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[CALL TO ORDER]
UH, GOOD EVENING.WELCOME TO OUR MARCH 18TH, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
RIGHT NOW IS ON TIME, SEVEN O'CLOCK.
MEETING IS NOW IN SESSION, AND ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE ORAL COMMUNICATION MUST COMPLETE A SPEAKER CAR THAT IS PROVIDED AT THE ENTRANCE OKAY.
TO THE CITY CHAMBER COUNCIL CHAMBER, AND SUBMIT THE CAR TO THE ASSISTANT CITY COURT.
AND FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF ORAL COMMUNICATION, SPEAKER CAR WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER ORAL COMMUNICATION HAS STARTED.
AND TONIGHT INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR FELICIA ARY AND THE FOUNDER, MURF CHAPO, SAM PAUL, A ME CHURCH.
AND THE COUNCILMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIEREZ WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF LEG.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH HEARTS FULL OF GRATITUDE AND HUMILITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF THIS DAY, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER TOGETHER AND FOR THE LEADERS YOU HAVE PLACED IN THIS CITY.
WE PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALL THOSE IN POSITIONS OF SERVICE AND GOVERNANCE HERE IN WEST COVINA.
GRANT THEM WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF SO MANY.
MAY THEIR ACTIONS REFLECT YOUR JUSTICE, YOUR COMPASSION, AND LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE.
WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE TO LEAD THEM IN UNITY AND PURPOSE WITH THE FOCUS ON THE WELLBEING OF THIS COMMUNITY.
LORD, BLESS THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY, FROM THE YOUNGEST TO THE OLDEST, AND MAY ALL WORK TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD.
HELP US TO HONOR ONE ANOTHER WITH KINDNESS AND RESPECT, EMBRACING OUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY TO BUILD A STRONGER, SAFER, AND MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF SERVICE AND FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF COMING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO PURSUE PEACE, PROSPERITY, AND JUSTICE.
PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND BEGIN ANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH TO STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE LIBERTY.
CITY CLERK, REAL COLD, PLEASE.
COUNCIL, UH, MAYOR PROTI LOPEZ.
CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? REPORT FOR CLOSED SESSION.
AND THEN WE GO TO THE PRESENTATION.
[PRESENTATIONS]
OKAY.AND, UH, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW, UH, WEST COVINA HIGH SCHOOL, UH, WEST COVINA SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND, UH, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR BELOVED SUPERINTENDENT, UM, AMY FLORIS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH IS EVEN OVER HERE.
AND THEN I WILL INVITE YOU LATER ON TO MAYBE MAKE A SHORT SPEECH, BUT I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW.
WEST COVINA, UH, UNIFIED HIGH SCHOOL OR UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BASICALLY HAS A PERFORMING ART ACADEMY.
AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY BECAUSE OUR CITY HAVE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT, BUT WHAT WE NEED PERFORMING ART.
THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR USE AND HOW FOR OUR CITY TO HAVE LESS IMPORTANT THING TO, TO ENJOY, TO APPRECIATE ART, MUSIC, DANCING, THING, PERFORMING ART.
AND THAT IS HOW I'M TRYING TO PUSH OKAY.
CHANGE AS A, AS A CITY COUNCIL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE OUR YOUTH TO BE PROUD ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AND TO BE A VERY GOOD ARTIST.
I NEED THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR YOU.
SO ENOUGH FOR ME TO CONTINUE TO SAYING I WANT TO HAVE OUR PRESENTER BY VERY OUTSTANDING YOUNG MAN.
AND WIG WAS COME UP AND LET'S GIVE A HAND.
HE, HE'S, UH, HE'S AN OUTSTANDING OUT OKAY, TEACHER.
I KNOW HIM FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG.
LIKE EIGHT YEARS, NINE YEARS ALREADY.
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13 YEARS.NOW, I, I ONLY DO A CITY COUNCIL ABOUT NINE AND A HALF YEARS, NINE YEARS.
SO, SO, BUT, BUT THIS 13 YEARS FOR YOU AND NINE YEARS FOR ME TO WORK WITH YOU AND, UH, WITH ALL YOUR MAGNIFICENT CHOIRS.
AND THE WEST COVIN HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR.
AND I THINK TODAY WE WANT YOU TO INTRODUCE THE PERFORMING OUR ACADEMY.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE KNOW WEST COVINA HIGH SCHOOL, WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, HAS A PRO PERFORMING OUR ACADEMY AND, UH, ENROLLED TO STUDENT AND, UH, FOR US TO ENJOY THEIR PERFORMANCE.
THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THANK YOU, UH, WES COVINA, UH, CITIZENS.
UM, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO GET TO BRING TO YOU, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY, PART OF OUR K 12, UH, CONTINUUM OF PERFORMING ARTS WITHIN THE WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UM, AT WEST COVINA HIGH SCHOOL, WE HOUSE THIS, UH, THIS PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY.
AND, UM, IT SIMILAR TO A, UH, A COLLEGE PROGRAM.
OUR STUDENTS, UM, WOULD SELECT, UH, AN EMPHASIS, WHETHER THAT BE DANCE, INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, UH, THEATER WITH AN ACTING EMPHASIS, OR A TECHNICAL THEATER EMPHASIS, OR A VOCAL MUSIC EMPHASIS.
AND OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR FOUR YEARS OF STUDY, THEY WOULD RECEIVE, UM, A SPECIALIZED AND INTENSE INSTRUCTION IN THAT EMPHASIS.
HOWEVER, SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE TO US IS THAT, UM, IF I'M A VOCALIST, UM, I'M ALSO GOING TO TAKE A DANCE CLASS AND AN INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CLASS AND AN ACTING CLASS SO THAT I CAN BE WELL-ROUNDED AND PREPARE, UM, PREPARED FOR, UH, THINGS POST-SECONDARY.
WHETHER THAT MEANS I'M, UH, GOING DIRECTLY INTO THE PERFORMING ARTS INDUSTRY, UM, OR, UH, I'M GOING TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION, UH, AT A POST-SECONDARY UNIVERSITY.
UM, AND IT ALSO MAKES YOU MORE MARKETABLE, RIGHT? TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TO MOVE ON STAGE OR ACT ON STAGE.
UM, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
THIS PROGRAM, UH, IS LED BY, UH, A TEAM OF FIVE, UH, DIRECTORS.
UH, WE HAVE MS. WILLIAMS WHO OVERSEES OUR DANCE, UH, UM, PILLAR.
WE CALL THEM PILLARS, BUT THEY'RE, UH, OUR EMPHASES OR DISCIPLINES.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, MR. STEVE OLIVAS, OUR INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC DIRECTOR, UH, MS. CONANT, WHO JOINS US TODAY AS OUR, UH, COLLABORATIVE ARTIST DIRECTOR, UH, MS. SEGURA, OUR THEATER, UM, THEATER DIRECTOR FOR BOTH ACTING AND TECHNICAL, UM, DIRECTION, AND THEN MYSELF, WHICH OVERSEES THE VOCAL MUSIC AND THE COORDINATION OF THIS PROGRAM.
THERE'S MANY BENEFITS FOR OUR STUDENTS, UM, IN ONE OF THEM BEING, UH, THAT OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE FREE PRIVATE LESSONS WITHIN THEIR, UH, THEIR EMPHASIS.
SO IF I'M A DECLARED, UH, DANCE EMPHASIS, UM, I'M GOING TO RECEIVE, UH, PRIVATE INSTRUCTION FROM TEACHING ARTISTS.
UM, UH, THESE ARE ARTISTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITHIN THE INDUSTRY WHO, UH, ARE COMING IN AND GIVING ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION OR VERY, VERY SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, UM, TO OUR STUDENTS.
THIS IS ALL, UH, A PART OF THE PROGRAM AND COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE, UM, TO OUR STUDENTS AND TO OUR FAMILIES.
ADDITIONALLY, UM, OUR STUDENTS, UH, GET TO EXPERIENCE EXCLUSIVE WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES.
UM, AND THESE ARE LED, UM, BY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.
SO WE, UH, WE DO A LOT WITH THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY.
UM, WE DO WORKSHOPS, RECORDING SESSIONS.
UM, WE'VE REALLY DEVELOPED A, A RELATIONSHIP WITH, UH, DISNEY.
SO MUCH SO THAT WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING TO TEST NEW CONTENT WITHIN THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, THEY'RE CALLING, THEY'RE CALLING, UH, THE WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, TO TEST THAT, UH, THOSE, UH, THOSE NEW THINGS.
UM, THIS YEAR WE ALSO, UH, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING WITH, UH, CIRCUS SOLEIL, A SMALL LITTLE COMPANY THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD OF BEFORE.
UM, UH, WE, UH, WE GOT TO, UM, GO AND, UH, SEE ONE OF THEIR SHOWS THAT WAS, UH, ON TOUR.
BUT THEN FURTHERMORE, OUR OUR ACADEMY STUDENTS, UM, GOT TO, UH, HEAR FROM THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AND FROM, UH, THE STAGE MANAGER OF THAT TOURING SHOW OF WHAT IT IS TO PUT ON THE SHOW, WHAT IT, UM, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TECHNICAL ELEMENTS, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE THIS AS A TOURING SHOW? WHAT ARE, UH, SOME THINGS THAT THEY CAN BE DOING TO PREPARE, UM, AS THEY, UH, THEY MOVE TOWARDS A, UH, A CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS INDUSTRY.
IN ADDITION TO, UH, THE, THE INTENSE, UM, UH, PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION, WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING, UH, ONE-ON-ONE ACADEMIC ATTENTION TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
UM, WE, WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT OUR, OUR PERFORMERS, OUR STUDENTS, UM, AND THOSE, THOSE ACADEMICS ARE IMPORTANT.
AND SO WE, WE HELP THEM ALONG IN, IN LEARNING HOW TO BALANCE AND HOW TO, UH, TIME MANAGE.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, UM, NOT EVERY STUDENT IS THE SAME.
AND SO, UH, THEIR FOUR YEAR PLAN, OR THEIR FOUR YEAR COURSE LOAD MIGHT LOOK DIFFERENT, UH,
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FROM STUDENT TO STUDENT.AND SO WE, UM, NOT ONLY, UH, PROVIDE THAT ONE-ON-ONE, UH, ACADEMIC ATTENTION, BUT WE ALSO, UH, DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC PLAN, UH, FOR EACH OF OUR STUDENTS THAT'S UNIQUE, UM, DIRECTLY TO THEM.
ONCE OUR STUDENTS, UH, COMPLETE THE ENTIRE, UH, UM, PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY, WHETHER THAT BE THE THREE OR FOUR YEARS, UM, UH, THEY, UH, UH, WE THEN TAKE THEM ON A, UH, A REALLY LIGHTNING SPEED, UH, NETWORKING TRIP ON THE EAST COAST.
UM, OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR TIME WITH US, THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF NETWORKING.
UM, THERE REALLY IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW IN THE ROOM TO GET YOU IN THE ROOM, BUT THAT ONLY GETS YOU IN THE ROOM IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO THEN PERFORM ONCE THEY GET IN THE ROOM.
THAT'S A, THAT'S A, A A DIFFERENT STORY.
SO WE'RE NOT ONLY PREPARING THEM TO PERFORM IN THE ROOM, BUT WE'RE ALSO INTRODUCING THEM TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO HELP THEM GET IN THAT ROOM.
AND SO, UH, ONCE THEY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, WE'LL TAKE THEM ON THAT EAST COAST NETWORKING TRIP, UM, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO, UH, SET THEM UP WITH MEETINGS, UH, WITH PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS AND PERFORMERS ALL ALONG THE EAST COAST, SO THAT THEY HAVE A, AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S HAPPENING ON BOTH COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND HAVE, UM, EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITY, UM, WITHIN, UH, THE PERFORMING ARTS INDUSTRY.
FOR THIS KIND OF HIGH CALIBER PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION, YOU USUALLY HAVE TO REMOVE YOURSELF, UH, FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
YOU ISOLATE INTO A, UH, A PRIVATE, POSSIBLY EXPENSIVE, UH, PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL.
UM, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED, UH, THAT WE'RE HERE OFFERING THIS HIGH CALIBER PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION, UM, AND THIS INTENSE, UH, RIGOR, UM, ON A FREE PUBLIC COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL.
OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT ONLY GETTING THIS, UH, THIS LEVEL OF, UH, UH, PERFORMING ARTS, UM, INTENTION AND, UH, INSTRUCTION, UM, BUT THEY'RE ALSO GETTING TO EXPERIENCE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.
THEY'RE GETTING TO EXPERIENCE RALLIES.
THEY'RE GETTING TO EXPERIENCE THAT, UH, WHAT THE COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IS ALL ABOUT, UM, WHILE NOT SACRIFICING, UM, THE, UH, UH, THE INSTRUCTION OF, UH, THIS HIGH CALIBER PERFORMING ARTS, UM, INSTRUCTION.
WE'VE HAD, UH, SOME INCREDIBLE ALUMNI, UH, SUCCESS, UM, STORIES.
UM, FIRST OFF, MARK POCK PACO, ONE OF OUR, UH, PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS.
UM, UH, HE, WHEN HE GRADUATED, HE WENT DIRECTLY INTO THE INDUSTRY.
UM, ACTUALLY WOUND UP, UH, THE YEAR AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, JUAN, UH, THE GUITAR CENTER DRUM OFF, WHICH IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL WHEN YOU'RE COMPETING AGAINST PROFESSIONALS.
HE'S NOW A SPONSORED DRUMMER, UH, BY ALL OF THE DRUM MANUFACTURERS.
HE BREAKS A SYMBOL AND HE CAN JUST ASK FOR A NEW ONE, WHICH IS KIND OF NICE.
UM, JULIANA ER, UH, ONE OF OUR RECENT ACADEMY GRADUATES FROM LAST YEAR, UM, SHE TOOK WHAT SHE LEARNED OVER, UH, HER TIME IN THE PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY, AND SHE ACTUALLY IS NOW STUDYING AT USC IN THE THORNTON SCHOOL OF MUSIC, WHICH IS A VERY RIGOROUS PROGRAM TO GET INTO.
UM, AND SHE, UH, IS LOOKING TO, UM, UH, AFTER HER STUDIES JUMP INTO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, UM, PROBABLY WITHIN, UH, THE REALM OF, UH, MUSIC EDUCATION.
SO SHE TELLS ME THAT SHE'S COMING FOR MY JOB, BUT THAT I'LL SEE WHAT, SEE WHAT THAT HAS TO SAY.
UM, THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE, UH, ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT OUR ALUMNI HAVE GONE ON TO EITHER STUDY OR WORK FOR.
AND I WANNA HIGHLIGHT YET ANOTHER ONE OF OUR ALUMNI, SO NOT TO, UH, IS, UH, IS THE GENTLEMAN STANDING NEXT TO JENNIFER LOPEZ.
HE IS AN ALUMNI OF WEST COVINA HIGH SCHOOL, UM, STUDIED PERFORMING ARTS AT WEST COVINA HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE IS NOW, UM, UH, UH, CO-STARRING, UM, UH, SECOND ON THE CALL SHEET, UH, FROM JENNIFER LOPEZ IN THE NEW UPCOMING MOVIE, UM, KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMAN THAT WAS JUST, UH, UM, PREMIERED AT THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.
SO OUR ROOTS FOR PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION, UH, GO DEEP, UM, AND ON TOP OF IT GOING DEEP.
BUT OUR, OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING OUT AND THEY'RE WORKING WITHIN THE INDUSTRY, AND THEY ARE BEING COMPETITIVE.
WITH SUCH A ROBUST PROGRAM, UM, WE ALSO HAVE A FANTASTIC, UH, PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THAT WILL SOON BE OPENED.
THIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WILL BOAST, UH, ABOUT A 650 SEAT MAIN STAGE THEATER, UM, A FULL BLACK BOX THEATER, FULL DANCE STUDIO.
UM, AND WHAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT, AN ACOUSTICALLY TUNED VOCAL MUSIC ROOM, UM, I'M NOT BIASED AT ALL, THOUGH.
UM, THIS, UH, THIS BUILDING IS, UH, IS TRULY GONNA PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT'S EXPECTED OF A HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS, UH, PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
UM, IT'S USING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT
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THE ENTIRE BUILDING, UM, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT.AND EVEN, UM, LIKE THE CHERRY ON TOP IS THAT THIS BUILDING, UM, WILL BE A, UH, ESSENTIALLY A SANDBOX FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO, UM, WORK WITH SUCH A BUILDING AND UNDERSTAND THE TECHNOLOGY OF THIS BUILDING.
SO THEN THEY CAN GO AND, UH, GO DIRECTLY INTO, UH, THE PERFORMING ARTS INDUSTRY.
SO, WE ARE, UH, ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.
I, I APOLOGIZE, UH, MAYOR WU, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO APPLY.
BUT ANY INCOMING NINTH AND 10TH GRADE STUDENTS, UM, WOULD BE ABLE TO APP APPLY.
UM, THEY CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT, UH, UH, THE ACADEMY AND ABOUT, UM, HOW TO APPLY ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS WCHS PAA.ORG.
UM, AND, UH, AND WE ARE ARE JUST EXCITED THAT THIS PROGRAM IS BOOMING.
WE'RE EXCITED OF, UH, UH, WHAT IT'S BRINGING, UM, TO OUR K 12 CONTINUUM OF PERFORMING ARTS WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, UM, AND EXCITED TO WHAT IT'S BRINGING WITHIN, UH, OUR CITY.
UM, SO IN ADDITION TO THIS PRESENTATION, WE ALSO HAVE A PERFORMANCE FOR YOU.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, THE WEST COVES.
THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND START MAKING THEIR WAY UP.
I CAN GO AHEAD AND PROJECT, I'LL USE MY TEACHER VOICE.
UM, AND THIS GROUP IS MADE UP OF, UH, OF PERFORMERS THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE, UH, UH, CAMPUS, UH, WEST COVINA.
MANY OF THESE PERFORMERS, ABSOLUTELY MANY OF THESE PERFORMERS ALSO, UM, ARE PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY STUDENTS.
SO, WITHIN THE ACADEMY, WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON THEM AS AN INDIVIDUAL PERFORMER.
BUT THEN WHEN THEY, UH, WHEN THEY JOIN FORCES OF SORTS, UM, AND THEY, UH, THEY COME TOGETHER IN AN ENSEMBLE LIKE THIS, UM, WE GET TO EXPERIENCE, UH, AN EVEN HIGHER LEVEL OF PRODUCT.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA BEGIN, UH, WITH A PIECE CALLED, UH, AN ARRANGEMENT OF, UH, UH, THIS LAND IS MADE FOR YOU AND ME.
