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WELCOME TO OUR JUNE 21ST, 2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING 7:02 PM.
MEETING IS NOW IN SESSION YOU FOR BEING HERE, TONIGHT'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR SAMUEL MARTINEZ FROM AMAZING LOVE MINISTRIES AND COUNCILMAN WU WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AS WE GATHER HERE THIS EVENING TO EXERCISE OUR RIGHTS AS CITIZENS FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE AMERICAN HEART AMERICAN SOLDIERS, MEN, AND WOMEN THAT HAVE SERVED AND HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE SEOUL RACIALLY ENJOY.
WE ASK YOU TO GIVE WISDOM TO THE CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR AND ALL THOSE THAT ARE IN AUTHORITY.
ALL BULBS THAT WORKED FOR THE CITY FATHER.
WE PRAY FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS HAVING SEEN WHAT RECENTLY HAPPENED IN THE CITY OF EL MONTE.
WE PRAY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ALL OUR, ALL OUR POLICE OFFICERS, FATHER IN OUR CITY.
WE PRAY FOR OUR SCHOOLS TO BE SAFE HAVENS.
WE PRAY FOR THE PROTECTION OF YOUR ANGELS AROUND ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN OUR CITY FATHER.
WE PRAISE YOU THAT YOU DIRECT THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE THIS EVENING.
GOD BLESS WEST COVINA, AND WE SPEAK FATHER, YOUR PEACE AND YOUR GRACE OVER OUR CITY.
PEACE OVER THE BORDERS OF OUR CITY, PEACE OVER OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND WE PRAISE YOU FOR THIS IN JESUS NAME.
PLEASE PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND TO YOUR HEART AND FACE THE FLAG AND FOLLOW MY LEAD.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
COUNCILMAN WILL COUNSEL WOMEN LOPEZ BEATO MAY APPROACH MTS NEAR CASTELLANOS.
IS THERE ANYTHING TO BE REPORTED OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? NOTHING.
[PRESENTATIONS]
WE'LL GO TO THE PRESENTATIONS PART OF OUR AGENDA.WE'VE GOT A CERTIFICATE OF REC RECOGNITION HONORING THE GRADUATES OF MOUNT SAC, EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY.
WE HAVE MR. GARY CHOW TRUSTEE AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, UH, COME TO THE MICROPHONE PLEASE.
SAC PARTNERS WITH WEST COVINA UNIFIED TO PROVIDE TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES THAT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE STUDENTS TAKE COLLEGE CLASSES WHILE ALSO ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH A PROGRAM CALLED DUAL ENROLLMENT EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY.
STUDENTS WANT TO GET A HEADSTART ON COLLEGE AND EARN CREDITS TOWARD A COLLEGE DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE WHILE ALSO STRENGTHENING TRANSCRIPTS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR LOWER DIVISION GENERAL ED REQUIREMENTS WILL ENTER THE UNIVERSITY AND BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THEIR MAJOR AND UPPER DIVISION GENERAL ED REQUIREMENTS, SAVING TIME AND MONEY.
AND I WILL LET YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE AND INTRODUCE THE STUDENTS.
AMERICAN GASOLINE IS MY NAME IS GARY CHOW.
NEXT TO ME IS ALSO TRUSTEE ROBERT HILDAGO.
WE BOTH REPRESENT THE CITIES OF WEST COVINA.
UM, WE'RE HERE TO GIVE RECOGNITION TO TWO STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM THE EARLY ACADEMY, AS THE MAYOR SAID, UH, THEY GRADUATED WITH THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND AN AA AT THE SAME TIME.
AND FOR ME, THAT'S QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT CONSIDERING IT TOOK ME NINE YEARS TO GET ONE DEGREE AND I'M GOING TO STEP AWAY FROM THE MIC.
I'M GOING TO LET, UH, TRUSTEE HILDAGO, UH, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND THEN I'M GOING TO COME BACK.
THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE WORDS FROM MY COLLEAGUE TRUSTEE CHOW AND THANK OUR, UM, AND ARE ACTUALLY SOME OF OUR STEP MAPS.
IF THEY CAN RAISE THEIR HANDS THEY'RE OVER HERE AND THEY HELPED TO, UH, THEY DO A LOT OF THE WORK AND HELPING TO CREATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE CREATED WITH, UH, WEST COVINA UNIFIED, UH, WEST COVINA UNIFIED WAS THE FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT MT SAC PARTNERED WITH FOR EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY.
UM, AND WE'VE REALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY, THEY JUST HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
UM, BUT TONIGHT WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE ANGELINA AND NISHA FOR THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UM, TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, UH, SIX YEARS WORTH OF, UM, EDUCATION, YOU KNOW, IN A FOUR YEAR TIME SPAN IS, IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE AND PRETTY AMAZING.
SO WE ARE PROUD TRUSTEES TO BE ABLE TO COME TO YOU TONIGHT, TO JUST HONOR THEM AND THEIR HARD WORK AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE.
I KNOW IF YOU COULDN'T BE HERE, BUT, UM,
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I D I DO WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK ANGELINA AND ANISHA AND CONGRATULATE THEM ON THEIR GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.SO CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP THIS A ONE MINUTE HERE.
UM, LAST THURSDAY, UH, YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'M VERY PROUD OF THESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUT LAST THURSDAY, WE HAD A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AT MOUNT SAC, AND PROBABLY YOU'RE WONDERING WHY DO WE HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE? WELL, THIS IS FROM OUR SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND I AM EQUALLY PROUD OF THESE INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE THESE ARE HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS.
THESE ARE ABOUT 75 TO 80 STUDENTS, GRADUATED WITH A, THE COMMENCEMENT LIST WAS OVER 300 STUDENTS.
AND, UH, WE, WHAT WE DID IS WE COMBINED THE LAST THREE YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND THEY ALL WERE INVITED TO COME AND WALK AT THE SOPHIA CLARK THEATER.
SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL GROUP UP TO YOUNG STUDENTS, BUT THE TYPICAL STUDENT AT MOUNT SAC IS NOT THIS DEMOGRAPHIC.
AND A FEW DEMOGRAPHICS IS ABOUT 65% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN, 20% ASIAN, 10% WHITE, 5% BLACK AND OTHER, UM, 70% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ON SOME TYPE OF FINANCIAL AID.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES AN AVERAGE STUDENT SIX YEARS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE SERVING AND FOR, FOR ME AND TRUSTEE HIDALGO, WE FIND BEING A TRUSTEE IS VERY FULFILLING BECAUSE WE'RE DEALING WITH THE LESS PRIVILEGED SEGMENT OF SOCIETY AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.
SO AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD HELP PROMOTE MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, WE DO NOT OFFER ANY COMPENSATION OR COMMISSION FEE, BUT YOU WOULD GET MY UN MY THANKS.
AND, UH, I THINK SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY MAYBE THAT THANKS IS PRICELESS OR PRICELESS.
SO ANYWAY, I'M AT THE END AND WE HAVE VISITATION AND I'M, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAM, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE STUDENTS UP.
AND I UNDERSTAND WE ALSO HAVE AN ASSEMBLY OFFICE HERE AT LISA I'D LIKE FOR THEM TO JOIN US AT THE PODIUM THERE TOO.
UM, AND ANGELINA HERE, WHERE'S ANGELA.
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
WE PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR YOU AND FROM SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO'S OFFICE, WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR YOU AS WELL.
WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR MYSELF AND THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
AND FROM SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO'S OFFICE, SAME THING.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, IF YOU TWO COULD STEP INTO THE MIDDLE HERE, WE'LL TAKE A PHOTO.
WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE OR ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? UM, IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AT MT.
UM, WE'VE HAD A REALLY SUPPORTIVE GROUP OF PEERS, UM, TEACHERS, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATION.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS A FIRST CLASS, UM, WE GOT THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT THE PAST CLASSES HAVE NOT, UM, I'M GOING INTO UC BERKELEY AS A JUNIOR.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT IN THE FALL.
I SECOND THAT GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS ELIZABETH AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF STATE, SENATOR JOSH NEWMAN.
AND WE JUST WANT TO OFFER OUR CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FOR YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS.
IT'S SUCH A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT TO RECEIVE BOTH A DIPLOMA AND AN AA.
UM, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF YOU AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK.
MR. MAYOR, CAN I SAY SOMETHING? OH YEAH.
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TONY.SHE WERE PRESENT ME SIT NEXT TO ME AND I CAN TELL SHE'S A SMALL CAT.
THE NEXT PRESENTATION WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION BY THE UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT ON DROUGHT 1 0 1 AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS.
AND WE HAVE, TOM LOVE IS ALREADY HERE.
UH, AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SHARE THE MESSAGE.
UH, WE ARE ASKING THEM FOR CONSERVATION AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO GET THE COMMUNITIES TO RESPOND, WHICH THEY WILL, AND THEY HAVE IN THE PAST.
UH, WE APPRECIATE THIS, THIS CHANCE TO COMMUNICATE THE INFORMATION WITH THEM.
I FIRST WOULD WANT TO SHARE THE, UH, REGRETS OF DIRECTOR CATARINA GARCIA.
UH, SHE WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT I DID WANT TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT WE RECENTLY CHANGED OUR DIVISION BOUNDARIES.
AND SO NOW THE ENTIRE CITY OF WEST COVINA IS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTOR GARCIA, UH, DIRECTOR CHAVEZ, UH, USED TO REPRESENT A SMALL PORTION.
HE NOW HAS ALL THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS BETWEEN WEST COVINA AND LOVE POINTY.
UM, SO I'LL ALSO, UH, WHAT W W WE DO HAVE HERE TODAY.
AND IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR, YOUR LOCAL WATER UTILITY AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND RESOURCES THEY HAVE, UH, I DO HAVE GREG GALENDO AND, UH, CRAIG GOT FROM SUBURBAN WATER SYSTEMS HERE, AS WELL AS JOSE MARTINEZ FROM VALLEY COUNTY WATER DISTRICT.
UM, SO IF THERE'S QUESTIONS LATER ON, I CAN'T ANSWER AND THEY CAN, UH, WE CAN BRING THEM UP HERE.
SO, UH, THERE IS A PRESENTATION AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S, YOU BROUGHT IT UP, SHE'S COMING.
BUT FIRST OF ALL, THE FIRST PART OF THIS IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE OUR WATER COMES FROM HERE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.
ABOUT 80% OF OUR SUPPLY COMES FROM LOCAL RAINWATER AND GROUNDWATER.
IT'S CAPTURED UP SAN GABRIEL CANYON BY THE COUNTY AND THE BEHIND MAURA STAMPS AND GABRIEL DAM, AND THEN RELEASED TO THE SANTA FE SPREADING GROUNDS, UH, AT THE TWO, 10 FREEWAY AND 6 0 5 INTERCHANGE BACK IN MAY.
YOU PROBABLY SAW WATER IN THOSE SPREADING GROUNDS THAT WAS RAINWATER THAT WAS CAPTURED AND IS PERCOLATED BACK INTO OUR WATER SUPPLY.
AND SO WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT SYSTEM TYPICALLY CAPTURES NO REALLY A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE RAINFALL THAT FALLS UPSTREAM OF WOODIER NARROW STAMPS.
SO IT'S A REALLY ROBUST SYSTEM, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR OUR NEEDS.
AND SO WE DO IMPORT WATER FROM TWO SOURCES THROUGH METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE STATE WATER PROJECT, AND FROM THE COLORADO RIVER THROUGH THE METROPOLITAN COLORADO RIVER AQUEDUCT, WE NORMALLY PUT MOST OF THAT WATER INTO THOSE SAME SPREADING GROUNDS, UH, TO SUPPLEMENT OUR GROUNDWATER SUPPLY.
SOME OF THAT WATER COMES TO US AS TREATED WATER TO A FEW AREAS.
AND CURRENTLY THAT IS 100% COLORADO RIVER WATER.
SO I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW SEVERE THIS DROUGHT IS.
UM, AND THEN SOME ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN AT THE STATE LEVEL, UH, REGIONALLY BY METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT AND BY US HERE AT UPPER SAN GABRIEL DISTRICT TO DEAL WITH THIS EXTREME DROUGHT.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THIS, THAT STATE PROJECT SUPPLIES FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT ARE CRITICAL LEVELS ON THE COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM.
UH, THEY ARE ALSO IN A VERY DRY CONDITIONS, BUT METROPOLITAN HAS INVESTED IN PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS THAT HAS ALLOWED THEM TO PUT A RECORD AMOUNT OF WATER STORED IN THEIR NAME AND LAKE MEAT.
SO FOR METROPOLITAN, THEY STILL HAVE AMPLES COLORADO RIVER SUPPLIES.
THEY JUST CAN'T GET IT TO THEIR ENTIRE SERVICE AREA.
SO HERE'S HOW BAD THIS DROUGHT IS.
IT'S THE WORST I'VE SEEN IN MY 40 YEAR CAREER.
UH, THE LAST THREE YEARS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE THE DRIEST ON RECORD.
UH, WE GOT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN DECEMBER OF 2021.
WE THOUGHT WE HAD A SIGH OF RELIEF, BUT JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, NORMALLY WE GET 50% OF OUR PRECIPITATION IN THOSE THREE MONTHS WERE THE DRIEST ON RECORD.
UM, AND SO OUR STATE PROJECT ALLOCATION, THAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF ITS CAPACITY THAT METROPOLITAN GETS WENT FROM 15% TO 5% ESSENTIALLY OVERNIGHT.
UM, AND TO SHOW YOU HOW SEVERE IT IS, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, LOWEST PROJECTION FOR HOW MUCH WATER METROPOLITAN WOULD GET FROM THAT SYSTEM OVER THREE YEARS WAS 1 MILLION ACRE FEET.
THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO GET 600,000.
SO IT'S WORSE THAN THE DWS WORST CASE FORECAST.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, WHAT METROPOLITAN IS DEALING WITH.
UM, AND IF YOU CAN GO, OKAY, THEN OUR LOCAL SUPPLIES, THIS IS THE, AND PARK KEY.
WELL, YOU CAN SEE IT OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS OR SO, HOW IT'S COME UP AND DOWN WITH WET YEARS AND DRYERS AND TOWARDS THE, UH, UH, RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THAT, YOU'LL SEE, WE HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN WITH THESE DRY CONDITIONS WE'VE HAD, UH, AND YOU SEE THAT LITTLE BLIP UP NEAR THE END THAT IS THAT WATER, THE COUNTY
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RELEASED THE SPRING, THE PUSH THAT KEYWELL BACK UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE OTHER THING WE'VE DONE IN WHEN WE'VE HAD WET YEARS, SUCH AS 2019 AND 2017, THAT LIGHT BLUE SHADED AREA IS IMPORTED WATER.WE BROUGHT IN AT AN ADVANCE OF DEMAND AND STORED IT.
SO WE'RE USING THAT STORAGE TODAY TO HELP MEET OUR WATER SUPPLY NEEDS.
SO AT THE STATE LEVEL, UM, THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED, UH, SEVERAL ORDERS.
UH, THE MOST RECENT IS ASKING FOR A 20 TO 30% VOLUNTARY WATER USE REDUCTION.
AND THE STATE WATER BOARD HAS ISSUED SOME NEW REGULATIONS.
SOME OF THEM AREN'T SO NEW, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE NEW.
UM, YOU KNOW, USE A SHUT-OFF NOZZLE WHEN YOU WASH YOUR CAR, DON'T HOSE DOWN YOUR DRIVEWAY.
THOSE ARE OLDER ONES, BUT NEW ONES IS, UH, PROHIBITED THE IRRIGATION OF NON-FUNCTIONAL TURF.
AND THAT'S TURF THAT'S IN MEDIANS OR AROUND A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS PARK THAT DOESN'T HAVE A RECREATION VALUE.
IT'S NOT SOMEBODY'S FRONT YARD, FRONT YARDS.
UH, BUT THAT TURF THAT REALLY SERVES NO PURPOSE, BUT LOOKING GREEN, UH, CURRENTLY IS PROHIBITED FROM RECEIVING WATER.
SO THIS IS THE AREA OF METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT THAT IS AFFECTED BY THE STATE WATER PROJECT, UH, SHORTAGE, UH, THERE'S ABOUT 6 MILLION PEOPLE IN THOSE DARK ORANGE AREAS.
UM, IT INCLUDES ALMOST THE ENTIRE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY WITHIN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, UH, TO THE WEST LOS VIRGINIE IS AND QIAGEN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS, WHICH SERVE, UH, CALABASAS AGOURA HILLS THOUSAND OAKS, SIMI VALLEY AND INTO, UH, VENTURA COUNTY, UH, IN THE MIDDLE IS UPPER SAN GABRIEL DISTRICT HERE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, UH, THREE VALLEYS, WHICH IS OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR.
UH, ONLY A PART OF THEIR AREAS IS AFFECTED AND THAT'S LAVERNE AND CLAREMONT.
AND THE REASON IS THE REST OF THEIR SERVICE AREA HAS BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THOSE COLORADO RIVER SUPPLIES INTO THEIR SYSTEMS. UM, AND THEN FARTHER TO THE EAST AS THE, UH, UH, INLAND EMPIRE UTILITIES AGENCY, THE WESTERN PART OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
SO THE OTHER PART OF WHAT METROPOLITAN DID, AND YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD A LOT IN THE NEWS ABOUT THESE ONE DAY A WEEK WATER RESTRICTIONS, AND YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THAT, THAT LAST VERSION IS MUNICIPAL FOR THE MOST EXTREME WATER.
WASTERS IS INSTALLING FLOW RESTRICTORS.
UH, SO WHEN METROPOLITAN TOOK THEIR ACTION ON THIS EMERGENCY SHORTAGE IS THEY GAVE US TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO MANAGE THOSE WATER SUPPLIES.
ONE IS WE COULD CHOOSE TO ENFORCE A ONE DAY A WEEK, UH, WATER USE OUTDOOR WATERING USE RESTRICTION, OR THEY HAD A SECOND PATH, WHICH ALLOWS US TO LIVE WITHIN AN ALLOCATION LIMIT.
AND FOR US, SINCE WE HAVE WATER STORED IN THE GROUND, WE'VE GOT SOME LOCAL SUPPLIES.
THE UPPER DISTRICT BOARD CHOSE THAT OPTION TOO.
AND WE WERE ASKING OUR COMMUNITIES TO CONSERVE 20% AND ASKING OUR WATER UTILITIES TO RESTRICT, UH, OUTDOOR WATER USE TO TWO DAYS A WEEK.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING IN.
AND THIS SLIDE TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT UPPER DISTRICT BOARDS ACTIONS.
WE STARTED THIS IN AUGUST OF 2021.
WHEN WE MOVED UNDER OUR WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN TO STAGE TWO, THAT'S CALLED THE CALL FOR 20% CONSERVATION.
AND THEN TO HELP OUR COMMUNITIES RESPOND, WE'RE GETTING EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH OUT MATERIALS OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES.
UM, AND, AND WE'RE CERTAINLY SUPPORTING METROPOLITAN'S PROGRAMS AS WELL.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON IS TO DELIVER COLORADO RIVER WATER TO THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER.
UM, BUT WE NEED SOME REGULATORY APPROVAL, UH, AND WE'RE WORKING ON A MITIGATION PLAN TO GET THAT REGULATORY APPROVAL.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE MAY BE, BE, BE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT WITHIN A FEW MONTHS.
SO AS YOU LOOK AT OUR OUTREACH CAMPAIGN, UM, YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF INFORMATION ON, ON UPPER DISTRICT.ORG/DROUGHT.
UM, METROPOLITAN HAS REBATES, INCLUDING TURF REBATES STILL IS IN PLACE, UH, AND THEIR WEBSITE BE WATER-WISE DOT COM.
THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS THERE'S AN EXEMPTION FOR HAND WATERING OF TREES.
IF YOU'RE AT ONE DAY, A WEEK OR TWO DAYS A WEEK, UH, THERE'S AN EXEMPTION.
YOU CAN HAND WATER TREES BECAUSE EVERYONE RECOGNIZES IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE SHADE, UH, VALUE OF THE TREES.
PLUS IF YOU'RE IN FIRE PRONE AREAS, UH, YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE DRY TREES AROUND STRUCTURES.
UM, THE OTHER NEW THING WE HAVE IS A WATER SMART HOME KIT.
IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A PACKAGE OF MATERIALS, UH, LOW FLOW DEVICES AND OTHER, UH, RESOURCES THAT HOMEOWNERS CAN USE TO HELP SAY WATER WITHIN THEIR HOME.
WE'RE RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TARGETING THOSE KITS TO DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING SOME FEDERAL GRANTS TO HELP US BRING THAT OUT TO THE REST OF OUR SERVICE AREA, UH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH BOOSTS.
WE ARE PLANNING TO BE HAVE BOOTHS AT THE COVINA CONCERTS IN THE PARK COMING UP, UH, OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
AND THEN OF COURSE, UH, YOUR WATER RETAILERS, UH, SUBURBAN AND VALLEY COUNTY WATER DISTRICT ALSO HAS RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU.
I THINK THAT MAY BE MY LAST SLIDE.
UM, I WANTED TO COVER A LOT OF MATERIAL VERY QUICKLY AND HOPEFULLY I DID.
UM, BUT, UH, BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM NO, COUNCILMAN WILL
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TOM.AND, UH, UH, LAST TIME WE MET AT, UH, UH, SAN GABRIEL COG COUNCIL GOVERNMENT AT ENR.
AND I THINK I GAVE YOU SOME TOUGH QUESTION.
I HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF AGAIN.
A COUPLE YEARS SHOW IS THE FIRST ISSUE.
UH, W I ASKING ABOUT FOR 70 YEARS, 80 YEARS.
WE SAY, WE TALKING ABOUT RECAPTURES.
AND I EVEN MENTIONED ABOUT, OKAY.
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, WE HAVE, UH, UH, 1930.
WE HAVE ALL THESE VISIONARY PEOPLE AND READY TO BRING THIS, UH, ENGINEER WANDER.
IF WE COLORADO RIVER TO THE, TO OUR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH THE OLDEST MAGNIFICENT IRRIGATION.
REMEMBER WE TALK ABOUT LEAD AND I HAVE EDUCATION BY THE SUBURBAN.
WHAT THE COMPANY, THEY HAVE SOME EDUCATION REGARDING WHERE WE DRINK OUR WATER AND WE NEED WATER TO SURVIVE.
AND THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS DESERT IS MONETARIAN VERY DRY.
SO, AND THE WEST COVINA DRINKING, NOTHING UNDERGROUND WATER.
SO, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW UNDER WHAT UNDERGROUND WATER HAD BEEN SELLING INTO ALL THE CITY OR THE AREA.
AND THEN WHEN, NOW YOU WANT US OKAY.
AND IF WE DON'T WATER OUR ALARM, A COUPLE OF ISSUES.
SO HOW ARE WE, WE CAPTURE ALL THIS ON THE GROUNDWATER, GO TO, WE FURNISH INTO OUR WATER TABLE IS ONE ISSUE.
W WE LIKE COUPLES THINGS FIVE YEARS AGO.
WE DO THE CONSERVATION AND THEN PEOPLE WE DO SO USE, AND THEN YOU RAISE THE PRICE.
NOT ONLY LAND BECAUSE PEOPLE USE LESS THE PRESSURE OF THE PIPE.
CAN I HANDLE IT? IT, IT BROKE ALL THE PLACES.
REMEMBER, AND WE JUST RECENTLY AMOUNTS AGO OUTSIDE.
OH, I THINK MY SAYS SCHOOL BY SCHOOL.
AND WHAT THE GUTS OUT LIKE CRAZY.
SO, SO HOW IT IS INFRASTRUCTURE AGING PIPE, YOU GUY CAN FIX IT.
CAN THEY HANDLE IF PEOPLE WITHIN WITH STREET TO USE CONCERT OR WATCH IT? THIS IS A SECOND ISSUE.
I THINK I MENTIONED TO YOU LAST TIME.
AND TO GIVE OUR RESIDENT IN WEST COVINA THAT BASICALLY, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF HAIL AND NOW THE WILD FIRE SEASON COMING UP.
AND HOW WE CONTROL THE POTENTIALLY WILDFIRES.
AND TH THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PLACES LIKE LAST GLASGOW PARK, WE HAVE ALMOST A CATASTROPHE, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, OKAY.
WE DON'T HAVE THE OLDEST DRY BROWN AND, UH, IT'S LIKE A TOAST.
AND HE'S GOING TO BURN DOWN THE STRUCTURE.
SO THIS COUPLE QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU IS X, SAME QUESTION.
SO MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER ALL THESE QUESTIONS AGAIN.
I THINK THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THERE, BUT I'LL TRY AND BE, BE SUCCINCT IN MY RESPONSE.
SO I THINK YOU FIRST TALKED ABOUT STORMWATER CAPTURE AND THAT'S PART OF THE, WE NEED TO EDUCATE PEOPLE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TO REALIZE WE HAVE ONE OF THEIR MOST, MOST ROBUST STORMWATER CAPTURE SYSTEMS IN THE CALIFORNIA HERE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, THE COUNTY'S FACILITIES AND THE CANYON, UH, THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER, ALSO THE REAL HONDO CHANNEL THAT GOES DOWN INTO CENTRAL BASIN.
SO THE RAINFALL THAT FALLS IN THE UPPER SAN GABRIEL RIVER WATERSHED IN THE SHERWOOD WAS WE CAPTURED 100%.
EVERY DROP OF RAIN WAS CAPTURED AND PUT BACK INTO THE GROUND.
UH, ONLY WHEN WE HAVE EXTREMELY WET YEARS, SUCH AS 2004, WHERE IT WAS THE WETTEST YEAR ON A HUNDRED, DID WE NOT CAPTURE A HUNDRED PERCENT? THAT WAS ABOUT A 60% CAPTURE.
THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR ONE THING, THE SOILS ARE MORE CLAY.
IT'S HARDER TO GET WATER INTO THE GROUND AND ALL THE CHANNELS DOWN THERE ARE CONCRETE LINE, BUT HERE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, UH, WE CAPTURE A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE STORMWATER.
AND IF SOMEBODY HAPPENS TO OVER-WATER THEIR LAWN, UM, WE DON'T WANT THEM TO DO THAT.
