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16 bed facility inpatient psychiatric

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care for adolescence who need more than

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outpatient treatment but do not qualify

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for psychiatric hospital

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stay is 10 days for stabilization and

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ongoing care and expected to serve about

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500 youth annually

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for the wellness center a resource hub

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would be located the two facilities

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providing recovery services and family

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resources to support youth and families.

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Access is limited to youth receiving

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services at this campus.

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We appreciate the opportunity to present

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on this project today and reaffirm our

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commitment to providing comprehensive

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care that supports successful

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transitions of every individual that we

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serve. Upon entering any of the

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treatment programs, each individual

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receives a thorough assessment and

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personalized treatment plan designed to

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connect them with essential community

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supports and resources. Our dedicated

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case managers and care coordinators play

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a critical role in guiding individuals

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through this process and um addressing

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case management needs and ensuring

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smooth transitions of care. This

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includes referrals to low intensity

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treatment when appropriate as well as

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connections to employment opportunities,

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food resources, housing, and other vital

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community supports.

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I do want to make a note right here um

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to state that there was discussion about

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phase two of this project and I do want

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to say uh upon discussion with the

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county administrative office and our CEO

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Luther Snoke, I do have authority to

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share with you tonight that we are

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actually going to pull phase two of this

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project. So, I wanted to make that known

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on the record.

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Together, [clears throat] these efforts

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reflect our shared goal to provide not

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just treatment, but a pathway to

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stability and success for every

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individual we serve. Thank you for your

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time and partnership as we work towards

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building stronger, healthier

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communities. These commitments align

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with the sound the Sanino Countyy's

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countywide vision as well advancing the

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city's Victorville strategic vision to

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build a safer, cleaner, fiscally healthy

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Victorville with strong community

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connections, solid infrastructure, a

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thriving economy, and reduced

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homelessness. As we move forward, we

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welcome continued collaboration with the

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council, city staff, and community

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partners to ensure the comprehensive

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treatment campus strengthens local

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safety, connection, and opportunity. We

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do appreciate the opportunity to speak

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and forward. We look forward to working

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together to deliver measurable outcomes

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for the city and families within the

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community.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you. At this time, I would like to

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call up Victor Valley Unified School

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District. Mr. Kohl's, if you can come

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forward.

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Thank you. And uh good evening uh madame

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mayor uh city council members, staff uh

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and community members. Thank you for the

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opportunity to just be able to uh speak

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here in front of you tonight. My name is

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Carl Kohl's and I serve as the proud

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superintendent of schools for the Victor

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Valley Union High School District. And

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today I am here on behalf of the 11,500

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students and over 2,000 staff members

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comprising of our teachers, our

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counselors, classified employees, and

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our management teams regarding the

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behavioral health facility expansion

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currently under construction off of

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Cobalt and Palmdale.

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So let me first by uh let me first say

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that this situation it's truly in

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unforced air and it serves as an example

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of the utmost importance of authentic

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collaboration amongst public entities

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that serve the same people and

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communities. The authentic collaboration

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it cannot happen in isolation.

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I also want to continue to go on the

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record as supporting the behavioral

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health and substance abuse services in

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the high desert and the efforts of the

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San Bernino County its elected

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officials. the executive team and the

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behavioral health department. Our

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concern is not whether these services

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are needed, it's the location of this

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project for our district. Over 4,000

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students in nearly 1,000 staff members

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attend Silver Alder High School, Laura

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Middle School, and Cobalt Institute of

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Math and Science every day. As a

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district, we have a long list of

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concerns, but this is not a study

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session. So, I will be brief on a few

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significant ones here tonight. Number

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one, the only way for me to put this

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project into perspective, and we've

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heard some today, is to put some context

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to it. Currently, there's over 60 beds

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available to serve the community who

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have drug and alcohol addiction. And we

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are in no way opposed to the current

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location or the services that are

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currently being provided. In fact, the

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facility was there before Silver Idol

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High School was even built. However,

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with the new design, we argue that this

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is not a true expansion, but rather a

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whole new concept of concept of

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services. What has been approved and

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authorized by the county of Sanernardino

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is 210 beds with a continuum of services

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ranging from a detox center, outpatient

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services, residential care, psychiatric

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care, just to name a few. If at any

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point our schools tripled in size, it's

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not just a scale issue. It truly changes

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the dynamic of teaching and learning and

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the safety. St. Mary's, it's been told

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today is the largest hospital up in here

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in the high desert. And as a hospital

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with 213 beds, this facility is going to

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rival one of the largest care facilities

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in the high desert. Managing a facility

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of this size, it comes with multiple

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organizational and safety uh measures

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that do not belong adjacent to a middle

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school and across the street from a

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large comprehensive high school.

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Additionally, the facility in question,

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it sits on 29 acres. To put that in

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perspective, Silverado sits on about 50

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acres. And then when you add Cobalt to

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it, that sits at about 65 acres. Just to

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put some context to what 29 acres is.

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And the current design and layout are at

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the closest points to our schools. They

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can't get any closer. We were there

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today. We took pictures. The grading,

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it's going to border the defense line

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with our schools.

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The current ingress and egress point is

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going to be off of Cobalt, which is

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already a complete mess. I don't know

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another word to say, but it's a complete

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mess in the morning and in the afternoon

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because nearly 4,000 students who ride

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buses, they walk or they're dropped off

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coming and going to school. Currently,

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there's 30 parking spots in the current

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facility, and the project design calls

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for an additional 250 parking spots. On

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December 22nd, during a special uh board

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meeting, the district formally opposed

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the county's action regarding the site

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location through a board action and

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direct communication with county with

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the county of San Bernardino's

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representatives. We did so because the

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facility's immediate proximity to three

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active school campuses and the

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unresolved questions and concerns that

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it raises. Those questions and concerns

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include student and staff uh student and

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staff safety, emergency response

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coordination, traffic impacts, uh

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operational disruptions, amongst others.

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We also know that none of us in this

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room can guarantee an outcome, which is

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why it is irresponsible to add the

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00:36:11,599 --> 00:36:13,920
safety concerns to all schools

558
00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:15,440
throughout the United States that we

559
00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:18,400
already currently face on a daily basis.

560
00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:20,720
For example, just last month, a detainee

561
00:36:20,720 --> 00:36:22,400
escaped the Victor Valley Global Medical

562
00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:24,000
Center, forcing Victor Valley High

563
00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:25,920
School to go on a lockdown for hours,

564
00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:27,760
and it required additional police

565
00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:29,359
officers from the indivi until the

566
00:36:29,359 --> 00:36:30,560
individual was detained by law

567
00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:33,040
enforcement. And that medical center is

568
00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:34,640
several blocks from the Victor Valley

569
00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:36,880
High School. Not to mention, the

570
00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:38,240
district does not believe that a

571
00:36:38,240 --> 00:36:39,839
large-scale drug and alcohol

572
00:36:39,839 --> 00:36:41,920
rehabilitation center is an appropriate

573
00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:44,079
backdrop for our students to see every

574
00:36:44,079 --> 00:36:45,520
day.

575
00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:47,359
Schools should be surrounded by parks.

576
00:36:47,359 --> 00:36:48,880
They should be surrounded by communities

577
00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:51,119
and homes. The environment in which

578
00:36:51,119 --> 00:36:52,800
students attend is equally as important

579
00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:55,680
as to the academics, as to the arts, the

580
00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:58,640
activities and and the athletics uh that

581
00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:00,160
schools provide to our students every

582
00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:02,720
day. These are not theoretical issues.

583
00:37:02,720 --> 00:37:04,480
They are practical realities that we

584
00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:07,200
manage daily in our schools. The county

585
00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:09,119
of Sanernardino did not notify the

586
00:37:09,119 --> 00:37:10,960
school district, so we were completely

587
00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:13,280
blindsided until the construction fences

588
00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:14,720
went up.

589
00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:16,400
And although the district recognizes the

590
00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:18,560
Sanino County's autonomy to exempt

591
00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:20,240
itself from the environmental impact

592
00:37:20,240 --> 00:37:22,800
study under the welfare code, nor do

593
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:24,560
they actually have a legal obligation to

594
00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:27,280
collaborate beforehand. But which begs

595
00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:30,079
the question, what you can do and what

596
00:37:30,079 --> 00:37:31,760
you should do are two very different

597
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:34,079
things. I have personally met with

598
00:37:34,079 --> 00:37:36,000
several students and staff and not one

599
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,320
of them has expressed a belief that the

600
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:40,720
location of the facility is appropriate

601
00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:43,680
or responsible. But on the flip side,

602
00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:45,599
One of them have mentioned that it is

603
00:37:45,599 --> 00:37:48,160
not needed in the high desert.

604
00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:50,560
Despite many concerns raised, the

605
00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:52,160
construction activity, it still

606
00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,160
continues. That is why the district

607
00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:56,079
fully supports the city in passing a

608
00:37:56,079 --> 00:37:58,480
resolution that is before you tonight.

609
00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:00,240
Similarly, the district is asking the

610
00:38:00,240 --> 00:38:03,599
county to pause until uh to pause

611
00:38:03,599 --> 00:38:06,079
further work at the site and engage in a

612
00:38:06,079 --> 00:38:07,680
more deliberate process with community

613
00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:10,079
input. Specifically, we're asking for

614
00:38:10,079 --> 00:38:12,320
the support of city leadership and the

615
00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:14,720
community at large as we request three

616
00:38:14,720 --> 00:38:17,200
things from the county. First, that a

617
00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:20,160
full study is conducted and meaningful

618
00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:23,040
with meaningful eval evaluative uh

619
00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:25,680
impacts on all of our schools. Second,

620
00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:27,359
that the county consider alternative

621
00:38:27,359 --> 00:38:29,520
locations that can meet service needs

622
00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:31,119
without placing this burden on our

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00:38:31,119 --> 00:38:33,680
school communities. And third, during

624
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:35,839
this time, the pause that there be a

625
00:38:35,839 --> 00:38:38,160
structured community input, including

626
00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:40,000
parents, staff, and nearby residents

627
00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,640
before decisions are finalized. We're

628
00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:44,480
not here by any means to obstruct the

629
00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:46,560
services or delay care. We're here to

630
00:38:46,560 --> 00:38:48,160
advocate for our students, our staff,

631
00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:50,240
and our families. We believe there is a

632
00:38:50,240 --> 00:38:52,000
path forward that serves the broader

633
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:54,400
community while protecting our schools.

634
00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:56,640
We believe this requires a pause. It

635
00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:58,800
requires transparency, collaboration,

636
00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:01,280
and true partnership. We appreciate the

637
00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:02,720
city of Victorville's attention to this

638
00:39:02,720 --> 00:39:04,640
issue and your continued advocacy for

639
00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:06,400
responsible planning in our community.

640
00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:10,069
Thank you.

641
00:39:10,079 --> 00:39:14,069
» Thank you.

642
00:39:14,079 --> 00:39:15,760
At this time, we are going to move on to

643
00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:18,079
public comment. I will remind the

644
00:39:18,079 --> 00:39:21,200
public, you'll have three minutes.

645
00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:23,839
You will be respectful to everybody in

646
00:39:23,839 --> 00:39:26,960
here, folks. So, let's keep it forward.

647
00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:28,640
Our

648
00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:30,400
our first speaker is Dr. Elise

649
00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:35,047
Belelfford Selana.

650
00:39:35,057 --> 00:39:35,839
[clears throat]

651
00:39:35,839 --> 00:39:37,910
>> Hello, my name is Dr. Alice Belelfford

652
00:39:37,910 --> 00:39:37,920
» Hello, my name is Dr. Alice Belelfford

653
00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:40,880
Selona and I am a deputy director for

654
00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:42,917
the county of San Bernardino.

655
00:39:42,917 --> 00:39:45,200
[clears throat] Excuse me. I'm here just

656
00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:47,599
to speak to you on a personal level, but

657
00:39:47,599 --> 00:39:50,160
also tie it into the work that we do and

658
00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:53,760
how this campus will be affected. Um,

659
00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:57,359
I'll just say this that I um can tell

660
00:39:57,359 --> 00:39:59,040
you a really quick story. I lost my

661
00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:02,240
sister um 20 years ago to addiction. She

662
00:40:02,240 --> 00:40:06,000
froze to death in a car and died. Her um

663
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:09,119
she was she was high. She was overdosed

664
00:40:09,119 --> 00:40:11,599
um in the vehicle. And I'll never forget

665
00:40:11,599 --> 00:40:13,440
a story. We lived in Riverside at the

666
00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:14,960
time and we were trying to take her

667
00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:16,079
because they didn't have treatment

668
00:40:16,079 --> 00:40:18,560
centers in the local community. they had

669
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:22,000
to bust them out to the desert. And when

670
00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,800
they um when I went to take her to get

671
00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:27,359
on the bus, I'll never forget the moment

672
00:40:27,359 --> 00:40:28,960
I looked back in the rearview mirror of

673
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:30,720
my car and I saw her running down the

674
00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:33,359
street. She was scared. She didn't want

675
00:40:33,359 --> 00:40:35,599
to leave the community she knew and

676
00:40:35,599 --> 00:40:37,680
therefore

677
00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:40,720
left and and never was successful in

678
00:40:40,720 --> 00:40:43,680
going to treatment. I too as a member of

679
00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:46,000
Sanino County have lived here most of my

680
00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:48,240
life. I call this home and I'm very

681
00:40:48,240 --> 00:40:50,560
proud to be an employee of the county of

682
00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:52,560
San Bernardino now where I have the

683
00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:55,520
opportunity to oversee programs that can

684
00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:58,079
make differences in people's lives. I

685
00:40:58,079 --> 00:41:00,960
too can tell you that I have had my own

686
00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:02,880
experiences doing really stupid things

687
00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:05,200
like drugs and alcohol getting caught up

688
00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:08,800
in the system and almost failing my life

689
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:11,359
on multiple occasions. I was lucky

690
00:41:11,359 --> 00:41:13,280
enough to have people that came to me

691
00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:15,119
and said, "You can do better. You are

692
00:41:15,119 --> 00:41:17,839
better. be better. And I said, "Okay,

693
00:41:17,839 --> 00:41:19,680
how? Show me." Because I was super

694
00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:22,319
angry. And I just didn't think that that

695
00:41:22,319 --> 00:41:24,400
was possible. And what ended up

696
00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:26,079
happening is I allowed the help to

697
00:41:26,079 --> 00:41:28,160
happen. And today, I can stand before

698
00:41:28,160 --> 00:41:29,920
you and say, "I'm an executive manager

699
00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:32,079
for the county of San Bernardino. I'm a

700
00:41:32,079 --> 00:41:34,800
high school dropout. I have my doctorate

701
00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:37,119
degree. Today, when they came to help

702
00:41:37,119 --> 00:41:38,720
me, they didn't say to me, Dr.

703
00:41:38,720 --> 00:41:41,200
Belelfford or Alice at the time, we want

704
00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:42,640
to help you, but we don't want to help

705
00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:44,880
you here. we want you to move to the

706
00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:47,680
valley or to some other location where

707
00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:49,520
you won't be seen by people who know

708
00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:51,680
you. They actually said we're going to

709
00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:53,520
do it right here where it's going to

710
00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:55,359
make a difference in the community that

711
00:41:55,359 --> 00:41:58,640
you reside. These treatment centers are

712
00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:00,960
not for people who are forced into

713
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:03,119
treatment. These are people who want

714
00:42:03,119 --> 00:42:06,800
help. These are not easy programs to

715
00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:09,119
participate in. They have highly

716
00:42:09,119 --> 00:42:11,520
structured environments where they wake

717
00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:13,119
up at 6 in the morning. and they eat

718
00:42:13,119 --> 00:42:15,440
breakfast at 6:30. They're at group by

719
00:42:15,440 --> 00:42:18,880
8:00. They run groups all day long. They

720
00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:20,640
learn how to take responsibility for

721
00:42:20,640 --> 00:42:23,040
their lives. They learn how to be better

722
00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:25,920
contributing citizens. It's not because

723
00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:28,160
of the location that they're at that

724
00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:30,160
makes them better at who they are, but

725
00:42:30,160 --> 00:42:32,720
it is always better to be close to home

726
00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:34,800
because that's the environment that

727
00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:37,200
you're going to thrive in. And I know

728
00:42:37,200 --> 00:42:38,960
many of us walk

729
00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:40,230
>> your time is up.

