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[CALL TO ORDER]
THANK YOU.HAVE OUR COUNCILWOMAN GRACE ABOUT THE TUNNELS OVER HERE.
AND LET'S HAVE OUR MEETING STARTED.
UH, WELCOME TO OUR FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025 CD COUNCIL MEETING.
RIGHT NOW IS SEVEN O'CLOCK ON TIME.
TONIGHT INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR SAMUEL MARTINEZ FROM AMAZING LOVE MINISTRY AND THE MAYO PROTEIN LOPEZ VIDO WILL LAY US IN THE PLEDGE OF, UH, LEGION.
HEAVENLY FATHERS, WE GATHER HERE THIS EVENING.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE US FATHERS TO ASSURE US OF THE LIBERTIES THAT WE EXERCISE ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND THOSE FREEDOMS THAT EVEN TODAY WE'RE GONNA EXERCISE.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR THEM, FATHER, BECAUSE MANY OF THEM HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE ENJOY.
AND HEAVENLY FATHER, WE REMEMBER THE WORDS OF ALL JEREMIAH AND THE OLD TESTAMENT WHO SAID THAT IS NOT WITHIN MAN TO DIRECT HIS OWN PATH.
SO WE NEED YOU, FATHER, WE NEED YOUR DIRECTION, AND WE NEED YOUR GUIDANCE FOR IT WOULD BE THE UTMOST ARROGANCE TO ASSUME THAT WE CAN RUN OUR OWN LIVES AND RUN OUR OWN CITY.
FATHER, AS GREAT AS IT IS NOW.
AND FATHER, WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND WE ASK THAT YOU GRANT WISDOM TO OUR MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL, CHIEF OF POLICE, FIRE CHIEF, OUR CITY MANAGER, FATHER, AND ALL THOSE IN AUTHORITY IN THIS CITY.
FATHER, WE EVEN ASK YOU FOR WISDOM FOR OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR PARENTS, HEAVENLY FATHER, OUR BUSINESS LEADERS, AND WE LIFT UP THOSE HEAVENLY FATHER THAT, THAT ARE LONELY TODAY, FATHER, THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH CRISIS, FATHER THAT ARE FEELING PERHAPS EVEN SUICIDAL.
FATHER, WE REMEMBER THE WORDS OF ISAIAH COMFORTY COMFORT IN MY PEOPLE.
WE THANK THAT YOU ARE THE FATHER OF MERCIES AND THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT.
AND HEAVENLY FATHER, WE PRAY FOR THE RESTORATION FATHER OF THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED BY, BY THE FIRES FATHER AND, AND EVEN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL FATHER, SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE HURRICANES.
FATHER, WE PRAY FOR RESTORATION, FOR YOU ARE THE GOD OF RESTORATION.
AND SO FATHER, WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU TODAY AND WE PRAY THE PROTECTION OF YOUR ANGELS OVER OUR SOLDIERS AND OVER OUR POLICE OFFICERS.
FATHER, I REMEMBER THE WORDS OF MOSES, OF ALL THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU WITH COVINA.
THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU, LIFT UP HIS CONTINENCE UPON YOU AND GRANT YOU HIS SHALOM.
PEACE, NOTHING MISSING, NOTHING BROKEN.
GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS OUR GREAT CITY OF WEST COVINA.
FACE THE FLAG, PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART READY? BEGIN ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WI IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
CAN I HAVE A SEAT PLEASE? UH, CITY CLERK, UH, ROCO, PLEASE.
AND THEN, UH, CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING REPORT OFF ON THE CLOSED SESSION? NOTHING TO REPORT.
[PRESENTATIONS]
OKAY.WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND UH, AND THE FIRST PRESENTATION IS MY HONOR TO OKAY.
INTRODUCE OUR BELOVED CONGRESSWOMAN.
OKAY? I DUNNO IF SHE MIGHT OR NOT.
SHE SAID, I DON'T THINK I SAY YES.
YOU'RE TAKING CARE WEST COVINA, OKAY.
AND, UH, ALL THE REST OF WEST COVINA LOVE YOU.
SO LET ME COME OUT, OKAY? AND, UH, TO, AND PRESENT, UH, THE WHY WE INVITE YOU TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
AND, UH, UH, I WORK WITH YOU FOR MY CAREER AS A NINE YEARS A CITY COUNCIL.
AND, UH, I CALL YOU ALL THE TIME AND, UH, AND YOU PICK UP THE PHONE EVERY TIME.
BUT BEFORE, BEFORE, BEFORE I STARTED, I WANT TO READ THIS SO I DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKE AND PEOPLE KNOW I WILL OUT SCRIPT,
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TONY WILL GO TO TONY W'S FREESTYLE.BUT NOW I DON'T WANT TO BE FREESTYLE.
I WANT TO GO WITH CONGRESSWOMAN.
GRACE ANO HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO THE WELFARE OF HER CONSTITUENT THROUGH HER TIRELESSLY, OKAY.
EFFORT AND THE ADVOCACY IN WASHINGTON DC AND, UH, OKAY.
AND, UH, I THINK CONGRESSWOMAN CAN SEE WE HONOR TO PUT, UH, THE, YOUR GIFT RIGHT THERE.
AND, UH, THEN OUR COUNCILMAN ALI SIT IN FRONT OF LESS.
SO SOME, MAYBE ONE DAY HE'S GOING TO BE THERE.
SO WE CAN SEND OUR WEALTH MEMBER OVER THERE, OKAY? RIGHT, ALI, OKAY.
AND CONGRESSWOMAN NATANO HAS SUCCESSFULLY SECURE $7 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE THEA AVENUE, OKAY? FOR THE A DA HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY.
AND THE MOST IMPORTANT I'VE BEEN GOSPEL AND PREACHING THE CHOIR BUCKING ON THE TREE FOR SEVEN YEARS ABOUT SYNCHRONIZATION, TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOR AZUA REVENUE.
AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR CONSTITUENT, AND ESPECIALLY PEOPLE LIVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, HAVE THIS SYNCHRONIZATION.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU DRIVING A SUSE, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT'S BUMPERED TO BUMPER ALL THE TIME.
BUT YOU UNDERSTAND, AND YOU FIGHT FOR US WITH LESS $7 MILLION.
WE HOPE WE HAVE 10 MILLION, BUT IT'S OKAY, WE CAN SIT WITH $7.
I'M A GREEDY MAN, OKAY? IT'S JUST WANT MORE, OKAY? WE WANT MORE TAXES.
COME BACK TO THE WEST COVINA AND SPEAKING TO EVERYBODY'S DRIVING AZUSA.
SO ENTIRE FIVE C WILL BENEFIT THIS AZUA SYNCHRONIZATION TRAFFIC SIGNAL, BECAUSE FROM AZUSA, OKAY, COVINA, WEST COVINA, LAPUENTE, CITY OF INDUSTRY, ALL WILL JET ALL WILL BENEFIT WITH THIS BIG THING.
AND WE ALREADY PUT A PRIORITY TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.
SO WE'RE GONNA SPEND A $7 MILLION RIGHT AWAY, OKAY? SO, OKAY.
SO FOR THE SYNCHRONIZATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WEST COVINA, THIS FUNDING WILL INSTRUMENTAL IN ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WEST COVINA RESIDENT.
NOT ONLY THE WEST COVINA, ALL THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BENEFIT IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE BY ENSURING THAT THE ROADWAY ARE MORE EFFICIENT OKAY? AND SAFER AND ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY.
WHY? BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE BUMPER TO BUMPER, BUMPER TO BUMPER AND CON CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THE POLLUTION.
NOW, IF YOU'RE DRIVING 40 MILES PER HOUR, IT WILL BE ALL GREEN LIGHT.
GO TO THE TWO 10 OR GO TO 60, AND THEN YOU CAN, MORE PEOPLE WILL USE, USE THE EASTERN AND WEST GO LINE METROLINK AND MASS TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION.
BECAUSE IN AZUA WE MUCH MORE SMOOTHLY OKAY? TO DRIVING AND THEN WILL CREATE A LOT OF, UH, PEOPLE WILLING TO TAKE THE, THE GOAL LINE, THE METRO LINK.
OKAY? CONGRESSWOMAN NAPOLITANO COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND HER SUPPORT FOR OUR CRITICAL PROJECT REFLECT HER ON VEL DEVOTION TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
SO, SO ONE THING I WANT TO, LET'S GIVE HER A HAND PLEASE.
BESIDE WE HAVE THIS $7 MILLION, BUT AT 2020, I WAS THE MAYOR AT THE TIME, OKAY? AND, UH, 2020, UH, THAT'S WHY PEOPLE CALL ME PANDEMIC MAYOR, BECAUSE WHEN I, WHEN I MAYOR PANDEMIC AND, AND THAT WHEN I THINK HAPPENED, NOBODY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND, UH, WE DON'T HAVE A TEST CENTER AND WITH COVINA, OKAY? WE ARE OKAY.
LACK OF SERVICE AND, UM, RESOURCE.
AND I CALLED, OKAY? UH, OUR CONGRESSWOMAN, I SAY WE DON'T HAVE ANY RESOURCE.
CAN WE USE THE CDBG FUND? USE THAT FUND.
SEE, I REMEMBER, USE THAT FUND TO BECOME A TEST CENTER.
USE THAT MONEY TO HIRE, AUTOMATE, AND BECOME, WE THE FIRST CITY HAVE A TEST CENTER BECAUSE OUR CONGRESSWOMAN, LET'S GIVE HER A HAND AGAIN BEFORE EVEN COUNTY SET IT UP, OKAY? ON THE AIR MONTE AND PRO BONO, WE HAVE AUTOMATE WITH THE CDBG FUND BECAUSE WE, WITHOUT THE FUNDING, WE CANNOT HIRE OKAY? AUTOMATE TO DO THE TEST CENTER.
AND I THINK THAT SAVE A LOT OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND CAN COUNT THE PEOPLE DOWN.
AND THEN, OKAY, PLUS WE HAVE ALL THE, FROM TIME TO TIME, INCLUDING CAMERON, I THINK WE HAVE A CAMERON AVENUE PROJECT WITH YOUR HELP TOO.
AND NOW THIS $7 MILLION WITH, UH, YOUR BIG HELP.
SO WE CAN DO THE SYNCHRONIZATION AT A DA HANDICAP.
AND AZUA IS A VERY, VERY BUSY STREET.
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NORTH AND SOUTH.IF YOU LOOK AROUND 57 AND 6 0 5, IN BETWEEN, YOU HAVE NOTHING.
YOU ONLY HAVE A AZUA AVENUE, SO-CALLED, CALLED, UH, ROUTE 39.
AND THEN IF YOU DON'T DO A SYNCHRONIZATION TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND NOBODY WILL USE, OR PEOPLE USE, IT WILL TAKE FOREVER FOR THEM TO GO TO THEIR DESTINATION.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO PUT THIS AND OUR CONGRESSWOMAN HEARD IT, UNDERSTAND AND FIGHT FOR US, AND WE GOT THE MONEY, OR WE CHECK ALREADY.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE, THE MONEY ALREADY.
WE, WE, WE DON'T WANNA SEE YOU.
NINE, THE DC BUT, UH, YOU NEED TO ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT.
SO WEST COVID, I LOVE, LOVE YOU AND WEST CO IN DEPTH TO, FOR YOUR SERVICE.
AND, UH, WE HAVE, UH, A KEY, A KEY OF THE CITY, AND WE WANT YOU TO, NOW YOU CAN COME UP, OKAY? RATHER THAN ME YABA TALKING, WE WANT THE CONGRESSWOMAN SAY SOMETHING.
YOU NEED A, YOU NEED A, THAT'S OKAY.
CONGRESSWOMAN, WHAT CAN I SAY? I HONOR DEEPLY.
YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU SAY ANYTHING YOU WANT.
YEAH, IT IS A PLEASURE TO SEE PEOPLE HERE THAT I KNOW.
IT'S ONE OF THE FEW CITIES THAT I HAD PRO DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS WITH
YOU PLACE THE COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS FIRST.
AND I CERTAINLY THANK THE CITY FOR ALL THIS WONDERFUL HONOR.
AND MY STAFF, MY FORMER STAFF, MOST OF 'EM ARE HERE, EDMA AND, UH, AND UH, AND LEANDRA, AND THEY ALL ARE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
UH, I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH BECAUSE YOU ARE A CITY THAT I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH.
IF YOU TELL, IF YOU, I'LL STRAIGHTEN YOU UP,
AND I THANK EVERYBODY, LOTS OF GOOD FRIENDS.
THIS DON AND, UH, VICKY, UH, MY GOSH, IT'S LIKE ALL HOME WEEK
AND, UH, I REALLY ENJOY BEING WITH YOU TONIGHT.
I'M GLAD I ABLE TO GO COME BECAUSE I WOULD BE IN WASHINGTON.
OH, IF IT WEREN'T, IF I WERE STILL IN CON IN CONGRESS MM-HMM
SO I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HONOR.
I THINK THAT OH YES, KEVIN AND HIS WIFE ES ALL FRIENDS.
OH MY GOSH, SO MANY OF 'EM, KEN.
I JUST DUNNO WHAT TO SAY OTHER THAN I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HONOR.
WE, WE, WE NOW COUNSEL, YOU WANNA JOIN ME, PLEASE.
AND, UM, UH, BRING THE KEY OF THE CITY.
SO MEANING YOU CAN COME IN ANY OFFICE YOU WANT.
OKAY? THE KEY, YOU CAN OPEN UP ALL THE PLACES.
OKAY? BUT HE CALLS CITY MANAGER.
OKAY? BUT, BUT I THINK MOST IMPORTANT THING, I THINK I HAVE A CITY COUNCIL OVER HERE, OKAY? AND, OKAY.
AND, AND WE, WE WANT TO, OKAY.
AND, UH, AND PUT THAT NOT ONLY GIVE YOU THE KEY, UH, WE ALREADY APPROVED FILE VERSE, WE ARE GOING TO PUT OKAY.
AND, UH, WILL BE KNOWN AS A CONGRESSWOMAN POLITANO WAY.
SO YOU, SO, SO ZZA AVENUE, OKAY? I CANNOT TELL ALL THE CT, OKAY? OKAY.
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COVINA SECTION, THERE'LL BE KNOWN AS OUR CONGRESSWOMAN, OKAY? GRACE NUMBER TUNNEL WAY.OKAY? AND WE ARE GOING TO, WE ARE GOING TO PUT A PLAQUE, OKAY? ON THE ISLAND SO PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER YOU, YOUR CONTRIBUTION FOREVER.
BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU, WE CANNOT HAVE A SYNCHRONIZATION.
SO I WANT TO HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY SOMETHING FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR LEADERSHIP.
YOU KNOW YOUR NAME AND IT'S JUST, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AGAIN, AND, UH, YOU WILL BE MISSED.
AND, UH, WE JUST APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU HERE ALL THE TIME.
I'LL, WHEN WE DO THE GROUNDBREAKING, GROUNDBREAKING, YOU'LL BE HERE.
HAVE A PLAQUE WITH YOUR NAME FOR THE STREET.
I'M THE COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT ONE.
AND CONGRESSWOMAN, YOU ARE A, UH, INSPIRATION OF BEACON FOR THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.
YOU HAVE INSPIRED GENERATIONS AND GENERATIONS, INCLUDING MYSELF AS A YOUNG KID GROWING UP IN WEST COVINA.
IT WAS INSPIRATIONAL PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT, THAT MADE ME INSPIRED TO RUN FOR OFFICE AND BE HERE, WHO I AM TODAY.
AND, UH, YOUR INSPIRATION, WHAT YOU DID FOR THE PEOPLE AT WEST COVINA AND YOUR DEDICATION.
AND, AND NOT ONLY SECURING $7 MILLION FOR SUSE AVENUES, THE SUSE AVENUE CORRIDOR, BUT YOU ALSO MADE SURE THAT FUNDING WAS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS A PERSON, AS THE FIRST PERSON WITH AUTISM ELECTED TO ES COVINA.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGHOUT OUR NATION.
THIS, THIS IS REALLY PERSONAL HERE.
I, I WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, UH, HAVING MET YOU WAY BACK IN 2008 WHEN I WAS STILL IN WASHINGTON AND SPENDING TIME WITH YOU AT THE TOWNHOUSE.
I STILL HAVE THE TIE THAT YOU GAVE ME.
AND, UH, I, I ALSO, UM, KNOW YOUR STORY, UM, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE TALKED.
UH, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO, WHO INSPIRED ME FURTHER TO RUN FOR OFFICE SOMEDAY.
AND BACK THEN I THOUGHT, OH, I'M NEVER GONNA RUN FOR OFFICE.
I DUNNO HOW THAT WORKS, BUT, AND, BUT YOU PERSONALLY HAD A, A ROLE IN MY LIFE IN THAT WAY.
NOT TO MENTION THAT, BUT THE WAY THAT YOU STARTED IN NORWALK AND WITH THE WAY YOU, YOU ADDED A FREEWAY ON RAMP THERE, AND THEN YOU WENT ON TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE AND THEN BY THE TIME YOU WERE DONE, YOU WERE, YOU, YOU FINISHED AT THE AGE OF 88 IN CONGRESS.
SO MANY THINGS THAT YOU ARE AS A PERSON, IT IS BEYOND ANY PROJECT.
IT'S REALLY FITTING THAT THERE'S A ROAD THAT'S GOING TO BE NAMED AFTER YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE PAVED THE WAY YOU HAVE BUILT THAT ROAD FOR SO MANY OF US ACROSS EVERY POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE.
YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH YOUR PERSONAL EXAMPLE.
YOU'VE BEEN KIND, YOU'VE BEEN SO WONDERFUL TO ME PERSONALLY.
YOU LITERALLY GAVE ME YOUR HOME NUMBER, YOUR CELL NUMBER, YOUR WORK NUMBER, THE CHIEF OF STAFF.
AND, AND YOU KNOW, THE, ON THE WAY HERE TONIGHT, HAVING MET AND SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE HERE WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE, WHO ARE HERE, YOU'VE INSPIRED THEM AND YOU, THEY'VE BEEN WITH YOU LOYALLY FOR, FOR, FOR DECADES.
AND THE THE WAY, THE REASON WHY THAT HAPPENS, THAT IS NO ACCIDENT.
SOME PLACES THERE'S TURNOVER ALL OVER.
BUT THE REASON WHY PEOPLE, ONCE THEY COME INTO YOUR ORBIT, THE REASON WHY WE ALL STAY WITH YOU IS BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU.
YOU ARE THE KIND OF PERSON THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW.
AND WHOSE EXAMPLE WE WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO REMEMBER.
AND THE YOUR BIGGEST LEGACY GOES BEYOND ANY SPECIFIC PROJECT.
IT, IT ACTUALLY TRANSCENDS ALL OF THAT AND, AND ACTUALLY MEANS MORE THAT WE, WE ALL GET TO REMEMBER AND CONTINUE TO LEARN FROM YOUR ONGOING EXAMPLE.
AND WHEN WE PUT INTO OUR LIVES THE EXAMPLE OF HUMBLE SERVICE, OF BEING THERE FOR PEOPLE, OF ALWAYS WORKING HARD TO LISTEN AND THEN TO FOLLOWING THROUGH AND TAKING ACTION, THOSE ARE ALL HALLMARKS OF YOUR PERSONAL LEGACY.
SO TO GET TO BE HERE AND, UH, AND TO BE WITH YOU, AND NOW PERSONALLY, FOR ME TO BE HAVING ENDING ENDED UP BEING ELECTED AND HAVING BEEN INSPIRED BY YOU AND THE TIME THAT YOU SAW ME AT PRACTICALLY ZERO NOTICE WHEN I WENT TO WASHINGTON, YOU WERE JUST SUCH A WARM AND WONDERFUL AND KIND LEADER.
AND THERE IS A REASON WHY PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE AISLE AND ACROSS EVERY PERSPECTIVE RESPECT YOU.
IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE A WOMAN OF LEADERSHIP.
AND ESPECIALLY YOU ARE A PERSON WHO LOVES AND, AND BECAUSE OF YOUR LOVE FOR OTHERS, WE ALL LOVE YOU BACK.
SO I LOVE YOU GRACE, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF WHO YOU ARE AND ALL THAT YOU REPRESENT TO ALL OF US.
NOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHY HE WILL BE A CONGRESS CONGRESSMAN.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR SO MUCH THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR CITY, AND I FEEL HONORED THAT I'M HERE TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THESE, UM, YOUR, THE KEY TO THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
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YOUR NAME ON AZUA AVENUE.AND I JUST FEEL REALLY PROUD THAT I'M PART OF THAT, I'M PART OF THAT HISTORY.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AGAIN, AND IT WAS A PLEASURE MEETING WITH YOU AND WORKING WITH YOU.
SO, SO HERE IS THE KEY OF THE CITY, OKAY? MEANING YOU CAN COME IN ANYTIME, 7 24 OKAY.
AND DO ANYTHING YOU WANT THE CITY, THE CITY IS YOURS.
WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU THE STREET NAME.
THIS IS A CONGRESSWOMAN GRACE NAPOLITANO WAY, THE WAY TO HELP PEOPLE TO, TO THE WAY TO CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN FOR THE PEOPLE.
BECAUSE EVERYBODY THINKS I DID IT ALL BY MYSELF.
I HAD PEOPLE IN CONGRESS HELP ME OR THE CONGRESS PEOPLE, BUT ALSO MY STAFF, MY LOCAL STAFF, MY DC STAFF SHOULD TAKE THE CREDIT BECAUSE OF THE ONE WHO DID THE WORK AND I TAKE THE CREDIT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GIFT FOR YOU.
SO, AND THIS ONE IS A PROCLAMATION ABOUT, UH, YOUR OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN OUR CITY.
AND WE JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU, BUT NOT, NOT DONE YET WHEN WE DO THE GROUND OKAY.
SO, SO IT'S A NONSTOP PARTY, PARTY, PARTY, PARTY, OKAY.
I'M EXTREMELY HONORED TO BE HONEST WORDS.
CAN I SAY ENOUGH? THE THANK YOU.
AND BECAUSE YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO THE ENTIRE CONSTITUENT, I THINK THIS IS HOW YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE LOVE YOU.
AND, UH, UH, I THINK WE HAVE, UH, KALA KALA KALA.
YOU REPRESENT, UH, YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING OR DO YOU HAVE GIF? OKAY.
THANK YOU, UH, COMMUNITY OF WEST COVINA.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF STATE SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO.
UM, RECOGNIZING CONGRESSWOMAN GRACE NAPOLITANO FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.
UM, BUT ALSO ON A PERSONAL LEVEL.
TWO YEARS AGO, CONGRESSWOMAN OF ANA HIRED ME IN HER DC OFFICE.
UM, I WAS A STUDENT AT CAL STATE FULLERTON, LEAVING HOME.
AND, UM, YOU WELCOME ME WITH OPEN ARMS, I'M GONNA CRY
UM, BUT WE JUST WANNA SAY THAT WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK, YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE, NOT ONLY TO THE, UM, 31ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, BUT OF COURSE, EVERYWHERE OUTSIDE, EVEN WHERE I GREW UP IN SANTA FE SPRINGS, YOUR NAME WAS VERY WELL KNOWN.
