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GOOD EVENING.WELCOME TO WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
UH, TODAY IS AUGUST 5TH, 2025.
UH, SORRY, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT LATE BECAUSE WE NEED TO HOST THE OPENING AND THEN WE HAVE RUN OVER HERE.
UH, THE, BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO BACK TO DANCE WITH MY RESIDENT, SO OTHERWISE I'LL BE IN TROUBLE.
SO, SO ANYWAY, AND ANY PERSON WHICH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE ORAL COMMUNICATION MUST COMPLETE A SPEAKER CALL THAT IS PROVIDE AT ENTRY, UH, TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AND SUBMIT THE CALL TO THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF ORAL COMMUNICATION.
DO WE HAVE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK? OH, UH, IF NOT, THEN CITY MANAGER, YOU WILL PRETEND YOU'RE A CITY CLERK.
PRIOR TO ORAL COMMENCEMENT FOR ORAL COMMUNICATION, SPEAKER CALL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER ORAL COMMUNICATION HAS STARTED TONIGHT.
INVOCATION WILL BE LEFT BY THE PASTOR SAMUEL MARTINEZ, PASTOR.
AND THE COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEASURE OF ALLEGION.
HEAVENLY FATHER, REMEMBERING THE WORDS OF KING SOLOMON, OF ALL THAT WISDOM IS A PRINCIPLE THING.
WE PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM TO BE GIVEN TO OUR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, PLUS ALL THAT OUR LEADERSHIP IN OUR CITY.
WE REMEMBER THAT THE HOLY SCRIPTURE STATE THAT IF ANY MAN LACKS WISDOM, LET A ASK OF GOD AND YOU WILL GIVE LIBERALLY PROVERBS THREE, FIVE STATES TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU IN ALL OUR WAYS, AND YOU WILL DIRECT OUR PATH.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU IN ALL THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT CONCERNING OUR CITY AFFAIRS.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DIRECTION.
PROTECT OUR POLICE OFFICERS IN OUR CITY, AND ALL THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF WEST COVINA AND THE MILITARY PROTECT OUR SCHOOLS THAT THEY MAY STAY SAFE.
HAVENS MAY OUR NEIGHBORHOODS CONTINUE TO BE SAFE TO LIVE IN, AND WE BE ABLE TO WALK OUR STREETS, PROSPER OUR BUSINESSES, COMFORT OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE LONELY, DEPRESSED, THE WIDOWS, THE WIDOWERS, ALL THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCED ANY SORT OF CRISIS TONIGHT, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED ANY KIND OF LOSS RECENTLY.
PEACE BE WITHIN YOUR BORDERS WITH COVINA AND SUCCESS IN ALL YOUR AREAS.
THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU WITH COVINA.
LIFT UP HIS FAVOR AND BLESSINGS UPON YOU AND GRANT YOU HIS SHALOM.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, AND GOD BLESS OUR BELOVED CITY OF WEST COVINA.
GENTLEMEN, PLEASE REMOVE YOUR CAPS AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I PLED ALLEGIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WILL CALL PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ HERE.
SHE'S ALSO THE RECORD REFLECT THAT SHE'S ABSENT.
AND, UH, UH, CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? WE HAVE A NO CLOSED ACTION.
YEAH, BECAUSE WE HAVE PARTY GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
AND, UH, UH, WE HAVE NO PRESENTATION BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HAVE A SHOW AND SWEET AND, UH, UM, COUNCIL MEETING SO WE CAN GO OUT.
TO JOIN OUR COMMUNITY FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
TONIGHT IS A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND PLUS TOUCH A TRUCK AND YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE COMBINE AND ALL THE OKAY.
AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH TOGETHER IS CENTRALIZED AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN REACH MORE PEOPLE.
AND FOR PAST 10 YEARS, I REMEMBER WE ALWAYS HAVE TO FIGHT THE TRAFFIC TO GO TO EACH OF, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH AND END UP, UH, WE MISSING A LOT OF TIME DUE TO THE TRAFFIC.
SO, AND THE POLICE, UH, DE DECIDED POLICE DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO, TO CENTRALIZE LIKE ANY OTHER CITY.
AND, UH, AND SUPPOSEDLY WE SHOULD SKIP OUR MEETING TONIGHT, BUT BECAUSE YOU, YOU, OKAY.
WE HAVE TO HAVE THE MEETING TOGETHER FOR TONIGHT FOR YOU AND TO GO THROUGH A VERY IMPORTANT AGENDA BECAUSE TIMELY MATTERS.
SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO BE HERE.
[ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
THE ORAL COMMUNICATION, OKAY.AND READ THIS, PLEASE BEAR WITH ME.
COMMENT ARE LIMITED FOR THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF A CITY COUNCIL REQUEST TO SPEAK.
AN AGENDA ITEM WILL BE HEARD PRIOR TO REQUEST TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY NOT ENGAGE IN BEHAVIOR LIES DISRUPTED TO THE ELDERLY CONDUCT OF THE MEETING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPEAK OFF TOPIC, SPEAKING BEYOND THE SPEAKERS ALLOWED TIME LIMIT MAKING SLANDEROUS OR PROFE REMARK OR USING LOUD THREATENING OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE,
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WHICH DISRUPT DISTURB THE PLEAD AND RENDER INVISIBLE.THE ELDERLY COUNTER OF THE MEETING MEMBER PROBABLY MAY NOT THREATEN ANY PERSON WITH PHYSICAL HARM OR ACT IN THE MANNER THAT MAY REASONABLE BE INTERPRETED AS AN INTIMATE THREAT OF A PHYSICAL HARM.
WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME BEING CALLED, YOU MAY SIT IN THE FRONT ROW DESIGNATED FOR PUBLIC SPEAKER.
THE TIME WILL START WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED AND HOW MANY SPEAKER WE HAVE.
MAYOR, WE WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT THE SPEAKER CARD.
SO IF YOU HAVE A SPEAKER CARD THAT IS FILLED OUT AND YOUR INTENT IS TO SPEAK TONIGHT, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE APPROACH SO THAT WE CAN COLLECT THEM.
AND, UH, I HAVE A FIRST SPEAKER.
HOW MANY SPEAKER? WE HAVE 4, 5, 6, 7 SPEAKERS, MAYOR.
FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE OSCAR MORALES.
I'VE A, I'M A, I'VE BEEN A PROUD, UH, RESIDENT OF WEST COVINO FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
AND JUST LAST NOVEMBER, I BECAME A HOMEOWNER IN THIS CITY.
UH, A PLACE I'VE LONG CALLED HOME.
IT'S NOT EASY FOR ME TO COME HERE TODAY, BUT I FEEL IT'S NECESSARY TO SPEAK ABOUT AN ONGOING AND DEEPLY TROUBLING SITUATION INVOLVING MY NEIGHBOR, COLLEEN ROSATI, WHO I UNDERSTAND IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS A CITY'S CITY'S ELECTED TREASURER.
FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, MY FAMILY AND I HAVE FELT CONTINUOUSLY TARGETED AND HARASSED BY MS. ROSATI.
SHORTLY AFTER MOVING IN, SHE REPORTED US TO THE CITY REGARDING OUR GARAGE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TOM STAPLETON INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND I COMPLIED WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS.
PERMITS WERE PULLED AND FINAL INSPECTIONS WERE CON WERE COMPLETED.
HOWEVER, A MONTH LATER, MR. STAPLETON CONTACTED ME AGAIN ASKING ABOUT UNRELATED WORK CONCERNING OUR ELECTRICAL PANEL AND WINDOW REMOVAL WORK THAT DID NOT INVOLVE THE PANEL AT ALL.
THIS LED TO FURTHER CO, UH, CITY CORRESPONDENCE, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS AGAIN PROMPTED BY MS. ROSATI.
IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE BEING UNFAIRLY SCRUTINIZED AND SINGLED OUT, BUT MORE DISTURBING THAN THE COURT ENFORCEMENT ISSUE IS WHAT HAPPENED ON APRIL 20TH, 2025, EASTER SUNDAY, AND ALSO MY BIR MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY.