730
00:42:40,230 --> 00:42:40,240
» your time is up.

731
00:42:40,240 --> 00:42:41,589
>> Thank you.

732
00:42:41,589 --> 00:42:41,599
» Thank you.

733
00:42:41,599 --> 00:42:53,030
Our next speaker is Moch Blumenstein.

734
00:42:53,040 --> 00:42:55,040
» Good evening, Mayor and Council members.

735
00:42:55,040 --> 00:42:56,880
My name is Michael Blumenstein and I'm

736
00:42:56,880 --> 00:42:58,720
here to speak speak based on personal

737
00:42:58,720 --> 00:43:00,960
experience. I was once a client of a

738
00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:03,200
crisis stabilization unit and during one

739
00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:04,720
of the most difficult moments of my

740
00:43:04,720 --> 00:43:06,720
life, that support helped me feel safe,

741
00:43:06,720 --> 00:43:09,119
respected, and heard. Because of that

742
00:43:09,119 --> 00:43:11,200
experience, I saw firsthand how powerful

743
00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:13,119
these services are, not just in

744
00:43:13,119 --> 00:43:15,359
stabilizing a crisis, but in restoring

745
00:43:15,359 --> 00:43:17,520
hope. I later had the opportunity to

746
00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:19,440
give back by starting as a peer support

747
00:43:19,440 --> 00:43:21,760
worker using my lived experience to help

748
00:43:21,760 --> 00:43:24,480
others navigate their own crisis. Since

749
00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:25,920
then, I've grown into a quality

750
00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:28,960
assurance data clerk role where I now I

751
00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:30,800
now help ensure these programs remain

752
00:43:30,800 --> 00:43:32,880
effective, accountable, and responsive

753
00:43:32,880 --> 00:43:35,520
to community needs. I've seen the impact

754
00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:37,359
of outreach and connecting people to

755
00:43:37,359 --> 00:43:39,680
support before situations escalate. And

756
00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:41,599
I've witnessed how peer support builds

757
00:43:41,599 --> 00:43:43,520
trust and reduce stigma in ways

758
00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:46,880
traditional systems often can't. Crisis

759
00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:49,359
stabilization units outreach and peer

760
00:43:49,359 --> 00:43:51,359
support don't just change outcomes, they

761
00:43:51,359 --> 00:43:53,119
change lives. And I am living proof of

762
00:43:53,119 --> 00:43:56,800
that. Thank you for your time.

763
00:43:56,800 --> 00:44:14,630
>> Our next speaker is Rachel Wish.

764
00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:16,400
Good evening, Madame Mayor, council

765
00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:18,400
members, and staff. My name is Rachel

766
00:44:18,400 --> 00:44:20,400
Wish, and I'm a teacher at Silverado

767
00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:22,319
High School, one of the schools directly

768
00:44:22,319 --> 00:44:25,200
adjacent to the proposed expansion of

769
00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:27,280
the comprehensive treatment campus. And

770
00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:29,520
I'm here tonight to ask you not to

771
00:44:29,520 --> 00:44:31,839
approve this expansion. I want to be

772
00:44:31,839 --> 00:44:34,400
very clear. I support access to these

773
00:44:34,400 --> 00:44:37,040
type of services. Our families, our

774
00:44:37,040 --> 00:44:39,359
students, our community absolutely need

775
00:44:39,359 --> 00:44:41,520
them. And this is not about stigma. It's

776
00:44:41,520 --> 00:44:43,599
about process, transparency, and

777
00:44:43,599 --> 00:44:45,920
location. And right now, all three are

778
00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:48,000
deeply concerning. The decision to move

779
00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:49,760
forward without conducting an impact

780
00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:52,319
study raises serious questions. When a

781
00:44:52,319 --> 00:44:54,160
facility sits directly next to three

782
00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:56,880
schools serving over 4,000 students, the

783
00:44:56,880 --> 00:45:00,560
failure to formally evaluate safety,

784
00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:03,040
traffic, emergency response, campus

785
00:45:03,040 --> 00:45:05,280
supervision, and student well-being is

786
00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:07,920
not a minor oversight. It suggests a

787
00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:10,720
deliberate choice to avoid scrutiny. If

788
00:45:10,720 --> 00:45:12,480
there are other teachers, parents,

789
00:45:12,480 --> 00:45:14,240
students, or community members here

790
00:45:14,240 --> 00:45:16,640
tonight who share these concerns, I

791
00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:19,200
invite you to stand up right now.

792
00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:21,760
The absence of an impact study does not

793
00:45:21,760 --> 00:45:24,000
mean that there is no impact. It means

794
00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:26,560
the county chose not to look. As a

795
00:45:26,560 --> 00:45:28,400
teacher on one of these campuses, I can

796
00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:30,400
tell you that schools are not insulated

797
00:45:30,400 --> 00:45:32,960
environments. We manage the arrival and

798
00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:36,000
dismissal congestion, campus security,

799
00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:38,000
lockdown protocols, and emotional

800
00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:40,720
well-being of students every single day.

801
00:45:40,720 --> 00:45:42,960
An expansion of this nature, especially

802
00:45:42,960 --> 00:45:44,720
without coordinated or assess

803
00:45:44,720 --> 00:45:46,800
coordination or assessment, directly

804
00:45:46,800 --> 00:45:48,880
affects our ability to do our jobs and

805
00:45:48,880 --> 00:45:51,200
keep our students safe. Equally

806
00:45:51,200 --> 00:45:53,920
important, this is the wrong location.

807
00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:55,839
Schools are highdensity environments

808
00:45:55,839 --> 00:45:58,400
with minors present for most of the day.

809
00:45:58,400 --> 00:46:00,000
Putting a facility of this nature

810
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:01,920
immediately adjacent to multiple school

811
00:46:01,920 --> 00:46:03,440
sites without heightened review

812
00:46:03,440 --> 00:46:05,599
disregards best practices and planning

813
00:46:05,599 --> 00:46:06,800
and the student centered

814
00:46:06,800 --> 00:46:09,280
decision-making. There are locations in

815
00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:11,839
the city that make much more sense. What

816
00:46:11,839 --> 00:46:13,520
is most troubling is that school

817
00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:15,119
communities were not meaningfully

818
00:46:15,119 --> 00:46:17,359
consulted early in the process.

819
00:46:17,359 --> 00:46:19,599
Teachers, admin, facility, and districts

820
00:46:19,599 --> 00:46:21,839
should not be finding out after fences

821
00:46:21,839 --> 00:46:24,160
are up and dirt is being moved. That

822
00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:26,160
undermines the trust and damages the

823
00:46:26,160 --> 00:46:27,839
relationship between the county, the

824
00:46:27,839 --> 00:46:29,280
city, and the people who serve the

825
00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:31,280
children every day. You have the

826
00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:32,880
authority and the responsibility to

827
00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:35,119
pause this decision, require a full

828
00:46:35,119 --> 00:46:36,960
impact study and reconsider the

829
00:46:36,960 --> 00:46:38,960
location. This is responsible

830
00:46:38,960 --> 00:46:41,200
governance. I urge you not to improve

831
00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:43,200
the expansion as proposed because our

832
00:46:43,200 --> 00:46:45,359
desert our students deserve thoughtful

833
00:46:45,359 --> 00:46:47,839
planning, transparency, and decisions

834
00:46:47,839 --> 00:46:49,920
that place their safety and well-being

835
00:46:49,920 --> 00:46:54,230
first. Thank you.

836
00:46:54,240 --> 00:47:01,589
» Our next speaker is Ed Marino.

837
00:47:01,599 --> 00:47:04,480
Good evening, guys, staff. Um, I was

838
00:47:04,480 --> 00:47:07,440
just aware of the uh proposition that's

839
00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:09,520
going on. Like I said, I'm literally a

840
00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:11,520
resident. I live about two two and a

841
00:47:11,520 --> 00:47:13,920
half blocks from the proposed location.

842
00:47:13,920 --> 00:47:16,400
I have uh two three kids, two daughters,

843
00:47:16,400 --> 00:47:20,319
and a son. Um, both of my girls uh go to

844
00:47:20,319 --> 00:47:21,920
uh well, they went to Discovery, now

845
00:47:21,920 --> 00:47:24,240
that they're going to SIMS. As a parent,

846
00:47:24,240 --> 00:47:27,040
it's very troubling to hear that they're

847
00:47:27,040 --> 00:47:29,920
planning to do this really close to my

848
00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:31,839
home staff. You know, there there's

849
00:47:31,839 --> 00:47:34,000
there's families around the area. It's

850
00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:36,720
it's just not it's it's not I'm not okay

851
00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:38,560
with it. You know, I'm asking and I'm

852
00:47:38,560 --> 00:47:40,800
pleading you guys to to please stop

853
00:47:40,800 --> 00:47:44,000
this. You know, it's

854
00:47:44,000 --> 00:47:45,839
it's just troubling. You know, I I

855
00:47:45,839 --> 00:47:48,160
literally I I work in Ontario. I left

856
00:47:48,160 --> 00:47:50,880
work. I just found out I was emailed

857
00:47:50,880 --> 00:47:52,400
today that you guys were having this

858
00:47:52,400 --> 00:47:55,680
this uh meeting. I left work to be here

859
00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:58,640
to to basically let you guys know that

860
00:47:58,640 --> 00:48:01,200
that this is not this not okay, you

861
00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:03,040
know, and and I thank you for for

862
00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:04,640
everything you guys are doing. I I hope

863
00:48:04,640 --> 00:48:07,440
and I pray that that God give you guys

864
00:48:07,440 --> 00:48:11,359
wisdom and we as a community stand not

865
00:48:11,359 --> 00:48:13,200
for this, not not we don't our kids

866
00:48:13,200 --> 00:48:15,440
deserve better. You know, that's all I'm

867
00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:18,880
asking. Thank you.

868
00:48:18,880 --> 00:48:39,910
>> Our next speaker is Christian Viscara.

869
00:48:39,920 --> 00:48:42,559
Um, hello. My name is Christian Riscara.

870
00:48:42,559 --> 00:48:45,200
I am a senior at Silverado High School.

871
00:48:45,200 --> 00:48:47,440
I am also a part of my school's ASB

872
00:48:47,440 --> 00:48:49,839
leadership and I'm here on behalf of my

873
00:48:49,839 --> 00:48:52,000
other ASB classmates and the other

874
00:48:52,000 --> 00:48:54,000
student boss, the other student body

875
00:48:54,000 --> 00:48:56,240
that attends my school. First off, I

876
00:48:56,240 --> 00:48:57,440
would like to start off by saying that

877
00:48:57,440 --> 00:48:59,119
the way that this was introduced was

878
00:48:59,119 --> 00:49:00,720
very unprofessional on the county's

879
00:49:00,720 --> 00:49:03,280
behalf. Neither of the school the

880
00:49:03,280 --> 00:49:04,720
schools in the area or the residents

881
00:49:04,720 --> 00:49:06,319
were notified of the treatment facility

882
00:49:06,319 --> 00:49:08,480
when the construction first started.

883
00:49:08,480 --> 00:49:10,240
Many residents and students are still

884
00:49:10,240 --> 00:49:12,160
not aware of this facility being built

885
00:49:12,160 --> 00:49:14,160
so close to our community. I am

886
00:49:14,160 --> 00:49:15,920
knowledgeable that yes, we do need these

887
00:49:15,920 --> 00:49:17,760
kind of programs especially in the high

888
00:49:17,760 --> 00:49:20,079
desert. Although the location of where

889
00:49:20,079 --> 00:49:22,160
is being built is very inappropriate.

890
00:49:22,160 --> 00:49:23,920
The county project stated that there

891
00:49:23,920 --> 00:49:26,079
will be no impact because there is no

892
00:49:26,079 --> 00:49:27,760
demand for new expansions of school

893
00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:30,400
facilities. This is not only false but a

894
00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:32,400
slap to the surrounding community's fa

895
00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:35,839
face. You show no regard or interest in

896
00:49:35,839 --> 00:49:38,400
the safety of the surrounding area. Why

897
00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:42,240
do we need new school facilities to show

898
00:49:42,240 --> 00:49:43,920
concern when there's already school

899
00:49:43,920 --> 00:49:46,319
facilities? Now, there are many risk

900
00:49:46,319 --> 00:49:49,119
factors for the area that it's in. What

901
00:49:49,119 --> 00:49:51,599
if one of these residents just just

902
00:49:51,599 --> 00:49:54,000
flip? How can you guys guarantee that

903
00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:55,440
this person won't leave your open

904
00:49:55,440 --> 00:49:57,920
facility and walk out onto nearby school

905
00:49:57,920 --> 00:49:59,839
grounds? All three schools in the

906
00:49:59,839 --> 00:50:01,440
surrounding area have constant after

907
00:50:01,440 --> 00:50:02,960
school activities and leave our gates

908
00:50:02,960 --> 00:50:05,920
open 24/7. Not only will this affect us

909
00:50:05,920 --> 00:50:08,880
during school hours, but even after. I

910
00:50:08,880 --> 00:50:10,559
am aware that St. John's has been here

911
00:50:10,559 --> 00:50:12,720
for over 30 years with no issues, but

912
00:50:12,720 --> 00:50:15,280
this is not a minor expansion. This is a

913
00:50:15,280 --> 00:50:17,359
major expansion with over two head with

914
00:50:17,359 --> 00:50:20,319
200 beds being built. the chances of a

915
00:50:20,319 --> 00:50:22,240
problem happening majorly increase and

916
00:50:22,240 --> 00:50:24,000
when there is a chance and risk it is

917
00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:25,760
not worth it especially with the

918
00:50:25,760 --> 00:50:27,760
surrounding environment. If this

919
00:50:27,760 --> 00:50:29,520
facility is built will it not only

920
00:50:29,520 --> 00:50:31,839
affect my generation

921
00:50:31,839 --> 00:50:35,440
um other kids siblings, my kids or even

922
00:50:35,440 --> 00:50:37,280
my grandchildren.

923
00:50:37,280 --> 00:50:39,599
Um

924
00:50:39,599 --> 00:50:41,760
so I would like to say that again I am

925
00:50:41,760 --> 00:50:43,440
in support of such treatments being open

926
00:50:43,440 --> 00:50:45,520
for people who need them. But again the

927
00:50:45,520 --> 00:50:47,760
location is very inappropriate. I will

928
00:50:47,760 --> 00:50:50,640
finish off if that if construction if

929
00:50:50,640 --> 00:50:52,960
construction continues, not only will

930
00:50:52,960 --> 00:50:54,240
you continue to hear from the school

931
00:50:54,240 --> 00:50:56,079
board, but the many residents and

932
00:50:56,079 --> 00:50:57,440
thousands of students that are in this

933
00:50:57,440 --> 00:51:01,589
community today. Thank you.

934
00:51:01,599 --> 00:51:16,150
» Our next speaker is Melissa B.

935
00:51:16,160 --> 00:51:17,920
Good evening.

936
00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:19,845
My name is Melissa Buchary

937
00:51:19,845 --> 00:51:21,520
[clears throat] and I am actually a

938
00:51:21,520 --> 00:51:24,160
resident of City of Victorville um since

939
00:51:24,160 --> 00:51:26,160
about four years old. So that's about 32

940
00:51:26,160 --> 00:51:27,760
years.