SO I WANNA THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, OF COURSE, AND ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, CONGRATULATIONS.
WOULD YOU, THANK YOU EVERYONE.
WHERE'S YOUR GIFT? AND THERE IS MORE.
MY NAME IS WENDY RA AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMAN RUBIO.
AND OUR OFFICE IS CERTAINLY HONORED TO JOIN IN THE RECOGNITION WITH THE WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL TO HONOR CONGRESSWOMAN ANO FOR HER DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE 31ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE
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48TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT FOR THE ASSEMBLY WOMEN.AND SO ON HER BEHALF, WE CONGRATULATE YOU.
AND I KNOW YOU'VE RECEIVED MANY CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION FROM OUR OFFICE.
AND SO WE JUST WANNA EXTEND ONCE AGAIN OUR CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS MILESTONE.
THANK YOU CONGRESSWOMAN, AND THANK YOU.
I'M THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR CONGRESSMAN GIL CISNEROS.
UM, BEFORE I SPEAK ON THE CONGRESSMAN, YOU REPRESENTED ME FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS OF MY LIFE AS A RESIDENT OF WEST COVINA.
STILL SAYS ON MY DRIVER'S LICENSE, RIGHT?
UM, AND THEN AS PART OF UNC, INCORPORATE COVINA.
AND YOU, THE FIRST TIME I MET YOU, I WAS, UH, WITH THE CAL STATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION AND YOU WERE JUST SUPPORTIVE OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THEIR NEEDS AND ACCESS AND AS WELL AS STUDENT VETERAN ACCESS.
AND FROM A PERSONAL STANDPOINT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UH, CONGRESSMAN CISNEROS WILL TELL EVERYONE HE HAS THE HEIGHT ON YOU, BUT YOU LEAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL BEHIND.
UM, WHETHER IT'S TRANSPORTATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, UM, YOUR WORK ON MENTAL HEALTH, YOUTH, UH, PROGRAMS, HE'S GONNA CARRY ON YOUR LEGACY.
AND, YOU KNOW, I TELL EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER A C MANAGER, EVERY PROJECT THAT MAYBE IS STILL PENDING IN FY 25 THAT YOU COULDN'T GET THROUGH, HE'S GONNA BE THERE TO MAKE SURE IT DOES GET THROUGH.
UM, AND I THINK YOUR STAFF IN BOTH THE DISTRICT AND DC WHO MADE A VERY CORDIAL PASS OFF, AND IT'S BEEN A SMOOTH TRANSITION.
AND YOU WERE CORDIAL AS WELL, INVITING THE CONGRESSMAN AND I TO YOUR HOUSE.
'CAUSE I JUST GOT YOUR OLD PRINTER TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE 31ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, CONGRESSWOMAN.
AND, UH, WE HEAR THE ONE PERSON, HE WANT TO SEE SOMETHING BECAUSE, UH, SYNCHRONIZATION TRAFFIC SIGNAL WILL DO A MAJOR IMPACT TO HIS AGENCY.
WE NEED SOME FUNDING FOR YOU TOO.
SO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? WE ALWAYS NEED FUNDING, SIR
WELL, IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT HONOR AND, UH, AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE.
I JUST CAME HERE TO CHEER FOR ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE EVER.
AND, UH, GRACE DEANO HAS REPRESENTED ME AND MY FAMILY FOR DECADES AND HAS BEEN A, AN INCREDIBLE FRIEND FROM A REGIONAL STANDPOINT AND FROM A FOOTHILL TRANSIT STANDPOINT.
SHE HAS BEEN OUR CHAMPION AND OUR ROCK.
AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE AZUA CORRIDOR, THE AZUA AVENUE CORRIDOR IS A KEY CORRIDOR IN THE FOOTHILL TRANSIT REGIONAL SYSTEM.
AND SO ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAPPEN THERE HELP ALL OF THE MOTORISTS, INCLUDING THE TRANSIT BUSES THAT RUN UP AND DOWN THAT CORRIDOR.
IT'S ONE OF MANY, MANY, MANY PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE SPEARHEADED FOR US.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
AND I, YOU KNOW, THE OUTPOURING OF LOVE HERE IS EVIDENT.
I, I SEE THERE'S TOO MANY BOSSES UP HERE.
SO THE MAYOR CALLS ME UP UNEXPECTEDLY, AND THEN GRACE WHISPERS IN MY EAR SAID, DON'T FORGET ABOUT THIS.
UM, SO IF YOU'LL INDULGE ME ONE QUICK, MORE MINUTE, UM, I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ACCESS SERVICES, WHICH IS THE PARATRANSIT OPERATION FOR ALL OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
AND A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, WE RAN INTO A HUGE ISSUE WITH SOME FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT COULD HAVE HAD A GRAVE IMPACT ON OUR PARATRANSIT PROGRAM.
UH, THE PERSON THAT CAME TO OUR RESCUE THAT SPONSORED LEGISLATION AND CARRIED IT THROUGH TO MAKE IT LAW WAS THIS YOUNG LADY RIGHT HERE, CONGRESSWOMAN NAPOLITANO.
AND SO, AGAIN, THE, THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS REGION HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS.
AND, UH, ONE HERE TO MAKE A SPEECH, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN, UH, AS HIS BOARD MEMBER ONE TIME WHEN I, OKAY.
MAYBE FIVE YEARS AGO, AND HE HEARD ABOUT, I TALK ABOUT IZATION SYNCHRONIZATION.
AND, UH, AND ANOTHER THING I TOLD HIM, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS, UH, WITH THE SATELLITE AND ON YOUR BUSES, AND THEN WHEN THEY HIT THE, UH, SUSE, THEY WOULD BECOME GREEN LINE.
SO IN THAT WAY MAY MAKE MORE PEOPLE TO UTILIZE YOUR SERVICE.
AND PEOPLE CAN RIGHT AWAY TAKE THE BUS WITH THE GREEN LIGHT ALL THE TIME, AND THEY WILL ARRIVE TO THE TRAIN.
AND THE, UH, TO THE GO LINE OR TO THE METRO LANE SO PEOPLE CAN GO TO THE ALL THE PLACES.
SO IN THAT WAY, MORE PEOPLE TO UTILIZE THE MASS TRANSPORTATION.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE A SUBSIDIZE, SUBSIDIZE BY THE STATE OR FEDERAL ALL
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THE TIME.SO ANYWAY, BUT, BUT, BUT I THINK WE WORK TOGETHER WITH TRANSPORTATION, AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
I THINK WE HAVE, UH, THE PRINCIPLE OF LOVEVILLE UNIVERSITY.
YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? GO AHEAD.
UM, I'M SO HONORED TO BE HERE WITH CONGRESSWOMAN GRACE NAPOLITANO.
MY NAME IS DEVORA LIEBERMAN, AND LAST YEAR I RETIRED, I HATE THAT WORD.
I REWIRED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE.
AND, UH, OH, DO WE HAVE ANY GRADUATES FROM LAVERNE HERE? NO, MY DAUGHTER, MY GRAND.
SO I CAME HERE THIS EVENING BECAUSE GRACE NAPOLITANO HAS BEEN NOT JUST AN INFLUENCE IN ONE LITTLE AREA.
THE RIPPLES OF WHAT SHE HAS DONE IN THIS ENTIRE REGION, I THINK, UH, ARE BEYOND MEASURE.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED AT LAVERNE IN 2011, I DIDN'T KNOW A SOUL.
GRACE NAPOLITANO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST INDIVIDUALS THAT I EVER MET.
YOU GAVE THAT TALK ON WATER, THE WATER CONFERENCE THAT WE HAD THERE.
AND THE MINUTE I MET GRACE NAPOLITANO, A BRAND NEW PRESIDENT, LOOKING UP TO THIS REMARKABLE, EXTRAORDINARY SERVANT, PUBLIC SERVANT, I SAID, THIS IS A WOMAN THAT I WANT TO BE LIKE AS I MATURE IN MY PRESIDENCY.
SHE BECAME A MENTOR TO ME FROM 2011 UNTIL NOW, 2025.
SHE WAS UNBELIEVABLY GENEROUS.
NOT 7 MILLION, NOT 10 MILLION, BUT 2.2 MILLION.
UH, SO OVER $2 MILLION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY.
SHE KNOWS THIS WOMAN KNOWS WHAT'S NEEDED AND SHE KNOWS WHERE TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I WAS THINKING AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT AZUSA CONGRESSWOMAN GRACE NAPOLITANO WAY, WAY.
SO WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, NOT SO YOUNG, WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER AND I GREW UP IN COVINA, I WORKED AT THE RED DEVIL PIZZA ON WHAT'S NOW GRACE NAPOLITANO WAY.
AND NOW WHEN I GO TO RED DEVIL, IT'LL BE GRACE NAPOLITANO WAY.
SO, BUT I'M NOT GONNA WORK THERE.
I DID IT WHEN I WAS, I THINK I WAS 15, SO I WAS, I WAS PROBABLY ILLEGAL, BUT OKAY.
GRACE, WE LOVE YOU, WE RESPECT YOU, WE ADMIRE YOU, AND YOU INSPIRE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US.
HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER FROM BALDWIN PARK.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR AND CONGRESSWOMAN, UM, ALL OF YOU WHO ARE HERE, A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES.
I WAS DEFINITELY WANTING TO STOP BY.
I MISSED YOUR GRAND CELEBRATION A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND I WAS SO HEARTBROKEN.
UM, AND I DIDN'T WANNA MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO CHEER YOU ON IN YOUR RETIREMENT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE, UM, WONDERFUL, YOU KNOW, ADVOCACY AND THE PROJECTS AND THE FUNDING.
UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN A LONGTIME COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, UH, MONICA GARCIA.
I RETIRED IN DECEMBER, YAY,
AND SO I, YOU KNOW, JUST WANTED TO COME AND EXPRESS MY DEEP APPRECIATION FOR YOUR COMMITMENT, NOT ONLY TO BALDWIN PARK, BUT TO THE REGION ON ISSUES THAT ARE SO CRITICAL TO US, LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER QUALITY, TRANSPORTATION, MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH,
AND THAT WILL IMPACT WEST COVINA RESIDENTS AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT TRAIN IS SO LOUD,
AND SO, AGAIN, YOUR, YOU KNOW, ADVOCACY, UH, FOR ALL THESE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES HAVE MADE SUCH A GREAT, UH, DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.
UM, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UH, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A NEW CONGRESSMAN AND WE WELCOME HIM, UM, AND HIS STAFF.
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THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR BEING SO RESPONSIVE TO OUR NEEDS HERE.AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, JUST BEING A GREAT ADVOCATE IN, IN DC BUT ALSO BEING SO PRESENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES, YOU KNOW, YOU'D COME OUT TO THESE EVENTS, UM, AND REALLY CELEBRATE THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU WERE ALWAYS SO WARM AND WELCOMING AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TEJANA ROOTS,
AND YOU'VE PUSHED THROUGH, UM, YOU KNOW, TO AS, I MEAN, HOW MANY YEARS NOW? 26, 36 YEARS.
AND THEN, UH, STATE ASSEMBLY AND CITY COUNCIL, RIGHT? SO ALMOST 40.
I MEAN, THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE WILL THANK YOU.
THINK OF YOU, UH, AS WE TURN DIFFERENT CORNERS IN, IN THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE LEFT THAT LASTING IMPACT.
I, I THINK WE INVITE THE FAMILY TO HAVE PICTURES.
AND, UH, MAYBE STAFF OR YOUR STAFF WANT A PICTURE TOGETHER.
ALL, ALL THE CONGRESSWOMAN STAFF.
I SAID TO DO IT WITHIN COUPLE MONTHS.
WE HAVE A CAKE FOR OUR CONGRESSWOMAN.
AND, UH, IF YOU WANT, HAVE A CAKE.
AND TO CELEBRATE WITH HER ACHIEVEMENT, PLEASE, ON THE COMMUNITY ROOM IN THE BACK, IN THE OUTSIDE.
WE, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A CAKE FOR YOU.
YOU'RE TELLING US TO GO? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
YOU DON'T GET A PARTY? NO, WE HAVE A PARTY ALL THE TIME.
UH, WE GO TO, GO TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION IF YOU WANT A CAKE.
WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP UP TO THE COMMUNITY ROOM? THANK YOU.
COUNCIL, YOU GOT READY AND WE NEED TO, UH, MOVE THE AGENDA.
OKAY? UH, NEXT ONE IS, UH, SAME THING, VERY IMPORTANT PRESENTATION.
AND, UH, WE WANT TO HAVE A PROCLAMATION.
WE, WE KNOW, WE, THEY, THEY'RE DONE.
FEBRUARY IS A BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
I WANT TO INVITE MIKE FLOWER, OUR PRESIDENT, THE SCHOOL BOARD.
WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP? CAN YOU MOVE? SORRY.
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BUT THE, THE PROCLAMATION IS, UH, VERY IMPORTANT.OKAY? BECAUSE WOULD YOU PLEASE, WOULD YOU PLEASE, DON, WOULD YOU PLEASE? WE HAVE MEETING GOING ON.
WOULD YOU PLEASE GO UP, PLEASE? OKAY.
SO ANYWAY, UM, I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT.
I THINK ONE THING IS THIS, WHEN MY FIRST TIME AS A MAYOR IN 2020, AND, UH, I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE SCRIPT, OKAY? I WANT TO SAY, MY PERSON AND MIKE SAY, OH, WE IN TROUBLE.
BUT, BUT I WANNA SAY THAT FROM MY HEART, OKAY? RATHER THAN READING THE SCRIPT.
WELL, IN THE 2020 WHEN I WAS A MAYOR THE FIRST TIME, AND MY FIRST PRESENTATION OF MY FIRST MEETING AS A MAYOR, 2020, I INVITE TJ, I THINK YOU REMEMBER? YES.
AND I INVITE, OKAY, UH, THE NAC P OKAY.
TO BE HERE BECAUSE I SAY THIS, WE ALLOW NAC P WE ALLOW ALL THIS, OKAY.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, AND WE ALLOW ALL THIS, UH, OKAY.
PREDECESSOR AND DAY OF FIVE CIVIL, RIGHT? I HAVE NO CHANCE TO BE ELECTED, OKAY? STANDING OVER HERE, OKAY? WE REPRESENT THE GREAT CITY OF WEST COVINA.
SO I THINK THIS IS SO PEOPLE HAVE TO REMEMBER, BUT ANOTHER THING PEOPLE HAVE TO REMEMBER IS NOT ONLY THE CIVIL RIGHT, ABOUT THE BLACK HISTORY, NOT ONLY THE DARK HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT THEY HAVE A LOT OF BRIGHT HISTORY ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTION, THE CULTURAL, THE MUSIC, THE, THE, THE PHILOSOPHY FROM THE GREAT THINKER FROM THE BLACK AMERICAN, OKAY? AND THEY CONTRIBUTE OVER OUR COUNTRY.
AND THAT'S WHY WE BE HERE TODAY.
SO THE BLACK HISTORY IS NOTHING BUT GLORY ABOUT AMERICAN HISTORY AS WELL FOR BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY.
YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? WELL, THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL AND ALL.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
AND I WANNA RECOGNIZE ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF NAACP, MS. SHELBY WILLIAMS, ON THE INSIDE, ON OUTSIDE, OVER THERE.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR OF THIS PROCLAMATION TONIGHT.
AS IN SHORT STORY, 32ND, I'M FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, SO I'M A COUNTRY BOY.
BUT I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MEMPHIS WHEN DR. KING GOT KILLED, AND I CAN GO BACK AND I CAN REMEMBER, UH, THE CURFEW THAT THEY PUT US ON.
I REMEMBER SEEING THE OLDER KIDS WALKING OUT OUTTA SCHOOL TO PROTEST.
I REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CURFEW, I REMEMBER THE NATIONAL GUARDS, AND I WAS A LITTLE KID.
AND THIS IS IN THE SIXTIES, I'M GONNA SAY THIS.
THEY HAD COLORED FOUNTAINS AND WHITE FOUNTAINS ONLY IN THAT TIME.
AND, BUT YET, MY PARENTS NEVER, NEVER, NEVER MENTIONED ABOUT HATING THIS PERSON, HATING THAT PERSON.
AND HONEST TO GOD, MY TEACHERS NEVER SPOKE ABOUT HATING A DIFFERENT RACE AND DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO WE WAS BROUGHT UP DIFFERENT, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT IS TODAY, BUT, UH, I COULD SAY A LOT MORE ABOUT GROWING UP AND ABOUT DR. KING, WHICH ONE DAY I HOPEFULLY TO DO SPEAK ABOUT.
UH, IT WAS, IT RESONATED WITH ME COMING.
SO I, BUT THAT'S ONE THING I WANNA SAY ABOUT WEST COVINA.
EVEN THOUGH I'M THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN EVER BEEN ELECTED TO WEST COVINA BOARD OF EDUCATION, I, I HAVE TO GIVE RECOGNITION TO THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
'CAUSE THEY NEVER LOOKED AT ME AS THAT.
THEY, THEY JUST PUT THAT TRUST IN ME.
SO TO THE CITIZENS OF WEST COVINA, THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING YOUR TRUST IN ME.
AND I WENT, I WAS IN THE MILITARY.
AND I STAND FOR THAT FLAG NO MATTER WHAT RACE, COLOR, CREED I AM, I'M A BLACK MEMBER YET, BUT I'M A AMERICAN FIRST AND FOREMOST.
MR. SHEPHERD, YOU WANTED, YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP? YEAH.
WE HAVE A-N-W-A-C-P REPRESENTATIVE.
I THINK YOU THE NEW PRESIDENT.
AND, UH, UH, MY FIRST LIKE 2020, AND I INVITE, TJ IS MY FIRST, UH, PRESENTATION.
I HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR N-W-A-C-P.
I SAY WITHOUT THEIR FIGHT THIS, BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO GO INTO MUCH MORE BRIGHTER ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTION, ABOUT THE CULTURE, ABOUT, ABOUT ALL THIS KNOWLEDGE AND, UH, CONTRIBUTION TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY BECAUSE, BECAUSE WITHOUT THE BLACK OKAY.
AND, UH, THEIR CONTRIBUTION, NOT AMERICAN, BECAUSE AMERICANS IS DIVERSE WITH EVERYBODY.
AND PLUS, WEST COVINA IS SO DIVERSE, OKAY? AND WE, YOU CAN SEE, OKAY, LOOK OUT THE CITY COUNCIL, YOU HAVE A BLIND AUTISM, OKAY? WOMEN AND THE FRESH, OKAY? IMMIGRANT.
SO YOU HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE REPRESENT THE DIVERSE OF CITY WITH EVERYBODY, HAVE A EQUAL RIGHT TO RUN AND TO SERVE.
AND I THINK THIS IS ALL IMPORTANT FOR US, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR BACKGROUND IS, WE ARE THE SAME HUMAN BEING YOU WILLING TO SERVE AND LET PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR YOU.
AND YOU WANT TO, OKAY, UH, STUDY.
YOU WANT TO DO MUSIC, YOU HAVE TO FREEDOM EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL CHOPPY.
YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? OH, I JUST WANNA THANK THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, MAYOR WU, AS WELL AS EACH OF THE FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS WELL AS THE CITY.
AND I WANNA THANK MR. FLOWERS FOR HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
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THING TO HAVE HAPPEN.I, AND THE, THE, I THINK MIKE FLOWERS ALWAYS LIKE A FIXTURES TO THE CITY, CITY HALL.
HE ALWAYS OVER HERE, UH, WORK WITH ME FOR THE STUDENT PROJECT.
UH, WE HAVE A SHARP LOCAL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.
HE DEVOTED FOR THE CHILDREN EDUCATION.
AND, UH, SO WE CALL HIM A MR. LOVE.
AND, UH, HE, HE'S THE PERSON BRING LOVE TO EVERYBODY.
OKAY? THAT'S WHY HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE A CITY COUNCIL.
A CITY COUNCIL IS VERY CONTROVERSIAL, OKAY? YOU WON'T GET ALL THE LOVE.
OKAY? SO I THINK PEOPLE KNOW, OKAY, ANYTHING, YOU MAKE A DECISION, YOU HAVE, SOME PEOPLE WON'T LIKE IT, BUT, BUT SOMEBODY HAVE TO DO THE JOB.
AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CONTRIBUTION, OKAY? AND THE PEOPLE SHOULDN'T JUDGE BY THEIR SKIN, OKAY? SHOULD JUDGE BY THEIR CONTENT.
BUT MOST IMPORTANT THING, THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE BLACK AMERICAN IS UNBELIEVABLE.
OKAY? YOU SEE THE JAZZ, YOU SEE ALL THE MUSIC, YOU SEE THE, ALL THE CULTURE, YOU SEE WHAT THE CONTRIBUTION AND TO OUR CURRENT WILD AMERICAN IS.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH, OKAY? AND, UH, WE WANNA CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER, OKAY? AND TO MAKE OUR WEST COVINA CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, AND, UH, WITH ALL YOU GUYS HELP.
SO HERE IS A PROCLAMATION, REPRESENT THE CITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO, TO OKAY.
AND, UH, BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY AND THAT WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER.
I, I FORGOT TO SAY, CAN WE HAVE SOME HAND PLEASE? OKAY.
AND AS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE WEST COVINA CITY, WORKING MORE TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
WE ALREADY, I ASSIGNED MYSELF AS A LIAISON FOR THE SCHOOL.
AND, UH, SO
OKAY? HE'S, SHE'S GOING TO GIVE A, A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE, UH, FINANCE, UH, OUTLOOK FOR PLEX.
AND, UH, I WANT TO SHARE WITH OUR CITY CONSULT, THIS PRESENTATION IS NOT A, UH, DEPARTMENT MATTERS.
SO LET'S KEEP THE Q AND A SO SHORT SO YOU CAN, YEAH, GO AHEAD.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UH, CITY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND THOSE, UH, WATCHING FROM HOME.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS SUSIE PEREZ, UH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES.
AND I WAS HERE TWO WEEKS AGO TO REPORT OUT ON AN UPDATE REGARDING, UM, THE SPORTSPLEX.
AND IT WAS REQUESTED THEN THAT I COME BACK AND GIVE YOU SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE FINANCIALS, UM, AND ALSO AN UPDATE ON SOME FEE SCHEDULE FEES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE FOR THE PAVILION AT THE SPORTSPLEX.
SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GONNA DIVE RIGHT INTO THE FINANCIALS.
SO HERE YOU'LL SEE A BREAKDOWN OF, UM, FISCAL YEAR ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, EXPENDITURES IN THE MIDDLE COLUMN, AND THE REVENUES ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
SO FOR THE 2021, FISCAL 20 21, 20 22 FISCAL YEAR, OUR EXTENDED EXPENDITURES WERE APPROXIMATELY $982,000, AND OUR REVENUES WERE APPROXIMATELY $223,000.
IN 2223, UH, OUR EXPENDITURES WERE A LITTLE BIT LOWER, 722, AND APPROXIMATELY 170,000 IN REVENUES.
SO, UH, I'M ASSUMING THAT POTENTIALLY THAT YEAR, MAYBE THERE WAS LESS, UH, TOURNAMENTS, RENTALS, THEREFORE, WE HAD LESS STAFF COSTS POTENTIALLY IN THAT FISCAL YEAR.
