* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] ROCK AND ROLL. [CALL TO ORDER] GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO OUR SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT IS 7:00 PM MEETING IS NOW IN SESSION. TONIGHT WE WILL TAKE A MOMENT FOR SILENT PRAYER. AND THEN MAYOR PRO TEM WU WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALL RISE. THANK YOU EVERYONE. PLEASE PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND TO YOUR HEART AND FACE THE FLAG AND FOLLOW MY NEED. READY I ANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION, UNDERG GOD INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL IS PRETTY QUICK. FOR ONE MINUTES. YEAH. CITY ATTORNEYS IS THERE. OH, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK. ROLL CALL PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCILMAN CONTOS. HERE. COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ. HERE. COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ. VITO. PRESENT MAYOR PRO. TIM WU. YEP. MAYOR CALDONE TABBA. PRESENT CITY ATTORNEY. IS THERE ANYTHING TO BE REPORTED OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? NOTHING TO BE REPORTED. MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, FANTASTIC. [PRESENTATIONS] SO WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PRESENTATIONS, TESTING, TESTING. ALL RIGHT. WELL IN, UH, EXCITED, EXCITING NIGHT TONIGHT. AS, AS, AS A COACH, UH, TO HAVE YOU KNOW, ATHLETES HERE TONIGHT AS A KANI. IT IS JUST WONDERFUL TO HAVE DAVE WALLOCK HERE TONIGHT AND AS A LOVER OF MOVIES TO RECOGNIZE FILM AT WEST COVINA. SO, UH, I THINK THEY DID THIS ON PURPOSE 'CAUSE I WAS GONE LAST TIME TO BRING ALL OF MY FAVORITE THINGS. SO I WANT TO FIRST INVITE, UH, JACOB VAN G***O AND EVANGELINE G***O TO THE FRONT. UH, BECAUSE WE HAVE A CHAMPION IN THE HOUSE. UH, I WANNA CONGRATULATE JACOB VAN G***O, USA BOXING YES. HI, . ALRIGHT, LOOK AT THAT. THAT, OH, HE'S GOT TO STARE DOWN. DOWN. SO, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL, WE TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN RECOGNIZING JACOB VAN G***O ON HIS ACHIEVEMENT WINNING THE NATIONAL COMPETITION IN KANSAS FOR USA BOXING. JACOB IS A TWO TIME, TWO TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION AND ONLY NINE YEARS OLD. WOO. LET'S GIVE IT, AH, JACOB. YEAH. SO, SO MOM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT, UH, JACOB AND, AND ALL THE HARD WORK? AND THEN JACOB, OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW HOW TO USE THE MIC, SO YOU'RE GONNA GET ON HERE TOO. UM, I'M, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, JACOB. UM, I'M HERE WITH YOU TO, UM, SHOW EVERYONE HOW GOOD YOU ARE. HE'S RANK ONE AT HIS AGE, UM, IN THE NATION. SO, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. FANTASTIC. AW. ALRIGHT, JACOB, WHY, WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR, YOUR JOURNEY AND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A CHAMPION. IT'S FUN TO BE A CHAMPION BECAUSE IT'S FUN TO HAVE FUN IN THE RING AND TO HAVE FUN IN PUNCHING . OH, I, I, I I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. ALL RIGHT. SO THE CITY OF WEST COVINA WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JACOB VAN G***O, AGAIN, NATIONAL CHAMPION KANSAS FOR USA BOXING TWO TIME CHAMP. ALL RIGHT. SO LET ME, LET ME, LET ME SEE THE FORM FOR THE PICTURE. YOU, YOU KNOW HOW TO TAKE THE PHOTO? MAYOR, CAN THEY DO A FAMILY PHOTO? YES. YEAH, IF WE CAN BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY UP. 7:06 PM [00:05:15] LOVE IT. THANK YOU. WOO. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE, OOH, MAY, MAYBE WE CAN MAKE IT TO LA 13-YEAR-OLD IN THE RING. LA OLYMPICS. , MAYBE. . YEAH. WELL, WELL DEFINITELY 2032. WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING OUT FOR YOU, JACOB. FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. WOW. WE'RE GONNA GO FROM ONE CHAMPION TO ANOTHER, OUR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR. UH, SO IF I COULD INVITE CITIZEN OF THE YEAR KANI DAVID WALLICK TO THE FRY. DAVE WALLICK IS A LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN IN WEST COVINA, WHO HAS SERVED THIS COMMUNITY FOR DECADES, PRIMARILY WORKING WITH AND FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR YOUTH. AND I WILL NOT LET THE YOUTH KNOW, UH, WHAT ROLE HE PLAYS FOR US QUITE OFTEN. HE HAS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE YOUTH OF WEST COVINA AND TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. HIS FIRST COMMITMENT TO YOUTH WAS SERVING THE BOY SCOUTS. AFTER SERVING AS A BOY SCOUT LEADER FOR MANY YEARS, HE SERVED ON THE EAGLE SCOUT BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, AND AS A DISTRICT COMMISSIONER FOR GOLDEN EAGLE DISTRICT OF BOY SCOUTS, WHICH OVERSEES ALL THE BOY SCOUT TROOPS OF WEST COVINA. HE HIMSELF WAS AN EAGLE SCOUT AS A YOUTH GROWING UP IN NEW JERSEY. DAVE IS NOT SOMEONE WHO SEEKS THE LIMELIGHT. HE IS A SOFT SPOKEN, GET IT DONE KIND OF GUY WHO OFTEN GOES UNNOTICED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. NOT TRUE. WE NOTICE YOU, DAVE. HE HAS DEDICATED HIMSELF TO SERVING THE YOUTH AND TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE OUR YOUTH. DAVE IS JUST AS BUSY SERVING OUR SENIORS AND MILITARY AS WELL. DAVE IS AN OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVANT WITH A SERVANT'S HEART. AND SO THE CITY OF WEST COVINA WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU OFFICIALLY OUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY CITIZEN OF THE YEAR. GO AHEAD AND, AND SHARE A FEW WORDS. WELL, I'LL SAY IN VERY FEW WORDS, RIGHT? EVERYONE ALWAYS ASKS THE QUESTION WHY. AND MY SIMPLE ANSWER IS BECAUSE I CAN. AND I BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THAT SAME FEELING TO HELP. AND THAT'S ALL IT IS. SOMEONE ASKS. AND IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY, YOU HELP, IT'S NOT MEASURED BY HOW MUCH YOU DO JUST THAT YOU DO. AND THAT'S MY WHOLE LIFE IS JUST HELPING. I WANT HELP. I GET HELP. YOU NEED HELP. I'M HERE TO HELP. LOVE IT. THANK YOU. OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. IT'S MOVIE TIME. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE EMILY DE LA TORRE TO THE FRONT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GIVE IT UP. RECOGNIZING AND HONORING EMILY FOR ORGANIZING THE 2024 FILM AT WEST COVINA FILM FESTIVAL. YES. AND WE CAN GET COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ VITO UP FRONT, TOO, AND WE CAN GIVE COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ. VITO A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR FILM AT WEST COVINA. EMILY DELLA TORE WAS LAST YEAR'S FILM FESTIVAL WINNER, AND THIS YEAR SHE TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE TO ORGANIZE AND RUN THE 2024 UNTOLD STORIES FILM IT WEST COVINA FILM FESTIVAL. THIS EVENT WAS RUN BY STUDENTS, INCLUDING THE STUDENT PERFORMERS, AND THEY WERE WOW, THE, THE FANTASTIC. UH, AND SHE DID AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING JOB. IT WAS FIRST CLASS, FIRST RATE. UH, HONESTLY, IT, IT WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT. UH, AND SO BEFORE, UH, I GIVE YOU THE MIC, UH, I'D LIKE COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ VITA TO SAY A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU. SO SIX YEARS AGO, WE, I STARTED THIS, YEAH. SIX YEARS AGO, AND EVERY YEAR WE ASKED THE FIRST PLACE WINNER TO BE PART OF THE BOARD AND TO PARTAKE IN THE WHOLE FESTIVITIES. AND SO EVERY YEAR A STUDENT WOULD TAKE ON A SMALL ROLE, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR, OUR FIRST PLACE WINNER. EMILY DECIDED TO TAKE THE CHALLENGE OF RUNNING THE WHOLE EVENT. SO IT IS ONE, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WAS ACTUALLY ALL RAN BY STUDENTS STUDENT BASE. AND THOUGH WE DID HELP HER ON THE SIDELINE, SHE IS A WOMAN IN CHARGE. AND I ACTUALLY WAS PROUD WORKING FOR HER THAT DAY. [00:10:01] SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AND AS SHE WAS UP THERE ON STAGE, YES, GIVE HER A ROUND APPLAUSE. UM, BUT I'LL LET HER, UH, TALK ABOUT THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE. BUT PRIOR TO THAT, I KNOW WHEN SHE WAS ON STAGE, SHE WAS LIKE, UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. AND SO , I WAS SO PROUD OF IT. BUT YOU KNOW IT, I KNOW . IT WAS GREAT THOUGH. SHE DID AN AMAZING JOB. YOU KNOW, SHE'S WONDERFUL. SHE'S SMART. UH, SHE GOT HER HANDS DIRTY. UM, ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T SEE BEHIND THE SCENES, ALL THE HARD WORK BEFORE PUTTING THIS EVENT, SHE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS TRUE HEART OF A VOLUNTEER. AND SO I DO WANNA THANK THE BOARD THAT WAS PART OF IT AND THE SPONSOR FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. 'CAUSE IT DOES COST MONEY FOR, YOU KNOW, PRODUCING THIS WHOLE THING. SO I WILL, UH, LET EMILY TAKE OVER AND LET HER SAY HOW THE WHOLE EVENT IS AND GIVE HER EXPERIENCE. EMILY. HI EVERYONE. HOW'S EVERYONE DOING? YAY. NO, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR WEST COVINA ENTRUSTING ME WITH THIS HUGE PROJECT. OF COURSE, I WAS UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I STRIVE TO SET A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE TO THE WEST COVINA COMMUNITY, TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, SPECIFICALLY TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 'CAUSE I WAS ONCE IN THEIR SHOES. I KNOW HOW IT'S LIKE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE. AND I WANTED TO ENSURE THAT FILM, IT, WEST COVINA WAS THAT SAFE SPACE TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR CREATIVE TALENTS. AND THAT WAS THE TRUE MEANING BEHIND THIS. THAT WAS THE MOTIVATION, THINKING ABOUT THOSE STUDENTS, BECAUSE I WAS ONCE IN THEIR SHOES WINNING FIRST PLACE. I REMEMBER HOW GREAT IT FELT FOR THE CITY TO RECOGNIZE ME, AND I WANTED TO GIVE THEM THAT SAME FEELING. AND I WAS WORKING HARD. LIKE, THERE WAS A POINT OF TIME WHERE I WAS AT COLUMBIA ON VACATION, AND I WAS, YOU KNOW, TAKING TIME OUT OF VACATION TO SEND THESE EMAILS, TO GET THE JUDGES AND MAKE SURE THIS FESTIVAL WAS A SUCCESS, BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THOSE STUDENTS THAT WANTED THIS OPPORTUNITY HAD IT. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT I EXPERIENCED IT. AND I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE AND RECOGNIZE, I'M GLAD THE CITY HAS MY BACK AND SEES WHAT I ACTUALLY DO. 'CAUSE SOMETIMES I, I ASK, DOES ANYONE EVER SEE THE HARD WORK I PUT IN AND, AND, AND I'M LIKE, DO Y'ALL SEE THIS ? AND I, I REALLY, AND I'M SO HAPPY Y'ALL DID IT, BECAUSE I PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT. AND IT'S SO NICE TO GET THAT RECOGNITION. TRULY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. RIGHT, EMILY. AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A, A GET IT DONE ATTITUDE AND A BOSS ATTITUDE AT THE EVENT, YOU KNOW, TO BUMP, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE THING TO BUMP ME, BUT TO BUMP MAYOR PRO, TAM WU AND THEIR OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. 'CAUSE THE MARIACHI NEEDED TO LEAVE, AND SHE'S LIKE, HEY, WE'RE GOING WITH THE MARIACHI FIRST. YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT TO SPEAK. UH, SHE HAD NO FEAR. SHE'S LIKE, MAYOR, SIT DOWN. MARIACHI'S GOING UP. AND IT WENT, IT, NO, IT WENT PERFECT. UH, IT WAS A GREAT SHOW. AND, AND AGAIN, YOU, YOU DO SHOW THAT LEADERSHIP, THAT INITIATIVE, AND WEST COVINA IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU ALL THE WAY. UH, AGAIN, FANTASTIC JOB. AND CONGRATULATIONS, I PLACED TO GO OH, YEAH. FAMILY. WE CAN ALSO BRING UP THE FAMILY. YES. COME UP THE WHOLE FAMILY. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF HER. SHE'S AMAZING. VERY TALENTED. THANK YOU. VERY TALENTED. YOU WANT SURE. HERE YOU CAN GIVE IT. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW, UH, TO END THE PRESENTATIONS, UH, THIS REALLY TRULY IS WHERE MY HEART LIES, UH, WITH THE GAME OF BASEBALL, THE GAME OF SOFTBALL. UH, SOMETHING I, I PLAYED SINCE I WAS IN THE WALKER. UH, AND SO TO HAVE ALL OF YOU OUT HERE, UH, TODAY, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S REALLY A PLEASURE. SO IF I CAN HAVE, UH, BOB WEIRD COME UP FROM WEST COVINA, SENIOR SOFTBALL MAYOR. UH, EMILY HAS SOMETHING ALSO. OH, EMILY ALSO HAS SOMETHING. OH, OKAY. WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE? TOTE BAG. WOO. TOTE BAG FOR THE COUNCIL. FANTASTIC. CANVAS BAGS. ALL RIGHT. MAKE SURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND BOB, I, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME. I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU. SO, , I WILL GO AHEAD [00:15:01] AND START. SO, ON MAY 30TH, SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SENIOR SOFTBALL TEAMED UP WITH THE CITY OF WEST COVINA TO PUT ON THE FIRST ANNUAL SENIOR HEALTH EXPO AND SENIOR SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. THE EVENT WAS COORDINATED AT THE WEST COVINA SPORTSPLEX TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH. ALI COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS OFFERED INFORMATION HEALTH SCREENINGS WHILE SGV SENIOR SOFTBALL HOSTED A SENIOR SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT WITH TEAMS PARTICIPATING FROM THROUGHOUT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. UH, THE GAMES WERE AMAZING, THE ATHLETICISM. I WAS LIKE, WELL, I NEED TO GET IN THERE. UH, THEY SAID, I DON'T MEET THE AGE REQUIREMENT YET, BUT I'M LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, MAN, IF, IF I HAVE TO WAIT, I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET ON THAT FIELD , BECAUSE Y'ALL, Y'ALL ARE PRETTY GOOD. UH, SO WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR VERY OWN SGV SENIOR SOFTBALL BLUE TEAM GET A BLUE TEAM. LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THE BLUE TEAM. WON THE TOURNAMENT WITH A THRILLING LAST INNING COME FROM BEHIND VICTORY. FANTASTIC. CONGRATULATIONS. SO HERE IS MY CERTIFICATE FOR YOU. ALRIGHT. AND NOW BOB, HERE YOU GO. YOU CAN, YEAH, WE CAN TRADE. WE CAN TRADE. YEAH. I I'M GONNA BRING THEM UP. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UM, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SENIOR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF US, WE HAVE A PER PERPETUAL PLAQUE. SO THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE'VE TEAMED WITH THE CITY AND HAD A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. AND SO THIS PLAQUE, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT IT TO THE CITY, AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL CONTINUE TO STAY WITHIN THE CITY BECAUSE THE WINNING TEAM IS FROM WEST COVINA. , OF COURSE. UM, BUT WE APPRECIATE THE CITY'S SUPPORT, UH, FOR SENIOR SOFTBALL. UM, PARTICULARLY, I KNOW ROXANNE'S PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO IT. AND THEN SUZY AND THE, THE MAINTENANCE STAFF AT SPORTS SPORTSPLEX IS OUTSTANDING, BUT ALL THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND ON BEHALF OF OUR ASSOCIATION, THIS IS A PERPETUAL PLAQUE THAT HOPEFULLY THE CITY CAN HANG SOMEWHERE. NICE. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PUT OUR NAME ON THERE YEAR AFTER YEAR. OH, FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. SO IF WE CAN GET SAN GARMA VALLEY SENIOR SOFTBALL BLUE TEAM TO COME UP. LET'S TAKE THAT CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTO. YEAH, YEAH. LET'S, LET'S GO AHEAD. UH, LET'S ANNOUNCE THE SQUAD. WE, WE, WE DIDN'T GET YOUR, YOUR BATTING MUSIC, SO WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. UH, GO AHEAD. SO WE HAVE EDDIE JIMENEZ. WOO. OUR MANAGER, BETO. OH, NICE. UH, ROY CHEN, GABE BATISTA, PAT MUNOZ, KIM VOGEL, AND ED RHODES. WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT. AND THEN OUR BOARD MEMBERS, UH, FROM THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SENIOR SOFTBALL SESSION. JOHN ERLING, HOW ARE YOU? MATT SMITH, THE HANDSOME MAN IN THE, IN THE, UH, SUIT. AND THEN ALSO KIM VOGEL'S ALSO, AND EDDIE IS ALSO ON OUR BOARD. SO THEY DO A LOT OF WORK YEAR ROUND. FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GIVE IT OUT ONE MORE TIME FOR THESE CHAMPIONS. I WAS, THAT'S WHY THEY WON. HEY, NO ONE KNOWS AS FAR AS EVERYONE'S CONCERNED. YOU GOT THE GAME WINNING. HIT . OH, OKAY. I'LL TAKE THAT WAIVER. I DON'T MIND BEING A READER. OH, . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES. YOU WANT, YOU WANNA, WE'RE WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA ALSO DO A PLUG HERE REAL QUICK. GO FOR IT. THANK YOU. ANY SOFTBALL PLAYERS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE WEST COVINA RESIDENTS, BUT SOFTBALL PLAYERS 55 AND OLDER. PLEASE CONSIDER COMING OUT AND JOINING. IT'S A GREAT ASSOCIATION. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, SGV SENIOR SOFTBALL.COM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO MAYOR PRO TEM WU, YOU HEARD THAT WE'RE GONNA GET YOU SIGNED UP. YEAH, I, I'M, I'M QUALIFIED SINCE LAST YEAR. YEAH. AND HAVE YOU, WE'VE SEEN HIM WITH THE FIRST PITCH AND, AND YOU, YOU GOT SOME SKILLS. HEY, I WANNA SEE YOU OUT THERE. . HE HIT THE BALL, DIDN'T HE? HE HIT THE BALL. TONY HIT HIT THE BALL, RIGHT? OH, HE CAUGHT IT. I THOUGHT HE HIT IT. YEAH. DIDN'T HE? DIDN'T HE HIT IT? HE HE HIT THE BALL. YEAH. [00:20:10] SO NOW CITY [CITY MANAGER'S REPORT] MANAGER REPORTS SHE'LL BE GIVEN BY OUR CITY MANAGER. PAULINA MORALES. TAKE IT AWAY. CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, AS WE THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, HOPE YOU GUYS ARE ALL DOING A, HAVING A LOVELY EVENING TODAY. UH, CITY MANAGER'S REPORT'S GONNA BE VERY QUICK TONIGHT. UM, WE HAVE SOME FUN, EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE. UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UM, THIS YEAR WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADD NEW APPARATUSES TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND SO TWO WEEKS AGO, WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, WELCOME TWO NEW BRAND NEW FIRE ENGINES TO THE CITY'S, UH, STATION THREE AND FIVE. UM, AND SO WE DID THE C CEREMONIAL PUSH IN. NO, I, EXCUSE ME. I KNOW WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE SO EXCITED. IF WE CAN MOVE THAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. IT'S AN EXCITING NIGHT. IT IS EXCITING. AND THIS IS AN EXCITING CITY MANAGER REPORT, SO I CAN, OH, YEAH. , I CAN SEE MY