THIS GROUP JUST TOOK THIS PIECE ON TOUR.
IN FACT, WE JUST CAME BACK FROM KANSAS CITY LAST NIGHT.
UM, SO WE'RE FRESH OFF OF OUR, OUR, UH, SPRING TOUR.
UM, BUT THIS IS, UH, THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND FROM OUR UPCOMING CONCERT, UH, WHICH WILL HAPPEN ON MAY 2ND FROM OUR UPCOMING POPS CONCERT, WHICH, UH, THIS IS JUST A TASTE BECAUSE IT WILL BE WITH, UH, A FULL PIT.
SO THIS IS A BRIDGE OVER TO TROUBLE.
WATER WHEN YOU ARE DOWN, WHEN YOU ARE DOWN, I,
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I WATER YOUR BRIDGE, TRAVEL WATER.WHEN YOU ARE DOWN, WHEN NORTH OUT, I WILL CARRY YOU LIKE THE BRIDGE.
I, I KNOW WE, UH, WE HAVE ONE MORE.
UH, IF THAT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH.
UH, WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, WHAT THIS TRAINING OF THE PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY IS DOING.
WE HAVE IN DRAMA TO FRANCO, WHO'S GOING TO, UH, SEE A PIECE, AND I'LL LET HER INTRODUCE IT.
CAN YOU GET, LET'S GIVE YOU SOME MICS SO WE CAN HEAR, UM, WE HAVE MORE GIVE, GIVE HIM MORE.
I'M A SENIOR IN WEST COVES AND THE WEST COVINA PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY.
AND TODAY I'LL BE PERFORMING ASTONISHING FOR THE MUSICAL LITTLE WOMEN.
WHO IS HE? WHO IS HE WAS MARRY ME.
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HIS RINGING IS, MARRY ME THE NERVE OF THE GIRL.THIS IS NOT, NOT WHAT WAS MEANT TO BE.
HOW COULD HE RUIN IT ALL WITH THOSE TWO WORDS? I THOUGHT I KNEW HIM.
WHAT DID IT CHANGE? WHAT DID I MISS? A KISS WHEN I THOUGHT, OH, LONG, THAT WE WERE MEANT TO FIND FRONTIERS.
HOW COULD I BE SO WRONG? I NEED, I NEED MY SISTERS HERE.
IF I CAN SHARE MY DREAMS. WHAT WERE THEY FOR? I THOUGHT, I PROMISE THAT WE NEVER, I THOUGHT WORLD, HOW CAN I, MY DREAMS WHEN EVERYTHING HAS, I THOUGHT HOME WAS ALL I'D EVER WANT.
ALL I'D EVER NEED, NO, NOTHING FEELS THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROCEED.
I ONLY KNOW I'M MEANT FOR SOMETHING MORE.
THERE MUST BE SOMEWHERE I CAN BE ASTONISHING.
THERE'S LIFE THAT I AM MEANT TO LEAD LIFE, LIKE NOTHING I HAVE KNOWN.
I'VE GOT TO FIND IT ON MY OWN.
EVEN NOW, I FEEL THE HEAT UPON MY SKIN, A LIFE OF PASSION THAT PULLS ME FROM WITHIN A LIFE THAT I AM MAKING TO BEGIN.
THERE MUST BE SOMEWHERE I CAN BE ASTONISHING, ASTONISHING.
I'LL FIND IT THROUGH THE UNEXPECTED AND UNKNOWN.
I'LL FIND MY LIFE IN MY OWN WAY.
TODAY, HERE, THERE'S NO TURNING BACK.
I MAY BE SMALL, BUT I'VE GOT GIANT PLANTS TO SHINE AS BRIGHTLY AS SUN.
I'LL BLAZE UNTIL I FIND MY TIME AND PLACE.
I WILL BE FEARLESS, SURRENDERING, MODESTY AND GRACE.
I'LL NOT DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A TRADE.
I'LL SHOUT AND START BE ANYTHING BUT QUIET.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, I'LL BE ASTONISHING ING ASTONISHING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING US TODAY, JUST SO THAT WE COULD SHARE JUST A, A PIECE OF THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION HAPPENING WITHIN OUR, UH, WEST COMMUNITY.
LET'S GET IN ANOTHER HAND, PLEASE.
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I THINK YOU CAN SEE OUR YOUTH ARE REALLY OUTSTANDING.ARE YOU PROUD OF THEM? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND, UH, WEST COVINA A BIG CITY WITH A LOT OF TALENT, OKAY? AND, UH, I WANNA THANK WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL.
OKAY? AND, UH, MAYBE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.
THEY DON'T SEE, OKAY, I WANT TO APPLY, BUT I WILL GRADUATE A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.
I WANT, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK YOU APPROVED ME TO GO BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL.
OKAY? BUT, BUT MAYBE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.
I HAVE A MASTER DEGREE IN FINE ART.
I GRADUATED FROM KILOWATT CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS.
OKAY? IT IS DISNEY SCHOOL NEXT TO MAGIC MOUNTAIN.
AND, UH, I WAS A TEACHING ASSISTANT, OKAY? AND, UH, I WILL STAY THERE THREE YEARS FOR MASTER DEGREE PROGRAM.
SO, WELL, YOU, YOU GOTTA CHASE THE ART ONE DAY, MAYBE YOU BECOME A MAYOR.
OKAY? I WANNA BE AN ARTIST TOO, BUT, AND I BECOME A MAYOR.
SO IT'S, UH, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LIKE GO TO, BUT, UH, IF YOU WANT A REFERENCE, OKAY.
RECOMMENDATION FOR CHAOS, IF YOU INTERESTED AT OUTSTANDING DISNEY SCHOOL, OKAY.
MR. WIG WAS TO LET ME KNOW, I WILL WRITE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ANY OF YOUR STUDENT TO GO TO THE, AND, UH, AND, AND I WAS IN HOLLYWOOD FOR THREE YEARS, AND I DECIDE TO BECOME A MAYOR.
SO I, I KNOW LIFE IS SUCH A, A, A CHANGE AT THIS.
THAT, BUT ONE THING MORE IMPORTANT, I CAN PUT THIS INTO THE WORK FOR OUR YOUTH, FOR OUR FUTURE.
YOU GUY WILL BE THE FUTURE, AND WE SO PROUD OF YOU.
AND HERE, I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR, UH, SUPER OKAY.
AND YOU MAYBE SAY SOMETHING QUICKLY.
I KNOW WE DON'T WANNA GO OH NINE OKAY.
FOR THIS PRESENTATION, BUT WE WANNA GO OH NINE FOR THE PERFORMANCE.
BUT HOPEFULLY ONE DAY YOU CAN FINISH YOUR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
SO MAYBE YOU CAN TELL WHEN YOU CAN FINISH SO WE CAN GO OVER THERE TO PERFORM AND WATCH ALL THE KID TOO, TO PERFORM.
AND I KNOW WE HAVE TWO ELECTED.
AND OUR PRESIDENT OF A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, UH, JOE, ARE YOU AROUND? HE'S NOT HERE.
YOU WANT TO, UH, MAKE A SHORT STATEMENT AND INTRODUCE YOUR, AND I THINK I SAW THE HIGH SCHOOL OKAY.
UH, JUST WANNA SAY, UH, THANK YOU TO CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR WOLF FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THE TALENT THAT WE HAVE HERE TO, UH, IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UH, BEYOND THAT, I WANT TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT IT'S, UH, FULLY UNDERSTAND, UNDERSTOOD THAT, UH, IN WEST COA UNIFIED, WE BELIEVE THAT OUR CHILDREN, EACH OF THEM, HAS A GENIUS INSIDE OF THEM.
IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT AS EDUCATORS, WE ARE PROVIDING BEYOND THE BASICS OF ACADEMICS.
WE KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE GONNA BE PROFICIENT READING, WRITING, AND MATHEMATICS.
WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO COME TO SCHOOL AND, AND DISCOVER THEIR TALENTS.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INVESTMENT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, FROM THE MOMENT THAT THEY STEP UP TO ANY OF OUR CAMPUSES AS EARLY AS PRESCHOOL, THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO FULL VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AT OUR SCHOOLS.
WE HAVE MUSIC TEACHERS IN EVERY SCHOOL, AND OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ARTISTS WHO COME INTO THE CLASSROOMS TO ENSURE THAT OUR CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS.
WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT TALENTS MAY BE HIDDEN INSIDE OUR STUDENTS.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT THROUGH ACCESS, OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DISCOVER THAT ONE THING THAT RESONATES WITH THEM.
IT IS OUR DESIRE THAT WE NOT ONLY WIN THEIR HEARTS, BUT WE'RE THEIR MINDS, BUT WE'RE ALSO WINNING THEIR HEARTS.
AND SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE OUR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
AND, UH, OUR DESIRE IS THAT WEST COVINA BECOMES THE HUB FOR THE ARTS AND ALL OF SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND BEYOND THAT LA COUNTY.
SO, THANK YOU FOR, FOR THE INVITATION.
UH, I WANT TO, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE WE HAVE, UH, OUR PRINCIPAL, DR.
UH, PARK FROM, UH, WEST GREENA HIGH SCHOOL BACK THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE, UH, MR. MARK, UH, DR.
TRA TO, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, MS. DENISE KON, WHO IS OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OVERSEEING EVERYTHING, TEACHING AND
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LEARNING, AND OF, OF COURSE.YOU KNOW, I, WE ALWAYS JUST TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL, UH, MUSIC COMING FROM THE BACKGROUND, AND IT'S, YOU ALWAYS THERE, UH, WITH OUR STUDENTS.
AND OF COURSE, WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP, OUR STUDENTS IN OUR PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY ARE ABLE TO, TO REALLY, UM, HAVE THE MOST OUTSTANDING EXPERIENCE THAT CAN BE FOUND ANYWHERE.
AND I CHALLENGE ANY PRIVATE, UH, SECONDARY EDUCATION, UM, ENTITY TO HAVE SOMETHING AS QUALITY AS WHAT WE HAVE.
SO, THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT.
THIS, THIS, ANOTHER CHAOS IN WEST COVINA.
I THINK THIS IS GOOD EDUCATION.
AND, UH, WE WANT PEOPLE TO ATTEND OKAY.
GET ALL THE TRAINING, AND THEN HOPEFULLY OKAY.
AND WE'LL GIVE IT THE DAY WHEN THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WILL BE COMPLETED.
WE HAVE, UH, SO WEATHER
AND, UH, WE THANK THE CITIZENS OF, UH, WEST COVINA FOR, UH, INVESTING IN OUR SCHOOLS.
AND, UH, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS GONNA BE A VERY SPECIAL PLACE FOR ALL OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, I REMEMBER THE MAJOR CS, OKAY, FOR THE TAXES, FOR THE PROPERTY TAX TO SUPPORT ALL THIS MAJOR DEVELOPMENT.
AND YOU CAN SEE WEST KOREA UNIFIED SCHOOL BECOMES SO PRETTY.
WE HAVE A SWIMMING POOL, IT'S LIKE OLYMPIC SIZE.
OKAY? AND THEN MAYBE DURING THE OLYMPIC TIME, THEY CAN COME OVER HERE TO COMPETE.
AND THEN WE HAVE THIS MAGNIFICENT, OKAY.
AND THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, YOU'LL BE THE NEWEST, THE HIGH TECH, AND THE BEAUTIFUL, AND I CANNOT WAIT OKAY.
TO ATTEND AND WHEN YOU PERFORM OVER THERE.
SO THIS IS OUR FUTURE, OKAY? AND, UH, ONE THING IS THIS.
OKAY? WE WANT PEOPLE TO ATTEND THIS ACADEMY, SO PEOPLE WITH TALENT TO JOIN OKAY.
AND WE HAVE, WE ARE BIG CITY, WE HAVE SO MANY TALENT TICKET, BUT WITHOUT THE FUNDING, AND YOU WILL HAVE ISSUES.
SO HERE, WE NOT ONLY INVITE YOU, WE INVITE ANOTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE TO DONATE THE SPONSORSHIP FOR YOU GUYS.
I SEE YOU, THE SECRETARY, RIGHT? OKAY.
SO, SO, SO ANYWAY, AT CWC, WANNA SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HOW YOU SUPPORT THIS AND HOW MUCH MONEY YOU BRING TO US? NO MONEY, NO TALK
UM, SO WE DONATE, UH, $3,000 TONIGHT.
UM, UH, IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD HONOR.
IT'S GOOD, GREAT HONOR TO, UH, SUPPORT THIS, UH, GREAT PROGRAM.
AND, UH, BECAUSE OF S COVINA HAS ALWAYS VALUED THE EDUCATION AND OURS AND, UH, STUDENTS' PERSONAL GROWTH.
UM, I THINK THIS PRO UH, THIS PROGRAM HA, HAS PROVIDED A VERY GOOD PLATFORM TO LET OUR YOUNG TALENT TO, UH, SHINE AND CHASE THE DREAMS AS, UH, UM, AIRLINES, UH, DIRECTOR.
I TRULY HOPE THAT OUR, UH, YOUNG TALENT CAN TAKE THEIR PERFORMANCE BEYOND THE WEST COVINA CITY CROSSING A WORLD CROSSING THE WORLD TO, UH, SHARE THEIR, UH, THEIR PERFORMANCE AND TALENTS AND ARTISTRY.
AND, UH, UH, WE ARE SO PROUD TO, UH, CONTRIBUTE THIS PROGRAM AND, UH, SO EXCITED FOR, UH, THE FUTURE WE HOLD.
UH, AH, SO, SO THANK YOU, DANIEL.
SINCE YOU WORKED IN THE AIRLINE OKAY.
SO MAYBE YOU CAN GET THEM DISCOUNT OR FREE AIRLINE TICKET IF YOU DON'T WANT TRAVEL TO OTHER PLACES.
SO WE HAVE A MORE DONATION FOR YOU GUY, BUT I THINK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I THINK YOU HAVE A CHECK $3,000 TO SUPPORT.
SEE, YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR FREE.
OKAY? YOU HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP FOR $3,000 BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU.
FOR YOU TO HAVE SUPPORT, NOT ONLY TO TELL THEM, BUT YOU NEED A SCHOLARSHIP TOO.
AND THAT WE WANT YOU TO WISH YOU ALL THE SUCCESS IN YOUR FUTURE.
AND HERE'S A CHECK AND YOU GUYS WANT TO HAVE PICTURES WITH, UH, OKAY.
UH, WITH OUR DIRECTOR, SUPERINTENDENT.
AND DO YOU WANT OUR STUDENT COME OUT TO HAVE A PICTURE WITH EVERYBODY? SURE.
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OKAY.AND YES, WE ARE PROMOTING THE SPRING FESTIVAL.
UH, OUR SCHOOLS WILL BE OUT THERE AS WELL, UH, PERFORMING.
AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE CITY OF, UH, WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND FOR ALWAYS BEING GREAT SUPPORTERS AND COLLABORATING WITH US.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE THE SAME GOAL, MAKING SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN RECEIVE THE VERY, THE VERY BEST.
I, I THINK THAT YOU, YOU CAN, OKAY.
I THINK YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THIS IS SUCH A IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIP.
THE SCHOOL AND THE CITY, WE ARE PARTNER, WE HELP EACH OTHER, WE SERVING THE SAME POPULATION, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REALLY APPRECIATE FOR, FOR, YEAH.
WE ARE GOING TO SHARE THIS WITH EVERYBODY AND, UH, CO COUNCIL, GOVERNMENT.
I'VE BEEN SEEING YOU FOR, IN OUR COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, YOU'RE GONNA DO SOME PRESENTATION ABOUT THE MAJOR A RIGHT? YEAH.
COME UP AND, UH, AND, UH, PRESENT IT.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, I'LL NOT BE ANYWHERE NEAR AS ENTERTAINING AS I WAS.
I'LL DO YOU A FAVOR AND I WILL NOT SING.
MY NAME IS CAITLYN SIMS. I'M THE MANAGER OF LOCAL PROGRAMS AT THE ST.
GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
AND TONIGHT, I'M JUST GONNA GIVE A REAL QUICK OVERVIEW, UM, OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES'S MEASURE A LOCAL NAR.
AND JUST AS A CAVEAT BEFORE I BEGIN PRESENTING, UM, THIS IS NOT, UM, THESE ARE NOT NUMBERS THAT WERE CREATED BY THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
THEY WERE DRAFTED BY THE COUNTY, UM, IN SUPPORT OF MEASURE A, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T REMEMBER WHAT MEASURE A IS, IT'S A HALF CENT SALES TAX MEASURE THAT PASSED BACK IN NOVEMBER, UH, FOR HOMELESS SERVICES AND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UM, IT'S REPLACING MEASURE H, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE AS A QUARTER CENT SALES TAX MEASURE.
UM, BUT MEASURE A WILL BECOME, UM, EFFECTIVE ON APRIL 1ST.
AND AS A PART OF THAT SPECIFIC MEASURE, 60% OF THE FUNDS COLLECTED OF THAT HALF CENT, UH, SALES TAX, UM, WILL BE, UM, ALLOCATED TOWARDS HOMELESSNESS SERVICES.
AND OF THAT 60%, 15%, THIS IS ALL ESTABLISHED IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE MEASURE ITSELF.
15% OF THAT IS FOR WHAT THEY'RE CALLING THE LOCAL SOLUTIONS FUND.
THE LOCAL SOLUTIONS FUND IS BASICALLY A POT OF FUNDS FOR CITIES AND COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THEIR OWN, UH, LOCALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AROUND HOMELESS SERVICES.
UM, ONE OF THE OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE MEASURE A ORDINANCE IS THAT IT ESTABLISHES THAT THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SPECIFICALLY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WILL ALSO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALLOCATING, COMING UP WITH A SCENARIO TO ALLOCATE THIS LOCAL SOLUTIONS FUND.
SO IN TOTAL, UH, THE ESTIMATE IS THIS FOUR, UH, FISCAL YEAR 25, 26.
SO IT'LL BE ABOUT $96 MILLION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE LOCAL SOLUTIONS FUND.
UM, SO THE COUNTY'S TASK OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS HAS BEEN TO COME UP WITH, UM, SCENARIOS BY WHICH THOSE, UH, THAT FUNDING CAN BE ALLOCATED.
UM, AND THE PURPOSE AND THE LANGUAGE OF THE MEASURE SPECIFICALLY ALSO SAYS THAT THE FUNDING SHOULD BE ALLOCATED PREDOMINANTLY BASED ON THE POINT IN TIME COUNT.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THAT, I'M SURE MOST OF YOU ARE, UM, IT'S THE ANNUAL COUNT COUNT THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY THAT REALLY ESTABLISHES WHAT THE, THE POPULATIONS OF PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN LA COUNTY IS.
