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YOU? YES.[CALL TO ORDER]
RIGHT.UH, WELCOME TO OUR SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
IT IS 7:03 PM MEETING IS NOW IN SESSION.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL DURING ORAL COMMUNICATIONS MUST COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AND SUBMIT IT TO THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK BEFORE ORAL COMMUNICATIONS BEGINS.
SPEAKER CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ONCE ORAL COMMUNICATION HAS STARTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SB 7 0 7.
AFTER ALL SPEAKERS WHO ARE PRESENT IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS HAVE FINISHED, WE WILL THEN HEAR FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATING REMOTELY.
TONIGHT'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY AL RICHARDS FROM SE UH, FROM NEW BEGINNING CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF WEST COVINA.
AND I WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PREPARE YOUR HEARTS AND MINDS AS WE GO TO THE LORD IN PRAYER.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS.
AS WE GATHER IN THIS CITY, BRING PEACE INTO OUR CITIES, NEIGHBORHOOD, HOMES, AND WORKPLACES.
TURN AWAY FEAR AND DIVISION AND REPLACE IT WITH UNITY, JUSTICE AND COMPASSION.
GUIDE OUR LEADERS WITH COMPASSION, WISDOM, AND INTEGRITY.
AND ENCOURAGE AND PROTECT ALL OF THOSE SERVING THE COMMON GOOD.
HEAL EVERYTHING THAT'S BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS SYSTEMS IN HEARTS, AND PROVIDE FOR THOSE IN NEED.
PRO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE FROM VIOLENCE, NEGLECT, AND DESPAIR.
TEACH US TO HONOR ONE ANOTHER, TO WORK FOR THE FLOURISHING OF ALL, AND TO SEEK MERCY OVER PRIDE.
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE ON EVERY BLOCK SO THAT OUR CITY MAY BECOME A PLACE WHERE HOPE GROWS.
AND KINDNESS IS PRACTICE, WE PRAY.
PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WI IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ HERE.
VITO PRESENT, UH, CLOSED SESSION WAS CANCELED THIS EVENING, SO THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT ON TO PRESENTATIONS.
[PRESENTATIONS]
SO WE HAVE OUR TASTE OF WEST COVINA PRESENTATION, RECOGNIZING A GEORGE'S CAFE WE'D LIKE TO INVITE, UH, JORGE OR GEORGE GOMEZ TO THE FRONT CAN BRING YOUR FAMILY IF YOU LIKE TOSO, TASTE OF WEST COVINA, UH, HAS GOOD FOOD, GREAT COFFEE, EVEN BETTER COMPANY.
THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT STARTING YOUR DAY WITH A DELICIOUS MEAL, A HOT CUP OF COFFEE, AND A PLACE THAT FEELS LIKE HOME AT GEORGE'S CAFE.
THEY'RE ALL ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER OVER THE KIND OF FOOD THAT MAKES YOU WANNA COME BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN.
YOU CAN SEE THEIR FLYER AND INFORMATION THERE.
SO GATHER YOUR FAVORITE PEOPLE, BRING YOUR APPETITE, AND LET THEM TAKE CARE OF THE REST.
ALL SEPTEMBER GEORGE'S CAFE WILL OFFER CUSTOMERS 10% OFF YOUR PURCHASE.
IT SIMPLY MENTIONED THE TASTE OF WEST COVINA ON YOUR VISIT.
BEFORE I PASS THE MIC, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THEY OPEN THEIR FIRST BUSINESS HERE IN WEST COVINA ON MARCH, 2020 WHEN COVID HAPPENED.
SO THAT WAS A TIME WHERE LIKE, YOU OPEN A RESTAURANT AND THEN COVID SHUT DOWN.
THEY WEREN'T SURE IF THEY WERE GONNA LAST AND, AND CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD.
AT THAT TIME, UM, LIKE A LOT OF RESTAURANTS WERE CLOSED.
MY FAMILY AND I WERE LOOKING FOR ALL DAY BREAKFAST FOOD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, AND A LOT OF PLACES STOPPED SERVING BREAKFAST.
AND SO THEY HAD BREAKFAST ALL DAY.
THEY HAD, UM, NOT JUST THE BREAKFAST BURRITO, BUT THE, UM, PANCAKES, WAFFLES, A FRENCH TOAST.
AND SO WE WENT THERE AND THAT'S HOW I MET THEM, SPOKE TO THEM.
AND SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY MADE IT THROUGH COVID I THEIR FIRST BUSINESS AND THEY'RE STILL THRIVING.
AND SO WE JUST CONGRATULATE ON THOSE YEARS AND MANY MORE TO COME.
BUT I'D LIKE TO PASS THE MIC IF YOU CAN TELL THEM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR RESTAURANT, YOUR FOOD, AND, UM, WHY THEY SHOULD ALL COME OVER AND TRY YOUR DELICIOUS MEALS.
WELL, HELLO AND GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS JOSE ROSA, AND I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF MY FATHER GEORGE GOMEZ AND THE OWNER AND CHEF
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OF GEORGE'S CAFE HERE IN WEST COVINA.UH, FIRST ON BEHALF OF MY FATHER AND OUR FAMILY, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND MAYOR LETTI LOPEZ, UH, FOR PRESENTING GEORGIA'S CAFE.
WITH THIS RECOGNITION TODAY, WE'RE VERY HONORED.
UH, I ALSO WANNA EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST THANKS TO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND THE WEST COVINA UNIFIED, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE SUPPORT SINCE DAY ONE.
UH, OPENING ON MAY, 2020 DURING THE PANDEMIC WAS NOT EASY, BUT THANKS TO YOUR CONTINUED, UH, CONTINUED, UM, CATERING, ORDERS AND PATRONAGE, WE ARE STILL, UH, HERE SERVING YOU TODAY.
UH, WE KNOW THAT INFLATION HAS MADE THINGS TOUGH FOR EVERYONE.
UH, THAT'S WHY MY FATHER REMAINS FULLY COMMITTED TO ORDERING REASON REASONABLE, TO OFFERING REASONABLE, UH, FOOD PRICES SO THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS ENJOY GREAT BREAKFAST, UH, OR LUNCH, UH, FOR YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR DISTRICT, UH, FOR YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS.
UM, AND THEN WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
UH, OUR OUR CAFE ALWAYS ENCOURAGES A SAFE AND WELCOMING SPACE FOR EVERYONE TO COME AND ENJOY GOOD TIMES, GOOD VIBES WITH THE FAMILY.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY TAKE IN AND BECOME A PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE ENJOY BEING THERE, MEETING NEW PEOPLE, SEEING NEW FACES, SEEING, UH, SMILES ON THE PEOPLE'S FACES WHENEVER THEY COME AND, AND, AND EAT, UH, MY FATHER'S DELICIOUS FOOD.
AND, UM, WE WOULD LIKE, JUST LIKE TO INVITE YOU GUYS TO COME WITH YOUR FAMILIES TO JOIN US AGAIN.
OUR PRICES ARE REASONABLE, OUR FOOD IS DELICIOUS, AND, UH, WE JUST WANNA HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH YOU GUYS.
SO THANK YOU FOR, UH, HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
SO THEY DO CATER, THEY WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
FEEL FREE TO UTILIZE THEM, BUT YOU DIDN'T MENTION THE TOP FOODS THAT THEY SHOULD TRY WHEN THEY FIRST COME.
WELL, THE MOST POPULAR, I, WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF.
WE HAVE A BIG MENU, YOU KNOW, BREAKFAST, LUNCH, BURGERS, SALAD SANDWICHES, PASTAS, OMELETS, BURRITOS, YOU KNOW, BUT THE MOST POPULAR ONES IS THE, THE BISCUITS AND GRAVY, THE CORN HASH, THE, THE FILE CHEESE STEAK OMELET.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE CHILIES PLATE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ADD SOME NEW YEAR STEAKS AND ADA, YOU KNOW, ALSO ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE POPULAR ONES IS THE WAFFLE CRISPY CHICKEN SANDWICH.
ALSO, WE HAVE, UH, UH, THE QU FRIED STEAK IS ONE OF THE POPULAR ONES TOO.
ALSO, THE BEST BURGERS WE HAVE, UH, THE FRISCO BURGER, THE PASTRAMI BURGER, THE BACON AND EGG BURGER.
SO WE GOT A LOT OF FOOD, ME,
GEORGE'S CAFE, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT YOU GUYS WON'T GET DISAPPOINTED.
YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY, I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THIS INDUSTRY FOR ALMOST 32 YEARS IN THIS INDUSTRY, RESTAURANTS.
SO I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR SO MANY RESTAURANTS, CHICA FACTORY, OLI GARDEN, MACARONI GRILL, I HAVE DENNY'S, SCA, LUCILLE'S MASTRO.
SO I HAVE A FULL EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW, WITH, UH, WITH THIS, UH, IN INDUSTRY.
SO I'M MORE, MORE THAN PLEASURE, YOU KNOW, TO GIVE IT THE BEST SERVICE AND THE BEST FOOD AND THIS IN THIS AREA, IN WEST COA.
SO AGAIN, UM, HIGHLY, UH, RECON, RECOMMEND THEM AND, UH, HOPEFULLY YOU ALL COME AND LOOK FORWARD.
I KNOW I HAD YOUR CHICKEN ALFREDO BEFORE AND, AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF MONEY AND IT, THE PRICES ARE REASONABLE.
YOU CAN FEED YOUR WHOLE HOUSEHOLD IN YOUR FAMILY, SO COME BY.
UH, SO ON BEHALF OF CITY OF WEST COVINA, WE'D LIKE TO, UH, GIVE YOU A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR GEORGE'S CAFE CELEBRATING TASTE OF WEST COVINA.
AND WE HOPE THAT YOU ALL TRY OUT AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL
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BUSINESSES.THANK YOU MUCH APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.
SO THE NEXT ONE, UM, THEY'RE WEREN'T ABLE TO SHOW UP TODAY, BUT WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A LAZY DOG.
SO SOMETIMES ALL YOU NEED IS GOOD FOOD, GREAT COMPANY, AND A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY THE MOMENT.
EVERY VISIT IS MORE ABOUT THAN JUST A MEAL.
IT'S ABOUT GATHERING AROUND THE TABLE WITH PEOPLE YOU LOVE.
CATCHING UP WITH FRIENDS AFTER A LONG WEEK, ENJOYING A WELL-DESERVED NIGHT OUT, OR SIMPLY TREATING YOURSELF TO SOMETHING DELICIOUS BECAUSE LIFE IS BETTER WHEN YOU TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO RELAX.
ENJOY A GREAT MEAL AND APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, LAZY DOG WILL OFFER CUSTOMERS A COMPLIMENTARY APPETIZER WITH A PURCHASE.
SIMPLY MENTION TASTE OF WEST COVINA ON YOUR VISIT.
UM, THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THOSE THAT COME OUT AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON.
NOW YOU CAN, UH, EXPLAIN EVERYTHING ABOUT THE LAZY DOG MENU.
I'VE ALSO COME LATE NIGHT MEETINGS.
I THINK YOU GUYS CLOSED LIKE PAST MIDNIGHT OR SOMETHING AT 12? YES.
SO I, YOU KNOW, FAMILY AND STUFF AND FRIENDS, WE'VE, UM, GONE THERE.
BUT I WILL GO AHEAD AND PASS THE MIC.
YES, FEEL FREE TO EXPLAIN YOUR MEALS AND EVERYTHING AND GO FROM THERE.
SORRY I'M A LITTLE BIT NEWER TO THIS.
UM, I'M ONE OF THE NEWER COMMUNITY MARKETING MANAGERS FOR LAZY DOG, UM, AT LAZY DOG.
WE CARRY ON A TRADITION OF HOSPITALITY THAT'S BEEN PASSED DOWN THROUGH THREE GENERATIONS OF THE SIMS FAMILY.
OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE WARM, MEMORABLE MOMENTS, UM, WITH EVERY MEAL.
UM, WE'RE TRYING TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY BY WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS, WITH YOUTH, WITH ANY FUNDRAISERS, CATERING, SUPPORTING LOCAL CAUSES AND EVENTS.
SO, YOU KNOW, EACH DAY I'M TRYING TO WORK ON GETTING MORE INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY.
SO HERE I AM,
DO YOU ALLOW DOGS AND PETS TO COME? WE DO.
WE EVEN HAVE A DOG MENU, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME VISIT WITH YOUR PUP.
YOU CAN BRING YOUR FAMILY, YOUR PETS TOO THERE.
UM, I'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.
AND ANY SPECIAL MENUS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE THEM TRY OUT IF IT'S THEIR FIRST TIME, JUST IN CASE IT'S THEIR FIRST TIME, I WOULD SAY WE HAVE A $15 FIRESIDE FAVORITES.
YOU CAN GET AN ENTREE AND A FREE DESSERT.
THAT ONE IS THE BEST DEAL WE HAVE.
UM, AND I KNOW THEY HAVE THEIR HAPPY HOUR OF ALL THESE, UH, FOOD MENUS TO TRY OUT FOR, YOU KNOW, REALLY GREAT PRICES.
SO ON BEHALF OF CITY OF WEST COVINA, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE LAZY DOG RESTAURANT AND BAR CELEBRATING TASTE OF WEST COVINA.
[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]
THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, WHICH WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BE GIVEN BY OUR CITY MANAGER, MYLAN.UH, THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR FOR SLIDE UP.
UH, MAYOR LED LOPEZ, VITO AND COUNCILWOMAN ROSARIO DIAZ DIAZ HOSTED THE WOMEN'S WELLNESS WORKSHOP, BEAUTY INSIDE AND OUT, FEATURED YOGA, A SOUND BATH, BIOMETRIC SCREENING, SKINCARE CONSULTATIONS, AND AO SCANS ALONG WITH HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRESENTATIONS.
THIS WAS A FREE EVENT TO THE COMMUNITY.
CITY STREET CREWS HAVE ADDRESSED TRIP HAZARDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO HELP MITIGATE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISKS AND REDUCE MUNICIPAL LIABILITY PUBLIC WORKS.
CREWS RECENTLY RECEIVED NEW STREET PAINTING EQUIPMENT TO ASSIST WITH MAINTAINING AND UPDATING PAVEMENT AND ASPHALT MARKINGS ON CITY OWNED PROPERTIES.
AS PART OF THE EQUIPMENT TRAINING STAFF GAINED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND APPLIED THEIR TRAINING BY REFRESHING PAVEMENT MARKINGS AT THE PUBLIC WORKS YARD, CORTEZ PARK COMMUNITY AND SENIOR CENTER.
AND THE SPORTSPLEX SHOWN ABOVE WEEK THREE OF THE COOLER CORTEZ FRIDAYS FEATURED IN ICE CREAM, SOCIAL AND GAME DAY FILLED WITH FUN ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING AN ICE CREAM BAR, PARTY GAMES, BINGO, AND PRIZES.
THE EVENT KICKED OFF WITH GET TO KNOW YOU BINGO, WHERE PARTICIPANTS ASKED FELLOW SENIORS QUESTIONS TO COMPLETE THEIR BINGO CARDS.
PARTY GAMES INCLUDED FLIP A CUP, TIC TAC TOE CUP PONG, AND SIMON SAYS, CUP
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ALOHA.THE FINAL WEEK OF COOLER CORTEZ FRIDAYS WRAPPED UP THE SUMMER WITH AN END, END OF YEAR LUAU.
WEST COVINA SENIORS SHOWED OFF THEIR BEST HAWAII HAWAIIAN SHIRTS, LAYS AND SUMMER ATTIRE WHILE DANCING AND COOLING OFF FROM THE SUMMER HEAT.
DJ RUDY AND SHADOW OAK ALCOHOLICS KEPT THE PARTY GOING WITH GREAT ENTERTAINMENT WHILE CITY STAFF SERVED DELICIOUS SHREDDED PORK LUNCH FOR EVERYBODY TO ENJOY.
ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH, PALM VIEW PARK, A COMMUNITY CENTER CELEBRATED THE END OF SUMMER WITH AN INCLUSIVE BARBECUE FULL OF FOOD, FUN AND CONNECTION.
PARTICIPANTS ENJOY DELICIOUS HAMBURGERS, FACE PAINTING, BALLOON TWISTING, DANCING, AND BINGO.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO WEST COVINA, POA FOR SPONSORING THE EVENT AND COOKING UP DELICIOUS HAMBURGERS FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION THAT BROUGHT PARTICIPANTS, JOB COACHES AND STAFF TOGETHER TO ENJOY FUN AND WELCOMING.
ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT ATTENDED BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT AT CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAFF CONNECTED WITH FAMILIES AND PROVIDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PROGRAM INFORMATION, AND HELPFUL MATERIALS ABOUT SERVICES, ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
ON SATURDAY, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH, SHADOW SHADOW OAK COMMUNITY CENTER HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL MUSIC RECITAL.
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF INSTRUCTOR DERRICK BELL, STUDENTS SHOWCASED THEIR TALENTS THROUGH PERFORMANCES FEATURING PIANO, DRUMS, AND VOCALS.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED TO SUPPORT AND SUPPORT THE PERFORMERS AS THEY DEMONSTRATED THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE THEY HAVE DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THEIR MUSIC CLASSES.
RESETTLE WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE STUDENTS' HARD WORK, GROWTH AND PASSION FOR MUSIC.
ON AUGUST 21ST, CAMERON COMMUNITY CENTER HOSTED A FREE MOVIE NIGHT FEATURING MONSTERS UNIVERSITY BEFORE THE MOVIE BEGAN AT 8:00 PM PARTICIPANTS ENJOYED A VARIETY OF GAMES, CRAFTS, SNACKS, CREATING A FUN AND WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THAT WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS AND WAS OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL MOVIE NIGHT TODAY WITH A STRONG TURNOUT AND POSITIVE PARTICIPATION THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.
SHE LEAD ALI
ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH, STAFF PROMOTED UPCOMING CLASSES, PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS TO FAMILIES IN ATTENDANCE.
THE EVENT GENERATES SIGNIFICANT INTEREST FROM PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RESULTING IN NEW CLASS REGISTRATIONS AND INCREASED ATTENDANCE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTERS.
MOVIE NIGHTS UPCOMING GRAND OPENINGS.
MOLLY T WILL CELEBRATE ITS GRAND OPENING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH.
THE ULTRA POPULAR CHINESE TEA CHAIN SPECIALIZES IN FLOUR AND JASMINE MILK CHEESE.
THE WEST COVINA COMMUNITY IS VERY THANKFUL FOR THE COMPANY'S COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US AS THEY WELCOMED THEM TO WEST COVINA.
THE CITY WELCOMED MARROWS, THE MARROWS ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH.
THE GRAND OPENING EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS WITH LOTS OF GREAT FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO ALREADY, PAY THEM A VISIT FOR A GREAT HONG KONG STYLE.
THE CITY OF WEST COVINA CELEBRATED O'REILLY AUTO PARTS GRAND OPENING IN RIBBON CUTTING ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH.
THE GRAND OPENING EVENT WAS A SUCCESS WITH LOTS OF GREAT GIVEAWAY AND OPENING WEEK SPECIALS.
VISIT THEM FOR ALL YOUR AUTOMOTIVE NEEDS.
THE WEST COVINA CHAMBER HELD A MEET AND GREET EVENT ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH.
THE EVENT WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS, PROVIDING BUSINESS OWNERS WITH VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONNECT WITH FELLOW MEMBERS.
STAY TUNED FOR THEIR NEXT EVENT.
JOIN US FOR THE INAUGURAL MEETING IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY ECONOMIC AND WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
REGIONAL LEADERS WILL COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS KEY INITIATIVES SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY'S ECONOMIC E ECONOMY AND WORKFORCE.
EVENT WILL OCCUR TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 2ND FROM TWO TO 4:00 PM HERE AT CITY HALL IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM.
THE WEST C**N POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC BUREAU CONDUCTED A DUI DRIVER'S LICENSE CHECKPOINT ON AUGUST 21ST FROM APPROXIMATELY 6:00 PM TO 2:00 AM ON SUNSET AND ROLAND AVENUE.
CHECKPOINT WAS BEING CONDUCTED AS PART OF OUR ONGOING TRAFFIC SAFETY EFFORTS TO REDUCE, REDUCE IMPAIRED DRIVING, REMOVE UNSAFE DRIVERS FROM THE ROADWAY, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS AND CONSEQUENCES OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
THE FUNDING FOR THE CHECKPOINT WAS PROVIDED BY A GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY.
A TOTAL OF 433 433 VEHICLES WENT THROUGH THE CHECKPOINT WHERE 30 STANDARD FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS WERE CONDUCTED.
ONE DRUG RELATED ARREST, ONE CRIMINAL VIOLATION OF ARREST, AND FIVE DRI DRIVERS WERE ISSUED CITATIONS WERE DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE.
ON AUGUST 27TH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WELCOMED RELIGIOUS LEADERS FROM THROUGHOUT WEST COVINA TO ITS QUARTERLY
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CHIEF'S CLERGY COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDEES ENGAGE IN A MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS IN HELPING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND RESPONDING TO AN ARMED ASSAILANT.TWO CRITICAL TOPICS THAT UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OUR FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY.
THE WESTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT CORD CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO THE WEST COVINA RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS TO APPLY FOR THE COMMUNITY ACADEMY.
AN EXCLUSIVE EIGHT WEEK PROGRAM OFFERING AN INSIDE LOOK AT OUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
PARTICIPANTS WILL EXPLORE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS, PATROL PROCEDURES, SWAT AND CANINE DEMONSTRATIONS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEER SERVICES, AND MORE SPACES LIMITED IN THE REGISTRATION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU.
CHIEF CORTINA AND MEMBERS OF THE WEST VIN POLICE DEPARTMENT MADE A SOLEMN TRIBUTE BY VISITING THE SITE WHERE HE WAS KILLED.
A REMINDER THAT HIS SACRIFICE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
THE PHOTOS ON THE SCREEN HIGHLIGHT RECENT HANDS-ON TRAINING CONDUCTED BY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT RECRUITS.
TRAINING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED GROUND AND AERIAL LADDER OPERATIONS, FIREFIGHTER SAFETY AND TEAMWORK, SCBA EQUIPPED OPERATIONS AND HOSE LINE WATER EXERCISES.
THESE PRACTICAL EXERCISES GIVE RECRUITS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD PROFICIENCY IN ESSENTIAL FIREFIGHTING SKILLS WHILE WORKING TOGETHER IN REALISTIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS.
THE SESSIONS EMPHASIZE EQUIPMENT HANDLING, COMMUNICATION, PHYSICAL READINESS, AND SAFE OPERATIONAL PRACTICES, ALL CRITICAL TO THE PREPARING FIREFIGHTERS TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO EMERGENCIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
OVERALL, THE TRAINING DEMONSTRATES THE DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPING WELL-PREPARED, SAFETY-FOCUSED FIREFIGHTERS CAPABLE OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY EFFECTIVELY.
FOOTHILL TRANSIT PROVIDED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH HANDS-ON TRAINING USING AN ACTUAL TRANSIT BUS, GIVING FIRST RESPONDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH VEHICLES LAYOUT, SAFETY FEATURES, EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS POINTS, THE TRAINING FOCUSED ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, PASSENGER EVACUATION, AND SAFE AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO INCIDENTS INVOLVING FOOTHILL TRANSIT BUSES.
THIS COLLABORATIVE EXERCISE HELPS STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION BETWEEN TRANSIT PERSONNEL AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO BETTER PROTECT PASSENGERS AND THE COMMUNITY.
FIRE CAPTAIN BRIAN MCDERMOTT HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF HA SHIFT.
BRIAN BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH WEST COVINA FIRE DEPARTMENT IN APRIL, 2001 AS A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE HAS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY WHILE TAKING ON INCREASED LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY.
BRIAN HAS 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE.
BRIAN'S DEPTH AND EXPERIENCE, DEDICATION, KNOWLEDGE TO TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CONTINUED SERVICE OF WEST CONVENIENT FIRE DEPARTMENT MAKE HIM A WELL PREPARED TO TAKE ON RESPONSIBILITIES AS ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF.
HIS LEADERSHIP AND INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE WILL BE A VALUED ASSET TO THE DEPARTMENT AS HE ASSUMES THIS NEW ROLE.
THE 2026 STATE OF THE CITY AND EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH AT THE WEST COVINA SPORTSPLEX FROM FIVE 30 8:30 PM TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW AND MAY BE PURCHASED BY VISITING WEST COVINA, SOTC, STATE OF THE CITY.
SAVE THE DAY, THE 2026 MOON FESTIVAL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 2026 FROM 1:00 PM TO 9:00 PM AT WEST COVINA CITY HALL EVENT WILL FEATURE FOOD, FAMILY FUN, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, COSPLAY, AND MORE.
2026 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK OPEN HOUSE IS SET FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AT FIRE STATION.
NUMBER TWO, GET A FIRSTHAND LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES SCENES AT YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
EXPLORE FIRE ENGINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, ENJOY LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS.
THE WEST COVINA FIRE EXPLORERS WILL ALSO BE HOLDING A FUNDRAISER BY SELLING HOT DOGS, CHIPS, SODA, AND WATER.
THE 2026 FESTIVAL OF FRIGHTS IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 24TH FROM FOUR TO 9:00 PM IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WEST COVINA ON SOUTH GLENDORA AVENUE.
JOIN US FOR FOOD, ENTERTAINMENT, SCARE ZONES, TRICK OR TREATING COSTUME CONTEST AND FUN.
90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH AT CORTEZ PARK COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM ADAPTIVE RECREATION ICE CREAM DAY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH AT PALMVIEW PARK, UH, COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 11:30 AM TO 1:00 PM INNOVATORS STEM CLUB.
PALMVIEW PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, FIVE TO 6:30 PM AND PUMPKIN PATCH PAINT NIGHT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH.
OCTOBER, OCTOBER 20TH AT SHADOW WALK COMMUNITY CENTER FROM FOUR TO 6:00 PM AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR TONIGHT.
COME AND JOIN IN ON ALL THOSE FESTIVITIES.
MADAM MAYOR, BEFORE WE START THE, UH, CONSENT CALENDAR, UM, I'M GONNA BE PULLING NUMBER ITEM NUMBER FIVE FROM TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
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BEFORE MOVING TO ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF DR.MR. TENET HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A HUMANITARIAN PHILANTHROPIST, AUTHOR, HISTORIAN, VETERAN AND FRIEND.
HE ALSO SERVED WEST COVINA AS MAYOR ON MAY MUTE WHOEVER'S.
FORESTS TENANT ALSO SERVED, UH, AS WEST COVINA AS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER.
HE WAS A HISTORIAN OF WEST COVINA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF HONORING CIVIC LEADERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND THE WORDS OF MS. MIRIAM TENET.
WEST COA HAS SUFFERED A GREAT LOSS IN THE PASSING OF DR.
ALL COUNCILS WERE, UH, PRESENT AT HIS, UH, FUNERAL.
[ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
NOW MOVE ON TO ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.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 COMMENTS.
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 THE 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 DISRUPTED TO THE ORDERLY CONDUCT TO 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 INTERPRETED AS AN IMMINENT THREAT OR PHYSICAL HARM ASSISTANT CITY CLERK.
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE THIS EVENING? MAYOR, WE HAVE EIGHT, UH, PUBLIC SPEAKERS IN ATTENDANCE.
JOSH MURRAY, FOLLOWED BY JERRY PATRAS, FOLLOWED BY LISA MAYO.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JOSH MURRAY AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF WEST COVINA LIBRARY.
AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, I TALKED ABOUT THE LIBRARY'S VERY POPULAR STAR TUTORING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES ONE TO SIX, WHICH WILL RETURN ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH.
RECENTLY, WE RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT ALONG WITH STAR TUTORING'S RETURN, THE HOMEWORK CENTER WILL WILL RETURN AS WELL ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, HOMEWORK CENTER OFFERS DROP-IN ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES ONE TO 12 WITH A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE, LA COUNTY LIBRARY.ORG/HOMEWORK CENTER.
UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO ALERT THE COMMUNITY TO SOME VERY EXCITING INFORMATION THAT WAS POSTED TO THE LIBRARY'S SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY ABOUT AN UPCOMING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS HELLO KITTY AND HER FRIENDS.
WHILE WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT, UH, TO COME OUT INTERESTING COM, INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS SHOULD VISIT OUR WEBSITE@LACOUNTYLIBRARY.ORG SLASH HELLO KITTY AND FRIENDS.
AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
JERRY PATRAS, FOLLOWED BY LISA MAYO, FOLLOWED BY MR. FIGUEROA.
I'M VERY GLAD THAT ITEM FIVE HAS BEEN PULLED AND I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU WHY, BUT I WANNA PROVIDE A CONTEXT AND I HOPE THIS NEVER COMES BACK.
UM, THE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED DECADES AGO, PRIMARILY FOR TWO BASIC REASONS.
THE FIRST REASON WAS TO STOP PATRONAGE, NEPOTISM, AND OTHER FORMS OF CORRUPTION THAT BECOME COMMON IN THE GOVERNMENT.
AND IT HELPED, IT DIDN'T STOP AT A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT IT HELPED REDUCE CORRUPTION.
AND WE NEED TO DEAL WITH CORRUPTION ISSUES AS A SOCIETY.
THE SECOND REASON WAS TO PUBLIC PROFESSIONALIZE PUBLIC SERVICE HAVING STANDARDS WAS SOMETHING NEW THAT CAME ALONG WITH THE CIVIL SERVICE.
I THINK BEFORE WE'D HIRE YOUR WIFE, YOUR BROTHER, YOUR SON, THE PERSON THAT DONATED THE MOST MONEY TO YOUR CAMPAIGN THAT NEEDED TO GO AWAY.
SO WITHIN THE CONTEXT I JUST OUTLINED, THE CHANGES MADE THAT WERE PROPOSED TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER CLASSIFICATION ARE VERY CONCERNING.
THE SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE JOB CLASSIFICATION DUTIES DOES NOT WARRANT A SALARY RANGE INCREASE AND DEFINITELY WOULD NOT HAVE EVER HAPPENED.
WHERE I WORKED IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR FOR 40 YEARS, JUST ISN'T DONE THAT WAY.
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UP TO FOUR YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE FOR A DEGREE MAKES EDUCATION AND TRAINING WORTHLESS WAY TOO MUCH.IN TODAY'S WORKING ENVIRONMENT, IT'S NOT UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY THOSE AT THE SUPERVISORY AND MANAGEMENT LEVELS, TO HAVE SOME SORT OF MEANINGFUL FORMAL TRAINING RELATED TO THE JOB THEY WISH TO HOLD.
WEST COVINA TREND TO TRY AND REDUCE JOB QUALIFICATIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE, WHICH IS A MERIT-BASED SYSTEM, IS NOT GOOD.
IT'S SMACKS OF FAVORITISM, THE PRACTICE OF GIVING JOBS AND PROMOTIONS TO FAVORED INDIVIDUALS RATHER THAN AN ON, BASED ON AN OBJECTIVE JOB PERFORMANCE OR MERIT, WHICH IS WHAT THE CIVIL SERVICE IS DESIGNED TO DO.
LISA MAYO, FOLLOWED BY MR. FIGUEROA, FOLLOWED BY HERMAN.
VDO VDO MAYOR PROTE CANTOS AND COUNCILMAN WU.
AND COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ, I THINK I'M SAYING IT RIGHT.
I'M THE FOUNDER OF THEY WILL KNOW, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT I FORMED SUCH A LONG TIME AGO, I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER, BUT IT IS ALWAYS TO, UH, KIDS.
HOW DO I TEACH THEM WITHOUT PREACHING TO THEM? SO I HAVE, UH, AGAIN, DONE A FILM AND IT'S CALLED IF ONLY THEY KNEW.
AND I'M INVITING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, ONLY
AND, UM, THE FILM HAS BEEN SELECTED AT A FILM FESTIVAL, THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.
AND SO I WOULD BE HUMBLY ASKING YOUR SUPPORT AND TO HELP BRING THIS AWARENESS.
THE FILM IS ABOUT ALCOHOLISM AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BUT IT IS THROUGH THE EYES OF THE BARTENDER.
VERY DIFFERENT CONCEPT, OF COURSE, BUT IT IS AMAZING WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I INTERVIEWED THEM.
SO, UH, IF YOU'VE GOTTEN ALL A FLYER AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, CONTINUE DOING YOUR WORK, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, AND YOU'LL BE BLESSED, LORD.
JUST FOR TODAY, LETTER WILL BE DONE AND ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE.
THANK YOU SPEAKER MR. FIGUEROA, FOLLOWED BY HERMAN, FOLLOWED BY STEVE BENNETT, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE MYSELF.