WE HAD FAMILY AND FRIENDS OVER TO CELEBRATE AS OUR, UH, AS SOME OF OUR GUESTS WALKED ALONG THE, THE PUBLIC GRASS IN FRONT OF, UH, MS. ROSA'S HOME.
SHE CAME OUTSIDE, CONFRONTED THEM AGGRESSIVELY AND USED OFFENSIVE AND RACIST LANGUAGE TELLING THEM TO GET OFF HER PROPERTY.
AND I SAY THIS ALL WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE COUNSEL, BUT I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE TRANSPARENT.
SHE SAID, OH, YOU EFFING MEXICANS FEEL SO ENTITLED.
THIS BEHAVIOR IS UNACCEPTABLE FROM ANYONE, BUT ESPECIALLY FROM AN ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO REPRESENTS OUR CITY.
IT CROSSES A LINE FROM NEIGHBORLY DISPUTE TO TARGETED HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION.
MY FAMILY AND I DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE AND WELCOME IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M HERE TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COUNSEL FOR SUPPORT IN ADDRESSING THIS MATTER.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT.
I JUST WANT TO LIVE PEACEFULLY IN MY HOME WITHOUT BEING RACIALLY TARGETED OR HARASSED BY SOMEONE WHO HOLDS A POSITION OF PUBLIC TRUST.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.
I LEFT MY NUMBER ON THE SPEAKER CARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
NEXT SPEAKER IS MIKE MEREDITH, FOLLOWED BY GISELLE MORAN MORAN, AND FOLLOWED BY MARK ANDREWS, MIKE.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
MY FAMILY'S, UH, LIVED IN WEST COVINA SINCE 1954.
AND, UH, SIMILAR TO THE GENTLEMAN HERE FEELING A LITTLE SINGLED OUT BY CODE ENFORCEMENT AND SAFETY.
WE'VE, UH, IN THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE HAD ABOUT SIX DIFFERENT EPISODES, ONE OF THEM BEING, UM, WE WERE DONATING ABOUT SIX BAGS, TRASH BAGS, UH, TO THE RESCUE MISSION FOR PICKUP.
WE SET 'EM OUT ON OUR, WE HAVE A BIG, LIKE A HANDICAPPED RAMP OUT IN FRONT OF OUR PORCH FOR THE PICKUP THAT MORNING.
AND CODE ENFORCEMENT GAVE US A SIGHTING.
WE HAD ANOTHER SITUATION WHERE A TRUCK, UM, WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE, AND IT WAS IN OUR BACK DRIVEWAY PRIOR TO THIS, THE SAME DAY I PUT IT IN THE FRONT DRIVEWAY.
AND THAT ONE HAD SOME SPIDERWEBS ON THE TIRE.
WE, WE'VE BEEN GETTING ALL THESE DIFFERENT WARNINGS AND STUFF.
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UM, THERE WAS, UM, A FEW DIFFERENT SITUATIONS WITH STREET, UH, STREET SWEEPERS.BIG ISSUE RIGHT NOW WHERE, UH, WE'RE FORTUNATE WE'RE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM WALNUT GROVE SCHOOL.
SO WE, WE GOT PERMISSION FROM WALNUT, WALNUT GROVE TO PARK IN THEIR PARKING LOT, WHICH IS ALREADY LIMITED, BUT BECAUSE, UH, OF THEIR PARKING FOR TEACHERS, THEY SAID IT'S OKAY, IT'S ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME.
SO WE MOVED THE, THE CARS OR ONE CAR ACROSS THE STREET, SO DID A COUPLE OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND THEY ALSO PARKED OVER THERE.
STREET SWEEPER CAME BY AND WE GOT ALONG RING CAMERA.
I'VE GOT PICTURES OF IT ON MY PHONE.
I'VE GOT THE RING CAMERA, I CAN SHOW ANYBODY HERE TONIGHT.
UH, THE STREET SWEEPER WENT BY, DID OUR WHOLE ENTIRE CIRCLE, AND THEN THREE OF OUR OTHER NEIGHBORS WENT AND GOT OUR CARS, PUT IT BACK.
AN HOUR LATER, THE STREET SWEEPER CAME BY AGAIN.
AND, UH, ON THE SECOND TIME, HE HAD A CODE ENFORCEMENT TRUCK WITH HIM.
AND THAT PERSON PUT ALL THESE WARNING STICKERS.
NOW I'VE TALKING TO ANOTHER, UM, CODE ENFORCEMENT ON THIS LAST MONDAY, AND SHE SAID, COME HERE AND BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING HERE TONIGHT.
THIS ISN'T THE ONLY EPISODE WITH STREET SWEEPERS.
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS.
WE'VE HAD A YARD SALE AND, UM, WE HAD A, A 10 FOOT BY 10 FOOT CANOPY, HALF IN OUR BACK DRIVEWAY AND HALF ON THE SIDEWALK.
CODE ENFORCEMENT CAME BY AND WANTED TO GIVE US, HAD US BREAK IT DOWN, CLEARLY SAYS ESTATE SALE, YARD SALE.
HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A YARD OR A ESTATE SALE IS.
HE THOUGHT WE WERE SELLING FOOD.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GETTING THESE GUYS, BUT YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY'RE HIRING 'EM AT HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT.
UM, BUT A LITTLE BIT OF A COMMON RESPECT COMING FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT WOULD BE WOULD BE NICE, YOU KNOW.
UH, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I'M MISSING HERE, BABE? OH, MY TIME'S UP ANYWAY.
COULD YOU GIVE, UH, AND OSCAR, CAN YOU GIVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION TO OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER, PLEASE? AND SENTINE TO YOU? MIKE, WOULD YOU PLEASE? YES.
SO WE CAN, WE CAN CONTACT YOU OKAY.
SPEAKER, NEXT SPEAKER IS GISELLE MORAN.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON THE STREET SWEEPING, UH, NEAR MY HOUSE.
IT'S FOR MONDAYS FROM 7:00 AM TO 11:00 AM UH, AND I DO ACTUALLY WORK FOR IN-N-OUT IN BALDWIN PARK.
SO OUR SCHEDULES ARE KIND OF CRAZY TO WHERE I DO CLOSE A LOT.
SO I GET OFF WORK AT TWO IN THE MORNING.
SO IT SUCKS WHEN I HAVE TO CLOSE ON SUNDAY NIGHT PARK BY FLOOR AND DECOR SIX BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY HOUSE, KNOWING THAT MONDAY MORNING THEY'RE GONNA GIVE ME A TICKET.
SO NOW I HAVE TO EITHER HAVE MY DAD PICK ME UP AT TWO 30 IN THE MORNING, TWO IN THE MORNING, OR AM I SUPPOSED TO LIKE WALK? THANKFULLY, I HAVEN'T HAD TO WALK YET, BUT I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAVE TO HAPPEN.
UM, I DO HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS THAT I ALSO WORK WITH THAT EITHER WORK AT 7:00 AM 8:00 AM AND HAVING TO WALK SIX BLOCKS AWAY TO GET TO THEIR CAR, TO HAVE TO THEN GO TO WORK.
UM, MY NEIGHBOR PARKS ON HIS LAWN BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO PARK ON THE STREET.
THERE'S BEEN INSTANCES WHERE I'VE SEEN UP TO TWO CARS ON THEIR GRASS, AND I JUST FEEL LIKE AS THESE PEOPLE OWNING THEIR HOMES, AND THEY JUST DON'T, THEY JUST DON'T NEED THAT.
I HAVE FRIENDS WHO LIVE IN LA PUENTES, CITY OF INDUSTRY WHO HAVE STREET SWEEPING ON ONE SIDE ON MONDAYS, ANOTHER SIDE ON TUESDAY.
I DON'T SEE HOW THAT COULD, YOU KNOW, THEY SAY THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FINE.
