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SO WE WILL GO INTO RECESS FROM THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING AT 6:27 P.M. AND WE WILL OPEN
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THE SPECIAL MEETING AT 6:28 P.M. CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS A COACHELLA SANITARY DISTRICT, COACHELLA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, COACHELLA FINANCE AUTHORITY, COACHELLA EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS CORPORATION, COACHELLA WATER AUTHORITY, SUCCESSOR AGENCY, THE COACHELLA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE COACHELLA PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION CONVENES THAT SPECIAL MEETING. THE TIME NOW IS 628. CAN YOU PLEASE DO ROLL CALL? YES.COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DELGADO HERE. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ, PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER PRESENT. MAYOR FIGUEROA AND I DO APOLOGIZE. MAYOR PRO TEM PEREZ, THANK YOU.
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AT THIS TIME, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THERE'S A SECOND. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL FIRST BY MR. MARTINEZ. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN REGION COUNCIL.COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DELGADO. YES. MAYOR.
PRO TEM. PEREZ. YES. MAYOR I SO AT THIS TIME, OF COURSE, IT'S THE. WE ARE. ANY COUNCIL
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MEMBERS NEED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THIS ITEM. PLEASE STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD. IF NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM NUMBER ONE, TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF A BUS AND AUTHORIZE A SPENDING RANGE BETWEEN 212,900 AND $6300 AND $500,000. LET ME PLEASE HAVE THE STAFF PRESENTATION. ANDREW. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU.WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH BUSSES OVER THE YEARS. SO TO GO OVER WHAT OUR FLEET IS RIGHT NOW WITH OUR EXISTING FLEET, WE DO HAVE THE 2008 CHEVROLET KODIAK 5500 BUS. IT CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 115,000 MILES. THAT'S OUR 22 PASSENGER BUS THAT HAS THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY ON IT. THIS BUS HAS HAD SOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR FLEET, LOOKING AT IT FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS FLEET STANDPOINT, BECAUSE OF ONGOING MAINTENANCE ISSUES, WE ARE LOOKING TO REPLACE THIS BUS. IN PARTICULAR, ADDITIONAL BUSSES THAT WE'VE GOTTEN IN OUR FLEET INCLUDE. TWO 2016 FORD E-450. WE GOT THOSE FROM SUNLINE. SO AT ALL TIMES WE'VE HAD AT LEAST ONE OPERATIONAL BUS. SO THESE BUSSES HAVE ACTED AS OUR BACKUP BUSSES. IN CASE THE 22 PASSENGER BUS DOES NEED MAINTENANCE. BOTH OF THESE BUSSES DO HAVE 3000 MILES AND THEY'RE BOTH CNG BUSSES. ONE ISSUE WITH THOSE BUSSES IS BECAUSE OF THE ADA SEATS AT THE BACK, THEY ONLY HAVE A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 12 REGULAR PASSENGERS. