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[Community Meeting City Council Goals 2023-2024 on January 31, 2023]
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.I'M DAVE CARNEY, WEST COVINA, CITY MANAGER.
VERY HAPPY TO SEE, UM, THIS TURNOUT TONIGHT.
REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HEARTENED BY IT.
UM, SHERRY, WOULD YOU PLEASE BEGIN E LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEDGE REGENT TO FLAG THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE PUBLIC FOR WHICH ONE NATION INVISIBLE.
I DON'T A LOT OF, UM, PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT.
UM, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE QUICKLY, IF I MAY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN TABBA BY OUR ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE, KEN PLUNKETT, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ROXANNE LAMA, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, STEPHANIE, ASSISTANT FINANCE, ERY LUA, KAREN, CO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, PAULINA MORALES, AND OUR ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, LISA SHERIK.
WE HAVE A, A LITTLE OUTLINE FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.
WE'D LIKE TO REVIEW THAT WITH YOU.
OUR MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS EVENING IS TO GET YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT, AND SO I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU ALL TOOK THE TIME TO COME.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME TONIGHT.
IF THIS MEETING IS DISRUPTED, I'M GONNA ASK WHO'S EVER DISRUPTIVE TO LEAVE? AND LET'S JUST, UM, MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T OCCUR.
THAT'S, THAT'S NOT OUR, UM, EXPECTATION TONIGHT.
AND, UM, VERY GLAD YOU ALL CAME.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH, UM, AN OVERVIEW FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN TONIGHT'S POLLING.
AFTER THE DISCUSSION OF EACH GOAL, YOU CAN GO ONTO THE WEBSITE AND TYPE IN PO EV.COM/IDEAL FOG 2 0 5.
FROM THERE, YOU'LL BE, YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POLLING.
AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE JOINING VIRTUALLY, YOU CAN VISIT BITLY OR BT.LY/WC C C C B G 2023 FOR A COPY OF THE HANDLE.
SO YOU CAN REFER, UM, REFER TO IT DURING THE MEETING.
AND I WANTED TO ALSO ADD THAT THE, UM, LINK IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CALENDAR AS WELL.
WE WANTED TO REVIEW THE MAJORS GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING BUDGET SEASON.
WE ARE NOW IN THE MIDST OF, UM, REPAIRING THE BUDGET THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT STARTING JULY 1ST.
SO WE'VE GOT NINE GOALS, AND PERHAPS SOME PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT WILL SUGGEST OTHER GOALS, AND WE WOULD REALLY WELCOME THAT AS WELL.
PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, ADDRESS HOMELESS ISSUES, ENHANCE THE CITY IMAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS, MAINTAIN GOOD INTER INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, ACHIEVE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND FINANCIAL STABILITY, A WELL-PLANNED COMMUNITY, EXPAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AN ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY, AND A CREATIVE AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT TONIGHT, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE WILL HELP US PRIORITIZE THE CITY'S SERVICES THAT ARE OF IMPORTANCE TO YOU.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, WE'D LIKE TO PULL THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND SEE WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE, UM, GOALS THAT YOU WANT TO PRI OR THE, YOU BELIEVE THE CITY SHOULD PRIORITIZE.
SO IF YOU COULD GO TO, UM, YOUR PHONES AND GO TO POLL EV.COM, BACKFLASH IDEA FOG 2 0 5.
NOW, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CATEGORIZE, UM, OR LIST THE GOALS THAT ARE LISTED ABOVE IN THE ORDER THAT YOU THINK, UM, YOU USE THE ARROWS.
UM, AND IF YOU NEED HELP, ONE OF US CAN GO HELP YOU.
BUT, UM, YOU'LL USE THE ARROWS TO MOVE A GOAL UP OR DOWN, AND THEN THAT WILL THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE THE RESULTS WITH THE AUDIENCE MEMBER.
SO WE'LL GIVE YOU 30 SECONDS TO GET THAT FILLED OUT.
JERRY, AS 2023 SHOULD BE PERSONAL CALL.
WE, WE, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO ASSUME YOU HAVE A VOICE AND THAT YOU WOULDN'T BE RETICENT TO SHARE YOUR OPINIONS WITH US.
WE DON'T NEED THE FANCY TOOLS, BUT THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO US, AND WE'D LIKE TO TRY THAT TONIGHT.
BUT, UM, YOU'RE WELCOME TO, TO VOTE, UM, NOMINALLY THROUGH YOUR, A RAISING OF YOUR HAND,
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PLEASE.I WOULD HOPE FOR MY IMPORTANT 1, 21, 2, AND FIVE.
SO, PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, ADDRESS THE HOMELESS ISSUES, AND ACHIEVE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND FINANCIAL STABILITY.
I'M STARTING TO GET A SENSE OF THE ROOM.
ANYONE? WHAT MICROPHONE CAN YOU HEAR, JIM? ANYWAY, ANYBODY KNOWS ME, I'LL PUT THIS.
ONE, TWO, AND A CREATIVE AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY 23.
KAREN, IN ORDER, SHE'S ASKING IF YOU ONLY WANT THREE.
WELL, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO LIST THEM IN ORDER.
YOU JUST WANT THAT, YOU JUST WANT REDO IT AGAIN, JUST TIFFANY.
ONE, THE ONE THAT'S ONLINE IS THE BUDGET SURVEY.
SO THEY'RE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
I'M GONNA GO WITH ONE AND THEN THE FINANCIAL, AND THEN THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WELL, UM, THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.
WE SAID PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND CREATED AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY.
SOME OF YOU DID PARTICIPATE, UH, THROUGH THE PHONE APP.
AND SO THIS IS THE RESULTS FROM THOSE THAT SUBMITTED THROUGH YOUR PHONE.
SO THE RESULTS ARE, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY CAME IN FIRST ACHIEVED FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND FINANCIAL STABILITY CAME IN SECOND, FOLLOWED BY A HOMELESS ISSUES.
UM, A CREATIVE AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY CAME IN FOURTH, A WELL-PLANNED COMMUNITY CAME IN FIFTH, AND THEN TYING AT SIX IS MAINTAIN GOOD INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND EXPAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THEN IN LAST, AT EIGHTH PLACE IS ENHANCED CITY IMAGE AND ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY.
THOSE ARE BOTH TIED AT EIGHTH.
BEFORE WE MOVE AGAIN, UM, JD, YOU HAD A THOUGHT? YEAH, VOTE.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH GOAL SETTING.
IT'S VERY HELPFUL IF WE CAN KNOW WHAT PRIORITIES ARE.
AND I THINK I'VE GOT A SENSE OF THIS SURVEY AND A SENSE OF THE ROOM.
BRIAN, MYSELF, I MAKE DISTINCTION EMBEDDED PUBLIC SAFETY.
I, I AGREE WITH PUBLIC SAFETY WITH THE, SO PART OF THE PRESENTATION IS NOW WE GOT THE, THE NINE CATEGORIES.
WE'RE GONNA GO DIVE DEEPER INTO EACH CATEGORY, AND THEN THAT'S WHEN YOU CAN PRIORITIZE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
ARE WE READY TO MOVE INTO THE CATEGORIES? ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE PAGES OF PRIORITIES UNDER PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND THESE ARE LISTED ON THE HANDOUT.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONTINUING TO RESPOND TO THE GLOBAL 19 PANDEMIC.
THERE IS SOME ADMINISTRATION WORK THAT'S GOING ON.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS WITH FNT AND WITH A PRIVATE VENDOR IN SHADOW OAK PARK AND WITH THE COUNTY FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF TESTING AND VACCINATION AS NECESSARY.
THERE'S NOT MAJOR EFFORT GOING ON IN ANY OPERATING DEPARTMENT NOW UNDER THAT GOAL.
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B, THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS FIRE CHIEF BELIEVES THAT IT'S TIME FOR US TO BEGIN TO LOOK BEYOND OUR OWN BORDERS AND TO PUT IN PLACE WRITTEN AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITIES OF LAVERNE, MANHATTAN BEACH AND SAN GABRIEL.WE'VE BEEN INFORMALLY TRADING EQUIPMENT WITH THOSE INDEPENDENT CITY DEPARTMENTS WHEN ONE OF OUR AMBULANCES GOES DOWN AND WE NEED SOME ROLLING STOCK.
WE'VE BEEN SHARING AND VICE VERSA.
BUT I THINK IT'S WELL THAT WE GO BEYOND JUST A CASUAL PHONE CALL AND PUT, I DUNNO, PROPER AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH JOINT INDEMNIFICATION, ET CETERA.
THE, THE NEXT ONE IN THAT CATEGORY, UM, IS, IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
THERE'S A DISTINCTION WITH THAT DIFFERENCE.
UM, NEGOTIATING, EXECUTE AN AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AGAIN, UM, THAT RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN RUN THROUGH THE DISPATCH CENTER AND IS QUITE INFORMAL, BUT I THINK IT'S PROBABLY TIME FOR US TO FORMALLY, UH, MEMORIALIZE WHAT THOSE, UH, RELATIONSHIPS ARE THE CITY HAS.
I'M SORRY, ALI, YOU HADN'T WANTED TO MAKE A POINT.
I HAVE QUESTION ON NUMBER TWO.
WHY ARE WE GOING SO FAR AWAY? THOSE ARE INDEPENDENT CITIES THAT HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE WITH US, AND THEY ARE INDEPENDENT CITIES.
AND THIS COUNTY, INDEPENDENT CITIES ARE BECOMING, UH, RARE AND PRECIOUS.
AND THOSE ARE CITIES THAT HAVE, UH, RESOURCES THAT WE'VE BEEN SHARING.
WE PROVIDE THEM WHEN, WHEN THEY HAVE A NEED AND, AND VICE VERSA.
NUMBER OF CITIES IN THIS COUNTY HAVE DIRECT CONTRACTS WITH THE LA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND, UM, OF THE INDEPENDENT CITIES.
THERE SEEMS TO BE A COOPERATIVE SPIRIT.
SOME OF THOSE CITIES RUN WITH OUR DEPARTMENT WHEN CALLED TO MUTUAL AID RESPONSES, THEY'LL FORM UP A STRIKE TEAM.
AND WE'VE BEEN CONSISTENTLY SENDING RESOURCES AS PART OF A STRIKE TEAM.
IT WAS INTERESTING TO, TO ME, LAST YEAR, THE GOVERNOR GOT ALL THE CITY MANAGERS IN THE STATE ON A PHONE CALL AND SAID, I NEED YOU ALL TO SEND TWICE WHAT YOU CAN OR WHAT YOU'RE NOW SENDING.
AND MY RESPONSE TO THAT WAS, UM, NO CAN DO BECAUSE WHEN YOU END UP, UM, SENDING RESOURCES, IT MEANS YOU HAVE TO BACKFILL YOUR OWN HOUSES.
AND THAT REALLY AFFECTS YOUR, YOUR, YOUR LOCAL SITUATION AND THE FAMILIES OF YOUR FIREFIGHTERS, AND THEY'RE PART OF THE TEAM.
BUT I THINK THAT SYSTEM IS SOMETIMES, UH, BENT TO BEING BROKEN.
WE SEEM TO BE IN A NEVER ENDING, UM, YOU KNOW, WILDFIRE SEASON, ET CETERA HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
SO WE'VE GOTTA, WE'VE GOTTA BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.
ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE OTHER ONES BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT BATCH OF THEM? READY? OKAY.
UM, AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL, UM, HI STEVE.
IMPORTANT PUBLIC SAFETY GOALS.
UM, BODY-WORN CAMERAS, WE'RE ABOUT TO ISSUE AN RFP.
AND, UM, WE INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT WE COULD FUND AT LEAST THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS OF THIS USING SOME ASSET FORFEITURE MONEY.
THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME ONGOING EXPENDITURES.
ONCE THAT ASSET FORFEITURE MONEY IS, IS USED IN THE FIRST TWO FISCAL YEARS, THERE'S GONNA BE AN ONGOING EXPENSE.
AND OUR PURCHASING PROCEDURES, UM, REQUIRE US TO GO THROUGH THIS RFP PROCESS.
INITIALLY IT WAS, I THINK, THOUGHT THAT, THAT ONE OF THESE COMPANIES THAT SPECIALIZES IN THIS, THAT QUITE A FEW OF THE CITIES USE, UM, WOULD BE THE, THE ONE OF CHOICE.
BUT WE'RE NO LONGER LIVING IN A, IN A SOLE SOURCE WORLD.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA RESPECT OUR RFP PROCESS AND, AND SEEK OUT, UH, FORMAL BIDS.
WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE THAT UP AND RUNNING.
UM, ACTING CHIEF, YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M SAYING ANYTHING INCORRECTLY HERE, BUT I THINK, WE'LL, WE WILL HAVE COMPLETED THAT RFP PROCESS, HAVE A COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACT, AND HAVE THAT UP AND RUNNING BY JULY 1ST.
UM, THIS WORLD WE'RE LIVING IN, THIS BODY CAMERAS ARE NO LONGER NICE TO HAVE.
WE REALLY NEED TO KEEP THIS AS A HIGHEST PRIORITY.
UM, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT ANY OTHER, UM, ITEMS ON THIS LIST? SHERRY, NEW FIRE ENGINE.
UM, IT IS STAGGERING WHAT THESE NEW PIECES OF EQUIPMENT COST.
WE ARE NOW HAVING THEM BUILD, UH, A LADDER TRUCK QUINT FOR US AT THE PIERCE FACTORY IN, UH, APPLETON.
AND, UM, IT'S GONNA COME IN AT ABOUT $1.8 MILLION MILLION WITH AN M.
AND SO, UM, A A A STANDARD PUMPER ENGINE, I MEAN JUST 700 GALLONS OF WATER AND, UM, YOU KNOW, A DETROIT SIX SERIES DIESEL ENGINE AND, YOU KNOW, GET ME THERE COULD BE, UM, $350,000 OR MORE.
IT IS JUST CRAZY TO ME WHAT THESE THINGS COST.
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WHAT THEY COST.WE'VE LISTED THESE APPARATUS HERE, UM, NOT BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, HERE'S ANYTHING UNIQUE.
WE'RE STILL BUYING WHAT I REGARD AS CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT.
WE'RE NOT GOING ALL ELECTRIC IN THAT FLEET, I CAN TELL YOU.
BUT, UM, WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO JUST CONTINUE TO PAY ATTENTION.
ONE OF THE THOUGHTS THE FIRE CHIEF HAD THAT I THOUGHT WAS A REALLY GOOD ONE WAS WE SHOULD, UM, PLACE AN ORDER NOW FOR A 2026 DELIVERY OF ONE OF THESE ADDITIONAL PUMPERS, BECAUSE WE CAN'T WAIT TILL THEY GET TO THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE AND THEN ACT SURPRISED AND THEN HAVE A 18 MONTH, YOU KNOW, LEAD TIME TO AC ACQUIRE.
SO I, I'M REALLY, I'M, I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THAT MANAGEMENT APPROACH.
UM, WE'RE WITH COUNTY ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL.
I'VE HEARD SOME MILD INTEREST IN HAVING, UH, VETERINARIAN AND VACCINATION SERVICES IN PARKS.
UM, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA LOOK INTO THAT AND TRY AND GET ON THEIR CALENDAR.
ALL THEIR CALENDAR'S PRETTY FULL.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT ANY OF THESE PUBLIC SAFETY GOALS? ANIMAL CONTROL NOW YOU NEVER MAKE MONEY ON ANIMAL CONTROL.
WE'RE NOT BREAKING EVEN ONE THING.
ONE THING WE NEED TO DO IS CANVAS.
UM, THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE WILL VOLUNTARILY SEND IN LICENSES IS MAYBE A CITY MANAGER'S DREAM, BUT THE REALITY IS IF YOU'RE NOT CANVASSING EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU'RE MISSING A LOT OF REVENUE.
AND SO WE NEED TO GET THEM BACK.
THE COUNTY IS NOT YET IN THE BUSINESS AGAIN, POST COVID OF DOING THAT, BUT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO REQUEST IT OF THEM.
MARIO, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
UH, COUNTY WE WE'RE WITH, WE'RE WITH THE LA COUNTY.
ANYBODY ELSE? COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OTHER IDEAS UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY CATEGORY? JD? I'M SORRY.
UH, WE GOT ONE COMMENT HERE AND WE'LL GO TO YOU.
NO, WAS A CONCERN RAISE, UH, PREVIOUSLY ABOUT PREVIOUS? I DON'T KNOW.
SO I'M GONNA ASK THE ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE TO ANSWER IF HE CAN.
DO YOU MIND RECENTLY? OH, I GOTTA PUT THE MIC IN MY MOUTH.
I DIDN'T, I JD RAISED IT A CONCERN.
UM, I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER FOR HIS QUESTIONS, SO I WILL, I WILL LOOK INTO HIS CONCERN AND I'LL GET BACK TO HIM.
WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THAT TONIGHT, ALTHOUGH THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S STILL BEING WORKED ON.
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAS BEEN MEETING WITH US EVERY TWO OR THREE WEEKS FOR, GOSH, A YEAR AND A HALF NOW, LONG TIME.
AND ONE OF THE INTERNAL PROCESSES THAT THE CDPH IS GOING THROUGH IS THEY NEED TO ISSUE REGULATIONS BY WHICH MUNICIPALITIES WANTING TO ESTABLISH A HEALTH DEPARTMENT WOULD FOLLOW.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE IN THIS COUNTY, IN THIS STATE, I GUESS FOR A HUNDRED YEARS.
INITIALLY THEY THOUGHT UNDER THE CDPH DIRECTOR, HE WOULD PROMULGATE ISSUE EMERGENCY, UH, REGULATIONS AND THEN PEOPLE COULD COMMENT ON THOSE AND THEN JURISDICTIONS COULD APPLY.
THAT CONVERSATION HAS WORKED ITS WAY ALL AROUND THE STATE CAPITOL.
AND THEY'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO THIS ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS.
THEY'RE GONNA ISSUE FORMAL REGULATIONS.
THERE'S GONNA BE, UM, ONE OR 2 45 PLUS DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AND THE PUBLIC AND, AND EVERY OTHER JURISDICTION IN THE STATE WILL BE WELCOME TO COMMENT ON THAT PROCESS.