I IT'S GIVING THE RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, THEIR OPPORTUNITIES TO PARK.
NOW IF THEY DON'T FIND PARKING AT THEM, THEN THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THEIR FAULT.
BUT YOU'RE GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY.
HERE, I WAKE UP ON MONDAY MORNING AND IT'S GHOST TOWN, AND THERE'S NO CARS, THERE'S, THERE'S NOWHERE.
NOW WE'RE HAVING TO MIGRATE OVER TO THESE OTHER STREETS WHERE THERE'S ALSO RESIDENTS AND NOW THE FLOOR AND DE THE FLOOR AND DECOR PARKING LOT IS GONNA GET COVERED.
IT'S JUST A LOT OF LIKE, IT'S JUST, I FEEL LIKE A DOMINO EFFECT IN THE STREETS.
IT'S ALSO PRONE TO MORE RESIDENTS GETTING TICKETS AND CITATIONS WHEN THEY, THEY DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.
IF YOU GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST PARK ACROSS THE STREET ON ONE DAY PARK ACROSS THE, LIKE, IT'S, I THINK THAT WOULD BE PRETTY REASONABLE.
UM, YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF MY MAIN THING.
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A LOT OF, I AM ON LIKE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD APP AND I DO SEE IT COME ACROSS A LOT ON MY PAGE.I DON'T LIKE TO SPEAK ON IT, BUT JUST TO SEE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT IT AND IT IS A PROBLEM.
I WOULD JUST LOVE FOR IT TO BE, YOU KNOW, A THOUGHT.
YOU GOT AN EXTRA TIME BECAUSE YOU FORGOT TO PUT THE TIME, SO, NO, IT'S OKAY.
AND WE DON'T WANT YOU WALK SIX BLOCK AT, UH, TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
CAN YOU GET HER IN CONTACT INFORMATION? OKAY.
AND THE ADDRESS, SO WE CAN, CAN SEE HOW, HOW CAN WE IMPROVE IT? OKAY.
UM, MY NAME IS MARK ANDREWS AND I'M A RESIDENT OF WEST COVINA.
UM, I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT ORDINANCE 22 1 93, UM, WHICH IS RESTRICTS PARKING EVERY TUESDAY FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM UM, FOR STREET SWEEPING.
UM, WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT OF THIS ORDINANCE, IT PRE PRESENTS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR NOT ONLY ME, BUT MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS.
UM, WE HAVE NO DRIVEWAY, NO, WE CANNOT PARK IN THE ALLEY.
WE CAN'T PARK ON OUR LAWNS, SO IT CREATES A BIG PROBLEM FOR US.
UM, SO WE HAVE NOWHERE TO PARK DURING THOSE RESTRICTED HOURS.
UM, SO THIS ORDINANCE ASSUMES THAT EVERYONE HAD THE PARKING SPACE, AND IT'S NOT A REALITY FOR MANY OF US.
AND SINCE NEARBY STREETS HAVE THE SAME RESTRICTIONS, WE CAN'T JUST GO TO THE NEXT STREET.
UM, SO WE'RE TRYING NOT TO AVOID THIS COMPLIANCE, BUT AS WRITTEN, IT MAKES THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US.
SO I ASKED COUNSEL THAT IF YOU GUYS COULD HOLD OFF CITATIONS, UM, AND MAYBE CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES LIKE, UH, PERMIT EXEMPTIONS OR ROTATING SCHEDULES FOR THE DIFFERENT STREETS THAT WAY RESIDENCES LIKE ME AND MY FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS, UM, WE AREN'T UNFAIRLY PENALIZED.
SO I ASSUME IT WAS GONNA BE ALREADY FIGURED OUT, BUT WE JUST GOT A NEW NOTICE, UM, LAST WEEK.
CAN YOU GIVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION ADDRESS? YOU DID, RIGHT? I, WE, WE ARE, WE STILL FINE TUNE IT.
WE TRY TO IMPROVE ALL THE SITUATION, TRY TO LESS IMPACT TO OUR RESIDENT.
SO, AND OUR CITY MANAGER WITH SWEEPER, THE DESIGN COMPANY WILL TRY TO WORK ON IT.
I THINK WE'RE DOWN TO LIKE A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THEY START ISSUING.
YOUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CRYSTAL C CHIMNEY WITH JOSH MORAY FROM THE WEST COVINA LIBRARY, FOLLOWED BY ANNA RUIZ, FOLLOWED BY STEVE MORAN.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR WU, ESTEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.
I AM A REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR WITH LA COUNTY LIBRARY.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE HAVE MADE A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT OF A NEW COMMUNITY LIBRARY LIBRARY MANAGER FOR WEST COVINA LIBRARY.
UH, JOSH HAS BEEN WITH LA COUNTY LIBRARY FOR 18 YEARS, AND FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, HE HAS BEEN THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY MANAGER FOR MANHATTAN BEACH LIBRARY.
JOSH BRINGS A WEALTH OF LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, DEDICATION, AND PASSION TO THIS ROLE.
I KNOW HE WILL WORK HARD TO CONTINUE PROVIDING EXCELLENT LIBRARY SERVICE AND PARTNERSHIP TO THE RESIDENTS AND CITY OF WEST COVINA.
I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN ME, AS YOU ALREADY DID.
IN WELCOMING JOSH TO THE COMMUNITY, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SHARE THAT WEST COVINA LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FROM SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH THROUGH WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH FOR SOME FLOORING REPLACEMENT.
THE LIBRARY WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT 10:00 AM ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST.
SO I WILL NOW TURN IT OVER TO JOSH, WHO WILL SHARE ABOUT SOME UPCOMING LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
UM, I JUST STARTED WEST COVIN LIBRARY TODAY AND SO FAR
UM, WHILE I'M HERE, I'D LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO THE SECOND SATURDAY BOOK SALE THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH FROM 10:00 AM TO 12:30 PM JOIN US AS OUR FRIENDS OF THE WEST COVIN LIBRARY HOLD THEIR SECOND SATURDAY BOOK SALE.
THE FOL BE WILL BE SELLING A WIDE SELECTION OF CHILDREN'S, TEEN, ADULT, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE BOOKS, AS WELL AS DVDS, BOOKS ON CD AND MUSIC CDS.
UM, AND THEN I'D ALSO SELECT TO INVITE THE TEENS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND THE TEEN ICE CREAM SOCIAL ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, FROM FOUR TO 5:00 PM TEENS WILL ENJOY ICE CREAM SUNDAES AND PLAY VARIOUS GAMES FROM APPLES TO APPLES, JENGA, PICTIONARY, AND MORE.
AND I KNOW THAT IF I WAS A TEEN, I WOULD BE ATTENDING THAT EVENT.
SO WE'RE GOOD TO SEE YOU EVERY MEETING, RIGHT? CORRECT.
YOU BECOME OUR REGULAR, UH, NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE.
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YOU.GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'VE BEEN A HOMEOWNER OF THIS GREAT CITY FOR 35 YEARS AND FOR 35 YEARS, THERE'S ONLY, I'M GONNA ECHO THE SWEEP CLEANING
BUT FOR 35 YEARS, THERE'S ONLY BEEN SWEET CLEANING ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET.
ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY ADDED THE OTHER SIDE ON THE SAME DAY AND THE SAME TIMES.
UH, SO THE, I'M REFERRING TO SANTOS, CLOSE TO FRIENDSHIP PARK.
SO SANTOS AVENUE BETWEEN LA PUENTE AND VALLEY, UM, LEAVEN GLEN DRIVE.
SO WE'RE LIMITED TO ONE LITTLE STREET RESIDENTIAL, AND WE HAVE TWO TOWN HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY.
I LIVE IN ONE OF THE TOWN HOMES.
I'M A BOARD MEMBER THERE, UH, WHICH IS LA PUENTE TOWN HOMES.
SO, UM, WE WILL HOPE THAT YOU WILL HAVE CONSIDERATION FOR, UM, ROTATING SCHEDULE, UM, AS THE, UM, OTHER RESIDENT DIMENSION.
