MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA VERNE
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
A regular meeting of the La Verne City Council was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Crosby at 6:30 p.m.
Council Members present: Mayor Pro Tem Rick Crosby
Council Member Wendy Lau
Council Member Steven Frank Johnson
Absent: Mayor Tim Hepburn and Council Member Meshal "Kash" Kashifalghita Advisory personnel present: Interim City Manager Jess Duff Assistant City Manager JR Ranells
City Attorney Robert L. Kress
Assistant City Clerk Lupe Gaeta Estrella
Police Chief Colleen Flores
Community Development Director Eric Scherer
Community Services Manager Yvonne Duran
3. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Pro Tem Crosby.
4. Announcements of Upcoming nterim City Manager Duff announced that the cooling center at the communi Community Events uilding behind City Hall will be open September 6-9 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:0 p.m.
George May, La Verne Library Manager reported on the Library's upcoming events and programs in September.
Yvonne Gallegos, Vice Chair of the Cultural Awareness and Social Inclusion (CASI) Committee announced that their next meeting is on September 7, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. at La Verne City Hall Chambers. In addition, she announced that CASI and the La Verne Historical Society would be holding a presentation on the "Dia de los Muertos" in October.
Danita Beauchamp announced that there will be a meeting of the Los Angele County Probation Oversight Commission on Thursday, September 8, 202:
and urged residents to be vigilant because the topic of the Afflerbaugh anc Paige's Camp may return
Li Huang, La Verne resident. encouraged residents to attend the meetings of the Bonita Unified School District to stay inform. She also announced that there would be Candidates' Forum for the Bonita Unified School District Candidates by zoon on September 8, 2022.
5. Consent Calendar It was moved by Lau, seconded by Johnson, carried by a vote of 3-0 (Hepburn and Kashifalghita Absent) to accept, approve, or act on the Consent Calendar items, except for Item No. D, Appointment to the Youth and Family Action Executive Board was pulled.
City Council Minutes City Council Minutes of regular August 15, 2022, were received and filed.
City Council Minutes, Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Page 2.
Register of Audited Demands Register of Audited Demands for the following:
Fiscal Year 2021-22
In the amount of $580,808. 15 dated August 11, 2022
In the amount of $57,017.91 dated August 18, 2022
Fiscal Year 2022-23
In the amount of $3,089,876.19 dated August 11, 2022
In the amount of $1,618,296.29 dated August 18, 2022
In the amount of $806,520.02 dated August 25, 2022
Interim Finance Director Yelton recommended approval of the Register of Demands. Approved as recommended.
Senior Advisory Committee Senior Advisory Committee Board Appointment - The Senior Advisory Board Appointment Committee recently received two applications for vacancies on their Board. At their August 17, 2022 committee meeting, the Board unanimously voted to appoint Edward Padgett to the vacant board position and Rafaela Giles to thei Community Services Manager Duran recommended that the City Council accept the Senior Advisory Committee's recommendation to appoint Edward Padgett and Rafaela Giles to serve a two-year term (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024). Approved as recommended.
Pulled by La Verne Resident/ Kathy Newion, La Verne resident, pulled the appointment to the Youth ana Youth and Family Action Family Action Committee to the Executive for further discussion. She felt it Committee Executive Board should be continued to the next meeting.
Appointment
Mayor Pro Tem Crosby called for public comment on this matter.
Robin Carder, La Verne resident and Executive Board Member of the La Verne Youth and Family Action Committee stated that the Executive Boar as already approved the appointment of Don Kendrick and they were on equesting that the City Council ratify the appointmer
Interim City Manager Duff responded that only one application was receive or the position and the Executive Board has already approved the appointment, and there was no reason to continue the matter Youth and Family Action Committee Executive Board Appointment - The City Clerk's Office received only one application for the Youth and Family Action Committee (YFAC) for the recent vacancy on the YAC Executive Board. YFAC has a five member executive governing board who is appointed by the City Council. Members of the committee are recommending the City Council appoint Don Kendrick who has previously been filling a term vacated by another member
It was moved by Lau, seconded by Crosby and carried by a vote of 2-0 (Johnson Abstained) to appoint resident Don Kendrick to the Youth and Family Action Committee Executive Board as recommended by the Youth and Family Action Committee Executive Board
City Council Minutes, Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Page 3.
Declaration of Surplus Fire Declaration of Surplus Fire Equipment - The fire equipment listed in the Equipment staff report is obsolete and no longer needed. Each item has been replaced by newer, relevant technology. As such, each item is now surplus to the City and fire department's operational needs. Staff is seeking to dispose of the equipment in accordance with Administrative Regulation 606, thereby allowing the fire department to recoup proceeds for the fire equipment replacement Fire Chief Nigg recommended that City Council declare the listed equipment as surplus to the City's needs and further direct staff to sell in a fair and equitable manner via the open market or other similar method. Approved as recommended.
Public Comment This was the time set aside for anyone wishing to address the City Council on items not listed in any other place on the agenda.
Mayor Pro Tem Crosby called for public comment.
There were public comments at the meeting. (To hear what was said during public comment, please visit the City's website to view the archived Council meeting.)
Interim City ManagerJess Duff responded to the questions asked during public comment.
Council Comments Please Note: Only partial Council comments are noted below. To hear the rest of their comments, please visit the City's website to view the archived Council meeting.
Council Member Lau stated that she too was concerned about the proposed Fairplex master plan since she lives close to the Fairplex. She spoke about the services provided by Tri-City Mental Health Services and that September is Hispanic Month. She thanked the La Verne Police and Fire for the great job they did when they responded to storage fire on Arrow Highway.
Council Member Crosby stated the City's cooling center is open for residents and thanked Community Services Manager Duran and staff for setting up and staffing the cooling center.
8. Adjournment at 7:34 p.m., in memory of La Verne Police RSVP Ann Anderegg. Ann was born on November 26, 1928. She became an RSVP in 2003, and she volunteered almost for every assignment. She always had a smile on her face and loved every aspect of her duties as RSVP. Ann's favorite assignment was patrolling and she earned the nickname of "lead foot". She loved helping with the Baker to Vegas Race and driving in the Los Angeles County Fair parade. Ann contributed over 3,700 hours in the 19 years that she served the La Verne Police Department. One of her favorite hobbies was bowling. She will be missed for her humor and beautiful Adjournment In memory of Ontario Fire Engineer Curtis Trevor Gold - On the morning of August 27, 2022, Fire Engineer Gold passed away during an off-duty accident. Curtis was raised in La Verne and graduated from Bonita High School in 2006. He attended the University of Redlands to pursue his bachelor's in business where he was also the wide receiver for the football team. Later in his professional career, he joined the City of Ontario as a Fire Fighter in 2016 and was promoted to Fire Engineer in 2019. He was an active member of the Urban Search & Rescue team and was also a training instructor. Curtis was a passionate member of the community participating in many charitable projects. Some of the things he loved doing included spending time with his family and friends at the river, playing softball, mountain biking, making people laugh, and creating new memories with his wife Taylor; and
City Council Minutes, Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Page 4.
Adjournment to Monday, September 19, 2022 at 6:00 p.m., for La Verne Little League Presentations.
Respectfully submitted,
Srupe Maet Estalla
Lupe Gaeta Estrella, CMC
Assistant City Clerk