941
00:51:27,760 --> 00:51:30,720
I am a professional therapist that works

942
00:51:30,720 --> 00:51:32,800
in addiction specialties right in a

943
00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:35,280
healthcare setting. I have worked in

944
00:51:35,280 --> 00:51:38,880
this community in a community aspect for

945
00:51:38,880 --> 00:51:42,240
much of my career before college um

946
00:51:42,240 --> 00:51:44,319
substitute taught before becoming a

947
00:51:44,319 --> 00:51:45,359
therapist. So I've been doing this for

948
00:51:45,359 --> 00:51:48,240
about 11 years and I come to you as a

949
00:51:48,240 --> 00:51:50,640
resident to be able to say I understand

950
00:51:50,640 --> 00:51:52,000
many of the concerns that have been

951
00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:53,440
expressed. I can see them from a lot of

952
00:51:53,440 --> 00:51:56,000
angles. But my encouragement as a

953
00:51:56,000 --> 00:51:58,559
resident who lives within a few miles of

954
00:51:58,559 --> 00:52:01,280
the new facility, which is actually an

955
00:52:01,280 --> 00:52:03,119
expansion, right, of Phoenix House

956
00:52:03,119 --> 00:52:04,720
Services,

957
00:52:04,720 --> 00:52:07,599
this is so needed and we have an

958
00:52:07,599 --> 00:52:10,319
opportunity as voted in by Proposition

959
00:52:10,319 --> 00:52:14,319
One, right? And this is um something

960
00:52:14,319 --> 00:52:15,839
that has been very nerve-wracking for me

961
00:52:15,839 --> 00:52:17,200
to share with you, but I want you to

962
00:52:17,200 --> 00:52:19,599
hear my heart. We can look at

963
00:52:19,599 --> 00:52:21,280
statistics. We can look at all of the

964
00:52:21,280 --> 00:52:23,520
highest needs. I hear them daily. The

965
00:52:23,520 --> 00:52:25,760
calls of heartbreaking family members

966
00:52:25,760 --> 00:52:27,359
and how I can best direct them to

967
00:52:27,359 --> 00:52:29,680
treatment services to get them in. When

968
00:52:29,680 --> 00:52:31,520
they need alcohol detox or withdrawal

969
00:52:31,520 --> 00:52:33,359
management services, they're out of the

970
00:52:33,359 --> 00:52:36,480
area. This can bring jobs. I understand

971
00:52:36,480 --> 00:52:38,800
the schools. I understand everything for

972
00:52:38,800 --> 00:52:41,599
the community. But I urge my leaders,

973
00:52:41,599 --> 00:52:44,319
this is our opportunity to pioneer,

974
00:52:44,319 --> 00:52:46,319
to take leadership. Victorville has

975
00:52:46,319 --> 00:52:48,319
always been innovative

976
00:52:48,319 --> 00:52:51,359
and in a sense where we can set the tone

977
00:52:51,359 --> 00:52:54,160
for okay how do we sit down have

978
00:52:54,160 --> 00:52:56,319
conversations with respect to an

979
00:52:56,319 --> 00:52:58,319
important time frame this is the first

980
00:52:58,319 --> 00:53:00,960
time we have an opportunity with VHIP

981
00:53:00,960 --> 00:53:03,119
but department of healthcare services

982
00:53:03,119 --> 00:53:04,880
has set a timeline for that and that's

983
00:53:04,880 --> 00:53:06,640
very important to be mindful of so I

984
00:53:06,640 --> 00:53:10,720
encourage you to be mindful and um

985
00:53:10,720 --> 00:53:13,680
encouraging to to say hey we have a lot

986
00:53:13,680 --> 00:53:14,960
of partners

987
00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:17,280
How can we come alongside each other and

988
00:53:17,280 --> 00:53:21,280
unify to bring the necessary services

989
00:53:21,280 --> 00:53:24,400
alterations but expediting because there

990
00:53:24,400 --> 00:53:26,640
is a time frame and it is hard to open a

991
00:53:26,640 --> 00:53:29,200
treatment center. Takes about 5 years to

992
00:53:29,200 --> 00:53:32,319
get a medical approval from the state.

993
00:53:32,319 --> 00:53:35,440
So there's a lot of treatment services.

994
00:53:35,440 --> 00:53:36,880
Substance use disorder and mental

995
00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:39,359
services does not discriminate. I see it

996
00:53:39,359 --> 00:53:41,040
in our healthcare setting every day. Our

997
00:53:41,040 --> 00:53:43,359
youth are hurting and they do not get

998
00:53:43,359 --> 00:53:46,160
transferred out out of the area nearest

999
00:53:46,160 --> 00:53:47,839
to us for a higher level of care for

1000
00:53:47,839 --> 00:53:50,720
psychiatric services is Colton.

1001
00:53:50,720 --> 00:53:52,240
We're done and we send them for

1002
00:53:52,240 --> 00:53:53,680
appropriate levels of care. We

1003
00:53:53,680 --> 00:53:56,319
understand many of the medical um

1004
00:53:56,319 --> 00:53:58,240
necessity stabilization before

1005
00:53:58,240 --> 00:53:59,839
appropriate referrals to the coordinated

1006
00:53:59,839 --> 00:54:04,160
history system of care for entry. So

1007
00:54:04,160 --> 00:54:06,480
concerns in that regard for for

1008
00:54:06,480 --> 00:54:08,640
treatment being provided. We should take

1009
00:54:08,640 --> 00:54:11,200
a look at the other facilities and how

1010
00:54:11,200 --> 00:54:13,760
Phoenix House is operating now where

1011
00:54:13,760 --> 00:54:16,800
there isn't many to

1012
00:54:16,800 --> 00:54:18,400
I think hinder.

1013
00:54:18,400 --> 00:54:19,990
>> Your time is up.

1014
00:54:19,990 --> 00:54:20,000
» Your time is up.

1015
00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:20,630
>> Please.

1016
00:54:20,630 --> 00:54:20,640
» Please.

1017
00:54:20,640 --> 00:54:21,510
>> Thank you.

1018
00:54:21,510 --> 00:54:21,520
» Thank you.

1019
00:54:21,520 --> 00:54:36,790
>> Our next speaker is Stephanie Landez.

1020
00:54:36,800 --> 00:54:38,559
Good evening, members of the board,

1021
00:54:38,559 --> 00:54:40,720
city, and community members. My name is

1022
00:54:40,720 --> 00:54:42,720
Stephanie Landez, and I am both a parent

1023
00:54:42,720 --> 00:54:44,800
of a sophomore at Silverado High School

1024
00:54:44,800 --> 00:54:47,359
and the activities director. I have the

1025
00:54:47,359 --> 00:54:49,040
help the privilege to help facilitate

1026
00:54:49,040 --> 00:54:51,119
and guide 70 high school students within

1027
00:54:51,119 --> 00:54:53,760
our associated student body. I am here

1028
00:54:53,760 --> 00:54:55,839
tonight to share their voice and their

1029
00:54:55,839 --> 00:54:57,359
concerns regarding the development

1030
00:54:57,359 --> 00:54:59,359
occurring for the rehab uh center

1031
00:54:59,359 --> 00:55:01,440
directly across the street. And while we

1032
00:55:01,440 --> 00:55:02,960
understand that the final decisions and

1033
00:55:02,960 --> 00:55:04,800
issues actually rest with the county and

1034
00:55:04,800 --> 00:55:06,800
not the city, we felt it important to

1035
00:55:06,800 --> 00:55:08,240
have their voices heard in a public

1036
00:55:08,240 --> 00:55:10,640
forum so that the city is aware of the

1037
00:55:10,640 --> 00:55:12,960
Associated Student Body perspective. And

1038
00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:15,520
thank you, Christian, for sharing.

1039
00:55:15,520 --> 00:55:17,359
I'm here tonight on behalf of more than

1040
00:55:17,359 --> 00:55:19,520
2,000 students from Silverado High

1041
00:55:19,520 --> 00:55:21,280
School who attend school every day

1042
00:55:21,280 --> 00:55:23,760
around this proposed site. I am speaking

1043
00:55:23,760 --> 00:55:25,520
for students whose voices were not

1044
00:55:25,520 --> 00:55:27,760
meaningful incl meaningfully included in

1045
00:55:27,760 --> 00:55:30,079
this decision but who will live with its

1046
00:55:30,079 --> 00:55:32,319
consequences. So here is what they have

1047
00:55:32,319 --> 00:55:34,240
to say. Let us be clear from the

1048
00:55:34,240 --> 00:55:36,480
beginning. Students support behavioral

1049
00:55:36,480 --> 00:55:39,200
health and substance abuse treatment. We

1050
00:55:39,200 --> 00:55:41,200
understand its importance. Our concern

1051
00:55:41,200 --> 00:55:43,119
is not whether the treatment facilities

1052
00:55:43,119 --> 00:55:45,359
should exist. It's where they're placing

1053
00:55:45,359 --> 00:55:48,799
this one. We walk these streets. We wait

1054
00:55:48,799 --> 00:55:51,359
at these crosswalks. We experience

1055
00:55:51,359 --> 00:55:54,160
lockdowns. traffic gridlocks and safety

1056
00:55:54,160 --> 00:55:56,640
drills, not as policy discussions, but

1057
00:55:56,640 --> 00:55:58,640
as interruptions to our learning and our

1058
00:55:58,640 --> 00:56:01,200
own sense of safety. Making a

1059
00:56:01,200 --> 00:56:03,440
large-scale open treatment facility the

1060
00:56:03,440 --> 00:56:06,000
front door to our schools introduces

1061
00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:08,319
risks that students can't simply opt out

1062
00:56:08,319 --> 00:56:10,799
of. Schools should be places where

1063
00:56:10,799 --> 00:56:13,040
students feel safe, welcomed, and proud

1064
00:56:13,040 --> 00:56:14,960
where they learn. Instead, this

1065
00:56:14,960 --> 00:56:17,839
placement risks creating fear, anxiety,

1066
00:56:17,839 --> 00:56:19,680
long-term damage to school climate,

1067
00:56:19,680 --> 00:56:22,480
enrollment, and community confidence.

1068
00:56:22,480 --> 00:56:24,000
Students are also concerned about

1069
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:25,920
messaging. Adolescence are still

1070
00:56:25,920 --> 00:56:28,079
developing. School work schools work

1071
00:56:28,079 --> 00:56:29,599
intentionally to promote prevention,

1072
00:56:29,599 --> 00:56:31,440
healthy choices, and accountability.

1073
00:56:31,440 --> 00:56:33,359
Placing a large-scale drug and alcohol

1074
00:56:33,359 --> 00:56:34,960
treatment facility adjacent to our

1075
00:56:34,960 --> 00:56:37,359
campus risks unintentionally normalizing

1076
00:56:37,359 --> 00:56:39,440
substance abuse, not because treatment

1077
00:56:39,440 --> 00:56:42,960
is wrong, but because location matters.

1078
00:56:42,960 --> 00:56:44,400
At the same time, students believe

1079
00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:45,760
strongly that patients in recovery

1080
00:56:45,760 --> 00:56:48,000
deserve dignity, privacy, and the best

1081
00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:49,920
po possible environment for healing.

1082
00:56:49,920 --> 00:56:52,400
Recovery is fra fragile. A densely

1083
00:56:52,400 --> 00:56:54,720
populated, hightraic school zone

1084
00:56:54,720 --> 00:56:56,799
surrounded by thousands of students does

1085
00:56:56,799 --> 00:56:59,040
not support that goal. That location

1086
00:56:59,040 --> 00:57:01,839
fails both students and patients.

1087
00:57:01,839 --> 00:57:03,839
Traffic is already overwhelming. The

1088
00:57:03,839 --> 00:57:05,520
two-lane road serving these schools as

1089
00:57:05,520 --> 00:57:08,079
gridlocks for hours every morning and

1090
00:57:08,079 --> 00:57:10,079
every afternoon. Thousands of students

1091
00:57:10,079 --> 00:57:12,160
walk the corridor daily, many after

1092
00:57:12,160 --> 00:57:14,799
sunrise or before before sunrise and

1093
00:57:14,799 --> 00:57:16,799
after dark. Their routes can't be

1094
00:57:16,799 --> 00:57:18,319
changed. Their schedules cannot be

1095
00:57:18,319 --> 00:57:20,799
adjusted. Their safety depends on adult

1096
00:57:20,799 --> 00:57:22,960
decisions. Students feel unheard.

1097
00:57:22,960 --> 00:57:24,559
Decisions about our safety and learning

1098
00:57:24,559 --> 00:57:26,079
environment were made without us at the

1099
00:57:26,079 --> 00:57:28,079
table. Please listen to us. We're not

1100
00:57:28,079 --> 00:57:30,079
asking for convenience. We're asking for

1101
00:57:30,079 --> 00:57:32,160
responsibility, transparency, and

1102
00:57:32,160 --> 00:57:34,160
safety. Thank you.

1103
00:57:34,160 --> 00:57:39,270
>> Thank you.

1104
00:57:39,280 --> 00:57:40,720
Madame Mayor, I do not have any

1105
00:57:40,720 --> 00:57:43,760
additional speaker cards.

1106
00:57:43,760 --> 00:57:45,270
>> I know some people got here late.

1107
00:57:45,270 --> 00:57:45,280
» I know some people got here late.

1108
00:57:45,280 --> 00:57:51,910
Anybody else with a speaker card?

1109
00:57:51,920 --> 00:57:53,839
» Let's bring them over to our city clerk,

1110
00:57:53,839 --> 00:57:57,839
please. His name is Roger

1111
00:57:57,839 --> 00:58:05,910
Yinski.

1112
00:58:05,920 --> 00:58:08,559
Good evening, mayor, city council. Uh my

1113
00:58:08,559 --> 00:58:10,559
name is Roger Yaminsky. I'm the CEO of

1114
00:58:10,559 --> 00:58:12,480
Citrus Counseling Services or not

1115
00:58:12,480 --> 00:58:14,079
for-profit behavioral health clinic

1116
00:58:14,079 --> 00:58:16,480
system. Uh one of our clinics is here in

1117
00:58:16,480 --> 00:58:18,880
your town. And um you know, from what

1118
00:58:18,880 --> 00:58:22,000
I've heard here, I think of um you know,

1119
00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:23,359
something that I'm very familiar with,

1120
00:58:23,359 --> 00:58:25,280
which is in the absence of information,

1121
00:58:25,280 --> 00:58:26,799
people make up the worst possible

1122
00:58:26,799 --> 00:58:29,359
stories. And so I think that you know,

1123
00:58:29,359 --> 00:58:32,400
it sounds like um our concerns that the

1124
00:58:32,400 --> 00:58:33,760
uh the county could have done a much

1125
00:58:33,760 --> 00:58:36,400
better job in terms of uh providing some

1126
00:58:36,400 --> 00:58:37,920
information, letting people know about

1127
00:58:37,920 --> 00:58:39,440
this project, what the impact is going

1128
00:58:39,440 --> 00:58:44,000
to be, etc. Um that being said, from

1129
00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:46,160
what we do and what we see and what my

1130
00:58:46,160 --> 00:58:48,240
staff experiences,

1131
00:58:48,240 --> 00:58:50,160
uh this particular project is something

1132
00:58:50,160 --> 00:58:52,720
that's sorely needed in this area. There

1133
00:58:52,720 --> 00:58:55,440
are incredible weight lists uh for the

1134
00:58:55,440 --> 00:58:57,359
types of services that are going to be

1135
00:58:57,359 --> 00:58:59,680
provided by this particular project that

1136
00:58:59,680 --> 00:59:02,400
is incredibly needed. Not having this

1137
00:59:02,400 --> 00:59:06,160
has um some serious impact on human

1138
00:59:06,160 --> 00:59:09,359
lives, especially young people. Uh what

1139
00:59:09,359 --> 00:59:12,640
this can do is can do it can prevent um

1140
00:59:12,640 --> 00:59:14,480
and treat a lot of things that are going

1141
00:59:14,480 --> 00:59:17,200
on with trauma, with substance use,

1142
00:59:17,200 --> 00:59:20,000
domestic violence, human trafficking,

1143
00:59:20,000 --> 00:59:23,599
etc. So based on that, um I just want to

1144
00:59:23,599 --> 00:59:25,280
speak in support of this particular

1145
00:59:25,280 --> 00:59:27,440
project. I hope that there's a way that

1146
00:59:27,440 --> 00:59:29,280
uh this council and this community can

1147
00:59:29,280 --> 00:59:31,520
work together to figure out how to make

1148
00:59:31,520 --> 00:59:34,559
it uh go forward and understand, you

1149
00:59:34,559 --> 00:59:38,400
know, possibly what the um potential uh

1150
00:59:38,400 --> 00:59:40,400
issues are with it and come up with

1151
00:59:40,400 --> 00:59:43,040
reasonable ways to mitigate that. Um

1152
00:59:43,040 --> 00:59:45,200
it's an incredible opportunity with

1153
00:59:45,200 --> 00:59:47,119
these funds that are available that

1154
00:59:47,119 --> 00:59:49,520
don't come around very often. Uh and it

1155
00:59:49,520 --> 00:59:51,040
would be a terrible thing to lose that

1156
00:59:51,040 --> 00:59:52,720
in this community. So, thank you very

1157
00:59:52,720 --> 00:59:53,680
much for your time and your

1158
00:59:53,680 --> 00:59:56,000
consideration. I appreciate it.