SOME OF US WORK EVENINGS OR, UM, MORNINGS, SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO ROTATE OR NOT HAVE ENOUGH PARKING.
AND, UH, UH, CC UH, ACTING CITY MANAGER.
DO YOU HAVE ANNA INFORMATION? YOU HAVE ALL THE ADDRESS? EVERYTHING.
AND ANY OTHER SPEAKER? YOU HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER? STEVE MORAN.
UM, I AM HERE TO ECHO ALL THE OTHER
YOU KNOW, THE MORE PEOPLE THAT I THINK GET INVOLVED AND, AND YOU KNOW, I I, I WAS HERE WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE HOSPITAL THAT WAS GONNA BE BUILT.
IT WAS A GREAT SESSION AND IT WAS LONG, BUT IT WAS GREAT.
UM, BUT AS FAR AS THE STREET SWEEPING, YEAH, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY ARE KIND OF ASKING AROUND THE SAME THING.
THEY'RE NOT ASKING TO GET RID OF IT, THEY'RE JUST ASKING FOR, YOU KNOW, PROPER ACCOMMODATIONS.
MAYBE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT'S REASONABLE.
RIGHT? AND PLENTY OF OTHER CITIES DO IT.
AND THAT MIGHT MEAN REDRAWING THE LINES A LITTLE BIT OF, OF WHAT THE SCHEDULE WOULD BE TO MAKE IT, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST SOMETHING THAT REASONABLE THAT EVERYBODY CAN DO.
AND, AND I THINK I'M JUST GONNA REPEAT THAT SAME SENTIMENT BECAUSE YEAH, IN, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I HAVE SEEN CARS ON GRASS, WHICH IS A CITATION AS WELL, BUT IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD LOOK FOR OUR CITY.
I DON'T NOT WANT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY DRIVING SEEING CARS ON LAWNS.
AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT HERE IN MUSK COVINA.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN ACTUAL CITATIONS START, BECAUSE I KNOW I DID GET, WE DID GET, I DID GET, WE GOT WARNINGS, YOU KNOW, ON SOME OF THE, THE VEHICLES AND, UH, BUT THERE'S ISN'T AN EXACT DATE ON THAT.
UM, IF YOU GUYS WILL CONSIDER, OR IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE DAYS, UM, CAN WE MAYBE, IS THERE, CAN THERE POSSIBLY BE A SPECIAL MEETING TO LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, IF THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN OR NOT? I WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT AND MAYBE NOTIFICATION SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN COME AND AND GET A FOLLOW UP ON WHAT'S GOING ON, UH, WITH THAT.
UM, SO THE SPECIAL MEETING ABOUT IT, WHEN THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
UM, MY DAUGHTER, THAT WAS MY DAUGHTER THAT WAS SPEAKING EARLIER, SO SHE PRETTY MUCH TOOK ALL MY POINTS.
AND THEN TO, UM, TOUCH ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT THE OTHER GENTLEMAN WAS TALKING ABOUT, THAT'S ALSO BEEN KIND OF AN ISSUE.
I'VE HAD THE SAME RUN IN WITH THE SAME PERSON LIKE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES.
EVERYTHING'S BEEN SQUARE, EVERYTHING'S BEEN FINE.
I TOOK CARE OF IT WITH THE CITY.
I'VE LIVED, WE'VE LIVED HERE 19 YEARS WITH ME AND MY FAMILY.
I GREW UP IN WEST COVINA SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD, YOU KNOW, BEFORE I MOVED OUT AND CAME, CAME BACK, NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT CITY PERMITS.
AND WE'VE DONE, THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OF WORK DONE EVERYWHERE.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S KIND OF EXCESSIVE NOW.
SO I AM NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON AND I'M NOT POINTING FINGERS OR BLAMING ANYBODY, BUT IT'S GETTING A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, TOO MUCH UNCOMFORTABLE.
'CAUSE YOU SEE THEM PAUSE BY AND GO SLOW MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, WHICH GENERAL, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE WORKING ON SUNDAYS, BUT THEY ARE, IF THAT'S A PROTECTION ISSUE, SO BE IT.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE EXCESSIVE ON THAT.
AND, AND ANY OTHER SPEAKER, DO YOU HAVE A CONTENT INFORMATION TO THE, WOULD YOU PLEASE AND YOUR, YOUR ADDRESS, YOUR AREA, SO WE WILL LOOK INTO IT.
AND, UH, ANY OTHER SPEAKER? THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS, MAYOR.
A GOOD SPEECH AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INPUT AND, UH, OKAY.
ACTING CITY MANAGER, MAYBE YOU SHOULD RESPOND TO ALL THE CONCERN REGARDING ALL THE ISSUE.
UH, MR. MORALES, UM, MR. MEREDITH, AND ACTUALLY MR. MORAN AS WELL ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES, PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES, I'LL HAVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGER CONTACT YOU TO DISCUSS THAT.
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YOU.UM, IN MANY OF THESE CASES, UH, STAFF IS RESPONDING TO COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY EITHER PASSERBY, RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORS, UH, DIFFERENT PEOPLE REPORTING THINGS, THE I THE SOME OF THE VIOLATIONS AS YOU'VE NOTED.
UM, THEY'RE USUALLY CALLED IN ON COMPLAINTS.
IT'S NOT A PROACTIVE APPROACH ON THE SEEING THE PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES MORE OFTEN DOWN YOUR STREETS, UH, DRIVING SLOW OR UP AND DOWN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
UM, THAT'S AN INTENTIONAL FEATURE THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CITY.
UM, WE DO HAVE CASES IN SOME PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE YOU'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES, THOSE TYPE THINGS.
SO HAVING A PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLE DRIVING UP, UP AND DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREETS ON A REGULAR BASIS IS A DETERRENT FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING INTO THE CITY TO LOOKING TO DO NO GOOD.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THOSE.
UM, FOR THE VARIOUS SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SPOKE ON THE STREET SWEEPING ISSUES, UH, AND THE SIGNS, UM, THE CITY'S WELL AWARE OF THAT WE'VE RECEIVED PLENTY OF FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY.
ECHOING YOUR CONCERNS, MY PLAN IS TO COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON AUGUST 19TH WITH SOME CONSIDERATIONS AND SEEK DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
THERE WILL BE NO CITATIONS ISSUED UNTIL A FINAL RESOLUTION TO, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS PRESENT IT TO THE COMMUNITY, AND THEN WE'LL START A TIME CLOCK OF MAYBE 30 DAYS FROM THAT POINT TO EITHER MAKE ANY CHANGES TO SIGNS, ROUTES, UM, AND ALSO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY.
SO YOU, YOU WOULDN'T SEE ANY CITATIONS PROBABLY TILL THE EARLIEST WOULD BE OCTOBER AT THIS POINT, UNTIL WE RESOLVE SOME OF THESE ISSUES.
AND EVEN WHEN WE DO START, UM, HAVING A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER FOLLOWING THE SWEEPER, THE INTENT IS JUST TO GET THE STREET SWEPT.
SO ONCE THE SWEEPER AND THE ENFORCEMENT OFFER OFFICER PASS, YOU CAN IMMEDIATELY REPARK YOUR VEHICLE.
SO IT'LL JUST BE A MATTER OF MOVING YOUR CAR OUT OF THE WAY FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, LET THE SWEEPER PASS, AND THEN YOU CAN IMMEDIATELY REPARK.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO, UH, FIND ANOTHER SPOT TO PARK YOUR CAR FOR FOUR HOURS.
BUT AGAIN, THERE'S A VARIETY OF ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP WITH AND CONCERNS REGARDING THE POSTING AND THE SIGNS AND THE STREET SWEEPING ROUTES THEMSELVES.
WE WILL BE ADDRESSING THEM AND BRINGING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
UM, UH, CRYSTAL, THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING JOSH AND THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIBRARY SYSTEM.
