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PROTECTION DISTRICT MEETINGS.UH, WE THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING, AND WE WILL START OFF BY, I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR MAYOR PRO TIMLIN KENNEDY TO LEAD US IN THIS
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL: Mayor Michael Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy Council Members Hutchison, Scott and Stickler]
EVENING'S PLEDGE TO OUR NATION'S FLAG.THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR THANK YOU.
THEN KENNEDY PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON.
MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS
[AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA]
OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? NO.MR. MAYOR, THERE ARE NO AMENDMENTS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]
WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT.OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS A PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CHILDREN'S NETWORK DECLARING THIS MONTH, APRIL OF 2026
[B1.Presentation of a Proclamation to San Bernardino County Children’s Network Declaring April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.]
AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD THE ASSOCIATE CHILDREN'S NETWORK OFFICER, HILLARY STINSON.
RAY, IS SHE HERE? YES, SHE IS.
HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING? GOOD, THANK YOU.
HILLARY, WHY DON'T YOU, UH, SHARE WHY WE'RE HERE, RECOGNIZING YOUR ORGANIZATION AND, AND WHY YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT? DEFINITELY.
SO THE CHILDREN'S NETWORK OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IS, UM, THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AGENCY FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
AND OUR MISSION IS TO HELP SUPPORT FAMILIES, UM, BEFORE THEY GET INTO DANGER AND TROUBLE OF LOSING THEIR CHILDREN AND BEFORE CFS NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED SO WE CAN KEEP THEM TOGETHER AND JUST HELP EVERYONE THRIVE, NOT JUST SURVIVE.
AND IT'S REALLY COMMUNITIES LIKE YOURS THAT HELP US DO THAT AND, AND GIVE, UH, US A CHANCE TO CHANGE THE TRAJECTORIES OF FAMILIES THAT ARE HAVING TROUBLE.
AND SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, UH, DECLARING APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH WITH US AND, AND REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO EACH AND EVERY YEAR DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL.
UM, IT'S A VERY HEART TOUCHING, HEART MOVING, UH, STORY.
UH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTY, THROUGHOUT THIS STATE, AND EVEN THIS NATION.
SO I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION AND YOU'LL GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SERIOUS THIS REALLY IS.
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING AND SECURING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL OF ITS CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN.
AND WHEREAS ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE THE CARE PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE A FAMILY PROVIDES TO BE FREE FROM HARM AND TO HAVE THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS MET.
AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF APRIL 26TH, 2026 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE PRESERVATION AND PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE.
AND WHEREAS O JUST OVER 30,000 CHILDREN IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ALONE WERE REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES FOR SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN 2025.
AND WHEREAS THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE REQUIRES RIGOROUS SOLUTIONS, ENERGY, STRENGTH, DETERMINATION, AND COMMITMENT FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS PROTECT PROTECTIVE FACTORS ARE CONDITIONS THAT REDUCE OR ELIMINATE RISK AND PROMOTE THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT WELLBEING OF CHILDREN.
AND WHEREAS EFFECTIVE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS SUCCEED BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIPS CREATED AMONG SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, SPIRITUAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE BLUE RIBBON IS THE INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION, THE CHILDREN'S NETWORKS HAS PLANNED A BLUE RIBBON MEDIA CAMPAIGN, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION, AND THE 27TH ANNUAL SHINE, A LIGHT ON CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AWARD CEREMONY TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF CHILD ABUSE DURING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF APRIL.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2026 TO BE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH AND ENCOURAGES OUR RESIDENTS TO JOIN WITH THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY'S EFFORTS TO END CHILD ABUSE.
HILLARY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION AND FOR ALL YOU DO TO HELP CURB CHILD ABUSE IN THIS COUNTY.
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THANK YOU.OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS A PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION TO ONE LEGACY DECLARING THE MONTH
[B2. Presentation of a Proclamation to OneLegacy Declaring the Month of April 2026 as Donate Life Month.]
OF APRIL, 2026 AS DONATE LIFE MONTH.I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD MARIBEL GALVAN, ONE LEGACY AMBASSADOR AND DONOR MARIBEL, AND JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS YOUNG LADY, IT'S YOUR SHOW TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.
HELLO, MY NAME IS MARIBEL GALVAN.
I AM A ONE LEGACY AMBASSADOR AND DONOR MOM.
I, MY CONNECTION TO DONATION IS THROUGH MY SON ANTHONY.
HE HAD REGISTERED AS A DONOR, HE SAID YES AT THE DMV.
SO FOR ME, IT WAS JUST, I WAS THERE TO SUPPORT THE DECISION HE HAD MADE AND HONOR HIS WISHES WITH HIS DONATIONS OF TISSUE, HE WAS ABLE TO HEAL THE LIVES OF 27 PEOPLE.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, IF YOU'RE A REGISTERED DONOR, IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT REGISTERING, TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR LOVED ONES, LET THEM KNOW THE DECISION THAT YOU MADE.
SO WHEN THAT DAY COMES, IT'S A LITTLE EASIER FOR YOUR FAMILY.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION TO TAKE BACK WITH YOU, AND THAT OR PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING AND PRESERVING THE LIVES OF ITS CITIZENS.
AND WHEREAS ORGAN, EYE, TISSUE, MARROW, MARROW AND BLOOD DONATION ARE LIFE GIVING ACTS RECOGNIZE WORLDWIDE AS EXPRESSIONS OF COMPASSION TO THOSE IN NEED.
AND WHEREAS THE NEED FOR DONATED ORGANS IS ESPECIALLY URGENT IN HISPANIC, LATINO AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL'S DONATION OF THE HEART, LUNGS, LIVER, KIDNEYS, PANCREAS, AND SMALL INTESTINE CAN SAVE UP TO EIGHT LIVES.
DONATION OF TISSUE, AS YOU STATED, CAN SAVE AND HEAL THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 75 OTHERS.
OGRE ORGAN DONORS SAVED MORE THAN 46,000 LIVES LAST YEAR.
AND WHEREAS ANY PERSON CAN REGISTER TO BE AN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONOR, REGARDLESS OF AGE OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, BEING A REGISTERED DONOR DOES NOT IMPACT THE QUALITY OF LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL CARE A PERSON RECEIVES IN AN EMERGENCY.
AND WHEREAS CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS CAN SIGN UP TO BE AN ORGAN, EYE AND TISSUE DONOR WHEN APPLYING OR RENEWING THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSES OR ID CARDS AT THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
SO NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2026 AS DMV DONATE LIFE MONTH AND ENCOURAGES ALL DRIVER AGE RESIDENTS TO USE A DONATE LIFE REGISTRY WHEN APPLYING OR RENEWING THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE ID CARD AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
WE HOPE YOU WILL HANG THAT PROUDLY IN YOUR OFFICES AND THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
GOD BLESS YOU AND, AND WONDERFUL STORY, BUT OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU.
OUR LAST PRESENTATION IS A PRESENTATION
[B3. Presentation of California Park & Recreation Society (CPRS) Awards of Excellence.]
OF THE CALIFORNIA PARK AND RECREATION SOCIETY'S CPRS AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE.I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD FROM THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA STAFF AND THE CALIFORNIA RECREATION AND PARK SOCIETY, JANELLE MARKLE, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISOR AND CANDACE SMITH, OUR CPRS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
PLEASE COME FORWARD LADIES, JOANNA, WE'LL LEAVE THIS TO YOU.
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GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.I'M PLEASED TO SHARE THAT THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ENGINEERING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT RECENTLY WE'RE HONORED BY THE CALIFORNIA PARKS AND RECREATION SOCIETY BY RECEIVING AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE CATEGORIES OF COMMUNITY IMPACT AND INNOVATION.
WE'D LIKE TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CHAMPIONING THESE INITIATIVES AND TO CPS FOR RECOGNIZING THE PASSION WE HAVE FOR SERVING OUR RESIDENTS.
WE, UH, THE CITY IS PROUD TO BE PART OF THE CALIFORNIA PARKS AND RECREATION SOCIETY AND TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS THAT SERVE AND ENRICH ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO PASS THE MIC OVER TO CPRS, REGION FOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND CITY OF ONTARIO RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER AT CANDACE SMITH TO INTRODUCE THE AWARDS.
AS JANELLE MENTIONED, MY NAME IS CANDICE SMITH AND I'M A-C-P-R-S, UH, REGION FOUR REPRESENTATIVE.
SO I REPRESENT THIS AREA AMONG MANY OTHERS, ALL THE WAY OUT TO BLYTHE AND ALL THE WAY AS FAR AS, UM, CLOSE TO CORONA AND ALL, ALL ACROSS, UH, THIS AREA.
UM, THE CPRS AWARDS ARE ACTUALLY VERY SPECIAL IN THAT THEY CELEBRATE THE OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES, THE QUALITY FACILITY AND PARK DESIGNS, PROGRAMMING, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS THAT TAKE PLACE IN OUR DAILY PROFESSION.
THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT AWARDS CATEGORIES THAT HIGHLIGHT THE PEOPLE, THE PLACES, SPACES, PROGRAMS, AND STORIES THAT MAKE CITIES LIKE RANCHO CUCAMONGA VERY SPECIAL.
SO, UM, AT FIRST WE ARE GOING TO START WITH, SORRY.
UM, WE ARE GOING TO START WITH THE AREA OF COMMUNITY IMPACT AND SPECIFICALLY EQUITY AND ILU INCLUSION.
UM, THERE WERE OVER 186 APPLICATIONS TOTAL ACROSS THE STATE.
THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 52 AWARDS, AND IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, THE CITY OF RANCH CUCAMONGO WALKED AWAY, UM, ONE OF 16 IN FIVE SUBCATEGORIES.
AND THIS CATEGORY, EQUITY INCLUSION HAD FIVE.
UM, AND YOU ALL ARE TAKING HOME ONE OF THOSE.
AND THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT INTENTIONALLY ENGAGE AND SUPPORT, UM, UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.
AND THE AWARD IS FOR IF, DO YOU WANNA BRING UP COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW AS I PRESENT THE AWARD? UM, THIS IS FOR ADAPTIVE SPORTS FAIR.
UH, THE ADAPTIVE SPORTS FAIR IS A TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY EVENT THAT BRINGS INCLUSIVE, ACCESSIBLE RECREATION DIRECTLY TO WRENCH CUCAMONGA RESIDENTS AND THE INLAND EMPIRE, HELPING BRIDGE GAPS IN ADAPTIVE SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES AND FOSTERING A CULTURE OF BELONGING FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
WITH MORE THAN 300 PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR, THE EVENT PROVIDED HANDS-ON ACCESS TO WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL, BOCCE BALL CRUTCH SOCCER, DISC GOLF, AND MANY OTHER ADAPTIVE SPORTS.
THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEADING ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SOCAL, ADAPTIVE SPORTS, AND LIVE TO ROLL FAMILIES CONSISTENTLY EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR HAVING LOCAL EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CONFIDENCE, AND CONNECTION.
THIS EVENT ALSO SERVED AS A GATEWAY TO YEAR-ROUND INCLUSIVE RES RESOURCES THROUGH THE CITY'S INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING WEBPAGE AND REGIONAL, UH, REFERRALS GUIDE BY CELEBRATING DIVERSE ABILITY, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY IDENTITY, AND FOSTERING LONG-TERM WELLNESS.
THE ADAPTIVE SPORTS FAIR EXEMPLIFIES COMMUNITY IMPACT AND POSITIONS RANCH CUCAMONGA AS A LEADER IN RECREATION, UH, SPECIFICALLY INCLUSIVE RECREATION.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS WONDERFUL TEAM FOR YOUR INCLUSIVITY.
THAT'S HOW GREAT RANCH GOMON IS.
UM, THE NEXT AWARD IS THE INNOVATION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE.
THERE WERE 12 AWARDEES AND SIX SUBCATEGORIES FOR THIS SPECIFIC SUBCATEGORY SERVICE DELIVERY INNOVATION.
UM, AND THAT IS THE CONNECT RC BICYCLE PROGRAM.
UM, IF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ME ON STAGE, I'LL READ THE DESCRIPTION OF YOUR AWARD AS WELL.
AND THIS AWARD IS FOR THE REIMAGINED WI REIMAGINED WAY OF OFFERING PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE ACCESS.
SO IN THE PAST YEAR, THE CITY OF RANCH CUCAMONGA TRANSFORMED BOTH ITS BUILT AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR BICYCLE SAFETY.
THROUGH ITS CONNECT RC BICYCLE PROGRAM, THE CITY LAUNCHED FOUR MILES OF NEW PROTECTED BIKEWAYS AND PATHS, CREATED AN INNOVATIVE, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL DIGITAL TOOL, AND DELIVERED DOZENS OF EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH EVENTS, INCLUDING BIKE RODEOS, FAMILY RIDES, INCLUDING THE CITY'S FIRST LEARN TO BIKE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM.
CENTRAL TO THE EFFORT WAS THE CREATION OF A RESIDENT LED CONNECT RC BICYCLE SUBCOMMITTEE, ENSURING ONGOING COMMUNITY
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PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.THROUGH FREE SAFETY EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION, SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP, AND LARGE COMMUNITY RIDES, THE PROGRAM REACHED NEW RIDERS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND BACKGROUNDS.
THE RESULT IS A STRONGER, SAFER, AND MORE CONFIDENT BICYCLING COMMUNITY SUPPORTED BY A LOCAL MODEL THAT GOES BEYOND BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO FOSTER LASTING CULTURAL CHANGE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL AND I'M GONNA HAND THE MIC OVER TO MR. CLARENCE.
UM, AGAIN, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS, WE'D LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE.
UM, AND WE'RE DEEPLY HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS RECOGNITION FROM CPRS.
AND WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY INVITE OUR, UM, COMMUNITY TO TWO EXCITING EVENTS THAT'S HAPPENING, THAT'S COMING UP, UM, IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
SO, UH, THE FIRST ONE IS OUR UPCOMING E-BIKE SAFETY FAIR, WHICH IS GEARED TOWARDS YOUTH AGES 11 THROUGH 17, WHICH TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY, MAY 23RD FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM AT THE RC SPORTS CENTER, FEATURING SAFETY PRESENTATIONS, HANDS-ON SAFETY WORKSHOPS, AND RAFFLE PRIZES.
AND THERE WILL ALSO BE, UM, AN OPTIONAL GROUP RIDE BEGINNING AT 8:00 AM FROM CENTRAL PARK FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO RIDE THE EVENT TO THE EVENT TOGETHER.
