* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:30] AND WELCOME TO OUR APRIL 5TH, 2023 CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MEETINGS. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE ALL HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. I'D LIKE TO START, UH, BY ASKING OUR MAYOR PRO TEM TO LEAD US AND PLEDGE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND? READY? BEGIN. 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 HALL. THANK YOU. WILL CALL MAYOR MICHAEL IS PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TIMLIN KENNEDY. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON. PRESENT. CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT. AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT. THANK YOU, MADAME CLERK, ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? NO. MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE NO AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO, UM, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE THREE OF THEM THIS EVENING. SO OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS A PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF SYMPATHY AND MEMORY OF TWANDA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DAVID LONG. UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE AT THE END OF THE MEETING THIS EVENING, THE CITY WILL BE TAKING A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND ADJOURNING IN THE MEMORY OF THE LONGTIME BOARD MEMBER OF THE TWANDA SCHOOL DISTRICT, DAVE LONG. UM, TONIGHT WE HAVE DAVE LONG'S DAUGHTER DEE CLARK, AS WELL AS THE TWANDA SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT CHARLENE SPRAGUE IN ATTENDANT. SO I'D LIKE TO CALL YOU BOTH FORWARD AND WE'LL GET ON WITH, I KNOW ANYONE THAT'S BEEN AROUND THIS COMMUNITY FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME KNOWS. UH, DAVE LONG SERVED ON THE DELWANDA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR OVER 30 YEARS. THAT MEANS, UH, IF YOU DIVIDE THAT BY FOUR, HOW MANY DIFFERENT ELECTIONS THAT MAN, UH, MR. LONG WON, UH, WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. IT WAS A TESTIMONY TO HIS LEADERSHIP OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I WOULD ALSO SAY ONE OF THE FINEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS YOU'LL FIND IN ANYWHERE IN CALIFORNIA, UH, MAYBE EVEN THE NATION. JUST AN OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATION WITH A LONG HISTORY OF GOOD AT QUALITY EDUCATION. DAVE LONG PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 8TH, 2023. HE FAITHFULLY SERVED TWANDA STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES AS A DISTRICT LEADER FOR 39 YEARS AS A BOARD MEMBER, HE STRIVED TO PROVIDE ALL FAMILIES IN THE TWANDA COMMUNITY WITH THE SAME EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AS HE AND HIS FAMILY EXPERIENCED FOR THEMSELVES. MR. LONG'S DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE DISTRICT WAS EVIDENT IN EVERY DECISION HE MADE. WHILE SERVING ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, HE LEFT A LEGACY OF COMMITMENT AND EXCELLENCE AND PRIDE IN THE WORK EDUCATORS DO EVERY SINGLE DAY. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY STAFF AND OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WE SEND OUR SINCEREST CONDOLENCE AND HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES AND, UH, TO YOU AND THE FAMILY AND, UH, AND TO YOUR SCHOOL BOARD, UH, FOR SUCH A LOSS. AND SO, UH, TONIGHT WE WILL BE ADJOURNING IN HIS MEMORY AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR MEETING, AND WE HAVE A, UM, CERTIFICATE THAT RECOGNIZES HIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. UM, IT'S A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR DEEP APPRECIATION FOR YOUR FATHER. CORRECT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING AT ALL? NO. OKAY. AND, AND MA'AM, I WAS SO GLAD TO SEE YOU COME IN SUPPORT OF AS ALL, ALL YOUR BOARD AND YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ESPECIALLY YES. THANK YOU, DESIREE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I KNOW OUR COUNCIL WANTS TO AT LEAST EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION. THANK APPRECIATE THIS. NEXT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS. OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION [00:05:02] IS A PRESENTATION BY TO THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CHILDREN'S NETWORK, DECLARING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2023 AS CHILD PREVENTION AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH, CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD FROM THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CHILDREN'S NEXT NETWORK. WENDY ALVAREZ. WENDY, COME ON FORWARD. WOULD YOU, UH, MIND SHARING A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THIS MONTH? ABSOLUTELY. GOOD. UM, EVENING, UM, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY MY NAME IS WENDY ALVAREZ AND I'M THE INTERIM NETWORK OFFICER FOR CHILDREN'S NETWORK. AND WHAT WE DO AT CHILDREN'S NETWORK IS WE ARE THE PREVENTION COUNCIL FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. SO ANY ASPECT OF PREVENTION THAT RELATES TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT WE DO AT OUR AGENCY. AND SO WITH THAT, IF THERE'S ANY INFORMATION, ANY