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UM, WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 19TH.UH, AND WE WILL NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
AND I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR MAYOR PRO TIM LYNN KENNEDY TO LEAD US IN THE NATION'S PLEDGE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON.
CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT.
ARE THERE ANY, UM, AMENDMENTS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? NO.
WE HAVE NO AMENDMENTS TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
TONIGHT WE HAVE NO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PRESENTATION, SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.
THIS BRINGS, UH, AS THE TIME AND THE PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM LISTED OR UNLISTED ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD WILL NOT EXCEED, UH, ONE HOUR BE PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.
SO, MADAM, I THINK WE HAVE SOMEBODY FILLING OUT A CARD.
MAYOR MI MICHAEL AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
DISTRIBUTED, DISTRIBUTED BEFORE YOU IS ALSO AN EMAIL SUBMITTED FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS DATED SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2023.
AND IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
THIS EVENING WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, AND THAT SPEAKER IS PHILIP WALKER.
PHILIP, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, UH, TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SEEING ME.
UH, I AM A, UH, FULL-TIME HOLLYWOOD EMPLOYED AS FULL-TIME HOLLYWOOD TALENT, AND HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA FOR NEARLY A DECADE.
IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL TIME HERE AND I INTEND TO LIVE THE REST OF MY DAYS RIGHT HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
I AM A FILM PRODUCER AND, UH, SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN MAKING FILMS RIGHT HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
UH, WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT IT.
WE RUN A 100 FILMS RETREAT WHERE WE PRESENT 100 SHORT FILMS EVERY QUARTER OF EVERY YEAR FOREVER.
UM, WE ARE EXCITED WITH THE, THE SUBMISSION OF FILMS THAT ARE COME, THAT ARE COMING IN FOR THIS PARTICULAR QUARTER.
WE END OUR, UH, SUB OUR WHAT WE CALL OUR EARLY BIRD SUBMISSIONS ON TONIGHT ACTUALLY.
AND WE HAVE ALREADY HAVE HAD, UH, 50 FILMS SUBMITTED FROM, UH, 41 COUNTRIES.
UH, THE PROGRAM IS JUST BEING, UH, UH, BETTER KNOWN AND KNOWN WITH EACH WEEK ALL AROUND THE WORLD, AND WE'RE SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, WE DO OUR, OUR, UM, PRODUCTION OF FILMS AS WELL AS OUR, UH, UH, PRESENTING OF FILMS RIGHT IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND, UH, UM, AND, UH, COUNCILMAN HUTCHINSON'S DISTRICT.
AND LAST YEAR WE CREATED THE FIRST OF WHAT WILL BE AN ANNUAL SHORT FILM.
THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS CALLED THE SWEETEST VACATION.
AND THE SWEETEST VACATION HAS BEEN, IF I CAN SAY SO, A MONSTER.
IT HAS BEEN SO WILDLY SUCCESSFUL AND IT'S SPREAD IN OUR CITY'S NAME ALL AROUND THE WORLD, AND ESPECIALLY AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
IT HAS WON 150 AWARDS SO FAR, IT'S GOING TO WIN EVEN MORE.
AND, UM, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT HAS AN ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION QUALIFYING RUN.
AS YOU KNOW, UH, YOU HAVE TO, UH, QUALIFY TO BE NOMINATED AND, UH, THAT STARTS ON THE 22ND AND RUNS FOR SEVEN DAYS IN BEVERLY HILLS.
AND WE ARE MAKING AVAILABLE TO ANY CITIZEN IN OUR CITY FREE TICKETS TO THAT RUN IN BEVERLY HILLS THE 22ND THROUGH THE 28TH OF THIS MONTH.
UM, I THANK THE CITY SO MUCH FOR THE WAY IT HAS SUPPORTED THIS WORK, AND I'M HOPING THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE AS PROUD AS I'M GOING TO BE AS WE GROW AND GROW AND BECOME MORE AND MORE WELL KNOWN ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
I BELIEVE I SAW A GENTLEMAN LOOKING FOR A CARD.
SO COME ON FORWARD AND JUST LEAVE YOUR CARD WITH THE CL CLERK'S OFFICE AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE PODIUM AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
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HELLO, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.MY NAME IS CHARLES AND MY WIFE AND I ARE LONG TIME RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
UH, BY TRADE, I'M A MORTGAGE BROKER, HAVING BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR MORE THAN 23 YEARS.
I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE IT'S RELEVANT TO THE TOPIC I WISH TO DISCUSS THIS EVENING.
PART OF MY JOB ENTAILS WATCHING MARKET AND HOUSING TRENDS.
ONE TREND THAT HAS CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AS OF LATE IS, HAS ME VERY CONCERNED, AND THAT IS A PRACTICE BY INVESTORS OF BUYING AN SFR OR A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND CHOPPING IT UP TO TURN IT INTO A MULTI-UNIT SUCH AS AN R THREE OR AN R FOUR.
I KNOW THAT THE A DU RULES WERE RECENTLY RELAXED STATEWIDE VIA AB 68 BACK IN 2019 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING IT EASIER TO CREATE ADUS ON AN SFR.
THE REASON GIVEN WAS THAT IT ADDRESSED THE CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY THE BABY BOOMERS, STILL THE LARGEST GENERATION BY NUMBER IN OUR COUNTRY, REACHING RETIREMENT AGE AND FAMILIES WANTING TO BUILD AN A DU SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A MORE AFFORDABLE WAY TO CARE FOR THEIR FAMILY.