AND THEN THE SECOND ONE THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREENS HERE, WE'RE GEARING UP FOR OUR RC RIDES, OUR FREE MONTHLY BIKE RIDES HELD ON THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 8:00 AM BEGINNING AND ENDING AT CENTRAL PARK.
THE FIRST RIDE IS ACTUALLY A FEW WEEKS AWAY ON APRIL 21ST, AND IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE CITY, STAY ACTIVE, AND HELP PROMOTE A MORE BIKE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY IN OUR CITY.
UM, AND WITH ROUTES TYPICALLY RANGING FROM 10 TO 1220 MILES ROUND TRIP.
SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO LEARN MORE BY, UH, VISITING OUR WEBSITE OR SCANNING THE QR CODES THAT YOU SEE UP ON YOUR SCREENS.
OKAY, SO I'M GONNA LET THIS TIME, I'M GONNA LET YOU ALL COME BY.
I KNOW WE'RE GONNA ALL SHAKE YOUR HANDS, BUT THOSE OF YOU THAT WE DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE VOLUNTEERS, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW YOUR NAME.
COULD YOU ANNOUNCE YOUR NAMES AND JUST PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT ONE? OKAY.
NICOLE BURNS, I MANAGEMENT AID WITH ENGINEERING SERVICES.
OKAY, SO YOU ALL COME DOWN AND WE'LL GET A PICTURE STAND.
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COMMUNICATIONS.THIS IS THE TIME OF THE PLACE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA OR NOT ON THE AGENDA, COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL AND THE RED LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND YOU OR, AND THEN YOU WILL SEE THE SIGN OF ABOVE.
UM, THERE IS A ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING A LITTLE BIT LATER DEALING WITH THE HAMILTON BREWERY.
SO IF THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE FOR THE HAMILTON BREWERY, UH, DISCUSSION, THAT IS A HEARING WHERE PUBLIC WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK.
SO IT'S BEST IF YOU, UH, COME DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
HOWEVER, IF SOMEONE'S HERE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK TO THAT AND CANNOT STAY FOR THAT HEARING,
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WHICH SHOULD NOT BE VERY MUCH LONGER AFTER THE, UM, PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PERIOD IS DONE, PLEASE, UH, COME UP NOW.BUT OTHERWISE, WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE YOU SPEAK AT THAT PUB ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, SO IT WOULD BE A MATTER OF THE RECORD.
SO WE HAVE 11 SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JAMES BANKS JR.
WE WILL, WHEN YOU START SPEAKING THOUGH, SIR, I'M KIDDING YOU.
49 YEARS AGO, WE WERE PROMISED IF THE CITY INCORPORATED THAT THE CITY WOULD FOREVER WATCH OUT FOR THE IDENTITY AND THE CHARACTER AND THE HISTORY OF THE THREE SEPARATE COMMUNITIES.
AND I WANNA FOCUS ON HISTORY THIS TIME.
THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL FOLLOWED THROUGH ON THAT PROMISE, AND THEY CREATED A VERY INDEPENDENT AND STRONG HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
THEY ALSO CREATED A CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMISSION TO LOOK OUT FOR THE INTEREST OF THE THREE COMMUNITIES.
THE 1982 COUNCIL STEPPED UP AND PROVIDED EXTRA HELP COORDINATING LEWIS HOLMES AND THE WILLIAM LINE COMPANY TO SAVE THE GARCIA HOUSE, WHICH IS NOW IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION.
IN APPROXIMATELY 1999, THAT COUNCIL STEPPED UP AND MORE OR LESS MATCHED THE STATE CONTRIBUTION TO MOVE THE ISLE HOUSE DOWN TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION.
IN APPROXIMATELY 2023, THE COUNCIL STEPPED UP AND SUPPLEMENTED THE COUNTY GRANT TO HELP PUT THE PROPER ROOF ON THE GARCIA HOUSE AND REBUILD THE PORCH ON THE ISLE HOUSE.
SO HERE WE ARE AT 2026, AND I'M LOOKING TO SEE THIS COUNCIL STEP UP AND SAVE THE TWANDA DEPOT.
THE TWANDA DEPOT WAS PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY.
UH, IT WAS OF COURSE, PART OF THE RED CAR SYSTEM.
YOU COULD CLIMB ON THE CAR IN SAN BERNARDINO AND GO TO SANTA MONICA, OR YOU COULD GO TO, UM, NEWPORT BEACH FOR THAT MATTER, AND MANY PARTS IN BETWEEN.
IT WAS SOMETHING THAT'LL NEVER BE DDU DUPLICATED, I'M SURE, BUT FOR TWANDA AND AL LOMA HAD HAD EXTRAORDINARY MEANING IN THAT IT WENT BEYOND THE RED CAR.
AND THIS IS AT A TIME WHEN PROHIBITION CAME AND IT WAS NO LONGER PROFITABLE TO GROW GRAPES.
AND SO THEY HAD TO HAVE A NEW CROP.
THE NEW CROP WAS CITRUS, LEMONS AND ORANGES, AND THE GRAPES, THEY COULD PROCESS THE GRAPES RIGHT ON SITE, BUT WITH LEMONS AND ORANGES, THEY HAD TO GET THEM TO MARKET.
SO THEY HAD TO GET A, A RAILWAY SYSTEM RIGHT HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AND TO GET THE, UH, CITRUS TO MARKET, UH, PROP IN A QUICK MANNER.
THE, UH, AL LOMA STILL HAS, I THINK, SOME OF THE PACKING HOUSES.
THE, UH, TWANDA PACKING HOUSE FOR CITRUS HAPPENS TO HAVE BEEN RIGHT EXACTLY WHERE THE PROPOSAL FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUILDING RIGHT ON TOP FOR THAT PACKING, THE PROPOSAL FOR THE, FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING LIKE MR. BANKS, I'M SORRY, YOUR THREE MINUTES IS UP.
I CAN ASSURE YOU, SIR, THAT, UH, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DEPOT IS PROTECTED.
STEVE JANIS, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU.
UM, SHOW OF HANDS, ANYBODY THAT LEARNED ANYTHING FROM MR. BANKS IN THAT SHORT THREE MINUTES? I DON'T THINK.
UH, THE ESTEEMED GENTLEMAN FROM TWANDA, UH, BROUGHT UP SOME GOOD POINTS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE DEPOT, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT.
BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS THE BENEFITS TO, AGAINST AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PERHAPS, UH, CREATING A PARK IN THAT, ON THAT LAND.
SO WE'VE TAKEN THE LIBERTY, IF I HAVE AN OVERHEAD PROJECTOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND MR. MAYOR, YOU HAVE A PACKAGE LIKE THIS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
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DO I HAVE TO GO OVER HERE? OVER THERE? YES.WE HAVE HAD THREE RENDERINGS PREPARED, UH, FOR PROPOSED PARK LAYOUTS, AND THEY ALL INCORPORATE ALL THE HISTORICAL ASPECTS MR. BANKS WAS TRYING TO POINT OUT, BEING THE VINEYARDS, THE CITRUS, UH, THE RECREATIONAL BENEFITS, UH, WHICH WOULD WORK TOGETHER WITH THE WAN TRAIL, WHICH I HOPE A LOT OF YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BECAUSE IT'S GREAT.
UM, THE, UH, THE TRAIN TRACKS, YOU'LL SEE ALL THREE OF THESE PROPOSALS INCORPORATE THE EXISTING OLD TRAIN TRACKS INTO THESE, UH, DESIGNS.
UH, THERE'S EXERCISE AREAS, RECREATIONAL AREAS, AND OF COURSE, PEOPLE USING THE TRAIL CAN STOP ALONG THE WAY AND TAKE A BREAK, TAKE A REST.
UM, BUT I THINK WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, ONE OF THE, THE BEST FEATURES OF ANY OF THESE WOULD BE THE BENEFIT TO THE TWO, UH, SCHOOLS THAT ARE RIGHT ON EACH SIDE OF THE DEPOT.
YOU'VE GOT THE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, I THINK, AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UH, GREATLAND AND, UH, WAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
SO BETWEEN THE TWO OF THOSE, YOU HAVE NEARLY 1700 STUDENTS AND 1700 KIDS THAT ARE WALKING IN THAT AREA FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
UM, WHAT ARE THE SCHOOL YEARS, NINE MONTHS, A YEAR? AND NOT TO MENTION THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION THAT'S ALREADY THERE.
UH, BY PUTTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO, UH, INCREASE THAT SIGNIFICANTLY, UH, WHICH IS NOT GOOD FOR THE KIDS.
UH, IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THE, THE RESIDENTS, THE NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PAYING THE PROPERTY TAXES, THAT'S GOING INTO MAINTAINING THE ROADS, BUILDING THE ROADS.
UH, IN FACT, SOME OF THESE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO'VE EITHER DIVIDED THEIR PROPERTY OR ADDED, UH, ADUS, UH, ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS, THEY'VE PAID EXTRA TAXES FOR PARKS.
AND MOST OF THEM DON'T EVEN HAVE A, A PUBLIC PARK WITHIN TWO MILES OF, OF THEIR PROPERTY.
UH, IT'S JUST NOT FAIR TO THEM.
IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE CHILDREN.
UH, IT'S NOT FAIR TO US AS CITIZENS.
SO, UM, I KNOW I'M SHORT ON TIME, BUT I, I'D LIKE TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE, THE BENEFITS TO THIS, BUT I THINK WE CAN ALL SEE WHAT THOSE BENEFITS ARE.
Y YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA ASK, UH, AND, AND I RESPECT PEOPLE BEING EXCITED AND PEOPLE NOT BEING SO EXCITED AND USING OTHER TERMS OF COMMUNICATION, BUT THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING, SO WE'RE NOT HERE THAT REALLY OUR RULES OF DECORUM, DISCOURAGE, CLAPPING, BOOING, APPLAUDING, UH, ANY OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS AS A BUSINESS MEETING.
SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR UNDERSTANDING THAT.
WENDY LOPEZ, FOLLOWED BY MARK WARDLAW.
DANIEL, MAY I UTILIZE A PROTECTOR HERE? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS WENDY, AND I AM A RESIDENT OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, SPECIFICALLY AL LOMA.
I AM HERE TONIGHT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF CONCERNED RESIDENTS WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
I AM SPEAKING IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY AND MY COMMENTS DO NOT REPRESENT ANY EMPLOYER OR ORGANIZATION.
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, OUR COMMUNITY HAS NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HOMELESSNESS IN CERTAIN AREAS.
ALONG WITH THIS, RESIDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING PUBLIC URINATION, TRESPASSING, ENCAMPMENTS, LOITERING, NEAR HOMES AND BUSINESSES, PUBLIC DRINKING, SUBSTANCE USE, VANDALISM, AND THEFT.
WE ARE ALSO SEEING ABANDONED SHOPPING CARDS, DEBRIS AND ENCAMPMENTS, INCU ACCUMULATING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND PARKS.
RESIDENTS HAVE CONSISTENTLY REPORTED THESE ISSUES THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS, HOWEVER, MANY OF US CONTINUE TO SEE LIMITED CONTROL, PRESENCE, AND INCONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT.
WHEN REPEATED REPORTS OF PUBLIC DRINKING, TRESPASSING, AND VANDALISM LEAD TO LITTLE CHANGE, IT CREATES A PERCEPTION THAT THESE BEHAVIORS ARE BEING TOLERATED ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS.
WE ARE ASKING THE CITY FOR INCREASED AND CONSISTENT PATROL, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR REGULARLY, SUCH AS THE CUCAMONGA CREEK TRAIL, BUR AND HERITAGE PARKS, AND THE TWO 10 FREEWAY SOUNDWALL AREAS.
ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAWS AND ORDINANCES IS ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING THE SAFETY AND STANDARDS THAT OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS AND DESERVES.
WHILE THERE ARE NO PROPOSALS TO PLACE HOMELESS HOUSING IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA,
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MANY RESIDENTS WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WE DO NOT WANT SUCH FACILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.OUR CONCERNS ARE ESPECIALLY HEIGHTENED GIVEN THE EXISTING PRESENCE OF HALFWAY HOMES, HOUSING, REGISTERED SEXUAL OFFENDERS AS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE MEGAN'S LAW WEBSITE, ALONG WITH THE NEARBY WEST VALLEY DETENTION CENTER.
ANY SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESSNESS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY PLANNED IN APPROPRIATE LOCATION OUTSIDE OF ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
BALANCING THE NEED FOR SERVICES WITH THE SAFETY AND STABILITY OF SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SO THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS REMAIN SAFE FOR FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS.
AS EMPHASIZED ON MOST CITY WEBSITES, OUR REQUEST IS SIMPLE.
PRIORITIZE PUBLIC SAFETY, STRENGTHEN CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND ENSURE THAT THE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS DO NOT COME AT THE EXPENSE OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA HAS BEEN KNOWN AS A SAFE, CLEAN, AND WELL, WELL MAINTAINED CITY.
THE RESIDENTS I REPRESENT TONIGHT WANT TO PRESERVE THOSE STANDARDS.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COUNCIL AND CITY LEADERSHIP TO OUTLINE THE CONCRETE STEPS THAT WILL BE TAKEN TO INCREASE PATROL AND ENFORCE EXISTING ORDINANCES AND LAWS.
DO YOU ALSO REQUIRE A CLEAR TIMELINE? AND THANK, THANK YOU, MA'AM.
MARK WARDLOW, FOLLOWED BY LARRY CASTILE.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
UM, I WORK AS AN IRRIGATION, UH, WATER MANAGEMENT.
UM, I HELP MAINTAIN THE PARKS IN THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY THE TERRA VISTA PARKS AT THIS MOMENT.
UH, WHEN FAMILIES COME OUT ON THE WEEKENDS, WHEN KIDS ARE PLAYING, WHEN PEOPLE GATHER, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.
IT HAPPENS BECAUSE SOMEONE IS OUT THERE EARLY IN THE MORNING, THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, UH, THROUGHOUT THE DAY, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS CLEAN, SAFE, AND READY FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND, UM, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AREA THAT WANT TO ENJOY THE GREAT PARKS WE HAVE HERE.
UM, I, I LOVE, I LOVE WORKING FOR THE CITY BECAUSE THE CITY INVESTS IN, ITS IN ITS, UH, COMMUNITY SPACES.
IT TAKES, WE, WE AS EMPLOYEES, WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR WORK, AND WE WANT TO MAKE THE CITY AS BEAUTIFUL AS POSSIBLE.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, OUR RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, REALLY DESERVE A GREAT PARK SYSTEM.
