[Call to Order]
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GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO OUR OCTOBER 18TH, 2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.TIME IS 7:00 PM MEETING IS NOW IN SESSION.
TONIGHT'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR MASON OBO FROM EMMANUEL FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH AND COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ VIDO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRIVILEGE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, GUARDIAN AND KEEPER OF YOUR PEOPLE, WATCH OVER THE MEMBERS OF OUR CITY COUNCIL AND PROTECT THEM AND GRANT THEM WISDOM AND JOY IN THEIR SERVICE.
HELP US ALL NOT TO LOOK FORWARD IN FEAR, BUT RATHER TO LOOK FORWARD WITH HOPE.
HELP US TO SEE OPPORTUNITY IN CHANGE.
AS CHANGES ARISE, LEAD US SAFELY THROUGH ALL TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS.
AND WHEN WE CANNOT STAND IT, CARRY US IN YOUR ARMS. SHOW US HOW TO SERVE AN EFFECTIVE WAYS THAT WE MIGHT MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
READY? BEGIN PLEDGE TO ALLEGIANCE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TWO REPUBLIC, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUALS WITH LARRY, YOU BE SEATED.
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, ROLL CALL PLEASE.
CLOSED SESSION WAS CANCELED THIS EVENING, SO THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT FROM THERE.
[PRESENTATIONS]
TO PRESENTATIONS.FIRST PRESENTATION WILL BE FOR A CERTIFICATE, RECOGNIZING THE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK POSTER CONTEST WINNER TO PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE FOR THE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK POSTER.
CAN FIRE CHIEF VINCE CAPELLI, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT.
SO THEN WE'LL, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SECOND PRESENTATION, WHICH WILL BE THE CERTIFICATE RECOGNIZING, UH, FIREFIGHTER ENGINEER GIBBS FOR ORGANIZING THE NINE 11 MEMORIAL SOFT BAR TOURNAMENT, CHILI, COOK HOP.
AND TO PRESENT THAT CERTIFICATE, UH, CHIEF CAPELLI WILL DO THE HONOR.
UH, MAYOR COUNSEL, CITIZEN STAFF.
WE HAVE ENGINEER, UH, JAMELE GIBBS HERE.
UH, THIS YEAR HE DECIDED TO PUT TOGETHER A NINE 11 MEMORIAL SOFTBALL COMPETITION AND CHILI COOKOFF.
HE WORKED TIRELESSLY MOSTLY BY HIMSELF TO PUT TOGETHER AND, UH, GOT FIRE DEPARTMENTS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER AND OTHER PEOPLE TO COME AND HAVE THE EVENT AND HAD A CHILLY COOKOFF.
AND IT WAS A REALLY NICE EVENT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HIM AND WE JUST WANTED TO HONOR HIM TONIGHT.
UH, COUNCIL WANTED TO HONOR HIM TONIGHT.
WE JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR LOOKING OUT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, LOOKING OUT FOR NINE 11, AND JUST PUTTING ON A REALLY NICE EVENT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR LETTING ME HAVE THE EVENT.
FIRST OF ALL, UH, THANK YOU TO ROXANNE.
SHE WAS MY RIGHT HAND PERSON TO GO TO FOR THIS EVENT.
THANK YOU, CHIEF, THANK YOU TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UM, HONESTLY, I DIDN'T EXPECT TO GET ANYTHING FOR THIS.
I ACTUALLY DID THIS BECAUSE I HONESTLY JUST LIKE BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND I THINK THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO PUT US ON, NO PUN INTENDED, ON THE SAME PLAYING FIELD.
SO THIS WAS, I THINK, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING OUTSIDE DEPARTMENTS, OUTSIDE SOURCES, UH, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES TOGETHER AND JUST HAVE A DAY AND HAVE FUN.
SO, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT HOPEFULLY THREE TIMES AS BIG AND, UH, TRY TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR AND JUST, UH, WE'RE ALSO GIVING SCHOLARSHIPS OUT TO WEST MAIN UNIFIED.
THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE WHOLE THING.
SO WE RAISED ENOUGH MONEY, I THINK WE CAN ACTUALLY GIVE OUT TWO $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS THIS YEAR.
ANDEL, BEFORE WE PROCEED, COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ VIDO HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU.
SO, FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I ATTENDED THE EVENT, IT WAS FABULOUS.
IT, IT WAS REALLY NICE TO HAVE FIRE AND POLICE FROM DIFFERENT CITIES, MULTIPLE CITIES.
UM, I KNOW WHEN I WAS THERE, I'M LIKE, WHO'S PLAYING? WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT I UNDERSTAND IT'S THE FIRST YEAR.
I WOULD LOVE TO, UH, HAVE THE OTHER CITIES
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BE PROMOTED AS WELL.UH, IT WAS NICE MEETING THEIR FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, THEIR FRIENDS WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT THEM.
MY QUESTION IS, UH, WHO WON THE TOURNAMENT OR THE TOP THREE AT LEAST? UH, THE TOP, WELL, THE TOP TWO WERE, UH, ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY, ORANGE COUNTY FIRE, AND, UH, COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT, COVINO PD, THEY WERE THE FINALS.
THEY'RE ALL LOOKING SHARP AND THEY ALL DRESS IN THEIR UNIFORMS AND, UH, CHILI TASTING WAS DELICIOUS.
WE, WE WERE PROUD AND WE LOOKED FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.
MAYBE A LITTLE MORE PRACTICE SO WE CAN, WE CAN, YEAH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? ANY, ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, CHIEF? NO, I JUST WANNA, AGAIN, THANK JEMELE FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT EVENT AND I WAS EXCITED THAT WE WERE DOING THIS AND EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT IT AND THE FIRE SERVICE, I GOT A LOT OF CALLS ON IT.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR AND HOPEFULLY WEST COVENA FIRE WILL TAKE THE, I'LL SIT ON THE BENCH SO IT'LL DO BETTER.
WHAT WAS THE, UH, TOTAL AMOUNT OF TEAMS? UH, THIS YEAR WAS ONLY, UH, 12, 12 TEAMS. HOW MANY CITIES? I MEAN CITIES BETWEEN WEST PD AND FIRE AND EVERYTHING WAS OUT FROM GLENDALE TO, UH, PASADENA, PICO, BUT IT WAS DONE EVERYWHERE.
COUNTY NEXT YEAR WE'RE GONNA PUT IT OUT.
JOIN YOU UP THERE FOR THE CERTIFICATE.
IS IT THAT THERE'S A CERTIFICATE.
WE GOT, WE GOT, THERE'S A, THERE'S A, THERE'S A VIDEO, UH, THE VIDEO.
MY SON'S, UH, EDITING MAJOR AT CHAPMAN, UH, COLLEGE.
SO HE DID AN, HE WAS THERE THE WHOLE DAY TAKING PICTURES, TAKING VIDEOS.
SO THIS IS WHAT HE CAME UP WITH, UH, WHICH WILL BE POSTED TO ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.
UH, SO THIS IS, THIS IS THE PRODUCT.
I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE WHOLE THING YET.
YOU WANNA COME UP OR, YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL GO UP.
SO OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS THE 2022, UH, FIRE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK POSTER.
I LIKE TO CALL UP, UH, OUR WINNERS FROM VINE ELEMENTARY.
AND WE HAVE A PRINCIPAL, I'M GONNA MESS IT UP.
SO, UH, THIS YEAR WE DID THE SAME AS WE DID ALL THE OTHER YEARS AS WE REACHED OUT TO WEST COMMUNITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND, UH, ROLAND.
AND WE ASKED THEIR THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH GRADERS TO DO A POSTER.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE BROUGHT THE POSTER, UM, DO A POSTER THAT DEPICTS WHAT THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S FIRE PREVENTION WEEK WAS.
AND WE HAD ALL THE STUDENTS DOING THE SCHOOLS WERE TO NARROW IT DOWN TO ONE WINNER IN EACH GRADE.
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WITH THEM.WE POSTED THEM UP AT OUR FIRE PREVENTION OPEN HOUSE, UH, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AND JALEN WON.
UM, BUT LET'S SAY, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT SHE WON LAST YEAR TOO.
SO, UH, SHE'S GOT, SHE'S GOT THIS DOWN.
AND, UM, SO WHAT'LL HAPPEN NOW IS VINE ELEMENTARY WILL GET OUR PLAQUE AND IT'LL GO UP IN THEIR SCHOOL FOR A U FOR A YEAR.
AND PRINCIPAL OF EC WILL BE ABLE TO TALK TO ALL THE OTHER PRINCIPALS OF HOW AMAZING THEY ARE AND BEAT ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS TWO YEARS IN A ROW.
AND HOPEFULLY THE OTHER SCHOOLS WILL STEP UP.
AND NEXT YEAR WE HAVE VINYL WIN AGAIN.
WHAT ALSO YOU SHOULD KNOW IS THAT THE POSTER WILL BE PUT INTO A MAGNET AND PUT ON THE FIRE ENGINE IN HER DISTRICT AND WILL STAY ON THE FIRE ENGINE AND RIDE AROUND ON THE FIRE ENGINE FOR A MONTH.
AND I HAVE A CERTIFICATE HERE.
UH, DO YOU WANNA GIVE ANOTHER OR YOU WANT ME TO? WE HAVE ONE.
UH, IT'S LIKE EIGHT AND A HALF BY 14.
SO WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR THE PRINCIPAL.
AND, UH, AND A CERTIFICATE FOR JAYLEN.
AND WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
IT'S ALREADY ON A PLAT, ALREADY ON A MAGNET AND ON THE FIRE.
THAT'S WHY WE DON'T HAVE IT HERE.
OR ELSE WE SHOW EVERYBODY, BUT IT'S ON OUR, UH, ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? YOU SURE.
SO, UM, WE JUST WANNA THANK, UM, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THEY DO SUCH A PHENOMENAL JOB OF COMING IN AND GETTING OUR KIDS EXCITED, UM, WITH SOME GREAT ASSEMBLIES.
SO THEY DEFINITELY HYPED UP OUR THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS TO PARTICIPATE, UM, THIS YEAR.
AND WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD THAT JAYLEN KEPT US ON THE MAP AND WE GET TO KEEP THE PLAQUE AGAIN THIS YEAR.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT, UH, THIS NICE GIFT BASKET IS GOING TO JALEN HER FAMILY, AND WE'LL GIVE THAT TO YOU.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE SOME PICTURES OUTSIDE AND WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE PLAQUE AT VINE ELEMENTARY TOMORROW MORNING.
UH, WE'LL HAVE THE FIRE TRUCK OUT THERE, FIRE ENGINE OUT THERE, AND WE'LL BE PRESENTED TO AND, UH, AS AN ASSEMBLY THERE TO SCHOOL.
CONGRATULATIONS AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
I HOPE YOU'RE, YOU DO SOMETHING WITH THIS GREAT TALENT YOU HAVE.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PRINCIPAL.
ACTUALLY WENT TO VINE ELEMENTARY FOR A COUPLE YEARS, SO IT MAKES ME HAPPY TO SEE THIS HAPPEN.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO BOTH OF OUR, UH, PRESENTATIONS TO JEMELE GIBBS AND TO VINE ELEMENTARY.
[ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Five (5) minutes per speaker]
ON TO ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, PLEASE FILL OUT A YELLOW SPEAKER CARD AND SUBMIT IT TO THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK AND ASSISTANT CITY CLERK.
HOW MANY CARDS DO WE HAVE? WE HAVE SEVEN SPEAKER CARDS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS HERMAN, FOLLOWED BY MIKE GREENSPAN, FOLLOWED BY ROSA RIOS
SOMEBODY LET THE BAT OUT OF THE CAVE.
BUT ANYWAYS, KNOWING THAT SOMEBODY WAS KILLED OFF A AMMAR AND AZUA, IT'S NOT TOO AMUSING.
I SUSPECT THAT THERE ARE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS WITHIN THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESSED FOR 2021 AND 2022 AT THIS POINT.
AND I'LL READ INTO THE RECORD THE ISSUES REGARDING SCANDALS.
AREN'T WE ALL ABOUT SCANDALS AND NEWS? WELL, HERE'S ONE, A POWERFUL ONE.
OVERCONFIDENCE, NARCISSISM, THESE TRAITS, A POLITICIAN CAN AND WILL BACKFIRE.
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE FAT LADY FROM THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, NURY,
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FAT MARTINEZ RACISTS RANTS ABOUT LITTLE CHOTO INGOS? YOU KNOW, WHEN REALLY THOMAS WAS DOWN THERE ABOUT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, I CALLED THE GENTLEMAN A CHANGO FOR THE RECORD, AND HE FOUND THAT OFFENSIVE.NOW WE FIND OUT WITH THIS TRANSPARENCY THAT YOU GUYS HIDE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS THAT I GUESS WE'RE ALL CALLED CHANOS IN CHUNG ETHOS, BUT CHAN ETHOS, RIGHT, MR. MAYOR, IS THAT RIGHT? BUT LET ME FINISH MY POINT.
SO THE BACKFIRE OF THESE FLAWED RESULTS, A SYSTEM OF CORRUPTION, CORRUPT, S******E, PENCIL, NECK POLITICIANS HAVE TO FACE TODAY IS THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE CRITICIZED JUST LIKE IN THIS PICTURE WITH KEVIN DELION AND UCLA GILBERT SICLE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, LET ME READ INTO THE RECORD THE RESULTS OF THE SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF VIOLATIONS OF THE FIRST FIFTH AND 14TH AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE SECTION TWO OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTIONAL REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL RULES IN THEORUM.
WELL, THEY'VE BEEN VIOLATED ALREADY BECAUSE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I'VE READ THIS MAYBE 200 TIMES BEFORE A JUDGE.
AND THE JUDGE SAYS, HOW FAR IS THE N****R GOING? YEAH, THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO TO THE N*****S.
A DIRTY N****R, SEND THE JEWS BACK TO ISRAEL.
LET'S SAY THE BACK TO THE GUARD GARDEN AND SAVE AMERICA.
BRANDON BURKE VERSUS OHIO, US 3 95 4 4 4 19 69, CALIFORNIA VERSUS WHITNEY.
AND WHAT OTHER JURISDICTION OF COURT DO YOU WANNA HEAR ABOUT? BAUTISTA, MAYBE PHELPS VERSUS PHILLIPS, MAYBE UNITED STATES VERSUS BAGDASARIAN.
WHEN A PASADENA RESIDENT SIMPLY SAID, I'LL PUT A 50 CALIBER TO THE PRESIDENT'S HEAD.
NOW WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S INTERPRETED AS A THREAT ACCORDING TO THE F FBI AND THE PEOPLE OF WHOLE LAND SECURITY WHO CONFIRMED WITH ME AT MY HOME AND SAID, SIR, DID YOU MAKE THESE ALLEGATIONS? AND I SAID, MOST DEFINITELY, SIR.
THEY WERE TAKEN FROM THE COURT DOCKETS AND I PRESUME THAT THEY WERE CORRECT POLITICALLY AND FUNCTIONALLY BY THE JU JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF THE SUPREME COURT.
AND SO IN MY RECORD, MATTER OF FACT, IN A STATEMENT FROM THE COURTS AS THEY INITIATED THIS CONVERSATION TO ME, NINTH CIRCUIT OVERTURNS CONVICTIONS OF THREATS AGAINST OBAMA.
OH, LET THE CHARGES BE READ INTO THE RECORD REGARDING OBAMA.