MY NAME IS ERIC FIGUEROA AND I'M YOUR NEW GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER FOR SOCALGAS, SERVING THE CITY OF WEST COVINA AND PARTS OF SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.
AS A REPRESENTATIVE, I AM HONORED TO STEP INTO THIS ROLE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY TO MAINTAIN A TRANSPARENT, COLLABORATIVE AND PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIP AT SO-CALLED GAS.
OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE, SAFE, RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE, ENERGY, DELIVERED TODAY, READY FOR TOMORROW.
REFLECTING ON OUR COMMITMENT AND SAFETY, I WANT TO SHARE A BRIEF UPDATE AS CUSTOMERS WILL SOON SEE UPDATED EMPLOYEE UNIFORMS IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
OUR EMPLOYEES REGULARLY PERFORM ESSENTIAL WORK, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION, REPAIRS, AND SERVICE AND SERVICE VISITS.
SOME OF THESE SERVICE VISITS ARE SCHEDULE WHILE OTHERS MAY OCCUR WITHOUT ADVANCED NOTICE.
TO HELP CUSTOMERS IDENTIFY OUR EMPLOYEES.
OUR UPDATED UNIFORMS FEATURE PROMINENT COMPANY BRANDING AND EMPLOYEE'S FIRST NAME EMBROIDERED IN SHIRTS AND COVERALLS.
EMPLOYEES ALSO CARRY OFFICIAL COMPANY PHOTO IDENTIFICATION BADGES AND ARRIVE IN MARKED SOCAL GAS VEHICLES.
IN SOME CASES, SOCAL GAS UTILIZES CONTRACTORS WHO MAY NOT WEAR SOCAL GAS UNIFORMS OR DRIVE BANDED VEHICLES.
HOWEVER, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION AND PRESENT IT UPON REQUEST.
IF CUSTOMERS ARE UNSURE, IF SOMEONE CLAIMING TO REPRESENT SOCAL GAS APPEARS AT THEIR LOOK AT THEIR PROPERTY, THEY CAN ALWAYS CALL US AT ONE EIGHT HUNDRED FOUR TWO SEVEN TWO TWO ZERO AND WE CAN ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING THAT INDIVIDUAL OR THAT ID FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
I'LL ABOUT UPDATING UNIFORMS, YOU CAN ALWAYS LOG ON TO SOCAL GAS.COM/SAFETY.
IN CLOSING, I'D LIKE TO LEAVE SOME FACT SHEETS THAT CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR NEW UNIFORM OR UPDATED UNIFORMS. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I
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LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH AND ONE OF YOU.AT THIS TIME, WE NEED TO STOP THE MEETING AND CALL A RECESS SO WE CAN GET OUR VIDEO PROGRAMMING, UH, VIA ZOOM, UH, CORRECTED.
SO, SO IF WE COULD CALL A RECESS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL A RECESS TO, UH, GET THIS FIXED RECESS BREAK TECHNOLOGY.
YEAH, WE HAVE WHAT? WE HAVE AN HOUR, HOUR
THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE TO FI THEY HAVE ONE HOUR TO FIX IT IF THEY DON'T FIX IT.
CALL ME TOMORROW WHEN YOU FIX IT.
MAYOR, WE'RE READY TO START THE MEETING.
MEETING IS BACK IN SESSION 7 39.
UM, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HERMAN, FOLLOWED BY STEVE BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY MS. NIKKI.
TIME STARTS WHEN YOU'RE ON THE, WHEN THEY ALREADY CALLED YOUR NAME.
UM, WELL YOU WANNA BE REELECTED WITH THAT ATTITUDE.
SORRY FOR THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
MAN, YOU PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES HERE, BUT I'M GLAD I'M BACK TO EXPOSE CORRUPTION.
BOY, TONY ROLLS UP IN A BRAND NEW COACH WAGON.
NOW ONE OF YOU BEHIND ME HERE CAN AFFORD A VEHICLE LIKE THAT OFF TERRAIN.
IT MUST BE NICE THAT BIG SILVER ONE OUT THERE IN THE PARKING LOT.
WE, THIS CITY GIVES UP MONEY, YOU KNOW, UM, I BROUGHT THIS INTAKE FORM FOR, UH, STATE AGENCIES REGARDING GC 1, 1, 1, 3 5, IN WHICH IN MY HAND IS GONNA BE A PUBLIC DOCUMENT IN WHICH, UH, RUBIO WILL RECEIVE AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE IN THIS STATE REGARDING, UH, AS MR. BRYAN IS AWARE.
AND MR. UH, PROTE KNOWS THAT, UH, I PLAN TO SOOTHE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR, UM, UH, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.
THE KEY WORD IS ACCESS THE CITY.
AS YOU GOT IN YOUR REPORT UP HERE, YOU PUT UP THERE ABOUT YOUR SIDEWALKS AND ALL THE DAMAGE.
WHERE ARE, WHERE IS ALL THE MONEY THEY'VE STOLEN FROM YOUR TAXES? EVERYBODY, WHERE'S THE MONEY? WHERE'S THE MONEY GOING? WELL, APPARENTLY, IF, IF, IF W CAN BUY A BRAND NEW VAN LIKE THAT AND YOU GUYS CAN'T, THERE ARE A BUNCH OF SUCKERS, ALL OF YOU IN THERE.
'CAUSE NONE OF YOU SPEAK UP AGAINST THE CRIMINAL CORRUPTION OF WEST COVINA BUDGET, THE BUDGET HERE.
I JUST GOT THROUGH TELLING GORDO OVER THERE IN PASADENA, THE SAME THING LAST NIGHT.
THEY TALKED ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, GONE DOWN, GONE DOWN.
ALL THE BLACK FOLKS, ALL THE WHITE FOLKS, ALL THE ASIAN FOLKS IN PASADENA ARE UPSET THAT DEVELOPMENT IS NOT FOR THEM.
AND DEVELOPERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE JUST LIKE THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HAS DONE AND LA COUNTY HAS DONE.
AND AS YOU HEARD KATHERINE BARGER ON ON THE NEWS THE OTHER DAY, OH YEAH, I'M SO OLD, BUT I'M GONNA FIGHT TO SUE STATE FARMS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANNA HELP THE PEOPLE IN PASADENA UP THERE IN ARCADIA.
'CAUSE WE'RE JUST TOO IGNORANT.
SO ONCE AGAIN, EVERYBODY, WHEN THE FBI INDICTS WOO, WHEN THE FBI COMES IN AND INDICTS MAYOR, UH, IS IT OH, LETTY LOPEZ.
YOU GUYS WILL KNOW WHY? BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN IN PRACTICE OF EVIL MANIPULATION.
STEVE BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY MISS NIKKI.
SO YOU GUYS PROBABLY KNOW I LIKE MOVIES, RIGHT?
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THERE'S A REALLY COOL MOVIE CALLED, NOW YOU SEE ME? IT'S A MOVIE ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE GUYS DOING MAGIC CLOSEUP MAGIC LIKE CARD TRICKS.SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY CLOSE.
IF, IF YOU GUYS WILL HUMOR ME FOR A SECOND THOUGHT, IT WOULD BE ENTERTAINING.
I'M NOT GOOD AT MAGIC TRICKS, BUT I AM REALLY GOOD WITH POLITICIAN TRICKS.
SO I, I BROUGHT A COUPLE THINGS.
UM, TONY, THIS IS YOUR NEW MAILER, RIGHT? THE ONE THAT YOU JUST SENT OUT.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I I LEARNED THE MOST ABOUT PEOPLE IS WHEN THEY SEND OUT MAILERS DURING ELECTION SEASON, YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT A PERSON.
AND ON HERE, TONY, YOU PUT DOWN BY EARLY 2026 WEST COVINA, RECRUITED AND WELCOMED 3,400 NEW BUSINESSES BOOSTING THE ECONOMY AND OPPORTUNITIES.
WEST COVINA WILL STRIVE TO BE THE MOST BUSINESS FRIENDLY CITY.
LET'S DO SOME MATHEMATIC TRICKS.
IF WE TAKE A GENEROUS FOR SIX MONTHS OF THE CITY OF THE YEAR, IT'S ABOUT 180 DAYS.
SO IF WE, I GOT MY CALCULATOR TONY THERE, 99 CENTS, YOU CAN GET ONE.
UM, IF YOU TAKE THAT AND YOU TAKE 3,400 AND, AND YOU DIVIDE BY 180 DAYS, WE OPENED 18 BUSINESSES A DAY IN THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
OKAY, LET'S, LET'S, LET'S REALLY DO THIS.
SO LET'S DO THAT SAME MATH AGAIN.
SAME CALCULATOR, RIGHT? NO TRICKS, NOTHING UP MY SLEEVES.
SO 128 DAYS INTO THE SAME 3,400 BUSINESSES.
YOU KNOW WHAT, IT CAME OUT TO OVER 26 BUSINESSES A DAY DURING THE WEEKDAY.
WE WERE OPENING 125 PLUS BUSINESSES A WEEK FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
AND YOU GUYS FIRED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR LAST WEEK.
HE SHOULD MAKE MORE THAN MYLAN.
I MEAN, HE WOULD MAKE A DOLLAR MORE, BUT STILL HE SHOULD MAKE WHAT HE MAKES.
WE HAVE A, A BUSINESS LICENSE CONTRACTOR, RIGHT? HDLI BELIEVE IS WHO WE HAVE, RIGHT? I, IF I REMEMBER IT CORRECTLY, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE 4,000 BUSINESSES IN THE WHOLE CITY RIGHT NOW.
SO, SO AGAIN, LET'S DO THE MATH.
EITHER THEY ARE THE ABSOLUTE WORST CONTRACTOR YOU'VE EVER HIRED BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET ALL THE PEOPLE REGISTERED OR YOU ARE A LIAR.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT FOLKS? THAT'S MAGIC.
'CAUSE I JUST MADE A LIAR APPEAR.
MS. NIKKI, FOLLOWED BY BILL ROBINSON.
MS. NIKKI, PLEASE EXCUSE ME, I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT SHAKY.
UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, AND MY FELLOW WEST COVINA RESIDENCE.
MY NAME IS NIKKI, MISS NIKKI, AND TONIGHT I'M NOT HERE TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ANYTHING.
I'M HERE SIMPLY TO SAY THANK YOU.
I ESPECIALLY WANNA THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR THE LETTER YOU SENT TO MY FAMILY AFTER LEARNING WHAT MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AND THE HORRIFIC AND, AND OUT IDAHO SHOOTING, YOU MAY NOT REALIZE HOW MUCH THAT THAT MEANT TO US.
OUR DAUGHTER WAS INSIDE THAT RESTAURANT WHEN THE SHOOTING HAPPENED.
WHAT SHE WITNESSED AND EXPERIENCED THAT DAY HAS CHANGED HER, AND IT HAS CHANGED OUR ENTIRE FAMILY.
AFTERWARD, WE MADE THE DECISION TO SPEAK PUBLICLY BECAUSE WE WERE SCARED, CONFUSED, AND TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF SOMETHING NO PARENT EVER EXPECTS TO EXPERIENCE.
UNFORTUNATELY, INSTEAD OF ONLY RECEIVING COMPASSION, WE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE UGLY SIDE OF SOCIAL MEDIA.
OUR FAMILY RECEIVED HATEFUL MESSAGES, THREATS AND HORRIBLE COMMENTS FROM COMPLETE STRANGERS WHO ONLY KNEW A FEW SECONDS OF OUR STORY.
BUT SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENED TOO.
PEOPLE FROM RIGHT HERE IN WEST COVINA REACHED OUT.
RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY SENT MESSAGES, CHECKED ON US, PRAYED FOR OUR FAMILY, AND REMINDED US THAT HATEFUL VOICES ON SOCIAL MEDIA WERE NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY WE CALL HOME.
AND THEN I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER, COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE US.
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YOU SIMPLY SAW FAMILY IN YOUR COMMUNITY HURTING AND TOOK THE TIME TO SHOW COMPASSION.AND I WON'T FORGET THAT OUR DAUGHTER IS STILL STRUGGLING TREMENDOUSLY WITH SURVIVOR'S GUILT, PTSD AND EMOTIONAL TRAUMA OF WHAT SHE WITNESSED THAT DAY.
HEALING FROM SOMETHING LIKE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN THE NEWS CAMERAS LEAVE OR WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA MOVES ON TO THE NEXT STORY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY LIVE THROUGH IT.
THAT IS WHEN THE REAL JOURNEY BEGINS.
AS HER MOTHER, ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS HAS BEEN KNOWING THAT I CANNOT SIMPLY TAKE THIS PAIN AWAY FROM HER.
I CAN'T ERASE WHAT SHE SAW OR WHAT SHE EXPERIENCED.
WHAT I CAN DO IS SURROUND HER WITH LOVE AND REMIND HER THAT EVEN AFTER WANTING SOMETHING SO HORRIFIC, THERE IS STILL FAR MORE GOOD IN THIS WORLD THAN HATE.
THAT IS WHY I WANTED TO STAND HERE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AND THANK THE COUNCIL, OUR CITY LEADERSHIP, EVERYONE AND THE WEST COVINA COMMUNITY.
I'M SO PROUD TO SAY THAT WEST COVINA IS MY HOME.
WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
WE MAY DISAGREE ABOUT POLITICS, DECISIONS MADE IN THIS CHAMBER, OR WHAT DIRECTION OUR CITY, OUR CITY SHOULD TAKE.
THAT'S WHAT COMMUNITY AND DEMOCRACY IS ABOUT.
THE DISAGREEMENT SHOULD NEVER TURN INTO CRUELTY.
WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT BEHIND EVERY FACEBOOK POST, EVERY HEADLINE, AND EVERY DISAGREEMENT IS A HUMAN BEING WHO MAY BE CARRYING SOMETHING WE KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT.
IF OUR FAMILY HAS LEARNED ANYTHING THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, IT IS THAT HATE CAN BE INCREDIBLY LOUD, BUT LOVE CAN BE SO MUCH MORE POWERFUL.
SO TONIGHT, I WANNA LEAVE EVERYONE WITH THIS.
LET'S BE THE KIND OF COMMUNITY THAT CHOOSES COMPASSION BEFORE JUDGMENT.
LET'S DISAGREE WITHOUT TEARING EACH OTHER APART.
AND WHEN ONE OF OUR OWN IS HURTING, LET'S REMIND THEM THAT THEY ARE NOT STANDING ALONE.
COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER, COUNSEL MEMBER.
YOUR KINDNESS CAME DURING ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TIMES OUR FAMILY EVER EXPERIENCED.
AND IT MEANT MORE THAN YOU REALIZED.
TO OUR MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM, EVERY COUNCIL, EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL OR CITY STAFF AND EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT, I RECEIVED YOUR OUTREACH.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN PROUD TO CALL WEST COVINA HOME, BUT AFTER EVERYTHING OUR FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED, I UNDERSTAND EVEN MORE WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS SUPPOSED TO MEAN.
WE HAVE ENOUGH HATE IN THIS WORLD.
LET'S SEND A LITTLE MORE LOVE AROUND WEST COVINA.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU BILL ROBINSON.
EVENING COUNSEL AND, UH, MANAGER WRECKAGE.
UM, AGAIN, I REQUEST THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS BE RESERVED, UH, FOR, UH, SOME TIME BEFORE THE MOON FESTIVAL.
UH, SO THE FIASCO OF LAST YEAR, UH, WON'T BE REPEATED AGAIN.
UM, SO WEST CAMINO VOTERS CAN LEARN, UH, ALL ABOUT ALL THE CANDIDATES CREDENTIALS.
UH, IF YOU BELIEVE YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB, UH, WE NEED A CANDIDATE FORM FORUM SPONSORED BY SOME NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
I UNDERSTAND THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS DON'T LIKE WEST COVINA FOR SOME REASON.
I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF THAT, BUT, UH, YOU NEED A NON-SPONSORED, UH, AND IF YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB, UH, THAT GIVES YOU A CHANCE TO, UH, UH, STRUT YOUR STUFF BEFORE THE ELECTION.
I, I DON'T, I MEAN, IF YOU WANNA HIDE FROM THE VOTERS, UH, BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION, YOU KNOW, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
UM, UH, MY TESTIMONY TWO WEEKS AGO, UH, WAS, UH, UH, INCORRECT.
I MENTIONED RINER NIK, UH, UH, HE'S THE MAN.