1159
00:59:56,000 --> 01:00:00,870
Thank you.

1160
01:00:00,880 --> 01:00:03,520
I would like to read a statement.

1161
01:00:03,520 --> 01:00:05,440
First of all, I think it's important to

1162
01:00:05,440 --> 01:00:07,520
recognize and appreciate the input from

1163
01:00:07,520 --> 01:00:09,520
the county, the school district, and

1164
01:00:09,520 --> 01:00:11,920
even the staff regarding this matter.

1165
01:00:11,920 --> 01:00:14,559
With all that said, I remain surprised

1166
01:00:14,559 --> 01:00:16,240
how quickly the county moved on this

1167
01:00:16,240 --> 01:00:18,160
project forward when you consider all

1168
01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:19,920
that's typically involved to move to

1169
01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:22,559
move a project forward. obtaining

1170
01:00:22,559 --> 01:00:25,200
funding and obtain the res the requisite

1171
01:00:25,200 --> 01:00:28,400
land use approval to construct. This

1172
01:00:28,400 --> 01:00:30,559
project has moved at a pace that I have

1173
01:00:30,559 --> 01:00:35,750
never seen from the county.

1174
01:00:35,760 --> 01:00:37,920
They chose instead of involving our

1175
01:00:37,920 --> 01:00:40,799
community to ram this project through,

1176
01:00:40,799 --> 01:00:42,559
dump it on the residents of the city of

1177
01:00:42,559 --> 01:00:44,720
Victorville and the parents of the high

1178
01:00:44,720 --> 01:00:46,720
school district with zero regard for our

1179
01:00:46,720 --> 01:00:48,720
concerns.

1180
01:00:48,720 --> 01:00:50,799
And we asked, does this mean that the

1181
01:00:50,799 --> 01:00:53,280
first district supervisor doesn't care

1182
01:00:53,280 --> 01:00:55,040
what happens in Victorville? I don't

1183
01:00:55,040 --> 01:00:57,200
think so. I would like to believe that

1184
01:00:57,200 --> 01:00:59,440
is not the case. Prior to this action by

1185
01:00:59,440 --> 01:01:01,760
the county, I believe the county and the

1186
01:01:01,760 --> 01:01:03,520
first district supervisor cared about

1187
01:01:03,520 --> 01:01:05,760
this community. But I definitely

1188
01:01:05,760 --> 01:01:08,240
questioning now that given the warp

1189
01:01:08,240 --> 01:01:10,960
speed that this project has moved.

1190
01:01:10,960 --> 01:01:12,640
Finally, I have no doubt about the need

1191
01:01:12,640 --> 01:01:14,640
for the services that are being

1192
01:01:14,640 --> 01:01:16,319
contemplated by the county with this

1193
01:01:16,319 --> 01:01:19,359
project. The problem is location. And

1194
01:01:19,359 --> 01:01:21,520
like they say, location, location,

1195
01:01:21,520 --> 01:01:24,319
location. The problem is not knowing how

1196
01:01:24,319 --> 01:01:26,400
this project will physically impact this

1197
01:01:26,400 --> 01:01:28,559
community. I have no doubt that the

1198
01:01:28,559 --> 01:01:31,040
county reached out to us like a partner,

1199
01:01:31,040 --> 01:01:33,680
we would not be here today and we would

1200
01:01:33,680 --> 01:01:36,480
be more focused on a suitable location.

1201
01:01:36,480 --> 01:01:38,720
I urge my fellow council members to

1202
01:01:38,720 --> 01:01:40,559
adopt the resolution opposed in this

1203
01:01:40,559 --> 01:01:43,040
project. And I encourage every resident

1204
01:01:43,040 --> 01:01:44,640
of the city of Victorville to reach out

1205
01:01:44,640 --> 01:01:46,880
to your first district supervisor, the

1206
01:01:46,880 --> 01:01:48,720
board of supervisor of San Marino

1207
01:01:48,720 --> 01:01:51,440
County, the Sun newspaper, and express

1208
01:01:51,440 --> 01:01:53,280
their concern about this county's wrong

1209
01:01:53,280 --> 01:01:55,200
deal.

1210
01:01:55,200 --> 01:01:56,640
Now, at this time, we will take

1211
01:01:56,640 --> 01:01:58,160
questions from my fellow council

1212
01:01:58,160 --> 01:02:00,000
members. We'll start off with Council

1213
01:02:00,000 --> 01:02:01,119
Member God.

1214
01:02:01,119 --> 01:02:02,390
>> I'm sorry, Madame Mayor. Would you like

1215
01:02:02,390 --> 01:02:02,400
» I'm sorry, Madame Mayor. Would you like

1216
01:02:02,400 --> 01:02:03,680
me to read the recommendation?

1217
01:02:03,680 --> 01:02:05,030
>> That would be good, too. Thank you.

1218
01:02:05,030 --> 01:02:05,040
» That would be good, too. Thank you.

1219
01:02:05,040 --> 01:02:06,870
>> You're welcome. that the honorable city

1220
01:02:06,870 --> 01:02:06,880
» You're welcome. that the honorable city

1221
01:02:06,880 --> 01:02:09,680
council adopt resolution number 25

1222
01:02:09,680 --> 01:02:12,079
26-00005

1223
01:02:12,079 --> 01:02:14,240
thereby formally opposing the county of

1224
01:02:14,240 --> 01:02:16,160
San Bernardino's proposed comprehensive

1225
01:02:16,160 --> 01:02:18,480
treatment campus expansion in its

1226
01:02:18,480 --> 01:02:20,000
current proposed location and

1227
01:02:20,000 --> 01:02:22,720
configuration and opposing the award of

1228
01:02:22,720 --> 01:02:24,640
state of California behavioral health

1229
01:02:24,640 --> 01:02:27,119
continuum infrastructure program funding

1230
01:02:27,119 --> 01:02:29,119
for the projects proposed within the

1231
01:02:29,119 --> 01:02:31,359
city of Victorville due to the lack of

1232
01:02:31,359 --> 01:02:33,119
community engagement and further

1233
01:02:33,119 --> 01:02:35,119
directing staff to transmit the city's

1234
01:02:35,119 --> 01:02:36,880
position ition to the county board of

1235
01:02:36,880 --> 01:02:39,520
supervisors, state legislator,

1236
01:02:39,520 --> 01:02:41,599
legislators, and relevant state funding

1237
01:02:41,599 --> 01:02:44,480
agencies.

1238
01:02:44,480 --> 01:02:46,069
>> Thank you. At this time, we'll start

1239
01:02:46,069 --> 01:02:46,079
» Thank you. At this time, we'll start

1240
01:02:46,079 --> 01:02:47,760
with questions from council members.

1241
01:02:47,760 --> 01:02:49,359
Council member Kodan.

1242
01:02:49,359 --> 01:02:50,710
>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I do have

1243
01:02:50,710 --> 01:02:50,720
» Thank you, Madam Mayor. I do have

1244
01:02:50,720 --> 01:02:52,880
several questions as this is a very

1245
01:02:52,880 --> 01:02:56,799
complex situation. Um my first question,

1246
01:02:56,799 --> 01:02:59,200
um in the uh presentation that we

1247
01:02:59,200 --> 01:03:01,119
received from the county to start off

1248
01:03:01,119 --> 01:03:02,880
the meeting, there was some um

1249
01:03:02,880 --> 01:03:05,040
indication that this would be something

1250
01:03:05,040 --> 01:03:06,799
that's just for the city of Victorville

1251
01:03:06,799 --> 01:03:08,240
or could be taken that it's just going

1252
01:03:08,240 --> 01:03:09,520
to be for the city of Victorville, but

1253
01:03:09,520 --> 01:03:10,799
it's my understanding that this is a

1254
01:03:10,799 --> 01:03:13,839
countywide facility.

1255
01:03:13,839 --> 01:03:16,079
Mr. Mer,

1256
01:03:16,079 --> 01:03:18,630
>> uh that that's my understanding, but I I

1257
01:03:18,630 --> 01:03:18,640
» uh that that's my understanding, but I I

1258
01:03:18,640 --> 01:03:20,880
think it might be best to invite a

1259
01:03:20,880 --> 01:03:23,119
representative from the county to to

1260
01:03:23,119 --> 01:03:30,870
clarify that.

1261
01:03:30,880 --> 01:03:33,039
Hello, my name is Jennifer Alcena. I'm

1262
01:03:33,039 --> 01:03:34,240
the assistant director for the

1263
01:03:34,240 --> 01:03:36,160
department of behavioral health. Um,

1264
01:03:36,160 --> 01:03:39,280
what I can tell you is, uh, this this

1265
01:03:39,280 --> 01:03:42,240
area has a high need for these services.

1266
01:03:42,240 --> 01:03:44,240
So, bringing the services here to this

1267
01:03:44,240 --> 01:03:46,160
community would meet the folks where

1268
01:03:46,160 --> 01:03:49,039
they're at. So, right now, um, we don't

1269
01:03:49,039 --> 01:03:51,119
have the infrastructure to serve this

1270
01:03:51,119 --> 01:03:52,960
community, but there is a very large

1271
01:03:52,960 --> 01:03:55,680
need here. which we share on the slide.

1272
01:03:55,680 --> 01:03:56,950
>> So does that mean that there would be

1273
01:03:56,950 --> 01:03:56,960
» So does that mean that there would be

1274
01:03:56,960 --> 01:04:01,829
priority given to Victorville residents?

1275
01:04:01,839 --> 01:04:04,079
» Um the way our system works is we do a

1276
01:04:04,079 --> 01:04:05,839
first come first serve. So the folks are

1277
01:04:05,839 --> 01:04:08,400
already calling in for services. Uh so

1278
01:04:08,400 --> 01:04:10,799
for this campus if you have someone that

1279
01:04:10,799 --> 01:04:12,799
lives here and they're calling in, this

1280
01:04:12,799 --> 01:04:16,079
would be the um the the best place for

1281
01:04:16,079 --> 01:04:16,480
them.

1282
01:04:16,480 --> 01:04:18,069
>> So first come first serve though, just

1283
01:04:18,069 --> 01:04:18,079
» So first come first serve though, just

1284
01:04:18,079 --> 01:04:20,000
to clarify so I understand that could be

1285
01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:21,359
anybody within the county of San

1286
01:04:21,359 --> 01:04:22,480
Bernardino.

1287
01:04:22,480 --> 01:04:27,109
>> Yes. Okay. And what steps were taken

1288
01:04:27,109 --> 01:04:27,119
» Yes. Okay. And what steps were taken

1289
01:04:27,119 --> 01:04:30,559
prior to acquisition of the property to

1290
01:04:30,559 --> 01:04:41,670
notify residents?

1291
01:04:41,680 --> 01:04:43,039
» I think that would be a twofold

1292
01:04:43,039 --> 01:04:44,400
question. So I want to make sure that

1293
01:04:44,400 --> 01:04:46,319
our assistant director Jennifer answers

1294
01:04:46,319 --> 01:04:47,920
the question on the community engagement

1295
01:04:47,920 --> 01:04:50,079
piece but also answer the question in

1296
01:04:50,079 --> 01:04:52,000
regarding to engagement overall on the

1297
01:04:52,000 --> 01:04:53,599
project. Is that is that the request?

1298
01:04:53,599 --> 01:04:55,520
Yes. Okay. So, go ahead and Jennifer,

1299
01:04:55,520 --> 01:04:57,039
answer that question and then we'll ask

1300
01:04:57,039 --> 01:04:59,280
our uh project facilities management

1301
01:04:59,280 --> 01:05:01,039
leadership team to come up as well and

1302
01:05:01,039 --> 01:05:01,839
answer that question.

1303
01:05:01,839 --> 01:05:05,349
>> Thank you.

1304
01:05:05,359 --> 01:05:06,880
» For the purposes of the grant

1305
01:05:06,880 --> 01:05:09,760
stakeholder engagement piece, we held uh

1306
01:05:09,760 --> 01:05:13,520
20 uh different forums um and we had

1307
01:05:13,520 --> 01:05:16,880
almost 500 people participate in those.

1308
01:05:16,880 --> 01:05:19,440
So, that's the uh for for these uh

1309
01:05:19,440 --> 01:05:20,000
facilities

1310
01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:22,630
>> and that was prior to acquisition.

1311
01:05:22,630 --> 01:05:22,640
» and that was prior to acquisition.

1312
01:05:22,640 --> 01:05:25,920
Yes, we are in the acquisition process.

1313
01:05:25,920 --> 01:05:27,349
>> In the process of acquisition.

1314
01:05:27,349 --> 01:05:27,359
» In the process of acquisition.

1315
01:05:27,359 --> 01:05:27,750
>> Yes.

1316
01:05:27,750 --> 01:05:27,760
» Yes.

1317
01:05:27,760 --> 01:05:30,549
>> Okay. So,

1318
01:05:30,549 --> 01:05:30,559
» Okay. So,

1319
01:05:30,559 --> 01:05:33,440
phase two would have brought a different

1320
01:05:33,440 --> 01:05:36,319
dynamic clearly. Um I know that there's

1321
01:05:36,319 --> 01:05:40,640
been a obviously a change in the plan.

1322
01:05:40,640 --> 01:05:42,720
So, I have two questions in regard to

1323
01:05:42,720 --> 01:05:45,680
that. The St. John of God, the level of

1324
01:05:45,680 --> 01:05:47,680
service that was provided, there were no

1325
01:05:47,680 --> 01:05:50,319
lockdown. There were no 5150 holds. That

1326
01:05:50,319 --> 01:05:53,280
was just residential care and it was

1327
01:05:53,280 --> 01:05:54,880
volunteer. Correct.

1328
01:05:54,880 --> 01:05:55,589
>> Correct.

1329
01:05:55,589 --> 01:05:55,599
» Correct.

1330
01:05:55,599 --> 01:05:58,309
>> So phase one, would that involve the

1331
01:05:58,309 --> 01:05:58,319
» So phase one, would that involve the

1332
01:05:58,319 --> 01:06:01,039
same care level?

1333
01:06:01,039 --> 01:06:03,190
>> Um, a couple of these are step down

1334
01:06:03,190 --> 01:06:03,200
» Um, a couple of these are step down

1335
01:06:03,200 --> 01:06:06,240
levels of care. None of them are locked

1336
01:06:06,240 --> 01:06:07,200
facilities.

1337
01:06:07,200 --> 01:06:09,430
>> Okay. So, would we be increasing the

1338
01:06:09,430 --> 01:06:09,440
» Okay. So, would we be increasing the

1339
01:06:09,440 --> 01:06:11,359
level of care from what St. John of God

1340
01:06:11,359 --> 01:06:12,720
was offering?

1341
01:06:12,720 --> 01:06:14,549
>> No, it would be the same level of care.

1342
01:06:14,549 --> 01:06:14,559
» No, it would be the same level of care.

1343
01:06:14,559 --> 01:06:16,880
Right now, we only serve adults. So this

1344
01:06:16,880 --> 01:06:18,480
would be expanding that level of care

1345
01:06:18,480 --> 01:06:21,200
but also to serve a youth.

1346
01:06:21,200 --> 01:06:23,029
>> So it would be expanding the bed count.

1347
01:06:23,029 --> 01:06:23,039
» So it would be expanding the bed count.

1348
01:06:23,039 --> 01:06:23,520
Correct.