HE WILL HAVE A 50 CALIBER AND THE HEAD SOON POSTED AT 1:55 AM NOW POLITICAL SPEECH CAN BE VULGAR AND BE SUBJECTED TO SOME OPINIONATED CLOWNS THAT WANNA SUPPRESS OUR FREE SPEECH.
BUT IF YOU WANNA BE A PART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM, YOU'LL REACH OUT AND JUST LOOK AT ME, A MAN IN A MASS FOR COVID, A MAN IN A CAPE CALLED BATMAN.
DOES BATMAN EXIST? IS THERE ANY JUSTICE IN AMERICA WHEN A*****E POLITICIANS CAN TALK S**T BEHIND OUR BACKS AND THEN REMAP OUR DISTRICTS TO SEPARATE US FROM BLACK TO LATINOS TO ASIAN? THAT IS HORRIBLE.
AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY CALIFORNIA IS SO F****D UP.
BECAUSE WE ALLOW SHITHOLES TO DO THINGS BEHIND HER BACKS.
KEEP RAISING OUR TAXES, KEEP FORCING OUR CHILDREN TO BE MOVED OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND FOR WHAT REASON? GREED, SELFISHNESS, PENCIL, NECK POINTED EARS, BALD A*****E POLITICIANS.
NO OFFENSE, BRIAN, NO OFFENSE DAR, BUT IT'S A F*****G FACT.
MY GREEN SPAN FOLLOWED BY ROSA RIOS, FOLLOWED BY ERNESTO GARCIA.
SO WHO DO I SUBMIT THESE TO? THE RECORD? JUST SIR.
AND THIS JEWS HAVE NOT GONE BACK TO FLORIDA ANYWAY.
NOW I DO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE THINGS.
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO EVERYBODY WHO WATCHES TV LISTENS TO KNX OR OTHER RADIO STATIONS FOR THIS BIG POLLUTION GOING ON ABOUT A GUY NAMED RICK CARUSO.
EVERY SINGLE CHANCE RICK CARUSO HAS HAD HE GAVE TO THIS CANDIDATE REFOR CITY COUNCIL IN THE 2011
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ELECTION AND FOR REELECTION IN 2015 AND FOR SUPERVISOR IN 2016 NAMED MITCHELL ENGLANDER.IN FACT, THERE'S AN ACTUAL CASE OF CORRUPTION.
I MEAN, I REALLY WANNA BELIEVE THE GUY.
I WOULD RATHER GO TO REVEREND JIMMY SWAGGER'S CHURCH AND HEAR A, A SERMON AGAINST PROSTITUTION TO HEAR CARUSO TALK ABOUT CORRUPTION.
HE'S WHAT YOU CALL AN ENABLER BECAUSE HE GIVES MONEY TO ENGLANDER.
AND ENGLANDER HAS A CASE NUMBER 2 2 0 CR 0 0 0 3 5 JF W ONE.
YES, THEY WENT, A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WENT TO LAS VEGAS AND HE GOT MONEY BRIBES, HOTEL ROOM BRIBES, LIQUOR BILL BRIBES, AND AN ESCORT I E P***Y BRIBES.
CAN HE GO HOME TO HIS WIFE JANE AND GET SOME STRANGE, I GUESS NOT BECAUSE DEVELOPERS EXPECT RESULTS WHEN THEY GIVE BRIBES.
THEY DON'T JUST GIVE BRIBES TO BE GOOD PEOPLE.
THEY GIVE BRIBES TO LIKE THIS PART-TIME PIG.
MITCHELL ENGLANDER, NOT FOR WHAT HE WAS DOING ON THE FORCE, BUT FOR WHAT HE WAS DOING ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
I I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GO INTO ALL THE CROOKED LOS ANGELES PIG DEPARTMENT, CROOKS, THE N****R AND THE BLOOD, THE TWO COPS IN HOLLYWOOD THAT WERE RAPING WOMEN.
I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS IT WOULD CAUSE YOU CAUSE YOUR SPINE TO, TO JUST CHILLS WOULD GO UP AND DOWN YOUR SPINE.
SO YES, CARUSO TALKS ABOUT THE POLICE.
OF COURSE, HE DIDN'T MENTION THE FACT THAT HE'S FOR A SALES TAX INCREASE TO FUND THEM SO THEY CAN, SO THEY COULD ACTUALLY RAPE YOU LIKE THE TWO PIGS IN HOLLYWOOD.
I APOLOGIZE FOR ALL THAT BECAUSE, AND THEN I LIVE DOWN THE STREET FROM THE DISTRICT THAT HAS FAT ASS NURY MARTINEZ FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER BECAUSE AFTER ALL, MAYBE I SHOULD TEACH THOSE, UH, RACIST WET BACKS, A NEW WORD.
H ANY DARKY BECAUSE CHUNK TITO'S NOT ENOUGH CHUNK KITTO.
IS THAT A UM, I THOUGHT THAT WAS A WET BACK CORN SHIP.
I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS A RACIST TERM.
BUT THEY'RE RACIST AGAINST US WHITES.
THEY'LL TELL ME, GO BACK TO FLORIDA, YOU J NOW I KNOW YOU'RE, I SAW FROM THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, YOU STARTED FILMING MY FACE BECAUSE THE BACK OF MY SHIRT IN ITS ART OFFEND SOME PEOPLE.
SO MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE OTHER LITTLE THINGS FOR THE CAMERAS JUST TO SHOW THEM IN CASE YOU WANNA FILM THE FACE.
BUT WE JUST NEED TO HAVE BETTER, BETTER ELECTED OFFICIALS.
NOW, I'M NOT SAYING ANYBODY HERE COULD WIND UP IN FEDERAL PRISON, BUT IF THEY GO THE ENGLAND ROUTE, THEY SURE WILL.
IF THEY GO THE WEER ROUTE, BOY WILL THEY.
HIS BROTHER'S GONNA RAT HIM OUT.
HIS BROTHER PLED GUILTY AND DOESN'T WANT TO GET HIS BIG A SENTENCE AS JOSE WER.
I MEAN, WER MAY HAVE GONE TO, BUT WHEN HE IS FINISHED AND ALL THEM WILLIE'S PUT THEIR WONKA'S IN HIS PITCHY CHOCOLATE FACTORY, EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT JEWISH, HE WILL BE BOUGHT MITZVAH QUALIFIED AS A PRISON B***H.
AND THAT, THAT'LL BE NICE TO SEE.
MAYBE KTLA COULD COME OUT THERE AND DO A HUMAN INTEREST STORY WITH THEIR UNION STEWARD, ERIC SPILLMAN.
AND THEY COULD INTERVIEW WILLIE AFTER THE BOT MITZVAH AND WILLIE COULD SAY, THAT'S MY B***H, BECAUSE WSAR IS GONNA BE THE PRISON B***H.
DO WE GO TO WALMART OR DO WE GO TO TARGET FOR THE BOT? MITZ FOR REGISTRY, AFTER ALL.
JUST BECAUSE HE WENT TO SOLE DOESN'T MEAN HE SHOULDN'T HAVE A BOT MITZVAH BECAUSE AFTER, AFTER BEING THE B***H, HE'S GONNA BE SO B***H DELICIOUS.
NOW LET ME SUBMIT THIS FOR THE RECORD AS I CLOSE AND WANTED TO THANK THE PASTOR ANOTHER TIME.
ROSA RIOS, FOLLOWED BY ERNESTO GARCIA, FOLLOWED BY ELSIE MESSMAN.
I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF PRAYING.
UM, I'VE BEEN ASKING GOD TO GIMME THE RIGHT WORDS THAT I CAN CONVEY MY MESSAGE ACROSS WITHOUT INSULTING OR UM, JUST RESPECTING
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ANYONE CUZ I LIKE TO TREAT PEOPLE THE WAY I WANNA BE TREATED.ARE YOU GUYS FAMILIAR WITH AIDEN LAY'S CASE? HE WAS THE SIX YEAR OLD WHO WAS MURDERED ON MAY 21ST, 2021, FOUR MONTHS AFTER MY DAUGHTER WAS MURDERED.
AND THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS ABOUT HIS CASE, THE WAY HIS CASE HIS MURDER WAS HANDLED, WAS COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE OF HOW MY DAUGHTER'S MURDER WAS HANDLED.
WITHIN TWO HOURS FROM THE SHOOTING OF AIDEN LAOS, THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROLMAN HAD A PRESS A PRESS CONFERENCE.
AND IMMEDIATELY, WITHIN TWO HOURS, WITHIN SIX DAYS, MAY 27TH, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, UH, FROM TODD SPITZER HAD ANOTHER PRESS RELEASE ON MAY 27TH AND HE PARTNERED WITH THE C H P WITH OTHER AGENCIES AS WELL.
HE GOES, WE MAY NOT GET YOU TODAY, WE MAY NOT GET YOU TOMORROW, WE MAY NOT GET YOU NEXT WEEK.
BUT HE CAME OUT GUNS BLAZING AND HE SAID HE WAS GONNA BRING JUSTICE AND HE DID.
IT TOOK 15 DAYS, 15 DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT AIDEN WAS MURDERED.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT HE'S SIX YEARS OLD.
MY DAUGHTER'S 29, HIS HAPPENED IN THE DAY DAYTIME.
AS HE WAS GOING TO SCHOOL, MY DAUGHTER WAS GOING BACK HOME JUST TO ENJOY HER TACOS AND A QUIET EVENING WITH HER HUSBAND TO WATCH HALO.
MY QUESTION IS, WHY, WHY? WE WERE, WHEN WE MET WITH THE UM, POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY ACTUALLY ASKED US NOT TO SPEAK TO THE MEDIA.
I HAD CHANNEL FOUR AT THE DOORSTEPS OF MY HOUSE ASKING FOR COMMENTS.
AND ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS WHAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ASKED ME NOT TO DO.
BUT THE DETECTIVES ASKED US NOT TO DO, DO NOT SPEAK TO THE MEDIA BECAUSE YOU GUYS MAY COMPROMISE OUR INVESTIGATION.
AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S THE LEAST I WANNA DO.
THAT'S THE LEAST HER HUSBAND WANTED TO DO.
AND WE RESPECTED THAT AND WE OBEYED.
WHEN I SAW THE NEWS ABOUT AIDAN LAOS, I WAS, I COULD GO BACK TO THAT DAY.
I WAS SITTING IN MY LIVING ROOM AND I COULD SEE ALL THE ATTENTION THAT WAS BEING BROUGHT TO HIM.
YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY RATTLE BEHIND US CITY, UH, OTHER BUSINESSES CAME TOGETHER, OTHER, UH, CITIES RALLIED TOGETHER AS WELL.
AND THEY COLLECTIVELY ALL COLLECTED MORE THAN FIVE.
IT'S NOT EVEN ABOUT THE MONEY, IT'S NOT EVEN ABOUT THE MONEY FOR ME.
BUT THEY COLLECTED OVER 300,000, EVEN 500,000 TOWARDS THE REWARD OF THE MURDER OF THIS LITTLE GUY HERE.
NOTHING HAPPENED UP TO MY DAUGHTER.
NOT ONE, NO ONE MADE ANYTHING ABOUT NO, NO COMMENTS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE'S A NEWS THAT CAME TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH KANA AND ASKED FOR A STATEMENT AND THEY CHOSE NOT TO SAY ANYTHING.
WHY? AND ALL I WANT IS ACCOUNTABILITY.
IN MY, IN MY BOOK, I FELT IT WAS JUST GROSS NEGLIGENCE THAT THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, DID NOTHING.
WE HAD SHERIFF'S OFFER ASSISTANCE, WE HAD MARSHALS OFFER ASSISTANCE TO HELP WITH, WITH THE INVESTIGATION.
WHY? NOW? IT'S GOING UP TO TWO YEARS.
AND THEN TO ADD INSULT TO MY WOUNDS, NOT ONLY SALT, NOT ONLY ALCOHOL, BUT PROBABLY ACID WHERE HER BILLBOARDS WERE TAKEN DOWN.
HOW IS THE COMMUNITY SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT HER CASE IS STILL UNSOLVED WHEN HER REWARD, IT'S GONE DOWN, NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT.
AND THEN THE BILLBOARD THAT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM MY HOUSE, THE WEST COVINA, RIGHT ACROSS THERI DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD THAT WAS THAT THE MAIN PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE OF THAT BILLBOARD IS TO BRING REVENUE TO THE WEST COVINA.
THAT IS SO DISAPPOINTING THAT THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THOSE BILLBOARDS, JUST THE WAY, THE PURPOSE OF THE CAMERAS.
THEY WERE NOT BUILT TO CATCH CRIMINALS.
SO WE GOTTA DO, WE GOTTA CHANGE, WE GOTTA CHANGE TO THE WAY WE'RE OPERATING HERE CUZ THIS SPEAKS VOLUMES THE WAY THEY DID IT.
AND BECAUSE HE ACTED, THEY TRUSTED THE MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
ERNESTO GARCIA, FOLLOWED BY ELSIE MESSMAN, FOLLOWED BY WIN-WIN ZONG ON
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GOOD EVENING TO YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALL WHO SERVE OUR GREAT CITY.I'VE LIVED IN WEST COVINA SINCE, SHORTLY AFTER MY WIFE AND I WERE MARRIED IN 2002.
WE'VE MANAGED TO BUY A HOME HERE, RAISE A FAMILY HERE, AND FOR THE MOST PART, LIVE A PEACEFUL AND HAPPY LIFE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
MY DAUGHTER BELLA IS HERE WITH ME TONIGHT.
SHE'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT BO BODY AT WEST COVINA HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE DID NOT KNOW I WAS GOING TO BRING HER UP, AND I HATE TO EMBARRASS HER BY DOING SO, BUT I DO IT IN ORDER TO ASK YOU ALL A FEW VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
THERE IS A MAN IN OUR TOWN NAMED WILLIAM ELLIOT, WHO FROM ALL INDICATIONS HAS WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF INFLUENCE ON THIS COUNCIL AND CITY.
HE HAS STOOD IN FRONT OF THIS COUNCIL AND OTHER ITERATIONS OF IT TO PLAINLY STATE THAT WEST COVINA SHOULD RECRUIT MORE WHITE PEOPLE TO IT BECAUSE THEIR NUMBERS ARE QUOTE, WANING.
HE'S REFERRED TO ALL THE BULLET POINTS FROM THE CONSPIRACY THAT IS THE GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY AND SPOKEN AGAINST THE ADULTERATED VERSION OF CRITICAL RACE THEORY.
THIS MAN IS ON THE RECORD REFERRING TO YOUNG LATINO DACA RECIPIENTS AS COCKROACHES.
AND HE HAS DONE THIS IN A CITY WHERE 52% OF THE POPULATION IS OF LATINO DESCENT, A POPULATION WHICH INCLUDES MY DAUGHTERS.
BELLA ALREADY HAS POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL.
SO I'M HERE TO ASK YOU WITH MY DAUGHTER IN MIND, AND MAYBE YOUR DAUGHTER OR SON TOO, WOULD YOU ADVISE HER TO ASSOCIATE HERSELF WITH A MAN LIKE WILLIAM ELLIOTT? IF IT ADVANCED HER POLITICAL CAREER, WOULD YOU TELL HER IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO SEEK, SEEK OUT MR. ELLIOTT'S ADVICE ON POLITICAL MATTERS IF SHE CONTINUES TO BE ESPECIALLY GOOD AT RUNNING FOR POSITIONS IN GOVERNMENT.