UM, SO YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, THEY CAME UP WITH SIX, UH, SPECIFIC MEASURES, UM, THAT WERE DESIGNED TO KIND OF CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF MEASURE A.
AND YOU CAN SEE THEM, SEE THEM ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU,
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UM, AS REQUIRED BY MEASURE A.UM, MANY OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY, ALL OF THEM INCLUDE PREDOMINANTLY, UH, THE MEASURE OF THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, UM, AS A PRIMARY MEASURE.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCREEN, UH, MEASURES, UH, SCENARIOS ONE AND TWO, BOTH OF THOSE EXCLUSIVELY USED POINT IN TIME COUNT IN ORDER TO ALLOCATE FUNDS, UM, THROUGH THE LOCAL SOLUTIONS FUND.
THE, FOR THE SCENARIO ONE AVERAGES, THE POINT IN TIME COUNT OVER TWO YEARS.
AND SCENARIO TWO, UM, IS JUST THE MOST RECENT YEAR OF THE POINT IN TIME COUNT.
UM, AND THEN SCENARIO THREE, UM, ALSO PREDOMINANTLY USES OR ENTIRELY USES THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, UH, TO YOUR AVERAGE POINT IN TIME COUNT, BUT IT ALSO TAKES AN INCENTIVE 10% OF THE FUNDS AS AN INCENTIVE OFF THE TOP FOR THE COUNTY TO ADMINISTER TO KIND OF, UM, PRIORITIZE CERTAIN PROGRAMS, UM, THAT THEY DEEMED TO BE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR MEASURE A.
UM, SO THOSE THREE MEASURES ARE REALLY FOCUSED, OR THOSE THREE SCENARIOS ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON THE POINT IN TIME COUNT.
UH, BUT FOR THE FINAL THREE, UM, MEASURES, THEY ACTUALLY BRING IN ADDITIONAL FUND, ADDITIONAL DATA SOURCES, AN ADDITION TO POINT IN TIME COUNT AS ADDITIONAL KIND OF METRICS OF HOMELESSNESS.
UM, SO FOR EXAMPLE, FOR SCENARIO FOUR, ONE OF THE METRICS THAT THEY BRING IS ACTUALLY, UM, A MEASURE OF THE PERCENTAGE OF DEEPLY IMPOVERISHED HOUSEHOLDS.
SO THOSE HOUSEHOLDS MAKING LESS THAN $10,000 A YEAR.
UM, THIS MEASURE, UM, ALLOCATES 10% OF THE FUNDS BASED ON THE COMMUNITIES, UM, PERCENTAGE OF THE DEEPLY IMPOVERISHED HOUSEHOLDS IN ADDITION TO PREDOMINANTLY THAT POINT IN TIME COUNT.
AND THEN SCENARIO FIVE, UH, BRINGS IN A LOOK AT KIND OF THE PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN A COMMUNITY.
UM, I'M SURE ALL OF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT SCAG DOES EVERY EIGHT YEARS.
AND IT SAYS BASICALLY HOW MUCH HOUSING ACROSS ALL INCOME LEVELS THAT EACH COMMUNITY HAS TO BUILD.
UM, SO THIS SCENARIO ALLOCATES FUNDS PREDOMINANTLY BY POINT IN TIME COUNT, BUT ALSO BY A CITY'S, UM, PROGRESS IN BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND THEN SCENARIO SIX, UM, BASICALLY COMBINES ALL THOSE MEASURES TOGETHER.
UM, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THAT, ANY OF THESE MORE IN MORE DETAIL, THE HOMELESS INITIATIVE, UM, WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING ALL THESE TOGETHER.
THEY HAVE A VIDEO, UM, THAT YOU CAN WATCH AND REALLY GET ALL THE DETAILS THAT I'M NOT GIVING YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT, THAT LINK IS ON THE SCREEN FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE INTERESTED.
UM, BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT'S PRETTY COMPLICATED AND IT'S NOT THE EASIEST TO KIND OF WRAP YOUR MIND ABOUT WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS.
SO IF YOU CAN GO ONTO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE CAN KIND OF TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT ACTUALLY WOULD MEAN, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE CITY OF COVINA.
UM, SO YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN HOW USING EACH ONE OF THE METHODOLOGIES IN EACH ONE OF THE SCENARIOS, HOW THAT WOULD, UM, APPLY TO THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
AND I DO WANNA GIVE A CAVEAT AS WELL THAT THESE ARE NUMBERS THAT WERE RELEASED BY THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, UM, BUT WE DON'T EXPECT THEM TO BE THE FINAL NUMBERS.
OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE FINAL, FINAL NUMBERS, UM, RELEASED EITHER LATER THIS WEEK OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SO YOU SHOULDN'T USE THESE AS, UM, YOU SHOULDN'T CONSIDER THESE TO BE FINAL NUMBERS, BUT YOU CAN KIND OF GET A, AN UNDERSTANDING, A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF UNDER WHICH SCENARIOS THE CITY WOULD DO, UM, SLIGHTLY BETTER.
UM, SO OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, THE COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS HAS BEEN KIND OF REVIEWING AND EVALUATING EACH OF THESE SCENARIOS TO REALLY LOOK AT, UM, WHICH COULD BE MOST BENEFICIAL TO THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AS A WHOLE.
UM, SO IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT AND THROUGH KIND OF OUR, OUR TYPICAL REVIEW PROCESS AT THE COG, WE'VE DETERMINED IN THE, THE CO THE GOV GOVERNING BOARD OF THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS RECOMMENDED THAT SCENARIO FOUR, UH, WOULD BE MOST BENEFICIAL FOR MOST SUB CITIES.
UM, ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE OF THE STABILITY THAT CAN, IT CAN HELP PROVIDE, UM, THE POINT IN TIME COUNT.
I'M SURE MANY OF YOU'RE AWARE IS REALLY VOLATILE.
IT CAN CHANGE A LOT YEAR OVER YEAR, WHICH IF YOU THINK ABOUT HOW FUNDS BEING ALLOCATED BASED ON THAT, YOU COULD HAVE A LOT OF, UM, DIPS AND VALLEYS OVER A OVER TIME.
SO, UM, THIS SCENARIO FOUR, WE THINK PROVIDE, PROVIDES ADDITIONAL STABILITY.
AND I THINK IT ALSO REALLY RECOGNIZES THAT THERE'S MORE TO HOMELESSNESS THAN JUST PER PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS.
IT ALI ALSO KIND OF LOOKS AT THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK OF FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS OR THOSE WHO MAY BE COUCH SURFING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, SO AS A PART OF THE GO, THE GOVERNING BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION, THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT FOR THAT SCENARIO THAT FUNDS BE ALLOCATED, NOT THAT MORE THAN 10% OF THE FUNDS BE ALLOCATED BASED, UM, BASED ON THAT, UH, DEEPLY IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES METRIC.
SO RATHER THAN 10% OF FUNDS BEING ALLOCATED, UH, BASED ON THAT METRIC, 20% OF FUNDS IN THAT.
UM, AND ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THERE BE, UM, AN ADDITIONAL LOOK AND FUTURE YEARS ABOUT MAKING SURE LIKE THAT ALLOCATING FUNDS BASED ON AN AGENCY SUCCESS IN MEETING, UH, PERFORMANCE METRICS IN FUTURE YEARS.
UM, SO ON THE SCREEN HERE, AND AGAIN, JUST ADDIT THE CAVEAT THAT THESE ARE NUMBERS THAT WERE PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY, SO THIS IS JUST OUR CALCULATION BASED ON WHAT WE COULD FIGURE OUT ABOUT THEIR NUMBERS.
UM, AS YOU COULD SEE THIS, THIS, UM, PROPOSED SCENARIO, THIS RE REVISED SCENARIO FOUR WOULD BE EVEN MORE BENEFICIAL, UM, FOR THE CITY OF WEST COVINA IN TERMS OF FUNDS.
UM, SO THIS WAS A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAD BROUGHT TO OUR GOVERNING BOARD AND, UM, SHARED KIND OF INFORMATION WITH EACH OF THE CITIES FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN KIND OF SHARING THEIR, UM, TAKING AN ACTION OR TAKING A POSITION ON THIS AS WELL.
UM, SO I BELIEVE YOU HAVE AN ACTION ON YOUR COUNT, ON YOUR AGENDA LATER TONIGHT, UM, FOR THAT.
UM, BUT WITH THAT, THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY
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A, A VERY QUICK OVERVIEW OF THIS.I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THESE ARE NOT MY NUMBERS.
I CAN ONLY SHARE WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM THESE NUMBERS.
WE, WE GIVE YOU LIKE A 50 OKAY.
WE ONLY GET A TINY LITTLE MONEY, SO YEAH.
SO, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET MORE MONEY, BUT I WANT TO LET MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE TO START SOME QUESTIONS.
WHO HAS A QUESTION FIRST? UH, OLLIE? NO.
AND, UH, BRIAN? YEAH, NO, I WAS GONNA SAY, YEAH, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND PRESENTING ON, UH, THAT UPDATE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.
NO, I, I THINK IT'S OUTSTANDING.
BECAUSE WE WONDERING, OKAY, HOW MUCH MONEY EACH CITY CAN GET, BECAUSE I THINK, UH, THE HOMELESSNESS ISSUE IS A LOCAL ISSUE.
OKAY? IF YOU LET COUNTY TAKING CARE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAPPEN EITHER STATE.
OKAY? TAKING CARE, NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
WE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR HOMELESSNESS, OKAY? OUR POPULATION.
SO, BUT WE NEED FUNDING BECAUSE WE PAY TAXES, SALES TAX ON THE MAJOR AGE, MAJOR AID, AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THIS MONEY, OKAY? WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR EVERYTHING COME BACK TO US, BUT WE NEED SOME PORTION COME BACK TO US SO WE CAN, WE KNOW WHO IS OUR HOMELESSNESS, HOMELESS PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHO IS UN HOUSING, OKAY.
AND WHO HAS A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE.
I THINK OUR POLICE HOPE THEY KNOW EVERYTHING.
SO IF WE CAN HAVE FUNDING, WE CAN HELP THEM.
AND I SAID IT MANY TIMES AND UH, THE HOMELESSNESS ISSUE IS NOT OKAY.
THE, UH, THE, THE SOCIAL ISSUE IS A MEDICAL ISSUE BECAUSE A LOT OF TIME PEOPLE, THEY NEED MEDICAL HELP THEN MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE, THE DRUG ABUSE ISSUE.
SO IF WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF THAT HOUSING, IT WON'T SOLVE THE ISSUE.
AND ANOTHER, ANOTHER THING, OKAY? WE NEED TO GIVE THEM MEDICAL FOR THEIR ISSUE, OKAY? TAKING CARE OF THEM.
SECOND THING IS HOW WE FIND HOUSING FOR THEM.
NUMBER THREE MOST IMPORTANT THING, HOW WE CAN LET THEM FEEL CONFIDENCE.
SO GO BACK TO SOCIETY, HAVE A JOB, JOB TRAINING OR VOLUNTEERS, ANYTHING THAT CAN HELP THEM TO BACK INTO THE SOCIETY.
OTHERWISE THEY WERE IN AND OUT OF SHELTER NO MATTER HOW WE SPEND THE MONEY.
SO HOPEFULLY, AND I THINK COG UNDERSTAND, HOPEFULLY COUNTY UNDERSTAND SO WE CAN OUR PORTION SO WE CAN, UH, GET A SOLUTION TO TAKE CARE OUR POPULATION.
ANY OTHER COUNCIL WANT TO SAY ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT? YOU GOT? OKAY.
AND, UH, APPRECIATE AND I SEE YOU THURSDAY AT THE CO MEETING.
YOUR GLASSES, UH, DRY CAREFULLY.
SUPERINTENDENT, I SEE YOU ON THE, OKAY.
YOU STICK OUT ON, BEFORE WE GO TO THE ORAL COMMUNICATION, OKAY? I WANT TO HAVE A A THREE SAD STORY.
AND, UH, WE HAVE A THREE LONG TIME RESIDENTS IN WEST COVINA AND THEY PASS AWAY.
SO, AND I HOPE EVERYBODY BEAR WITH ME BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE A GERMAN IN THE MEMORY OF ALL THIS LONG TIME OKAY.
RESIDENT AND THEY CONTRIBUTE SO MUCH.
OKAY? AND THE FIRST ONE IS OUR BELOVED BEVERLY.
AND, UH, BEVERLY HAS BEEN A LONG TIME PASSION FOR THE VOLUNTEERS IN WEST COVINA.
SHE AND HER HUSBAND RAY MOVED TO WEST COVINA ABOUT 68 YEARS AGO.
HER WIDESPREAD IN, IN INVOLVEMENT IN A VARIETY OF PROJECT AND SERVICE HAS BEEN, HAS PRESERVED AND, UH, UH, PROPAGATE, PROPAGATED OUR TRADITION, CULTURE, AND HISTORY FOR BEVERLY DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO WEST COVINA.
SHE HAS NAMED CITIZEN OF THE YEAR IN 2012 BY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WEST COVINA.
AND BEVERLY PASSED ON MARCH 1ST, AND SHE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY OUR CT AND ALSO THE MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
HER QUIET STRENGTHS SUPPORTS SHINING SMILE QUICK WITH AN IMMEDIATE WILLINGNESS TO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO HER SUCCESS.
PLEASE KEEP RAY AND THEIR FAMILY IN YOUR SOUL AND PRAYER.
BACK IN 2015 WHEN I START AS A CITY COUNCIL.
AND SHE ALWAYS SO SWEET AND POLITE AND WILLING TO HELP YOU.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK HER WITH HER FRIENDSHIP, OKAY? AND, UH, TO HELP ME AND, UH, TO GIMME MORE HISTORY ABOUT THE BACKGROUND ABOUT THIS GREAT CITY.
AND SHE'S ALWAYS QUIETLY SITTING OVER THERE AND GIVE YOU THE SMILE.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER FRIENDSHIP AND, UH, MY CONDO TO THE FAMILY.
AND THE SECOND ONE, THE PASTOR SONNY,
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UH, A PASTOR SONNY AQUI WAS A RESIDENT OF WEST COVINA SINCE 1975 AND PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 3RD.UH, HE WAS FOUNDER OF A VICTORY OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL.
IN 1967, HE STARTED A MINISTRY IN THE ALISO VILLAGE HOUSING PROJECT IN LOS ANGELES AND BEGAN TAKING PEOPLE INTO HIS HOME, LET KNEE REHABILITATION FROM DRUG ABUSE.
FOR 14 YEARS, HE AND HIS WIFE JULIE AND FAMILY LIVE WITH A FIRST PERSON, OKAY? DURING THEIR REHABILITATION PROCESS.
HE HAS RECEIVED COM OKAY, COMMENDATION FROM THE THREE PRESIDENT, MULTIPLE GOVERNOR ACROSS THE NATION, AND THE MANY NOTABLE ORGANIZATION.
WE WANT TO THANK HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CITY AND NATION.
OKAY? HE'S SUCH A GREAT LEADER AND DOING A LOT OF GREAT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ROBERT AG WAS BORN AND RAISED IN IOWA, BUT THROW OUT A WARM, A WARMER CLIMATE, EVENTUALLY MAKING WEST COVINA HIS HOME.
A VERY KIND, FRIENDLY AND LOVING MAN.
HE TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN BEING A LONG TIME 40, ALMOST 40 YEARS, RESIDENT OF WEST COVINA WITH GENEROUS HEART AND DEEP SENSE OF A COMMUNITY.
ROBERT WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO LEND A HELPING HAND TO HIS NEIGHBOR.
ROBERT PASSED AWAY LAST MARCH, LEAVING A PROFOUND VOICE IN THE HEART OF THOSE WHO KNEW HIM.
HIS LOSS IS DEEPLY FELL THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND HE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED WITH GRATITUDE AND LOVE.
HE SURVIVED BY HIS BELOVED WIFE.
CALL OUT, I THINK CALLS RIGHT HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING UP.
AND WE WILL MISS YOUR HUSBAND.
OKAY? AND THE DELTA, DEBORAH AND THE SON JOHN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND WE LOVE YOUR HUSBAND.
I KNOW HIM PERSONALLY AND HE'S A GREAT GUY AND REALLY HELPING THE COMMUNITY AND ALWAYS A GREAT LEADER.
IT IS A GREAT LOSS OF OUR CTA.
AND, AND SINCE CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE PUT A GERMAN IN THE MEMORY OF ALL THESE THREE PERSON YES, THEY ALL OUR LONG-TERM RESIDENT ALL COME TO BILL A LOT, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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WE MOVE TO THE ORAL COMMUNICATION.SO BEAR WITH ME, I'M GOING TO RE ALL THIS AGAIN.
UH, THE GUIDELINE OF THE ORAL COMMUNICATION, OKAY, THE COMMON ARE LIMITED THREE MINUTES.
THIS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, OKAY? PER SPEAKER, UNLESS MODIFIED, UH, BY THE OKAY.
PRESIDING OFFICER OR A CITY COUNCIL REQUEST TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM WILL BE HEARD PRIOR TO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THE NON AGENDA ITEM.
MEMBER OF PUBLIC MAY NOT ENGAGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT IS DISRUPTED TO THE ELDERLY COUNTER OF THE MEETING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED SPEAK OFF TOPIC.
SPEAKING BEYOND THE SPEAKER'S TIME LIMIT MAKING SLANDEROUS OR PROFOUND REMARK OR USING LAO THREATEN OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE, WHICH DISRUPT DISTURB IN PLEA OR RENDER INFEASIBLE THE ORDER RE CONDUCT OF THE MEETING MEMBER.
THE PUBLIC MAY NOT THREATEN ANY PERSON WITH A PHYSICAL HARM OR WORK OR ACT IN A MANNER.
LET MAY REASONABLY BE INTER INTERPRETED AS ANY ENT THREAT OF PHYSICAL HARM.
WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME BEING CALLED, PLEASE START LINE UP IN THE CENTER ROW.
THE TIME WILL BE START WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, OKAY.
AND REQUEST TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM WILL BE HEARD PRIOR TO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA.
COMMUNICATION, OKAY? AND, UH, HOW MANY SPEAKER WE HAVE TONIGHT? WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS, MAYOR.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DOUG FOUR, FOLLOWED BY CHRISTINA LARO, FOLLOWED BY RYAN SERRANO.
HELLO, MY NAME IS DOUG FOUR, RESIDENT IN DISTRICT FIVE, BUSINESS OWNER IN DISTRICT THREE.
I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO THANK BRIAN GUT FOR HELPING US GET LIGHTING IN THE BACK ALLEY, UM, OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
UM, I HAVE TWO CONCERNS I'D LIKE TO SHARE TONIGHT.
