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TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER TO MAKE THIS OFFICIAL? YEAH.[CALL TO ORDER]
CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.UM, WE WELCOME YOU TO OUR JULY 7TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
IT IS SEVEN 19 MEETING NOW IN SESSION.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD A SLIGHT SITUATION HERE AND I HAD TO CALL THE MEETING IN ORDER TO HAVE SERGEANT AT ARMS, UM, HANDLE THIS SITUATION WITH MR. GUTIERREZ.
SO, SERGEANT AT ARMS, THAT IS CITY PROPERTY.
COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ, PLEASE GIVE BACK THE CITY PROPERTY TO THE CITY.
AND IF NOT, SERGEANT AT ARMS, PLEASE REMOVE THAT POINT OF ORDER.
I CALLED SERGEANT AT ARMS POINT OF ORDER.
WHAT'S YOUR POINT? UH, WHAT PART OF THAT IS ILLEGAL TO FILM A CITY COUNCIL MEETING? NO, IT'S NOTHING.
YOU'VE FILMED LIKE OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL.
YOU USE YOUR PERSONAL CITY PHONE AND FILMED ME UP HERE.
MADAM MAYOR, YOU DON'T NEED TO ADDRESS PROPERTY.
IT'S, YOU CAN HERE IS POINT OF ORDER AND THAT'S IT.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? SIR? WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU ASKING FOR? FOR YOU TO RETURN THE CITY PROPERTY AND STOP RECORDING? UH, THAT'S ASSIGNED TO ME.
UH, SO THAT'S NOT ASSIGNED TO HIM.
IT'S A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION.
AND I SUGGEST YOU DON'T INVOLVE YOURSELF IN A CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE.
SO THE MAYOR IS GIVING YOU AN UNLAWFUL ORDER, AND I SUGGEST YOU GUYS DO NOT TAKE THAT UNLAWFUL ORDER.
THIS IS A VIOLATION OF LAW UNDER THE DIRECTOR'S IT PROPERTY.
PLEASE STOP RECORDING AND RETURN TO CITY PROPERTY.
PLEASE RETURN IT TO CITY PROPERTY.
YOU COULD JUST TAKE THAT FROM HIS HANDS.
THIS IS NOT, WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION ALREADY.
DO I NEED TO CALL A RECESS TO GET THIS HAPPEN? NOT ENOUGH MEMORY.
IT'S A THIS IS A CITY PHONE TOO.
THEY WANT ME A CITY PHONE TOO.
WE, UM, UNFORTUNATELY, I'M SO SORRY EVERYBODY WE'RE GETTING CALL TO RECESS.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCIDENT THAT TODAY, UH, THE GOPRO CAMERA IS FOR ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND NOT FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL.
IT'S A CITY PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT.
IT BELONGS TO IT, AND THEY'RE THE ONES WHO OPERATE IT SUB.
UM, THAT BUT BEING SAID, WE'RE GOING ON TO, UM, CONTINUE ON THE MEETING.
SO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL DURING ORAL COMMUNICATION MUST COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS THAT WAS OUTSIDE, AND SUBMIT IT TO THE ASSISTANT CLERK RIGHT HERE BEFORE ORAL COMMUNICATIONS BEGIN.
SPEAKER CARD WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ONCE ORAL COMMUNICATION HAS STARTED.
SO ALSO IN ACCORDANCE WITH SB 7 0 7.
AFTER ALL SPEAKERS WHO ARE PRESENT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS HAVE FINISHED, WE WILL THEN HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATING REMOTELY.
UH, THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ WILL GO AHEAD AND LEAD US ALL.
PLEASE, PLEASE, GENTLEMEN, PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CAPS AND FOLLOW MY LEAD.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION, NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ HERE.
[REPORTING OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION]
ATTORNEY.IS THERE ANYTHING TO BE REPORTED OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? NOTHING.
[PRESENTATIONS ]
AND PRESENTATIONS.I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION FOR COLD SESSION.
I HAVE A POINT OF ORDER REAL FAST.
WELL, I, YOU HAVE TO RECOGNIZE ME.
I HAVE A POINT OF ORDER REAL FAST, INTERESTING PRESENTATIONS.
WHAT'S YOUR POINT? UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE CITY OF WEST RENA DID ENTER INTO A SETTLEMENT TODAY.
IS THE CITY ATTORNEY NOT GONNA, UH, REPORT THAT OUT? THEY DID NOT.
ARE YOU GONNA LIE NOW AGAIN? OH MY GOD.
SO, UM, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION CELEBRATING PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE SUSIE PEREZ TO THE FRONT.
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LET'S HAVE SOMETHING POSITIVE.AND FROM WHAT I WAS HEARING WHILE WE WERE HERE AND YOU GUYS WERE ALL OUT THERE, YOU GUYS WERE CHEERING.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS OCCURRING THERE, BUT I HEARD THAT SUSIE WAS SPEAKING THERE.
UM, BUT AS WELL, LIKE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE GOAL OF PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER BRANDING CAMPAIGN IS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF PARKS AND RECREATION THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND TO RAISE THE STATUS OF PARKS AND RECREATION AS A VITAL COMMUNITY SERVICE.
AS YOU KNOW, I, I'VE BEEN IN RECREATIONAL PARKS FOR SO LONG, BUT I WANT YOU TO SAY A FEW THINGS BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION.
SO I ADDRESSED THE MAJORITY OF THE GROUP RIGHT OUTSIDE, SO I'M NOT GOING TO READ OFF SCRIPT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE VANESSA EZ, OUR RECREATION SERVICES SUPERVISOR, AND LESLIE BRAVO, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR, UM, UP WITH ME.
AND, UH, WE DID ALLOW FOR THE REST OF OUR PART-TIME STAFF TO CALL IT A NIGHT.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, BEING A PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONAL IS REALLY JUST SUCH A PASSION.
UM, I THINK NOT JUST FOR MYSELF, BUT EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT IS PART OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM.
THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO IMPACT LIVES ON A DAILY BASIS, WHETHER IT'S AS SIMPLE AS GREETING A CUSTOMER OR ASSISTING A SENIOR WITH ONE OF THEIR NEEDS, UM, TO PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND OR, UM, MAKING AN IMPACT, UM, IN THE BASKETBALL COURTS OR, UM, UP AT THE SPORTS PLEX.
SO AGAIN, UH, WE HAVE 16 PARKS, FOUR FACILITIES, THE WEST COVINA SPORTS PLEX.
THIS STAFF IS TREMEND, TREMENDOUSLY BUSY.
UM, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO.
UM, I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT, PLAY IN ONE OF OUR PARKS, VISIT ONE OF OUR FACILITIES, AND, UM, YOU WILL BE GREETED WITH THE SMILING FACE.
THERE'S JUST SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE FROM OUR LITTLE ONES TO OUR OLDER ADULTS TO, UM, OUR ADAPTIVE RECREATION PROGRAMS. UM, WE HAVE OUR SUMMER CONCERTS TOMORROW NIGHT.
WE'LL BE HERE IN THE COURTYARD.
I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US.
AND STAFF, UM, DID AN AMAZING JOB AND IT'S, IT'S WITH COLLABORATION OF ALL OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT WE JUST HAD OUR 4TH OF JULY FIREWORK SPECTACULAR THIS PAST SATURDAY, AND WE HAD 10, 10,000 PLUS PEOPLE UP AT THE SPORTSPLEX.
BUT ALL OF THE LOGISTICS AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES BEHIND ENSURING THAT WE HAVE A SUCCESSFUL AND SAFE EVENT REALLY IS A TRUE TESTAMENT TO ALL OF THE STAFF'S WORK BEHIND THE SCENES TO LEAD UP TO EVENT DAY.
SO I JUST WANNA EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE, UM, TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM.
I AM BEYOND GRATEFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
AND, UM, ALSO WE STILL HAVE SOME COMMISSIONERS IN THE HOUSE.
WE HAVE STEVE BENNETT BACK THERE.
WE HAD GAIL MASON HERE A LITTLE BIT AGO.
CECILIA MUNOZ, SHERRY FISHER, UM, AN GIA KALON.
BUT I BELIEVE EVERYBODY PRETTY MUCH, UM, IS GONE.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU.
MARY, WE LIKE TO, UM, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
ROXANNE HAD A FEW WORDS AS WELL.
I JUST WANNA ECHO A LOT OF WHAT SUSIE SAID, BUT I ALSO WANT, YOU KNOW, VANESSA AND LESLIE, I WANNA ALSO ADDRESS YOU GUYS PERSONALLY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STAYING.
UM, AND THE REST OF YOUR TEAM, VANESSA, SUSIE, UM, LESLIE, GODINA, CLAIRE, UM, AND OF COURSE KIARA, JUST AS THE FULL-TIME LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE SEE YOU OUT THERE EVERY DAY.
WE ALSO SEE, I SEE YOU BEHIND THE SCENES, YOU KNOW, WORKING LATE INTO THE EVENING, UM, WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE EMPHASIZE WITH PARKS AND RECREATION IS THAT IT IS THERE TRULY IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
UM, I LIKE TO SAY THAT PARKS AND REC IS THE FACE.
COMMUNITY SERVICES IS THE FACE OF THE CITY.
WELL, UM, CITY HALL HAS HOURS, UH, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
OH, AND THERE'S OUR COMMISSIONERS.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS COME ON UP.
LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
UM, YOU KNOW, CITY HALL IS OPEN MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS, UM, ARE OPEN ALL THE TIME.
SOME OF THEM SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, UM, MAKING THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE COMMUNITY.
PARKS AND REC IS TRULY MEANT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THE, OUR PARK FACILITIES, OUR PARKS CENTER, OUR FACILITIES ARE ONE OF OUR LAST DEMOCRATIC SPACES, MEANING THAT IT IS FOR THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE TO DESIGN.
UM, MAYOR, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE, UM, THE COMMISSIONERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO SHARE A FEW WORDS? OUR CHAIR? YES.
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THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN.THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION WAS FANTASTIC THERE.
SO YOU GUYS DID A REALLY GREAT JOB.
NOT JUST THAT, THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK, UM, IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK, YOU'RE MISSING SOMETHING.
AND THERE'S FOOD AND THERE'S FRIENDS, AND THERE'S EVERYTHING GREAT ABOUT THE CONCERTS AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
SO COME OUT, IT'S USUALLY A NICE EVENING.
IT'S TOMORROW NIGHT AND IT'S WHAT? FUNK TOWN OR SOMETHING? SEA GROUP.
NO, I, UM, I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO AND THEY MAKE OUR OUR CITY COHESIVE.
YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALL COME AND MEET ONE ANOTHER AND, AND ENJOY OURSELVES.
TAKE OUR, TAKE OURSELVES AWAY FROM THE, YOU KNOW, THE DAILY CRAZINESS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THEY DO.
HI, UH, JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT THERE ARE 17 PARKS IN WEST COVINA AND THERE'S ONE NEAR YOU, SO MAKE SURE YOU USE THEM.
I USE THEM WITH MY, MY GIRLS AND WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTERS.
SO, AND THEY'RE ALL, AND THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL AND THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE CITY.
SO WE'RE REALLY SPECIAL HERE IN WEST COVINA AND COME ON OUT AND THANKS A LOT.
FIRST OF ALL, I SERVE WITH SOME REALLY GREAT PEOPLE.
SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING I WANNA SAY.
UM, I, I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE CITY AND I SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT PARKS.
I SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN YOUTH SPORTS.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT, THAT I LIKE ABOUT THE CITY IS WE HAVE GREAT PARKS AND ON TOP OF, WE HAVE GREAT PEOPLE THAT OVERSEE THAT.
SO THESE COMMISSIONERS DO A GREAT JOB AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH THEM.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
YOU HAVE OUR COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE OUR STAFF.
WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTES PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH ORGANIZED AND SELF-DIRECTED FITNESS, PLAY AND ACTIVITY.
PARKS AND RECREATION SUPPORTS THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF COMMUNITIES BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS, AND OFFERING EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS.
ENGAGEMENT, PARKS AND RECREATION CREATES MEMORABLE, MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES.
TEEN CENTERS AND PROGRAMS, SENIOR ACTIVITIES CENTERS, ADULT FITNESS AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND BEYOND.
PARKS AND RECS SUPPORTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND ENDLESS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT FOSTER SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH IN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES.
THEY STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY IDENTITY BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT REFLECT AND CELEBRATE COMMUNITY, CHARACTER, HERITAGE, CULTURE, HISTORY, AESTHETICS, LANDSCAPE.
THE FA PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITATES COMMUNITY PROBLEM AND ISSUE RESOLUTION BY PROVIDING SAFE SPACE TO COME TOGETHER PEACEFULLY AND SERVING AS KEY POINTS OF SERVICE, HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES HEAL BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.
THEY SUSTAIN AND AND STEWARDS OUR NATURAL RESOURCES BY PROTECTING HABITATS AND OPEN SPACE, CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE, AND PROMOTING THE ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION OF PARKLAND.
IT SUPPORTS SAFE, VIBRANT, ATTRACTIVE, PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE LIFE BETTER.
THROUGH POSITIVE ALTERNATIVES OFFERED IN THE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, PARKS AND RECREATION REMAINS VERSATILE AND INNOVATIVE IN PROVIDING VITAL SERVICE TO COMMUNITIES THROUGH LOCAL, NATIONAL, OR GLOBAL EMERGENCIES.
ALL WHILE ADHERING TO GUIDE GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY GOVERNING AGENCY, THE CALIFORNIA AND PARK AND RECREATION SOCIETY HAS RELEASED A STATEWIDE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER TO INFORM CITIZENS OF THE MANY BENEFITS OF UTILIZING PARKS, FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES.
NOW, THEREFORE, TO BE RESOLVED AT THE CITIZENS OF CALIFORNIA, RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCESS TO LOCAL PARKS, TRAILS, OPEN SPACE AND FACILITIES FOR THE HEALTH, WELLNESS, DEVELOPMENT, AND INSPIRATION AND SAFETY OF ALL CALIFORNIANS.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT WE DECLARE THE MONTH OF JULY, 2026 AS PARKS LIFE BETTER MONTH NOW.
THEREFORE, I LETTI LOPEZ VITO, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL DUE, HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY, 2026 AS PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER MONTH.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT ALL HAPPEN.
ALL THE STAFF LEFT WITH ALL THE, THE GEAR
AH, THEY HAD A NICE GEAR TO SUPPORT OUT, BUT I'M GLAD YOU ALL MET THEM OUT THERE.
IT'S OUR TASTE OF WEST COVINA.
WE'D LIKE TO, UH, INVITE LOUISE ONG TO
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THE FRONT FOR MISSOURI TEA.SO LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT FAVORITE DRINK IN WEST COVINA, MISSOURI TEA OFFERS A DELICIOUS SELECTION OF HANDCRAFTED MILK, TEAS, FRUIT TEAS, AND REFRESHING SPECIALTY BEVERAGES MADE TO SATISFY EVERY CRAVING.
WHETHER YOU'RE MEETING FRIENDS, TAKING A STUDY BREAK, OR SIMPLY TREATING YOURSELF, MISSOURI TEA IS A PERFECT SPOT TO RELAX AND ENJOY A FLAVORFUL EXPERIENCE.
SO STOP BY AND SEE WHY SO MANY LOCALS KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY.
THEY ARE OFFERING 15% OFF ON IN-STORE PURCHASES.
SO WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BEVERAGE THAT YOU RECOMMEND, OR ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS? AND I, I LOVE TEA.
I KNOW THERE'S COFFEE, TEA, AND YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR YOUR WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION AND THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR, UM, GIVING US OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR BUSINESS.
MY NAME IS LEWIS, THIS IS MY WIFE WEWE.
UM, SO WE, WE ARE WEST COVINO RESIDENCE ALSO.
SO WE, MISSOURI WAS OPEN LAST YEAR IN THE PLAZA, WEST COVINA MALL BY THE CORNER OF, UM, JC PENNEY.
SO WE OFFER PREMIUM MARCHA, HANDCRAFTED MATCHA, AND, UM, BOBA MILK TEAS AND COFFEE.
SO JUST MAYOR MENTIONED WE OFFER 15% DISCOUNT FOR ALL IN STORE PURCHASES FOR, FOR THE MONTH OF JULY TO PARTICIPATE IN TASTE OF WEST COVINA.
SO, UM, SO IF WE OFFER, UM, SO IF YOU'RE A FIRST TIME CUSTOMER, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TRY OUR LAVENDER FU MATCHA, UM, DOUBLE STRAWBERRY MATCHA OR TARRO FROSTY CLOUD BROWN SUGAR BUBBLE MILKY.
THEY ARE, UM, OUR CUSTOMERS REALLY LIKE IT.
WE GOT A REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK ON THOSE DRINKS.
SO IF YOU'RE AROUND IN THE MALL, PLEASE SWING BY AND COME BY US.
TASTE OUR DRINKS AND LET US KNOW IF YOU HARD TASTE LIKE, AND YEAH.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR BUSINESS.
CAN YOU LET US KNOW BASED ON THAT ORDER, THE VERY FIRST ONE THAT'S, UM, SHOWN GOING DOWN SO THAT RESIDENTS KNOW WHAT, WHAT DRINKS ARE THOSE? SO THE FIRST ONE IS, UH, LAVENDER CO LAVENDER MATCHA, FLAVOR MATCHA.
AND THE SECOND ONE IS, UM, UH, OREO VANILLA SHAKE.
THE THIRD ONE IS OUR, UM, THE ORIGINAL MAA LATTE.
AND THE FOURTH ONE IS, UM, MA UM, TAROT, TAROT MILK TEA, FROSTY CLOUT.
AND THEN THE, THE LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS THE OUR, THE MOST POPULAR DRINK.
UM, BROWN SUGAR BOBA MILK, TEA.
SO RIGHT AFTER THIS, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SWING BY TONIGHT.
SO ON BEHALF OF CITY OF WEST COVINA, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MISSOURI TEA AND COFFEE, CELEBRATING TASTE OF WEST COVINA.
FOR OUR LAST TASTE OF WEST COVINA PRESENTATION, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WALLACE CHICKEN.
INVITE RICKY CHEN TO THE FRONT.
SO ARE YOU CRAVING CRISPY, FLAVORFUL CHICKEN? WALLACE CHICKEN IN WEST COVINA IS SERVING UP DELICIOUS MEALS FROM PERFECTLY SEASONED FRIED CHICKEN TO SATISFYING SIDES.
EVERY BITE IS PACKED WITH FLAVOR AND MADE TO ENJOY WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
WHETHER YOU'RE STOPPING BY FOR LUNCH, DINNER, OR A QUICK BITE, WALLACE CHICKEN IS A MUST TRY.
LOCAL FAVORITE, COME HUNGRY AND LEAVE HAPPY.
FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, WALLACE CHICKEN WILL OFFER CUSTOMERS 10% OFF THEIR PURCHASE.
SIMPLY MENTION TASTE OF WEST COVINA ON YOUR VIS VISIT.
SO SINCE RICKY'S NOT HERE, YOU COULD LET US KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND, AND WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SIDE DISH OR WHAT TO PAIR WITH THE CHICKEN MEAL.
HI, MY NAME IS MANNY MUNOZ ON UH, BEHALF OF WALLACE.
LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR, THE CITY.
YOU GUYS BEEN VERY ADVANTAGEOUS TO US, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UH, FAVORITE SIDE DISH FOR ME WOULD PROBABLY BE OUR CHICKEN PLATE IS TERIYAKI CHICKEN ON TOP OF RICE WITH A SIDE OF COLD SLAW.
IT'S HEALTHY AND IT'S VERY AFFORDABLE.
IT'S EIGHT OUNCES OF CHICKEN AND IT'S FRESH.
SO IF YOU EVER STOP BY, WE HAVE OUR NUGGETS THREE FOR 10 MEAL.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
YOU GUYS BEEN VERY, UH, VERY HELPFUL.
AND, UH, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR HAVING US OUT HERE TONIGHT.
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THANK YOU.SO THEY RECENTLY HAD THEIR GRAND OPENING, SO PLEASE SWING BY SUPPORT.
SO ON BEHALF OF CITY OF WEST COVINA, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WALLACE CHICKEN, CELEBRATING TASTE OF WEST COVINA.
SO WE HAVE ONE SPECIAL, UM, WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST TODAY.
WE'D LIKE TO INVITE JEFFREY P PRANG FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR TO THE FRONT.
AND YOU HAVE HIM HIMSELF BEING PRESENT.
AND HE WILL, UM, GO AHEAD AND, OH WAIT, SORRY, IS YOUR MIC OFF? OH, THERE IT IS.
JUST SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAYOR AND THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.
IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SINCE I WAS HERE.
I'M, I'M NOT WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.
HE'S WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.
ALL THAT TAX PROPERTY TAX YOU A GUEST.
SO IT'S, UH, I, UH, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE PROBABLY ALL THINKING, YOU KNOW, HOW BETTER TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF MORE LIFE AND EXCITEMENT INTO THIS NIGHT'S MEETING THAN, UH, THAN A SPEECH FROM THE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSOR.
SO, UH, UH, IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK WITH YOU AGAIN.
UH, AND I'M HAPPY, UH, THAT I CAN HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT MY OFFICES, OUR PROGRAM AND SERVICES.
UM, MOST OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD ME SAY THIS IN THE PAST, BUT I'LL SAY IT FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T.
UM, I ALWAYS LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE WHEN I BEGIN BY REMARKS, BY TELLING PEOPLE WHAT IT IS THAT I DON'T DO.
'CAUSE THE ONE THING I DON'T DO IS WHAT EVERYBODY THINKS I DO, BECAUSE I DON'T COLLECT TAXES.
THE PERSON WHO COLLECTS YOUR TAXES HAS A VERY INTUITIVE TITLE.
SHE IS CALLED THE TAX COLLECTOR.
UM, SO THESE JUST, UH, BEFORE I GET INTO SOME SUBSTANTIVE, UH, UH, MATTERS, LET ME JUST INTRODUCE MY OFFICE FOR YOUR VIEWERS.
YOU KNOW, AS, UH, AS A COUNTY ASSESSOR, I'M ONE OF THREE COUNTYWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
I'M THE ONE THAT NOBODY'S EVER HEARD OF BEFORE.
EVERYBODY'S HEARD OF THE OTHER TWO.
THAT'S THE SHERIFF AND THE, UH, DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
MY OFFICE IS THE LARGEST LOCAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT AGENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.
I HAVE 1400 EMPLOYEES CLOSE TO A $300 MILLION A YEAR ANNUAL BUDGET.
WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE VALUE OF TWO AND A HALF MILLION REAL PROPERTY PARCELS AND BUSINESS ASSESSMENTS ANNUALLY, WHICH, UH, 2026 WERE VALUED AT $2.2 TRILLION AND GENERATES $27 BILLION IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUES THAT SUPPORT CITIES LIKE WEST COVINA, SCHOOL DISTRICTS COUNTY, UH, AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
IN A LOT OF WAYS, THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE BECAUSE NO OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICE COULD DO THEIR JOB UNTIL I'VE DONE MINE.
AND IF I DON'T DO MY JOB WELL AND THOROUGHLY, THEN REVENUES THAT YOU NEED, UH, THAT YOU EXPECT TO PAY FOR POLICE AND PARKS AND, AND ROADS IS LEFT ON THE TABLE.
UM, OUR ROLE IN THE PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM IS ONE PIECE OF A VERY COMPLICATED PUZZLE.
UH, THE SYSTEM IS REALLY DESIGNED FOR MAXIMUM PUBLIC CONFUSION.
AND THE KINDA WAY IT WORKS IS THEY, UH, WHEN YOU BUY A HOUSE, YOU RECORD A DEED, THOSE DEED WITH THE REGISTRAR RECORDER, THOSE DEEDS THEN COME TO MY OFFICE AND WE ASSIGN AN APPRAISER TO D DETERMINE THE VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY.
WE THEN TURN OVER THAT DATA TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT CALLED THE AUDITOR CONTROLLER.
HE IS THE ONE WHO TELLS YOU HOW MUCH YOU OWE AND, UM, APPLIES THE, UH, THE, THE TAX RATES AND THE DIRECT ASSESSMENTS.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE DATA DATA GOES TO THE TREASURER TAX COLLECTOR WHO SENDS THE BILLS AND COLLECTS THE PAYMENTS.
MY PRIMARY JOB IS THE PRODUCTION OF THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ROLE, WHICH IS REALLY JUST THE INVENTORY OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY.
UM, AND THE ROLE SERVES A COUPLE OF CRITICAL FUNCTIONS.
ONE, IT'S OBVIOUSLY, IT'S THE, THE FOUNDATION FOR THE TAX SYSTEM, BUT IT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FOR A LOT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHICH USE IT, UH, IN PREPARING THEIR BUDGETS IN ANTICIPATION OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUES.
AND IT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT, UH, UH, BAROMETER AS TO THE HEALTH OF THE LOCAL REAL ESTATE MARKET.
UM, I'M PLEASED TO TO REPORT THAT MY OFFICE JUST COMPLETED THE 2026 ASSESSMENT ROLE.
UH, BACK IN MAY WE HAD PROJECTED THAT PROPERTY VALUES ACROSS THE COUNTY WOULD GROW AT 3.9%.
UH, BUT I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE WERE, UH, WE UNDERESTIMATED THE FINAL ROLL CLOSURE NUMBER WAS 4.4, UH, 2%, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE, THAT CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CHANGE IN YOUR POCKET THAN YOU, UH, THAN WE ANTICIPATED BACK IN, UH, MAY.
UH, THE TWO BIGGEST CONTRIBUTORS TO THAT, UH, THAT INCREASE WERE THE BUYING AND SELLING OF PROPERTY.
PROPERTY IS REASSESSED UPON A TRANSFER.
AND THE OTHER FACTOR WAS THE PROPOSITION 13 COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, WHICH IS CAPPED AT 2%, AND IT WAS AT 2% THIS YEAR.
UH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 10 AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS IN VALUE DUE TO NEW CONSTRUCTION, ALTHOUGH WE REMOVED ABOUT $11 BILLION
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IN VALUE DUE TO, UH, PROPERTIES WHICH HAVE DECLINED IN VALUE, WHICH IS, UH, PREDOMINANTLY FOCUSED ON, ON THE, UH, UH, COMMERCIAL OFFICE MARKET.UM, TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF, UH, WHAT THINGS LOOK LIKE, UH, IN THE LOCAL MARKET, UH, THERE SHOULD BE A TABLE COMING UP ON YOUR SCREEN, WHICH SHOWS, UH, TRANSACTIONS IN WEST COVINA.
IN, UH, SPECIFICALLY WEST COVINA.
THERE'S OVER 25,000 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES, ABOUT 500 APARTMENTS, UH, A LITTLE OVER A THOUSAND COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES.
UH, WEST COVINA IN 2026 EXPERIENCED A 3.4% GROWTH RATE, UM, WITH, UH, UH, GROWTH OF ASSESSED VALUE AT ABOUT $552 MILLION WITH A TOTAL NET VALUE OF ALL ACCESSIBLE PROPERTY IN WEST COVINA AT $16.8 BILLION.
UH, THE NEXT CHART DIS, UH, DISPLAYS THE MEDIAN SALES PRICE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, NOT INCLUDING CONDOMINIUMS IN WEST COVINA, AS WELL AS SOME NEARBY CITIES, AND SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE GROWTH OVER THE PAST YEAR.
UH, LOOKING AT THE MEDIAN SALES PRICE, UH, IN, IN WEST COVINA, AS WELL AS SOME NEIGHBORING CITIES, YOU CAN SEE WEST COVINA ISS CURRENT MEDIAN SALES PRICE IS $845,000.
A VERY SLIGHT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, BUT STILL STRONG WHEN COMPARED TO NEIGHBORING CITIES.
UH, THE COUNTYWIDE AVERAGE IS ABOUT 950, UH, THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AND THERE MAY BE A FEW REASONS FOR THIS MODEST DECREASE.
