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WELCOME TO OUR MAY 17 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
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MEETING IS NOW IN SESSION.TONIGHT'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR JOHN LEE FROM CZARIST CHURCH, AND I WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO TODAY'S INVOCATION.
THANK YOU FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, THE MONTH OF FAMILY WELLNESS, AND WE THANK YOU FOR OUR FAMILY, EXTENDED FAMILY, THE SPIRITUAL FAMILY, WHILE WE'RE THANKFUL FOR OUR FAMILY.
ALSO, WE THINK ABOUT THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LOVED ONES DUE TO THE VIOLENT CRIMES THAT HAD HAPPENED RECENTLY, AND ALSO THE WAR SITUATION THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD.
AND GOD, WE JUST PRAY FOR YOUR CONFERENCE PIECE UP ON ALL THOSE ARE DEALING WITH FRIEDMAN SADNESS AND GRIEF, AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY OF WEST COVINA AND ALL THOSE WHO ARE SERVING THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR OUR LEADERS WILL LEAD THE ORGANIZED PLAN AND EXECUTE AND FATHER.
WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE TIME TO THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO WORK TO KEEP THE CITY SAFE AND CLEAN WITH DANK.
WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO ARE WORKING ON THE FRONTLINE AT THE HOSPITAL, THE HOSPITAL WORKERS, THE PEACE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL COMMUNITY.
AND WE PRAY FOR THE PEACE AND UNITY UPON OUR COMMUNITY.
WE LIVED THOSE WHO ARE HUNGRY, UNEMPLOYED, AND DISPLACED.
WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEALING WITH SICKNESS, THE CORONAVIRUS AND ALL OTHER SICKNESS, LORD, ALL THESE AND ALL OTHER BURDENS.
WE JUST LAID THEM ALL AT YOUR FEET.
AND AS WE START THIS MEETING TONIGHT GAVE EACH PERSON A CLARITY.
THE COMPASSION GAVE THEM LISTENING, EARS AND THOUGHTFUL WORDS.
LET OUR TRANSACTION INTERACTION BE SEASONED WITH GRACE, EMPATHY, UNDERSTANDING COMPASSION GAVE THEM A PREJUDICE OF MIND AND OPEN HEART.
AND WE PRAY ALL THIS IN THE NAME OF ALL NAMES WAS WORTHY OF ABOUT GLORY HONOR AND PRAISE.
PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT COUNCILMAN WU, COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ VETO PRO TEM DIAZ IS ABSENT THIS EVENING, MAYOR CASTELLANO'S AND THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE TODAY WHICH TAKES US TO
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PRESENTATIONS AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FEW THIS EVENING.FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE CERTIFICATES RECOGNIZING THE WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, FOR THE BAKER TO VEGAS 2022 CHALLENGE CUP RELIEF.
SO WOULD YOU GUYS PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT AND I'LL MEET YOU UP THERE TESTING I'LL WE'LL HAVE YOU GO FIRST CHIEF.
WELL THANKS EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE.
UM, IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO STAND HERE.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY GOOD EVENING COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF WEST COVINA POLICE, CHIEF RICHARD BELL.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE BEEN PRETTY TOUGH FOR US AND FOR ALL OF US, NOT JUST POLICE AND YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S BEEN A LOT OF DOWNTIME.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO A LOT OF THINGS.
AND SO THIS YEAR WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS OPEN UP.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OPENED UP FOR US AGAIN, IS THE, UH, BAKER TO VEGAS RELAY CHALLENGE CUP.
UM, IT IS REALLY A SPECIAL TIME FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IS WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
UH, MATTER OF FACT, WE'VE EXTENDED IT EVEN INTERNATIONALLY WHERE THEY COME TOGETHER AND THEY RACE EACH OTHER, UH, FOR PRIDE, FOR STRENGTH, FOR A NUMBER OF THINGS.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO DO THIS JUSTICE, BUT I AM GOING TO TURN THE MIC OVER TO OFFICER, UM, KENNY BENEATHA'S, UM, HE'S ONE OF THE CAPTAINS THIS YEAR.
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IT.AND HE'LL JUST EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES AND WHAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR WITH THE BAKER TO VEGAS RELATE TEAM.
UH, JUST A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT BAKER TO VEGAS.
UM, IT STARTED BACK IN 1985 WITH 19 TEAMS. UM, AS WE PROGRESS IN TIME, THE RACES THAT GROWN TO ABOUT 200, 200 TEAMS PLUS, AND LIKE THE CHIEF MENTIONED IT'S WORLDWIDE.
SO WE'VE GOT TEAMS COMING IN FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE.
UM, THE RACE CONSISTS OF 120 MILES AND IT'S SHARED AMONGST 20 RUNNERS.
SO YOU COULD ONLY IMAGINE THE TOUGH, UH, HOW TOUGH THIS RACE IS.
IT INVOLVES INCLINE, HEAT, COLD WEATHER, UM, DECLINE.
SO THIS IS A TOUGH RACE, AND THIS IS A LOT OF WORK THAT OUR RUNNERS, WHICH ARE SITTING HERE TO MY LEFT, UM, PUT IN A LOT OF WORK INTO IT.
UM, THE RACE IS BROKEN DOWN TO 12 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND IT DEPENDS ON THE DEPARTMENT.
SIZE ARE A CATEGORY FOR OUR TEAM IS A 99 AND UNDER AND ONLY THE TOP THREE TEAMS CAN ONLY THE TOP THREE TEAMS PER CATEGORY.
I RECOGNIZE ON THE PODIUM AT BAKER TO VEGAS.
SO THIS YEAR, THE WEST COVINA RUNNING TEAM ACHIEVED THIRD PLACE FOR THE 2022, UM, RACE.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET RECOGNIZED AND FOR EVERYONE IN FRONT OF ALL THE TEAMS UP IN LAS VEGAS, UM, OUR TEAM CAME CLOSE TO FIRST PLACE, ONLY 18 MINUTES AWAY, AND FOUR MINUTES AWAY FOR A MON SECOND PLACE.
OUR FINAL TIME FOR THE RACE WAS 16 HOURS AND 52 MINUTES.
SO THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE FOR OUR TEAM AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK HARD.
OUR RUNNERS ARE ALREADY STARTING TO WORK CAR FOR THE NEXT RACE FOR 2023.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CHIEF FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE AND RACING AND COMPETING IN THIS RACE.
UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR SUPPORT STAFF FOR ALSO BEING OUT THERE AND HELPING OUT WITH THE RACE, THE RUNNERS FOR PUTTING ALL THAT EXTRA WORK THAT THEY DO OUT THERE.
NOT ONLY KEEPING OUR STREETS SAFE, AS WELL AS PUTTING IN THE EXTRA MILES TO COMPETE IN THIS RACE.
AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE SPONSORS THAT HELPED US OUT THROUGHOUT THE RACE AS WELL.
CAN I HAVE THE, UH, THE TEAM JUST COME UP? I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO COME UP HERE.
I KNOW OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WE'VE HAD A LOT OF NEW OFFICERS.
SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW SOME OF THEM AND SOME OF THEM ARE EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY NEW.
UM, AND I KNOW KENNY KIND OF BRIEFLY EXPLAINED TO, BUT LET ME JUST EXPLAIN AT THREE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON, WE STARTED THAT RACE ON A SATURDAY MORNING AND I BELIEVE WE FINISHED THAT AROUND 6:00 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING.
UM, IT IS AN ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT RACE, AND I BELIEVE THE TEMPERATURES REACHED ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHEN WE STARTED.
AND I WANT TO SAY WELL INTO THE FIFTIES, MAYBE EVEN FORTIES AT THE HEIGHT OF THE MOUNTAIN PORTION, IT IS A GRUELING RACE AND IT IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE WEST COVINA TEAM IS MADE UP OF ALL WEST COVINA OFFICERS.
WE HAD BOTH MALE AND FEMALE OFFICERS RUN, AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU AS A CHIEF, I WAS EXTREMELY PROUD OF THIS TEAM AND I STOOD THERE AT THE END ON THE PODIUM WITH THEM AND IT DID MY HEART.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN, THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING THERE.
UH, BEFORE I PRESENT THE WEST COVINA CERTIFICATE, I'D LIKE TO PASS THE MIC TO JULIA SAYS A BETA FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER, BLANCA RUBIO'S OFFICE.
I'M JEALOUS AS A PAID I'M WITH STATE ASSEMBLYWOMAN, BLANCA RUBIO.
AND I'M JUST HERE TO CONGRATULATE YOU GUYS.
I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT AN EASY RACE TO DO.
UM, I'VE NEVER DONE IT MYSELF, BUT I KNOW OTHER OFFICERS WHO'VE TAKEN PART IN THAT EVENT.
UM, SO IT JUST SHOWS YOUR DEDICATION TO NOT ONLY OUR RESIDENTS, BUT KIND OF THE SACRIFICES THAT YOU GUYS MAKE AND THE DISCIPLINE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.
AND, YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR THIRD PLACE ACCOMPLISHMENT AND WHO WILL ACCEPT THE AWARD.
APPRECIATE FROM THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, ALSO
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FROM THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, AND I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS TO THE CHIEF AND, UH, IT'S IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL THESE WEEK ON THE 17TH DAY OF MAY, 2022.THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO, CHIEF, ANYTHING LIKE THAT? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
SO IN 1962, THEN PRESIDENT KENNEDY DECLARED THE PIECE OFF THE NATIONAL PEACE OFFICER'S MEMORIAL DAY, UH, FOR THE FALLEN OFFICERS, WEST COVINA HAS THREE FALLEN OFFICERS AND, UH, GO WITH THEIR LITTLE BIO IN JUST A SECOND.
BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THAT'S THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE THAT YOU CAN MAKE AS A POLICE OFFICER.
AND EVERY TIME I INTERVIEW A NEW CANDIDATE, THE ONE THING THAT THEY HAVE TO KNOW IS THAT NOT ONLY IS THIS A PROFESSION FOR SERVICE, BUT THAT ONE DAY THERE'S A CHANCE THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO MAKE THAT ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
AND YET EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR OFFICERS SHOW UP EACH AND EVERY DAY.
ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HONOR OUR FALLEN OFFICERS AND I WASN'T ABLE TO HAVE THE TEAM HERE TODAY, MAYBE WE CAN DO IT IN A FUTURE DATE, BUT LAST WEEK WE HAD 10 OF OUR OFFICERS PARTICIPATE IN THE POLICE UNITY TOUR, UM, WHICH IS MUCH LIKE BAKER TO VEGAS, BUT IT'S A BIKE RIDE.
AND IT'S TO HONOR THE FALLEN OFFICERS, THIS, UM, THIS RIDE CONSUMED WITH ABOUT 2000 OFFICERS.
THE RIDE STARTED IN SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, AND IT ENDED AT THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, DC.
THE UNITY TOUR IS DEDICATED TO SOME 23,229 OFFICERS WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
THE THREE OFFICERS THAT WE HAVE HERE THAT WE ARE HONORING IS OFFICER FREDERICK HAM.
HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST POLICE OFFICERS HERE IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
UM, HIS ELW, HIS HIRE DATE WAS JANUARY 1ST, 1938.
HIS ELW DATE WAS ON DECEMBER 9TH, 1940 AFTER HE WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC COLLISION.
OFFICER JAY JACKSON WAS HIRED IN WEST COVINA HAS A POLICE, UH, FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 1977.
HIS ELW WAS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1978.
HIS LIFE ENDED AFTER A PURSUIT AND AN ENCOUNTER WITH A SUSPECT WHERE HE LOST HIS LIFE DUE TO A GUNSHOT WOUND.
AND THAT THERE HAD OFFICER IS OFFICER KEN REEDY.
HE WAS HIRED AUGUST 1ST, 1980.
HIS ELW WAS AUGUST 31ST, 1983.
AND DURING A CALL FOR SERVICE AND AFTER A STRUGGLE WITH THE SUSPECT, HE WAS ALSO SHOT AND WOUNDED AT WHERE HE LOST HIS LIFE.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW FILLED MY HEART IS, HOW FULL MY HEART IS.
AND IT GOES OUT EVERY TIME WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR LAURA AND THE FLAGS AT HALF STAFF.
IT MEANS A LOT TO OUR WEST COVINA BROTHERS, WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE A CERTIFICATE FROM ASSEMBLYWOMAN RUBIO FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND IT READS, I COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF WEST COVINA.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE, PROVIDING VITAL RESOURCES TO OUR REGION AND PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL EVENTS TO CONTINUE BUILDING COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS.
AND WE ALSO OBSERVED, UM, ON SUNDAY, UM, OUR FALLEN HEROES AND OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THEIR FAMILIES.
YEAH, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR THE CHIEF CHIEF SINCE OKAY.
AND I KNOW IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE LAST YEAR.
CITY COUNCIL APPROVED 10 ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICER IS NOT ONLY TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS BY ALSO PROTECT, OKAY.
ALL OFFICERS, BECAUSE WE HAVE ENOUGH OF OFFICER, BUT HOW IS THE HIRING? BECAUSE WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF RETIREMENT.
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN COME OUT.
AND THEN LAST TIME YOU KIND OF TOLD ME, YOU HAVE A RECRUITMENT IS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
PEOPLE WANT TO WORK FOR WEST COVINA.
SO MAYBE YOU CAN SHARE WITH US WHAT IS A STATUS COHEN AND THE ARMY OFFICER WE HAVE.
AND, UH, AND THEN MAYBE YOU CAN QUICKLY INTRODUCE A LOT OF YOUNG OFFICERS THAT WILLING TO WORK FOR US.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO BECOME OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEFENDER.
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I DON'T HAVE MY SLIDE WITH ME, BUT, UM, I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN WITH THE NUMBERS.I BELIEVE IT WAS JUNE OF LAST YEAR WHERE THE COUNCIL HIRED 10 ADDITIONAL OFFICERS FOR US TO HELP PROTECT THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, UH, SOLELY NEEDED.
UM, I'VE ALWAYS PROCLAIMED THAT WE NEED MORE NUMBERS THAN THAT, BUT WE'LL TAKE THE 10.
AND SO THE CHALLENGE WAS TO GET TO NEW OFFICERS HIRED IN ON THE STREET IN A TIMELY MATTER WHERE OUR CITIZENS CAN SEE THE BENEFIT OF IT.
UM, I'M HAPPY TO SAY RIGHT NOW THAT WE STARTED AT 90, UM, WE ARE AS OF TODAY AT A HUNDRED.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE THE 10 OFFICERS.
UM, THAT'S ON TOP OF THE OFFICERS THAT LEFT.
SO ARE WE SEEING THOSE 10 OFFERS IS AT WORK TODAY? NOT QUITE, UM, BETWEEN THE OFFICERS THAT LEFT AND THE 10 THAT WE HIRED, WE STILL HAVE 13 OF THEM BETWEEN TRAINEE AND THE ACADEMY.
AND SO UNTIL THEY'RE DONE WITH THAT, WE WON'T SEE THEM ON THE STREET AND WE PROBABLY WON'T SEE THEM UNTIL CLOSER TO, UH, LATE SEPTEMBER, EARLY OCTOBER.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE COME IN AFTER THAT.
UH, BUT I WANT TO SAY WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR TRAINING MANAGER HERE, DANNY COME OVER HERE.
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO PUT HIM ON THE SPOT RIGHT HERE.
AND THEN PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR MY VOICE.
BUT, UM, DANNY IS OUR TRAINING MANAGER AND WHEN WE GOT THOSE 10 OFFICERS, HE TOLD ME THE NIGHT WE GOT THEM, WE'RE GOING TO HIRE THOSE 10.
10 OFFICERS DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT, BUT WHEN YOU CONSIDER WHAT GOES INTO GETTING AN OFFICER HIRED THROUGH THE ACADEMY, THROUGH THE TRAINING AND ON THE STREET, YOU CAN TAKE OVER A YEAR IF THEY'RE BRAND NEW OFFICERS, ANYWHERE FROM FOUR, THREE TO SIX MONTHS, IF THEY'RE A LATERAL.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY TO DANNY AND HIS TEAM, HE'S DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB OF GETTING THOSE OFFICERS IN HERE.
WE GOT SOME REALLY QUALITY OFFICERS.
AND AS WE APPROACH SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, YOU WILL START TO SEE AND FILL THOSE NUMBERS ON THE STREET, BUT WE CAN START ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES LIKE RESPONSE TIMES AND, AND GETTING OFFICERS TO CALLS A LITTLE QUICKER BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE MORE BODIES.
SO WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR GIVING US THOSE OFFICERS.
AND I WANT TO THANK DANNY FOR CERTAINLY, UM, STANDING UP TO THE CHALLENGE AND, AND GETTING THOSE PEOPLE HIRED.
SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS, UH, CAN YOU GUYS JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AS I GO DOWN? UM, THESE ARE OFFICERS THAT I'VE HIRED.
I WANT TO SAY, HOW MANY DID I ACTUALLY HIRED? UM, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
I THINK I HIRED SIX OF THE ONES YOU SEE HERE.
UM, ON OUR, I WANT TO SAY IN THE LAST YEAR, HOW MANY, HOW MANY HAVE WE HIRED IN THE LAST YEAR 21 OFFICERS? JUST IN THE LAST YEAR, RIGHT OUT OF A HUNDRED.
WHAT DOES THAT? 20% OF OUR FORCE? THAT'S A, THAT'S A NUMBER OF OFFICERS.
UM, OFFICER DANIEL CLEMENTS HAD BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR 11 MONTHS.
NOW, MOM, SARAH ANTHONY FLORES.
I'VE BEEN WITH WEST COVINA FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
I WENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR 11 MONTHS.
NOW I'M OFFICER AMANDA CHAVEZ.
I WAS HIRED IN GRADUATED ACADEMY DECEMBER AND STARTED IN JANUARY.
I GRADUATED THE ACADEMY WITH A MALLET CHAVEZ.
UH, I ALSO STARTED IN JANUARY.
STEVEN MCLEAN ACTUALLY STARTED HERE AS A POLICE EXPLORER IN 97.
AND, UH, I'M APPROACHING MY 18 YEARS OF SWORN SERVICE.
I'M OFFICER STEVEN BELLEFONTE THERE.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR TWO MONTHS NOW, OFFICER KENNY BENEATH HIS, I'VE BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT EIGHT YEARS, AND I HAVE SEVEN YEARS PRIOR TO SERVICE WITH MONTEBELLO PD.
SO 15 YEARS TOTAL, UH, DETECTIVE DUGWAY, SHADLE, UH, BEEN HERE FOR 18 YEARS.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT OUR, OUR GROUP OF YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN IS THAT WE DIDN'T TAKE A STEP BACK ON THE QUALIFICATIONS.
WE, WE, WE STUCK TO A LEVEL THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BENEFIT THE CITY, THE CITY, AND WE THINK WE GOT SOME REALLY QUALITY, UM, OFFICERS, UH, ON BOARD HERE.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS.
AND THIS IS OUR TEAM, AT LEAST PART OF IT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.
THE NEXT PART OF OUR AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ROXANNE LEE
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TO THE FRONT, PLEASE.SUPERHEROES HELP KEEP COMMUNITIES STRONG BY PROVIDING AN INFRASTRUCTURE OF SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION, WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER TREATMENT, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND SPACES, PARKS, AND GROUNDS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND FIRST RESPONSE, SOLID WASTE AND RIGHT AWAY MANAGEMENT.
THEY ARE WHAT MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES GREAT PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK.
THE THEME FOR 2022 NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IS READY AND RESILIENT.
JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE SUPERHEROES.
RIGHT NOW, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS JUST INVITE OUR TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE WITH US THIS EVENING UP.
SO GENTLEMEN, LADY, PLEASE COME ON UP.
WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ORANGE SHIRT? WE DRESSED UP FOR YOU FOR COUNSEL.
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO ADDRESS THE STUFF.
UM, SOMETHING THAT I'VE SHARED WITH THE MAJORITY OF YOU.
I DON'T KNOW THAT ALL OF YOU HEARD THIS AND I WANT TO SAY THIS PUBLICLY, BECAUSE I MEAN THIS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, YOU ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE CITY.
THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE RESIDENTS OF WEST COVINA TO LIVE THEIR LIVES, TO PLAY, TO RECREATE AND TO BE SAFE.
AND THAT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
UM, AGAIN, I THINK THAT THESE GENTLEMEN AND LADIES DESERVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND FOLLOWING SUIT WITH WHAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID.
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND WANT THE PUBLIC, TO BE ABLE TO PUT A FACE TO THE NAME, TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT THERE EVERY DAY, DOING THE WORK TO ALLOW US TO LIVE OUR LIVES.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY NOW FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS.
MY NAME IS GEORGE CARLOS, AND I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR EIGHT MONTHS.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY HOW LONG I'VE BEEN HERE, BUT 25 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY WITH 26 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR FIVE YEARS.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR SIX MONTHS, DEBRA JOHNSTON.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 22 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR THREE MONTHS.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY 21 AND A HALF YEARS.
I'VE BEEN, UH, FOR THE C FOR THREE MONTHS.
MY NAME IS WHEN DADDY'S HAD BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR SIX MONTHS.
JUAN ROMO BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR SIX MONTHS.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR SIX MONTHS.
MY NAME IS JOSE MEDINA, AND I'VE BEEN FOR THE CITY.
UH, BY EIGHT MONTHS I GOT ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OF A PUBLIC SERVICE.
UH, BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
UH, MY NAME IS NICK AND I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 12 YEARS.
MY NAME IS FABIAN GOMEZ AND I'VE BEEN IN THE CITY FOR EIGHT MONTHS.
HI, MY NAME IS ALDO CONSCIOUS AND I'VE BEEN SITTING WITH IT SIX MONTHS.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY SINCE 2007.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 21 YEARS.
SO AGAIN, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
AND JUST TO SAY IT AGAIN, HOW PROUD I AM OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, OF WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY EVERY DAY.
ALTHOUGH PERHAPS SOMETIMES IT FEELS, IT MIGHT FEEL THAT WAY.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY DOES RECOGNIZE THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO SHOWCASE THAT.
NOW I'M GOING TO HAND THE MIC OFF TO JULISSA.
ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYWOMAN, BLANCA RUBIO.
WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE CERTIFICATE READS.
I COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE
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TO THE RESIDENTS OF WEST COVINA.THANK YOU FOR MAINTAINING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, CONTRIBUTING TO THE BEAUTIFICATION OF PUBLIC SPACES AND PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ENSURING THE WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.
I MYSELF AM A RESIDENT OF WEST COVINA.
SO ON BEHALF OF ME, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE YOU PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY AND FOR THE RESIDENTS OF WEST COVINA.
AND SO WE'LL PRESENT BOTH OF THESE PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AS WELL.
AND YOU GUYS, COULD YOU GO ROW? YOU GUYS COULD HOLD ON TO THAT AND LET'S BRING IT IN FOR A PICTURE.
LET'S MAYBE DO A HALF AND HALF.
YEAH, LET'S GET HALF OF YOU GUYS OVER ON THIS SIDE, PLEASE.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE JOANNE BURNS TO THE FRONT, PLEASE.
AND HELEN AND HELEN TRAN, PLEASE.
THANK YOU LADIES FOR COMING UP HERE.
THE MONTH OF MAY WAS CHOSEN TO COMMEMORATE THE IMMIGRATION OF THE FIRST JAPANESE TO THE UNITED STATES ON MAY 7TH, 1843.
AND TO MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD ON MAY 10TH, 1869, THE MAJORITY OF THE WORKERS WHO LAID THE TRACKS WERE CHINESE IMMIGRANTS MAY IS ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.
A CELEBRATION OF ASIANS AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE RATHER BROAD TERM ASIAN PACIFIC ENCOMPASSES ALL OF THE ASIAN CONTINENT AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS.
UH, LET JOANNE AND HELEN SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE I PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE.
ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS MAKE UP APPROXIMATELY 30% OF WEST COVINA POPULATION AS PART OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY.
THIS PROCLAMATION MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.
UM, IT SHOWS, IT SHOWS THAT WE ARE BEING RECOGNIZED AS A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTING MEMBER TO SOCIETY.
AND IT ALSO SHOWS THAT IT IS OKAY FOR US TO EMBRACE OUR CULTURE AND, AND ACCEPT OUR DIFFERENCES.
UM, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THE APPROXIMATION, TO RECOGNIZE API HERITAGE MONTH AND, UH, AN HONOR TO BE PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION THAT RECOGNIZES API HERITAGE MONTH AND BE PART OF A DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR BOTH OF YOUR COMMENTS AND FROM THE CITY OF WEST COVINA THE PROCLAMATION.
NOW LET'S TAKE A PHOTO, PLEASE.