WITH ALL THE EVIDENCE THAT, UH, SHOWED THAT THE FLU SHOT SCAM DEMIC WAS, UH, A PHONY, UH, PROPAGANDA OPERATION WORLDWIDE, UH, 80% OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY, I,
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UH, MY INFORMATION IS THAT GOT THE SHOT.IT DIDN'T IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH.
AND, AND IT, UH, NEGATIVELY AFFECTED A LOT OF US.
AND HE'S GOT ALL THE EVIDENCE.
I THINK THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT IS GONNA HAVE TO FALL BEFORE HE GETS OUTTA JAIL BECAUSE HE'S UP AGAINST THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.
THEY HAVE A VERY POWERFUL, AND I HOPE HE'S GOT A LOT OF ENOUGH BODYGUARDS AFTER, AFTER HE GETS OUT BECAUSE A MAN WITH ALL THAT EVIDENCE, AND, UH, HE'S PROBABLY THE BEST, OR ONE OF THE BEST TRIAL LAWYERS IN THE, IN THE COUNTRY.
I MEAN, HE PASSED A CALIFORNIA BAR AND HE'S A, A FAMOUS LAWYER IN, UH, TRIAL LAWYER IN GERMANY.
UH, IN FACT, A, UH, PROTEST SONG WAS, UH, UH, WRITTEN FOR HIM.
AND IT'S, UH, IT'S SPREADING, UH, IT'S SPREADING THE NEWS.
UH, I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, UH, UM, DATA CENTERS.
UH, YOU USED TO CUT ME OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A SENTENCE.
AND ANYWAY, THE, WE CAN SEE YOU WE'LL, WE'LL, YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M SAYING? NO, WE CAN, IT'S, WE ARE GIVING EVERYBODY THE OPPORTUNITY, BUT WE WILL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT WELL, I JUST WANTED TO CLOSE WITH SOME, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT, UH, UH, IS IT ONE DATA CENTERS? UH, ELON MUSK THINKS BILL 'CAUSE OF ELECTRICITY AND WATER SHORTAGES, THE DATA CENTERS.
CALIFORNIA HASN'T GOT THE WATER AND ELECTRICITY BILL.
AT THE NEXT MEETING, RON MUSK THINKS THEY SHOULD GO INTO ORBIT.
WE'LL HAVE THAT THE NEXT, NEXT SPEAKER.
WELL, YOU SHOULD GO BACK TO FIVE MINUTES INSTEAD OF THREE MINUTES.
THAT COULD BILL, THAT COULD, THAT COULD, THAT COULD, THAT COULD BE PART OF YOUR NEXT REELECT.
WHO'S THE NEXT SPEAKER? MAYOR.
CARLOS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD.
ITEM FIVE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
THAT'S THE RIGHT DECISION FOR TONIGHT, BUT IT DOES NOT RESOLVE THE LARGER ISSUE.
MY CONCERN ISN'T THE EMPLOYEE, IT'S THE PROCESS AND THE CULTURE.
THIS PROCESS CREATES IT'S TIME TO BRING SOME COMMON SENSE BACK TO CITY HALL.
WE SHOULD FIND THE RIGHT PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT QUALIFICATIONS TO DO THE RIGHT JOBS AND PAY THEM FAIRLY.
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION IS PROFESS DISCIPLINE.
CITIES RELY ON QUALIFIED HR PROFESSIONALS AND INDEPENDENT EXPERTS TO EVALUATE MARKET COMPARISONS, INTERNAL EQUITY, SALARY, COMPRESSION, QUALIFICATIONS, AND FISCAL IMPACTS.
WEST COVINA PROPOSED A CITYWIDE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION STUDY IN 2021.
IT WAS PULLED WITHOUT ANY SORT OF COUNCIL ACTION AT THAT SAME MEETING.
THE FORMER CITY MAYOR CARLOS, YOU CUT OUT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? MAYOR, WE'VE LOST CONNECTION.
I STOPPED HIS TIMER AT 2 0 6 IF HE'S ABLE TO RECONNECT.
CARLOS, CAN YOU HEAR? ARE YOU THERE? YES.
CAN YOU HEAR US? MR. YADO? OKAY.
IT'S ALL, YEAH, I DISCONNECTED REAL QUICK.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND RESTART IT.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES AND SIX SECONDS REMAINING.
UH, SO, YOU KNOW, WE DID THIS, THIS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY REQUEST IN 20 20, 20 21.
NOTHING HAPPENED FIVE YEARS LATER.
AGAIN, WHERE'S THIS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY? INSTEAD, WE'RE MAKING ONE-OFF ADJUSTMENTS FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE, THAT IS DANGEROUS.
RESEARCH ON MANAGEMENT SELECTION HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT LEADERS CAN EXHIBIT SIMILARITY BIAS WHEN SELECTING MEMBERS OF THEIR MANAGEMENT TEAMS FAVORING PEOPLE WHO REFLECT THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS AND CHARACTERISTICS.
THAT'S WHY OBJECTIVE STANDARDS MATTER.
THIS CITY COUNCIL REMOVED THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE REQUIREMENT FROM THE CITY MANAGER CLASSIFICATION BEFORE HIRING OUR CURRENT CITY MANAGER.
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU BELIEVE OR DISAGREE, A DEGREE IS REQUIRED.
YOU LOWERED AN ESTABLISHED PROFESSIONAL STANDARD FOR THE HIGHEST RANKING EMPLOYEE IN THIS ORGANIZATION.
AND WHEN YOU LOWER THE BAR AT THE TOP, YOU RISK LOWERING EXPECTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AREN'T JUST QUALIFICATIONS, THEY'RE ALSO JUDGMENT, INDEPENDENCE, PROFESSIONALISM, AND POLITICAL NEUTRALITY.
THAT'S WHY I WAS CONCERNED TO SEE THE CITY MANAGER ATTENDING A, WE'VE LOST CONNECTION WITH MR. YATO.
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IT IS NOT ON OUR END.UM, SO DO WE JUST, DO YOU WANNA GIVE, UM, HE HAS 58 SECONDS LEFT.
MAYOR, I'LL GO AHEAD AND WE CAN RESTART THE TIMER AND GO TO MR. SHOEMAKER.
MR. SHOEMAKER, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
WE'RE GONNA, OH, THERE YOU GO.
UH, MR. SCHUMAKER, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND PUT YOU BACK ON MUTE.
ONE MOMENT FOR ME TO RESET THE TIMER.
UM, SO I MEAN, WE'VE COMMITTED TO WASTING A LOT OF MONEY FOR SPORTS FLEX, PURSUING A HEALTH DEPARTMENT STREET SWEEPING WITHOUT ANY SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION OF TAXPAYERS.
UM, TONIGHT WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT AS THIS, WHERE WE WERE LOOKING AT A COMPREHENSIVE, UM, OR A ONE-OFF DECISION WITHOUT A COMPREHENSIVE CITYWIDE STUDY.
AT SOME POINT, COMMON SENSE HAS TO ENTER THE CONVERSATION, PLEASE COMMISSION THE INDEPENDENT STUDY, TREAT EMPLOYEES EQUITABLY.
MR. SCHUMAKER, CAN YOU PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF? OKAY, GO AHEAD.
MR. CITY HOLDING MR. YADO, WE'VE PAUSED.
YOU WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO WITH MR. IKA RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, IT'D BE A LOT SIMPLER WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL.
IT SEEMS LIKE AT LEAST YOU'D SHOW UP TO THE MEETING AND TALK INSTEAD OF HAVING TO DO IT REMOTELY.
BUT THEN YOU CAN'T READ AS WELL IF YOU ARE STANDING THERE AND PEOPLE KNOW YOU'RE NOT REALLY TELLING, UH, YOUR OWN WORDS.
BUT LET'S, LET'S GO ON TO, UH, SOMETHING THAT GETS BROUGHT UP FROM TIME TO TIME.
AND THAT'S REGARDING, UH, SOME OF THE FPPC COMPLAINTS, UH, BY BRIAN GUTIERREZ.
UH, WHAT'S AMAZING IS THAT, UH, OVER A MONTH AGO, ONE OF HIS COMPLAINTS, OR ACTUALLY TWO OF 'EM REGARDED TO FILM IT, WERE, WERE DISMISSED AS NO VIOLATIONS.
AND THE INFORMATION HE SUBMITTED FAILED TO ESTABLISH A VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE TWO GOVERNMENT CODES HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
YET, HE DOESN'T BRING THAT UP.
ONE OF THE THINGS TOO I'D LIKE TO ASK ABOUT, AND HE REFUSES TO DO IT, IS TO TELL US WHERE HE GETS THE MONEY FOR DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT HE DOES.
YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING THAT HE HAS ALL THIS THING.
I I'M JUST WONDERING IF THE MONEY'S COMING FROM HILDE, IS IT HIL MELDY OR, UM, UH, JRJ, SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
BECAUSE IF THEY ARE, HE SHOULD BE REPORTING THAT AS, AS, YOU KNOW, AS INFORMATION THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW.
SO WHY IS HE FAILING TO INFORM THE PUBLIC? IT TURNS OUT THAT WHAT IS THIS THE CASE THAT SOME OF HIS DONATIONS ARE ACTUALLY COMING FROM THIS OTHER PARTY AND NOT HIM? YOU KNOW, THAT IS A QUESTION.
HE SHOULD, YOU KNOW, HE'S THE ONE WHO'S ALWAYS SCREAMING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I WANT TRANSPARENCY.
AND THAT LETI, YOU KNOW, THE, THE MAYOR IS, HAS THIS FINANCIAL INTEREST THAT THE FPPC SAYS, NO, THEY DON'T.
BUT I DON'T SEE ANY REPORTING ON WHAT YOU DO.
AND WHEN, WHEN HEL MELDE IS BROUGHT UP, IT'S AMAZING HOW YOU SHUT UP AND, UH, TRY TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT OR START BRINGING LAWSUITS, YOU KNOW? AND OH, BY THE WAY, JUST TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU, THOSE AI GLASSES THAT HE WEARS, YOU ARE CAPABLE OF KNOWING WHAT A CONVERSATION IS MANY FEET AWAY IN THE BACK OF A ROOM OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
AS LONG AS THERE'S A LINE OF SIGHT THAT THEY WILL SEE YOU, YOU, IT WILL INTERPRET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND INFORM THE PO AND INFORM THE PERSON WHO'S READING THEM.
SO WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT WHAT HE NEEDS AI FOR, IT'S TO SPY ON EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW IT, IT'S TIME TO IT, IT'S TIME TO KNOCK THIS OFF.
AND I HOPE THAT HE'S NOT GONNA LOOK AT, UH, TRYING TO BE A COUNCIL MEMBER REMOTELY BECAUSE OF HIS A DA ACCOMMODATIONS.
I HAVE A TIMER FOR HIS 30 SECONDS REMAINING.
OKAY, CARLOS, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.
ALRIGHT, UM, YEAH, SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.
UH, CITY CLERK, JUST AGAIN, WE NEED TO CHANGE CITY HALL.
WE NEED TO ELEVATE THE STANDARD, AND WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR, FOR THE WAY THAT WE'VE, WE'VE DRIVEN THIS OFF THE TRACKS.
AND AGAIN, BEING PRESIDENT AT CITY COUNCIL
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IS ONE THING PHYSICALLY, BUT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, FORTUNATELY, WE HA WE CAN LEVERAGE THIS TECHNOLOGY.I COULD BE OUT HERE TALKING TO RESIDENTS UP UNTIL THIS HOUR, UH, AND HEARING THEIR FRUSTRATIONS, UH, UM, ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
ZAPP, IS THERE A NEXT SPEAKER? THOSE ARE ALL THE SPEAKERS WE HAVE.
WILL YOU PLEASE RESPOND TO ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS? SURE.
UM, JOSH MURRAY, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATES ON THE, UM, THE LIBRARY AS ALWAYS, JERRY PATRAS.
UM, YOU COMMENTED ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH WAS POLL TONIGHT.
UH, LISA MAYO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR NON-PROFIT, UH, THE FLYERS YOU PROVIDED TO COUNCIL AND STAFF, UM, COMING UP.
UH, MR. FIGUEROA, WELCOME ABOARD.
UM, LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND THE SOCALGAS TEAM.
UM, HERMAN, WELCOME BACK, UM, HERMAN, STEVE BENNETT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR, ALL YOUR GENERAL COMMENTS AND CONCERNS.
UM, MS. NIKKI, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WE EMPATHIZE WITH YOU FOR THE TRAGIC EVENT YOUR DAUGHTER HAD TO GO THROUGH.
AND IT'S, UM, TERRIBLE TO HEAR THAT, UH, PEOPLE ARE POSTING NEGATIVE THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT A SUCH A TRAGIC EVENT.
AND, BUT I AM PLEASED TO HEAR THAT YOU RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UM, AND OUR GREAT COMMUNITY.
UM, BILL ROBINSON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT A CANDIDATE FORUM.
I'M, I'M NOT FAMILIAR IF THE CITY'S EVER PUT ONE ON BEFORE.
I BELIEVE IT WAS THE, UH, LEAGUE OF WOMEN'S VOTERS OR ONE OF THE OTHER NONPROFITS THAT DID THAT.
UM, UH, MR. YATO, AGAIN, TH THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
UH, WHEN I FIRST TOOK OVER, I WAS TASKED WITH MEETING WITH ALL THE, UH, CITY BARGAINING GROUPS, WHICH WERE, UM, OUT OF CONTRACT.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I STRESSED WITH ALL OUR BARGAINING GROUPS IS THAT I WAS IN FAVOR OF, UH, PROVIDING THE BEST, UM, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND THAT REMAINS TRUE TO TODAY.
UM, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE 20 OR 2021, UM, CLASS AND COMM STUDY OR, UM, REFERENCING, BUT AGAIN, UM, I STAND COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING OUR, UH, EMPLOYEES A HUNDRED PERCENT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY RESPONSES FOR TONIGHT, MADAM MAYOR.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR, UH, COUNSEL, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? ITEM NUMBER FIVE HAS BEEN PULLED OUT, SO THAT'S NOT THERE.SO, ANY OTHER? UM, NO OTHER, UH, COUNSEL WANTS TO PULL ANYTHING UP? OKAY.
SO THEN PRETTY MUCH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? JUST CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM SIX ONLY AND THREE.
OH, NO, HE'S PULLING 1, 2, 3, 4.
SO FIVE IS OUT, SO IT'S JUST APPROVING ONE ITEM NUMBER SIX.
SO MOVE, SAY AGAIN? ROLL CALL THE MOTION BY MAY PRO.
A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN RU WU TO APPROVE CONSENT.
[1) CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL FOR THE AUGUST 18, 2026, CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY CLOSED AND REGULAR SESSION MEETING MINUTES.]
ONTO ITEM ONE.UH, COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ? YES.
UH, FOR NUMBER FOUR, DID, UH, COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ SECOND IT, I DON'T THINK WE DID A, FOR A MOTION TO SECOND THINK THAT WAS ON CONSENT CALENDAR.
SO IF YOU WANNA HOLD OFF UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
SO, UH, WE'LL JUST, YOU'RE GONNA HOLD OFF TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
I, I THINK THERE'S ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER.
RIGHT? UM, THIS IS CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION APPOINTMENT.
IS THERE, SO, SO IS BY THE CITY COUNCIL CONSENT.
DON'T NEED A, YEAH, YOU DON'T NEED A SECOND.
SO MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST STRIKE, OKAY.
THE SECOND THEN WE CAN APPROVE THIS.
I CAN STRIKE IT WITH YOUR APPROVAL.
WAS THERE A MOTION OR, OR WHAT WAS THE REASON WHY IT HAS THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MY ERROR.
I WASN'T THE, I MEAN, IT WASN'T, DID WE DO THE ORIGINAL CONSENT? UM, AS I HAVE STATED, UH, WE HAVE A NEW PROGRAM FROM MINUTES, SO I MIGHT HAVE HIT SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE.
NO, I'M NOT ACCUSING YOU OF DOING THAT.
UM, WHAT I'M, WHAT I WANNA MAKE SURE IS THAT WE WERE NOT THE ONES WHO DID THE CAS MOTION, THE FIRST AND SECOND OF THE CASS CONSENT, I DON'T THINK.
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WE IS WHO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BY WE, UM, MYSELF AND COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ.WERE WE THE ONES WHO MADE, UH, THE CASSETTE? NO.