MANY BUILDERS EVEN GOT INTO THE BUILDING OF WHAT ARE KNOWN AS NEXT GEN HOMES, WHICH ALREADY COME WITH A FULLY FUNCTIONAL A DU.
HOWEVER, I SUPPOSE IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS SAW.
THIS IS AN OPEN INVITATION TO EXPLOIT AND ABUSE THE NEW GUIDELINES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THERE ARE MANY CREATORS WHO SUP, WHO PURPORT TO HAVE WRITTEN THE HANDBOOK ON HOW TO TURN AN SFR INTO AN R THREE OR AN R FOUR IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE RENTAL INCOME.
LITTLE TO NO REGARD IS GIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE FIRST REASON WHY THIS IS AN ISSUE IS BECAUSE WHEN BUILDERS SIT WITH CITY PLANNERS BEFORE CREATING A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD AND REQUESTING PERMITS, THERE ARE CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT MUST BE FIRST PUT IN PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE AN SFR NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF THE BUILDER INTENDS TO BUILD AN R FOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THEN ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS NEED TO BE MADE AND PLANNED FOR THAT.
SO WHEN THE BUILDER AND THE CITY PLAN FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD OF SFRS, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRICITY, WATER, SEWAGE, GAS SCHOOLS, ET CETERA, IS PUT IN PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT PLAN TO NOW ALLOW BASICALLY SLUMLORDS, UM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE, UH, AN R THREE OR AN R FOUR OUT OF AN SFR.
UH, IT JUST GOES AGAINST THE PLAN OF THE CITY.
THE REASON I'M HERE THIS EVENING IS BECAUSE THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR TO US WAS RECENTLY SOLD AND PURCHASED BY SOMEONE WITH NO INTENTION OF LIVING THERE.
THE BUYER IMMEDIATELY MOVED INTO FAMILIES, WHICH QUICKLY TURNED INTO THREE, AND THEN FOUR, ONE OF THE RESIDENTS TOLD US THAT TWO OF THE FAMILIES ARE UNDOCUMENTED.
UM, I KNOW THAT DOESN'T SEEM RELEVANT, BUT THIS IS KIND OF A HALLMARK MOVE OF A SLUM MOWER BECAUSE THEY KNOW UNDOCUMENTED RENTERS WON'T SPEAK UP WHEN LIVING CONDITIONS ARE SUBPAR AND DON'T NEED RENTAL GUIDELINES.
THEY'RE ALL, THE OWNER HAS ALSO ALLOWED THE HOUSE TO GO INTO A STATE OF, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, TO LOOK LIKE CRAP, UH, OVERGROWN WEEDS AND TRASH ON THE GROUND BECAUSE ONE TRASH CAN GIVEN TO THE HOUSE WAS NEVER INTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE FOR FAMILIES.
THEY'RE ANYWHERE FROM SIX TO EIGHT CARS CLOGGING THE STREET, AND IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE MORALE OF THE COMMUNITY.
A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORS ARE TALKING ARE JUST NOT HAPPY WITH IT.
UM, MY CHALLENGE TO THE COUNCIL IS THIS IS TO COME UP WITH A SENSIBLE SOLUTION.
UM, DON'T ALLOW INVESTORS TO TURN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS INTO EYESORE AND RENTAL SLUMS. UH, THIS IS STILL AT A PHASE WHERE IT CAN BE ADDRESSED AND DEALT WITH.
PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL IT'S OUTTA CONTROL AND UNFIXABLE.
UH, I THINK OUR CITY MANAGER WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS A FEW OF YOUR CLIENTS.
UM, ACTUALLY IS CARRIE HERE, CARRIE'S THERE.
SO CARRIE IS OUR COMMUNITY, UM, IMPROVEMENT MANAGER.
IF YOU CAN, UM, SPEAK WITH HER, LET HER KNOW WHAT THE ADDRESS IN THAT IS.
WE CAN, WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT TO ADDRESS IT.
WE CAN HAVE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT GET OUT THERE AND ADDRESS ALL THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ISSUES RIGHT AWAY.
UM, WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE RENTAL ISSUE.
WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY BEFORE.
WE DON'T, WE CANNOT PROHIBIT, UH, AN INDIVIDUAL OR A COMPANY FROM BUYING A PROPERTY.
UM, AND, AND IT GETS VERY TRICKY, UM, WHEN YOU GET INTO, UM, THERE IS NOT, ALTHOUGH IT IS, IT IS MISNOMER AS SINGLE FAMILY ZONING.
SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DOES NOT MEAN THAT ONLY RIGHT ONE NUCLEAR FAMILY UNIT CAN LIVE IN THERE.
UM, BUT IF WE DETERMINE THAT, UM, THE HOUSE IS BEING, UH, JUST NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR EXISTING ZONING, THEN WE'LL WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON THOSE ISSUES TOO.
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO LOOK MORE INTO WHAT THE SPECIFIC ISSUE THERE IS.
UM, UH, BUT WE, WE ALREADY HAVE DEALT WITH SITUATIONS WHERE THEY'RE RENTING OUT, FOR EXAMPLE, EACH BEDROOM TO A DIFFERENT FAMILY OR THAT TYPE OF THING.
WE ALREADY HAVE SUFFICIENT REGULATIONS IN PLACE TO DO THAT.
REALLY THE MAIN ISSUE IS, UH, BEING NOTIFIED OF THIS SO THAT WE CAN FOLLOW THROUGH.
THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PORTION OF THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO, AND BY THE WAY, AS NOTED, MS. MASON, WE DID RECEIVE A A A, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER RECEIVED A LETTER, UH, REGARDING HER CONCERNS WITH, UM, PARTICULAR PROJECT.