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MOVE ON 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 FOR SPEAKER CARDS, MAYOR.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS HERMAN FOLLOWED BY MY GREENSPAN FOLLOWED BY ALBERTO CHOA.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING BACK CAUSE I KNOW THE MAYOR MISS ME, BUT IT'S UNFORTUNATE
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THAT I HAVE TO READ INTO THE RECORD AND ACCOUNT REGARDING DISCRIMINATION ON HOUSING FOR VETERANS AND THE NEW POPULATION OF HOMELESS PEOPLE DUE TO INFLATION.MY REPORT NUMBER FOR THE RECORD IS 1 1, 2 8 6 1 DASH X, M L U S.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CIVIL RIGHTS, WASHINGTON DC, 2 0 5 3 0.
THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2021 TO INFORM US ABOUT THE REVIEW OF THIS FUTURE INTAKE ON BEHALF OF THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS.
SO YOU SEE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE'S ONE PART OF THAT RECORD.
AND THEN LET ME TALK ABOUT YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT BECAUSE SOME OF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO SPEAK UP.
WELL, THE SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF, IF THE CITY CONTINUES TO SENSOR MONITOR AND DEDUCT OUR TIME OF FIVE MINUTES, LIKE THE PAST REGULAR LOOK INTO SOME RELIEF WITH THIS, BECAUSE IT SEEMS AMERICA, AMERICA IS DOOM.
YOU NO LONGER HAVE A SAY, YOU NO LONGER HAVE A RIGHT TO SPEAK OR BE HEARD BECAUSE SOME OF YOU ACT LIKE THIRD CLASS CITIZENS IN WEST COVINA, I IN PARTICULAR AND ONE BAD ASS WETBACK.
SO VIOLATIONS OF THE FIRST FIFTH AND 14TH AMENDMENT AND ARTICLES, SECTION TWO OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION, SIR, REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL RULES OF DECORUM, THEN I WANT TO BRING INTO THE RECORD.
MY GAVIN NEWSOME EXAMPLE OF A COMPLAINT, LEGAL NOTICE AND WARNING VIOLATION, WARNING, DENIAL OF RIGHTS UNDER THE COLOR OF LAW, 42 USC 1983, ALSO 18 USC SECTION 42 AND SECTION 2 45 BECAUSE I'M AN AMERICAN AND NOT A DOUCHE BAG THREE.
THEN I'M GOING TO READ INTO THE RECORD.
THE CITY OF DOWNEY HAS VIOLATED MY CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER THE BROWN ACT.
AND AS SOMEBODY IN THIS, INTO THE RECORD SO THAT YOU DUMB ASSES, OR I SHOULD SAY IDIOTS WILL UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT THE FBI HAS BEEN DOING, INVESTIGATING CRIMINALS.
AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE AND SMALL CITIES WHO HAVE BEEN BASICALLY LIKE YOUR AGENDA POINTS OUT VIOLATION OF STEALING PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC MONIES.
THAT'S WHY SOME OF THESE GUYS THAT YOU HEARD TODAY, WE ARE NOT RECEIVING THE CREDIT THAT THEY DESERVE.
WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CHECK? THESE GUYS STARTED THREE MONTHS AGO.
I COULD HAVE BEEN WORKING HERE FOR YOU GUYS AND CLEANING UP THE SHIT AND OUR COMMUNITY STARTING WITH HOMELESSNESS, MR. WOO.
I'VE GOT TO PUT THOSE PEOPLE IN HOUSING, MR. WOO.
I'M NOT AN IDIOT, BUT I BELIEVE ON THE RECORD.
SO AS YOU SEE AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT THE RECORD READS.
I WAS, UH, I WAS OBSERVED THAT THE MAYOR PROVIDED TWO WARNINGS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT ON AN AGENDA CONSENT CALENDAR AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS. WELL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IF I CAN HAVE A NON AGENDA, IF I CANNOT SAY WHAT I BELIEVE IN MY HEART AND MY PASSION FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT, THEN I AM NO BUDDY.
I AM LIKE YOUR SENATOR, MS. RUBIO GRAND STANDING HERE TONIGHT WITH HER CERTIFICATES FOR THE RECORD.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT GAVIN NEWSOME INFLATION.
WE CAN'T GET PAID FOR OUR GAS CARDS.
WE CAN'T RECEIVE BENEFITS AND SOCIAL WELLNESS BECAUSE GAVIN NEWSOME HAS HELD US HOSTAGE WITH COVID.
I'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR MONTHS WITHOUT A MASS.
I'VE BEEN GETTING ON THE TRAIN, THE PLANE, THE BOATS, AND STILL HAVEN'T DIED FROM THE YOU WON'T FEAR.
IF YOU WENT ON A FUN ASS, STOP WEARING A MASK LIVE OR DIE.
THIS IS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AMF HAVE A STONE COLD ASS STARE ABOUT MY FREE SPEECH.
MY GREENSPAN FOLLOWED BY ALBERTO CHOA FOLLOWED BY JOHN SHOEMAKER.
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THERE YOU GO.MIKE GREENSPAN HAND ALWAYS A BRUIN BUTT-KICKING FLORIDA GATOR.
OF COURSE WE CAN ALWAYS SOLVE THAT BY THEM.
THE CHICKENS BOCK BOCK BOCK COMING DOWN TO THE SWAMP TO GET THEIR BUTTS KICKED.
NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD, LISA TOLD ME A WHILE BACK THAT WEST COVINA HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LA.
WELL, I FOUND SOMETHING INTERESTING UNDER MITCHELL ENGLANDER FOR SUPERVISOR 2016 ON JUNE 3RD, 2015 LEWIS ASSOCIATES, LLC, OUT OF WEST COVINA NINE, ZIP CODE 9 1 7 9 1 DASH 1 5 4 3 GAVE $500 TO HIS CAMPAIGN.
NOW, MITCH ENGLAND, THERE WAS NOT EVEN RUNNING IN THIS AREA CASE.
ANYBODY DOESN'T KNOW THIS IS AT KENT HILL, THIS ELISA'S AREA.
SO THE OTHER THING, A CHOKE HOLD, JOE IS NO LONGER IN THE RACE.
I KNOW I'VE MENTIONED HIM BEFORE HIM AND HIS 1% WENT BY, BY.
I HAVE AN APOLOGY TO GIVE TO SOMEONE WHO IS NOT IN THIS ROOM.
HE MAY NOT EVEN STILL BE ALIVE.
I WAS A TEENAGER IN HIS CLASS WHEN HE MADE A STATEMENT THAT I THOUGHT WAS PREJUDICED AND BIGOTED, AFTER ALL, HE WAS A VOTER OF GEORGE WALLACE FOR PRESIDENT AS TIME HAS MOVED ON, HE TURNED OUT TO BE RIGHT AT, GOT MY FACE FOR NOT BELIEVING THE KLEINER BAPTIST MINISTER FROM THE FUCKING BAPTIST IN THE CLAN.
YOU ANTICHRIST CATHOLICS HAVE FALSE DOCTRINES, QUOTE, PROTESTANT VIRUS, UNQUOTE, A PREVIOUS POPE QUOTE, JEW DEAL.
UNQUOTE SAID FATHER COUGHLIN, THE RADIO PRIEST, NO FOLKS.
WE GOT THE ANTICHRIST CATHOLIC DEAL QUOTE.
I'LL NEVER CONFESS MY SINS TO A MORAL MAN.
IT'S NONE OF HIS DAMN BUSINESS.
UNQUOTE SAID MY BROTHER'S FRIEND, DANNY, AS HE CUT CATHOLIC MASS, I DID THE LORD'S WORK.
AS I OPENED THE DOOR FOR DANNY CUTTING CATHOLIC MASS.
I WON'T EVER PRAY TO THE VIRGIN MARY.
HOWEVER, I WILL COMPARE HER TO FEMINIST AND HORSE SEEN AS A COUPLE OF JEWISH GALS.
THAT WILL BE FOR ANOTHER TIME GOING TO HELL FOR EATING MEAT ON FRIDAY.
MY WHAT FALSE DOCTRINES Y'ALL HAVE.
WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE PRIESTS? PUTTING THEIR MEAT IN YOUR CHILDREN IN THE NAME OF THE LORD? ARE THEY GOING TO HEAVEN? PLEASE PASS THE LSD SO I CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING.
UH, JEWS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO APPEASE A FALSE CATHOLIC DOCTRINE IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL CAFETERIA WHERE THE TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZED LUNCH.
I WANTED MY PUBLIC SCHOOL TO SERVE MEAT, NOT FALSE DOCTRINE FISH.
NOW JEWISH DELICATESSEN SERVED CLAM CHOWDER ON FRIDAY AS SOUP OF THE DAY.
THIS BOOT IS AGAINST BIBLICAL BOUDLEAUX BENACUS 11.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO SERVE CLAM CHOWDER AND A JEWISH DELI SERVE IT WITH A SIDE OF QUEER RABBI COM, IT HAS BECOME SO BAD THAT WHEN JEWISH PEOPLE TRY TO GET ME TO EAT FISH, I BLURRED OUT QUOTE, I DON'T EAT ANTICHRIST CATHOLIC FOOD UNQUOTE.
WELL, I DON'T EAT ANTICHRIST CATHOLIC FOOD.
HARRY NEARS, A GOOD OLD BOY FROM BURBANK SAID, QUOTE, GO BACK TO FLORIDA.
YOU JEW UNQUOTE, YOU ANTICHRIST CATHOLIC SHOULD GO BACK TO ROME AND TAKE THAT STINKY YELL OR FISH WITH YOU.
IF PUSSY SMELL LIKE THAT, I WOULD GO QUEER.
NOW SOMEBODY MADE A REMARK BACK IN 91 AROUND MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, A FORMER US SENATOR AND LATER GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA NOW DECEASED LAWTON CHILES, AND HE MADE A REMARK TO A STAMPER, ANOTHER SPECIAL FAVOR FOR THE FISH SHEETERS.
THOSE ARE A LOT IN CHILD'S WORDS.
AND GUESS WHAT? HE'S AT THAT SAME POLITICAL PARTY AS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND YOUR CURRENT SUPERVISOR HILDA SELISE, HE'S A DUMMY CRAP.
SO BEFORE EVERYBODY POINTS THEIR FINGER AT THE REPUBLICANS OR TRUMP OR WHOEVER THEY WANT TO POINT THEM TO, AS A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE, I JUST WANT TO BE NIXONIAN AND MAKE THINGS PERFECTLY CLEAR.
THIS JEW WILL NOT GO BACK TO FLORIDA AND I'M LETTING EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM KNOW, AND EVERYBODY ON THE LEFT COAST AND EVERYBODY ON THE PLANET, I'M NOT GOING BACK TO FLORIDA.
AND I'M JUST WHINING ALL YOU ANTICHRIST CATHOLICS TO KNOW THAT NOW, AS FAR AS OTHER THINGS, WELL, IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE ELECTION COMING.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE CHOKEHOLD SHOW BREEZE, THAT RACIST WHITE REPUBLICAN PIG.
AND ONE DAY I'LL EVEN TELL YOU ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO GAVE TO THAT DISGRACE POLICE OFFICER MITCHELL ENGLANDER.
OH, LAST I HEARD HE WAS IN A HALFWAY HOUSE IN LONG BEACH.
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AFTER HE SPENT FOUR MONTHS IN SOME COUNTRY CLUB PRISON IN ARIZONA, KIND OF THE EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE OF ARIZONA.I HOPE HE TOOK HIS GOLF CLUBS IN HIS TENNIS RACKET.
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN 11 WORTH OR SOMETHING.
UH, WE'RE AT OCHOA FOLLOWED BY JOHN SHOEMAKER, FOLLOWED BY BILL ELLIOTT, MAYOR CITY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, STAFF, UH, ALBERTA, RURAL WEST COVINA RESIDENT.
UH, THERE'S ONE OF THE MAP I WANT TO START OFF WITH.
I WANT TO DISCUSS THAT 35 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT, UH, POSTED IS THAT THE INTERSECTION OF LARK ELLEN AVENUE, TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON EAST GARVEY AS POSTED ON THE TURN 35 MILES PER HOUR.
I WANT TO SEE, WE COULD REDUCE THAT OR LOWER THAT.
SO THAT'S THE FIRST ONE THAT I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU GUYS COMING IN.
IT'S POSTED AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.
SO AS YOU'RE DRIVING IN FURTHER, WE DON'T HAVE A SPEED LIMIT SIGN POSTED ON EAST GARVEY AVENUE.
UH, WE NEED TO LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT TO AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE MILES, IF POSSIBLE, TO PULL, SET A PROPER DISTANCE BEFORE THE FIRST VEHICLE GETS TO THE FIRST PROPERTY AT 50 26 EAST GARVEY AVENUE.
AND THE REASON IS THAT BECAUSE, UM, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, YOU'RE GOING TO, IT'S POSTED AT 15 MILES TO TURN RIGHT AT THE CORNER TURN.
SO AGAIN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE STARTING OFF 35 COMING IN FROM LARK GALLON AND THEN THERE'S NO SPEED LIMIT ON THERE.
WELL, ONCE YOU GET TO THE CORNER, TURN IS 15 MILES PER HOUR.
AND THE REASON I'M SAYING THAT WE JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR MISS INCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND.
UH, THIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY AT 11:50 PM, MAY 14TH, 2022, A VEHICLE TRAVELING ON EAST CARVEY AVENUE, EASTBOUND THE SPEEDING ON THE CORNER, TURN OFF CONTROL.
AND HE STOPPED AT MY RESIDENCE.
UH, THIS WAS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO OF OUR LAST ACCIDENT WE HAD ON MARCH 26, 22.
SO THERE'S A PICTURE OF THE SPEED LIMIT SIGN THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS SO WE CAN LOWER IT.
AND ON A LARK, ELLEN, IF YOU'RE DRIVING IN, YOU'LL SEE THE 15 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT AT THE CORNER TERM.
SO IF YOU'RE DOING 35, MOST OF THEM ARE DOING 40, 45.
WHO KNOWS HOW FAST? CAUSE THEY'RE TAKING A TURN TOO FAST.
YOU SEE THE LAST PICTURE I SUBMITTED, THAT'S A CAR, MY ON MY DRIVEWAY.
ANOTHER VEHICLE JUST ENDED UP ON MY DRIVEWAY.
SO I'M TRYING TO PREVENT THIS AGAIN.
I'M NOT SURE HOW TO DO IT, BUT I'M JUST COMING OUT.
WHEN MY SUGGESTIONS, SOME KIND OF SOLUTIONS WE COULD GO FORWARD.
WE DIDN'T, WE DID MEET AT THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS AND THINGS THEY WANT TO PROPOSE AND COME BACK.
BUT THIS IS ONE THAT, BECAUSE WE JUST HAD THAT INCIDENT, I OVER THE WEEKEND, UH IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GETTING DANGEROUS OUT THERE.
SO WE, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE CAN DO, IF WE CAN LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT TO EDUCATE THE DRIVERS BEFORE THEY DO THAT RIGHT CORNER TURN.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST PICTURE, IT SHOWS THE VEHICLE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON CHERRY WOOD STREET ON THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE.
SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS GUY.
HE MUST BE INTOXICATED, BUT THIS VEHICLE RIGHT HERE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST ONE HE'S, HE'S ON THE LANE COMING TOWARDS YOU INCOMING TRAFFIC.
SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED THERE, BUT THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE AT NIGHT.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO ADDRESS IT WITH YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU, JOHN SHOEMAKER FOLLOWED BY BILL ELLIOTT, FOLLOWED BY BILL ROBINSON.
I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
UH, I UNDERSTAND FROM WATCHING A VIDEO THAT WE HAVE A BUYER IN A HOTEL IS GOING IN.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF ANYBODY HAS ANY INFORMATION ON THAT.
THIS WAS A QUOTE BACK IN FEBRUARY FROM TONY.
SO I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON.
CAUSE IN FEBRUARY HE SAID WE HAVE A BUYER IN FIVE STAR HOTELS GOING IN.
I JUST WONDERING IF THAT WAS A HOPE RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, OR JUST PLAYING, I DON'T KNOW, LINE ALSO REGARDING, UH, YOU KNOW, SO NEEDLESS TO SAY IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING ALSO, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MARCH, THAT WE GO FROM A CITY THAT WHEN TONY WOO CAME ONTO THE CITY CONSOLE WAS KIND OF A LITTLE DUSTY OLD CITY, BUT NOW IT'S A BRIGHT, SHINY ONE THAT EVERYTHING IS GREAT.
AND THEN IN MARCH, HE'S TALKING ABOUT HOW PEOPLE ARE AFRAID
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TO BE AT A BUS STOP OR RIDE A BUS IN OUR CITY.SO I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT MONTH THAT WE GO FROM, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S GREAT TO, WELL, WE HAVE AN ISSUE HERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING, WHICH ONE IS IT? YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE GOING GREAT OR THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, ALSO CITY KEEPS TELLING US THEY'RE OPEN AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
CAN YOU SHOW THE STUDY OR THE REPORT? I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT.
IT MIGHT VERY WELL BE SOMEWHERE BECAUSE I DON'T SEE EVERYTHING ABOUT OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
WE'LL SPEND TWO TOTAL UP OR GOING TO SPEND A TOTAL OF CLOSE TO $700,000.
BUT WE PROMISE THE STATE AUDITOR AT ANY DECISIONS OVER 75,000, THERE'D BE A STUDY OR SOMETHING TO SUPPORT IT.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE, I GUESS, WHILE WE'RE AT IT, THE SPORTSPLEX, I KNOW A LOT OF MONEY'S BEING SPENT ON THAT AND HAS BEEN SPENT ON IT.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT SAYS WHAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE ANALYSIS WAS FOR THAT? CAUSE WE TOLD THE STATE AUDITOR THAT WE WERE ANYTHING OVER $75,000.
SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING, YOU KNOW, IF I, IF I MISSED IT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT ACCUSING YOU OF NOT DOING IT, BUT IF YOU COULD FORWARD IT TO ME, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
JUST SO I HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE INFORMATION AND CAN TALK ON THINGS APPROPRIATELY OR COMPLIMENT WHERE, WHERE IT'S DUE.
AND SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, YOU CAN SEE I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED WHEN, UH, ONE THING SAID ONE TIME AND ONE THING SAID ANOTHER, AND I KNOW THERE WERE SOME THINGS ABOUT PROBLEMS ON THE 10 FREEWAY, YOU KNOW, THE LANES BEING CLOSED AND YOU KNOW, THE CITY DIDN'T NOTIFY AND UH, YOU KNOW, AND PEOPLE RIGHTLY POINTED OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S CALTRANS, BUT WE HAD A MEMBER OF OUR CITY CONSOLE STATE THAT WE CONTROL, THE 10, WE CONTROL THE 60, WE CONTROL THE 57.
IF YOU WANT TO GO TO VEGAS OR YOU WANT TO GO ANYWHERE, YOU'VE GOT TO COME THROUGH US.
UH, COULD YOU HELP LET US KNOW WHEN THESE THINGS ARE BEING DONE, YOU KNOW, OR WAS THAT JUST KIND OF A MISSTATEMENT? SO THAT'S ALL I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT.
WELL, I'M GOING TO ADD ONE LITTLE THING TO IT.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO GET UP HERE AND YOU USE WORDS THAT I DON'T THINK ARE APPROPRIATE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT TO SAY THE LEAST I DON'T LIKE THEM DOING THAT SAD THING IS THOUGH, YOU KNOW, AND SPENT FOUR YEARS IN THE AIR FORCE, CONSIDERED A VIETNAM ERA VETERAN THAT IT'S UNFORTUNATE.
YOU KNOW, BUT THERE'S TIMES ALSO THAT I WISH PEOPLE WOULD NOT NECESSARILY EXERCISE THE RIGHT IS FULLY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ONCE IN A WHILE.
YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE AND WHO ELSE IS LISTENING TO IT, I DEFEND THEIR RIGHT TO SAY WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
I JUST WISH THEY WOULD, YOU KNOW, ONCE, ONCE IN A WHILE, STEP BACK AND SAY, I DON'T NEED TO SAY THAT WAY.
THAT SAY THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, THAT TYPE OF THING.
SO THAT TAKES CARE OF ME FOR TONIGHT.
WELL, ELLIOT FOLLOWED BY BILL ROBINSON.
I'M A LONGTIME CITIZEN OF THIS CITY AND ADVOCATE FOR THE CONSTITUTION, WHICH I SWORE AN OATH TO SUPPORT AND DEFEND TODAY IN AMERICA, RACE POLITICS IS DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY.
IT ELEVATES APPEARANCE OVER INITIATIVE AND DECENCY AND ALL THE OTHER GOD-GIVEN QUALITIES THAT MAKE EVERY PERSON OF EVERY COLOR UNIQUE YET MORALLY EQUAL TO EACH, TO EVERY, EVERY PERSON.
RACE POLITICS ALWAYS ENDS UP IN MUTUAL HATRED IN VERY PREDICTABLE WAYS.
THERE'S ONLY ONE ANSWER TO, UH, EASILY WASTED ATTENTION.
AND THAT'S THROUGH DEESCALATION AND WORK TOWARD THE WORTHY GOAL OF COLORBLIND MERITOCRACY, WHICH IS SIMPLY TREATING ALL PEOPLE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AS HUMAN BEINGS.
WE HAVE A MORAL DUTY TO DO THIS BECAUSE ALL PEOPLE HAVE EQUAL MORAL VALUE, NO MATTER WHAT WE LOOK LIKE OR THE COLOR OF OUR SKIN ALL LIVES MATTER, PERIOD.
THAT'S NOT THE DETERMINATION OF THE U S GOVERNMENT.
THAT IS THE DETERMINATION OF ALL MIGHTY GOD
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THAT MOST AMERICANS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE RETURN OF THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE, WHICH IS MERITOCRACY.JUDGE ME BY WHAT I DO, NOT HOW I LOOK, JUDGE ME BY THE CONTENT OF MY CHARACTER, NOT THE COLOR OF MY SKIN YET.
VIRTUALLY EVERY VOICE IN POWER TODAY IS LEADING US IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
ONLY, ONLY OUR LEADERS STAND IN OUR WAY OF THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS GROWING WORSE.
BY EVERY DAY WE ULTIMATELY DESERVE THE KIND OF LEADERS WE, WE ELECT LATELY.
I HEAR A LOTS OF CRY OVER THE HATRED.
THAT CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS AND HOW CHILDREN ARE BEING INDOCTRINATED IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS RACIST.
THERE'S A MAN IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO IS A COLLEGE PROFESSOR OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY.
HE IS AN ACT ACTIVIST ATTORNEY WHO WANTS TO BE A JUDGE AND HIS NAME IS THOMAS.
ALISON MOST WOULD AGREE THAT PRIOR BEHAVIOR IS THE BEST INDICATOR OF FUTURE BEHAVIOR.
AND I BELIEVE THAT MR. ALISON SHOULD BE JUDGED BY THAT STANDARD.
SURELY AN ACTIVIST ATTORNEY WHO TEACHES DIVISIVE AND HATE HATEFUL, CRITICAL RACE THEORY, AND THEN RUNS FOR JUDGE.
IF ELECTED WILL GO ON TO BECOME AN ACTIVIST, JUDGE IT'S COMMON SENSE.
WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER ACTIVIST JUDGE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
IF MR. ALISON WERE ELEVATED TO SUPERIOR COURT BY THE VOTERS, HE COULD BE ASSIGNED TO TRAFFIC COURT, CIVIL COURT, FAMILY COURT.
HOW CAN WE TRUST SOMEONE SUCH HATEFUL OPINION OF AN ENTIRE GROUP OF PEOPLE BASED SOLELY ON THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN? HOW COULD SUCH A JUDGE MAKE ETHICAL DECISIONS BASED ON THE LAW WHEN PRESIDING OVER A CIVIL COURT CASE WITH A WHITE PLAINTIFF AND A BLACK DEFENDANT, HOW COULD THIS, HOW CAN THIS BE OR REGARDING A BITTER DIVORCE CUSTODY BATTLE BETWEEN A WHITE HUSBAND AND A FATHER VERSUS A BLACK WIFE AND MOTHER, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO BASE HIS DECISIONS ON LAW WITH CRT BEING SO DEEPLY INGRAINED IN HIM OR REGARDING A DRUNK DRIVING CRASH RESULTING IN DEATH WITH A BLACK DEFENDANT AND A WHITE ARRESTING OFFICER? IS HE GOING TO GET A PASS FROM JUDGE ALISON, MR. ALISON FAVORS, BLACK PEOPLE OVER ALL OTHERS IN ALL THINGS, HE WOULD MAKE A DUBIOUS JUDGE AT BEST.
THOMAS, ALISON, YOU REMEMBER JAMES TOM WITH THAT ONE TERM MAYOR, WE HAVE IT GOT THROWN OUT BY THE VOTERS BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE KNEW BETTER THAN FOR THE VOTERS AND THE VOTERS NEAR THEMSELVES, FORCED DISTRICT ELECTIONS DOWN OUR THROATS.
