* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] OKAY. READY? RIGHT AT THE LAST SECOND WHEN I CALLED HIM AGAIN. GOT ME. [CALL TO ORDER] GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO OUR JUNE 2ND, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT IS 7:00 PM MEETINGS NOW IN SESSION. HOPE EVERYONE VOTED TODAY. UH, ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL DURING ORAL COMMUNICATION MUST COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD THAT IS PROVIDED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AND SUBMIT THE CARD TO THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF ORAL COMMUNICATION. SPEAKER CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER ORAL COMMUNICATION HAS STARTED. PLEASE NOTE, THOSE WHO SUBMITTED CARDS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CALLED DURING THE HEARING ITEM. THAT'S, THAT WILL BE TOWARDS THE END. UH, TONIGHT'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR AL RICHARDSON FROM NEW BEGINNING CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF WEST COVINA AND MAYOR PRO, TIM CONTOS WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALL RISE. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S PREPARE OUR HEARTS AND MINDS AS WE PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE GATHER HERE TO SEEK WISDOM, REASON, AND COMPASSION IN THE SERVICE OF OUR CITY. MAY OUR DECISIONS BE GUIDED BY INTEGRITY, FAIRNESS, AND THE WELLBEING OF ALL RESIDENTS. HELP US TO LISTEN WITH PATIENCE, DEBATE WITH RESPECT, AND ACT WITH COURAGE. MAY OUR WORK HERE TODAY STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY AND MOVE US TOWARD A SAFER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE JUST CITY. FOR EVERY NEIGHBOR AND BUSINESS OWNER, THANK YOU FOR THIS SPACE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC'S GOOD. AND MAY WE PROCEED WITH CLARITY AND PURPOSE. IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE ASK THAT ALL HATS BE REMOVED. PLEASE STAND AND FACE THE FLAG. PLACE YOUR HAND ON YOUR HEART AND REPEAT AND FOLLOW MY LEAD. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY. JUSTICE BAR, ROLL CALL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ. HERE. COUNCILMAN WU? HERE. COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ. HERE. MAYOR PRO. TEMP CONTOS HERE. MAYOR LOPEZ VIDO. PRESENT, UH, CITY [REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION] ATTORNEY. IS THERE ANYTHING TO BE REPORTED AT A CLOSED SESSION? NOTHING. MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY. ON TO PRESENTATIONS. [PRESENTATIONS] TESTING, TESTING, TESTING, TESTING. I'D LIKE TO INVITE MISS NIKKI TO THE FRONT. WE HAVE A RECOGNITION FOR MISS NIKKI'S EVENT PRODUCTIONS FOR ITS NIGHT MARKET AT HEARST RANCH. COME ON UP. SO THIS EVENING WE ARE THANKING MISS NIKKI'S EVENT PRODUCTIONS FOR THE WORK IN ORGANIZING THE NIGHT MARKET AT HEARST RANCH. THE NIGHT MARKET AT HEARST RANCH HAS CURATED A SELECTION OF FOOD AND RETAIL VENDORS ON A MONTHLY BASIS WITH A DJ AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT. THE NEXT NIGHT MARKET IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2026 FROM 5:00 PM TO 10:00 PM AND I HAVE ATTENDED BOTH NIGHT MARKETS WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT'S A GREAT EVENT, LOTS OF COMMUNITY, AND FEEL FREE TO COME ALONG. AND YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS. I'LL GO AHEAD AND PASS IT OVER TO THE GENTLEMAN 'CAUSE I'M NOT FEELING WELL. , YOU GOT LOT TO SAY. UM, MAN, WHERE TO START? UH, TO MAKE IT QUICK, UH, HONESTLY, I MET, UH, NIKKI AND MIKEY AT, UH, THE MAYOR'S, UH, CELEBRATION DINNER. I THINK. WE SAT DOWN AT A TABLE AND THEY STARTED TALKING TO ME ABOUT, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE DO EVENTS AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR A SPACE. AND I SAID, I THINK I JUST HAVE THE, JUST THE PLACE SHOWED HIM HEARST RANCH. THIS WAS BACK IN DECEMBER. UH, WITHIN TWO MONTHS, WE FORMED A COMPANY AND LAID EVERYTHING OUT, GOT ALL THE INSURANCE, THE, UH, HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMITS EVERYTHING TOGETHER, AND, UH, HAD OUR FIRST NIGHT MARKET IN MARCH. UH, 42 VENDORS, ABOUT 1800 PEOPLE YOU LIKE TO SAY MORE. UH, 72 VENDORS IN OUR MAY. AND WE'RE SET FOR 95 VENDORS, I THINK FOR OUR, YEAH, JUNE 5TH MARKET. UM, AMAZING FOOD. 80% OF OUR VENDORS ARE WEST COVINA OR ADJACENT CITY LOCALS. WE REALLY STRIVE FOR THAT. UM, AND A NEW COMPONENT THAT WE'RE ADDING NOW IS A FUNDRAISING COMPONENT WHERE WE ARE DONATING PART OF THE COLLECTED VENDOR FEES. A PERCENTAGE, UM, AT THIS ONE WE'RE GONNA BE FUNDRAISING FOR, UH, EDGEWOOD, PTSA. WE'RE GONNA BE [00:05:01] DOING THE PONY LEAGUE IN JULY, AND I BELIEVE BOY SCOUTS IN AUGUST AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO COME. UH, WE LOOK TO RAISE ABOUT THREE TO $4,000, AND YOU CAN HOLD ME ON THAT. WE'LL SEE THE NUMBERS AFTER ON FRIDAY, BUT REALLY WANT TO TURN THIS INTO A REALLY FUN NIGHT. HOPE YOU CAN ALL MAKE IT OUT. HEARST RANCH. JUNE 5TH, FIVE O'CLOCK TILL, UH, 10:00 PM AND BEF OH, DID YOU WANNA SAY WE HAVE, WE DO HAVE A SHORT VIDEO THAT WE WANTED TO SHOW THE PUBLIC, BUT DID YOU HAVE, UH, JUST A LOT OF OUR VENDORS HAPPEN TO BE STUDENTS. I BELIEVE OUR YOUNGEST ENTREPRENEUR IS 11 YEARS OLD, AND THAT'S FOR HALEY SUDS. UM, SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET SMALL BUSINESSES AND, AND A LOT OF STUDENTS TO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE AND THEY'RE MAKING IT, THEY'RE DOING IT. AWESOME, THANK YOU. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PLAY THE VIDEO. JUST MISSED IT. KAYLEIGH SAID THANK YOU. SO THAT WAS AT HEARST RANCH. IT'S HERE IN WEST COVINA. I'M A BOARD MEMBER FOR THAT, UH, LOCATION, SO FEEL FREE TO STOP BY. IT'S THIS FRIDAY. AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, WE'D LIKE TO THANK MISS NIKKI'S EVENT PRODUCTION, UH, CELEBRATING NIGHT MARKET AT THE HEARST RANCH. HOPE YOU CAN ALL JOIN ALONG. YES, PLEASE COME OUT. ENJOY THE FUN. PLEASE COME OUT. UM, SUPPORT. WE'RE DOING THE FUNDRAISER FOR THE P-P-T-S-A, CORRECT PTS. A YES. AND THERE IS PART MOST IMPORTANT JENNIFER'S RANCH KNOW ABOUT THE PARKING. WE HAVE THE CHURCH PARKING AVAILABLE, AND SINCE WE HAVE THE NICE BOX FUNDRAISER PERSON, WE ARE ALSO GONNA DO THE, UH, EDGEWOOD PARKING LOT AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. NIKKI AND TEAM. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK UP. NEXT WE HAVE THE TASTE OF WEST COVIN A PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING CIG LA LIKE TO INVITE GEO TO THE FRONT. SEE HERE, THERE THEY ARE. SO IT'S CRISPY, SIZZLING, UNFORGETTABLE. AT SIEG LA THEY'RE BRINGING BOLD FILIPINO FLAVORS TO WEST COVINA, LOADED WITH FLAVOR COOKED FRESH, AND MADE TO SATISFY EVERY CRAVING FROM SAVORY SIEG PLATES TO COMFORT FOOD WITH A KICK. EVERY BITE LEAVES YOU WANTING MORE. SO, STARTING TODAY AND RUNNING UNTIL THE END OF JUNE, CICC LA WILL OFFER TA OFFER CUSTOMERS 10% OFF THEIR PURCHASE. SIMPLY MENTION TASTE OF WEST COVINA ON YOUR VISIT. SO, GIA, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ITEM? AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE. THEY'RE LOCATED INSIDE HAVEN CITY. YES. HELLO. UM, GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. THANK YOU MAYOR, FOR INVITING US. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY, UM, WE HAVE, WE ARE LOCATED AT HAVEN CITY MARKET INSIDE, UM, THE NEXT TO GW SUPERMARKET. SO, UH, COME VISIT US. UM, ONE OF MY FAVORITE ITEMS THERE IS THE CSIG B. SO IT'S FLUFFY AND SWEET, BUT, UM, AND ALSO OF COURSE, . THE, THE FAVORITE, THE CROWD FAVORITE, THE SIZZLING CSIG, WHICH IS ON TOP. SO IT'S, UM, TO, TO DESCRIBE MORE ABOUT THE SIZZLING CSIG. HERE'S JERRY OR ONE OF THE OWNERS . UM, I'M JUST GONNA READ IT FOR LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE, UH, OF QUESTIONS LIKE, WHAT IS SIS SIX? SO WE ARE CSIG LA FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW, SIS SIX'S ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED FILIPINO, UH, DISH ORIGINATING FROM THE PHILIPPINES. UH, THE WORD SIS REGION MEANS TO MAKE IT SOUR. AND THEN THE TRADITIONAL METHOD THAT INFLUENCED THE DISH EARLY PREPARATION. AT CSIG LA OUR MISSION [00:10:01] IS PROUDLY REPRESENT FILIPINO FOOD AND CULTURE BY BRINGING A UNIQUE TWIST TO EVERY BITE. WE BLEND TRADITION WITH INNOVATION TO CREATE FLAVORS THAT APPEAL TO THE NEW GENERATION, WHILE EMBRACING THE DIVERSE CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES AROUND US. WE BELIEVE THAT FOOD HAS THE POWER TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER NO MATTER WHAT THE CULTURE, BACKGROUND, OR RACE. A GREAT MEAL CAN CREATE CONNECTION AND SHARED EXPERIENCES THROUGH CIG GLE. WE HOPE TO UNITE PEOPLE THROUGH BOLD FLAVORS, AUTHENTIC FILIPINO ROOTS AND TASTE THAT KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR JOURNEY, ALLOWING US TO SHARE OUR CULTURE WITH YOU ONE BUT AT A TIME. YAY. SO I CHALLENGE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND TRY OUT NEW FLAVORS, NEW FOOD YOU NEVER KNOW, YOU MIGHT FALL IN LOVE WITH IT. SO, ON BEHALF OF CITY OF WEST COVINA, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SIEG LA FOR CELEBRATING TASTE OF WEST COVINA. AND YEAH, WE HAVE, FOR ME, I HAVE A SWAG AND SIGLE. THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO. SI SI G. EASY WORDS TO SAY, RIGHT? S SI. SIG THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. WE'LL HOLD THIS, I'LL HOLD THIS TOO. TWO, THANK YOU AGAIN, YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SORRY. THANK YOU. HERE'S THE BACK PART. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO UP NEXT WE HAVE OUR OTHER TASTE OF WEST COVINA PRESENTA PRESENTATION, RECOGNIZING LAVA GITA CAFE. I'D LIKE TO INVITE ANNA OCHOA TO THE FRONT. IS SHE HERE? LA VACA LA. SO VISIT THE NEWEST CAFE IN WEST COVINA AT LAVATA CAFE. EVERY ITEM IS MADE TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, BOLD FLAVORS, FRESH INGREDIENTS, AND THE KIND OF ATMOSPHERE THAT KEEPS YOU COMING BACK FROM YOUR MORNING COFFEE TO YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF CE. THEY'RE SERVING WEST COVINA WITH HEART EVERY SINGLE DAY. COME EXPERIENCE GREAT COFFEE, DELICIOUS TREATS, AND GREAT COMPANY. I WAS AT THEIR GRAND OPENING. IT WAS AN AMAZING, CUTE SPECIAL, UH, EVENT. AND, UM, AND A FUN FACT IS IT'S WOMAN OWNED AND MAJORITY ALL WOMEN WORKERS. SO THAT WAS KIND OF NICE TO SEE. SO WE COMMEND YOU FOR THAT. IT'S A FAMILY OWNED. AND SO FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, LA VAQUITA CAFE WILL OFFER CUSTOMERS 15% OFF THEIR ORDER FROM MONDAY TO THURSDAY WITH A PURCHASE OF A DRINK AND PASTRY. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO MENTION ABOUT ANYTHING OR YOUR FAVORITE DRINK? YES. HI, MY NAME IS ANNA , LIKE, UM, THE MAYOR YOU SAID. AND YES, MY FAVORITE DRINK IS THE MA THE STRAWBERRY MATCHA AND THE SHAKER ESPRESSOS REALLY GOOD. AND TO MENTION, UM, MY FAVORITE PASTRY'S, UH, THE, UH, UH, FEELING CON CHITAS. WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF CONCHAS, UM, UH, CROISSANTS AND IT'S, IT'S A REALLY, REALLY GOOD, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, PRODUCT THAT WE HAVE. PERFECT. AND IT'S ACTUALLY A TWO FOR ONE 'CAUSE SI SI AND LA VAQUITA ISRI RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER, SO YOU CAN TRY BOTH AT THE SAME TIME AND ENJOY BOTH MEALS, UH, MEALS AND DESSERT. SO ON BEHALF OF CITY OF WEST COVINA, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE LAVA GITA CAFE, CELEBRATING TASTE OF WEST COVINA. COME ENJOY, TRY THEIR COFFEES OR DRINKS AND EVERYTHING AND, AND SUPPORT BUSINESSES, OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT. UH, WE HAVE VALLEY LIGHT. I'D LIKE TO INVITE SAGE NEWMAN AND IVAN CAMPOS TO THE FRONT. THEY HAVE A PRESENTATION. I AM GONNA GO BACK TO THE DAIS AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU. YEAH. DO YOU WANT US TO PLAY IT RIGHT NOW? UM, NO, WE WANNA GIVE YOU, OH, OKAY. SO YOU WANT ME TO YEAH, GO AHEAD. DO YOU WANNA SPEAK? OH, I CAN, [00:15:01] I CAN GET YOU THE MICROPHONE. YOU WANT WORDS FIRST? YES. SO WE HAVE SAGE, CEO OF VALLEY LIGHT. UM, VALLEY LIGHT CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1971, AND THERE'S BEEN MANY STRUGGLES IN THOSE 55 YEARS, BUT I THINK THAT WE FINALLY HAVE OVERCOME IT. AND ONE OF WHAT HAS HELPED US A LOT IS THE SUPPORT FROM OUR CITY, PARTICULARLY OKAY. AND OUR, THE BUSINESSES THAT, THAT RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DIFFERENTLY ABLE. ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES IS BY VERA MILES, AND IT SAYS, INCLUSION IS NOT BEING INVITED TO THE PARTY, BUT IT'S BEING ASKED TO DANCE. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ASKING US TO DANCE . OKAY. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO I DO, YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. WE JUST WANTED TO GO AND PRESENT THE CITY OF WEST COVINA WITH A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION. UH, WE HAVE IT TO WHERE IT SAYS, IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION TO THE WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL FOR ITS CHAMPIONING OPPORTUNITIES THAT EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES TO CONTRIBUTE, BELONG, AND THRIVE. YOUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION ENRICHES OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH, I'M READY. ONE HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU WANNA TAKE THAT OR? SURE. I CAN BRING IT HERE. AND NOW THE WHOLE COMMUNITY CAN SEE WHAT WEST COMPETENCE. OH, DID YOU WANNA SEE THIS? NO, NO. VALLEY LIGHT CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. THEY DO AMAZING WORK. UH, WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THEM. UM, AS YOU KNOW, THEY ARE OUR CONTRACT TO CLEAN OUR BUS STOPS. THEY ALSO HAVE A THRIFT STORE HERE ON FRANCIS SKI. SO PLEASE SUPPORT THEM. DONATE THEIR, THEY DO A LOT OF GREAT WORK. UH, THEY'RE AMAZING, AMAZING COMPANY. UH, THEY, THEY ARE ALSO HIRING, UM, JUST, OH, DO YOU WANNA MENTION THAT? NO. OH, OKAY. BUT WE'LL, BEFORE I STEAL THUNDER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THEY ACTUALLY HAD A COMMERCIAL, WHICH WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND AIR AND I MEAN SHOW. AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR JOB TRAINING, WORKPLACE COACHING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT. VALLEY LIGHT CENTER IS BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE BY HELPING ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES GAIN REAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. I'M WEST MAYOR LOPEZ AND ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER, WE WORK PROUD TO SUPPORT VALLEY LIGHT CENTER FOR SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT. YOUR SUPPORT HELPS OPEN DOORS TO MEANINGFUL WORK, INDEPENDENCE AND BRIGHTER FUTURES. YOU'LL SEE EVERYONE CAN WALK AND TAG COMMUNITY WITH WOLF BUTTON. VISIT VALLEY LIGHT CENTER.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO BECOME A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER. SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT IS THEIR SHOP RIGHT HERE ON FRANCISCO. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR OTHER COMPANY, WHICH YOU SAW, AND ALL, ALL OF THEM ARE PUT TO WORK AND THEY ARE ACCEPTING THOSE TO APPLY. AND DO YOU WANT ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING FOR DIRECT CARE WORKERS, INSTRUCTORS, COMMUNITY TEAM LEADERS. UM, THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR ADVANCEMENT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW. SO WE WILL TRAIN, UM, FOR FULL-TIME POSITIONS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE. WE OFFER BENEFITS, AND THAT'S A BIG THING TODAY. AND THEY HIRE ALL ABLED, EVERYBODY ALL INCLUSIVE. WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH US TO DANCE? OH, WANNA GET THE ADDRESS. F THE ADDRESS IS, UH, 1222 WEST FRANCISCO IS RIGHT WHERE THE NORTHGATE SHOPPING CENTER IS. THERE'S ACTUALLY A PHONE NUMBER ON THE COMMERCIAL. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THAT NUMBER, LEAVE YOUR NAME AND INFORMATION, AND I WILL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE ADDRESS TO THE ACTUAL, UH, YES. AGAIN, THE ADDRESS, THE ADDRESS TO OUR CORPORATE OFFICE, WE'RE LOCATED IN AUSA, WHICH IS 1 0 9 WEST SIXTH STREET, AUSA, CALIFORNIA 9 1 7 0 2. SO THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT. AND WHEN YOU DONATE IT, GO, COMES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. AND SO DID YOU WANT, OH, CAN I SAY THAT ONE MORE THING? YES, DEFINITELY. OKAY. IF YOU HAVE FURNITURE OR, UH, CLOTHING, ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONATED, I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES IF YOU'RE MOVING OR RELOCATING THAT IT'S HARD TO GET RID OF THE FURNITURE. WE WILL PICK UP IT'S TAX DEDUCTIBLE TOO. YES, IT'S TAX DEDUCTIBLE. TAX DE AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE LIKE, SALVATION ARMY GOODWILL HERE, BUT WE ALSO [00:20:01] HAVE THIS, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT COMES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. SO PLEASE SUPPORT THEM. UH, DONATE HELP ASSIST. AND IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO APPLY, COME AND, UH, SPEAK TO THEM AND, AND GO FROM THERE. OUR CLIENTS, OUR CLIENTS ARE WORKING, OUR CLIENTS THAT ARE WORKING THERE, THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO, THEY'RE LEARNING CUSTOMER SERVICE, UH, TAGGING PRICES, UM, INVENTORY, STOCKING AND INVENTORY. AND THEN WHAT WE DO IS ONCE WE TRAIN THEM IN THOSE AREAS, WE ACTUALLY FIND THEM OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT. SO YOUR DONATIONS ARE GOING TOWARDS A REALLY GOOD CAUSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH IT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW FOR OUR CITY [CITY MANAGER'S REPORT] MANAGER'S REPORT, WHICH WILL BE GIVING BY OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER, MILAN. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR. OUR CITY STREET CREW ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AT 1 2 2 2 EAST MARINA WEST COVINA. BY DOING SIDEWALK REPLACEMENTS IN HIGH RISK AREAS, THE CITY CREWS ARE REDUCING CITY LIABILITIES RELATED TO TRIP AND FALL HAZARDS WHILE KEEPING WEST COVINA SAFE. AT THE SAME TIME. A STATUS UPDATE ON THE EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT FIRE STATION 1 23 RENOVATIONS ARE 80% COMPLETED. CONTRACTORS STILL AWAITING THE REVIVAL ARRIVAL OF THE KITCHEN CABINETS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. PALM VIEW PARK BASEBALL LIGHTING FIELD BALL. FIELD LIGHTING HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO LED LIGHTING, WHICH MAKES A SIGNIFICANT D DIFFERENCE AND MAKES IT FAR SAFER FOR THE BALL PLAYERS TO PLAY. THE HOUSING RIGHTS CENTER IN THE IS THE CITY'S FAIR HOUSING CENTER SERVICE PROVIDER, AS WELL AS A-C-D-B-G SUBSCRIPTION. ON JUNE 25TH, THE HOUSING RIGHTS CENTER WILL CONDUCT AN IN-PERSON FAIR HOUSING WORKSHOP FOR WEST COVINA TENANTS AND LANDLORDS. THE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM OF CITY HALL FROM 6:00 PM TO 7:30 PM. TOPICS INCLUDE FAIR HOUSING LAWS, DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS, AND MORE. THE CITY IS PREPARING A LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, WHICH IS A FEMA REQUIRED DO DOCUMENT, STRATEGIC DOCUMENT THAT IDENTIFIES NATURAL HAZARDS AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO REDUCE LIFE AND REDUCE RISK TO LIFE. AND PROPERTY PLAN ACTS AS A GUIDE FOR DECISION MAKERS TO LOWER DISASTER COSTS, IMPROVE SAFETY, AND ENSURE ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL GRANTS, PUBLIC INPUT IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE PLAN PREPARATION. PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING THE ONLINE COMMUNITY SURVEY TO HELP US BUILD A MORE RESILIENT CITY. MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING A LINK TO AN ONLINE COMMUNITY SURVEY IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBPAGE. THIS, THE STAFF TO HAVE BEEN WORKING STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO PREPARE FOR THE SUMMER YOUTH BASKETBALL SEASON. REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, JUNE 15TH. AN UPDATE WILL BE GIVEN AS PART OF TONIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ON TUESDAY, MAY 5TH, THE CORTEZ PARK COMMUNITY CENTER AND SENIOR CENTER CAME ALIVE WITH A FESTIVE FESTIVE ENERGY AS 200 SENIORS GATHERED TO CELEBRATE CINCO DE MAYO. TOGETHER, THE EVENT FEATURED A LIVE TIM BARO BAND THAT FILLED THE ROOM WITH UPBEAT MUSIC PROMPTING, JOYFUL DANCING, AND BIG SMILES ALL AROUND COLORFUL DECOR, DELICIOUS FOOD, AND LIVELY CULTURAL FESTIVITIES. CREATED A WARM AND WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE. SENIORS CONNECTED WITH FRIENDS AND ENJOYED THE VIBRANT ENTERTAINMENT AND EMBRACED THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAY, MAKING IT A MEMORABLE AFTERNOON OF CULTURE, LAUGHTER, AND COMMUNITY. ON FRIDAY, MAY 8TH, THE CORTEZ PARK COMMUNITY CENTER SENIOR CENTER HOSTED A LIVELY MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION FOR 200 SENIORS. EVERY MOTHER WAS HONORED WITH A ROSE AND DJ AND DJ, AND THE DJ KEPT THE ENERGY HIGH AS EVERYBODY ENJOYED A DELICIOUS MEAL AND DANCED THE AFTERNOON AWAY. IT WAS A JOYFUL MUSIC FILLED EVENT THAT HONORED THE INCREDIBLE MOTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. ON SATURDAY, MAY 9TH, THE SUBURBAN WATER SYSTEMS HOSTED A LANDSCAPE CLASS AT CORTES PARK COMMUNITY CENTER AND SENIOR CENTER FOR WEST COVINA RESIDENCE. ATTENDEES LEARNED ABOUT SUN TOLERANT PLANTS AND EFFICIENT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO HELP, HELP AND CONSERVE WATER AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY YARDS. THANK YOU TO SUBURBAN WATER FOR THESE SYSTEMS. ON FRIDAY, MAY 29TH, THE CORTEZ PARK COMMUNITY AND SENIOR CENTER LIT UP AS 150 SENIORS CAME TOGETHER FOR A GLOWING CITY, HAWKS CITY HAWKINS DANCE WITH A VIBRANT NEON THEME. THE ROOM RADIATED WITH BRIGHT COLORS, BLACK LIGHT DECORATIONS, AND EXCITED CHATTER AS PARTICIPANTS ARRIVED, DRESSED IN THEIR BEST GLOW IN THE DARK OUTFITS. ACME TIME MACHINE TOOK THE STAGE WITH AN ENERGIZING PERFORMANCE THAT EVERYONE OUT ON THE DANCE FLOOR. LAUGHTER, DANCING AND SHIMMERING NEON ACCESSORIES FILLED [00:25:01] THE SPACE, CREATING A LIVELY AND UNFORGETTABLE ATMOSPHERE. THE SENIORS HAD AN INCREDIBLE TIME LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT, MAKING THIS GLOW THEME CELEBRATION A HUGE HIT AND A MEMORABLE E MEMORABLE EVENING MOVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SPIRITS. THE SENIOR CENTER GARDEN CLUB HELD ITS SECOND MEETING ON MAY 28TH, LED BY RECREATION LEADERS. ISABELLE OLIVERES AND VALERIE GONZALEZ. MEMBERS WERE EXCITED TO HARVEST THE GREEN STAR LETTUCE. THEY'VE BEEN GROWING TOGETHER WITH THEIR FIRST CROP OF SUCCESS. THE CLUB IS NOW PREPARING TO PLANT ROMAINE AND CONTINUE EXPLORING THE HYDROPONIC GARDENING SYSTEM. THE GARDEN CONTINUES TO BRING HANDS ON, FUN AND FRESH LEARNING TO EVERY SENIOR INVOLVED. COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT HOSTED A A PAPER SHREDDING EVENT AT CORTEZ PARK COMMUNITY CENTER. ON MAY 23RD, RESIDENTS BROUGHT PAPER TO THE SECURELY SHREDDED SITE. THE CITY RECYCLED 6,900 POUNDS OF PAPER DURING THE EVENT. THE FIRST ANNUAL ELECTRIC BOBA AND NIGHT MARKET WAS BOBA FESTIVAL AND NIGHT MARKET WAS HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 30TH, 2026 FROM FOUR TO 9:00 PM IN THE CITY HALL PARKING LOT. THE EVENT FEATURED THE LIVE, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD BOOTHS, CARNIVAL ATTRACTIONS, DJS, VENDORS, AND OF COURSE A LOT OF BOBA . ON SATURDAY, MAY 23RD AND SUNDAY MAY 24TH, THE WEST COVINA SPORTSPLEX HOST US DID THE U TRIPLE SA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT. THE SPORTSPLEX WELCOMED 40 TEAMS AND OVER 2000 SPECTATORS. ONE DAY TOURNAMENT, THE SPORTSPLEX COLLECTED $16,000 IN ADMISSION FEES AND 9,000 IN RENTAL FEES. THANK YOU TO U TRIPLES A FOR PARTNERING WITH THE WEST COVINA. SPORTSPLEX, THE CAMERON COMMUNITY CENTER WAS INVITED TO THE EL CAMERON ELEMENTARY CENTER SCHOOL CARNIVAL ON FRIDAY, MAY 29TH FROM THREE TO 5:00 PM WHERE CITYWIDE SERVICES, CLASSES AND PROGRAMS WERE SHOWCASED TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF ATTENDED THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS CONFERENCE HELD TWO WEEKS AGO IN LAS VEGAS. ICSC. LAS VEGAS IS THE BIGGEST ANNUAL NETWORKING AND DEAL MAKING EVENT IN RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE. WE BROUGHT TOGETHER THOUSANDS OF DEAL MAKERS, INCLUDING OUR VERY OWN STAFF, TO ONE PLACE TO MAKE DEALS AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. STAFF MADE GREAT CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL LEAD TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY. THE CITY OF WEST COVINA WILL SHORTLY WELCOME YOU AT ANOTHER NEW BUSINESS TO THE COMMUNITY. WALLACE CHICKEN WILL BE COMING SOON TO THE CORNER OF SOUTH GLENDORA AND WEST CHRISTOPHER STREET. COME JOIN THE COUNCIL AS WE WELCOME THEM TO THE COMMUNITY AT THEIR GRAND OPENING, UH, CEREMONY SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH. THIS SUNDAY, THE CEREMONY WILL BEGIN AT 10:00 AM WITH A RESTAURANT OPENING SHORTLY THEREAFTER. AT 11:00 AM ON MAY 20TH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROUDLY JOINED FELLOW AGENCIES AT THE 57TH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY PEACE OFFICERS OF MEMORIAL CEREMONY, A SOLEMN TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. CHIEF CORTINA WAS JOINED BY CAPTAIN CARMEN AND FIVE MEMBERS OF THE HONOR GUARD WHO STOOD IN REPRESENTATION OF OUR DEPARTMENT, PAYING HOMAGE TO THE FALLEN WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT, AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO THEIR MEMORY. ON TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, ENGINE 1 23 PARTICIPATED IN CAREER DAY AT GROVE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CAPTAIN JACKSON, CAPTAIN JACKSON JACKSON SHOWN HERE INTERFACING WITH STUDENTS WHILE FIREFIGHTER ANDRADE IS WEARING HIS FULL PERSONNEL PROTECTION GEAR. HIS PPE INCLUDES TURNOUTS, HELMET, FLASH, HOOD, BOOTS, GLOVES, AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. THIS PPE GEAR CAN WEIGH BETWEEN 45 AND 75 ADDITIONAL POUNDS. ON TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, EMINENT HEALTH QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL HELD THE ANNUAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK. QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSTS EMS STROKE EMS SLASH STROKE LUNCHEON HONORING THE MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, MICN AND PARAMEDICS OF THE YEAR FROM THE WEST COVINA FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND PARTNERSHIP, THE UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE UTV WAS DELIVERED TO THE CITY. UTV WILL ASSIST THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE ALL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, INCLUDING URBAN AREAS THAT ARE INACCESSIBLE BY TRADITIONAL FIRE ENGINES AND AMBULANCES ONLY REACHABLE BY FOOT OR SPECIALIZED OFF-ROAD VEHICLES. THIS CAPABILITY IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE TIMELY MEDICAL CARE, EFFECTIVE TRANSPORT, AND RESPONDER SAFETY IN AREAS THAT ARE IMPASSABLE. THE CITY HAS LOCATIONS SUCH AS GALSTER PARK PRESENT THAT'S PRESENTS STEEP TERRAIN, NARROW ACCESS POINTS, AND UNIMPROVED ROADWAYS WHERE PATIENT ACCESS, MEDICAL CARE AND TRANSPORT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED WITHOUT A PURPOSE BUILT. UUTV. THE FIRE DEPART FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE THE NEW UTV AND ALL EQUIPMENT ON DISPLAY. BEFORE ONE OF THE JULY COUNCIL MEETINGS, UH, FOR CITY OFFICIALS AND THE PUBLIC TO SEE, THE LA REGIONAL TRAINING GROUP SUPPORTED ALL 29 LA AREA FIRE CHIEFS PUT TOGETHER MONTHLY TRAINING VIDEOS TO PROVIDE REGIONAL [00:30:01] TRAINING. THIS MONTH, THE WEST COVINA FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR JUNE TRAINING VIDEOS FOCUSED ON FIREWORKS, BOTH, UH, BATTALION CHIEF 12 ENGINE COMPANY 1 24, RESCUE AMBULANCE 1 24 PARTICIPATED IN THIS FILMING. THE TRAINING VIDEO IS DUE TO BE RELEASED LATER THIS MONTH. UPCOMING EVENTS, UH, STREET SWEEPING DEMONSTRATION WILL BE THIS SATURDAY HERE AT WEST COVINA CITY HALL IN OUR, IN THE MAIN PARKING LOT AT 10:00 AM SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, NIGHT MARKET COMPANY BAND, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH, WEST COVINA CIVIC CENTER TIES AND TIS FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH AT SHADOW OAK PARK COMMUNITY CENTER AND SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, THE NIGHT MARKET JOURNEY THROUGH TIME WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH AT THE WEST COVINA CITY CIVIC CENTER. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. LOT'S HAPPENING AS YOU COULD SEE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, BEFORE MOVING TO ORAL COMMUNICATION, UH, WE HAVE AN ADJOURNMENT FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. TIM REJILLO, I KNOW HIM AS SENSEI TIM DEDICATED HIMSELF TO THE YOUTH OF WEST COVINA AS A KARATE INSTRUCTOR, FIRST AT SHADOW OAK COMMUNITY CENTER AND LATER AT THE CAMERON COMMUNITY CENTER. MORE THAN TEACHING MARTIAL ARTS, TIM INSTILLED DISCIPLINE, RESPECT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, CONFIDENCE IN THE COUNTLESS CHILDREN WHOSE LIVES HE SHAPED. HIS ENCOURAGEMENT AND GENUINE CARE HELPED GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. TIM WAS A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, MENTOR AND FRIEND WHOSE PASSION WAS ENSURING EVERY CHILD HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE, KNOWN FOR HIS GENEROUS SPIRIT. HE KEPT CLASS FEES AFFORDABLE BECAUSE HE BELIEVED NO CHILD SHOULD BE DENIED THE CHANCE TO LEARN AND GROW. UH, FOUR OF US COUNCIL MEMBER, I MEAN, COUNCIL WENT TO HIS CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND HE WAS WELL LOVED. UH, ALL HIS BLACK STUDENTS WERE THE BLACK BELT, UM, STUDENTS WERE THERE AND WE JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, THANK FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS GIVEN TO THIS COMMUNITY. HE LEAVES BEHIND HIS, UH, WIFE AND CHILDREN. THE YOUNGEST ONE IS SEVEN YEARS OLD, SEVEN AND NINE, AND IT WAS HEARTBREAKING. UM, HE TOOK OVER THIS KARATE PROGRAM. EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM AS THE KARATE PERSON. SO I KNOW, UM, LAST MEETING THEY MENTIONED ABOUT THE KARATE. UM, ON MAY 5TH, TIM LOST HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER, BUT HIS LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. HE INSPIRED HIS IMPACT ON THE WEST COVINA COMMUNITY WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. UH, MY CHILDREN HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF LEARNING FROM HIM AS WELL AS MANY, COUNTLESS HUNDREDS OF, UH, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AS WELL. SO MAY HE CONTINUE TO REST IN PEACE. WE WILL NOW MOVE, [ORAL COMMUNICATIONS] MOVE TO ORAL COMMUNICATION. UM, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER OR THE CITY COUNCIL REQUEST TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE HEARD PRIOR TO REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY NOT ENGAGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT IS DISRUPTIVE TO THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE MEETING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPEAKING OFF TOPIC, SPEAKING BEYOND THE SPEAKER'S ALLOTTED TIME LIMIT MAKING SLANDEROUS OR PROFANE REMARKS OR USING LOUD THREATENING OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE, WHICH DISRUPTS, DISTURBS, IMPEDES AND RENDERS INFEASIBLE THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE MEETING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY NOT THREATEN ANY PERSON WITH PHYSICAL HARM OR ACT IN A MANNER THAT MAY REASONABLY BE INTERPRETED AS IMMINENT THREAT OF PHYSICAL HARM. SO WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME BEING CALLED, UM, THE TIMER WILL START. THE TIMER WILL START WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, UH, LISA, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE? APOLOGIES. WE HAVE 16 SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. 