1349
01:06:23,520 --> 01:06:24,549
>> Correct.

1350
01:06:24,549 --> 01:06:24,559
» Correct.

1351
01:06:24,559 --> 01:06:27,430
>> Okay. What what guarantee or what

1352
01:06:27,430 --> 01:06:27,440
» Okay. What what guarantee or what

1353
01:06:27,440 --> 01:06:30,880
assurance would we have that the county

1354
01:06:30,880 --> 01:06:33,760
wouldn't later on decide we do want to

1355
01:06:33,760 --> 01:06:41,510
do phase two?

1356
01:06:41,520 --> 01:06:43,920
» Thank you council member Goden. So to

1357
01:06:43,920 --> 01:06:45,280
answer your question regarding phase

1358
01:06:45,280 --> 01:06:46,880
two, there's a purpose for me putting

1359
01:06:46,880 --> 01:06:48,559
that on the record today to to state

1360
01:06:48,559 --> 01:06:50,559
publicly that we are we will be pulling

1361
01:06:50,559 --> 01:06:52,960
that application. That being said, we

1362
01:06:52,960 --> 01:06:54,559
have not yet pulled the application. And

1363
01:06:54,559 --> 01:06:56,559
the reason being is we do have an

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01:06:56,559 --> 01:06:58,000
opportunity as many have mentioned with

1365
01:06:58,000 --> 01:07:00,000
these resources from the state to have

1366
01:07:00,000 --> 01:07:01,520
some conversations with the city

1367
01:07:01,520 --> 01:07:03,599
regarding those those resources that are

1368
01:07:03,599 --> 01:07:05,680
needed to see if maybe we can repurpose

1369
01:07:05,680 --> 01:07:07,440
that application and maybe find another

1370
01:07:07,440 --> 01:07:09,520
location where that those types of

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01:07:09,520 --> 01:07:11,839
services can uh be committed for the

1372
01:07:11,839 --> 01:07:13,680
city because we do understand that it is

1373
01:07:13,680 --> 01:07:15,599
still a need, maybe just not the best

1374
01:07:15,599 --> 01:07:18,079
location, but the county's commitment is

1375
01:07:18,079 --> 01:07:19,839
to pull that application for that

1376
01:07:19,839 --> 01:07:21,359
facility.

1377
01:07:21,359 --> 01:07:23,760
Okay. Uh, one last question for you. On

1378
01:07:23,760 --> 01:07:26,319
the map that you provided in the um,

1379
01:07:26,319 --> 01:07:28,559
presentation, the existing campus was

1380
01:07:28,559 --> 01:07:32,960
not included in the exterior fencing.

1381
01:07:32,960 --> 01:07:34,950
>> I'm sorry, say that again. On the map

1382
01:07:34,950 --> 01:07:34,960
» I'm sorry, say that again. On the map

1383
01:07:34,960 --> 01:07:36,720
that you provided in your presentation,

1384
01:07:36,720 --> 01:07:38,880
the existing campus that's there

1385
01:07:38,880 --> 01:07:41,440
already, not including the expansion, it

1386
01:07:41,440 --> 01:07:44,319
you show a new exterior fence being

1387
01:07:44,319 --> 01:07:47,119
constructed around the new construction,

1388
01:07:47,119 --> 01:07:49,599
but not the existing campus. So there

1389
01:07:49,599 --> 01:07:51,440
wouldn't be any protective or security

1390
01:07:51,440 --> 01:07:54,000
fencing that would encompass the entire

1391
01:07:54,000 --> 01:07:55,280
campus is my question.

1392
01:07:55,280 --> 01:07:56,870
>> Yes, there would be fencing um

1393
01:07:56,870 --> 01:07:56,880
» Yes, there would be fencing um

1394
01:07:56,880 --> 01:07:58,880
encompassing the entire campus. It will

1395
01:07:58,880 --> 01:08:00,720
be a locked gated facility.

1396
01:08:00,720 --> 01:08:02,470
>> Okay. So this map just isn't proper

1397
01:08:02,470 --> 01:08:02,480
» Okay. So this map just isn't proper

1398
01:08:02,480 --> 01:08:04,400
representation of the actual security

1399
01:08:04,400 --> 01:08:05,119
fencing.

1400
01:08:05,119 --> 01:08:06,950
>> Yeah, I believe it's temporary fencing.

1401
01:08:06,950 --> 01:08:06,960
» Yeah, I believe it's temporary fencing.

1402
01:08:06,960 --> 01:08:08,799
I I may need to call on our project

1403
01:08:08,799 --> 01:08:10,480
facilities management team to discuss

1404
01:08:10,480 --> 01:08:12,240
that as far as the construction versus

1405
01:08:12,240 --> 01:08:14,079
the final phase on the fencing. But I

1406
01:08:14,079 --> 01:08:15,599
believe we have some temporary fencing

1407
01:08:15,599 --> 01:08:16,960
now and then we will have permanent

1408
01:08:16,960 --> 01:08:19,440
fencing when the project is completed.

1409
01:08:19,440 --> 01:08:21,040
But I do also want to note that some of

1410
01:08:21,040 --> 01:08:22,719
those conversations can be conversations

1411
01:08:22,719 --> 01:08:24,560
that can be had with the city as far as

1412
01:08:24,560 --> 01:08:26,000
the preference and the school district

1413
01:08:26,000 --> 01:08:28,159
as well with their input as far as the

1414
01:08:28,159 --> 01:08:29,600
preference as to what that looks like

1415
01:08:29,600 --> 01:08:31,759
aesthetically. Um I'd like to ask our

1416
01:08:31,759 --> 01:08:33,120
leadership from project facilities

1417
01:08:33,120 --> 01:08:34,239
management though to touch on that

1418
01:08:34,239 --> 01:08:35,359
further if that would be okay.

1419
01:08:35,359 --> 01:08:39,332
>> Yes, please. Thank you very much.

1420
01:08:39,342 --> 01:08:40,000
[clears throat]

1421
01:08:40,000 --> 01:08:42,309
>> Good evening, honorable

1422
01:08:42,309 --> 01:08:42,319
» Good evening, honorable

1423
01:08:42,319 --> 01:08:44,239
representatives from Victorville. Uh my

1424
01:08:44,239 --> 01:08:46,480
name is Don Day. I'm represent our

1425
01:08:46,480 --> 01:08:48,319
design, construction, and facilities

1426
01:08:48,319 --> 01:08:51,279
management. And um I can point to uh the

1427
01:08:51,279 --> 01:08:53,199
site map that was shown earlier in the

1428
01:08:53,199 --> 01:08:55,600
presentation. Uh and I can confirm that

1429
01:08:55,600 --> 01:08:57,759
the new facility that's being built does

1430
01:08:57,759 --> 01:09:00,719
have a 10-foot uh protective gate around

1431
01:09:00,719 --> 01:09:03,120
it. The existing campus uh is not

1432
01:09:03,120 --> 01:09:05,679
intended to have the existing fencing

1433
01:09:05,679 --> 01:09:08,480
Ed. Um, however, it does have existing

1434
01:09:08,480 --> 01:09:11,520
fencing around it right now. Um, but as

1435
01:09:11,520 --> 01:09:13,920
we've discussed as a county, we're here

1436
01:09:13,920 --> 01:09:16,000
to have discussions with the city and

1437
01:09:16,000 --> 01:09:18,799
and you have discussion with the city

1438
01:09:18,799 --> 01:09:21,120
about our current design and if there

1439
01:09:21,120 --> 01:09:23,600
are any feedback that the city has, we

1440
01:09:23,600 --> 01:09:25,440
would surely love to sit down and have a

1441
01:09:25,440 --> 01:09:27,199
conversation with you about any other

1442
01:09:27,199 --> 01:09:30,159
elements that you might be interested in

1443
01:09:30,159 --> 01:09:31,199
seeing.

1444
01:09:31,199 --> 01:09:32,870
>> And what does that current fencing look

1445
01:09:32,870 --> 01:09:32,880
» And what does that current fencing look

1446
01:09:32,880 --> 01:09:34,880
like around the existing campus? It's a

1447
01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:36,799
chain link fencing around the current

1448
01:09:36,799 --> 01:09:39,679
campus right now and I guess I would

1449
01:09:39,679 --> 01:09:42,000
call it a rod iron decorative steel

1450
01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:44,000
fencing is what's being proposed for the

1451
01:09:44,000 --> 01:09:46,400
new facility.

1452
01:09:46,400 --> 01:09:51,669
>> Okay.

1453
01:09:51,679 --> 01:09:53,679
And so just to clarify one last

1454
01:09:53,679 --> 01:09:56,239
question, the the phase one would

1455
01:09:56,239 --> 01:09:58,960
include a total bed count of 210. Is

1456
01:09:58,960 --> 01:10:03,990
that correct?

1457
01:10:04,000 --> 01:10:10,310
Yes, that is correct.

1458
01:10:10,320 --> 01:10:12,159
» Yes. Okay, that is correct. [laughter]

1459
01:10:12,159 --> 01:10:13,920
Thank you very much. Thank you, Madam

1460
01:10:13,920 --> 01:10:15,600
Mayor. That's all I have.

1461
01:10:15,600 --> 01:10:17,750
>> Thank you, Council Member Irving.

1462
01:10:17,750 --> 01:10:17,760
» Thank you, Council Member Irving.

1463
01:10:17,760 --> 01:10:19,910
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Um, first of

1464
01:10:19,910 --> 01:10:19,920
» Thank you, Madame Mayor. Um, first of

1465
01:10:19,920 --> 01:10:22,960
all, I want to say that I in no way want

1466
01:10:22,960 --> 01:10:26,480
to create an adversarial environment uh

1467
01:10:26,480 --> 01:10:28,480
between the city of Victorville, our

1468
01:10:28,480 --> 01:10:30,960
community at large, and the department

1469
01:10:30,960 --> 01:10:33,360
of behavioral health. However, my

1470
01:10:33,360 --> 01:10:36,640
concerns um my concerns center on

1471
01:10:36,640 --> 01:10:38,320
accountability.

1472
01:10:38,320 --> 01:10:42,640
Um, as I look on the on on the audience

1473
01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:45,679
and I see a very what I presume to be a

1474
01:10:45,679 --> 01:10:47,440
very seasoned group of public

1475
01:10:47,440 --> 01:10:49,679
administrators, can someone give me the

1476
01:10:49,679 --> 01:10:52,239
rationale as to why

1477
01:10:52,239 --> 01:10:54,400
the department of uh behavioral health

1478
01:10:54,400 --> 01:10:56,000
did not engage with the city of

1479
01:10:56,000 --> 01:10:59,040
Victorville and the school district uh

1480
01:10:59,040 --> 01:11:01,760
in the fashion that we so deserved.

1481
01:11:01,760 --> 01:11:04,159
That's my first question. Secondly, at

1482
01:11:04,159 --> 01:11:06,239
your public forum, I asked for some very

1483
01:11:06,239 --> 01:11:09,360
specific data because I knew or I

1484
01:11:09,360 --> 01:11:10,880
believe that a night like this would

1485
01:11:10,880 --> 01:11:12,640
come and I so much wanted to be in

1486
01:11:12,640 --> 01:11:15,199
support. But as you know, without data,

1487
01:11:15,199 --> 01:11:18,400
data drives uh decisions. Without data,

1488
01:11:18,400 --> 01:11:21,440
when I get phone calls from parents that

1489
01:11:21,440 --> 01:11:24,159
are angry about the proposed proximity

1490
01:11:24,159 --> 01:11:27,280
of your comprehensive facil treatment

1491
01:11:27,280 --> 01:11:30,400
center to schools, what am I to say? you

1492
01:11:30,400 --> 01:11:32,800
you left me in the dark and I want some

1493
01:11:32,800 --> 01:11:36,480
answers about your accountability

1494
01:11:36,480 --> 01:11:40,320
and Miss Rles Rundles you can you

1495
01:11:40,320 --> 01:11:42,640
answer.

1496
01:11:42,640 --> 01:11:44,880
Thank you very much. Um I would like to

1497
01:11:44,880 --> 01:11:46,719
say first of all we agree with you in

1498
01:11:46,719 --> 01:11:49,120
the sense of the level of community

1499
01:11:49,120 --> 01:11:50,640
engagement that is warranted for a

1500
01:11:50,640 --> 01:11:52,560
project like this. I think we fell short

1501
01:11:52,560 --> 01:11:53,760
and I'm going to speak to that and I

1502
01:11:53,760 --> 01:11:54,800
spoke to that in our community

1503
01:11:54,800 --> 01:11:56,800
engagement meeting. As far as following

1504
01:11:56,800 --> 01:11:58,800
all legal requirements and notices, the

1505
01:11:58,800 --> 01:12:00,800
county did do so. We did follow all all

1506
01:12:00,800 --> 01:12:02,320
of our legal requirements and noticing

1507
01:12:02,320 --> 01:12:03,679
and were happy to provide any

1508
01:12:03,679 --> 01:12:05,679
information in regards to what that

1509
01:12:05,679 --> 01:12:07,840
looked like and and the history on that.

1510
01:12:07,840 --> 01:12:10,080
Uh but I do I do want to acknowledge

1511
01:12:10,080 --> 01:12:12,800
that I I believe that the community

1512
01:12:12,800 --> 01:12:14,640
deserved more engagement on this

1513
01:12:14,640 --> 01:12:18,080
project. Absolutely 100%. And uh we're

1514
01:12:18,080 --> 01:12:20,960
here to say we want to make this right

1515
01:12:20,960 --> 01:12:22,800
uh with the community with the city. We

1516
01:12:22,800 --> 01:12:24,960
respect the city very much. This is a

1517
01:12:24,960 --> 01:12:27,600
very important project and uh we have

1518
01:12:27,600 --> 01:12:29,280
the best of intentions as far as the

1519
01:12:29,280 --> 01:12:31,520
services for the community for the city

1520
01:12:31,520 --> 01:12:33,600
but uh I think we could do a lot more

1521
01:12:33,600 --> 01:12:35,760
and having engagement with the city

1522
01:12:35,760 --> 01:12:37,520
engagement with the school district and

1523
01:12:37,520 --> 01:12:40,159
having discussions around this project.

1524
01:12:40,159 --> 01:12:41,990
>> Thank you. I appreciate your comments.

1525
01:12:41,990 --> 01:12:42,000
» Thank you. I appreciate your comments.

1526
01:12:42,000 --> 01:12:44,880
For me, I guess as a policy maker, the

1527
01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:46,480
question is does the public good

1528
01:12:46,480 --> 01:12:49,920
outweigh the proposed proximity the the

1529
01:12:49,920 --> 01:12:52,000
um incumbrance that you will put on the

1530
01:12:52,000 --> 01:12:54,000
community? I've been concerned about

1531
01:12:54,000 --> 01:12:55,920
cost because you're going to deal with

1532
01:12:55,920 --> 01:12:58,159
some of the most traumatized individuals

1533
01:12:58,159 --> 01:13:00,719
at this particular site. Correct.