THAT RUNOFF WAS RIGHT BACK INTO THE SAME SYSTEM AND GOES BACK INTO THE GROUND.
BUT YOU RAISE A GOOD POINT WITH THE BROWN LAWNS.
IF PEOPLE OVER-WATER THEIR LAWN, THE WATER THAT GETS DOWN BELOW THE ROOTS ON ENDS UP BACK IN THE GROUNDWATER SUPPLY.
NOW THAT THEY'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT GETTING THAT RETURN FLOW.
UM, BUT WE ARE SEEING THE REDUCTION IN WATER DEMANDS.
UM, AND THEN THE LAST ONE I'LL TALK ABOUT IS JUST THE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
UM, AND, AND SO AS, AS THE WATER UTILITIES, THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT, WE ALL HAVE THAT CHALLENGE AS OUR FACILITIES AGE, HOW DO WE SMARTLY REPLACE THOSE FACILITIES SO THAT THEY'RE THERE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO USE? THERE IS ONE MORE PROJECT THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT WILL REALLY HELP THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND THAT AS METROPOLITAN'S REGIONAL RECYCLED WATER PROJECT, IT'S A JOINT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT.
IT WILL BE THE LARGEST RECYCLING PLANT OF ITS KIND IN
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THE COUNTRY.AND UPPER DISTRICT IS A CORNERSTONE USE FOR THAT WATER.
AND, AND WHEN THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETED IN EIGHT TO 10 YEARS, IT WILL COMPLETELY ELIMINATE OUR REGION'S DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTED WATER FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
AND THAT'LL BE A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT, UH, IN EIGHT TO 10 YEARS.
I NO LONGER SAY IF THE PROJECT IS IMPLEMENTED, I HAVE TO SAY WHEN IT'S IMPLEMENTED, BECAUSE IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO GET DONE.
SO I HOPE, I HOPE THAT ANSWERED MOST OF THOSE QUESTIONS, SOME, BUT AGAIN, A WEST COVINA DRINKING, NOTHING BUT ON THE GROUNDWATER'S.
BASICALLY YOU PUMPING OUT, I DUNNO, THREE OR FOUR STATION, OUR BUSINESS, YOUR FRANCISQUITO AVENUE, AND SOME OTHER PLACES ARE YOU PUMPING THE WATER OUT? OKAY.
YOU SUPPLY TO ALL RESIDENT IS SOMETIMES SUPPLY TO MAYBE SOME OTHER AREA.
SO IN THAT WAY, AGAIN, MY UNDERSTANDING BASED ON THE EDUCATION IS THE WATER IS FREE, BUT THE TRANS TRANSFER IS VERY EXPENSIVE.
SO COLORADO RIVER WATER COME TO US WOULD BE VERY, VERY PRICEY.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE DRINKING THE UNDERWATER BECAUSE IT'S VERY CHEAP.
SO, SO IF WE CAN GET ON THE GROUND WATER, OKAY.
NOW YOU WANT US TO CONSULT THE WATCHERS, SO IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
LET WE ARE USING OUR LOCAL OR OTHER GROUND TABLE.
SO, SO WE DO ACTUALLY THE GROUNDWATER, THE GROUNDWATER YOU'RE DRINKING IS 20% IMPORTED WATER FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
UM, BECAUSE WE BRING IT IN, WE PUT IT BACK INTO THE GROUND WATER.
THAT'S HOW WE SUSTAIN THE GROUNDWATER BASIN.
WE PREFER THE RAINWATER BECAUSE THAT IS THE CHEAPEST SOURCE OF WATER.
BUT IF IT DOESN'T RAIN LOCALLY, WE HAVE TO BRING IN MORE OF THAT IN PORT OF WATER, UH, FROM NORTHERN, CURRENTLY FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
BUT IF WE GET THIS REGULATORY APPROVAL, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAP THE MORE AMPLE SUPPLY CURRENTLY ON THE COLORADO RIVERSIDE.
UM, AND SO, UM, YEAH, IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE WATER, UH, BUT IT'S WATER.
WHAT CONSERVATION DOES FOR US THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE APPROVAL TO BRING IN THE COLORADO RIVER WATER.
AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH STATE PROJECT WATER TO MEET OUR NEEDS IS IF WE CAN SERVE, WE'RE PUMPING LESS WATER OUT OF THE GROUND.
AND THAT STORED WATER UNDER OUR GROUND WILL LAST US FOR MUCH, MUCH LONGER.
AND LAST QUESTION I HAVE, THERE WOULD BE THE QUALITY OF THE WATER AND SAFETY OF A DRINKING WATER THAT WE'RE PUMPING FOR ON THE GROUND.
WE HAVE THE PKK LANDFILL OKAY.
AND THE, IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR CITY.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE HOW YOU NOT ONLY CONCERNED THE WATERS, BUT HOW ABOUT THE USAGE IS SAFELY FOR PEOPLE TO USE.
AND, UH, HOW WE CHECK THOSE WATER QUALITY.
WE LOVE CONTAMINATION LEVEL FOR OUR RESIDENT TO DRINK.
WELL ALSO I'LL SPEAK FOR YOUR WATER UTILITIES THAT WATER IS TESTED DAILY AT IS A VERY RIGOROUS, UH, WATER QUALITY REQUIREMENTS, EPA, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER WATCHES THAT WATER.
AND IF THERE IS ANY CONTAMINANTS THAT EXCEEDS ANY OF THOSE STANDARDS, EITHER OF THOSE WELLS ARE SHUT OFF OR TREATMENT HAS PUT IN PLACE TO REMOVE THOSE, THOSE CHEMICALS OR CONTAMINANTS FROM THE WATER BEFORE IT'S SERVED TO YOU IN YOUR TABS.
SO I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE TAP WATER YOU RECEIVE IS VERY SAFE.
SO W WE'LL BE DUE TO, WE HAVE NO CAP ON TOP OF BKK, WE'RE LET BE POTENTIALLY GOING INTO OUR WATER TABLE.
YOU ARE PUMPING CURRENTLY, RIGHT? I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH A BED.
I, I BELIEVE THE BKK LANDFILL DOES HAVE A LINER.
IT IS REGULATED BY THE LOS ANGELES, REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD.
UM, AND SO THAT IS BEING MONITORED IS HEAVILY REGULATED.
UH, AND I KNOW THERE'S MONITORING WELLS.
I'M NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE, BUT ANY LANDFILL OF THAT NATURE HAS MONITORING WELLS SURROUNDING IT, AS WELL AS LINING AND CONTAINMENT.
UM, AND THE MONITORING WELLS ARE THERE TO SEE IF ANY OF THAT MATERIAL HAS BREACHED THE CONTAINMENT WHO IS MONITORING IS A COW RECYCLER, OR THIS IS BY THE DTSC OR THE STATE.
UH, PROBABLY ALL YOU WANT THE COMPANY IS MONITORING CHECK THE, THE POTENTIAL, THE ISSUE, BECAUSE, OKAY.
WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT POTENTIAL ISSUE WILL GO INTO THE WATER TABLE.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S MONITORED AT THE STATE LEVEL.
IT'S MORE OF THEM TO GO TO THE LOCAL LEVEL BY THE REGIONAL WATER CONTROL BOARD.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE FORMAT, NO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION THERE, THAT THE PUBLIC CAN GO AHEAD AND SEND YOU AN EMAIL, CORRECT? YEAH.
JUST CHECKING, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU COULD ASK HIM QUIETLY OR EMAIL HIM.
YOU DON'T MIND, OR YOU COULD ASK HIM WHEN YOU'VE COME UP HERE TO, I'M SURE YOU COULD CONNECT TO THEM.
UH, THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
CAN WE HAVE MARISSA CASTRO COME UP PLEASE.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF AND AUDIENCE MARISSA CASTRO, SALVATI GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.
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TODAY WE WANTED TO ACTUALLY SHARE WITH YOU OUR, UH, CITY SPECIFIC, UH, CIRCUIT RELIABILITY PRESENTATION, UH, TO WEST COVINA.WE PREVIOUSLY ACTUALLY HAD A DISCUSSION WITH, UH, CITY MANAGER, DAVE CARMONEY TO ACTUALLY, UH, HAVE THIS PRESENTED SO THAT IT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF, UH, THE SYSTEM RELIABILITY FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.
AND, UM, I THINK WE HAVE IT ON THE SCREEN, UM, AS WELL, IN ADDITION, UM, MY COLLEAGUE HERE, WHO'S OUR PLANNING SUPERVISOR AT THE COVINO SERVICE CENTER, UH, WILL BE CHIMING IN WITH THE PRESENTATION AS WELL ON THE OPERATIONS PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION.
SO IF WE CAN GO TO THE FIRST, UH, SLIDE PLACE.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS SLIDE GIVES YOU BASICALLY AN OVERVIEW OF, UH, WHO WE ARE, WHO IS AT, UH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, AS YOU KNOW, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
EDISON IS PART OF EDISON INTERNATIONAL.
WE ARE AN AFFILIATE OF EDISON INTERNATIONAL, WHICH IS OUR PARENT COMPANY.
WE ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST, UH, NATION'S LARGEST ELECTRIC UTILITIES.
AND WE HAVE OVER 130 YEARS OF HISTORY HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
UH, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, OUR HEADQUARTERS IS IN THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD AND WE ARE REGULATED BY TWO BODIES, UH, FERC ON THE FEDERAL SIDE AND CPC ON THE STATE SIDE.
UH, WE HAVE 50,000 SQUARE MILES OF SEE SERVICE TERRITORY ACROSS CENTRAL COASTAL, AS WELL AS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
AND WE HAVE 1.5, 15 MILLION, UH, RESIDENTS THROUGH 5 MILLION CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS, AND WE SERVE 15 COUNTIES AND 185 CITIES AND 13 NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES.
THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, THIS LIGHT, I CALL IT, UM, ELECTRICITY ONE-ON-ONE, UH, FOR FOLKS WHO WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT, UM, UH, HOW ELECTRICITY IS GENERATED, TRANSMITTED AND DISTRIBUTED.
SO IT BASICALLY GIVES YOU THIS, UH, DIAGRAM OF THIS PICTURESQUE, A PHOTO HERE THAT SHOWS YOU THE GENERATION, UH, BIG CREEK FOR SOME OF YOU WHO MAY BE FAMILIAR.
UH, UH, I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE IF WE'VE INVITED.
I KNOW TONY'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE LONGER TENURED HERE.
UH, BIG CREEK IS OUR FACILITY UP IN FRESNO.
UH, WE HAVE OUR TRIPS THERE TO ALLOW YOU TO EXPERIENCE, UH, THE, UH, WE'LL WE'LL WE'LL INVITE YOU THE NEXT TIME.
SO WE, WE ACTUALLY WILL RESUME THE, UH, THE, THE TRIPS UP TO BIG CREEK THAT WE ALLOW OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO EXPERIENCE, UH, HOW WE GENERATE OUR, OUR WATER, UH, THROUGH THE, THROUGH OUR HYDRO FACILITY.
UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING WATER AS WE CALL IT, UH, HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
UH, THIS BASICALLY SHOWS YOU FROM GENERATION.
WE HAVE TRANSMISSION, YOU SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, TOWERS THAT YOU HAVE, THE LATTICE TOWERS THAT YOU SEE AS YOU GO THROUGH FREEWAYS AND THROUGH SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES, AND THEN IT DELIVERS IT TO SUB TRANSMISSION, THEN DISTRIBUTION THEN INTO THE CUSTOMER'S HOMES AND BUSINESSES.
UH, AS I MENTIONED, UH, EARLIER, THIS BASICALLY WILL COVER 50,000 SQUARE MILES.
WE HAVE ABOUT 4,600 CIRCUITS, A 1.7 MILLION, UH, POLES, UH, THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE TERRITORY, WE HAVE 126,000 MILES OF TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES AND 730,000 TRANSFORMERS.
THIS ONE BASICALLY GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW OF HOW WE STRENGTHEN AND MODERNIZE OUR GRID.
UH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON SPENDS MORE THAN $5 BILLION EACH YEAR TO MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND HARDEN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND THAT IS INCLUDED WITHIN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE RELIABILITY.
WE HAVE A WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN, UH, AND ALSO THE TRANSMISSION, THE GRID READINESS.
AND OF COURSE OUR LONGTERM ENERGY POLICY THAT, UH, THAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER.
WE HAVE OUR 2021 CAPITAL INVESTMENT THAT SHOWS THERE ON THE SCREEN, UH, 91.7 MILES OF UNDERGROUND CABLE, WHERE WE REPLACED 146.5 MILES OF OVERHEAD CONDUCTOR REPLACED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND THIS IS THROUGH OUR WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN.
UH, WE HAVE 34,500 DISTRIBUTION POLES ARE PLACED.
UH, TRANSMISSION POLES WERE ALSO REPLACED AS WELL AS 29 UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE REPLACEMENT.
AND ON THIS NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, THIS SHOWS YOU SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE ON OUR WILDFIRE MITIGATION ACTIVITIES AND HOW WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED OUR PLANS.
AND I'LL DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUE, JOE, TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A, UH, BACKGROUND ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER FOR OUR, OUR SERVICE TERRITORY.
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MAYER CASIANOS AND FELLOW MEMBERS.I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND HERE IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS AND, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, SHOW OUR EFFORTS HERE.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE ALL CAN UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENT RIGHT NOW IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, UH, WITH WILDFIRES.
SO EDISON HAS TAKEN IT, UH, VERY, VERY, UM, UH, UNDER A MICROSCOPE, IF YOU WILL.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS SOME OF THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH SO FAR.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY FIRST ONE, THIS ONE, THIS ONE TO ME, IS A VERY IMPORTANT, IN A SENSE OF BEING A PLANNING MANAGER HERE IN COVINA, UH, WEST COVINA BEING ONE OF OUR CITIES EQUIPMENT INSPECTIONS.
IF YOU LOOK AT OUR TARGET 163,000 INSPECTIONS, WE HAD 179,600 IN 2021.
SO WE MET AND EXCEEDED THAT GOAL.
UH, AND I, I SAY THAT PRIMARILY FOR COVINA BECAUSE, OR WEST COVINA, UM, UH, THE AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE ON THE DISTRIBUTION CIRCUITS AS OPPOSED TO TRANSMISSION CIRCUITS.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO CAPITALIZE IN THAT AREA.
UH, BUT ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT INSPECTIONS.
WE HAD A TARGET OF 16,800 EXCEEDED 20,800 INSPECTIONS COMPLETED INSULATED WIRE COVERED CONDUCTOR, A THOUSAND MILES THAT WE WANTED TO GET OUR CIRCUITS RE CONDUCTED.
WE HIT 1500 MILESTONE, FAST ACTING FUSES, OR TARGETED 330 FUSES INSTALLED OR REPLACED.
OUR HAZARD TREE MANAGEMENT, 120,000 TREES WERE, UH, LOOKING TO BE ASSESSED.
WE ASSESS A HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY ONE WEATHER STATION INSTALLATION, 375.
THESE ARE OUR EYES OUT IN THE FIELD.
UH, WHEN, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THE SCENES, IF YOU WILL, WE HAVE CAMERAS OUT THERE, UH, 375 LOOKING TO BE INSTALLED.
UH, SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY TRY TO MEET AND EXCEED OUR ACTIVITIES WITH REGARD TO WILDFIRE MITIGATION.
AND A LOT OF THAT, UH, DOES OCCUR HERE WITHIN WEST COVINA.
UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
UM, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS ON, ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE FULL-TIME METEOROLOGISTS, UH, THAT BASICALLY MONITOR, UH, A LOT OF THE, THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE, UH, HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
AND THAT IS PART OF OUR WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN.
UH, YOU'VE ALSO PROBABLY NOTICED A LOT OF AERIAL INSPECTIONS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, SPECIALLY IN THOSE HIGH FIRE RISK AREAS.
AND AS WE GO THROUGH THE, UH, UH, THE SLIDES, WE WILL ALSO SHOW TO YOU THAT THERE ARE, UH, A NUMBER OF CIRCUITS, UH, I BELIEVE FOUR CIRCUITS IN THE WEST COVINA, UH, COMMUNITIES THAT ACTUALLY IS CONSIDERED AS HIGH FIRE RISK AREAS.
AND THE ONE LAST IMPORTANT THING THAT I THINK I WANTED TO MAKE SURE, AND JUST LET THE CITY KNOW THAT WE ALSO HAVE THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS, WHICH HOPEFULLY THAT IF WE DO EVER HAVE A PSPS, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY CALL ON, UH, WEST COVINA, IF THEY EVER NEED ANY KIND OF COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS TO BE A STAGE WITHIN THE CITY, SPECIALLY IF THE FIRE IS, WAS WITHIN THE, UH, THE VICINITY OF, OF THE, UH, THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO AS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.
I WAS LEAVING OUT A FEW KEY MOMENTS, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY, POWER SHUTOFFS.
UM, I'M SURE MANY OF YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD, BUT, UH, SE IMPLEMENTS PUBLIC SAFETY, POWER SHUTOFFS TO TEMPORARILY SHUT OFF POWER TO SOME COMMUNITIES WHEN, WHEN THERE IS A HIGH RISK TO WILDFIRE OR FOR WILDFIRE TO PREVENT THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM FROM BECOMING A SOURCE OF IGNITION, UH, PSP PSPS IS USED AS A MEASURE OF LAST RESORT.
UH, IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WANT TO GO TO IMMEDIATELY, UH, BUT IN THE CASE OF, UH, YOU KNOW, EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS, WE WILL, UH, UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS, YOU KNOW, DE-ENERGIZE OUR POWER LINES TO PREVENT ADMISSION.
UM, MULTIPLE METHODS ARE USED TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN IMPACTED AREAS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER A PSPS EVENT, UH, SE PROVIDES RESOURCES TO SUPPORT CUSTOMERS DURING PSGS AND OFFER SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND REBATES TO HELP CUSTOMERS BE PREPARED AND MORE RESILIENT DURING EMERGENCIES.
UM, PART OF THAT WAS WHAT MARISSA WAS ALLUDING TO WITH THE, UH, 64 SITES THAT WE DO HAVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO GET COMMUNITY CENTERS WITH EDISON PERSONNEL OUT THERE TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS DURING A PSPS EVENT.
UM, S C E IS WORKING TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF PSPS AND IS CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN THE ELECTRIC GRID TO BECOME MORE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS.
SO I WANTED TO ALSO ADD THAT, UH, AS JOE HAD SAID, THIS IS THE LAST RESORT, UH, UNFORTUNATELY FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OR FOR CALIFORNIA IN GENERAL, USED TO BE THAT FIRE SEASON IS SEASONAL.
UH, BUT NOW IT'S ALL YEAR ROUND.
UH, AND THAT'S WHY AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, WE HAVE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED, UH, A VERY, UH, EXTENSIVE AND EXPANSIVE, UM, WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN, UH, FOR, UH, FOR OUR, UH, COMMUNITIES.
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SLIDE, PLEASE, HERE WE GO.UM, THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW TO SHOW YOU THAT, UH, CREATING A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
UH, WE HAVE A WHITE PAPER THAT WE ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER BACK, UH, IN THE EARLIER DAYS WHERE IT STARTED OUT AS PATHWAY 2020, WE PASSED 2020 ALREADY.
UH, THIS BASICALLY IS A WHITE PAPER THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SEE THE KEY STEPS THAT CALIFORNIA, UH, HAS TAKEN, UH, IN TERMS OF REACHING, UH, CARBON NEUTRALITY.
AND SO WE DO A LOT OF, UH, THINGS THAT WILL MAKE, UH, THIS ISSUE, UH, LESSEN OUR, OUR REDUCTION OF NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION AND USING, UH, LOW CARBON FUELS.
UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, ISSUES, UH, RELATED TO, UM, UH, TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRIFICATION, WHERE A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITIES ARE NOW, UH, HAVING A LOT OF CHARGING STATIONS, UH, THAT THEY HAVE IN COMMUNITIES.
CAUSE EVERYBODY NOW, UH, IS, IS LOOKING AT HAVING, UH, ELECTRIC CARS OR HYBRID VEHICLES.
BUT WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT ELECTRIFYING, UH, BUILDINGS AND OF COURSE DECARBONIZE THE, UH, ELECTRIC SECTOR.
AND THE NEXT SLIDE THAT'S ON THE SCREEN IS JUST, UH, ANOTHER ONE THAT BASICALLY IS ANOTHER WHITE PAPER THAT IS AVAILABLE ON ONLINE, UH, CALLED CREATING A CLEAN ENERGY, MIND THE GAPS.
SO ALL THESE THINGS, ACTUALLY, IF YOU NEED TO READ SOMETHING AND, AND LEISURELY, THESE ARE THINGS THAT'S AVAILABLE ON OUR SCE.COM WEBSITE.
SO ONTO OUR RELIABILITY OVERVIEW.
SO WHAT IS RELIABILITY? SO IN SIMPLEST TERM, IT'S BASICALLY, UH, GIVING OUR CUSTOMERS THE DEPENDABLE ELECTRICITY THAT THEY NEED, UH, IN TERMS OF OUTAGES THERE, BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN WE USED TO DO THIS PRESENTATION, THERE WERE ONLY ACTUALLY TWO DESCRIPTION OF OUTAGES, EITHER MAINTENANCE OUTAGES, WHICH ALL OF US KNOW AS PLANNED OUTAGES AND REPAIR OUTAGES, UH, WHICH IS KNOWN AS UNPLANNED OR EMERGENCY OUTAGES, UH, UNDER REPAIR OUTAGES.
YOU HAVE A SUSTAINED OUTAGE, WHICH BASICALLY, UH, AN OUTAGE LAST THING, UM, UH, GREATER THAN FIVE MINUTES IN MOMENTARY OUTAGES, LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'LL HEAR, OR WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME OUTAGES, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE, UH, LISTED, UH, DURING AN OUTAGE.
AND THEN THE TWO OTHER ITEMS HERE, PUBLIC SAFETY, POWER SHUTOFF PSPS.
NOW THAT WE HAVE IT, UH, AS PART OF OUR WILDFIRE THAT IS NOW INCLUDED AS PART OF THEIR OUTAGE.
AND OF COURSE, MAJOR EVENT DAY ARE TYPICALLY THOSE THAT ARE STORMS. UH, LIKE WE HAD THE WIND STORM, UH, BACK IN JANUARY THAT IS CONSIDERED A MAJOR EVENT DAY AND I'LL DEFER TO, UH, ON JOE.
SO HOW DO WE MEASURE RELIABILITY? SO, UM, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF, UH, WE'LL CALL THEM AN ACRONYM IF YOU WILL, BUT SAIDI SAIFI AND MAYFIELD.
UH, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FIRST ONE HERE, SADIE.
UH, BASICALLY IT'S A, IT'S A, A FORMULA, IF YOU WILL, TOTAL MINUTES, EVERY SE CUSTOMERS WAS WITHOUT POWER DUE TO A SUSTAIN OUTAGE DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS.
AND THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US OUR SYSTEM, AVERAGE INTERRUPTION DURATION AND SADIE FOR SHORT, AND BASICALLY WHAT THAT BOILS DOWN TO IS WHAT'S THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF TIME.
MY POWER SERVICE WILL BE UNEXPECTEDLY INTERRUPTED.
UH, IF WE MOVE DOWN TO SAFETY, IT'S, WHAT'S THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF TIMES MY POWER SERVICE WILL BE UNEXPECTEDLY INTERRUPTED.
AND IF WE MOVE DOWN TO MAYFAIR, IT'S, WHAT'S THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF TIMES MY POWER SERVICE WILL BE MOMENTARILY, WHICH IS LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES OF INTERRUPTION.
UH, SO THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE VERY CRITICAL TO, TO OUR DRIVE AND OUR RELIABILITY EFFORTS.
AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING TO IMPROVE, UH, IN ANY MANNER WE CAN, WHETHER IT'S INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENTS, OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO, TO BRING THOSE NUMBERS DOWN, TO REALLY LIMIT THE IMPACT TO THE CUSTOMERS IN WEST COVINA AND COVINA AND ALL THE SURROUNDING CITIES.
UM, DO YOU WANT ME TO DO OVERVIEW REAL QUICK? YEAH.
I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT ON THIS NEXT PAGE, UH, WHICH IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE CIRCUITS THAT YOU HAVE HERE, UH, IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, UH, THERE'S ACTUALLY A CORRELATING MAP THAT WILL, WE'LL GO DOWN BELOW THAT YOU'LL SEE TOWARDS THE END, BUT THESE ARE ALL THE CIRCUITS THAT SERVE, UH, WEST COVINA.
UH, THAT'S PSPS, WHICH WE'LL TALK A LITTLE.
SO THERE'S A TOTAL OF 38 CIRCUITS.
UM, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE DO HAVE A TOTAL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS LISTED.
UH, THE TOTAL OF CUSTOMERS WE HAVE ARE LISTED ON THAT CIRCUIT A SPECIFIC, SO IT MAY NOT BE EXACTLY IN THE JURISDICTION, UH, THAT YOU GUYS SERVE.
UM, BUT YEAH, 38 CIRCUITS WITH A TOTAL OF 64,897 CUSTOMERS.
UM, BUT TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME BRIEF DESCRIPTION AS CAUSED DEFINITIONS ON SAFETY AND SAFETY, UH, UH, NUMBER ONE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE.
SO WE HAVE IN-SERVICE FAILURE OF TRANSFORMERS, SWITCHES, CONDUCTORS, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE ABOVE GROUND.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE VEGETATION AND ANIMALS, SO, YOU KNOW, UH, RODENTS GETTING ACROSS THE LINES, UH, IT
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HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN.UM, AND YOU KNOW, THEY NEVER LEARNED THEY COME RIGHT BACK TO THE SAME SPOT.
SO, UH, IT COULD BE RODENTS, BIRDS, ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT BETWEEN OUR CONDUCTORS.
UM, IT COULD BE OTHER CIRCUIT WAS PATROL, BUT NO CAUSE WAS FOUND, UH, OPERATIONS.