UM, I WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED IF THAT WOULD ALL BE CONCLUDED IN TIME TO EVA, CONSIDER AN INDEPENDENT CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME FOR THEM TO ISSUE THOSE REGULATIONS.
I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING ON THEM.
WE'RE NOT PRIVY TO IT, NOR NOR SHOULD WE BE UNTIL IT'S COMPLETELY PUBLIC.
BUT I I I CAN'T IMAGINE THEY'RE GONNA GET THAT DONE IN TIME FOR ANY JURISDICTION TO BE ABLE TO STAND UP ITS OWN HEALTH DEPARTMENT BY JULY.
THE FIRST ONE IDEA THAT THE, UM, THE CDPH, UM, REPRESENTATIVES HAVE HAD IS THAT PERHAPS JURISDICTIONS, ONCE THAT PROCESS IS CONCLUDED, COULD CONSIDER APPLYING TO BE, UM, A, A PROVISIONAL
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DEPARTMENT TO STAND UP JUST SOME OF THE SERVICES, UM, TO, TO ENGAGE IN A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, COMMUNITY HEALTH, UH, IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO, UM, STAND UP THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PIECE, WHICH IS THE INSPECTIONS OF THE, THE CAFETERIAS AND THE RESTAURANTS AND ALL OF THAT.BUT, UM, WE DON'T KNOW YET WHAT THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
AND ONCE WE DO KNOW, IT'LL BE SHARED, SHARED PUBLICLY.
YEAH, I'LL, I'LL REPEAT IF THAT'S OKAY.
IS THERE ANY PLACE THAT ANY OF THESE THINGS THAT MAY HAPPEN ACCORDING, WE'RE ONLY DOING PC, WHAT IT'S GONNA COST? I MEAN, I HAVEN'T, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA DO RESTAURANTS.
WHAT'S THE COST TO DO THAT GOES? WHAT GOOD IS IT TO GO THROUGH THIS? IF YOU DO A COST ANALYSIS AND IT SAYS, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA COST US $500 A RESTAURANT? YEAH.
UM, WHERE IS THAT? THE QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE COST? I, I WOULD SAY THIS AS REGARDING THIS SUB GOAL UNDER PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY.
WE TRIED TO WORD IT CAREFULLY RESPECTING THAT OPINION.
AND WE SAY WITH DUE REGARD TO GENERAL FUND FISCAL IMPACTS, UH, MY SENSE IS WHAT I'VE HEARD AGAIN AND AGAIN IS PEOPLE DON'T WANT THERE TO BE GENERAL FUND IMPACTS.
AND SO THOSE QUESTIONS ARE GONNA HAVE TO BE ANSWERED BEFORE THE COUNCIL COULD CONSIDER IT.
WE'VE BEEN AT THIS YEARS AND HAS SAID THIS IS WHAT WILL COST TO RUN.
THIS IS WHERE WE GET THE MONEY FROM AND HERE'S THE COST OF THE RAMP UP.
SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT WE HAVE GONE INTO THIS FOR TWO YEARS AND THE ANSWER IS ON.
SO THE STATE COME OUT AND SAY, OKAY GUYS, OPEN IT TOMORROW.
YOU'RE ALL SET TO GO AND YOU'RE GONNA GO, OH, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST US IF WE CAN DO IT FINANCIALLY AND BACKWARDS, ISN'T IT? I I I TAKE YOUR POINT, JOHN.
WE DON'T KNOW YET WHAT SERVICES, UM, CDPH H WILL ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES TO RUN.
AND ONCE WE DO, THEN WE CAN, WE CAN PRODUCE THOSE NUMBERS FOR CONSIDERATION.
SEE, THAT'S, THAT'S THE THING.
WHAT WOULD IT COST TO HAVE AN ENTIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEN YOU BACK OFF, YOU BACKED OFF ON THERE.
RIGHT NOW THERE IS NOTHING THAT SAYS IF THEY GAVE US DEPLOY, WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT, THIS IS WHAT'S GONNA COST.
NOW WE SAY, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE PEOPLE ON COMP SAY IT'S NOT GONNA COST, BUT YOU GO TO PA AND THEY SAY THERE'S MILLIONS COMING OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND FUND.
YOU HAVE LONG BEACH, WHICH HAS A SALES TAX THAT THEY'LL HAVE FOR YEARS TO FUND THEIR HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AND THERE'S STILL AN ON THE GENERAL FUND, YOU GO TO OAKLAND, THERE'S AN IMPACT ON THE GENERAL FUND.
SO WHAT ARE WE DOING THAT YOU CAN SEND TO US? SAYS THIS IS WHY WE WILL NOT HAVE TO DO THAT.
WHY WE'RE GOING TO DO IT BETTER, FASTER, CHEAP.
YOU'RE SAYING? WELL, ONCE THEY APPROVE IT, THEN WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
WHY ARE WE SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT'S FEASIBLE? CAUSE NOBODY'S PUT, PUT, UH, YOU KNOW, PAPER, YOU KNOW, PENCIL THE PAPER AND SAID THIS IS IS WHAT COST DO NO 30 SOME YEARS AGO WHEN THEY WENT TOK, THEY SAID, WE'RE GONNA LOSE 5 MILLION A YEAR.
THE CITY MANAGER AT THE TIME'S GONNA GIVE TWO YEARS TO FIND.
WE CAN GET THE MONEY, CAME UP WITH IT AND SAID, HERE'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA GET THE MONEY CLOSE.
RIGHT NOW YOU'RE STAYING, THE CURRENT CONSTABLES IN CHARGE CAN SAY CLOSE THEN THAT'S, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S WHAT THE DIRECTION THE CONSTABLE JOHN, I HEAR YOU.
MY SENSE OF OF THIS ROOM IS I DON'T HEAR ANY PEOPLE HERE ADVOCATING FOR A HEALTH DEPARTMENT TONIGHT.
IN FACT, I HEARD THE OPPOSITE.
I THINK, UH, MAYBE SUCCINCTLY SAID BY, BY BRIAN THAT HE AGREES WITH PUBLIC SAFETY AND BEING GOAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PEACE.
AM I READING THAT CORRECTLY? OKAY.
WELL, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DUNNO WHETHER, I DUNNO WHAT THE COST IS GONNA BE IMPORTANT.
I WELL APPRECIATE YOU'RE A NUMBERS GUY AND YOU WANNA SEE THE NUMBERS.
UM, BRIAN, THE YOU'RE SOFT SPOKEN.
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OF THE THOUGHTS THAT I HAD UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY WAS I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE ASSOCIATED WITH BKK.BKK IS WITH US FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN'S LIFETIME.
UM, WE'RE FORTUNATE A LOT OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO KEEP B BKK SAFE, OUR FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AND STATE REQUIREMENTS, HOWEVER, THE CITY ENTERED INTO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH BKK, IT HASN'T COMPLETED THOSE AGREEMENTS AND THAT'S OVERDUE.
AND, UM, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE, AND OUR GROUP LIVABLE WEST COVINA WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE FOR THE CITY TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE AGREEMENTS THAT IT MADE WITH PARTIES ASSOCIATED WITH BKK.
SO THAT'S MY, MY INPUT ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, IN PUBLIC SAFETY, MY PRIORITIES WOULD BE MONITOR, MANAGE AND AS APPROPRIATE REDUCED FIRE DEPARTMENT OVERTIME EXPENDITURES BECAUSE THAT IS IMPACTING SO MUCH OF THE BUDGET AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT.
I THINK THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE FULLY STAFFED AND STAY WITHIN THEIR BUDGET.
MY SECOND, AND TO ME IT'S AS EQUAL, WOULD BE TO ACQUIRE AND IMPLEMENT THE USE OF POLICE DEPARTMENT BODY-WORN CAMERAS.
I DON'T THINK THESE OFFICERS SHOULD BE OUT ON THE STREET WITHOUT A CAMERA.
AND I THINK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OVER TIME, IF IT'S MANAGED, CAN PAY FOR THOSE CAMERAS.
THO THOSE CAMERAS ARE GONNA COST IN THE RANGE OF ANNUALIZED A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS A ONCE WE, ONCE WE GET IT GOING QUITE IMPORTANT ANNUALLY EACH YEAR.
UM, BRIAN, DO YOU MIND HOLDING THAT THOUGHT JUST FOR A SECOND? THE GENTLEMAN BEHIND YOU, LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE TRAINING I RECEIVED ALLOWED ME TO UNDERSTAND THE COUNTY WAS LIABLE FOR ANY ACTIONS THAT I MADE.
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU'RE COMING TO TAKE MONEY HOME TO PAY FOR A FAMILY, THE FIRST INFORMATION I'M GONNA GIVE YOU IS THE BERKELEY LAW SCHOOL HAS A ONE 800 NUMBER.
YOU REPORT ANY OFFICER MISCONDUCT, WE GIVE YOU A LAWYER FOR FREE.
IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE USE OF THE TASER IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, I WOULD LIKE OUR DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW THE USE OF A TASER CUZ IT'S NOT WHAT YOU TRAINING SAYS.
IT'S THE WAY THE D ATTORNEY IS GOING TO DEFEND THE ACTIONS OF OUR OFFICERS AND WHAT WE'RE LIABLE FOR BASED UPON WHAT THE JURY THINKS IS ACCESSIBLE USE OF FORCE.
THE WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO REVIEW OFFICER TRAINING AS IT RELATES TO THE POLICE OF FORCE.
EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
I NOTICE IT'S NOT ON HERE, BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS, UM, ABOUT THE NEW STATION THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE BEING BUILT.
HAS THAT STARTED? IS IT, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT? THE, THE QUESTION ABOUT THE NEED FOR A NEW FIRE STATION.
ONE EXISTING FIRE STATION, ONE HAS BEEN CLOSED BECAUSE IT WAS SUBSTANDARD.
THAT WAS A, A RECOMMENDATION AND A FINDING OF OUR INSURANCE AUTHORITY.
WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN DOMICILED OUR CREW IN RENTED TRAILERS BEHIND THE OLD CITY SHOP BUILDING.
IT'S WORKING, BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT A MODERN FIRE STATION.
THE CITY HAS ENTERED INTO AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT WITH A DEVELOPER FOR THAT ENTIRE PROPERTY, WHICH MEANS THAT FIRE STATION ONE WOULD NEED TO BE RELOCATED.
ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT'S GONNA COME TO THIS ROOM IS THE IDEA ABOUT BUILDING A NEW FIRE STATION ON THIS CIVIC CENTER CAMPUS.
WE DON'T HAVE PLANS FOR THAT YET.
UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S GOING TO BE PREPARED AND GOING TO BE BROUGHT PUBLICLY FOR PEOPLE TO, TO COMMENT UPON.
WE'RE NOW WORKING WITH SOME OF OUR PARTNERS ON THIS CAMPUS ABOUT A, A SECONDARY ASPECT OF THE USE OF THIS OVERALL CIVIC CENTER FOR PARKING.
THE, THE EXISTING PARKING ARRANGEMENT IS SET TO EXPIRE, UM, GOSH, NEXT JUNE OR OCTOBER, I FORGET, BUT THAT'S AN AGREEMENT WHICH WAS PUT IN PLACE.
I THINK RICHARD NIXON WAS PRESIDENT WHEN THEY STRUCK THAT DEAL.
AND IT'S LONG PAST TIME FOR US TO RETHINK IT AND FOR US TO, TO TALK ABOUT WHO, WHO PARKS WHERE AND, AND HOW MUCH THAT COSTS.
I THINK, UM, THE, THE SIGHTING OF A NEW FIRE STATION ON THIS CAMPUS IS GONNA GET WRAPPED UP IN THAT CONVERSATION.
WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY NICE PARKING
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AVAILABLE, YOU KNOW, DOWN BELOW HERE BETWEEN THIS BUILDING AND THE FREEWAY.AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CAPACITY OVER AT THE PARKING STRUCTURE.
BUT LOOKING FORWARD, I'M NOT SURE EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE ABLE TO PARK WITHIN 20 FEET OF THEIR FRONT DOOR.
WE'RE GONNA NEED TO DO SOME THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
IF WE'RE GONNA ADD MORE USES ON THIS, ON THIS CAMPUS, IT'LL BE AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION, BUT WE'RE NOT READY FOR IT YET.
WE DON'T HAVE PLANS IN PLACE TO, TO SHOW DAVE, IF I MAY, JUST TO LET THE, UM, AUDIENCE KNOW THAT THAT IS ONE OF OUR GOALS UNDER NUMBER THREE, ENHANCED CITY IMAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS.
ARE WE READY TO MOVE ON PAST PUBLIC SAFETY? I'M SORRY, WE'RE GONNA STAY ON PUBLIC SAFETY FOR A MOMENT.
YOU GOT A PERFECTLY GOOD AREA THAT THEY MAKE A NEW FIRE STATION.
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH HAVING COME DOWN AND PUT IN, WHO KNOWS? GET RID.
THE, THE OTHER BUILDING THAT'S THERE, THE USING, THEY HAVE A WHOLE BIG CENTER THERE COULD BE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE LAND? UM, I DON'T, I THINK EVERYBODY COULD HEAR VICKY.
THE QUESTION IS, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE EXISTING LOCATION? THE EXISTING LOCATION HAS SERVED THE CITY PRETTY WELL SINCE THE 1960S OR MAYBE BEFORE THAT, I DON'T KNOW.
UM, SOME CONSIDERATION IS NOW BEING GIVEN TO SELLING THAT ENTIRE SITE FOR HOUSING AND, AND THERE'S AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT IN PLACE WITH A DEVELOPER THAT WILL BE NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THAT DEVELOPER AND THE CITY FOR SOME TIME AND THEN BROUGHT BACK FOR CONSIDERATION.
BUT LEAVING THE FIRE FACILITY AND THE PUBLIC WORKS YARD WHERE THEY ARE IS OBVIOUSLY AN OPTION.
AND, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER WHEN THAT ISSUE RETURNS.
YOU SAID MARIA, RIGHT? NO, LISA.
IF THERE GONNA BE A POINT, YOU KNOW WHAT, AND THE ONLY, AND THE ONLY REASON WHY, MAYBE I'M WRONG IN SAYING THIS, BUT I THOUGHT THE ONLY REASON I DECIDED TO HAVE A HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AM I WRONG TO THINK THAT THAT'S HOW EVERYONE'S STOPPED TOMORROW.
BUT I NEVER HEARD OF, IT'S ONLY, SO IS THERE ONE IN YOU CAN SAY, SAID SOMETHING THAT HE WAS JUST, WE'RE NOT GOING, AM I WRONG? THAT WHY I I THINK YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.
I THINK THAT'S HOW WE GOT HERE.
AND BEFORE WE TAKE THE NEXT STEP, I THINK WE'LL SEE WHAT REGULATIONS THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PUTS IN FRONT OF US.
AND BEFORE ANY DECISIONS MADE ABOUT STANDING UP AT HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THAT AND, AND OTHER FACTORS WOULD BE CONSIDERED.
THE, THE PURPOSE OF IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH.
DURING C O D WE HAD A, A NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DO BETTER WITH, WITH THE EXISTING, UM, SERVICES.
EVERYBODY GOT OVERWHELMED AND, AND PEOPLE SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF THAT.
WE DO HAVE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN, IN WEST COVINA AND, AND AFFORDING THEM, YOU KNOW, BETTER ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AS A, A MAJOR CONCERN.
GO BACK TO FOR A, WHAT HAPPENS TO, SIR, WHAT YOU
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RIGHT HERE, THIS SO MANY FIRE DEPARTMENT, ARE THEY SERVED BY OTHER TEAMS THAT I'M NOT AWARE OF? UM, QUESTION PERTAINS TO STANDARDS OF COVERAGE AND SERVICE AREA FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE STATIONS WHICH SERVE THE COMMUNITY.I I THINK THAT THE, THE SCIENTIFIC WAY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, JD WOULD BE FOR US TO DO A FORMAL STANDARDS OF COVERAGE STUDY.
IT'S A STUDY THAT WOULD PROBABLY COST ABOUT A HUNDRED, $120,000.
I CAN TELL YOU NOW WE ARE NOT KEEPING, UH, NATIONAL STANDARD IN TERMS OF RESPONSE TIMES AND IT'S OF CONCERN.
I THINK AT SOME POINT THE, THE CITY'S GONNA HAVE TO LOOK AT OPTIONS.
UM, HAVING YOUR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, COMES AT A COST CONCENTRATION.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S AT SOME POINT, I THINK GONNA BECOME NECESSARY TO LOOK AT ALL OPTIONS IN THE PROVISION OF THE SERVICE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, BUT I THINK AT SOME POINT IT'S GONNA NEED TO BE A CONVERSATION THAT THAT OCCURS.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE QUITE READY FOR IT YET, BUT, UM, IT'S ON THE HORIZON.
WELL, UM, NATIONAL STANDARDS GET WRITTEN BY THE N F P A, THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ADMINISTRATION.
UM, I THINK ANECDOTALLY WE KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE A, A STRUCTURE FIRE THAT, THAT, THAT STRUCTURE FIRE DOUBLES IN SIZE EVERY FIVE MINUTES.
SO THEY WANNA PUT, YOU KNOW, WET STUFF ON, ON RED STUFF WITHIN FIVE OR SIX MINUTES.
SOMETIMES WE'RE RUNNING 11 OR 12 NOW.
THE MAJORITY OF FIRE CALLS THOUGH, HAVE SHIFTED TO, TO MEDICALS AND, AND ALL OF THAT IN TERMS OF HOW QUICK IS THE RESPONSE AND HOW WELL TRAINED ARE THE PARAMEDICS THAT SERVE IS IS ALSO WRAPPED UP IN THOSE, IN THOSE NATIONAL STANDARDS.
IT'S, IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION.
AT SOME POINT I THINK THIS CITY'S GONNA HAVE TO HAVE IT.
AND IF I CAN INTERJECT REAL QUICK, THE POLL'S ACTIVE, SO IF YOU GUYS WANNA SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS, WE'RE GONNA BE CLOSING IT SHORTLY.