1534
01:13:00,719 --> 01:13:02,800
Probably within the county. And to me

1535
01:13:02,800 --> 01:13:06,960
that just to me trauma it it equates to

1536
01:13:06,960 --> 01:13:08,640
public safety. I've heard the word

1537
01:13:08,640 --> 01:13:10,400
safety resonate throughout the the

1538
01:13:10,400 --> 01:13:12,320
chamber tonight. And I couldn't agree

1539
01:13:12,320 --> 01:13:15,280
more. But to say I'm sorry that we

1540
01:13:15,280 --> 01:13:16,800
didn't do a good job. It still doesn't

1541
01:13:16,800 --> 01:13:19,199
provide the rationale as to why not. For

1542
01:13:19,199 --> 01:13:21,120
me, I'm wondering whether or not because

1543
01:13:21,120 --> 01:13:23,600
you have pre preemptive authority, you

1544
01:13:23,600 --> 01:13:25,199
don't have you did not have a legal

1545
01:13:25,199 --> 01:13:27,120
requirement to do so. Thereby, you

1546
01:13:27,120 --> 01:13:29,040
didn't. I hope that you did not show

1547
01:13:29,040 --> 01:13:30,719
blatant disregard for the city of

1548
01:13:30,719 --> 01:13:32,719
Victorville and this leadership because

1549
01:13:32,719 --> 01:13:34,480
as I look over the comprehensive

1550
01:13:34,480 --> 01:13:37,040
timeline that was provided,

1551
01:13:37,040 --> 01:13:39,440
it looks like about a year and a half

1552
01:13:39,440 --> 01:13:41,520
ago to two years ago, you decided you

1553
01:13:41,520 --> 01:13:43,679
weren't going to engage with the city of

1554
01:13:43,679 --> 01:13:45,280
Victorville in the fashion that I think

1555
01:13:45,280 --> 01:13:47,199
that you should have. Well, I I would

1556
01:13:47,199 --> 01:13:48,320
love to sit down and have some

1557
01:13:48,320 --> 01:13:49,840
discussion regarding the chronology of

1558
01:13:49,840 --> 01:13:51,920
noticing it, etc. But I do acknowledge

1559
01:13:51,920 --> 01:13:54,080
once again, I want to say to you that I

1560
01:13:54,080 --> 01:13:56,320
think we did not do uh the best of

1561
01:13:56,320 --> 01:13:58,080
partnership on this project to say the

1562
01:13:58,080 --> 01:14:00,560
least. Um I think we absolutely owe that

1563
01:14:00,560 --> 01:14:02,560
to the city and the school district to

1564
01:14:02,560 --> 01:14:04,159
have a better partnership on this

1565
01:14:04,159 --> 01:14:07,920
project. Um no doubt. Um I do want to

1566
01:14:07,920 --> 01:14:10,159
say that we haven't had safety concerns.

1567
01:14:10,159 --> 01:14:11,679
There's very very minimal safety

1568
01:14:11,679 --> 01:14:13,280
concerns that have existed on the

1569
01:14:13,280 --> 01:14:16,000
current campus. um our law enforcement,

1570
01:14:16,000 --> 01:14:17,360
you know, we work closely with them.

1571
01:14:17,360 --> 01:14:19,760
We've had looked at statistics on the

1572
01:14:19,760 --> 01:14:22,320
the uh any kind of safety calls for that

1573
01:14:22,320 --> 01:14:23,920
campus and it's very been very

1574
01:14:23,920 --> 01:14:26,159
dimminimous. Um they've shared with us,

1575
01:14:26,159 --> 01:14:28,320
the sheriff's office has shared with us

1576
01:14:28,320 --> 01:14:30,000
um that they've gotten very few calls

1577
01:14:30,000 --> 01:14:31,600
and and most calls that they've received

1578
01:14:31,600 --> 01:14:33,280
are from other business entities, not

1579
01:14:33,280 --> 01:14:35,199
not necessarily this campus. It's been

1580
01:14:35,199 --> 01:14:38,560
pretty um pretty quiet. I mean, given

1581
01:14:38,560 --> 01:14:40,320
it's been there since 1985 and we're

1582
01:14:40,320 --> 01:14:41,840
just some of us are just realizing it's

1583
01:14:41,840 --> 01:14:43,760
it's there. Well, I appreciate your

1584
01:14:43,760 --> 01:14:45,679
comments. I'm very disappointed.

1585
01:14:45,679 --> 01:14:47,270
>> Yes, I understand.

1586
01:14:47,270 --> 01:14:47,280
» Yes, I understand.

1587
01:14:47,280 --> 01:14:49,270
>> Thank you. And I would I would have

1588
01:14:49,270 --> 01:14:49,280
» Thank you. And I would I would have

1589
01:14:49,280 --> 01:14:51,600
thought that you would have done more to

1590
01:14:51,600 --> 01:14:53,360
engage with the city and the school

1591
01:14:53,360 --> 01:14:56,080
district about um a project of this

1592
01:14:56,080 --> 01:14:57,920
nature. Thank you so much.

1593
01:14:57,920 --> 01:14:59,430
>> That we acknowledge that. Thank you very

1594
01:14:59,430 --> 01:14:59,440
» That we acknowledge that. Thank you very

1595
01:14:59,440 --> 01:15:00,000
much.

1596
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:03,270
>> Thank you,

1597
01:15:03,280 --> 01:15:05,440
» Mr. Mayor Prom. Before I continue, I'm

1598
01:15:05,440 --> 01:15:07,360
going to read a statement from Council

1599
01:15:07,360 --> 01:15:09,120
Member Mo for not being able to attend

1600
01:15:09,120 --> 01:15:11,199
tonight. To my mayor and fellow city

1601
01:15:11,199 --> 01:15:13,040
council members, I'm truly sorry I can't

1602
01:15:13,040 --> 01:15:14,719
participate in person tonight. I had a

1603
01:15:14,719 --> 01:15:16,239
pre-arranged vacation that conflicts

1604
01:15:16,239 --> 01:15:18,400
with tonight's meeting. However, I want

1605
01:15:18,400 --> 01:15:19,920
to share with you this statement to be

1606
01:15:19,920 --> 01:15:21,600
read into the meeting record so that you

1607
01:15:21,600 --> 01:15:23,120
and the community are aware of my views

1608
01:15:23,120 --> 01:15:25,600
on this subject. I would like to support

1609
01:15:25,600 --> 01:15:27,600
staff's recommendation for Sanita

1610
01:15:27,600 --> 01:15:29,679
County's comprehensive treatment campus

1611
01:15:29,679 --> 01:15:31,679
project, which opposes the current

1612
01:15:31,679 --> 01:15:34,080
location and configuration. Although

1613
01:15:34,080 --> 01:15:35,920
behavioral health and facilities that

1614
01:15:35,920 --> 01:15:38,000
can support our community are important,

1615
01:15:38,000 --> 01:15:39,520
I am happy to see that the county

1616
01:15:39,520 --> 01:15:41,600
investing in this type of facilities in

1617
01:15:41,600 --> 01:15:43,760
our community. I do not believe the

1618
01:15:43,760 --> 01:15:45,600
location is the best interest of our

1619
01:15:45,600 --> 01:15:47,760
students and our community. This

1620
01:15:47,760 --> 01:15:49,520
location is right next door to schools

1621
01:15:49,520 --> 01:15:51,760
and practice fields which I believe

1622
01:15:51,760 --> 01:15:54,400
creates unnecessary risks. As a mother

1623
01:15:54,400 --> 01:15:56,320
of students who practice at Laura Middle

1624
01:15:56,320 --> 01:15:58,560
School, I see firsthand the concerns of

1625
01:15:58,560 --> 01:16:00,400
the community. I believe it is our

1626
01:16:00,400 --> 01:16:02,400
responsibility and duty to protect the

1627
01:16:02,400 --> 01:16:04,640
citizens especially children in our

1628
01:16:04,640 --> 01:16:08,080
cities. That was from council member Mo.

1629
01:16:08,080 --> 01:16:12,229
Mayor Pam Haramman.

1630
01:16:12,239 --> 01:16:16,560
Okay. Um I I'll start with some of my

1631
01:16:16,560 --> 01:16:19,840
questions have already been asked.

1632
01:16:19,840 --> 01:16:22,159
Um

1633
01:16:22,159 --> 01:16:24,239
but I'm a blunt person so I'm just going

1634
01:16:24,239 --> 01:16:29,120
to get blunt. Why did you take the path

1635
01:16:29,120 --> 01:16:32,480
that you did? Especially when you stand

1636
01:16:32,480 --> 01:16:43,910
here and tell us that you've failed.

1637
01:16:43,920 --> 01:16:47,440
» I do want to share with you um

1638
01:16:47,440 --> 01:16:49,280
the requirement. So, what I think may

1639
01:16:49,280 --> 01:16:51,360
have led to some of this lack of

1640
01:16:51,360 --> 01:16:53,199
communication or or really thorough

1641
01:16:53,199 --> 01:16:55,360
communication, if you will, um, and

1642
01:16:55,360 --> 01:16:57,120
engaging and having conversations about

1643
01:16:57,120 --> 01:16:59,840
this project has to do with timelines.

1644
01:16:59,840 --> 01:17:02,320
Um, we have a state agreement that has

1645
01:17:02,320 --> 01:17:04,560
an extremely rigorous timeline on this

1646
01:17:04,560 --> 01:17:07,280
project. And I think with the pressure

1647
01:17:07,280 --> 01:17:10,560
of the state's timeline to meet our

1648
01:17:10,560 --> 01:17:12,640
construction deadlines and the costs

1649
01:17:12,640 --> 01:17:15,120
that could be incurred with delays on

1650
01:17:15,120 --> 01:17:17,520
this project, I think that that caused a

1651
01:17:17,520 --> 01:17:20,000
level of pressure and stress on the

1652
01:17:20,000 --> 01:17:22,800
staff to perform and to manage this

1653
01:17:22,800 --> 01:17:24,320
project as efficiently and as

1654
01:17:24,320 --> 01:17:26,719
effectively as possible, which I think

1655
01:17:26,719 --> 01:17:30,000
may have led to a bit of a oversight as

1656
01:17:30,000 --> 01:17:32,640
to other critical parts of this

1657
01:17:32,640 --> 01:17:35,199
conversation that needed to occur.

1658
01:17:35,199 --> 01:17:37,360
Um, I hope you know I know that this is

1659
01:17:37,360 --> 01:17:38,880
a frustrating process, but I think

1660
01:17:38,880 --> 01:17:40,320
that's the best I can do in answering

1661
01:17:40,320 --> 01:17:42,719
your question right now.

1662
01:17:42,719 --> 01:17:49,590
>> Um, why was it not an option to uh not

1663
01:17:49,590 --> 01:17:49,600
» Um, why was it not an option to uh not

1664
01:17:49,600 --> 01:17:52,400
use the grant and reapply for it once

1665
01:17:52,400 --> 01:17:55,199
you had a plan in place? We went through

1666
01:17:55,199 --> 01:17:57,760
this in the city of Victorville.

1667
01:17:57,760 --> 01:18:00,000
We had a was it I believe a home key

1668
01:18:00,000 --> 01:18:02,400
grant for our wellness center and we

1669
01:18:02,400 --> 01:18:06,320
were we were awarded that grant and our

1670
01:18:06,320 --> 01:18:10,320
city staff went over and beyond and

1671
01:18:10,320 --> 01:18:13,440
decided we could not do the project in

1672
01:18:13,440 --> 01:18:18,000
the the timeline that the the granter uh

1673
01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:23,360
demanded and we gave we we waited and I

1674
01:18:23,360 --> 01:18:28,159
just why was that avenue not visited? by

1675
01:18:28,159 --> 01:18:31,600
your staff or or I don't know if it all

1676
01:18:31,600 --> 01:18:34,560
sits on your shoulders. Maybe it does.

1677
01:18:34,560 --> 01:18:37,120
But who whoever is the decision maker?

1678
01:18:37,120 --> 01:18:40,000
You guys are professionals. I I you know

1679
01:18:40,000 --> 01:18:42,000
I I have the utmost respect for the

1680
01:18:42,000 --> 01:18:45,440
county. I really do. Especially my my uh

1681
01:18:45,440 --> 01:18:48,480
county supervisor Cook and his staff. I

1682
01:18:48,480 --> 01:18:50,800
don't really know you guys. That that's

1683
01:18:50,800 --> 01:18:54,719
a political thing. I I get it. But I I I

1684
01:18:54,719 --> 01:18:57,360
I

1685
01:18:57,360 --> 01:19:00,560
can taste incompetency is the taste I'm

1686
01:19:00,560 --> 01:19:02,080
getting.

1687
01:19:02,080 --> 01:19:07,270
>> So um as far as any um ex expediting of

1688
01:19:07,270 --> 01:19:07,280
» So um as far as any um ex expediting of

1689
01:19:07,280 --> 01:19:09,040
this project,

1690
01:19:09,040 --> 01:19:12,480
it came once the grant was actually um

1691
01:19:12,480 --> 01:19:14,480
provided to us. So we had already been

1692
01:19:14,480 --> 01:19:16,960
receiving in receipt of the grant um I

1693
01:19:16,960 --> 01:19:19,040
believe in 2023.

1694
01:19:19,040 --> 01:19:22,800
That's correct. Yes. So um you know the

1695
01:19:22,800 --> 01:19:25,920
the need to expedite the the grant came

1696
01:19:25,920 --> 01:19:27,760
from the timing in which we got we

1697
01:19:27,760 --> 01:19:30,159
actually received the award and then

1698
01:19:30,159 --> 01:19:31,679
were a you know the timing that they we

1699
01:19:31,679 --> 01:19:33,120
were given from the state to actually

1700
01:19:33,120 --> 01:19:35,840
execute and and complete the project. So

1701
01:19:35,840 --> 01:19:37,520
at that point we had already been given

1702
01:19:37,520 --> 01:19:39,920
the grant uh funding. So there wasn't

1703
01:19:39,920 --> 01:19:41,600
really an opportunity for us to say

1704
01:19:41,600 --> 01:19:43,520
we're not going to receive those funds.

1705
01:19:43,520 --> 01:19:45,840
we were way past that point and I think

1706
01:19:45,840 --> 01:19:47,679
at that point once the grant funds were

1707
01:19:47,679 --> 01:19:49,360
received that is the point in which I

1708
01:19:49,360 --> 01:19:51,760
think some of this expediting processing

1709
01:19:51,760 --> 01:19:53,520
that might have taken place that did not

1710
01:19:53,520 --> 01:19:58,000
include enough comprehensive discussion

1711
01:19:58,000 --> 01:20:00,480
would you agree with me then that you

1712
01:20:00,480 --> 01:20:03,840
you were not prepared for the grant

1713
01:20:03,840 --> 01:20:05,440
because

1714
01:20:05,440 --> 01:20:08,800
what I'm talking about is being prepared

1715
01:20:08,800 --> 01:20:10,960
for it you had to you had to apply for

1716
01:20:10,960 --> 01:20:11,520
it

1717
01:20:11,520 --> 01:20:13,270
>> yes

1718
01:20:13,270 --> 01:20:13,280
» yes

1719
01:20:13,280 --> 01:20:16,880
I mean, I I just

1720
01:20:16,880 --> 01:20:19,760
I don't understand why nobody about

1721
01:20:19,760 --> 01:20:23,360
things until the grant was awarded.

1722
01:20:23,360 --> 01:20:24,950
>> I really can't speak to that to be

1723
01:20:24,950 --> 01:20:24,960
» I really can't speak to that to be

1724
01:20:24,960 --> 01:20:27,840
honest with you other than the fact that

1725
01:20:27,840 --> 01:20:29,840
um there was, you know, we'd have to

1726
01:20:29,840 --> 01:20:32,480
really discuss all the engagement that

1727
01:20:32,480 --> 01:20:34,320
took place, the steps that took place in

1728
01:20:34,320 --> 01:20:36,000
this process to really help understand

1729
01:20:36,000 --> 01:20:38,080
the context of the situation and how

1730
01:20:38,080 --> 01:20:40,719
those notifications took place.

1731
01:20:40,719 --> 01:20:42,880
I don't believe that the county did

1732
01:20:42,880 --> 01:20:44,719
anything that was outside of the legal

1733
01:20:44,719 --> 01:20:47,440
parameters in in executing this this

1734
01:20:47,440 --> 01:20:48,960
application and moving forward and

1735
01:20:48,960 --> 01:20:51,360
executing this project. I think what

1736
01:20:51,360 --> 01:20:53,199
needed more time and and Jennifer

1737
01:20:53,199 --> 01:20:54,800
Alcena, our assistant director, alluded

1738
01:20:54,800 --> 01:20:56,320
to the amount of community engagements

1739
01:20:56,320 --> 01:20:58,480
that took place on the side of uh

1740
01:20:58,480 --> 01:21:00,000
behavioral health, but what I think

1741
01:21:00,000 --> 01:21:02,480
needed more time and investment was our

1742
01:21:02,480 --> 01:21:03,840
relationship with the city and our

1743
01:21:03,840 --> 01:21:05,440
relationship with the school district on

1744
01:21:05,440 --> 01:21:07,199
this project.