WELCOME TO THE WEST COVINA FAMILY.
I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE AND ALWAYS WELCOME.
AND I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES MY RESPONSE TONIGHT, MR. MAYOR.
UH, I, I WANT TO ECHO SOME OF, UM, UH, OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER.
OKAY? THE SPEECH BASICALLY IS THIS, OKAY? AND, UH, UH, WE, WE TRY TO KEEP OUR PROMISE TO GIVE THE CITY A SAFE AND CLEAN CITY, OKAY? AND, UH, THIS IS OUR OKAY AND, UH, MISSION, OKAY? AND, UH, AND THIS IS A BIG PROJECT.
WE UNDERSTAND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A HICCUP, OKAY? BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS, UH, WEEKLY.
I REMEMBER I LIVE HERE SINCE 19 89, 19 90.
WE HAVE A WEEKLY FREE SWEEPING AND, UH, BUT NOW WHAT DUE TO, OKAY, SO MANY YEARS AGO, THEY HAVE NO BUDGET TO CUT DOWN TO, DON'T KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED.
OKAY? SO, SO NOW IT'S WEEKLY AFTER THE TRASH DAY.
SO HOPEFULLY, OKAY, WE CAN MAKE SURE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S CLEAN SANITATION FOR WHAT? STAY AND OUR CITY REQUEST.
AND, UH, WE KNOW POSSIBLE WHEN WE IMPLEMENT THIS, WE HAVE SOME HICCUP, BUT WE TRY TO FIND, TUNE IT, OKAY? WE WANT TO IMPROVE IT.
SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO HAVE YOUR INFORMATION.
WE GO TO SEE WHAT THIS AND THAT, AND THE ACTION CITY MANAGER WILL TALK TO, OKAY? OUR SWEEPER AND INSTALLER AND, AND BRING BACK TO US.
HOW CAN WE IMPROVE? OKAY? WE ABSOLUTELY DON'T WANT THE LADY, OKAY? WE KNOW OUR CITY IS VERY SAFE, BUT WE DON'T WANT YOU WALKING SIX BLOCK OKAY? AT TWO, 2:00 AM IN THE MORNING, OKAY? AND, UH, IF YOU'RE MY DAUGHTER, I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO DO IT.
SO, SO, SO YEAH, KNOW THE FATHER FIGURE THERE.
WE WILL TRY TO FINE TUNE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING, OKAY? AND TO SHARE WITH HER A SECOND THING OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND YOU SAW IT, OKAY? ALL THE CAR IS PUBLIC SAFETY.
WE TRY TO HELP THE POLICE, OKAY? AND, UH, AND THE PATROL ON THE STREET TO MAKE SURE, OKAY, BRA, REDUCE THE BRAKING, REDUCE THE BURGLARY, AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES DEALS VERY SAFE.
SO I THINK THIS IS NOT TRYING TO HARASS ANYBODY.
SO IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE ANY UNJUST TREATMENT, PLEASE NOT NOTIFY THE CITY OR CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR ISSUE.
SO DON'T WORRY, WE ARE NEIGHBORS, WE WORK TOGETHER, WE TRY TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS, WHAT WE TRY TO DO, OKAY? PLEASE BE PATIENT.
WE WILL MAKE SURE, OKAY? EVERYTHING WILL BE HOPEFULLY YOUR SATISFACTION.
AND, UH, ANY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER? COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ, GO AHEAD.
YES, AND JUST LIKE, UH, MAYOR RU STATED AND OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER, MILAN STATED, UH, THE CITY IS NOT ENFORCING IT AT THIS TIME.
IT'S A, UH, EDUCATIONAL PROCESS.
SO, UH, I KNOW YOU, YOU GOT THAT ON YOUR VE YOUR VEHICLES, BUT, UH, DON'T WORRY.
UH, THERE'S SOME TIME BEFORE, UH, STATE TEACHERS WILL
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EVEN START.AND, AND THIS CONSOLE HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE WANT THIS ISSUE RESOLVED.
AND SO CITY STAFF AND ARE WORKING REALLY DILIGENTLY TO CREATE A PLAN.
AND JUST LIKE ACTING CITY MANAGER, MYLAN STATED, UH, HE, HE PLANS ON BRINGING THAT PLAN TO US SO WE COULD, UH, POTENTIALLY DO ALTERNATE SCHEDULING OR POTENTIALLY, UH, UH, YEAH.
ALTERING SCHEDULING ON OUR STREETS.
ONLY YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? NO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THAT WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INPUT AND WE WILL TRY TO IMPROVE IT.
REALLY APPRECIATE SHOWING UP AND THIS WHAT THE ORAL COMMUNICATION ABOUT YOU COME IN TO SHARE WITH YOUR CONCERN AND CITY, TRY OUR BEST TO RESOLVE YOUR CONCERN.
SO THAT'S HOW THE COMMUNITY IS ABOUT.
OKAY? AND THE CITY MANAGER REPORT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING REPORT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, MR. MAYOR? UH, NO REPORT FOR TONIGHT.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
WE GO TO CONSENT CALENDAR.AND, UH, I WILL PULL NUMBER THREE ABOUT OUR NEW DIRECTOR.
I WANT THEM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELF AND ALL THE CITY COUNCIL.
YOU GUYS OKAY WITH THE REST? YEAH.
DO WE HAVE, UH, OKAY, UH, APPROVAL FOR 1, 2, 5, RIGHT? MOVE THE MOTION.
AND, UM, WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND, UH, ROLL CALL PLEASE.
[3) CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE ACTING CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED APPOINTMENTS OF KAREN OGAWA AS FINANCE DIRECTOR, CARMELITA UNDERWOOD AS HUMAN RESOURCES/RISK MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, AND NILESH MEHTA AS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER]
AND NUMBER THREE, THE REASON I'M, WE HAVE A NEW PROMOTION HIRE, AND, UH, I WANT EACH OF THEM MAYBE INTRODUCE TO PUBLIC AND THEN MAYBE AND OUR ACTIVITY MANAGER ONE BY ONE.I'LL, I'LL GIVE A A BRIEF DESCRIPTION HERE FIRST, MR. MAYOR, UH, THE CITY OF WEST COVINA CURRENTLY HAS VACANCIES FOR THE POSITION OF FINANCE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT, DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
THESE EXECUTIVE ROLES ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF CITY OPERATIONS, RECOGNIZING THE OPERATIONAL NEED TO RESTORE CAPACITY AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL.
UM, I HAVE CONDUCTED RECRUITMENT FOR EACH OF THESE POSITIONS AND IS PROPOSING THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS.
KAREN NAWA AS FINANCE DIRECTOR AT A SALARY OF 17,400 A MONTH.
CARMEN LI UNDERWOOD, THE POSITION OF HUMAN RESOURCES RISK MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR AT 14,153 A MONTH ISH, METTA AT THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AT 14,225 A MONTH.
AND AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UM, THE PROPOSED FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
YEAH, GOOD EVENING, HONOR MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
SO, YES, MY NAME IS KAREN AWA AND I HAVE 37 YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MORE SPECIFICALLY WITH MUNICIPALITIES.
AND WITH THAT I HAVE 33 YEARS AS SERVING AS A FINANCE DIRECTOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
AND I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT I WILL DO MY UTMOST BEST TO PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF ADDED VALUE AND DEFINITELY BE A COLLABORATOR WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S EXECUTIVE TEAM.
AND WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AND ANY OTHER CITY MEMBER HAVE ANY QUESTION.
YEAH, I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, YOU KNOW, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO, UH, KAREN AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, UH, I ALSO WANT TO COMMAND OUR CITY, ACTING CITY MANAGER FOR SELECTING YOU AS OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.
YOU KNOW, YOUR YOURS ARE SERVICE FROM SERVING FROM THE CITY OF WALNUT TO PLACENTIA TO WAL ROSEMEAD.