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A BUS THAT HAS MORE SEATS THAN ONLY 12. IN 2023. WE ALSO GOT A FORD TRANSIT VAN. WE HAD BEEN USING THAT FOR TRANSPORTATION AT SOME POINTS AS WELL, BUT THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE ADA ACCESSIBILITY AND ALSO ONLY IS A TEN PASSENGER VAN, BUT THAT IS STILL IN OUR FLEET AND RECOMMEND KEEPING THAT BECAUSE WE DO USE THAT AS PART OF OUR OVERALL FLEET OPERATIONS. AS FAR AS LOOKING AT REPLACEMENT BUS OPTIONS, THE MAIN BUS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLACE RIGHT NOW IS THE 22 PASSENGER LARGER BUS. I DO WANT TO THANK OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, SELENA JIMENEZ. SHE'S DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH, A LOT OF WORK OVER THE YEARS, OVER THE RECENT COUPLE OF MONTHS, LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE ADDITIONAL PRICES AND HELPING US LOOK AT OPTIONS FOR ACQUIRING THESE BUSSES. THE FIRST BUS WE LOOKED AT WAS A IT'S A LARGE 22 PASSENGER WITH A 22 SEATS, SO IT MATCHES WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. WE GOT A QUOTE FOR A CNG BUS THAT CAME IN AT $310,000 FOR OPTION TWO. WE ALSO FOUND AN ULTRA LOW EMISSION DIESEL BUS. THAT ONE ACTUALLY HAS 24 PASSENGERS WITH THE TWO WHEELCHAIR, TWO ADA SPOTS. SO YOU CAN PARK TWO WHEELCHAIRS ON THE BUS. THAT COMES IN AT ABOUT 212,000. WE GOT BIDS FOR TWO ELECTRIC BUSSES. WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING MOVING FORWARD WITH EITHER THOSE TWO ELECTRIC BUSSES, THOUGH, BECAUSE THE FIRST ONE AT 333 HAS A 20 PASSENGERS, BUT THAT'S ONLY TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE ADA ACCESSIBILITY THAT OBVIOUSLY WOULDN'T SUIT OUR NEEDS. WE DO NEED TO HAVE THAT ADA ACCESSIBILITY. AND WHEN YOU DO PUT THE ADA ACCESSIBILITY IN THERE, IT REDUCES IT ONLY 12 PASSENGERS. SO THOSE ARE THE SAME SIZE BUS AS THE SMALLER ONES THAT WE GOT FROM SUNLINE. SO WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING MOVING FORWARD WITH THOSE ELECTRIC BUSSES AT THIS TIME. WE ALSO HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON A HYDROGEN BUS, BUT THEY DON'T REALLY MAKE HYDROGEN BUSSES IN THAT SMALLER SIZE. THE ONLY HYDROGEN BUSSES WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY HAVE BEEN THE VERY LARGE 60 PASSENGER FLEET STYLE BUSSES, AND THOSE ARE WELL ABOVE THE PRICE RANGE THAT WE'D BE LOOKING TO SPEND. SO WE DO NOT RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH HYDROGEN BUS. THERE'S ALSO NOWHERE TO FILL A HYDROGEN BUS LOCALLY. SO AS FAR
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AS THE BUS THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING, THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE SENIORS ON THE BUS THAT I SHOWED YOU EARLIER. SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THE OPTION TWO, WHICH IS THE ULTRA LOW EMISSION DIESEL THAT HAS A 24 PASSENGERS AND TWO WHEELCHAIR SPOTS IN IT AS WELL. AND THAT BUS COMES IN AT ABOUT 212 000. I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THAT IS AN ESTIMATE. SO WE'LL SEE WHAT THE TOTAL RANGE IS ONCE IT'S FULLY DELIVERED AND EQUIPPED. ANOTHER THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IS BECAUSE WE ARE BUYING A BRAND NEW BUS, IT HAS TO BE EQUIPPED. SO WE NEED TO HAVE THAT EXPECTATION THAT IT TAKES 4 TO 6 MONTHS.ONCE WE MAKE THE PURCHASE FOR THE BUS TO BE DELIVERED. IT'S JUST ANOTHER PICTURE, THE SAME BUS KIND OF LOOKING AT IT FROM THE SAME ANGLE