[Call to Order]
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WELCOME TO OUR OCTOBER 19TH, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
TONIGHT'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR SAMUEL MARTINEZ FROM AMAZING LOVE MINISTRIES.
AND I WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR HEAVENLY FATHER.
WE REMEMBER THIS EVENING, THE WORDS OF KING SOLOMON OF OLD, UNLESS THE LORD BUILDS A HOUSE.
THEY LABOR IN VAIN THAT BUILD IT.
AND WE REMEMBER THE WORDS OF OUR FOUNDING FATHER.
ONE OF OUR FOUNDING FATHERS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WAS SAID, IT IS GOD THAT GOVERNS IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN, FATHER, GOVERNOR AFFAIRS, GUIDE US AND LEAD US AND GIVE US WISDOM THIS EVENING.
AS WE GO OVER THE AFFAIRS OF OUR CITY, GROUND WISDOM TO OUR MAYOR AND ALL THE CITY COUNCIL, HEAVENLY FATHER PROTECT ALL OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, KEEP OUR SCHOOL SAFE, HAVENS, PROTECT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR ALL POLICE OFFICERS, FATHER, AND FATHER.
WE SPEAK YOUR PROSPERITY AND YOUR BLESSING UPON THE BUSINESSES.
MAY THEY CONTINUE TO PROSPER IN JESUS' NAME AND I FATHER, I SPEAK THE BLESSING OF ALL THE JEWISH BLESSING OVER OUR CITY.
THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU WEST COVINA.
THE LORD, MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU.
LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON YOU AND GRANDCHILD, HIS SHALOM PEACE, PEACE BE WITHIN THE WALLS AND THE BORDERS OF OUR CITY AND UPON ALL HIS RESIDENTS IN JESUS NAME.
AGAIN, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL BB CITY CLERK.
COUNCIL MEMBER IT'S ABOUT DUBAI PRESENT.
IS THERE ANYTHING TO BE REPORTED OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? NOTHING.
[Certificate of Recognition to the Overseas Lions Club for donations to the West Covina Senior Center]
PRESENTATIONS BEFORE WE BEGIN PRESENTATIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE UNIT CITATION AWARD THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT WAS CONDUCTED DURING THE STATE OF THE CITY.THEREFORE, THE UNIT CITATION AWARD WILL NOT TAKE PLACE, UH, DURING TONIGHT'S MEETING, AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION BY THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT THAT HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE NOVEMBER 2ND CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND WILL NOT BE GIVEN THIS EVENING.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START THE OTHER PRESENTATIONS.
SO THIS IS FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION OF THE OVERSEAS LIONS CLUB FOR THE DONATION OF THE WEST COVINA SENIOR CENTER.
MAY I HAVE VIVIAN SON, MICHELLE, HONG LI AND HOWARD WONG HE'S COME UP TO THE FRONT.
SO WE JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE OVERSEAS LIONS CLUB FOR THEIR DONATIONS OF 500 BOTTLES OF HAND SANITIZER, HAND SANITIZER TO THE WEST COVINA SENIOR CENTER.
UH, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE DONATION.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? YES, DEAR MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SERVE FROM LOS ANGELES OVERSEAS, UH, LION'S CLUB AND IT'S UM, COUNCILMAN TONY WOO, UH, FOCUSES ON THE SENIOR CENTERS AND WE DONATED TO THE SENIOR CENTERS AND THEN ALL 40, WE CAN PARTICIPATE MORE WITH YOU OR YOUR CITY TO GATHER MORE, UH, DONATIONS AS OUR FOUNDER, SHARON CHAN WOULD LIKE TO HELP OUT THE COMMUNITY SOME MORE.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND GOD BLESS YOU.
AND UM, WE'D LIKE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THOSE HAND SANITIZERS WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE SENIORS HOMES ALONG WITH THEIR MEALS.
SO WE WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN.
AND WOULD THAT BE LIKE TO PRESENT A CERTIFICATE? SO VIVIAN SON, MICHELLE HONG LI I WORD WONG THAT SUZANNE IS NOT HERE TODAY, OVERSEAS LION'S CLUB.
SO WOULD YOU GIVE EVERYONE, UH, EVERYONE CAN GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.[Fire Prevention Week Contest Winner]
NEXT STEP.WE HAVE THE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK POSTER CONTEST WINNERS TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK CONTEST WINNER.
CAN I PLEASE CALL FORWARD FIRE CHIEF VINCENT CAPELLI.
MADAM MAYOR CITY COUNCIL COMMUNITY.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A FIBER VENTURE WEEK EVERY YEAR.
UH, THE NATION HAS IT AND THE WESTERN UNIFIED DEPARTMENT HAS A POSTER CONTEST.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, UM, OUR POSTER CONTEST WINNER, JAYLEEN
AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PRINCIPAL OF VINE ELEMENTARY, GLENDA LEVESQUE'S.
SO EVERY YEAR THE, IN THE NATION, WE HAVE A FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN OCTOBER, AND WE HAVE OPEN HOUSE.
AND EVERY YEAR THERE'S A THEME FOR FIVE VENTURE WEEK.
THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS LEARNED THE SOUNDS OF FIRE SAFETY.
ABOUT THREE YEARS BACK, FOUR YEARS BACK, THE WEST CANYON FIRE DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO PARTNER WITH OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A POSTER CONTEST.
WE GIVE THE SCHOOLS WHAT THE THEME IS, AND WE ASK THEM, HAVE YOUR STUDENTS DO A POSTER AND THEN THEY'LL SUBMIT THEM.
AND THEN WE PICK A BUNCH TO TAKE TO OUR OPEN HOUSE, WHICH IS THE WEEK BEFORE, UH, FIVE EVENTS IN A WEEK.
AND WE PRESENT THEM THERE FOR VOTING, FOR VOTING.
SO THE CITIZENS CAN, AND THE COMMUNITY CAN VOTE ON THE BEST POSTER.
AND THIS YEAR HERE'S OUR POSTER WINNER RIGHT HERE.
BEEP BEEPS SMOKE, ALARM SAVES LIVES, LISTEN FOR THE BEEP, A MEETING PLACE.
AND THANK YOU TO THE FIREFIGHTERS.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY DURING, UM, UM, I CAME UP WITH IT TO SHOW THAT, TO SHOW TWO WAYS OUT OF THE HOUSE, JUST IN CASE ONE WAY IS BLOCKED AND THE OTHER WAY WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE YOU COME OUT AND THERE'S A MEETING PLACE OUTSIDE THE HOUSE.
OH, SO THERE'S A COUPLE, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE TEACH TO KIDS AND EVEN ADULTS, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FIBER IS HAVING EXIT DRILLS IN THE HOUSE, EDITH, WHICH SHE COVERED A NOSE AND A MEETING LOCATION.
YOUR FAMILY SHOULD KNOW WHERE TO MEET YOU IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
WE DO HAVE A PLAQUE THAT GOES TO THE SCHOOL.
SO WE DEVELOPED THIS PLAQUE, UH, FIRE WRENCH, INSPECTOR, UH, GREG LAYTON, UH, HELPED DEVELOP THAT.
AND EACH YEAR IT GOES TO SCHOOL AND IT STAYS THERE FOR THE WHOLE YEAR AND THAT, AND THE PRINCIPALS GET TO SHOW IT OFF TO THE OTHER PRINCIPALS AT THEIR MEETING TO SAY, WE WON THE POSTER CONTEST.
AND NOW YOU CAN SEE ROLLING ONE TWICE.
AND BARNSLEY 2020 IS, GETS A SAD FACE AND THEN VINE ELEMENTARY AND TOMORROW WE'LL BE GOING TO VINE ELEMENTARY AND WE WILL BE PRESENTING IT TO THE SCHOOL.
WE HAVE A NICE BASKET OR A WINNER.
THERE'S ALSO A COUPON OR HER TO HAVE A DINNER IN HER FAMILY AT THE FIRE STATION.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A GIFT TO THE PRINCIPAL THANKING HER.
OR IS THERE ANYTHING THAT PRINCIPAL WOULD LIKE TO SAY? WE JUST WANT TO THANK THE WEST COVINA FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR, UM, ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS AND JUST FEEL LIKE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE YOU GUYS VISIT OUR SITE TOMORROW AGAIN AND, UM, TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE, UM, JAYLIN, UM, WITH OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL.
ONE LAST THING YOU DIDN'T MENTIONED IS WE ACTUALLY ACTUALLY MAKE THE POSTER.
WE COPY IT AND WE PUT IT ON MAGNETS AND IT'LL ACTUALLY STAY ON ONE OF OUR FIRE ENGINES FOR A COUPLE MONTHS AS THEY RIDE AROUND THE CITY BEFORE AGAIN.
[Life Saving Award]
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SO NEXT WE HAVE THE LIFE SAVING AWARD.I'D LIKE TO INVITE CHIEF RICHARD BELL DOWN TO JOIN ME FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION.
SO LAST THURSDAY NIGHT, THE CITY HOSTED A STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AND EMPLOYEE AWARDS CEREMONY, HONORING EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS TO KEEP THE FOCUS ON THE NIGHT OF THE EMPLOYEES.
SHE FELL ELECTED TO KEEP HIS PRESENTATION FROM THE LIST OF AWARDS, GIVEN TO POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.
SO TONIGHT WE WANTED TO FOCUS THE SPOTLIGHT ON OUR POLICE CHIEF, AND IT IS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT CHIEF RICHARD BELL WITH THE WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENTS, LIFESAVING AWARD, WHICH IS WARDED TO RECOGNIZE THE ACTIONS OF DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL THAT RESULTS IN THE SAVING OR PERSEVERATION OF HUMAN LIFE, WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST WITHOUT THE EMPLOYEE'S DIRECT INVOLVEMENT.
THE AWARD CONSISTS OF METAL RIBBON AND CITATION THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ADAM AND JENNIFER CAPITANO DOWN TO JOIN US OR SURPRISE.
THIS ON JUNE 19TH, 2021, WHILE ATTENDING A SERVICE AT THE SOUTH HILLS COUNTRY CLUB, CHIEF RICHARD BELL WAS SEATED AT THE TABLE WITH HIS WIFE AVIS AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF MIKE BROWN, AS THOSE IN ATTENDANCE BEGAN TO EAT.
CHIEF BELL SAW THAT AT A TABLE ACROSS FROM HIM, A FEMALE JENNIFER CAPITANO APPEAR TO BE IN DISTRESS, FOCUSING HER ATTENTION ON THE MALE HUSBAND, ADAM CAPITANO, WHO WAS SEATED NEXT TO HER CHIEF BELL REALIZED THAT MR. CAPITANO WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND EXHIBITING SIGNS OF BEING IN RESPIRATORY DISTRESS TO THE SURPRISE OF THOSE AT HIS TABLE, WHO WERE NOT AWARE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
CHIEF BELL QUICKLY JUMPED FROM HIS SEAT AND RAN TO THE AID OF MR. CAPITANO.
AS HE ARRIVED AT THE TABLE WHERE CAPRI TUNNELS WERE SEATED, SHE FELL WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT MR. CAPITANO WAS CHOKING ON SOME FOOD.
HE WAS, HE HAD INGESTED AND WAS UNABLE TO BREATHE.
SHE FELL IMMEDIATELY REVERTED TO HIS TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE AND BEGAN TO PERFORM ABDOMINAL THRUST, FORMERLY KNOWN AS A HIGH MICK MANEUVER ON MR. CAPITANO, WHICH SUCCESS SUCCESSFULLY DISLODGED THE FOOD THAT WAS BLOCKING HIS AIRWAY, ALLOWING MR. CAPITANO TO BREATHE.
ONCE AGAIN, CHIEF BELL'S AWARENESS AND ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THE EMERGENCY IN A CROWDED ROOM.
WHEN MOST OTHERS AROUND HIM HAD NOT IS A TESTAMENT TO HIS DEDICATION, TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND VIGILANCE FOR THE WELFARE OF THOSE.
HE HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO SERVE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE SWIFT AND COURAGEOUS ACTIONS BY CHIEF BELL TO RENDER AID, THE OUTCOME OF THE CAPITANO FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT.
SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING CHIEF BELL IN HIS AWARD WITH THE WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENTS, LIFESAVING.
AND WE HAVE THIS THANK YOU, CHIEF BELL.
IS THERE A FEW WORDS YOU'D LIKE TO SAY FIRST, FIRST OF ALL, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU.
I'M, I'M ACTUALLY SURPRISED THAT YOU WILL BE HERE.
I GOT KINDA EMOTIONAL JUST THERE BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, I INTERVIEW A LOT OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, UM, FOR HIRING PURPOSES AND THE COMMON THEME AMONGST ALL OF THEM IS THEY WANT TO SAVE LIFE.
THAT THAT'S THE REASON THEY GET INTO THIS PROFESSION AND YOU CAN WORK AN ENTIRE PROFESSION AND NOT HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN AS A TEST.
AND TO ME, I'VE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ALMOST 26 YEARS NOW, AND A SITUATION NEVER ARISE LIKE THAT.
AND AS I PROMOTED THROUGH THE RANKS, I KEPT THINKING, YOU KNOW WHAT, THE HIGHER I GO, THE LESS CHANCE I'LL HAVE OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN, BUT I CAN JUST TELL YOU THAT ON THAT NIGHT AND THAT MOMENT, WHEN I, WHEN I, WHEN I SAW YOUR FACE, IT WAS OBVIOUS.
AND, AND THERE'S JUST SOMETHING INSIDE OF YOU THAT, THAT YOU JUST HAVE TO REACT.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED, BUT, UM, I'M HAPPY PROBABLY ONE OF THE AFTER ACTUALLY MAKING SURE YOU WERE OKAY, BUT THEIR 14 YEAR OLD SON, IF A GIVEN ME, I DON'T REMEMBER HIS NAME, JACKSON CAME UP TO ME AFTERWARDS AFTER IT HAD ALL SETTLED DOWN.
AND HE SAID, THANK YOU FOR HELPING MY DAD.
AND I'M TELLING YOU, IT TOUCHED MY HEART.
SO WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS ON THAT NIGHT, EVERYBODY WENT HOME.
SO CAPITANO, I WOULD JUST TO SAY THAT WAS ONE OF THE SCARIEST TIMES IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
AND YOU KNOW, I THANK GOD THAT CHIEF BELL WAS THERE.
UM, IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM, I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY.
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TO SAY, OH, AND FOR THE RECORD, CHIEF BELL WAS SITTING AT THE TABLE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HE GOT THERE FIRST.SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHEN HE GOT THAT, BUT, UH, CHIEF BELL, THANK YOU.
UH, YOU SAVED MY LIFE AND I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL, BEAUTIFUL METAL.
YOU WANT ME TO?
[ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Five (5) minutes per speaker]
SO WE ALLOW, WE'D LIKE TO MOVE TO ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, PLEASE FILL OUT A YELLOW SPEAKER CARD AND SUBMIT IT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK.
ANY EMAILS RECEIVED BY 5:00 PM WILL HAVE BEEN POSTED TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
ALL EMAILS ARE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA.
THOSE WILL BE SAVED FOR, UH, LATER ON THIS EVENING.
UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I KNOW WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA WITH LOTS OF SPEAKERS TONIGHT THAT, UM, SO WE ARE LIMITING IT TO THREE MINUTES.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE TONIGHT FOR THIS GENERIC PUBLIC COMMENT? MADAM MAYOR FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WE HAVE SIX COMMENTERS.
OUR FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKER IS RYAN SERRANO FOLLOWED BY FREDERICK SYKES, FOLLOWED BY JOHN SHOEMAKER.
THIS ONE'S ACTUALLY A PRESENTATION, CORRECT? OH, GO AHEAD.
MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY OF WEST COVINA.
MY NAME IS RYAN SERRANO AND I'M A FIELD DEPUTY WITH THE OFFICE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CHAIR.
FIRST DISTRICT SUPERVISOR HILDA ELSA LEASE.
I WANT TO PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE ON VACCINATION RATES IN THE CITY.
AND I KNOW WE JUST FINISHED THE CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS, BUT IF YOU WILL ALLOW IT MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THE CITY A CERTIFICATE FOR FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY REMAINS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING CRITICAL RESOURCES FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
AS WE EMERGE FROM THIS PANDEMIC.
CURRENTLY VACCINATION RATES IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ARE LOOKING GOOD FOR OUR 65 PLUS COHORT AT 94.5% AND 72.9% FOR OUR 12 TO 17 COHORT FOR AN OVERALL VACCINATION RATE OF 81.8% IN THE CITY.
GREAT JOB, BUT THERE'S STILL ROOM TO IMPROVE.
IF YOU ARE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER OR A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION SUPERVISOR.
SO LISA'S OFFICE CAN PARTNER WITH YOU TO OFFER MOBILE VACCINE CLINICS IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE APPRECIATED THE VACCINATION EFFORTS HERE IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, AND WE'D LOVE TO CONTINUE TO ENSURE THE COMMUNITY'S WELLBEING.
I AM ALSO HAPPY TO SHARE A SUPERVISOR SELISE SOUTH EL MONTE OFFICE IS CURRENTLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BY APPOINTMENT.
ONLY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CONTACT US AT 9 0 9 5 9 3 3 6 6 1.
AND THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND PRESENT THIS IN RECOGNITION OF THE DEDICATED SERVICE.
SO THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMMUNITY OF, AND THE CIVIC PRIDE DEMONSTRATED BY THE NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
I YIELD THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS FREDERICK SYKES, ALL THE BY JOHN SHOEMAKER
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FOLLOWED BY WILLIAM ELLIOTT, EVEN THE MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.I AM FREDERICK SIKES 43 YEAR RESIDENT RETIRED, DEPUTY SHERIFF AND FORMER MAYOR OF THIS CITY.
I'M HERE ASKING YOU AGAIN ABOUT TWO MATTERS CONCERNING OUR HEALTH.
FIRST, THE MATTER OF IMPROVING HOW WE CAN PROTECT OUR HEALTH FROM SMOKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OUR CHILDREN.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL PLEASE ALLOW THE WEST COVINA TO GIVE A PRESENTATION ON SMOKING AND MULTI UNIT HOUSING.
AND AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, ALL OF MY ADULT LIFE, I HAVE ALWAYS PUT PROTECTING CHILDREN IN THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.
SO WHEN I WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND THERE WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY IN EVERY WAY IMAGINABLE.
AND WHEN THE SUBJECT OF SMOKING IN OUR PARKS WAS RAISED, IT WAS AUTOMATIC THAT THE CHILDREN CAME TO MIND AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE PROTECTED.
AND I ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER THE MULTI HOUSING UNIT, NO SMOKING LAW.
THIS WILL HELP PROTECT THE CHILDREN WHERE THEY SLEEP.
WHEN THEY GO TO SCHOOL, THEY WERE IN A NO SMOKING ZONE.
WE SHOULD DO THE SAME, BUT WHERE THEY LIVE NOW, THE SECOND MATTER THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT, OF COURSE IS ESTABLISHING A WEST COVINA, HEALTHY PLUMBING.
I ASKED YOU, PLEASE RECONSIDER.
AND IT'S EVIDENT BY WHAT HAPPENED IN JULY, 2020, WE BORROWED $204 MILLION TO PAY BILLS.
AND THAT CAME WITH BONDING ON STREETS.
SO FOR 25 YEARS, WE'RE RELEASING OUR STREETS BACK, JUST SULLY, BIG LEAGUE DREAMS, $57 MILLION IS WHAT THAT COSTS.
AND WE'RE STILL TRYING TO PAY THAT DEBT.
WHAT HAVE YOU UNTIL ABOUT 2034, UNLESS WE MAKE SOME ARRANGEMENTS, THAT'S HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE PICK OFF THE PAY OFF THAT DEBT.
WE ONLY HAVE 90 WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE 140, OUR STREETS ARE DEPLORABLE.
WE HAVE OTHER BASIC CITY SERVICES THAT ARE, THAT ARE GOING WITH WITHOUT BEING ADDRESSED.
SO PLEASE FOLKS RECONSIDER A LESS FOCUS ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD BE FIRST.
WE DON'T NEED THIS REDUNDANCY OF A HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE LA COUNTY AND WE'VE ALREADY PAID AND THEN NOT GIVING US THE MONEY BACK.
OUR NEXT SPOKE SPEAKER IS JOHN SHOEMAKER FOLLOWED BY WILLIAM ELLIOTT UP BY FOLLOWED BY ELSA GRINNELL.
I'M VERY PERPLEXED ABOUT THE CITY CONSOLE.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY, WELL-EDUCATED VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS LIVES SAID THEY'RE GOING TO DO CERTAIN.
AND THEN FOR SOME REASON, WHEN THEY GOT ELECTED, HE CAME IN CAPABLE OF DOING ANYTHING THAT THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALMOST LIKE SOMEBODY CAME UP WITH, UH, A NEEDLE AND POKED IT IN THEIR HEAD AND SAID THE SMART, THE SMART PART THAT RELATES TO GOVERNING, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUT, YOU KNOW, I ASK QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, ABOUT WHO GETS HIRED IN THE CITY, HOW YOU GO ABOUT DOING THINGS.
AND WHEN IT COMES TO THIS, I'M LEAVING YOU AND HER CRAP OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT, UH, YOU'RE TOO NEW.
AT LEAST YOU'RE GIVING IT A SHOT.
YOU KNOW, THE OTHER ONE LIED TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHO SHE WAS AND WHAT SHE DID AND WHAT SHE BELIEVED IN, YOU KNOW, TO GET VOTES.
BUT I'M JUST ASTOUNDED, JUST ASTOUNDED THAT, YOU KNOW, IT, MY BOSS, WHEN I TELL HIM SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON AND HE'D READ THEM IN THE PAPER GOES, IS THERE SOMETHING IN THE WATER IN WEST COVINA, PLEASE DON'T DRINK IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO TURN INTO THAT.
AND I SAID, NO, I'M PRETTY SURE
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IT ISN'T, UNLESS IT'S IN THE BOTTLE OF WATER THAT, UH, THEY, THEY TAKE AND DRINK.THAT'S BEHIND THEM AT, UM, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THE TABLES.
BUT YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I ASKED ONE TIME, AND THIS WAS MANY YEARS AGO SAID, IS THERE ANYBODY ON THE CITY COUNCIL THAT IF YOU OWN THE COMPANY THAT HAD A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET THAT HAD 300 EMPLOYEES OR MORE AND HAD A HUNDRED THOUSAND CUSTOMERS, WOULD YOU HIRE THAT PERSON, ANY OF THEM TO RUN YOUR COMPANY? AND I WAS ASTOUNDED AT HOW MANY SAID, NO.
I SAID, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S WHAT YOU DID WHEN YOU VOTED PEOPLE IN? AND I SEE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT I SEE THAT YOU DO IS WOULD YOU REALLY HIRE THIS GUY TO RUN YOUR COMPANY? YOU KNOW, THE WAY YOU'RE LAUGHING, THE ANSWER IS NO, YOU WOULDN'T IT, BUT YOU HIRED HIM TO RUN THE CITY.
THAT KIND OF EXPLAINS RIGHT THERE.
WHAT WHAT'S WRONG, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
SO TAKE BACK, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE AND YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE AND APPLY IT TO THE CITY.
AND YOU'LL BE SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH THINGS TURN AROUND AND ACTUALLY GO IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER IS WILLIAM ELLIOTT FOLLOWED BY ELSA GRINNELL, FOLLOWED BY SOCORRO TACOMA.
GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL, WILLIAM ELLIOT.
DAVID CARMONEY IS THE BEST CITY MANAGER HAD IN FOREST CITY MANAGERS.
WE PAID PAUSE MONT $400,000 A YEAR.
THAT'S BACK WHEN WEST COVINA HAD $80 MILLION IN THE BANK AND THE CITY COUNCIL WAS SPENDING MONEY LIKE DRUNKEN SAILORS, EXCEPT THAT WOULD BE DISPARAGING TO DRUNKEN SAILORS BECAUSE WHEN THEY RUN OUT OF MONEY, THEY STOPPED DRINKING AND GO BACK TO THE SHIP.
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S A CRITIC, EVERYBODY'S A CRITIC, SOME MORE THAN OTHERS.
AND, UH, IF THE TRUTH WAS TOLD, THIS CITY COUNCIL HAS DONE A LOT TO BRING FORWARD THE CITY FROM WHERE WE WERE WE'RE ON THE REBOUND, EVEN FINANCIALLY, WE'RE NOT MAKING HUGE STRIDES, BUT WE'RE DOING BETTER.
THE CITY IS HEALTHIER THAN IT WAS.
SO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET UP HERE AND, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I'VE CRITICIZED PEOPLE TOO.
IT'S YOUR RIGHT AS AN AMERICAN.
YOU KNOW, SPEAKING OUR MINDS FOR THREE MINUTES, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY ABOUT AMAZON, YOU KNOW, AMAZON HAS HAD THE NEXT, OR CAN'T SPEAK ON AMAZON FOR LET ANOTHER CARD.
AND, UM, WHAT WAS THE OTHER THING? THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
CAN I TALK ABOUT THAT? YOU TALK ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT.
SO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, I KEEP HEARING THE MAJOR COMPLAINT FROM THE OPPOSITION OF CREATING A WEST COLUMBIA HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE PEOPLE AT WEST COVINA, BUT NOBODY WANTS TO LISTEN ABOUT THE GOOD, THE GOOD THINGS.
AND WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY IS, GOD, WE, WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT.
HOW MANY TIMES HAS IT BEEN SAID OVER AND OVER AND PROVEN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR WEST COVINA WILL BE SELF-FUNDED MEANING WE'RE GOING TO GET THE SAME MONEY THAT THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES GIVES ME THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.
GOT, AND NO, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE US ANYTHING BACK, BUT WE CAN STOP THAT MONEY TRAIN AND NO REPRESENTATION HILDA.
SO LISA'S REPRESENTATIVE WANTS TO GET UP HERE AND GIVE SOMEBODY AN AWARD.
WELL, YOU NEED TO TELL S TELL THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR THAT WE WANT REPRESENTATION AT WEST COVINA, TAKE OUR MONEY THAT WE SENT FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THROUGH OUR TAXES, AND IT GETS REDISTRIBUTED, SIR, TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND THAT MONEY.
IF IT CAME TO WEST COVINA, WE WOULD CONTROL THAT IN WEST COVINA.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT THING THAT SILLY LITTLE SIGNATURE GATHERING EFFORT IS GOING TO GO DOWN IN FLAMES LIKE A STEVE BENNETT CANDIDACY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ELSA GRANO FOLLOWED BY
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ELSA GRINNELL AND I REPRESENT THE WEST COVINA COMMUNITY ALLIANCE NETWORK.
PART OF THE TOBACCO-FREE PARTNERSHIP.
UM, IT WAS A GROUP FORMED IN 2019, AND I'VE HAD
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THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF WORKING IN YOUR COMMUNITY FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS.UM, THESE RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY, UM, FROM THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE AND THE WEST COVINA COMMUNITY ALLIANCE NETWORK HAS HELPED SHAPE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT TOBACCO RELATED POLICIES IN THE CITY.
WE WANT WEST COVINA TO BE A CITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE, WORK AND PLAY AND BREATHE HEALTHY AIR WHO DOESN'T WANT THAT.
UM, WE APPLIED THAT IN 2010, THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ADOPTED THE TOBACCO RETAIL LICENSE ORDINANCE, AND IT HELPS REDUCE SALES OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO MINORS.
WHEN I GO TO THE LOCAL RETAIL CENTERS, I SEE THE STICKERS.
I KNOW THE WEST COVINA POLICE DO ENFORCE THAT, THAT RULE.
SO THE MINERS ARE NOT BEING SOLD TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
AND WE APPLIED THAT IN 2017, THE CITY ADOPTED THE SMOKE-FREE PARKS ORDINANCE.
UNFORTUNATELY, EVEN WITH THESE TWO POLICIES IN PLACE, THE CITY STILL HAS AN OVERALL GRADE OF D ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION FOR TOBACCO RELATED POLICIES.
AND ONE WAY TO RAISE A GRADE IS TO CONSIDER OTHER POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT PROTECT THE COMMUNITY.
AS OUR COALITION MEMBERS SAID, WE PROTECT THE KIDS IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC SPACES, BUT NOT IN THE PLACE WHERE THEY SPEND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR TIME.
IMAGINE BEING EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND SMOKE FOR EIGHT TO 10 TO 12 HOURS WHEN YOU'RE LIVING AT HOME.
AND NOW WITH MARIJUANA, RECREATIONAL USE LEGALIZED, PEOPLE ARE BEING EXPOSED TO THESE OTHER VAPORS.
SO WE DON'T WANT THAT FOR KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THERE'S MORE HOUSING BEING BUILT IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO AS THESE NEW, UM, UH, PLACES ARE BEING, UM, BROUGHT UP, THEY SHOULD BE PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM THE ADDICTIVE, UM, TOXIC CHEMICALS IN SECONDHAND SMOKE.
SO IMAGINE THE OBSTACLES OF THE RENTERS AND CONDO OWNERS WHO CANNOT SPEAK UP FOR THEIR RIGHTS TO BREATHE SMOKE-FREE AIR BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID OF RETALIATION.
THEY'RE AFRAID OF THE CONFRONTATION OF A, OF A NEIGHBOR.
WHO'S, WHO'S A SMOKER AND SAYS F YOU, I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
NO ONE HAS A RIGHT TO REGULARLY EXPOSE THEIR NEIGHBORS TO POISONOUS AIR.
YET, THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING WHEN SECONDHAND SMOKE DRIFTS.
SO I WANT TO OFFER MY RESOURCES.
IF I MAY LEAVE THIS WITH THE CITY CLERK, UM, IT HAS A PRESENTATION AND WE ARE HERE TO EDUCATE AND INFORM CITY DECISION MAKERS.
IF YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ESTABLISHING STRONGER TOBACCO POLICIES, THE TOBACCO FREE PARTNERSHIP IS HERE AT YOUR SERVICE.
OR OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
MY NAME IS
I'M ALSO MEMBER OF THE, UH, COMMUNITY ALLIANCE COALITION.
AND TONIGHT I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF MEETING
BUT TONIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OTHER COALITION MEMBERS THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, UH, BECAUSE OF THE TIME, UH, HELPING THE KIDS WITH THE HOMEWORK DINNER AND, AND THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO BE HERE.
UH, I HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING WITH THE COLLISION FOR NOT A LONG TIME THAT FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS, BUT WHILE DOING OUTREACH, ATTENDING EVENTS OR MEETINGS AND DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THAT I MADE THEM, I UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SECONDHAND SMOKE, BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THEM WHILE VISITING OR DOING OUTREACH.
SO, UH, I'M NOT GONNA TAKE ALL THE TIME TO READ THE, THE PERSONAL ANECDOTE IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO COLLECT, BUT I WILL, I WILL GO ABOUT MAYBE TWO OR THREE.
AND THEY SAID, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME SECOND HAND SMOKE INDOORS COMING THROUGH WALLS WINDOWS, OR, OR FROM COMMON AREAS.
AND THIS AFFECT ME, MY NINE YEARS OLD SON, WE LIVE ON AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
AND EVEN THAT THIS IS A FREE RESIDENCE, STILL SMOKE, AND NOBODY ENFORCED IT.
UH, WE HAVE A STAIR BRIAN ALSO THE SIP CALL 9 1 7 9 1.
UH, SECONDHAND SMOKE MAKES ME COUGH, IRRITATES MY NOSE, AND IT MAY CAUSE LUNG CANCER.
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LUNG CANCER AND SMOKING IS HORRIBLE.AND VANESSA CHAVEZ ALSO SEEP CALL 9 1 7 9 0.
IT SAID, UM, THE, THIS THE SECONDHAND THIS MONTH, I FAKED MY BREATHING AND MY SON GET NATCHEZ.
WHEN THIS MAIL, I HAVE A COPIES THAT I CAN HANDLE IT.
AND FOR YOU TO READ IT LATER, AND LIKE, LIKE, I WANT TO ASSURE YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR THAT THE RESIDENTS OF WEST COVINA ARE NOT ONLY IN SUPPORT, UH, SMOKE FREE MULTIUNIT, BUT THEY ALSO WANT TO DECLARE THE SECONDHAND SMOKE AND NUISANCE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALBERT CHOA FOLLOWED BY OUR ROBINSON FOLLOWED BY STEVE BENNETT.
UH, GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR STAFF.
UH, I WANT TO ADDRESS A SAFETY VEHICLE ISSUE AT MY INTERSECTION ADDRESS, WHERE I HAVE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR 23 YEARS.
UH, WE HAVE CAR SPEEDING, VIOLATING THE INTERSECTION, STOP SAYING JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
WHEN WE HAVE ANOTHER ACCIDENT, UM, A NIGHT THEY WAKE US UP SKINNING, HITTING THE CURVES.
THEN WE LOOK OUT THE WINDOW THEY TAKE OFF.
SO THERE'S NO POLICE REPORT TO MAKE OUT.
UM, UH, MARCH 24TH, 2020 WITH THE LAST ACCIDENT WE HAD, IT WAS AT NIGHT 20 5:00 PM.
APPROXIMATELY A CAR WAS SPEEDING, LOST CONTROL, DROVE UP ONTO MY NEIGHBOR'S FRONT LAWN.
TOTAL, THE VEHICLE LUCKY NOAH NEIGHBORS, ROTTEN ON THE LUNG COULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY.
I HAVE IDEAS AND WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH YOU TO GO OVER THEM.
UM, HALLOWEEN'S AROUND THE CORNER.
I KNOW THE KIDS WERE PROBABLY GOING TO BE OUT THIS YEAR, CAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER.
AND, UM, THE WEATHER'S CHANGING.
I KNOW JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DRIZZLE, A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN.
UM, IT'S A SHARP 90 DEGREE CORNER TURNED, UM, BY MY INTERSECTION WHERE I LIVE AT.
SO YEAH, I FEEL, UH, I FEAR FOR THE CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY, MY KIDS, UM, MY GRANDKIDS, THE NEIGHBORS.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
AND, UM, I NEED SOME GUIDANCE.
I'VE CALLED THE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THEY CAME OUT IN THE PAST, BUT THEY'VE BEEN SHORTHANDED.
SO I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE OR WHEN THEY DO ENFORCE THINGS, CHANGE THINGS TO IMPROVE, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN LIKE THAT FOR AWHILE.
SO I NEED SOME HELP WITH STREETS AGAIN.
I'M SORRY, WHAT STREETS? UH, IT'S SOUTH CHERRY WOOD STREET AND JAMES AVENUE.
MAKE SURE TO LEAVE YOUR NAME AND INFORMATION TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THEN WE WILL KNOW MY CARD.
I'LL MAKE SURE TO, AND IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE, MY NUMBER IS ON THERE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS R ROBINSON FOLLOWED BY STEVE BENNETT.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, UH, BILL ROBINSON, RESIDENT, UH, GENERAL COLIN POWELL, A GREAT AMERICAN DIED YESTERDAY.
HE DIED OF A COVID COMPLICATIONS, TOTALLY VACCINATED, BUT DEAD WORLD IS BEING SET UP FOR FAMINE NEXT YEAR.
UH, TRANSHUMANISM HUMAN BEINGS, 2.0 ARE, ARE, ARE LOSING TODAY'S SPIRITUAL BATTLE.
THE MEDIA, THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA MONOPOLIES THAT WE RELY ON FOR INFORMATION TOTALLY WORTHLESS, WORTHLESS.
THE VACCINE CULT IS HACKING INTO YOUR DNA.
CORRUPTING THE SOFTWARE OF LIFE.
YOUR DNA DESTROYS YOUR, YOUR NATURAL IMMUNITY.
YOUR NATURAL GOD-GIVEN IMMUNITY IS COMPROMISED.
YOU BECOME VULNERABLE TO DOZENS OF DIFFERENT, UH, MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES.