UH, WE PERFORMED URGENT MAINTENANCE, BUT WITHOUT A THREE-DAY NOTICE, LIKE WE TYPICALLY LIKE TO PROVIDE THIRD-PARTY, UH, OUTAGE CAUSED BY A MYLAR BALLOONS CAR, HIT POLES OR CUSTOMER DIGGING, UH, AND PSPS A PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF.
SO THOSE ARE YOUR DEFINITIONS OF WHAT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE ARE GETTING TO THE SAFETY AND SAFETY.
NOW, UM, I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT SLIDE WITH SOME HISTORICAL RELIABILITY OF CIRCUITS SERVING WEST COVINA, UH, FOCUSING ON 2021 AND OUR SAIDI CATEGORY.
WE WERE ABLE TO DEFINITELY REDUCE, UH, THE AMOUNT OF IMPACT THERE FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
UM, YOU COULD SEE THE RED BAR IS THE SCE GRID AND THE BLUE BEAN WEST COVINA IS RELIABILITY.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRANSITION FROM 2020 TO 2021, WE WERE ABLE TO NARROW THAT GAP.
UM, ALSO MOVING OVER TO SAFETY, SAME THING, UH, WE'RE AT A ONE-TO-ONE THERE AND LOOKING OVER TO MAYFIELD, UM, NUMBERS THERE, UH, SE GRID AND WEST COVINA, UM, LITTLE BIT OF SOME GROWTH THERE, BUT JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME MOMENTARY INTERRUPTIONS.
AND AGAIN, THOSE ARE THE LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES INTERRUPTIONS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING.
SO IF WE LOOK AT THE SAFETY, OKAY.
UH, 20, 21 SADIE OUTAGES, WHICH WERE THE CAUSES FOR THESE OUTAGES EQUIPMENT FAILURE, 48.2% OPERATIONS, UH, 21.2% THAT'S AGAIN, WHEN OPERATIONS HAD TO TAKE AN OUTAGE THAT WAS LESS THAN 72 HOURS, NOTICE THIRD-PARTY MYLAR BALLOONS, CAR HIT POLES, 13.6% WEATHER FIRE EARTHQUAKE EIGHT, 11.8 AND OTHER 5.2, NOTHING ON THE VEGETATION AND PSPS.
AND ON THE SAFETY NUMBERS, EQUIPMENT FAILURE AGAIN, 41.3% OPERATIONS, 27.4%, THIRD PARTY, 15.1 WEATHER FIRE EARTHQUAKE 10% AND OTHER AT 6.3% AGAIN, UH, VEGETATION ANIMALS VERY, VERY SMALL, NOT REALLY NON-REPORTABLE AMOUNT THERE, BUT, UM, THE NEXT SLIDE WILL ACTUALLY SHOW WHAT, UH, MARISSA WAS ALLUDING TO.
UH, AGAIN, THIS IS KIND OF A CIRCUIT MAP IF YOU WILL, THAT WE LOOK AT HERE AT EDISON, BUT REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS IF YOU LOOK, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE ON THE SCREEN, BUT THE PSPS CIRCUITS WE HAVE THE, AND THE BOBBY, THE METAL AND THE TIME, UH, THOSE ARE THE FOUR CIRCUITS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS, AS FAR AS HIGH FIRE IN, IN THE AREA.
UM, AND THIS IS KIND OF GETTING BACK TOWARDS WHAT WE DISCUSS OUR WILDFIRE MITIGATION ACTIVITIES AND EFFORTS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
I WANTED TO ALSO MENTION THAT SAN GABRIEL VALLEY ACTUALLY, UH, HAS BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO AVOID, UH, PSPS ACTIVATION.
UH, WE PROBABLY HAVE HAD MAYBE ONE OR TWO IN THE AREA, UNLIKE, UH, AREAS LIKE IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY, SANTA CLARITA, WHERE THE WINDS ARE REALLY BLOWING HARD.
UH, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED A NUMBER, A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PSPS, UH, IN THAT AREA.
BUT I WOULD HAVE SAY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HAS AVOIDED, UH, THE, UH, THE PSPS TO BE ACTIVATED HERE IN THE COMMUNITIES ON THIS LAST PAGE, ACTUALLY.
UH, AND THIS, THIS IS THE PART I THINK DAVE, WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WE HAVE TO CLICK ON IT, UM, ON THE LITTLE BOX ON THE LEFT-HAND CORNER, UM, THAT BASICALLY SHOWS, UH, SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING WITHIN, UH, WEST COVINA, UH, THE MAP ITSELF, UH, BASICALLY WE'LL SHOW YOU THE WORK, THE REGIONAL WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, WHETHER IT'S DISTRIBUTION OR TRANSMISSION.
UH, SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE, UH, ACTIVITIES.
AND I KNOW WE HAD A LITTLE DIFFICULT TIME, I THINK, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, UH, HOW TO, UH, TO SHOW IT UP ON THE SCREEN, BUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF, UH, THIS INFORMATION, THIS ACTUAL PRESENTATION IS ACTUALLY ON THE, UH, EDISON WEBSITE, UH, WWW.SCE.COM/OUTAGE.
AND ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, YOU HAVE THE RELIABILITY REPORTS AND IT HAS EVERYBODY'S RELIABILITY REPORTS IN TERMS OF, UH, COUNTIES AND CITY.
SO IT IS AVAILABLE THEN, UM, AND THAT IS OUR PRESENTATION, THE REST OF THE SLIDES.
I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE LISTED ARE THE BACKUP SLIDES THAT WE HAVE, THOSE SLIDES, UH, SHOWS, UH, SHOW YOU THE, UM, UH, CIRCUIT SPECIFIC.
SO EACH CIRCUIT SHOWS YOU, UH, THE, UH, THE CAUSES, THE OUTAGES THAT HAPPEN ON THAT SPECIFIC, UH, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC CIRCUIT.
SO THAT ONE WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND I THINK YOU CAN LEISURELY GO THROUGH IT.
AND I KNOW, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, UH, LOPEZ, VITO HAD SOME ISSUES WITH HER CIRCUIT, UH, AND THAT'S, THAT WILL ALSO SHOW WHAT CIRCUIT, UM, AND I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE WHAT CIRCUIT,
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UH, IT WAS, UH, THAT SHE WAS, UM, ON YOU LIVE, UH, OFF OF CALIFORNIA.YEAH, MERSAD SO, SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO.
AND ONE QUICK THING ABOUT THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE MAP THAT WE'RE HAVING DIFFICULTIES LOOKING UP THERE, THE GOOD THING ABOUT IT IS IT'S, IT'S A, USER-FRIENDLY IN A SENSE, IF YOU PUT IN A SEARCH OF WEST, YOU WILL ACTUALLY SEE THE DISTRICT BORDER OF WHAT WE CONSIDER WEST CORINA AND EVERYTHING HIGHLIGHTED WITHIN THAT BORDER SHOWS YOU THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON, UH, RIGHT NOW, AND, YOU KNOW, SPECIFICALLY, WELL SPECIFIC TO 2021 THERE, BUT YOU CAN ALSO SEE SOME 20, 22 ACTIVITY AS WELL.
UM, SO I THINK YOU CAN KIND OF SEE, YOU KNOW, THE BENEFITS OF A, I THINK EDISON'S HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION TO, YOU KNOW, HARDEN OUR GRID, UM, GET OUR SYSTEM MORE RELIABLE TO LOWER OUR NUMBERS FOR THE CUSTOMERS IMPACT.
UM, AND THEN IF I COULD, YOU KNOW, HELP YOU OUT WITH THAT CIRCUIT, I MEAN, JUST, I THINK MAYBE SOME INFORMATION FROM YOU AND I DEFINITELY LOOKED AHEAD A LITTLE BIT.
CAN I ASK ANY QUESTIONS? SURE.
UM, I JUST KNOW THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO I KNEW THERE WAS A POWER OUTAGE AND THEN THEY WERE, CAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF RESIDENTS WERE COMPLAINING, UM, NEARBY THAT THEY HAD LOW VOLTAGE FOR FOUR DAYS.
AND FOR FOUR DAYS YOU COULDN'T TURN ON YOUR AC, YOU COULDN'T HAVE ANY HOT WATER BECAUSE IF YOU HAD, UM, THE ELECTRIC WATER HEATER.
AND SO THOSE TWO BIG COMPONENT, UM, MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE THAT YOU COULDN'T FUNCTION THE BASIC, UM, BUT THEY DID PROVIDE SOME POWER AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN WATCH TELEVISION, JUST TURN OFF.
SO, UM, DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THERE, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO GET THAT INFORMATION, UM, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, ALMOST YEARLY, THERE'S LIKE A BLACKOUT OR SOMETHING HAPPENED, BUT ON ONE OF THE QUESTIONS, UH, WITH YOUR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, YOU SAID LAST YEAR, PRETTY MUCH ALMOST 50% WAS EQUIPMENT FAILURE.
AND HOW ARE WE WITH THOSE EQUIPMENT? ARE THEY REPAIRED OR ARE THEY LIKE, I MEAN, THAT'S EQUIPMENT FAILURE.
SO, YOU KNOW, W WHAT WE'RE SPEAKING TO THERE IS WHAT, WHAT DROVE THE SADIE AND THE SAFETY, RIGHT? UH, WHAT CAUSED THE, UM, WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS, WE CALL THEM A WOMAN THERE.
THEIR JOB IS TO GET OUT THERE, ASSESS THE SITUATION, MAKE SURE THAT HAZARD HAS BEEN CLEARED.
AND IF IT REQUIRES A CREW, WE GET OUT THERE AND WE MAKE THOSE REPAIRS.
SO THESE WERE WHAT CAUSED, BUT THESE HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS A TRANSFORMER THAT BLEW, WE PUT UP A NEW ADVANCEMENT AND WE LOAD IT ACCORDING, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE, YOU KNOW, I TELL YOU WHEN IT WAS PUT IN, BUT CHANCES ARE, SOME OF THESE POLES WERE PUT IN 50 67.
AND SO THE SHELF LIFE SOMETIMES, AND I, AND TO HIGHLIGHT OUR INSPECTION PROCESS, YOU KNOW, WE WERE REALLY ABLE TO EXCEED THE INSPECTION ON OUR DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR LIKE THIS DUDE UP OUR FACILITY, RIGHT.
UH, SO OUT OF THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE OUT OF THESE 48%, WE'LL TALK ABOUT SADIE REPLACED THAT FOR YOU.
UH, WHAT ALSO, WHEN WE GO OUT THERE, WE'RE LOOKING TO CAPTURE ANY ADDITIONAL CITIES THAT WE CAN IMPROVE.
SO WE GO OUT THERE, WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT TO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AROUND AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITIES WHILE WE HAVE AN OUTAGE, LET'S CAPTURE THAT AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, DO WE HAVE ANY PENDING AGENTS THAT WE REPLACED? TRANSFORMER DOCTORS, ANYTHING THAT, UH, SO, UH, IT IS DEFINITELY, UH, ON OUR, ON OUR RADAR TO DO AS MANY INSPECTIONS AS WE CAN TO GET THAT INFORMATION BACK TO US TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.
YOU DON'T SEE THE NUMBERS OR YOU STAY HERE.
WHAT WAS THE, UH, THE SITE WEBSITE AGAIN? SO IF RESIDENTS WANTED TO LOOK AT THE WWW.SCE.COM/OUTAGE, AND ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE DROPDOWN MENU, YOU'LL SEE RELIABILITY REPORTS.
AND THEN THAT YOU CAN JUST TYPE IN YOUR ADDRESS, LOOK DOWN, YOU JUST SCROLL, YOU'LL SEE A LA COUNTY.
SO UNDER LOS ANGELES COUNTY, YOU'LL HAVE ALL THE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES, UH, IN THAT WHAT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, OR THAT MIGHT BE ANOTHER SITE THAT MIGHT BE WILLING OR WANTING TO LOOK AT.
I SEE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, WHAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE SCHEDULED.
AND I KNOW THAT, UM, WE HAD, UM, ALSO INCLUDED SOME, UH, THE DIFFERENT RATE PLANS.
UH, AND, AND I CAN, YOU KNOW, I CAN ACTUALLY TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, CAUSE I KNOW I ONLY HAVE 10 MINUTES, SO THAT'S WHY I SAID, I'M TRYING TO GO AS QUICKLY, BUT I'LL RUN THROUGH THEM.
WELL, THIS ONE, THAT, THAT ONE IS IMPORTANT JUST BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF RESIDENTS RECEIVED ALL THOSE LETTERS IN THE MAIL.
IT SAYS, DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE? DO YOU WANT TO KEEP? AND THEN THE DIFFERENT RATES, AND SO ARE THE RESIDENTS
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EXPECTING PAY A LOT MORE? HOW WELL EVERY YEAR, JUST SO THAT FOLKS UNDERSTAND EVERY THREE YEARS WE REQUEST FOR A GENERAL RATE CASE, UH, TO CPC, UH, AND, AND WE REQUEST THEM AND CHA YOU KNOW, CHANGES IN THE RATES, UH, DO COME EVERY THREE YEARS.UM, I WANTED TO ACTUALLY JUST KIND OF RUN THROUGH JUST QUICKLY THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A TIME OF USE, UH, WHETHER THEY CAN OPT OUT OR OPT IN.
UH, AND THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY SIGN UP TO WHETHER OPT OUT THERE WERE SOME ISSUES.
UH, I THINK WHEN WE WERE AT THE WEST COVINA, UM, EVENT THAT WE HAD THAT, UH, COUNCILMAN WU, UH, SPONSORED, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF, UH, RESIDENTS THERE THAT HAD SAID WE TRIED CALLING.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST THROUGH OUR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, UH, TO HELP THEM, UH, WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAD.
THEY DIDN'T WANT THE TIME OF USE.
AND SO WE, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP THEM THROUGH OUR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, BUT THERE ARE ALSO OTHER PLANS THAT I WANTED TO ACTUALLY JUST SHARE THAT, UH, IN, IN APRIL, UH, CUSTOMERS, UH, SHOULD HAVE SEEN A 59, 50 $9 CREDIT.
AND THEN IN OCTOBER, YOU'LL SEE ANOTHER 59 CREDIT, $59 CREDIT ON YOUR BILL, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLANS THAT I THINK CUSTOMERS MAY NOT BE A FAMILIAR WITH.
AND, AND THAT IS, YOU KNOW, I KNOW CARE IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON, UH, INCOME QUALIFIED, UH, PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE AND FARRAH, UH, THOSE ARE SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS, OUR MEDICAL BASELINE ALLOWANCE FOR, UH, FOLKS WHO DO NEED, UH, MORE ALLOWANCE IF THEY DO HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER, UH, THAT NEEDS IT, UH, WITH A DOCTOR CERTIFICATION, UH, YOU HAVE YOUR PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS THAT A LOT OF OUR CUSTOMERS MAY NEED, WHETHER IT'S RESIDENTIAL OR A SMALL BUSINESS.
UH, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO AN ENERGY, UH, BILL DEBT FORGIVENESS OF UP TO $8,000.
UH, AND THOSE ARE THE ELIGIBLE PAST DUE BALANCES THAT ARE ALSO FOR INCOME QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS.
SO WHEN YOU CALL THE 800 NUMBER AND ASK FOR THESE PLANS, THEY'RE ABLE TO ALSO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU AS WELL.
SO WAS IT BETTER FOR RESIDENTS TO OPT OUT? IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW YOU USE YOUR ELECTRICITY.
SOME PEOPLE JUST ENJOY HAVING, YOU KNOW, THE TOTAL USE OF, OF THEIR ELECTRICITY.
SOME NEEDS TO, I GUESS, PUT TIME OF VIEW.
SO THERE, IT DEPENDS LIKE IF THEY'RE WHAT TIME THEY'RE RUNNING, THE AC TIME, THEIR HOME, HOW MANY TVS THEY HAVE ON.
SO THOSE ARE ALL THE VARIABLES.
SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW YOU USE YOUR ELECTRICITY.
YOU BEING HERE AND GIVING US ALL THAT INFORMATION.
[ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Five (5) minutes per speaker]
US 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? NEW MAYOR.
I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FOR AWHILE.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT A SUBJECT THAT PAINS ME.
IT'S CALLED THE ATHENS CONTRACT.
IT ACTUALLY WAS THE CAUSE OF MY FIRST PRESENTATION TO THIS COUNCIL SEVEN YEARS AGO.
UH, THE CITY HAS RECEIVED TWO AUDITS BY STATE AGENCIES.
BOTH OF THEM WERE EXTREMELY CRITICAL OF THE CITY ABOUT BECAUSE OF THE ATHENS CONTRACT IS ESSENTIALLY THE SCULLY IRRESPONSIBLE CONTRACTING.
YOU DON'T TRY TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT'S COMPETITIVE.
AND THE BASICALLY THE CITIZENS HAVE TO PAY A HUGE BILL.
I'M SPECIFICALLY TONIGHT ASKING YOU TO REJECT OPTION ONE, THAT'S BEING PRESENTED TO YOU TONIGHT FOR ACTION.
IT TAKES A BAD CONTRACT AND MAKES IT WORSE.
THERE ARE THIS OPTION ONE, I'M ASKING THAT IF YOU CONSIDER THE CONTRACT AT ALL, YOU ONLY CONSIDER OPTION TWO.
OPTION ONE, UH, IN MY MIND HAS TWO DIFFERENT FORMS OF TAX INCREASES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS FOR APPROVAL.
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ONLY AN OPTION ONE.THERE IS A $1.2 MILLION PAYMENT, SPECIAL PAYMENT TO THE GENERAL FUND ON TOP OF THE EXCISE TAX.
UH, THAT TRANSFER, UH, REQUIRES THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE BECAUSE IT'S A TAX INCREASE ALL THE MONEY THAT'S RAISED TO THAT.
AND W WHAT'S WEIRD ABOUT THAT.
IT'S IN THE CONTEXT OF ANOTHER TAX INCREASE.
IF YOU HAVE TO READ THE FINE PRINT TO FIND IT IN VERY SMALL PRINT, IT SAYS THAT THE RATE INCREASES IN THE FUTURE WOULD BE COLA.
PLUS 1%, THAT'S A TAXING GRACE.
IT'S NOT SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AND IT'S WRAPPED IN A DISHONESTY IN, IN SEVERAL PLACES IN THE DOCUMENT.
IT IMPLIES THAT SOMEHOW OR OTHER YOU'RE GOING TO GET STREET SWEEPING AND GRAFFITI ABATEMENT FOR FREE.
THE RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO PAY AND PAY AND PAY AND PAY.
IF THAT HAPPENS, THAT 1%, ALL THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE VERY MUCH.
JUST TAKE 1% NATTERED ON EVERY YEAR FOR 30 YEARS, THAT'S MEANS THE RATES ARE GOING TO GO UP 36% TO PAY FOR THIS NO COST OF, OF GRAFFITI, ABATEMENT AND STREET SWEEPING.
THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
THE VOTERS ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON IT.
I, UM, I SHOULD MENTION THAT IT ALSO, I LACED THE PURCHASING POLICY THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO ADOPT TONIGHT.
IT'S A CONTRACT FOR NEW SERVICES THAT EXCEED FIVE YEARS.
YOUR POLICY CLEARLY SAYS THAT NEW SERVICES SHOULD NOT EXCEED FIVE YEARS AND ANY CONTRACT.
REALLY? IF YOU READ IT CAREFULLY, IT'S NOT, THERE'S NO LIMIT.
IT VIOLATES YOUR PURCHASING POLICY BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER BID OUT.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A GOOD PRICE IS.
COULD WE FEED THE ABATEMENT OR A STREET SWEEPING? CAUSE YOU NEVER BID IT.
UM, OF COURSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A GOOD PRICE IS FOR TRASH CAUSE IN ARUBA THAT EITHER, UH, BASICALLY THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE WHOLE THING IS A RIP OFF OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
AND UH, SO PLEASE DON'T VOTE FOR OPTION ONE.
HERMAN FOLLOWED BY MIKE GREENSPAN FOLLOWED BY JERRY PATRISSE.
SO I GOT THESE DOCUMENTS ONE FOR MS. OH, WHEW.
THE CRIMINAL, BRIAN AND DIAZ FOR THE RECORD.
AND UH, LET ME START OFF IN THIS FORMAT TO DISCUSS RACIST SLURS AND PROFANITY THEN HAVE BECOME ROUTINE FOR A HANDFUL OF REGULAR ATTENDEES IN PUBLIC MEETINGS, UNTRUE 42 USC, 1983, THE COLOR OF LAW, 18 USC SECTION 2 42 AND SECTION 2 45 FOR THE RECORD, ABSOLUTE PROTECTED EXPRESSION.
AND WHAT'S SAD IS I'M GOING TO PUT INTO THIS RECORD TONIGHT, CR TWO 20 C R 0 0 3 2 6 J F W CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE.
AND 1%, THE 1% AS YOU HEARD ALL THOSE SPEAKERS SAY IT AND MONEY'S HIDDEN LANGUAGE, ALL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 1%, MR. WU, 1% MR. WOO.
BUT LET'S NOT BLAME ANYONE IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE AS I AND MY ASSOCIATES THAT COME HERE AND THOSE OF THE RESIDENTS OF SO-CALLED WEST COVINA FIGURED OUT, WE GOT MULTIPLE CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE GREASY.
PAUL'S PATTY AND WALLETS BECAUSE TAX PEARS ARE TOO FUCKING STUPID.
BRANDENBURG VERSUS OHIO, US 3 95, 4, 4, 19 69.
DIRTY NIGGERS, NO OFFENSE, BUT HOWEVER, I'M GOING TO READ INTO
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THE RECORD.UH, THIS ISSUE REGARDING TAXPAYERS ARE BEING SUBSIDIZED FOR HOUSING, A SURGE OF COSTS, SUBSIDIZED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, H H H AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A FAILURE.
MR. DAVID AND THE PROJECTS ARE ALWAYS MADE UP OF CONSULTING FEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE WASTE, ABUSE AND COSTS.
AGAIN, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING HAS FAILED YOUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FAILED.
YOU'RE ALL FUCKING DUDE, NO FUCKING HOUSING FOR YOUR CHILDREN OR YOUR GRANDCHILDREN.
EXPRESSION, BUT EXPENSIVE PROJECTS.
BUREAUCROTIC PROJECT FAILURE AND FUCK CALIFORNIA.
FUCK PROBLEMS. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
WE'RE FUCKED LAYERS OF CITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
YOU ARE BEING FUCKED WITH NO GREASE, BECAUSE LIKE THEY SAID FROM, AND W A NIGGER'S WITHOUT A TOOT, I'M USING, OH MY GOD, AN ACRONYM.
AND I PRONOUNCED IT CORRECTLY.
BUT THE ISSUE HERE AND LET ME READ IN PART, I KNOW YOU ARE AN INTELLIGENT MAN.
AND THOUGH I AGREE WITH THE MANY THINGS YOU SAY MINUS THE VULGAR LANGUAGE.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR SHOWING SOME RESPECT, FUCK RESPECT.
WHERE ARE YOU? THE PEOPLE WEST COVINA.
WE ARE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WE ARE THE CONSTITUTION OF CAPITAL AND ALL OF YOU DON'T BOTHER A FUCKING TAKE INTEREST IN YOUR GOVERNMENT THAT CONTINUES TO RIP US OFF, PUT HOMELESS PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FUCK UP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE FINE GENTLEMEN BEFORE ME GAVE THE ILLUSTRATION OF CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE RACKETEERING AND STEALING FROM ALL OF YOU AND FUCK A SIN.
GET YOUR ASS OUT THERE AND PUT NEW VOLTS, UPGRADE EVERYTHING.
SO WE DON'T HAVE THESE OUTAGES MISLED, THE LOPEZ, MOMMY, MOMMY, DON'T YOU GET IT? YOUR GRAND STANNY DON'T MEAN SHIT, 42 USC, 1983.
SO I'M SUBMITTING THIS INTO THE RECORD.
NOW, MIKE GREENSPAN FOLLOWED BY JERRY PATRAS FOLLOWED BY LC MESMAN MIKE GREENSPAN.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE MINISTER FOR MENTIONING JESUS.
BUT REMEMBER, IF HE TRIES TO GET CHRISTMAS DINNER
AND YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY CHEAT IN THE CHRISTIAN LEAGUES, THEY JERKED THEIR DICKS AND BLAMED THE EMPIRE.
OF COURSE, OF COURSE THAT'S COMMISSIONER'S TEAM THAT CHEATED WITH CITY LEAGUE PLAYERS, JUST FOR THE RECORD.
NOW HE NEEDS TO GET TOGETHER WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS.
IF THEY'VE GOT LOW WATTAGE OR WHATEVER, MAYBE GET A VOLUME DISCOUNT ON THESE THINGS CALLED GENERATORS.
I HEARD YOU NEED TO BUY SOME ABOUT 20 FEET AWAY FROM THE HOUSE, BUT THAT MIGHT REMEMBER.
IT'S NOT A LONG-TERM, BUT A SHORT TERM SOLUTION.
HAVING GROWN UP IN FLORIDA WITH HURRICANES, A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD GET GENERATORS BECAUSE WE NEVER KNEW WHEN OUR ELECTRICITY WOULD COME BACK ON.
NOW ABOUT THE WATER SHORTAGE IN ATLANTA, THEY HAD A THREE-YEAR WATER SHORTAGE, OH, AROUND 2006 TO 2009, AND A VICE PRESIDENT NAMED JOE BIDEN FLEW IN A HELICOPTER OVER DOUGLAS AND PAULDING COUNTY.
AND TO SEE THE DAMAGE BECAUSE HE COULDN'T TRAVEL ON THE ROADS THAT WERE USING SWIFT BOAT RESCUE IN PAULDING COUNTY, EXCEPT THEY HAD NO RIVER THERE.
BUT WHAT THEY DID, RESTAURANTS WERE SERVING MEALS ON PAPER PLATES.
SO MAYBE THAT'S NOT A BAD ALTERNATIVE OUT HERE.
YOU KNOW, SOME NICE THICK PAPER PLATES SAVES
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WATER FROM WASHING DISHES.NOW WE HAVE, UM, EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY UP UNTIL JULY 1ST FROM 10 TO 2:00 AM, UM, 10 TO 2:00 PM, 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM.