AND WE AS EMPLOYEES, WE'RE TRYING TO, UH, BRING THAT EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY WE COME OUT TO WORK.
THE STREETS DEPARTMENT, THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, MAINTAINING THE BUILDINGS.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO THAT.
UM, WE STRIVE TO BE A GREAT TEAM, AND WE TRY TO RETAIN, YOU KNOW, THE, THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO GET, YOU KNOW, LIKE GET A, A SEASONED PROFESSIONAL, YOU KNOW, THAT KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING THAT CAN TRAIN OTHER PEOPLE.
IT TAKES, THAT TAKES A MANY YEARS.
I'M ON MY SEVENTH YEAR AS FULL-TIME, AND I REALLY ENJOY IT.
AND THE, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE AWESOME.
AND I, I BELIEVE, LIKE, IF, IF WE JUST, UH, COME TOGETHER AS A CITY AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER, THAT WE CAN HAVE A, THE GREATER COMMUNITY THAN WE ALREADY HAVE.
SO I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, LISTENING AND TAKING TIME TO, UH, LISTEN TO MY, MY, MY SPEECH HERE.
AND I APPRECIATE, UM, EVERYTHING THAT, UM, YOU PROVIDE AS A CITY FOR US EMPLOYEES.
YEAH, I NEED SOME GLASSES, I THINK.
I, FOR THE PUBLIC RISK DEPARTMENT, I RUN THE CITY WAREHOUSE.
I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 27 YEARS, AND I ENJOY MY JOB.
I ENJOY HELPING ALL THE GUYS TO GET THEIR WORK DONE AND JUST TO BE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AGAIN, I'M TAKING MYSELF, OKAY, THIS ISN'T JUST A JOB FOR ME.
IT'S SOMETHING I TAKE SERIOUS AND I TAKE PRIDE IN MY WORK, AND I MAKE SURE MY GUYS ARE OUT THERE BEING ABLE TO, UM, DO THE WORK
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FOR EVERYBODY AND TO JUST OPEN UP THE DOORS FOR EVERYBODY HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.I MAKE SURE THAT MY GUYS ARE, HAVE THE SAFETY STUFF THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOB, UM, YOU KNOW, TO, IT'S A CLEAN ORGANIZATION, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR, A LOT OF OUR GUYS WORK LIVE HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
UM, MY FAMILY GENERATED HERE IN THE SIXTIES, SO I HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY THAT LIVE IN THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CITY.
UM, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE.
UM, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE AS TEAMSTERS, YOU KNOW, TOO, UM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE, YOU KNOW, AND WE DON'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE.
YOU KNOW, WE WANT OUR EVERYBODY TO BE HAPPY AND JUST TO, UM, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY OPEN THE DOORS FOR EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WHO WORKS VERY HARD, YOU KNOW, TO MAINTAIN THE BUILDINGS, THE PARKS, THE STREETS, UM, I SEE EVERYBODY GETTING AWARDS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE FACILITIES.
WELL, MY GUYS WORK IN THE FACILITIES.
THEY CLEAN THE FACILITIES, THEY MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GOOD.
WHO DO THEY CALL FIRST? PUBLIC WORKS, YOU KNOW? AND, UM, AND I THINK THEY DESERVE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED MORE.
THEY DESERVED, UH, A BETTER WORKING ENVIRONMENT.
UH, THEY DESERVE, UM, BETTER, PAID, BETTER, YOU KNOW, JUST EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY, THEY DO MAKE THE CITY STAND OUT AND MAKE PROUD.
JUST BE PROUD FOR EVERYBODY HERE.
SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE.
JORGE RIVERA, FOLLOWED BY TERRANCE MASSEL.
UM, MAYOR, UH, CITY COUNCIL'S MEMBERS.
I'M THE UNION REPRESENTATIVE, THE BUSINESS AGENT FOR, UM, THE TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1932.
I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, SAY HI.
UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WE BEGAN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY OVER MAKING IMPROVEMENTS, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT.
OBVIOUSLY, UM, HAD SOME, A COUPLE WORKERS JUST SHARE FROM THEIR, FROM THEIR HEART, WHY, WHY, UM, WHY IT'S IMPORTANT.
UM, SO FIRST, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF ATTRACTING AND RETAINING QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES, IT'S ABOUT, UH, THE KIND OF WORKPLACE THE CITY CHOOSES TO CREATE, UM, AND THE LEVEL OF SERVICE IT EXPECTS TO PROVIDE ITS RESIDENTS.
IF WE WANNA RECRUIT AND KEEP EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES, WE MUST OFFER MORE THAN JUST A PAYCHECK.
IT MUST OFFER FAIRNESS, SAFETY, STABILITY, AND A REAL UPWARD, UH, MOBILITY.
A JUST WORKPLACE CULTURE BUILDS TRUST AND TRUST IS WHAT KEEPS GOOD EMPLOYEES HERE.
IT ALSO REQUIRES REAL CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS, UH, ON PAPER MEAN NOTHING IF THEY CAN'T ACTUALLY, UH, BE ENFORCED.
EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS SAFE STAFFING.
UNDERST STAFFING DOESN'T JUST IMPACT WORKERS.
WHEN CREWS ARE SHORT, WORKLOADS INCREASE SAFETY DECLINES, AND THE QUALITY OF SERVICES YOUR RESIDENTS RELY ON SUFFERS.
UM, AND FINALLY, YOU KNOW, WE MUST RECOGNIZE SKILL, EXPERIENCE, AND RISK.
PUBLIC WORKS IS SKILLED, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICALLY DEMANDING WORK.
COMPETITIVE, UH, COMPENSATION AND RESPECT ARE ESSENTIAL TO KEEPING THIS WORKFORCE, UH, INTACT.
WHEN WORKERS ARE STRETCHED TOO THIN, WHEN ADVANCEMENT IS UNCLEAR, WHEN RIGHTS EXIST ONLY ON PAPER, THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF CONDITIONS THAT PUSH PEOPLE AWAY AND NOT KEEP THEM.
A SYSTEM ONLY WORKS WHEN IT TREATS PEOPLE WITH DIGNITY.
A WORKFORCE ONLY STAYS WHEN IT IS RESPECTED, AND A CITY ONLY THRIVES WHEN IT INVESTS IN THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP IT RUNNING EVERY DAY.
SO THE BOTTOM LINE, IF THE CITY WANTS RELIABLE SERVICES, IT MUST INVEST IN A STABLE WORKFORCE.
IF IT WANTS A STABLE WORKFORCE, IT MUST CREATE A WORKPLACE THAT IS FAIR, SAFE, AND ENFORCEABLE.
THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES, THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE ALL THE RESIDENTS AND CONSTITUENTS EXPECT AND DESERVE.
UM, YOU KNOW, AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE CONCERNS THAT JUST CAME UP RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF THE HOMELESSNESS AND CLEANING UP THE ENCAMPMENTS, THE PARKS, ALL THOSE ARE THINGS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REALLY FOCUSES IN ON, UM, DAY AND NIGHT AND MAKE, MAKING SURE THE CITY LOOKS BEAUTIFUL AND SAFE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AND, UM, JUST GET A CHANCE TO SAY HI TO EVERYBODY, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
TERRENCE MASSEL, FOLLOWED BY GIA REO.
MY NAME IS TERRY MASSEL AND I'M A RESIDENT OF CUCAMONGA.
THANK YOU FOR THE COMPOST PROGRAM THAT YOU HAVE.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE QUAKES.
YOU KNOW, THE QUAKES HAS BECOME A POSITIVE SYMBOL FOR OUR WONDERFUL CITY, AND I WOULD LIKE OUR RESIDENTS TO KNOW IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT BASEBALL, BUT IT'S ABOUT COMMUNITY, KIDS, AND THE FUND THAT ONLY MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CAN BRING US.
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REGARDING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY THE TWANDA PRESERVE, TRANSPARENCY IS SOLELY LACKING.WE NEED THE COUNCIL TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE CURRENT STATUS IS AND HOW IT WAS RECENTLY CHANGED.
I BELIEVE IN THE 1980S, A TY A STUDY WAS DONE, AND THEY PRODUCED A VIDEO CALLED THE FOURTH STREET ROCK CRUSHER.
THE CITY HAS THIS VIDEO, I RECOMMEND YOU VIEW IT NOW, FOR MY REAL REASON FOR BEING HERE, AFTER I RETIRED, I WAS LOOKING FOR A HOBBY.
SO I STARTED DOING 10,000 STEPS A DAY, AND THAT CAN GET BORING.
I HEARD THAT ICE HAD BEEN ABDUCTING UNDOCUMENTED AT THE COURTHOUSE, SO I'D BEEN SPENDING A COUPLE HOURS EACH MORNING WALKING THE PARKING LOT TO WITNESS IT MYSELF.
FIRST DAY I SAW TWO ABDUCTIONS UP TO SIX ABDUCTIONS IN A DAY.
I'M NOT AGAINST ENFORCING THE LAW, I'M AGAINST THEIR TACTICS.
IT'S NOT DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY THESE VEHICLES.
THEY'RE STAGED AROUND THE COURTHOUSE.
THEY USE OUR CITY HALL PARKING LOTS AND THE CITY EMPLOYEE PARKING LOTS.
THEIR WINDOWS ARE BLACKED OUT.
THEY HAVE NO FRONT LICENSE PLATES, AND USUALLY THERE ARE SOMETIMES NO PLATES AT ALL.
THEIR MO IS TO HAVE A PLAIN CLOSED AGENT GO INTO THE COURTHOUSE.
THEY REVIEW THE DOCKETS AND RUN THE NAMES.
WHEN THEY GET A HIT, THEY GO TO THE COURTROOM.
AND IF THE IMMIGRANT SHOWS UP FOR THEIR MANDATORY HEARING, THEY'RE IDENTIFIED.
AND AFTER THEY LEAVE, THEY SWARM 'EM IN THE PARKING LOT.
MANY TIMES THEY'RE PUT INTO VEHICLES AND TAKEN OTHER LOCATIONS MANY TIMES, MILES AWAY.
THOSE RELEASED ARE NOT RETURNED.
MAKING THEM TO WALK BACK THE WAY THEY DRIVE DISPLAYS NO REGARD FOR OUR SAFETY.
THEY DRIVE RECKLESS SPEEDS UP TO 40, 50 MILES AN HOUR IN CREDIT AREAS.
NOW, I'M NOT A LAWYER, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.
I THINK THIS IS BLATANT ENTRAPMENT AS A HUMANITARIAN, I FIND IT UNETHICAL ON MANY LEVELS.
THEY ARE NOT MURDERERS AND RAPISTS.
THEY'RE NOT VIOLENT CRIMINALS.
THEY'RE ONLY TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
I'M ASKING OUR COUNSEL TO DO THE MORAL, TO SHOW THE MORAL COURAGE AND TAKE A STAND AGAINST THESE UNETHICAL AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TACTICS.
TERRENCE, IF YOU, IF YOU WOULD STAY, I'M GONNA ASK, UM, OUR CHIEF TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF ISSUES.
THIS IS AN IMPROMPTU MEETING, UH, FOR ME.
UM, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA FOR ABOUT, HMM, 15 YEARS OR SO.
AND BEFORE THAT IN UPLAND, UM, A PROUD LATINA, 60 YEARS OLD.
I BELIEVE IN, UM, NATURE AND TAKING CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND I ENJOY THE NATURE AND PARKS HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
I TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND I'M APPALLED WITH THE SITUATION ON HAVEN AVENUE.
IT REALLY MAKES THE CITY LOOK TERRIBLE.
AND EACH ONE OF YOU, UM, NEED TO BE, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SITUATION.
WE ARE AWARE THAT, I MEAN, IT'S BEEN QUITE OVER A YEAR AND A HALF, MAYBE TWO YEARS OF THE BUILDING THAT'S ON ARROW AND HAVEN, SOUTHWEST CORNER.
WE UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO HAVE THAT THERE.
BUT AS OF THREE WEEKS AGO, A LARGE, UH, PART OF HAVEN HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY A ISLAND, UM, ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER.
UM, THAT INTERSECTION HAS AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR MAJOR ACCIDENTS A WEEK.
I TRAVEL HAVEN EVERY SINGLE DAY ON THE BUS FROM THE TWO 10 DOWN TO THE INLAND TO INLAND EMPIRE.
THAT WA THAT ISLAND STRIP ON THE SOUTHWEST, PARDON, SOUTHWEST CORNER.
WHOEVER THOUGHT OF THAT SHOULD BE, I I, I HAVE TO USE PROPER LANGUAGE, BUT IT, IT IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS INTERSECTION I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
AND EACH ONE OF YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.
I WOULD LIKE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU TO TRAVEL THAT STREET DURING RUSH HOUR,
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UH, IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON TO SEE WHAT THAT INTERSECTION LOOKS LIKE.IT IS DISGUSTING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH THAT INTERSECTION.
AND IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR CREATING THAT.
AND EVERY RESIDENT RESIDENT IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA TRAVELS THAT AREA.
YOU HAVE A HAVEN, MARK INPLACE, THAT IS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF.
THOSE BATHROOMS INSIDE OF, UH, THE MARKETPLACE ARE HORRENDOUS.
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE INFESTED WITH ROACHES AND THAT BUILDING IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE HER TO SPEAK WITH OUR ENGINEERING SERVICES DIRECTOR, JASON MALDI.
MA'AM, I'D BE HAPPY TO SEE THE GENTLEMAN RIGHT THERE AT THE DOOR.
HE'S OUR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERS.
ALRIGHT, WELL, MY NAME IS LANCE AND I WANNA SAY HELLO TO MAYOR MICHAELS CITY COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY MANAGER.
AND JUST WANNA SAY A HAPPY ALMOST EASTER TO EVERYONE HERE AND EVERYONE IN HERE AS WELL.
I'M HERE TO DO WHAT I, WHAT I LIKE TO DO WHEN I COME IN HERE IS JUST PRAY, ASK GOD'S BLESSING OVER THE CITY AND OVER THE CITY COUNCIL HERE, LORD, JUST WE WANT TO, I JUST WANNA COME BEFORE YOU AND AS WE'RE ABOUT TO, UM, CELEBRATE GOOD FRIDAY, THE DAY THAT YOU WERE PUT ON A CROSS FOR OUR SINS.
AND EASTER SUNDAY, THE DAY THAT YOU AROSE FROM THE DEAD, LORD, TO GIVE LIFE, TO GIVE HOPE.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS.