SO WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDARS AND CONSENT CALENDARS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL.
THEY'RE GONNA BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME WITHOUT
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DISCUSSION, BUT ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REMOVE AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION SHOULD THEY SO DESIRE MR. MARNEY TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D TWO ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR DUE TO A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOCALGAS IS MY EMPLOYER, UH, ABSTENTION IS NOTED.DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SO MOVED.
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT ABSTAINING ON ITEM D TWO.
WE HAVE NO CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCES NOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OR ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS THIS EVENING.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS AND I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO MR. GILSON.
YES, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UH, WE'VE GOT AN INTERESTING REPORT TONIGHT, I THINK YOU'LL FIND VERY FASCINATING.
UM, IT'S A PRESENTATION BY LINDSAY, UH, MCELWAIN, OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST ONE IN PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, SHE WORKED WITH A GROUP OF USC STUDENTS TO DO AN ANALYSIS OF, UM, OUR FLEET BOTH ON THE CITY AND THE FIRESIDE.
UM, AND WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO LOOK, AS YOU KNOW, FOR A WHILE WE'VE BEEN MOVING TOWARDS, UM, CONVERTING, UM, UH, THE FLEET TO EV UM, SO THAT IT'S ELECTRIC POWERED.
UM, IT'S A BIT OF A BIT MORE COMPLICATED THAN IT IS JUST FOR YOUR AVERAGE, UH, PERSON WHO OWNS A CAR.
UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL VARIETY OF EQUIPMENT, HEAVY DUTY, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SEDANS, FIRE DISTRICT HAS EMERGENCY RESPONSE, NON-EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
UM, I THINK YOU'RE AWARE WE'RE BUYING AN ELECTRIC FIRE ENGINE THAT'LL BE HERE SOON.
UM, SO WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO DO WAS LOOK AT HOW WELL ARE WE DOING AND WHAT ARE OTHER METHODS OR WAYS THAT WE CAN ACCELERATE THE CONVERSION? HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING THE BEST PRICES? HOW DO WE KNOW THAT WE'RE RIGHT SIZING OUR FLEET, RIGHT? NOT JUST CONVERTING EVERYTHING TO ELECTRICITY.
DO WE NEED ALL THOSE VEHICLES? DO WE NEED MORE? DO WE NEED LESS? DO WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF SHARING 'EM? SO, UM, I THOUGHT THE USC STUDENTS DID JUST A TREMENDOUS JOB ON THE STUDY.
IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING AND WE THOUGHT THAT, UM, YOU GUYS WOULD APPRECIATE HEARING IT.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LINDSAY.
UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AS JOHN MENTIONED, MY NAME IS LINDSEY MLO.
I AM A MANAGEMENT ANALYST ONE IN PUBLIC WORKS.
UM, AND TODAY I'M PRESENTING ON THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS BY THE TEAM OF GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S MPA ONLINE PROGRAM.
UH, THEY STUDIED, THEY DID A FLEET UTILIZATION STUDY FOR US AND THEN FROM THAT, AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONVERSION PLAN FOR THE CITY FLEET AND THEN FIRES NON SUPPRESSION VEHICLES.
UH, SO I WANNA POINT OUT HOW QUICKLY THIS PROJECT MOVES AND HOW IMPRESSIVE THE FINAL REPORT IS.
UH, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE TIMELINE, BACK IN FEBRUARY, I WAS IN, IN A MEETING WITH BILL THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, AND HE COMMENTED THAT WE NEEDED TO DO A FLEET UTILIZATION STUDY WITH THE INTENT TO RIGHT-SIZE OUR FLEET AND IDENTIFY VEHICLES FOR CONVERSION TO ACHIEVE OUR CAP GOALS, RECOGNIZING INTERNALLY THE SCOPE OF THAT PROJECT AND THEN STAFF CAPACITY.
I RECOMMENDED ASKING MY OLD GRADUATE PROGRAM COORDINATOR IF THEY WOULD TAKE ON THE PROGRAM OR THE PROJECT FOR THEIR CAPSTONE STUDENTS.
THE SEMESTER IS 15 WEEKS LONG AND THE FINAL REPORT PRESENTED TO THE CITY AND FIRE DISTRICT IS 153 PAGES WITH APPENDICES.
SO THESE STUDENTS REALLY MOVED FOR US TO CONDUCT THOROUGH RESEARCH AND PUT TOGETHER REALISTIC RECOMMENDATIONS IN A VERY SHORT TIMELINE.
UM, IF YOU'LL NOTE THE JULY 1ST DATE IN WHICH WE RECEIVED THE STUDENT PROSPECTUS, THEY IDENTIFIED THREE PRIMARY RESEARCH QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST WAS, WHAT IS AN IDEAL FLEET SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF EVS THAT WOULD MEET OUR NEEDS GIVEN RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS? SECOND WAS, WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES FOR TRANSITIONING TO AN ED FLEET THAT WOULD ALSO MEET OUR NEEDS? AND THEN FINALLY, WHAT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO IMPLEMENT ELECTRIFICATION IMPLEMENTATION WILL GO OVER LATER AS THAT'S OF COURSE AN IMPORTANT ASPECT.
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY AN AGENDA ITEM THAT YOU JUST APPROVED ON A CONSENT TODAY, WHICH MOVES THAT FORWARD.
UM, STUDENT SENT US THEIR FINAL REPORT ON AUGUST 1ST AND THEN PRESENTED TO STAFF ON THE 10TH.