I CAN TAKE CONTROL, YOU KNOW, AND YOU TALK ABOUT RESPONSE TIMES FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEONE ELSE IS TALKING, BUT, BUT YOU KEEP ADDING HOUSES, SO THAT'S JUST GONNA INCREASE OUR RESPONSE TIME
SO WE MIGHT NEED A, YOU KNOW, BESIDES THE FIRE STATION THAT WE'RE GONNA REPLACED, WE POSSIBLY ARE GONNA NEED ANOTHER FIRE STATION.
UH, I, I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT RESPONSE TIME, SINCE PLEASE CALL BACK.
UH, ACTUALLY TO ME THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE WAS RESPONSE TIME IS NOT WHERE THE STATIONS ARE LOCATED, BUT WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT WE HAVE AVAILABLE IN THOSE LOCATIONS.
UH, 85% OF OUR CALLS NOW FOR FIRE SERVICES ARE FOR MEDICAL.
AND YET WE HAVE A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF OUR ME, OUR FIRES STAFF, UH, SET UP FOR MEDICAL.
UH, THE VERY, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE FIRE FIREFIGHTERS ARE FIREFIGHTERS, NOT MEDICAL PEOPLE, AND THEY HAVE FIRE ENGINES AND THEY, UH, WE HAVE, I BELIEVE FIVE FIRE ENGINES AND ONE LADDER TRUCK.
AND YET WE ONLY HAVE THREE AMBULANCES, WHICH IS TOTALLY OUT PROPORTION TO THE ACTUAL CALLS, WHICH ARE 85% MEDICAL.
AND SO RESPONSE TIME GETS REALLY MESSED UP WHEN YOU HAVE THE WRONG PEOPLE, US IN PLACE TO SERVE WHAT IS NEEDED.
UH, SO THE ANALYSIS TO ME ISN'T ABOUT WHERE THE STATIONS ARE LOCATED, IT'S ABOUT WHAT KIND OF STAFF YOU HAVE AND WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT YOU HAVE, UH, TO HAVE PROPER RESPONSE TIME.
UH, AND UH, WHEN THE CITY WAS CONSIDERING GOING WITH THE COUNTY, THEIR, THEIR SITUATION ON THE SUBJECT IS MUCH WORSE THAN THE CITIES.
UH, THEY HAVE A LONG ESTABLISHED PROTOCOL WHERE EVERYTHING IS ABOUT FIRE ENGINES AND FIREFIGHTERS AND VERY LITTLE IS DEVOTED TO MEDICAL.
SO IT'S, UH, UH, THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.
AND I THINK ANY CONSIDERATION OF THE SUBJECT NEEDS TO BE BASED ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AS OPPOSED TO WHAT TRADITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS WANT.
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UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT.ON, ON THE QUESTION OF FIRE PROTECTION AND CONTROL, MASTER PLANNING, UM, RESPONSE TIMES, WHAT'S AT RISK AND WHAT ARE ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF RISK? I THINK IT WOULD BE, WELL FOR US TO SPEND A LOT MORE TIME ON THAT ISSUE BECAUSE WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO KIND OF WHAT THE CITY HAS ALWAYS DONE OR DONE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES.
BUT I THINK IT'S A, IT'S AN IMPORTANT TOPIC AND MAYBE WE COULD INVITE THE FIRE CHIEF TO COME TO A MEETING LIKE THIS AND BEGIN TO TALK OUT SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.
WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME THINKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
NOT ONLY HAS THE COMMUNITY CHANGED, BUT THE, THE NUMBER OF 9 1 1 CALLS HAS GONE WAY UP.
I THINK THE, THE CALENDAR YEAR JUST ENDED.
WE WERE WITHIN A FEW CALLS OF CRESTING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.
SO, SO THE VOLUME OF OF RESPONSES HAS GONE, GONE WAY UP.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S CAUSE OF COVID? WELL, UM, I WOULD'VE THOUGHT THAT A YEAR AGO.
DAVE, I THINK YOU TOUCHED ON A REALLY EXCELLENT SUGGESTION.
THERE ARE CERTAIN TOPICS THAT WHEN THEY COME UP, THEY REALLY LEND THEMSELVES TO MEETINGS LIKE THIS THAT ARE MORE OF A DISCUSSION FORMAT, A BIT MORE INTERACTIVE AND LESS THREE MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU'RE OUT OF TIME, GO SIT DOWN.
UM, AND ONE OF 'EM WOULD BE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF MOVING A STATION, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF MOVING TO COUNTY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF FIRE VERSUS MEDICAL.
UM, YOU KNOW, VINCE IS AN EXPERT AT THAT AND SPENDING THE TIME WITH THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THEM AND ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS, THAT WOULD BE TIME WELL SPENT.
UM, I, I AGREE WITH, WITH A POINT BRIAN JUST MADE ON ALMOST ANY TOPIC.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THESE KIND OF CONVERSATIONS.
SOMEBODY ASKED ME TODAY WHAT I FELT ABOUT TONIGHT AND I SAID, I LOVE THESE KIND OF MEETINGS.
CUZ THE CHANCE FORCE TO ACTUALLY TALK OUT SOME OF THESE THINGS AND HEAR OPINIONS AND I, I WELCOME IT.
I CAN SEE A WHOLE NUMBER OF ISSUES KIND OF ON THE HORIZON HERE THAT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD TO ADDRESS IN THIS KIND OF A VENUE.
UM, SHOULD WE HAVE WEEKLY STREET SWEEPING TO GET IN COMPLIANCE WITH, UM, N P DS WITH THE ONE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE WE HAVE.
BUT YOU GO SPENDING $600,000 ON NEW STREET SWEEPING SIGNS, WHAT'S THE COST PER CURB MILE TO BEGIN TO SWEEP? WHAT'S THE COST OF ENFORCEMENT? AND I THINK HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS, A MEETING LIKE THIS ON, ON ANY ONE OF THESE TOPICS IS, IS A REALLY GOOD PRACTICE.
AND I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE IT.
PEOPLE FIND THE TIME TO COME AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COMING TONIGHT.
YES, JOHN? FOR ONE CALENDAR YEAR.
YEAH, I THINK WE, I THINK WE'RE 9,700, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WELL, I, THAT DOESN'T SOUND QUITE AS BIG.
I, I KNOW YOU'RE A NUMBERS GUY, BUT I REALLY BELIEVE THE CONVERSATION NEEDS TO BE AROUND WHAT'S, WHAT'S AT RISK AND WHAT ARE ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF RISK AND THEN WHAT RESOURCES DO WE APPLY TO THAT YOU PUT OUT 10,000.
10,000 SOUND REALLY KIDDING HERE.
SO WE HAVE THE RESULTS OF THE POOL UP.
DO WE WANNA SHARE? LOOKS LIKE BODY-WORN CAMERAS CARRIES THE DAY.
UM, CAN WE ASK JD TO SPEAK NEXT AND THEN WE'LL KEEP GOING.
DID YOU HAVE A POINT YOU WANTED TO MAKE? UH, YEAH, I DID.
WHY IS IT THAT SO MANY OF THESE ISSUES ARE, I SEE THESE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY BRAINSTORM DOWN TO OUR REPRESENTATIVE.
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WHY, WHY THE CITY? WELL, I MEAN, I TAKE YOUR POINT.PERHAPS WE COULD USE OUR COMMISSIONS IN IN DIFFERENT AND BETTER WAYS.
FOR ADDRESS HOMELESS ISSUES, WE HAD, UM, FIVE HERE.
THE ONE THAT I THINK IS PERHAPS ENTIRELY THERE IS, IS A LITTLE BOLD.
THE SINGLE DAY HOMELESS COUNT CENSUS WE'RE, UM, SETTING AS A GOAL THAT THAT WOULD BE CUT IN HALF.
THAT WE'D REDUCE IT FROM 112 TO 50.
UM, SECURE EXTERNAL FUNDING, PARTNER WITH C CITIES ON A REGIONAL BASIS, EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, UH, INCREASE OUR CONTRACT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE UNHOUSED POPULATION.
UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THESE HOMELESS GOALS? THOUGHTS? THE POLL IS ACTIVE.
YOU CAN EXPAND ALL THESE SERVICES THAT WE, THE PEOPLE THAT OFFER THEM HOW STATE AND THEY SAY NO, I STAY AFTER HAS TO BE SOMETHING IMPLEMENTED.
CAN'T BE ON THIS STREET, CAN'T BE, UH, GARBAGE EVERYWHERE.
AND THEY'RE NOT, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
SO I'M NOT BLAMING THE POLICE FOR THIS.
POLICE HAVE NOTHING, BUT THEY MORE THAT THEY CAN DO GOVERNMENT, THEY RIGHT TO BE THERE.
THEY DON'T HAVE RIGHTS AROUND THE AREA, THE STREET.
YOU'RE GETTING THAT COMING INTO YOUR HOUSE AND TRACK MAYBE EXCESSIVE SERGEANT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND HELP THAT OUT.
THEY DON'T WANNA GO SOMEWHERE, BUT WE GOTTA DO, THEY'RE SAYING ALL THIS STUFF THEY TIMES CAN HAVE THAT PERSON THERE CAN GO OVER AND REMOVE THIS STUFF ON THE THURSDAY, CORRECT? NO.
HOW MANY DAYS HAS HAD IT SIT THERE WITHOUT ANY BUTTONS? YOU WANT ME TO COME DOWN? NO, I'M BEING TOLD I'M GONNA COME DOWN ALL.
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE ANIMALS ARE KIND OF RUNNING THE ZOO AND MAYBE THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE.
WE'RE THE TAXPAYERS, WE'RE THE ONES THAT PAY TO HAVE THE CITY CLEANED AND KEPT UP AND THEY'RE NOT, AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE RIGHTS, BUT SO DO WE I HEAR YOU WE'RE WEST COVINA.
OH, IT'S NOT JUST WEST COVINA, I GET THAT.
BUT IT, WEST COVINA IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
AND I, I DO THINK THOUGH THAT OUR NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE BIT INFLATED.
UH, WE AS COMMISSIONERS, WE HAD A, A VISIT LAST MONTH, UM, AT OUR MEETING ON HOMELESSNESS.
AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ACTUAL UNHOUSED IN WEST COVINA IS CURRENTLY AT ABOUT 46.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE OR NOT, BUT IT'S A GOOD STARTING POINT.
IF IT IS, I'M GONNA ASK OUR ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE AND PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON HIM AND ASK HIM TO TALK ABOUT HOMELESS ISSUES.
IT WAS HIS PARTNER THAT WAS THERE.
UH, VICKI, I'LL GO TO YOUR QUESTION FIRST ABOUT THE TRASH.
SO, UM, WHAT WE VIEW AS TRASH MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED TRASH TO EVERYBODY, SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL.
UM, THE LAW IS VERY CLEAR ABOUT GIVING PEOPLE A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, UM, TO GATHER THEIR BELONGINGS AND MOVE THEM.
UM, AN ANALOGY THAT WE USE THAT THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN BASICALLY THROUGH THE COURTS AND THROUGH THE PROCESSES, YOU LEAVE YOUR HOME FOR THE DAY TO GO TO APPOINTMENTS AND DO THINGS, UM, REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
THE EXPECTATION WOULDN'T BE THAT YOU PACK YOUR, ALL YOUR BELONGINGS IN YOUR CAR AND TAKE THEM WITH YOU.
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SO HOME PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, THEY, THEY HAVE BELONGINGS THAT ARE, THAT ARE MEANINGFUL TO THEM, AND WE HAVE TO RESPECT THAT.SO SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SEE, YOU KNOW, HOMELESS LEAVE, UH, AN AREA, THEIR, THEIR BELONGINGS MAY BE LEFT BEHIND.
UM, AND WE DO HAVE TO, PER THE LAW, GIVE THEM A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO MOVE THAT.
SO OFTENTIMES WE'LL MARK MARK THEIR PROPERTY AND BASICALLY SAY, HEY, WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU, IF IT'S A LOT OF PROPERTY, IT'S REASONABLE THAT WE GIVE YOU A DAY TO COME BACK AND GET IT.
IF IT'S NOT VERY MUCH, IT MAY BE REASONABLE TO GIVE YOU A FEW HOURS TO COME BACK AND PICK IT UP.
AND THEN AT THAT TIME WE CAN GO BACK AND AND REMOVE PROPERTY.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE, THERE ARE, THERE ARE CLEAR DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN WHAT IS MAYBE TRASH, IF IT'S JUST A, A EMPTY PAPER CUP THAT'S ON THE GROUND THAT MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN SOMEBODY'S BELONGINGS, BUT WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT HOW WE DEAL WITH THAT.
DO THEY HAVE ALLOWANCE OF HOW MANY PARTS THEY CAN HAPPEN? BUT, BUT MY POINT IS, THE CART ARE STOLEN, STOLEN THE VEHICLE.
THOSE AREN'T THEIR PROPERTY, THEIR CART.
UM, THERE'S, THERE'S GOTTA BE, THERE'S, THERE'S A BUNCH OF LAWS THAT GO INTO SHOPPING CARTS AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR, FOR BUSINESSES THAT MAINTAIN SHOPPING CARTS AND WHAT HAS TO BE LISTED ON THE SHOPPING CART, THERE HAS TO BE PHONE NUMBERS OR HAS TO BE ALL KINDS OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LAW.
UM, A NUMBER FOR US TO, THERE, THERE SHOULD BE A NUMBER ON IT.
THERE'S NOT ALWAYS A NUMBER ON IT.
SO WHEN THOSE THINGS ARE REMOVED, IT, IT TIES OUR HAND A BIT.
BUT HOW MANY CARTS THEY CAN HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S UP TO HOW MANY THEY CAN CARRY OR MOVE.
WHAT HAPPENS IF A PRIVATE CITIZEN REMOVES THEIR YEAH, WE GOTTA BE VERY CAREFUL.
UM, YOU KNOW, I I I CAN'T MAKE A SUGGESTION ON THAT.
I'M, I'M JUST TELLING YOU AS, AS THE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY, WE ARE, WE ARE, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES.
THERE'S LAWS IN PLACE TO PROTECT EVERYBODY.
AND HERE AT THE CITY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE FOLLOW THOSE RULES.
SO WE'RE NOT, UH, I WOULDN'T ADVOCATE FOR ANYBODY TO SNEAK UP AND TAKE SOMEBODY'S BELONGINGS AND THROW IT AWAY ON THEIR OWN.
I, I I COULDN'T ADVOCATE THAT.
I, I THINK YOU'RE, YOU'RE GETTING INTO A, A, A UNREASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME.
RIGHT? AND IF, IF YOU RE I HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF LIKE, UNFORTUNATELY YOU CAN EQUATE IT TO A, A PARKED VEHICLE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A, YOU CAN'T PARK A CAR FOR 72 HOURS, BUT MAYBE I SHOULDN'T SAY THIS ON LIVE TV, BUT THERE'S A GAME, THERE'S A GAME THAT'S PLAYED, RIGHT? IT'S PARKED IN THIS SPOT, AND THEN WE MARK IT AND THEY MOVE IT IN THIS SPOT AND THE CLARK STARTS OVER.
UM, I, I GET YOUR FRUSTRATION.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS.
SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT WE'RE EXPANDING, WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES THAT, THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN TO HELP GET THE HOMELESS PEOPLE BACK ACCLIMATED AND, AND INTO A HOUSING, UM, SITUATION.
AND WE'RE, WE'RE DEALING WITH, UH, THE STUFF THAT'S LEFT BEHIND THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THIS, OUR OUR HOMELESS TEAM ISN'T HERE TONIGHT, BUT I THINK THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB.
I THINK, UM, OUR, OUR HOMELESS NEIGHBORS NEED TO BE WRAPPED WITH SOME SERVICES TO GET OUT OF THIS POSTURE THEY'RE IN.
IF IT'S DRUG TREATMENT, IF IT'S HOUSING, IF IT'S MENTAL HEALTH, UM, I KNOW OUR, OUR OFFICERS WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY CAN CONTACT A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL MULTIPLE UPON MULTIPLE TIMES AND GET TOLD NO.
SOMETIMES THE 17TH INQUIRY LEADS TO SOMEBODY SAYING, YES, I WANT SOME HELP.
IT'S NOT SNAP OUR FINGERS UNDER THE NEW BOISE DECISION.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN DO THE MOVE ALONG.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO, AS A COMMUNITY, FIND A WAY TO GET SERVICES TO HELP THESE PEOPLE SOLVE SOME OF THEIR MYRIAD OF PROBLEMS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, ROBERT.
UH, SO FOR THIS CATEGORY, I WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD HIGHLIGHT LAKOTA.
I KNOW IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY NOTED IN THE FIVE ACTION ITEMS, BUT THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE HOPE TEAM, UH, AT OUR COMMISSIONER'S MEETING WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE AND, AND THEY REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THE BENEFITS THAT LACA HAS HAD IN THE PAST YEAR.
SO I KNOW WE HAVEN'T LOCKED IN ANY SORT OF FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE COMING YEARS,
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BUT AS FAR AS BUDGET PRIORITIES, I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN ONE OF THOSE ITEMS, MAYBE ITEM C.UM, BUT THE, THE SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED HAVE HELPED REDUCE THE, THE STRAIN ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS FAR AS PROCESSING AND HELPING THE HOME MISS OUT WITH RESOURCES.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT.
I THINK THE CITY'S PRETTY WELL SERVED BY LAKOTA.
I THINK WE COULD, IN MY OPINION, IF I RAN THE WORLD, WE COULD DOUBLE THEIR CONTRACT AND, AND GET A LOT MORE GOOD USE OUT OF IT.
THEY'RE, UM, THEY'RE DOING SOME GOOD WORK FOR US, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT.
MAYBE WE COULD REWRITE SOME OF THIS GOALS TO, UM, HAVE OUR THINKING REFLECT THAT POSSIBILITY.
YEAH, WE COULD THINK BIG AND GO AHEAD AND DOUBLE IT.
NOBODY EVER SAYS CUT SOMETHING.
GOVERNOR, DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT THE GOVERNOR WROTE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND BEING ABLE TO, UM, BE A CONSERVATOR OVER THESE MENTALLY ILL? THE WINE OF OHIO
GOVERNOR NUISANCE, I MEAN NEWSOM OF CALIFORNIA.