YOU'LL GET AN UPDATE ON YOUR ELECTION RESULTS.
SO TODAY THERE WAS SOME UPDATE AND THERE'LL BE MORE JULY 1ST WILL BE THE LAST DAY IF NECESSARY.
BUT IN CASE YOU WANT TO FOLLOW YOUR TRADITIONAL RACES, YOUR SENATE RACES, YOUR ASSEMBLY RACES.
NOW SOMETHING WAS MENTIONED BY ROSARIO'S HUSBAND.
I GUESS BILL ELLIOTT ABOUT A POLICE REVIEW COMMISSION, A WELL-INTENTIONED IDEA, BUT FOLKS, IT'S NOT A GOOD ONE, BUT IT'S WELL INTENTIONED.
MAYBE FBI MIGHT BE A BETTER ALTERNATIVE.
SEE, I'VE BEEN TO POLICE REVIEW COMMISSIONS WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT IN 73 AND A LITTLE LIP SERVICE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF BERKELEY.
IT WAS A VERY SERIOUS ORIENTED POLICE COMMISSION.
AND I'VE BEEN TO THE POLICE COMMISSION OVER HERE IN LA.
SOMEBODY CALLED IT A DOG AND PONY SHOW.
I SAW IT ON TV AND JOHNNY MAC.
THE, FROM THE NAACP GOT REAL UPSET THAT THEY CALLED THE POLICE COMMISSIONER DOG AND PONY SHOW.
AND WHEN YOU GO TO THE POLICE COMMISSION, WHEN THEY USED TO OPEN IT UP THE MINUTE, THE SECOND THEY CALL A RECESS, SUDDENLY THE ROOM ERUPTS AND ANIMAL NOISES, BECAUSE YOU'RE TECHNICALLY NOT DISTURBING A PUBLIC MEETING.
BOY, IT'S AN ANIMAL FARM AT THE LA POLICE COMMISSION.
AND IT IS A DOG AND PONY SHOW.
THERE WAS A GUY WHO CHAIRED THE COMMISSION UNDER JAMES HAN NAMED RICK CARUSO AND 40% OF THE MEETINGS HE DIDN'T GO TO.
BUT THE OTHER TIME, I GUESS HE WHITEWASHED EVERYTHING, ALL THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE POLICE.
AND THE BEST THING THAT
NOW CARUSO'S TIRING HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, WHICH BASICALLY WERE NOT THERE.
HE TAKES CREDIT FOR THINGS HE DOES NOT DO.
AND HE'S TALKING ABOUT GETTING RID OF CORRUPTION, EXCEPT EVERY OPPORTUNITY.
HE HAD A CHANCE THAT CROOKED PART-TIME PIG, MITCHELL ENGLANDER RECEIVED MONEY FROM CARUSO FOR HIS 2011 CAMPAIGN FOR COUNCIL AND HIS OFFICE HOLDER ACCOUNT HIS 2015 CAMPAIGN FOR COUNCIL AND HIS OFFICE HOLDER ACCOUNT.
AND IT WAS RON, HIS BIG PLACE FINISH FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WITH CA KATHRYN BARGER.
ONE, IT GAVE 1500 AND A COUPLE OF OTHER CONTRIBUTORS TO ENGLANDER ONE.
RON, GALPERN GOT HIS BUTT KICKED THAT AT FAGGOT, FROM CITY CONTROLLER, FROM LA RAN PER STATE, SAY WHY, WELL TAKE YOUR 11% WITH YOU TO THE RUNOFF.
KEVIN JAMES FROM THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS GAVE 500 TO ENGLANDER.
AND I THINK HE GOT ABOUT NINE OR 10% RUNNING PRESIDIO ATTORNEY.
SO IT'S NICE TO WATCH ENGLANDER'S BUDDIES GOING DOWN AS HE'S GONE DOWN.
AND IT'LL BE FUN TO WATCH CARUSO GET HIS BUTT KICKED, BUT THERE'S RACIST WHITE REPUBLICAN PIG.
FRED'S JERRY PATRAS FOLLOWED BY ELSIE.
MESSMAN FOLLOWED BY TERRY COZAD.
GOOD EVENING, JERRY PATRAS WEST COVINA RESIDENT.
I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 18.
THIS AGENDA ITEM HAS SEVERAL PARTS, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, THE CITY'S BUSINESS PRACTICES, HOW MUCH ATHENS IS GOING TO GIVE THE CITY EACH YEAR AND THE SCAG REGIONAL FOOD PROGRAM THAT APPEARS TO BE AN ADD-ON OPTION.
LET'S CUT TO THE CHASE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS BEEN THIS AGENDA ITEM FUNDING COMES STRAIGHT OUT OF OUR POCKETBOOKS, THE GLOSSED OVER ISSUE IN THESE DOCUMENTS.
THESE ARE THE DOCUMENTS I'M REFERRING TO, UM, IS HOW MUCH OF AN ANNUAL RATE INCREASE AND FOR WHAT SERVICES IS THE COUNCIL GOING TO APPROVE FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS TO PAY OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS OR SO? LET'S REMEMBER THAT FRANCHISE FEES ARE ATTACKS.
THAT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE COURTS REPEATEDLY.
OPTION TWO IS THE BETTER OPTION FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS.
IT MEETS US B 1383, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.
ESSENCE PAYS 10% OF ITS GROSS RECEIPTS AS A FRANCHISE FEE TO THE CITY.
AND ATHENS KICKS BACK TO THE CITY $300,000 TO BE USED AT THE CITY'S DESCRIPTION DISCRETION.
OPTION ONE IS THE BETTER OPTION FOR NO PARTY EXCEPT ATHENS
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OPTION ONE, ADD SERVICES TO THE ATHENS CONTRACT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH REFUGE COLLECTION OR SB 1383 COMPLIANCE.THOSE UNRELATED SERVICES ARE GRAFFITI REMOVAL SERVICES, BUS, STOP MAINTENANCE STREET, SWEEPING STORM DRAIN, CLEANING LANDSCAPING, AND OR MUNICIPAL SERVICES AS AGREED UPON FOR THOSE SERVICES.
ATHEN KICK ATHENS KICKS BACK TO THE CITY.
$1.2 MILLION ANNUALLY THAT'S $1.2 MILLION DOES NOT COME OUT OF ATHENS PROFITS.
IT COMES DIRECTLY OUT OF THE RESIDENTS' POCKETBOOKS.
THE RESIDENTS THAT YOU REPRESENT, THE ATHENS CONTRACT AMENDMENT RAISES ANOTHER OF OTHER CONCERNS AS WELL.
DUE TO TIME LIMITATIONS, I WILL MENTION JUST ONE.
THE ATHENS CONTRACT HAS THAT 30 YEAR EVERGREEN CLAUSE THAT HAS BEEN THE SOURCE OF OUTRAGE FOR RESIDENTS AND HAS BEEN RED-FLAGGED BY TWO STATE AUDITS, ADDING SERVICES TO THE ATHENS EVERGREEN CONTRACT AND ADDING THOSE SERVICES WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING IS INAPPROPRIATE AND VIOLATES GOOD PUBLIC SECTOR, BUSINESS PRACTICES AND WEST COVINA IS PROCUREMENT POLICIES.
THIS IS KEY WITH RESPECT TO OPTION ONE.
IF YOU SELECT THAT OPTION, I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR TO REPEAT IT IS NOT GOING TO END WELL, IF YOU SELECT OPTION ONE, THANK YOU.
OH, C MESSMAN FOLLOWED BY TERRY.
COZA FOLLOWED BY SERGIO PABLOS.
WELL, I GUESS WE'RE NOT GOING TO STOP THERE.
MESSMAN A RESIDENT OF WEST COVINA.
I'M HERE REGARDING ARTICLE 14.
LET'S GET A FEW THINGS STRAIGHT.
THE SPRING FESTIVAL WAS A LOSER TO THE RESIDENTS OF WEST COVINA.
NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO TRANSFER $55,923 AND $66,794 TO ANOTHER ACCOUNT, NOT THE SPRING FESTIVAL.
SO THE FESTIVAL WILL LOOK GOOD IF THIS WASN'T FOR THE SPRING FESTIVAL, THESE AMOUNTS WOULD NOT BE THERE, CALL IT LIKE IT IS, AND JUST QUIT TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK PROFITABLE WHEN IT'S NOT, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE $66,784.
THAT WAS FOR TABLES, CHAIRS, FLOORING, CANOPIES, AND GENERATORS TO NAME A FEW ITEMS. AND IT HASN'T SHOWED UP ON THE WARRANTS LIST, UH, THAT ROSEANNE, UH, ROXANNE LERMER, UH, ORDERED.
BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THE $59,923 A MONTH.
FIRST I QUESTIONED THE AMOUNT AS IT WAS PAID ON MARCH 3RD.
AND THEN AGAIN ON APRIL 22ND, IT WAS 27.
I PUT IN A PUBLIC REQUEST DOCUMENT, AND HERE'S WHAT I GOT ON MARCH 3RD PAYMENT WAS VOIDED BECAUSE THE PAY NAME WAS INCORRECT.
AND SO IT WAS REISSUED ON APRIL 27TH FOR THE SAME AMOUNT AND THE SAME NAME.
THIS AMOUNT WAS FOR THE SPRING FESTIVAL AND WAS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL FOR RADISH RATIFICATION ON MARCH 15TH AT, UH, AND AS THERE WAS NO PURCHASE ORDER, THIS WAS FOR SANITATION, INCLUDING SINKS, RESTROOMS, WATER, WASTEWATER, DISPOSAL, GREASE OIL, DISPOSAL, AND POWER FOR THE FA FESTIVAL SPRING FESTIVAL.
WHAT REASON WOULD THE COUNCIL HAVE PROVEN IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FESTIVAL? I HEARD THE CITY COLLECTED $40,000.
AND EVEN IF THEY COLLECTED $50,000, IT STILL WOULD BE SHORT.
I HAVE PROOF OF SOME OF THE AMOUNTS THAT WERE PAID AND HERE ARE SOME OF THEM, $55,923 TO UNITED SERVICES, $11,800 FOR ENTERTAINMENT, 3000 FOR PETTY CASH.
$9,500 FOR FESTIVAL SOUND, $3,406 TO THE LA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, $4,543 FOR BARRICADES FOR THE SPORTSPLEX $6,678 TO THE HOLLYWOOD ELITE SECURITY, 13,600 FOR DEEP CLEANING THE SPORTSPLEX TO A TOTAL OF $108 AND $108,450.
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STAFF OR OTHER EXPENSES.IT'S BEEN 90 DAYS AND WE, THE TAXPAYER IS STILL DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION TODAY.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHO TO CALL, TO GET THE ACTUAL FIGURES.
THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA, BUT HAS THE CITY, UH, WORKED WITHIN A BUDGET FOR THIS FESTIVAL IF APPROXIMATELY 10,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED TO THE CITY THAT'S APPROACH AND APPROACH, THE CITY HAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 PEOPLE.
THAT MEANS A HUNDRED AND A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE HAD THEIR TAXPAYERS MONEY WASTED.
THE UNIVERSAL LAW FOR PROSPERITY SAYS YOU MUST PRODUCE MORE THAN YOU CONSUME FOR THE, FOR INFORMATION, THE STAFF AND COUNCIL HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT OUT YET.
THANK YOU, TERRY TERRY, KHOZA FOLLOWED BY SERGIO.
PAULO'S FOLLOWED BY GOOD EVENING.
I WAS GOING TO SPEAK ON THE ATHENS, BUT I DON'T THINK I CAN ADD ANY MORE TO WHAT PREVIOUS SPEAKERS HAVE SAID.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, ESPECIALLY YOU, MR. WILL YOU ASKED LOTS AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS AND YOU GET ANSWERS.
I THINK THAT WHEN YOU VOTE FOR AN ITEM, ALL OF YOU, YOU SHOULD SAY WHY YOU ARE VOTING FOR WHAT YOU'RE VOTING FOR.
WE NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES AND WHY YOU'RE VOTING THE WAY YOU DO.
AND WE DON'T GET THAT RESPECT AS RESIDENTS.
WE JUST GET, YES, NO, I VOTE FOR THAT.
WHY? SO TONIGHT WHEN YOU DO VOTE ON THINGS, PLEASE LET US KNOW WHY YOU'RE VOTING AND FROM NOW ON, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
PAULO'S FOLLOWED BY AMI FOLLOWED BY BILL ELLIOTT.
WELL, HOW'S HE GOING TO FIND ME SAID KILL BOTTLES WITH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SPORTS.
UM, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR KEEPING YOUR COMPOSURE TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS HERE.
UM, ALSO, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING MY COMPANY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BOARDS TO HOST A TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND AT THE SPORTSPLEX.
UM, THERE'S HAS BEEN NUMEROUS CHANGES THERE, AND IT IT'S HONESTLY A BIG TRANSFORMATION FROM BEFORE AND NOW.
UH, AND LIKE I SAID, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING US TO DO SOMETHING THIS PAST WEEKEND, BECAUSE HONESTLY WE HAD, IT WAS A LAST MINUTE THING.
UH, WITHIN TWO WEEKS WE WERE ABLE TO ROUND UP 24 TEAMS FROM TEAMS, AS FAR AS NEWPORT BEACH, HUNTINGTON BEACH, WHITTIER HIGH DESERT THAT'S JUST TO NAME A FEW.
SO, UH, WE HAD YOUTH SPORTS THERE.
WE HAD AGES 10 TO 12, THE SPORTSPLEX, UH, IT WAS A VERY CLEAN THE STAFF THERE.
I MEAN, FROM STEVE TO ROLL TO ROXANNE, THEIR STAFF DID AN AMAZING JOB.
JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS A HEADS UP WHAT THEY DID.
SO AS FAR AS THE FIELDS, THEY REALLY DID A GREAT JOB.
IT'S NOTICED BY THE SPECTATORS, THE COACHES.
I MEAN, I EVEN NOTICED IT WHEN KIDS GET ON THE FIELD AND THEY COMPLIMENT THE FIELD.
UH, BUT MOST OF ALL THE STAFF, LIKE I SAID, I'M HERE BECAUSE OF THE STAFF.
THEY, I, HAVEN'T BEEN SO COMPLEX AND I'VE BEEN TO THIS 20 YEARS AND HONESTLY, UH, THEY, THEY KICKED BUTT.
I KNOW THEY GO A LOT UNNOTICED, BUT I'M LETTING YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THESE GUYS REALLY, I MEAN, THEY WERE THERE FROM FIVE IN THE MORNING TO LIKE 10 AT NIGHT.
AND I WAS THERE WITH THEM, HELPING OUT WHATEVER I CAN JUST BECAUSE THEY SEE WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH.
AND, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE EXCITED FOR THE FOURPLEX AND, UM, I AM AS WELL.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME STUFF WITH YOU GUYS.
I KNOW I'VE GOT FIVE MINUTES, BUT LET ME START HANDING THESE OUT.
YOU GUYS, EVERYTHING HAS TO GO THROUGH WITH THE CITY CLERK SO WE CAN JUST POP, UH, JAIL.
CAN YOU INVITE US NEXT TIME WHEN YOU HAVE A OPENING? WE, WE, WE DIDN'T GET INVITED.
YOU GUYS ARE FREE TO GO WHENEVER WE'RE INVITED BACK.
I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, THOSE ARE JUST A PICTURES OF WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND.
UM, WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE NOW AND WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE UNDER THE BILI DREAMS ERA.
SO LIKE I SAID, THE STAFF REALLY, THEY KICKED BUD.
UM, THAT'S JUST A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION.
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YEAH.I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, WE, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BE BACK.
UM, WE FEEL LIKE THIS COMPLEX IS, IS HUGE FOR THE CITY.
WE COULD BRING A WORLD SERIES.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ACTUALLY HAVE THREE WORLD SERIES FOR YOUTH ALL OVER CALIFORNIA.
I TAKE CARE OF ALL THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES IN THE U S UM, I RAN IT PICKLE PARK, JULY 5TH THROUGH THE NINTH.
SO WE'LL HAVE ONE DAY THERE AND I HAVE STUFF HAPPENING IN SAN DIEGO, LIKE I SAID, AND WE HAVE ABOUT 150 TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
SO IF I COULD BRING THAT HERE NEXT YEAR, I THINK WE COULD BRING A TON OF MONEY INTO THE CITY, UH, FROM HOTELS TO RESTAURANTS, YOU NAME IT.
SO I THINK, UH, WITHIN TIME, ONCE THE WHOLE SIX FIELDS ARE READY TO GO, WE COULD DEFINITELY PUSH BIG NUMBERS FOR THE CITY.
SO I CAN'T DO THAT UNLESS I GET YOUR BACKING AND THE STAFF.
AND LIKE I SAID, I MEAN, WE'RE REALLY PUSHING FOR THIS.
UM, WE OFFER YOUTH BASEBALL, UH, YOUTH, FAST PITCH, ADULT SPORTS.
UM, AND YEAH, LIKE I SAID, WE, WE, UH, DEFINITELY ARE EXCITED.
THE ONLY THING THAT WE DO NEED THAT CAN BE SO THAT WE CAN BE VERY SUCCESSFUL IS GET THAT RESTAURANT ONE.
I THINK WE'VE BEEN, HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH OUR STAFF ALL THE TIME WE GOT DINNER OR WE CAN UTILIZE AND CAN OPEN UP THE BATTING CAGE.
I THINK DEBATING CAGE IS OPEN RIGHT NOW.
I, FROM WHAT I KNOW AND WITH, I THINK THEY'RE WAITING ON BALLS BECAUSE RIGHT.
AND WE WANT TO PEOPLE TO UTILIZE NOT ONLY THE WEEKEND, WE WANT TO USE THE WEEKDAY.
I MEAN, WE CAN DO LEAGUES DURING THE WEEKDAY IF WE CAN DO A SEVEN DAY.
WHEN WE HAVE A CRO THAT WE CAN ALSO SEE THE RESTAURANT, WE HAVE A TWO RESTAURANT, BUT NOW WE WAITING FOR OKAY.
AND A REGULARLY, WE HAVE A PEOPLE OVER THERE.
AND THEN THE RESTAURANT CAN BE ALSO SEEN, AND THEN THEY CAN PUT YOUR REVENUE AND BRING SERVERS TO THE PEOPLE, ATTEND A BOWL GAME.
AND I WANT TO THANK DOES OUR CITY STAFF.
I THINK THEY WORK VERY, VERY HARD.
TO CLEAN UP AND WE HAVE HIRE THE PROFESSIONAL TO FIX THE, ALL THE ALL PLUG AND RUN.
YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL CONNECT WITH YOU LATER, BUT THANK YOU SO SO MUCH YET WE CAN GET YOUR INFO.
AND WE, WE GOTTA MOVE ON BECAUSE TIME YOU'RE GOOD.
HONORABLE MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, AND THE WONDERFUL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF NATIONWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.
WE'RE A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS AND PRACTICE SAY WE ARE A WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS.
WE'VE BEEN PROUDLY PROVIDING STREETS, BEING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
FOR MANY YEARS, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH STAFF.
OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT RELATIONSHIP.
I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO OBSERVE THE PRESENTATION AND THE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING, UM, ITEM NUMBER 18 AMENDMENT TO THE TRASH CONTRACT, ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IMPACTS OUR STREET SWEEPING CONTRACT WITH THE CITY.
PREVIOUS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IMPACTED OUR EXISTING SWEEPING CONTRACT.
AND WE JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THERE IS NO INTENTION BY THE CITY TO IMPACT OUR AGREEMENT.
UM, YESTERDAY LATE YESTERDAY, OUR S OUR ATTORNEY SENT AN EMAIL TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND TO THE CITY CLERK REQUESTING CLARIFICATION CONCERNING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE TRASH CONTRACT OPTION ONE, AS YOU MAY RECALL, BACK IN FEBRUARY, 2022, UH, THE PREVIOUS PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR THE TRASH CONTRACT, DERECK DIRECTLY ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE EXISTING ENFORCE CONTRACT BETWEEN OUR COMPANY AND THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
THEREFORE, TONIGHT, I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION THAT WHAT IS BEING REQUESTED, UM, IS NOT GOING TO IMPACT OUR, UM, STREET SWEEPING CONTRACT.
I BELIEVE OPTION NUMBER ONE, IT APPEARS TO PROVIDE, UM, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDITIONAL SERVICES, UM, OR A SOURCE OF REVENUE TO THE CITY UP TO $1.2 MILLION, WHICH CAN BE USED FOR SERVICES, INCLUDING STREET SWEEPING AGAIN.
UM, I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THE CITY AND THE CONTRACTOR BOTH HAVE THE SAME UNDERSTANDING THAT THEIR PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL NOT IMPACT OUR STREETS BETWEEN CONTRACT, BUT SIMPLY PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF REVENUE.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE SERVICING THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF WEST COVINA.
UM, I CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY WE'RE FAMILY OWNED, AND, UM, IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN EVER DO, WE'RE HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND BASICALLY I'M JUST HERE FOR A CLARIFICATION TO SEE, TO MAKE SURE OUR CONTRACT IS STILL IN PLACE.
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UM, GOOD EVENING.WANT TO TALK ABOUT A FEW THINGS TONIGHT? FIRST THING ON MY LIST AS THAT AUDIO VISUAL SCREEN LIFE OR THE SCREEN, YOU KNOW, UH, I, I DEALT WITH THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION OVER THEIR SCREEN ONE TIME AND THEY REQUIRED MEDIA.
THAT'S GOING TO BE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN, UH, TO BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
AND I ACTUALLY DEALT WITH HER ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER BACK THEN.
I CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME, BUT SHE'S THE DOG CATCHER IN POMONA NOW.
UH, SHE BASICALLY SHUT ME DOWN.
SO, UH, RECENTLY I CONTACTED THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
NOW ONE OF THEM, AND I ASKED HER IF, UM, YOU KNOW, I COULD GET THIS MEDIA THAT I WANTED TO SUBMIT.
AND SHE GOT WITH THE CITY CLERK AND SHE CALLED ME BACK AND SHE TOLD ME, NO, BASICALLY CAN'T USE IT.
WHY NOT? WELL, BECAUSE THE CITY CLERK SAID, HISTORICALLY, RESIDENTS AREN'T ALLOWED TO USE THAT SCREEN.
THE GAS COMPANY'S ALLOWED TO USE IT.
THE WATER DISTRICT IS ALLOWED TO USE IT, BUT IT BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE OF WEST COVINA.
IT DOESN'T BELONG TO THE COUNCIL WOMAN FROM THE SECOND DISTRICT.
IT DOESN'T BELONG TO THE COUNCIL WOMAN FROM THE THIRD DISTRICT OR THE MAYOR OR THE COUNCILMAN FROM THE FIFTH DISTRICT OR THIS COMMUNIST OVER HERE, IT DOESN'T BELONG TO THE CITY MANAGER.
IT DOESN'T BELONG TO THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
CERTAINLY DOESN'T BELONG TO THE CITY CLERK THAT SCREEN WAS PAID FOR BY TAXPAYERS.
IT BELONGS TO ME AND IT BELONGS TO EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM.
AND EVERYONE LISTENING TO ME TONIGHT, I DON'T KNOW WHY WE PUT UP WITH THIS.
YOU KNOW, HIS FREEDOM OF SPEECH UP HERE USING THE F WORD AND EVERYTHING.
LET HIM DO IT, ALL THIS CLAPPING.
I CAN'T EVEN HEAR THE CITY CLERK SPEAK, MR. HERMAN, IF YOU WOULD KNOW, NOT CLEAR AND HE SHOULD BE KICKED OUT OF HERE FOR THAT.
SO, SO, UM, I'M UPSET ABOUT THAT SCREEN.
AND I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, BECAUSE ON WHAT AUTHORITY TO THE PEOPLE OF WEST COVINA HAVE TO BE DENIED, WHOSE AUTHORITY WHO HISTORICALLY WHAT THE FREE LUNCH ADMINISTRATION GIVE ME A BREAD.
THERE IS, UH, AN ALBATROSS AROUND THE CITY'S NECK, AND IT HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS, SPEAKING TO THE FREE LUNCH ADMINISTRATION WHO DECIDED TO PURCHASE THIS, THIS HOUSE ON LARK, ELLEN, THAT IS A MAGNET FOR HOMELESS AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
HOW'D YOU LIKE TO LIVE NEXT TO THAT PLACE? I WOULDN'T.
FOR SOME REASON, THE CITY DECIDED TO RENT THE PLACE BACK TO THE PEOPLE THAT THEY OVERPAID BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THAT PROPERTY.
AND YEARS LATER, IT'S AN EYESORE.
THERE'S TRASH EVERYWHERE ON THAT PROPERTY, HOMELESS FREQUENTLY ARE NOT DRY PASS.
I SEE WEST COVINA POLICE SERVICE RESOURCES, JUST BEING PASTED.
THAT HOUSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TORN DOWN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE.
I'M SICK OF LOOKING AT THAT HOUSE CITY COUNCIL.
YOU JUST TAKE ACTION ON THAT TO EL MONTE POLICE OFFICERS WERE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY THIS LAST WEEK.
AND THIS LOWLIFE DISTRICT ATTORNEY THAT WE HAVE WENT ON TO BE INTERVIEWED BY A REALLY HOSTILE PRESS CORPS TODAY.
AND HE WAS ASKED A LOT OF REALLY TOUGH QUESTIONS, NOT ENOUGH.
CAUSE HE WALKED OUT AND WALKED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE, UH, MANY MORE QUESTIONS TO BE, TO BE ASKED.
AND HE MADE A BUNCH OF EXCUSES SAYING WE CAN'T PREDICT THE FUTURE AND EVERYTHING.
BUT THE TRUTH IS IF GEORGE GETS GONE, HAD FOLLOWED CALIFORNIA LAW THAT LOW-LIFE, THAT KILLED THOSE WHO EL MONTE COPS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN WEST COVINA POLICE THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED HERE.
GUYS, IF YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A JAIL CELL INSTEAD HE WAS ON PROBATION AND HE MURDERED THOSE COPS.
AND THIS COMMUNIST HERE SUPPORTS GAS GONE.
IF YOU SUPPORTS NOT PROSECUTING CRIMINALS, NOT HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE.