GOD, WE ASK YOUR, YOUR BLESSING OVER THE CITY COUNCIL FOR, UH, FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, LORD, FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS, FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES.
WE ASK YOUR PROTECTION OVER THEM.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR A CITY THAT IS GOOD, LORD, IS I HEAR MANY RE, UH, RESIDENTS COMING UP AND, AND ALL THE GOOD THINGS GOING ON, AND EVEN THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
LORD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROTECTION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSING OVER THIS CITY.
WE ASK, LORD, I I ASK THAT YOU WOULD SHOW US YOUR GLORY.
LORD, I ASK THAT YOU WOULD JUST TOUCH EACH OF OUR LIVES, LIVES WITH YOUR LOVE.
FILL OUR HEARTS, LORD, BLESS EACH HOME.
LORD, I PRAY IN THIS CITY AND CONTINUE LORD, TO, TO, TO BLESS THIS CITY AND PUT YOUR PROTECTION OVER IT LORD.
AND LORD, I ASK ESPECIALLY FOR OUR SCHOOLS, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD POUR OUT YOUR GOODNESS, POUR OUT YOUR SALVATION, POUR OUT YOUR LOVE UPON THE SCHOOLS, TOUCHING THE TEACHERS, TOUCHING THE, THE, UH, THE STUDENTS, LORD, AS AS OUR STUDENTS NEED YOU, LORD, AND AS A TEACHER AND MYSELF, LORD, WE NEED YOU AS WELL.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS.
WE THANK YOU FOR RESURRECTION DAY COMING UP, LORD, AND THE LIFE THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.
SO WE JUST DECLARE LIFE OVER THIS CITY COUNCIL, OVER EVERYONE HERE LORD.
AND JUST THANK YOU HOLY SPIRIT THAT YOU FILL THIS PLACE WITH, WITH YOUR PRESENCE, LORD.
SO WE LOVE YOU AND WE JUST PRAY THIS IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME.
THANK YOU LEE WHITE, FOLLOWED BY AMY KASEK.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING MISS ME THIS TIME TO SPEAK.
UH, TONIGHT, I JUST WANNA ASK, UM, WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT OVERSIZED VEHICLES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENCES, RESIDENTIAL STREETS.
SEEMS LIKE FOR SOME TIME NOW WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT SITUATION.
I HATE TO TAKE UP YOUR TIME AND THE, UM, POLICE DEPARTMENT TIME WITH WHAT MAY BE NOT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CONCERN, BUT IT DOES SEEM TO BE IMPACTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE OUT OF STATE VEHICLES NOT REGISTERED IN CALIFORNIA AND PARKED FOR OVER A YEAR IN THE SAME SPOT.
AND IN THE LAST MONTH, I'VE CALLED THREE TIMES ON THE SAME VEHICLE.
AND, UH, IT, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU, WHEN YOU GO THROUGH DISPATCH, THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING THAN WHAT THE ORDINANCES SPEAK OR I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE, UH, OVERHEAD ON THERE.
UM, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT ADDRESSED IF POSSIBLE.
AND THOSE VEHICLES CITED RATHER THAN JUST PUT A NOTICE TO MOVE IN 72 HOURS, WHICH IS GENERALLY WHAT HAPPENS.
AND WHEN YOU CALL DISPATCH AND YOU TRY TO SPOON FEED THEM THE ORDINANCE NUMBER AND,
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UH, THEY'LL SAY, WELL, WHY DO YOU WANT THE VEHICLE MOVED? UH, WELL, WE DIDN'T BUY OUR HOME IN AN RV PARKING LOTSO MOST OF THOSE GOT ADDRESSED, HOWEVER, THERE'S STILL ONE REMAINING THAT WE JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET MOVED.
AND THREE CALLS THIS PAST MONTH TO THE DEPARTMENT AND A LETTER TO SERGEANT BBO OF THE, UH, WATCH COMMANDER AND ALSO TO THE CITY COUNCIL EMAIL.
AND I'D APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO USE THOSE SITES AND HAVE 'EM FEEL LIKE WE'RE EFFECTIVE, ESPECIALLY THE RC TO GO.
THEY NO LONGER RESPOND ANYBODY TO THE RC TO GO, UH, WEBSITE.
UM, SO WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE WHAT TO DO, UH, TO GET THE ACTUAL VEHICLE CITED BECAUSE IF YOU JUST PUT A TAG ON 'EM THAT SAYS MOVE IN 72 HOURS, THEY MOVE THEM ONE SPACE UP A FEW WEEKS LATER, ONE SPACE BACK, AND THEY KEEP PLAYING THE SHUFFLE GAME.
SO WE'D LIKE TO REALLY HAVE THAT ADDRESS.
WE LIVE IN SMALL HOMES ON SMALL LOTS, AND THERE ISN'T ENOUGH ROOM FOR THEM TO BUILD, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE FENCE WITH FIVE FOOT FENCE OR WHATEVER THE ORDINANCE IS AND PUT 'EM BEHIND THERE BECAUSE THE LOTS ARE TOO SMALL.
SO THEY PARK 'EM ON THE PUBLIC STREETS FOR EXTENDED PERIOD.
NOW, THERE IS A WEBSITE WITH THE CHP THAT ALLOWS US TO PUT IN, UH, OUT-OF-STATE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN FOR MORE THAN 20 DAYS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK WITH OUR LIEUTENANT ALLISON, HE'D BE HAPPY TO STEP OUT.
AMY CASSICK, FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL PEREZ.
GOOD EVENING, JOSE GUADALUPE RAMOS SOLANO, A LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER.
HIS WIFE DESCRIBES HIM AS A HARDWORKING MAN WHO WAS GREATLY RESPONSIBLE.
HIS SON DESCRIBES HIM AS A GOOD DAD AND A GOOD PERSON.
ON MARCH 25TH, HE DIED UNDER THE CARE OF ATO ICE PROCESSING CENTER.
ICE ALLEGES THAT RAMO SOLANO RECEIVED CONSTANT MEDICAL CARE WHILE IN CUSTODY.
DETAINEES IN THE FACILITY ALLEGED THAT MEDICAL STAFF DID NOT RESPOND TO THEIR CALLS UNTIL RAMO SOLANO WAS ALREADY UNRESPONSIVE.
THIS TRAGEDY IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
THIS IS THE FOURTH DEATH OF OTTO DETAINEES SINCE 2025 AND THE 14TH DEATH IN ICE DETENTION CENTERS THAT WE KNOW OF JUST THIS YEAR.
EVER SINCE JUNE OF 2025, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASINGLY CONCERNING ICE PRESENCE IN THIS CITY.
IN PARTICULAR, CONCENTRATED IN THE PARKING LOT OF THIS COURTHOUSE.
LEGAL OBSERVERS HAVE WITNESSED UPWARDS OF 50 ABDUCTIONS AND REGIONAL IMMIGRATION RIGHTS GROUPS CLAIM THAT MANY OF THOSE BEING DETAINED HAVE NO CONVICTIONS OR ARE CHARGED WITH NONVIOLENT CRIMES.
THERE'S, AS MENTIONED PRIOR CONSISTENT ICE PRESENCE IN THE PARKING LOT OF THIS COURTHOUSE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SO I WONDER, IS THIS CITY COMPLICIT IN SENDING ITS OWN CITIZENS TO A SIMILAR FATE? ON MARCH 18TH, CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA FILED AN AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF CHALLENGING IN LT ETAL VERSUS UNITED STATES ICE.
OPPOSING THE CONDITIONS AT ADELANTO IN THE AMICUS BRIEF, ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA REPORTS THE FINDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S INSPECTION ON OTTO FROM JULY, 2025.
HE CLAIMS THAT HIS TEAM WITNESSED SHOCKINGLY INADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE, A FAILURE TO ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY, DISTURBINGLY, UNSAFE AND UNSANITARY CONDITIONS, AND A LACK OF BASIC NECESSITIES.
SO I ASK ONCE AGAIN, WILL THIS CITY BE COMPLICIT IN SENDING INNOCENT PEOPLE TO SUFFER UNDER THESE CONDITIONS? WE MUST ACT TO PREVENT THIS REALITY.
FOLLOW THE EXAMPLES OF CHICAGO, BALTIMORE, MINNEAPOLIS, AND OUR NEIGHBORS IN HARPA VALLEY BY BANNING ICE FROM STAGING ON MUNICIPAL PROPERTY.
PLEASE, I IMPLORE YOU, WE MUST ACT NOW.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
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GOOD JOB, JIM.I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING NORTH OF VICTORIA BETWEEN EAST AVENUE AND TWANDA ACROSS FROM TWANDA HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE EIGHT UNITS AN ACRE, REAL LOW DENSITY.
UH, WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT A PARCEL SPLIT WHERE IT WAS FOUR UNITS AN ACRE.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO EIGHT UNITS AN ACRE.
AND THE DOOR'S BEEN OPEN, THE CAMEL'S GOT ITS HEAD IN THE TENT.
UH, YEARS AGO WE HAD A PLAN TO DO A LARGE COMMUNITY PARK RIGHT THERE BY PECAN.
I SUGGEST YOU TAKE THAT WHOLE AREA, THAT EMPTY LOTS BETWEEN TWANDA, EXCUSE ME, BETWEEN PECAN AND EAST AVENUE NORTH OF VICTORIA TO HIGHLAND AND MAKE IT A PARK, A BIG COMMUNITY PARK.
NOT ONE OF THESE FANCY LITTLE THINGS.
LET THE PA PARENTS PUT UP THE BACKSTOPS, PUT UP THE WALKING AREAS.
WE NEED TO KEEP DOING IT RIGHT.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A BIG PARK ACROSS THE STREET.
WE HAVE EVACUATION AREAS FOR THE, UH, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OTHER STUFF.
SO ANYWAY, THE QUESTION IS, IT WAS A SECOND PAGE.
YOU'LL, YOU'LL GET THE HANDOUT.
YOU HAVE, YOU'RE ABOUT 700 ACRES BEHIND SCHEDULE.
AND AS A DENSITY GOES UP, YOU NEED TO PUT MORE PARKS, LAND TO SET ASIDE.
YOU HAVE MONEY, YOU HAVE COOPS, YOU COULD ISSUE, YOU COULD LAND BANK THIS SITE.
THERE ARE TEAMS THAT WILL PUT THIS TOGETHER FOR YOU AND YOU CAN SET IT ASIDE AND SLOWLY PAY FOR IT OVER TIME.
UM, THE HIGH SCHOOL OR THE CHAFFEE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN PAY PART OF IT.
UH, THEY, THEY HAVE THEIR REVENUE STREAMS, BUT WE DON'T WANT THEM TO, BECAUSE WHEN I DID A, A JOINT USE PROJECT, CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO GOT JOINED US IN A PARK, UH, VENTURE.
AND THE STATE PAID FOR A MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM, SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS, LIKE FIVE OR $6 MILLION.
SO SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO OWN THE PROPERTY JOINT VENTURE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WORK WITH OTHER ENTITIES TO PROVIDE MONEY.
SO I ASK THAT YOU FOLLOW YOUR PLAN.
JIM AND THE GROUP DID A GREAT PLAN BACK IN THE DAY.
UH, WE ASK THAT YOU DO THE QUIMBEE ACT AND FOLLOW THE STANDARDS AND COME UP WITH A PLAN, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I DON'T SEE ANYTHING AND STOP ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GONNA GO IN THAT AREA.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PORTION OF THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR POLICE CHIEF TO COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM AND MAYBE ADDRESS TWO SPECIFIC ISSUES.
ONE, UM, OUR INVOLVEMENT AND THE WAY WE HANDLE THE SITUATIONS WITH ICE, AS WELL AS THE HOMELESS ISSUE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE PERSON LEFT ON THE HOMELESS SIDE OF IT, BUT I THINK THE OTHER REST OF THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE MORE.
SO QUICKLY TO UPDATE EVERYBODY ON THE SAN BERNARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT'S STANCE ON ICE.
UM, SENATE BILL 54 STRICTLY LIMITS OUR COOPERATION WITH ANY KIND OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT REGARDING, UH, ICE, UM, AND FEDERAL AGENTS COMING INTO THE CITY.
THIS CITY PARTICULAR, UH, TO CONDUCT ANY TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT.
UH, WE DON'T GET INVOLVED IN ANY, UH, SUCH THING, UH, ESPECIALLY ENFORCEMENT.
I IMMIGRATION, THE, UH, PARKING LOT AND THE COURTHOUSE ARE GOVERNED AND OWNED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BECAUSE IT IS A STATE COURTHOUSE.
UH, AND AS MUCH AS THE CITY WOULDN'T HAVE AN ABILITY TO ENFORCE ANY KIND OF CITY ORDINANCE PROHIBITING CERTAIN, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO GOING ONTO THAT, TO THAT FACILITY.
THE, UM, WHILE WE DO COOPERATE WITH SEVERAL, UH, FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, OUR PURPOSE IS FOR, UH, STATE LAWS AND SB 54 SPLIT STRICTLY LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO ENFORCE ANY TYPE OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, UH, WITH ICE.
SO I HOPE THAT CLEARS IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
UM, REGARDING THE, THE HOMELESSNESS, UM, IN THE CITY, UH, JUST TO THROW OUT A LITTLE BIT OF STATISTICS OUT THERE, UM, THE POINT IN TIME COUNT IS THE YEARLY COUNT THAT WE DO FOR HOMELESSNESS IN, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
FOR THE, UH, CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, I BELIEVE THE OFFICIAL POINT IN TIME COUNT IN 2024, I'M SORRY, 2025 WAS ABOUT 120 INDIVIDUALS.
UM, THE, THAT WAS DONE IN JANUARY OF, UH, 25.
AND NOW IN JANUARY OF 26, WE'VE ALSO CONDUCTED THE POINT IN TIME COUNT.
WHILE THAT OFFICIAL NUMBER IS IN OUT YET A TENTATIVE, PLEASE DON'T HOLD ME TO THIS NUMBER,
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PLEASE.SO WE'VE SEEN A DRASTIC, UH, DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE WE'VE HAD IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
UM, ON TOP OF THAT, WE OFFER SEVERAL, SEVERAL RESOURCES, UM, FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE CONTACT WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
UM, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES AND REENTRY DIVISION THROUGH OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, UM, PROVIDES REHABILITATION EDUCATION, SUPPORT, ADVOCACY FOR SEVERAL VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
THESE INCLUDES THE INCARCERATED POPULATION OR THOSE REENTERING OUR COMMUNITIES, UM, FROM OUR CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM AND THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND UNTREATED OR UNDER RELATED MENTAL ILLNESSES.