WOULD YOU THINK IT HONORABLE OF, OF HER TO GOVERN WITH THE IDEALS AND CONSPIRACIES THAT MR. ELLIOT HAS ESPOUSED? AS YOU MAY HAVE GUESSED ALREADY, I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE PEOPLE RUNNING FOR A COUNCIL SEAT HAS MADE THE ERROR OF USING MR. ELLIOT'S NAME AND EFFORTS TO GET HERSELF ELECTED.
AND I BELIEVE THIS MISTAKE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DISQUALIFIER FOR VOTERS.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I'M NOT HERE BECAUSE I DO NOT AGREE WITH HER ON MANY OTHER ISSUES.
I'VE READ HER LITERATURE AND I FIND HER TO BE AN OTHERWISE ACCEPTABLE CANDIDATE ON PAPER AND PERHAPS ONE WHO HAS SIMPLY MADE A VERY UNFORTUNATE ERROR IN JUDGMENT.
NONETHELESS, SHE HAS ALREADY REITERATED THAT SHE BELIEVES HER DECISIONS TO JOIN FORCES WITH THIS MAN WAS A GOOD ONE.
ON THE OTHER HAND, I ASKED YOU DIRECTLY VIA FACEBOOK MESSENGER JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, IF YOU WERE AWARE OF MR. ELLIOT'S INVOLVEMENT IN ANYONE'S CAMPAIGNS.
AND IF YOU ARE AWARE OF HIS POLITICS, YOUR CLEAR ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION WAS NO.
CONSIDERING YOU HAVE BEEN PRESENT ON MANY OF THE OCCASIONS WHERE MR. ELLIOT HAS COME UP HERE TO REGURGITATE VITRIOL, AND YOU ARE ONE OF THE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PUBLICLY ENDORSE THE CANDIDATE WHO HAS ALIGNED HERSELF WITH MR. ELLIOT.
I FOUND I FIND IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE, SIR, BUT YOUR ANSWER DOES TELL ME TWO THINGS.
NUMBER ONE, YOU'RE WILLING TO BE DISHONEST TO A FELLOW RESIDENT.
AND NUMBER TWO, YOU ARE FULLY AWARE OF WHY I WAS ASKING THE QUESTION AND YOU WERE TRYING TO DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS POLITICALLY PROBLEMATIC.
AND FINALLY, I MUST ASK YOU, MR. WOO, MS. LOPEZ VIDO AND MAYOR COSTANOS, WHY IS MR. ELLIOT'S INVOLVEMENT IN THAT CAMPAIGN NOT A RED LINE FOR YOU? WHAT ARE YOU SACRIFICING IN LENDING YOUR OWN SUPPORT TO A CANDIDATE WHO HAS MADE THAT KIND OF MISTAKE? AND WHY ARE YOU ASSOCIATING YOURSELVES WITH A CAMPAIGN THAT WOULD HAVE THIS MAN AS PART OF IT? OR HAS SOMETHING HAPPENED BETWEEN THE TIME YOU WERE MY DAUGHTER'S AGE AND NOW THAT HAS MADE THIS TYPE OF ASSOCIATION EVEN BY EXTENSION, SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS YOU TO STILL THINK YOU ARE FULLY AND HONESTLY REPRESENTING ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR GREAT CITY? THANK YOU ELSIE MESSMAN, FOLLOWED BY WIN-WIN SONG FOLLOWED BY R ROBINSON.
GOOD EVENING COUNCIL STAFF AND EVERYONE HERE TODAY AND AT HOME.
MY NAME IS ELSIE MESSMAN, A RESIDENT OF WEST COVINA.
I RECEIVED A FIRE STATING THAT THE CITY RECRUITED 3,539 NEW BUSINESSES IN WEST COLINA IN 2022.
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QUESTION WITH THAT NUMBER AND HAVE TURNED IN A PUBLIC DOCUMENT REQUEST NUMBER TWO, EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION DINNER AT THE SPORTSPLEX AND THE COST WHERE JUST A FEW OR THE ITEMS ARE, UH, HAVE ADDED UP TO $43,114.GRANTS FUNDS WERE WERE TAKEN FROM SUBURBAN WATER, ATHENS AND TRANSTECH TO NAME A FEW OF THE COMPANIES.
BUT REMEMBER, WE PAID THEM FOR THEIR SERVICES.
IT IS NO CONSIDERATION WAS PLACED ON THE EXPENSES AS SINCE WE ARE A NUMBER 14 AT RISK CITIES OUT OF 482 IN CALIFORNIA.
SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING, WE PAID THE FOLLOWING TROPHIES.
AND FOR FLOWERS, $2,999 ONE PENNY SHORT OF 3000.
NOW, HOW COULD THEY COME UP SO CLOSE, UH, TO THE LIMIT UNLESS THEY WERE TOLD THE LIMIT WAS 3000 AND THEY COME IN WITH THAT? I THINK I WOULD CHECK THAT INVOICE.
NOW, HOW COULD YOU COME UP SO CLOSE? I REMEMBER CHRIS FREELAND HAD A RECOGNITION DAY FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND HE GOT IN AND OUT, BURGER AND DRINKS FOR THE STAFF.
HE REALIZED THAT THEY HAD A JOB PENSION AND MEDICAL, SO HE USED COMMON SENSE.
NOW, WHY IS THIS NOT PUT ON THE AGENDA? SO THE PEOPLE THAT DID GET A TROPHY OR A REWARD THAT THEY CAN COME UP HERE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE DOES, THAT GETS AN AWARD.
I SAID IT'S BEING VERY SECRETIVE.
I HAVE AN ARTICLE FROM THE PAPER SHOWING COUNCILMAN WOO AT HIS OFFICE AT, WITH A CITY OF TORRANCE OFFICERS DISCUSSING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
THE CITY OF TORRANCE IS NUMBER SIX ON THE RISK CITIES IN CALIFORNIA.
I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY OTHER CITY GOING FOR THEIR HEALTH FOR THIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT EXCEPT WEST COVINA IS THE ONLY CITY THAT NEEDS THEIR OWN HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
I HEAR RUMORS THAT IF THIS IS APPROVED, IT WILL CARRY ON UNTIL WE GO BANKRUPT.
NUMBER FOUR, I STATED AT ONE MEETING THAT WE PAID TRANSTEC $4 MILLION, UH, FOR THE YEARS FROM JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER.
AND THE CITY MANAGER DID NOT EXPLAIN WHY, BUT COUNCILMAN RU DID STATE THAT WE GOT A PERCENTAGE BACK.
HOW MUCH DID WE GET BACK? $3 MILLION.
BUT THEY DOESN'T TELL PASS A SMELL TEST.
AND I THINK, UH, AS FAR AS THE UNIONS FOR THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHOEVER THEY ENDORSE, I THINK THEY SHOULD BE NEUTRAL BECAUSE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO, UH, BE, UH, PROTECT ALL THE PEOPLE OF WEST COVINA, NOT JUST SOMEBODY THAT'S RUNNING FOR COUNCIL.
WHEN, WHEN SONG FOLLOWED BY R ROBINSON.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, MR. CITY MANAGER, STAFF AND EVERYONE? UM, I'M WIN-WIN ZONG, WEST COVINA, LIBRARY MANAGER.
UH, WELL, OCTOBER IS OUR TEEN READ MONTHS AND LIBRARY HAS A SPECIAL BINGO ACTIVITY, UH, FOR OUR TEENAGERS TO CELEBRATE IT AND COME AND JUST PICK UP A, UH, BINGO GAME AT THE LIBRARY AND CROSS OUT ALL THE LIBRARY AND BOOK RELATED ACTIVITIES YOU COMPLETE.
AND TO SEE IF YOU CAN GET BINGO.
YOU HAVE COMPLETED A BINGO GAME TO THE LIBRARY TO ENTER, UM, OUR PRICE DRAWING FOR CHILDREN AGES FOUR TO 12.
WE HAVE A, UH, A POPULAR IN AND OUT COVER TO COVER READING PROGRAM GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
SIMPLY READ FIVE BOOKS AND EARN A, UH, FREE BURGER OR CHEESEBURGER AND IN AND OUT, AND YOU CAN DO THREE TIMES, READ FIVE, GET ON THE BURGER FREE AND READ READER, UH, ANOTHER FIVE BOOKS
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AND YOU CAN RE UM, GET ANOTHER FREE BURGERS AND COME TO, UH, REGISTER AT THE LIBRARY AND GET STARTED.AND, UM, UM, THE PROGRAM HAS ALREADY STARTED AND, UH, IT WILL RUNS THROUGH NOVEMBER.
WELL, WEST COVINA LIBRARY IS CURRENTLY STILL CLOSED, UH, FOR RENOVATION WITH NO IN PERSON SERVICES.
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SIDEWALK SERVICE.
THE SIDEWALK HOLDS PICKUP SERVICE OR, YOU KNOW, REGISTER, UH, PROGRAMS OR GIVE OUT, UM, ART ACTIVITY, UH, KIDS.
UH, AND WE ALSO, UH, PROVIDE, UM, UH, PHONE SERVICE INFORMATION THAT REFERENCE.
AND I, WE STILL HAVE, UM, STAFF ANSWERING THE REFERENCE QUESTIONS AND INFORMATIONAL QUESTIONS.
THE SERVICE HOURS ARE TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY, 12 TO 8:00 PM AND THURSDAY TO SATURDAY, 10:00 AM TO, UH, 6:00 PM ALL OTHER AISM LA COUNTY LIBRARY LOCATIONS ARE ALL OPEN WITH IN-PERSON SERVICE AND PROGRAMS. AND THE NEAREST ONES AND NEAR WEST COVINA, UM, INCLUDE, UH, BOWLING PARK LIBRARY, LE BUI LIBRARY, SUNKI LIBRARY, UH, MONDI LIBRARY, WALNUT LIBRARY, THERE A LOT OF LIBRARIES.
UM, AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
WE, UM, ANTICIPATE, WE ANTICIPATE THE LIBRARY WILL REOPEN, UH, SOMETIME NEXT SPRING.
UH, ARE YOU SURE
SO SPRING NEXT YEAR, WILL, I'M, WE ARE HOPING IT WILL BE ON, ON TRACK.
THIS IS THE, THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION.
I MEAN, THE MESSAGE I GOT NEXT SPRING WILL REOPEN.
AND I, UH, I WHAT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE LIBRARY WILL BE REALLY, REALLY NICE WITH NEW, UH, TECHNOLOGY, NEW SERVICE DESK AND NEW CEILINGS, NEW LIGHTINGS, NEW AC SYSTEM, NEW ELEVATOR,
AND I'M PRETTY SURE THE COMMUNITY WILL APPRECIATE, UH, ENJOY USING IT AND I'LL COME.
YOU DESERVE A BETTER UPGRADED LIBRARY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING.
OUR ROBINSON, FOLLOWED BY JOHN SHOEMAKER, FOLLOWED BY FRANK WILLIAMS. UH, GOOD EVENING.
UH, NEWSOM, UH, THE IDIOT, UH, THAT RUNS THE STATE HAS A NO CANDIDATE STATEMENT.
UH, IN THIS BOOKLET PRIOR TO THE ELECTION THAT SAYS VOLUMES.
ANYONE WHO VOTES FOR THAT SOB HAS GOT TO BE IN SOME SORT OF HYPNOTIC TRANCE.
UH, HIS, HIS OPPONENT, IT BEGINS WITH A D I'M NOT EVEN GONNA SAY HIS NAME, HIS OPPONENT, I MEAN, BUT IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
HE HAS NOTHING, NOTHING TO SAY, NOTHING.
IS ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM GONNA VOTE FOR HIM? IS EVERYBODY IN AN HYPNOTIC TRANCE? HE SAYS NOTHING.
UH, TURNING TO A CHANGING SUBJECTS, UH, GING, UH, GIN PING OPENED, UH, THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS BY WARNING TAIWAN.
UH, THE PRESIDENT SUPPORTS PEACEFUL RE UN REUNIFICATION, BUT WILL NEVER PROMISE TO RENOUNCE FORCE G CELEBRATED CRUSHING, UH, CHINA'S CRUSHING OF HONG KONG'S AUTONOMY AND WARN TAIWAN THAT THE WHEELS OF HISTORY ARE TURNING TOWARDS BEIJING, TAKING CONTROL OF THE ISLAND DEMOCRACY.
UH, MY GUESS IS, UH, TAIWAN, THE TAIWANESE DEMOCRACY WILL, UH, BE DISSOLVED PROBABLY BY FORCE.
UH, HE'S ALSO IN, UH, CHINA'S CAMP.
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UH, THE CEO OF BLACKROCK, THE WORLD'S LARGEST ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, MANAGES ASSETS WORTH MORE THAN 10 TRILLION.UH, WHERE THINK PUTS THAT MONEY CAN MAKE OR BREAK EVEN THE BIGGEST COMPANIES.
BLACKROCK IS THE BIGGEST ADVISOR, DICTATOR TO THE WORLD'S CENTRAL BANKS.
UH, MO IS, UH, IS THE AI COMPUTER INVESTMENT SYSTEM CALLED ALADDIN.
ANOTHER DETAIL IS HOW BLACKROCK AND OTHERS ARE BUYING UP VAST NUMBERS OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AT ABOVE MARKET PRICES TO DRIVE UP THE COST AND MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO OWN HOMES.
AND, AND BE HAPPY, SAY THE GLOBAL GLOBALISTS PLANS TO STOP PRIVATE HOME OWNERSHIP AND MAKE EVERYONE DEPENDENT ON THE VACCINE CULT OWNED CORPORATIONS.
THIS HAPPEN IN AT A ACCELERATING PACE.
THINK CONTROLS THE AMERICAN ECONOMY, ALONG WITH THREE OTHER ASSET MANAGERS, VANGUARD GROUP, FIDELITY, AND STATE STREET INVESTMENTS.
TOGETHER WITH THE, UH, THE, THAT TRIO, UH, CONTROLS $28 TRILLION, CROSS THEM.
IF INVESTMENTS OF OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY ARE WITHDRAWN, INCLUDING RETIREMENT PLAN PLANS AND PR, PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS, THIS HELPS IMPOSE THE VACCINE COLTS MARSHALL LAW AGENDA ON THE US SOCIETY THAT THAT POLLS SHOW THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS DON'T WANT, THINKS A KEY OPERATIVE IN THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, BUT ALSO SITS ON THE BOARD OF THE COLTS, UH, COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.
THESE OMNIPOTENT POWER PLAYERS TAKE NO PRISONERS.
THE THESE FEW, UH, CONTROL THE WORLD'S FASCIST SYSTEM OF CORPORATISM.
THE CULT CONTROLS BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES, INCLUDING THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA, CORPORATE CONTROLLED BRAINWASHING, UH, MEDIA, UH, PSYCHOLO, PSYCH OPS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTROLLED OPERATIONS.
PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THEY'RE BEING MANIPULATED.
THERE'S ONLY ONE VOICE REPEATED IN THE WORLD.
ECONOMIC FORUM'S, ECHO CHAMBER, BLACKROCK CLOSED, UH, CLOSED ASSET SYNDICATE, UH, I'VE NAMED SOME OF THE COMPANIES ARE THE TOP THREE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE CO COVID FAKE VACCINE MAKERS, PFIZER, MODERNA, AND J AND J, AND, AND BENEFITS FROM THE SOARING PROFITS OF THE COVID ERA.
