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WELCOME TO OUR APRIL 19TH, 2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
TONIGHT'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY CHAPLAIN KELLY TOUPEE FROM FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH AND COUNCIL MEMBER TO ABOUT TO BUY WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH, LORD, FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING AND LIVING IN THE GREAT CITY OF WEST COVINA AND GOD TONIGHT, WE ASK YOUR PRESENCE TO COME AND BE HERE WITH THE COUNCIL AS THEY DELIBERATE AS THEY PLAN, AS THEY DISCUSS, AS THEY DECIDE.
SO FATHER GIVE THEM WISDOM, GUIDE THEM BY YOUR HOLY SPIRIT AND BLESS OUR CITY.
THOSE, UH, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW.
GOD, WE PRAY YOUR BLESSING UPON OUR CITY AND UPON OUR NATION.
AND LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.
BLESS THIS MEETING TONIGHT, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT IN JESUS NAME.
WE CAN ALL FACE THE FLAG RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COUNCILMAN WILL COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ.
BEATO MAYOR PRO TEM DIAZ HERE, MAYOR.
IS THERE ANYTHING TO BE REPORTED OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, MR. MAYOR.
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THAT TAKES US TO THE PRESENTATION SECTION OF OUR AGENDA.WE'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION FOR DONATE LIFE MONTH.
UM, COULD WE HAVE MISS NANCY JOLLY TO THE FRONT PLEASE? SINCE 2005, ONE LEGACY HAS REQUESTED THE SUPPORT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CIVIC LEADERS AND MUNICIPALITIES TO CELEBRATE AND ENCOURAGE THE GIFT OF LIFE.
CALIFORNIA SAVES LIVES BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS TO SIGN UP ON THE OFFICIAL STATE, OREGON EYE AND TISSUE DONOR REGISTRY IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH, MONTH OF APRIL, 2022 IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED DMB DONATE LIFE MONTH IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
I WANT TO SHARE JUST SOME STATISTICS BEFORE I SHARE MY STORY AND I WILL BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE.
I PROMISE 17 PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY WHILE THEY'RE WAITING FOR AN OREGON EYE OR AN ORGAN DONATION.
THAT'S A LOT THIS LAST YEAR, EVEN IN THE PANDEMIC, 2021 40,000 SAVING TRANSPLANTS HAPPENED, WHICH I THINK IS PRETTY MIRACULOUS.
85,600 CORNEA TRANSPLANTS HELPED TO BE STAR SITE.
DONORS WERE HEALED AND THEIR LIFE WAS ENHANCED.
DATE DONATION IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME.
AND I WANT TO TELL YOU WHY I AM ALWAYS HERE FOR INFORMATION.
I HOPE THAT IF YOU HAVE A FAIR IN YOUR CITY OR YOU HAVE CONCERTS IN THE PARK THAT YOU WOULD CONTACT ME, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A TABLING.
WE ARE THERE TO JUST GIVE OUT INFORMATION.
YOU HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION, JUST LET ME KNOW AND I WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
21 YEARS AGO, MY NEPHEW LLOYD BECAME AN ORGAN DONOR FOR OUR FAMILY.
MY OLDEST NEPHEW SAVED THE LIVES OF FOUR PEOPLE THROUGH ORGAN DONATION.
HE RECEIVED A HEAD INJURY THAT HE COULD NOT RECOVER FROM.
THE HEART RECIPIENT SENT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LETTER TO MY SISTER STATING I WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SON'S HEART FOR SAVING MY LIFE.
WE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE KIDNEY RECIPIENT JUST PASSED AWAY.
SO THIS MAN WHO WAS IN HIS FORTIES HAD 21 MORE YEARS OF LIFE DUE TO THAT DONATION, PRETTY REMARKABLE FOR A MAN WHO WASN'T GOING TO LIVE.
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12 YEARS AGO, SHE WAS THROWN TO THE FLOOR BY HER SITTER WHO WAS ANGRY AT HER HUSBAND.AND INSTEAD OF WALKING AWAY, TOOK IT OUT ON A CRYING 18 MONTH OLD.
MY AGE HERO SAVED THE LIVES OF THREE PEOPLE THROUGH ORGAN DONATION.
SHE MAY HAVE ONLY BEEN 18 MONTHS OLD.
SHE HAS GIVEN LIFE TO THREE PEOPLE.
ONE OF HER KIDNEYS WENT TO A NINE MONTH OLD GIRL THAT WAS GIVEN ONLY A FEW DAYS TO LIVE AND SHE'S STILL DOING WELL.
12 YEARS LATER, KATELYN SLIVER WENT TO A 44 YEAR OLD MAN WHO COULD NOT RISE OFF HIS BED TO PLAY WITH HIS CHILDREN.
AND HE TO SENT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LETTER TO MY SON STATING BECAUSE OF YOUR GIFT.
I CAN NOW PLAY OUTSIDE WITH MY CHILDREN.
AGAIN, IT WAS NOT A RECIPIENT FOUND IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR CAITLIN'S HEART.
AND IT WAS FLOWN TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, WHERE THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL, EIGHT MONTHS OLD, ONLY HAD TWO TO THREE DAYS TO LIVE AND THIS BEAUTIFUL GIRL, SOPHIA JUST TURNED 12.
THEY'LL BE A, WE HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH SOPHIA AND HER FAMILY, WHICH HAS BEEN A TRUE BLESSING TO OUR FAMILY.
LESS THAN 1%, HAVE THE CHANCE TO HAVE DONOR RECIPIENT MEAT.
AND WE FEEL VERY BLESSED AND LUCKY THAT THAT HAS HAPPENED IN OUR LIVES ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER AND WE JUST FEEL LIKE WE'RE FAMILY TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO.
MY GREAT NIECE VICTORY WAS BORN VERY APPROPRIATE NAME FOR HER.
THEY FOUND OUT THAT VICTORY WAS IN NEED OF A HEART TRANSPLANT.
THAT WAS BEFORE SHE WAS THREE MONTHS OLD.
VICTORY WAS PUT ON THE TRANSPLANT LIST AND WE DON'T FEEL COINCIDENCE.
SHE IS TWO AND A HALF YEARS OLD AND I MISS SIDE VICTORIES EATING HER CAKE.
VICTORY GETS IN TROUBLE, WHICH WE LOVE.
SHE'S AN ABSOLUTE TERRIBLE TOO, WHICH WE LOVE.
AND THERE AGAIN, WE DON'T BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCE AS A FAMILY.
MY NEPHEW LLOYD VICTORY IS HIS GRANDDAUGHTER DONOR RECIPIENT.
OUR FAMILY ALSO ADVOCATES FOR TIMEOUT AND ADULT TIMEOUT.
IF YOU BECOME ANGRY, PLEASE WALK AWAY.
IF YOU'RE AROUND SOMEONE WHO IS ANGRY, PLEASE INVITE THEM TO WALK AWAY.
IF AN ADULT HAD WALKED AWAY, MY BEAUTIFUL CAITLIN WOULD STILL BE ALIVE TODAY.
WE HAVE A FAMILY FESTIVAL COMING UP.
I DON'T KNOW WHO TO LEAVE IT WITH.
AND IT IS A RUN-WALK FOR ONE LEGACY, COME AND JOIN TEAM CAITLYN.
UM, I'VE JUST HAD KNEE REPLACEMENT TWO MONTHS AGO, BUT I'M GOING TO WALK IT'S IN JUNE.
SO I'M GOING TO WALK AND I APOLOGIZE FOR STANDING HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A BACK ISSUE.
I HAVE TO STAND UP THERE, BUT PLEASE CONTACT ME.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.
YOU COULD BE SOMEONE'S HERO SOMEDAY.
THIS IS FROM THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES THAT TOO.
AND IT WILL GO TO THE WEST COVINA, DMP,
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SAY ANYTHING ELSE? IT SAID ENOUGH KIND OF 3, 1, 2, 3.I KIND OF FREE YOU BRING SOME THANK YOU.
AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE FORMER MAYOR LLOYD JOHNSON TO THE FRONT, TO PRESENT TO US ABOUT THE MOSQUITO ISSUES.
MOSQUITO'S CONSIDERED THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST CREATURE, INFECTING AND KILLING MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE EACH YEAR BY SPREADING PATHOGENS TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY BUY IT.
AND ELLIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONCLUDED SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COMMUNITIES ACCOUNTED FOR 41% OF LA COUNTY'S, WEST NILE VIRUS, VIRUS, HUMAN CASES IN 2021.
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 17 THROUGH 23RD AS CALIFORNIA MOSQUITO AWARENESS WEEK, FORMER MAYOR JOHNSON.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AMERICA SOLANO'S UM, THEREFORE TIM DIAZ, COUNCIL, WOMAN LOPEZ.
IF Y'ALL FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
AND I TOLD HIM, FIRST OF ALL, LIKE I SAID, IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY WITHOUT YOUR BULLET PROOF OF WINDOWS IN FRONT OF YOU.
NOW, BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THAT, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT NANCY JEAN KAFRISSEN ABOUT ONE LEGACY, YOU KNOW, EVERY ONE OF YOUR PARENTS.
SO WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
WHEN I WAS ON THIS COUNCIL, I WAS INVOLVED FOR FIVE YEARS IN A ROW OR FOUR YEARS TO GET BACK.
THEY PUT OUT A WONDERFUL VOTE OF A FLOAT TO DO IT WHITE THEY'RE IN THE CITY OF GARDENDALE.
I WOULD HOPE THAT EACH OF YOU WOULD TAKE THE TIME WHEN THEY HAVE IT THERE TO GO VISIT.
WILL YOU SEE THAT? AND THEN THEY HAVE A BREAKFAST THERE.
WELL, ALL THE PARENTS THAT, OR THOSE ARE DONATED ON OREGON, ALL THE RESETTLEMENTS THERE, DOWN THERE TO TALK ABOUT THE STORIES.
I THINK WE GET TO KNOW THEM A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
SO I DID THAT FOR FOUR YEARS IN A ROW.
AND SO THAT'S WHY IT TOUCHES MY HEART.
SO I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WERE AT ALL TO TAKE A CHANCE, TAKE TIME TO GO VISIT HIM.
NOW I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SAME DAY, BALI, VECTOR MOSQUITO, AND ALL THAT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS 109.
BUT MS. SKINNER WAS LIKE TO ME, I SAID, EVERYONE, THE BIGGEST IS WE HAVE, THEY'RE NOT PREDATORS.
THEY DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE, HOW OLD YOU ARE, OR, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE VERY SMART.
AND ALWAYS A NEW ONE THAT WE HAVE.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BITE YOU ONE TIME.
SSL BITES YOU A DOZEN DIFFERENT TIMES.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AS RESIDENTS.
REMEMBER A LITTLE TEASPOON OF WATER CAN LAY UP TO THOUSANDS OF EGGS FROM A MOSQUITO.
AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HATCH, THEY USUALLY, THEY WON'T HATCH AND RUNNING WATER.