SO WE CAN CHOOSE WHAT COLOR WE GET IT. I ASSUME WE'LL GO WITH WHITE. THAT'S WHAT ALL OF OUR FLEET IS, AND LOOKING AT HOW THE LAYOUT IS ON THE INSIDE, YOU CAN SEE IT HAS THE 24 SEATS. IT HAS THE ADA ACCESSIBLE RAMP OFF THE BACK SIDE, AND THEN THE SPOT FOR THE TWO WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE SPOTS IN THE BACK. AND IF THE WHEELCHAIRS AREN'T THERE, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL FOLD DOWN SEATS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET ADDITIONAL SEATING CAPACITY ON THAT BUS AS WELL. SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF BUS OPTION NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS THE ULTRA LOW EMISSION DIESEL BUS WITH THE CAPACITY OF 24 PASSENGERS AND THE TWO ADA WHEELCHAIR RAMPS. AS FAR AS THE FISCAL IMPACT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN AUTHORIZATION TO SPEND UP TO $250,000 FOR THE PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF THE OPTION TWO RECOMMENDED BUS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AND AS SOON AS YOU SAID IT'S 14 MONTHS OR DID I UNDERSTAND WRONG? NO, I SAID I SAID 4 TO 6 MONTHS. 4 TO 6 MONTHS. OKAY. YES. SO AS SOON AS WE PURCHASED, I WAS LIKE 14 MONTHS. NO. YEAH, YEAH. AND WE WILL OBVIOUSLY SEEK TO GET THAT DELIVERED AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
BUT THAT IS RELIANT ON THE COMPANY THAT DELIVERS IT TO FULLY EQUIP IT. AND ONCE IT GETS HERE, HAVING TO GET IT REGISTERED AND, AND GET IT ON THE ROAD, OKAY. IS THERE, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR. OKAY, WE'LL START WITH THAT. JESUS, GONZALEZ. GET A TIME RIGHT THERE. YEAH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT WE APPRECIATE THAT SENIORS ARE FINALLY GOING TO GET A BUS. BUT LET'S NOT PRETEND THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF GOOD LEADERSHIP. FOR OVER A YEAR, THIS INITIATIVE FACED SUSTAINED OPPOSITION FROM DENISE DELGADO. INSTEAD OF SUPPORT, HOLDING A SPECIAL MEETING ONLY PROVES YOU HAD THE AUTHORITY TO DO THIS ALL ALONG. OUR SENIORS SHOWED UP HERE MORE THAN TEN TIMES BEFORE THE COUNCIL FINALLY ACTED, AND THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THE COMMUNITY HAS DONE TO GET THIS DONE WITHOUT COMMUNITY COMING MULTIPLE TIMES, TALKING TO YOU GUYS, HELPING YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS. THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN POSSIBLE.
WHILE THIS DRAGGED ON, OUR SENIORS PAID THE PRICE. THERE WERE AT LEAST TEN OCCASIONS WHERE BUSSES BROKE DOWN OR SERVICE FAILED IN 100 DEGREE HEAT WITHOUT AC WAS ONE OF THE ISSUES. YOU KNOW, THE AC BREAKDOWN WAS A BIG ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THAT IS JUST EXTREMELY UNACCEPTABLE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. I KNOW THE SENIORS HAVE BEEN AT THIS FOR LIKE 3 OR 4 YEARS. SO IT'S UNACCEPTABLE THAT IT'S TAKEN 3 OR 4 YEARS TO GET THIS DONE. A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, INSTEAD OF BUYING A PERMANENT BUS, DENISE WENT TO SUNLINE AND GOT TWO BROKEN DOWN BUSSES THAT HAD OVER 300,000 MILES. AND SHE PRESENTED THIS AS A SOLUTION, WHICH IS JUST NOT A SOLUTION. AS WE'VE SEEN, IT'S FAILED MISERABLY. THAT WAS IN LEADERSHIP. IT WAS A BAND AID, AND OUR SENIORS PAID THE PRICE FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF. WE