1745
01:21:07,199 --> 01:21:09,760
Um, Madame Mayor, C, could I get another

1746
01:21:09,760 --> 01:21:15,350
minute?

1747
01:21:15,360 --> 01:21:19,520
» If you were to uh

1748
01:21:19,520 --> 01:21:22,719
look back and and and start from the

1749
01:21:22,719 --> 01:21:26,000
beginning, where where where and let's

1750
01:21:26,000 --> 01:21:29,360
say you knew that the community and this

1751
01:21:29,360 --> 01:21:31,840
wasn't going to work there. Where where

1752
01:21:31,840 --> 01:21:33,600
where did you guys look at another

1753
01:21:33,600 --> 01:21:36,239
location or did you just stay focused on

1754
01:21:36,239 --> 01:21:37,360
one?

1755
01:21:37,360 --> 01:21:39,110
>> I will let Jennifer Alcena comment

1756
01:21:39,110 --> 01:21:39,120
» I will let Jennifer Alcena comment

1757
01:21:39,120 --> 01:21:41,199
because I don't want to uh speak out of

1758
01:21:41,199 --> 01:21:42,560
turn, but I believe there were a number

1759
01:21:42,560 --> 01:21:44,960
of sites uh reviewed. Jennifer, could

1760
01:21:44,960 --> 01:21:49,590
you please

1761
01:21:49,600 --> 01:21:51,760
» before I uh answer that question, I do

1762
01:21:51,760 --> 01:21:53,520
want to say that previous rounds of the

1763
01:21:53,520 --> 01:21:56,880
grants were targeted to uh specific

1764
01:21:56,880 --> 01:22:00,000
populations or were uh quote unquote

1765
01:22:00,000 --> 01:22:02,000
launch ready, meaning you had the shovel

1766
01:22:02,000 --> 01:22:05,199
in the ground. Um so at the time of this

1767
01:22:05,199 --> 01:22:06,800
is this is round five that we were

1768
01:22:06,800 --> 01:22:09,520
awarded. For round three, that was a

1769
01:22:09,520 --> 01:22:11,679
launch ready grant. We did not own the

1770
01:22:11,679 --> 01:22:15,440
property. A big um component of being

1771
01:22:15,440 --> 01:22:17,600
competitive for that round is you had

1772
01:22:17,600 --> 01:22:20,000
secured property and we were still in

1773
01:22:20,000 --> 01:22:22,159
the acquisition phase at that point.

1774
01:22:22,159 --> 01:22:22,560
Round

1775
01:22:22,560 --> 01:22:23,350
>> what year?

1776
01:22:23,350 --> 01:22:23,360
» what year?

1777
01:22:23,360 --> 01:22:24,470
>> Uh what was that?

1778
01:22:24,470 --> 01:22:24,480
» Uh what was that?

1779
01:22:24,480 --> 01:22:25,590
>> What year?

1780
01:22:25,590 --> 01:22:25,600
» What year?

1781
01:22:25,600 --> 01:22:27,750
>> Um probably the previous year maybe

1782
01:22:27,750 --> 01:22:27,760
» Um probably the previous year maybe

1783
01:22:27,760 --> 01:22:29,360
2022.

1784
01:22:29,360 --> 01:22:31,520
Uh early early on I can go back and look

1785
01:22:31,520 --> 01:22:33,679
at the dates but the next round round

1786
01:22:33,679 --> 01:22:36,960
four was for adolescent services.

1787
01:22:36,960 --> 01:22:38,550
>> Okay. You're you're veering off. You're

1788
01:22:38,550 --> 01:22:38,560
» Okay. You're you're veering off. You're

1789
01:22:38,560 --> 01:22:42,400
you're you're floating away. I I I want

1790
01:22:42,400 --> 01:22:48,000
to know why you guys didn't have you say

1791
01:22:48,000 --> 01:22:51,840
you had multiple locations and you came

1792
01:22:51,840 --> 01:22:54,239
to the decision that this was the best

1793
01:22:54,239 --> 01:22:57,120
location because I I I find that

1794
01:22:57,120 --> 01:22:58,800
decision

1795
01:22:58,800 --> 01:22:59,840
incompetent.

1796
01:22:59,840 --> 01:23:00,790
>> I see.

1797
01:23:00,790 --> 01:23:00,800
» I see.

1798
01:23:00,800 --> 01:23:02,709
>> Um well, I didn't get to that to that

1799
01:23:02,709 --> 01:23:02,719
» Um well, I didn't get to that to that

1800
01:23:02,719 --> 01:23:04,080
point. Okay. So, I'm answering your

1801
01:23:04,080 --> 01:23:07,920
previous question about um uh why didn't

1802
01:23:07,920 --> 01:23:10,480
we apply for different uh rounds of

1803
01:23:10,480 --> 01:23:12,719
these grants. Uh so round three was a

1804
01:23:12,719 --> 01:23:14,320
launch ready grant and we did not own

1805
01:23:14,320 --> 01:23:17,120
the property. Round four was uh targeted

1806
01:23:17,120 --> 01:23:19,440
to youth services. So they had to be

1807
01:23:19,440 --> 01:23:22,400
youth only facilities. We did consider

1808
01:23:22,400 --> 01:23:24,239
applying for round four and we knew we

1809
01:23:24,239 --> 01:23:26,159
were not ready to apply for that grant

1810
01:23:26,159 --> 01:23:27,920
and we would wait for round five which

1811
01:23:27,920 --> 01:23:30,320
is the grant that we applied for. Um so

1812
01:23:30,320 --> 01:23:31,920
these timelines are very aggressive.

1813
01:23:31,920 --> 01:23:33,920
It's a lot to do in a very short amount

1814
01:23:33,920 --> 01:23:37,280
of time. Um we did hear uh some

1815
01:23:37,280 --> 01:23:39,760
rumblings um around the state that the

1816
01:23:39,760 --> 01:23:42,000
round six may or may not happen and it

1817
01:23:42,000 --> 01:23:45,360
ultimately did not happen. Um and uh

1818
01:23:45,360 --> 01:23:48,159
that was the terms of the of the grant.

1819
01:23:48,159 --> 01:23:50,000
Now to answer your other question when

1820
01:23:50,000 --> 01:23:52,639
we were looking at the acquisition um

1821
01:23:52,639 --> 01:23:55,440
for this parcel it was previously owned

1822
01:23:55,440 --> 01:23:58,400
by St. John of God and they own 10 other

1823
01:23:58,400 --> 01:24:00,159
properties. We visited all of these

1824
01:24:00,159 --> 01:24:02,159
properties. It would have been more

1825
01:24:02,159 --> 01:24:04,159
costly to renovate these other

1826
01:24:04,159 --> 01:24:05,600
properties. I think our outpatient was

1827
01:24:05,600 --> 01:24:07,840
over 100 years old, that building that

1828
01:24:07,840 --> 01:24:11,600
we were operating in. Um, so buying this

1829
01:24:11,600 --> 01:24:14,480
property had the uh potential to do new

1830
01:24:14,480 --> 01:24:16,639
construction where the other properties

1831
01:24:16,639 --> 01:24:21,430
did not have that opportunity.

1832
01:24:21,440 --> 01:24:23,440
» Okay. Thank you.

1833
01:24:23,440 --> 01:24:25,030
>> I'm going to touch on something. Come

1834
01:24:25,030 --> 01:24:25,040
» I'm going to touch on something. Come

1835
01:24:25,040 --> 01:24:26,159
back. I'm going to touch on something

1836
01:24:26,159 --> 01:24:28,000
you just said that these other

1837
01:24:28,000 --> 01:24:30,560
properties didn't have the position to

1838
01:24:30,560 --> 01:24:33,360
do it. You bought this property [snorts]

1839
01:24:33,360 --> 01:24:37,360
for $2 million back in 2021. From that

1840
01:24:37,360 --> 01:24:39,920
point forward, you guys are asking for

1841
01:24:39,920 --> 01:24:42,239
grants. You guys are asking for money.

1842
01:24:42,239 --> 01:24:45,440
And we are emailing you asking, "What do

1843
01:24:45,440 --> 01:24:48,239
you plan on doing?" And on one email, we

1844
01:24:48,239 --> 01:24:50,239
have, "Oh, nothing. Nothing. We're not

1845
01:24:50,239 --> 01:24:52,719
doing anything with the property." We

1846
01:24:52,719 --> 01:24:56,159
send another email. We hear crickets.

1847
01:24:56,159 --> 01:24:58,560
When somebody hides something from you,

1848
01:24:58,560 --> 01:25:01,360
it's no good. And this is what this is.

1849
01:25:01,360 --> 01:25:04,320
This is a shellgate. This is hidden.

1850
01:25:04,320 --> 01:25:07,199
This is what this reads to me. You guys

1851
01:25:07,199 --> 01:25:08,639
are picking on our city. And I'm going

1852
01:25:08,639 --> 01:25:12,239
to call it picking on because you say

1853
01:25:12,239 --> 01:25:13,679
that drugs are the highest second

1854
01:25:13,679 --> 01:25:16,400
offense for suspensions annually in 2023

1855
01:25:16,400 --> 01:25:18,239
2024 Victor Valley Union High School

1856
01:25:18,239 --> 01:25:21,840
District. 251 drugrelated suspensions.

1857
01:25:21,840 --> 01:25:23,840
Sir, how many students do we have in

1858
01:25:23,840 --> 01:25:25,600
Victor Valley Senior School District?

1859
01:25:25,600 --> 01:25:29,120
10,000. And 251 kids may have gotten

1860
01:25:29,120 --> 01:25:32,560
caught with a Tylenol, a vape. When you

1861
01:25:32,560 --> 01:25:34,639
say drugrelated, it could be anything

1862
01:25:34,639 --> 01:25:38,000
from a Tylenol to a an asthma spray.

1863
01:25:38,000 --> 01:25:40,480
Correct. If a child has an asthma spray

1864
01:25:40,480 --> 01:25:43,199
and it is not a doctor written behind

1865
01:25:43,199 --> 01:25:46,800
it, that child is suspended for for use

1866
01:25:46,800 --> 01:25:49,360
of his asthma spray for a drugrelated

1867
01:25:49,360 --> 01:25:51,920
offense. Correct. Okay. So when you're

1868
01:25:51,920 --> 01:25:54,320
picking on our schools, it drugreated

1869
01:25:54,320 --> 01:25:58,320
suspension. 270 calls for service for

1870
01:25:58,320 --> 01:26:01,040
our related to public public

1871
01:26:01,040 --> 01:26:02,800
intoxication

1872
01:26:02,800 --> 01:26:06,480
for the desert. We have 500,000 people

1873
01:26:06,480 --> 01:26:08,960
that live in the desert. And not all of

1874
01:26:08,960 --> 01:26:10,880
them are addicted to alcohol and drugs.

1875
01:26:10,880 --> 01:26:12,480
Some of them are just stupid and go out

1876
01:26:12,480 --> 01:26:15,040
partying and then they drive home drunk.

1877
01:26:15,040 --> 01:26:17,360
We have a higher fatal injury crashes

1878
01:26:17,360 --> 01:26:20,239
from 2022. Why? Because everybody moved

1879
01:26:20,239 --> 01:26:21,600
from down the hill and think because

1880
01:26:21,600 --> 01:26:23,440
we're country bumpkin and it's the

1881
01:26:23,440 --> 01:26:25,120
desert, you can drive 80 miles an hour

1882
01:26:25,120 --> 01:26:27,920
down Armagosa and Bear Valley. We have

1883
01:26:27,920 --> 01:26:30,880
the most high desert. We have overdose

1884
01:26:30,880 --> 01:26:33,280
incidents as the second highest. We have

1885
01:26:33,280 --> 01:26:36,000
the second largest homeless population.

1886
01:26:36,000 --> 01:26:37,760
Will the homeless people be able to be

1887
01:26:37,760 --> 01:26:40,159
dropped off and say no insurance, no

1888
01:26:40,159 --> 01:26:42,080
benefits, no nothing? You treat them for

1889
01:26:42,080 --> 01:26:44,000
free like Victor Valley Hospital, St.

1890
01:26:44,000 --> 01:26:46,000
Mary's, and Desert Valley Hospital has

1891
01:26:46,000 --> 01:26:49,920
to do. No. No. Yes, we do. Okay. But

1892
01:26:49,920 --> 01:26:50,880
where are you going to send them

1893
01:26:50,880 --> 01:26:53,120
afterwards? Back on the street because

1894
01:26:53,120 --> 01:26:55,360
they're homeless to begin with. You

1895
01:26:55,360 --> 01:26:56,800
mentioned, oh, we're going to be

1896
01:26:56,800 --> 01:26:58,400
partners and send them to our wellness

1897
01:26:58,400 --> 01:27:02,800
center. Uh-uh. That's our wellness

1898
01:27:02,800 --> 01:27:04,800
So, your people that are homeless and

1899
01:27:04,800 --> 01:27:06,639
you guys are bringing in and treating

1900
01:27:06,639 --> 01:27:08,400
now they're fine. Now, you want them at

1901
01:27:08,400 --> 01:27:11,360
our homeless center. Then you say that

1902
01:27:11,360 --> 01:27:14,080
you didn't know. We emailed you guys on

1903
01:27:14,080 --> 01:27:16,800
many, many occasions and we got nothing.

1904
01:27:16,800 --> 01:27:19,120
We got no we're not doing anything. And

1905
01:27:19,120 --> 01:27:22,000
yet days later we can prove by public

1906
01:27:22,000 --> 01:27:25,440
record you guys applied for grants and

1907
01:27:25,440 --> 01:27:26,239
still nothing.

1908
01:27:26,239 --> 01:27:27,189
>> Your time is up.

1909
01:27:27,189 --> 01:27:27,199
» Your time is up.

1910
01:27:27,199 --> 01:27:28,709
>> I'm going to take one minute. You make

1911
01:27:28,709 --> 01:27:28,719
» I'm going to take one minute. You make

1912
01:27:28,719 --> 01:27:32,080
the mention of 20 additional for you 20

1913
01:27:32,080 --> 01:27:34,880
forums. You consider forums a meeting.

1914
01:27:34,880 --> 01:27:37,440
So you had 20 meetings.

1915
01:27:37,440 --> 01:27:38,310
>> Yes.

1916
01:27:38,310 --> 01:27:38,320
» Yes.

1917
01:27:38,320 --> 01:27:40,149
>> In Victorville.

1918
01:27:40,149 --> 01:27:40,159
» In Victorville.

1919
01:27:40,159 --> 01:27:40,709
>> Um

1920
01:27:40,709 --> 01:27:40,719
» Um

1921
01:27:40,719 --> 01:27:42,870
>> I may be blind but I I think I would

1922
01:27:42,870 --> 01:27:42,880
» I may be blind but I I think I would

1923
01:27:42,880 --> 01:27:45,120
have heard of one.

1924
01:27:45,120 --> 01:27:46,639
My granddaughter wanted me to ask you

1925
01:27:46,639 --> 01:27:48,880
this question. Why isn't this boot in

1926
01:27:48,880 --> 01:27:50,880
Ranch Cookamonga? Maybe because their

1927
01:27:50,880 --> 01:27:52,239
homes cost two and three million

1928
01:27:52,239 --> 01:27:54,320
dollars. Why not Fontana? Why not

1929
01:27:54,320 --> 01:27:56,960
Rialto? Why not somewhere down the hill?

1930
01:27:56,960 --> 01:27:59,199
Because they would have said no. And

1931
01:27:59,199 --> 01:28:01,280
their tax dollars are higher than ours

1932
01:28:01,280 --> 01:28:04,239
for Sanino County.

1933
01:28:04,239 --> 01:28:08,000
So why pick on us? That's all I have.

1934
01:28:08,000 --> 01:28:13,270
Thank you.

1935
01:28:13,280 --> 01:28:16,000
At this time, I'll invite a motion to

1936
01:28:16,000 --> 01:28:20,550
adopt staff's recommendation.

1937
01:28:20,560 --> 01:28:22,880
» Motion to adopt. Go ahead. Go ahead.