IT COULD BE DUE TO THE BUYER'S MARKET, OR IT COULD BE A FEW ANOMALOUS SALES THAT, UH, UH, THAT, UH, THAT IMPACTED THE, UH, UH, IMPACTED THE AVERAGE.
UM, I WANTED TO MENTION THE MEDIAN SALES PRICE, UH, WHICH IS GETTING CLOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS.
'CAUSE IT, IT IMPACTS THE NEXT ITEM I WANTED TO, UH, TALK ABOUT.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT IN MY OFFICE.
PROP 1919 IS A RELATIVELY NEW LAW THAT DOES TWO THINGS.
IT ALLOWS PEOPLE WHO ARE 55 YEARS OR OLDER, THE VICTIMS OF A NATURAL DISASTER, SUCH AS LAST YEAR'S FIRES, OR THOSE, THOSE WHO ARE SEVERELY DISABLED.
IT ALLOWS YOU TO SELL YOUR HOME AND TAKE YOUR TAX BASE WITH YOU WHEN YOU BUY A NEW HOME.
SO IF YOU BOUGHT YOUR HOME A LONG TIME AGO, YOUR TAXES ARE RELATIVELY LOW COMPARED TO THE MARKET VALUE OF A HOME.
YOU CAN TRANSFER THAT TO, UH, A NEW HOME ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
UM, EVEN MORE, YOU CAN TRANSFER IT THREE TIMES IF YOU'RE MARRIED SIX TIMES.
SO ONCE YOU TURN 55, YOUR PROPERTY TAX BASE IS PORTABLE.
AS LONG AS YOU BUY A HOME, IT'S OF EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE.
BUT YOU COULD STILL BUY A HOME, WHICH IS OF GREATER VALUE.
IT'S JUST THAT YOU'LL GET A NEW BLENDED RATE, WHICH WILL BE A COMBINATION OF YOUR, UH, YOUR TRANSFER TAX RATE WITH, UH, UH, A MARKET BASE BASIS FOR THE, FOR THE OVERAGE.
THE OTHER PART OF PROP 19, WHICH IS ACTUALLY PROVEN TO BE VERY, VERY UNPOPULAR, DEALS WITH FAMILY INHERITANCE.
UNDER THE OLD LAW, YOU COULD, YOUR CHILDREN COULD INHERIT YOUR HOME AND PAY YOUR TAXES.
AND IF YOU HAD ADDITIONAL PROPERTY, UM, THE FIRST MILLION DOLLARS WAS EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT UNDER PROP 19.
NOW, THE ONLY PROPERTY THAT YOU CAN INHERIT FROM YOUR PARENTS, UH, AND MAINTAIN THE TAX BASE IS, UH, YOUR PARENTS' PRIMARY RESIDENCE.
IN ORDER TO QUALIFY, YOU HAVE TO MOVE INTO THAT HOME WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE TRANSFER, AND YOU HAVE TO FILE THE HOMEOWNER'S EXEMPTION.
UH, BUT EVEN MORE, UM, ONLY THE FIRST MILLION DOLLARS IS EXEMPT.
SO, AS WITH MEDIAN SALES PRICE OF HOMES IN LA COUNTY APPROACHING A MILLION DOLLARS, IT'S VERY LIKELY WHEN YOUR CHILDREN INHERIT YOUR PROPERTY, THEY'RE GOING TO INHERIT THAT WITH A, UH, WITH A TAX INCREASE.
UH, I MENTIONED JUST A, A MOMENT AGO, UH, A PROGRAM CALLED THE HOMEOWNER'S EXEMPTION, WHICH YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO, TO QUALIFY FOR FAMILY INHERITANCE UNDER PROP 19.
THE HOMEOWNER'S EXEMPTION IS A TAX SAVINGS PROGRAM THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY WHO OWNS A HOME AND OCCUPIES THAT AS THEIR PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.
I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THIS TODAY BECAUSE WE ESTIMATE THAT IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, ALMOST HALF OF THE RESIDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR THE HOMEOWNER'S EXEMPTION DO NOT RECEIVE IT, AND THEY DON'T RECEIVE IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T APPLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT.
SO, IF YOU OWN A HOME AND YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE HOMEOWNER'S EXEMPTION, YOU COULD CHECK THAT OUT ON OUR WEBSITE.
IT'S A VERY SIMPLE PROGRAM, UH, UH, UH, APPLICATION TO APPLY FOR, AND YOU'LL SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY ANNUALLY ON YOUR PROPERTY TAXES, AND IT WILL HELP YOU TO TRANSFER YOUR PROPERTY TO YOUR CHILDREN IF THAT'S WHAT YOUR, UH, UH, DESIRE IS.
UH, ONE OF THE REASONS I, THE REASON I CAME HERE WAS TO, UH, TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE JUST, UH, DID RECENTLY IN, IN, IN OUR OFFICE, UH, AFFECTING SMALL BUSINESSES.
UM, BUSINESSES IN, UH, CALIFORNIA ARE REQUIRED TO PAY TAXES ON THEIR, ON THEIR FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY AND FIXTURES.
AND, UH, THE LAW IN CAL, IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, ANY BUSINESS WHICH HAD AN AGGREGATE OF $5,000 OF EQUIPMENT OR MORE HAD TO PAY TAXES, IT'S TAXED AT 1%.
UM, I DID A, A, AN ANALYSIS WHICH SHOWED THAT FOR A A $5,000 ASSESSMENT, THE COUNTY WILL GENERATE $50 IN PROPERTY TAXES.
IT'S TAXED AT 1%, SAME AS REAL ESTATE.
THE PROBLEM IS, IT COSTS ME $174 TO PROCESS THAT ASSESSMENT.
UM, SO IN MAY, I ASKED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO RAISE THAT THRESHOLD FROM 5,000 TO 10,000, WHICH IS THE LEGAL MAXIMUM.
UH, THE BOARD DID, UH, UH, UNANIMOUSLY APPROVE THAT, WHICH WE MEANS WE ESTIMATE THAT ABOUT 43,000 SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS LA COUNTY
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WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO SUBMIT THIS PAPERWORK AND PAY THIS TAX.UM, I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER FOR WEST COVINA, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY HERE IN THE, UH, THE, IN THE CITY.
AND THEN FINALLY, UM, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION A COUPLE, UH, PROGRAMS THAT I, UH, THAT ARE, UH, UH, IMPORTANT FOR ANYBODY WHO OWNS PROPERTY IN LA COUNTY.
THE FIRST ONE IS SOMETHING WE CALL THE HOMEOWNER ALERT.
UM, YOU'RE PROBABLY ALL FAMILIAR WITH IT.
IN RECENT YEARS, THERE'S BEEN AN CRA INCREASE IN TITLE FRAUD.
YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WILL USE IDENTITY THEFT AND CHANGE THE TITLE, NAME ON YOUR TITLE.
THEN THEY'LL LEVERAGE DEBT AGAINST THAT PROPERTY, AND IT CREATES A REAL HEADACHE AND A MESS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS.
BUT NOW ANYBODY WHO OWNS PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY CAN GO ON OUR WEBSITE, REGISTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THE UNDER THE HOMEOWNER ALERT.
AND ANYTIME SOMEBODY RECORDS SOMETHING ON YOUR DEED, YOU'LL GET AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION WITHIN 48 HOURS.
IF YOU DON'T SIGN UP, THE FIRST NOTIFICATION YOU'LL GET IS A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM THE REGISTRAR, A QUARTER, USUALLY ABOUT 30 TO 40 DAYS AFTER THAT SPED FILED IN THAT TIME, THEY CAN DO A LOT OF DAMAGE.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT WAY FOR PEOPLE AND A FREEWAY FOR ANYBODY WHO OWNS PROPERTY TO HELP PROTECT IT FROM, UH, FROM TITLE FRAUD.
AND IF YOU OWN MORE THAN ONE PROPERTY, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR, FOR ALL OF THEM, FOR THE SAME COST, ZERO.
UM, AND THE OTHER THING YOU CAN DO WITH ON OUR WEBSITE NOW IS YOU CAN SET UP YOUR OWN PROPERTY OWNER'S PROFILE, WHICH WILL ALLOW YOU TO TAKE CARE OF A LOT OF, UH, UH, TRANSACTIONS WITH OUR OFFICE ONLINE, SUCH AS UPDATING YOUR MAILING ADDRESS OR APPLYING FOR THE HOMEOWNER'S EXEC EXEMPTION, WHICH I REFERENCED BEFORE, OR FILING FOR THINGS SUCH AS, UH, DISASTER RELIEF.
SO, UM, THE THINGS I HAD, UH, THE CONCLUSION I WOULD, UH, UH, OFFER TO MY, TO MY REMARKS IS JUST A REMINDER TO SIGN UP FOR THE HOME EX HOMEOWNER'S EXEMPTION, THE HOMEOWNER ALERT AND FILE AND SIGN UP FOR ASSESSOR'S E-SERVICE.
SO YOU CAN INTERFACE WITH OUR OFFICE ONLINE.
BUT THAT CONCLUDES MY PREPARED REMARKS.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH EACH OF YOU AND, UH, WITH YOUR, UH, UH, UH, WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS, OUR, OUR CONSTITUENTS.
AND, UH, HAPPY, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
I KNOW, UH, COUNCIL HAS, UH, QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU.
UM, FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW HIM, HE IS PRETTY ACTIVE.
UM, I HAD TO WORK THE FIRES AND, UM, I RAN THE, UH, LARGEST IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE BLACK HISTORY PARADE AND FESTIVAL, AND I HAD TO PUT THAT TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, IN PASADENA, AND I WAS DEALING WITH ALTADENA, AND WE BROUGHT IN ALL THESE RESOURCES, AND HE PERSONALLY CAME OUT, UH, SPOKE TO ALL, UM, THE RESIDENTS WHO LOST THEIR HOMES AND, AND GUIDED THEM AND NAVIGATE ON HOW TO, UM, HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, TO SECURE AND HELP AND THESE RESOURCES THAT HE'S SHARING, PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
IT, I PERSONALLY, WHEN HE, WHEN YOU CAME OUT TO OUR, MANY YEARS AGO, PROBABLY LIKE FOUR YEARS AGO, UM, TO OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, AND YOU PRESENTED SOME UPDATES, THE HOMEOWNERS EXCEPTION.
UM, SO IF YOU OWN A HOME, APPLY FOR THAT.
JUST IT'S REALLY QUICK, LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES, YOU KNOW, JUST PUT THAT IN AND IT SAVES EVERY LITTLE MONEY.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S GREAT THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY THINK OF THE TAX ASSESSOR, THEY THINK OF HIM, YOU KNOW, TAXING PEOPLE.
BUT IN REALITY HERE, HE'S HELPING YOU SAVE MONEY ON TAXES, UM, THE, FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES.
SO THIS IS NOT JUST THOSE THAT OWN, UH, PROPERTY, UH, IT'S ALSO FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES.
SO I URGE ALL SMALL BUSINESSES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE NEW LAWS, UH, THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON LOWER VALUED BUSINESS PROPERTY AND GET THE, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF FRAUDS OUT THERE.
SO I URGE EVERYBODY TO ALSO, UM, PUT IN FOR THE HOMEOWNER ALERT.
I KNOW IT'S A, THIS PRESENTATION IS ON OUR COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, FEEL FREE TO REVIEW IT, GET THAT INFORMATION.
I KNOW SOME OF THE RESIDENTS WERE HERE, WERE TAKING SOME PHOTOS, SO, GREAT.
UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO, AND YOU DO AN AMAZING JOB AND YOU PRESENT AND GIVE ALL THE INFORMATION.
UM, UH, COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS.
I THINK, UH, MAYOR PROAM CONTOS WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.
PRE CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR REELECTION AND, UH, YOU, YOU REALLY ARE TRULY, UH, YOU CONTINUE TO, TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AND I, I, I SECOND THE SENTIMENTS OF THE MAYOR.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE HOMEOWNERS EXEMPTION.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT AVAILED THEMSELVES OF THAT PROGRAM, HOW FAR BACK CAN, CAN YOU GO IN TERMS OF, UM, HAVING THEM APPLY NOW FOR THE EXEMPTION AND THEN MAYBE, UH, IF THEY PAID TAXES THAT WERE HIGHER IN THE PAST, BUT THEN IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AS HIGH HAD THEY BEEN UNDER THIS EXEMPTION, IS THERE A, DO YOU GO BACK RETROACTIVELY OR DOES IT ONLY START FROM THIS POINT FORWARD? HOW DOES THAT WORK? REGRETTABLY, REGRETTABLY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT'S ONLY PERSPECTIVE.
WE CAN'T GO BACK BACKWARDS WITH THE HOMER'S EXEMPTION.
I WISH WE COULD, UM, LET'S OUTSIDE MY AUTHORITY.
AND WHAT IS THE WEBSITE? CAN YOU VERBALIZE THAT PLEASE FOR FOLKS? THE WEBSITE IS ASSESSOR, A-S-S-E-S-S-O R.LA COUNTY.GOV.
IN REFERENCE TO, TO PIGGYBACK ON MAYOR PRO TE CONTOS, THE, UH, HOMEOWNER'S EXCEPTION, WE ONLY HAVE TO DO THAT ONE TIME OR EVERY
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FEW YEARS.YOU KNOW HOW THINGS CHANGE AND THEY WANNA TAXES, YOU ONLY HAVE TO DO IT ONCE.
UM, IF YOU MOVE, YOU HAVE TO DO IT EACH TIME YOU MOVE, BUT IT'S, UH, BUT YOU APPLY, APPLY ONCE AND IT ROLLS OVER AS LONG AS YOU OWN THE HOME.
DID OTHER COUNCILS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, I, OH, WE THANK YOU AGAIN AND, UH, RESIDENTS BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESSES, UH, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL HIS OFFICE AND, UH, THEY WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST IN HELPING YOU NAVIGATE EVERYTHING.
AND WE DID LEAVE SOME INFORMATION WITH THE ITEMS I TALKED ABOUT AT THE TABLE IN THE BACK OF THE CHAMBERS, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
IT'S GREAT TO VISIT WITH ALL OF YOU.
[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]
ON TO THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.UH, CITY MANAGER, YOU'LL BE GIVING THAT REPORT.
CITY PUBLIC WORK STAFF OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS HAVE COMPLETED UPDATES TO THE WEST VENA SPORTS PLEX IN PREPARATION FOR THE 4TH OF JULY EVENT TO INCLUDE REPAIRS OF THE OUTFIELD AND OUTFIELDS AND FIELDS, LANDSCAPING POWER, WASHING OF SIDEWALKS AND ENTRYWAYS, UPDATES TO RESTROOMS, WORKING WITH VENDORS OVERNIGHT, SECURITY ON THE JULY, ON THE JULY 3RD OF JULY, AND VARIOUS OTHER TASKS.
MY COMPUTER TONIGHT, HANG ON A SECOND.
THESE STAFF AND THE CONTRACTOR HAVE CONTINUED COMPLETING UPDATES TO FIRE STATION ONE 20 THREE'S.
KITCHEN ITEMS STILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED AND FINISHED.
OUR INSTALLATION OF THE COUNTERTOPS, DELIVERING INSTALLATION OF NEW APPLIANCES, INSTALLATION OF SINK SECURING CABINETS, AND OTHER TOUCHUPS AS NEEDED DUE TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY ISSUES.
THE CONDITION OF THE KITCHEN AND SHOWER AND FIRE STATION 1 25.
CITY STAFF AND CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON DEMOLITION OF THE KITCHEN, ELECTRICAL UPDATES, FLOOR FLOOR PLANNING, AND FOR THE KITCHEN AND REPLACEMENT AND REPAIRS TO THE SHOWER AND MORE.
THEY WILL BE DOING INSTALLATION OF NEW CABINETS, COUNTERTOPS, AS WELL AS DELIVER AND INSTALL ALL NEW APPLIANCES.
WORK CONTINUES TO BE DONE AND UPDATES WE'LL GIVEN AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE GUIDANCE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO PROVIDED HIGH RISK AREAS.
PUBLIC WORK STAFF HAVE CLEARED DRY BRUSH AT BOTH BKK AND ALSER PARK AREAS ALONG GIRL SCOUT CAMP AND PORTIONS OF THE WALKING PATH.
ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT KICKED OFF THE START OF SUMMER WITH ITS FIRST SUMMER CONCERT IN NIGHT MARKET.
ATTENDEES ENJOYED LIVE MUSIC DANCING THROUGHOUT THE EVENT WITH THE COMPANY BAND.
THE EVENT FEATURED A VARIETY OF ATTRACTIONS INCLUDING FACE PAINTING, BALLOON TWISTING GAMES, BEER GARDEN ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND A DIVERSE SELECTION OF LOCAL RETAIL AND FOOD VENDORS.
IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY EVENT THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOR AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT AND FAMILY ORIENTED ACTIVITIES.
OUR SECOND SUMMER CONCERT WAS A SUCCESS WITH JOURNEY THROUGH TIME COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO ENJOY FACE PAINTING, BALLOON TWISTING VENDORS, BEER GARDEN, AND INTERACTIVE GAMES.
ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH, TOMORROW WITH OC GROOVE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH, THE CORTEZ PARKING COMMUNITY AND SENIOR CENTER HOSTED HIS ANNUAL FATHER'S DAY CELEBRATION FOR OVER 200 SENIORS.
ATTENDEES ENJOY DELICIOUS BARBECUE RIBS AND DANCE TO THE GROOVES OF DJ RUDY.
EVENT CONCLUDED, WITH ALL FATHERS RECEIVING A SPECIAL GIFT, HONOR THE IMPORTANCE OF FATHERHOOD.
ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 1ST, THE CORTEZ PARK COMMUNITY AND SENIOR CENTER CELEBRATED THE 4TH OF JULY.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL SUCCESS, WELCOMING 200 PARTICIPANTS FOR AN AFTERNOON, FILLED WITH FUN, LAUGHTER, AND PATRIOTIC SPIRIT.
YESTON ENJOYED GREAT MUSIC FROM OUR TALENTED DJ PHIL, WHO KEPT THE ENERGY HIGH WITH A MIX OF CLASSIC FAVORITES AND FESTIVE TUNES THAT HAD EVERYONE SINGING ALONG AND DANCING.
CELEBRATION FEATURED DELICIOUS REFRESHMENTS, FESTIVE DECORATIONS, EXCITING GAMES, AND PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH FRIENDS.
WHAT A BANG BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR AMERICA.
OVER 10,000 SPECTATORS JOINED US AT THE WEST COVINAS 4TH OF JULY.
SPECTACULAR TO CELEBRATE OUR NATION'S 250TH BIRTHDAY WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING OF PATRIOTISM, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY SPIRIT, THE COBRA COWBOYS AND THE ACE BAND HAD THE CROWD DANCING AND SINGING ALL NIGHT LONG WHILE DG FELL, KEPT THE ENERGY GOING BEFORE AN INCREDIBLE 18 MINUTE FIREWORK SPECTACULAR BROUGHT THE CELEBRATION TO A SPECTACULAR FINISH.
FAMILIES ALSO ENJOYED DELICIOUS FOOD TRUCKS, VENDORS SHOPPING, INFLATABLES GAMES, FAMILY ACTIVITIES, AND THE COVE COCKTAIL BAR, MAKING IT A NIGHT DREAM MEMBER FOR ALL AGES.
A SINCERE THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING CITY STAFF, PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL, SPONSORS, VENDORS, VOLUNTEERS, ENTERTAINERS, AND EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO CAME OUT TO CELEBRATE WITH US.
ON THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH, THE CAMERON COMMUNITY CENTER HOSTED A FREE MOVIE NIGHT FEATURING JUMANJI.
THE EVENT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS, WELCOMING OVER 40 PARTICIPANTS FOR AN EVENING OF FUN, LAUGHTER, AND ADVENTURE.
FROM SEVEN TO 10:00 PM GUESTS ENJOYED THE MOVIE WITH SNACKS, INTERACTIVE GAMES AND CHARACTER THEMED
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TEMPORARY TATTOOS THAT ADDED TO THE EXCITEMENT.IT WAS A WONDERFUL NIGHT BRINGING FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
SHADOW OAK COMMUNITY CENTER HOSTED ITS SAMUEL TIES AND TIARA'S FATHER'S DAY DANCE.
ON FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH, A TOTAL OF 50 ATTENDEES JOIN THE CELEBRATION, JOIN DINNER, PHOTO BOOTH, BALLOON TWISTING, FACE PAINTING, AND AN EVENING OF DANCING.
THE EVENING WAS FILLED WITH LAUGHTER, DANCING, AND MEMORABLE MOMENTS SHARED BY BETWEEN FATHERS, FATHER FIGURES, AND SPECIAL GUESTS.
ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH, SHADOW OAK COMMUNITY CENTER HOSTED ITS TINY TOTS GRADUATION, CELEBRATING 22 STUDENTS AS THEY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM.
FAMILIES GATHERED TO RECOGNIZE THE GRADUATES ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ENJOY THESE.
AS CHILDREN PROUDLY RECEIVED THEIR CERTIFICATES AND CELEBRATED ALL THEY LEARNED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THE WEST COVINA SPORTSPLEX HOSTED THE U TRIPLE SA FAST PITCH INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES TOURNAMENT.
MONDAY, JUNE 15TH THROUGH FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH.
THE EVENT DREW OF MORE THAN 80 TEAMS AND WELCOME OVER 60 ON 6,800 SPECTATORS.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE TERM, THE SPORTSPLEX GENERATE $55,000 IN ADMISSION FEES AND $50,000 IN RENTAL FEES.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU TRIPLE SA FOR PARTNERING WITH THE WEST COVENA SPORTSPLEX, THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT CONTINUED EDUCATING PROPERTY OWNERS ON PROPERTY, HILLSIDE MAINTENANCE, FIRE AND FIRE PREVENTION PRACTICES.
STAFF HAS BEEN CONDUCTING INSPECTIONS AND WORKING PROACTIVELY WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO ENSURE PRIVATELY OWNED HILLSIDE PARCELS ARE ROUTINELY MAINTAINED AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS ARE ADDRESSED BEFORE THEY BECOME A PUBLIC CONCERN.
THESE ONGOING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS AND HELP PROTECT, PROTECT THE COMMUNITY BY REDUCING FIRE RISKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
ON JULY 2ND, THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND COORDINATION WITH WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT'S HOPE TEAM ASSIST IS THE RE REMOVAL OF ENCAMPMENT LOCATED IN WEST COVINA PARKWAY AND VINCENT AVENUE.
THE ENCAMPMENT CONSISTS OF A MATTRESS, CHARCOAL GRILL DRESSER, CAMP CANOPY, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, UH, BEING STORED ON CITY PROPERTY.
THE AREA WAS CLEAR TO ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS, MAINTAIN ACCESSIBILITY AND PRESSURE, AND PRESERVE THE PRO CLEANLINESS OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
ON JUNE 18TH, 2026, THE CITY WAS DELIGHTED TO HELP CELEBRATE REGENCY GRAND OF WEST COVINA SILVER ANNIVERSARY.
REGENCY GRAND ORIGINALLY OPENED IN 2001 AND HAS SERVED THE CITY CITY'S SENIOR COMMUNITY FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE COMMUNITY EVENT INCLUDED ASSISTED LIVING, MEMORY CARE AND RESPIRATORY CARE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO REGENCY GRAND WEST COVINA.
OUR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCED OUR NEW, UH, COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT PROGRAM.
COMMERCIAL FACADE GRANT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE AT UM, WW DOT WEST COVINA.GOV.
THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, SHOWN IN CDGB TRACK AREA AND AND INTENDED TO HELP WITH THE EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS WITH GRANTS OF UP TO $10,000.
PLEASE CONTACT COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION AT 6 6 9 3 8 4 1 7 WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
THE CITY IS PREPARING A LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, WHICH IS A FEMA REQUIRED STRATEGIC DOCUMENT THAT IDENTIFIES NATURAL HAZARDS AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE RISK OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
THE PLAN ACTS AS A GUIDE FOR DECISION MAKERS FOR LOWERING DISASTER COSTS, IMPROVE SAFETY AND ENSURE ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL GRANTS.
PUBLIC INPUT IS IMPORTANT, IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THIS 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.
NOVEMBER 3RD, GENERAL THIRD MUNICIPAL ELECTION NOMINATION PERIOD.
STARTS MONDAY, JULY 13TH AND CLOSES ON THURSDAY, JULY 6TH, I'M SORRY, AUGUST 6TH.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK TO PULL NOMINATION PAPERS, PLEASE CALL 6 2 6 9 3 9 8 4 3 3.
THE WEST COVENA POLICE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A THREE-DAY COMPREHENSIVE ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING EXERCISE AT WEST COVENA HIGH SCHOOL.
THE TRAINING FOCUSED ON ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE, UNIFIED COMMAND SCHOOL EVACUATION PROCEDURES, AND THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATION WITH THE WEST COVINA FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE TRAINING INCLUDE BOTH CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND REALISTIC SCENARIO BASED EXERCISES TO ENHANCE OFFICER READINESS, IMPROVE COORDINATED RESPONSE CAPABILITIES, AND STRENGTHEN PREPAREDNESS FOR AN ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE AND OTHER MAJOR CRITICAL INCIDENTS.
THE WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT PEER SUPPORT TEAM RECENTLY HOSTED ITS INAUGURAL CRUISE AND BRUISE EVENT, BRINGING TOGETHER EMPLOYEES FROM EVERY WATCH DETAIL AND DIVISION.
THE EVENT PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SWORN AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO CONNECT WITH THEIR PEER SUPPORT TEAM MEMBERS IN A RELAXED AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT.
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PEER SUPPORT TEAM IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE OVERALL WELLBEING OF THE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS BY FOCUSING ON MENTAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND FINANCIAL WELLNESS.CRUISE AND BREWS WAS CREATED TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, ENCOURAGE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS, AND REMIND EMPLOYEES OF THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THE EVENT WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE TREMENDOUS GENEROSITY OF LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT PROUDLY SUPPORT THE WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SPECIAL THANKS TO VON TATER BROTHERS SPROUSE STARBUCKS NORTHGATE MARKET, THE CHOSEN CUP, CHICK-FIL-A HEAVENLY FLOWERS COSTCO FOR THEIR SPONSORSHIP AND DONATIONS OF FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS.
THEIR PARTNERSHIP HELPED THE INAUGURAL CRUISE AND BREWS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
AND THE PEER SUPPORT TEAM LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS TRADITION IN YEARS TO COME.
ON JUNE 26TH, THE WEST COVINA DETECTIVES CONDUCTED JOINT OPERATION WITH COVINA POLICE DETECTIVES TARGETING THE SALE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.
AS A RESULT OF THE OPERATION, APPROXIMATELY 1000 POUNDS OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS WERE SEIZED AND FIVE ARRESTS WERE MADE ON JULY 1ST SEVEN WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT RECRUITS GRADUATED FROM WE RO HONDA POLICE ACADEMY CLASS TWO 19.
WE'RE PROUD TO SHARE THAT OUR NEWEST OFFICERS WERE RECOGNIZED WITH TOP HONORS INCLUDING, UM, CLASS GIDEON AWARD AND FIREARMS AWARD, HONOR CADET AWARD AND PHYSICAL FITNESS AWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SEVEN OFFICERS AND WELCOME TO THE WEST COVINA FAMILY INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATE OF FIREFIGHTERS GROUND SERVICE.
FGS PROGRAM IS OFFICIAL COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING DESIGNED TO PREVENT AND MANAGE MAYDAY OPERATE MAYDAY SITUATIONS FOR FIREFIGHTERS AT ALL RANKS.
THE FGS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE CONSISTENT TRAINING IN MAYDAY PREVENTION AND OPERATIONS ACROSS ALL FIREFIGHTERS, COMPANY OFFICERS AND CHIEF OFFICERS.
ITS PRIMARY GOAL IS TO EQUIP FIREFIGHTERS WITH THE SKILLS TO SURVIVE IF THEY BECOME LOST, DISORIENTED, INJURED, LOW ON AIR OR TRAPPED DURING FIRE, GROUND FIRE GROUND OPERATIONS.
THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES BASED ON REAL INCIDENTS AND FIREFIGHTER FATALITY.
FATALITY DATA HIGHLIGHTING THAT BECOME TRAPPED OR DISORIENTED IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF STRUCTURE FIRE GROUND FATALITIES, THE U-R-V-I-A TRAINING FOR WEST COVINA PD AND WEST COVINA.
FIRE PERSONNEL DEMONSTRATE AND SAFE COURTED POLICE FIRE OPERATIONS, EFFECTIVE RESCUE FORCE OP FORCE DEPLOYMENT AND ORGANIZED CASUALTY MANAGEMENT ESTABLISHING A UNIFIED COMMAND STRUCTURE.
THIS EXERCISE IN INCLUDED WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT AND IS IS IT TO IDENTIFY EACH DEPARTMENT'S ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY DURING AN ACTIVE SHOOTER EVENT, REINFORCE TASK FORCE FORMATION, CASUALTY CARE PRINCIPLES, AND EVALUATE COORDINATED POLICE AND FIRE OPERATIONS.
FIRE, FIRE EXPLORER POST 4 65, OUR FIRE EXPLORERS POST COLORS AT THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION HELD AT THE WEST COVINA SPORTSPLEX THIS PAST WEEKEND.
UPCOMING EVENTS, SUMMER CONCERTS, AND NIGHT MARKET.
OC GROOVE TOMORROW NIGHT HERE AT 7:00 PM AT WEST COVINA CIVIC CENTER.
COOL KIDS SUMMER NIGHTS WATER PLAY FRIDAY, JULY 10TH AT PALMVILLE PARK SUMMER CONCERT AND NIGHT MARKET HERE FOR NOW, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH AT WEST COVINA CIVIC CENTER.
COOL KIDS SUMMER WATER PLAY, FRIDAY, JULY 17TH AT DEL NORTE PARK.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR TONIGHT.
LOT'S HAPPENING, PROVING THAT PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER.
SO, UH, THANK YOU EVEN SEEING THE FIFA SOCCER WORLD CUP INFLATABLE AT THE, UH, CONCERT.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, WE STILL HAVE UPCOMING CONCERTS.
BRING YOUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN TO THE EVENT.
AND, UH, IT WAS NICE SEEING, UH, KAREN AND OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR HAVING FUN.
[ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ]
TO ORAL COMMUNICATION.SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD TO THAT.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, BOTH IN PERSON AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION, UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER OR THE CITY COUNCIL.
ONCE ALL IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK WILL ANNOUNCE IF THERE ARE ANY REGISTERED REMOTE PARTICIPANTS WHO WISH TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF THERE ARE REMOTE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WISH TO SPEAK, THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK WILL BEGIN RECOGNIZING REMOTE SPEAKERS.
REMOTE SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED BY NAME, ASKED TO UNMUTE THEMSELVES AND PROCEED WITH THEIR COMMENT.
WHEN A SPEAKER'S TIME HAS EXPIRED, THE NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE NOTIFIED.
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 OR 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.
THEREFORE, UH, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE TONIGHT?
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MAYOR? WE HAVE 16 IN-HOUSE SPEAKERS AND ONE REMOTE SPEAKER TONIGHT.OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JOHN RODRIGUEZ, FOLLOWED BY CARLOS, FOLLOWED BY NORA ORTEGA.
UM, I'M A DISGRUNTLED, UH, CONSTITUENT, I GUESS YOU WOULD CALL ME.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE I HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE OR ANYTHING, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, THAT THOSE PEOPLE THAT DID THE PARKS AND RECREATION, MY SON AND I WENT TO THAT, UH, TO THE FIREWORKS SHOW.
THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST FIREWORKS SHOW I'VE EVER SEEN.
AND THE, THE GRAND FINALE WAS BETTER THAN ANY DISNEYLAND OR MAGIC MOUNTAIN OR ANYTHING THAT I'VE EVER SEEN.
UM, BUT I'M HERE BECAUSE, UH, OF THE, UH, STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM.
UM, I WAS HERE LAST YEAR ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
AND, UH, I TOOK A PICTURE FROM THE SCREEN AND IT SAYS THIS AUGUST 19TH, 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED CHANGES TO THE STREET SWEEPING SCHEDULE.
THE NEW PROGRAM WILL SWITCH TO ALTERNATE SIDE, ALTERNATE DAY SYSTEMS. THE CITY WILL WORK NATION WITH NATIONWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO UPDATE THE SWEEPING SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE SIGNS WILL BE UPDATED WITH NEW STICKERS SHOWING THE REVISED PARKING RESTRICTIONS.
THE RESOLUTION WILL GO OUT TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE FOR APPROVAL BEFORE THE CHANGES WILL BE MADE.
UH, WELL BEFORE THE CHANGES WILL BE TAKEN INTO EFFECT.
MORE DETAILS WILL BE SHARED, UH, WITH THE NEW, WHEN THE NEW SCHEDULE IS FINALIZED.
MY WIFE, BETTY RODRIGUEZ, UM, EMAILED, I BELIEVE SHE EMAILED THE MAYOR, UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, BRIAN GUTIERREZ AND THE CITY MANAGER.
AND THEY, I THINK EVERYBODY RESPONDED TO HER.
IN FACT, I GOT AN EMAIL FROM MR. GUTIERREZ RIGHT HERE.
AND, UH, I JUST, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.
IT'S BEEN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON, BUT IT'S, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.
AND, UH, WE HAVE, MY WIFE DID A PETITION.
SHE WENT AROUND THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SHE GOT LIKE 20 SIGNATURES FROM ELDERLY PEOPLE, PEOPLE WITH NO DRIVEWAYS, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THEY'RE ALL COMPLAINING.
THEY ALL WANNA DO SOMETHING, BUT NOBODY CAN GET UP.
UH, I'M, I HAVE A, A NEIGHBOR DOWN THE STREET.
HE ACTUALLY WORKED FOR THE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND TO GET AROUND THE STREET SWEEPING, HE HAS TO TAKE HIS TRUCK AND BACK IT UP ONTO HIS GRASS BECAUSE HE HAS NO DRIVEWAY.
AND AT 85 YEARS OLD, HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THAT.
SO, UH, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, UM, WE NEED THE ALTERNATE DAYS IMPLEMENTED.
MAYBE THEY CAN TAKE SOME SIGNS THAT ARE ON WEDNESDAY FROM SOME PART OF THE CITY AND PUT 'EM ON THAT SIDE.
TAKE OUR TUESDAY AND PUT 'EM ON THAT SIDE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CARLOS, FOLLOWED BY NORA ORTEGA, FOLLOWED BY STEVE BENNETT.
UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY.
DURING THE APRIL 7TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE MAYOR STATED SEVERAL TIMES THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS EMAILS FROM RESIDENTS SUPPORTING THE STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM.
UH, THOSE COMMENTS, I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT I MIGHT HAVE MISSED SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY SUPPORTED IT.
HOWEVER, A FRIEND OF MINE SUBMITTED A PRA FOR EMAILS DIRECTED TO THE CITY REGARDING STREET SWEEPING WITHIN THE LAST YEAR.
UM, SIDE NOTE THAT TOOK OVER 10 DAYS AND HE HAD A FOLLOW UP BECAUSE HE HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
UM, THE RECORDS HAD SHOWED THAT APPROXIMATELY 10 EMAILS WITH A COUPLE OF DUPLICATE FOLLOWS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF CITY'S RESPONSE.
UH, AND EACH UNIQUE EMAIL EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING HOME HEALTHCARE, ACCESSIBILITY, A DU PARKING COLLEGE STUDENTS RETURNING HOME AND NONE, ZERO, NONE LIKE ZIP, ZILCH, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT, UM, HAD INDICATED THAT THEY WERE IN SUPPORT OF THE INCREASED CITATION OR STRONGER ENFORCEMENT.
I'M NOT HERE TO ACCUSE ANYONE.
I'M SIMPLY ASKING FOR CLARITY.
IF STATEMENTS MADE DURING A PUBLIC MEETING, DON'T ALIGN WITH THE PUBLIC RECORD.
RESIDENTS DESERVE AN EXPLANATION.
PUBLIC TRUST DE DEPENDS ON TRANSPARENCY.
MY SECOND CONCERN IS A RECENT $630,000 OVERAGE OR INCREASE TO THE TRANSTECH CONTRACT.
CONTRACTS SHOULD NEVER EXCEED ITS BUDGET BY THAT AMOUNT WITHOUT THE COUNCIL BEING NOTIFIED WHILE IN ADVANCE.
STRONG CONTRACT MANAGEMENT MEANS MONITORING EXPENDITURES, FORECASTING,
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UH, POTENTIAL OVERRUNS, AND KEEPING THE COUNCIL INFORMED PRIOR TO A SIX FIGURE AMENDMENT.AT THE VERY LEAST, WE GOTTA DO BETTER WITH, UH, PROVIDING BETTER FISCAL IMPACTS REPORTS FROM STAFF SO THAT WAY THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE EXACTLY WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING.
UM, I'D ALSO ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO EVALUATE WHETHER BRINGING MORE ENGINEERING SERVICES IN-HOUSE COULD IMPROVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REDU REDUCE LONG-TERM COSTS.
FINALLY, DURING THE LAST MEETING, THE CITY MANAGER INDICATED THAT IF LEGAL COSTS RELATED TO AN INTERNAL COUNCIL DISPUTE THAT WE ALL SAW TODAY, UH, CONTINUE TO RISE, THE CITY MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER REDUCING SERVICES SUCH AS SENIOR PROGRAMS OR EVEN STAFFING.
I DON'T BELIEVE RESIDENTS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE PRESENTED WITH CUTS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES AS A SOLUTION.
BEFORE WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, THE CITY SHOULD FIRST EVALUATE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING AND ASK WHETHER THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS OR INITIATIVES THAT CAN BE SCALED BACK OR DELAYED.
UH, I CAN CERTAINLY THINK OF A FEW.
THESE ISSUES ARE BIGGER THAN STREET SWEEPING OR ANY ONE SINGLE CONTRACT.
THEY'RE ABOUT RESTORING CONFIDENCE IN CITY HALL THROUGH HONEST COMMUNICATION, RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPARENT DECISION MAKING.
WEST COVINA DESERVES NOTHING LESS.
AND I WILL SAY THAT I LIKE THE SENTIMENT YOU ALL PROVIDED TO THE PARKS AND REC REC STAFF.
I FEEL LIKE THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD HAVE STARTED WITH WAS AN APOLOGY.
YOU HAVE THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE BRINGING THEIR TIME TO BE HERE.
THEY'RE THE ONES INTER, INTER INTEGRATING WITH OUR COMMUNITY, OUR GROWING YOUTH, AND JUST COMPLETELY DISRESPECTFUL.
UM, SO HATS OFF TO OUR PARKS AND REC, THE PEOPLE THAT THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
NORA ORTEGA, FOLLOWED BY STEVE BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY JOHN SHOEMAKER, NORA ORTEGA, STEVE BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY JOHN SHOEMAKER, FOLLOWED BY ARMANDO SANCHEZ.
FIGURED I'D BRING SOME MUSIC TO THE CIRCUS.
I MEAN, LET'S BE HONEST, WEST VINO RESIDENTS WE'RE HERE FOR THE CIRCUS.
WE GOT THE CLOWN SHOW HERE, CHECK THIS THING OUT.
COULDN'T FIND A PARKING SPOT 'CAUSE THERE WAS NO PARKING FOR STREET SWEEPING GUYS.
I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, I SINCERELY HOPE YOU BROUGHT DIFFERENT SHOES.
'CAUSE THOSE CLOWN SHOES AREN'T GONNA BE A LONG WALK OUT THERE WITH YOUR FEET HURTING.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I FIGURED I'M GONNA ADD SOME CLOUDNESS TO THIS COUNCIL.
WE START OUT WITH POLICE OFFICERS REMOVING A CAMERA.
REALLY LIKE WE DON'T HAVE BETTER CRAP TO DO IN THIS CITY.
REALLY? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING OVER YOU GUYS.
YOU JUST CAN'T MAKE THIS CRAP UP.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT I'M REALLY HERE FOR.
IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY AGAIN, GUYS.
WE'RE BEING TALKING ABOUT AGAIN.
YOU GUYS HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT YET.
THE RESIDENTS DO NOT WANT THIS.
NOBODY HERE IS COMING UP AND GOING, OH, PLEASE TICKET ME IN FRONT OF MY OWN HOUSE.
NOBODY, THEY'RE ASKING YOU, HEY LOOK, WE'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU, BUT FIND A SOLUTION.
YOU'VE ALREADY WASTED MILLIONS.
YOU'VE BOUGHT CARS TO TICKET US.
YOU'VE HIRED PEOPLE TO FOLLOW THESE STREET SWEEPERS.
ARE YOU GUYS LISTENING WHAT YOU SAID, I DON'T WANNA IMPACT RESIDENTS.
THEN LET YOUR ACTIONS SPEAK YOUR WORDS.
IF YOU REALLY DON'T WANT IT TO AFFECT RESIDENTS, LIKE YOU SAID AT THE LAST MEETING, TWO OF YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WANNA SUSPEND THIS.
NOW STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING YOU'RE DOING OR YOU WANT TO DO AND YOU DON'T WANT IT TO IMPACT RESIDENTS.
'CAUSE I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE HERE THAT WOULD PROBABLY SUPPORT YOU.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT? OWN UP TO IT.
YOU GUYS MADE A MISTAKE, PERIOD.
EVEN I'M NOT ELECTABLE, AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE STUPID FOR DOING THIS.
THESE PEOPLE WANNA PARK IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSES.
YOU GOT HANDICAP PEOPLE THAT CAN'T PARK THEIR A DA ISSUES, STUDENTS STILL LIVING AT HOME, PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE DRIVEWAYS, PARKING ON THEIR DR ON THEIR GRASS, BACKING OVER A CURB IN THEIR EIGHTIES.
SO INSTEAD OF HAVING A DIRTY CURB, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE RUTS IN PEOPLE'S GRASSES.
RIGHT? LET'S, LET'S FIGURE IT OUT.
WHAT'S WORSE? BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE DIRTY STREETS BEFORE AND WE HAD NICE LAWNS.
NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE CLEAN STREETS AGAIN WITH TIRE TRACKS AND LAWNS.
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FOLLOWED BY ARMANDO, FOLLOWED BY HECTORWELL, IT'S JUST, UH, WANTED TO GO OVER A COUPLE THINGS, LOOKING AT THE, THE AGENDA AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND ADDINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN COMING TO THESE THINGS FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS AND I'VE NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD ALL THESE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS BECAUSE I KEEP SEEING PROBLEMS AND ISSUES THAT, UH, NEVER SEEM TO MAKE THE PLACES LOOK GOOD, YOU KNOW? BUT, UH, THE COST FOR THE PEOPLE KEEP GOING UP AND THINGS GETTING ADDED TO IT, WHICH, UH, DOESN'T REALLY HELP.
THE THE OTHER THING, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH, THERE'S GONNA BE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE MUCH MORE ELOQUENT AND HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE ELOQUENT, UH, ON THE PARKING SITUATION THAN I WOULD EVER BE.
SO I'LL JUST LET THEM, UH, GO ALONG AND TALK.
BUT I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT AND SAY, YOU KNOW, LET'S TIME OUT OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
THERE'S ALSO A COUPLE OTHER THINGS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT, UH, ARE IMPORTANT.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT HAS TO DEAL WITH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CONDUCT OF, UH, DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
YOU KNOW, WHEN, ESPECIALLY ONE WHO CONTINUES TO FILE COURT CASES, ACCUSING OUR CITY MANAGER OF SOLICITING BRIBES AND THE PERSON VOTES FOR HIM.
YOU KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING THAT WHAT THIS PERSON WILL GO TO, YOU KNOW, TO ACCUSE, YOU KNOW, A PERSON THEY VOTED FOR, FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER.
I MEAN, THAT JUST DESTROYS, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY HIM, BUT HIS, HIS FAMILY AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
I MEAN, IT, IT'S JUST ASTOUNDING THE THINGS THAT THIS PERSON WILL SAY ABOUT CITY STAFF, YOU KNOW, AND THEN YOU LOOK AT THINGS TOO.
IT, IT'S JUST, IT, IT'S JUST AMAZING THAT, YOU KNOW THAT CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN MYSELF AND I HEAR WANT, DON'T WANNA BE AROUND THE PERSON IN PUBLIC BECAUSE HE ACCUSES YOU OF VIOLATING HIS RIGHTS, UH, THREATENING TO HI, UH, KILL HIM.
HE THREATENED TO, YOU KNOW, HE TOLD, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WU PUNCHED HIM, STILL WAITING.
AND THE VIDEO THAT WAS SHOWN, I DIDN'T SEE YOU PUNCH HIM.
YOU KNOW, AND PEOPLE KNOW, I'M NOT NECESSARILY A BIG FAN OF YOU, BUT I AM A FAN OF HONESTY.
AND I DIDN'T SEE YOU PUNCH HIM, THREATENED TO, YOU KNOW, THIS MAN SUPPOSEDLY THREATENED TO KILL HIM, BUT THEN HA IT GOES BASICALLY PARTIES WITH HIM THE REST OF THE DAY.
THIS IS JUST GETTING RIDICULOUS.
BUT YOU GUYS HAVE TO PUT SOME THINGS IN PLACE.
BUT I DO WANT TO END ON A HAPPY NOTE.
UH, I WENT TO COURT TODAY AND I WAS PLEASED TO HEAR THAT BILL ELLIOT IS, IS TAKING ACCOUNT OF HIS MISDEEDS AND PAID HIS RESTITUTION TO STEVE BENNETT.
SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO GIVE HIM KUDOS FOR THAT.
ARMANDO SANCHEZ, FOLLOWED BY HECTOR, FOLLOWED BY DAVID.
AND, UH, CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF, UM, AND RESIDENTS.
UM, I WANNA PIGGYBACK ON THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE.
I THINK AN APOLOGY IS DUE TO YOUR STAFF THAT WAS OUT THERE WAITING WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS OF THE CITY.
YOU KNOW, UM, I'M A SPIRITUAL MAN WHEN I MAKE MISTAKES, I'M THE FIRST ONE TO, UH, TO APOLOGIZE TO ANY OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN MY FELLOWSHIP, OR EVEN MY NEIGHBORS.
AND I THINK THAT'S CALLED HUMILITY.
AND THE SCRIPTURES SAY, UH, GOD WILL HUMBLE THE PRIDEFUL, BUT HE WILL LIFT UP THE HUMBLE.
AND, UH, I REALLY BELIEVE IN THAT CONCEPT.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT AGAIN.
UM, I'M HERE FOR MY NEIGHBORS IN, UM, LAST TWO WEEKS.
YOU KNOW, MY NEIGHBORS, IT'S VERY INCONVENIENT FOR THEM TO MOVE THEIR CARS IN DISTRICT FIVE.
UM, YOUR, YOUR, UH, CALVARY OF, I GUESS THEY'RE CALLED, UH, SAFETY OFFICERS.
WERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WE DIDN'T GET STREET SWEEPING.
SO WE HAD NEIGHBORS THAT WERE SCRAMBLING.
I'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, A A FAMILY THAT LIVES DOWN THERE ON FOX LAKE.
THEY HAVE FIVE CARS, SIX CARS WITH KIDS THAT LIVE AT HOME STILL.
THEY'RE ALL WORKING AND THEY'RE ALL ADULTS AND, AND, UM, THEY HAVE TO MOVING THEIR CARS TO WALNUT OR WHEREVER THEY'RE MOVING.
AND NOBODY WAS NO STREET SWEEPING.
UM, AND ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY IS OUR DISTRICT, OUR LITTLE AREA THERE GOT RESURFACED, BUT FOUR YEARS AGO THEY DID JUST A FEW STREETS.
AND, AND I WANNA GIVE KUDOS TO ONYX.
BUT THE COMPANY THAT DID IT FOUR YEARS,
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OUR STREETS LOOK LIKE THEY'RE 30 YEARS OLD ON POINT CEDAR.AND THEY, AND, UH, FOX LAKE, THEY SHOULD HAVE DID THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD AGAIN, ESPECIALLY BY HOLLINGSWORTH ELEMENTARY THAT WAS LEFT ALONE.
BUT THEY DID SEND TO US, AND THEY DID, THEY DID ALMOST ALL OF LIKE, PROBABLY 90% OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COMPANY THAT WE USED TWO, FOUR YEARS AGO.
UM, 'CAUSE I WAS OUT THERE WITH MY NEIGHBOR SUPERVISING ACTUALLY JUST WATCHING.
AND, UH, THEY DID SUCH A TREMENDOUS, AWESOME JOB.
JUST THE LAST, IT'S, IT CRACKED.
THE, THE DAY THEY LEFT FOUR YEARS AGO, IT WAS CRACKED IN THEIR ON THE CROWN.
I KNOW I'M NOT, THAT'S NOT MY LINE OF WORK.
I WAS ORTHOPEDICS, BUT YOU NEED TO MAKE IT MORE THICKER IN THE CENTER.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT THE WORK.
AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE HOW THEY TOOK CARE OF MORGANFIELD.
JUST, AND ANOTHER THING, I HAVE HAD MY CAR, YET YOU DID A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS.
WE DO NEED EITHER STREET SIGN, UM, STOP SIGN OR SPEED BUMPS COMING DOWN FROM, UH, HOLLINGSWORTH, NOT HOLLINGSWORTH.
'CAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S, WE'VE HAD FIVE CARS HIT IN THE LAST, SINCE YOU CAME OUT THERE IN 2022.
SO, UM, BUT AGAIN, I JUST WANNA EMPHASIZE IF YOU CAN TAKE TIME TO, UH, APOLOGIZE TO EVEN THE CITIZENS FOR, I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE ALL PERSON PROFESSIONALS AND WE NEED TO BEHAVE LIKE PROFESSIONALS.
FOLLOWED BY DAVID, FOLLOWED BY MARIO HECTOR, LAST NAME G-A-L-D-N.
AND, UH, I'VE BEEN LIVING WEST COVINA ALMOST FOR 40 YEARS.
AND THE SAME, UM, THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IS FINDING RIGHT NOW IS JUST THE PARKING, PARKING SPOT.
YOU NEVER SEE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT HAPPEN.
IT USED TO BE LIKE A ONE ONCE A MONTH.
YOU KNOW, THEY START GIVING, FIRST OF ALL, THEY'RE GIVING WARNINGS.
OKAY, I UNDERSTAND NOW I START GIVING SOME TICKETS.
SO, BUT WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? YOU KNOW, THERE'S ANY WAY YOU CAN JUST THE OTHER ONE SIDE ONE DAY AND THE OTHER SIDE, THE OTHER, THE OTHER WAY.
SO WE CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO MOVE THOSE, THOSE CAR.
'CAUSE OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU JUST, WE, WE JUST MOVE THOSE CAR LIKE A FIVE OR SIX BLOCK AWAY, IT'S THE SAME THING.
THERE'S THE, THE SIGNS SAY, DON'T PARK.
SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA HAPPEN? YEAH, THEY STOLE YOUR CAR.
WHERE WITH? AND BESIDES THAT ONE, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN SEEING IT ON TUESDAY WHEN THEY PASS BY THE SWEEPER.
IT JUST DO LAY
WHAT KIND OF SERVICES? THAT ONE? I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT, YOU KNOW, TO START GETTING THE THROWING MONEY AWAY.
FOLLOW WHAT THE, WHAT THE OFFICIAL, YOU KNOW, START GIVING SOME TICKETS, WHICH LOST SOME MONEY RIGHT THERE FOR THE CITY.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE, WHAT THE SOLUTIONS THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S, ANYWAY, THINK IT ONE SIDE ONE DAY AND THE OTHER SIDE ANOTHER DAY.
SO WE HAVE A CHANCE TO MOVE THOSE CARS AWAY.
UM, I'M A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF WEST COVINA.
I, BACK WHEN I WAS USED TO BE ABLE TO CALL MYSELF A SPARTAN, CAN'T DO THAT ANYMORE.
I SUPPORT CLEAN STREETS, MAINTAINING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT.
BUT WHAT I DON'T SUPPORT IS CREATING UNNECESSARY HARDSHIP FOR OUR OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY.
THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC SERVICE THAT'S GOVERNMENT CREATING A PROBLEM THAT DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE.
WHEN I ASKED A PARKING INFORMANT OFFICER ABOUT THE RESIDENCE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO, HE JUST LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, WELL, JUST MOVE YOUR CAR BACK WHEN THE STREET SWEEPER GOES BY.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT WAS ARROGANT AND FOR ONE, WHICH I DIDN'T APPRECIATE, BUT IT ISN'T REALISTIC MORE THAN ANYTHING THAT ASSUMES THAT EVERYBODY DOESN'T WORK OR ARE RETIRED OR ARE HEALTHY ENOUGH TO DO IT.
WE'VE HEARD TESTIMONY TONIGHT ABOUT THAT.
WE ALREADY HAD A SYSTEM THAT WORKED.
ONE SIDE OF THE STREET WAS CLEANED WHILE RESIDENTS PARKED ON THE OTHER SIDE VOLUNTARILY, BECAUSE YOU WANTED YOUR FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE TO BE CLEAN.
THE STREETS WERE CLEAN, THE RESIDENTS COOPERATED.
AND SOMEHOW WE REPLACED A PRACTICAL SYSTEM.
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THAT INCONVENIENCED WITH ONE THAT INCONVENIENCES OVER 105,000 CITIZENS OF THE CITY.WELL, COVINA DOES IT THIS WAY SUCCESSFULLY, WHILE THE RESIDENTS OF COVINA WOULD ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, DISPUTE THAT.
BECAUSE UNLESS YOU'D MEASURE YOUR SUCCESS BY REVENUE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S BEING CREATED HERE, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT'S A POSITIVE OUT OF THIS.
WELL, THAT'S NOT TRUE EITHER, BECAUSE THE SAME VOLUME OF WATER THAT IS BEING USED TO CLEAN THE STREETS IN ONE DAY IS THE SAME VOLUME OF WATER THAT'S GONNA BE CREATED FOR THE DO FOR THE ALTERNATE DAYS.
AND IN FACT, WHEN YOU DO IT ON THE ONE DAY, IT IMPACTS THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM EVEN MORE BECAUSE THAT VOLUME IS ALL AT ONCE.
I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT, OH, IT'S MEANT TO ADDRESS THIS PARKING ISSUE THAT WAS NEAR LA ENTENTE WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, LONG PARKING SYSTEMS. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? ADDRESS THAT WITH THE POLICE.
ADDRESS THAT WITH THE PARKING SYSTEM.
INSTEAD OF IMPACTING AN ENTIRE CITY, ASK ONE SIMPLE QUESTION OF YOU.
NOW, IS THIS REALLY THE BEST THAT WE CAN DO IN MY LIFE? I'VE LIVED IN SIX DIFFERENT CITIES AND ALL SIX OF THOSE CITIES, THEY HAD THE SAME THING.
WE HAD STREET SWEEPING, THEY HAD IT MORE STRINGENTLY, THEY HAD CITATIONS.
THE ONLY THING DIFFERENCE THAT THIS IS DOING WITH THIS BLANKET ATTEMPT IS IT'S JUST SHOWING THAT YOU'RE, THAT YOU GUYS ARE JUST BEING LAZY.
OH, JUST DO AN ENTIRE REGION INSTEAD OF TACTFULLY COMING UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY THAT WE, BECAUSE WE ALL WANT A CLEAN CITY.
WE ALL WANT MAINTENANCE, BUT WE ALL DON'T WANNA BE IMPACTED THIS WAY.
AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAD THESE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND THIS HAS BEEN THE PERVASIVE SUBJECT AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY YOU GUYS.
MARIO FOLLOWED BY DANA SYS, FOLLOWED BY ANNA MARIA.
ALRIGHT, WELL BACK HERE TO PROMOTE THE WEST COVINA NIGHT MARKET.
WE HAVE OUR NEXT NIGHT MARKET, JULY 17TH.