UH, I KNOW YOUR BACKGROUND IN IN FINANCE IS GONNA MAKE A REMARKABLE IMPACT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF WEST COVINA.
SO OBVIOUS, STAY COMMITTED TO THEM AND, AND, AND WORK HARD AND, AND MAKING SURE THERE'S OBVIOUS, OBVIOUSLY, ETHICS AND, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TU, ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL? WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? I'M NUMB.
YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
UM, WE'RE JUST SHOWING YOU TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, OKAY? MAKE SURE THE BUDGET IS BALANCED AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE MORE INCOME TO COME AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE MORE GRANT OKAY? AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE MORE SERVICE.
OKAY? AND, UH, I WANNA SAY WELCOME, WELCOME TO WEST COVINA, AND WE HAVE A HIGH HOPE FOR YOU TO, UH, HELP US TO ACHIEVE, UH, NEXT LEVEL.
OKAY? AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE COMMUNICATION WITH THE STATE.
SO WE WILL PERSUADE THEM THAT WE ARE VERY HEALTHY AND THAT WE JUST HIRE 10 POLICE OFFICER WITH STILL BALANCED THE BUDGET.
SO WITH YOUR HELP, I THINK WE CAN DO EVEN MORE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND CITY, I THINK CITY MANAGER NEXT.
NEXT I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE CARMEN LEE CARMELITA UNDERWOOD, TO THE POSITION OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
UH, MY NAME IS CARMELITA UNDERWOOD.
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YEARS OF HUMAN RESOURCES, UM, EXPERIENCE 10 YEARS IN RISK MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND CLARK COUNTY AND NEVADA.UM, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE NEW HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGER, UH, FOR THE CITY OF WESTS COVINA.
IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO EXTEND THE, TO BE EXTENDED WITH THIS RESPONSIBILITY.
I'M BOTH HUMBLE, I'M BOTH HUMBLED AND EXCITED IN THIS STEP AND WITHIN THIS NEW ROLE, I WANNA THANK OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER, UM, MYLAN VIC AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR OPPORTUNITY.
I ALSO WANTED TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO, UM, THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND ALL OF THE STAFF THAT I'M WORKING WITH.
I WANNA ALSO CONGRATULATE MY FELLOW APPOINTEES.
UM, IT WILL BE A PLEASURE TO CONTINUE TO WORK, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH YOU AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE TEAM.
THERE IS NO FURTHER, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER, ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION AGAIN, I KNOW YOU AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ.
AND, AND I JUST WANNA SAY A GREAT JOB AGAIN, UH, ACTING CITY MANAGER MINING, UH, FOR SELECTING, UH, CARMEN LETHA ONWARD.
AND I KNOW YOUR, YOUR DECADE EXPERIENCE IN HR FROM WORKING FOR ALL COUNTY FIRE TO WORKING FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING HOSPITAL AND WORKING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.
I KNOW YOUR BACKGROUND IN HR AND MOST ESPECIALLY WHAT, WHAT IMPRESSES ME MOST IS YOUR BACKGROUND AND UNDERSTANDING THE AMERICANS OF DISABILITY ACT.
AND SO I COMMEND YOU FOR, FOR KNOWING SO MUCH ABOUT THAT ACT AND, AND GREAT JOB MYLAN.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, GUT, ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL? UM, MR. MAYOR, UM, GO AHEAD.
I JUST WANTED TO, TO, TO JOIN WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN, IN WELCOMING YOU IN THIS ROLE.
YOU ARE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE HARD WORKER AND YOU PUT A LOT OF HEART AND SOUL INTO THIS, AND IT'S JUST REALLY EXCITING TO GET USED TO GET TO SEE YOU IN THIS NEW ROLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMAN.
I JUST SAY MAKE SURE, OKAY, WE DON'T HAVE A LAWSUIT, OKAY?
OKAY? MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY BEHAVE OKAY.
AND IF SOMEBODY OUT OF THEIR LINE, YOU HAVE TO PUT A BOOK ON THEM, OKAY? SO MAKE SURE, OKAY, WE ARE SAFE, OKAY.
WE DON'T WANNA WASTE THE MONEY FOR ALL THE LAWSUIT, THAT KIND OF THING.
AND, UH, AND, UH, HIRE MORE PEOPLE WE WANNA HIRE.
OKAY? AND YOU CAN SEE WE ARE VERY UNITED AND THE WEST
SO HOPEFULLY YOU CAN SPEEDY THE PROCESS TO LET THE QUALIFY PEOPLE TO WORK FOR WEST COVINA, ESPECIALLY THE INTERNSHIP.
WE NEED THOSE INTERN OUR FUTURE, OR OUR KID WELCOME THEM TO WORK FOR OUR FUTURE.
SO PLEASE REMEMBER WE HAVE THE NUMBER ONE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN ANY OTHER CITY.
NEXT I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE NILESH METTA TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR OF CITY COUNCIL, UM, STAFF AND RESIDENTS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, MIKE.
UM, SO I'VE HEARD A LOT OF GREAT THINGS FROM, UM, ACTING CITY MANAGER ABOUT THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
I'VE SEEN SEVERAL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIRTUALLY, UH, INTERACT WITH, UH, THE COUNCIL.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, THE OR ORGANIZATION AND MY INPUT.
I HAVE OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL AS PUBLIC SECTOR RANGING FROM BANKING, UM, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS MOST RECENTLY WORKING AS THE FISCAL SERVICES DIRECTOR FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHITTIER.
SO I HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF, UM, FINANCE, UM, MUNICIPAL, UH, OPERATIONS, AND THEN CUSTOMER SERVICE.
AND I THINK THAT'S PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN A CITY SUCH AS THIS ONE.
I'VE SEEN THE INTERACTIONS WITH RESIDENTS AND STAFF, AND I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN HAVING OPEN DOOR POLICY.
UM, REACH OUT TO ME, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE.
I KNOW, UM,
AND I WANNA SAY GREAT JOB AGAIN, MYLAN, YOU'RE ON A ROW.
BUT, UM, UH, I I WANT TO SAY, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU FOR THE CITY OF WEST VENA AND YOU KNOW, ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO TALK ABOUT, UH, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND LEADERSHIP WHILE YOUR BACKGROUND IN, IN WORKING FOR A MAJOR BANK AS AN INVESTMENT CONSULTANT TO, TO BEING A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOR THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, THE DEA TO SERVING IN NANDO BEACH.
SO, UH, I COMMEND YOUR WORK AND, AND WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE YOU HERE FOR THE GREAT PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WEST.
AND ALL THE CITY COUNCIL ALI, WANNA SAY SOMETHING? YES, GO AHEAD.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU AND, AND, AND SHAKING YOUR HAND DIRECT.
YOU'RE THE ONE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO SPEAK DIRECTLY YET, BUT I AM REALLY EXCITED TO GET TO, TO WORK WITH YOU AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE HERE.
SO CONGRATULATIONS YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY, COUNCILWOMAN, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR ME THEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF TASK.
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AND IT LOOK LIKE YOU'LL KNOW A LOT OF GRANT.SO MAYBE YOU CAN HELP US TO WRITE A GRANT, GRANT APPLICATION.
ANOTHER THING, I THINK WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO YOU YET, BUT I THINK ACTING CITY MANAGER TOLD ME, UH, YOU ARE VERY GOOD AT RECRUITING BUSINESS.
OKAY? AND THE CITY WITHOUT BUSINESS, THEY HAVE NO FUTURE BECAUSE BUSINESS, BRING THE SERVICE, BRING THE JOB, AND BRING THE, OKAY, OUR TEXT DOLLARS.
SO WE NEED ALL THE BUSINESS AND, UH, WE HAVE ONE YEAR PLAN, THREE YEARS PLAN, FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR OUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, COME TO OUR CITY.
THAT'S HOW OUR, HOW CAN WE SURVIVE? SO I THINK YOUR TASK IS HOW US HELP US TO BRING BUSINESS AND, UH, HELP US TO BRING THE, OKAY.
THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION THAT WE AGREE APPROVED CHAMBER COMMERCE.
WHICH BERNET COMMERCE, HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE THIS 4,000 BUSINESS ALL UNITED OKAY.
TOGETHER UNDER CT SO WE CAN HELP THEM TO SURVIVE AND MAKE MORE OF THE BUSINESS AND HELP THEM TO RECRUIT MORE BUSINESS TO WEST COVINA.
AND THAT WILL BE A C CITY MANAGER.
BASED ON WHAT WE TALK, THIS IS WILL BE YOUR TASK.
ARE WE QUALIFIED TO HELP US FOR THAT? ABSOLUTELY.
I HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT WORKING IN A BEAT CITY.
UM, I HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF BRINGING BUSINESSES, COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.
AND SO TRANSPARENCY, OPEN COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, AND, UM, SETTING THE RIGHT EXAMPLE, I THINK THAT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN RECRUITING BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS TO THE CITY.
SO LIKE, WE HAVE A LOT OF WINNER OKAY.
HOPEFULLY DELIVER WHAT YOU SAY.
AND ALSO WE LIVE IN HAPPILY AFTER.
SO, AND ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD ON ACTING CITY MANAGER? UH, I JUST WANNA ECHO THAT.
YOU KNOW, WE DID AN EXTENSIVE RECRUITMENT, DID MULTIPLE INTERVIEWS WITH THE APPLICANTS, AND WE DID HIRE THE THREE BEST PEOPLE OUT THERE.
AND THEY'LL DO A, WE'RE GONNA BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR CITY AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITY EVEN BETTER.
I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU GUYS A HAND AND SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE COME TO WEST CO TO SERVE AND, AND DON'T FORGET CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER ONE.
AND WE HAVE TO SERVE OUR RESIDENT.
YOU HAVE MORE? ONE QUESTION, I WANT TO MOVE ON.
ONE QUESTION JUST FOR, UH, ACTING CITY MANAGER, MY NAME, MACCHU, UH, WHAT, WHAT, UH, DEPARTMENTS WILL MAHESH BE OVERSEEING AS SOON AS HE IS ONBOARDED? WE ARE GONNA SIT DOWN WITH THE TWO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, THE DIRECTORS, AND WE WILL OUTLINE AND DEFINE, UH, THE AREAS THAT THEY'LL BE SPECIFIED TO, TO COVER AND REPORT TO.
AND THAT INCLUDES THE DEPARTMENT OF FI, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
HE WILL ASSIST IN OVERSEEING THE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY AS WELL.
SPECIFICALLY THE, YOU KNOW, THE GRANTS, THE LOANS, UH, THE RFPS, UM, TOT, THOSE TYPE THINGS THAT WE'RE DEFICIENT ON RIGHT NOW.
AND THE DEPARTMENT, I MEAN THE ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT IN GENERAL AND, AND DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, RIGHT? CORRECT.
AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME.
UH, NOW WE MOVE INTO, UH, UH, CONSENT.
SORRY, I FORGOT TO, I'LL SECOND.
UH, WE HAVE FIRST FUND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ SECOND BY OUR COUNCIL.
MAYOR PROAM LOPEZ VDO IS ABSENT.
MAYOR WU, LEMME THINK ABOUT THIS.
YES,
OKAY, WE'LL GET YOUR OFFICE NOW, NOW WE GO
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TO THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING ON THE, CAN WE BY CITY ATTORNEY, CAN WE COMBINE WITH 6, 7, 8? BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL SERVICE DISTRICT, RIGHT? RIGHT.SO, SO WE'LL GIVE THREE STAFF REPORTS.
WE'LL BE VERY CLEAR ON ON WHICH ONES THEY ARE.
WE CAN HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS, BUT WE'LL REQUIRE THREE SEPARATE MOTIONS.
BUT WE COULD COMBINE THE PRESENTATION TOGETHER.
SO AT THIS TIME, I SHOULD OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE WEST COVINA CT WIDE LIGHTING MAINTEN INDUSTRY.
AND WHEN YOU COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND THE ORGANIZATION ANY OKAY.
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HEARING.
HAVE OUR, UM, PROPER NOTICE HAVE BEEN GIVEN.
AND NOW THIS TIME, OKAY, I'M GONNA ANNOUNCE WE GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WHO WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, DONNA SRA OF HARRISON ASSOCIATES WILL PROVIDE VERY BRIEF REPORTS FOR THE THREE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. THANK YOU.
UM, SO LIKE YOU SAID, WE'LL BE HERE FOR ITEM SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT.
SO VERY QUICKLY IN THE INTEREST OF TIME HERE,
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COVINA CITYWIDE SEWER SERVICE, UM, DISTRICT CHARGE, UM, AND REAL, UH, VERY HIGH OVERVIEW OF THE SEWER DISTRICT.THAT IS, THOSE FUNDS ARE USED FOR ROUTINE VIDEO INSPECTIONS, JETTING CLEANING, REHABILITATION, AND REPLACEMENT, AND EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT.
UH, THE RATE FOR THIS YEAR IS UNCHANGED.
IT'S THE SAME AS IT HAS BEEN OVER, UM, LAST YEAR AT LEAST, IT WAS 80, WHICH WILL BE $82 AND 2 CENTS.
AND THE SECOND ONE, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, IS FOR THE CITYWIDE LIGHTING AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT.
UM, JUST LIKE THE TITLE SAYS, IT'S MAINLY FOR MAINTAINING THE STREET LIGHTS, UM, STREET, UM, EXCUSE ME, STREET, STREET TRIMMING, UM, AND SIDEWALKS HERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A, WE'RE PROPOSING A 2% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR, WHICH IS A DOLLAR AND 20 CENTS HIGHER THAN THE RATE WAS LAST YEAR.
UM, FOR, FOR A TYPICAL SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
AND FINALLY NUMBER EIGHT IS FOR, UM, PROJECT OR NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE DISTRICT, EXCUSE ME, LANDSCAPE DISTRICT NUMBER 6, 4, 6 AND SEVEN.
UH, ALSO FOR MAINTAINING LANDSCAPE LIGHTING, UH, RUBBISH REMOVAL, GRAFFITI REMOVAL.
AND WE ARE NOT, WE ARE ALREADY COLLECTING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT, UH, ALLOWED IN THESE THREE DISTRICTS.
SO THERE'S NO INCREASE PROPOSED OVER LAST YEAR.
AND, UH, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER HAS ANY QUESTION? IF NOT, I'M GONNA OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY ODN WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SIX, SEVEN A? NO, NO.
THEN I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING BACK TO COUNCIL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO, MOVE.
OKAY, WE ARE, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
AND SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DI ROCO PLEASE FOR THE, UH, SEWER.
IS THAT FOR THE SEWER? YES, THAT'S FOR THE SEWER.
ALL RIGHT, SO I'M GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 20 25 60, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE SEWER SERVICE CHARGES TO BE COLLECTED ON THE FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26.
THE SECOND ONE? NO, WE GO ONE BY ONE.
COUNSEL MC SECOND BY DIAZ AND ROCO, PLEASE.
OKAY, THEN WE GO TO NUMBER SEVEN.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
NUMBER SEVEN, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 DASH 61 OF RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26 FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 62.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF WESTFIELD, CALIFORNIA CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26 FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NUMBER SIX AND A RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 63.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY, CONS OF CITY OF WESTFIELD, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO 20 20 66 FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE.
UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? YES, YOU HAVE A SECOND.
AND APPROVED FOUR ZERO NUMBER EIGHT, PLEASE.
NUMBER DO I HAVE, UH, FIVE, NUMBER EIGHT? NUMBER EIGHT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? RIGHT.
OKAY, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
I'M GONNA READ ALL THREE OF THEM.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025 DASH SIX THREE.
AGAIN, A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA.
CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.
SKIP SIX FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE.
WELL, WHAT'S NUMBER EIGHT? I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER EIGHT.