IF YOU HAVE, IF YOU WATER YOUR YARD, YOU HAVE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS RUNNING OFF IN THE SUNNY.
IT SHOULD GO ON ONTO YARDS AND MAKE SURE THERE'S NO STANDING WATER BECAUSE THIS WILL NOT ONLY HEALTHIER TO HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS.
THERE'S A LOT THAT YOU CAN DO.
YOU CAN SAY, WHAT CAN I DO FOR MYSELF? IT'S NOT ONLY YOURSELF, IT'S YOUR NEIGHBORS BECAUSE WE ALL SEE I DO THAT.
I WALKED IN THE BACK OF MY GARAGE AFTER A RAIN, MEMPHIS IN YOUR WATER THAT RUNS UP.
I MADE SURE I HAD DUMPED IT OUT.
WE ALL NEED TO DO THAT IS TO HELP HIM.
BUT I WANT EVERYBODY TO REMEMBER ONE THING, I AM YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.
IF YOU CAN'T GET ANYTHING SETTLED, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO HAVE MY CELL PHONE NUMBER.
I PUT IT OUT THAT I CARRIED IT ON MY BUSINESS CARDS ALL THE TIME, (626) 665-4769.
YOU CAN CALL ME AND I WILL MAKE SURE I'VE DONE IT WITH THE MAYOR A FEW TIMES.
HE SAID, UH, FOLKS THAT HE'S KNOWN THAT HAD PROBLEMS. EACH CALL ME, I CALL A DIRECTOR.
IT'S A CITY AND THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY FACTOR WORKING TOGETHER.
YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALL OVER THE CITIES.
WE HAVE A LOT OF, I THINK WE HAVE LIKE 35 DIFFERENT CITIES IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WE'D HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF, BUT WE CAN'T DO IT BY OURSELVES.
WE NEED THE HELP, YOUR HEALTH, EVERYONE IN YOUR HOME.
LIKE I SAID, IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE IN THE ROAD THE SAME, HEY, I'M GETTING BIT BY MOSQUITOES.
THEY CAME TO THE CO-OP OFFICE IN WEST COVINA, OR THEY CAN CALL ME.
THE PROBLEM IS, AND I WILL REPORT IT AND WE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT.
SO I, I THINK WHEN WE HAD OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS HERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WHATEVER, IT WAS FEW WEEKS AGO, IT GAVE A GOOD VENT ABOUT WHAT GOES ON.
SO IT'S UP TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, WE CAN'T DO A BY OURSELVES.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL TO HANDLE
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EFFECTIVE MOSQUITOES.IT'S UP TO THE RESIDENT TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN YARD, HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS TAKE CARE OF THEIR YARDS OF THE SAME THING AND REPORT IT TO US.
WE'RE NOT THERE TO JUDGE, YOU KNOW, WITH A LOT OF, UH, POOLS THAT TURN GREEN.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING TO DO IT BECAUSE THOSE ARE YOUR BIGGEST MOSQUITO BREEDERS THAT WE EVER, YOU WANT TO KNOW.
WE JUST GO THERE AND FALLEN, BUT THEY NEED TO DO, WE'RE NOT THERE TO GIVE TICKETS.
WE'RE NOT THERE TO GIVE CITATIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DO.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR REAPPOINTING ME FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS TO IT.
NOT, NOT SETTING UP THE MINE AT DYSON AND, UH, YOU KNOW, HAPPY WIFE MAKES A HAPPY LIFE.
AND I HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE NOW.
AND I APPRECIATE, I APPRECIATE THE CITY.
LET ME DO WHAT I LOVE DOING NOW.
AND I'M HERE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOU GUYS THERE.
SO IF YOU GUYS EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU ALL HAVE MY PHONE NUMBER.
AND WE CAN SAY THAT I'M TALKING TO IS ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
FROM THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, THE PROCLAMATION OF CALIFORNIA MOSQUITO AWARENESS WEEK.
SO YEAH, OUT OF THREE, THREE MORE,
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WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, PLEASE FILL OUT A YELLOW SPEAKER CARD AND SUBMIT IT TO THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE TONIGHT? WE HAVE THREE SPEAKER CARDS MAYOR.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ALBERT OCHOA FOLLOWED BY GEORGE OGDEN, FOLLOWED BY OUR ROBINSON LITTLE CITY COUNCIL, CITY, MAYOR, CITY, STAFF, CITY MANAGER.
I'M HERE TO SUBMIT A PETITION THAT I STARTED WITH OUR RESIDENTIAL STREET AND SIP CONTINUES.
I GAVE EVERYBODY, UH, SOME DOCUMENTATION.
SO YOU GUYS CAN FOLLOW WHAT I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH INFORMATION.
UM, I SHARED WHAT TRAFFIC COMMITTEE.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS SAW WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVING THE ACCIDENTS.
I MARKED THE X ON ALL THE AREAS THAT WE'RE MARKING.
NOW, ALL THE ACTIONS ARE ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
UM, JUST BY DOING THE PETITION, THE, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS RAISED THEIR SAFETY CONCERN THAT IT'S STILL CONTINUES.
SO IT'S STILL AN ISSUE ONGOING THAT WE NEED TO RESOLVE.
THERE'S ONE TO SUMMIT, UH, JUST ON THE SOUTH CORNER.
THEY HAMLET AT THE FENDER, MEET HIM FOR THOSE THAT KNOW THE AREA.
THERE'S A PICTURE OF A THINNER, MEDIUM.
THAT'S AN IDEA JUST TO HELP A BARRIER.
SO THEY STOP CRASHING INTO OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, THERE'S ALSO A SPEED HUMP THAT I ATTACH AND PUT IN YOUR FOLDER AND I'LL JUST READ A PARAGRAPH OR SO ON IT.
SAFETY, SPEED MANAGEMENT, COUNTER MEASUREMENTS, UM, SETTING, SETTING SPEED LIMITS THAT ARE SAFE, CONSISTENT, REASONABLE.
IT'S THE FIRST STEP IN SPEEDING MANAGEMENT.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO PROTECT ALL ROAD USERS, TRANSPORTATION PARTITIONERS EMPLOY VARIOUS STRATEGIES TO MANAGE SPEEDS ON ROADWAYS AND SPEED LIMITS ARE INTEGRAL PART OF THE, OF THIS HOUR.
SIMPLY LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT ON A PARTICULAR STRETCH OF ROAD.
IT DOES NOT ALWAYS LOWER THE ACTUAL SPEED AT WHICH MOST PEOPLE DRIVE ON THE ROADWAY.
THEREFORE TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES OFTEN INSTALL SPEED MANAGEMENT COUNTER MEASUREMENTS IN NORTH TO GET DRIVERS SLOWED DOWN.
WHAT DOES SPEED MANAGEMENT COUNTER MEASUREMENT LOOK LIKE? SPEED MANAGEMENT COUNTER MEASUREMENTS ARE FAMILIAR TO DRIVERS THAT HAVE BEEN USED FOR MANY YEARS.
OTHERS ARE RELATIVE NEW, ALL OVER ALL PROVIDE GREAT SAFETY AND SPEED MANAGEMENT BENEFITS AND MAY OFFER OPERATIONS, UM, COST SAVINGS BENEFIT AS WELL.
SOME EXAMPLES IT'S SPEED HUMPS.
A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS BROUGHT THAT UP WHEN I DID THE PETITION THAT ADS FOR SPEED HUMPS SPEED HUMPS GENERALLY LOCATED ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS OR OTHER LOW, UH, SPEED ROLLS.
UH, THESE RATES AND STRUCTURES FORCE MOTORS TO SLOW DOWN TO A SAFE SPEED STUDIES
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SHOW SPEED HUMPS CAN BE EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING SPEEDS BY NEARLY 10 MILES PER HOUR.SO WE NEED ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN CHOOSE, STOP WITH BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AFTER YEARS, I PUT DATES NEXT TO THOSE PICTURES THAT I PUT ON THOSE DOCUMENT FOLDERS TO SHOW YOU ALL THE ACTIONS WE'VE BEEN HAVING.
AND, UM, I KNOW THE CITY CAME BACK.
THEY WANNA HELP US AND ADD MORE SIGNAGE AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT I DON'T THINK THE SIGNAGE AFTER TALKING TO THE RESIDENTS, THE SIGNAGE IS NOT GOING TO DO IT ITSELF.
UH, WANT TO THANK, UH, ROSARIO.
UH, SHE RESPONDED BACK TO ME AFTER THAT ACCIDENT AND SHE WAS NOT EVEN IN TOWN AND APPRECIATE THE HELP AND QUICK RESPONSE THAT SHE CAME OUT.
UM, SHE ACTUALLY MET WITH US AT OUR RESIDENTIAL, UH, WITH THE RESIDENTS AND WE BOUGHT UP OUR SAFETY CONCERNS.
SO I'M HERE JUST TO PRESENT BACK AGAIN, A SPEED SIGN THING, GOING TO DO IT ALONE, TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND GOING TO DO IT ALONE.
I WANT TO THANK THE WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR HELPING OUT DOING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, BUT WE CAN'T HAVE THEM THERE ALL THE TIME.
THEY HAVE HIGH CRIME AREAS THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
SO WE NEED ANOTHER COUNTER MEASUREMENT TO STOP THIS ON THE SOUTH CORNER FROM WHERE WE LIVE AT AGAIN, THEY HAD THE CENTER MEDIUM AND IT WORKS GREAT.
YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE POLICE ENFORCEMENT RIGHT THERE.
THAT WOULD BE, UH, A PERMANENT SOLUTION IF WE CAN HAVE THAT ON THE NORTH CORNER.
BUT AGAIN, I'M HERE TO PRESENT IT, UH, REPRESENT THE, UH, THE RESIDENTS THAT SIGNED THE PETITION THAT WE DO NEED TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC, UH, TO BRING BACK SAFETY BACK.
SO, UM, BASICALLY THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
MY PETITION IS 2020 TO RESTORE SAFE DRIVING ONTO OUR RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA.
AND I GOT QUITE A FEW RESIDENTS THAT ARE BEHIND.
SOME OF THEM WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT A DAY.
MY, MY NEIGHBOR, UH, BEN FRANCISCO, RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE.
WHEN I TALKED TO HIM, HE EXPLAINED TO ME THE SAME SAFETY CONCERNS.
HE CAN'T EVEN PULL OUT OF A DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THEY'RE PICKING UP SPEED.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS OFF.
WE GOTTA SLOW THEM DOWN FROM COMING FROM THERE BEFORE THEY DO THE CORNER TURN.
ONCE THEY'RE COMING TOO FAST, OVER THE CORNER TURN, IT'S TOO LATE.
AND THIS IS WHAT THOSE PICTURES THAT I'M SHOWING YOU.
THEY, THEY IT'S TRULY, UM, TRYING TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, INJURY OR FATALITY.