HE'S ENDORSING THOMAS ALISON, UH, DISTRICT ONE, COUNCILMAN BRIAN TABATA BY A FELLOW PURVEYOR OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY GARBAGE ALSO ENDORSING MR. ALISON USE FIRMLY.
ANTI-POLICE ADVOCATING TO DEFUND THEM WHILE SUPPORTING DISTRICT ATTORNEY GEORGE GASCON, BUT AT LEAST BRIAN ADMITS IT.
THOSE SLUGS OVER AT THE LA FEDERATION OF LABOR, AS WELL AS S E I U LOCAL 2 71, EXCUSE ME, 7 21 ALSO ENDORSES CANDIDACY.
AND THERE'S AT LEAST ONE CLAIM OF AN ENDORSEMENT FROM A FORUM FORMER WEST COVINA MAYOR.
UH, BUT THAT PERSON DENIES DOING SO.
THIS IS A CREDIBILITY ISSUE, MR. ALISON REFUSES TO ANSWER WHETHER OR NOT HE SUPPORTS CHARGED GAS GUNS.
THAT TELLS ME ALL I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MR. ALISON, WHAT? UH, HIS CAMPAIGN MEDIA STATES.
MY LOYALTY WILL BE TO THE LAW AND, AND, AND MY DECISION, EXCUSE ME, MY DEVOTION TO ACHIEVING JUSTICE.
WHAT BRAND OF JUSTICE IS HE REFERRING TO? SOCIAL JUSTICE, CRITICAL RACE THEORY, BLM JUSTICE RIOTS, ARSON, NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE.
MR. ALISON SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED ON THE BENCH IF YOU LIKE GEORGE GASCON.
AND YOU'RE LIKE BRIAN TABATA BY YOU ARE GOING THROUGH LOVE MR. ALICE, NO ROBINSON.
I LAST SPOKE ON THE WHO THE, WHAT I'LL CALL THEM THE WORLD HOMICIDE ORGANIZATION, UH, ON MARCH 11TH, 2022, UH, A PRESS CONFERENCE UNDER THE BANNER OF RESTORE SCIENTIFIC, UH, INTEGRITY BY GLOBAL COVID SUMMIT, CONVENED IN ROME AND PURDUE, WHICH PRODUCED A PETITION SIGNED BY 17,000 MEDICAL DOCTORS.
UH, THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF A, UH, A DOZEN TOP TIER AMERICAN PHYSICIANS.
I'LL A LIST, UH, RIGHT NOW, UH, THE MISSION OF THE GROUP IS TO END THE ORCHESTRATED CRISIS AND TO FORMALLY DECLARE THAT THE ACTIONS OF THIS CORRUPT ALLIANCE
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CONSTITUTE NOTHING LESS THAN CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.WE DECLARE IN THE DATA CONFIRM THAT THE COVID-19 EXPERIMENTAL GENE THERAPY INJECTIONS MUST END, WE BELIEVE, AND WE'VE OBSERVED THAT THESE PRODUCTS DO NOT PREVENT INFECTION, REPLICATION, AND MISSION OF ALL MACRON.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF COVID AND INFECTIONS THAT ARE THAT OCCURRED ARE IN THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.
WE DECLARE THAT DOCTORS SHOULD NOT BE BLOCKED FROM PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT.
HAD EARLY TREATMENT NOT BEEN BLOCKED.
MILLIONS WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY.
THIS IS AN ESTABLISHED FACT THAT NO QUESTION AND NO QUESTION ABOUT THIS, WHETHER FDA AGREES WITH OR NOT IS IRRELEVANT, THEY CAN LIE ABOUT THE SCIENCE, OR THEY CAN AGREE WITH THE SCIENCE.
THE SCIENCES, THE SCIENCE NEVER HAVE.
WE SEEN A POLICY TO SAY, LET'S HEDGE ON THE SIDE OF DOING NOTHING COMPARED TO DOING SOMETHING WITH SAFE AND EFFECTIVE DRUGS.
WE DECLARE THAT THE STATE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY THAT FACILITATES CORRUPTION AND FACILITATES THE PANDEMIC SHOULD END THE EMERGENCY PHASE WITH A PANDEMIC DEMEC IS OVER AND ONLY DOCTORS CAN DECLARE THAT MEDICAL PRIVACY SHOULD NEVER AGAIN BE VIOLATED ALL TRAVEL AND SOCIAL RESTRICTIONS MUST CEASE.
ALL PERSONAL DATA MUST BE EXPUNGED FROM NON HIPAA COMPLIANT DATABASES.
WE DECLARE THAT MASS ARE NOT AND NEVER HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE PROTECTION AGAINST AN AIRBORNE OR SPAR ASPIRATORY VIRUS IN A COMMUNITY SETTING THE CDC NOR OSHA RECOGNIZES THESE FACIAL COVERINGS.
WE DECLARE THAT FUNDING AND RESEARCH MUST BE ESTABLISHED FOR VACCINATION DAMAGE, DEATH AND SUFFERING.
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE IGNORED EARLY WARNINGS OF NEGATIVE X EFFICACY AND WERE EVIDENT EVEN OVER A YEAR AGO.
WE DECLARED NO OPPORTUNITIES SHOULD BE DENIED IN OUR SOCIETY, INCLUDING EDUCATION, MILITARY SERVICE, OR MEDICAL CAREERS, INCLUDING TREATMENT OVER UNWILLINGNESS TO TAKE A FAXED BACK STATUS HAS BEEN A NEW FORM OF DISCRIMINATION AND IT NEEDS TO STOP.
WE DECLARE THAT THE FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATIONS AND MEDICAL CENSORSHIP BY GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA COMPANIES SHOULD CEASE.
AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS RESTORED.
I HOPE THAT WE WILL REACH THESE ETHICAL STANDARDS IN ALLOWING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ACCESS VARIOUS PLATFORMS TO SPEAK AND TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH OPENLY.
WE DECLARE THAT PFIZER MODERNA, BIOENTECH JANSSEN ASTRAZENECA AND THEIR ENABLERS, WILLFULLY WITHHELD AND OMITTED SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS INFORMATION FROM THEIR PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS, AND SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY INDICTED FOR FRAUD.
WE DECLARE GOVERNMENT AND MEDICAL AGENCIES MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
EACH OF THESE AGENCIES AND THESE COMPANIES SHOULD BE INDEPENDENTLY SCRUTINIZED AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DAMAGE THEY HAVE CAUSED TO HUMANITY.
WE ASK THAT YOU HELP US DEMAND, CHANGE, DEMAND, ACCOUNT ACCOUNTABILITY, DEMAND, INTEGRITY, RESPECT, AND TRY TO REBUILD OUR COMMUNITY.
THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE PRODUCED A FEAR-BASED ECONOMIC SYSTEM.
UH, THE NEW ECONOMICS IS GOING TO BE DIGITALLY BASED.
UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE CHINESE METHOD, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, WE SHOULD BRING BACK, UH, UH, HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW, THE BETTER PATHS FORWARD IS FOR THE NATION TO EXIT THE WHO DEFUND THAT ORGANIZATION INVESTIGATED PROFS, PROSECUTE THE WORLD HOMICIDE ORGANIZATION.
UM, MANY FOLKS BELIEVE, UH, THE GLOBAL PREDATORS HAVE HAD, UH, AN AGENDA THAT IS COLONIAL FLU FEUDAL, SUBHUMAN, AND IRREDEEMABLE.
NO FURTHER SPEAKER CARDS IN THERE.
WOULD YOU PLEASE RESPOND TO MR. MAYOR? MAY, MAY.
MAY I HAVE, UH, THE FLOOR FOR, CAN I RESPOND TO, OH, SURE.
UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR, UH, FOR GIVING ME THE FLOOR, UM, AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, UH, THERE WERE THINGS SAID ABOUT THE COMMUNITY OF WEST COVINA, UM, THAT
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ECHO MORE LOUDLY TODAY, UH, AFTER THE TRAGEDY, UH, IN BUFFALO, UH, FOR THOSE UNAWARE, UH, THIS PAST SATURDAY, A WHITE SUPREMACIST DROVE FOR HOURS INTO A BLACK COMMUNITY AND MURDERED 10 PEOPLE MURDERED THEM BECAUSE OF THE FEAR THAT BLACKS WERE THE REPLACERS OF WHITE AMERICANS, THE IDEA THAT WHITE AMERICANS WERE DISAPPEARING, UH, AN IDEA THAT FOUND ITS WAY INTO OUR CHAMBERS ON MAY 3RD.WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE EVENTS, WE ASK OURSELVES, WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE? WHAT COULD WE, AS A SOCIETY HAVE DONE TO PREVENT SUCH A TRAGEDY AS HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, ELI VSL FAMOUSLY SAID, LET US REMEMBER WHAT HURTS THE VICTIM MOST IS NOT THE CRUELTY OF THE OPPRESSOR, BUT THE SILENCE OF THE BYSTANDER.
AND IT'S IN OUR SILENCE THAT I FIND IN EXPLICABLE.
THESE LAST TWO WEEKS, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL RESIDENTS SHARE THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THOSE COMMENTS.
ONE RESIDENT WROTE WHEN ELLIOT TALKS ABOUT MAKING WEST COVINA, MORE HOMOGENEOUS, INVITING MORE WHITE PEOPLE, DOES HE THINK WE DO NOT COUNT? DID WE NOT CONTRIBUTE? ARE WE INFERIOR? THAT MADE ME SAD BECAUSE WEST COVINA IS BEAUTY IS MORE THAN THE PARKS STREETS.
IT'S HER MIX OF PEOPLE AS AN ELECTED LEADER, AS SOMEONE GIVEN A PLATFORM BY THE COMMUNITY, I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THE IDEOLOGY THAT LED TO THE WHITE SUPREMACIST VIOLENCE AT THE TOPS GROCERY IN BUFFALO, THE WALMART IN EL PASO, THE SYNAGOGUE IN PITTSBURGH AND COUNTLESS OTHERS DO NOT HAVE A PLACE IN WEST COVINA.
AND NO, JUST THE ONE TO ADD ON THE MASSACRE.
THE HAZE IS NOT ONLY THE BLACK AND WHITE IS HAVE HALF ASIAN TO EACH CHILD.
AND IT DOESN'T LIKE THE TAIWANESE AND THE WAY INSIDE LOCK THE PLACE AND TRY TO KILL ALMOST EVERYBODY INSIDE.
SO VIOLENCE IS ALL THE PLACES INCLUDING AMONG THE RACE IS ITSELF.
FOR EXAMPLE, ASIAN PRIME, TWO ASIAN.
HATE BETWEEN CHINESE AND TAIWANESE.
SO THIS IS ALL SHOULD BE BROUGHT UP.
SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT BLACK AND WHITE.
I HOPE YOU TALK ABOUT SOME AUTO MEXICO TOO.
SACRIFICE HIS LIFE TO STOP THE MASSACRE FOR LEAD THE SQUANTO PERSON.
THEY WANT TO TAIWANESE INDEPENDENT.
SO I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE SPEECH, OKAY.
PEOPLE CAN SPEAK, BUT WE WANT TO LOVE TO EACH OTHER, NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF RACE YOU ARE, WE LOVE EACH OTHER, NO MATTER, HEY, SPEECH, THIS AND THAT, BUT WE HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND WITH LOVE.
AND A WEST COVINA IS VERY DIVERSE AND WE WANT TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
THANK YOU MAYOR FOR GIVING ME THE FLOOR, THE RESPONSE TO THE COMMENTS ON MAY 3RD IN THIS CHAMBER AND MY COMMENTS TONIGHT, I'M MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY OF WEST COVINA.
THE COMMENTS I READ TONIGHT, THE COMMUNITY, UM, HAD ASKED FOR, AND AS, AS AN ELECTED LEADER HERE, UH, I HAVE SHARED THEM.
UM, THESE COMMENTS ARE NOT ABOUT WHY BLACK IT'S IT'S ABOUT THIS IDEA OF REPLACEMENT THAT WAS SPOKEN ABOUT HERE IN THE CHAMBER ON MAY 3RD, UH, AND HAS BEEN SPOKEN ABOUT, UM, BEFORE, UH, THESE, THESE COMMENTS WERE, WERE MADE BY, BY A FIGURE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAS SOME INFLUENCE AND ACCESS TO POWER IN WEST COVINA.
AND MY COMMENTS WERE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL RESIDENTS OF WEST COVINA TO MAKE SURE THEY ALL KNOW THAT THEY'RE VALUED, THAT THE CITY OF WEST COVINA WELCOMES EVERYONE TO COME AND LIVE AND ENJOY.
AND THAT OUR DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH.
AND THE IDEA THAT WE WERE SAID ON MAY THE THIRD IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBER, UH, NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.
AND, AND THAT'S WHERE THOSE COMMENTS ARE FROM.
UM, CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT CONCERNS? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
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AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS FOR COMING TONIGHT AND TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS.
I'LL BRIEFLY TRY TO RESPOND AS I CAN, TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE.
UM, MR. HERMAN, MR. GREENSPAN, IT REALLY IS OUR PRIVILEGE TO AFFORD YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK REDRESS OF YOUR GRIEVANCES HERE IN THESE CHAMBERS, AND TO AFFORD YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE YOUR OPINIONS.
UH, WE WOULD, WE WOULD DEFEND THOSE RIGHTS.
UM, THE CHOA FAMILY, ALBERT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I DO LIKE TO, I KNOW, YOU KNOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, AND TO SAY NOW THAT THAT THIS ISSUE IS OF THESE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IS BEING TAKEN QUITE SERIOUSLY BY THE CITY EXACTLY.
A WEEK AGO ON MAY THE 10TH, OUR TRAFFIC COMMISSION, AND ABOUT 10 RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE TOGETHER WITH THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF WHAT THEY'RE CALLING PHASE ONE SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED QUICKLY, AND WE INTEND TO MOVE RAPIDLY.
THAT'S THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE IN FRONT OF YOU COUNCIL, UH, ON YOUR JUNE 7TH MEETING AT YOUR NEXT MEETING.
SO WE CAN GET THOSE IN PLACE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
MR. SHOEMAKER HAD A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS REGARDING BKK.
THERE'S BEEN A PUBLICLY APPROVED, A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION WITH THE SINGH POLI GROUP.
UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE DOCUMENTS.
THOSE ARE ALL OF RECORD REGARDING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT MATTERS.
THERE WAS, UM, MONEY BUDGETED USING RECOVERY ACT FUNDS FOR A PHASE ONE WORK DONE BY TRANSTECH.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE, UM, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THEIR HIGH RANKING OFFICIALS.
THEY'RE MEETING WITH US REGULARLY.
WE'RE ON OUR SCHEDULED TO MEET EVERY TWO OR THREE WEEKS, AND THAT IS MOVING ALONG.
UM, SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT'S MOVING ALONG QUITE SLOWLY, BUT THEY HAVE TO, UM, PROMULGATE REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH WEST COVINA IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION COULD APPLY.
AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE EMERGENCY REGULATIONS THAT WOULD GOVERN, UH, HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.
THERE WILL BE SOME STUDIES REQUIRED.
I'M ANTICIPATING I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING IN WRITING.
THEY'VE NOT ISSUED IT YET, BUT I'M EXPECTING, THEY WILL REQUIRE A, THIS CITY IN ANY CITY THAT WISHES TO APPLY TO STAND UP ITS OWN HEALTH DEPARTMENT, TO DO A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BASED ON THAT STUDY.
SO THOSE ARE GOING TO BE SOME DETAILED REPORTS THAT ARE ON THE HORIZON HERE.
UM, QUESTIONS ABOUT THE JURISDICTION OF THE 10 FREEWAYS ENTIRELY IN THE HANDS OF CALTRANS, WE ARE MADE AWARE, UM, ABOUT THEIR RE REHABILITATION PROJECTS, THEIR ROAD REPAIR PROJECTS.
AND WE DO PUSH THOSE OUT THROUGH THE CITY SOCIAL MEDIA CAUSE THE 50 FIVE-HOUR CLOSURES FOR THESE WEEKEND JOBS, UM, DO HAVE AN IMPACT ON, ON OUR RESIDENTS AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
AND MR. SHEWMAKER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND SUPPORTIVE CIVILITY IN THESE CHAMBERS.
UM, MR. ROBINSON, UM, TALKED ABOUT COVID AND A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED ON THE WORLD STAGE WITH THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE REGARDING COVID AND ITS IMPACTS.
AND THEN FINALLY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, UM, MR. ELLIOT TALKED ABOUT, UM, A NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE AND CRITICAL RACE THEORIES, ET CETERA.
JUST LIKE TO SAY AGAIN, PUBLICLY THAT IN THESE CHAMBERS, WE AFFIRM THE DIGNITY AND WORTH OF ALL WHO WE SERVE AND ALL WHO COME TO THESE CHAMBERS.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT THIS EVENING.
CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMAN WOO.
UH, AND I JUST WANT TO ADD ON, UH, THE MAJOR CONCERN OF MR. OCHOA.
LET REALLY, UH, EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC.
BECAUSE, UH, I LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS SINCE 1989 TO 2003 BEFORE I MOVE A LITTLE BIT.
AND UH, BUT STILL I, I, OKAY, WELL DRIVING NOW, I'M DRIVING ALL THE TIME TO LET STREET.
WHY? BECAUSE ON MY STREET, CORTEZ, I WILL GO TO YOUR STREET AND MAKE A LEFT TURN, GO TO GLENDORA AVENUE TO, TO HAVE A LUNCH OR GO TO THE MOVIE THEATERS.
SO LET BECOME IS A RALPH OR A LOT OF PEOPLE DRIVING.
SO THE PROBLEM BASICALLY IS WHEN YOU COMING BACK, BUT PEOPLE COMING BACK, GO THROUGH THE EAST.
UH, GO TO THE LOCH ISLAND AND THE PEOPLE INTEND TO SPEED BECAUSE THEY HAVE A TURN AND GET STRAIGHT.
COMMITTEE TALKING ABOUT, THEY HAVE A LOT OF GOOD SUBJECTION OKAY.
SO WE DON'T HAVE A TRAGIC HAPPEN OKAY.
TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE PEOPLE WALKING ON THIS TREE AND PEOPLE, THE KID RIDING THE BIKE.
I KNOW MY KID WAS RIDING THE BIKE.
I GREW UP IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO I KNOW IT'S VERY ACTIVE FOR PEOPLE, REALLY EXERCISE AND THIS AND THAT STREET COMING UP.
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IT'S KIND OF BLIND.SO I THINK BESIDE, WE PUT THE ORANGE, YELLOW, THE CHANNEL DIVIDE, AND IT GOES THROUGH THAT YELLOW LINE.
SO THAT THING WILL KIND OF STOP THE CAR AND CHANNEL THEM INTO A WHITE, SHARP RIGHT.
BUT I THINK IN THE MIDDLE, THEY DIDN'T MENTION.
BUT MY SUGGESTION, SINCE I'VE I DRIVING THERE ALL THE TIME IS WHEN YOU THROUGH THAT CURVE, YOU DON'T SEE THAT STRAIGHT AND THAT YOU DON'T KNOW, THE END IS GOING TO HAVE A SHARP RIGHT.
SO IN THE MIDDLE, I THINK WE SHOULD PUT A SIGN AND SAY SLOW.
AND THEN DOWN BELOW, YOU'LL HAVE A GRAPHIC SAY SHARP, RIGHT.
SO LIKE A GRAPHIC, SO PEOPLE WILL KNOW, OKAY, LET YOU GO INTO MAKE A SHARP RIGHT.
SO WE GO INTO SLOW, NOT ONLY THE LOWER, THE SPEED UP, BUT PUT A SIGN WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN.
WILL YOU TURN AND GO STRAIGHT BEFORE LED? THEN WE MAKE A WARNING SIGN.
SO I THINK IN ONE, IF PEOPLE DUI, NOTHING, YOU CAN STOP THEN.
BUT IF PEOPLE FIND OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY DON'T KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO HIT, UH, A SHOPRITE 10.
THEY WILL GO TO YOUR DRIVEWAY ALL THE TIME.
SO HOPEFULLY WITH THAT ONE LANE AND WITH LED OKAY.
CHANNEL DEVICE, I THINK WE CAN CUT DOWN MAJOR, OKAY.
POTENTIAL ACCIDENT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I THINK THAT CAN QUICKLY IN THE NEXT MEETING CAN BRING UP.
WE CAN HAVE A PEACE OF MIND FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN A, IN THE AREA.
SO I THINK THAT POSSIBLE CAN, CAN SOLVE THE MAJOR ISSUE, HOPEFULLY THAT WILL, BY THE WAY, IMPLEMENT FOR YOUR GUY.
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CITY MANAGER, WHERE YOU WERE NOW, NOW FOR YOUR REPORT.IF I MAY JUST HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS I WANTED TO REPORT OUT TONIGHT, UM, WE EARLIER THANKED OUR CREW AND BRIAN, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THAT PUBLIC WORKS MAKES MODERN CIVILIZATION POSSIBLE.
PEOPLE DON'T APPRECIATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH ALL OF THE THINGS OUR PEOPLE DO EVERY SINGLE DAY MAKES A LIVING IN A, IN A DENSE COMMUNITY, IN A MODERN COMMUNITY POSSIBLE.
AND THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
UM, I WANTED TO MENTION, UM, POLICE WEEK AND POLICE MEMORIAL WEEK.
I KNOW IT'S, UM, EASY TO PERHAPS TO SAY THAT WE WILL NEVER FORGET, BUT I THINK WE DO.
SO I'D LIKE TO SAY OUT LOUD, THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MEMORIALIZED ON THE PLAQUE RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR POLICE STATION, FRONT FREDERICK CAM, J JACKSON, KENNETH REED, UM, BECAUSE THEY, THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND THIS IS THE WEEK THAT WE, UM, WE HONOR THAT AND THANK THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THOSE SERVICES.
COUPLE OF THINGS ON THE HORIZON.
WE'VE GOT A MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION COMING UP, MAY THE 30TH HERE AT THE CIVIC CENTER CAMPUS.
I HOPE PEOPLE, UM, KNOW THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE WELCOME.
AND IF THEY ARE ABLE TO ATTEND TO, SO WE'VE GOT A PAPER SHREDDING EVENT COMING UP ON SATURDAY, JUNE THE 18TH 9:00 AM AT THE SENIOR CENTER, UH, 25 0 1 EAST CORTEZ 9:00 AM TO ONE.
UM, I'VE HAD SOME INQUIRIES FROM PUBLIC AND FROM INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE NEW, UH, OUTDOOR WATER RESTRICTIONS.
AND I'M ARRANGING A PRESENTATION FOR AN UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THEY HAVEN'T CONFIRMED THAT DATE, BUT WE'VE MADE THE REQUEST A COUPLE OF TIMES.
AND THEY'VE SAID THAT THEY WILL HONOR IT, AND WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY HERE TO, UM, EXPLAIN PUBLICLY, UM, WANT TO DIMENSION AGAIN, OUR UPCOMING 4TH OF JULY HEROES PARADE, WE'RE INVITING OUR VETERANS, OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THOSE ENGAGED IN AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE, UM, TO, TO PARTICIPATE.
IT WILL BE 10:00 AM AT THE, UM, INTERSECTION OF, UM, GLENDORA AND WALNUT CREEK PARKWAY PROCEEDING NORTH TOWARD THE FREEWAY.
AND IF PEOPLE WANT TO, UM, GET INVOLVED, THEY'RE WELCOME TO CONTACT OUR PUBLIC SERVICES STAFF.
UM, REALLY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE PAVING SO MANY STREETS.
WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OUR PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
WE TALK ABOUT THE NUMERICAL SCORES THAT STREETS GET BY WHICH THEY GET RANKED AND GET PAVED.
WE'RE PAVING MORE THAN A HUNDRED STREETS RIGHT NOW.
AND IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTIVITIES AS YOUR CITY MANAGER.
SO I HAD EVERY CHANCE, UM, WE'RE OUT THERE, UM, TALKING TO RESIDENTS AND, AND, UM, UH, THE RESULTS ARE REALLY GOOD.
WE'VE GOT A GOOD CONTRACTOR IN RJ, NOBLE.
I THINK THEY'RE GIVING US A HIGH QUALITY JOB, OUR INSPECTORS, UM, SPEAKING VERY WELL OF THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND THE COMPACTION AND THE, AND THE GRADE OF THE PAVING JOB.
SOME PLEASED WITH IT WANTED TO DIMENSION OUR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES.
WE'VE PUBLISHED THE DATES JUNE 22ND, JUNE 29TH, JULY 13TH, JULY 20TH AND JULY 27TH.