THEIR OWNERSHIP STAKES ARE IN COMPANIES DEVELOPING VACCINE PASSPORTS AND NATIONAL IDENTITY CARDS.
UH, THEIR STAKE IS IN THIS IS HUGE.
AFTER THE SUPREME COURT QUASHED JUDGE, UH, JOE'S FAKE VACCINE MANDATES ON PRIVATE COMPANIES, THOSE BLACKROCK SYNDICATE CONTROLLED COMPANIES, INCLUDING NETFLIX, NIKE, VERIZON, TWITTER, AND THE MEDIA.
YOU BILL JOHN SHOEMAKER, FOLLOWED BY, UH, HAVE STOCK THANK YOU, BILL TO BE CONTINUED.
IT THAT WAS ANYBODY ROOM GONNA VOTE FOR NEWSOME? ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
HE'S, I UNDERST I UNDERSTAND BILL, BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE IF YOU KEEP IT UP.
WHEN YOU ASKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE THAT ONE COUNCIL MEMBER IS THE, IS THE WIFE WHO WAS RECRUITED BY THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
SO FOR HIM TO SAY HE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT HIM IS VERY UNTRUE AND DOESN'T SUPPORT HIM.
AND TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE THINGS I ALWAYS LOVED WHEN POLITICIANS PUT SOMETHING OUT, YES, WE DID GO FROM BEING HIGH TO MODERATE, BUT WE WENT FROM 12 TO 14TH, NOT QUITE A STIRRING PICKUP.
I MEAN, I REMEMBER WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER TONY WOO WAS SAYING, AFTER THOSE BONDS THAT MORTGAGED ALL OUR STREETS, WE SHOULD BE IN, WE
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SHOULD BE A HUNDRED AND 20TH OR 14TH.BUT YOU KNOW, EVEN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BEING A HUNDRED 20TH, THAT STILL PUTS YOU IN THE BOTTOM.
BUT MAKES IT EVEN WORSE, IS YOU DRILL DOWN ON THE NUMBERS, WHICH I DID WHEN IT CAME TO THE PENSION OBLIGATIONS.
I, AND I DON'T HAVE THESE TWO EXACTLY RIGHT, BUT RELATED TO PENSION OBLIGATIONS, ONE OF 'EM WERE THE SIXTH WORST AND THE OTHER ONE WE'RE NUMBER ONE, WE'RE THE WORST IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
WE OWE 405 MILLION, AND IT'S GOING FROM PENSION PAYMENTS OF 18 MILLION A YEAR TO 28 MILLION OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
LET'S KEEP BEING DELUSIONAL AND SAY WE THINK WE'RE DOING GREAT.
YOU KNOW, ANOTHER DELUSIONAL ASPECT OF IT, IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY.
ADDED 10 NEW POLICE OFFICERS IN 2016.
TODAY WE HAVE 100 POLICE OFFICERS.
YOU KNOW, I, I FINALLY BE FIGURED OUT WHAT, WHAT TO SEE.
YOU KNOW, THAT ANYTHING THIS CONSOLE SAYS, LOOK AT THE OPPOSITE, BECAUSE THAT'S THE TRUTH.
BLD IS OPEN DOING BETTER THAN EVER GO UP THERE FIVE OR SIX DAYS A WEEK.
WE'RE DOING WONDERFUL FINANCIALLY.
WE'RE STILL IN THE BOTTOM 3%, 97% OF THE CITIES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY THAN WE ARE, 97%.
AND THEY'RE BRAGGING ABOUT IT.
MENTION THAT WE HAVE THE WORST PENSION OBLIGATION IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS A PERCENTAGE OF OUR BUDGET.
A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET, NO, 405 MILLION.
AND OH, BY THE WAY, THAT'S BEFORE THE PAY INCREASES.
OF COURSE, THEY'RE GONNA SAY THE PAY INCREASES WHILE THEY'RE PAYING MORE OF THEIR, THEY'RE PAYING MORE.
BUT EVERYBODY'S WHO'S ON PAYROLL TODAY, THEIR PENSION INCREASED 15%.
AND EVEN IF YOU TAKE WHAT THEY PAID, IT STILL MEANS WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GET AN ADDITIONAL 10%.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO LAUGH WHEN I LOOK AT SOME OF THESE THINGS.
WHAT POINT DO YOU GUYS ADDING NEW BUSINESSES? I GO DOWN THE STREET AND I SEE THE LIGHTING PLACE, YOU KNOW, THE LIGHTING PLACE AND IS CLOSED.
WE HAVE DEALERSHIPS THAT ARE CLOSED.
YOU GO TO THE MALL AND THEY'RE CLOSED.
YOU KNOW, SO ANYTIME THEY TELL YOU THEY DID SOMETHING GOOD, LOOK AT THE OPPOSITE.
YOU TALK ABOUT WE HAVE A 24, 20 5 MILLION GENERAL FUND SURPLUS.
NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY PAGE EIGHT OF THE ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL REPORT THAT SHOWS ALL REVENUES AND ALL EXPENSES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IS 56 MILLION IN THE HOLE.
YOU KNOW, I MADE THE REMARK THAT IT'S KINDA LIKE PUTTING A THOUSAND DOLLARS IN YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT AND SAYING, I'M SOLVENT, BUT COMPLETELY IGNORING THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS YOU HAVE IN CREDIT CARD EX FEES COMING UP.
AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE 60 TO $90 MILLION FOR A HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
UH, FIRST I, I KNOW ME AS FRANK WILLIAMS, VOLUNTEER WITH ESPORTS COUNCIL AND ALSO FOR THE WEST COVINA BRUINS, AND, UH, PROUD CONSTITUENT FOR MORE THAN 30 PLUS YEARS.
MY FATHER'S, UH, BROTHER PASSED AWAY, UH, RIGHT BEFORE THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO COME HERE AND INVITE YOU TO OUR OPENING DAY CEREMONY FOR THE WEST COVIN BRUNS.
UM, WHICH WE FOUND OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE BECAUSE THEY FINALLY GOT OUR SCHEDULES DONE.
SO WE'RE RUNNING AROUND TRYING TO DO STUFF.
SO OF COURSE, LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, UH, I WAS ABLE TO GET, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER.
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THANK YOU DAVID AND OUR COUNCILMAN WOO, TO COME AND SHOW UP.UM, IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE ALWAYS WANTED TO SHARE THE CHALLENGES AND, AND, AND TO SHOW THE BLESSINGS, UH, FOR THE COOPERATION, UH, BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ALL FRIENDS SUPPORTERS OF THE WEST COVINA BRUINS BECAUSE OF THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE FOR NOT JUST THE BRUINS, BUT ALL THE YOUTH SPORTS.
SO I WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU JUST A RECAP THAT, YOU KNOW, SINCE 2020 THAT THE YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES OF WEST CO HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DECIMATED FINANCIALLY.
AND THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT THE WEST COVINA BRUINS AND MANY OF THE YOUTH SPORTS, UH, HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO DO SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, WITH EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND, AND REALLY CREATE THAT FAMILY, UH, ATMOSPHERE.
UH, YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND CHEERLEADERS AND EVERYBODY COMING TOGETHER, AND WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT OUR LEAGUE FINANCIALLY.
WE HAVE SPONSORS, UH, WHICH OF COURSE WE SHARE.
AND WE SAY THEY'RE FRIENDS OF THE BRUINS.
WE SAY THEY'RE FRIENDS OF YOUTH SPORTS, UH, BECAUSE THEY ALL NEED TO RAISE MONEY.
YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE RIGHT NOW THIS LEAGUE, UH, THE BRUINS HAS A $13,000, UH, ADDITIONAL BILL THAT WE HAD TO PAY FOR SERVICES, UH, TO RENT THE FIELD UP AT THE SPORTSPLEX.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF THOSE NUMBERS.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO RAISE $13,000 RIGHT NOW WITH SPONSORS.
SO IF THERE'S ANY SPONSORS OUT THERE THAT WANT MORE THAN 325 FAMILIES TO SUPPORT THEM, THE WEST COVINA BRUNS ARE LOOKING FOR YOU.
OKAY? UM, WE HAVE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES.
WE HAVE PEOPLE COME TO US EVERY SO HOW MANY YEARS AND THEY WANNA SHOW THEIR FACE AND BRING US SUPPORTERS AND WHATNOT.
WE WELCOME EVERYBODY THAT WANTS TO BE A SUPPORTER BECAUSE WE ARE ALL JUST VOLUNTEERS AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER.
UM, WE, WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE CITY OF WEST CO'S PERSONNEL COULD DO BECAUSE IT'S ALL JUST BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS.
IT'S ALL JUST MAN HOURS THAT THE CITY WOULD NO WAY BE ABLE TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT.
SO WHEN I SIT BACK AND THINK ABOUT, BACK IN 2013, WE WERE, WE WERE CHOSEN THE MOST PLAYFUL CITY.
AND I REMEMBER BECAUSE I WAS VOLUNTEERING BACK THEN STILL, AND IT WAS BECAUSE WE HAD ALL THAT ACTIVITY GOING ON WITH OUR VOLUNTEERS IN OUR PARKS AND THE PARKS AND, AND THE YOUTH SPORTS.
IT, IT, IT CREATES A LITTLE BIT OF A LIGHT, RIGHT? BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT IS SO HEAVY, ESPECIALLY THE TYPE OF STUFF THAT YOU HEAR EVERY DAY AND, AND EVERYTHING THAT I'VE HEARD SO FAR TODAY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DESERVE TO HAVE A PLACE FOR OUR CHILDREN TO PLAY AND FOR US VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SUPPORT THEM.
AND WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF CITY COUNCIL.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER CHALLENGES GOING ON POLITICALLY.
I AM A REGISTERED VOTER AND I'M ONE OF THE REGULAR PEOPLE THAT VOTE.
AND I KNOW WE HAVE MANY FAMILIES THAT ARE GONNA VOTE BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT WE NEED HELP ALSO.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE, YOU KNOW, HAVE YOU COME TO OUR PARKS ON THE WEEKENDS AND SEE YOU GUYS NOT JUST ON OPENING DAY, BUT I JUST WANNA WELCOME YOU GUYS ALL THE TIME BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS SUPPORTERS, NOT JUST ON OPENING DAY, UH, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
AND IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW, UH, THE AMOUNT OF WORK IT TAKES FOR YOU TO SIT UP THERE AND LISTEN TO WHAT YOU LISTEN TO, BUT FOR YOU TO SEE ALL THE WORK THAT GOES ON IN ALL THE PARKS, THE BASKETBALL, THE PONY BASEBALL, THE LITTLE LEAGUES, UH, EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON IN IN THE SOCCER, EVERYTHING GOES AT THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN, WHICH ARE THE FUTURE OF WEST COVENA.
SO I WANT YOU GUYS TO JUST THINK ABOUT THAT.
AND IF YOU KNOW COMPANIES THAT WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUTH SPORTS THAT ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB IN THIS WONDERFUL CITY, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE 'EM COME TO OUR YOUTH SPORTS COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS ACTUALLY NEXT WEEK.
UM, AND, UH, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR YOU GUYS THERE OR SOMEBODY THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO BE THERE.
UH, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN OF WEST COVENA.
NO FURTHER SPEAKER CARDS, MAYOR.
THAT'LL CONCLUDE OUR, UH, PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, RIGHT? AND, UH, CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT CONCERNS? GOOD EVENING MAYOR.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
I'LL TRY TO BRIEFLY RESPOND TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE.
UM, MR. HERMAN AGAIN CAME AND USED HIS TIME, AS IS HIS RIGHT.
WE HAD SOME CHILDREN IN THE ROOM TONIGHT.
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UM, IN THESE CHAMBERS, WE AFFIRM THE DIGNITY WORTH OF ALL WHO COME.UM, MR. GREENSPAN, UM, SORRY ABOUT YOUR FLORIDA GATORS THIS WEEKEND.
THEY LOST TO LSU BY 10 POINTS.
THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT WEEK
I THINK, UH, R RIOS HAD TO LEAVE, BUT I WOULD NOTE PUBLICLY THAT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA THERE'S A RESOLUTION FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION, WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH A REWARD FUND OF UP TO $50,000 FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THAT TERRIBLE CRIME.
UM, ERNESTO GARCIA, UH, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.
I APPRECIATE THAT AND, AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT CIVICALLY.
AND I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOUR FAMILY'S BEING INVOLVED AT A YOUNG AGE IN, UM, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AT, AT THE SCHOOL AND BEYOND.
UM, I KNOW THIS IS ELECTION SEASON AND THOSE COMMENTS REALLY AREN'T MINE TO COMMENT ON THAT OTHER PEOPLE MADE THEM AS WELL.
UM, LC MESSMAN HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STAFF RECOGNITION DINNER, STATE OF THE CITY.
I WOULD NOTE THAT THE COST OF THAT EVENT WERE SPONSORED BY PEOPLE WHO, WHO WANTED TO SUPPORT THAT EFFORT.
I THINK THE NET COST OF THE CITY WAS ABOUT $2,000.
AND JUST WANNA SAY AGAIN, IF THE CITY CAN ASSIST YOU, MISS MESSMAN WITH ANY OF YOUR REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS OR INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF THOSE EXPENDITURES, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU WITH THAT.
IT'S ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION WHEN, WHEN ANG FROM THE LIBRARY.
UM, WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOU COMING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS TO, UM, HELP THIS COMMUNITY RAISE READERS.
AND, UM, FOR ALL YOUR POSITIVE SPARK THAT YOU, THAT YOU BRING WE'RE, UM, REALLY, UM, APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
I'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH LIBRARY HEADQUARTERS STAFF AND WOULD AFFIRM HER COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROGRESS ON THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS.
IT'S, UH, IT'S GONNA BE NICE WHEN IT'S DONE, AND WE HOPE IT'S SOON NEXT SPRING, WE'LL TAKE IT.
UM, MR. ROBINSON, I'M NOT SURE I'VE GOT ANYTHING TO SAY TO HIS COMMENTS.
ACCEPTING REGARDING COVID, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE AGAIN TO GET THEIR MEDICAL ADVICE FROM THEIR DOCTOR.
UM, SOME OF THOSE OTHER COMMENTS WERE NOT UNDERSTOOD BY ME, BUT JUST GET MEDICAL ADVICE FROM THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND THE COVID.
AND I KNOW WE ALL KNOW, UM, PEOPLE IN OUR OWN FAMILIES AND OTHER FAMILIES HAVE BEEN HIT WITH THAT TERRIBLE DISEASE.
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO JUST GET GOOD MEDICAL ADVICE.
UM, MR. SHOEMAKER MENTIONED FINANCES.
I'M VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE CITY IS DOING BETTER THAN BEFORE.
WE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK FROM THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR.
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA HAS, THROUGH DILIGENT EFFORTS, IMPROVED ITS FISCAL HEALTH AND HAS FALLEN OFF THE LIST IN TERMS OF ITS RANKING AS A HIGH RISK CITY.
WE MOVED ONE CATEGORY OVER INTO MODERATE.
UM, THIS IS JUST ONE INDICATOR THAT THE CITY CONTINUES TO IMPROVE ITS OVERALL FINANCIAL CONDITION.
WE VALUE, UH, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, WHICH WAS MOST RECENTLY MADE VERY EVIDENT THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF A PRACTICAL AND BALANCE BUDGET.
AND, UM, ALL OF THOSE DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE STATE AUDITORS FINDINGS ARE AVAILABLE PUBLICLY.