UH, IT JUST BRINGS ME CHILLS JUST TO LOOK AT THE PICTURE OF THE LAST ACCIDENT WE HAD, UH, BY MY RESIDENCE, KNOWING THAT MY GRANDKIDS, WE TAKE CARE OF THEM AND THE FAMILY COMES OVER.
WE DIDN'T HAVE EASTER THIS YEAR.
WE USED TO HAVE IT EVERY YEAR.
WE JUST, WE COULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE THANK YOU, SIR.
MAY I JUST AS AN FYI, MR. VICTOR, UM, TOVAR IS HERE IN SUPPORT ALSO IN WANTED THAT ON THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GEORGIA OGDEN FOLLOWED BY OUR ROBINSON FOLLOWED BY BILL ELLIOTT.
GOOD EVENING, THE MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL AND STAFF.
UH, I'M GOING TO START OFF REAL QUICK.
I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO SUPPORT NUMBER FOUR, BUT I WANTED TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY.
AND ALSO WITH OUR CITY MANAGER WHO GOT US STARTED FOR US.
WE HAD AN ISSUE OUT WITH A FLAGPOLE FOR THE VFW, AND THERE'S CERTAINLY NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE.
I CAN CLIMB THAT THING TO PUT A NEW ROPE UP THERE.
THEY BROUGHT OUT THE QUAINT UNIT AND WENT AHEAD AND RESTORED THAT FOR US.
IT TOOK THEM A COUPLE OF HOURS TO DO IT.
WE REALLY AGREE, APPRECIATE THEIR HELP.
THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THEY HAVEN'T DELIVERED THE FLAGS YET.
SO I'VE GOT NEW FLAGS COMING IN ANYWAY, IN REGARDS TO NUMBER FOUR, I'M TOTALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
HOWEVER, I'M GOING TO, IT SAYS CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING, AND I'M GOING TO CHANGE THAT TO CONSIDERING OF ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE FOR TAKING THE VEHICLES, BECAUSE IF YOU CANNOT ADOPT A VEHICLE, IT'S NOT GOING TO COST US.
IT MIGHT ADOPT SOME OF MY CARS QUIET OR WHETHER YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
UH, WE HAVE SEEN A LOT GOING ON OVER THE PAST YEARS AND TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
THIS ISN'T COMBAT EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN TO GO AFTER OUR CITIZENS, IT'S TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS AND ALSO TO PROTECT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU FOLKS COULD PROBABLY RAISE YOUR HANDS THAT WE HAVE SENT OUR EQUIPMENT OUT TO OTHER CITIES TO HELP SECURE A SITUATION AND TO NEUTRALIZE IT.
AND THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT IS IMPORTANT.
I THINK FOR, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRICE TAG, THAT'S GOING TO BE PUT ON IT.
WHAT'S GOING TO BE NEXT TO NOTHING.
THIS WOULD SAVE OUR CITY MONEY.
THIS WOULD ALSO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS AND PROTECT OUR POLICE OFFICERS, WHICH IS, I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THE, JUST TAKING A LOOK AT THAT,
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IF YOU'RE IN A HOME AND YOU'RE NOT HAVING A GOOD TIME AND YOU'RE UP TO NO GOOD.WHEN YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND YOU SEE SOMETHING OUT THERE, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE VERY FAVORABLE TO YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO NEUTRALIZE THE SITUATION IN A VERY PEACEFUL MANNER, 90% OF THE TIME THAT OTHER 10% IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
ANYWAY, WE'VE SEEN THINGS HAPPENING THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEOVER ROBBERIES.
THERE'S BEEN ISSUES AT VARIOUS DIFFERENT MALLS.
WE NEED THE HELP AND WE NEED THE TOOLS TO DO IT.
SO I WOULD HOPE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD HIGHLY CONSIDER THIS.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BRINGING IN GUNSHIPS AND STUFF LIKE THIS.
WE NEED STUFF TO HELP TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK ON THIS.
AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S MUCH ELSE THAT I WANT TO SAY RIGHT NOW.
HI, ROBINSON FOLLOWED BY BILL ELLIOTT.
UH, GOOD EVENING, UH, HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY.
UH, YOU SAID, WE KNOW THE BACKS IS KILLING PEOPLE OF COLOR, BLACKS, HISPANICS, NATIVE AMERICANS AT TWICE.
THE RATE OF WHITES, UH, THE MEDICAL FREEDOM MOVEMENT IS STEADILY GROWING, WITNESSED THE DEFEAT, THE MANDATE RALLY DOWNTOWN LA NINE DAYS AGO, HOSTED BY DELL BIG TREE, UH, THE NEED A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
SO MEDICAL, UH, TYRANNY MARTIAL LAW, UH, DOESN'T REPEAT ITSELF AGAIN, OR BECOME A PERMANENT FACT OF LIFE IN THE FUTURE IS OBVIOUS.
THE NEED TO AVOID MEDICAL TYRANNY IS OBVIOUS.
UH, THESE, THESE, THESE TWO BOOKS PROVED THAT THE COVID IS A BIO WEAPON AND, UH, THE GOVERNMENT MEDIA NARRATIVE IS A PACK OF LIES.
EVERY GENE THERAPY VACCINE IS A SYNTHETIC VIRUS AND OR A CYTOTOXIN THEN, UM, DELIVERY SYSTEM.
THE ENGINEERED BIO WEAPON DELIVERY SYSTEM IS A SYRINGE AND A LIQUID NANOPARTICLE ENVELOPE CONTAINED IN THE JAB, UH, GMO LAB ENGINEERED GENIC, GENETICALLY MODIFIED, UH, CYTOTOXINS ARE, UH, EUA AUTHORIZED, UH, GENE THERAPY, UH, EXPERIMENTAL DREAM GENE THERAPY, NOT A, NOT A VIRUS OR AN ORGANISM PROPAGANDA DRIVEN FEAR-MONGERING, UH, IS A GLOBALIST A SCAM.
UH, WE'VE SEEN, UH, A EUGENICS OPERATION OR GENOCIDE.
UH, THIS HAS BEEN RECENTLY PROVEN BY TWO EXPERIENCED RESEARCHERS, UH, DR.
BRIAN ARTISTS AND, UH, KAREN KINGSTON OF, UH, LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA, THEIR DISCOVERIES, PUT THEM ON THE FRONT LINE AS CANDIDATES FOR THE NOBEL PEACE OR NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE FOR 2022.
UH, WE'VE BEEN TRICKED AND WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH FOR TWO YEARS, HAS AS RECENTLY BEEN EXPLAINED BY THESE TWO PEOPLE, UH, IT'S A GLOBALIST CABAL.
UH, IT'S A VACCINE CALLED, UH, WE NEED TO STOP DRINKING THE KOOL-AID, UM, PROVIDE PR PROVIDED AND PRODUCED BY THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.
THIS EXPERIMENTAL GENE THERAPY FIASCO MUST END.
PEOPLE ARE COMING IN TO HOSPITALS WITH ELEVATED D DIMERS, PNEUMONIA, HEART, HEART, HEART PROBLEMS, STROKES, AND A MULTIPLICITY OF OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE MEDICAL CARE THEY'RE RECEIVING IS INADEQUATE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE ON JABBED BECAUSE THE STANDARD TREATMENT PROTOCOL THAT HAS BEEN DICTATED THESE PAST TWO YEARS IS DEADLY.
UH, CDC SHOULDN'T BE PRACTICING MEDICINE OR IMPOSING THEMSELVES INTO THE PRIVATE DOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIP.
A HOSPITAL SETTING MUST STAN FINANCIAL INCENTIVE IS ARTIFICIALLY RAISED
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THE PANDEMIC DEATH TOLL.UH, THESE ARE ILLEGAL PRACTICES AND PANICS PEOPLE.
IT ALSO VIOLATES THE NUREMBERG CODE ON THEM ON MEDICAL EXPERIMENTATION BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PRE JAB INFORMED CONSENT SECTION 30, 24 OF THE CARES ACT SIGNED INTO LAW BY OBAMA ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2016 AS HR 34 MANDATES THAT INFORMED CONSENT CAN BE WAIVED IN AN EMERGENCY.
THE COVID EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION, THE EXPERIMENTAL JAB, THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS AN EMERGENCY, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY FRAUD AND STUPID INCOMPETENCY.
ADDITIONALLY MEDICAL FEAR-MONGERING HAS KILLED MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DIED UNNECESSARILY AND FORGET ABOUT THE MOSQUITOES DECEMBER 30, 24 OF, UH, UH, THE SECTION 30 24 THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
UH, OUR FI, UH, MAKES FEASIBLE WAIVERS, GRANTED OR ALTERATIONS FOR CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONTRARY TO THE BENEFIT OF HUMANS.
IF ARTISTS AND KINGSTON, UH, LET ME FINISH THE SENTENCE.
FARTHEST IN KINGSTON ARK, CORRECT.
PEOPLE COULD NOT TAKE THE, SHOULD NOT TAKE THE JAB.
THEY HAVE FULLY EXPLAINED WHAT WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING IN THE PAST TWO YEARS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, MEDICARE INCENTIVIZED, JONESTOWN, MASSACRE, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING I JUST SAID SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND TESTED IN A FEDERAL COURTROOM.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BILL ROBINSON.
THAT'S ME AND EXCUSE ME, BILL ELLIOTT.
I GOT TO, I GOT ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES NEXT TIME.
IF IT GETS INTO A COURT, A COURTROOM, THERE'S NOTHING FALSE.
THEY, YOU, MR. ROBINSON, GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS BILL ROBINSON, BILL ELLIOTT.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE TO BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR.
YOU DON'T NEED IT AFTER YOU'RE DEAD.
ANYWAY, UH, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF A COMPANY IN THE MAYOR PRO TEM TO THE OCHOA HOME THIS LAST WEEK, AND, UH, WHAT A NICE FAMILY AND THEIR NEIGHBORS IT'S ON SPONTANEOUSLY, ALL SHOWED UP.
WE HAD ABOUT 10 PEOPLE THERE, INCLUDING US, AND, YOU KNOW, MY OVERWHELMING FEELING WAS HOW MUCH THESE PEOPLE LOVE WEST COVINA.
THEY REALLY LOVE THE CITY, AND IT'S REALLY EVIDENT.
AND IT'S SUCH A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO TORTURE YOURSELF AND GET ON WEST COVINA, SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS VERY ROOM, TRASH, THE CITY AT EVERY TURN, WE ALL KNOW THEIR NAMES.
ALL THEY DO IS GRIPE AND COMPLAIN AND BELLYACHE, AND FEW OTHER WORDS, BUT IT WAS REALLY NICE MEETING THE OLD CHORES.
WE ASKED THEM, WELL, HOW DID THOSE OTHER SIGNS GET HERE? THAT THE EXISTING ONES, CAUSE THERE'S A COUPLE IS A LIE AND THERE'S SOME ARROWS.
HE SAYS, HEY, LIKE 15 YEARS AGO, I CAME TO THE CITY AND GOT THAT DONE.