I'M SORRY, I YOUR POINT IS HE WROTE SOME KINDA LEGISLATION, UM, FOR UMING MENTALLY ILL AND PLACING THEM IN THE CUSTODY OF THE CASE IF THEY'RE ON THE STREETS.
THEY'RE, AND HE DID THAT ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO.
OH, SHERRY, THAT'S MAYBE AN AREA I NEED TO LEARN MORE.
THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT I HAVE.
UH, SO THE ITEM MAY SAYS SECURE EXTERNAL FUNDING INCLUDING SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HOUSING TRUST AND COUNTY HOMELESS FUNDS.
SO I AGREE WITH THAT, BUT I JUST WAS WONDERING IF THERE COULD BE MORE CLARITY ON EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS AND IF IT HAS OTHER COMPONENTS TO IT.
BECAUSE I KNOW IF WE APPLY FOR THOSE FUNDS, WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF PLAN IN PLACE, RIGHT? WELL, WHEN, WHEN WE SECURE THESE EXTERNAL FUNDS, THEY ALWAYS COME WITH STRINGS.
SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO SECURE OTHER FUNDS, BUT YOU WANNA BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE BUYING WITH OUR MONEY.
I THINK THAT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THERE, THERE NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE TEETH ON, ON THAT ITEM BECAUSE THE HOUSING TRUST WILL ONLY GIVE YOU MONEY IF YOU HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE.
SO I, I'M, MY QUESTION IS, WHAT'S OUR PLAN ARE, ARE WE IDENTIFYING LOCATIONS FOR HOUSING? HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE ATTRACTIVE AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ACQUIRE THOSE FUNDS WHEN WE APPLY? SO YOU, YOU'RE SUPPORTING GOAL A, BUT YOU WANT MORE TEETH, MORE SPECIFICS.
I'M SURE ROBERT WITH, UM, THE ARMORY, WHICH I, UH, I'LL TAKE IT BACK.
TRY TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE IMPACT HOMELESS HAVING, HAVING ON THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, SPECIFICALLY CITY HALL DOWN IN POONA.
AND THEY DID TAKE CARE OF THAT.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE STATUS OF THE ARMORY IN POMONA IS CURRENTLY, BUT FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT AWARE OF THE ARMORY, HE WAS CONVERTED TO A SHELTER FOR HOMELESS AND POMONA FOR SOME TIME.
AND THAT WAS WITH THE INTENT THAT WAS EXPRESSED HERE BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, THAT WE CAN PROVIDE A PLACE FOR THEM TO SPEND THE NIGHT.
THE PUBLIC SECTOR THAT HAPPENED AT POMONA.
AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU KNEW WHAT THE IMPACT THERE WAS AND WHAT ARE WE GOING DO HERE IN REGARDS TO EITHER PROVIDE THEM OVERNIGHT, WHETHER THE WEATHER FOR THE PURPOSE, AVOIDING THEM BEFORE WE RESPOND BACK TO ME.
I, I'VE PUTTING HIM IN A VERY DIFFICULT SPOT.
I DON'T BELIEVE OUR PLANS HAVE YET FOCUSED ON THE CITY STANDING UP HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS SHELTER IN THE CITY.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M COMPARING IT TO
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THE ARMORY OF RAM.WE FELL AWAY FROM THAT AND THAT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN THE, THE KEY TO AT LEAST ENFORCING THEM FROM LEAVING OUR PARK.
WHY ARE WE NOT, THERE ARE STILL AVAILABLE WINTER SHELTERS IN THE AREA, BUT THERE'S LESS AND LESS FACILITIES THAT WANT TO TAKE ON THAT, UH, THAT RESPONSIBILITY.
LIKE SOME THAT USED TO DECIDED TO OPT OUT.
UM, AS FAR AS POMONA, I CAN'T, I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK ON THEIR SITUATION.
I I WOULD BE DOING THEM INJUSTICE, BUT I KNOW THEY BUILT A, A NEW HOMELESS SHELTER.
THE ARMORY WAS TEMPORARY UNTIL THEY BUILT A SHELTER.
AND I, I I DRIVE BY IT FREQUENTLY SO I I KNOW THAT IT'S THERE.
UM, WHAT, WHAT A SHELTER DOES IS ALLOW YOU TO ENFORCE THE LAW BASED ON THE BOISE DECISION.
SO I'M, I'M SURE THAT IN THAT REGARD, IT'S, IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR THEM HELPING IN THAT REGARD.
BUT AS FAR AS HOW IT'S, IF IT'S GETTING HOMELESS PEOPLE, UM, PERMANENTLY OFF THE STREET, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS FOR YOU.
SO WHY IS THAT PIECE MISSING IN OUR PROVIDING THAT SHELTER SO THAT WE CAN OUR STREETS AND PARK YOUR BROTHER, YOU DON'T HAVE IT.
A LOT OF BUILDING CITY COUNCIL.
RE WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO OVER THE POLL RESULTS? ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA TURN TO THE RESULTS.
SO N COMING IN, NUMBER ONE IS EXPANDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, UH, COMING IN.
SECOND PLACE IS MENTAL HEALTH AND UNHOUSED POPULATION.
UH, NUMBER THIRD IS SECURING EXTERNAL FUNDING.
NUMBER FOUR IS PARTNERING WITH AREA CITIES TO ADDRESS THE HOMELESSNESS ISSUES.
AND NUMBER FIFTH AND COMING IN LAST IS REDUCED SINGLE DAY HOMELESS COUNT CENSUS.
ALL RIGHT, WE READY FOR THE NEXT TOPIC.
ENHANCED CITY IMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH TERMS, WE'RE NOT DIRECTLY CONTRACTING WITH THEM.
AND THEY PROVIDE TO THE MANY HOMELESS CENTRAL SERVICE.
WHAT CONNECTIONS, WHAT, WHERE'S THE NEXT, THE CITY AND THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE ILLUSTRATING HERE ON THIS? I'LL, I'LL JUST COMMENT ON THAT.
UH, WE, WE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH WORKER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH THAT'S ASSIGNED TO OUR, OUR HOPE TEAM.
AND WE, WE CONTRACT DIRECTLY STRAIGHT THROUGH THEM TO GET, UH, HOMELESS PEOPLE PLACED WHEN THEY NEED SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, NOT JUST HOMELESS PEOPLE, BUT IT'S FOR, IT'S, THAT RESOURCE IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN WEST CAMINA.
BUT, UH, ON THE, ON THE ANNUAL BUDGET, YOU, YOU SAID THE WEBSITE COULD, COULD YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE AND, AND WALK US THROUGH HOW, HOW WE, HOW WE, I LIKE TO, UH, PROVIDE INFORMATION IN WRITING INSTEAD OF JUST WORDS IN THE AIR.
UH, WELL, WE, WE WOULD WELCOME YOUR WORDS AT THIS MEETING.
I WANT TO GET THROUGH THESE GOALS AND THEN I'M HAPPY TO STAY AFTER AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT HOW YOU CAN PROVIDE YOUR COMMENTS.
WELL, OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN HOW, HOW TO USE THE WEBSITE TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE, ON WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.
WE WE'RE USING SOME DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS TO TRY TO, THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL.
SOLICIT OPINION FOR OTHERS PEOPLE.
ONE IS ON THE WEBSITE TONIGHT.
WE'RE HERE TO BE IN SOME KIND OF DIALOGUE AND TO TALK ABOUT THE GOALS THAT ARE PRESENTED.
AND, AND I'M HAPPY TO STAY AFTER CLASS AND TALK ABOUT OTHER IDEAS TOO.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ENHANCE CITY IMAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS AND THEN WE'RE GONNA ACTIVATE THE POLL.
SO WHILE YOU DISCUSS, PEOPLE CAN SUBMIT IT.
CUZ THIS ONE'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
WE'VE GOT, UM, I DON'T KNOW, 17 OR 18 IDEAS UNDER THIS
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CATEGORY.UM, WE WOULD WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS IMMEDIATELY.
YOU'VE GOT AN AD, WE RUN A GRAFFITI PROGRAM, BUT YOU'RE SAYING IT SHOULD BE ARTICULATED AND ADDED.
I'M A LITTLE PERPLEXED ON JUST IN GENERAL, A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT, ESPECIALLY AN ENHANCED CITY IMAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS IS ALREADY IN PROCESS OR BEING DONE.
ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THIS LIST WAS IF IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS, DO WE SAY IT'S STILL A GOLD OR DO WE FORGET ABOUT IT? I I ERRED ON THE SIDE OF WANTING TO SAY IT AGAIN.
I MEAN THIS A BRING ALL CITY FACILITIES TO STANDARD.
I TALKED TO MY CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THAT LAST YEAR.
REALLY EASY TO SAY, REALLY HARD TO DO.
INTRODUCED A LOT OF COVID MONEY TO DO THAT IS WHAT I WAS THINKING.
BUT IN THIS LAST RAINSTORM, I'VE BEEN CHASING LEAKING ROOFS LIKE A MAD MAN.
YOU UNDERSTAND? I GOT A LEAKING ROOF IN MY DISPATCH CENTER, JERRY.
AND WHAT COULD GO WRONG THERE? I MEAN, WOW.
WE, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SAY THAT THIS IS A PRIORITY.
GET OUR FACILITIES TO, TO STANDARD.
AND I DON'T MEAN ABOVE STANDARD, I JUST MEAN TO, YOU KNOW, NO, NO WATER COMING THROUGH ON RAINY DAYS, THAT KIND OF THING.
DAVE, ONE OF THE ITEMS IS REMOVED TRASH BINS FROM PARKS.
WELL, I, I'D LIKE TO ANSWER THAT IF I MAY.
WE HAVE HAD, UM, A REAL PROBLEM WITH OUR BIG THREE YARD BINS AT THE PARKS BEING A COMMUNITY LANDFILL.
PEOPLE, I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT IT'S WEST COVINA PEOPLE BECAUSE IN THE TERMS OF OUR FRANCHISE, YOU CAN REQUEST A BULKY ITEM PICKUP EVERY SINGLE WEEK AND GET RID OF YOUR REFRIGERATOR, YOUR COUCH, YOUR NAME, WHATEVER.
BUT THOSE BINS HAVE BEEN A BLIGHT.
AND SO AS THE CREW CAN WORK IT INTO THEIR SCHEDULE, THEY'VE BEEN TAKING 'EM OUT.
AND I'M TELLING YOU, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A SINGLE COMPLAINT ABOUT IT, BUT WE'VE CONVERTED THEM INTO PARKING STALLS OR WHATEVER AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP DOING IT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE'RE DOING IT.
I GUESS IT SEEMS TO BE, UM, THEY DON'T GET THAT NUMBER.
I, I WISH I KNEW IT WAS IT'S DEPARTMENT YEAH.
IT'S IS ONE OF MY S LIVE MATTRESS.
THEY CHARGE ME 150 TO PICK UP SO I CAN TAKE IT DOWN THE STREET.
IT'S, IT'S ALSO EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO HAVE MY CRUISE PICK IT UP.
SO I THINK TAKING OUT THESE BINS IS THINK BETTER WILL HELP.
AND, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
UM, JUST OUT OF GENERAL INTEREST, I'M GONNA HAVE THE ATHENS PEOPLE HERE IN THIS CHAMBER ON FEBRUARY THE NINTH TO TALK ABOUT THE SB 1 3 83, THE RECYCLING LAW.
AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THEIR, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THEIR TEAM HERE, SO WE CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT THAT THEN.
YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NEEDED.
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT, UH, TRASH.
I STILL, A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THAT.
I SEE PEOPLE CLOSE ON THE NEXT DOOR APP.
OH, WHERE GONNA, I GET RID OF THE SAYING, YOUR TRASH PEOPLE ARE NEW TO THE CITY.
I DON'T, WE DON'T GET TRASH PILLS ANYMORE.
CAUSE SO THAT NEED TO BE SOMETHING THAT HERE I KNOW THAT I CALL, WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS WE NEED TO MARKET IT BETTER, RIGHT? YEAH.
SOMEBODY WHO, WE DO NOT DO A WELCOME WAGON.
SOME CITIES DO, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT NOW.
JD TIME WAS DOING THIS CHAMBER, JUST CITY I'LL BRINGING BACK THAT PART OF THE CONTRACT.
I KNOW I HEARD AT THE LAST MEETING THAT YOU WEREN'T AWARE OF THAT CONTRACT, BUT THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE SINCE I MOVED IN FROM A SUBPOENA, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY.
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DISAPPEAR WAY MOVEMENT.WELL, WHY, WHY ARE WE NOT GETTING THAT BACK? THAT WAS PART AGREED.
THAT THEY, THEY, WE NEED TO GET IT ON THE CALENDAR WHEN THEY COME BACK ON, THEY'RE GONNA BETTER BRING SOME DATES WITH THEM.
YEAH, BUT ARE THEY GOING TO ADDRESS WHETHER THEY'RE GONNA BRING IT BACK OR NOT? SURE.
I'LL, I'LL GIVE 'EM A HEADS UP.
WE CAN
UM, BRIAN, CAN YOU SAY A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT REPAIR THE ANTIQUE FIRE ENGINE AT FIRST BRANCH? UM, THAT'S A PIECE OF THE CITY'S FLEET THAT HAS JUST BEEN PARKED AND HASN'T BEEN WORKING, SO WE NEED TO GET IT FIXED.
WELL, UM, WE HAVE A SCATTERED PROGRAM.
WE DON'T POST THE STREETS NO SWEEPING.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S GONNA COME TO THE COUNCIL IN MARCH.
UH, WE HAVE ONE OUT HERE ON SUNSET, RIGHT OUTSIDE THE CIVIC CENTER, LIKE A TIME AND TEMP SIGN THAT TELLS ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS, ET CETERA.
DID YOU GO DETAIL? WELL, WHAT'S GONNA COME TO THE COUNCIL IN MARCH IS A LOT OF DETAIL, BUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING THE CITY TO WEEKLY STREET SWEEPING, POSTING THE WHOLE CITY FOR NO PARKING, STREET SWEEPING HOURS, THE COST OF THAT PER CURB MILE TO SWEEP IT.
THE THE REASON BEHIND IT IS IT'S THE ONE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE.
WE HAVE TO GET A COMPLIANCE WITH THE, UM, JUNK GOING INTO THE STORM DRAINS AND, AND OUT TO THE RIVER.
THE CITIES THAT DO THAT PARKING PERMIT, CITY STREET, THE CITIES THAT THANKS, THE CITIES THAT POST FOR STREET SWEEPING TYPICALLY DON'T GIVE PERMITS FOR YOU TO PARK THERE DURING THE, THE, THE STREET SWEEPING HOURS.
THEY GIVE YOU A A LITTLE REMINDER THAT COST YOU SOME MONEY.
I THINK, I THINK THAT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M BRINGING TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
STEVE, YOU HAD A POINT QUESTION.
SO YOU MENTIONED, UH, NO PARKING, UH, KNOWING THAT QUESTION NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU GONNA SAY NO? NO.
NOT THE SAME DAY AT THE SAME TIME.
BUT YEAH, THAT'S, I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT STEVE.
WE WOULDN'T WANNA, UM, BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT THE REVENUE
ANY OTHER COMMENTS IN THIS CATEGORY? WE READY TO, ANY OTHER SUBMITTALS FOR THE POLL OR CAN WE CLOSE IT? UH, I THINK NEED MORE CONTRACTOR A WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH NATIONAL ATHENS.
WE'RE GONNA BRING ATHENS IN ON FEBRUARY 9TH AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT SB 1 3 83, THE IMPLEMENTING OF THAT PROGRAM.
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MY QUESTION IS ABOUT SPEED.THAT'S NOT A PART OF THE CONVERSATION.
AT THIS MOMENT? IT COULD BE, BUT IT'S NOT.
IT COULD BEFORE POLLINA STOPS THE POLLING
MY PRIORITIES ARE, I KNOW IT'S STILL GOING.
WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A COUPLE MORE SECONDS.
MY PRIORITIES ARE ENHANCE B AND C.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT I KNOW MOST OF THE STUFF ON THE LIST IS BEING DONE, BUT M AS IN MARY, CENTENNIAL, N AS IN NANCY, M AS IN NO,
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY EVENTS.
YEAH, THAT IS, THAT IS M THAT'S M THAT'S M THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR WORKING WITH CALTRANS DIFFERENT ON OUR PHONES.
THEY'RE NOT THE STATE ORDER UP THERE EITHER.
YEAH, THEY'RE NOT THE STATE ORDER EITHER.
THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
THE, THE CALTRANS FREEWAY AND THE CALTRANS OFF-RAMPS ARE A DISGRACE.
AND SO WHEN I SAY WORK WITH CALTRANS, IT'S TO TRY TO MOTIVATE THEM TO DO THEIR JOB BETTER.
I'M GONNA GET IT GOING TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, CHANGE THE OIL, PUT TIRES ON IT, GET IT RUNNING, AND IT'S A PARADE.
SO IS THERE, SO SOMEWHERE WE DID THE, THE ANTIQUE FIRE ENGINE IS PARKED AT HERST RANCH.
IT'S PART OF THEIR INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM.
WHEN SCHOOL KIDS GO THROUGH THERE, THEY LOOK AT THE MODEL T CAR AND THE ANTIQUE PUMPER ENGINE.
IT'S, IT'S AN OLD VEHICLE, BUT IT'S RIDING IN PLACE.
SO IF YOU DON'T SPEND MONEY TO KEEP IT RUNNING, IT'LL CITY FLEET.
IT'S A, IT'S A CITY FLEET PROBLEM.
THIS, THIS IS NOT THE SAME, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, IT IS NOT
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ONE AS WELL.
SO UNION MEMBERS, OWNER AND THE UNION.
THAT'S NOT STEVE BRAND, SO IT IS, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE RIGHT.
THEY'VE TOLD ME THE SAME THING.
NO, IT'S, IT'S UPDATED ON OUR END.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME STREETS NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS LAST RANK, SHOWING NUMBER.
IS THERE ANY PLAN THIS COMING BUDGET WITH DO WHAT YOU DID FOR OTHER AREAS FOR THE CITY? UM,
WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA DELIVER AT LEAST ONE, PROBABLY TWO DIFFERENT PAVING PROJECTS IN THE COMING YEAR.