16 SPEAKERS. UM, AND THEN JUST REMEMBER THOSE WHO ARE SPEAKING ON THE PUBLIC HEARING, THAT'S AT THE END. BUT GO AHEAD. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JOHN SHOEMAKER, FOLLOWED BY SHERRY BARIAN, FOLLOWED BY ANGIE GILHAM. HELLO EVERYBODY. QUICK ITEM. UH, MAKE IT NICE AND SIMPLE ON THE, UH, CITY MANAGER. UH, I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME DISAGREEMENTS IN THE PAST, BUT I WISH YOU WELL, ASSUMING EVERYTHING GOES THROUGH TONIGHT, UH, FROM THAT STANDPOINT. BECAUSE IF YOU DO A GOOD JOB, IT MEANS THE CITY HAS BENEFITED FROM IT. I ALSO WANT TO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT I MAY HAVE, UH, UPSET OR INSULTED YOUR FAMILY WITH SOME OF MY COMMENTS OR MADE 'EM UNCOMFORTABLE, AND I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT I LOOK AT YOU AS TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND ANYTHING I'VE SAID WAS NOT MEANT OR IMPLIED TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT YOU ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, YOU KNOW, FROM THAT, THAT STANDPOINT. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S, UH, CLEAR BECAUSE THE LAST THING I WANT IS TO UPSET FAMILY MEMBERS BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE INTENT OF, UH, MY CRITICISM FROM [00:35:01] THAT STANDPOINT. UM, NOW, YOU KNOW, IF IT UPSETS THE CONSOLE OR UPSETS PEOPLE WHO IN THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES, I DON'T CARE. , , BUT YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA ATTACK, UH, FAMILY OR THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU KNOW, I HOPE YOU DO WELL BECAUSE YOU DO WELL, THE CITY DOES WELL, YOU KNOW, FROM THAT STANDPOINT, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A CREW HERE THAT, UH, CAN BE, UH, DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH AT TIMES. SO, BUT, UH, I DO WISH YOU GOOD LUCK YEAH. FROM THAT STANDPOINT. AND AGAIN, IF I'VE SAID ANYTHING THAT UPSET YOUR FAMILY, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE INTENT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN ATTACK ON YOU AS A HUMAN BEING FROM THAT STANDPOINT. SO, UH, JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, I'M NOT GONNA NECESSARILY STOP, BUT I WILL COMPLIMENT YOU WHEN YOU DO THINGS APPROPRIATELY. ALL RIGHT? THANK YOU AND NEVER SEE YOU. SO NICE. JOHN ONCE IN A WHILE. NEXT SPEAKER, SHERRY BIAN, FOLLOWED BY ANGIE GILLINGHAM, FOLLOWED BY JOSH MURRAY. TOPIC I WANNA SPEAK ON TONIGHT IS, UH, THE SELLING OF OUR MAINTENANCE YARD. UH, THAT IS NOTHING MORE THAN A PIPE DREAM. UH, THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, TWO OF THE COUNCILMEN COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GOING TO ASK OUR WEST VIN PD AND OUR, UM, FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION SHOULD SUPPORT THEM IN THE NEXT ELECTION. I HOPE THEY'RE SMART ENOUGH TO BYPASS EVERYONE AND REFUSE TO ENDORSE ANYONE ON THIS PARTICULAR ELECTION. WE, THEY, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO ASK FOR THEIR HELP HAVE BEEN HERE EIGHT AND NINE YEARS, AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR 10, FOR EIGHT YEARS. THEY'VE SAID, LET'S HIRE, WE HAVE THE MONEY TO HIRE 10 OFFICERS. AND WE NEVER HIRED 10 OFFICERS. AND NOW LAST WEEK YOU PUT, OKAY, WE JUST HIRED SIX NEW OFFICERS, TWO OFFICERS HAVE RETIRED IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, SO YOU ONLY HIRED FOUR NEW ONES AND TWO REPLACEMENTS. AND ARE WE PAYING FOR THAT? NO, I HOPE EVERYONE DOESN'T, IS UNDERSTANDS THAT IT IS NOT THE CITY THAT'S PAYING FOR THAT. IT'S OUR BUSINESSES. THEY'RE THE ONE WHO TOOK THE BULLET ON THIS ATHENS CONTRACT AND THEY'RE PAYING FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS, NOT US, AND NOT OUT OF OUR BUDGET. UM, AS FOR THE, THE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, AND I BELIEVE IT'S FIRE DEPARTMENT NUMBER ONE AND TWO THAT NEEDED HELP FOR 8, 9, 10 YEARS, I BELIEVE IT GOES BACK TO 2002 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FOR THEM UNTIL ELECTION TIME. UM, IF WE HAD TAKEN THE MONEY FROM THE FAILED HEALTH CLUB AND NON-APPROVED HEALTH CLUB AND THE SPORTSPLEX A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR DOWN THE TOILET AND THE ILLEGAL CHAMBER THAT WE'RE RUNNING, THAT MONEY COULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALL ALONG. SO MISSPENDING DOES NOT EXCUSE ANY OF THIS. ORIGINALLY, THE PLAN, THE FIRST PLANS WERE FOR CAMERON AND SUNSET. I WAS AT THAT MEETING AND I THOUGHT, GEE, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE THE, THE, THE DESIGNER WANTED LIKE A HUNDRED, JUST UNDER $190,000 TO DESIGN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THAT WAS SO MUCH MONEY. WELL, THANKS TO COUNCILMAN WU. SEVEN PLANS LATER, WE HAVE GONE UP FROM A 9,500 FOOT FACILITY, UM, AND WE HAVE GONE UP TO SEVEN PLANS, WHICH IS NOW $1,380,000 JUST FOR THE PLANS, NOT FOR ANY BUILDING. NOW YOU WANNA BUILD ON OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, OKAY. AND WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE THE $50,000 PLAN YOU WANT TO DO WILL NOT FIT IN THE OLD LOCATION IF YOU USE THE CHAMBER OFFICE. THE, UM, THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. I WILL BE BACK AND FINISH. OKAY, WE'LL SEE YOU . WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT MEETING. ANGIE GILLINGHAM, FOLLOWED BY JOSH MURRAY, FOLLOWED BY MILO VICTORIA MAYOR COUNCIL, I'M COMING HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR LIBRARY AND THE MANY USES THE LIBRARY GIVES TO THE PUBLIC. CURRENTLY SERVING AS A POLLING CENTER FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES DAILY. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, IT SERVES THE COMMUNITY WITH MANY CHILDREN'S BOOKS, ADULT PROGRAMS LIKE ZUMBA, WHICH HAS GREAT ATTENDANCE. THE LIBRARY ALSO SERVES AS A PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO COMPUTERS IN THEIR HOMES. AND FOR THE HOMELESS POPULATION, THE LIBRARY IS USED FOR BOARDING CARE. INDIVIDUALS WHO COME DAILY SIT AND COMB THROUGH OUR MAGAZINES AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS. MANY PATRONS COME AND SIT ON THE GRASSY AREA, READ A BOOK, AND EAT A SNACK. I RECENTLY [00:40:01] REVIEWED THE LATEST RENDERING OF WHAT THIS COUNCIL IS PROPOSING TO BUILD FIRE STATION ONE ON THE CORNER OF WEST COVINA PARKWAY AND SOUTH GARVEY. WE'RE CURRENTLY OVER 150 MATURE TREES, SHRUBS, AND A BERM WILL BE REMOVED TO BUILD THIS STATION. I NEED TO REFRESH THIS COUNCIL OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT AREA TO WEST COVINA RESIDENCE. IN 2011, THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO SELL OFF THAT PROPERTY FOR A MEDICAL BUILDING. THE PUBLIC LEARNED OF THE POTENTIAL DESTRUCTION SIMILAR TO THIS PROJECT. AND SOON A LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY A GROUP OF RESIDENTS KNOWN AS THE WEST COVINA IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, WHO OPPOSED THE MEDICAL BUILDING AND DESTROYING THAT AREA. THE WCIA SUCCESSFULLY BLOCKED THE SALE. MR. WU STATED IN MAY AT THE COUNCIL MEETING, THAT THE PARKING LOT, WHICH IS CITY OWNED, IS UNDER NEGOTIATION WITH THE COUNTY WHO WENT ON TO SAY THE PARKING LOT WILL NOT BE AFFECTED IN ANY WAY WRONG. AFTER PRINTING OUT THE LATEST RENDERING OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING AND PARKING FOR THE FIRE STATION, THE WEST PARKING LOT WILL BE LEFT WITH ONE ROW OF PARKING CLOSEST TO THE LIBRARY. WE WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE DEVELOPMENT WITH, ALONG WITH DESTROYING THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE LAST CONTRACT, THE COUNTY LAST, LAST CONTRACT FOR PARKING LAPSED IN 2024. I NOW UNDERSTAND NO NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. AS THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, I URGE YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING. LEASE OUT THE PARKING LOT AS IT STANDS TODAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO COME TO THAT LOCATION FOR THE MANY USES IT PROVIDES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, JOSH MURRAY, FOLLOWED BY MILO VICTORIA, FOLLOWED BY CHARLES TING. UH, HELLO AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JOSH MURRAY AND I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF WEST COVINA LIBRARY. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE TEENS OF THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH FROM FOUR TO 5:00 PM FOR EAST WEST PLAYERS THEATER FOR YOUTH PRESENTS. TAM TRAN TEENS WILL ENJOY AN ORIGINAL PLAY FROM EAST WEST PLAYERS BASED ON THE STORY OF TAM TRAN, AN UNDOCUMENTED UCLA STUDENT WHO TESTIFIED TO CONGRESS FOR THE DREAM ACT. ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED AND REGISTRATIONS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, LA COUNTY LIBRARY.ORG. ON THURSDAY, JUNE 11TH FROM 10 15 TO 11:00 AM CHILDREN AGES ZERO TO FIVE, AND THEIR PARENT OR CAREGIVER ARE INVITED TO JOIN MS. KIM FOR AN INTERACTIVE MUSIC PROGRAM WHERE THEY WILL ENJOY A DELIGHTFUL, ENRICHING MUSIC EXPERIENCE THAT NURTURES CHILDREN'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. MELO VICTORIA, FOLLOWED BY CHARLES TANG, FOLLOWED BY ELSIE MESSMAN. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF AND, UH, GENERAL PUBLIC. MY NAME IS MILA VICTORIA. I LIVE AT, UH, 1542 SOUTH RENOVO AND HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE 1983. ABSOLUTELY LOVE LIVING IN WEST COVINA. IT'S BEEN, UH, 40 SOME YEARS AND IT'S A GREAT CITY. NOT PERFECT CITY, BUT A GREAT CITY. UM, UNTIL RECENTLY, I, UH, HAD A SITUATION THAT I, I NEED TO BRING UP TO THE, UH, COUNCIL, UM, TO THE CITY COUNCIL. UH, ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO, SOME NO PARKING SIGNS, UH, POPPED UP ON, UH, ON MY STREET ON BOTH SIGNS, RESTRICTING PARKING FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM UH, PRESUMABLY FOR, UH, STREET SWEEPING. UH, STREET SWEEPING. UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE SIGNS ARE EVERYWHERE, EVERYWHERE. THERE'S ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET AND ABOUT A HALF A MILE RADIUS FROM WHERE I LIVE. SO IF YOUR CAR IS ON THE STREET, UH, OR YOU NEED TO PARK YOUR CAR IN THE STREET, YOU HAVE TO GO PROBABLY HALF A MILE TO FIND A PARKING SPOT. I HAD CALLED THE, THE CITY AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO, UH, ADDRESS THE, UH, COUNCIL FOR THIS. I SENT A, UH, EMAIL TO MY COUNCIL MEMBER, MS. DIAZ, AND UH, I RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM, UM, MILLAN, UM, CITY MANAGER. YES, THE CITY MANAGER MANAGER. MM-HMM . ANYWAY, YEAH, VERY, VERY LONG, VERY LONG, UM, EMAIL, UH, EXPLAINING WHY ALL THIS IS BEING DONE, BUT REALLY THERE WASN'T MUCH SUBSTANCE, BASICALLY SAYING, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU KINDA STUCK WITH IT. AND SO I'M HERE APPEALING TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. UH, WHERE I LIVE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS FAMILIES THAT HAVE MULTIPLE VEHICLES. THEY HAVE, UH, KIDS THAT DRIVE, THEY WORK, UH, DURING THE DAY. AND SO IDEALLY YOU WOULD THINK THAT YOU CAN DO ONE SIDE OF THE STREET ONE DAY AND THE OTHER SIDE A DIFFERENT DAY. I MEAN, PUT YOURSELF IN OUR SHOES, YOU KNOW. UM, I'M FORTUNATE. I I WORK FROM HOME SO I CAN, YOU KNOW, MOVE, MOVE AROUND, BUT, UH, SOME OF THE FAMILIES CAN'T. ANYWAY, IF, UH, YOU WOULD, UH, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO [00:45:01] MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU. CHARLES TANG, FOLLOWED BY ELSIE MESSMAN, FOLLOWED BY JERRY PATRAS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS CHARLES SAND. I'M A RESIDENT ON PEGGY COURT, UH, IN WEST COVINA, UH, SECTOR FOUR, SOME SO-CALLED BY COINCIDENCE. THE ISSUES THAT I WANT BRING UP IS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS. UM, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT SINCE 1992 IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. LONG TIME AGO, THE CITY STAFF COME BY TO OUR STREET AND PUT UP A STREET SWEEPING SIGNS SHOWING NINE TO THREE EVERY OTHER FRIDAY STREET SWEEPING, NO PARKING FINE. WE COMPLY WITH THAT. IT'S FINE AND DANDY. SOMETIME AGO, THE CITY CREW COME IN, CHANGE THE SIGN TO STREET SWEEPING MONDAY, 10 TO TWO, BUT APPARENTLY THE STREET SWEEPING CREW DID NOT GET THE NEW NOTICE. THEY STILL COME ON FRIDAY BETWEEN 10 TO TWO AND STRIP THE, THE STREET EVERY OTHER FRIDAY. SO NOW WE HAVE A CONFUSING SITUATION. SO I'M HEREBY HUMBLY REQUEST CITY STAFF TO LOOK AT THE ISSUES ONE MORE TIME. WE EVALUATE THE NEED AND NECESSITY WHEN WE SHOULD SWEEP THE CLEAN AND WHAT SIGN TO POST SO RESIDENTS CAN PARK THEIR CURBSIDE CARS SOMEWHERE SAFE TO AVOID GETTING A TICKET. NOW, I'M A PRACTICING TRAFFIC ENGINEERS SINCE 2004, REGISTER IN CALIFORNIA. IF YOU GUYS NEED A SECOND OPINION OF TECHNICAL INPUTS, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO VOLUNTEER MY TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO ASSIST THE CITY STAFF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SPEAKER I'LL C MESSMAN FOLLOWED BY JERRY ES, FOLLOWED BY JIM GRITCH. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ELSIE MESSMAN, AND WHEN I SPOKE AT THE LAST MEETING, I STATED THAT PERMIT WAS REQUIRED FOR ARTIFICIAL TURF COSTING ABOUT $650, UM, PLUS TAX. WELL, THIS WAS IN APRIL. EFFECTIVE MAY 1ST ARTIFICIAL TURF IS COSTING $370 AND 46 CENTS, 64 CENTS. COUNCILMAN CAN, UH, CANTOS MEETING THE, UH, THE ACTING CITY MANAGER STATED, SOMEONE IN THE CITY BOUGHT TURF AND LEFT IT ON THE YARD. WHY DIDN'T CODE ENFORCEMENT GIVE THE TICKET TO THE HOMEOWNER AND NOT, AND, AND NOT ENFORCE THE FEE ON EVERY RESIDENT THAT WANTS TURF? THIS IS A CITY DOING THE SAME THING AS STREET SWEEPING ONE INCIDENCE. EVERYBODY GETS PENALIZED. MY MAIN, MAIN REASON I AM HERE TONIGHT IS TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WASTE OF TAXPAYERS MONEY ON UNWANTED, UNREALISTIC PROJECTS THAT THE RESIDENTS DO NOT NEED OR WANT OR CANNOT AFFORD, SUCH AS THE HEALTHCARE, SELLING OF THE MAINTENANCE YARD AND STREET SWEEPING. I I WILL SPEAK ON STREET SWEEPING TONIGHT BECAUSE OF MY TIME LIMIT. I LIVE IN THE RIDGEWOOD TRACK AND THAT COUNCILMAN WU'S DISTRICT. WE HAVE FOUR SIGNS ON MONDAY CLEANING AND EIGHT SIGNS ON FRIDAY, CLEANING A TOTAL OF 12 SIGNS FOR 254 HOMES. TALK ABOUT CHEAP. AND THIS IS ONLY ONE TRACK. NOW WE HAVE VEHICLES ALONG WITH A STREET SWEEPER TO GIVE OUT TICKETS. NEXT MONTH. MEETING AND LOOKING AT A COMPUTER IS A WASTE OF TIME BECAUSE YOU NEVER LISTEN TO US ANYWAY. THE COST OF NEW VEHICLES, GAS, SALARY, AND BENEFITS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT PLUS WEEKLY CLEANING. WHERE IS THAT MONEY GONNA COME FROM? THE ACTING CITY MANAGER IS A YES PERSON HIRED BY THE COUNCIL BY WITH NO DEGREE. HE SAID HE WAS AN EXPERIENCED CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. DOES IT LOOK LIKE IT? NOT TO ME. IT DOESN'T. PEOPLE NEED TO PLACE A PLACE TO PARK AND WHERE THEY, WHERE ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO PARK? THERE ARE SIGNS THAT SAYS NO PARKING ANYTIME. THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER SIGN ON THE NEXT POST SAYING, NO PARKING, STREET SWEEPING. WHAT DOES PARKING, NO PARKING MEAN? THIS IS A TWO YEAR MESS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WASTED INSTEAD OF 20 TO FOUR WEEKS. NOW WE PAY FOR 52 WEEKS OF CLEANING. IT COMES IT'S COMMON SENSE. [00:50:01] IT'S NO COMMON SENSE AND NO DEGREE, NO GOOD END. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. JERRY PATES, FOLLOWED BY JIM GRITCH, FOLLOWED BY COLLEEN ROSATI. GOOD EVENING. I REGULARLY, I DON'T THINK A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T HEAR ABOUT PARKING AND I'M NOT ON THE COUNCIL. ELSIE MESSMAN POINTING OUT THAT YOU HAVE SIGN PROBLEMS. YOU HAVE IN HER DISTRICT SIGNS. AND I THINK THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE HER SPOKE TO IT, YOU HAVE SIGNS THAT SAY, STREET SWEEP, NO PARKING ON MONDAY, BUT THE STREET SWEEPING IS ON FRIDAY. THAT MAKES NO SENSE. AND I HEAR ABOUT IT. I HEAR OTHER THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SIMILAR THINGS ABOUT THE SIGNS ARE OFF. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SIGNS. YOU HAD ENOUGH SIGNS TO BUY TWO POLICE CARS, BUT YOU DON'T MONEY, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY ENOUGH SIGNS. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I'M SORRY. I WOULD STRONGLY, I'VE IMPLEMENTED PROJECTS AND I'VE FIXED PROJECTS THAT OTHERS HAVE IMPLEMENTED. YOU'RE AT A POINT NOW WHERE YOU NEED TO HAVE SOMEBODY GO AROUND AND CHECK THAT THE SIGNS AND THE COLORFUL MAP MATCH BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT. WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS YOU'VE JUST LISTENED TO RESIDENTS AND YOU TREAT US LIKE STATIC. THEY'RE JUST COMPLAINING. I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN. WHEN YOU START ISSUING CITATIONS, IS THAT THE TIME TO START LISTENING? BECAUSE YOU PUT SIGNS UP WRONG. PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND FIX THIS. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HEAR IT ALL THE TIME. I'M NOT IN A PLACE TO FIX IT. YOU ARE, YOU ARE, YOU ARE, YOU ARE AND YOU ARE. PLEASE FIX IT. THANK YOU. JIM GRITCH, FOLLOWED BY COLLEEN RETI, FOLLOWED BY JERRY RODRIGUEZ. I AM HERE TO SPEAK TO A AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS, UH, AN AGREEMENT WITH THE, UH, WITH A COMPANY CALLED ON-DUTY HEALTH, UH, FOR A FIRE DEPARTMENT WELLNESS PROGRAM. UH, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO TABLE THIS ITEM. UH, THERE ARE TWO MAJOR FLAWS WITH IT. UH, BUT FIRST I WANNA TALK ABOUT, I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE BY THE CITY TO IMPROVE, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE. I'VE SPOKEN BEFORE THAT THAT DEPARTMENT HAS EXCESSIVE ABSENTEEISM. AND, UH, UH, THE LAST TIME I HEARD A NUMBER, WHICH WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, IT WAS 35%. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION, IF YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE ONLY THERE TWO DAYS OUTTA THREE, THAT'S REALLY BAD. UH, THE, UM, SO I, I'M IN FAVOR OF DOING SOMETHING, BUT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE IS WRONG FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST, IT SAYS THERE'S NO BUDGET FOR IT. YOU HAVE THIS CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED A BUDGET POLICY THAT SAYS YOU SHOULD NOT SPEND MONEY UNLESS THERE'S BUDGET FOR IT. YET, RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF YOU IS AN ITEM THAT SAYS, NO BUDGET, THAT'S WRONG. YOU SHOULD TABLE IT AND ASK THEM TO, UH, PROVIDE A BUDGET BEFORE YOU'LL PASS IT. NUMBER TWO, THE NO OTHER, UH, VENDOR WAS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE AND, AND, UH, BIDDING FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. THERE'S NO REASON WHY SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS TO BE GIVEN TO A SINGLE VENDOR. UH, AND IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER, UH, THE STATE AUDITOR PROVIDED A VERY SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION, UH, TO YOU, UH, AND HAS REITERATED IT JUST LAST DECEMBER, THAT YOUR, UH, ITEMS THAT YOU PURCHASE MUST PROVIDE VALUE. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT PROVIDES ANY VALUE? IF YOU DON'T, UH, LOOK AND SEE IF SOMEBODY ELSE COULD DO A BETTER JOB OR A CHEAPER JOB YOU DID. DIDN'T EVEN LOOK. UH, THE, UH, I'M, UH, I I'M JUST GONNA GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE ON THIS. AND MAYOR, PLEASE GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME IF I NEED. 'CAUSE I DID THIS PROFESSIONALLY AND I WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING, UH, INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT ABSENCES. UH, ASK ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO DO THIS WORK, SHOW ME IN THE PAST HOW YOU REDUCED INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS IN THE AGENCIES THAT YOU WORK FOR. GIMME NUMBERS ON HOW YOU REDUCED INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS. IF [00:55:01] YOU CAN DO THAT, THEN MAYBE WE WANT YOU, BUT THE, THERE WAS NO REQUEST FOR ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THIS TIME. NOTHING AT ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COLLEEN ROSATI, FOLLOWED BY JERRY RODRIGUEZ, FOLLOWED BY STEVE BENNETT. GOOD EVENING. COLLEEN TI, CITY TREASURER AND PRESIDENT OF WEST COVINA. BEAUTIFUL. I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK ON ARBOR DAY THAT TOOK PLACE IN APRIL. I WANT TO COMMEND MIKE CSUP AND HIS OUTSTANDING PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. THEY TURNED A BEAUTIFUL PARK OUT OF THE GALSTER WILDERNESS PARK. IT WAS AMAZING. WE WERE THERE PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR TIMES BEFORE THE EVENT, AND WE WERE AMAZED AT WHAT WE SAW. AND ALSO KUDOS TO SUSIE PEREZ AND HER TEAM. THEY WERE SO HELPFUL IN MAKING SURE THAT THIS EVENT WENT, WENT OFF. ALL US. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND BRING FORWARD AN ISSUE THAT'S BEEN GOING ON PROBABLY FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE OF IT, AND I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEND YOU PICTURES, MAYOR, WHEN I'M DONE SPEAKING. WE HAVE A BRONZE TREE, WEST COVINA. BEAUTIFUL. AND IT'S ABOUT 47 YEARS OLD, GIVE OR TAKE. AND ON THAT TREE, IT USED TO BE OUTSIDE, LET ME REPHRASE. THIS. USED TO BE OUTSIDE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE WALL, ON THE TREE ARE LEAVES OF FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN COMMUNITY LEADERS HERE IN WEST COVINA FOR DECADES. AND I'D LIKE TO JUST NAME A FEW OF THOSE FOLKS WHOSE NAMES ARE ON THOSE LEAVES THAT WE HAVE RECOGNIZED BY PLANTING A TREE IN MEMORY OF THEM. BUT NOT LIMITED TO FORMER CONGRESSMAN ESTEBAN TORRES, FORMER MAYOR KEN CHAPPELLE, FORMER COMMISSIONER PHIL KAUFMAN, FORMER WEST COVINA PD, DON HOLTZ, BUSINESS OWNER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER, MARIO DEONTE, PROMINENT ATTORNEY BOB EBNER. UM, FORMER MAYOR. BRAD MCFADDEN WAS GIVING A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATOR COACH MICHAEL URA. BEVERLY A APPEARS TO BE RECOGNI RECOGNIZED WITH, UH, CAROLYN ART AND MANY MORE. THAT'S JUST A FEW. THERE'S PROBABLY CLOSE TO 50 PLUS LEAVES ON THAT TREE. AND THAT TREE WENT MISSING ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO DURING PANDEMIC. AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR IT. OH, I GOT SO FAST. UM, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR IT FOR SIX YEARS, AND WE RECENTLY FOUND IT IN THE STAFF LOUNGE BEHIND A TRASH CAN DISASSEMBLED. THAT WAS HEARTBREAKING. THESE ARE FOLKS THAT HAVE GIVEN THEIR TIME, THEIR ENERGY, THEIR DEDICATION TO REPRESENT WEST COVINA TO HELP US WHILE WE'RE ELECTED. THERE'S ONLY SEVEN OF US. WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE COMMUNITY, OUR NONPROFITS, WE WOULD BE NOTHING. THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT. I WROTE AN EMAIL NOT THAT LONG AGO ABOUT HOW WE REALLY NEED TO BE MORE UNITED THAN WE ARE. THE CITY IS FRACTURED. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. WE NEED TO BRING IT TOGETHER. LET'S, I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU LOOK INTO THAT, PLEASE, WHERE THAT BRONZE TREE IS. LET'S GET IT PUT BACK UP. LET'S RECOGNIZE THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE GIVEN AND DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO WEST COVINA TO MAKE IT A BETTER CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JERRY RODRIGUEZ, FOLLOWED BY STEVE BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY CLAUDIA. UH, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, MAYOR AND STAFF. AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY THE PARKING, I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THE PARKING. UM, I DON'T KNOW WHICH DISTRICTS WE'RE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT EXCEPT FOR THE ONE GENTLEMAN THAT MENTIONED, I BELIEVE HE IS IN DISTRICT TWO. UM, WE'RE IN DISTRICT ONE. UM, AND I THINK I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE. UM, FOR THOSE OF US THAT, AT LEAST IN OUR DISTRICT, UH, THE FIRST GENTLE I MENTIONED, WE HAVE NO PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, I LIVE ON A CORNER, UH, ON THE CORNER. SO I ALSO HAVE THE ADJACENT STREET. SO AS HE MENTIONED, WE HAVE TO GO PARK HALF A MILE AWAY TO AVOID A CITATION. SO IT COMES TO QUESTION, ARE WE TRYING TO JUST BUILD MORE FUNDS FOR THE CITY OR ARE WE ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING TO, UH, YOU KNOW, KEEP THE CITY CLEAN? AS FAR AS OUR DISTRICT, UM, I THINK I COULD SPEAK FOR THOSE OF US IN DISTRICT ONE. UH, OUR CITY IS PRETTY CLEAN, SO EVEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A BUDGETING CONCERN. UM, ON THE, ON BEHALF OF THE, UH, CITY WEST COVINA, I FEEL LIKE WE COULD SAVE SOME BUDGETING OR SAVE SOME MONEY BY NOT HAVING, YOU KNOW, WEEKLY STREET CLEANINGS OR WHATNOT. UM, THAT I THINK WOULD, WOULD ACTUALLY HELP AND POSSIBLY DO THE, IF WE ARE GONNA DO THE STREET CLEANING, POSSIBLY DO, UH, THE, YOU [01:00:01] KNOW, ONE SIDE, ONE WEEK, THE OTHER SIDE THE NEXT WEEK OR WHATNOT. BUT TO HAVE IT ON BOTH SIDES AND ADJACENT STREETS, GIVING NO ONE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO PARK DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. UH, THE OTHER THING, UH, INCLUSIVE TO THAT IS WE ENTERED, UM, AFTER THE PANDEMIC, AN ERA WHERE, UH, FROM, FROM AN ACTIVE REAL ESTATE AGENT WHERE ADUS BECAME POPULAR. SO I KIND OF, WHAT I ASKED, DID YOU GUYS CONSIDER WHAT HOMEOWNERS ARE ACTUALLY DOING? UH, WE ALSO HAVE A GENERATION NOW THAT DOESN'T LEAVE THE HOME. SO AS ONE OF THE OTHER, UH, MEMBERS MENTIONED, OR OTHER, UH, RESIDENTS MENTIONED, WE HAVE MORE CARS AT HOME. SO WHEN YOU HAVE ADUS BEING BUILT, MORE MEMBERS, UH, OF, OF THE FAMILY, STAYING HOME, LIVING AT HOME, MORE CARS THAN WE ACTUALLY NEED MORE PARKING SPACE. AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE CREATING IS LIMITING THAT AND ALSO GIVING US NOWHERE TO PARK. SO I HIGHLY WOULD ASK THAT YOU GUYS RECONSIDER THAT. I BELIEVE THAT FOR OUR DISTRICT, THEY'RE GONNA START CITING JULY 6TH. I DO KNOW THAT THE LITTLE, UH, BIT THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RESEARCH, I DO KNOW THAT, UH, IT HAD BEEN PUSHED, BACKED, UM, OR DROPPED FROM STARTING THAT IN THE PAST. UH, BUT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S, THERE'S, THERE'S GOTTA BE A SENSE OF, AS ONE OF THE UH, UH, RESIDENTS ALSO MENTIONED, THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME SORT OF COMMON SENSE ON WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. SO I WOULD HIGHLY RECONSIDER KIND OF JUST FIXING IT A LITTLE BIT. THAT CAN ALSO HELP THE BUDGET OF WEST COVINA. THANK YOU. STEVE BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY CLAUDIA, FOLLOWED BY DOUG. FOUR HAPPY GROUNDHOGS DAY COUNSEL. SEEMS LIKE EVERY MEETING YOU'RE GETTING BEAT UP ABOUT STREET SWEEPING. I MEAN, IF WE GO BACK TO WHEN WE HELD THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND YOU HEARD THE PUBLIC THERE TELLING YOU, WE DON'T WANT THIS. ALTHOUGH YOUR CONSULTANT DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT 'CAUSE IT'S NOT WHAT YOU GUYS WANTED TO HEAR. AND THEN YOU IMPLEMENT THE SIGN PROGRAM AND EVERYONE PUSHES BACK. START CALLING COUNSEL, EMAILING COUNSEL. OH, WE'RE GONNA REEVALUATE. WE'RE GONNA LOOK INTO THIS, WE'RE GONNA FIX. IT COMES BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN MAY AND YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIX IT. BUT NO, NOW LET'S, LET'S NOT DO THAT. TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TRIED TO FIX IT. THREE OF YOU. COUNCIL PERSON DIAZ, COUNCILMAN WU, MAYOR LOPEZ, VITO VOTED, LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. RESIDENTS WANT THIS. REALLY? TELL ME, TONY, YOU SEE, YOU GET EMAILS FROM RESIDENTS WHO WANT IT. I PROMISE YOU, YOU GET MORE EMAILS FROM THOSE THAT DON'T. YOU JUST HAVE TO READ 'EM AND ACKNOWLEDGE 'EM. THAT'S WHY IT'S GROUNDHOGS DAY. 'CAUSE JUST THE LAST MEETING WE HAD PEOPLE TALKING AGAINST THIS AND THE MEETING BEFORE THAT. WE DON'T HAVE PXI PHIL, WE'VE GOT WEST CAMINO. WOO. AND GUESS WHAT? HE CAME OUT AND SAW A SHADOW AND HE SAID MORE TICKETS. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT. WE HAVE THAT. BUT YOU HAVE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE ISSUES WITH PARKING. SOMETHING I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU GUYS FOR A LONG TIME AND WHILE FOUR OF YOU ACTUALLY DO LOOK AT ME AND ENGAGE ME. I KNOW ONE OF YOU DOESN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION. THAT'S OKAY. SHE CAN HEAR ME. THE ISSUE IS THIS, PEOPLE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PARK NEAR THEIR HOUSES. YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT HAVE HANDICAP SITUATIONS. YOU'VE GOT HOME HEALTHCARE, YOU HAVE STAY AT HOME STUDENTS, YOU HAVE ADULT CHILDREN. THE SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AT HOME IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. SIR, YOU'VE GOT ADUS, THE GENTLEMAN JUST TALKED ABOUT. THE STATE REQUIRES US TO ALLOW ADUS BY, RIGHT? I KNOW THE HOUSING RULES, THEY DON'T REQUIRE OFF STREET PARKING. BUT WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO? LET'S FIGHT BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN'T PARK. GUYS, THIS ISN'T A BUDGET ISSUE. WELL, IT IS 'CAUSE YOU WANT THE REVENUE. THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO A RESTRICTION. GUESS WHAT? THAT COSTS YOU $0. BUT YOU CHOSE NOT TO DO THAT. COUNCILMAN CONTOS TRIED TO BRING THAT UP. COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ TRIED TO DEFEND IT AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE HAVE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE PROBLEMS. THREE OF YOU DIDN'T LISTEN. LET'S TICKET CARS. WE NEED CLEAN STREETS. 