UH, WE ARE GONNA BE FUNDRAISING FOR THE WEST COVINA PONY LEAGUE, AND, UM, YEAH, CHINESE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, WEST COVINA.
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA COME TO YOU GUYS WITH THE PHIL PHILANTHROPIC DONATING.
YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE NUMBER ONE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE SECOND PLACE.
WE'RE COMING IN CLOSE BY A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UM, ANYHOW, YEAH, WE'RE GONNA BE DON, UH, FUNDRAISING WEST COVINA, UH, PONY LEAGUE.
UM, GOT SOME GREAT FOOD, GREAT LOCAL VENDORS.
AND, UM, HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE AGAIN.
THAT'S JULY 17TH, HEARST RANCH, 5:00 PM TO 10:00 PM ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'LL SWITCH OVER TO THE STREET.
SWEEPING, UH, BEEN HERE SINCE THE BEGINNING WITH THE STREET SWEEPING DEAL.
IT WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GONNA START ON HOW THE CITY, YOU KNOW, MY PERCEPTION OF HOW THE CITY PROMOTED THIS OUT OR PUT THE, ROLLED THIS OUT.
AT FIRST WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SOMETHING WITH REGARDS TO CALIFORNIA, UH, REGULATIONS, A SEWAGE AND WATER.
UM, THAT ENDED UP NOT BEING THE CASE.
THEN WE HAD, UH, MEETINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY, WHICH SEEMED MORE FOR THE SAKE OF HAVING THE MEETINGS THAN ACTUALLY TO LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, 'CAUSE EVERY TIME WE SAID ALTERNATE IS WHAT WE NEED, THEY IGNORED IT AND PRESENTED SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO YOU GUYS.
UH, FAST FORWARD ANYWAY, WE'RE STREET SWEEPING.
AT ONE POINT, I REMEMBER IT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT ALTERNATING DAYS WAS GONNA COST A MILLION DOLLARS MORE.
AND, UM, AND IT WAS LIKE, OKAY, SO IT'S OUR TAX DOLLARS, A MILLION DOLLARS MORE.
YOU KNOW, LET'S GO THAT ROUTE.
NOW, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR LATER, WE HAD A PRESENTATION THAT SAID IT WAS GONNA BE THREE TO $4 MILLION MORE TO GO TO ALTERNATE DAYS.
I DON'T BELIEVE THOSE NUMBERS.
YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA GO WITH, UH, MAYA ANGELOU HAD A POEM, UH, OR SAYING, UH, AND I'M GONNA PARAPHRASE HERE, BUT IT'S PRETTY MUCH PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU DID TO THEM.
THEY'LL FORGET WHAT YOU SAY TO THEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.
YOU ARE NOT MAKING THE COMMUNITY FEEL GOOD WITH THIS PROGRAM.
DANA SYKES, FOLLOWED BY ANNA MARIA, FOLLOWED BY JUSTIN HARVEY.
UM, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE, YOUR HAPHAZARD APPROACH TO STREET SWEEPING.
MY FATHER USED TO ALWAYS TELL ME, NUMBERS DON'T LIE, BUT PEOPLE DO.
I LIVE EAST OF AZUA, SOUTH OF THE DUMP JUST FOR THE, UM, RECORD THAT'S THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED AREA OF WEST COVINA.
AND WE'RE 25% OF THE POPULATION.
JUST TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, SEVEN LOTS SIZES FOR MY HOUSE EQUALS ONE TO ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON, UM, LOT SIZE SEVEN TO ONE.
SO THAT'S 28 CARS COMPARED TO WHAT? THREE CARS.
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PROPOSING AND IMPLEMENTING THIS, UM, STREET SWEEPING, FOR INSTANCE, SHADOW VILLAS.ONE, TWO, AND THREE ARE WALKING DISTANCE FROM MY HOUSE.
THERE'S 244 UNITS OF THREE BEDROOM TO TWO, UM, MOSTLY THREE BEDROOMS, SOME TWO BEDROOM, UM, CONDOS, BUT THEY ONLY HAVE 76 EXTRA PARKING SPOTS.
SO WHERE ARE THE OTHER THREE? THE THIRD BEDROOM PEOPLE POST TO PARK THEIR CARS.
THEY PARK ON THE STREETS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THEY WERE BUILT.
OR IS THAT THE CITY'S FAULT? ALSO, DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE, THERE'S A 24 HOUR CARE HOME THAT HAS, UM, PEOPLE THAT HAVE, UM, 24 HOUR CARE THAT KEEP THEIR DRIVEWAY, UH, EMPTY.
BECAUSE WHEN EMERGENCIES NEED TO HAPPEN, SECONDS COUNT, THEY NEED TO GET THE PEOPLE IN AND OUTTA THOSE HO HOME AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
THEIR STAFF PARKS IN THE STREET, WHERE ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO PARK DURING SWEET SWING? AND ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO LEAVE THEIR PATIENTS TO GO MOVE THE CAR? THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.
AGAIN, IT, YOU'VE, YOU'RE MAKING A LAW THAT'S NOT FAIR TO EVERYBODY.
AND YOU'RE ALSO PROMOTING PEOPLE TO TURN THEIR GARAGES INTO ADU.
WELL, THERE'S TWO PARKING SPOTS THAT JUST MADE INTO A HOME.
AND THAT MEANS MORE BODIES, AGAIN, WHERE THEY SUPPOSED TO PARK.
PEOPLE ARE BUTING UP BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.
BY THE WAY, THOSE CONDOS I TALKED, TALKED TO YOU ABOUT $3,500 FOR RENT.
WHO CAN AFFORD THAT? IF YOU CAN PAY 3,500 BY YOURSELF, YOU'RE GONNA BUY A HOUSE.
SO AGAIN, YOU'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT THE RESIDENTS, YOU'RE ONLY THINKING ABOUT ONE THING, AND THAT'S MONEY.
ALL YOU'RE TRYING TO DO IS GENERATE REVENUE AND YOU'RE DOING IT ON THE POOREST PEOPLE BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ONE ACRE LOTS, THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.
I HAD A FRIEND, WE COULD, THEY COULD HAVE EASILY PARKED 20 CARS IN THEIR DRIVEWAY.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THOSE OF US THAT AREN'T LIVING HIGH ON THE HOG, WE HAVE TO DO WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
AND ALL YOU'RE DOING IS YOU'RE, UM, INCOME DISCRIMINATION AND YOU'RE TAXING THE POOR.
THIS IS A TAX ON ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT CANNOT AFFORD THOSE ONE ACRE LOTS.
AND AGAIN, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY YOU NEED TO START LISTENING TO, BY THE WAY, YOU'RE ALL ELECTED BY THE RESIDENTS.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE REPRESENTING US.
IF YOU WANT A SOLUTION, DO ONE SIDE ONE WEEK NORTHEAST THE OTHER SIDE SOUTH SOUTHWEST ON ANOTHER WEEK.
ANNA MARIA, FOLLOWED BY JUSTIN HARVEY, FOLLOWED BY JOSH MURRAY.
UM, I DON'T KNOW, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE YOU GUYS DON'T LISTEN.
YOU GUYS ARE JUST SITTING HERE WITH YOUR ARMS CROSSED.
WE VOTED FOR YOU GUYS, HOPING THAT YOU GUYS WOULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP US.
I MEAN, DO YOU GUYS, WHY DID YOU GUYS PICK YOUR JOB? INSTEAD OF THINKING, WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MY RESIDENTS BECAUSE I CHOSE TO REPRESENT THIS PARTICULAR CITY.
EVERYONE KEEPS TELLING YOU GUYS OVER AND OVER EVERY WEEK YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR MEETINGS THAT WE NEED ALTERNATE STREETS.
THE REASONS WHY WE HAVE A LOT OF ELDERLY IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
IT'S NOT FAIR FOR AN 85-YEAR-OLD TO BE MOVING THEIR CAR DOWN TWO STREETS BECAUSE YOU GUYS DON'T WANT TO PUT ALTERNATE STREETS.
WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE HANDICAPPED THAT DRIVE, BUT IT'S INCONVENIENT FOR THEM TO BE MOVING THEIR CARS AROUND.
EVERYTHING'S SO EXPENSIVE THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO MOVE BACK HOME.
AND YOU HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE LIVING IN ONE HOUSEHOLD.
SO YOU GOT SIX OR SEVEN CARS, APARTMENTS THERE ONLY ALLOW A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SPACE FOR PARKING AND SOMEONE HAS TO PARK ON THE STREET NEAR NOGALES HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU GUYS ARE ALSO PUTTING PEOPLE DROP OFF THEIR KIDS AT SEVEN IN THE MORNING.
SO NOW THE PARENTS HAVE TO DROP OFF THEIR KIDS BLOCKS AWAY SO THEY COULD WALK TO SCHOOL.
YOU GUYS DON'T LOOK OVER YOUR, YOUR AREAS OF WHERE YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR SIGNS.
IF YOU'RE BY A CONVALESCENT EMPLOYEES PARK ON THE STREET, YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T PUT IN THAT LITTLE SECTION RIGHT THERE BY THE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE PARENTS DROP OFF THEIR KIDS AT SEVEN IN THE MORNING.
IF YOU GUYS WANNA DO STREET SWEEPING, THINK, OKAY, MOST KIDS ARE DROPPED OFF BY 10 O'CLOCK.
UH, 10 O'CLOCK CLASS IS IN SESSION.
LET'S DO IT BETWEEN 10 AND TWO BEFORE SCHOOL'S OUT.
NOT WHEN IT'S MORNING PICKUP OR AFTERNOON PICK PICKUP.
I MEAN, MORNING DROP OFF OR AFTERNOON PICKUP ON MY STREET IS A LONG STREET ON BORDERLINE WEST COVINA, LA
SO I PARK THERE WHERE THERE'S NO SIGN.
IF THERE'S NO SIGN, WE SHOULD NOT BE, OR, OR EVEN WARNINGS.
IF LA PUENTE COULD DO THEIR STREET FRIDAY AND MONDAY, WHY CAN'T WE DO FRIDAY, MONDAY FED ME AND HIGH CASTLE.
AND THERE'S OTHER STREETS IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA WITH THE SAME ISSUES.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS TO DO ALTERNATE STREETS.
WHY DO YOU GUYS WANNA MAKE OUR LIFE CO
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COMPLICATE JUST SO YOU GUYS COULD HAVE EXTRA MONEY COMING IN? MM-HMMI MEAN, EVERY TIME I COMMENT IS, DID YOU GUYS JUST LOOK AT US? AND I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S ONE EAR OUT THE OTHER.
THE LAST MEETING YOU, WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS MEETING THE SEVENTH, WE WERE GONNA BE TOLD IF THE CITATION TAKES IN EFFECT OR WE'RE STILL GONNA BE GETTING THESE WARNINGS.
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO REPRE SHOW HER SOME TYPE OF A GRAPH.
YOU GUYS DID YOUR SLIDE SHOW NO ANSWERS.
SO WHAT, THIS FRIDAY WHEN THEY COME, IF I PARK THERE, AM I GONNA GET THIS OR AM I GONNA GET A CITATION? THANK YOU.
UH, THE CITY MANAGER WILL ANSWER EVERYTHING AND THAT'S ACTUALLY ON OUR AGENDA ITEM, SO, OKAY.
AND ALSO THAT'S STREET HIGH CASTLE'S, VERY DANGEROUS CARS SPEED THROUGH.
JUSTIN HARVEY, FOLLOWED BY JOSH MURRAY, FOLLOWED BY HENDRICK.
UM, SO I SUBMITTED, UH, SOME WRITTEN QUESTIONS EARLIER, UH, REGARDING ITEMS FIVE, SEVEN, AND EIGHT.
I'M JUST ASKING THAT THEY BE, UM, INCLUDED AS AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE IF, UM, APPROPRIATE AND ANSWERED THROUGH A WRITTEN FOLLOW UP.
UH, BUT THE QUESTIONS I DO HAVE TONIGHT, UM, IN REGARDS TO ITEM FIVE, UM, THE SEWER FUND, UH, IS PROJECTED TO END 26 27 WITH ABOUT 21 MILLION IN FUNDS.
I'M JUST, UH, CURIOUS ON WHY THERE IS NO SEWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THE YEAR.
UM, IN REGARDS TO ITEM SEVEN, THE FIRE STATION, UH, WHAT IS THE TOTAL APPROVED COST, UH, THE COST SPENT TO DATE, AND THE REMAINING SCOPE FOR, UH, FIRE STATION THREE EMERGENCY REPAIRS.
UM, WHAT SPECIFIC CONDITIONS MUST BE MET BEFORE THE CITY ENDS THE EMERGENCY ACTIONS AND STOPS BRINGING THIS BACK AS AN EMERGENCY ITEM? AND THEN, UH, ITEM EIGHT, UH, SINCE, UH, CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMED MISSING SIGNS, INCORRECT DAY SIGNS, OUTDATED SIGNS AND ALTERNATE DAY ISSUES, UH, WILL THE RESIDENTS RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE FULL WARNING CYCLE BEFORE, UM, YOU KNOW, ALL THE CORRECTED SIGNS AND MAPS ARE FINALIZED? AND THEN BEFORE CITATIONS BEGIN, AND WILL THE CITY PUBLICLY RELEASE THE CORRECTED STREET SWEEPING MAP, THE LIST OF STREETS CHANGED TO ALTERNATE SIDE SWEEPING AND THE CONCERN LOGS SHOWING WHAT WAS RE REVIEWED AND CHANGED BEFORE ENFORCEMENT STARTS.
JOSH MURRAY, FOLLOWED BY HENDRICK, FOLLOWED BY LEE.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF WEST COVINA LIBRARY.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE ADULTS OF THE COMMUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT 3D PRINTING AT OUR INTRO TO 3D PRINTING PROGRAM TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH, FROM 1230 TO 2:00 PM IN THE LIBRARY'S SEMINAR ROOM.
WITH 3D PRINTING, WE WILL CREATE A PHYSICAL OBJECT FROM A DIGITAL FILE.
JOIN US AS OUR MAKE MO LIBRARIAN WILL GUIDE US TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROCESS AND WITNESS THE BEGINNING OF A 3D PRINT PROJECT.
ALSO TAKING PLACE TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH, WILL BE A CHILDREN'S PUPPET.
SHOW THE PRINCESS AND THE PIRATES FROM THREE TO 3:30 PM IN THE MEETING ROOM.
JOIN US FOR A UNIQUE AND FUN-FILLED PIRATE ADVENTURE PUPPET SHOW THAT'S SURE TO BRING LOTS OF LAUGHS FOR AGES FIVE TO 12 WITH THEIR PARENT OR CAREGIVER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HENDRICK.
FOLLOWED BY LEE, FOLLOWED BY LESLIE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER.
I'M A CARE PROVIDER, HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, BUSINESS OWNER.
SHE SPENT MONTHS OF HER TIME HELPING OTHER PEOPLE ON PART OF JULY.
SHE WAS, UM, A VICTIM OF A GANJA WOUND AT SPORTSPLEX EVENT.
I'M SURPRISED NOBODY MENTIONED ABOUT THAT.
TIMES STOP AT 9:04 PM MY WIFE SUDDENLY YELL IN AGONY.
I CHECK AND I SAW A PENETRATING WOUND ON HER THIGH.
I IMMEDIATELY LOOK FOR A POLICE OFFICER'S OR A BENCH SPOT STOP IN THE VICINITY IN THE FIELD.
I HAVE TO RUN IN THE FRONT WHERE I MET FIVE, UH, SECURITY OFFICERS.
I ASKED THEM ON A RATTLE VOICE, PLEASE HELP MY WIFE.
SHE SUFFERED A GUNSHOT, POSSIBLE GUNSHOT WOUND OR A SHRAPNEL.
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TOLD ME, SHOW ME.I'M SURPRISED HE DIDN'T, HE DIDN'T EVEN CALL A RADIO.
IT'S ALREADY A, A POSSIBLE GUNSHOT WOUND.
TAKES ME THREE TIMES TO GO BACK TO THE FRONT BEFORE A POLICE ARRIVE AT 9:25 PM HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, A WOUND ON THE TIE.
IF IT HITS A EMERAL ARTERY, AN ARTERY WILL LOSE BLOOD ONE LITER PER MINUTE.
IN A MATTER OF FOUR MINUTES, PEOPLE WILL DIE ALREADY.
I I, YOU KNOW, I, I WAS AMAZED WHEN I TALKED TO THE SECURITY OFFICERS AND THE SECURITY OFFICERS WERE SAYING, SHOW ME WHEN HE SEE THE MY WIFE AROUND 9 0 7.
HE SAID, I WILL CALL SOMEBODY.
HE WALKED OUT OF THE FIELD WITHOUT ANY SENSE OF URGENCY.
AND WHEN MY WIFE WAS ON THE, ON THE AMBULANCE, ON THE WAY OUT, THE AMBULANCE GET STUCK.
GOING OUT OF THE, GOING OUT TO THE AZUSA, WE WERE WALKING, ME AND MY KIDS, WE WERE AHEAD OF THE AMBULANCE TO THE NELSON STREET WHERE WE PARK.
THIS IS, YOU KNOW, I'M SAYING THIS AS A, I LOVE WEST COVINA.
I WANT IT TO BE SAFE FOR EVERYONE, FOR MY KIDS, FOR FELLOW RESIDENTS AND GUESTS.
THERE ARE CLEAR SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.
MY PHONE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED, THE OPERATING SYSTEM EVERY NOW AND THEN.
I KNOW YOU'RE DOING THIS FOR A WHILE, BUT CERTAINLY SOMETHING'S WRONG.
FOLLOWED BY LESLIE, FOLLOWED BY JD.
GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE.
I AM SPEAKING FOR MYSELF FOR THIS PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE RECENT ICE ACTIVITY THAT OCCURRED WITHIN DISTRICT ONE, AROUND THE INTERSECTION OF WEST FRANCISCO AVENUE AND WILLOW AVENUE.
ON JUNE 23RD, COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECORDED MASK, ICED AGENTS STOPPING A VEHICLE AND NEARBY WORKERS IN THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES REPORTED THE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE WAS LET GO AND ICE LEFT THE SCENE.
SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, I'M GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DOCUMENTED AND TO THE WORKERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WITNESSED THE ACTIVITY.
AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE PERSON OR PERSONS IN THE VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING A RANGE OF EMOTIONS, AND I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THEY'RE OKAY AND HAVE THEIR OWN SPORT NETWORKS.
I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS BE AWARE THAT ICE IS IN THE AREA AND BE AWARE OF WHAT YOUR, UH, RESIDENTS ARE FACING IN REGARDS TO ICE.
ON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE ACTIVITY IN THE AREA, I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THERE WERE NO FEWER THAN NINE FLOCK CAMERAS WITHIN A ONE TO TWO BLOCK RADIUS OF FRANCISCO AND WILLOW.
THEY SEEM NOT TO BE POINTED ONLY ON TRAFFIC, BUT PARKED CARS AND THE CAMERAS ARE ON WEST, UH, WEST FRANCISCO AVENUE, ORANGE AND AVENUE, SOUTH SUNSET AND WEST MERCED NEARBY EDGEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WEST MERCED.
THE CAMERA ADVOCATES ITSELF AS A COMPANY THAT CONNECTS COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
SO INCIDENT CAN BE UNDERSTOOD CLEARLY, AND DECISIONS COULD BE MADE ON FACTS.
BUT THERE ARE TWO FACTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE CLEAR.
THE DATA FROM FLOCK SAFETY HAS BEEN ACCESSED AND USED BY ICE TO TRACK PEOPLE OFTEN THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF LOCAL POLICE.
YEAH, YOU NEED NOT LOOK FURTHER THAN THE CITY OF PASADENA POLICE WHO HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPOSED BY NBC JOURNALISTS IN THEIR AUDIT LOGS THAT THEY'VE BEEN SHARING DATA WITH ICE FBI AND NICK RICK FACT, TWO FLOCK CAMERAS CAPTURE MORE THAN JUST LICENSE PLATES.
THE CAMERAS COLLECT ALL SORTS OF DATA FROM PEOPLE.
THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS, LOCATION, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE IT WAS DEMOED BY FLOCK.
IN THE CITY OF DUNWOOD, DUNWOODY, GEORGIA, A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE, SHOWED TO THE CITY HOW FLOCK SYSTEM HAD ACCESS TO A CHILD'S GYMNASIUM.
SO WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOUR CITY, JUST AS A REMINDER, IS A DEVICE GROUP OF RESIDENTS WHO DESERVE PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES THAT DO NOT INCLUDE INTERRUPTIONS BY MASKED AGENTS.
NOR DO WE DESERVE TO BE SURVEILLED FOR JUST EXISTING IN THE CITY.
SO CONS, UH, CANCEL YOUR CONTRACT WITH FLOCK.
INVEST IN WHAT KEEPS US ACTUALLY SAFE.
NEW PUBLIC SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR CITY.
NEW MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND HOUSING RESOURCE.
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STAFF THAT YOU, UH, THAT WERE HERE JUST RIGHT NOW AND THEY DESERVE IT BECAUSE AFTER ALL THE DEBACLE THAT, THAT'S TIME.I JUST ONE MORE, ONE MORE THING.
HAVE A NEXT WEEK FOLLOWED BY JG.
WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING.
I ASK WHAT DOES THE, WHAT DOES WEST COVINA POLICE DO WITH ALL THE DATA THAT THEY COLLECT FROM THESE FLOCK CAMERAS? HOW IS THAT KEEPING US? THANK YOU SAFE HERE IN THIS CITY.
AND I WILL THANK YOU TO MY FRIEND.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LESLIE, FOLLOWED BY JD.
UNFORTUNATELY, I'M JUST GONNA KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING ABOUT FLOP CAMERAS.
MY NAME IS LESLIE GARCIA AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO.
AND I LIKE TO URGE THE CITY OF WEST COVINA TO CANCEL THEIR FLO UH, THEIR CONTRACT WITH FLOCK SAFETY AND NOT REPLACED THEM WITH ANY OTHER AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS.
THESE FLOCK CAMERAS HAVE BEEN PRAISED BY THE CITY FOR ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY AND DOING SO WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON THE PRIVACY OF RESIDENTS.
HOWEVER, IT COLLECTS SENSITIVE INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE WE WORK, WHERE WE LIVE, WHERE WE PRACTICE FAITH, WHERE WE SEEK MEDICAL CARE, WHERE WE TAKE OUR KIDS, WHO WE VISIT, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE.
IN THE SUMMER OF 2025, ICE MADE AGENTS MADE AN AGGRESSIVE PRESENCE AT THE WEST COVINA, DMV, THE WEST COVINA CITY COUNCIL ACTING MANAGER AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ASSURED RESIDENTS THAT THEY DO NOT WORK WITH ICE.
IN 2023, THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION AND ELECTRIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION FOUND THAT THE WEST COVINA PD HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN FOUND VIOLATING STATE LAW SENATE BILL 34, WHICH STATES THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CANNOT SHARE LICENSE PLATE READER DATA WITHOUT A STATE PUBLIC AGENCIES OR FEDERAL ENTITIES.
IN 2024, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STILL FAILED TO CLARIFY ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY CONTINUE TO SHARE FLOCK DATA WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES LIKE ICE.
SO I PLEASE ASK THERE FOR, THERE TO BE SOME SORT OF TRANSPARENCY OR ON THE BEHALF OF THE WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT ON HOW ICE DATA IS HANDLED.
IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'VE HAD ICE AGENTS KIDNAP SOMEONE IN COVINA, DRIVE THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN LA PUENTE, AND ALSO STOP SOMEONE IN WEST COVINA OFF OF FRANCIS AND WILLOW IN FRONT OF VICTOR'S VOW.
I GREW UP IN WEST COVINA AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR MY WHOLE LIFE.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, I LIVE WITH THE FEAR THAT MY NEIGHBORS CAN BE TAKEN AWAY OR HURT.
THIS ISN'T A NEUTRAL PUBLIC SAFETY TOOL THAT IS PROTECTING US, BUT SOMETHING THAT IS BRINGING DANGER TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND ACTIVELY VIOLATING OUR CONSTITUTIONAL FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY, WHICH I KNOW YOU VALUE SINCE WE HAD TO GO ON RECESS FOR SOMEBODY RECORDING ANOTHER COUNT.
COUNCIL MEMBER, I KNOW A LOT OF HERE PEOPLE ARE ALSO PRESENT TO CRITICIZE THE STREET CLEAN AND ROLLOUT IN THE CITY.
AND I THINK THESE FLOCK CAMERAS AND STREET CLEANING PROGRAMS ARE A TESTAMENT TO THE BEHAVIOR OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, CONTINUOUSLY ROLLING OUT PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT BENEFICIAL TO THE REST OF THE CITY.
UM, BEFORE I MOVE ON TO WHAT BRINGS ME UP TO THE PODIUM, I WANT TO HUMBLY AND RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER OR CITY MANAGEMENT CONSIDER ALLOWING OUR LE LIBRARY REPRESENTATIVE TO COME UP FIRST.
HE'S REALLY PERFORMING A COMMUNITY SERVICE AND I THINK OUTTA CONSIDERATION OF HIS TIME, AND FOR THOSE THAT MAY LEAVE BEFORE HIS PRESENTATION, IT WOULD BE A, IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING.
NOW, HAVING SAID THAT, I NOTICED IN YOUR MANAGER'S PRESENTATION, YOU SHOWED THE UPDATES, THE ADVANCES HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE FIRE STATION.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FIRE STATION THAT WAS FESTED WITH THE UNWANTED.
THAT'S A GREAT THING BECAUSE WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT PROBLEM EXISTED, BUT WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED, WHEN IT FINALLY CAME TO LIGHT, THE COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGEMENT CAME TOGETHER AND YOU APPROPRIATED THE FUNDS TO REMEDIATE THAT PROBLEM.
THE FIRST SPEAKER CAME HERE TONIGHT AND I'M, I'M HAPPY HE WAS THE FIRST SPEAKER 'CAUSE HE REMINDED ME THAT THE CITY MANAGER MADE A PROMISE TO THE RESIDENTS WHEN THIS STREET SWEEPING WAS AT ITS HIGHEST POINT IN TERMS OF DISAPPOINTMENT AND FRUSTRATION, THAT THEY WOULD, THE CITY WOULD GO OUT AND PUT SOME TEMPORARY SIGNS TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF PARKING RESTRICTIONS.
MY QUESTION TO YOU TONIGHT IS WHY ARE YOU NOT
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MOVING ON RESOLVING THIS SIGNAGE PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE REAL PROBLEM WITH RESIDENCE.WHY ARE YOU NOT MOVING FORWARD IN APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AND GETTING THOSE SIGNAGES CORRECTED? ARE YOU WAITING FOR ELECTIONS TO END, FOR ELECTIONS TO COME HERE AND END? IS THIS A DELAYED TACTIC? ARE WE BEING STONEWALLED? BECAUSE AS YOU HAVE JUST DONE, UH, COUNCILMAN WU, YOUR BODY LANGUAGE TELLS US THAT YOU AGREE, BUT YOUR ACTIONS SAY OTHERWISE.
YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN REGARDS TO THE SIGNAGES.
PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THAT PROBLEM.
WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU TO THROW AWAY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
YOU'VE ALREADY INVESTED IN VEHICLES AND CONTRACT THAT YOU'VE MADE, BUT I THINK THIS PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING IS THE MINIMUM THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ACTION ON IMMEDIATELY.
I HAVE ONE, UH, MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO IS GOING TO BE JOINING US REMOTELY.
RENEE, CAN YOU PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU.
YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE GONNA GO AHEAD AND START NOW.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TAKE THE FLOOR HERE.
UM, WE'VE BEEN PROUD RESIDENTS, UH, MYSELF AND FAMILY FOR OVER 25 YEARS, BUT NOW I'M BEGINNING TO RETHINK THIS WITH THE DIRECTION THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL IS TAKING US, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS STREET FIASCO SWEEPING FIASCO ORDEAL.
UM, AS YOU HEARD, MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, UH, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.