SO I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN REALLY HELP THE ALTRO IS, UH, AND THEIR NEIGHBORS SAW THE PROBLEM.
UH, MY WIFE AND I WENT TO TEXAS AND WE WERE, SHE WAS ABSENT LAST MEETING AND, UH, UH, WE HAD A GREAT 10 DAY TRIP AND IT WAS, UH, IT'S KIND OF A SPECIAL KIND OF HELL TO STAY IN 10 HOTEL ROOMS AND 10 NIGHTS.
UH, I DON'T WISH THAT ON ANYBODY.
AND WE WOULD DO THAT TRIP DIFFERENT IF WE COULD DO IT OVER AND NEXT TIME WE WILL.
AND, UH, SO WE GOT BACK HOME AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU A SHORT STORY.
MY DAD, UH, WHEN I WAS A KID, I HAD A NEIGHBOR, HAD A GERMAN SHEPHERD AND I ASKED HIM, DAD, CAN WE GET A GERMAN SHEPHERD? HE GOES, NO, I WANT, MY DAD REALLY WANTED A GERMAN TREVOR.
REALLY WANT TO JUMP SHEPHERDS YET? NO.
I SAID, WHY NOT? HE SAYS, UH, THE GATE AND THE FENCE, THE FOOD, THE VET, THE LIABILITY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUMP A SHEPHERD, START OUT, STOP ASKING ME.
SO, UH, I REALIZED, WELL, ACTUALLY HE TOLD ME I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.
WHEN YOU GROW UP, YOU GET TO HAVE A GERMAN SHEPHERD.
SO, UH, FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO, WE GOT A GERMAN SHEPHERD FROM THE BALDWIN PARK ANIMAL SHELTER.
DON'T LAST, VERY LONG ON A KILL SHELTER LINE.
UH, SO WE ADOPTED HIM AND WE'D HAD A FEW ISSUES WITH HIM AT THE BEGINNING.
HE HAD SOME SEPARATION ANXIETY FROM HIS OLD FAMILY.
AND, UH, HE WAS A GREAT DOG THOUGH.
WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF UNDOING TO DO, BUT HE WAS REALLY A LOVING, LOVING DOG, VERY
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LOVING DOG WHEN WE GOT HOME AND HE SPENT 11 NIGHTS IN HEAVENLY PET RESORT HERE IN NORTH OF THE CITY.AND, UH, I PICKED HIM UP AND HE WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE ME, HIM.
I TOOK HIM HOME AND HE RECOGNIZED THE HOUSE.
HE WAS KIND OF GOING A LITTLE BIT CRAZY.
I THINK HE THOUGHT WE GAVE HIM AWAY.
AND, UH, LESS THAN 24 HOURS, HE WAS DEAD.
HE DIED OF BLOW AND I NEVER EVEN HEARD OF IT.
I WOULD GERMAN SHEPHERD OWNER NEVER HEARD OF BLOAT, BUT IT KILLS LARGE BREED DOGS LIKE STANDARD POODLES AND GERMAN SHEPHERD, NUMBER ONE AND TWO ON THE LIST.
SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM.
MY WIFE SAID, YOU KNOW, THE DOGS CRYING IN THE BACKYARD AND I WENT IN THE BACKYARD TO SEE HIM AND HE WAS IN DISTRESS AND I COULD TELL HE WAS AFRAID AND I LOADED HIM UP IN THE CAR AND I'M TRYING TO FOLLOW NAVIGATION.
SHE WERE TRYING TO GET TO A PET HOSPITAL, EVERY VETERINARIAN IN WEST COVINA THAT WE CALLED EVERY SINGLE ONE REFUSED TO TAKE HIM.
THAT WAS HEARTBREAKING BECAUSE HE COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED IF THE PROPER PROCEDURE HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
UH, I ENDED UP TAKING HIM ALL THE WAY TO GLENDORA TO A ANIMAL HOSPITAL THAT WAS CLOSED, WHICH WAS JUST DEVASTATING.
HE WAS FLAILING AROUND IN MY CAR.
AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PET LOVERS IN WEST COVINA AND WE NEED A PET HOSPITAL AND EMERGENCY PET HOSPITAL.
PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT ONE IN DIAMOND BAR AND ONE IN UPLAND.
I WENT ALL THE WAY TO GROVE AVENUE IN ONTARIO, RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
AND HE DIED IN MY ARMS IN THE PARKING LOT.
AND WE REALLY NEED AN EMERGENCY PET HOSPITAL IN THE AREA.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL CAN DO IN THAT REGARD.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY I LOST RESPECT FOR THE VETERINARY TRADE, BUT I WAS REALLY ANGRY WITH THEM THAT DAY.
AND IF YOU HAVE A LARGE BREED DOG, EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT BLOAT BECAUSE FROM FIRST SYMPTOM TO DEATH, IT WAS TWO HOURS.
WE HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKER CARD SMEAR AND UH, CITY MANAGER.
IS THERE ANYTHING TO RESPOND TO FROM PUBLIC COMMENT? UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
I'LL TRY AND BRIEFLY RESPOND TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS MADE.
UM, THE, UH, CHOA FAMILY, UM, HAS MADE QUITE CLEAR THE REQUESTS AND THE NEEDS OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
OUR, UM, TRAFFIC ENGINEER HAS, UM, BEGUN TO EVALUATE SOME OF THESE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS.
MANY OF THE ONES THAT WERE MADE HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN THE WORKS AND WE'LL FACTUAL, THAT CONTRACT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED.
THEY'VE BEEN ISSUED A NOTICE TO PROCEED STARTING NEXT MONDAY.
SO A NUMBER OF THINGS ARE HAPPENING THERE.
UM, BUT NOT EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SUGGESTED JUST RECENTLY.
IT'D BE SOME FLASHING STOP SIGNS AT, UM, GARVEY AVENUE, SOUTH AND CHERRYWOOD.
THERE'LL BE ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE REMOVED AND REPLACED.
THERE'LL BE SOME CHEVRONS INSTALLED.
I JUST WANT TO ASSURE COUNCIL.
AND THE, A CHOICE THAT THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER IS EVALUATING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE ADDITIONAL REQUEST, THINGS FOR LIKE THE SPEED HUMPS, UM, WAYS TO REDUCE THE SPEED ON GARVEY.
UM, AND, AND HER PROCESS IS TO DO A SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION BASED ON TRAFFIC ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES.
AND THEN TO MAKE HER PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE.
IN MY MIND, IT'S ANALOGOUS TO, UM, IN THE OLD DAYS, WHEN YOU GOT A HOME LOAN, YOU HAD TO GO IN FRONT OF THE LOAN COMMITTEE, THE LOAN COMMITTEE WANTED TO SAY YES, BUT YOU HAD TO MEET THE CRITERIA.
THE CRITERIA IN PLACE ARE HER PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND THE CALIFORNIA MANUAL OF UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.
SO WE'LL SEE SOME IMMEDIATE THINGS HAPPEN OUT THERE RIGHT AWAY.
UM, STARTING AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK, THAT CONTRACT IS IN THE FIELD AND IN THE GROUND.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE HAPPY ABOUT THAT, BUT THE ADDITIONAL THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH, THROUGH THE SYSTEM, TO THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE AND THEN BACK TO COUNCIL, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL STAY ON TOP OF THESE THINGS.
WE'RE TAKING IT QUITE SERIOUSLY ON THE STAFF SIDE.
UM, MR. OGUN TALKED ABOUT THE FLAG.
UM, THERE'S AN ITEM ON YOUR CONSENT COUNTER NIGHT PERTAINING TO MILITARY EQUIPMENT.
IT SOUNDS A LITTLE OFFICIAL LITTLE OMINOUS.
THIS IS A POLICY ENACTED BY STATE LAW BEFORE 81 THAT REQUIRES THE CITY TO PUBLICLY ANNUNCIATE, PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED WHAT EQUIPMENT WE HAVE IN USE.
THIS DOESN'T ADD ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT OR TAKE AWAY ANY EQUIPMENT, BUT IT'S A WAY TO MEMORIALIZE ON YOUR AGENDA SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN SEE WHAT EQUIPMENT WE HAVE NOW, WHAT EQUIPMENT WE'RE USING.
AND THAT PUTS US IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.
WE THINK THAT EQUIPMENT IS JUSTIFIED AND NECESSARY, AND WE DON'T PLAN TO CHANGE THAT SWIMMING.
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APPROVE THE POLICY TONIGHT.THAT'LL, THAT'LL BE THE CASE GOING FORWARD.
UM, MR. ROBINSON TALKED ABOUT, UH, COVID VACCINES.
AGAIN, I CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO SEEK THEIR OWN PERSONAL MEDICAL ADVICE IN THIS AREA.
IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE, BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT PEOPLE TALK TO THEIR DOCTOR AND GET, GET MEDICAL ADVICE FROM SOMEONE WHO, WHO HAS A DEGREE IN MEDICINE.
UM, AND I JUST LIKE TO FINISH BY OFFERING MY CONDOLENCES TO MR. ELLIOT.
I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO LOSE A PET.
I'VE BEEN TO THAT EMERGENCY PET HOSPITAL IN DIAMOND BAR.
THEY'RE QUITE GOOD, BUT MAYBE AS A CITY, WE CAN REACH OUT TO SOME OF THESE, UM, EMERGENCY HOSPITALS AND JUST SOLICIT THEM AND SEE IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WEST COVINA ADDRESS.
CAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A NEAT, I'VE BEEN THROUGH THAT STRUGGLE OF WELL, AND AGAIN, I'M VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, SIR.
THAT'S ALL, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FROM COUNCILMAN AND I'M MY UNDERSTANDING AT, ON THE CITRUS MAKING TEST SQUID.
THEY HAVE A ANIMAL HOSPITAL, RIGHT? IF YOU TRY THAT ONE.
I KNOW ON THE MCINTYRE SQUARE THEY HAVE A SO-CALLED, UH, ANIMAL HOSPITAL.
I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW THAT IS, THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THE DOG.
AND THE SECOND THING I WANT TO ADD ON THE MR. CHART.
WE GOT IN AGAIN, I, I LIVE ON THE STREET FOR 14 YEARS, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 14 YEARS AND I, WE STILL DRIVING.
WITH GOOGLE TO GLENDORA AVENUE, WE TRY ON THE GAVI, GETTING TO THE GAS STATION AND GOING TO THE BANK.
AND SO IT, IT, IT DOES THREE FUN, UH, LUCK ELLEN INTO THE, IS GAVI SOUTH AND GO TO THE OKAY.
IT BASICALLY HAS NO STOP SIGN AND IT IS IN THE BAG OF, UH, PEOPLE'S PROPERTY AND, UH, ON THE FREEWAY PETITION.
SO I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE SPEEDING WHITE THERE WHEN THEY GET INTO THE OKAY.
MY KID GROW UP ON THE TOP DAY SCHOOL.
IF YOU GUYS STILL REMEMBER NOW HE SOLD THE CONDO.
SO, SO FAR, SO MAYBE WE CAN HAVE OUR, OKAY.