NOW THAT'S WHAT I MOVE THE MOTION TO STRIKE.
UH, STRICT, UH, UH, MAYOR, UH, COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ.
BOTH THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE MOTION STRIKING.
SO I MOVE THE MOTION BESIDE THE, WELL EACH ITEM HAS, WITH THESE, THIS NEW VERSION OF THE MINUTES, EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT.
SO I'M NOT PARTICULARLY SURE WHO MADE THE ORIGINAL MOTION, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT WAS ON CONSENT AS ONE WHOLE AND NUMEROUS CONSENT ITEMS. BUT IF IT WAS DONE INDIVIDUALLY, THERE WAS STILL A FIRST AND A SECOND TO PROVE, TO APPROVE THOSE ITEMS INDIVIDUALLY.
IF IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE OR WE DON'T.
WAS IT A RECEIVE AND FILE? CAN WE JUST BRING IT? IT MIGHT BE RECEIVE AND FILE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS CAN WE JUST BRING IT BACKS RECEIVE.
CAN WE JUST SAY, IF IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE YES.
THAT WHOLE THING IS STRIKED OUT.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM CONTOS.
COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ ABSTAIN.
[2) CONSIDERATION OF FOOTHILL TRANSIT RIDERSHIP DATA AND UPDATE REGARDING CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR'S SHELTERS]
ONTO ITEM TWO.IS THIS REGARDS TO, UH, CLEAR CHANNEL AND, UH, BUS STOPS? YES.
UM, WHAT ARE YOU ASKING US TO APPROVE HERE? IT'S JUST A RECEIVING FILE.
ARE WE'RE GONNA NEED ANY BUS SHELL OR WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE REMOVAL OF THE EQUIPMENT? THE CURRENT EQUIPMENT, UM, WE WILL PROVIDE NOTIFICATION.
THEY REQUESTED A LETTER OF TERMINATION, WHICH WE WILL PROVIDE.
AND, UH, THEY SEEMED, UH, UH, IT, IT, THEIR, IT WAS THEIR INTENT TO, TO WORK WITHIN THE 30 DAY WINDOW.
REQUESTED, THEY HAD INITIALLY ASKED TO, TO, UH, PHASE IT IN AND, UH, THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
BUT WE, WE SAID THAT THE COUNCIL WAS, UH, ADAMANT ABOUT, UH, 30 DAYS.
SO THEY'RE LOOKING TO WORK WITHIN THAT TIMEFRAME.
AND THEN, SO WE'LL, WE'LL, YOU'LL HAVE A PLAN IN, YOU'LL HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE DEPENDING ON THE RIDERSHIP, IF WE NEED TO REPLACE IT, IF THEY REMOVE IT, OR, WELL, I THINK WE'LL COME, WOULD US COME BACK TO US? RIGHT.
I THINK, WE'LL, WE'LL PROBABLY, UM, WAIT FOR THE FEEDBACK.
THIS, I THINK THIS WAS REQUESTED TO, TO, UH, GAUGE THAT MM-HMM
USAGE AND, UH, WE'LL BRING BACK FEEDBACK AT SOME POINT AND, UH, IF WE SEE THAT THERE'S A, A NEED FOR SHELTERS.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
THANK YOU MAYOR, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BUS STOP, I HAVE A REQUEST FROM THE SENIOR RESIDENT, UH, MAYBE YOU CAN RUN IT DOWN.
E AND LES AT WEST SIDE, THEY NEED A BUS STOP.
SO IT LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE A LOT OF RIDER RIGHT THERE.
E AND LES ON THE WEST SIDE, SO 4 86.
SAY WE NEED A BUS STOP OVER THERE, SO CAN YOU TAKE, LOOK INTO IT? SO WHAT IS THE SITUATION? HOW MANY PEOPLE RIGHT OVER THERE? SURE.
MOVE SOME BUS STOP OVER THERE IF YOU NEED IT.
UH, SO IS THERE MOTION A SECOND? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
SECOND ROLL CALL MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIERREZ A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN W TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS A, IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE, SO NO MOTION IS NEEDED.
[3) CONSIDERATION OF THE WEST COVINA COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 ANNUAL REPORT]
UH, THREE.UM, SO ON THE REPORT, UH, KAREN, UH, WHAT EXACTLY DID THE FOUNDATION SPEND? 105,000, I THINK IT WAS 105, $450,000 ON UNDER OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS.
I DID NOT HAVE THE DETAILS AS TO WHAT SPECIFIC SPECIAL EVENTS THERE WERE, BUT THAT IS CORRECT.
IT IS 105,000 WAS SPENT ON SPECIAL EVENTS.
IS THERE A TRANSACTION SCHEDULE? SO ON OUR TRANSACTION SCHEDULE, IT DOESN'T LIST THE ACTUAL EVENT BECAUSE A MAJORITY OF THE, I'M SORRY, MAJORITY OF THE CHARGES WE'RE USING A PURCHASING CARD AND ON A PURCHASING CARD IN OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, IT SHOWS US ONE TIME PAY.
SO IF YOU WANT ME TO DO A FURTHER DIVE INTO THIS, I MAY DO SO.
BUT THAT'S HOW THE REPORT IS REFLECTED.
'CAUSE IT'S A, IT'S A LARGE, A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
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IN PS MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE ACTUALLY, UM, REPRESENT.UH, AND WHY ARE THERE SEPARATE PS? UTTER SPECIAL EVENTS AND CD UTTER SPECIAL EVENTS CATEGORIES, BLANK.
LET ME JUST TURN TO THAT PAGE REAL QUICK AND I CAN, LIKE, WHAT WAS, UH, COST MOVED INTO A BROADER CATEGORY OR DO ANY OF THESE EXPENDITURES RELATE TO THE SAME EVENTS INCLUDED IN THE 105 PS? UM, MS. LAN'S EXPENSE OF $31,001, WE'LL GET YOU THAT INFORMATION.
SO IT APPEARS THAT THE, UH, 31,000 IS, IS COMPRISED OF TWO ELEMENTS.
IT'S THE, UM, HEALTH FOR JOHNSON FOR 27,000 AS A POLICE DONATION.
ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE REVENUES OR ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE EXPENDITURES? UH, WHICH, WHERE ARE WE AT? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE 31,000 OR 105? THE 31,000.
THAT WAS A NO, BUT THE, THE EXPENDITURE THAT WAS A DONATION.
SO WE RECEIVED, A POLICE RECEIVED A DONATION IN, IN AN AMOUNT OF 27,700.
'CAUSE ON EXPENDITURES IT SAYS MISS EXPENSE 30 1001.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE WAS ALSO FOR, UM, THE WALL OF HONOR, THERE WAS AN EXPENSE OF 30 $303,300.
AND THAT'S A TOTAL OF $31,001.
IT WAS, UH, A MAINTENANCE IF YOU WOULD.
AND THEN, UM, WHO CHECKED THE THEORIC BEFORE THIS REPORT WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD? WOULD THAT BE YOUR OFFICES? I'M ASSUMING I PREPARED IT.
UM, THE INDIVIDUAL EXPENDITURES LINES ADD ADD TO 140 90 100,000, BUT THE REPORTED TOTAL IS 140 90.
UM, USING YOUR STATED REVENUE AND EXPERIENCE TOTALS PRODUCES A $16,292 DECREASE.
NOT THE 16,293 DEC DECREASE SHOWN.
IS THIS ROUNDING OR AN ERROR? UH, WHICH FIGURES ARE CORRECT AND WE PROVIDE THE UNDERLYING RECONCILIATION.
WE CAN GO BACK AND DOUBLE CHECK ALL THE NUMBERS FOR YOU COUNCIL MEMBER AND CLARIFY EVERYTHING FOR YOU THEN.
AND IF YOU WANT MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT THE SPECIALTY EVENTS FOR THE 105,000, I CAN ALSO REPORT THAT OUT AS WELL.
'CAUSE I, I KNOW THE, THERE'S LIKE A DOLLAR, I BELIEVE A DOLLAR OFF.
IT'S DUE TO ROUNDING, BUT IF YOU WANT FURTHER DETAILS, I CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT.
UM, AND THEN YOU REPORT, UH, YOU REPORT 123,798 ENTIRELY AS OTHER REVENUES AND AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHT EIGHTY EIGHT OH TWO.
HOW MUCH OF THAT BALANCE IS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE TO SPEND AND HOW MUCH IS RESTRICTED OR ALREADY COMMITTED? I KNOW THAT THE BYLAWS REQUIRE REPORTING RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
IN APPROPRIATE DETAIL, UH, POINT TO WHERE THE DISTINCTION APPEARS AND EXPLAIN, UH, WHICH FUNDS ARE SPENDING ABOVE THIS YEAR'S REVENUE.
SO TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, THE ENDING FUND BALANCE AT JUNE 30TH, 2026, $208,802, THAT IS UNDER RESTRICTED.
SO THAT, THAT'S, THAT IS, UH, THE FOUNDATION.
AND THEN, AND IF, AND, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, BEFORE ANY MONEY IS DISPENSED, THE BOARD HAS TO VOTE ON IT, CORRECT? UH, WE ADOPTED, THIS BOARD HAS ALREADY APPROVED THE 26TH, 27 BUDGET PRIOR TO JULY 1ST.
SO THAT, SO IT IS COMMITTED TO THEN THIS 208? IT IS.
SO A FUND BALANCE IS MERELY YOUR RESERVES, AND THIS IS AN, AN UNAUDITED REPORT STATEMENT.
AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD, THAT'S WHAT YOUR RESERVES AVAILABLE.
WHEN WE, WHEN WE PROPOSED THE BUDGET FOR 26 27, WE HAD A PROJECTION.
OBVIOUSLY, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS.
AND THE PROJECTION AT THAT TIME WAS THAT WE WERE GONNA HAVE ENOUGH FUND BALANCE TO COVER THE EXPENSES.
AND SO WHEN WE TOOK THE PROPOSED 26 27, UM, BUDGET TO THE BOARD MEMBERS, WE STATED THAT WE PROJECTED TO HAVE REVENUES OF APPROXIMATELY 204,000, AND THE EXPENDITURES WOULD BE 204,000.
SO THERE'D BE NO IMPACT TO THE FUND BALANCE, BASICALLY, IF IT WAS, IT'D BE VERY NABLE, BUT AGAIN, THAT WAS ADOPT A BUDGET.
AND THEN, UH, THE NEXT QUESTION I HAVE IS ABOUT THE, THE, THIS, THE SCUCCI FOUNDATION AND THE WELLNESS CENTER.
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IS IT TRUE THAT A MAJOR SPONSOR PROVIDED THAT THE SCUCCI FOUNDATION PROVIDED A 200 AND SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, DONATION FOR THE WELLNESS CENTER PROJECT? I BELIEVE THAT IS ACCURATE, AND IT WAS FOR THE POLICE WELLNESS PROGRAM.IS THAT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY BUILDING, OR IT IS THE SAME? I I JUST WANTED TO DO THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE FIRE PROTECTION WELLNESS PROGRAM, THE POLICE.
UM, AND THEN, UM, AND THEN, UH, WHICH ENTITY DOES OUR, DOES OUR, DOES OUR, UM, WHO CONTROLS THE FUNDING RIGHT NOW FOR THAT DONATION? ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE 200,000 DONATION? YES.
THE 200, I THINK 210,000 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, THE WALL OF FRAME, THE $3,300 EXPENDITURE THAT CAME OUT OF THERE.
SO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEIR RECOGNIZED MANAGERS, WHOEVER'S AUTHORIZED, CAN GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT THE PAYMENT.
AND THEN FOR THE WELLNESS CENTER, DID THIS CONTRIBUTION COME WITH NAMING RIGHTS, SIGNAGE, BRANDING OR EXCUSE OR, OR ANY BENEFIT TO THE SPONSOR? THE, THE SCCI FOUNDATION? I, I DON'T KNOW.
ARE WE GONNA BE PUTTING UP THEIR, THEIR, YOU PUT MY NAME UP ON THE BANNER SCCI, ARE WE GONNA BE ABLE TO PUT THE, I MEAN, ARE WE GONNA PUT, IS IT, IS THERE ANY COMMITMENT, MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WAS A COMMITMENT MADE TO PUT THE DA SCCI FOUNDATION NAME ON THERE? I AM UNAWARE OF THAT.
SO, UH, THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS.
UH, SO BECAUSE THERE'S A, UH, I GUESS A $1 DISCREPANCY, AND I BELIEVE, UH, IT'S DUE ROUNDING TO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
SO, SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT WHICH, WHICH NUMBER'S? CORRECT.
THEN I GENERALLY ROUND UP, WHEN I DO THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, I DON'T REFER OR REFLECT SENSE.
SO I ROUND UP, I MEAN, HOWEVER YOU WISH.
IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU WANT ME TO ROUND DOWN, I COULD DO SO.
IF YOU WANT ME TO PRESENT IT WITH CENTS, I COULD DO SO.
BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, FINANCIAL REPORTS, WE DON'T SHOW THE CENTS.
WE ROUND UP TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR.
AND SO THE DISCREPANCY THERE IS REALLY NOT A DISCREPANCY IS DUE TO ROUNDING.
HOW YOU WISH ME TO, UH, PRESENT.
THAT'S, YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY, IT'S A DOLLAR.
BUT THEN WE AS A BOARD HAVE TO SAY, WE'RE APPROVING THIS AMOUNT.
BUT, WELL, TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, WHICH ONE IS CORRECT, THEN THE ZERO OR THE DOLLAR AMOUNT DOLLAR IS CORRECT.
I WOULD BEST, MY BEST GUESSTIMATE WOULD BE THE DOLLAR.
SO, UH, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WHEN, WHEN I BRING FORTH THE, UM, THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT, IT'S NOT REFLECTED IN SENSE.
AGAIN, THAT IS ALL SURROUNDED UP TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR OF THE NURSE UNIT AS WELL AS ALL MY QUARTERLY REPORTS.
AND, AND MY LAST QUESTION IS, UM, UM, AT THE TIME THAT THE SCCI FOUNDATION DONATED TO THE WEST FNA COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION, WAS OUR CHARITY IN A ACTIVE STATUS AT THAT POINT? I WOULD'VE TO LOOK INTO THAT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DONATION WAS RECEIVED BY THE CITY PRIOR TO MY EMPLOYMENT HERE.
SO I THINK AT THAT TIME IT WOULD'VE BEEN IN REVOKED.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN IN, I REALLY CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
'CAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THE TIMING OF THAT.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD THIS DISCUSSION A WHILE BACK.
I, I DO RECALL HAVING THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, YOU COMING UP AND REGARDING CORRECTING THAT.
UM, AS FOR THE DOLLAR AND THE ZEROS AND CENTS, I KNOW IT'S A STANDARD PRACTICE IN ACCOUNTING.
UM, IRS WHEN YOU DO YOUR TAXES AND YOU IRS AND YEAH.
TAXES, THEY, THEY KIND, THEY JUST ROUND UP, UH, ROUND THE CENTS.
SO LEMME JUST FINISH MY COMMENT.
AND THEN, SO, UH, WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS.
SO WE WERE IN REVOKE STATUS IS MY UNDERSTANDING WHEN WE RECEIVED THAT DONATION.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY TO THE PUBLIC THAT YES, THE RESCUE COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION COULD, COULD NOT ACCEPT DONATIONS AT THE POINT, AT THE TIME THAT WE DID RECEIVE THIS DONATION.
UH, BUT I AM GLAD TO REPORT THAT, UH, KAREN HAS, UH, REESTABLISHED OUR STATUS AND IS BACK IN ACTIVE STATUS.
SO THANK YOU, KAREN, FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
UH, COUNCILMAN WU? NO, I JUST ASK YOU TO SAY RECEIVE AND FILE.
UM, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? UH, UH YES.
UM, UH, KAREN, UH, IF THE, THE AMOUNT, IF THE DONATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO BY THE UCCI FOUNDATION TO OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION WAS AT A TIME THAT WE, THAT WE DID NOT HAVE NONPROFIT STATUS.