PHONE. YEAH. THANK YOU, . SO, OKAY. SO , WE, UH, THROUGH THE COUNCIL, UM, WE SPENT 1.8 MILLION IN OBTAINING THOSE TWO MIL, THOSE TWO NEW ENGINES. UM, SO FAR THIS YEAR, I THINK WE'VE SPENT OVER 5.2 MILLION IN GETTING NEW FIRE EQUIPMENT FOR OUR CITY TO BETTER SERVE OUR RESIDENTS. SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING. IF YOU WANNA SEE THE PUSHIN CEREMONY, IT'S ON OUR INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT. UM, AND IT SHOWS US PHYSICALLY PUSHING THE ENGINES INTO THE STATION. SO, UM, THAT WAS VERY EXCITING NEWS FOR THE CITY. THE OTHER EXCITING NEWS IS WE'VE ROLLED OUT OR, OR LAUNCHED OUR WEST COVINA CHAMBER. UM, WE DO HAVE A, UH, AT WEST COVINA CHAMBER INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT. SO IF YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, IF YOU WANNA GET INVOLVED, IF YOU WANNA BECOME A MEMBER, UM, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FOLLOW AT WEST COVINA CHAMBER. UM, IN THE, SORRY. IN AUGUST, WE HAD SEVERAL EVENTS. UM, WE HAD THE WEST COVINA, UH, CHAMBER HOST A MULTI CHAMBER EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE HOLIDAY IN, IN WEST COVINA. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ATTENDEES TO NETWORK AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN. AND THEN ON AUGUST 27TH, WEST CAMINO CHAMBER HOSTED A LUNCH AND WORKSHOP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. THE LUNCHEON WAS HELD AT THE CAMERON, UM, COMMUNITY CENTER. UM, AND IT, UH, THE LUNCHEON FEATURED A PAN PANEL OF LENDING EXPERTS WHO DISCUSSED VARIOUS LOAN PRODUCTS, FUNDING OPTIONS, AND PROVIDED VALUABLE ADVICE TO OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. UM, IN ADDITION, UH, BIZ FEEDED, A LARGE, UH, GRASSROOTS ALLIANCE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER VARIOUS BUSINESS GROUPS TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES AND PROJECTS THAT BOOST THE REGIONAL ECONOMY. HELD A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON AUGUST 20TH, AND THE WEST COVINA CHAMBER WAS PRESENT TO ANNOUNCE ITS, UH, LAUNCH IN THE CITY. UM, AND THEY'VE EXPRESS THE BOARD HAS EXPRESSED A STRONG SUPPORT FOR OUR CHAMBER. UM, NEXT IS WE HAVE A NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, UM, THE GROVE AT MERCED BY RC HOMES INC. UM, THEY WILL BE, THE NEW HOMES WILL BE AVAILABLE STARTING END OF SEPTEMBER, 2024. AND THIS IS PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE WITH, UH, THE DEVELOPER, THAT THEY PROVIDE A DOWN PAYMENT OR HER BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. AND SO THE GRANT IS 20,000 FOR, UM, UP TO FIVE UNITS. AND SO IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS, AND THERE'S AN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT. BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING, UH, YOUR PURCHASING YOUR FIRST NEW HOME, UH, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS PROGRAM. IT'S, UH, DESIGNED AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO HELP ENCOURAGE, UH, FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS IN OUR CITY BE ABLE TO, UH, PURCHASE THEIR FIRST HOME IN OUR COMMUNITY. NEXT IS WE HAVE THE SECOND ANNUAL MEGA WEST COVINA MOON FESTIVAL. IT'S SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, AND SATURDAY, UH, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND. WE ARE ADDING A COSPLAY COSTUMES CONTEST, UM, FOR A CHANCE TO WIN CASH PRIZES. SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK THE WEBSITE. WE'VE BEEN PROMOTING IT ON OUR INSTAGRAM AS WELL, UM, TO SEE HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE COSPLAY. WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE NO DUH, THE NO DOUBT TRIBUTE BAND AND DREAMBOATS THAT WERE PART OF OUR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, UM, AT THE, UM, FESTIVAL. SO NO DOUBT WILL BE SEPTEMBER 21ST AND DREAMBOATS ON SUNDAY IN THE EVENINGS. SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE, UH, GO TO OUR WEBSITE TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE EVENTS. UH, NEXT, UM, I THINK IT'S NOT GONNA BE BELOW LIKE 98. WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH A HEAT WAVE IN THE NEXT WEEK. SO JUST WANTED TO REMIND OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE DO HAVE COOLING CENTERS IN OUR CITY AVAILABLE TO THEM IF THEY NEED IT. UM, OUR INFORMATION'S ON THE CITY WEBSITE, BUT THE CENTERS ARE CAMERON COMMUNITY PARK CORTEZ, UH, PARK COMMUNITY AND SENIOR CENTER, PALMVIEW CENTER, AND SHADOW OAK COMMUNITY CENTER. SO IF [00:25:01] YOU ARE IN NEED OF A PLACE TO COOL DOWN IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WHEN WE HAVE THE HEAT WAVE, PLEASE GO TO ONE OF THOSE FACILITIES. UM, LAST IS JUST UPCOMING EVENTS. WE HAVE THE STATE OF THE CITY AND EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION ON, UM, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, UM, FROM FIVE 30 TO EIGHT 30 AT THE WEST CONA SPORTS PLEX. WE HAVE THE WEST COVINA FIRE ASSOCIATION'S THIRD ANNUAL DUGOUT COOKOUT, AND, UH, NINE 11 TRIBUTE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. UM, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH AT THE SPORTSPLEX AS WELL. THE SECOND ANNUAL MEGA MOON FESTIVAL I JUST MENTIONED. TOUCH A TRUCK, UH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH. AND THEN, UM, THE FESTIVAL FLIGHTS AND CLO EAST CLUB, WEST COVINA CAR TOBER FEST ON OCTOBER 26TH. SO, UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN EVENTS THIS MONTH. WE HOPE TO SEE, UH, YOU AT ALL OR IF NOT AT ONE OF THESE EVENTS. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. ALRIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM WU. YEAH, I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. I KNOW, UH, WE HAVE A PURCHASED OKAY. AND THE FIVE BRAND NEW AMBULANCE. OKAY. AND, UH, WE HAVE, UH, TWO BRAND NEW ENGINE JUST COME IN AND JUST ROLL IN INTO THE GARAGE. AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, A BRAND NEW PRINT. OKAY. SO, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY BE JUST WONDERING WHERE WE GET ALL THIS MONEY, BECAUSE THIS IS MORE THAN $5 MILLION OR MORE. OKAY. I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW WE USING OKAY. AND THE COVID-19 FEDERAL ASSIST PROGRAM. AND WE HAVE TO, IN, IN PLACE ALL THIS FUNDS IN THE RIGHT PLACE. SO WE DECIDE TO OKAY. AND INVEST IN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE OUR EQUIPMENT. BUT MY QUESTIONS OVER HERE SINCE WE HAVE, UH, OKAY. TWO BRAND NEW ENGINE AND WE HAVE FIVE BRAND NEW AMBULANCE AND WE HAVE BRAND NEW CRANE. SO HOW WE DEAL WITH THE OLD CRANE, OLD ENGINE AND OF, OKAY, I THINK WE HAVE A THREE OH AMBULANCE. HOW WE DEAL WITH ALL THIS, UH, OLD EQUIPMENT BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS STILL USABLE. SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO? CURRENTLY THEY'RE BEING USED AS RESERVES. SO IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE NEW EQUIPMENT, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO, UH, RELY ON THE OLDER EQUIPMENT, SHOULD WE NEED IT, OR IF IT NEEDS TO GO IN FOR MAINTENANCE, UH, UH, TO THE, TO GET FIXED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT WE WILL HAVE THOSE AS RESERVES. SO BASICALLY WE STILL USING THE OLD EQUIPMENT, SO IN CASE FOR THEY'RE GOING TO MAINTENANCE THIS AND THAT. SO WE HAVE SPACE TO PUT SO MANY OF, UH, THE TRUCK ENGINE. AMBULANCE AND QUINN. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. [ORAL COMMUNICATIONS] MOVING ON TO ORAL COMMUNICATION. IF ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, PLEASE FILL OUT AN ORANGE SPEAKER CARD AND SUBMIT IT TO THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK. WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME BEING CALLED, PLEASE START LINING UP IN THE CENTER ROW. THE TIMER WILL START WHEN YOU REACH THE PODIUM. REQUEST TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE HEARD PRIOR TO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE TONIGHT? THREE, MAYOR. OKAY. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JOHN SHOEMAKER, FOLLOWED BY R ROBINSON. FOLLOWED BY DOUG FOUR. GOOD EVENING. I'VE LIVED IN WEST COVINA FOR 34 YEARS. MY CHILDREN ATTENDED SCHOOLS HERE, AND SOME OF MY GRANDCHILDREN CURRENTLY DO. PROUDLY SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE FOR FOUR YEARS, ACHIEVING THE RANK OF SERGEANT. MET MY WIFE IN COLLEGE SHORTLY AFTER GETTING OUTTA THE AIR FORCE. I'M THE FATHER OF THREE DAUGHTERS AND PROUD GRANDFATHER OF SEVEN CHILDREN, FOUR BOYS AND THREE GIRLS. SADLY, I WAS WIDOWED IN 2022 AFTER NEARLY 42 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. I GREW UP IN A FAMILY. MY GRANDMOTHER WAS BORN IN MEXICO AND A COMMUNITY HUNTINGTON PARK WITH A DIVERSE CULTURAL, ETHNIC, AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUND. I LEARNED EARLY ON TO CELEBRATE WHAT WE HAD IN COMMON WHILE APPRECIATING OUR UNIQUE DIFFERENCES. REGRETTABLY, NOT EVERYONE SHARES THIS VIEWPOINT, A REALITY THAT PERSISTS TODAY. THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH AND CALLING MY FRIENDS, INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORK GLOBE, ENCOMPASSING VERY OUS CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. THESE EXPERIENCES HAVE AFFORDED ME A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES WE ENCOUNTER DAILY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. FROM MY UPBRINGING, I DEVELOPED A STRONG SENSE OF FAIRNESS INSTILLED BY MY GRANDPARENTS, PARENTS, OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, AND ESPECIALLY MY COMMUNITY. THIS BACKGROUND WILL HELP ME SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. AS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, I WILL DRIVE A DRAW FROM MY LIFE AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCES. BEING A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS A ROLE I WILL FULFILL, NOT WHO I AM. I REFUSE TO LET THE TITLE OF ELECTED OFFICIAL DEFINE ME. AN ELECTION DOESN'T CONFER SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE OR SUPERIORITY OVER OTHERS. I HAVE FIRM CONVICTIONS THAT I ACKNOWLEDGE. THESE ARE PERSONAL BELIEFS, AND I'M OPEN TO LISTENING TO OTHERS. I COMMUNICATE CONCISELY WITH MY STATEMENTS. I STRIVE TO COMPREHEND A PERSON'S PERSPECTIVE [00:30:01] FULLY BEFORE ADDRESSING THEIR REQUEST. MY ACTIONS ARE DRIVEN SOLELY BY THE DESIRED BENEFIT. OTHERS, NOT MYSELF, NOT MY FAMILY, NOT MY FRIENDS OR POLITICAL DONORS. I ASSURE YOU, I WILL GENERALLY LISTEN, ESPECIALLY TO THE VIRGIN VIEWPOINTS, RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS CRUCIAL FOR LEARNING AND MAKING WELL-INFORMED DECISIONS. ULTIMATELY, MY COMMITMENT IS THAT EVERY DECISION I MAKE WILL REFLECT THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION AND TENTATIVE LISTENING. ON THE CITY COUNCIL, I'LL PROVIDE HONESTY INSTEAD OF GIVING ANSWERS THAT MAY SOUND GOOD, BUT FAIL TO ADDRESS THE ACTUAL QUESTION OR PUBLIC CONCERN OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES LEADERS PRIORITIZING THE WELFARE OF OUR RESIDENTS OVER MERE POLITICAL WINS OR LOSSES OR POLITICAL SHOWMANSHIP. MY FOCUS REMAINS CLEAR. I SERVE THE COMMUNITY'S VOTERS AND RESIDENTS, NOT THE REVERSE AS I SEEK THE PUBLIC'S VOTE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER AND DISTRICT THREE THIS NOVEMBER 5TH, I OFFER A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO SEEKING YOUR VOTE. I HAVE CLEARLY OUTLINED THE CHALLENGES OUR CITY FACES. MOST IMPORTANTLY, DETAIL DETAILED HOW I INTEND TO ADDRESS THEM WITH THE HELP OF THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. WHEREAS THE OTHERS, WE GET GENERIC, VAGUE STATEMENTS. THEY EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR INITIATIVES LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY, BEAUTIFY WEST COVINA, AND KEEP WEST COVINA SAFE STATEMENTS NO ONE CAN ARGUE WITH, BUT LACKING ANY SUBSTANCE ONE CANDIDATE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM IGNORING THE ISSUES WHILE THE OTHER WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM. RIGHT NOW, THE INCUMBENT CLAIMS THEIR MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE FLASHING STOP SIGNS, DEAD PLANTS AND BROKEN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON TREES ALONG AZUA AS WE FACE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR DEFICITS. WEST