SO THIS IS VERY FRESH INFORMATION.
SO STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED WITH VEHICLE DATA FROM BOTH FLEET STAFF AND THE FIRE SHOP FLEET SUPERVISOR DATA INCLUDED THE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT, RIGHT, MAKE MODEL YEAR OF VEHICLES, BUT WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO GIVE THEM, IN MOST CASES, MAINTENANCE COST AND THEN FUEL USE WHEN WE HAD THAT AVAILABLE.
UH, ONE OUTCOME OF THEIR ANALYSIS WAS THE NOMINAL COST PER MILE OF EACH VEHICLE.
I KNOW THE CHARTS ON THIS SLIDE ARE PRETTY SMALL, BUT I DO HAVE THEM LARGER ON THE NEXT TWO SLIDES.
ONE THING TO NOTE, UH, THAT'S STILL TO BE COMPLETED, WHICH IS WHY I HAVE A LITTLE ASTERISK ON THERE, IS MISSION CRITICALITY.
THE STUDENTS LACKED THE TIME AND THE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE MISSION CRITICALITY FOR EACH VEHICLE, AND THAT'S REALLY, REALLY CRUCIAL TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS AND RETIREMENTS.
UM, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE MISSION CRITICALITY REALLY COMES INTO PLAY IS, UH, DO IT HAS
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A REALLY LOW USE VAN THAT'S ASSIGNED TO THEM.AND BASED ON THE LOW USE OF THAT VAN, IT WOULD LIKELY BE RECOMMENDED TO BE RETIRED AND NOT REPLACED.
HOWEVER, DO IT HAS A TON OF REALLY LARGE EQUIPMENT.
THEY'RE HELPING MOVE MODULAR FURNITURE AT TIMES, AND SO IT'S VERY CRITICAL TO COMPLETE THEIR TASKS.
THEY CAN'T HAVE THIS EQUIPMENT JUST OUT IN THE BACK OF A TRACK BED.
SO THESE ARE CONSIDERATIONS THAT PUBLIC WORKS, UH, ARE CONSIDERING WHEN WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENTS TO ASSESS LIKE THE SPECIFIC LONG-TERM PLANNING OF VEHICLES.
YOU CAN SEE HERE, AND SIMILARLY ON THE NEXT SLIDE FOR THE FIRE VEHICLES THAT ACROSS ALL VEHICLE TYPES, THE EV ALTERNATIVES FOR LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES COST LESS THAN THE CONVENTIONAL BECAUSE OF THEIR LOWER MAINTENANCE AND FUEL COSTS.
ELECTRIFYING LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES IN THE FLEET RESULTS IN LONG-TERM COST SAVINGS.
AND BY AND LARGE EV ALTERNATIVES FOR MEDIUM DUTY VEHICLES DO COST MORE FOR CONVENTIONAL ONES.
BUT THE NOMINAL COST PER MILE ARE SIMILAR FOR EV ALTERNATIVES AND CONVENTIONAL VANS, UH, WHICH WAS WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE STAFF REPORT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THE INSIGHT FROM THIS DATA ANALYSIS ALLOWED THE STUDENTS TO PINPOINT HIGH FUEL USE VEHICLES AND HIGH MAINTENANCE COST VEHICLES WITHIN OUR FLEET, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO MAKE DATA-DRIVEN RECOMMENDATIONS AND US TO MAKE DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS.
THEY DETERMINED THAT 24 OF THE CITY'S 171 FLEET VEHICLES WERE AT OR NEAR RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY.
SO THESE ARE THE VEHICLES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR REPLACEMENT OPTIONS IN THE NEXT FEW FISCAL BUDGET CYCLE REQUESTS.
AND THEN OF COURSE, UH, FURTHER 65 CITY FLEET VEHICLES WERE ACTUALLY IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED AS ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTRIFICATION, WHICH MEANT THAT THERE WAS A LIKE FOR LIKE EV ALTERNATIVE AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET.
WHEN WE MOVE TO THE FIRESIDE AND LOOK AT THEIR NON SUPPRESSION FLEET, WE SEE SIMILAR PATTERNS ACROSS THE BOARD.
THE EV ALTERNATIVES HAVE SLIGHTLY LOWER COST TO THEIR CONVENTIONAL COMBUSTION ENGINE COUNTERPARTS OF FIRE FLEETS OF OF FIRE FLEET.
ONLY ONE VEHICLE WAS IDENTIFIED AS HIGH COST AND HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION, AND 20 OF THEIR NON SUPPRESSION VEHICLES WERE ELIGIBLE FOR EV CONVERSION.
WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF A LITTLE LITTLE OVER $150,000 PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS, THE FIRE DISTRICT, LIKE THE CITY, HAS UH, MADE STRIDES TO IMPLEMENT ELECTRIFICATION AND HAS ALREADY PROCURED A FORD F-150 LIGHTNING TO REPLACE ONE OF THEIR COMBUSTION ENGINE VEHICLES.
UM, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT KIND OF HAPPENED ALONGSIDE THE STUDENT'S RESEARCH AND REPORT.
ONCE THE STUDENTS COMPLETED THEIR DATA ANALYSIS ON THE FLEET STATISTICS, THEY WERE ABLE TO DO, UH, SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EV CONVERSION BASED ON BEST PRACTICE.
THEY, UH, DID A NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE THAT HAVE MADE STRIDES ALREADY TOWARDS ELECTRIFICATION OF THEIR FLEET.