OUR INROADS PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE INNOVATIVE REMOTE ONSITE ASSISTANCE DELIVERY, IS A COLLABORATIVE FIELD-BASED TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES DEPARTMENT OF BE HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND ADULT SERVICES AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
UM, AND THEY WORK WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND OTHER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES, SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN RURAL AND ISOLATED AREAS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
SO WE ALSO HAVE OUR HOPE TEAM, WHICH IS OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH AND PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT TEAM.
AND THEY WORK WITH THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK AND CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
UH, THEY USE A COMMUNITY PHILOSOPHY, UH, TO LINK HOMELESS POPULATION WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
UM, RECENTLY THE CITY WAS PROBABLY, I BELIEVE, THE FOURTH CITY TO START THE COAST TEAM.
WHILE THAT DEALS MOSTLY WITH, I'M SORRY, THAT, LET ME, THAT STARTS WITH THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TEAM THAT DEALS MOSTLY WITH THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
WE DO SEE THAT SEVERAL OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION DO EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
SO HAVING THE COAST TEAM HERE IN THE CITY, UH, CREATES A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS AND EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
SO, ON TOP OF THAT, ALSO THE CITY, UM, HAS THE PART OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE THE SOLUTIONS ORIENTED POLICING TEAM, WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE CITY.
AND THE, THOSE ARE, WE HAVE SIX MEMBERS OF THAT TEAM.
AND THEIR PRIMARY DUTY IS TO, UH, GO TO AREAS WHERE THERE ARE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS AND TRY TO LINK THOSE INDIVIDUALS UP WITH, WITH RESOURCES, UH, THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDES.
I WILL SAY THAT A MAJORITY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE STRICTLY VOLUNTEER, SO WE CANNOT FORCE SOMEBODY TO GET TO NOT BE HOMELESS IF THEY DON'T WANNA BE HOMELESS.
UM, PROP 36 RECENTLY ALLOWED US TO THOSE EXPERIENCING A SEVERE, UM, MENTAL HEALTH, UH, CRISIS OR A SEVERE ADDICTION, UM, TO, THERE IS A PART IN THAT, IN THAT NEW LAW THAT ALLOWS US TO FORCE TREATMENT ON THEM.
HOWEVER, THAT IS STILL GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS, UM, OF A CONSERVATORSHIP, AND IT'S A WHOLE LEGAL PROCESS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
UM, AS FAR AS LAWS, WE DO COORDINATE WITH OUR, OUR OWN, UM, CODE ENFORCEMENT HERE IN THE CITY.
UM, AND IF THERE ARE CERTAIN ENCAMPMENTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR PERSONAL ITEMS OUT BEFORE WE CAN START CLEARING 'EM OUT.
SOME OF THESE ENCAMPMENTS DO FALL ON THE CALTRANS JURISDICTION SIDE, AND SO NOW WE HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH CALTRANS FOR ANY TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION OR CLEARING OF THE, OF THE AREAS THERE.
NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE REST OF OUR BUSINESS COMM MEETING TONIGHT.
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WITH OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.THEY'RE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL.
THE CONSENT S WILL BE ACTED UPON A ONE TIME WITHOUT ANY DISCUSSION.
ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL, HOWEVER, MAY REMOVE AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION SHOULD THEY SO DESIRE.
MR. MAYOR, I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
YOUR ABSTENTION OF D THREE IS NOTED.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS EVENING'S CONSENT CALENDAR? SO MOVE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.
MOST MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT ABSTAINING ON ITEM D THREE.
WE HAVE NO CONSENT ORDINANCES, NOR
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DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS.SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEMS. WE HAVE ONE, AND THAT'S A FOLLOW-UP AND REVIEW
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REGARDING PARKING NOISE,[F1. Follow-up and Review Regarding Parking, Noise, and Safety Issues Pertaining to Minor Use Permit DRC2023-00257 – Hamilton Family Brewery. This review does not constitute a Revocation Hearing under Rancho Cucamonga Development Code Section 17.14.110. (CITY)]
PARKING NOISE AND SAFETY ISSUES PERTAINING TO A MINOR USE PERMIT, HAMILTON FAMILY BREWERY.THIS REVIEW DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REVOCATION HEARING UNDER CALIFORNIA DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 17.1 4.110.
I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, ALYSSA COX.
THIS ITEM IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD, UM, BY THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT, AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR AN UPDATE ON THE ACTIVITIES THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN REGARDING, UM, RESIDENT CONCERNS WITH, UM, IMPLICATIONS FROM THE OPENING OF THE HAMILTON FAMILY BREWERY.
UM, AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND FIRE CHIEF AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO PRESENT THIS REPORT.
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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.UM, AS YOU KNOW, IN JANUARY OF 2024, THE MINOR USE PERMIT FOR HAMILTON FAMILY BREWERY, UH, WAS APPROVED IN DECEMBER OF 2025.
UH, STAFF WAS BEFORE YOU FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, UH, ON THIS ITEM AS WELL.
AND THEN ON FEBRUARY 4TH, COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT HAD REQUESTED A FOLLOW-UP, UH, DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM AND WE'RE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.
UH, TONIGHT WE'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS, INCLUDING SOME COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE.
UH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS RELATED TO THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
WE'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT SOME ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN RELATED TO PARKING AND TRAFFIC, NOISE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND THEN ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH A, WITH AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC AND BEVERAGES, BEVERAGE CONTROLS, UH, APPEAL HEARING.
SO AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, STAFF WENT AND ENGAGED, UH, BOTH PARTIES.
FIRST, WE WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH JOSH HAMILTON, THE OWNER OF HAMILTON BREWERY.
WE MET WITH HIM ON MARCH 18TH HERE AT CITY HALL.
THE CONVERSATION WENT, UH, VERY WELL.
WE TALKED ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES GOING FORWARD.
OUR FOCUS WAS, UM, LOOKING AT WHAT'S TAKEN PLACE AND HOW DO WE GO FORWARD FROM HERE, REALLY TRYING TO FIND, UM, SOME OPPORTUNITIES WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WE WE'RE LOOK, TAKING AN APPROACH AS A, FROM A MEDIATOR POSITION.
UM, AFTER MEETING WITH MR. HAMILTON, OUR NEXT OBJECTIVE WAS TO MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY.
UM, DUE TO SOME SCHEDULING, UH, CONFLICTS EVEN ON OUR SIDE, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO FINALLY MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WE MET WITH THEM THIS PAST MONDAY, UM, AT A NEARBY RESTAURANT IN NORTHTOWN AREA.
AGAIN, A A GREAT MEETING, VERY CORDIAL.
IT WAS, UM, VERY NICE BEING ABLE TO INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND JUST LISTEN TO THEIR CONCERNS.
WE FEEL, AGAIN, OUR ROLE IS TO HEAR THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND, TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AND THEN, UM, AND TRY TO FIND A POINT FORWARD WHERE WE CAN JUST CONTINUE TO MOVE AHEAD.
FOLLOWING THAT MEETING, OR AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING, WE, WE RECEIVED SOME SOLUTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED BY THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
UH, THE SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WAS THERE WAS COMPRISED OF ABOUT NINE INDIVIDUALS, UH, TWO OF WHICH ENDED UP, AGAIN, ANOTHER DELIVERABLES.
TWO OF 'EM ENDED UP BEING A POINT OF CONTACT FOR OUR STAFF INTERNALLY THAT WE CAN REACH OUT TO DIRECTLY AS WE'RE CONTINUING TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON WAS, OKAY, HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD? WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS AND HOW DO WE PROVIDE SOME DELIVERABLES THAT WE CAN PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT? SO WE'RE, WE ARE OPTIMISTIC IN THE SENSE THAT NUMBER ONE, UM, THE COMMUNITY IS, IS WANTING TO MEET, UH, WITH THE HAMILTON FAMILY, WANTING TO MEET WITH MR. HAMILTON, SIT DOWN.
AND, UH, WE HAVE ALREADY TALKED TO MR. HAMILTON ABOUT THAT A FEW WEEKS AGO.
WE'RE HOPING WHEN WE REACH BACK OUT, TRY TO SCHEDULE A MEETING, WHICH WE CAN ALL GET INTO A ROOM TOGETHER AND REALLY DISCUSS SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP BY THE COMMUNITY, HOPING TO FIND SOME COMMON GROUND AND HOPING TO, TO, UM, MOVE FORWARD.
OUR ROLE AGAIN WAS TO BE IN THE, BE THE MEDIATOR IN THAT THE THING THAT WE DID, UH, SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY WAS WE DO WANT TO SEE SOME DELIVERABLE OUTCOMES, AND THAT'S WHAT WE FOCUSED ON.
THOSE ARE EXPECTATIONS OF US, AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO AT LEAST PROVIDE TO THEM AS WE CONTINUE DOWN THIS PATH.
SO, GETTING INTO SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL ACTIONS THAT, UH, STAFF HAS TAKEN SINCE THE DECEMBER 17TH, UH, COUNCIL MEETING WITH RESPECT TO PARKING AND TRAFFIC, UM, THE STAFF RECEIVED ONE COMPLAINT, UH, FROM A RESIDENT REGARDING VEHICLE PARKING ON EIGHTH STREET, SPECIFICALLY THE NORTH SIDE OF EIGHTH STREET.
NEAR THE CORNER OF ARCHIBALD AVENUE, UH, IN THAT AREA, THERE'S ONLY ONE TRAVELING IN EACH DIRECTION, UH, WITH NO SIDEWALK ALONG THE NORTHERLY PORTION.
SO THE PAVE ROAD RAY OF BUTTS, A DIRT PARKWAY.
SO THE RESIDENT'S COMPLAINT, UH, INCLUDED A, UH, DESCRIPTION OF MULTIPLE VEHICLES PARKED ILLEGALLY IN THE AREA IN A WAY THAT REDUCED, UH, ALLOWABLE DRIVING SPACE IN THE ADJACENT, UH, DRIVE LANE.
UH, ACCORDING TO THE RESIDENT, THIS ALSO HAD, UH, NOISE IMPACT, OR CREATED A NOISE DISTURBANCE, UH, FOR THE FAMILY THAT LIVES, UH, OR THE, THE, UH, FOR THE RESIDENT AND THEIR FAMILY.
UH, THEY INCLUDED SOME PHOTOGRAPHS IN THEIR CORRESPONDENCE, UH, WITH US.
AND, UM, THOSE, THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE EVIDENCE, UH, CLEARLY SHOWN THAT THERE WAS CARS PARKED IN THAT AREA THAT I JUST, UH, MENTIONED.
NOT SURE IF THOSE CARS WERE, UH, CUSTOMERS OF HAMILTON FAMILY BREWERY OR NOT, BUT CERTAINLY, UH, THERE SEEMED TO BE AN ISSUE BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WAS SHARED WITH US.
SO WE INVESTIGATED THAT ISSUE, PARTICULARLY OUR ENGINEERING TEAM.
UM, THEY MOVED TO INSTALL SOME NO PARKING, TOW AWAY SIGNS ALONG THAT AREA ON A STREET, AGAIN, ON, ON THE NORTH SIDE.
SO THERE'S SOME NEW NO PARKING, TOW AWAY SIGNAGE IN THAT AREA.
ADDITIONALLY, MOVING ALONG TO EIGHTH STREET, UH, STAFF DID PAINT SOME RED CURBS ALONG CERTAIN AREAS OF MAIN
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STREET, BASICALLY IN THOSE AREAS THAT WERE ALREADY IDENTIFIED AS, UH, NO PARKING.BUT TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER, UH, WE DID INSTALL SOME RED CURB, UH, PAINT IN THAT AREA.
AND THEN FINALLY, ENGINEERING STAFF, AGAIN WORKED TO UPDATE A PREVIOUS STUDY THAT THEY DID, UH, FOR MAIN AND REED, IF YOU REMEMBER, WHEN WE WERE HERE IN DECEMBER, WE TALKED ABOUT A STOP SIGN ANALYSIS THAT THEY HAD DID.
AND AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME, IT DIDN'T WARRANT INSTALLATION OF A STOP SIGN, OR THERE WERE NO OTHER, UM, RECOMMENDED MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED EITHER BY THE ENGINEERING, UH, DEPARTMENT.
SIMILARLY, THIS GO AROUND, UH, THERE WERE NO, UH, WARRANTS THAT WERE FOUND TO, TO LEAD TO THE INSTALLATION OF A STOP SIGN OR, OR ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, MEASURES.
POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, CERTAINLY CONTINUES, EXCUSE ME.
POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO, UM, FOLLOW UP ON CALLS FOR SERVICE PATROL, THE AREA, UH, RECORD THOSE CALLS FOR SERVICE, AND ALSO CONDUCTED SOME UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS.
THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT, UH, ISSUES THAT WERE, THAT WERE FOUND, UH, WITH RESPECT TO NOISE.
UM, WE'VE CONTINUED TO DO NOISE READINGS IN THE AREA AFTER THE DECEMBER 17TH, DECEMBER 17TH MEETING, EXCUSE ME.
THERE WERE ROUGHLY 40 TO 43, UH, NOISE MEASUREMENTS TAKEN, UH, IN THE AREA AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY.
UM, SOME OF THOSE NOISE READINGS INCLUDED, UH, TIMES WHERE SPORTING EVENTS WERE TAKING PLACE, OR SIGNIFICANT, OR MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS WERE TAKING PLACE.
UH, SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, FOR ONE, UH, RECENTLY, DAUGHTER'S OPENING DAY STAFF WAS OUT THERE TAKING NOISE READINGS.
AND, UH, DURING THOSE INSTANCES, AGAIN, THERE WERE NO CODE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE NECESSARILY, UH, FOUND.
UH, LASTLY, THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL, UH, MATTER, AS YOU KNOW, UM, THE LICENSE FOR THE HAMILTON FAMILY BREWERY OPERATION, UH, WAS APPEALED.
THERE WAS AN APPEAL HEARING IN DECEMBER, UH, OF LAST YEAR.
WE ALL HAD EXPECTED A DECISION, UM, TO BE MADE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT HASN'T BEEN MADE YET.
SO EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH STAFF AT A BC.
WE WERE TOLD THAT THE EARLIEST THAT A DECISION WILL COME FORWARD IS JUNE OF THIS YEAR.
UH, COULD BE LONGER THAN THAT.
AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE REMINDED THAT THAT DECISION CAN BE APPEALED.