TREVOR ENGINEERS AND SEE, CAN WE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, WE CAN SUGGEST TO PUT A BOMB AND UP WHEN PEOPLE MAKE A RIGHT TURN, WE SAY, BUMP AHEAD.
SO IN THAT WAY, MAYBE CAN STOP PEOPLE.
SO THEY DON'T SPEED GOING TO END OF YOUR HOME, YOUR WHOLE HAPPY HIT.
I KNOW IT WHEN I WAS LIVING OVER THERE.
SO MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING OR THE WAY WE CAN SOLVE THIS ONE'S FOUR.
AND THE GAS STATION CAME TO THE CHERRYWOOD.
THEIR HOME HAS BEEN HIT MANY TIMES TOO, AND IT'S QUITE, THEY PUT THE BLOCKER.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THE SIMILAR THING TO KEEP, LET CORNER, OKAY.
SAVE BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT CHILDREN RIDING THE BIKE AND THE PLAY IN THE FRONT YARD.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN PROTECT OKAY.
THE RESIDENT TO HAVE THEIR FAMILY IN FRONT OF THEIR FRONT YARD OR SOMETHING.
SO, SO THERE'S MY SUBJECTION POSSIBLE.
WE CAN DO LAB FOR OUR TRIP ENGINEER TO LOOK INTO IT.
WE, WE ALSO HAVE COMMENTS FROM OUR MAYOR PRO TEM.
WHEN I MET WITH THE
AND THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE ARE WALKING AROUND AND, AND I, IT WAS JUST THE VIDEO THAT HE SENT ME, UM, WAS, SO IT IMPACTED ME A LOT, YOU KNOW, AND I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN REALLY MAKE THAT EFFORT TO MAKE THOSE MEDIUMS THAT ARE JUST SOUTH OF CHERRY WOOD THAT REALLY DO WORK.
I MEAN, THEY REALLY SLOW PEOPLE DOWN.
AND SO IF WE CAN JUST PUT THEM RIGHT WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHERRY WOOD, I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE A MAJOR DIFFERENCE.
AND I JUST HOPE THAT THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE AND OUR TRAFFIC PERSON CAN HELP OUT AND DOING THIS.
I'M STILL THINKING BESIDES YOU PUT A BLOCKER IN THAT CORNER, BECAUSE WHEN THEY HIT A BUG ARE WAY TOO LATE.
BUT I THINK IN THE WHEN, OKAY.
IF ON THE LUCK L AND YOU COMING IN MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND PEOPLE SPEEDING.
SO MAYBE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, WE NEED TO PUT THE OKAY.
LIKE, BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A PEOPLE'S BACKYARD.
A BLOCK WAR, AND ANOTHER SIDE IS A FREEWAY.
SO YOU CAN SEE AND THAT, OKAY.
YOU CAN SEE SOME QUIPPY, SOMETIME PEOPLE TAGGING OVER THERE.
SO BECAUSE IT'S LIKE SECLUSIVE AREA.
SO IF WE CAN IN THE MIDDLE, OKAY.
SO WE CAN KIND OF SLOW DOWN PEOPLE AND WE WANT THEM, OKAY, ROLL POINTS.
THEY'RE IN THE MIDDLE, STAY WITH SLOW DOWN THE TRAFFIC, GO INTO THE END.
SO THIS IS MY SUGGESTION POSSIBLE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW FEASIBLE VALCHEVY ENGINEER, BECAUSE THE SIGN I'VE BEEN AGAIN, LIVING OVER THERE
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14 YEARS, LET'S SAY A HOTEL FOR A LONG TIME TO HAVE AN ALLMAND SIGN.THEY HAVE ALL THESE YELLOW TO WARM PEOPLE, BUT PEOPLE STILL INTO THOSE HOME OKAY.
AND SO THIS IS MY SUBJECTION POSSIBLE.
SO, UM, I THINK THE STREET HOMES WOULD BE HELPFUL.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A RUDE AWAKENING WHEN A SPEEDER THAT'S DRUNK WOULD PROBABLY WAKE UP IF HE RAN INTO THE SPEED HUMPS, NOT A SPEED BUMP, BUT A STEEP SPEED HUMP, WHICH I THINK WOULD, I THINK IT WOULD HELP OUT.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? NO CITY MANAGER.
[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT ]
DO YOU HAVE A REPORT? UM, THANK YOU, MARY.I DO HAVE A BRIEF, UM, CITY MANAGERS REPORT THIS EVENING ON YOUR AGENDA.
TONIGHT IS A COUNCIL PUBLIC'S FIRST LOOK AT THE CITY'S ANNUAL BUDGET.
WANTED TO KEEP CONTEXT IN TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE IN THIS PROCESS.
IN MARCH, WE COMMISSIONED A BUDGET SURVEY.
WE'VE GOTTEN SOME RESPONSE TO THAT.
UM, ON APRIL 5TH, THE COUNCIL, UM, RECEIVED IN FILE THE LONG RANGE FINANCIAL FORECAST.
SO WE COULD LOOK OUT FOR FIVE YEARS.
UM, TONIGHT YOU'RE GOING TO GET A PRESENTATION, UM, A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ABOUT IT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SERIES OF COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS.
I SAY, SERIES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE IN THIS CHAMBERS TOMORROW NIGHT, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SECOND ONE AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
UM, ON MAY THE FOURTH, IT'LL BE THE SAME PRESENTATION AT BOTH.
THE PUBLIC'S WELCOME TO COME TO BOTH.
THE ONE THAT'S HERE WILL BE BROADCAST.
WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT EASILY AT THE SENIOR CENTER, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME AND HEAR ABOUT THE BUDGET AND TO EXPRESS THEIR INTERESTS AND THEIR CONCERNS.
WE'LL HAVE A BUDGET STATUS UPDATE AGAIN IN FRONT OF COUNCIL ON MAY THE 17TH, AND THEN IT WILL RETURN ON JUNE THE SEVENTH FOR CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION.
THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINS ON JULY THE FIRST, UH, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT TOPIC, I JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PUBLICLY THANK OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.
STEPHANIE SAID, SHE'S OUR TEAM HAVE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB.
AND THE BUDGET HAS A NEW LOOK TO IT.
I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT, BUT WE'LL GET TO THAT LATER THIS EVENING.
UM, I WANTED TO MENTION THE PAPER SHREDDING EVENT THE CITY HAD LAST SATURDAY WAS REGARDED TO BE A PRETTY GOOD SUCCESS.
THEY RECYCLED, UM, THREE TONS OF PAPER.
WE'LL UM, KEEP THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR, FOR FUTURE EVENTS.
WE GOT SOME GOOD TURNOUT WANTED TO, UM, ASK THE PUBLIC, INVITE THE PUBLIC TO SAVE THE DATE FOR A 4TH OF JULY PARADE AND INDEPENDENCE DAY STREET FAIR.
THE EVENT WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY THE FOURTH.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THE WORD OUT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND THAT PUSH WILL BEGIN TOMORROW.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME MAINTENANCE WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN SEEING AROUND TOWN.
THIS ONE IS, UM, A NEW SIDEWALK POURED POURED TODAY IN FRONT OF THE SENIOR CENTER, THE COUNCIL HAD COMMISSIONED A, UM, ASSESSMENT OF THE SIDEWALKS.
WE'RE DOING THAT BY QUADRANT OF THE CITY.
I SPOKE TODAY TO OUR CONTRACTOR WHO IS DOING THAT WORK.
HE'LL HAVE THAT EVALUATION REPORT COMPLETED BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
AND THEN WE'LL KNOW DEFINITIVELY BY AREA OF THE CITY, UM, AN AREA AT A TIME, WHICH SIDEWALKS ARE EASILY SOLVED WITH GRINDING AND WHICH ONES ARE GOING TO NEED THIS TYPE OF PERMANENT REPLACEMENT.
BUT WE KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF NEEDS IN THIS AREA AND IT'S HEARTENING TO ME TO SEE OUR OWN CREWS OUT DOING IT.
THEY REALLY LIKED THIS KIND OF WORK AND THERE THEY'RE GOOD AT IT.
THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SOME SIDEWALK REPAIR WORK HAPPENING, UM, ON GLENDORA AVENUE WANTING TO MENTION THAT OUR ANNUAL STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT WILL, UM, COMMENCE NEXT MONDAY.
UM, ALL OF THE STREETS ON THIS MAP HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE WILL BE A COLD PLANE DOWN TWO INCHES, AND THEY'LL GET AN EXISTING OR AN ASPHALT CAP OVERLAY.
THE OTHER STREETS, THE ONES THAT ARE IN GREEN, WE'LL GET A TYPE TWO SLURRY.
SLURRY IS THE EMOTION THAT GOES OVER STREETS THAT HELPS US GET ADDITIONAL LIFE OUT OF THE ASPHALT THAT CORRECTS THE RAVELING AND THE WEATHERING AND PREVENTS THE SURFACE WATER FROM GETTING IN.
UM, THIS WORK WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
SO WE'RE EXPECTING TO BE WRAPPED UP BY JUNE OF THIS YEAR, NOTICES TO THE HOMEOWNERS WHO WERE DISTRIBUTED THIS MORNING, SENIOR MANAGERS.
SO WHAT AREAS IT IS IS BEHIND THE MALL OR SOMETHING WOW.
THERE THAT SOME OF THE STREETS WITHIN THAT AREA, I CAN'T NAME THEM ALL BECAUSE THERE'S ABOUT A HUNDRED OF THEM, BUT CALIFORNIA BROADMORE, SHADY DALE, THIS ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD, I CAN GET YOU A STREET LIST IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I'LL MAKE SURE I GET IT FOR YOU.
SO BASICALLY HE'S, UH, UH, WEST OF THE, THE MALL AREA.
SO BASICALLY, UH, SOUTH SOUTH IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE CITY.
I CAN THINK OF, UM, AS I MENTIONED TO THE SHOW US, OUR CITYWIDE, A VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS ALSO GOING TO COMMENCE ON MONDAY, APRIL 25TH, THE COUNCIL AWARDED THIS BID AT THE JANUARY 18TH
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MEETING, THEY POSTED THEIR INSURANCE.WE ISSUED A NOTICE TO PROCEED.
WE'VE HAD A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING.
UM, THERE ARE 30 DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS, UM, THAT ARE BEING TREATED WITH NEW SIGNAGE, NEW STRIPING, NEW PAVEMENT MARKERS, NEW, UH, SOLAR LED, FLASHING, STOP SIGNS AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
NO, THIS HAS BEEN OF HIGH LEVEL OF CONCERN BY ONE OF MY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND, UM, MONDAY IS OUR START DATE.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND TALK ABOUT SOME DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE AREA OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A PRETTY BUSY SEASON AND I'LL GO QUICKLY SO YOU CAN GET TO YOUR AGENDA.