IT WAS ONLY ONCE A MONTH AND THAT WAS FINE.
AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN WE JUMPED TO FOUR TIMES A MONTH.
UM, TO ME THAT'S KIND OF A RED FLAG.
UH, BOTTOM LINE, IT'S ALL ABOUT GENERATING INCOME.
BUT, UM, WHAT'S KIND OF, UH, ABSURD IS IMPLEMENTING THIS WHOLE PLAN WITHOUT EVEN A RESOLUTION ON, ON PARKING.
WHY WOULD YOU PUT FORTH A PLAN IN PLACE WITHOUT ANY PARKING RESOLUTIONS? SO, UM, YOU NEED TO RETHINK THIS.
UM, HOW ABOUT JUST CUTTING IT DOWN TO ONCE A MONTH LIKE IT WAS IN THE PAST, WHICH WILL DO TWO THINGS.
IT'S GONNA SOFTEN THE BUDGET EXPENSES THAT YOU CREATED, AND THEN, UM, IT'LL GRANT YOU TIME TO FIGURE OUT A PLAN AND IT'LL EASE SOME OF THE FURY THE RESIDENTS HAVE WITH WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING HERE.
YOU KNOW? SO, UM, YEAH, IT LIKE THE FORMER, UM, SPEAKER JD MENTIONED, IS THIS A DELAY TACTIC? WELL, REMEMBER, THERE'S, THERE'S MANY MORE OF US THAN YOU, SO WE CAN EASILY UNITE AND, UH, COME TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT A PLAN ON HOW TO REPLACE ALL OF YOU AND FIND PEOPLE WHO WANNA WORK FOR THE CITY RESIDENTS AND NOT FOR THEMSELVES.
I ALSO HAVE A COMMENT THAT I'M GOING TO READ INTO THE RECORD.
I WILL ALSO START THE TIMER FOR THREE MINUTES FOR THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY.
I CANNOT ATTEND IN PERSON, WHICH IS WHY I REQUESTED AN A DA ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE.
TONIGHT I AM ASKING DIRECT QUESTIONS.
THE CITY HAS REFUSED TO ANSWER.
HOW CAN THE CITY CLOSE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE? 26 DASH 0 2 5 0 BASED ON NO RECENT CONSTRUCTION.
WHEN THE CITY'S OWN RECORDS SHOW THE FEBRUARY 17TH INSPECTION DID NOT EVALUATE THE CORE ISSUES IN MY COMPLAINTS.
PERMIT COMPLIANCE, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, SOIL MOISTURE, SLOPE SATURATION, GEOTECHNICAL REVIEW, OR FORMAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF DRAINAGE OR SLOPE STABILITY.
WHY HAS THE CITY NOT ASKED THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR PERMITS APPROVED PLANS, GRADING APPROVALS, DRAINAGE RECORDS, INSPECTION RECORDS, ENGINEERING RECORDS, GEOTECHNICAL RECORDS, CONTRACTOR RECORDS, OR ANY DOCUMENTATION PROVIDING THE HILLSIDE WORK IS LAWFUL.
IF THE CITY FOUND NO PERMITS, AND IF THE CITY
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SAYS HISTORICAL RECORDS MAY IN BE INCOMPLETE, HOW CAN THE CITY CLOSE THE CASE WITHOUT REQUIRING THE OWNER TO PROVE WHAT WAS BUILT WHEN IT WAS BUILT, HOW IT WAS DRAINED, AND WHETHER IT WAS EVER APPROVED? WHAT OTHER RESIDENT WOULD BE ALLOWED TO ALTER A HILLSIDE, TERRACE A SLOPE INSTALL, RETAINING LIKE FEATURES IRRIGATED FOR YEARS, AND THEN AVOID BASIC PERMIT VERIFICATION SIMPLY BY SAYING THE WORK IS OLD.THAT IS NOT NORMAL ENFORCEMENT.
THAT LOOKS LIKE SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT.
UNLESS THE CITY CAN IDENTIFY THE SAME RULE, IT WOULD APPLY TO ANYONE ELSE.
HISTORICAL IMAGERY SHOWN THE HILLSIDE BEING TERRORIST, ALTERED AND IRRIGATED OVER TIME.
A SELF-SERVING CLAIM THAT WORKS, THAT WORK WAS BUILT OVER 13 YEARS AGO IS NOT A PERMIT.
IT IS NOT AN ENGINEERING REPORT.
AND THE PEOPLE DOWNHILL ARE NOT ABSTRACT.
MY MOTHER-IN-LAW HAS MOBILITY ISSUES, EXCUSE ME, MOBILITY LIMITATIONS.
MY FATHER-IN-LAW IS DEAF AND BLIND.
NONE OF US CAN EVACUATE QUICKLY.
WHY IS THE CITY LEAVING VULNERABLE RESIDENTS DOWNHILL FROM AN ALTERED IRRIGATED HILLSIDE WITHOUT FIRST VERIFYING PERMITS, DRAINAGE ENGINEERING, AND LAWFUL RUNOFF CONTROL? WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT.
WE ARE ASKING FOR THE BASIC ENFORCEMENT ANY FUNCTIONING CITY WOULD PROVIDE BEFORE PEOPLE AND PROPERTY ARE HARMED.
IF THIS SLOPE FAILS, THE CITY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CALL IT UNFORESEEABLE.
I HAVE ONE MORE SENTENCE, MAYOR.
AN ACCIDENT OR ACT OF GOD, IT WILL BE THE DIRECT, DOCUMENTED, PREVENTABLE RESULTS OF THE CITY BEING WARNED, KNOWING WHO WAS DOWNHILL, SEEING THE HISTORICAL EVIDENCE AND CHOOSING NOT TO ACT.
DOES THAT END? THAT IS ALL OF THE SPEAKER COMMENTS.
I HAVE RECEIVED OUR ONLINE PARTICIPATION.
WE DID HAVE A PER A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ASKED TO BE HEARD LATE.
UM, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND ELABORATE.
UM, MAYOR, UM, WERE YOU GONNA SAY, OH, NO, I WAS GONNA SAY THE CITY MANAGER'S GONNA RESPOND TO EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS AFTER OH, OKAY.
UM, I WANTED TO, UM, STATE THAT THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AT THE, UM, SPORTSPLEX WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
IT WAS NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T GET TO SEE YOU OR MAYOR PRO TEM.
I COULDN'T, I COULDN'T STAY THERE, BUT JOB WELL DONE.
SO WHOEVER ORGANIZED THAT, THEY DID AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL JOB.
I KNOW THAT SOUTH HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A COVINA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, UM, WE HAD A ANIMAL THAT WAS DECEASED ON OUR PROPERTY.
SOMEBODY HAD HID IT AND LEFT IT THERE, AND THEY PLACED IT IN OUR PARKING LOT.
AND WE HAD TRIED OVER AND OVER.
EVERYBODY FROM ADMINISTRATION, FROM THE DISTRICT, UM, RESIDENTS, UM, MYSELF, HAD TRIED TO CALL ANIMAL CONTROL TO SEE IF THEY CAN COME PICK IT UP, BECAUSE SUMMER SCHOOL WAS IN SESSION AND THESE CHILDREN WERE BEING EXPOSED TO IT, AND THEY WERE PRETTY TRAUMATIZED.
SO, UM, THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD THINK OF WAS TO CALL HERE.
UM, I WAS ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND ASK HER IF SHE COULD HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.
AND SHE TOLD ME SHE WOULD DO WHATEVER IT WAS THAT SHE COULD DO.
AND WITHIN 15 OR 20 MINUTES, I GOT A PHONE CALL BACK THAT IT WOULD BE HANDLED.
AND I BELIEVE IT WAS CODE ENFORCEMENT WHO POSSIBLY CAME OUT, BUT THE ANIMAL WAS THERE FOR FOUR DAYS FOR A RESIDENT AND PEOPLE TO DRIVE BY AND SEE.
AND THE STUDENTS WERE PRETTY TRAUMATIZED.
SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT.
I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
IT WAS A, THAT WAS A BIG DEAL FOR US AND ON FOR CAMPUS.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
UM, SO THAT ENDS, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT.
OUR CITY MANAGER WILL BE RESPONDING TO ALL THE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THIS EVENING.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, HENDRICK, I BELIEVE HENDRICK ALREADY LEFT, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS, UH, REMAINS OUR TOP PRIORITY, UM, IN THIS CITY.
UM, IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC EVENT THAT HAPPENED AT OUR, UH, WHAT WAS ABSOLUTELY A GREAT NIGHT.
OUR 4TH OF JULY EVENT, UM, THE WEST COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT, I CAN TELL
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YOU, IS ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING, UM, THIS INCIDENT.AND ON OUR CITY WEBSITE, WE HAVE POSTED THE PRESS RELEASE FROM THE WEST COVENA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND JUST FOR THE, THE COMMUNITY THAT'S HERE AND THE COMMUNITY, THEY'RE MONITORING AND LISTENING ON TV.
UM, THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SUGGESTS THAT THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY A STRAY BULLET ORIGINATING FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION OUTSIDE THE FIREWORKS VENUE, POSSIBLY FROM INDISCRIMINATELY, UM, FIRING.
UM, AS YOU HEAR ALWAYS AROUND NEW YEAR'S AND 4TH OF JULY IS, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T FIRE GUNS IN THE AIR.
UM, 'CAUSE THAT BULLET'S GONNA COME DOWN SOMEPLACE.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT A A BULLET CAN TRAVEL OVER A MILE IN THE AIR AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S GONNA LAND.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CASE, IT DID HIT SOMEBODY.
UM, AS FAR AS THE OTHER COMMENTS FROM HENDRICK, I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UM, I, I'VE HEARD THE CONCERNS AND, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY STAFF, AS WELL AS OUR CONTRACT EMPLOYEES OR CONTRACT STAFF THAT WORK THE EVENTS, UH, WE ARE GETTING TOGETHER TO DEBRIEF AND GO OVER OUR ACTION PLAN.
AND WHATEVER WE CAN IMPROVE, WE WILL IMPROVE.
UM, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE CITY IS BEING EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE.
WE'VE HEARD THE CONCERNS AND WE ARE DEEPLY SADDENED BY WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR FIREWORKS EVENT ON JULY 4TH.
UM, MS. NIKKI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, COMPLIMENTS REGARDING THE 4TH OF JULY.
UM, THE, THE SITUATION OF A DECEASED ANIMAL IN THE THE STREETS, UM, THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON.
THAT IS HANDLED BY OUR CONTRACT, LA COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL.
UM, THE FIRST CALL SHOULD BE TO THEM, BUT YOU'RE ALSO FREE TO NOTIFY OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT OR ALSO OUR CODED FORCE DEPARTMENT.
YOU CAN CONTACT MATTHEW ZA, WHO'S THE MANAGER, OR YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT ME AND I'LL MAKE SURE IT'S TAKEN CARE OF, UM, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S ON A, A ROUTE TO SCHOOL IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL OR, OR PEDESTRIANS ARE PASSING.
UM, THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE THAT IT WAS THERE FOR FOUR DAYS, AND I'LL ADDRESS THAT WITH LA COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL, UM, TO ASCERTAIN WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE CALL AND WHY IT TOOK SO LONG TO, UH, PICK UP THE DECEASED ANIMAL.
UM, LEE AND LESLIE, I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON FLOCK CAMERAS, UM, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON FLOCK.
UM, ALSO I WAS UNAWARE OF ICE ACTIVITY, UM, ON THE, I BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE THE BORDER OF OUR CITY, WILLOW AND FRANCISO.
UH, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING ICE.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT, UH, WORK IN COLLABORATION OR COOPERATION WITH, UH, FEDERAL AUTHORITIES WITH ANY IMMIGRATION TYPE ENFORCEMENTS.
UM, JOSH MURRAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UM, UPDATES ON THE, UH, WEST COVINA LIBRARY.
UM, JUSTIN HARVEY, YOU, YOU, UH, MENTIONED MY QUESTIONS ON ITEM FIVE, SEVEN, AND EIGHT.
THOSE ARE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, SO IF THOSE COME UP, I'LL LET THEM BE, UH, ADDRESSED.
IF NOT, I DO HAVE YOUR, UH, QUESTIONS IN WRITING THAT WERE SUBMITTED AND WE WILL PROVIDE A WRITTEN RESPONSE FOR YOU.
I'LL MAKE SURE A WRITTEN RESPONSE IS, UH, PROVIDED TO YOU.
UM, THE OTHER SPEAKERS TONIGHT, OBVIOUSLY THE, THE MAIN TOPIC, UM, I'M SORRY, JD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMPLIMENTS ABOUT THE WORK WE'RE DOING WITH THE FIRE STATIONS THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT AS WELL.
UM, MOST OF THE SPEAKERS TONIGHT ARE TALKING ABOUT, UM, STREET SWEEPING, UM, ITEMS. UM, ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, UH, WE WILL BE PROVIDING A STATUS UPDATE ON THE STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM, THE INPUT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UH, OUR RESPONSE TO THOSE REQUESTS.
AND I BELIEVE MOST OF YOUR QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED DURING THAT TIME.
SO I'LL ALLOW FOR THAT PRESENTATION TO TAKE PLACE.
WE HAVE THREE MEMBERS OF STAFF THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT.
THEY'LL BE DOING THE PRESENTATION THAT SHOULD COVER, UM, ALL THE DIFFERENT TOPICS, UM, THAT WERE BROUGHT UP.
UM, ARMANDO SANCHEZ, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, COMPLIMENTS ABOUT OUR, OUR STAFF.
UM, ANY CONCERNS REGARDING, UH, SPEED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT? PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT OUR WEST COVINA PD DEPARTMENT, WESTS COVINA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, IT'S PRETTY COMMON THAT WE GET REQUESTS ABOUT SPEEDERS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE CITY, AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BEEN GREAT ABOUT DEPLOYING OUR MOTOR UNITS AND TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT TO ADDRESS, UM, THOSE TYPE ISSUES.
ALSO, YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE, UH, QUALITY OF REPAVING RESURFACING, UM, SLURRY SEALING OF OUR STREETS.
I'M GLAD OUR CURRENT CONTRACTOR IS DOING A GREAT JOB.
UM, I WILL ALSO HAVE MY ENGINEERING DIVISION CONTACT YOU REGARDING, UM, THE STREETS THAT WERE NOT DONE CORRECTLY OR ARE ALREADY FAILING, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS, UM, THOSE ISSUES.
CARLOS, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, UH, REGARDING TRANSTECH ENGINEERING SERVICES, UM, FINANCIAL CONCERNS, AND AS ALWAYS, YOUR, YOUR POINTS ARE VALID AND, AND TAKEN.
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THANK YOU.AND THAT CONCLUDES MY RESPONSES FOR TONIGHT.
UM, JUST WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR, NO WARNING NOTICE AND CITATIONS WILL BE GIVEN OUT UNTIL THE STREET SWEEPING, UH, THE CITY CAN GET THIS RIGHT, BUT THAT'LL BE A DISCUSSION ON AGENDA NUMBER EIGHT.
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FORWARD WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR, COUNSEL, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? I WOULD DO, UM, I WOULD VOTE NO ON NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS RELATING TO THE DOWN NORTH DAY HOUSING PROJECT.IS THERE ANY OTHER MOTION? UM, IS THERE ANY OTHER, UH, AGENDA ITEMS ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO PULL? UM, SEEING NONE, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND ITEM ONE AND SEVEN.
SO WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WU TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN WITH COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ VOTING NO ON ITEM NUMBER ONE.
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NOW WORK ON DEPARTMENTAL REGULAR MATTERS, WHICH IS THE STATUS ON THE UPDATE TO STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.UM, MR. WELL, THE CITY MANAGER WHO WILL PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT.
I'M GONNA HAVE OUR CIP PROJECT MANAGER, ROBERT ORTEGA.
UM, ONE OF OUR ENGINEERS, BRIAN CERVANTES AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR, PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGER, MATT ARZA, COME UP AND THEY WILL PRESENT A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AND THEY'LL ALSO GO OVER, UM, IN DETAIL THE STAFF REPORT AND ANALYSIS AND WORK THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED SO FAR.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
TONIGHT AS A RECEIVING FILE, I WILL, I WILL BE PROVIDING A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF, UH, CITY STREET SWEEP, CITY STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM.
I WILL BE GOING OVER THE BACKGROUND OF THIS PROJECT, THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT, NOTICING PROCESS AND FIELD REVIEWS AND CONCERNS RECEIVED, AND THE NEXT STEPS TOWARDS FULL IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING ENFORCEMENT.
SO THIS SLIDE OUTLINES SOME OF THE KEY DATES FOR THE STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM.
IN JUNE AND OCTOBER OF 2023, STAFF HELD OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO GATHER PUBLIC FEEDBACK.
IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF 2023, STREET SWEEPING WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AND STAFF WAS DIRECTED TO TRANSITION TO A WEEKLY SCHEDULE.
IN OCTOBER, 2024, THE CITY COUNCIL AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STREET SWEEPING SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND IN FEBRUARY, 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL AMENDED THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTED THE STREET SWEEPING ROUTES AND RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE WITH KEY DATES.
THE CONTRACTOR AWARDED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO PROCEED IN FEBRUARY, 2025.
IN JULY, 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL STREET SWEEPING ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES.
IN AUGUST, 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO EXPLORE AN ALTERNATE DAY ALTERNATE SIZE, STREET SWEEPING SCHEDULE.
IN NOVEMBER, 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE INITIAL SIGNAGE INSTALLATION, UM, IN 2020, IN APRIL, 2026.
OPTIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE SIDES ALTERNATE DAY SCHEDULE WERE BROUGHT BEFORE THE KE CITY COUNCIL.
AT THAT MEETING, STAFF WERE DIRECTED TO PROCEED WITH A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ZONE BASED STREET SWEEPING SCHEDULE, WHILE ALSO REVIEWING LOCATIONS FOR POTENTIAL ALTERNATE SITE SCHEDULE WHERE RESIDENTS LOCKED ONSITE PARKING WERE ADJACENT TO HIGH, TO WERE ADJACENT TO HIGH DENSITY HOUSING, OR HAD OTHER UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS THAT WERE WARRANTED AN ALTERNATE SITE SCHEDULE.
SINCE THEN, ENGINEERING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC WORKS HAVE BEEN REVIEWING EXISTING SIGNAGE FOR POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING SIGN CONS, UH, SIGN CONSOLIDATION, CONSOLIDATION, RELOCATION, AND SIGNAGE UPDATES.
SINCE THE APRIL MEETING, PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF HAVE BEEN ISSUING WARNING NOTICES AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN NOTICE NOTICES BEGAN BEING DISTRIBUTED ON MAY 11TH, 2026.
AS PART OF THE PUBLIC AWARENESS
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CAMPAIGN.TO THIS EFFORT, THE CITY HAS RECEIVED RESIDENT FEEDBACK VIA EMAIL, PHONE CALLS, AND THE CITY'S REPORT AND THE CITY'S REPORT AND ISSUE APP.
THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES OVER THE, THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES COVER THE VARIOUS CONCERNS.
STAFF RECEIVED FOR REQUESTS RELATED TO ALTERNATE FOR REQUESTS RELATED TO ALTERNATE SIZE SCHEDULES.
STAFF REVIEWED EACH LOCATION AGAINST THE ZONING CODE TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT WAS ADJACENT TO HIGH DENSITY, HIGH DENSITY HOUSING.
STAFF ALSO REVIEWED WEATHER CONDITIONS, UH, WHETHER OTHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS PROXIMITY TO COMMERCIAL CENTERS RESULTED IN PARKING SPILLOVER ONTO, UH, RESIDENTIAL STREETS.
ANOTHER COMMON CONCERN INVOLVED NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE RESIDENTS DO NOT HAVE DRIVEWAYS FOR OFF STREET PARKING.
STAFF ALSO EVALUATED EACH LOCATION FOR ANY OTHER UNIQUE STREET CHARACTERISTIC CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAY MAKE AN ALTERNATE SIZE SCHEDULE MORE APPROPRIATE.
STAFF RECEIVED ONLY ONE CONCERN REGARDING DAMAGE SIGNAGE.
HOWEVER, DURING THE FIELD REVIEW, PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENGINEERING STAFF INSPECTED ALL SIGNAGE TO ENSURE IT WAS LEGIBLE AND FREE OF STICKERS, GRAFFITI, OR OTHER DAMAGE THAT COULD PREVENT RESIDENTS FROM UNDERSTANDING THE POSTED RESTRICTION.
THE NEXT CONCERN INVOLVED INCORRECT DAY POSTING.
DURING THE FIELD REVIEW, STAFF VERIFIED THAT ALL POSTED SIGNS MATCHED THE FOUR HOUR STREET SWEEPING RESTRICTIONS ASSIGNED TO EACH ZONE.
SOME FINDINGS INVOLVED PREVIOUS RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE NO LONGER APPLICABLE, WHILE OTHERS WERE SIGNS THAT HAD BEEN POSTED WITH THE INCORRECT TIME OR DATE.
THE MOST COMMON CONCERN INVOLVED MISSING SIGNAGE.
MANY OF THESE CONCERNS CAME FROM THE FRIDAY ZONE WHERE SIGNS HAD ONLY BEEN INSTALLED AT THE ENTRANCES AND EXITS OF THE RESIDENTIAL TRACKS.
BASED ON RESIDENT FEEDBACK, STAFF WILL BE INSTALLING ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE TO BETTER ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS AND THEIR GUESTS ARE AWARE OF THE RESTRICTIONS.
STAFF ALSO IDENTIFY LOCATIONS WHERE OUTDATED SIGNAGE FROM PREVIOUS RESTRICTIONS REMAINED.
AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, THOSE SIGNS WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SIGNAGE REFLECTING THE CURRENT ZONE BASED SCHEDULE.
LASTLY, STAFF RECEIVED CONCERNS REGARDING SCHOOL ZONES AS PART OF THIS UPDATE, STREET SWEEPING RESTRICTION SIGNS ALONG SCHOOL FRONTAGES WILL BE REMOVED TO ALLOW PARENTS TO PARK DURING THE SCHOOL DROP OFF AND PICKUP TIMES.
THESE AREAS ARE ALSO SWEPT EARLIER IN THE DAY TO AVOID CONFLICTS WHILE STILL ENSURING THE STREETS ARE PROPERLY MAINTAINED.
THE CONCERNS SUBMITTED BY RESIDENTS AND PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF RESULTED IN 198 CONCERNS BEING LOGGED FOR ENGINEERING REVIEW.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THESE NUMBERS REFLECT THE CONCERNS RECEIVED AT THE TIME THIS REPORT WAS PREPARED.
ADDITIONAL CONCERNS HAVE BEEN SINCE RECEIVED AND MAY NOT BE REFLECTED IN THESE TOTALS.
ON THE 198 CONCERNS, 48 WERE REQUESTS FOR ALTERNATE SITE SCHEDULES.
ONE INVOLVED DAMAGE OR VANDALIZED SIGNAGE 30 INVOLVED INCORRECT DAY POSTINGS, 101 INVOLVED MISSING SIGNAGE.
18 INVOLVED OUTDATED SIGNAGE AND ONE INVOLVED SCHOOL ZONE RESTRICTIONS.
IN ADDITION TO CONDUCTING SITE VISITS FOR ALL CONCERNS RECEIVED FROM PUBLIC SAFETY AND RESIDENCE ENGINEERING STAFF ALSO DROVE EVERY ST EVERY STREET IN THE CITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE MADE, INCLUDING SIGN CONSOLIDATION, SIGN RELOCATION, AND THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE.
BASED ON THIS REVIEW, ALONG WITH THE SITE SPECIFIC EVALUATIONS, STAFF RECOMMENDS INSTALLING AN ADDITIONAL 1,227 SIGNS.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE CURRENT SIGNAGE IS LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE, HOWEVER, BASED ON RESIDENT FEEDBACK, STAFF RECOMMENDS INSTALLING ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE TO BETTER ENSURE RESIDENTS AND THEIR GUESTS ARE AWARE OF THE RESTRICTIONS AS THE NEXT STEPS.
ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC SAFETY ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO INSTALL SIGNAGE WHERE ADDITIONAL INCORRECT OR MISSING SIGNAGE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.
ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC SAFETY ARE ALSO COORDINATING WITH NATIONWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO UPDATE THE STREET SWEEPING MAPS FOR ANY APPROVED ALTERNATE SITE LOCATIONS.
THOSE UPDATED MAPS WILL RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AND SIGNAGE WILL BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY.
STAFF WILL AL WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO LOG AND REVIEW CONCERNS SUBMITTED BY RESIDENTS TO ENSURE EACH CONCERN IS INVESTIGATED AND VERIFIED.
THE CITY WILL NOT BEGIN ENFORCEMENT OR ISSUE CITATIONS UNTIL THE REVISED STREET SWEEPING ROUTES HAVE BEEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED PRIOR TO PRIOR TO BEGINNING ENFORCEMENT.
THE CITY WILL UPDATE THE STREET SWEEPING GIS LAYER, PROVIDE NOTICE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE CITY WEBSITE.
AND DURING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
ONCE THE STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED, PUBLIC SAFETY WILL FOLLOW THE STREET SWEEPER AND ISSUE CITATIONS TO VEHICLES PARKED WITHIN THE RESTRICTED AREAS.
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RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THE STREET ONCE THE SWEEPER, THE ONCE THE STREET SWEEPER HAS PASSED, AND PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF WILL NOT CIRCLE BACK AFTER THE SWEEPER HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA.IF A RESIDENT RECEIVES A CITATION, IT WILL INCLUDE THE APPLICABLE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION, THE CITATION AMOUNT, AND THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PAY OR CONTEST THE CITATION.
RESIDENTS MAY CONTEST A CITATION THROUGH THE CITY THROUGH THE CITY'S THREE LEVEL REVIEW PROCESS CONSISTING OF INITIAL INITIAL ADMINISTRATION REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND AN APPEAL THROUGH THE SUPERIOR COURT.
WITH THAT STAFF RESPECT, RESPECTFULLY RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVE AND FILE THIS REPORT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.
AND SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STREET SUPREME PROGRAM, STAFF AND I ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST.
SO, UM, JUST TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT, I KNOW EVERYBODY JUST SEES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, UM, THERE'S LIKE THE HISTORY, SO I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, IN 2023, UM, THIS WAS BROUGHT FORTH TO WEST TO HAVE A WEEKLY STREET SWEEPING.
AND AT THAT TIME THE COUNCIL APPROVED A WEEKLY STREET SWEEPING.
WE EVEN HAD A RESIDENT, UH, WHO OPERATES A SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE AND SHE'S COME UP HERE AND SPOKE FOR IT.
UM, SO YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO REVIEW THAT VIDEO IN 2023.
AND THE FIVE COUNCIL WHO APPROVED THAT STREET SWEEPING AT THAT TIME WAS MAYOR DIAZ, UH, MAYOR PROTI, BRIAN TABBA, MYSELF, COUNCILMAN WU AND COUNCILMAN OLI CONTOS.
SO THE, UH, STREET SWEEPING TO MOVE TO WEEKLY WAS BACK THEN AND THEN, UH, AGAIN IN 2025.
UM, BUT IF YOU WATCH THE VIDEOS AND YOU, THEY, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'VE ALWAYS MADE IT CLEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, HIGH DENSITY SCHOOLS, UM, AND SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WERE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
THINGS THAT WOULD COME UP WAS BECAUSE OF THE, UH, THE, THE BUDGET WAS, UM, ANOTHER ASPECT AND STUFF.
BUT AS WE HAD MOVED FORWARD WITH THIS, WE'VE HAD, UM, AND I'D LIKE TO ALSO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT, UH, IN THAT PAST, WHAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS BROUGHT FORTH? I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE CITY COUNCIL.
WE DON'T HAVE THE FINE PRINT THE DETAILS.
WE RELY ON THE EXPERTS, THE CITY MAN, CITY MANAGER, THE CITY STAFF, UM, FOR THEM TO BRING WHAT WAS, UH, WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GIVEN TO US.