YEAH, I DON'T HAVE, I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER EIGHT.
NUMBER EIGHT, RIGHT? IT'S NUMBER FIVE.
SO VIDEO APPROVED NUMBER IS A CONSENT CALENDAR.
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I THINK WE DID SIX AND SEVEN.SO NUMBER EIGHT, WE HAVE A NUMBER EIGHT.
YEAH, WE HAVE NUMBER EIGHT RIGHT HERE.
THERE'S NO UPDATED AGENDA IN HERE'S A SIX AND SEVEN.
I DON'T THINK THIS IS JUST REVIEWING BACK AT THE NOTES.
IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ READ THE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
SO WE'RE GOING BACK TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AS REFLECTED IN THE PACKET THAT'S AT THE DAIS.
SO IT'S NUMBER WHAT? SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
THE ITEM, WE APPROVED THE NUMBER SEVEN ALREADY.
IT WAS READ AS COUNCIL, WHAT WAS READ? OKAY.
SO, SO THAT ONE IS NUMBER EIGHT.
NOW WE, THAT NUMBER NUMBER SEVEN.
SO WE, WE DID APPROVE THE NUMBER EIGHT.
SO NOW WE DIDN'T APPROVE NUMBER SEVEN.
READ THE NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 20 25 59.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA.
CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT FOR THE CITYWIDE LIGHTING AND MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.
UH, WE ARE, DO WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND ALREADY, RIGHT? CORRECT.
MAYOR PROM, LEI LOPEZ IS ABSENT.
[CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION]
MOVE TO THE ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO CITY COUNCIL.HAVE ANY REQUESTS, UH, OR COMMON SO WE CAN GO BACK? YES.
LET'S HAVE ONE BECAUSE WEDNESDAY'S WAITING FOR YOU.
UM, I'D LIKE TO ASK, OH, UM, EITHER, EITHER ACTING CITY MANAGER OR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WHO HAS A TEXT OF IT, PLEASE TO READ IT PLEASE.
AND THEN I'LL EXPLAIN IN LIGHT OF PLANS BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO AMEND ITS ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO OVERSIZED VEHICLES AS SET FORTH IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE SECTION 15.6 4.075 TO EXPAND ITS SPAN OF RVS AND OTHER PARKING OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES FROM EXTENDED PARKING ON STREETS IN UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF THE COUNTY TO EXPAND TO EAST LOS ANGELES.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT THE COUNCIL ASK THE COUNTY TO INCLUDE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY AREAS THAT BORDER WEST COVINA TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT TOO LATE BY THE TIME THIS MATTER COMES UP FOR APPROVAL.
I ASK THAT THIS ITEM TO BE AGENDIZED FOR THE FIRST REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025.
SO MR. MAYOR, APPARENTLY THE, THE COUNTY, UH, HAS PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON OVERSIZED VEHICLES THAT ARE CALLED NON-CONFORMING VEHICLES.
AND SO SINCE THEY'RE DOING ONE FOR EAST LA ANYWAY, AND WE HAVE, UM, ISSUES OF PARKING ALONG OUR BORDER WITH UNINCORPORATED AREAS, I WANTED TO ASK THAT WE ASK THE CITY, THE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ADD WEST COVINA IN THAT AMENDMENT SO THAT WAY WE ARE INCLUDED WITH THEIR PART WITH THE NEW, WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE PARKING RESTRICTIONS.
YEAH, I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE OUR OWN.
WE HAVE OUR CO ENFORCEMENT AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND THAT WE SHOULD, BECAUSE THE REASON IS THIS COUNTY CANNOT COME TO OUR JURISDICTIONS.
OH, IT'S NOT OURS, BUT WE ARE ASKING THEM.
I UNDERSTAND, BUT MY POINT IS, THEY MIGHT PARK INTO OUR CITY BECAUSE IF THEY CANNOT PARK IN THE COUNTY AREA, THEY POSSIBLE WILL TRAMPLE INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO OUR CORE ENFORCEMENT SHOULD CITE THEM, MAKE SURE THEY DON'T PARK INTO OUR CITY.
ARE YOU ASKING TO HAVE A SIMILAR POLICY THAT LA COUNTY SCREENING FOR THE CITY OF WEST COVINA? WELL, JUST THE BORDER THAT WE, THAT THEY DON'T PARK, UM, ALONG OUR BORDER, THEN WE WE CAN ENFORCE IT THEN.
NOT IF IT'S ON THE COUNTY SIDE.
BUT IN OUR SIDE, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TO ENFORCE.
SO I, I WAS WANTING TO SEE IF, IF THEY WERE TO JUST ALSO JUST THAT, THAT BORDER AREA AROUND THE AREA THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT THEY ALSO RESTRICT PARKING SO THAT WAY THERE'S NO PARKING ALONG ANYWHERE ALONG OUR BORDER.
THAT WAS, THAT WAS THE REASON THAT WAS REQUEST.
IF THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT, TALKING ABOUT THE COUNTY AREA, IF THAT COUNTY AREA THEY NEED TO ENFORCE IN THE COUNTY AREA.
THEY DON'T HAVE A PARKING RESTRICTION RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE ALLOWING PARKING RIGHT.
SO THEN THERE'S A WHOLE LINE OF, OF VEHICLES.
I THINK I'M GOING TO SECOND IT.
AND NEXT, DO YOU HAVE ANY UM, I HAVE SOMETHING.
SO, UH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING, UM, MOSQUITO AND, UH, VECTOR CONTROL.
UM, THIS WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST THE 20TH.
IT'S GONNA BE A PRESENTATION BY THEM.
AND IT'S GOING TO, UH, IT WOULD BE SEPTEMBER, I MEAN, SORRY, AUGUST 20TH AND SEPTEMBER THE THIRD.
UM, ON SEPTEMBER, I MEAN AUGUST THE 20TH.
IT'LL BE AT THE, UH, SENIOR CENTER
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FROM 12 TO 1245.THAT WILL BE ON AT SIX O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING.
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND SO THAT WE CAN LEARN ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM MOSQUITOES.
I THINK WE CAN HAVE THE CT TO POST ON OUR WEBSITE AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA TO ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENT CAN GO, UH, TO ATTEND.
THIS PRESENTATION ABOUT, BECAUSE WHEN I GO WATER MY LAWN IN THE FRONT YARD, BACKYARD, I GET BIT LIKE CRAZY.
AND, UH, SO I THINK THIS IS OUR MAJOR ISSUE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T WANNA GET SICK AND, UH, MAYBE SOMEBODY WANT ME TO GET SICK, BUT, BUT, BUT THE POINT IS THIS, WE DON'T WANT ANY, OUR RESIDENT GET SICK, OKAY? SO WE WANNA PROTECT OUR RESIDENT, MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE, UH, MOSQUITO AND THE ISSUE AND, AND, UH, ANY OTHER, YEAH, GO AHEAD.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, DISTRICT ONE IS HAVING A, A TOWN HALL MEETING ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST AT 5:30 PM HERE AT THE CONS CHAMBERS.
UH, AND AGAIN, SO THAT'S A TOWN HALL MEETING.
YOU GET TO MEET, UH, A BUNCH OF CITY STAFF AND, AND LEARN ABOUT SOME OF THE UPCOMING PROJECTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND MEET YOUR POLICE CA, UH, CHIEF AND YOUR, UH, FIRE CHIEF AND SO FORTH.
I ALSO WANNA, UH, COMMEND OUR POLICE OFFICERS TODAY FOR THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
UH, WE ARE HOSTING A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, UH, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, UH, COMMEND THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE WEST POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THEY DO DAILY IN, IN PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES AND, AND MAKING IT THRIVE.
AND SO ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES, UH, WE COMMEND OUR POLICE OFFICERS.
ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE A COMMENT.
OTHERWISE I WANT TO ADJOURN THE ME SO WE CAN GO BACK TO THE PARTY.
UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I HAVE, I MOVED TO A JAY, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.