UM, TO DETERMINE WHICH STREETS GET PAVED, WE'RE GONNA UPDATE THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
IT'S A SYSTEM WHERE ALL THE STREETS GET EVALUATED FOR CONDITION AND RANKED.
THE, THE GOAL WOULD BE YOU'D WANT ON AVERAGE ALL YOUR STREETS TO BE LIKE, SCORE A 70 OUT OF A HUNDRED.
WE'VE GOT STREETS NOW, A NUMBER OF 'EM THAT ARE LIKE A 52.
AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE DANGER OF ALLIGATOR CRACKING INTO, YOU KNOW, NOT BEING A STREET ANYMORE.
IN, IN MY OPINION, WE COULD PROBABLY SPEND TWICE AS MUCH AS WE'RE NOW SPENDING ON, ON THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
BUT FIRST WE'RE GONNA COME UP WITH A PLAN, AND THEN IT'LL BE ABLE FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE, LOOK ON THE WEBSITE, TYPE IN AN ADDRESS, SEE WHEN IT'S GONNA COME UP ON THE PROGRAM.
AND THEN THE QUESTION WILL BE, HOW MUCH MONEY, HOW MANY RESOURCES CAN WE ALLOCATE TO KEEP THAT NUMBER UP TO A 70? I, I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY SPEND TWICE WHAT WE'RE NOW SPENDING ON OUR STREETS TO KEEP THEM INTACT IS GONNA BE THE LEASE.
THE LAST ROUND WAS BOTH NEEDED PRIORITY SO THAT WE'RE JUST TOO BAD.
WELL, WHEN, WHEN THAT PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT COMES FORWARD, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT WORST FIRST IS NOT THE BEST PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM YOU CAN DEVISE,
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BECAUSE IF YOU CAN, I'M SORRY, WHAT WILL YOU? PRETTY MUCH, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.WE, SO I'M WONDERING AT WHAT POINT, AND I KNOW JUST EAST FROM THERE, IT WAS PAID AND THEY WERE IN FAR SHAPE.
NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THE METHOD THAT EMPLOYED THEM WAS THOSE THAT WERE IN BEST IN THE BEST SHAPE WERE MAKE RESURFACE THOSE THAT WERE ALLIGATOR, UH, FASHION, WERE GONNA BE OVERLOOK.
THERE'S, THERE'S THREE WAYS TO PAVE STREETS.
YOU CAN CHIP SEAL, YOU CAN SLURRY SEAL, YOU CAN FOG SEAL, YOU CAN DO ASPHALT CAP OVERLAY WHERE YOU GRIND AND PUT A CAP ON IT, OR YOU CAN REBUILD.
REBUILD IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING YOU CAN DO, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BALANCED PROGRAM.
SO WHEN WE REDO THE PAYMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, THAT COMMENT WOULD BE WELCOME AND PERTINENT, AND YOU CAN EXPRESS YOUR DESIRE AS TO HOW THOSE MONIES GET PRIORITIZED AND SPENT.
SO THAT'S UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW, AND IT'LL COME TO COUNCIL FIRST QUARTER OF, UM, THIS YEAR IN 2021.
DAVE, YOU SAID THAT MY NEXT WOODS BE IN 23, 24.
NOW IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE REDOING THE SCHEDULE.
MIGHT EVEN HAVE TEA ON MY SCREEN ANYTIME.
AND I CAN'T GET MY COUNSEL ON HEARING LEFT.
I CAN'T GET MY COUNSEL DOWN MY STREET.
BUT, UM, I INVITE YOU TO COME SEE MY THANK YOU.
I AND, AND I HAVE I GREAT TEA.
I, UM, I, I DON'T WANNA BE POSTPONED AGAIN ON THE SCHEDULE, AND I'LL SEND YOU A PICTURE IN A MINUTE OF MY COULDN'T TAKE A COAT DOWN.
DOWN IN THE PAVE MY STREET CATEGORY.
I'M, I'M WITH YOU ON ONE SIDE OF MY STREET.
UH, I'M NOT PROUD OF THE WAY THE STREETS LOOK, AND I LOVE PAVING STREETS.
THE CITY THAT HAS IS THERE A POTHOLE FILLING PROGRAM THAT'S INDEPENDENT OF THE PAVEMENT PROGRAM? YES, SIR.
THE QUESTION IS, IS THERE A POTHOLE PROGRAM IN ADDITION TO THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM? THERE IS.
AND IN THIS LAST RAINSTORM, I SUPPLEMENTED IT USING THE CITY SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.
WE'RE RUNNING THE STREETS AND EVALUATING, AND THEY'RE SENDING POTHOLE CREWS FOR ME BECAUSE WE JUST GOT SO FAR BEHIND ON THE POTHOLES.
SO I, NUMBER ONE, UH, CAME IN WITH, UH, WORKING WITH CALTRANS TO CLEAN 'EM, THE ON AND OFF RAMPS.
SECOND PLACE, UH, BRING ALL CITY FACILITIES TO STANDARD.
UM, NUMBER THREE IS, UH, THE ANNUAL STREET PAVING PROGRAM, FOLLOWED BY THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACT.
UM, NUMBER FIVE IS ENHANCED RECREATIONAL AND PARK OPPORTUNITIES.
NUMBER SIX IS A CITY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM NUMBER.
I THINK I CAN READ IT BETTER THAT WAY.
SEVENTH IS ENHANCED COMMUNICATION TO OUR RESIDENTS, FOLLOWED BY INCREASING OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UM, NUMBER NINE, MAKING THE COMMUNITY MORE VER, UH, REMOVING THE TRASH BINS FROM THE PARKS.
UH, NUMBER 10, OH, TIED AT 10 IS REMOVING TRASH BINS FROM THE PARKS.
AND, UH, PRECISE PLAN FOR THE NEW FIRE STATION.
ONE TIED AT, UH, 12TH IS A MASTER PLAN OF, UH, STREET TREES AND THE REPLACEMENT OF BUS SHELTERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
ALSO TIED AT 14 IS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND ESTABLISH A NO OVERNIGHT PARKING OR ESTABLISHED NO OVERNIGHT PARKING AREAS IN THE CITY.
UH, COMING IN AT 16TH IS THE WEEKLY STREET SWEEPING SCHEDULE.
UM, 17TH IS INSTALL A READER BOARD FOR THE SPORTSPLEX 18TH IS PREPARE THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY REPORT, UM, WITH, IT'S THE CENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY AT 19TH.
AND THE LAST ONE AT 20 IS THE REPAIR, THE ANTIQUE FIRE ENGINE.
SO, OTHER THINGS TO ADD TO THIS LIST.
ARE THERE IDEAS WE HAVEN'T HEARD OR THOUGHT OF? THINGS THAT ARE ON YOUR MIND? WELL, WE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, BILL, IS COME UP WITH PROJECTS IN THIS CATEGORY, AND I, I'M NOT SURE WE CAN DECIDE THEM ALL TONIGHT OR WHATEVER, BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF PEOPLE COULD HAVE OTHER IDEAS HERE AND THEY WANT TO SHARE 'EM.
I THINK WE'VE GOT SIX MORE CATEGORIES.
UM, THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY'RE NOT ALL THIS LONG.
THE NEXT ONE WAS, UM, MAINTAIN GOOD INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
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TALK ABOUT KEEPING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE WITH THE EVER-CHANGING STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.UM, WE SUGGEST THAT WE PURSUE GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS, UH, REINFORCE THE LIBRARY'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY AS A CIVIC AND CULTURAL CENTER, AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE COG.
SO A IS, UH, KEY REGULATORY COMPLIANCE WITH CHANGING STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
B IS PURSUE EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS AND GRANTS.
UM, C HAS REINFORCED THE LIBRARY'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN DS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY OF COUNCIL.
DAVE, COULD YOU EXPOUND ON, UH, THE COG WHY IT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THAT? THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IN, IN OUR REGION, IT'S THIS SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COG, UM, REALLY EMPHASIZES OUR REGIONAL APPROACH TO REGIONAL PROBLEMS. SO ALL OF THESE ISSUES WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT OR HOMELESS OR HOUSING, ALL GET DISCUSSED THERE FIRST.
TYPICALLY WHAT THEY DO IS THEY PUSH SOLUTIONS OUT TO THESE, UM, PLANNING AREAS, AND THEY MAKE GRANTS AVAILABLE TYPICALLY ON A PARTNERSHIP BASIS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE REGIONAL SOLUTIONS.
I, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN PARTICIPATING.
WE'VE HAD A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO, UM, TONY WOO, WHO'S BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT ATTENDING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS AND REPORTING OUT, UH, AS TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE TOPICS ARE.
UM, I KNOW OUR, OUR NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBER WHO'S HERE TONIGHT, UM, HAS ALSO BEEN PARTICIPATING, UM, MOST RECENTLY ON SOME OF THE HOUSING, UM, ASPECTS, I THINK, UM, TO, TO COME UP WITH REGIONAL SOLUTIONS.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THAT REGIONAL ORGANIZATION CALLED SAG.
S SCAG IS THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS.
DID EVERYONE SUBMIT THEIR RESULTS? DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD CLOSE IT.
OKAY, WE'LL WAIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
DO YOU WANNA REFRESH YOUR PAGE? SEE IF THAT HELPS.
WE GOT GOOD NEWS YESTERDAY ABOUT A, UM, 2.6 MILLION GRANT TO IMPROVE, UM, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT 21 INTERSECTIONS WITH NO LOCAL MATCH.
SO WE'RE REALLY ENCOURAGED BY IT.
THAT WAS ONE OF LETTY'S BIG PRIORITIES LAST YEAR AT BUDGET TIME.
SHE SAID, GET MORE GRANTS, BE MORE AGGRESSIVE ABOUT GOING AFTER SOME OF THESE FEDERAL MONIES.
THAT ONE'S ON THE TAIL OF THE 7 MILLION THAT CONGRESSWOMAN NAPOLITANO GOT US IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET BILL.
SO, UM, DOING PRETTY WELL SO FAR THIS YEAR.
FIRST MONTH ISN'T, ISN'T EVEN OVER.
AND WE'VE GOTTEN SOME GOOD, SOME GOOD NEWS A COUPLE OF TIMES.
ALL HAVE, HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY.
SO NUMBER ONE IS PURSUE EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS AND GRANTS.
UM, SECOND IS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE SAN GABRIEL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
UM, NUMBER THIRD IS KEEP REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.
AND THEN COMING IN LAST IN FOURTH PLACE IS REINFORCE THE LIBRARY'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY AS A CIVIC AND CULTURAL CENTER.
BOTH HERE TONIGHT OR TONIGHT? NO, IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THOSE ONLINE.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, THE CHIEF FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY.
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WE HAD FIVE THERE.MAINTAIN FISCAL HEALTH, PROMOTE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, UPDATE THE PERSONNEL RULES, UM, EMPLOY KNOWN PRINCIPLES WITH RISK MANAGEMENT AND MAKE CHANGES IN THE WAY CITY CONDUCTS ITS BUSINESS, ENSURING THE NEEDS OF THE CITY ARE MET DAVE FOR YEAH, IF, UH, FOR ME THERE'S, THERE'S TWO THAT ARE MISSING.
FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS, THIS IS A HUGE AND IMPORTANT TOPIC.
I MEAN, I WAS IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBER A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN COUNCILMAN WARSHAW SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ABOUT 24 MONTHS FROM BANKRUPTCY.
SO THE TWO THINGS THAT I SEE MISSING.
ONE IS SMALL, THE OTHER IS LARGE.
I'LL START WITH THE SMALL ONE.
THE SMALL ONE IS A SUGGESTION, A SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE TO PUT THE SPORTS PLEX UNDER PRIVATE MANAGEMENT.
UM, I'VE, I'VE BEEN TO EVERY BIG LEAGUE DREAMS SINCE THEY'VE BEEN REOPENED AT LEAST ONCE TO EACH OF THEM.
OURS IS NOT, UM, WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THRIVING.
AND THERE ARE PRIVATE ENTERPRISES LIKE BIG LEAGUE DREAMS, THAT'S IN THEIR WHEELHOUSE, NO PUN INTENDED.
AND, UH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THE LARGER ONE IS RECOGNIZING THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CURRENT BUDGET DOCUMENT ONLINE, 75% OF OUR GENERAL FUND IS POLICE AND FIRE.
UH, IN THE PAST WHEN WE'VE ADDED BUDGET AMENDMENTS, WE'VE BEEN AS HIGH AS 83%, 83% OF OUR GENERAL FUND, SOLELY ON TWO SERVICES, VITAL SERVICES.
ONES WE ALL APPRECIATE, BUT THERE'S INFINITELY MORE TO A CITY THAT ALL OF US WANNA LIVE IN THAN POLICE AND FIRE.
THOSE SOLUTIONS ARE KNOWN, THEY'RE NOT POPULAR, THEY'RE NOT EASY.
BUT I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF THE CITY WOULD MAKE A GOAL TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPORTIONS OF OUR BUDGET THAT GO TO POLICE AND FIRE.
AND WE'VE GOT THE LONGER TERM ISSUE THAT YOU SOLVE OVER TIME, WHICH IS WE'RE PAYING FOR MORE RETIREES THAN WE HAVE ACTIVE EMPLOYEES ON THE PAYROLL.
THOSE THREE, POLICE, FIRE AND RETIREES.
AND THAT'S TOUCHED ON NOWHERE IN THIS PARTICULAR OBJECTIVE.
AND, AND TO, TO ADD TO WHAT BRIAN JUST SAID, UH, OUR CITY PROBLEM IS RELATED TO A NATIONAL PROBLEM.
I'VE, I'VE HEARD SIRENS SO MUCH MORE THAN I'VE USED TO.
I THINK THE CALLS TO THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE GONNA INCREASE 20 OR 30% IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, JUST LIKE THEY DID THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
I THINK PUBLIC HEALTH IS DECLINING AND, AND, UH, THE CITY'S GONNA RECEIVE A LOT MORE FISCAL PRESSURE FROM THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT A PSYCHIC, BUT, UH, YOU DON'T HA IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE THAT, UH, UH, POLICE AND FIRE IS GONNA BE MORE EXPENSIVE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS BECAUSE A PUBLIC HEALTH DECLINES.
SO, UH, THE LETTER, THE I'M DRAFT, THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO SEE THE CITY WEBSITE AND HOW TO POST THIS BECAUSE WHEN YOU MENTIONED IT, THE RAINBOW DONUTS GATHERING, UH, I WROTE THE, I'VE I'VE GOT THE LETTER HALF WRITTEN AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW TO OKAY, WE'LL GET TO THAT.
AND I THINK THE REST OF THE AUDIENCE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT TOOL SO THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM NOT JUST ME PERSONALLY, BUT ANYWAY, POLICE AND FIRE'S GONNA COST MORE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT THAT'S GONNA BE A, A PRESSURE ON BILL.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALWAYS COME AND, AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.
I I WOULD SAY THIS IS A TOOL WE'RE USING TONIGHT TO TRY AND GET PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT PRIORITIES.
YOU COULD WRITE A LETTER AND THAT WOULD BE WELCOMED AS WELL.
I ACTUALLY BROUGHT THIS FOR AN EXAMPLE FOR YOU OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
AND IT GOES TO, UM, MAKE CHANGES IN THE WAYS THE CITY CONDUCTS BUSINESS.
THIS IS A, UM, STAFF REPORT FROM 2018, AND WE RESIDENTS COMPLAIN A LOT.
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ACTUALLY HAS, WHEN THERE WERE EVENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY GO BACK TO DOING THIS.WHAT THEY DID WHEN THEY DID SPECIAL EVENT EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES, AND I, THIS IS NOT NEW TO THE CITY.
I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST NOT DOING IT.
THEY COST STOOD OUT OR THEY ESTIMATED OUT WHAT THE EVENT COST WAS THE STAFF COST.
IF POLICE AND FIRE WERE NEEDED, I, THE ONLY THING I WOULD CHANGE IN THIS TEMPLATE WOULD BE I'D PUT POLICE AND FIRE ON BOTH BE ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
I THINK THAT WOULD STOP SOME OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.
I THINK IT WOULD B IT'S TRANSPARENT.
WE WOULD KNOW IT'S OUR MONEY, WHAT'S BEING SUBSIDIZED, WHAT'S NOT.
THIS IS REALLY VERY INFORMATIVE AND VERY CLEAR.
UM, SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT CONSIDERED.
BRIAN SAID, HEY WITH BUT ON THAT, BUT IT HAS A LOT TO DO.
THE LOWEST YOU'RE GONNA FIND PRESIDENTS.
DID EVERYONE SUBMIT THEIR RESULTS? OKAY.
I'M JUST CHECKING LE LET LISA TALK FIRST.
OH, COURT'S SO POINT IN TIME WHEN, AGAIN, HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO REALIZE THAT WE'RE WASTE MONEY, WE NEED TO BRING YOUR POINT IN TIME.
I THINK THE CITY SHOULD ALWAYS CONSIDER OPTIONS AND SERVICE PROVISION.
MOST OF OUR ATTENTION IN THE SPORTS PLEX HAS BEEN IN REMEDYING THE DECREPIT RUNDOWN CONDITIONS THAT WE HAD WITH THE PREVIOUS LANDLORD TENANT THAT WAS THERE.
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, METHANE MONITORING SYSTEMS, ROOFS, THE CONDITION OF THE FIELDS, UM, EVERYWHERE YOU POINTED YOUR FINGER, YOU NEEDED TO SPEND SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS.
WE'RE GETTING IT UP TO STANDARD, I DUNNO IF YOU'VE BEEN UP THERE LATELY, BUT THE FIELDS ARE, UM, LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
WE GOT FOUR REALLY GOOD AND TWO TO GO.
AND THEN ONCE WE BEGIN TO OPEN IT UP AFTER A PERIOD OF, OF FIELD REST THAT WE'RE IN NOW AN OPPORTUNITY, WE'LL WE'LL BEGIN TO PROGRAM IT AGAIN AND, AND GET MORE UTILIZATION.
WE ALSO NEED TO BRING BACK THE RESTAURANTS, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN OPEN FOR YEARS NOW, BUT I THINK IT'S ALWAYS A, A CONSIDERATION AT BUDGET TIME AS TO WHETHER THAT SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THE CITY DOES.
