[CALL TO ORDER]
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UH, WELCOME TO OUR JANUARY, JANUARY 14, 20, 25 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, RIGHT NOW IT'S, UH, SIX O'CLOCK AND THE MEETING IS NOW IN SECTION AND, UH, EIGHT TONIGHT.
WE DON'T HAVE INVOCATION, BUT WE HAVE A MINUTES OF SILENT FOR THE PEOPLE THEY LOST THEIR LIFE DURING THIS FIRESTONE.
AND, UH, I WILL LEAVE FOR LEDGE RELIGION AND OUR HEART AND PRAYER TO GO TO THE PEOPLE.
THEY HAVE A BIG LOSS FOR THEIR HOME, FOR THEIR PROPERTY, FOR THEIR BUSINESS, AND ESPECIALLY FOR 24% CURRENTLY THAT THE NUMBER THAT LOST THEIR LIFE AND THEY WISH THEM OKAY FOR THE FAMILY WITH THIS BIG LOSS.
AND OUR PRAYER AND HEART GO TO THEM AND THEN WE MORE WISH THEM WITH COVINA.
ANYTHING WE CAN HELP, WE WANT TO HELP THEM.
PLEASE, LET'S HAVE A, A MINUTES OF, UH, SILENT PLEASE.
AND, UH, PLEASE PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND TO YOUR HEART AND FACE THE FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALL TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDS, ONE NATION, NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
AND THEN ASSISTANT CITY CLERK.
BEFORE TAKING ROLE, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT MAYOR PROTI LOPEZ VITO CANNOT BE HERE TONIGHT AS SHE IS WORKING IN RESPONSE TO THE EATON FIRE, EAST EATON, EASTON, EATON FIRE.
EATON FIRE AND COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ CANNOT BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN DEPLOYED TO A NATURAL DISASTER.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA]
OKAY.AND NOW WE MOVE TO OVERALL COMMUNICATION DUE TO THE TIME WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING COMING UP.
NOBODY AGAINST, THAT'S THREE MINUTES.
FOLKS, AS YOU SEE, OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED THE RESPONSE TO THE CALIFORNIA CRISIS THAT I HAVE TOLD YOU OVER AND OVER AND REPEATEDLY THAT CALIFORNIA IS DOOMED.
BUT NONE OF YOU SEEN THE CARE.
YOUR MAYOR RIPS YOU OFF YOUR COUNCIL.
PEOPLE MAKE BAD DECISIONS FOR YOU.
AND THEN YOUR MANAGER HERE HAS A CHILD GET KILLED OVER THE MAINTENANCE OF A LIGHT.
MATTER OF FACT, I BELIEVE DONALD TRUMP'S GONNA MAKE A CHANGE AND THAT CHANGE IS REALITY.
AS YOU SEE, MR. WU, I SPECIFICALLY MADE THE POINT I NO LONGER USE PROFANITY IN 2025 BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S NOT MY BELIEF ANYMORE.
I'VE BECOME LIKE ALL ITOS, I'M BLIND TO RELIGION AND I RESPECT ONLY ONE GOD.
THE SAME GOD THAT YOU LIE TO THE SAME GOD YOU ABUSE BY MISTREATING HIS DISSENT PEOPLE, THE NATIVE AMERICANS OF CALIFORNIA, EXCUSE ME, IT IS A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
SO WOULD YOU, WE ONLY TALK ABOUT THE WHITE AGENDA.
YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK TO THE REGULAR AGENDA AGAIN? ALL RIGHT.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, EMERGENCY SERVICES PROCLAMATION.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I SAY CALIFORNIA AMERICA'S DOOMED.
BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP PROVED THE FACT THAT IF WE CAN'T HAVE FREE SPEECH, IF WE'RE NOT CENSORED, AND WHERE ARE WE GONNA GO WHEN WE HAVE TO COMPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR US, WHO ARE THE FIRST TO UNDERSTAND THAT? IS IT THE MAYOR? IS IT THE COUNCIL PEOPLE? OLLIE? IS IT THE DISABLED PEOPLE? WE DON'T KNOW.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT AMERICA HAS BEEN DOOMED FROM THE DAY THAT I STARTED SAYING IT.