AND THEN IN THE 20 23, 20 24 FISCAL YEAR EXPENDITURES WERE PRETTY SIMILAR TO THE 20 21, 20 22 FISCAL YEAR AT, UM, CLOSER TO A MILLION AT $998,000.
AND OUR REVENUES, UH, WERE 132, APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SO, UM, IN OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE NUMBER THAT YOU'LL SEE THERE, THOSE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ARE BASED FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS.
SO FROM THE MONTHS OF JULY TO DECEMBER, AND YOU WILL SEE THAT OUR EXPENDITURES ARE TRENDING SIMILAR TO 21, 20 22, AND 23, 20 24 AT 536,000 APPROXIMATELY.
AND, UM, SOMETHING TO HIGHLIGHT OUR REVENUES AT APPROXIMATELY, UH, $164,000.
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SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT OUR REVENUES ALREADY FOR SIX MONTHS IN, UH, HAVE, UM, HAVE BEEN, UH, OVER THE 20 23, 20 24 FISCAL YEAR, AND OUR PROJECTING TO ALSO EXCEED, UH, THE FISCAL YEAR 21, 20 22, AND 20 22, 20 23.SO, AGAIN, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, THAT WE'VE GENERATED IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, $164,000, UM, FOR THE, THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
AND IN SOME CASES, UM, ARE WE, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THOSE REVENUES WILL EXCEED THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS FROM WHEN, UH, THE CITY TOOK THE SPORTSPLEX OVER IN 2021, COST EFFICIENCY, THE EXPENDITURES FOR 20 20 24 AND 2025 ARE ON TRACK WITH PREVIOUS YEARS INDICATING THAT THE SPORTSPLEX OPERATIONAL COSTS HAVE REMAINED STABLE WITH THE CURRENT SCHEDULING OF ACTIVITIES.
AND THEN THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE TOUCHED ON AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT, UM, I ADDRESSED SOME OF THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND ONE-TIME IMPROVEMENTS.
SO AT THE SPORTSPLEX, UH, WE REQUIRE ONE-TIME IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND ONGOING MAINTENANCE TO ENSURE IT REMAINS A HIGH QUALITY FACILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UH, SOME OF THE ONE-TIME PROJECTS AND FIELD, UH, INCLUDE FIELD RENOVATIONS, UH, LIGHTING UPGRADES, PAVILION, AND UPGRADE, UH, PLAYGROUND UPGRADES, UH, AND ADDRESS, UH, SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENTS TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE.
AND MEANWHILE, SOME OF THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE INCLUDE THE LANDSCAPING, UH, EQUIPMENT, SERVICING UTILITIES, UH, TO ENSURE THAT THE SPORTSPLEX OPERATES SMOOTHLY AND SAFELY ON A DAILY BASIS.
SO, AS A RESULT, THE ANNUAL EXPEND EXPENDITURES MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THE SCOPE AND TIMING OF THESE PROJECTS.
AND SOME YEARS WE MAY SEE SOME HIGHER COSTS, DEPENDING ON SOME LARGER SCALE UPGRADES, WHILE OTHERS MAY REFLECT ONLY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND, UH, EXPENSES.
SO, SOME OF THE DRIVING FACTORS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS AT THE SPORTSPLEX, UM, IS OBVIOUSLY THE ENHANCED PROGRAMMING AND REALLY FOCUSING ON, UH, PROMOTING THE SPORTSPLEX AND, UH, BRINGING NEW TEAMS FOR OUR ADULT LEAGUES.
SO, UH, AGAIN, THIS IS INFORMATION THAT WAS BROUGHT FORTH TO YOU AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT, UM, WE HAVE 34 TOURNAMENTS CONFIRMED FROM NOW THROUGH THE END OF JULY.
SO EVERY WEEKEND THAT THE SPORTSPLEX IS AVAILABLE TO BE OPEN, IT IS OPEN FOR TOURNAMENTS.
WE DO CLOSE FOR OUR CITYWIDE SPECIAL EVENTS BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE STAFFING RESOURCES ARE USED FOR THOSE EVENTS.
SO THERE ARE SOME WEEKENDS THAT THE SPORTSPLEX MAY NOT BE OPEN DUE TO THOSE, UH, THOSE SPECIAL EVENTS.
UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO SAY OUR, UH, OUR ADULT LEAGUE STARTED THIS PAST FRIDAY.
WE HAVE 20 TEAMS PLAYING ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND NINE TEAMS PLAYING ON SUNDAY NIGHT LEAGUE.
SO, UM, THE LEAGUE, AGAIN, THIS JUST BEGAN THIS LAST WEEK.
AND SO, UH, THE TOURNAMENT, UH, SORRY, THE LEAGUE FEES FOR THOSE ARE APPROXIMATELY $485.
AND SO YOU MULTIPLY THAT BY, UH, LET'S SEE, 2019, UH, 20, SORRY, 29 TEAMS, UH, IT, YOU KNOW, GENERATES SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUE THERE AND IT ALLOWS FOR US TO PROGRAM ON FRIDAY NIGHTS AS WELL.
AND THEN OUR WEEKDAY APPLICATIONS, UM, UH, WHEN I PUT THE SLIDESHOW PRE, UH, TOGETHER, WE, UH, HAD EIGHT WEEKDAY BALL FIELD APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED, BUT THOSE CONTINUE TO COME IN EVERY DAY.
AND SO DEPENDING ON THE NEED AND THE AVAILABILITY, WE ARE BOOKING REGULARLY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR PRACTICES UP AT THE SPORTSPLEX, UH, BEGINNING WHENEVER A TEAM IS INTERESTED AND AVAILABLE TO COME IN AS LATE AS THEY'RE INTERESTED AND AVAILABLE TO STAY.
SO, UM, SOME OF THE FACILITY UPGRADES THAT WE HAVE SEEN TO, UM, INCREASE AND ELEVATE AND, UM, ENHANCE THE SPORTSPLEX OVERALL, INCLUDE THE REPAIRS TO THE BATTING CAGES, MAKING THEM FULLY OPERATIONAL.
UH, WE CONTRACTED NIGHTLY, UH, JANITORIAL SERVICES, WHICH WE DIDN'T HAVE PREVIOUSLY.
SO IT'S BEEN JUST IN THE PAST TWO TO THREE MONTHS WHERE THE SPORTSPLEX IS BEING CLEANED NIGHTLY.
THAT WAS SOMETHING WHERE, YOU KNOW, OUR INTERNAL STAFF WAS TRYING TO MANAGE AS BEST AS THEY COULD.
UH, BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR COMPLAINTS THAT WE WERE RECEIVING AT THE SPORTS PLUS PLEX, JUST THE CLEANLINESS OF IT ALL.
UM, BUT THAT HAS, UM, STARTED SINCE THEN, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SNACK BAR SALES.
SO AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO GET INNOVATIVE AND RESOURCEFUL
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AND, UH, UTILIZE OUR SPACE EFFECTIVELY.SO IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS AS WELL, WE'VE STARTED GENERATING SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUE IN THE PRO SHOP, AND WE'RE SELLING WATER, SODA, UH, CHIPS, CANDY, UH, JUST THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, OUR REGULAR PATRONS LIKE TO GET FROM A SNACK BAR.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO ALSO IMPLEMENT SOME ADDITIONAL SALES THERE, WHETHER IT'S MERCHANDISE, UM, THAT ARE JUST SPECIFIC TO THE SPORTSPLEX OR THE CITY.
SO AS WE HOPEFULLY CONTINUE TO EVOLVE, THAT ALSO EVOLVES WITH TIME.
SO WE REPLACED THE DAMAGE SECTION OF THE PAVILION COVERING, OBVIOUSLY WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF THE WIND, BUT THERE IS ONE ENTIRE SECTION THERE THAT IS NEW, AND WE'RE STILL ADDRESSING, UH, THE PAVILION, UH, TENT DUE TO THE WINDS THAT WE DID SEE A FEW, UH, WEEKS AGO HERE.
AND THEN, UH, WE, UH, WE DID BRING IN SOME ADDITIONAL RECREATION GAMES TO THE RESTAURANTS JUST TO KIND OF GIVE THE PATRONS A DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, FEEL WHEN THEY COME IN AND DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WHEN THEY'RE THERE WITH THEIR FAMILIES WHILE THEIR KIDS ARE PLAYING BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL.
AND, UH, JUST TO TOUCH UP AGAIN ON THE, UM, REMOVAL OF THE STADIUM SEATS ON BOTH THE FIRST BASE AND THE THIRD BASE LINES ON ALL FIELDS.
SO ALL OF THE SEATS ARE REPAIRED RIGHT BEHIND HOME PLATE, BUT THAT ALLOWS FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO COME IN, UH, OR OUR CUSTOMERS TO COME IN, BRING IN THEIR UMBRELLAS CHAIRS, AND SET UP HOWEVER THEY'D LIKE FOR THEIR GAME.
AND THEN WE'RE STILL, UH, CONTINUING TO, UH, YOU KNOW, WORK ON PLUMBING REPAIRS AND RESTROOM REPAIRS.
UM, IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN, UH, THE MOMENTUM THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THERE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, UM, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH, UH, DIVERSE EVENTS, LOOKING AT DIFFERENT AVENUES OF BRINGING DIFFERENT TYPE OF CUSTOMERS TO THE SPORTSPLEX, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING, AND THEN ALSO EXPLORING THE IDEA OF SPONSORSHIPS, MAYBE HAVING BANNERS OUT ON THE FIELDS AND LINKING UP WITH INDIVIDUALS, UM, TO SEE WHO WOULD POTENTIALLY WANT TO SPONSOR AND HAVE THEIR BANNER ADVERTISED AT THE SPORTSPLEX WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WE DO SEE ON ANY GIVEN WEEKEND, I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT EXPOSURE FOR THEM AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PARTNER.
UM, AND THEN EXPLORING STAFFING LEVELS.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I FORESEE IN THE FUTURE THAT FOR US TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL AND TO REALLY, UM, BE AT FULL CAPACITY AND REALLY START DIVING INTO THE IDEA OF CONTRACT CLASSES DURING THE DAY, UH, YOU KNOW, THOSE CORPORATE EVENTS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED, SPECIAL EVENTS, RENTALS, UH, UH, YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS THAT ARE OPERATED INTERNALLY.
UM, I HAVE PUT TOGETHER SOME PROPOSED STAFFING LEVELS FOR YOU TO REVIEW.
AGAIN, I, THIS IS DOWN THE LINE AND IN THE FUTURE IF WE CAN GET, YOU KNOW, SOME FUNDING FOR THAT.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT WE HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY IS WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO, WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO PRODUCE CURRENTLY IS WITH THE STAFFING LEVELS THAT WE HAVE.
BUT ANYTHING IN ADDITION TO THAT.
AGAIN, UM, MY OFFICE IS OUT OF THE SPORTSPLEX, BUT ALTHOUGH IT'S THERE, I'M NOT ALWAYS THERE AND OVERSEEING THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO SOME OF THE RECOMMENDED STAFFING LEVELS I'VE BROKEN.
UM, SOME OF THE RECOMMENDED STAFFING LEVELS, I'VE BROKEN THEM DOWN FOR THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORKS.
AND I'M ACTUALLY GONNA START WITH OUR CURRENT STAFF STAFFING LEVELS AT THE BOTTOM, UM, OF YOUR SLIDE THERE.
AND CURRENTLY, COMMUNITY SERVICES WE ARE OPERATING, UH, WITH PART-TIME STAFF.
SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE 2.5 SITE COORDINATORS.
SO SITE COORDINATORS ARE OUR LEAD STAFF, UM, THAT ASSIST WITH THE FACILITY RENTALS, ENSURING THAT OUR CUSTOMERS ARE SATISFIED AND MANAGING THE RECREATION LEADERS.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S AT A PART-TIME CAPACITY.
AND, UM, THEY WORK DEPENDING ON THE WEEK, ANYWHERE FROM 28, UH, WELL I'LL SAY 20 TO 28 HOURS DEPENDING ON THEIR SCHOOL SCHEDULES.
UM, BUT WE DO TRY TO GET THEM IN FOR 28 HOURS A WEEK.
AND THEN, UM, THE REST OF OUR STAFF ARE RECREATION LEADERS, AND THOSE ARE PART-TIME ENTRY LEVEL STAFF, AND, UH, THEY AVERAGE ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 28 HOURS.
AND WE CURRENTLY OPERATE WITH T 12 PART-TIME STAFF.
SO KIND OF GOING BACK UP TO THE RECOMMENDED STAFFING LEVELS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES, UH, IT WOULD BE THE RECOMMENDATION IN ORDER TO START PROGRAMMING AGAIN AND MAKING IT FULLY
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OPERATIONAL.UH, I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE RECREATION SUPERVISOR, ONE FULL-TIME COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR, ONE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS JUST THE AMOUNT OF EMAILS, UM, THE, THE CASH FLOW THAT COMES IN ON THE WEEKENDS AS WELL, RECONCILING AND ENSURING THAT ALL OF THE PAPERWORK AND DOCUMENTATION, CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE, EVERYTHING THAT FILTERS THROUGH THAT SPORTSPLEX, UM, IS HANDLED BY ADMIN, UH, AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND, UH, WORK TOWARDS THREE RECREATION SITE COORDINATORS AT A PART-TIME CAPACITY.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO, SO INCREASING THAT BY ONE WOULD BE IDEAL.
AND THE RECREATION LEADERS, UH, INCREASING THAT TO 15.
SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE 12, AND AGAIN, THEY AVERAGE ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 28 HOURS AND THEY ASSIST EVERYWHERE AND ANYWHERE.
SO, UM, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
I WAS THERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND I HAD REC FIVE RECREATION STAFF AND, UM, A SITE COORDINATOR, AND IT STILL WASN'T ENOUGH BECAUSE WE HAVE, IN THAT BIG SPACE, WE HAVE SIX FIELDS.
WE HAD ADULT LEAGUE, THERE WAS SOMEBODY WANTING TO RENT THE BATTING CAGE, THERE WAS SOMEBODY WANTING TO PURCHASE SNACKS AT THE SNACK BAR, AND, UM, THERE WAS PEOPLE CHECKING IN FOR ADULT LEAGUE.
SO THERE WAS STAFF SCATTERED EVERYWHERE.
AND WHILE I WAS THERE, IT WAS JUST, IT, IT, IT'S NOTICEABLE THAT WE STILL DO NEED SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ON THE PART-TIME END AS WELL.
AND, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC WORK SIDE.
SO PUBLIC WORKS, THEY ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING WITH FIVE MAINTENANCE WORKERS, MAINTENANCE WORKER TWOS, AND AGAIN, UM, DEPENDING ON, UM, FOR US TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE MAINTENANCE STAFF ARE CURRENTLY DOING, UH, I, I DEFINITELY THINK THAT A PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR IS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR THEM TO LEAD THE STAFF AND TO ENSURE THAT THE STAFF ARE STAYING ON TASK AND ENSURING THAT EVERYTHING IS, UM, YOU KNOW, OPERATIONAL THERE ON THE LANDSCAPING SIDE AND FIELD MAINTENANCE.
AND THEN, UH, MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER, SO THAT I'M REQUESTING OR PROPOSING THAT THERE BE ONE.
AND THEN MAINTENANCE WORKER THREE, ONE, UM, FULL-TIME AND THEN MAINTENANCE WORKER TWO, UM, FOUR, WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE FIVE.
SO POTENTIALLY ONE OF, UH, THOSE, UM, POSITIONS CAN WORK TOWARDS A THREE.
AND, UM, A MAINTENANCE WORKER ONE, ONE FULL-TIME POSITION AND THEN A MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT.
SO I HAVE THAT AS A LIMITED SERVICES POSITION.
SO CURRENTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING IS OUR FULL-TIME MAINTENANCE WORKERS, WHEN WE HAVE TOURNAMENTS, THEY'RE COMING IN ON THE WEEKENDS TO COVER THOSE SHIFTS, TO GET THE FIELDS PREPPED.
IF WE HAD SOME MAINTENANCE ASSISTANTS, UM, PART-TIME ON THE MAINTENANCE END, THEN THEY CAN COME IN AND START ASSISTING WITH SOME OF THOSE FUNCTIONS AND PREPPING FIELDS AND, YOU KNOW, UM, LOOKING AT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, UH, PAYING SOMEBODY AT A PART-TIME CAPACITY VERSUS, UH, SOMEBODY AT AN OVERTIME RATE.
NOW DIVING INTO THE MULTIPURPOSE PAVILION.
UH, LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT FEE SCHEDULES AT OUR DIFFERENT CITY FACILITIES.
UM, LOOKING AT WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AT THE SPORTSPLEX, I, UH, TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH AND REALLY BROKE IT DOWN.
AND WHAT I FELT WAS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE, UH, FEASIBLE FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE PAVILION ONLY.
SO, UH, OUR CURRENT MULTIPURPOSE PAVILION RENTAL IS, THERE'S A $65 AN HOUR RATE, SO THAT'S FOR ANY TYPE OF RENTAL THAT COMES IN THERE.
THAT COULD BE FOR A PARTY, A CORPORATE EVENT.
THERE AREN'T ANY PACKAGES OR ANYTHING SET, IT'S JUST THE HOURLY RATE.
AND THEN THERE IS AN HOURLY STAFF FEE THAT IS CURRENTLY CHARGED $20 AN HOUR FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO STAFF, AND THERE'S A REFUNDABLE, UH, SECURITY DEPOSIT.
SO LOOKING AT BIG PICTURE, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, LOOKING TO HOPEFULLY EXPAND OUR SERVICES AND, UH, REALLY PROMOTE, UH, THE MULTIPURPOSE PAVILION.
I HAVE PROPOSED, UH, THE FOLLOWING RATES.
SO IF SOMEONE IS COMING IN AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO SPRINT THE SOCCER OR THE MULTIPURPOSE PAVILION FOR SOCCER, RUGBY, UM, FLAG FOOTBALL, ANYTHING A SPORT RELATED FUNCTION, THEN WE WOULD CHARGE 'EM THE $50 AN HOUR RATE, AND THEN WE WOULD ONLY CHARGE THEM THE $20 AN HOUR FEE WITH TWO STAFF MINIMUM IF WE HAD TO OPEN THE SPORTS PLEX FOR THAT SPECIFIC ACTIVITY.
SO IF THE SPORTS PLEX IS CLOSED, THEY'RE WANTING TO RENT OUT THE PAVILION FOR SOCCER PRACTICE AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING HAPPENING UP THERE, THEN WE
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WOULD IMPLEMENT THOSE, UH, THOSE STAFFING FEES.IF THERE'S ALREADY ACTIVITIES HAPPENING AT THE SPORTSPLEX, ALL THE BALLPARKS ARE RENTED, SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME IN, THEY WANT TO RENT THE PAVILION FOR SOCCER PRACTICE, THEN THEY WOULD JUST BE CHARGED THE $50 RATE.
AND THEN LOOKING AT, I USE THE SENIOR CENTER AS A MODEL FOR THE REST OF, UM, THE RENTAL RATES HERE.
SO THE SENIOR CENTER, UH, ACCOMMODATES APPROXIMATELY 200 FOR A PARTY VERSUS THE SPORTSPLEX ACCOMMODATING 500, UH, SENIOR CENTER FOR A SIX HOUR RENTAL, UH, IS ABOUT $2,000.
SO I INCREASED IT TO $2,500, UH, FOR THE SPORTSPLEX.
SO IT'S A $6 SIX HOUR RATE, AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE STAFFING COSTS, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
AND THEN IT GOES TO EIGHT WA HOURS AT 3000, 10 HOURS AT 3,500.
AND THEN EACH ADDITIONAL HOUR AFTER 10 HOURS AT $300, UH, THERE IS A REFUNDABLE SECURITY DEPOSIT.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS PROPOSED RIGHT NOW, IT'S STILL CURRENTLY $305 FOR ANY RENTAL AT THE SPORTSPLEX.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD CONTINUE FOR ANY SPORTS RENTAL.
AGAIN, THIS IS A REFUNDABLE SECURITY DEPOSIT.
SO IF THEY RENT OUT THE FACILITY, IF THEY'RE AN ONGOING RENTER, THEY'RE RENTING OUT EVERY, EVERY WEEK, WE'LL COLLECT THAT RENO REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT ONCE, AND IF THERE'S ANY INCIDENTS OR WE WOULD JUST PULL FROM THAT DEPOSIT THERE.
IF THEY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, DISCONTINUE RENTING, THEN EVERYTHING, THEIR BALANCE IS PAID, THEN THEY WOULD RE GET THAT, UH, REIMBURSEMENT OF $305.
KNOWING THAT, UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN, UH, RENT OUT FOR CORP CORPORATE EVENTS.
I'VE INCREASED THAT TO $500 FOR THEIR REFUNDABLE SECURITY DEPOSIT.
AND, UM, CURRENTLY AT THE SENIOR CENTER, AND I JUST MATCHED EVERYTHING THAT WAS THERE.
UH, THERE IS AN ALCOHOL PERMIT FEE OF $150.
SO, UM, PARTIES THAT COME INTO OUR CITY FACILITIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE SERVING ALCOHOL DO HAVE TO PAY THAT $150 PERMIT FEE.
AND PD ALSO HAS TO BE PRESENT DURING THOSE RENTALS.
SO WE COORDINATE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT ANY PARTIES, UH, AT THE SENIOR CENTER AT SHADOW OAK CURRENTLY, UH, DO HAVE POLICE PRESENCE.
AND SO THEY HAVE A SET RATE OF $130, AND THAT IS CHARGED BACK TO THE RENTER.
AND THAT'S TO JUST TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF, YOU KNOW, THE FACILITY, THE STAFF, AND THAT, THAT THERE AREN'T ANY ISSUES DURING THE PARTY WHEN THERE'S ALCOHOL.
AND THEN, UM, I INCORPORATED, UH, A CLEANING FEE OF $500 FOR ANY CORPORATE OR PARTY, UH, EVENTS.
SO KNOWING THAT IT'S A BIG SPACE, THE SPACE IS GONNA HAVE TO BE CLEANED AT THE END OF THE NIGHT, I'VE INCORPORATED A CLEANING FEE THERE.
AND THEN JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT ALL RENTALS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S A SPORTS RENTAL OR A PARTY, ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE, PROVIDE A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE WITH THE ENDORSEMENT PAGE.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HELP, HELP GUIDE OUR RENTERS THROUGH AND GIVE THEM SOME RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO PULL THE NEEDED CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE.
AND THEN, UH, ALL OF THEIR TABLES, EQUIPMENT CHAIRS WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED WITH THEIR RENTAL FOR A PARTY AND THAT, BUT ON THE PLUS SIDE, THEY CAN BRING IN ANY, ANY EVENT ORGANIZER, DECORATOR, CATERER THAT THEY MAY HAVE, UH, FOR THEIR RENTAL.
SO A LOT OF THESE PLACES YOU HAVE TO BOOK DIRECTLY THROUGH THEIR CATERING COMPANY HERE, THEY'RE RENTING THE SPACE, AND THEN IT'S A BLANK CANVAS COME IN AND JUST, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN.