HE ADVOCATES FOR GOING EASY ON VIOLENT CRIMINALS.
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HE EVEN SAID, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF SOMEBODY COMMITS A MAJOR CRIME LIKE THE MURDER OF TWO POLICE OFFICERS, THEY SHOULD NEVER BE LOCKED UP FOR LIFE.THEY SHOULD NEVER GET THE DEATH PENALTY.
THEY SHOULD BE RELEASED ONE DAY.
THAT'S SARAH LOVE FOLLOWED BY OUR ROBINSON FOLLOWED BY JOHN SHOEMAKER.
HI GUYS, I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
UM, I'VE BEEN WANTING TO COME HERE, UM, ABOUT AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN APRIL.
UM, I'M NOT HERE ABOUT AN ITEM, UM, BUT IT WAS SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH.
AND WE HAD A, SOME KIND OF FIGHT GOING ON WITH TWO CARS AT FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE.
AND I GOT CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT WITH MY DOG.
AND, UM, I FINALLY MADE IT BACK TO THE HOUSE, BUT ONE OF THE CARS STARTED STALKING ME AND I HAD A TENANT AND SHE SAID, OH, WE NEED TO CALL NINE 11.
I SAID, DON'T CALL NINE 11 BECAUSE I KNOW WEST COVINA DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
SO SHE, WE CALL, SHE CALLED AT 10:55 PM.
UM, IN THE MEANTIME, MY HUSBAND WHO, UM, AND ME, WE BOTH GOT IN OUR CARS AND KIND OF CHASE THE PERSON OFF.
I KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT, BUT WE HAVE TO, WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO.
AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT ALL WEST COVINA.
I KNOW IT'S THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND LA COUNTY TOO, BUT WE KNOW THERE'S NOT ENOUGH POLICE.
SO FINALLY, SO WE W SHE CALLED AT 10 55, UM, THE NEXT MORNING AT 1247, THEY CALLED ME BACK ASKING IF I STILL NEEDED THE POLICE.
SO THAT'S A CONCERN I HAVE IN WEST COVINA.
UM, I KNOW A LOT OF THE MONEY GOES TO PENSIONS AND STUFF, BUT WE NEED MORE OFFICERS ON THE STREETS IF POSSIBLE.
AND, AND ALSO ADDRESSING GEORGE GUESTS GOING OR GUESTS GONE, YOU KNOW, I WOULD EXPECT FOUR OF YOU GUYS TO BE A LITTLE MORE OUTSPOKEN.
I MEAN, EVERYBODY BAGS ON BRIAN, BUT AT LEAST HE TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHERE HE STANDS.
WE WERE KIND OF HOPING THAT YOU FOUR WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE OUTSPOKEN.
MAYBE I JUST HAVEN'T HEARD IT, BUT I, I WOULD, I MEAN, I WOULD HOPE ALL OF YOU GUYS HAVE SIGNED THE PETITION TO RECALL HIM.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE EITHER WAY, LIKE WHERE DO YOU GUYS STAND ON THIS? CAUSE RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT QUITE SURE.
I THOUGHT I WAS MAYBE LAST YEAR, BUT I'M NOT SURE NOW, UM, DISAGREE WITH BRIAN, BUT AT LEAST HE HAS THE GUTS TO SAY WHAT HE, HE BELIEVES.
SO, UM, YEAH, I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM, FROM YOU GUYS, AND I KNOW THERE COULD BE RETRIBUTION FROM, FROM LA COUNTY, BUT I STILL WOULD TO HEAR THAT.
UH, ROBINSON FOLLOWED BY JOHN SHOEMAKER.
UH, UH, DO YOU THINK YOUR CHILDREN NEED EXPERIMENTAL MESSENGER, RNA GENE THERAPY, UH, UH, GENE MANIPULATION, UM, UH, WE OUGHT TO PUSH BACK.
WE OUGHT TO BE ABSOLUTELY OPPOSED TO THE IDEA OF ALLOWING PHARMA COMPANIES TO ALTER MESSENGER RNA SEQUENCES IN INJECTABLE PRODUCTS WITHOUT FULL PLACEBO CONTROLLED CLINICAL STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE NEW FORMULATED, UH, INJECTIONS ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.
UH, THERE'S A PARAGRAPH IN THIS BOOK.
UH, THERE'S NO POSSIBLE JUSTIFICATION FOR J UH, VACCINATING, THE YOUNG, THE COVID-19 HEALTH RISK FOR ALL HEALTHY YOUNG PEOPLE.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THEY PRESENT US SARS COV, TWO INFECTION RISK TO ANYONE AND THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE, WHICH DOES NOT EXIST CLEARLY INDICATES THAT THEY DO NOT INFECT OTHERS.
THEREFORE, ANY SUGGESTION THAT COVID-19 VACCINES COULD HARM CHILDREN ONLY ADDS THE OBVIOUS CONCLUSION THAT THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEALTH RATIONALE TO VACCINATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
WELL, LAST WEEK, UH, THE DESCEND FORMATION, UH, COMMITTEE OF THE FDA, UH, THEY CALL IT THE VACCINE ADVISORY PANEL, UH, VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REC RECOMMEND MODERNIST COVID-19 VACCINE FOR CHILDREN AGES SIX TO 17.
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DAY, UH, SIX MONTHS TO BABIES BABIES.NOW THEY'RE NOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET THEIR GENES MANIPULATED.
DO YOU DO YOUR KIDS NEED THEIR GENES MANIPULATED? THINK ABOUT THAT.
YOUR GRANDKIDS, UH, THE VACCINE COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY AND, UH, THE NEXT DAY.
SO, SO THE VACCINE CALLED, UH, UH, THE COVID NOW IS A RELIGION FOR PEOPLE AND THE GOVERNMENT IS GOD AND GOD PROVIDES INFORMATION AND ANYBODY WITH A CONTRARY OPINION, OH, THAT'S MISINFORMATION.
GOD, THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES THE INFORMATION.
I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT'S HAPPENING, BUT NOW WE'RE GOING AFTER THE BABY'S GENE MANIPULATION.
WELL, ANYWAY, THE, UH, DOCTOR, UH, ROBERT MALONE IS THE INVENTOR OF THIS, A MESSENGER RNA TECHNOLOGY.
AND HE HAS A PETITION WITH 16,000 PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS AGREE THAT KIDS SHOULDN'T GET THE COVID VACCINE.
UH, COVID VACCINES ARE IRREVERSIBLE AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SAYS DR.
ROBERT MALONE, WHO EXPLAINS WHY 16,000 PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD SIGNED A DECLARATION PUBLICLY DECLARING HEALTHY CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE VAXXED BEFORE YOU VACCINATE YOUR CHILD.
YOU HAVE TO REALIZE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THEM.
IS THERE A REVERSIBLE? UH, THERE'S MY OLD CAR DIED AS SCAR TISSUE IT'S NANOTECHNOLOGY, WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY GO EVERYWHERE THROUGH EVERY MEMBRANE IN THE HUMAN BODY, STERILIZATION THE TIME WON'T LET ME PERMIT THE LIST OF THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU, CAUSE IT SCREWS UP YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM.
ANYWAY, MOVING ON, UH, THIS DOES THIS COMMITTEE UNDERSTAND THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF POLICY APPLIED TO A PEDIATRIC POPULATION? UH, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE INDUSTRY IS CONSPIRACY RACKETEERING, WRONGFUL DEATH, ANTITRUST VIOLATIONS, CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS, PATENT LAW, ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY.
THIS IS A HIGH TECH, UH, HIGH TECH GENOCIDE PROGRAM.
AND AS A LAY PERSON, I, I THINK THAT THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, UH, BACKED BY GRAND JURY REPORTS, UH, MAY DECIDE TO, TO WEIGH IN ON THIS FEDERAL MATTER.
AND, UH, IT CAN'T, IT CAN'T HAPPEN SOON ENOUGH.
YOU MR. ROBINSON, JOHN SHOEMAKER, THE RECENT COUNCIL MEETING THE SPEAKERS STATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST PAY ATTENTION TO STUDENTS' SAFETY, NOT TO USE
THIS REFLECTS AT LEAST WHEN IT COMES TO WESTERN UNIFIED, THE COMPLETE IGNORANCE OF THAT SPEAKER WHO PRETENDS TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY WEST COVINA UNIFIED BSRS OUR WEST COVINA POLICE OFFICERS.
ACTUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST TEST SORROWS I EVER MET IS NOW OUR POLICE CHIEF RICHARD BELL.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WEREN'T A REAL COP.
THERE WAS AN ATTACK ON ONE MEMBER OF THE CONSOLE, BECAUSE HE HAS STATED PUBLICLY THAT HE SUPPORTS THE LA COUNTY DA.
YET THIS VERY SAME INDIVIDUAL HAS NOT SAID ANYTHING ABOUT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, SILENCE ON THE ISSUE OF REMOVING THE PERSON FROM OFFICE.
ALL THESE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE DONE IS HOLDING MEANINGLESS VOTE.
A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE MEANS NOTHING ALSO TO TRY TO BLAME BRIAN TABATA THAI.
THAT WAS OKAY, I'LL GET IT YET FOR THE MURDERS, COMMITTED BY OTHERS AS IS THIS AS INCORRECT AS BLAMING HOPALONG, ACIDY GETS UP HERE AND STATES IMMIGRANTS ARE COCKROACHES AND WE NEED MORE WHITE PEOPLE IN WEST COVINA, ALONG WITH HIS SUPPORT FOR EVERYONE HAVING A GUN, NO RESTRICTIONS FOR THE MURDERS COMMITTED BY WHITE SUPREMACISTS,
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LIKE IN BUFFALO.ONE OTHER THING RECENTLY, TONY WILL PUBLISHED PICTURES OF HIM WITH STUDENTS IN CLASSROOM AT A LOCAL SCHOOL.
PRETTY SURE TONY DID RECEIVE PERMISSION CAUSE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE LET HIM DO IT MORE THAN LIKELY THOUGH.
I WONDER IF HE TOLD THE PEOPLE INVOLVED, THEY WERE GOING TO BE USED FOR POLITICAL PROPAGANDA.
TONY WILL REQUEST TO THE CHILDREN COME GRANDPA, GRANDPA.
I KNOW MANY FAMILIES, INCLUDING MY OWN, WHERE THESE TITLES BELONG TO ONLY THOSE WHO ARE FAMILY MEMBERS, NOT EGO MANIACAL POLITICIANS, BUT LET'S GIVE TONY THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
HE FELT GRANDFATHERLY TOWARDS THESE CHILDREN.
AND IT WAS NOT JUST ANOTHER NARCISSISTIC ACTION BY TONY.
WELL, IF HE FELT LIKE THESE CHILDREN'S GRANDFATHER, YOU WOULD WANT TO DO ALMOST ANYTHING THAT ANY GRANDFATHER WOULD DO TO PROTECT THESE STUDENTS, NOT USE THEM AS CHEAP POLITICAL PROMPTS.
HE TRULY WANTED TO PROTECT THEM.
YOU WOULD NOT BE WASTING MONEY ON A HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH SPEND THAT MONEY TO PUT MORE POLICE OFFICERS ON THE STREETS TO NOT JUST PROTECT THEM IN SCHOOL, BUT ON THE WAY HOME.
AND WHILE THEY'RE IN THEIR HOMES, YOU WOULD NOT BE SPENDING MONEY ON A SPORTSPLEX, BUT WOULD SPEND THE MONEY TO PROTECT THOSE CHILDREN WHILE GIVING CLEAN AND SAFE PARKS FOR THEM TO PLAY, YOU WOULD OPEN UP THE FACILITY SO THEY CAN USE THE CITY PARK.
IF HE REALLY FELT LIKE A GRANDFATHER, YOU'D SPEND MONEY ON AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS IN OUR PARKS, NOT FOR DEAD PLANTS, THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO WATER IN CENTER DIVIDERS AROUND THE CITY.
ALSO, WHEN IT COMES TO FAMILY TITLES, I HAVE NEVER CALLED ANYONE WHO IS NOT A FAMILY MEMBER BY BIRTH OR MARRIAGE, GRANDPA, GRANDMA, AUNT, UNCLE, SISTER, FATHER, OR MOTHER.
IN ALL FAIRNESS, I DO HAVE TO CALL.
I DO CALL A PRIEST, FATHER AND NUN, SISTER, MOTHER, AS APPROPRIATE TO HAVE MORE ACCURACY.
THERE IS ANOTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE I CALL MOTHER THAT IS FOLLOWED BY A WORD THAT STARTS WITH F AND HAS SIX CHARACTERS.
AND SIR, YOU'RE DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE AND DESERVE THAT TITLE.
I WILL NOT CALL Y'ALL A BOBBY.
YOU DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT OR COMMUNIST OR ANYTHING.
BUT I DO WANT TO THANK THE WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ED, WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR NAME JEFFERSON DARU UM, IN FACT, THE MORNING AFTER YOU AND I WERE GOING TO MEET MR. CARMEN, YOU OVER AT THE PARK ABOUT FIVE O'CLOCK THAT MORNING WAS COMING THE POLICE OR SHOULD NOT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, THE TAILGATE TO MY TRUCK IS HANGING ON THE FLOOR.
SO I'M THINKING, OH, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? I WALK OUT THERE AND THEY, THEY TELL ME, WELL, SOMEONE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STEALING A DARN THING.
THEY CHASED AFTER HIM AND THEY CAUGHT HIM SOMEWHERE DOWN EMAR.
SO I WANT HER TO COME UP HERE AND THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR DILIGENCE OR DUE DILIGENCE.
I WAS KINDA LIKE, WELL, I WAS LOOKING OUT MY WINDOW.
I'M THINKING, WHY IS THE POLICE STILL MY TAILGATE? YOU KNOW, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE? AND I WASN'T EVEN TOO SURE WHAT THEY WERE TELLING ME WAS ACCURATE, BUT JUST RECENTLY, JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO, I GUESS, SHOW UP TO THE HEARING.
SO I KNOW WHAT THEY SAID WAS ACCURATE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD IN THE PAST THAT I DON'T COME UP HERE OFTEN ENOUGH AND COMPLIMENT THAT THIS CITY FOR ITS GOOD WORK AND GOOD WORKS.
THERE'S PLENTY OF BEING DONE IN THE CITY, BUT DON'T GET MAD AT US RESIDENTS THAT COME UP, COME UP AND TELL YOU WHERE THINGS AREN'T GOING.
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD APPRECIATE AS WELL.
NO SPEAKERS, NO MORE SPEAKER CARDS, MAYER, UH, CITY MANAGER.
WOULD YOU PLEASE RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT CONCERNS? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
UM, THANK YOU FOR A CHANCE TO BRIEFLY RESPOND TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE, LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT AND FOR EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH AND TO SHARE THEIR OPINIONS AND SEEKING, READJUSTED THEIR GRIEVANCES.
WE WELCOME THAT AND WE'RE GLAD THEY'RE HERE.
UM, FOUR OF OUR SPEAKERS TONIGHT SPOKE ABOUT THE ATHENS CONTRACT, WHICH IS ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT FOR SOME, UH, DIRECTION.
AND, UM, WE MAY NEED SOME MORE TIME ON THIS ISSUE.
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I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET INTO FOCUS, WHAT THE ISSUES ARE AND GET A COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO MANAGE THESE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE STATE HAS GIVEN US FOR.UM, RECYCLING OUR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, OR EXCUSE ME, NOT HAZARDOUS WASTE, BUT FOOD WASTE THAT IT MIGHT PREVENT METHANE BEING ADMITTED IN LANDFILLS.
SO IT'S AN HONOROUS NEW STATE LAW.
IT'S GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY TO IMPLEMENT, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S WHY IT'S ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT.
UM, MR. GREENWICH, UM, ASKED THAT WE NOT GO WITH ONE OF THE OPTIONS, UM, AND RATHER GO WITH THE OTHER ONE THAT WOULD NOT, UM, ADD SOME COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICES TO THE CONTRACT.
THAT'S A VALID POINT OF VIEW REGARDING THE CONTRACT GENERALLY.
AND WE'LL HAVE A REPORT LATER THIS EVENING.
I'D JUST LIKE TO MENTION THAT THIS TURNED INTO A REAL LABOR OF LOVE FOR US.
THIS CONTRACT WAS FIRST LED BY THE CITY IN 1992.
SO AS WE DID WITH ALL OF OUR LABOR AGREEMENTS, WE SYNTHESIZE IT INTO A SINGLE DOCUMENT.
WE THINK WE NOW HAVE A DOCUMENT WHICH ACTUALLY REFLECTS THE DEAL AS IT NOW IS.
AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO AMEND IT FURTHER.
AND, UM, AS INITIALLY MENTIONED, WE MAY NEED SOME MORE TIME ON IT AND WE'LL TAKE YOUR DIRECTION ABOUT THAT LATER THIS EVENING.
UM, MR. HERMAN, I HAD AN UNCLE THAT DIED IN WORLD WAR II, WALKING TOWARD BERLIN ON A, ON A PART OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
AND HE DIED IN DEFENSE OF THESE RIGHTS OF FREE SPEECH.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT FROM THE VULGARITY AND THEIR RACIAL SLURS, BUT IT IS INDEED PROTECTED FREE SPEECH.
AND WE WILL, UM, ALLOW THOSE PEOPLE.
THEY'RE THERE FIVE MINUTES IF THEY CHOOSE TO USE IT IN THAT WAY.
UM, MR. GREENSPAN TALKED ABOUT CORRUPTION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY IN, IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT HERE.
I LOOK AROUND AND SEE A LOT OF VERY DEDICATED, HARDWORKING, HONEST PEOPLE.
BUT, UM, THANK YOU FOR THOSE SUGGESTIONS.
NOW, CMS SUMMIT TALKED ABOUT, UM, JEN DIATOM, NUMBER 14, THOSE ARE EXPENDITURES THAT WERE IN CONNECTION WITH THE, UM, THE FESTIVAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDED OVER TWO BID DAY PERIOD.
WE HAD NORTH OF 10,000 PEOPLE AND IT WAS A VERY TOGETHER EVENT.
THERE WERE SOME COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT COST OF SANITATION, UM, EVENT RENTALS, ET CETERA.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO RATIFY TONIGHT.
UM, TERRY HAD ALSO MENTIONED THAT, UM, ASKED WHY WE DID IT.
I THINK THE ANSWER IS WE'RE PROMOTING COMMUNITY WELLNESS.
WE'RE COMING OUT OF A COVID PANDEMIC AND WE'RE BRINGING BACK A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EVENTS.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A SAFE EVENT.
IT WAS A FUN EVENT AND VERY PROUD OF IT.
I THOUGHT THE STAFF DID A GOOD JOB.
UM, SERGIO, THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT ABOUT THE STAFF AND THEIR, THEIR HARD WORK.
I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR GOOD WORK, BUT WE, WE APPRECIATE THE KIND WORDS.
UM, ANNIE
INSTEAD OF BIWEEKLY SWEEPING, WE GET WEEKLY SWEEPING.
IT DOES NOT TOUCH THE NATIONWIDE CONTRACT.
A CONTRACT IS A SERIOUS THING AND WE INTEND TO HONOR IT, THE ONE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE NOW, IT RUNS FOR A NUMBER OF MORE YEARS.
UM, MR. ELLIOTT, THE DECISION TO NOT ALLOW PUBLIC MEDIA ON THE SCREEN HAS BEEN LONG BUSINESS PRACTICE OF THIS CITY AND WAS MY DECISION TO AFFIRM IT.
UM, I DON'T THINK THIS COMMUNITY, THESE MEETINGS WOULD BE BETTER SERVED BY ALLOWING PEOPLE TO BEGIN TO PUT, UM, DESCRIBES ET CETERA, UNDER CITY EQUIPMENT, BUT MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING I CAN LOOK AT.
THE LARK ELLEN HOUSE, UM, WAS, WAS MENTIONED AT ONE HAS BEEN A BIT OF A THORN IN OUR SIDE, MY SIDE, UM, WE'D PUT THAT DEMOLITION OF THAT OUT TO BID.
THE LOW BID WAS ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE NEXT HIGHEST BID WAS TWICE THAT THE LOW BIDDER BACKED OUT.
WE'D PUT IT BACK OUT TO BID BECAUSE I WASN'T READY TO SPEND $200,000 TO TEAR DOWN A HOUSE.
WE PUT IT BACK OUT TO BID AGAIN.
AND THE RESULTS OF THAT WERE OPEN LAST THURSDAY.
THAT'S SCHEDULED TO COME TO YOU ON JULY 5TH, UNLESS I CAN COME UP WITH SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVE THAT COMPORTS WITH THE CITY'S PURCHASING PROCEDURES TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO DO IT UNDER THE UNIFORM COST ACCOUNTING ACT.
AND I'M TRYING HARD TO DO THAT.
AND I'VE GOT A CONTRACTOR THAT I'M IN CONVERSATION WITH, BUT I'M WELL AWARE.
WE, THIS WEEK HAVE A PRIVATE CONCERN.
I'M HAULING AWAY ALL THE TRASH FURNITURE FUTURE CYBIL GARBAGE OUTSIDE, ET CETERA.
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WERE THERE MOST OF THE DAY TO DAY.THERE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW, I THINK AT LOUD OUTSIDE, OR AT LEAST BE, UM, BROOM CLEAN BY, BY THE END OF DAY TOMORROW.
UM, I'M AWARE THAT ONE, THAT ONE'S A PROBLEM.
UM, SARAH LOVE ASKED ABOUT THE, UM, POLICE RESPONSE ON SUNDAY, APRIL THE 10TH, VERY LONG RESPONSE TIME.
I AGREE WE DO NEED MORE POLICE OFFICERS, BUT WE WILL GET BACK TO HER ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR INCIDENT.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIMESTAMP OF IT, MR. ROBINSON.
HE MENTIONED W WITH GENE THERAPIES IN BIG PHARMA AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES, ANYTHING THAT'S WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF OUR CITY.
AND I CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE IF THEY'RE GETTING MEDICAL ADVICE TO GET IT FROM A DOCTOR.
UM, MR. SHOEMAKER, UM, MADE A POINT ABOUT, UM, HOW THE COMMUNITY SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, IN FACT POLICE OFFICERS, THAT'S A GOOD PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE'VE GOT A MEETING COMING UP WITH SUB COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL AND SUBCOMMITTEE OF SCHOOL BOARD, AND WE WILL REVIEW THAT RELATIONSHIP AND HOPEFULLY HELP TO EDUCATE EVERYBODY ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT.
AND MR. DARU, UM, THANK YOU FOR THE THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD YOU GOT GOOD SERVICE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT THIS EVENING.
SO, UM, IN REFERENCE TO SARAH LOVE, I'VE BEEN EXTREMELY VOCAL ABOUT GUEST GONE.
UM, AND BECAUSE I HAD THE FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE OF HIS INEFFECTIVE POLICIES, I'VE PERSONALLY SEEN THE DESTRUCTION OF IT AT MY WORK, INCLUDING DEATH, MORE THAN ONCE.
UM, WE DID INVITE GUESTS GONE PERSONALLY TO COME TO OUR COUNCIL OFFICE, UM, AND COUNCIL MEETING AND FLEXIBLE WHATEVER DAY AND TIME HE CAN, HE PERSONALLY DID NOT WANT TO COME.
AND HE SENT SOMEBODY ELSE IN HIS PLACE WHO COULDN'T EVEN ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
SO IT WAS FRUSTRATED, BUT WE DID HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING SHERIFF VILLENUEVA HIS PRESENCE IN HERE IN PERSON TO ANSWER A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT, UM, THE RESIDENTS HAD.
UM, THE COUNCIL ACTUALLY VOTED FOUR TO ONE OF NO CONFIDENCE WITH GAS GONE.
AND YES, I DO SUPPORT THE RECALL 100%.
I SIGNED IT THE FIRST TIME AND I SIGNED IT AGAIN, FAMILY AND FRIENDS SIGNED IT AND I URGED THE RESIDENTS AND EVERYBODY ELSE TO GO AHEAD AND SIGN THAT BEFORE THE JULY'S DEADLINE.
UM, AND WHEN IT GETS IN THE BALLOT TO VOTE THEM OUT AND HOPEFULLY THE RESIDENTS CAN, UM, VOTE SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND, UM, SO IN REFERENCE TO THAT, THAT PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM OUT.
UM, AND THEN IN REGARDS TO J D THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM, FOR SHARING SOMETHING POSITIVE, WE DON'T HEAR, UM, OFTEN HERE AT THE COUNCIL, IT'S USUALLY JUST ONE SIDED.
UM, I DON'T MIND HEARING, YOU KNOW, THE BAD, BUT THE PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES THAT'S ALL THE RESIDENTS BRING UP IS JUST FOLK FOCUSING ON ONLY THE BAD.
UM, IT'S KIND OF NICE TO HEAR BOTH SIDES.
SO I DO APPRECIATE, UM, SOME GOOD THAT THE PO TO HEAR THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT OUR POLICE DID, AND I'M GLAD THAT THEY TOOK CARE OF THAT FOR YOU.
SO THANK YOU FOR COMING UP AND SHARING THAT.
UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I JUST WANTED TO JUST ADDRESS THOSE TWO.
THANK YOU, UH, MR. TOBIAS BY, UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UH, I ACTUALLY, UM, HAD A CONCERN, UH, REGARDING, UM, UH, ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND, AND, UH, UM, OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE QUESTIONING, UH, SO AS, UH, THE COMMUNITY KNOWS AND EVERYONE KNOWS HERE, I'M VERY INVOLVED IN, IN SPORTS AND, AND COACHING.
UH, AND SO, UH, I HAVE A LOT OF RELATIONSHIPS, UH, IN THE TRAVEL BALL, UH, YOUTH SPORTS.
UH, AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, AT OUR LAST MEETING I HAD, UM, MADE A MOTION, UM, TO, UH, HAVE THIS THE CITY, UH, SEND OUT AN RFP FOR OPERATION OF THE SPORTS PLEX AND THAT DIED.
UM, BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, UH, SERGIO PAULOSE, UH, HAS STATED THAT HE'S WORKING WITH STAFF ON AN EXCLUSIVE, UH, TO OPERATE.