THERE'S A MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF MUSIC, UM, FROM, FROM RNB VARIETY TO COUNTRY, TO CLASSIC ROCK, ET CETERA.
AND WE HOPE PEOPLE COME TO ALL OF THOSE AND ENJOY ALL DIFFERENT TYPES
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OF MUSIC.WE'RE GOING TO DO THOSE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS THIS SUMMER.
UM, LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THE COUNTY FAIR IS UP AND RUNNING.
I REALLY HOPE I WAS HEARTENED TO SEE THAT THEY'VE BROUGHT BACK A NUMBER OF THE INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS.
THIS VALLEY HAS STRONG, UM, AG ROOTS.
AND, UM, I'D LIKE FOR WEST COVINA IN FUTURE YEARS TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER CITIES TO HAVE A, A DAY AT THE FAIR, WE'RE GONNA WORK TO SEE TO IT THAT WE CAN, UM, PUSH FOR THAT FOR THE, FOR THE COMING YEARS.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SEE EVENING.
YEAH, I STILL THINK IS IT'S CALLED WE KNOW SUPREME FAIR FESTIVE IS BETTER.
I KNOW ROSEANNE WOULD DO EVEN BETTER AND GREATER FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY YOUR WEST COVINA SPRING FESTIVAL FOR ALL THE GROUP COMING TOGETHER.
WE ALL DEPEND ETHNIC GROUP LOVE EACH OTHER BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD.
AND THAT'S WHY WE BRING COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
I KNOW EVERYBODY SAYS IT'S A GREAT EVENT OR SPRING FESTIVAL, SO, SO WE WILL BE A COUNTY FAIR.
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US TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR AND WE'VE GOT NINE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING FROM CONSENT COUNCILMAN ABOUT DUBAI NUMBER EIGHT AND ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY.
THEN DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UM, ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN AND NINE.
WE GOT A FIRST AND SECOND ONE THROUGH SEVEN PLUS NINE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER WU A SECOND BY COUNCIL, WOMAN LOPEZ, VIANO COUNCIL MEMBER.
I HAVE A COUPLE ORDINANCE TITLES TO READ INTO THE RECORD BEFORE I TAKE ROLL CALL ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO, FOUR NINE SEVEN, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING A EQUIPMENT POLICY GOVERNING THE USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 4 8 1.
COUNCILMAN WILL COUNCILMAN LOPEZ.
CASTELLANO'S MOTION PASSED THE SPORES THERE.
OKAY, SO FOR NUMBER EIGHT, LET'S MOVE TO NUMBER EIGHT AND COUNCILMAN'S ABOUT TO BUY, WHAT DID YOU, UH, HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION OR W WHAT DID YOU WANT TO DISCUSS? UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
YEAH, I HAD, UM, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TOPICS THAT CAME OUT DURING THE WORKSHOPS, AND SO I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS, UH, REGARDING THAT, UM, SPECIFICALLY, UM, TO THE, THE 12, UH, PUBLIC WORK HIRES, UH, THE SPORTS PLEX AND THEN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
UM, I'M SORRY, WAS THERE A SPECIFIC QUESTION WITH THE 12, WITH THE 12 PROPOSED MAINTENANCE WORKERS? THEY ARE TO BE FUNDED FROM GAS TAX AND SEWER FUNDS, SO NO GENERAL FUND SPENDING WITH THOSE.
UM, SO YEAH, SO, SO I GUESS MY, MY QUESTION ON THE, ON THE, THE, THE GAS TAX MONEY, I, UM, JUST FOR, FOR, FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR, UM, THE GAS TAX MONEY USUALLY IS USED TO FUND, UM, WHAT, WHAT TYPE OF PROJECTS? SO IT'S BEEN FUNDING MAINTENANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AS WELL AS OPERATIONS.
UM, AND SO OVER THE YEARS IT HAS NOT BEEN FULLY UTILIZED.
AND SO THIS YEAR WE'RE PROPOSING TO FULL UTILIZE ALL OF THOSE FUNDS.
SO THERE WILL STILL BE SOME FUNDS GOING TO CIP IN ADDITION TO THE FUNDS GOING TO SALARIES AND BENEFITS.
AND, AND SO, UM, I THINK THAT KIND OF LEADS INTO THE, THE SPORTS PLEX QUESTION.
UM, SO, UM, IN, IN THE, THE BUDGET WE WERE PRESENTED WITH, UM, W WE'RE SPENDING, UH, LOOKS LIKE $330,000 ON SALARIES AND BENEFITS AT THE, AT THE SPORTSPLEX, UH, AND THEN, UH, UH, PROJECTED, UH, PROPOSED 306,000, UH, IN 20 22, 20 23.
UH, AND SO, UH, I GUESS MY QUESTION THERE IS, UM, NOW THAT WE'RE RUNNING THE SPORTS PLEX, UM, HOW, HOW MANY OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING THERE ON A, ON A REGULAR BASIS, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WE'RE HIRING THESE 12 MORE.
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AND SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, ARE WE USING GAS TAX MONEY TO HIRE 12 MORE? BECAUSE WE, WE HAVE UTILIZED SOME OF THE RESOURCE AT THE SPORTSPLEX AND, AND THEREFORE, UM, SOME OF THE NORMAL, UH, OPERATIONS AREN'T GETTING DONE, DO THE CHAIR, IF I MAY JUST GO AHEAD CANCER TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION COUNCIL MEMBER, TO, ABOUT TO BUY.UM, AS YOU'RE AWARE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE IN THE CITY THAT REALLY CONSISTS OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, UM, OPPORTUNITIES TO FIX POTHOLES IN THE STREET TO REALLY ADDRESS OUR SEWERS.
AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
SO WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE PAST YEAR, THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE'RE LOOKING AT YEARS, PERHAPS EVEN DECADES OF JUST NOT HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUR HANDS IN THERE AND REALLY RESOLVE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SO WHAT, UM, THE FI FINANCE DIRECTOR SIGMA HAS DONE IS SHE'S TAKEN A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, TAKEN A LOOK AT THE FUNDING, THE FUNDING THAT IS AVAILABLE, AND REALLY DECIDED TO REALLY LOOK AT MAXIMIZING THOSE FUNDS, THOSE DOLLARS THAT WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE ABLE TO USE FOR OTHER TYPES OF PROJECTS, SO THAT WE CAN INVEST BACK INTO THOSE NECESSARY PROJECTS THAT KEEP THE STREETS IN GOOD REPAIR THAT KEEP THE SEWERS WORKING, UM, AND ALSO FUNDING THE CIPS.
IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE SHIFTING RESOURCES BACK TO THE SPORTS PLEX OR A MOVING THINGS AROUND, YOU KNOW, THE CITY DOES OWN THE SPORTS PLEX.
SO, UM, WE DO STILL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO, TO MAINTAIN IT.
AND REALLY THE CITY WAS, UM, GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN IT AT THE BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE TRANSITION OF, UH, AUTHORITY.
UH, NO, I, I, AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
UH, I THINK THAT THE CITY DOES NEED TO CONSIDER WHAT OUR CAPACITY IS TO CONTINUE TO RUN THE SPORTSPLEX, SO THAT, THAT GOES TO THE SPORTS FLICK ITSELF.
UM, SO, UM, FROM, FROM WHAT WAS PRESENTED, UH, THIS PAST YEAR, WE SUBSIDIZE THE SPORTS PEX, ROUGHLY $350,000.
UH, AND THE, THE CURRENT BUDGET SHOWS WE'RE GOING TO BE SUBSIDIZING IT AGAIN, ANOTHER $180,000.
UH, AND, AND SO I, I THINK MY, YOU KNOW, MY QUESTION AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, AND AS, AS WE, AS THE COUNCIL HAVE TO CONSIDER, UM, YOU KNOW, THE CAPACITY FOR THE CITY TO, TO RUN THE SPORTS PLEX, UH, AND TO, UH, TO IT NOT BE SOMETHING THE CITY HAS TO SUBSIDIZE, I, I GUESS, UM, DO WE PROJECT WHEN, WHEN WE CAN GET TO A, UH, A POINT THAT, UM, WE WON'T BE SUBSIDIZING, I THINK WITH ANY ENTERPRISE FUND THROUGH THE CHAIR, IF I MAY, I THINK WITH ANY, I APOLOGIZE, I THINK WITH ANY ENTERPRISE FUND, ANYTHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, SUSTAINING OURSELVES, UM, IT DOES REQUIRE AN INVESTMENT.
AND JUST AS YOU HAD INDICATED, COUNCIL MEMBER THAT IT'S ULTIMATELY UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL, WHAT LEVEL OF INVESTMENT, WHAT LEVEL OF SUBSIDY THAT THE COUNCIL FEELS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING? SO AT SOME POINT, UM, WHEN THOSE DECISIONS ARE MADE, STAFF HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO CARRY OUR END OF THE BARGAIN.
IF YOU WILL, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE CHARGED WITH HAVING TO, UM, GET THOSE, GET THE REVENUES AT A LEVEL THAT WE CAN SUPPORT AGAIN WITH THE COUNCIL DICTATING WHAT LEVEL OF SUBSIDY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR THAT AREA.
AND THEN OF COURSE, IF IT COMES TO A POINT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL FEELS OKAY, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS WE NEED TO SHIFT THINGS OR TAKE A LOOK AT A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
UM, THE COUNCIL ALWAYS HAS THE, THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.
AND I THINK REALLY HOW WE GET TO THE, TO THE ROOT OF THAT IS CONTINUING THIS CONVERSATION.
SO BY HAVING, YOU KNOW, TRANSPARENT BUDGET PROCESSES, UM, BY UPDATING THE COUNCIL ON A, UM, CONTINUOUS BASIS, WE CAN REALLY GET TO THE HEART OF THAT.
SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION.
I CAN'T GIVE YOU A DIRECTIVE BY THIS MONTH, BY THIS STATE, BY THIS YEAR.
NO, IT WAS, UH, IT WAS A GREAT ANSWER.
UH, LAST, UM, ON, ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UH, SO, UM, THE LAST REAL PRESENTATION, UM, WE HAD IN THE PUBLIC ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, IT, IT WAS SAID THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS, WAS NOT GOING TO COST ANY MONEY.
UM, WE THEN, UH, VOTED AND APPROVED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR, FOR TRANS TECH.
UH, AND SO NOW WE'VE MOVED TO ANOTHER, UH, HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THESE PROPOSED, UH, COMMUNITY HEALTH
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NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.UH, AND SO IN THIS BUDGET THOUGH, UM, IT'S BEING PRESENTED THAT THERE, THERE WILL BE NO COST TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AND I'M JUST, WHEN YOU WAIT, WHAT ANALYSIS ARE WE USING TO SUPPORT THAT? SO THE NUMBERS FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET WERE PROVIDED BY THE CONSULTANTS, WORKING WITH THE CITY ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AND SO THEY ARE ESTIMATING THAT ONCE IT GETS UP AND GOING, THAT IT WILL BE SELF SUPPORTING.
SO RIGHT NOW IT IS NOT PROPOSED THAT IT WILL RECEIVE A SUBSIDY FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO OPERATE.
SO FROM, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THE, THE MODEL THAT IS BEING PROPOSED IS, IS SIMILAR TO WHAT THE CITY OF VERNON DOES IN TERMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND, AND BEING ABLE TO GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUE FROM, UH, LICENSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, UH, AND INSPECTIONS, UM, BUT THE CITY OF VERNON, UM, THEY, THEY HAVE HAD TO PASS SEVERAL TAXES TO, UM, SUPPORT THEIR HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
SO DID, DID TRANSTECH PROVIDE WHAT, WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT WITH, WITH DATA WAS, UM, SUPPORTING THIS IDEA THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE AS NEUTRAL.
I DO NOT HAVE BACKUP DOCUMENTATION FROM TRANSTECH.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WERE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF, OTHER STAFF MEMBERS ON IT.
UM, I WAS JUST GIVEN THE FINAL NUMBERS.
SO, SO, SO STAFF HASN'T, HASN'T SEEN WHAT, WHAT FACTS OR WHAT DATA EVIDENCE WAS USED TO SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE A ZERO COST.
I WAS NOT IN THE CONVERSATIONS, BUT I KNOW THEY MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS.
SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT THERE WERE CONVERSE THAT SOME OF THAT INFORMATION WAS SHARED.
I WOULD NEED TO GET WITH TRANSTECH AND LOOK INTO THAT AND COOK IT BACK WITH YOU.
YEAH, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF HE COULD DO THAT.
SO IT JUST CAUSE, UH, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED.
CAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP AT THE WORKSHOP THAT, UH, I MIGHT'VE MISSED WAS, UM, WE DID, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT HIRES, UM, THAT, THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE, UH, ANOTHER, UH, COST NEUTRAL BECAUSE OF THE REVENUE THEY WOULD HAVE GENERATED FROM FINES.
UH, AND I BELIEVE AT THE LAST WORKSHOP YOU SAID, UM, THAT THE, THE, THERE, THERE HASN'T BEEN SUFFICIENT ENOUGH REVENUES TO PAY FOR THOSE HIGHER.
DID I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY? SO EVEN AT THE TIME THAT THEY WERE APPROVED BY COUNCIL, IT WASN'T PROPOSED THAT THEY WOULD BE FULLY SELF-SUSTAINING.
THEY WOULD BE SUBSIDIZED BY THE GENERAL FUND.
UM, BUT, UM, THEY ALSO HAVEN'T FULLY HIRED ALL OF THOSE EMPLOYEES YET EITHER.
SO WE ARE NOT EVEN ABLE TO SEE THE INCOMING BENEFIT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HIRED THOSE TO GO OUT AND GET THE CITATIONS.
AND, UH, TO PIGGYBACK AND ADD TO THAT, UM, STEPHANIE I'D LIKE US TO HAVE A LOOK AT IF IT'S MORE BENEFICIAL TO HAVE PART-TIME CODE ENFORCEMENT OR FULL-TIME JUST BASED ON ALL COSTS INVOLVED LIKE TURNOVER, UH, COST TO HIRE, ET CETERA.
SO IF WE COULD, UM, KEEP AN EYE ON THAT AND REPORT BACK TO US WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE, PLEASE.
I WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER REGARDING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT.
NOW ONLY TO FIND PEOPLE, WE SEE THE FINE TO BALANCED, BUT THEY WILL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO FIRE PERMIT.
AND THAT PERMIT FEE IS GOING TO THE BEAUTY AND SAFETY BUDGET IS NOT GOING TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.
MY UNDERSTANDING I DISCUSSED WITH MAJELLA MANY TIMES, OKAY.
I SAY, HOW IS THE BUDGET? HOW IS THAT NUMBER COMING UP? BUT INDIRECTLY DUE, DUE TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH THE ILLEGAL ADDITION, WITH ALL THESE THINGS.
SO MANY, MANY OF OUR APPLICATION, LIKE COMING INTO THE CT AND THEY HAVE TO PAY THE PERMIT BECAUSE FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE A RESIDENT OKAY.
AND THE CONTACT ME SAY THEY HAVE BEEN FINE.
AND FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, BECAUSE THE NEIGHBOR OKAY.
AND WE PULLED TO THE CT, HE HAS SOME KIND OF EAGLE EDITION.
AND THEN I SAY, THEN YOU HAVE TO WALK WITH CO-INVESTMENT TO HAVE A PERMIT.
AND THEN HE HAD GOING TO THE GOAL AND, UH, HIRE THE RIGHT PERSON.
AND THEN TO MAKE SURE IS A PROPER, OKAY, BUILD SAFE.
AT THE SAME TIME, THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE CT, PAY THE PERMIT FEE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
BUT THOSE NUMBER WON'T GO TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BUDGET OR INCOME.
SO, SO MY, I UNDERSTAND WE INCREASING JUST BASED ON LAST YOUR REPORT, WE INCREASED SO MANY OF, UH, BUILDING AND SAFETY PERMIT.
I THINK WE INCREASED IN ACTABLE BECAUSE CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE HAD THEN
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TO, UH, MAKE SURE THEY'VE THEY WILL APPLY AND TO GET A PERMIT, INCLUDING WE HAVE A COUPLE OF A BIG BUSINESS COMING IN AT THE SOUTH SIDE.SO THEY DIDN'T APPLY THE PERMIAN, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT WENT THERE AND TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE TO GO TO CT, GET A POP-UP FOR ME.
SO ANYWAY, I THINK SOMETHING THAT IS VERY POSITIVE FOR US TO HAVE A CODE ENFORCEMENT, TO CLEAN UP THE CT AT THE SAME TIME TO MAKE SURE THE SAFETY BUILDING SAFETY OKAY.
US, OUR CT EXTENSION TO MAKE SURE, OKAY, WE ARE THE CT, THE BUILDING CODE IS PROTECTED.
AND ANOTHER THING I AGREE WITH MAYOR TALKING ABOUT AND THE FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME, BECAUSE I THINK A MILE IN MY UNDERSTANDING THE PART-TIME, IT GOT A LOT OF PROBLEM TO KEEP THE STAFF.
SO WE MIGHT HAVE TO LOOK INTO HOW CAN WE GET MAYBE COUPLE OF FULL TIME AND THEN MAYBE WHEN BENEFIT TO THE CT WHILE THEN PART TIME, IF THEY COME AND GO AND TAKE YOU, TRAIN THEM.
AND THEY DISAPPEAR IS REALLY BECOME A MAJOR ISSUE.
WHY IT BECOME EXPENSES BECOME VERY EXPENSIVE.
SO I THINK MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK INTO, MAYBE WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE A 10 PART TIME.
MAYBE WE SHRINK INTO MAYBE FIVE FULL TIME.
AND THE, AND THE DO A BUDGET ANALYSIS, SEE, WILL THERE BE BENEFIT TO THE CT? AND THEY WILL BE LOYAL TO US.
IF YOU TREAT PEOPLE WITH PART TIME, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LOYAL TO US.
WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE PROUD TO WORK FOR US.
SO THIS IS A FOLLOW UP WHILE YOU SAY, I THINK THERE'S A GOOD POINT FROM POSTAL VIEWERS.
SEE, HOW CAN WE HELP OUT WITH OUR STAFFING? AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO OUR BUDGET.
BUT I THINK IT WAS CODE ENFORCEMENT.
REALLY? WHY NOW IS WE CAN CLEAN UP THE CT A BIG TIME AND A LOT OF PEOPLE POVERTY OFF SULLEN.
UM, LET'S SEE HERE AND NOW, W W DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR THAT'S IT? OKAY, THEN DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? HE STATES WHAT WE SEE IN FIVE-SEVEN FILE AND YOU WANT TO MOVE DOWN.
WE NEED A MOTION TO RESCIND FILE.
WELL THEN, THEN WE'LL RECEIVE THEM FILE NUMBER EIGHT.
[10) CONSIDERATION OF MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT,GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 21-01, ZONE CHANGE NO. 21-02, PRECISE PLAN NO. 21-02, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 83576, AND TREE PERMIT NO. 20-01 (AMENDMENT) TO CHANGE THE GENERAL PLAN LAND-USE DESIGNATION FROM NEIGHBORHOOD-LOW TO NEIGHBORHOOD MEDIUM, TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) TO A SPECIFIC PLAN, TO CONSTRUCT39 RESIDENCES KNOWN AS THE GROVE AT MERCED (ATTACHED TWO-STORY TOWNHOME STYLE UNITS WITH ATTACHED GARAGES, RANGING FROM APPROXIMATELY 1,325 SQ. FT. TO 1,475 SQ. FT.), INTERNAL DRIVE AISLES, COMMON OPEN SPACE, GUEST PARKING SPACES, AND OTHER ASSOCIATED INCIDENTAL IMPROVEMENTS ON A 2.26-ACRE SITE AT 1912 W. MERCED AVENUE]
TAKES US TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.ITEM NUMBER 10, ITEM NUMBER 10 IS A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NUMBER 21 DASH ZERO ONE ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 21 DASH ZERO TWO.
PRECISE PLAN NUMBER 21 DASH ZERO TWO TREE REMOVAL PERMIT NUMBER 20 DASH ZERO ONE TENTATIVE TRACK MAP NUMBER 8, 3 5 7 6 AT 1912 WEST MARCET AVENUE.
THIS MATTER IS SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING CONSISTS OF CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE GENERAL PET PLAN AMENDMENT WITH EVERYTHING I JUST READ.
UM, THIS IS TO CONSTRUCT 39 RESIDENCES KNOWN AS THE GROVE AT MERCY SAID INTERNAL DRIVE ISLES, COMMON OPEN SPACE GUEST PARKING SPACES, AND OTHER ASSOCIATED INCIDENTAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ON A 2.26 ACRE SITE, WILL THE CITY CLERK VERIFY THAT PROPER LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN PROPER LEGAL NOTICE WAS GIVEN THERE.
THIS TIME I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING WAY.
WE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FIRST WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANTS.
THEN THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT CAN SPEAK AND THEN THOSE OPPOSED CAN SPEAK.
AND LAST THE APPLICANTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO REBUT ANY TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT, MR. CARMONEY, WHO WILL PRESENT THE REPORT.
I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR DOLAN SERVICES, PULLING THE MIRALIS TO GIVE A BRIEF STAFF REPORT AND THAT'LL THEN BE PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING RECORD, UM, WHEN YOU INVITE THE INTERESTED PARTIES TO SPEAK, OR IF WE THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED IS, UH, THE GROVE AT MERCER SAID IT'S A 2.26 ACRE VACANT LOT LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MERCEDES VAN HORN AVENUE.
UM, THE SITE WAS PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY A SCHOOL USE THAT WAS DEMOLISHED IN 2018.
UM, THE PROPERTY OWNER HAD COME IN AND GOTTEN, UH, PERMITS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN 2020 FOR ASSISTED LIVING PROJECT.
HOWEVER, HAS NOW SINCE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A RESIDENTIAL PROJECT, THE PROJECT INCLUDES A PRECISE PLAN, TENTATIVE TRACK MAP, ZONE CHANGE, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT, UM, AND A MITIGATED DECK.
UM, THE TREE REMOVALS AND AMENDMENT AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY, UH, APPROVED WITH THE ASSISTED LIVING PROJECT.
UM, SO AS MENTIONED, THE SITE, UH, IS, WILL INCLUDE 39 UNITS, UM, TOWNHOMES WITH TWO CAR GARAGE.
IT WOULD INCLUDE EIGHT ADDITIONAL GUEST PARKING SPACES ON SITE.
UM, AND THEN 9,471 SQUARE FEET OF COMMON OPEN SPACE.
UM, AND WITH, UM, LANDSCAPE, UH, FOR AS ALONG VAN HORN AND
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MAURICE SAID, UM, IT'LL INCLUDE 33 CANOPY SHADE TREES ALONG THE VAN HORN AND THE COMMON OPEN SPACES FOR PALM TREES, 15 SMALL TREES, 30 12 VERTICAL TREES.UM, AND THERE'S A CONDITION OF APPROVAL THAT RULE REQUIRED 19 TREES BE 36 INCHES BOX SIZED TREES.
38 SIGNIFICANT TREES WILL BE REMOVED AS PART OF THE TREE APPLICATION.
UM, SO THESE ARE THE VIEWS OF THE PROPERTY FROM HER SAID, AND THESE ARE THE VIEWS FROM, UM, VAN HORN AVENUE.
SO THE SPECIFIC PLAN, UM, STANDARDS FOR THE PROJECT, UM, UH, VERSUS THE PROPOSED PROJECT, IT'S GOING TO BE 20 OR 17.26, UH, DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, UM, BELOW THE SPECIFIC PLAN STANDARDS OF 20.
UM, THE BUILDING HEIGHT WILL BE UP TO TWO STORIES THAT ARE, SO IT'LL BE 28 FEET.
UM, THE SETBACKS ARE GOING TO BE 15 FROM THE STREET AND 10 FROM THE INTERIOR, THE SIDE, UM, THE PARKING WILL BE A TWO CAR GARAGES PER UNIT WITH EIGHT UNCOVERED GUEST PARKING SPACES.
UH, THAT'LL BE NINE AS MENTIONED 9,471 SQUARE FEET OF COMMON OPEN SPACE AND 11,391 SQUARE FEET OF PRIVATE OPEN SPACE, UM, 108 SQUARE FEET PER UNIT A MINIMUM.
SO THESE ARE THE FACADE OR THE, UM, OF THE PROPOSED BUILDINGS.
UH, THIS IS MARCEL AND OF ON TOP IS THE FRONTAGE FROM HER SAID, AND THE BOTTOM IS FROM VAN HORN.
THE ARCHITECTURE STYLE IS SPANISH WITH STUCCO EARTH, TONE, COLORED WALLS, UM, TILE S TILE, ROOF, AND WINDOW SHUTTERS.
UM, THE CONDITION OF APPROVAL INCLUDES REVISING THE FENCE ALONG WERE SAID TO BE SIMILAR TO VAN HORN, WHICH WILL BE TWO FEET WALL WITH THREE FOOT TUBULAR METAL FENCE ON TOP.