AND THEY SURVEYED TEAM RC STAFF AS WELL ON THE DAILY USE OF FLEET VEHICLES.
IN THEIR RESEARCH, THEY FOCUSED ON FOUR KEY TOPICS, PROCUREMENT FUNDING CHALLENGES, AND THEN INFRASTRUCTURE.
THEIR BEST PRACTICE RESEARCH UNCOVERS COST EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE METHODS TO ENSURE THAT OUR EV CONVERSION ALIGNS WITH THE TACTICS AND POLICIES UTILIZED BY OTHER PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, AND AS THAT RELATES TO PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES, WE'RE ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS.
THE RESULT, THE REPORT IDENTIFIES FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES BOTH FOR VEHICLE REBATES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WE ARE TAKING THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER THE CHALLENGES IN CONVERSION, ONE OF WHICH HAS BEEN VEHICLE PROCUREMENT.
UM, THE CITY HAS ACTUALLY SUFFERED THROUGH A NUMBER OF FAILED BIDS WHERE A VENDOR CAME BACK AND THEN CANCELED THE ORDER AFTER WE HAD ISSUED A PO.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE THE STRUGGLE WITH LIMITED SUPPLY, ESPECIALLY AS MANUFACTURERS CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE DELAYS AND OF COURSE THE AVAIL, THE UNAVAILABILITY OF HEAVY DUTY EVS, WHICH ARE REALLY NECESSARY ON THE PUBLIC WORK SIDE OF THINGS.
UM, FINALLY, EARLY INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING IS KEY.
OUR CURRENT CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE IS WHOLLY INSUFFICIENT FOR THE VEHICLES THAT WE WILL NEED TO ULTIMATELY TRANSITION.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET SUFFICIENT CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
UM, I DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THEMES.
THEMES CAME UP AS PART OF THE TEAM'S RESEARCH WHEN THEY'RE INTERVIEWING OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
SO IT'S NOT JUST A PROBLEM THAT RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS EXPERIENCING.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, COMMON ACROSS THE INDUSTRY BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THEIR UTILIZATION STUDY AND BEST PRACTICE RESEARCH, THE STUDENT TEAM MADE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
UM, WE'RE MORE, WE'RE GONNA FOCUS FIRST ON THE, UH, WE'RE GONNA FOCUS MAINLY ON THE FIRST TWO, WHICH IS UPDATING THE FLEET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AND THEN ALTERNATIVE PROCUREMENT METHODS AS OUR PRIMARY FOCUS BECAUSE REALLY WE NEED TO FOCUS ON TRANSITIONING THE EVS.
WE HAVE STATE MANDATES THAT WE HAVE TO ADHERE TO.
UM, AND THEN THE THIRD RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS MORE FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE, UH, WITH CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING AND
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PUBLIC WORK STAFF HAS ACTUALLY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH BOTH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON AND AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER TO TRY AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.SO THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION FROM THE TEAM WAS TO UPDATE THE TOOLS USED TO TRACK AND MANAGE, MANAGE THE FLEET AND GATHER RELEVANT VEHICLE DATA.
THEY NOTED THAT A WELL-ROUNDED FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WILL TRACK AND COMPILE IMPORTANT VEHICLE DATA, LOG FUEL CONSUMPTION, IDLE HABITS, REDUCE MAINTENANCE COSTS, INCREASE VEHICLE LIFESPAN, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY.
UH, TRACKING VEHICLE DOWNTIME IS REALLY ESSENTIAL FOR THE EV CONVERSION BECAUSE IT INFORMS WHETHER THERE'S ACTUALLY TIME WITHIN THAT VEHICLE'S USE TO PERMIT FOR CHARGING AND, UM, OFFERS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NECESSARY RANGE OF THE EV VEHICLES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
AND THAT GUIDES OUR DECISIONS.
THESE SYSTEMS CAN ALSO HELP TO SUPPORT FUTURE VEHICLE CONVERSION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DECISIONS WITH FACTUAL DATA AND THAT JUSTIFY OUR DECISION MAKING.
ONE THING THAT THE TEAM DID POINT OUT IS THAT FINDING A FLEET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE THAT MEETS OUR SPECIFIC NEEDS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE PRICE OF THESE SOFTWARES AND SYSTEMS AND THE FEATURES OFTEN DO VARY.
UM, SO PUBLIC WORKS IS LOOKING INTO EXPANDING OUR CURRENT FLEET TRACKING CAPABILITIES AND WILL HOPEFULLY LATER THIS YEAR AS PART OF OUR BUDGET PREPARATION PROCESS.
UM, MAKE SURE THAT THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR EXPANDED EV PROCUREMENTS.
THEIR SECOND AND MOST EASILY IMPLEMENTED RECOMMENDATION IS MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR VEHICLES, UH, PAST FAILED BID FOR EV PURCHASES.
THE HIGH DEMAND IN CALIFORNIA AND THEN LONG DELAYS DUE TO SUPPLY CHAIN HAVE NECESSITATED ALTERNATIVE METHODS WITHIN THE LEGAL CONSTRAINTS AFFORDED TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
SUCH OPTIONS INCLUDE COOPERATIVE PURCHASE, SINGLE SOURCE PROCUREMENTS FOR WELL JUSTIFIED SPECIFIC VEHICLES INCLUDING OUT OF STATE EVS, WHICH OFTEN ACTUALLY COME WITH A REDUCED COST BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS LOWER THAN IT IS IN CALIFORNIA.
UM, I WANT TO POINT OUT THE FIRE DISTRICT'S F-150 LIGHTNING THAT THEY RECENTLY PROCURED WAS ACTUALLY AN OUT-OF-STATE VEHICLE.