SO THE, THIS, THIS IS WHAT, UH, IS BEING SHARED, UH, WITH, WITH THE YOUTH SPORTS, UH, COMMUNITY, UH, YOU KNOW, AND, AND TO LISTEN TO HIS PUBLIC COMMENTS AND TO TALK ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE RESTAURANTS, AND THEN TO SEE COUNCIL START TO QUESTION HIM, WHICH IS TOTALLY, UH, AGAINST WHAT WE NORMALLY DO.
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT HE WAS GIVING A PRESENTATION ACTUALLY.
UH, AND SO THIS IS A GRAVE CONCERN, RIGHT? BECAUSE THE, THE OPERATION OF THE, OF THE SPORTS PLEX, UM, IS TO BE DONE BY THE CITY.
THERE, THERE, THERE SHOULD BE, UH, TRANSPARENCY,
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UH, ONE ORGANIZATION NCS, UH, SHOULD NUMBER ONE, NOT HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE, RIGHT.UM, AND, AND WE, WE SHOULD ALSO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF, OF HOW THESE CONTRACTS ARE BEING MADE.
NOT, UM, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM, FROM PEOPLE I'VE SPOKEN TO THERE'S, THERE ARE DOCUMENTS, THERE ARE EMAILS, THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE BEING SENT WHERE HE IS REPRESENTING HIMSELF AS THE OPERATOR OF THE SPORTS PLEX.
AND, AND SO, YOU KNOW, AND TO TODAY'S PRESENTATION OR HIS PUBLIC COMMENT WAS VERY CONCERNING.
UH, SO IF, IF STAFF COULD RESPOND TO THAT, THANK YOU.
CITY MANAGER AND RUFFIN, PLEASE LET ME START WITH THE TWO PART HARMONY THROUGH THE CHAIR.
UM, LIKE TO TRY AND CLARIFY THAT QUESTION.
AS TO THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR OPERATION IN SPORTSPLEX, WE EITHER HAVE A RFP PROTOCOL, OR WE HAVE PROTOCOL CHAOS.
WE HAVE OCCASIONALLY GOTTEN UNSOLICITED REQUEST.
WOULD THE CITY BE INTERESTED IN ENTERING INTO NEGOTIATIONS? OUR REPLY HAS BEEN CONSISTENT.
WE'RE NOT REQUESTING PROPOSALS AT THIS TIME.
IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO GIVE AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL, WE WOULD, OF COURSE, IF IT'S A REAL PROPERTY MATTER, SCHEDULE THAT FOR CLOSED SESSION, REAL PROPERTY CONVERSATION, I'VE NEVER MET THE GENTLEMEN.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT, UM, HE'S INTERESTED IN DOING, BUT I'VE NEVER TALKED HIM AND I'LL LET OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER SPEAK TO THE OPERATIONS SPORTSPLEX.
UM, SHE'S RUNNING IT, AND I THINK SHE'S DOING A GOOD JOB, THE CHAIR, IF I MAY, AND JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON CITY MANAGER HARMONY'S RESPONSE, AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SO COUPLE THINGS, UM, NUMBER ONE, THERE IS NO EXCLUSIVITY.
UM, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE CONTACTED US ABOUT THAT.
WE'VE LET ALL OF THEM KNOW WE'VE BEEN EMPHATIC WITH WE'RE OPENING UP.
THERE'S NO EXCLUSIVE USE AND CS.
UM, DID RESERVE PAID FOR THE USE OF THE SPORTS COMPLEX FOR THIS PAST WEEKEND FOR THEIR ONE TOURNAMENT? THERE ARE NO OTHER TOURNAMENTS THAT THEY HAVE SCHEDULED THUS FAR.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DO HAVE APPLICATIONS FROM OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES.
YOU TRIPLE ESSAY IS ONE OF THEM.
UM, ANOTHER ONE THAT WE HAVE, LET ME PULL IT UP RIGHT NOW.
ANOTHER ONE THAT WE HAVE IS ELITE FAST PITCH.
UM, WE HAVE A, WHAT IS THIS, UH, THE WSL, AND THEN OF COURSE OUR SENIOR LEAGUE TOURNAMENT.
SO THOSE ARE THE PENDING APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
SO AGAIN, ANY TYPE OF EXCLUSIVE USE OR ANY ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING OR MISREPRESENTING THEMSELVES AS EITHER AN AGENT OF THE CITY, UM, IS TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY.
AND AS THOSE ALLEGATIONS ARE BROUGHT FORWARD, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE, WE TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND ALSO TALK TO THE STAFF MEMBERS, BECAUSE AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE SPORTS COMPLEX, UM, HAS BEEN RECEIVING INTEREST, UM, SINCE BLD LEFT.
SO AGAIN, EVEN WITH PREVIOUS SUPERVISORS THAT I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH, UM, JUST TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY AND HOW THEY ALLOCATED THE FIELDS, THE MARCHING ORDERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME, THAT IT'S FAIR ACROSS THE BOARD.
SHOULD WE GET TO A POINT THAT A, UM, WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF APPLICANTS COMING IN.
UM, WE WOULD GO TO A LOTTERY SYSTEM.
UM, BUT AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, CITY COUNCIL AS A WHOLE, HASN'T DIRECTED AN RFP, IF THAT IS THE CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL COUNCIL, WHICH IS TO GO THAT DIRECTION, THEN CERTAINLY THE CITY WOULD COMPLY.
BUT AGAIN, UM, THERE IS NO EXCLUSIVITY, ANY ORGANIZATION, ANY INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING EXCLUSIVE USE, UM, WILL BE HANDLED.
SO PLEASE, I WANT YOU TO REST ASSURED THAT ANY OF THOSE TYPES OF ALLEGATIONS WILL BE LOOKED INTO ON ALL ENDS.
IF, IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE ACCUSATIONS, PLEASE SHARE.
I MEAN, THOSE ARE SERIOUS THINGS THAT ARE BEING SAID, AND WE'D LOVE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, BUT I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN CLEAR TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S NON-EXCLUSIVE I THINK WE STILL SHARE THAT.
AND, UM, SO YEAH, IF SOMEONE'S TELLING YOU THAT, PLEASE DO SHARE ULTIMATELY WHAT I THINK IT'S OBVIOUSLY TWO ATTORNEYS YOU'RE ADDRESSED IS THE ISSUE, IF A MISREPRESENTATION FOR ANY GROUP.
AND THERE, WE SHOULD TAKE AN ACTION AGAINST ANY PERSON DOING THAT.
I SUPPOSEDLY THE CITY COUNCIL AGREED THIS SHOULD BE RUN BY THE CITY AND CITY SHOULD HAVE EVERYBODY HAVE A FAIR CHANCE.
SO MAYBE THE CITY ATTORNEY, YOU CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
ROXANNE AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS.
WE'RE LOOKING INTO THIS, I THINK THIS IS COMING FOR, UH, ON THE, ON THE NEXT MEETING OR THE SECOND
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MEETING, JULY FOR DISCUSSION AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP AND LOOK, WE'LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.AND IF THERE IS A MISREPRESENTATION, WE WILL HANDLE IT.
IF SHE, WE HAVE ANYBODY HAVE ANY EVIDENCE, WOULD YOU PROVIDE PAUL? WAS HE THE ATTORNEY TO LOOK INTO IT? YEP.
[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]
WE'RE MOVING ONTO THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.I KNOW YOU'VE GOT OTHER BUSINESS.
I'LL BE REALLY BRIEF WITH THE MANAGER'S REPORT.
FIRST WANTED TO MAKE MENTION THAT OUR, UM, SUMMER CONCERT SERIES STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT, RIGHT HERE AT THE CIVIC CENTER.
UM, ALSO NEXT WEEK'S CONCERT IS, UH, WITH COUNTRY NATION AND, UM, WE HOPE PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE.
IT'S A VERY PLEASANT WAY TO SPEND A SUMMER EVENING, 4TH OF JULY HEROES PARADE AND STREET FAIR.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO PARTICIPATE.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE.
UM, FIREWORKS ARE AN ONGOING ISSUE.
WE DON'T ALLOW THEM, AND WE DO HAVE A REWARD PROGRAM.
IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO, UM, REPORT FIREWORKS ACTIVITY, THEY CAN CALL, UM, THE, THE BUSINESS NUMBER AT THE POLICE STATION, 66 9 3 9 8 5 8 5.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PARKS AND REC ACTIVITIES THAT ARE, UM, UP AND RUNNING.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO ADVERTISE ALL THROUGH JULY.
THE CITY WILL BE OFFERING WATER DAYS AT THE PARK AND THEY CAN CALL THE CAMERON PARK COMMUNITY CENTER TO GET MORE DETAILS.
UM, SUMMER BASKETBALL IS UNDERWAY.
THEY CAN CALL, UM, STEVE ZARA GOSA UM, IN OUR, IN OUR PARKS AND REC DIVISION TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT BASKETBALL.
UM, SUMMER SPORTS CLASSES ARE BEGINNING.
WE'VE GOT FIVE WEEK CLASSES THAT ARE STARTING IN MID JULY.
UM, AND I WANTED TO MENTION, THIS IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR US.
WE'RE DOING A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE BRAND NEW PLAYGROUND AT FRIENDSHIP PARK.
AS OUT THE OTHER DAY, THEY HADN'T QUITE FINISHED UP PULLING OFF THE FENCE AND SOME CONSTRUCTION STUFF WAS STILL SPRINKLED AROUND, BUT IT'LL BE OPEN FOR, I WANT TO SAY OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
OPEN FOR PLAY, STARTING AT 9:00 AM ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE THE 29TH.
I HOPE THE PUBLIC CAN COME AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
IT'S REALLY, IT'S REALLY PRETTY COOL.
LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THERE'S A MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
THIS FALL NOMINATION PERIOD IS, UM, JULY 18TH THROUGH AUGUST 12TH.
ANYONE THAT NEEDS INFORMATION CAN CALL OUR ASSISTANT CITY CLERK TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SEE EVENING.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR BUSINESS, STARTING WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR.WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING FROM CONSENT COUNCILMAN TO BOTSWANA? YES.
ANYTHING ELSE ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL? OKAY.
DO, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? UM, ONE THROUGH 14, EXCEPT FOR FOUR, SIX AND 14.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM DIAZ AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
IT'S ABOUT TO BUY BEFORE I TAKE A ROLE, I NEED TO READ AN ORDINANCE TITLE INTO THE RECORD ORDINANCE NUMBER 2, 4, 9, 8, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA REPEALING AND REPLACING DIVISION ONE GENERALLY, AND DIVISION TWO PURCHASING SYSTEM AND AMENDING DIVISION THREE CONTRACTING FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS OF ARTICLE SEVEN PURCHASES AND SALES OF CHAPTER TWO ADMINISTRATION OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE COUNCIL MEMBER
I MAY APPROACH M D S I MAYOR CASTELLANO'S ITEM PASSES.
[4) CONSIDERATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TRANSTECH ENGINEERS,INC. FOR HEALTH RESOURCE SERVICES]
IT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, COUNCIL MEMBER IT'S ABOUT TO BUY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.UH, I JUST HAVE A, UH, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
UM, UH, INITIALLY WHEN THE, UH, HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENTED TO US, WE WERE, UH, PRESENTED THAT IT WOULD CAUSE ZERO, $0 IN TAXPAYER FUNDS.
UH, WHEN WE APPROVED OUR ARPA SPENDING PLAN, UH, WE HAD APPROVED 90,000 TO TRANSTECH AND THEN THE REST OF THE FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED, UH, TO DIFFERENT NEEDS IN THE CITY.
UH, SO I SEE NOW WE ARE ALLOCATING HALF A MILLION DOLLARS OF, OF THOSE ARPA FUNDS TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
SO, UH, IF, UH, STAFF CAN GO AHEAD AND CLARIFY FOR US, UM, WHICH, WHICH PROJECTS ORIGINALLY APPROVED ARE, ARE WE CANCELING OR POSTPONING IN ORDER TO MAKE, UH, THIS HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, UH, AVAILABLE TO, UH, TRANS TECH THROUGH THE CHAIR? UM, THE RANGE OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES FOR THE, UM, RECOVERY ACT FUNDS IS, IS BROAD.
AND WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS
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AND TALK ABOUT WHAT POTENTIAL USES WOULD BE FOR THOSE, UM, MEETINGS EVEN HERE IN THIS CHAMBER ON OFF COUNCIL NIGHTS.AND THEN WE, UM, PRESENTED THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ARPA-E FUNDS AS PART OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET.
THIS REPORT, UM, RECOMMENDS THE USE, THE DESIGNATED USE OF SOME OF THOSE MONIES FOR HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES.
WE DO NOT YET KNOW WHAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WILL BE REQUIRING OF THE CITY TO GET A HEALTH DEPARTMENT STOOD UP.
THEY'RE WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS, AND WE'RE MEETING WITH THEM REGULARLY, NOT EVERY TWO WEEKS, BUT AT LEAST EVERY THREE WEEKS.
IN THIS CASE, WE ARE ANTICIPATING AND HAVE A PRETTY BROAD CONTRACT IN YOUR PACKET TONIGHT THAT WILL ENABLE US TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTIONS THAT WE THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE REQUIRING SPECIFICALLY.
WE THINK THEY'RE GOING TO REQUIRE A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND TWO OR THREE ESSENTIAL DIVISIONS OF A HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
THIS WOULD PROVIDE THOSE ARPA-E FUNDS FOR THOSE PURPOSES.
WE DON'T NOT YET KNOW WHAT SPECIFICITY EXACTLY WHAT THE STATE WILL REQUIRE, BUT WE WANT TO BE READY FOR THAT.
YEAH, NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ARPA WAS VERY BROAD AND WHAT WE COULD SPEND THE MONEY ON, BUT STAFF PRESENTED TO US EXACTLY HOW WE WERE ALLOCATING THE $19 MILLION, UM, WHERE THE FUNDS WOULD GO, HOW THEY MET ARPA.
WE HAD THE TOWN HALLS AND, AND IN THAT $98,000 WAS ALLOCATED TO TRANS TECH.
THE OTHER HALF MILLION WAS ALLOCATED TO, TO OTHER NEEDS WITHIN THE CITY.
SO MY QUESTION WAS WHICH OF THOSE ITEMS THAT WE ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED THIS HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO IS BEING CANCELED OR POSTPONED OR OTHER FUNDS ARE BEING USED.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT WITH WHAT TRADE OFF ARE WE MAKING THROUGH THE CHAIR? IF I MAY, UM, STEPHANIE SIGMA FINANCE DIRECTOR, UM, THE, IN THE ARPA FUNDING, UH, WE HAD WHAT I WOULD CALL A PLACEHOLDER PROJECT FOR FIRE STATION REPAIRS.
AND IT IS WHERE WE PUT THE DIFFERENCE OF WHAT WE KNEW WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NINE POINT SOMETHING MILLION THAT WE HAVE IN THE ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES, MEANING THAT ARE VERY SPECIFIC.
IT HAS TO TIE TO COVID IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.
SO, UM, THAT PLACE HOLDER PROJECT WAS REDUCED BECAUSE THAT PLACEHOLDER PROJECT HAS ABOUT THREE POINT SOMETHING MILLION IN IT CURRENTLY, BUT WE CANNOT SPEND A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THAT ON A FIRE STATION REPAIR BECAUSE WE CANNOT JUSTIFY THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT OF IT IS COVID RELATED.
WE COULD PROBABLY SPEND A PORTION OF THE PROJECT ON IT TO SAY THAT IT GOES TOWARDS THE AMBULATORY SIDE OF THE BUILDING, THAT SERVICES EMS, WHICH COULD THEN BE COVID RELATED.
BUT TO SAY THAT WHOLE PROJECT IS COULDN'T BE JUSTIFIABLE.
ISN'T NOT NECESSARILY RECOMMENDED BY THE TREASURY.
AND SO, UM, THAT'S THE PLACE HOLDER PROJECT THAT WAS REDUCED FOR THE 500,000 TO GO TOWARDS, UH, THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS ELIGIBLE WITHIN ITS OWN CATEGORY IN THE ARBA FUNDING.
SO YOU CAN SEE HOW, IN TERMS OF TRANSPARENCY, THAT'S VERY PROBLEMATIC IN THAT WHEN, WHEN THE COMMUNITY IS PRESENTED WITH HOW MONEY'S GOING TO BE ALLOCATED AND SPENT THAT, YOU KNOW, W WE, WE DID NOT GET A FINANCIAL PLAN OF HOW MUCH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS GOING TO COST.
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY LONGTERM VIEW.
AND SO I THINK EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE AND EVERYONE HERE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO COST MORE THAN THE $98,000.
AND SO IT LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE PLACEHOLDERS, WHERE WE'RE, WHERE WE'RE PUT IN ORDER.
SO THERE WOULD BE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AND WHEN WE PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY, WE PRESENTED ZERO.
NOW WE'RE PRESENTING ANOTHER HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
UM, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PHASE THREE IS GOING TO COST.
THERE'S BEEN, AGAIN, THERE, THERE HAS BEEN NO PLANNING AND NO PRESENTATION.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A, ANOTHER PRESENTATION ON COSTS ON STEPS, ON WHAT STEP THREE MAY LOOK LIKE IF WE GET PAST PHASE TWO, UH, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE, THIS IS A BIG ISSUE.
YOU KNOW, IF, IF WE'RE GOING TO TELL THE COMMUNITY THAT THERE'S NO MONEY AVAILABLE FOR THINGS LIKE SMALL BUSINESSES, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ELIGIBLE FOR ARPA-E IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RENT RELIEF IS NOT
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ELIGIBLE FOR, FOR RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.AND WE'RE GOING TO TELL THEM THAT, AND THEN I'M GOING TO GO, AND I'M GOING TO SELL WHAT THE CITY MANAGER TELLS ME AND SAYS, NO, LOOK, WE HAVE, WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO FIX OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND THEN TO BE TOLD, WELL, ACTUALLY, NO, WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH OF A NEED FOR OUR FIRE THAT WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE THIS HALF MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE COULD TH TH THAT, THAT IS NOT TRANSPARENCY.
SO CLARIFY, I DIDN'T SAY THERE WASN'T A NEED.
I SAID THAT IN ORDER, WE CAN'T A HUNDRED PERCENT FUND THAT NEED WITH THAT SOURCE OF FUNDING.
SO I GUESS I I'M, I'M UNSURE THEN WHERE THE, THE ORIGINAL HA HOW WE JUSTIFIED THAT ORIGINAL AMOUNT THEN PRIOR, AND THEN HOW, HOW WE NOT.
SO, SO THEN KID KID, COULD WE INFER THAT THERE'S MORE MONEY THAT IS SITTING AS A PLACE HOLDER, THAT WHEN WE GET TO PHASE THREE OF THEIR HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WE COULD FIND ANOTHER TWO, $3 MILLION.
IS THAT, IS, IS THAT FAIR TO, TO INFER IF COUNSEL SO CHOSE TO MOVE IT FROM THAT PROJECT TO THE OTHER, IT WOULD BE AN ELIGIBLE USE TO BE MOVED TO, SO I'D, I'D, I'D, I'D LIKE TO, TO, TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, UH, TO TABLE, UH, ANY MOVE MOVEMENT FORWARD WITH HEALTH SERVICES, UH, UNTIL WE GET A FULL, UH, FINANCIAL AND COSTING OUT PLAN WITH, UM, WITH THE FUNDING SOURCES TO CONTINUE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE COMPLETION.
UH, SO THAT'S, THAT'S MY MOTION TO TABLE, UH, ANY, ANY FURTHER MOVEMENT, UM, WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITHOUT A, A DEDICATED, COSTING OUT AND, UM, FUNDING SOURCE TO GO THROUGH SO THAT YOUR MOTION BE ABLE TO NOT APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT WITH WHAT YOU JUST STATED AFTER.
DON'T HAVE A SECOND EYES FOR LACK OF A SECOND.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? NO, THANK YOU.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THIS TO, UH, TO APPEAL UPROOT.
WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM D HAS IN A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LOPEZ.
BEATO COUNCIL MEMBER TIBET SPINE, NO COUNCILMAN WU ART.
OUT'S A WOMAN LOPEZ, BEATA MAYOR PRO TEM DIAZ.
NAYAR CASINOS MOTION PASSES 4 1 4.
[6) CONSIDERATION OF UTILIZING THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES FUND TO MAINTAIN EXISTING ARTWORK ANDCOMMISSION NEW ARTWORK]
ON TO NUMBER SIX CONSIDERATION OF UTILIZING THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, COMMISSION, UM, COUNCILMEN THROUGHOUT DUBAI.UH, I ACTUALLY, UM, HAVE A CONCERN, UH, WITH THE, UH, THE MAYORS, UH, APPOINTMENTS, UH, TO THE PUBLIC PLACES, SUBCOMMITTEE, UM, UH, RECENTLY, UH, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, UH, REVEALED THAT THE, THE CEO OF DELL RECORDS, UH, IS BEING CHARGED WITH BUSINESS DEALINGS, UH, WITH THE MEXICAN CARTELS, MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS.
UH, I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE, UM, ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, BRIAN GUTIERREZ, UM, IS IN EXECUTIVE WITH DELL RECORDS.
AND, UH, IN THE PAST, UH, DELL RECORDS, UH, THROUGH BRIAN GUTIERREZ HAS, UH, PROVIDED FUNDING TO THE CITY, UH, WHEN THE POLICE ANNUAL REPORT, IT WAS DELL RECORDS THAT, UM, PRODUCE THAT FOR US.
UH, AND SO CONSIDERING THE CURRENT LEGAL, LEGAL ENTANGLEMENTS OF RECORDS, UH, AND THEIR EXECUTIVES, UH, I WOULD, UM, MOVE, UH, THAT, UM, UN UN CONSIDERING THAT THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, UH, IS, IS GOING TO BE DEALING WITH FUNDING, UH, THAT, UH, I MOVED THAT, UH, BRIAN GUTIERREZ, UH, BE REMOVED, UH, FROM THE PUBLIC PLACES, SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, AND, UH, BE RE REPLACED, UH, BY, UH, SOMEONE OF THE, THE MAYORS, UH, CHOOSING, UH, AGAIN, UH,
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THAT'S, THAT'S MY MOTION.YOU SAID, WAS IT HIM THAT WAS, UH, CHARGED OR SOMEONE ELSE? SO IT'S THE CEO OF DELL RECORDS.
UM, WHAT'S CONCERNING IS, UH, BRIAN, BRIAN'S A VICE PRESIDENT, UH, IN, IN DELL RECORDS.
UH, AND SO, YOU KNOW, FUNDS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH THE CARTELS AND MOVING THROUGH DELL RECORDS, UH, IT'S, IT'S CONCERNING FOR ME, I THINK IT, IT PUTS THE CITY, UH, IN A, IN A POSSIBLE PROBLEMATIC SITUATION.
UH, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT CONSIDERING THE, THE, THE NEWS AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT COMPANY AND, UH, YOU KNOW, BRIAN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT COMPANY AND THAT, UH, DELL RECORDS HAS, YOU KNOW, BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CITY AND HAS MADE DONATIONS AND PROVIDED RESOURCES, UH, AGAIN, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR CONNECTION WITH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE MEXICAN CARTELS IT'S, IT'S CONCERN IT'S CONCERNING.
AND SO IT IT'S OUT OF, OUT OF CAUTION, UH, THAT, UM, UM, MOVING, UH, THAT HE'D BE REMOVED AND REPLACED BY SOMEONE ELSE THAT THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S THE CONCERN A QUESTION FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS, DO WE HAVE EXPOSURE THERE? DO CONNECT? CAN I SAY SOMETHING QUICKLY? THE CITY ATTORNEY? CAN I ASK ONE QUESTION BEFORE? OKAY.
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE NEWS.
BUT IT'S, THIS GUY HAS BEEN COMMITTED HIS LEAD, IF IT NOT BEEN COMMITTED IS LEAD INNOCENT BEFORE PROVEN GUILTY.
SO, SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS, OKAY, IF THIS GUY COMMITTED OKAY, AS A GUILTY AND THIS ONLINE, AND WE HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT, THE SITUATION, BUT IF IT IS JUST A PROSECUTION AND IS THAT POSSIBLE, OKAY, OH, THIS IS, THIS GUY HAS BEEN COMMITTED YET AT THE CHARGING STAGE.
IT'S NOT THE INDIVIDUAL THAT'S RECOMMENDED FOR YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT, AND I HAVE NO ISSUE, NO LEGAL ISSUE WITH YOU MOVING FORWARD WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT HIM.
SO, YEAH, SO, UH, YOU KNOW, AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT COUNCILMAN WU IS SAYING, UH, AGAIN, THIS, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE, THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT AND IT'S, IT'S, UH, YOUR, YOUR DECISION TO MAKE, UH, I DO THINK IT'S A CONCERN AND, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR THE BEST OF THE CITY, UM, I, I AM MOVING THAT, UH, BRIAN GUTIERREZ BE REMOVED AND REPLACED BY, UM, SOME OTHER, UM, PLANNING COMMISSIONER, UM, FROM THE, THE OTHER FOUR THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
I THINK I'D RATHER WAIT UNTIL THIS CONCLUDES, BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
AND DO I HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT, BUT, UH, I DON'T WANT TO BRING PERSONAL ISSUE POLITICAL, UH, OKAY.
AND THEY'RE PUTTING INTO THE DIARY REGARDING OTIS WILD ACCUSATION AND THE POTENTIAL ISSUE.
IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE, I THINK YOU SHOULD GO THE DA OKAY.
AND TALK ABOUT POTENTIALLY HE CAN MAKE ANY OTHER ISSUE ON THE MONEY HE DONATED TO THE CITY THAT BASICALLY PROBLEMATIC.
AND OTHER THAN THAT, IT SOUNDED, JUST SOUND LIKE A VERY POLITICAL OKAY.
AND HE ACQUAINTED, STANDING, I THINK THIS IS NOT OKAY FOR PEOPLE TO ATTACK EACH OTHER.
UH, DELL RECORDS PROVIDED THE RESOURCES AND DENTAL RECORDS.
UH, AND SO AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY AND MY JOB AS STEWARD OF, OF THE COMMUNITY, UH, THIS IS A CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT UP AND THE RESIDENTS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE AGAIN, THIS IS, THIS IS THE, THE MAYOR GETS TO CHOOSE WHO'S ON THE COMMISSION.
AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MAYOR IS AWARE OF, UM, WHAT WHAT'S OCCURRING AND THAT HE DOES HIS DUE DILIGENCE AND, UM, MAKE THE PROPER DECISIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND IF YOU HEAR OF ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS TOPIC, LET US KNOW, PLEASE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS, AND I WANT TO MOVE THE MOTION.
A NUMBER SIX TO APPROVE A SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ V I'M SORRY.
A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WU AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL WOMAN LOPEZ BEATO COUNCIL MEMBER TO BAFTA BY NO COUNCILMAN WILL COUNSEL THEM AND LOPEZ FIATO.
[14) CONSIDERATION OF RATIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE 2022 WEST COVINA SPRING FESTIVAL]
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TO BOTSWANA.UH, I THINK, UM, I HAVE A COUPLE OF CONCERNS.
I THINK MY, MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS WITH, WITH OVERSIGHT OF THE SPORTSPLEX.
UH, AGAIN, I THINK I ADDRESSED IT DURING THE CITY MANAGER REPORT, UH, OR WHEN HE WAS ADDRESSING PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, BUT WHAT, YOU KNOW, ONE, ONE ITEM THAT, THAT REALLY STUCK OUT TO ME IN, IN THE STAFF REPORT WAS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE ATTENDANCE, UH, AT THE SPRING FESTIVAL.
NOW WE SHOULD HAVE AN ACCURATE COUNT OF THE ATTENDANCE, RIGHT? EVERYONE WHO CAME THROUGH THE GATE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COUNTED FOR IT.
THERE'S PLENTY OF, OF MONEY THAT IS FLOWING THROUGH THE SPORTSPLEX.
AND I HAVE A CONCERN, UH, AGAIN THAT WE, WE AREN'T DOING OUR PROPER OVERSIGHT.
UH, AND, AND THAT, YOU KNOW, IF, IF, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY EXACT NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED THE, THE SPRING FESTIVAL, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, WHY THAT IS SO THROUGH THE CHAIR, IF MY, IF I MAY.
SO THE QUESTION IS IN REGARDS TO THE EXACT NUMBER, CORRECT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE, WE TAKE A LOOK AT ATTENDANCE, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DO AN ESTIMATE, ESPECIALLY FOR AN EVENT LIKE THIS IS BECAUSE THERE WERE CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF THE, UM, ATTENDEES WHO WEREN'T CHARGED, AND THOSE WERE CHILDREN 10, 12 YEARS AND UNDER.
SO WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE A TICKET COUNT FOR THEM.
AND NOT EVERY CHILD THAT ATTENDED THE EVENT, UM, NECESSARILY PURCHASE THEIR WRISTBAND.
SO HOW, HOW, HOW ARE WE OVERSEEING THE, THE MONEY THAT'S COMING IN? LIKE IF WE, IF WE, IF WE DON'T HAVE AN ACCOUNTING OF EVERYONE WHO CAN WE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE ME A NUMBER OF 2,600 CHILDREN UNDER 10 CAME IN FOR FREE, RIGHT.
UH, 7,000 ADULTS PAYING ADULTS, YOU KNOW, 3,800 WEST COVINA RESIDENTS WHO PAID AT THIS AMOUNT, RIGHT.
SO AGAIN, IF, IF, IF WE DON'T, IF WE'RE NOT OVERSEEING, UM, AND THEN I HAVE A SPORTS LEAGUE, LIKE NCS IS COMING IN AND NEGOTIATING WITH STAFF MEMBER AND, AND WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT OVER OVERSEEING, YOU KNOW, FUNDS AND HOW MUCH MONEY IS COMING IN THROUGH THE GATE, HOW MUCH MONEY IS BEING, BEING PAID OUT.
UH, AGAIN, THIS, THIS IS BIG ISSUES.
SO WHAT'S INTERESTING TO ME, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER TO ABOUT TWO BY TWO, ABOUT SOME OF THE POINTS THAT YOU BRING UP.
NUMBER ONE, GREAT POINT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN IT'S UNDER A CERTAIN AGE HAVING A TICK OR HAVING A, UM, ITALI FOR THAT.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE WORKED INTO THE SYSTEMS. UM, AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
AS FAR AS STAFF MAKING AN AS STAFF MAKING NEGOTIATIONS, UM, HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT WHAT'S OCCURRING.
THERE IS A FEE SCHEDULE THAT IS UTILIZED FOR THE SPORTS PLEX, THAT WHEN THIS ONE TOURNAMENT WAS BOOKED, THAT THE STAFF SAT DOWN, HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM AND GAVE THEM A PRICE.
AND SO THOSE ARE ALL THAT CAN ALL BE TALLIED THROUGH, UM, OUR SOFTWARE SYSTEM, WHICH IS DASH.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE WE CAN, WE COULD TALK ABOUT THIS FURTHER.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW THE NCS RELATES TO THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA.
SO, UM, UM, WELL, I, I'M JUST THIS AGENDA ITEM.
UH, I AM, I'M CONCERNED WITH, BECAUSE WE HAVE EXPENDITURES HERE.
AND I I'M CONCERNED WITH, WITH, WITH THE OVERSIGHT OF HOW WE ARE ACCOUNTING FOR ALL THE MONEY THAT'S GOING IN, ALL THE MONEY THAT'S GOING OUT AND FROM, FROM THE STAFF REPORT.
UH, SO, SO MY QUESTION IS, IS BASED ON THIS STAFF REPORT THAT I'M RECEIVING THAT IS LACKING IN INFORMATION.
AND SO IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT ME WITH A STAFF REPORT, THAT GIVES AN ESTIMATE WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE EXACT NUMBERS.
AND WHEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR MONTHS ON WHAT ARE THEY EXPENDITURES OF THE SPRING FESTIVAL? WHAT IS THE REVENUES OF THE SPRING FESTIVAL, RIGHT.
WHEN WE'RE, WE'RE ASKING FOR NUMBERS ON THE SPORTSPLEX.
I MEAN, I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR MONTHS FOR OPERATIONS HOURS, STAFFING, YOU KNOW, WHICH PUBLIC WORKS OFFICIALS ARE WORKING THE SPORTSPLEX, WHERE ARE THEY NOT WORKING? RIGHT.
WHAT WAS, YOU KNOW, POLICE STAFFING AT THE SPORTS, BUT RIGHT.
SO THESE ARE ALL QUESTIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ANSWERED, HAVE NOT BEEN PRESENTED.
AND SO IT'S CONCERNING BECAUSE A LOT OF MONEY FLOWS THROUGH THAT COMPLEX.
SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARTICULAR STAFF REPORT TALKS ABOUT THE RATIFICATIONS OF THE EXPENDITURES OF TWO PARTICULAR EXPENDITURES REGARDING THE SPRING FESTIVAL.
THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE STAFF REPORT, THE STAFF REPORT, GIVEN ESTIMATE, AS FAR AS FESTIVAL ATTENDEES.
AND TO YOUR POINT, I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, THE CHILDREN AND CREATING THAT TALI FOR IT.
UM, IF I MAY, I MEAN, THEN I'M LOOKING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY ABOUT IF I CAN.
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YEAH.I BELIEVE THE QUESTION'S BEEN ASKED AND YOU'VE ANSWERED IT.
I THINK WE NOW CAN HAVE, OR ASK FOR A MOTION FOR THIS FIGHT.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.
UM, AND IT'S NOT, NOT A BAD IDEA REGARDING COUNTING THE, YOU KNOW, THE CHILDREN.
SO WE COULD DO THAT GOING FORWARD EVENTS.
AND WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE ON SECOND AND A SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
AT SECOND WAS COUNCILMAN LOPEZ.
EMOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM DIAZ.
THE SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LOPEZ V AUTO ON SOME MEMBER TABASCO BY COUNCILMAN
I MAYOR CASTELLANO'S ITEM PASS THIS FIVE ZERO.
THAT TAKES US PAST THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[15) CONSIDERATION OF ZONE CHANGE NO. 22-02 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE)]
UM, NUMBER 15 IS REGARDING A CONSIDERATION OF A ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 22 DASH ZERO TWO.AND, UM, THIS MATTER IS SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, WILL THE CITY CLERK VERIFY THE PROPER, PROPER LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN PROPER LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN THERE.
AT THIS POINT, I SHALL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2,500 OR FIRST OF YOUR PRESENTATION BY THE STAFF.
AND THEN WE SHALL HEAR FROM THOSE IN FAVOR, AND THEN THOSE OPPOSED WHO WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT OR PLANNING MANAGER TO ANN BURNS IS HERE FOR THAT PURPOSE TONIGHT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALSO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND TIME THE ADU ORDINANCE WOULD BE AMENDED.
UM, AFTER TODAY'S MEETING, IF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THIS AMENDMENT, THIS ORDINANCE WOULD ADDRESS THE WRITTEN COMMENTS SENT BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, UM, UP ON THE PROJECTOR OR OUR LIST OF SUMMARY OF A LIST OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED, MOST OF THEM ARE, ARE CHANGES.
THAT WOULD, THAT, THAT WOULD JUST CLARIFY THAT ARE JUST CLARIFICATION OF WHAT WE ALREADY, UM, IMPOSE AS PART OF THE CURRENT ORDINANCE.
BUT HOWEVER, THE STATE THOUGHT THAT IT WASN'T CLEAR.
SO IT, WE, WE ARE CLARIFYING THOSE PARTICULAR ITEMS THAT THE STATE LISTED IN THEIR LETTER, AND ALSO ACROSS REFERENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE REGARDING THE SECTION THAT STATES THAT EIGHTIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE BECAUSE 80, UM, 80 EWES ARE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS IF IT WOULD BE LIKE A PROJECT, UM, A PROJECT THAT IS BUILT BY A NON-PROFITS LIKE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN THIS CASES, EIGHTIES CAN BE FOR SALE ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT CODE.
SO THERE'S JUST A CROSS REFERENCE FOR THAT.
THE OTHER, THE OTHER SECTION IS JUST TO CLARIFY THAT 80 USE, UM, WITH EXTERIOR STAIRCASES ARE ALLOWED AND ALSO EXTERIOR STAIRCASES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN BETWEEN THE SIDE PROPERTY LINE AND THE EXISTING BUILDING, BUT IT WOULD BE A REAL LOUD IN THE REAR WITH THIS, UM, STAFF.
UM, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE, UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2, 5 0 0.
IF THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS, STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER.
UM, SO SINCE WELL, SINCE THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS WHO ARE, UM, IN FAVOR? I RECEIVED NO SPEAKER CARDS OR NO, NONE IN FAVOR OR POSTS.
UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOVING THE MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND FIRST AND SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WUHAN AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
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FIVE ZERO.[16) PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER WEST COVINA AUTO PLAZA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 ANNUAL REPORT AND ASSESSMENT]
NUMBER 16.THAT'S A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING CONSIDERATION OF THE WEST COVINA AUTO PLAZA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, UH, WHO WILL PRESENT THIS REPORT.
THIS IS GOING TO BE BY OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER PAULINA.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE AUTO PLAZA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, UH, FISCAL YEAR 20 22 23 ANNUAL REPORT AND ASSESSMENT.
UM, THE AUTO PLAZA BID OR BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS COMPOSED OF SEVEN, UH, DEALERSHIP OR BENEFIT ZONES WITHIN THE AUTO PLAZA.
IT WAS INITIALLY CREATED TO CONSTRUCT, UM, TO CONSTRUCT THE READER BOARD AND OR THE OFF THE FREEWAY.
SO NOW INCLUDES THE, UH, MONUMENT SIGN OFF OF AZUSA AVENUE IN GARVEY.
UM, THE BID IS FUNDED BY THE ASSESSMENTS THAT THE BUSINESSES, UM, PLACE ON THEMSELVES THROUGH THE ANNUAL REPORT.
UM, AND, UH, THEY ARE ALSO GO TO THE, SO THE CITY MANAGES THE BID AND, UM, DOES GET, UH, FUNDING FOR, UH, ADMINISTERING THE BID.
SO THESE ARE THE SEVEN DIFFERENT, UH, BENEFITS ZONES.
UM, ONE FOR EACH OF THE DEALERSHIP SITES.
UM, EVERY YEAR, THE AUTO ADVISORY BOARD, UH, HOST A MEETING THIS YEAR, THEY HELD IT ON APRIL 27TH, 22.
UM, WE HELD THE, UH, UH, PUBLIC MEETING, UM, WITH THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF INTENTION IN JUNE 7TH.
AND TONIGHT WE'RE HOLDING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR APPROVAL TO PLAY C UH, ASSESSMENTS ON THE TAX ROLL.
UH, THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT SMALL, BUT THE ATTACHMENT IS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT.
UH, THE, UM, REPORT FOR YOU IS FOR APPROVAL TO ASSESS THE DISTRICTS, THE SAME ASSESSMENT RATE THAT THEY HAD LAST YEAR.
UM, ONE OF THE EXPENDITURES ON FOR THE BID IS A, UH, AGREEMENT THAT THEY HAD WITH THE CITY TO LOAN THEM.
I BELIEVE IT WAS CLOSE TO APPROXIMATELY 500,000 TO UPDATE THE READER BOARD TO WHAT IT IS NOW, THE ELE, UH, LED SIGN.
SO PART OF THAT IS A REPAYMENT OF THE CITY LOAN TO THE CITY.
UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I AM HERE TO ANSWER, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF CITY STAFF? DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN FAVOR WITH XING TO SPEAK CITY CLERK'S OFFICE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION OF THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT.
SO, UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR CASTELLANO'S AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
I COUNCILMAN MOVE COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ.
I NEAR CASINOS ITEM PASSES FIVE ZERO.
[17) FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS UPDATE]
THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 17.THIS SCHOOL YEAR 20 21, 20 22 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS UPDATE.
UM, WE'VE ASKED PAULINA MIRALIS TO PRESENT THE REPORT, UM, IN SUMMARY FASHION AND BRIEFLY, AND WE'VE GOT, UM, TO THE ENGINEERING STAFF AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, UM, WHEN YOU HAVE THEM.
UM, SO MYSELF AND OAKLAND AND MUSHI OUR CIP MANAGER ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.
UM, SO FIRST THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING OVER THE FISK, UH, THE CIP PROJECTS, UM, THAT WERE BUDGETED FOR THIS YEAR THAT WE'VE COMPLETED, UH, IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE SIX CIP PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
UM, THEY INCLUDE THE FISCAL YEAR 20 19 20 RESIDENTIAL STREETS RE REHABILITATION PROJECT THAT WAS COMPLETED IN AUGUST, 2021.
AND THEN WE'LL BE GOING INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT THAT INCLUDED, UH, AT A LATER SLIDE, UM, THE SHADOW OAK PARK IMPROVEMENTS, UM, WHICH WAS THE, UH, BATHROOM PROJECT, UH, THE POLENTA, UH, ROAD.
AND FORECASTLE A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL THAT WENT UP THERE WITH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF WALNUT, UM, FIRE STATION FOR PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, THE LARK ELLEN AND GROVE CENTER, PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT, UM, PROJECT THAT WAS WITH THE CITY OF COVINA AND THEN THE 2021 RESIDENTIAL STREETS REHABILITATION PROJECT.
AND LIKE I MENTIONED, THAT WE WILL ALSO BE GOING INTO MORE DETAIL LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.
UM, NOW WE WILL BE GOING INTO THE CURRENT PROJECTS, UM, THE CIP PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY, UH, UNDER CONSTRUCTION, UM, AS PART OF OUR PARTS CIP PROJECTS
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THIS YEAR, WE'RE UPDATING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, UM, PLAY, UH, PALM VIEW AROMA AND WALMART AUTO PARKS ARE GETTING MUCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF THEIR PLAYGROUNDS RUBBERIZED SERVICES PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO COMPLETE, BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE MONTH.THE CITY IS SLATED TO INSTALL THREE NEW PLAYGROUNDS THIS YEAR WITH THE FIRST AT SHAD OAK PARK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.
THE OTHER TWO PLAYGROUNDS WILL BE INSTALLED AT FRIENDSHIP PARK AND CORTEZ PARKS.
IN ADDITION TO THE NEW PLAYGROUND AT FRIENDSHIP PARK, UM, THE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE UPDATES TO THE BASKETBALL COURTS, AS WELL AS THE FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE PARKS.
UM, WE'RE ALSO ADDRESSING, UM, WHICH WAS AT YOUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, UH, TRIP HAZARDS AND UPDATING LIGHTING TO PROVIDE FOR PARK ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, AS MENTIONED IN THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT BY CITY MANAGER, MR. CARMONEY, UH, WE ARE HOSTING A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THIS PARK, UH, NEXT WEDNESDAY, UM, JUNE 29TH AT 9:00 AM, AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND.
UH, THE NE OTHER PLAYGROUND THAT IS BEING INSTALLED IS AT CORTEZ PARK, WHICH IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF JULY.
AND WE'LL MOST LIKELY BE HOSTING A RIBBON CUTTING AS WELL, UH, ADDITIONAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, THE FOLLOWING TWO PROJECTS ARE MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I THINK THE COUNCIL AND STAFF HAVE HEARD MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OUR RESIDENTS, UM, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE PROCEEDING WITH THE REHABILITATION OF CAMERON AND
AND AS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE, CAMERON PARK RESTROOM IMPROVEMENTS WILL COMMENCE IN AUGUST AND WILL BE COMPLETED THIS COMING FALL WHILE MAROTTA PARK RESTROOM.
UM, THE BID WAS APPROVED FROM, BY OUR CITY COUNCIL AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND STAFF IS WORKING, UM, WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO FINALIZE A SCHEDULE FOR START OF CONSTRUCTION AND DO ANTICIPATE A COMPLETION DATE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
UM, AS SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, UH, OUR CITY HALL RESTROOMS, UH, ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, AND THIS IS PART OF OUR FACILITIES, UH, CIP PROJECTS.
UM, SO WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, UM, FOR RENOVATIONS TO THOSE TWO RESTROOMS, THE MEN AND WOMEN'S, AND WE ARE SLATED TO BE COMPLETED WITH, UH, BOTH BY THE END OF AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
UM, SO PART OF THE CIP PROJECTS THIS YEAR IS OUR CITY-WIDE PAVEMENT MARKING STRIPING AND SIGNAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT FROM OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, IT'S THESE, UH, CIP PROJECTS OR PROJECT IS COMPRISED OF RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR TRAFFIC, UH, CALMING IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THEY ARE TAKEN TO OUR TRAFFIC COMMITTEE AND OUR TRAFFIC COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, SO THIS IS THE INITIAL, UH, 26 INTER INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND AT THE LAST JUNE 27TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, YOU APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL 18 RECOMMENDATIONS.
FIRST TRAFFIC CALMING, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS AT CHERRY WOOD AND STUFF IS LOOKING TO INCORPORATE THEM, UM, AS WE FIND FUNDING TO COMPLETE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT IS THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF CAMERON AND BRANCA.
UM, THIS IS A PROJECT FROM THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, UM, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT STARTED THIS FEBRUARY AND IT'S ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED BY AUGUST OF 2022, UM, FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 21 22, THE RESIDENTIAL STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT INCLUDES, UH, IMPROVEMENTS TO OVER 2.8 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF STREETS.
UH, THE PROJECT COMMENCED IN MAY AND THE CONTRACTOR IS CURRENTLY FINISHING THE SERIES SEAL AND COORDINATING THE ADDITIONAL STRIPING.
THE PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED THE SEPTEMBER.
AND IF YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP, THAT'S THE AREA AND THE BLUE IS THE AREAS THAT WERE PART OF THIS CIP PROJECT.
UM, SO THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS THREE CIP PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THIS INCLUDES THE AZUSA AVENUE, SEWER LIFT STATION AND THE REHABILITATION OF SEWER MAINS AT AZUSA AND CITRUS.
THE SUZY LIFT STATION PROJECT, I KNOW HAS BEEN GOING ONGOING, UM, WITH SEVERAL DELAYS.
UM, I KNOW RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN SEEING THE IMPACTS OF CLOSURES ALONG THAT AREA, BUT, UM, THE PROJECT IS ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETED BY THIS, THIS FALL.
THE OTHER TWO CIP PROJECTS INCLUDE THE SEWER MAIN REPLACEMENT AT AZUSA AVENUE BETWEEN BADILLO STREET AND
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DRIVE.UH, THE CITY IS REHABILITATING THE EXISTING SEWER PIPES, FIVE BURSTING THE EXISTING PIPES AND REPLACING THEM WITH NEW SEWER PIPES.
AND I THINK, UH, OH, CON CAN DESCRIBE THAT IN MUCH MORE DETAIL IF YOU NEED.
UM, BUT THIS METHOD LIMITS THE IMPACTS TO TRAFFIC.
SO THERE'S NO TRENCHING AS FAR AS NO TRENCHING IS REQUIRED.
UH, BOTH PROJECTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER, 2022.
OUR UPCOMING SEWER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT WILL BE ON PORTIONS OF GLENVIEW ROAD, MICHELE STREET, AND AZUSA AND AZUSA AND TRANSTECH IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON PREPARING THE BID PACKAGE.
AND AS, UH, THIS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, UM, LARK ELLEN HOUSE DEMOLITION, WE KNOW THIS IS A PRIORITY TO, UH, REMOVE THE EYESORE FROM, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR CAMERON PARK.
UM, SO WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON BRINGING A AWARDED BID FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AT THE JULY 5TH COUNCIL MEETING, AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OAKLAND.
UH, THE NEXT PROJECT ON THE LIST IS MAJOR STREET REHABILITATION AZUSA AVENUE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY ON DESIGN PHASE.
UH, THIS IS A STATE FUNDED PROJECT AND THE PROJECT IS IN DESIGN PHASE.
IT'S A PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT ON AZUSA AVENUE BETWEEN, UH, THE NORTH CITY LIMITS, UH, UH, TO, UH, VINE AVENUE ON THE NORTH SEGMENT.
UH, AND, UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR, UH, STATE APPROVALS FROM CALTRANS IS 76 COORDINATION, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING CONSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR ON THIS PROJECT.
THE NEXT PROJECT ON THE LIST IS UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT MERCEDES AVENUE.
UH, THIS IS, UH, ESSENTIALLY A COORDINATION BETWEEN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON AND THIS WAS BROUGHT TO COUNCIL IN THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
AND AT THIS TIME, UH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON IS WORKING ON THE PLANNING PHASE OF THE PROJECT AND, AND DISABILITY COMPLETION IS 2020 FOR THE NEXT PROJECT ON THE LIST IS ANOTHER REGIONAL PROJECT, WHICH IS IN COORDINATION WITH A CITY OF COVINA.
IT SAYS CITRUS AVENUE, REHABILITATION PROJECT, AND IT IS ESSENTIALLY A PAYMENT REHABILITATION, ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJECT ON, UH, CITRUS AVENUE ON THE NORTH SEGMENT.
UH, UH, AND THE, UH, PORTION OF THE PROJECT IS IN CITY OF WEST COVINA JURISDICTION.
SO IT'S A COORDINATION BETWEEN TWO AGENCIES.
UH, THE ANTICIPATED COMPLETION IS LATE SUMMER FOR THIS PROJECT.
SO AS MENTIONED, WE'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE STREET REHABILITATION PROJECTS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW, O'CONNOR, IF YOU WANT TO GO INTO MORE SPECIFIC, BUT, UM, THE LAST, UH, FOUR STREET REHABILITATION PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, CONDUCTED ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
UM, TOTAL I THINK SIX, 18% OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.
AND SO THIS IS, UM, EACH PROJECT AND HOW MUCH THERE IS HEALING, HOW MUCH OUT'S FAULT RESURFACING AND THE TOTAL, UM, SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT, UM, WERE IMPROVED THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH AS YOU CAN SEE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 21, 22, IT'S OVER 2.8.
AND THEN AN OVER VIEW OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AS THE CIP PROJECTS, WE'VE COMPLETED SIX, UM, AT 4.2 MILLION, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 16 PROJECTS, UM, UNDER CONSTRUCTION, UH, TOTALING 15.3 MILLION, UM, TOTAL.
SO TOTAL 22 PROJECTS IS HERE, UM, OVER 19 MILLION WORTH NCIP PROJECTS.
UM, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, ON THE LAST PAGE, THE PREVIOUS ONE WE GOT INTO 21, 22, THEN MORE THAN $2 MILLION COMPARE WITH, UH, UH, 1920 OR 18, 17, 17, 18, UH, ALMOST DOUBLE.
SO IT'S THAT INCREASED ALMOST DOUBLE MEANING, UH, ARE WE COVER MORE GROUND OR BECAUSE THE INFLATION.
BECAUSE THIS IS, UH, A LOT OF, UH, OKAY.
HOPEFULLY WE COVER MORE RATHER THAN SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THE SAME COVERAGE.
I BED, MEANING WE COVERED MUCH MORE NEXT TIME.
NO, I'M UM, I W I, AS QUESTION, ANY OTHER QUESTION, I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.
UM, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE COORDINATE WHEN THEY DO THE STRIPING ON THE STREETS WITH THE SLURRING AND THE ASPHALT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO THE SLURRING FIRST AND PAVING OF THE ASPHALT AND THEN DOING THE STRIPING OF THE STREET AND, AND, UM, UH, THE
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CROSSWALKS, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAD A PROBLEM.UM, I THINK IT WAS ON CALIFORNIA.
I THINK IT WAS ON YOUR STREET, WHICH ONE, WHERE THEY HAD JUST, THEY HAD JUST PAINTED THE STREETS AND THEN THEY WENT OVER IT WITH THE SLURRY.
SO I JUST SEE DEFINITELY THEY DO THAT.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO, THANK YOU.
GREAT, GREAT PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD.
AND, UM, WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO I HAVE, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS? OH, IT'S NOT COOL.
[18) CONSIDERATION OF MEASURES TO COMPLY WITH CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 1383, NPDES STORMWATERREGULATIONS, AND AMENDMENTS TO THE ATHENS SERVICES FRANCHISE AGREEMENT]
IT TAKES US TO OUR FINAL, UM, AGENDA ITEM REGARDING SB 1383.IT'S ENDED UP GETTING ME THIS PRESENTATION SHOULD BE FAIRLY BRIEF.
