* 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. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND [00:00:01] GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO OUR OCTOBER 2ND, UM, CITY COUNCIL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS. WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL:  Mayor Michael  Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy  Council Members Hutchison, Scott and Stickler] ASK OUR COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN HUTCHINSON, TO LEAD US IN THIS EVENING'S PLEDGE PLACE. YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY BEGIN LEDGE ALLEGIANCE THROUGH THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY, ROLL CALL. MAYOR MICHAEL IS PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM LYNN KENNEDY. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON. PRESENT. CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT. UM, MADAM CLERK, ARE [A. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA] THERE ANY MODIFICATIONS OR AMENDMENTS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? WE HAVE NO AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA, ME OR MICHAEL. THANK YOU. WE HAVE, UM, [B. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS] A FEW ANNOUNCED PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT I'LL MAKE AT THE END. UM, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP, THIS IS A, AN INCREDIBLY [B1. Presentation of a Proclamation to Chris Holden, Outgoing Assembly Member for the State of California 41st District.] GIFTED ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHO IS TERMED OUT OF OFFICE. I'D LIKE TO CALL UP TO THE PODIUM OUTGOING ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM THE 41ST DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CHRIS HOLDEN, ASSEMBLY MEMBER. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND START FROM THERE IF YOU WISH. WE HAVE A MICROPHONE HERE FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION HERE, AND THEN WE'LL DO, WOULD YOU WANT THERE? I CAN YOU WOULD YOU RATHER GO RIGHT THERE IS FINE. PERFECT. THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO ALL AMERICAN CITY RANCHO CUCAMONGA, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE AND AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT, UH, THIS AMAZING CITY OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING SORT OF A QUICK ABBREVIATED, BUT UPDATE ON, UH, WHAT ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE IN SACRAMENTO, BUT ALSO KIND OF OVER THE PERIOD OF TIME TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A, A KIND OF A 30,000 FOOT VIEW AND THEN ALSO SOME OF THE MORE RECENT ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE. AND AS MANY OF YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE CALLED TO SERVICE. AND FOR ME, UH, SERVING IN THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST EXHILARATING, IMPACTFUL, AND INNOVATIVE ENDEAVORS I COULD HAVE IMAGINED. AUTHOR IN LAWS THAT PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE AND DISENFRANCHISED HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY NORTH STAR. WHEN I ENTERED THE ASSEMBLY IN 2012 AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW 12 YEAR LEGISLATIVE CLASS, I REMEMBER THINKING THIS WAS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE GOOD STEWARDS, UH, TO BE GOOD STEWARDS AND ENVISIONED THE BEST FOR CALIFORNIA BECAUSE INSTILLING HOPE AND PROMISE FOR AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY IS WHY I SERVE. I HAD MY SIGHT SET ON PROTECTING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND INVESTING IN DEFERRED MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENTS FOR ROADS, BRIDGES, AND HIGHWAYS. I MADE A GOAL OF CREATING POLICIES THAT WORK TO IMPROVE WATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND MODERNIZING THE ELECTRIC GRID AND TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF A CHANGING CLIMATE RELIABLY AND COST EFFECTIVELY. AS YOU KNOW, MY COLLEAGUES AND I CAME TOGETHER FOR A SPECIAL SESSION TO DISCUSS TWO IMPORTANT MEASURES YESTERDAY, ASSEMBLY BILL, UH, ONE, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION TO INCREASE TRANSPORTATION FUEL SUPPLY THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIONS. THIS BILL SEEKS TO EMPOWER THE CEC OR THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION TO REDUCE VOLATILITY AND STABILIZE RETAIL FUEL PRICES. THIS NEW AUTHORITY GRANTED AIMS TO SAVE BILLIONS BY PREVENTING PRICE SURGES DURING DISRUPTIONS OR MAINTENANCE BREAKS, AND ALSO ASSEMBLY BILL NINE, WHICH WOULD MANDATE THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD TO FINISH ITS EVALUATION OF GASOLINE BLEND WITH UP TO 15% ETHANOL BY JULY, 2025. THIS BILL WAS A RESULT OF MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PETROLEUM AND GASOLINE SUPPLY COMMITTEE AND COMPRISES A THREE TIER SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTATION TO ENHANCE GASOLINE PRODUCTION. THESE BILLS PASSED OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THEY'RE NOW MOVING TO THE SENATE. UH, THEY ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE THEM UP WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THEN IT WILL COME BACK, UH, TO THE, UH, ASSEMBLY ON CONCURRENCE. WE BEGAN THIS YEAR WITH APPROXIMATELY $45 BILLION GENERAL FUND SHORTFALL. THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR COMPLETED 17 BILLION IN EARLY ACTIONS. AND THE 20 24 25 STATE BUDGET PLAN REFLECTED NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO CLOSE THE REMAINING 28 BILLION PROJECTED BUDGET SHORTFALL. THE PLAN BALANCES THE STATE BUDGET FOR BOTH THE 20 24, 25, AND 25, 26 FISCAL YEARS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION'S CURRENT REVENUE AND SPENDING PROJECTIONS [00:05:02] AND ACCOMPLISHES THIS WHILE USING ONLY ABOUT ONE HALF OF THE RAINY DAY FUND, WHICH LEAVES ABOUT 11 BILLION IN THE FUND FOR POSSIBLE BUDGET CHALLENGES FOR AFTER 20 25 26. DESPITE THIS YEAR'S BUDGET DEFICITS, MY COLLEAGUES AND I WERE SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING STATEWIDE FUNDING PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC DURING OUR STATE SURPLUS YEARS. 400 MILLION FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO HELP NEARLY 330,000 CALIFORNIANS LIVING WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 200 MILLION IN NEW FUNDS AND 200 MILLION IN STATE BUDGET FUNDS AND FEDERAL FUNDS, WHICH WOULD TOTAL CLOSE TO 1 BILLION, UH, FOR OUR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY COMMUNITY. 16.3 MILLION TO FINISH AND MAINTAIN THE CALIFORNIA EARLY EARTHQUAKE WARNING SYSTEM, WHICH WILL HELP REDUCE DAMAGE COSTS AND CASUALTIES IN AN EARTHQUAKE. THIS INCLUDES A ONE-TIME, 8.8 MILLION APPROPRIATION AND AN ONGOING 3.6 MILLION CREATING, UH, AND MAINTAINING THE SHAKE ALERT EARLY EARTHQUAKE WARNING SYSTEM, 3 MILLION TO EXPAND SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST TRAINING IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. THE FUNDING WILL ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED TEACHERS TO HELP STUDENTS WITH SPEECH RELATED DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. IN 2022, I ADVOCATED FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF 1.9 MILLION FOR THE RANCHO CUCAMONGO WILDFIRE DETECTION INITIATIVE. THIS DETECTIVE SYSTEM, UH, IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE RAPID DETECTION REPORTING AND RESPONSE TO WILDFIRES, AND I WANNA THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL FOR ADVOCATING FOR THAT, UH, FUNDING. AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING IT. AND WE ALSO MADE A BIG PITCH A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TO HAVE THAT SAME EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EXTEND AROUND THE ENTIRE ANGELES FOREST. ALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE REGION HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE, UH, BUT WHEN THE BUDGET TOOK A TURN, UH, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO TO GET THAT IN RIGHT AWAY. BUT THE IDEA IS STILL THERE. PLEASE CAN AVID ADVOCATING AND JOINING WITH YOUR OTHER, YOUR COLLEAGUES IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND THE HIGH DESERT, UH, TO SEE THAT THAT HAPPENS. INVESTMENT IN TRANSPORTATION AND INTERCONNECTED CONNECTIVITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY OF MINE. SINCE THE TIMES I SERVED ON THE PASADENA CITY COUNCIL, I STEPPED ONTO THE ASSEMBLY FOR COMMITTED TO COMPLETING THE GOAL LINE THROUGH SAN GABRIEL, UH, VALLEY TO MONTCLAIR. THE EXTENSION OF THE GOAL LINE WILL CONNECT TWO LARGE COUNTIES AND BRING MUCH NEEDED RELIEF TO ONE OF THE BUSIEST COMMUTE CORRIDORS IN THE COUNTRY. AS CHAIR OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, I'VE HAD NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD IN PASADENA TO ONTARIO AND MONT MONTCLAIR, UH, LANCASTER AND BEYOND. WITH AN UPCOMING HEARING IN MONTCLAIR, AGAIN ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER THE 18TH. I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, 500 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED FOR THE 3.2 3.2 MILE EXTENSION FROM POMONA TO CLAREMONT AND MONTCLAIR IN THE INLAND EMPIRE. COMMUTERS FROM THE INLAND EMPIRE WHO DRIVE THE TWO 10, THE 10, AND THE 60 FREEWAYS IN THE MORNING TO JOBS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILL HAVE A LESS EXPENSIVE AND QUICKER MASS TRANSIT COMMUTE. THE SOONER WE CAN COMPLETE THE GOAL LINE EXTENSION, THE SOONER, UH, WE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP CLEAN OUR AIR CURB CLIMATE POLLUTION, AND RELIEVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. SINCE BEING ELECTED TO THE ASSEMBLY IN 2012, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO SERVE UNDER TWO ADMINISTRATIONS, GOVERNOR JEFFREY BROWN AND THE CURRENT GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE SIGNED MORE THAN A HUNDRED OF MY BILLS INTO STATE INTO LAW. MANY OF THESE LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES STEM FROM CONVERSATIONS AND COLLABORATION FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. UH, THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, OUR OFFICE WAS ABLE TO CREATIVELY TAKE STEPS TOWARD FINDING AND DELIVERING SOLUTIONS THAT WORK IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION. I'VE TAKEN STEPS TO REMOVE SOME BARRIERS TO DUAL ENROLLMENT ACCESS BY SUCCESSFULLY ENACTING THE COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS ACT OF 2016. THE DATA REMAINS UNDISPUTABLE, DUAL ENROLLMENT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF COLLEGE GRADUATES, REDUCES THE TIME AND MONEY SPENT FOR COLLEGE, AND HELPS CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP. THIS ACT CREATED A PARADIGM SHIFT WHERE COLLEGE CO, WHERE EARLY COLLEGE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES BECAME MORE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY STUDENT, NOT ONLY THE 5% SCHOLASTICALLY ADVANCED STUDENTS. FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, I'VE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION ANNUALLY TO ENSURE DUAL ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES REMAIN AVAILABLE TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS. BECAUSE OF THIS LEGISLATION, I CAN SAY TODAY, ALL 114 COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFER SOME FORM OF DUAL ENROLLMENT, AND WE HAVE MANY EXAMPLES OF GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS THAT COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL WITH THEIR DIPLOMA [00:10:01] AND ALSO THEIR AA DEGREE. I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF A LEGISLATIVE CLASS WHERE WE GET TO SEE THE FULL CIRCLE OF BILL IDEA SIGNED INTO LAW, GET IMPLEMENTED ON THE LOCAL LEVEL, AND THEN DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY. IN THIS CASE, OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, NIECES, NEPHEWS, AND FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. IN THE AREA OF THE ENVIRONMENT, I COLLABORATED WITH THE GOVERNOR AND THE SENATE TO ENACT THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION FUND THAT ENSURES FIRE VICTIMS AND BUSINESSES DO NOT INCUR CERTAIN COSTS AND EXPENSES ARISING FROM WILDFIRES. UNFORTUNATELY, MY CURRENT BILL AB 2330 WAS VETOED RECENTLY BY THE GOVERNOR. THIS BILL WAS SPONSORED BY THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND WOULD HAVE PROVIDED LOCAL AGENCIES WITH A STREAMLINED MITIGATION PROCESS THAT PRIORITIZES WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. AND PLEASE ALLOW ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR FIREFIGHTERS, PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS, AND ALL WHO JOINED IN UNITED COMMAND TO MANAGE THE BRIDGE. FIRE LIVES AND PROPERTY HAVE BEEN SAVED BECAUSE OF YOU. AS I WRAP UP THIS LEGISLATIVE YEAR, THE GOVERNOR RECENTLY SIGNED ASSEMBLY BILL 2 62, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO INCREASE SAFETY FOR CHILDREN AT OVERNIGHT DAY CAMPS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, HE VETOED AB 1826, WHICH WOULD'VE MODERNIZED THE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND VIDEO COMPETITION ACT OF 2006 BY ESTABLISHING A MORE INCLUSIVE PROCESS TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY IN THE STATE VIDEO FRANCHISING PROCESS, AB 3 5 9, WHICH WOULD'VE PROVIDED SCHOOLS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH COURSES ONLINE, ENSURE STUDENTS RECEIVE CREDITS FOR THE COURSES THEY COMPLETE IN THEIR UNIQUE PATHWAYS. IN CLOSING, SERVING AS AN ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR THIS DISTRICT THAT I GREW UP IN AND HAVE BEEN A PART OF FOR A VERY LONG TIME. AND HAVING SERVED IN ELECTED OFFICE FOR NOW 36 YEARS, UH, IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO BE A PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA. AND I WILL SAY TO YOU THAT I DON'T FEEL REALLY THAT OLD BECAUSE YOUR MAYOR WAS YOUR MAYOR AT THE TIME THAT I BECAME YOUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER. SO WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT ME? NO. WE'LL, , WE'VE BEEN IN THE SAME, THE SAME POOL SPLASHING AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL. UH, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT YOU AND TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU ON SOME IMPORTANT WORK THAT I THINK IS SETTING A MODEL, AS I'VE DESCRIBED EARLIER, FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE FOOTHILLS TO GRAB A HOLD OF. AND WE WANNA BE YOUR PARTNER IN DOING THAT. UH, I'M NOT GOING TOO FAR. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT NEXT LOOKS LIKE, BUT I AM LOOKING TO BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON, ON POLICY AND, UM, WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO CALL RANCHO MY HOME. OKAY. UM, I'D LIKE TO ALSO, IF I COULD PRESENT TO YOU MAYOR AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, A RESOLUTION, UH, TO BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, ESTABLISH MY APPRECIATION FOR THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU DO. AS I LOOK ON YOUR WALL HERE, AS AN ALL AMERICAN CITY, THAT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN. YOU HAVE TO PROVE TO A LARGER ORGANIZATION THAT YOU'RE WORTHY, AND THAT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE AN ENGAGED COMMUNITY THAT IS A PART OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, AND YOU PROVIDE THE IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP HERE TO, TO CREATE THAT, THE MOVEMENT TOWARDS SUCCESS. AND I WANNA SAY THAT I SEE THAT AND I RECOGNIZE IT, AND I WANT TO PRESENT A RESOLUTION TO YOU TODAY TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE AMAZING WORK YOU DO HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY. AND HOLDEN, WHY DON'T YOU JUST COME RIGHT ON UP HERE OKAY. AND COME UP TO THE DI SO WE CAN ALL JOIN IN. WE'VE GOT A LITTLE RECOGNITION FOR YOU ALSO. IS THAT PROCLAMATION OR IS HIS PROCLAMATION OVER THERE? YEAH, WE HAVE THIS AND I THINK WE HAVE THE PROCLAMATION. WHAT THE ONE THAT, YEAH. THANK YOU, RYAN. SURE. HERE'S THE ONE ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND GIVE THAT ONE TO. SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION TO THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ON AMAZING LEADERSHIP AND HOW A CITY SHOULD BE RUN. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. IT COMES WITH US. THAT COMES WITH A GREAT TEAM, RIGHT? AND THEY'RE ALL RIGHT OUT THERE. MOST OF ALL OF OUR LEADERS AND ALL THE PERSONNEL IN THIS CITY WOULD MAKE UP TEAM RC, WHICH IS JUST, HAS TURNED INTO ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES WE'VE ALL EVER HAD THE FORTUNE OF BEING A PART OF. SO THANK YOU ASSEMBLYMAN HOLDEN. THANK YOU, CHRIS. APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE WILL HANG THAT IN A VERY PROMINENT PLACE IN CITY HALL. [00:15:01] SO WHY DON'T YOU STAND HERE AND, AND THEN IN THE MIDDLE. I THINK YOU SHOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE, SIR. HE WANTS, SHE WANTS YOU IN THE MIDDLE. SHE WANTS TO, SHE SHE WANTS TO PRETEND SHE'S TALL AS YOU ARE. . YES. THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND NOW WE HAVE A, A PRESENTATION FOR YOU, SIR. CHRIS. I, I, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND, KIND WORDS. UH, IT, IT, IT MEANS A LOT TO HEAR THOSE WORDS COMING FROM A MAN OF YOUR STATURE AND YOUR CAPACITY UP IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. I, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES WE WENT UP ANNUALLY TO, TO VISIT WITH OUR LEGISLATORS, UH, BOTH ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE OF THE AISLE, AS WELL AS THE REPUBLICAN SIDE OF THE AISLE AND OUR LEADERSHIP IN SACRAMENTO. AND, AND I CAN TELL YOU, UM, YOU ALWAYS CARRIED A HUGE DEGREE OF RESPECT AMONGST YOUR COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS YOU'RE PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST FAVORITE PERSONS TO GET OUT OF A MEETING AND COME AND CHAT WITH US. UH, HE'S A VERY BUSY MAN AND HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB. SO WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION AND, UH, I APPRECIATE THE FACT YOU DIDN'T READ ALL THAT RESOLUTION THAT YOU HAD, BUT I'M GONNA READ THIS BECAUSE, UH, IT IT DOES, IT'S A TESTAMENT TO, TO YOUR CAREER AS, AS AN ASSEMBLYMAN, THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA RECOGNIZES CONTRIBUTIONS, MANU, THAT'S A MANUFACTURER'S COUNCIL, UM, , YOU DIDN'T, YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GONNA RECEIVE A MANUFACTURER'S AWARD. UM, WHEREAS CHRIS HOLDEN HAS SERVED AS THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER OF CALIFORNIA'S 41ST DISTRICT SINCE 2012, BRINGING HIS DEEP COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, CIVIC LEADERSHIP, AND ADVOCACY TO THE RESIDENTS OF OUR REGION. AND WHEREAS ASSEMBLYMAN HOLDEN HAS BEEN A TIRELESS ADVOCATE OF EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH AND SAFETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CHAMPIONING POLICIES AND INITIATIVES THAT HAVE ENHANCED THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR COUNTLESS CALIFORNIANS. AND WHEREAS DURING HIS TENURE ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN HAS AUTHORED AND SUPPORTED LEGISLATION THAT HAS EXPANDED ACCESS TO THE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PATHWAYS BOLSTERED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS, IMPROVED ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PROTECTED VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. AND WHEREAS THE ASSEMBLYMAN'S HOLDEN LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING RESOURCES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AND ENSURING THAT STATE POLICIES REFLECT THE VALUES AND PRIORITIES OF HIS 41ST DISTRICT. AND WHEREAS HIS DEDICATION TO FOSTERING EQUITY OPPORTUNITY AND JUSTICE HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE RESIDENTS OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND THE BROADER REGION, INCLUDING HIS ROLE IN SECURING. AND HE SPOKE OF THIS EARLIER, AND THIS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, $1.9 MILLION FOR THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA WILDFIRE DETECTION INITIATIVE, WHICH COVERS THE INSULATION OF A NEWLY AVAILABLE RAPID FI WILDFIRE DETECTION SYSTEM ALONG THE CITY'S NORTHERN BOUNDARY TO DETECT AND REPORT AND PREVENT WILDFIRES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. THAT WAS MEANT SO MUCH TO THIS COMMUNITY. AND SO, AND I'M JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVANCING THAT AND OUR CITY LEGISLATIVE TEAM THAT WORKED WITH YOU TO ACQUIRE THAT, THAT THAT GRANT. AND WHEREAS ASSEMBLYMAN HOLDEN'S COMMITMENT TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH HAS LEFT A LASTING LEGACY THAT WILL BENEFIT FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS, AS AN ADVOCATE OF REGIONAL COLLABORATION ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH CITY OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE 41ST DISTRICT TO PROMOTE INITIATIVES THAT HAVE STRENGTHENED PUBLIC SERVICES AND IMPROVED THE LIVES, LIVES OF HIS CONSTITUENTS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA DOES HEREBY HONOR AND COMMEND ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHRIS HOLDEN FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA'S 41ST DISTRICT. AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, WE EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR YOUR MANY CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXTEND OUR BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED TO SEC SUCCESS IN YOUR FUTURES ENDEAVORS. CHRIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOD BLESS YOU YOUNG MAN. I'M REALLY, WE'RE REALLY, WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO SEE YOU HAVE SERVED. YES. AND WE HAVE THIS THANK YOU, THIS PRO PROCLAMATION WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU. IT READS JUST WHAT I READ, SO WE DON'T, YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ IT AGAIN UNTIL YOU GET HOME. BUT WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER HERE AND WE'LL GET SOME PICTURES. [00:20:08] THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE HIM ONE MORE BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. CAN I GET JUST ONE? SURE. I, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, TO THANK YOU AS A, AS A COUNCIL. UH, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE FRIENDS. IT'S, IT'S NOT JUST THAT I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT YOU, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT, UM, I'M ONLY AS SUCCESSFUL AS THE, THE GREAT PEOPLE THAT I HAVE THAT WORK FOR ME. AND MATT LYONS IS MY DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR. UH, HE'S REPRESENTED THE EASTERN PART OF THE DISTRICT. IT'S A VERY LARGE DISTRICT, AND EVEN FROM HERE, IT GOES INTO WRIGHTWOOD, PINON HILLS IN THE HIGH DESERT. AND MATT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING, UH, CONNECTOR FOR OUR DISTRICT AND BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU, MATT, FOR ALL YOUR GREAT WORK, MATT. THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY. YOU BET. AND, UM, I, I BELIEVE YOU WERE THE MAYOR OF PASADENA AT ONE TIME, WERE YOU NOT? SO IS THERE A KEY THAT WE COULD ALL GET TO GO INTO PASADENA ON JANUARY 1ST? WE'LL FIND A KEY FOR YOU, . THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. BYE-BYE. DID, DID YOU TAKE ALL THEIR HANDS? YES, I DID. YOU DID ALREADY. AND WE GOT, DID YOU GET A PICTURE? YOU GOT A PICTURE? WE GOT A PICTURE. OKAY THEN. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. YOU BET. ANOTHER BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE THAT MAN. AND [B2. Presentation of Recognition for 2024 Paralympian, Arelle Middleton.] NOW THIS IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE. UM, THIS IS GONNA BE A FIRST TIME EVER FOR THE HIST IN THE HISTORY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA THAT I CAN RECALL. OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS THE PRESENTATION OF RECOGNITION FOR THE 2024 PARALYMPIAN OREL MIDDLETON. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? OREL. I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND READ THIS LITTLE STORY ABOUT YOURSELF, AND THEN I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE MICROPHONE AND YOU CAN SHARE A FEW WORDS IF YOU WISH. TONIGHT WE HAVE THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING A TRULY REMARKABLE YOUNG ATHLETE FROM OUR COMMUNITY. SOMEONE WHO HAS NOT ONLY MADE RANCHO CUCAMONGA PROUD, BUT HAS ALSO INSPIRED COUNTLESS OTHERS THROUGH HER DEDICATION, RESILIENCE, AND EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS. AT JUST 16 YEARS OF AGE, OREL MIDDLETON HAS ACCOMPLISHED WHAT MANY ONLY DREAM OF AS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER. AND YOU CAN'T BELIEVE THIS, BUT I I CAN BELIEVE IT NOW. I CAN BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT HERE NEXT TO US. , THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE 2024 US PARALYMPIC TEAM ARE NOW COMPETED IN THE WORLD STAGE, ON THE WORLD STAGE IN PARIS, EARNING A SILVER MEDAL IN THE SHOT PUT F 64 CATEGORY, MAKING HER THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF TEAM USAS TO MEDAL AT THE 2024 PARALYMPICS. A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THAT ACHIEVEMENT. WOW. OOH, ARAS. A JOURNEY TO OF EXCELLENCE BEGAN RIGHT HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA, WHERE SHE NOT ONLY EXCELLED IN ADAPTIVE SPORTS, BUT ALSO COMPETED AGAINST ABLE-BODIED ATHLETES IN HER HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEETS HER VICTORY AT THE 2023 CIF HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. AND SHOT PUT IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY HIGHLIGHTS OF HER YOUNG CAREER. RL HAS ALSO REPRESENTED THE US ON THE GLOBAL STAGE, EARNING A SILVER MEDAL IN THE 2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SHOT PUT AND FINISHING SIXTH IN THE DISCUS. THROW THESE INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SPEAK TO HER TALENT, YOUR DETERMINATION, AND A LOT OF VERY HARD WORK. I'M SURE AEL, YOU HAVE SHOWN US ALL WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH PERSEVERANCE, WITH COURAGE, AND A RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE. YOU ARE A TRUE ROLE MODEL, NOT ONLY FOR YOUNG ATHLETES, BUT FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THAT, IN SPITE YOUR TO TRUE INSPIRATION. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTRY SO WELL. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS, YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS REMIND US THAT THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT AND WHAT YOUNG LEADERS LIKE YOU, WE ARE IN GREAT HANDS. OREL, [00:25:01] LET US ALL GIVE THIS YOUNG LADY A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HER AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AND, AND THE LAST THING THAT I'LL SAY IS I CAN'T WAIT FOR 2028 IN CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO WATCH YOU PERFORM. SO CONGRATULATIONS. AND I'D LIKE TO TURN THIS MICROPHONE OVER TO YOU. LET'S PLEASE SHOW YOUR MEDAL OFF TO EVERYBODY. I'VE, THAT'S THE CLOSEST I'VE EVER BEEN TO ANY OLYMPIC MEDAL IN MY LIFE, PROBABLY IN THE LAST TIME. SO HERE YOU GO. UM, I'D LIKE, I'D LIKE TO START OFF, UM, I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO BE RECOGNIZED. IT MEANS A LOT. I'VE GROWN UP HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND YEAH, I LOVE IT HERE. AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, THAT'S MY MOM, , AND, AND I KNOW HER MOTHER'S OUT HERE TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS, BUT WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND UP TO BE RECOGNIZED IN RAISING THIS BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY? TAKES A LOT OF WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO, WE'LL NOW JUST GO AHEAD AND SHAKE HANDS WITH, THIS IS FOR YOU. THIS IS A CERTIFICATE. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT IT SAYS. SO EVERYONE ELSE KNOWS THE CITY OF RANCHO COOK ONE IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE OREL MIDDLETON 2024 US PARALYMPIC TEAM, IN HONOR OF YOUR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE 2024 US PARALYMPIC TEAM AND HISTORIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS THE YOUNGEST TEAM, USA PARALYMPIAN TO MEDAL EARNING A SILVER MEDAL IN THE SHOT PUT F 64 CATEGORY AT THE 2024 PARALYMPIC GAMES IN THE CITY OF PARIS. SO, I, I'M NOT GONNA LEAVE LET YOU LEAVE UNTIL YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE. IS THIS THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE BEEN TO PARIS? YEAH. CAN YOU SHARE WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A PART OF THE OLYMPIC TEAM IN PARIS? UM, IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO SEE ALL THESE DIFFERENT ATHLETES FROM MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. UH, IT WAS DEFINITELY A LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR LA 28. SO , GO SHAKE YOUR HANDS. THEY'LL GIVE YOU $50 IF YOU WASN'T AWARE IT . JUST FOR A MINUTE. JUST FOR A MINUTE. NOT FOREVER. . I CAN STAND. MOM, YOU CAN COME UP AS CLOSE AS YOU WANT IF YOU WANT TO COME ON. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS THE BEST. THANK YOU SO MUCH. FAMILY AFFAIR, RIGHT? . OKAY, [B3. Presentation of a Proclamation to Chaffey College's Industrial Technical Learning Center (InTech) Declaring the Month of October 2024 as Manufacturing Month. ] NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO MANUFACTURING. THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION TO CHAFFEE COLLEGE'S INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL LEARNING CENTER IN TECH, DECLARING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2024 AS MANUFACTURING MONTH. I'D LIKE TO CALL UP FROM THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA PLANNING DEPARTMENT, OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST TO CORINA CAMPOS FROM CHAFFEE COLLEGE'S INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL LEARNING CENTER, DINA OLIVER, EZ LAMBERT, PRESIDENT OF THE CHAFFEE COLLEGE GOVERNING BOARD. LISA BAILEY, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS AND SERVICES IN THE ECONOMIC AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PREHEAT ALVAR, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PROJECTS. AND I'M GONNA TURN THIS MICROPHONE OVER TO WHOEVER IT WAS. YOURSELF. YES, IT'S ON. MM-HMM. . GOOD EVENING. UH, MANUFACTURING MONTH IS CELEBRATED EVERY OCTOBER TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR MANUFACTURERS AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THEY MAKE TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. TRY THAT ONE AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THEY MAKE TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, BUT TO ALSO ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME TOGETHER TO ADDRESS INDUSTRY CHALLENGES LIKE A SKILLS AND APPLICANT, UH, GAP. SO TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE, MANUFACTURING DAY TAKES PLACE THE FIRST FRIDAY OF OCTOBER, AND IT ENCOURAGES MANUFACTURERS TO OPEN [00:30:01] THEIR DOORS AND INVITE STUDENTS INTO THEIR, TO THEIR MANUFACTURING FIRMS. AND IT REALLY IS FOR THEM TO EXPOSE THEM TO THEIR CAREERS AND CREATE AWARENESS. AND SO WITH TONIGHT'S PROCLAMATION, UH, THE GOAL IS TO HIGHLIGHT OUR MANUFACTURERS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY, BUT ALSO TO IMPROVE THE PERCEPTION ABOUT CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING AND CREATE AWARENESS. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THANK YOU MAYOR MICHAEL PRO TEM MAYOR PRO TEM KENNEDY, AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR CHAFFEE COLLEGE. AS WE CELEBRATE MANUFACTURING MONTH, UH, WE DE WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO FOSTERING ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH PROGRAMS LIKE THE INTECH CENTER, WHERE, UH, HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER APPRENTICESHIP PATHWAYS ARE OFFERED, HELPING INDIVIDUALS PURSUE CAREERS IN INDU, IN IN INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRIES THAT, AS YOU KNOW, PROVIDE FAMILY SUSTAINING WAGES. UM, JP ALSO COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH EMPLOYERS IN OUR REGION, AS YOU, UH, ARE AWARE TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER TAILORED TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT MEET THEIR SPECIFIC WORKFORCE NEEDS. AND OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, UM, THESE CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS HAVE DIRECTLY BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY 800 EMPLOYEES, UM, EQUIP THEM WITH NEW SKILLS AND ENHANCING THEIR CAREER MOBILITY. UM, OVER 80% OF OUR STUDENTS COME FROM LOW INCOME AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND MANY ARE VETERANS. UM, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD TO REPORT THAT MORE THAN 70% OF THOSE COMP, THOSE THAT COMPLETED OUR PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS HAVE SECURED EMPLOYMENT. AND, UM, OFTEN STARTING WITH, UH, EMPLOYMENT THAT HAVE WAGES THAT START OVER $23 AN HOUR. SO, AS MENTIONED THIS, THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, CHAFFEE WILL AGAIN HOST ITS MANUFACTURING DAY, WHERE APPROXIMATELY 600 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, UH, AND EMPLOYERS AND PARTNERS WILL VISIT, UH, THE INTECH CENTER AND HAVE, UH, WE'VE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE FIRSTHAND CUTTING EDGE INDUSTRY EQUIPMENT, UM, AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT OUR STUDENTS ACTUALLY TRAIN WITH THAT THE EMPLOYERS USE. SO LASTLY, I JUST WANNA EXPRESS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE CITY'S PARTNERSHIP IN LAUNCHING OUR NEW PROGRAM TO SUPPORT LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS. UM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY ON LAUNCHING SURAS PROGRAM THAT WILL EMPOWER HISPANIC SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND DRIVE MORE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION IN THE REGION. SO THANK YOU AGAIN ON BEHALF OF THE JV COLLEGE GOVERNING BOARD, AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR CREATING THE INTECH CENTER FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE AND TRAIN OUR WORKFORCE FOR OUR EMPLOYERS IN THE CITY AND, AND WITHIN THEIR ENTIRE REGION. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO THIS. IT'S WHAT COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLLEGES ARE ALL ABOUT. AND SO WE JUST THANK YOU FOR RAISING THE BAR. ONE MORE LEVEL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION THAT WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU, AND IT READS, THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTION MANUFACTURERS MAKE TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. AND WHEREAS MANUFACTURING MONTH AND MANUFACTURING DAY ARE CELEBRATED EVERY OC OCTOBER TO EMPOWER MANUFACTURERS TO COME TOGETHER. AND WHEREAS MANUFACTURERS OPEN THEIR DOORS, SHOWCASE THE POTENTIAL OF MODERN MANUFACTURING CAREERS, INSPIRE THE WORKFORCE OF FUTURE AND OF THE FUTURE TO ENSURE AND ENSURE THE PROSPERITY OF THE INDUSTRY. AND WHEREAS OVER THE NEXT DECADE, 3.8 MILLION NEW MANUFACTURER WORKERS WILL NEED TO BE HIRED IN THE UNITED STATES. THAT'S A LOT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND THE AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME OF US MANUFACTURING EMPLOYEES IN 2024 WAS $98,846, WHERE, WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS HOME TO 163 MANUFACTURERS OF VARIOUS TYPES SUCH AS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, MEDICAL, MANUFACTURING, FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING, AMONGST MANY OTHERS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS PROUD OF ITS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND CORPORATE LEADERS THAT CONTINUE THE CITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC VITALITY. AND WHEREAS BY WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY DURING AND AFTER MANUFACTURING MONTH, WE HOPE TO POSITIVELY SHIFT PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY AND WAYS RAISE AWARENESS OF THE INDUSTRY'S VALUE TO THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL ECONOMIES. AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA RECOGNIZES CHAFFEE COLLEGE'S INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL LEARNING CENTER, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS INTACCT, AS A REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER, DESIGNED TO TRAIN AND UPSKILL A WORKFORCE PIPELINE PROVIDING INDUSTRY DRIVEN TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE REGION'S GROWING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. SO NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED [00:35:01] THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY, RANCHO CUONG DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER, 2024 AS MANUFACTURING MONTH IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA. THANK ALL OF YOU SO VERY MUCH, AND PLEASE PASS ON OUR DEEP APPRECIATION TO YOUR FACULTY THAT ARE THE ONES THAT ARE TRAINING UP, UP, UP TRAINING OUR, OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION AND YOU THANK YOU. THANK YOU DEAR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU BETCHA. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. AS I STATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING THAT WE WOULD HAVE THAT I WOULD HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IS MADE ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE, ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AND OUR CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA EMPLOYEES. SO BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM IN BUSINESS, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM YOUR CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ITS DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES, TO THE FRIENDS, AND THE ENTIRE RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY AFFECTED BY THE RECENT AND TRAGIC LOSSES. OUR HEARTS ARE WITH EVERYONE WHO IS GRIEVING DURING THIS VERY DIFFICULT TIME. IN LIGHT OF THESE HEARTBREAKING EVENTS, WE WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONNECTION AND SUPPORT. IF YOU OR SOMEONE KNOWS SOME, SOMEONE WHO IS STRUGGLING, PLEASE ASK FOR HELP. YOUR WELLBEING MATTERS AND THE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT YOU. AS PART OF THE CITY'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENT, WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH CALTRANS TO EXPLORE WAYS TO ENHANCE THE PHYSICAL SAFETY OF THE OVERPASS THAT IS IN QUESTION. OUR GOAL, TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE, IS TO PREVENT SIMILAR TRAGEDIES IN THE FUTURE. THROUGH THE HEALTHY RC INITIATIVE, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA HAS BUILT AND MAINTAINS A VERY STRONG PARTNERSHIP TO BRING ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE WELLBEING OF OUR RESIDENTS, AND THE CITY IS DEDICATED. AND I SAY THAT IN A DEEP, DEEP SENSE, DEDICATED TO CREATING SPACES WHERE EVERYONE FEELS SUPPORTED SAFE, AS WELL AS HEARD. SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH THAT WAS LAST MONTH. AND NOW MORE THAN EVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOSTER OPEN DIALOGUE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD A STRONGER, MORE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY WHERE NO ONE FEELS ALONE. REMEMBER, IT'S OKAY TO ASK FOR HELP. AND AS A COMMUNITY, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS STRUGGLING, HELP IS AVAILABLE. AND THERE'S A FEW RESOURCES, AND IT'S ALSO ON OUR CITY WEBSITE, THE CRISIS TEXT LINE. YOU JUST TEXT HELLO TO 2 7 4 1 7 4 1. THERE'S ANOTHER SOURCE OF SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE. YOU NEED TO TEXT OR CALL OR CHAT AT NINE EIGHT EIGHT, THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH CRISIS LINE CALL OR TEXT 1-800-843-FIVE 2 0 0, AND IT IS AVAILABLE ON A 24 7 BASIS. AND ALSO, FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HEALTHY RC AND THE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES THAT WE PRESENT THAT WE CAN PROVIDE, PLEASE VISIT WWW HEALTHY RC.COM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND LET'S EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT PRAYERS TO THE FRIENDS AND FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY THE FAMILIES OF THOSE THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS LOST. THANK YOU. SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. LET ME TURN TO GET THERE. THIS IS THE TIME AND THE PLACE [C. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS] [00:40:01] FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM LISTED OR NOT LISTED ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA, COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL, AND THE COMMENT PERIOD WILL NOT EXCEED ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE BUSINESS PORTION OF, OF THIS EVENING'S AGENDA. WE HAVE FIVE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. WE HAVE OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS LANCE ASBI. LANCE ASRA. YEAH, THERE YOU GO. UH, MY STUDENTS CALL MR. A MUCH EASIER . OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR MICHAELS CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OR DO WHAT I LOVE TO DO, WHICH IS PRAY. UM, BEFORE I GOT HERE, I WAS JUST PRAYING AND ASK THE LORD, WHAT, WHAT DID HE WANT ME TO SAY OR TO SHARE? AND HE PUT A VERSE IN MY HEART FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT, IT'S ZECHARIAH TWO FIVE. THE CONTEXT OF IT IS GOD, UH, SPEAKING ABOUT THE BLESSING AND RESTORATION OF JERUSALEM. BUT THERE'S ONE VERSE THAT HE HIGHLIGHTED, AND I THOUGHT, HE WANTS ME TO PRAY THAT OVER THE CITY. SAYS THEN I MYSELF WILL BE A PROTECTIVE WALL OF FIRE AROUND JERUSALEM, SAYS THE LORD. AND I WILL BE THE GLORY INSIDE THE CITY. I BELIEVE AS WE SEE IN THE WALL, HE'S BEEN THAT GLORY AND HE'S BEEN THERE PROTECTIVE FIRE. BUT I, I BELIEVE THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAT HE WANTS TO BE IN THIS CITY. SO I JUST WANNA PRAY THAT OVER, OVER OUR CITY HERE. SO FATHER, THANK YOU LORD, JUST, WE, WE BLESS OUR CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS OF FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, LORD, FOR ALL THOSE WITHIN THE CITY WHO DO A GREAT WORK. BUT WE ALSO ASK YOU, LORD, WE KNOW THAT A CITY, A COUNTRY'S BLESSED WHEN IT SAYS THAT YOU ARE THE LORD. YOU ARE GOD, LORD. SO WE INVITE YOU AND WE ASK YOU, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD BE THE PROTECTIVE WALL OF FIRE AROUND THIS CITY AND THE AREA, LORD, AND THAT YOU'D BE THE GLORY WITHIN THIS CITY. LORD, I PRAY YOUR BLESSING OVER THE, THE PASTORS, THE CHURCHES IN THE CITY, LORD, OVER OUR SCHOOLS AS A SCHOOL TEACHER, LORD, UH, OVER THE STUDENTS. GOD, WE, WE JUST PRAY FOR THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE HAD LOSSES. LORD, JUST LIKE WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO'VE HAD LOSS IN THE, UH, THE FLOODS IN THE EAST COAST, LORD. SO WE INVITE YOU TO BE THE GLORY INSIDE THE CITY. LORD, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE NEED YOU, LORD. WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU, LORD. WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THIS CITY. WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THE LEADERS, LORD. AND WOULD YOU TOUCH AND DRAW THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY AND THE AREA BACK TO YOU? LORD, WE'VE GOTTEN OURSELVES INTO A MESS, AND OUR NATION, LORD, BECAUSE WE PUSHED YOU ASIDE AND THOUGHT WE DIDN'T NEED YOU, AND THAT WE ARE OKAY WITHOUT YOU, LORD. BUT WE INVITE YOU AND SAY, LORD, WOULD YOU BE THAT GLORY? WOULD YOU BE THAT WALL OF FIRE AROUND US? WOULD YOU BLESS OUR MARRIAGES? WOULD YOU BLESS OUR FAMILIES? LORD, WOULD YOU DRAW OUR STUDENTS GOD? WOULD YOU MOVE ON OUR CAMPUSES AND SAVE OUR KIDS? LORD, WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU LET THEM KNOW GOD, THAT, THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN THEM IDENTITY, THAT THEY ARE YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS, LORD, THAT YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR THEM, THAT YOU LOVE THEM, LORD, THAT THEY WOULD KNOW YOU AS FATHER LORD. SO COME AND BLESS THIS CITY, LORD, BUT MAY WE BLESS YOU ALSO. WE BLESS YOU AS THEIR FATHER. WE BLESS YOU LORD JESUS. WE INVITE YOU HOLY SPIRIT, IN JESUS' PRECIOUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AARON TY, FOLLOWED BY STEVEN LACEY. UH, UM, I'M HERE TO ONCE AGAIN REQUEST THAT THE, UH, GATE ON THE CORNER OF, UH, TURQUOISE AND JEANETTE BE OPENED, UH, AND TO ALLOW ACCESS INTO THE CUCAMONGA CREEK WASH. THIS WASH AREA IS CURRENTLY OPEN ON THE UPLAND SIDE. THERE ARE THREE ENTRANCES. AND SO, AND I SEE NO REASON WHY THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND ITS RESIDENTS CANNOT HAVE THE EQUAL ACCESS, UH, RIGHT NOW. UM, I DO KNOW THAT BICYCLISTS AND HIKERS HAVE FOUND A WAY TO BREACH THE FENCE TO GET IN THERE, BUT THAT IS NOT THEIR PROPER WAY OF DOING IT. UM, AND SO I AM CONTINUING TO ASK THE CITY TO OPEN THIS. I'M STARTING TO GO TO THE COUNTY, UH, RECREATION MEETINGS IN SAN BERNARDINO, AND I'LL BE, I ATTENDED THE OCTO, UH, THE SEPTEMBER 11TH MEETING LAST MONTH, AND I PLAN ON GOING TO THE OCTOBER 9TH MEETING THIS MONTH. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. STEVEN LACEY, FOLLOWED BY SANDRA TOMAR. YOU CAN CORRECT THAT WHEN [00:45:01] YOU COME UP, MA'AM. THANK YOU, SANDRA. HELLO, MY NAME IS STEVEN LACEY. I'M A CANDIDATE FOR DISTRICT FOUR OF CITY COUNCIL. UM, I'VE BEEN RUNNING INTO CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH, UH, MY INCUMBENT, HER CAMPAIGN AND CITY STAFF NOT ENFORCING THE LAWS AS THEY SHOULD BE, UH, ENFORCED. I HAVE PASSED ON INFORMATION AS FAR AS LOCATION OF ILL UNLAWFUL SIGNS. THE ONLY SIGNS THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED WERE MY SIGNS THAT WERE DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO MY OPPONENTS. THEY WERE, I'VE GOT MEASUREMENTS AS TO HOW FAR FROM THE STREET THEY WERE MAKING SURE THEY WERE IN FULL COMPLIANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY ENFORCING THE LAWS EQUALLY TO ALL CANDIDATES. MM-HMM. , NOT JUST THE PEOPLE RUNNING AGAINST THE INCUMBENTS. MM-HMM. . IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE. I'VE REPORTED FIVE TIMES TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. LEFT MESSAGES HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ONE PHONE CALL RETURNED. I'VE, I HAVE MAILED PICTURES AND ADDRESSES TO THE, TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ENFORCED. IT'S NOT ALLOWING FOR A FAIR CANDIDATES TO SEE A FAIR ELECTION. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. MM-HMM. , THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SANDRA TO TORRES. TORRES, OKAY. TUII KIND OF MISSED. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. HELLO, SANDRA TORRES. HI, SANDRA TORRES. WELCOME. HI, I JUST REAL QUICK BEFORE I GO INTO MY, THE REASON I'M HERE, UH, I, FIRST OF ALL, I'M SO GLAD I GOT TO MEET A OLYMPIAN , SO THAT WAS KIND OF NICE. UM, ALSO, I WENT TO SCHOOL HERE, GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL HERE, AL LOM. I WENT TO COLLEGE, UM, TO CHAFFEE, WHICH WAS NICE TO SEE REPRESENTATION OF CHAFFEE. UM, GRADUATED FROM NURSING SCHOOL THERE AND BEEN A NURSE FOR 30 YEARS, RETIRED FOR FOUR YEARS. AND, UM, SO I WANTED, THE REASON I WANTED TO SAY THAT ABOUT MYSELF IS BECAUSE I'M LETTING YOU KNOW THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. I MISSED MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S BABY, UH, BABY, TO BE BORN LAST, LAST MEETING BECAUSE THAT'S HOW, UM, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO ME. AND, UM, AND I MISSED MY HUSBAND'S BASEBALL GAME, SOFTBALL GAME TODAY, . AND HE REALLY WANTED ME TO BE THERE. SO THAT'S WHAT, I'M JUST GOING TO KIND IN AND LIKE, REINFORCE WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME. IT IS ABOUT THIS, UH, THE EMPTY LOT ON, UM, 24TH AND CENTER, MAYBE ONE MINUTE FROM HERE. UM, I'VE LIVED ON THAT STREET FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND, UM, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO KEEP THAT LOT CLEAN. IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR, LIKE I SAID, MANY YEARS. UM, WE, I, I'VE CALLED IN THE PAST TO HAVE IT COME AND GET CLEANED AND, UM, THEY, THEY SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA SEND SOMEBODY OUT. AND THEY, THEY DO EVENTUALLY SEND SOMEBODY OUT AND IT DOESN'T GET CLEANED PROPERLY. WHAT IT DOES IS THEY GET A LITTLE MINI BULLDOZER AND JUST SHAVE THE TOP PART OFF. SO IT'S LIKE, WHEN YOU GO TO, YOU SEE THE LANDSCAPERS DOING THE YARD IN OUR, IN OUR AREA. WHAT, WHAT DO THEY DO? THEY SHAVE OFF THE GRASS. THEY PUT IT IN A BIG OLD BUNDLE AND THEY TAKE IT TO THE DUMP. THAT'S KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE WANT THE RESIDENTS WANT THEM TO DO TO DO THAT THERE. UM, IT IS A FIRE HAZARD RIGHT NOW. AND WE'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT FIRES, ALL THESE BIG FIRES. WELL, THE HOUSE THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THIS LOT, IT'S A BRAND NEW HOUSE. THEY HAVE FIVE, FOUR KIDS. SHE HERSELF CALLED A MONTH AGO. AND SHE JUST GOT A RESPONSE TWO WEEKS AGO YESTERDAY THAT THEY'RE GONNA, IT TAKES A MONTH FOR THEM TO CALL THE LANDOWNERS AND THEIR PROPERTY, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, THEIR PROPERTY, AND UH, THE PROPERTY. UM, I CAN'T THINK OF THE WORD RIGHT NOW, WHERE THEY OWN THIS. IT'S NOT A, LIKE, IT'S NOT JUST LIKE ONE PERSON. SO WHEN I WAS HERE LAST MONTH, I CAME LAST MONTH, I BELIEVE YOU DIRECTED TO SOMEBODY OVER HERE THAT, UM, YOU, IT WAS ADDRESSED AND YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PROPERTY ON CENTER AND 24TH STREET. SO, UM, WHAT WE'RE, WHAT MY PROPOSITION WOULD BE NICE. I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA HAPPEN, BUT WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE CLEANED OUT. 'CAUSE IT'S BRICKS AND PEOPLE DUMPING THINGS THERE. TRASH, CLEAN IT ALL OUT, CLEAN IT, CLEAN IT, JUST CLEAN IT ALL OUT SO IT WON'T BE A FIRE HAZARD. AND, UM, AND DUMP IT ALL. AND THEN JUST HAVE THOSE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW THEY CAN AFFORD TO DO IT. PUT A FENCE, A CHAIN LINK FENCE, PUT A GREEN MESH AROUND IT. IT WOULD LOOK SO MUCH BETTER. I OWN THIS, MY PROPERTY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, IT'S PAID FOR. MY HOUSE IS PAID FOR, FOR IT TO GET BURNED DOWN. OKAY, MA'AM, THAT'S NOT GOOD. YOUR TIME IS UP. I'M SORRY. I, BUT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU WE HAVE SOME FIRE STAFF. GO AHEAD, MR. GILSON. UH, ACTUALLY, WE ISSUED A NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE TO THEM, UH, EARLIER IN SEPTEMBER. AND SO THE NEXT STEP, UM, AND I DON'T HAVE THE PRECISE DATE, BUT OUR, UM, CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM WOULD HAVE IT, BUT IF THEY DON'T, UH, BRING THE LOT INTO COMPLIANCE AND GET IT CLEANED UP, [00:50:01] IT, THE DATE IS IN OCTOBER SOMETIME, I BELIEVE. THEN THE NEXT STEP IS WE WILL ISSUE THEM A CITATION, AND THEN FROM A CITATION, IF WE NEED TO, WE CAN DO AN ABATEMENT. SO WE HAVE A PROCESS WE HAVE TO FOLLOW, BUT WE HAVE, WE STARTED THAT PROCESS AFTER THE LAST MEETING. OKAY, GREAT. I'M GLAD SOMETHING WAS GETTING THERE. THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PHILIPPI WALKER. MR. WALKER, THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME. RANCHO CUCAMONGA. I AM PHILIPPI WALKER, A DECADE RESIDENT, AND EMPLOYED AS FULL-TIME HOLLYWOOD TALENT. AND AS YOU KNOW, I NORMALLY DON'T TALK ABOUT MY JOB, BUT SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL HAPPENED YESTERDAY, I WAS CALLED INTO BEVERLY HILLS AND, UH, MADE AN AGREEMENT TO SIGN ON WITH A NEW AGENT TO REPRESENT ME IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AGENT, Y'ALL. IT COULD CAUSE ME TO MOVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF THE KNOWN ACTOR, AND YOU'LL BE SEEING A LOT OF ME. SO, UM, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THAT IS A BREWING. I'M SIGNING THE CONTRACT TONIGHT. UH, I ALSO WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS WEEKEND I WILL BE PRODUCING MY 71ST SHORT FILM WITH THE, UH, UH, 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT. IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT I PRODUCE A FILM OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY. WE'LL BE DOING IT IN, UH, BALDWIN PARK. SO WISH US LUCK ON THE CREATION OF OUR NEXT SHORT FILM. BUT YOU KNOW ME, I'M MOST INTERESTED IN WHAT'S COMING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER. INDIGENOUS FILM RETREATS WILL BE OUR 10TH ANNUAL PRESENTATION IN WHICH WE WILL PRESENT A BREAKFAST OF SHORT FILMS, UH, ETHNIC SHORT FILMS IN THE MORNING. AND THEN IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON, WE WILL PRESENT A LUNCHEON, UH, WITH, UH, REGIONAL SHORT FILMS. AND THEN WE'LL DO A LITTLE WORKSHOP, AND THEN WE WILL DO THE EVENT THAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT, WHERE WE WILL PRESENT MY LATEST SHORT FILM, HAPLESS REVENGE, AND ITS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH. THAT WILL HAPPEN AT SIX O'CLOCK ON THAT DAY. AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE WITH THE YEAR AWARDS FOR 100 FILMS RETREAT. I HOPE THE CITY COMES OUT AND HELPS US CELEBRATE INDIGENOUS FILM, INDIGENOUS FILM RETREATS, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY ON OCTOBER 14TH IN THE RESIDENCE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I JUST WANNA MAKE A, JUST A CLARIFYING STATEMENT, UM, ABOUT POLITICAL SIGNS EVERY ELECTION YEAR, WHETHER YOU'RE SITTING UP HERE OR YOU'RE CHALLENGING ONE OF US, WE ALL LOSE SIGNS FROM TIME TO TIME. AND I PERSONALLY HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSING SIGNS. AND SOME OF THOSE SIGNS THAT I PUT UP, I PUT UP IN THE WRONG LOCATION, THE CITY TOOK 'EM DOWN. SO I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THERE'S NO SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FROM ONE CANDIDATE TO ANOTHER. IF IT'S AN ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT VIOLATES THE SIGN ORDINANCE, THE ELECTED OFFICIAL SIGNS WILL BE REMOVED, OR THEY'LL BE TOLD TO REMOVE THEIR SIGNS OR PLACE THEM ELSEWHERE. SO I, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION BECAUSE WE, UH, IN THIS CITY ENFORCE OUR LAWS REGARDLESS OF WHO IT MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT BE. SO I, WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR CONSENT [D. CONSENT CALENDAR] CALENDAR. AND OUR CONSENT CALENDARS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THEY'LL BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME WITHOUT DISCUSSION. ANY ITEM MAY BE REMOVED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISCUSSION IF THEY CHOOSE. SO, DO I HAVE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR? I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IF SOCALGAS IS MY EMPLOYER. OKAY, SO THE ABSTENTION ON ITEM D THREE BY COUNCILWOMAN SCOTT HAS BEEN NOTED. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS CONSENT CALENDAR? UH, MR. MAYOR, I'D ALSO LIKE TO PULL ITEM D SIX FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A COUNT, UM, A, A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT CALENDAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM D SIX? SO MOVE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. PERFECT. COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT UPSTANDING ON ITEM D THREE AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM D SIX. AND NOW WE WILL, UM, TURN THAT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN HUTCHINSON FOR ANY COMMENTS HE MAY HAVE ON ITEM D SIX. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THE ITEM D SIX IS A CONSIDERATION OF AMENDED JOINT USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND THE CHAFFEE JOINT HIGH [00:55:01] SCHOOL UNION DISTRICT FOR USE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT SPORTS FIELDS. UH, ULTIMATELY WHAT THIS CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM DOES IS IT REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION THAT THE CITY MAKES TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FINANCIALLY PROPORTIONALLY TO THE AMOUNT OF, UH, FIELDS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT. AND IT'S NOT MY INTENTION TO, TO PICK ON CHAFFEE JOINT USING HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY. UH, THERE'S A FINE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT GOVERN THAT BOARD. BUT MY, MY, MY PROBLEM IS, IS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A SHORTAGE OF ORGANIZED SPORTS, ATHLETIC FIELDS IN THE CITY. AND WHEREAS PREVIOUSLY WE'VE ENJOYED A LOT MORE, UM, A A LOT, THE AVAILABILITY TO USE A LOT MORE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FIELDS THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST. UH, EARLIER TODAY AT SIX O'CLOCK, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, CONVENED A SPECIAL MEETING TO RECOGNIZE THE RANCH CUCAMONGA SPORTS TEAMS, VINEYARD, LITTLE LEAGUE AND THE RANCH CUCAMONGA, A SOFTBALL LEAGUE WHERE WE HAD THE PROBABLY FULLEST ROOM THAT WE'VE EVER HAD OF YOUNGSTERS THAT, UM, PLAY SPORTS AND RANCH CUCAMONGA. AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE LESS AND LESS AVAILABILITY AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS IS REALLY HAVING A TREMENDOUS IMPACT, UH, ON THE ABILITY FOR KIDS TO GET OUT AND PRACTICE AND PLAY GAMES. AND I KNOW THAT JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF OUR CITY COUNCIL HAS HEARD FROM A CONSTITUENT AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER ABOUT THE SHORTAGE OF SPORTS FIELDS OUT THERE. AND SO I'D REALLY LIKE THESE AGENCIES, WHICH WE'RE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH. WE HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH, UM, TO BE OPEN TO A DISCUSSION WHERE WE FIGURE OUT A WAY TO USE THOSE SPORTS FIELDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT ULTIMATELY THE PUBLIC PAYS FOR THROUGH SCHOOL BONDS THAT HELP ERECT AND BUILD THOSE FIELDS. UM, AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THAT CONVERSATION TO SOME OF THESE DIFFERENT BOARDS. 