SO THE A BC PROCESS CAN LINGER ON FOR A FEW OR SEVERAL MORE MONTHS, UM, UNTIL WE FIND OUT, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THAT IS.
AS THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, UH, OUR GOAL IS TO BRING, UH, HAMILTON FAMILY BREWERY OWNERSHIP, UH, TOGETHER WITH, UH, RESIDENT SUBCOMMITTEE.
THAT'S CERTAINLY ONE OF OUR, OUR NEXT STEPS AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
UM, CITY COUNCIL CAN ALSO RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF SOME NO PARKING SIGNAGE ALONG MAIN STREET AND REPLACE THAT WITH NO PARKING, TOW AWAY, UH, SIGNAGE.
IN ESSENCE, TAKING THINGS A STEP FURTHER OR AS ALSO OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT, YOU CAN RECOMMEND THAT STAFF INITIATE THE PROCESS TO ESTABLISH A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING, UH, DISTRICT.
TYPICALLY, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT INCLUDES SUBMITTAL OF, UH, PETITIONS.
THEY NEED TO BE SIGNED BY AT LEAST 75% OF THE RESIDENTS WITHIN A PROPOSED DISTRICT.
UH, STAFF REVIEWS THE POSITION, THE PETITIONS, EXCUSE ME, STAFF CONDUCTS AN ANALYSIS OF THE AREA, AND THEN THEY DEVELOP SOME FINDINGS, UH, REQUEST THAT, THAT MEET.
THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ARE THEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
CITY COUNCIL, UH, WEIGHS IN ON THOSE, UH, PETITIONS ON THE FINDINGS, AND THEN ULTIMATELY, UH, CAN VOTE TO ADOPT AND INSTITUTE A, A NEW PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT VIA A, UH, RESOLUTION.
UH, WE DID RECEIVE SOME PETITIONS THIS EVENING, UH, FROM RESIDENTS IN AND AROUND HAMILTON FAMILY BREWERY.
UH, THE PETITION HAS, UH, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT, UH, ADDRESSES AND NAMES ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
UH, FOLKS THAT LIVE ON FERRON, RAMONA, UH, MAIN STREET, LONDON, JERSEY, REED MAIN STREET, AGAIN, REED AGAIN.
UM, AND AGAIN, SO WE RECEIVED THESE, UH, THIS EVENING.
WE'LL CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT THESE AND WE'LL SEE WHAT SORT OF DIRECTION THAT THE COUNCIL HAS FOR US, UH, WITH RESPECT TO THESE ITEMS. AND THEN LASTLY, UM, IN TALKING ABOUT NEXT, OUR NEXT STEPS, OUR, OUR STRATEGY, AGAIN, AS, AS THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OUTLINED, IS ONE THAT WILL SEE US FACILITATING SOME ADDITIONAL DIALOGUE, THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, ENCOURAGING CHANGES OR VOLUNTARY CHANGES.
AS MENTIONED, UH, WE HAVEN'T COME ACROSS, UH, VIOLATIONS WITH RESPECT TO NOISE, FOR EXAMPLE.
SO THERE WILL BE SOME TALK ABOUT, UM, POTENTIALLY SOME REASONABLE ITEMS THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED.
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BUT WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND MR. HAMILTON LOOKING TO, OF COURSE, SEEK SOME MUTUAL GAINS.AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE'LL CONTINUE MONITORING THE SITUATION, HAVE, AS WE HAVE BEEN, UH, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
SO, WITH THAT, I'LL CONCLUDE OUR PRESENTATION, AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OF US.
THE PUB ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS LAVE BLAND, FOLLOWED BY MIGUEL ESPINOZA.
HI, MY NAME'S LAVEE BLAND, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE REALLY DON'T WANT THE CITY TO DO THE EVALUATION ON THE NOISE BECAUSE I LIVE RIGHT THERE.
AND THAT'S JUST A BUNCH OF LIES THAT'S GOING ON HERE, OKAY? SO YOU GUYS ARE GONNA PROBABLY HAVE TO SUB CONTRACT OUT BECAUSE I CAN'T SLEEP.
AND WHAT I WANNA KNOW IS WHY HE HAS TVS IN HIS PATIO WHEN OTHER BREWERIES AND OTHER BARS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE TVS IN THEIR PATIO.
SO, I DON'T, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE'S GOT SPECIAL PERMISSION GOING ON HERE WITH YOU PEOPLE.
ANOTHER THING IS, WHY IS HE STILL OPERATING MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PAST HOURS? WHY IS HIS PATIO OPEN SO LATE? HE CAN'T SHUT DOWN AT 10.
I MEAN, COMPLETELY BE SHUT DOWN AT 10, AND HE SHOULD BE OPENED UP AT FIVE O'CLOCK.
YOU KNOW, IN OUR AREA, MRS. SCOTT, THAT CHILDREN HAVE, AFTER OUR SCHOOL THINGS, THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT POLICE OFFICERS AND JUNK GOING ON AT HIS PLACE.
DRUNK PEOPLE FALLING IN BUSHES, COMING, COMING OUT OF HIS PLACE.
SOME WOMAN WAS PASSED OUT ON THE SIDEWALK THE OTHER DAY AND EVERYBODY JUST LAUGHED AT HER.
THIS IS THE STUFF THAT GOES ON AT HIS BAR.
IT'S NOT EVEN A BREWERY, IT'S A BAR, OKAY? AND IT'S ALL GOOD FOR HIM AND NOTHING FOR US.
AND YOU TALK ABOUT CHILDREN ABUSE, HOW ABOUT OUR KIDS ON OUR BLOCK THAT CAN'T PLAY IN THEIR OWN YARD OR WALK HOME FROM SCHOOL SAFE WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING UP AND DOWN OUR STREETS LIKE A LUNATIC.
AND AS FAR AS THAT STOP SIGN, I WAS STANDING THERE ONE DAY WHEN A GUY WAS IN A HURRY TO GET TO THAT BREWERY AND ALMOST PLOWED INTO THE BACK OF A OFFICER'S CAR, AND HE SAW IT, AND HE GAVE IT THE GUN TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, ALMOST RUNNING ME OVER.
SO ALL THIS STUFF THAT YOU'RE EVALUATING ISN'T CORRECT.
PEOPLE ARE POSTING THAT THEY'RE COMING TO SEE THIS BAR.
SOME GUY'S PULLED AWAY FROM A, A CURB.
THE GUY GETS OUT OF HIS CAR AND WAS DISGUSTED THAT THE GUYS WERE PEEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON MAIN STREET BY OUR HOUSE.
HOW'S THAT? BUT YOU GUYS DON'T SEE ANYTHING, SPEND LESS TIME GOING TO OPENINGS OF STORES AND PROBABLY MORE TIME HANGING OUT AT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE HE IS NOT RIGHT.
HE HAS NO CONSIDERATION FOR ANYBODY'S PRIVACY.
MY QUALITY OF LIFE IS GONE OUT THE DOOR.
OKAY? SO, NO, HE'S, HE'S NOT BEING A GOOD PERSON.
MIGUEL ESPINOZA, FOLLOWED BY LAURA ESPINOZA.
UH, I WAS GONNA COME HERE AND, UM, WELL, MY WIFE'S GONNA MAKE ME DO THIS.
UH, SHE WANTS TO THANK, UH, THE CERTAIN MATT AND, UH, SCOTT.
AND THERE WAS ANOTHER GENTLEMAN SHE MENTIONED, I THINK HIS NAME WAS MIKE.
UH, THOUGHT YOU WERE A FELLOW RIGHT THERE.
I WASN'T, I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE, CHANCE TO MEET HIM HERE.
THANK YOU, MIKE, FOR GOING TO THE MEETING.
OKAY, YOU, MIGUEL SPINOZA, UH, AND WELL, FIRST THAT, THANK YOU.
I WAS GONNA GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, BUT I WANT PICTURE, PICTURE.
I WANT YOU GUYS THE PICTURE, A PICTURE THAT I'M GONNA DESCRIBE FOR YOU GUYS, OKAY? AT YOUR HOUSE.
YOU'RE HERE IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE.
LIKE, UH, MAYOR MICHAEL HAS A GUY THAT JUST PLAYS MUSIC.
LOUD, LOUD MUSIC FROM EIGHT O'CLOCK TO 12 O'CLOCK.
THE NEIGHBOR TO THE RIGHT OF HIM, FOR SOME ODD REASON, HIS GRASS JUST KEEPS GROWING AND GROWING AND GROWING.
SO HE NEEDS TO HAVE THAT LAWNMOWER GOING ALL DAY FROM 12 O'CLOCK TO EITHER 10 O'CLOCK OR TILL MIDNIGHT, DEPENDING
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ON WHAT DAY, I GUESS HE DECIDES TO CUT THE GRASS.THE NEIGHBOR NEXT TO THAT ONE, HE MUST NOT HAVE CHINO VALLEY OR CUCAMONGA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT OUT THERE BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE A BATHROOM.
SO THEY USE THE FACILITIES ON THE SOUTH SIDE WHERE I LIVE, ALONG MY SIDE OF THE STREET, NOT ON HIS NEIGHBORS, BUT ON MY STREET.
THE NEXT ONE, HE JUST HAS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS HE'S RUNNING OR WHAT I DON'T WANNA IMAGINE, BUT HE JUST HAS CONSTANT TRAFFIC COMING LEFT AND RIGHT.
PEOPLE COME IN, THEY'RE THERE FOR A WHILE DOING I DON'T KNOW WHAT LEAVING.
AND THEN ANOTHER GROUP COMES, FIVE MINUTES LATER, ANOTHER GROUP COMES.
OKAY? SO THAT'S PICTURE THAT IN YOUR RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE.
THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.
OKAY? PLEASE, AGAIN, LAST TWO TIMES I WAS HERE.
I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS BE, BUT I RAN OUT OF TIME.
DON'T FORGET, OKAY? WE DIDN'T MOVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM BREWERY.
YOU GUYS LET THAT BREWERY COME ACROSS THE STREET, AND WE TOLD YOU GUYS FROM DECEMBER, 2023 THAT THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
OKAY? WE HAVE EVIDENCE HOW YOU GUYS RECORDED NO EVIDENCE.
MARQUEZ NONE AT ALL, REALLY, REALLY BOTHERS ME BECAUSE EVERY NIGHT I HAVE THAT EVIDENCE.
EVERY NIGHT, ESPECIALLY THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY, LIKE BARBARA SAID, OKAY, I REALLY, REALLY BELIEVE YOU GUYS NEED TO GET SOMEONE INDEPENDENTLY IN THERE, OKAY? THAT HAS NO BIAS FOR THIS, OKAY? AND DON'T FORGET, AGAIN, IT'S A CULTURE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF ITS ELDERLY.
LAURA ESPINOZA, FOLLOWED BY JULIA MORENO.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, HERE WE ARE AGAIN, AND I HAVE SOMETHING PREPARED.
BUT REALLY QUICKLY, I AM GOING TO SUBMIT A REBUTTAL TO TODAY'S REPORT FOR MR. MARQUEZ AND MIKE, WHICH, UH, WE WILL SUBMIT A REBUTTAL FOR TODAY.
WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WAS, AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE, SHELBY NA NELSON FROM KTTV LA DID A REPORT ON HAMILTON BREWERY ON HOW HAMILTON BREWERY IS NOT A FIT FOR OUR FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE VIDEO QUICKLY INCREASED IN VIEWS AND COMMENTS.
I HAD THE POOR JUDGMENT TO READ THE JUDGMENTAL, ACCUSATORY, HOSTILE, RACIST AND ANTAGONISTIC COMMENTS POSTED BY MR. HAMILTON SUPPORTERS.
I CRIED FOR TWO DAYS SUNDAY FROM ALL THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE COMMENTS AND THE SLANDER OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SPECIAL DAY.
TRIED HAMILTON BREWERY FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT WITH OUR LITTLE FAMILY OF FOUR TO CELEBRATE OUR NINE MONTH OLD SON'S FIRST WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY WITH A CAKE.
THERE WAS NO PARKING EXCEPT FOR ACROSS THE STREET.
SO MY HUSBAND DROPPED US OFF IN FRONT OF THE PARK, APART IN FRONT, AND PARKED THE CAR ALONE.
I HAD READ THAT THE RESIDENTIAL HOMES WERE TOWING IF YOU WERE PARKED NEAR THEM AND WARNED MY HUSBAND, BUT KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE SHOPPING CENTER ACROSS THE STREET DOING THE SAME THING.
WE ARRIVED AT FIVE 30 TONIGHT OR THAT NIGHT, AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY OUT AT 6 55, ONLY TO FIND OUR FAMILY CAR HAD BEEN TOWED, LEAVING MY INFANT SON WITH DOWN SYNDROME, 6-YEAR-OLD SON, MY HUSBAND AND I, WITHOUT A CAR TO GET HOME.
ALL OF OUR INFANT'S OXYGEN WAS IN CAR TWO.
THE CHILDREN AND I UBERED HOME.
I WONDER HOW MUCH THAT COST AND MY HUSBAND UBERED TO GET OUR CAR BACK, PAYING $612 TO GET OUR CAR BACK FROM THE TOW COMPANY.
SAFE TO SAY, WE WILL NEVER BE COMING BACK HERE.
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BETTER IF WE CAN'T PARK ANYWHERE OTHER THAN YOUR PARKING LOT THEN STATED AND SIGNS.SO YOU LET YOUR CUSTOMERS KNOW.
GOOD, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY.
I FELT I FELT LIKE A FOURTH GRADER.
UH, I ACTED ON A CHILDISH MOVE.
WE WERE, UM, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND I, WE WERE GOING AROUND GETTING SIGNATURES FOR THE, UH, PARKING PERMIT.
AND, UM, I'LL GO BACK TO A WEEK AND A AND A HALF AGO WHERE WE WERE DOING THE, UH, PICKETING OUTSIDE OF MR. HAMILTON'S BREWERY.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST MINDING OUR BUSINESS AS, UH, MR. HAMILTON AND HIS WIFE, UH, WERE COMING DOWN.
THEY WERE, UM, THEY CAME DOWN, PUT THEIR WINDOWS DOWN.
AND MRS. HAMILTON, YOU KNOW, WITH A HUGE SMILE ON HER FACE, WAS SAYING HELLO IN A RIDICULOUS WAY.
SO I FELT THE NEED TO DO THE SAME THING TO HER TODAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO MOCK US WHILE WE WERE OUT THERE DOING OUR, UM, OUR PICKETING.
IT WAS RIDICULOUS OF ME TO DO THE SAME THING TO HER.