APPRECIATE THIS BUS, BUT LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DONE A LONG TIME AGO. NOW, WITH AN ELECTION APPROACHING, SUDDENLY THERE'S A THERE'S A SOLUTION. IF THIS COULD BE APPROVED TODAY, WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN APPROVED A YEAR AGO? LIKE YOU GUYS SAID, IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOUR MONTHS FOR THIS BUS TO COME IN. IF YOU GUYS WOULD HAVE DONE THIS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WHEN THE SENIORS FIRST CAME, WE WOULD HAVE HAD A BUS A YEAR AGO AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS ACCIDENTS. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SENIORS LEFT IN 100 DEGREES WITHOUT AC. SO WHY DID OUR SENIORS HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NOW? GETTING TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE EASIEST DECISIONS THIS COUNCIL HAS EVER MADE. INSTEAD, IT BECAME A POLITICAL BATTLE BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THE ONES WORKING ON THE ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOME PERSONAL VENDETTAS HERE, BUT OUR SENIORS DESERVE ACTION, NOT DELAYS. THEY DESERVE LEADERSHIP THAT PUT THEM FIRST FROM THE BEGINNING. WE APPRECIATE THE BUS, BUT WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THIS DIFFICULT JUST TO DO THE RIGHT THING? PUBLIC SERVICE MEANS SERVING PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED HELP, NOT WHEN IT'S POLITICALLY, POLITICALLY CONVENIENT. AND I HOPE THIS COUNCIL STARTS PUTTING SENIORS FIRST BECAUSE THEY DESERVE NOTHING LESS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
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NEXT WE HAVE VICENTE ZAMORA. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M VICENTE ZAMORA. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND CALLING A SPECIAL MEETING. IT MEANS A LOT TO THE SENIORS AND TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY DESERVE THIS BUS. THEY'VE BEEN IN 100 PLUS DEGREE WEATHER WITH NO AC MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THEIR BUSSES HAVE FAILED MISERABLY. AND LIKE JESUS SAID, PUTTING TWO BUSSES THAT HAD OVER 300 000 MILES WAS NOT A SOLUTION. IT WAS A BAND-AID AND IT FAILED.AND I'M GLAD THAT THIS IS FINALLY BEING BROUGHT INTO DISCUSSION WHERE WE SEE OPTIONS TO GET NEW BUSSES THAT WILL SERVE THE SENIORS FOR DECADES. BUT NOW I WANT TO BRING UP SOMETHING ELSE THAT THE SENIORS COULD HAVE ACCESS TO, BECAUSE ON RECORD, DENISE WENT ON THE NEWS AND SAID THAT THE SENIORS HAD FREE LUNCHES, WHICH IS FALSE. LUNCH PRICES HAVE ACTUALLY INCREASED ABOUT 300% IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. SHE THEN WENT ON TO SAY THAT WE HAVE FREE PROGRAMS FOR THE SENIORS, BUT THEY ALSO CUT. THEY ALSO CUT THE CERAMICS INSTRUCTOR. AND ACTUALLY, I BROUGHT THIS EXAMPLE BECAUSE MY GRANDMOTHER, SHE USED TO GO TO THE CERAMICS CLASS AND SHE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE THERE. AND SHE WOULD ALWAYS GIVE US SOME OF THE CERAMICS THINGS THAT SHE WOULD BUILD. AND THERE'S MANY OPTIONS HERE THAT THESE SENIORS DESERVE ACCESS TO, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY DESERVE AND THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED. AND THEN ANOTHER THING, TOO, IS THAT THERE'S