1938
01:28:22,880 --> 01:28:23,520
Mayor Pro.

1939
01:28:23,520 --> 01:28:28,550
>> Uh motion to approve uh item one. Uh as

1940
01:28:28,550 --> 01:28:28,560
» Uh motion to approve uh item one. Uh as

1941
01:28:28,560 --> 01:28:32,070
to

1942
01:28:32,080 --> 01:28:36,470
26005.

1943
01:28:36,480 --> 01:28:38,560
Is that good, Jen?

1944
01:28:38,560 --> 01:28:40,070
>> Would that be to approve staff's

1945
01:28:40,070 --> 01:28:40,080
» Would that be to approve staff's

1946
01:28:40,080 --> 01:28:41,520
recommendation as presented on the

1947
01:28:41,520 --> 01:28:43,199
agenda to adopt resolution number

1948
01:28:43,199 --> 01:28:44,880
26-005?

1949
01:28:44,880 --> 01:28:47,270
>> Yes. My apologies. I I I'm not the

1950
01:28:47,270 --> 01:28:47,280
» Yes. My apologies. I I I'm not the

1951
01:28:47,280 --> 01:28:47,840
correct.

1952
01:28:47,840 --> 01:28:48,550
>> Thank you.

1953
01:28:48,550 --> 01:28:48,560
» Thank you.

1954
01:28:48,560 --> 01:28:49,990
>> Second.

1955
01:28:49,990 --> 01:28:50,000
» Second.

1956
01:28:50,000 --> 01:28:52,229
>> I have a first by council me by Mayor

1957
01:28:52,229 --> 01:28:52,239
» I have a first by council me by Mayor

1958
01:28:52,239 --> 01:28:53,840
Pam Herman and a second by council

1959
01:28:53,840 --> 01:28:56,320
member Irving. Council me Mayor Pam

1960
01:28:56,320 --> 01:28:58,400
Haramman. Comments on the pending

1961
01:28:58,400 --> 01:28:59,920
motion.

1962
01:28:59,920 --> 01:29:04,390
>> Um yeah. Um so I I just I I'm going to

1963
01:29:04,390 --> 01:29:04,400
» Um yeah. Um so I I just I I'm going to

1964
01:29:04,400 --> 01:29:09,120
speak to the audience. Um, so, uh, I I

1965
01:29:09,120 --> 01:29:11,920
got I got voted in by my constituents

1966
01:29:11,920 --> 01:29:16,159
and I I have, uh, since attending the

1967
01:29:16,159 --> 01:29:17,679
forum,

1968
01:29:17,679 --> 01:29:20,239
it's been a couple weeks ago now. Um, I

1969
01:29:20,239 --> 01:29:23,199
have talked to many people and I'm here

1970
01:29:23,199 --> 01:29:26,639
to represent the people and

1971
01:29:26,639 --> 01:29:28,239
overwhelmingly

1972
01:29:28,239 --> 01:29:30,080
99

1973
01:29:30,080 --> 01:29:32,080
say.5%

1974
01:29:32,080 --> 01:29:35,920
were against this. Uh the people that

1975
01:29:35,920 --> 01:29:39,120
had kids attending the Victor Valley

1976
01:29:39,120 --> 01:29:41,199
Union High School District were 100%

1977
01:29:41,199 --> 01:29:43,520
against it. And I represent the people

1978
01:29:43,520 --> 01:29:45,520
of Victorville.

1979
01:29:45,520 --> 01:29:48,719
So I have all the compassion in the

1980
01:29:48,719 --> 01:29:50,719
world. I I could do the same thing

1981
01:29:50,719 --> 01:29:54,400
everyone else did and say I my brother

1982
01:29:54,400 --> 01:29:56,159
year younger than me went through it

1983
01:29:56,159 --> 01:29:58,800
all. Also took him 15 years to get

1984
01:29:58,800 --> 01:30:01,040
clean. He ended up with the Salvation

1985
01:30:01,040 --> 01:30:03,840
Army actually in Santa Monica to clean

1986
01:30:03,840 --> 01:30:07,600
himself up. But so the compassion is

1987
01:30:07,600 --> 01:30:13,360
here. But this look I agree it needs to

1988
01:30:13,360 --> 01:30:15,600
be in Victorville because we are the hub

1989
01:30:15,600 --> 01:30:17,199
of the high desert and there's a half a

1990
01:30:17,199 --> 01:30:19,760
million people up here. But we're 74

1991
01:30:19,760 --> 01:30:22,960
square miles and there's even county

1992
01:30:22,960 --> 01:30:26,560
property that areas in Victorville that

1993
01:30:26,560 --> 01:30:29,120
we haven't annexed. So there's that, you

1994
01:30:29,120 --> 01:30:31,600
know,

1995
01:30:31,600 --> 01:30:34,320
there's plenty of area that I just feel

1996
01:30:34,320 --> 01:30:37,280
like the staff, the county staff, uh,

1997
01:30:37,280 --> 01:30:40,639
just just failed. And, um, like I said,

1998
01:30:40,639 --> 01:30:44,400
I I'm comparing that with with my staff.

1999
01:30:44,400 --> 01:30:45,920
It

2000
01:30:45,920 --> 01:30:48,560
we are we have got it together. We have

2001
01:30:48,560 --> 01:30:50,880
some of the greatest people running this

2002
01:30:50,880 --> 01:30:53,120
city. And when they couldn't do

2003
01:30:53,120 --> 01:30:55,600
something with that grant, they declined

2004
01:30:55,600 --> 01:30:58,400
it and went back to get it when we were

2005
01:30:58,400 --> 01:31:02,080
prepared. You got to be prepared. If you

2006
01:31:02,080 --> 01:31:04,719
want grants, you got to be prepared. I

2007
01:31:04,719 --> 01:31:08,080
will also say I think the state screwed

2008
01:31:08,080 --> 01:31:10,800
up also because they should have had

2009
01:31:10,800 --> 01:31:13,120
some oversight. They they should have

2010
01:31:13,120 --> 01:31:16,080
maybe asked more questions to the county

2011
01:31:16,080 --> 01:31:18,960
on your preparedness to spend the money.

2012
01:31:18,960 --> 01:31:21,040
So I I you know I know it's a very

2013
01:31:21,040 --> 01:31:23,440
complex thing but like I said my

2014
01:31:23,440 --> 01:31:25,280
constituents are against this against

2015
01:31:25,280 --> 01:31:27,440
this. I represent the people of

2016
01:31:27,440 --> 01:31:30,159
Victorville and so that's that's that's

2017
01:31:30,159 --> 01:31:33,199
where I'm at.

2018
01:31:33,199 --> 01:31:34,709
>> Council member Irving.

2019
01:31:34,709 --> 01:31:34,719
» Council member Irving.

2020
01:31:34,719 --> 01:31:36,790
>> Thank you Madame Mayor. I echo the

2021
01:31:36,790 --> 01:31:36,800
» Thank you Madame Mayor. I echo the

2022
01:31:36,800 --> 01:31:39,760
sentiments of my colleague Mayor Pro Tim

2023
01:31:39,760 --> 01:31:42,159
Haramman. I too represent the community,

2024
01:31:42,159 --> 01:31:44,480
the citizens of Victorville, and most

2025
01:31:44,480 --> 01:31:46,960
that I've spoken to are against this

2026
01:31:46,960 --> 01:31:50,239
project because of the proximity. I also

2027
01:31:50,239 --> 01:31:52,880
heard the the words or the sentiments of

2028
01:31:52,880 --> 01:31:54,800
the educational community. I'm a

2029
01:31:54,800 --> 01:31:56,960
teacher, so I understand the hard work

2030
01:31:56,960 --> 01:31:58,880
that we put forth in trying to protect

2031
01:31:58,880 --> 01:32:02,000
our children. They're young.

2032
01:32:02,000 --> 01:32:03,679
This could be a distraction, and we're

2033
01:32:03,679 --> 01:32:05,520
trying to keep them on on the path to

2034
01:32:05,520 --> 01:32:08,320
success. But I also understand that

2035
01:32:08,320 --> 01:32:10,239
there's a need for this this kind of

2036
01:32:10,239 --> 01:32:12,400
facility in the district. So I'm hopeful

2037
01:32:12,400 --> 01:32:14,800
that there is a pathway moving forward.

2038
01:32:14,800 --> 01:32:16,719
I would uh encourage the public

2039
01:32:16,719 --> 01:32:19,120
administrators in the audience from the

2040
01:32:19,120 --> 01:32:21,280
department of behavioral health to

2041
01:32:21,280 --> 01:32:23,120
engage and collaborate with the

2042
01:32:23,120 --> 01:32:25,520
stakeholders of this community. I do

2043
01:32:25,520 --> 01:32:27,760
think that there is an outcome that will

2044
01:32:27,760 --> 01:32:30,400
be favorable for all. And so I encourage

2045
01:32:30,400 --> 01:32:33,120
you to continue to to reach out to the

2046
01:32:33,120 --> 01:32:35,280
city and to the school district so that

2047
01:32:35,280 --> 01:32:37,679
we can help find a different location

2048
01:32:37,679 --> 01:32:40,480
because I think we all agree we all

2049
01:32:40,480 --> 01:32:42,800
agree that these services are needed. So

2050
01:32:42,800 --> 01:32:46,470
thank you very much.

2051
01:32:46,480 --> 01:32:48,800
» Councilwoman God. Thank you Madame

2052
01:32:48,800 --> 01:32:53,040
Mayor. I too am uh also in support of

2053
01:32:53,040 --> 01:32:56,080
these services within our city. uh it's

2054
01:32:56,080 --> 01:32:57,760
something that's highly needed and we

2055
01:32:57,760 --> 01:32:59,760
certainly don't want to underscore part

2056
01:32:59,760 --> 01:33:03,679
of our population um because of another.

2057
01:33:03,679 --> 01:33:05,199
At the same time, I think it's really

2058
01:33:05,199 --> 01:33:06,639
important that the county doesn't use

2059
01:33:06,639 --> 01:33:08,080
the city and the residents as a

2060
01:33:08,080 --> 01:33:09,600
scapegoat.

2061
01:33:09,600 --> 01:33:12,080
We all are in agreement. I believe that

2062
01:33:12,080 --> 01:33:15,040
this is a needed a needed facility, a

2063
01:33:15,040 --> 01:33:18,480
needed treatment. But I also am a mom

2064
01:33:18,480 --> 01:33:21,280
and I also am hearing the residents and

2065
01:33:21,280 --> 01:33:22,880
the concern of the teachers and the

2066
01:33:22,880 --> 01:33:25,360
educators. We have to protect our

2067
01:33:25,360 --> 01:33:27,600
children. We have to protect their

2068
01:33:27,600 --> 01:33:29,679
minds. And we have to protect them

2069
01:33:29,679 --> 01:33:32,480
physically. And I agree that we need

2070
01:33:32,480 --> 01:33:34,400
these services, but I also am in

2071
01:33:34,400 --> 01:33:35,920
disagreement with where these services

2072
01:33:35,920 --> 01:33:38,000
would be provided in the proximity of

2073
01:33:38,000 --> 01:33:40,000
our schools and campuses and our

2074
01:33:40,000 --> 01:33:42,639
children. I also realize that the county

2075
01:33:42,639 --> 01:33:45,280
has preemptive authority. They can go

2076
01:33:45,280 --> 01:33:46,960
ahead with this project whether we like

2077
01:33:46,960 --> 01:33:49,440
it or not. But I do think it's important

2078
01:33:49,440 --> 01:33:52,239
that we state our case and we take our

2079
01:33:52,239 --> 01:33:55,280
position. We uh you know want to hear

2080
01:33:55,280 --> 01:33:57,040
what the county has to say and I agree

2081
01:33:57,040 --> 01:34:00,000
with uh what the mayor stated that had

2082
01:34:00,000 --> 01:34:02,320
communication been offered we would have

2083
01:34:02,320 --> 01:34:04,880
gladly accepted we would have loved to

2084
01:34:04,880 --> 01:34:08,400
partner with the county to come to the

2085
01:34:08,400 --> 01:34:11,199
right answer because there is a right

2086
01:34:11,199 --> 01:34:13,520
answer and I believe that we can come

2087
01:34:13,520 --> 01:34:15,920
together and my hopes is is that by

2088
01:34:15,920 --> 01:34:18,639
taking this stance that the county will

2089
01:34:18,639 --> 01:34:20,880
listen that we will be able to go back

2090
01:34:20,880 --> 01:34:22,800
to the drawing board and that we will be

2091
01:34:22,800 --> 01:34:25,679
be able to make a decision that benefits

2092
01:34:25,679 --> 01:34:28,800
all. So, with that being said, I hope

2093
01:34:28,800 --> 01:34:31,040
that um I hope that our comments tonight

2094
01:34:31,040 --> 01:34:33,679
will be heard. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

2095
01:34:33,679 --> 01:34:36,229
>> Thank you. My com my comments go along

2096
01:34:36,229 --> 01:34:36,239
» Thank you. My com my comments go along

2097
01:34:36,239 --> 01:34:38,960
with Councilman God. They can move

2098
01:34:38,960 --> 01:34:41,520
forward on this, folks. Silverado, let's

2099
01:34:41,520 --> 01:34:43,199
see what 4,000 letters to our first

2100
01:34:43,199 --> 01:34:45,760
district supervisor look like. Laores,

2101
01:34:45,760 --> 01:34:47,600
same thing. Sims, same thing. Let's

2102
01:34:47,600 --> 01:34:49,760
start writing letters, folks, because if

2103
01:34:49,760 --> 01:34:52,880
they continue this and the first child

2104
01:34:52,880 --> 01:34:56,480
that gets hurt, because it can't happen,

2105
01:34:56,480 --> 01:34:59,360
I will be standing there. So, please get

2106
01:34:59,360 --> 01:35:01,440
your schools, get your get the residents

2107
01:35:01,440 --> 01:35:04,159
in the area. Let's start writing letters

2108
01:35:04,159 --> 01:35:06,080
and it's just to say, "Hi, please stop

2109
01:35:06,080 --> 01:35:07,679
the project." That's it. Put it in an

2110
01:35:07,679 --> 01:35:10,000
envelope, put it in the mail because

2111
01:35:10,000 --> 01:35:12,960
they can move forward with this. Thank

2112
01:35:12,960 --> 01:35:15,040
you, Madam Clerk. Will you take the

2113
01:35:15,040 --> 01:35:15,760
vote, please?

2114
01:35:15,760 --> 01:35:17,830
>> Council member Goian. Yes. Council

2115
01:35:17,830 --> 01:35:17,840
» Council member Goian. Yes. Council

2116
01:35:17,840 --> 01:35:18,639
member Irving.

2117
01:35:18,639 --> 01:35:19,669
>> Yes.

2118
01:35:19,669 --> 01:35:19,679
» Yes.

2119
01:35:19,679 --> 01:35:21,110
>> Mayor Prom Haramman.

2120
01:35:21,110 --> 01:35:21,120
» Mayor Prom Haramman.

2121
01:35:21,120 --> 01:35:21,510
>> Yes.

2122
01:35:21,510 --> 01:35:21,520
» Yes.

2123
01:35:21,520 --> 01:35:22,550
>> Mayor Bisera.

2124
01:35:22,550 --> 01:35:22,560
» Mayor Bisera.

2125
01:35:22,560 --> 01:35:22,950
>> Yes.

2126
01:35:22,950 --> 01:35:22,960
» Yes.

2127
01:35:22,960 --> 01:35:25,030
>> Motion passes with Council Member Mora

2128
01:35:25,030 --> 01:35:25,040
» Motion passes with Council Member Mora

2129
01:35:25,040 --> 01:35:26,400
being absent.

2130
01:35:26,400 --> 01:35:28,629
>> We've now taken action to approve

2131
01:35:28,629 --> 01:35:28,639
» We've now taken action to approve

2132
01:35:28,639 --> 01:35:31,360
resolution 260005

2133
01:35:31,360 --> 01:35:34,080
as stated in the agenda.

2134
01:35:34,080 --> 01:35:38,679
And at 7:20, this meeting is adjourned.