UM, TRAININGS OR ANY INFORMATION YOU NEED TO SERVE AS YOUR FAMILIES, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT RELATE TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE US A CALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, WENDY. WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION THAT I'D LIKE TO READ AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, UM, SOMEWHAT, KIND OF, KIND OF SHAKES YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE WITH CHILD ABUSE. WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING AND SECURING A HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL OF ITS CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY IN OUR CHILDREN. AND WHEREAS ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE CARE PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE THAT A FAMILY PROVIDES TO BE FREE FROM HARM AND TO HAVE THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS MET. AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2023 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE. AND WHEREAS NEARLY 30,000 CHILDREN IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WERE REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES FOR SUSPECTED C CHILD ABUSE, ABUSE, AND NEGLECT LAST YEAR IN 2022. AND WHEREAS THE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES STUDY CONDUCTED BY TWO DIFFERENT DOCTORS, VINCENT TI AND ROBERT F ANDA DEMONSTRATES LONG-TERM HEALTH AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RISKS THAT RESULT FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA. AND WHEREAS THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE REQUIRES RIGOROUS SOLUTIONS, ENERGY, STRENGTH, DETERMINATION, AND COMMITMENT FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE STATE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO PROVIDES THESE SERVICES AND PROFESSIONALS IN A FIELD OF CHILD ABUSE WHO ARE DEDICATED, COMPASSIONATE, AND SKILLED IN THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE. AND WHEREAS EFFECTIVE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS SUCCEED BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIPS CREATED AMONG SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, SPIRITUAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS WITH THE BLUE RIBBON AS A INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION, THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CHILDREN'S NETWORK IN PURSUING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND MEMBER AGENCIES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY'S CHILDREN'S POLICY COUNCIL AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COMMITTEE HAVE PLANNED A BLUE RIBBON MEDIA CAMPAIGN, THE 24TH ANNUAL SHRINE, A LIGHT ON CHILD ABUSE AWARDS DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF CHILD ABUSE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2023 TO BE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH AND ENCOURAGES ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO'S EFFORTS TO END CHILD ABUSE. WENDY, WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION FOR YOU AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PROGRAMS AND PLEASE GIVE, UH, ALL YOUR STAFF OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR WHAT YOU DO TO, TO HELP CURB THIS, THIS TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE, UM, INCIDENT WHEN CHILDREN ARE ABUSED. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. OUR LAST PRESENTATION IS A PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION TO ONE LEGACY DECLARING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2023 AS DONATE LIFE MONTH. I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD FROM THE ONE LEGACY BOTH CHERYL MACON AND [00:10:01] REGINA ARMSTRONG. ARE YOU BOTH HERE? YOU MUST BE REGINA. YES, I'M OKAY. WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION, BUT BEFORE I READ, WOULD YOU MIND SHARING, UM, THE, YOUR ORGANIZATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS EVENING? ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS REGINA ARMSTRONG AND I AM AN AMBASSADOR FOR ONE LEGACY DONATE LIFE. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OVER 100,000 PEOPLE WAITING FOR A LIFESAVING ORGAN DONATION. WE STRESS THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE SIGN UP TO BE AN ORGAN IRON TISSUE DONATION DONOR ON YOUR DMV LICENSE. AS A TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT OF MYSELF, I AM A HEART TRANSPLANT OF 36 YEARS. I'M ALSO A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT OF FOUR AND A HALF YEARS. IF IT WASN'T FOR SOMEONE SAYING YES TO ORGANIZING TISSUE DONATION, I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ONE LEGACY DONATE LIFE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE ON BEHALF OF ONE LEGACY AND WHAT A WONDERFUL REPRESENTATIVE FROM ONE LEGACY THAT YOU ARE. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, UM, INCREDIBLE. UM, WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING AND PRESERVING THE LIVES OF ITS CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS ORGAN TISSUE MARROW AND BLOOD DONATIONS ARE LIFE-GIVING ACTS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE AS EXPRESSIONS OF COMPASSION TO THOSE IN NEED. AND WHEREAS MORE THAN 10 WHAT, EXCUSE ME, MORE THAN 100,000 INDIVIDUALS NATIONWIDE AND MORE THAN 20,000 IN CALIFORNIA ARE CURRENTLY ON THE NATIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST. AND AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN PE 17 PEOPLE DIE EACH DAY WHILE WAITING DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF DONATED ORGANS. AND WHEREAS THE NEED FOR DONATED ORGANS IS ESPECIALLY URGENT IN HISPANIC AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL DONATION OF THE HEART, LUNGS, LIVER, KIDNEYS, PANCREAS, AND SMALL INTESTINE CAN SAVE UP TO EIGHT LIVES. AND A DONATION OF TISSUE CAN SAVE AND HEAL THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 75 OTHERS. AND WHEREAS ORGAN DONORS SAVED MORE THAN 42,000 LIVES THIS PAST YEAR, THE MOST EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE US. AND WHEREAS ANY PERSON CAN REGISTER TO BE AN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONOR REGARDLESS OF AGE OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS. AND WHEREAS BEING A REGISTERED DONOR DOES NOT IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE SAVING MEDICAL CARE A PERSON RECEIVES IN AN EMERGENCY. AND WHEREAS CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS CAN SIGN UP FOR, DONATE A LIFE REGISTRY ONLINE AT ANY TIME BY VISITING DONATE LIFE CALIFORNIA.ORG OR FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS, WWW DONE VITA UH, CALIFORNIA.ORG, CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS CAN SIGN UP TO BE AN OREGON EYE AND TISSUE DONOR BY APPLYING, AS YOU STATED, FOR RENEWING THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR ID CARDS AT THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. AND WHEREAS THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS INTERESTED IN THE SAVING A LIFE THROUGH LIVING KIDNEY DONATION MAY VISIT LIVING DONATION CALIFORNIA.ORG. NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH, THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2023, IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED DONATE LIFE MONTH BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA. THANK YOU SO MUCH, WENDY, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. AND I KNOW, UM, YOU'RE GONNA GO BACK TO YOUR, TO YOUR ORGANIZATION AND KEEP ON WORKING TO, TO, TO LET PEOPLE BECOME MORE AWARE OF WHAT THEY CAN DO TO SAVE LIVES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU BET. OH, AND BY THE WAY, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, THE BLUE RIBBONS HERE THAT YOU GAVE TO US. OH, THAT'S CHILD ABUSE. BOY, I REALLY BLEW THAT ONE THEN, DIDN'T I? OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM. AND THAT IS PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. THIS IS THE TIME AND THE PLACE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE BOARD ON ANY ISSUE, ON ANY MATTER INCLUDED IN THIS EVENING'S AGENDA OR ANY ITEM NOT INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO BE FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DESIRING TO SPEAK. WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS TONIGHT. SO YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES WHEN THE LIGHT ON THE MICROPHONE GOES OFF, UH, THAT, THAT IT SIGNIFIES THE FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT THAT YOU HAVE. OUR FREE [00:15:01] SPEAKER IS FRANK RIE, FOLLOWED BY ALEX FERUS. OH LOOK, THE DISRUPTIVE FLYING MONKEY IN A BUSINESS SUIT. NICK GARELLI IS BACK. I GOT A GREAT CLOSING LINE FOR YOU ALL TONIGHT TOO. THANKS TO HIM. AS I SAID BEFORE, EVERY TIME THIS DISRUPTIVE FLYING MONKEY IN A BUSINESS SUIT OPENS HIS MOUTH OUT OF ORDER, OUT OF PLACE. I'M JUST GONNA RATCHET THINGS UP ANOTHER NOTCH. SO SET MONKEY IN A BUSINESS SUIT AT THE LAST MEETING TOLD US THAT I CAN'T TALK ABOUT RON DESANTIS OR WHAT REPUBLICAN COCKROACHES IN SOUTH CAROLINA ARE, ARE UP TO BECAUSE WE'RE RANCHO CUCUMONGA. WELL, WHEN YOU LIVE UNDER A ROCK AND MAYBE THIS DISRUPTIVE FLYING MONKEY IN A BUSINESS SUIT DOES, YOU MAY NOT REALIZE THAT REPUBLICANS AND THE THE INSANITY, THE DISEASE, THE FILTH THAT'S REPUBLICANISM ARE PERVASIVE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THIS CITY. WHY DO YOU IMB THISTLES THINK I CALL THIS PLACE RANCHO KOOKS AMONG US. IT'S BECAUSE OF ALL THE REPUBLICAN KOOKS WHO LIVE HERE. WHY ELSE? IN FACT, WE HAVE REPUBLICANS IN HERE RIGHT NOW. LOOK AROUND. IF YOU SEE A AN OLD FAT, BALD OR BALDING MAN, CHANCES ARE HE'S A STINKING REPUBLICAN. AND IF HIS SIGNIFICANT OTHER IS SITTING NEXT TO HIM, THE ODDS ARE SHE TOO IS A STINKING REPUBLICAN BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, THE WOMEN IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, THEY GOTTA GO WITH JAVI ON THIS ONE. SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS DISRUPTIVE FLYING MONKEY IN A BUSINESS SUIT GOT HIS LAW DEGREE THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN, BUT HE CLAIMS HE HAS. BUT I HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR HIM. NEXT TIME YOU GO TO THE TOILET, USE THAT PIECE OF PAPER TO CLEAN YOUR WIPE, YOUR TUSH WITH I WILL TALK ABOUT REPUBLICANISM, I WILL TALK ABOUT DESANTIS, I'LL TALK ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, YOU NAME IT. AND THERE ISN'T A DAMN THING ANY OF YOU ILES CAN DO ABOUT IT. MOVING ON. I OBSERVED SOMETHING INTERESTING IN HERE TWO, THREE WEEKS AGO. THIS OLD GUY CAME