UH, THESE ARE THE TWO, UH, DIFFERENT COLOR SCHEMES FOR THE, UH, PROJECT.
UM, SO THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT FLOOR PLANS.
UM, THE DIFFERENCE IS THE GARAGE ON FOUR PLAN THREE IS LARGER.
UM, ALL FLOOR PLANS, UM, INCLUDE THE TWO CAR GARAGE ON THE FIRST FLOOR, THE KITCHEN, THE BATHROOM LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM.
UM, THE PLAN THREE IS THE EXCEPTION.
IT'S A FOUR BEDROOM UNIT WITH, UM, UH, SO THAT'S THE LARGER PLAN AND THREE.
UM, SO THE PLAN ONE IS 13 OR 1,325 SQUARE FEET.
PLAN TWO IS 1,375 AND THE PLAN THREE IS 1,475 SQUARE FEET.
UM, SO THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES.
UM, THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING IS, UH, OVER 50,000, THERE IS A PARK DEDICATION FEE WITH THIS PROJECT AND WE, UH, WILL, ARE REQUIRING A HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, UH, PROVIDING 50,000 FOR AT LEAST FIVE HOMES TO GO TO FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS.
UH, THE APPLICANT DID PROVIDE A COMMUNITY MEETING, UM, AND DID, UH, REACH OUT TO THE NEIGHBORS.
UM, AND AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE LEGAL NOTICES WENT OUT, UH, THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
UH, IT WAS A MITIGATED NEG DEC.
UM, IT WAS LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WITH MITIGATION FOR, UH, BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, CULTURAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY, AND SOILS NOISE, AND TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES.
UM, THE L A S C S D PROVIDED INFORMATION ON SEWER CAPACITY IN SAN JOSE CREEK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT, UH, ESTIMATED PROJECT WASTEWATER FLOW AND SEWER CONNECTION FEE.
UM, THE INFO PROVIDED BY LA CSD DOES NOT RAISE ANY NEW SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND DOES NOT CHANGE THE IMPACT CONCLUSIONS OF THE INITIAL STUDY.
SO THIS EVENING STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT YOU APPROVE THE, UM, RESOLUTIONS PERTAINING TO THE PROJECT STAFF AND THE APPLICANT ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BY A CITY COUNCIL? I HAVE A QUESTION.
OR DID THEY WANT TO SPEAK FIRST OR, OKAY, GO AHEAD.
WELL, FIRST BEFORE THEY SPEAK, FIRSTLY, NO QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL.
UM, WITH THAT MEETING THAT THEY HAD, HOW MANY RESIDENTS ATTENDED THOSE NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS? WELL, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE BETTER FOR THE, FOR THE PRESENTER.
THE APPLICANT WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THEN.
SO NO QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, NOT FOR STAFF NOW.
THEN WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK
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MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.UM, MATT LIVINGSTON OR THE PRESIDENT OF RC HOMES, UH, WITH ME IS MY COLLEAGUE TIM SALES.
UH, WHO'S VICE PRESIDENT AND HAS BEEN IN, UH, LEADING THE DESIGN EFFORTS ON THIS PROJECT.
UM, AND IT'S HERE TO, UH, ANSWER YOUR SPECIFIC DESIGN QUESTIONS AS WELL.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO START TELL YOU BRIEFLY ABOUT US AND OUR HISTORY WITH THE PROPERTIES WE'VE BEEN OUT WORKING ON THIS FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.
UH, RC HOMES IS A LOS ANGELES BASED HOME BUILDER.
WE'VE GOT HAVE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WE BUILT ABOUT 50 HOMES PER YEAR.
UH, BEING A RELATIVELY SMALL HOME BUILDER REALLY ALLOWS US TO, UH, PROVIDE EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT SERVICE AND, UH, STAY WITH OUR HOME BUYERS FOR, FOR THEIR LIFE IN THEIR AND THEIR HOMES THAT THEY BUY IT FROM US.
UM, UH, ONE OF OUR MISSIONS AND OUR CORE PRINCIPLES IS TO PROVIDE HOMES THAT NOT ONLY MEET TODAY'S NEEDS, BUT ALSO ARE FORWARD-LOOKING HOMES.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE THAT WE KNOW THAT OUR HOME, OUR HOME BUYERS, THIS IS TYPICALLY THEIR LARGEST INVESTMENT IN THEIR LIFE, AND THEY SHOULD FEEL IN FIVE YEARS IN 10 YEARS THAT THEY'RE STILL GETTING THAT VALUE FROM THEIR HOME.
AND I ATTEND, WE'LL SPEAK ABOUT SOME OF THE FEATURES THAT WE INCORPORATE IN OUR HOMES, UH, TO THAT END.
UM, I WANTED TO MENTION, UM, WE'VE, UH, AS, AS WAS MENTIONED THAT WE, WE INITIALLY HAD AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, UH, APPROVED ON THE SITE, OUR CORE BUSINESSES HOME BUILDING, UH, THAT WAS A BRIEF DETOUR.
WE TOOK THAT COVID REMINDED US TO STICK TO WHAT WE KNOW, WHICH IS HOME BUILDING.
AND, UH, THAT PROJECT GOT APPROVED IN MAY OF 2020, WHICH IS NOT, NOT THE BEST TIMING.
UM, UH, THE, UM, THAT THAT PROJECT WAS, UH, OVER 80,000 SQUARE FEET, UH, AND AT 111 BEDS, IT WAS A MUCH MORE DENSE, UH, LAND USE.
AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING NOW, UH, THE BRIGHT SIDE OF ALL OF THIS IS THAT WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH OUR NEIGHBORS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, TWO OF OUR NEIGHBORS ON VAN HORN RIGHT HERE.
WE HAD, THERE WAS, UH, TWO OTHER NEIGHBORS THAT HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GET UP AT 4:00 AM TOMORROW.
UM, SO IT WAS VERY KIND OF EMPTY SHOW UP.
I, I WANT TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH MORE OF YOUR TIME, BUT, UH, UM, WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR NEIGHBORS.
I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST, UH, COMMUNITY INTERACTION WE'VE HAD ON A PROJECT.
UH, FOUR PEOPLE OUT OF THOSE 10 SHOWED UP TONIGHT TO VOICE THEIR SUPPORT AND IF SIGN LETTERS OF SUPPORT.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE OTHER LETTERS THAT WE'VE, UM, WE'VE SUBMITTED TO STAFF.
UM, IT REALLY WAS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT.
WE, UM, SAT IN THE BACKYARDS OF, UH, UM, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO HAD TO LEAVE AND SHOW THEM DIFFERENT DESIGN IDEAS.
I THINK WE REACHED A CONSENSUS THAT SPANISH INSPIRED ARCHITECTURE IS WHAT THEY WANTED THERE.
WE DEBATED THREE STORIES VERSUS TWO STORIES.
WE SETTLED ON TWO STORIES, SO IT WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, ON ONE SIDE OF US, YOU'VE GOT MUCH, UH, CIVIC USES, UH, YOU'VE GOT THE FREEMASONS AND HEARST RANCH, UH, AND THEN IT TRANSITIONS INTO A MUCH MORE TRADITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY.
UM, OBVIOUSLY YOU ALSO HAVE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL AND, UH, AND A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES RIGHT THERE.
SO A REALLY GOOD TRANSITION FROM THE CIVIC USES TO THE SINGLE FAMILY.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD FIRST AND FOREMOST IS THAT WE WANT SOMETHING THERE FROM OUR NEIGHBORS.
UH, IT'S BEEN AN ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE.
WE'VE REALLY WORKED HARD TO, UH, CLEAN UP GRAFFITI AND MAKE SURE THAT TRASH IS PICKED UP IF PEOPLE ILLEGALLY DUMP ON THE SITE, BUT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE SOMETHING THERE AND JUST SEE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD COMPLETE.
UM, UM, OTHER THINGS THAT WE DID WHERE WE MADE SURE OUR VEHICULAR ACCESS IS NOT ON VAN HORN.
ALL OF THE ACCESS IS OFF OF MERCEDES AS FAR FROM VAN HORN AS POSSIBLE.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, OUR HOMEOWNERS WON'T BE DRIVING THROUGH VAN HORN TO ACCESS GARAGES OR ACCESSING HUMIDITY.
AND WE'RE JUST, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE FUTURE OF WEST COVINA.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON IN THE CITY.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON RIGHT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND, UM, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TONIGHT.
AND, UM, IF YOU SO KIND, UH, TIM WOULD LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS ABOUT THE DESIGN THAT'S OKAY.
YEAH, LET'S GO AHEAD TO ANSWER, UH, THE COUNCIL PERSON'S QUESTION.
WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL ONE PERSON SHOW UP TO OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, UH, EVENTS, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, NOT MANY FOLKS SHOWED UP TO THAT, BUT SHE WAS SUPPORTIVE AND SHE LIVED ON THE FAR SIDE OF, OF MERSEYSIDE.
UM, AND MY, I GUESS MY LIMITED TO THE 40 SECONDS LEFT.
UM, AND I'LL SEE THE REST OF MY TIME TO YOU A COUNCIL MEMBER.
I JUST LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, THAT IDEA, RIGHT.
I WANTED TO JUST PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILED COMMENTS FIRST ON TALKING ABOUT HOW THE PROJECT FITS INTO IMPORTANT PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN THE CITY.
AND SECONDLY, TO TALK ABOUT SOME SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT
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AND HOW WE REALLY WORK HARD TO INCREASE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT FOR THE PROJECT, CERTAINLY WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THE HOUSING CRISIS THAT WE HAVE IN CALIFORNIA IN WEST COVINA IS NO DIFFERENT.YOU I'M SURE IT HAS BEEN PRESENTED THE RATHER LARGER REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT NUMBERS OF 5,300 NEW HOUSING UNITS, UH, FOR WEST COVINA IN THE NEXT EIGHT YEAR CYCLE.
UM, REALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A SMALL PART OF THAT, BUT WE'RE IN THE WORKFORCE HOUSING, UH, COMPONENT.
AND ABOUT OVER HALF OF YOU, THE UNITS AND YOUR ARENA NUMBERS ARE IN THAT MODERATE INCOMES AND ABOVE CATEGORY, UH, TO ENCOURAGE THESE NEEDED A HIGH QUALITY HOMES, YOUR HOUSING ELEMENT SUPPORTS A RANGE OF RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES, INCLUDING REASONABLE INCREASES IN DENSITY ON INFILL SITES LIKE THIS.
AND WE TALK WHEN WE THINK ABOUT DENSITY, A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT A STATISTIC, BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT IT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND DESIGNING, WE REALLY LIKE TO LOOK AT ABOUT HOW IT RELATES THE PROPOSED PROJECT TO THE INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY SETTING AND HOW THAT PROPOSED PROJECT, YOU KNOW, FITS IN WITH COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD TRENDS.
AND BY THAT, WHAT I REALLY MEAN IS FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE WORKED TO DESIGN THE PROJECT TO OPEN UP ALONG THE EDGES.
AS STAFF INDICATED, WE'VE REMOVED SOLID PERIMETER WALLS, AND WE PRESENT ALL OF THE FRONT DOORS ON THE LONGEST STREET.
I JUST TO THE, OUT TO THE NEIGHBORS TO PROVIDE A NEIGHBORLY AND AWKWARD, OPEN AND OUTWARD FACING TYPE OF A DEVELOPMENT, WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD WITH REGARDS TO DENSITY TO ALSO MAINTAIN REALLY USABLE OUTDOOR SPACES, UM, INCLUDING A SIZEABLE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL SPACES, UM, COULD HAVE COMBINED OF BOTH LARGE SPACES FOR PRIVATE USE IN A LOT OF THE UNITS.
AND THEN ALSO A VERY LARGE CENTRALIZED SPACE.
THE SHARED RECREATION SPACE IS ORIENTED TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROJECT TO INCREASE SOLAR EXPOSURE AND ALSO TO COMPLIMENT THE NATURAL OPEN SPACE THAT OCCURS AT THE WALNUT CREEK WASH.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE OPEN SPACES WILL BE ENHANCED WITH OVER 81 TREES.
SO THERE'LL BE VERY NICELY LANDSCAPED COMBINED WITH THE CHARMING SPANISH ARCHITECTURE STYLE THAT THE STAFF MENTIONED.
UM, AND ALSO THE TWO STORY LEVEL, UH, HEIGHT LIMITS, UH, THAT WE'RE ENFORCING.
WE FEEL THE PROJECT DELIVERS THE TYPE OF SCALE LOOK AND FEEL AND CURB APPEAL THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SURROUNDINGS, YOU KNOW, THE LOCATION AND THE USES THAT ARE PROPOSED, UM, ARE ALSO AN APPROPRIATE TRANSITION.
AS MATT SAID, BETWEEN THE EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES IN THE WESTERN NORTH SIDE OF THE SITE TO THE MORE INTENSE USES ON SOUTH SIDE OF THE WASH, WE BELIEVE THE PROJECT FITS IN, UM, WELL AND SUPPORTS THESE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRENDS THAT ARE OCCURRING IN THIS AREA SOUTH OF THE SITE.
FOR EXAMPLE, AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF THE CURRENT PHASES OF THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WILL SOON DELIVER OVER 380 NEW JOBS INTO THAT COMMUNITY.
AND OVER A THOUSAND JOBS OVER THE TOTAL PHASE OF ALL OF THE HOSPITAL EXPANSION, THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE A REALLY GREAT ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO PROVIDE HOUSING THAT'S CONVENIENT, UH, TO, UH, POTENTIAL, UH, EMPLOYEES THERE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITY RESIDENTS TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN THE SAME COMMUNITY.
ALSO, WE FEEL THE CONNECTING THIS SORT OF COMMUNITY LIFE, PERSONAL LIFE AND WORK LIFE IS A SUPER IMPORTANT TREND THAT'S EMERGING.
AND THIS HAS COME OVER MANY, MANY YEARS.
HE USED TO REFER TO THIS AS JOBS, HOUSING BALANCE.
AND NOW I KNOW THE STATE AND CITIES ARE WORKING ON THINGS LIKE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING TO REALLY BETTER KNIT TOGETHER, COMMUNITIES TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS, TO CONSIDER, UH, SHORT TRIPS COMPLETED BY WALKING AND BICYCLING.
AND IN LOOKING AT YOUR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR THE AREA.
I WAS REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE AREA TO THE SOUTHEAST, UM, UH, SPECIFICALLY SOUTHEAST OF MERCEDES ORANGE ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY IS AN ABOVE AVERAGE GENERATOR OF THESE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION TRIPS.
AND IT HAS A LARGE POTENTIAL TO GROW EVEN MORE, WHICH MAKES SENSE BECAUSE IT COMBINES THE HOSPITAL, UH, THE PARKS AND THE SCHOOL.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT WILL PLUG INTO THAT VERY WELL PROVIDING GOOD DENSITY HOUSING THAT CAN, UM, PROVIDE MORE USERS TO PLUG INTO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND MAKE WORTHWHILE THE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE IN YOUR PLAN TO, UH, INCREASE, UH, UH, BIKE LANES IN THE, IN THE SORT GENERALLY, WE CERTAINLY EXPECT THAT THE RESIDENTS AT THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LIVING, WORKING IN SHOPPING IN THE CITY.
I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE SOME QUICK COMMENTS ON VERY SPECIFIC THINGS ABOUT THE PROJECT, HOW WE BELIEVE IT DRIVES COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT.
INTERESTINGLY, MATT REFERRED TO THE PREVIOUS PROJECT, THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY, UH, SMALLER AND GENERATES FEWER TRIPS THAN THE PRIOR PROJECT.
UH, THIS DEVELOPMENT WHEN COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY IS ABOUT 20,000 SQUARE FEET, SMALLER INHABITABLE SQUARE FOOTAGE.
AND THAT'S ABOUT 25% REDUCTION.
IN ADDITION, THIS NEW PROJECT BY COMPARISON TO THE OLD PROJECT IS PROVIDING 30 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES, WHICH IS A 50% INCREASE IN PARKING RELATIVE TO THAT PRIOR PROJECT, WHICH IS STILL ON THE BOOKS AS APPROVED, AND THEN COMPARING THE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.
UM, IT WAS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT IN FACT, THE NEW PROJECT, UH, PRODUCES FEWER OVERALL AVERAGE DAILY TRIPS, UH, BY REDUCING BY, BY ABOUT 9% WITH SIGNIFICANT
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DECREASES OF AROUND 30%, FEWER TRIPS IN THE AM AND PM RUSH HOURS.SO WE'RE COMPARING DIFFERENT KINDS OF USES, BUT IT IS INTERESTING TO LOOK AT HOW THIS IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT LESS INTENSIVE OF USE.
WE'VE ALSO TRIED HARD TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFITS THROUGH GOOD QUALITY DESIGN AND PLANNING.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY A RENOWNED, UH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTURAL FIRM CALLED
UH, AS A STAFF MENTIONED, THE TWO STORY FLOOR PLANS OFFER REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FIRST TIME.
AND, UH, ENTRY-LEVEL AND FIRST-TIME MOVE UP HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.
WE BELIEVE PRED PREDOMINANTLY FOR YOUNG COUPLES AND YOUNG FAMILIES.
THIS IS A CUSTOMER SEGMENT THAT WE REALLY SPECIALIZE IN NRC HOMES TWO-THIRDS OF THE HOMES WILL HAVE VERY LARGE FENCE TO PRIVATE FRONT YARDS OF ABOUT 300 SQUARE FEET OR SO, UH, THAT FACE OUT TO THE STREETS.
IN ADDITION, ALL THE HOMES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ABOUT 9,500 SQUARE FEET OF, UH, COMMON OPEN SPACE THAT'S USED FOR PASSIVE RECREATION AND OUTDOOR DINING.
ALL THE HOMES WILL HAVE A TWO CAR GARAGE, ENCLOSED GARAGE WITH EXTRA SPACE FOR INDIVIDUAL TRASH AND RECYCLING CARTS INSIDE THE HOME.
WE FEEL THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE WANT TO AVOID MESSY CENTRALIZED TRASH SERVICE.
EACH HOME WILL ALSO INCLUDE A PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR SYSTEM ON THE, ON THE ROOF, UH, THAT PROVIDES PART OF THE POWER OF THE HOUSE.
AND EACH GARAGE WILL BE EVIE CHARGER, ELECTRIC VEHICLE RATE CHARGER.
SO FUTURE VEHICLES CAN BE EASILY ACCOMMODATED.
THE AVERAGE PV ENERGY PRODUCTION, UH, IS SUCH AN, UH, TO SUPPORT BETTER INDOOR AIR QUALITY.
WE'VE ALSO MADE A DECISION HERE THAT THIS WILL BE AN ALL ELECTRIC COMMUNITY.
SO NO NATURAL GAS WILL BE USED AT THE SITE, WHICH BENEFITS BOTH THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY, AS WELL AS, UH, FURTHERS YOUR CITY'S, UH, GENERAL PLAN POLICY TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN LIEU OF GAS, WE'LL BE USING HIGH QUALITY AND HIGH EFFICIENCY, ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INCLUDING A STATE-OF-THE-ART NEW HEAT PUMP BASED WATER HEATERS, WHICH ARE VERY, VERY ENERGY EFFICIENT AND CENTRAL HEAT HEATING TECHNOLOGY.
IN ADDITION, ADDITIONAL GREEN BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS QUIET, COOL WHOLE HOUSE FANS WILL BE USED TO EVEN REDUCE THE HEAT LOAD INSIDE THE HOUSE.
SO THIS HPAC UNITS DON'T NEED TO RUN AS MUCH AND THE HIGH REFLECTANCE, UH, COOL ROOF TILES WILL ENSURE THAT LESS HEAT IS TRANSFERRED FROM THE ROOF.
IN SUMMARY, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE A PROJECT THAT IS BOTH GREEN AND BEAUTIFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY AND TO ESTABLISH A STRONG HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION REGIME TO ENFORCE ITS ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION THROUGH STRONG CCNRS.
WE WANT TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO LAST LONG TIME AND PROVIDE OUR HOMEOWNERS WITH SOMETHING THAT IS A VALUE IN THE COMMUNITY OF SOMETHING THAT WILL BE MAINTAINED ON BEHALF OF RC HOMES.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY LENGTHY COMMENTS.
WE WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL, UH, STAFF, UH, SHOUT OUT TO CITY STAFF.
WHO'VE BEEN VERY, VERY HELPFUL AND GETTING US THIS FAR IN THE PROJECT, WE'RE HAPPY TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU AS PART OF THE SOLAR OR THE, THE SOLAR POWER, UH, WILL EACH HOME HAVE A BATTERY AS WELL? UH, THE BATTERIES ARE NOT GOING TO BE PRE-INSTALLED, BUT THE WIRING WILL BE AVAILABLE RIGHT THERE IN THE GARAGE.
SO OPTIONAL, OPTIONAL, AND THAT CERTAINLY IS THE DIRECTION THAT THINGS SEEM TO BE GOING, RIGHT.
I JUST WONDER WHAT HAPPENS IN A BLACKOUT IF THEY WANT TO COOK.
WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD POINT AND THAT IS THE NEXT STEP IN ALL OF THE ELECTRIFICATION.
UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT QUITE THAT FAR ALONG, BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY THERE AND THE WIRING TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE BATTERIES ON AN OPTIONAL BASIS.
AND ARE THERE MULTIPLE COMPANIES TO CHOOSE FROM? OH, ABSOLUTELY.
AND WAS THAT A STATE MANDATE OR DID YOU HAVE THE OPTION OR THE BATTERIES? NO.
UM, THE NOT HAVING NATURAL GAS THERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING.
UM, YOU'RE GONNA PROBABLY BE GETTING A REPORT, UH, ON THE NEXT CAL GREEN UPDATE AND BUILDING CODE, BUT IT APPEARS THAT, UH, IN THE NEW BUILDING CODE THAT'S COMING, UH, I BELIEVE STARTING NEXT YEAR, UH, GAS WILL BE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR, UH, TO JUSTIFY.
SO IT'S NOT YET A REQUIREMENT THAT WE, UM, UH, WE'RE CHOOSING TO NOT HAVE GAS FOR BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS, BUT COMING UP SOON, A LOT OF HOME BUILDERS ARE PROBABLY GONNA STOP DOING IT BECAUSE GOING FORWARD, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE GAS APPLIANCES, NEW CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO HAVE TO PROVIDE BOTH GAS APPLIANCE STUFF OUT, AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATED FULL ELECTRICAL INSTALL.
SO THAT IN THE FUTURE, SOMEONE COULD SWAP OUT THE GAS INCLUDED AN ELECTRIC.
SO I THINK OVER TIME AS THE ECONOMICS OF THESE THINGS GO, THE STATE IS, IS TRYING TO DECREASE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF GAS.
HOPEFULLY THEY FIND SOME LITHIUM FOR THE BATTERIES.
YES, WE DO HAVE SOME THAT COUNCILMAN WILL, YOU KNOW, UM, MAN, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
WE LIKE THE PROJECT OF WHEN I LISTEN TO HIM, HE'S GOING, YOU CANNOT GOING TO PUT A GAS.
AND I'M VERY WORRIED BECAUSE I JOINED THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT OF, UH, SAN GABRIEL.
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AND, UH, WE ALL THE CTE, WE HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE, WHICH REGARDING YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.DEMOLISH THE GAS LINE THAT PEOPLE ALL HAVE TO USE THE ELECTRIC.
AND, UH, CURRENTLY, UH, WE, WE ALL KNOW THEY ARE NOT RELIABLE.
WE, WE UNDERSTAND, WE WANT DO CLEAN, UH, ENERGY, BUT I KNOW WHEN ONLY ONE CT IS VOCALLY, USUALLY A BOOK.
DAY ONE, THEY HAVE A BUILDING CODE.
THEY WANT EVERYTHING ELECTRIC.
WHY NOW? CURRENTLY WE DON'T HAVE ELECTROLYTES.
IT WAS SCARY BECAUSE, UH, WHEN I HAVE A NO ELECTRICITY, BUT I CAN STILL HAVE, UH, HOW AUTO IS THE, MY, UH, GAS TANK.
SO I CAN STILL, AND I HAVE A GAS.
IT HAPPENED TO ME, ME NUMEROUS TIME.
SO, SO I HAVE TO MANUALLY OPEN, BUT I REMEMBER I HAVE A PARTY AND I GOT SHUT DOWN AT THIS.
I CAN STAY A COOK FOR THEM BECAUSE I HAVE A GUEST.
SO I KNOW I HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH, WITH NO GAS ACTUALLY ON MERCER SAID, UM, I DO HAVE FAMILY THAT LIVE THERE AND INCLUDING MY STREET, EVERY YEAR WE HAVE A BLACKOUT, UM, AND AT LEAST ONE, ONE BLACKOUT.