UM, AND THEN THE ABILITY FOR US TO PURSUE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING BECAUSE, UH, THERE WAS AN ITEM ON CONSENT TODAY THAT APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF NINE VEHICLES, SEVEN OF WHICH ARE GOING TO BE EVS FROM A SOURCE WELL CONTRACT.
UM, AND THIS JUST HIGHLIGHTS THAT THESE ARE METHODS THAT WE CAN AND HAVE IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENTED TO HELP US QUICKLY ACHIEVE OUR GOALS AND FOLLOW THE STATE REQUIREMENTS.
THIS SLIDE REALLY FOCUSES ON THE BENEFIT OF THE RESEARCH AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY, BUT I DO WANNA POINT OUT THE BENEFIT OF PARTNERING WITH USC.
UH, ALL OF THIS WORK WAS FREE.
THE STUDENT TEAMS BID ON THEIR PROJECT PROPOSALS AND HAVE A MUTUAL DESIRE TO DEVELOP A REALLY STRONG PRODUCT FOR THEIR CLIENT.
IN THIS CASE THE CITY AND FIRE DISTRICT, BECAUSE IT'S A REQUIREMENT OF THEIR GRADUATION.
AND THE TOP RESEARCH PROJECT FOR EACH SEMESTER IS NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD OR CASH PRIZE.
SO THIS IS NOT JUST WILLY-NILLY
UM, ON THE CITY SIDE, IT'S ALSO REALLY QUICK FROM THE SEMESTER START TO FINISH IS 15 WEEKS.
SO WE GET AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF DATA ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON OUR BEST PRACTICES IN A SINGLE SUMMER.
UM, AND THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT ARE, WE HAVE LONGER TERM BENEFITS, WHICH ARE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE SLIDE.
SO OF COURSE, ACHIEVING CLIMATE ACTION GOALS ARE PRIORITY OF COUNSEL, AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THOSE ARE MET AND, UH, HAVE A PLAN OF WHICH VEHICLES CAN BE REPLACED ON WHAT TIMELINE.
AND, UH, WE ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO THAT WITH THIS THAT EVEN KIND OF STEPS INTO COST SAVINGS FOR FUEL AND MAINTENANCE ON VEHICLES.
WE TOUCHED ON THAT WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE COST OF THESE VEHICLES.
UM, AND THEN RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS KNOWN STATEWIDE FOR BEING A REALLY REPUTABLE, REPUTABLE CITY, AND WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT REPUTATION.
SO HAVING RESEARCH AND DATA-BACKED RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE CAN REALISTICALLY IMPLEMENT TO ABIDE BY MANDATES FROM THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD AND SOUTH COAST A QMD REALLY REINFORCES THOSE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS.
INVIS EN EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPANDED FLEET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARES, UM, HAVE TRACKING FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE REPAIRS, LIFETIME VEHICLE COSTS, AND THEN SOME EVEN HAVE LIKE PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE FORECASTING BASED ON THE VEHICLE AGE, WHICH WILL HELP WITH FLEET MAINTENANCE BUDGET NEEDS.
AND THEN FINALLY, BY CONVERTING THE FLEET, THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BENEFITS WITH REDUCED AIR POLLUTION AND BETTER RESPIRATORY HEALTH.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE STUDENTS WERE NOT ABLE TO DO BECAUSE OF A LACK OF VEHICLE DATA, WAS TO RIGHTSIZE THE FLEET AND DO SPECIFIC VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PLAN.
UH, PUBLIC WORKS IS TAKING THEIR DATA AND THE VEHICLES IDENTIFIED AS RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE AND WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENTS TO PLAN A LONG-TERM, YEAR BY YEAR VEHICLE SPECIFIC REPLACEMENT PLAN.
WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THAT COMPLETED
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BY MID-NOVEMBER AND BE ABLE TO GET SOME NEW EVS INTO THE BUDGET REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 25 NEXT YEAR.PROCUREMENT HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC SUPPORT IN THE SINGLE SOURCE AND COOPERATIVE PURCHASING, UH, AGREEMENTS FOR VEHICLE PURCHASES THIS YEAR.
AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO RESEARCH OPTIONS FOR VEHICLE PROCUREMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEM.
AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE TO GET CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LONG TERM SO THAT AS WE CAN, AS WE ACQUIRE THESE VEHICLES, THEY CAN ACTUALLY FUNCTION FOR THE CRITICAL TASKS WHICH STAFF RESPOND TO DAILY.
UH, IN-HOUSE CITY, ELECTRICIANS ARE WORKING TO INSTALL SOME TEMPORARY CHARGERS FOR IMMEDIATE NEED.
AND PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH EDISON AS WELL AS WITH AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER FOR THE DESIGN AT THE CITY YARD FOR SIGNIFICANT CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATION AND TO, TO SUPPORT NOT JUST THE EVS CURRENTLY BUDGETED, UM, BUT FOR THE WHOLE FLUTE FLEET AS WE DRIVE TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UH, MR. MAYOR, LET ME JUST ADD A FEW OTHER THINGS HERE.
SO, UH, THIS WAS A REALLY WELL DONE STUDY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT THE STUDENTS PUT TOGETHER, THEIR PRESENTATION, THE DEPTH OF THEIR ANALYSIS AND EVERYTHING.
IT, IT, IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE.