AND FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE STANDPOINT, WOULD THE BEST THING BE TO RETURN THE MONEY TO THE FOUNDATION AFTER WHICH THEN THE, THE, THE DONATION COULD BE GIVEN PROPERLY? BECAUSE THE REASON
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WHY I'M ASKING IS THAT IF THE FOUNDATION GAVE ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE, THAT, THAT OUR FOUNDATION HAD NONPROFIT STATUS THAT COULD ACTUALLY CAUSE TROUBLE FOR THEM WHEN THEY WERE TRYING TO DO A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.SO PROCEDURALLY, WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THAT? IF IT TURNS OUT THAT YOU, THAT YOU, UPON YOUR, YOU'RE LOOKING THROUGH THE RECORDS, YOU FIND THAT WE DID NOT HAVE NONPROFIT STATUS AT THE TIME WE DEPOSITED THE, THE CASTUCCI DONATION.
WELL, THE, SO AS YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS FOR A DONATION, UH, FOR A NONPROFIT FOR IT TO BE WRITE WRITTEN OFF, THAT CALENDAR YEAR HAD ALREADY BEEN REFLECTED.
AND ASSUMING THIS A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I WOULD BELIEVE BY NOW THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TO QUALIFY OR QUANTIFY THEIR DONATION IF THERE WAS ANY ISSUES.
BUT AGAIN, I COULD LOOK INTO IT, I DON'T KNOW THE TIMING OF THE STATUS OF THE FOUNDATION WAS BEING INACTIVE OR THE PROBATIONARY STANDS VERSUS WHEN THE DONATION WAS RECEIVED.
I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A RECEIVE AND FILE, BUT KAREN, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO TAKE THE PROCEDURAL STEPS TO REMEDY IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES RELATING TO, UH, THE, THE, THE, THE CASTUCCI FOUNDATION, UH, DONATION, UH, SUCH THAT, UH, JUST TO REMEDY THAT, UH, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THEY AREN'T HARMED BY YOU, EVEN UNINTENTIONALLY, OF COURSE, THAT THEY'RE NOT HARMED BY HAVING GIVEN AT A TIME WHERE THE, WE DIDN'T HAVE NONPROFIT STATUS AT THE TIME.
SO WOULD IT, IT SUFFICE TO SAY THAT, THAT YOU CAN ENGAGE IN THE NECESSARY PROCEDURES TO FIX THAT SO THEY DON'T GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE IRS IF THEY DO GET IN TROUBLE OR OTHERWISE ARE, UH, RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT IT WAS AN IMPROPER DONATION BECAUSE OF OUR NOT HAVING NONPROFIT STATUS AT THE TIME? WELL, WHAT I CAN STATE IS I CAN DEFINITELY DO THE RESEARCH TO DETERMINE WHAT STATUS WE WERE AT THE TIME OF THE RECEIPT OF THE NATION.
AND IF WE WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE, UH, WE COULD PREPARE A CORRESPONDENCE TO NOTIFY THE DONOR OF THE STATUS AND THEN, THEN THEY CAN MAKE A DECISION WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR DONATION OR REFER FOR A REIMBURSEMENT.
I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD BE THE DONOR'S DECISION AS TO HOW SURE.
JUST, JUST TO HELP FIX THAT ADMINISTRATIVELY THOUGH, RIGHT? I'M SURE I CAN, YEAH.
I DEFINITELY, I CAN REACH OUT AND TO NOTIFY THEM.
I SEE NO HARM, NO FOUL ON THAT.
BECAUSE, BECAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY, UH, THOUGHT THAT THEY, THAT WE WERE AT NON HAD NONPROFIT STATUS AT THE TIME, AND IF WE WEREN'T ACTIVE AND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REASONS, HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU, UH, THAT JUST NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
AND IT NEEDS TO BE MADE CLEAR FOR THE RECORD THAT THERE'S NO WAY THAT THEY COULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THERE, THAT WE WEREN'T IN NONPROFIT STATUS.
AND THAT IF IT TURNS OUT THAT WE WEREN'T, THAT, THAT, THAT YOU, YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE FOUNDATION TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT.
SO THEY DON'T GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE IRSI MOST DEFINITELY WILL REACH OUT TO THE DONOR TO INFORM 'EM OF THE STATUS IF IT WAS NOT, UM, APPROVED.
AND YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE WE ALWAYS GET SOMEBODY WHO ALWAYS REPORTS THINGS AND FILES IT UP ABOVE.
HONOR, UH, COUNCILMAN WU? I'M KIND OF CONFUSED.
UH, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT NONPROFIT GROUPS? THIS UCCI CASTUCCI.
WHEN THEY DONATE THIS MONEY, AGAIN, THAT WAS PRIOR TO MY TIME.
AND I HAVE TO LOOK 10 YEARS AGO, 20 YEARS AGO, LONG TIME AGO, BECAUSE RECENTLY THIS 10 YEARS, I DON'T SEE ANY DONATIONS SINCE I ALREADY ON THE JOB FOR 10 YEARS.
10 YEARS AGO IT AGO, OR MAYBE MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO AT THIS POINT.
SO MANY THE MONEY, WE, YOU GUYS ALREADY SPEND IT BEFORE OUR TIME, SO I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE BRING UP ALL THIS HISTORY THING AND HOW LONG AGO THEY DONATE THIS.
AND, UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY RECORD ABOUT THIS MONEY INTO WEST COVINA FOUNDATION, BUT, UH, REGARDING NON-PROFIT AND THIS ON THAT POSSIBLE.
THEY JUST WANT TO DO THE GOOD DEED.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE ABOUT THE OKAY.
TAXATION OR THIS AND THAT, BUT, BUT AGAIN, YOU DONATE A LOT.
SOMETIMES THE DONATION IS NOT TAX WRITE OFF.
I NEVER CLAIM THE TAX WRITE OFF AT ALL.
SO, SO I THINK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS ISSUE IS.
BUT I JUST EVEN DON'T UNDER DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS DONATION COMING FROM AND HOW LONG AGO.
AND, UH, SO POSSIBLE MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO OR EVEN LONGER.
SO ANYWAY, UH, JUST, JUST MY QUESTION BECAUSE I KIND OF CONFUSED, LISTEN TO, OKAY, THIS FOUNDATION DOING SOME KIND OF, UH, $200,000 DONATION POSSIBLE IS WAY BEFORE MY TIME.
SO MAYBE YOU CAN BRING SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THIS AND, UH, IF IT IS LONG TIME AGO, I THINK STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS OVER THE MONEY YOU GOT ALREADY SPENT.
SO ANYWAY, THIS IS MY STATEMENT.
[4) CONSIDERATION OF NEW AGREEMENT WITH DELL MARKETING L.P. FOR MICROSOFT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES]
ONTO ITEM FOUR.[01:25:03]
YES.GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR COUNCIL.
UM, OKAY, SO THE, UH, THE FIRST QUESTION, UM, IS FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY
UM, BUT, UM, FIRST QUESTION IS, I BELIEVE IN THE, IN THE AGREEMENT STATES, UM, UH, I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, ARE WE AGREEING TO FUTURE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE NOT APPROVED YET? I BELIEVE, UM, CITY ATTORNEY SECTION FIVE SAYS, WEST GREEN WILL BE BOUND BY SUB SUBSEQUENT MENTS RENEWALS EXTENSIONS OR REPLACEMENTS OF THE RIVERSIDE AGREEMENTS.
EVEN IF THE CITY DID NOT SIGN, SIGN THEM KNOW ABOUT THEM OR RECEIVE NOTICE.
UM, WHY SHOULD THIS COUNCIL SET OBLIGATIONS THAT COULD CHANGE WITHOUT OUR APPROVAL? UM, THE REQUIREMENT THAT DALLAS SCRUTINY PROVIDES A COPY IS NOT THE SAME AS OBTAINING OUR AG AGREEMENT.
UM, DO YOU BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE REVISED OR BE LOOKED RELOOKED AT? WELL, WE WE'RE, WE'RE NUMBER FIVE IN, IN THE, UH, PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT OR THE MASTER AGREEMENT.
WHICH, WHAT, WHAT IS NUMBER FIVE? AND I DON'T KNOW IF WILL, DO YOU KNOW WHY THAT'S IN THERE? ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY AGREEMENT OR THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT THAT YEAH, THE RIVER, RIVER SITE AGREEMENTS.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ATTACHMENT NUMBER TWO, PAGE TWO, YEAH.
SO THE RIVER SITE AGREEMENT, THE ATTACHMENT, RIGHT.
THIS IS MICROSOFT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES UNDER MICROSOFT EA NUMBER 8 0 8 4 4 4 5 BETWEEN COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AND DELL MARKETING LP.
SO WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? YEAH, WHAT'S THE QUESTION? WHAT WAS THE, WHAT WAS THE QUESTION FOR THEM? SO, UM, BUT JUST ORIGINALLY QUICK, WHAT, WHAT PART ARE YOU LOOKING AT, BRIAN? THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY AGREEMENT WAS, UH, PLACED BETWEEN DELL AND RIVERSIDE.
THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE STATE.
I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE WHAT, AND THAT'S THE ONE WE PIGGYBACKED ON, RIGHT? YES.
THAT'S THE ONE WE'RE GONNA USE AS A VEHICLE TO GET OUR LICENSING.
ARE WE GONNA USE THIS EXACT WORDING AND EVERYTHING? NO, WE HAVE OUR PARTITION PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT THAT'S GONNA GO, UH, TO DALE SO THEY CAN SIGN IT AND WE CAN PIGGYBACK OFF OF THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY AGREEMENT.
SO ARE WE GONNA HAVE ANYTHING IN THERE THAT SAYS, UH, SO WHAT I STATED EARLIER WAS SECTION FIVE SAYS, WEST FEENA WILL BE BOUND BY SUB SUBSCRIPTION AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, EXTENSIONS, OR REPLACEMENTS OF THE RIVERSIDE AGREEMENTS.
EVEN IF THE CITY, UH, DID NOT SIGN THEM KNOW ABOUT THEM OR RECEIVE NOTICE, WHY SHOULD THIS CONS ACCEPT OBLIGATIONS? SO I THINK, UH, I THINK WHAT I'M ASKING, WHAT ISSUE DO YOU HAVE WITH THAT? UH, WHICH MEANS IS THAT WITHOUT ANY, I THINK, UH, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING THE CITY ATTORNEY.
I, I DON'T KNOW IF HE, WHAT HE RECOMMENDS, BUT, UH, I THINK IF THERE'S NO SAFEGUARDS IN THERE, TECHNICALLY THEY COULD BILL US WAY MORE BECAUSE THERE'S LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY, NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
IS THERE NOT TO EXCEED AND THE NUMBERS ARE IN THERE.
SO WE HAVE A SET RATE FOR THREE YEARS.
I, I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO ON THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AGREEMENT, BUT THE CITY ATTORNEY REVIEWED IT.
OUR PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT IS TO COVER OUR SIDE OF IT.
AS FAR AS THEM MAKING CHANGES TO PRICING, I, I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT THERE'S A, THAT'S NOT PERMITTED FOR THE AGREEMENT.
THAT ALSO IS CONSIDERING OUR PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT ON NUMBER FOUR, DISCUSSES THE COMPENSATION AND THE TERM.
AND THEN WE WERE ALLOWED TO PIGGYBACK ON THIS.
YEAH, THERE'S SEVERAL CITIES THAT USE THIS, UH, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AND DELL AGREEMENT TO LEVERAGE THE DEEPEST, UH, DISCOUNTS FOR THE MICROSOFT LICENSING.
IS THAT, THAT'S, IS THAT IN THERE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE USING THAT PIGGYBACKING ON THAT, RIGHT? CORRECT.
BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA USE THAT AGREEMENT.
RIGHT? I THINK IT WAS JUST FOR A REFERENCE TO PROTECT OURSELVES.
UM, SO IF I MAY CLARIFY FOR, FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND WHAT WE ARE AGREEING WITH IS THAT THE RIVERSIDE AGREEMENT IS MERELY THERE FOR, UM, FOR
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AN EXAMPLE, THERE IS A PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE VENDOR.AND THAT IS THE AGREEMENT THAT WE ARE UTILIZING.
AND IN OUR, UH, IN OUR PARTICIPATING AGREEMENT, WE DO HAVE THE TOTAL COMPENSATION AMOUNT, WHICH MEANS IT CANNOT, THIS CONTRACT CANNOT EXCEED THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT.
I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR AND, AND HAVE EVERYONE UNDERSTAND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.
SO I BELIEVE THE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S DATES CONFLICT WITH THE AGREEMENT.
SECTION THREE ESTABLISHES A SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2029 TERM.
UH, BUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S QUOTATION ESTABLISHES JULY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH JULY, JUNE 30TH, 2029.
UM, WHICH STATES ARE WE ACTUALLY APPROVING? BOTH.
THE PD HAS THEIR OWN LICENSING AND WE HAVE OUR OWN LICENSING.
SO THEIR LICENSING DATES DIFFER FROM OURS.
SO OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE A LITTLE BACKED UP RIGHT NOW, BUT I HAVE BOTH OF THESE GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME.
SO WE COULD COVER BOTH OF OUR LICENSING AGREEMENTS.
SO IS THIS FOR BOTH LICENSING AGREEMENTS? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.
SO IS IT FOR PD AND FOR CITY HALL.
SO WE'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT AGREEMENT DIFFERENT, THE REFER, THE REFER TRAIN, I CAN'T TALK THE FRENCH OR TRADE, WHATEVER DEFINES THE TWO SEPARATE, UH, UH, AGREEMENTS.
UM, AND ALSO, ARE THESE STILL VALID PRICES? PRICES OR EXPIRE? CORRECT.
I HAVE A PRICING LIST AND IT'S BEEN REVIEWED.
'CAUSE IT SAYS BOTH DOW UH, BOTH DOW QUOTATIONS EXPIRED ON AUGUST 31ST, 2026, SIX.
UM, THE CITY HALL, THAT MEANS OUR LICENSING EXPIRES ON AUGUST 31ST.
THE CITY HALL QUOTATION ALSO CALLS ITSELF BUDGETARY.
AND THE QUOTATION NOTES SAY PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
WHERE IS DOW'S WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT THESE EXACT PRICES REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE SEPTEMBER 1ST APPROVAL? IT'S IN THE QUOTE.
AND IF, UH, WE DON'T GET IT APPROVED, WE WILL HAVE TO SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES ONCE THEY UP THE CHARGES AND WE HAVE TO REDO THIS OVER AGAIN.
SO THE LONGER WE TAKE, THE HIGHER THE PRICING IS GONNA GO.
AND ARE WE, UH, ARE WE APPROVING FIRM PRICE PRICES FOR ALL THREE YEARS? OR ESTIMATES FIRM PRICING, RIGHT.
FOR THREE YEARS? YEAH, FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT, NOT, NOT TO EXCEED THE PRICING ON THE REPORT.
AND DID WE GO FOR AN RFP ON THIS? NO, WE'RE PIGGYBACK OFF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AND DELL MARKETING AGREEMENT.
AND SO MY QUESTIONS, AND THIS ONE'S FOR KAREN, UM, KAREN, THE, UH, WHICH THREE, THREE YEAR TOTAL IS CORRECT, UH, KAREN, THE ANNUAL PAYMENTS ARE 154,195 AND 31 CENTS FOR CITY HALL AND 94,978 AND 28 CENTS FOR POLICE.
THAT TOTAL IS 249 1 1 73 AND 59 CENTS ANNUALLY, AND 747 500 20077 CENTS OVER THREE YEARS.
UH, THE AGREEMENT INSTEAD CAPS COMPENSATION AT 7 47, 5 20, AND 21 CENTS.
UH, WHICH AMOUNT IS CORRECT? $747,520 AND 77 CENTS.
UM, YEAH, THE DIFFERENCE IS ABOUT 56 CENTS.
AND THEN, UM, AND THEN FOR REAL, WELL, THE, UH, WHAT RARE, WHAT VERIFIES THAT WE NEED EVERY LICENSE BEING PURCHASED? UM, THE QUOTATION PROVIDES 265 MICROSOFT 365.
THAT'S OUR, THAT'S OUR EMPLOYEES, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO 3, 3, 3 SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR CITY HALL AND ANOTHER 165 FOR POLICE, A TOTAL OF 430.
UH, WHAT INVENTORY AND USAGE REVIEW ESTABLISHES, ESTABLISHES, ESTABLISHES, UH, THAT WE NEED, UH, FOR THOSE QUALITIES.
UH, HR PROVIDES AN ACTIVE AND DEACTIVE EMPLOYEE LIST OR SOMETHING, EMPLOYEE LIST.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO FORECAST HOW MANY, UH, EMPLOYEES WE'RE GONNA GET NEW EMPLOYEES.