SO I JUST EXPERIENCED THE LAST MONTH BECAUSE NOW I HAVE THE ELECTRICAL, UH, ELECTRICAL HEATER.
AND SO NO SHOWERING COULDN'T EVEN SHOWER A HOT SHOWER.
SO THAT WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED, BUT I KNOW MAURICE SAID GETS IT ALL THE TIME.
IT, UH, WITH A BLACKOUT YEARLY.
UM, SO THAT, THAT IS, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR CT.
DO WE, OUR CT, DO WE HAVE ISSUE? OKAY.
WE ALLOW GAS LINE BECAUSE GUESTS DO THE CHEAPEST.
ALL FOR ENERGY AND PEOPLE STILL NEED TO HAVE A CHOICE.
AND, UH, TO, TO USE THE GUEST, UH, OKAY.
MUCH CHEAPER THAN YOU SEE ELECTRICITY AND THEN ELECTRIC POWER.
I, MYSELF, I WON'T HAVE A CHOICE AND THAT WHILE MY WISDOM WITH JOY TOO.
SO I REALLY HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH, UH, WITH ELECTRIC ONLY MAYOR, IF I MAY.
WHICH ANSWERED THE QUESTION THROUGH THE CHAIR.
UM, WEST COVINA DOES NOT CURRENTLY REQUIRE THIS THROUGH ITS CODES.
WE FOLLOWED THE 12 OR 13 MODEL, THE UNIFORM CODES, THE BUILDING CODE, THE PLUMBING CODE, THE MECHANICAL CODE, THE SOLAR CODE, ET CETERA.
UM, AS WAS STATED BY THE APPLICANT, THE STATE SEEMS TO BE MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION.
AND I THINK THE NEXT TIME THE CODE AMENDMENTS ARE IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.
THAT'S LIKELY TO BE A PART OF IT.
IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT OF REGULATORY REQUIREMENT OF THE CITY.
SO, SO BASICALLY YOU WILL CHOICE IS YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE HAVE A CHOICE.
YOU JUST WANT EVERYTHING ELECTRIC, INCLUDING THE ELECTRIC STOVE.
AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO COOK.
CU CURRENTLY BTU HAS BEEN INCREASED.
WITH THE BURNER WITH, UH, OKAY.
BECAUSE, UH, I HAVE, UH, A WATER TANK AND I HAVE A TANKLESS AND I USE THE GUESTS.
AND, UH, THAT GUESTS LINE WITH THE, GIMME THE PREDONE AND WHAT'S CHEAPER NOW.
I DON'T KNOW THE ELECTRIC, A WATER TANK.
HOW CAN THAT BE EFFICIENCY? YEAH.
AND THAT'S WHAT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE FOR, FOR ANY PEOPLE.
POSSIBLE STAY, UH, WANT TO DO IT, BUT THEY STILL HAVE A LOT OF RESISTANCE.
AND A LOT OF CT, A LOT OF RESTAURANT.
AND TO DO IT, I KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A GUEST BLOWER.
THEY WANT TO DO IT, BUT THE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE GUEST OKAY.
AND LESS IS MUCH CHEAPER, UH, ENERGY, UH, FOR PEOPLE TO USE WITH UH, OKAY.
AND THEN I COG AND I, WE DISCUSS ABOUT THIS.
WE STRONGLY AGAINST THE MANDATORY AND OKAY.
MANDATORY IN TWO, OUR CT TO BECOME LED.
UH, WE STRONGLY AGAINST THAT BECAUSE WE SLACK A DICTATORSHIP.
EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE, SO-CALLED A SOLAR PANEL, THIS AND THAT.
AND SO, SO I REALLY DON'T WANT TO WEST COVINA BECOME THE KIND OF A FULL TARION WITH JEAN.
LIKE WE JUST FOUGHT PEOPLE, EVERYBODY TO, TO, TO HAVE NO CHOICE.
IF THEY WANT THE ELECTRIC, THEY CAN JUST CUT OFF THE GAS AND TRY EVERYTHING THAT LET YOUR DADDY TO HAVE A CHOICE.
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KEEP THE CHOICE.AND, UH, AND, UH, W W W I THINK DESIGN IS BEAUTIFUL.
I SUPPORT THE PROJECT, BUT THROUGH THE PROBLEMS AND THEN BLACKOUT THE PROBLEM.
AND I CAN STAY UP COOK BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES.
SO I WOULD HAVE A CONCERN IF WE ALLOW, OKAY, WE APPROVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND PEOPLE HAVE NO CHOICE.
UM, AND, UH, BEFORE I GO TO COUNCILMAN THAT'S WHY, UH, HOW FEASIBLE OR NOT DIFFICULT WOULD IT BE FOR YOU GUYS TO INCORPORATE GAS? IT WOULD BE SIMPLE AT THIS POINT.
UM, OUR EXPERIENCE WITH IT HAS BEEN, WE HAVE, UM, SOME OF OUR PROJECTS WE'RE BUILDING RIGHT NOW HAVE GAS.
SOME OF THEM DON'T, UM, OUR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN WITH, UM, FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS, THEY ARE TYPICALLY EMBRACING IT.
UM, OFTEN THEY'RE, UM, YOUNGER, YOU KNOW, JUST MARRIED OR YOUNGER PEOPLE AND ARE VERY GREEN CONSCIOUS, AND IT HAS RESONATED WITH THEM.
UM, IT IS ACTUALLY MORE COST-EFFECTIVE FOR US TO PROVIDE GAS BECAUSE ALL THE APPLIANCES ARE CHEAPER.
AND, UH, THE PUMP THAT WE TALKED ABOUT ALSO, UM, BECOMES LESS OF AN ISSUE.
I THINK FOR US, WE HAD THERE'S, UH, IT REALLY, IT WAS, THIS IDEA HAS BEEN BORN IN OUR COMPANY FOR, I THINK FOR TWO REASONS.
ONE IS WE ARE MANDATED TO PROVIDE SOLAR.
AND WHEN YOU COUPLE SOLAR WITH ALL THAT, YOUR COMB, YOUR UTILITIES ARE QUITE CHEAP VERSUS IF YOU WERE JUST USING, IF YOU WERE JUST, IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE SOLAR AND YOU JUST HAD ELECTRIC, IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE TO HAVE AN ALL ELECTRIC HOME.
UM, AND THE OTHER, THE OTHER ITEM WAS JUST, WE DO SEE A COMING FROM, UH, GIVE IT TO YOU.
UH, AND QUICKLY I WOULD GO, OKAY.
UH, THE CITY FOR HOUSING, DO WE HAVE ANY BUILDING? THERE WILL BE ELECTRIC, ONLY ELECTRICITY, ONLY PRIVATELY HAVE THIS ONE.
YOU MEAN, WE PILOTED THIS ONE TOO.
WE HAVE ANY PROJECT, ANY DEVELOPMENT AND WELLBEING, NOTHING BUT NO, NOT RECENTLY.
SO THIS WILL BE YOUR FIRST ONE.
I THINK, WELL, LET'S LISTEN TO THE COUNCILMAN ABOUT TWICE, BUT I AGREE.
I GUESS I JUST HAVE A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE FREE MARKET.
UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE DEVELOPER, WHO'S TRYING TO SELL AN ITEM, UH, AND, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE TRYING TO ATTRACT A CERTAIN CONSUMER, UH, THAT WANTS, UH, ALL ELECTRIC THAT'S CLIMATE CONSCIOUS.
UH, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND FROM, FROM A GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE, UH, TRYING TO MANDATE THINGS, UM, BUT THEY'RE THE ONES WHO'VE TAKEN THE RISK WITH THEIR, THEIR MONEY TO DEVELOP THE PROJECT.
AND IF THEY FEEL THAT, UH, DEVELOPING AN ALL ELECTRIC COMMUNITY, UM, WILL, YOU KNOW, MATCH THE CONSUMER THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ATTRACT.
I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S THE FREE MARKET, RIGHT? THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU DEVELOP A PROJECT, UM, BELIEVING THAT IT'LL BE ABLE TO, UH, ATTRACT A CERTAIN CUSTOMER BASE.
UH, AND SO, YOU KNOW, A CUSTOMER BASE THAT IS, UH, CLIMATE CONSCIOUS THAT WANTS TO WALK THAT WANTS TO, TO BIKE, UH, IS WHO THEY'RE TRYING TO ATTRACT.
I MEAN, I, I LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY.
UH, I WALKED BY IT EVERY DAY, SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT IT'S GOING TO GET DEVELOPED.
UH, AND, AND AGAIN, AS FAR AS FAR AS, UH, THE BLACKOUTS, IT HASN'T ACTUALLY BEEN AN ISSUE.
AND I LIVE ON MERCER SAID, UM, AND MEEKER, BY THE WAY, IF ANYONE WANTS TO VISIT ME, UM, BUT I'M, I'M, I'M LITERALLY, YOU KNOW, THERE, I, I DRIVE BY THAT EVERY DAY WHEN I TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL.
SO I THINK, I THINK WITH THE CONCERN, UM, YOU KNOW, TH TH THEY'RE THE ONES TAKING ON THE RISK.
SO IT WOULD SEEM MORE LIKE WHERE AS THE GOVERNMENT ENTITY, UM, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, UM, CREATING A SITUATION FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER, WHICH, WHICH IS OPPOSITE OF THE FREE MARKET.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T KNOW, AM I OFF BASE ON THE TYPE OF CONSUMER YOU'RE GOING AFTER, OR I, I THINK THAT, I THINK THAT'S ACCURATE.
I THINK WE REALLY DID NOT INTEND TO, FOR THIS TO BE DIVISIVE AT ALL THIS FEATURE.
UM, AND I THINK IT'S, UM, UH, IT'S CRITICAL FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER THIS COMMUNITY TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, SO I WOULD HATE FOR WHAT WE THINK IS AN IMPORTANT FEATURE TO BE.
IT'S NOT THE MOST CRITICAL THING IN THE WORLD.
AND IF, UM, SO I W I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO BECOME A REALLY DIVISIVE ISSUE.
UM, THE CONSUMERS WE, THAT, WHERE WE HAVE IT, THOSE CONSUMERS ARE OBVIOUSLY CHOOSING THAT AND THEY'RE HAPPY WITH IT.
UM, AND, UM, UH, BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE GAS AND THOSE ARE SUCCESSFUL AS WELL.
SO, UM, UH, WE DO SEE THAT THIS IS COMING DOWN THE LINE AND IT'S NOT HERE YET.
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COMMENTS WERE, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT'S, WHAT ARE, WHAT OUR HOMESCHOOL LOOKS LIKE IN FIVE YEARS? I THINK THERE EVERY DO BUILDING CODE THAT COMES OUT IS FURTHER AND FURTHER TOWARDS BEING SUSTAINABLE AND GREEN.AND OUR THOUGHTS, OUR THOUGHT PROCESSES WAS IF OUR HOME BUYERS BUY A HOME IN FIVE YEARS, UM, IT WOULD SAY, OKAY, I BOUGHT A HOME THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS OF TODAY.
UM, I GUESS THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT IS THEY MAY SAY, OKAY, THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE TO BUY A HOUSE WITH GAS IN IT.
UM, AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE IF THIS, THIS IS LIKE A DIVISIVE ISSUE.
I THINK WE COULD BE FLEXIBLE ON THIS.
I THINK, I THINK ALSO IF WE'RE THINKING ABOUT A POSSIBLE RESALE IN THE FUTURE, HAVING, HAVING A HOME THAT, UM, MEETS THE STANDARDS, CAUSE AS, AS TOMS HAVE TO BECOME ALL ELECTRIC, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, UM, MORE DIFFICULTY IN BUYING THOSE GAS APPLIANCES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, I THINK THE, THE OTHER THING AS, AS MORE RESEARCH IS COMING OUT ON THE IMPACT OF THOSE GAS APPLIANCES ON THE HEALTH, ESPECIALLY INSIDE AND, AND COOKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I KNOW MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT GOING ALL ELECTRIC WITH OUR GUESTS RANGE, JUST BECAUSE WHEN YOU TURN IT ON, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SEEING THE, THE NEGATIVE HEALTH IMPACTS.
UH, SO AGAIN, YEAH, I, I GUESS I, I ALSO DIDN'T SEE THAT IT WAS GONNA BE A DIVISIVE ISSUE SINCE YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE DEVELOPER AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU THOUGHT WOULD ATTRACT A CERTAIN CONSUMER.
UH, I HAVE, UH, I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO, SO, UH, THE POINT IS YOU CAN HAVE A CHOICE OKAY.
TO CHANGE THE ELECTRIC OR GUESTS, BUT IF THEY BUILD A BUILDING AND WE'LL WITHOUT A GUEST LINE COMING IN, YOU HAVE TO PUT, I HAVE NO CHOICE.
IT'S A FREE-MARKET DESIGN LAB, BUT I JUST OKAY.
AND FORCE PEOPLE TO BUY BECAUSE WE HAVE A HOUSING SHORTAGE AND WE HAVE BUY SOMETHING POSSIBLE IS NOW WHAT THEY REALLY WANT.
NOW I WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE AT FREEDOM AND IF THEY DON'T WANT TO USE THE GUEST LINE, THEY CAN JUST CHANGE INTO ELECTRIC, EVERYTHING, ELECTRIC THEMSELF.
BUT SOME OTHER PEOPLE, MAYBE THEY WON'T GUEST.
SO, SO, SO MY, MY, MY THINKING, I WAS SURPRISED THAT THIS, THIS BUILDING, OKAY.
AND, UH, BERKELEY AND THE WISCONSIN IS NOT BERKELEY.
WE STILL WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE A CHOICE AND NOTE WHEN THE, WE OWN THE PROJECT.
AND THEN PEOPLE CAN DECIDE, OKAY, WHAT THEY WANT.
IF THEY DON'T WANT TO GUEST LINE, THEY CAN SHUT OFF THE GUEST LINES THEMSELVES AND USING EVERYTHING ELECTRIC.
AND THEY CAN MAYBE EVEN DISCUSS WITH YOU SAY, HEY, AND IF I BUY THIS BUILDING, OKAY, CAN YOU CONVERT INTO IT? MY SECOND QUESTION IS WHY, WHY IS YOUR HOUSE PRICE WRENCH FOR THOSE POVERTY IS SUCH A NICE UNIT IN THAT RESIDENTIAL AREA.
SO WHY IS THE PRICE RANGE? UM, WELL, IT WILL BE, MARKET-DRIVEN OBVIOUSLY, UM, I BELIEVE TODAY THE MARKET WOULD BE, UM, 650,006 50 AND UP IT'S 50 AND UP.
SO UP TO HOW MUCH, IF WE HAD TO SET PRICING TODAY, I WOULD PROBABLY BE BETWEEN SIX 50 AND 700,000 S LOW, 70 OR HIGH 70 OR 70.
SO JUST SIX 50 TO SEVEN 50, THE BEST COMPARABLE SALES WERE FROM THE MERITAGE CAMERON 56 PROJECT.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THEIR HOMES WHEN THEY FINISHED WERE SELLING FOR ABOUT 650,000.
SO, BUT THEY HAVE EVERYTHING, THEY HAVE A GAS, THEY HAVE EVERYTHING, PEOPLE HAVE A CHOICE.
SO, SO ANYWAY, THIS IS MY CONCERN.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO, WE BECOME BERKELEY.
ON THE WEST COVINA STILL HAVE A CHOICE FOR PEOPLE AND THAT WE WANT BUILDUP PROVIDE CHOICE.
WELL THEN THEY FORCE PEOPLE TO GO TO WHAT THEY BELIEVE BY IS NOT OUR BELIEFS.
WE REALLY, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO IMPOSE, UM, I POST SOMETHING ON THAT.
I THINK WE WOULD DEFER TO THE WISDOM OF THE COUNCIL ON THIS ISSUE AND, UH, YEAH.
AND WE UNDERSTAND IT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE DIVISIVE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UH, MY CONCERN IS JUST, ALTHOUGH I LIKE THE IDEA OF CLEANER EVERYTHING IN THE FUTURE.
I WORRY ABOUT CALIFORNIA'S ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE AND UNTIL WE'RE THERE YET, THAT'S WHY I SAID, HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND A WHOLE LOT OF LITHIUM, UH, TO MAKE THE BATTERIES WE NEED.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S, I MEAN, I KNOW WE HAVE SOME MINES IN NEVADA, BUT HOW FAST WE COULD EXTRACT IT, WHO KNOWS? UM, I THINK GIVING PEOPLE THE OPTION AS COUNCILMAN, WHO SAID, IF YOU GUYS ARE, UM, OPEN TO THAT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S EASY ENOUGH TO DO.
I THINK THAT WOULD STILL ULTIMATELY GIVE PEOPLE THE CHOICE IF YOU'RE NOT OPPOSED TO THAT, UH, WE'VE BEEN DRIVING OUR ARCHITECTS CRAZY, UH, TO GO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
UH, SO FROM A DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, IT WOULD BE ACTUALLY, IT WOULD BE
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FAIRLY SIMPLE TO, OKAY.UM, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH HOUSING.
I THINK IT'S GREAT TO HAVE SOMETHING THERE INSTEAD OF LIKE A DIRT EMPTY LOT.
BUT, UH, I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR BEDROOMS AND BATHROOM RATIO.
WHY IS YOUR FOUR BEDROOM ONLY HAVE ONE BATHROOM THAT IS BRUTAL FOR FAMILY LIVING THERE? I THINK IT HAS, UM, YEAH, TWO AND A HALF BATHS.
ALL THE UNITS HAVE ALL THE UNITS HAVE A OUTER DOWNSTAIRS, TWO GOOD TWO BATHROOMS UPSTAIRS OR BEDROOM IS, YOU KNOW, REALLY, UH, UH, COULD BE A THREE-BEDROOM PLUS UH, UPSTAIRS FAMILY ROOM LOFT TYPE OF THING.
SO BECAUSE HERE IT SAYS ONE BATHROOM.
SO THAT CLARIFIES, THAT LISTS THEM SEPARATELY.
UM, AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION, I MEAN, IF YOU EVER HAD TO LIVE IN A CONDO OR APARTMENT, UM, PARKING IS ALWAYS BRUTAL.
UM, I KNOW YOU HAVE THAT 2.2 RATIO WHERE IT REQUIRES, UM, EIGHT ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES, BUT I DON'T SEE THE EIGHT PARKING SPACES INSIDE HERE.
IS IT WHERE, WHERE EXACTLY IS THE PARKING IT'S ON THE SCREEN? SO WHY WOULD IT BE ON THE STREET SIDE? CAN YOU HOLD THERE'S SOME RIGHT HERE, WHICH HE POCKETS BASIS.
DO YOU HAVE EIGHT INSIDE? YEAH, THERE'S EIGHT INSIDE.
WHERE, SO I ONLY SEE 2, 4, 6 THAT'S WHERE'S THE EIGHTH ARE THOSE TWO PARKING SPACES INSIDE? I IT'S, IT'S NOT VERY CLEAR.
IT DOESN'T HAVE THAT LASER POINTER.
SO THERE'S TWO THERE'S THREE LOCATIONS.
THERE'S THREE RIGHT HERE AND THEN THREE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, CAUSE I COUNTED EIGHT ON THE OUTSIDE.
SO I THOUGHT YOU WERE UTILIZING THAT AS YOUR ADDITIONAL PARKING.
CERTAINLY IT'S ADDITIONAL PART.
THAT'S WHY WE DO HAVE SOME TEST.
AND HOW IS THE CURRENT, UH, PARKING SITUATION AT VAN HORN AVENUE? I DON'T KNOW IF STAFF CAN ANSWER THAT OR MAYBE OUR RESIDENTS CAN ANSWER.
IS IT AN ISSUE CURRENTLY OR? OH, HERE, CAN WE COME TO THE MIC? SO THE AUDIENCE CAN HEAR YOU FROM OUTSIDE YOU'RE HERE ANYWAYS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SENSING FOR THIS LATE, LATE IN THE EVENING.
UH, YEAH, I LIVE IN VAN HORN, UH, RIGHT ON THE SIDE.
SO, UM, DURING THE DAY IS PEOPLE ARE WORKING.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH EMPTY, BUT DURING THE WEEKENDS, WEEKDAYS AT NIGHT, UH, IT'S JUST PICTURES.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH FULL ON ALL ALONG THE VAN HORN ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, BUT THE, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE 1912 MISSAID PRETTY EMPTY.
SOMERSET IS GOOD, BUT YOUR, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S NO DRIVE THROUGH THROUGH VAN HORN, BUT THERE'S A WALKWAY, CORRECT.
SO PARKING IS NOT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED OF, RIGHT, LENA, BUT THEY'RE NOT 39 UNITS, SO HOPEFULLY, BUT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PARKING GARAGE.
AND NOW REFERENCE TO THE GARAGE PARKING, UM, WELL THE HOA MAKE IT MANDATORY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS STRICTLY FOR PARKING AND NOT STORAGE AND THE GARAGE.
HAS THEY HAVE THE WINDOWS FOR YOU GUYS TO VIEW OR IS THAT JUST, WE HAVE A FEDERAL, USUALLY AS A WALKTHROUGH INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BOTHER THEM TO LOOK INSIDE? YEAH.
I DON'T RECALL WHAT IS ON OUR ELEVATIONS IF IT HAS WINDOWS OR NOT, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY ADD THAT THAT'S YOU COULD WAIT TO, TO ENFORCE MAKE SURE.
UH, I'M NOT TRYING TO RAISE MORE PROBLEM FOR YOU.
AND, AND, BUT I REALLY PREFER THE PEOPLE HAVE A CHOICE.
WE DON'T MANDATE THE PEOPLE AND THEN IF THEY WANT, BUT THE QUESTION I WANT TO ASK OKAY.
UH, ABOUT THE SYSTEM, UH, DUMP HIM IN PROGRAM.
AND THEN CAN YOU INCREASE A LITTLE BIT TO HELP OF THE HOME BUYER? OKAY.
ON OCCUPY, WILLING TO COME IN AND TO BUY YOUR PROPERTY.
I THINK THIS IS KIND OF GOOD FOR YOU AND GOOD FOR THE, UH, PROMOTION, BUT SOMETIMES WILL HELP A LOT OF A YOUNG COUPLE.
THEY HAVE A TWO INCOME, BUT THEY REALLY HARD TIME TO, TO SAY, OKAY.
AND, UH, BUT THEY HAVE GOOD INCOME.
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I THINK THEY CAN QUALIFY, UH, WITH KOREAN EVEN 5% INTEREST RATE, BUT THEY, I THINK THEY HAVE, UH, THEY NEED SOME HELP WITH THE DUMPY MOTHER AND SISTER PROGRAM.SO YOU BE ONLY HAVE LIKE $50,000.
AND, UH, YOU, SWEETIE, I DON'T KNOW.
IT CAN DO INCREASE A LITTLE BIT TO HELP.
IF SOME OF THE YOUNG COUPLE TO MOVE INTO OUR CITY WITH YOUR PROJECT.
I THINK IT'S A, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM ACTUALLY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, UH, COME UP WITH, UM, AND, UH, TO BE ABLE VERSUS AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHERE THERE'S RESTRICTIONS ON PEOPLE ABLE TO APPRECIATE THEIR HOMES AND ENJOY ALL THE BENEFITS OF IT.
UM, AND WE WERE, UM, THAT, UH, SIMILAR QUESTION WAS ASKED AT PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO WE SPENT TIME DISCUSSING THAT AND WE WOULD BE, UM, HAPPY TO, UH, A STAFF HAD RECOMMENDED 50,000 WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO TO 75,000.
IF THAT PLEASING COUNCIL WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU.
UM, I THINK WE COULD DO A HUNDRED.
I THINK YOU COULD DO IT BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSAND DOLLARS.
I'VE GOT GOING ON AND GOING TO GOING THROUGH.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH TO HELP OUR FIRST HOME BUYER WE REALLY WANT.
AND THAT THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO OWN THE HOME.
AND THEN THEIR WHOLE LATER ON, THEY CAN KIND OF LIKE ME IN BACK IN 1989, I OWNED MY FIRST HOUSE AND THEN, UH, GRADUALLY I CAN MOVE UP MY LIFE.
SO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO OWN THEIR PROPERTIES.
THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS LIKE, UH, HOPEFULLY HE CAN KEEP THEM THE CHOICE.
AND THEY CAN GO, OH, ELECTRIC.
BECAUSE, UH, WITH SCAN, I THINK IT WOULD BE CHEAPER.
SO, SO YOU DISAGREE AND WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE THE COUNCIL ON IT.