THE FIRST IS REGARDING THE CITY BUSINESS LICENSE PROJECT.
I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION BY HDL LAST WEEK.
THE VENDOR, THE VENDOR THE CITY HAS DECIDED TO USE TO COLLECT THE FEES FOR CITY BUSINESS LICENSES.
I FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT THEY WERE SUBCONTRACTED BY THE CITY 10 YEARS AGO IN EFFORTS TO COLLECT MORE MONEY TO MAKE UP FOR CITY BUDGET DEFICITS ON THE BACKS OF THE WEST COVINA
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BUSINESSES.I ALSO FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT THEY ARE BASED IN SACRAMENTO VERY FAR AWAY FROM WEST COVINA.
THEY THEMSELVES STATED THAT THEY WERE UNWAVERING IN REGARDS TO ANY REQUEST FOR ADJUSTING ANY FEES FOR BUSINESS OWNERS.
IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT THE HDL MAKES OVER $300,000 A YEAR FROM THE CITY CONTRACT.
DOES THE CITY NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES TO DO THIS TASK? CAN'T WE HIRE ONE EMPLOYEE TO FOCUS ON MAYBE JUST THE CITY LICENSES AND BRING THAT DEPARTMENT BACK? MAYBE A CITY EMPLOYEE WOULD BE ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH BENEFITS AND WE WOULD MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA MONEY.
THE CITY COUNCIL STATES THAT THEY WANT TO KEEP MONEY IN WEST COVINA, WHICH I LOVE AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
BUT HONESTLY, YOU KEEP SENDING WEST COVINA MONEY OUT OF WEST COVINA.
MY SECOND CONCERN IS, OF COURSE, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
I SIMPLY ASKED AT THE LAST MEETING SIMPLE QUESTIONS AND THEY WERE NEVER EVEN ADDRESSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OR OUR CITY MANAGER.
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS, HOW MANY AND WHICH BUSINESSES ARE GONNA BE AFFECTED? HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO RUN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT? WILL THEY BE THEIR OWN DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE CITY? WHAT WILL THE BUDGET OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BE? WHAT AND WHEN ARE THE PHASES GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED? AFTER FOUR YEARS AND A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS SPENT, I THINK THE BUSINESSES AND THIS COMMUNITY DESERVE TO HEAR WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND DECIDED.
I ASKED THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE TRANSTECH PRESENT ON WHAT THEY'VE BEEN COMP WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN ASKED OVER THREE YEARS AGO IN REGARDS TO PHASE TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO DO WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT HAS SHOWN IN THE INVOICES, WHICH I HAVE TODAY THAT I WILL PASS OUT AND ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE THEM TO YOU.
IN OCTOBER, THEY SPENT OVER $60,000 OF OUR MONEY IN JULY.
THEY SPENT OVER 20,000, THE DECEMBER BEFORE THAT, JUST UNDER 40,000.
THIS IS JUST TO NAME A FEW MONTHS.
WHERE DID THIS MONEY GO? OKAY, THANK YOU.
REALLY LIKE FIVE MINUTES BACK.
CHRISTINA ROS, FOLLOWED BY RYAN SERRANO, FOLLOWED BY GLEN KENNEDY EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF WEST COVINA.
MY NAME IS CHRISTINA LARIOS AND I AM THE INTERIM, UH, LIBRARY MANAGER AT WEST COVINA LIBRARY.
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE OFFERING, UM, THIS MONTH.
SO WE HAVE OUR BABY STORY TIME ON THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH AT 10 15, AND OUR SMARTYANTS STORY TIME FOR AGES TWO TO FIVE ON MARCH 28TH AT 10 15.
UH, TOMORROW IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, WE HAVE A PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN ON, UH, ROSALYN FRANKLIN.
AND WE, UM, AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE HAVE PROGRAMS FOR EVERYBODY.
UM, TOMORROW ALSO, THERE'S A ST.
PATRICK'S DAY SCAVENGER HUNT FOR TEENS.
AND ON THURSDAYS, UH, DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, WE HAVE ADULT STRETCH EXERCISE AND KNITTING AND CROCHETING CLUB.
SO WE WELCOME EVERYONE AND THANK YOU.
OKAY, UH, NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RYAN SERRANO, FOLLOWED BY GLENN KENNEDY.
HOWDY, MR. MAYOR, UH, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, AND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE AND WATCHING ONLINE.
I SERVE AS DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR WITH THE OFFICE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, FIRST DISTRICT SUPERVISOR AND CHAIR PRO HILDA EL SOLIS.
I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN INVITATION TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE FOR, UH, THE SUPERVISORS FOURTH ANNUAL VETERANS RESOURCE EXPO.
IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE A GREAT EVENT.
IT'S GONNA BE THIS FRIDAY AT THE POMONA FAIRPLEX FROM 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, HEALTH RESOURCES.
THERE'LL ALSO BE JOB RESOURCES, AND WE'RE GONNA BE GIVING AWAY 200 COMPUTERS TO HELP DELETE THE DIVIDE.
SO, UH, I'M GONNA SHARE SOME OF THESE.
I ALSO WANNA EXTEND AN INVITATION TO THE COUNCIL AS WELL.
WE'LL BE KICKING OFF THE EVENT WITH THE PROGRAM AT THE START.
UH, PROGRAM IS GONNA BE STARTING AT NINE 15.
SO I I ENCOURAGE YOU TO, UH, ATTEND AS WELL.
UH, AND, UH, MAYBE OUR CITY CAN HELP THEM TO PROMOTE.
SO WE CAN PUT OUR WEBSITE TO PROMOTE ABOUT THIS EVENT SO PEOPLE CAN ATTEND AND HOPEFULLY GET A FREE COMPUTER.
GLEN KENNEDY, LIFETIME RESIDENT.
UM, SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO ASK IS, UM, THIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT, I
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THINK THE CITY SHOULD DO A, UM, A COUPLE OF WORKSHOPS.I THINK WE HAVE TO BE, THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE INFORMATION.
PEOPLE HAVE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED.
LIKE FOR INSTANCE, IS THE COUNCIL GONNA DO THIS? OR SHOULD WE HAVE THE RESIDENTS VOTE ON IT? IS THIS GONNA BE A, UM, A CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT? IS IT GONNA BE A REGIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT? UH, AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, UH, HOW, HOW ARE WE GONNA FUND THIS? SO IF THE STATE APPROVES THIS, NOW THIS BECOMES A DEPARTMENT FUNDED, UH, BY THE GENERAL FUND.
SO, UH, ARE YOU GOING TO DO GRANTS? ARE, ARE YOU GONNA RELY ON THE MONEY THAT WE SEND THAT'S TAKEN OUT OF OUR TAXES THAT SENT TO THE COUNTY, UH, HEALTH DEPARTMENT? BECAUSE HERE'S ONE PERSON WHO BELIEVES ONCE YOU SEND THAT MONEY TO COUNTY OR TO THE STATE, THEY DON'T GIVE IT BACK.
SO WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO DO SOME THINKING HERE.
AND, AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A CITY WHO WILL NOT, UH, PASS A UTILITY TAX, WHO WILL NOT PASS THE SALES TAX.
HELL, THEY DON'T EVEN WANT A COSTCO IN WEST COVINA.
SO I THINK THE MAJOR FUNDING IS, UH, UH, NEEDS TO BE, AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU PUT IT ON THE, ON THE SCREEN HERE, BUT PEOPLE LIKE ME, I, I NEED TO SEE IT IN A PIECE OF PAPER WHERE, WHERE YOU BREAK IT ALL DOWN AND, AND I THINK THE MORE INFORMATION WE GET OUT AND, AND, UH, I, I THINK IT, IT'LL, IT'LL BE A GOOD THING TO DO A FEW WORKSHOPS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR.
AND ANY OTHER SPEAKER? NO, MAYOR.
AND, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WANT TO GIVE SOME ANSWER.
UM, DOUG FOR THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.
YOU COME OUT EACH WEEK, UM, TODAY YOU SPOKE ON BEHALF OF BUSINESS LICENSE AND HDL CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
YOU INDICATED YOU HAD SOME UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IS TO CONTINUE TO ATTEND OUR WATCH FROM HOME CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AS, UH, MORE INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED.
AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR EXPRESSING YOUR VIEWPOINTS AND CONCERNS.
CHRISTINA LARIOS, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT.
WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE UPDATES FROM THE LIBRARIES JUST TO HEAR ABOUT THE FASCINATING PROGRAMS AND ALL OF THE OUTREACH THAT THE LIBRARY DOES.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, RYAN, I BELIEVE YOU LEFT, BUT IN CASE YOU'RE LISTENING OR YOU HAPPEN TO BE, UM, IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM, I WANNA LET YOU KNOW WE WILL DEFINITELY ASSIST WITH PROVIDING, UM, UM, SOME PROMOTION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY FOR, UM, THE L THE LA VETERANS RESOURCE EXPO.
SO I'LL REACH OUT TO YOU TOMORROW.
UM, IN ORDER TO GET MORE SPECIFICS ON THAT, WE CAN PUT IT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE ON THE CALENDAR.
UM, AND THEN LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, MR. GLENN KENNEDY, UM, WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR, UM, PASSION AND YOUR CONCERN TODAY.
YOU DISCUSSED THAT YOU HAD MORE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AROUND FUNDING AND OPERATIONS, AND I WANT TO ASSURE YOU, UM, THAT THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE, UM, UPDATES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
MAY, I HOPE THAT THAT SATISFIES YOUR REQUEST.
LET ME, LET ME FOLLOW THROUGH THE ANSWER REGARDING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW IS AT THE, UH, ADMINISTRATION OF, UH, AT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
THEY NEED TO APPROVE, OKAY? AND, UH, ALL THIS FUNDING.
SO BASICALLY WHEN THEY APPROVE, THEN THE FUNDING SOURCE WILL BE THERE.
ANOTHER THING IS, OKAY, AND I THINK WE LAST TIME WE HAVE A, A PRESENTATION ALREADY AND RIGHT NOW, OKAY, THE C UH, CDPH ALREADY CDHP HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OKAY? AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, AND THEY'RE ALREADY APPROVED WITH THE 16 ATTORNEY, UH, PUT A GUIDELINE THAT BASICALLY FOR ALL THE CT TO APPLY, SO NOT ONLY WEST COVINA, SO ALL THE CT CAN APPLY, UH, THROUGH THE GUIDELINES, THROUGH THE BUDGET, AND BASICALLY, OKAY, THE FUNDING WILL BE FROM THE STATE AND FROM OUR TAXES AND IT'S GOING, COMING, COMING BACK, COMING BACK TO US.
SO BASICALLY ON NA, THEY SAYING IS THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO USING OUR GENERAL FUND, OKAY? BUT AGAIN, WE ARE WAITING FOR THE FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE STAY ON THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
THEY WILL GO TO THE ADMINISTRATION LAW AND PUBLIC HEARING AND THEY EVERYTHING.
OKAY? THEN WE GO TO GOVERNOR TO SIGN.
SO IT'S NOT ONLY FOR WEST COVINA, IT'S FOR ALL THE CITY AND THEY WILLING PER GUIDELINE, OKAY? OF, UH, HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
WE CONTRACT OUT TO COUNTY, UH, ANY OF 50,000 POPULATION, THEY ALL CAN APPLY.
SO IT'S NOT ONLY WEST CONA TO APPLY, BUT THE BUDGET BASICALLY IS SUPPOSED TO BE SAME THING, LIKE PASADENA IS A BUDGET NEUTRAL, MEANING THEY ARE GOING TO FUND US.
AND THE LEAD, YOU CAN SHAKE YOUR HEAD, BUT THE THING IS THEY WANT TO CHOOSE FROM THE STAY AND FROM THIS AND THAT.
SO WAITING FOR THE NUMBER COMING TO US.
IF WE CAN AFFORD IT, THEN WE DO IT IF WE CAN AFFORD IT, WE ARE NOT GONNA DO IT.
SO IN THE MEAN, THE ISSUE IS THIS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO WANT, WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR OKAY.
CITY IS PROTECTED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AND, UH, THE FUNDING THE STATE HAVE TO GIVE US PER RIDE, PER ENTITLEMENT.
AND THAT IS HOW OUR CONTRACT ABOUT THE CITY FOR THE HEALTH
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DEPARTMENT, SINCE WE PAYING TAXES, WE JUST WANT THOSE TAXES COME BACK TO US.UH, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER, BRIAN, GO AHEAD.
AND, AND JUST TO, UH, I KNOW, I KNOW THE RESIDENT IS CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, ROXANNE, DO WE HAVE THE HEALTH INFO HEALTH DEPARTMENT INFORMATION ONLINE RIGHT NOW ON OUR WEBSITE?
I MEAN, THERE ARE, THERE IS INFORMATION AS FAR AS YEAH.
UM, WHAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE COUNCIL MEETINGS.
UM, BUT WE CAN WORK WITH THE COUNCIL AND WITH THE CITY MANAGER UPON HER RETURN AS TO WHAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO, TO, UM, YEAH.
'CAUSE I THINK PUT ON THE WEBSITE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, UH, FOR TRANSPARENCY AND THE, AND THE RESIDENTS TO HAVE AN UPDATE ON, ON OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
I THINK IT'S ALSO ESSENTIAL THAT, UH, WE AS A CITY COUNCIL HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THOSE, UH, THOSE FEES WERE REFERENCING OF 60,000, 16,000, 36,000.
I THINK MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SOMETIMES THIS DEPARTMENT WAS BILLED INSTEAD, INSTEAD OF, UH, BUILDING THE CORRECT DEPARTMENT.
SO, UH, I GUESS I'LL, I'LL COME BACK TO THIS AS, AS A CONSULT REQUEST LATER ON, BUT I JUST WANNA SURE.
I THINK LET'S, BASICALLY, LET'S GET A DETAIL OKAY.
THAT BEEN HOW MUCH MONEY BEING SPENT? OKAY.
I THINK THIS MONEY IS COMING FROM THE COVID-19, UH, OKAY.
ASSIST PROGRAM FROM THE FEDERAL.
SO WE USING ABOUT HALF MILLION DOLLARS, I THINK WE GET THE BUDGET IS ABOUT, I FORGOT.
$600,000, HALF, I THINK HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE COVID-19.
AND, UH, RIGHT NOW IT IS ALL DEPEND ON THE STATE.
THE STATE DON'T GIVE US APPROVAL.
WE BASICALLY, WE HAVE NOTHING.
AND CURRENTLY, UH, LAST TIME THE MEETING THEY'RE BASICALLY TALKING ABOUT IS DEPARTMENT OF THE FINANCE AND THE FIND THE FUNDING SOURCE SINCE THE 400 YEARS.
AND, UH, WE NEVER HAVE A PANDEMIC AND NOW WE GOT IT.
AND, UH, EVERYBODY TRIED TO FIND A WAY TO MODERNIZE OUR PUBLIC HEALTH OKAY.
GUIDELINE FOR ALL THE CITY AND ALL THE COUNTY TO FOLLOW.
SO HOPEFULLY IT CAN PROTECT OUR PUBLIC HEALTH FOR OUR RESIDENT.
[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]
OKAY.A CITY, CITY MANAGER, WE WANT TO HAVE A REPORT, PLEASE.
WE'RE GONNA WAIT, GIVE, GIVE US JUST A MOMENT TO GET THE REPORT UP.
WE'RE GONNA DO OUR VERY BEST TO MAKE THIS SHORT AND SWEET SO THAT YOU CAN GET BACK TO THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON YOUR AGENDA.
BUT WE DO WANNA GIVE, UM, BOTH THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY, UH, JUST A FEW, UM, QUICK UPDATES, REMINDERS OF, UM, PROGRAMS THAT ARE OCCURRING, UM, AS WELL AS SOME STATUS UPDATES.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
REAL QUICK, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.
SO, THE CITY OF WEST COVINA OFFERS RESIDENTS WITH SUPPORT IN FORMING COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAMS THROUGH THE WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAY CONTACT THEIR SERVICE AREA LIEUTENANTS TO ASSIST WITH FACILITATION OF THEIR PROGRAM IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD STREET SIGNS ARE ORDERED BY PUBLIC WORKS AND DISTRIBUTED BY WCPD.
UM, TO LEARN MORE, THERE IS A LOT MORE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE OBTAINED, UM, BY VISITING THE WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE@WWW.WCP.ORG.
AS AN UPDATE TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE WANT TO ASSURE THAT, THAT THEN THE IN RESPONSE TO THE EATON FIRE, THE WEST COVINA FIRE DEPARTMENT IS RANDOMLY TESTING FIRE HYDRANTS IN HIGH FIRE HAZARD AREAS.
WATER COMPANIES ARE TYPICALLY RESPONSIBLE, UM, FOR MAINTAINING, ENSURING WATER PRESSURE OF THE FIRE HYDRANTS.
ACTING FIRE CHIEF BROWN IS COORDINATED WITH LOCAL WATER COMPANIES FOR A PRESENTATION AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
AS AN UPDATE, UM, MEETING WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, THE WEST COVINA TEAM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, EDISON MEANT TO DISCUSS ENHANCING LUMINOSITY BY INCREASING THE WATTAGE OF STREETLIGHTS TO ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS ALONG CITY STREETS, ALLEYWAYS AND KEY INTERSECTIONS.
THE MEETING WAS HELD ON MARCH 13TH, 2025.
UM, GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
AND WE WANNA ALSO UPDATE THE COMMUNITY ON TWO VERY IMPORTANT MEETINGS THAT WAS HELD WITH CONGRESSMAN GIL CISNEROS THE LAST TWO DAYS.
THE FIRST ONE ON MONDAY, MARCH 17TH, MAYOR TONY WU ATTENDED CONGRESSMAN CISNEROS IS MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER ROUNDTABLE.
UM, DURING THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION, CONGRESSMAN CISNEROS PROPOSED, DISCUSSED THAT THE PROPOSAL AND LIKELY TO PASS THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONTINUING RESOLUTION BILL THAT IS SET TO REMOVE FISCAL YEAR PROJECT SUBMISSIONS.
AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS, AND WHAT TYPICALLY HAPPENS IS THAT CONGRESS OR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WILL, UM, SEND OUT A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO THE CITY, CITIES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT ANY REQUEST, UM, FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS TO MAKE THEIR CASE FOR NEEDS.
UM, THOSE PROJECTS THAT, UM, WERE WERE PUT IN, UM, FOR CONSIDERATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, UM, WE RECEIVED WORD YESTERDAY THAT THEY ARE VERY LIKELY NOT TO BE FUNDED.
SO THERE IS A BIT OF DISAPPOINTING NEWS WITH SOME OF THE BUDGET CUTS, UM, THAT ARE BEING MADE.