I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LOOK FOR IT.
UM, MR. WILLIAMS, THANKS FOR INVITING US EVEN AT THE LAST MINUTE.
PRIVILEGED TO REPRESENT THE CITY THERE AS WAS COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, A LOT OF LIFE AT THAT FIELD.
AND, UM, GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING THERE PHYSICALLY.
I KNOW THAT THE, THE VOLUNTEERS DID A NICE JOB ON THE FIELD IMPROVEMENTS.
THE CITY STEPPED IN AND CONTRIBUTED TO THAT.
WE'VE GOT A CAPITAL PROJECT SCHEDULED IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, SOME $930,000 FOR NEW LIGHTS AT THAT FACILITY.
SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP WORKING TOWARD THOSE COMMON GOALS.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT THIS EVENING.
AND A QUESTION FROM COUNCILMAN WHO, UH, I THINK YOU FORGOT TO MAYBE ANSWER THE, OUR RESIDENT
SO YOU MAYBE YOU CAN PROVIDE HOW MUCH CITY YOU MAKE BECAUSE WE HAVE A, UH, 50% WITH 250 UNDER AND ANYTHING ABOUT MAYBE 60% TO CITY AND ANYTHING ABOUT 250 WEEKS.
SO I THINK IT'S A PUBLIC RECORD.
I THINK WE SHOULD PROVIDE TO HER ABOUT THE CITY IN THE POSITIVE, HOW MUCH WE MAKE.
SO IN THAT WAY, UH, SHE CAN HAVE MORE DETAIL THROUGH THE CHAIR.
I'D BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT DOCUMENTATION.
I NEED TO BRING THOSE NUMBERS WITH ME TONIGHT.
IN A NUTSHELL, THE CITY PRIVATIZED THAT SERVICE.
WE, WE NOW CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE FIRM.
OUR CURRENT VENDOR IS TRANSTECH.
THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB FOR US.
UH, WHEREAS BEFORE THE CITY HAS ITS OWN IN-HOUSE EMPLOYEES WITH CITY SALARIES AND CITY BEN BENEFITS INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, DENTAL PLANS AND PENSION AND ALL OF IT.
WE NOW HAVE A PRIVATE FIRM THAT DOES IT ON A PERCENT OF THE FEE BASIS.
BUT IF MISS MESSMAN IS INTERESTED, I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE CONTRACTS NEED OF THAT INFORMATION.
I'LL, I'LL, I'LL GET IT FOR HER.
I KNOW SHE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THOSE PUBLIC RECORDS,
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BUT I'LL, UM, I'LL, UM, RESEARCH IT AND SEE TO IT.[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]
FOR OUR CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.UM, AS WAS MENTIONED, THE CITY CONTINUES TO APPROVE ITS FISCAL HEALTH.
THE OVERALL, UM, RANKING BY THE STATE AUDITOR BASED ON DATA FROM 20 20 21.
WE'VE MOVED OFF THE RED HIGH LIST.
THEY'VE GOT THREE CATEGORIES, HIGH, MODERATE, AND WE'VE MOVED INTO THE, THE MODERATE FROM THE HIGH, UM, WHEN WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK TO, UM, DO BETTER WITH THOSE RANKINGS AND WITH THE CITY'S FISCAL PERFORMANCE.
I WANTED TO MENTION ONE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
UM, WE LOVE TO PAVE STREETS AND ON OUR ANNUAL C I P PAVING PROGRAM, WE HAD A REMAINDER CHANGE ORDER AUTHORITY OF SOME $400,000, WHICH WE USED THIS WEEK ON THE LAST OF SOME STREETS, WHICH WERE FALLING BELOW THE NUMERICAL RANKING.
WE WANNA GET ALL THE STREETS ON AVERAGE TO A SCORE OF A 70.
AND, UM, THESE STREETS THAT ARE DEPICTED IN THIS PICTURE ON YOUR SCREEN, UM, A COUPLE OF 'EM WERE IN THE FIFTIES, I THINK ONE WAS A 52, AND THE, THE NEIGHBORS WERE QUITE HAPPY.
WE GOT THE, UM, COLD PLANTING DONE ON, ON BOTH EDGES.
WE, WE CRACK SEALED, WE PUT DOWN A TACK COURSE SO THE ASPHALT WOULD ADHERE, THE WEATHER COOPERATED.
WE PUT DOWN AN INCH AND A HALF OF ASPHALT AND, UM, IT, IT IS GONNA GIVE GOOD SERVICE AND GOOD RIDEABILITY AND, AND IMPROVE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FOR YEARS TO COME.
SO WE WERE HAPPY TO DELIVER THAT LAST OF THE C I P PROJECTS UNDER THE PAVING CATEGORY THIS YEAR.
UM, CONTINUE TO WANNA ANNOUNCE THE AVAILABILITY OF HOUSING PRESERVATION LOANS.
THERE ARE SOME INCOME LIMITS AND WE CAN HELP PEOPLE, UM, WORK THROUGH THOSE WITH APPLICATIONS.
IF THEY'LL CALL US AT CITY HALL, WE'LL, UM, HAPPY TO TRY TO ASSIST ANYONE THAT MIGHT HAVE A NEED TO, UM, MAKE ELIGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR, TO THEIR HOMES.
WE'VE CONTINUED TO GOT SOME, UM, CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME COMMUNITY EVENTS COMING UP.
THIS ONE IS THE FESTIVAL OF FRIGHTS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH FROM FOUR TO 9:00 PM IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WEST COVINA, SOUTH GLENORA AVENUE.
UH, THEY'LL BE, UH, COSTUME CONTEST AND SOME OTHER THINGS PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO TO JOIN THAT.
THE LAST TWO SLIDES PERTAIN TO THE ELECTION.
I THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO THESE MEETINGS ARE WELL AWARE THAT WE'RE HAVING A MUNICIPAL ELECTION THIS FALL.
UM, AND THEY'LL BE VOTING CENTERS, UM, ALL AROUND TOWN AND THEY'RE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO USE THOSE OR TO TO MAIL IN THEIR BALLOTS OR TO USE THE MAIL DROP BOXES.
AND LASTLY, THIS IS JUST A SCHEDULE OF THE, UM, ELECTION, WHICH IS FAST APPROACHING IF PEOPLE HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED TO VOTE AND WISH TO DO SO.
THEY MAY, UM, APPLY BETWEEN NOW.
UM, I THINK THE LAST DAY IS NOVEMBER THE FIRST.
BUT, UH, WE CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION IF ANYONE NEEDS IT, ABOUT HOW TO GO ABOUT THAT.
OUR NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING LANDS ON NOVEMBER THE EIGHTH, WHICH WILL BE CANCELED SO EVERYBODY WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE.
SORRY, WHAT'D I SAY? OKAY, SORRY I'VE BEEN CORRECTED.
UM, BUT WE'RE GONNA CANCEL THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON ELECTION DAY SO PEOPLE CAN USE THAT TIME TO VOTE.
THANK YOU DAVID AND COUNCILMAN TONY.
UM, I THINK THAT STREET PAVING THAT IS GREAT, BUT I THINK, UH, A LOT OF RESIDENTS STILL ASKING ABOUT WHEN THEIR STREET WILL BE A SO MEANING I THINK SCOPE BACK DOWN TO THE HOW SOON WE CAN GET A SURVEY TO CHECK EACH OF THE STREET SO PEOPLE CAN, LIKE WE TALKED LAST TIME TO PAULINA AND THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A STREET AND TREE AND THAT POST ON OUR OKAY.
WEBSITE SO PEOPLE CAN TYPE IN THEIR ADDRESS OKAY.
AND CAN SEE THEIR STREET OKAY.
I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE EVERYBODY ASKING EVERYBODYS OKAY US OKAY WHEN WE SAY WE PAVING THE STREET, THEY SAY, SO WHEN MY STREET WOULD BE PAID.
SO, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM.
AND THEN SO I THINK THE POINT WOULD BE HOW, SO WE CAN HAVE THAT DETAIL SURVEY IN EACH OF STREET INCLUDING LIKE GOOGLE THE PICTURES, THE CONDITION, SO WE KNOW OUR DATABASE AND THEN WE HAVE FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THEY HAVEN'T BEEN PAID AND WHEN THEY WILL BE SCHEDULED MAYBE WHEN, WHY IS THE CONDITION THAT YOU HAVE A GUESS? FOR EXAMPLE, A HUNDRED AND THEN BELOW 60 LE IS SUBSTANDARD.
SO WHICH STREET IS SUBSTANDARD? WE SHOULD HAVE A RECORD OF LEAD.
SO HOW SOON WE SHOULD HAVE LEAD DATA AND UH, WHO IS GOING TO DO THE SURVEY? BECAUSE I THINK PREVIOUSLY, UH, THE COMPANY I DON'T THINK DOING A GOOD JOB BECAUSE WE HAVE UH, A LOT A LAST STREET IS UNDER 60.
SO CITY MANAGER, UM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, THE
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CITY FOLLOWS A PAYMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.WE USE AN OUTSIDE, UM, CONSULTING ENGINEERING FIRM TO DO THAT FOR US.
IT WAS LAST DONE ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
I'VE ASKED CITY ENGINEERING TO GET PROPOSALS FROM NEW FIRMS. ONCE THOSE ARE IN, I HAVE MADE THEM AWARE OF THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE TO HAVE EVEN MORE TRANSPARENCY IN THE PROCESS.
YOU MENTIONED AN ADDRESS SEARCH, BUT IT WILL AGAIN BE THE SAME BASIC APPROACH IN TERMS OF, UM, A NUMERIC SCORE BASED ON SURVEY OF ALL OF THE STREETS AND THE PROJECTS PRIORITIZED BASED UPON THOSE THOSE NEEDS, THE PROPOSALS ARE NOW BEING SOLICITED.
ONCE WE HAVE THOSE, IT'LL COME ON YOUR AGENDA FOR YOU TO CONSIDER A, A CONTRACT FOR THAT REVISED UH, PAYMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
UH, LAST, LAST TIME, THE MEETING JENNA WAS HERE.
SO MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, YOU REVIEWED THE VIDEO.
THE QUESTION JENNA SAY WE NEED TO HAVE A DETAIL IP SO MEANING WE DETAIL REGARDING WHAT WE WANT.
IF WE DON'T HAVE A DETAIL, THEN MAYBE GO BACK TO THE SAME ROUTINE.
SOME STREET WILL BE OVERSEAS, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL THE STREET AND IN DETAIL, OKAY.
AND THE IFP NEED TO BE IN DETAILED, SEE WHAT KIND OF A SURVEY, MAYBE INCLUDING THE PICTURE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
SO IN THAT WAY, WE DON'T GET INTO THE SAME SITUATION AGAIN.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.YOU'VE GOT SIX ITEMS ON CONSENT TODAY.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING FROM CONSENT? COUNCILMAN TABBA, TOBI? YES.
NUMBER THREE, REQUESTING TO BE PULLED.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ONE THROUGH SIX EXCEPT FOR THREE.
BEFORE ROLL CALL, I HAVE TWO ORDINANCE TITLES I NEED TO READ INTO THE RECORD REGARDING ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
FIRST ORDINANCE IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 5 0 4 IN ORDINANCE OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER WEST COVINA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER ONE REGARDING SALES TA SALES AND TAX USE TAXES.
SECOND ORDINANCE IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 5 0 5 IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING SECTION 21 DASH 32, CREDIT FOR TAXES DUE TO REDEVELOPMENT.
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA OF ARTICLE TWO, SALES AND USE TAX OF CHAPTER 21, TAXATION OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER TABBA TO BUY AND A SECOND BY MAYOR CASTANOS FOR CONSENT.
ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER THREE, COUNCIL MEMBER TABBA TO BUY.
[3) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2022-102 DETERMINING THERE IS A NEED TO CONTINUE THE LOCAL EMERGENCY]
ZERO.NOW ON NUMBER THREE, COUNCILMAN ABOUT TO BUY.
UH, CITY MANAGER, UH, UNDERSTAND THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS PUT A SUNSET DATE, UH, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2023, UH, FOR THE STATE'S, UM, EMERGENCE COVID EMERGENCY.
UH, SO I GUESS MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, IS THAT OUR TIMETABLE, UH, TO ALSO, UM, AND OUR, UH, NEED FOR A LOCAL EMERGENCY, UM, THROUGH THE CHAIR? THE ANSWER IS YES.
WE INTEND TO WATCH THE SUNSET WITH THE GOVERNOR.
WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE STATE PROTOCOL AS HAVE MOST OF THE CALIFORNIA CITIES.
IT'S THE LONGEST LASTING DISASTER THAT I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED.
I THINK THE STATE HAS EVER, UH, FOLLOWED.
IT HAS ENABLED US TO AVAIL OURSELVES OF ANY, UM, FEDERAL AND STATE RESOURCES THAT MIGHT COME OUR WAY.
BUT IT'S BEEN MY INTENTION FOR SOME TIME THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THAT THING CONCLUDE WHEN THE STATE WINDS IT DOWN.
WE HAD INCLUDED IN, IN OUR WEEKLY REPORT FROM OUR SACRAMENTO LOBBYIST, THAT SAME INFORMATION TODAY THAT YOU SAW IN THE NEWS YESTERDAY FROM THE GOVERNOR.
AND, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL STOP IT AT THAT TIME.
YOU'LL NO LONGER SEE IT ON YOUR AGENDA AFTER THAT, THAT DATE.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? AC? NONE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE.
I'LL SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WEEN, A SECOND BY MAYOR COSTANOS, COUNCIL MEMBER TABBA TO BUY.
[7) CONSIDERATION OF DIAL-A-RIDE SERVICE AREA]
ON TO DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS.ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDERATION OF DIAL RIDE SERVICE AREA.
MR. CITY MANAGER WHO WILL PRESENT
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THE REPORT.THIS REPORT BE GIVEN BY, UM, UH, KELLY MCDONALD.
UH, THIS IS, UM, THIS ITEM IS IN REGARD TO CONSIDERATION OF THE, UH, DIAL RIGHT SERVICE AREA.
THIS ITEM WAS, UH, BROUGHT FOR OR DISCUSSED AT THE, UH, SEPTEMBER MEETING, AND, UH, DISCUSSED AT THE OCTOBER FOUR MEETING.
THE, UH, DIALER RIDE IS A, UH, SHARED RIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE FOR ELIGIBLE WEST COVINA RESIDENCE.
IT'S, UH, SENIORS, UH, AND BY, BY SENIORS IS MEANT AGE 55 AND OLDER, AND ALSO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
THE SERVICE RUNS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM EIGHT TO FIVE 30, AND SUNDAY EIGHT TO TWO 30 FAR IS, UH, 50 CENTS EACH WAY.
NOW, CURRENTLY, THE, UH, CITY HAS A THREE MILE BOUNDARY.
UM, CRITERIA, UH, PARTICIPANTS CAN TRAVEL ANYWHERE WITHIN THE CITY, AND FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES, THEY CAN GO THREE MILES BEYOND.
THAT'S THE CURRENT CRITERIA, UM, THAT WAS CONSIDERED.
AND, UH, FIVE MILE BOUNDARY WAS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES.
FOR, UH, FOR COMPARISON, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE, UH, THE FIVE MILE.
THIS IS WHAT IT, WHAT THAT, UH, SHAPE LOOKS LIKE.