SO, UM, WE, WE, THE CITY STARTED ON THIS EFFORT, UM, ABOUT, UH, 15, 16 YEARS AGO NOW, WHEN I WAS AT A FORMER CITY, I HAD A COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, WHO, UH, RETIRED FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, STARTED HER OWN CONSULTING BUSINESS, UM, AROUND EVS AND, AND, AND, UM, ALTERNATE POWER AND THAT, AND SHE HELPED GET SOUTH PASADENA, WHO'S CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LEADERS IN THE COUNTRY, HONESTLY, ON THIS STARTED.
SO I'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN THIS FOR A WHILE.
AND THEN AS THIRD GENERATION, YOU KNOW, FROM A FAMILY OF OF AUTO MECHANICS, I'M ALWAYS INTERESTED IN ANYTHING WITH VEHICLES.
SO THIS WAS REALLY A LOT, UH, UH, UM, IT HELPED US MOVE FORWARD, NOT INCREMENTALLY, UM, BUT WE TOOK A COUPLE OF GIANT STEPS.
SO I, YOU KNOW, LINDSAY AND THE TEAM AT PUBLIC WORKS, UM, AND HONESTLY, SOME OF OUR PARTNERS IN THE DEPARTMENTS, UM, REALLY OPENED A LOT OF DOORS FOR US ON THIS.
UM, I KNOW IT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A BIG DEAL, UM, BUT WE ACTUALLY BOUGHT A VEHICLE THAT WASN'T WHITE.
AND WHEN YOU'RE A CITY THAT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL 'CAUSE YOU ONLY BUY WHITE VEHICLES.
WE, WE MANAGED TO GET A SILVER TRUCK USED.
UM, WE BOUGHT A COUPLE OF USED VEHICLES.
WE DO NOT TYPICALLY BUY USED VEHICLES, BUT EVS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
UM, WE WERE ABLE WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE FIRE DISTRICT TO BUY A VEHICLE FROM OUT OF STATE, UM, WHICH WAS, UH, REALLY COOL.
WE'VE, WE'VE REALLY NEVER DONE THAT.
UM, AND, AND THEN, UM, LINDSEY AND THE TEAM DID SOME GREAT WORK, UM, SCOURED AND FOUND SOME DEALERSHIPS OUT THERE THAT HAD SOME OF THE LAST REMAINING INVENTORY OF CHEVY'S BOLTS BEFORE THEY STOPPED PRODUCING THEM.
AND WE PICKED UP A COUPLE OF THOSE AT A REALLY GREAT PRICE AND MAY HAVE SOME LEADS ON SOME MORE.
SO WE ARE TRYING TO BE REAL FLEXIBLE, UM, ABOUT THIS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES IN A VERY STRATEGIC FASHION.
UM, SO IT'S BEEN REALLY NICE TO SEE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, IT, IT IS A LITTLE LESS PLANNED THAN WE SOMETIMES DO THINGS, BUT, UM, I WANTED TO POINT OUT, AND LINDSAY HIGHLIGHTED IT, THE CHALLENGE WE REALLY HAVE IS THAT THE TRADITIONAL WAY WE DO IT WHERE WE WAIT FOR THE BUDGET, WE APPROVE MONEY FOR NEW VEHICLES, THEN WE GO OUT TO BID, THEN WE WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE US BIDS, IT JUST ISN'T WORKING ANYMORE.
UM, AS IT IS, WE WERE GETTING BIDS FROM VERY FAR AWAY.
UM, NOBODY REALLY WANTED TO WORK WITH US.
I MEAN, WHY WOULD YOU WANNA WORK WITH A CITY WHO EXPECTS TO BUY A VEHICLE AT THE CHEAPEST PRICE POSSIBLE WHEN YOU GOT CONSUMERS WHO ARE WILLING TO PAY OVER STICKER FOR IT.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO PIGGYBACK ON SOME OF THESE, BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT USE, BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT THESE DIFFERENT THINGS, UM, I THINK HAS BEEN, UM, SOME REALLY GOOD STRATEGIES FOR US.
UM, AND I FEEL LIKE, UH, WE CAN HOPEFULLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS MAKE SOME SIGNIFICANT STRIDES, UM, TOWARDS THE, THE FLEET CONVERSION.
SO, UM, AND, AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM, UM, AND FLEET IN PARTICULAR, UM, IS DOING A GREAT JOB WITH ALL OF THIS.
AND I WANTED TO EXTEND THE OPPORTUNITY, IF ANY OF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THE NEW ELECTRIC TRUCKS OR THAT YOU WANNA COME DOWN, UM, WE'VE GOT SOME, WE CAN TAKE 'EM FOR A DRIVE.
UM, BUT IT IS ALSO HELPING CHANGE PEOPLE'S PERCEPTIONS.
WE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE VERY SKEPTICAL TILL THEY HAD A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY DRIVE THE NEW VEHICLES.
UM, AND, AND THEN THAT REALLY CHANGED PERCEPTIONS.
SO, UM, I FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING FOR THIS AND
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LONG-TERM.PART OF THE ISSUE FOR US IS ALL OF THOSE GOALS THAT LINDSAY OUTLINED, BUT WE ALSO WANNA REDUCE THE EFFORT ON OUR FLEET MAINTENANCE SIDE, RIGHT? THE LESS OUR MECHANICS HAVE TO DO, THEN THEY CAN FOCUS MORE ON THE TASKS THAT THEY HAVE TO FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES AND SPEND MORE TIME.
AND WE'RE NOT SCRAMBLING ON STUFF.
WE ALSO DON'T HAVE TO FARM AS MUCH STUFF OUT.