NATURAL IMMUNITY IS BROAD, DURABLE AND LONG LASTING BOOSTER SHOTS ARE HARDLY NECESSARY, BUT IT APPEARS SOME WILL LINE UP TO BE REPROGRAMMED EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR THE REST OF THEIR NATURAL LIVES.
I HOPE TO GOD THAT THE 72% A FIGURE FOR WEST COVINA IS EXAGGERATED TO BEAT THE PCR TEST FOR COVID
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DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.PCR TESTING IS A SCAM, BUT A VERY PROFITABLE SCAM.
THE VACCINE CULT IS A TROJAN HORSE.
CHILDREN ESPECIALLY NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE BACKS THEY HAVE.
THEY HAVE NO RISK, NO REASON TO VACCINATE CHILDREN.
THE STATE OF IT, YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.
THE STATE OF ISRAEL IS THE MOST VACCINATED PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
THEY'RE IN BAD SHAPE AUSTRALIA NOW AS A MEDICAL TYRANNY AND, UH, UH, THE GOOD, THE GOOD STORY IS SWEDEN AND THE AMISH COMMUNITY ARE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE NOW BECAUSE THEY OPTED OUT.
UH, I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF READING, A GREAT BOOK, JUST PUBLISHED COVID-19 AND THE GLOBAL PREDATORS.
PETER BREGGIN MD, A GREAT BOOK, INSTEAD OF RELYING ON THE MEDIA, YOU NEED TO DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.
THIS BOOK HAS JUST BEEN PUBLISHED.
IF YOU, IF YOU GO TO THE BRAGAN WEBSITE, YOU CAN GET IT FOR 20 BUCKS AND $6 DELIVERY CHARGES.
UH, IF, IF YOU LISTEN, UH, CHANNEL FOUR, THEY MAY TELL YOU THAT THE EARTH IS FLAT.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA SAYS, SO JUST DON'T BELIEVE THEM ONE DOWN.
LIKE I ALWAYS FOLLOW BILL ROBINSON.
I FEEL LIKE I'M ALWAYS WAITING TO A GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.
UM, I'M GOING TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
SO BEFORE THE CITY ATTORNEY INTERRUPTS YOU, I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK LATER ON THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, SO TONIGHT ON THE AGENDA YOU HAVE THE AMAZON FACILITY AND I'M ACTUALLY NEUTRAL TO IT.
THE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS TO DO IS, IS, UM, MAKE THE BEST BUSINESS DECISION FOR THE CITY.
ONE MOMENT, STEVE, SPEAK OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'M NOT GONNA SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO I'M GOING TO SAY MY COMMENTS UNDER ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
NO, UH, YOU CAN USUALLY DO THAT.
YOU CAN MAYBE SUBMIT THEM IN WRITING IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE HERE SO THAT AGAIN, YOU CAN SUBMIT THEM IN WRITING IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA TO.
SO USUALLY YOU CAN'T SPEAK TWICE ON A SUBJECT.
AND NORMALLY OVER THE LAST YEARS, I'VE SPOKEN ON MANY PUBLIC HEARINGS DURING OUR COMMUNICATION.
SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CHANGE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK ON AMAZON, YOU SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO I CAN'T SIT UP HERE AND TELL YOU THAT I THINK IT'S SHOULD BE A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT RATHER THAN AMAZON.
YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME I CAN'T TALK ABOUT THAT CITY ATTORNEY.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT A SPECIAL MEETING WHERE YOU CAN ONLY TALK ABOUT THE ONE TOPIC, RIGHT? MR. CITY ATTORNEY MATTER MAYOR, BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PUBLIC HEARINGS, MANY, A TIMES UP HERE IN ORAL COMMUNICATION CITY ATTORNEY, AS A RULES, CITY ATTORNEY, IT'S A PUBLIC.
I CAN SIT HERE FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF AND WASTE YOUR TIME IF YOU WANT, OR YOU CAN HEAR ME TALK EITHER WAY.
IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME BECAUSE HONESTLY WE MAKE MORE MONEY ON PROPERTY TAXES.
SO I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS IF WE DO RESIDENTIAL, YOU HAVE A MINUTE AND 22, YEAH.
SO I WAS JUST THINKING, YOU KNOW, WHY ARE WE DOING IT TO AMAZON FOR ONLY $4 MILLION? WE CAN GET A LOT MORE OUT OF IT.
RESIDENTIAL HAS A HIGHER PROPERTY TAX, MORE TURNOVER.
WE DON'T HAVE THE 1% THAT, UH, WE GET WITH A REGULAR DEVELOPMENT.
OH, THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE FOR 10 YEARS.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE MUCH MONEY ON 80,000 AT 1% INCREASE.
BUT ON RESIDENTIAL, THEY SELL THEIR PROPERTY AND THEN IT'S REASSESSED.
SO THE LONG-TERM BENEFIT TO THE CITY IS RESIDENTIAL ON THAT PROPERTY.
THAT'S HOW THE BEST USE OF THAT PROPERTY IS WITH 21 ACRES OR WHATEVER IT IS.
WE CAN DO THREE TIMES WHAT WE DID AT PIONEER, WHICH WAS 160 UNITS, RIGHT? SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC.
LET'S GET THE MOST MONEY FOR THE CITY, OR AT LEAST MAKE AMAZON PONY UP A LOT MORE MILLIONS THAN WHAT IT IS SO WE CAN DO SO WE CAN DO STREETS.
WELL, WE CAN DO STREETS THAT WAY.
CAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO ENOUGH MONEY TO US IN A PUBLIC BENEFIT TO REPAIR THE STREETS FOR THE HUNDREDS OF VANS THAT ARE COMING DAILY, THAT WE ONLY DID ONE DAY AT THE CHURCH.
THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
THE RIGHT FINANCIAL DECISION IS NOT TO DO THE AMAZON OR MAKE THEM PAY MORE MONEY.
DO YOU WANT ME TO COUNT IT DOWN? OR HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THIS? YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU HAVE THREE SECONDS.
I HOPE YOU GUYS DO THE RIGHT BUSINESS DECISIONS.
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MUCH WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, I'D HAVE HAD MORE TIME.I UNDERSTAND, BUT I'M JUST POINTING OUT THE FACT OF WHAT WE NEED TO HERE.
CAN I HAVE ORDER PLEASE? YES, YOU CAN.
SO IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE GOING TO CONTINUE ON TO THE NEXT.
PLEASE GO TO THE $10 MILLION AT LEAST EVERYONE.
THE CITY MANAGER MAY PLEASE RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, CONCERNS, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
I'M GOING TO BRIEF THE RESPOND TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE THAT I CAN, UM, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I PLAN TO BE SHORT AS WELL WITH MY CITY MANAGERS REPORT.
CAUSE I KNOW MOST OF OUR PEOPLE ARE HERE TONIGHT ON THE AMAZON HEARING.
UM, A COUPLE OF OUR SPEAKERS THREE TONIGHT ADDRESS THE TOBACCO FREE PARTNERSHIP AND THE DELETERS EFFECTS OF SMOKING.
I'D BE HAPPY TO MEET WITH ELTA AND FRED AND SOCORRO, UM, DIRECTLY I'LL REVIEW THESE MATERIALS AND SCHEDULE A TIME TO MEET WITH THEM THAT I MIGHT BETTER UNDERSTAND THOSE PROPOSED ORDINANCES.
UM, ONE OF THE SPEAKERS ASKED ABOUT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
I'D LIKE TO USE THIS MOMENT TO GIVE A STATUS REPORT.
THE STATE HAS BEEN WORKING TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS THAT WOULD GOVERN THE CREATION OF MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.
SHE HASN'T BEEN DONE IN A HUNDRED YEARS IN THE SAME TIME.
THEY'RE ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE A APPLICATION PROCESS THAT ALL JURISDICTIONS WOULD FOLLOW.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I THINK CAN BE REASONABLY EXPECTED IN THIS PROCESS.
ONE IS THE CITY WOULD NEED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR LABORATORY SERVICES.
WE'RE GONNA LOOK TO DO THAT ON A CONTRACTUAL BASIS.
WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED SOON WITH, UM, ONE OF THE INDEPENDENT HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN THIS COUNTY LONG BEACH, AND WE WILL TALK TO THEM ABOUT DEMAND AND CAPACITY AND SOME OF THOSE STATISTICS.
WE ALSO, UM, EXPECT THAT THERE'LL BE A NEED FOR A COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
WE'RE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE REGULATIONS ARE PUBLISHED, THAT WE MIGHT COGENTLY RESPOND TO THOSE AND I'LL KEEP YOU APPRISED.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TONIGHT.
OH, MR.
I JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD WITH OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT BUREAUS TO QUANTIFY THE PROBLEMS OF THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF SUBSTANDARD, UM, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ON YOUR CONSENT CALENDAR TONIGHT, WE'RE BEING RECOMMENDED TO YOU TO APPROVE 19 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS FOR DIFFERENT MEASURES, INCLUDING STOP SIGNS.
THEY'RE BEING EVALUATED AT SIX OF THOSE 19 LOCATIONS.
SO THE PROCESS IS IF SOMEONE WOULD CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WE WILL ENGAGE THEM DIRECTLY.
AND IMMEDIATELY WITH THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER, WE'LL TAKE IT THROUGH THE CITY TRAFFIC COMMITTEE AND WE'LL GET BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH THE PUBLIC RECOMMENDATION FOR WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER.
AND SO I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THAT RESIDENT AS WELL.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]
YOU NOW FOR YOUR CITY MANAGERS REPORT, THIS COULD BE THE WORLD'S BRIEFEST CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.I JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE MENTION OF OUR STATE OF THE CITY AND EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION DINNER LAST WEEK THAT WAS HELD UP AT THE SPORTS PLEX.
SO REALLY, UM, SPECIAL EVENING, I THOUGHT THERE WAS A TERRIFIC SPIRIT IN THE ROOM.
THERE WAS SOME 300 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AS WE CELEBRATED THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND HEARD A SPEECH FROM OUR MAYOR ABOUT THE CITY'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS WELL.
THE EVENT WAS A VIDEO RECORDED AND WE'LL HAVE THAT TAPE BACK BY TOMORROW AND WE'LL GET IT UP AND DISSEMINATE THAT BROADLY.
JUST ONE OF THESE PICTURES THAT'S ON THAT COLLAGE IN FRONT OF YOU, THE LOWER, RIGHT.
IT WAS REALLY, UM, QUITE A MOMENT.
THAT'S ONE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS, JOE CIGARRO, WHO SAID HE WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.
THAT BOY WAS, UM, IS DEAD AT THE SCENE AND BROUGHT BACK THANKS TO THE GOOD WORK OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
NEXT I WANTED TO MENTION, MAKE MENTION OF AN AWARD THAT THE CITY RECEIVED.
WE WORK HARD TO AFFIRM THE DIGNITY AND THE WORTH OF ALL OF THE RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE.
AND THIS WAS KIND OF AN UNEXPECTED KUDO THAT WE GOT WEST COVINA WAS RANKED AS ONE OF THE TOP 24 CITIES IN THE COUNTRY FOR LATINAS THAT THEY MIGHT THRIVE FINANCIALLY.
THEIR ANALYSIS CONSIDERED EDUCATION, POVERTY INCOME ON HOME OWNERSHIP IS KEY FACTORS IN FINANCIAL SUCCESS, TAKING SOCIAL WELFARE INDICATORS INTO ACCOUNT.
THEY ALSO INCLUDED MEASURES OF ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS COST OF LIVING AND LATINO BUSINESS OWNERSHIPS.
WE SCORED REALLY WELL ON ALL THOSE FACTORS.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT, UM, WITH THE, WITH THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY.
FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION A COUPLE OF UPCOMING EVENTS.
THESE ARE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A FILIPINO AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH EVENT AT THE PLAZA WEST COVINA ON THE 23RD, ALSO, UM, 2021 HOMECOMING CEREMONY WITH THE BRUINS AT 1 45, THAT SAME DAY AT CORTEZ PARK ON THE 31ST THERE'S ANOTHER EVENT AT THE PLAZA WEST COVINA, A HALLOWEEN EVENT.
AND THEN FINALLY WE'RE PLANNING A VETERAN'S DAY CEREMONY FOR 11 O'CLOCK ON THURSDAY, THE 11TH.
AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT THIS EVENING.
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THANK YOU.QUESTION EIGHT, THE CITY MANAGER, YOU FORGOT TO MENTION THE SPOT PLAQUES.
WE HAVE A CELEBRATION OF A FILIPINO AMERICAN OKAY.
WE HAVE ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE SHOW UP AND THE, WE HAVE A BALL ALMOST A HUNDRED BOOTHS OVER THERE, AND THAT IS FROM 10 TO SIX AND THIS MAGNIFICENT EVENT, IT'S A FIRST EVENT IN THE SPOON PLEX.
SO I WANT TO THANK THE FILIPINO AMERICAN AND THE MAYOR TO PUT THIS TOGETHER AND TOWER CITY TO CELEBRATE AND TO BE PROUD OF VIDEO FILIPINO-AMERICAN.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
UH, ON TWO CONSENT CALENDAR COUNSEL, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CASSETTE? IS THAT AT A MAYOR I'D LIKE TO PULL FIVE? UM, MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD NOT WANT TO PULL, UM, ITEMS TWO AND THREE, BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEM.UH, IS IT A SHORT COMMENT? SHORT? UM, OKAY.
UM, I DON'T ITEM NUMBER TWO OR AGENDA NUMBER TWO, THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE SENDER MEDIUMS HAS BEEN CLOSE TO MY HEART.
UM, SINCE BEFORE I WAS ELECTED, UH, EXECUTING THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CONSERVED CONSERVATION CORPS, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS YOUNG ADULTS BY EMPLOYING THEM TO PROVIDE SERVICES, TO IMPROVE COMMUNITIES IS A WONDERFUL IDEA.
THESE YOUNG ADULTS WILL BE PART OF BEAUTIFYING WEST COVINA AS MEDIUMS, BRINGING BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL COLOR AND FOLIAGE.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN AND OUR CITY STAFF.
AND I WILL ALSO MENTION THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT I, UM, I PROMISED MY CONSTITUENTS DURING MY, UH, CAMPAIGN.
THIS IS NEAR AND DEAR TO ME BECAUSE THIS WAS A CENTRAL ISSUE DURING MY CAMPAIGN.
AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING TO GET ENHANCED SAFETY MEASURES INSTALLED SINCE I WAS ELECTED ALMOST A YEAR AGO.
PUBLIC SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE TO ME, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
AND THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL SOLAR POWERED FLASHING STOP SIGNS AT DANGEROUS WEST COVINA INTERSECTIONS WILL SAVE LIVES.
THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER AGAIN, AND OUR TRAFFIC COMMITTEE FOR ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF MY ITEMS THAT I PROMISED THAT MY CONSTITUENTS.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM FIVE? SO I'LL MOVE SECOND ROLL CALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER IT'S ABOUT TOBACCO I COUNCILMAN.
[5) CONSIDERATION OF PURCHASE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT FLEET VEHICLES, ACCEPTING STATE BUDGET FUNDING AND APPROVING BUDGET AMENDMENT]
ZERO ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE PULLED BY PRO TEMP.I KNOW THERE'S NO FISCAL IMPACT TO THIS CITY'S GENERAL FUND, BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK A FIRE CHIEF AND OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS OF WHERE THE MONEY WILL COME FROM AND HOW IT WILL BE USED.
UM, CITY COUNCIL, UM, I PASSING OUT A MEMO THAT CHIEF CAPELLI WROTE THAT DETAILS, UM, THE MUTUAL AID AND HOW IT WORKS FOR THE CITY.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO A LOT OF DETAIL.
I'LL LET HIM DO THAT IF YOU NEED IT.
UM, BUT THE MONEY DOES COME FROM THE WAY THAT MUTUAL AID WORKS WHEN THEY GO OUT ON THESE FIRES, THE WILDFIRES, AND, UM, WE GET REIMBURSED FOR OUR TIME.
PLUS THERE'S, THERE'S A 10 TO 15% VARIANCE THERE THAT THEY PAY OVER AND ABOVE TO COMPENSATE US.
AND THAT MONEY HAS TO GO BACK INTO THE FIRE SERVICE.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY'S COMING FROM.
SOME OF THOSE VEHICLES ON THERE HAD ALREADY BEEN, UM, IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR AND THE MONEY IS AVAILABLE.
SO, UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF CAPELLI TO GO OVER ANY OTHER DETAILS THAT YOU WANT.
UM, AND THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION AS FAR AS WHERE IT COMES FROM, BUT THE SFU ALLOW CHIEF CAPELLI TO TAKE IT FROM THERE, PLEASE.
HOW MUCH IS FUND THE GENERAL FUND AND THEN HOW MUCH IS FUND A MUTUAL AID WE'RE USING? DO YES.
ALL THE ENTIRE, YOU HAVE A $3.6 MILLION $556,000, $79,000 AND $250,000 ALL THESE ADD TOGETHER.
SO HOW MUCH IS FOR OUR GENERAL FUND? HOW MUCH OF OUR MUTUAL AID KIND OF IT'S FROM THE GENERAL FUND? UM, WHEN WE GAVE THE PRESENTATION ON WHERE THE RELIEF MONEY WAS GOING, A LOT OF THAT WAS IN THERE
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WITH THE EXCEPTION, I BELIEVE OF THE CHIEF'S VEHICLE AND THAT MONEY'S COMING FROM THAT ACCESS IN THE MUTUAL AID THAT WE SO, SO, SO THE CHIEF BILL GOES NEF ON GENERAL PHONE.SO IF, UM, IF WE DON'T USE THE NEW CHE FOUND, SO WE CAN THEN RETURN THE MONEY OR WE CAN KEEP TO DO SOMETHING WELL, WE HA WE HAVE TO USE IT FOR FIRE SERVICE AND FOR, AND I'VE LET THE CHIEF, SO THEY COME AT MORE EQUIPMENT.
SO BASICALLY WHEN WE, WHEN WE GO OUT ON RESPONSES, THEY GIVE US, UH, REIMBURSEMENT DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, FOR ALL OF OUR EXPENSES.
THEY ALSO REIMBURSED THIS TIME FOR THE VEHICLES THEY NOTICED WEAR AND TEAR A LOT OF DAMAGE.
SO THEY GIVE US THAT MONEY BACK FOR THE TIME, THE FEDERAL AMOUNT OF REGULATED AMOUNTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT, AS WELL AS 10% FOR, UH, INSURANCES AND 10% FOR ADMINISTRATIVE.
SO THAT HELPS THE CITY RECOVER THINGS THAT WE LOST, EQUIPMENT TRAINING.
WE CAN GET TO PREPARE TO GO AND ALSO VEHICLES AND HELP REIMBURSE WHEN WE DAMAGED VEHICLES.
AND WE REPLACED OUR VEHICLES WITHIN THE CITY, AS WELL AS THE FIREFIGHTERS GET KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES OUT ON THESE THINGS TO HELP US BACK HERE AT HOME.
YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
SO, SO, SO HOW MUCH RAW, REGULARLY? I KNOW, DEPENDING ON HOW WE CAN CALL FOR THE MUTUAL AID, BUT ROUGHLY OKAY.
WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE, HOW MUCH WE GET A MUTUAL AID MONEY FROM THE, OUR ASSISTANT TO ALL THE BIO STATION, OUR LOCATION.
I KNOW WE WENT TO A LOT THAT WE SENT TWO OR THREE, FOUR ENGINE TO FIND A WIFI.
SO HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR, SO THAT NOT BEEN THAT BAD, BUT HOW MUCH THIS, UH, WE, WE SEE FUNDED MUTUAL.
SO THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE PART OF THE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM WAS SOMETHING WEST COVINA FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, RARELY IF AT ALL PARTICIPATED LAST, THERE'LL BE PRIOR TO LAST TWO YEARS TO WHERE WE'VE GOTTEN PEOPLE TRAINED AND AVAILABLE TO BE PART OF THESE TEAMS, SOME OF THEM ARE SPECIALIZED TEAMS RESPOND.
AND LAST YEAR TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IN 2021, WE BUDGETED EXPENDITURE AMOUNT OF $1.1 MILLION.
WE BUDGETED A REVENUE OF $1.4 MILLION.
AND WE ACTUAL EXPENDITURE WAS 1 MILLION, 105 AND ACTUAL REVENUE HAVING IN TWO LINES.
I DON'T KNOW IT BY HEART, BUT OUR ACTUAL NET REVENUE WAS $355,000 THAT WE, THAT WE NETTED THAT DIDN'T COST US ANYTHING.
IT WAS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE SPENT.
AND THEN HOW ABOUT THE OVERTIME? WE WERE DATING.
I THINK FOR OVERTIME, EVEN THOUGH WE EXPEND THE OVERTIME NUMBER, THAT'S WHY IT'S A SEPARATE BUDGET ITEM.
WE GET PAID BACK DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.
SO IT'S A WHILE WE PAID BACK BY THE ALL THE TIME AT THE SAME TIME THEY HAVE GIVE US, PUT OUR EQUIPMENT WHEN ENTAILED, OKAY.
SO RIGHT NOW WE COME OUT TO SURPLUS WOULD BE HOW MUCH WE AND USE FOR LAST YEAR WAS 355,799, OR EXAMPLE FOR THIS YEAR.
UH, WE'RE, WE'RE ALREADY FOUR.
UM, NET REVENUE IS GOING TO BE ABOUT $600,000.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY FIRST SIX MONTHS AND IT'S ANTICIPATED EVEN MORE.
WE GO OUT THERE AND WE FELT BECAUSE WE GET A LOT OF MUTUAL AID AS WELL, THE CAR.
SO, SO WHAT KIND OF CAR YOU WANT TO HAVE? OKAY.
HOPEFULLY SHOP LOCAL USING OUR, WHAT WE HAVE IS, UH, WHAT KIND OF CALLED THE CHIEFS IN MIND, WE'LL DO IT FLEET SERVICES BECAUSE IT ALSO USES THE CHIEF RESPONDS TO INCIDENTS.
SO IT'S A SPECIAL SERVICE LIKE SERVICES TYPE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, ROBIN COUNCIL MEMBER TO ABOUT TO BUY I COUNCILMAN MOON, I COUNSEL THEM.
INDIA'S MAYOR PRO TEM CUSTODY.
[6) CONSIDERATION OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 20-03, ZONE CHANGE NO. 20-04, PRECISE PLAN NO. 20-48, TREE REMOVAL PERMIT NO. 21-12, TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 83444, AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 21-01 TO RE-PURPOSE AN EXISTING 177,240 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AS AN AMAZON DELIVERY STATION AT 1211 BADILLO STREET]
NOW ONTO THE PUBLIC HEARING.DID EVERYONE SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD TO THE CITY CLERK FOR EITHER, FOR OR AGAINST? IF YOU HAVE NOT BE SUBMITTED TO OUR CITY CLERK, A CITY CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE? I HAVE 10 IN FAVOR, 13 OPPOSITION AND THREE NEITHER IN FAVOR OR POST.
I'M SORRY, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? I'M SORRY.
I HAVE 10 IN FAVOR, 13 AND OPPOSITION AND THREE NEITHER IN FAVOR OR POST.
UM, SO THEN I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH HAVING, WITHOUT HAVING THEM STAY TOO LATE.
YES, BUT I JUST WANTED TO, OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD TO ITEM NUMBER SIX MATTER SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
CAN WE HEAR THE, UH, THIS MATTER SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING CONSIST OF CONSIDERATION APPROVED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NUMBER 20 DASH ZERO THREE ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 20 DASH ZERO FOUR.
PRECISE PLAN NUMBER 20 DASH 48 TREE REMOVAL PERMIT NUMBER 21 DASH 12, TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NUMBER 8, 3 4 4 4 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NUMBER 21 DASH OH ONE.
ANY MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT TO REPURPOSE AN EXISTING 177,240
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SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AS AN AMAZON DELIVERY STATION ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1211 BADILLO STREET, CITY CLERK IS, UH, VERIFY THE PROPER LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN MAYOR PROPERLY WILL NOTICE, HAS BEEN GIVEN.AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROJECT.
THEY'LL BE FIRST THE PRESENTATION OF THE STAFF REPORT.
THEN WE WILL HEAR THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT, THEN THOSE OPPOSED MR. CARMONEY, WHO WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER PAULINA MIRALIS WILL PRESENT THE REPORT THIS EVENING.
MADAM CHAIR AND ACCOUNTS AND NUMBERS ARE MADAM MAYOR.
UM, THE, UH, BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS AN APPLICATION, UH, BY THE PROPERTY OWNER, UM, FOR THE FOLLOWING ENTITLEMENTS, A PRECISE PLAN, UM, A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM CIVIC PUBLIC INSTITUTION TO INDUSTRIAL A ZONE CHANGE TO CHANGE THE ZONING BACK TO MANUFACTURING OR M ONE, A TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP, A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT, A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ANY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, UH, OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT.
IT IS THE PROPERTY OWNERS ACQUIRING THE FORMER FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH PROPERTY.
THAT IS 21.22 ACRES AND IS REPURPOSING THE EXISTING, UH, W 177,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AND PARKING LOT INTO A LAST MILE DELIVERY STATION.
UM, THIS IS A LOCATION OF THE SITE.
UM, AS I MENTIONED, IT'S THE FORMER FAITH, UH, COMMUNITY CHURCH LOCATION.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THE SURROUNDING USES IT'S SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TO THE SOUTH COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL, UM, TO THE WEST, UH, MORE RESIDENTIAL TO THE EAST OF THE PROJECT, RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH.
UM, THE PROPOSED TENANTS, UH, DELIVERY STATION WILL OPERATE 24 HOURS, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
EMPLOYEE AND DELIVERY SHIFTS ARE DESIGNED TO AVOID TYPICAL COMMUTE, UH, COMMUTE, PEAK PERIODS, UH, NO VANS OR FLEX DRIVERS WILL BE ENTERING OR EXITING THE SITE AFTER 10:00 PM.
AND THE DELIVERY VANS WILL LOAD INTO PART AT A RATE OF 36 FANS, EVERY 20 MINUTES TO FACILITATE A REGULATED REGULATED TRAFFIC FLOW ONTO THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THE FLEX DRIVERS WILL LOAD AND DEPART EVERY 15 MINUTES.
UM, SO HERE'S JUST A DEPICTION.
THIS IS WHERE THE LINE HAUL OR TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE BOTH ENTER AND EXIT FROM THE DESIGNATED TRUCK TRUCK ROUTE OFF SAN BERNARDINO.
THIS IS DEPICTED IN THE RED HIGHLIGHTS.
SO THAT'S WHERE THEY'LL ENTER AND EXIT, UM, THE, THIS YELLOW DEPICTS, UH, WHERE THE EMPLOYEE CARS AND PARKING LOT AREA IS THEY WILL ENTER AND ALSO EXIT FROM SAN BERNANDINO.
UM, THERE IS ANTICIPATED TO BE 70 EMPLOYEES PER SHIFT, AND THIS LAST SCREEN AREA SHOWS WHERE THE DELIVERY VAN AND FLEX DRIVERS DRIVERS WILL ENTER AND EXIT.
UM, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER ALONG THE FOUR ENTRANCES ALONG, UH, BADILLO, UM, AND THEY WILL, UM, EXIT THE SITE ON SAN BERNARDINO ROAD.
PART OF THE APPLICATION ALSO INCLUDES THE REMOVAL OF THREE SIGNIFICANT FICUS TREES THAT ARE LOCATED BY THE ENTRANCE ON SAN BERNANDINO ROAD.
SO THE PRE TRIP GENERATION IS 914 DAILY TRIPS, UM, 470 OR 457 VEHICLES IN AND OUT.
THESE ARE THE NUMBERS, UM, COMPARED TO 2019 PRE COVID.
AND I WILL HAVE JANA ROBBINS, OUR TRAFFICKING ENGINEER, ELABORATE ON THE TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY THAT WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT DOES, UH, INCLUDE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
UM, THERE IS A 4 MILLION TOTAL SALES TAX FEE THAT, UM, THE CITY WILL BE RECEIVING.
THERE ARE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
UM, THEY WILL, UM, ANNUAL DRIVEWAY COUNT TO MONITOR NUMBER OF VEHICLES.
THEY WILL MAINTAIN A 24 HOUR SEVEN, UM, COMPLAINT HOTLINE.
THEY WILL HAVE BACKUP ALARMS WORK WITH AND WORK WITH THE CITY TO PURSUE OPERATIONAL CHANGES, UH, LEFT TURN POCKET ON SAN BERNARDINO ROAD.
UM, NO PUBLIC PICKUP OF PACKAGES WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE SITE.
ALL INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, OR SELF-EMPLOYED DRIVERS MAINTAIN A WEST COVINA BUSINESS LICENSE, AND THEY WILL IN GOOD FAITH, UM, PURCHASE SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FROM WEST COVINA, UH, BASED BUSINESSES AND ALSO REQUESTS TO CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS TO ALSO PATRONIZE LOCAL BUSINESSES, UM, AS PART OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND, UM, COMMUNICATION WITH THE NEIGHBORS, UH, THE PROPOSED OR THE PROPERTY OWNER, UM, HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE ADJACENT COMMUNITY, UM, WHICH HAD PROPOSED THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
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HAD COME TO, UM, THE AGREEMENT ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AT 12 FOOT HIGH MASONARY WALL, ALONG THE EASTERN PROPERTY LINE, EXTERNAL LIGHTING, CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING LIGHTING.UH, THEY WOULD PROHIBIT SMOKING AND PLAYING MUSIC WITH WINDOWS OPEN WITHIN 50 FEET OF THESE GENERALLY PER PROPERTY LINE FROM THE VEHICLES AND THE NO SPEAKERS OR MEGAPHONES TO BE USED IN THE EXTERIOR, UM, AND THEN PROVIDE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVES TO SUBSIDIZE, UH, SUBSIDIZE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.
UM, IN ADDITION, WE HELD TWO PLANNING COMMISSION HEARINGS.
UM, OUR, UH, ON THE OCTOBER 4TH, OUR PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND, UH, ADDED ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
UM, PART OF IT WAS TO REVISE SOME OF THE, UH, THE, UH, TRAFFIC COUNT TO INCLUDE THE PEAK SEASON, UM, PROHIBIT OFFSITE, PARKING, PROHIBIT, THE USE OF DRONES, AND THEN THE AGREEMENT SO THAT THE CITY IS COMPENSATED FOR THE 20 YEAR TERM OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, UM, REVISE THE AGREEMENT TO REQUIRE THE OPERATOR, TO PROVIDE THE CITY OF LIST OF ALL CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS, INCLUDING SELF-EMPLOYED OR DRIVERS LIMIT THE VEHICLE IDLING AND LIMIT THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE VAN PARKING AREA.
A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, UH, WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE PROJECT.
AND WE WILL HAVE JIM HUNTER WHO, UM, UNFORTUNATELY WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE IN PERSON, BUT IS ON THE PHONE.
AND WE DO HAVE HIS, UM, UH, PARTNER THAT IS HERE AS WELL TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS REGARDING CWA.
UM, BEFORE I TURN IT OVER, I WILL, UM, HAVE, UH, JIM HUNTER PRESENT ON THIS MITIGATED DECK THAT THERE'S AN AUDIT.
I WILL HAVE JENNA ROBBINS SIT THEIR TRAFFIC ENGINEER, DO HER PRESENTATION WHILE WE GET THEM SETTLED.
CAN YOU HEAR US, JIM? JANICE? JENNA, YOU MEAN MAYOR COUNCIL RESIDENTS, I'M GOING TO GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY.
WE ARE THE TRAFFIC AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANT FOR THE CITY.
SO WE DID NOT PREPARE THE REPORT.
I'M JUST GIVING A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE REPORT THAT WAS PREPARED.
THAT REPORT WAS PREPARED BY NV FIVE ENGINEERS AND CONSULTANTS.
THEY HAD TO FOLLOW THE CITY OF WEST COVINA GUIDELINES, TRAFFIC STUDY GUIDELINES, AS WELL AS THE CITY OF COVINA TRAFFIC STUDY GUIDELINES.
SINCE SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS WERE IN BOTH CITIES, THE THEY INCLUDED NINE INTERSECTIONS AND WE SH AS SHOWN UP ON THE SCREEN ONE, THE ROADWAY IS SAN BERNARDINO ROAD, WHICH IS A MINOR ARTERIAL, WHICH IS A TRUCK ROUTE RIGHT NOW.
IT HAS ABOUT 16,000 VEHICLES PER DAY ON THE, UH, THE ROAD.
THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 40 MILES AN HOUR.
AND WE HAVE BADILLO, WHICH IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROJECT.
IT HAS ABOUT 18,000 VEHICLES PER DAY, WHICH IS A PRINCIPLE.
AND IT'S CLASSIFIED AS A PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL WITH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MILES PER HOUR.
THEY EXPLAINED THE ACCESS TO, UM, THE PROJECT
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WILL BE WITH, FOR TRUCKS WILL BE ON SAN BERNARDINO ROAD.AZUSA AVENUE IS A TRUCK ROUTE AND IT'S PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL WITH 35,000 VEHICLES PER DAY, 40 MILE PER HOUR, UM, POSTED SPEED LIMIT THE CONSULTANT PREPARED COUNTS OF ALL THESE INTERSECTIONS.
SO THEN WE LOOK AT TRIP GENERATION OF THE PROJECT.
SO TYPICALLY WHEN WE DO TRIP GENERATION FOR PROJECT, WE USE TYPICAL COMMUTE HOURS, WHICH IS SEVEN TO 9:00 AM AND FOUR TO 6:00 PM.
IN THIS CASE, THE AMAZON SITE IS PRETTY MUCH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE YELLOW, THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC DURING PEAK HOURS, BUT THERE, THE PEAK GENERATOR IS FROM 10 TO 11:00 AM AND EIGHT TO 9:00 PM.
SO THEY ALSO STUDIED THIS CONDITION FOR ALL SCENARIOS.
AND THAT IS IN THE GREEN HIGHLIGHT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S QUITE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COUNT FOR THE TRIP GENERATION.
THAT'S HOW THEY CAME UP WITH TABLE TWO PROJECT GENERATION.
THE IT'S A SUMMARY OF THE HIGHEST ONE HOUR FOR EACH TYPE OF A VEHICLE THAT'S COMING AND OUT OF THEIR SITE.
AND THEY HAVE AM PEAK HOUR OF THE ADJACENT STREET, WHICH IS THE TYPICAL PEAK HOUR.
AND THEN THEY HAVE THE AM AND PM OF THE GENERATOR, WHICH IS THE PEAK HOUR OF THE AMAZON SITE.
THIS IS THE SITE PLAN, AS PAULINA EXPLAINED, ONE THING TO KNOW, UM, THE DRIVEWAY NUMBER FIVE, THE TOP RIGHT.
WILL BE LIMITED TO RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT ONLY THE DRIVEWAY.
NUMBER FOUR IS THE VAN'S EXIT ONLY.
AND THE NUMBER TWO IS, UH, OR DRIVEWAY WILL ALIGN WITH CUTTER WAY.
AND THAT WILL BE SIGNALIZED THE DRIVEWAY ONE AND TWO, THERE'S A MEDIAN ON BADILLO.
SO THAT'S ALSO RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT ONLY DRIVEWAYS THREE AND FOUR WILL HAVE FULL ACCESS.
A COMMENT THAT CAME UP PREVIOUSLY WAS THE TRUCK ROUTES.
WEST COVINA HAS DEDICATED TRUCK ROUTES.
ALL TRUCKS THAT COME TO THIS SITE HAVE TO TRAVEL ON DEDICATED TRUCK ROUTES FOR WEST COVINA AZUSA AVENUE, SAN BERNARDINO ROAD ARE THE TRUCK ROUTES.
VINCENT IS NOT A TRUCK ROUTE CITY OF COVINA.
THEY HAVE THE SAME AS THIS AVENUE IS A TRUCK ROUTE BADILLO STREET, AZUSA TWO GRAN SAN BERDINO ROAD W UH, WEST CITY LIMIT TWO GRAND IS A TRUCK ROUTE AND WORKMAN STREET IS A TRUCK ROUTE.