COVINA HEALTH DEPARTMENT COSTING US MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BEFORE IT ST BEFORE IT EVEN OPERATES. AND IT'LL COST US SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 60 AND $90 MILLION ONCE IT OPENS, WASTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON A SPORTSPLEX THAT OTHERS COULD RUN MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, NOT ADDING ONE NEW POLICE OFFICER IN YEARS, LET ALONE HIRING TO THE LEVEL AUTHORIZED. I KNOW CERTAIN PEOPLE SAY WE ADDED THESE NUMBER OF OFFICERS. WELL, IF YOU GO TO MY WEBSITE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVEN'T ADDED ANYTHING. THE CITY COUNCIL ALMOST TRIPLING THEIR PAY AND BENEFITS REFUSING TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, CRIME, GRAFFITI AND MORE IN OUR CITY. WE NEED A SERIOUS CANDIDATE WORKING ON OUR SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH SERIOUS SOLUTIONS. I AM THAT CANDIDATE. SO PLEASE GO TO WWW DOT SHOEMAKER DOT SCHUMAKER INFO. IT'S WWW DOT S-H-E-W-M-A-K-E-R INFO. PLEASE VOTE FOR ME, JOHN MAKER THIS NOVEMBER. THANK YOU. UH, ROBINSON, FOLLOWED BY DOUG FOR, UH, A BLACK SWAN EVENT IS DEFINED AS A HIGH IMPACT EVENT THAT IS UNPREDICTED OR UNEXPECTED. THAT IS, IT'S ANYTHING THE WORLD HOMICIDE ORGANIZATION SAYS. IT IS, ONCE AGAIN, THE WORLD HOMICIDE HEALTH ORGANIZATION WHO HAS DECLARED A GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY THIS TIME FOR MONKEYPOX. BUT LET'S NOT MINCE WORDS. THIS ISN'T ABOUT PROTECTING YOUR HEALTH. IT'S ABOUT ADVANCING A SINISTER AGENT AGENDA OF CONTROL, POWER, AND GLOBAL TYRANNY. UH, IN INSTEAD OF, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING OF TYRANNY, INSTEAD OF UNWORKABLE COMMUNISM, THAT IS, UH, PRICE CONTROLS NEVER WORK. UH, INSTEAD WE NEED, UH, PEACE THROUGH MUSIC HELP GIVING, AS WAS STATED EARLY, EARLIER VOLUNTEERING PERHAPS. UM, BUT, UM, THIS, UH, ANNOUNCEMENT, UH, WE'VE SEEN THE SCRIPT BEFORE WITH COVID-19, A VIRUS WITH 99.7% SURVIVAL RATE. THE GLOBAL ELITES ORCHESTRATED A PANDEMIC TO JUSTIFY DRACONIAN MEASURES UNDER THE GUISE OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. THIS INSTILLED INSTILLED FEAR FORCE COMPLIANCE AND PUSHED A DANGEROUS UNTESTED JAB, UH, ONTO AN UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC. IF THE COVID SHOTS ARE SAFE THAN WHY HAVE OVER 80% OF NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE EMPLOYEES REFUSE TO TAKE ANOTHER BOOSTER. FORMER, FORMER, UH, UK PARLIAMENT MEMBER BRIEN RECENTLY STATED THIS, UH, 80% NUMBER FOR THE NHS EMPLOYEES, UH, WHICH WON'T TAKE ANY MORE, UH, SHOTS. THERE ARE NOW 60 OR MORE BIO WEAPONS CURRENTLY IN AMERICA'S MILITARY ARSENAL. ENOUGH IS [00:35:01] ENOUGH. ALL GAIN OF FUNCTION, UH, RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DISCONTINUED AND THE CONSTITUTION MUST BE AMENDED. AMENDED TO REQUIRE INFORMED CONSENT, EVEN IN FOR, UH, EMERGENCY USE. UH, AUTHORIZED MILITARY DISTRIBUTED COUNTERMEASURE, UH, WEAPONS UNDER OTA, WHICH IS, UH, MILITARY CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. UM, THIS WHOLE OPERATION WAS, UH, UM, THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION CALLED BAR BARDA, UM, BIOMEDICAL ADVANCED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND DOD. THIS, THIS WHOLE THING WE WENT THROUGH WAS A, UH, YOU KNOW, OPERATION WAR. SPEED WAS MILITARY OPERATION. UM, SO, UM, UH, I I MENTIONED THE, UH, UH, AMENDING THE, THE CONSTITUTION. SO, UH, ALL THAT WAS, UH, FOSTERED BY A, UH, A MEDIA WHICH, UH, DOESN'T DO ITS JOB IN A, UH, THEY'RE A MOUTHPIECE FOR THE GOVERNMENT INSTEAD OF, UH, A, UH, A CRITICAL A, A CRITICAL THINKING, UH, UH, UH, A CHECK ON THE GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, UH, UH, KABUKI THEATER AND WE NEED TO GET BACK TO SCIENCE BREAK FREE OF THE VACCINE CULT. UH, ALL VACCINES ARE NEAR NEITHER SAFE NOR EFFECTIVE. AND THERE'S A 1986 VACCINE LAW THAT PROVES THAT. UH, SO COUNTERING THE BAD NEWS IS THE GOOD NEWS THAT, UH, NATURAL DETOX METHODS ARE PRESENTED BY TY AND CHARLENE BOLLINGER, INCLUDING, UH, COLON CLEANSES, KIDNEY CLEANSES, LIVER, LYMPH, AND PARASITE CLEANSES LINKED TO THEIR, UH, RECENTLY RELEASED, UH, NATURAL HEALTH ER SERIES. UH, A A LOT OF THE CURES INSTEAD OF THE, YOU KNOW, MEDI MEDICAL, UH, INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ARE AVAILABLE. UH, UH, IF, IF YOU, IF YOU GET OUT OF THE SYSTEM, UH, SOMETIMES, UH, A MIRACULOUS CURES CAN HAPPEN. UM, IF THE COVID SHOTS ARE SO SAFE, THEN, UH, THEN, THEN, THEN, UH, WHY THE, THE, UH, DISMAL, UH, HEALTH STATISTICS IN THESE LAST YEARS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. DOG FOUR. OH, WOW. SHOCKED. WE HAVE A NEW, WE HAVE A NEW SYSTEM. . IT'S THE BEST ONE. . IT'S THE, THE, THE MOST CLEAR. WE'RE READY. I'M GONNA START THE TIME. AWESOME. THANK YOU GUYS. HELLO, MY NAME IS DOUGLAS FOUR. YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD ME BEFORE. I LIVE IN THIS AWESOME CITY, DISTRICT FIVE. I HAVE BUSINESSES AND DISTRICT THREE IN THIS AWESOME CITY, AND I ONLY WANT THE BEST FOR THIS CITY. I HAVE A GROWING CONCERN OF THE OPENNESS AND THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO SHARE INFORMATION AND TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY. UM, ON JULY 16TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THERE WERE FIVE AGENDA ITEMS ADDED ONTO THE AGENDA AT THE ONE HOUR AND 48 MINUTE MARK. THE ONE HOUR AND 52 MINUTE MARK, THE ONE HOUR AND 56 MINUTE MARK, THE ONE HOUR AND 57 MINUTE MARK, AND THE ONE HOUR AND 58 MINUTE MARK OF THIS MEETING, THIS HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE AT 95% OF THE MEETINGS IN THE LAST YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN ATTENDING HERE FOR THE CITY. UM, THE MOTIONS AT THAT LIST LAST MEETING WERE MADE BY FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. ONE OF THEM PASSED WITH A FOUR ONE VOTE, AND THE OTHER FOUR PASSED A FIVE ZERO VOTE. THE PROCESS TOOK PLACE WITH THE GUIDANCE OF LEGAL COUNSEL AND THE, THE CITY ATTORNEY CALLING IT A MOTHER MAY I, UM, ACCORDING TO THE ROBERTS RULE OF ORDER CODE 5 4 9 5 4 0.2, IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE AGENDA BE POSTED 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS DONE BY THE CITY, ADDING FIVE AGENDA ITEMS AT THE END OF A MEETING DID NOT GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COMMENT OR BE AWARE OF THE ACTIONS THE COUNCIL WERE TAKING AT THAT EVENING. I AM AWARE THAT THE MAJORITY RULES OF THIS COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS [00:40:01] CAN BE ADDED OR DELETED DURING A MEETING AS THIS ACTION. AND THESE MEETINGS WERE NOT ILLEGAL, BUT CREATED AND A BUT BY CREATING AND ADDING AGENDA ITEMS DURING A MEETING IS POOR PRACTICE. I FEEL THAT MAKES THIS COMMUNITY QUESTION TRANSPARENCY AND BREEDS MISTRUST. UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COMMENT ABOUT THE STOPLIGHT THAT WAS APPROVED AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING BY CONTOS WU AND DIAZ. AT THE LAST MEETING. THE MAYOR ASKED FOR IT TO BE POSTPONED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS SIMPLY COULDN'T BE HONORED. ALSO, 90% OF THE RESIDENTS WERE AGAINST IT AND HAVE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME, BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. IT'S JUST DISAPPOINTING THAT THE COUNCIL DOES NOT WORK WELL TOGETHER AND DOES NOT REACT TO THE OPINIONS AND DESIRES OF THE COMMUNITY OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME. I HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKER SLIPS, MAYOR. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU PLEASE RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT? YEAH, I THINK THE ONLY ONE THAT I REALLY HAVE A RESPONSE, UM, FOR IS THE LAST ITEM. MOTHER MAY EYES ARE SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL CAN, UH, REQUEST FROM STAFF TO BRING BACK AT A LATER POINT IN TIME OR ADDRESS AT A, THROUGH VARIOUS MANNERS, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S NECESSARILY DISCUSSED AS A STAFF REPORT THE DAY THAT IT'S ADDED. SO, UM, THOSE ARE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING THE CITY ATTORNEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD, BUT THOSE ARE CONSIDERED MOTHER MAY I REQUEST. UM, AND THERE'S ALSO, THEY DON'T, YOU DON'T TAKE ACTION ON IT. THIS IS HOW YOU ASK STAFF TO PLACE SOMETHING ON A FUTURE AGENDA, WHICH WE FOLLOW THE BROWN ACT. 72 I, WE DO IT EVEN MORE TIME AND IT GIVES, UH, CITIZENS NOTICE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD AT THE NEXT MEETING WHENEVER IT'S IZED. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL [CONSENT CALENDAR] RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. COUNSEL, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? UH, SO I, I AM GONNA BE ABSTAINING FROM NUMBER ONE. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS? NUMBER ONE THROUGH SIX WITH, UH, THE MAYOR ABSTAINING FROM NUMBER ONE. SO MOVE. I'LL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CONTOS, A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ, THE AUTO TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX WITH, UH, MAYOR CAL TABBA BY ABSTAINING FROM ITEM NUMBER ONE, COUNCILMAN CONTOS AYE. COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ? AYE. COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ. VITO AYE. MAYOR PRO TE W AYE. MAYOR CALDONE. AYE. ITEMS PASSED, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. UH, NOW WE ARE TO, UH, CITY COUNCIL REPORTS, AB 1, 2, 3, 4 CONFERENCES AND MEETING REPORTS. SEEING NONE, UH, ANY CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS. SEEING NONE. ANY CITY [CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS] COUNCIL COMMENTS? YE YES, MR. MAYOR? YES. COUNCILMAN CONTOS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, I WANTED TO, UH, TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR, OUR STAFF FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING WITH MY FLURRY OF EMAILS WITH REGARD TO DIFFERENT RESIDENT CONCERNS. IT'S, IT'S BEEN REALLY AN INTENSE TIME WITH OUR MAKING SURE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO, TO LITERALLY EVERY COMMUNITY REQUEST. AND, UH, JUST REALLY APPRECIATE OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS FOR, FOR REALLY BENDING OVER BACKWARDS TO DO WHATEVER THEY CAN TO, TO BE RESPONSIVE WHENEVER WE SEND THINGS THEIR WAY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, AND ALSO TO CALL FOR, IF THEY'RE AT RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO, UH, WHO CONTINUE TO TO NEED THINGS WHERE THEY'VE, THEY'VE MADE REQUESTS, PLEASE, UH, LET US KNOW BECAUSE, UH, WE REALLY WORK HARD TO BE RESPONSIVE TO RESIDENTS. UM, AND SEPARATELY, UH, JUST WANTED TO, TO BUILD ON THE CITY MANAGER'S COMMENT REGARDING TRANSPARENCY. THE MOTHER MAY I IS A, IS A REALLY, UM, OUR, OUR MAKING MOTHER, MAY I REQUEST, THOSE ARE NOT AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE VOTED ON AT THAT TIME, AND WE ARE ACTUALLY CHOOSING TO MAKE, TO MAKE THOSE IN A TRANSPARENT WAY IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE PUBLIC. SO THEN THAT WAY THEY CAN SEE THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO ADD TO ADD TO A FUTURE AGENDA. AND THEN WHEN THE ITEMS ARE ADDED ON THE FUTURE AGENDA, EVERYONE IS GIVEN THE SAME NOTICE. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT, UH, REMARK. UH, AND THEN LASTLY, UM, WANTED TO, TO SAY THAT, UM, I, I HAVE BEEN WORKING TO, TO BUILD, UM, SUPPORT FOR, FOR VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THAT, UM, IN, IN, IN TERMS OF WATER CONSERVATION AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY DRINKING WATER, AS WELL [00:45:01] AS AIR QUALITY AND IMPROVING AIR QUALITY AND, AND, AND PROMOTING ENERGY SAVINGS. SO IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT ANY INITIATIVES THAT COULD BE OF BENEFIT TO YOU, THEN EMAIL ME AND I'LL, I'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT IN ADDITION TO OTHER THINGS THAT I'LL BE, I'LL BE DESCRIBING, UM, OVER THE NEXT, UH, COUPLE MONTHS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CONTOS. COUNCILWOMAN, UH, DIAZ. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, I HAVE A MOTHER. MAY I, UM, SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN NOTICING THROUGHOUT OUR CITY IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF CHILDREN GOING TO SCHOOL. WE HAVE A LOT OF CONGESTION IN OUR STREETS, AND PARENTS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME PICKING UP THEIR CHILDREN AND THEY CREATE TRAFFIC AND THEY'RE DOUBLE PARKING. AND THERE'S A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUES THAT CONCERN ME ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS. SO, UM, ONE THING I'D LIKE STAFF TO FIND OUT IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE CAN TRY TO ALLEVIATE THAT, THAT PROBLEM WE HAVE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED MORE, UH, TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. UM, WE ALSO, I THINK WE ALSO NEED SOME, UM, LIGHTS THAT WE USED TO HAVE ON MERCED ELEMENTARY THAT USED TO LIGHT UP THE STREETS, CROSSWALKS THERE. THEY STILL HAVE 'EM AT MESA, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. BUT, UM, I THINK THEY SHOULD BE THROUGHOUT ALL OUR SCHOOLS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE MORE KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL HERE, OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT WE HAVE PARENTS DOUBLE PARKING AND, UM, I THINK IT'S REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. AND, UM, I KNOW THAT ONE YEAR WE HAD A, A YOUNG MAN THAT WAS HIT AND KILLED, OR NOT, I'M SORRY, NOT KILLED, INJURED SEVERELY, UM, WASN'T IN OUR CITY, BUT IT WAS OUR BORDER CITY. AND, UM, SO I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS, UM, COMING AND GOING TO OUR SCHOOLS. SO IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. COUNCILWOMAN LOPEZ VIRO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ADD TO COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ. UM, IF YOU COULD JUST PROBABLY CONTACT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL. UM, BECAUSE I KNOW ONE SCHOOL EVERY YEAR, THEY USED TO HAVE A CROSSWALK PERSON. I DIDN'T SEE IT THIS YEAR. UM, SO THEY ALSO HELP ALLEVIATE THAT, UH, PLAN WHERE THEY DISTRIBUTE TO ALL THE PARENTS OF LIKE A SYSTEM OF HOW TO PICK UP. SO IF WE CAN WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD, THAT'D BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TAMU. YEAH, I THINK WE WENT THROUGH THIS COUPLE YEARS AGO. WE WANT TO SURVEY ENTIRE WEST COVIN SCHOOL. OKAY. THE SCHOOL ZONE. THEN HOW CAN WE IMPROVE ON THE CROSSWALK? OKAY. AND THE LITTED LIGHT, LIKE, UH, OKAY. ON THE, ON THE BARAS, ON THE MAIN ELEMENTARY, THEY HAVE, UH, THE OKAY. WHEN YOU PUSH OKAY. ON THE GROUND. OKAY. THEY HAVE A FLASHING LIGHT, SO, SO THE CAR CAN STOP. SO I THINK THIS IS KIND OF IMPORTANT FOR OUR CHILDREN TO CROSS. OKAY. BECAUSE NOW ALL THE TIME YOU HAVE A CROSS CROSSING GUARD RIGHT THERE. SO, SO I THINK IT'S OKAY. I WANT TO ADD ON INTO THE OLD SCHOOL. OKAY. AND WORK WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SURVEY ALL THE SURROUNDING SCHOOL WITH THE SAFETY CROSSWALK AND, UH, INCLUDING THE, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. SO I WILL SECOND IT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS? ARE YOU, NO. YOU WANTED TO TAKE THE CALL? JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE NO OBJECTION, NO OBJECTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, UH, I HAVE, UH, MY, MY SON, UH, AT ORANGEWOOD AND, AND THEY DO HAVE, UH, TWO, TWO CROSSWALK, UM, PERSONNEL THERE. AND, AND THEY RUN IT REAL WELL. BUT, UH, TO ADD ON THAT, UH, CITY MANAGER, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN REALLY TRYING TO SCHEDULE THAT JOINT MEETING WITH THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. UH, AND I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER REASON WHY THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. SO WE CAN COLLABORATE AND COOVER, UH, TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED AND THEN WE ALSO CAN GET THE RESOURCES WE NEED FROM THEM IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS, IS SAFE. ALRIGHT, MR. MAYOR? YES, MAYOR, UH, COUNCILMAN CONTOS. JUST A, A QUICK REQUEST, UM, FORMALIZING A REQUEST, UH, FOR STAFF TO LOOK INTO, UH, FINALIZING A, UM, APPROVAL OF A REQUEST FOR STREETLIGHTS IN THE DARK AREA OF MONTEZUMA. UH, AND SO, UH, THERE'S AN AREA THERE, A BIG STRETCH WHERE PEOPLE WALK AT NIGHT AND THERE HAVE BEEN NEAR ACCIDENTS ALREADY. SO JUST FOR EDISON TO LOOK INTO AND FOR THAT TO BE WORKED ON WITH STAFF, JUST TO, TO IMPROVE LIGHTING IN THAT AREA. SECOND, DO WE HAVE CONSENSUS? CONSENSUS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO, UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO, TO SAY, YOU KNOW, UH, I WANNA JUMP ON WHAT COUNCILMAN CONTOS SAID ABOUT STAFF. UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW QUICK STAFF IS TO RESPOND. UM, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS [00:50:01] HAVE ISSUES, UH, AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY THANKFUL TO, TO, TO PUBLIC WORKS, TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, TO OUR PD. UH, YOU'RE ALL DOING A WONDERFUL JOB OF RESPONDING, UH, RIGHT AWAY TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS. UH, I ALSO WANNA, UH, THANK, UH, MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HERE FOR HOLDING IT DOWN. UH, WHILE I WAS, UH, AWAY, UH, REPRESENTING WEST COVINA IN CHICAGO, UH, IT WAS, UM, AN OPPORTUNITY REALLY TO, TO TALK ABOUT OUR CITY, UH, AND THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE. UH, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE VERY WELL RECEIVED. WE'RE VERY WELL KNOWN. AND SO, LIKE I SAID, IT, IT WAS JUST A, A, A GREAT, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO AGAIN, HIGHLIGHT THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN WEST COVINA. SO, UH, THANK YOU, UH, FOR, UH, HANDLING THAT MAYOR PRO TEM WU. AND, UH, I HEARD ABOUT YOU ON CNN. REALLY? WOW. YOU FAMOUS NOW. WOW. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. SO, UH, YEAH, WE, WE, WE DID WEST COVINA GOT A LITTLE AIRTIME ON, ON, UH, SOME OF THE NATIONAL TELECAST. SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? A MOTION? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THIS CONCLUDES OUR MEETING. WOW. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.