IN, NO DOUBT, A REPUBLICAN AND , HE WANTED THIS THIS CLOWN CAR THAT'S THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL TO INTERVENE IN A DISPUTE HE WAS HAVING WITH HIS NEIGHBOR. ISN'T THAT SPECIAL? I GUESS WHEN YOU'RE A CHURCHGOING, GOODY TWO SHOES, OLD WHITE REPUBLICAN MALE, YOU GET A VISIT TO YOUR HOUSE, NOT BY ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT I, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, BY TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS OVER A DISPUTE WITH A NEIGHBOR. WHEN THE REST OF US WHO ARE NOT CHURCHGOERS, WERE NOT CHRISTIANS, WERE NOT S WE'RE NOT REPUBLICANS, BUT WE BELIEVE IN IN CHOICE WOMEN'S CHOICE. WE BELIEVE IN UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE. WE BELIEVE IN LOW COST, NO COST, COLLEGE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOOD FOR SOCIETY THAT YOU REPUBLICANS SCUMBAGS DON'T EVEN BELIEVE. YOUR LEADERS HAVE TOLD US IN THE PAST, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS SOCIETY. ONLY INDIVIDUALS REALLY TELL THAT TO A A, A 2-YEAR-OLD INFANT. SO I CALL THAT DISPARATE TREATMENT BY A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. WHAT DO YOU SCUMBAGS CALL THAT? MM-HMM, . THIS GUY'S MOM, THE FLYING MONKEY IN A BUSINESS SUIT IS FULL [00:20:01] OF WISDOM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'S MOM. ANYWAY, MY TIME'S RUNNING SHORT, SO MY GOODNESS. NO HEART FEELINGS. I FEEL GOOD. IN FACT, I FEEL SO GOOD THAT MY MIDDLE FINGER AND I BOTH WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL EVENING. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEX FERRIS. HMM, ALEX. AND HE IS FOLLOWED BY JOHN MACHADO. AM I GOOD? ALL RIGHT. HELLO, MY NAME IS ALEX FERRIS. I'M A RESIDENT IN THE NEW PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT WEAVER LINK COMMUNITY. AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR THIS, THE CITY'S HELP IN THE FOLLOWING. ON MARCH 20TH, 2023, WE EMAILED A LETTER TO THE CITY AND THE CITY'S LAW FIRM, RICHARDS, WATSON AND GARRISON REQUESTING FOR THE CITY TO ONE RECONFIRM THE APPROVED PLANS FOR THE WEAVER LANE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF PRIVATE GATED RESIDENT ACCESS AND TWO, TO UPHOLD THE DEVELOPER'S BOND. GIVEN THAT THEY HAVE NOT COMPLETED, THE APPROVED PLANS HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE UNFINISHED SECURITY WALLS AROUND THE COMMUNITY. UH, THERE ARE MULTIPLE UNFINISHED AND UNCONTROLLED GATED AREAS WHICH UNAUTHORIZED PEOPLE USED TO ENTER THE PREMISES. THIS UNFAIRLY SUBJECTS WEAVER LANE, HOA TO LEGAL LIABILITY. WE BELIEVE WE WERE MATERIALLY MISLED AND DEFRAUDED BY ALL PARTIES INVOLVED. THE DEVELOPERS, THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS, THE HOA, THE REAL ESTATE COMPANY, AND THE CITY INTO PURCHASING HOMES IN WHAT WE REASONABLY BELIEVED WOULD BE A SECURE PRIVATE GATED RESIDENCE WITH COMMUNITY CONTROLLED ACCESS. THE UNGATED ACCESS HAS DEVALUED 26 HOME PROPERTIES, AND WE ARE PREPARED AND WILL SEEK TO RECOUP THIS LOSS OF THE CITY DOES NOT UPHOLD THE BOND AND REQUIRE THE DEVELOPER TO COMPLETELY SECURE THE PERIMETER. TODAY WE EMAILED A REVISED LETTER TO THE CITY AND THE CITY'S LAW FIRM THAT INCLUDES MULTIPLE WEAVER LANE RESIDENT SIGNATURES SUPPORTING OUR POSITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN MACHADO. YOU BE MAYOR MICHAEL CITY COUNCIL. I SEE ALL YOU. THE LAST TIME I SPOKE TO YOU PUBLIC COMMENTS WAS IN 2017 WHEN THE ORDINANCE FOR YOUR PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE WAS BEING VOTED ON. AND I CAME HERE TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU. WE'RE HERE AT, UM, UM, HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM FOLLOWING UP ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, UH, SINCE OUR FIRST MEETING IN MARCH, 2018. UM, SO THE, IT'S A ITEM, UH, H ONE CONSIDERATION APPROVAL, THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC ART STRATEGIC PLAN. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR, UM, APPROVING THAT ORDINANCE BACK IN 2017 AND FOR APPOINTING ME AS ONE OF THE INAUGURAL, UM, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE AND REAPPOINTING ME TWO MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. UH, REALLY ENJOYED THE TIME AND TO THE CITY, UH, MANAGER GILSON FOR, UM, UH, ARRANGING IT US BE ABLE TO HIRE A, UH, CONSULTANT TO WORK ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. UM, UM, MONICA MAHONEY'S DONE A LOT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING TO CREATE THE DOCUMENT THAT HE'LL BE CONSIDERING TODAY. UM, SO AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT THE, UH, COUNCIL AND THE CITY HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE ARTS AT RANCH CUCAMONGA. I'M A PROFESSOR OF ART HISTORY AT JP COLLEGE. I'M ALSO THE CEO OF A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED THE ARTS AREA AND THIRD TERM ON YOUR PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PORTION OF THIS EVENING'S AGENDA. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND CONSENT CALENDARS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE NON-CONTROVERSIAL AND WILL BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME WITHOUT DISCUSSION. HOWEVER, ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REMOVE ANY ITEM FOR DISCUSSION SHOULD THEY SO DESIRE. SO, DO I HAVE A MOTION, MS. MR. MAYOR? I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SO-CAL GAS IS MY EMPLOYER. OKAY. THAT, THAT ABSTENTION IS NOTED. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE COUNT? CONSENT CALENDAR. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I SECOND. UH, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH BOARD MEMBER SCOTT ABSTAINING. ON ITEM D THREE, WE HAVE ONE CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCE. THIS ORDINANCE HAD OUR, IS FIRST READING OUR LA OUR LAST MEETING. TONIGHT'S MEETING. IT'S, THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL, UNLESS ANY MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCE. UM, SO HEARING NONE, UH, WOULD ANYONE, UM, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, THEN WE'LL CONSIDER ITEM E ONE, WHICH IS THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 17. AND I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO WAIVE FULL READING AND ADOPT ORDINANCE 1 0 1 7 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY. SO MOVED. SECOND MADAM CLERK, THE TITLE, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 1 7, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO [00:25:01] CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT DRC 2 0 2 3 DASH 0 5 0 TO AMEND ARTICLES 3, 4, 5, 8, AND NINE OF TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, A SUPPLEMENTAL UPDATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND THEN ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, SCH NUMBER 2 0 2 1 0 5 0 2 6 1 FOR THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. UM, SO PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. VERY GOOD. WE HAVE ONE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING THIS EVENING, AND I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. SISON. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO, AS YOU KNOW, UH, THE COUNCIL A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO ESTABLISHED AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT, UM, FOR OUR EXPENDITURES UNDER OUR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS. AND SO WE PRESENT, EXCUSE ME, WE PRESENT THAT REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL EVERY YEAR, AND WE USUALLY HAVE, OR WE ALWAYS HAVE THE CHAIR OF THE, UH, OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE COME AND GIVE THE PRESENTATION. SO CHANCE FOR THE COUNCIL TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AS WELL AS FOR EVERYBODY ELSE TO GET TO HEAR, UM, UH, WHO'S REVIEWING THE, THE AUDITS AND THE EXPENDITURES AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERY, EVERYTHING IS DONE PROPERLY. SO, UH, THIS TONIGHT IS THE REPORT. WE HAVE A REVIEW OF THE EXPENDITURES IN LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT ONE, UH, NUMBER TWO, NUMBER FOUR R NUMBER SIX, R NUMBER SEVEN, AND THE STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS, UH, TWO AND PD 85. AND SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE APRIL MCALLISTER, THE COMMUNITY PARKS AND LANDSCAPE CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CHAIR TO GIVE THE REPORT ON THIS ITEM. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. UM, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. I'M GONNA JUST TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS RELATED TO, UM, THE AUDIT THAT WE REVIEWED. UM, SO THE COMMITTEE HELD A MEETING ON FEBRUARY 21ST OF THIS YEAR. UH, NOAH DANIELS, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND FRANK NORTH, THE AUDIT MANAGER OF LANCE. SO, SO, AND LARD, LPP PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE AUDIT FOR THE DISTRICTS FOR THE FINANCIAL, OR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2021 TO 2022. UM, BY LAW, EACH DISTRICT, UH, ACCOUNTS FOR ITS REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AND ITS FUNDS. UM, THE AUDITOR REVIEWED THEIR WORK AND A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE AUDIT PROCESS AND HOW THE CITY ENSURES THAT FUNDS COLLECTED FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ARE SPENT TO BENEFIT EACH DISTRICT. THE AUDITORS AND THE CITY FINANCE STAFF CONFIRMED THAT THE REVENUES HAVE BEEN EXPENDED APPROPRIATELY ON MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN EACH DISTRICT. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY ON THIS COMMITTEE, UM, AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVE AND FILE THIS REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF OUR CHAIRMAN? I, WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND ALL THE REST OF YOUR, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR COLLEAGUES FOR, FOR DOING THIS FOR US BECAUSE IT, IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT, THAT LIVE IN THOSE DISTRICTS, UH, GET A CHANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY'S DOING THE JOB THAT I KNOW THAT WE'RE VERY CAPABLE OF DOING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SERVICE YOU PROVIDE TO US. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, THANK YOU. HAPPY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON. WE HAVE NO ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE ONE, ONE, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING THAT WE JUST, WE JUST DEALT WITH. SO, UM, IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, SEEING NONE OR CLOSE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING? AND IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, IF NOT, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. UH, WE APPRECIATE IT. AND THIS IS NO ACTION NECESSARY. IT'S JUST TO RECEIVE AND FILE RIGHT, MR. CITY MANAGER? YES. OKAY. AND SINCE WE HAVE NO ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORTS. AND WE HAVE ONE ITEM FOR MR. GILSON TO KICK OFF. YES. SO AS WAS ALLUDED TO UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, WE DO HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC ART STRATEGIC PLAN. UH, THIS IS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A WHILE. UM, AS MR. MACHADO NOTED, WE HAD, UM, SOME ASSISTANCE FROM A CONSULTANT. WE ALSO HAD AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK THAT OUR STAFF PUT IN ON THIS. UH, KATIE BAILEY, OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST TOO, AND MORGAN CHAVEZ, OUR MANAGEMENT AIDE. AND SO WE'VE FINALLY BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT IT TO YOU TONIGHT. AND SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO KATIE AND MORGAN FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. [00:30:03] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MICHAEL AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC ART STRATEGIC PLAN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE RC PUBLIC ART PLAN, WHICH STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE. THE PURPOSE OF THE RC PUBLIC ART PLAN IS TO ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR THE ACQUISITION, PLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ART IN OUR CITY. AND IT WILL SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR THE CITY STAFF TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. THIS PLAN IS THE CULMINATION OF WORK THAT BEGAN IN 2017, FIRST WITH THE CITY'S COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER NINE 12 IN JULY OF 2017, WHICH ESTABLISHED POLICY FOR THE CITY AND PRIVATE DEVELOPERS TO FUND AND IMPLEMENT NEW PRO PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. AND SECOND, WITH THE CITY COUNCIL'S APPOINTMENT OF THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER OF 2017. IN 2019, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION TO COMPLETE A PUBLIC ART PLAN. AND THE COMPLETION OF THE PLAN WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE A PLAN TODAY THAT WILL HELP GUIDE THE CITY STAFF AND THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE INTO THE FUTURE. NEXT, WE'LL BRIEFLY REVIEW THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT METHOD METHODS USED TO INFORM THIS PLAN. WE'LL IDENTIFY AND BETTER UNDERSTAND YES COMMUNITY PRIORITIES FOR PUBLIC ART AND RANCHO CUCAMONGA. THE CITY COMPLETED A ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS BEFORE DRAFTING THE PLAN. THIS PROCESS UTILIZED EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND OUTREACH STRATEGIES ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE HEALTHY RC PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE WAYS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN THE PROCESS, GIVE IN-DEPTH FEEDBACK AND IDENTIFY PRIORITIES THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. MORE THAN 30,000 DATA POINTS WERE COLLECTED BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL SURVEY RESPONSES, ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS AFFINITY GROUP AND POP-UP MAPPING HOUR EVENTS. THIS DATA WAS THEN REVIEWED AND PROVIDED THE FOUNDATION FOR THE VISION CORE VALUES, GOALS, AND LOCATION PRIORITIES OUTLINED IN THE PLAN, WHICH WE WILL SHARE NEXT. AS MORGAN MENTIONED, THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY PRIORITIES FOR PUBLIC ART. THESE PRIORITIES WERE THEN USED TO CREATE BOTH THE RC PUBLIC ART PROGRAM VISION AND CORE VALUES. THE RC PUBLIC ART PROGRAM'S VISION IS TO ESTABLISH THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AS THE CULTURAL HUB OF THE INLAND EMPIRE. BY EQUITABLY BRINGING ART INTO THE PUBLIC REALM THAT ENGAGES, INSPIRES, AND REFLECTS OUR DIVERSE CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC HERITAGE, WHILE EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF ART AND CULTURAL AMENITIES. THE RC PUBLIC ART PROGRAM SHOULD ENGAGE ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, FOSTER JOY, INSPIRE CIVIC PRIDE, AND IGNITE A SENSE OF WONDER AND EXCITEMENT. THE CORE VALUES FOR THE PLANS ARE AS FOLLOWS. NUMBER ONE, DIVERSITY. THE RC PUBLIC ART PROGRAM WILL ENGAGE A VARIETY OF ARTISTIC APPROACHES AND PARTICIPATING ARTISTS TO ENCOURAGE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIC LIKE LIFE AND REFLECT OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY. NUMBER TWO, EQUITY. THE RC PUBLIC ART PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT THE CITY'S GOALS OF EQUITY BY PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE IN OR BENEFIT FROM ART AND CULTURAL AMENITIES AND PROGRAMMING ACROSS ALL AREAS OF THE CITY. NUMBER THREE, COMMUNITY. THE RC PUBLIC ART PROGRAM WILL HELP CREATE A SENSE OF BELONGING AND CONNECTION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. PRIORITIZING COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROGRAMMING THAT CREATES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE AND ENGAGE WITH ART