AND IF, IF I COULD SPEAK REAL QUICK, AND I'M GONNA PIGGYBACK ON WHAT MIKE ESPINOZA SAID.
IT'S JUST IMAGINING ON YOUR BLOCK, HAVING THAT NEIGHBOR THAT HAS A PARTY EVERY WEEKEND BEING LOUD.
HIS GUESTS TAKE UP ALL YOUR SPOTS EVERY WEEK.
I KNOW YOU GUYS DON'T UNDERSTAND 'CAUSE NONE OF YOU GUYS ARE LIVING THROUGH IT, BUT IT'S, IT'S, TRUST ME, IT, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT.
WHY DO I HAVE TO COME HOME AND TRY TO FIND PARKING ON ANOTHER STREET WHEN I CAN PARK IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE? BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS, YOU SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH PARKING FOR YOUR BUSINESS THAT WILL NOT AFFECT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
WHETHER, AND IN THIS CASE IT'S RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS A BIG DEAL.
I MEAN, THERE'S BUSINESSES THAT SHARE PARKING.
IT'S ALL RESIDENTIAL SENIORS RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING COMING HOME.
WE SPEND MOST OF OUR TIME LOOKING OUT FOR OUR BLOCK, THEN ENJOYING OUR EVENINGS.
THAT'S NOT THE WAY I WANNA LIVE MY LIFE.
AND PEOPLE MAY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CAN BRING ALL THEIR PASTORS THAT THEY WANT AND TELL 'EM SUCH A GOOD PERSON THAT THEY ARE.
BUT IN MY TIME LIVING, I'VE REALIZED ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE I STAND ON THIS.
OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES, UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS THAT I HAVE.
SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING THIS BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ANY THOUGHTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, WHATEVER YOU FEEL IS APPROPRIATE IN HOW TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES.
UM, JUST A QUESTION I HAD FOR STAFF.
BUT BACK, WE HAD SENT A LETTER TO MR. HAMILTON BACK ON DECEMBER 23RD, 2025, TALKING ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT, ONGOING ACTIONS, BUT ALSO THINGS WE'D LIKE TO SEE MOVING FORWARD AS WELL.
AND ONE OF THE ITEMS WAS LOOKING AT, UM, A MEETING BETWEEN THE HAMILTON SECURITY AS WELL AS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TALK ABOUT THEIR SECURITY PLAN, WHAT THEY HAVE AND WHAT THEIR PROCESSES ARE.
HAS THAT BEEN CONDUCTED? AND IF NOT, HOW DO WE ENFORCE THAT TO HAPPEN? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS A, A QUESTION BROUGHT UP THE OTHER DAY, AND I HAVEN'T, I HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT THAT ONE YET.
SO STAFF DID HAVE A MEETING WITH MR. HAMILTON, HIS GENERAL MANAGER AND SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT STAFF, MR. HAMILTON SECURITY TEAM, UH, WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE LINE DURING THAT DISCUSSION.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PATCH THEMSELVES IN.
UH, SO THEY DIDN'T PARTICIPATE.
UH, BUT MR. HAMILTON, HIS GENERAL MANAGER DID, HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, UH, REPRESENTATIVES AGAIN ABOUT, UM, WHAT'S TAKING PLACE, UM, HOW HAMILTON SECURITY TEAM SHOULD GO ABOUT REPORTING, UH, ISSUES AND HANDLING CERTAIN SITUATIONS, UH, AND WHAT, UH, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UH, THEM DO.
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THAT MEETING DID TAKE PLACE, UM, AND I KNOW, UH, MR. HAMILTON AND HIS TEAM ARE OPEN TO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS IF IT'S NECESSARY, RIGHT? I THINK THAT MIGHT BE NECESSARY.BUT, UM, MOVING FORWARD, SOMETHING MAY A FOLLOW UP ON THAT ONE WITH THE SECURITY.
'CAUSE I KNOW THE RESIDENTS, WHICH WE ATTENDED THAT MEETING ON MONDAY, THAT WAS ONE OF THOSE, WE STILL HAVEN'T SEEN THE SECURITY PLAN AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS SECURITY DOING OUT THERE WHEN THEY'RE ON SITE? I KNOW THAT IS A CONCERN, SO A FOLLOW UP WOULD BE GREAT.
UM, I DO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, START BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE RESIDENTS WHO'VE BEEN CARRYING THESE CONCERNS FOR MONTHS.
WHEN PEOPLE FILL OUT THEIR PEACE, THEIR SAFETY AND THEIR CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS BEING AFFECTED.
IT'S A REAL EMOTIONAL IMPACT AND DID HEAR YOU AND DID HEAR YOUR CONCERNS.
WHEN YOU'RE LOSING SLEEP, NOT ABLE TO BE IN YOUR FRONT YARD, IT'S, IT'S DIFFICULT.
UM, I ALSO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THE REQUEST THAT CAME UP.
SOME OF THEM WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ADDRESS TONIGHT.
THIS IS JUST RECEIVE AND FILE, BUT SOME OF THEM THAT WERE, UM, DEMANDS THAT CAME UP FRIDAY WERE, UH, CLOSING DAYS OF OPERATION, LIMITING, UH, REDUCING HOURS OF OPERATION, UH, SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT INTOXICATED PATRONS.
QUESTIONS AGAIN ABOUT SECURITY, STAFFING, UH, ALL COMING FROM A PLACE OF FRUSTRATION AND FATIGUE.
UH, AND THESE DEMANDS ARE NOT MADE LIGHTLY.
UH, ONE OF THE ONES I LIKE TO SEE, AND I I'M JUST GONNA GO OUT THERE AND SAY, UH, THAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE IS A, UM, ESTABLISHING A RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT AREA.
I KNOW THERE SIGNATURES BEING COLLECTED, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S, UM, ADDRESSES FOR MAIN STREET FAIR AND RAMONA JERSEY, LONDON AND REED.
UM, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN START THE PROCESS FOR THAT.
CLEARLY IT'S SOMETHING THE RESIDENTS WANT AND, UM, IS IT THE END ALL, BE ALL SOLUTION? NO, BUT IT'S A START.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE START MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
THE QUESTION I DO HAVE ON THAT, THOUGH, I KNOW WHEN WE DO ESTABLISH RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT AREAS, UH, THE ENFORCEMENT AND ONE OF THE TOOLS OF ENFORCEMENT IS TOWING.
AND WE KNOW TOWING CAN BE EXPENSES.
AS WE HEARD EARLIER, IT'S WHAT ABOUT $600 IF YOUR CAR'S GETTING TOWED? SO TOW TRUCKS DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT, DON'T TOW, TOW TRUCKS.
DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE A CUSTOMER.
THEY'RE GONNA TOW THE TRUCK IF THEY'RE IN A PARKING DISTRICT WITHOUT A PERMIT.
SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE IS HOW WOULD THIS BE IMPLEMENTED IF WE WERE TO, IF WE'RE GONNA PROCEED WITH A RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT, WOULD IT BE TOWING OR THERE OTHER OPTIONS IN TERMS OF, WOULD IT BE PATROL OR WOULD IT BE, DO WE HAVE, I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON IT, BUT IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE OUR OWN PARKING PATROL TO, UM, ENFORCE THAT, UH, PARKING PERMIT AREA? AGAIN, IT'S NOT THE END ALL BE ALL, BUT IT'S A START NIGHT TO SEE.
I MEAN, THE, CLEARLY THE RESIDENTS WANT IT.
THEY'RE GETTING THE SIGNATURES, THE AREA RESIDENTS NEARBY WANT IT TOO.
SO IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE THAT FORWARD, THAT'D BE APPRECIATIVE.
BUT ALSO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE OTHER, UH, LOOKING INTO THE OTHER SUGGESTIONS OR DEMANDS THAT THE RESIDENTS WANT THAT WE HEARD MONDAY NIGHT, LOUD AND CLEAR.
UM, WE'LL HAVE, I'D LIKE TO HAVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY ADDRESS THE PARKING DISTRICT AND HOW THAT'S FORMED.
AND AFTER HE'S DONE WITH THAT, I CAN TALK ABOUT THE STAFFING.
UH, SO THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO ESTABLISH A PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT.
THE FIRST IS THROUGH A PETITION INITIATED BY RESIDENTS.
UM, AND THE AREA NEEDS TO BE DEFINED SO THAT THE RESIDENTS KNOW HOW MANY SIGNATURES ARE NEEDED TO REACH THE 75% THRESHOLD.
IN ADDITION, THE COUNCIL CAN ALSO INITIATE A PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A, UM, A, A PETITION.
SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO, IT CAN PROVIDE DIRECTION TO THE, TO STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION, WELL, TO INVESTIGATE IT, TO DETERMINE WHERE THE, UH, PROPOSED DISTRICT WOULD BE LOCATED, AND THEN TO COME BACK WITH THE APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION.
THE CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT DID REQUIRE THE, UH, APPLICANT TO FUND THAT PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT SO THAT THE PASSES, UH, AT LEAST INITIALLY WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE IN TERMS OF PARKING.
UM, TRADITIONALLY, UM, WE HAVE HAD OUR PARTNERS WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, TAKE CARE OF OUR, OUR PARKING, UM, BOTH SWORN AND NON-SWORN, UM, EMPLOYEES HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES TO DO THAT.
UM, IN THE LAST BUDGET AND BEING IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR, UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY HIRING ADDITIONAL CITY STAFF THAT WILL BE PARKING ENFORCEMENT.
UM, WE HOPE TO HAVE OUR FIRST STAFF ON BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND THE SECOND ONE BEING HIRED AS WELL, WHICH WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT OUR PARKING ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS.
COUNCIL MEMBER, SCOTT, TO YOUR POINT, UM, WE DID HEAR THAT LOUD AND CLEAR AMONGST QUITE A FEW THINGS, UM, THAT WERE PROPOSED AS SOLUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO, UM, THE PARKING DISTRICT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID TALK TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT WAS ENSURING THAT THE RESIDENTS WEREN'T NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY TRYING TO PUT ONE OF THESE TOGETHER.
SO WE DO ASK, UM, AND AGAIN, WE DID GIVE THEM A TIMELINE, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MEET OUR TIMELINE TO MAKE SURE THAT CHANGES TAKE PLACE IN A,
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IN A TIMELY FASHION AS OPPOSED TO IT GOING OUT.BUT WITH THAT SAID, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR, UH, MATT MARQUEZ AND, AND ENGINEERING AND OTHER TEAM MEMBERS IN THE CITY TO WORK WITH THE CITIZENS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR NEEDS ARE MET, UH, AS PART OF THAT PROCESS.
SO, UH, AS THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, WE'LL WORK WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS THE, THE GROUP THAT, UH, IS IN CHARGE OF ESTABLISHING THESE DISTRICTS.
UH, AS, AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS LOOKING TO HIRE A COUPLE NEW TEAM MEMBERS, UH, TO HELP WITH PARKING SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AGAIN, WE HOPE TO HAVE THE FIRST PERSON ON BOARD BEFORE THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.
ONE OTHER POINT IN RESPONSE TO ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT YOU MADE, COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT, UH, MR. HAMILTON HAS SUBMITTED A SECURITY PLAN.
WE'RE REVIEWING IT, UH, RIGHT NOW.
SO WE DO DO HAVE THAT, UH, IN OUR POSSESSION.
AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING, UH, TO REVIEW THAT AND COMMENT ON, NOT COMMENT ON IT, EXCUSE ME, AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE.
UH, HE ALSO HAS, UH, PROVIDED A, UH, COPY OF HIS, UM, AGREEMENT WITH HIS SECURITY TEAM.
UH, SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH REVIEWING THOSE ITEMS. AND WILL THAT PLAN BE ABLE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE, THE COMMUNITY TO REVIEW ONCE WE HAVE A CHANCE AND OPPORTUNITY? I BELIEVE IT WILL BE PUBLIC RECORD.
ANYONE ELSE? I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION.
SO IN TERMS OF THE PARKING PERMIT, I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY SAID.
WHAT IS THE AREA, HOW MANY RESIDENTS, AND WHAT IS THE 75% LOOK LIKE? AND THAT HAS TO BE VERY MUCH CLEAR TO THE RESIDENTS SO THAT THERE IS BUY-IN.
I'VE HEARD THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE.
IS THERE A POINT PERSON ON THE COMMITTEE THAT YOU'VE WORKED WITH FROM THE RESIDENTS WHO WOULD BE THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THAT INFORMATION? HERE'S YOUR AREA AND WORK WITH THAT PERSON.
WE WANT IT TO GO FARON, RAMONA, MAINE, AND THESE, THERE'S 125 HOMES AND 75% OF THAT.
AND SO IS THERE A POINT OF CONTACT? SO WE, WE KNOW THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE GETTING THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED.
SO OUR ENGINEERING SERVICE DIRECTOR CAN HELP ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, I WAS, WHEN I WAS HANDED THE PETITIONS EARLIER TODAY, I WAS TOLD THAT, UH, DR. LAURA ESPINOZA WOULD BE THE POINT OF CONTACT, UM, FOR THIS PETITION OR FOR THESE PETITIONS.
BUT MR. WELLE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO IT, FEEL FREE.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MAYOR, PRO TEM, UH, VERY, VERY, UH, ASTUTE QUESTIONS.
UM, SO TYPICALLY WHEN WE HAVE THIS PROCESS, WE WOULD PRE-PLAN THE AREA, UH, WITH THE REQUESTER, UM, IN THIS CASE THAT, THAT, UM, THAT STEP DIDN'T TAKE PLACE.
SO OUR, OUR PLAN IS TO TAKE THE INFORMATION WE'VE RECEIVED ON THE PETITION THAT WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED AND DO THAT ANALYSIS AFTER THE FACT TO IDENTIFY WHICH AREAS, UM, WOULD MEET THAT 75% TO MAXIMIZE THE, THE AREA OF, UM, THE DISTRICT WHILE STILL MEETING THE, UM, COMMUNITY'S INTENT FOR WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THE DISTRICT AND WHO WOULD NOT.
IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN START AND DO IT? IDENTIFY FIRST, BECAUSE I HEARD ONE OF THE STREETS WAS JERSEY, WHICH IS NOT MY UNDERSTANDING IN THERE.
THERE'S A PORTION OF JERSEY THAT'S A RESIDENTIAL STREET JUST NORTH OF FARON.