NO MORE CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CLASS FOR THE SENIORS. WE NEED TO BRING THAT BACK. THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT INTO DISCUSSION. AND ALSO THE ENGLISH CLASSES. THERE'S NO MORE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE DOING ALL THESE CUTS OF SENIORS, WHY WE'RE MAKING THEM LIKE FIGHT FOR THIS BUS. SO, SO THE WAY THAT YOU'RE MAKING THEM FIGHT FOR IT IS IT'S NOT RIGHT. IT'S NOT FAIR FOR THE SENIORS. BUT I DID WANT TO SAY THAT. AND PLEASE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO ON THE NEWS AND TALK ABOUT THE SENIORS, ABOUT YOU FIGHTING FOR THEM, DO NOT LIE ABOUT THE FREE INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS THAT YOU'RE OFFERING THEM. DO NOT LIE ABOUT THE FREE LUNCHES THAT WE HAVE. AND YOU ALSO SAID THAT THE CITY OF COACHELLA WAS THE ONLY ONE TO DO THAT. THAT'S FALSE. OTHER CITIES IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY ALSO DO THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP, GUYS. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE SENIORS IN THE AUDIENCE. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I. SEE SU NOMBRE, POR FAVOR. SEE RIGHT THERE. IF YOU CAN JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, AND I HAVE SOME PUBLIC SPEAKER FORMS HERE. HI, MY NAME IS ALICIA BAILEY AND I HERE LIVE IN COACHELLA FOR MANY YEARS I, I WAS LAID OFF LAST YEAR AND I JOINED THE SENIOR CENTER. I WAS CALLED BACK, THE DISTRICT CUT ME. I WAS I STILL AM I A LIBRARIAN, BUT I JOINED THEM BECAUSE I WAS DEPRESSED. AND THEY GAVE ME THE HOPES. AND WHEN I HEARD, I WENT BACK TO WORK, CAME BACK ON VACATION. SO IT'S NOT VACATIONS. THEY CUT OUT FOR ONE MONTH. THEY GAVE ME COURAGE. I GO IN THERE AND THEY DON'T KNOW ME NOW. THEY I JUST WENT FOR ONE MONTH. I WENT LAST YEAR AND THEN CAME BACK AND THEY KNEW ME. THEY GIVE ME A LOT OF ENERGY, A LOT OF ENERGY.
SO SENIOR CENTER IS AN AWESOME PLACE. NO MATTER NO MATTER WHAT IT IS, THEY ENJOY IT, I SEE IT, I KEEP TELLING THEM, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T CARE, I JUST LOOK AT THEM AND I ENJOY IT. PLEASE SUPPORT THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. YOUR JOB IS VERY DIFFICULT, I GET IT. I GO TO THE BOARD AND I SAY MY PIECE AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME OUT LAST YEAR AND PLEASE SUPPORT THE SENIOR CENTERS. I APPRECIATE IT AND THANK YOU. GOING FORWARD, LET'S GET THE BUS FOR THEM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JAMES RODRIGUEZ. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I HAVE A BIT OF A PERSPECTIVE ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE TONIGHT. I NORMALLY WOULDN'T HAVE SAID ANYTHING, BUT TO PREFACE IT, I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THE SENIOR CENTER. I VERY MUCH SUPPORT. MARIA IS A GREAT ORGANIZER. SHE HAS BEEN DOING THAT CENTER. YOU GUYS HAVE, YOU KNOW, GIVEN COMMENDATIONS TO PEOPLE FOR MULTIPLE DECADES OF SERVICE. THAT'S ONE. SO THE SENIOR CENTER, YES, NEEDS ITS SUPPORT.
IT NEEDS ITS HELP. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE PROCESS THAT THE COMMUNITY DID NOT HEAR, I WAS PRESENT FOR AT THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS, BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING HAPPENS RIGHT NOW.