90% OF THE CITY IS CLEANED, 7% ALREADY HAD NO PARKING FOR STREET SWEEPING. YOU COULD HAVE DONE IT ON 3% OF THE STREETS, BUT INSTEAD OF DOING A REAL STUDY, IT'S, LET'S PASS THIS AND SEE WHAT WE NEED TO FIX AFTER THE FACT. WHO'S RUNNING THIS BUGS BUNNY? SERIOUSLY, LET'S ACT LIKE ADULTS AND DO THIS THE RIGHT WAY. DO AN ACTUAL ANALYSIS. THAT'S HOW YOU RUN GOVERNMENT. CLAUDIA, FOLLOWED BY DOG FOUR, FOLLOWED BY JD. HELLO EVERYBODY. I AM NOT CLAUDIA. MY NAME IS STEVEN. UH, I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ALL MY NEIGHBORS. [01:05:01] UH, I HAVE SOMETHING WROTE BY MY OTHER NEIGHBOR. SHE HAD TO LEAVE. SO BASICALLY WE'RE THE OWNERS AND MEMBERS OF THE RIDGE POINT HOA COMMUNITY. WE'RE WRITING TO YOU TODAY TO GO TO, TO LET YOU BE AWARE OF A SITUATION. SO WE HAVE THIS COMMON AREA. THERE'S A POOL, THERE'S A TENNIS COURT, AND THERE'S SOME GRASSLANDS. UM, APPARENTLY AT SOME POINT THE PROPERTY TAX ON THIS LAND WERE NOT PAID FOR SEVERAL YEARS. UH, I BELIEVE SINCE 2018 IT'S APPROXIMATELY $560 A YEAR. UH, BECAUSE OF THAT NONPAYMENT, THE COUNTY SOLD THIS LAND AT THE TAX AUCTION ON DECEMBER 15TH, 2023 FOR ONLY $260,600. A TINY FRACTION OF ITS TRUE VALUE. UH, THE BUYER WAS AN A, IS IT WAS AN OPPORTUNIST, OPPORTUN OPPORTUNIST. UM, AND THAT COMPANY NOW IS TRYING TO SELL THE LAND FOR 2.5 MILLION. AND WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE IT'S SEEKING APPROVAL FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT TO REDEVELOP IT, TRYING TO GET A PERMIT AND DEVELOP LAND ON IT. UH, WE DO NOT KNOW WHO FAILED TO PAY THE FAXES, WHETHER IT WAS THE MANAGEMENT OR SOMEONE ELSE WE ARE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING. BUT WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE RESIDENTS WERE NEVER TOLD. IT WAS ALL DONE BEHIND WAIT, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. AND WE JUST FOUND OUT LAST SATURDAY WHEN A GROUP OF US WERE PLAYING THE TENNIS COURT AND GOT KICKED OUT BY STRANGERS SAYING, HEY, THIS IS OUR LAND. PLEASE LEAVE. UH, WE NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE. WE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO PICK BACK THE TAXES OR DEFEND OUR COMMUNITY LAND. UM, SO IMAGINE ALL YOUR TAXES YOU PAID TO THE STATE. YOU DRIVE ON THE ROADS AND THEY MAINTAIN THE CITY. BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CITY BELONGS TO ANOTHER COUNTRY NOW. SO THAT'S HOW I FEEL WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. UM, UH, I CAN BE FAIR OR LEGAL. THIS LAND IS NOT A VACANT LAND. IT WAS, IT HAS BEEN ACTIVELY USED BY 87 FAMILY MEMBERS EVERY SINGLE DAY. THE CC AND R THAT WE ALL SIGNED WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR HOMES GUARANTEED OUR RIGHT TO USE THIS LAND. THAT RIGHT DOES NOT DISAPPEAR JUST BECAUSE THE TAX BILL WENT UNPAID, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WERE NEVER GIVEN A CHANCE TO PAY IT. UH, OUR, OUR REQUEST IS TO PLACE A HOLD ON ALL PERMIT APPLICATIONS DO NOT APPROVE ANY REDEVELOPMENT, DEMOLITION, GRADING, OR CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FOR THIS PROPERTY UNTIL THE TITLE DISPUTE IS RESOLVED BY A COURT REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO POST A BOND OR PROVIDE PROOF OF CLEAR TITLE BEFORE ANY APPLICATION IS PROCESSED. UM, THIS IS NOT A LEGAL DISPUTE OVER PROPERTY LINES. THIS IS ABOUT A COMMUNITY THAT IS FIGHTING FOR, FOR, TO KEEP IT SOLD. OUR FAMILIES ARE DEVASTATED. OUR CHILDREN ARE ASKING WHY THEY CAN'T GO NO LONGER GO IN THE SWIMMING POOL. OUR SENIORS ARE ASKING WHY THEIR GARDEN IS LOCKED. WE PAY OUR HOA FEES, WE FOLLOW THE RULES. WE HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG AND YET WITHOUT ANY NOTICE TO US, OUR COMMUNITIES, WE HEART HAS BEEN SOLD AWAY FOR A FRACTION OF ITS VALUE. UM, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOUG FOUR, FOLLOWED BY JD, FOLLOWED BY MARIO AVARO. HI GUYS. DOUG FOUR. I HAVE BUSINESSES IN DISTRICT THREE. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. AND I JUST WANNA THANK, UM, MS. DIAZ FOR COMING TODAY TO THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC BUSINESS DISTRICT MEETING. UM, HER COLLABORATION WITH US IS GREAT, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING. WE, WE APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO, I WANT TO THANK PUBLIC WORKS. UM, THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB HELPING US. UM, THEY DID SOME PIN STRIPING. THEY'RE FIXING SOME LIGHTS DOWN THERE. WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE DOWNTOWN WEST COVINA GREAT AGAIN. UM, ALSO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR HELP IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. UM, JUST TRYING TO GET RID OF THE RIFF, RAF DOWN THERE. UM, AND THEN HOPEFULLY ONE DAY WE'LL GET THE NIGHT MARKETS DOWN, DOWN THAT WAY. SO, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. JD FOLLOWED BY MARIO. GOOD EVENING. I'LL BE REAL QUICK. UH, CITY MANAGER MILAN, UH, PHIL FOR YOU, YOU'RE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE WHEN IT COMES TO THE STREET SWEEPING. AND UNFORTUNATELY, YOU WERE PART OF THAT ROLLOUT ALONG WITH SOME OF THOSE BEHIND YOU. UH, BUT THE BUCK DOESN'T STOP THERE. IT STOPS WITH YOU FOLKS, MAYBE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MR. GUTIERREZ. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'RE ON COUNCIL WHEN THIS FIRST CAME FORWARD, BUT THE REST OF YOU WERE, UM, AND YOU REALLY DIDN'T LISTEN TO THE RESIDENCE. YOU HAVE A FIRE STATION THAT WAS INFESTED WITH RATS, ASBESTOS, AND COCKROACHES, AND YOU DID THE RIGHT THING. YOU BROUGHT FORWARD THE FINANCES TO REMEDIATE THAT PROBLEM. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE WITH THE SIGNAGE? THAT'S THE PROBLEM. IT ISN'T SO MUCH STREET SWEEPING BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE, AND THERE WAS ONLY [01:10:01] A HANDFUL OF RESIDENTS THAT ATTENDED THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS. YOUR MOTHER MAY, I, MR. CONTOS, NOT ALL OF THEM WERE AGAINST STREET SWEEPING. MANY THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA. UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT THEY ALSO WALKED AWAY WITH, THAT IT WAS MORE TAXATION BY CITATION. THAT WAS THE FOCUS. IT WAS, NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO OPPOSITE STREET CLEANING. AND THAT MADE NO SENSE BECAUSE AT EVERY MEETING, THE RESIDENTS ASKED, WHERE ARE WE GONNA PARK? AND THAT WAS ECHOED RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THIS CHAMBER. YOU WERE PRESENT, MS. DIAZ, YOU WERE PRESENT. MR. UH, UH, COUNCILMAN CONTOS, WHERE THE CONTRACTOR UNEQUIVOCALLY TOLD THE FEW RESIDENTS THAT ATTENDED THAT MEETING ALONG WITH YOU TWO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET COUNCIL KNOW YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS. IT'S NOT GONNA GO FORWARD ON THE NIGHT THAT IT WAS APPROVED, MR. COUNCILMAN, UH, W YOU ASKED NATIONWIDE, WOULD IT COST US MORE, WHICH WAS AFFIRMATIVELY. IT WAS AFFIRMED, AND YOU WENT AGAINST THE RESIDENT'S WISHES, WHICH WAS TO PROVIDE SOME ALTERNATIVE PARKING. HERE WE ARE TONIGHT WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SO MY QUESTION AGAIN IS, WHEN WILL THE COUNSEL TAKE MEASURES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SIGNAGE? THERE'S NO REASON YOU SHOULD START GIVING CITATIONS UNLESS YOU HAVE THE SIGNAGE CORRECTED. AND IF, IF NOT, AND CITATIONS THEY'RE GIVING, I HOPE THAT THEY'RE WAIVED. THANK YOU, MARIO SOVARIO. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MAYOR. MAYOR , UH, COUPLE THINGS TO TALK ABOUT. $1.4 MILLION IN DESIGN. TONY, COME ON. I'LL DO IT FOR YOU FOR A THOUSAND A PIECE, BRO, I DO RENDERS. AND FROM WHAT I HEAR, I CAN JUST DO A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST TO GET ONTARIO'S FIRE DEPARTMENT LAYOUT. AND IT'S A COPY AND PASTE, BUT, UH, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR, I DO THIS FOR A LIVING. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR RENDER DRAWINGS. UM, NEXT I WANNA SPEAK ON, UH, SOMETHING THAT I'VE OBSERVED AND OTHERS HAVE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION IS THE, UH, TRANSIENT UNHOUSED, UH, WHEREVER YOU WANNA CALL IT. UH, IN THE DOWNTOWN GLENDORA AREA, THEY ARE BREAKING INTO THE OUTLETS OF THE LIGHT POLES TO CHARGE THEIR PHONES. I MEAN, THAT IS VANDALISM. THEY'RE LITERALLY PRYING 'EM, IT OPEN AND ACCESSING THE WIRES THERE. NOW, AS YOU KNOW, IT DID HELP THE CITY OUT WITH SOME WELDING RECENTLY. HAPPY TO WELD THAT SHUT FOR YOU GUYS. JUST GIVE ME THE WORD. AND, UH, WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN. NEXT, UH, GALVESTON PARK NATURE CENTER. YOU KNOW, ROTARY WAS WORKING ON THAT, GETTING THAT RESTORED. IT'S DONE. READY. I BELIEVE YOUTH SCIENCE, UH, YOUTH SCIENCE CENTER IS INTERESTED IN UTILIZING THE BUILDING. SO LET'S GET IT POPULATED. LET'S GET THAT AREA ACTIVATED AGAIN ON THE STREET. SWEEPING, UH, I WAS HERE WITH MANY IN THIS ROOM, UM, FOR THOSE MEETINGS. I REMEMBER THE MEETINGS ORIGINALLY STARTED. WE NEED STREET SWEEPING BECAUSE THE WATER GOING OUT TO THE SEA IS, IS TOO DIRTY AND WE NEED TO MEET SOME REQUIREMENT ALONG THOSE LINES. UM, THEN THE QUESTIONNAIRES THAT FOLLOWED, ASKING, YOU KNOW, DO YOU LIKE CLEAN STREETS? YOU KNOW, THESE WERE THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED OF US DURING THE STREET SWEEPING STING. WE TOLD EVERYBODY, EVERYONE PRETTY MUCH WAS ON THE SAME PAGE THAT WE NEEDED ALTERNATIVE, UH, SIDE SWEEPING. UM, THE OTHER ISSUE WITH IT IS, THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I EITHER HAD WITH THIS AT ONE POINT, IS WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE HIGH DENSITY AREAS, WHICH NORMALLY IN THE PAST WOULD BE APARTMENTS. BUT NOW WITH ADUS AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSING, YOU HAVE A HODGEPODGE OF HIGH DENSITY AREAS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE CITY. IT'S NO LONGER A CONCENTRATED AREA THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT FOR HIGH DENSITY. UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, I HAVE A LOT OF CAMERAS AROUND MY HOUSE THAT PICK UP THE STREET SWEEPER. UH, AND THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD RESOLUTION. THE, UH, AND MANY TIMES THERE'S LEAVES IN FRONT OF THE, UH, ON THE ROAD THERE. AND THIS THING JUST COMES ZOOMING BY AT ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR, NO WATER, JUST RUNNING THE BRUSHES. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE SUCTION ISN'T WORKING ON THE VACUUM. AND I WENT TO THE MEETINGS AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE REASON IS CALIFORNIA STATE LAW DOESN'T ALLOW THEM TO RUN THE VACUUM ALL THE TIME OR AT ITS HIGHEST DEFICIENCY. SO THESE THINGS AREN'T EVEN REALLY DOING THEIR JOB. THEY'RE JUST DRIVING AROUND OUTTA TIME. BUT, UH, I SHOULD LOOK AT TODAY. THANK YOU. NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, MAYOR. OKAY. UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER WILL RESPOND TO ALL THE CONCERNS THAT CAME [01:15:01] UP TODAY. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. MAD MAYOR. UM, MR. SCHUMAKER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR NICE COMMENTS. UM, SHERRY, ON THE SALE OF THE CITY YARD, UM, THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. FOR THE WEST QUEEN PD OFFICERS THAT WE'RE HIRING, WE ARE EXPECTING TO GET UP TO 110 SWORN. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OFFICERS CURRENTLY IN THE ACADEMY AND A NUMBER THAT ARE ON TRAINING RIGHT NOW. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE IN THE QUEUE. UM, AS WE HAVE RETIREMENTS, WE'LL BE ADDING MORE PEOPLE TO THE NEXT ACADEMY CLASSES FOR THE FIRE STATIONS. UH, YES, A LOT OF THE WORK WAS, UH, OVER THE YEARS, THERE WAS A LOT OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. THERE HAS BEEN A CATCHUP PHASE, UH, WITH THE REPAIRS. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THE REPAIRS ARE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, THERE ARE IN SIGNIFICANTLY BAD SHAPE. BUT OUR, UH, PUBLIC WORK STAFF AND OUR CITY ENGINEERS AND EVERYBODY ARE WORKING THEIR BEST TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS AS THEY'RE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION. UM, MS. GILLINGHAM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UM, POSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT THE LIBRARY AND YOUR COMMENTS ON THE FIRE STATION. JOSH MURRAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR UPDATES ON THE LIBRARY. COLLEEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UM, THANKING OUR PUBLIC WORK STAFF, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID ON FOR THE ARBOR DAY EVENT. IT WAS A VERY, VERY NICE EVENT, BEAUTIFUL SETTING. THEY ABSOLUTELY DID A GREAT JOB. AND I'M A, I I'M AWARE OF THE, UH, BRONZE TREE AND WHAT SOMETHING MUST HAVE HAPPENED IN YEARS PAST THAT IT CAME DOWN. BUT I'LL DEFINITELY BE WORKING. UM, AND WITH THE COUNCIL ON THAT TO DECIDE, UM, A NEW PATH FORWARD. UM, UM, STEVEN ON THE PROPERTY AT THE, I BELIEVE IT'S THE RIDGE POINT AND THE RIDGE POINT LAND SALE, UM, REAL BRIEF SCENARIO FOR THE, THE COUNCIL'S INFORMATION IS THE, THE PROPERTY OWNER FAILED TO PAY PROPERTY TAXES. SO AFTER A PERIOD OF ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FIVE, SIX YEARS, IT FINALLY WENT TO AUCTION. AND ELLIE, UH, ELLIE, UH, TAX OFFICE, AND THEY SOLD OFF THE PROPERTY, UM, TO A, A BUYER. AND NOW THE BUYER'S GONNA RESELL THAT PROPERTY AT A A HIGHER PRICE. IT'S, IT'S A PRIVATE LAND TRANSACTION. IT'S, IT'S NOT CITY PROPERTY. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, SOME OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE RIDGE POINT GROUP MET WITH CITY STAFF TODAY AT, HERE AT CITY HALL, AND HOPEFULLY THEY PROVIDED YOU SOME GUIDANCE ON AVENUES THAT YOU COULD PURSUE, INCLUDING DEALING WITH LA COUNTY AND THE ULTIMATE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY. BUT THE, UM, THE REASON WAS THAT THE TAXES WERE NOT PALE PAID BY THE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP. UM, DOUG, FOR THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS WEST CO PD AND THE EFFORTS TO, UM, CLEAN AND REVITALIZE THE, UH, DOWNTOWN AREA, UM, FOR MARIO, UM, ON THE FIRE STATION. UM, RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE RENDERING AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SPOKE ON THE FIRE STATION, THE REPLACEMENT OF FIRE STATION ONE. UH, CURRENTLY IT'S A RENDERING, UM, MONIES HAVE NOT PUT FORWARD FOR THE ACTUAL, UM, PLAN, FULL PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION OF THAT PROJECT. UM, THAT'S STILL IN THE WORKS. THAT'S AN ITEM THAT'LL BE COMING FOR THE COUNCIL AT A LATER MEETING. ALSO, YOU'RE CORRECT, UM, THE INHOUSE POPULATION IN A NUMBER OF AREAS OF THE CITY HAVE BEEN BREAKING INTO OUR LIGHT POLES AND OTHER AVENUES TO EITHER CHARGE PHONES OR, UH, TAKE COPPER WIRING, UM, INCLUDING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, UH, ALONG THE FREEWAY. THOSE LIGHTS OFTEN GO DARK BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE STEALING, UM, THE WIRING FROM THEM. UM, ALSO, GLISTER PARK, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE ON THE, THE NATURE CENTER. I UNDERSTAND IT IS LOOKING PRETTY NICE UP THERE. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE STRUCTURE THAT WAS DAMAGED IN A FIRE, REPAINTED, AND A LOT OF WORK'S BEEN PUT IN BY, UM, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS FOR THE, UM, EVERYBODY THAT SPOKE ON, UM, STREET SWEEPING TONIGHT, MILO, CHARLES, ELSIE, JERRY, JIM, JERRY, UM, STEVE BENNETT, UM, JD, AND MARIO AS WELL. UH, I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE, THE SIGNAGE AND THERE'S SEVERAL TYPES OF ISSUES. ONE, WE HAVE DUPLICATE SIGNAGE ON SOME STREETS WHERE ONE SIGN SAYS MONDAY, ONE SIGN SAYS FRIDAY. THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT CORRECT. UM, THE, THE CONTRACTOR WE HIRED PREVIOUSLY TO, UH, INSTALL THE NEW SIGNS AND REMOVE THE OLD SIGNS DID NOT DO A VERY GOOD JOB. THERE ARE A LOT OF OLD SIGNS OUT THERE, AND SOME OF THE NEW SIGNS ARE ALSO NOT CORRECT WITH THAT. EVERY RESIDENT THAT HAS CONTACTED THE CITY CONTACT A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, UM, CALLED STAFF, ALL, UM, CONCERNS HAVE BEEN NOTED AND LOGGED. UH, WE HAVE A PROJECT DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT IS GOING OUT IN THE FIELD AND INVESTIGATING EACH AND EVERY CONCERN AND WILL RESPONDING BACK TO THAT REPORTING PARTY WITH AN ANSWER OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, UM, FOR RESIDENTS VIEWING AND RESIDENTS THAT ARE HERE. UM, YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL 9 3 9 8 7 3 3. AND THAT'S GONNA BE THE PRIMARY NUMBER FOR ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNS ABOUT STREET SWEEPING SIGNAGE. UM, IF YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT AND YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THE ROUTES WITH OUR ENGINEERING AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY [01:20:01] STAFF, THEY'RE UP TOP AND THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO TALK TO YOU. UM, TONIGHT, UH, RIGHT NOW WE'VE IDENTIFIED, AND AS THE CITY'S, UH, RESIDENTS ARE ALL CORRECT, AND WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF SURVEYING BEFORE WE START ENFORCEMENT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THROUGH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF DRIVING THE STREETS, OBVIOUSLY DAILY FOLLOWING THE SWEEPER MAKING NOTE OF SIGNAGE. THAT'S CORRECT, INCORRECT LACK OF SIGNAGE. TOO MUCH SIGN IS BEING DONE. CURRENTLY. WE'VE LOGGED 300 CONCERNS, UH, THAT WE'VE PROACTIVELY IDENTIFIED AS SOME SIGNS NEED TO BE REMOVED, RELOCATED, UM, ALSO FOR EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY. UM, AGAIN, THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM IS TO CLEAN OUR CITY STREETS. ONCE THE STREET SWEEPER HAS PASSED AND THE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HAS PASSED IN FRONT OF YOUR PROPERTY, YOU ARE FREE TO REPARK YOUR CARS. THAT'S A SIMILAR PROCESS THAT'S, UH, USED IN MANY OTHER CITIES. SO PROVIDING THE SWEEPER PASSES, YOU CAN IMMEDIATELY REPARK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT THE THREE OR FOUR HOUR TIME SPAN THAT ARE NOTED ON THE SIGNS. SO ONCE THE SWEEPER PASSES, ENFORCEMENT OFFICER PASSES, YOU CAN REPARK. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AREAS OF HIGH DENSITY IN THE CITY THAT WAS PART OF THE INITIAL ROLLOUT. WE HAD A TEAM THAT IDENTIFIED THOSE AREAS. SOME OF THOSE AREAS ARE POSTED CORRECTLY, SOME OF 'EM ARE NOT. WE'RE FIXING THOSE OTHER AREAS OF UNIQUE CONCERN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, WHETHER IT BE SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE A DRIVEWAY, UM, THERE'S MORE HOUSES, UM, UH, IN A SMALL AREA, HIGHER DENSITY WHERE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. UM, BUT IT'S MULTI-UNIT HOUSING THAT MAKES PARKING VERY LIMITED. THOSE ARE ALSO ISSUES THAT ARE GONNA BE ADDRESSED. AS I PREVIOUSLY NOTED, WE'RE ALSO NOT GONNA BE DOING, UH, SWEEPING OR DOING ENFORCEMENT DURING PICKUP OR DROP OFF TIMES AT THE SCHOOLS. AND THOSE SIGNS WILL ALSO BE ADJUSTED. JD, YOU'RE CORRECT, UM, IS A WORK IN PROCESS AND IT'S KINDA ROCKING A HARD PLACE AT TIMES. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT CITY STAFF IS DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLY CAN TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS. UM, TICKETS WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL WE'VE ADDRESSED AND AT LEAST INVESTIGATED EACH AND EVERY CONCERN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION. SO, AGAIN, I ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY. YOU CAN EMAIL THE CITY AT, UH, PERMITS@WESTCOVINA.ORG, OR YOU CAN CALL 6 2 6 9 3 9 8 7 3 3. AND A MEMBER CITY STAFF WILL INVESTIGATE AND WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH, UH, THEIR DETERMINATION AND, UH, HOPEFULLY A RESOLUTION, UM, TO YOUR CONCERN. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY RESPONSES FOR TONIGHT. UH, COUNCILMAN WOO. YEAH. REALLY QUICK, I JUST WANT TO, UH, RESPOND TO THE PALOMINO HOME ASSOCIATION REGARDING THEIR DISPUTE. AND THEY SENT ME THE EMAIL, THEY SENT ME THE LETTER, AND I TALKED TO THEIR, UM, HOA ONE OF THE PRESIDENT OR MEMBER. AND I EXPLAINED TO HIM, THIS IS A CIVIL DISPUTE, OKAY? THE CT ALMOST CANNOT GET INVOLVED IN THIS. BUT MY SUGGESTION IS, BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED IN SOME HOA, IT HAPPENED A COUPLE YEARS AGO IN SAN FRANCISCO, IF YOU REMEMBER. OKAY, LISTEN, SAN FRANCISCO, HOA, AND THE SAME PROBLEM TOO, THEY HAVE, THEIR STREET HAS BEEN SELL TO THE SO-CALLED, THEY DIDN'T PAY THE PROPERTY TAX FOR FIVE YEARS. SO THE POWER TO SELL THE COUNTY, OKAY? THEY SELL IT TO THE PUBLIC, AND SOME VOUCHER VOUCHERS ARE FLYING AROUND. THEY WILL BUY THE LAND VERY CHEAP, LIKE $20,000, $30,000, BECAUSE A LOT OF SENIOR, THEY DIDN'T PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAX FOR FIVE YEARS. AND THE COUNTY CAN DO THE POWER TO SELL AND SELL THE PROPERTY. SO, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THE ONLY THING YOU GUYS CAN DO RIGHT NOW, YOU GUYS JUST HAVE THE HIRE ATTORNEY. OKAY? THAT'S WHY I TALKED TO YOUR, UH, PARLIAMENTAL, UH, ASSOCIATION POSSIBLE PRESIDENT. OKAY? LET'S THE ONLY ONE THING AND TRY TO OKAY, SUE THE CURRENT BUYER BECAUSE THEY ALREADY PURCHASED. SO THIS IS GOING TO, OKAY. AND, UH, GO INTO THE COURT, AND YOU HAVE PUT INJUNCTION TO STOP THERE. I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY, BUT I, I, I SAW THIS HAPPEN, OKAY? A LOT, A LOT OF PLACES, ESPECIALLY THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS. AND, UH, SO POSSIBLE YOU CAN CONSULT WITH, WITH A, WITH AN ATTORNEY THAT YOU HIRE TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO, BECAUSE THIS IS, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A BIG IMPACT FOR YOU GUY LIVING OVER THERE FOR SUCH A LONG TIME. THE TENNIS COURSE SHOULD BE POOR NOW, OKAY? BECOME THE BLOCK, BECOME THEIR LAND. SO HOPEFULLY, I WISH YOU THE BEST, BUT AGAIN, MY SUGGESTION IS, OKAY, YOU GUYS HAVE TO FIND ATTORNEY AND TRY TO FIND SOME, ANY, ANYWAY, OKAY. TO STOP THIS, LET ME PUT THE INJUNCTION AND THIS ON THAT, AM I RIGHT? CITY ATTORNEY, RIGHT? AM I RIGHT? YOU'RE RIGHT. SO I'M HIRED AS ATTORNEY. OKAY? SO, BUT, SO THIS IS MY SUGGESTION FOR YOU. I WANNA WISH YOU THE BEST. I'M SORRY THIS THING HAPPENED, BUT THIS HAPPENED A LOT OF TIME BECAUSE THE PEOPLE DON'T PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAX, AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW BECAUSE YOUR TAX BAIL, THEY DON'T SHOW ANYTHING. THEY'RE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THEY PUT INJUNCTION, INJUNCTION LEVY OKAY. FOR CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY. SO, SO PLEASE. OKAY. SO MAYBE YOU CAN CONSULT WITH THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, ON TO, OH, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY. [01:25:02] UH, MAYOR PRO CONTOS, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. UM, UM, MR. ACTING CITY MANAGER WITH REGARD TO WHAT WAS BROUGHT UP WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, IF THERE IS A DISPUTE WITH TITLE IS, UM, WOULD THAT THEN MEAN THAT ANY, ANY EFFORTS BY THAT PROPERTY OWNER TO, TO SUBMIT PERMITS TO BUILD ON THAT PROPERTY, WOULD THEN, BECAUSE THE TITLE ISN'T MARKETABLE, THEN THAT WOULD THEN THEY WOULDN'T BE ELIGIBLE TO SEEK, UH, A PERMIT TO BUILD, EVEN TO GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION? BECAUSE THE, THE, THE SITUATION WOULD NOT BE RIPE ENOUGH UNTIL TITLE IS MARKETABLE, OR, AND SOMEONE, OR MAYBE TOM OR SOMEONE CAN ANSWER THAT, WOULD, THAT WOULD BE, THAT'S CORRECT. IF, IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, A TITLE, THEY'D HAVE TO GET RESOLVED BEFORE THE ANYBODY CAN SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. THE, THE, THE REAL PROPERTY OWNER, THE TITLE OWNER, IS THE PERSON'S GONNA NEED TO SUBMIT AND SIGN, OR THE AGENT OF THAT PERSON'S GONNA NEED TO SUBMIT AND SIGN THAT, UH, PERMIT REQUEST. SO THEN AT, AT A VERY MINIMUM, THERE COULD BE A NOTATION BY THE ACTING CITY MANAGER THAT IF A PERMIT IS SOUGHT TO BUILD ON THAT PROPERTY, OR EVEN TO SUBMIT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, IF THE TI, IF, IF THE TITLE IS IN DISPUTE, THEN THEY WOULDN'T BE ELIGIBLE TO, TO COMPLETE THEIR PAPERWORK THEN, RIGHT? YEAH. BUT THAT WOULD GET, THAT WOULD GET RESOLVED PRIOR TO THEM COMING TO THE CITY. YES. YOU NEED EXACTLY. I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT, YEAH. WELL, BEFORE THEY COME TO THE CITY, THAT'LL GET RESOLVED. PERFECT. THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO ASK. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. ONTO [CONSENT CALENDAR] CONSENT CALENDAR, COUNSEL, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ? I'D LIKE TO PULL TWO, PLEASE. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING? YES, I'LL PULL, UH, ONE, THREE, AND FIVE. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? UM, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1, 2, 3, AND FIVE. I'M MOVING MOTION. WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ FIRST, UH, COUNCILMAN WU SECOND, UH, ROLL CALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. TO CONFIRM I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WU. COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ AYE. COUNCILMAN WU AYE. COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ? AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM CONTOS. AYE. MAYOR LOPEZ. VITO AYE. MOTION PASSES NOW TO ITEM [1) CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE MAY 5, 2026, CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR AND CLOSED SESSION MEETING MINUTES, AND THE MAY 19, 2026, CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/WEST COVINA COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION REGULAR SESSION MEETING MINUTES. THE MAY 19, 2026, CLOSED SESSION MEETING WAS CANCELED.] NUMBER ONE. COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ? YES. UH, I STILL DON'T SEE, UM, THE, FOR THE RECORD COMMENTS BY MYSELF AND MAYOR PRO CONTOS. AND IF YOU LOOK AT OUR ORDINANCE, SECTION TWO DASH 45 REMARKS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, A COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REQUEST DUE TO PRESIDING OFFICER THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING AN ABSTRACT OF THE MEMBER STATEMENT ON ANY SUBJECT UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE CONS ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES, IF A MAJORITY OF THE CONS CONSENTS THERE TO SUCH A STATEMENT SHALL BE ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES. UH, AND SO I, I SPECIFICALLY SAID FOR THE RECORD, AND THERE WAS NO OBJECTION, AND I BELIEVE MAYOR PRO CONTOS ALSO STATED FOR THE RECORD, AND THERE WAS NO OBJECTION. AND AS IT WAS STATED, THINGS THAT ARE WRITTEN DOWN ARE ACTION ITEMS. BUT OUR CITY CLERK, LISA, CAN RESTATE THOSE THINGS. THANK YOU, MAYOR, THROUGH THE CHAIR FOR, UH, THE COUNCIL. WHEN A COUNCIL MEMBER WANTS SOMETHING INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES FOR THE RECORDS, I USUALLY RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH THEIR COMMENTS STATING, I WANT THIS INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES. AND THAT ATTACHMENT IS THEN ATTACHED TO THE MINUTES. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING FROM YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ OR MAYOR PROTE CONTOS AND MAYOR PROTE CONTOS HAS PROVIDED ME DOCUMENTS IN THE PAST THAT HE WISHES ATTACHED TO THE MINUTES, AND THAT HAS BEEN DONE. MM-HMM . YES. AND, AND SO RESPECTFULLY, THAT'S NOT WHAT OUR CODE SAYS. SO MAYBE THE CITY ATTORNEY NEEDS TO INTERPRET WHAT THE CODE SAYS, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SAY, I NEED TO EMAIL YOU. IT DOESN'T SAY THAT. SO, UM, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SO MANY YEARS, I DO NOT WANNA SET A PRECEDENT WHERE THE AGENDA MINUTES ARE SUPER LONG, BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS THEIR COMMENTS IN THERE. UM, AS IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE PAST, PEOPLE WHO WANNA SEE THE DETAILS, THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO REVIEW THE VIDEO. THEY CAN GET THE INFORMATION. BUT AGAIN, THESE ARE ACTION ITEM MINUTES. UM, AND YOU EVEN SAID IT YOURSELF, IF IT'S YOU SAID, NO OBJECTION. BUT IF IT'S A COUNCIL VOTE, THEN WE'RE HERE. BUT I JUST DO NOT WANNA SET A PRECEDENT. BE AND PICK AND CHOOSE WHO'S COMMENTS ARE GONNA GO IN THERE. AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO TACKY AND, AND START NITPICKING ON LITTLE THINGS OF THINGS THAT IT'S THE DISCUSSION, THE MINUTES, THEIR ACTION ITEMS. IT'S LIKE THIS WITH ALL COUNCIL COMMISSION. UM, SO I, I DON'T WANNA SET A PRECEDENT. YEAH. AND MAYOR, YOU COULD HAVE YOUR OPINION, THAT'S YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT? TO HAVE AN OPINION. BUT IF OUR CODE DOESN'T SAY [01:30:01] THAT, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW AND WE NEED TO FOLLOW THE CODE, AND IT'S BASED UPON WHAT THE CODE IS INDICATING FROM OUR MUNICIPAL CODIFICATION WEBSITE, LIBRARY DOT MUNICIPAL MUNI CODE.COM, UH, IT SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT, SO I WILL, LIKE MY STATEMENT THAT I MADE REGARDING THAT ITEM, PUT ON THE RECORD, CITY ATTORNEY MADAM MAYOR, THAT THAT CODE SECTION REQUIRES A MAJORITY CONSENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH WAS NOT RECEIVED THAT NIGHT. SO IN THE FUTURE, I GUESS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ, YOU CAN ASK THE CITY COUNCIL, DO YOU, UH, ANYBODY DISAPPROVE OF ME ADDING THIS TO THE MINUTES? AND YOU CAN EVEN PUT IT TO A ROLL CALL VOTE IF YOU WANT. BUT IT DOES SAY IS THAT, ISN'T THAT THE LAST SENTENCE? IT'S THE LAST, THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL. IT'S THE MAJORITY SINCE THEN, TOO, SO, RIGHT. HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO, UH, IF I'M SAYING FOR THE RECORD, HOW DO YOU WANT ME, SO FOR THE RECORD, AND THEN IT'S PRONOU IT, YEAH. FOR THE RECORD, UH, I WANT THIS IN THE, IN THE MINUTES, AND I MAKE A MOTION FOR THIS TO BE IN THE MINUTES. YOU GET A SECOND AND YOU GET A ROLL CALL VOTE. SO THAT IN THE FUTURE WE CAN DO THAT, AND YOU CAN GET IN THERE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT. AND IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES IT BY MAJORITY VOTE, THEN, THEN GREAT. THEN IT'S IN. IF THEY DON'T APPROVE IT, THEN IT DOESN'T MAKE IT IN. AND, AND LISA MAINTAINS HER ACTION MINUTES, MA, MADAM MAYOR, I, POINT OF ORDER. GO AHEAD. UM, PROCEDURALLY, ALTHOUGH THAT IS TRUE, THE FASTEST WAY TO DO THIS WOULD BE IF WE WERE TO DO BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT AND SAY WITHOUT OBJECTION. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION. SO ORDERED DONE, IT TAKES TWO SECONDS. SURE. THAT WAY IS FINE AS WELL, BUT THE, THE PRESIDING OFFICER, THE MAYOR, UH, WILL MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. BUT, BUT THAT'S A GREAT, UH, ADVICE. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. MADAM, MADAM MAYOR, 1, 1, 1 QUICK THING WITH REGARD TO THE ITEM FROM, FROM, FROM, UH, APRIL THE 19TH, UH, BECAUSE, UM, I AND OTHERS ARE RUNNING FOR ELECTION, I'M NOT GOING TO BE PROCEEDING FORWARD WITH, WITH THE, THE FIRE TAX THING. I'M LOOKING IN INTO THAT UNTIL AFTER, AFTER THE ELECTIONS ARE DONE. JUST 'CAUSE I'M GONNA BE REALLY OCCUPIED WITH THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO, I'M GOING TO DO IT, BUT I'M, I'M JUST WANTING LET FOLKS KNOW TRANSPARENTLY THAT I, I WON'T BE DOING THAT UNTIL LATER, BUT JUST WANNA MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? WAIT. OKAY, I'LL SECOND IF NOBODY, SECONDS. SECOND. SECOND TO APPROVE. SECOND TO APPROVE. SORRY. WELL, NOT, NOT A MOTION FOR HI. I MEAN, WE'RE NOT GONNA MOTION HIS, THAT'S, THAT'S THE PERSONAL DECISION THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE. UM, THIS IS THE MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. SECOND. OH, OKAY. SO WE, OH, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR PROTI CONTOS. SECONDS. SO WE HAVE, UH, SO I HAVE A MOTION BY, UH, COUNCILMAN WU, A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TIM CONTOS TO APPROVE AGENDA CONSENT. ITEM NUMBER ONE, CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE MAY 5TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL SUCCESSOR AGENCY, REGULAR AND CLOSED SESSION MEETINGS, AND THE MAY 19TH, 2026. CITY COUNCIL SUCCESSOR AGENCY, WEST COVINA COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION, REGULAR SESSION MEETING MINUTES. COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ. NO. COUNCILMAN WU AYE. COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ. AYE. MAYOR PROTI. CONTOS. AYE. MAYOR LOPEZ. VITO AYE. MOTION PASSES ONTO AGENDA ITEM. [2) CONSIDERATION OF CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH MILAN MRAKICH] MADAM MAYOR. UH, PRIOR TO, UH, YOU CALLING NUMBER TWO, I'M GONNA EXCUSE MYSELF FROM THE, UM, CHAMBERS WHILE YOU DISCUSS ITEM NUMBER TWO. HE'S EXCUSING HIMSELF BECAUSE IT REFERS TO HIM. SO, UH, AND WE WILL HAVE COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ. WOW. I WAS GONNA ADDRESS HIM, BUT I GUESS I'LL ADDRESS HIM LATER. UM, I THINK, UH, OUR ACTING CITY MANAGER HAS BEEN WITH US FOR OVER A YEAR, AND I THINK HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB. AND I PULLED IT BECAUSE I, I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT, AND I HOPE MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL APPROVE HIS APPOINTMENT. HE'S WORKED VERY HARD AND HE HAS ENDURED A LOT, NOT ONLY HIM, BUT HIS FAMILY. MM-HMM. AND SO I JUST, I, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HE HAS DONE AND HIS LOYALTY TO OUR CITY. AND, UM, I, I WILL TELL HIM MORE THINGS WHEN HE GETS BACK. SO THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. WITH THAT SAID, I WILL BE MOVING THIS MOTION TO APPROVE. I WILL HAPPILY SECOND THAT MOTION. UM, IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE WE HAVE HIM COME BACK. OH, GO. YEAH. OKAY. AND, UH, REALLY QUICK, OKAY. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO THE FAMILY. OH, SORRY. I'M SO SORRY. OKAY. AND YOU GOTTA HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS AND THE DEMOCRACY, AND YOU JUST HAVE TO THE WHOLE YEAR, AND YOU CAN SEE WHOLE NIGHT I'VE BEEN ATTACKED BEING YELLED AT IT, BUT THIS IS WHAT COME WITH THE JOB. OKAY? YOU GO WITH THE LISTEN TO THEM AND TRY TO FIX IT. AND THIS IS WHAT'S ABOUT, SAME THING TO MYLAN. OKAY. SEND IT TO OUR CITY MANAGER TO BE, AND HE HAD TO LISTEN ALL THIS CRITICISM, AND BECAUSE HE SEATED A BIG CHAIR WITH 120,000 POPULATION, OKAY. AND, UH, TO TAKING CARE. AND, UH, YOU ALWAYS HAVE A TWO SIDE, OKAY? NO MATTER WHAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE, UH, OKAY. MAYBE 49% OF PEOPLE AGAINST YOU AND 51% MAYBE SUPPORT [01:35:01] YOU OR WHAT, VICE VERSA. BUT YOU DON'T KNOW, BUT YOU TRY YOUR BEST OKAY. TO SERVE YOUR CITY. THAT'S WHY YOU SW IN FORWARD. SO, SO, UH, IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT JOB, BUT AT LEAST YOU GET PAID. WE DON'T GET PAID. OKAY? SO WE GET PAID VERY LITTLE, OKAY? BUT WE STICK. OKAY? SO, SO, SO JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, OKAY, I KNOW VERY PROUD OF THE FAMILY AND I WANT SAY CONGRATULATIONS. I WILL SUPPORT, UH, WITH THE CONTRACT AND TO THE MR. MICHAEL WITCH, UH, TO BE OUR CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ? YES. SO I HAVE A, A QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY. SO, UH, THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE COLLEGE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT, AND, UH, I'M GONNA PLAY YOUR TAPE SO YOU CAN RECALL YOUR, YOUR STATEMENT. YOU DON'T NEED TO PLAY IT. I IS THAT A CLOSED SESSION ITEM? NO, IT'S PUBLIC. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS YOU JUST TELL ME WHAT I SAID. YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLAY JUST, YOU DON'T NEED TO PLAY IT JUST TO SAY, BUT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, AS YOU CAN SEE, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY. EVERYTHING YOU SAY GETS RECORDED. WE CANNOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. UH, SORRY. UM, MAYOR, I HAVE THE FLOOR. IF YOU COULD PLEASE ALLOW ME MY FIRST RIGHTS. IT'S EXPLAIN. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. UH, AND SO THIS IS ACTUALLY FROM OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL, UH, THAT I'M PLAYING. SO OUR CITY'S ORDER THE POLICY. AND SO THEY'RE THEREFORE, I THINK AS A CITY ATTORNEY SHOULD BE ADVISING US THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW OUR PERSONNEL POLICY AND, AND HOW OUR ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN AND WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS. BECAUSE I THINK MR. RIDGE EVENTUALLY WANTS TO APPLY FOR THE CRIMINAL POSITION. AND, AND FOR US TO SAY, MR. RIDGE, WE'RE GONNA KEEP YOU IN THIS POSITION. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT, BUT WE'RE GONNA LET YOU VIOLATE OUR PERSONNEL POLICY. AND THAT'S WHERE WE CREATE THAT ISSUE, MANAGE EXEMPT FROM THOSE PERSONNEL POLICY. SO IT'S NOT A VIOLATION, BUT THERE'S NO WAY TO SAY IT. SO I JUST SAID HE'S EXEMPT FROM THAT POLICY. AND IT'S NOT A VIOLATION. IT DOESN'T SAY TO, THAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE. WITHOUT GETTING INTO CONVERSATION THAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE, I'M, I'M CONFIDENT THAT, UM, MR. RACK CAN CONTINUE ON IT'S ACTING OR CAN BE APPOINTED. UM, OR YOU CAN BRING BACK EDUCATION AND THEN YOU CAN SEND OUT, UM, TRIPE TO START THE RECRUITING, WHATEVER THIS BODY WANTS AND WE ADDRESS. SO, UH, WHEN I LOOK AT MR, I DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. YEAH. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE COLLEGE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO NO, NO. HERE'S WHAT I SAID. YOU ASKED HIM ABOUT THE PERSONNEL POLICY, BRIAN, RIGHT? AND, AND THE COLLEGE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND THE JOB SPECIFICATIONS ARE TWO SEPARATE THINGS. AND YOU'RE ASKING ME AT THE TIME ABOUT HIM AS ACTING CITY MANAGER AND HE COULD BE ACTING CITY MANAGER WITHOUT THE JOB REQUIREMENT. WITHOUT THE DEGREE REQUIREMENT. NO, IT, YEAH, IT WAS A CONSULT REQUEST TO BRING THE COLLEGE EDUCATION ITEM BACK TO THE CONSOLE. AND YOU SAID HE WAS EXEMPT FROM THAT POLICY, AND SO I'M, NO, I DIDN'T. YOU'RE WRONG. YOU JUST HEARD THE VIDEO. I I COULDN'T HEAR IT. BUT YOU'RE WRONG. THAT'S NOT, YOU WANT ME TO REPLAY IT? PERSONNEL POLICY. YOU DON'T NEED TO REPLAY IT. I UNDERSTAND. I KNOW WHAT IT SAYS. THE JOB SPECIFICATIONS SAY THAT HE NEEDS A DEGREE. YEAH. SO IT SAYS IN THIS CONTRACT, AND WE DISCUSSED THIS AT LENGTH AND I DISCUSSED THIS WITH YOU PERSONALLY, THIS CONTRACT WAIVES THAT REQUIREMENT, WHICH THIS BODY CAN DO, THEY HIRE AND FIRE THE CITY MANAGER AND THEY CAN WAIVE THAT. YES. AND, AND I'M ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE. AND WHEN THE PUBLIC IS TOLD ONE THING, THEY WERE NOT TOLD ONE THING. IT IT'S YOUR VOICE. OKAY. , IT'S NOT MY VOICE. SO WHEN THEY'RE TOLD ONE THING THAT THEY, IT'S OUTTA CONTEXT. THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION YOU WERE ASKING ME, BRIAN, I COULD PLAY. UH, YES, IT IS, PLAY IT AGAIN, BRIAN. OKAY, LET'S PLAY IT AGAIN. I'M KIDDING. I'M KIDDING. HE'S, DON'T PLAY IT AGAIN. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND IT. ANYWAY, IT SAYS RARE. SO NOW THE CONTRACT, SO THAT'S WHAT YOU STATED ON THE RECORD. NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT MR. RACK'S CONTRACT ON ATTACHMENT NUMBER ONE, IT SAYS, WHEREAS THE CITY REQUIRES A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WITH A MAJOR COURSEWORK IN BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OR RELATED FIELD WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN A RELATED FIELD, PREFERRED FOR THE POSITION OF CITY MANAGER. AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL DESIRES TO WAIVE THE COLLEGE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYEE. SO HOW CAN THIS BE PUT IN A CONTRACT IF IT WAS A ACTION TAKEN BEFORE THE PUBLIC ON AN AGENDA ITEM? NOW WE'RE TECHNICALLY NOT EVER, NEVER GONNA BRING BACK THAT AGENDA ITEM. AND NOW YOU'VE, YOU CAN'T IN THE CONTRACT ISN'T, THIS ISN'T AN ACTION TAKEN ON AN AGENDA ITEM. YOU GUYS CAN, AT THE VERY NEXT MEETING BRING BACK THAT REQUIREMENT. IT'S UP TO YOU. YOU CAN BRING IT BACK ON POINT ORDER POINT, ORDER CITY ATTORNEY. YES. AND, AND I THINK, UH, TONIGHT WE APPROVE THE CONTRACT AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT REGARDING APPOINTING AS A CITY MANAGER. WE ALREADY APPROVED FIVE ZERO. SO WE ARE NOT GOING TO REPEAT SOMETHING WE ALREADY APPROVED BY FIVE OF US. [01:40:01] SO IN THAT WAY, WHAT THIS ARGUMENT TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT CONTRADICTORY WHAT WE ALREADY APPROVED. AM I I RIGHT. AND, AND, AND I DON'T MEAN TO ARGUE YOU. SO IF YOU, IF YOU DISAGREE, YOU CAN DISAGREE. THE SALARY. OKAY. THE TURN. OKAY. AND THE DURATION. BUT REGARDING APPOINTMENT THAT ALREADY DONE FIVE 0:00 AM I I THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THIS IS A PACKAGE. WE WAIVED THE COLLEGE DEGREE, AND PLUS WE APPOINT HIM AS A CITY MANAGER. LET IS FIVE ZERO. AND YOU APPOINTED, YOU REPORTED OUT RIGHT FROM A MEETING AGO. THAT'S CORRECT. MY DIRECTION WAS NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT. SO WHY ARE WE WASTING TIME TO TALK ABOUT THAT? I'M ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND MATTER. AND THEN JUST TO LET THE, THE RESIDENTS KNOW, THIS WAS IN CLOSED SESSION. WE ALL DISCUSSED AND SPOKE ABOUT THIS, AND ALL FIVE, INCLUDING COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ HAD APPROVED IT. UM, SO THAT SAME WITH THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WAS KIND OF GIVEN. IT WAS, IT WAS DISCUSSED, UM, BRINGING BACK THE DEGREE WAS MAYOR PRO TEM CONTOS, UH, REQUEST THAT HE MADE A WHILE BACK. SO TODAY THE AGENDA ITEM IS FOR CONSIDERATION OF CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH MILAN. UM, SO THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE, WE'RE VOTING ON. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING. UM, THIS IS, WE HAVE A, A MOTION MOTION ON A SECOND. SECOND. I WANT THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. SO, YEAH, ROLL CALL MA. MADAM MAYOR, GO AHEAD. UH, MAYOR PROAM, CONTOS, JUST JUST TO, TO, UM, I JUST FOR SOME, UH, CONTEXT BEFORE, UH, THE CURRENT ACTING CITY MANAGER WAS APPOINTED, I VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED, UH, HIS APPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF, OF OUR POLICY WITH REGARD TO, UH, THE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT AND WHAT WHAT PRESENTLY HAD HAD EXISTED AND, AND THAT THAT WAS WAS TRUE. UH, THE THING THAT I HAVE SEEN SINCE THE TIME HE HAS ARRIVED HERE IS THAT HIS 40 YEARS OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE HAVE, HAVE REALLY WARRANTED HOW WONDERFULLY AND WELL HE HAS UNITED THE STAFF. HE HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF THINGS DONE THAT WERE NOT DONE OVER TWO PRIOR CITY MANAGER SHIPS. UH, AND, AND I'VE SEEN THAT, UH, DIRECTLY. UH, AND THE REASON WHY I'M BRINGING THIS UP HERE IS BECAUSE IT, IT COULD LOOK LIKE, OH, WELL, GOSH, YOU KNOW, THERE SHOULD BE, THERE WAS AN OPPOSITION TO THE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT, AND NOW HERE WE ARE. BUT JUST TO PROVIDE CONTEXT, UH, I HAVE SEEN, UH, UM, THIS MAN, UH, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND IN OTHER PLACES I HAVE SEEN HIM PUT UP WITH A LOT. I HAVE ALSO SEEN HOW HE HAS UNSTUCK A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT WERE LITERALLY ON THE BOOKS FOR YEARS. AND THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT HE IS GETTING UNSTUCK, THAT I HAVE SEEN MYSELF, I'VE SEEN HOW HE HAS UNITED STAFF. THERE, THERE WAS A SITUATION PRIOR TO HIS ARRIVAL WHERE THERE WERE LABOR DISPUTES. PEOPLE WERE REALLY NOT TRUST TRUSTING OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAD HAPPENED BECAUSE OF PRIOR ADMINISTRATIONS. WHAT HE HAS DONE IS, IS LITERALLY TO PUT IN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, UM, AT THIS JOB, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 HOURS A DAY STRAIGHT. HE'S THE, THE MAN HAS PRACTICALLY DRIVEN HIMSELF INTO THE GROUND WITH WORK BECAUSE HE CARES ABOUT THE CITY SO MUCH. AND, AND, AND I'M THE FIRST TO SAY THAT THAT A DEGREE REQUIREMENT IS IMPORTANT. BUT I'M ALSO ONE TO SAY THAT WHEN SOMEBODY WORKS, AS HARD AS I HAVE SEEN HIM WORK AND HOW I SEE IT, SEE IT LITERALLY CONTINUALLY, AND HOW HE WORKS REALLY HARD TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND TO FOLLOW THROUGH AND TO DOCUMENT THE FOLLOW THROUGH TIME AND TIME AND TIME BY NOW, IT'S LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF MATTERS. AND ANY OF RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BROUGHT ANYTHING TO ME, UH, WHO HAVE SEEN HIS RESPONSES AND HAVE SEEN HOW THE STAFF HAS RESPONDED, THEY CAN VOUCH FOR THAT AS WELL. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO BRING THAT IN INTO CONTEXT HERE TOO, BE BECAUSE, UH, AGAIN, I, I STAND BY WHAT I SAID BEFORE, BEFORE HI, HIS APPOINTMENT. I DID NOT KNOW THIS GUY. UM, AND, AND, AND, BUT THE THING THAT I HAVE SEEN THROUGH ALL OF THESE THESE MONTHS IS, IS HOW HIS, HIS WORK ETHIC IS LITERALLY UNPARALLELED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE WORK AS HARD AS HE DOES. AND ON TOP OF THAT, AS A PERSON OF THIS, YOU KNOW, MILAN LOVES HIS FAMILY. I KNOW THAT. AND, AND, AND THAT'S WHY I, I KNOW THEM BY NAME BECAUSE HE TALKS ABOUT THEM LOVINGLY. YOU KNOW? AND, AND I I IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO MEET ALL OF YOU TODAY. I MEAN, I, I, I FELT LIKE I WAS SORT OF FANBOYING OVER YOU GUYS BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, OH MY GOSH, I FINALLY GET TO MEET YOU. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, AND I REALLY MEANT THAT WHEN I SAID TO TO SAID THAT TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE HERE FOR MYLAN'S FAMILY, IT, I MEAN TO, FOR, FOR YOU TO HAVE SACRIFICED ALL THAT YOU HAVE FOR HIM TO DO THE JOB THAT HE DOES FOR US. THERE ARE 110,647 PLUS PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THIS TOWN. AND, AND THEY, THEY HAVE BENEFITED BECAUSE OF, OF WHAT MYLAN HAS WORKED HARD TO DO. BUT IT ISN'T JUST HIM, IT'S HIS TEAM LEADERSHIP THAT HAS REALLY PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE ABOUT HOW HE, HE DOES THIS AND HOW HE INTERACTS WITH THE NONPROFITS, HOW HE JUST DOES SO MUCH. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO PUT ALL OF THIS INTO CONTEXT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ON THIS. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR. I'LL SAY THANK YOU. [01:45:01] THAT IS WELL SAID. I, I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. UM, DID ANYBODY ELSE, OR CAN WE DO ROLL CALL TO VOTE NOW? YEAH. CAN I FINISH MY SPEAKING? IT'S IN REFERENCE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM. YES. IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN REFERENCE TO THIS ITEM. IT'S RIGHT HERE, ATTACHMENT ONE. SO, UH, MY CONCERN, UH, IS I'M NOT QUESTIONING, UH, MYLAN AS A PERSON, BUT WHEN I AM ELECTED BY MY CONSTITUENTS TO, UH, PREVENT, UH, NON-TRANSPARENCY FROM OCCURRING, AND WHEN I ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY ON THE RECORD, SHOULD WE BRING THIS ITEM BACK AND YOU VOICE AN OPINION BASED UPON WHAT THE MAJORITY WANTS TO HEAR, UH, IT'S DEEPLY CONCERNING, UH, BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT HERE IN ATTACHMENT NUMBER ONE, THAT IT'S CLEARLY STATING THAT, UH, A WAIVER OF THE COLLEGE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT AND THEN A COLLEGE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT IS REQUIRED. SO, UM, THAT'S IN PAPER NOW. UH, THERE WAS NO, NEVER A PUBLIC SEARCH OR A DUE, A, A PUBLIC SEARCH BASE CONDUCTED BASED UPON THAT KNOWLEDGE. UH, AND WHAT I'M SPEAKING ABOUT TODAY IS WHAT IS IN FRONT OF ME AS ATTACHMENT NUMBER ONE. SO, MAYOR, THIS MIGHT HELP BRIAN THAT THIS WAIVER ONLY PERTAINS. CAN YOU SPEAK ON THE MIC PLEASE? SO PLEASE, THIS WAIVER ONLY PERTAINS TO MILAN. SO WHEN, WHEN MILAN LEAVES HIS JOB, WHENEVER, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER CITY MANAGER COME IN, THAT THIS CITY, THE NEXT CITY MANAGER IS GONNA HAVE TO MEET THAT JOBS REQUIREMENT UNLESS YOU GUYS BRING IT BACK AND CHANGE IT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? DOES THAT HELP? YEAH. BUT, UH, MY CONCERN WAS, IS THAT I MADE A MOTION, I I MADE A COUNCIL REQUEST TO BRING THIS COLLEGE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT BACK SOONER THAN LATER. AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN, UH, I WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE WHO MADE THAT REQUEST ABOUT RE REVIEWING THE COLLEGE EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. BECAUSE MANY STATE JOBS AND FEDERAL JOBS, UH, DON'T REQUIRE A COLLEGE EDUCATION. IT'S, IT'S BASED UPON A SUCCESSFUL BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE. UH, BUT THE ISSUE I HAVE IS THAT WHEN WE PUBLICLY STATE SOMETHING ON THE RECORD, AND THEN A CONTRACT CONTRADICTS THAT, MY QUESTION WAS BEING, I WAS BEING ANSWERED IN A WAY TO MAKE IT ME, MAKE ME SEEM LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. OH, I, SO I UNDERSTAND. SO, AND AGAIN, MAYBE I'M THIS MY LAST COMMENT. I, I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH. OKAY. I THINK WE DEBATE. HE CAN VOTE NO, BUT I THINK WE ALREADY PUT SECOND. AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAD, AGAIN IN CLOSE SESSION, IT WAS THE, UH, THE WAIVER THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. BUT ANYWAYS, UH, ROLL CALL PLEASE. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MANAZ, A SECOND BY MAYOR LOPEZ, VITO, TO APPOINT MILAN RAKI AS THE CITY MANAGER AND APPROVE THE CITY MANAGER, CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR AN ANNUAL BASE SALARY OF $249,562. THE AGREEMENT ALSO PROVIDES FOR EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE PROVIDED TO CITY DEPARTMENT HEADS. COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ, GIMME A SECOND. AND IF YOU WANT GO TO ME, YOU COULD JUST WAIT. OH, NO, WE HAVE TO GO IN ORDER. OKAY. SO WHERE DOES IT SAY THAT ONLY APPLIES TO HIM? WE'RE DOING ROLL CALL. IT'S A YES OR NO. SO THIS IS AN AGREEMENT JUST WITH THE CITY AND MILAN, SO THAT'S ALL THAT IT APPLIES TO. AND THE RECITALS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE REQUIREMENT, I'M SORRY, MADAM MAYOR. AND YOU WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT AND IT, MILAN SIGNS IT. AND I BELIEVE THE MAYOR SIGNS THIS, AND THAT'S AGREEMENT BETWEEN THOSE TWO. BUT YOU'RE SAYING THAT IT SAYS THAT IT ONLY APPLIES TO HIM AND THAT WE REVERT BACK. YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T CHANGE YOUR, YOUR, YOUR JOB SPECIFICATIONS. THIS ONLY APPLIES TO MILAN. AND IF YOU WANT, BRING IT BACK NEXT WEEK AND YOU CAN CHANGE THE JOB SPECIFICATIONS. IS IT IN THE CONTRACT? WHAT, WHAT PAGE? SO WHAT'S IN THE CONTRACT IS THE JOB SPECIFICATION AND THEN THE WAIVER OF IT. THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE CONTRACT. AND THE CONTRACT IS BETWEEN THE CITY AND MILAN? YES. NO, I'M LOOKING FOR THAT EXCEPTION ON HERE. IT SAYS, ON ATTACHMENT ONE, CITY COUNCIL DESIRES WAIVE THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYEE. THAT'S MYLAN THE EMPLOYEE. JUST, YOU KNOW, [01:50:16] I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO PLAY THAT. WE ARE STILL WAITING. IT'S ALL ABOUT, YEAH. SO JUST TO CONFIRM, UM, OUR CODE THEN DOES REQUIRE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FOR THE POSITION THEN NOT THE CODE. IT'S THE JOB SAYS, OH, YOUR MIC. NOT THE MUNI CODE. IT'S THE JOB SPECIFICATIONS. AND YOU'RE ASKING US TO WAIVE THAT TODAY JUST FOR MYLAN. OKAY. OKAY. I'M READY. OKAY. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ. YEAH. SO BECAUSE OF THE, THE DISCREPANCY ON THE PUBLIC RECORD, UH, I, I WOULD, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THE MAYOR STOPS LAUGHING AT ME. UH, LET THE RECORD REFLECT, UH, THE MAYOR'S LAUGHING AT ME. , UH, SO, UH, BEING A CHILD, SO, UM, AND SO, SORRY, THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD, YOU. SO, UH, I CAN ASK, I CAN ASK MORE QUESTIONS IF YOU WANT ME TO. SO, UH, THIS IS ROLL CALL. WE'RE NOT IN DISCUSSION. ROLL CALL. YEAH, YOU RUSHED ME TO ROLL CALL. SO, UM, AND SO BECAUSE OF THIS DISCREPANCY BASED UPON WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID, ONE THING, THEN IT SAYS SOMETHING ELSE ON DOCUMENT. AGAIN, MY VOTE DOES NOT REFLECT WHAT I THINK OF MYN AS A PERSON, BUT BASED UPON THAT HIGH ETHICAL STANDARD, UH, I WILL HAVE TO VOTE. NO. COUNCILMAN WU AYE. COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ? AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM CONTOS AYE. MAYOR LOPEZ, VITO AYE. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. PLEASE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, BUT WE'D LIKE TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL. WE'D LIKE TO SWEAR IN, UH, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR NEW CITY MANAGER AND LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE SONYA GOVIA TO THE FRONT, PLEASE. WE HAVE THE SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE THIS EVENING. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. TRULY. I KNOW IT'S ALMOST NINE O'CLOCK. THANK YOU FOR STAYING THIS LATE. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I, MYLAN RACKAGE. I MYLAN RACKAGE. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR? DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THAT WAY. I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES. AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE, THAT I'LL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. AND THEN I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, AND I WILL, WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. SO, UH, BEFORE WE TAKE A RECESS, WE JUST WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING, SAY A FEW WORDS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. UM, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND LET THE OTHERS, OH, UH, COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ, SINCE YOU MOTIONED, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND, AND BEING ABLE TO, UM, ACCEPT, ACCEPT OR TOLERATE , WHAT WE GO THROUGH AND WHAT MYLAN GOES THROUGH. OH, I MEAN, OUR [01:55:01] CITY MANAGER, UM, WHAT HE GOES THROUGH. AND, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UH, HE'S, HE'S A GREAT MAN AND HE'S, YOU KNOW, VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM. AND I JUST, HE'S DOES A GREAT JOB. AND, UM, I KNOW THERE'S MANY MORE CHALLENGES AND HE'S ENDURED SO MUCH, AND I KNOW THAT HIS FAMILY HAS TOO. AND, UM, MYLAN, YOU, THAT WAS A TOUGH FIGHT, BUT YOU FOUGHT IT WELL AND, UH, YOU'RE GONNA DO WELL. YOU'RE GONNA DO VERY WELL. AND I JUST WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK AND MANY BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR POT CONTOS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM SO EXCITED TO REMOVE THE WORD ACTING FROM YOUR TITLE. OH MY GOSH, I'M SO EXCITED. MYLAN. I, I AM, I'VE GOTTA TELL YOU, AS, AS A ONE TERM PERSON, SO FAR, UH, I'VE HAD A MANAGED A CITY MANAGER PER YEAR. I WANT THIS TO END. UH, YOU KNOW, WE, I I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO YOUR LONG, UH, SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO EARN A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT. AND, AND YOU HAVE REALLY, JUST LIKE I SAID, WHILE YOU ARE NOT HERE, UH, YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT. UH, AND YOU HAVE, NOT ONLY HAVE YOU FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT, BUT YOU HAVE DONE YOUR VERY LEVEL BEST AND YOU PUT IN LITERALLY DAY AND NIGHT INTO SUPPORTING THE CITY OF WEST COVINA. AND, AND I HAVE, I HAVE NOT, NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT A POSITION WITH ALL OF THIS, THAT I'VE BEEN HERE SO FAR IN MY LIFE. LIKE I AM WITH YOU. 'CAUSE I SEE WHAT YOU, I SEE YOUR HEART, I SEE WHAT YOU DO. I, YOU AND I DRIVE AROUND AND LOOK, LOOK FOR THINGS AROUND THE CITY. I'VE, I'VE SEEN HOW YOU HAVE SUCH DEDICATION TO THE RESIDENTS. I SEE YOUR FOLLOW THROUGH. I SEE HOW OUR SYSTEM OF, OF GETTING LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE DONE THAT WE, THAT WE WORK ON TOGETHER, IT, IT JUST KEEPS, IT JUST KEEPS BEING SUCH A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. AND FOR YOU NOW TO BE OUR CITY MANAGER, I AM EXCITED FOR THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE AS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO SEE HOW YOU WORK REALLY HARD FOR EVERYONE TO ADDRESS DIFFERENT ISSUES AND TO RESOLVE THINGS, AND TO KEEP ADDED, TO KEEP ADDED, AND THE SPIRIT OF ONGOING IMPROVEMENT, THAT IS WHAT THE CITY HAS NEEDED FOR A VERY LONG TIME. AND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BE IN THIS POSITION NOW FOR YOU TO BE IN SERVICE, UH, TO THIS COMMUNITY IS SUCH, SUCH AN EXCITING THING TO BE HERE WITH THIS MOMENT. AND CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. UH, COUNCILMAN WU. YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CITY MANAGER. NOW YOU, I KNOW YOU WANT THIS TITLE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, AND I WANT TO SAY THIS, OKAY? AND, UH, HE TOLD ME HE DOESN'T CARE THE PAY, SO WE WANT YOU TO DONATE THE MONEY BACK TO THE CITY. , HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE HARD WORK, BUT HE CARE ABOUT HIS FAMILY. YEAH, HE DOES. HE SAY HE CARES SO MUCH ABOUT TO RECOGNIZE BY HIS PARENT BECAUSE THE PARENT TO SEE HIM TO BE SWO IN AS OUR CITY MANAGER, THE TOP CEO OF THIS BIG GREAT CITY, I THINK THIS OWNER, AND THEN THIS OF, UH, GLORY IS SOMETHING I THINK ALL PARENT WANT TO SEE THEIR KID ONCE UPON A TIME, MAYBE HE WAS A BLACK SHEEP LIKE ME, OKAY? AND LOOK, AND, UH, AND I KNOW YOU SAY GOD, MAN, I DUNNO HOW HE GREW UP, WHY HE WOULD BECOME A MAFIA OR THE TRANSIENT AND THIS AND THAT, BUT NOW HE BECOME A CITY MANAGER. HEY, MY PARENTS SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT ME. I WAS A BLACK SHEEP, OKAY? AND, UH, I WAS LIKE A ROUGH TEENAGER, BUT MY PARENTS NEVER SEE MY ACHIEVEMENT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING A REGRET FOR ME. SO I SAY, CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR PARENT CAN SEE YOU TODAY. AND NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT. AND THAT, HOW ABOUT OUR CD FUTURE? I'M CONFIDENT HIM JUST BE FIRM AND YOU WILL BE ALWAYS BE CRITICIZED LIKE ME. LOOK AT ALL NINE. I HAVE TO LISTEN WITH A SMILE AND, UH, AND TRY TO IMPROVE A LOT OF THEM TO SAY IT'S A POINT. OKAY? AND WE NEED TO CORRECT OURSELF, OKAY? AND MAKE SURE BY THE SAME TIME WE HAVE TO BE FIRM, OKAY? AND WE HAVE TO IMPROVE THE CITY AND MOVE THE CITY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE DISCUSS EVERY MONDAY, OKAY? FOREVER. OKAY? SO, AND THEN SAY, TONY, CAN YOU CUT IT OUT? YOU TALK TOO MUCH. I SAY, YES, BUT BECAUSE WE, WE REALLY WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE CITY. SO WE CONFIDENCE AND WE WANT TO, WE YOU THE BEST. OKAY? AND, UH, TIME GO BY VERY FAST. AND THIS GREAT CITY, A BIG CITY HAS A LOT OF THINGS WAITING FOR YOU TO ACCOMPLISH. AND THEN YOU HAVE A FIVE STEP MODEL OVER HERE. ONE'S VERY, VERY TOUGH. OKAY? ANOTHER FOUR LITTLE BIT MORE SUPPORTED NO MATTER WHAT. WE ARE ALL HERE AND TRY TO HELP THE CITY TO BE IMPROVED. AND WE WANNA TAKE CARE OUR RESIDENT. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND CONGRATULATIONS, FAMILY. OKAY? THANK YOU. AND I HOPE YOU GET A TASTE OF THE POLITICS OR WESTCORP AT ELECTION NINE. , BE CAREFUL. WHILE YOU WISH FOR BE A POLITICIAN, YOU'RE GOING TO GET YELLED AT, MAYBE CATCH THE STONE OR MAYBE THROW THE EGG ON YOUR FACE. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. HEY, IF YOU CANNOT SEND A HEAT, DON'T GET INTO THE KITCHEN. BUT [02:00:01] CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE A VERY PROUD FATHER, PROUD SON, PROUD HUSBAND. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, THANKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ. YES. SO NOW I GET TO CONGRATULATE YOU, MYLAN. SO, UM, , SO I DID THE JOB THAT VOTERS ELECTING ME TO DO. NOW I GET TO TALK ABOUT YOU. UH, AND SO, UH, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU, MYLAN. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST ORIGINALLY, UH, DECIDED TO MAKE YOU ACTING CITY MANAGER, UH, I ASKED YOU ONE THING, AND IT WAS OBVIOUS TO, AND THAT QUESTION WAS MYLAN, ARE YOU COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT YOU ALWAYS HOLD A HIGH ETHICAL STANDARD? AND YOUR RESPONSE WAS YES. AND SO AS YOU TAKE THIS NEW POSITION, UH, I DO BELIEVE IN YOU, UH, THAT YOU WILL LEAD THIS CITY, A CITY OF OVER, EVEN THOUGH THE CENSUS SAYS A DIFFERENT NUMBER. BUT I BELIEVE, UH, THERE'S OVER 120,000 PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OUR CITY, UH, A GREAT CITY OF WEST COVINA. AND AS YOU TAKE OVER THAT POSITION, KNOW THAT YOU DO HAVE A CONS WHO SUPPORTS YOU. AND I KNOW, UH, FROM SPEAKING WITH YOU, UH, MANY TIMES, UH, UH, I DO APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU'VE TAKEN TO ENSURE, UH, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS ARE FOLLOWED, INCLUDING, UH, ISSUES, UH, UH, OF, OF DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT OUR CITY HAS FACED. AND, UH, YOU HAVE STIRRED UP, UH, AT TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DO AND, AND YOU DID STAND UP AND, AND FIGHT FOR WHAT'S RIGHT. AND SO I KNOW THAT YOU ARE VERY DEDICATED TO YOUR JOB. I KNOW THAT, UH, AT TIMES YOU WORK VERY LATE AT NIGHT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT YOU, THAT IS THAT, THAT ALMOST ALL THE TIME, UH, YOU'RE VERY RESPONSIVE. AND HAVING A CITY MANAGER LIKE YOU WHO'S RESPONSIVE AND DEDICATED TO THIS COMMUNITY, UH, REPRESENTS EACH OF US ON THIS CONSOLE IN BETTERING OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING IT BRIGHT AND SHINY. I KNOW EVERY TIME I SPEAK TO YOU, YOU ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUR DAD AND, AND YOUR MOM AND, AND YOUR FAMILY. UH, AND YOU, YOU ALWAYS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH HEART AND PASSION TO SUPPORT YOUR FAMILY. AND SO I WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS, MYLAN, UH, YOU, YOU, YOU EARNED THIS TITLE AND YOU WILL BRING MUCH, MUCH MORE, UH, SUCCESS, I BELIEVE TO OUR CITY. SO CONGRATULATIONS. OH, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I DO APOLOGIZE FOR LAUGHING. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW THE IRONY, UM, AND YOU KNOW, I APOLOGIZE TO THE FAMILY, YOU, THAT YOU GET INVOLVED IN THE POLITICS WHEN YOU SHOULDN'T. IT SHOULD BE ALL SEPARATE. UM, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY YOU DON'T GET A RESTRAINING ORDER BY A COUNCIL MEMBER AGAIN AND SERVE TO YOUR FAMILY. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, WE GET ALL THINGS. UM, BUT YOU KNOW, MILAN, OUR CITY MANAGER, HE'S AMAZING. I KNEW HIM WHEN, UH, WE BROUGHT HIM IN FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, AS A CODE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTOR. AND HE AND I MET, AND THERE WAS THINGS THAT I GOT HIT WITH THE, UH, RESIDENTS ABOUT THE CITY, THE CLEANLINESS, THE BEAUTIFICATION, AND THE WHOLE CODE ENFORCEMENT. HE JUST TURNED IT AROUND THE APP, UH, THE IMPROVEMENTS, HE JUST DID AN AMAZING JOB OVERALL. UM, HE IS, HE'S AVAILABLE 24 7, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY PULLS HIM AWAY FROM THE FAMILY. SO EVEN WHEN HE IS SPENDING TIME WITH THE FAMILY, THAT PHONE CALL FROM THE COUNCIL, THEIR DIRECTOR, IT, IT'S CONSTANT INTERRUPTION. BUT, YOU KNOW, HE LOVES WEST COVINA. HE LOVES THE CITY. I KNOW, I KNOW HE LOVES YOUR, THE FAMILY TOO, BUT WE THANK YOU FOR, UM, THE LOVE THAT YOU GIVE TO THE CITY, YOUR PEERS, YOUR, THE SUBORDINATES. THEY RESPECT YOU. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE, UM, WITH ONE CITY MANAGER. AND SO THEY, THEY SAY GREAT THINGS. HE'S AN ACTION MAN, YOU KNOW, A THE AMOUNT OF EMAILS HE RECEIVES, HUNDREDS PER DAY, AND HE ANSWERS IT. IT JUST KEEPS FLOODING IN. BUT HE ANSWERS ALL THESE EMAILS. SO HE, HE'S, HE NOT ONLY LISTENS TO US AS A COUNCIL, HE LISTENS TO THE RESIDENTS, HE LISTENS TO THE WORKERS, HE LISTENS TO STAFF. HE'S, HE'S AMAZING, WELL-ROUNDED ALL AROUND. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT. I KNOW TODAY YOU AND I GOT HIT WITH A, UH, YEAH, BUT THAT'S A WHOLE NEW DIFFERENT STORY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, COURT AND STUFF, BUT, YOU KNOW, BY JOHN DOE. BUT ANYWAYS, UM, WE JUST, UH, WANTED TO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, AND WE ARE HAPPY THAT YOU ARE ON BOARD. UH, HE, HE MAKES THINGS HAPPEN. HE, HE DOES WONDERFUL THINGS FOR THE CITY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO DO, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND JUST ALL THE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, GREAT THINGS YOU DO. AND THANK YOU FOR LOVING THE CITY, AND THE CITY LOVES YOU BACK. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, AND THANK YOU [02:05:01] ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT'S BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO WORK FOR THE CITY. I CAME IN HERE IN 2019, AND THIS IS WHERE I'LL RETIRE. UM, I LOVE WORKING FOR THE CITY. I LOVE PUTTING IN THE HOURS. I LOVE SEEING IMPROVEMENT. UM, I COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY TO WORK FOR, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE. AND AS FAR AS MY WORK ETHIC, THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE. I PUT IN OVER 40 YEARS, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO PUT IN, WHETHER IT'S SEVEN DAYS A WEEK OR 12, 14 HOURS A DAY, WHATEVER IT TAKES. BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE COUNCIL IN COLLABORATION TO MOVE THIS CITY FORWARD. AND MY STAFF AND I WILL WORK IN COLLABORATION TO MAKE THIS A MORE SOLID, BETTER CITY FOR ALL THE BUSINESSES, THE RESIDENTS, AND PEOPLE THAT VISIT AND ENJOY THIS GREAT CITY. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT AND INTRODUCE MY FAMILY THAT'S HERE TONIGHT. I KNOW WE HAVE A BUSY AGENDA TONIGHT, BUT I, I JUST WANNA INTRODUCE THEM AND THANK THEM FOR COMING OUT. UM, I'LL, I'LL START AT THE, THE FAR RIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK MY, UH, MOTHER-IN-LAW, UH, GERALDINE DUFFY, WHO'S HERE, MY SON BRANDON, MY SON DYLAN, MY WIFE OF 23 YEARS. VANESSA WOO. MY BROTHER CHRISTIAN . AND BEHIND MY BROTHER CHRISTIAN, I HAVE MY BROTHER STEFAN AND HIS WIFE SONYA. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE PEOPLE THAT WATCH THESE MEETINGS EVERY WEEK SINCE I'VE BEEN UP HERE WITH A NICE A HUNDRED INCH TV SHOW, THEY LOVE TO WATCH. UH, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE, THE REASON I WANTED THIS POSITION AS MUCH AS ANYTHING IS MAKE SURE THEY COULD SEE ME ACHIEVE THIS TITLE. UM, AW, THANK YOU. MY MOM AND DAD, UM, GEORGE AND IDA. SO THANK YOU FAMILY FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. IT MEANS A LOT TO HAVE FAMILY HERE. UM, PARENTS, YOU'RE GOING ON YOUR 67TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. AW. AND FOR ALL MY FAMILY THAT HAVE PUT UP WITH MY 40 YEARS OF MADNESS, UM, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, MY BOYS. I KNOW I MISSED SOME TIME HERE AND THERE BECAUSE OF LONG HOURS. AND MY WIFE, WHO'S BEEN THROUGH THE ROLLERCOASTER OF CITY GOVERNMENT FOR, UH, MORE THAN TWO DECADES, IT'S NOT THE EASIEST JOB WORKING IN CITY GOVERNMENT. UM, BUT I'M STILL HERE AND THEY'RE STILL HERE. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FAMILY FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE A QUICK FIVE MINUTE RECESS AND I'LL GET MY PARENTS AND MY FAMILY TO THEIR CARS. OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT MOMENT ON RECESS. ALL RIGHT. MEETING IS BACK IN SESSION. IT'S NINE 16. AND A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CITY MANAGER, MILAN. YAY. IT'S OFFICIAL BIG. YAY. SO CONGRA, CONGRATULATIONS. AND WE ARE SO HAPPY THAT ALL YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE HERE TO, UH, WITNESS AND VERY, THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF THIS MOMENT. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT. WERE HERE. SO ON TO, UM, PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. YEP. OH, SORRY. NO, WE STILL HAVE SOME ITEMS THAT OH, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. I'M SORRY. I THINK IT'S NINE O'CLOCK. YOU WERE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY. AND SO NOW, UH, WE, THAT WAS ITEM TWO. UM, SO WE NEED, YEAH, WE HAVE NO WAY TO GO. WE HAVE A FEW MORE TO GO. SO I'M, I'M SORRY FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. UH, TWO MORE ITEMS TO GO. SO ITEM [3) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE NOVEMBER 5, 2026 ELECTION] NUMBER THREE, UH, COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ, GO AHEAD. YES. UM, YES. UH, LISA, CAN YOU, UM, TELL THE PUBLIC, UM, WHEN THE FILING PERIOD OPENS AND CLOSES, UH, AND SO FORTH? YEAH. YES. UH, MADAM MAYOR THROUGH THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THE NOMINATION PERIOD FOR THE ELECTION OPENS UP IN THE MONTH OF JULY, AND THAT IS JULY. I'M LOOKING AT MY CALENDAR JULY 6TH, AND THE NOMINATION PERIOD CLOSES AUGUST 7TH. THAT'S A FRIDAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH. AND I WILL BE IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE UNTIL NOON ON THAT DAY. THAT'S TYPICALLY A DAY THAT IS CLOSED AT CITY HALL. I AM TYPICALLY HERE UNTIL NOON. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THEN, UM, CAN YOU ALSO TELL THE PUBLIC, UH, WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE? YES. FOR DISTRICTS TWO, FOUR, AND FIVE, THE REQUIREMENTS ARE TO LIVE IN THOSE DISTRICTS AND BE A REGISTERED VOTER. UH, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER DETAIL THAT I CAN GO IN WHEN SOMEBODY PULLS PAPER, BUT THESE ARE THE GENERIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CITY CLERK POSITION AND THE CITY TREASURER POSITION. YOU NEED TO BE, UH, YOU NEED TO RESIDE [02:10:01] IN THE CITY, NOT IN A SPECIFIC DISTRICT, AND YOU ALSO NEED TO BE A REGISTERED VOTER. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND MY LAST QUESTION IS, IF THE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAD QUESTIONS FOR YOU, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET IN CONTACT WITH YOUR OFFICE? THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, I CAN GIVE THAT IS AREA CODE, UM, 6 2 6 9 3 9 8 4 1 4. AND THAT'S MY DIRECT LINE. GREAT. THANK YOU, LISA. YOU'RE WELCOME. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVE. I'LL SECOND ROLL CALL. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PROTI CONTOS. AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ. COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ AYE. COUNCILMAN WU? AYE. COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ? AYE. MAYOR PROTI CONTOS. AYE. MAYOR LOPEZ, VITO, A MOTION PASSES ONTO [5) CONSIDERATION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH ON DUTY HEALTH FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT WELLNESS PROGRAM] ITEM NUMBER FIVE. UH, COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ? YES. UH, IF THE, IF STAFF COULD EXPLAIN TO US, UM, I THINK THE COMMUNITY HAD SOME QUESTIONS, SO IF THEY COULD ANSWER THE COMMUNITY'S QUESTIONS IN MORE DETAIL. THANK YOU. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ, I'LL ASK ASSISTANT CHIEF MIKE BROWN AND GREG MCKEAN, OUR FIRE CHIEF TO COME DOWN AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL, IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MILAN. HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB SO FAR AS ACTING. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS HE'S GONNA DO AS THE FULL-TIME CITY MANAGER. I THINK IT WAS A GREAT DECISION BY COUNCIL. UM, IF I CAN, I HAVE A STATEMENT I'D LIKE TO READ TO START, IF I MAY. SURE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT. AM I, I AM REQUESTING YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM. AN INITIATIVE THAT DIRECTS DIRECTLY IMPACTS FIREFIGHTERS SAFETY, OPERATIONAL READINESS, AND LONG-TERM FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. FIREFIGHTING IS ONE OF THE MOST PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DEMANDING PROFESSIONS. OUR FIREFIGHTERS ROUTINELY PERFORMS STRENUOUS WORK IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS, OFTEN WHILE OPERATING ON LIMITED SLEEP AND UNDER SIGNIFICANT STRESS THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS. THEY'RE EXPOSED TO TRAUMATIC INCIDENTS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, INTENSE PHYSICAL EXERTION, AND SITUATIONS THAT EXTRAORDINARILY DEMAND BOTH THE BODIES AND MINDS. THESE CUMULATIVE EXPOSURES INCREASE THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, CANCER, AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS. RECOGNIZING THESE RISKS. NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS, AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, STRONGLY ADVOCATE FOR COMPREHENSIVE FIREFIGHTER HEALTH WELLNESS PROGRAMS. NFPA 1583 ESTABLISHES THE STANDARD FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT HEALTH RELATED FITNESS PROGRAMS. WHILE THE I-A-A-F-C AND IAFF WELLNESS FITNESS INITIATIVE HAS BECOME THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODEL FOR SUPPORTING FIREFIGHTERS FITNESS, UH, MEDICAL MONITORING, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INJURY PREVENTION, AND REHABILITATION THROUGH THE FIREFIGHTER'S CAREER. FROM A REGULATORY STANDPOINT, THE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY MEETS OSHA REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPIRATORY FIT TESTING ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF, UM, HOWEVER, WHILE CONFIRMED, WHILE FIT TESTING CONFIRMS THAT FIREFIGHTERS CAN WEAR SAFETY RESPIRATION PROTECTION, IT DOES NOT ESTABLISH WHETHER THEY'RE PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE STRENUOUS AND DEMANDING DUTIES REQUIRED DURING OPERATIONAL EMERGENCIES. OSHA REQ, UH, REGULATION 20 TITLE, I'M SORRY, 29 CFR 1 9 1 0 0.156 REQUIRES FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE FIREFIGHTERS ARE PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF PERFORMING EMERGENCY DUTIES AND OPERATING UNDER STRESSFUL AND HIGH INTENSE CONDITIONS, WHILE OSHA DOES NOT, UH, SPECIFICALLY, UH, MONITOR WHETHER MEDICAL EXAMINATION PROCESS OR THE FIRE SERVICE INDUSTRY HAS OVERWHELMINGLY ADOPTED NFPA 1582 AS A BENCHMARK FOR FIREFIGHTERS MEDICAL EVALUATIONS FOR FITNESS FOR DUTY, A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT TO MOVE BEYOND MINIMUM REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT EVIDENCE-BASED PROCESS FOR EVALUATING FIREFIGHTER READINESS. NFPA 1582 EXAM EXAMINATIONS TYPICALLY INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL EVALUATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR SCREENING, PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING, HEARING AND VISION ASSESSMENTS, LABORATORY TESTING, CANCER SCREENING, MEASURING, UH, MEASURES DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY CONDITIONS THAT COULD PLACE FIREFIGHTERS AT INCREASED RISK DURING [02:15:01] EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. COMBINED WITH NFPA 1583, PHYSICAL FITNESS OR FITNESS PROGRAMMING AND THE I-A-A-F-C-I-A-F-F WELLNESS FITNESS INITIATIVE, THESE EVALUATIONS PROVIDE AN OBJECTIVE METHOD AND ASSESSMENT, PHYSICALLY CAPABLE CAPACITY, I'M SORRY, CAPABILITY, IMPROVING FIREFIGHTER SAFETY, REDUCING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES, AND ENSURING PERSONNEL ARE MEDICALLY PREPARED TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB. REESTABLISHING AN IN-HOUSE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE ANNUAL MEDICAL MONITORING, FITNESS ASSESSMENTS, BEHAVIORAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES, AND INJURY PREVENTION MEASURES THAT HELP IDENTIFY HEALTH CONCERNS BEFORE THEY BECOME SERIOUS. THESE EFFORTS IMPROVE WORKFORCE READINESS, REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF LINE OF DUTY INJURIES, DECREASE LOST WORK TIME, AND SUPPORT THE OVERALL WELLBEING OF OUR PERSONNEL. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY AN INVESTMENT IN EMPLOYEES WELLNESS. IT IS INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY. HEALTHY FIREFIGHTERS ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY DURING EMERGENCIES, SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, AND REMAIN PRODUCTIVE THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS. IN ADDITION, PROACTIVE WELLNESS PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COSTS, LOWER HEALTHCARE EXPENSES, AND IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE. THE GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINED PROGRAM WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONAL BUDGET TO ENSURE ANNUAL CONTINUITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CONSISTENT DELIVERY OF THESE CRITICAL SERVICES. BY APPROVING THIS PROGRAM, THE COUNCIL IS DEMONSTRATING A COMMITMENT TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PROUDLY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY EVERY DAY. WE OWE IT TO THEM TO PROVIDE THE TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY PREPARED TO PERFORM THE DUTIES, RETURN HOME SAFELY AFTER EVERY SHIFT, AND MAINTAIN LONG, HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE CAREERS IN THE SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT. GREAT. SO, UH, I'LL, I'LL LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE, THE CONSIDERATION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH AN HELP FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT WELLNESS PROGRAM. MA MADAM MAYOR, UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, I'M SORRY. UM, MAYOR PROM CONTOS. THANK, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I, I I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS, UH, THE, THESE EFFORTS. I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME PROCEDURAL, UM, QUESTIONS AND I THINK THAT MIGHT GO TO THE CITY MANAGER OR MAYBE FINANCE DIRECTOR OR, OR WHOEVER, UH, WOULD BE BEST. UH, THE, THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE IS, UM, IN LIGHT OF OUR, UH, WEST COVINA BUDGET DOCUMENT POL, UH, POLICY, UH, THAT SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT, THAT WE CAN'T AND, UM, HAVE THESE SORTS HAVE CONTRACTS THAT, THAT AREN'T BUDGETED FOR. AND, AND HOW THE STAFF REPORT SAYS THAT THERE ISN'T, UM, A BUDGET FOR THIS. UH, I, I'M WONDERING HOW WE CAN PROCEED FORWARD WITH THIS AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A BUDGET FOR THIS. UM, SPECIFICALLY, UH, THAT BUDGET DOCUMENT, UH, IS ON, UH, WITHIN THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS ON PAGE 16, THAT, THAT, THAT SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT WE NEED TO HAVE, WE, THE, THE MONEY HAS TO BE BUDGETED FOR, FOR US TO PROCEED FORWARD WITH A CONTRACT. SO I ABSOLUTELY AM, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. THIS IS MORE OF A PROCEDURAL MATTER THAT I'M, I FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE, IT NEEDS TO BE BUDGETED FOR BEFORE IT COMES TO US. IT MAY HAVE BEEN PREMATURELY BROUGHT TO US BECAUSE OF NOT, AND, AND CHIEF EWEN, YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS POLICY. SO IT'S NOT YOU, IT'S JUST, IT'S MORE A MATTER OF, FROM A PROCEDURAL STANDPOINT, WE NEED TO HAVE THE MONEY FOR SOMETHING BEFORE WE CONTRACT FOR IT. AND I DON'T THINK THAT THAT BENCHMARK HAS BEEN MET HERE. AND THEN THAT'S THE FIRST QUESTION. AND THEN THE SECOND THING IS, I'M WONDERING, UM, UH, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'VE GONE TO A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS THROUGH AN RFP. THIS IS URGENT, BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR US FROM A COST MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT TO SEE WHAT OTHER ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS THERE ARE SO THEY CAN COMPETE FOR OUR BUSINESS. AND, AND, AND AMONG THE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE ASKING WOULD BE, UH, DIFFERENT ENTITIES, UH, EFFORTS SUCCESSFULLY TO LOWER ABSENTEEISM. AS AN EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE TO ASK THOSE SORTS OF QUESTIONS AND HAVE AN RFP, THEN THEN WE SHOULD HAVE THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST BATTLE FOR OUR BUSINESS. AND THEN AFTER AN RFP PROCESS, WE CAN SELECT THE BEST AND POTENTIALLY SPEND LESS AND EVEN HAVE MORE OFFERINGS WITHIN THE PROGRAM TO ADVANCE THE, THE OBJECTIVES THAT, THAT YOU HAVE SO ARTICULATELY, UH, POINT, UH, LAID OUT. SO THOSE ARE MY TWO QUESTIONS. WELL, GOOD EVENING, OUR MAYOR MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. UM, TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION REGARDING THE FUNDING SOURCE OF THE BUDGETARY ITEM, THIS ITEM IS THE CONCEPT SUPREME FORTH THROUGH THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. WE ARE GONNA WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO LOCATE OR DETERMINE WHAT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR THESE SERVICES AT THIS HEALTH WELLNESS PROGRAM. UM, AS FAR AS AN RFP, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE GOING OUT FOR MAINTENANCE [02:20:01] SERVICES. STREET ROAD WORKS, NOT A PUBLIC PROJECT, PUBLIC CONTRACT OR VEHICLES. AND FURTHERMORE, IT IS ALSO FOR A SOLE SOURCE, WHICH MEANS ONLY ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS PROVIDING THIS SPECIFIC SERVICES. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, THAT'S WHY WE DO NOT GO FOR AN RFP OR A DRAFT RFP FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. IT'S ALSO VIEWED AS A BENEFIT. AND AS YOU KNOW, AS BENEFITS, WE GENERALLY DON'T GO OUT FOR RFP OR RF QS FOR THOSE AS WELL. WELL, WELL, WITH REGARD TO THE, THE FIRST, THE FIRST ITEM DIDN'T, DOESN'T IT SAY ON PAGE 16, UH, THAT, THAT, THAT SENTENCE WITH REGARD TO IT, I MIGHT NEED HELP IN FINDING IT, BUT I KNOW IT'S ON PAGE 16. UH, THAT SPECIFICALLY, UH, REQUIRES THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE, UH, THE MONEY ALLOCATED FOR SOMETHING BEFORE WE CAN CONTRACT. AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S IN THAT POLICY DOCUMENT AND IT'S DATED MAY THE 19TH, 2020. 2020. NO, ABSOLUTELY. WE WILL FIND A FUNDING SOURCE. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NOT YET FOUND EXACTLY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO, AGAIN, THIS IS BEING BROUGHT FORTH FOR THE CONCEPT FOR THE APPROVAL. ONCE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A FUNDING SOURCE, THIS MATTER WILL BE BROUGHT BACK WITH YOU WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE AS WELL. AND IT IS STATED IN THE FISCAL IMPACT THAT AS SOON AS WE IDENTIFY THAT, WE'LL UPDATE THE CITY COUNCIL ON THAT MATTER. SO THAT'S WHY I'M, I'M ASKING THAT WE, THAT WE PUT THIS ON HOLD UNTIL WE HAVE THE FUNDING SOURCE READY TO GO, AND THEN WE SHOULD PROCEED FORWARD. AND THEN WITH REGARD TO THE RFP, LIKE I HAD JUST, UH, INDICATED, UH, THAT THAT'S, THAT'S ALSO AN ADVANCEMENT OF WHAT, WHAT THE, THE STATE AUDITOR HAS SAID WE SHOULD BE DOING AS AN, AS A BEST PRACTICE. I KNOW WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO, BUT IN, ESPECIALLY, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS SORT OF MATTER, UH, IT, IT SEEMS LIKE IF, UH, UH, OUR HAVING AN RFP PROCESS WOULD ACTUALLY ADVANCE FIREFIGHTER GOALS BECAUSE THAT WAY LITERALLY WE, WE'D BE ABLE TO SEE FROM, FOR D DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES WITH REGARD TO WHAT DIFFERENT ENTITIES ARE ABLE TO OFFER. SO THEN, THEN THE CHIEF CAN ACTUALLY PICK FROM THE, UH, SUGGEST THE BEST FROM, FROM THOSE AS A RESULT OF BEING, UH, THERE BEING AN RFP PROCESS. AND THEN, AND THEN THE FIRE, UH, DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP, THEN PICKING FROM AMONG THOSE AND THEN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH STAFF AS TO WHICH ONE WE, WE SHOULD, UH, SELECT. BUT THAT THEY WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THAT WOULD BE A, A WAY NOT ONLY TO, TO EX TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EVERY DOLLAR, BUT ALSO TO TO KEEP IN MM-HMM . TO REMAINING KEEPING WITH THAT BUDGET POLICY, WHICH IS STILL IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MOMENT. SO I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVEN'T FOUND THE MONEY YET, BUT SIMPLY MOVING FORWARD SAYING, WELL, ONCE WE GET THE MONEY, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE BUDGET, WHAT I RECALL THE BUDGET POLICY TO SAY THAT HAS NOT BEEN OVERTURNED SINCE IT WAS ISSUED IN MAY, 2020. SO THAT'S, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FOLLOW PROCEDURE WITH THIS AND FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. AND ESPECIALLY FOR THAT REASON, I, THAT'S WHY I WANT THIS TO BE DONE. RIGHT. OH, THERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION. UH, COUNCILMAN IF I CAN COMMENT TO, UM, MAYOR PROAM CONTOS? YES. CHIEF MCKEEN, UM, WE DID LOOK AT THIS, UH, WE WORKED WITH FINANCE BROWN, OH, SORRY, YEAH, . WE DID WORK WITH FINANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE WITHIN SCOPE AS FAR AS EITHER DOING AN RFP. UM, THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT, WHICH DOESN'T HAVE TO GO OUT TO RFP, BUT WE DID STILL REACH OUT TO THREE DIFFERENT VENDORS. UM, THIS WAS THE VENDOR THAT WE CHOSE WAS THE ONLY ONE. THEY DID HAVE A SOLE SOURCE LETTER FOR SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE THAT NONE OF THE OTHER COMPANIES COULD MEET. UH, ONE COMPANY, UH, THAT WE REACHED OUT TO DIDN'T PROVIDE A QUOTE TO US. UH, THE SECOND COMPANY IS A COMPANY THE CITY CURRENTLY WORKS WITH, BUT WHEN WE COMPARED APPLE TO APPLES, THEY WERE ACTUALLY HIGHER COST THAN THE COMPANY THAT WE CHOSE, CHOSE TO GO WITH. AS FAR AS FUNDING SOURCES, YOU KNOW, WE'VE LOOKED INTO A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. I KNOW WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ONE SPECIFICALLY. UM, BUT THE PROGRAM SHOULD PAY FOR ITSELF BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF WORKERS' COMP CLAIMS AND TIME OFF. I KNOW THAT'S NOT A MEASURABLE ITEM THAT WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS OUT THERE THAT HAVE THESE PROGRAMS THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE SO BENEFICIAL, THERE'S EMPLOYEES THAT GET, UM, INCENTIVE PAY TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS BECAUSE THE CITIES HAVE DONE THEIR RESEARCH. THEY KNOW THAT THE, THEY REDUCE WORKERS' COMP COSTS. OUR WORKERS' COMP OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH. AND THEN IT ALSO COUNTS TOWARDS OUR, UH, OVERTIME BUDGET BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BACKFILL THAT PERSON THAT'S OFF ON INJURY DUE TO CONSTANT STAFFING. UM, SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE'VE LOOKED INTO POSSIBLY FUNDING THIS, UM, IS OUR AMBULANCE TRANSPORT, UM, SERVICES THAT BRINGS IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR. UM, WE COULD ALSO USE OUR MUTUAL AID, UH, MONEY THAT WE BRING IN JUST IN THE, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE FEE THAT WE COLLECTED SO FAR THIS YEAR WITH STILL A MONTH AGO, JUST THE ADMINISTRATIVE LOAN HAS BROUGHT IN 112,000 UH, DOLLARS THIS YEAR AFTER PAYING FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES AND ALL THE OVERTIME THAT THE, THAT THE STATE REIMBURSES US FOR. SO THOSE ARE A COUPLE THINGS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED. UM, [02:25:02] IT'S SAY SOMETHING, I'M, I'M STILL JUST, I JUST HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION WITH REGARD TO THAT. UM, SO IS, IS THERE A REASON WHY THAT INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE OTHER, UH, POTENTIAL BIDDERS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN OUR REPORT FOR US TO, TO SEE THAT AND THEN, UH, JUST FOR ALL OF US TO SEE TOGETHER. AND THEN THE SECOND THING IS, UH, WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN THE DOWNSIDE FOR PUTTING IT OUT TO PLANTER BIDS OR, OR THROUGH ANOTHER SUCH MECHANISM TO, TO, UM, ENABLE AS MANY FOLKS TO APPLY AS POSSIBLE AS OPPOSED TO JUST THREE WHO YOU MIGHT HAVE SELECTED OR REACHED OUT TO? YEAH. WE, WE JUST REACHED OUT TO ONE OF THE ONES THAT ARE KIND OF THE INDUSTRY STANDARD THAT MOST DEPARTMENTS USE AROUND HERE, UM, ON-DUTY HEALTH. UM, THEY DO 49 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN CALIFORNIA. UM, THERE'S A, A LIST, THERE'S A LOT OF LOCAL AGENCIES THAT USE THAT PROGRAM. UM, WE REACHED OUT TO THEM AND TALKED TO THEM ABOUT, UH, THEIR SUCCESS WITH THIS PROGRAM. SOME OF THE LOCAL DEPARTMENTS AROUND HERE ARE BARSTOW, BIG BEAR, FIRE, CHINO VALLEY, CULVER CITY, ESCONDIDO LOMA, LINDA OCEANSIDE, ONTARIO, PALM SPRINGS FIRE, RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE, AND RIALTO FIRE. THOSE ARE ALL LOCAL, RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ALONG WITH THE OTHER AGENCIES, UM, ON DUTY HEALTH WORKS WITH, UM, IN 49 DIFFERENT, UH, DEPARTMENTS. THE REASON THAT WE DIDN'T PUT IT IN THERE IS BECAUSE WE FELT THAT THIS FALLS UNDER A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT, WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED TO GO OUT, BUT TRYING TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE. AND I KNOW THE COUNCIL'S, UM, OBJECTIVE IS TO FIND THE BEST SERVICE FOR THE BEST COST. SO WE, WE TRIED TO DO THAT OUTSIDE, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T REQUIRED TO GO OUT TO RFP. OKAY. DID YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. OKAY. AND, UH, I WILL SUPPORT THIS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS. OKAY. I THINK IT'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT. AND, UH, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS, UH, A SPECIAL NEED OKAY. FOR THE, THE SERVICE. IT'S NOT, NOT EVERYBODY CAN PUT PROVIDE THAT IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT BEEN COMMON IN THE ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS COMMUNITY, WHO THEY USE OR WHAT THEY USE AND WHAT IS BENEFIT. SO I'M GONNA SECOND IT. OKAY. I WILL STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS. UM, I HAD A QUESTION THOUGH. UH, I'M FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM. I FEEL THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THIS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CITY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. 'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND I, I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE LIKE EAP AND OTHER SERVICES, UM, IN REFERENCE TO THIS JUST BECAUSE LOOKING AT ALL THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE HEALTH INSURANCE TO COVER THESE COSTS? I KNOW SOMETIMES, UM, CITIES MIGHT WORK WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE THAT THE CITY OFFERS, AND THEN THEY PROVIDE INCENTIVES. LIKE IF YOU DO ALL THESE TESTINGS, THEY ACTUALLY GIVE YOU THE MONEY BACK, UM, FOR, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. NOW, IS THAT A POSSIBILITY TO COMBINE THE HEALTH INSURANCE, UM, TO COVER A LOT OF THESE COSTS WHERE WE'RE NOT SPENDING THIS MUCH AND THEY'RE HANDLING THOSE THINGS? YEAH. A A LOT OF THE, A LOT OF THE TESTS THAT THEY DO FOR THIS IS OUTSIDE OF WHAT THE NORMAL INSURANCE COVERS. UM, THE REASON THAT THIS PROGRAM IS SO MUCH DIFFERENT, AND I AGREE THAT EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE SOME SORT OF PROGRAM. THE DIFFERENCE WITH THIS ONE IS IT'S FIREFIGHTER SPECIFIC. WE'RE, YOU KNOW, EVEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY DON'T RESPOND INTO SMOKY ENVIRONMENTS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, THAT TYPE OF STUFF. WE'RE EXPOSED TO SO MANY CARCINOGENS AND NOW WITH EVERYTHING BEING MADE OUT OF PLASTICS, IT, IT JUST, THE STUFF THAT WE'RE EXPOSED TO IS SO MUCH WORSE. AND THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT'S LONG OVERDUE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE, MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE EMPLOY THEM TO COME TAKE CARE OF THE CITIZENS OF, OF WEST COVINA. AND WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT BACK TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY GO HOME SAFE TO THEIR FAMILIES EVERY SINGLE DAY. ARE ALL CITIES HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM, ALL FIRE, UM, HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM? I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN SAY ALL, BUT I WILL SAY MOST, MOST DEPARTMENTS DO HAVE A HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM. OKAY. WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD A PROGRAM IN THE PAST, IT'S COME AND GO. IT WASN'T A LINE ITEM IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET, SO WE DIDN'T CONTROL WHETHER WE COULD HAVE IT OR NOT. THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD AS A, MAKE THIS A BUDGET AMENDMENT AND MAKE IT A LINE ITEM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT SO WE CAN CONTROL AND MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE. OKAY. UM, MAYOR, UM, THANK, THANK YOU, UM, TO THE, TO THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. UM, WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES OF, OF FINDING THE MONEY AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO US? 'CAUSE I WANT US TO APPROVE THIS AS FAST, FAST AS POSSIBLE, BUT ALSO TO DO IT WITHIN KEEPING WITH THE BUDGET POLICY THAT WE, THAT I'VE BEEN QUOTING ALREADY, UH, SEVERAL TIMES. SO HOW DO WE STAY WITHIN LINE OF THAT REQUIRED POLICY THAT HAS ALREADY SET AND, AND YET AT THE SAME TIME, GET THIS DONE QUICKLY? SO THIS [02:30:01] COULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL BECAUSE THERE WILL BE MONEY BEHIND IT. YES, ABSOLUTELY. AMERI PROTO CONTEST, WE DO PLAN TO, WHEN WE FIND THEM AND NEED TO BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL IN A FORM OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT, AT WHICH POINT IN TIME WE WILL HAVE THE APPROVAL FROM THE COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD. SO AGAIN, OUR INTENT IS TO LOCATE THE FUNDS, BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT, WHICH REQUIRES COUNCIL'S APPROVAL. THAT WILL THEN AUTHORIZE US TO HAVE IT IN THE BUDGET AND MOVE FORWARD. SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE VOTING ON TODAY WITH, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY YET? I'M, I'M JUST TO HELP CLARIFY, BECAUSE I WANT, I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS MOVING FORWARD, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE WE, WE ABIDE BY OUR OWN POLICIES. SO WHAT CAN WE JUST COME BACK WITH A BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT FINDS THE MONEY, THAT WILL, WE, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO APPROVE IT RIGHT AWAY? WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT. THAT IS OUR INTENT IS TO BRING BACK A BUDGET AMENDMENT. IT DOES STATE THAT IN THE FISCAL IMPACT. IT DOES TAKE TIME TO ESTABLISH SUCH A PLAN AND A PROGRAM, AS YOU MAY KNOW, UM, GOING THROUGH THE CONTRACT REVIEW PROCESS, IT'S A MATTER OF, UH, MORE THAN JUST A FEW WEEKS. WE WANT TO SAY, STAY A TOP OF THE PROGRAM, GET AHEAD OF THE GAME, AND THEREFORE WE THOUGHT WE'D BRING UP TO COUNCIL, GET SOME INPUT, SOME GUIDANCE, AND THEN WE CAN BRING BACK FORTH THE FINDING SOURCES THEREAFTER. WELL, SO I, UH, THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, I, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO PUT THIS ON, ON HOLD UNTIL WHICH TIME WE, WE HAVE THE MONEY TO, TO SU TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM AND THEN, THEN FROM THERE TO PROCEED FORWARD WITH, WITH VOTING FOR ITS ADOPTION. WE ALREADY HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE. AND THE FIRST AND SECOND IS OKAY. SUBSTITUTE MOTION THEN PLEASE. UH, I HAVE, UH, COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ. YES, UH, REAL FAST. 