AND THEN ALSO AT THE LAST MEETING, COUNSEL ASKED FOR, UH, INFORMATION FROM MV REGARDING THE TYPE AND NUMBER OF TRIPS THAT ARE PROVIDED, UM, THROUGH DIALER RIDE.
MV PROVIDED THE, UH, FOLLOWING FOR, UH, THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER OF THE $635 RIDE RIDES, 185 OR FOR MEDICAL, UH, 1 73 FOR PERSONAL RECREATIONAL, UH, ONE 19 FOR SHOPPING, UH, A HUNDRED FOR MEDICAL OUT OF THE CITY, 51 FOR EMPLOYMENT AND SEVEN FOR NUTRITIONAL.
AND LASTLY, WE INCLUDED A SURVEY OF LOCAL CITIES FOR, UM, FOR COMPARISON.
SO THAT CON CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
AND, UH, FOLKS FROM MB ARE HERE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, DURING OUR, UH, LAST MEETING, I, UM, I RECEIVED SEVERAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE IDEA THAT, UH, OUR DIAL RIDE DIDN'T GO OUTSIDE THE SET OF LIMITS.
AND, UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, IT'S, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE LIMITING OUR SENIORS JUST FOR MEDICAL, OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
UM, ONE OF THE CONCERNS WAS THAT THEY WANNA USE THIS FACILITY OR THIS SERVICE SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE THE TRAIN FROM BALDWIN PARK.
AND SO I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE TRAIN FROM BALDWIN PARK, THE COVINA BALD, UM, THE COVINA TRAIN STATION, AND, UM, OTHER FACILITIES THAT THEY MIGHT WANNA GO TO.
ALDI'S, WE DON'T HAVE ONE HERE IN WEST COVINA, NORTHGATE MARKET, THEY DON'T HAVE ONE.
AMC THEATER, THEY DON'T HAVE THAT.
SO THIS REALLY WEIGHED HEAVY ON MY HEART, AND I JUST THOUGHT, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS TO OUR SENIORS AND OUR DISABLED PEOPLE? AND, UM, I JUST THINK THAT WE SHOULD RECONSIDER THIS AND, UM, ALLOW PEOPLE TO UTILIZE THIS SERVICE, UM, SO THAT THEY CAN DO THE SHOPPING OR DO ANY RECREATIONAL THINGS THAT THEY WANNA DO OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT UM, THIS TIMEFRAME, THE SERVICES FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL FIVE 30, MONDAY
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THROUGH FRIDAY AND SUNDAY'S EIGHT TO TWO 30.AND I STARTED THINKING ABOUT OUR CITY EVENTS.
WHAT ABOUT OUR SUMMER CONCERTS? WHY CAN'T WE HAVE OUR SENIORS HAVE THAT ABILITY TO ATTEND THOSE? WHY CAN'T WE EXPAND THAT, THAT TIMEFRAME TILL AT LEAST NINE 30 SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO COME? SO THAT'S, UM, THAT'S THE SECOND PART OF THIS REQUEST THAT I HAVE.
UM, IT JUST, UH, I JUST THINK THAT IF WE ARE ABLE TO DO THESE THINGS, I THINK THAT OUR SENIORS WILL HAVE MORE MO MOBILITY TO BE ABLE TO GO WHEREVER THEY WANT.
OR AT LEAST FOR THREE MILES, MAYBE WE CAN EVEN EXPAND THAT.
I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS WE'LL, WE CAN DISCUSS THAT, BUT, UM, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
MAYOR PROTE, COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ.
VITO, UH, YES, ACTUALLY, UH, MAYOR PROTE HIT A FEW OF MY THINGS.
UH, THE EMAIL WE DID RECEIVE, UH, WAS A RESIDENT FROM MY DISTRICT.
SHE ACTUALLY EMAILED THE WHOLE COUNCIL AND SHE BROUGHT NEW INFORMATION THAT WE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, ONE OF HER CONCERNS IS SHE TRAVELS OUT, UH, IF SHE GOES TO LA OR OUTSIDE THE THREE TO FIVE MILE BOUNDARY.
UH, SHE HAS A HARD TIME GETTING TRANSPORTATION.
SHE DOES UTILIZE THE METROLINK STATION.
SO SHE ASKED IF WE CAN USE THAT DIALER RIDE TO GO TO THE METROLINK STATION, UH, AT THE BALD PARK AND COVINA METROLINK STATION.
UH, ANOTHER SENIOR DID MENTION, BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT DISABILITY AND THOSE ON WHEELCHAIR, UH, THE DIALER RIDE HAS THAT IT'S ADA ACCESSIBLE, WHICH THE UBER PROGRAM DOES NOT HAVE.
AND THE DIAL RIDE HAS, UH, SERVICES WHERE THEY ASSIST THEM, WHICH SOME OF THE UBERS, I MEAN, IF THEY PROBABLY WILL NOT TOUCH THEM, THEY WON'T HELP THEM.
SO IT, THE, THOSE WHO ARE SENIORS WHO HAVE A DISABILITY ARE UNABLE TO FULLY FUNCTION OR JUST ON THE WHEELCHAIR ARE NOT ABLE TO USE THE UBER PROGRAM.
SO THAT ELIMINATES THAT, UH, WITH THE, UM, PUBLIC SERVICE, I MEAN THE DIALER RIDE, BUT IN REFERENCE, I I, WITH THOSE NEW INFORMATION THAT WAS BROUGHT UP TO ME, UM, AND ONE EVEN MENTION, YOU KNOW, MEDICAL, I KNOW I DISCUSSED ABOUT HOLISTICS, UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOW DOING IN-HOME SERVICES THAT IN THE CITY'S EYES IS THAT, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERED HOLISTIC BECAUSE IT'S AT A PRIVATE HOME.
IT'S, IT'S, IT LOOKS LIKE A TRADITIONAL HOME.
SO IN REFERENCE TO THAT, TO HAVE THAT, UH, RADIUS, I, WITH THAT NEW INFORMATION, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THAT UP TO MAKE IT OPEN THREE MILE RADIUS TO, UM, INFORMATION.
AND I KNOW I SAW THE INFORMATION ABOUT PERSONNEL AND RECREATION THAT WAS RANKED NUMBER TWO.
AND I'M SURE YOU DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS OF WHAT IS CONSIDERED PERSONAL OR INFORMATION OR DO YOU HAVE THOSE DETAILS BECAUSE IT'S PERSONAL? UM, THAT'S CORRECT.
AND SO IF THEY GO TO FAMILY OR ANY OF THAT SERVICES THAT THEY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, THOSE PERSONAL THINGS, AND THEREFORE BECAUSE OF THOSE REASONS AND NEW INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN, UM, THAT THE SENIORS WHO ACTUALLY UTILIZES THESE PROGRAM, I'D LIKE TO NOW OPEN IT UP BACK TO THE THREE MILE RADIUS, FOUR ALL AND REMOVE, UM, JUST THE MEDICAL.
BECAUSE AS WE CAN SEE, THE PERSONAL RECREATIONAL HAS, UH, IS SECOND.
AND UM, IN REFERENCE TO MEDICAL, I KNOW I, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
I, I, I COULD, I CAN SPEAK FOR THAT.
I'D HAVE TO GO TRAVEL TO SANDS.
IF YOU HAVE LIKE THOSE HMO OR ANY OF THAT STUFF, YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL AWAY.
AND OUR SENIORS WHO NEED THESE MEDICAL ATTENTION NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO, EVEN IF THEY GO OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY TO GO TO A FAMILY MEMBER WHO CAN TAKE THEM OR FOR WHATEVER REASONS, UM, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THAT UP TO, TO MAKE THAT NOT BE RESTRICTED TO JUST MEDICAL AND BECAUSE ESPECIALLY THE ONE WHO JUST MENTIONED THE METROLINK STATION.
I REGARDING THE 55 YEARS OLD, THE, THE RY, HOW MANY PEOPLE? I WOULD THINK ABOUT SENIOR 65 HOLDER AND UH, BY OVER HERE DARRY IS 55 BECAUSE THEN, OKAY, THE CONCERN I HAVE WHEN I SEE THIS IS A 55, WE WANT THE PEOPLE IN NEED TO USE THE SERVICE AND IF PEOPLE CAN DRY, OKAY.
AND THEN, OKAY, LAB 55, PRETTY YOUNG.
SO MEANING WHAT I QUALIFY IF I LIVED IN THE CITY? YEAH, YOU QUALIFY.
SO, SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS THIS, SHOULD WE, HOW MANY PEOPLE IS 65 UNDER USING THIS SERVICE? BUT IF THIS HANDICAP, WE
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HAVE TO LET THEM USE IT.I'M TALKING ABOUT SOME PEOPLE.
BUT AGAIN, WE JUST HAVE A LIMITED RESOURCE.
UH, WE JUST DON'T WANT TO PEOPLE, THEY YOUNG, BUT THEY KIND OF UTILIZE THE SERVICE.
SO WE WANNA GIVE TO A PERSON REALLY NEED THE HELP.
65, OLDER, 70, 75, THEY CANNOT DRIVE.
SO WE CAN MAYBE YOU WANT TO ANSWER SOMETHING? YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? UH, I, I DON'T THINK, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU THIS EVENING.
AND I I'M SURE THE FOLKS FROM MV DON'T, WE COULD COME BACK WITHOUT THE AGES OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENT PARTICIPANTS.
WHO IS, UH, WE WITH ALL THE NUMBER.
YOU HAVE HUNDRED 70, 160 WITH THE MEDICAL, WHO, WHO, WHO IS THE PERSON USING ALL THIS SERVICE? DO YOU HAVE A RECORD? AND THE AGE? HOW, HOW ABOUT THE, HOW ABOUT THE GOS, RIGHT SIR, I'M, YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU WANNA COME OUT? JUST SHARE WITH US.
DO YOU HAVE THE STATS? WHY IS THE BETTER SERVICE TO THE SENIORS AND OKAY.
AND THE U WE, WE DON'T ABUSE THE SERVICE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE IN NEED CAN UTILIZE, AND THAT IS SO CALLED THE SENIOR.
I WOULD HAVE TO, WE CAN GO TO THE MICROPHONE PLEASE.
I WOULD HAVE TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION, BUT, UM, OUR OPS MANAGER WAS ACTUALLY THE DISPATCHER FOR THAT SERVICE SINCE WE WERE, SINCE WE, UM, GOT THE, THE CONTRACT.
AND THE MAJORITY OF YOUR RIDERSHIP IS OVER 60 YEARS OLD.
SO, SO YOU SAID WE A BIG MAJORITY.
ANYONE YOUNGER IS USUALLY, UH, DISABLED, BUT YEAH, THE MAJORITY OF OUR RIDERSHIP IS 60.
PUT THE AGED, UH, CRITERIA LIKE 65 OR OLDER FOR DIAL.
RIGHT? DO WE NEED TO DO IT OR KEEP THIS RIGHT NOW IS 55.
I DON'T THINK WE WOULD NEED TO DO IT JUST BECAUSE OF THE, THE TREND THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
JUST WOULD YOU PLEASE PUT A NUMBER? OKAY.
AND WE STILL WANT TO KIND OF, THIS IS A NECESSITY SERVICE WE NEED TO HAVE.
AND HOW ABOUT THE DAY THE TIME GO TO THE NINE 30 SOMETIMES FOR THE SENIOR CAN TRAVEL INTO OUR C SOME EVENT.
AND SO THEY CAN, OTHERWISE THEY HAVE NO RIGHT.
THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD DO.
I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE WHATEVER INSTRUCTION YOU GUYS GIVE US.
VITO, UH, YEAH, CUZ WELL, I KNOW ONE OF 'EM IS ONE OF THE SENIORS MENTIONED, WELL, I CAN'T EVEN ATTEND A COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE
SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONCERNS ALSO.
BUT I KNOW THE DIAL RIDE IS A POPULAR SERVICE, WHICH BRINGS MY CONCERN.
I KNOW THE MAYOR HAS MENTIONED ABOUT THE EMPTY BUSES.
SO ANOTHER THING THAT I'D LIKE TO CONSIDER, I MEAN, IF THIS IS SUCH A POPULAR PROGRAM THAT THEY EXPAND THE DIALER RIDE AND, UH, MOVE SOME OF THE FUNDING FROM THE BUSES TO THIS PROGRAM, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS A NEED AND, AND I AM GREATLY APPRE, I APPRECIATE THAT THEY, THEY REALLY HELP AND CATER THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED AND THEY ASSIST THEM.
AND SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS A POPULAR PROGRAM THAT TO, TO HAVE IT EXPANDED, UH, FUNDING SHOULD BE TRANSITIONING HERE AND MAKE THAT WORK.
AWAY FROM THE EMPTY, EMPTY GHOST BUS.
NEED THE WORD GHOST IN, RIGHT?
UM, I HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH YOU,
I WAS JUST THINKING OF 55 IS VERY YOUNG.
SO, BUT ANYWAY, AND BY PEOPLE REALLY, UH, NEED IT, THEN THEY DON'T DRIVE.
WHY NOT TO LET THEM PEOPLE TO USE IT.
BUT, UH, MY POINT, UH, WILL BE, UH, CAN WE THAT RIGHT, CAN THEY SHARE? OKAY.
YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S A BIG BUST, RIGHT? RIGHT.
IT'S SOMETHING CALLED TRAPEZE IS THE SYSTEM THAT WE USE.
AND ONCE WE RECEIVE THE RESERVATION, THE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY TELLS US IF THERE'S RIDES THAT WE CAN SHARE.
SO IF YOU CALL IN AND TELL ME I NEED A NINE O'CLOCK, OUR SYSTEM WILL TELL ME, WE CAN GIVE HIM A 9 0 5 AND HE CAN SHARE RIDE WITH MAYOR DARIO AND, AND THEN YOU GUYS AND HE CAN SEE THE RIGHT INCREASES.
SO, SO I I IT IS A COST EFFECTIVE, OKAY? YOU, YOU DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A ONE BIG BUS ONLY PICK UP ONE PERSON, GO FIVE MILES OKAY.
TO MEDICAL OR THREE MILE TO THIS AND THAT, OR UNLIMITED INSIDE THE CITY.
SO HOPEFULLY IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN UTILIZE AND SHARE THE RIDE.
OKAY? SO IN THAT WAY, IT'S MORE EFFICIENT TO, TO HAVE
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PEOPLE TO UTILIZE THE RIGHT.COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ VIDO IS THE RULE STILL STANDS IN REGARDS TO SEVEN DAY RESERVATION? BECAUSE I, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
I, AND I'VE MENTIONED IT WHEN I HAD A BOOK RESERVATIONS FOR MY GRANDMA, A LOT OF THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED, SOMETIMES THEIR HEALTH COMES DOWN, THEY CALL THE DOCTOR.
THEY COULD BE SEEN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO DAYS.
AMENDED SO THAT IT'S CURRENTLY SEVEN DAYS OUT.
UM, BUT WE DO HAVE RIDERSHIP THAT, UH, WILL SAY, WELL, IF YOU GUYS GET SOMETHING FREED UP, YOU KNOW, I HAVE SOMETHING LATER ON TODAY.
AND IF WE HAVE, UM, AN AVAILABLE DRIVER THAT GOT A CANCELLATION OR A NO SHOW, WE'LL SEND THEM RIGHT OUT.
SO WE DO DO SAME DAY PICKUPS, BUT THE RESERVATIONS CAN ONLY BE DONE SEVEN DAYS OUT.