'CAUSE IT'S A VERY SERIOUS IMPACT THAT IT HAS ON OUR RESIDENTS. AND THE FACT THAT, THAT THERE'S A SHRINKING NUMBER OF FIELDS NOW IS GONNA MAKE EXACERBATE THIS PROBLEM, MAKE IT MUCH WORSE. SO ULTIMATELY, I'LL BE, UM, VOTING TO APPROVE THIS ITEM BECAUSE LIKE I MENTIONED IN THE BEGINNING, IT REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE PAID BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING LESS FIELDS. I THINK THAT WE HAVE AN ISSUE HERE AND SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS WITH OUR PARTNERS. VERY GOOD. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM D SIX. SO MOVED SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE ITEM D SIX. THANK YOU. WE WILL. NOW, SINCE THERE ARE NO CONSENT [E. CONSENT CALENDAR ORDINANCE(S) - SECOND READING/ADOPTION] ORDINANCE OR NOR ANY ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, WE [F. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)] MOVE ON TO ADVERTISE [G. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM(S) - CITY/FIRE DISTRICT] PUBLIC HEARINGS. AND WE HAVE, UH, OUR FIRST ONE IS, UM, A VERY LONG TITLE. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER WHO WILL ENTER TO INTRODUCE THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU'RE WELCOME, [G1. Public Hearing for Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 1031, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading Amending Title 17 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code Establishing Battery Energy Storage Facilities as a Use Permitted with a Conditional Use Permit for Properties Located in the Neo-Industrial (NI) and Industrial Employment (IE) Zones, Amending Sections 17.22.020 Establishing a Master Plan Requirement, 17.30.030 Updating the Land Use and Permit Requirements by Base Zone Table, 17.32.020 Adding Land Use Definitions, 17.140.020 Adding Definitions and Adding Chapter 17.109 Establishing Development and Operational Standards for Battery Energy Storage Facilities. This Item is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(B)(3). (ORDINANCE NO. 1031) (CITY)] MR. MAYOR. SO, UM, THE ITEM WE HAVE BEFORE YOU, UH, TONIGHT, ITEM G ONE, UH, IS A JOINT ITEM. UM, SO WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING, UM, OUR ASSOCIATE PLANNER BON MENDEZ, OUR BATTALION CHIEF RICK SAUDER, AND OUR FIRE PREVENTION SUPERVISOR, SHANE ADAMS, GIVING THE STAFF REPORT. AND IT IS IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 31, UM, WHICH WILL AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE RANCH CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE FACILITIES, ALSO KNOWN AS BES, AS A USE PERMITTED WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE NEO INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND THE INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT ZONE. UM, AND IT AMENDS THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF THE CODE IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, AS WELL AS ADDS NEW DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS FOR HOW THESE FACILITIES, WHAT QUALIFIES FOR THESE FACILITIES, HOW THEY WOULD WORK, AND WHERE THEY WOULD BE CITED. SO, UM, WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE STAFF TEAM FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNSEL. UH, TODAY I'M PRESENTING THE CODE AMENDMENT FOR THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE FACILITIES ORDINANCE. SO FIRST, TO BEGIN, WHAT IS A BEST FACILITY AS AN OVERVIEW? A, IT'S PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY FOR THE TITLE. IT'S A FACILITY THAT WOULD HOUSE BATTERIES, WHICH STORES ENERGY, UH, ENERGY WOULD BE STORED FOR LATER USE, AND THE ENERGY ESSENTIALLY, EXCUSE ME, COULD YOU PUT, PUT THE MICROPHONE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER? SURE. OKAY. IS THAT BETTER? PERFECT. THANK YOU. I CAN HEAR NOW. OKAY. SO ESSENTIALLY, UM, ANY ENERGY THAT WOULD BE EXCESS FROM ANY TYPE OF A POWER SOURCE, POWER PLANT, POWER GRID SUBSTATION, UH, THAT'S WHERE THE ENERGY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED BACK AND FORTH FROM THE BATTERIES, UH, TO THE POWER SOURCE. UM, IN THE EVENT OF A, UH, UH, LOW USE OF ENERGY VERSUS HIGH USE IS WHEN THE ENERGY WOULD BE TRANSMITTED, UH, BEFORE YOU IN THE PICTURE. UM, THIS IS A COMMON CONFIGURATION [01:00:01] OF HOW A BEST FACILITY LOOKS. UH, THERE'S MANY CONFIGURATIONS, BUT THE, THE MORE COMMON ONE THAT WE'VE, UM, BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IS WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE A FACILITY WITH CONTAINERS OR, UH, CABINETS, BUT THEY WOULD BE UN ENCLOSED THEMSELVES AS FAR AS NOT WITHIN A BUILDING OR WITHIN A STRUCTURE. UM, SO WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH SOME STAKEHOLDERS, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE THE MOST COMMON CONFIGURATION, UH, THROUGHOUT THE STATE. JUST AS A SUMMARY, THE CODE AMENDMENT WOULD UPDATE FOR EXISTING CHAPTERS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH DOES OUTLINE THE PERMITTING PROCESS TO INCLUDE MASTER PLAN REQUIREMENTS, UH, PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS, AND LAND USE DEFINITIONS. IT ALSO INCLUDES ONE NEW CHAPTER WHICH OUTLINES THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AS OUTLINED FOR YOU IN THE ATTACHMENT TO THE STAFF REPORT. UH, SO TO GET INTO THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE CODE AMENDMENT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE BEGAN WITH WAS SITE PLANNING AND ZONING FOR THESE FACILITIES. UH, THE FIRST CONSIDERATION IS LOOKING AT AN EXISTING SUBSTATION, WHICH WE HAVE HERE ON ELWANDA AVENUE, THE, UH, PROPERTY ITSELF. AND LOOKING AT WHERE THESE FACILITIES COULD BE PLACED IN PROXIMITY TO THE SUBSTATIONS. UH, THERE WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN STAFF, THE FIRE DISTRICT, AND OUTSIDE STAKEHOLDERS, UH, TO DETERMINE THAT A ONE MILE MAXIMUM RADIUS SEPARATION FROM THE SUBSTATION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE LOCATION OF THESE FACILITIES, THAT ALSO IT WOULD BE LOCATED WITHIN ANY INDUSTRIAL, UH, ZONE PROPERTIES. THE NEXT CONSIDERATION, WHICH I'LL GET INTO ON THE NEXT SLIDE MORE, IS ANY PROXIMITY TO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE WITHIN THAT ONE MILE RADIUS, UM, IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER, THERE IS AN EXISTING, UH, PROPERTIES WITH SINGLE FAMILY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S EXISTING AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY. SO LOOKING AT THOSE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, THERE IS FURTHER DETERMINATION ON HOW TO CONSIDER THE PROXIMITY TO THOSE EXISTING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, UM, OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO AGAIN, WE TOOK ANOTHER COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH STAFF, THE FIRE DISTRICT, AND THE STAKEHOLDERS TO DETERMINE THAT A MINIMUM 1000 FOOT SEPARATION FROM THESE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WOULD ALSO BE APPROPRIATE TO PLACE THESE FACILITIES. WITH THESE, UH, WITH THE BUFFER, THE FIRE DISTRICT CAN RESPOND TO ANY EMERGENCIES AND ALSO PROVIDE LIFE SAFETY SERVICES EFFECTIVELY WITH THE BUFFER. AND ALSO WITHIN THE BUFFER. THERE'S A MINIMUM QUANTITY OF PARCELS THAT ARE ALSO ZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE, WHICH ESSENTIALLY EVEN COLLECTIVELY WOULD NOT BE A, UM, UH, A VIABLE OPTION FOR THE FACILITY ANYWAY. SO TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE CENTER, THERE'S A RED STAR THAT IS WHERE THE EXISTING SUBSTATION IS LOCATED. UH, SO IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT THAT SUBSTATION AND TO LOOK AT THE ONE MILE RADIUS AND THE 1000 FOOT BUFFER FROM THIS EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, UH, YOU COULD SEE THERE IS A PLETHORA OF PROPERTIES WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONES THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THESE TYPES OF USES TO BE DEVELOPED. THE MA MAJORITY OF LAND IS INDUSTRIAL, WHICH DOES STILL CONTINUE THIS OPPORTUNITY, EVEN WITH A 1000 FOOT BUFFER. UH, THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES DO MEET THE CITY COUNCIL GOALS, WHICH ESSENTIALLY CONTRIBUTE TO LOCAL AIR QUALITY. THEY COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROMOTE, UM, ENERGY EFFICIENT USES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMUNITY AS OUTLINED IN THE CITY PLANT CITY'S GENERAL PLAN. UH, STAFF DID RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION EARLIER TODAY. UH, THERE WERE TWO REQUESTS WITHIN THAT LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED. UH, ONE WAS TO REVISE SOME OF THE LANGUAGE, WHICH OUTLINES, UM, ANY REFERENCE TO A POWER GENERATION SITE TO BE CHANGED TO A SUBSTATION. UH, STAFF FEELS THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION IS, UM, APPROPRIATE AND IS ALSO GOING TO INCLUDE THAT WITH THE, THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION. UH, THERE WAS ANOTHER, UH, REQUEST TO POTENTIALLY REVISE THE 1000 FOOT BUFFER TO A, UM, A SMALLER NUMBER. UH, BUT IN LOOKING AT THE, THE GENERAL PLAN AND LOOKING AT HOW WE CAME BACK TO THAT A THOUSAND FEET, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY CONSIDERED WAS LIFE SAFETY. SO NOT ONLY ARE WE LOOKING AT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THESE USES IN THE, IN THE CITY, UM, WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STILL PROMOTING ANY, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT. ALSO, THERE'S THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE COMPATIBILITY OF USES, WHICH THE GENERAL PLAN ALSO OUTLINES A, UM, I'M SORRY, I'M TRYING NOT TO COUGH. A, UM, [01:05:01] REQUIREMENT OF A THOUSAND FEET TO WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE ANY INDUSTRIAL USES, UH, TO NOT BE WITHIN THAT SAME BUFFER AS WELL. SO THAT'S ALSO HOW WE CAME UP WITH THAT, THAT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT. UM, LASTLY, UH, SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF THAT RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONDUCT THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 3 1 TO BE READ BY THE TITLE, ONLY TO WAIVE FURTHER, READ FURTHER READING TO AMEND TITLE 17 TO ESTABLISH BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE FACILITIES AS A CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED LAND USE AND TO ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THESE FACILITIES. UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE RECOMMENDATION ALSO INCLUDES TO REVISE THE LANGUAGE, WHICH READS, UM, ANY REFERENCE TO POWER GENERATION STATIONS TO A SUBSTATION. UH, THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER? PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER THIS EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. NICHOLAS CONNELL TO PLEASE COME FORWARD. THANK YOU, SIR. MAYOR, UH, MAYOR PROTI AND, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. UM, AS BON WAS MENTIONING, I WAS ONE OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS. MY NAME'S NICHOLAS CONNELL. I'M WITH IPA POWER. WE BUILD LARGE UTILITY SCALE ENERGY STORAGE PROJECTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. I WOULD SAY THAT THE REQUIREMENTS AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY PUT FORWARD WAS REALLY THOUGHT THROUGH. UM, IT WAS A VERY COLLABORATIVE APPROACH AND A VERY CONSERVATIVE APPROACH. UM, SOME OF THE OTHER, UH, SUGGESTIONS THAT CAME FROM IN THAT LETTER WERE ASKING FOR NATIONAL STANDARDS, WHICH IS A 10 FOOT SETBACK FROM RESIDENTIAL. UM, YOU KNOW, WE WORKED WITH THEM AND WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF RESIDENTIAL SAFETY AND TO MOVE THAT FORWARD AND MAKE SURE THAT WE BUILD THESE PROJECTS IN A CORRECT MANNER, THAT ONE SUPPORTS ENERGY'S, CALIFORNIA'S, UH, ENERGY GOALS, AS WELL AS PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS WITHIN RANCHO CUCAMONGA. SO I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PLANNING STAFF FOR THE TRANSPARENCY, ESPECIALLY JENNIFER AND BOND, AS WELL AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER? OKAY, WE WILL CLOSE THE HEARING AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK FOR ANY COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL OR QUESTIONS OF STAFF? I HAVE ONE. AND THAT'S JUST, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHAT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THE TERM SUBSTATION, BUT IS, I KNOW WHERE THAT SUBSTATION ISS LOCATED, BUT I ALSO KNOW THERE'S SOME KIND OF A SUBSTATION AT 19TH AND HERMOSA, OR IS THAT NOT A SUBSTATION? I BELIEVE YOU'RE REFERRING TO BASELINE IN HERMOSA. PARDON ME? BASELINE. BASELINE IN HERMOSA. EXCUSE ME. BASELINE IN HERMOSA. YES. YES. THERE IS, UH, AN EXISTING SUBSTATION THERE. SO WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT THIS TO BE LOCATED IN OUR INDUSTRIAL ZONE, DOWN IN OUR INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND NOT ANYWHERE ELSE THAT WOULD BE IN, IN, IN ANOTHER AREA. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. CORRECT. BEAUTIFUL. OKAY. ALRIGHTY. AND FIRE HAS DONE THEIR, THEIR SAFETY BUFFERS AND, AND EVERYTHING AS FAR AS THESE INSTALLATIONS AND MADE SURE THAT WE, WHEN WE DO GET THEM, IF THEY DO COME IN, THAT THERE'LL BE AS BEST WE CAN TO PREVENT ANY INCIDENTS. YES, SIR. WE WILL BE PART OF THE, UH, EXCUSE ME. WE'LL BE A PART OF THE, THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR ANY APPLICATIONS. PERFECT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. OKAY. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL, WE WILL NOW, UM, ASK AND FOR AN ENTERTAINING A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 31 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? MOTION TO APPROVE. I SECOND. SECOND, MADAM CLERK, READ BY TITLE, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 3 1. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING A MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED TO AMEND ARTICLES THREE, FIVE, AND NINE OF THE TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE OF BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY. USES, USES, AND FINDING AN EXEMPTION FROM QUA UNDER SECTION 1 5 0 6 1 B THREE OF THE C QA GUIDELINES. THANK YOU. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO [G2. Public Hearing for Consideration of a Resolution Adopting By Reference the Standard Conflict of Interest Provisions of California Code of Regulations Title 2, Section 18730 and Approving an Amended Appendix I, to Account for the Addition, Deletion and Modification of Positions Listed as "Designated Positions". (RESOLUTION NO. 2024-101) (CITY)] OUR [G3. Public Hearing for Consideration of a Resolution Adopting By Reference the Standard Conflict of Interest Provisions of California Code of Regulations Title 2, Section 18730 and Approving an Amended Appendix I, to Account for the Addition of Two Positions Listed Under "Designated Positions". (RESOLUTION NO. FD 2024-024) (FIRE)] NEXT PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY REFERENCE, THE STANDARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE TWO SECTION 18 7 30, AND APPROVING AN AMENDED APPENDIX ONE TO ACCOUNT [01:10:01] FOR THE ADDITION DELETION AND MODIFICATION OF POSITIONS LISTED AS DESIGNATED POSITION THAT'S CODIFIED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 0 0 1 0 1. MR. CITY MANAGER? YES, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO I'M GONNA ASK OUR, UH, DEPUTY, UH, DIRECTOR OF CITY CLERK SERVICES, UM, UH, PATRICIA VALDEZ TO GIVE THE REPORT. AS YOU KNOW, UH, WE DO THIS PERIODICALLY. WE HAVE TO REVIEW AND UPDATE IT, UM, AND WE'RE ALWAYS KIND OF TWEAKING THINGS AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, IT'S AS SIMPLE AND CLEAR CUT AS POSSIBLE. UM, SO THE CLERK'S OFFICE DID IDENTIFY SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES AND WITH THAT'LL TURN IT OVER TO PATTY. THANK YOU MR. GILSON AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT, AS MR. GILSON NOTED IS A CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OF TWO RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE AMENDED CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE FOR THE FIRE IN THE CITY. UNDER THE POLITICAL REFORM ACT, CITIES AND AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODES EVERY TWO YEARS TO ENSURE THAT WE HA REFLECT THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THE AGENCY. INDIVIDUALS HOLDING THE POSITIONS IDENTIFIED MUST DISCLOSE FINANCIAL INTERESTS, WHICH MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON THEIR DECISION MAKING, AND THAT THIS IS AN EFFORT TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. SO PUBLIC NOTICE AND PROPER NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO THE PROPOSED DESIGNATED FILERS, AND AT THIS TIME, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE FIRE BOARD CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 20 24 1 0 1 AND RESOLUTION NUMBER FD 2024 AT 0 24 ADOPT MY REFERENCE TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODES AND APPENDICES AS PRESENTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. VERY GOOD. AND, AND THIS IS AN ITEM WE'RE TAKING ON BOTH, UH, BOTH THE CITY AND THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT UNDER ONE VOTE. CORRECT. UM, SO PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE BOARD ON THIS MATTER? SO WE'LL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE FOR STAFF. OTHERWISE, UH, I WOULD LIKE A, UM, TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 2024 DASH 1 0 1 AND FIRE DIS. RESOLUTION NUMBER FD 2024 DASH 0 24. SO MOVE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO [H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)] OUR CITY MANAGEMENT STAFF REPORTS. YES, MR. MR. ELLISON, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE [H1. Consideration to Approve the Addition of One Fire Safety Position for Implementation of the Community Outreach and Support Team (COAST). (CITY/FIRE)] OUR, UM, DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF AGIE BARETTA AND OUR LIEUTENANT JULIUS MC CHRISTIAN COME UP FOR THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM. UH, THIS IS, UH, THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TEAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A COAST TEAM. UM, COAST TEAM IS, UH, PART OF OUR ONGOING AND CONTINUING EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE REGARDING OUR HOMELESS AND TRANSIENT POPULATION. AND SO, UM, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS HAVE, UH, THESE TWO GENTLEMEN GO THROUGH AND EXPLAIN TO THE COUNCIL WHAT A COAST TEAM IS AND HOW IT WORKS AND WHAT WE'RE DOING, UM, SO THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS. SO JULIUS, THANK YOU MR. GILSON. UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH, THANK YOU FOR PRO PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MY PARTNER DEPUTY, OR DEPUTY CHIEF MARTA AND I TO SHARE INFORMATION, UH, ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COAST TEAM IN THE CEDAR RANCH. CUCAMONGA COAST IS AN ACRONYM FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TEAM, UH, THE RANCH CUCAMONGA CITY FIRE DISTRICT AND THE RANCH CUCAMONGA POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, HAS COLLABORATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND TO IMPLEMENT THE COAST TEAM, WHICH IS A MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM THAT COMBINES THE RESOURCES OF A DEPUTY SHERIFF, A FIRE SAFETY EMPLOYEE WITH A THERAPY CANINE, AND A DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN WHO IS DESIGNATED TO INITIATE AN INVOLUNTARY ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. THE MISSION OF THE COAST TEAM IS TO SUPPORT AND COORDINATE BENEFICIAL OUTCOMES FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS WHO HAVE COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE TEAM. THE TEAM MEMBERS WILL DEAL WITH A WI A WIDE RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH RELATED CRISIS, INCLUDING CONFLICT RESOLUTION, WELFARE CHECKS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SUICIDE THREATS AND MORE, AND WILL RELY ON DEESCALATION AND HARM REDUCTION TECHNIQUES. COASTS CAN RESPOND IN LIEU OF OR TO RELIEVE POLICE AND FIRE RESOURCES TO KEEP THOSE UNITS AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESPONSES, BUT CONSIDERATION TO THE TEAM'S SAFETY WILL REMAIN THE PRIORITY IN MOST CASES. THE TEAM WILL RESPOND ONCE THE [01:15:01] SCENE IS DEEMED SAFE AND SECURE. THE TEAM WILL BE EXPECTED TO PLACE CLIENTS DIRECTLY INTO THE APPROPRIATE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY BASED ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE CLIENT, WHICH IN TURN WILL REDUCE THE CRIMINAL REC RECIDIVISM OF THOSE IN CRISIS BY FOSTERING LONG-TERM SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED. CURRENTLY THERE ARE FOUR COAST TEAMS IN THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO. THOSE TEAMS ARE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF FONTANA, THE CITY OF ONTARIO, THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO. AND THERE IS A SAN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF REGIONAL TEAM. EACH TEAM INCLUDES A DEPUTY SHERIFF, A DBH CLINICIAN AND A FIRE SAFETY EMPLOYEE WITH THE THERAPY CANINE, WHICH IS THE SAME MODEL WE INTEND TO IMPLEMENT HERE IN HERE IN THE CITY OF RANCH CUCAMONGA. OUR TEAM WILL BE THE FIFTH CO COAST TEAM IN THE COUNTY. THE COAST TEAM WILL GEN GENERALLY OPERATE ON A 40 HOUR WORK WEEK. UH, THE SCHEDULE CAN BE ADJUSTED FOR COMM COMMUNITY EVENTS, UH, MEETINGS, CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING COURSES, FOLLOW UP WITH PATIENTS, AND FOR CASE MANAGEMENT. THE TEAM WILL OPERATE IN THE CEDAR OF RANCH CUCAMONGA AND THEIR MAIN OFFICE WILL BE LOCATED AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY OFF OF VINEYARD AVENUE. TEAM MEMBERS WILL BE ASSIGNED A VEHICLE TO BE UTILIZED FOR ON-CALL RESPONSES OR TO TRANSPORT PERSONS TO SERVICES AND VOLUNTARY CIRCUMSTANCES. AND FOR THE LOGISTICAL, UH, SIDE OF THIS, UH, UH, SPECIALIZED PROGRAM, UM, BACK IN JULY, THE, UH, WITH YOUR GUYS' APPROVAL, WE, UM, THE FIRE DISTRICT ACCEPTED A DONATION FROM ARROWHEAD CREDIT UNION FROM THEIR NONPROFIT, UH, ARROW HEART FOUNDATION. AND SO THAT WAS IN JULY WHEN WE, UH, ACCEPTED THE THE COAST FAN, WHICH IS GONNA BE THE VEHICLE FOR THIS, UH, FOUR MEMBER, FOUR MEMBER TEAM, INCLUDING THE K NINE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND, UH, CURRENTLY THE FIRE DISTRICT ALSO, UH, JUST RECENTLY ENTERED A CONTRACT WITH YOUR APPROVAL AS WELL, UM, WITH THE WORKING DOGS FOR WARRIORS FOUNDATION THAT IS HERE LOCALLY NOW. THEY MOVED FROM FONTANA INTO OUR CITY. UM, AND WE'VE BUILT A RELATIONSHIP WITH, WITH THAT FOUNDATION. UM, AND, AND BASICALLY THAT DOG THAT WE'RE GONNA GET, THE CUR THE CANINE, WHICH IS GONNA BE THE THERAPY DOG FOR THIS PROGRAM, IS GONNA MIRROR BASICALLY THE SAME PROCESS OF OUR CURRENT THERAPY DOG OF KIMBALL THAT'S CURRENTLY, UH, OR ONE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS ON THE FLORA OVERSEAS. THAT, THAT, AS YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, THE STAFFING, UH, JUST, JUST, JUST KIND OF JUST TO CONTINUE TO REITERATE WHAT, UH, LIEUTENANT MCC CHRISTIAN ALREADY EXPRESSED. UM, BASICALLY THE STAFFING IS A DEPUTY SHERIFF THAT WILL BE OUT, UH, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY ASSIGNED FROM, UH, THE RANCH CUCAMONGA STATION, AS WELL AS A SOCIAL WORKER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, UM, WILL BE, UH, THE FIRE PERSONNEL THAT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVE TO PROVIDE FOR THIS. WE, UH, WENT THROUGH A SELECTION PROCESS, AN INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS WHERE, UH, WE'VE SELECTED SOMEBODY FROM THE FLOOR, UM, TO BE THE K NINE HANDLER AND BE ASSIGNED TO THIS SPECIALIZED UNIT. THE BENEFITS, UM, OF THE PROGRAM. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S VARIOUS BENEFITS TO THIS PROGRAM THAT WE'VE ALREADY LEARNED WITH THE CURRENT FOUR COAST TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND SOME OF THE, UM, THINGS THAT I, LIEUTENANT MC HAS ALREADY EXPRESSED DURING THE, THE PRESENTATION. BUT THIS IS GONNA ENHANCE THE SERVICES TO, TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS WITHIN THE REGION AS IT, UH, RELATES TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, UH, EMERGENCIES AND PEOPLE IN CRISIS. UM, SO WE JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO TAKE A PROACTIVE APPROACH WITH EVERYTHING ELSE WE DO AND WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND, UH, BEING A GOOD COOPERATOR WITH THE, UH, PARTNERS THAT WE'RE ENTERING THIS CONTRACT WITH. AND, UH, THE GOAL IS TO, UH, YOU KNOW, BE OPERATIONAL BY THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025. SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS OF STAFF. I HAVE ONE QUESTION. THE VAN, IS IT GOING TO BE EQUIPPED IN ANY UNIQUE WAY THAT'S GOING TO ASSIST THAT TEAM THAT GOES OUT? IS THERE ANY SPECIAL MEDICATION OR TOOLS AND IT'S DESIGNED TO CARRY THE FOUR TEAM MEMBERS AND THE CANINE? YES. SO THE VAN IS GOING TO BE SPECIALLY EQUIPPED WITH ALL OF THE COOLING MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THE CANINE THAT'S GOING TO BE, HAVE ITS OWN CAGE ALSO INSIDE THE VAN. UM, IT'S BASICALLY GONNA BE A, A MOBILE OFFICE AS WELL TO WHERE THEY CAN SIT DOWN AND HAVE CONVERSATION. UH, THE, THE DBH CLINICIAN CAN SPEAK WITH THE SUBJECT INSIDE OF THE VAN ALSO, THEY CAN COMPLETE PAPERWORK INSIDE THE VAN AS WELL. THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. ANYONE ELSE? COUPLE COMMENTS, MR. MAYOR? UM, I THINK THIS IS REALLY EXCITING. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD THING FOR RANCHO CUCAMONGA. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF, I BELIEVE THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF [01:20:01] HONORING THE TRUST THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS PUT IN US WHEN THEY ELECT US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO COMPASSION AND, AND BEING DYNAMIC IN HOW WE RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES. AND, UM, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION AND TREATING OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SHOULD ALWAYS BE A PRIORITY FOR US. I THINK IT HAS BEEN, BUT THIS IS JUST A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW WE ARE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES THAT WE GIVE TO THE CITY. I'M, I KNOW WE'RE ALL REALLY PROUD OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT'S VERY, VERY UNIQUE IN THIS CITY, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THIS IS GONNA BE EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. SO THANK YOU CITY MANAGER FOR BRINGING THIS TO US, AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR COLLABORATION, PUTTING TOGETHER SOMETHING THAT REALLY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE AN OUTCOME AND CHANGE A PERSON'S LIFE. SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT ONE, ONE QUICK QUESTION. YOU COMMENTED ON THE FIRE PER PERSON ABOUT A TWO YEAR COMMITMENT. YES, SIR. IS THAT THE SAME FOR THE REST OF THE TEAM MEMBERS OR IS IT JUST JUST FOR THE TEAM OR THE FIRE? UH, UH, YES, UH, MAYOR. SO FOR THE FIRE SIDE, WE, UM, WE DID A TWO YEAR COMMITMENT BECAUSE THIS IS A CHANGE IN, YOU KNOW, ASSIGNMENT FROM SUPPRESSION TO ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENT. BUT THE OTHER, THE OTHER, UH, OUR OTHER PARTNERS, I, I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, BUT THEIR TERM COULD BE A LITTLE LONGER, BUT IT'S OKAY. FARS IS INITIALLY TOO, BUT IT COULD BE LONGER IF THE PERSON THAT'S IN THAT POSITION WANTS TO CONTINUE. YES, SIR. HE CONTINUES. SO MY, MY FOLLOW UP TO THAT IS, IS THERE A AMOUNT OF TRAINING TO TRAIN UP THE, THE, THE PERSON? SO I WOULD WONDER IF YOU WOULD HAVE, IF IT, IF THE PERS IF THE PERSON THAT'S IN THAT POSITION DECIDES HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO BEYOND HIS TWO YEAR COMMITMENT. HE WOULD, HE OR HE OR SHE HAVE TO TELL YOU SOME MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT, THAT I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, NOT CONTINUE ON SO WE COULD TRAIN UP THE NEXT PERSON THAT WOULD WANT TO STEP INTO THAT POSITION. UH, UH, YES, SIR. SO THE COMMUNICATION WOULD, WOULD BE UPFRONT, WAY IN ADVANCE BEFORE WE HIT THAT TWO YEAR MARK AND, UM, WE WOULD MOVE ON AND CONTINUE TO ONBOARD THE, THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL THAT WOULD STEP UP. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU BOTH FOR, AND THANK YOU MR. CITY MANAGER FOR TAKING US TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND HOW WE DEAL WITH OUR, OUR, OUR DIFFERENT CHALLENGES IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH HOMELESSNESS AND OTHER, OTHER ASPECTS. UH, THIS IS GONNA BE A GREAT PROGRAM FOR, FOR, FOR OUR, FOR THAT COMMUNITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE CARE OF THEM AND GET THEM THE RIGHT RESOURCES WHEN THEY NEED IT. YES SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? I'M SORRY. OKAY. I DO. WAS THERE, CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADDITION OF ONE FIRE SAFETY POSITION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TEAM COAST? SO, MOVED A SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY. THANK REPORT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU CHIEF. [H2. Consideration of an Agreement for Ground Ambulance Services with Consolidated Fire Agencies (CONFIRE). (FIRE)] OKAY. OUR NEXT CITY MAN STAFF REPORT IS CONSIDERATION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICES WITH CONSOLIDATED FIRE AGENTS. CONFIRE. YES, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO, AS YOU'RE AWARE, UM, UH, THE CITY AS PART OF CONFIRE WAS MOVING TOWARDS AN OCTOBER ONE IMPLEMENTATION, UM, TO BEGIN AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE COUNTY. THAT WOULD'VE BEEN YESTERDAY. IT DID NOT HAPPEN. UM, AND SO WE'VE, WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT AN UPDATE HERE TONIGHT IN THESE TWO REPORTS, WHICH WE'RE ASKING YOU, UM, ESSENTIALLY TO REJECT BOTH REPORTS 'CAUSE WE CANNOT MOVE FORWARD. BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE, THE CHIEF EXPLAIN WHERE WE'RE AT. GOOD EVENING. UH, FIRE BOARD. UH, THANK YOU FOR, UM, HAVING ME TONIGHT. I'M HERE TO, HOPEFULLY, I WAS HERE TO GET APPROVAL FOR A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE FIRE DISTRICT AND CONFIRE. UNFORTUNATELY, AS A RESULT OF THE LAWSUIT THAT A MR FILED, UH, BACK IN FEBRUARY AND THIS THE, UH, SUBSEQUENT INJUNCTION THAT THEY FILED IN JULY ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, THE JUDGE GRANTED THE INJUNCTION AND GRANTED THE STAY. UH, IT WAS HEARD AGAIN LAST WEEK AND WILL BE HEARD ON ONE MORE FINAL APPEAL TO INTRODUCE SOME EVIDENCE THAT, UH, OUR TEAM FELT WAS NOT CONSIDERED BY THE JUDGE, UM, IN HOPES THAT THE JUDGE MAY MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THE STAY, BUT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT HAPPENING. UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE UNABLE TO IMPLEMENT, AS MR. GILSON SAID, UH, WE WERE FULLY READY TO GO. MY, UH, FULL EMPATHY IS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION TEAM. WELL, ONE BEING, UH, CHIEF BERETTA, WHO HAS BEEN THE OPERATION SECTION CHIEF FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION SINCE JANUARY. HE'S BEEN LITERALLY DOING TWO FULL-TIME JOBS, ONE HERE IN THE CITY WHILE BEING THE OPS CHIEF AND ALSO SPENDING [01:25:01] A LARGE MAJORITY OF HIS TIME IN REDLANDS WORKING ON LITERALLY BUILDING AN AMBULANCE COMPANY FROM THE GROUND UP. THAT WAS OUR OBLIGATION AS, UH, BEING AWARDED RFP FROM THE COUNTY, YOU TOOK SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT STEPS IN APPROVING THE PERSONNEL AND THE AMBULANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AND WHAT WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT. SO WE HAD TO DO THAT IN ADVANCE BECAUSE WE HAD TO BE READY TO GO UNDER THE RFP, UM, AS REQUIRED AS OF YESTERDAY. SO WITH THAT SAID, OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION NOW IS TO NOT APPROVE THE AGREEMENT. WE ARE GONNA CONTINUE DOWN THE LEGAL ROUTE. WE ARE HOPING TO GET AN EXPEDITED HEARING THROUGH THE COURT OF APPEALS. WE'RE NOT SURE HOW HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK, UM, AND HOW LONG THAT MAY TAKE. WE'RE HEARING ANYWHERE FROM THREE TO SIX MONTHS IF WE'RE BEING OPTIMISTIC, UH, WITH THE COURT OF APPEALS. BUT BECAUSE IT'S A MATTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, THERE'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT MAY BE HEARD EARLIER THAN LATER. SO WE'RE JUST IN A CONSTANT STATE OF READINESS AND LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT WHEN WE'RE GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND WE'RE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND I, IT CAN'T GO WITHOUT BEING SAID THAT YOUR SUPPORT, UH, BUT ESPECIALLY, UH, MR. GIL'S SUPPORT AND HIS WORK WITH OUR CEO, UH, IS BEEN AMAZING AND, UH, HAS REALLY KEPT US ON THE RIGHT TRACK. SO THAT'S MY REPORT FOR THE UPDATE ON THE AMBULANCE. OKAY, THANK YOU, CHIEF. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? IF NOT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 0 9 6 SUPPORTING. NOPE, THAT'S, THAT'S THE NEXT ITEM. WE'RE GONNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE, I'M TRYING TO GET DONE BY EIGHT 30. UM, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE FIRE BOARD NOT TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CONSOLIDATED FIRE AGENCIES, CONFIRE AND THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE DISTRICT FOR THE PROVISION OF GROUND AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SERVICES AND FOR THE AGREEMENT TO BE BROUGHT BACK FOR CONSIDERATION AT A LATER DATE ONCE PENDING LEGAL ISSUES ARE RESOLVED. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND. MOTION TO BE MADE. SECOND AND PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, CHIEF. I WISH IT WAS DIFFERENT, BUT WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, I, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE, WE MAY HAVE, BEFORE WE GET THROUGH OUR ENTIRE AGENDA, WE MAY HAVE TO TAKE A PAUSE FOR A SHORT SPECIAL MEETING THAT WE HAVE TO CONDUCT THAT WAS NOTICED AS A SPECIAL MEETING FOR THE HOUR OF EIGHT 30, UM, THIS EVENING. SO, UH, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU WOULD LET ME KNOW WHEN, WHEN WE REACH THE EIGHT 30 MARK, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND, AND, UH, AJO QUICK OR, OR, OR GO INTO RECESS. AND THEN I, NICK, ARE YOU, I COULD PROBABLY DO IT RIGHT NOW. WHY DON'T YOU DO IT RIGHT NOW, SIR? OKAY. WE'RE GONNA DO THIS RIGHT NOW. NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I BROUGHT THAT AGENDA WITH ME, SO WE'LL, WE'LL, DURING THE REGULAR MEETING UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THIS SPECIAL MEETING, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A RECESS OF OUR REGULAR MEETING RIGHT AT THIS TIME AND WE WILL OPEN THE SPECIAL MEETING AT, UM, SO I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ON OCTOBER 2ND FOR THE SPECIAL, [H3. Consideration of Resolution No. 2024-096, a Resolution in Support of Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act. (RESOLUTION NO. 2024-096) (CITY)] THE HOMELESS DRUG ADDICTION AND THEFT REDUCTION ACT. AND THAT IS IN INCLUDED IN RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 0 9 6. JOHN, GOOD EVENING MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN, UH, SINCE I HAVE BEEN UP HERE PRESENTING TO YOU ON THIS TOPIC. UM, BACK IN 2009, THERE WAS A FEDERAL COURT ORDER TO REDUCE OVERCROWDING IN OUR STATE PRISONS. UM, THAT WAS UPHELD BY THE US SUPREME COURT IN 2011 IN BROWN VERSUS PLATA. UM, AND SINCE THEN, CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO REDUCE INCARCERATIONS IN OUR STATE PRISONS. BOTH THE LEGISLATURE AND THE VOTERS HAVE PASSED REFORMS THAT HAVE, THAT HAVE TRANSFORMED THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE LANDSCAPE OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS, INCLUDING ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT REFORMS, WHICH WAS PROP 47 IN 2014, PROPOSITION 47 REFERRED TO BY ITS SUPPORTERS AS THE SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS ACT WAS INTRODUCED AS A WAY TO ADDRESS PRISON OVERCROWDING, ADOPT ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING METHODS, AND TO REDUCE NONVIOLENT OFFENSE INCARCERATIONS. IT PASSED AND WAS IMPLEMENTED ALMOST A DECADE OR ACTUALLY A DECADE AGO, RECLASSIFYING A NUMBER OF DRUG AND PROPERTY OFFENSES WITH THEFT VALUE OF $950 OR LESS FROM FELONIES TO MISDEMEANORS, AND CREATED A SPECIFIC MISDEMEANOR FOR A SHOPPING FOR SHOPLIFTING CATEGORY IN THE CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE. THE BALLOT INITIATIVE WENT INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT PASSED BY A WIDE, WIDE, EXCUSE ME, BY A WIDE MARGIN. OVER 60% VOTED YES. THE REFORM ALSO DIRECTED SAVINGS FROM THE REDUCED STATE PRISON EXPENSES TO FUND DIVERSION [01:30:01] PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR VICTIM SERVICE GRANTS, AS WELL AS FUNDING AIMED AT REDUCING TRUANCY AND DROPOUTS IN K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS AS WELL. INTENTION AS PROPOSITION 47 WAS, AND DESPITE SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT, IT COME OUT OF IT, CITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA QUICKLY ENCOUNTERED NEW COMMUNITY PROBLEMS TIED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSITION 47, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO INCREASES IN PROPERTY AND VIOLENT CRIME. UM, IT ALSO DIMINISHED THE TOOLS THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO DETER CRIME THEFT UNDER $950 ESSENTIALLY BECAME CONSEQUENCE FREE CRIME. THERE WAS LESS INITIATIVE FOR DRUG REHAB, REHABILITATION AND CRIMINALS CONVICTED OF NONVIOLENT CRIMES ELIGIBLE FOR EARLY RELEASE BY THE STATE, WHICH THEN PUSHED THE PRISONERS DOWN INTO THE JAILS, WHICH THEN STARTED EMPTYING THE JAILS INTO THE STREETS. IN 2017, I SAT BEFORE YOU, UM, TO SHARE THE NEW COALITION OF CALIFORNIA CITIES THAT BECAME ADVOCATING AT THE STATE TO ENGAGE IN FURTHER DISCUSSIONS TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS FOR ADDRESSING THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE CHANGES MADE TO CALIFORNIA'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. AND THIS COUNCIL DID APPROVE JOINING THE TAKE BACK OUR COMMUNITY COALITION BACK IN 2017, A DECADE LATER. WE HAVE SOME TRACTION IN MAKING CHANGES BOTH AT THE STATE LEGISLATIVE AND AT THE BALLOT BOX. TONIGHT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT PROPOSITION 36. THIS BATTLE LIT MEASURE MAKES SEVERAL KEY CHANGES RELATED TO PUNISHMENT FOR DRUG AND THEFT CRIMES. IT TURNS SOME MISDEMEANORS BACK INTO FELONIES. EXAMPLES OF THEFT THAT ARE WORTH 950 OR LEFT LESS MAKES THIS CRIME A FELONY. IF THE PERSON HAS TWO OR MORE PAST CONVICTIONS OF CERTAIN THEFT CRIMES. IT ALSO LENGTHENS SOME FELONY SENTENCES BY UP TO THREE YEARS IF THREE OR MORE PEOPLE COMMITTED THE CRIME TOGETHER. PROPOSITION 36 WOULD ALSO REQUIRE SOME FELONIES TO BE SERVED IN PRISON, LIKE SELLING OF CERTAIN DRUGS, FENTANYL, HEROIN, METHAMPHETAMINES, ET CETERA, WHICH IF IT PASSES, CAN BE LENGTHENED BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF DRUGS SOLD. CURRENTLY, THESE SENTENCES ARE SERVED IN COUNTY JAIL OR STATE PRISONS DEPENDING ON CRIMINAL HISTORY. PROP 36 WOULD GENERALLY REQUIRE THESE SENTENCES TO BE SERVED IN PRISON. UM, THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR PEOPLE, THIS PROPOSITION ALSO ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE WHO POSSESS ILLEGAL DRUGS TO BE CHARGED WITH TREATMENT MANDATE FELONIES IF CHARGED. UM, IT WOULD APPLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ONE, POSSESS THE AFOREMENTIONED DRUGS, UM, OR TWO, HAVE TWO OR MORE PAST CONVICTIONS. FOR SOME DRUG CRIME CRIMES SUCH AS POSSESSING OR SELLING DRUGS, THESE PEOPLE WOULD GENERALLY GET TREATMENTS SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH OR DRUG TREATMENT, AND THOSE WHO FINISHED THE TREATMENTS WOULD HAVE THEIR CHARGES DISMISSED. THOSE WHO DO NOT FINISH TREATMENT COULD SERVE UP TO THREE YEARS IN STATE PRISON. IMPORTANTLY, THIS CHANGE UNDO SOME OF THOSE PUNISHMENT REDUCTIONS IN THAT WERE PASSED WITH PROP 47. LASTLY, ANOTHER BIG PART IS THAT THIS PROPOSITION WOULD REQUIRE COURTS TO WARN PEOPLE THAT THEY COULD BE CHARGED WITH MURDER IF THEY SELL OR PROVIDE ILLEGAL DRUGS THAT END UP KILLING SOMEONE. IN CONCLUSION, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 36 HOMELESSNESS, DRUG ADDICTION AND THEFT REDUCTION ACT. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? I DO. MR. MAYOR? YES. ONE, COULD WE SEE THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE DETAILS OF PROP 47? IT'S TOWARDS THE BEGINNING. THIS ONE? YES. PERFECT. THERE. THE, THE BEFORE AND AFTER. UM, I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE, BECAUSE WE ARE IN ELECTION SEASON WITH AN ELECTION HAPPENING NEXT MONTH THAT THIS BALLOT INITIATIVE, WHEN IT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN, IN 2014 WAS CALLED THE SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS ACT. AND I WANT EVERYONE TO TAKE A QUICK LOOK THERE OF THE BEFORE AND AFTER AND SEE WHETHER YOU THINK THAT THE SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS ACT BALLOT INITIATIVE THAT YOU THINK WOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE IMPACTS OF THIS, UM, CREATING MORE LENIENCY FOR DRUGS AND THEFT. AND I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT, THAT SOME OF THESE TITLES ARE INTENTIONALLY MISLEADING IN ORDER TO GET PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR THEM. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT. UM, I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT PROP 36 IS GONNA BE ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR. I'M REALLY ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, UM, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I MEAN, TO BE ABLE TO TELL SOMEONE THAT'S SELLING FENTANYL, THAT'S KILLING PEOPLE THAT THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A MURDER CHARGE IS A NO-BRAINER FOR ME. AND I HOPE THAT IS FOR YOU TOO, BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN LOST, UM, FROM FENTANYL IS, IS UNBELIEVABLE. AND PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN THEY'RE [01:35:01] SELLING IT, THEY ARE MURDERING PEOPLE. AND SO I THINK THAT'S A STERN WARNING THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO GET. AND AGAIN, JUST BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE VOTING ON BALLOT INITIATIVES BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT ALWAYS READ AS THEY ARE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? I WOULD JUST FOLLOW UP WITH ONE OTHER COMMENT. UM, AND THAT DEALS ON THIS, THE AREA OF THEFT. UM, IT'S HEARTBREAKING FOR ME. I WENT INTO A, A GROCERY STORE, I AND USUALLY SHOP IN TWO DAYS AGO TO BUY SOME SPECIFIC ITEMS. AND THE ITEMS I NEEDED TO BUY WERE IN THE AISLE. AND NOW THERE'S WIRE WIRE CAGE THAT GUARDS THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE VERY EASILY ASSESSED BY JUST TAKING IT OFF THE SHELF AND PUTTING IT IN A CART. UM, AND HONESTLY, I I, I WENT TO ASK SOMEBODY AND OR SOMEONE, CAN I GET THAT OPEN? AND THEY SAID, WE'LL, WE'LL GET, UH, LET ME GO GET THAT PERSON FOR YOU. AND I STOOD THERE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND I JUST SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL, I'LL, I'M, I'M OUTTA HERE. UM, THE REASON WHY THEY'RE LOCKING IT UP IS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE STEALING IT AND WALKING OUT OF THE GROCERY STORES. AND THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR DRUG STORES EVERYWHERE ELSE IN TOWN. AND IT'S JUST HEARTBREAKING BECAUSE WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING IS THAT STORE BRICK AND MORTAR LOSES THOSE SALES, THEY LOSE IT TO THEFT, THEN PEOPLE GET IN. IT'S, IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO GET AHOLD OF IT. THEY END UP BUYING THE ITEMS ONLINE, OR YOU HAVE THESE SMASH AND GRAB INCIDENTS THAT ARE OCCURRING AND PEOPLE DECIDE, I'M NOT GOING TO A STORE TO SHOP AND, AND THAT ROBS OUR COMMUNITY OF SALES TAX WE WOULD OTHERWISE RECEIVE. SO I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION AFTER MANY YEARS TO PUT THIS BACK ON THE BALLOT FOR THE VOTERS TO DECIDE HOW THEY WANT TO, HOW THEY WANT TO LIVE THEIR LIVES, UH, WITHOUT THE FEAR OF WHAT PROP 47 HAS CREATED FOR ALL OF US. UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG, THERE HAS TO BE CONSEQUENCES. AND SO I WOULD JUST ASK NOW, THE LIMIT, UM, ON THEFT, IS IT, WHAT'S THE LIMIT? IS THERE A LIMIT OR IS IT, IF IT'S LIKE THREE STRIKES, UH, TWO STRIKES AND YOU'RE NOW YOU'RE IN TROUBLE. LET'S SAY SOMEBODY TAKES $950, BUT THEY ONLY TAKE 500 AND THEN NEXT TIME THEY GET CAUGHT, THEY'RE CAUGHT WITH ANOTHER 500. THEY'VE EXCEEDED, THEY'VE EXCEEDED THE 950. SO THEY, THAT'S WHAT THIS PROPOSITION FOR. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. OKAY, PERFECT. OKAY. MULTIPLE TASKS. THANK YOU MADAM. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR YOUR VERY, VERY THOROUGH REPORT. AND, UH, I WOULD ASK ONE MORE QUESTION. HOW ARE WE AS A, ESSENTIALLY WE'RE GONNA PASS THIS RESOLUTION. IS THAT GONNA BE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THE PUBLIC? IF THEY WANTED TO SEARCH OUT WHERE, WHERE OUR CITY COUNCIL STANDS ON THIS POSITION ON THAT PARTICULAR, YES. PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE CAN SHOW POLICE COUNCIL STANDS. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 0 9 6 SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 36, THE HOMELESS DRUG ADDICTION AND THEFT REDUCTION ACT AND REDUCTION IS A HUGE WORD REDUCTION. MOTION TO APPROVE I SECOND PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR LAST ITEM UNDER CITY [H4. Consideration of Resolution No. SA 2024-001 of the Successor Agency to the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency, Approving the Issuance of Refunding Bonds in Order to Refund Certain of its Outstanding Bonds, Approving the Execution and Delivery of a Seventh Supplemental Indenture Relating Thereto, Requesting Oversight Board Approval of the Issuance of the Refunding Bonds, Requesting Certain Determinations by the Oversight Board, and Providing for Other Matters Properly Relating Thereto. (RESOLUTION NO. SA 2024-001) (CITY/SUCCESSOR AGENCY)] MANAGER STAFF REPORTS. MR. GILLISON? YES. ITEM H FOUR. YES. MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO OUR FINAL ITEM HERE, UM, ITEM H FOUR FOR YOUR, UH, CONSIDERATION IS A RESOLUTION THAT OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE RANCH CUCAMONGA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. AND IT WOULD APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS IN ORDER TO REFUND CERTAIN OUTSTANDING BONDS, APPROVING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE REQUESTING THAT THE, UH, COUNTY OVERSIGHT BOARD APPROVAL OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE REFUNDING BONDS AND THEN REQUESTING CERTAIN DETERMINATION BY THE OVERSIGHT BOARD AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE TOO. SO THIS IS AN ITEM THAT IS A REFUND OF A REFUND OF A REFUND OF SOME BONDS THAT WE DID A LONG TIME AGO, BUT WHICH A NUMBER OF US REMEMBER ACTUALLY ISSUING. AND SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA INTRODUCE TORY ROBERTS, OUR INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND, UM, ANNA IAN, A PRINCIPAL FROM FIELDMAN AND ROLL UP TO PROVIDE THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU MR. GILSON. UH, GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD. UH, AS MR. GILSON STATED, I'M GONNA BE PRESENTING SOME ACTIONS RELATED TO THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY, UH, TO THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, UH, FOR THE RANCHO REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA TAX ALLOCATION REFUNDING BOND SERIES 2025. THAT'S QUITE THE MOUTHFUL. UM, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP [01:40:01] FORWARD HERE. UH, IN 2014, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER RDA ISSUED ITS TAX ALLOCATION BONDS RELATED TO THE RANCHO REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. THESE BONDS WERE ISSUED TO REFUND THREE SERIES OF TAX ALLOCATION BONDS ISSUED BY FOR, BY THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. THESE PRIOR BONDS WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A PAR AMOUNT OF OVER $174 MILLION AND ARE CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING IN A LITTLE OVER $96 MILLION. UH, AND THEY CAN CURRENTLY BE CALLED AND PREPAID ON ANY DATE WITHOUT A PREPAYMENT, UH, PREMIUM. PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, WHICH WAS ADDED TO THE RDA DISSOLUTION ACT, SUCCESSOR AGENCIES MAY ISSUE REFUNDING BONDS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS, WHICH IS PRECISELY WHAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS HERE. UH, HERE WE HAVE A SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE GENERAL BOUNDARIES OF THE RANCHO REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. UM, LET'S SEE, AND THEN WE'LL FLASH FORWARD HERE TO THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION. CITY STAFF AND THE FINANCE TEAM HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFUND THE PRIOR BONDS FOR DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS BASED ON THE CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS. SUCH REFUNDING IS ESTIMATED TO RESULT IN TOTAL DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS OF OVER $9.3 MILLION. THE EXACT SAVINGS NUMBER IS GOING TO BE DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE BOND SALE, WHICH IS ANTICIPATED TO BE IN VERY EARLY 2025. UH, THE SAVINGS ARE ACTUALLY ALLOCATED PROPORTIONALLY TO THE APPLICABLE TAXING ENTITIES THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA. UH, THIS INCLUDES THE CITY AND THE CITY'S FIRE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS, UH, A HANDFUL OF OTHER TAXING ENTITIES. OF THE TOTAL SAVINGS, A LITTLE MORE THAN 5% IS GONNA BE PASSED ON TO THE CITY AND A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 12% IS GOING TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE CITY'S FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT WITH THE REMAINING 82% OF THOSE BOND SAVINGS, UH, ON THE REFINANCING GETTING PASSED ON THE OTHER RESPECTIVE TAXING ENTITIES. UH, THE TABLE THAT YOU SEE HERE AT THE BOTTOM SHOWS THE AGGREGATE PROJECTED ANNUAL SAVINGS AS WELL AS THE COMBINED ANNUAL SAVINGS FROM THE CITY AND FIRE DISTRICT SHARES. UH, IN ORDER TO REFUND THE PRIOR BONDS, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY HAS TO GO THROUGH SEVERAL ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS, INCLUDING THE INDENTURE APPROVING THE INDENTURE AND IRREVOCABLE REFUNDING INSTRUCTIONS, BOTH OF WHICH ARE GONNA, ARE PRESENTED HERE AT THIS MEETING. ADDITIONAL FINANCING DOCUMENTS SUCH AS THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT, WHICH IS THE OFFERING DOCUMENT, WILL, UH, WILL NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AT A LATER MEETING, UH, IN JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS. AS THESE ARE TAX ALLOCATION BONDS, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY MUST ALSO PREPARE A DEBT SERVING DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS ANALYSIS REQUIRED BY THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, WHICH MUST ALSO BE APPROVED BY THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTYWIDE OVERSIGHT BOARD. ONCE APPROVED BY THE OVERSIGHT BOARD, THE APPROVED RESOLUTIONS OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND THE OVERSIGHT BOARD WILL BE SENT TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND THAT, UM, WHO WILL REVIEW THE PROPOSED REFUNDING THERE, THE STATE'S REVIEW COULD LAST UP TO 65 DAYS. IT IS RECOMMENDED, UH, THIS EVENING THAT THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY APPROVE THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU, UH, IN ORDER TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE REFUNDING BONDS. THIS RESOLUTION APPROVES THE INDENTURE AND THE IRREVOCABLE REFUNDING INSTRUCTIONS AND APPROVES THE DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS ANALYSIS AND FURTHER REQUESTS THAT THE OVERSIGHT BOARD, UH, WILL APPROVE WITH THE REFUNDING OF THE BONDS. UM, AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS, UH, IF APPROVED TONIGHT BY THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD HERE, UH, THE RESOLUTION WILL BE TAKEN TO THE OCTOBER 17TH COUNTYWIDE OVERSIGHT BOARD MEETING TO APPROVE THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY'S ACTION AND MAKE A DETERMINATION OF THE SAVINGS. UH, LET'S SEE. UH, THESE, UH, THESE RESOLUTIONS ARE GOING TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AS PREVIOUSLY STATED. AND, UH, THIS WILL HELP US TO SECURE UNDERLYING CREDIT RATING AND RETURN THE SUCCESS RETURN TO THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY THEN TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AT THE NOVEMBER 20TH MEETING. ONCE WE RECEIVE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE APPROVAL, WE'LL PROCEED WITH THE PRICING AND CLOSING OF THE REFUNDING OF BONDS, WHICH AS I PREVIOUSLY STATED, SHOULD HAPPEN VERY EARLY IN 2025. WE'RE EXPECTING THAT TO BE IN JANUARY. AND THAT IS THE END OF THE REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN FIELD QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THAT'S WHAT GOOD FINANCE PERSONNEL SHOULD BE DOING, IS LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR OPPORTUNITIES TO SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY. CERTAINLY. AND WE GET AND, AND USE THAT REFUNDED MONEY TO, TO PROVIDE SOME QUALITY SERVICES. CERTAINLY. SO, UM, SO INSTEAD OF READING THE, UH, THE APPROVALS, WE'RE GONNA GO SWITCH IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND SAY, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS AS LISTED IN OUR STAFF REPORT. AND BY THE WAY, WE'RE ADOPTING THIS ON BEHALF OF THE ACTING AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND THAT'S RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH ZERO ONE MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SO MOVE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. [01:45:02] MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. AND ANNA, I'M STANDING UP HERE ENLISTING YOU, REPRESENTING FIELDMAN AND ROLL UP. AND I REMEMBER BILL ROLLUP AND LARRY ROLL, OR BILL FELDMAN AND FIELDMAN AND LARRY ROLLUP BOTH THANK MANY YEARS AGO. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [I. COUNCIL BUSINESS] IS THERE ANY COUNCIL BUSINESS TONIGHT? COUNCIL COMMENTS? [I1. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Comments to be limited to three minutes per Council Member.)  ] IS THERE ANY INTERAGENCY UPDATES? [I2. INTER­AGENCY UPDATES (Update by the City Council to the community on the meetings that were attended.)  ] MR. CITY ATTORNEY, YOU [CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS] HAVE ANY ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? OKAY, UH, NO REPORT. SO, UM, OUR NEXT MEETING IS [IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING] A DAY BEFORE THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON OCTOBER 16TH. OUR NEXT MEETING IS ACTUALLY A DAY EARLIER ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 2024. WE MOVED IT UP ONE DAY, SO THE REGULAR MEETINGS OF OCTO OCTOBER 16TH ARE CANCELED. AND NOW WE WILL ADJOURN, [ADJOURNMENT - Adjourn to Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.] UH, TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING, UH, TO TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 2024 AT 7:00 PM SO MR. MAYOR, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN IN BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION TO COMPLETE OUR CLOSED SESSION AGENDA. WE'LL DO THAT . OKAY. AND WE ARE ALSO ADJOURNING TONIGHT'S MEETING TO GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DEAL WITH A REMAINING ITEM THAT WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA THAT WE DID NOT GET CONCLUDED BEFORE OUR SPECIAL MEETING STARTED AT SIX O'CLOCK. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. APPRECIATE EV ALL OF OUR STAFF HERE AND, UH, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED BACK TO CLOSED SESSION. GEEZ. * 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.