recording in progress. Welcome, welcome everybody. And I do apologize for my tardiness, but we're going to go ahead and get started with our agenda for the regular meeting of the Avalanto City Council, the Avalanto Public Finance and Authority, the Aval and Public Utility Authority, the Audit and Public Benefit Corporation, and the Successors Agency Board. Today is December 11th, 2024. Getting started here at 11.02, Brenda. Can you get us started with the roll call please? Virginia. Virginia, wait to confuse me there, thank you. Yes, Your Honor. You guys are both. Yeah, you're not okay. We're a team, sir. You guys are both. Councillor Jeanette, present, Councillor Mesa. Present. Councillor Up to Grow. Present, Mayor Pro Temeramos. Present. Mayor Reyes. Present. Thank you. Invocation, I'll give our invocation and Mayor Pro Tem, can you do the flexilule, please? Yes. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm going to go to the next room. I'm sorry. All right. City Manager, any items added or deleted to the agenda? I have none, Your Honor. All right. I motion for the approval. All in favor? Aye. City Manager motion for the approval. All in favor? Aye. City Manager, announce the report, please. Yes, yes, good morning, Mayor Reyes. Mayor Pro Temeramo, City Council, staff, and members of the public. As we approach the end of 2024 and look ahead to a new year of prosperity and blessings in 2025. Mayor Reyes, I would like to start by expressing my sincere gratitude for your leadership and to thank this council for their dedication and service to our residents. Mayor Reyes, Mayor Pro Temeramos, Councilwoman Joy-Janette, Councilwoman Uptor Grove, and Councilmember Mesa. Our city is in a much better place today because of you. Our internal departments continue to improve in all areas of operations. Economic development continues with various industries expanding into our city creating jobs and a demand for additional housing. In addition we continue to deploy capital into new community parks, new community parks for our residents and new roads, new roads throughout the city which have had no impact to our city's general fund. None of this would have been possible without the leadership and the stability, the stability that you have created over the years. I also would like to thank our incredible staff and our amazing team of consultants, including our state and federal lobbyist and Sacramento and in Washington, DC for their endless support. I would also like to recognize and thank Congressman Jay Obernolte, our state assemblyman Juan Garillo, County Supervisor Cook, Senator Wilk, San Bernardino County, Fire Chief Muncie, and San Bernardino County Fire Chief Dicus for their dedication, support to the city of Adelante as we recognize the value they have brought to our city. We truly appreciate all that they have done. Virginia and Brenda, thank you. Thank you for your tireless support over the years. Words just can't express enough. How much I truly appreciate both of you. I could not have done this without your support as well. And Captain Lutz and Fire Chief Anderson, I don't see them here today. I do see a representative from the Fire Department. Thank you. Please extend our regards and our sincere gratitude for the sacrifices that are men and women in uniform, provide our city, our residents, your sacrifices do not go unnoticed. So thank you all very much. Wishing everybody amazing Christmas and a wonderful new year in 2025. This concludes my report, Mayor. And thank you. Thank you so much, Jesse. Councilmember Mesa. Good afternoon. Oh, it's not afternoon. Good morning, city residents of Atlanta. So a couple of updates. Proud to be a member of Clark Pacific and this year we gave out turkeys again. So we gave out to the community over 100 turkeys this year. So big props to Clark Pacific for allowing me to be the intermediate to get it all going. Really appreciated that. Won't be me if I less to take one shot. So one shot taken, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, I went to their event and let's just say I was really felt disrespected as a resident of the city of the Lanto going over there. We'll just leave it at that. Just not what I expected for what the city of Atlanta did for them in putting the money up for the event and the way that I was received and I don't want to say treated too hard. If you treat me a certain way you're treating the residents of City of Atlanta a certain way and we're a platinum sponsor so I should have been at the top of the list especially at check-in and to be asked, did I even get invited? That was pretty much a harsh statement. So, big up, see you guys. Little League, 12, 15 this Sunday, free pictures with Santa. And if you go to Richardson Park, there's going to be free pictures with Santa. And it's only $100 registered this year for the Little League. So, get in, get in now. That is at Richardson Park, 1 PM to 3 PM. And that's all I have for today. All righty, thank you. Councilman, up the group. Good morning. This is a, I can't believe it's already the end of the year. How am I fast? So just some updates. Again, I want to also thank Clark Pacific for them to reach out into our community, not just their employees, because they give turkeys to every single one of their employees, but they also included our community members and organizations here. So thank you to Clark Pacific and for Angelo for helping us facilitate all that. That was awesome. I also want to thank Community Action Partners of San Bernardino County. They had a huge Thanksgiving turkey giveaway also at the Adelante of Stadium and they gave out 750 turkeys with all the trimmings to families as well as as well as some other gifts too. So that was a huge blessing for our community and we're grateful for that. Coming up, save the date. Curbside Community Church is having a toy drive and it is gonna be on December 21st and the community is invited. You don't have to sign up, but it's Christmas Operation Stitches. They have done this year after year. They are doing it at the North Point Apartments December 21st 10 a.m. They will have free haircuts and food and music and all sorts of other great giveaways and games. I believe Santa is scheduled to make an appearance as well. So we appreciate all the work that curbside does here within our community and throughout the high desert I know that they are also having a toy giveaway in the city of Victorville this Saturday the 14th at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. And they're also gonna have face painting and and all sorts of other great activities for the family for the kids for the teens So we really appreciate all the hard work that they pour out into our community of the high desert. So we're thankful for that. New leave ministries is hosting their monthly free clothes giveaway this Saturday from 8am to 11am. And it's all the lots of clothes. Men's, women's, children's clothes. So come on out, get some gifts. They're also giving out things that you can give as Christmas gifts to other people. So everything's free. You can take as much as you want, as much as you can carry, and so that's that's fun. I attended, I had the opportunity to attend the my first VVTA meeting and Councilwoman Joy Jeanette was so nice to show me around and introduce me to all the folks and it was great. So I got to go there and hear a little bit about what we're doing there and I'm excited about the following year. We had a great meeting at the behavioral health annual T in Redlands, and that was a great event. And it was good to see the, you know, Tay and the community club houses from the high desert in attendance. They won some awards. There was some great representation. We got to meet a lot of the, a lot of the service providers as well as clients and then specialists, so it was a good time all the way around. It was great celebration. Same thing for community action partners. They had their annual retreat and it was great to be a part and serve there as well and to hear about the incredible plans that they have for the 2025 year including a mobile food pantry to the city of Adelanto Beginning next year. So we're super excited on working on that. We do here in our community of Adelanto We have two new organizations that have been approved by community action partners Which simply means there will be more resources and more services and more food and more diapers here, probably given out just throughout the year. So those are some really great resources that are coming to Adelanto in January. So we're excited about that. That's all I got. Councilwoman Chinette. Yes, good that. That's all I got. Councilwoman Jeanette. Yes, good morning. It's great to see everybody out there. And before I give my report, I'm going to ask Pat if you'll come forward just for a minute. That'll save me from going down. You know, we make promises to our residents and that. And I want to tell you something. When I first met Pat, patch was a mayor of Patterson former mayor and She has a lot to offer our city and she wanted to know all about the bus systems and she was going all over the place looking for Routes and things like that so she knows how to get around Well, I have something better for that better than that. Here is a mug that has all the wrongs on it. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Now I'm not going to get lost. I had to do that first. OK. I, of course, went to Barstow for the Victor Valley Transit Authority meeting at the bus. I was so happy to be able to introduce Amanda to the people there. The bus company has been my family for the last six years. I call them my family or my family, too. But they're just been, I've traveled all over the. I call them my family or my family too. But there just been, I've traveled all over the United States with them, not everywhere, but many places. From New York to Orlando to Chicago to, God knows all over the places the last six years, it's been a blessing learning about transportation. Which fed into what I'll be doing next. I attended the JPA meeting there at the City Hall in Victorville. That was sort of a calm meeting. I can't report too much on that. Anyway, I also attended a program with Mr. Ramos and his lovely lady. And what was the name of that place? Cosmos. Oh, Cosmos. I never go there. and his lovely lady. And what was the name of that place? Cosmos. Oh, Cosmos. I never go there. But anyway, it was a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful time celebrating the veterans. And even the curb side, Pastor Abel got awarded there too. It was wonderful to see all the veterans. And we had a wonderful time down there. Also attended the San Bernardino County on the Council of Aging, which I'm vice president, still and the California Council of the Blind High Desert chapter. With that also I'd like to tell you that the Kixke-Fey Senior Club bus will be getting on the road soon. We have a sponsor for it. And it's not been on the road for our seniors because we couldn't afford to pay the $1,750 a month insurance. It's outrageous. So now we're getting some sponsors and that's going to be wonderful to get that going. Today, I'd like to show my attitude of gratitude for all of you. First of all, I'd like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for seeing me through this last eight years, two years as a commissioner here with the city. I was blessed and humbled to be so and then elected twice. I've been very blessed to be able to do that. I want to thank my family and Russ, my oldest son, Randy, who's not with us any longer. He passed during this time. Ron, my third son, which also passed during this time. And T.J., who's in Miami, who I'll be joining often on soon. To all of our residents for your love, encouragement, and support, I'll never forget it. You just spent awesome. For my team back there, for the love animals, for the fur babies, we love you. We're going to continue doing that. We're going to continue working and getting that non-kill animal shelter where we can give free spade and neutering. We've got to do that folks. We have so many animals just as Jerry out there in the back. I mean dogs are everywhere and we've got to get them neutered and spade. We've got to do something about it and most people because of the price of it cannot afford it. It's just outrageous. So we need to get that done as well. We'll be working on that as well. I wanna thank you, Jessie, again. I thought the other meeting was my last meeting and I talked a bit. But anyway, it wasn't. So I wanna thank Jessie again for his leadership and putting up with me. Thank you so much for the council. You're absolutely amazing, all of you. And it's been a privilege to work with you these last, I guess, some of you two years and some of you four years. Brenda, Virginia, you're more than amazing. And the first meeting after this, I'm going to be in here and I have a gift for you So I didn't do it today. There's a purpose for it. There's always a purpose to IT You're the one that kept me rolling because I am not an IT person. I hate IT. I hate all that stuff But do you guys that get me going, I'm telling you something. Zach and Carlos, you've been absolutely fantastic. I don't know where you're at, but you're probably listening, I hope. I want to thank the Victor Valley Transit Authority for six glorious years. I've already said that. And the getting opportunity right the bus. You're going to be excited about it. We have several things that are still hanging. We need more trash barrels at our bus stops. Because if not, the people tend to put the garbage on the floor on the ground. But the problem is if there's not that much ridership at each one of those stations, it's not conducive to put one there. So we'll just have to work with that. That's something for you to do. You're going to have to count how many we need. Okay. All right. I want to thank Cupertino for all his staff there for the road work people. And of course Jerry, our enforcement officer, I thank you, Jerry, for doing an outstanding job. I remember when, after my son passed away and his, the dog attacked me and mulled me, he was one of the first ones on board with the police, the sheriff's and the fire department helping me stabilize, he might want to call it. Anyway, I appreciate that so much, Jerry. To our very own Captain Lutz and staff, I don't know where he's at, but thank you, Captain. And to the Fire Department for all your help with me as well, I'm very appreciated that. Well for my new direction, am I supposed to take this time and tell you all about it? You didn't hear this one yet. I'm a court appointed advocate for our youth authority. And I'll be representing the kids in court and dealing with them. That's right down my alley. As you know, most of my life I've been in jail in prison. Don't ask me why. But as a chaplain, I've been in program director. I've been in many jails in prison, start out in Santa Cruz. And when I was going to UCSC there, and I was per the women. I was a chaplain there in the jail for women and then from that it went on to solid ed mince prison and I went there for a long time and worked with the guys, the lifers as well. I loved it. I loved the people. So it's right down my alley and then also when I was in Ohio I used to go and be, I was court appointed to be in a meeting so the children can meet with their parents so that they'd be someone they're on duty with them. So they hopefully the kids wouldn't get to try to be stolen or whatever it is, you know, but we had a wonderful time with that. So that's right down my alley. Also, we got some good news. I have been talking about this for at least four years, five years, even before maybe when I was a commissioner. We need a museum in this town. We have to have a museum. I have a lot of stuff in my garage that I've collected, not because they're mine, but they belong to the history of this city. And it's very important that we have a museum, well I got news for you. We're gonna have two to show it off. I just took care of that yesterday. And we're all, we're going to be here in the Victorville Route 66 museum. We're gonna have our own room. And if you have anything you wanna donate to it, you need to do so. I have a lot of things I'm going to donate, not from myself, but from people that have given to me to hold on to so that we can present it in a museum. And also to the Harvey House in Barstow. They just got that back. The people from the museum in Victorville just got that. And we're going to be staffing that and I'll be working with him as a I guess marketing or whatever you want to call it. But anyway, so please if you have anything from the city of Atlanta that means something that history, I could tell you about all kinds of things. I could tell you about the independent newspaper and all the other things and I could tell you about this old guy coming in the door, Bill. He's erotic. And I want to tell you something. We have a lot to talk about. And in the museum, at Route 66, the first thing I did when I had my other tour was that I didn't see a thing about Atlanta on there. Not one thing. They have his sparey, they have Victorille, they have Apple Valley, they have feeling, they have God knows everywhere, but nothing about it, Lano. So I had a good meeting with the gentleman in charge and it's going to happen. So we'll be meeting again Friday about that. So tell our mayor or our Jesse and our get hold of the museum down in Victorill and they will be turbos' name and you'll be delighted to work with him and they donate because they don't buy things. They're just donated. So it's going to be a real blessing. Bless you. I'm still working on the new senior center that I've been working on for two years. In fact, the mayor and I started about two years ago, correct? Down in San Fernando Valley and that we're working on that to bring that to fruition. The animals, no kill shelter, we already discussed with the ladies. Another thing is a veterans memorial. I've talked about it for three years, four years. Here at our city hall, we need a veterans memorial here to honor our veterans. We need to have the, just like we have Christmas out there now, honoring Christmas. Not happy holidays folks, there's Christmas. And we have the names and people, of the people that are serving right now on the Armed Forces up there, remembering them and honoring them. And then have a little fountain or something out there in front. We need to get this together. We talked about it for a long time. It's never come to pass, but I'd like to see that happen. Where we can honor those who have given their lives from our city to give us the freedoms we have today. And with that, I think that's it. Thank you, thank you for your love, your goodness. Thank you for everything. And Terry, could you come forward please. I'm going to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask you to go ahead and ask Terry, this is, Terry's been my commissioner for over six years. And without him, I could never have done the things we've done. It takes a team of people to do things. Nobody is by themselves. And this man here has been by my side. In fact, we start working together when I was a commissioner. And every single event that we have, he's been there. He's been there, everything. And I'm so proud of you, Terry. I have. Thank you, my appreciation. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I want to present you, City of Atlanta, Joy Jeanette, Atlanta City Council member, proudly acknowledges my commissioner, Terry Delgado, for your six years of dedication and unwavering support to the city, council members, and most importantly, the community on this 11th day of December 2024. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you. I'll tell you what you call me. Oh. Tell me what you call me. When I'm mad or not. Yeah, both. You got to understand, Joy, man. Call me. Don't what you call me. When I'm mad or not? Yeah, both. You got to understand, Joy, man. I'm not. Yeah, she's just going to talk to the public here. It's my turn. You're going. Yeah, all right. Do what you want. No, I want you to address us now. She's not an easy lady to work for. Okay. I'm going to tell you that right now. Cause she has in her heart all this passion for this city and she always has. You know, sometimes she goes a little overboard and if you know her, you know what I'm talking about, right? But she's a great woman for this city. I haven't seen anybody. I've been here 17 years in this city. And I haven't seen anybody. I've been here 17 years in this city. I haven't seen anybody. Have work as diligent and just so strong as this lady. She's amazing. She's up at four o'clock in the morning giving you hell if you didn't go do what she said. So, you know, working together, it's just a little hard, but hey, we made it through it, and here we are. And because we're leaving, it doesn't matter. We still love this city, and we're going to keep moving it forward for everybody that lives here in this city. And through our leadership right behind me, this great presence, hey, don't give them a applaud, because hey, with these guys, they're amazing. Our city manager, everybody up here. You know, it's not an easy job for them, you know, to pick up from where we were to where we are today. And they did this in such a short time. You know, a lot of people don't appreciate these guys, but these guys worked their butts off. I'm gonna tell you, for everybody sitting right here and everybody in this city. So, you know, when you see people that are complaining, go pick up that trash, it's okay. You know, it's a little trash. I'm called just because you, you know, you got a little trash in front of your house. Get out there, pick it up. That's what makes the city great. Everybody unity, everybody together, doing what they need to do. You know, once we get that really going there, we're gonna be all right. But God, I give these guys another applause and Ms. George and that, please. They deserve everything. We appreciate you. I appreciate all of you guys. I love you. I love you all and I love you guys and I'll support you always. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Appreciate it. Miss Joy. Don't forget we got one more council meeting left. Okay later tonight. You're not done yet. One more one more right. Yes we do. So okay. Great morning. Great morning. Great morning. Everybody. Thank you for being here today. When was yes?iz lindo, cilindas y espanas, y espanos. Muchas gracias por estar con nosotros hoy. Just a few quick updates. November 15th, attended our SPCTA Mountain Desert region. The vice chair position is open for that guy, so Mayor Proteno will be throwing his hat in, if you want to send me an email of support, I appreciate it. Nothing really back, nothing to report back from that just again guys I'll continue to remind you about all the work that's going on 395 Going towards the the 15 please drive carefully The 19th of November I got an opportunity to attend with mayor a lovely breakfast hosted by these lovely ladies in the back at the Damalaria and I just want to you know, just say, they love our city. They really love our city. And they are determined to continue to support us and work together the right way, right, to continue to move Aadelanto forward. So muchisimas gracias por hacer cosas, you know, con, como seem en ese. And, um, and we will continue to support you guys and do whatever we can to continue to move our city forward, right? Great breakfast. Thank you guys. The 21st, we got to attend a councilman up to grow mayor myself, our League of Cities yearly roundup. And, um, I'm just gonna say thank you again to Mr. Ellis our outgoing president. He did an amazing job leading the leading the league for the year. So if you ever listen to this Jim thank you very much for your leadership again man. The 22nd November got to attend the the SoCal gas hydrogen house down in Downey and I learned two quick things that I didn't know in case I'm just going gonna share this kind of off off topic So down the city of Downey has the oldest operating McDonald's And I didn't know so I went and bought some fries right and then I didn't know that the Apollo spacecraft Came out of the city of Downey as well. So so little food still little nuggets for you guys the hydrogen is the future though I was blown away by how small the unit was. That's able to power up to a hundred homes. So city manager, I know we're already doing you know our our due diligence on hydrogen but it's definitely the future. It's real and it was a pleasure to be invited out by SGAG to go tour that hydrogen house and it's it was I was blown away so I'm in Contacts right now with so-called gas to see if we can schedule a tour with council So I'll keep you guys posted on that on that the house is amazing. It's beautiful. It's so nice Absolutely, we'll talk about it later, girl Let's see the 26th the 26th on November was really cool. Shoutouts to the amazing Tony Martinez that's in the house and AES. You guys in collaboration with Adelante High School and Mr. Richard out there. How do you say his last name? Mayor? Faulau. Something like not Faulau. Faulau, Faulau, Faulau. Fatoulli. Fatoulli. He, thank you guys, AES, for making this happen. I don't know if you're going to get it. I don't know if you're going to get it. I don't know if you're going to get it. I don't know if you're going to get it. I don't know if you're going to get it. I don't know if you're going to get it. I don't know if you're going to get it. I don't know if you're going to get it. I don't know if you're going to get it. school families, right? And I mean, just the amount of the excitement and the joy that handing a turkey out a box of stuffing and a box of mashed potatoes and a can of yam does to people like it's so cool. So thank you, AS, for making that happen. I heard we're going to make something happen for some hands during Christmas. I'm looking forward to that. The second through the sixth, I had the privilege and the honor to be out in DC for that scholarship that I got through the elected officials to protect America. And it was great guys. And some of the topics that we're covering and that we covered and that we're covering in this leadership course is value based communications, emotional intelligence, creating policy, proper policy, really digging into climate change, what it is, how to attack it, and how to bring veteran resources to cities that need it right. I encourage council to get involved with this organization, they're doing amazing things. They paid for everything, so there was nothing came out of the general fund from the city and while I was out there I got a chance to meet with our with our amazing Superstar of a congressman mr. Obernolte and I'm not gonna let the cat out of the bag yet mayor because it's a little you know premature but Thank you. Thank you. Thank you congressman for for for what you're doing for the city of Aadolanto Residents we're gonna have some amazing news coming out probably the beginning next year probably the first meeting and again just want to thank our congressman for really representing us and doing whatever he needs to help us grow. The seventh was cool shout outs to councilman Mesa. Yes on helping us with the turkeys again, third year in the row, Nick, and you guys really, you know, you added like a cherry on top to the program, right? You were able to bring out the fire department, the sheriff's department, that whole day over there was amazing. But the seventh, I was able, and I got invited, to work the holiday party for Clark Pacific, that our guy, Councilman Mesa put together It was amazing, dude. You did a great job from the minute we walked in to the setup to the decor the music the food The energy it was I don't want to leave I don't want to leave like I'm I want to work at Clark Pacific now Like you made me want to work at Clark Pacific now. You made me want to work at Clark Pacific, but it was really cool to actually meet Mr. Clark and be able to give you your flowers in front of him and Nick is why I praise Nick for the amazing job that Clark Pacific is doing. But yeah man, great job. I was blown away and ladies, when we have our parties, that's the guy who needs to be doing the recording set up. And ladies, if when we have our parties, that's the guy who needs to be doing the decor and the setup. It's easy to spend other people's money. I mean, like, I have to get ahead of it. Cool little budget. I thought the nice touch was that scoreboard that they did. Yeah, and if you guys haven't seen the new field out there at the college, drive-by, take a look at it. It's an amazing setup, amazing building, amazing field. Shout out to BBC, they have a great entertainment center to rent out as well. So just shout out to them for letting us use it. So great environment over there. And yeah, if you want a party, kind of clerk specifically. Lastly, two last things. 13 through the 15th at the stadium, there's a festival of lights event going on. Guys, come on out and support it. They've got over 250,000 lights. They've got mazes for the kids, arts and crafts workshops for free for the kids. There's going to be an ice skating rink in Al-Atlanta guys believe it or not Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Yes an ice skating rink at all three days. It was only going to be Saturday but we got a blessing and now it's Friday Saturday and Sunday ice skating. There There's gonna be a Christmas themed wrestling Santa versus the Grinch Mrs. Claus versus Santa's side piece and the elves versus the lucha loda So that's that's gonna be really entertaining food and music DJs a whole shabang so get on out there and and Support it and then this is gonna be the first. You love that don't you? so And this is going to be the first. You love that, don't you? So even though the events only Friday, Saturday and Sunday, what we've decided is to keep the light portion up all through the holidays. So if you don't get a chance to come out this weekend and experience the food and the wrestling and the ice skating, you'll still be able to have the opportunity to come out there and enjoy the over 250,000 lights, 75 inflatables and all that you know cool stuff so come on out there. Lastly two last things I'm sorry thank you thank you thank you to our amazing sheriff sheriff Dijkis had an opportunity to spend some time with him last week. Thank you for everything you're doing man that that man is committed to changing Semmer Dino right The entire county and I love it. And as well, our amazing San Bernardino County Fire Chief Muncie, thank you for everything that you're doing. Let's keep our fire fires in prayer because there's some fires currently going on. And lastly, my favorite part is Miss Vanessa Gomez. Can you come on up to the front please ma'am? I'm going to go ahead and see if I can get the back. All right. Mayor, you want to? Sure. Okay. So if you guys haven't noticed, we have some amazing utility boxes out in the city right now that have been a big deal. I don't know if I'll make this work. So if you guys haven't noticed, we have some amazing utility boxes out in the city right now that have been blessed with the artwork by these hands right here from this Vanessa Gomez. So we wanted to just take an opportunity to thank you and present you with this certificate of appreciation that I'll read really quick. This certificate is proudly presented to Vanessa Gomez in recognition of your extraordinary talent and dedication in hand-painting our utility boxes. Your vibrant artwork has transformed these structures in the stunning visual masterpieces bringing new life and energy to our community. Art holds a unique power to shape the identity and spirit of a city. Through your creative vision, you have enriched the cultural landscape of Adelanto, inspiring both residents and visitors. Your contributions beautifully demonstrate the ability of art to uplift and unite communities. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your passion and commitment to enhancing the beauty of our city. Your work stands as a testament to the transformative impact of creativity. That's for you. Thank you. Thank you. And just lastly on that, thank you to our city manager. Thank you to you and staff for making this happen and we're looking forward to more boxes. Yeah, but I said that artwork is amazing. If you guys haven't seen them, as of right now, we have a city themed one off of Eric's best way and how they're on the road. And then our park off of Jonathan and Chamberlain, we, when we did our grand opening, we had a bunch of the residents and the kids come out and they used their hands to kind of design it. So pretty cool, five, six, 10 years from now, the kids can come back and I'm like, oh, that was my hand size, kind of just a little memorabilia throughout the years. We also have the one at Stater Brothers, right? Which is probably my favorite because that's the history of E.H. Richardson, the gentleman who created the iron but is also the founder of the city of Alamta, right? And then is there one more? No, that's three. But we are looking to do a fourth one. Mayor Tim wants to hold the workshop to see if we wanted to be a Dodgers themed one, you know, since they won the World Series and stuff like that. So that'll be fun because I think of 49ers won't be good too, but you know, we don't got to go too deep into debate with that. But no, council great announcements. A lot of the not going to overlap, you know, everything that we kind of all did together, right? League of Cities, I did attend my SCAG meeting. And I used to sit on the board for the community economic housing and development committee for SCAG. But there are some major changes that are being done and implemented and rolled out when it comes to funding sources, when it comes to transportation, right? And things of that sort, right? A lot of it's being done through SBCTA right now, but SCAG and the transportation committee are gonna be playing a vital role when it comes to those things. So when the little birdie let us know what was going on, it was one of those moves where mayor pro Tim and I talked and we're just like, one of us have to go to the transportation committee. So I said, I'll volunteer to distribute. He's on the energy committee, and I just moved over to transportation. And boy, let me tell you, those are gonna be fun. I'm able to sit down there with our super, with our super-resor, Kurt Hagman, and a bunch of other great leaders. So we're excited about that and things are coming on the pipeline with that. I hope you guys all had an amazing Thanksgiving holiday. I want to say thank you to everyone who was a part of making the holidays great for those families who were in need, Clark Pacific, New Leaf had some turkeys, some other churches had turkeys. So there's just a lot of great giveaways that were going on in our community, the Blesart residents. So it's great to just see that growing and becoming a regular thing, you know, the high school with theirs and so forth. So I hope everyone had a great holiday season. On the, what's the Thursday? Wednesday, tree lighting ceremony. Thursday, right? So this past Thursday, we had our tree lighting ceremony here at City Hall and it was a lot warmer than last year. Last year was freezing. Freezing freezing so it was nice to be out there hanging out with the community. Probably about 500 people that came out and attended. We had Santa Claus here so it was great to be hanging out with the kids and hang out with the community and do that. But just lovely engagement. Love the residents being here at Councilwoman Jeanette, was able to attend, Councilwoman Mesa, newly elected, school board trustee, Michael Krausses, and attendants. So it was just great, Terry was there. It was just great to have the community mayor pro-TMU out there in DC. So you're excused. But it was just a lot of fun just to be able to come out and spend that time with our with our residents and our community I Know we're gonna go into the segment. I just saved my few my few comments now Council on the internet. Thank you, right? Just want to give you a little reminder. We do have one more tonight So I'll leave that at that and then when we speak, I'm that serious. I didn't know that. Six million for the swearing in. Tonight? Yeah. You got one more. You got one more, see? We just don't want you to leave, Joy. You know what I mean? We just don't want you to leave. That's it. And a very sweet kick as well. Also, I wanted to say thank you to everybody, right? right in this in this season because You know the saying it takes a village right it also takes relationships to grow a city As many of you know the history of Valaranto was very ugly and very painful for a lot of us But you know I can confidently say for over these last six years under our city manager and and and my leadership and the council's leadership We've been able to really prepareel them with the city forward. Brenda, Virginia, thank you for just being rock stars to this man right here because I know he wouldn't be able to get the things done the way that he does so effectively in supporting the team. You guys are really the real MVP's, you know, because you empower us to do what we do and empower that man to do what he does. So thank you, thank you, thank you for the residents for supporting us and going through the growing process. Thank you, thank you, thank you because it hasn't been easy. It's been very painful, but we're there, right? For all of our community leaders, thank you for speaking up, for sharing with us the concerns, for being part of our meetings, right? People said that it'd be a mistake to move this meeting to 11 o'clock in the morning that the community wouldn't come and this and the third with the reality is we've had more community participation at 11 a.m. than we did at 7 p.m. Right? So it's a beautiful thing to see so many faces here with us. To all of our amazing leadership, our electeds and not electeds, right? But the people who lead our communities, Sheriff Dijkis, I remember my first meeting with him. And it was for sure a new sheriff is in town. And he for sure let us know that he is a new sheriff is in town, you know, and he for sure let us know that he is a new sheriff and that he really, in a professional and amazing way, like we're gonna get this done. And we're gonna do it right, right? So Sheriff Dykes, thank you so much for all of your support. Not just monetarily to the city, but for the amazing leadership that you have appointed and that you have working in our community, right? The engagement that they're taking. And with our fire department, I just thank you so much to our fire chief, Chief Muncie and everything that he does and everything that the firefighters do. You know, on a regular basis day in and day out, you guys, you know, are true everyday heroes, you know, are true everyday heroes, you know, our first responders. So thank you for going out there and putting your life in harm's way for the betterment of our community. I know you guys probably don't hear it enough, but we just want to let you know that we truly do appreciate and support each and every single one of you for keeping what's best and keeping the community safe to a supervisor, Retire Colonel Paul Cook, and the First District Supervisor. Thank you for growing with the city and your amazing staff and just continuously bringing resources and getting the right people and positions of authority and leadership to be able to move and continuously grow the amazing county of San Bernardino that we live in. To Assemblyman Juan Carilo and all the work that he's been able to do up in Sacramento and for the city of Adelanto, you know. He's been a tremendous advocate for for the city, right? And the things that he's been able to do, I know that we're gonna have some amazing, we've already talked about it, but we're gonna be able to have some amazing renovations and a tremendous facelift to this chamber with the support of Assemblyman Carilo. Thank you for having city hall be your victim out of district station and so forth to Senator Scott Wilkes. It was an amazing time with you and all that it is you've done and to your successor Senator Suza Valedera is going to we're super excited to have her be our new Senator for our district and she's going to just kill it. I know she's going to get out there and just go to go to work and into our amazing congressman and his amazing team. You know I'll say this if no one else wants to say it. I know we have some great congressmen throughout the nation and throughout our country, but I put my money that Congressman Jay Auburnotti, if he is not the smartest, top three. That man is intelligent, that man is brilliant, and to be able to have him not just be a part of the leadership for this great nation, but to be able to represent our district here, it's a pleasure and honor. And we're not going to let the crowd out the bag, but he continues to show us up in the levers for our community. So thank you to him. I just thank you to everybody who has helped us get to the position that we are today. Cal Trans, you know, the economic developers and the builders and the people who are coming to our city. The future for the Toronto is extremely bright and we're super excited but then last but not least, you know, to this council that sits up here. I remember coming in and really the only people who had meeting updates were councilwoman Jeanette and myself. And then it was councilwoman Janette and Mayor Pro Tem. And now it's the fabulous here, right? So it's a beautiful thing that we're able to divide and conquer. And the thing that has truly worked for our community here and why we're able to have the growth that we've been able to have is, we don't need to be involved in everybody's business, but when it comes to the business and the sanctity and what's important to the city of Al-Alaunto, letting each other know what's important and how it is that we can be of assistance is why we're making the impact that we're making. So continue to have each other's backs, even when we don't agree, even when we don't see eye to eye because the reality is that we are speaking, representing for hopefully for what's best for the City of Allalances, so thank you to each and every single one of you. Love you guys, appreciate you guys, and with that being said, I know that we have a bunch of announcements and announcements, but a couple of presentations and certificates of appreciation for Councilwoman George and Brenda. Turn that over to you. No, Virginia, sorry. Brenda's not here right now. So yeah, we'll come down. I'm getting our exercise today. And if you guys can just do me a favor whoever does have any type of certificates of appreciation. We can just line up in the back so that we can just have a smooth little flow. I will greatly appreciate it. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. So if you don't know, I think Councilwoman Jeanette said, she said, not me, but she lived in the city for over 50 years. Right? So I think a lot of history is meaningful history, but she's been a public servant in her life, not just serving the kingdom of God and the people, but as a chapel and other things, but seriously committed to Alvelanto for the last eight years. So Councilwoman Jeanette, the beautiful thing about leadership has really been able to understand and respect one another. And not always a green. And I think I can be the first one to say, we didn't always agree on everything, right? Especially when you guys put me on that animal committee. And the clothes you stole. See, it's what I'm talking about. everything right especially when you guys put me on that animal committee see what I'm talking about it's a day she lays anyway but the beautiful thing is we know how to come alongside us to work with one another and it was best for the community and for the residents right I love you Joy you will be missed right your spontaneousness your your gist. I would say the biggest thing is just your work ethic. You know, I could always bet that your announcements are gonna be the longest and they usually are, right? So with that being said, the City of Llamton, we wanna present to you Ms. George and Net in appreciation of your years of service for the residents of Llamton. As a planning commissioner from August 12, 2015 to July 11, 2018. And as a council member, July 11, 18 to December 11, 2024 presented with gratitude for myself, Daniel, Savannah Evans, Amanda Up the Grove, and Jesse Flores and councilman, Hermesa. We love you. we appreciate you, and take a quick little photo. Take this one. Thank you, thank you. I got you, thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you, thank you. And then we have a few more here from Congressman J. Obernolte and as well from Colonel Supervisor Retired Parkook. Hi. I have here a summary marks from Congressman Obernol T that he presented to the speaker and that are recorded in the Congressional Hall of Records. So I'm going to read some of it here, but yeah, so I just want to read this because they're special for you. Honoring the service of Joy Jeanette on the occasion of her retirement. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Councilwoman Joy Jeanette, who is retiring from her service in the Adelanto City Council. Joy is admired for her kindness and generosity, and she is cherished in our community by all who have had the honor of knowing her. Joy is a devoted public servant within California's 23rd District, serving as a Commissioner and Councilwoman for the City of Atlanta and as a board member on both the Victor Valley Transit Authority and the Mojave Desert and Mountain Recycling Authority. Additionally, she served as Vice Chairwoman of the San Bernardino County Council on aging and was a member honor the memory of Joyce Brother, Donald W. Walters, who bravely served in the US Army and made the ultimate sacrifice in 1967 during the Vietnam War. His courage and dedication will never be forgotten. Joy had a profound impact on the city of Atlanta and the surrounding community. Heather and I deeply appreciate her years of dedication and service as we wish her well in the next stage of life. I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Joy on her retirement. I yield back Congressman Jay O'Renulti. Thank you. Beautiful. Now a full-fack by Joy's and Tears. Hold on a second. Thank you. And then the next slide. I'm going to go to the next slide. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. and then also honors your years of service. And they just wanted to recognize you and thank you because you truly have been a huge pillar of the community. And so on behalf of Supervisor Colonel Paul Cook, retired, thank you for your service and congratulations on your retirement. Applause. So we'll wake our way up. The reason why Councilwoman, one of the reasons why Councilwoman George and Ed is in tears is because her son was a POW MIA, your brother. And, uh, couldn't find his body, right? And our first trip out to DC, we made sure that we went to that veterans' wall, right? And it took us about an hour and a half, but we were able to find his name on the wall and took a picture next to it and sent that over to Councilor Majinat. So we love you, Joy. And where's your welcome? Yeah. Can I make a statement? On that note, this was during the time of Vietnam. Everybody during that, almost everybody during the war, was inducted into the services, you know. But my brother was not. Because our dad had just died a few months before. But all of his friends, thank you for coming, thank you. All of his friends had to go. And he said he was gonna go to, it's from Southgate. And so he went and he was, I don't know if you know about the lazy three out here in El Marage. It was a restaurant, he was engaged to be married to his sweetheart, he was coming home in a month or so. And I got word that we got word my mom and I that he was killed. Well, my husband at the time, he's deceased now. He went up to San Francisco in his uniform is our force uniform and escorted the body of my brother on the train to Down to the cemetery in Englewood It's hard for me to talk. I'm sorry and Anyway, I was there the next morning before the service. I went in and I asked the gentleman, there's in charge of the caskets and everything. And I'm a chaplain, I've done services at Arlington National Cemetery for the military, as well down his riverside and everywhere that I could. And so I knew caskets and all those kind of things. But when I got there, I asked the gentleman, if you could show me where my brother is, where the casket is, and he pointed to this casket and I looked at it. I said, no, no, I said my brother in a game is named, Donald W. Walters. And he said, well, that's the name on the casket. And I said, and I knew in my heart it wasn't right. Because you see a five foot six, a five foot seven casket is made for someone like myself. Okay and my brother was six foot seven. I knew that that wasn't him and I told the gentleman I said and I never said a word I didn't want to upset my mom. I upset anybody. We had the service that day. And from then on, I've been on the journey to find out exactly where he's at. And whether it's in Cambodia, where the plane, he was huge. He used to call him baby Huey. And I guess he had, well, he had long arms. And he would pull the wound it into the helicopter. That was his job. I don't know the professional name of it. And but years and years every year I would write on the virtual wall. Donald, I'm going to find you if it's the last thing I do. I have no other brothers or sisters. I said, I'm going to find you. And I don't know where you are. But I'm going to find you. And anyway, I found out that when I was a rolling thunder, and you might have heard of rolling thunder, it's a veterans organization I was president, Commander, here in the state of California. And I took veterans across America every year, for eight years, to the wall. Memorial weekend, we had thousands in time. We got there. There was over 750,000 bikers. Yes, I was a biker. Anyway, they met me there. The Department of the Army from J. Pack over in Hawaii, and different places met me, because I've made four more complaints than want to know what my brother is, because I knew that wouldn't be him. And so they gave me two different versions. One version said that he was identified by his left thumb print. And the other version was that he was burnt from his upper torso. And I have papers for all this. And I knew they were on. I knew they were on. So what I'm still doing I'm trying to find out I try to get the army to exhume the body and find out who that person is so that a family can be closed so to be closure for that family and I'm still on that road to try to find out. But the army told me that that's on me. I'd have to raise the money to get the body exhumed and all that. But I want to tell you something. If they, when you go in the service, and a lot of you've been in the military, if you go in the service, what do they know? They know your next size, right? They know your foot size. They know your foot size, they know your teeth, they know everything about you. Couldn't they read, couldn't they read the statue of a man to find out, even if it was body parts. Couldn't you honor the statue of man with a casket that would be like his frame? And that's all I'm going to say, but that's his story, and I'm still after to try to find out. And it could be that his body parts still after to try to find out and it could be that is his body parts but I want to find out. But thank you for listening to me. So as Councilwoman makes her way up we want to have our IT department. Can you please get that video ready for Councilwoman Jeanette? Hey Joy, Gabor here. Thank you. Just on the bottom of a heart, man. Thank you for all the years of your service to the community. Thank you for the time that a heart, man. Thank you for all the years of your service to the community. Thank you for the time that we've shared together. On the dius, the years that you were a planning commissioner. And just all the years that you lived here in the city. The beautiful thing about not just our city, but our country is even when we don't agree, we can agree on one thing that everything that we've done was try to advance and move the city forward. So with that being said, Joy, thank you for your years of service, not just in office, but to the community. Thank you for living the life of service. And I hope the next half of your life, you are able to enjoy and travel the world and for all the things that you want to have fulfilled. I hope you die empty and you live life to the fullest. For my family to yours, we love you and enjoy your retirement. Oh, Joy Jeanette, thank you so much for all the work that you have done in this great city of Atlanta, with our leadership and your help. We've came so far. We appreciate our mayor, Mr. Reyes. We appreciate everything he's doing for this great city. I appreciate the time that they allotted me to be here myself. But with joy, you know, we're gonna miss you a lot and we'll always love you. Okay, thank you. Hey Joy, uh, Cabra here. I'm gonna say I'm not a second message. Thank you, Joy. Come on back. So as Councilwoman Jeanette works her way back up here, we're going to go ahead and get started with our public communications. And any members of the audience who'd like to address the council, please go in the back and grab a yellow speaker card. If you are online, you will please press star 9 to raise your hand and then Virginia will unmute you. So what that being said, we're going to go ahead and get started here with Kaden Young. Not kidding, I know that you do have a public hearing you want to speak on an agenda item. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm here on behalf of Curbside Community Church. I just wanted to, from our church, to the mayor, to the City Council, and the people of Atlanta, we want to wish you guys a happy holidays, and we want to extend an invite for the events that we're having, the toy giveaways we're having on December 14th and December 21st, I think it is. We want to extend an invite to the Mayor City Council and all the residents of Atlanta if you guys want to come out and receive some blessings from our church. We're going to be at a D-street, the Route 66 Museum December 14th from 10 to 2 and we'll be at the North Point apartments December 21st 10 in the morning. It'll be free food, haircuts and just stuff to go out and bless the you know the community and we would love for you guys to be there. I just wanted to extend a invite to you guys all in. Jesus is Lord. God bless you guys. Thank you. Miss Pat. I may need a little more than that three minutes. I wanted to let. Don't make it happen. Mr. Rimm, I'm supposed to know that I'm wearing my pen today. Thank you very much for giving that to me, too, by the way. I was in Palmdale the other night and drove by their city hall. And they have these, I think, these marquees that you have out along highway 395. I wanted to let you know that they were advertising their first mayor, the information about who was the first mayor of their city in the Marquis right by their city hall. I thought that was kind of a neat idea. So I was going to bring that to you thinking that maybe, and I'm sorry that you had problems getting your city started, but I'm thinking that maybe if you could put something up on your marquee and maybe just like the curbside church, they're giveaway for the toys maybe on one of the marquees. So people that are not coming to your meetings or being able to get the information other than that could find that out on the marquees. You have about eight or nine of them along the freeway. So I'm thinking I could give you like 100 ideas that I have in my head of information that I thought would be really valuable to the people here in town. For instance, your council, if you could put information out on your council members and a phone number or the city manager and his phone number. Or I can, I could just go through a whole bunch. I'd like for you to be able to let them know what your budget is. Your population of 29,000. I mean, use those things because I read them as I'm going up and down the freeway of what's being advertised. I'm thinking it's great. I love Atlanta and I'm really enjoying my time here. So I'm hoping that maybe we could get some advertisement out on those marquees that would advertise our community as much as we could. I would like to tell you that I have been working on the buses. Now that I've got the map, I'm really going to get it done. And so there are a few places that do not have garbage cans. And so I will get you all of those locations and mapped out for you in the museum. You'll see what we can do. There's one over on, because I drive down that area a lot, is over by almost to the freeway on Chamberlain. There's just a garbage can, like a city garbage can. It's not attached to it. And it gets tipped over either by dogs or residents that are using that. There are a number of places that you do have bus stops that do not have seating arrangements. And I know that there are availability of being able to have like just one seat attached to the pole. I'm not sure our poles here are. 30 seconds. There are other areas for us to do. And my last one is I've been trying to come to the Planning Commission meetings. I've come to three of them and there's not been anybody here. Have you sent out a notice that I'm coming that maybe they should cancel ahead of time? I mean, I don't know, but I've been wanting to come to the Planning Commission meetings. So if they are going to be canceling, I would like to attend those because I'd like to know what developments happening here in town, what's going on with your planning. So I'm going to continue to try to get to the planning commission meetings because I'm interested in knowing what's happening. Is there going to be one this next week? I'll have our city manager, Secretary Jotty, with the heavy number on here, and they'll give you a call to explain how that works. All right, because I want to make sure if they're going to be here that I'll come out at night and attend those because I'm really interested in seeing that our city grows. Absolutely. And I'm interested in putting any input in that I can. But thank you for your time. Thank you. Anyone online? Yes, Your Honor. Luke. Go ahead and unmute yourself, please. Okay. Thank you. Can you hear me? Yes, sir. Good morning. My name is Luke Bissulotone. I am the California Desert Program Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association. We're an organization dedicated to the protection of our country's national parks and in my case, the California Desert is a whole. I'm here this morning to bring attention to the Kede's Corporation and the destructive and irresponsible water mining project and to urge this community to be suspicious of it. The project is nothing more than a deceitful and predatory scheme that threatens our desert and our communities precarious water resources. Something that communities in the desert and the desert simply itself, it's self-simplicated can't afford. I was born and raised just down the road in the community of Barstow, who I've heard mentioned a few times in this meeting. I know what it's like to belong to a small desert community and to need. I know what it's like to be fearful that resources like clean water may become scarce. Unfortunately, I also know what it looks like to be targeted by corporate greed. Cadiz's public relations team has, and will claim that their proposed project is in your best interest in people who provide you with water. But when you consider 30 years of evidence, and the fact that the project is still inoperable after all this time, it's really clear that the Cadiz project is more of a problem and not a potential solution. Gidee's once upon 50,000 acre feet of water per year for 50 years, but I'm just curious to know if Gidee's had ever told anybody that the USGS, the US Geological Service determined that the recharge of groundwater, of the groundwater aquifer, they're planning on pumping just only 2,000 acre fee per year. What this basically means is that could ease with pump 25 times more water than what's actually sustainable. That basically map means that the water can't be pumped because it would destroy the environment and the groundwater aquifer. This is what could ease hasn't built in over 30 years. Communities like Adelanto need reliable water to support their grow your growth in your future. And the math shows that Cadise just simply can't deliver that. Communities like yours are being targeted because Cadise knows you're in need. They know that you may be concerned and they target your fears frankly. In return, they ask that you vouch for them and sign an agreement like the one water, the Mahabhi one water plan. This is so they can convince other rural communities to do the same. They explain why they do this in an LA Times article earlier, this year admitting that could ease the name is a poison pill and they need the names of communities like Adelaide and so to hide their true identity and sneak past critical review and public scrutiny. Numerous federal and environmental reviews stand in the way of it never being able to deliver water and it doesn't have any of the permits that it needs to do so. In fact, the state law SB 307 was passed in 2019 to block the deeds. This project is just it's dead, but could these loses money if you move that. So they lie and say that it's not that. I'm only asked this morning is when could these shows up? So one of these meetings, peddling their empty promises, if they haven't already, that the city with unlimited possibilities and her residents will be critical of them and tell them that their project isn't one of those possibilities. So thank you so much for your time and congrats to everybody outgoing and happy holidays, Mary Christmas. Thank you for this time. Thank you. Good to hear. It was. No one else, your honor. OK, with that being said, I'm going to close up and comment here at 1215 and move on to our consent calendar. Adams and a consent calendar, considered routine in nature. And noncontroversial, they required no further discussion by the council. It can be acted upon a one motion motion. We have a move by councilman Jeanette. Can we get a second? All in favor? Aye. Same thing with the Alolan to Public Utility Authority. I'd inter-considered routine and nature in non-conservasio. They require no further discussion. Can I get a motion? All in motion. All in favor? Aye. I'm the second. I'll second. I move on to our public hearing. Consideration of a resolution approving the city's community development block grant program. Physically year 25 through 26. Virginia. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Honorable Mayor, City Council and City Manager. The community development and housing department has notified the city that the estimated CDBG allocation for year 2025-2026 will be $301,189 which has decreased $22,050 from the prior year. Each city's allocation is based on a formula that factors in the city's population, poverty level, and overcrowding percentage. The allocation for fiscal year 2425 was $323,239. The allocation amount may change slightly when the final figures are announced by HUD. This usually occurs in the spring, prior to the start of the new program year in July. And then the eligible programs that apply this year are Leslie CPR for education and food distribution they're fundering requests to CDBG is $30,000 and the city's 2526 recommended allocation is $7,529. Leslie CPR the workforce pathways for youth. Their funding request is $30,000 and the city's recommendation allocation is $7,529. Clear paths, health care management. Their funding request is $130,000 to CDBG and the City's recommendation allocation is $7,529. Emergence Assistance Program for Chan, that's Community Health Action Network. Their funding request is $55,000 to CDBG and the City's recommendation allocation is $7,500 and $29. The emergency food and clothing distribution for ACRC, the LAMPTL community resource center, their funding request, I'm sorry, is $25,000 to CDBG and the city's allocation is $7,529. And then finally we have food distribution and job distribution and food distribution request I'm sorry is $25,000 to CDBG and the city's allocation is $7,529. And then finally we have food distribution and job skills program with high desert outreach center. Their funding requests to CDBG is $21,350 and then the city's allocation is $7,529. We also have the capital improvement project that the city put in with $7,529. We also have the Capital Improvement Project that the city put in with CDBG and that is for the construction of Balfour Park and the city's recommendation is $256,000 and $11. So those are the programs that we're looking for this year. Also just to give you a little bit more information for the Balfour Park construction. The $256,000 and $11 is for this current year. We also do have prior year funding that we're not used. And that amount is $77,632.65. We can use that towards the park project, which brings that total amount if it's approved by Council to $333,643.65. Nice. Thank you for joining. Oh, anything else? Sorry, sir. Public service expenditures cannot exceed 15% of the city's annual CDBG allocation for fiscal year 2526 the amount is 4,000 I mean I'm sorry 45,178 dollars and when you get that amount we divide that between the nonprofits that applied. So that's how we came up with the 7522 for each nonprofit. So at this point staff recommendation is that the City Council open up the public hearing and take public testimony and adopt resolution number 24-95 with any recommended changes authorizing the city's CDBG program for physical year 25-26. That is my presentation. I do wanna let you know that we do have Kelly Graham and Brian Anderson with CDBG on the line. Should you have any questions that I can't answer? And we also have Someone here representing the non-profits as well For all of I know we have I know we have Carmen with my dinner. I would do have now the Davis and we have Katie, right? Thank you. Thank you so much. Yeah, so my You guys say up there girl you taking all the questions. Hey So my question is Last year We said that we want to be more involved in regards to the distribution of the CV to G funding And then we brought it up, but that was already the process that had been done. So this is the point where we could Say yes or no in regards to the funding, correct? That is correct. Okay. Now did you wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, relax. Now that you send out that email requesting for all the applicants for CBD, the request to be present. That is correct, sir. Okay. Perfect. Well, Councilmember Mason, I don't think we can say yes or no. I think we can just say a dollar amount. That that's all we can say yes or no, I think we can just say a dollar amount. That's all we can say, right? You're also able to, I believe, say yes or no, whether you want to approve the public service that applied, you have that option as well, sir. So let's just say, give an example, and I'm not putting anybody out there. Let's put Leslie, because. Okay. If the council chooses not to approve her program, one or two or both, you have that right too. Okay. And then you could just move that money and divide it. Okay. Somewhere else. Yes sir. Cool. Got someone went up the group? So I never, you know, the way that we've done it isn't necessarily right. I like that we don't have to do it the same way we've always done it. I don't think that taking the amount and just blindly dividing it equally among all the different applicants is wise. It's always been my thought. Also, it goes to show that those who are not in attendance, I don't think that should be part. I don't think I personally wouldn't approve that. And yeah, I think that there are some organizations who have done a lot of great work in our city, and there are those who have done some good work but there is no comparison in as far as you know one one organization has done significantly more on a consistent basis on a regular basis and so I am not opposed to one organization getting it all because they've done it I'm also not a no I'm speaking generally. I'm not saying one, I'm saying that I just listen to the list of those who applied. And I don't feel that an equal share across the board is a good idea because I think some have done significantly more work than others. I also don't think that we have any obligation to give each applicant anything to be honest. I think that those who have proven in our city to faithfully and consecutively and consistently served should receive funding. And you know at that time I'm not sure if this is this the time that we're going to discuss each and every Organization that is correct. Okay. Are the organizations all here? Well two three I see Herman with high desert. I see Malva with ACRC And so I do believe that there are some organizations that are here today that have not done Or that should that could maybe do more. And so I don't think that we should be the ones that fund it so that they can do more. If they do more, then you know, I don't think that this should be this funding should go to organizations to help them do more. I think if they're already doing it and they have a track record of doing it that we should come alongside and support with this funding. So for those reasons, I don't think that this should be an equally spread. I think there are organizations here that maybe should get nothing and that the bulk of this should all go to one or two organizations. That's what personal stuff. Yeah, but you're not saying who and what? Put your name on it. Yeah. Because I want to hear, I want to hear the presentations. So for those who are here today, if they might, if they're planning on speaking, I'd like them to have an opportunity to speak and share a little bit about what they've done, what they'd like to do. Again, when you take money to do something, right? I want to hear about what you have done because I can then for me, if I know an organization has done this and this and this and this consistently and they have a track record of success and their paperwork is good, then I feel like I want to support what they're doing. If they need this funding to do what they're doing, then that's a problem for me. And I say that as my own nonprofit. So I am a nonprofit. If I can't do what I'm doing because of not having CDBG funding, well, then that's, you have a bigger problem than your $7,000 or your $5,000. You know, I'm speaking from experience. I knew leaf ministries got CDBG funding last year. You will note that we did not apply this year. And we're going to continue to do the work that we've done in this city. And so based on that alone, considering we are a very small nonprofit organization, I would expect that all of these other organizations who have been around for a longer period of time could also do that same thing. With or without this funding, you should be able to do what you're supposed to do or want to do or have a desire to do. Now I do understand, because we're not the only funding source. There are many organizations that get CDBG funding because they serve other organizations or other cities. They go to different cities and they get other funding sources and they get funding sources from private other organizations. So CDBG funding shouldn't be their breath of life, if you will. And so I want to support those who have been doing a great job, who have proven to be able to do a good job, who can expand, but I don't want to be the maker of break. So if this money is going to break your organization, then I think that I wouldn't support that personally. But I would like to hear the presentations from those who are present so that if I'm missing anything or if I have any misunderstanding that I would have an opportunity to hear those things through the presentations of those representatives that are here today. I'm sorry if I could just say something. We can also ask if somebody from the other organizations are online. If they're not here in person, they might be online. So we can ask if somebody from the other organizations with which is Chan and- Which Chan is that? Is that CJ Payt Chan or is that- That is correct sir. Yes sir. I have any of the nonprofit organizations are the line? Please press star 9 to raise your hand. Yes. And I have a quick question. Are we allowed to, let's say just hypothetically, there were no organizations represented here today. Let's say nobody showed up. Are we able to take those funds and just not disperse them? And just not use them? I believe so, but Kelly Graham, and like I said, Brian is on the line as well with CDBG, so they'd probably be better. Yeah, I'm not would do that. I was just wondering is that an option? Do you want to Kelly? Can you, can you, can you, you're gonna be reallocated to? Go ahead, Kelly. Yes, it is possible. So we can reallocate it to roads or something else? Absolutely. Okay. Yes. Counts one with your net. I have Councilwoman Jeanette. I have a couple of questions. Number one are these all at Lanto based? Are many said as the Sunday growth said that other cities award doors to maybe other non-profits that are also asking here in the R city. Are these organizations that you mentioned Virginia, are they all Atlanta-based serving Atlanta residents? And number two on the answer, I would like an answer is that how many of these have not responded to your email? Yes, ma'am. OK, so that I know of course ACR, they all serve as the community of Avalanto. That's why they receive the funding because they're able to service the community. Now that they're all based here, I couldn't answer that only they could or we could look into it and get back to you on that. That I do know, of course ACRC, Avalanto Community Resource Center is right here behind the school district. And then of course, High Desert Art Reach Center is also here in Adelanto, based in Adelanto. Chan, if I'm not mistaken, I believe they're out of Victorville, but don't quote me on that. I believe that they are. Clear path, are you here in Adelanto, so? You're also in Victorville? We're in Hesperia. In Hesperia. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry that's what I know I know she's really here Kelly can answer that Kelly are you able to answer where Leslie um yes she is still on Jonathan Street she what she is still on Jonathan Street yeah I know she is and she's also worse at the prison yeah have they all responded? That's the next question. Like I said, obviously Carmen with High Desert Outreach Center and her husband did, Ms. Melva Davis with ACRC as well. She's here in the back and then obviously clear path. So the others have not responded to her? I know that I believe if I'm not mistaken, I believe Christina with Chan did respond. That's why I'm surprised that she's not here and then Leslie I don't recall that she. Let's hope they're on the phone. I mean this is a sort of phone number. The call in Leslie. I believe I did send that to her. Yes. I say this is very important if it's important enough to apply for these grant, then they need to be able to represent themselves whether in person or on the phone. That's why I was asking. Thank you. Yes. Mayor Proton. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I agree, council, with a lot of pretty much all of your comments. I definitely would like to hear from all the nonprofits and organizations and kind of just give us like a yearly roundup of what what you guys have done on the community and I'm 100% in support of If they're advocating for funds they need to be here Period, I'm not I'm not gonna be okay with awarding anybody funds moving forward. That's not here to answer questions or at least be present to let us know or tell us a little bit about their organization. Mayor, I didn't get my comments. I was just responding to your question. I thought those were coming to you. No, sir. I do have some question. I just want to put on the record. If we don't know who they are already I don't need a presentation from them like we waited all year I would have seen them in the city doing work and none of these organizations put any enough work here in the city so I believe all this money should be going to roads and parks that's my two cents I'll go to the bathroom so the reason for those of you who are in attendance that we're doing this is just because, and I'll say it, Leslie CPR has been getting CBDG funding from the city, and I don't never seem to do anything in Alonso. And a lot of people do is they do go to the various cities, organizations, they tap into CBD funding, and there's no way to track that is coming back to the community. Right? All the lump was one of those communities that has been taken advantage of for a very very long time. People have taken from the city, have used the city for personal gain and selfish gain and at the end of the day our communities and one that has suffered and that that stops that has stopped, right? We have tried to find ways to have more influence in partnership with the county of San Bernardino. And we've come to the conclusion that this is, we can never stop them from requesting through the county, right, and what they're requesting for, but we can most definitely ask questions in regards to what's being done for the community, right? I think it is important that if you wanna receive CBDG funding from the city that you should have a presence in the city. I think that is very important because how do we know we're a portion of our money? No, don't get me wrong. $7,000 isn't going to cover for operational costs, right? But it at least allows us to know that as we're growing, you're growing and that you're invested for the betterment of our residents here in Avalanto. Period, I don't care what 7,000. The request was not 7,000, the request was from a couple of them, 36 figures, 50, right? So the request are high. So if the request are high, I want to see the engagement being high as well. I looked at Leslie's CPR location. So education and food distribution and pathways for youth. Maybe she needs to update her information on Google, but the location that she is renting out of is a building off of Jonathan Wednesday, Thursday, Friday closed Monday, Tuesday closed, open from eight to four on Saturday, open from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. on Sunday. I don't know what youth you're helping out 1 to 3 a.m. in the morning on a Sunday. And I don't know how much food distribution. I've how much food distribution, I've never seen food distribution come out on a Saturday at that location. See, it's things like that that bother me. It's not okay. So I was for the record, I don't care if she just called in. Her request, I want to pull that. I don't think that she should receive any funds from the city. Because we've, I've been making a fuss a bit with the name for over a year. I've been saying you need to come here. We need to know who you are. We need to be engaged with the city. And still yet, not one call, not one council meeting, not one support. So you're showing me that you don't care about trying to be a partner with the city. And still yet, not one call, not one council meeting, not one support. So you're showing me that you don't care about trying to be a partner with the city. So I don't need you here in my city for CPR or food or education or distribution services or pathways for the youth. Sounds great, but I'm not seeing it. Careplath, we'll let you speak up here in a second. Love to see what it is that you've done and what it is that you got going on. I'm torn with Chan. Because I personally know CJ and he has done a lot. I just don't know how much it has been in other other long-term specifically. Right? So that's where I needed the data. Right? I needed to see, I needed to receive a presentation of, you know, I have helped feed X amount of people, I've done X amount of hours, I just don't know what has been the framework of the involvement in other long-term. I don't get me wrong. Throughout the region, he's very effective and he's done a lot of great things. I just don't know what he's done here. Mrs. Melva Davis, I'm glad that you have up here. You're up here. We're gonna do the three minutes a little bit different. I don't want to kind of have a time because I think we all have questions. I think we need to do a revamp with how we do things with ACRC. And again, just so everyone knows, Mother Davis was my principal. Like she's known me since I was a young buck causing trouble and being a knucklehead, right? So I don't want anyone to feel that we're trying to pick on any one person what we're doing is that we're lifting the bar. And we're expecting excellence as you guys expect excellence from us, right? So I must definitely understand that the original resolution or ordinance was created to assist the kids and the resources for the Alimenta School District. And I think that that is great. And it's just a simple yes or no, but are you getting more services and more assistance and more X, Y, and Z from the school district than from us, right, I think that that's a question that I have because they have their own board. They have their own governing entity. They have the school board. They have the school district. Yes, we are responsible for the community and the city of Adelanto as a whole. But as a city aspect, we're financially obligating a different way. I think just left, but Brenda, maybe you know, all the lumped elementary gets what, 60% of our tax base? How much did they take most of our tax revenues, right? So with them taking most of our tax revenues, I think they should be held to a higher standard, and then we can utilize RC with a defunding force of the NELTS, right? So I do want to support ACRC, but I think that there doesn't have to be a revamping of what it is that we have in regards to a partnership with that because if we can't isolate any one demographic of individuals here in the city that we support, I love our kids, supporting our kids in the future is extremely important. But we can't do that on the good end of things and say no on the bad end of things. We have to be uniformed all the way across, right? So maybe this funding source could be for you know like I think councilwoman up to grow we were saying at the last time like the food the food distribution like how was that done right is it just for all the elementary families or is it for anyone and everyone right so I think those are some of the things and Miss Davis I'll call you up but we can kind of talk about it more, but I just want to share some of my thoughts when it comes to the CBD funding and how I want to kind of grow that and get better with that. This funding is for our community, not just the people that we're associated with, right? If I'm just associated with football and Mesa just associated with baseball and Councilor Nothagravo just associated with the churches and Councilor McKinnette was just the seniors, but what about everybody else who doesn't have kids or plays baseball or plays football or have a grandma and grandpa or their Buddhist? You know what I mean? Like we have to do this as a whole, not just our selective groups of personal interest, right? Because world taxpayers and these CBD fundings is for the residents and for the community of Avalanto. Man I ain't got nothing to say about Carmen. If anything, if anything, I have anything like, I low key, you know, I think we all Carmen and them a little bit more because they're putting up with that raggedy building. They're putting up with that raggedy building for a long time, right? So yeah, I think so those are my two cents per pro-tim. You should have gone first, but my back. I got a little excited. Oh, you win? Oh, thank you. And then just to let the council know that Mrs. Melva Davis, she has learned Gaitis. Yeah. So she's not able to speak. Okay. But she did send me a message that she does want to share with council. So you let me know if you want it read to you or if you just want it forwarded to you. You read it. You read it. You read it. You want it now. So we'll open a public comments here at uh 1242 and we'll get started with Ms. Mover Davis. the other other other other other other other other other other other other other other other I can't miss one representative for the other not the community resource center. I am merely the chairperson. Your concerns are apple. Applicant only think it was she meant for CDBG funds for the year 2526 fiscal year. As I stand before you today representing ACRC. I stand as a model of ethics, trust, commitment, dedication, honesty and humaneness. Our application is not fully completed because we are in the weight status mode, pending reinstatement to our active status with our EIN via IRS. I have been assigned two different accounts. Somehow these accounts are cross. They have different sets of fees, one which is quite exuberant. And I have been in negotiations with IRS since last September, upon returning home after bearing my mother. I am closer to resolution, but have not completely settled the differences. ACRC has never met with any legal, illegal, I'm sorry, allegations nor audit expectations. Therefore, we do not anticipate any further issues. We would ask that council within a timeline you said that ACRC be considered for funding With stipulations of proof that IRS has indeed reclassified ACRC status is active Thank you for your time