AND I THINK PD FORECASTED THEIRS, AND THAT'S WHY THEIR PRICING WENT UP A LITTLE BIT.
UM, AND THEN, UM, HAVE WE WERE, HAVE WE VERIFIED THE DISCOUNT AND PREVENTED PROHIBITIVE FEE PASS THROUGHS? I THINK THE STAFF REPORT
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SAYS THIS ARRANGEMENT PROVIDES MICROSOFT'S DEEPEST AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT DISCOUNTS.WHERE, WHERE IS THE PRODUCT? BY PRODUCT COMPARISON SHOWING MICROSOFT'S EQUITABLE GOVERNMENT PRICE, DA'S MARKUP AND OUR CONTRACTED PRICE.
'CAUSE THE RIVERSIDE AGREEMENT CHARGES THE PROVIDER A 1% ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, AND ESPECIALLY SAYS THE FEE MUST NOT BE PASSED TO THE INROAD AGENCY OR ADDED TO A PRICING ADJUSTMENT.
UH, I'M ASSUMING A CITY ATTORNEY THAT WILL ADD SIMILAR LANGUAGE TO PROTECT THE CITY.
OR CAN YOU JUST SAY, YOU PUT IT, YOU PUT IT ON THE MIC.
UM, IS THE APPROXIMATELY 7 4 747 520 THE COMPLETE COSTS OR OWNING THE STARTING COMMITMENT? IT'S THE COMPLETE COST.
THANK YOU FOR, UH, ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
UH, WILL AND, AND KAREN, SO JUST TO LET THE AUDIENCE KNOW EVERYTHING WAS WRITTEN ON THIS REPORT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, JUST TO READ FOR THE OTHERS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2, 3, 3, 5 7 OF THE WEST CNA, MISSISSIPPI CODE PURCHASES MADE USING ANOTHER GOVERNMENTAL OR PUBLIC AGENCY'S CONTRACT, OR SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME TERMS KNOWN AS PIGGYBACKING, ARE EXEMPT FROM COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDED THAT OTHER AGENCY USE A SOLICITATION METHOD SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE METHOD REQUIRED BY THE PURCHASE ORDINANCE AND PURCHASING OFFICER DETERMINES, UH, AND IT JUST GOES ON, I KNOW IT SAYS A RIVERSIDE COUNTY AGREEMENT MEETS THE CITY SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS, HELPS REALIZE COST SAVINGS AND REDUCE REDUNDANCY.
UM, THEY ALSO HAVE RIGHT HERE ON THE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS, IT IS A THREE YEAR TERM, UM, ALL THAT WAS LISTED, AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.
APPRECIATE YOU, UH, COUNCILMAN WU MOVE, MOTION TO APPROVE.
AND IF I COULD MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
CAN I MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT? WE'LL CALL, MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT.
COUNCIL, UH, MAYOR PO TIM, SO JUST TO CLARIFY, I THINK THE MAYOR, UH, WAS ATTACKING MY LINE OF QUESTIONING PUBLIC, BUT REALITY IS, UH, I WAS ASKING COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS SO THE TAXPAYERS OF WEST VENA ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND, UH, THE PRICING THAT WE'RE APPROVING.
SO EVEN THOUGH IT IS LAWFUL TO PIGGYBACK OFF, UH, OTHER CONTRACTS THAT OUR STATE HAS DONE, BUT THE REALITY IS IT'S $800,000, SO IT'S $800,000 OF TAXPAYER MONEY.
SO WE SHOULD BE DOING AN RFP TO GET THE BEST COMPETITIVE PRICING.
BUT THAT WAS NOT THE REASON WHY FOR MY QUESTIONING MAYOR.
OKAY, THANK YOU COUNCILMAN GUTTIER.
WE HAVE A FIRST AND WE HAVE A SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
SECOND BY MAYOR PRO, TIM CONTOS TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDERATION OF A NEW AGREEMENT WITH DELL MARKETING LP FOR MICROSOFT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
COUNCILWOMAN DIAZ, UH, IS ABSENT.
MAY I APPROACH HIM? CONTOS AYE.
MOTION PASSES ONTO CITY COUNCIL
[MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS]
REPORTS.IS THERE AB 1, 2, 3, 4 CONFERENCE AND MEETINGS? SEEING NONE.
[CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR REPORTS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATION]
ANY CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS? UH, MAYOR PRO CONTOS.THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM MAYOR.
UM, MR. CITY MANAGER, I WANTED TO ASK THE STATUS OF THE, THE DATA CENTER MATTER.
UH, I HAVE AN EMAIL FROM YOU FROM MAY THE 19TH THAT SAYS THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE BROUGHT UP ON THE JUNE 2ND, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
AND IT'S, I I DON'T RECALL IT BEING BROUGHT UP.
SO DO, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA WHEN THAT'S GOING TO BE BROUGHT FOR OUR CONSIDERATION, PLEASE? UH, UH, WE CAN BRING IT FORWARD ON THE 15TH IF YOU'D LIKE.
AND THEN THE SECOND MATTER IS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS ON ALTAMIRA DRIVE OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST COVINA.
THERE ARE ROUGHLY 10 RESIDENTS THERE THAT HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE, THE, THE LAND SHIFTING WITH A HILL BECAUSE OF THE REMOVAL THAT THE CITY HAD DONE OF, OF, OF BUSHES AND OTHER SUCH, UM, UH, LANDSCAPING, WHICH NOW HAS CAUSED, UH, UH, A SHIFTING OF THE LAND, WHICH IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WALLS AND PROPERTY ON ALL, ALL ACROSS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT RESIDENTS.
I'LL GET THE PICTURES TO YOU, BUT THE THING I WANTED TO ASK YOU IS, UH, THE, THERE, THE, THE RESIDENTS SUBMITTED A CLAIM IN SOME CASES TWICE.
THEY, THEY DID NOT HEAR FROM ANYONE.
LITERALLY SIX MONTHS HAVE PASSED.
UM, THE YESTERDAY, I, I BROUGHT THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION AND THEN YOU DELEGATED IT TO, UH, UH, CARMELITA UNDERWOOD WHO SAID THAT SHE WOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY.
UM, ACCORDING TO THE RESIDENT RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING, SHE, SHE HAS NOT HEARD FROM, UM, EITHER, UH, MS. UNDERWOOD OR ANYONE FROM THEIR OFFICE YET AGAIN, UM, PROMISED, UH, TIMELINES THAT WERE NOT MET.
SO CAN I ASK YOU PLEASE, TO, TO PERSONALLY MAKE SURE THAT THE, THAT THESE RESIDENTS RECEIVE A, AN AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER FROM THE THIRD PARTY CLAIM PROCESSOR, SO THAT WAY WE, WE CAN
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PROCEED FORWARD.AND THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO ASK IS WITH REGARD TO THE SHIFTING, UH, LAND THERE, UH, CAN, CAN YOU PLEASE DISPATCH, UH, UH, PUBLIC WORKS TO TAKE CARE OF OR TO TAKE STEPS APPROPRIATELY RIGHT AWAY TO STOP THAT, THAT LAND SHIFTING, WHATEVER THAT INVOLVES, WHETHER IT'S PLANTING OF, OF, OF SOMETHING THERE, OF, OF GRASS OR SOMETHING THAT TO, TO KEEP OF THE LAND FROM SHIFTING.
BECAUSE IF THE NE IF THE NEXT RAINS COME AND THERE'S A HEAVY RAIN, IT'S GOING TO CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE, WHICH ALREADY HAPPENED WITH THE LAST RAIN, AND, AND, AND THESE RESIDENTS ARE U ARE UNANIMOUSLY, UH, CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.
SO CAN YOU PLEASE GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF? MAYOR PERAM CONTOS? UM, YOU BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION YESTERDAY.
UM, I DID REFER TO OUR RISK MANAGEMENT TEAM, UM, TO WORK WITH ATHENS AND TO GET BACK TO THE RESIDENTS.
UM, I BELIEVE A LETTER WAS TO BE MAILED TO THE RESIDENTS THAT HAD FILED A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
UM, BUT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE, THE, THE CLAIM ITSELF OTHER THAN WHAT YOU BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION YESTERDAY.
WELL, I, I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS.
AND THEN THE DEEPER QUESTION IS WHENEVER OUR, I JUST NEED TO ASK THEM, WHENEVER OUR, OUR STAFF DO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH A TIMELINE BY WHICH THEY ANTICIPATE GETTING THEM BACK, GETTING BACK TO THEM, THAT THEY STICK WITHIN THAT, I WOULD PREFER THAT THAT RE RESIDENTS, UH, UM, RECEIVE PEOPLE UNDER PROMISING AND OVERDELIVERING RATHER THAN THE OTHER WAY AROUND, BECAUSE IT CAUSED CAUSES A LOT OF, A LOT OF FRUSTRATION.
IT'S VERY PALPABLE IN THAT AREA.
SO I'D REALLY BE APPRECIATIVE TO YOU FOR, FOR, FOR TAKING CARE OF THIS.
UH, THE SECOND, UH, THE, THE, THE NEXT MATTER, UH, REGARD IS WITH REGARD TO, UM, OR THE THIRD AND LAST MATTER, UH, CONCERNS, UM, OUR, OUR PROTOCOLS THAT, THAT NEED TO BE PUT, UM, INTO PLACE, INTO FURTHER BE FURTHER ESTABLISHED REGARDING WHENEVER THERE'S A FIRE THAT TAKES PLACE EITHER IN THE HILLS OR IN OTHER PLACES.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT THERE'S, UH, IN OUR INVESTIGATIONS, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN FIRES, NUMBER OF FIRES SINCE APRIL THE 20TH.
AND, UM, IN EACH INSTANCE THERE HAVE BEEN EITHER DELAYS OR NON, UM, UH, OR ISSUES IN WHICH OF, UH, RESIDENTS WEREN'T TOLD ANYTHING ABOUT THE NATURE OF THIS.
THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT THERE SHOULD BE ANY, UH, A COMP, I MEAN ANY COMPROMISE TO ANY ONGOING INVESTIGATION, BUT JUST ANY SORT OF ALERT THAT THAT, AND I REALIZE THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WE PUT OUT JUST A FEW HOURS AGO, BUT, BUT JUST AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UH, I'M GOING TO NEED TO ASK, UH, AND, AND ASK FOR COUNSEL SUPPORT ON THIS, THAT, THAT, UH, PROTOCOLS BE SET IN COORDINATION WITH THE FIRE CHIEF AND POLICE CHIEF, SUCH THAT WHENEVER SOMETHING HAPPENS THAT, THAT RESIDENTS ARE, ARE GIVEN NOTIFICATION AS TO WHAT'S HAPPENED.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S THE STATUS, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE CALM AND THEY DON'T WORRY ABOUT THREATS TO THEIR HOMES LIVE OR PRO LIVES OR PROPERTY.
SO CAN, CAN YOU, UH, WORK ON, UH, ESTABLISHING THOSE SORTS OF PROTOCOLS? JUST, AND AGAIN, NOT HAVING TO DO WITH ANY COMPROMISING INVESTIGATIONS OR ANYTHING, BUT JUST JUST TO, TO, TO HAVE A MORE RAPID RESPONSE WITH REGARD TO ISSUING NOTICES WHENEVER THERE ARE FIRES, BECAUSE IT HAS DIRECT IMPLICATIONS, NOT ONLY TO THE FEARS THAT PEOPLE HAVE IN THE HILLSIDES AND OTHER PLACES, BUT ALSO, UH, WHEN, WHEN THERE'S A LACK OF ANY SORT OF DOCUMENTATION AS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING OR WHAT'S CAUSING THIS.
UH, IT ALSO LEADS, UH, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES TO THEIR, UH, TO INSURANCE PREMIUMS GOING UP.
SO CAN THAT BE DONE? AND, AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ASK IS, UM, WITH REGARD TO STER PARK, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS CLOSED DOWN OR FENCED OFF OF THE PAST FEW HOURS.
I I WASN'T TOLD THAT DIRECTLY, BUT I'VE HEARD THAT THAT'S TRUE.
SO IF YOU COULD LET, LET US KNOW ABOUT THAT.
AND, UM, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD HAVE, UH, UH, MEMBERS OF OUR CODE, UH, OUR, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM UP THERE, UH, JUST TO HAVE, HAVE A PRESENCE AND TO BE IN THE LOOKOUT AND, AND JUST TO MAKE SURE NOT ONLY THAT IT'S IF, IF IT IS CLOSED OFF GREAT, JUST BECAUSE THE FIRE HAZARD, BUT ALSO JUST TO BE ON THE, ON THE LOOKOUT FOR, FOR ANY, ANY ISSUES UP THERE.
SO, SO THAT, UH, WE, WE CAN ADDRESS THESE, THESE HEAD ON AND WE CAN HAVE A PRESENCE UP THERE IN ADDITION TO A CLOSING ALSER PARK, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THERE ARE NO, OR TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO MORE, UH, UH, INCIDENTS THAT, THAT HAPPEN WITHOUT OUR MAKING SURE TO HAVE APPROPRIATE, UH, SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE.
AND ACTUALLY, I, I'D LIKE TO ADD TO, UM, MAYOR PROM CONTOS.
UM, BESIDES THE PROTOCOL AND INFORMATION AND THE NOTIFICATION, UM, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM FIRE TO GIVE US ALL A BROADER PICTURE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING, WHAT'S GOING ON, UM, THE ISSUES, HOW WE CAN MITIGATE THAT PREVENT, UM, SO THAT CAN GO IN CONJUNCTION WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE PROTOCOL FROM BEGINNING TO END AND, UM, JUST TO SEE WHETHER IT'S THE TRENDS AND SO FORTH.
SO IT'S A, A PRESENTATION TO ADD ON TO MAYOR PO TIM CONTOS.
AND JUST WANNA FOLLOW UP ABOUT CLUSTER PARK CLOSE, WHY WE DIDN'T GET NOTIFIED? YEAH, YEAH.
WHEN HE CLOSE, WE NEVER GET NOTIFIED
WHY IS THE REASON HE CLOSED? I THINK WE CLOSE THE PARK.
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THIS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED TO CITY COUNCIL TO NOTIFY THE RESIDENT.AND, UH, SO WHAT'S THE REASON IF, IF I'M CORRECT? I BELIEVE WE DO LOCK UP OUR PARKS EVERY NIGHT.
OH, INCLUDING GALS PARK? NO, I KNOW.
CLOSE THE PARK LOCK EVERY NIGHT.
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING DURING THE DAY.
MY UNDERSTANDING, I WAS THERE THE OTHER DAY, SAT THERE AND OKAY.
BECAUSE I KNOW THEY HAVE A GATE THEY CLOSE AT NIGHTTIME.
THEY DON'T WANT THE PEOPLE GO IN FOR SURE.
I SEE SOME PEOPLE SHOW UP OR CLOSE THE GATE, AND I, TONIGHT I PASSING THROUGH, I DIDN'T SEE THE GATE CLOSE, SO OKAY.
SO HOPEFULLY, UH, THEY WILL BE DONE.
AND I REMEMBER THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE STAFF.
WE'LL GO OVER THERE, CLOSE THE PARK.
AND I THINK EVEN INCLUDING THE SHADOW PARK.
WE CLOSE BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL GO OVER THERE DOING THE WHEEL STUFF AT NIGHTTIME.
SO, AND THEN WE PUT A GATE OVER THERE, I THINK ALL THE PARK, SOME OF THE PARK, IF THE, A LITTLE BIT MORE SECLUSIVE, WE NEED TO CONTROL THE SAFETY AT THE NIGHTTIME.
UM, I HAVE, UM, I ADD TO THAT TOO.
UM, ALSO, UM, SO OLI, WAS IT, DO YOU KNOW IF IT WAS THE REGULAR GATE OR I'M NOT, I'M NOT SURE.
I JUST RECEIVED WORD BEFORE I GOT HERE, SO I DON'T KNOW THE TIMING OF IT, BUT THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING.
AND I, AND HISTORICALLY IN THE PAST, IN DISTANT YEARS PAST, WHENEVER THERE'S A HIGHER FIRE, HIGH FIRE SEASON THAT THE CITY DID TR DID TRADITIONALLY CLOSE GALSTER BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER FIRE RISK AND THE, AND THE BRUSH UP THERE.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE CASE NOW, BUT THAT'S WHY I WAS JUST ASKING.