'CAUSE I, I MIGHT WITHDRAW IT. UM, MAYOR PROTOS HAS BROUGHT UP SOME VERY VALID POINTS. UM, AND I HAVE BEEN, UH, I THINK, UH, FIGHTING ABOUT THE, THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING RFPS AND SO FORTH. UM, NOW IS IT HARD, JUST, CAN WE BRING THIS BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING AT OUR POTENTIALLY ADOPTING A BUDGET, AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE INDICATED TO THE COUNCIL BEFORE THAT THERE WILL BE ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT DAY. WE CAN DEFINITELY BRING IT BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING. I JUST NEED TIME TO REVIEW THE BUDGET. AS YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET, THE PROPOSED BUDGET WAS ALREADY PRESENTED ON MAY 5TH. UM, AND TONIGHT WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH THE ADOPTED BUDGET TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT MEETING IN JUNE. SO IF YOU GIVE US TIME FOR THAT, I'M SURE THAT GIVES US ENOUGH AN APP AMOUNT OF TIME TO LOCATE, UM, SOME KIND OF FUNDING SOURCES. IT'S GONNA BE A REOCCURRING GENERAL FUND FUNDING SOURCE THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF TIME FOR ME TO INVESTIGATE TO SEE WHAT FUNDS WE HAVE AVAILABLE. PLUS IT PROVIDES ME MORE TIME TO SEE HOW THE REVENUES ARE COMING IN FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. SO BASED UPON WHAT MAYOR PRO CONTOS HAS, UH, RAISED, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT CONCERNS ABOUT, UH, SOME OF THE STATE AUDITORS REQUIREMENTS AND REVIEW, YOU RECOMMEND, AND THEN THE ITEM WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO US WHEN WE HAVE MONEY FOR IT. WE DID AGREE THAT WE'RE GONNA BRING BACK A BUDGET AMENDMENT WHERE COUNCIL CAN APPROVE THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS PROGRAM. AND MIKE CASE, IF YOU APPROVE IT THIS EVENING WITH THE CONCEPT, WE CAN AT LEAST START OUR PLANNING PROCESS, THE REVIEW OF THE CONTRACTS. IT'S A VERY LONG PROCESS TO GO THROUGH WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BENEFIT AGREEMENTS. YEAH. WHEN YOU, AGAIN, WE WOULD DEFINITELY BRING IT BACK WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE. WHEN YOU SAID BUDGET AMENDMENT IT, IT TUR IT, IT MADE ME WANNA RECALL MY MOTION . SO, UM, BUT WE DEFINITELY WILL BRING IT BACK FOR, I MEAN, SOURCE SECOND, HIS, UH, SUBSTITUTE. YEAH. SO CON I MAY APPROACH SOME PROTOS. CAN YOU BE, WILL YOU, I'M GONNA RECALL MY MOTION, BUT ARE YOU WILLING TO, UH, ADD TO YOUR MOTION THAT IT BE BROUGHT BACK DURING THE DISCUSSIONS OF THE BUDGET AT THE NEXT MEETING? YES, BECAUSE I WANT IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I JUST WANT US TO FOLLOW A PROCEDURE. YES. OKAY. THEN I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU. AND, AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, UM, THIS IS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AS WELL AS BENEFIT. WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO GO OUT FOR AN RP OR AN RFQ. YEAH. BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE MONEY, UM, TO, TO, TO BUDGET BASED ON PAGE WHAT'S SHOWN ON PAGE SIX. ABSOLUTELY. AND WE WERE GOING TO FOLLOW OUR BUDGETARY POLICY. YES. OKAY. SO, UM, PRETTY MUCH IN REFERENCE WHAT THEIR, UM, VOTING ON IS TO MOVE THIS TO THE, UH, TABLE IT AND, AND THEN WHEN YOU COME BACK TO BRING IN ALL THE BUDGET, THE BUDGET SOURCE AND INFORMATION. CORRECT. UNDERSTOOD. YEAH. OKAY. NEXT MEETING. SO, UH, ROLL CALL NEXT MEETING. YOU GUYS CAN BRING THAT. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. UH, ROLL CALL TO THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ AYE. COUNCILMAN WU? NO. COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ? NO. MAYOR PRO TEMP CONTOS. AYE. MAYOR LOPEZ VIDO. AYE. WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT ONE TO BRING THIS FORTH. THANK YOU. UM, NOW WE'LL HAVE, I THINK WE'RE DONE WITH THE, UM, OKAY. WE'RE DONE WITH ALL THE ITEMS. [02:35:01] NOW WE CAN GO TO [8) CONSIDERATION OF PROGRAM YEAR (PY) 2026 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) ACTION PLAN] PUBLIC HEARING. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO WAITED. , UM, ITEM EIGHT, CONSIDERATION OF PROGRAM YEAR 2026. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG ACTION PLAN. SO THE MATTER SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING IS A CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED, UH, 2026 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG ACTION PLAN. WILL THE CITY CLERK VERIFY THE PROPER LEGAL NOTICE THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN PROPER LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN. MAYOR. AWESOME. SO AT THIS TIME, I SHALL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2026 CDBG ACTION PLAN. UM, THERE'LL BE FIRST THE PRESENTATION OF THE STAFF REPORT. THEN WE SHALL HEAR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. SO OUR NEW CITY MANAGER WHO WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER KELLY MCDONALD WILL PRESENT TONIGHT. GOOD EVENING. UH, THIS HEARING CONCERNS THE PROGRAM YEAR 2026, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG ACTION PLAN. THE, UH, CDBG PROGRAM WORKS TO ENSURE DECENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO PRO OUT, PROVIDE, UH, SERVICES TO THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND TO CREATE JOBS THROUGH THE EXPANSION IN RETENTION OF BUSINESSES. AS A RECIPIENT OF CDBG FUNDS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE UH, CITY IS REQUIRED TO PREPARE AN ANNUAL ACTION PLAN THAT GUIDES THE INTENDED USE OF THE FUNDS DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR. THIS IS A SECOND OF TWO REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARINGS, UM, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACTION PLAN. THE FIRST WAS HELD ON MARCH 17TH, IN WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL AFFIRMED THE PRIORITIZATION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS SHOWED IN TABLE ONE. THIS PRIORITIZATION WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 20TH, 2025, AS PART OF THE FIVE YEAR CDBG CONSOLIDATED PLAN. THE CATEGORIES ARE MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN ATTACHMENT ONE. IN PROGRAM YEAR 2026, A TOTAL OF $850,000 IN RESOURCES IS ANTICIPATED. UH, TABLE TWO SHOWS A PROPOSED ACTION PLAN BUDGET BY CATEGORY. IN THE, UH, DRAFT PROPOSED, UH, ACTION PLAN IS INCLUDED AS ATTACHMENT ONE. THE BUDGET INCORPORATES THE STATUTORY CAPS FOR ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC SERVICES, BOTH OF WHICH THE CITY HAS HISTORICALLY MAXIMIZED. UH, TABLE THREE SHOWS THE PROPOSED ACTION PLAN BUDGET BY PLANNED ACTIVITY ACTIVITIES MARKED WITH A SINGLE ASTERISK INDICATE, UH, THAT THE AMOUNT SHOWN EITHER INCLUDES A FULL OR PARTIAL RESTORATION OF FUNDING AS A RESULT OF A PROGRAM AMENDMENT THAT OCCURRED ON MARCH 17TH. SOME OF THE AVAILABLE FUNDS WERE REDIRECTED TO A RESIDENTIAL STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT, WHICH WAS PRIORITIZED AND EXPECTED TO ENCOURAGE EXPENSES IN ADVANCE OF THE ASTERISKS ACTIVITIES REGARDING PUBLIC SERVICES, THE CITY PUBLISHED A NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY IN MARCH AND RECEIVED NINE FUNDING REQUESTS, UH, TOTALING $175,000. ATTACHMENT THREE DESCRIBES THE APPLICANTS AND THE SERVICES STAFF EARMARKED STATUS QUO FUNDING FOR CITY ADMINISTERED PROJECTS, WHICH ARE, UH, DESIGNATED WITH A DOUBLE ASTERISK AS, UH, A DECREASE IN CDBG FUNDING TO THESE PROGRAMS WOULD, UH, INCREASE THE BURDEN ON THE GENERAL FUND TO MAINTAIN CURRENT SERVICE LEVELS. STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS STATUS QUO FUNDING FOR THE HOUSING RIGHTS CENTER OR THE CITY'S FAIR, UH, HOUSING SERVICES PROVIDER. AS DOING SO HELPS ADDRESS A HUD REQUIREMENT. THE BALANCE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES WERE EVALUATED BY THE CDBG AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNITY AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMISSION BASED ON A REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS A, AS WELL AS HEARING APPLICANT PRESENTATIONS IN A MEETING ON MAY 18TH. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES NUMBERS ONE, I'M SORRY, EIGHT THROUGH, UH, 13 AS SHOWN IN THE TABLE. NEXT SLIDE. THE ACTIVITIES SHOWN IN TABLE FOUR ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACTION PLAN, BUT ARE INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA REPORT FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. THE ACTIVITIES WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND ARE UNDERWAY. THE ACTIVITIES AND THEIR UNENDED BALANCES WILL BE CARRIED OVER TO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. AND YOU, I'M SORRY. YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S APPROXIMATELY $1.8 MILLION IN, UM, OR ACROSS, UH, THREE PROJECTS THAT'LL BE CARRIED OVER INTO THE, UH, NEW FISCAL YEAR. NOW, RELATIVE TO THE REPORT, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS TO, UH, APPROVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION OR PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE DIRECTION IF APPROVED. THE STAFF WILL BRING BACK A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO APPROPRIATE, UH, FUNDING FOR CDBG ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 20 27 BUDGET. A NOTICE FOR THE HEARING WAS PUBLISHED ON MAY 1ST, AND THE DRAFT ACTION PLAN WAS AVAILABLE FOR A 30 DAY PUBLIC REVIEW AS REQUIRED. NO COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. [02:40:01] THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? BY STAFF, I MEAN, SORRY. UH, ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COUNCIL TO STAFF? SEEING NONE. OKAY, THEN WE'LL, UH, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WISH TO COM COMMENT ON THE PUBLIC? NO, I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM. MAYOR. OKAY. SPEAKER CARD. I JUST HAVE ONE, ONE REAL QUICK. JUST COME TO, FOR OR AGAINST, ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINST THE ITEM? ARE YOU FOR THIS OR AGAINST IT? I'M NEITHER FOR OR AGAINST. I DON'T LIKE THAT, THAT THOSE OPTIONS. UM, STREET REHAB 24 25, NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS. THE OTHER QUESTION IS, IS THERE A TARGETED AREA THAT THE CITY IS DESIGNATING THESE FUNDS TO IN TERMS OF REHAB? THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, THE 24 25 UH, STANDS FOR THE, UH, FISCAL YEAR THAT THE, UH, PROJECT WAS APPROVED. AND YES, THE, UH, OH, I'M SORRY, , UH, THE 24 25 STANDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT THE PROJECT WAS, UH, APPROVED. AND YES, UH, FOR THE CDPG FUNDING, THERE ARE, UH, AREAS THAT ARE DESIGNATED ELIGIBLE FOR THE MONEY TO BE USED FOR THAT. THAT PROJECT WAS AWARDED ON MARCH 17TH, THERE ALL THE AREAS. UM, YES, WE, UH, IT, IT WAS APPROVED ON, UH, MARCH 17TH. I'LL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU THE STAFF REPORT AND, UH, I BELIEVE THE MAPS WERE INCLUDED IN, IN THAT. REMEMBER WHEN THIS FIRST CAME UP? OH, WE DON'T HAVE DISCUSSION. SORRY. UH, WE GOTTA KEEP THE ORDER. WE CAN, UH, WE, THERE'S DOCUMENTS THAT YOU NEED. UM, WELL, CITY'S MORE HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE DOCUMENTS. UM, SO IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. MAYOR, I SHALL NOW CLOSE A PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THIS HEARING AND ASK FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION. UH, COUNCILMAN WU MOVE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, I HAVE A FIRST, SECOND ROLL CALL. A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WU IS SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TE CONTOS TO APPROVE C UH, PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT CDBG. COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ AYE. COUNCILMAN WU AYE. COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ? AYE. MAYOR APPROACH. CONTOS AYE. MAYOR LOPEZ. VITO AYE. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. [9) CONSIDERATION OF INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2540 APPROVING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 26-01, AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SUPPORTIVE AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, UPDATE THE LAND USE TABLE REGARDING HOTEL AND MOTEL CONVERSIONS, AND ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR THE AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL OF INACTIVE OR INCOMPLETE PLANNING APPLICATIONS] ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, UH, CONSIDERATION OF INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 5 4 0 APPROVING CODE AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 26 DASH ZERO ONE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SUPPORTIVE AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, UPDATE THE LAND USE TABLE REGARDING HOTEL AND MOTEL CONVERSIONS, AND ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR THE AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL OF INACTIVE OR INCOMPLETE PLANNING APPLICATIONS. UM, THIS MATTER IS SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING, UH, AND IS THERE PROPER LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN? MAYOR, THANK YOU. SO I'LL OPEN UP THE, TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE HEARING ON THE PROJECT. WELL, I GUESS THE PRESENTATION FIRST FOR THE STAFF REPORT, I'LL CALL UP, UH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ART CERVANTES, AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT. AND THEN OPPOSED, JUST FOR THE RECORD, I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MAYOR, UH, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE YOU. TONIGHT IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 40, WHICH WOULD AMEND CHAPTER 26, THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH OBJECTIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SUPPORTIVE AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, UH, TO UPDATE LAND USES, UH, LAND USE REGULATIONS FOR HOTEL AND MOTEL CONVERSIONS, AND TO CREATE PROCEDURES FOR THE AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL OF INACTIVE OR INCOMPLETE PLANNING APPLICATIONS. IN 2024, THE CITY ADOPTED A COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE THAT CONSOLIDATED THE ZONING AND SUBDIVISION CODES INTO A SINGLE DEVELOPMENT CODE. SINCE THEN, STAFF HAS, STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED SEVERAL AREAS REQUIRING CLARIFICATION AND UPDATES TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW AND IMPROVE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TONIGHT ADDS STANDARDS FOR SUPPORTIVE AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY, OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, MANAGE MANAGEMENT PLANS, UM, AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES. THESE CHANGES ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA HOUSING LAWS WHILE MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE HEALTH SAFETY AND SITE DESIGN STANDARDS. THE AMENDMENT ALSO UPDATES THE LAND USE TABLE TO REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR HOTEL AND MULTI CONVERSIONS WITHIN THE REGIONAL MIXED USE ZONE. THIS CHANGE HELPS, HELPS PRESERVE THE CITY'S LODGING INVENTORY WHILE ENSURING CONVERSIONS OCCUR ONLY IN APPROPRIATE MIXED USE AREAS. FINALLY, THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES CLEAR TIMELINES FOR PLANNING APPLICATION PROCESSING. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS MUST BE RES RESUBMITTED WITHIN 180 DAYS WITH A ONE-TIME EX EXTENSION OF UP TO 90 DAYS OF REQUESTED. THIS WILL REDUCE INACTIVE FILES AND [02:45:01] IMPROVE PROCESSING EFFICIENCY. ON APRIL 28TH, 2026, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE WITH THE REVISION TO REQUIRE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR HOTEL AND MULTI CONVERSIONS IN THE REGIONAL MIXED USE ZONE. THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE AMENDMENT. STAFF FINDS THAT THE AMENDMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN, WILL NOT DETRI, WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND IS EXEMPT FROM SQL BECAUSE IT CONSISTS SOLELY OF TEXT AMENDMENTS. WITH NO DIRECT PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND INTRODUCE OUR FIRST READING ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 40 APPROVING CODE, AMENDMENT NUMBER 26 DASH OH ONE AS RECOMMENDED, UH, BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR TO PRO OR TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF. UH, THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. UH, THANK YOU. UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ? YES. UM, CAN YOU ELABORATE ON, UH, THE HOTEL ASPECT OF THIS REQUIREMENT? UH, THE, I THINK YOU MENTIONED HOTELS AND MOTELS, HOTEL MOTEL, UH, THERE'S TWO ASPECTS. ARE YOU, UM, TALKING ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS OR THE LAND USE TABLE? THE LAND USE TABLE. THE LAND USE TABLE. SO WE'RE ADDING A SECTION TO THE LAND USE TABLE, WHICH IS SILENT ON HOTEL MOTEL CONVERSIONS. UM, WHEREBY ANY, UM, APPLICATION IN A REGIONAL MIXED USE RMU ZONE REQUIRES TO GO THROUGH A CUP PROCESS. OKAY, GREAT. SO THAT WILL, IT'S LIKE A PROTECTION MECHANISM. SO LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF, UH, THEY WANTED TO OPEN A HOMELESS SHELTER AT A HOTEL, WELL, LET'S SAY THEY WANTED TO CONVERT A, A HOTEL TO OFFICE SPACE OR SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT'S TAKEN AWAY FROM OUR TLT MM-HMM . AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CUP PROCESS. OKAY. GREAT. MADAM MAYOR PRO CONTEST. THANK YOU. UM, SO WHERE DO THINGS STAND WITH REGARD TO, UH, SHORT TERM RENTALS LIKE AIRBNBS AND SO FORTH? IS THAT COVERED OR NOT COVERED UNDER ALL OF THIS? IT'S NOT COVERED. OUR MUNICIPAL CODE CURRENTLY PROHIBITS SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN THE CITY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, SEEING NONE, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT? PUBLIC COMMENT? I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS. MAYOR, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THIS PROJECT? I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS. MAYOR. OKAY. I'M GONNA CLOSE THE, UH, PUBLIC TESTIMONY PORTION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION. NO, UH, UH, COUNCILMAN WU? OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, MOVE. MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. FOR A SECOND ROLL CALL. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WU, A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ FOR CONSIDERATION OF INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 40 APPROVING CODE AMENDMENT NUMBER 26 DASH ZERO ONE. COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ AYE. COUNCILMAN WU AYE. COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ AYE. MAYOR PRO TIM CONTOS. AYE. MAYOR LOPEZ VIDO AYE. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. ONTO [10) CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2539 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE PORTIONS OF TITLE 10 (ANIMALS) OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO SPAY AND NEUTER AND MICROCHIPPING REQUIREMENTS AND AMENDING CHAPTER 6 (ANIMALS AND FOWL) OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE] ITEM NUMBER 10, CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 5 3 9 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE PORTION OF TITLE 10 ANIMALS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCE RELATING TO SPAY AND NEUTER AND MICRO TRIPPING REQUIREMENTS AND AMENDING CHAPTER SIX ANIMALS AND FOUL OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE. AT THIS TIME, THERE'LL BE A PRESENTATION OF A STAFF REPORT, THEN WILL SH WE SHALL HEAR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, UH, CITY MANAGER WHO WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT. I WILL PRESENT TONIGHT. OKAY, GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. UH, THE CITY OF WEST COVINA CURRENTLY CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT CARE AND CONTROL TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES, INCLUDING ANIMAL SHELTERING FIELD SERVICES, INSPECTIONS, AND PET LICENSING. AS REQUIRED BY THE AGREEMENT, THE, THE COUNTY WITH THE COUNTY, THE CITY HAS ADOPTED TITLE 10 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REFERENCE AS ITS ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE INTO CHAPTER SIX OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER SIX. IN CHAPTER SIX. THAT'S FOURTH OF THE CITY'S AMENDMENTS OF TITLE 10, INCLUDING WHICH EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES MANDATORY SPAY AND NEUTERED PROGRAMS FOR DOGS AND CATS. AND IT ALSO EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES THE CITY'S ADOPTION OF TITLE 10, SECTION 10.20 1.185. FOR MICROCHIPPING. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU WOULD AMEND THE CITY'S EXISTING ADOPTION OF TITLE 10 TO EXPRESSLY INCLUDE PROVISIONS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY EXCLUDED, SPECIFICALLY THOSE RELATED TO MANDATORY SPAY, NEUTERING AND MICROCHIPPING OF ANIMALS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE REGULATORY CHANGES, THE CITIES WOULD IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE COMP, COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION OUTREACH STRATEGY TO INFORM RESIDENTS OF THE NEW REQUIREMENTS, THE BENEFITS OF RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE ORDINANCE BECOME [02:50:01] EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2026, TO ALIGN WITH THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 27 CONTRACT YEAR WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY IN SERVICE DELIVERY AND ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS, UH, BY COUNCIL MEMBERS? OKAY. UM, MADAM CITY CLERK, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS RELATING TO THE SPAY NEUTER MICROCHIPPING REQUIREMENTS, ORDINANCE ADOPTION? I HAVEN'T RECEIVED COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, MAYOR, BUT WE DO HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKER CARDS ON THE ITEM. OKAY. GO AHEAD. I'LL START WITH THE, UH, IN FAVOR OF, AND THEN I HAVE SOME WHO, UH, DIDN'T MARK OPPOSED IN FAVOR OR NEUTRAL. AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE THAT ARE IN NEUTRAL, AND THAT'S THE ORDER I'LL GO IN. OKAY. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ROBERT ROBERT, FOLLOWED BY ALEX, FOLLOWED BY PAMELA, FOLLOWED BY KIMBERLY ROBERT. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MAYOR, CONGRATULATIONS. MR. MATH . UH, THOUGH I'M A VOLUNTEER AT THE BALDWIN PARK ANIMAL CARE CENTER, I AM HERE SPEAKING MY OWN CAPACITY. I WASN'T GONNA SPEAK TONIGHT, BUT I FELT IT SAID. I HAD SAID MY PIECE AT PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS. BUT IN LIGHT OF SOME NEWS THAT I RECEIVED YESTERDAY, I FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO SPEAK. I KNOW IN THE EYES OF LAW, DOGS ARE CONSIDERED PROPERTY, BUT OFTEN THEY ARE TREATED AS PROPERTY, THE PRACTICE BACKYARD BREEDING. IN THE 10 YEARS MY WIFE AND I HAVE VOLUNTEERED AT BALDWIN PARK. WE HAVE WITNESSED COUNTLESS MOM AND DOGS BEING DROPPED OFF. WE HAVE TWO OF THOSE EXAMPLES IN OUR OWN HOME. SKYLER AND WILLOW SKYLER MUST HAVE BEEN A GOOD RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT FOR HER PREVIOUS OWNER AS HER D AS SHE WAS DUMPED AFTER HER PU PUPPIES WERE SOLD BEFORE SHE WAS EVEN DONE NURSING THEM. WILLOW, ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS DROPPED OFF WITH ONE OF HER PUPPIES, WHO WAS ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS OLD, A LITTLE TOO OLD FOR A BACKYARD BREEDER TO SELL OFF. LUCKILY, WILLOW'S PUPPY DID GET ADOPTED. THERE ARE THE, THESE ARE THE POOR PUPS MY WIFE AND I GRAVITATE TO. A FEW YEARS AGO, WE F WE FOSTERED AN OVERBRED MOM AND DOG THAT WAS DUMPED AT THE AGE OF EIGHT WHEN HER BREEDING CAREER WAS OVER. WE EVENTUALLY FOSTER FAILED AND, AND ADOPTED HER. HER NAME WAS JADE. SHE'S MEMORIALIZED ON MY ARM. SHE WAS THE GREATEST DOG I EVER HAD THE HONOR TO LIVE WITH. SHE WAS VERY STUBBORN, VERY INDEPENDENT. SHE DID NOT NEED US TO LOVE HER, BUT RATHER SHE LET US LOVE HER AND SHE LOVED US. IN RETURN, SHE EVENTUALLY DIED OF CANCEROUS MEMORY TUMORS, WHICH IS A COMMON OA COMMON IN OVERBRED DOGS. ONE OF THE HARDEST LOSSES OF MY LIFE. A FEW WEEKS AGO, I MET A DOG AT THE SHELTER THAT REMINDED ME SO MUCH OF OUR JADE. HER NAME WAS LADY. HER BEHAVIOR WAS ANYTHING BUT A LADY. SHE WAS MORE OF A DAME OR A BROAD . SHE TOO, SHE TOO, HAD BEEN BRED AT THREE YEARS. SHE WEIGHED IN AT 98 POUNDS AND HAD THE EXUBERANT PUPPY LIKE ENERGY, WHICH CAN BE A LOT. FOR SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE EXPER EXPERIENCE WITH LARGE BREED DOGS, FINDING THE PERFECT DOG DOG, FINDING THE PERFECT ADOPTER WOULD BE A SURMOUNTABLE TASK, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SHELTER IS OVERCROWDED. THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITIES, DOGS IS VERY SHORT, AS DOGS ARE YOUTH TO EUTHANIZED FOR SPACE. YESTERDAY I GOT THE NEWS THAT LADY DID NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR. INSTEAD, SHE WAS WALKED TO THE BACK. HER TIME WAS UP. HER LIFE WAS ENDED. I GOT THE NEWS WHILE I WAS AT WORK. IT WAS A GUT PUNCH. THIS HAPPY LIVELY BUNDLE OF JOY LOST HER SIM HER HER LIFE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE OVERCROWDED SHELTER SYSTEM. THE SHELTER SYSTEM THAT IS OVERCROWDED DUE TO THE OVERBREEDING OF DOGS, THESE DOGS DID NOT ASK TO BE BRED. THESE DOGS HAD NO CHOICE IN THE MATTER. TOO OFTEN, THEY'RE USED FOR A QUICK BUCK. DOGS ARE NOT PRODUCTS. BREEDING FOR PROFIT NEEDS TO STOP STOPPING. IT STARTS AT THE CITY LEVEL IN EACH CITY, ENFORCING A SPAN. NEUTER REGULATIONS CAN END THE SENSELESS DEATHS. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TAKE THE STAND SO THAT COUNTLESS SENTIENT BEINGS DO NOT UNNECESSARILY LOSE THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ALEX. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MAYOR PRODA. UH, CONGRATULATIONS. UH, MR. CITY MANAGER. HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS ALEX. I'M A VOLUNTEER AT HIS LOS ANGELES COUNTY ANIMAL CARE CENTER. NOT FAR FROM HERE. I'M HERE TODAY SPEAKING IN MY INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY. I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME OF MY FRIENDS, UH, MUNCY, CLIFF, NALA, LOBO, SHANTI, BIGSBY, ENZO CHARCOAL, AND LUNA. THESE ARE THE NAMES OF ANIMALS I KNOW WHO PERSONALLY I KNEW THAT LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO THE LA CITY, LA SHELTER, OVERCROWDING CRISIS. NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE BAD DOGS WITH BEHAVIORAL ISSUES, NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE TERMINALLY SICK, AND NOT BECAUSE THE SHELTER IS AN EVIL PLACE THAT LOVES EUTHANIZING ANIMALS. BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY DOGS AND NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES, ACCIDENTAL LITTERS, BACKYARD BREEDERS, LOST DOGS AND NEVER FIND THEIR WAY BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES. TOO MANY DOGS BEING SURRENDERED OR COMING IN AS STRAYS AND NOT NEARLY ENOUGH HOMES [02:55:01] ADOPTING THEM. THIS IS WHY MANDATORY SPAY AND NEUTER AND MICROCHIPPING IS SO IMPORTANT. IT WOULD BE AMAZING FOR WEST COVINA TO BE ABLE TO SAY THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO RECTIFY THIS LIFE OR DEATH CRISIS. MUNCY CLIFF, NALA, LOBO, SHANTI, BIGSBY, ENZO, CHARCOAL, LUNA. THESE ARE JUST NAMES TO MOST PEOPLE. TO ME. THEY'RE MY FRIENDS SWEET SOULS. I REMEMBER THEIR FACES AND I THINK ABOUT THEM OFTEN. PLEASE VOTE YES NOT ONLY FOR THE DOGS THAT'LL HELP IN THE FUTURE, BUT FOR THE DOGS WHO WERE INNOCENT VICTIMS OF THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD NO PART IN CAUSING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, PAMELA. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, MY COMMENTS WILL BE VERY, VERY BRIEF . UM, I'M A, I'VE BEEN A VOLUNTEER AT THE LA COUNTY ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL CENTER IN BALDWIN PARK FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. AND I AM HERE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF ORDINANCE 2 5 3 9. THIS IS SUCH A VITALLY IMPORTANT AND URGENT ISSUE. AND ORDINANCE 2, 5, 3, 9 SERVES THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF WEST COVINA, THE SHELTER, AND OF COURSE, THE ANIMALS IN THIS CITY. THIS ORDINANCE IS A SOLUTION TO A LONG STANDING AND ONGOING PROBLEM. AND REALLY, I WANT TO COME HERE THIS EVENING AND I WANNA SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, YOUR SUPPORT, AND YOUR WORK ON THIS ORDINANCE. I, I THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU, KIMBERLY. GOOD EVENING. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS CHANCE TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY DUKE. I ALSO VOLUNTEER WITH THE BALDWIN PARK SHELTER, AND THESE COMMENTS ARE MADE AS AN INDIVIDUAL. I JUST WANNA KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF. I THINK WE'VE ALL HEARD SOME VERY POWERFUL STORIES, EMOTIONAL STORIES, AND WE'VE ALSO, IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, DISCUSSED SOME OF THE FISCAL, UM, ADVANTAGES OF IMPLEMENTING THIS POLICY. SO, IN THE SPIRIT OF BREVITY, I JUST WANNA THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT ORDINANCE 25 39. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOSEPH. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. UM, MY NAME IS JOE FEDERICO. I AM THE CO-FOUNDER OF STRAY PAWS ANIMAL HAVEN. WE'RE LOCATED IN THE OMANI AREA, AND I JUST WANNA SAY HOW IMPRESSED WE ARE THE INITIATIVES YOU'RE TAKING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AND THE ANIMALS AND THE OVERCROWDING IN THE SHELTERS. UM, I HAVE BEEN EIGHT YEARS WITH HIGH VOLUME SPAY NEUTER. I HAVE SEEN THE COMMUNITY CHANGE, THE CLIMATE RISE, THE ENTIRE SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY MADE AFFORDABLE TO PEOPLE CAN REALLY TRANSFORM YOUR COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND THE COMPASSION THEY HAVE FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS AND FOR THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR TEACHING TO BE RESPONSIBLE WITH AFFORDABILITY. I DO KNOW THAT THE SHELTERS ARE OVERWHELMED. I, I, I SYMPATHIZE WITH THEIR EFFORTS BECAUSE IT'S JUST TOO MUCH FOR THEM TO HANDLE. AND IT'S CREATING A LOT OF DENSITY AND OVERPOPULATING, WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS PROVIDE LOW COST INITIATIVES AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN COME AND GET A $15 VACCINATION AND NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING ELSE. FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD SOME ASSISTANCE FROM THEIR CITY THAT SPONSORS THIS COMMUNITY. FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO HELP THEM MAKE THAT AFFORDABLE, AFFORDABLE DECISION. AND YOU'LL SEE BETTER NEIGHBORS. YOU'LL BE, YOU'LL SEE MUCH MORE HEALTHY ANIMALS AND HAPPIER PEOPLE AND LESS CROWDING IN THE SYSTEM OF THE SHELTERS, WHICH HAS COMPLETELY FLIPPED ITSELF UPSIDE DOWN. IT'S OVER, OVER, OVER CRISIS. I JUST THINK THAT THE BUDGETS THAT THE SHELTERS RECEIVE ARE VERY COSTLY TO THE CITY. AND I HOPE YOU DO FIND VERY CREATIVE WAYS TO HELP GET MORE DONE. IN FACT, TWICE AS MUCH, DONE FOR HALF AS MUCH COST. IF YOU FIND THAT IN YOUR HEARTS AND IN YOUR BUDGET, I KNOW THAT PEOPLE WILL RALLY AROUND THIS INSTEAD OF RUNNING AND HIDING. THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART IS TO PARTICIPATE. AND WE'RE REALLY ENCOURAGED BY ALL THAT YOU DO. AND EVERY DAY WE OPEN A CLINIC, WE DO 35 CAT SURGERIES AND 17 DOG SURGERIES. THESE ARE ALL POSSIBLE AND MADE WELL BY THE INITIATIVES, BY THE CITIES WHO CAN SUPPORT THE PEOPLE THAT NEED THAT HELP. I APPLAUD YOU. I THINK EVERYBODY IN HERE IS VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE THIS WORK. ANYTHING WE CAN DO IN CONVERSATION, WE'D LOVE TO SEE THAT. MY WHOLE GOAL IS TNR IN EVERY TOWN, SPAY AND NEUTER FOR EVERY C CITY. AND I HOPE YOU'LL BE ONE OF THE FIRST. THANK YOU. [03:00:02] I HAVE THREE SPEAKERS WHO DIDN'T, UH, PROVIDE A SUPPORT OR FAVOR, BUT I BELIEVE THEY'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF IT. I'M GONNA GO WITH VERONICA, IF YOU COULD JUST CONFIRM WHEN YOU GET TO THE MICROPHONE. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. UM, OBVIOUSLY I'M IN FAVOR OF MOVING THIS FORWARD. UM, AND I ALSO JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR TAKING THE TIME. I THOUGHT THIS WAS MOVING SLOW, BUT APPARENTLY THIS IS ACTUALLY VERY FAST FOR COUNCIL MATTERS. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ACTING WITH URGENCY. UM, SPAY AND NEUTER IS NOT GONNA ANSWER EVERYTHING, BUT I THINK IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. UM, I THINK, LIKE THEY SAID, AS AS THIS GENTLEMAN THAT WAS HERE HAS HIS RESCUE, UM, WHEN THE GOVERNMENTS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE ARE SO OVERWHELMED AND CANNOT KEEP UP WITH WHAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, CREATED TO HELP WITH, UM, PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY MIGHT WANNA COME UP WITH THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS AND HAVE THEIR OWN RESCUES AND IT'S GREAT. BUT SOMETIMES, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WATCH THE NEWS, UM, LIKE JUST RECENTLY THERE WAS TWO SEPARATE RESCUES WHO WAS FOUND KILLING DOGS. YOU KNOW, THEY WERE SHOOTING THEM IN THEIR HEADS, UM, BECAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE TO PUT THEM. AND THESE WERE RESCUES THAT SHELTERS WERE TRUSTING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AND SORRY, NOT TO BE SOME MORBID, BUT IT'S JUST SCARY BECAUSE I'M SURE THOSE PEOPLE'S HEARTS STARTED IN THE RIGHT PLACE TRYING TO DO, TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING. BUT IT GETS TO A POINT WHERE IT'S HARD TO SAY NO. AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THE, THE POINT, THE SCHEMATICS ABOUT HOW THAT ALL HAPPENED, BUT I KNOW THAT AS A CITY WEST COVINA HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO START TAKING CHARGE OF HOW THE COMMUNITY WILL ADDRESS THIS HO HORRIBLE OVERCROWDING THAT'S HAPPENING. AND, UM, I'M ALSO VERY GRATEFUL BECAUSE I'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN, UM, BRINGING RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY. NOT JUST, WELL, LET'S JUST SPAY A NEUTER. NO, LET'S TEACH THE IMPORTANCE OF WHY AND LET'S TEACH COMPASSION. AND, UM, I THINK IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL THAT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE RALLY TOGETHER AND WE COME TOGETHER AND WE PLAN, OKAY, LET'S COME. BUT THE LAST FEW TIMES THERE'S BEEN OTHER PEOPLE THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE WERE GONNA SHOW UP IN SUPPORT OF IT. AND IT ALWAYS MOVES ME BECAUSE I THINK IT'S, IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL REPRESENTATION OF COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE'S HEARTS BEING IN THE RIGHT PLACE. SO I REALLY WANNA SEE THIS THROUGH. I HOPE YOU GUYS VOTE THIS IN FAVOR. I HOPE NOBODY'S IN, YOU KNOW, UH, TRYING TO STOP THIS. AND, UM, JUST REALLY THANK YOU GUYS AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TOM. AND AFTER TOM, WE HAVE LINDA. HI, MY NAME'S TOM. KI AM IN FAVOR. SO I BROUGHT AN IPAD. 'CAUSE LAST TIME I CRINKLED UP THE PAPER AND THROAT . SO THIS WAY I, I CAN'T DO THAT. MY NAME'S TOM KEESH. I'M SPEAKING AS AN INDIVIDUAL. I VOLUNTEER AT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SHELTERS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, I'M WEARING A BLACK T-SHIRT WITH THE WORD HELP WRITTEN ON IT. HELP, AN IMPROMPTU STORY. UH, I WAS WRITING IN A COFFEE SHOP IN WEST COVINA AND SOMEONE CAME UP TO ME AND SAID, HEY, IS THAT T-SHIRT YOU HELPING ME OR ME HELPING YOU? AND I SMILED AND I SAID BOTH. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO REALIZE, THAT I'M ASKING YOU TO HELP ME. AND I'M HERE TO HELP YOU. AND TOGETHER MAYBE WE CAN HELP THOUSANDS, LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS. AND I TALKED A LOT FOR THE LAST 14 MONTHS. 14 MONTHS WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER AND MY FRIENDS AND COHORTS, WE'VE ALL, WE'VE ALL DOCUMENTED A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT REASONS WHY SPAY, NEUTERING, AND MICROCHIPPING ARE ALL BENEFICIAL. NOT ONLY TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO VOLUNTEERS AND TO THE STAFF, BUT TO THE ANIMALS AND EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T OWN ANIMALS. I WANT YOU TO PICTURE 'EM HOLDING UP A MIRROR. AND IN THAT MIRROR YOU SEE YOURSELVES. AND IN THAT IMAGE, YOU'RE WEARING A BLACK T-SHIRT. I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE THE WORD WRITTEN ON YOUR BLACK T-SHIRT. AND THAT WORD SHOULD BE THE REASON WHY YOU'RE, WHY YOU'RE SITTING IN THOSE CHAIRS. LOOK, I'LL MAKE A CONFESSION. I DON'T LIKE DRIVING OUT HERE. I DON'T REALLY LIKE SPEAKING AT CITY COUNCILS. I DON'T LIKE GOING TO DOG SHELTERS. I REALLY DON'T. BUT I DO IT. I DRIVE IT AND I SPEAK IT TO HELP. THAT'S WHAT THEY DO TOO. BUT I CAN'T DO WHAT I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO DO. I DON'T SIT IN THOSE CHAIRS. I NEED YOU, [03:05:01] YOU, YOU, YOU AND YOU. ACTUALLY, I THINK I NEED THREE OF YOU, BUT , , TOUCHE TO VOTE YES TO SPAYING, NEUTERING AND MICROCHIPPING BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GONNA ASK ME HOW DO THEY VOTE? AND QUITE HONESTLY, I'M GONNA PUT IT ONLINE. SO I WANT TO KNOW, ARE YOU WILLING TO HELP? ARE YOU WILLING TO HELP VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF MEMBERS AND DOGS AND YOUR COMMUNITY OF ANIMAL PEOPLE AND NON-ANIMAL PEOPLE? AGAIN, IT'S THE YEAR 2026. EVERYONE KNOWS THIS IS THE WAY TO GO. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE THIS BROUGHT UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LINDA. I DIDN'T HEAR IT. GO BEEP. IT WAS A SORRY. GO AHEAD . GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. UM, I AM IN FAVOR OF THIS. MY SHIRT SAYS, PUPPIES, PUPPIES. PUPPIES. SO, UM, PUPPIES, PUPPIES, PUPPIES IS WHERE I'M GONNA START. THEY ARE CUTE, CUTE, CUTE, BUT IT'S NOT CUTE WHEN THEY DON'T MAKE IT OUT OF OUR SHELTERS. MY NAME IS LINDA. I AM A RESCUE AND A SHELTER VOLUNTEER. AND WE NEED YOUR HELP. OVERCROWDING DOES NOT CARE HOW CUTE, YOUNG, OLD HOUSEBROKEN WELL-BEHAVED OR PERFECT AN ANIMAL IS WHEN A SHELTER IS OVER CAPACITY. IT SIMPLY MEANS MORE ANIMALS WILL NOT MAKE IT OUT ALIVE IN ONE COUNTY SHELTER, WHERE I VOLUNTEER RIGHT NOW IN A BUILDING CONFINED AWAY FROM PUBLIC VIEW, THERE'S A YOUNG HUSKY, SHE GAVE BIRTH TO HER PUPPIES, FIVE OF THEM AT THE SHELTER. AND THEY'VE LITERALLY GROWN UP IN THE CONCRETE KENNEL STILL HIDDEN FROM PUBLIC. THERE'S NO TELLING IF THIS PRECIOUS FAMILY IS EVER GONNA MAKE IT OUT OR HAVE A CHANCE AT A REAL HOME. AND IF YOU'VE EVER VISITED A SHELTER, YOU KNOW THAT HUSKY TYPE DOGS ARE ALWAYS THERE IN ABUNDANCE, COMPETING FOR ATTENTION. AND SPACE IN THAT SAME SHELTER. THE CAT ROOM IS OVERFLOWING WITH MOTHER CATS AND UNWEANED KITTENS, ALONG WITH CATS AND KITTENS OF EVERY AGE. THERE ARE SIMPLY MORE ANIMALS THAN THERE ARE KENNELS, FOSTERS, RESCUERS, OR ADOPTERS. WE KNOW THAT SPAY AND NEUTER IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE HUMANE ANSWERS TO THIS ONGOING CRISIS OF ANIMAL OVERPOPULATION AND SHELTER OVERCROWDING. IT PREVENTS SUFFERING BEFORE IT STARTS. SO ON BEHALF OF ALL THE ANIMALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A VOICE HERE TONIGHT, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE PASS MANDATORY SPAY AND NEUTER IN YOUR CITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR CONSIDERING THE LIVES THAT DEPEND ON YOUR DECISION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE TWO, UH, MORE. ONE WHO WAS IN FAVOR? JERRY PATRAS. OH, IS SHE GONNA SPEAK OR GO AHEAD. YES. WELL, ACTUALLY I HAVE TWO MORE AFTER JERRY PATRAS. OH, OKAY. I DIDN'T FILL CORRECTLY. OH, I WILL JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. IT'S OKAY. I, AS I'VE SAID PREVIOUSLY, I DON'T NORMALLY SUPPORT ORDINANCES LIKE THIS, BUT I DO SUPPORT SPAY AND NEUTERING. 'CAUSE I WANT THE KILLING STOPPED. I HAVE A COUPLE OF CONCERNS ON ISSUE. I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT ON, UM, MICROCHIPPING. UH, I STRONGLY DO MY MICROCHIPPING OF MY PETS, BUT THERE IS THAT ONGOING FEE. SO THERE'S A COST INVOLVED THAT PEOPLE HAVE. AND WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND HAVE FAMILY AND YOUNG KIDS, THAT ONGOING COST COULD BE A DETERRENT AND THEY DON'T PAY IT. AND SO THE ANIMAL IS NOT NECESSARILY GONNA BE REGISTERED CORRECTLY OR WITH THAT. I THINK IT'S AN AWARENESS THING. I WOULD KIND OF LIKE TO NOT HAVE THE SPA, UH, THE MICRO CHIPPING MANDATORY, BUT JUST STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. OR YOU GET A FEE REDUCTION OR SOMETHING. I, I BELIEVE IN IT, BUT I JUST THINK IF YOU'RE 20 YEARS OLD AND YOU GOT TWO KIDS, MONEY'S TIGHT. THAT FEE, MY, I THINK IT'S AROUND 40 A YEAR, BUT I'M NOT REAL SURE WHAT I'M PAYING. 'CAUSE I PAY IT NEXT MONTH. ANYWAY, THAT WAS ONE OF MY ISSUES. THE OTHER ISSUE IS YOU MENTIONED MARKETING. I HOPE YOU DO IT MUCH BETTER THAN EV EVERYTHING ELSE I'VE SEEN. THIS IS IMPORTANT. THESE ANIMALS NEED TO BE PREVENTED FROM BEING B BORN, [03:10:01] SPAY AND NEUTERING. AND IF THE CITY JUST DOES A PARTIAL LITTLE ONE, WE'LL GET AROUND TO IT. IT'S NOT GONNA BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. I ACTUALLY TAKE YOUR VACCINATION CLINIC THING AND HAND IT OUT TO PEOPLE. I WANNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH SPAY AND NEUTERING CLINICS. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING TONIGHT ON SPAY AND NEUTERING. LOW COST CLINICS. PLEASE ROLL SOMETHING OUT SOON. UH, IT'S NECESSARY. UM, THE LAST THING, AND THIS IS OVER THE TOP, I'M SURE, BUT YOU MIGHT CONSIDER CREATING A, UH, NONPROFIT FUND IN YOUR THING SO THAT PEOPLE COULD DONATE TO HELP PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP WITH THIS STUFF. UM, YOU HAVE A FOUNDATION THAT DEDICATE SOME OF THAT WHERE WE, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT THE IDEA. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. STEVE BENNETT IS NEUTRAL. MISS ME. UM, SO I'VE BEEN SPAYING AND NEUTERING AND MICROCHIPPING MY PETS PROBABLY SINCE I WAS IN MY TWENTIES. UH, SO I FULLY SUPPORT THE IDEA. I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE MANDATED MICROCHIP. I UNDERSTAND IT. I DO MINE AND I BELIEVE IN IT, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A MANDATE. THERE'S THERE'S TIMES WHERE YOU HAVE TO ALLOW THE OWNER OF THE PET TO HAVE A CHOICE. IT'S THE SAME THING WITH CHILDREN. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR PARENTS WHEN IT COMES TO CHILDREN, AND I KNOW WE'RE NOT TAKING KIDS TO SHELTERS PER SE, BUT THE, IT'S THE SAME THING THERE. THERE SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF A, OF A SIMILAR PARENTAL RIGHTS OF THAT. UM, I, I THINK THAT THE SPAY AND NEUTER IS, IS FINE. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH IT. MY BIGGER CONCERN IS NOT SO MUCH WITH THE PETS, ALTHOUGH SOME OF THESE BECOME STRAYS. AND THAT IS MY BIGGER ISSUE, IS WE ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE STRAY ISSUE AT ALL IN THIS. WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING TN R WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING THE COST OF A-T-N-R-I, I PERSONALLY HAVE TRAPPED AND SPAYED MANY SPAY, UH, OR, OR STRAY ANIMALS. AND I'VE DONE IT AT MY OWN COST BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THAT PROCESS. UH, SO I DO BELIEVE IN TNR. I BELIEVE IT'S A NEEDED ISSUE, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ENOUGH SUPPORT OUT THERE. MOST OF THE PLACES I GO TO, THERE'S A COST TO IT. AND I JUST ABSORB THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT ULTIMATELY ALSO REDUCES ANIMALS IN SHELTERS AND, UH, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, RESCUES AND EVERYWHERE ELSE. THAT'S NOT, TO MY OPINION, BEING ADDRESSED IN THIS. AND WHILE I SUPPORT SPAY AND NEUTER AND NOT SO MUCH THE MANDATORY MICROCHIP, THAT IS THE PART THAT NEEDS TO REALLY BE ADDRESSED IS THE TNR AND THE SUPPORT FOR THAT. AND, AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A HUGE COM UH, COMPLEX ISSUE. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGER ISSUE THAT'S FILLING SOME OF THESE SHELTERS AS WELL. AND I AGREE. I DON'T LIKE PUPPY MILLS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. UM, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ORDINANCE, WE HAVE TO MAKE IT SO THAT IT'S AFFORDABLE AS WELL. YOU KNOW, JERRY PATRAS BROUGHT UP A YOUNG FAMILY. LIKE I, I COME FROM THE BELIEF OF YOU CAN'T AFFORD A PET, DON'T HAVE A PET. UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT. SO I DO THINK THAT COST IS AN ISSUE. AND I DO THINK THE CITY SHOULD COME UP WITH A PROGRAM, EITHER IT BE C, BDG, IF IT FITS INTO THAT. WE NEED TO REEVALUATE. WE'RE DOING, UH, IT, IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO GET THAT DONE. UM, I WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING ELSE, I DON'T REMEMBER. BUT THE BIG THING IS, IS ALLOW THE OWNERS OF THE ANIMALS TO CHOOSE MICROCHIPPING OR NOT MICROCHIPPING. LIKE I SAID, I DO IT. COST IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE THERE. THERE'S A FEE TO THAT. AND MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT LOW INCOME OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO MICROCHIPPING TO ENCOURAGE IT. BUT THE, I THINK IT SHOULD BE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED, NOT MANDATORY FOR MICROCHIPPING. AND THAT'S JUST AN OPINION THAT I HAVE. THANKS GUYS. OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS JD AND HE IS NEUTRAL. YOU HEAR IN A LOT OF EMOTIONAL ARGUMENTS FROM THAT SIDE OVER THERE. KATIE, GIMME A MOMENT, PLEASE. RESETTING THE TIME. THAT'S, THAT'S, THANK YOU. THEY GOT YOUR FILTER. THANK YOU. LOT EMOTIONAL ARGUMENTS. POOR DOG. IT'S GETTING, YOU KNOW, CHOPPED OFF OR DROPPED OFF. I'M SORRY. NOT TAKING CARE OF ABUSED OVERBRED AND THAT, THAT MAY BE TRUE, BUT THAT'S NOT A SOUND ARGUMENT. THAT'S A FALLACIOUS ARGUMENT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. BECAUSE WHAT ABOUT THE PER THE PEOPLE THAT OWNED THE DOG THAT CAN'T AFFORD THESE PROCEDURES OF SPAYING? DUDE, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT YOUNG MAN COME UP HERE AND SAY HOW MUCH HE WAS CHARGING FOR THOSE PAYING PROCEDURES WHEN I LAST DID IT. IT COST ME ALMOST $400 FOR MY DOG. AND DEPENDING ON THE AGE, IT COULD GO FAR HIGHER. I ALSO LIKE TO KNOW THESE MONIES THAT ARE BEING COLLECTED, ARE THEY'RE GOING TO WEST COVINA OR ARE THEY GOING TO [03:15:01] THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES? IN ADDITION TO THAT, I CURRENTLY PAY THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND I HAVE THE CHOICE TO PAY A HIGHER FEE FOR A NON NEUTERED ANIMAL VERSUS A NEUTERED ONE. WHY ISN'T THAT AN OPTION HERE? I MEAN, UNLESS IT'S CHANGED. I HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR, UNLESS IT'S CHANGED. THAT WAS THE LAST REGISTRATION I PAID. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT AS A RESULT OF CAUSING THOSE THAT CAN'T AFFORD THESE PROCEDURES, YOU'LL HAVE MORE ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALS TODAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, WATCH FACEBOOK WATCH, UH, REPORT. THERE WAS A PIT BULL TIED UP OVER THE DMV. I THINK YOU'RE GONNA SEE A LOT MORE OF THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST CAN'T REALLY AFFORD TO MEET THE STANDARD OF SPAYING UH, VACCINATION. AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S NEXT? HAS THE CITY PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM THAT CAN HELP THOSE OF US THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD ALL THESE PROCEDURES? YOU KNOW, MOST OF YOU GUYS SITTING UP THERE PROBABLY CAN DO IT, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS OUT IN WEST COVINA THAT WOULD LIKE TO OWN A DOG AND THEY FEED THEIR DOGS AND THEY'RE, THEY MAKE SURE THEY HAVE CLEAN WATER SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EMOTIONS HERE, RIGHT? UM, BUT THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO HAVE 'EM SPAYED, BUT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE THE DOG IMPREGNATED. UM, WHY DO, WHY ISN'T THERE AN INDIVIDUAL CHOICE FOR THOSE POSSIBILITIES? IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU GUYS ARE TAKING A DRACONIAN ACTION THAT'S IMPOSING YOUR WILL ON THOSE THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS PROGRAM. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. NO FURTHER SPEAKERS. MAYOR. UM, IS THERE QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? SEEING NONE. UM, DO I HAVE A, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO? 5 3 9 IF I CAN, MAYOR, IF WE CAN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'M SORRY. WE'LL CLOSE, I GUESS WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVE, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TIM CONTOS. A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WU TO APPROVE PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM NUMBER 10, SPATE NEUTER AND MICROCHIP. CAN I, UM, SORRY, CAN I ADD TO THIS, UM, I KNOW WE HAVE IT ON THE, UH, BACKGROUND OF FEBRUARY 17, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL FURTHER DIRECTED STAFF TO RESEARCH SIMILAR REGULATIONS. WELL IDENTIFY AVAILABLE LOW COSTS THAT SERVICE PROVIDERS. SO, UM, I DEFINITELY WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE, UM, SERVICES AND WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE IT FAIR FOR THOSE THAT CAN'T AFFORD THIS PRIOR TO ANY ENFORCEMENT OF THE FINES, UM, AND FIND ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE THAT ARE LOW INCOME. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IS, UH, NOTED THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA START FINING, WE'RE NOT GONNA MOVE ALL THAT UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO GET IN COMPLIANCE AND HAVE AVAILABLE. SO MAY MAYOR, IS THAT PART OF YOUR MOTION? UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK THE MAKER OF THE MOTION? OKAY. WELL, THERE'S A FIRST AND SECOND. WELL, CAN I DO A SUBSEQUENT MOTION JUST TO, OR I'LL, I'LL SUPPORT IT FOR THE RECORD. YEAH. MADAM MAYOR, THIS IS, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU BROUGHT UP EARLIER. IT WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER FOR THE STAFF DIRECTION ALREADY. SO THIS IS JUST FOR THE ORDINANCE. OKAY? OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION BY, UH, MAYOR PRO TIM CONTOS. A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WU. COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ? YES. SO, UM, UH, WAIT, SORRY. BEFORE I SAY, BEFORE I VOTE, UH, I THINK, UH, WHAT MAYOR LOPEZ VTO JUST INDICATED IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I, UH, ALSO SUPPORT THAT. SO I, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S VERY CLEAR. UH, SOMEHOW, UH, UH, THE STAFF WILL REMEMBER THIS WHEN THE TIME COMES TO, IF, IF CITATIONS HAVE TO OCCUR. IS THERE A WAY HOW, I MEAN, HOW, HOW WILL YOU ADDRESS THAT? MEDICINE MANAGER? UM, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ, AS YOU CAN SEE TONIGHT, MR. FEDERICO IS HERE. HE'S ONE OF SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT'S ALREADY CONTACTED ME, UH, WITH THE, UM, POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE TONIGHT. THERE ARE PEOPLE COMING FORWARD, THERE'S ORGANIZATIONS, THERE'S GROUPS, AND WE WILL ABSOLUTELY PUT OUT EVERYTHING TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH SUPPORT FROM, UM, LOW COST, UM, AND GRANT PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY. YEAH. SO I THINK IF SOMEONE'S LOW INCOME AND CAN'T AFFORD IT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE, UH, WE PROVIDE THEM, UH, AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND, UH, WE DO NOT, UH, [03:20:01] CREATE A BURDEN FOR THEM. SO, UH, YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN WILL. AND, AND REALLY QUICK, OKAY. WITH COVINA SERVED ON THE RECORD, WE HAVE THE HIGHEST ABANDONED DOG, THOUSANDS OF THEM. AND THEN WE PAY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, JUST OKAY. AND THE PUT THE SHELTERS, THE AIRWAY COUNTY. OKAY. ANIMAL CONTROL, IT'S WASTE OF MONEY, A WASTE OF LIFE. SO I THINK THIS IS A FIRST STEP. OKAY? OKAY. RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE OWNER. OKAY. THEY NEED TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE PET IS NOT A PROPERTY, IT'S A LIFE, AND THEY REALLY NEED OKAY. TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. AND THEN TO BE RESPONSIBLE. GIVE THEM THE VACCINATION AND TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. AND PLUS, OKAY. AND TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE MICROCHIP, BECAUSE IF THEY RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY AND THEY CAN FIND IT AND THEY CAN RIGHT AWAY IDENTIFY AND SEND BACK. OTHERWISE THEY WILL BECOME ANOTHER STRAIGHT DOG. SO, YES, COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ, I, I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE CAN HAVE ANIMALS, ANY KIND OF ANIMAL, AND NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM. I, I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN HAVE THESE DOGS AND NOT THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY GET PREGNANT, THAT THEY STRAY OR THEY, I, I JUST, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE DIDN'T, ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. AND I, I, I REMEMBER AS A CHILD SEEING A LOT OF STRAY DOGS, BUT NOW AS AN ADULT, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE STRAY DOGS THE WAY WE USED TO. I USED TO SEE A LOT OF THEM. AND, UM, I JUST WISH PEOPLE WOULD BE MORE RESPONSIBLE IN TAKING CARE OF THEIR DOGS AND, UM, 'CAUSE I BELIEVE THAT ARE FOR DOGS OR FOR PUPPIES, OR THEY'RE OUR FAMILY. I MEAN, MY DOGS HAVE SEVERAL BEDS. THEY HAVE ONE IN THE DEN, THEY HAVE IN THE BEDROOM, AND THEY, THEY STAY INSIDE. AND WHEN IT'S HOT, THEY'RE INSIDE. AND WHEN IT'S RAINING, THEY'RE INSIDE. SO I JUST WISH PEOPLE WOULD BE A LITTLE, HAVE A LITTLE MORE COMPASSION AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR DOGS PROPERLY. AND MY VOTE IS A YES. MAY I APPROACH CONTOS? AYE. MAYOR LOPEZ, VITO. UM, BEFORE WE VOTE, I JUST, IF I KNOW WE HAVE A GROUP THAT IS PUSHING FOR THIS, IF THIS CAN BE MADE THROUGHOUT, LIKE THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AREA, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE ABANDONMENT DOGS IS NOT FROM OUR RESIDENTS, UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE FROM OUTSIDE CITIES. UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE A DOG PARK, THEY THROW 'EM IN HERE AND THEN THEY LEAVE THEM HERE. SO, MAJORITY OF OUR RESIDENTS, I MEAN, WE HAVE THE REPORT, THE, THE LISTING, IT WASN'T OUR RESIDENTS. AND SO UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE WE HAVE A DOG PARK, THE BURDEN COMES HERE. SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE PUSHED THROUGHOUT SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND NOT JUST STOP HERE, IF YOU CAN JUST CONTINUE ON AND THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, UM, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE THIS ONGOING ISSUE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, MY VOTE IS YES. UM, MOTION PASSES. UH, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS LATE. ALL RIGHT. WE STILL HAVE ONE [11) CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF CITY OF WEST COVINA POLICY REGARDING DISRUPTION OF TELEPHONIC OR INTERNET SERVICE DURING MEETINGS] MORE TO GO. THREE MORE TO GO. OH, THREE MORE TO GO. JUST KIDDING. OH, GEEZ. IDA 11. UH, DEPARTMENT OF REGULAR MATTERS. I MEAN, CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING OF CITY OF WEST COVINA POLICY REGARDING DISRUPTION OF TELEPHONIC OR INTERNET SERVICE. DURING MEETINGS, UM, OUR CITY MANAGER WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT, UH, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, UH, LISA, SHE WILL PRESENT TONIGHT. THANK YOU MILAN. UH, THROUGH THE MA THROUGH THE CHAIR. UH, COUNCIL, UH, I'LL BE BRIEF. UH, SENATE BILL 7 0 7 REQUIRES THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADOPT AND PROVIDE, UH, MEASURES FOR REMOTE ACCESS TO PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS DURING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS VIA A TWO-WAY AUDIO VISUAL PLATFORM AND TWO-WAY TELEPHONIC SERVICES. WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS A RESOLUTION AND A POLICY THAT ADDRESSES DISRUPTION DURING A COUNCIL MEETING BY THE PUBLIC, BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DURING AN AUTOMATED TWO-WAY, UH, INTERACTION BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS. UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, I AM HERE TO ANSWER THOSE. OTHERWISE, IT IS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND THE POLICY. UH, COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ, I MOVE THE MOTION. UH, WELL, I HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH. YES, MA'AM. UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE KEYBOARD WARRIORS WHO'S SO BRAVE BEHIND THE SCENES AND TALK SO MUCH STUFF AND WON'T EVEN DO IT HERE OR BE KNOWN WHO THEY ARE, THEY HIDE BEHIND, UH, THE COMPUTER. IS THAT GONNA AFFECT ANY OF THIS? IF THEY, YOU KNOW, MAKE, I MEAN IF THEY DON'T WANT THE ZOOM OR THE FACE OR, YOU KNOW, THEY COME WITH AUTO VOICE AND SO, UH, THROUGH THE POLICY, YOU OR I CAN GIVE A WARNING TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS, AND UPON THE SECOND, UM, DISRUPTION, THAT'S WHEN WE WOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION TO CUT THEIR, THEIR, UH, AUDIO AND VISUAL. THAT'S A DISRUPTION. [03:25:01] BUT THEY'RE VETTED AS REAL, LIKE ACTUAL, OKAY, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT LIKE AI YEAH, 'CAUSE AI HAS BEEN VERY BIG. AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, EVEN WHEN THEY PUT A VIRTUAL, IT'S NOT REALLY THEM. IT'S A WHOLE NEW DIFFERENT PERSON. AND WE HAVE THAT WITH AUDIO VERSUS HERE IT'S LIVE AND WE CAN SEE THE PERSON. AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, UM, BUT I THINK THE CITY ATTORNEY WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. THIS, THIS POLICY ALSO DEALS WITH, UH, WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE TECHNICAL ISSUES, YES. THAT WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN FOR ONE HOUR. ONE HOUR TO ALLOW STAFF TO FIX THE CONNECTION. UM, AND AFTER ONE HOUR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FIX THE CONNECTION, THEN THE COUNCIL TAKES A VOTE WHETHER TO MOVE FORWARD OR NOT DURING THAT TIME. OKAY. UH, THERE'S A FIRST AND A SECOND ROLL CALL, MADAM MAYOR. QUESTIONS? UH, QUESTIONS. OKAY. UH, MAYOR PROAM CONTOS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, OH, DARN IT, IT JUST LEFT ME. SO I, I GUESS WHEN, WHEN, WHEN IT COMES TO, TO, TO THIS, UH, IS THERE, I REALIZE THIS IS A STATE MANDATE, BUT DOES UNDER, UNDER OUR NEW, UM, 7 0 7 REQUIREMENTS, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM OTHER PLACES OUTSIDE OF HERE JUST COMING TO HARASS US DURING THIS, DURING THE, DURING THE OPEN? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE TO BE HERE, BUT WHAT PREVENTS, IS THERE ANYTHING IN, IN THE, IN, IN THIS THAT PREVENTS ANYONE FROM JUST BEING THEIR KEYBOARD WARRIOR YOURSELVES AND JUST COMING FROM WHEREVER AND JUST COMING IN AND JUST, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I, I'M NOT THERE. MAY THE ANSWER MAY BE NO. I'M JUST CURIOUS. LIKE SOMEONE FROM OUT OF THE COUNTRY HAS NOTHING TO DO. JUST TO, OR EVEN OUT OF THE CITY, OR JUST YEAH, THE ANSWER IS NO. JUST LIKE AT A, AT THE PUBLIC, DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, SOMEBODY FROM OUTSIDE OF WEST COVINA CAN SPEAK. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND, UH, ONE MORE QUESTION. I KNOW IT'S, THEY CAN VIA TELEPHONE OR VIA VIDEO PARTICIPATION, UM, THOUGH IT SAYS, OR CAN WE JUST SAY, OKAY, VIDEO ONLY? WE ARE, UH, MAYBE WE'LL CAN SPEAK BETTER TO THIS, BUT THIS WILL BE THROUGH AUDIO ONLY. THAT'S, IS THAT CORRECT? WILL, I MEAN, NO, I'M NOT CORRECT. WE WOULD PREFER A VIDEO TO PUT A FACE TO THE NAME OR PERSON WHO'S SPEAKING TO US. THAT WAS MADAM MAYOR, IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD VOTE ON. CONGRATULATIONS. MYLAN , I DESERVE. UM, THE POLICY HAS TO BE AUDIO OR VIDEO. SO THEY HAVE THE OPTION, SO THEY HAVE THE OPTION. UM, I THINK THEY ALSO CAN CALL IN JUST FOR AUDIO, BUT WE'RE GONNA DO IT VIA ZOOM SO THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO SHOW THEIR FACE OR NOT. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO HEAR THEM AND THEY COULD HEAR US. AND THE, WHEN THEY TELEPHONE IN, ARE WE ABLE TO SEE THEIR PHONE NUMBER JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE GET THE NAMES AND STUFF, OR CAN THEY JUST BLOCK CALL AND ARE WE TAKING BLOCK CALLS? UH, EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. MAYOR, CAN YOU PLEASE REPEAT YOUR QUESTION? UH, ARE THE, THE ONES THAT TELEPHONE CALLS THAT COME IN, ARE WE ABLE TO, IS IT WHERE YOU GUYS CAN SEE WHO'S CALLING OR, OR, OR IF THEY CAN A PHONE CALL THAT USES A BLOCK NUMBER IDENTIFICATION? YEAH, THE IDENTIFICATION. 'CAUSE RIGHT HERE WE IDENTIFY, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THAT, BUT, SO ON OUR AGENDAS AND ON OUR WEBSITE, THERE WILL BE INFORMATION ON HOW INDIVIDUALS CAN CONTACT US. AND DURING THAT TIMEFRAME, I'LL BE ABLE TO GET THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION. BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN SOME PLACES IN LIKE COUNCIL MEETINGS, IF THEY DO CALL IN THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS, IS SHOWN. SO FOR, I MEAN, NOT FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE, BUT FOR THE STAFF TO BE ABLE TO SEE. AND IF IT'S A DROP CALL, THEY CAN RETURN CALLS. SO, I MEAN, I JUST WANT, IF THEY HAVE A BLOCK CALL, WE'RE NOT TAKING BLOCK CALLS. WE, WE, MATT, MADAM MAYOR, JUST AS IF INDIVIDUAL COMES UP AT THESE MEETINGS, THEY DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE US THEIR NAME OR, OR ADDRESS. THEY CAN COME UP AND SPEAK. SO, UM, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CALL IN ON A BLOCK CALL AND WITH NO VIDEO, THERE'S GONNA BE A LEARNING CURVE. THIS IS QUITE UNIQUE TO HAVE THIS AVAILABILITY. THEY WANNA BE, THE STATE WANTS PROPONENTS OF MORE INVOLVEMENT IN, IN THIS, IN CITY BUSINESS AND CITY MEETINGS. AND SO THERE'LL BE, THERE'LL BE A LEARNING CURVE HERE ON HOW TO MANAGE THIS BETWEEN, UM, LISA AND, AND YOU, HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK FOR YOU TO MUTE AND, AND, AND WILL TO MAYBE EVEN JUST CUT IT OFF IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE DISRUPTING. SO THIS IS THE ONLY PART OF THE BROWN ACT, THIS SB 7 0 7, THAT WAS THAT THE STATE REQUIRED US TO ADD A POLICY AND SO WE'RE ADDING IT. AND WE ALSO PUT IN THERE THE, THE PART, UH, THAT MIRRORS THE, THE BROWN ACT ON DISRUPTIONS. SO I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW, UM, HOW THEY WOULD DISRUPT OTHER, THEY MIGHT BE, I THEY COULD ZOOM BOMB. I DON'T KNOW. WE, THERE'LL BE A LEARNING CURVE AND, AND IT'S GONNA BE A LEARN AS YOU GO. I BELIEVE. SO AS IT'S BEING ROLLED OUT, I'M PRETTY SURE THERE'S GONNA BE NEW POLICIES THAT ARE GONNA [03:30:01] BE CREATED. THERE'S GONNA BE NEW RULES. UM, AND LIKE, AS YOU MENTIONED, WE'RE GONNA LEARN AS WE GO AND SEE WHERE THIS TAKES US AND MODIFY AS WE NEED TO. SO WE HAD A MOTION. OH, COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ. YES. UH, LET'S SEE. I THINK I WAS GONNA ASK, UH, LOOKING AT THE LAW ON MY COMPUTER, JUST TO MAKE, MAKE CLEAR, UM, HAVE THE AGENDA REPORT. YEAH. SO THIS TOOK EFFECT ON, UH, JANUARY 1ST, 2026. CORRECT. CITY ATTORNEY. THE LAW, THE LAW TOOK EFFECT. PARTS OF 7 0 7 STARTED JANUARY ONE. UH, THE BALANCE OF IT STARTS JULY ONE. YES. OKAY, GREAT. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THEN ON JANUARY 1ST, 2026, THAT'S WHERE I THINK THE, IT'S, I THINK IT SAYS THE, THE MAJORITY OF UPDATES TO THE BROWN ACT WENT INTO EFFECT. I'M ON CIVIC PLUS THE CIVIC PLUS.COM WEBSITE, BUT IT SAYS THE MAJORITY OF UPDATES TO THE BROWN ACT WENT INTO EFFECT, INCLUDING NEW TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION PROVISIONS AND CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT. SO WOULD THAT HAVE INCLUDED, UM, THE A DA ASPECT, THE NEW AADA A STUFF THAT WOULD'VE TOOK EFFECT ON JANUARY 1ST TWO? RIGHT. 80 A DA, I BELIEVE STARTS JULY 1ST. UM, IS THAT WITH RESPECT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS UTILIZING A DA? I BELIEVE SO, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JANUARY. THAT'S JULY 1ST. IT WAS. SO IT'S NOT JANUARY 1ST, NOT JANUARY 1ST. UH, MAYBE SOME OTHER, UH, ASPECTS OF THAT, UM, MAYBE THE LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT. AND I KNOW SUPPLYING EACH COUNCIL MEMBER OR COMMISSION MEMBER WITH THE FULL COPY OF THE BROWN ACT, THERE WAS, THERE WAS A FEW ITEMS THAT, THAT JANUARY 1ST THAT WE REQUIRED, REQUIRED TO DO. BUT THEY DID GIVE US TIME, UM, TO JULY 1ST. 