SO WITH THAT, THAT CON CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMING BACK BEFORE COUNCIL AND THE FUTURE WITH ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
AND COUNCIL, ANYBODY WANT TO HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY.
DO WE KNOW, UH, MAYBE THIS IS A PAULINA QUESTION TOO, BUT DO WE KNOW IF, UH, WHEN PUBLIC WORKS IS GONNA REPLACE THE DAMAGE, UH, SWING SETS AT, UH, SPORTSPLEX? I DON'T KNOW.
DO WE HAVE A, SO, UM, I'VE BEEN IN, IN CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND THEY GET, DID GET THE MANUFACTURER OUT, UH, TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE PLAYGROUNDS.
SO WE ARE WAITING ON AN ESTIMATE BACK FROM THEM.
SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT IS, UM, NO LONGER AVAILABLE EXPIRED.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO SEE WHAT AVENUES WE CAN TAKE TO GET, UM, SOMETHING REPAIRED UP THERE WITH SOMETHING COMPARABLE.
YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK, UH, AT ONE POINT I THINK I CONTACTED ONE OF THE MANUFACTURERS THAT
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ACTUALLY MADE THAT, AND THEY SAID THEY HAD IT IN STOCK.UM, NEXT THING IS, UM, WHAT DOES PUBLIC WORKS, UH, DO THROUGHOUT THE DAY BESIDES THE FIELDS? SO THEY DO THE LANDSCAPING AT THE SPORTSPLEX.
THEY ALSO ASSIST WITH, UH, FACILITY MAINTENANCE.
IF WE HAVE LIGHT BULBS THAT ARE OUT IRRIGATION.
UM, YOU KNOW, ENSURING THAT ALL OF THE FIELDS ARE PREPARED FOR THE EVENING OR THE WEEKEND.
AND, UH, SOMETIMES THEY DO ASSIST THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS WELL, UH, FOR OTHER FUNCTIONS OR AS NEEDED, UH, WITHIN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
BUT I WILL DEFER THAT TO OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
ROXANNE LERMA, IF YOU, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WANTED TO ADD ANYTHING THERE, DEAR THE CHAIR, IF I MAY, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, AND TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT, UM, DEPUTY DIRECTOR PEREZ HAD SAID, UM, YES, THEY ARE UP THERE, THEY ARE DOING THE FIELD MAINTENANCE, DOING THE REPAIRS, UM, TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE THAT HASN'T, UM, BEEN ADDRESSED.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, THAT IS, THERE IS, THERE ARE STAFF MEMBERS UP THERE THAT WHEN THERE ARE ADDITIONAL, UM, NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UM, THAT IS WHERE THEY'RE PULLED FROM.
SO ON A, ON A COMMUNITY SERVICE SIDE, YOU'RE DOING A REMARKABLE JOB,
UM, I WENT TO THE PARK LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE, AND WHEN I WENT THERE, UM, AND THIS IS NOT COMMUNITY SERVICE NOW, THIS IS PROBABLY A PUBLIC WORKS ISSUE, BUT THE PARK, THE SPORTSPLEX IS FILTHY AND DIRTY AND, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE FIVE FOOD TIME PEOPLE THERE, UH, PULLING OUT THAT THEY'RE RETAINING THE SPORTSPLEX, KEEPING IT NEED, KEEPING IT CLEAN, USING A WATER PRESSURE MACHINE THAT WE OWN IN OUR, IN OUR, IN OUR EQUIPMENT.
AND THEY WASH DOWN THE FLOORS, THE WALLS ON THE, ON THE, ON THE BASEBALL FIELDS.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE PARK IS MAINTAINED, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, UH, EVERY YEAR TO MAINTAIN IT AND, AND KEEP IT NICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, ANOTHER THING, UH, LET'S SEE.
AND SO I SEE, SO BASE, UH, SOCCER WILL BE 50 FOOT PAVILION.
AND HOW MUCH IS THE, UH, SOFTBALL RIGHT NOW? SO SOFTBALL, UM, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT FEE FOR YOU, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S COMPARABLE TO THAT.
I BELIEVE IT'S $48 AND 75 CENTS IS THE, THE HOURLY RENTAL RATE FOR, UH, A BASEBALL FIELD.
SO, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
AND, UM, AND THEN I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAD, UM, A, A VISION OF USING ONE OF THE RESTAURANTS FOR, FOR, FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE TO TAKE OVER TO RAISE FUNDS TO, AND OPERATE POTENTIALLY, UH, A MORE WIDER RESTAURANT ON THE COMPLEX.
SO, UH, WE'RE EXPLORING EVERY AVENUE AVAILABLE TO US.
I DO HAVE CALLS INTO THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO, UM, TAKE THE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BIG LEAGUE DREAMS STILL OWNS, UM, I, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A, NOT A BUSINESS LICENSE, BUT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT LICENSE TO THOSE TWO RESTAURANTS TO SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO, UM, TO GET THOSE BACK.
UH, BUT WE STILL ARE EXPLORING EVERY AVENUE AVAILABLE TO US, POTENTIALLY, IF POSSIBLE, AGAIN, WITH STAFFING RESOURCES TO DO THAT, TO MANAGE THAT AS MORE OF A SNACK BAR THAN A FULL PREP KITCHEN.
SO THAT'S JUST ONE OF MANY IDEAS.
SO IF YOU NEED HELP WITH THAT, DON'T BE AFRAID TO CALL TOM OVER THERE.
UH, AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, UM, UM, LET'S SEE, THE HOURS OF OPERATION, UH, ARE YOU GONNA BE EX EXTENDING IT TO 12 MIDNIGHT? SO WE WILL EXTEND, DEPENDING ON THE NEED AS FAR AS, UH, THE RENTAL GOES, RIGHT? SO IF SOMEBODY COMES IN AND THEY WANNA STAY TILL 11:00 PM OR 1130, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY ACCOMMODATE THAT, THAT REQUEST, IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, TO HAVE TO HAVE STAFF THERE AND NO RENTALS THERE.
UM, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT JUSTIFIES CONTINUING TO STAY OPEN, BUT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY ADJUST OUR VERBIAGE IN OUR PUBLICATION TO STATE THAT WE ACCEPT RENTALS UP TO THAT HOUR.
IT'S GONNA BE CONT CONTINGENT BECAUSE YOU HAVE FEES NOW TO ADDRESS HOURS OF STAFF.
SO TECHNICALLY IT'S, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE PAYING FOR ITSELF.
SO IF WE GIVE 'EM, IF WE, IF LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY CAN RENT THE FILL WITH THOSE FEES, THEN IT'S, YES, WE CAN DEFINITELY CHANGE OUR VERBIAGE SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THEY CAN RENT UP TO THAT HOUR.
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UM, THEN FINALLY, UM, UM, ARE WE DONE? I THINK I'M DONE.AGAIN, IT'S A PRESENTATION, IT'S NOT A DEVELOPMENT MATTER.
SO WE JUST GIVE HER, GIVE HER A BRIEF.
IT LOOK LIKE IT IS A IMPROVEMENT.
ABOUT THE REVENUE, ABOUT THE SERVICE AND ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL WANT TO SAY SOMETHING QUICKLY, PLEASE.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE THOROUGHNESS.
UM, THE STAFF HOURLY FEE, WHAT IS THE CURRENT, UM, STAFF, PART-TIME STAFF THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY PAYING? BECAUSE IT LOOKS LOW, MOST PLACES THEY CHARGE LIKE 25, $30.
UH, SO, UM, I BELIEVE THE, THE BEGINNING HOURLY RATE IS 16 IN CHANGE FOR STAFF OR AN ENTRY LEVEL RECREATION LEADER.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE STEPS THAT GO UP FROM WHAT IS THE HIGHEST.
I, I, I DO NOT HAVE THE ANSWER BECAUSE IT'S THE HIGHEST FOR, FOR PAYING STAFF.
LET'S SAY THEY'RE PAYING 22, 25, THE HOURLY FEE 20, YEAH.
SHOULD BE ABOVE OR INCREASE IT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT I JUST CAUGHT.
MAIL PRO, I THINK IT'S A GOOD POINT.
IF WE CHARGE THE STAFF, WE PAY THEM $20, $25 PER HOUR, THEN WE SHOULD CHARGE THE SAME.
SO WE DON'T TAKE THE LAWS, BUT, BUT WE CAN SEE COMPARE WITH, UH, PREVIOUS YEARS AS YOU SEE THE BIG IMPROVEMENT.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET A RESTAURANT AND, UH, AND THAT CAN BE, UM, AND, UH, OPERATE.
AND THEN YOU CAN BRING MORE REVENUE.
IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A REALLY A PRY OF, UH, OWNERSHIP FOR THAT PLACE.
AND BRIAN, UH, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER,
SO HOPEFULLY, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE PLACE CLEAN.
ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL WANNA SAY SOMETHING? OTHERWISE, UH, NO.
YOU HAVE MORE? OH, YEAH, GO AHEAD.
UH, I JUST, I REALLY WANNA ADDRESS THE ISSUE ABOUT A RESTAURANT THERE, AND I'M JUST WONDERING, HAVE WE HAD ANY, ANY INTERESTED PARTIES THAT WANNA, UM, MAYBE RENT OR LEASE OUR RESTAURANT THERE? UM, I CAN BRIEFLY ANSWER THAT AND THEN I'LL DEFER IT TO OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
AND, UM, THERE WAS AN RFP FOR THAT, UH, BEFORE I ARRIVED, AND IT WAS IN THE PROCESS.
AND THERE IS ONE POTENTIAL LEASE, UH, I GUESS PERSON THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED.
UH, BUT AGAIN, THAT, UM, IS STILL BEING EXPLORED TO SEE IF THAT WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR, UH, THE CITY AND ROXANNE.
SO WE DID A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
WE DID RECEIVE, UH, A REQUEST OR PROPOSAL FROM ONE IN, UH, GROUP THAT WAS INTERESTED IN, UM, LOOKING AT BOTH RESTAURANTS.
UM, WE ARE STILL NEGOTIATING, UM, WITH THEM.
AND THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE ANY AGREEMENT WAS EXECUTED OR ENTERED INTO.
UH, UH, I KNOW, I, I WANT TO ADD ON THE, ABOUT THE IP FOR THE RESTAURANT, AND I THINK MAYBE WE NEED TO SEND THE IP AGAIN, BECAUSE PREVIOUSLY WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE OVER THERE, BUT THIS YEAR WE CAN SEE AFTER YOU JOIN AND YOU STUDY, FILL OUT THE PLACE.
NO RESTAURANT, WE OPERATE WHEN THEY HAVE NOBODY THERE.
SO WITH SOME MORE PEOPLE, MORE CAMPAIGN.
AND ALL THE TIME, THEN PEOPLE HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE TRY TO LEASE A PLACE, AND THEY CAN, THEY WON'T.
NOT ONLY THEY, THEY CAN MAKE MONEY.
SO, SO THIS MAY BE A SUGGESTION.
I DIDN'T GET TO THANK YOU THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, BUT I JUST WANNA TELL YOU THANK YOU.
YOU WANT, YOU WANT MORE
AND, UH, UH, COUNCILMAN? OKAY.
A COUNCIL MEMBER GUT? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, A COUPLE THINGS.
UH, UH, PAULINO, WHEN WE'RE GONNA, UH, CANCEL THE RFP THAT WENT OUT FOR THE WHOLE SPORTSPLEX.
I THINK WE HAVE TO BRING THAT BEFORE COUNCIL BECAUSE, UM, IT CLOSED.
SO WE OPENED IT, WE CLOSED, AND THAT HAS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL, WHETHER OR NOT WE WANNA REJECT THE PROPOSALS.
AND THEN, UM, AND THEN GOING FORWARD, UH, ANYTIME I ASK, BECAUSE THIS WAS ORIGINALLY MY CONSULT REQUEST, SO ANYTIME I ASK FOR, UH, PRESENTATIONS ON FINANCIALS, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S INCLUDED IN THE PACKET.
'CAUSE I COULD HARDLY SEE SOMETIMES
SO I THINK THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SEE IT TOO SOMETIMES, BUT YEAH, THAT'S IT,
SO MAYBE YOU CAN GET, UH, A WRITTEN, THE, THE COPY FOR YOU SO YOU CAN REVIEW IT.
SO IS THAT POSSIBLE YOU CAN PROVIDE, OR I THINK THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SEE IT TOO.
AND, UH, MAYBE PUT INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD ON THE, SO EVERYBODY CAN REVIEW WHAT IS ABOUT, IT'S JUST, UH, UH, UH, OKAY.
AND WE ARE TRYING TO MOVE THE WAY AND WHAT IT CAN OPERATE AND THE
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BALANCE.UH, WE ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT MAKING MONEY, BUT AT LEAST WE CAN BALANCE THE BUDGET, BUT, AND LET EVERYBODY CAN ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
A VERY PRETTY PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO PLAY THERE.
UM, NOW WE GO TO MOVE TO OVERALL COMMUNICATION.
[ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
NOW MOVE TO ORAL COMMUNICATION.UH, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, PLEASE FILL OUT THE SPEAKER CARD AND SUBMIT TO THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE START OF THE ORAL COMMUNICATION.
OTHERWISE, UH, YOU'LL SPEAKER SLIP WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
SO, SO WE APPROVE A LAST TIME.
SO WE ARE CHANGING SOME OF THE GUIDELINES.
AND YOU SUBMIT YOUR SPEAKER CARD OKAY.
BEFORE THE AUDIO COMMUNICATION STARTS.
SO, UH, LET'S HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
AND 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 THE AGENDA ITEM WILL BE HEARD PRIOR TO THE REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THE NON AGENDA.
AND, UH, WE ARE GOING TO START WITH OUR ORAL, ORAL COMMUNICATION THAT WE CHANGE TO THE THREE MINUTES.
MAYOR, FIRST SPEAKER IS MARIO, FOLLOWED BY JOANNA G, FOLLOWED BY DOUG FOUR.
UH, A COUPLE THINGS TO TOUCH ON TODAY.
OH, I'D LIKE TO HAND THESE OUT ON THAT POINT.
UH, I GUESS A COUPLE HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS WOULD BE TO CHANGE THE VERBIAGE ON THE AGENDA AND THE CARDS TO REFLECT THE THREE MINUTE TIME.
UM, ALSO BE A RESOLUTION ON ANY PRESENTATIONS, POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS TO USE A NO SMALLER THAN A 12 POINT FONT SO THAT WE CAN READ THAT AS WELL, WOULD HELP OUT.
SO, MARIO ALVARO, I THINK SAYS OF WEST COVINA RESIDENT.
UH, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS TWO IMPORTANT TOPICS TONIGHT.
FIRST, I'M REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEW CALIFORNIA'S NEW DAYLIGHTING LAW, WHICH TOOK EFFECT ON JANUARY 1ST, 2023.
UNDER ASSEMBLY BILL 43, SECTION 2 1 4 5 5 0.7, SECTION A OF THE VEHICLE CODE RESTRICTS VEHICLE PARKING WITHIN 20 FEET OF INTERSECTIONS OR CROSSWALKS TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST SAFETY TO HELP DRIVERS COMPLY AND IMPROVE VISIBILITY FOR OUR PEDESTRIANS.
I RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY CONSIDER PAINTING THE CURBS RED IN AREAS WHERE PARKING IS NOW RESTRICTED.
THE SIMPLE MEASURE COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE CONFUSION AND ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY.
SECOND, I'D LIKE TO BRIEFLY DISCUSS SERVICE DOGS IN PUBLIC SPACES AS DEFINED BY THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
A DA BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC ENTITIES ARE PERMITTED TO ASK ONLY TWO QUESTIONS.
WHEN DETERMINING IF A DOG IS A LEGITIMATE SERVICE ANIMAL, IS A DOG REQUIRED BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY? WHAT TASK OR SERVICE HAS A DOG BEEN TRAINED TO PERFORM? THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO QUESTIONS THAT YOU CAN ASK.
I'VE HELPED HELP EDUCATE PEOPLE ON THIS.
YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A LIABLE STATE.
WHAT, UH, WHAT THEY CANNOT DO IS REQUEST DOCUMENTATION, DEMAND TO SEE THE DOG PERFORMANCE TASK, OR ASK ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL'S DIS DISABILITY.
THESE PROTECTIONS EXIST TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH LEGITIMATE SERVICE DOGS CAN ACCESS PUBLIC SPACES WITHOUT UNNECESSARY SCRUTINY OR INVASION OF PRIVACY.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT HAVING A SERVICE DOG PRESENT IS ALWAYS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE HANDLER.
WHILE I OFTEN RELY ON MY SERVICE DOG HYGIENE TO ASSIST ME, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I CHOOSE NOT TO BRING HIM WITH ME, DEPENDING ON THE SETTING AND MY NEEDS OF THAT DAY.
HOWEVER, WHEN A SERVICE DOG IS PRESENT, IT MUST BE STRICT BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS, DISQUALIFYING BEHAVIORS, DISQUALIFYING BEHAVIORS INCLUDE EXCESSIVE BARKING, GROWLING, LUNGING, OR REACTING AGGRESSIVELY TO OTHER PEOPLE OR DOGS.
IF A SERVICE DOG IS OUTTA CONTROL AND THE HANDLER IS UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS BEHAVIOR, THE DOG MAY BE LEGALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE PREMISES.
LETTING YOU GUYS KNOW THIS
UM, LASTLY, AS A BARN BOARD STEWARD OF HEARST RANCH, YOU'RE GONNA BE HAVING A MEETING ON THE 12TH.
KENNEDY'S GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT, BUT I HOPE YOU'LL BE OUR GUEST TO JOIN US.
UH, WE, WE, LAST TIME WE APPROVED, WE CHANGED TO, UH, SUBMIT A CARD BEFOREHAND.
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SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, PEOPLE ARE NOT USED TO IT, SO IT'S OKAY.GOOD EVENING, MAYORS, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, JOANNA G FROM WEST COVINA LIBRARY.
UH, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR REGULAR PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULT, AND FOR ALL AGES FOR MORE INFORMATION.
UH, IT'S ALL ONLINE@LACOUNTYLIBRARY.ORG.
UM, TWO PROGRAMS I WANNA HIGHLIGHT.
ONE IS DESIGN YOUR OWN TOTE FOR ADULTS.
AND THIS IS GONNA BE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH AT 2:00 PM ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED AND IT'S FREE.
UM, THE NEXT ONE IS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM, BROTHERHOOD OF SLEEPING CAR, PORTERS.
AND THIS DISCUSS IS GOING TO BE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 AT 2:00 PM UM, WE WILL HAVE, UM, COASTERS TO COMMEMORATE THE SPECIAL EVENT, AND IT'S FOR ADULTS, UH, FOR MORE INFORMATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTION? THAT'S IT FOR ME.
APPRECIATE OUR NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DOUG FOUR, FOLLOWED BY GLENN KENNEDY.
FOUR OWN THREE BUSINESSES IN TOWN, LIVE IN WEST COVINA, DISTRICT FIVE.
I JUST WANT TO TOUCH BASE ABOUT DOWNTOWN WEST COVINA.
AS YOU GUYS PROBABLY KNOW, THE TWO SHOOTINGS THAT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY, WE NEED HELP DOWN THERE.
UM, I THINK THERE HAS BEEN SIX TO EIGHT SHOOTINGS OR STABBINGS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
MY, I'VE BEEN THERE EIGHT YEARS, THE PREVIOUS SIX YEARS, I DON'T REMEMBER ONE.
WE JUST NEED SOME HELP DOWN THERE.
WE NEED TO MAKE WEST COVINA AWESOME AND HELP DOWNTOWN.
OUR BUSINESSES ARE NOW SUFFERING BECAUSE OF THOSE TWO.
OUR SALES THIS WEEK ON SUNDAY ARE ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE.
UM, AND, AND I SPEAK, I TRIED TO GET OTHER RESTAURANTS TO COME DOWN HERE.
UM, THEY, THEY DON'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT, BUT WE NEED HELP DOWN THERE, ESPECIALLY AFTER A WEEKEND LIKE THIS LAST WEEKEND.
UM, MOVING ON, UM, HEARST RANCH NEXT WEDNESDAY.
I KNOW YOU GUYS GOT AN INVITATION.
UH, BUN STREET WILL BE DONATING ALL THE FOOD.
UM, PLEASE COME SIX O'CLOCK NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR THE COMMUNITY MEETING, AND THAT'S OPEN TO EVERYBODY.
GLENN KENNEDY, FOLLOWED BY JD.
GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL GLENN KENNEDY.
HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT? UM, I'D LIKE TO INVITE EVERYBODY.
UH, NEXT WEDNESDAY, SIX O'CLOCK HEARST RANCH.
UM, WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A COMMUNITY MEETING.
UM, TWO GINO AND ME, UH, RUN, UM, WEST COVINA RESIDENTS TAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS BACK.
UM, WE'D LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES IN THE CITY, AND WE'D LIKE TO GET SOME COMMITTEES TOGETHER SO WE CAN ADDRESS THIS IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION.
WE, WE, WE LIKE TO THINK THAT, UH, BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER MAKES US A STRONGER AND BETTER COMMUNITY WORKING WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL, AND WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD IN A POSITIVE DIRECTIONS.
UH, THIS MEETING WILL, UM, YOU'LL HAVE TO SUBMIT A QUESTION, YOU KNOW, BE WRITTEN DOWN AND THEN WILL NOT BE ANY OPEN MIC.
SO I WILL GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY.
I WILL PERSONALLY GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY.
SO, AND I ALSO LIKE TO THANK BUN STREETE FOR DONATING ALL THE, UH, REFRESHMENTS.
I WANT, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP ALL YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE A NICE EVENING.
THANK YOU MR. WOO, FOR, UH, NO PROBLEM.
UM, I HAD TO STEP OUT, SO I MAY HAVE MISSED IT, BUT I DIDN'T HEAR IN THE PRESENTATION REGARDING SPORTSPLEX, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO ENJOY THAT PARK.
THAT'S ONE OF THOSE SO MANY PARKS, MRS. VTO, THAT YOU MENTIONED SOMETIME BACK, THAT THE CITY HAD AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND I RECALL CAMERON PARK, WHICH WAS ONCE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY, WAS AT ONE POINT PRETTY MUCH CLOSED TO THE EXTENT THAT, AS YOU RECALL, PING PONG BALLS OR PING PONG TABLES WERE PUT AWAY AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND IN THIS CASE, I HEAR A PAY TO PLAY TYPE OF SCHEDULE THAT'S BEING FORMED.
BUT WHERE IN THAT SCHEDULE IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE AREA THAT ARE NOT A PART OF A SOFTBALL TEAM OR A SOCCER TEAM, OR SOME SORT OF ORGANIZED GROUP THAT
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HAS A LUXURY OF PAYING THESE PRETTY STIFF FEES.I MEAN, THEY MAY BE REASONABLE, BUT TO US COMMONERS, THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS SO REASONABLE.
SO I'M WONDERING IF OUR DIRECTOR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, COULD MAYBE NEXT TIME OR TONIGHT, WHENEVER, SHARE THAT PART OF THAT SCHEDULE TO SEE WHERE WE FIT US RESIDENTS, WHOM PAID TAXES TO HAVE THIS FACILITY BUILT IN THE FIRST PLACE TO BE A FIELD OF DREAMS. I'D APPRECIATE AN ANSWER.