AND RIGHT HERE WHEN WE'RE ALL TALKING, A LOT OF IT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE MEETING WHEN THE
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COUNCIL MEMBERS TALK, WHEN THE STAFF GETS TO GIVE A COMMENT ON IT, WHEN THEY PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING. AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO ALLEGIANCES TO ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND IN FACT, I HAVE BEEN ON RECORD CRITICIZING A LOT OF THE ACTIONS IN THE PAST YEARS. SO THIS IS NOT TO SUPPORT ANYBODY. IT'S TO BRING BACK THE NEUTRALITY, STOP FIGHTING WITH EACH OTHER. WE ARE A COMMUNITY SUPPORT WHO YOU CAN SUPPORT. STOP FIGHTING IF YOU DON'T STAY FOR THE ENTIRE MEETING AND YOU DON'T HAVE ALL OF THE FACTS, YOU CANNOT SAY THAT SOMETHING DID NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS, IT HAS BEEN A CONSTANT BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THAT COUNCIL AND THE STAFF. WHERE IS THE BUS? WHAT IS THE ESTIMATE? WHEN CAN WE DO IT? CAN WE DO IT WITH THE GRANT? WE CAN'T DO IT WITH THE GRANT. LET'S DO IT ANYWAY. LET'S JUST BUY IT. THIS IS THE SPECIAL MEETING FROM ALL OF THAT. SO IF YOU WANT TO KEEP GETTING SUPPORT, KEEP STAYING TILL THE END OF THE MEETINGS. KEEP READING EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA AND SUPPORT THOSE INITIATIVES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.BUENAS TARDES A TODOS USTEDES MI NOMBRE ES MARIA HERNANDEZ. ESTAMOS TODAVIA CON LO MISMO VERDAD. UN POCO OTRA VEZ ESCUCHAMOS NOTICIAS DE QUÉ SE NOS DE GRATIS. NO ES GRATIS NOS CUESTA TRES DOLARES. NO QUEREMOS Q LLEGUEN ALGUNOS SENIORS Y ESTE LLEGUEN CONFUNDIDO DE LES COBRA DOLARES Y DECIR NO MIRAMOS LAS NOTICIAS. QUÉ ES GRATIS? NO, NO ES GRATIS NOS CUESTA TRES DOLARES. YA TENEMOS COMO DOS ANOS PAGANDO TRES DOLARES. ESTE TAMBIÉN A EL VEZ TAMBIÉN EN LAS PLATICAS O COMENTARIOS. QUÉ SE ME OLVIDO NO NO MAS ES PARA LLEVAR LOS NINOS A SUS CASAS. LOS ANOS PARA NUESTRO GRUPO DE GOLDEN GIRLS CLUB. Q TENEMOS UNA VEZ MAS. VAMOS A COMER TAMBIÉN SE USA CUANDO UN MIEMBRO DE NOSOTROS SE ENFERMA Y A HOSPITAL O UN CENTRO DE CUIDADO. NOS CONTAMOS UN GRUPO Y VAMOS VAMOS CUANDO UNO DE NUESTRO SENOR SE NOS VAMOS SE NOS MUERE NOS LLEVA A LA IGLESIA, LA MISA, LOS SERVICIOS DE LA IGLESIA AL PANTEON DE PERO LA IGLESIA SI A LAS COMPRAS QUÉ HACE NUESTRA COORDINADORA O MANDELL ALBERT O TAMBIÉN CUANDO USTED NOS INVITAN A SUS EVENTOS. TAMBIÉN DE VERDAD PARA TODO ESTO NO ES LLEVAR Y TRAER A LOS NINOS DE EDAD Y ESTE PUES NOSTRO CHOFER VERDAD TAMBIÉN SE DIJO Q TRABAJO OCHO HORAS, PERO APARTE DE SER CHAUFFEUR LIMPIA LIMPIA EL NINOS ESTE. ÉL ES COMO ESTAMOS LOS MEXICANOS CON UNA LUZ PINTO. UNA PONE UNA TABLA UNA SILLA. ENTONCES ES TODO LO CUAL ES PARA NOSOTROS EN SU TRABAJO. Q USTEDES TIENEN PARA NOSOTROS. VERDAD ESTE HOY TENEMOS VERDAD PARA VER SI HOY. QUEREMOS CON SU VOTOS DIJO EN LA MANANA Q L VAS YA ESTA LISTO PARA COMPRAR LO ENTENDI UN POCO LA PRESENTACION. ESTE SINHA QPQRSQ YA SE COMPRAR PERO A LA PERSONA Q ME INFORMA A LA MANANA ME QUEDE PENSANDO DURANTE EL DIA, DIJO O YA TIENEN EL VAS LES TRAIGO BUENAS NUEVAS DICE. PERO AL FINAL ME COMENTA SI ME RECUERDO ME DIJO ESTE. LOS CINCO VOTOS ESTA TARDE. ENTONCES YO YA MAS TARDE O ENTONCES NO ESTAS SEGURO VAS ESCUCHAR ESCUCHA. QUÉ ES SI LO APRUEBA A SER CUATRO A SEIS MESES. VERDAD ESTAMOS PENSANDO.