SO WE LOOK AT LEVEL OF SERVICE IN THE OLD DAYS.
IT'S A THROUGH F SO AS PART OF THIS, UM, THE CITY AT ITS DISCRETION IS ALLOWED TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT LEVEL SERVICE AS WELL AS WHAT'S THE VMT, THE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.
THEY LOOKED AT EXISTING CONDITIONS, THEY ADDED PROJECT TO IT.
THEN THEY LOOKED AT COMMUTE, CUMULATIVE PLUS PROJECT, CUMULATIVE BEING ALL THE RELATED PROJECTS IN THE AREA.
I JUST PUT A SUMMARY WEST COVINA HAD 10 PROJECTS CONVENE A 19 AND BALDWIN PARK, 19 PROJECTS THAT WERE ROLLED INTO THEIR CUMULATIVE BASE NUMBERS.
SO NOW WE GET INTO THE INTERSECTION CAPACITY.
SO THIS TABLE, TABLE FIVE A IS THE NO BUILD IS WITHOUT, THIS IS THE EXISTING CONDITIONS WITHOUT AMAZON.
AND THIS IS DURING TYPICAL COMMUTE HOURS.
AND THEN WITH THE BUILD CONDITION, IT IS WITH AMAZON TRAFFIC DURING THOSE PEAK COMMUTE HOURS.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE FOLLOW OUR GUIDELINES.
IF THERE'S ALL CITIES HAVE, IT HAS TO INCREASE VO RECEIVED BY 0.02 OR MORE, AND BE IT E OR F TO BE CONSIDERED DEFICIENT.
NOW BADILLO AT AZUSA IS AT AN E, BUT THE PROJECT DIDN'T MAKE IT ANY CONTINUES TO BE AN E.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE INCREASE, IT'S LESS THAN WHAT IS CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT.
NOW WE LOOK AT THE GENERATOR PEAK.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE GET MORE TRAFFIC FROM AMAZON, BUT LESS TRAFFIC FOR THE BASE CONDITIONS.
SO THE OPERATIONS OF THE INTERSECTIONS ARE MUCH BETTER.
MOST OF THEM ARE A AND B, BUT THIS IS THE PEAK HOUR OF GENERATOR IS 10 TO 11:00 AM AND EIGHT TO 9:00 PM.
SO AS AN OFFSET, YOU HAVE LESS BASE TRAFFIC, MORE AMAZON TRAFFIC, SAME DOES IT INCREASE THE V OVERSEA AND IT'S NO.
SO THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.
TABLE FIVE C IS CUMULATIVE IN CONDITIONS
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NOW, UM, BECAUSE, UM, THE WORST CASE FOR THE INTERSECTIONS ARE THE COMMUTE TIME.AND THEN, UM, WITH AMAZON, AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, SOME OF THE INTERSECTIONS ARE LEVEL SERVICE E BUT THERE IS NOT THE, THEY DO NOT EXCEED THE V OVER C CAPACITY OF 0.02.
SO THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.
WHEN IS AN INTERSECTION CONSIDERED TO BE IMPACTED BY PROJECT? TRAFFIC IS KIND OF WHAT I WAS SAYING.
WEST COVINA IT'S A INTERSECTION IS E OR WORSE.
SO IT'S EAR F AND IT INCREASE A 0.02 OR MORE.
AND THEN COVINA IS D OR BETTER IS OKAY, YOUR F IS BAD, BUT IT'S ALSO 0.02.
UM, YOU OVERSEE INCREASE TO HAVE PROJECT DETERMINE IF ITS PROJECT HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.
SO UNDER LEVEL SERVICE, A PROJECT WILL NOT IMPACT ANY OF THE STUDY INTERSECTIONS FOLLOWING THE WEST COVINA AND THE CITY OF COVINA TRAFFIC CITY GUIDELINES.
AND THEN, ALTHOUGH IT'S JUST A NOTE, ALTHOUGH BADILLO IN AZUSA IS PROJECTED TO OPERATE L O S E UNDER AM AND PM PEAK CONDITION.
THE PROJECT DOES NOT INCREASE THE VIEW RECEIVED BY 0.02 OR MORE.
SO THERE'S NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO NOTE, THERE WILL BE A SIGNAL AT CUTTER WAY AT THE DRIVEWAY.
SO THAT'LL HAVE A SIGNAL AND IT'LL HAVE LEFT TURN POCKETS WITH, UM, PEDESTRIAN CROSSING.
SO THAT TRUCKS COMING IN, THEY'RE NOT SITTING IN THE TRAVEL LANE ON SAN BERNARDINO ROAD.
THEY HAVE A DEDICATED, LEFT TURN POCKET, AND THAT WILL HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, AS WELL AS THE CITY OF COVINA.
THE CITY OF COVINA OWNS THE, UH, SAN BERNARDINO ROAD, WEST COVINA IS FROM THE SIDEWALK TO THE COVINA, HAS THE ROAD.
SO THEN ANOTHER PART OF IT IS THE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.
SO THEY ALSO HAD TO DO A VMT ANALYSIS THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE WEST COVINA TRAFFIC STUDY GUIDELINES.
SO WEST COVINA HAS ADOPTED CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING THE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.
AND A PROJECT AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST CAN BE SCREENED IF THEY HAVE LESS THAN 110 DAILY TRIPS, UM, BEING A TPA TRANSIT PRIORITY AREA, OR IS CONSIDERED AN, A LOW VMT AREA.
SO THEY HAD TO USE THE SCREENING TOOL THAT WAS IN THE, UH, WEST COVINA GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE THE VMT.
BASICALLY THEY HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.
SO THEY HAD TO BE LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD THAT THE CITY HAD ADOPTED.
BUT, UM, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE THIS TOOL THAT IS IN OUR CITY OF WEST COVINA GUIDELINES.
IF YOU SEE THE PROJECT GENERATED, UM, 31.8, TWO VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED IN THE BASELINE IS 35.2, BUT THEY HAVE TO FALL 15% BELOW THAT.
SO IN ORDER TO GET TO THAT LEVEL CITY, UH, AMAZON HAS TO PROVIDE SOME, UM, UM, TRAFFIC DEMAND, MITIGATION MEASURES, AND THIS INCLUDED SETTING UP, UH, SUBSIDIZE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.
I HAVE IT LISTED HERE, PREFERENTIAL PARKING FOR CAR.
VANPOOLS CLOSE TO THE BUILDING ENTRANCE AND KIOSK BUILT-IN BOARDS WHERE TRANSIT AND RIDE SHARING OPTIONS ARE POSTED TO PROVIDE A RIDE MATCHING PLATFORM AND ASSIGNS PLOY TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.
SO APPLICATION, IF THEY PUT THESE IN, UM, THIS IS FOLLOWING THE STATE MANDATE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S KIND OF AN ODD THING, WE, WE NO LONGER LOOK AT IMPROVING INTERSECTIONS IT'S ON, UH, REDUCING VEHICLE MILES.
SO IF THEY ADD THESE MEASURES, THEY WOULD QUALIFY AS IT'S CALLED TP 11 ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS.
AND THIS GETS THE VMT PER SERVICE POPULATION BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF 29.72.
SO EVEN V T THEY'RE SIGNIFICANT, THEY ARE BELOW THE SIGNIFICANT THREATS THRESHOLD.
SO THE PROJECT IS ABLE TO MITIGATE ANY PROJECT IMPACTS.
THIS IS THE TOOL AS I EXPLAINED.
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THE OTHER THING IS THE PEAK SEASON OPERATIONS PER THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.I THINK PAULINA WENT OVER THIS IN HERS.
UM, THEY LOOKED AT, UM, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN SOME OF THE ASSOCIATES THEY'RE ASSUMING, AND THIS IS THE PERIOD I BELIEVE FROM THANKSGIVING TO THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO BASICALLY THE ITE MANUALS AND TRIP GENERATION MAY WE USE TRAFFIC GENERATION BASED ON THE NORMAL OPERATIONS.
WE DON'T DO IT FOR THE PEAK ONE OR TWO, ONE MONTH OUT OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE IF WE STARTED BUILDING LOTS OF PARKING LOTS FOR CHRISTMAS SEASON, THEN WE WOULD HAVE AN ASPHALT PARKING LOT, THE REST OF THE 10 MONTHS.
SO, UM, THEY DID NOT DO A, UM, ANALYSIS OF THE PEAK SEASON.
SO THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WAS IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY.
THEY SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE A SECOND SHIFT OF A HUNDRED TO 125 ASSOCIATES, ADDITIONAL DISPATCH DISPATCHED SHIFT WITH A HUNDRED, 225 VANS LEAVING IN THE AM AND RETURNING IN THE PM, THERE WOULD BE TWICE THE NUMBER OF LINE HAUL TRUCKS, BUT THEY WOULD BECOME AFTER 6:00 PM AND BEFORE 10:00 PM.
SO THIS WOULD EQUAL 28 IN AND 28 HOURS, WHICH IS 56 VERSUS THE 28 THAT THEY'RE SHOWING IN THE REGULAR, UM, PART OF THE YEAR.
AND THEY'RE CLAIMING THAT THE PROJECT TRAFFIC WOULD BE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
AND THAT'S THE END OF THE TRAFFIC.
UM, IT'S CITY COUNCIL DOESN'T MIND.
UM, I'D LIKE TO HOLD OUR QUESTIONS UNTIL PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM FIRST.
ARE YOU GUYS OKAY WITH THAT? AND WE'LL SAVE OUR QUESTIONS.
UM, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR BEFORE WE CONTINUE THAT I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THERE STILL NEEDS TO BE ORDER IN THIS CHAMBER.
UM, I WON'T ALLOW CHAOS OR RUCKUS TO OCCUR, AND I JUST ASK FOR EVERYBODY TO RESPECT EVERYONE WHO'S SPEAKING, WHETHER THEY'RE FOR OR AGAINST IT.
UM, IF THERE IS DISRUPTION THAT JUST CONTINUES, WE'LL HAVE THE SERGEANT OF ARMS, UM, ESCORT YOU OUT.
AND IF IT JUST GETS REALLY BAD, THEN WE'LL JUST CLEAR THE CHAMBERS AND JUST ALLOW THE SPEAKER TO SPEAK.
SO I JUST WANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE FIRST AND JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE A CORDIAL, UM, SPEAKERS.
SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WE SHALL BEGIN.
IS THERE FIRST, ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT? UH, MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE 12 IN FAVOR.
UH, EVERYONE JUST SO YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE THE FIRST FIVE SPEAKERS TO LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM.
I WILL ANNOUNCE YOU, UH, BEGINNING WITH JUSTIN SATTERFIELD FOLLOWED BY SCOTT, SARAH NIGOS, FOLLOWED BY SCOTT MORAY, FOLLOWED BY DONALD LAMB AND FOLLOWED BY ERIC GUYER.
UM, WE WEREN'T REALLY DONE WITH OUR PRESENTATION.
UM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE LAND USE, UH, APPLICATIONS TONIGHT AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND THAT'S IT.
SO I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF AMAZON TONIGHT.
I THINK WE ALL KNOW, I THINK WE ALL KNOW HOW BENEFICIAL IS THE COMMUNITY, BUT I WANT TO SPEAK TO A HUGE BENEFIT THAT AMAZON OFFERS THAT NO ONE ELSE DOES.
AND THAT'S THEIR CAREER CHOICE PROGRAM? UH, MY WIFE'S NEPHEW GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR, AND LIKE A LOT OF STUDENTS WASN'T SOLD ON COLLEGE DUE TO A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE, COSTING AS MUCH AS THE HOUSE, HE WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE, ON WHAT THE AMAZON DURING COVID IS A PACKAGE ORDER.
AND WHILE THERE GOT INTO THE CAREER CHOICE CHOICE PROGRAM WHERE AMAZON ONLY NOT ONLY OFFERED CLASSES, BUT REIMBURSE YOU FOR COLLEGE CLASSES WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED, HE'S NOW TRAINING IN THE FIELD OF IT.
AND IT'S A GAME CHANGER FOR HIM.
NOT ONLY HAS HIS PAY INCREASED, HE HAS A CAREER TO LOOK FORWARD TO NOT JUST AT AMAZON, BUT ANYWHERE HE WANTS TO GO.
WE ALL KNOW THE BENEFITS THAT HIGHER EDUCATION HAS AN EARNING POTENTIAL.
SO IMAGINE THE IMPACT FOR WEST COVINA WHERE LESS THAN 30% OF ITS WORKFORCE IS COLLEGE EDUCATED.
AMAZON WILL EDUCATE OUR WORKFORCE, WHICH IN TURN WILL ATTRACT MORE BUSINESSES, WHICH IS A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY.
I THINK OF ALL THE FAMILIES HERE THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE CAREER CHOICE PROGRAM THAT AMAZON OFFERS THAT NOBODY ELSE DOES.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SCOTT SOON AND GO GOOD EVENING.
UM, JUST TO REALLY TOUCH ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT, UM, ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN THE STATE.
UM, THIS, THIS PROJECT WOULD DEFINITELY HELP THAT IN IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
UM, ME BEING, UH, A DAD, MY MA UH, EXCUSE ME, MY WIFE
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WORKS NIGHTS.AND SO I HAVE A THREE-YEAR-OLD SON AT HOME.
SO THE CONVENIENCE OF AMAZON, WHEN IT COMES DOWN FOR ME BEING ABLE TO PURCHASE GROCERIES OR THE CONVENIENCE OF A HOUSEHOLD GOODS, UM, THAT HAS BEEN A DEFINITE HELP SO FAR.
UM, HAVING A FACILITY LIKE THIS IN YOUR GUYS' COMMUNITY, UM, DEFINITELY IS A POSITIVE.
UM, REALLY, I MEAN, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, AMAZON AS, AS IT'S REALLY THE CUTTING EDGE, IT'S THE FUTURE OF WHERE THIS WORLD IS GOING AND, UH, JUST REALLY FORWARD POTENTIALLY HAVING THIS FACILITY IN YOUR GUYS' COMMUNITY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SCOTT MORAY FOLLOWED BY DONALD WHIM, FOLLOWED BY ERIC GUYER.
IF I COULD PLEASE HAVE YOU ALL LINE UP.
WE, ME, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ERIC GUYER FOLLOWED BY DANNY RYAN FOLLOWED BY DAVID VALDEZ.
MY NAME IS ERIC GUYER AND LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE OWNER OF LARC ELLYN VILLAGE, A COMMUNITY OF 122 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS LOCATED AT 1350 EAST SAN BERNARDINO ROAD.
THESE UNITS WERE DEVELOPED WITH CITY FUNDING OR CALLEN VILLAGE SHARES A 650 FOOT PROPERTY LINE WITH THE PROJECT, THE PROJECT, THE EASTERN BOUNDARY, GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT AND THE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ARCO AND VILLAGE.
WE HAD CONCERN OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROJECTS OPERATION, WHICH WE SHARED WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
WE APPRECIATE HOW RECEPTIVE THE CITY HAS BEEN TO OUR CONCERNS AND FEEDBACK, PARTICULARLY THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S ATTENTION PAID TO ACTIVITIES IN THE PARKING LOT.
WE HAVE ENGAGED IN EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PROJECT APPLICANT, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN OUR SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT PROVIDED THE CITY INCLUDES SPECIFIC CONDITIONS IN THE DELTA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT CONCERNING PROHIBITING VAN ACTIVITY AND MINIMIZING OTHER VEHICLE ACTIVITY IN THE EASTERN PARKING LOT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 11:00 PM AND 6:00 AM AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOUND WALL ALONG THE SHARED PROPERTY LINE AMONG OTHERS.
OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE PROJECT APPLICANT SHARED THESE PROPOSED CONDITIONS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WE DID AS WELL IN CORRESPONDENCE SENT TO YOUR ATTENTION YESTERDAY.
WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT'S WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US AND ITS COMMITMENT TO BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR.
JUST TO EMPHASIZE THE POINT, WE FULLY SUPPORT THIS PROJECT WITH THE INCORPORATION OF THOSE CONDITIONS.
AS A DEVELOPER OURSELVES, WE UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES OF THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS AND THAT BALANCING MANY INTERESTS IS NOT ALWAYS VERY EASY.
WE WERE SINCERE WHEN WE SAID WE DID NOT WANT TO HOLD UP OR STOP THE PROJECT.
AND WE ARE PLEASED THAT THROUGH OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS, WE HAVE COME TO A MUTUAL AGREEMENT, AGREEABLE SITUATION, WHERE THE PROJECT CAN BE A MEANINGFUL PART OF THE CITY WHILE BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR AT THE SAME TIME.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DANNY RYAN, PAULA BY D DAVID VALDEZ, PHARRELL FOLLOWED BY CHERYL PEREZ.
IF I LOOK UP OR DOWN A LITTLE BIT, I PUT A FEW NOTES HERE, CAUSE SOMETIMES FORGET WHAT I'M SAYING.
UM, I HAD THE FORTUNATE TIME TO COME HERE LAST TIME.
THERE WAS A LITTLE DISCUSSION.
UM, IT WAS VERY INSIGHTFUL FOR ME, SO I COULD FIND OUT A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE HAD SOME OPPOSERS, UM, I'D SAY THERE WAS A FEW THINGS THAT REALLY HIT HOME TO ME.
UH, BEING A CONCERN RESIDENT WAS ONE.
OBVIOUSLY THE NUMBER ONE THING WAS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN WEST COVINA.
WE'RE AT 11.3% IN THE NATION AND STATES IS AROUND, SORRY.
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS AROUND 6%.
I SPOKE ABOUT THIS LAST TIME, BUT I WANTED TO SPEAK TO YOU CAUSE I HAVE NOT MET YOU YET.
UM, WE'RE, WE'RE ALMOST DOUBLE OF WHAT THE STATE IS, IS, UH, HAS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT, WHICH IS, I THINK OUTRAGEOUS WHEN WE'RE SITTING HERE POSSIBLY OPPOSING A PROJECT THAT CAN EMPLOY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHEN WE ARE ACTUALLY DOUBLE WHAT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS.
YOU'RE NOT TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I FEEL TO TAKE ON THESE HUNDREDS OF JOBS, UH, FROM AMAZON, WE HAVE A WAREHOUSE THAT THEY'RE GONNA MAKE.
UH, LAST TIME THE GENTLEMAN SPOKE THAT IT WAS A CHURCH, UH, THAT WAS GOING TO BE VACANT SOON THAT AMAZON, IF IT WORKED OUT, THEY'RE GOING TO GO IN A, THAT CONCERNED SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS, WHICH I UNDERSTAND AND I GET, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO THINK IF THEY ARE VACANT WHERE YOU ALSO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE HOMELESS OVERTAKING, THESE AREAS.
UM, THE BIGGEST THING TO ME WAS THE EDUCATIONAL FUNDING I HEARD ABOUT.
UM, BASICALLY, I'M SORRY, I'M GETTING NERVOUS HERE BECAUSE I'M WATCHING THE DARN CLOCK TICK DOWN.
BUT, UH, THE EDUCATION, THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS AMAZON WAS SPEAKING IN REGARDS TO THAT THEY ARE FUNDING COLLEGE
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STUDENTS WHEN YOU'RE GOING AND WORKING FOR THEM.THEY'RE PAYING FOR COLLEGE EDUCATION.
THAT IS HUGE TO ME AND OUR FAMILIES AS WELL BECAUSE I COME FROM A FAMILY WHERE WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO POSSIBLY PUT US MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN SCHOOL, SIMPLY BECAUSE MY PARENTS COULD NOT AFFORD COLLEGE.
AMAZON IS PROVIDING THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
AND I THINK THAT IS WONDERFUL.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID VALDEZ FOLLOWED BY CHERYL PEREZ FOLLOWED BY KOREAN GOODWIN.
WELL, I WAS HERE IN THE LAST MEETING AND LIKE I SAID, IT WAS MORE OF THE WORK THAT THEY'RE CREATING FOR, FOR US OR OUR KIDS.
THIRD GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, LIKE MY SISTER, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AND THERE'S PEOPLE THAT NEED THAT WORK AND THE HOW FOR THE COLLEGE AND THE SCHOOL.
SO I THINK BRINGING AMAZON HERE IS GOING TO HELP A LOT, ESPECIALLY LIKE THEY SAID, THE CHURCH LET'S JUST CREATE A TRAFFIC AND NOT HELPING, NOT THE CT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SHELL PEREZ FOLLOWED BY KOREAN GOODWIN, FOLLOWED BY JEREMY BECK.
MY NAME IS CHERYL PEREZ AND I MANAGE LARC ELLYN VILLAGE, WHICH WILL BE THE PARTNER, THE PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE PROJECT.
AND I FIRST WANT TO SAY THAT, UM, THE CITY OF WEST COVINA HAS BEEN A GREAT SUPPORT TO OUR APARTMENTS.
WE'VE BEEN IN A PARTNERSHIP NOW FOR ALMOST 23 YEARS.
I BELIEVE OUR CONTRACT IS ANOTHER 35 YEARS.
AND, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WHEN I CAME TO THE LAST TWO MEETINGS THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO LISTEN TO OUR CONCERNS AND ALSO TO GREEN LAW DEVELOPMENT FOR LISTENING TO OUR CONCERNS.
SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND I'M HERE TO SAY THAT I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.
WE, UM, WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO WORK OUT THE PROBLEM AND THE ISSUE OF THE WALL BETWEEN THE PROPERTIES AND ALSO THE QUIET HOURS, UM, IN THE EVENING.
SO FROM 11 TO 6:00 AM AND, UM, WE'RE APPRECIATIVE FOR THAT.
AND I ALSO, I'M GRATEFUL THAT THE CITY LISTENED TO OUR CONCERNS.
THE DEVELOPER ALSO LISTENED AND AS WAS SAID EARLIER, UH, WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPERS.
SO WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF THE CITY WHEN THESE PROJECTS GO IN.
AND, UM, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS NEED.
AND ALSO, UM, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO AMAZON BRINGING IN JOBS INTO THE COMMUNITY.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT THE UNION JOBS THAT THEY WERE HOPING FOR.
BUT LIKE THE GENTLEMAN SAID EARLIER, JOBS ARE VERY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.
MY, I KNOW MANY OF MY RESIDENTS ARE WITHOUT A JOB AND THERE'S QUITE A FEW OF THEM THAT ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO AMAZON GOING IN.
AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HOPE THAT WE CAN BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH AMAZON GREENLAW AS THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR TO, UH, CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THERE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND OKAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KOREAN GOODWIN ALL BY JEREMY BECK FOLLOWED BY ADAM HIGHLAND.
I COULD EVEN, I STARTED USING AMAZON A LITTLE OVER 10 YEARS AGO AFTER THE BIRTH OF MY SON.
UH, SINCE THEN I HAVE CONTINUED TO USE THEIR SERVICES FOR EVERYTHING FROM EVERYDAY NECESSITIES TO HOME GOODS, GIFTS, AND UNCLE AND CLEANING SUPPLIES.
AMAZON PROVIDES AN INVALUABLE SERVICE THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SHOP FROM THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF THEIR HOMES AND HAVE THINGS DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THEIR DOOR.
THIS IS A VITAL SERVICE NOW, MORE THAN EVER, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE HARSH TIMES OF COVID-19 WEST COVINA IS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ARE AT 11.3%.
THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER WOULD PROVIDE JOBS FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED LOCAL RESIDENTS AND ALLOW FOR IMPROVED SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AMAZON IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THEIR EMPLOYEES BY OFFERING WAGES THAT ARE MORE THAN DOUBLE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE, A COMPETITIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE, AND WILL EVEN FUND A FULL COLLEGE TUITION.
OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD WELCOME THIS OPPORTUNITY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JEREMY BECK.
FOLLOW BOY, ADAM HIGHLAND FOLLOWED BY CHASE.
UM, I TOO WAS HERE LAST AT THE MEETING.
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A DECENT COMPANY.THEY DO GREAT THINGS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SPOKE ON THAT UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE CITY.
I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE HERE THAT DON'T LIKE THAT, BUT YOU KNOW, AMAZON IS HERE TO PROVIDE JOBS.
THEY PREFER PROVIDE FURTHER EDUCATION.
THEY PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
THEY PAY HIGHER THAN MINIMUM WAGE FROM THE STARTER.
UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, YOU'RE GETTING $4 MILLION UPFRONT FROM AMAZON AND $80 MILLION A YEAR.
FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM THE LAST MEETING, UM, YOU KNOW, AMAZON IS DOING A LOT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
UH, I KNOW THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE HERE THAT OPPOSE IT, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY GOTTA ASK THEMSELVES, WHAT ARE THEY DOING FOR THE CITY OF WEST COVINA? WE KNOW WHAT AMAZON IS DOING, WHAT ARE THEY DOING? SO THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ADAM HIGHLAND FOLLOWED BY CHASE.
SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT THING.
I THINK AMAZON COMING TO OUR CITY IS GREAT.
MY MOM PERSONALLY WORKS FOR AMAZON AND SHE'S A SENIOR CITIZEN AND THEY TREAT HER WELL.
AND THE AMOUNT OF JOBS THAT AMAZON PROVIDES TO THE CITY WILL BE A GREAT THING.
I WOULD LOVE THAT THIS IS THEIR STARTER JOB.
I'D LOVE THAT THEY COME AND WORK FOR AMAZON RATHER THAN AT A GROCERY STORE, BECAUSE I HEAR ABOUT ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT THEY DO FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
WE HEARD ABOUT THE TRAFFIC IMPACTS WHAT IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON THE CITY.
THAT'S MY BIGGEST CONCERN WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE NOTHING WHATSOEVER.
SO IF WE HAVE AMAZON COMING TO OUR CITY AND THEY'RE PROVIDING JOBS AND THEY'RE PROVIDING REVENUE AND THERE'S NO TRAFFIC IMPACT, I DON'T SEE ANY NEGATIVE TO THIS.
AND I THINK WE MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.
ARE YOU GUYS? I BELIEVE AMAZON IS A GREAT SITUATION FOR THE CITY TO BRING IN JOBS THAT WE HAVE A GREAT EMPLOYMENT RATE IN THIS GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
I BELIEVE THE TAX REVENUE ALONE WILL BE GREAT TOWARDS THE CITY.
LISTENING EARLIER TOWARDS THE, ALL THE ISSUES THAT ARE INVOLVED.
AND I JUST THINK IT'S A GREAT THING TOWARDS EVERYONE THAT EVERYONE CAN BENEFIT INSTEAD OF BEING INDIVIDUALIZED.
AND WE CAN ALL WORSHIP OFF OF IT.
AND THAT WAS HER LAST SPEAKER.
HOWEVER, THERE WERE NINE INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE ITEM VIA AGENDA SLIP.
NOW WE'LL MOVE TO THE, UH, THOSE WHO WOULD SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT.
MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE 16 IN OPPOSITION.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MARIE THOMAS FOLLOWED BY
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS MARIE THOMAS AND I'M A 50 YEAR RESIDENT OF WEST COVINA.
I'M HERE TO VOICE MY CONCERN ABOUT THE BUILDING OF THE AMAZON DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN A CITY.
I HAVE READ OF REPORTS AT THESE WAREHOUSES WREAK HAVOC ON THE ENVIRONMENT, IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE BUILDING, THE DELIVERY TRUCKS GENERATE UNTOLD AMOUNTS OF GREENHOUSE GASES, OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTERS.
THE AIR POLLUTION, THE HEAT FROM A WARMING CLIMATE CHANGE AND A DROUGHT ALL CONTRIBUTE TO POOR HEALTH CONDITIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY OUR SENIORS AND OUR CHILDREN WILL BE IMPACTED IN THE SHORT RUN AND IN THE LONG RUN BY THE POLLUTION, THE TRAFFIC AND THE NOISE EMANATING FROM THE BUILDING.
EVERY TIME I READ THE FLYERS THAT YOU CONSOLE MEMBERS PASS OUT DURING THE ELECTION TIME, I NOTICED HOW YOU EMPHASIZE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
TODAY, YOU WILL GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW HOW MUCH YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY.
UH, SINCE OUR CITY HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO DISTRICTS, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MY REPRESENTATIVE ROSARIA DIAZ, UH, FEELS ABOUT THIS ISSUE INVOLVING AMAZON AND THE REASONS WHY THANK YOU.
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OUR NEXT SPEAKER ISGOUREVITCH FOLLOWED BY JOCELYN REESE MORNING.
UM, I, UH, WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS PROJECT, I KIND OF GOT EXCITED BECAUSE I THOUGHT, OH, WONDERFUL.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE JOBS HERE.
UM, EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR ENVIRONMENT AND THE STREETS AND ROADS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED WITH WEAR AND TEAR WITH THESE TRUCKS THAT WE WOULD EVENTUALLY WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FIX.
I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE NEED JOBS WELL IN REVIEWING SOME OF THIS LITERATURE, I FOUND THAT WHAT AMAZON CLAIMS THEY'RE CREATING THOUSANDS OF JOBS.
THEY ACTUALLY IGNORE HOW THEIR BUSINESS MODEL IS DESTROYING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RETAIL JOBS THROUGH AUTOMATION AS ORDER, PLEASE AMAZON HAS ERADICATED JOBS, SMALL BUSINESSES, AND COUNTLESS AMERICAN RETAILERS ACROSS THE NATION.
AND I, FOR ONE DON'T WANT OUR CITY TO BE A PART OF THAT.
ALSO MARKETWATCH HAS ESTIMATED THAT AMAZON'S GROWTH AS AS MANY AS ONE AND A HALF MILLION RETAIL JOBS TO BE LOST IN FIVE YEARS.
SO ALTHOUGH THE AMAZON DOES CREATE JOBS, THEY ALSO ELIMINATE JOBS AND OTHER SECTORS OF OUR ECONOMY.
THE BENEFITS DO NOT OUTWEIGH THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS BUSINESS MODEL IN GENERAL.
BUT WHAT ABOUT JOBS CREATED BY THE FULFILLMENT CENTERS IN MAY OF 2020 ANNA? WALTHERS A RESEARCHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MADISON, WISCONSIN REVIEWED LITERATURE AND LOOKED INTO AMAZON'S WAREHOUSES OR FULFILLMENT CENTERS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON COUNTY LEVEL EMPLOYMENT.
A SIMILAR STUDY WAS DONE BY THE ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE.
AND BOTH STUDIES FOUND THAT AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTERS DO NOT GENERATE BROAD BASED EMPLOYMENT GROWTH AND ITS BENEFITS IN THIS AREA DO NOT OUTWEIGH THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON LOCAL PRINCIPALS.
SO I URGE YOU GUYS TO RETHINK OR THINK ABOUT NOT IMPROVING THIS.
GURVICH FOLLOWED BY JOCELYN RUIZ FOLLOWED BY HIS TWO SCENARIOS.
AND ACTUALLY BEFORE MR. GROUPS BEGINS, HE ACTUALLY HAS SOMETHING HE LIKED ME TO PASS OUT.
NOW YOU OFF TOPIC FOR JUST A SECOND, THE DODGERS WON IN SPECTACULAR FASHION TONIGHT AT THE LAST AND THE LAST ANY, UH, NOW TO SPEAK TO A SUBJECT AT HAND, UH, I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ON THIS PROJECT AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE, WHAT MY ISSUE IS.
MY ISSUE IS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND I FELT ONE OF THE BEST DEBATES I'VE EVER HEARD ON ANY SUBJECT ON THIS SUBJECT AT THEIR LAST MEETING, IT WENT ON FOR A LONG TIME.
THEY HAD VERY THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS AND WHAT'S REALLY DISTURBING TO ME IS THEY MADE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGING THE AGREEMENT, VERY SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE LISTED IN YOUR, UH, STAFF REPORT.
HOWEVER, THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT INCLUDE INCLUDED IN WHAT'S ON YOUR AGENDA FOR ACTION TONIGHT.
AND THAT'S VERY DISTURBING TO ME.
I'M I WANT TO FOCUS ON JUST ONE THING, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
THERE WAS DEEP CONCERN ABOUT THE TRAFFIC IMPACT AND SPECIFICALLY WHAT WAS PUT IN WAS A DESIRE TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TRIPS PER DAY, BECAUSE THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM AMAZON KEPT SAYING, WELL, WE'LL HAVE ABOUT THIS MANY OR AN AVERAGE OF THIS MANY.
IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS NO DESIRE TO HAVE A TRUE LIMIT.
SO THE, THE, THEY FOUND A NUMBER IN ONE OF THE REPORTS THAT SAID THAT THE MAXIMUM WOULD BE 900.
SO THEY PUT IN, OR THEY SAID RECOMMENDED A LIMIT OF 900 TRIPS A DAY.
AND YET WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUAL DOCUMENT THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU, ALL IT SAYS IS, WELL, ONCE A YEAR, WE'LL COUNT HOW MANY CARS AT THE CHOOSING OF AMAZON WHEN THAT WILL BE ONCE A YEAR WE'LL COUNT.
AND IF IT'S MORE THAN 900, THEN WE'LL, WE'LL SIT DOWN AND TALK AGAIN ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS.
THAT'S YOU CAN'T HAVE AN AGREEMENT.
THAT'S AGREED TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, YOU HAVE TO PUT A LIMIT.
SO I'D LIKE YOU TO AMEND IT, TO PUT IN THE LANGUAGE THAT I HAVE HERE.
IT SAYS IT'S A REAL LIMIT, 900 A DAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOCELYN AND REESE ALL ABOUT HIS SHOE SCENARIO FOLLOWED BY LOUIS GROTTO.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK BECAUSE, UM, EVERYONE WHO CAME
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HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT WAS TALKING ABOUT THE JOBS THAT AMAZON IS GOING TO CREATE.SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE SOME DATA THAT AMAZON ITSELF HAS PRESENTED ABOUT THE KIND OF JOBS THAT THEY OFFER THEIR WORKERS.
UM, AND, UM, AND THESE ARE DATA THAT, UH, THEY THEMSELVES REPORT TO OSHA.
AND SO FOR AMAZON WAREHOUSE WORKERS, THEY ARE INJURED AT A RATE OF 13 POINT 11 PER A HUNDRED WORKERS, UH, FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYERS THAT ARE NOT AMAZON IN THE SAME INDUSTRY.
SO THAT MEANS THAT AMAZON, UH, WAREHOUSE WORKERS FOR DELIVERY STATIONS HERE IN LA COUNTY SPECIFICALLY, UM, IS 3.2 TIMES HIGHER THAN OTHER EMPLOYERS.
UM, IN ADDITION, 96% OF ALL OF THE INJURIES WERE SO SEVERE THAT WORKERS NEEDED EITHER ACCOMMODATIONS OR HAD TO MISS WORK ENTIRELY.
AND WHEN WORKERS HAD TO MISS WORK FOR THEIR INJURIES, THEY MISSED AN AVERAGE OF 54 DAYS.
THAT'S ALMOST TWO MONTHS OF WORK LOSS BECAUSE OF THEIR INJURIES.
UM, AND FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT, UH, DATA'S AVAILABLE, AMAZON SUITE ON INJURIES PER WORKER IS HIGHER THAN THE REST OF THE WAREHOUSING INDUSTRY.
UM, THEY'RE GETTING AMAZON WAREHOUSE WORKERS ARE GETTING INJURED MORE FREQUENTLY, MORE SEVERELY, ANY MORE TIME TO RECOVER FROM THOSE INJURIES, THEN NON AMAZON WAREHOUSE WORKERS.
UM, DOES THE CITY COUNCIL ONE, AN INJURY MEAL IN THEIR COMMUNITY ARE THESE THE KINDS OF JOBS THAT WE WANT TO OFFER, UM, FOR OUR YOUTH? UM, HOW ARE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS GOING TO REACT? WHEN WE START SEEING 18, 19 YEAR OLDS WITH LIFELONG INJURIES, UH, THIS COMMUNITY DESERVES BETTER.
AND AS LECTINS, I HOPE THAT YOU PRIORITIZE, PRIORITIZE YOUR COMMUNITY'S OVER CORPORATE PROFITS.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
I'M NOT A RESIDENT OF WEST COVINA.