UM, JUST FYI, THERE HAS BEEN SOME INTEREST EXPRESSED IN NAMING THE WEST COVINA POST OFFICE IN HONOR OF CONGRESSMEN, ESTEBAN, TOURISTS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FEDERAL LEGISLATION.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE HANDS OF THE CONGRESSWOMAN NEPAL TONTO.
UM, THE MEETINGS WITH THE STATE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ARE CONTINUING.
THE NEXT ONE IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 27TH.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO EXPECT THAT THEY'LL PROMISE GATE REGULATIONS AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH MUNICIPALITIES OR NEW COUNTIES WOULD WANT TO STAND UP.
OUR DEPARTMENT WOULD FOLLOW, BUT UNTIL THEY DO, WE'RE JUST CONTINUING TO, TO WAIT FOR THAT MOMENT.
WORK IS CONTINUING ON THE SB 1, 3, 8, 3 COMPLIANCE.
UM, WE HAVE SOUGHT THE MAYOR SENT LETTERS TO VARIOUS DIFFERENT ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN, UM, CRICKETS, AND I DON'T THINK THAT LEGISLATIVE RELIEF IS VERY LIKELY.
THEY HAVE A PROCESS OF HURTING THE CITIES INTO COMPLIANCE WITH NOTICES OF VIOLATION.
WE ARE NOT ON THE PROBLEM CHILD LIST, NOT YET.
I THINK WE'LL GET INTO COMPLIANCE, BUT, UM, THEY'RE HOPING TO AVOID ISSUING NOTICES OF VIOLATION.
THAT SHOULD BE A 90 DAY NOTICE.
AND THEN THE SECOND NOTICE WOULD BE ANOTHER NINETIES.
SO YOU CAN BUY SIX MONTHS BEING OUT OF COMPLIANCE.
I'M NOT SURE WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THAT STATUS.
WE'RE TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF THAT CURVE, BUT THE IS GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHOICES.
UM, I THINK IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN TO A COUNCIL CHOICE BETWEEN WHETHER WE HAVE A ONE TIME RESIDENTIAL RATE HIKE OF, YOU KNOW, 19 OR 20%, OR WHETHER WE ARE ABLE TO TRANSITION THOSE COSTS OVER TIME, EITHER BY DOING, UM, THE SERVICES IN-HOUSE OR USING THE HOLLER TO DO THEM, WE'VE ISSUED AN RFP TO SEEK SOME PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FIRMS THAT SPECIALIZE IN THIS AREA, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHETHER THIS FIRM THAT'S INTERESTED IN ASSISTING WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND ALL CONTINUE TO REPORT BACK.
ONCE WE GET THAT INTO FOCUS A BIT MORE.
AND FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THERE'S A LOT OF FEDERAL MONEY AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE SUBMITTED A $7 MILLION GRANT TO UPGRADE AZUSA AVENUE, INCLUDING ADA COMPLIANCE.
THEY NEEDED SOME MORE INFORMATION FROM US TODAY.
THEY WANT IT BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS TOMORROW.
THIS IS ALWAYS HOW THAT WORKS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GET THAT IN BY THEIR DEADLINE AND THE MAYOR RHODA AND NICE LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THAT ONE AS WELL.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT THIS EVENING.
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MOVES US TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.UH, COUNSEL, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO PULL FROM CONSENT, MR. CITY MANAGER? EXCUSE ME, MAYOR.
I'D LIKE TO CHANGE MY RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF AWARD OF BID FOR THE WALDEN MAROTTA PARK RESTROOM DUE TO A TECHNICAL ISSUE THAT CAME UP DURING THE BID.
I'M CHANGING MY RECOMMENDATION THIS EVENING THAT YOU REJECT ALL BIDS AND I'LL PUT IT BACK OUT TO BID AND RETURN THAT ITEM TO YOU.
SO NUMBER THREE RECOMMENDATION IS TO REJECT ALL BIDS AND PUT IT BACK OUT TO BID.
UH, ASIDE FROM THAT RECOMMENDATION, WOULD COUNSEL WISH TO PULL ANYTHING, SEEING NONE? UH, WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL EXCEPT THREE WITH A CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE SECOND.
WE'VE GOT A FIRST AND A SECOND.
COULD WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE? I HAVE A MOTION BY MAY I APPROACH HIM DIAZ A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER
I ALSO, I ALSO HAVE AN ORDINANCE TITLE.
I NEED TO READ ORDINANCE NUMBER 24 97 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING A MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY GOVERNING THE USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 4 8 1 COUNCIL MEMBER TO BOX BY COUNCILMAN WU, COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ BEATO MAYOR PRO TEM DIAZ.
THEY ARE FOCUSING ON US ITEMS PAST FIVE ZERO.
MOVING ON FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WE
[7) PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 BUDGET ]
GO TO DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS.ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO 23 BUDGET.
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MR. CITY MANAGER, WHO WILL IT BE? OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, STEPHANIE, WHO WILL PRESENT A YES, SIR.SO TO START CITYWIDE, UM, THE CITY HAS OVER 126 MILLION IN REVENUE.
NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND EXPENDITURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER 128 MILLION.
THE MAJORITY OF OUR REVENUE COMES FROM PROPERTY TAX FOLLOWED BY SALES TAX AND EXPENDITURE SIDE.
MAJORITY OF OUR EXPENDITURES GOES TOWARDS SALARIES AND BENEFITS LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS THE CITY'S MAJOR OPERATING FUND.
THE PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET HAS BEEN STRUCTURALLY BALANCED WITH A NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE, ESTIMATED TO BE OVER 500,000, THE ENDING FUND BALANCE IS EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE OVER 24.6 MILLION, WHICH IS WAY OVER THE 17% RESERVE REQUIREMENT.
AND LOOKING AT FUND BALANCE, THE CHART, THE CHART FRONT OF YOU IS FROM THE LAST SEVEN YEARS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR FUND BALANCE HAS INCREASED UP TO ABOUT 25 MILLION LAST FISCAL YEAR.
AND WE'RE AT, UH, EXPECTED TO DIP A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEN LEVEL OUT AGAIN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
SO THIS BUDGET HAS BEEN CONSERVATIVELY CONSERVATIVELY DESIGNED TO CONTINUE TO ADEQUATELY MAINTAIN THE CITY'S RESERVES.
LOOKING AT GENERAL FUND REVENUE REVENUE IS ESTIMATED TO BE 79.7 MILLION.
THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 12 MILLION OR 17.8% FROM THE ORIGINAL FISCAL YEAR 2122 BUDGET BECAUSE WE WERE SEEING A COMEBACK FROM THE PANDEMIC, BUT THIS IS ONLY A 2.6% CHANGE FROM THE CURRENT YEAR ESTIMATE.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE CHART, THE TOP LINE IS THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR REVENUE FOR FISCAL YEAR 22, 23.
AND THE ONE BELOW THAT IS THE ESTIMATE.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE NOT INCREASING THAT MUCH OVER THE ESTIMATE.
HOWEVER, OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET HAD ASSUMED THAT THE PANDEMIC WOULD STILL BE ONGOING AND THAT WE WOULD BE STRUGGLING FROM RECOVERY.
AND SO THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO SALES TAX IS UP ALMOST 2.4 MILLION FROM FISCAL YEAR 2122, AND IS PROJECTED TO BE CONSERVATIVE IN CONSERVATIVELY, INCREASED BY 1.5% IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
AND THAT'S THE BIG JUMP THAT YOU SEE IN BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET AND THE ESTIMATE, WHICH GOES UP SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND THEN THIS YEAR, IT LEVELS OUT IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE, ARE PROPOSED TO BE ABOUT 63.9 MILLION.
AND THIS IS UP 9.8 MILLION OR 18.3% FROM THE ORIGINAL BUDGET.
BUT IT'S UP ONLY AT 5.9% AGAIN FROM THE CURRENT YEAR ESTIMATE.
UM, MOST OF THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES GO TOWARDS SALARIES AND BENEFITS WITH OVER 79%.
AND OVER THE PAST YEARS, THE CITY X, THE PAST YEAR, THE CITY EXECUTED MEMORANDUM OF MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH EIGHT OF THE NINE OF ITS BARGAINING UNITS, WHOSE OBLIGATIONS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS BUDGET AS WELL.
ADDITIONALLY EXPENDITURES OVERALL WERE ANALYZED AND PROJECTED TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURRED BASED ON THE CURRENT YEAR ESTIMATE AND PRIOR YEARS.
UM, ONE OF THE MAJOR EXPENDITURES IN SALARY AND BENEFITS IS THE CITY'S OVERTIME, UH, OVERTIME.
IT CONTINUES TO BE AN INCREASING BURDEN ON THE STUDY.
HOWEVER, IT, THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS, UM, PROPOSED TO ACTUALLY INCLUDE WHAT IS REALISTIC AND BASED ON PRIOR YEAR ACTUALS.
AND WE'RE LOOKING A LITTLE OVER 6.2 MILLION FOR THIS YEAR AND BASED ON CURRENT YEAR PROJECTIONS AND THE INCREASE IN ALL OF OUR SALARIES, WE ARE PROPOSING 6.4 MILLION TO BRING IT TO A REALISTIC LEVEL.
THE MAJORITY OF OVERTIME AS FROM BOTH FIRE AND POLICE, SOME CHANGES TO THIS BUDGET.
UM, THE BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING TO BRING RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS BACK TO PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS.
THIS INCLUDES SPECIAL EVENTS, SUCH AS SPRING FESTIVAL, 4TH OF JULY EGG HUNT, UM, AND HALLOWEEN, WE ALSO ARE PROPOSING TO BRING BACK THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER TO INFORM ENGAGE RESIDENTS.
WE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET, UH, INCREASE IN MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, AND SPECIFICALLY TO INCREASE THE TREE TRIM CYCLE FROM SEVEN TO FIVE YEARS.
AND IT SHOULDN'T THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN OR BUDGET TOTAL IS OVER 17 MILLION FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
WE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED A HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUDGET, UM, WHICH
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IS PROPOSED TO BE SELF-SUSTAINING AND AN ENTERPRISE FUND.WE DO HAVE SOME PROPOSED CHANGES TO STAFFING.
THE NET CHANGE IN STAFFING IS 14.
NEW POSITIONS PROPOSED 12 OF THOSE ARE MAINTENANCE POSITIONS THAT WOULD BE FULLY FUNDED BY SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.
UM, WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING TO ADD ONE FULL-TIME NON-SWORN PUBLIC SAFETY POSITION, AND THEN TWO PART-TIME, UM, POSITIONS IN HR AND PLANNING.
WE HAVE HER BOWS TO REMOVE ONE POSITION AND FINANCE AND UPGRADE ONE PART-TIME POSITION IN IT.
TWO FULL-TIME, UM, THE LONG RANGE FINANCIAL FORECAST THAT WAS ON THE PREVIOUS AGENDA PROJECTED DEFICITS FOR EACH YEAR IN THE FISCAL.