UM, BUT AS A FOLLOW UP TODAY, MARCH 18TH,
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CONGRESSMAN GIL CISNEROS AND HIS STAFF VISITED WEST COVINA CITY HALL, UM, TO DISCUSS PROJECT SUBMISSIONS IN THE FUTURE.SO SOME OF THOSE TOPICS INCLUDING, UM, REQUESTS FOR FUNDING FOR FIRE STATION ONE, UM, WHICH WAS A REQUEST THAT WE HAD DONE IN FISCAL YEAR 2025.
SO WE WILL BE REVISITING AND REVAMPING THAT REQUEST FOR THE NEXT CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS.
AND THEN ALSO TAKING A LOOK AT FIRE STATION THREE.
UM, WE WANNA REMIND OUR RESIDENTS THAT WHILE THE SURVEY WAS AVAILABLE TILL MARCH 13TH FOR THE CITY WEBSITE REDESIGN, WE WILL BE CONTINUING ON WITH THAT SURVEY TO COLLECT, UM, AS MUCH DATA AS WE CAN.
UM, AND WE WILL LEAVE THAT OPEN INDEFINITELY FOR THE TIME BEING.
AND THEN TWO QUICK SAVE THE DATES FOR UPCOMING CITY EVENTS.
SPRING FESTIVAL, MARCH 29TH THROUGH THE 30TH, 2025, UM, WILL BE HELD ON SOUTH GLENDORA AVENUE IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WEST COVINA.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THE EASTER EGG EGG EXTRAVAGANZA, UM, ON SATURDAY APRIL 12TH, 2025, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
THOSE ARE THE REPORTS, UM, ON BEHALF OF CITY MANAGER PAULINA MORALES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AS CITY, CITY MANAGER.
AND, UM, YOU HAVE QUESTION? YEAH.
YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, JUST TO, UH, JOIN THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT THAT, UH, YEAH.
SO JUST WANTED TO THANK CONGRESSMAN S FOR MEETING WITH THE, THE WEST VNA, UH, CITY TODAY.
UM, HE WAS VERY COMMITTED, UH, IF, YOU KNOW, FISCAL YEAR 25, BUDGETING HAS CLOSED, BUT HE WAS VERY COMMITTED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
UH, AND HE, HE SAID HE WAS, UH, COMMITTED TO ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THEY GOT THE RESOURCES THEY NEED, UM, FOR THEIR FIRE STATIONS.
UH, ALSO WITH, UH, SOCAL EDISON, UM, I HAD THE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF SOCAL EDISON AND MEET WITH EDISON TEAM.
AND, UH, THEY WERE ALSO COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE, UH, LIKE, UH, ROXANNE MENTIONED, UH, TO INSTALLING NEW LOOMIS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY TO MAKE IT MORE BRIGHTER.
AND, UH, UH, COUNCILMAN, COUNCILMAN ALI, YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? GO AHEAD.
UM, MA, UH, MADAM, ACTING CITY MANAGER.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK, UH, WITH REGARD TO THE, TO SCE, UH, DID THOSE DISCUSSIONS ON MARCH 13TH SPECIFICALLY ALSO ENTAIL LIGHTING ALONG GRAD AVENUE AS WELL AS THE REQUEST FOR LIGHTING ON MONTEZUMA? THERE WERE SEVERAL STREETS THAT WERE DISCUSSED, AND WHAT WE ENDED UP DOING IS GOING, UM, STREET BY STREET.
WE TOOK A LOOK AT SOME OF THE, UM, INTERSECTIONS THAT HAVE HAD RECENT, UM, RECENT ACCIDENTS, UM, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS.
BUT WHAT I WILL TELL, WHAT I WILL SHARE WITH YOU, AND WHAT I WILL TELL IS THAT WE DID GET A LISTING.
WE HAVE A LISTING OF ALL OF THE STREETLIGHTS THAT EDISON OWNS.
WE KNOW THE EXACT WATTAGE OF EACH ONE OF THEM.
UM, WE KNOW WHAT THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNTS ARE AND WHAT THE RANGE IS.
AND SO WE'RE TAKING A LOOK COMPREHENSIVELY.
SO NOT ONLY, UM, SPECIFIC STREETS THAT WERE DISCUSSED, LIKE GRAND, UM, MONTEZUMA'S WAS NOT, MONTEZUMA WAS NOT BROUGHT UP, BUT WE WILL ADDRESS THAT WITH EDISON, UM, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE STREET LIGHTS THAT WE WANT TO INCR TO INCREASE, UM, THE WATTAGE FOR, SO YOUR, YOUR POINT IS TAKEN COUNCILMAN CONTOS, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE SUBMIT THOSE REQUESTS WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER, THAT MONTEZUMA'S WILL BE, MONTEZUMA WILL BE INCLUDED AS WELL.
IS, IS, IS A PARK PARK LIGHTING ALSO INCLUDED WITH THESE DISCUSSIONS WITH SEE? WE FOCUSED ON STREET ALLEYWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS.
JUST, JUST FOR YOUR NOTATION AS YOU CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM.
UM, AN AN AREA THAT, UH, THANKS TO MY COLLEAGUE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ, UH, WE LEARNED, UH, THAT, THAT, UH, THE PARK AT, UH, GINGRICH PARK IS COMPLETELY DARK AND THAT NEEDS TO BE RE DONE, THAT THIS REQUEST WAS ALREADY PUT IN.
AND THAT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING TO BE BROUGHT UP.
UM, UH, ALSO WITH REGARD TO, UM, OTHER, OTHER, UH, SITUATIONS WITH EDISON, UH, WHENEVER THERE ARE OUTAGES OR, OR, OR WORK, UH, I UNDERSTAND FROM RESIDENTS THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT EVEN RECEIVING DOOR HANGERS TO, TO PROVIDE THEM WITH NOTICE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE POWER OUTAGES.
AND THAT'S CAUSED, UH, DIFFICULTY AMONG RESIDENTS WHO, WHO, WHO WORK REMOTELY, WHERE THE OUT POWER IS OUT.
SO THEN THEY'RE, THEY, WITHOUT THAT NOTICE, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE CONVENIENTLY TO, TO GO TO WORK.
SO, SO CAN YOU, IF YOU COULD PLEASE ADD THESE TO THE LIST AND REPORT BACK, UH, ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
COUNCILMAN CONTOS, JUST TO REPEAT BACK QUICKLY SO THAT I HAVE IT, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT, UM, YOU DISCUSSED GINGRICH PARK, AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, NOTICES TO RESIDENTS, DOOR HANGERS, WHATNOT, UM, REGARDING POWER OUTAGES, UM, WITH SCE.
SO WE WILL BRING THAT UP, I'LL BRING THAT ATTENTION.
THE, THE NOTICES, UM, WE'LL BRING THAT TO THE ATTENTION OF SE.
AND THEN, UM, FOR THE PARKS, WE'LL
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COORDINATE, UM, WITH PUBLIC WORKS AS ALONG WITH ENGINEERING AND LOOP IN, UM, SCE, I THINK COUNCILMAN ALL CAN TELL MEANING IT'S A OKAY.I, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF WESTERN COMPLAINING ABOUT WHEN THEY SHUT DOWN THE POWER, THEY NEVER NOTIFY ANYBODY AND JUST SHUT IT DOWN.
AND THEN, SO, AND, UH, I GOT A RECEIPT.
I ALREADY RECEIVE A LOT OF COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT.
SO HOPEFULLY, AND THEY CAN, UH, GIVE US A BETTER SERVICE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTIFY PEOPLE REGARDING WHEN THEY GONNA SHUT DOWN THE POWER SO THEY CAN, DON'T OPEN UP REFRIGERATORS SO THE FOOD DON'T GET SPOILED.
AND, UH, ARE YOU DOWN ONLY? YES.
AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ES.
UM, AND THEN JUST TO, UH, I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER, ME, CONTOS, THE AREA YOU'RE REFERRING TO ARE AREAS THAT CURRENTLY DOES NOT, DO NOT HAVE LIGHT FIXTURES, CORRECT? I, I DON'T REMEMBER IF THEY DO OR NOT, BUT I, I THINK THE AREA, YEAH, I THINK THE AREA YOU WERE REFERRING TO DID NOT HAVE FIXTURES.
AND SO THE GOOD NEWS IS ROXANNE WAS GIVEN A FORM FROM SOCAL EDISON TO SUBMIT A PLANNING REQUEST TO EDISON FOR THOSE INTERSECTIONS.
SO ROXANNE COULD WORK WITH OUR TRANSTECH TO SUBMIT THAT REQUEST TO GET THOSE INSTALLED.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN NOTHING ON THAT
SEE, UH, IT'S A TEAMWORK, SO WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE A LIGHT RIGHT THERE.
AND SEND THE APPLICATION TO OKAY.
THE ADDISON SO WE CAN THEN INSTALL THE LIGHT.
ANYTHING ELSE? UH, I THINK THAT'S IT.
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CONSENT CALENDAR.UH, ONE, TWO A AND, UH, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WANT TO PULL ANY ITEM? YES.
UH, WE'LL DO SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT.
HOW ABOUT YOU PULL EVERYTHING
AND SO, SIX, SEVEN AND A SIX SEVEN A.
SO, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? 1, 2, 5? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, UH, ROLL CALL PLEASE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONTOS TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE.
AND LET'S GO TO THE ITEM NUMBER
[6) CONSIDERATION OF AGREEMENT WITH BRIAN F. KNIGHT, ARCHITECT, INC. DBA BFK ARCHITECTURE + PLANNING FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR CITY HALL ADA IMPROVEMENTS - PROJECT NO. 22017]
SIX.GO AHEAD THROUGH THE CHAIR, IF I MAY.
I'M GOING TO INVITE UP OUR CAP PROJECT MANAGER, ROBERT ORTEGA, WHO WILL BE GIVING A, UM, ORAL REPORT, UM, AND WHO WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE THIS EVENING.
UH, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
SO TODAY I'LL BE GIVING AN UPDATE ON, UH, THE CITY HALL, A DA UPGRADES.
SO LITTLE BACK HISTORY ON THIS.
SO, ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2023, THE CITY COUNCIL OF WEST COVINA AWARDED THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PREPARATION OF AN A DA SELF EVALUATION REPORT AND TRANSITION PLAN TOSS.
AND ON NOVEMBER 19TH, THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS BASED ON THE TRANSITION PLANS PREPARED BY, UH, BURS.
AND ON DECEMBER 11TH, WE RECEIVED TWO PROPOSALS.
SO THE PROJECT SCOPE ENCOMPASSES THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR RESTROOMS AND THE ELEVATORS.
SO, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THE SCOPE OF WORK INVOLVED DESIGNING ELEMENTS OF THE, OF THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND ADJACENT AREAS TO ENSURE FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS, UH, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, A DA.
THIS INCLUDES EVALUATING THE CURRENT LAYOUT, ACCESS POINTS AND PATHWAYS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL BARRIERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
DESIGN MODIFICATIONS WILL FOCUS ON ENHANCING ACCESSIBILITY, SUCH AS, UM, ADJUSTING DOOR WIDTHS, RECONFIGURING SEATS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS, AND OPTIMIZING CIRCULATION SPACES.
ENHANCEMENTS TO SIGNAGE AND BARRIER FREE FLOORING OPTIONS WILL BE INCORPORATED TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT FACILITATE MOVEMENT FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS.
THE PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE, SORRY.
THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE DESIGNED TO ENSURE ACCESS ACCESSIBLE WORK AREAS AT THE DAAS, AS WELL AS THE AREAS AND PATHWAYS LEADING TO IT.
SECOND, UH, THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR RESTROOM DESIGN WILL INCLUDE UPGRADES THAT AIM TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS THROUGHOUT EACH OF THE RESTROOMS, AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
UM, AND FOR THE ELEVATORS, THE SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES PREPARING DESIGNS FOR NEW ELEVATORS WITHIN THE CITY HALL.
THE DESIGN WILL FOCUS ON INCORPORATING NEW SHAFTS AND CABINS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY.
AS WE ALL KNOW, THOSE RESCUE, UH, THOSE ELEVATORS ARE, ARE ANCIENT
AND, UH, LASTLY, THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE FIRM, UH, TO DESIGN THE CITY HALL.
A DA IMPROVEMENTS BEGAN WITH EVALUATING THE RECEIPT PROPOSALS BASED ON THE RFP CRITERIA.
THE DEPUTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER AND I SCORED THE PROPOSALS, AND WE UNANIMOUSLY AGREED ON, AGREED THAT BF K'S PROPOSALS DEMONSTRATED THE BEST UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROJECT.
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DESIGNER, THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.AND WE ALSO HAVE TRANS TAKE HERE.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTION? OKAY.
AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER GUT? YES.
SO THE CONTRACT TOTAL IS 230 300,000? YEAH, 233,000, A MAXIMUM OF 233,000.
AND ONCE AGAIN, UH, WHAT DOES THIS INCLUDE? INCLUDES, UH, THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR RESTROOMS, AND THE ELEVATOR.
WHAT DOES IT INCLUDE IN THE CONSOLE CHAMBERS? IT INCLUDES, UM, MAKING EVERYTHING A DA ACCESSIBLE, THE PATHWAYS TO THE DAIS.
IT INCLUDES THE CHAIRS AND THE, UH, ROOMS YOU GUYS HAVE IN THE BACK.
THE BREAK ROOM, UM, ALSO INCLUDES THE RAMP, IT INCLUDES THE, THE STAIRS COMING DOWN.
UM, SO THAT'S WHAT IT INCLUDES IN HERE.
AND THE RESTROOMS, IT INCLUDES NEW PARTITIONS, TOILET PARTITIONS, NEW MIRRORS, MAKING THE A DA, I'M SORRY, MAKING THE, THE TOILET PARTITIONS AADA A ACCESSIBLE.
UM, AND THEN THE SHAFTS INCLUDES, AGAIN, INCLUDING THE A DA COMPONENT AND THEN NEW ELEVATORS AND NEW SHAFTS.
AND THEN, UH, IF THE ARCHITECTURES HERE YES, I HAVE BRIAN, WANT COME UP.
YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS.
UH, SO IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN TO US THE PROCESS AND, AND WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING AND, UH, TO INITIATE THIS DESIGN.
UH, WILL YOU BE GETTING, UH, COMMUNITY INPUT AND, AND WHAT IS, UH, DOES IT INCLUDE ANY NEW DESIGNS TO IT, LIKE DIFFERENT PAINT COLORS OR, OR, YOU KNOW, MODERN DESIGNS AND SO FORTH? NO, I THINK THIS, THIS SCOPE WAS STRICTLY THE A DA COMPLIANCE UPGRADES TO THE SPACES THAT, UH, ROBERT MENTIONED.
UM, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE, UM, THE, THE RFP IS THREE PHASES.
THOSE WILL BE WORKED ON AND DESIGNED CONCURRENTLY, BUT WE'LL BE SUPPLYING THREE SEPARATE SETS OF PERMIT READY, UM, DOCUMENTS TO GO OUT TO BID.
UM, ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE BROKEN INTO TWO PHASES.
THERE'S A DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE, AND IN THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWING PHASE, AND IN THE FIRST PHASE, WE'RE GOING TO BE, UM, DOING OUR OWN AUDIT OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS, UM, AND, UH, GATHERING AS MUCH AS-BUILT INFORMATION AS WE CAN ON THE BUILDING.
UM, WE'LL TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND ENROLL IT INTO OUR CONCEPT PLANS, SCHEMATIC PLANS.
AND THEN THE SECOND PHASE, WHICH IS THE DOCUMENTATION PHASE, THAT'S WHERE THE DRAWINGS, UM, WE BRING IN THE DETAILS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND FOR, UH, UPGRADE ADMINISTRATION.
ADD TO THAT, HUNTER RYAN, WE ALSO, IN THE DESIGN, WE TALK ABOUT PAINT, WE TALK ABOUT TOWELS, THE PARTITION.
WE WANT SOMETHING THAT WE PROVE.
AND THEN, UH, WHEN YOU SAY AUDIT, UM, ARE YOU, HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE A DA, UH, UH, EVALUATION? WE DID THE STUDY.
SO YOU'LL FOLLOW, UH, THEIR, THERE GUIDELINES, RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, BUT WE'D LIKE TO COME OUT AND JUST TO CONFIRM, UM, YOU KNOW, IF ANYTHING'S, AS LONG AS WE DON'T PAY DOUBLE, BUT OKAY.
AND RE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR BEING HERE.
WANTED TO ASK WITH REGARD TO MODIFICATIONS AND, AND UPGRADES, UH, I DIDN'T SEE IT, AND MAYBE IT MIGHT BE, I JUST WANTED TO ASK, UM, IS, IS ARE THERE EFFORTS TO, TO, UH, IMPROVE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACCESS SPECIFICALLY INDUCTION LOOPS FOR, FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HARD OF HEARING OR CLOSED CAPTIONING CAPABILITY FOR OUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND OTHER SUCH THINGS? SO FOR, FOR FOLKS BEYOND WHEELCHAIR ACCESS AND SUCH, WHAT, BUT ACCOUNTING FOR, UH, PEOPLE WITH OTHER TYPES OF DISABILITIES WHO, WHO MAY NEED TO CONNECT THEIR TECHNOLOGY TO, TO OURS, LET'S SAY IF THERE'S SOMEONE WHO'S HARD OF HEARING, AND THEY MIGHT HAVE A HEARING AID AND THEY MIGHT NEED TO HAVE THAT LINKED UP TO OUR MICROPHONE SYSTEM.
OR LET'S SAY THERE, THERE'S, UH, SOMEBODY WHO REQUESTS CAPTIONING.
AND IF WE HAVE OPEN CAPTIONING THAT THERE'S A PROVISION, UH, THAT, THAT WHENEVER WE TALK, THEN IT WOULD BE CAPTIONED ON THE SCREEN FOR, FOR IN OPEN CAPTIONING.
ARE THOSE THINGS, IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN INCLUDED, CAN THEY BE INCLUDED WITH, UH, EVEN AT, AT THIS JUNCTURE? YES.
UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY CAN EXPLORE.
I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE DEFINITELY COULD BENEFIT FROM.
SO I WILL GET WITH THE TEAM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE SOME OF THOSE DETAILS IN,
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IN THE DESIGN.AND, UH, JUST SO I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT, DO WE HAVE A FUNDING LOCATED? I WANNA SAY YES.
BUT LET ME GET, LET ME BETTER TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE YES.
I, I'M CERTAIN WE DO, BUT I, YEAH.
MAKE SURE WE HAVE FUNDING AND WE SPEND DOING THE FUNDING.