'CAUSE THIS IS, THIS IS A, THIS IS A BIG PROJECT TO UNDERTAKE. RIGHT. AND, AND, AND WITH RESPECT TO THE A DA, UH, ISSUES FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT'S, THAT'S UNIQUE TOO. THAT'S GONNA BE NEW. AND, AND IT'LL TAKE SOME TIME TO FIGURE THAT OUT. GREAT. AND THEN, UM, THE RECESS SHALL LAST FOR ONE HOUR. YOU THINK THAT'S CLEAR ENOUGH? OR SHOULD IT, SHOULD IT MATCH WHAT THE, I THINK THE, THE LEGISLATION SAYS AT, SHOULD IT SAY THE RE SO RIGHT NOW IT STATES THE RECESS SHALL LAST FOR ONE HOUR, OR SHOULD IT STATE THE RECESS SHALL AT LEAST LAST FOR ONE HOUR, DOES IT? NO, THAT'S FINE. WE KNOW, WE KNOW IT'S ONE HOUR. AND I THINK IN THAT TIME, DOES IT SAY THAT, UM, IF IF THERE'S SOME UNFINISHED, CLOSED, CLOSED SESSION ITEMS, WE CAN GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION. CORRECT. UM, OR, OR WE CAN RECESS AS WILL FEVERISHLY FIXES WHAT'S GOING ON, AND THEN WE COME BACK AND THEN YOU, YOU AS A BODY DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO, UH, MOVE ON OR, UH, CONTINUE THE MEETING, CONTINUE THE ITEMS. GREAT. AND THEN NOW I'M ON, UH, BB K LAW.COM AND I SEE WITHIN THE LAW, IT ALSO STATES AFTERWARD IT MUST ADOPT A FINDING BY ROLL CALL VOTE, CONFIRMING THAT GOOD FATE EFFORTS WERE MADE TO FIX THE ISSUE. AND THAT THE RESUMING OF THE MEETING SERVES THE PUBLIC'S INTERESTS MORE THAN DELAYING IT FURTHER. THAT'S WHAT, UH, LISA SAID IN THE POLICY GONNA COME BACK TO YOU, YOU'RE GONNA LOOK AT ITEMS, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAD A, A FULL ROOM OF, OF SPAY AND NEUTER PROPONENTS AND, AND YOU GUYS DECIDE IT'S PROBABLY BETTER TO CONTINUE THIS MEETING AND LET'S HAVE THIS ITEM HEARD. LET'S DO THIS TONIGHT. THAT'LL BE UP TO THE BODY ON A ROLL CALL. AND THAT'S ITEM NUMBER SIX IN THE POLICY. NUMBER SIX. LET'S SEE, EXPIRATION. AND WHILE HE'S HOLDING OFF, I'M LOOKING AT ANOTHER QUESTION. 'CAUSE HE BROUGHT UP THE, UH, COUNSEL AND I DON'T KNOW THE FULL RULES OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO FOR A COUNCIL, WHETHER IT'S CURRENT OR FUTURE, UM, AND THEY DON'T WANNA DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC AND, YOU KNOW, GET THE TAX AND STUFF, I KNOW THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO GO BEHIND THE SCENES AND, YOU KNOW, LOG IN. UM, BUT IS IT GONNA BE THE SAME THAT IT'S CURRENTLY STATED THAT IF THE A COUNCIL MEMBER DECIDES TO LOG INTO A MEETING WHEN THEY CAN'T BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT, THEY HAVE TO SHARE THEIR ADDRESS, SHARE THE INFORMATION WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN COME? YEAH. SO NO. SO NO, THAT'S A BIG CHANGE. SO, SO TYPICALLY THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. TYPICALLY, UM, ANYTIME A COUNCIL MEMBER COULD, WOULD APPEAR REMOTELY FOR, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY WOULD HAVE TO, YOU'D HAVE TO NOTICE, LISA WOULD HAVE TO NOTICE WHEREVER THEY'RE AT, IF THEY'RE AT A HOTEL AND THEY'RE DOWN IN THE BUSINESS, UH, OFFICE, YOU'D HAVE TO NOTICE THAT AND THEY CAN SPEAK FROM THERE. BUT NOW A COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, UNDER, UNDER THESE RULES FOR WHATEVER A DA REQUESTS THEY MAKE CAN, CAN APPEAR REMOTELY AND NOT HAVE TO DISCLOSE WHERE THEIR LOCATION IS AT. AND THEIR CAMERA COULD BE OFF. UM, I THINK IT HAS A, I YEP. PROB IF I, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT IF THE CAMERA BEING OFF OR ON, I'M NOT SURE. I'M JUST CURIOUS. SO, OKAY. YEAH. AND AGAIN, AGAIN, THERE'LL BE A LEARNING CURVE. THIS IS, THIS IS QUITE UNIQUE. I KNOW SOME CITIES HAVE, UM, ALLOWED REMOTE, UH, CALL-INS SINCE COVI AND THEY'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH, UM, I [03:35:01] THINK I MIGHT HAVE TOLD YOU, AI PHONE CALLS, UH, COMING IN. SO USING A DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT VOICE AND ALMOST, PROBABLY, PROBABLY SCRIPTED THREE MINUTES OF AI. AND, AND YOU JUST GOTTA TAKE IT. WELL, SO THIS IS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL. SO IF COUNCIL DOESN'T WANNA FACE THE PUBLIC, THEY COULD HIDE BEHIND THEIR DOORS AND LOG IN. OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. UM, SO I DON'T, I DON'T THINK IT'S HIDING BEHIND THE DOOR BECAUSE I THINK THE PART THAT MR. DOHERTY'S TALKING ABOUT IS A AMERICAN'S DISABILITY ACT ACCOMMODATION. SO IT'S NOT HIDING BEHIND THE DOOR, BECAUSE THEN IT'LL BE SAYING, IN OTHER WORDS, NOW WE'RE, NOW WE'RE GONNA RESPECT THE LAW AND THE A DA. SO OBVIOUSLY AS A CITY, WE'RE GONNA WANT TO DO THAT. UM, ALSO, SO I SEE NUMBER SIX. I SEE NUMBER SIX. BUT THEN, UM, I DON'T SEE IT THAT IT MATCHES THE LEGISLATION. I THINK IT SAYS AFTERWARD, IT MUST ADOPT A FINDING BY ROLL CALL VOTE, CONFIRMING THAT GOOD FAITH EFFORTS WERE MADE TO FIX THE ISSUE. AND THAT RESUMING THE MEETING SERVES THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST MORE THAN THE LANE IT FURTHER, I DON'T SEE, UM, ROLL CALL UNDER CC. WHICH ONE? UH, SIX C. YES. OPEN SOURCE RECESS SHALL LAST FOR ONE HOUR UNTIL SERVICES CALL BACK. OKAY, GREAT. THIS IS ALL ON ITEM FIVE PROCEDURE IN THE EVENT OF A SERVICE DISRUPTION. GREAT. OKAY, GREAT. AND THEN, UM, AND THEN I THINK, UH, JUST TO, UH, IN REGARDS TO, UM, IF A COUNCIL MEMBER HAD REQUESTED AN ACCOMMODATION AND THEY DID APPEAR REMOTELY, I BELIEVE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE CAMERA DOES NEED TO BE ON. AND ALSO IF ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 18 IS IN THE, IN THE ROOM, UH, IT HAS TO BE DISCLOSED. SO IT'S REALLY GOING INTO A, A, A A, A CLOSED DOOR ROOM. SO THIS, THIS POLICY IS NOT ADDRESSING COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS POLICY IS STRICTLY ADDRESSING, UH, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. CORRECT? CORRECT. YES, YES. BUT I KNOW MAYOR LOPEZ VDO, UH, WAS ASKING, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY, UH, QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT ASPECT, SO, UNDERSTOOD. YEAH. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ROLL CALL THE MOTION BY, PLEASE FORGIVE ME. COUNCILWOMAN DI AND A MOTION MORE. YOU SET THAT ON THE LAST ONE MORE THING. UM, ALSO, UM, IN THE WARNING, UH, I SEE THAT WE'RE GONNA GIVE THEM ONE WARNING, CORRECT. WE DON'T THINK WE SHOULD MATCH IT TO WHAT OUR IN-PERSON RULES ARE THREE WARNINGS. UH, IF, IF THIS IS, IF THE MINIMUM WE'RE GONNA DO WITH THE MINIMUM, THIS, THIS MIRRORS THE STATE STATUTE. STA YES. THIS MIRRORS THE STATE STATUTE. SO WE JUST ADDED THIS AND IT'S NOT REQUIRED, BUT WE ADDED IT IN THERE. OKAY. WE FOLLOW, WE FOLLOW THE BROWN ACT ANYWAY. ALL RIGHT. ROLL CALL. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DIAZ, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER W TO APPROVE. ITEM NUMBER 11, CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF A CITY OF WEST COVINA POLICY REGARDING DISRUPTION OF TELEPHONIC OR INTERNET SERVICE DURING MEETINGS. COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ ABSTAIN. COUNCILMAN WU AYE. COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ? AYE. MAYOR PRO TE CONTOS. AYE. MAYOR LOPEZ. VITO AYE. MOTION PASSES ON ITEM [12) WEST COVINA GREEN STREET FEASIBILITY STUDY] 12, UH, WEST CAMINA GREEN STREET FEASIBILITY STUDY. UH, CITY MANAGER WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT. I'M SORRY, YOUR MIC'S OFF. I'M SORRY. BRIAN CERVANTES ARE HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, UH, MYLAN. AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UM, GOOD EVENING. UH, MADAM MAYOR, MAYOR PROAM, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AHMAD ANSARI, CONTRACT CITY ENGINEER HERE. UM, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS RELATED TO WEST COVINA GREEN STREET FEASIBILITY STUDY, AND THIS IS, UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE ITEM TONIGHT IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE. AND IF, UH, THE COUNCIL WISHES TO PROVIDE ANY, UH, FEEDBACK OR INPUT, UH, ON THE ITEM, UH, FEEL FREE TO DO SO. UH, JUST A QUICK INTRODUCTION. AS PART OF THE, UH, LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM, THE CITY OF WEST COVINA RECEIVED $300,000 IN FUNDING THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 20 23, 24 STORMWATER INVESTMENT PLAN UNDER THE WEST COVINA REGIONAL PROJECTS AND GREEN STREET PROGRAM. THE FUNDING WAS AWARDED FOR PREPARATION OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO EVALUATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STORMWATER CAPTURE TREATMENT, INFILTRATION, AND GREEN STREET IMPROVEMENTS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. TONIGHT WITH ME, I HAVE, UH, KURT ROTH, WHO REPRESENTS DRP ENGINEERING. UH, DRP ENGINEERING IS CONTRACTED WITH, UH, REGIONAL WATER BOARD. AND, UH, THERE IS A POWERPOINT THAT HE HAS PREPARED TO SHARE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. KIRK, [03:40:01] WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME TO INTRODUCE THIS PROJECT. UM, IS, AS HE, UH, YOU KNOW, INTRODUCED THIS, THIS HAS BEEN A PROJECT THAT'S KIND OF BEEN TAKING SOME TIME TO GET GOING, UM, IN TERMS OF GETTING THE FUNDING. THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY THAT THE, THE SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM WORKS. BUT WE'RE OFF AND RUNNING AND WE WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE INITIAL STUFF THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER. AND SO, IN, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, UNLESS YOU KNOW, THERE'S, UH, SPECIFIC SLIDES YOU'D LIKE ME TO GO THROUGH, UM, THE MAIN THING, THE MAIN POINT THAT I WOULD, THAT I WOULD BRING UP WITH THIS IS, IS THAT THIS IS THE START OF THE PROCESS AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL'S AWARE OF THE PROGRAM AND AWARE OF THE PROJECT AND KNOWS THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO, AND THE PROGRAM IS COMMITTED. UM, IT'S PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM TOO, WHICH IS GOOD COMMITTED TO BRINGING AND KEEPING THIS LIVE AND MAKING SURE THAT, THAT THERE'S ONGOING OUTREACH, UM, FOR ANY OF THESE PROJECTS THAT, THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED. SO WITH THAT, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. OKAY. UM, THANK YOU. I WAS GONNA SAY, CAN WE SHARE THE SCREEN, BUT THERE'S OKAY. AT LEAST IT, IT SHOWED. SO THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING CAN FREEZE FRAME THE SCREEN. UH, COUNSEL, IS THERE ANY, UH, DISCUSSION, UH, SEEING NONE MOVE THE MOTION TO APPROVE? WELL, UH, IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE, SO, OKAY. SO THEN WE'RE GOOD. NO MOTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. . UH, ALL RIGHT. UH, LAST, [13) STATUS OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAM AT THE CAMERON PARK COMMUNITY CENTER] THAT'S WHAT ITEM, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 13, STATUS OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAM AT CAMERON PARK COMMUNITY CENTER. CITY MANAGER WHO WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ROXANNE LERMA WILL PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. UM, THROUGH THE CHAIR, IF I MAY, WE HAD INDICATED AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE WOULD COME BACK WITH A STATUS UPDATE. I DO APOLOGIZE, I AM A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE WEATHER, SO I'M GONNA DO MY VERY BEST TO GET THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE WHILE STILL PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. UM, I DO WANNA POINT OUT THAT THE PURPOSE, OR EXCUSE ME, THAT THE RECOMMENDATION ON THIS REPORT IS A RECEIVE AND FILE. UM, I WANNA BEGIN BY SAYING THAT THE STAFF AT THE CAMERON COMMUNITY CENTER HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO DEVELOP A REVISED SUMMER YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAM. AND SCHEDULE RECREATION STAFF HAS IN FACT BEEN SECURED FOR THE SUMMER YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAM. STAFF IS SCHEDULING A MEETING WITH THE VOLUNTEER COACHES FOR NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS SPECIFICALLY THEIR AVAILABILITY. UM, THERE ARE TWO MODELS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THAT MEETING. AND I, AND THE REASON THAT THERE ARE TWO MODELS IS THAT WE REALLY DO RELY ON THE GOODWILL AND THE EXPERTISE OF THESE VOLUNTEER COACHES, UM, TO PUT ON THIS PROGRAM. AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THAT THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE LEADING, GUIDING, DIRECTING, AND MENTORING THE YOUTH, UM, AS THEY HAVE BEEN THIS ENTIRE TIME FOR THE PROGRAM. AND SO WE HAVE TWO MODELS FOR THEM, A FIVE WEEK MODEL, AND A TRADITIONAL EIGHT WEEK MODEL. UM, AND REALLY THE REASON THAT WE'RE SAYING WE'RE PROVIDING BOTH IS BECAUSE THE STAFF DOES RECOGNIZE, UM, AVAILABILITY MAY BE LIMITED. SO WE WANNA, AGAIN, HEAR BACK FROM THE COACHES TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK. UM, THAT WAY WHEN WE DO, UM, OPEN THIS UP FOR REGISTRATION ON JUNE 15TH, WE'RE READY TO GO. I WANNA ALSO POINT OUT THAT BOTH MODELS INCLUDE TOURNAMENTS, PRACTICES, PICTURE DAY, AND AN END OF SEASON CELEBRATION, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE USED TO GETTING WITH EACH SEASON. UM, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WE'RE SLATING JUNE 15TH AS THE START OF THE REGISTRATION PERIOD. UM, AND THEN TO YOUR QUESTION THAT YOU HAD ASKED LAST TIME, UM, MAYOR PRO TEM CONTOS, THE COST PER SEASON, IT'S BEEN RANGING BETWEEN 15,000 AND 18,000. THIS IS NOT A BUDGETARY ISSUE. THE ISSUE THAT WAS BEFORE US WAS TRULY A SCHEDULING ISSUE. AND SO, UM, MYSELF AND THE CITY MANAGER, WE BOTH, UM, AND THE STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS AT CAMERON, UM, WERE BOTH OF THE, ALL OF US ARE OF THE OPINION THAT THAT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. OKAY. UH, MAYOR PRO CONES. NO, THAT'S GREAT. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT'S, UM, MOVE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. COUNCILMAN THERE? NO, IT'S A FILE. COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ? YES. SO, UM, WE'RE NOT GONNA GIVE THEM BACK THE PRO ORIGINAL PROGRAM THEY WANTED AND HOW IT WAS ORIGINALLY STRUCTURED. WE HAVE TWO MODELS ON THE TABLE, THE FIVE WEEK MODEL AND THE TRADITIONAL EIGHT WEEK MODEL, WHICH IS HOW IT WAS ORIGINALLY STRUCTURED. BOTH OF THOSE MODELS WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING THE COACHES MEETING. WE RELY ON VOLUNTEER [03:45:01] COACHES. MM-HMM . SO DEPENDING ON THEIR AVAILABILITY, THEY'LL TELL US WHAT THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO DO. NOW ALL OF SCHOOLS I THINK ARE FINISHING THIS WEEK. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD MEET WITH THEM SOONER THAN NEXT WEEK? I THINK WEDNESDAY, NEXT WEDNESDAY WE REACHED OUT TO THEM AND GAVE THEM TWO DATES. AND THOSE ARE, RIGHT NOW IT'S, IT'S TRACKING FOR WEDNESDAY. OKAY. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, SO ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS IS TO RESTORE THE PROGRAM TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM FOR THE SUMMER? YES. AND THE OTHER OPTION IS FIVE WEEKS. AGAIN, THAT WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THEIR AVAILABILITY. AND THAT WILL, AND WHEN YOU SAY IT'S TWO OPTIONS, IS THAT BECAUSE IT REQUIRES THEM TO VOLUNTEER IN THAT PROCESS, RIGHT? OR CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE? SURE. WE HAVE VOLUNTEER COACHES, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE HAD EACH SEASON SINCE ITS INCEPTION. UM, AND THE VOLUNTEER COACHES, VOLUNTEER COACHES, COACHES TEAM. MM-HMM . AND SO THE NUMBER OF TEAMS, THEY'RE REALLY GONNA BE DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER COACHES AND WHAT THEY CAN COMMIT TO, KEEPING IN MIND THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN FAMILY OBLIGATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND PERHAPS EVEN SOME PERSONAL ONES. MM-HMM . AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT ALLOWING THEM, UH, I GUESS MORE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST THE CITY IF THEY, IF THEY NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS, LIKE THE SCOREBOARD I, WE HEARD FROM THEM LAST TIME. ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT WE'RE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN RECEIVING THE HELP AND I THINK THAT THAT MESSAGE WAS HEARD BY THE STAFF. LOUD AND CLEAR. GREAT. THANK YOU ROX. UM, THANK YOU, ROXANNE. AND YOU KNOW, I, I RUN SPORTS PROGRAM. I'M ACTUALLY CURRENTLY RUNNING, IT'S, IT'S ALL STARS TO BRING THE TEAMS IN, UM, WHICH WE DO RELY ON VOLUNTEERS. THAT MAKES A BIG IMPACT. THE TEAMS, UH, ALSO THE OFFICIALS GETTING THE OFFICIALS AND CERTAIN SPORTS THE OFFICIALS ARE HARD TO GET, YOU KNOW, AND OTHERS ARE JUST EASIER DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS. UM, I JUST WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE. THE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE VOLUNTEERING FOR THE CITY, THEY ARE BACKGROUND CHECK FINGERPRINTED, RIGHT? WE DO VET THEM, YES. OKAY. AND THAT WAS ANOTHER THING TOO THAT I PERSONALLY HAD EXPERIENCED. SO THERE MIGHT BE THOSE THAT WANNA VOLUNTEER, BUT THEY DIDN'T PASS THE BACKGROUND CHECK FOR MULTIPLE REASONS. AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE SAFE AND GETTING VOLUNTEERS IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST, ESPECIALLY THAT IN TODAY'S TIME IT'S A BUSY, BUSY SCHEDULE. THEY HAVE LOTS GOING ON. THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF THINGS. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD THAT THE DECISION MAKING IS ON THE VOLUNTEERS TO GIVE YOU WHAT OPTIONS THAT WILL WORK. AND AS I SAID, TO THE SPORTS AND TO THE COMMUNITY, THE CITY WILL WORK WITH YOU, JUST WORK WITH US BACK. SO IT'S A TEAM DUAL EFFORT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. UH, SO, OKAY. THAT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. UH, CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AB 1, 2, 3, 4. CONFERENCE AND MEETING REPORT? ANY? NO. OKAY. UH, CITY COUNCIL REQUEST. UH, I HAVE TWO. WELL, GO AHEAD. COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ? UH, YES, I, UM, I WOULD LIKE, I, I WOULD LIKE THE FOR STAFF TO, OUR REQUEST IS FOR STAFF TO BRING BACK BY THE NEXT MEETING THE STATUS OF THE STREET SWEEP PROGRAM ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT ASPECT, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S SUPPOSED TO GO INTO EFFECT ON JULY 6TH. AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, UH, UH, I WILL REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL BE UPDATED REGARDING, UH, THE STATUS OF THE STUDY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE, UH, IN ADDRESSING STREETS THAT NEEDED SIGNS RE REEVALUATED, UM, THAT NEEDED, THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED AND SO FORTH. WASN'T THAT ALREADY GONNA BE BROUGHT BACK TO US BEFORE? 'CAUSE I THINK, UH, WHEN WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS, AS YOU'RE GATHERING ALL THE DATA OR THE, THE ISSUES THAT ARE COMING IN, YOU'RE CREATING THAT LOG. AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU WERE GONNA BRING IT BACK. WAS IT MID-JUNE TO GIVE A REPORT? WE COULD BE PREPARED FOR JUNE 16TH. OKAY, GREAT. YEAH, I AGREE. OKAY. YEAH, I THINK I AGREE WITH THE MALE. OKAY. I THINK LAST TIME WE ALREADY REQUEST, WE REQUESTED THE SIGN AND YOU SAY MAYBE END OF END OF JUNE YOU SHOULD BRING BACK ABOUT THE DATA INFORMATION CHANGE OF THE SIGN TAKE OVER OR SOMETHING. SO, AND SOME, SOME AREA NEED TO BE OKAY. DIFFERENT TIMING DUE TODAY ARE MUCH MORE HIGH DENSITY LEAVING. YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. AND LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, WE HAVE LOGGED EVERY CONCERN AND ADDRESS AND WE'VE GOT BACK TO EVERYBODY THAT'S CONTACTED US AND OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM IS ACTUALLY VISITING EACH AND EVERY ADDRESS AND SITE THAT'S BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION. AND WE'LL HAVE A COMPLETE REPORT OF ALL THE DATA, UH, THAT WAS RECEIVED AND OUR ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. AND I, AND I JUST WANNA REASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA CITE YOU WITH A FINE OR ANYTHING. I KNOW IT SAYS JULY. I'M PRETTY SURE WE'LL HAVE SOME WIGGLE ROOM TO FINALIZE CERTAIN THINGS BECAUSE THERE ARE GONNA BE CHANGES [03:50:01] THAT IS OCCURRING. SO THAT'S CORRECT, MADAM MAYOR, IF, IF IT, WE ARE NOT GONNA START AN ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM UNTIL WE'VE COMPLETED OUR COMPLETE REVIEW ASSESSMENT OF EVERY CONCERN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION AND MAKING SURE WE'RE CONFIDENT IN OUR PROGRAM AND THAT ALL ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, UM, IN REGARDS TO THAT, UM, SO ARE WE GONNA BE ENFORCING ON JULY 6TH THEN? THAT IS OUR TARGET DATE THAT WE'VE, UM, HAD FOR ABOUT FIVE WEEKS. UM, BASED ON THE CONCERNS WE'VE RECEIVED AND THE AMOUNT OF STAFFING WE HAVE AT THE CITY, UH, WE WILL CALCULATE, MAKE SURE WE CAN ADDRESS ALL CONCERNS, UH, WITH SIGNAGE ISSUES SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW, REPLACING AND REPAIRING AND REMOVING ALL SIGNS. AND IF FOR SOME REASON WE CAN'T COMPLETE IT IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, UH, TO BE READY FOR JULY, THEN OBVIOUSLY WE'D POSTPONE THE, UM, ENFORCEMENT, THE START OF THE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A REPORT THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO CHANGE ALL THE SIGNS BY JULY 6TH. WILL IT BE CHANGING SIGNS WHERE IT'S WARRANTED? OKAY, SO THEN I, I, I MEAN, I THINK I, I, I MEAN, I THINK WE NEED A RE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S MULTIPLE STREETS. SO HOW DO WE FIGURE OUT WHICH STREET GETS WHAT EACH CONCERN IS ADDRESSED INDEPENDENTLY? UM, SOME STREETS INCLUDE, UH, REMOVING OLD SIGNAGE. THAT'S AN EASY ONE TO FIX. UM, SOME RESIDENTS HAVE, ARE CONCERNED THAT THEIR PROPERTIES, THEIR STREETS SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS HIGH DENSITY. SO OUR ENGINEERING TEAM IS ASSESSING THOSE TYPE COMPLAINTS. UM, AND ALSO PROACTIVELY, WE'VE IDENTIFIED AREAS THAT WE BELIEVE SHOULD BE HIGH DENSITY AND THOSE ARE BEING ADDRESSED. AND CONVERSELY, THE AREAS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED WITH AS HIGH DENSITY AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALTERED THE SIZE OF THE STREET WERE NOT PROPERLY POSTED BY OUR PREVIOUS CONTRACTOR. SO WE BE MAKING REPAIRS TO THOSE AS WE GO ALONG. AND AS RESIDENTS WILL SEE STAFF OUT THERE, UH, WITH MAGNETIC, WHAT I'LL CALL MAGNETIC STICKERS, UM, REPLACING, UM, EITHER THE, THE TIME OR DAY OF WHEN STREET SWEEPING WILL OCCUR. YEAH. AND I KNOW YOU WERE NOT HERE AT THAT TIME OR, OR IN, IN THIS POSITION, BUT, UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS EC WHO HIRED THAT COMPANY. SO THAT CONTRACTOR IS STILL HERE. UM, SO REGARDLESS, IT SOUNDS I'LL CORRECT, UH, COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ, UH, I'LL CORRECT YOU ON THAT POINT. SO WE DID GO OUT TO RFP FOR THAT ISSUE. AND THE BID WAS AWARDED TO THE LOWEST BIDDER. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. IT WASN'T SELECTED BY, UH, THE, THE VENDOR WAS SELECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. YEAH. BUT THE ENGINEERING, OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WASN'T RESPONSIBLE TO OVERSEE THAT PROJECT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS OVERSEEING, UH, YOU ARE NOT IN THAT POSITION YET. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE FIGHTING ABOUT THAT. I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT THE PASSES ALRIGHT, BORDER. SERIOUSLY, I MEAN, WE'RE, SO LET ME, LET ME FINISH, PLEASE. YES, PLEASE. IF YOU WANNA GIVE YOUR, UH, REQUEST, PLEASE GIVE YOUR COUNSEL. I'M TRYING, I'M TRYING TO, I'M TRYING TO NO, STOP ARGUING. JUST PLEASE GO AHEAD. I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN, LET'S EXPLAIN THE HISTORY OF THE ISSUE AT HAND HERE. AND WE'RE BEING ARGUMENTATIVE. YOU ARE BEING, UH, YOU ARE NOT EVEN IN THIS POSITION MINE. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T, YOU WERE NOT EVEN, HE'S, UH, CAN YOU, SO COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ, CAN WE MOVE ON THEN? GIVE YOUR COUNCIL REQUEST. WE'RE NOT HERE TO ARGUE. THIS IS YOUR, THIS IS A COUNCIL REQUEST, SO MY COUNCIL REQUEST AND I CAN, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU STOP CUTTING ME OFF AND, AND HERE WE GO AGAIN AND SO FORTH. SO, UM, I, MY REQUEST FROM HEARING FROM WHAT I JUST HEARD IS TO SUSPEND THE ENFORCEMENT FROM EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE JULY 6TH DEADLINE, HUH? FOR STREET SWEEPING WHAT? SUSPEND THAT ENFORCE ENFORCEMENT DEADLINE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO TAKE EFFECT ON JULY 6TH, 2026, UNTIL THIS COULD BE FIGURED OUT. ISN'T THAT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN ALREADY? IT'S GONNA, YES. THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT SAID WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS WHEN HE BRINGS UP. OKAY. WE, WE'LL DO IT FORMALLY. SORRY, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SEEING NONE, MOTION DIE. I MEAN, AND WE COULD SAY WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING, BUT WE, YOU GUYS VOTED ON IT ALL FOUR. WE'RE GONNA WAIT TILL THE, UH, CITY MANAGER BRINGS IT. OKAY. ANY OTHER COUNCIL REQUESTS? I HAVE TWO. YEAH. OH, GO AHEAD. MAYOR PRO, TIM CONTOS. THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR. UM, ONE THING IN SUPPORT OF I THINK, UM, JERRY , UH, REALLY GREAT IDEA WITH REGARD TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION IN OUR CAPACITY AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, I'M, I'M ASKING THAT WE AUTHORIZE A LINE ITEM FOR THE FOUNDATION THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR RECEIPT OF DONATIONS OF PEOPLE WHO WANT FINANCIALLY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SPAY, NEUTERING AND MICRO SHIPPING FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT. SO PEOPLE WANTED TO SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS. FOR THOSE WHO ARE LESS ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT, WE AT LEAST ALLOW A LINE ITEMS SO THAT WAY THERE'LL BE A PLACE [03:55:01] TO PUT THE MONEY SHOULD PEOPLE CHOOSE TO DONATE FOR THAT PURPOSE. I'LL SECOND THAT. ANY DISAGREEMENTS? NOPE. NONE. OKAY. MOTION PASSED. WELL, IT, IT MOVES FORWARD. THANK YOU. UH, AND THEN, UH, THE SECOND ITEM IS, UH, WITH, UH, WITH, WITH REGARD TO THE PENDING POLICY WITH 7 0 7, I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD CONSIDER HAVING A POLICY OF HAVING THE PHONE PEOPLE GO FIRST. I MEAN, I REALIZE IT'S PROBABLY MAYOR ORAL DISCRETION WITH THE AGENDA, BUT I MEAN, JUST TO GET ALL THE PHONE STUFF OUT OF THE WAY, BEF AT THE BEGINNING OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, I'LL SECOND THAT. UH, CITY CLERK, THE CHAIR, IF I MAY. MAYOR, WE ALREADY HAVE A POLICY IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT ALLOWS FOR AGENDA ITEMS TO GO FIRST. SWEET. SO IF THERE IS A SPEAKER WHO IS SPEAKING ON AN AGENDA ITEM, THAT ITEM, I DO MY BEST TO PRESENT THOSE SPEAKERS TO YOU FIRST. OH, I, I WAS REFERRING TO THE PHONE, YOU KNOW, LIKE ALL THE PHONE. RIGHT. BUT IF THEY ARE SPEAKING ON A NON AGENDA ITEM. OH, THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S TRUE. OKAY. I, I'LL JUST LEAVE IT TO FOR NOW FOR DISCRETION THEN I WITHDRAW FOR NOW. BUT I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC THAT ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT GETS PRIORITY SO THAT THEY CAN GO HOME AFTER. BUT I DON'T KNOW. BUT THAT'S PROBABLY WHEN THIS COMES UP, WHEN WE HAVE TO DISCUSS IT. OKAY. UH, UH, COMMENT. WE'RE STILL UNDER REQUEST. I HAVE NO REQUEST. OKAY. SO I ACTUALLY HAVE TO, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE BRONZE TREE AND ALL THE NAMES, UM, ARE TAKEN CARE OF THAT WE REVITALIZE THAT BACK. WE HAVE THAT POSTED AND HONORED. SO MAKE SURE WHEREVER THAT, UH, TREE WAS LOCATED, MAKE SURE CITY STAFF BRINGS THAT. UM, THE SECOND ONE IS NOW HEARING ABOUT ALSER PARK, BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF MY PROJECTS, UH, PRIOR. UM, I KNOW I HAD MEETING WITH ROXANNE AND THE YOUTH SCIENCE CENTER AND THE, UM, GIRL SCOUT. SO I WAS EXCITED FOR THE, UH, THEM TO COME THROUGH. SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS COMES FORWARD AND WE GET THAT PROGRAM GOING. UH, ROXANNE, IF I MAY, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SCHEDULED MEETING WITH THEM FOR NEXT WEEK. OH, PERFECT. ON JUNE 11TH? I BELIEVE SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT COMES TO US. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. SO THAT ENDS CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS. NOW WE CAN GO TO CITY COUNCIL [CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS] COMMENTS. UH, COUNCILMAN WU? OKAY. UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, THE STAFF, UH, TO WORK SO HARD, UH, TO PUT THIS BO BAR, ELECTRIC BULL BAR FESTIVAL. AND, UH, ROXANNE, YOU WORK YOUR BUS OFF OKAY. AND REALLY PUT IT TOGETHER AND, UH, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU DID IT. OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S BECOME, UH, VERY SUCCESSFUL AND I HAVE LOT PARENT CALLING ME SAY, OH MY GOODNESS. IT'S SUCH A GREAT, UH, EVENT. OKAY. THE CHILDREN, YOU CAN SEE, SAW THE CHILDRENS OVER THERE, TEENAGERS OVER THERE, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF PROGRAMS, KIND OF. SO THOSE SENIOR ADULT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROGRAM. IT'S FOR THE CHILDREN. OKAY. AND THIS BOB BAR, ELECTRIC BOB BAR FESTIVAL HAVE, UH, CHILDREN TO PERFORM AND, UH, HAVE, UH, ALL THIS MUSIC OKAY? LIKE DJ AND, UH, PLAYING THE KIND OF HIP MUSIC, NOT A BORING MUSIC. LIKE WE TRY TO LISTEN AND, UH, WE LIKE A SENIOR, OKAY. AND, UH, BUT THEY, THEY HAVE A GREAT TIME. AND I JUST WANT TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR THE CITY STAFF. OKAY. THE COMMUNITY SERVICE, SUZIE PEREZ AND, UH, HER STAFF, AND ALSO THE PUBLIC WORK AND THE POLICE AND FIRE OVER THERE. AND I THINK EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT TIME. I STAY TILL THE END. OKAY. AND I CANNOT FEEL MY LEG. AND THE NEXT DAY I HAVE TO CALL MY DOCTOR, SAY, HEY, I, I MAY BE IN TROUBLE. I MIGHT BE CRIPPLE AND BECOME A DA. SO, SO THE THE ISSUE I HAVE IS, IS LIKE, UM, SUCH A GREAT EVENT. AND YOU, I JUST CANNOT LIVE THERE BECAUSE THE MUSIC, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE AND EVERYBODY HAVE, UH, SUCH A GREAT TIME. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH STEPH, AND THANK YOU CD, UH, SOUNDS. SO COMMENTS. I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE. UM, THANK YOU. I KNOW THE BOBA RAN OUT. THEY GAVE OUT 500 FREE BOBA. THE TEAS WERE DRA UH, THE TEAS WERE GREAT. UM, AND SO IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. THE DECORATIONS WAS SO CUTE AND EVERYBODY ENJOYED IT. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT. OH, YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YEAH, THE BOBA FESTIVAL WAS REALLY, REALLY CUTE. I, I, UM, THE DECORATIONS AND ALL THAT, VERY CREATIVE. I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY GOOD JOB. UM, I WANNA THANK ALL OUR STAFF AND FOR HELPING OUT WITH THAT. I KNOW IT WAS A LOT OF WORK AND I WAS THERE ALONG WITH TONY, THAT LATE . ARE YOU SELLING GOOD? I WASN'T SELLING ANYTHING , BUT, UH, IT WAS GREAT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE EVENTS. THANK YOU AGAIN. AND THEN I DO HAVE A COMMENT, UM, FOR THOSE WHO KNOW OUR FORMER MAYOR, LLOYD JOHNSON, UH, UNFORTUNATELY HE IS [04:00:01] HOSPITALIZED. UM, SO WE'LL LOOK, PRAY. YEAH, I PRAY FOR HIM. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY SERIOUS. UM, SO WE DON'T KNOW IF HE'LL MAKE IT OR NOT, BUT, UM, WE HOPING THAT HE DOES AND WE'RE ALL THINKING OF HIM. AND UM, SO IF WE HAVE ANY UPDATES, WE'LL DEFINITELY SHARE THAT. IF YOU COULD PROVIDE THE UPDATES TO US AS WELL. UH, OTHER THAN THAT, UM, THANK YOU AGAIN AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW CITY MANAGER. I LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT THINGS. AND THAT ENDS OUR MEETING, MEETING, ADJOURN. THANK. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.