SO SENATE BILL 1383 IS AN UNFUNDED MANDATE ESTABLISHED STATEWIDE TO TARGET TARGETED, TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF SHORT-LIVED CLIMATE POLLUTANTS, SUCH AS METHANE GAS, WHICH IS ADMITTED BY ORGANIC WASTE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS BILL REQUIRES AN INCREASE IN SERVICES OR ACROSS SEVEN CATEGORIES.
THESE REGULATIONS HAVE PROMPTED CHANGES TO OUR CURRENT TRASH AGREEMENT WITH ATHENS PERSON AT BILL 1383, RESIDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SEPARATE FOOD WASTE AND FOOD SPOILED PAPER FROM THE TRASH IN FEBRUARY, 2022, A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WAS PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL TO IMPLEMENT THESE CHANGES AFTER DISCUSSION THE AMENDMENT WAS TABLED AND SAF CONTINUED NEGOTIATIONS.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE CITY HAS TWO OPTIONS TO CONSIDER OPTION.
ONE IS TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT TO INCORPORATE SENATE BILL 1383 IMPLEMENTATION AND BEAUTIFICATION SERVICES IN WHICH ATHENS WOULD PROVIDE AT LEAST 100 HOURS PER WEEK OF GRAFFITI REMOVAL SERVICES VALUED AT 550,000, A SHELTER CLEAR CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE TO ALL CITY BUS STOPS AND SHELTERS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
AN ANNUAL CITY IMPROVEMENT FEE TOTALING 1.2 MILLION, WHICH MAY BE UTILIZED FOR STREET SWEEPING STORM DRAIN CLEANING OR LANDSCAPING SERVICES AS THE CITY.
SO CHOOSES AN EXCHANGE FOR THE APPROVEMENT FEE AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES.
HOWEVER, THE CITY WOULD AGREE TO A THREE-YEAR EXTENSION TO THE NO TRIGGER CLAUSE OF THE AGREEMENT, WHICH MEANS THE CITY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT PRIOR TO AUGUST, 2027.
THE OTHER OPTION IS TO AMEND THE RESTATED AGREEMENT BY ONLY IMPLEMENTING SENATE BILL 1383.
ALL OF THE OTHER TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT AS AGREED UPON THROUGH PRIOR AMENDMENTS WOULD REMAIN IN EFFECT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, PAULINA MIRALIS TO GO OVER SOME OTHER CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO SENATE BILL 1383.
UH, SO THE ITEM OR THE TABLE BEFORE YOU, UM, CITY STAFF RELEASED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SERVICES TO ASSIST THE CITY AND IMPLEMENTING AND MEETING THE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SB 1383, UM, THE RFP REQUESTED THREE TASKS, ONE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, UH, OF AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR WEST COVINA, NUMBER TWO, TO ASSIST WITH IMPLEMENTATION OR EXECUTION OF THAT PLAN.
AND NUMBER THREE, TO FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR CURRENT TRASH HOLLER.
SO OF, UH, THE CITY RECEIVED A TOTAL OF SIX PROPOSALS.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE TABLE ABOVE THAT, UM, THEY RANGE FROM 91,000 FOR SERVICES ALL THE WAY UP TO 224,000 WITH, UH, SIMCO PROVIDING HOURLY RATES AND NOT A TOTAL.
UM, MOST OF THE, OUR PROPOSALS DID INCLUDE PROVIDING ALL OF THE REQUESTED SERVICES WITH, UM, S W CONSULTANTS AND SIMCOE PROVIDING ONLY ASSISTANCE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN AND NOT IMPLEMENTING, UH, THE SB 1383 COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS.
UM, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, UM, CITY STAFF ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL, UM, COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THE COG, UM, THEY DID IMPLEMENT AND DEVELOP A, UH, THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, REGIONAL FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM.
AND THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS, UH, SB 1383 COMPLIANCE WITH THE EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY REGULATIONS, WHICH IS A COMPONENT OF, UH, SB 13.
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UM, IT WOULD INCLUDE WITH THE COMMERCIAL AUDIBLE FOOD WASTE GENERATORS AND IDENTIFYING AND FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL FOOD PROTOCOLS, UM, PARTICIPANTS CITIES CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.UM, THERE'S VARIOUS LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION, UM, FROM PHASE ONE, WHICH WAS MARKETING OUTREACH.
UM, AND THE NUMBER TWO, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING, UM, THEIR SORRY, CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS, PHASE ONE, AND THEN DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING THE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM AS PHASE TWO.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THE LISTED CITIES THAT ARE PARTICIPATING, UH, FULL PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.
SO THE SCOPE OF SERVICES, UH, THAT THE, THE CITY RECEIVED A PROPOSAL FROM A CS ENGINEERS, WHICH IS A CONSULTANT FOR THE COG, UM, AND THE SCOPE OF SERVICES WOULD BE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CAPACITY AND COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT, PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, UH, FINAL REPORT AND INSPECTION PROGRAM.
UH, THE PROPOSAL IS FOR 151,000, UM, AND IT IS REQUIRED FOR THREE YEARS THAT IT'S A PILOT PROGRAM.
UM, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO PARTICIPATE FOR ALL THREE YEARS.
UM, THE CITY WOULD STILL NEED TO ADDRESS THE ORGANIC WASTE REGULATIONS, WHICH IS NOT PART OF THIS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS RECORD KEEPING REPORTING AND ISSUING INSPECTIONS FOR THE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM.
UM, THERE'S TWO POTENTIAL FUNDING OPTIONS FOR, UH, MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS, WITH, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, THE CITY DID RECEIVE $149,000 GRANT, UM, SPECIFICALLY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 1383, UH, RE REQUIREMENTS.
UM, AND WE'RE CHECKING WITH, UM, IS IT CALORIE CYCLE COUNT, SORRY, CALORIE CYCLE TO ENSURE IF WE CAN UTILIZE THOSE GRANT FUNDS TOWARDS THIS PROGRAM.
UM, THE OTHER OPTION IS A FUN 1 28, WHICH IS A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FOR SOLID WASTE REDUCTION, WHICH COULD BE APPLIED TOWARDS THIS PROGRAM.
AND SO I'LL TURN IT OVER BACK TO STEPHANIE.
UM, SO IN SUMMARY, UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS TO, FOR COUNSEL TO CONSIDER A COUPLE OF OPTIONS HERE.
ONE IS THE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM, UH, WITH THE COG AND TO EITHER AMEND THE AGREEMENT WITH ATHENS TO EITHER INCLUDE THE BEAUTIFICATION SUMMER SERVICES OR NOT TO INCLUDE THE SERVICES AND JUST IMPLEMENT SB 1383 OR TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER, CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS WITH ATHENS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
AND AT THIS TIME I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
HOW ABOUT, UM, HAVE WE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH ATHENS RELATED TO, UM, THE, ONE OF THE INITIAL ITERATIONS OF THE POTENTIAL AGREEMENT TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE PRICE BEING SPREAD OUT THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL RATES? HOW ABOUT LOOKING AT, UM, IF WE COULD SPREAD THAT OUT WITH THE COMMERCIAL RATES, UM, MAYOR, I THINK THAT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S THE VENUE, THE FORUM TO TRY AND NEGOTIATE THOSE TERMS HERE.
I AGREE THAT IF I GOT YOUR DIRECTION, THAT YOU WANTED THAT AS ONE OF YOUR GOALS, UM, I THINK THAT WOULD REALLY BE WELCOME.
AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD MAKE HAPPEN FOR YOU.
WE'D LIKE TO KEEP THE RATE IMPACT ON, ON THE RESIDENCE, UH, TO AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM.
AND THAT MIGHT BE, UM, ONE WAY WE COULD HELP GET THERE.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE QUESTIONS, COUNCILMAN? YEAH.
ON THE STUDYING ANY THREE COMPLIANCE.
IS THE DUE DATE IS WHAT JUNE 30TH IS.
UM, I REMEMBER AS JIM SAID TO YOU, THEY EXTENDED NRA, BUT THEY EXTENDED TO JUNE 30TH AND WE WE'VE ALREADY APPLIED THROUGH OUR STATE LEGISLATURES FOR SOME TIME CONSIDERATION AND A FURTHER DELAY.
THE MAYOR SENT A LETTER, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN MARCH.
AND SO FAR, WE'VE GOTTEN KOREANS FOR RESPONSE.
I THINK, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MY QUESTION CITY MANAGER, MY QUESTION, BECAUSE I JOINED THE CAR.
AS I REMEMBER THE JANUARY, THE DUE DAY, BUT THEY GIVE A SIX MONTHS EXTENSION TO JUNE 30TH.
SO WE ONLY HAVE TWO WEEKS BY JUNE 30TH AND, UH, THE FINE IS OKAY.
AND, UH, UH, $10,000 A DAY, IF WE DON'T COMPLY, WE DON'T COMPLY, UH, TO THE ORGANIC MRI.
UM, STEPHANIE, WE, WE WERE ON A CONFERENCE CALL WITH THE CAL RECYCLE PEOPLE.
THEY BARELY MENTIONED FINES BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING RESPONSIBLY
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TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION.THAT'S A TOOL THAT THEY ARE HOLDING IN RESERVE.
AND WE THINK WE CAN GET INTO COMPLIANCE BEFORE THE STATE WILL ACTUALLY BEGIN TO LEVY FINES, BUT THAT'S A THREAT.
SO THE QUESTION IS OKAY, BY JUNE 3RD YEARS, WE SHOULD HAVE A, SOME, UM, COMPLIANCE IMPLEMENT INTO THIS, UH, ORGANIC WAYS, UH, RECOVERY.
SO IN NO WAY, UM, RIGHT NOW WE STILL HAVE A, UH, ISSUE WITH THE CHARGE WHO IS THE ATHEN.
WE PREFER, SO IN THAT WAY, I DON'T THINK WE CAN MAKE IT IN TIME BY JUNE 30TH TO GET A NUMBER, UH, BOTH SIDES POSSIBLE CAN AGREE UPON WE HERE TO TRY TO SEE PROTECT.
UH, THEY ARE POCKET BY THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO SEE THEIR COSTS.
SO TO BE FAIR BY BOTH SIDES, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANT TO BE STUDIED A NUMBER, MAKE SURE THIS NUMBER, THERE WAS A FAIRNESS.
SO, SO THE COG AND WITH THE IMPLEMENT POSSIBLE, SINCE THEY'RE PAID BY THE CAL RECYCLERS, SO WE CAN IMPLEMENT, WE ALLOW THE FINE, OKAY.
OR THE
UM, ARE WE WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM KELLER CYCLE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD USE THAT FOR THE KAGA AGREEMENT? CORRECT.
DO THEY, WE HAVE ANY INDICATION WHEN THEY'LL RESPOND OR SILENCE, JUST LIKE, UH, MY LET WE REACHED OUT TO THEM RECENTLY, SO IT IT'S NOT NONRESPONSIVE YET.
HOW WAS THAT GRANT WRITTEN? I MEAN, WAS IT A TOE VAGUE THAT WE REALLY HAVE NO CLUE OR THE GRANT IS WRITTEN? I BELIEVE IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN FOR OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AND IT INCLUDED, UM, MONIES FOR EQUIPMENT, UM, THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO REALLOCATE FOR THIS PROGRAM.
IF AGAIN, UH, I JOINED THE COG MEETING.
AND THEY GIVE GRANTS BASED ON THE POPULATION.
AND, UH, I THINK I SENT YOU GUYS A COPY REGARDING THE MEETING I HAD.
AND, UM, REGARDING THE GRANT, WE NEED TO APPLY IT IN THE DUE TIME.
AND THE, I REMEMBER YOU GUYS APPLY, I SENT OUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE A TIME LIMIT YOU TO APPLY RIGHT AWAY.
WE DID GET, WE ACTUALLY DID RECEIVE THE MONIES.
WE ACTUALLY, I THINK GOT MORE THAN WE HAD THOUGHT WE WOULD.
AND SO, UM, WE, WE JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS AND IT WON'T BE AN ISSUE WITH THE GRANT MONIES.
WE DON'T ANTICIPATE IT BEING, BUT UNTIL WE GET CONFIRMATION, UM, ALSO AS MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM IF WE CAN'T USE THAT GRANT MONEY.
SO, SO IF WE IMPLEMENTED THE COG PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY HAVE A MODAL, INCLUDING COVINA.
QUITE A LOT OF CTO JOINED HIS CAR PROGRAM AND THE INDOORS BY THE CAR COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT.
SO I THINK WE CAN HAVE A CAR WITH CYCLE OF OUR BACK AND THE SOMETIMES SHOW IT, THEY ALREADY PAY US.
SO I THINK THIS POSSIBLE IS, UH, A SOLUTION.
AND RUSHED TO MAKE A DECISION JUMPING INTO SOMETHING LESS POSSIBLE.
AND, UH, AT THE SAME TIME, WE NEED TO FIND A FAIRNESS FOR BOTH SIDES.
DO YOU REMEMBER FROM YOUR COCK MEETINGS, DID THEY MENTION IF THAT WOULD BE, UM, THE, IF THE GRANT MONEY WOULD BE, UM, USABLE FOR THEIR PROGRAM? 'CAUSE LAST TIME WE DIDN'T ASK THAT CREDIT POSSIBLE BECAUSE ALOXI THE PERSON PUT THESE TOGETHER.
I THINK YOU CAN JUST CALL HIM UP.
HE'S WILLING TO GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION.
I THINK HE IS THE PERSON PUT ALL THIS SO-CALLED, UH, ALLIANCE, CITY, TOGETHERS.
AND THERE IS, I W I LISTEN AND I STARTED, I THINK IS POSSIBLE.
CAN KIND OF HELP HER IN THIS DUE TIME.
AND, UH, TO, UH, TO COMPLY WITH WAS THE STATE AWAY ONE, THE SO 83 BY, SO IN THAT WAY.
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THE ORGANIC, WITH INSPECTION EDUCATION.AT THE SAME TIME, WE STILL CAN WALK WITH THE WEDNESDAY ATHENS WE GOT IN WHILE WE'LL BE THE PROPER CHARGE.
SO IN THAT WAY, ALICE, WE DON'T HAVE TO RUSH.
AND THAT'S THE THINK WE WATCHED THIS TOO.
WE NEED TO FEED STUDY TO MAKE SURE.
AND, UH, AND WE DON'T WANT TO COME MINGLING WITH THE SWISS SWEEPING AND, UH, QUEER VT AND, UM, BUS STOP, ALL THAT KIND OF THING.
BECAUSE THEY KIND OF, UH, MUZZLE REGARDING THE TRUE COSTS.
AND SO WE NEED TO GO TO WHAT APPLE TO APPLE.
SO WHAT ORGANIC, THE PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY AND TO SEPARATE AND TO, FOR THEM TO PAY FOR THEIR SEPARATION AND, UH, ORGANIC COMPLIANCE TO, AND PLUS, YEAH, I AGREE WITH CO-MINGLING IS, IS, UH, MORE DIFFICULT NOT TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM BY THE SAME TIME WE WANT TO BE FAIR TO OUR RESIDENT.
UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL WENT TO BOTSWANA? UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UH, WANT TO AGREE WITH THE COUNCILMAN WU, UH, AGAIN FOR, FOR, FOR RESIDENTS? UH, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE, WE DON'T, CO-MINGLE, UM, YOU KNOW, GRAFFITI, UH, THE STREET SWEEPING AND, AND THE MEDIA AND REPAIRS, AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO HAVE A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH ATHENS.
WE HAVE AT LEAST ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, 26 YEARS TOGETHER.
UH, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE CREATED A, A GOOD RELATIONSHIP AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN THAT IT IS A POSSIBILITY TO SPREAD OUT RIGHT.
THE COST TO THE RESIDENTS AND, YOU KNOW, ATHENS, YOU KNOW, DOES HAVE A GUARANTEE FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS TO BE WITH WEST COVINA.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE VERY MUCH, YOU KNOW, WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UM, THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT'S FAIR, UH, TO EVERYBODY, UH, AND THAT, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS WOULD UNDERSTAND AND BE PLEASED AND HAPPY AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
UM, SO NOW IT'S, UM, MY COMMENTS, THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN LOPEZ, VETO, ANYTHING, UH, COUNSEL WOUND IS I, I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN WU.
UM, I FEEL THAT WE SHOULD KEEP THIS SEPARATE FROM A CONTRACT WITH THE ATHENS.
I THINK THAT WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH HAVING COG TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS 1383 AND THEN SLOWLY BUT SURELY GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH ATHENS SO THAT WE'RE NOT RUSHED BECAUSE WE ARE RUSHED RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, WE HAVE THIS, THIS LOOMING JUNE 30TH DATE.
SO I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE IF WE JUST WENT WITH THE COG ISSUE AND THEN CONTINUE THE NEGOTIATIONS.
IS THAT ONE OF YOUR YES, THAT IS, UH, WHAT STAFF IS ACTUALLY RECOMMENDING.
SO THE FIRST PART IS DEFINITELY TO, UM, GO FORWARD WITH THE COG CONTRACT TO SHOW PROGRESS ON OUR COMPLIANCE AND THEN, UM, TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS WITH ATHENS AND THE OTHER PART, THIS, UH, COUNCILMAN TO BY MENTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF MAYBE THE RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH THE INCREASE.
THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH THE INCREASE.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY UPSET, RIGHT? IT GOES UP $10.
I MEAN, THEY IT'S, I THINK THAT THEY'LL, THEY'LL BE HAPPY.
THEY'LL BE HAPPY THAT IT WILL BE SPREAD VERSUS, UH, A 20% INCREASE IN YEAR ONE.
SO DO YOU GUYS HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW TO DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS WOULD YOU, AS I MENTIONED, ENTERTAIN, UM, DIRECTING STAFF TO NEGOTIATE, UM, ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS THAT DON'T AFFECT HOUSEHOLDS? MY, MY, MY SUBJECTION IS WE APPROVED A COCK, SO I MOVED THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CALL.
AS A SURGEON, I NEED TO BE COMPLIANCE AND THEN DIRECTORS, CTE STAFF TO NEGOTIATE WITH ATHEN, UH, WITH SOME KIND OF, UH, FAIRNESS FOR BOTH SIDES.
AND I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE TO PAY FOR SOME OF THE EXTRA, AND THE RESULT IS INFLATION AND THE SEPARATION, WE UNDERSTAND, OKAY.
BY THE SAME TIME WE NEED TO OKAY.
STAND KIND OF WITH OUR RESIDENT AS TO SEE WHAT WOULD BE FAIR TO BOTH SIDES.
SO IN THAT WAY, UH, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ABANDON YOU ANYTHING.
WE JUST WANT TO HAVE SOME TIME AND TO FIND A FAIRNESS, OKAY.
AND, UH, THE, THIS, THIS CONFOUND, THE STATE WANTS TO DO IT.
AND A RESIDENT JUST HAVE TO PAY INCLUDING MYSELF.
UH, WE JUST WENT TO FIND WHAT IS THE MINIMUM IMPACT TO OUR RESIDENT DOING THIS VERY TOUGH TIME, TOUGH TIMES COMING.
SO ANYWAY, UH, I MOVED THE MOTION TO GO TO THE COG AND THE DIRECTORS STEP TO
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CONTINUE NEGOTIATE WITH THE ATHENS.TO FIND A COMMON GROUND IS MY EMOTION.
AND IF YOU COULD, UH, REACH OUT TO THE COG, TO YOUR CONTACT TO ASK THE QUESTION, JUST TO MOVE IT ALONG, THEY HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION.
THEN IF STAFF COULD DO THAT, UM, I AGREE WITH YOUR MOTION, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST, UM, AT LEAST STRONG EMPHASIS, UM, TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS OF HOW TO WORK WITH ATHENS, UM, RELATED TO NOT HITTING THE RESIDENTS ENTIRELY.
I THINK THAT MAY BE, AND ALSO TAKING OUT THE GRAFFITI AND, AND, UM, MEDIANS AND JUST STARTING AT 3 13 83 AND, AND DIFFERENT OPTIONS JUST SO WE COULD GET A DEAL DONE.
I THINK WE'VE DRAGGED THIS OUT LONG ENOUGH.
UH, IT'S BEEN TOUGH WITH, UH, DEALING WITH THESE STATE REGULATIONS AND, UM, COUNCILMAN WU, IF YOU I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THE RECOMMEND, THE RECOMMENDATION CLEAR.
WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR OPTION ONE, WHICH IS OPTION ONE AND OPTION THREE, WHICH IS TO CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE WITH ATHENS.
IN THE FASHION, I MENTIONED THE ORIGINAL DETAILS WERE THAT THE RESIDENTS WOULD TAKE THE FULL COST INCREASE A HUNDRED PERCENT.
SO THE CHANGE WOULD BE THAT WE LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS.
SO INCLUDING COMMERCIAL, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WU AND A SECOND BY MAYOR CASTELLANOS COUNCIL MEMBER TABASCO BY COUNCILMAN BOO ART, COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ, BEATO MAYOR PRO TEM DIAZ.
I ASKED THE FIVE ZERO, SO LET'S TRY TO GET A DEAL DONE.
[MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS]
THE END OF THE AGENDA, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS, REQUESTS, AND COMMENTS.ANY, ANY COMMENTS OR REPORTS OR REQUESTS BY ANYONE? NO.
YOU DID MENTION TO ME THAT YOU HAD A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO THE TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED NEXT DOOR IN EL MONTE.
SO I I'LL LET YOU TAKE THE FLOOR AND, UH, EXPLAIN THAT AND I'LL LET YOU HAVE THE ADJOURNMENT.
UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR, UH, FOR GIVING ME THE FLOOR.
UM, AND, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO ADJOURN, UH, IN HONOR, OF, UH, CORPORAL, UH, MICHAEL
UH, I HAD THE HONOR OF, UM, COACHING, UH, NUMBER FOUR, UH, JOSEPH'S ON DONNA, UH, WHILE HE WAS A STUDENT, UH, AT
UH, I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH HIS STEPFATHER, UH, OFFICER JOE GARCIA, THEIR SRO FOR, I THINK SINCE I'VE BEEN AT AMANI, UM, AMANI IS A VERY SPECIAL SPACE, HOW VERY COMPLICATED HISTORY, UH, IT IS A PLACE THAT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST DRIVE THROUGH DRIVE BY.
UM, BUT IT'S A COMMUNITY WITH A LOT OF PRIDE, A LOT OF FIGHT, A LOT OF GODNESS.
UM, THEY, THEY LOVE EACH OTHER.
IT'S A, I KNOW IT'S BEEN, UH, VERY HARD FOR THAT COMMUNITY.
OH, FOR ALL OF US, ALL OF US LION FAMILY, UH, ARROYO NIGHTS, UH, EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THAT CITY.
UH, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE MANY OFFICERS IN WC PD WHO HAD MANY CLOSE CONNECTIONS AND, UM, JUST, UH, I KNOW WE AS A CITY, CITY OF WEST COVINA AND WE SUPPORT
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AND WE LOVE, UM, OUR SISTER CITY OF ELMANI, UH, AND TO THE FAMILIES AND TO ALL THE RESIDENTS OF ELMANI JUST FROM THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.UH, JUST WANT TO SEND OUR LOVE, OUR SUPPORT.
AND AGAIN, MAYOR WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO ADJOURN, UH, TONIGHT IN THE HONOR OF, OF OFFICERS, UH, ABOUT OTHERS AND SANTANA.
AND, UM, I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR NUMBER FOUR.
UH, YEAH, I WANT TO FOLLOW UP.
COUNCIL MEMBER
AND, UH, ON TO HAVE A YOUNG OFFICER AND THE SACRIFICE AND HIMSELF FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND, UH, I TALKED TO CHIEF YESTERDAY AND, UH, AND I SAY, UH, CAN I GIVE YOU A SUBJECTION AND, UH, TO TALK TO OFFICER, AND WHEN THEY RESPOND TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THEY NEED TO EXTRA CAUTIOUS.
THEY NOW WALK IN AND POTENTIALLY TRAP.
AND, UH, UH, WE DO NOW ON THIS KIND OF THING HAPPEN IN ANY PLACES.
SO MAKE SURE ALL OFFICER OKAY.
THEY, THEY KNOW HOW TO PROTECT HIMSELF AND THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN READING A LOT OF SHOOTING, A LOT OF OFFICER, UH, FATAL SHOOTING, THE OLD FOUND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
AND SO WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY APPROACH WITH ULTRA CAUTIOUS.
AND, UH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OFFICERS ARE SAFE AND GO BACK TO THEIR FAMILY.
ALL THAT GO THE SENTIMENT, UM, SAD DAY IN OUR HISTORY WHEN THAT OCCURRED AND LET'S HOPE WE COULD KEEP OUR OFFICERS SAFE AND OUT OF THIS KIND OF HARM.
UM, DO I HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? YEAH.
UM, I ACTUALLY GREW UP IN OMANI, SO, UM, IT'S HEARTFELT AND THEY ARE OUR SISTER CITY, BUT I AM GLAD THAT YOU SPOKE TO THE CHIEF AND ALSO PROTECT OUR OFFICERS.
UM, I KNOW THE OFFICERS ARE THERE TO PROTECT AND SERVE, UM, WHICH WE THANK YOU, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD ALSO PROTECT AND SERVE THEM.
SO, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT OUR OFFICERS.
CAUSE I KNOW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DID INCREASE, ESPECIALLY WITH COVID.
UM, SO THAT'S HIGH ON THE RISE AND JUST, EVERYBODY'S JUST ON AN EDGE AND, AND YOU KNOW, WE FEEL IT, I SEE IT WITH FAMILIES WHERE I WORK, SO JUST I'M CAREFUL EVERYONE.
I JUST WANT TO, MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN OFFICERS.
UM, IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO SEE, UM, THE MOTHER, YOU KNOW, CRYING AND IT WAS SO SAD TO SEE HER, UH, DISPLAYING HER GRIEF.
AND UM, MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL OUR POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, RISKING THEIR LIVES.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING US AND ALWAYS KEEPING US SAFE.
AND WITH THOSE THOUGHTS, MEMORIES WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING TONIGHT.