UH, AND ANY OTHER SPEAKER? NO FURTHER SPEAKERS.
AND, UH, CITY MANAGER, YOU WANT TO RESPOND? SOME OF THE SPEAKER PLEASE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, JUST WANTED TO THANK MARIO FOR COMING UP AND SHARING ABOUT SERVICE ANIMALS.
UM, I KNOW THAT'S A, A SUBJECT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE KIND OF ALWAYS QUESTION.
AND, UM, SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH US.
UH, JOHANNA, THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, LIBRARY UPDATE.
SO TWO EVENTS, UH, THE CREATE YOUR OWN TOTE AND THE MARTIN LUTHER, OR, SORRY, THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, UH, EVENT.
UM, SO PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE GO TO THIS, UH, LIBRARY WEBSITE.
UM, AND THEN IN REGARDS TO THE INCIDENCES ON GLENDORA AVENUE, UM, WE TRY, WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN BEING A SAFE CITY.
UM, AND WE WILL WORK, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL WORK WITH THE LOCAL BUSINESSES ON GLENDORA AVENUE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF, UH, THE BUSINESS OWNERS, THE PATRONS, AND OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, I DO WANNA MENTION AND JUST HIGHLIGHT, UM, I KNOW THAT WE LAUNCHED OUR BIKE TEAM THAT HAD, UM, INCREASED PATROLLING ON GLENDORA AVENUE TO HELP, UH, INCREASE SAFETY IN THAT AREA IN CORRIDOR.
SO, UM, THEY WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THE BUSINESSES TO SET UP A MEETING TO SEE HOW WE CAN PARTNER, UH, WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT SAFE OR THAT AREA SAFE.
UM, ALSO THANK YOU TO GLEN FOR THE INVITATION FOR THE COMMUNITY MEETING, UH, FOR SHARING THAT HERE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, AND THEN JD, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE PRESENT AT THE LAST PRESENTATION, BUT, UM, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE ARE EXPANDING USE FOR THE PARK IS THAT WE ARE NOT CHARGING FEES, UM, ENTRANCE FEES FOR RESIDENTS, UM, WHERE THERE IS A FEE FOR, UM, OTHER INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING THE FACILITY.
SO, UM, I THINK THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION THIS EVENING AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION AND ADD ON? OKAY, GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER.
YEAH, JUST TO, UH, PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT, UH, PAULINA SAID, UH, I DID SPEAK TO CHIEF CORINA, UH, ABOUT THE INCIDENT ON GLENDORA AVENUE.
HE DID SAY, UH, LIKE, UH, THE CITY MANAGER INDICATED THEY'RE GONNA BE PUTTING SOME BIKE OFFICERS, UH, OUT THERE.
UH, HE'S ALSO GONNA BE TALKING TO BUSINESS OWNERS TO TRY TO GET THEM TO WORK TOGETHER TO ALLOW FOR A BRIGHTER LIGHTS BACK THERE ON, ON THE BACK OF THE COMMERCIAL SPOTS.
I THINK SOME BUSINESS OWNERS ARE NOT BEING COOPERATIVE.
SO, UH, I THINK WHEN YOU WORK WITH CHRISTINA, YOU GUYS COULD PROBABLY ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO JOIN AND, AND MAKE IT BRIGHTER BACK THERE.
SO WE COULD PUT MORE BIKE OFFICERS BACK THERE TOO.
ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL? YES, COUNCILMAN ALI KENTO.
UH, JUST, UM, ANOTHER, UH, THING FOR, FOR MR. SBARRO'S REFERENCE WITH REGARD TO THE PAINTING OF THE CURBS RED, I THINK I RECALL THAT COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ PRESENTED THAT AS A MOTHER.
MAY I PREVIOUSLY, WITH THAT WE APPROVED, I DON'T KNOW IF, I THINK BASED ON MEMORY, I THINK THAT THAT THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER, MY COLLEAGUE CAN CORRECT ME, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
ANY, ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER? OTHERWISE, I WANT TO ADD ON, UH, UH, I THINK THE, UH, SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE FOR THE BUSINESS, CONTINUE TO CON OPERATE BUSINESS OVER THERE.
AND, UH, I THINK WE, INCLUDING MYSELF, WE'VE BEEN GOSPEL AND SEE HOW CAN WE DO, UH, UH, OKAY, THE BID OKAY.
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
AND EVERYBODY PITCHING A LITTLE BIT MONEY AND THEY HAVE A SECURITY GUARD, ESPECIALLY ALL THOSE BAR OVER THERE, BECAUSE THE BAR IS THE ONE, HAVE SOME OF THE ISSUE.
SO WE MAYBE HAVE A, HAVE A CITY PLANNING, UH, COMMISSION TO LOOK INTO, HOW CAN WE IMPROVE? BECAUSE POLICE CANNOT BE 24 HOURS OVER THERE, BUT THE BUSINESS OWNER, THEY SHOULD PITCH IN, OKAY? AND, UH, REGARDING THE, OKAY, SECURITY GUARD, AND ESPECIALLY LATE NIGHT, THEY HAVE, UH, UH, ALCOHOL GOING ON AND PEOPLE MIGHT BE, UH, BE ROWDY AND THIS AND THAT.
SO, AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS LONG TIME, OKAY.
REGARDING HOW WE CAN UNITE PEOPLE OVER THERE, EVERYBODY PITCHING A LITTLE BIT, THEN WE CAN HAVE A SECURITY GUARD CRUISE IN NEIGHBORHOOD SO PEOPLE CAN FEEL SAFE.
WE ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE, LIKE GLENDORA AVENUE, WE WANNA PUT LIGHT, AND NOW WE'RE GONNA PUT MORE LIGHT, OKAY.
MAKE IT BRIGHTER AND MAKE IT MORE INVITED.
SO, SO IN THAT WAY PEOPLE WANT TO WALK OVER THERE WITH THEIR DOG, THIS AND THAT.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF THEY SEE SECURITY, LIKE ANY SHOPPING MALL, THEY HAVE A SECURITY OVER THERE, THEY FEEL SAFE.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT CAN KIND OF HELP AND WE CAN WORK TOGETHER, CITY WANT TO WORK WITH BUSINESS OWNER, OKAY? AND TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND EVERYBODY PITCHING, I THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT PLACE
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OKAY.AND BEAUTIFUL AND SAFE AND PEOPLE WILLING TO SHOP OVER THERE.
WE CAN SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT, BUT YOU HAVE THREE STEP UP AND TWO STEPS GET PUSHED BACK, AND THEN WE TRY TO CONTINUE TO PUT EVENT OVER THERE.
TRY TO PROMOTE HOW BEAUTIFUL GLENDORA AVENUE AND THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS PLACE AND WORK, UM, FOR PEOPLE BECOME A PEDESTRIAN.
SO ANYWAY, THIS IS MY SUGGESTION.
ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL? YEAH, GO AHEAD, ROSARIO.
UM, YEAH, SO I WOULD SAY SEVERAL YEARS AGO I HAD, UM, GOT TOGETHER WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, WELL, OUR CITY MANAGER.
SHE WASN'T THE CITY MANAGER THEN, BUT I REQUESTED THAT WE HAVE SOME MEETINGS ON GLENDORA AVENUE BECAUSE I WANTED TO IMPROVE THAT AREA.
AND THAT'S HOW WE STARTED GETTING THE LIGHTS PUT UP ON THE TREES.
I WANTED TO HAVE COMMUNITY MEETINGS WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND, YOU KNOW, WE CONTACTED MANY OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND I THINK WE ONLY GOT LIKE SIX PEOPLE THERE.
SO, I MEAN, WE NEED YOUR COOPERATION.
THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALONE OR IT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ITSELF, AND IT'S GONNA COST MONEY.
AND SO IF WE WANT TO IMPROVE THE STREET OF GLENDORA AND MAKE IT A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR OUR KIDS TO ENJOY AND OUR FAMILIES TO ENJOY, WE GOTTA SPEND SOME MONEY.
AND AS THE CITY, I HAD REQUESTED THAT WE TRY TO HAVE ALL OUR EVENTS THERE.
AND WE HAVE, EVER SINCE I CAME INTO THE CITY COUNCIL, I HAVE ASKED THAT WE HAVE MANY EVENTS THERE SO THAT OUR RESTAURANTS HAVE BUSINESS THERE AND THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR SALES.
SO WE GOTTA WORK TOGETHER, RIGHT? WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
AND WE GOTTA BE POSITIVE BECAUSE I KNOW IN SEVERAL OF THOSE MEETINGS, WE HAD SOME NEGATIVE PEOPLE THERE.
AND THANK GOD THEY'RE GONE NOW.
AND, UH, ANY, NO IF, NO COMMENT.
[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]
LET'S GO TO NEXT AGENDA WOULD BE, UH, MANAGEMENT REPORT, PLEASE.HELLO AGAIN,
SO THE LAST, UH, COUNCIL MEETING, I DID SHARE THAT WE WERE GONNA BE ELIMINATING THE RED AND THE BLUE LINE.
SO AS OF TODAY, WE NO LONGER HAVE THOSE, UH, THOSE SHUTTLE LINES OPERATING, BUT WE DO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE GREEN LINE, AND WE HAVE NOW UPDATED THE GREEN LINE TO THE 21ST CENTURY.
SO KIND OF LIKE RIDE SHARE, UM, PROGRAM APPS, YOU CAN, UM, GO DOWNLOAD THIS APP, TRIP SHOT APP, UM, SELECT THE WEST COVINA, GO WEST SHUTTLE, AND IT'LL SHOW YOU THE GREEN LINE NORTH AND SOUTH, AND IT'LL SHOW YOU WHERE THE SHUTTLE IS.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT, STAND THERE AND GUESS WHERE IT'S, WHERE IT IS, HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE TO GET THERE.
YOU CAN SEE IN REAL TIME WHERE THAT SHUTTLE IS AND HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION TO GET PICKED UP.
AND SO, UM, WE'RE HOPING THAT A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS UTILIZE THIS.
SO THAT HOPEFULLY INCREASES THE UTILIZATION OR THE RIDERSHIP OF OUR GREEN LINE.
UM, ONE OF THE REQUESTS, UH, FROM COUNCIL WAS TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OR THE ARPA, UM, FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
UM, SO ONE OF THE, UH, DEADLINES THAT THE CITY HAD TO MEET WAS THAT WE HAD TO OBLIGATE ALL OF THE, UH, FUNDS BY DECEMBER, 2024.
AND SO WE HAD COME TO COUNCIL AND REQUESTED, UH, APPROVAL OF, FOR THE CITY MANAGER MYSELF, TO BE ABLE TO OBLIGATE THOSE FUNDS SO THAT WE DID NOT LOSE, UM, ANY OF THAT MONEY.
UM, AND SO TONIGHT I CAN SAY THAT WE DID OBLIGATE, UM, THE ENTIRE MONEY THAT WE WERE GIVEN, UM, INTO DIFFERENT, UH, USES AND RESOURCES.
SO I CAN GO THROUGH SOME OF THEM.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR, UH, FINANCE, UH, DIRECTOR, STEPHANIE SMA THAT CAN HELP, UH, UH, WITH ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS.
UM, SO THERE'S, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S TWO CATEGORIES, UM, THE PUBLIC HEALTH ECONOMIC IMPACTS, AND THEN THE REVENUE REPLACEMENT PROVISIONS OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
UM, SO FOR, UM, UH, THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS, WE APPLIED, UH, ARPA MONEY TOWARDS HOMELESS ASSISTANCE.
UM, THAT INCLUDES OUR LTA, UH, CONTRACT, UH, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UH, JOB TRAINING IN CREATING THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS, UH, HEART MONITORS, UM, THE FIRE EMS FIRE STATIONS, UH, ONE REPLACEMENT, NEW AMBULANCES THAT WE PURCHASED, POLICE AND FIRE PORTABLE MOBILE RADIOS.
AND THEN THE PUBLIC SAFETY PREMIUM PAY, UH, FOR THE REVENUE REPLACEMENT PROVISION AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
UM, THIS WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE LENIENT, UH, UH, UH, CATEGORY THAT WE COULD USE MONEY TOWARDS.
UM, WE DID, WE ARE APPLYING IT TOWARDS THE A DA TRANSITION PLAN, THE FINANCIAL
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ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE.SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT BROUGHT OUR, UH, FINANCE DEPARTMENT UP TO THE 21ST CENTURY.
WE, UM, UH, UPDATED UP OUR PROGRAM, UM, THAT WE LAST UPDATED WHEN I STARTED HERE ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO.
SO IT WAS A MUCH NEEDED UPGRADE FOR, UM, THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY.
UM, UH, REPAIRS TO OUR FIRE STATIONS, UM, THE PURCHASE OF THE LADDER TRUCK, QUINT, UM, UH, INCREASING OUR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UH, MICROWAVE SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE.
UM, IT'S NOT A VERY FLASHY, UH, LINE ITEM, BUT IT'S A NECESSARY ITEM FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.
UH, THE PARKS, SPORTS FIELD LIGHTING, UH, THE PUMPER TRUCKS THAT WE PURCHASED, THE TWO ENGINES, UM, AND THEN THE BREEDING APPARATUS FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE OBLIGATED THE MONEY.
WE HAVE NOT SPENT ALL OF THE MONEY, UM, BUT, UM, THE REQUIREMENT WAS TO OBLIGATED BY DECEMBER, 2024, WHICH WE DID.
THE OTHER ITEM, UM, IS THE LA COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT HAS BEEN DOING SOME, UH, SEWER, SEWAGE OR SEWER PIPELINE RELINING, UM, NORTH OF THE FREEWAY.
UM, THE PHASE ONE WAS FROM PACIFIC AVENUE, UH, TO ORANGE AVENUE.
UM, AND THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.
SO IF YOU'VE BEEN DRIVING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, UM, IN THIS AREA, UH, JUST NORTH OF CITY HALL, UM, YOU'VE SEEN THAT THERE'S BEEN PIPES AND CONES ALONG THE FREE, UH, ALONG THE STREET, AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
PHASE TWO IS FROM SUNSET PUENTE, NORA, AND WORKMAN.
UM, AND THAT'S, UH, GONNA ALSO BE COMPLETED BY, UH, THE END OF FEBRUARY.
UH, PHASE THREE IS FROM WILLOW MERCED TO FRANCISCO AVENUE.
UM, AND THEY'RE, UH, COORDINATING, THEY COORDINATED WITH SCHOOLS FOR MENAL IMPACT.
UM, AND, UM, I BELIEVE THAT'S ALSO SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.
UM, ANOTHER REQUEST WAS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM OR A TP, WHICH IS CYCLE SIX.
UM, SO THE PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
PART OF THIS, UH, UH, APPLICATION OR GRANT.
UM, CYCLE SIX INCLUDES, UM, MERCED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL, EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, MERLIN ELEMENTARY, MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WALNUT GROVE, INTERMEDIATE WEST CO, WEST COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CAMERON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WORKMAN AVENUE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ORANGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND EDGEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO ALL OF THESE SCHOOLS, UM, UH, WE GOT 2.5 MILLION, UH, IN FUNDING.
UM, AND IT'S TO, LIKE I SAID, UH, INCREASE, UH, PEDESTRIAN, UH, WALKABILITY AROUND THE SCHOOLS.
THE PROJECT, UH, WAS AWARD FOR CONTRACT FOR DESIGNER WILL BE SUMMER OF 2025.
COMPLETION OF DESIGN WILL BE MID, UH, 2026.
CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION WILL BE LATE 20 20, 26.
AND THEN WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE PROJECT COMPLETION AT ALL OF THESE SCHOOLS, UH, IN 2027.
AND THEN OUR UPCOMING EVENTS, WE GOT THE SPRING FESTIVAL MARCH 29TH TO 30TH.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CITY MANAGER AND, UH, ANY OTHER COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY.
UH, FOR ALL COUNTY SANITATION PROJECTS, UH, I ASKED, UH, UH, ROXANNE IF SHE COULD PUT IT ON OUR CITY'S WEBSITE.
'CAUSE RESIDENTS WANT AN UPDATE.
SO IF WE COULD GET THAT UP BY THIS COMING WEEK OR NEXT WEEK, WHATEVER, WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON A SOCIAL MEDIA POST THAT WE WILL GET UP THIS WEEK.
THE RESIDENTS WANNA KNOW BESIDES US.
UH, BUT THEN, UM, WHAT ELSE? UM, THE TRANSPORTATION, UM, CAN YOU PUT THAT SLIDE BACK UP? THE TRANSPORTATION ONE.
SO WHEN THEY GIVE US THIS MONEY, ARE WE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE OUR OWN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DO THE JOB? THEY JUST DID A, A BEAUTIFUL CROSSWALK ON BRUTE AND VINCENT THAT COSTS TAXPAYERS JUST THEIR TIME AND THEY USE CITY, THE CITY'S PAINT AND TRUCKS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN STOCK THAT WE LOOKED AT, THAT WE LOOK AT, WE, IF WE COULD USE OUR OWN MANPOWER, I THINK WE JUST, I THINK WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A PINK TRUCK.
WE ARE, UM, I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
I KNOW THAT PART OF WHAT WE DO IS, UM, WE PACKAGE ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS.
IT'S NOT JUST STRIPING, IT'S SIGNAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, SO I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR, UM, INTERNAL STAFF DO IT.
AND THEN ALSO I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CAPACITY OF OUR STAFFING LEVELS TO BE ABLE TO YEAH, WELL, TO COMPLETE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
I HAVE DEEP CONCERNS WHEN WE ARE AWARDING CONTRACTS TO OUTSIDE
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ENTITIES BASED UPON A THIRD PARTY'S RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS TRANSTECH.SO I THINK IN THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE, I THINK ONE OF THE PROPOSALS I ASKED FOR WAS A PROPOSAL, UH, A, A PRESENTATION ON WHAT PUBLIC WORKS IS CAPABLE OF DOING.
SO IF WE HAVE, UH, LET'S SEE, IT'S TOO FAR.
TWO POINT, HOW MUCH IS IT? 2.5 MILLION THAT WE, TWO 5 MILLION, $2.5 MILLION.
I I THINK OUR PUBLIC WORKS IS VERY WELL CAPABLE OF DOING THAT.
SO, UH, AND THEN THEY'RE, THEN YOU'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING THEM A PAINT TRUCK.
SO IMAGINE WE'RE GONNA BE SAVING A LOT OF MONEY AND BEING ABLE TO DO EVEN MORE AND MORE THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY WITH THOSE SCHOOL SITES.
THEY EVEN TOLD ME PUBLIC WORKS TOLD ME THEY'RE ABLE EVEN TO PAY, EVEN BUY THE EQUIPMENT FROM, FROM WHATEVER THE EQUIPMENT THERE, THEY'RE ABLE TO PURCHASE IT AND SO FORTH.
SO CITY MANAGER CAN, CAN YOU LOOK INTO IT? OKAY.
AND SEE, YES, WE CAN, UM, SAVE THE MONEY.
I THINK HE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER A GOOD POINT.
IF WE HAVE ALL THE EQUIPMENT, WHY WE NEED TO SPEND THE BIG MONEY FOR SOMEBODY OUTSIDER, IF WE CAN TAKE CARE OF OURSELF.
TIMELY MATCH MAYBE BY END OF THIS WEEK.
WE CAN GET SOME OF THE INFORMATION.
WITH REGARD TO FUTURE GRANT CYCLES.
WILL THERE ALSO BE, UH, EFFORTS TO PAINT AND, AND UPGRADE SAFETY FOR, FOR VINE ELEMENTARY, UH, HOLLAND CREST MIDDLE SCHOOL, UH, WEST COVINA HIGH SCHOOL AND, AND OTHER SCHOOLS THAT WERE NOT MENTIONED? UH, ON, ON THE LIST FOR GRANT CYCLE SIX, WE ARE VERY EXCITED.
WE GOT GRANT FUNDING FOR CYCLE SIX.
WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL A TP FUNDING.
UM, AND WE, WE WILL LOOK AT OTHER SCHOOL SITES, OBVIOUSLY, THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE.
I THINK THE GREAT NEWS IS I THINK WE'RE $2.5 MILLION.
I THINK OUR PUBLIC WORKS WILL BE ABLE TO BUY ENOUGH PAINT TO DO ALL OUR SUITS IN OUR CITY IF THEY'RE ABLE TO.
SO WE'LL SEE WHEN PULLING TO GET, WE HAVE, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER LOOKING INTO IT.
AND COME BACK TO US, SEE HOW CAN WE DO IT.
AND THE SAVE MONEY AND, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO MORE JOB AND ANY OTHER THING.
OTHERWISE WE MOVE TO CONSENT CALENDAR.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
UH, CONSENT CALENDAR, ONE TO FOUR.ANY OF, UH, ITEM, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WANT TO PULL? IF NOT, DO I HAVE A, WAIT, LET LET YOU GO FIRST.
UH, NO, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A CORRECTION ON ITEM AGENDA ITEM THREE UNDER THE RESOLUTION.
UM, IT'S MISSING AN E FOR SEVERE.
YOU PULLING NUMBER THREE? YEAH.
DO I HAVE A 1, 2, 4? DO I HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT WE DID PROVIDE AN UPDATED ATTACHMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO.
YEAH, SO WE ARE GOING TO APPROVE IT.
AND, UH, WE HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND.
WHO WAS THE MOTION? UH, MOTION MOVED BY, UH, MAYOR PRO.
AND, UH, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ.
[3) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION TERMINATING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATING TO THE SEVERE WINDSTORM]
OKAY.AND, UH, UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE.
UM, CAN A CITY, CITY ATTORNEY, I'M SORRY.
UH, PAULINA, CAN YOU, UH, TELL THE PUBLIC, UM, WHAT'S THE STATUS ON, UH, RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENTS, UH, FOR THE STATE OF EMERGENCY? AND ALSO, I THINK SOME PUBLIC MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS A STATE OF EMERGENCY, SO YOU COULD ALSO EXPLAIN WHAT IT MEANS TO TERMINATE A STATE OF EMERGENCY AS WELL.
SO I'LL START WITH PROCLAIMING A STATE OF EMERGENCY.
UM, WHEN A CITY PROCLAIMS A STATE OF EMERGENCY, UM, THE, THE CITY MANAGER HAS THAT AUTHORITY, UM, BECAUSE THE BODY, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING IN TIME TO DECLARE IT.
WHAT IT DOES, IT, UH, IT POSITIONS THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS FUNDING, UM, FOR A LOCAL EMERGENCY, WHETHER LIKE WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE, UH, WIND STORMS AND THE FIRES, UM, TO BE ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR, UM, FUNDING OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT DISASTER.
IT ALSO GIVES THE CITY MANAGER POSITION, UM, TO, UH, BYPASS SOME PURCHASING POLICIES IN ORDER TO REACT, RESPOND TO THAT LOCAL EMERGENCY.
UM, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASES ASSOCIATED
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WITH RESPONDING TO THE DISASTER.UM, AND IT'S JUST TO FACILITATE THE, THE ABILITY FOR THE CITY TO RESPOND, UM, WHETHER IT BE EQUIPMENT, UM, EMERGENCY SHELTERS, TENTS, BEDS, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, UM, SO THAT THE CITY CAN PROTECT THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS.