SO YOU CAN'T CALL A MONTH IN ADVANCE AND SAY, NEXT MONTH I'M GONNA GO, YOU KNOW, FOR A MARKET RUN OR SOMETHING.
BUT WE DO SAME DAY, WE DO DAY BEFORE UP TO SEVEN DAYS.
I THOUGHT THEY HAD YEAH, SEVEN DAYS.
THAT'S, BUT WE SAY SEVEN DAYS OUT BECAUSE THEY BOOK UP.
YOU KNOW, SO IF YOU HAVE URGENT APPOINTMENTS, MEDICAL, UH, DIALYSIS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE SAY, CALL IT THE SEVEN DAYS SO THAT YOU CAN SECURE YOUR RIDE, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
SO IF SOMEONE CALLS AND SAYS, I HAVE DIALYSIS MONDAY, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, WE TRY TO SCHEDULE 'EM IN BASED ON, UM, AVAILABILITY.
UM, BUT THERE IS NO PRIORITY IF, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST FIRST CALL FIRST.
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE, UH, OF MY PLACE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN TOBA BY? UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UH, AGAIN, I THINK, UM, I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE, UH, FROM, FROM THE LAST MEETING, UH, I MEAN, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO, UH, AGAIN, GO OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMIT AND, AND POSSIBLY DO SHOPPING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE TO GO TO THE EDWARD CINEMA, TO GO TO SPROUTS, TO GO TO THE, THE WEST COVINA, UH, SHOPPING CENTERS.
UH, AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS TAX TAXPAYER MONEY THAT WE'RE USING.
UM, SO, SO AGAIN, I I THINK THAT I, I SUPPORT THE, THE PLAN TO EXTEND, UH, TO FIVE MILES.
UM, YOU KNOW, I, I RECEIVED THAT EMAIL ABOUT, UH, GOING TO THE TRAIN STATIONS, UM, YOU KNOW, BUT AGAIN, UH, I, I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO PROVIDE A SERVICE, UM, TO GET PEOPLE AROUND INSIDE THE CITY, UM, TO REALLY ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESSES IN, IN THE CITY.
UH, AND, AND SO, UM, AGAIN, I, I SUPPORT, UH, WHAT IS PRESENTED TONIGHT IN TERMS OF THE FIVE MILES.
UM, BUT I, I DISAGREE WITH THIS IDEA OF, OF OPENING IT UP SO PEOPLE CAN SHOP OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
UH, AGAIN, I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AS FAR AS TAX TAXPAYERS DOLLARS, BUT, UM, LIKE MAYOR, UM, MAYOR COSTANO SAYS, UH, I'D RATHER SEE A FULL BUS THAN AN EMPTY BUS.
AND IT'S, IT'S THE MONEY, IT'S THE SAME MONEY THAT'S GONNA BE USED FOR THOSE BUSES, THOSE EMPTY BUSES.
WHY NOT USE IT FOR PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY ARE GONNA GET DIAL A RIDE, THEY'RE GONNA DIAL TO GET A RIDE, AND THEY'RE PREPARED TO TAKE IT.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE AN EMPTY BUS.
SO I THINK THAT IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO EXPAND IT.
COUNCILMAN'S ABOUT, YEAH, NO, UH, I, I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH, UH, EXPANDING THE AMOUNT OF DIAL OF RIDES WE OFFER.
UH, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND IT.
SO THEIR SHOPPING IN INSIDE WEST COVENA, AGAIN, THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY THAT SOMEONE CAN'T, CAN'T CALL A DIAL A RIDE AND NOT USE THE BUS AND GO TO THE, THE LOCAL SHOPS AND, AND GO TO OUR LOCAL MOVIE THEATER AND, AND GO TO, YOU KNOW, THE LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THEY, THEY CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THE, IN THE CITY.
UH, AND WE PROVIDE ALL OF THOSE SERVICES.
AND, AND IF WE DON'T PROVIDE A SERVICE THAT THEY WANT, THEN THAT, THAT COULD ALSO BE SOMETHING THAT THE CITY THEN GOES AND, AND TRIES TO ATTRACT THAT SERVICE.
UM, BUT TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE TO LEAVE THE CITY, UH, IS, IS, IS NOT WHAT WE AS A, AS A COUNCIL HAVE BEEN PROMOTING, NOR, UM, WHAT WE SAY OUR VALUES ARE, UH, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, HOW WE WANT TO USE OUR FUNDS.
UH, SO, SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN
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YOU ARE USING, UM, THE TAXPAYER FUNDS, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME SACRIFICES THAT, THAT YOU MAKE.AND, AND, AND ONE OF THEM MAYBE IF YOUR PREFERRED STORE, YOU KNOW, IS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, THEN I THINK YOU SHOULD, UM, POSSIBLY TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE STORES, UH, WITHIN THE CITY.
COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ, VITO AND I, AND I AGREE WITH YOU, COUNCILMAN TABATA BUY ABOUT THE SHOPPING.
UM, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND MOST OF OUR SENIORS DON'T HAVE MONEY, AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY GOING OUT SHOPPING.
UM, THAT, I MEAN, THAT IS A REASON WHY I REQUESTED THE STATS TO SEE WHAT THE, UH, USAGE OF THESE, UM, DIAL RIDE.
AND EVEN WITHIN THAT, WITHIN OUR OWN CITY, SHOPPING WASN'T A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
OBVIOUSLY HERE IT SHOWS MEDICAL AS THE NUMBER ONE.
AND THEN NUMBER TWO WAS PERSONAL RECREATIONAL.
SO WHEN I REQUESTED THIS, I'M LOOKING AT THE PERSONAL, BECAUSE I MENTIONED HOLISTIC AND ALL THAT, UM, AND RECREATIONAL.
AND SO WITH THAT SENIOR WHO MENTIONED ABOUT GOING TO, UM, THE METRO LINK STATION, SHE, YOU KNOW, FOR WHATEVER REASON, IF IT IS A RECREATIONAL, IT'S PERSONAL TO GO OUTSIDE HER BOUNDARIES.
UM, AND THAT IS WHERE I STAND.
IT'S NOT SHOPPING, PRIMARILY SHOPPING.
AND I DOUBT, UM, IF THE NUMBERS SHOW DIFFERENTLY WHEN THIS COMES BACK WITHIN, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR, THEN WE CAN MODIFY THAT AGAIN.
BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MEDICAL IS BEING COVERED, THE PERSONAL AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS, BECAUSE RECREATION GIVES THAT, YOU KNOW, OPENS UP THE, UH, IT HELPS THE RESIDENTS, IT HELPS THE SENIORS, AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE LIMITED TO BECAUSE OF NO, UM, TRANSPORTATION.
AND WITH, LIKE I SAID, THOSE WHO ARE WHEELCHAIR BOUNDED, THEY NEED TO, THEY NEED TO HAVE THAT RELEASED.
THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO BE OUT THERE AND WITH THIS DIAL A RIDE, THEY HAVE THAT ADA ACCESSIBILITY THAT THE UBER DOES NOT HAVE.
WE DO HAVE UBER, I MEAN, THIS, THIS ONLY COVERS DIAL AIDE.
I KNOW THEY WROTE SOMETHING THAT, OH, WE REMOVED UBER, UBER'S STILL THERE TO UTILIZE FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
UM, BUT FOR THE DIAL RIDE PURPOSES OF THEM, FOR THEIR MENTAL, FOR THEIR SANITY, IS THE REASON WHY I'D LIKE THAT EXPANSION.
BECAUSE EVEN MEDICAL GETS THAT CONFUSED WITH WHAT IS CONSIDERED MEDICAL.
AND SO THAT IS MY REASON FOR EXPANDING.
I, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT EVEN A, A KEY ELEMENT ON FOR MY PORTION ON THIS.
UH, AND, AND, AND AGAIN, I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN I'M THINKING ABOUT THE, THE METRO, THE BALLROOM PARK AND THE COVINA, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK I, I COULD SUPPORT THAT BECAUSE I, I AM A SUPPORTER OF, OF, OF CREATING, UH, A BETTER MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT I THINK THE MAYOR ALSO WOULD LIKE TO CREATE.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, IF, IF, IF THAT'S, IF THAT'S THE MOTION THAT, THAT WE ALSO INCLUDE THE COVINA, BALDWIN PARK, THOSE METRO LINK STATIONS, I, I DEFINITELY COULD SUPPORT, UH, THAT YEAH, CUZ ON IF YOU SEE THE DIAL RIDE APPLICATION, IF YOU SEE THE SECOND PAGE, IT LISTS THOSE TRANSPORTATION AND THE METRO LINK IS THERE.
SO IRONICALLY WHEN I SAW THAT, I'M LIKE, HOW CAN WE HAVE THIS ON THE APPLICATION AND NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR SENIORS GO THERE OR TRANSPORT THEM? SO WHEN I SAW THAT, I MEAN, SHE DID MAKE A VALID POINT AND SO, UM, I TOOK THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND I DO WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S ON OUR APPLICATION, UM, FOR THEIR DIALER RIDE.
SO DO WE NEED A, A MOTION NEW DIRECTION OR WHAT, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? MOTION, UH, COUNCILWOMAN WOMAN LOPEZ VIDO OR ANYONE? WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO I'M MOVE TO APPROVE.
WITH, WITH SPECIFIC WHAT SPECIFICS? WELL, EXPANDING THE TIMEFRAME FROM FIVE, WHAT IS IT? FIVE 30 TILL THAT'S SOMETHING WE DIDN'T DISCUSS.
SO IF THESE, IF THESE SENIORS ARE DISABLED RESIDENTS WANNA GO TO OUR SUMMER CONCERTS, THOSE ARE OVER AT, WHAT, NINE O'CLOCK? UM, WHAT IF WE HAVE SOMETHING, A SPRING FESTIVAL? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME, YOU KNOW, WE'LL END THOSE, BUT WE NEED TO EXPAND IT SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO BE TAKEN HOME.
AND, AND, AND THIS ONE REFERENCE TO, UM, WHICH COUNCILMAN TABATHA I MENTIONED ABOUT SHOPPING INSIDE WEST COVINA.
SO LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE THE HALLOWEEN EVENT THAT'S IN GLENORA.
THAT'S ALL THE SHOPPING I'D LOVE FOR OUR SENIORS TO GO THERE.
SO WITH THAT EXPANSION, IF THE EVENINGS CATER TO OUR, I MEAN THE EVENINGS, IF, IF WE WANT TO AMEND, BUT THE EVENINGS CATER TO OUR CITY, UH, PROGRAMMING EVENTS, UM, THEN DEFINITELY IT'S A YES BECAUSE THAT KEEPS THE SHOPPING AND EVERYTHING ELSE CATER TO WEST COVINA.
SO WHAT TIMEFRAME? 9 30, 10 O'CLOCK.
WOULD THAT BE BASED ON OUR EVENTS OR, YEAH.
SO HOW DO YOU THINK, HOW DO YOU THINK THE TIMELINE IS WALKABLE AND THEN NOT IMPOSED WAY TOO MUCH OF, UH, THE COST? WELL, I, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD NEED OUR FULL ROUTES UNTIL THE WHATEVER TIME.
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I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR SENIORS WOULD, WOULD MAYBE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.I THINK IT WOULD DEPEND ON THAT.
IT COULD JUST BE JUST ONE BUS OR TWO BUSES OUT THERE.
OR EVEN, UM, JUST ONE ROUTE, YOU KNOW, AT A CERTAIN TIME.
SO IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE LATER THAN NINE OR 10.
I THINK NINE, NINE SHOULD BE SENIORS GO TO SLEEP EARLY.
WAIT, WAIT, I'M, I'M MORE THAN 55 AND I'M GONNA BE AT THE SUMMER CONCERT LATER THAN NINE O'CLOCK.
MOST OF THE RESTAURANT CLOSE AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
THE COLD BY THEN THERE'S UBER
I DON'T, YOU CAN UTILIZE UBER AFTER, AFTER HOURS.
I WAS JUST TRYING, OF COURSE AT TWO O'CLOCK.
OKAY, BUT LET'S JUST, I DON'T THINK MUCH.
I DON'T THINK SENIOR WANT TO GO THERE.
AND, UH, FOR THE MAYBE 50 OR 40 YEARS OLD.
AND OH MY, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE ME AFTER 10, 10 O'CLOCK TIRED.
SO YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO ADAPT TO OUR NEEDS AND CALLS.
SO IF THERE'S DAYS WHERE WE DON'T NEED TO GO THAT LATE, YOU COULD ADAPT TO THAT.
I THINK IF YOU GUYS WANTED SPECIAL TRIPS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS WHERE IT'S LATER, UM, WE CAN DO THAT.
BUT I THINK WE WOULD NEED A SET TIME, UM, FOR DURING THE WEEK.
SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO FOR NON-SPECIAL EVENT DAYS? 8:00 PM 9:00 PM WELL, WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAYS, WHICH SENIORS ARE UNABLE TO COME.
YOU DO? BUT AT LEAST WE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE.
I MEAN, MOST OF THE SENIORS, IF THEY DO COME JUST LIKE HALF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, THEY GO FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OR, UM, THEY JUST GO OVER, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
IF THEY WANNA SEE THEIR GRANDCHILD GET A PRESENTATION OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE.
UM, IT'S USUALLY LIKE PRESENTATION, PUBLIC COMMENT AND STUFF.
BUT I THINK WE COULD PICK A TIME TODAY AND THEN UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK MAYBE, MAYBE 10 O'CLOCK, I THINK 10 O'CLOCK, I DON'T KNOW.
DATES WILL BOTH FOR THEIR CALLS AND, UH, SPECIAL EVENTS OR 10 O'CLOCK? WELL, THIS IS NO, UH, CITY COUNCILS FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY.
UM, MOST OF THE SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE CITY IS STATISTICALLY WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY.
UM, SUNDAY, MONDAY USUALLY DOESN'T HAVE OUR TUESDAY, BUT OKAY.
HOW ABOUT YOU SIR JACKSON, WHAT IS A, YOUR OPERATOR? WHAT IS REASONABLE? EVERY DAY WE JUST SET OUT THE EVERY DAY.
WHAT TIME? FIRST AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT SPECIAL YEAR, ESPECIALLY EVENT ONLY HAPPEN ONCE A WHILE.
RIGHT? BUT REGULAR TIME IS THE WHAT? NORMAL TIME.
SO WHAT IS THE TIME YOU THINK WHEN NOW WHEN I LIKE GO TO FILE CALLS WAY TOO EARLY.
CAN WE EXTEND IT TO LIKE MAYBE A O'CLOCK? I WOULD THINK EIGHT O'CLOCK IS A GOOD EVERY DAY.
UM, AND WE CAN ALSO DO CALENDAR EVENTS.
WHAT WE DO WITH OTHER CONTRACTS IS THEY SEND ME OUT A MONTHLY CALENDAR EVENT AND THEY TELL ME, YOU KNOW, THESE DAYS WE'RE DOING THESE TYPES OF EVENTS FOR OUR SENIORS, FOR STUDENTS, WHATEVER IT IS.
AND WE, WE SCHEDULE AROUND THAT.
SO I MEAN, BUT EVERY DAY I THINK BE CALLS TOO EARLY.
I THINK WE RESTRIC THEM, I THINK 8:00 PM YES.
WE'D LIKE HER RESIDENTS TO HEAR YOU.
PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING JUST LIKE THIS RESIDENT, OUR SENIOR WHO WAS
I DISPATCH FOR MANY YEARS, UM, FOR WEST COVINA.