AND THOSE COMMENTS WOULD BE WELCOME.
THEN WE'RE, WE'RE AT THE VERY BEGINNING PART OF PREPARING THE BUDGET THAT TAKES EFFECT JULY 1ST.
SO YOUR, YOUR TIMING IS PRETTY GOOD WITH THAT SUGGESTION.
WE'RE GONNA BE CLOSING THE POLL UNLESS ANYONE ELSE DON'T LIKE SPEAK ON FOR POSITION.
MY POSITION AS A BUSINESS MANAGER IN THE CITY GOING THROUGH CONSTRUCTION, OUR CONSTRUCTION HAD ATE, WORKING WITH THE CITY AND HOW FASHION RESPOND AND HOW WELL EVERYONE WORK TOGETHER.
WAIT, COULD YOU SAY IT AGAIN? YES.
YES, I CAN SAY IT LOUDER THE MICROPHONE.
BUT THEN WHEN WE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A RUMOR ON FACEBOOK THAT TRADER JOE'S MAY COME BACK SIMPLY NOT TRUE.
DO YOU SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD LIKE THAT COME TO FRUITION? AND WHY CAN'T WE BE A NICE BUSINESS PARTNER WITH THESE ENTITIES? WHY DO WE HAVE SUCH A TARNISHED REPUTATION OUT THERE WITH DOING BUSINESS? AND, AND THAT COMES FOR ME AS A CITIZEN, BUT NOT FOR ME AS A BUSINESS PLACEHOLDER.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS, WE HAVE A BAD IMAGE FOR WHATEVER REASON.
PEOPLE DON'T WANNA COME TO WEST.
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IDEA ABOUT TRADER JOE'S IS COMING, CAME FROM.IT WAS COMPLETE NEWS TO PAUL AND DAVE AND THE TEAM AT CITY HALL.
WE WOULD WELCOME THEM, BUT WE'RE NOT PROCESSING AN APPLICATION FROM THEM.
AND WE KNOW PEOPLE AT TRADER JOE'S CITIZEN, YOU SEND ME OUT OF THE CITY TO SHOP ALL THE TIME.
AND THAT'S JUST, THAT BREAKS MY HEART.
I GO TO SAN, UM, WHERE I CAN, I CAN HIT THE STORE THAT I NEED TO HIT, INCLUDING GROCERY STORES, INCLUDING STORES, INCLUDING TRADER DOUG AND TARGET.
AND YOU GUYS, THIS CITY FORCES ME TO LEAVE CAUSE OF THE BUSINESS.
I, SHERRY I I'M TELLING YOU, I WE WOULD WELCOME TRADER JOE'S.
TRADER JOE'S, WE, WE WOULD WELCOME THEM, BUT THEY ARE NOT PURSUING A LOCATION IN WEST COVINA.
IF THEY WERE, I WOULD GET 'EM BUILDING PERMITS SO FAST THEY GET A HEADACHE.
IT'S NOT EVEN IN THE CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW.
I'D BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THEM.
I I KNOW PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE.
CHRISTMAS, MY SON-IN-LAW WORKS FOR TRADER JOE'S.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE ARE AGAINST TRADER JOE'S.
THEY WERE HERE, THEY WERE HERE TWO, THREE DECADES AGO.
AND A GOOD PARTNER FOR THESE BUSINESSES.
WHY DO YOU SEND YOUR SYSTEM SOMEWHERE ELSE? YEAH, GOOD POINT.
WE WE'RE ISSUING A LOT OF BUILDING PERMITS.
I FORGET THE NUMBER, BUT LAST YEAR, I THINK IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE 4,000 BUILDING PERMITS.
AND I GET A PLUS REPORTS FROM THE PEOPLE THAT DO BUSINESS WITH US TO, TO INVEST PRIVATE CAPITAL IN THIS CITY.
I LIVE HERE AND I SHOP AT STATER BROTHERS, BUT GOD BLESS TRADER JOE'S.
IF THEY WANTED TO COME TO TOWN, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MEET WITH THEM ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S AN ACTOR RUMOR.
I I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM.
CAN WE, YOU KNOW, PICK IT UP SHOPPING.
I'M JUST GONNA SAY THIS BESIDES BROTHER MY GROCERY SHOP.
THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY STORE THAT I SHOP AND I DON'T SHOP.
I DON'T EVEN, IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO GET WE HAVE A SEA THERE.
I WOULD LOVE, I YEAH, THAT'S IK THAT'S PART OF GOAL SEVEN.
I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA PRESENT THE TALLIES, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THIS, MAYBE THE CITY NEEDS TO BE MORE INTENTIONAL AND MORE DELIBERATE ABOUT BUSINESS ATTRACTION AND RETENTION.
UH, THE MALL IS OWNED BY AN INVESTMENT GROUP FROM ISRAEL, A RETIREE GROUP.
AND THEY'RE NOT NOW PROCESSING PLANS WITH THE CITY.
MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO, BUT THERE ARE OPTIONS THAT MAYBE THE CITY COULD COME UP WITH A SPECIFIC PLAN OF ITS OWN AND THEN WORK WITH END USERS TO TRY AND GET IT.
WE KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO AN E I R, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO A NEW TRAFFIC STUDY.
WE KNOW SEVERAL OF THESE THINGS ARE REQUIRED BEFORE ANYBODY COULD COME IN THERE.
UM, THAT SAGE THAT NOW OWNS SEARS HAS LISTED IT FOR SALE.
IF YOU WANT TO SPEND 20 SOME MILLION DOLLARS, IT COULD BE YOURS TOMORROW.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT MALL, THAT WAS ALWAYS A REGIONAL ATTRACTION AND A BRIGHT SPOT IS EVER GONNA BE WHAT IT WAS, WAS IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FACTOR IN SOME LIVE WORK, SOME ENTERTAINMENT, SOME HOUSING TO BRING IT BACK.
SO WHAT IS THE THOUGHT ON BRINGING TWO CHICK-FIL-A? WELL, THEY APPLIED, THEY MET THE CITY ORDINANCES.
WE EXPEDITED THEIR PERMITS AND THEY'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S A FUNCTION OF THE FREE MARKET.
AND, AND YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT WHAT IT WAS.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET WHAT MAYBE EVERYBODY DREAMS OF, OF WHITE LINEN TABLECLOTH, THE RUTH CHRIS, WHATEVER.
THAT'S NOT HOW PEOPLE EAT THESE DAYS.
HALF THE MEALS ARE EATEN OUT AND MOST OF THAT IS FAST SERVICE.
AND THAT'S WHY CHICK-FIL-A CAME IN.
CAUSE THERE'S A STRONG MARKET FOR IT.
BUT IT WASN'T THAT THE CITY PICKED THAT FLAVOR OF RESTAURANT OVER SOME OTHER FLAVOR THAT, THAT WASN'T PART OF OUR THINKING.
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IF YOU WANNA OPEN A RESTAURANT, I'LL EXPEDITE YOUR BUILDING PERMITS, BUT WE ARE NOT DICTATING WHICH RESTAURANTS COME IN COMMERCIALLY ZONE SITES.JD I'LL GET TO YOU AFTER THIS, PLEASE.
UM, THIS IS A REPORT THAT CAME TO ME FROM, UM, UH, A, UH, NEWSLETTER THAT I TO AND I GOT THIS DATE AND IT HAS, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT GOES ON IN THEIR CITY.
AND IT SAYS, ALTHOUGH NEW OWNERS TOOK OVER BIG LEAP DREAM ON FAIRFIELD RANCH ROAD IN CHINO HILL, LAST MAY PROMISING 1.8 MILLION IN UPGRADE, THE OUTWARD APPEAR HASN'T CHANGED MUCH.
COUNCILMAN BRIAN JOHN, UH, SAID EXCUSES COUNCIL MEETING THE EXTERIOR PRETTY SHAY AND THE LANDSCAPING ISN'T GOOD EITHER.
HE ASKED HER REPORT TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO OFF WE ARE, YOU'RE GONNA END PROBABLY.
I'M WONDERING WHY WE'RE READY ALL THAT TIME.
WHY DID, WHY DO WE LET THINGS GET SO BAD, LEAST THIS CITY, THIS CITY COUNCIL NUMBER ALREADY IDENTIFIED.
HEY, WE SEEN THAT, DONE THAT, AND WE CAME AFTER THE FACT.
OH MY GOD, EVERYTHING'S A SHAMBLE.
UH, YOU SAID, UH, ADVERTISER, BUSINESS FRIENDLY WEST COMMUNITY OPEN AND MONEY CAME THROUGH, IT COULD HAVE HELPED SMALL BUSINESSES AND IMPRESSION THAT THE CITY GAVE WAS THAT AN ABANDON? THE MONEY WAS EARMARK PREDOMINANTLY FOR THE CITY'S USE AND NOT TO ASSIST THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE TAX COLLECTED THE CITY.
HOW ARE YOUAND PURPOSEFULLY HERE, BLAH, BLAH, YOU KNOW, COMMIT TO 'EM.
BUT FROM THE TIME THE CITY'S THANK YOU, JD.
I KNOW YOU MADE THAT COMMENT WHEN WE WERE IN THIS ROOM TALKING ABOUT THE UTILIZATION OF THE FEDERAL RECOVERY ACT MONIES.
AND IN THIS ROOM, IN THAT MOMENT, I THINK WHAT I SAID TO YOU WAS, I'M PRIORITIZING THESE THINGS BECAUSE I'M THE CITY MANAGER AND WE HAD A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS WHICH WERE EMBARRASSINGLY BAD THAT NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT BACK.
INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY, A NEW LADDER TRUCK, NEW PUMPER ENGINES, THE MICROWAVE SYSTEM THAT DRIVES THE COMMUNICATIONS ON AND ON AND ON.
AND IN THAT MOMENT, THERE WERE OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT PRIVATE BUSINESSES COULD HAVE AVAILED THEMSELVES ON.
YOU WERE HEARD, BUT IT WASN'T TAKEN, IT WASN'T DECIDED IN THAT DIRECTION.
BUT I, I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT YOUR THOUGHTS WERE ABSORBED AND, AND LISTENED TO IN THAT, IN THAT MOMENT.
IT'S JUST THAT THE PRIORITY WAS DECIDED IN ANOTHER DIRECTION.
BUT I'M SAYING IN THE CONTEXT OF BRINGING BUSINESSES TO WEST CO, SUCH AS FARMER MARKET, WHICHEVER MARKET, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE SEND THE, THE IMPRESSION OUT THERE, HEY, WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS, BUT IF THINGS GET GOING, YOU, YOU DIDN'T ASK ME WHY, BUT I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN IF I CAN.
CAUSE IT'S COME UP A COUPLE TIMES.
WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE THINGS THAT ONLY THE CITY CAN DO.
AND IN THAT MOMENT WE WERE DISPATCHING FIRE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS BREAKING DOWN ON THE WAY TO CALLS.
SO WHEN WE USE OUR MONEY TO BUY NEW PUMP ENGINES, THAT'S WHY.
AND THAT'S NOT THINGS THAT YOU'RE GONNA GET PRIVATE BUSINESS TO COME IN AND SAY, OH SHUCKS, LET ME BUY YOU A NEW AMBULANCE OR LET ME PAVE YOUR STREETS ISN'T HAPPENING.
SO I THINK WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION AND WE HAVE TO KEEP THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT GOING FORWARD.
IT WELL, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE FIELD OF DREAMS AND I'M OPEN TO MORE CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.
THE SECOND ONE IS MAKE CHANGES IN WAYS THE CITY CONDUCTS ITS BUSINESS.
NUMBER THREE, MAINTAIN AND PRO PROMOTE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS.
NUMBER FOUR, EMPLOYEE KNOWN, KNOWN PRINCIPLES OF RISK MANAGEMENT.
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LAST AND IN FIFTH IS UPDATE THE CITY PERSONNEL RULES INCLUDING USE POLICIES.THE OTHER THOUGHTS TO ADD TO THIS LIST BEYOND THOSE WE'VE ALREADY HEARD, I HEARD BRIAN SAY I'LL LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES FOR, UM, SPORTS PLEX.
I HEARD JERRY SAY COST OUT SPECIAL EVENTS.
I HEARD A LOT OF GOOD COMMENTS, BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVEN'T SHARED THAT THEY WANT SHARE CATEGORY OF COST DOWN SPECIAL EVENT.
THE, THE FEBRUARY IS WHEN THE CITY'S ACTUAL HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY IS THAT EVENT'S BEEN PLANNED.
WE'VE SIGNED CONTRACTS THAT BOAT HAS SAILED EVERYTHING.
ACCEPTING THE, OKAY, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
SO THE POLLS UP AND IT'S A WELL PLANNED COMMUNITY COMPREHENSIVE PROVIDE THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE.
WE GOT A HALF MILLION DOLLAR STATE GRANT TO DO THAT.
THAT'S, UH, WORK THAT'S IN PROGRESS.
A RENTAL INSPECTION PROGRAM, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT BUT NEVER BROUGHT BACK FOR CONSIDERATION.
IT WAS, UM, BROUGHT UP AS A COUNCIL REQUEST ITEM AND IT WOULD BE A PROGRAM WHERE THE CITY WOULD INSPECT RENTAL PROPERTIES FOR DECENT, SAFE, AND SANITARY.
AND YOU'D HAVE TO PAY AS A LANDLORD, UH, AN INSPECTION FEE TO CERTIFY THAT THE PROPERTY MET MINIMUM STANDARD.
SO SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY WOULD HAVE EYES ON ALL RENTAL PROPERTY CORRECT.
IS IT, IS THERE A LIKE THAT RED ANYWHERE? UM, THERE'S A STRONG PROGRAM IN LAHABRA.
I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER EXAMPLES TOO.
AND WHEN THAT REPORT COMES IN, WE'LL TALK ABOUT PLUSES AND MINUSES OF, OF THAT APPROACH AND, AND THE POSSIBLE NEED FOR IT.
M MESSMAN LC LIVES IN THE SOUTH PART OF LA WHERE THEY HAVE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS.
UH, I LIVE BETWEEN THE, THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CITY.
I LIVE BETWEEN THE 10 FREEWAY AND BALDWIN PARK HIGH SCHOOL.
I TAXES PAY FOR, IF THERE IS A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP.
IF THERE'S A CRIME SCENE, IT'S ALREADY PAID FOR EY AND THE PEOPLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY THAT HAVE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS, THEY CHARGED THE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS FOR THOSE THINGS THAT I GET FOR FREE.
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? SECOND OF ALL, WHEN THE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS WERE CREATED, THERE WAS A VOTE TAKEN ABOUT WHAT THOSE PEOPLE AGREED TO PAY, HAVE THE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS PAY FOR, AND THINGS HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE THEN.
THOSE PEOPLE NEVER AGREED TO PAY FOR THOSE THINGS.
I THINK THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITIZENS, WHAT THEY VOTED TO CHARGE THEMSELVES FOR, AND THE CITY HAS TO BE REVIEWED AND YOU CAN'T SAY YOU CAN'T FIND THE DOCUMENT.
MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS WERE AGREED TO BY THE TAXPAYERS THAT PAY INTO THOSE DISTRICTS AND THEY'RE PAYING FOR THINGS THAT I GET FOR FREE.
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? WELL, I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS SAYS, SAYS UPDATE AND AUDIT THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS.
I THINK IT'S A STEP BACK FROM IT TO HOLISTICALLY AND COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT WHAT SERVICES ARE REQUIRED THERE FOR BRUSH CLEARANCE, FOR TREE TRIMMING, FOR ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT THOSE OPEN SPACE TYPE AREAS REQUIRE.
AND THEN DETERMINE NOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT THEY COST BASED ON AN AUDIT, HOW DO YOU PAY FOR IT? GIVEN A CHOICE.
I THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD SAY, I DON'T WANT TO PAY.
BUT THE RESULTS OUT THERE ARE PRETTY DISMAL.
I THINK EVERYBODY CAN SEE THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY THAT THIS ISN'T WORKING.
SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE A, TAKE A STEP BACK AND, AND LOOK AT IT.
DID YOU EXPAND ON THE NEW, UM, THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE IS THE, THE BYLAWS OF HOW YOU BUILD IN THIS TOWN.
YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU CAN PUT A GAS STATION IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE AND WHAT THE RULES ARE FOR BUILDING A NEW HOUSE AND ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF.
IT HASN'T BEEN COMPREHENSIVELY
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LOOKED AT SINCE THE MID SEVENTIES.LITERALLY I THINK 1976, YOU KNOW, SO THIS IS A COMPLETE REWRITE OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE THAT WOULD UPDATE IT TO CURRENT STANDARDS, NEW ZONING ORDINANCE THAT WENT INTO EFFECT.
SO, UM, STATE IS NOW ALLOWING, UM, RESIDE OR RESIDENTIAL USES IN COMMERCIAL AREAS.
AND SO THE CITY DIDN'T HAVE ANY DESIGN STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS.
AND SO THE ZONING PUT THOSE GUIDELINES IN PLACE, UM, SO THAT THERE WOULD BE STANDARDS FOR THE RESIDENT DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN LET'S SAY WHERE, UM, THE WEST COVINA VILLAGES OR, UH, SOME OF THE SHOPPING CENTERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THAT'S THE ONE THAT TOOK EFFECT THIS MONTH.
AND THEN WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE THAT WE ARE WORKING ACTIVELY WORKING ON RIGHT NOW AND HOPING TO FINALIZE AND BRING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION.
UM, THIS YEAR, BY THE END OF THE YEAR, A LOT OF THE INTERESTING CONVERSATION ABOUT, EXCUSE ME, A LOT OF THE INTERESTING CONVERS, I NEED SOME WATER, WATER, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE SOMETHING STRONGER.
UM, A LOT OF THE INTERESTING CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT'S ALLOWED IN WHAT ZONE, WHAT'S AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT? CAN RESIDENTIAL BE BUILT ON DEAD AND DYING COMMERCIAL AREAS? THAT INTERESTING CONVERSATION IS HAPPENING IN SACRAMENTO.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING AT OUR LEVEL IS CATCHING UP OUR STANDARDS TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW FOR THAT A WHILE.