AND SO BY, UM, THEN TERMINATING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY, THOSE ABILITIES THAT ARE GRANTED DURING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY ARE THEN, UM, THEY GO REVERT BACK TO THE NORMAL PURCHASING POLICIES OF THE CITY.
AND THERE'S NO, UM, UH, IT JUST GOES BACK TO THE NORMAL PURCHASING POLICIES OF, OF THE CITY, UH, IN REGARDS TO, YOU KNOW, RE PURCHASING THAT.
UM, JUST THIS WEEK I MET WITH, UM, MYSELF AND THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, UH, LERMA, MET WITH CAL OES TO GO OVER, UM, THE, UH, SUBMITTAL FOR OUR REIMBURSEMENTS AND, UM, THE BEST ROUTE TO SUBMIT OUR REIMBURSEMENT.
SO WE WILL BE SUBMITTING WITHIN THE DEADLINE, WHICH IS, I BELIEVE IS MARCH 7TH OR NINTH.
UM, AND SO, UH, WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS, UM, AND, AND, AND SEEKING THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THE STATE.
AND THEN I THINK, UH, WE ALSO WENT OVER WHAT THE $688,000 WAS.
SO THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME, UH, THE ACCOUNTING.
I THINK, UH, WE SPOKE ABOUT GOING FORWARD, THAT GOING FORWARD, IF A SAFE EMERGENCY IS CALLED THEN YOU WILL PUT A DETAILED ACCOUNTING GOING FORWARD.
AND ONE THING IS, UM, WE DO HAVE AN ESTIMATED LIST OF THE DAMAGES, UH, AND COSTS THAT WE INCURRED.
IT'S NOT FINAL, UM, AS ANYONE KNOWS.
AND YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE DOING CONSTRUCTION, AS YOU START DOING WORK, THINGS COME UP AND THINGS MIGHT COST MORE THAN YOU ANTICIPATED.
UM, SO THIS IS AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT WE ANTICIPATE THE EXPENDITURE IS TO US COVINA, IT MAY CHANGE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR? YEAH, GO AHEAD.
UH, FOR, FOR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY BASED ON DAMAGE TO THEIR PROPERTY FROM, LET'S SAY A CITY TREE AND OTHER, OTHER THINGS, WHEN IS THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION SO THAT IT COULD BE, UH, PROVIDED IN TIME? SO, SO AS TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN OUR, OUR, OUR REIMBURSEMENT.
AND IS THERE, UH, UH, AN EFFORT ALSO TO BE, UH, TO, TO SHARE WITH RESIDENTS THE, THE NEED FOR THEM TO SUBMIT IT BY A PARTICULAR DEADLINE SO THAT THOSE EXPENSES CAN BE REIMBURSED THROUGH, UH, UH, DURING THE TIME OF THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION? UM, I THINK WITH THE CITY, THE NORMAL CLAIM PROCESSES, THANK YOU, LISA.
UM, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE WITH THE CITY SUBMITTING FOR DAMAGES FOR THE CITY, AND THERE'S A DIFFERENT PROCESS WITH, I BELIEVE FEMA AND CALES FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY DAMAGE.
AND SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT SEPARATELY FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY DAMAGE.
UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? WE WANT TO MOVE MOTION.
AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CONTES TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION TERMINATING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATING TO THE SEVERE WINDSTORM.
COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ, I WILL HAVE TO ABSTAIN SINCE I WORK FOR A FEDERAL AGENCY WHERE YOU MAY BE POTENTIALLY GETTING FUNDING FROM.
SO I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE.
AND APPROVE, UH, FOUR AND ONE ABSENT.
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THE PUBLIC HEARING.UH, THIS MATTER SET FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING CONSISTS OF A REQUEST OR APPROVAL OR MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 24 DASH ZERO ONE AND, UH, A PRECISE PLAN NUMBER 24 DASH ZERO ONE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW 85,390 SQUARE FOOT AUTO DEALERSHIP.
BUILDING AND ASSOCIATE IMPROVEMENT LOCATED AT 1800 EAST GAU AVENUE AND 200 SOUTH ZZA AVENUE, UH, WHERE THE CITY CLERK VERIFY THE PROPER LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN.
UM, MAYOR, BEFORE YOU BEGIN, I, YOU HONOR ABSTAIN YOURSELF.
SO IN, IN, IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPER RELATING TO THIS APPLICANT, I WILL BE RECUSING MYSELF FROM THIS ITEM.
AND THEN, UH, IF THE COURT, YES, OF COURSE.
CAN YOU WAIT OUTSIDE PLEASE? YEAH.
IF, WHEN, IF THE CLERK COULD VERIFY ONCE I LEAVE THE ROOM YEP.
UH, CITY CLERK VERIFY THE PROPER LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN PROPER LEGAL NOTICE WAS GIVEN ME.
AND, UH, YOU HAVE BEEN VERIFIED.
AT THIS TIME, I SHALL OPEN THE PUBLIC
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HEARING.THERE WILL FIRST BE THE PRESENTATION OF THE STAFF REPORT, THEN WE SHALL HEAR FROM THOSE IN FAVOR, THEN THOSE OPPOSED.
FINALLY, THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE REBUTTAL TO ANY OF TESTIMONY RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION.
OUR CITY MANAGER WHO WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT, UM, MAYOR, UH,
UM, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE, THIS ITEM, THE ITEM TONIGHT WAS PREVIOUSLY HEARD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2024, AND WAS RECOMMENDED FOR A CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL WITHOUT ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROJECT.
UM, THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY ASSOCIATE PLANNER MIRIAM MACHADO'S PROJECT THAT SHE HAD BEEN WORKING ON AND PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO TONIGHT I'M GONNA GIVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL SINCE SHE DID A GREAT JOB PROCESSING THE APPLICATION.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
THE PRECISE PLAN BEING REQUESTED IS TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN 85,390 SQUARE FOOT TWO STORY CAR DEALERSHIP BUILDING.
THE ZONE CHANGE BEING REQUESTED IS TO ALTER A PORTION OF THE PROJECT SITE THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL MIXED USE TO SERVICE COMMERCIAL MIXED USE.
BASED OFF THE FINDINGS OF THE INITIAL STUDY THAT WAS PREPARED, THE PROJECT WOULD NOT RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
THE PORTION BEING ALTERED IS TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE OVERALL PROJECT SITE.
IT'S HIGHLIGHTED ON RED, CLOSER TOWARDS AZUA AVENUE.
THAT WOULD BE THE PORTION THAT WOULD BE REZONED FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL MIXED USE TO SERVICE COMMERCIAL MIXED USE.
THERE ARE FOUR ACCESS POINTS TO THE PROPERTY, ONE BEING FROM SOUTH AZUA AVENUE AND THREE ALONG EAST GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH.
THE FIRST FLOOR WILL PRIMARILY CONSIST OF A PRE-OWNED SHOWROOM.
THERE WILL BE A VEHICLE DELIVERY AREA DETAIL BASE, A FEW OFFICES, A LUNCH ROOM, A CUSTOMER LOUNGE ROOM, AND RESTROOMS THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR.
THE SECOND FLOOR WILL BE A SHOWROOM WITH MULTIPLE OFFICES THROUGHOUT A CONFERENCE ROOM AND A TRAINING ROOM AND EMPLOYEE LOUNGE AND RESTROOMS. THIS IS THE NORTH RENDERING, THE VIEW FROM THE INTERSTATE 10 FREEWAY.
THE BUILDING ITSELF IS OVERALL MODERN AND IS PRIMARILY MADE OF GLASS PANELS.
THIS IS THE EAST RENDERING, WHICH WILL BE THE PRIMARY, UM, ENTRANCE POINT FROM EAST GARVEY AVENUE.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025 DASH SEVEN, CERTIFYING THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025, NUMBER 2025 DASH EIGHT, APPROVING THE PRECISE PLAN, AND INTRODUCING ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 27, ADOPTING THE ZONE CHANGE.
THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE TONIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.
DOES THE, UH, COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, THE MAYOR WENT INTO, UM, THE RESTROOM.
SO, UM, DOES THE, UH, UM, MA MADAM, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, UH, JUST, IT'S, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE SUBSTANCE, BUT I THINK THIS IS MIRIAM'S FIRST TIME PRESENTING, UH, TO US THIS WAY.
UH, UH, WE, IT'S, I REALIZE THIS IS A DEVIATING SLIGHTLY FROM THE SUBSTANCE, BUT I JUST LOVE HOW WITH OUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTERNALLY WITH JOANNE AND, AND, AND SHE AND THE WORKING TOGETHER, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE REMARKS.
IT WAS VERY WELL DONE AND VERY CLEAR.
AND WE HAVE THE, UH, APPLICANT COME UP AND DO A PRESENTATION.
OR IS, MY NAME IS LINDA FRANCIS.
I'M WITH DENNIS FLYNN ARCHITECTS.
I'M ALSO HERE WITH, UH, ENVISION MOTORS.
UM, I REALLY, THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE TO PRESENT, BUT I AGREE WITH OLLIE.
UM, THEY HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC TO WORK WITH.
UM, OUR COMPANY SPECIALIZES IN AUTOMOTIVE, UH, DEALERSHIPS.
AND I WANNA TELL YOU, THE CITY HAS BEEN REALLY WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH.
SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
UM, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
AND, UH, I WANTED TO SAY EMPHASIZE ONE MORE TIME.
WEST COVINA GIVE OUR INVESTOR OR BUSINESS OWNER FOR RED CARPET, NOT A RED TAPE.
SO THIS IS A, IT IS A PRINCIPLE OF OUR CT.
WE EMPHASIZE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
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WE WANT THE PEOPLE TO COME TO INVEST WEST COVINA.WE WANT THE PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME AND THEN WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A DEVELOPMENT QUICKLY.
AND, UH, SO YOU CAN SELL CAR AND WE CAN GET SALES TAX.
OKAY? SO THIS IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT, BUT YOU DON'T, I DON'T THINK YOU SEE THIS IN OTHER CITY.
SO YOU COULD TELL PEOPLE WEST COVINA ALWAYS TRY TO HELP YOU GUY TO GET IT DONE.
AND I SAW THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL, IT'S A MAGNIFICENT ON THE, AND YOU SAW IT TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO PUT A SYNCHRONIZATION TRAFFIC SIGNAL SO MUCH EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO TRAVEL TO GO TO YOUR DEALERSHIP TO BUY MERCEDES-BENZ
SO I THINK THIS IS EVERYTHING MATCHING, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND OTHERWISE, COUNCIL ANY OTHER QUESTION, THEN I'M GOING TO OPEN THE, UH, ORAL COMMUNICATION.
IF ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT, UH, MAYOR, THE ONLY SPEAKER CARD WE HAD WAS LINDA FRANCIS.
I WOULD THINK ABOUT THEY HAVE ANOTHER LINDA.
IF THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT? I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS.
SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, THE PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND ASK COUNSEL IF THERE ARE ANY FURTHER QUESTION AND DISCUSSION.
AND, UH, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE.
WANT TO MOVE THE MOTION?
WE HAVE TO TAKE THEM ONE BY ONE.
YOU, YOU READ IT AND I'M GOING TO, SO SEE MY BREATH.
THEN I WILL HAVE A 10 TO HAVE A MOVE THE MOTION.
SO WE WOULD NEED A MOTION IN ORDER TO APPROVE OR DENY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 5 7.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING A MITIGATED NE NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND APPROVING AND ADOPTING A ME MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 24 DASH ZERO ONE AND PRECISE PLAN 24 DASH ZERO ONE AT 1800 EAST GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH AND 200 SOUTH AZUA AVENUE PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, TO MOVE APPROVE? OKAY.
WE HAVE, UH, COUNCIL COUNCILMAN ALDI KENTO MOVE THE MOTION.
COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ HAS RECUSED HIMSELF AND LEFT THE, UH, LEFT THE CHAMBERS MAYOR PRO LOPEZ.
AND, UH, NEXT, THE NEXT MOTION IS TO APPROVE OR DENY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 5 2 7 IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 24 DASH ZERO ONE REZONING A PROPERTY AT 200 SOUTH AZUA AVENUE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL MIXED USE ZONE TO SERVICE COMMERCIAL MIXED USE WITH THE AUTO PLAZA OVERLAY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE? A MOTION? OKAY.
MAYOR PRO LOPEZ VIDO, UH, MOVE THE MOTION.
AND COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.
AGAIN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ HAS RECUSED HIMSELF.
A MOTION IS ORDERED TO APPROVE OR DENY RESOLUTION 2025 DASH EIGHT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING PRECISE PLAN NUMBER 24 DASH ZERO ONE FOR THE PROPERTY.
LOCATED AT 1800 EAST GARVEY AVENUE AND 200 SOUTH AZUA AVENUE.
AND, UH, COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ MOVE THE MOTION TO BE FAIR.
AND, UH, COUNCIL COUNCILMAN ALI CANTO.
JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ HAS, UH, RECUSED HIMSELF.
FOR ZERO APPROVE AND THE LAST MOTION? THAT'S IT, SIR.
AND THE GOOD PARTNER FOR THE CITY.
AND, UH, YOU GUYS JUST, UH, SPENT BIG MONEY FOR THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP.
UH, NOW YOU WILLING TO INVEST IN WEST COVINA? I KNOW, I KNOW.
BUT, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH TO BRING THE BIG BUSINESS TO WEST COVINA.
UH, WE WANNA SHOW THE BEST AND GOOD BUSINESS.
AND, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO BELIEVING WEST COVINA.
[FINANCE DEPARTMENT]
UH, NEXT AGENDA.THE LAST AGENDA THAT WILL BE THE DEPARTMENT MATTER.
AND, UH, CITY MANAGER WHO WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT.
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UH, DIRECTOR STEPHANIE SMA WILL BE PROVIDING THE REPORT.UM, JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION AS SHE MAKES HER WAY TO, UH, THE, THE SEAT.
UM, SO IN TWO, IN, UH, NINE DECEMBER OF 2019, UM, THE CITY OF WEST COVINA RECEIVED NEWS THAT WE WERE ON THE, UM, HIGH RISK LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR ONE OF THE CITIES THAT HAD BEEN PLACED, UM, UNDER THAT DESIGNATION.
UM, THEN THE AUDITOR PERFORMED AN, AN UPDATE TO THAT, UH, REPORT IN 2024.
AND, UM, THEY CAME BACK AND SAID THAT OUT OF THE SIX ITEMS THAT THEY HAD IDENTIFIED IN THE 2019 THAT WE HAD SATISFIED OR MOVED TOWARDS FIXING OR DRESSED, UM, THREE OF THOSE ITEMS. SO THE SIX HIGH RISK ITEMS AREAS, UM, I WILL LET STEPHANIE GO INTO FURTHER DISCUSSION, BUT, UM, JUST WANTED TO, TO HIGHLIGHT THE THREE THAT ARE REMAINING.
UM, THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARDS RESOLVING THEM AND ADDRESSING THEM.
UM, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO SO THAT WE CAN GET OFF OF THIS LIST.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DON'T THINK IS PARTI PARTICULARLY FAIR IS THAT WE ARE BEING, UM, WE'RE NOT BEING ABLE TO BE REMOVED OFF OF THAT LIST EVEN THOUGH WE'RE MEETING A STANDARD FOR OUR RESERVES.
UM, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OTHER CITIES THAT WERE ON THE SAME LIST, WE'RE ABLE TO GET OFF THE LIST OR OFF, UH, A HIGH RISK CITY, UM, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE MEETING THE SAME STANDARD.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, I THINK I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, STEPHANIE SIMA.
UM, SHE, UH, CITY MANAGER, PAULINA MORALES WENT OVER THE BACKGROUND, SO I'LL JUST SKIP OVER THAT SLIDE.
UM, AND SHE WENT OVER THE SECOND SLIDE TOO, SO I'M JUST GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO DIVE INTO THE RISK AREAS.
UM, THE FIRST ONE WAS, UM, THE STATE AUDITOR'S CONCLUSION WAS THAT ALTHOUGH, UM, THE CITY HAD, UM, BROUGHT UP ITS REVENUE AND IT'S HIGHER THAN ITS OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES, IT HAS CHOSEN TO MAINTAIN ITS MINIMUM RECOMMENDED RESERVE LEVEL, WHICH INTRODUCES A HIGHER RISK IN THAT IT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ADDRESS FUTURE FINANCIAL NEEDS.
UM, AND THEY RECOMMEND THAT WEST COVINA SHOULD ESTABLISH A GENERAL FUND RESERVE HIGHER THAN ITS CURRENT 17% GOAL THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO MITIGATE CURRENT AND FUTURE RISK.
UM, IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO THIS, UM, RECOMMENDATION, STAFF PROPOSES THAT, UH, WE INCLUDE IN OUR CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN A, UH, PROPOSAL TO INCREASE OUR, UM, PERCENTAGES ABOVE THE 17%, AND STAFF PROPOSES TO INCREASE IT TO 18%.
THE ACTUAL CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN WILL STATES THAT WE WILL REVIEW OUR PLAN AND UPDATE IT AS APPROPRIATELY.
UM, BUT WE ARE INITIALLY PROPOSING TO BRING IT UP TO 18%.
IN ADDITION TO THIS RECOMMENDATION THAT IT IS IN THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.
OUTSIDE OF THE PLAN, UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO TRANSFER BACK SOME OF THE FUNDS THAT IT SET ASIDE FOR ITS OP E LIABILITIES, UM, BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND.
UM, SO, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE TRANSFERRED ABOUT 1.7 MILLION TO THE OP E FUND AND HAVE JUST KEPT IT THERE FOR RESERVE.
IN THAT FUND, WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO BRING IT BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND SO THAT IT CAN HELP INCREASE THE RESERVES THERE, SINCE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY PLACE THE AUDITOR, STATE AUDITOR IS LOOKING.
AND THEN, UM, STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING THAT WE ISSUE AN RFP FOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES JUST TO FULLY, UM, FULLY UTILIZE ALL OF THE CASH THAT WE HAVE ON FA ON HAND, UM, AND TO HAVE SOMEBODY EVALUATE HOW WE CAN MAXIMIZE OUR CASH FLOW AND INVESTMENTS.
MOVING ON TO HIGH RISK AREA TWO, THE STATE AUDITOR CONCLUDED THAT WE HAD NOT NEGOTIATED OUR LABOR AGREEMENTS WITH EMPLOYEE UNIONS AS RECOMMENDED, BUT IT HAD UPDATED ITS FEE SCHEDULE.
THEY WENT FURTHER TO RECOMMEND THAT TO LIMIT ITS COST RELATED TO EMPLOYEE HEALTHCARE BENEFITS.
WEST COVINA SHOULD RENEGOTIATE EMPLOYEE UNION AGREEMENTS ONCE THE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC PANDEMIC SUBSIDE.
SO ITS EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTE A REASONABLE PERCENTAGE OF THEIR PREMIUMS TO DETERMINE THAT PRE PERCENTAGE.
WEST COVINA SHOULD CONSIDER OPTIONS SUCH AS USING SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE COMPARABLY SIZE TODAY IN ITS REGION.
JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS PARTICULAR, UH, RECOMMENDATION, AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL AUDIT, THE CITY WAS OUT OF CONTRACT WITH ALL OF ITS UNION GROUPS.
UM, SINCE THE TIME OF THE AUDIT, WE BECAME, WE HAD THREE YEAR CONTRACTS WITH ALL OF OUR GROUPS.
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THE THREE YEARS HAS SINCE PASSED, AND WE ARE IN RENEGOTIATIONS WITH THOSE GROUPS.THUS, THIS ITEM STILL HELD IN PLACE BECAUSE WE HADN'T GOTTEN INTO, WE HADN'T RENEWED THE CONTRACTS YET.
ADDITIONALLY, UM, WHEN LOOKING AT THE HEALTHCARE PREMIUMS, UH, MOST OF OUR GROUPS ARE TIERED.
HOWEVER, THE BIGGEST GROUPS BEING THE PUBLIC SAFETY GROUPS ARE NOT TIERED, AND THAT IS THE PREMIUMS THAT THE STATE AUDITOR IS LOOKING THE MOST AT.
HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT LOOK AT FULL COMPENSATION, UM, WHICH IN COMPARISON TO OUR MARKET, WE ARE NOT AS HIGH AS OTHER CITIES, AND THEREFORE WE HAVE UTILIZED OUR HEALTHCARE OPTIONS TO HELP RETAIN AND RECRUIT EMPLOYEES.
UM, BUT TO, UM, PRESENT A CORRECTIVE ACTION TO THE STATE, UM, STAFF IS PROPOSING THAT, UM, WE CONTINUE TO SHOW GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO LOWER ITS COST RELATED TO EMPLOYEE HEALTHCARE BENEFITS DURING RENEGOTIATIONS OF ITS LABOR AGREEMENTS.
DURING THE PROCESS OF THE AUDIT, WE SHARED OUR PROPOSALS, WHICH WERE CONFIDENTIAL AT THE TIME, UM, WITH THE STATE AUDITOR FOR THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF NEGOTIATIONS, AS WELL AS A COUNTER PROPOSALS TO SHOW OUR GOOD FAITH EFFORT IN THAT CAUSE.
UH, WITH ANY NEGOTIATION, THERE ARE TWO SIDES, AND SO WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY COME TO ANY TERMS WITH ANY OF THE BARGAINING GROUPS.
UH, ONE PROPOSED STRATEGY THAT ALSO CAME UP INTO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING THAT I'LL GO INTO LATER IS TO EVALUATE OTHER OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF CALPERS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY CAME UP DURING NEGOTIATIONS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL.
UM, AND WE'VE TALKED WITH INTERNALLY WITH OUR BROKER ON, IS THAT, UM, THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS OUT THERE.
HOWEVER, THERE HAS TO BE EDUCATION AND BIG DISCUSSION WITH OUR EMPLOYEES BEFORE WE CAN EVER REACH THAT, UM, STAGE OF BEING ABLE TO EVEN CONSIDER OUTSIDE OF CALPERS.
AND SO TO REALLY INITIATE THOSE DISCUSSIONS SO THAT MAYBE THE NEXT TIME WHEN WE ACTUALLY ARE ABOUT TO RENEGOTIATE A NEW CONTRACT WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, WILL BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO FULLY EVALUATE THE OTHER OPTIONS.
THE LAST ONE WAS THAT THE CITY SHOULD ADDRESS, UH, HAS ADDRESSED SOME, BUT NOT ALL ITS CONCERNS REGARDING CONTRACTING PRACTICES.
UM, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT WE AMEND OUR CURRENT CONTRACTING POLICY TO INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY MANAGEMENT DOCUMENT REASONS BEFORE ENTERING INTO ANY CONTRACT OR EXTENSION WITH A DURATION OF EXCESS OF FIVE YEARS.
THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION DURING THE AUDIT, UM, AS IT WAS ONGOING.