AND THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT USE THE SERVICE, THEY DO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE.
THEY GO TO THE DOCTOR, MAYBE VISIT A FAMILY MEMBER, BUT THE MAJORITY OF 'EM DON'T STAY OUT LATE.
THEY DON'T LIKE TO BE OUT ONCE IT'S DARK.
SO WHEN THEY DO HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT, THEY'LL SAY, WELL, DO YOU GUYS DO THIS? AND YOU GUYS COULD TAKE US THERE.
BUT THEY REALLY DON'T STAY OUT THAT LATE.
IT'S RARE THAT YOU FIND, BUT IS THAT POSSIBLE? BECAUSE YOU ONLY RESTRICTED BY O'CLOCK, SO THEY GO WITH YOUR TIME.
THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME THEY ALWAYS SAY LIKE, WHEN WE USED TO TELL 'EM FIVE O'CLOCK, THEY'RE LIKE, OH, THAT'S ALREADY LATE TO THEM.
BUT I MEAN, I THINK FOR SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE TO HAVE A SHUTTLE BUS, IT'LL BE OKAY, BUT I DOUBT IT IF AT EIGHT O'CLOCK OR SEVEN O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, THEY'RE OUT THERE.
BUT WHEN YOU SAY DIAL, RIGHT, MEANING IF SOME PEOPLE, THEY CO CALL YOU AND THEY THEY BOOK THE TIME.
SO MANY, IF, IF YOU OFFER CAN GO UP TO THE EIGHT O'CLOCK, SO MEANING SUMMER OF TIME EIGHT O'CLOCK IS STILL BRIGHT.
AND BY THE YEAH, YOU ARE CORRECT.
THEY DO GO BY IF IT'S DAYLIGHT OR IF IT'S YEAH, IF IT'S DARK OUTSIDE, THEN THEY, WHEN TIME FIVE O'CLOCK IS ALREADY DARK BECAUSE, UH, TIME CHANGED.
BUT OKAY, BUT OTHER THAN LESS, SOME TIMES, OKAY, OLD CLASS STILL RIGHT.
AND MAYBE COOLER PEOPLE WANT TO COME OUT, BUT AGAIN,
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I JUST DON'T KNOW THE TIME.THE COST REASON WILL LET BE A ISSUE IF WE EXTEND TO THE O CLOCK.
IT'S JUST LET PEOPLE HAVE A FREEDOM UP TO THE CLOCK.
WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE CALLS, YOU GUYS GO HOME.
YOU GUYS DON'T CORRECT TO HAVE A CODE.
SO IF WE DON'T HAVE A RIDERSHIP TO TAKE US THROUGH EIGHT O'CLOCK, THE DRIVER CLOCKS OUT AT SEVEN.
THE DRIVER CLOCKS OUT AT SEVEN 30.
SO IT, IT WOULDN'T BE LIKE YOU STILL HAVE A DRIVER OUT THERE AND YOU'RE PAYING FOR THAT REVENUE.
YOU WOULD ONLY PAY WHEN WE HAVE SOMEONE ON BOARD.
SO ANYWAY, EIGHT O'CLOCK, JUST SAY WE LET PEOPLE UP TO THE A CLUB, THEY CAN STILL GET THE RIGHT HOME OR, OKAY.
SO IN THAT WAY BECAUSE EIGHT O'CLOCK, SO THAT LAST RIDE, YOU BETTER TO BE HOME EIGHT O'CLOCK.
OTHERWISE YOU HAVE TO YOU ON YOUR OWN.
SO SO I THINK WE GO EIGHT O'CLOCK.
AND THEY, IF THEY DON'T HAVE PEOPLE RIGHT, THEY GO HOME.
MAYBE GO HOME FIVE O'CLOCK ALL DAY, DOESN'T HAVE A RIGHT.
AND TIME HAS BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT.
SHE'S ASKING REGARDING SUNDAYS.
SUNDAYS WE JUST HAVE, UM, EIGHT TO TWO RELATED TWO O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.
SO THAT, THAT'S THE LATEST THEY'VE RUN.
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS WOULD WANNA CONSIDER CHANGING IT SUNDAY.
AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR MANY YEARS.
SO I THINK IF, IF YOU CHANGED IT, IT WOULD BE SLOW TO START, BUT MAYBE ONCE THEY GOT AND THEN PEOPLE SUNDAY OR SOMETHING.
PEOPLE MAYBE, MAYBE MAKE THAT 1 5 30 A SUNDAY.
SO MONDAY TO SATURDAY TO EIGHT O'CLOCK.
EIGHT O'CLOCK AND THEN AND UH, SUNDAY TIERS SIX O'CLOCK SIX.
THEY GO TO CHI THEY GO TO, HUH.
IT WOULD BE, BUT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA TAKE OFF RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE USED TO IT.
IT'S GONNA TAKE US A MINUTE TO GET THE WORD OUT.
BUT I THINK ONCE, ONCE THEY DO SUNDAY SPECIAL, I THINK THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THEY MAYBE WANT TO USE IT.
SUNDAY IS A GOOD DAY FOR PEOPLE TO GO OUT.
AND WE DON'T WANT THEM TO COCOON THEIR HOME.
WE JUST WANT THEM TO BE HEALTHY, HAPPY TRAVELING AROUND.
SO I THINK, OKAY, SO WHAT, WHAT TIME YOU STARTED? UH, EIGHT O'CLOCK OR SO.
MONDAY TO SATURDAY AND EIGHT TO SIX.
WE DON'T RUN SATURDAY SERVICE FOR DELAWARE.
OH REALLY? THAT'S THE MOST, THEY NEVER HAVE POPULAR.
I MEAN THERE'S LOTS GOING ON ON SATURDAYS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO INITIATE THAT? CAN WE, CAN WE, CAN WE DO, CAN WE DO SATURDAY? CAN WE ADD THAT YOU GUYS? OH, IT'S NOT OKAY, SO LET'S INITIATE WHAT THAT'S WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING.
LET'S GIVE A TRY MONDAY TO SO LOOK VERY RESTRICTED.
IT, RIGHT, BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THAT'S OPEN MEDICAL THAT OPENS ON SATURDAY.
LIKE THE DENTISTS YEAH, THEY OPEN, THEY OPEN SATURDAY.
NO EYE EXAMS. THOSE ARE ON SATURDAY.
SO OPEN UP ALL THE CAME OF THE WARM ABOUT THE, I WASN'T AWARE OF SATURDAY NOT, YEAH.
AND SATURDAY IS THE BUSIEST DAY.
VERY BUSY DAY FOR LOTS OF ACT ACTIVITIES HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CITY.
AND BE OUT AND ABOUT HOW, HOW MUCH COSTS WE INCREASE WE TO EXTEND OUT THIS TIME.
UH, WELL, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T THINK IT'LL TAKE RIGHT AWAY IF WE PROMOTE IT.
UM, I THINK SATURDAYS WILL BE JUST LIKE SUNDAYS PROBABLY.
I MEAN, OKAY, WE DON'T DO VERY MUCH CURRENTLY, BUT IT'S ON SUCH A LIMITED TIME.
SO MAYBE WOULD BE, YEAH, SO BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE HOW WE UTILIZE THE, THE BUDGET.
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO SEE THE ROUTE.
WE STILL WORK ON LEAD AND THE UBER.
ALL COMBINED TOGETHER AS A OKAY.
TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN AND THEN WE GOING TO WORK WITH YOU.
SO WHICH ROUTE WOULD BE MUCH MORE POPULAR? SO, SO PEOPLE JUST, AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT EMPTY BUS RUNNING AROUND.
WE CAN USE THIS MONEY INTO THE RY, MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE, PEOPLE CAN UTILIZE.
UM, UH, LET'S TRY IT MONDAY TO SATURDAY, EIGHT TO EIGHT AND SUNDAY EIGHT TO SIX.
JUST GIVE A PILOT, TRY AND SEE HOW WE GET THE DATA, SEE HOW IT LOOK AND UH, THEN MAYBE WE GO OUT OF BOUNDARY FIVE MILE TO MEDICAL AND LIKE YOU SAY, THREE MILE WITHOUT LIMITATION.
SO PEOPLE, BECAUSE IF WE ADD TRANSPORTATION TREND OR, OR METRO LINK, THEN LATER SOMETHING HAPPENED WHERE YOU'LL HAVE TO COME BACK TO AD RIGHT NOW.
SEE HOW IT GOES FOR THREE MILE, LIKE YOU SAY LIMIT AND FIVE MILES MEDICAL.
AND, UH, A TO A SUNDAY, EIGHT TO SIX.
WITH THIS SERVICE WE PROMOTE THE SENIOR C AND WE DON'T CHANGE THE 55.
WE SEE HOW YOU WORK AND, AND THEN WE USE THE, UH, JOIN.
WE WANT MORE PEOPLE TO UTILIZE YOUR BUS.
MAKE SENSE? COUNCILWOMAN? YES.
SO IF WE OPEN UP TO THE EVENINGS, THEY'RE NOT, I MEAN I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT THEY'LL CLOCK OUT, BUT IF THERE IS NO RESERVATIONS IN THE EVENING, THEN YOU DON'T BOOK A BUS DRIVER.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEN THAT THAT'S CLEAR.
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ONCE THEY BOOK, BECAUSE IT'S RESERVED.SO THEY MUST HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE AND, UH, UTILIZE, WE LIMIT YOUR SAME DAY SERVICE, JUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND.
SO IF, UM, THAT'S WHY WE DON'T, WE DON'T ALLOW THEM TO BOOK, UM, ALLOW NO, THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T BOOK SAME DAY.
BECAUSE ONCE YOUR DRIVER HAS YOUR ROUTE, UM, IF HE'S GONNA GO HOME AT FIVE 30, WE DON'T JUST KEEP HIM AROUND.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST SOMEONE THAT'S MORE OF AN UBER MODEL.
HAVE SOME OF US SITTING AROUND AND NOT, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE FIXED OKAY.
I MEAN, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE LIKE YOU, UM, THE MAYOR MENTIONED WE HAVE THE UBER AND THAT SUPPLEMENTS.
AND THEN THE OTHER PROGRAMS, IF THE PEOPLE CAN UP TO SEVEN DAY PRE-BOOK SO THEY CAN SAME DAY BOOKING AND UH, UP TO SEVEN DAYS.
SO PEOPLE CAN SHARE RY NO, I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT CLARIFICATION.
SO IT CAN REALLY UTILIZE THERY AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HAVE, UH, MORE PEOPLE AND, UH, UTILIZE YOUR BUS.
AND YOU GO TO ANY PLACES THEY WANT QUESTION WHEN YOU, UM, I KNOW IT WAS RANKED SECOND PERSONAL AND RECREATIONAL, UH, WHAT'S CLASSIFIED AS PERSONAL? WELL, THEY DON'T REALLY SAY.
BUT USUALLY THAT PERSONAL IS LIKE SOMEONE'S HOME OR IS THAT LIKE IT'S, IT'S USUALLY SOMEONE'S HOME OR THEY'LL SAY THEY'RE GONNA GO, UM, DO SOME, GET THEIR HAIR DONE, GET THEIR NAILS DONE.
MANIC
SO YOU HAVE A MOTION BASICALLY.
YEAH, I'M BASICALLY LET'S WHAT YOU WANNA START THE MOTION? I STARTED THE MOTION THEN THE MOTION WAS TO EXPAND THE SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS FOR THREE MILES.
AND I CHECKED, UH, THE BALDWIN PARK, TRAIN STATION, THEN THE COVINA AND NORTHWEST OR NORTHGATE, UM, MARKET TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS LESS THAN THREE MILES.
UM, AND ALSO TO EXTEND THE, UM, SERVICES, SERVICES TIME, UM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM EIGHT TO EIGHT IF THEY THROUGH SATURDAY, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, OH EIGHT TO EIGHT AND THEN SUNDAYS EIGHT TO SIX, I BELIEVE.
IF I CAN'T, I BELIEVE THE MOTION WAS MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
FRIDAYS EIGHT TO, AND THEN SUNDAYS IS EIGHT TO SIX.
RE UH, KEEPING A FIVE MILE FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES AND THREE MILES UNRESTRICTED.
UH, SECOND, UH, I BELIEVE YOU MADE THE MOST I MADE THE MOTION.
AND TONY'S SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO DAZ.
I, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE MAKE SURE, UM, UH, THE DIAL RIDE IS THAT LINKED WITH ALL OUR SENIOR SERVICES OR SO THAT INFORMATION IS INSIDE THE DIAL RIDE OF EVERYTHING THAT IS OCCURRING WITHIN OUR CITY.
WHETHER IT'S SHOPPING SPECIAL EVENTS OR ANY OF THAT SORT.
YOU MEAN CAN WE POST IT INSIDE? YEAH.
OR CAN WE POST IT INSIDE? SO JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY FOCUS ON ALL OUR CITY EVENT, CITY COMPONENTS, SPECIAL DEALS AND MONTHLY.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S THERE BECAUSE WHILE THAT CAN SHARE, I MEAN, AGAIN, I LIKE TO FOCUS ON WEST COVINA.
THAT'S MY MAIN PURPOSE OF THAT.
WE COULD EVEN INCLUDE COUPONS OR ANYTHING TO HELP EXACTLY.
FROM OUR CITY, CITY BUSINESSES, CITY OF EVERYTHING.
WELL, NOW WELCOME OR ANYTHING TO ADD FROM CITY STAFF? GO AHEAD THROUGH THE CHAIR IF I MAY.
YOU KNOW, WE CAN COORDINATE WITH, UM, THE SERVICE PROVIDER AND IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE INFORMATION THAT YOU ARE, UM, DIRECTING SO WE CAN MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO OUR SENIORS.
MOTION BY MAYOR PRO DI IS A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WOO.
I THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR INPUT.
NOW MOVING ON TO, IS THERE, I HAVE A QUESTION.
QUESTION FROM COUNCILMAN WILL, HOW SOON WE CAN GET THIS AFFECTED? OH, GOOD QUESTION.
I WANNA COME TO ANSWER SINCE WE PASS AND EIGHT TO EIGHT.
HOW'S, AND, UH, THIS IS YOUR DISPATCHER.
SO HOW, SO YOU CAN PROMOTE THIS TO THE SENIOR AND THEN TO UTILIZE AND HOW, SO WE CAN GET THIS ENROLLING AND, AND THEN HOW, SO YOU CAN PROVIDE THE DATABASE COME BACK TO US SEEING THE NUMBER, HOW MANY PEOPLE UTILIZE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE TRAVELING OUTSIDE THE CITY AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
SO WE CAN GET SOME DATA TO SEE HOW WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION.
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AHEAD.I THINK MAYBE BY TOMORROW WE CAN START PROMOTING IT.
ONCE THEY START CALLING AND ABOUT THE DATA.
MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY MAYBE LIKE GIVE IT LIKE TWO, TWO WEEKS AND THEN WE COULD HAVE LIKE A REPORT ON HOW'S IT GOING? AWESOME.
SO TOMORROW, THIS VERY VISION.
LET THEM KNOW OF OUR FESTIVAL ON GLENORA, PLEASE.
SHE'S THINKING WE'RE GOING TO GLENORA.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
EVERYBODY'S THINKING TO GLENORA.
I THINK WE SHOULD CHANGE THEIR NAME.
IT'S A WHOLE NEW DIFFERENT TOPIC.
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS, REQUESTS OR COMMENTS FROM ANYONE? ALL RIGHT.