humbly submitted by Malva J Davis chairperson ACRC Thank you I mean that just makes it easier to say no for me. Part of the issue that you guys had was there wasn't enough people in your organization to open the doors to have the events. One of the ladies said it was just her by herself. And the hardest statement I'll say is you can't take from both sides of the candy jar. So if you're, I'll say it again, if you're for putting tampons and boys locker rooms, then you can get funding from that from the county and the state, but you're not going to get it from me. So you can't have it both ways. Thank you. Guys, what about the group? I think documentation has always been an issue for many organizations that we've seen come through here and not just nonprofits but lots of businesses that have been challenges with admin. So you know know, for, and also staffing, staffing has always been an issue. Always nonprofits are primarily staffed by volunteers, which is why we're nonprofits. But it is hard to do the work that nonprofits do when you don't have a solid committed team of people to do the projections of whatever it is you're trying to do for trying to give food. If you're only trying to give out a little bit of food, then you don't need as many people versus when you're trying to give out a citywide food bank event, then you need lots of people. So whatever it is your plan is, any nonprofit, they need to be, you need to have the core team on a consistent, it can't just be okay, we had one great event and then we never see you again. Or because there's a lack of people, the doors are often closed. That doesn't make for a successful organization. And again, I'm only speaking from my own personal experiences. And I would also say that nonprofits, typically the most successful ones that I've seen in my business time, are those who work with other nonprofits. I think collaborative efforts are very important. I think that especially in the high desert and here in Atlanta, there are many smaller organizations. But what I love to see is when those smaller organizations lock arms and start doing things together and I'm really proud of those organizations who come together for the greater good and need to serve the community members of Atlanta and even those outside our city those who might be located in the city of Victorville or Hisperia, some of them do great work in our city and they serve many families, individuals in our city and they collaborate with nonprofits or organizations in our city. And so although their address may be in Hisperia, they have linked and partnered with nonprofits that have an address here in the city. And so although their address may be in his spare area, they have linked and partnered with nonprofits that have an address here in the city. So I'm not completely opposed to those who are not their corporate address, maybe isn't here, but I am concerned with if this funding is to help nonprofit organizations that are in our city at least be partnered with one in our city, at least collaborate with those in our city. As far as this particular organization ACRC, I personally haven't seen a whole lot of action. You know, I know that our ministry gives bread to your ministry, but I also know that the woman who picks it up or the volunteer that picks it up is here once in a while. And we have let all the organizations in that allow us to know. We get 2,000 pounds of bread every Tuesday. We have enough to go around, but we don't have your organization coming on a consistent basis. They come every once in a while, which leads me to believe that and also through my conversations with people that are there, there's been a lot of inconsistency as as far as operations. So it is hard for me to support, again, if your organization is already healthy, already working and already thriving and doing things, then I won't want to continue that support. I'm not interested really in supporting something that is struggling and that might not be open if you don't get $7,000. I think that this is a problem. So. Councilwoman Jeanette. Well, you know Melva, I know you're the cornerstone of Atlanta. I saw I've heard about since I arrived in this town almost. How Melva Davis does this and that and the schools named after me. What more could you ask for? But I want to have an understanding here. Am I understanding that you're not a nonprofit right now because of paperwork and policies and Sacramento or whatever? Is this what I'm understanding. What am I missing here? It looks like their status with the IRS, what their EIN number? Well, that's very important in your nonprofit, your EINs, the basis. So how do we get it active? I mean, she's in her statement, she stated that she is working with the IRS to get that active again. Okay, then how, how as much as I want to support it, how can we support it if it's not active? So I have an idea. Right? My birthday was going to be really quick since my other day was going to lost a voice. I think we should do it on a contingency, right? There's $7,000 that we were talking about awarding. Hold that on a contingency of the timeline of the 501C3 being active and it becoming their non-profit, their tax exempt being fulfilled and then being a true 501C3. But then the most important part is, and as goes to some of the conversations we've had Councilwoman up the grove, is just their lack of fulfillment of meetings. Right, I know that we're talking about that because we sit on various boards, right? That those meetings need to be happening on a regular basis. So I think that the quarterly meetings, Brenda, quarterly meetings with ACRC that we sit on? Yes. So the quarterly meetings that we have with them need to be fulfilled. And it needs to be done every 90 days because it hasn't been. Oh yeah. Right? So you've been on that board for two years and you haven't gone to one meeting, right? So there's again, there's a lot that hasn't been happening. Go ahead. Mayor, we've also just, and I know you know this, but for the public's information, we have requested meetings on multiple occasions and they've been canceled for whatever reason. The both the Zoom ones and the in-person ones. And so I'm personally not interested in allocating any kind of funds for the organization, but if the other members of the council would, that's fine, but I'm not interested. Yeah, I'm not saying that we give it to them right now, because obviously we can't give it because they don't have an EIN, right? What time frame are you looking at as a contingency? That's what I'm asking. And her statement, it was stated that about five months, it shouldn't take longer than five months. It shouldn't take longer than five months. It's been since last year. I understand. I don't know. What did that? What did the same? Two months. Two months from film. When she's a tougher person, she lost her voice right? Right. Sorry. You're on a road. Maybe you want to check with CDBG to see if we can give that contingency basis. That is correct. Well, it says that we don't have to fund that we can hold it, right? Yes, that question. And the just said, yeah, Kelly, are you able to answer that question for the council? The program runs from July to what? My question is yes. Yes. I'm sorry. Kelly answered a question real quick and then we'll go to your next question. Go ahead, Kelly. Yes. If they're not a nonprofit, we cannot fund them. That's right. However, if they will be a nonprofit in a time, we can allocate money to them and then not give it out until they are a nonprofit. We can do on a contingency basis. Can we hold the money? Yeah, that's what I was saying. I can't do anything. And Brian has his hand up too. Brian, I teak and you unmute him. Can you hear me? I'm sorry Brian. Yes, Brian. Yes, Brian. Yes, Brian. The concern is, and my Kelly mentioned is if we do have it on a contingency. I'm sorry, can you, I'm sorry, Brian. Can you speak up a little bit? It's hard to hear you. I'm sorry. Can you hear me now? Yes, sir. Okay. The concern on the contingency basis is just needing to make sure we have some sort of deadline to reprogram if they don't make it. Anything that's not designated in this meeting would require either a plan amendment or I have to wait for the future action plan. So you do want to make sure whatever you're allocating you, you designate so it can be incorporated as part of the actual plan to report to HUD. But if we do mention that we're putting this on reserve, it'll show that that she's being funded, but we won't release funds unless she has her non-profit status back in place. I think that should just be one of the requirements, right? I think that there needs to be at least a handful, there needs to be at least two to three meetings, right? That's something that when it comes to it, and I'll be honest with you guys, I hate being in this position, right? But I would say that ACRC has been here for years. And I'm not saying that all that hard work deserves a little bit of grace. But what I'm saying is what they've done for the community is more than then, I think only people on here who've put in as much love into Ellie's community is Carmen, right? So like, does she deserve a slap on the wrist? Absolutely. Her EIN went in active. She lost them not proper status. Like, yes, those are reprimands that need to happen. But I think the bigger aspect of it is the fact that they stopped having their meetings and involving us, right? If we would have been having those meetings involving us or maybe that's why they weren't having the meetings right but what we are what we are now right so I think that there should be still some type of way to allow them to get back into good standing. Can I say that? I think that I'm sorry I think that if somebody misses it this is a system we do every year so if you miss one year then you have a year to go back and get it together and reapply the following year. So I don't think that there's the only downside is, if you don't get approved this year, then you have until next year to meet all of the qualifications to apply again next year. So I don't think there's anything horrible with that. Mr. Mayor. Is my understanding and I was just checking with Ms. Underbroil, there's four meetings a year that needs to be met in order to be in good standing with your nonprofit. Are we listening? Yes, ma'am. Okay, there needs to be four meetings a year in order to be in good standing with nonprofit with your nonprofit. Are we listening? Yes, ma'am. Okay, there needs to be four meetings a year in order to be in good standing with nonprofit, a corny with requirements. And if we haven't had any in a year, you say two years. Two years. I'm concerned. No, I'm good. Mayor Proton. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. There's a lot set. I agree with First and foremost Councilman Meza. What I would have liked to have seen is I think we're here about a month ago, a month and a half ago. I believe it was myself that requested an immediate meeting. Right? My five sentence that meeting should have happened the next day. Immediately the next day because I'm 100% in agreement with Councilman Meza on his concerns about what's going on with certain policies at the school or certain things that are going on? Listen, we all get to an age where we can do and be whatever we want to be, right? But when we're five and six and seven and eight, like there's in my, this is just Daniel Ramos, his views and opinions, we shouldn't almost spoon feed people these kids, these things, or have it in plain sight where they think it's like, I don't know, I don't want to get too far into that. But that conversation needs to happen because what I do know is that I have a colleague that I support 100% and it's bothering him and it's influencing potentially his decisions. So the meeting needs to happen now. And if it doesn't, he shouldn't be the one trying to set the meeting up. In my opinion, you guys should be knocking on his door, jumping in his emails, saying, hey, let's sit down, let's talk, let's figure this out and see where we can come to an agreement because it's affecting his decision on what he wants to do with the money. Can I stop you there, there's a quick? I have a question. I think we should be fair in regards to holding ACRC accountable to what they're doing and I remember they said, clear me, your issue with ACRC is that they may potentially be getting funding from the school district as well. Yeah, because she doesn't work with school dish. When your name's on the school and you're now doing another program, I don't need the spread. What do we name on a school? Did Malvedadus's name of the school? They dedicated the school to her. I that was years ago. Okay. Okay, so like I would take my name off if you're doing some stuff like that at the school like I wouldn't want to be a part of it And now I'm seeing that as this is what you want to be a part of and now you're making even more things They said they made packages with hygiene they make they make I don't believe she has anything to do with that don't cut me out joy her Organizations make packages the ACRC make packages a hygiene. That's what was brought up. That's what they do. Correct, ma'am? Yes. I don't know what's in those packages. Yeah, please explain that. Yeah, please. While if you were at the last meeting, they talked about they made hygiene packages and give them out to the community. voice better? They didn't specify and that's why we wanted the 221 but I don't need those kind of things distributed in my community okay so that's what I'm saying you can't you can't have both ways so I need clear cut what you're doing and let's just be fact I haven't seen you in the city the whole year so yeah the school is honestly great and what the school is doing all the schools are doing so yes they're gonna take a little bit of my hit for all the schools at what they're doing right now because they're up The ones up here and I get to talk with them, but I Don't know what's in their hygiene packages because I don't see them in our city doing anything all year That's that's an I don't like I haven't seen anybody. I've been seeing you guys I know what churches are out here. I know what organizations are out here, and maybe I missed Carmen, maybe I did. And you can talk for Carmen. Other than that, I don't know what you guys are doing in our community. That's what I'm trying to say, playing out. So the blur, whatever, that's what I'm saying. And what we just experienced here, right, literally in these two minutes, is exactly why a meeting needs to happen, like now, so that there can be clear understanding in whatever questions he has or we have, they can be answered. I'm going to move forward. I don't want to get hung up on that. Certainly. Sorry. She wanted to say something on the hygiene, I apologize, I mean to interrupt you. She just wanted to make it known that the hygiene kits that they put together is for the homeless and not for the students at the schools. It's what she's saying. Perfect. She's saying, no, that it's not for the schools, it's for the homeless. Perfect. Again, so up to my original point, a meeting needs to happen ASAP so that there's clarity amongst the council or at least amongst my colleague there. Councilman Up the Grove brings a great point, when it comes to being in standing in order, right? She, I would sit with her immediately and figure out what is she doing or how does she keep her stuff on point and on track and up to date because I'm telling you right now, there's a week doesn't go by where I don't see new leaf doing something in Adelante and Victor Villain and Sparrow and Apple all over the place, right? So whatever she's doing, and this is not just a message to Melva Davis, this is a message to any nonprofit out there. Not only in the city of Adelaide, but around the high desert. Like you probably want to call this woman and talk to her and her team and figure out what they're doing because they're doing it right. And they're being seen, they're being heard. I mean, it's just unbelievable. So that's probably another meeting that you guys might want to have. I'm just going to say, if you're not in stand, this is one of those things where we as a council, we got to make that hard choice mayor where we say, all right, are we going to hold a letter of the law or are we going to bend, right? Because now the bend starts and then the bend starts and then next thing you know we're doing flips, right? And we're not gonna do flips. So me, just personally guys, if you're not legit right now, if you're not legal, if your stuff's not in order, then in my opinion, we shouldn't be given or awarding any money and like to your point councilman like this next year you need to this next year you need to be Starting tomorrow getting your stuff straight so you can reapply next year and we shouldn't have the same issues completely agree All right, thank you so much Next public comments gonna be mr. Kaden young Okay. Okay. Good morning. Honorable Mayor Euras and Council Member. My name's Kaden Young. I'm the CFO of Clear Path Foundation. We are a nonprofit and active status with the federal government as well as the state of California. Yes, we are not based in the city of Adelanto, but we do service the community. Clear path foundations dedicated to providing compassionate comprehensive, recuperative care and transitional housing for homeless individuals recovering from medical conditions. Through our programs, holistic support, we empower individuals to regain their health, stability and dignity while fostering a community integration with long-term independence. Basically, what we do is we work very closely with our hospitals and upon discharges of patients that are unhoused at the moment, we find and provide the transitional housing that they need to provide a stable environment such that they can recuperate from whatever their medical condition may be. So versus a patient just being discharged out to the street, we bring them in, we house them, we figure out what their conditions are. If it's an acute condition or if it's a chronic condition, we conduct the services under the Cal A-minisative, which is a whole person health, and we provide social help as well. So for instance, we'll try to find a job if they're capable, if they need assistance with food, if they have family, but they're not close to, we try to make sure we mend that with them. We are also a very heavy data company. We like to make sure we have all the data on our patients prior to intake. And then as well as their stay with us, we review their conditioning. Same thing, we utilize data to project how many patients we expect from specific areas, from specific hospitals. The type of medical conditions that we're seeing a lot. And to be honest, a lot of this has lately just been acute conditions, but the biggest issues the unhoused, not having a place to go. And without that stable environment, they can't really recuperate on their health. The reason why we applied for this grant, even though we're not based here in Adelanto, is we are actually looking, we're actually in discussions to lease a land out here for Acre Parso, off of Yucca and Radana, and we're looking to build a community there. It's not going to be an emergency shelter where people just come and go. It's more literally a stable environment where we bring them in, we help them, they recuperate, but we also provide programs, programs of, hey, how can I craft a resume? What are you good at, right? A lot of time people just want to push them out and say, well, your time's up, your medical provider isn't paying for your services anymore. So we've seen that this has been an issue. Some of our patients, yes, their medical provider pays for a certain amount of time, about nine months worth of time. During their time with us, we try to find a permanent housing due Section 8, but as we all... Just turn the mic back on. There is no time on that. Yeah. Section 8 has a very, very long list, weight list as well as even if you were to apply for Section 8 in this region, you may be sent out to Palm Desert because of the capacity. So what we're looking to do is we're looking to build a community, we're looking to build a smaller, you know, tight-knit community that can provide the resources on site, right? Transportation, something that was also brought up. So what we do is, again, it's not based on if this 7,000 is going to break it, break us. What we're looking to do is work with all of the grants that are out there through all the different agencies, whether it's state, local or federal, and combining it all to be able to service the population. Thank you so much, Councillor Ramesa. state, local or federal and combining it all to be able to service the population. Thank you so much, Councillor Romesa. This one I have a little hard time with on your favor because we don't have something for the homeless right now in our community and it's like kind of what Miss Up to Grow said, now some woman said like, we don't wanna start funding your stuff, but also if this gets it off the ground in our city, and then, you know, so do you have any numbers of any residents, while how do you know if they're not a rental resident that they've been to the hospital? The hospital provides that data to us. And then they also cross-reference where their last residents may have been. Do you have any numbers on that at all? For us, we've received three