SO, AND, AND SO, SO WHAT, SINCE WE, WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN AN ORDER NOT TO HAVE TO HAVE THEM GO BACK AND, AND REGET REGET SIGNATURES, UH, WE, WHAT WE WANNA DO IS GO AHEAD AND PLOT THEM OUT, OKAY.
BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE, AND THEN WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO, UM, DR. ESPINOZA IN PARTICULAR, TO, UH, ENSURE THAT, UH, WE CAN MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 75%, UM, BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE HAVE.
ANYONE ELSE? MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY? YES.
UM, SOMETHING THAT I KNOW THAT ALL MY COLLEAGUES FEEL DEEPLY, AND I JUST, I FEEL THE, THE NEED TO SHARE TONIGHT.
WE RECOGNIZE THE DEDICATION OF THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS, SHARING WHAT'S HAPPENED BACK THEN, WHAT'S HAPPENED LAST WEEK, WHAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING EVERY NIGHT.
AND WE BELIEVE YOU, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THOUGH, THAT THIS IS PROBABLY NOT MOVING AS QUICKLY AS YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO, KNOWING THAT THESE DISTURBANCES ARE HAPPENING FOR YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY, YET YOU ONLY GET THE OPPORTUNITY TWICE A MONTH TO JUST TO SHARE THEM WITH US.
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BUT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE MEETINGS THAT WE'RE HAVING, MATT AND MIKE PUT TOGETHER THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY CONSTANTLY, NOT JUST AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING NIGHTS, ARE WITH THE INTENTION OF ULTIMATELY COMING UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SHARED WITH US, AND THAT WE HEAR THOSE THINGS.AND WHAT I WOULD ALSO SAY IS, AND THIS IS REALLY EASY FOR ME TO ASK, YOU KNOW, WAY HARDER TO GIVE.
I DON'T THINK THAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND THAT YOUR PATIENTS ON THIS IS GONNA BE WASTED BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CARE ABOUT AND WE HEAR ABOUT, AND WE TAKE NOTES EVERY TIME YOU'RE HERE.
AND UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S NOT EASY TO COME TO A MEETING EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY CONSTANTLY AND HAVE TO SHARE NEWS THAT'S REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE.
WE REALIZE THAT YOU GUYS DON'T REALLY LIKE TO DO THAT, AND THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S AUTHENTIC AND WE BELIEVE IT.
AND JUST 'CAUSE THIS IS NOT HAPPENING, MAYBE AT THE PACE THAT YOU WANT IT, AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUFFERING THAT YOU'RE HAVING, ULTIMATELY, THIS IS A SITUATION THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US, AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE WORKING ON A SOLUTION, AND WE THINK THAT WE WILL EVENTUALLY GET TO A POINT THAT WE'LL FIND IT.
AND SO, I JUST HOPE THAT YOU KNOW THAT SOMETIMES, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT ALWAYS SHARING, AND YOU MIGHT NOT BE SEEING, SEEING THINGS HAPPEN AS QUICK AS YOU WANT, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ALL REALLY, REALLY CARE ABOUT YOU.
AND THERE'S TIMES WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE OUR SILENCE OR INACTION MEANS WE DON'T.
I HOPE THAT MAYBE YOU'LL HEAR ME WHEN I SAY THAT THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING WITH US CONSTANTLY.
WE MEAN IT, WE KNOW YOU MEAN IT, AND WE'RE NOT GONNA GIVE UP ON THIS.
AND WE HEAR YOU, AND WE KNOW THAT IT'S A SACRIFICE FOR YOU TO BE HERE.
PLEASE GIVE US A LITTLE MORE TIME TO WORK ON THIS, KNOWING THAT WE'RE GONNA ADDRESS IT AS A PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US.
THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WE HEARD THIS AT THE MEETING AND WE HEARD IT AGAIN TONIGHT.
UM, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DOING THE NOISE STUDIES, WE HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING.
THEY'RE LIVING THERE, THEY'RE HEARING IT, THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF GETTING A REPUTABLE OUTSIDE AGENCY TO DO NOISE MONITORING.
CAN THAT BE SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT INTO DOING? SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
I, I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE WE SAID ON MONDAY, WHAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING TO COUNCIL MEMBER HUTCHINSON'S POINT, AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT'S POINT, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S A REAL FEELING.
YOU FEEL THAT WE'RE, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO SAY THAT WHAT WE'VE PRESENTED SOMEHOW IS THE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, AND THAT'S IT.
NO, YOUR FEELINGS MATTER BECAUSE YOU'RE EXPERIENCING IT JUST LIKE WE SAID ON MONDAY NIGHT.
SO WE DON'T WANT TO, WE'RE NOT DISREGARDING THOSE FEELINGS.
THOSE ARE JUST, LIKE WE SAID, THOSE ARE JUST FINDINGS.
UM, WITH THOSE FINDINGS THOUGH, OF COURSE, WE, WE, WE WOULD BE OPEN TO LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY A THIRD PARTY COMING IN.
WE TALKED ABOUT A THIRD PARTY VENDOR.
THERE IS SOMEONE THAT WE UTILIZE DURING SQA PROCESS IN WHICH THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN EXPLORE AS A CITY MANAGEMENT TEAM AND AS, AS, UM, WITH OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THAT WITH OUR TEAM AND, UH, TRY TO GET SOMEBODY OUT TO DO THAT.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE THEY BROUGHT IT UP AS A TRANSPARENCY ISSUE.
AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING WITHIN OUR REALM, LIKE CHRISTINE SAID, LET'S DO IT.
LET'S GET A THIRD PARTY OUT THERE WHO'S NOT A CITY, NOT A CITY EMPLOYEE, TO GO CHECK THOSE NOISE LEVELS AT HAMILTON'S EXPENSE.
UM, THE PARKING PERMIT ISSUE, MR. ATTORNEY, UM, NICK, IS WHEN YOU SAID THE CITY COULD IMPLEMENT IT, BUT I I, I JUST, I DON'T NECESSARILY, IF WE DEFINE THAT AREA, WHAT I WANT, WHAT I THINK WE NEED TO KNOW.
'CAUSE I'M CERTAINLY NOT GONNA SIT UP HERE AND IMPLEMENT A, A BE IN FAVOR OF IMPLEMENTING A PARKING DISTRICT IF THE MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS DON'T WANT IT.
I DON'T WANNA PUSH THAT ON THEM.
THAT'S JUST ANOTHER THING THAT, THAT I DON'T WANNA BE A PART OF.
SO I WOULD HOPE THAT WHEN WE DO THIS AND WHEN IT COMES BACK, THAT WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS 75% AS THE THRESHOLD, IF IT'S 70%, WE CAN DEAL WITH THAT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THAT PERCENTAGE IS SO THAT WE CAN TAKE ACTION TO DO SOMETHING TO ALLEVIATE THE INTERIM PROBLEMS AND THE FUTURE PROBLEMS THAT MAY OCCUR.
I, I, I GOTTA SAY, I I, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR, FOR EVERY TWO WEEKS COMING HERE AND SHARING THE LIFE YOU LIVE, UM, WITH THE BREWERY.
AND I WOULD HOPE THAT MR. HAMILTON WILL BE EQUALLY AS COMPASSIONATE TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO
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DO BEYOND SOME PARKING DISTRICT.'CAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA DO.
BUT I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE, UM, I, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, UH, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A BREWERY AND YOU TALK ABOUT A BAR, AND, AND, AND I, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES, BUT YOU CERTAINLY DON'T FEEL THAT.
AND I, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE IF HE WOULD BE WILLING TO ADJUST SOME OF HIS LATE NIGHT OPERATING HOURS.
UM, I, I THINK THAT WOULD BRING PEACE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF PEACE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, AND I HOPE THAT HE WOULD BE EQUALLY AS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS NEIGHBORS AS HE IS ABOUT HOW MANY HOURS HE OPERATES.
I, I KNOW HE'S IN THE BUSINESS OF, OF, OF A LIVELIHOOD.
BUT I, I THINK IF, UM, IF HE COULD MAYBE ADJUST THOSE LATE NIGHT HOURS, IT WOULD BE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL FOR EVERYBODY.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE ARE OUT AT MIDNIGHT IN A BREWERY MYSELF, BUT I, I'M JUST, THAT'S ME.
UM, BUT THAT'S UP TO MR. HAMILTON, I THINK BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE HIM IN A MINOR USE PERMIT THAT'S GIVEN HIM THAT, THAT ABILITY.
BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT HE WOULD SEE, UM, SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND BEING A GOOD BUSINESS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, AT LEAST UNTIL WE SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN GO AND WHAT OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO.
UM, BUT I KNOW THAT'S GONNA BE A, A SITUATION THAT YOU'RE ALL GONNA BE MEETING WITH BOTH THE RESIDENTS AND MR. HAMILTON.
AND I WOULD JUST HOPING THAT, THAT, THAT THAT MEETING IS CONGENIAL, THAT IT'S, THAT IT'S PRODUCTIVE ON BOTH SIDES, THAT, THAT, UH, BOTH SIDES UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE AND, AND THEIR DESIRES AND SOMEWHERE COMES TO SOME AGREEMENT OF MOVING FORWARD IN A BETTER SPOT THAN WE'VE BEEN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS OR YEARS, I GUESS NOW.
UM, BUT, BUT I WOULD AGREE WITH, WITH OUR COUNCIL MEMBER HUTCHINSON'S COMMENTS, UH, I THINK ALL OF US FEEL THE SAME.
UM, I KNOW FOR ME, UH, AS A CHILD, I WAS IN NORTH TOWN IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, ON, ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WITH MY FATHER, UM, WHO WAS VERY, VERY CLOSELY TIED TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO, UM, FOR, FOR FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES, YES.
SO, UM, ANYWAY, UM, THIS IS A RECEIVE AND FILE, BUT I DO WANT TO, I DO WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT, THAT, UM, I REALLY DO.
YOU'RE GONNA COME BACK WITH US WHENEVER THAT IS IN MAY, I BELIEVE, FIRST MEETING IN MAY, UM, FOR CONSIDERATION OF A PARKING PERMIT PROPOSAL, MR. MAYOR, WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST TO MAKE THAT DEADLINE.
UM, IT WILL, WE WILL NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE TEAM THIS EVENING, BUT THAT IS OUR GOAL.
IF IT IS AT ALL PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE, IF A BUMPS OF TWO WEEKS OR WHATEVER, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT OUR GOAL IS THAT FIRST MEETING, BUT THE REPORT ITSELF WAS A RECEIVE AND FILE.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SINCERITY AT THE PODIUM.
UM, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS.
WE TAKE IT TO HEART, BELIEVE ME.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO CITY COUNCIL.
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SO THERE ARE COUNCIL BUSINESS, THERE'S AN ITEM[COUNCIL BUSINESS]
CONSIDERATION OF A,[I1. Consideration of the City Council Community Parks and Landscape Citizens’ Oversight Subcommittee’s Recommendation to Appoint Members to the Community Parks and Landscape Citizens’ Oversight Committee. (CITY)]
OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S COMMUNITY AND PARKS AND LANDSCAPE CITIZENS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEES RECOMMENDATIONS TO APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY PARKS AND LANDSCAPE CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.AND I BELIEVE THAT'S THREE PEOPLE.
SO, UH, EITHER ASHLEY, COUNCILMAN ASHLEY, OR COUNCILWOMAN SCOTT, WHICHEVER WANTS TO GIVE THE REPORT.
UH, SO BACK ON A FEW WEEKS AGO, MARCH 11TH, COUNCIL MEMBER STICKLER AND I INTERVIEWED SEVERAL APPLICANTS FOR, THERE WAS THREE OPENINGS ON THE LANDSCAPE CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
UH, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING, WE HAD A LOT OF, UH, INTERVIEWEES THAT WANTED TO GET INVOLVED, BUT, UH, THE COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED TO A FOUR YEAR TERM, BEGINNING ON APRIL 6TH, 2026 TO APRIL 5TH, 2030 TO THE FOLLOWING, DEONTAY MARQUE GRANT LEG.
LEGETT THE THIRD, NO, SORRY, THE SECOND.
THOSE WERE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
SO THE, UM, COUNCILWOMAN SCOTT'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE THREE INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY RECOMMEND FOR APPOINTMENT TO THAT COMMITTEE, UM, TO HAVE A MOTION TO MAKE THAT APPROVAL AND THE TERMS WILL BE EFFECTIVE.
UH, APRIL 6TH, 2026 THROUGH APRIL 5TH, 2030.
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MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO ANY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
I HAVE ONE THAT, THAT, UM, I'M, I, I, A COUPLE OF US WERE AT A GRAND OPENING THIS MORNING.
IT WAS THE LARGEST OF NUMBER OF PEOPLE I'VE EVER SEEN OR WE'VE EVER SEEN
[I2. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Comments to be limited to three minutes per Council Member.) ]
AT A GRAND OPENING ANYWHERE.AND THAT'S THE VALLARTA, UM, UH, GROCERY SUPERMARKET.
AND THEN, AND WHEN I SAY SUPERMARKET, IT WAS AMAZING.
IN FACT, I WILL NOW DO ALL MY SHOPPING THERE,
BUT, UH, JUST AN AMAZING, AMAZING, UH, ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY AT THE CORNER OF, UM, JUST EAST OF, UM, OF VINEYARD AVENUE AND, UH, FOOTHILL BOULEVARD IN THE, UH, ORCHARD PLAZA.
SO, MR. MARY, I JUST HAVE ONE I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE TODAY OMNI TRANS CELEBRATED ITS 50TH YEAR, IT'S 50TH BIRTHDAY.
SO FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS, IT'S BEEN PROVIDING, UH, DEDICATED TRANSIT SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF, UM, THE INLAND EMPIRE.
SO I JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE THEM ON THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY, ANY INTER-AGENCY UPDATES.
HOW ABOUT ANY CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS? I DO HAVE ONE ON ITEM D THREE OF THE CLOSED SESSION, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE APPROVAL OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH SIX DISTRIBUTORS OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN A MULTI-STATE OPIOID LITIGATION.
[I3. INTERAGENCY UPDATES (Update by the City Council to the community on the meetings that were attended.) ]
THANK YOU.[CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS]
ANY IDENTIFICATIONS FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE 14 DAYS FROM NOW? APRIL, APRIL 15.THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING THIS EVENING.
[IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING]
SO, SO BRUTAL.[ADJOURNMENT]
CHRISTINE SCOTT, UM, AND THEN CHAFFEE JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND NORA FARRA, YOU MADE IT.SO PLEASE COME DOWN IF YOU ARE A, UM, LEGISLATIVE HERE.