THERE WAS NO LINE IN THE, OH, I UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO DO THE GOOD THING YOU WANT TO DO Y SHAPED MAP BECAUSE ACTUALLY WITH THESE NEW HEAT PUMP WATER HEATERS AND WITH THE PV PANELS, THAT ACTUALLY IS VERY, VERY COST-EFFECTIVE.
BUT AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT CHOICE AND RESPECT OF THIS.
AND I THINK TO GIVE PEOPLE CHOICE OKAY.
AND A NON PUT ALL THE EGGS IN ONE BASKET.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY PEOPLE CAN, OKAY.
THEY CAN STILL HAVE, UH, SOMETHING THEY CAN RELY ON.
UH, IT HAPPENED TO ME LIVING WITH COVID THERE FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS HAPPENED ALL THE TIME.
THEN I HAVE A LIST, HAVE A COOK AND HIT UP THE THING WITH, UH, IT'S NOT EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, CAN I GET OUT OF THE HOUSE BY LSU CAN COOK.
SO, SO, AND YOU HAVE NO MICROWAVE BECAUSE NO.
OH, SO, SO AGAIN, IT'S REALLY, UH, WENT THROUGH SO MANY TIME.
AND SO THIS IS THE CONCERN I HAVE WHEN THE STAKE OF THEM WANT TO FORCE ALL THE CT TO GO IN THERE KIND OF RAO, BUT DON'T FORGET THE POLITICS IS NOW FOREVER.
AND THE PEOPLE SHIFT ON LEVIN RYE.
AND ALL THIS, THE, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT NEXT OKAY.
WILL BE, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU TRYING TO BE EVENT BY MAYBE IT'S NOT WHAT PEOPLE WANT.
IT'S A KIND OF CONCERN I HAVE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE WHERE PRESENT A FULL TIME HOME BUYER.
REGARDING THE GUESTS WOULD BE AN ISSUE TO UGA.
I HAVE SOME EASY, I MEAN, I, I PERSONALLY, YOU ALWAYS WANT A PLAN B AND IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND WHEN THINGS HAPPEN, UM, AND I KNOW BLACKOUTS OCCUR IN QUADRANTS, UM, THIS IS PARTICULAR IN MURCIA AND SHADY DELL, WHICH IS LIKE LITERALLY CLOSE, CLOSE BY THERE.
SO, UM, AND SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY, IF THINGS DO HAPPEN, LIKE I, I JUST HAD A BLACKOUT THAT WAS OUT FOR THREE STRAIGHT DAYS AND THAT WAS TOUGH.
AND THAT WAS JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO.
AND I LIVE, UM, CLOSE BY MARIE SAID IN CALIFORNIA, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OPTION IS THERE, THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO, UM, IN CASE EMERGENCY DOES HAPPEN, THAT THEY CAN USE THEIR STOVE TO WARM UP, UM, HOT WATER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER TIME OR FOR ANY OF THAT REASONS.
IT SOUNDS SILLY FOR ME TO SAY THIS AFTER THE FACT, BUT I HAD NEVER ACTUALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THE BLACKOUT ISSUE, UM, HAPPENED ALL THE TIME.
AND I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY THAT'S A QUESTION THAT I SHOULD ASK OUR CITY BECAUSE CERTAIN AREAS HAVE BLACKOUTS MORE OFTEN THAN OTHER AREAS.
UM, SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY LOOK INTO, I KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY HIT THE TRANSFORMER, I THINK THERE'S ONE TRANSFORMER THERE ON MERCER SAID THAT SOMETIMES THE CAR CRASHES AND IT, IT CAUSES SOME FLUFF RIGHT THERE.
AND IN SOME, YOU KNOW, WITH GRIDS AND EVERYTHING.
SO I DO NOTICE THAT CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY GETS HIT MUCH MORE OFTEN THAN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I LIKE OUR CITY BECAUSE I, I GET IMPACTED.
SO I FEEL IT, AND SINCE IT WAS RECENT FOR ME, UM, YEAH, THAT'S
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WHY I THOUGHT OF THAT WITH, UH, AND THE GAS DOES HELP.SO YEAH, I, I AGREE WITH THE GUEST SITUATION, AS LONG AS YOU GET THE PARKING SITUATION DOWN WITH THE HOA AND CONFIRM, SO IT DOESN'T HINDER OUR OTHER RESIDENTS THAT LIVES IN THE AREA AND, UM, AND THAT YEAH.
GARAGE WINDOW TO MAKE SURE IT'S ENFORCED.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO ADD? I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC INPUT.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT? YES.
MAYOR IDEA OF HAVE SPEAKER SLIPS ALONG WITH WHAT I'VE PLACED ON YOUR DIET AS YOU HAVE TWO, UM, TWO LETTERS, UH, IN SUPPORT.
UH, COUNCIL COUNCILS STAFF, UH, JUST WANT TO SAY A SIMPLE, A VERY QUICK, I DO SUPPORT THE PROJECT, THE 29 UNITS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY, UH, WITH THE HOUSING.
UH, ALSO THE BEAUTIFICATION WITH LANDSCAPE AND THE DWELLINGS AROUND THAT NEIGHBOR AROUND THAT, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, IN ADDITION, UH, LIKE THE US WEST COVINA, IF THEY CAN MAINTAIN THE STREET, ESPECIALLY VAN HORN, IF THEY CAN KEEP THE STREET CLEANING, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, REGULARLY ENFORCED THE STREET.
UH, WE, WE WILL HAVE OUR CITY STAFF LOOK INTO THAT.
SEE WHAT THE SCHEDULE IS AND MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, UM, THE STREET SWEEPING CREW IS PASSING THROUGH THERE.
I HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER CO CORAZON CORAZON SHE'S OKAY.
UM, MAYOR AND CONSULTANT CONSULTANT AND EVERYONE YOU'RE IN THE, OH, I JUST WANT TO SAY NIKE, LIKE ON SAID I SUPPORT, UM, THE, UM, MEMBERS OF, UM, HAVING A PUDDING UP, UH, UH, HOUSING IN OUR, UH, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE IT.
YOU JUST WANT TO, UH, MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE, THE STREET DINNER WILL BE KEPT CLEAN AND EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER.
MAY I ALSO HAVE, UM, UH, RESIDENTS WHO DID NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT GIVE THEIR SUPPORT.
UM, MS. ESTHER SABIAN AND SANDY BELGRADE.
I HAVE A SPEAKER CARD FOR LORRAINA CARDENAS.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER SHE WAS IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED.
IS SHE HERE? IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SHE, YEAH, SHE WAS SITTING OVER THERE.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE, UH, AND SHE DIDN'T SPECIFY IN FAVOR, ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR? WE EXHAUSTED THAT ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS PROJECT, I DO HAVE A SPEAKER CARD THAT IS NEUTRAL AND A SPEAKER CARD WHO WAS AGAINST, LET'S GO WITH NEUTRAL NEXT, PLEASE.
UM, SOMEBODY WHO UP THERE, I LOVE IRWINDALE BUTTON.
THERE'S A, I DID TAKE SOME NOTES BECAUSE I ALMOST BECAME A HOMEOWNER, NOT IN THIS STATE, OF COURSE, BECAUSE OF HIGH HOUSING COSTS, BUT IT WAS IN METRO ATLANTA.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED WAS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THESE UNITS, BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HAD SOMETHING 1000, 311 SQUARE BEACH.
SO, YOU KNOW, THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH, AND THE 1,325, THE 1375 AND THE 1475.
I MEAN, THAT WOULD SEEM TO BE FAIR.
OF COURSE, I WAS GOING TO HAVE MINE ON A 2.2 ACRE LOT OR NO, EXCUSE ME.
THE COUNTY HAD BUILT STUFF IN 1980 PAULINE COUNTY, GEORGIA, WHICH IS NORTHWEST OF SIX FLAGS.
AND WHEN, WHEN THEY BUILT STUFF IN 2004, THEY CUT DOWN THE ACRE SIZE, BUT HALF AN ACRE WAS STILL NOT BAD.
SO, UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I REALIZED LAND BEING WHAT IT IS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT ABOUT ELECTRIC VERSUS GAS, CAN'T WE JUST TELL PEOPLE, HEY, GO BUY A GENERATOR.
I KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT'S 650,000 TO 700,000, WHAT
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IT WOULD BE COMPARATIVELY PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR TO GET THE GENERATOR, TO PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT.UM, SOMEBODY WANTS TO TOOK ME TO A STORE WHERE THEY SOLD ALL THESE EXOTIC FISH BITCH THAT WERE BETWEEN 750 AND A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AND I TOLD THE PERSON, WELL, DON'T GO BUYING THAT AQUARIUM WHILE YOU LIVE IN AN APARTMENT, WAIT TILL YOU ONE DAY, GET A HOUSE.
SO YOU WON'T BE HAVING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS GO DOWN THE DRAIN BY AN ELECTRICAL OUTAGE BECAUSE THOSE FISH WERE VERY EXPENSIVE.
SO THERE'S, I GREW UP IN FLORIDA.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE GENERATORS BECAUSE HURRICANES COME THROUGH AND YOU'RE LUCKY TO GET YOUR ELECTRICITY BACK IN A WEEK.
SO THE GENERATOR DOES PLAY A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE.
ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS? ARE THERE ANY SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF THAT WOULD CUT DOWN ON ELECTRICAL USE? UM, EATING THE WATER.
WHAT ABOUT GENERATORS? OH, FOUR PARKING SPACES ARE COMPACT SPACES.
ONE OF THE BIG PET PEEVES I HAVE WITH ZONING AND LAND USE, WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD A PROJECT AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE 10 PARKING SPACES, BUT THE 10 PARKING SPACES ARE REALLY 10 COMPACT SPACES.
ARE THESE PARKING SPACES GOOD ENOUGH TO PUT ONE SUV IN A PARKING SPACE? I MEAN, I, I KNOW IT'S A LOOPHOLE IN ZONING AND LAND USE, BUT BEFORE WE REALLY GO THAT ROUTE OF THE BLUNDER, BE SURE THE PARKING SPACE IS BIG ENOUGH.
DON'T BE LIKE A FISHERMAN'S WHARF.
I PARKED AT FISHERMAN'S WHARF AND THE CADILLAC WENT OVER BOTH LINES IN THE PARKING SPACE.
UM, AS FAR AS OTHER THINGS, AS I SAY, SOLAR PANELS WOULD BE NICE.
THE OTHER THING, FINANCING MY HOUSE DEAL FELL THROUGH OVER 150 BASIS POINTS DISPUTE.
THEY BAITED ME WITH A JUICY, LOW INTEREST RATE, SWITCHED ME TO A HIGHER ONE.
AND THE OTHER THING WAS OKAY, THE FIRST MORTGAGE IS 80%.
THEN YOU HAVE A SECOND MORTGAGE OF 20%.
THAT'S NOT THE RATE OF INTEREST, BUT, OR THE AMOUNT OF THE LOAN.
SO THEN YOU AVOID MORTGAGE INSURANCE, WHICH IS VERY COSTLY AND KNOCKS PEOPLE RIGHT OUT OF QUALIFICATION.
OF COURSE, THEY'RE CHANGING THAT.
AND BY THE TIME IT WAS FINISHED, THEY BAITED ME WITH THAT JUICY STUFF ONLY TO FIND OUT, OH, WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT 10% DOWN.
IT'S GOING TO BE 90% OF IT, FINANCE, GETTING MORTGAGE INSURANCE.
AND THEY WERE USING EVERYTHING IN THE BOOK.
I EVEN HAD, MY PARENTS OFFERED A CO-SIGN FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS MOVING WITHOUT A JOB.
BUT WITH HIGH 700 FICO SCORES AND THEY FOUND A WAY TO GET MY PARENTS OFF THE THING.
SO THEIR EXCUSE WAS TO CHARGE ME MORE.
SO I, WE WANT TO BE CERTAIN THAT THAT INTEREST RATE IS GOOD.
I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, KEEP THAT APARTMENT FOR AN EXTRA MONTH.
JUST IN CASE SOMETHING FUNNY HAPPENS, LIKE HAPPENED IN CASE.
AND I WASN'T THERE WITH ALL MY MOVING SEPARATE AND MOVE INTO A SCREW YOU DEAL.
SO I JUST WANT TO BE CERTAIN THAT THE PEOPLE GET A GOOD DEAL AND TELL THEM TO GET SOME GENERATORS.
IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ON AN ELECTRIC.
NOW WE HAVE SOMEONE OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT.
HERMAN, UH, CONVERSATION HERE, MR. MAYOR, LET'S BE REAL $650,000 FOR SOME BRAND NEW TWO-STORY CHALLENGE HOMES, STYLE UNITS, BUT WHAT IS A TOWNHOME STYLE? IT COULD BE ANYTHING.
THE IDEA IS, DOES IT REALLY FIT THE COMMUNITY? BASED ON THOSE PICTURES YOU SHOWED THE COMMUNITY IS STRUCTURED LIKE AN OLD COMMUNITY, LIKE THE REST OF THE OUTSIDE OR THE OUTSKIRTS OF SMALL TOWN OF WEST COVINA RUN DOWN.
I KNOW THAT I GREW UP IN BOYLE HEIGHTS.
WHAT IDIOTS BUILT AROUND THAT.
BUT AGAIN, I'M SURE THE LAND WAS CHEAP FOR THOSE 39 UNITS.
NOW HERE'S THE TREMENDOUS PROBLEM HERE.
IF THEY'RE SO CONSERVATIVE AND WORRIED ABOUT GREEN, WHY DON'T THEY WANT TO PROVIDE SOLAR PANELS? AND WHY DO YOU WANT TO CHEER UP A STREET LATER ON DURING THE TIME THAT MR. TONY WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH WHERE'S THE FUCKING GAS LINE, I'D RATHER HAVE A GAS LINE THERE.
SO THAT JUST IN CASE PEOPLE SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? THESE ROLLING BLACKOUTS ARE FUCKING UP OUR LIVELIHOOD
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AND OUR ENJOYMENT TO OUR NEW HOME, BECAUSE I SURELY WOULD FEEL THAT WAY, KNOWING THAT I BOUGHT A PIECE OF SHIT IN A NICE SMALL TOWN IN WEST COVINA.I WOULD RATHER SELL MY SHIT, MOVE THE FUCK OUT OF WEST COVINA, NOT CALIFORNIA, WHERE GAVIN NUISANCE CREATED THIS SHIT HOLE OF HOUSING CRISIS AND LIVE SOMEWHERE WHERE I CAN PLEASANTLY ENJOY MY OLD AGE AND TELL THE WORLD TO FUCK OFF.
SO AGAIN, UH, ONLY FOUR PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN TONIGHT, YET TWO INDIVIDUALS FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD COME HERE.
WELL, GUESS WHAT, WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD THAT THIS YOUNG GENERATION THEY'RE IN AND OUT OF, OF HOMES? SO, SO QUICK, I GOT PEOPLE LIVING WHERE I LIVE, MOVING INTO GARAGES AND LIVING IN WHAT THEY'RE A, TWO-STORY A PARENTS' HOMES FUCKING UP MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHERE'S THE PARKING, WHERE'S THE PARKING OFF OF THAT SHITHOLE VAN HORN AVENUE.
OFTEN MERCER SAYS THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
AND BESIDES WHERE'S THE ADA VAN POOL PARKING FOR A PERSON WHO'S DISABLED ON THIS COMPLEX, WAS THAT ADDED INTO AN IMPLEMENTED UNDER THE 2010 STANDARD ADA COMPLIANCE? I DIDN'T HEAR NOT ONE FUCKING WORD ABOUT THAT.
AND THESE 39 UNITS, IS IT GOING TO BE ONE FACILITY OPEN TO A HANDICAPPED PERSON? IS THAT THERE'S AN ELEVATOR TO ONE OF THE STRUCTURES WHERE THEY CAN MAYBE HAVE A POTENTIAL RIGHT TO BUY AND PURCHASE A NICE HOME IN WEST COVINA.
YOU THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO OWN PROPERTY.
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO FIX PROPERTY.
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HELP MY PARENTS SAVE HER PROPERTY FROM DOUCHEBAGS THAT TRY TO STEAL IT RIGHT UNDER HER HANDS.
AND FOR THAT REASON, THAT'S WHY THIS IS A TOPIC OF INTEREST FOR ME BECAUSE I'M SICK AND TIRED OF SEEING HOMELESSNESS, NOT JUST IN WEST COVINA, BUT IN THIS FUCKED UP STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AND SO, YES, WE DO NEED 39 UNITS PLUS SOME, BUT THESE GENTLEMEN, THE TWO THAT SMOKE ABOUT THEIR NEW IT ADVENTURE INTO, UM, HOUSING ATTACHED TO STORIES, GUESS WHAT? BRING IT UP INTO COMPLIANCE, ADA COMPLIANCE AND IN THE REGULATIONS THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY AFFORD IT.
CAN YOU AFFORD A NEW HOME LIKE THIS DORIAN? NO, MOMMY AND DADDY PROBABLY GAVE YOU SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HUH? SEE, I KNOW THAT I COULD AFFORD 10 OF THEM.
WELL, DAMN, THIS IDIOT'S PRETTY GOOD THEN, BECAUSE I RATHER LIVE IN ONE, KNOWING THAT I DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE DOUCHEBAG GOVERNOR OR THE DUMB BITCH HILDA'S LEASE AND THE TAX PEOPLE ANY MORE MONIES THAN WHAT I'VE ALREADY MADE AND SUSTAINED IN MY LIFETIME.
AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE HAVE SO MANY HOMELESS PEOPLE AND VETERANS WHO CAN'T AFFORD A GODDAMN FUCKING HOUSE FOR THIS KIND OF MONEY.
AND YOU WANT A BUNCH OF THEM INTO A, UH, 350 UNIT LIKE JANICE ON WOULD DO, OR THAT DUMB BITCH, RUBIO SENATOR WHO DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT HOMELESSNESS.
DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE KAREN BASS.
DON'T GIVE A ROTTEN FUCKING SHIT ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING A HOME OR A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD.
SO YES, WE NEED DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS BECAUSE WE'RE IN A CLIMATE WHERE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH FUCKING WATER WITH THE APPLICANT, LIKE TO REBUT ANY TESTIMONY OFFERED IN OPPOSITION.
UM, SO I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ITS SERVICE.
UM, YES, WE, UM, NO, SERIOUSLY.
UH, WE ARE PROVIDING SOLAR PANELS EVERY, EVERY SINGLE ONE FOR A SINGLE HOUSE.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU SAID THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS ADA ACCESSIBLE, INCLUDING VAN, UH, ADA VAN PARKING.
THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT, UH, THE BILLING DEPARTMENT WILL INSIST UPON BECAUSE THEY'RE IN, IN THIS CALIFORNIA STATE BUILDING CODE.
UM, AND THEN AS TO THE LANDSCAPING, UH, THE STATE IS NOW ENFORCING A MODEL, A WATER EFFICIENCY LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE, WHICH WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH.
SO OF COURSE THE LANDSCAPE WILL BE VERY DROUGHT TOLERANT.
I THINK FOR THOSE WERE THE FACTS THAT I COULD DRESS.
NOW, CLOSE THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND AS COUNSEL FOR DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN, UH, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROJECT.
I WANT TO THANK THE GENERAL ART CITY OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST TIME HOME BUYER OR THE HOME BUYER FOR THE
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ASSISTED OKAY.DUMB PAYMENT PROGRAM AND, UH, UH, ADD ON THE AMENDED, UH, WEEZER OPTION.
AND THEN THERE'S MY MOTION TO APPROVE.
I'LL SECOND THE MOTION ALONG WITH THE PARKING SITUATION AS WELL.
AND I HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
UM, SO THE CHAIR, IF I CAN MIRROR THIS MOTION IS TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 2 0 2, 2 DASH 40 THROUGH 2 0 2 2 DASH 43.
WE'LL HAVE A SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE THROUGH WITH THE AMENDED, WITH A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND OKAY.
AND THEN ADD THE GAS FOR PEOPLE, HAVE A CHOICE AND WINDOWS FOR THE GARAGE.
I HAD SO FOR THE FIRST, UM, THE FIRST BOAT ROLL CALL PLEASE, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ALTHOUGH DISAPPOINTED FOR CONSUMERS WHO WANT TO LIVE IN A GREEN NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, I WILL VOTE.
COUNCILMAN WILL ANNOUNCE A WOMAN LOPEZ VIAGRA.
I'M GLAD THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE OPTIONS.
MOTION PASSES FOR THE RESOLUTIONS FOR ZERO WITH A MAYOR PRO TEM D IS ABSENT.
I NOW NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2, 4 9, 9.
AND DO WE NEED A SECOND, A MOTION ON THE NEXT PART? THE MOTION AND A SECOND.
HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.
ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO, FOUR NINE, NINE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING CHANGE NUMBER 2 21 DASH ZERO TWO AND ADOPTING THE GROVE THAT MERCEDES SPECIFIC PLAN AT 1912 WEST MERSEYSIDE AVENUE, COUNCIL MEMBER TABATA BY HIM.
UM, BESIDES, OH, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR MATT.
IF WE APPROVE, CAN YOU COME UP ALSO? YOU CAN BREAK WRONG.
I VERY SOON I'M PREPARED TO BREAK GROUND IN THE HALF OF AUGUST, UH, AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
SO, SO CT WILL HELP HIM TO, UH, WE NEED HOUSING.
FOR EVERYTHING WE WANT TO THANK YOU TO COME TO WEST COVINA.
AND TO BUILD A HOUSING FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
SO, SO MY, MY VOTE WOULD BE, I COUNSEL THEM IN LOPEZ, BEATA, UH, WANTING TO THANK THEM AND TO MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF THE RESIDENTS ON VAN HORN AND THAT THEY LISTENED TO WHATEVER THEIR NEEDS ARE.
I MAYOR CASTELLANO'S, I DIDN'T PASS THIS FOUR ZERO WITH MAYOR PRO TEM DIAZ, ABSENT.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR STICKING AROUND FOR THAT TAKES US TO
[11) CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8 - MERCED AVENUE (RULE 20A)]
ITEM NUMBER 11, ESTABLISHING UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT.NUMBER EIGHT ON ROSETTE AVENUE, RULE 28.
WILL THE CITY CLERK WILL THE CITY CLERK VERIFY THAT PROPER LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN PROPER LEGAL NOTICE WAS GIVEN MAYOR.
AT THIS TIME, I SHOULD OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ESTABLISHING THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT.
NUMBER EIGHT ON ROSETTE AVENUE, THERE'LL BE A PRESENTATION OF THE STAFF REPORT.
THEN WE SHALL HEAR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC CITY MANAGER WHO WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
MIRALIS WILL GIVE THIS REPORT.
UM, SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS, UM, THE RULE 28 PROGRAM IT'S UM, FOR UNDERGROUNDING UTILITIES.
UM, THE RURAL 28 IS A SET OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION TO REGULATE AND FUND THE CONVERSION OF OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TO UNDERGROUND FACILITIES, UM, WHICH IS CALLED UNDERGROUNDING.
AND SO, UM, THE CITY IS PROPOSING, UM, UH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON TO CREATE DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT ALONG MERCY SAID IN THE PURPLE AREA AS SEEN IN THE AERIAL ABOVE, UM, WAS COVINA CURRENTLY HAS A BALANCE OF 1.3 MILLION.
UM, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON WOULD BE, UM, RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTRACTING OUT THE WORK AND DOING THE WORK, UM, FOR UNDERGROUNDING THE UTILITIES.
THEY ARE ESTIMATED TO START CONSTRUCTION IN 2023, UM, WITH A COMPLETION, UM, 12 MONTHS AFTER, UM, THE PROPOSED LOCATION FOR THE UNDERGROUND DISTRICT.
THE CITY TARGETED WESTERN SAID AVENUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS.
UNDERGROUNDING WILL ENHANCE SAFETY AND HAVE A POSITIVE AESTHETIC IMPACT ON THE AREA.
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PROJECT TIMING DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH ANY PLAN STREET REHABILITATION WORK, OR OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN THE AREA.AND THE PROPOSAL LOCATION IS ADJACENT TO PUBLIC PLACES, WHICH INCLUDES THE WEST COVINA, A UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, BUILDING EDGEWOOD SPORTS COMPLEX, AND THE ORANGE WOULD SKATE PARK THAT'S NORTH OF THE FACILITY.
UM, IF APPROVED BY THE CITY, COUNCIL STAFF WILL INITIATE THE PROCESS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON AND UTILITY COMPANIES TO PROCEED WITH THE UNDERGROUND DISTRICT.
IT IS ESTIMATED, AS I MENTIONED, THAT THEY WILL START CONSTRUCTION 20, 23 AND TAKE 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
UM, AND JUST FOR REFERENCE, THESE ARE THE UTILITY LINES THAT WOULD BE, UH, UNDERGROUNDED.
SO STAFF AND WE THINK WE HAVE A REP FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, THANK YOU.
UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BY THE COUNCIL FIRST? OKAY.