I AM A TEAMSTER SUPPORTING ONE OF MY TUESDAY BROTHERS THAT LIVES HERE IN WEST COVINA.
MY OPPOSITION TO AMAZON IS THAT THEY HAVE NOT REPORTED DOUBLE THE WORK INJURY IN THE WORK IN THE WORKPLACE.
IT'S 10% IN THE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, THEN PIPE PERCENT OF THE, OF THE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY.
SO THEIR INJURIES ARE MORE DOUBLED.
I WOULD ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO OPPOSE THIS CONTRACT WITH AMAZON, NOT JUST ON TRAFFIC, BUT ON THE WAY THEY TREAT THEIR EMPLOYEES.
BUT I DON'T HAVE IT AT A UNION, NOT HAVING A CONTRACT, NOT HAVING BENEFITS AND HAVING A 401K PLAN OR A PENSION PLAN.
SO, UM, THERE, THERE WAS A COMMENT ON A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT I HAD SEEN.
AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS WAS HOW THEY TREATED THEIR EMPLOYEES.
AND I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA REFER THEM TO APPLES AND ORANGES.
AND THE REASON WHY I SAY AN AMAZON EMPLOYEE IS AN ORANGE AMAZON WE'LL SQUEEZE THAT ORANGE TILL IT'S COMPLETELY OUT OF JUICE.
AND ONCE IT'S DONE IT WILL THROW IT AWAY, PICK UP ANOTHER ORANGE AND SQUEEZE THAT ORANGE TILL THIS COMPLETELY OUT OF JUICE.
WHETHER A TEAMSTER EMPLOYEE HAS A CONTRACT, HAS A VOICE AND HAS A UNION TO BACK THEM UP.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO BACK UP MY TEAMSTER EMPLOYEE, NOT JUST THE UPS EMPLOYEE, BUT A TWO-STEP BROTHER OR A TEAMSTER SISTER, AN APPLE, YOU CANNOT SQUEEZE AND TAKE THE JUICE OUT OF THAT APPLE BECAUSE IT'S STRONG AND IT'S STRONG.
OUR UNION MEMBERS THAT HAVE A VOICE TO BACK UP, BACK US UP.
I REPRESENT OVER 130 EMPLOYEES IN MY SENSOR, AND THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW OR PUT AMERICA TO BRING DOWN MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
SO LIKE I SAID, I WOULD JUST, I WOULD LIKE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO OPPOSE THIS I'M AT A TIME AND I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO CLOSE IT.
HERARDO FOLLOWED BY AMANDO SANTOS IS FOLLOWED BY DAVID AND GUESTS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY, COUNCIL PEOPLE.
UM, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR 20 YEARS IN THE CITY.
UM, I'VE BEEN IN DRIVING NOW FOR, UH, FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS.
I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT THE TRAFFIC IS A BIG ISSUE.
THAT'S NOT REALLY BEEN ADDRESSED, BUT SORTA HAS BEEN, WE HAVE ONLY SEEN, UH, OPERATIONS FROM AMAZON BRIEFLY WITHIN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS NOW.
AND MANY CITIES AROUND US HAVE HAD SEVERELY IMPACTED THE COMMUNITY AND, AND HIS RESIDENTS.
UM, THERE IS, THERE IS SO MUCH TO, TO, TO SAY AND ACKNOWLEDGE ABOUT AMAZON AND NOT HOW IT, HOW NOT ONLY HOW THEY TREAT THEIR EMPLOYEES,
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BUT ALSO THEIR SAFETY CONCERNS AROUND THE COMMUNITY.I PERSONALLY HAVE SEEN DRIVERS GO UP TO PEOPLE'S DRIVEWAYS, RUN ACROSS THE STREET, UM, PARKLAND, DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE STREETS THEY MOBILIZE ON, ON, UM, ON, UM, EFFICIENCY, BUT THEY LACK SAFETY.
AND I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS THROUGH MULTIPLE CITIES.
I WORK IN PASADENA, I'VE BEEN IN, UH, MARNI, SEVERAL CITIES AROUND US.
AND I AM JUST HERE TO SAY THAT THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I'VE BEEN A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR 28 YEARS.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S REALLY HARD TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING BECAUSE I, THERE, THERE, THERE REALLY IS SO MUCH TO EXPLAIN AND I'M KINDA NERVOUS ABOUT THIS, BUT I'M HERE TO REPRESENT MY UNION, WHICH I HOLD VERY STRONG.
THEY, THEY TREAT THEIR EMPLOYEES VERY TERRIBLY AND I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND A WORLD DESTROYED A LOT AND CREATING REALLY CREATE JOBS, POSSIBLY PAINFUL JOBS.
IT WILL DAMAGE OTHER JOBS AROUND THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS A MONDO SANTOS FOLLOWED BY DAVID.
I MEAN, CAUSE FOLLOWED BY ROBERT NORTH OFF.
MY NAME IS ARMANDO SANTOS AND I HAPPEN TO LIVE IN WEST COVINA OVER 45 YEARS NOW.
AND I'M LUCKY TO SAY MY PARENTS STILL LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE THAT I GREW UP IN.
AND UM, I ALSO SERVE AS A SCOUT MASTER IN WEST COVINA FOR 2 43 WHEN, UH, THANK THE COUNCIL FOR MANY YEARS OF SUPPORT.
UM, I NORMALLY DON'T SPEAK UP, BUT TONIGHT I'M HERE TO SPEAK UP ABOUT SOMETHING AND IT'S ABOUT AMAZON MOVING INTO MY COMMUNITY.
I HAPPEN TO LIVE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
MY CHILDREN WENT TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THAT'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
UM, WE ALSO WENT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SOMETHING THAT'S NOT TALKED ABOUT IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY IS FOOT TRAFFIC.
THERE ARE CHILDREN, EVERY NOT ONLY IN THE MORNING, NOT ONLY GOING HOME FROM SCHOOL, BUT IN BETWEEN THEY HAVE DIFFERENT HOURS.
UM, IT'S THAT? IT'S THE CHILDREN THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.
IT'S THE FUTURE FAMILIES THAT, THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO SEE MORE TRAFFIC.
THEY WILL, THEY'RE GOING TO SEE TRUCKS.
THESE VANS ZOOMED ME THROUGH MY STREET BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO, IT'S GOING TO BE A SHORTCUT COMING DOWN THE STALE AVENUE.
UM, THIS COMPANY HAS TAKEN AWAY GREAT UNION JOBS.
I'M LUCKY TO SAY I'VE BEEN WORKING 33 YEARS WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT WITHOUT INJURY BECAUSE I WAS TRAINED WELL.
AND THIS COMPANY KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES TO LAST FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS WITH SAFETY.
AND UM, I JUST HOPE EVERYBODY CAN HEAR WHAT, WHAT UPS HAS DONE AND UM, JUST WHAT A GOOD UNION JOB IS WORTH.
LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHEN HE DON'T SPEAK OUT, BUT IT'S THE FOOT TRAFFIC THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
LIKE I SAID, I DO LIVE IN WEST COVINA RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
AND THAT CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH FOR THE FUTURE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID AND RICK SAYS ALL BY ROB ROBERT KNOCKOFF ALL BY DISNEY'S WILL LINCOLN.
MAYOR LOPEZ BEATO AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I'M A BUSINESS AGENT FOR TEAMSTERS LOCAL 3 96, WHERE I PROBABLY REPRESENT UPS DRIVERS.
SOME OF THE DRIVERS THAT I REPRESENT AND LIVE RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT BECAUSE OF OUR UNION CONTRACT, THEY EARN BETWEEN 30 AND $40 AN HOUR.
THERE WAS SOME UNEDUCATED PEOPLE THAT THINK THAT UPS DRIVERS ARE OVERPAID, BUT THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE TRAINED TO BE SAFE FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY.
AS OPPOSED TO AMAZON DRIVERS, THEY ARE TRAINED TO GET THE PACKAGES DELIVERED SAFELY, GET BACK TO THE HUB AND KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFETY IN MIND AT ALL TIMES.
THAT'S A REAL MIDDLE-CLASS JOB.
UNLIKE THE LOW WAGE JOBS THAT THIS AMAZON FACILITY IS GOING TO CREATE, I'D ALSO LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT AMAZON, THE COMPANY FOR WHO YOU'RE BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO OBLIGE IS WORTH AN ESTIMATED $1.7 TRILLION $1.7 TRILLION.
YET THIS CITY WILL ONLY RECEIVE A MEAGER $4 MILLION OUT OF THAT COMPANY, WHICH IS PEANUTS TO THEM AND AMAZON TERMS. THEY'RE NOT EVEN GIVING YOU ONE PENNY OF THEIR WHILE TO CREATE LOW WAGE BACKBREAKING JOBS, TEAR UP YOUR ROADS AND POLLUTE YOUR COMMUNITY.
I THINK YOUR RESIDENTS DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS.
AMAZON CAN CERTAINLY AFFORD TO DO BETTER WITH THAT.
I'LL LEAVE THIS PENNY HERE FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.
NORTHOLT ALL BY DENISE LINCOLN, ALL BY
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VICTOR.MAYOR LOPEZ, VIEJO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS ROB
SEVERAL OF WHOM LIVE RIGHT HERE IN WEST COVINA.
AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, BECAUSE QUITE HONESTLY, THERE NEEDS TO BE A MORE THOROUGH AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS AND MORE PUBLIC INPUTS OF FOLKS CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S AT STAKE.
AND HERE'S WHY HAVE YOU ALL HAD THE CHANCE TO REALLY EXPLAIN TO THE RESIDENTS OF WEST COVINA THAT THIS AMAZON FACILITY WILL CREATE A SLEW OF LOW WAGE BACKBREAKING JOBS? AND THAT'S WHY AMAZON FACILITIES LIKE THE ONE BEING PROPOSED HERE TONIGHT HAVE OVER 100% TURNOVER.
WE TALK ABOUT JOBS, BUT THEY CHEW THEM UP AND SPIT THEM OUT.
BUT THE PERSON WHO'S THERE TODAY WILL NOT BE THERE A YEAR FROM NOW.
WHAT KIND OF A JOB IS THAT? AND NOT ONLY THAT, YOU ALREADY HEARD THAT THESE JOBS ARE TERRIBLE.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING INJURED AT TRIPLE THE RATE AND AN AMAZON FACILITY THAN OTHER, UH, COMPANIES HERE IN THIS INDUSTRY.
ALSO, HAVE YOU EXPLAINED TO YOUR RESIDENTS AT THE PROPOSAL, AMAZON FACILITY IS GOING TO DRASTICALLY INCREASE TRAFFIC FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
THERE'LL BE MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON YOUR ROADS.
MORE TRAFFIC CONGESTION, MORE POTHOLES AND MORE TOXIC EMISSIONS FROM THE BOMBARDMENT OF AMAZON TRUCKS AS THEY, AS THEY PARADE UP AND DOWN THE STREETS OF WEST COVINA.
AND LASTLY, HAVE YOU TOLD YOUR RESIDENTS THAT YOUR AVERAGE WAGE OR A WORKER AT, AT AN AMAZON FACILITY, LIKE THE ONE BEING VOTED ON HERE TONIGHT PAYS JUST ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU WILL NEED THREE OF THESE JOBS KIND OF 1, 2, 3 OF THESE JOBS IN ORDER TO AFFORD A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT, WHICH MEANS A MOM AND FATHER WORKING FULL TIME AT THIS FACILITY WILL STILL FALL SHORT AND NOT BE ABLE TO PAY THE RENT.
IS THAT THE KIND OF JOBS THAT WE WANT HERE IN WEST COVINA? AND HAVE YOU SHARED ALL OF THIS WITH YOUR RESIDENTS? SO THEY FULLY KNOW WHAT'S AT STAKE HERE TONIGHT, BECAUSE IF YOU DID, I'M SURE THAT THEY'D BE STANDING HERE WITH US IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ACTUAL PROJECT.
YOUR RESIDENTS DESERVE BETTER AND YOU SHOULD DELAY VOTING ON THIS UNTIL WE CAN HAVE A MORE THOROUGH PROCESS.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DENISE LINCOLN ALL BY VICTOR MINERO'S FILES.
MY FRANCOISE, COLTON, I'M SORRY.
OKAY, THEN WE'LL GO ONTO THE NEXT, UH, VICTOR MINERO'S VICTOR.
THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BRING IS WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD LOW JOBS, AND IT'S GOING TO COMPETE AGAINST GOOD JOBS.
EVERYBODY WHO SPOKE FOR THIS PROJECT SAID IT'S GOING TO BRING JOBS, BUT NOT ONE PERSON.
IF YOU GUYS LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY, NOT ONE PERSON FOR THIS PROJECT SAID GOOD JOBS.
ARE WE SCARED TO SAY GOOD JOBS? ARE WE SCARED TO BRING THE UNION JOBS TO A TOWN? THESE ARE DEAD END JOBS.
THEY SAID, THEY'RE GOING TO BRING EDUCATION.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO EDUCATE EVERYBODY.
NOT EVERYBODY WANTS AN EDUCATION.
THESE JOBS ARE NOT GOING TO BE GOOD FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.
THESE JOBS ARE NOT GOING TO BE GOOD.
THEY'RE GOING TO HURT YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON THIS AGENDA.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS FRANCOISE.
COLTON FOLLOWED BY LOU CREWS FOLLOWED BY ROBINSON I'M MAYOR.
UM, MY NAME IS FRANCOIS COLTON.
I'M A WEST COVINA RESIDENT AND I LIVE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF DISTRICT ONE.
UM, SO BASICALLY JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE HISTORY INITIALLY, I THOUGHT, OH COOL.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME NEW JOBS HERE.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S GREAT, MYSELF BEING A RE SEMIRETIRED, HR, REGIONAL SENIOR MANAGER.
IT'S LIKE, I KNOW WE NEED JOBS, BUT THE MORE I LOOKED INTO IT, THE MORE I REALIZED THESE ARE NOT THE KIND OF JOBS THAT WE WANT.
UM, THERE ARE MANY REASONS, BUT, UM, I OPPOSE IT FOR MULTITUDE OF REASONS.
ONE OF THEM IS BECAUSE THE BACK OF MY HOUSE IS BADILLO.
YOU KNOW, I'D BE RIGHT THERE IN, UH, IN THE THICK OF IT, UNFORTUNATELY.
UM, BUT TRAFFIC AND POLLUTION ARE BIG DEAL.
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT POLLUTION, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOISE AND AIR QUALITY POLLUTION.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE SAW IN THE TRAFFIC, UM, DEMONSTRATION PRESENTATION INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THE DELIVERY VANS AND THE TRACTOR TRAILERS
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AND THE 24 7, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, HAVING A HISTORY IN HR.I KNOW PEOPLE WHO DID NOT WANT TO WORK THERE, THEY WANTED TO MAKE MORE MONEY, BUT THEY KNEW THAT AT, UM, AT THAT COMPANY, UH, THE TURNOVER IS LIKE A HUNDRED PERCENT.
PEOPLE WERE NOT HAPPY, BUT WE WERE WORKING LIKE CRAZY LONG HOURS.
UM, AND SO REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE COMPANY SAYS IN TERMS OF WHAT THE HOURS WOULD BE LIKE, AND I'M SURE THEY'LL, THEY'LL GO OUTSIDE OF THE, THE, THE BORDERS OF THAT AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT ALSO.
UM, I'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER A STATEMENT BY, UH, URBAN PLANNER, DANIEL FLEMING, PRESIDENT OF THE ECONOMIC ROUND TABLE, WHO SAID, AND I QUOTE, IT WOULD BE HORRIFIC IF HE OWNED A HOME NEXT TO ONE OF THESE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, UM, AND QUOTE.
THERE ARE SCHOOLS NEARBY DAYCARE CENTERS, HOSPITALS.
SO I JUST HOPE THAT YOU WILL REALLY CONSIDER ALL OF THIS AND, UM, NOT LET AMAZON RUIN OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LOU CREWS FOLLOWED BY ROBINSON FOLLOWED BY
AND COULD I ACTUALLY HAVE ROBINSON AND ENGLAND PLEASE LINE UP IN THE HALL? I'M SORRY.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
MY NAME IS LOU CRUZ AND I, FOR ONE, I DON'T USE AMAZON.
I'LL MY UNION WORKER, ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM OR OVER THERE DON'T USE AMAZON BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY DON'T CARE THAT I DON'T USE THE JEFF.
BAYZOS GETTING RICH AND RICHER AND RICHER, BUT I REFUSE TO USE AMAZON.
I GO TO MOM AND POP STORES, MOM AND POP RESTAURANTS.
PEOPLE ARE SELLING MAKEUP, COSMETICS, CLOTHING.
I ALWAYS GO TO PLACES LIKE THAT.
NOW THAT THAT'S OVER, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I DISAGREE WITH AMAZON COMING HERE WHEN I LOOKED THEM UP.
AND I, I KNOW THERE WAS A BIG THING OF, UH, AMAZON TRYING TO BECOME UNIONIZED ANOTHER STATE.
AND WHAT DID THEY DO? THE IMITATE.
THEY WENT AGAINST THE WORKERS.
WHY? CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT UNIONS.
WHY DON'T THEY WANT UNIONS? BECAUSE UNIONS FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS UNION FIGHTS, UH, FOR YOU TO HAVE A GOOD PENSION, TO HAVE HEALTHCARE, TO HAVE HOLIDAYS OFF.
I DON'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH MY UNION AND PEOPLE KNOW THAT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL FIGHT FOR MY UNION AND I'LL FIGHT FOR ANY UNION I REALLY WILL.
AND WHAT, HOW DO THEY TREAT THEIR WORKERS? YOU KNOW, I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH ON IT.
PLUS THE THINGS THAT I HEARD ABOUT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I HEARD ABOUT IS THAT THEY WERE URINATING AND BOTTLES AND THERE WAS CRITICISM ABOUT THAT.
SO JEFF, BAZELL BEING SUCH A GRACIOUS PERSON.
NOW TELL THEM THEY CAN WEAR ADULT DIAPERS.
BASLES YOU KNOW, THAT'S SO RIDICULOUS.
THERE ARE PEOPLE, THERE WAS A LADY WORKING AND IT WASN'T A NEWS.
AND YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE COVERED BY THE ADA THEY ARE.
AND UM, THEY WERE TRYING TO, THEY WOULD ASK HER CAUSE SHE HAD A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT.
CAN YOU REALLY NOT SEE, CAN YOU REALLY NOT SEE TO PUT HER IN A PLACE WHERE SHE SHOULDN'T BE WORKING AND OKAY.
I HAD SO MUCH MORE, BUT I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SAY NO.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS R ROBINSON FOLLOWED BY YINGLI FOLLOWED BY
AND COULD I PLEASE HAVE YOU ALL LINE UP IN THE AISLE? R ROBINSON BILL.
THANK YOU BILL TO TOUGH DATA FIRST, UH, GOOD EVENING.
OUR WEST CAMINO NEIGHBORHOOD, ONCE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES THAN A BEDROOM COMMUNITY WILL SOON BECOME BLIGHTED.
A BACKWATER, AMAZON GHETTO, MUCH LIKE DOWNTOWN LA.
THE NEGATIVE DECK BEFORE YOU TONIGHT DOES NOT ACHIEVE SEQUEL COMPLIANCE.
THE NEGATIVE DECK DEFICIENCIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS.
THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO A DECENT HOME IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS THE STATICALLY PLEASING.
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THE PROJECT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN, BOTH HISTORIC AND PRESENT ZONING, UH, PLANS.THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT IS NOT ADEQUATE WHEN COMPARED TO THE BENEFITS ENJOYED IN SIMILAR COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA THAT HOUSED AMAZON WAREHOUSE FACILITIES, COMMUNITY MEETINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD.
ZOOM MEETINGS ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR ME.
I DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER AT MY HOME.
WE NEED A BETTER COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT.
THE DEVELOPER CAN EASILY AFFORD TO TREAT US BETTER.
UH, WEST COVINA HAS LEGISLATURE.
YOU, UH, NEED TO NEGOTIATE HARDER AND BETTER.
UH, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT CONDITIONS WON'T BE ENFORCED IN THE CONTRACT.
UH, THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE NEEDS IMPROVEMENT.
THE PROJECT PROPONENT CAN IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS BY THE USE OF A CHECKLIST, BUT THE CHECKLIST IS INCORRECTLY FILLED OUT ON.
THEREFORE THIS INITIAL STUDY IS NOT ADEQUATE.
UH, TRAFFIC TRIP GENERATION COUNTS ARE UNDER ESTIMATED, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PEAK SEASON ESTIMATES, CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON.
UH, MY OWN VIEW IS THAT THIS PROJECT, UH, HAVE, ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE FACTS THAN THE FACTS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.
UM, THE ZONING OF SUCH A FACILITY IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH A RESIDENTIAL BEDROOM COMMUNITY.
UH, THIS IS, THIS IS THE SEQUEL LAW.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS OVER THERE WITH STEVE BENNETT.
CAN WE HAVE IT? HE WAS STANDING RIGHT HERE.
YOU NEED TO FOLLOW THIS EQUAL LAW NEXT SPEAKER.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS YINGLI FOLLOWED BY COLORING.
LOPEZ IS FOLLOWED BY BARBARA WINNINGTON WELL UNION COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR.
CAN I HAVE EVERYONE PLEASE BE QUIET? WE'D LIKE TO HEAR THE SPEAKER.
MY NAME IS ENGLISH, SO I, I BELIEVE BEING WEST COVINA CORINA FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS.
I'M BASICALLY A HUNDRED PERCENT LOCAL, SO YEAH, SO I WILL, OR HER, SO THE AMAZON PROVIDER ONE TRAVIS STUDY IS THAT THE TRAFFIC IS, UH, NO LOVE LOCAL STUDY.
SO YEAH, IT JUST THROUGH THE TREASURY PART, I FIND SOME ISSUE.
SO YEAH, FIRST OF ALL, SO THIS THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT IT'S PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY COMING TO CALL THE FIVE, WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE GENEA, BUT THIS IS NOT PROBLEM, BUT HOW ARE IN TODAY PLANTATION? HE STARTED THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
IT'S THANKSGIVING, QUIT THE PERIOD STILL THERE AND SHOOTING THEM CAN STAY THERE.
WELL, ACCORDING OUR CALIFORNIA TREVENA MAGIC LAW, HE SAID A SEASONAL AND A WEAKER VARIATION IN TRAFFIC.
SO SECOND, THE SECOND THING WE FOUND, SO LET ME TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT HOW THEY DO THE STUDIES.
SO EITHER THE TRIPLE GENERATION STUDY, BASICALLY THE CLAIMS, THERE ARE, THERE ARE NO 24 HOUR DIFFERENT SENSORS TO A MATHEMATICAL MODEL.
SO WE'LL WAIT TO TAKE A FULL OTHER TRAVEL STATION.
THE DATA 17 MEASUREMENT, ACCORDING TO OUR STATION FOURSQUARE EMPLOYEE, THEN THEY BUILD A MATHEMATICAL EASTERN MYTH.
THIS WAS THE TRAFFICKER TO BRING TO OUR COMMITTEE FOR THIS UNIVERSE STATION.
BUT THE, THE INTERESTING OF IS THOUGH THE TRAFFIC STUDY PERFORMED ON NOVEMBER FIVE TO NOVEMBER 11.
THIS IS THE FIRST THREE STAGES.
AND THE FOURTH STAGE IS PERFORMED WITH JANUARY 14 TO JANUARY 20.
SO IF YOU'RE SINGING ABOUT THE, SO THIS TWO WEEK, IT'S THE LOWER, THE SHOPPING SEASON, THE AMOUNT OF HOW THE YEAR, VERY SIMPLE, BUT NO NOVEMBER FIRE TO NOT READ JUST BEFORE, JUST BECAUSE BLACK FRIDAY, STOMACH EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME JAZZ.
SO WHAT I'M SAYING, SO BASICALLY BECAUSE YOUR SALARY IS NOT REALLY PRESENTED THIS DELIVER STATION TO TREVOR CONDITIONS, OUR COMMUNITY, SO, OKAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GRILLED LOIN LOPEZ, RAYEZ FOLLOWED BY BARBARA.
WINNINGTON ALL BY ALICE LOPEZ.
MY NAME IS GRISEA LOPEZ REYES.
I'M A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE NEW AMAZON FACILITY.
UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, DESPITE WHAT'S LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT, THIS ITEM IS NOT IN LINE WITH YOUR GENERAL PLANS,
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PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY POLICY.2.8, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TERRIBLE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS.
AND THERE IS ZERO EVIDENCE THAT THIS WILL INCREASE BUSINESS TO THE SURROUNDING AREA.
AMAZON, AS MANY HAVE SAID ALREADY ACTUALLY HURTS SMALL MOM AND POP BUSINESSES.
LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL OF US SPOKE TO WEST COVINA RESIDENTS ON OUR OWN FREEWILL.
WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE CARE WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE WANT YOU ALL TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
WE WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO EVERYBODY THAT HAS SPOKEN, THAT HAS TALKED THE IMPACT THAT THIS HAS ON COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS.
UM, AND WE REALLY WANT YOU TO RECONSIDER AND VOTE NO ON THE ITEM TONIGHT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BARBARA WHITTINGTON FOLLOWED BY ALIS LOPEZ FOLLOWED BY HUGO LAEL.
HI, UM, THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UM, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT I THINK YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELVES BEFORE YOU VOTE ON THIS.
THAT SHOULD SLOW THIS PROJECT DOWN FIRST.
WHAT IS THE PENALTY FOR THEM? NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES.
WHY IS WEST COVINA NOT WORTH MORE THAN 4 MILLION OVER 10 YEARS? OR IS IT 20? NOT SURE.
KIND OF GOT CONFUSED THERE WITH THEIR LITTLE PROGRAMS. SO I THINK IT'S 10, BUT THEN THEY SAID 20.
UM, SINCE THEY WILL NOT BE BURNING REVENUE, WHY ARE YOU NOT WORTH MORE THAN 4 MILLION? WILL THERE BE ANOTHER STUDY ON NOISE, POLLUTION AND TRAFFIC AFTER A YEAR? AND IF IT DOES AFFECT, LIKE WE EXPECT IT TO BE WHAT WILL BE THE PENALTY AND WHAT WILL THEY HAVE TO DO TO FIX IT? UM, WHY DO, UH, WHY DO THEY GET TO MAN THEIR OWN COMPLAINT LINE? IF IT WAS ME AND I OWN THAT BUSINESS AND I OWN THE COMPLAINT LINE, I WOULDN'T GIVE YOU GUYS THE RIGHT INFORMATION.
I'D GIVE YOU WHAT I THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW SO THAT I CAN KEEP MY BUSINESS THERE SO THEY SHOULDN'T GET TO DO THAT.
YOU GUYS SHOULD, AND THERE SHOULD BE CHECKS AND BALANCES ON THERE.
HAVE YOU EVER VISITED AN AMAZON FACILITY AND TALKED TO THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE AFFECTED? IF NOT DRIVE DOWN FIFTH STREET IN SAN BERNARDINO, GOOD LUCK DO IT DURING THE RAIN AND HOPE YOU HAVE A TRUCK.
CAUSE IF NOT, YOU'RE GOING IN A PUDDLE.
UM, NEXT, WHAT ARE THE GUARANTEES THAT LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL GET THE JOBS FIRST AND NOT OUTSIDE PEOPLE, $15 AN HOUR.
ISN'T GONNA MAKE IT ANYWAY, BUT HECK THEY SAY YOU'RE GOING TO GET, UM, JOBS HERE.
SO MAKE THEM WORK FOR IT AND GIVE YOU GUYS THE JOBS FIRST.
WHY CAN'T THEY PAY MORE SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORK TWO TO THREE JOBS AND LIVE IN WEST COVINA, HAVE THEM SIGN A CBA WITH WEST COVINA, WITH PENALTIES.
IF THEY DON'T HOLD UP THEIR END OF THE BARGAIN, THEY NEED YOU MORE THAN YOU NEED THEM.
AND LAST I KNOW MY UPS DRIVER.
THE AMAZON DRIVER THAT COMES TO ME IS DIFFERENT EVERY TIME.
AND YOU HAVE TO RUN JUST TO GIVE THEM A POOR BOTTLE OF WATER BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME BECAUSE THEY ONLY MAKE $15 AN HOUR.
SO PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALIS LOPEZ FOLLOWED BY HUGO.
THEY ALL FOLLOWED BY ROBERT ARRIETTA.
I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK TODAY, BUT I'M, I'M LISTENING TO EVERYBODY AND I'M ACTUALLY, MY NIECE LIVES IN WEST COVINA.
I DO NOT, BUT I'M HERE TO SUPPORT HER, LET HER KNOW THAT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND SHE'S OBVIOUSLY NOT FOR IT.
I'M GOING TO SPEAK AS A HOMEOWNER.
I CHOSE MY HOUSE IN A CERTAIN AREA BECAUSE IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD A BUILDING THERE THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE, AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING.
THEY'RE GOING TO PUT UP A WALL.
SO INSTEAD OF SEEING YOUR TREES, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A WALL.
THAT'S NOT WHY YOU CHOSE TO LIVE, WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LIVING.
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN.
I MEAN, THEY'RE SAY JOBS, GUESS WHAT? EVERYBODY'S HIRING.
UM, THEY'RE DOING A LOT JUST TO PUT THIS ONE BUILDING THERE.
NOW, IF THEY'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT MUCH, WHAT ARE THEY TRULY OFFERING? YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
I FEEL LIKE MYSELF, IF I WAS LIVING NEXT TO AN AMAZON BUILDING OR UPS BUILDING A FEDEX BUILDING.
I WOULD NOT WANT TO LIVE THERE.
YOU KNOW, UM, JOBS ARE GREAT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT EVERYBODY'S HIRING RIGHT NOW.
A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE HIRING AND IT'S BETTER TO GO TO A MOM AND POP.
I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH THE LADY THAT WAS SAYING THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY NEEDS TO GO.
THAT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL THEIR JOBS AWAY.
THEY WANT EVERYBODY TO WORK FOR THEM.
THEY WANT YOU TO BUY THEIR PRODUCT AND THEY COULD CARE LESS.
IF THEY'RE GOING TO PUT SOMEONE WHO'S WORKING THEIR LIFE TO HAVE THEIR OWN COMPANY TO DO, UM, YOU DON'T NEED THEM HERE.
AND AS A HOMEOWNER, I WOULDN'T WANT THEM HERE.
THESE PEOPLE HAVE CHOSE TO LIVE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL AREA FOR A REASON.
NOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A BUILDING INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WITH TRAFFIC AND NOISE, BECAUSE THAT EXACTLY IS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
THEY CAN SAY THIS AND THAT, BUT WHEN THEY COME IN AND TRUST ME, THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY WANT.
I JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SAYING VOTE.
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OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GOOGLE.THEY ALL FALL BY ROBERT ARRIETTA WELL BY JEN AND HURTADO.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'VE WORKED FOR UPS FOR 28 YEARS AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT.
AND, UM, I JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD AND REPEAT EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID HERE TONIGHT.
YOU GET PAID WELL, GREAT BENEFITS.
YOU HAVE REPRESENTATION AT WORK WHEN YOU GET INJURED, IT GETS TAKEN CARE OF.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE ASKING A NO VOTE, YOU KNOW, TO, TO AMAZON, NOT, NOT TO ALLOW HIM IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I THINK HE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND PROTECT YOUR, UM, COMMUNITY HERE.
UM, I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT, YOU KNOW, AT UPS, UM, THE BENEFITS ARE GREAT.
I'VE BEEN, UM, FIGHTING CANCER FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
AND UNDER MY BENEFITS, THE COMPANY HAS PAID ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS IN BILLS AND I'M STILL HERE.
AND AFTER I WAS IN RE YOU KNOW, AFTER I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS IN REMISSION, I WAS EAGER TO COME BACK TO WORK.
IF I WORKED FOR AMAZON, HELL NO, I WOULDN'T GO BACK.
AND IF YOU ALL HAVE CHILDREN, I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO AHEAD AND WORK FOR AMAZON.
AND ANOTHER THING IS, YOU KNOW, ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY HERE.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AMAZON, YOU KNOW, IN OUR COMMUNITIES, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO IN THE MORNINGS WHEN THEY HAVE TO FUEL THEIR VEHICLES? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TELL YOUR RESIDENTS WHEN THEY CAN'T GAS UP? BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BUNCH OF VANS, A BUNCH OF TRUCKS AT THOSE GAS STATIONS.
WHERE ARE YOUR RESIDENTS GOING TO GO TO FEEL UP NEXT CITY OVER? IT'S UNFAIR FOR THE CITY OF COVINA TO HAVE AMAZON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
HERTATO FOLLOWED BY AS TWO ARDO MAZARIEGOS GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THIS, UH, AGENDA OF THIS AMAZON.
UM, I CAME HERE FROM WORK TONIGHT AND, UM, I I'VE BEEN ON MY SAME ROUTE.
I DELIVERED IN PACIFIC PALISADES.
AND, UH, I'M ON THAT SAME ROUTE FOR FIVE YEARS.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY AMAZON DRIVERS I'VE SEEN IN THE FIVE YEARS.
AND I'M STILL THE SAME ROUTE DRIVER THERE.
UM, JUST TODAY ON THE STREET THAT I WAS DELIVERING ICE THERE.
AT ONE POINT, THERE WAS FIVE DIFFERENT AMAZON VILLAIN FANS ON MY SAME STREET.
UM, I'VE TALKED TO THESE GUYS AND I SAID, WHY ARE YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY VANS, I SEE 12, 13, 15 VANS.
UH, AND I'M THE ONLY UPS TRUCK DELIVERING THESE 15 STREETS.
AND THEY SAID, WELL, AMAZON HAS ONE P OVER TIME.
SO THE WAY THEY DO THAT IS WE'RE OUT HERE DELIVERING AT 10.
O'CLOCK JUST LIKE YOU, BUT WE'RE NOT GETTING PAID OVERTIME.
AND THE COST OF THAT IS JUST MORE VANS, MORE FUEL, RIGHT? MORE, MORE, MORE CARS ON THE ROAD.
UM, BLOCKING DRIVEWAYS, DOING, YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN AMAZON DRIVERS, UH, WITH THEIR DOORS OPEN, GOING DOWN THE STREET.
I ACTUALLY SEEN ONE TIME WHERE BOXES FELL OUT OF THEIR VAN.
UM, AND, AND SO AMAZON COULD DO BETTER, RIGHT? UH, CARUSO, HE BUILT THE VILLAGE THERE AND I WAS AT A MEETING LIKE THIS, WHERE THE, THE, THE, THE, THEY WERE COMPLAINING THEY'RE.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO RUIN OUR, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU TALK TO THEM TODAY AND THEY SAY, WELL, HE ADDED VALUE TO OUR PROPERTY.
RIGHT? THEY'RE SELLING THEIR PROPERTY IS MORE THAN WHAT THEY WERE BECAUSE HE BUILT THIS VILLAGE.
THE QUESTION I HAVE IS WHEN AMAZON COMES TO TOWN, WHAT'S THE VALUE, RIGHT? WELL, WHAT'S THE VALUE FOR, FOR, FOR THOSE THAT THE HOMEOWNERS THAT LIVE HERE, RIGHT? OR, UM, AMAZON CAN DO BETTER.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE A BIG COMPANY WITH LOTS OF MONEY.
MY QUESTION IS IF YOU VOTE, YES.
YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT CAN THEY DO TO MAKE YOU BETTER INSTEAD OF COMING AND MAKING IT WORSE? OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JANET.
HERTATO FOLLOWED BY AS TO ARDO MAZA.
I LIVE BORDERLINE WEST COVINA BALDWIN PARK.
SO I'M, OUR COMMUNITY IS STILL COMING OUT OF THE SITUATION WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH WITH COVID.