UM, IT JUST, IT IT'LL HAVE A NUMBER OF BENEFITS FOR US.
SO REALLY WANT TO COMMEND PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE, THE GREAT WORK ON THIS THAT THEY'VE DONE IN A REALLY, REALLY SHORT TIME.
SO, UM, AND, AND WE TRULY DID.
WE GOT, UM, WE WOULD'VE PAID A CONSULTANT A CHUNK OF CHANGE AND IT WOULD'VE PROBABLY TAKEN JUST AS LONG OR LONGER TO GET THAT SAME REPORT DONE.
SO THOSE STUDENTS DID, UM, I MEAN, DID REALLY GREAT WORK.
ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? I DO.
MR. MAYOR, FIRST OF ALL, LINDSEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UTILIZING YOUR CONTACTS AT USC AND REACHING OUT TO THEM BECAUSE AS JOHN MENTIONED, AND YOU ALSO MENTIONED THIS IS A TRULY AN OUTSTANDING COMPREHENSIVE, DETAILED REPORT AND IT IS WORTHY OF GRADUATE STUDENT TYPE OF WORK AND RESULTS.
ARE THERE ANY STUDENTS THAT HAPPEN TO BE HERE? ARE THEY ALL AT HOME OR WHERE ARE THEY? UM, SO BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLINE PROGRAM FOR USD'S MPA PROGRAM, THEY ARE SCATTERED ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO ONE OF THE STUDENTS ON OUR TEAM WAS ACTUALLY STATIONED IN SPAIN.
UM, AND THERE WAS ONE, HE WAS A FIREFIGHTER IN I THINK SAN FRANCISCO.
UH, SO THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE.
THERE WAS ACTUALLY ANOTHER WHO, SHE'S A DEPUTY CITY CLERK, UM, AND SHE HAD A COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT, SO IT WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.
UM, SO THEY, THEY POLITELY DECLINED.
UM, JUST BECAUSE THE LOGISTICS OF GETTING HERE WAS NOT GONNA WORK OUT FOR THEM.
WELL, IF THEY CAN FAST FORWARD ON THIS RECORDING AND SEE THE SHOUT OUTS THAT WE'RE GIVING TO THEM, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR WORK.
NOW DO I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE A FORMER USC STUDENT AND WHAT IS IT FIGHT ON
ANYONE ELSE? YOU KNOW, I, I I WOULD JUST SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO EXPLORE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OF PEOPLE MUCH SMARTER THAN SOME OF US, UM, TO COME TOGETHER AND PUT A REPORT LIKE THIS TOGETHER AND DO IT ONLINE AND NOT EVEN IN A, IN A ROOM TOGETHER HAVING CONVERSATIONS.
SO, UH, PRETTY AMAZING, UH, RESULTS.
IT'S AN EXCELLENT WRITTEN REPORT.
IT'S AN EXCELLENT TOOL FOR US THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE INTO THE FUTURE.
UM, AND I, I JUST WANNA, WANNA, I WON'T ADD ANYTHING, BUT GO TROJANS,
AND YOU KNOW, JOHN, MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO, UH, FOR MAYBE SOME KIND OF GIFT CERTIFICATE TO EACH ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT PLAYED A PART OF THAT FOR, FOR WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER, SOME KIND OF SOMETHING OKAY.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO, UM, COUNCIL BUSINESS.
ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS THIS, ANY OR ANNOUNCEMENTS IN ANY AGENCY UPDATES? ANNOUNCEMENT? MR. MAYOR JUST HAD ONE ANNOUNCEMENT AND I JUST WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT AGAIN TO, UM, OVER THE WEEKEND, SEVERAL OF US ATTENDED THE OPERATION COMMUNITY CARESS, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT THAT CELEBRATED 20 YEARS OF PROVIDING SERVICE TO THE TROOPS THAT ARE OVERSEAS.
THEY, UM, ASSEMBLE A BUNCH OF VOLUNTEERS ASSEMBLE, UM, CARE PACKAGES TO SEND TO OUR TROOPS.
AND THESE CARE PACKAGES ARE SUPPOSED TO REMIND THEM OF HOMES.
SO IT'S WHETHER IT'S OREO COOKIES OR TREES THAT THEY PUT IN THERE, BUT THEY PAY FOR THEM TO SHIP OVER.
SO OUR TROOPS THAT ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY CAN HAVE A LITTLE TASTE OF HOME AND THEY'RE DOING ANOTHER CARE PACKAGE.
UH, THEY'RE ACCEPTING DONATIONS AND PACKING IT NEXT MONTH AT HILLSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH.
SO CHECK 'EM OUT ON THEIR WEBSITE, BUT RIGHT NOW YOU CAN HELP THEM OUT BY GOING TO STATER BROTHERS AND I BELIEVE IT'S PURCHASING, UM, OREO COOKIES.
SO FOR EVERY PACKAGE OF OREO COOKIES, STATER BROTHERS IS GOING TO DONATE TO THIS NONPROFIT HERE BASED IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
SO JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE THEM AGAIN ON THEIR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.
UM, IT'S AN IMPORTANT SERVICE THAT THEY'RE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR TROOPS.
ANY CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS? JUST ONE ON ITEM D, ONE ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA.
THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED ME TO INIT FILE A NUISANCE ABATEMENT ACTION AND INFORMATION ABOUT THAT LAWSUIT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE WHEN IT'S FILED.
ANY IDENTIFICATION FOR ITEMS FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE ON OCTOBER THE FOURTH AND A COUPLE WEEKS? IF NOT, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING THIS EVENING.