SO I KNOW SOME OF THE RESIDENTS SAID THEY HAD THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND YOU SHARED YOUR CONCERNS, AND WHETHER THOSE WEREN'T GIVEN TO US, UM, IS A DIFFERENT STORY.
THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, UM, THOSE WHO WORKED ON THE STREET SWEEPING, THEY ARE NO LONGER HERE.
UM, I KNOW WE HAVE, UH, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY STAFF, UH, THEY INHERITED THE CURRENT STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM.
UM, I, I SHARE A LOT OF THE SENTIMENTS THAT, UM, HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP AND I DO THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THESE THINGS UP.
WHETHER BY EMAIL UH, EMAILS, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT, PHONE CALLS, WHATEVER MAY BE IN PERSON AT SPECIAL EVENTS AND SO FORTH.
UH, I DID HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WITH, UM, OUR CITY MANAGER IN REGARDS TO EVEN NEW INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN.
UM, SO ONE OF THE CONCERNS IS WE HAD THREE, UM, THREE, AND I DIDN'T EVEN REMEMBER THAT, UM, WAS APPROVED FOR THREE TIMEFRAMES, WHICH IS, IF DOESN'T MAKE SENSE NOW, UM, HEARING THE FEEDBACK FROM IT SHOULD BE TOO.
'CAUSE THEN IT SAVES US THE COST IN REGARDS TO THE, THE FUNDING OR WHAT WAS PROVIDED AND WHAT WAS GIVEN.
UM, THAT ONE IS A DIFFERENT FACTOR AS WELL.
UM, I SHARED A FEW OF MY CONCERNS WITH THE, UH, CITY MANAGER AND I, UM, I DON'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY ENFORCEMENT, AND I MADE IT VERY CLEAR, UH, NO ENFORCEMENT UNTIL THE CITY CAN GET THIS RIGHT.
UM, I KNOW THE SIGNAGE IS, IS A MESS.
I, UH, BASED ON THE REPORT, UM, THE ATTACHMENT THAT WE RECEIVED, ALL YOUR CONCERNS, AS I MENTIONED IN THE PAST COUNCIL MEETING WHEN THESE WERE BROUGHT UP, PLEASE SEND US YOUR, YOUR ADDRESS.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE ON, UM, THE ATTACHMENT, UH, WITH ALL THE, UH, CONCERNS THAT THE RESIDENTS HAS BROUGHT FORTH HERE AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OR BY EMAIL, THEY LOGGED IT IN AND CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY STAFF HAS WENT TO THOSE LOCATIONS.
AND, UM, AND I KNOW BASED ON THIS, THERE WERE ALREADY CHANGES AND I COULD ALREADY SEE THAT CERTAIN AREAS HAD THOSE CHANGES.
AND WHEN WE MENTION, AND, AND I DO AGREE, CERTAIN STREETS OR CERTAIN HOMES HAVE WHERE THEY CAN HAVE 20 CARS IN THEIR PROPERTY AND OTHER LOCATIONS CAN'T.
AND THAT WAS THE, THE REASON FOR HAVING ALL THESE TO SEE IF THERE WAS, UM, WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE WERE CERTAIN, CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS.
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WE DON'T KNOW WHAT FULL EXCEPTIONS UNTIL THIS BLOWOUT OCCURRED.AND SOMETIMES WHEN WE PRESENT THIS, WE HAVE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS COME AND GIVE FEEDBACK.
IT'S NOT UNTIL THE WARNING NOTICES, UH, ARE OUT, THEN THEY ACTUALLY COME OUT AND SPEAK.
AND THAT'S HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO GATHER ALL THE DATA AND THE ANALYSIS AND SO FORTH.
UM, THAT BEING SAID, I JUST WANTED TO, I MEAN, I, I KNOW THAT THERE'S CONCERNS AND WE'VE HAD MADE EXCEPTIONS, AND THERE'S STILL, THAT IS A THINGS THAT ARE STILL COMING THROUGH.
I KNOW WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL THAT HAD THE LIST OF OTHER THINGS THAT WASN'T TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BECAUSE IT WAS GIVEN AFTER THIS REPORT WAS MADE.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO SEE, UM, CITY MANAGER WITH, UH, YOUR STAFF.
AND IS IT A POSSIBILITY JUST TO, WITH, I UNDERSTAND WE'VE HAD THE COST WITH THE SAME DAY ALTERNATE.
WE'VE DISCUSSED ALTERNATE TIMES BECAUSE OF THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION IS ALTERNATE DAYS, AND I KNOW THAT IMPACTS FINANCIALLY.
UM, BUT THE ALTERNATE TIMES TO, TO BE TAKEN TO CONSIDERATION OR SOME OTHER FORMULA JUST TO ALLOW RESIDENTS MORE PARKING FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE IT IS, THE PARKING IS THE MAIN CONCERN.
AND, YOU KNOW, I, I DID SHARE A FEW CONCERNS EARLIER TODAY WHEN WE HAD, WHEN WE SPOKE, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I, I SEE THIS AND WE ARE ALREADY MAKING CHANGES ON, UM, A LOT OF THE FINDINGS AND THEN THE RESPONSES.
SO IT'S ALL HERE, BUT AGAIN, IT'S NOT THE FULL INFORMATION, THE, THE MAP AND SO FORTH.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE STILL THINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE PLACED.
UM, YES, THE ANSWER'S YES TO YOUR QUESTION.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR EMAILS, YOUR CALLS, UM, YOUR ONLINE SUBMISSIONS.
IT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL, UH, FOR THE CURRENT CITY STAFF TO EVALUATE THE CONCERNS, DO FIELD INSPECTIONS AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THE LAYOUT OF THE CITY.
UM, KEEP IN MIND THAT WHEN THIS PROGRAM WAS FIRST DEVELOPED IN 2023, IT WAS A DIFFERENT GROUP OF PEOPLE AND THEY WERE PROBABLY WORKING OFF OF MAPS INSTEAD OF DOING OUT IN THE FIELD INSPECTIONS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT MAYBE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSULTED, UH, WERE NOT CONSULTED.
THAT BEING SAID, I, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE A, A MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK.
BUT YES, WE, WE COULD HAVE DONE THINGS BETTER IN LOOKING BACK, UM, OF THE 198 CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION IN THIS, UM, LAST COUPLE MONTHS.
UM, THE CITY CONCURRED WITH 168 OF THOSE, MEANING THAT OF THE ALTERNATE SIDES WHERE PEOPLE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, HEY, OUR AREA SHOULD BE DEEMED OR CONSIDERED HIGH DENSITY, UM, A STREET MAYBE THAT DOES NOT HAVE DRIVEWAYS, A STREET THAT RELIES ON ALLEY PARKING, UM, STREETS THAT MAYBE HAVE SOME OTHER UNIQUE CONDITIONS THAT PREVENT THEM FROM PARKING, UM, ON THEIR STREET IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.
UM, THOSE WERE ALL TAKEN IN CONSIDERATION.
AND AGAIN, UH, THE MAJORITY OF THE CONCERNS, UM, THE CITY AGREED WITH THE RESIDENTS THAT CONCERNS WERE VALID.
UM, SO I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE CURRENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM, UM, BRIAN, ROBERT, MATT, AND THE, THE FIELD STAFF THAT'S BEEN DOING THE INSPECTIONS, INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC WORKS, UM, THAT YOU ARE BEING HEARD.
UM, THAT BEING SAID, WE CONTINUE TO HEAR MORE CONCERNS AND TONIGHT WAS A, A GREAT SAMPLE OF THE, THE COMMUNITY IS STILL CONCERNED.
THERE ARE STILL ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED.
UM, I CAN TAKE A LOOK AT OTHER ALTERNATIVE IDEAS AND COME BACK AT A LATER DATE TO, UM, PROVIDE WHAT I BELIEVE IS SOME FEASIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP ALLEVIATE RESIDENT CONCERNS, UM, AND ADDRESS THE OVERALL CONCERN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE LIMITED PARKING IN THE CITY IN SOME AREAS.
UM, THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE LIVING AT HOME.
THERE ARE MORE ADUS AND JUNIOR ADU IN THE CITY.
UM, THE GOVERNOR HAS, AND THE STATE HAS ALLOWED PEOPLE TO CHANGE, BUT WAS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD INTO HAVING A TRIPLEX ON THEIR PROPERTY.
AND WITH THAT, OBVIOUSLY COMES MORE PEOPLE AND MORE VEHICLES.
UM, THE ANALYSIS, UM, THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR, UH, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SPEND SOME TIME, I'M BACK WITH MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS OF OPTIONS, UM, TO LOOK AT, TO HELP PUT THIS ISSUE TO BED.
AGAIN, THIS IS A ISSUE THAT I, ALONG WITH MY STAFF INHERITED.
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UM, IT'S KIND OF THAT GIFT THAT DOESN'T STOP GIVING, AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE A WHACK-A-MOLE TOO.UM, AS WE ADDRESS ONE ISSUE AND WE SOLVE ONE RESIDENCE CONCERNS, WE MAY INADVERTENTLY CREATE A CONCERN FOR THE NEXT STREET OVER OR THOSE RESIDENTS.
SO, UM, EXAMPLE IS, I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'VE AGREED THAT AN AREA SHOULD BE ALTERNATING SIDES OF THE STREET, UM, HIGH DENSITY, OR THEY HAVE A UNIQUE PARKING SITUATION.
IN TURN, WE MAY BE FORCING THEM INTO AN AREA TO PARK THAT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED AS PERMIT PARKING ONLY.
SO NOW THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PERMIT PARKING ARE, ARE CONCERNED THAT WE'RE INFRINGING ON STUFF THAT THEY'VE ENJOYED, UH, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
SO AGAIN, UH, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO THIS AND KIND OF PUT MYSELF IN A SITUATION OF WHAT WOULD I LOOK AT AND DO THREE, FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN THIS WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.
UM, I UNDERSTAND, AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO TO THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN HEARD, AND WE DEFINITELY DO UNDERSTAND, UM, WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE.
UH, AGAIN, THIS FIRST REPORT INDICATES THAT OF, AGAIN, OF 198 CONCERNS BROUGHT TO ATTENTION.
WE AGREED WITH YOU ON 168 OF 'EM, BUT THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE, UM, THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, MADAM MAYOR.
UM, I MEAN, THOSE WERE MAKING ACCOMMODATIONS TO, AGAIN, SPECIAL AREAS.
UM, COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ? YES.
SO, UM, CITY MANAGER, CITY MANAGER, YOU SAID, UM, YOU INHERITED THIS, INHERITED THIS ISSUE, BUT IN 2023, I'M SORRY, I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF.
UH, IN 2023, UM, WEREN'T YOU THE COURT ENFORCEMENT DIRECTOR? YES.
SO WEREN'T YOU RESPONSIBLE TO TRACK DATA FOR THIS STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM? UH, NO, I WAS NOT.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU ASKED THE CONS TO APPROVE EXTRA FUNDING TO, FOR YOU TO HIRE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND ADDITION TO PURCHASE VEHICLES.
AND I BELIEVE ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES IS ACTUALLY AN INTERCEPTED.
WERE RED AND BLUE LIGHTS THAT YOU CURRENTLY DRIVE.
AND SO MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT WE ARE NOT ADEQUATELY TELLING THE PUBLIC THE ISSUES.
AND INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND THE BUSH, I THINK THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS BEEN REALLY SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THIS IS MYSELF AND MAYOR PROTOS.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO PUT SOMETHING IN ACTION.
WE COULD TALK ABOUT HOW PEOPLE WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE, BUT YOU WERE THE, YOU WERE THE DIRECTOR OF CODE ENFORCEMENT TRANSECTS RIGHT THERE.
TRANSECT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROJECT.
THEY OVERSAW THE CONTRACT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SIGNAGE THAT WENT OUT IN OUR STREETS.
THE TWO SAME PEOPLE ARE STILL HERE TODAY.
SO WE CANNOT SAY AND BLAME OTHERS.
I THINK THE SOLUTION HERE IS THAT YOU NEED TO GET INPUT FROM ALL THE COMMUNITY.
YOU CANNOT JUST RELY ON A FEW EMAILS OR, OR COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE COME IN.
YOU NEED TO UPDATE, YOU SHOULD UPDATE THE, THE NOTICE THAT YOU'VE BEEN GIVING OUT ON PEOPLE'S CARS.
YOU SHOULD BE TELLING, ASKING THE PUBLIC VOICE YOUR CONCERN, IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR STREET DESERVES ALTERNATE SCHEDULING.
BECAUSE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IS YOU'RE GONNA SPEND MONEY AGAIN ON NEW SIGNAGE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S GONNA BE DONE IN-HOUSE, YOU'RE GONNA DO IT AGAIN.
AND THEN, AND THEN OTHERS ARE GONNA COMPLAIN, SAYING THAT IT HASN'T BEEN DONE YET.
AND SO WE'LL NEVER FIX THIS ISSUE UNLESS YOU ROW OUT A PROGRAM THAT ACTUALLY HITS ALL THE RESIDENTS OF WEST COVINA.
AND, AND, AND THE WAY YOU DO THAT, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT THAT IT'S POSSIBLE TO DO THAT IS, IS DEVELOPING A NOTICE THAT ACTUALLY TELLS THE RESIDENT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FROM THEM.
I, IF I GET THIS NOTICE, I'M GONNA THINK, OH MAN, I HAVE TO MOVE MY CAR.
WHAT DO I DO? OH, I GUESS I CAN'T PARK IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL BECAUSE I'M GONNA GET A TICKET IF I DROP OFF MY SON IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL SITE.
SO I HAVE TO DRIVE HIM ACROSS THE STREET, WHICH ALSO INCREASES THE RISK OF A CHILD WHO IS GOING TO SUE IN THE MORNING.
AND THESE ARE REALLY STRONG ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
AND, AND I THINK ONE OF THE KEY THINGS IN ORDER FOR US TO DO THIS IS NOT ONLY DO YOU SUSPEND THE CITATION PROGRAM INDEFINITELY, BUT ALSO DEVELOPING OUTREACH PROGRAM.
AND THE WAY YOU DO THAT, UH, BASED UPON MY EXPERIENCE, IS YOU DEVELOP A NOTICE THAT DOESN'T TELL PEOPLE YOU'RE GONNA GET CITED, BUT, BUT RATHER TELL THEM, WE WANT YOUR INPUT.
CALL THIS NUMBER, EMAIL THIS EMAIL ADDRESS.
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ABOUT THE STREET STREET BEING ON YOUR STREETS.BECAUSE REALISTICALLY, AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA PUT SIGNS UP WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT GONNA BE HAPPY STILL, AND WE'RE NOT GONNA SOLVE THIS ISSUE.
AND WE CONTINUE TO SPEND MONEY BUYING SIGNAGE, BUYING MORE CARS, BUYING MORE, PAYING FOR MORE PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC COEN ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, UH, WHO, WHO I SUPPORT.
BUT, UH, AGAIN, I, I WORK FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO ELECTED ME TO THIS OFFICE.
AND, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE NEED AN OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT REALLY HITS THE COMMUNITY AND GETS THEIR INPUT.
SO THAT WAY, UH, WE'RE NOT SCARING RESIDENTS TELLING THEM, MOVE YOUR CAR, YOU'RE GONNA GET CITED ON THIS DATE WHILE WE'RE NOT EVEN CITING AT THIS TIME.
SO IT'S ONE THING TO SAY SOMETHING, BUT IT'S ANOTHER TO ACTUALLY MAKE A MOTION TO IMPLEMENT THIS AS, AS, AS AN ORDER AND POLICY.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.
UH, FOR THE MOST PART, ALL YOUR INFORMATION WAS CORRECT.
A COUPLE OF YOUR DATES WERE WRONG.
BUT ANYWAY, THE, I'LL HIT THE SCHOOL ZONES FIRST.
WE'VE ALREADY REMOVED THOSE SIGNAGE, SO THAT SIGNAGE, SO WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOLS.
UM, AS FAR AS MY ROLE, MY PREVIOUS ROLE AS, UM, IN THE, WHAT WAS THE CODE ENFORCEMENT NOW CALLED? PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, MY JOB WAS TO, UM, HAVE STAFF DO THE ENFORCEMENT WHEN THE PROGRAM WAS ROLLED OUT.
UM, I WASN'T INVOLVED AND MY STAFF WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT OF THE, THE ROUTES THEMSELVES OR THE, UM, THE LAYOUT OF THE, THE PROGRAM.
BUT I, I DO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY THAT YES, IF WE WERE TO BE ISSUING CITATIONS FROM 2023 TO NOW, IT WOULD'VE BEEN UNDER MY UMBRELLA.
UM, I, I AGREE THAT, UM, OUTREACH IS IMPORTANT.
GETTING INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT, AND ALL YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE, ARE TAKEN.
AND, UM, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I WORK AT THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNCIL, THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL, RIGHT? SO AS DIRECTED, UM, WHETHER IT'S TO ENFORCE, NOT ENFORCE, UM, I TAKE THAT DIRECTION.
I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT WE'VE ALREADY SUSPENDED THE WARNING NOTICES.
WE'RE NOT ISSUING THE WARNING NOTICES ANYMORE.
THE PERIOD'S GONE ON TOO LONG.
THE ISSUE HASN'T RESOLVED ITSELF.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE IT INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY.
SO NO WARNING NOTICES ARE ISSUED.
DEFINITELY NO CITATIONS ARE BEING ISSUED.
UM, AND, AND AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ, I'M NOT PLACING BLAME ON ANYBODY.
I'M JUST SAYING, UM, WE CAN MOVING FORWARD, DO A BETTER JOB.
UM, I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW FROM PEOPLE I'VE KNOWN FROM FOR 25, 30 YEARS TO PEOPLE I'VE JUST MET, MET THAT, UM, WE'RE LISTENING TO YOU, UM, CITY STAFF IS, AND THE COUNCIL IS, AND WE'RE NOT GONNA IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM UNTIL WE'RE SATISFIED THAT WE'VE GOT IT RIGHT.
UM, AND WHETHER THAT BE INCREASING OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM, I DO LIKE YOUR IDEA ABOUT ACTUALLY THE NOTICES AND A LINK OR SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CAN PROVIDE THEIR FEEDBACK.
I CAN TELL YOU FROM THE FIELD SURVEYS THAT STAFF HAS DONE, YES, THERE ARE LESS CARS NOW THAN WHEN WE STARTED, BUT THERE STILL ARE SOME AREAS THAT SEEM TO BE MORE IMPACTED.
AND THERE, YES, THERE ARE RESIDENTS THAT STILL HAVE THOSE UNIQUE CONCERNS.
AND THEN THE UNDERLYING THEME HERE IS, UM, I'D SAY 99% OF THE RESIDENTS THAT WE'VE TALKED TO OR I'VE TALKED TO ARE IN FAVOR OF CLEAN STREETS.
THEY'RE JUST ASKING FOR A, A PLACE TO MOVE THEIR CAR.
AND, UM, I'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH OUR STAFF AT THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNCIL TO COME UP AND TRY TO SOLVE AS MANY, IF NOT ALL, THE PROBLEMS THEY'VE BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.
HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.
DO I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? UH, MAYOR PRO CONTOS, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM MAYOR.
UH, UH, MR. CITY MANAGER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THE ISSUE OF PRO PERMITS.
AND IN THE SPIRIT OF THAT, I'D LIKE TO ASK RJ OR WHOEVER HAS ACCESS TO THE DIFFERENT, UM, ITEMS ON THE SPREADSHEET.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE GO TO ITEM 108 AND LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE THERE, PLEASE.
IT, IT'S, IT'S ONLY IN GARVEY.
SO CAN YOU PLEASE READ ACROSS WITH THE COLUMNS JUST FOR, FOR WITH THAT ITEM PLEASE? SURE.
IT'S GONNA BE THE AREA OF TOLIN AVENUE AND GARVEY AVENUE
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NORTH.UH, RESIDENTS FROM APARTMENTS ARE ONLY ABLE TO PARK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GARVEY DUE TO THE 10 FREEWAY.
UM, THE REQUEST FOR WAS FOR ALTERNATE DAYS.
THE TIME IS TUESDAYS FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM UM, THE AREA FIELD INSPECTION OBSERVED THAT ADJACENT IS ADJACENT TO HIGH DENSITY HOUSING WITH PARKING ON ONE SIDE OF STREET ONLY.
ADJACENT STREET IS RESTRICTED TO PERMIT PARKING THAT CURRENTLY WOULD NOT SERVE RESIDENTS OF ADJACENT PROPERTY.
UM, ITEM ITEM ITEM IS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ALTERNATE SIGNS, HOWEVER, PERMITS PERMIT PARKING RESTRICTIONS WOULD NEED TO BE, UH, RE RECOMMENDED TO BE REMOVED.
SO, UH, WITH THAT PARTICULAR ITEM, ARE YOU AWARE OF THE PERMIT WITH REGARD TO THAT, THAT PERMIT? WHAT ARE THE PARKING RESTRICTIONS OF WHEN PEOPLE CANNOT PARK IN IN THAT AREA? UM, I WILL LET, UM, BRIAN CERVANTES COME UP.
HE'S GONNA PROBABLY HAVE A BETTER ANSWER THAN I DO ON THAT ONE.
YES, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM.
SO, ON SOME OF THE STREETS, IS THAT O'BRIEN? YES.
SO IN SOME OF THE STREETS WITHIN THE CITY, THERE ARE DIFFERENT PERMIT PARKING RESTRIC RESTRICTIONS LIKE OVERNIGHT, 24 HOUR SEVEN DAY A WEEK.
I BELIEVE THAT'S A 24 7, UH, THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT TO PARK ON THAT STREET FOR THAT TO BE, UH, BY WAY OF CORRECTION, UH, THERE IS TO BE NO PARKING THERE BETWEEN 10:00 PM AND 7:00 AM.
UH, IN REGARDS TO REMOVING THE PERMIT PARKING ONLY FOR THOSE TIMES THAT THAT PER THAT PERMIT PARKING IT, THE, THE RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO THOSE HOURS, MEANING THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF, OF REMOVING THAT PERMIT PARKING WOULD ACTUALLY NOT BE APPLICABLE, UH, FOR SUPPORTING, UH, WITH, WITH REGARD TO THE STREET SWEEPING ISSUE.
BECAUSE THE STREET SWEEPERS COME AROUND DURING THE DAY, NOT BETWEEN 10:00 PM AND 7:00 AM THEREFORE, MEANING THAT THE RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF IN THAT, IN THAT INSTANCE, ACTUALLY, UH, DOESN'T MATCH THE, THE REALITY OF THE PERMITS IN THAT, UH, UH, THE PERMIT RESTRICTIONS IN THAT AREA.
I WANTED, UH, TO BRING THAT UP TO, TO BE ILLUSTRATIVE OF, OF THE BROADER ISSUE OF, OF HOW OUR STAFF OR TRANSTECH OR BOTH REALLY NEED TO BE VERY MINDFUL ABOUT NOT ONLY WHETHER THERE'S PERMIT PARKING, BUT ALSO THE TIME WITHIN WHICH PAR NO PARKING IS, IS ALLOWED THERE.
AND PLUS, WITH REGARD TO THE, THE, THE EXISTENCE OF PERMIT PARKING IN DIFFERENT AREAS, THAT WAS THE RESULT OF NEIGHBORS IN THOSE AREAS GOING THROUGH A PETITION PROCESS AND HAVING FOLKS, THE MAJORITY OF OF WHOM APPROVED OF THAT PERMIT PARKING SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THE, THE, THAT PERMIT PARKING WAS NEEDED TO STOP, UH, OTHERS FROM NEIGHBORING DENSER AREAS, FROM APARTMENTS, FROM PARKING IN THOSE AREAS THAT, THAT ARE RIGHT ADJACENT TO THE, THE DIFFERENT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
SO I I, I REALLY APPRECIATE MILEY, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR WHACK-A-MOLE DESCRIPTION, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS SPECIFIC INSTANCE.
AND SO, UM, PUTTING THAT TO THE SIDE, CAN YOU PLEASE GO TO ITEM, UH, UM, MR. CITY MANAGER, GO TO ITEM 110 AND READ THAT, UH, AS WELL, PLEASE.
UM, THE RE, UH, CONCERN IS HEAVILY CROWDED STREET, UH, FROM THE APARTMENT COMPLEX GROVE CENTER MANOR.
UM, THE REQUEST IS FOR ALTERNATE ALTERNATING DAYS WEDNESDAY SEVEN TO OKAY, 7:00 AM TO 11:00 AM ADJACENT HIGH DENSITY HOUSING WITH PARKING ON ONE SIDE OF STREET ONLY.
ADJACENT STREET IS RESTRICTED TO PERMIT PARKING ONLY, THAT CURRENTLY WOULD NOT SERVICE RESIDENCE OF ADJACENT PROPERTY, UM, ITEM TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ALTERNATE SIGNS.
AGAIN, HOWEVER, PERMIT PARKING RESTRICTION RECOMMENDED TO BE REMOVED.
SO I, I WANTED TO BRING THESE ITEMS UP, UH, WITH 1 0 8 AND ONE 10, AND THERE COULD BE MORE.
UH, BUT, BUT THIS IS WHERE WE NEED TO BE VERY MINDFUL, AND I, I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, OF, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHICH, WHEN THEY SHOULD BE DONE, OR IF THIS SHOULD JUST BE A RECOMMENDATION TO STAFF, BUT WHENEVER THERE IS EXISTING, UH, PERMIT PARKING THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY, UH, SUPPORTED BY THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THOSE COMMUNITIES, WE NEED TO NOT TOUCH THAT PERMIT PARKING UNTIL ALLOW THOSE THAT TO REMAIN, UM, UNTOUCHED.
THE OTHER THING IS, UH, I APPRECIATE ALSO HOW YOU MENTIONED HOW, UH, THE, THE ROLLOUT WAS, WAS LESS THAN, THAN IDEAL.
AND I, AND I, I UNDER UNDERSTAND THAT I, OF COURSE, PEOPLE DO, UH, DO THEIR BEST.
UH, BUT SEVERAL MEETINGS AGO, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH ALL OF THIS, I RECOMMENDED THAT WE STOP THE ENTIRE THING AND INSTEAD FOCUS, UH, ON LOOKING AT THE FIVE TO 10% OF THE STREETS THAT DO HAVE ISSUES RELATING TO
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ADDIT, UH, HOW DIRTY THEY ARE, BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE MORE DENSE AND, AND AND SO FORTH.AND THEN WITH THE AREAS WITH REGARD TO THE REMAINING 90% OF THE CITY, LEAVE IT THE HECK ALONE.
BECAUSE IF WE WERE TO DO THAT, WE CAN THEN, AND I'M REITERATING THIS, I SAID THIS BEFORE, AND WE WERE OUTVOTED A COUNCIL MEMBER, GUTIERREZ AND I WERE OUTVOTED ON ON THAT ONE, BUT I'M RE I'M BRINGING THIS UP HERE JUST BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT.
THESE ISSUES ARE GOING TO COME UP MEETING AFTER MEETING, AND IT'S BECAUSE, UH, THIS JUST NEEDS TO BE PULLED BACK.
AND WE JUST NEED TO STOP ALL OF THIS AND STOP WASTING MONEY.
AND IF WE WERE TO INSTEAD RETURN TO THE PRE, UH, JANUARY, 2025 SCHEDULE, WE, WE WOULD BE IN A BETTER POSITION WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE STREETS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT ARE ALREADY NOT DIRTY ANYWAY.
AND WE, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST ABOUT HOW WE'RE NOT ENVI, WE'RE NOT IN VIOLATION OF ANY ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, LEAVE MOST OF THE CITY THE HECK ALONE, PUT IT BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS WITH THE SAME FREQUENCY AS IN THE PAST, AND THEN WITH THE AREAS OF GREATER DENSITY WHERE THERE ARE SPECIFIC SITUATIONS WHERE WE DO NEED TO ADDRESS THAT MORE, THEN DO THAT WITH PRECISION.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, THE, THE APPROACH THAT, AND I'VE, WE, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTTIER, AND I TRIED TO ILLUSTRATE THIS AT APOL ON POLICY GROUNDS BEFORE, BUT I'M REITERATING THIS HERE AND, AND LATER, I GUESS DURING THE MOTHER MAY, I, I'M, I'M GOING TO ASK THAT THIS BE SUPPORTED, THAT WE JUST PULL THIS WHOLE THING BACK AND JUST RETURN TO THE PRIOR SCHEDULE PRIOR TO JANUARY, 2025.