WE DON'T WANT TO GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
SO MAKE SURE WE, WE GET FUNDING, WE CAN DO A DA COMPLIANCE.
SO IN THAT WAY, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE HOPEFULLY GET FOR WHAT THEY REQUIRE.
AND ANY OTHER, OTHERWISE I'M GOING TO YOU HAVE MORE, UH, GO AHEAD.
JUST TO, UH, UH, EMPHASIZE WHAT, UH, COUNCILMAN METOS ALSO SAID ABOUT THE ASSISTANT TECHNOLOGY.
SO I THINK, UH, I THINK I, I WAS, I WOULD ASSUME THAT YOUR, YOUR, UH, YOUR DESIGN WILL INCLUDE, UH, ALSO BRAILLE AND THE ELEVATORS AND OTHER SPOTS AS WELL.
AND THEN I THINK THE ASSIST TECHNOLOGY PART, I THINK, UH, IN GENERAL, UH, WE SHOULD LOOK INTO, I THINK IT'S TWO SEPARATE THINGS, BUT, BUT WE, WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT, UH, THE ASSISTANT TECHNOLOGY STUFF.
SO MAYBE, UH, YOU COULD WORK WITH, WELL, TO FIND THAT TECHNOLOGY FOR HERE.
VERY GOOD ASSISTANT TECHNOLOGY.
THE, THE INFORM, THE ITEMS THAT COUNCILMEMBER CONTOS MENTIONED IS, IS CONSIDERED ASSISTIVE ONCOLOGY.
SO LET'S WORK ON ALL THIS SO-CALLED THE NEW TECH, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANT TO SEE THE BUDGET AND THE, THE FUNDING.
AND NEXT TIME, MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE ALL THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE BUDGET, WASTE THE BUDGET LOCATED.
AND THEN WE WILL SPEND WITHIN WHAT THE DESIGN REQUEST.
AND OTHER THAN THAT, DO WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CON CONTOS TO APPROVE.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, CONSIDERATION OF AGREEMENT WITH BRIAN F. KNIGHT ARCHITECT INC.
D-B-A-B-F-K ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR CITY HALL A DA IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NUMBER 2 2 0 1 7.
UH, NEXT AGENDA, NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE.
[7) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION REQUIRING AMENDMENT TO CITY'S PURCHASING POLICY TO REQUIRE ALL NEW EXPENDITURES RELATING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL]
YEP.YEAH, IF, UM, IF THIS IS THE CITY MANAGER COULD, UH, TELL THE COMMUNITY WHAT THIS, WHAT THIS, UH, ITEM IS.
UM, MAYOR WU, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE ASK THE AUTHOR OF THE REPORT.
UM, OUR ACTING FINANCE DIRECTOR, MARIA LUIS ALIA, TO GO AHEAD AND, UM, GIVE AN ORAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT, AND THEN SHE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
SO THERE WAS A REQUEST, UM, I'M GONNA GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR, IN 2021, CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO ESTABLISH A WEST COTA HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TRANSTECH TO ASSIST IN ESTABLISHING THAT HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
OVER THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS, UM, WE'VE BEEN USING OFF THE, THE FIRST AMENDMENT FOR THAT CONTRACT.
IT'S BEEN, UM, APPROVED FOR ABOUT 600,000.
UM, RELATING TO THIS STAFF REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU, WE ARE, UM, ASKING THAT THERE BE A CHANGE TO THE PURCHASE PURCHASING POLICY, EVEN THOUGH COUNCIL DOES APPROVE THE BUDGET.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TO, UM, CALL OUT OR JUST TO MAKE ANY PROPOSED PURCHASE OR BUDGETARY ALLOCATION RELATING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THAT THERE BE PRIOR APPROVAL FOR TRANSPARENCY FROM CITY COUNCIL.
AND SO WE WOULD BE INCLUDING THIS IF THIS WERE TO BE APPROVED IN THE PURCHASING POLICY, AND IT SHALL NOT BE AMENDED OR REMOVED WITHOUT PRIOR DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND THOSE ARE THE GUIDELINES IN THE PURCHASING POLICY.
AND, AND THAT, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE, THAT MEANS THAT NOT EVEN A PENNY COULD BE MOVED WITHOUT THE COUNCIL'S, UH, DIRECTION.
ANY NEW, UM, BUDGET? YES, THAT WOULD BE CORRECT.
ANYTHING, ANYTHING RELATING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
SO I'M, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CONTOS TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION REQUIRING AMENDMENT TO CITY'S PURCHASING POLICY TO REQUIRE ALL NEW EXPENDITURES RELATING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, THE MOTION TO APPROVE FOUR ZERO.
[8) CONSIDERATION OF AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO FOOTHILL TRANSIT]
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YEAH, I THINK THIS WAS A REMARKABLE, UH, ITEM THAT CHIEF CORTINA WORKED ON.SO IF CHIEF CORTINA COULD COME PRESENT ON IT, SO THE PUBLIC'S AWARE OF THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOING WITH FOOTHILL TRANSIT.
MS. TAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
UH, MY NAME IS TONY CORTINA, CHIEF OF POLICE.
UM, I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT OUR, UM, NEWLY FORMED E-BIKE TEAM.
ON AUGUST 1ST, 2024, WE, UH, IMPLEMENTED AN E-BIKE TEAM TO HELP WITH THE OVERALL DEPARTMENT MISSION, PROVIDING THE BEST POSSIBLE SAFETY AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THE WEST COVIN POLICE DEPARTMENT BICYCLE PATROL UNIT OR E-BIKE UNIT, UH, CONSISTS OF SPECIALLY TRAINED OFFICERS AND A SUPERVISOR, UH, WHO GENERALLY DEPLOY ON E-BIKES FOR PROACTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EFFECTIVE VISUAL PRESENCE, AND INCREASED, UH, SAFETY THROUGH ENFORCEMENT.
UM, THIS, IT'S A COLLATERAL UNIT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND IS AVAILABLE TO OPERATE THROUGH OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT AS WELL.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE, UH, PLAZA WANTED TO HIRE US DURING HOLIDAY EVENTS OR SO FORTH.
UM, AND OUR BIKE PATROLS HAVE SEVERAL ADVANTAGES OVER TRADITIONAL PATROLS IN POLICE CARS.
UM, BIKE PATROLS RESULT IN MORE THAN TWICE AS MANY CONTACTS WITH THE PUBLIC THAN IN VEHICLES.
THE SUSPECTS OR PERPETRATORS DON'T NOTICE THE BIKE PATROLS AS EASILY AS THEY DO A, A POLICE VEHICLE.
A BIKE PATROLS CAN TRAVEL IN AREAS THAT PATROL UNITS CAN'T, AND BICYCLE PATROL OFFICERS CAN EASILY PATROL AND TRAVEL THROUGH CONGESTED DOWNTOWN STREETS, PARKS, AND OUTDOOR EVENTS, AND HAVE THE ABILITY REALLY USE ALL THEIR SENSES TO DETECTIVE LEGAL ACTIVITY.
SO OVERALL, IT'S A REALLY EFFECTIVE PROGRAM TO HELP, UH, SUPPLEMENT OUR, UH, EFFORTS.
CURRENTLY, UM, ON FRIDAY OR IN AUGUST OF 2024, OUR NEWLY FORMED E-BIKE, UH, TEAM WAS REQUESTED, FULLY FUNDED, UH, ON SEVERAL DIRECTED PATROL DETAILS BY FOOTHILL TRANSIT, UH, TO PROVIDE A SERVICE FOCUSING ALONG THE WEST COVINO PARKWAY CORRIDOR.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ONE OF FOOTHILL TRANSIT'S BUSIEST CORRIDORS IN, IN ALL OF THEIR OPERATING AREAS, ALL ALONG, UH, WEST COVINO PARKWAY THROUGH SUNSET THROUGH, UH, VINCENT.
AND THE GOAL OF DIRECTOR PATROL WAS TO DETER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, ENGAGE IN POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH BUS RIDERS AND OPERATORS, AND CONDUCT ENFORCEMENT OF CRIMINAL LAWS AT BUS STOPS AND ON BUSES AS NEEDED ALONG THE WEST COVINO PARKWAY CORRIDOR, UH, THE INCREASED VISIBILITY OF DETERRED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THE PATROLLED AREAS, HUNDREDS OF POSITIVE CONTACTS WERE MADE BY OUR TEAM WITH, UH, THE BUS RIDERS AND OPERATORS, NOT ONLY AT THE BUS STOPS OR NEAR THE BUS AREAS, BUT OUR, UH, OFFICERS ALSO STEPPED ONTO THE BUSES WHILE THEY WERE STOPPED AND ENGAGED WITH THE RIDERS AND THE OPERATORS.
UM, I KNOW, AS WE ALL SEEN IN THE NEWS, THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN JUST CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OCCURRING ON BUSES.
SO IT WAS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED BY, YOU KNOW, THE RIDERS AND THE OPERATORS TO SEE, UH, WEST COO, POLICE BIKE OFFICERS ON THERE, ENSURING THEIR SAFETY AND, AND JUST ENGAGING 'EM POSITIVELY.
UM, AND THE TEAM ALSO ISSUED CITATIONS AND MADE ARRESTS WHEN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED BY THE TEAM.
DEPLOYMENTS WERE EFFECTIVE, WE'RE SO EFFECTIVE THAT FOOTHILL TRANSIT HAS AGREED, UH, TO FUND OVERTIME FOR OUR E-BIKE TEAM MEMBERS TO CONTINUE THESE DIRECT PATROLS, UM, UP TO THE AMOUNT OF $150,000, UH, PER FISCAL YEAR.
AND, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THIS IS A WIN FOR NOT ONLY FOOTHILL TRANSIT, BUT ALSO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.
I THINK I SAW THAT BEAUTIFUL E-BIKE.
AND, UH, THEY LOOK SO GOOD, AND I THINK EASY TO OKAY.
RIDING AROUND AND THE PARK, THIS AND THAT.
SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO GIVE US A LOT OF EFFECTS EFFECTIVE TO CATCH THE CRIMINAL AND, UH, KEEP OUR CITY SAFE.
UH, COUNCIL YOU WANT TO, OKAY.
YEAH, I JUST WANNA SAY GREAT JOB, UH, CHIEF CORTINA FOR CREATING THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH FOOTHILL.
UH, YOU'VE DONE A REMARKABLE JOB AND GETTING PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING FROM FOOTHILL TO, UH, MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER.
YOU KNOW, WEST GREENA PARKWAY HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR CRIME OVER THE YEARS.
IT'S BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE, UH, MURDERS SOMETIMES ON THAT PARKWAY.
AND THIS PARTNERSHIP'S GONNA MAKE SURE THAT WE LOWER CRIME IN THAT, IN THAT AREA.
UH, I, I THINK EVERYBODY APPRECIATE OKAY.
AND THE NEW DEPARTMENT, A NEW DIVISION, AND REALLY OKAY.
CAN REALLY, AND NOW WHILE THEY IN THE CAR, THEY, WE RIDE THE BIKE AND SEE ALL THE THINGS JUST LIKE RIDE THE
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HORSES.LIKE IN THE NEW YORK, WE, WE RIDING A BIKE.
I, I HOPE WE CAN HAVE A WHOLESALE TOO, BUT HEY, I'M DREAMING.
UM, CHIEF CORINA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I THINK THIS IS A POSITIVE THING THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR US AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S GONNA KEEP US SAFER, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT TRAVEL ON THE BUS.
COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ AND COUNCILMAN DY.
I, I WANTED TO ADD MY, MY THANKS TO, UH, UH, CHIEF, YOUR, YOUR LEADERSHIP CONTINUES TO BE STELLAR AND, AND FOR, FOR YOU TO HAVE WORKED THIS THROUGH WITH FOOTHILL TRANSIT AND JUST THE MAGNIFICENT PARTNERSHIP.
JUST WANTED TO ADD MY KUDOS TO YOU AND TO OUR WHOLE TEAM.
YEAH, I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL, UH, DIVISION AND, UH, CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENT AND ALSO THE PEOPLE TAKING THE BUS.
I THINK THERE'S SOMEBODY OKAY.
AND THEN IF WE HAVE A POLICE OFFICER OKAY.
AND IT WILL INCREASE THE RIDERSHIP.
AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE WILLING TO TAKE THE MIST TRANSPORTATION.
AND OTHER THAN ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL YOU WANT TO ADD OKAY.
YOU WANNA SAY MORE? OKAY, GO AHEAD.
JUST, UH, ONE THING SINCE I, YOU KNOW, I, I, IT DIDN'T, IT DIDN'T THINK TO MY MIND EARLIER, BUT SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND CHIEF BROWN FOR TESTING OUR FIRE HYDRANTS, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT LEAD IN, IN MAKING SURE THOSE HYDRANTS WORK AND, AND MAKING SURE OUR COMMUNITY FEELS SAFE.
UH, I THINK IT'S A GOOD POINT BECAUSE I, I THINK WE RECEIVE A LOT OF, UH, WORRY RESIDENT, ESPECIALLY ON THE HILLSIDE.
AND REGARDING THE WATER COMING OUT OR NOT, I THINK BECAUSE WE SAW THE PACIFIC PARA SET OKAY.
AND THEY WENT THROUGH A, THAT HORRIBLE SITUATION.
SO I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT CHECKING ALL THE FIRE HYGIENE OKAY.
TO MAKE SURE WATER COMING OUT AND TO PREPARE ANY TIME.
HOPEFULLY WE DON'T NEED IT, BUT WE PREPARE.
ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER WANT TO ADD SOMETHING OTHER THAN THAT? UH, JOB WELL DONE.
LET'S CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR CITY PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND, UH, LET'S GO TO THE, I NEED A MOTION.
UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ TO SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CONTOS TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CONSIDERATION OF AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO FOOTHILL TRANSIT.
[MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS]
WE HAVE A HEARING.I THINK THIS, UH, WE SEE FILE, RIGHT? THE PENSION? YES.
SO WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT ON THIS AGENDA, MAYOR WU.
TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR ACTING FINANCE DIRECTOR, UM, MARIA LUIS ALIA, TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE THAT PRESENTATION FOR YOU.
UM, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, SO THERE WAS A REQUEST, UM, LAST MONTH, AND THIS REQUEST WAS TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A SECTION ONE 15 PENSION TRUST.
SO I'LL GO BRIEFLY OVER THAT TO COMPARE TO, UH, CITY OF CYPRUS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT COM HAD, UM, THEY COULD COMPARE THE RETURNS VERSUS THE STATE TREASURY.
A SECTION ONE 15 TRUST IS A MODERN FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT DESIGNED TO PRE-FUND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND PENSION LIABILITIES.
OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, THEY'RE OTHER THAN PENSION.
SO THEY WOULD INCLUDE, UM, HEALTH, VISION, DENTAL, ANYTHING REQUIRED OR PROVIDED TO, UM, RETIREES.
THESE RESERVES TRADITIONALLY VIEWED AS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OR INSURANCE AGAINST RISK.
UM, THE INSURE US AGAINST RISK, AND THEY CAN GO AGAINST THE LIABILITIES THAT ARE IN OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
HOWEVER, INVESTMENTS CAN BE VOLATILE AND UNCERTAIN.
UM, SO I CAN'T FIND IT ON THIS SLIDE, BUT HOPEFULLY ON YOUR PRESENTATION THERE SHOULD BE.
I WILL GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON THE PENSION.
SO THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ESTABLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2017.
THEY APPROVED TO BE A RESOLUTION, UM, A SECTION ONE 15 TRUST.
AND THIS WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH PARS.
AND, UM, WITH THAT SAME RESOLUTION,
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WE ALSO DID A TRANSFER OF 312,000 IN BUDGETED FUNDS THAT WE PUT INTO THAT TRUST.NOW THAT'S IN 2017 18, THAT, FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR, FOR THAT BUDGET.
AND THEN IN 2018 19, THE FUNDS WERE DEPOSITED BACK INTO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND.
AND, BUT THE EARNINGS STILL REMAINED IN THE TRUST.
SO THEN COME JUNE, FIVE YEARS LATER, WE HAVE THE TRUST WITH THE BALANCE OF 17,000, ABOUT 18,000.
AND NOW I JUST CHECKED THE, THE TRUST RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S, UM, AS OF JANUARY IT'S UH, 19,000.
HOWEVER, WE DID TRANSFER IN 2003, 2023, I'M SORRY, 2023.
UM, WE DID TRANSFER ABOUT 7,000 IN THERE.
SO NOW BACK TO THE SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU.
THE CURRENT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO, UM, SINCE IT WAS YOU ALSO REQUESTED, UM, A COMPARISON OF INVESTMENTS AND HOW ON THEIR RETURNS.
OUR CURRENT PORTFOLIO RIGHT NOW IS AS FOLLOWS.
WE HAVE 40 INVESTED IN OUR LIFE, UH, 40% INVESTED IN OUR LIFE, WHICH IS LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND.
AND THAT WE HAVE A POOR INVESTMENT POLICY.
SO WE CAN INVEST, UM, OUR CASH IN THERE.
THERE'S 25 INVESTED IN
NOW, THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT OF JANUARY, UM, OF THIS YEAR IN JANUARY.
UM, ALSO WANNA REMIND YOU THAT WE DO GET 10 MILLION FROM PROPERTY TAX.
SO WE GET THIS TWICE A YEAR, SO IT IS A LITTLE MORE INFLATED, BUT THAT'S WHAT IT IS AT IN JANUARY 15%.
AND WE HAVE 6% IN SUCCESSOR AGENCY CHECKING.
NOW LESS THAN 1% IS IN OUR SECTION ONE 15 TRUST.
SO SOME OF THE PROS OF THE SECTION ONE 15 TRUSTS.
UM, MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE TURNED TO OPENING THIS VOLUNTARY PRE-FUND.
UM, AND KELP, PERS AND PARS I'VE SEEN TO BE MORE OF THE COMMON AGENCIES LEADING THESE, UM, PENSION TRUSTS.
AND THEY ADMINISTER THE TRUST FUNDS.
THERE'S NO COST TO SET THIS UP.
IT JUST HAS TO GO THROUGH COUNCIL THROUGH RESOLUTION AND THERE'S NO ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.
SO THE TYPICALLY THEY EARN HIGHER, UM, THAN OUR LOCAL LAFE INVESTMENT AND COUNTY TREASURER.
AND HERE I HAVE A ONE YEAR VERSUS THREE YEAR.
THREE YEAR CAN BE A LITTLE AROUND THE SAME PAGE, BUT THEN A FIVE YEAR.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, PROGRESSIVELY LAFE FOR ONE YEAR.
I'LL JUST ROUND UP LAS UP ABOUT 4%.
HOWEVER, PARS AND FIRST YEAR 12%.