QUÉ SON LOS CUATRO MESES DE MUCHO CALOR SON LOS CUATRO MESES Q CASINOS FALTAN PORQUE EN SI EL CALOR APENAS EMPIEZA MUERTE POR DECIR ESTE MES DE JULIO. ENTONCES ESTAMOS HABLANDO DE SEPTIEMBRE OCTUBRE. VAMOS A TENER BASTANTE CALOR VERDAD Y YA LES DE DICHO LOS MAS LO USAN SON NUESTROS MAS VULNERABLES DE MAS EDAD. VERDAD Y QUÉ ESTA TARDE? TENGAMOS LA SUERTE DE SUS VOTOS. VERDAD Y PUES QUÉ SE COMPRA Y PUES SI PUDIERA MAS PRONTO. PUES VAMOS MUCHO MUCHAS GRACIAS. GRACIAS GRACIAS. ANY OTHER SPEAKER? COMENTARIO. IS THERE ANOTHER SINGER THAT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A PUBLIC COMMENT? GO AHEAD. NO PUEDO ARCHYTAS, POR FAVOR.
BUENAS TARDES. MI NOMBRE ES MAGDALENA GARCIA Y SOBRE LO MISMO SOBRE LOS SENIORS PARA
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NOSOTROS ES ALGO MUY INDISPENSABLE. MAS ESPOSO EL ESTA STROKE. ENTONCES EL BATALLA MUCHO PARA BAJAR. ENTONCES ES IMPORTANTE NO MAS CON LA PROMESA. GRACIAS.GRACIAS. I ALGUIEN MAS MAS. OKAY GABRIEL. MI NOMBRE ES GABRIEL HERNANDEZ, MIEMBRO DE THE SENIOR CENTER DE COACHELLA. NOSOTROS CONOCEN TODOS CONOCEMOS A TODOS HEMOS ESTADO TRABAJANDO CON TODOS PARA PARA ESTE ES UNA NECESIDAD. NO SOMOS SOMOS LA VOZ DE NUESTRO SENIORS MAS VULNERABLES Y MAS NECESITAN DE ESA TRANSPORTATION. COMO MI ESPOSA ES DE LA TRANSPORTATION NO NO MAS ES LEVANTAR LOS EN LA MANANA Y LOS E EN LA TARDE. VAMOS A LA BUENA DE LA TARDE A LA CASA NO SE USA PARA OTRAS FUNCIONES CUANDO NOS INVITAN A CUALQUIER FUNCION POR EL GRUPO DE LAS CHICAS DORADAS. ENTONCES, ESTO NO ES NO ES NO MAS PA TRANSPORTATION PA LLEVARLO DE LA CASA. AHI ES PARA USO POR ESO NO QUEREMOS Q SI UNA DIVISION Y TODO YQQQ VOZ DE LOS APARTAMENTOS NO NOSOTROS SIEMPRE HEMOS PREGUNTADO E QUEREMOS Q TRAJERON ESE WAS UN BASQUE TIENE VEINTE ANOS CON NOSOTROS. EL SERVICIO SIEMPRE SE USADO ANTES TENIAMOS UN CHAUFFEUR ERA CHAUFFEUR NO MAS SE LE SEIS HORAS PARA LLEVAR A LA CASA. ES TODO LO Q HACIA EL ENTONCES AHORA TENEMOS UN CHAUFFEUR DE TIEMPO COMPLETO NO ES CHAUFFEUR DE TIEMPO COMPLETO ES CUANDO SE OCUPA LLEVAR Y ES ESO. PERO EL MANTENIMIENTO EMPIEZA EL MANDATARIO. ÉL ES TODO EN EL SITIO. ENTONCES NO ES DE TIEMPO COMPLETO NO ES CHAUFFEUR. ENTONCES POR ESO NO QUEREMOS Q Q CON EL DIA. UN CHAUFFEUR DE TODO EL TIEMPO. ENTONCES NOS IBAN A QUITAR TODO EL MANTENIMIENTO Y TODO EN EL SENIOR CENTER. ENTONCES POR ESO NOSOTROS YA TENEMOS LA INFRAESTRUCTURA Y TODO PARA PARA CORRER. ESE VAS Y TODO Y NO MAS ES LO Q NECESITAMOS REEMPLAZAR LO Q YA IDO HACE MAS DE UN ANO. ENTONCES NUESTROS MAS VULNERABLES MAS MAS GRANDES MIEMBROS A DE NOVENTA ANOS Y COMO LA COMPANERA DE UN GUSTO Q LLEGAN AHI Y SE CARGAN DE ENERGIA. PORQUE UNO Q A GENTE MAS GRANDE Q, UNO TODAVIA VIENE ALEGRE CONTENTOS Y QUIEREN ESTAR AHI Y NO QUIEREN ESTAR DE PRIMING DOSE NI NADA EN LA CASA. SI NO QUIEREN TENER EL SERVICIO.