WE'RE FINALLY GETTING A PIECE OF WHAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE, LIKE GOOD NEWS, EIGHT GLOBAL RETAILERS OPENING A DISTRIBUTION CENTER THAT IS PROVIDING A LIFELONG TO OUR STRUGGLING AREA, CREATING JOBS AND CONTRIBUTING TAX REVENUE.
I KNOW PEOPLE THAT CURRENTLY WORK IN THE WAREHOUSES THAT SAY THAT THESE JOBS ARE GRUELING AND STRESSFUL.
THAT FEW PEOPLE ARE EVEN ABLE TO STAY IN THEM LONG ENOUGH TO ENJOY THE OFFERED BENEFITS.
MANY OF WHICH DON'T BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
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WITH THE COMPANY A YEAR OR MORE.SOME OF THESE JOBS, AMAZON CREATES ARE SEASONAL OR TEMPORARY.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HOURS DON'T WORK A WEEK OR WHAT THEIR SCHEDULE SCHEDULE WILL BE LIKE.
YES, THE COMPANY DOES PAY MORE THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE AND OFFERS BENEFITS AND TUITION, REIMBURSEMENT, HEALTHCARE, AND STOCK OPTIONS.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR EVERYONE HERE IS ANY JOB, A GOOD JOB.
MAZARIEGOS FOLLOWED BY JIM SMITH.
GOOD EVENING COUNCIL ON THERE.
UH, HOW ABOUT THOSE DODGERS? A COY BELLINGER OUT HERE.
UM, SO YEAH, MY NAME IS
UM, THE REASON WE'RE HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE WE OPPOSE, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FACILITY IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE IN OPPOSING, UM, THE SITUATION TO PLEASE STAND UP.
IT'S ACTUALLY, YOU HAVE TO ADDRESS TO THE SPEAKER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.
AND THIS SHOWS THAT THIS IS TRUE DEMOCRACY THAT SHOWS THAT RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE TRYING TO LIFT THE SHADOW, UH, FROM, FROM WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
SIT DOWN AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY FOR STANDING UP, UH, WE DOOR KNOCKED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, OVER THE LAST WEEK, WE'VE TALKED TO OVER 200 RESIDENTS IN WEST COVINA.
WE'VE SIGNED OVER 200, UH, PETITIONS IN WEST COVINA.
WE'VE PUT UP LAWN SIGNS IN WEST COVINA.
WE MADE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON IN WEST COVINA.
IF THIS DOES NOT GET STOPPED TODAY, THIS IS JUST THE START IN THE BEGINNING.
IF WE DO NOT GET THIS STOP AND HAVE MORE COMMUNITY INPUT, WE WILL KEEP COMING BACK TO WEST COVINA, STRONGER AND STRONGER AND STRONGER.
AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT OUR VOICES ARE HEARD IN THE LONG RUN.
THE COMMUNITY WILL NOT BE DENIED OUR PROCESS.
YOU WILL NOT LET AMAZON COME INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THEY HAVE IN 32 OTHER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE STOP THEM HERE.
WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY STOP THEM ANYWHERE THAT THEY SAY THEY WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR BODIES OF OUR LUNGS, OUR FAMILY, OUR LAND.
SO LISTEN TO THE 32 FOLKS, THE GRANDMAS, THE WORKERS, NOT THE DEVELOPERS THAT DON'T LIVE IN WEST COVINA, THE GRANDMAS THAT RAISED THEIR CHILDREN IN WEST COVINA.
SO PLEASE WITH YOUR CONSCIOUS TODAY, SAY NO TO AMAZON AND STAND WITH THE FOLKS THAT VOTED YOU IN.
STAND WITH THE FOLKS THAT SAY NO TO AMAZON.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JIM SMITH.
YOU MEAN HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M THE POLITICAL COORDINATOR AT TEAMSTERS LOCAL 3 96.
OUR UNION HAS A PROUD HISTORY FIGHTING FOR RIGHTS OF WORKING MEN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA.
FOR OVER 100 YEARS, I BEGAN MY CAREER WORKING IN THE WAREHOUSE AND DRIVING A PACKAGE CAR FOR UPS.
NOW, IN MY ROLE AS POLITICAL COORDINATOR, I FIGHT TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF LOCAL 3 96 MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
I AM PROUD THAT OUR MEMBERS HAVE A VOICE ON THE JOB AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ESTABLISH CAREERS FOR THEMSELVES.
QUALITY JOBS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY HELP TO CREATE STRONG AND STABLE COMMUNITIES.
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS CONCERN OVER THE PROPOSAL TO BUILD AN AMAZON FACILITY HERE IN WEST COVINA OSHA DATA FOR 2020 SHOWS THAT THE SERIES INJURY RATE AT AMAZON WAREHOUSES, MEANING WORKERS HURT WORKERS WERE HURT BADLY ENOUGH TO MISS WORK OR BE PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY WAS ALMOST 80% HIGHER THAN THE ENTIRE WAREHOUSING INDUSTRY.
AT 5.9 SERIOUS INJURIES FOR EVERY 100 AMAZON WORKERS, AMAZON INTERNAL SAFETY REPORTS AND WEEKLY INJURY COUNTS SHOW THAT BETWEEN 2016 AND 2019 INJURY RATES INCREASED EVERY YEAR, THE HIGHER THAN AVERAGE INJURY INDUSTRY INJURY RATES AMONG WORKERS AT AMAZON FACILITIES ARE NOT RESTRICTED TO WAREHOUSES INJURY RATES ASSOCIATED WITH LAST MILE OPERATIONS.
LIKE THE ONE PROPOSED IN WEST COVINA COVINA ARE EVEN HIGHER.
DO YOU REALLY WANT AMAZON'S TYPICAL HIGH RATES OF INJURY, HIGH RATES OF TURNOVER AND LOW PAY COMING TO THIS COMMUNITY.
THE WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL COULD DO MORE TO SUPPORT GOOD FAMILY SUSTAINING MIDDLE-CLASS JOBS, BUT AMAZON'S PROPOSED FACILITIES DOES NOT COME CLOSE TO ACCOMPLISHING THIS GOAL.
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HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CHIEF, AND RABBLE.THERE'S NO TWO WAYS TO PUT IT, BUT AMAZON IS AN EVIL COMPANY.
YOU CAN ASK ANY SMALL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, AMAZON IS COMPETING AGAINST THEM.
IT HAPPENS AND SHAME ON ALL Y'ALL STOP USING AMAZON, GO TO EBAY, GOLD BRICK AND MORTARS THERE'S RETAIL WORKERS THAT NEED THE JOBS.
TH THEY'RE THEY'RE PART OF THEIR BUSINESS PLAN IS TO MONOPOLIZE THE DISTRIBUTION CHAIN, WHICH IS A DIRECT CHALLENGE TO ALL OUR UNION MEMBERS HERE AND STOP USING FEDEX.
ELECTED OFFICIALS NEED TO BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY.
THIS IS THE SAME CITY COUNCIL THAT VOTED TO BUILD A HOTEL ON A TOXIC WASTE DUMP.
WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? WE BETTER, WE'VE GOT TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT REALLY KIDDING ASIDE.
WE GOT TO TELL JEFF BASLES THAT WE WILL PROTECT OUR GOOD UNION JOBS HERE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, THAT HIS MODERN DAY SWEATSHOP HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF INJURIES AS EVERYBODY HAS MENTIONED.
AND I BET IF THEY COULD, THEY PROBABLY WENT HIGHER.
CHILD LABOR DID HIT THE SMALL STUFF.
WHAT'D YOU PUT IT PAST THEIR BUSINESS.
WE MUST SEND THIS STORY TO THE MOON.
SO BUILDING, BUILDING THIS HERE, TALK ABOUT RELEASING THE CRACKING.
BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY.
HOWEVER, I MUST NOTE THAT 21 INDIVIDUALS EXPRESS THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE ITEM B A AGENDA ITEM, POSITION, SLIP, AND HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO SPEAK.
SO AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL SPEAKERS, UH, FOR SPEAKING THIS EVENING.
AND I SHALL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE APPLICANT, UH, TO COME UP AND SPEAK AND ADDRESS ANY OF THE CONCERNS.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND TALK ABOUT OUR PROJECT.
AND, UH, ALSO, UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, MR. MIRALIS, UH, PAULINA AND JONNA FOR THEIR, UH, PRESENTATIONS, UH, GENERAL ROBBINS OR THEIR PRESENTATION AS WELL ON OUR PROJECT.
UM, I'M FROM GREENLAW PARTNERS.
I'M A PARTNER WITH GREENLAW PARTNERS.
WE ARE PURCHASING THE CHURCH'S PROPERTY FROM THE CHURCH.
WE ARE DEVELOPER, THAT'S BUYING THE PROPERTY.
AMAZON IS A TENANT THAT WOULD LIKE TO LEASE THE PROPERTY FROM US.
SO WE'RE BUYING IT FROM THE CHURCH.
AMAZON ASSIGNED A LEASE AND THE LEASE WILL ALLOW US TO RECOUP OUR INVESTMENT INTO THE CHURCH.
THE CHURCH IS DESIRING TO GROW AND TO CHANGE WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THEY'RE SELLING THEIR PROPERTY.
AND THAT'S WHAT BRINGS US HERE TODAY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S REALLY CLEAR, UH, BECAUSE THERE THERE'S A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT WERE ADDRESSING AMAZON DIRECTLY AND YOU SHOULD GET MORE MONEY FROM AMAZON AND YOU SHOULD DO THIS.
WE ARE A DEVELOPER FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS NEARLY 20 YEARS AND HAVE DONE DEVELOPMENT.
AND A LOT OF THE COMMUNITIES HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE COMMUNITIES BETTER BY IMPROVING THEIR BUILDINGS, IMPROVING THE BUILDINGS THAT WE BUY.
AND YOU'LL, YOU'VE SEEN THAT WITH OUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT ON HOW THIS BUILDING WILL CHANGE.
IT'S AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AND, UH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT AS AN INDUSTRIAL USE.
THAT'S WHAT OUR REQUEST IS TODAY.
IT'S BEING USED AS A CHURCH, BUT IT USED TO BE AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING.
UM, THANK YOU FOR, UH, TO ALL OF THE STAFF MEMBERS AND EVERYONE AT THE CITY, REALLY THAT HAS HELPED US ALONG THIS PROCESS.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HELP.
AND, AND FRANKLY, WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, AND IT WASN'T THE PROJECT THAT WE BROUGHT IN
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INITIALLY OF WHAT IT IS TONIGHT.IT HAS CHANGED A LOT BECAUSE OF COMMENTS AND TECHNICAL STUDIES AND WORKING WITH THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MELDED THE MOLDED, THE PROJECT AROUND THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS, BOTH WITH TECHNICAL STUDIES AND THE BUILDING CODE.
AND SO WE'VE MADE CHANGES TO THE PROJECT.
SO IT CONFORMS, WHICH IS WHY YOU SAW ON THE TECHNICAL STUDIES THAT WERE PRESENTED EARLIER, THAT THERE WERE NOT IMPACTS, YOU KNOW, BOTH WITH TRAFFIC AND NOISE AND POLLUTION.
WE'VE DONE THOSE STUDIES AND, AND ADJUSTED WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE PROJECT SO THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE THOSE, UM, THOSE VARIANCES.
SO TO SPEAK, TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, THAT'S WHY THE PROJECT DOESN'T HAVE IMPACTS IN REBUTTAL TO A LOT OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE SAID TODAY.
UM, THIS IS A LAND USE CONVERSATION.
AND TONIGHT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF A LABOR SITUATION.
AND, UH, AND WE'RE NOT AMAZON, YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT AN EMPLOYER.
AND SO I'M NOT HERE TO DEFEND WHAT AMAZON DOES OR DOESN'T DO, BUT CLEARLY, UH, THE UPS FOLKS HAVE AN ISSUE WITH WHAT AMAZON DOES.
AND A LOT OF THE UNION FOLKS HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT.
AND FOR SOME REASON, THEY'VE ALL SHOWN UP TONIGHT AND IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR THEM.
WE'RE NOT IN A LABOR UNION DISPUTE WE'RE AS A LAND USE PROPOSAL AND LOOKING FOR THE PROJECT TO GET APPROVED.
UM, I HEARD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE ROADS ARE GOING TO BE USED IN AND WORN DOWN, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE ALL THESE TRIPS AND YOU SHOULD LIMIT THE TRIPS.
AND, AND YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT WASN'T EVER STUDIED IN A TECHNICAL STUDY NOR HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP IS WHEN AN AMAZON DRIVER FILLS UP THEIR VAN ON AVERAGE, THEY WILL DROP OFF AT 250 TO 300 HOMES.
WHAT NO ONE HAS SAID TONIGHT IS THE PEOPLE THAT ORDERED THE PACKAGE INTO THEIR HOME, DO NOT HAVE TO GET IN THEIR CAR, DRIVE TO THE STORE, BUY IT, AND THEN DRIVE BACK HOME.
WE'VE NOT TALKED ABOUT THE TRIPS THAT ARE TAKING OFF THE ROADS BECAUSE ONE VAN, INSTEAD OF 250 TO 300 CARS IS DELIVERING THOSE PACKAGES.
SO I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT WHEN ALL THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT WEARING DOWN ROADS AND DRIVING MORE TRIPS, UH, THE VANS ARE ACTUALLY MUCH MORE EFFICIENT THAN 250 CARS PER VAN.
ON AVERAGE, 250 TO 300 IS WHAT THEY DELIVER EACH DAY.
THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER COMMENT, UH, AND MULTIPLE COMMENTS ABOUT, UH, AMAZON'S KILLING RETAIL AND KILLING, UH, THE SMALL BUSINESSES.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A NEWSFLASH TO ANY OF US, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN WEST COVINA AND EVERYWHERE ORDERING FROM AMAZON, WHICH IS WHY AMAZON IS HERE.
THERE IS NO, HEY, YOU APPROVE THE PROJECT OR NOT APPROVE, AND IT'S GOING TO KILL OR NOT KILL RETAIL.
PEOPLE ARE ORDERING FROM AMAZON IT'S HAPPENING.
AND SO THE VANS ARE COMING TO DELIVER BECAUSE PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ARE ASKING FOR IT.
AND SO THIS FACILITY ALLOWS FOR A CLOSE LOCAL FACILITY TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER TO THE PEOPLE THAT WANT AMAZON TO DELIVER BECAUSE THEY DELIVER QUICKLY AND THEY HELP PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GET OUT OF THEIR HOMES OR DON'T WANT TO GET OUT OF THEIR HOMES.
ALSO, AMAZON HAS 1.9, 1.9 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES THAT PUT PRODUCTS ON THEIR WEBSITE TO SELL.
SO THERE IS SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES THAT ACTUALLY CREATE A BUSINESS THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AND THROUGH THEIR DELIVERING.
THEY CARE ABOUT THE SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS.
ALSO EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION, THERE WAS SOMEONE WHO SPOKE ABOUT A CONFUSION ABOUT THE TERM OF THE LEASE AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AND KIND OF THREW HER HANDS UP IN THE AIR.
IT'S A 12 YEAR LEASE WITH AMAZON.
IT STARTS IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE COMPLETED.
UM, SOMEONE TALKED ABOUT WE'RE BUILDING A NEW INDUSTRIAL BUILDING.
WE'RE NOT, IT'S AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUILDING THAT WE ARE MODIFYING TO IMPROVE IT SO THAT AMAZON CAN COME IN AND USE THE FACILITY.
UH, IT'S NOT A NEW BUILDING BEING BUILT.
UM, LASTLY, UH, YOU, AS YOU KNOW, AND I WANT TO SAY, I MEAN, HUNDREDS OF JOBS ARE COMING TO WEST COVINA, MORE JOBS AND WHAT THE CHURCH IS OFFERING TODAY.
AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS PROJECT IS JOBS.
UH, THERE WILL NOW BE PROPERTY TAX CHARGED TO THIS PROJECT, WHICH WASN'T THERE BEFORE, BECAUSE THE CHURCH DOES IT IS NONPROFIT.
SO NOW THERE'LL BE AN $80,000 AND GROWING NUMBER OF PROPERTY TAXES WILL BE PAID EACH YEAR.
AND, AND ALSO THERE IS A $4 MILLION COMMUNITY BENEFIT FEE THAT, UH, HAS BEEN, UH, PUT TOGETHER IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT, UH, THE DEVELOPER IS INTERESTED IN HELPING THE COMMUNITY BY OFFERING THAT BECAUSE IT'S IN REPLACEMENT OF A CHURCH THAT'S GOING AWAY AND THAT THOSE FUNDS SHOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE PROJECT.
AND THEN FINALLY, AS A FAITH CHURCH,
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THEY'RE SELLING THEIR PROJECT WHEN THEY'VE MADE THAT DECISION.AND THIS ALLOWS THEM TO GROW POTENTIALLY WITHIN THE CITY, UH, POTENTIALLY TO BE ABLE TO SERVICE THEIR, UM, PARISHIONERS THAT COME TO THEIR CHURCH, UH, IN WAYS THAT ARE MORE IMPORTANT FOR THEM AT THIS TIME.
UM, THAT'S THE END OF MY REBUTTAL COMMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONSIDERING OUR PROPOSAL TO BE ABLE TO COME TO YOUR CITY AND WE APPRECIATE IT.
AND IF THERE'S FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
AND WE'VE GOT THE TEAM OF FOLKS THAT HAVE WORKED ON THE PROJECT HERE.
SO I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL'S QUESTIONS AND, UH, COMMENTS AND DISCUSSIONS.
SO I HAVE MINTS ABOUT SPY, UH, YES.
UM, UH, FIRST OFF, UM, UH, I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M A LITTLE, I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN YOUR COMMENTS.
UM, BECAUSE I, I WAS AT BOTH PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, PRESENTATIONS, UM, AND, AND YOU SEEM TO WANT TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.
THE FIVE OF US REPRESENT 110,000 RESIDENTS IN WEST COVINA, AND YOU, YOU CANNOT, ON THE ONE INSTANCE, HAVE ALL THE PERKS OF AMAZON AND SELL THAT TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN WHEN YOU GET THE CRITIQUE OF AMAZON, COME IN HERE AND SAY, THIS IS A LAND USE ISSUE AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH AMAZON.
THAT'S BEING VERY DISINGENUOUS.
SO, SO I, I JUST, I NEEDED TO, TO, TO, TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I, I REALLY WANT US TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD HONEST CONVERSATION.
UH, AND, AND I I'M HOPEFULLY THAT YOU WILL BE VERY TRANSPARENT AND THAT YOU, YOU WON'T TRY TO, TO HIDE UNDER SOME TYPE OF LANGUAGE THAT, THAT YOU, YOU STARTED US OFF WITH.
UH, AND SO, UH, I'LL STATE THAT, THAT THE OTHER THING I JUST NEEDED TO POINT OUT BECAUSE IT WAS REPEATED BY A FEW PEOPLE, BUT IT WAS ALSO, UM, SAID BY, UH, DON LAMB DURING HIS PRESENTATION, JUST WANT TO MAKE THIS VERY CLEAR CALIFORNIA MINIMUM WAGE BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2022 IS $15 AN HOUR.
ANY TALK THAT THESE JOBS ARE DOUBLE MINIMUM WAGE IS RIDICULOUS.
AND AGAIN, I I'M, I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN HAVE A, YEAH, YEAH.
I'LL I'LL MY FIRST QUESTION WILL BE THIS, UM, IN AUGUST, UM, WHEN I MET, UH, I DID REQUEST A VISIT TO ONE OF THESE AMAZON SITES AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT ONE WHERE THIS SITE IS GOING TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT, UH, AND, AND DISTRICT ONE, TWO, AND THREE, THE RESIDENTS OF THOSE DISTRICTS ARE BEING ASKED TO SACRIFICE TO HAVE THIS CENTER THERE.
UM, WHY, WHY WASN'T, UM, IN THE THREE MONTHS BEFORE TODAY, WHY, WHY WAS THAT NOT ABLE TO BE SET UP? WHY, WHY? I MEAN, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DISTRICT, ALL, ALL OF MY RESIDENTS EXPECTED THAT I WOULD HAVE DONE A THOROUGH JOB AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VISIT THE SITE, SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE, SEE WHAT THE, THE, THE VANS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
SO I COULD SPEAK, UM, WITH SOME KNOWLEDGE.
UM, SO WHY, WHY WASN'T THAT ABLE TO HAPPEN? UH, UH, I DON'T KNOW THAT I RECALL THE GENERAL CONVERSATION OF YOU COMING.
I DO RECALL THAT LATE LAST WEEK, THERE WAS A REQUEST TO GO SEE A FACILITY WE'RE NOT AMAZON.
WE PUT THE REQUEST IN FOR YOU TO COME VISIT.
THEY HAVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND NEW COVID POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO COME IN.
I THINK THEY WILL ALLOW YOU TO COME IN, BUT THERE HAS TO BE ENOUGH TIME.
THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT A DAY OR TWO TO GO IN AND THEY COULD NOT COORDINATED.
SO, SO WHEN I, WHEN I TOOK MY TIME AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT ONE AND THE REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF WEST COVINA TO TAKE A DAY OFF OF MY WORK, TO SHOW UP AND MEET WITH YOU FOR TWO HOURS, AND MY ONE REQUEST, ONE REQUEST, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO VISIT THIS SITE.
AND IF WE COULD HAVE STAFF AND THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VISIT A SITE, OKAY, YOU AND THE OTHER ATTORNEY AND, UM, FORMER MAYOR MIGUEL PULIDO SAID, WE WILL MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE TRYING TO BRING, YOU WANT US TO MAKE A CHANGE, RIGHT? SO IT'S YOUR JOB TO SELL US ON WHY THIS IS GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IT WASN'T MY JOB TO CONTINUE TO CALL, TO GO AHEAD AND GET AN APPOINTMENT TO MAYBE VISIT A SITE.
I MEAN, THAT'S JUST COMMON COURTESY THAT YOU WOULD TAKE US ON A SITE VISIT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU KNEW THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT WAS GOING TO BE, UH, EXTREMELY CONCERNING TO A LOT OF, UM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, UM, I DON'T BELIEVE OCTOBER 27TH.
I BELIEVE, UH, WELL, I GUESS MY, MY QUESTION,
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UM, AGAIN, WOULD BE, UM, WHY WASN'T MORE DUE DILIGENCE DONE.SO, SO WE COULD, UM, GET A THOROUGH VETTING OF WHAT THESE SITES LOOK LIKE.
I GUESS THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST QUESTION.
I'LL JUST ASK THAT ONE FIRST OFF, JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR.
I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY, NOR ARE THE PEOPLE THAT MET WITH YOU OR AN ATTORNEY.
THAT'S, THAT'S NOT WHO WE ARE.
UM, SO THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT THE CASE, UH, TOO.
UM, YOU ARE THE ONE, THE ONLY ONE THAT REQUESTED TO GO SEE IT.
AND, UH, WHEN WE GOT THE REQUEST IN FROM WHEN YOU WERE GOING TO TAKE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO IT IN YOUR SCHEDULE, WE REQUESTED IT AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE IN THE SHORT ORDER OF TIME.
I THINK WE CAN, I THINK AMAZON WILL ACCOMMODATE, THEY'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST.
IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO SET IT UP.
AND I THINK WE COULD STILL DO THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME SEE.
WELL, UM, MAYBE, MAYBE THEN THAT THIS WOULD BE, UM, WE COULD TABLE THIS, BUT I'LL, I'LL SAY THAT FOR LIKE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING UP.
AND, UH, I KNOW WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, SO THE PERSON COME TO WEST COVINA HAS A FAILED CHANCE.
AND EVEN OPPOSITION OR NO, MA NO MATTER PRO COM.
THAT WE WANT TO WELCOME NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE.
THEY COME TO WEST COVINA AND THEN WANT TO BUY A LAND AND WANT TO DEVELOP.
SO, BUT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO TRY TO PASSION YOU, OR WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DO ANYTHING.
WE TRIED TO UNDERSTAND THE PROJECT AND WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROJECT IS BENEFIT TO OUR CTO OR NOT.
SO, SO, AND, UH, UH, I NEVER REQUEST TO TRY TO GO TO, OKAY.
THIS IS A DECIDE BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE THE LAND USE.
THIS PROPERTY WAS END ZONE LIEN, RIGHT? OLINA YES.
AT ONE POINT IT WAS
SO SOMEBODY IN A ROW AND A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH, IT'S ONLY THIS AREA.
INCLUDING BASE CHURCH ONCE UPON A TIME AND THE NEXT DOOR, THEY ALL OKAY.
MANUFACTURERS ONLY, WE ONLY HAVE A SIZE MANUFACTURER ZONING AND THE REST.
SO COMMERCIAL SEES ONLY, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS, DANGERS ONLY.
SO, SO THIS IS ONLY RAIL PLACE.
SO ONCE UPON A TIME, THIS IS A AMAZON LINK, AND NOW IT'S SOLD TO THE CHURCH.
AND NOW YOU, UH, UH, GREEN GREENLAND.
AND, UH, YOU COME IN AND DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP WITH AMAZON? YOU ATTENDED, WE, THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE IS THAT WE'RE THE LANDLORD AND THEY'RE THE TENANT, BASICALLY.
DEVELOP, UH, BUYING THE LAND, CORRECT.
IT CAN YOU, SO YOU CAN GET YOUR MONEY BACK.
THAT'S KIND OF THEN AFTER THESE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG OKAY.
THEY WILL, IF THEY DON'T, HOW LONG STUDIES, IT'S A 12 YEAR LEASE THAT STARTS THE COMPLETE, I HAVE OPTION TO RENEW.
SHE, EXCUSE ME, DID THEY HAVE AN OPTION TO DO? WE KNEW, UH, THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS TO RENEW THEM.
IT'LL BASICALLY A, MY UNDERSTANDING ALL THE 10, THEY WERE 10 YEARS, FIVE, OR UNDER 10 YEARS OPTION OR TWO, 10 YEARS AFTER I HAVE SOME FIVE-YEAR OPTIONS, WHICH THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE IT'S AT THEIR OPTION IF THEY'D LIKE, SO, BUT THEY WILL LOCK WITH YOU FOR 12 YEARS, THE, THE, THE BASE LEASE TERM.
AND THAT IS AGREED TO AS 12 WEEKS.
SO, SO BASICALLY, UH, AS A DEVELOPER, YOU HAVE TO BUY THIS LAND BECAUSE THE CHURCH IS SELLING.
AND THEN YOU MAKE AN OLD FOOT, THEN YOU'LL PURCHASE AND THEN YOU HAVE TO FIND ATTENDANCE.
SO YOU, UH, AMAZON CAME TO YOU.
SAY, HEY, I'M INTERESTED BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF PARKING LOT.
SO THERE'S A, HOW IT IS GOING.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU SUBMIT PLAN TO THE CT.
AND WHILE US TO CHANGE YOUR LAND USE FROM ONLY TO CHURCH NOW ON CHURCH, BACK TO THE END, IT'S ONLY, AND THIS IS A PROCESS.
THE LABOR DISPUTE, BUT WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO.
AND, UH, AND WHY NOW EVERYBODY HAS A HARD TIME TO FIND THE EMPLOYEE.
EVERYBODY HAD THE HOT TIME TO FIND THE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE, SO YOU HAVE TO PAY MORE.
SO IF A TENANT COMING IN, IF, UH, THEY CANNOT FIND ANY EMPLOYEE, THEN THEIR MENU ONE, MEANING THEY HAVE TO RAISE THE BAR.
MYSELF, I OWN COMPANY, I HAVE TO OKAY.
AND RAISE MY BAR TO, TO, TO HIRE EMPLOYEE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WHY NOT VERY DIFFICULT TO, TO DO IT.
SO, SO, AND IN NO WAY, EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME.
HE'S ASKED ME ABOUT, HE GIVES ME, LET ME FINISH IS ASKING ABOUT FIVE.
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TO CRUSHING HIM.QUICK, GREG, PLEASE RESPECT EACH OTHER.
SO, SO BASICALLY WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, ABOUT YOU ALL IS TO OKAY.
UH, LAND USE, AND THEN WE GOT INTO AMAZON, AND THEN WE GOT IN HOW MANY JOBS THEY WANT TO CREATE FOR US, UH, JOBS OF APPROXIMATELY 400 JOBS, BUT FOUR YOUR JOB.
SO WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT FROM PLANNING REQUEST.
AND THAT MUST BE WEST COVINA, RESIDENT AND COVINA BECAUSE COVINA ON THE NO SIDE, DO WE HAVE THE REQUIREMENT FROM THE PLANNING WHEN THEY APPROVE AND DON'T HAVE ANY REQUIREMENT FOR THE JOB SPECIFIED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DOES, BUT IT CAN NEVER, WE, IF WE ARE CONSIDERATE ABOUT THIS PROJECT, CAN WE REQUEST HAS, MUST BE WEST COVINA, COVINA RESIDENT.
THE REASON WE INCLUDED COVINA BECAUSE SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, ROLLING NOTHING BUT COVINA.
SO WE NEED TO INCLUDE IN THEM, WE'RE ABOUT 400 JOB.
SO ANYWAY, I WILL EMI TIMES DON'T GO TO ALL THE COUNCIL CAN ASK QUESTION, OH, GO AHEAD.
HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE IN CITY OF INDUSTRY? I WAS THE DELIVERY STATION, DIFFERENT, THE ONE IN CITY OF INDUSTRY.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I THINK I'LL ACTUALLY LET, UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM AMAZON HERE TONIGHT, AND PERHAPS WE CAN, UH, LET THEM ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
SO THE CITY OF INDUSTRY, I BELIEVE IT'S A SIMILAR DELIVERY STATION, UH, AS THE ONE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING THE ALL DIFFER BASICALLY ON SIZE AND BASICALLY BASED ON POPULATION DENSITY OF THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO SERVICE.
SO WE HAVE A VARIETY OF THESE TYPES OF USES.
UH, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, JUST TO KIND OF PROVIDE JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW.
WE HAVE BASICALLY THREE TYPES OF WAREHOUSES IN OUR FULFILLMENT, UH, UH, PROCESS.
WE HAVE OUR, OUR, UH, FULFILLMENT CENTERS, WHICH HAS THEIR SPECIFIC PRODUCT AND OUR BOX AND THOSE SPECIFIC WAREHOUSES.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THEN OUR SORTATION CENTERS, WHICH IS WHAT WE CALL OUR MIDDLE MILE.
THIS IS WHERE WE BREAK IT DOWN TO A ROUTE LEVEL AND BASICALLY EITHER USE A THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER OR USE ONE OF OUR DELIVERY STATIONS.
AND THEN WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA IS OUR DELIVERY STATION.
YOU JUST TYPICALLY ARE ABOUT A HUNDRED SQUARE FEET OR SO VARIETY, A HUNDRED, 200, 300, 300,000 SQUARE FEET AS KIND OF TAKING A STEP BACK.
THE OTHER ONES, UM, FULFILLMENT CENTERS.
THOSE ARE USUALLY ARE 1 MILLION OR 3 MILLION SQUARE FOOT FACILITIES, TYPICALLY IN INLAND EMPIRE.
SO WEST COVINA IS CONSIDERED DELIVERY STATION AND THE CITY OF INDUSTRY IS CONSIDERED A DELIVERY.
I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT ADDRESS FOR THE ONE IN THE CITY OF INDUSTRY TO PROPERLY ANSWER THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION.
I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE THAT OVERVIEW TO PROVIDE KIND OF GENERALITIES FOR YOU.
UH, OTHER QUESTIONS, I MEAN, SORRY.
UM, SO, UM, I DID HAVE A QUESTION I'M GLAD, UH, AMAZON'S HERE.
UM, SO THE, THE JOBS THAT ARE BEING CREATED, NOT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT ALL AMAZON JOBS BECAUSE ALL OF THE, THE VAN DRIVERS ARE A DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNERS.
SO THEY ARE NOT AMAZON EMPLOYEES.
SO I'LL HAND THAT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE HE'S WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM.
SO I DEAL PRIMARILY JUST WITH THE LAND USE ASPECTS OF THE RIGHT FOLKS FOR YOU.
ON SOME MEMBERS ABOUT TO BUY, CAN YOU COMPLETE THE QUESTION? THANK YOU.
SO, UM, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNERS ARE NOT, UM, AMAZON EMPLOYEES, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
THE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNERS.
UM, THOSE BASICALLY ARE AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO START A SMALL BUSINESS, RUN THAT BUSINESS.
UM, AND THEY, THEY HIRE THE, UH, UH, DELIVERY VAN DRIVERS UNDER THE, UNDER THEIR COMPANY.
SO, SO, UM, FROM WHAT I, UM, FEDEX AND UPS ARE BOTH, UM, UH, THEY'RE BOTH SUBJECT TO FEDERAL SAFETY INSPECTIONS, UM, BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
UM, BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNERS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO, TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT.
UH, SO WHO DOES OVERSEE THE SAFETY QUALIFICATIONS OF THE, UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE DRIVING, UH, THROUGH, UM, WEST COVINA.
UH, AND, AND SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHO'S, WHO'S OVERSEEING, UM, THOSE VEHICLES.
I, I'M NOT AWARE THAT, UH, RDSP PROVIDERS ARE NOT OVERSEEING NO, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT BECAUSE OF THE, THE, THE WEIGHT TO BE ABLE TO ADD TO THAT.
SO I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT.
UM, HOWEVER, WHAT I CAN SHARE IS THAT OUR DSPS, WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF REQUIREMENTS,
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A LONG LIST OF STANDARDS, UH, THAT THEY HAVE TO UPHOLD AND THEY'RE, THEY HA WE HAVE A, UH, MONITORING THAT OCCURS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR REQUIREMENTS WITH, UH, AMAZON.SO, SO WHEN, UM, ONE OF THE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNERS IS INVOLVED IN, UM, IN AN ACCIDENT, UM, WHO'S, WHO'S LIABLE.
DOES AMAZON HAVE ANY LIABILITY, UH, OR IS THAT THE, THE DSP, THE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNER? YEAH.
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK IN DETAIL ON THAT, UH, EXAMPLE RIGHT THERE.
WHAT I CAN SHARE IS THAT OUR DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNERS, THEY DO FORM THEIR OWN COMPANY.
AND SO, UH, TYPICALLY LIABILITY WOULD BE HELD, UH, YOU KNOW, THROUGH, THROUGH THOSE COMPANIES.
SO JUST CAUSE, CAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE VOTE TO MAKE THE CHANGE TO THE LAND USE, UM, SO, SO WE'RE NOT JUST APPROVING LAND USE FOR, UH, AN AMAZON BUSINESS.
WE'RE, WE'RE ALSO APPROVING LAND USE FOR THESE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNER BUSINESSES AS WELL.
IS THAT, IS THAT CORRECT? IT'S NOT SIMPLY JUST AMAZON.
I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND THE RELEVANCE OF THE QUESTION COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO, WELL, WELL, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, W W WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE A LAND USE ORDINANCE, AND AGAIN, WHERE WE'RE ASKING OURSELVES, RIGHT, TH TH THE COMPANY THAT WE'RE BRINGING INTO WEST COVINA, RIGHT.
WE, WE ARE LOOKING OUT FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE 110,000 RESIDENTS HERE.
AND SO IT'S BEEN HIGHLIGHTED THAT IT'S AMAZON, AMAZON IS COMING.
UM, BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THE VANS, THE ONES THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE INTERACTING WITH OUR COMMUNITY, UM, ARE NOT ACTUALLY AMAZON.
SO I'M TRYING TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF, OF WHAT QUESTION CITY ATTORNEY IS THAT A RELEVANT QUESTION, BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN BUSINESSES COME HERE, WE DON'T DISCUSS OUR VOTE ON HOW THEY RUN THEIR BUSINESS MODEL, BUT IS THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS A LAND USE, PURELY LAND USE DECISION, AND YOU'RE DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH THE LANDLORD AND NOT ABOUT NECESSARILY THE TENANT, WHAT YOU HAVE, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH A DELIVERY, YOU'VE HAD YOUR TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE STUDY.