patients from auto-answer patients. I mean, we only have about 20 homeless, 18, you know what I mean? But I want us to start doing something, and this might be a way to do something and that's my only thought process on this on why because they already have a track record in the cities up here that they are doing something so I can bend on this one. Can I turn on the group? Do you guys provide the rap services? Which one? So, so you get a patient from a hospital and now you place them, right? So currently you're placing them in what cities in the high desert? We have Riverside, we have 2 in Hasperia and then this third one that we're looking to do is actually in the long zone. So the 2 that you have, how many units? It's 2. For how many beds? We have up to 40 beds between the two facilities. So 40 total beds in Hesperia. When they arrive there, so let's just, I don't give insurance nine months of credit. I say three months. Because I work in that space. So they get three months. So does York just clear path provide the RAP services for them while they're there? Or do you have an external company, like EA services or who do you work with? Or are you guys the provider of the services as well? We are the providers. Okay, so you are the provider. Correct. And the housing. And the housing, yes. So for instance, a program that we have with IEP. Yeah, once we receive a patient from IEP and we place them under the recoup program. Yeah, that goes for three months. Again, utilizing our database, Oflagus at the 60-day mark and says, hey, how's the condition of this patient? We can also apply for a new one, which is the short term post hospitalization. That can extend their stay for six months. So that's why it's- So that's how you get nine months? Right. During that time frame, there's also another program, housing transition navigation services. And that's where we also come in. That's when we work with the counties, the city, San Bernardino, Riverside, Cal works as well. And that's where we do all the rest of these services try to find housing the food as well as the stable income. So between housing and providing services, how many out of the 40 beds, how many numbers, how many people do you have now? Is it capacity? It's full of capacity, yes. That's it. With a weight list. And for your plans for Atlanta, how many beds are you looking at providing? We're looking to do about 40 units in that one. So that could let's just say 40 units. There's your red is red. That's a lot. That's a lot of beds. It is. And the reason why is because when we reach that nine month milestone, we want to help secure them that, hey, we've worked with you this entire time. We've been able to place you in a job that brings you income. And part of the program is we have to teach them financial stability, understanding how to pay your bills, pay your rent on time. So all of that, we would believe that it'll accumulate to a point where we need our discharge that they are capable of providing their own housing. But of course, with assistance from Section 8 or whatever program we can find. It's a 200 beds. That's nice. Glad to do some math. Okay, and you have three patients here. When are you looking at, you guys have looked at land here in our city? Yes. It's a four acre person. How big is your team? We have a administrative team of about 12 and then we have field. Our field crew is about 18 at the moment. And how long have you guys been in business? We've been in business. The nonprofit itself has been in business for about two and a half years, but prior to that, a lot of our administrative team have been from all different aspects of healthcare, at least two decades worth. So two and a half years as a nonprofit. That's not profit nonprofit in Victorville servicing Residents of the high doesn't got it. Okay. Thank you Council on the internet your program sounds wonderful absolutely wonderful My concern is that these of grants and these monies are for operation of that's already established within our city. You're serving in another way, but I think that if you would come back like next year and you're already established, you got your acreage, you got your homes and all these programs, that would look more favorable to the people because the money that needs to be used now is for ongoing programs within our city, but I think it's wonderful. Thank you. We look forward to work with the council as well. Mayor Prickson? No, Mayor. Great presentation. No questions. I like it. I'm going to put you down there, Guy. Are you by the the parcels? Are you off of the Bellflower in Yaka? Yes. That area. Yeah. OK. I think I know where you are. So I'm turning the opposite side of your customer, Mesa. I've always said that because we don't have technically a homeless issue in our little until, I don't want to create a homeless issue in all the long toe, right? 40 units times those beds like that's. But I understand the importance of the process, right? Are you guys going to be partnering up with the Simba Center and the Simmer Center, we are not actually partnering with them because they don't have that contract with IHP. And that's why there's been a wait list from IHP for this type of service. And then also just to clarify the 40 units isn't five beds in it. We're looking at doing 40 just it'll be 40 beds because it'll be like a separate I thought you meant 40 actual units, which you know per unit can probably Bed type of setup because that way Yeah, the tiny home type of that makes a huge difference yes okay yes okay where you guys where you guys are planning we are waiting to secure the land and then submit your plans the land's been secured we're just working on the formal legal agreement to utilize in least.land. And then we have discussions on how we want to do the layout again because we want to build a community and not just a temporary emergency housing type of environment. We want to make sure everything's on site that they can find a resources that they need. I think one, yeah. Yeah. What? One part that I should have mentioned before I ended was that I think that once they are actually in the city of Adelante, that this would definitely make more sense to support, obviously. I also think that again because they are eligible to get this same grant funding from all of the other cities and because they don't have as many right now the numbers, right, so residents. When you look at overall residents, there's only three right now. But when they're here, I'm sure that number will be higher and I'd be happy to support it once they're here, if they're here. But in the meantime, I wouldn't want to take away current years funding because I'm sure his spare year would be helping them. And other, we don't get much to begin with our city. So we have to just be very, as these mentioned before, fiscally responsible, but also as we steward this, I wanna steward it right, and I think that this is an awesome program, and I think it'd be one that I would heavily support once it's in the city, but until then I would wait, I mean, it sounds like you guys are moving forward in that direction. So once you're here, that's another conversation. But as far as this grant, this year, for the organizations that are represented here today, me personally, I would hold off on financial support for this organization maybe next year. And so I just want to add those comments. Yeah. It's funny, like I'm torn on the opposite of it. Like, you guys are coming with it without this, right? So it's kind of the things that we said said we don't want it to make a break Well, this isn't making a break and then they're coming anyway They're coming ahead of time Yeah That's all the small amount of money that you're requiring isn't going to Determine whether you're coming to our city or not and I think that we need to as I said before you lies the money for what we have going on now and Welcome you for the next call around, but I think you're doing a great job. Thank you Yeah, I think I don't know I'm an opposite of you guys and this a man We're all just talking we're not on a side yet, man So like your comments are valid if you build it they will come You know, so I I hear what you're saying to yeah, but the fact is how do we actually address the issue? Right, and I think Voyaging no, there's there's a homeless issue. It's just in general, right? And no one has taken a homeless issue, it's just in general, right? And no one has taken a stance to actually be the second phase of this process. So like, you guys are just talking about me on a personal issue. Like I have a brother, a brother-in-law who's just a member of the system because he self-resupp, doesn't know how to get to that financial literacy part, how to get his own housing, he doesn't know how to get to that financial literacy part how to get his own house And he doesn't know how to get there and the easy thing for him to do is just to relapse and go back and get locked up Right and he's wasting his whole life, you know, he's 45 years old and just junkie and Hawaii so Because this issue This is a big phase And I don't think that, and my questions are more on the operational side. So I don't want to ask my questions now because that's not what we do here. Is Nick greeting to the business? This to me just seems like this is this is a sign of the faith of being able to have and set up the partnerships that are needed to actually be a good partner, right? Like I don't think the seven, like again, 7,000 dollars isn't gonna break them. They're asking for 130,000. Yeah. Sorry. This is gonna cover nothing, right? And then doing so, like it also shows them that they are, and then something so sensitive to that second phase, right? They're getting sober somewhere else, so we're not necessarily creating or growing a homeless issue, right? This transition of housing portion of it is for those people who are needing that second phase of recovery, until we wanna have someone to live, till they get that part fixed, right? Because I've always said, three months isn't gonna do it. Like six months isn't gonna do it. In my opinion, nine months isn't gonna do it. Like, you need at least a year, till a year and a half to really be able to create a new habit as you're growing out of this, this part of life. So thank you for going deeper into what you guys are doing. I generally was a little bit hesitant because I didn't understand it all, but now focusing it's a different part of transitional housing. I'm really going after the homeless people. I think there's a couple of resources that I can throw your guys this way that could help you. Mayor, it also be, I don't know what Victorville is doing when it comes to, because you're talking about the second step, right? So just to give you some insight of what we're talking about. So Victorville has their wellness center, right? Could those people then, when they're done at that program now come here? Yes. Because that's what we're looking for. We're not looking for the fresh start we're looking for the next right so like that's kind of the mayor's vision that we're all trying to get them on board so it's like we don't want the guy who's day one to come over here we want the guys who went through the wellness center and now they're like what do we do right now you can come here now you have a ticket the golden ticket to come over here right so that's kind of what what I'm so that that that a clarity for me. I'm like, Oh, okay, bet. So they've already done that right right? Okay. I think we have that data that shows it does take this amount of time and with our admin team consistently reaching out working with each of the patient on an individual basis. Right. But yes, after that that phase two, there's no solution and this is our solution to that. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. That's a lot of great clarity, a lot of great information. I appreciate it. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Thank you. Is Chan's on there? Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Page, go ahead and unmute yourself. Yes, good afternoon, councilmember Mayor Raias and Pro Tem. This is the founder and director for community health action network Cornelius Page Jr. I did just want to address one of the things that was brought up of what Chans have done for the Atlanta residents. So based upon the CDBG. So before there was the CDBG, we had different funding that we was already serving the residents of Atlanta and to be more precise, we had served at that particular time. Before any funding have come through, a little bit over 60 families, just with other funding, just to stay and communicating with the resident. We're also on our last CDBG funding that we received for this quarter. We have now served for the first quarter served 12 of the clients or 12 family that's here. Well that's yes for the first quarter. But let's talk about what Chan didn't receive. Chan's never received any funding but we have been a pillar in the community by serving the clients with food. And that is 4,129. And that's what we've been continuously serving with. But we also, through other funding, has been serving the seniors and the seniors has averaged over 329 seniors that we've been serving. So we've been a pillar here and an advocate to be able to continuously filter and being the number one high-vezzar with food insecurity. So we have brought that to the attention and the partnership and the collaboration with the hinders a second chance and continually to build that model and mold that. So I just want to reiterate that with the utilities assistant before funding, we have had a pillar and a hand ended working with Climb with different other funding. And then we apply for the funds that we got, which is only for the past year. And we're continuously to work with the city on that and with the first quarter and continuously to move them forward with that. So we are definitely what I hope that the city will continuously give us the opportunity to work with them and hopefully, mayor, that if you have any questions, definitely, they address it to me because I know you did know a couple of things that we have been doing other things yet because those things made highlight but with some of the things that haven't made highlight it's the things that I'm looking at that we have continuously to know because we don't look at those things we just look at the mouth that needs to be fed and we look at the services that need that we can provide. So I just wanna leave you with that. We have once again been serving the city of Atlanta. I won't stop serving the city of Atlanta because we know that there's a need. So I just wanna put that out and answer any question that you guys might have. Thank you, Senator Councillor Emeson. I'm sorry, say it again. All hold when I'm going. So newly ministries also worked with high desert second chance and we are required to fill out these forms, demographic information. And every time we give out food from the food we receive from high desert second chance, we are required to ask what city the recipient is from. And so it's very easy for us to track how many residents from Adelanto we are feeding versus from Victorville, Phelan, and all the other cities. So just based on a relationship with high desert second chance, we can have some kind of tangible number on how many people we are serving with food in Atlanta. Do you know, do you have numbers from your work with high desert second chance in collecting food and giving out, because I've seen you guys out there picking up food as well. So if you are distributing, can you tell me or can you get those numbers from Hyde Desert Second Chance? How many families are receiving from Adelanto? Yes definitely and that once again the collaboration but I do want to reiterate food that we receive come from different fundings. We've been paying from a different funding. Our collaboration with the Hyde Desert Second Chance as a collaborative has been coming about a great bill with the seniors that we've been working with so I don't want to confuse the two but yes I can get those numbers for what we serve because I think I quoted you over 4,000 that we have been served but with the seniors we have been collaboration with the high-density second chance and that's been over 329 that's we've been served So there's two entities that's taking place and Dependently chance get a little money and donation that we invest in the residents of the high desert to keep like hot meals For example, we will serve with them with hot meal We will serve with them things that is needed that personal thing that do not constitute anything that's under the high desert that come from a different fund They right and that funding and donation was able to work with those seniors through that medicine because we are advocacy for healthier food and some senior have chronic disease and chronic Situation that we spend that time and I have my colleague to go out there and address each of those concern Then we take the money I take it and then we spend to make sure that they can get the quality that they need with the food So we come our first fruits and vegetables not from the Paris, but from the smart and final state of brothers, etc etc We also use food vouchers that I received as a donation to be able to pull back into Atlanta and Atlanta only for that. And once again, that's speaking of food, but I do want to address once again, we have worked with Atlanta for several years and the operation of paying their rental and their utility. And we're partnering up with the city at this present time from last year for the CDBG And like to continue that partnership to work with the city So just one of the left-of-man areas know we have been here Quite a bit and so and see and partner up to bill the residents and the Atlantial City. Thank you for that synops. Real quick the 4,000 number that you mentioned. So I know with CDBD funding you are we are all required to submit numbers on the reoccurring or new people. So the 4,000 people are those kind of the same 4,000 it's recurring over the year or how many new people let's just say in last 2023 how many new people did you serve I'd like to know that it's probably not a number you can pull now but in the future maybe when we do have a meeting we I'd like to know year over year how that number is growing because we have access to that just through the CDBG just through the reporting. We have a baseline so we can look at that growth for new clients versus returning clients. So that's something you don't have to answer now, but something I'd be interested in learning for future. No, and I definitely understand that and I appreciate that. One of the funding that we did received at HEPDA seniors and at HEPDA's grow was to scan. And that's the donation that I received. And that's the money that were used for them. Now we do do education on that's how we be able to help them out. So that did open up a window for other seniors to come and be involved, but that money was used and strictly for the senior. So that's how that number resident from the funding that we receive with the scan and with the EFSP alone with the collaborative. So as a total it has increased. So like you said, I can get that in the future day to be able to break that down, but there have been averaging during that time. And you gave a good year, 2023, but I think we kicked this in in 2020. That's why we received a little bit more because it was doing the pandemic, and to be able to help. And then we kept going through to that year. That's how that number continuously grew. Yeah. Okay, so I'm ready. Where in the city did you distribute food? And my second question is, when it comes to seniors, who is your contact with our seniors representative up here that you joint with to get the food to our seniors? Or as just seniors in general. So, and if you're gonna say the stadium, that's kind of where the data comes in, right? So that's what we want you guys to make sure when you come to speak with us, have your data ready. We can't tell you how to do your homework, have your homework ready for us. So you're getting money for your homework, not us time you go to your homework again. So if you can answer those two questions. Yeah, I'm about my amazing And thank you for that particular question. But to go on to your first one, we was at the praise chapel for several years. That's where we started. That's a open to feed the seniors. So we didn't have no particular contact to be able to do that. That was just going out and making a marketing and through the marketing receive what that was there. Your second question, I'm kind of faded behind. Can you give me that second question again? What kind of, who's your contacts with our senior center in Atlanta? Oh, okay. And once again, that was strictly through promotion and marketing, but my lead is Hampton and he's has been doing a fantastic job of the service of Adelante. So when there was a need for us to place and to praise chapel, that's what we go because we didn't have access to the senior, even though there was multiple time that I was trying to get the senior center. But whatever situation we never got there, but that don't mean we can't stop serving. So once again, I want to really let you see, food is what we do as a secondary, but that don't mean we can't stop serving. So once again, I want to really let you see, food is what we do as a secondary, but that's not the primary. That's what Chan do for healthy food to be able to have out. That's why I took upon that position, but our priority is the service of health and wellness for the whole life there. We need to take our answers too. So yeah, but thank you. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a good idea. I think that's a wonderful job. What substitute do you have for that giving away? What area do you give it away now for those people that used to come every Friday? That's a good question and what we are doing is still trying to outline the location where we can go. We haven't got that together yet to be perfectly transmissive. So it's only been down for a couple of weeks. I'm still in contact and still making plans, but we wanted to do other areas, but we don't know the protocol into that. So I have to be cautious and make sure I'm not stepping on no one told. But we are getting back into it. I figured it would take at least about another three weeks or about a month to be able to go and have the place that we are in need to get it. Because it looked like there was about 50 maybe or more that would come every Friday and they really rely on that food there and then most of them were walking because I know that I used to pick them up and take them home. You're absolutely right. You're absolutely right, councilwoman. And this is why it is in our heart to be able to get there. But with certain things and certain situations, I can't overstep. So I have to take my time. So when I do have something and we aren't looking to do something, but when I step out I want to make sure that it's for a long term as you see places that we have been then long term So once again my heart is in it I'm working closely with brother Hampton to be able to see what is available and feel free Whatever that you feel that we can do we're we don't mind paying for the center to be able to do what we need to do But you're absolutely right those needs is there and we don't want to lose that out Well, the center has been red tagged not because we wanted it that way. We didn't want it that way. I was upset when that place was closed because there was so many wonderful things happening. So, but it's a shame. We haven't had that place to operate out of and give the hot meals, even this lunch and something to take home for dinner like a lot of the senior centers do But we're working on that now CJ and would you give me a call at your convenience, please and text me with the best time to talk to you and I'd like to talk to you about something. I sure will and I just did want to address that Because of the policies and procedures we cannot operate from a home or from anyone that has not been approved. So I'm under the collaboration and I have to do it thoroughly and that's why the time takes a little bit more but once we do and we get the approval and it's ready for us to go because we are on the list to be able to dis-review the food. But it is something that I have my heart on and places that we are looking, we just haven't identified the exact situation where we can distribute the food. But we are looking at it right now. Thank you for your good work, CJ. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. And I just want to reiterate once again, this is a pillar of Mayor Raya's that we've been doing to working into the city. I love what you said when you say we are lifting the bar. I'm hoping that Chains can be able to take that bar a little bit more farther as well because we do want to apply and be toward those visionary. And there's a lot of things that is out there that is needed for the resident and we are applying for different funds to help once again we are pushing a lot of health and wellness that's coming into Atlanta, but we're just not serving Atlanta. We are serving others as well, but that is at the top of our list for the resident. That's why I have not stopped to this day. The day that I learned about the advocacy work and Atlanta, the day that we began, the day that you came to our CX3 meeting is the day that we began to start looking into the resident of Adelanto. So it haven't stopped and you can go back in time to see how long that been and guess what we are still here providing services for the resident and for the resident that's in Adelanto. It is a top priority for us. Chris, should you see Jay? Thank you, Mr. Mayor. How are you, MPT here? I'm not going to be a little bit more here. I'm not going to be a little bit more here. I'm not going to be a little bit more here. I'm not going to be a little bit more here. I'm not going to be a little bit more here. I'm not going to be a little bit more here. I'm not going to be a little bit more here. I'm not going to be a little bit more here for us because you know I'm for sure in support of getting you guys a little bit of funding maybe even a little bit more but I did want to say kudos and great job on selecting mr. Hampton as as your lead I know that guy's putting in work man for the seniors every Sunday he's cooking he's serving he's feeding them and I don't think you could have picked any other better lead than mr. Hampton' the South. So great job, Cube, up the good work. Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem, and you're absolutely right. We are looking a lot of different funding that we're looking energy to be exact. I'm working on that right now to be able to target that with Adelanto. We are looking at emergency situations that clothing wise that we're trying to help lawn doors, heavy winter season and stuff. So it is 100% in the back of my mind for the residents of Adelanto. I won't stop. I will continuously move forward with that. And thank you for your contribution and your work that you do and the communication of keeping me informed. So I appreciate that. Appreciate you, CJ. Not, man, you've been in this community longer than I've been mayor, right? And I can say that humbly and I've seen you've been working for that a long time because UMF Wendy had the Health Yolthalonto initiative, the CX3 program, and I was here before me. So, sometimes, you know, people don't know what it is. It's being done to the one thing that I would ask of you as you're continuously doing things in the community. I would say if you can just, you know, I'm going to add more onto your plate. But if maybe if every 90 days, you can just give us like a little quarterly, come up in your public comment, you know, and just give us a quick little update on what the previous quarter was on what it is that you've done. Um, because you're a busy man, we're a busy council and, um, you know, it'll just help for for the community and the residents to be made aware of, um, what it is that you're doing with Chan through our community. So those are just my two cents for that. So, appreciate you, CJ. No, I appreciate you. That being said, we're gonna go ahead and open up public comment here at 139 and Terry. Thank you again. Oh, Carmen did in, cheating through a card, is he? Come up with Davis. That's what we're doing? Oh, Carmen, you wanna talk? come over Davis oh oh Carmen you want to come on down gonna close while we comment 139 bring it back out to Miss Carmen okay hello everyone Mayor council members and residents and guests in the audience those of you know me in the past have known me for many, many years. I've lived here in Adelante for 32 years. I've been in a nonprofit sector for 25 years. Those of you who may know me from the community toolbox to the high desert outreach center. Those of you who know me, I've been here before. They had a Atlanta library in the HISTAR. We're at on Bartlett corner there. I used to be in the office there. And then we had the opportunity to be in the community center on Bartlett Avenue and then we had the opportunity to be in the center of Glassper Center 2. So with that being said, this program is dear to me because I've been here in the community. I focus my efforts here in the community about Alanto. Without the funding, yes, I would still survive. I will still come, I'm dedicated. I will still bring food to those that need here in the Alanto. The different things that we do annually when we participate with the residents is usually Easter baskets, things like that, Thanksgiving baskets. We do have our annual Christmas giveaway, which I had sent a letter. I'm not sure if it was mentioned to everyone about asking for those kids the need. We do work with the giving down in the spark of love. We do work with them, so we do that annually. We also work with GE Aviation. They sponsor an angel Christmas tree every year between 15 to 20 kids. So we look for residents here that are in need and they employees there, grabbing name and buy gifts for the kids. So we deliver them and they have a nice Christmas. Those are our programs, those of you that know we did work through the COVID Section when we had to buy the food and everything to speed the families We do work with desert Capri mobile home park here. We bring up food as you know, we had a take everything out of the glass per center The containers and everything we have partnered up with a church in his area They store our stuff there. So what we do is we go down there, we get the food that we get in donations, we trade a bunch of items here and there to prepare bags weekly for families here in Adelanto. As some of you remember, we used to have, well, we still do, but we used to have the USDA give away here at the Glass per Center where we would give serve 216 households every month with USDA. Because of the time that we closed the center, we had to get with cap to relocate back here in Adelante somewhere, but because there was already too many people giving out USDA food in Adelante, we decided to use the address that's a church in his spare. So with that, we're able to give food there out USDA food in Adelanto, we decided to use the address that's a church in his area. So with that, we're able to give food there and give food to residents here in Adelanto, too. So that's basically what we do. Like I said, it's dear to my heart. If I don't receive the funding, I'm still going to find a way to keep doing it. So I have volunteers of 15 to 20 people that help me. Prepare the bags, deliver some of the food. We find out through the different schools, partners that we work with that we find out families that need food. And we are able to help them through this program too. So that's, I don't know if anybody has. Awesome. Thank you, Carmen, Councilor Mason. Hi, there. Again, we're, I think you're doing good work. So I just want to say that first of all. Secondly, you hit a couple of key things that kind of sparked up to me. And one of them was just your number of people helping. That's enough for what you're doing. So like, are okay, she's on point with that. So it's hard. I hear what you're saying about there's already people with the USA food giveaway up here. So that's why, but how do you know or how are you tracking that you're still being able to give food to our residents in Adelanto? I my focus is Adelanto. I have the USDA food down in Esperia once a month. Other donations that come in there are the containers are there we store everything there donations things whatever we get. So we're able to go down there go through the stuff and we're able to bring bags back here to the lanto. We do have people sign for some of the food. We do take intake forms where we ask them for the different variety of information that they have, or the family size, ethnicity, things like that, their income, things that we have to keep track too. And then from there, we can see what their needs are. They can let us know and then with the other non-provers that we know here in the high desert we usually send them to them for things that they need to. So you know different those are the different ways that we can track. Okay. Okay. Councilman, not the group. What is the name of your nonprofit? I'm sorry. High desert outreach center. Okay. And where is that located? We're partnered up with Desert Capri Mobile Home Park. Is that where you operate out of? Well, we can go in there when we need to be able to give out the food. Our office, well, we can utilize the community center they have there, but it's not like basic where that's where our office is at. Where is your office? We have an office, well well at the church too. We have a little office area there but or the address for your five or one C three. Adelaide. Our five or one C three is with desert high desert community foundation. We're under their umbrella. Oh which helps us yeah because of all the financials and the stuff the money. They help us to be under a five or one C. Got it. Do you guys receive food from high desert food collaborative? Are you a cleverer? No, no, okay, and But you guys are and you guys are currently approved to do USDA. Yes. Okay If Let's just hypothetically say that there were less people distributing food through, let's just say there were less people distributing food, would you be able to move your food distribution here? Your USDA food? Yes. I'd have to get accepted to cap, though. Cap is the one that does the approvals. Right. Yes, I'd have to get accepted to cap though cap is the one that does the approvals right? I'm where we can be so if for any reason let's just say there wasn't as many and you were approved Yes, you would be able to relocate the food giveaways to Atlanta. Yes Okay, those are my questions. Thank you. Okay, Councilman Jeanette Good to see a Carmen. Good to see you. Long time no see. I always mention it. We were on the first Citizens on patrol with Bill. Yeah. Many years ago. Oh, yes. And you know, it's high anniversary this week. Yes. Bill remind me it's high anniversary. I'm glad to see you. Yes. Citizens the troll. Yes. I remember. Anyway, now desert can pre that's the only place you distribute food here in Atlanta. Not exactly only there. We're contacted by different people here in the community. If they know of a family, we'll take some groceries to the family. So you deliver? Yeah, we deliver. I have volunteers that can take so many bags. And then if they know of anybody or vice-fick a section they can go and deliver the food. And how often do you deliver to Desert Capri? Every week. Every week and what does it? It depends on how we get the bags together, how many volunteers I can get together. We just go and we have the people come to the city. As needed then or whatever. And that's between 20 or 20 to 25 families a week. There's how many mobiles are in that park? I should know, years ago I lived there. There's quite a few, because there's two sections. I do not know. Well, there's off of Lee, and then there's off of Krippen. Oh, Krippen, okay, yeah. Krippen. Yeah, right, Krippen. Okay, yeah. I talked to the owner every day. He was a pilot with Delta Airlines all over the world. Yeah, they really appreciate your service. Oh, thank you. So you have how many out of both parks? Oh. There's got to release 40 to 51 in another 30 to 40 in another the other. So not everybody gets the food then that they don't require. No, because it's just I mean you've all seen our USDA giveaway. We used to have the lines, you know cars as part of it. It's just that it's just limited and we have certain we have cars. I don't have a truck anymore and then the space to put it in is just we got gated. Yeah, we have a gated law. Yeah, it's not, it's just like I say, we deliver the foods wherever it's needed. Okay. So that's what basically we're doing right now. I always do. I don't have a really set location, but we have partnered up with them. And they said, like I said, you always do a great job. Oh, thank you. I appreciate that. Thank you. It means a lot to me. Mayor Bratson. Hi, Carmen. Hi. Great job. Great, great job. Keep up the amazing work. The one thing that I really love that you said was, you know, whether we get this money or not, it's not going to make a break us. We're still going to be out there giving and contributing and doing what we do. I'll hold my other dots but great job. Appreciate you. I appreciate all of you too. All right, thank you, Carmen. We're good. That's it. I know. Thank you. So I'll go ahead and I'll put up a public comment here. 149. Terry. OK. OK. Afternoon. I'm here as a resident. So I look at, I'm listening to everybody here, you know, we have this Let's see what these nonprofits and stuff, you know, oh, well, I couldn't come already Bro forget about that. Hey, who's here? Hey, they're gonna benefit from this, you know? Carmen here. I mean, I remember why he's to give truck loads of food away. I Could go to Carmen. Oh, here's five pallets of snapple around. She's great, believe me, man. There's no question about it. You know, there's other great organizations out here. We've got new leaf especially. You go to one of her events, boy, you can't even walk in there. Everybody's there. Appreciate it, right? We've got a curbside. Curbside is a great entity man for us. You know curbside? I don't know man, but these guys just sometimes are some miracles working whenever they do an event. Hopefully you guys all attended, you know, some other events. They're just great, you know, and I don't see anybody else out here. You know, just these three guys really, I mean, there's three entities, man, I think they're just great, man. You know, to say that, oh well, in five months, we'll have a license or permits or six months, we'll have a license and no, no, no, we're gonna do that today. And whatever leftover is left over, you see? And somebody else could come up and say, hey, you know, not only that, if we only had a form that they had to fill out for that, I mean, something that's saying, hey, well, can we see a record? Can we do this? Can we do that? It's gonna be so much easier next time, right? And I just you know, I love what you guys are doing and But we can streamline that a little bit easier with a form just with a form If you can't come up to what we have here on our form. Well, sorry about that You understand so just just comment and Flee it works Thank you. Thank you Terry that you understand so just just comment and clear works. Thank you. That way to you guys get old and you can't get up out of the chair. Mayor Raimous, I just have one question. One of the things that you were talking about with the funding is $33,364.5 for the Belfare Park. Does that include the money that you just received about two months ago for the grant? You had grant on top of this? Oh, so the park should be getting pretty far along. I'm excited about it because that's over by me. So thank you. I just wanted to verify. Then there is more funding than this because you did get the grant money too. Yeah, we're past, we surpassed 1.5 million right now. Oh, yeah. Super. Good for you. Thank you. You're going to have a nice park've got five acres. Anyone on? No, you're on it. All right. You've got to go ahead and close what we're coming here at 152. Um, Councilman Mason. Yeah. So just so we can all be clear, I'm wearing a mat. Um, I don't have a past with a lot of the people that have done things greater than the cities before, right? So like you mentioned two organizations, that's the bar. That's the bar. And if you're not at those two organizations, it's like, should I give you more money or should I put it in the park or should I put it on the streets? That's what we're talking about right now. So that has nothing to do with fillings and has nothing to do with if you're not at the bar I'm wasting money when I could be putting it in the park or I could be putting it on the street. This is our residence money and I can't take a chance on what happened before. Maybe you did great work before but if you don't have your tax ID I have my tax ID. I just don't have a building in the city but one day I'll get a building in the city. Like it's the same concept. You don't have it ready to go. So I'm mad that you leave didn't apply. I'm mad that second-leaf, second-chance in apply. What are you two guys doing? Because you're the ones that are doing this in the city, you're really showing us what the bar is and you didn't apply for us to say thank you. So those are the bars. And that's where I want to set it at. Someone who's coming for the future projects on something that we all have a goal for a second stage of homelessness and what we're going to do. This could be our opportunity. I'll take a bet. I'll take a chance on that second chance that we were looking for. Other than that, it's the bars raise or I'm giving it to our parks in our streets. That's where I'm at. No disrespect to anybody. Come with me with data, come with me professionalism. We raise the bar as a council. I'm raising the bar for anybody who's working with us. Thank you. Councilor North of the Grove. I think there are a lot of great organizations in our city and they're not just, you know, the ones we discussed, but we have, I don't want to little league, right? We have sports organizations, we have all sorts of, there's art organizations. For whatever reason they didn't apply, we are only able to talk about those who applied. And I too, you know, I wish more would apply, but for whatever reason they did not. But I will say this, I think that what happens here today will create a precedent, it will create, it will direct future behavior in actions. I think it's important and we've always said, and I'm just, I hate to bring it up, but it's kind of like