AND THE FORECAST, THE GENERAL FUND REV RESERVES WERE ANTICIPATED TO BE DEPLETED TO A 10% OR 8 MILLION BY FISCAL YEAR 2027.
THAT FORECAST RECOMMENDED STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO INCREASE REVENUES AND OR EXPENDITURES OR DECREASE EXPENDITURES IN FUTURE YEARS.
SO AS A RESULT, THIS BUDGET THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU TOOK SEVERAL THINGS INTO ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO GET IT TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.
FIRST OFF WE REMOVED FROZEN NON-SWORN PERSONNEL AND POLICE.
THERE WERE EIGHT POSITIONS TOTAL THAT WERE ON THE BOOKS, BUT WERE CONSIDERED FROZEN.
THE FINANCIAL FORECAST HAD ASSUMED THOSE POSITIONS WOULD BE BUDGETED.
UM, WE ASSUMED THAT WE'D BE REINSTATING THE FALSE ALARM PROGRAM AND ASSOCIATED REVENUE.
WE ALSO ADJUSTED TO PRIOR YEAR ACTUALS ACROSS THE BOARD.
PRIOR BUDGETS HAD ALWAYS BEEN LOOKING BACK AT BUDGETED AMOUNTS INSTEAD OF ACTUALS THIS YEAR, WE SCRUBBED EVERYTHING AND WENT DOWN TO ACTUAL TRENDS WITH ESTIMATED INCREASES BASED ON, UM, THE MULTI-YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST, UH, ASSUMPTIONS REVENUE BASIS WERE ALSO RAISED IN, ARE PROJECTED TO INCREASE CONSERVATIVELY IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
BUT THOSE BASES WERE RAISED BASED ON CURRENT YEAR ESTIMATES.
AS WE'VE SEEN A JUMP IN SALES TAX, WE DON'T EXPECT THAT TO GO DOWN, BUT WE DON'T EXPECT IT TO ALSO INCREASE AT THE RATE AT WHICH IT DID THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SALES TAX CAN SWING ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED TO COMMIT THIS REVENUE TO REOCCURRING OBLIGATIONS.
SO WE DID NOT INCLUDE A LOT OF REOCCURRING OBLIGATIONS IN THE FISCAL YEAR, 20 22, 20 23 BUDGET.
IN CONSIDERATION OF THAT, MOVING ONTO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THERE IS OVER 94.6 MILLION PROPOSED AND PROJECTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIVE YEARS.
UM, 46 MILLION IS CURRENTLY IN PROJECTS UNDERWAY OR FROM PRIOR YEARS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON, UM, WITH A TOTAL OF 65 PROJECTS THAT ARE BE CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON, UM, WHETHER THEY WERE INITIATED IN THE PRIOR YEARS OR IN THE CURRENT YEAR, WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT MANY IN PROGRESS.
UM, FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE'RE POSING 17.7 MILLION ACROSS 38 PROJECTS TOTAL.
AND THIS IS JUST A CHART THAT SHOWS WHERE THAT CIP MONEY COMES FROM.
THE MAJORITY OF IT COMES FROM GRANTS.
UM, THE CITY RECEIVED OVER 19 MILLION FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT ARPA.
AND SO THAT IS WHERE YOU SEE THE BIG JUMP IN OUR CAPITAL AND RECRUITMENT FUNDING.
THE SECOND BIGGEST FUNDING SOURCE WOULD BE OUR GENERAL FUND.
UM, NEXT TO, JUST TO GO OVER THE SCHEDULE THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAD RECENTLY DONE TOMORROW NIGHT, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP AND THEN MAY 4TH, AND WE PLAN TO BRING BACK THE FEEDBACK WE GET FROM THOSE WORKSHOPS ALONG WITH THE BUDGET SURVEY AT THE MAY 17TH BUDGET STATUS UPDATE, AND THEN, UM, RECEIVE ANY FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL SO THAT WE CAN MAKE ANY CHANGES BEFORE HOPEFULLY COMING BEFORE YOU FOR ADOPTION ON JUNE 7TH.
AND THEN LASTLY, I DO WANT TO ADD THAT AT THE ENTRANCE AND FOR YOU, WE'VE ADDED A BUDGET BRIEF.
THAT WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE TOO, THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYBODY.
THAT'S JUST A ONE PAGE FLYER OF WHAT THE BUDGET INCLUDES.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILMAN ROOM.
UH, THE BUDGET BASICALLY, JUST LIKE MY UNDERSTANDING, JUST LIKE TYPICAL HOUSEHOLD, YOU RUN YOUR HOME, YOU HAVE EXPENDITURE AND YOU HAVE INCOME.
AND, UH, WHAT, UH, YOU COME IN, THEN YOU HAVE THE DEFICIT BY THE OPPOSITE.
THEN YOU GOT SAVING IN THE BANK AS A RESERVE.
AND THEN IN A SENSE, SO IT'S A COUPLE OF THINGS.
REQUEST IS HOW CAN WE CONTROL OKAY.
AND, UH, HOW WE DEAL WITH AND HOW WE USE THE LAWSUIT.
BECAUSE WE'LL BE ALL SURPRISED HOW MUCH YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR ONE.
AND THAT WILL BE POTENTIALLY INTO OKAY.
SO THAT IS WHAT I SIT OVER HERE.
BEING ALWAYS SURPRISED THAT WE HAVE TO PAY ADDITIONAL A LAWSUIT BY SOME ISSUES.
SO THIS TWO THING ALL THE TIME AND LAWSUIT, I THINK THIS IS WHAT
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OKAY.THE EXPENDITURE THAT WE CAN, HOW CAN WE CONTROL, BUT ON THE INCOME.
ON THE PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT I BASED ON THE PROJECTION, SO I KNOW YOU MAYBE DIDN'T CALCULATE, OKAY.
SOME OF THE PROJECTION HAVE YOU ADD INTO THE PLAZA WEST COVINA.
I THINK WE DOWN WITH OUR, WE DEVELOP AGENCY BY SEPTEMBER THE PAY OFF AND WE SHOULD HAVE ADDITIONAL SALES TAX DATE.
WOULD YOU MIND HUGGING? SO I CAN SEE THAT, WELL, MAYBE GIVE US ALMOST $2 MILLION ADDITIONAL INCOME THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
I, IN SEPTEMBER, I THINK PLAZA WASTE CALLED ME KNOW THAT IT'S A SALES TECH GENERATED GENERATOR FOR US.
AND WE'LL GET INTO OUR FUTURE BUDGET, WHICH IS INCOME BECAUSE AGAIN, RATHER THAN OKAY.
WE, WHILE WE HAVE, CAN WE CREATE, OKAY.
MORE DEVELOPMENT, MORE OF THIS TO CREATE SELMO CALLED OKAY.
HELP THE DEALER SO WE CAN ACCUMULATE MORE INCOME.
SO THIS IS THE FIRST THING, PLUS THE WEST COVINA.
WITH THAT SEPTEMBER, AT MY UNDERSTANDING, WE SHOULD START IN RECEIVING FINALLY.
THE SALES TAX, ROUGHLY CLOSE TO THE $2 MILLION, SECOND THING, INTERNET CELLS.
MY UNDERSTANDING INTERNET SALES IS A BIG ONE RIGHT NOW DUE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
LIKE TO ORDER ONLINE, I KNOW THAT BASED ON THE POPULATION AND WE CALCULATE THIS INCOME OKAY.
THAT COME TO THE CT AND THEN LET ME VICKI.
WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT, FOR EXAMPLE.
AND, UH, UH, THE GREEN LOT ON THE FACE CHURCH.
WHY NOW THAT THEY SOLD FOR $54 MILLION, WE SHOULD HAVE A 14% OF PROPERTY TAX.
AND THAT WILL BECOME TO US SO HAPPY WE CALCULATE THE INCOME FOR THE FUTURE SAKE AND THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT WITH OKAY.
AND SOME OTHER DEVELOPMENT, HAVE WE CALCULATE SOME OVER THIS ALREADY MAKING, SO WE SHOULD HAVE SOME SALES TAX.
NOW WE SHOULD HAVE A 14% OF INCOME.
SO, AND THE FEE WE CHARGE WITH THOSE DEVELOPMENT, SO WE SHOULD HAVE SOME INCOME.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING IS, OKAY.
I, BASED ON THE PROJECTION THAT INCOME POPULAR, MAYBE NOW YOUR BOOK YET.
SO I WANT TO ASK, IS THIS A FUTURE INCOME? YOU'RE NOT GOING TO POINT THE BOOK OR THIS IS SOMETHING YOU ALREADY CALCULATE AND KEEP.
SO A LOT OF THOSE THINGS WERE TAKING TWO IN CONSIDERATION, I'LL START WITH SALES TAX.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY ALREADY RECEIVES A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE CFD SALES TAX AS IT COMES BACK TO US.
UM, BUT WE DID LOOK AT THAT AND EXAMINE IT.
THE SALES TAX WAS ALSO, UM, BROUGHT TO LEVELS, WHICH WERE RECOMMENDED BY HDL.
AND WE WERE CONSISTENT WITH THAT IF NOT JUST SLIGHTLY MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN THEM.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, WE DEFINITELY SAW A HUGE INCREASE THERE IN TERMS OF, UH, PROPERTY TAXES.
SO WE DON'T HAVE THE VALUATIONS EXACTLY ON OUR BOOKS.
WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO INCREASE BASED ON WHAT WE'VE SEEN FROM THE COUNTY AND ESTIMATED UP ON THAT.
UM, BUT THEN IN TERMS OF THE BUILDING IN DEVELOPMENT, DID INCREASE THOSE AS WELL ARE ASSUMED THAT THEY WOULD BE REGARDING THIS.
THERE'S PROBABLY TEXTS FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE FACE CHURCH, IT'S A NONPROFIT.
SO WE NEVER GET A DIME OF A PUBLIC TAX.
NOW THEY SO FOUR $54 MILLION AND WE SHOULD RECEIVE A 14% OF THE PROPERTY TAX.
SO THERE IS A POTENTIAL INCOME WHERE COME TO US IS, IS ABSOLUTELY COME TO US BECAUSE THEY ALREADY, SO THEY ALREADY HAVE TO PAY THE PROPERTY TAX AND WE SHOULD HAVE A 14%, THERE SHOULD BE ALL INCOME.
SO 14% AND $54 MILLION OR PROBABLY TAX.
I THINK THAT'S QUITE A LOT OF MONEY WILL COME TO THE CITY.
PARTS OF AMELIA WOULD COME TO THE IT'S ADDITIONAL INCOME.
I'M JUST WANTING TO KNOW HOW MUCH INCOME WE WILL COME AND LET IS.
SO OVERALL, JUST TO SAY, WE DID INCREASE REVENUE SIGNIFICANTLY, UM, TO BRING THE CITY TO, UM, TO GET A STRUCTURALLY BALANCED AND THOSE NUMBERS, UM, WEREN'T, WE'RE LOOKING BACK, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY AND LOOKING AT ALL THE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT WE'RE SEEING TODAY.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO ANTICIPATING ALL OF OUR RECREATION PROGRAMS, FOR EXAMPLE, COMING BACK TO PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS.