YOU'VE HAD YOUR SECRET DOCUMENTS TO REVIEW.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
SO I GUESS, I GUESS THE CONCERN WITH RESPECT TO LIABILITY, I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT, THAT THESE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS ARE INSURED JUST LIKE YOU WERE INSURED.
AND THAT'S, I GUESS THE CONFUSION IS, IS, IS BECAUSE IN TERMS OF TRANSPARENCY, THE WHOLE PRESENTATION, HIGHLIGHTED AMAZON AND HIGHLIGHTED WHY THIS IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY OF WEST COVINA.
SO I'M BEING ASKED AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO CHANGE THE LAND USE FROM THE CHURCH TO
UM, SO I, IN THE INTEREST OF CHANGING THIS ORDINANCE, I NEED TO KNOW, WELL, WHAT IS THE COMPANY THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THAT'S REALLY RELEVANT? CAUSE I KNOW CURRENTLY A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS, PAUL DUNN, I KNOW A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS ORDER FROM AMAZON.
AND RIGHT NOW THE VANS ARE CURRENTLY ON OUR STREETS.
SO UNLESS THE RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, STOP ORDERING FROM THEM, THEY ARE HERE RIGHT NOW.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND MADAM MAYOR THAT WHEN THOSE, THOSE VANS RETURNED TO THEIR HUB, CURRENTLY THEY'RE RETURNING TO CITY OF INDUSTRY EMPTY.
THEY'RE RETURNING TO ROSEMEAD EMPTY, BUT NOW THE OLDER, OKAY.
UH, COUNCILMAN
I DO HAVE A, ANOTHER QUESTION.
I WANT TO LISTEN TO SIMILAR TO UBER AND LYFT AND, UH, THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILMAN WU FOR, FOR GIVING ME THE FLOOR.
UH, SO, UH, THE, THE $4 MILLION, UH, THAT AMAZON AS A, AS A, AS A CITY BENEFIT.
SO, SO BECAUSE THIS IS A LAND USE, UM, QUESTION THAT WE'RE VOTING ON, UH, ACCORDING TO STAFF, UH, THIS, THIS LOCATION, UH, CONSERVATIVELY, WE COULD PUT 360 HOUSING UNITS, UH, THAT WOULD BRING IN AGAIN, CONSERVATIVELY $325,000 A YEAR IN PROPERTY TAXES, PLUS HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS OUR FIRST TIME HOME OWNERS PRO PROGRAM.
SO CONSERVATIVELY, UM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $7 MILLION IN JUST THE PROPERTY TAX.
THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT OF WHEN YOU BRING IN RESIDENTIAL ABOUT, UM, THE SHOPPING AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, UM, WHY, WHY IS THE, THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT, UH, THE $4 MILLION, UM, SUCH A LOW NUMBER, UM, WHEN, WHEN WE CONSIDER, UM, WHAT,
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WHAT WE COULD GET FROM, FROM HOUSING.WHEN YOU COMPARE A TOP-LINE NUMBERS, IF YOU JUST COMPARE REVENUE, IT SEEMS LIKE, OH, RESIDENTIAL WOULD BE MORE REVENUE.
WHAT YOU'RE MISSING FROM YOUR ARGUMENT IS THE COST PORT.
PART OF THE MODEL HERE COSTS LIKE POLICE, FIRE, MEDICAL, THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU HAVE A RESIDENTIAL HOUSING COMMUNITY IN AN AREA, THOSE THINGS COST.
SO ALTHOUGH YOU MAY HAVE MORE PROPERTY TAXES, AS YOU, AS YOU REFERENCED, THERE'S ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT COME OUT OF THAT.
SO THE BOTTOM LINE ISN'T QUITE SO STARK.
UM, I GUESS A, BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PLEASE, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF AND IF I DO, WE'RE GOING TO CLEAR THE CHAMBERS.
SO REALLY I HAD A, AND, AND, AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONCERNED BECAUSE YOU, YOU BROUGHT UP, UH, COST.
UM, SO THE, THE TENANT AMAZON, UM, IS, IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON GOING, UH, FULLY ELECTRIC.
SO BEFORE THE 10 YEARS IS DONE, UH, THEY'LL HAVE OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND ELECTRIC VEHICLES FROM VIVIAN.
UH, AND SO ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS PART OF THE SELL IS THAT AMAZON IS GOING TO BE PURCHASING GAS WITHIN THE CITY.
THE GAS TAX WILL COVER THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE AGREEMENT, UH, THAT WILL MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS OF GAS TAX REVENUE WHEN AMAZON GOES FULL ELECTRIC? SO, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS AT 200,000 STRAIGHT A YEAR, UM, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO COVER INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS IF AMAZON'S NOT PAYING THE TAX.
SO, UM, IF YOU, IS THERE, IS THERE ANY, ANY CONSIDERATION FOR THAT, THAT YOUR, YOUR TENANT IS, IS SOON TO NOT BE PAYING THE GAS TAX? UM, BERTO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, UH, ADDRESS THE TIMING OF, UH, ELECTRICAL ELECTRIC VEHICLES? I DON'T KNOW THAT UMBERTO QUINTON FROM AMAZON, AMAZON, I DIDN'T INTRODUCE THEM EARLIER.
SO JUST TO PROVIDE A BIT OF CONTEXT, THIS WAS PROVIDED IN THE, IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION PRESENTATION, BUT WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, INSENSITIVE TO THE TURNS THEN INTO, AS IT RELATES TO SUSTAINABILITY.
AND LET ME JUST GET TO THAT SPECIFIC PAGE, BEAR WITH ME.
SO AS YOU MENTIONED, WE DID PURCHASE A A HUNDRED THOUSAND BANDS FROM CARIBBEAN.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY BEING DEPLOYED NATIONWIDE, THOUGH.
SO IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO DEPLOY WITHIN THE SPECIFIC JURISDICTIONS, SUCH AS THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
THERE IS A DESIRE TO DO THAT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT BASICALLY, UM, A HUNDRED PERCENT RENEWABLE ENERGY WITHIN THOSE FACILITIES ITSELF BY 2025 NET ZERO BY 2030.
UM, SO THERE IS STILL SOME TIME FOR US TO GET TO RAMP UP, TO BE A HUNDRED PERCENT ELECTRIC AT THIS FACILITY.
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE DAY JUST GIVEN THAT IT DOES TAKE TIME TO PRODUCE THESE THINGS.
UM, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL MULTIPLIERS AS WELL AS FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT, IN ADDITION TO THE GAS THAT'S BEING PURCHASED AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, JUST, UH, THE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES AND KIND OF THOSE SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF WITHIN THAT.
BUT I, I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC HARD DATA AS TO WHEN THAT WILL GO AWAY, BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME LIFESPAN IN, IN, RIGHT.
SO, SO, SO, SO MY QUESTION IS, UM, WHAT IN THIS AGREEMENT, UM, WHERE, UM, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO BE? WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GET THE REVENUE IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS TO THE STREETS? ONCE AMAZON IS NO LONGER PAYING THE GAS TAX AND SORRY, JUST SORRY FOR THE MUSICAL CHAIRS.
I'LL DEFER TO THOUGHT ON THIS ONE.
UM, NUMBER ONE, AS I SAID EARLIER, ONE VAN 250 TO 300 RESIDENTIAL DELIVERIES A DAY IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
THAT'S HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT ON THE ROADS.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ROADS BEING WORN DOWN, WHEN THEY GET ONE VAN SHOWING UP TO A NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT DELIVERS TO A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THERE, THEY'RE NOT ON THE ROAD.
SO IT'S TOUGH TO MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE GETS WORN DOWN BY VAN ONE VAN VERSUS 250 CARS.
SO THAT'S, THERE'S, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, OKAY, WELL, LET ME, LET ME, LET ME ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
NO, NO, LET ME ASK THE QUESTION FIRST.
AND CURRENTLY THAT IS THE SITUATION.
AND, UH, THE MAYOR DID, DIDN'T MENTION, WE HAVE THE, THE CENTER IN THE CITY OF INDUSTRY AND WE ALSO HAVE THE CENTER IN ROSEMEAD.
AND SO WE, WE ARE NOW ADDING THOUGH MORE, MORE VANS TO OUR STREETS WHEN, WHEN THEY HAVE TO RETURN EMPTY.
SO IF, IF WE WEREN'T TO CHANGE THIS LAND USE, WE WOULD STILL HAVE THE DELIVERY VANS,
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BUT WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE ADDITION OF WHEN THERE WERE VANS RETURN.SO BY ADDING THE, THE CENTER TO WEST COVINA, WE'RE CREATING MORE TRAFFIC THAT CURRENTLY DOESN'T EXIST.
LIKE I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE ARE STILL GONNA ORDER FROM AMAZON, RIGHT? I LOVE BACON.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT A FARMER JOHN SLAUGHTERHOUSE THERE.
RIGHT? I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S RIGHT.
SO IF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, RIGHT, PEOPLE WILL ORDER FROM AMAZON CITY OF INDUSTRY MADE THEIR DECISION TO, TO PUT A DEVELOPMENT CENTER THERE.
ROSEMEAD DECIDED CHINO HILLS DECIDED, YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT'S WHAT THEIR COUNCILS DECIDED HERE IN WEST COVINA.
WHY DO I WANT TO ADD THE VANS THAT THE TRUCKS RIGHT NOW? WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE THE D THE, THE, THE TRUCKS THAT COME, THAT ARE GOING TO EXIT THE 10 FREEWAY ON AZUSA THROUGH DISTRICT THREE.
NOW, I DON'T HAVE THE VANS THAT ARE GOING TO BE USING THE ARCO AND AZUSA AND WORKMAN, THE 76 ON AZUSA AND WORKMAN, THE MOBILE ON AZUSA AND EAST GARVEY THE SHELL ON.
AND HE SCARBY THE ARCO ON SUNSET BADILLO SU I GUESS WHAT WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE BENEFIT.
AMAZON ON ONE HAND, YOU'RE SAYING, WHAT IF THEY GO ALL ELECTRIC AND THEY DON'T PAY US FOR THE GAS.
AND ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU SAID, WHAT IF THEY GO TO ALL OUR GAS STATIONS AND CLOG IT UP? SO 'CAUSE, I, I NEED TO WORRY ABOUT, YEAH.
CAUSE I NEED, I NEED TO WORRY ABOUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO, SO IT'S COMPLICATED, RIGHT? IT'S NOT, NOT JUST BLACK AND WHITE, RIGHT? YEAH.
THERE THERE'S, THERE'S SOME CONFLICT HERE, BUT KEEP IN MIND TOO, WHEN, WHEN, AND IF THEY'RE ABLE TO GO A HUNDRED PERCENT SOLAR OR A A HUNDRED PERCENT ELECTRICAL VEHICLES, UH, THEY STILL HAVE TO CHARGE THESE VEHICLES.
SO THEY STILL HAVE TO HAVE ELECTRICITY TO CHARGE THE VEHICLES, WHICH YOUR CITIES TYPICALLY HAVE A USER, A TAX THERE FOR ELECTRICITY AND THERE'S TAXES THAT COME TO THE CITY FROM PEOPLE USING ELECTRICITY.
I KNOW THAT IN THE NEIGHBORING CITY COVINA AT 6%, I DON'T KNOW, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, WHAT IT IS AT WEST COVINA, BUT THERE IS A TAX JUST LIKE ON TOP OF GAS FOR ELECTRICITY USAGE AS WELL, ANY 53, UH, PHOTO TRUCKS COMING IN.
WHAT WAS THAT? UH, THOSE BIG TRUCKS, THAT 53 FOOT TYPE OF TRUCKS.
WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? ARE THEY, ARE THEY COMING IN OR IF SO, HOW MANY? YEAH, SO THERE'S 14 THAT COME IN IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD.
IT'S A AND 10 OF THEM COME IN FROM 7:00 PM TO 7:00 AM.
SO THEY'RE COMING IN AT NIGHT, UH, TO DROP OFF AND TO LEAVE OR, AND TO CIRCULATE OUT.
SO YOU HAVE ABOUT FOUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS AND ABOUT 10 DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
SO, SO BASICALLY IT'S A NIGHTTIME TRUCK COMING IN TO JUMBLE ALL THE PACKAGE.
AND THEN NEXT DAY AFTER 10 O'CLOCK AND YOU'LL VAN WITH STUDYING, DELIVER TO ALL THE HOME.
SO IT'S THE EVENING TIME IS WHEN, WHEN TRUCKS COME IN TO DROP OFF THE PACKAGES THAT THEN GET SORTED INTO, UH, ROADS, ZIP CODES, AREAS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DELIVER TO, AND THEN THEY GET PACKED INTO THE VANS IN THE MORNING.
AND THEN THE VANS AREN'T RELEASED UNTIL AFTER THE PEAK HOURS I SPEAK AT MY OFFICE.
SO I NORMALLY, I DON'T THINK I WILL RECEIVE ANY PACKAGE AFTER SIX O'CLOCK.
SO, SO WHY IS THE PERIOD OF TIME LATEST TO DELIVER TO PEOPLE'S HOMES? UM, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T, I THINK THERE'S SOME, MAYBE AMAZON QUESTION.
WHAT IS THE OPERATION TIME? OKAY.
BY, BY MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME FEDEX THEY GO TO THE NINE O'CLOCK, BUT AMAZON BARELY, I, WE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING AFTER SIX, SO MAYBE YOU CAN.
SO OUR TYPICAL HOURS ARE OPERATIONS AND THE INDICATED WE, WE DISPATCH HER VANCE AROUND 10:00 AM AND THAT'S, THAT'S KEY TO KIND OF ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS AND COMING OUT TO DIVA, BASICALLY COMING OUT AROUND 10:00 AM.
AND THAT'S BASICALLY TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OF SAFETY, FOCUS UP, GOING TO SCHOOL, THE LATEST.
SO, SO THEY USUALLY GO OUT FOR A 10 HOUR SHIFTS.
SO USUALLY RETURNED BACK, UM, AROUND THOSE, UH, AFTER A 10 HOUR SHIFT THAT, SO, SO THEY STILL DELIVER AT THE SEVEN EIGHT.
NOW THERE ARE SOME NEIGHBORHOODS, IF IT FLUCTUATES, IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHERE YOUR, YOUR LOCATION IS IN THE ROUTE AND WHEREVER THE, THE ALGORITHM IS KIND OF A LOW IDENTIFYING YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION AS THEY RETURNED BACK.
SO, SO BASICALLY YOU HAVE A SEVEN O'CLOCK, EIGHT O'CLOCK DELIVER.
THE SAME DELIVERY, LIKE A DAYTIME, SO NO DIFFERENCE, BUT THE TRUCKS ONLY COME IN AFTER HOURS.
I GOT, SO FOR THE MOST PART IS INDICATED IT IS 14 TRUCKS THROUGHOUT A 24 HOUR PERIOD, BUT WE DO HAVE IT BASICALLY STAGGERED.
SO WE DON'T HAVE A CONGESTION OF THOSE TRUCKS.
AND WE TRY TO HAVE THOSE SPECIFIC TRUCKS AS INDICATED 10 OF THOSE TRUCKS USUALLY DRAIN, UM, THE LATE TIME HOURS TO AVOID ANY DAYTIME.
SO THE TRUCK DELIVERS BASICALLY ON THE 11 SIDE.
AND, UH, AND THE DAY YOU, YOU, YOU, UH, WHAT, UH, WARD, SO THE TRUCK CAN COME IN WITH BECOME A, SOME KIND OF SOME BARRIERS OR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
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OKAY.I HAVE LESSON PLANNING
UH, THERE ARE, UH, SOUND BARRIERS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, BUT TO, TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND.
SO THE WAY THAT THE TRUCKS ARE COMING IN IS ALSO TO, UM, MEET THE DEMAND OF, OR RATHER THE SHIFTS CYCLE THAT WE HAVE.
SO BASICALLY WE HAVE OUR EMPLOYEES COMING IN IN THE LATER HOURS OF THE NIGHT.
SO THERE NEEDS TO BE PRODUCT FOR THEM TO BASICALLY SORT AND PICK FOR THE ROUTE THAT'S COMING INTO THE, YEAH.
I SAW IT AS, BASICALLY ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, BECAUSE THE NEXT DOOR IS A AMAZONIAN TOO.
SO IN THAT WAY, THEY'RE RIGHT THERE.
SO BASICALLY TRUCKS COMING IN.
AND GOING OUT, SO YOU ONLY HAVE A TRUCK.
ENTRYWAY AND EXIT SIM PLACE RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S THE SPECIFIC AREA IN TO THE TRUCK COURT WHERE OUR LINE HAUL TRUCKS WILL BE.
I SAW YOU HAVE A THREE ON THE TOP AND A FOUR DOWN BELOW ON PADILLA.
SO THE POOL IS FOR WHAT IT'S FOR THE BAND FOR THE, SO IT'S A, THE OTHER POINTS OF ENTRANCE THAT EGRESS AND INGRESS IS BASICALLY FOR OUR VAN DRIVERS AND FOR THE BANDS THEMSELVES, HE'S COMING ON, GOING OUT.
IT'S A, I THINK IT'S STAGGERED.
I WOULD ACTUALLY DEFER TO YOUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO TAKE, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE THAT SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
SO IT WAS THE FANS AND THE FLEX DRIVERS WOULD COME FROM THE FOUR ENTRANCES OFF BADILLO AND THEY WOULD FOLLOW THAT GREEN ROUTE.
THEY WOULD COME IN, UM, LET ME SEE IF I CAN SHOW THE GREEN ONE CAN THEN COME IN AND THEN THEY WOULD GO IN THROUGH, GET LOADED AND THEN THEY WOULD COME UP OUT ONTO PADILLA.
SO BASICALLY FROM, BUT THEN SARAH ONTO SAN BERNARDINO, BUT THE YELLOW AND ALPHONSE SYMBOL ADENO.
AND A GREEN ONE ON THE TOP IS OUT.
AND THE ENTRY THAT BASICALLY IN ONLY CORRECT, BUT FROM BADILLO IS WHEN THE EMPLOYEES ARE ENTERING TO, UM, TO GET THEIR VANS.
AND THEN, UM, WHEN THEY ENTER AT THE END OF THE DAY, BEFORE 10:00 PM TO, UH, PARK THEIR VAN, THE LAST SIZES, I KNOW I WENT TO FACE CHURCH NUMEROUS TIME.
I REMEMBER 21 OR 22, 21, 21 0.2, TWO ACRES, 21.2, TWO ACRE.
SO THERE IS A PRETTY BIG, AND I REMEMBER THEY HAVE A TOWNSVILLE PARKING LOT.
DON'T BE LOW, SO THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ON THE STRUCTURED.
YOU GUYS JUST WANT TO REMODEL THE EXISTING AND NOW IT'S BEFORE IT'S A WAREHOUSE.
SO NOW YOU GO INTO, AND THAT BECOME A AUDITORIUM OKAY.
W WE'RE LOOKING, UH, WELL, THE LANDLORD IS LOOKING TO REDEVELOP THE SIDE WHERE WE MODEL WE'LL DO A TENDER FOR YOU OR FOR YOUR USE BECOME A ASSEMBLY, TWO PACKAGE, COME IN, TRUCK LOADING DOCK.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A, THE LOADING DOCK.
IT MUST HAVE A LOADING DOCK TO HOW MANY LOADING DOCK, HOW MANY LOADING DOCK YOU HAVE.
I'LL DEFER TO THE APPLICANT ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE SITE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S EIGHT, EIGHT LOADING DOCK LEAD A LOADING DOCK AND THAT, SO YOUR TRUCK COMING IN, YOU GO INTO A LOADING DOCK AND THEY PUT THE CONTAINER AND THE MOOD, THE PACKAGE INSIDE THE WAREHOUSE AND THE, ON THE, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, I CAN JUST TYPICALLY END THE, IN THOSE, UH, UM, LINE HAUL TRUCKS ALREADY WHAT WE CALL THEM.
GO-CARTS BASICALLY BAKERS RACKS.
AND THEY GO INTO THE LINE, THEY GET DISTRIBUTED DOWN TO THE ROUTE LEVEL AND THEN READY BASICALLY FOR THE NEXT SHIFT IN THE, OKAY.
ULTIMATELY JUST WANTING TO ADD IN, YEAH.
SO EIGHT LOADING DOCKS, ONE OF THEM'S FOR RECYCLING.
SO YOU'VE GOT, YOU HAVE RECYCLING THAT GETS PUT IN A TRAILER, SEVEN DOCS THAT ARE THERE.
NOW WHAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT THESE SEVEN DOCS TO POINT OUT HERE IS THAT WHEN THESE 10 TRUCKS COME IN AT NIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, 7:00 PM TO 7:00 AM.
AS IN THAT EARLIER SLIDE, THEY'RE COMING IN, DROPPING OFF AND LEAVING.
THEY'RE NOT SITTING THERE WAITING FOR ANOTHER TRUCK.
THEY'RE NOT SITTING THERE IDLING ON THE STREET.
THEY'RE NOT GOING DOWN THE ROAD, IT'S IN DROP OFF AND OUT BECAUSE THERE'S PLENTY TO HANDLE THE EVENING TIME DEMAND OF 10 TRUCKS TOTAL FROM, FOR 12 HOURS.
SO YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO GET STACKED UP.
YOU DO HAVE ONE RECYCLING, UM, UH, TRUCK THAT'S SITTING THERE THAT THEY THROW BACK.
SO, SO THE NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE, SINCE YOU HAVE A TRUCK COMING IN 10 TRUCK COMING IN, DO YOU HAVE SOME BARRIERS? SO MAKE SURE THE, THE, SOME POLLUTION WON'T GO TO THE SOUTH SIDE, RESIDENTIAL OR NEXT DOOR.
I REMEMBER YOU BUILD SOME KIND OF OVERTLY A TELL FEET SOULS.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A 12 FOOT WALL ALONG THE LARK ELLEN PROPERTIES.
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I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR BUILDING.I REMEMBER YOU BUILT A 12 FOOT.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOU TO TRY TO REDUCE THE NOAH'S RIGHT.
SO, SO LET'S CALL SIR TO THE BUILDING.
THAT'S A SICKLY TRUCK COMING IN AND LET, LET SOME BARRIERS CHILD FOOT I'M FACED ON THE DEVELOPMENT.
I HAVE, UH, ON ENEMY OF FISH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WILL SORRY.
JOANNE SHOWING WHERE THE 12 FOOT WALLS GOING.
I WATCHED THE PLANNING ON THE, ON THE YOUTUBE.
LET, LET IS SOMETHING BLOCK THE, BECAUSE A TRUCK COME IN.
AND PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT THEY ARE SLEEPING AND THEN YOU TRY COMING IN OKAY.
WHERE THEY CREATE THE POLLUTION.
AND SOME POLLUTION BECAUSE YOU JASON TO THE BADILLO SOUTH SIDE, PLTL.
SO, SO IF HE KIND OF AT A DISTANCE AND YOU PUT A, SOME BLOCKER, SO THERE'S A TELL FEED WAY.
THAT'S A 12 FOOT WALL ON THAT SIDE.
THERE'S ALSO THE 12 FOOT WALL ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
THAT'S NEXT TO THE LARK HELEN, WHICH WAS IN THE CONDITIONS.
SO THERE'S TWO BUT LOW WINDS KIND OF FAR AWAY FROM THE TRUCK.
AND THERE WERE NIGHTTIME, YOU DON'T HAVE CAR PARKING OVER THERE.
NO, BECAUSE OVER THERE THE TRUCK IS COMING IN WITH A MOVEMENT.
YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE COMING IN, MOVE THE CONTENT, MOVE THE PACKAGE.
SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
FIRST ONE IS HOW DID AMAZON SELECT THIS SITE? UM, DO YOU HAVE DATA ON HOW MANY ORDERS ARE PLACED FROM WEST COVINA RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN SURROUNDING CITIES? DO YOU SPEAK? UH, SO, SO GENERALLY THEIR DELIVERY PATTERNS DICTATE WHERE THEY WANT TO CREATE NEW SITES, UH, FIND NEW SITES.
UH, W SO AS AN AMAZON, UH, LANDLORD OR A DEVELOPER WHERE WE'VE, UH, SIGNED LEASES WITH THEM, UH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ANSWERING IS THE DEMAND.
SO THERE'S ALREADY PACKAGES BEING, YOU KNOW, ORDERED WITHIN THIS AREA AND THEY LOOK AT THEIR DELIVERY NETWORK AND SAY, IF THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE, IT IS CLOSER TO THE ORDERING.
SO GENERALLY THE THAT'S THE ANSWER.
AND OF COURSE THIS IS REAL TIME INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE CONSTANTLY COMING IN OF WHAT'S BEING ORDERED.
AND SO THROUGH THE PERIOD OF TWO YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT THAT HAS NOT DECREASED TO THE, TO THE MOUNT WHERE THEY'D SAY, HEY, LET'S, DON'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
IT'S EITHER STAYED CONSTANT OR INCREASED ENOUGH WHERE THEY SAY, HEY, WE SEE THAT THIS WILL BE A NEED LONG INTO THE FUTURE, WHICH IS WHY IT'S A 12 YEAR LEASE.
AND THIS NEXT QUESTION IS FOR STAFF, FOR JOANNE ABOUT THE 12 FOOT WALL REFERENCE ON THE EASTERN PROPERTY LINE.
UM, DO WE HAVE, WHAT'S THE TALLEST WALL THAT'S BUILT IN THE CITY? DO WE HAVE YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION? AND IN THE PAST, FOR INSTANCE, THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY SITE, IT WAS ADJACENT, UM, NEXT TO RESIDENT, UM, AN A, AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE CITY REQUIRED AN EIGHT FOOT WALL ON THAT SITE.
SO EIGHT FEET'S THE TALLEST WE'VE GOT.
SO FOR THE HOSPITALS, ALL THE AREAS WHERE IT HAS A LOT OF NOISE, YOU KNOW, THE PARAMEDICS AND ALL THAT.
UM, ARE THOSE ALL EIGHT FEET MAX? YES.
I THINK SAMMY'S SIZE IS SIX FEET.
I WENT THERE TO CHECK SOME, A SIX FOOT ON THE HENDRICK ON HENDRICK HAS BEEN TOLD THE 24 HOURS WHO IS REFERRING TO KENDRA, KENDRA HUSBANDS AT HOME SIX FOOT IT'S BETWEEN SIX FEET AND EIGHT FEET.
THERE IS SOME PORTIONS THAT ARE SIX FEET AND THERE'S SOME PORTIONS THAT ARE EIGHT FEET IN THE, IN KINDRED AND, AND THOSE 24 HOURS.
AND THEY WAIT NEXT TO THE, OKAY.
SO, BECAUSE THEY CHANGED, THEY KIND OF SURROUNDED BY THE CADRE HOSPITAL.
SO WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF TOFU? WHAT, WHAT BETWEEN THE EIGHT AND SHELF, BECAUSE CITY, WE DON'T HAVE A NO HIDE OR WAR.
AND I'LL CALL AND THERE'S, I THINK, EIGHT FOOT AWAY.
TH TH THIS IS, YOU KNOW, BACK TO MY EARLIER COMMENTS, UH, WE'VE DONE OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE COMMON DATE, UH, CONCERNS THAT, THAT CAME UP, UH, IF THE KENDRA OKAY.
HABITUAL OVER THERE IS LIKE, SAY SIX OR EIGHT, AND THEN YOU HAVE A, OKAY.
AND TO CT 10, WE MIGHT BE, ALLOW EVERYBODY TO PUT 12 FOOT UNDERSTOOD.
AND THERE WOULD BE A ISSUE BECAUSE WHY NOW? I THINK WE ONLY ALLOW EIGHT FOOT WIDE.
WE, WE JUST DON'T WANT TO DO SOMETHING.
OH, YOU SKID DO VEGETATION, RIGHT? YOU HAVE TO TREAT.
I MEAN, WE COULD, WE COULD MA ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE HEIGHT, THAT COULD BE 12 FEET, IF IT'S A VEGETATION
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ABOVE THE ACTUAL WALL, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING? YOU PUT, OKAY.HE COULD CALL THE CITY OF FEET AND IT'S GREEN AND NICE.
WE W WE WOULD BE OPEN TO THAT AS THE DEVELOPER AND AS AMAZON.
UH, OUR GOAL HERE IS TO FIT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND DO SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY, WHICH IS WHY WE AGREED TO DO THAT.
IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO BUILD A 12 FOOT WALL.
AND WE AGREED TO DO THAT, UH, BECAUSE WE THOUGHT LARK, ELLEN WAS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THIS PROJECT THERE, THE NEIGHBOR.
SO, UH, IF IT CAN BE ANSWERED WITH PERHAPS AN EIGHT FOOT WALL AND SOME LANDSCAPE ABOVE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT CAN HELP OFFSET.
WE'RE, WE'RE OPEN TO THAT, BUT, BUT CERTAINLY WE'RE SENSITIVE TO LARC HELEN'S NEEDS AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THE RESIDENTS THERE, UM, CAN HAVE QUIET ENJOYMENT.
I SUGGEST THAT AN EIGHT FOOT WALL, AND LIKE LOU SAID SOMETHING, MAYBE SOME ITALIAN CYPRESSES OR SOME OTHER KINDS OF TREES, SOME GREEN, SOME TREES, OR MAKING NICE.
I JUST WANT TO SEE, IS THERE A RENDERING THAT WE CAN SEE IN REGARDS TO, BECAUSE I KNOW, UH, SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THEY BROUGHT UP IS THE AESTHETICS.
IS THERE, WELL, WE CAN, WE COULD, OH, THIS, THIS WAS, YEAH, IT WAS PUT TOGETHER WEEKS AGO.
UH, OR THE, THE, THE CONVERSATION WITH OUR CALENDAR IS JUST THIS LAST WEEK.
SO I WAS ON A COUNCIL, WOMAN DIAZ.
UM, CAN I HAVE QUIET PLEASE? WHAT I NOTICED IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE SPOKEN ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC ENVIRONMENT AND NOISE.
AND, UM, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I CAN HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE IS THE TRAFFIC.
AND SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, UM, WHAT'S THE TRAFFIC COUNT ON THIS LOCATION? JOANNE, 114.
AND, UM, THERE'S HOW MANY DRIVEWAYS THERE? OR EXITS LIKE SEVEN.
I WANT TO KNOW IF WE HAVE A COUNT ON TRAFFIC ON THROUGH RESTAURANTS, WE HAVE A TRAFFIC COUNT ON THAT, SO WE CAN BARELY HEAR YOU.
UM, CAN, CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER NOW? YES.
THE LAST DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY IS THE CHICK-FIL-A AND THAT'S LOCATED ALONG THE 10 FREEWAY AND THE, THE TRAFFIC COUNT, THERE WAS 1,222, I BELIEVE, UM, PER DAY, PER DAY.
AND THAT'S 24 7, PROBABLY EVEN MORE SO DRIVEN THE FALL THERE AFTER THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS AS WELL.
I'M JUST WONDERING, WHAT ABOUT RAILROADS? WHAT ABOUT IN AND OUT? I NOTICED THAT THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION FROM THESE THRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANTS, AND WE HAVE 914 RIGHT NOW WITH AMAZON THAT PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT.
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE OTHER RESTAURANTS.
I JUST, JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT THE COUNT WAS.
DO WE HAVE IT FOR IN AND OUT? WE DO NOT HAVE IT FOR IN AND OUT, IN AND OUT.
IT HAS BEEN IN THE CITY FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND WE, WE DON'T HAVE IT.
UH, WE DO NOT HAVE A, UH, UPDATED TRAFFIC COUNT FOR THAT.
CAUSE IT WAS, IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO BE COUNTED, UM, BY THE CITY REGULARLY.
WHAT ABOUT, UM, THE DRIVE-THROUGH, UH, HOW MANY ENTRANCES ARE THERE FOR CHICK-FIL-A AND EXITS? DO WE HAVE THAT JOANNE? UM, WE'D ANSWER THAT.
IT FOR CHICK-FIL-A THE ENTRANCE WILL BE THE OFF RAMP, YOU KNOW, RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE OFF-RAMP JUST ONE.
SO THEY SHARE THAT WHOLE CENTER WITH THE FITNESS CENTER.
UM, MARIE CALENDAR'S EL CERRITO THAT'S FURTHER DOWN, SO THERE'S DIFFERENT, UM, DRIVEWAYS, BUT THE MAIN ONE WOULD BE RIGHT.
UM, I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WHILE YOU, ARE YOU ASKING UNTIL YOU BRING UP? VERY GOOD QUESTION.
AND THEN, SO IF, UH, OUR NEW ENGLAND DEVELOPMENT COMING IN THERE WILL BE THE OLD WHO TO RESTAURANT.
AND THAT IS HOW HAS THE LAST SILO OVER THERE.
AND THEN WE HAVE A ONE ENTRY AND THAT IS TALKING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC COUNT WOULD BE 1000, 220, WHERE IT WOULD BE OOZE OUT ON THE STREET.
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OKAY.AND IF THEY FOCUS, CONCENTRATE ON THE LUNCHTIME, THEN THE DINNER TIME.
I THINK I UNDERSTAND, UH, COUNCIL, WOMAN DIAZ, ABOUT THE COMPARISON, ABOUT HOW MANY, HOW MANY DRIVE-THROUGH WE HAVE IN WEST COVINA, MORE THAN 20, MORE THAN 20 IN THE CITY AND THE, EACH ONE REV REGULARLY.
THEIR LAST SIZE IS HOW BIG, OKAY.
IT'S ABOUT 10,000, 20,000 APPROXIMATELY ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF CHICK-FILET AT THE, OKAY.
VINCENT, THAT'S THE ONE THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SO, SO TODAY TOO, WE, WE, A TRAFFIC COME FROM THOSE RESTAURANT.
WE DO NOT, WE HAVE NOT REQUIRED THEM TO SUBMIT, UH, UH, RE UH, UH, REGULAR TRAFFIC COUNT.
W WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS 914 IS FOR ALL SEVEN.
IN AND OUT TO THE ENTIRE PROPERTY IS 914 FOR A WHOLE DAY.
UH, AND THEN THE THING IS, UM, THE ONES THAT ARE SITTING RIGHT THERE AT THE CHICK-FIL-A THEY'RE IDLE THERE OR WHITE SOME TIME.
AND I MEAN, I THINK THAT THESE VANS ARE GOING TO BE MOVING AND THESE TRUCKS ARE GOING TO BE MOVING.
THERE, UH, AMAZON HAS, UM, CAPTAINS IN THE PARKING LOT THAT RELEASE VANS WHEN IT'S TIME TO GO.
AND SO THEY HAVE A VERY ORGANIZED APPROACH TO IT.
THEY HAVE SOMEONE OUT THERE MOVING DIFFERENT FROM A DRIVE-THRU WHERE YOU'VE GOT NO ONE OUT THERE JUST ALIGNED TO, TO GET FOOD, BUT THEY'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT LET THEM GO.
AND IF, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC'S BAD OR WHATEVER, THEY CAN HOLD OFF OR NOT START THEIR VANS YET.
AND THEY DO IT ALL IN CONCERT AT THE SAME TIME.
I'VE A COUPLE, UH, TRAFFIC QUESTIONS, BUT, UH, IF YOU EVER VISIT THE WEST COVINA RESIDENTS PAGES, YOU HEAR A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT.
UH, SO I WANTED TO ASK, NOW, NOW WE HAVE THE, THE TRAFFIC STUDY FOR AROUND THE SITE, BUT, BUT DO WE HAVE THE ROUTE FOR WHEN, WHEN THE VANS RETURNED INTO THE CITY OF WEST COVINA TO GET THERE, RIGHT.
ARE THEY GOING TO BE RIGHT DRIVING THROUGH EMAR AND AZUSA? IS THERE GOING TO BE A LONG LINE OF CARTS THROUGH AZUSA, UM, YOU KNOW, COMING THROUGH, THROUGH VINCENT, I KNOW, UH, THAT VINCENT AREA HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM FOR US.