WE HAVE HAD MEETINGS, WE HAD VERY LOW TURNOUT.
WE DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T HAVE GREAT TURNOUT.
WE DID HAVE SOME PARTICIPATION.
UM, THE STATE IS REALLY, UM, PRESSURING LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO COME UP WITH NEW STANDARDS TO MATCH THEIR REQUIREMENTS.
DID EVERYONE SUBMIT THEIR POLL RESULTS? UM, LET'S STEVE, SO WE, WE UPDATED OUR MISUNDERSTANDING BY, I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE OUT.
WE WEREN'T GONNA BUILD STEVE FOR A LOT OF THINGS.
WERE THERE TWO DIFFERENT PLANS? THE GENERAL PLAN, WHICH WAS DONE IN THAT TIME ZONE OR THAT ERA ACTUALLY REALLY WELL DONE.
WHATEVER WORK WAS DONE ON THAT.
IT'S A SOUND DOCUMENT, BUT THIS ZONING ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTS THE GENERAL PLAN AND IT SAYS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT LOT SIZES AND LOT COVERAGE AND FLOOR AREA RATIOS AND, AND THOSE KINDS OF DETAILS THAT BUILDERS HAVE TO FOLLOW WHEN THEY SUBMIT FOR BUILDING PERMITS.
THIS ZONING STATE LAW HAS ALREADY COMPLETELY FLIPPED THE ZONING OF THIS TOWN ON ITS HEAD.
I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT OTHER THINGS.
YES, WE'VE BEEN DOING COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND WE'LL BE DOING SOME MORE CUZ IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT AND IT'S REALLY CRITICAL THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND, AND WHAT'S PROPOSED.
WELL, UM, YEAH, I APPRECIATE YOU ALWAYS COME.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU HAPPEN TO MISS THOSE.
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM THAT WERE AT THOSE MEETINGS CUZ I WAS THERE.
SO I I MEAN, UH, THE STATE LAW THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED, THE STATE LAW THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED, UH, THE LEAGUE OF THE CITY HAS TO GET TOGETHER WITH THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND PUSH BACK, UH, THESE, THESE TERRIBLE STATE LAWS THAT ARE COMING DOWN.
THEY NEED TO BE MET WITH PUSHBACK WITH LAWSUITS AND INJUNCTIONS AND THE LEAGUE OF CITIES CAN, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, COOPERATE WITH WEST COVINA AND UH, UH, UH, AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
ANYWAY, OH, I WANT TO GO BACK TO ITEM H AGAIN.
UH, I DRIVE DOWN CAMERON AND, UH, THERE'S A, THIS IS THE WINTERTIME AND MOST OF THE DES DECIDUOUS TREES, YOU KNOW, THE LEAVES FALL OFF.
THEY LOOK DEAD, BUT THEY'RE NOT DEAD.
BUT THERE'S THIS EVERGREEN TREE ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTH HILLS COUNTRY CLUB, WHICH IS TALL AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY
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DEAD AND IT'S BEEN THERE FOR SIX MONTHS.IT'S, UH, IT COULD FALL OVER AND HIT A CAR AND, YOU KNOW, CITY LIABILITY.
AND, AND ON THE SAME TOPIC, UH, ON CORTES PARK, UH, PROBABLY 20 YARDS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE.
UH, THERE'S, THERE'S A TALL EVERGREEN TREE THAT'S O OBVIOUSLY DEAD RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, ON THE SUBJECT OF LANDSCAPE AUDIT, THE MAIN MAINTENANCE, I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THOSE TWO TALL EVERGREEN DEAD TREES.
UM, WE'VE GOT ABOUT 25,000 TREES IN OUR TREE FLEET AND WE HAVE ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR WE SPEND ON TREE MAINTENANCE.
WE'RE ON A FIVE YEAR GRID CYCLE.
AND I WILL FOLLOW UP ON THOSE TREES THAT YOU MENTIONED BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE GRID CYCLE HAS TO BE PREEMPTED IF WE'VE GOT A A PROBLEM CHILD.
BUT WE ARE, WE HAVE AN ACTIVE TREE PROGRAM.
A TREE FELL OVER ON A CAR AND KILLED COLLEGE STUDENTS ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO.
UM, THE GLEN DOOR BUSINESS DISTRICT HAS, UM, BEEN NEEDING SOME ATTENTION.
AND SO I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED.
ONE OF 'EM IS, UM, BEAUTIFICATION TO, TO WRAP THE TREES OR LIGHT THE TREES AND TO DO SOME GENERAL CLEANUP TO PAINT THE LIGHT POLES AND TO PAINT THE TRASH CANS AND TO, UM, JUST SPRUCE IT UP.
LISA, THAT'S A NEW PLANNING STUDY.
UM, IT'S AN EFFORT WHEREBY WE TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT ALL 16 PARKS, TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL KINDS OF PARK USES NOW, HOW MANY PICKLEBALL COURTS DO WE NEED? HOW MANY SOCCER FIELDS, HOW MANY SOFTBALL FIELDS, HOW MANY LITTLE LEAGUE DIAMONDS? AND THEN WHERE DO YOU PUT 'EM? AND SO IT'S A, A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO LOOK AT PLANNING FOR THE THE ACTIVE RECREATION NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
I KNOW WE JUST REDID THE COURTS AT DEL NORTE AND I SAID, AS LONG AS WE'RE PAINTING THEM PAINT PICKLEBALL LINES ON IT.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OTHERS BESIDES THAT, BUT I'LL, I'LL FIND OUT.
AND ME WITH BAD KNEES, I SHOULD KNOW THAT.
AND TO LISA, UM, ALI, WANT TO SPEAK.
I SAW ALI COUNCILMAN RAISE HIS HAND.
JUST, JUST, JUST QUICKLY FOR, UH, A DAY FOR, FOR RESIDENTS, CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE, THE, THE STAFFING WITH REGARD TO, UH, UH, THE, THE EXISTENCE OF A MA UH, UH, A PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR, FOR A MASTER PLAN TO HELP WITH, UH, UM, UH, ORGANIZING ALL OF THESE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT, THAT WE IMPLEMENT, UM, THE MASTER PLAN SIG, UH, UM, IN, IN A HIGH QUALITY WAY AS WELL AS, UH, EFFORTS TO KEEP IT UP ONCE, ONCE WE DO MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTATION JUST FOR BE, UH, RESIDENCE BENEFIT.
UM, I'LL, I'LL TRY THIS IDEA ABOUT THE PARK MASTER PLAN CAME FROM, UM, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER LAMA, WHO IS WORKING HARD TO GET ALL OUR FACILITIES UP TO STANDARD, BUT SHE'S ALSO LOOKING FORWARD WITH RESPECT TO PROGRAMMING.
AND SO THIS IS A ADDITIONAL PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT WOULD SUPERIMPOSE OVER THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, WHAT ARE THE COMMUNITY'S DESIRES, AND THEN TRY AND PUT THOSE PARTS INTO ALL THE PLACES.
UM, SKATE PARKS IS A GOOD BAD EXAMPLE.
WE HAVE A SKATE PARK NOW, WHICH ISN'T MUCH NOT, IT'S NOT JUST STANDARD, IT'S IN AN UNFORTUNATE LOCATION.
MAYBE WE COULD RETHINK THAT AND COME UP WITH A MASTER PLAN AND THEN PURSUE FUNDING FOR A WAY TO REPOSITION THAT AND, AND TO BETTER MEET THAT NEED.
SKATERS ARE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND WE WANNA MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SKATERS IN ADDITION TO THE WAY THAT WE'RE NOT NOW MEETING THEM.
AND SO THIS IS A SEPARATE AND NEW PLANNING STUDY THAT ROXANNE WOULD LEAD WITH SOME OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP US ANSWER ALL THOSE QUESTIONS AS TO WHAT ARE WE BE DOING TO BE AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY AND, AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE DOING IT? IT IS, IT WOULD BE A EL UH, CITY OF WEST COVINA PLAN.
I HAVE A VERY GOOD FRED REYES AND, AND I GREW UP IN CYBERS PARK,
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WHICH IS NOT, AND PARK, AND I ASKED, HE LOOKED REALLY SHORT STOP.I HAD MERCY SEEN PLAY BASEBALL.
HEY, IS YOUR SON AS GOOD AS YOU ARE? HE SAYS, JOE, I DIDN'T HAVE SON, I HAD DAUGHTER.
I SAID, THAT'S WHY I GOT INVOLVED.
WHEN THE RAILYARD WAS TOLD BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF DOWNTOWN VALLEY WANTED INDUSTRIAL CONFLICT DOWN THERE BETWEEN BROADWAY STREET OR RIGHT BY DR.
AND THAT COMMUNITY FOUGHT FOR SANTA MONICA CONCERN AND PARK.
GERALD MADE SURE THAT TITLE NINE SAID THAT ENTITIES HAD TO SPEND AS MUCH MONEY ON GIRLS AS THEY BOYS WAS BUILT AND MADE SURE THERE WAS A SOFTBALL.
PUT THAT PART, THE CITY OF WEST DOES NOT HAVE ONE FACILITY FOR GIRLS AND PLAY SOFTBALL.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK UP UNDER CAPITAL WEST SOFTBALL AND IT SAYS THE WORDS WASTE NEVER MURDER, PLAY BASEBALL.
WHEN IS THE CITY GOING TO ADDRESS THE, IS YOUR POSITION OF COUNCIL? WHAT IS THE PLAN? CIVIL UH, UM, REALLY GOOD POINT.
THIS, UM, PARK MASTER PLAN, IF WE WERE TO HAVE THIS DOCUMENT PREPARED AND AND ADOPT IT WOULD HELP US ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
I KNOW WE'VE GOT GIRLS PLAN SOFTBALL IN THIS TOWN, BUT ARE THERE FIELDS SUFFICIENT? I DON'T THINK SO.
WE'VE ALSO GOT SOME USE OF CITY PROPERTY THAT MAYBE MADE SENSE SEVERAL DECADES AGO.
I'M NOT SURE IT MAKES SENSE GOING FORWARD.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S BEEN TO THE CITY'S EQUESTRIAN FACILITY, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW.
AND, AND AND, AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT NEEDS THAT ARE UNMET.
WE'VE GOT NEEDS FOR ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUNDS.
WE'VE GOTTEN ALL KINDS OF ACTIVE RECREATION NEEDS THAT WE'RE NOT NOW MEETING.
AND THIS WOULD BE A WAY FOR US TO COME UP WITH A PAPER PLAN AGAINST WHICH WE COULD, WE COULD MEASURE OURSELVES AND BEGIN TO DELIVER PROJECTS.
THE CASE LOAD UP, UH, 20 VERSUS THREE FIELDS WERE ON PUBLIC SCHOOL PROPERTY.
CITY OF LA THEY HAD ONLY GIVEN ONE FIELD OF THEIR LAND FOR THE GIRLS.
WERE BASEBALL THE SAME SET THAT WE HAVE.
COUNTER PARK, THREE OF THE FIELDS THAT ARE IN EVERY PARK ON SCHOOL PROPERTY, EVERY PARK.
THERE ARE 99 DIFFERENT CITIES THAT, IF I COULD JUST SAY THIS, I WAS CITY MANAGER IN LAW POINTING FOR FIVE YEARS BEFORE I CAME OVER HERE.
SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE CAN EXPRESS CITY, WE CAN DO IT CAREFULLY.
WELL, AND, AND I THINK I, I AGREE WITH YOU AND I THINK THE WAY YOU GET GRANTS IS TO SHOW THAT YOU HAVE A, A PLAN.
IT'S HARD TO JUST SAY, I NEED A NEW SKATE PARK, BUT I WROTE THE GRANT FOR THE SKATE PARK IN LA POINTEE BECAUSE I HAD A PARK MASTER PLAN AND KNEW WHERE IT WAS GONNA GO AND WHAT IT WAS GONNA LOOK LIKE.
AND I THINK, I THINK THAT'LL HELP US ACCESS OTHER RESOURCES AND BRING THOSE TO BEAR HERE.
I THINK IT'S, IT'S PAST TIME FOR US TO DO THAT.
WE, WE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE DOWN BELOW WE, WE'VE GOT A NEED FOR SOME DOG PARK.
THE ONE WE HAVE AT DEL NORDI IS KIND OF SAD, BUT WE NEED TO DO BETTER.
WE NEED TO HAVE ONE WHERE YOU'VE GOT THREE AREAS, BIG DOGS, LITTLE DOGS AND REST AND YOU COULD ROTATE THROUGH.
AND IT NEEDS TO BE WELL PROPER.
BUT, BUT ONCE WE PUT OUT THE WORD THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IDEAS ABOUT ACTIVE PARK USES, THIS CHAMBER'S GONNA BE FULL.
A LOT OF THE SPORTS COUNCIL PEOPLE, A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T NOW ABLE TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE RESOURCES WE HAVE ARE GONNA COME OUT IN, IN DROVES.
AND WHEN HAS THE SUN MAY MAYBE.
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YEAH, MAYBE, MAYBE WE COULD FIND A WAY.LISA, YOU HAD A THOUGHT BEFORE WE MOVE OFF.
SO I DON'T HEAR ANYBODY AGAINST THE PARK MASTER PLAN IDEA.
ARE THERE IDEAS THAT, THAT YOU WANNA SEE US ENTERTAIN IN THE WELL-PLANNED COMMUNITY CATEGORY? THINGS THAT WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF THAT ARE ON YOUR MIND OR NEEDS THAT ARE UNMET THAT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS? I THINK THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS MOVING IN THE DIRECTION OF A, UM, DEMAND RESPONSE SYSTEM INSTEAD OF A, UM, FIXED ROUTE SYSTEM.
CUZ THEY'RE A LITTLE TIRED OF SEEING THOSE MONIES GO FOR GHOST BUSES.
BUT IT IS PROBABLY GONNA BE BASED ON THIS TEST RUN OF, UH, UBER SUBSIDIES.
SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, SUBSIDIZES A TAXI CAB RIDE RATHER THAN RUNS A BUS AROUND THAT NOBODY'S ON.
BUT I THINK THAT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO MAKE THAT A, A NEW GOAL CAUSE IT'S SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING.
WE DONE VOTING, DID WE RECAP THESE? I'VE FORGOTTEN.
NO, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WANTS TO.
I'LL DO THE FIRST TOP THREE, UH, COMPREHENSIVE REVISION OF CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE IS NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO IS UPDATE PERMIT SOFTWARE.
UM, AND THEN NATI AT NUMBER THREE IS CREATE A MESS, A PARK MASTER PLAN, AND THEN UPDATE AND AUDIT THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS.
WELL I CAN GO ON TO THE NEXT CATEGORY, WHICH IS EXPAND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I THINK SOME OF THESE ITEMS WERE BROUGHT EARLIER WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE FISCAL, UM, GOAL, UM, ARE CHIEF FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY.
SO PART OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WOULD CONTINUE TO MARKET EFFORTS TO EXPAND AND RETAIN THE BUSINESS SPACE IN OUR CITY, UM, TO WORK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, FOCUS, UM, THE EFFORTS ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND TOURISM THROUGHOUT CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP BUILDING RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY OF DEVELOPMENT.
UM, REINFORCE WEST CO'S BRAND AS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, PLAY IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.
ESTABLISH AN ASSESSMENT DISTRICT ON GLENORA, WHICH, UM, IS TIED INTO ESTABLISHING A, UH, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA FOR GLENORA AVENUE.
UM, A PROVA MASTER PLAN FOR PLAZA WEST COVINA.
AS, UH, DAVE MENTIONED THAT MALL IS, UH, IT'S NOT GONNA BE THE SAME AS IT WHAT IT IS NOW.
UH, MALLS ARE CHANGING, UM, HERITAGE PROPERTY WHERE SEARS IS IS ON THE MARKET FOR SALE.
AND SO, UM, AS THERE ARE VARIOUS PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE MALL, UM, THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A COPPER OFENSIVE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE MALL SITE.
UM, SO THAT IT'S NOT, UM, HODGEPODGE AND THAT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES ON THERE IS CONNECTED AND DOES MAKE SENSE.
UM, IT IS, THE MALL IS WITHIN THE, UH, DOWNTOWN PLAN AND CODE, WHICH, UM, STEVE BENNON ALLUDED TO EARLIER.
AND SO THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE WANNA ENCOURAGE HIGHER DENSITY, UM, MA MAKING IT MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY.
AND SO THAT WOULD REALLY BE, UM, DONE THROUGH A MASTER PLAN.
UM, THE OTHER, UH, IS TO CONSIDER ALL OPTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OWNED PARCELS AT THE FORMER BKK LANDFILL.
SO DID ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? OH, SORRY.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, OR I DON'T KNOW, SORRY DAVE, IF YOU WANTED TO ANSWER
WELL IN, IN THAT AREA, THERE'S A NUMBER OF NEEDS AND I THINK THAT THE ANSWER TO THAT IS THAT DECISION WILL BE MADE BY THE BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA.
I DON'T KNOW YET WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN.
WE'VE MET WITH THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES.
THE FIRST MEETING I WAS AT, THEIR IMMEDIATE INTEREST WAS IN, UH, SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND THEY WERE SOME CONVERSATION AROUND, CAN WE HIRE A SUPPLEMENTAL PRIVATE SECURITY FORCE TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SLEEPING ON OUR STOOPS? AND SO WE TALKED TO THEM, WE WENT BACK, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN, UM, CONTRIBUTING FINANCIALLY IN ANY DOLLAR AMOUNT? WE GOTTA KNOW AND THEY DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE.
SO IF THEY'RE INTERESTED, WE'RE GONNA TALK TO THEM.
AND IF THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED, WE WON'T.
I, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO SAY I FEEL THE NEED TO SAY IT.
AND I KNOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO WEIGH IN AND HELP THEM DECIDE IT'S THEIR
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DECISION.AND IF THEY WANNA PLANT FANCY FLOWERS AND BASKETS, IF THEY WANT TO HAVE MORE BETTER TREES, IF THEY WANT TO TRY AND MAKE THE AREA LOOK VERDANT, IF THEY WANT TO HAVE A UNIFORM SIGN PROGRAM, THERE'S A NUMBER OF OF TOOLS AVAILABLE.