the fireworks stand, we go back and forth, we make these rules, and then we bend them, and then we change it. So I think that it's really important for us to say these are our practices. These are the things that we care about. We care about presence. We care about time and attention. We care about serving our residents. I too am very eager to help potential future projects as well, especially those that we don't have. It's one thing we had a bunch of them. It's different when we don't have any of them. I really want to thank, and I don't want to get it wrong, HDOC in Carmen, for being present this entire time. I know you were the last to speak, so you kind of had to butt still. And most organizations, I know that I want to thank Claire Path because typically when they're done speaking, they're dead, they're gone. So I appreciate that you stayed here as long as you did. I would like the council to consider doing it different this year because we've always done it one way and I don't necessarily think that's the right way. I personally, like I said, I'm torn because I do believe A, you have to be here, number one. I also believe that you should be in our city, which then excludes Clear Path, but I really like what you guys are doing. I would encourage you to please come back next year if for any reason you don't get funded this year. And especially in staying communication with the team here, because that means a lot, as you've heard from all of the members of the council. My recommendation would truly be to award really only HDOC. And I don't need, I don't, the amount is whatever we decide, but I think keeping the rest of that money to do projects within our city that are gonna help our city, I think that's good, because it will also send a very clear message to everyone else next year, because this time of year happens, right? It's annual. They're gonna come back and they're going to come back differently. I guarantee we'll see Claire path throughout this next year. I guarantee that Claire path is going to establish a relationship with those members and organizations in the community. And I believe that we'll get to, I mean, you all know Carmen. I'm newer. So maybe that's why, but I believe people are going get to, I mean, you all know Carmen, I'm new or so. Maybe that's why, but I believe people are gonna be, oh, hey, the city is not playing around. They wanna know who we are, they wanna see visuals, they wanna see that this money is going towards helping our residents and it's not the same old, same old. We've said that on many occasions and I'm only speaking of two years, three years of experience. But we got it, there's a point where we just have to really stick to it. And I think that money is typically what makes people either act right or act wrong. And so either holding it back or making it and saying, look, we're gonna send a message. The only person that is eligible, truly that I've heard of here is HDOC. And I want that messaging to be heard, and I want it to be a reality check for all of those other organizations that would like to come to our NRIPLY next year. And so me personally, I think that the only one that should be awarded this year, not because I don't like the other programs I really do. And because I have, I think it's more about setting a precedent. I think it's more about setting some policies and some procedures that we follow. And I honestly think that they are the only ones that should receive any amount. But those are my thoughts. Councilor M. Jeanette. Well, policies were made to be followed. Every year we go through the same thing. We always have to see if we want to make allowance for this, sort for that, or whatever it is. It is time you stop. You either going to make your policies and stick with it. Why bother with a policy? Number one, I agree. There's a wonderful program. You guys come back next year. I won't be here, but I'll show support to. If a person isn't able or can come in and believe in this program enough to be present whether beyond the phone or in person, they have no business applying. They have no business applying. It's not important. If it's important they'd be here or are they be on the phone calling us? Another thing is, as much as I love Melvin and all the people that she works with, policy state, you must be at 501C3. It doesn't fly, they share, because they're not. And they've done everything they can to make that right. I'm sure they have. They're very good people. But in the policy that we made, they need to be a 501c3. Correct? So I would only be for two of these particular people that do wonderful things. And I would go for Carmen things and I would go for Carmen and I'd go for Chan and but other than that I would not vote for the other two. Thank you. Mayor Bolton. Thank you. Great comments, Council. It's really quick for for for clear path. If you guys whether or not you get funding but if you do get funding just keep in mind that other lanto step in first right that we're that we're giving and And that should make a big statement, you know from from from this council So whether you know if if you do get awarded some funding Which I'm in favor of yep, right? I'm in favor of because I think you guys are being very proactive whether or not we have a homeless problem or not It's coming right. I'm telling you it's it's coming. We're just lucky right now that we haven't been hit with it So thank you for being proactive And again, I'll just reiterate if we do award you guys some funding just Just look at how cool this council is we're stepping first right with some money So we don't even know you but we're still giving you some money. In regards to, I agree with all your comments. I am a little torn on the, on the, whether you're in the city or not. Right. I am torn on that because that to me is kind of, it's dangerous. Because now if all the cities start getting on that same path and say, well, if you're not here, then, then you can't get this funding. But if they're to me, to me, is the proof? Are you doing work? Whether you're in Mexico, whether you're in Hawaii, like, are you giving back to our residents? That to me is, is what matters, right? And Chan, yes, you are in Vickerville. I know where your offices are. I've visited you plenty of times. But I know for a fact that they're doing that they're given to our community. Is it as much as New Leaf? Nope. Is it as much as Carmen? Nope. But they are giving, right? I know Hampton's cooking. I know he's serving because if there's leftovers, I'm going and I'm eating them on Sundays, right? So that to me is what should determine whether we give them funding now. I will ask and I'll continue to ask like just do more though like like do more, you know, try and do a little bit more That's that's something that I've been saying all of this you guys are gonna hear me say that word a lot next year More we want more we're demanding more. Yeah, we want more We're gonna ask for more because we've already had enough time of getting less or getting nothing. Right. So it's a time to give more. So I'm in favor of Chan. I'm obviously it's a no-brainer with Carmen. I'm in favor of a clear path as well. And I would recommend and request, I think you might have been alluding to it Council went up to grow, Council went up to grow, is I feel these numbers, they should be like, let's try and give them what they're asking for if we can and if they're doing that work, right? Like the whole 75 for everybody, I don't like that, right? If you got an organization that's breaking their back and they're doing more, then let's give them more. I agree with you 100% just so so I can get on the record before goes to Meron what he thinks you should go funded. I think again Carmen should. Carmen but you were asked to certain couple questions and you need to make sure you heard them like if you have the opportunity that was a big question. I know a question that was a loaded question because there's probably going to be an opportunity so that's where That was a big question. I know a question that was a loaded question because there's probably gonna be an opportunity. So that's where make that happen, right? So that's one. These clear path definitely for me and I'm on the fence with Chan. Okay, so I'll go with what you guys know and more than me, but I Chan, what I need from you guys is to load this place up with seniors next year And Hampton and say we cannot eat without this man right here That's what I need from you sir To get my total backing total funding all the time is I need the seniors Don't worry about for me in that Atlanta. Don't worry about all the clothes. Don't don't expand Focus on my seniors. Focus on taking care of them. Focus with Hampton. Bring them in here as spokespeople for you next year and you will have me forever. Thank you. Yes. Very quick. So whoever gets funded, I would just like to say I don't think it should be equal. I think that HDOC should get a higher amount than everyone else because they're the only organization that doesn't have any issues. They are here, they've been here, they did everything. So I think that they should be awarded more than the other organizations and the other organizations that are both not from our city. If the council decides to award them, I think it's very important that we have that staggering amount. And that is an option and that's something we can consider. And that I just want to make that comment that out of all of the organizations that applied, there was only one that really should be getting it. And so we should also show that by giving them a greater amount. Yeah, I think, look, 2025, so we should also show that by giving them a greater amount. Yeah, I think, look, 2025, once that mic is off, I'm turning that off like y'all irritating me. Go ahead. Yeah. He's thinking about the animals and joining that group. That's the group he thinks about. Anyway, I would like to see that the monies that we do not give to those that do not make it far as the voting go to Carmen's group and to enhance and expound what she's already doing. Like she says, she doesn't need it. She could do it without it and she'll make a way and she always does. But that money that, say it is not given to these other organizations however you all vote, needs to be given to the one that gives the most service to our city. Thank you. That's amazing. I got one last day. Oh, sorry. Oh, sorry. If you guys do get some funding, okay? Don't let us not see you until next year when it's time to get funding again, okay? Don't let us not see you until next year when it's time to get funding again, okay? Come on by, say hi, drop off some flyers, some donuts, coffee, some for us to be manager. He wears a size large on his t-shirts, you know? Appreciate it. He loves pastries. No, so I think we're all, I think the senses were pretty much there. I have two questions before I throw out ideas. On the available funds from previous year, the $77,635. Does it have to go to the Bellflower Park? Or could we rehab and remove those wood chips and put in the cameras and those issues that we have at that park by the high school off of Mojave. You know where the kids go to that park right there in the cut. Daisy Park right where they go and they have the fights and they van the lies and well there's a bunch of wood chips in that one right and I remember that the residents that whole area has been asking us if we can put like the foam right and get those wood chips out of there. Could we use those 77,000s to rehab that park? Kelly, can you answer that question, please to the council? Yes, that is not possible at this time because there was not an application put in. Got it, okay. Okay, thank you. And those applications get vetted per the head regulations for CBBG funds. Not a problem. So then, something we can do next year. So then, if we don't award money, we can reserve them, right? And then can we put in the application, the real, ultimately what I'm trying to do is I wanna rehab that park with the CBBG fund. So just like we put in the application this year for that park for the 250,000, just like we put in the application this year for that park for the 250,000 we would put in an application for the rehab of the 70,000 or whatever. Right we could put in an application. Well this all over is available from prior year funds. Right. So let's just say ACR so let's give an example. You know they were given so much money but they didn't use it all, to say for the prior year. So then that money goes into that fund that was not used. So I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, We'll apply for it. Okay, cool. So then the idea here's my idea Ryan with see oh he was raising his hand to send them Carmen we give her the 21 350 what she's asking I think we'll agree 100% Since we can't pull funds from non-awarding, Leslie, Leslie, and ACRC. I was wanting to do those three to do the rehab at the park. Like award that now, right? Since we can't do that, then those funds just won't be touched. And let's do, I'm down with giving Chan the 7500. But all for those stipulations like we got to see every quarter get up to give progress reports. I'm down to 7500 to 10,000 for Chan. But I think we should award the clear path either 13824 or the 16295. I'm going to I'd like to counter whatever, I'm good with the numbers for Clear Path, I'm good with the numbers for Carmen, we keep saying Carmen like they don't have like a name, right? But I'd like to see Chan get 10K. Okay. So if we did Chan, so then it would be 21354, high desert, so you know, be free to outreach center. All right, Carmen's is easier. Carmen. All right. The 21, 350 for Carmen, right? And then 13, 8, 24 for a clear path. And then 10K for Chan. And then that leftovers, what's in there, would roll for the renovation of the park. Yep. Brian was CDBGS raising his hand. I believe he may want to say something about this. What's up, Brian? Go ahead, Brian. I just want to bring up what doesn't like when we basically not spend prior to your funds, the idea is to spend the money and a timely fashion. I would recommend if you wanna designate that project next year is to target your allocation next year towards that project and fully fund your park at this time. That way that money gets spent and that's not coming after to ask for that money back. So just give away, like this award award the three, the 45,000. I would, I would, I don't know. He's saying do with the numbers you want the balance, throw it on the park is for us. That way it all gives you a way in how government works. He wants you to spend the money they give you. Because the concern that we have is, especially with new administration, they're going to be looking at it. And any unspent funds, why isn't it been spent? So you wanna make sure that's the- The total about with the 7,000? The sevens? Five, one, seven, one. That's the allocation. 45? Five, one, seven, eight. But if we do, okay, so we have 45, so we have 45,174 with this six, right? So if we do, bless you, if we make 21, 350 for Carmen, right? 10 for Chan, and this here, that equals up to the 45. So why would we give Chan more than, or why are we giving, they're than I mean first of all I don't think she should get $10,000 but I think they should get that some maybe five but I'm just trying to figure out why um just when I look at history and numbers so clear path hasn't served anyone here yet, right? So why would we give them more than an organization that you guys are going to bat for that's not in this city that, you know, whatever, you're putting them on the list. So if you're putting them on the list and considering their support in our city, then why would they get less than the new company that's coming here that's not here yet? I just don't know that makes sense. You're right. Would you be in favor of that? Personally, I don't think that chance to get $10,000. I think that what I personally would take the 21-350 and give it to HDOC. Okay, I think we all agree on that on that. All right, cool. And I think that I would give the 7529 to Chan. And I would give Claire Prath if Claire Prath was to receive anything. I would give them $6,000. And then the rest of it would go to the park. But the park isn't an applicant for this year's monies. It is for the bellflower. I'll talk about the, I'll talk about the, I'll talk about the, that would go to the park. But the park isn't an applicant for this year's monies. It is for the bellflower. I'll talk about the, I'll talk about that part. Yeah, we have to spend the money so we're saying throw it on top of ours. Correct. That's why Brian's saying that you want to use that 77- Or if you want to give, if you want to take the entire 45,000 and divide it between these three organizations, I would give them $30,000 and then, you know, and split the other whatever remaining. But I wouldn't give one organization more, I wouldn't give ClearPath more than an organization that you're going to bat for. Right? And then I also, if either give them an even amount or give them more money, then what they, I mean, there's nothing wrong with saying, hey, you get 25,000. You only ask for 21, but you're getting 30 or 25. We can do that too. Can we do it more than what they're asking for? Yes, we can. Brian. You can, you can give more as long as they can justify the that costs are needed for expansion of servers. Yes, this is more. Period. So this is what I'm going to recommend. Then we're going to do I'd like to see Carmen get 25. I'd like to see Chan get 10 because he's doing work in our city. Like there's no there's no if ands about that. That's proof. And then I'm going to give you guys 10, right? I'd like to give them 10 because I think I have faith in them. And I like, I would like for this council to step and show that, right? And then it's even with Chan, they're doing work. Even with them they haven't done nothing but they're going to do something right everybody. I shake their hands. Yeah, absolutely. Got you. And we give the organization that we know is busing their butt more than what they then what they asked for. So then it'd be 25 174 to Carmen. They have even 25. Even 25. One of those just because we have to spend the 25 174. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. 25 what not just because we have to spend the 25 174 oh yeah, yeah, so 25 174 to Carmen 10 to chance 10 to chance and 10 to transition housing. Yeah Motion that yeah Can we roll call so motion motion second roll call please All right Should we're gonna say our name oh Relax Hold my mind in here. We've never had to do that Virginia Counselor Counsel Jeanette Counsel Jeanette Councillor Jeanette Which one are you on? It's for all the parties. I'm the only one that suggests that we vote on each one of the second round. No, we're doing it as one. It has to be as one for the 25-174. It's just the breakdown. We have to award this... Well, that's why we we've already motioned it. So that's what we were asking. That's what we had on the floor. So we were saying those three so you can vote no. You can vote no. I'm going to stay because I think it should be an individual according to each entity that is going we get the money? Would we agree with that? So are you yes for Carmen? Yes. Are you yes for Chan? Yes. Are you yes for transition housing? The transitional housing. Third path. Clear path. Not at this time only because they had a new board. The house established. Just a note on just some of that part of it. No. No, it's an overall. So no. I'm not sure if she's going to be able to do that. Councillor, Councillor, up to growth? Yes. Mayor Potem, Ramos? Absolutely, yes. Mayor Raid. Yes. Motion passes. And everything else that was on there. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. All right. And with that being said, our next regular city council meeting is going to be held. There's no items removed from the consent calendar. Councilor Wajnett wanted to make one more comment. A lot of button. Yeah, you know, we just talked about today and I do love you, you guys out there. I'm for you, okay? We talked about the museum, right? And contributing, well in my purse, I've carried this for years it says I was there high desert casino at Lionel California second anniversary February the 28th 1977 so this will be one of the things that go in to represent on behalf of the city that's all all. All righty. Future agenda items. Councilmember Mason. Councilmember not to grow. No, we are meeting today. Yeah, we are. Yeah, but we're going through the agenda. Again, what time is the meeting? We don't even know. We're doing the agenda items. Why don't we just start it now? She ain't got a bus. She ain't. So I don't have any future agenda items, but I would like to take a quick second to say hi to my brother and my dad who just walked in First time ever come to the council. Welcome to the city council meeting pop Been wanting to meet you and when that being said we'll see you guys tonight at 6 p.m. Motion Favorite What? Why don't we modify the I don't think I'm gonna make it tonight. I think it was worth it. I gave you a minute. I don't think I'm gonna make it tonight. When you give it to me the other day at the house, why don't we just... Sorry that it's my fault. Why did they just do it the same time? I remember I was told I was stepped down. I was ready for it. I know, that's 29 and 6. So how's it going to go? What happens when we come in? Are we set up here?