AND WE HAD CORRECTED IT RIGHT BEFORE THE PUBLICATION OF THEIR REPORT IN DECEMBER, UM, WHEN COUNSEL FORMALLY AMENDED ITS CROTCH CONTRACTING POLICIES BY ORDINANCE TO UPDATE, UM, THE CODE TO REQUIRE CITY MANAGEMENT DOCUMENT REASONS FOR ENTERING INTO ANY CONTRACTOR EXTENSION.
SO IT IS NOW ENTERED CODE THAT WE MUST FORMALLY DOCUMENT.
AND SO THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN SHARED WITH THE STATE AUDITOR.
HOWEVER, IT WAS AFTER THE DOCUMENT, UM, BASICALLY AT THE SAME TIME THAT THEY WERE PUBLIC PUBLISHING THEIR REPORT, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE DID REVIEW THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.
THE COMMITTEE HAD ONE MOTION THAT THEY MADE THAT RATHER THAN JUST SHOWING GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO LOWER ITS COST RELATED TO HEALTHCARE BENEFITS, UM, THEY ASK THAT COUNCIL ASK TO CHANGE THIS TO THE CITY WILL REJECT A NEGOTIATION THAT DOES NOT LOWER ITS COST.
THIS IMPLIES THAT THE CITY MAY BE FORCED INTO IMPASSE DURING FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS.
UM, AND IT WAS ASKED FOR IT TO BE ON RECORD THAT COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ AND CITY TREASURER COLLEEN ROSATI, REQUESTED THAT IT BE, THAT THEY OPPOSED THAT MOTION AND INSTEAD RECOMMENDED EVALUATING OTHER OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF CALPERS.
THE NEXT STEPS ARE TO SUBMIT THE PLAN BEFORE FEBRUARY 17TH TO THE STATE AUDITOR.
THEY HAVE, UH, INFORMALLY REVIEWED THE PLAN BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.
OF COURSE, THEY CAN'T GIVE ANY, UH, AFFIRMATIVE ON THE DATES OR THE NUMBERS IN THERE, BUT THEY SAID WE ARE GENERALLY ON THE RIGHT TRACK FOR WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO SEE.
UM, AND THEN ONCE WE SUBMIT IT, THE CITY MUST UPDATE THE STATE ON ITS PROGRESS AT LEAST EVERY SIX MONTHS.
HOWEVER, THE STATE AUDITOR CAN DETERMINE AT ANY TIME THAT THE CITY IS NO LONGER HIGH RISK.
AND SO THE MORE WE COMMUNICATE WITH THE STATE AND UPDATE THEM, THEY CAN DETERMINE TO TAKE THE CITY OFF THE HIGH RISK STATUS.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY PEOPLE? ANY PERSON HAVE A, A MEMBER HAS A QUESTION.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
UM, UH, CAN YOU, UH, DESCRIBE WHAT, WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT, UH, WITH REGARD TO, UH, UH, THE EFFORTS TO REMOVE OURSELVES
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FROM THE HIGH RISK, UH, UH, STATUS THAT THE STATE AUDITOR HAS GIVEN? AND WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF WE REMAIN, UM, IN HIGH RISK, JUST SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND.SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE STATE COULD INTERVENE IN THE CITY'S OPERATIONS.
HOWEVER, I'M NOT AWARE OF THEM ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT, WITH ANY CITY.
AND ANY COUNCIL MEMBER? UH, MAYOR PUTIN.
NO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, UM, AS IF YOU CAN SEE THE AUDIT, UH, YEARS AGO IT WAS REALLY IN A DECLINE MODE.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN ASSISTING WITH THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SIX, UM, ALL OF 'EM ARE TOWARDS IMPROVEMENT OR FULLY IMPROVED.
SO, UM, OUT OF SIX, THREES ALREADY FULLY ADDRESSED.
UM, THE OTHER THREES PARTIALLY ADDRESSED, WHICH IS AT LEAST ON THE INCLINE OF, UM, AS THEY STATED, THE CITY HAS TAKEN POSITIVE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE, UH, RISK AREA.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, I KNOW IN NEGOTIATION WITH THE UNIONS, I HOPE THE UNIONS ARE AWARE.
IT'S THE STATE THAT IS, UH, DINGING US ON, UM, THE HEALTH BENEFITS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO, UH, IT'S NOT LIKE WEST COVINA.
IT'S, IT'S THE OVERALL STATE, UM, STATE AUDIT.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR, UM, THIS PRESENTATION.
UH, I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, YES, GREAT JOB, STEPHANIE, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK IN, IN RESPONDING TO THE STATE AND, AND GETTING EVERYTHING BACK IN ORDER AND, AND ADDING THOSE ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON LONG-TERM CONTRACTS.
UH, THE ONLY THING I'LL ASK FOR IS, UM, UH, PAULINA, MAYBE IF YOU COULD, UH, BY OUR CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER'S MEETING NEXT TUESDAY.
CAN YOU GET ME? UH, IT SAYS A DECEMBER, 2020 AUDIT.
WE FOUND THAT WESTFIELD HAD VIOLATED ITS COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS BY CONTRACTING WITH A CO CONSULTING FIRM BECAUSE OF A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR AT THAT TIME.
CAN YOU PROVIDE ME WHICH COMPANY? THAT WAS NEXT TUESDAY IN OUR MEETING.
I'LL SEE WHAT IF I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU BY THEN.
UH, AND I WANT TO SAY, OKAY, I WANNA THANK THE FINANCE DIRECTORS.
AND I WENT THROUGH 2018 WAS BANKRUPT.
AND, UH, ALWAYS RESERVE DOWN TO LIKE SEVEN, $8 MILLION.
AND, UH, NOW WE GO INTO 17%, AND I THINK WE CAN EVEN HAVE MORE, BUT JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A MINIMAL REQUIREMENT.
SO WE CAN SEE THE CITY REALLY IMPROVE A LOT.
AND REGARDING THE CONTRACT, YES, I THINK WE NEED, NEED TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE CONTRACT, BUT SOME OF THE CONTRACT, THEY'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT EVERGREEN, EVERGREEN, NOT CREATED BY US, EV EVERGREEN CREATED BY OUR PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL, AND THEY APPROVE THAT EVERGREEN AND SOME OF THE CONS CONTRACT IS, UH, PROBLEMATIC, BUT WE, WE ARE TRYING TO OUR BEST TO CLEAN UP.
BUT I THINK THE NEW CONTRACT WE SIGNED, WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE COMPLY FOR ALL ANGLE TO MAKE SURE THAT IS WHAT THE STATE AND THE LAW OKAY.
REQUESTS AND THAT WE LOOK INTO IT AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY OKAY.
OUR LOOK INTO OUR CONTRACT, MAKE SURE THE CITY PROTECTED, WE HAVE A TEETH.
IF THEY DON'T PERFORM, THEN WE CAN EITHER CANCEL OR ASKING FOR.
AND, UM, UH, AND SOME OF THE PENALTY AND, UH, TO PAY THE CITY FOR THEIR NON-PERFORMANCE.
A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT I THINK ALL, EVERYTHING OKAY.
IS ALL DOABLE REGARDING THE, THE UNION, THE, UH, INSURANCE.
HEALTH INSURANCE, THAT'S, I KNOW THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE OKAY.
YOU HAVE TO SEE, UH, WHAT WE PROVIDE FOR THEM.
IF WE HAVE A BETTER INSURANCE, WE CAN RECOUP BETTER.
MORE, UH, POLICE AND FIRE, WE JOIN US.
BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO BE THE SAME LIKE OTHER CITY, AND THEN THEY'D HAVE NO POINT TO, UH, WORK WITH US AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THE REQUEST REGARDING THE, THE, THE SALARY INCREASE, AND THEY, THEY UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE TO WORK WITH CITY.
SO IT'S GIVE AND TAKE AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER.
AND, UH, SO, SO JUST FOR THE STATE, SAY WE DO NOT WANT TO NEGOTIATE WITH, UM, UH, UH, HEALTH INSURANCE.
WE, WE WANT TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM AND LET UNDERSTAND WE ALL WORK IN THE SAME BOAT.
WE WANT TO HAVE LONGEVITY, OKAY? THE, THE, THE VERY HEALTHY OR OUR FUTURE FINANCE STATUS.
UH, SO WE CAN, UH, CONTINUE TO PAY AND, UH, WE PROTECT OUR FUTURE ANYWAY.
UM, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE TO APPROVE? I MOTION? OKAY.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION MOVED BY MAYOR PROTON, UH, LOPEZ VIDO, AND THE SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ ROLL CALL PLEASE.
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DIAZ? AYE.MAYOR PRO TEM, LET LOPEZ VIDO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH OF FINANCE DIRECTOR, APPRECIATE.
[CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION]
TO THE COUNCIL.LET'S HAVE, UH, DO WE HAVE A COUNCIL? UH, 1, 2, 3, 4, AB, 1, 2, 3, 4, AND NONE.
THEN WE GO TO, I THINK WE HAVE A LEAGUE OF CT, RIGHT? NOBODY GO, NOBODY ATTEND, RIGHT.
SHOULD GO TO LEGAL CT TRAINING.
AND IT'S, IT IS PAID BY THE, BY YOUR, YOUR OKAY.
BUT ANYWAY, I, I WENT, I WENT BEFORE YOU WENT TOO.
RIGHT? IT'S REALLY A GOOD EXPERIENCE BESIDE NETWORKING.
I, I REALLY LEARNED A LOT ANYWAY.
AND, AND THEN WE GO TO THE, UH, ANY MOTHER MAY I, OKAY.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL TO, UH, IN INSTRUCT OUR CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT OUR ACTING FIRE CHIEF TO HAVE, UH, UH, UM, AN INSPECTION OF EVERY SINGLE FIRE HYDRANT IN THE CITY, AND TO REPORT BACK TO ENSURE US AND ASSURE US THAT, THAT ALL OF THE FIRE HYDRANTS ARE IN FULL WORKING ORDER.
YOU HAVE, YOU ARE AGAINST NO, NO.
I WAS GONNA ASK IF YOU COULD ADD A LITTLE MORE DETAIL TO THAT.
UH, COUNCILMAN CONTOS, CAN YOU ALSO INDICATE THAT YOU WANT THEM TO CHECK THE WATER PRESSURE ON THOSE FIRES? YES.
WATER PRESSURE FOR FIRE HYGIENE, OKAY? YES.
AND I THINK WE APPROVED LAST TIME YOUR MOTHER MAY I, TO PAINT THE RED SO PEOPLE CANNOT PARK RIGHT THERE.
AND SO WE NEED TO LET THE PUBLIC WORK AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, I, I RECEIVE OKAY.
PEOPLE ASKING FOR THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE SO WORRIED IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON THAT WE HAVE NO WATER COMING ON, THAT WOULD BE SCARY.
SO YOU PUT A RECORD, YOU GOT IT RIGHT.
UH, ANYONE? ONE MORE, GO AHEAD.
UM, I'D, I'D LIKE TO, UH, ALS ALSO ASK THAT, THAT WE INVITE, UH, UM, ATHENS TO PRESENT TO US, UM, ON EARTH DAY OR AROUND THAT TIME, WHENEVER THAT IS, UH, WITH REGARD TO RECYCLING AND, AND, AND, AND, AND THE IMPORTANCE AS WELL AS TO, TO HIGHLIGHT HOW PEOPLE CAN, CAN BETTER IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO EARTH DAY, UH, INVITE THE TRASH COMPANY TO DO A PRESENTATION, HOW WE RECYCLE THE TRASH.
AND OTHER THAN THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER, OTHER? MAY I, SOMEBODY SMILE TO ME.
UH, I JUST HAD, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CONTOS.
COUNCILMAN CONTOS, WAS THERE A TIMEFRAME YOU WANTED YOUR ACTING FIRE CHIEF TO CHECK THE WATER PRESSURE ON YOUR FIRE HYDRANTS? SO ABOUT LIKE A SIX MONTHS, YOU THINK WOULD BE FAIR? SIX MONTHS, ASSUME.
AND MR. MAYOR, LET, LET'S HAVE, UH, THE CITY MANAGER ADDRESS THAT WITH THE ACTING FIRE CHIEF AND GET BACK TO YOU ON A TIMEFRAME AND REASONABLE TIME.
I THINK IT BETTER THIS WAY BECAUSE WE HAVE, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF, UH, FIRE OKAY.
AND I, I REMEMBERED, UH, I WANNA SHARE WITH YOU GUY BECAUSE I HAVE, UH, UH, RATHER THAN RIGHT AWAY, UH, ASKING FOR THAT WHEN THE FIRE GOING ON THAT TIME.
OKAY? AND, UH, I HAVE, UH, I THINK I SHARED WITH YOU GUY MM-HMM
REGARDING THE RESPONSE FROM THE CHIEF, UH, LET THE, A LOT OF WATER THING IS COMING FROM THE WATER COMPANY.
SO WE NEED TO HAVE A WATER COMPANY, UH, TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A WATER SUPPLY.
SO, SO, SO MEANING WE, MAYBE WE SHOULD ASK A WATER COMPANY TALK TO, TALK TO THAT, FOR THEM TO CHECK ABOUT THE PRESSURE RATHER THAN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BUCK TO THE WRONG TREE MM-HMM
BUT BASED ON THE CHIEF ACTING CHIEF, WHAT HE STATED IS WATER COMPANY.
SO MAYBE WE CAN HAVE A ACTING, UH, UH, FIRE CHIEF AND TO LOOK INTO IF THIS WATER COMPANY, WE HAVE A WATER COMPANY ADDRESS THIS, THIS ISSUE.
WHAT I COULD DO, UM, IS PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY HYDRANTS WE HAVE, AND THEN WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THEM.
AND IF IT'S, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING, YEAH.
AND, AND, AND WHAT I WAS STRESSING, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THE CITY ATTORNEY ASKED, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ASKING HIM.
YOU, YOU WORK FOR THE CONSOLE, NOT, YOU'RE NOT STAFF.
BUT, UM, MY IMPORTANCE WAS, IS THAT WE LOOK AT THESE FIRE HYDRANTS SOONER OR LATER AND, AND, AND PUTTING SIX MONTHS ISN'T, I THINK, REALISTIC BECAUSE YOU WAIT FOR A YEAR.
AND IF ALL THOSE HOUSES ON THE HILL BURN DOWN, THEN WHAT? OH, SORRY.
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TAKE HIS TIME.SO THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING REALISTICALLY, I THINK SIX MONTHS IS, IT'S A LONG TERM.
I THINK, UH, GET BACK TO US BY THE NEXT MEETING.
I THINK WE SHOULD, I THINK WE SHOULD CHECK INTO IT.
I THINK CHECK INTO, HAVE A WATER COMPANY AND OUR ACTING CHIEF TO CHECK INTO IT.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO CHECK THE HE CYPHERS FOR THE, ANY OF, UH OKAY.
NO, NO, I'M NOT ON THE, I'M NOT LEAVING THE HILLSIDE.
AND THE, THE, THE HILLSIDE AND THE SHED OAK.
WE NEED TO CHECK INTO THE FIRE HE MM-HMM
TO MAKE ESPECIALLY THE HILLS PROPERLY.
SO, SO IN THAT WAY WE PRIORITIZE YEAH.
THE, THE FIRE DANGERS MM-HMM
AREA FIRST, AND THEN TO GO TO THE TYPICAL AREA.
SO IN THAT WAY WE CAN TAKE CARE ALL THE ISSUE OKAY.
THIS IS THERE NOBODY AGAINST, RIGHT.
AND THE CITY MANAGER, YOU HAVE A CLEAR REQUEST.
SO, OKAY, SO MY CONSULT REQUEST IS, UM, DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO BRING BACK, OH, SO SORRY.
LEMME SEE WHERE IN, OKAY, SORRY.
START OFF WITH, IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE AND SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO BRING BACK TO THE COUNCIL BY THE MARCH 4TH COUNCIL MEETING A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE PURCHASING THRESHOLDS FOR CITY MANAGERS TO $50,000.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, OKAY.
THE, UH, FOR THE CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY TO, TO, TO USE THE MONEY, WANT TO, CURRENTLY IT'S A $200,000, RIGHT? CORRECT.
THE PURCHASING AUTHORITY IS 200,000 FOR THE CITY MANAGER.
I, I REMEMBER ONCE UPON TIME, $30,000 AND, UH, DURING THE, UH, DAVE CAMP COMPANY TIME, HE, HE WASTED $200,000 MM-HMM
EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT AND MAYBE OKAY.
WHY THE BENEFIT FOR THE CITY, BECAUSE THAT TIME THEY EXPLAINED TO US IS MORE EFFICIENT FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO DO HER JOB.
AND, UH, AND, UH, YOU WANT TO DO, MAYBE YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO US YEAH.
WHY YOU WANT TO LOWER TO 50,000 BECAUSE ALL THE CITY OR YES.
SO I ALSO DID HOMEWORK, UH, IN BETWEEN, UH, BEFORE MEETINGS TONIGHT.
AND SO BOWRON PARK, UH, HAS A ANNUAL BUDGET OF ROUGHLY $45 MILLION, AND THEIR CITY MANAGERS AUTHORIZED $25,000.
BURBANK HAS A, A, UH, OPERATING BUDGET OF ROUGHLY 255 MILLION, AND THEIR CITY MANAGER HAS 100 K.
PASADENA HAS AN OPERATING BUDGET OF ROUGHLY, WITHOUT CONSIDERING THEIR HEALTH DEPARTMENT, $830 MILLION, THEIR CITY MANAGER HAS, AT HIS DISCRETION OR HER DISCRETION, $250,000.
WEST FNA HAS A BUDGET OF $9.5 MILLION, OR, SORRY, HAS AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF A ROUGHLY $95 MILLION.
AND OUR CITY MANAGER HAS A, UH, AUTHORIZATION TO SPEND UP TO $200,000, UH, PER CONTRACT.
COVINA HAS AN OPERATING BUDGET OF ROUGHLY 55 MILLION.
THEIR CITY MANAGERS AUTHORIZED TO SPEND ABOUT $50,000.
THIS, THIS MOTHER MAY I ACCOUNTABILITY, IT'S AN ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE, I THINK, UH, TO ENSURE, UH, YEAH.
WE, THAT WE DO OUR JOB AS CONSOLE THAT WE GOT IT.
SINCE IT'S MOTHER MAY EYES, YOU NEED TO COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE.
SO MAYBE YOU CAN PUT A AGENDA, LIKE YOU SAY, IN THE MARCH MM-HMM
AND BRING BACK TO CT, AND THEN YOU CAN, BASED ON YOUR POINT OF VIEW, SO, AND WHAT FIVE OF US CAN VOTE ON IT OKAY.
TO PRO AND COME AND THE COMPARISON AND WHAT THIS AND WHICH ONE WOULD BE BETTER.
WE WANT THE EFFICIENT OR GOVERNMENT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK BRIAN WORRY ABOUT IS OKAY, MAYBE, OKAY, SO MANY THINGS WE DIDN'T APPROVE, AND THE, THE TAXPAYER WILL SAY, WHY WE DIDN'T APPROVE THIS THING.
ARE WE LAZY? OR SOMETHING? I THINK SO TWO SIDE TO SEE EFFICIENT OR SOMETHING WILL BE ACCOUNTABILITY.
SO IN THAT WAY, BUT AGAIN, IT IS JUST, UH, PUT AN AGENDA AND COME BACK IN MARCH AND, UH, SO WE CAN DISCUSS YEAH.
BECAUSE THERE, THERE SHOULD, YEAH.
THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY WEST CAMINA THAT HAS A SMALLER BUDGET THAN THESE BIGGER CITIES.
LET LET THE CITY MANAGER PUT BRING BACK TO US.
SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS 50,000, AND THEN THEY'LL BRING IT BACK TO US TO APPROVE OR DENY IT.
UH, WE ALREADY GIVE THE INSTRUCTION TO HER.
SHE CAN PUT THE AGENDA, COME BACK, SO MM-HMM
ALWAYS WE CAN DISCUSS THE TIME.
WHY NOT JUST MOTHER MAY I, YEAH.
UH, ANYBODY AGAINST THIS MOTHER? MAY I? NO.
SO, UH, JUST BRING BACK MARCH FOR OTHER DISCUSSION TO SEE SHOULD WE SKIP STEER $200,000 OR SHOULD WE
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GO BACK TO THE 30 OR $50,000 OR MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE? LET THE CITY COUNCIL TO DECIDE.SO ANYWAY, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO CUT.
I THINK BASED ON THAT, IT'S JUST DISCUSSION.
SO I I, I, I DON'T WANT CLEAR YOUR FEELING LIKE WE DON'T TRUST YOU.
IT, IT IS, IT'S LIKE, OKAY, BECAUSE BRIAN WANT TO DO MORE JOB.
HE'S, UH, HE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING OKAY, THIS AND THAT.
AND I'M, I'M THE PERSON AGREED TO GO TO $200,000.
BRING BACK TO US, WE CAN DISCUSS.
BUT I THINK IT WAS TO BRING BACK, UH, IN A, WHAT WAS IT? IT WAS TO MARCH.
IT WAS A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CONTRACT.
SO, AND THEN AT THAT TIME, WE'LL EITHER TELL YOU YES OR NO.
YOU WANNA MOVE THE NEXT ONE JUST TO CLARIFY.
UM, AND THEN, UM, NEXT ONE IS ON THE JANUARY COUNCIL MEETING, I DID A COUNCIL REQUEST DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO REVIEW THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE'S RULES AND BYLAWS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A DEADLINE THAT THIS BE BROUGHT BACK BY THE MARCH 4TH COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, THE ONE WITH, UH, TRAFFIC COMMITTEE REFORM.
AND, UH, WHAT WE WILL CHANGE, WHO IS THE PERSON VOTING MEMBER AND, UH, CHANGE THE, THE DATE, THE TIME.
I KNOW TUESDAY IS TOO BUSY FOR EVERYBODY.
SO MAYBE WE CAN CHANGE A DIFFERENT DAY AND THEN MOVE A LITTLE BIT LIKE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY AND MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT LATER SO PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE.
I THINK THE PROBLEM LAST I'M TALKING ABOUT IS DAYTIME TOO EARLY THREE, FOUR O'CLOCK MM-HMM
SO, SO CAN WE, HOW, SO WE CAN BRING THIS BACK AND, UH, TALK YOU TO THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE AND, UH, OR ARE YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION TO SEE HOW SHOULD WE APPROACH A CHANGING THIS, THE COUNCIL REQUEST
YEAH, BECAUSE THERE'S, UH, WE HAVE A BOARD MEMBER WHO'S ABLE TO VOTE, APPROVE THEIR OWN CONTRACTS, AND THEN PRESENT IT IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL.
SO THERE'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
SO, SO LET'S BRING MARCH 1ST MEETING.
WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO BRING IT.
LET'S BRING BACK FIRST MEETING, SEE HOW WE CHANGE THE, THE, OKAY.
WHO IS THE VOTING MEMBER? OKAY.
AND THEN, AND SINCE WE HAVE A PROJECT MANAGER, SO MAYBE WE CAN INCLUDING HIM WILL BE IN THE, POTENTIALLY THE VOTING MEMBER, BECAUSE HE WORK FOR THE CITY, SO, RIGHT.
BRIAN, UH, UH, ROBERT, THE ONE, THE PROJECT MANAGER, UH, LET'S WORK FOR THE CITY.