AND THEN ONCE WE COME UP WITH, WITH GREATER PRECISION REGARDING HOW TO CLEAN THE STREETS THAT ARE MORE DIRTY, THEN THAT WOULD RESOLVE EVERYTHING, BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WHACK-A-MOLE SITUATION WHERE RIGHT, TODAY WE'RE DISCOVERING THAT IT'S AFFECTING PEOPLE WHO HAVE PERMIT PARKING.
AND THEN ONCE WE FIX THAT, THEN WHAT ABOUT OTHER SITUATIONS? IT WAS FINE BEFORE.
AND, AND, AND SO OF COURSE, I, I VOTED FOR, FOR THE GREATER STREET SWEEPING, BUT I NEVER IMAGINED A TRILLION YEARS THAT IT WOULD BE ROLLED OUT THE WAY IT WAS.
NOT TO MENTION SIGN POLLUTION AND OTHER THINGS.
IMAGINE IF WE WERE TO JUST REMOVE THOSE SIGNS AGAIN AND JUST GO BACK TO THE WAY THINGS WERE AND THEN JUST FOCUS WITH GREATER PRECISION ON THAT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP, SO I APPRECIATE IT.
WHEN THE ORIGINAL IDEA IS BACK IN THE 2023.
WE PROMISED TO OUR RESIDENT, OKAY, CLEAN, SAFE ACROSS CITY.
OKAY? AND, UH, WHEN WE APPROVE FIVE ZERO TO BRING WEEKLY THREE SWEEPING, BECAUSE I LIVE IN WEST CO SINCE 1989, AND, UH, THAT TIME IS WEEKLY THREE SWEEPING.
I LIVE ON 2, 3 5, LEAVE BETWEEN, UH, SU AND LOCK ISLAND.
AND THEN I LIVE IN THE CORNER A LOT.
AND, UH, EVERY TIME AFTER THEY PICK UP THE TRASH, AND THEN A LOT OF DEBRIS WILL BE ON THE STREET, OTHER, THE PLACES.
SO, SO WHEN WE, OKAY, IN 2023, WE PROMISE, OKAY, TO GIVE, UH, A CLEAN CITY FOR OUR CITY, NO DIFFERENT THAN WARN DBA, UH, SAND DIMAS, OKAY? GLENDORA, ALL THIS NEIGHBOR CITY IS CLEAN, OR EVEN COVINA, OKAY? WE WANT TO BRING A CLEAN CITY FOR OUR RESIDENT.
THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO DO A WEEKLY BACK INTO 1990 OR OR 2000 DUE TO THE LATER ON THE BUDGET ISSUE.
AND THE CITY CUT, THE CITY CUT AND DATE.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHEN THE SWEEPER WILL COME.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE STREET IS REALLY FILTHY, AND ANOTHER CAR PARK OVER THERE FOREVER, NEVER MOVE.
THAT'S WHAT THE ISSUE'S ABOUT.
AND WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS KEEP THE PROMISE, OKAY? AND, UH, HELP THE, THE RESIDENT AND GO BACK TO CLEAN THE CITY.
CURRENTLY, OUR FINANCE IS STRONG, OKAY? AND, UH, WE BALANCED THE BUDGET AND WE WANT TO KEEP THE PROMISE AND USE THE BUDGET TO CLEAN THE STREET.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
A PROUD, CLEAN, SAFE CITY IS WHAT WEST COVINA REPRESENT.
OKAY? SO, SO UNDERSTAND WHEN WE ROLL OUT SOME HICCUP LEA AND WE HAVE TO FIX IT, BECAUSE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE WRONG IDEA.
IT, THE PROBLEM IS ABOUT EXECUTION.
ALL THE RESIDENT COME OVER HERE TALKING, THEY'RE OKAY.
THEY WANT WEEKLY STREET SWEEPING.
THEY JUST HAVE A PROBLEM ABOUT HOW TO, UM, MOVE THEIR CAR.
THEY, THEY, THEY WANT TO COMPLY, OKAY? AND THEY REALLY WANT THEIR STREET CLEAN.
THEY WANT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK NICE, OKAY? NOT ONLY THEY IN FRONT OF THEIR HOME UNPLUG THEIR ENTIRE STREET, AND EVEN IN THEIR, OKAY, COMMUNITY, OKAY? THAT'S
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WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.SO, SO I THINK THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW OVER HERE IS NOT A WEEKLY STREET SWEEPING THAT, THAT I THINK MOST OF PEOPLE, I WENT TO TOWN HALL MEETING ALL THE PLACES, OKAY? COUPLE PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF CAR.
THEY HAVE, UM, SOME ISSUE, BUT MOST RESIDENT, THEY WANT WEEKLY STREET SWEEPING.
THEY WON'T GO BACK TO WHAT THEY HAVE BEFORE.
THAT'S WHAT THEY PAY TAXES FOR.
SO I THINK THE ISSUE IS HOW THE CITY MANAGER, THE IMPLEMENT, JUST LIKE WE LISTEN TO 10 TO 15 PEOPLE ABOUT THE ISSUE IS THEY WANT TO COMPLY, BUT THEY FIND A PARKING SPACE, OKAY? AND MOVE THIS AND THAT.
MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE THEIR CONDUCT FIVE BLOCK AWAY.
SO, EXECUTION, OKAY? RIGHT? SIGNAGE, OKAY.
THIS IS, UH, MAIN POINT, OKAY? I, I THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM OVER HERE.
AND YOU CANNOT, THIS AREA, YOU DO TWO TIME AND THAT AREA YOU DO, YOU DON'T DO IT, OR YOU DO EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEK.
YOU CANNOT BE NOT FAIR TO ENTIRE CITY.
SO WE, WE WANNA DO IT, WE HAVE TO BE FAIR TO ALL THE AREA NEED TO BE WEEKLY FREE, SWEEPING EXECUTION.
MAKE SURE, OKAY, WE SEE ALL THE PROBLEM, AND THEN MOVE THE DAY OR MOVE THE TIME AND MAKE SURE, OKAY, PEOPLE HAVE A PLACE TO PARK.
OKAY? I THINK THIS IS THE ISSUE.
WHAT I HEARD ALL THE TIME, ALL THE TIME IS WE WILLING TO COMPLY, WE WILLING TO WORK WITH CITY, WE WANT TO CLEAN STREET.
LET'S FIND A OKAY, A WAY WE CAN PARK OUR CARS.
OKAY? I THINK THIS IS THE MAJOR ISSUE, I THINK, OKAY, I WILL CONTINUE SUPPORT WEEKLY SWEEPING, BUT EXECUTION FOR THE, OUR CITY MANAGER TO MAKE SURE, ACCOMMODATE OUR RESIDENT TO MAKE SURE, OKAY, AND THEIR CONCERN WILL BE ADDRESSED.
AND WE WANT A CLEAN, SAFE, PROUD CITY.
OKAY? WE DON'T WANT TO BE FILTHY AND THIS AND THAT, BUT I THINK THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
A PROUD CITY, WE PROMISE WE HAVE DELIVERED.
I UNDERSTAND A LOT OF PEOPLE ANGRY AND DISA THAT, BUT I WILL STRONGLY BE BELIEVE WHAT WE PROMISE AND WE HAVE TO DELIVER, OKAY? AND MAKE SURE, ACCOMMODATE THE ISSUE AND MAKE SURE THE PROBLEM WILL BE ADDRESSED.
UM, UH, AGAIN, IN, IN, UH, AS WE WERE BRINGING THIS UP IN 2023, ALL THESE WERE, UM, SORRY, ALL THESE WERE MENTIONED, UM, OF KEEPING THE STREETS CLEANED.
I KNOW SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THEY BROUGHT UP WAS CARS WERE PARKED THERE, BUT OF COURSE WE SAID, IF YOU REPORT IT, YES, BUT SOME NEIGHBORS DON'T WANNA REPORT.
UM, A LOT OF THE STREETS, EVEN THOUGH EVEN WITH THE CURRENT STREET SWEEPING, A LOT OF AREAS DO NOT HAVE SIGNS.
MY STREET DOESN'T HAVE SIGN THAT SAYS NO PARKING ON STREET, SWEEPING ON CERTAIN DAYS.
SO A LOT OF AREAS IN NEIGHBORHOODS DON'T EVEN HAVE SIGNS.
SO THAT WAS ANOTHER CONCERN ON, ON THE STREET SWEEPING.
SO AS WE HAVE NEW PEOPLE MOVING IN, THEY DON'T KNOW.
SO THAT WAS, UM, ONE OF THE MANY ISSUES, UH, AMONG OTHER THINGS OF, UM, YEAH, THE WEEKLY STREET SWEEP, WEEPING IS THE, THE ONE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP.
BUT AGAIN, THIS ISSUE REALLY THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING, THE CONCERNS IS THE PARKING SITUATION AND WHERE TO MOVE THEIR CAR.
SO THAT IS WHAT WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON, UM, ENFORCEMENT AND THE, UM, HOW THE CITY EXECUTED ON THESE LITTLE THINGS.
I KNOW AS THEY'RE MOVING CERTAIN THINGS, FINDING OUT OTHER AREAS OR OTHER CONCERNS SUCH AS LIKE THE PERMIT SITUATION THAT WAS NOT BROUGHT UP TO US IN THE PAST.
IT WASN'T, UM, CITY NEVER RECOMMENDED OR BROUGHT UP THAT CASE.
SO THANK YOU, UM, COUNCILMAN CONTOS FOR SEEING THOSE THINGS.
BUT AGAIN, THE ISSUE IS NOT THE STREET SWEEPING BECAUSE THAT ONE, THE WEEKLY STREET SWEEPING WAS APPROVED.
THEY WANT, WE DIDN'T HAVE ISSUES WITH THAT.
WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE PARKING.
IT WAS THE PARKING SITUATION OF WHERE THEY'RE GONNA MOVE THEIR VEHICLES AND SO FORTH.
SO THE EXECUTION NEEDS TO BE, UH, LOOKED AT.
AND THEN THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WAS ALREADY MENTIONED HERE, AS WELL AS THE, UH, THE RESIDENCE.
SO ANY OTHER, UH, COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ? THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR.
SOUNDED LIKE A GREAT IDEA, AND IT IS A GREAT IDEA.
UM, AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE THESE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.
AND, UH, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT, UM, I, FROM THE BEGINNING WANTED TO HAVE ALTERNATE DAYS.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED FROM THE BEGINNING.
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IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT IT WASN'T, UM, IT WASN'T PROVIDED, THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED TO US EARLY ON, UM, UNTIL AFTER WE HAD ALREADY RECEIVED THIS, UM, CONTRACT HERE.UM, AND IT BECAME VERY EXPENSIVE.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE DIG IN MORE, BUT WE'RE NOT THE EXPERTS IN THAT.
SO WE NEEDED SOMEONE THAT WOULD HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO BE ABLE TO ANALYZE THIS PROPERLY.
AND, UM, AS COUNCILMAN CONTOS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THESE SITUATIONS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, YOU KNOW, WITH THE PERMITS AND NOT HAVING, NOT BEING ABLE TO PARK IN CERTAIN AREAS AT CERTAIN TIMES.
SO, UM, I WOULD SAY THAT, UM, I WOULD LOVE IT TO BE ALTERNATE.
BUT, UM, I THINK THE COST IS VERY EXPENSIVE.
AND, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE IN THE FUTURE CAN BE BROUGHT BACK, UM, WITH A NICE REVIEW WITH MAYBE GETTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SO THAT, UM, WE HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE ON HOW IT WILL ALL BE IMPLEMENTED TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE TO ALL OUR CONSTITUENTS.
UM, SO, SO FAR WE RECEIVED THIS SUPPORT.
UM, I'M REALLY, I'M HAPPY THAT, UM, PEOPLE RESPONDED.
UM, I, UM, BUT THERE'S STILL MORE WORK TO BE DONE.
SO I KNOW WE HAVE A HUNDRED AND, UM, 198, AND I, MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAVE MORE COMING.
SO I THINK IT'S, UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIX.
AND, UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET.
IT HASN'T BEEN IMPLEMENTED, RIGHT? SO THESE ARE, THESE ARE THE PLANS.
THE PLANS ARE TO WORK ON WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
AND AS IT'S MENTIONED IN HERE, THAT, UM, SHOULD CONCERNS ARISE FOR SPECIFIC TIME PERIODS, STAFF WILL CONDUCT ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS.
SO I'M JUST HOPING THAT IT'S STILL AN OPEN ISSUE, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE WE JUMPED INTO IT.
UM, SO, UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
AND, UM, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO NOT START GIVING OUT ANY CITATIONS AT ALL.
AND, UM, AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE SICK OF THIS, UH, THE WARNINGS BECAUSE MM-HMM
I, I JUST DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT UNTIL WE HAVE THIS TEXT.
UM, AND THEN I, I ACTUALLY QUESTION THE COST AS WELL.
UM, SO WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO US, I KNOW LIKE A RESIDENT MENTIONED THE FEES OF LIKE, THE ACTUAL COST OF WHAT IT IS, AND SOMETIMES IT'S GIVEN TO US AND WE'RE LIKE, OKAY, LET'S SAVE ON THE COST AND THEN CHOOSE THIS WITHOUT GETTING THE FULL DETAILS OF WHAT THAT COST ENTAILS.
I KNOW SOME RESIDENTS HAD SAID, WELL, THAT'S NOT REALLY AN ACCURATE COST, UH, TRUE COST.
SO, UM, THAT'S SOMETHING ALSO TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
I KNOW AS WE MENTIONED, LIKE ALTERNATE DAYS OR ALTERNATE TIMES, UM, AND THEN INSTEAD OF THREE, 'CAUSE I BELIEVE WE'RE THE ONLY ONE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT DOES THREE DATES, OR INSTEAD, I MEAN THREE TIMES VERSUS TWO.
SO I MEAN, THESE LITTLE THINGS, UM, THEY ADD UP.
SO THAT, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
AGAIN, NO CITATIONS, NO WARNINGS.
IF YOU GIVE THAT, UM, WARNINGS, I MEAN, I'M SORRY, UH, OUTREACH NOTICES, YOU KNOW, TO, TO IMPROVE AND BETTER, THEN THAT'S FINE.
UM, BUT UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED AND FULLY FIXED, UH, THOSE SHOULD NOT OCCUR.
YEAH, I THINK ANOTHER ISSUE IS I, I THINK MAYOR PROTE CONTOS, UH, HIT IT SPOT ON.
AND I THINK HIS PROPOSAL, WHICH HE'LL MAKE DURING COUNCIL REQUESTS IS, UH, POTENTIALLY THE SOLUTION.
BECAUSE EVEN WITH THE REPORTING THAT'S BEING DONE RIGHT NOW, UH, IT'S NOT BEING DONE IN A WAY THAT CONFIRMS ALTERNATE SCHEDULING IS JUST LIKE MAYOR PRO CONTOS POINT OUT, UH, OR AFFECTING POTENTIALLY STREETS THAT WERE MEANT FOR PERMIT PARKING ONLY.
AND, AND WE ARE, WE ARE ON THIS BODY HERE TODAY AS ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS TO FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO PUT US IN THIS POSITION.
SO TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED US TO THIS OFFICE, TO MAKE COUNCIL REQUESTS, MAKE MOTIONS THAT MANDATE A MANDATE A CERTAIN WAY, THINGS ARE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON BEHALF OF THE CONSTITUENTS THAT ELECTED US TO THIS POSITION.
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WE'LL SEE.UH, WHO SUPPORTS MAYOR PRO TEM CONTOS MOTION LATER TODAY? SO, UM, CITY MANAGER, YOU'VE HEARD, UM, THE PUBLIC, YOU'VE HEARD THE CITY COUNCIL'S INFORMATION, AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS A RECEIVE AND FILE.
UM, BUT PLEASE DO TAKE THOSE, UH, INTO CONSIDERATION.
AND THEN, UH, IF WE NEED TO GO TO THE BACK TO THAT, THEN WE CAN, UH, BRING THIS FORTH.
BUT IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE, RIGHT? NOTHING.
SO THIS REPORT IS A RECEIVE AND FILE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? OKAY, WELL, IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE.
UM, LET'S SEE THAT, UH, THAT ENDS OUR ITEM.
[MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS]
SO WE'RE ONTO THE STAFF REPORT.UH, CITY COUNCIL REPORTS, AB 1, 2, 3, 4, CONFERENCE AND MEETING REPORT.
[CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION]
CITY COUNCIL REQUEST? UH, DO I HAVE ANY? UH, BUT, UH, BEFORE YOU DO, I JUST WANT TO, UH, MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL REQUESTS, I KNOW, UM, THEY MENTIONED OUR LIBRARIAN WHO COMES TO THE MEETING.I'D LIKE TO PUT IN THE REQUEST IF THE COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES.
UM, HE COMES IN TO GIVE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND HE PROVIDES, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC BENEFIT OF PUBLIC GOOD.
IF HE CAN BE IN THE FRONT OF THE COUNCIL COMMENTS.
UM, THAT IS MY, UH, COUNCIL REQUEST AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO, UH, MAYOR POTTI CONTOS.
IT JUST, BUT IT'S NOT, IT'S JUST A, A BAY PRO TEMP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM MAYOR.
I ONLY HAVE TWO REQUESTS THIS EVENING.
THE FIRST IS THAT WE, I, I ASK THAT, THAT WE AGENDIZE THE, UH, OH, CAN WE, I'M SORRY.
I, I, IF THE CONVERSATIONS COULD BE TAKEN OUTSIDE SO WE CAN HEAR OUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUE PLEASE.
THE FIRST REQUEST IS, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT WE AGENDIZE OF MAKING IT A, AN OFFICIAL POLICY THAT AS WE MEET, MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH DECISIONS RELATING TO STREET SWEEPING IMPLEMENTATION, THAT WE SET THE POLICY OF NOT REMOVING, UH, THE, THE PERMIT, UH, UH, ARRANGEMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN, UM, UH, PETITIONED BY DIFFERENT, UH, RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY.
UH, SO THAT THEY, THEY, UH, ALL OF THE PERMITS THAT THEY'VE REQUESTED, THAT THEY, THAT, THAT HAVE ALREADY NOW BEEN APPROVED, UH, THROUGH PROCESSES IN THE PAST THAT THOSE REMAIN UNTOUCHED IN, IN, IN MOVING FORWARD WITH REGARD TO WHATEVER'S DECIDED RELATING TO ROUTING AND SO FORTH WITH STREET SWEEPING.
I'LL SECOND, IS THERE ANY CONCERNS? QUESTIONS? OKAY.
UH, ANY OTHER COUNCIL REQUESTS? YES, ONE MORE.
UM, IN, IN, IN ADVANCEMENT OF, OF, OF EFFICIENT EXPENDITURE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS, I MOVE THAT THIS COUNCIL REVERT TO THE STREET SWEEPING SCHEDULE TO, UH, GO TO, UH, THE, THE SCHEDULE THAT WAS IN EXISTENCE PRIOR TO JANUARY OF 2025.
AND THAT IN SUPPORT OF MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR STREETS ARE CLEAN TO, TO FOCUS WITH PRECISION ON THOSE HIGHER DENSITY AREAS, AND THEN MAKING ROUTING CHANGES ACCORDINGLY SO THAT WE CAN SPEND OUR, OUR FUNDS IN THE AREAS NEEDED THE MOST, BUT YET, UH, LEAVE, LEAVE UNTOUCHED.
THE OTHER AREAS THAT WERE FINE BEFORE WE MADE THE CHANGE, I'LL SECOND WE, UH, COUNCILMAN WU.
THE ISSUE OVER HERE IS WE APPROVE FIVE ZERO AND THEN WE HAVE A NATIONWIDE SIGNED A CONTRACT, RIGHT? CITY, THE MANAGER WITH THE
SO WE SIGNED A CONTRACT FI, WE APPROVE FIVE ZERO, AND THEN WE APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH NATIONWIDE FOR FIVE FOR WEEKLY THREE SWEEPING.
WE, WE ALSO HAVE IN CONTRACT, WE DO, WE HAVE A LEGAL ISSUE IF WE WANT TO BRING BACK TO OKAY.
ATTORNEY, YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT.
SO IF THEY DISAGREE, IF THEY DISAGREE, THEN, THEN WE'RE, YEAH, WE'RE, THEN WE GO TO LAWSUIT.
SO MEANING IF WE WANT TO GO BACK TO THE, BEFORE EVEN WE SEND A CONTRACT THERE WITH THE PURCHASE.
ALL THIS ADDITIONAL, OKAY, A SWEEPER.
I, I CAN GUARANTEE DUE TO WE, WE SIGNED THE CONTRACT, IT WILL HAPPEN TO US.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU, YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND, OKAY, WE APPROVE, WE SIGN CONTRACT WEEKLY, THEY,
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THEY PURCHASE ADDITIONAL TRUCK, AND NOW WE WANT TO RECEIVE THE CONTRACT.AND WE NOT EVEN HAVE ONE YEAR YET.
SO WE STILL HAVE A FOUR YEARS, THEN MAYBE WE CLAIM FOUR YEARS OF, UH, NON-PERFORMANCE.
THEY, THEY WILL BE A MAJOR ISSUE, OKAY? AND, UH, POSSIBLE YOU, YOU WILL HIT ON OUR GENERAL FUND.
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU UNDERSTAND, IF, IF WE HAVE A CONTRACT AND WE WANNA RECEIVE THE CONTRACT, THEN WE HAVE A CONSEQUENCE.
SO IF WE CAN'T, OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T CANCEL IT, RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE'LL BE SOME SORT OF A BREACH OF CONTRACT, I'M ASSUMING, BUT AS, UM, OUR CITY ATTORNEY SAYS WE CAN DO AMENDMENTS, RIGHT? MM-HMM
SO AT THAT POINT, THAT'S WHEN WE NEED TO WORK ON, ON TIMEFRAMES, IN MY OPINION, TIMEFRAMES AND, UM, MAYBE LESS TIMEFRAMES.
'CAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE HAVE LIKE THREE, SO MAYBE CUT IT DOWN TO LIKE TWO AND UM, SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RENEGOTIATE SO THAT IT'S MORE ACCOMMODATING TO OUR RESIDENTS, BUT THEN THERE WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN AGREE WITH THAT.
TO NEGOTIATE FOR MORE CONVENIENT FOR THE RESIDENT.
AND, UH, TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOT CONVENIENT TO THEM.
AND IT CONVENIENT TO OUR RESIDENT TO SEE, UH, CAN ACCOMMODATE THE SWEEPER TIME AND THEY MAYBE EVEN REDUCE, WE CAN STILL GIVE THE WEEKLY, WE DON'T GO TO LAWSUIT, BUT THEY MAY BE, CAN ACCOMMODATE HOW TO LESS IMPACT OUR RESIDENT.
EASY FOR OUR RESIDENT TO PARK.
COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ, UM, YES, REGARDING THE AMENDMENT.
THE OTHER THING IS WHEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE IT AS IF YOU FIND OUT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, FIND OUT WHAT ATH ISN'T DOING, FIND OUT HOW, I MEAN, SO WE CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN COMPARE OUR PICTURE.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE DIDN'T, THAT WASN'T DONE.
BUT, UM, IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I THINK I, I WOULD AGREE TO, UM, UM, MOVE FORWARD WITH DOING SOME AMENDMENTS, ALSO THE AMENDMENT, BUT, BUT AMENDMENTS.
SO SO YOU, YOUR MOTION IS KIND OF DIFFERENT THAN, RIGHT? SO ONLY YOU AGREE WITH, I THINK COUNCILMAN CANTOS WANTS TO PRETTY MUCH CANCEL IT AND JUST GO BACK TO THE OLD CONTRACT.
UM, THAT WAS, THAT IS ONLY THE INTERIM STEP BECAUSE I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR CONTINUING TO USE OUR RESOURCES FOR, FOR STREET SWEEPING IN AREAS THAT ARE, THAT NEED MORE CLEANING.
AND THAT'S WHY I, I'M, I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE NECESSARILY, UH, UH, HURT THE CONTRACT OR ANYTHING, BUT IT'S A MATTER OF LOGISTICS AND PLANNING THAT IF WE WERE TO GO, I MEAN, AND DURING THIS INTERIM TIME, THERE COULD BE TIME FOR NEGOTIATION OR FIGURING THIS OUT.
BUT HOW CAN WE, FOR US, ESSENTIALLY TO GO BA BACK TO THE, TO THE SCHEDULE AS DONE PREVIOUSLY, ONLY, UH, UNTIL WE, WE, WE WORK ON, UH, APPROPRIATE AMENDMENTS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO SPEND THOSE THREE STREET SWEEPING RESOURCES AND USE OF MACHINERY IN AREAS NEEDED.
BUT THEN IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT NEEDED, THEN FOR US TO NOT HAVE TO SPEND THOSE, THOSE EXTRA TAXPAYER DOLLARS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FAIRNESS TO THE TAXPAYER.
IT WOULD BE UNFAIR FOR THE TAXPAYER TO, TO WASTE MONEY.
SO FOR US TO WASTE TAXPAYER MONEY.
SO IT'S, IT, IT'S AN ADVANCEMENT OF WHAT I THINK WOULD BE MUTUALLY ADVANTAGEOUS TO ALL OF US.
'CAUSE I, I THINK THE WORLD OF, OF NATIONWIDE, UH, THEY, THEY, THEY, THEY ARE JUST GREAT AND I, I KNOW THEM THERE AND I, I JUST THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE GREAT.
SO IT'S NOT THAT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF OUR DOING THIS PROPERLY SO AS NOT TO HURT THE RESIDENTS.
THAT'S WHY MOVING BACK TO THAT DRAWING BOARD STAGE WOULD, WOULD BE A WAY FOR, FOR US TO, TO ADDRESS STILL USING THEM AND EVEN USING THEM AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN WE DID BEFORE.
BUT AT LEAST IN THE INTERIM TO JUST PUTTING A STOP TO THIS SO THAT WAY WE DON'T CAUSE ANY FURTHER GRIEF TO OUR RESIDENTS.
NO, I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS OVER HERE, BUT, BUT YOUR OKAY.
SUGGESTIONS MORE LIKE YOU WANT TO FREEZE OKAY.
ABOUT YOUR SERVICE AND, AND THIS AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
POTENTIALLY BREACH A CONTRACT ISSUE.
SO I THINK WE, IF WE GO TO THIS, OKAY, NEGOTI, WE NEGOTIATE AND, UH, AMEND WITH THE TIME THIS AND THAT, AND THEN WE SEE HOW CAN WE NEGOTIATE WITH CERTAIN OKAY.
AND THEN HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY OKAY.
CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH NATIONWIDE, SEE HOW WE CAN CHANGE THE TIME AND THIS ON THAT.
AND, UH, TO AMEND IT SOME OF THE WHAT THAT YOU SAY.
OKAY, THREE, THREE DIFFERENT TIME OR TWO DIFFERENT TIME THING TO MAKE IT EASIER.
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AND, UH, TO PEOPLE.AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE WORK ON THE HOW TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO PARK CROSS STREET OR THIS AND THAT.
I THINK THIS SHOULD BE ALL OR WHAT MORE PACKAGE DEAL WHAT THAN RIGHT AWAY FREEZE.
WHEN WE GO FREEZE, IT IS MORE LIKE, UH, POTENTIALLY BRIDGE OF CONTRACT.
THAT'S WHY I WORRY ABOUT CAN I MADAM MAYOR? SO, UM, I KNOW WE'RE, WE'RE GOING BACK AND FORTH AND I KNOW THIS IS A COUNCIL REQUEST.
UM, THIS IS A MOTHER MAY I COUNCIL REQUEST TO BRING SOMETHING BACK TO DISCUSS.