THE CHINESE, THE RUSSIANS AND ALL THOSE CAMEL JOCKS IN THE EAST ARE GONNA COME AND STRIP THIS LAND OF WHAT YOU GUYS DID TO THE NATIVE AMERICANS WHEN YOU FIRST CAME WITH YOUR 13 COLONIES AND DESTROYED AMERICA.
ALL FOR YOUR GREED AND YOUR PASSION FOR POWER.
TONY, HOW IS IT THAT YOU'RE THE MAYOR AGAIN? TONY, WHY CAN'T WE JUST HAVE BOLOGNA AND CHEESE AND, AND SHUT UP FOR THE DAY AND REALLY
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THINK BACK ON ALL THE POSITIVE THINGS THAT TONY BOLOGNA WOO DID FOR US? NOTHING REALLY.AND IF YOU'RE A VET OR YOU THINK YOU'RE A VET, WHY AREN'T YOU DEFENDING MY POINT? WHY AREN'T YOU PROVING TO ME THAT I'M WRONG ABOUT WHY AMERICA'S DOOM, EVEN WHEN DONALD TRUMP FIXES THE PROBLEMS, THE RECKLESS DEMOCRAT PARTY, ALONG WITH ALL THOSE NIMBLE SOULS, IDIOT.
MORE ON PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW IN AMERICA, ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA.
'CAUSE ALL WE'RE DOING IS FUELING THE TAXES TO PAY FOR MORE TAXATION BECAUSE OUR GOVERNOR GAVIN COMB SUCKS THE TODAY.
WE HAVE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MAYOR.
[1) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025-3 CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES’ PROCLAMATION NO. 2025-01 PROCLAIMING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO SEVERE WINDSTORM]
UH, THANK YOU.AND LET'S GO TO THE FIRST AGENDA, THE WHY WE HERE FOR OKAY.
UH, THE CITY, CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE PRESENT IT? UH, YES.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE YOU IS A PROCLAMATION THAT I SIGNED LAST WEEK IN RESPONSE TO THE WINDSTORMS THAT IMPACTED WEST COVINA.
WE HAD OVER 75, UM, INCIDENCES THAT WERE REPORTED AND, UM, STAFF IS STILL RESPONDING TO THEM.
WHILE WE'VE GOTTEN A MAJORITY OF, UH, THEM, UH, CLEANED UP OR IS ADDRESSED, THERE'S STILL OUTSTANDING ITEMS THAT, UM, WE ARE EVALUATING AND SERVING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO SOME OF THE CITY FACILITIES AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE WINDSTORMS LAST WEEK.
AND SO, UM, WITH UM, SUBMITTING THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION, WE ARE ABLE TO GET REIMBURSEMENT OR FUNDING FOR THOSE EXPENSES.
UM, AND, UH, FROM STAFF, UH, RESPONDING TO THE WINDSTORMS TO FACILITY OR TO DAMAGES.
UM, AND SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU'LL RATIFY THE, UH, PROCLAMATION THAT I SIGNED LAST WEEK.
WE, WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE AND ESPECIALLY THE WINDSTORM THAT THE WINDS GOING TO KICK UP TONIGHT TO TOMORROW, SO, OKAY.
WITH ALL THIS, PEOPLE UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE CITY TRYING TO DO IS TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENT.
MAKE SURE OUR POLICE ARE FIRE OR ALERT.
ALL THESE HILLS ARE AND THIS UN THAT.
AND DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVE.
OKAY, DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CONTOS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ.
[2) CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENTS]
FIVE ZERO.WE'LL MOVE TO A SECOND AGENDA REGARDING APPOINTMENT.
WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO, SO WE DONE, I THINK YOUR NEXT TIME IS TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
SAY THAT AGAIN? TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
I KNOW, BUT LISA, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.
YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE, BUT LISA WANT TO VOTE
YOU WANT US TO VOTE OR NO?
SO, UH, DO I HAVE MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? DO I HAVE MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? SECOND? I, I MOVED TO, UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.