BUT LIKE I SAID, IT CAN BE VOLATILE.
SO THEN, YOU KNOW, IN FIVE YEAR IT STILL PROVES TO BE HIGHER BECAUSE, UM, IN A FIVE YEAR TREND, LAFE IS ABOUT 2%, LAS UP ABOUT TWO AND A HALF PERCENT, AND PARS CLOSE TO 7%.
UM, SO I ALSO PUT OUR CURRENT HOLDINGS AS OF JANUARY.
SO WE HAVE 56 MILLION IN LAFE.
LAS CIP HAS 36 MILLION IN PARS 19,000.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT PAR THOUGH, WE CAN ALSO OFFSET IT WITH THE LIABILITY AS I HAD MENTIONED BEFORE.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER PRO THAT I WANTED TO, UM, ADDRESS THERE.
SO THE CITY WILL, UM, AS FAR AS PART OF OUR FUTURE STEPS, WE'LL REVIEW OUR CASH AND FUND BALANCE DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN THAT CAME BEFORE YOU LAST MONTH, UH, THAT WAS FILED WITH THE STATE INCLUDED AN INCREASE TO THE PERCENT OF RESERVES FOR THE GENERAL FUND TO 18%, WHICH PREVIOUSLY IT WAS AT 17%.
SO WE REALLOCATED THE EXCESS FUND AND WE TRANSFERRED THAT BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND.
HAD THAT BEEN IN A SECTION ONE 15 TRUST, THAT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE SINCE IT ONLY CAN BE USED FOR PENSION OBLIGATIONS OUTSIDE THE PLAN.
THERE ARE SEVERAL STRATEGIES THE CITY CAN TAKE TO ENSURE IT MAINTAINS THE PROPOSED LEVEL OF RESERVES WITH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THAT AS WELL.
UM, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS TRANSFERRED THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL LAST MONTH WAS TO TRANSFER THAT BACK, THAT SET ASIDE FOR THE OPPE LIABILITIES OF TO THE TUNE OF 500,000 BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
AND LASTLY, ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION IS ISSUING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES TO EVALUATE THE CITY'S FULL PORTFOLIO AND RECOMMEND CHANGES TO MAXIMIZE THE RETURN OF THE CITY'S ASSETS.
UM, INVESTING IN A SECTION ONE 15 TRUST IS ONE INVESTMENT TOOL THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE EVALUATION TO DETERMINE THE BEST RATE OF RETURN.
AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
AND THEN, OKAY, WE HAVE, UH, COUNCILMAN DY CANTO, YOU WANT TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS? YES.
THANK YOU MARIA LUISA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.
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WITH REGARD TO THE, THESE PRACTICES, THE, THE REASON THAT THIS DREW MY ATTENTION ORIGINALLY IS BECAUSE THE CITY OF CYPRUS WAS DISCIPLINED IN PUTTING IN AND LEAVING IN, UH, UH, INVESTMENTS IN A SECTION ONE 15 TRUST.AND THEY ANTICIPATE, UH, ESSENTIALLY BEING COMPLETELY WITHOUT LIABILITY BY 2030, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
SO WHAT, BASED ON YOUR, UH, YOUR REVIEW AND ANALYSIS WOULD BE THE EFFECT IF WE WERE TO JUST LEAVE MONEY IN THE TRUST WHEN WE, WHEN WE PUT IT IN, BUT WE DON'T TAKE IT OUT AGAIN LATER TO PUT IT INTO THE GENERAL FUND, BUT WE LEAVE THE MONEY IN THERE TO GROW.
WHAT, WHAT CAN POTENTIALLY, UH, HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF DISCIPLINE OVER, OVER, UH, A NUMBER OF YEARS? IT DOES HAVE A HIGHER RETURN, UH, FOR THAN THE OTHER ONES.
SO I, IF WE ARE DISCIPLINED ENOUGH, UM, TO LEAVE IT THERE, I MEAN, IT WOULD GROW AND WE CAN USE IT JUST TO OFFSET IT.
AND THE OTHER THING IS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, WE CAN OFFSET IT SO OUR LIABILITY ISN'T SO GREAT.
UM, IT WOULD JUST BE TIED UP ON THAT.
BUT THAT WOULD BE THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.
I MEAN, THERE, THERE WOULD BE A GREATER RETURN IN THE LONG TERM.
SO AS A RESULT OF THERE BEING A GREATER RETURN THAT WOULD MINI, THAT WOULD LOWER OUR PENSION LIABILITIES, WHICH WOULD MEAN INDIRECTLY BY OUR NOT HAVING TO SPEND ON PENSION LIABILITIES, WE WOULD THEN BE ABLE TO USE THAT SAVINGS FOR GENERAL FUND AND OTHER PURPOSES.
THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WAS EXACTLY HOPING TO, TO HEAR AND UNDERSTAND.
YEAH, JUST SO I CAN UNDERSTAND, SO DOES THIS REQUIRE US TO PUT MONEY ON TO THE SIGN AND RESERVE IT? YES.
IF, IF YOU, IT HASN'T BEEN PART OF THE BUDGET SINCE 2018 TO RESERVE AND PUT INTO THE SECTION ONE 15 AND IMMEDIATELY THE YEAR AFTER IT WAS TAKEN OUT TO BE USED FOR PENSION OBLIG, AND WE, WE ISSUED OUT PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS AS WELL.
UM, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO BUDGET FOR THAT AND TRANSFER IT INTO THAT SECTION ONE 15 TRUST.
AND POTENTIALLY, WHAT IS, IF WE DO THAT, WOULD THAT POTENTIALLY INTERFERE WITH, UH, THE FUTURE OF US, UH, POTENTIALLY HIRING MORE POLICE OFFICERS AND SO FORTH? WOULD IT, UH, PUTTING MONEY ASIDE IN THE GENERAL FUND, WOULD IT, UH, WOULD IT LIMIT US, LIMIT OUR ABILITY EVEN MORE, UH, TO INVEST BACK INTO PUBLIC SAFETY? UM, IN, IN THEORY, I GUESS YOU ARE PUTTING FUNDS ASIDE.
I CAN'T SAY RIGHT NOW THAT, I MEAN, SO YEAH.
SO A, IT KIND OF IN WORDS IT'LL LOCK UP THOSE FUNDS, SO CORRECT.
IT, IT, IT TAKES AWAY MORE FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
COUNCILWOMAN GUTIERREZ AND COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ.
UM, SO HERE YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE'S LESS THAN 1% IN SECTION ONE 15.
SO WOULD IT BE BENEFICIAL FOR US TO PUT MORE THAN 1% AND OR SO? WELL, SINCE WE OPENED IT IN 2018, UM, WE JUST LEFT THE EARNINGS IN THERE.
IT JUST STAYED IN THERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR, AND IT DID GROW.
AND OVER THE FIVE YEARS, IT'S BEEN ABOUT 7%.
IF WE WERE TO PUT MORE, YES, IT, IT WOULD KEEP GROWING LARGELY.
HOWEVER, UM, AS PART OF OUR CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE ALSO STAY AT THE 18%, WHICH IS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE THAN WE HAD BEFORE.
THE GFOA HAD PUT IT ONLY FOR TWO MONTHS, UM, WHICH IS EQUATES TO ABOUT 17%.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO ANALYZE THAT AS WELL.
BUT IF WE DO SET ASIDE YES, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO ANALYZE THAT AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.
I THINK WE SHOULD ANALYZE THAT AND SEE, I MEAN, MAYBE THE, CAN THESE OTHER NUMBERS BE ADJUSTED? 40%, 25%? I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE THE EXPERT ON.
SOMETHING WE'LL EVALUATE AS WELL.
AND WE DO WANT TO, UM, MOVE FORWARD WITH AN RFP FOR PROPOSAL FOR INVESTMENT ADVISORY AS WELL.
IT WOULDN'T, UM, TAKE FROM US.
THEY WOULD USUALLY JUST, IF THERE'S ANY LARGE INVESTMENT EARNINGS, IT'S USUALLY A PERCENTAGE OF THAT.
BUT WE CAN LOOK INTO COST SAVINGS FOR THAT.
AND I, I WANT TO ADD ON, OKAY.
I, I THINK, UH, BESIDE WE CHASING THE HIGHER RETURN, UH, OKAY.
I THINK SAFE IS THE ONE THING, MOST IMPORTANT THING.
'CAUSE THE STOCK MARKET IS CRAZY AND THIS AND THAT.
SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE BESIDE WE CHASING, BECAUSE YOUR HIGH PROFIT, YOU'RE HIGH RISK.
SO WE NEED TO BE CONSERVATIVE.
OKAY? MAKE SURE WE DON'T GO TO HIGH RISK BECAUSE
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WE CHASING THE HIGH RETURN, THE RETURN MAY BE HIGH, BUT IT'S STILL COMPARED WITH OUR PENSION AND THE NON FUND LIABILITY, THAT'S SO LITTLE.SO WE NEED TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE FUND AND MAKE SURE WE DON'T OVER EXTEND THE, JUST CHASING THE GROWTH.
AND, UH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE OUR PENSION IS SAFE.
AND, UH, AND, AND ANOTHER THING I REMEMBER IN 2020 WHEN I WAS MAYOR, OKAY, WE DID A REFINANCE FOR THE NON FUND LIABILITY, $200 MILLION FUND, SEVEN OR 8% DOWN TO 7.3 0.7% FIXED RATE FOR 25 YEARS.
SO I THINK LESS IS REALLY SAVING A BIG TIME FOR OUR INTEREST PAYMENT PER YEAR, OR I THINK, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MILLION DOLLARS JUST FOR THE, FROM 7.8% DOWN TO 3.7 FIXED FOR 25 YEARS.
BUT SO WE, AGAIN, CONSERVATIVE, MAKE SURE OUR LIABILITY, WE, WE, WE GET LOWERED, UH, PAYMENT.
SO, UH, SO WE, WE DON'T OVEREXTEND AND OVER RISK OUR OKAY.
AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, GO AHEAD.
YEAH, JUST, UH, JUST TO SAY LIKE WHAT MAYOR W STATED, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A BUDGET ANALYSIS, UH, AND HOW THIS WILL AFFECT THE GENERAL, I MEAN, THE BUDGETING FOR POLICE FIRE OR, OR PROGRAMS WITHIN OUR CITY CURRENTLY.
BEFORE, I THINK BEFORE WE COULD GO FOR AN RFP, I THINK IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS OF, OF GOING PART OF A PROGRAM LIKE THIS, OBVIOUSLY, UH, TO BE ABLE TO INVEST AND, AND, AND MAKE MORE BACK.
THAT'S, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK, UH, I THINK THERE'S SOME DUE DILIGENCE THAT WE SHOULD DO BEFORE WE COMMIT TO GOING THIS ROUTE IN REGARDS TO A BUDGET ANALYSIS AND HOW IT'LL AFFECT PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCILMAN, THANK YOU.
I, I APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION TO BEING CONSERVATIVE WITH OUR, WITH OUR MONEY.
UH, THIS IS SORT OF ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE THERE'S A TENSION BETWEEN DO WE TAKE THE MONEY THAT WE HAVEN'T SPENT AN HOUR OR DO WE SAVE FOR A RAINY DAY? AND, UH, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE MARIA LUISA FOR THIS.
AND I ALSO AM APPRECIATIVE TO, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ'S THOUGHTS WITH REGARD TO, UH, DOING A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.
SO, UH, I THINK THAT MAYBE IF, IF, I GUESS THIS COULD BE FOR LATER, BUT I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF, OF, UH, INSTRUCTING STAFF TO CONDUCT A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS JUST TO SEE OUR OPTIONS AND TO SEE UNDER DIFFERENT SCENARIOS WHAT WOULD BE A WAY FOR US TO OPTIMIZE OUR, OUR FISCAL HEALTH IN THE LONG RUN AND NOT JUST WITHIN ANY GIVEN YEAR.
BECAUSE OF COURSE, WHENEVER WE DON'T SPEND MONEY NOW AND WE SAVE IT FOR THE FUTURE AND WE, AND WE INVEST TO HAVE IT GROW, THAT DOES MEAN THAT WE DON'T SPEND NOW FOR CERTAIN THINGS.
BUT THAT'S HOW IT IS FOR ALL OF OUR HOUSEHOLDS.
SO THIS IS SORT OF THE CITY BUDGET.
SO YOU, YOU MAKE A MOTION? I HAVE A SECOND, YES.
BY, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIEREZ ROCCO, PLEASE, CAN I PLEASE HAVE A REPEAT ON THAT MOTION? UH, OKAY.
BASICALLY ANALYSIS FOR OUR OPTION TO INVEST.
WHAT WE HAVE AND UNDER OUR OKAY.
AND THE ACTING, UH, FINANCE DIRECTORS MARIA, LOUISA.
AND, UH, I'M PRACTICE YOUR NAME.
SO
SO ANYWAY, AND, UH, SO LET'S, IT'S THE MOTION.
SO IT'S A MOTION TO ANALYZE THE OPTIONS AND TO AVE TO INVEST.
SO UNDER HER RECOMMENDATION, THEN WE BRING BACK TO CITY COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND APPROVE.
AND THAT WAS A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN CONTOS WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ.
AND JUST TO CONFIRM, IT'S, IT'S A, A, IT'S A CITY BUDGET ANALYSIS AND HOW IT'LL AFFECT OUR, OUR GENERAL FUND IF WE WERE TO INVEST IN PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, CORRECT? IT IS, IT'S A BUDGET ANALYSIS.
UM, UM, AND THE COUNCILMAN, CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR MOTION? SURE.
THE MO THE MOTION IS, IS TO CONDUCT A, A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS TO LAY OUT DIFFERENT INVESTMENT SCENARIOS IF WE WERE TO PURSUE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES AND TO SEE WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS WERE ARE FOR EACH, SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE A LIST OF CHOICES OUT OF WHICH WE CAN DECIDE HOW WE CAN WORK TO, TO OPTIMIZE OUR, OUR LONG-TERM HEALTH.
SO THE, WITHIN THAT ANALYSIS, IT SHOULD INCLUDE THE BUDGET.
WELL, IS THAT A, IS THAT OF COUNCIL'S MOTION? CORRECT, YES.
I AND THE MOTION APPROVED FOUR ZERO.
[CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION]
OKAY.AND THE CITY COUNCIL REQUEST AND COMMENT.
AND CITY COUNCIL, ANY PEOPLE WANT TO REQUEST MAD? MAY I GO AHEAD.
UH, WHO WANNA GO FIRST? YOU GUYS ALSO POLITE.
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OKAY, I'LL, UH, MY UNDER, I WAS, UH, TOLD BY CITY STAFF THAT OUR TREE CONTRACT IS EXPIRING, UH, SOON.SO I AM MAKING A COUNCIL REQUEST TO INITIATE AN RP FOR TREE SERVICE COMPANIES.
UH, TO BE DONE BY NO LATER THAN, UH, TO BE POSTED FOR AN RFP BY NO LATER THAN APRIL 22ND.
ON EVEREST IS OUR TREE STREAMING COMPANY.
AND, UH, BASICALLY YOU SAY, I THINK THE, THE CONTRACTS COME TO AN END, SO WE NEED TO SEND OUT IP, RIGHT? CORRECT.
AND ANYBODY AGAINST THAT? NOPE.
UH, MY SECOND REQUEST IS TO REQUEST THAT, UH, A PRESENTATION BE BROUGHT BACK, UH, TO THE NEXT MEETING, UH, ON A, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION ON COST BREAKDOWN.
SO IF WE COULD HAVE A, A, A, A FAST PRESENTATION ON THE BREAKDOWN OF, OF THE BIG NUMBERS WE SAW IN THE LAST PRESENTATION.
AND WE'VE, IF WE CAN MAKE SURE, UH, THAT THIS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC'S PACKET, SO IT'S, IT'S TRANSPARENT.
SO BASICALLY YOU WANT THE DETAILED BUDGET OF WHAT THE MONEY SPENT TO THE LAST TIME IS NOT ENOUGH OF DETAIL.
SO YOU CREATE SOME MORE DETAIL.
MY, UH, LAST ONE IS, UM, TO REQUEST THAT, UH, POLICE CHIEF TONY CORINA, UH, DO A PRESENTATION ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.
UH, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT CHIEF CORTINA, ONE OF HIS, UH, KEY, ONE OF HIS KEY KEY INITIATIVES HE DID WHEN HE BECAME CHIEF WAS EXPAND THE AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR, FOR THIS PROGRAM.
SO, SO BASICALLY, MOTHER MAYOR FOR LAST TIME, WE, I THINK THIS IS ONE YOUR MOTHER MAYOR LAST TIME.
REGARDING THE, UH, EXPANSION FOR THE AGE, UH, FOR THE VOLUNTEER FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND, AND HOW WE'RE GONNA DO A PUBLIC, UH, CAMPAIGN ON IT TO GET OKAY.
AND A PRESENTATION ABOUT HOW WE PROMOTE THIS SO MORE PEOPLE CAN JOIN.
AND NOW WE MOVE TO COUNCILMAN.
YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE? YOU SAY ONE MORE
MY LAST REQUEST IS FOR, UM, UH, IS TO ASK MAYOR, UH, RU, UH, IF HE COULD CLAIM APRIL 2ND, UH, AS WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY FOR THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
UH, AUTISM AWARENESS, UH, MONTH.
AND, UH, YOU OKAY WITH THAT? YES.
ANYBODY AGAINST THAT? HOLY YOU AGAINST THAT
AND WE'LL MOVE TO THE COUNCILMAN
[CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS]
O KEN TALK.UH, ON, ON WILLOW SOUTH OF MERCED, THERE WAS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL ROAD, UH, CON UH, THAT WAS REDONE WITH OUR, UNDER OUR PAYMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
AND THEN IT WAS ALL TORN UP WITH, WITH SEWER LINES AND PIPING AND EVERYTHING.
WHAT, SO I, I, I RECEIVED A, A WORD FROM VARIOUS FOLKS, AND I, I NEED TO ASK FROM A PROCESS STANDPOINT, AND LITERALLY FOR, FROM SAVING COSTS, WHAT IN THE WORLD WOULD, HOW IN THE WORLD COULD THAT HAPPEN? WHERE THERE, THE, THE, THE PIPING WAS DONE AFTER THE ROADS WERE REPAVED AND DONE NICELY, THEN NOW WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND FIX IT AGAIN.
SO THE FIRST THING IS TO LOOK INTO THAT SPECIFIC SITUATION.