UM, AND WOULD THE SE REP LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? NOT AT THIS TIME.
UM, ADAM ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY WRITTEN PROTESTS, OBJECTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING ESTABLISHING THE UNDERGROUND DISTRICT UTILITY NUMBER EIGHT ON DONE.
AND, UM, YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? NO, GO AHEAD.
SO WHY IS, IS THIS THE START? I MEAN, WELL, FIRST QUESTION IS, UM, DO WE HAVE ANY UNDER GROUND UTILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OR IS THIS GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE? NO, THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE ON MERCEDES.
I WOULD THINK IT WAS DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND ONE I KNOW OF ONE OTHER, BUT I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION.
I JUST DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME TODAY.
AND ARE WE TRANSITIONING FROM ABOVE GROUND TO BELOW? I MEAN, IS THAT, ARE WE THAT'S THE POINT OF THE DISTRICT IS TO GO UNDERGROUND.
AND THEN IS THAT THE REASON WHY THE BLACK MEN NOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BLACKOUTS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MARCEL SAID, UM, I KNOW SOMETIMES THEY SAID THEY HIT THE TRANSFORMERS IS THE TRANSFORMER.
YOU'RE WAVING, YOU'RE NODDING YOUR HEAD.
CAN YOU GO UP TO THE MIC SO THEY COULD HEAR, SORRY.
OTHERWISE THE AUDIENCE OUT THERE WON'T BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU.
IF GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
UM, COULD YOU GIVE YOUR NAME FOR SURE.
SALVATI I'M THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.
ARE YOU COUNSELING, UH, IN, IN TERMS OF YOUR QUESTION ABOUT, UH, TRANSFORMER.
SO IF THERE IS AN ABOVE GROUND TRANSFORMER, THOSE WILL THEN HAVE TO BE CREATED INTO A VAULT.
SO THINGS THAT YOU SEE OUT THERE, THE POLES, UH, ANYTHING THAT'S ABOVE GROUND, EVERYTHING WILL NOW BE UNDERGROUND.
UH, ALSO REMEMBER THAT ALL THE OTHER UTILITIES THAT ARE IN EXISTENCE LIKE CABLE, UH, TELECOM, THOSE TWO WILL ALSO BE UNDERGROUND.
SO THE OTHER UTILITIES WILL FOLLOW US ONCE WE FINISH THE TRENCHING.
SO THE TRANSFORMERS IS ALL TRANSFORMERS ARE GOING TO GO UNDERGROUND AS WELL.
IS THERE HOWEVER THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD IT, WHATEVER THEY HAVE IN THAT AREA OF THERE ARE SOME ABOVE GROUND TRANSFORMERS, THEY SHOULD BE BUILDING IT UNDERGROUND.
I BELIEVE THERE'S A TRANSFORMER ON SAID AND NEAR SHADY DALE, RIGHT? IS THAT I'M NOT REALLY SURE.
UH, LET'S THIS ONE GOES FROM WHERE TO WHERE ON
IT'S, IT'S JUST A SMALL PIECE FROM WHATEVER THAT BLUE AREA IS.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE AS FAR AS WHAT KIND OF FACILITIES THERE ARE THERE, BUT I KNOW THE POLLS WILL ALL BE ELIMINATED.
AND SOME OF THE TRANSFORMERS MAY ALSO BE ON THE POLL ITSELF.
HOW SOON WE CAN GOING TO HAVE INTENSITY UNDERGROUND WITH ALL YOUR POWER POOL.
I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
GORDON THEY'LL GET BUY IN GUY WHAT'S GOING ON NOW, ESPECIALLY OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO WHEN WE CAN GET ALL THIS UNDERGROUND, WELL, AS, AS, UH, YOU KNOW, EACH YEAR, THE CITY GETS AN ALLOCATED AMOUNT OF 90,000, UH, PLUS EVERY YEAR.
SO ONCE HE ACCUMULATE THE AMOUNT, THAT'S WHEN YOU CAN START LOOKING FOR OTHER PROJECTS WITHIN, UH, THE AREA ITSELF.
BUT MOUNTAIN YEARS WE COULD DO A LITTLE STRIP, LIKE PLENTY OF FOOT UNDERGROUND.
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SECOND QUESTION THERE WILL BE, UH, THE, THE BLACK OUT.IT HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
I CAN'T EVEN GET OUT OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE SUDDENLY IT JUST, OKAY.
SO WITHOUT EVEN WANTING, SO WHAT HAPPENED, WHY IT'S HAPPENED RECENTLY SO OFTEN? OKAY.
WHAT CAN IMPROVE TO GET ELLIS? GIVE HER SOME KIND OF A WARNING SHOT? WELL, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW EARLIER SHE HAD MENTIONED THAT HER NEIGHBORHOOD GETS CAR HIT POLE A LOT, UH, IN TERMS OF THE OUTAGE THAT YOU EXPERIENCE, UH, I CAN FIND OUT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW UNPLANNED OUTAGES CAN EITHER BE IT'S ENTIRELY IN QUEENDOM MESA ELEMENTARY.
UH, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THAT'S A CERTAIN CIRCUIT THAT PROBABLY IS, UH, IS PROBLEMATIC IN THAT AREA, WHETHER IT'S CRITTERS, WHETHER IT'S FAILED, UH, EQUIPMENT, UH, MORNING 10 O'CLOCK, THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS SHUT DOWN.
AND THEN ENTIRE SCHOOL NEIGHBOR WHO I SEE NO TRAFFIC.
SO, AND, BUT BY THE WAY, YOU HAPPEN PRETTY OFTEN.
SO, SO TYPICALLY IF IT'S AN EMERGENCY OR A REPAIR OUTAGE, UH, CUSTOMERS WILL NOT GET ANY KIND OF NOTICE AHEAD OF TIME.
CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF OUR EQUIPMENT WILL FAIL, BUT IF WE DO HAVE MAINTENANCE OUTAGES, THAT'S WHEN YOU TYPICALLY WILL GET A NOTICE, LETTING YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL BE TAKING OUT THE, THE AREA.
YOU KNOW, WE JUST TALK ABOUT THE HOUSING THEY WANT TO BILL AND THEN POSSIBLE IS A STAY ONE TO GO TO, TO LET ROUTE.
BUT, BUT MY POINT IS, IF WE DON'T KEEP A RELIABLE ENERGY FROM ADDISON TO BE, PEOPLE CAN BE IN LIKE LOSING ALL THE ENERGY, THE POWER THAT I HAVE.
YOU PUT IT FOR THE RELIABLE SOURCE WITH THE CHEAPER, CLEANER WE SOLAR PANEL, BUT WHY NOT COVERING THE WISTIA? NOT THERE YET.
AND THE TRANSFORMER BEEN DOWN WITH A WILDFIRE, SO THEY NEED TO HAVE BEEN IMPROVED MAJOR, GO EITHER UNDERGROUND AND MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE ALL THOSE HAZARDOUS SITUATION HAPPENED TO, AND NOW WE LIABLE OKAY.
ENERGY TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT I UNDERSTAND.
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
BECAUSE THE, WE TALKING ON THE CAR ENA, WE TALK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME, RIGHT.
SO, SO IT WAS, SO YOU GUYS HAVE TO GET THIS TRUST FUND THE RESIDENT, THEN WE WILL MOVE INTO THAT DIRECTION.
BUT THE TRUST AND RELIABILITY IS STILL NOT THERE YET.
IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW THE OUTAGE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND I'LL, I'LL TALK TO, UH, THE KNOW I HAVE YOUR NUMBER.
CAN, CAN A CITY OR, OR REQUEST, UM, TO ACTUALLY PULL A RECORD OF OUTAGES, UM, THAT WE GET THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND HOW OFTEN, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN LIKE IN MY AREA, CERTAIN TRANSFORMERS THAT KEEPS GETTING HIT, I MEAN, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, YOU KNOW, CAN THEY DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT IT OR BARRICADE OR JUST ANYTHING TO EVENT? I KNOW THAT'S WHY I WAS.
SO IN TERMS OF YOUR QUESTION ABOUT, UH, CERTAIN CIRCUITS OR CERTAIN AREAS THAT DO HAVE OUTAGES, UH, I KNOW WE DO OUR LITTLE ANNUAL, UH, CIRCUIT RELIABILITY THAT I SHARE THE REPORT WITH, UH, THE CITY MANAGER.
UH, AND WE BASICALLY GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S, UH, SPECIFIC CIRCUITS.
UH, IT IS A DOCUMENT THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET ONLINE THROUGH OUR SCE.COM, WHICH IS OUR RELIABILITY PORTS.
AND IF THERE IS A NEED FOR US TO, UH, TO DO A PRESENTATION, WE CAN, BUT WE DO THE PRESENTATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER, UH, AS A STAFF MEETING THAT WE DO.
AND I MEAN, I I'D LIKE TO, I KNOW IT'S TRUE EARLY ON, BUT LIKE A COUNCIL REQUESTS OR A MOTHER, MAY I TO HAVE THIS, UH, CIRCUIT GRID OR ANYTHING, AND A PRESENTATION, UH, FOR THE RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT, UM, YEAH, WE COULD AGENDA.
IS THAT HOW, HOW MUCH TIME WOULD YOU NEED TO PREPARE SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I MEAN, ANYWHERE FROM QUICKLY GO THROUGH THE DECK AND THE DECK ALSO INCLUDES, UH, OUR WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN, UH, PRESENTATION AS WELL.
AND THEN IAN, UH, WE DISCUSSED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE, UH, WHEN THE, UH, OKAY.
WILDFIRE AND THE PREVENTION
SO IT'S WHY WE TALK ABOUT LESS.
THERE'S A VERY PROBLEMATIC, OKAY.
AND THIS ALL WORRY ABOUT, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, JULY, AUGUST, YOU S YOU, YOU WAIT AND SEE YOU COULDN'T JUST SHUT DOWN.
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TO AVOID POTENTIALLY WILDFIRE AND THEN BECOME, BECOME VERY COMMON THAT THE BLANKET SHUTDOWN, SO PEOPLE NEED TO DIALYSIS, THEY NEED THE ELECTRICITY.SO MAYBE, UH, THE FITZGERALD THAT'S RIGHT.
AND WE NEED TO GENERATE TO IT FOR SOME PEOPLE IF THEY NEED SOME KIND OF ELECTRICITY ALL THE TIME FOR THE MEDICAL ISSUE.
SO WHEN YOU DO HAVE WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO COUNCILMAN THE PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF, THERE IS A CORRECT.
IT IS PART OF OUR MITIGATION PLAN.
UH, WE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE GIVEN PLENTY OF TIME AHEAD OF TIME, WHETHER OR NOT A CERTAIN CIRCUIT, UH, WILL GET, UM, SHUT DOWN.
NOW IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, YOU HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CIRCUITS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS A PSPS CIRCUIT.
SO NOT ALL OF THE CIRCUITS IN WEST COVINA ARE, ARE, UH, TARGETED AS A PSPS.
UM, SO THAT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CIRCUIT RELIABILITY.
WILL IT SHOW THAT WHICH ONES ARE THE PSPS? SINCE WE HAVE A HILLSIDE, WE HAVE OLDEST WOODED AREA.
SO POTENTIALLY WEST COVINA, WE HAVE SOME AREA WOULD BE BLANKET SHUT DOWN TOO, BASED ON WHAT YOU JUST SAY, THE, DEPENDING ON, IF WE ACTIVATE A PSPS JONES, A WOMAN LOPEZ VETO.
SO IN REGARDS TO THIS PROJECT, UM, HOW MANY RESIDENTS WILL BE AFFECTED, UH, AS THEIR POWER? HOW LONG WILL THE POWER BE LOST? UM, HOW LONG DOES THAT PROJECT TAKE? WELL, I KNOW YOU SAID IT TAKES ONE YEAR, BUT STARTED CONSTRUCTION, BUT, UH, AS FOR THE AREA OF WHO'S AFFECTED BY THIS, YEAH.
THE, WHO WOULD BE REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT THE AREA IS.
SO IF THEY'RE HAVING THE, THE RULE 2018 AND IT'S GOING TO BE COMING OUT OF OUR COVINA DISTRICT, WHO WILL BE WORKING ON IT, UH, THEY'LL BE THE ONES TO COORDINATE AND MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER IS IMPACTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
UM, I'M NOT SURE IF WE DO A DEAR NEIGHBOR LETTER, UH, TO JUST LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE'S CONSTRUCTION GOING ON.
UH, THAT'S TYPICALLY SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO TO LET THE RESIDENTS AND THE CUSTOMERS KNOW THAT WE ARE DOING ANY KIND OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA WITH A DEAR NEIGHBOR LETTER.
UM, SO THAT IF THEY'RE NOT IMPACTED, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL STILL KNOW ABOUT IT.
THEY MAY BE IMPACTED WITH AN OUTAGE DEPENDING ON WHEN THEY START REALLY TAKING DOWN THE LINES AND TAKING DOWN THE POLES.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LIKE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT OF POWER IMMEDIATELY.
THEY'RE JUST DOING THE CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW IN THE DESIGN.
I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT POWER, HOW LONG THEY'RE WITHOUT POWER AND THE RADIUS OF HOW MANY? NO, I MEAN, THERE, THERE WILL BE NO POWER OUTAGES BECAUSE WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIRST DO THE CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW IS THE DESIGN PHASE.
ONCE COUNCIL ADOPTS THE RESOLUTION THAT'S PRESENTED TONIGHT, OUR TEAM OF RULE 2018 WILL LOOK INTO HOW THEY DESIGN IT AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CITY.
WE'RE HERE TO JUST HELP MOVE IT ALONG.
UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE OTHER UTILITIES AS WELL.
SO IF ALL GOES, WELL, ACCORDING TO PLAN, NO ONE SHOULD HAVE A LAPSE AND ELECTRICITY, CORRECT? NO, THERE SHOULDN'T UNTIL WE, YOU KNOW, WE WORK WITH, YOU KNOW, THE PLANS THAT WE HAVE, EVERYTHING ON THE GROUND TRANSFER, THE, THE FACILITIES UNDERGROUND, YOU MAY HAVE, YOU KNOW, JUST A REGULAR MAINTENANCE OUTAGE, UM, IN THE AREA.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OH, I WANTED TO SAY HELLO.
I THINK YOU'RE ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS I HAVE NOT MET.
I'VE I KNOW THE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE.
UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU FINALLY.
AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, PUTTING PEOPLE AT EASE BY SAYING IT WOULD JUST BE A MAINTENANCE SHORTAGE.
I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHERE WE'RE THINKING LIKE A COUNCILWOMAN THAT MAYBE WE'D HAVE LONG OUTAGES, BUT I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, THE UNDERGROUNDING, THEIR OWN MERCER SAID IT'S A, IT'S AN AREA THAT WHERE A LOT OF KIDS ARE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WALK THEIR DOGS AND IT'S A REALLY, UM, WILD TRAVELED PATH.
AND SO TO NOT HAVE THOSE WIRES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, UM, IT'S GOING TO BE A BENEFIT TO THE CITY.
AND, UM, IS THERE ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK OR COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? I HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD MAYER.
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LET'S GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PROBLEM.BOTTOM OF THE PROBLEM IS SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE CALIFORNIA OR EDISON.
AND ANY OF THOSE ELECTRICITY COMPANIES PUSHING YOU HARDER STROKING YOU HARDER TO GET SOLAR PANELS.
BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE'S NO BALANCE OF HOW TO ENGAGE WHAT YOU SAVE AS TO WHAT YOU MAKE AND SAVING ELECTRICITY.
SO THE VAULTS AND THE GRID IS OFF BALANCE.
SO THAT'S WHAT CAUSES OUTAGES, RIGHT? WHY DON'T YOU THINK SO? YOU KNOW, IF I HAVE TOO MUCH OF A POSITIVE GOING INTO ONE POSITIVE AREA, IT'S CALLED AN OVERLOAD.
WHAT HAPPENS DURING THAT OVERLOAD? A SHORT CIRCUIT AND THE DUMB NIGGERS GET NO ELECTRICITY FOR HOW MANY HOURS AND MY ICE CREAM IN MY REFRIGERATOR MELTS.
AND NOW I CAN HAVE NO FUCKING CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM.
AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE WE'VE FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY AND ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT THIS.
THAT'S WHY MAYBE IN YOUR COUNTRY WHERE YOU OUT THERE CAME FROM, YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU USE LESS ELECTRICITY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE'RE DUMB ASS AS WE PLUG IN ITEMS LEFT AND RIGHT.
MATTER OF FACT, I GOT THREE REFRIGERATORS AND WHY? BECAUSE THEY SIT IN STORAGE CAUSE I SAVE ENERGY.
BUT THE REST OF US DUMB ASSES HAVE ONE IN YOUR GARAGE, ONE OUTSIDE OF YOUR BACKYARD, ONE OF YOUR MAN CAVE OR BITCH CAVE.
AND THEN YOU GOT THE ONE IN THE HOUSE, ALL THREE, FOUR DIFFERENT APPLIANCES RUNNING ON A DIFFERENT INFRASTRUCTURE.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY THE LADY SPEAKER BEFORE ME COULDN'T REALLY EXPLAIN THE DETAILS AS TO WHY.
AGAIN, THIS EXCESSIVE DEMAND OF ELECTRICITY KEEPS CREATING ROLLING BLACKOUTS OR OUTAGES.
AND I JUST ANSWERED IT FOR YOU PEOPLE.
I JUST ANSWERED IT BECAUSE LOOK AT TESLA'S CARS.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY AMERICA IS DOOMED BECAUSE WE DON'T FUCKING CARE ABOUT AMERICA ANYMORE.
GREAT TO MAKE IT EFFICIENT, TO MAKE THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND RUN THE WAY YOU SHOULD RUN THIS COUNTRY.
WHEN IT FIRST STARTED BACK IN THE DAYS AND I'LL USE FOR AN EXAMPLE, FORD ASSEMBLY LINE MOTIVATION.
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, MR. DARRIO DON'T LOSE HAIR, BUT GAIN HAIR BY KNOWLEDGE, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
SEE, THAT'S WHY I STILL GOT MY HAIR BECAUSE I HAVE KNOWLEDGE SOON.
MY HAIR WILL TURN WHITE LIKE MOSES.
AND I'LL PROBABLY ONE DAY BE ABLE TO CHARGE ELECTRICITY FROM MY HANDS LIKE TESLA AND BURN MY ASS OUT OF THIS EXISTENCE OF THE FUCKING MADNESS OF WORLD OVER ELECTRICITY.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT? MAYBE IT'S A STATIC.
WE WANT TO JUST REMOVE THOSE POLES AND THE SHITTY LINES THAT BASICALLY ARE IN OUR VIEW AND THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT WE AGREE WITH THE, YOU KNOW, CITY IS JUST TAKE THEM DOWN, RUN THEM UNDER GROUND.
BUT THEY DON'T REALIZE IT'S GOING TO COST MONEY.
IT'S GOING TO COST MONEY, BUT DON'T GET ME WRONG.
I HATE LOOKING AT POLLS THAT ELECTRICITY PEOPLE DON'T COME OUT AND MANAGE PROPERLY OR LEANING OVER.
THEY'RE FALLING OVER TREES, GO INTO THEM.
NOBODY, NOBODY BOTHERS TO COME OUT AND DO MAINTENANCE.
AND THAT'S THE OTHER REASON WHY WE HAVE FAILED EQUIPMENT, ROLLOUTS, BLACKOUTS, AND LACK OF PREVENTION.
AM I RIGHT? LOOK AT THE CROWD HERE TONIGHT.
I'M THE ONLY ASSHOLE SPEAKING ABOUT THIS SUPPLY AND DEMAND THAT WE ALL NEED.
AND I WILL GIVE YOU BACK YOUR LAST SIX SECONDS.
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SPEAKER CARDS? NO SPEAKER CARDS, MAYOR.OH, AND HIDING UNDER THEIR SEATS.
UM, SO ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? UM, NO.
UM, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'M GOING TO MOVE THE MOTION TO ROLL CALL PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER TO ABOUT DUBAI COUNCILMAN WU, COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ BEATA.
[12) CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE CITY OF WEST COVINA TO IMPLEMENT COST-SHARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 20516 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND THE WEST COVINA POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION ]
MOVING ON TO DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS.ITEM NUMBER 12, PROBABLY HEARING MY CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE CITY OF WEST COVINA TO IMPLEMENT COST SHARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 0 5, 1 6 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE MOU BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND THE WEST COVINA POA.
UH, MR. CARMONEY WHO WILL PRESENT? WELL ON TOP, WE HAVE OUR HR DIRECTOR, HELEN TRAN.
MAYOR CITY COUNCIL STAFF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HELEN TRAN DIRECTOR OF HR RISK MANAGEMENT.
UH, THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU IS PRETTY MUCH, UH, BACK IN JANUARY 18TH, 2022 CITY CITY OF WEST COVINA POLICE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION RATIFIED A THREE YEAR MOU AGREEMENT.
AND, UH, SO AS PART OF THE PROCESS OF, UM, AGREEING TO A 3% ADDITIONAL COST SHARE INTO THE CALPERS, UH COST-SHARING WE HAVE TO, UH, FIRST BACK IN APRIL 5TH, WE, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THE RESOLUTION OF INTENT AND DRUG INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE.
AND THEN THE POA CONDUCTED THE VOTE, UM, BETWEEN APRIL SIX TO 29 AND IT WAS APPROVED THEN, UH, NOW WE'RE OFFICIALLY ADOPTING THE ORDINANCE AND THEN WE CAN START THE PROCESS TO START THE COST SHARING, WHICH WOULD OCCUR 31ST DAY AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU.
WITH MOU FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, THE CO-SHARE WITH A 9% TO 12%, CORRECT.
SO THEY AGREED TO INCREASE THE COST SHARING FROM 9% TO 12% FOR A THREE YEAR.
UM, I MEAN THE AGREEMENT AND, AND, AND I JUST WANT TO, UH, HAVE MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION FUND YOU AND POA TO COME OUT THIS AGREEMENT.
AND IT'S REALLY TO HELP THE CITY FUTURE FOR THIS RETIREMENT FUND THAT HOPEFULLY WITH
WE CAN PAY FOR THEIR RETIREMENT, BUT THEY'RE WILLING TO PITCHING.
AND, UH, I WANT TO THANK POA AND, UH, THIS IS A BIG ACHIEVEMENT.
SO I WANT TO MOVE TO A MOTION TO APPROVE.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, HELEN, AND THE HAPPY ASIAN, UH, HERITAGE MOUNTS.
UH, SECOND OR FIRST IN A SECOND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HELEN, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, EVERYTHING LIKE THIS.
AND CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE? BEFORE ROLL CALL? I NEED TO READ THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO NINE, EXCUSE ME, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 4 9 6, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WU SECOND BY CA COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ.
BEATO COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT DUBAI BY COUNCILMAN WU, COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ VETO.
I MAYOR CASTELLANO'S ITEM PASSES FOR ZERO.
AND ALL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TOO.
[CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION]
HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS, REQUESTS, OR COMMENTS, ANYBODY.WELL, JUST AS, UH, DISCUSSED EARLIER, COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ VITO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE EDISON PRESENT A REPORT TO US ON THE SECOND MEETING OF JUNE.
AND YOU COULD JUST PROVIDE DETAILED DIRECTION WHEN YOU, WHENEVER YOU WANT.
I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE PERFECT BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT BEFORE SUMMER, WHEN PEAK TIME HIGH USAGE COMES THROUGH, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, WHICH BRINGS ME TO ANOTHER, UM, QUESTION.
CAN I ALSO ADD, I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING LETTERS THAT THERE'S THESE TIERS AND CHANGES AND IT'S, IT GETS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING, UM, FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS OF WHAT THE CHANGES ARE.
CAN WE ALSO IMPLEMENT THAT AS WELL? UM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, WE'D BE HAPPY TO INCLUDE THAT.
WE WERE REALLY GRATEFUL THAT MARISSA CAME TONIGHT.
THE RULE 20 STAFF WAS UNAVAILABLE AND SO THE BIG BOSS STEPPED UP AND PINCH IT, WHICH WAS HELPFUL FOR US.
AND WE'LL, UM, ASK HER WHEN SHE BRINGS OUT THE ANNUAL REPORT
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OF SYSTEM RELIABILITY TO ALSO ADDRESS THESE QUESTIONS.THESE LETTERS HAVE BEEN COMING OUT.
THEY ARE CONFUSING, GIVES YOU OPTIONS, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE.
SO, I MEAN, IF I'M CONFUSED, I'M PRETTY SURE THERE'S MANY RESIDENTS WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE GETTING INTO SIGNING UPS OPTING OUT.
SO WE'D LIKE THAT TO BE PUT IN THAT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, CONCERNS, NO MEETINGS DURING.