I THINK JOANNE'S ON THERE ALREADY.
JOANNE'S OVER THERE ALREADY? YEAH.
BUT ANYWAY, UH, THIS IS JUST SUGGESTION.
WE CAN PUT YOUR SUGGESTION AND HOW IT WILL WORK.
AND, UH, FOR THE CITY AND PUT IT BACK, WE CAN DISCUSS, UH, ANY, ARE WE DONE? UH, THEN WE HAVE, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST, UH, A NEW RFP FOR THE RESTAURANT AT THE SPORTSPLEX.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE'D HAVE TO BRING IT TO THE COUNCIL AND FORMALLY REJECT THE RFP.
WELL, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A, AN AGREEMENT YET, SO WE DON'T, BUT IF YOU, ONCE AN RFP IS CLOSED, YOU EITHER HAVE TO ACCEPT OR REJECT IT.
MR. MR. MAYOR, WE'LL BRING BACK THE, UM, RFP RESPONSE, THE ONE RESPONSE FOR THE COUNCIL TO LIKELY REJECT IT AND THEN ISSUE A NEW ONE RIGHT AFTER THAT.
IT'S FOR THE RESTAURANT, RIGHT? RIGHT.
AND, AND THE SPORTSPLEX, OH, BRING IT AT THE SAME TIME.
IF, CAN YOU BRING IT BY THE MARCH 4TH MEETING SO WE HAVE A PROPERLY REJECTED AND THEN SEND OUT NEW IP I'D HAVE TO CHECK WITH STAFF WHEN THE SOONEST WE CAN BRING IT TO COUNCIL.
YEAH, BECAUSE WE, I THINK WE REQUEST THIS, YEAH.
COUPLE MEETING AGO, COUPLE MOONS AGO.
SO I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME TO BRING IT BACK TO US, BUT WE
WE JUST MENTIONED WE ARE STILL NEGOTIATING WITH THE VENDOR, SO WE'D HAVE TO NEGOTIATE NEGOTIATING WITH THE RESTAURANT.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY UPDATE ON NEGOTIATIONS.
WE COULD PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH NEGOTIATIONS.
AND THEN IF NOT, IF I HAVEN'T FEEL ANY UPDATE AT ALL, SO WE COULD, WE'VE BEEN WAITING, COULD PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THAT RFP.
WE DON'T WANNA STUCK OVER HERE.
AND, UH, I JUST LIKE, WE JUST SAY WITH JOE SUSIE PEREZ PRESENTATION RIGHT NOW, SHE HAS A MUCH MORE FOOD TRAFFIC.
AND WHEN WE HAVE MORE FOOD TRAFFIC, YOU WILL ATTRACT MORE RESTAURANT.
I THINK WE ONLY HAVE ONE AND THEY ONLY GIVE US LIKE 1%, 2%.
IT'S VERY TOUGH THE BEGINNING.
ANYTHING WE CAN NEGOTIATE IF THE
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START IS SO BAD.BUT BECAUSE IT'S HIGH RISK FOR THEM, BUT NOW, OKAY.
BUT ANYWAY, I DON'T WANNA, UH, DISCUSS OVER HERE.
WOULD YOU PLEASE, AND, AND PROMPT PROMPTLY PLEASE.
UH, WHEN I TOLD PEOPLE, AND I, CARLY ALL AGREE WITH ME, IS, UH, E OF ACTION, PLEASE GIVE SOME ACTION.
AND, UH, WE GOING TO ENJOY ALL THE, ALL THE WHAT GOOD STUFF FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE.
SO IF IT'S JUST AN UPDATE, I'M ASSUMING YOU COULD TELL US AT THE NEXT MEETING.
AND IT'S TUESDAY THE MEETING YOU CAN PROVIDE TO US.
IT'S ALREADY MUCH OR AN UPDATE IN, UH, CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL.
SHE CAN PRO THE, UH, CITY MANAGER CAN PRO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AND AN EMAIL.
SHALL WE PRESENT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE AT THE SAME TIME REJECT, I CAN PROVIDE AN, UH, CON OR AN EMAIL TO COUNSEL ON THE STATUS OF THE NEGOTIATION THEN? UM, OKAY.
IT'S OKAY WITH YOU GUY MM-HMM
SO AT LEAST WE CAN MOVE ON AND HAVE ANY OTHER INTEREST RESTAURANT TO TAKE A LOOK THE PLACE.
AND WORK WITH CT PARTNERSHIP WITH CITI.
SO EVERYBODY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.
AND THEN, UH, SO IN REGARDS TO THE SECOND PART, WHICH WAS TERMINATING THE RP THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GO OUT.
SO IF THAT COULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE MARCH 4TH MEETING TO CANCEL, TO BE CANCELED, REJECTED, YOU COULD PUT IN THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
LET ME FOLLOW UP WITH STAFF BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE BRING IT BACK, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE COMPLETED THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO REGARDING THE RFP.
SO WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED THE IFP IT, IT CLOSED, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WHAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO, UH, AND JUST SO WE CAN BRING IT BACK IN MARCH.
CONFIRM IT AND, UH, BRING IT BACK ASAP AND TO CLOSE THIS THING.
SO SINCE NEVER BEEN, SHOULD BE SENT OUT, BUT NOW OKAY.
WE NEED TO DO THAT OR WE DON'T? YES.
ONCE IT'S, ONCE IT'S OUT AND CLOSED, YOU GET A RESPONSE.
IT HAS TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDER.
SINCE THIS ORIGIN THE BEGINNING, NOBODY APPROVE THAT.
BUT WE, SINCE WE ARE, SO WE HAVE TO DO IT.
I, I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.
SO IF, IF, IF THE COUNCIL DID A REQUEST TO CANCEL AN RFP ONCE IT'S GONE OUT, THEN CAN THE COUNCIL MAKE A MOTION TO RETRACT THAT RFP ONCE IT'S GONE OUT NOW, ONCE IT'S GONE OUT AND NOT ONCE YOU'VE GOTTEN A RESPONSE AND, AND IT'S CLOSED AFTER THAT, IT'S GOTTA COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR FORMAL ACTION, EITHER TO ACCEPT THE, ACCEPT IT OR REJECT IT.
SO YOU'RE GONNA, YOU'RE GONNA PRE YOU'RE GONNA PRESENT TO US BIDS? NO, IT SAYS IT, IT'S GOT TO BECAUSE THEN CALENDAR REJECT.
YOU GOT OKAY WITH THAT? AND, UH, YOU GOT, UH, CITY, CITY MANAGER, YOU, I GOT IT.
UH, WHY YOU WANT NEXT? UH, AND I THINK, UH, THE REST IS FOR, UH, FOR NEXT TIME COUNCIL COMMENTS.
UH, ANY COUNCIL WANT TO HAVE A COMMENT? PLEASE? WANT SOMEBODY TO DO IT? OLLIE, YOU WANNA DO IT OR NO? NO, I'M GOING TO GIVE TO BRIAN.
IF YOU DON'T, I WANNA GIVE YOU OPPORTUNITY FIRST.
OTHERWISE, HE TALKING ALL NIGHT.
OUR COUNCIL, UM, MAN, ALI KENTO, I WORK FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
IS THAT ON? IS THAT YOUR MICROPHONE ON? SORRY.
UH, AS VARIOUS OF YOU KNOW, UH, I, UH, MY DAY JOB, UH, I WORK FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND MAY MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE NATIONAL NEWS ABOUT EFFORTS TO, TO, UH, CHANGE THE, THE, THE SCOPE AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT BY, BY ASKING STAFF TO BE PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
UH, I WAS, AS OF THIS PAST FRIDAY, I WAS ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
AND SO, UH, UH, IN LIGHT OF THAT, IT ACTUALLY PRESENTS NEW OPPORTUNITIES HERE BECAUSE NOW I HAVE MY DAYS FREE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAYS
AND SO I, I BASICALLY AM, BEFORE I, I SPENT ROUGHLY 70 HOURS A WEEK, UH, SUPPORTING THE CITY OUTSIDE OF MY WORK HOURS.
BUT NOW THAT I'M ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, I NOW HAVE ALL MY TIME, UH, AVAILABLE TO DEDICATE TO THE CITY.
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I LIKE TO JUST, UH, INVITE PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO BE IN TOUCH.I'M GONNA SPEND ALL OF MY, MY WAKING HOURS, UH, DEDICATED TO OUR CITY IN ADDITION TO OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.
AND EVEN THOUGH THIS, THIS WHOLE THING IS, UH, UH, DIFFICULT FOR VARIOUS EMPLOYEES AT, AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL IN THE SENSE OF HAVING THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, I ABSOLUTELY CHOOSE TO, UH, TO LEVERAGE THIS TO, FOR THE POSITIVE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT AUTHORIZED TO BE OF SERVICE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, BECAUSE THEY LITERALLY SHUT MY ACCOUNT DOWN, I WILL SPEND THAT THE, THE TIME NOW BEING OF SUPPORT TO OUR FELLOW RESIDENTS.
AND I'M, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE CHANCE TO SERVE IN AN EXPANDED WAY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT.
YOU, ARE WE DOING 7 24? I DON'T KNOW.
ANY HOUR, EXTRA HOUR YOU CAN DO, YOU ARE DOING ALMOST LIKE THREE O'CLOCK.
YOU STILL SEND THE EMAIL OUT, BUT, BUT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LIFE.
ONE DOOR SHUT DOWN, ONE DOOR WILL OPEN FOR YOU.
SO DON'T GET DISCOURAGED OR TEMPORARILY STEP BACK.
OKAY? I THINK, AND THEY WILL KNOW HOW GOOD YOU ARE.
I THINK ANOTHER DOOR WILL OPEN.
OKAY? AND, UH, AND, UH, YOU ARE OUTSTANDING, UH, PUBLIC SERVANT.
OKAY? I THINK THEY WILL SEE HOW OKAY.
YOU'RE THE REPUBLICAN, RIGHT? SO YOU MIGHT HAVE BETTER CHANCE.
BOTH, I HATE ME ANYWAY, SO I DON'T CARE.
BUT, BUT, BUT I THINK YOU HAVE A CHANCE.
AND, UH, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORK 7 24 LIKE BRIAN GUTIEREZ.
SOMETIMES YOU RELAX A LITTLE BIT, OKAY.
AND ENJOYING THE LIVE WITH YOUR DOG.
BUT ANYWAY, AND ANOTHER CITY COUNCIL WON.
AND, AND, YOU KNOW, UH, SORRY TO HEAR THAT ABOUT ALI, BUT, UM, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU AND UTILIZE YOU HERE FOR, UH, THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
BUT, UM, IN REGARDS TO A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, UM, WITH THE NEW, LOTS OF NEW DIRECTIVES AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, UH, THE PROTESTS THAT ARE HAPPENING, I WAS JUST, UH, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, UM, IN REFERENCE TO LIKE THE WHOLE IMMIGRATION, HOW OUR CITY IS BEING IMPACTED ON JUST, UH, A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING.
SO IT'S, THAT CAN BE BROUGHT UP JUST SO THAT WE'RE UP TO SPEED.
WE, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO OUR CITY AND ANYTHING THAT'S OCCURRING.
AND, UH, ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER? AND, UH, OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER GUT GO, ROSARIO.
SO, BRIAN, ARE YOU ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE TOO?
UM, NO, YOU KNOW, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS, UM, I'M WONDERING IF WE ARE PREPARED FOR ANY, UM, ANY, UM, RIOTS OR ANY, UM, DEMONSTRATIONS THAT ARE, THAT COULD HAPPEN.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE READY FOR THAT.
I DON'T SHUTTING DOWN FREEWAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT STILL HERE, BUT, UM, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, IS AWARE OF PENDING, UH, ISSUES.
UM, THEY DO HAVE INFORMATION THAT I'M NOT PRIVY TO.
AND SO THEY ARE PREPARED, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE DID HAVE THOSE, UH, RIOTS OR PROTEST, UH, UM, DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THEY WERE READY, THEY RESPONDED.
AND WE DID HAVE PEACEFUL, UM, A PROTESTOR MARCH.
I KNOW OUR MAYOR AT THE TIME WAS THERE.
I HAVE TO GO TO THE BARRANCA BRIDGE TO SPEAK TO, OKAY.
BUT, BUT THEY, THEY, THEY BEHAVE OKAY.
I, I WANNA SAY I'M, I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT, UH, OKAY, DURING THAT TIME, 2020 WHEN EVERYTHING IS LIKE IN TROUBLE ABOUT EVEN OUR PROTESTORS IS THEY ARE, THEY WILL VERY BEHAVE OKAY.
AND TO THE RESTRICT AREA, AND THEY STAY IN THE, THE BRIDGE.
AND THAT WE GIVE THEM A PLACE TO LET OUT.
BUT, BUT I, I HAVE TO SAY, I HAVE CONFIDENCE, OKAY? THE WEST COVINA, OKAY? AND THE WON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT ISSUE BECAUSE, UH, WE UNDERSTAND, OKAY, THE ISSUE, WE SIMPLIFY THE ISSUE.
UM, BUT WE HELPING EACH OTHER.
OKAY? AND, UH, BUT, AND MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE POLICE ARE FIRED.
I I TRUST THEM WITH STAND BY FOR ANY OTHER ISSUE.
AND BRIAN, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? GO AHEAD.
ACTUALLY, I WANT TO ADUR THE MEETING.
WHAT WAS IT JUAN? I GIVE YOU TWO.
UH, SO THEN, UM, I'M GONNA SAY, MY GOD, UM, YOU CAN SAVE FOR NEXT.
LET'S SEE, SAVE FOR NEXT TIME.
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CYCLE, PROGRAM CYCLE.UH, I JUST WANNA SAY I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
UH, AND, AND BEFORE I ADJOURN THE MEETING, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HAVE TIME TO CITY MANAGER
UH, IMPROVE OUR SCREEN BECAUSE VERY DIFFICULT FOR OUR AUDIENCE TO SEE ALL THE NUMBER OVER THERE.
SO I THINK I TALKED TO, UH, WILL ALREADY OKAY.
TO CHANGE THE CAMERA AND, OKAY.
AND IT'S NOT EVEN THAT MUCH OF MONEY.
YOUR 200,000 SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO COVER.
I THINK THIS IS THE ONLY COUPLE BEFORE WE GET RID OF IT.
SO, SO, SO, SO SEE, MAKE SURE, MAKE SURE, OKAY.
OUR PROJECTOR, THAT IS A OKAY.
OTHERWISE, IT, IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE.
I THINK I REQUEST THIS BEFORE ALREADY.
AND THE CHAIR UNDER THIS CHAIR IS VERY EXTREMELY OKAY.
I MIGHT HAVE A WORK COME ISSUE.
SO, SO WE NEED TO HAVE A BETTER CHAIR SO WE CAN SIT HERE FOR LONG HOURS.
AND SAME THING TO YOU GUY TOO.
I THINK WE ALREADY REQUEST THAT.
I DUNNO WHY WE STILL HAVE TO GET IT DONE.
I THINK BRIAN ALREADY REQUEST THE CHAIR, THE, THE MODEL AND THIS AND THAT.
SO, SO I THINK JUST GET THIS THING DONE.
COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ, YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? MAYOR, YOU KNOW, HE'S ADDRESSING THE SCREEN UP THERE.
THIS TV HERE, THIS MONITOR HERE.
I, I CAN'T SEE THAT SCREEN, SO I CAN'T SEE THIS.
SO I'M SQUINTING TRYING TO SEE, BUT I CAN'T SEE IT.
UH, THE COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, CAN WE, UH, HAVE, WILL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO, UM, LINK, UH, LAPTOPS OR SCREENS TO HERE SO WE CAN SEE, HAVE A SCREEN LIKE OTHER CITIES DO, MAYBE YOU CAN DISPLAY TO US, BRING ON IN FRONT OF YOU.
I THINK THAT'S A EASY THING TO DO.
WE DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE THIS TV.
SO IF WE BRING OUR OWN NO, NO, NO.
THE CITY WILL PROVIDE A SCREEN THAT SLABS THE ACCESS FOR CAMERA.
AND THEN, UH, IN REGARDS TO THE CAMERA SYSTEM, I DID SPEAK TO WILL ABOUT THAT HE SAID THAT IT REQUIRES A, A FASTER BROADBAND IN OUR WIRING WILL NOT, UH, WE HAVE OLD CAT FIVE WIRING THAT'S NOT GONNA UP, IT CANNOT HOLD THE MEMORY FOR 4K, BUT, UH, THERE'S NOTHING STOP STOPPING ANYONE FROM BUYING A NEW, UM, OBJECTOR.
AGAIN, AGAIN, UH, LOOKING TO HOW TO INCREASE, UH, THE CAMERA RESOLUTION.
PEOPLE CAN SEE, CAN WE, UH, WHAT WE TRYING TO IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC MEETING.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE.
I WANT THEM TO SEE SO-CALLED A NUMBER OKAY.
AND, UH, SO PEOPLE CAN CLEARLY TO SEE WHAT WE TRY TO DO FOR THE CITY.
OKAY? UH, THE CITY MANAGER, ANYTHING YOU WANNA ADD ON YOU? OKAY.
HOW SOON WE CAN GET A PROJECTOR.
UH, SO THE LAST REQUEST FROM COUNCIL WAS TO A MOVE AWAY FROM A PROJECTOR AND DO A SCREEN.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT DOING.
UM, SO WHEN WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT, THEN WE ARE ALSO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE A DA IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE, UH, CHAMBERS.
AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE, UH, WORKED WELL,
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE IS THAT THE PROPOSED, UH, A DA IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CHAMBER, UM, AREN'T GONNA IMPACT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THE NEW SCREEN.
YOU'RE REMINDING ME WHAT I WAS, GO AHEAD.
OKAY, NOW YOU'RE REMINDING ME, UH, ON YOUR PRESENTATION FOR WHAT YOU USED THE MONEY ON FOR THE COVID MONEY, YOU DIDN'T PUT THE OTHER STUFF THAT WAS APPROVED IN EARLY DECEMBER, SO IT'S MISSING.
SO CAN YOU BRING THAT NEXT TIME? UH, I THINK YOU TALKED ABOUT NEW PARK SIGNS, UH, UH, ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
I DON'T SEE ANY ARK SIGNS ARE NOT PART OF THE ARPA MONEY THAT GOT OBLIGATED.
WHAT WAS THAT MONEY FOR? THAT COUNCIL MEMBER? GUTIERREZ? MM-HMM
YOU, YOU ALREADY WENT TO A GYM, SO, OKAY.
SO, SO, SO THAT QUESTION YOU, WE CAN PRIVATELY ASK HER, PLEASE.
SO WE DON'T TAKE OUT ALL THE CITY COUNCIL'S TIME.
AND THEN, AND THEN SECOND, UH, WHEN YOU'VE REFERENCED A MON, WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE PROJECTOR? I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T UNDER I DON'T THINK WE VOTED.
I, I, I DON'T, I DON'T UNDERSTAND EITHER.
SO THE LAST REQUEST WAS TO GET AWAY FROM THE PROJECTOR BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GIVE ENOUGH OF A, A STRONG CONTRAST WITH, UM, THE IMAGES UP THERE.
SO WE WERE GOING TO MOVE TO A MONITOR, UH, INSTEAD, OR A SCREEN INSTEAD OF A PROJECTOR.
WHICH ONE? A MONITOR LIKE A SCREEN DON'T.
98 INCH RIGHT NOW, IT'S ONLY LIKE $1,500.
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SO, BUT, BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW.IT'S GONNA BE SMALLER THAN THAT THOUGH.
YEAH, IT'S SMALLER THAN THAN THAT.
BUT I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD PROJECTOR.
IF YOU GET A 4K PROJECTOR, YOU SAW THE ISSUE.
REALLY NO POINT TO WAITING FOR A DA AND TO DO WITH, IT'S TOTALLY NOT CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER.
YOU NEED A DESIGN, YOU NEED YOUR, THIS, YOU NEED A CONTRACTOR.
YOU MAY BE IN FREAKING NEXT YEAR.
BUT PROJECTOR YOU CAN PURCHASE RIGHT NOW.
AND RIGHT AWAY PEOPLE CAN SEE IT.
AND THEN I, I'M TELLING YOU, I HAVE A PROJECTOR IN MY OFFICE.
IT'S, IT'S LIKE SEVEN YEARS AGO.
IT'S MUCH CLEAR THAN THIS, EVEN IN THE DAYTIME.
SO, SO JUST GO TO FIND A PROJECTOR, BE EXPENSIVE, AND IT'S OKAY.
SEE? AND PUT IT OVER THERE AND, AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN SEE IT.
DON'T, NO WAY FOR A DA, OKAY, GO AHEAD.
UH, IF I CAN FORMALLY, UH, SAY AS A CONSULT REQUEST, IF BY THE NEXT MEETING, UH, THE NEXT MEETING, OR BY EARLY THE FIRST MEETING IN MARCH, THAT THE CITY PURCHASED A NEW 4K COMMERCIAL MONITOR.
SO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE EYESIGHT ISSUES AND OTHER DISABILITIES COULD SEE THE SCREEN MORE CLEARLY AND BENEFICIAL.
UH, AND, AND ESPECIALLY OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ABILITY TO SEE WHAT'S BEING PRESENT PRESENTED TO THEM, ESPECIALLY THE FINANCIALS.
SO I MAKE A CONSULT REQUEST TO OFFICIALLY, UH, ASK FOR THAT.
I THINK WE NEED TO PROVIDE THE ASAP.
WE SHOULD HAVE A MONITOR OVER HERE.
AND I'VE BEEN REQUESTING MONITOR FOR SO MANY YEARS ALREADY, AND WE TALK ABOUT ACTION YEARS.
UH, AND YOU CAN GO TO COSTCO, SAM, THEY ALL HAVE A, A BIG TV AND A VERY GOOD PRICE RIGHT NOW.
OKAY? AT LEAST PEOPLE CAN SEE WHY WE TRY TO, OKAY? AND, AND, AND, UH, PROJECT.
AND ANOTHER THING, RIGHT NOW, ALL THE, IT'S ALL SMART TV.
YOU CAN DO WIRELESS AND RIGHT AWAY YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A LINE TO CONNECT IT.
SO, SO ANYWAY, I THINK WE ALL KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
OKAY? AND OTHER THAN THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY, UM, UH, OKAY, LET'S FINALIZE, LET'S GET A PROJECTOR.
OR, OR, UM, MONITOR THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE IT.
OKAY? AND SECOND THING, LET'S GET OLDER ON OUR CHAIR, OKAY? ASAP BECAUSE, OKAY, WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR CHAIR FOR A COUPLE YEARS ALREADY.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME TO GET THIS THING DONE.
OKAY? AND, UH, ANYTHING, ANYTHING YOU WANT AND THE CAMERA, YOU SAY CAMERA, WE CANNOT DO IT.
HOW CAN WE IMPROVE OUR RESOLUTION FOR CAMERA? OTHER THAN THAT, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO AGENDA? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
AL, DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING, MR. MAYOR, FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE ZERO OPINION ABOUT THIS VISUAL STUFF.
UH, AND THEN I'M, WE ARE GOING TO ON YOUR EAR AND WHISPER TO YOU
AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.