AND THEN, UH, SO YEAH, TO ADD TO THAT, I THINK ALSO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR FIRE CHIEF, UH, IN HIS PRESENTATION, HE, HE REAFFIRMS, UH, THE RESOURCES THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS, UH, UH, THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO OUR DEPARTMENT.
SO IF THERE IS A WILDFIRE, OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT THEY ARE SAFE AND PROTECTED.
I THINK IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT OUR FIRE CHIEF IS ABLE TO PRESENT, UH, SOME OF OUR, EXPLAIN OUR, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, HOW IT INCLUDES AIR SUPPORT, LIKE OUR LAST FIRE.
DEVELOPING A POLICY AND SO FORTH, BECAUSE I ALSO BELIEVE THAT OUR, OUR POLICE CHIEF AND OUR FIRE CHIEF ARE TECHNICALLY THE ROLE MODELS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, AND WE PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN GETTING OUT INFORMATION.
SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT, UH, WE ALLOW THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY AND OR EVEN HAVE, UH, COMMUNITY GATHERINGS IN, IN WILDFIRE PRONE AREAS IN OUR, IN OUR CITY.
I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
SO IF WE COULD, WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN ALSO, IF WE COULD HAVE, WHEN THE CHIEF MCEWEN, UH, PRESENTS, AND MAYBE WE COULD ALSO HAVE, UM, UH, CHIEF CORTINA ALSO, UH, PRESENT BRIEFLY ON, UM, ON, ON WHAT HIS DEPARTMENT IS DOING TO ENSURE INCREASE IN PATROLS, UH, TO ALSO EXPLAIN THE NEW DRONE PROGRAM.
I BELIEVE THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, FLOWN UP IN THE, IN THE SKY OVER THERE TO ALSO PREVENT, UH, AND, AND CATCH THOSE WHO MAY BE SUSPECTIVE OF, OF INVOLVING IN IF, IF, IF SUCH AN ACT HAS OCCURRED INVOLVED IN WILDFIRE.
SO I THINK THAT'S ALSO IMPORTANT IF HE COULD ALSO PRESENT TOO.
UH, MAY, UH, COUNCILMAN WU? YEP.
I HAVE, UH, MOTHER, MAY I, BUT MORE LIKE A COUNCIL REQUEST.
REGARDING OUR SUSE SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECT.
SEPTEMBER, MY UNDERSTANDING IS SUPPOSED TO BE, WE HAVE, UH, SOME KIND OF, UH, GROUNDBREAKING OR WHY IS THE STATUS RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE A $7 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
AND, UH, WHY IS THE STATUS WHEN WE ARE GOING TO, OKAY.
HAVE, GET A CONTRACT READY, DESIGN READY.
AND, UH, THIS IS, UH, SYNCHRONIZATION A DA IMPROVEMENT FOR UNTIL SUSE UNDERSTOOD.
LEMME START WITH THE, THE COMMENTS ABOUT FIRE, UM, FULLY UNDERSTOOD FROM ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AND I'LL MAKE SURE WE FACILITATE ALL YOUR REQUESTS ON THE ZEA SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECT.
UM, I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH, UM, OUR, OUR ENGINEER ON THAT, AND WE WERE WAITING FOR, UH, THE LAST AND FINAL APPROVALS FROM, FROM CALTRANS ON THAT PROJECT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING SOMETHING BACK PROBABLY AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH AN UPDATE AND PRESENTATION ON THAT PROJECT.
BECAUSE WE JUST WORRY ABOUT, OKAY.
SINCE THIS GRANT FROM THE PREVIOUS IMMUNIZATION FROM FEDERAL, WE JUST DON'T WANT THE MONEY GET, OKAY, ROB.
FROM OUR HAND, WE NEED TO USE THIS $7 MILLION TO IMPROVE OUR SUSE AVENUE, AND IT'S VERY BUSY AND, UH, TONS OF, UH, OKAY.
AND, UH, EAST AND WEST TRAFFIC SAY NO, BUT WE NEED A NOSE THEMSELVES IF WE GET A SYNCHRONIZATION, AND THEN THAT WOULD BE MUCH EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO COMMUTE FULLY UNDERSTOOD.
AND AGAIN, AS OF, UH, THIS EVENING, EARLIER THIS EVENING, SPEAKING WITH OUR ENGINEERS, WE'RE ON SCHEDULE, UH, WE'RE WAITING THE, THE FINAL
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APPROVAL OF CALTRANS, AND WE BELIEVE WE'LL BE PREPARED TO DO A PRESENTATION OUR SEPTEMBER 15TH COUNCIL MEETING.THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM MAYOR.
AS, AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE CALTRANS MATTER, UM, MYLAN, CAN YOU PLEASE ASK THEM IN THEIR PRESENTATION TO PROVIDE THE, THE WEBPAGE OF WHERE PEOPLE CAN, CAN GO OF WHENEVER THEY WANT TO REPORT ISSUES ALONG CALTRANS JURISDICTION.
UH, COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ, UH, HAS PROVIDED THAT, UH, TO VARIOUS OF US INDIVIDUALLY, BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S INCORPORATED INTO THE RECORD WITH THE REPORT SO THAT PEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC WILL KNOW WHERE TO WHERE TO FIND THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.
UH, I DIDN'T GET THAT REPORT, BUT I KNOW, UM, SO I, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
UH, FEEL FREE TO SHARE IT WITH THE REST OF THE NO, IT'S, IT'S THE ONLINE CALTRANS REPORTING THING.
BUT YEAH, I KNOW HE SAID YOU SHARED, BUT IF YOU COULD SHARE IT WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, THAT'D BE GREAT.
UM, I KNOW I'VE ALSO MENTIONED, UM, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD, I'VE HAD, UH, EMAILS THAT CAME IN AND THEY'RE SAYING BLAMING THE CITY, BUT IT'S THE CALTRANS.
AND THEN I'VE, I KNOW, I'M, I'VE EMAILED YOU TO PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH THE CONTEXT OF THE RESIDENTS, UH, UM, KNOW WHO TO REPORT IT AS WELL.
UM, IT EASES THE BURDEN ON STAFF, BUT ALSO JUST THEY HAVE THEIR VOICE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE SOURCE.
SO, UM, YES, UH, WE WANT THAT INFORMATION.
AND THEN, UH, JUST TO, AND IT'S JUST FOR RESIDENTS, UH, WHO ARE LOOKING FOR THE LINK.
NOW, UH, IF THEY WANT, YOU COULD GO TO THE CALTRAN GOVERNMENT WEBSITE, UH, THE CALIFORNIA CALTRANS WEBSITE, AND YOU COULD GO ON THERE AND SELECT, REPORT A ISSUE, I BELIEVE, REPORT A PROBLEM, AND IT TAKES YOU TO, UH, A SIGN IN LOCATION WHEN YOU SIGN IN, AND THEN IT TRACKS THE ID NUMBER.
SO I KNOW WHEN I'VE SPOKEN TO A, UH, CALTRANS, UH, THEY HAVE EMPHASIZED THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THESE ALL ONLINE COMPLAINTS BE LOGGED, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THE LOCAL REGIONAL, UH, LOCAL REGIONAL CALTRANS OFFICE IS ALERTED.
UM, AND I ALSO BELIEVE OUR CITY MANAGER ALSO HAS A DIRECT CONTACT TO OUR, UH, TO CALTRANS GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PERSON, WHERE HE'S ALSO ALLOWED TO SEND, UH, REPORT ID NUMBERS DIRECTLY TO THE GOVERNMENT'S GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS PERSON.
UH, AND THEY'LL EVALUATE TO TAKE CARE OF IT AT A FASTER PACE.
UM, AND THEN, UH, JUST TO, UH, ALSO, UH, CONCUR WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WU, UH, DO, WE DID DO AN RFP ALREADY, RIGHT? FOR THE DESIGN PHRASE THAT WE ALREADY DO, THE DESIGN PHASE OF, UH, SUSE AVENUE.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO WILL WE, I GUESS WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON, ON THAT TOO.
UH, SHOOTING FOR SEPTEMBER 15TH.
UH, ANYBODY ELSE REALLY QUICK ABOUT CALTRAN? UM, OKAY.
AND JUST LIKE, SAME PROBLEM ABOUT REPORT WITH COVID REPORT ISSUE, AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE, UH, STRUGGLING REGARDING THE CLOSE, THE, THE OKAY.
THE ISSUE AND REALLY MAKE THE THING HAPPEN.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN IMPROVE AND SAME TO CALTRAN.
AND WE CAN SEE, UH, FINALLY OUR OKAY ON RAN OFF, RAN CLEARED, BUT THE GRIDS COMING BACK AGAIN.
SO WHEN THEY ARE REALLY CAN CLEAR OKAY.
OUR AREAS AND CAN MAKE SURE PRESENTABLE, INCLUDING NOT ONLY OUR CITY, BUT OUR NEIGHBORING CITY.
IF YOU GO TO EL MONTE BOWING PARK AND THEIR INTERSECTION LOOK PRETTY HORRIBLE.
SO, AND I THINK PEOPLE REPORT, AND AS I REMEMBER LAST TIME, WE HAVE A MOTHER, MAY I TO INVITE CALTRAN TO DO A PRESENTATION LIVE IN PERSON AND NO ONE WILL CALL.
THEY COME OVER HERE, GIVE US PRESENTATION REGARDING HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER, CAN WE, OKAY.
AND THEY PAY US AND WE TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE, THE COMMON AREA OR DEAL JURISDICTION OR SOME OF THE AREA WE CAN HAVE OUR POLICE GO INSIDE THE UNDER BRIDGE.
THIS, THAT CURRENTLY IS TRAN JURISDICTION.
SO MAYBE WE CAN WORK, GET, WORK, GET OUT TOGETHER WITH, UH, TWO DIFFERENT AGENCY.
BUT WE ARE IN, THE COMMON GOAL IS CLEAN AND, UH, PRESENTABLE.
AND ESPECIALLY ON ALL THIS, WE ARE HAVE THIS LONG FREEWAY OKAY.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.
IT CAME 2020 WHEN I WAS A MAYOR.
SO THEY, THAT'S WHEN DO THE ZOOM BECAUSE OF PANDEMIC? I THINK THEY SHOULD, THEY WILL COME IF WE INVITE THEM.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OR SOMETHING THEY CAME TO, UH, OKAY.
CALL COUNCIL GOVERNMENT TO DO A PRESENTATION.
WHY NOT COME TO OUR CITY, UH, TO DO A PRESENTATION TOO.
I'LL, I'LL MAKE SURE I INVITE THEM TO DO A PRESENTATION ON COUNCIL MEETING.
AND I WILL ALSO ADD THAT, UM, FOR THE LINK FOR REPORTING ITEMS TO CALTRANS.
UM, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE TOMORROW.
I WAS GONNA JUST SAY THAT I HAVE THAT WRITTEN DOWN.
YOU COULD PUT IT ON THE APP AND ON THE WEBSITE.
YEAH, WE, WE WILL DO THAT FOR SURE.
AND WE ALSO ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WORKING WITH THEM, THERE'S A LIMITED POOL OF MONEY WHERE THEY WILL ALLOW CITY RESOURCES TO DO THE WORK AND THEY'LL REIMBURSE US FOR THAT WORK.
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WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.UM, AS WELL AS YOU'RE AWARE, UH, THE CORRIDOR, THE 10 FREEWAY, THERE'S ONE CREW THAT REALLY DOES FROM EAST LA ALMOST TO THE, THE HILL, UH, POMONA AREA.
SO WHENEVER WE SUBMIT STUFF, USUALLY THE, THEY, THEY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, UM, THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS, THE SEVERITY OF THE REQUESTS.
AND LIKE MOST OF THE AGENCIES WE DEAL WITH FROM STATE AND COUNTY, UM, THEY OFTEN CLAIM LACK OF RESOURCES.
SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM AND WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPEDITE ON GETTING OUR, UH, FREEWAY CORRIDORS CLEANED UP.
BUT THE RESIDENTS JUST NEED TO BE AWARE OF ALL THAT SITUATION BECAUSE THEY SAY, WELL, HOW LONG IS IT GONNA TAKE? THE TIMELINE AND STUFF.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND CRUCIAL TO HAVE THIS PRESENTATION AND THE REPORT AND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT IS GIVEN.
ANOTHER ONE IS NOT ALL JURISDICTION, BUT I'VE BEEN ASKED ZILLION TIME IS, UH, FULLERTON UNDERPASS THAT BEEN 10 YEARS.
IT'S STILL BLOCK, STILL NOT FINISHED.
I THINK THIS CULTURE AND PROJECT.
SO MAYBE WE CAN ASK THEN WHEN, BECAUSE IT IS ADJACENT TO OUR CT AND THE PEOPLE PASSING THROUGH.
AND I BEEN, AS I SAY, IS NOT WITH COVINA JURISDICTION.
I THINK IT'S A CT OF INDUSTRY, BUT I THINK IT BELONG TO CALTRAN.
FULLERTON UNDERPASS ALMOST 10 YEARS ALREADY IS RIDICULOUS FOR TAKING SO LONG TO FINISH UNDERPASS.
SO MAYBE WE ASK THEM THE SAME THING ABOUT, OKAY, HOW, BECAUSE IN OUR AREA, HOW CAN WE, WHEN THEY CAN FINISH, WHAT'S A PROJECTION? SO IT'S NOT INCONVENIENT FOR PEOPLE TO COMMUTE.
WE, WE CAN ASK THEM TO DO A PRESENTATION ON NOT ONLY WEST COVINA, BUT SOME OF THE REGIONAL UPDATES THAT SURROUND OUR CITY.
AND THEN, UH, IF WE, IF YOU WANNA ALSO, UH, REACH OUT TO, UM, MAYBE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, BLANCA RUBIO'S OFFICE AND, UH, SENATOR RUBIO'S OFFICE.
UH, AND, AND ALSO THEY COULD ALSO OPEN UP, UH, ONE OR ONE OR THE OTHER.
'CAUSE THEY BOTH WILL CONTACT THE SAME PERSON.
SO MAYBE THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER OR SENATOR'S OFFICE YOU CHOOSE.
BUT, UH, THEY ACTUALLY COULD ALSO CREATE A CASEWORK OFFICE TOO AND COMMUNICATE WITH CALTRANS, UH, CAPITAL OFFICES.
AND SO IF WE'RE LOOKING FOR A HIGHER RANKING OFFICIAL, UH, TO PRESENT TO US, THEIR, THEIR OFFICES WILL ACTUALLY BE THE BEST LIAISON TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MAYOR TIM CONTOS.
UM, MR. CITY MANAGER IN FUTURE CITY MANAGER REPORTS, CAN YOU ADD A BEAUTIFICATION SECTION TO YOUR REPORT? WHERE, WHERE ALL OF THE DI THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE BEING DONE WITH ROAD, ROAD REPAIR, ROAD REHABILITATION, AS WELL AS LA LANDSCAPE, UH, REHABIL, UH, UH, LANDSCAPE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS AND MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS AND SO FORTH.
CAN YOU ALSO ADD THAT, BECAUSE THAT JUST WOULD, WOULD SHOW HOW WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, ESPECIALLY BUILDING ON THE, AND REPAIRING FROM THE DAMAGE OF WHAT BRIGHTVIEW DID WHEN THEY WERE HERE WITH NEGLECTING US SO MUCH.
UH, CAN, IF THAT WOULD JUST BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR THE RESIDENTS TO SEE THE PROGRESS THAT'S MADE FROM MEETING TO MEETING, TO MEETING AND WITH INCLUDING, I'M DOING THIS ON BEHALF OF MY SIGHTED FRIENDS.
COULD YOU ADD PICTURES, PLEASE, OF THE, OF THE, OF THE BEAUTIFICATION TO SHOW, UH, THE WORK THAT'S DONE? GREAT RECOMMENDATION.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WELL, THAT, THAT WAS REQUEST, HUH?
SO THAT WAS A CITY COUNCIL REQUEST.
ALL COUNCIL, UM, THOSE REQUESTS ARE ALL TOGETHER.
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SO CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS? UH, COUNCILMAN GUTIERREZ? YES.I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, I, I WANNA CONGRATULATE OUR, UH, OUR NEW FIRE CAPTAIN, UH, AND CHIEF MCKEEN FOR HIRING THE NEW FIRE CAPTAIN.
I THINK YOU MADE A GREAT CHOICE AND, UH, IT'S GREAT TO SEE, UH, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DOING GREAT WORK.
ANY OTHER COUNCIL COMMENTS? MOTION ADJOURN.