AND I THINK THE BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA ARE GONNA HAVE TO AGREE ON SOME KIND OF A PLAN.
BUT, UH, PORTIONS OF THAT STREET LOOK PRETTY SAD TO ME AND I THINK WE NEED TO DO BETTER.
SO MANY, YEAH, THE ABSENTEE OWNER SEEMS TO BE, SEEM TO BE CARRYING THE DAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD EXAMPLES IN THIS COUNTY ABOUT ACTIVE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS AND, AND, AND, AND THE, THE, THE OWNERS HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER AND FIGURED IT OUT.
UM, SO FAR THEY REALLY WANTED THE CITY TO DO LOTS OF THINGS.
IT WAS, FORGIVE ME WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY.
IT WAS KIND OF A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RELATIONSHIP.
IT WAS LIKE THEIR IDEAS ON OUR MONEY, I'M LIKE, REALLY? IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.
AND SO THEY'RE TO HAVE TO DEVELOP A, A COMMUNITY WILL IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY OR BETTER, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE IMPOSED BY THE CITY.
THEY DID WANT US TO HOST MORE EVENTS OVER THERE.
UM, IT'S BEEN MET WITH SOME SUCCESS.
UM, I, ONE OF THE FIRST EVENTS WE HAD OVER THERE, I THINK IT WAS 4TH OF JULY, SOME OF THEM SAID, WELL, WE TOLD OUR EMPLOYEES THEY COULD HAVE THE DAY OFF.
I COULD HAVE JUST, THE SOUND YOU HEAR IS ME BITING MY TONGUE, LIKE, REALLY? WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PARADE AND ALL THESE THINGS AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN GONNA BE OPEN.
SO THEY'VE GOT TO GET BEHIND A PLAN, BUT REPEATING FOR EMPHASIS, IT HAS TO BE THEIR PLAN.
SO IT'S NOT GONNA BE FROM CITY HALL, IT'S GONNA BE FROM, FROM FROM THEIR DESIRES AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO CONTRIBUTE.
WE'LL PASS THE HAT OR WE'LL PUT IT ON THE TAX BILL.
I I, THE MECHANICS OF IT AREN'T HARD, BUT THERE HAS TO BE THE WILL TO DO IT CAN BE, CAN BE TWO TIMES THE BUSINESS LICENSE CAN BE ADDED TO YOUR PROPERTY.
TAXES CAN BE A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS, COULD BE A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT I THINK UNLESS THEY SEE A STRAIGHT LINE BENEFIT, THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET BEHIND IT.
AND SO IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE GONNA KEEP TRYING TO DRIVE BUSINESS TO THAT AREA BY IMPROVING WHAT THE CITY DOES THERE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME OF OUR, UH, CENTENNIAL EVENTS OVER THERE AND CLOSE OFF CERTAIN STREETS AND LEAVE OTHER STREETS OPEN.
WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT A, A, A NIGHTTIME, UM, FARMER'S MARKET FESTIVAL ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO HELP DRIVE BUSINESS TO THAT AREA.
THERE IS SOME LEADERSHIP THERE, BUT, UM, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE FRAGILE.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA PARTNER WITH THEM AND SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT ON CITRUS ON THIS SIDE OF THE FREEWAY? THAT YEAH, THE UM, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT? THE SURE.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, UM, THE, UH, WHERE THE FORMER MAZDA DEALERSHIP WAS? I DUNNO WHAT DEALERSHIP WAS THE LOADED THE PAINT STORE.
OKAY, SO THAT CORNER JUST FROM THE DIRT AROUND.
UM, IT UNFORTUNATELY IS OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL.
UM, THEY'VE BEEN GETTING THE NECESSARY INSPECTIONS TO KEEP THE ACT PERMIT ACTIVE, WHICH IS GOOD.
THAT MEANS THEY ARE DOING WORK.
UM, BUT, UH, AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION GOES, IT, IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.
AND SO AS LONG AS THEY'RE PUSHING YOUR PERMIT, AS LONG AS THEY'RE GETTING THE NECESSARY INSPECTIONS WITHIN A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME, THE THE PERMIT STAYS ACTIVE.
IT IS GONNA BE A NEW SHOPPING CENTER.
THERE'S GONNA BE A DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT, UM, AND, UH, A A GROCERY STORE IS GOING TO ANCHOR THE CENTER AND THEN THERE'S GONNA BE SOME INLINE RETAIL STORES.
UM, THAT'S A RUMOR THAT THE CITY CANNOT NOT CONFIRM AT THIS TIME.
WE'RE NOT AT LIBERTY TO ANNOUNCE WHO THE NAME OF THE TENANT.
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THAT.KEEP PRIVATE PROPERTY PROPERTY OWNER OR DEFENDANT MADE THAT AGREEMENT.
RIGHT? AS LONG AS THE PENIS ZONING, I'M JUST SAYING THE RESONATES AND CHICKEN POP UP.
DID EVERYONE SUBMIT THEIR RESULTS? OKAY.
THAT'S WHY I, YOU KNOW, YOU THANK YOU, BO I WAS JUST CURIOUS HOW ARE REINFORCE, UM, OH, A COUPLE THINGS WE'RE DOING THE, THE QUESTION WAS, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO TO REINFORCE THE BRAND? I THINK THAT THE MARK AND THE IMAGE IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.
SO WE'VE BEEN DOING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THE, UM, THE RIBBON SIGNS AT THE CITY ENTRANCES THAT, THAT SAY WEST COVINA.
WE'VE, UM, WELL THAT ONE'S THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY, BUT THE, THE ONES THAT ARE AT, ON THE PILLAR POST, AS YOU ENTER ON THE ARTERIAL STREETS, WE'VE BEEN, UM, HITTING THE REFRESH BUTTON AND PUTTING IN NEW THERE BECAUSE THE ONES THAT WERE THERE HAD BEEN THERE SINCE, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHEN.
AND THEY WERE BLISTERED AND, AND WORN OUT AND SUNBURNED.
AND SO WE'RE REPLACING ALL OF THOSE.
WE'RE WORKING ON A PLAN NOW FOR THE, THE MONUMENT ENTRY SIGNS TO GIVE A GOOD IMAGE WHEN YOU COME IN.
AND WE'RE GONNA TRY AND REINFORCE THAT ALL THE WAY AROUND.
WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON A, ON A, A, A CLEANER, MORE MODERN IMAGE.
WE DON'T WANT THE IMAGE TO BE, WHEN YOU GET OFF, YOU JUST SEE A HODGEPODGE OF SIGNS THAT HAD BEEN THERE.
WE GOOD WITH THAT ONE? I BELIEVE SO.
TOP TWO ARE FOCUS EFFORTS OF THE CITY'S COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION WORK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT.
AND NUMBER THREE IS REINFORCE WEST COVE'S BRAND.
NUMBER EIGHT, AN IMPORTANT ONE.
IN ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY, WE'RE RECOMMENDING AS A PRIORITY THAT THE CITY ESTABLISHED A DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMISSION THAT WE, UM, CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING SOME BEST PRACTICES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE US CONFERENCE OF MAYOR THAT WE, UH, REVIEW OUR, OUR BEST PRACTICES IN DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT, THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR, UM, DEVELOPMENT CODES AND CURRENT PRACTICES ARE, UM, IN, IN GOOD ORDER, AND THAT WE ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT AN ADA TRANSITION PLAN.
WE HAVE SOME FUNDING FOR THESE THINGS WE'VE IDENTIFIED, UM, IN THIS C I P PROGRAM.
I THINK WE SET ASIDE, UM, HOW MUCH A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN.
SO I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHOW SOME RESULTS IN THIS CATEGORY.
ARE THERE ITEMS THAT WE'VE FORGOTTEN TO THINK ABOUT HERE OR SUGGESTIONS OR WE READY TO HAVE A VOTE ABOUT THEM IN TERMS OF PRIORITIZATION? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OH, I LOOKED AT THOSE.
UM, I KNOW RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT CURRENT WITH OUR, OUR PERSONNEL RULES OR OUR HIRING PRACTICES OR OUR, OUR WORKPLACE, UM, PERSONNEL RULES HAS BEEN A, A PRIORITY.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ADOPTED, UH, UPDATED, UH, IN THIS CENTURY.
SO A LOT OF STATE LAWS AND A LOT OF FEDERAL LAWS HAVE CHANGED.
AND WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT SUING OURSELVES TO GET GIRLS SOFTBALL FIELDS.
IF SOMEBODY WERE TO SUE US ON, IN SOME OF THESE AREAS, IT WOULDN'T EVEN BE A CONTEST.
WE'D JUST SAY, HOW CAN I PAY? AND SO WE
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JUST NEED TO GET CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH WHAT THE LAWS ARE.UM, WE, WE THINK, UM, WE CAN, WE CAN MAKE GOOD GAIN AGAINST THIS BECAUSE MOST OF THESE ARE NOT, UM, CARVING NEW GROUND, RIGHT.
WE'RE NOT PLOWING A NEW FIELD HERE.
IT'S JUST ADOPTING THINGS THAT ARE, ARE RECOMMENDED IN THE LITERATURE.
WELL, MET MIGHT BE A GOOD PROJECT FOR OUR NEWLY FORMED DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMISSION BILL, AND WE'LL FLY A NOTICE OF VACANCY AND YOU CAN APPLY.
TIM, WE CAN CLOSE THE POLL THEN.
STRONG SUPPORT FOR ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION.
UM, STRONG SUPPORT FOR REVIEWING A LIST OF BEST PRACTICES AND IMPLEMENTING THEM.
OH, BEST PRACTICES IS NOW LEAPED TO FIRST PLACE MILITARY.
CAUSE SOMETHING COMES UP AS THEY'RE JOB.
IT DOESN'T FRAME DEAD ASSOCIATION.
I THINK THE MOST AMAZING THING ABOUT THIS BUSINESS IS, I'M SORRY.
I THINK, I THINK THE MOST AMAZING THING ABOUT THIS BUSINESS WE'RE IN IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH KNOWN BEST PRACTICES AREN'T FOLLOWED.
AND, AND, AND I AGREE WITH YOU, YOU DON'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL.
YOU CAN LOOK AT LITERATURE, YOU CAN LOOK AT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN OTHER PLACES.
AND I WOULDN'T SAY YOU COULD PLAGIARIZE IT.
YOU COULD COULD HAVE IT REFLECT WEST COVINA, BUT YOU COULD ALSO HAVE IT REFLECT STATE AND FEDERAL LAW.
SO I THINK THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE COULD, COULD AND, AND SHOULD BE DOING MUCH BETTER.
I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT A ABILITIES NOT DISABILITIES.
I MEAN, WE BEAT OUR HEAD AGAINST THE LAW TRYING TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN EMPLOYEES.
IT'S REALLY, IT'S REALLY HARD RIGHT NOW TO KEEP A LABOR FORCE INTACT.
UM, IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT WITH OUR POLICE OFFICERS.
WE'RE COMPETING IN A LABOR MARKET WHERE OTHER TOWNS ARE OFFERING CASH BONUSES OF $7,000, $10,000, $25,000 FOR POLICE OFFICERS.
WE'RE TRYING HARD TO KEEP STAFFED IN OUR DISPATCH CENTER.
BUT, BUT MAYBE WE COULD LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS OF REVIEWING THAT, THAT JOB CONTENT AND, AND, AND ATTRACTING PEOPLE WHO COULD BE VERY GOOD AT IT.
UM, I, IT'S AN AREA WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD IN OUR C I P THIS FUNDING FOR THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD IT RISE TO THE TOP.
AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY TIME FOR US TO, TO DO THAT.
I'VE WORN OUT MY AUDIENCE, STEVE.
UM, CREATIVE AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY.
TAYLOR HOUSE IS AN UNUSED ASSET.
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BUILDING THAT IS NOW GOT PEELING, PEELING PAINT FOR ONE TO PEOPLE, PROGRAMMING IT.BUT I THINK THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE COULD DO, DO A LOT BETTER.
THAT NINE YEARS AGO MY DAUGHTER FOUND, SHE LIVES OUTSIDE OF DENVER.
SHE WAS SERIOUSLY ILL IN JULY, SPEAKER AND I FLEW BACK AND I ASKED MY NIECE, I SAID, THIS PLACE IS JUST SO TOWN.
WE DON'T HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING AND, UH, CIVIC, WE DON'T NEED TO TEACH.
I THINK THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS TO BE COMMENDED FOR TAKING LEADERSHIP ON THAT.
I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME SYNERGY BETWEEN THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE HERST RANCH.
PEOPLE BOTH HAVE IMPORTANT HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS AND THE ABILITY TO DO INTERPRETIVE WORK.
I MEAN, HERST RANCH HAS A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOLS ON THE AGRICULTURAL ROOTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE INTERPRETIVE, YOU KNOW, DISPLAYS THAT ARE IN PLACE THERE.
I DON'T KNOW THE FUTURE OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, BUT I THINK IT'S A CONVERSATION THAT WOULD BE WORTHY TO HAVE.
AND, AND WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD BE SERIOUS ABOUT THAT AS A COMMUNITY AND NOT LET SOME OF THESE RESOURCES BE, BE LOST.
THEY SHOULD BE TREASURED AND, AND HONORED AND, AND PRESERVED.
THERE'S, THERE'S TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HERE TONIGHT.
UH, KATHY TO MY LEFT IS ANOTHER THREE.
AND, UH, IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS AS P ASIDE, AFTER THE, UH, AFTER THE MEETING, WE'RE HAPPY TO RECEIVE THEM.
IN TERMS OF LOCAL EDUCATION, UH, WE HAVE WORKED WITH AND TALKED WITH THE WEST VIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL STUDENTS OF WEST VIN UNIFIED, LEARN ABOUT OUR LOCAL HISTORY IN THE FOURTH GRADE.
AND, UH, WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND SOME OF US HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT THAT AND PROVIDED SOME SUGGESTIONS IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT COULD BE ADDED, BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS.
WHAT LISA MIGHT BE REFERRING TO, UM, ON, UH, FEBRUARY 6TH KICKS OFF AN ANNUAL POSTER CONTEST FOR STUDENTS OF WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT'S FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, UM, AND STUDENTS UP THROUGH, HELP ME OUT, KATHY.
EIGHTH GRADE, RIGHT? EIGHTH GRADE, YEAH.
THEY PICK A HISTORICAL PROPERTY.
THERE'S THREE DOZEN HISTORICAL PROPERTIES LISTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, ALONG WITH PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS.
THEY PICK ONE OF THOSE AND THEY PUT TOGETHER THEIR BEST REPRESENTATION OF THAT.
THEY CAN DO IT ON TRADITIONAL MEDIA LIKE CRAYONS AND INKS AND PAINT, OR THEY CAN DO IT ON DIGITAL MEDIA.
AND, UH, CONTEST IS FROM THE 6TH OF FEBRUARY THROUGH MARCH 6TH.
AND, UH, SO IT'S JUST ABOUT THE KICKOFF.
AND THE AWARD IS COLD, HARD CASH KIND.
HAVE WE VOTED ON THIS ONE, KAREN? I HEAR A VOLUNTEER CHAIRMAN FOR THAT COMMITTEE.
OTHER IDEAS? PEOPLE WANT TO CONTRIBUTE.
HAVE YOU? WELL, WE'VE RE INSTITUTED THE DISCOVER MAGAZINE, SO WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THAT IN PRINT AND VIA MAIL.
THE LAST ONE, WE, UM, HAD A COUPLE OF THOSE DIE AT THE POST OFFICE FOR WANT OF POSTAGE, SO WE'RE GONNA DO BETTER.
WE BRING THAT BACK, BUT THAT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE.
WE DO SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, PUSHES AND POSTS.
UM, TO WHAT EFFECT? I'M NOT CERTAIN.
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TO KEEP WITH THE PRINT DISCOVER AS A WAY TO GET TO EVERYBODY'S MAILBOX.WELL, WE, WE'VE, WE'VE ADOPTED THE APPROACH NOW THAT WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENTS.
SO THE SUMMER CONCERTS, WE'RE NOT TAKING 'EM ON THE ROAD.
WE'RE DOING THEM, YOU KNOW, AT A CENTRALIZED LOCATION.
I DON'T WANNA SEE THE CITY GET INTO DIVIDING THE TOWN UP INTO FIVE DISTRICTS BY THE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
I JUST THINK IT'LL, IT'LL DILUTE US.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THESE EVENTS IS TO GATHER AND TO CELEBRATE.
AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THAT.
I'M, I'M NOT AGAINST TAKING IT ON THE ROAD.
UM, I KNOW LIKE GOT SOME OF OUR ZONING HEARINGS.
WE TRIED TO MOVE IT OUT TO SOME OTHER OF OUR CITY FACILITIES AROUND TOWN.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE GOT ANY BETTER PARTICIPATION.
WE NEVER GOT ANY PARTICIPATION IN THIS GOOD AT ANY OF THOSE, BUT I GUESS I'M OPEN TO IT.
UH, IT SEEMS TO BE A THEME I HEAR THE MOST ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
I I WILL, I'M GONNA KEEP YOU AFTER CLASS.
AND BEFORE I DO THAT, I'M GONNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING TONIGHT.
THEY'RE WELCOME TO STAY TOO, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING OUT FOR THIS.
YOU TELL US WHAT, UH, I'LL ASK MY, UM, THE WIZARD BEHIND THE COMPUTER HERE.
ISA, CAN I GIVE A COMPLIMENT BEFORE THEY GO? OUR, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR HERE, THEY WON AN AWARD LAST WEEK FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICE ASSOCIATION FOR BUDGET PRESENTATION.
FOR US, IT IS AS BIG AS BIG GETS, AND WE'RE GONNA HONOR HER AT A COUNCIL MEETING.
BUT, UM, WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE AND A REALLY STRONG TEAM AT CITY HALL.
UH, THE QUESTION FOR MR. BENNETT, THE, THE QUESTION THAT GOT THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF RESPONSES WAS HOW WOULD YOU RANK MAINTAIN GOOD INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS FOR THAT QUESTION? EIGHT.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S UP TO EVERYBODY TO PARTICIPATE.