AND ARTISTS. AND FINALLY, NUMBER FOUR, INSPIRATION. THE RC PUBLIC ART PROGRAM WILL INSPIRE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE CREATION OF INNOVATIVE AND VIBRANT PUBLIC SPACES, PROMOTING CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN ALL MEDIUMS, FOSTERING COMMUNITY PRIDE IN URBAN AND NATURAL SPACES, AND ENHANCING EQUITABLE QUALITY OF LIFE. BOTH THE VISION AND CORE VALUES GUIDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RC PUBLIC ART PLAN GOALS AND THE STRATEGIES AND MEASURES THAT ACCOMPANY THEM. MORGAN WILL NOW SHARE A BIT MORE ABOUT THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN. THE RC PUBLIC ART PLAN GOALS IDENTIFIED PROGRAMMING AND INITIATIVES THAT SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED BY STAFF AND THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE WHEN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO PLACE ART IN PUBLIC SPACES AND SUPPORT THE LOCAL CREATIVE ECONOMY. FIVE GOALS WERE IDENTIFIED DURING THE PLAN PROCESS, ALONG WITH STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR 2025 AND 2030 TO ENSURE THAT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IS ON TRACK AND ALIGNS WITH THE VISION AND CORE VALUES. THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN ARE AS FOLLOWS. GOAL ONE, BUILD AWARENESS AND KEEP MOMENTUM. ESTABLISH THE FOUNDATION FOR A WORLD CLASS PUBLIC ART AND PLACEMAKING PROGRAM AND THE STRUCTURE TO SUSTAIN IT. GOAL TWO, ART AND INFRASTRUCTURE. INTEGRATE A VARIETY OF VIBRANT AND ENGAGING PUBLIC ART THROUGHOUT THE CITY. GOAL THREE, PROMOTE THE LOCAL CREATIVE ECONOMY. DEVELOP INCENTIVES AND PROGRAMMING THAT ATTRACTS ART AND CULTURE FOCUSED ENTERPRISES AND SUPPORT TO RETAIN AND BUILD A DIVERSE CREATIVE CLASS THAT LIVES AND WORKS IN THE CITY. GOAL FOUR, CREATE DIVERSE, EQUITABLE, AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING. PUBLIC ART PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE ACCESS TO ART AND CREATIVE PLACEMAKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND REFLECT OUR DIVERSE POPULATION AND CULTURAL HISTORY. AND FINALLY, GOAL FIVE, PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY CENTRIC ART, PUBLIC ART [00:35:01] THAT CONTRIBUTES TO CREATING PLACEMAKING AND PROJECTS THAT ENGAGE IN OUR COMPLETED AND PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS NOT ONLY INFORMED THE VISION, CORE VALUES AND GOALS OUTLINED IN THE PLAN, BUT IT ALSO INFORMED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN AS WELL. NOW, KATIE WILL SHARE MORE ABOUT THE PRIORITY AREAS FOR ART PLACEMENT AND HOW THE PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS INFORMED . UM, THE PUBLIC EN ENGAGEMENT PROCESS GENERATED A DETAILED OVERVIEW OF WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE PUBLIC ART. UH, THE DATA THAT WAS COLLECTED WAS REVIEWED, AND INITIAL AREAS OF CONCENTRATION WERE IDENTIFIED AND REFINED INTO THE HIGH AND MEDIUM PRIORITY AREAS, UM, SHOWN ON THE MAP. UM, ADDITIONAL PATTERNS EMERGED FROM THAT DATA AS WELL. UH, AND INDIVIDUAL LOCATIONS SUCH AS BIKES AND BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAILS GATEWAYS INTO THE CITY. UH, MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS WERE ALSO IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITY LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC ART PLACEMENT. WHEN TO DETERMINING ART SITE LOCATIONS, STAFF WILL RECOMMEND PLACEMENT WITHIN THE IDENTIFIED PRIORITY AREAS AND WILL UTILIZE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE PLAN TO ENSURE AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ART THROUGHOUT THE CITY. FINALLY, THE RC PUBLIC ART PLAN PROVIDES PROCESS GUIDELINES FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING COMMISSIONING NEW ART, PURCHASING, EXISTING ART, ACCEPTING DONATION AND LOANS, MAINTAINING AND DEACCESSIONING OF PUBLIC ART, MAINTAINING PUBLIC ART RECORDS AND MAINTAINING AND LEVERAGING FUNDING. THE PLAN OUTLINED THE PERSPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CRITICAL STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC ART PROCESS, INCLUDING RC PUBLIC ART STAFF, THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER, ART SELECTION PANELS, AND CITY DEPARTMENTS. PUBLIC ART PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE IN ANY COMMUNITY, ADDS BEAUTY, INTEREST, AND CHARACTER TO NEIGHBORHOOD, AND CAN CONSERVE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION, PRIDE, AND IDENTITY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY THERE. THIS PLAN WAS CREATED WITH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AT THE CENTER, CENTER OF ITS VISION, CORE VALUES AND GOALS AND ART PLACEMENT PRIORITIES. AND IT WILL GUIDE THE CITY TOWARDS A MORE VIBRANT AND CULTURALLY RICH COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS PLACEMAKING EFFORTS. FOR THAT REASON, STAFF RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC ART STRATEGIC PLAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. AN EXCELLENT STAFF REPORT, BY THE WAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? I DO HAVE A COMMENT. FIRST OF ALL, I'M SO PROUD OF THIS PLAN. IT IS AMAZING. I READ IT THROUGH AND THROUGH AND I PLAN TO KEEP A COPY MYSELF. THANK YOU, KATIE. THANK YOU MORGAN. MORGAN. AND THANK YOU JOHN FOR BEING HERE. 'CAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN A, A JOURNEY IN TERMS OF GETTING TO THIS POINT, STARTING WITH OUR DECISION AS A CITY TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM AND ESTABLISH OUR PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE CORE VALUES AND HOW THEY INFORM THE ART THAT'S GOING TO BE SELECTED. I LOVE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THE OUTREACH AND THE POPUPS ALL OVER THE CITY AND THE GOALS, PERFORMANCE TARGETS AND BENCHMARKS THAT YOU'VE SET WITHIN THE PLAN. AND CERTAINLY THAT CLEAR PROCESS ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO SELECT ART AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE MAINTAINED, AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANYONE ELSE? THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T WANNA FOLLOW MAYOR PROTE. SHE SAYS EVERYTHING YOU WANNA SAY IN A, IN A, IN A BETTER WAY. BUT AGAIN, I JUST WANNA ECHO THE COMMENTS THAT, UM, MAYOR PROTE KENNEDY SAID, AND I JUST HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE YOU'RE WALKING AROUND AND, UM, I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, I THINK MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO, LAST YEAR, LOS AMIGOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WATCHING THE KIDS AND ADULTS DO THE, UM, SPRAY PAINTING WITH THE, WITH THE, UM, UH, SPRAY HANDS. BUT SEEING THAT THE, UM, THE ART THAT THEY ACTUALLY CREATED TOGETHER, UM, AS A CLASS, UH, GET ONTO THE SIDEWALK. AND IT'S STILL THERE TODAY. AND SO I KIND OF SMILE EVERY TIME I WALK BY OVER THERE BECAUSE IT'S STILL THERE. AND IT JUST, IT, YOU KNOW, HERE IN OUR MISSION STATEMENT OR WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT, IT PROMOTES ENHANCES ITSELF AND HEALTHY, COMMUN SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY. AND IT'S JUST REALLY A NICE THING TO LOOK AT KNOWING THAT THAT ART WAS DONE BY THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO, UH, JUST KUDOS TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE VOLUNTEERS WHO TAKE THEIR TIME TO BE PART OF THIS, UM, COMMITTEE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND AGAIN, AS, UM, THE MAYOR PROTO SAID, I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF A CITY THAT ENHANCES ART FOR ALL AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN BE THE ART HUB FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE. SO THANK YOU. AND I WOULD JUST, UH, ECHO, UM, AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WAS DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU EXCEEDED, I THINK, OUR OWN EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT THIS PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC ART STRATEGIC PLAN WAS GONNA LOOK LIKE. UM, YOU KNOW, I I, I'M SO PROUD OF THAT WE GOT HERE. NOW WE HAVE THE PLAN THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. AND SO THANK [00:40:01] YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERY, EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE THUS FAR IN, IN PRESENTING THIS TO US TONIGHT IN SUCH A DETAILED FORMAT. THANK YOU. AND BY THE WAY, 30,000 DATA POINTS. UM, I I, I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT, THAT THIS WASN'T A PROJECT THAT WAS BORNE BY STAFF. IT WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS BORNE BY COMMUNITY INPUT AND YOU FOLKS PUT IT ALL TOGETHER INTO, INTO THE DOCUMENT. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. SO IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, THEN WE'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC ART STRATEGIC PLAN. MOTION TO APPROVE A SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW YOU MAY GO FORWARD WITH PUBLIC ART. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU MR. MACHADO, FOR, FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND BEING HERE TONIGHT WITH US, UM, COUNCIL BUSINESS. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS, IF NOT ANY INTERAGENCY UPDATES? IF AND IF NOT ANY ITEMS FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY? UH, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION. ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE FOR CLOSED SESSION, BUT ON ITEM D FIVE, COUNCIL MEMBER STICKLER, UH, RECUSED HERSELF TO, TO A REAL PROPERTY INTEREST WITHIN THE SUBJECT TRACK. AND ON A RELATED NOTE, UM, IN RESPONSE TO THE GENTLEMAN WHO SPOKE ON THE WEAVER LANE SUBDIVISION, UH, I RECEIVED THEIR LETTER AND I WILL BE RESPON WORKING WITH STAFF ON AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE. AND THEN I'D JUST LIKE TO CONFIRM THAT I, I DO HAVE A LAW DEGREE, IT HANGS IN MY OFFICE AND I DON'T PLAN ON TAKING IT DOWN ANYTIME SOON. , WE APPRECIATE THAT. . THANK YOU. OKAY. YOU MIGHT BRING A NEW SUIT THOUGH, . UM, I SHOULDN'T BE. OKAY. . THANK YOU MR. CITY ATTORNEY NICK, IDENTIFICATION FOR ITEMS OVER OUR NEXT MEETING. OKAY, SEEING NONE, AS WE STATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, UH, WE ARE GONNA BE ADJOURNING THIS MEETING IN THE MEMORY OF DAVID LONG AT A ONE TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FOR OVER 39 YEARS. UM, SO IF YOU'LL JUST, UH, BEAR WITH ME A MOMENT FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HIS MEMORY. THANK YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR ATTENDING. WE NOW ARE ADJOURNED. THANK. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.