AND SECOND, IF, WHENEVER THOSE SORTS OF THINGS HAPPEN, I'D LIKE TO KNOW FROM A PROCESS STANDPOINT, HOW IN THE WORLD WAS THAT ALLOWED TO HAPPEN? WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY AND FOR, FOR US TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL ROAD AND THEN HAVE IT TORN UP, I'M WONDERING WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR THAT? UH, THAT'S JUST A WASTE.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S PUBLIC WORKS 1 0 1.
HOW IN THE WORLD COULD THAT HAPPEN? YEAH.
UH, COUNCILMAN OLI KENTO? I AGREE A HUNDRED PERCENT.
I THINK, UH, THERE'S A WASTE OF TAXPAYERS MONEY.
WE JUST PAVE A BEAUTIFUL STREET.
IT HAPPENED TO
THE FRONTIER COMING IN AND DIG ALL THE PLACES AND MAKE A MESS.
AND NOW THEY ONLY WILLING TO PAY US FICTION, OR WE HAVE TO REPAIR.
AND THE SIDEWALK, EVERYTHING DAMAGED.
SO, SO WE NEED TO HAVE OUR OKAY.
AND THE, UH, CIP MANAGER SUPERVISED WHEN WE APPROVE FROM OUR ENGINEER, WE NEED TO SUPERVISE THEIR WORK ASSETS.
AND I AGREE A HUNDRED PERCENT.
IF IT IS NEW, THE STREET IS PAVING SO PRETTY.
AND WHY WE HAVE TO DIG IT OUT IS THAT'S HOW PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT GOVERNMENT'S WEIGHTS.
AND THEN LET'S GO INVESTIGATE.
SO MAD MAYOR, I, IS THIS, UH, CITY TO INVEST THE STREET? CAN YOU REPEAT THE STREET AGAIN? A WILLOW SOUTH OF, SOUTH OF MERCED, SOUTH OF MEED WILLOW.
AND THEN LET'S HAVE AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT HOW IT HAPPENED, WHY IT HAPPENED, HOW CAN WE AVOID THIS HAPPEN AGAIN? EXACTLY.
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HAVE A COMMENT REGARDING THAT ITEM.UH, SO THIS IS, THAT'S MY DISTRICT.
UH, AND I DID, UH, TALK TO PAULINA ABOUT THAT.
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS, THAT'S A SANITATION DISTRICT, UH, CONDUCTING WATER, CLEANING PIPES.
UH, YOU KNOW, I TAKE THOSE, THOSE CONCERNS VERY SERIOUSLY.
WHEN MY CONSTITUENTS BRING THAT TO MY ATTENTION, I WANT MY CONSTITUENTS TO KNOW THAT I DID ADVOCATE WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, AND WITH TRANSTECH TRANSTECH DID GO OUT, UH, TO EXPECT THE PROJECT AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY WERE ACTUALLY BLOCKING RESIDENTS INTO THEIR PARKING LOT, INCLUDING ONE OF OUR, UH, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT AS AN UPDATE.
SO IF, UH, COUNCILMAN METOS, IF YOU'RE OKAY, CAN YOU MAKE IT MORE SPECIFIC TO HAVE TRANSTECH COME PRESENT BECAUSE THEY'RE THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY? YES.
AND, AND TO ALSO JUST ADDRESS THIS PROCESS-WISE ACROSS THE CITY, BECAUSE IF THIS IS HAPPENING OR ABOUT TO HAPPEN SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE NEED TO STOP IT.
UH, AND SO THIS IS NOT, THIS IS JUST A EXAMPLE, A STREET THAT HAS BEEN REDUNDANT AND, UH, DESTROYED, AND NOW WE HAVE TO PAY AGAIN.
AND THIS IS TO COMPLY TO ALL THE STREET, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN IF WE WANT TO PAY IN THE FUTURE.
AND THEN BASICALLY WE WILL DO THE OKAY.
STEP BY STEP FOR EACH OF THE TRAY SO WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY, AND THEN WE HAVE DIG EVERYTHING UP.
AND, AND JUST TO FINISH, THE LAST COMMENT IS THAT IN MY, IN MY CONVERSATION WITH, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER, I TOLD, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER THAT I EXPECT, UH, FOR TRANSECT TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SANITATION DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SEAL UP THOSE STREETS CORRECTLY.
AND THEY ALSO PUT SEAL OVER IT.
SO IT MATCHES AFTER, AND THERE'S NO PATCHES ON OUR END THAT ARE DESTROYING OUR BRAND NEW STREETS.
LET ME ABBREVIATE, UH, THE, THIS MOTHER MAY, I BASICALLY, WHERE WE WANT TRANSTECH TO COME TO DO A PRESENTATION REGARDING HOW THEY APPROVE AND HOW WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A WASTE LED, OKAY.
WE APPROVE DOING THIS, AND THEN LATER ON WE HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT, RIGHT? CORRECT.
AND MY SECOND AND LAST MOTHER MAY I HAS TO DO WITH SUPPORT FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN HAVE, YOU CAN HAVE MORE.
WELL, I ONLY HAVE, THIS IS THE ONLY ONE.
AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
I'M LEARNING THAT WHENEVER THERE'S, THERE ARE BUSINESSES WHO WANT TO REPLACE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS OR, OR HEATING UNITS, THAT SORT OF THING.
AND IT'S NOT TO EVEN MODERNIZE.
AND THEY'RE TOLD THAT THEY, THEY HAVE TO PAY $2,000 TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO DO THAT.
I MEAN, HOW IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE BUSINESS FRIENDLY? SO, WANTED TO ASK HOW, HOW, IF WE CAN LOOK INTO THIS, UH, THIS PRACTICE, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT BUSINESS FRIENDLY AT ALL.
AND IT ALSO DISINCENTIVIZES BUSINESSES FROM REPORTING TO US WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND THEY, THEY MAY JUST LET THINGS DILAPIDATE.
AND SO WANTED TO LOOK INTO THAT FURTHER.
UH, SO YOUR MOTHER MAY, I BASICALLY IS WHAT IT SAYS, THE BUSINESS OWNER REPLACE AIR CONDITION.
THE, THE, THE PRACTICE OF CHARGING BUSINESSES.
AND WHEN THEY GO, WHEN THEY GO TO APPLY FOR OUR PLANNING TO THE BUILDING, AND, UH, THEY GET CHARGED $2,000.
AND TO LOOK INTO THE CHARGE IS FAIR OR NOT, AND, UH, TO LOOK INTO THAT, THE PERMIT PROCESS.
LOOK INTO IT ABOUT THE PROCESS.
AIR CONDITION OR REPLACE SOME OF THE DEVICE OR MAYBE ROOFING.
WHY IS THE PROCESS HOW MUCH WE CHARGE? OKAY.
AND WE WANT TO BE FAIRNESS TREATING OUR BUSINESS PARTNER, RIGHT? YES.
AND, AND ULTIMATELY, IF THAT'S, IF THIS REALLY IS THE PRACTICE, IF IT'S TRUE, THEN I'D LIKE TO HAVE AS PART OF THAT, THAT THEY, THAT THERE'D BE AN OPTION FOR US TO YEAH.
LOOK AT, LET'S LOOK INTO IT FIRST.
AND, UH, AND THEN BRING BACK TO CITY COUNCIL TO REVIEW.
AND ANYBODY AGAINST THAT? OKAY.
AND HOW ABOUT COUNCILWOMAN? DO YOU WANT OH, YOU, THANK YOU.
HOW ABOUT COUNCIL COMMENT? ANY COMMENT YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD? UM, UH, COUNCIL COUNCILMAN OLLEY.
I, I WANTED TO LET FOLKS KNOW, UH, FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES, WHY I WAS NOT HERE AT THE LAST MEETING.
UH, I WAS INVITED BY, UH, CONGRESSMAN GIL CISNEROS TO BE HIS PERSONAL GUEST AT, AT THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS TO A JOIN SESSION OF CONGRESS.
AND SO, THE VERY NIGHT WHEN, WHEN A COUNCIL WAS BEING HELD, I WAS ALREADY, UH, IN WASHINGTON DC AND I GOT TO SIT IN THE GALLERY A ABOVE, UH, THE, THE, UH, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND, UH, ACROSS FROM THE FIRST FAMILY AND SO FORTH.
AND, AND WITH A SEATED WITH A, A NUMBER OF FOLKS FROM ACROSS COUNTRY.
SO I'D LIKE TO THANK PUBLICLY THANK A CONGRESSMAN CISNEROS FOR HIS VERY, VERY KIND INVITATION.
AND, UH, IT WAS JUST REALLY AN HONOR TO BE THERE.
I I MISSED EVERYBODY HERE, BUT I ALSO WAS EXCITED TO BE THERE,
UH, AND I CAN SAY WE ARE VERY JEALOUS,
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TIME WE CAN TAKE ALONG WITH YOU,AND THEN THE LAST THING IS, I JUST WANTED TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT I'M, UH, HAVING A DISTRICT MEETING ON, ON S UH, THURSDAY, UH, UH, ON MARCH THE 27TH.
AND, AND SO JUST WANNA LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT, AND I EXPECT STAFF TO BE IN ATTENDANCE.
UH, MARCH 27TH, YOU HAVE A TOWN HALL MEETING? YES.
AND, UH, ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL WANNA SAY ANYTHING? OKAY.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, SAY AGAIN, UH, THANK, UH, CITY STAFF FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK THEY'RE DOING.
UH, ALSO, I WANNA MAKE SURE, UH, I SAY THIS PUBLICLY, 'CAUSE I HAVE BEEN REQUESTING THIS FOR DAYS NOW, BUT DOWN THE ORANGEWOOD PARK SKATE PARK HAS BEEN, UH, HIT WHERE MAJOR GRAFFITI AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS NOT CLEANED THAT UP YET.
AND, AND THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE, UH, TO OUR RESIDENTS.
SO THAT HAS TO BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UM, IN REGARDS TO, I THINK ALSO THE BULB LIGHTS AT ORANGEWOOD PARK REMAIN UN PLACED FOR YEARS NOW.
SO AT NIGHT, THE SKATE PARK REMAINS PITCH BLACK.
UM, AND AGAIN, UH, I THANK, UH, CHIEF CORTINA FOR THE PROGRAMS HE'S DOING, UH, WITH FOOTHILL.
I THANK CHIEF BROWN FOR CHECKING OUR FIRE HYDRANTS.
I WANT TO THANK AGAIN, UH, SOCAL EDISON FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND MEETING WITH OUR CITY STAFF AND MYSELF.
I ALSO COMMEND THE PRESIDENT OF SOCAL EDISON FOR ALSO INVOLVING HIMSELF AND MAKING SURE, UH, FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION GOING FORWARD.
UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER GUT.
I JUST WANNA SHARE WITH YOU, UH, THIS MORNING, OKAY.
CITY MANAGERS MEETING EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, AND, UH, AND RAUL OKAY.
SO WE GRAB HIM INSIDE AND, UH, AND REQUEST HIM DO SOMETHING AND THEN, AND HE'S WILLING TO DO, AND ONE OF THE AGENDA, ROSARIO WAS THERE TO, OKAY.
AND WE REQUEST HIM TO CLEAN THE SKATE PARK.
AND, UH, WE WANT TO OPEN THAT IN THE FRONT, SO ON THE STREET, THE STREETS OF
SO IN THAT WAY, WE DON'T HAVE, UH, PEOPLE DOING WEIRD THING OVER THERE CREATE, UH, THE A SITUATION AND, AND, UH, OKAY.
OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OR WE EVEN STATED SOMEBODY MOVING THE FENCE, SOMETHING HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS TO WALK THROUGH.
AND, AND SO WE WANT HIM TO MAKE SURE THE SAFETY MOVE THE FENCE BACK SO PEOPLE CAN WALK THROUGH IT.
AND WE NEED TO REALLY QUICKLY OKAY.
ALL THIS GRAFFITI AND PUT THE LIGHT ON SO THAT CAN, OUR YOUTH CAN PLAY LESS SKATE PARK AGAIN.
WE HAVE A FACILITY, WE NEED TO HAVE A MAINTENANCE AT THE SAME TIME WE WANT TO WEAR CAP AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN UTILIZE.
SO I SAY, I THINK THIS IS A REQUEST.
AND, UH, I THINK WE REQUEST FOR COUPLE YEAH.
AND SO HOPEFULLY THIS THING CAN BE DONE.
AND THE SAME THING, THE THE ORANGEWOOD PARK, THE LIGHT ISSUE AND THE, AND THE ISSUE ABOUT, UH, OKAY.
SURROUNDING ORANGEWOOD, UH, SOCCER FIELDS, HOW WE CAN UTILIZE FOR PEOPLE CAN PLAY.
I THINK WE, WE WANT THEM TO PUT A SCHEDULE SO WE CAN MAKE THE THING HAPPEN.
SO PEOPLE, THE YOUNG, THE YOUTH, THE YOUNG CAN PLAY RIGHT THERE, RIGHT? YEAH.
I, I YOU WANNA, YOU WANT ADD ON SOMETHING? YOU GO AHEAD.
I THINK YOU'RE HITTING ON SOME VERY KEY POINTS.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GRAFFITI, UM, MAKING SURE THAT IT COMES DOWN.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SAFETY, TALKING ABOUT LIGHTING, AND THOSE ARE ALL THINGS, AS YOU SAID, MAYOR, THAT NEED TO BE SCHEDULED.
SO YOU'RE HITTING ON SOME VERY KEY POINTS, AND THEN OF COURSE, COMMUNICATING THAT BACK, UM, TO OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO WE'LL CIRCLE BACK WITH STAFF AND WE'LL MAKE SURE IT GETS SCHEDULED.
SO WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS.
AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER, GO AHEAD.
AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I, I HAD THIS SCHEDULED SINCE JANUARY, SO, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE TO SCHEDULE THIS, BUT THE RESIDENTS EXPECT ACTION.
SO, UM, AND ALSO, UM, ALSO YOU REMINDED ME, I DID, UH, CREATE A, A, I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH OUR TRASH PARTNER, ATHENS SERVICES.
SO IN CELEBRATION OF BIRTHDAY, ATHENS SERVICES IS DONATING THEIR SERVICES TO SPRAY DOWN OR REMOVE ALL THE OLD PAINT FROM OUR SKATE PARK.
AND WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE STUDENT ARTISTS COME AND DO MURALS IN OUR SKATE PARK.
SO THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS THAT ATHENS IS GONNA REMOVE ALL THE OLD CH CHUNKS OF PAINT, UH, FROM THE FLOOR, UH, FROM THE, THE WALLS, UH, IN THAT, IN THAT SKATE PARK AREA.
SO, UH, SOME GREAT THINGS ARE COMING NEXT MONTH, SO THANK YOU.
UH, AND I WANNA FOLLOW UP
AND WE ALREADY HAVE A YOUNG LADY FROM THE FILM.
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SHE VOLUNTEERED TO, UH, PUT THE COMMITTEE TOGETHER TO HAVE ALL THE YOUTH, YOUNG PEOPLE TO DESIGN THE OKAY.THE PAINTING, THE MORALE OVER THERE, SO, OKAY.
THAT PEOPLE CAN BE PROUD AND THEY WILL PROTECT THAT BEAUTIFUL.
UH, AND, UH, AND SO I THINK WE NEED OUR YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE AND TO PROTECT THEIR, THEIR PLAYGROUND.
BECAUSE THIS FOR THEM, I DON'T THINK I CAN ESCAPE OVER THERE.
BUT I THINK MY GRANDKID CAN PLAY OVER THERE.
SO ALL MY, I THINK MY SON'S STILL OVER THAT TOO.
SO I THINK THIS IS, WE NEED TO KIND OF PREPARE THIS AND UTILIZE, LET PEOPLE TO UTILIZE.
ARE WE DONE? YEAH, I THINK THAT'S, UH, ALL I GOT.
ALL I HAVE TO SAY, AND AGAIN, I, I WANT YOU TO SAY OUR PARKS ARE, ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND YEAH, IT HAS TO BE ACTION.
CAN WE HAVE, UH, SINCE YOU ALWAYS LIKE TO HAVE A DEADLINE, YOU WANT TO ADD A DEADLINE WHEN WE CAN GET THIS THING DONE? I THINK THE, I THINK THAT'S THE DEADLINES, UH, PAST DUE.
SO HOW ABOUT, HOW ABOUT LET'S DO THIS BECAUSE WE CLEAN IT UP.
AND WE HAVE EMILY ON THE FILM, IT THE FIRST PLACE LADY THAT SHE'S SO PROUD TO WANT TO PARTICIPATE, LET HER TO DESIGN AND INVITE HER TO COME.
SO, UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PRE-PLANNING STAGES, BUT THERE WILL BE AN OFFICIAL DATE NEXT MONTH AROUND EARTH DAY, UH, WHERE ATHENS IS GONNA WORK WITH US, UH, OFFICIALLY TO COME OUT AND SPRAY IT OUT, OUT.
AND LET'S, LET'S INVITE, INVITE EMILY TO BE THERE.
I THINK SHE'S CURRENTLY IS IN THE SAC.
SHE GRADUATED FROM, UH, EITHER ORANGEWOOD, WEST COVINA HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE WAS, UH, TWO YEARS AGO FIRST PLACE FULFILLMENT.
AND LAST YEAR SHE WAS THE, THE HOST MC.
AND SHE'S SO PROUD AND LET, LET, LET OUR YOUTH TO TAKE IN CHARGE.
MR. MAYOR, JUST AS A REMINDER, ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT ALL THIS ATHENS AND EARTH DAY AS A REMINDER TO STAFF, WE ALREADY DID A MOTHER, MAY I ASKING THEM TO PRESENT ON RECYCLING 1383, ET CETERA.
STAFF NEEDS TO REMEMBER TO DO THAT DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL.
I THINK THEIR CONTRACT WILL COME TO US WITH A CERTAIN 83, AND THEN WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THEIR FINAL NUMBER.
AND THE SAME THING FOR NATION NATIONWIDE.
WE NEED TO FINALIZE THEIR, ALL, BOTH THEIR CONTRACT.
YEAH, I THINK, UH, I WAS SPEAKING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY ABOUT THAT, SO, UM, LAST WEEK THEY BARELY SENT, UH, TOM'S OFFICE THE DOCUMENT, SO THEY'RE WORKING ON IT.
I, MY CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS WORKING ON IT WITH THE ATHENS, BUT IT WAS, UH, WE JUST, THEY BARELY GOT IT LAST WEEK, SO, WELL, THEY WANT TO INCREASE THE FEE SO THEY CAN TAKE THEIR SLOW TIME.
SO WE CAN STILL SAVE THE MONEY.
SO, AND OTHER, OTHER THAN THAT, ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY.
DO I HAVE, UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TOWARDS OUR MOVE INTO A JIM.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? NO, YOU, I WANT TO CONTINUE
THANK YOU MID DEAR JIM, THANK YOU SO MUCH.