SO IF THAT IS YOUR REQUEST ON THAT, I KNOW, UH, COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ HAD A DIFFERENT REQUEST AND I KNOW SHE MENTIONED AMENDMENT, AND I KNOW THROUGH YOUR SPEECH YOU, YOU MENTIONED AMENDMENT AS WELL.
UM, BUT IT, IT SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN WHICH ONE WE'D LIKE TO, IF YOU HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO MOVE FORWARD.
I SAY SOMETHING WE HAVE, IT'S, IT'S ALL IN THE SAME TOPIC.
UM, IT'S ALL IN THE SAME TOPIC.
IT'S JUST A, A DIFFERENT DISCUSSION OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT BACK.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A CONTRACT IN PLACE.
THERE NEEDS TO BE A NEGOTIATION AND, UM, CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE, WHICH IS AMENDMENT, WHETHER THEY'RE AMENDING CERTAIN THINGS TO GO BACK AND FORTH.
UM, BUT THAT WE HAVE THAT ALREADY AS A, UH, REQUEST.
UH, WE HAVE ONE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON YOURS, MAYOR PROTE AND A FIRST AND A SECOND FOR, UH, COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ SO THAT WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL ON THAT.
SO I THINK WHAT, WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING FROM MAYOR PRO, TE CONTOS IS VERY CLEAR.
FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE STREETS LIKE ON GARVEY, WHERE WE WANT TO TAKE AWAY PERMIT PARKING ON THE ADJACENT STREETS IS GARVEY AVENUE, UH, TO MA NEXT TO MAJOR, UH, MAJOR CAPACITY WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVE AT IN APARTMENTS AND SO FORTH.
DO, DO THOSE AREAS ON THE INTERFA NEED WEEKLY STREET SWEEPING OR, OR CAN WE GO BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL FORMAT, UH, THAT THOSE AREAS USED TO BE, BE, BE SERVICED AT? AND THAT IS THE CITY MANAGER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE ALL THAT BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY HAD THAT DISCUSSION.
AND IF THEY HAVE SAID THAT THOSE ARE HIGH DENSITY AND THAT, UH, SOME RESIDENTS SAID THAT THAT IS THE ONE THAT IS MORE FILTHY OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE.
YEAH, I'M JUST MAKING A STATEMENT.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU SO WELL, THIS IS A MOTHER MAY I REQUEST, IT'S NOT A STATEMENT.
SO YOU ALLOWED THEM TO MAKE STATEMENTS.
SO WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE, WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD.
CAN I MAKE A STATEMENT YOU JUST ALLOW HIM TO MAKE, THIS IS A COUNCIL REQUEST STATEMENT, BUT I'M MAKING A STATEMENT ON MAYOR PROTE COUNT'S MOTION, JUST LIKE YOU ALLOWED HIM.
WHAT IS YOUR STATEMENT? THANK YOU.
SO I'M NOT ASKING YOU A QUESTION.
I'M, I'M MAKING A STATEMENT HERE.
SO I'M SUPPORTING MAYOR PROTON'S MOTION HERE.
UH, AND AND HE'S MADE IT VERY CLEAR.
YOU, YOU COULD KEEP SAYING THAT IT'S NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY, IT'S THE CITY MANAGERS.
WE ARE ELECTED, WE ARE ELECTED TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT PUT THE RESIDENTS FIRST, AND THAT'S WHAT MAYOR PROTOS MOTION, HIS MOTIONS VERY CLEAR, GO BACK TO AN ORIGINAL FORMAT THAT WORKS IN AREAS THAT NEED TO GO BACK, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH CAPACITY AREAS LIKE THE APARTMENTS ON GARVEY AVENUE BY MAJOR CAR DEALERSHIPS.
THERE'S A CAR DEALERSHIPS NEED WEEKLY STREET SWEEPING OR, OR CAN THEY BE BIWEEKLY LIKE IT USED TO BE? SO THOSE ARE ANSWERS THAT THE MAYOR PRO TEMS MOTION WILL ALLOW CITY STAFF TO COME BACK TO THE CONSOLE AT A REGULARLY NOTICE MOTION TO PROVIDE OPTIONS, WHICH INCLUDES, COULD BE, UH, UH, A AMENDED, AMENDED CONTRACT.
UH, IT COULD BE OPTIONS TO GO TO ALTERNATE SCHEDULING AND WHAT THAT COST WILL BE.
UH, SO THERE, THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR AND I HOPE THAT WE COULD GET TO A REQUEST THAT ACTUALLY GETS US THAT BACK TO US SO WE COULD TAKE ACTION AS A BODY EXCUSE MAYOR.
SO HOW MANY MOTION WE HAVE? ARE WE, I KNOW THAT WE, I'M CONFUSED.
LET'S GET CLEAR ON, ON THE AMENDMENT FIRST ON THESE MOTIONS.
SO I HAD A, IF I CAN MAYOR, THANK YOU.
THERE WAS A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO CONTOS, UH, I'M JUST SUMMARIZING AT, AND I HAVE RECORDED, OR YOUR COMMENTS ARE RECORDED CONTOS, BUT IF MAYOR PRO CONTOS, BUT IF I'VE LEFT SOMETHING OUT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO REVERT TO STREET SWEEPING SCHEDULE THAT WAS IN EXISTENCE PRIOR TO 20 23 5.
I MEAN, UH, 2025 WHEN THIS, WHEN THIS WE, 2025.
AND THERE WAS A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ.
THE NEXT MOTION I HAD WAS BY COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ,
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AND SHE ASKED, UH, IF THERE COULD BE AMENDMENTS TAKEN WITH NATIONWIDE, POSSIBLE DIFFERENT TIME ZONES OR STREET SWEEP TIMES, AND TO CLARIFY WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING.AND THERE WAS A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WU.
THAT THAT ITEM, I MEAN THIS ITEM THAT IS BEING MOTION IS TO BRING BACK, TO DISCUSS STREET SWEEPING, NOT TO DETERMINE ACTION UNTIL IT'S AGENDAS TO BE DISCUSSED.
SO THERE WAS A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ WITH THE SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WU TO MAKE A, UH, TO BRING BACK TO ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING TO MAKE AMENDMENTS WITH THE NATIONWIDE CONTRACT TO LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, DISCUSS POSSIBLE, UH, CHANGES IN TIME ZONES SLASH SWEEP STREET SWEEPER TIMES LIKE THE TIMES THAT THE STREET SWEEPER ARE SWEEPING THE STREETS.
UH, AND SO THE ISSUE WITH THAT IS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THAT REPORT, UH, DONE, UH, BUT WE CHOSE NOT TO GO TO ALTERNATE SCHEDULING, SO NO, UH, MAY OOPS.
UH, MAY JUST, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION FROM MY COLLEAGUE WITH, WITH, WITH YOUR MOTION, DOES THAT ALSO IN INCLUDE POSSIBLY, UM, CHANGING WITH, WITH REGARD TO IF, IF CERTAIN AREAS ARE ALREADY CLEAN, THAT WHERE IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR, FOR, FOR EVERY WEEK FOR THAT AREA, THAT WE COULD DEDICATE THOSE RESOURCES TO OUR OTHER AREAS? BECAUSE IF THAT'S THE CASE, I'D BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
WELL, THE BOTTOM LINE IS I WANNA TRY TO ACCOMMODATE OUR RESIDENTS AND, AND IF SOME OF THESE ISSUES ARE TIME THAT, THAT THEY'RE STREET SWEEPING ON THE SAME TIME ON OPPOSITE SIDES AT THE SAME TIME AND THEY CAN'T PARK ANYWHERE EXCEPT FOR, YOU KNOW, TWO BLOCKS AWAY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT THEM TO LOOK AT.
AND IF THEY CAN COME UP WITH DIFFERENT TIMES OR EVEN DIFF DIFFERENT DAYS OR LESS TIMES, I MEAN, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT I WANT, THAT I WOULD WANT THEM TO AMEND THAT CONTRACT.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
I'M ALL, I'M ALSO OKAY WITH ALL THE SUGGESTION YEAH.
POSSIBLE THEY CAN LOOK INTO SOME STREET WITH THE PERMIT PARKING WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO MOVE MM-HMM
SO, SO BECAUSE THIS IS ALL KIND OF DISCUSSION AND AMENDED AND TO USE A CT TO DISCUSS WITH, UH, NATIONWIDE AND OUR ENGINEERS, SEE WHY IS THE BEST WAY TO ROLL OUT RIGHT, OKAY.
TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S OKAY.
ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP ALREADY WITH THESE STREETS THAT HAVE PERMIT PARKING, RIGHT.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT SOME SORT OF, YOU KNOW, SO EVERYTHING DECISION AS TO HOW THEY'RE GONNA, OKAY.
AND I, UH, MAY I GET, I GET IT NOW.
I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND, UH, ITI GUESS TECHNICALLY IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR, UH, OPTIONS UNDER AN AMENDMENT, THEN YOU COULD BRING VARIOUS OPTIONS.
I, I'LL IF I MAY, MAYOR, UH, COUNSEL, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND RESTATE THE MOTION RETAKE CALL.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MEN DIAZ WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WU TO, UH, LOOK AT AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONWIDE CONTRACT FOR SWEET STREET SWEEPING, INCLUDING, UH, PERHAPS ALTERNATE ALTERNATE DAYS, ALTERNATE TIMES ALTERNATE, UH, TIME ZONES, AND TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES IN THE PERMIT PARKING AREA AND TO INCLUDE PER PERMIT PARKING OR THE AREAS WHERE THERE ARE PERMIT PARKING.
AND LESS TIMES SHE AND LESS TIMES AND FREQUENCY.
WHEN DOES IT COME BACK? COUNCIL, WE'RE JUST, THEY NEED TO NEGOTIATE.
WE NEED DETERMINE IF THIS IS GONNA MOVE FORWARD.
BUT WHEN ARE, WHEN ARE YOU WANTING IT BACK? YOU WANNA PUT A DATE ON THERE? YOU NEED THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? IT'S ROLL CALL.
I KNOW, BUT SHE NOT, YEAH, LET'S, OKAY, LET'S, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ.
UM, THAT APPROVES AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
UH, CITY CA ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS? YES.
UM, SO WHEN, WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THAT BACK MYLAN, YOU THINK? WELL, THIS ISSUE IS OBVIOUSLY COMPLICATED.
UM, WITH EVEN YOUR MOTION THERE'S, THAT'S BEEN APPROVED, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO LOOK AT AND TO CONSIDER.
UM, ONE THING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU GO TO ANOTHER OPTION OR NOT, UM, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE THE PLACEMENT OF THE SIGNS.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE SIGNS REGARDLESS.
UM, THEY CAN ALWAYS BE MODIFIED BY, UM, MAGNETIC TYPE OR
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THE METAL STICKERS THAT WE USE TO ADJUST DATES AND TIMES.UM, IT'LL TAKE US A LITTLE WHILE TO DO THE FULL ANALYSIS OF ALL THE REQUESTS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THAT REQUEST.
SO, UM, I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON A BETTER TIMEFRAME.
BUT INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT TIMEFRAMES, UM, LOOKING AT AMENDMENTS WITH THE CONTRACT, UM, LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER CITIES DO IN SIMILAR SIZE AND, UM, GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, UM, SEEING WHETHER OTHER COMPANIES AND THEIR COSTS ARE COMPARED TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN QUOTED.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, A LOT OF COMPONENTS HERE.
SO IF, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WILL COME BACK AT A, MAYBE, PROBABLY THE, THE NEXT MEETING OR SO AND GIVE YOU A BETTER TIMEFRAME.
I, I DON'T WANNA COMMIT TO, UM, A SPECIFIC DATE, UH, WHEN THIS IS A, A COMPLEX ISSUE THAT'S BEEN GOING FOR THREE YEARS AND I DON'T, I DON'T WANNA OVER PROMISE THAT I'LL HAVE, UM, ALL THE DATA ANALYSIS IN, IN ADDITION TO ANY TYPE OF RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF.
SO IF YOU ALLOW ME UNTIL, UM, THE NEXT MEETING OR SO TO COME BACK AND LET ME TAKE A, A DEEP DIVE AND LOOK AT, UM, HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE STAFF TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.
IT'S A BIG CITY WITH A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON, AND THIS IS REALLY A, AN ISSUE.
AND THE REQUEST IS REALLY DEDICATING A LOT OF STAFF TIME, UM, TO TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN GOING FOR THREE YEARS.
SO I'LL MAKE A, A COUNCIL REQUEST TO, UH, UH, WHILE, WHILE CITY STAFF IS DEVELOPING, UM, THE, THE RESOURCES TO BRING THIS BACK, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COUNCIL REQUEST TO SUSPEND ENFORCEMENT AND DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A, UH, OUTREACH NOTICE, UH, FOR, TO BE PLACED ON CARS.
SO, SO THE CITY COULD ALSO GET INPUT FROM RESIDENTS.
WELL, WE'VE ALREADY STATED THAT.
SO I, WE, WE'VE ALREADY, SO AS FAR AS ENFORCEMENT ONE, WE HAVEN'T ISSUED ANY TICKETS TO START AND WE'RE NOT GONNA ISSUE ANY CITATIONS.
UM, WE'VE ALREADY SUSPENDED THE, UH, WARNING NOTICE PERIOD.
THE ISSUING, UH, THE WARNING NOTICE IS OBVIOUSLY ONCE SOMEBODY GETS ONE OR TWO WARNING NOTICES AND THERE'S NO FOLLOW UP ACTION OR ACTUAL ENFORCEMENT, PEOPLE ARE WAITING UNTIL, UH, WE DECIDE EXACTLY WHEN WE'RE GONNA START ENFORCEMENT AND THEY'LL BE NOTIFIED OF, OF THAT.
BUT, UH, I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO, SO IT'LL BE ABLE TO GET LIKE SOME SORT OF OUTREACH NOTICE OR SOMETHING.
WE COULD GET TO THEM IF THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE US.
OH, THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER.
SO I, YEAH, I MEAN, I, I, NO, DURING I SAID IT WAS A GOOD IDEA.
SO YOU THINK THAT WE COULD, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD GET DONE AS OUTREACH? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A COUNCIL REQUEST.
UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE.
UH, REALLY QUICK, I I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP.
UH, I THINK, UH, THIS TIME, UM, MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE INCLUDING THE ENGINEERING, YOU INCLUDING THE RESEARCH DATA, AND THEN NOW YOU HAVE ALL THE, UH, OKAY.
THIS SHOULD HAVE A DATA TOO, SINCE WE'VE BEEN OKAY.
SO YOU SHOULD COM COMPUTE ALL THIS TOGETHER, INCLUDING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
HAVE TO NEGOTIATE WORK WITH, UH, NATION NATIONWIDE.
SEE WHAT THEIR SUGGESTION AND WHAT THEY WILLING, OKAY, WE, WE NEED TO BRING THEM TOGETHER, WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER, INCLUDING THE TIME, LET THEM TO BE OUR PARTNER RATHER THAN TRY TO FIRE US.
SO I THINK THIS IS THE IMPORTANT THING BECAUSE OKAY, WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER WAR WITH ANOTHER VENDOR.
BUT MOST IMPORTANT THING, I THINK YOU NEED TO KIND OF TALK TO THEM AND, UH, AND ALL WORK TOGETHER AND HOW TO MAKE A MUCH MORE, OKAY, BETTER PLAN TO EXECUTE.
LOOK LIKE THE PLAN IS NOT OKAY, GOOD TO EXECUTE.
AND THAT'S WHY IT BEEN DELAYED IN THIS AND THAT HOPEFULLY THIS TIME WITH A MUCH MORE DETAIL PLUS THE DATA YOU HAVE AND PLUS OTHER BIGGER CITY LIKE US HAVE A SIMILAR SITUATION, HOW TO MAKE IT MUCH BETTER.
I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO IT.
EVEN RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH NATIONWIDE AND THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF, UM, THE CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY, THE CONCERNS OF THE COUNCIL, AND THE ROLLOUT OF THIS PROGRAM.
AND THEY HAVE EXPRESSED, UH, IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS, THEY'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH, WITH THE CITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
IF WE NEED TO, UH, LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES IN DIFFERENT AREAS, THEY'RE VERY EASY TO WORK WITH AND THAT WON'T BE AN ISSUE.
SO WE, ANY OTHER CITY COUNCIL REQUEST? UM, SEEING NONE, COUNCIL COMMENTS? MADAM MAYOR, GO AHEAD.
I, I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE DMV WEST COVINA LAST WEDNESDAY.
I JOINED WITH THE ONE LEGACY FOUNDATION BECAUSE OUR LOCAL DMV WAS REALLY SUCCESSFUL
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AT FACILITATING A LOT OF ORGAN EYE TISSUE DONATION REGISTRATIONS, AND ALSO THERE WAS A PHOTO CONTEST AND SOME OTHER THINGS.I JUST REALLY AM SO PROUD OF OUR DMV STAFF HERE IN WEST COVIN.
I REALIZE THAT'S NOT UNDER OUR JURISDICTION, BUT THEY'RE RIGHT HERE AND IT'S REFLECTIVE OF WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY FOR US TO HAVE GOTTEN THAT RECOGNITION WHERE OUR LOCAL DMV RECEIVED OFFICE OF THE YEAR FROM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE, FOR US TO BE THE ONES TO, TO RECEIVE THAT RECOGNITION.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DMV WEST COVINA.
UM, I, AGAIN, I JUST WANNA THANK OUR STAFF FOR A FABULOUS 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
WE LEARNED HOW TO LINE DANCE, HAD GREAT FOOD.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY, AND, UH, IT'S TOO BAD NOT EVERYONE ENJOYED IT AND CAME ON DOWN AND HAD A GOOD TIME WITH US AND DANCED.
BUT, UH, MY GRANDDAUGHTER LOVED IT.
MY MOM WAS THERE, MY BROTHER AND MY GIRLFRIENDS.
UM, THE OTHER THING I WANNA SAY IS I BELONG TO SUN DAY CAR WASH.
I'M A MEMBER THERE AND, UM, I JUST WANNA PROMOTE THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE THIS REALLY GREAT DEAL WHERE YOU CAN, UM, JOIN A BE A MEMBER, THE FIRST MONTH IS FREE, AND THEN AFTER THAT YOU START PAYING 19 SOMETHING, LIKE 20 BUCKS FOR A YEAR, AND THEN IT GOES UP AFTER THAT.
BUT THE GREAT THING IS THAT ON SUNDAYS THEY HAVE A FOOD TRUCK THERE AND YOU GET TO WASH YOUR CAR AND YOU GET YOUR LITTLE TICKET AND YOU GET A LITTLE MEAL THERE.
SO MY HUSBAND AND I JOINED AND WELL, I'VE JOINED A LONG TIME AGO, BUT HE JUST JOINED THE, IT'S REALLY NICE.
SO WEST COVINA, GET OUT THERE AND SUPPORT OUR CAR WASH.
UH, COUNCILWOMAN DEAR, YOU BEAT ME.
I WANT TO TALK
I THINK EVERYBODY HAPPY ABOUT HOW EVEN, UH, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ, RIGHT? IT IS A GREAT EVENT.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF.
HOWARD, ROXANNE, AND OUR CITY MANAGER, POLICE AND FIRE.
IT IS JUST SHOWING THE UNITY OF THE CITY, OKAY? EVERYBODY OVER THERE AND, UM, DANCE, SINGING AND, UH, ENJOYING THE FIREWOOD.
IT'S JUST A MAGNIFICENT TO SEE TENS OF THOUSAND PEOPLE OVER THERE.
AND NOT ONLY THEY COMING IN ORDERLY, OKAY? AND WHEN THEY LEAVE, SAME THING TOO.
OKAY? WE DON'T HAVE ANY INCIDENT BESIDE THE RESIDENT.
I, I JUST WANT TO HAVE MY CONDOLENCE OKAY.
AND, UH, ABOUT, OKAY, SUCH A, A GREAT EVENT, A HAPPY NO, AND END WITH, UH, OKAY.
AND, UH, SOMEBODY INJURED BY STRAIGHT BULLETS OR, UH, MY CONDOLENCE AND, UH, I SPEEDY RECOVERY.
OKAY? AND, UH, HOPEFULLY OKAY, YOU NEXT TIME, OKAY.
I, I, HOPEFULLY, I THINK, UH, LINDA OKAY.
FROM THE FILIPINO ASSOCIATION WHEN, UH, BROUGHT HIM.
SO MAYBE WE CAN GO TO VISIT, UH, THE FAMILY.
HOPEFULLY SHE'S, UH, ALREADY BACK HOME.
BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS JUST, UH, ONE OKAY.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THE REST IS JUST MAGNIFICENT.
THE, THE STAFF TO TRAFFIC CONTROL OKAY.
OKAY? AND, UH, AND, UH, AND I SEE EVERYBODY PICK UP THE TRASH, OKAY? AT THE END.
AND, UH, OUR, OUR RESIDENT REALLY HAVE A CLASS, OKAY? THEY, THEY PICK UP ALL THE TRASH AND TENS OF THOUSAND PEOPLE OVER THERE, AND THEN YOU CAN BARELY SEE, AND THE, THE TRASH, ALL THE PLACES LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST LIKE THERE'S WEST COVINA ABOUT, OKAY, WE ARE CLASSY, WE PROUD.
AND, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CT TO PUT OUT SUCH A GREAT SHOW, OKAY.
UH, YES, I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN MY COLLEAGUES AND ALSO THANKS STAFF FOR, UH, GOING ABOVE AND AND BEYOND AND WORKING VERY HARD TO, UH, PUT ON, UH, THE 4TH OF JULY, UH, CELEBRATION, UH, OUR STAFF, OUR PUBLIC WORKS, OUR, UH, COMMUNITY OF SENIOR SERVICES, UH, FROM SUSIE TO, UH, ROXANNE, TO, UM, SO MANY OF YOU, SORRY, I HAVE BAD MEMORY ON NAMES SOMETIMES, BUT ALL, ALL OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY AND SERVICES, UH, YOU GUYS DO A REMARKABLE JOB.
UH, YOUR PASSION, YOUR DEDICATION TO MAKE THESE EVENTS POSSIBLE, UH, IS THANKS TO YOU.
AND I WANT TO COMMAND OUR, OUR POLICE OFFICERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR ALL THE RESOURCES,
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UH, THAT HELP MAKE, UH, SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS IN WESTFIELD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO SEE A CELEBRATION.UH, I ALSO WANNA THANK, UH, ALSO COMMAND OUR FIREFIGHTERS WHO RESPONDED TO AN UNRELATED INCIDENT THAT NIGHT, UH, WHICH WAS UNRELATED, BUT THERE WAS A, A SMALL BRUSH, SMALL BRUSH FIRE IN THE HEELS.
AND I WANT TO THANK, UH, CHIEF MCEWEN, UH, AND HIS LEADERSHIP AND, AND CHIEF, UH, TONY CORINA, UM, AND, AND ALL THE, AND, AND OUR EMERGENCY MANAGER, MILEY
UH, MY BACKGROUND IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, UH, TO, TO KNOW THAT ALL RE ALL WE, WE COME TOGETHER TO, TO OUR RESOURCES COME TOGETHER TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS IS SOMETHING THAT'S, UH, VERY TRULY, UH, REMARKABLE AND, AND SHOULD BE COMMENDED.
SORRY, ONE LAST THING I FORGOT.
UM, AND THIS IS, WE'RE ALREADY IN THE COMMENTS, BUT JUST AS A RE AS AN INFORMAL REQUEST TO OUR CITY MANAGER, UM, CAN YOU PLEASE WORK WITH, OF FIRE CHIEF MCEWEN, WHO IS AWESOME, THAT WORK WITH HIM AND, AND THE TEAM TO REALLY IMPROVE THE, THE, THE, THE, THE EXTENT TO WHICH WE, WE DO RAPID ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WHENEVER THERE ARE FIRES THAT BREAK OUT IN THIS AREA, I REALIZE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE FIELD AND MIGHT, THERE MIGHT BE SOME STAFFING ISSUES, BUT WHENEVER THERE'S A FIRE IN THIS AREA, OUR RESIDENTS ARE, OH, WOW.
UH, OUR, OUR RE
SO PLEASE IF THAT, THAT'D BE A, IF YOU COULD PLEASE, UH, ASK THE TEAM THERE TO, TO BE MORE RAPID WITH, WITH, WITH INFORMATION DISSEMINATION WHENEVER THERE'S AN INCIDENT IN THIS AREA FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.
UH, MAYOR PRO TEM CONTOS, UH, CHIEF MCKEEN AND I HAVE ALREADY MET ON THIS ISSUE AND IT'S IN THE WORKS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THE SAME THING THAT THE STAFF WEST COVINA, YOU MADE US PROUD.
UM, WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE AT THAT 4TH OF JULY EVENT.
WE HAD VISITORS, UM, WE HAD SOME, WE MET THIS, UH, FROM JORDAN.
HE CAME TO WATCH THE FIFA WORLD CUP AND BROUGHT HIS FAMILY AND JUST LOOKED AT IT AND DECIDED TO COME VISIT OUR, UH, 4TH OF JULY.
AND HE CAME AND HE INTRODUCED ME TO HIS SON AND, YOU KNOW, UM, SO HE WAS REALLY EXCITED.
UH, I ENGAGED WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE.
WE'VE HAVE, OR EVEN, UH, A FAMILY THAT IS OUR RESIDENCE THERE.
IT WAS THEIR FIRST TIME ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING IN BEING THERE.
SO IT WAS A NICE HEARING THAT OUR OWN RESIDENTS ARE COMING OUT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
AND THEN WE HAD A LOT OF RETURNING.
UH, I KNOW WE HAVE BARBIE THERE WHO'S, YOU KNOW, DANCE ON THE DANCE FLOOR AND SHE COMES YEARLY.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU COULD FEEL LIKE THE FULL LOVE, UM, THE UNITY FROM EVERYONE.
AND IT WAS THE 250TH, UH, BIRTHDAY INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE THANK THE VETERANS.
UM, AND I MENTIONED IT THERE THAT THE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MEMORIAL DAY, BUT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE AND REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE SACRIFICE AND GAVE US THIS FREEDOM TO CELEBRATE.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL, UM, EVENT FOR EVERY, EVERY, EVERYBODY.
I MEAN, I GOT A CEASE AND DESIST AFTER, BUT THAT'S A WHOLE NEW DIFFERENT STORY.
UM, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S LIKE, YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.
SO, UM, YEAH, I GETTING USED TO GETTING, YEAH, THE CEASE AND DESIST AND LAWSUITS AND STUFF.
BUT ANYWAYS, OTHER THAN THAT, I MEAN, THE, THE CITY DID A FABULOUS JOB.
UH, I COMMEND, AND TODAY IT WAS JUST AN HONOR TO, YOU KNOW, PRESENT THE, UH, PARKS, MAKE LIFE BETTER.
BECAUSE AS WE HAVE SEEN, AND I KNOW SUSIE'S UP THERE AND KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM, UM, THEY'RE AMAZING.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOUR TEAM MAKES IT FABULOUS.
AND IT'S, IT'S EVERYONE, I MEAN, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS COME TOGETHER, THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER.
SO IT, IT REALLY TAKES TEAMWORK.
AND SO THAT IS, THAT THAT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING.
AND I, I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THE FIREWORK SHOW WAS AMAZING.
EVERYTHING WAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF, YOU KNOW, THAT WHICH IS OUT OF OUR CONTROL AND WE DO NOT CONDONE, PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE SHOOTING, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
THEY SHOULDN'T BE SHOOTING ANYTHING.
UM, GRANTED, IT'S UNDER INVESTIGATION, SO IF THE PUBLIC IS AWARE AND MIGHT NOT, MIGHT KNOW OR GIVE INFORMATION, UM, PLEASE SEE THE PRESS RELEASE, WHETHER YOU HAVE CAMERAS OR ANYTHING TO SHARE ON WHO, WHO DID THAT, HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.
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UM, MAKE WEST CAMINO PROUD AND I APPRECIATE THAT.OTHER THAN THAT, I ADJOURN THIS MEETING.