SO REVENUES OVERALL WERE INCREASED, UM, TO THOSE PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS.
AND THEN ALSO SURPASS THAT IN TERMS OF SALES TAX.
SO STEPHANIE, SO WHAT I JUST MENTIONED ALL THIS INCOME, NOT ON YOUR BOOK YET.
SO THIS BASICALLY WILL BE THE FUTURE BOOK.
NO, WELL, THERE IT IS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET ALREADY, CAUSE I BASICALLY TOOK THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO ALMOST 80 MILLION IN REVENUE WHERE
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AS THE LAST YEAR'S ORIGINAL BUDGET WAS ABOUT, IF I'M JUST LOOKING AT THIS IN BETWEEN 67 MILLION, SO HOW MUCH INCREASE WE HAVE BASED ON WHAT THIS, OKAY.A MUCH MORE SOLID INCOME THAT WE WILL RECEIVE.
SO WE WILL KNOW THIS MONEY WILL COME TO US.
SO THIS IS NOT A OKAY, SOMETHING WE LOOKING FORWARD, BUT THIS WILL COME TO US JUJU, I'LL BE TEXTS.
THEY HAVE TO PAY SALES TAX FEE IS ALWAYS SOLD.
THEY HAVE TO PAY THE, BASICALLY JUST THE PROPERTY TAX OF 14% TO THE CT.
WE SHOULD HAVE A GUARANTEE INCOME COME TO US BECAUSE BEFORE THERE'S A SCHOOL POVERTY, I DON'T THINK WE RECEIVE ANY OKAY.
AND JUST WITH ALTHOUGH DEVELOPMENT PROBABLY TAXES 14%, THAT IS GOING TO INCREASE SO MUCH WHILE OUR FUTURE BUDGET.
SO THE, JUST SPEAKING FROM NUMBERS.
SO, UM, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR HAS INCREASED REVENUES OF 12 OVER 12 MILLION FROM LAST YEAR'S ORIGINAL BUDGET.
SO WE HAVE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT A LOT OF THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE SEEING.
AND TO THAT, I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD TIME MILLION DOLLAR, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET MORE.
UM, ANY MORE QUESTIONS OF STAFF? OH, AND STEPHANIE, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? NOPE.
JUST COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS AND THE FLYER.
UH, NO, WE W ACCORDING TO THIS, WE DO HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION OR DO, OR DO WE JUST RECEIVE THE FILE? WE DO MAKE A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TIE FOR FIRST? WE GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN LEDDY LOPEZ
IN A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM DIAZ.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LOPEZ.
VETO WAS SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM DIAZ COUNCIL MEMBER TO BY COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ VETO MAYOR PRO TEM DIAZ.
YEAH, THE RECOMMENDATION PASSES FIVE ZERO, AND
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IT TAKES US TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA.DO I HAVE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS, REQUESTS OR COMMENTS? AIR PRO TEM DIAZ, RIGHT.
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE, I GUESS, TEMPORARY, UM, FACILITIES FOR OUTSIDE DINING AND THE GLENDORA AREA.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, THAT IT MAY BE ENDING BY THE END OF THE YEAR POSSIBLY.
SO WHAT I WAS WONDERING IF WE CAN HAVE THE STAFF, WELL, I WANT THE STAFF TO LOOK INTO, UM, MAYBE NOT EXTENDING, BUT MAYBE HAVING LIKE STANDARDS IN PLACE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS MAYBE MORE PERMANENT, UM, OUTSIDE DINING FOR SOME OF THESE FACILITIES.
SO I WANT TO WORK ON THAT AREA.
AND, UM, SO I'M THINKING THAT MAYBE THE RESTAURANT OWNERS WOULD BE HAPPY TO EXTEND THAT AND MAKE IT AND HAVE SOME STANDARDS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THE OUTSIDE DINING.
UH, AND, UH, UH, I THINK THERE'S A GOOD IDEA.
I WAS ABOUT YOUR MOTHER, MAY I, I THINK W THE CT, UH, DUE TO WITH THIS VIRUS KIND OF SUBSIDE CURRENTLY.
AND I KNOW THAT THE CITY ALREADY REQUEST A LOT OF RESTAURANT TO REMOVE THE TEMPORARY 10.
SO, AND, UH, AND I THINK IN GLENDORA, MY UNDERSTANDING LAST TIME WE WENT TO THE LUNCH WITH
SO, SO HOW CAN WE HELP THIS AREA? AND THEY WILLING TO MAKE A NICER, SO MAYBE CT, LIKE YOU SAY, WHY YOU WANT TO LOOK INTO HOW THE CITY CAN FIND ALL DINNERS TO HELP THEN MAYBE YEAR BY YEAR, NOT JUST KEEP THEM PERMANENT YEAR BY YEAR TO SEE HOW CAN BE NOTIFIED THE NEIGHBORHOOD, HAVE PEOPLE WILLING TO EAT OUTSIDE BY THE SAME TIME, WE'LL CREATE MORE.
AND HELPED A WEST RUN HAVE A MORE BUSINESS AND THEIR MAGNUS TREE NICER.
MAYBE WE ARE LOOKING TO HOW WE PUT LIGHT THE LIGHT ON THE TREE TO MAKE IT ENTICING.
SO CURRENTLY WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE, UM, I WENT AHEAD AND I REVIEWED THE STREET LIGHTS AND THE SIDEWALK LIGHTS, AND I PROVIDED SOME LIGHTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED THAT ARE NOT LIT NOW.
SO THAT'S, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT IN THE WORKS.
AND SO IT COULD BE MORE LIT UP THERE.
UM, AND THERE'S OTHER AREAS THAT NEED TO BE WORKED ON.
SO WE WANT TO REVITALIZE THAT AREA AND WE WANT MORE PEOPLE TO COME IN AND ENJOY THE RESTAURANTS THERE AND THE OUTSIDE
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DINING IN THE SUMMERTIME AS WELL.I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE, WE NEED TO KIND OF DIFFERENTIATE OKAY.
WHY IS THERE'S A CITY OWNED LAND? WE CAN TRY TO DO THE THING.
ANOTHER WAY IS PRIVATELY OWNED LAND AND SHOPPING MALL.
A LOT OF THE SHOPPING SQUARED AWAY, DO YOU HAVE SOMEBODY OUTSIDE AND HOW WE HELP THEM WITH THE LANDLORD TO FIND A WAY TO OKAY.
A LITTLE BIT LONG-TERM BUT THE COMPUTING FIREWALLS AND JUST 10.
WE SAW CT LOOK INTO THE OLDNESS, SEE HOW WE CAN HELP OUR RESTAURANT AND LOOK INTO THE PRIVATE AREA AND THE INDOOR WISE PROBABLY AREA THAT CITY OWNED LAND TO HELP LOOK INTO THE COORDINATES.
AND I'M NOT, I'M NOT SAYING JUST LIMITED TO GLENDORA BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S OTHER RESTAURANTS, BUT, YOU KNOW, SO ALL THE RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE THAT IN PLACE NOW, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN EXTEND IT OR HAVE SOME STANDARDS PUT IN PLACE FOR ALL OUR RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA.
SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD RECOMMENDATION.
UM, ANY, ANYTHING ELSE, ANY OTHER REPORTS, COMMENTS? I HAD A COMMENT.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THE EASTER EVENT.
I KNOW WE ATTENDED, UM, CORTEZ FIRST AND THEN DEL NORTE TAME NEXT.
BUT, UM, I KNOW THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY ACTUALLY OPENED UP ANOTHER EGG HUNT FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I MISSED, UM, AT CORTEZ BECAUSE I WAS AT DEL NORTE, BUT THAT WAS A CATERING TO THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED.
AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT HAVE, UM, ISSUES WITH BEING AROUND SO MANY PEOPLE OR DISABILITIES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO THAT WAS NICE TO SEE A LOT OF CITIES DON'T HAVE THAT.
SO IT WAS NICE TO SEE THAT WEST COVINA DID THAT AND CATERED TO, UM, ANOTHER POPULATION THAT WAS ABLE TO ENJOY THE EVENT.
SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING OUT THIS GREAT FABULOUS EVENT FOR THE EGG HUNT.
AND IT WAS A LOT OF CHILDREN, A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND THEY GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
THEY HAD FUN AND HOPE EVERYBODY ELSE HAD A WONDERFUL EASTER WEEKEND.
I KNOW I PROMISED STEPH I DON'T TALK TOO MUCH, BUT I CAN NOT HELP.
AND THEN JUST FOLLOW UP ABOUT, OKAY.
THE CONSOLE WOMAN, WE KIND OF ECON AND AGAIN, I'VE BEEN DONE HAD DONE THIS FOR SIX YEAR MOVING TO SEVEN YEARS.
I ENDED UP BESIDE THE PANDEMIC TWO YEARS THAT OFF.
I NEVER SEE SO MANY CROWDS OUT CORTEZ PARK.
I'D DONE 2016, 17, 18, 19, BUT THIS IS A HUGE CROWD.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF.
AND THE RESIDENT COMING UP BIG TIME.
AND A STEP TO PUT ALL THE AECOM INTO DIFFERENT AREA AND INCLUDING THE SPECIAL NEED CHILDREN.
AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK STAFF OKAY.
TO DO SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB AND THEN SO CONSIDERATE.
AND, UH, AND I THINK I ONLY SEE THIS, OKAY, HAPPY SMILING CHILDREN.
I DO THIS WHILE WE'RE HERE FOR, AND TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY AND TO HELP ALL OUR CHILDREN TO HAVE A MUCH BETTER WITH THIS PANDEMIC.
I THINK A LOT OF THEM VERY DEPRESSED, BUT WITH THIS, I WILL WANT TO BRING THE NORMALCY BACK TO OUR CITY WEAPON.
DEMI, THANK YOU SO MUCH STAFF.
AND I JUST WANT TO, UM, PIGGYBACK ON WHAT WAS SAID, STAFF AND CHOANAS, UH, DID A WONDERFUL JOB AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO COUNCIL WOMAN, UH, LOPEZ V AUTO, UH, FOR MENTIONING HOW INCLUSIVE THE EVENTS WERE.
UH, AND YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, YOU KNOW, FRIENDSHIP PARK IS GOING TO BE A COMPLETELY INCLUSIVE, UH, PLAY AREA.
AND WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING SOME, SOME MORE INCLUSIVE PLAY AREAS THAT ARE OTHER PARKS.
AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING, UH, YOU MENTIONED THE AZUSA PROJECT THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN A GRANT FOR.
TRYING TO MAKE THOSE SIDEWALKS, ADA ACCESSIBLE AND JUST REALLY, UH, ACKNOWLEDGING RIGHT.
THAT, UH, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE EVERY RESIDENT, UH, CAN ENJOY THE CITY.
SO I THINK THE CITY'S ON THE RIGHT PATH.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.