SO, CAUSE I KNOW IT'S VERY LIMITED OUR VIEW OF THE TRAFFIC WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT AROUND THE FACILITY, BUT ALL OF THESE VANS ARE GOING TO BE RETURNING, UM, AT THE END OF A SHIFT.
AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE, THE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNERS ARE REALLY PUSHED IN TERMS OF THEIR, THEIR TIME.
UH, SO CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION ON, ON THAT? UH, IS THERE A CONSISTENT ROUTE OF RETURN? WELL, I BELIEVE JUST FROM LISTENING TO AMAZON, THAT IT'S BASED ON WHO ORDERS, WHAT, SO FOR PART OF THE TRAFFIC STUDY, THOUGH, THEY INCLUDED NINE INTERSECTIONS THAT WERE SURROUNDING THE SITE.
SO THESE WERE ALL THE MAJOR INTERSECTIONS.
THEY DID STUDY THAT DURING PEAK HOURS.
AND THEN THE PEAK OF THE GENERAL.
YEAH, I GUESS, I GUESS MY CONCERN IS THE ENTRIES INTO THE CITY, RIGHT? SO AGAIN, RE REPRESENTING DISTRICT ONE, RIGHT.
IS, IS YOU'RE YOU'RE COMING UP SUNSET, RIGHT? SO AS THESE DELIVERY VANS ARE LEAVING, LET'S SAY, HACIENDA, MAYBE THEY MAKE THEIR LAST DELIVERY IN NAZI AND THE HEIGHTS ARE THERE, THEY'RE COMING FROM SOUTH, MAYBE WHITTIER, AND THEN THEY'RE COMING THROUGH.
SO THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPEACHMENT ON, ON TRAFFIC AS WELL, WHICH, UH, I'M GUESSING WE DON'T HAVE THE, ANY KIND OF DATA TO LOOK AT IN TERMS OF, OF THOSE RIGHT.
COMING FROM BALDWIN PARK, REENTERING WEST COVINA, UH, COMING FROM, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, EAST OF US, WHATEVER THOSE CITIES ARE.
I BELIEVE, I MEAN, AMAZON COULD ANSWER THIS MORE.
I'M JUST BY WHAT I'M LISTENING TO AND HEARING FROM THE TRAFFIC STUDY IS THAT IT'S ALL A LOAD, MORE LOCALIZED.
SO WEST COVINA COVINO BALDWIN PARK, BUT THEY DID LOOK AT THOSE INTERSECTIONS ALL ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE PROJECT SITE.
GENTLEMEN, BUT NOT, NOT NECESSARILY IN, OKAY, GO, GO AHEAD.
I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION TO FOLLOW UP.
COUNCILMAN
SO THAT'S BASICALLY HOW THERE, AS A DISPATCH OUT AND THEY'RE DISPATCHED BASICALLY EVERY 20 TO 30 MINUTES AND INTERVALS THOSE A SET OF 36 VANS, IT'S KIND OF LOGIC DICTATES THEY'D GO OUT FIRST, FIRST WAVE WOULD GO OUT AS THE FIRST WAY TO COME BACK AND THEY START COMING BACK IN AND THAT SAME STAGGERED FASHION.
AND THEN TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, A COUNCIL MEMBER TO BY THE, BY.
SO BASICALLY THE INTERSECTIONS THAT WERE ADDRESSED, UM, UH, AS PART OF THE INTERSECTIONS WERE BASICALLY THE ONES OF THE PERIPHERIES.
AND I COULD LET THE TRAFFIC THAT YOU'RE BASICALLY ADDRESSED THOSE, BUT THOSE BASICALLY ARE BOTH,
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UH, IN TERMS OF ORIGIN DESTINATIONS KIND OF GOING OUT AND THEN COMING BACK IN AS WELL.SO, UM, YOU KNOW, TH THE VANS BASICALLY HAVE THEIR SPECIFIC ROUTE.
THEY'LL USUALLY RETURN WITHIN THAT SAME AREA.
AND AS THEY COME IN DIFFERENT PERIPHERIES, THAT'S HOW THEY RETURNED BACK INTO THOSE REALLY QUICK, AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEING HYPER-LOCAL, UH, YOU KNOW, WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER EXPANSIONS AND IN IRWINDALE, SO THAT'S RELATIVELY CLOSE BY JUST, YOU KNOW, BALLING PARKS JUST RIGHT IN BETWEEN.
SO LOOKING AT THAT HEIGHT, FAIRWAY, BYE.
ALL RIGHT, THIS IS THE LAST MILE SERVICE.
SO YOU ARE SERVICING TO THE VERY CLOSE IN OUR NEIGHBOR.
WHO ARE YOU NOT GOING TO THE WHEAT HERE? YOU DON'T GO INTO FAR, FAR AWAY PLACES.
ON AVERAGE, IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, BASED ON POPULATION DENSITY, OBVIOUSLY THE AREAS THAT ARE MUCH MORE RURAL, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE A BROADER SWATH OF, UH, YOU KNOW, MILES AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
BUT HERE ON AVERAGE, WE LOOK AT IT USUALLY LIKE A SEVEN TO 10 MILE RADIUS, BALDWIN PARK, WEST COVINA, COVINA, COVINA ABOVE IT.
AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE LOOKING AT SITES POTENTIALLY IN, IN EL MONTE, LOOKING AT A SITE IN, UH, IRWINDALE AS WELL.
SO THAT KIND OF REDUCES THAT CONSENSUS.
SO WE'RE NOT SO SPECIAL LOOKING AT SITES EVERYWHERE.
UH, SO, UH, I, I DID HAVE A, UH, UH, QUESTION, UH, GOING BACK TO SOMETHING YOU SAID THERE, UM, UH, I THINK I, I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT THERE, UH, GOING BACK TO THE, THE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNERS, UM, IF I'M CORRECT, THE, THE DRIVERS DON'T HAVE A CONSISTENT ROUTE DAILY, IS THAT, IS THAT, IS THAT CORRECT? EVERYTHING I'VE STUDIED THAT, THAT, THAT THEIR ROUTE, UM, CAN CHANGE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
IS THAT TRUE? WE TRY TO MAINTAIN THE SAME TYPE OF A DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR A CERTAIN AREA OF THE DRIVERS COULD.
I DON'T THINK YOU'D GO TO EL MONTE.
AND, UH, UH, AMAZON DELIVERY CENTER CLOSE BY TO MY OFFICE.
NO, IT'S A MONTE AND ROSEMEAD.
UH, A MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, I SUPPOSE ME A JALEESA ON THAT TEMPLE CITY BOULEVARD IS A PRETTY BIG, AND IT'S AN OLD, UH, LUMBERYARD, AND NOW YOU SEE NOTHING, BUT OKAY.
AND, UH, AND THE CROSS STREET WITH ALL THOSE WAREHOUSE LAYS, YOU WILL.
YOU WILL DELIVER OVER HERE BECAUSE THE POSSIBLE WEST COVINA DELIVER.
OLDER, A LOT OF AMAZON, THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO COME FROM PEOPLE OLDER.
THEY WANT TO GET THE MERCHANDISE MAY BE A COUPLE HOURS.
SO, SO, SO THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WANT.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU COME TO, I CTT DIVA, WHAT PEOPLE REQUEST, UH, OKAY.
YOU HAVE THE NUMBERS OF HOW MANY ORDERS ARE GENERATED IN WEST COVINA.
UH, BUT TO, TO KIND OF JUST ANSWER IN GENERALITIES OF REASON WE DID WEST COVINA, BECAUSE THERE IS A DEMAND FROM THE RESIDENTS OF WEST COVINA, AS WELL AS RESIDENTS WITHIN THE, OKAY.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE BUYER.
SO, SO AGAIN, BASED ON THE, UH, OKAY.
UH, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH CT.
YOU TALK ABOUT THE CITY REQUESTS 20 YEARS.
YOU AT LEAST IS 12 YEARS AND YOU SAY, OKAY.
UH, I'M NOT AS, I DON'T HAVE TO CREATE 400 JOBS FOR US.
WE REQUEST WEST COVINA, COVINA RESIDENT.
AND THEN $4 MILLION, $2 MILLION UPFRONT AND ANOTHER, OKAY.
NOT MORE THAN $2 MILLION BECAUSE WE, BASED ON WHAT'S YOUR LEASE 12 YEARS RIGHT.
AND IT STARTS WHEN CONSTRUCTION COMPLETES, WHICH IS ABOUT A YEAR FROM NOW A LITTLE BIT, BUT ALMOST A YEAR FROM NOW, LIKE TOWARDS THE TOP
SO THE CT SHOULD REQUEST THAT DURING THE DURATION OF THE LEASE, WE SHOULD, WE SAVE THAT $200,000.
THE, FOR THE CT, A GENERAL FUND AND ANOTHER $2 MILLION, I THINK, UH, SOMEBODY REQUESTS, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICE, COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT BENEFIT, UM, 2 MILLION UP FRONT IS, IS WHAT'S IN THE AGREEMENT.
SO, SO, SO BASICALLY $2 MILLION.
I'LL FROM, FOR THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THE PHASE SHOJI ISSUE.
WE, THEN WE CAN USE THIS MONEY TO HELP DEPAUL.
W WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING FOR IT TO BE A COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
YOU GREENLAWN NOW FOR AMAZON, FROM US GREENLAWN, NOT AMAZON.
AS YOU WILLING TO OWN THE, AS A LANDLORD.
IF YOU HAVE A, THIS DEVELOPMENT, YOU WILLING TO COMPENSATE CT WITH
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YOU AND TO THE CHURCH.SO THE $2 MILLION WILL BE THE OKAY.
AND THE, UH, COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT.
FOUND IT'S NOT CALLED THE GENERAL FUND.
SO THIS MONEY WOULD GO TO THE, OKAY.
LIKE CHARITY THING, LIKE, RIGHT.
AND, UH, AND THE CHURCH HAS COMMUNITY BENEFITS AS A CHURCH.
AND WE'RE OFFERING THIS PAYMENT IN REPLACEMENT OF THAT ONE TO SAY SOMETHING I DO, OR MAYBE STAFF CAN ANSWER, OR A FEW, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE BEEN TALKING TO FAITH CHURCH.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS TOTAL THAT THE FAITH CHURCH GIVES THAT I KNOW THEY HAVE THE TURKEY DRIVE, THEY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY ASSIST THE RESIDENTS, AND THAT IS A BIG FACTOR OF THEM LEAVING.
UM, OBVIOUSLY COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT TO ME.
SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'VE CONTRIBUTED PRIOR? ANY, NO, THAT'S FINE.
GENERALLY KNOW WHAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DO, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION THAT THEY OFFER.
UM, BUT KNOW THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A SCHOOL, THEY HELP, YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT, THAT ARE HOMELESS.
THOSE THAT ARE NOT WELL FED OTHERS THAT ARE, UH, UNDERPRIVILEGED.
AND SO WE, WE KNOW, AS A BENEFIT, THE CHURCH IS A BENEFIT TO THEIR CONGREGATION AND TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO THIS CONTRIBUTION WOULD JUST GO DIRECTLY AND REPLACEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.
UM, IT GOES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND I DON'T WANT IT IF IT DOES, I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT GO TO GENERAL FUND REQUEST.
AND AS A DEVELOPER, UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THOSE THAT NEED IT.
UH, THAT MAKES US FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTION OF, SO BASICALLY THIS $2 MILLION ON CITY MANAGERS, SO THE $200 NOT GOING TO GENERAL FUND IS CALLED TO THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUND.
THERE WILL BE HELP OUT POSSIBLE.
UH, THE FAMILY WITH CHILDREN POSSIBLE RENT ASSISTANCE, IF THEY COULD ABSOLUTELY
SO WE CAN KIND OF USE THIS MONEY TO HELP OUT AND THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM.
SO WE CAN UTILIZE, BECAUSE IF YOU MONEY GO TO A GENERAL FUND, YOU WENT TO THE, YOU GO TO TWILIGHT ZONE.
SO IF WE GO TO IDENTIFY THIS MONEY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S MONEY GOING TO DIRECTLY TO THE RESIDENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEED HELP.
WE AGREE, BECAUSE I KNOW WE WENT TO THE PHASE CHURCH FRONT-END EVERY YEARS THEY HAVE A TURKEY, TURKEY RUN TO MAKE SURE FEE OF FAMILY.
UH, I THINK LAST YEAR THEY HAVE ABOUT 650 OR 700 TURKEY PACKAGED.
AND THEY HAVE A DONOR DINNERS FOR HABIT.
WE MIGHT DONATE FIELD AND THIS SENSE OF COMMUNITY, WE WANT TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED.
SO IF THE CHURCH WILL BE REPLACED, WE NEED SOMETHING HOSPITAL.
WE CAN USE THIS MONEY TO HELP OUT, CONTINUE TO CARRY ON.
BUT, UH, I, I THINK THE $2 MILLION POSSIBLE NOT ENOUGH.
SO, SO I, WHERE WE REQUEST MAYBE ADDITIONAL AND USE ALL THEM DOLLARS COMMUNITIES.
ENHANCEMENT FUND TO WORK TO THE DURATION OF THE LEASE AND THE $200,000, $200,000.
THAT YOU AGREE WITH THE, OKAY.
ON THE CONTRACT, THAT $200,000 SHOULD BE BASED ON THE LEASE.
NOT BASED ON 10 YEARS, SHE'LL BE DIVISIONAL LEAST.
AND IF AFTER 12 YEARS, IF YOU STILL WANT, THEY WANT TO RENEW, THEN WHAT WILL WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO GET SOME OF, UH, COMPENSATION, UH, DOING THE LEASE? IS THAT KIND OF, CAN YOU CONSIDER IT, WHETHER IT BE A DEAL KILLING, OR SIR CERTAINLY COULD CONSIDER THAT, UM, AT THE END OF THE LEAK, I'M GOING TO BREAK THE DIAZ.
NOW LOOK AT, WE'VE GOT TO CONSIDER THAT WITH MY PARTNERS.
THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY TO, TO PUT IN FOR THIS PROJECT.
HAPPY THAT IT'S GOING TO THOSE IN NEED.
THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US, BUT AT THE END OF THE INITIAL TERM OF THE LEASE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
I WOULD STAY LONG AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THE CDC TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SOME COMPENSATION.
AND, UH, THE DURATION OF THE LEASE.
SO MAYBE FIVE YEARS, MAYBE THREE YEARS, WE DON'T KNOW, AFTER 12 YEARS, BUT THE FIRST 12 YEARS, UH, THE TITLE, THE CITY IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A $200,000 FOR THE, WHAT COULD GO TO GENERAL FROM POSSIBLE FIXING THE POTHOLE, THIS AND THAT.
THE EVENTS ALREADY IN OUR CITY, ALL THE PLACES.
WHY NOT SUITCASE SOME COMPENSATION YOU WANT SAY SOMETHING, ARE YOU, ARE YOU DONE? I'M DONE.
UH, UH, TWO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ACTUAL FACILITY AND MAYBE I MISSED IT.
UM, THE, THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VANS, UM, WHERE, WHERE IS THAT GONNA TAKE PLACE? SO TYPICALLY THE MEANINGS OF THE VANS, WE USUALLY PARTNER WITH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND DO THAT TYPE OF MAINTENANCE WITH THEM.
I KNOW THEIR FACILITIES, IF THE, DEPENDING ON THE LAND USE RESTRICTIONS ALLOW FOR MOBILE SOLUTIONS AND WE COULD, COULD DO THAT THERE,
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BUT IT'S OPEN TO KIND OF, UH, WHATEVER THE, THE CITY DECIDES.AND, AND, AND, AND SO WHO, WHO, WHO MAKES IS THAT AMAZON THAT IS GOING TO, UM, MAINTAIN THE VANS OR IS IT THE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNER THAT, THAT TAKES CARE OF THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VANS? SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNERS THAT IS A LEASED VEHICLE.
UH, BUT YOU KNOW, IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE LIMITATIONS.
WE DO HAVE OFFER MOBILE SOLUTIONS THAT DO COME TO THE SITE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO LIMIT THOSE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES.
THOSE INSTANCES WE DO THEN CONTRACT OUT WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP OR A LOCAL, UH, AUTO REPAIR.
BUT THAT, THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE, THE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNER THAT WOULD OH, OKAY.
UH, AND THEN, UM, IN TERMS OF THE, THE SITE, UM, AND, AND, AND THE, THE, THE P BOTTLE SITUATION, RIGHT.
IS THERE, IS THERE AN AREA FOR THE, THEIR HAZARDOUS WASTE, UH, DISPOSE? I, I SPOKE TO SEVERAL GAS STATION OWNERS IN ROSEMEAD, AND THAT'S BECOME AN ISSUE WITH, WITH THE DRIVERS, UM, DUMPING THE BOTTLES IN, IN WHEN THEY'RE FEELING UP.
AND SO DOES THE FACILITY HAVE, UH, THE ABILITY AND IT'S, IT'S, I GUESS IT'S PART OF THE, THE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNER, JUST, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THE WORK IS.
SO IT'S, IT'S THERE SOMEWHERE ON SITE THAT WILL BE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL FOR THE URINE BOTTLES.
WELL, TO ANSWER KIND OF JUST TAKE THE STEP BACK.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE TYPICALLY PARTNER WITH THE LOCAL GAS STATIONS AND ALLOW FOR OUR DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THEIR DRIVERS TO UTILIZE THOSE FACILITIES.
I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SPECIFIC PROCESSES AT YOUR SO, SO WHEN THE, THE VANS ARE RETURNED AND, AND THE, THE URINE BOTTLES THAT, THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DISPOSED OF IS, IS, IS THERE A, A SAFE SPACE ONSITE TO DISPOSE OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE? TH THAT'S THAT'S MY QUESTION.
THAT THAT'S PART OF THE, W W WHAT OCCURS WITH THIS BUSINESS.
I'M JUST, IT SEEMS, UH, YOU KNOW, THE URINE BOTTLES, LIKE ANY FACILITY, THERE IS A SANITARY SEWER TO USE THE FACILITIES DISPOSABLE.
DO YOU UTILIZE THE PHYSICAL UNCLE QUESTION FOR YOU? YOU DONE? YEAH.
UH, REGARDING HOW MANY VAN YOU HAVE, SO YOU CAN USE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SERVICE.
SO HOW MANY THEN BEING LEFT FACILITY NEEDS SERVICE EVENTUALLY.
SO, BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND A LOCAL DEALERSHIP.
WE HAVE A LOT OF LOCAL DEALERSHIP.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU USE OUR DEALER.
SO SHOP LOCAL SO WE CAN GET SOME SERVICE AND TEXTILE TEXTILES.
I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFIC NUMBER OFF HAND, BUT IT'S BASICALLY ONE WITH THE NUMBER OF DRIVERS THAT WELL, 142 BASED ON, OKAY.
THE INFORMATION 142 EVENT WILL BE DANCED.
SO YOU HAVE A 100, TWO VAN POSSIBLE NEW SERVICE, AND YOU JUST MENTIONED, YOU WILL USE OUR LOCAL DEALER.
LOCAL DEALER IS WEST COVINA, AND WE HAVE A LOCAL DEALER OF IDEA.
WHO MADE THOSE EVENTS? THERE'S GUYS CHEVY.
G MARY IS USUALLY THE SPRINTER VANS.
THEY COULD BE, YOU KNOW, FORWARD.
SO, YEAH, MAYBE WE CAN, YOU GUY CAN CONSIDER WHAT USING OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP.
SO WE CAN, OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP CAN BENEFIT FOR SOME OF YOURS.
SO, SO DO, DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER, OVER WHICH, UM, PROVIDER THE DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNERS USE OR IS IT JUST A SUGGESTION? YEAH, SO WE BASICALLY WOULD WORK WITH OUR, ON THE ROAD TEAM TO BASICALLY START THOSE SPECIFIC CONTRACTS.
BUT TIM, DO YOU HAVE MORE DETAILS ON THOSE OR, OR LEASING AND MAINTENANCE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE? IT'S TYPICALLY OUR, ON THE ROAD TEAM, I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFIC DETAILS, BUT WE TYPICALLY WILL WORK WITH OUR LIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS IDENTIFIES FACILITY.
UH, SO, SO, UH, UH, GREEN QUEEN LORD.
UM, SO WE TALKING ABOUT 400 JOB MUST BE LOCALLY OF WEST COVINA, COVINA RESIDENT.
SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT? OKAY.
WHAT KIND OF JOB IS IT TO BESIDE THE DRIVER, BESIDE THE PACKAGING? DO YOU HAVE A, ALL THE, WHO IS WALKING OVER THERE BESIDE THE DRIVER,
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THE DRIVER? I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE ALL THE EMPLOYEE, RIGHT, CORRECT.THE OTHER, UH, EMPLOYEES WOULD BE THE ASSOCIATES THAT ARE WORKING WITHIN THE FACILITY, SO MEANING, OKAY.
THEY HAVE A ASSEMBLY PACKAGING, AND THEN THEY HAVE A HELPER AND THEY HAVE A SECRETARY AND THEY HAVE A TEAM LEADER SEES YOU HAVE A 400 JOB YOU'RE GOING TO BRING IN.
BESIDES THE DRIVER, UH, COUNTY COUNCILMEN ROUTES, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF, OF ROLES AND, AND JOB TITLES WITHIN THE FACILITY ITSELF, AS YOU CORRECTLY POINT OUT, SOME OF THOSE ARE SUPERVISORY OR MANAGEMENT ROLES.
SOME OF THOSE ARE, UH, HUMAN RESOURCES TYPE TYPE ROLES, AS WELL AS, UH, YOU KNOW, THE ASSOCIATES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF, UM, GETTING THE PACKAGES FROM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, UH, LINE HAUL TRUCKS THAT BRING, BRING TO THE DELIVERY.
THAT THAT IS OUR PRACTICE AT DELIVERY STATIONS.
AND FRANKLY AT AMAZON FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, UM, JUST TO PROVIDE SOME, UH, DATA RELEVANT DATA, PUT THE JOB FAILED.
AND I CAN GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT AND WHAT WE DO WHEN WE, WHEN WE ARE READY TO HIRE FOR A FACILITY, JUST BASICALLY WE HAVE A WORKFORCE STAFFING TEAM THAT, UM, AND WE, WE WELCOME.
WHEN WE OPEN A SITE, WE WORK WITH LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES OR HIRING ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WORD IS, GOES OUT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
UH, WE CAN PARTNER WITH, UH, THE LOCAL JURISDICTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE ADVERTISED AND THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE AWARE OF THOSE JOB OPENINGS AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
AND, UH, TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR FACILITIES, UM, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT ANY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS, UH, THE, THE MAJORITY OF THE EMPLOYEES, 50 TO 65% AT LEAST, UH, COME FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES FOR, FOR OUR FACILITIES NATIONWIDE.
UH, JUST TO, OH, IF YOU COULD STAY, UH, SO, UM, OF, OF THE JOBS, HOW MANY OF THEM ARE, UH, ARE AMAZON JOBS LIKE THAT ARE FOR AMAZON OF THE JOBS THAT THIS IS GOING TO CREATE? IS IT, IS IT 400 AMAZON JOBS LIKE WITH, WITH AMAZON? YEAH.
TH THE, UH, FOUR OF THE MORE THAN 400 JOBS THAT THIS SITE IS GOING TO CREATE, THERE'S GOING TO BE, AS YOU'RE POINTING OUT, UM, UH, UH, A LARGE PROPORTION THAT WILL BE THE ASSOCIATES THAT ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE FACILITY.
THOSE WILL BE AMAZON ASSOCIATES, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, NO AM ASSOCIATE MEANS, UH, THAT THAT'S, AMAZON'S LINGO FOR, UH, OUR AMAZON BLUE BADGE, AMAZON EMPLOYEES.
SO HOW MANY, HOW MANY OF I, YEAH, THAT'S, I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY AMAZON ASSOCIATES, UM, ARE GOING TO BE AT THIS SITE.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT PORT PORTION OF THAT, UM, TO, TO PROVIDE SOME MORE CONTEXT ON THAT.
UM, ARE THE DSPS, UM, TH THEIR TOTAL, THEIR TOTAL OF THE JOBS CREATED ARE TYPICALLY, UM, UH, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE JOBS.
SO THE MAJORITY ARE GOING TO BE NON-AMAZON JOBS ARE GOING TO BE DSPS.
UM, SO, UH, FOR, FOR THE AMAZON JOBS, UM, WHAT WOULD AMAZON BE WILLING TO, TO PAY PREVAILING WAGE? SORRY, REPEAT, COULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT THAT AMAZON BE WILLING TO PAY THE PREVAILING WAGE, THE INDUSTRY STANDARD WAGE, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO US, THESE ARE MINIMUM WAGE OF THE $15 AN HOUR.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S FAR BELOW PREVAILING WAGE.
I, I WOULDN'T AGREE WITH THAT CHARACTERIZATION OF, OF THE WAGES AS WE'VE SHARED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND LOOK, $50,000 IS THE MINIMUM WAGE AND NATIONAL STARTING WAGE.
UH, AMAZON IS $15 AND THE AVERAGE STARTING WAGE FOR AMAZON NATIONALLY IS $18 THAT DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR THE BENEFITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FROM DAY ONE FOR THOSE, UH, EMPLOYEES.
AND THIS INCLUDES OUR DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNERS AS WELL, UM, WHICH ADD AN ADDITIONAL AT MINIMUM $3 AND 50 CENTS PER HOUR, UM, IN ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.
SO THE ANSWER'S NO AMAZON ISN'T WILLING TO, TO PAY THE PREVAILING WAGE TO ADD
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THAT TO THE THERE'S A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT DON'T PAY.NO, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT CONTRACTS HERE.
I WISH WE HAD MORE PEOPLE TO BID.
I MEAN, I, I, I, I UNDERSTAND MAYOR, UM, YOU KNOW, TH THIS, THIS IS AMAZON AND THEY ARE OVER A TRILLION DOLLAR COMPANY.
UH, AND, AND SO I THOUGHT I'D ASK, I, I KNOW, UH, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, UM, REQUIRED PREVAILING WAGE IN AMAZON, DECIDED NOT TO PUT A FACILITY.
SO I WANTED TO SEE IF AMAZON WOULD BE WILLING TO CHANGE THAT STANCE.
UM, NO, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION.
UH, I WANT TO MOVE TO MOTION TO APPROVE.
AND, UH, IN THE, IN THE CONDITION, IN THE CONDITIONING OF A $2 MILLION TO WHAT, TO THE OKAY.
AND THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUND.
TOWARDS THE CT, IN THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT.
AND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AND THAT WILL BE GO TO THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUND.
THE $2 MILLION, WE REQUEST ANOTHER HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUND FOR THE DURATION OF THE LEASE.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HAVE A MORE FULL-TIME JOB.
AND, UH, WE CAN NOT FORCE YOU, BUT WE, AT LEAST WE WANT OKAY.
AND IN THE WEST COVINA AND COVINA AREA IS NEIGHBORHOOD, SO WE CAN HELP THE PEOPLE OKAY.
AND THE, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN PAY MORE OKAY.
SO BASICALLY, AND, UH, THIS IS MY MOTION.
LET'S DO THIS IN THREE SEPARATE MOTIONS, IF WE CAN.
AND, AND I APOLOGIZE, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I MIGHT HAVE TO ASK YOU TO REPEAT THAT AGAIN.
AND BY THE WAY, I HAVE SOME QUESTION, WE GOT SOME PROBLEM WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER REQUEST.
I THINK THE WORD TELL FEET TO CTE ONLY ALLOW A FEAT.
I WANT TO CHANGE INTO A FOOT WITH A CORD IN THE CITY, BUT THE STEER MAKES SURE THE VEGETATION OF THE TREE.
AND THEN WE GOT IN SOME RESTRICTION.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE SWITCHING.
THEY HAVE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I WANT TO GO TO THE S THE CT RECOMMENDATION.
ELIMINATE ANY OF ADDITIONAL RESTRICTION TO THE DEVELOPER.
SO THAT'S MY MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER.
I HAVE THE CONDITIONS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ADDED.
UM, LET ME SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT BIGGER.
OH, YOU HAVE TO PUT OUT A SMALL ONE.
CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION OF STUFF FOR THE 12 FOOT WALL? IT, IF, IF I RECALL THE, THE 12 FOOT WALL, WAS THERE A REQUEST BY THE LARC ALLEN PROPERTY, RIGHT? YEAH.
CAN YOU, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT, ERIC? I R I'M COUNSEL FOR OUR OWN VILLAGE, THE 12 FOOT WALL WAS IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY OF THESE ACTIVITIES, TO THE, UM, TO THE PROPERTIES AND THE RESIDENCES.
THAT'S WHY THAT WAS A DIRECT DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD.
BUT MY QUESTION, THE HENDRICK, OKAY.
HOSPITAL 24 HOURS IS ONLY SIX FOOT.
SO IF YOU HAVE A SIF SIX FOOT OVER HERE WITH 24 HOURS, JASON, RIGHT.
JASON, TO YOUR BUILDING, WHY YOU NEED OVER HERE WILL NO ACTIVITY.
WHY YOU NEED A TELFORD AND YOU WILL LOOK SO UGLY TO THE CITY.
BECAUSE THE, THE POINT OF THE 12 FOOT WALL WAS FOR SOME OF THE HOURS THAT ARE NOT IN THE PROHIBITED TIMEFRAME THAT THERE TO, TO PREVENT NOISE SPILLAGE FROM COMING IN, IN THOSE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
AND IN THOSE LATER EVENING HOURS THAT ARE AROUND, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, UM, CONDITION WOULD PREVENT ANY KIND OF, YOU WANT TO HOPELESS.
SO THE CT, JOANNE, CAN, WE IT'S LED THE ISSUE, THE SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE I NEVER SEE A 12 FOOT WORLD BETWEEN THE BUILDING.
I ACTUALLY DON'T MIND THE 12 FEET WALL BECAUSE THE BIG RIGS ARE 13 FEET.
ONE WAYS, THE BIG RIGS THAT DO COME IN, LET'S ALREADY INSIDE.
THIS ONE IS ADJACENT TO PROPERTY.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE THERE FOREVER.
IF THE WAY INTO BILL FOR YOU, IT'S THEIR ISSUE.
BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE CT ORDINANCE
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THAT WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU THE PRESIDENT OF FIRST TIME.AND EVERYBODY WON'T TELL FEAT.
AND, UM, I THINK THAT WHAT IT CAME DOWN TO FOR US IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH GREENLAW WAS WE DIDN'T WANT TO CREATE A SITUATION WHICH WOULD BE OVERLY RESTRICTIVE FOR THEM AND USE OF THE EASTERN PARKING LOT.
AND THE WAY TO DO THAT WAS TO BUILD A, A, A TALLER WALL TO KNOCK DOWN ANY NOISE.
AND HE'S ALL THE WAY TO BUILD A 12 FOOT INSIDE THE POVERTY TO STOP THE NOAH'S BECAUSE THE PARKING LOT OVER THERE IS JUST DOING THAT NINE TIMES NO ACTIVITY.
AND THAT, BY THE WAY, AT THE SAME TIME, OKAY.
THEY HAVE SOME KIND OF COMPLAINT.
THEY HAVE PHONE NUMBER FOR YOU, JUST LIKE A, MY NEIGHBOR SOMETIME HAVE A LOUD MUSIC.
I CANNOT STAND IT, BUT THEY STILL HAVE A LOT OF MUSIC.
SO EVEN WE WANT TO LIVE TOGETHER, BUT IT HAPPENED, BUT WE WANT TO ACCOMMODATE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, BUT AT THE CENTER, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, WE DON'T WANT TO COMPROMISE TO CD CALLED.
OTHERWISE, BECAUSE QUEENSVILLE VALLEY, WE ONLY ALLOWED HIM TO PUT A FEAT.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE THE APARTMENT, JASON, TO THE PARKING LOT OF A QUEENSLAND VALLEY, WE JUST APPROVED THE PROJECT.
SO WHY WE GIVE YOU
SO IT'S A HUGE, I GUESS, PARKING LOT.
SO DO YOU HAVE ANY ACTIVITY LEAD TIME AT THE NIGHTTIME? WHAT THEY WORRY ABOUT? I THINK AMAZON SHOE.
SO DURING, DURING OUR PEAK TYPE OF OPERATIONS, DURING THAT SEASONALITY, WE DO HAVE SOME OPERATIONS UP UNTIL AROUND 10:00 PM OR SO.
AND I THINK THE CONVERSATION WENT THAT AS ADDRESSED THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY, UM, AND ANY TYPE OF OPERATIONS THIS WOULD, THAT WAS REACHED UPON BY GREENLAWN.
WE, WE, WE ALL COME AND TELL YOU, OKAY.
WE JUST WORRY ABOUT IF WE DO THIS FOR YOU, AND THEN WE SET UP THE EXAMPLE AND THEN LATER ON, EVERYBODY WANTS THE SAME THING.
AND THEN BECAUSE YOU, THE FIRST ONE AND I, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ALREADY AGREE.
BUT THE POINT IS, I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT HOW WE MAKE CT UNIFORM.
WE WANT TO PROTECT THEIR BASIC, AT LEAST SOME ORDINARY.
AND I THINK THAT WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM IS THAT THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE SITUATION IN THE NATURE OF THE USE RIGHT NEXT TO AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL USE.
AND SO THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE UNDERSTOOD THAT, THAT THERE WERE, YOU KNOW, THE 10, THE 10:00 PM TO 10:00 AM WAS MAYBE TOO RESTRICTIVE.
AND SO WE WERE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A CREATIVE SOLUTION.
AND PART OF THAT WAS, UH, A LITTLE BIT TALLER OF A WALL AND THE LESS HOURS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH IF YOU REALLY NEED IT.
UH, JOANNE IS LEVEL, DO WE HAVE ANY ISSUE IF WE SIT HERE ALOUD, I KNOW THEY ALREADY, THEY BOTH, BOTH SILO, VIDEO AGREE UPON, BUT HOW ABOUT ON THE CDS SIDE? DO WE HAVE ANY ISSUES? ALTHOUGH THE CITY HAS NOT APPROVED A WALL THAT HIGH, THE ZONING CODE BASICALLY ALLOWS A WALL.
UM, TH THE, THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF A WALL THAT'S ALLOWED BY THE ZONING CODE IS WHATEVER IS, IS, UM, APPROVED BY THE HEARING BODY, THROUGH THE PRECISE PLANNING PROCESS.
SO IF, IF THE PA, IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO APPROVE A 12 FOOT WALL, THEN THAT IS ALLOWED IN THE CODE, AND WE WANT TO WALK WITH THE NEIGHBOR.
OKAY, TOO, SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE.
YOU WILL, IT'S A CD PROJECT TOO.
SO Y'ALL WELL OF US, BUT WE JUST DON'T WANT TO MAKE, UH, UH, SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY WILL FOLLOW AND SAY, HEY, YOU HAVE
YOU GOTTA WIPE, CAN WE GET IT? YEAH, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.
I UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION YOU'RE IN.
UM, YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD THINK THAT IF ONE WAS TO COME TO YOU AND ASK FOR A 12 FOOT WALL IN THE FUTURE, THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD, THEY, THEY SHOULD HAVE A GOOD REASON IN THIS SITUATION.
TO ME, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE'S A GOOD REASON FOR ASKING FOR THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS LARGER WALL, UM, TO LIKE A SQUAT 700 FEET.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GRAY WALL.
CHINA, NOT ONLY MICRO THERE'S A, I WANT TO PUT A BOW WIDE BALL.
SO ANYWAY, UH, I REALLY HAVE AN ISSUE FOR YOU TO TELL FEET.
I DON'T MIND TO GO TO THE HIGHEST, THE CITY EIGHT FEET.
AND THEY PUT SOME KIND OF A ITALIAN CYPRUS THAT GROWS SO CLOSE AND BLOCK EVERYTHING.
I'M A TWO-STORY MY, MY NEXT DOOR IS ONE STORY.
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ITALIAN CYPRUS AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS GROW.SO, SO ANYWAY, I DIDN'T GREEN MUCH LOOK NICER FOR YOUR RESIDENT WITH A GREEN, WITH A TREE, RATHER THAN A WAR OFFER JAILED.
THAT IS LIKE A LOOK LIKE A JAIL TO ME.
YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? OKAY.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE CAN SAY AGREE TO A WHILE UP TO 12 FEET, BUT PERHAPS THE LAST THREE FEET OR IT'S OKAY WITH YOU.
WE TRIED TO WORK IT OUT, BUT WE WILL SAY, OKAY.
NO MORE THAN TELFORD, BUT WE PREFER EIGHT FEET.
SO IN THAT WAY WE CAN KIND OF MOVE ON ON THIS OTHER WAY.
BUT I'LL BE, YOU UNDERSTAND THE CITY POINT OF VIEW.
WE JUST DON'T WANT TO PRESIDENT SOMETHING AND THEN EVERYBODY WILL SAY, HEY, AND THEN, THEN WE WANT THE SAME THING.
NOW YOU ALREADY MOVED TO HIS OTHER JOB.
THE MA THE LAWYER, YOU ALL THE PLACES.
LET, IS, UM, UH, MY MOTION AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE, I WANT TO BE FIRM ON THE EIGHT FOOT WALL, AS YOU'VE MENTIONED, I DON'T WANT TO SET A PRECEDENT THAT LATER CAUSES PROBLEMS. AND I ALSO THINK THAT LENGTH OF WALL, THIS IS LONG REALLY ITALIANS.
I'M SO WORRIED ABOUT, BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN SEE IT ON THE STREET AND YOU SEE THAT HUGE OKAY.
SO IT WOULD BECOME A, MAYBE A MONUMENT.
SO REALLY THE ISSUE OF THE LOOK, THE AESTHETIC OF THE CITY.
AND THE, AND THEN THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEVER HAVE NOW.
ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YEAH.
AND I, I D UM, I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION ON THE SCHOOL, UH, IF I COULD, WHAT DID, UM, WERE YOU ABLE TO, TO OUTREACH AND SPEAK TO COVINA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, IN THE, IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND ANY COMMENTS FROM THEM? YOU MEAN? YES.
WE MADE CONTACT WITH, UH, THE CITY MANAGERS, CITY, ENGINEERS, AND STAFF AT THE CITY OF COVINA SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND INCORPORATED ALL OF THEIR COMMENTS INTO OUR PLAN.
SOMETHING LIKE THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND RESTRICTING CERTAIN ACCESS TO DRIVE ISLES.
THOSE WERE REQUESTS FROM THE CITY OF COVINA.
WE INCORPORATED THOSE INTO OUR PLANS.
WE'VE CONTINUED CONVERSATION WITH THEM OVER THE LAST, YOU KNOW, UP UNTIL FRANKLY THIS WEEK AND MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR OKAY, GOOD.
UM, NOW THE COVINA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEN THE JUNIOR HIGH, UH, ADJACENT, UM, WAS THERE ANY CONTACT WITH, WITH THEM, WITH, WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE COVINA SCHOOL DISTRICT? I UNDERSTAND THE CITY OF COVINA.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WE HAVE NOT, BUT WE'D BE HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH THEM.
CAN I DO A GO TO THE DETAIL QUICKLY? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT THE CITY WOULD DO, BUT WHEN YOU START THE CONVERSATION WITH COVINA, THEY WOULD HAVE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE SCHOOL DAY.
ONE I'M PLANNING, YOU'LL PUT UP PLENTY.
YOU WANT TO PUT IT OVER THERE? WE CAN STILL CAN SEE.
CAN I SEE IT? WE CANNOT SAY OVER HERE.
WELL, LET'S DO A LUMEN SO SMALL.
CAN YOU, COULD YOU READ, COULD YOU READ IT? OKAY.
UM, THE FIRST CONDITION HERE, THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION ARE THE FOLLOWING REVISED IT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, SECTION TWO C, ONE, OR I TO INCLUDE THE VEHICLE TREE TRIP LIMITATIONS FOR PEAK SEASON IDENTIFIED IN THE, UM, I S M N D.
AND ADD LANGUAGE THAT INCLUDES A PENALTY.
IF ALLOWABLE TRIPS ARE EXCEEDED WITH AN OPTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, PIVOT, OFFSITE PARKING.
THE FIRST ONE IS BASICALLY THEY WANT THE TRAFFIC COUNT, RIGHT? I'M SORRY, THE FIRST ONE.
THIS ONE YOU WANT TO THE TRAFFIC COMP, BECAUSE YOU HAVE PENALTY, IF NOT ALLOWABLE TRIP, OKAY.
EXIST WITH A OPTION FOR IF, IF THE INJUNCTION RELIEF, BASICALLY, THIS IS OKAY.
THE ONLY WAY WE WILL KNOW IS WE NEED SOMEBODY TO COME TO TRAFFIC, CORRECT.
IT DID THE PEAK SEASON INCLUDE A PRIME PRIME DAY.
I BELIEVE PEAK SEASON WAS, UM,
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NOPE.IT WOULD, WOULD BE A HUGE INCREASE IN DELIVERIES AROUND.
I STILL CAN SEE DISAPPEAR AGAIN ON THE MONITOR.
AND THEN IF HE COULD ALSO TELL US, UH, SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL THAT THE DATE OF PRIME PRIME, PRIME DAY.
SO, SO THERE IS, THERE ARE IN CURRENCY, IT DOES INCREASE DURING THAT SPECIFIC TIME DURING PRIME DAY, AS WELL AS DURING THE SEASONALITY SHIFTS, BUT AS INDICATED BY OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER, UH, THE WEST COVINA AND COVINA TRAFFIC GUIDELINES, IT RECOMMENDATIONS IS THAT YOU ANALYZE YOUR NORMAL OPERATIONS FOR PURPOSES OF BASICALLY IMPOSING TYPE OF IMPACTS AND ADDRESSING CONCERNS RELATED TO, TO SEQUENCE.
SO I WOULD JUST BE BECAUSE AGAIN, FOR, FOR RESIDENTS, PRIME, PRIME DAY OCCURS WHEN IT'S A, I DON'T HAVE THE DATA ON SOME TYPE OF, DO WE KNOW IT'S A MOVING, IT'S A MOVING.
UH, MY, MY QUESTION OVER HERE SINCE I'VE STARTED THE QUESTION, I HAVEN'T FINISHED MY QUESTION YET.
ANY HOURS CT, DO WE HAVE ANY TRAFFIC COME TO ANY DRIVE-THROUGH THAT IT'S REQUIRED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS? YES.
SO, SO WHY WE, IF THEY ONLY HAVE A 914, EVEN THE PIG, IF WE SAID PIG ABOUT OKAY.
20 TO 30% INCREASE DURING THE PEAK SEASON.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1000 200, 4 22, 21 0.2, TWO ACRE, LOT WITH A SEVEN.
AND, UH, FOR THE, EVEN THEY GO UP TO 1,300 DURING THE PIXEL ISN'T IS STILL THE SIMILAR TO ONE DAY OVER CHIEF LA.
SO, SO WHY WE DIDN'T ASK THE TRAFFIC COUNT ON THE CHIEF OF LEAD, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO RESTRICT THE BUSINESS.
WELL, THIS IS, UH, ANY, ANY OTHER CT REQUEST THESE KINDS OF, BECAUSE THEN WE TALKING ABOUT, WE NEED SOMEBODY TO COUNT.
THEN IMMEDIATELY THE COST AND SECOND THING.
THIS THING AFTER THEY DID, THEY, WE COUNT, OH, THEY MORE THAN LIKE 50.
SO WHAT WE CAN DO THIS, THE FUTURE CITY COUNCIL THAT CAN SHUT THAT DOWN.
IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT? I BELIEVE THAT THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS TO INJECTIVE RELIEF.
UM, WELL, DO WE ALREADY HAVE A TRAFFIC REPORT TO TALK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ENTER WOULD LIKE TO, IF I COULD TRY TO HELP CLARIFY THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DEFINES THE OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE BEING IMPOSED UPON THE PROJECT.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD TWO, FOUR HOUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.
WE WERE, WE WERE ALL HERE FOR A COUPLE OF LONG NIGHTS, BUT NONE OF THESE CONDITIONS ARE REFLECTED IN THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT, NOR HAVE THEY BEEN AGREED TO BY THE DEVELOPER.
SO THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS WHAT'S IN YOUR PACKET AND IS WHAT YOUR STAFF IS RECOMMENDING.
AND THEN I WOULD LIKE CLARIFICATION ON WHY YOU WANT TO GO TO THE CHAIR IF I MAY.
UM, I HEARD TONIGHT SOME, UM, DIFFERENT NUMBERS IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PAYMENTS.
SO I'D LIKE TO SUMMARIZE THOSE YOU'RE ACTING UPON THESE TONIGHT.
THEY'RE AGREEING TONIGHT INSTEAD OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF YOU TO PAY $2.3 MILLION AT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A COMMUNITY BENEFIT PAYMENT, THEN $300,000 PER YEAR FOR 11 ADDITIONAL YEARS AFTER AMAZON STARTS OPERATION.
AND THE DEVELOPER AGREES TO THOSE.
NO, HE'S NOT WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET IT RIGHT.
MY REQUEST, MY MOTION CLEAR $2 MILLION, $2 MILLION, PLEASE.
UPFRONT IF THIS PROJECT APPROVED AND THEY OKAY.
AND STARTING DOING THE BUSINESS, $2 MILLION UPFRONT TO THE COMMUNITY ENHANCED MEANT FUNK CAN UNDERSTAND.
THE MONEY WILL GO TO THE COMMUNITY OF, FOR THE RENT ASSIST.
OR CHILDREN OR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM.
THIS IS A COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE TURKEY.
THESE ARE THAT UNDERSTAND $200,000 IN THE DURATION OF THE LEASE.
IF THE LEASE THE 12 YEARS, WE WANT THIS $200,000 FOR THE 12 YEARS, THIS $200,000 CAN CALL THE GENERAL FUND TO FIX OUR POTHOLE.
THESE ARE LEFT FOR A CAR IN OUR CITY, ADDITIONAL A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THAT'S WHY I JUST BE L IS ONE REQUEST, A COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUND.
SO YOU HAVE A $200,000 GENERAL FUND INTO ANOTHER A HUNDRED
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THOUSAND DOLLARS AT THE DURATION OF THE LEASE INTO OUR COMMUNITY.I DON'T WANT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I GOT SCAMMED LAST TIME I FOUND THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER.
THEY PUT EVERYTHING IN GENERAL FUND THAT UNDERSTAND NOTHING.
AND I THINK I HAVE A SMALL DISTINCTION, BUT IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
TONIGHT, INSTEAD OF $2 MILLION, THIS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, THE DEVELOPERS WILLING TO PAY 2.3 MILLION AT CFO NIGER HEAD THIS WAY.
SO, SO THE, SO, SO THE $2 MILLION PLUS THE 200 AND A HUNDRED THOUSAND CARLA, BECAUSE THEY ARE SET, THEY ARE DIFFERENT LOCATION, A LOCATION.
I DON'T WANT EVERYTHING TO GO TO GENERAL VAN.
IF WE COULD GET THE DEVELOPER TO AGREE TO IT'S A LOT OF MONEY I'D LIKE FOR THEM TO ON THE RECORD, TAKE OUT, LEAVE IT.
I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A $2 MILLION FOR THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AT CFO, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AT CFO FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THE LEASE FOR THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
SO 2.1 AND THEN $200,000 FOR REPAIRING MAINTENANCE OF POTHOLES STREETS AND ALL OF THAT GENERAL THUMB AND GENERAL FUND.
SO THE TOTAL IS 2.3, BUT IT'S BROKE UP REALLY INTO CHUCK 2.1 AND 200,000.
AND THEY WOULD, THE FIRST YEAR WOULD ALL COME AT CFO, WHICH APPROXIMATELY, YOU KNOW, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR, THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER, WOULD BE $300,000, $200,000 GENERAL
ENHANCEMENT THAT'S THE FIRST YEAR.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, IT WOULD BE THE THREE.
AND THE 400 JOB WOULD BE LOCAL.
AND A RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP.
SO THAT WOULD BE ON THE CONTRACT, BUT IT'S A RECOMMENDED BECAUSE WE CANNOT FORCE YOU TO DO THE SERVICE, BUT THE 400 JOBS THERE WOULD BE REQUIREMENT FOR OUR LOCAL RESIDENT.
TO HAVE A PRIORITY, TO GET THIS JOB.
SO YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE JOB, FAIL, AND THE CITY HAVE TO KIND OF COME, GO WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT IS GOING INTO OUR RESIDENT.
SO WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE CITY ON, ON THE LOCAL HIRING.
SO, SO CAN WE WALK WITH STILL HIRING PROCEDURES TO MAKE SURE, OKAY.
OH, THIS IS OUR LOCAL RESIDENT BECAUSE OKAY.
IS WHAT I THINK RESIDENT WANT IS THEY WANT JOBS.
SO WE WANT TO CREATE A JOB OPPORTUNITY AND THEY'LL, HOPEFULLY THEY'RE WILLING TO PICK UP, PAY PEOPLE MORE AND MORE.
AND, UH, BUT AGAIN, BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE STAFF SOMEPLACE.
WE WILL, BASED ON THE CT RECOMMENDATION WITH THE OLDEST, WE JUST ADD ON WITH ALL THIS COMPENSATION AND THIS IS MY MOTION.
I WANT I'LL SECOND IT WITH AN EIGHT AND A MERIT MATTER MATTER, LET'S LET'S DO THIS AND LET'S DO THIS IN THREE MOTIONS.
LET'S YOUR FIRST MOTION WOULD BE TO ADOPT THE FOUR RESOLUTIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF 20 21, 1 0 3, 1 0 4 AT 1 0 5 AND 1 0 6.
CASIANO SAY, HE SAYS HE WANT TO PUT, SO I WILL FOLLOW HIS FATHER.
THAT'S NOT GOING IN THESE RESOLUTIONS.
THAT'LL BE THE LAST CHARLOTTE CARLIN.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOUR RESOLUTIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF? AND SO MOVE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER.
WE, BEFORE I VOTE, UH, I JUST WANT TO, TO MAKE CLEAR, UH, THERE ARE NO 400 AMAZON JOBS AND, AND, AND REALLY, UH, WHAT WE'RE APPROVING IS LAND USE FOR DELIVERY SERVICE PARTNERS? UH, NOT, NOT FOR AMAZON.
UH, SO MY VOTE IS NO COUNCILMAN MOOT.
I ALSO WANT MEDIA'S MAYOR PUTS HIM CUSTODY ON US.
OKAY, ADAM, SECOND THEN YOU'LL GO TO THE SECOND ONE.
SECOND MOTION IS TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2, 4, 8, 9, PLEASE BE QUIET.
SECOND MOTION IS TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2, 4 8, 9.
UH, ACTUALLY MADAM MAYOR, BEFORE I TAKE THE VOTE, I'M OBLIGATED TO READ THE ORDINANCE TITLE INTO THE RECORD WITH YOUR CONSENT.
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UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2, 4 8 9 IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 20 DASH OH FOUR, TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION TO 1211 EAST OF BIZ DLO STREET TO MANUFACTURING.M ONE WITH THAT BEING SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS BY A STRONG NO COUNCILMAN, CAN YOU PLEASE CONTINUE ORDER ORDER CONTINUE, PLEASE.
UH, COUNCILMAN WU, I, UH, COUNCILMAN DIAZ, MAYOR PRO TEM CASINOS MAYOR LOPEZ OF YADA AYE.
THE LAST MOTION IS INTRODUCED IS TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2, 4, 9 0 WITH, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, 10 REQUEST A FOOT.
SO, SO YOUR MOTION IS, IS FOR THE, THIS FOR THE 2.3 MILLION IN THE FIRST YEAR, THE 200, WHICH GOES TO THE TWO POINT.
ONE OF THAT GOES TO THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUND.
A HUNDRED THOUSAND GOES TO THE GENERAL FUND AND THEN FOR THE OBVIOUS 200,000 TO THE GENERAL FUND AND THEN ADDITIONAL HUNDRED THOUSAND.
IF THEY, WE KNEW SUBJECT TO THAT, WE KNEW OF AMAZON AND INDIA CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE AND PAY US.
THAT'LL BE, IT THAT'LL BE INCLUDED.
SO BASICALLY TWO WAYS SHOULD HAVE THE LEAST THAT'S MY, MY MOTION.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ADD, UM, THE HEIGHT OF THE WALL.
BASED ON YOU, IT SAYS EIGHT FOOT ANSWERS.
SO, SO STAY WITH THE CITY CALLED IN IS APRIL.
I GOT A CONDITION WITH RESPECT TO, UM, OUR HIRING LOCAL, WHICH WE WILL WORK OUT.
THAT IS THE MOTION WITH THOSE AND JUST WERE INTRODUCING THE FIRST READING.
AND BEFORE I TAKE THE VOTE, I WANT TO GET AND A HALF TO READ THE ORDINANCE TITLE INTO THE RECORD.
SO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2, 4 9 0, AN ORDINANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO A DEV DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
NUMBER 21 DASH OH ONE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND AIG WEST COVINA OWNERS, LLC, FOR THE, THE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMAZON DELIVERY STATION, DA X NINE PROJECT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER TABATA BY NO, CAN YOU ORDER ORDER CONTINUE.
ORDER SERGEANT OF ARMS COUNCILWOMAN VIDEOS.
ALL RIGHT, CONTINUE, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
OR ABOUT THAT? COUNCILMAN WU, COUNCILMAN DIAZ, MAYOR PRO TEM CASIANOS MAYOR LOPEZ.
FIATO I MOTION PASSES FOUR ONE ONTO
[7) CONSIDERATION OF ZONE CHANGE NO. 20-04 AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2473, CODE AMENDMENT RELATED TO RESIDENTIAL-AGRICULTURE (R-A) AND SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) STANDARDS]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDERATION OF ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 20 DASH OH FOUR AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2, 4 7 3 CODE AMENDMENT RELATED TO RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE AND SINGLE FAMILY.RESIDENTIAL R ONE STANDARDS, CITY CLERK VERIFY THE PROPER LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN MAYOR PROPER LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN.
AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN TO PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROJECT.
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO CLEAR THE CHAMBERS FIRST.
SO AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROJECT AND WE'LL FIRST, UH, THE PRESENTATION OF THE STAFF REPORT.
THEN WE SHALL HEAR, AND FOR THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT, THEN THOSE WHO OPPOSED.
SO MR. CREMINI WHO WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT PLANNING MANAGER, JOANNE BURNS WILL PRESENT THIS REPORT.
ON A REAL MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE FUNDING OF CITY COUNCIL.
SORRY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND START OFF WITH SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND THE HISTORY OF THIS
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ORDINANCE, THIS ORDINANCE WAS ACTUALLY LAST HEARD BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 4TH OF LAST YEAR.AT THAT TIME, THE CITY COUNCIL FORWARDED THE ORDINANCE BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME ITEMS THAT WERE IN THE ORDINANCE AT THE CITY COUNCIL DID NOT AGREE WITH AND DID NOT APPROVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT THEN HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 24TH, 2021.
AND, AND ALSO ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2021.
AND IT RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY THAT THE PLANNING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND, AND GO OVER THE CONTENT OF THE DRAFT ORDINANCE.
SO IN, IN THE, IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, IN THIS SECTION, GARAGES WILL NO LONGER BE COUNTED TOWARDS THE MAXIMUM UNIT SIZE TOO, SO THAT IT IS CONSISTENT WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS.
UM, SO THE RED UNDERLINED PORTION IS WHAT'S BEEN ADDED IN THE RED CROSS OUT SECTION IS WHAT'S BEING, BEING DELETED.
UH, THE RECREATION ROOM WAS ADDED TO THE EXAMPLES OF NON HABITABLE, ACCESSORY BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES.
CURRENTLY THE CITY DOES NOT ALLOW A STANDALONE THE RECREATION ROOM, UM, TO BE AN ACCESSORY, NON HABITABLE STRUCTURE.
SO TO CLARIFY THAT THIS WOULD BE ALLOWED, RECREATION ROOM WAS ADDED IT'S SECTION, UM PERTAINS TO ADDITIONS TO HOMES THAT ARE, THAT ARE EXCEEDING 300 SQUARE FEET.
IF A PROPERTY OWNER WANTED TO ADD 300 SQUARE FEET TO THEIR HOUSE, THEY NEED TO HAVE A TWO CAR GARAGE AND DRIVE AND DRIVE WASTE SPACE TO FIT THE TWO VEHICLES.
THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE 80 ORDINANCE WHERE GARAGES ARE ALLOWED TO BE CONVERTED INTO, INTO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN, AND IN THAT SENSE, WHEN GARAGES ARE CONVERTED INTO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, HOMES, NO LONGER HAVE THESE GARAGES TO, UM, TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICLE PARKING, UM, IN THIS SECTION DRIVEWAY WITH IS, UH, UM, THE, THE, THE DRAFT ORDINANCE IDENTIFIES A MAXIMUM WITH FOUR DRIVEWAYS.
IF THERE IS NO GARAGE, CURRENTLY THE MAXIMUM DRIVEWAY WITH IS TIED TO THE WIDTH OF THE GARAGE.
IT'S THE WIDTH OF THE GARAGE, PLUS 12 FEET.
HOWEVER, WHEN ACCESSORY, WHEN GARAGE HAS A CONVERTED INTO ACCESSIBLE DWELLING UNITS, IT, UM, THE CURRENT CODE DOESN'T DOES NOT HAVE STANDARDS FOR, FOR THE DRIVEWAY WITH, FOR THE, FOR THOSE SITUATIONS.
SO THIS SECTION LIMITS THE MAXIMUM DRY WAY WET TO 20 FEET IF THERE IS NO GARAGE.
SO THIS SECTION REDUCES A SITE AND REAR YARD SETBACK FOR NON HABITABLE STRUCTURES TO FOUR FEET.
THERE WAS INITIALLY A REQUEST THAT, THAT NON HABITABLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES SHOULD BE REDUCED TO FOUR FEET TO BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH, WITH THE CITY'S REQUIREMENT PERTAINING TO 80 USE.
THIS SECTION ALLOWS THE INCREASE HEIGHT OF, UH, OF THE TASK GARAGES AND STORAGE SHEDS WITHIN REQUIRED REAR YARD TO BE 20 FEET WITH A DIRECTOR'S REVIEW AND DETERMINATION THAT THE DESIGN IS COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY AND IS AT LEAST 15 FEET AWAY FROM ANY PERMITTED STRUCTURE, INDOOR SWIMMING POOLS ON THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY.
UM, THIS SECTION ALSO REFORMED REFORMATTED, THE EXISTING SECTION AND CROSS-REFERENCE OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR YARDS AND SETBACKS SECTION THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE CODE.
UM, THE OTHER, THE OTHER CHANGES THAT, THAT ARE ALSO PROPOSED WITHIN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE IS, IS SECTIONS THAT ARE BASICALLY CROSS-REFERENCING.
UM, THAT'S CURRENTLY, CROSS-REFERENCING THE SECTIONS THAT ARE CHANGING SO THAT THERE, THERE ARE ANY TO PROTECT THE CITY FROM ANY POTENTIAL MISTAKES IN, IN DETERMINATION WHEN, WHEN, WHEN PLANNERS ARE, ARE GOING OVER THE CODE.
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SO THAT TO ENSURE THAT EACH SECTION IN THE CODE IS PROPERLY ENFORCED, UM, UM, SECTIONS WERE ALSO DELETED THAT IDENTIFIED IN INSIGNIFICANT DATES, ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES THAT ARE PERMITTED IN THE CITY ARE CONSIDERED NON-LEAGUE LEGAL NONCONFORMING, AND IT DOESN'T WHETHER OR NOT IT COMPLIES TO THE CURRENT CODE.UM, NO MATTER WHEN IT'S, WHEN IT'S CONSTRUCTED.
SO REMOVING THESE DATES WOULD, WOULD BASICALLY REINSTATE THAT IF SOMETHING IS LEGAL, UM, IT'S, IF IT WAS LEGALLY BUILT WITH PERMITS, IT'S GOING TO BE ALLOWED AND THE CITY'S NOT GOING TO REQUIRE THEM TO REMOVE IT WITH THIS STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT CITY COUNCIL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 24 73 APPROVING CODE AMENDMENT 20 DASH ZERO FOUR.
IF THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER.
UM, CAN WE HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL AFTER PUBLIC CLEMENTS? SO GO AHEAD WITH THE, UH, IS THERE, WE HAVE MANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE, UH, MAD AT ME OR THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS IN FAVOR OR POST? OKAY.
UH, QUESTIONS, UH, THE COUNCIL AT A MAYOR.
I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL MAKE A COMMENT.
I THINK IT'S OVERDUE AND NEEDED.
SO THANK YOU STAFF FOR WORKING ON THIS.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENT.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
AND I AGREE WITH, UH, MAYOR PRO TEMP CASCIANOS COMMENTS, UH, BEFORE I TAKE THE VOTE, I'M, I'LL GET YOU TO BE THE ORDINANCE TITLE INTO THE RECORD.
SO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2, 4 7, 3 IN NORTHERN.
SO THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, IMPROVING CODE AMENDMENT, NUMBER 20, A DASH OH FOUR CODE AMENDMENT RELATED TO RESIDENTIAL, AGRICULTURAL RA AND SINGLE FAMILY.
WOULD THAT BEING SAID, COUNCIL MEMBER SPONSORED BY I COUNCILMAN WU I COUNCILMAN DIAZ, MAYOR PRO TEM CUSTODY ON US HERE.
LOPEZ PIANO MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
NOW ONTO THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS SEEING NONE
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CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS.I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SAFETY OKAY.
INTEGRITY OF A CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF APPOINTED COMMISSIONER THAT, OKAY.
DALE HOME IS THE CENTURY THAT WE ALLOW ANY HARASSMENT OR ANY OF A POTENTIAL ISSUE.
AND THAT, NO MATTER HOW WE MAKE A DECISION, WE ALWAYS MAKE SOME PEOPLE HAPPY.
SOME PEOPLE, MATT, BUT THIS IS OUR JOB.
UNDER THE CONSTITUTION THAT OUR SAFETY SHOULD BE PROTECTED.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE CT TO LOOK INTO ANY POTENTIAL OLDEST HARASSMENT WILL BE OKAY, EITHER CALLED IN THAT'S FINE OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, BUT THIS IS MY REQUEST.
SO IN THAT WAY, OUR COINCIDENCE CONSOLE EMPLOYEE AND THE ANY APPOINTED COMMISSIONER.
AND THEY CAN MAKE THE DECISION WITHOUT ANY INFLUENCE WITH STEP BASED ON THE SOYBEAN ABOUT WHAT THEY DECIDE TO WHAT THE BEST FOR THE CITY.
SO CITY, A CITY ATTORNEY YOU WANT TO ADD ON THIS? UM, IF, IF IT'S ASKED THE CONSENSUS, WE WILL GET TOGETHER WITH PD AND, UH, UM, LOOK INTO IT.
I THINK THERE'S A VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE, OKAY.
AND, UH, TO PROTECT, UH, OKAY.
AS WE DOING OVER HERE IS A LACK OF PARENTING DON'T EVEN GET PAID.
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE CURRENT AND THE FUTURE CD COUNCIL ARE PEOPLE WILLING TO DO THESE JOBS.
THIS IS A VERY, YOU MAKE A DECISION, LOOK AT PEOPLE, ANGRY PEOPLE THIS, BUT IT'S A DECISION.
IT'S A POINT INCOME, BUT YOU SHOULD PAY.
AND, UH, OR HARD AND HONEST TO DO YOUR DECISION.
SO, BUT THAT SHOULD BE PROTECTED OKAY.
TO ALL COUNCIL CD EMPLOYEE APPOINTED COMMISSIONER.
AND, UH, SO I REQUEST THE CITY TO LOOK INTO IT.
NONE OF US SHOULD BE INTIMIDATED BY ANYBODY WITH REGARD TO HOW WE VOTE ON THINGS.
AND, AND, UH, AND I WOULD, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD, UH, THAT, THAT, THAT SHOULD ALSO, UM, APPLY TO, UM, ALL STAFF AND, UH, COUNCIL AND, UH, COMMISSIONERS TO EACH OTHER.
AND ESPECIALLY LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, CAMPAIGN.
AND THE PEOPLE STUDYING IN COACH THEY'RE HOME, AT LEAST PROHIBIT, OKAY.
THEY SHOULDN'T PUT SOME KIND OF DEBUG
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COVINA, SOMETHING.MY HOUSE HAS A, WE LOVE PERMISSION TO PUT A BIG TO SIGN TODAY, EVEN KNOCK ON MY DOOR.
I THINK THIS IS A VERY UNCALLED FOR, OKAY.
FOR SIX YEARS, SIT ON THIS SEAT.
WE HAVE A UNION MEMBER, WE HAVE A DISPUTE, BUT THEY ALWAYS WERE VERY RESPECTFUL.
THEY, THEY, THEY DON'T GO TO YOUR HOME, BUT THEY WILL REQUEST YOU TO MEET WITH THEM.
UH, BUT I THINK I'M NOT GOING TO TELL HOME TO HARASSED.
AND SO AT TWO, NOW ANYBODY COME TO MY HOME WITH MY PRIVACY.
SO, SO I THINK THERE'S AN IMPORTANT, UH, FOR ALL THE COUNCIL, A MEMBER OF THE FUTURE CANDIDATE, THEY SHOW, OH, OKAY.
FOLLOW THIS, RESPECT EACH OUTAGES.
AND THEN EVERYBODY DO THEIR JOB WITH THEIR CONSCIENCE.
UM, SO I THINK WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON THAT.
I DO HAVE A REQUEST, JUST KIND OF A FOLLOW UP, UH, THAT I ASKED TO STAFF, UM, TO GET UNION STATION, TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR US, HOW THEY SPEND THEIR TIME AND MONEY.
AND, UH, MORE BROADLY, I'D LIKE TO EXPAND THAT, TO REQUEST, TO HAVE TO ASK TONY HOW THEY'RE SPENDING MEASURE H DOLLARS AND ASSESS THE EFFECT OF THAT.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT NEEDED, UM, BUT I, YEAH.
I THINK A PRESENTATION RIGHT FROM THE COUNTY ON MEASURE AGENT AND UNION STATION.
I THINK THOSE, UH, WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
UH, AND I WANTED, UH, TO JUST SUPPORT.
UH, I WANNA SEE SOMETHING, UH, I WANT TO THANK
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PAULINA AND ALL THE STAFF.AND THEN ERIC K THE DESIGNERS.
PUT THE MOST MAGNIFICENT STAY OF THE CT.
LAST YEAR I GOT SHUT DOWN AND I HAVE TO STAY HOME AND CRY, BUT THERE'S A MAGNIFICENT EVENT AND PAULINA DID A GOOD JOB.
I WANT TO SANK ALL THE MAINTENANCE STAFF.
THEY PUT THAT PLACE SO CLEAN, SO NICE.
I HAVE NO COMPLAINT THE BATHROOM.
AND SO, SO, AND THE, THE STAFF.
AND, UH, YOU OLDER THE, THE, THE FOOD.
IS THAT EVERYBODY SAYS MCNIFF I DIDN'T EAT.
I WA I WAS, I WAS LIKE TALKING ALL THE TIME, BUT EVERYBODY TOLD ME THE FOOD IS SO GREAT.
AND THERE IS A EXTREMELY MAGNIFICENT EVENT AND THAT THINK WE THANK ALL OUR EMPLOYEE.
THEY LAST YEAR PANDEMIC AND THIS YEAR.
AND THEN THERE IS FOR THEM, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND THE POLINA AGAIN.
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO IT, BUT YOU DID IT.
SO, SO SAM, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND BY THE WAY, AND THE NEXT, THE NEXT DAY, UH, SATURDAY, THEN WE HAVE A FILIPINO AMERICAN FESTIVAL.
AGAIN, THE INDOOR SOCCER FIELD WITH A, UH, BLACK, BLACK ICE
AND IT BROUGHT DOWN THE HOUSE.
IS SO MANY PEOPLE AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF, PUT IT TOGETHER.
I THINK CITY MAKE A LOT OF MONEY THAT DAY IS THAT 2000 PEOPLE, $5 A PIECE.
I WANT TO KNOW IF COUNCILMEN TABATA BY EIGHT, THE BALUT, AH, I, I DID NOT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT, IT WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO ME AT THE TIME, BUT WEST COVINA PLAZA, I AM SURE AT THE EVENT THIS SATURDAY, WE'LL HAVE SOME AND I'M GOING TO EAT IT AND I WILL INSTAGRAM LIVE THAT AND IT'LL BE ENJOYABLE.
UH, AND JUST TO ADD ON, UH, PAULINA WAS A MAGNIFICENT EVENT.
UH, AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST, UH, SHOUT OUT TO, UH, LIVE WEST COVINA.
UH, IT IS A NEW, UM, FACEBOOK GROUP.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW EVERY EVENT GOING ON IN WEST COVINA JOINED THAT GROUP, UH, LIVE WEST COVINA.
UM, AND I CHECK IT EVERY DAY JUST TO MAKE SURE I DON'T MISS ANYTHING.
AND THEY POST EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE CITY RESIDENTS DID NOT NECESSARILY ALL WEST LIKE CITY SPONSORED, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE I WANT TO ADD ON THIS.
THE PULLS AND PUT THESE TOGETHER BECAUSE IT'S NO POLITICS.
IT'S JUST EVENT AND RESULTS, I THINK IS WHAT WE WANT.
WE WANT THE EVENT AND THE RESULTS AND THE, WE ARE ALL AS THOUGH WEST COVINA, WE UNITED TOGETHER.
AND THE WHEEL NEIGHBORS, NO MATTER WE HAVE A LEVEL.
IDEOLOGY, BUT WE STILL LIVE TOGETHER WITH OUR KIDS.
SO, SO I WANT TO THANK THIS VERY POSITIVE.
AND THE GROUP TO CONTINUE TO GIVE US THE EVENTS.
SO, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW, AND THE HOPEFULLY CITY CAN FOLLOW THROUGH, YOU GUYS HAVE TO KIND OF PICK UP THE, THIS IS YOUR JOB.
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WEST COVINA AND GET ALSO INFORMATION INTO, UH, USI.WE HAVE A NEW STAFF COMING IN OKAY.
IN CHARGE OF A COMMUNITY SERVICE AS A DIRECTOR.
SO IN THAT WAY, WE NEED HER TO HELP HER WITH BRENDAN, UH, WITH COMMUNICATION AND PUT ALL THE EVENT UP FRONT TO OUR RESIDENT AND MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENT INFORMATIVE OR TO ALL THIS INFORMATION THEY NEEDED.
THE PEOPLE, A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND THEY WANT TO GO TO EVA AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO SHOW UP.
AND THEN WE'LL WANT PEOPLE TO COME OUT.
THAT'S ENJOYING THE OUTDOORS, ENJOYING THE EVENT.
SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO CONDENSE OUR HOME.
UM, THEY ALSO THANK THE SPONSORS FOR THE STATE OF THE CITY BECAUSE THEY PUT IN A LOT TO SUPPORT THE EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOY, UH, THE WHOLE EVENT.
SO A BIG SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE SPONSORS WHO DONATED.
UM, AND THEN THE, AS FOR THE SPORTS PLEX, PEOPLE ARE REACHING OUT.
SO I'LL BE FORWARDING YOU THAT THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO HAVE TO HAVE MORE SPECIAL EVENTS.
I KNOW ONE RECENTLY REACHED OUT TO HAVE LIKE A CHRISTMAS EVENT THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, SO THE SPORTS PLAQUE IS NOW HAPPENING.
SO, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, ANYTHING ELSE NOW THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING, UH, ADJOURNMENT HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.