QUÉ HAN TENIDO POR VEINTE ANOS ATRAS Q SE REESTABLISH Y Q ESE AGRADECERLES COMO ESTAN HACIENDO CON NOSOTROS? Y QUÉ SE HAYA UN POCO A FAVOR? GRACIAS, GRACIAS. CLARO Q C. I EN ESPANOL EN ESPANOL. ESTA BIEN BUENO. MI NOMBRE ES JOSEPHINA GUERRERO, SOY UN MIEMBRO DEL SENIOR CENTER DE COACHELLA Y VERDADERAMENTE SI TENEMOS NECESIDAD LA VERDAD NO ESTAMOS MINTIENDO LES TENEMOS LA NECESIDAD. PORQUE CUANDO UNA COSA LA FALTA OTRA DIGO YO BUENO EL CARRO. QUÉ ES DE. NOSOTROS. YA MUCHOS ANOS. ENTONCES SI TENEMOS Y.
AGRADECIDOS MIS COMPANERAS. YO SI NOS HAGAN HACER PROMESAS PORQUE YA DE PROMESAS Y LOS INVITO A TODOS USTEDES VISITAN EL SENOR FIGUEROA VISITADO PORQUE AHI LO MIRADO. PERO
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TANTA NECESIDAD QUÉ HAY EN UN CENTRO DE ESOS. ENTONCES COMO NO SOMOS NINOS CHIQUITOS BUENO.PERO SI TENEMOS LA NECESIDADES DE CASA COMO EN TODO HOGAR. YO CUANDO LLEGA AHI AL SENIOR CENTER NO LA. A ME YA KNOW ME DUELE NADA ME HACE IN DIALYSIS NO ME DUELE NADA ME ACUERDO SI LA COPII POR ESO ENTONCES SI SE LO VAMOS AGRADECER MUCHO Q NOS HAGAN Q HAGAN PORQUE ESTO NO AL CONTRARIO DE APOYO Y NOSOTROS ESTAMOS APOYO. MUCHAS GRACIAS. MUCHAS GRACIAS. GRACIAS GRACIAS.
OKAY. I. OKAY. BUENAS NOCHES. A TODOS MI NOMBRE RAMONA NEGRETE Y PUES SOLAMENTE PARA SEGUIR RECORDANDO DE NUESTRA PANTALLA DE SIEMPRE EN UN ENTONCES ESPERAMOS QUÉ ESTA VEZ. SI SI SI FUERA POSIBLE NO NO TENGAMOS Q ESPERAR CUATRO VECES MUCHO MENOS SEIS MESES. USTEDES PUEDEN VER QUÉ NECESIDAD Y COMO RETIRAR? CUENTA TODA LA NECESIDAD EN EL SENOR LAS NECESIDADES DE LAS PERSONAS MAS VULNERABLES. ESTAMOS AHI ESPERAMOS ESTA BUENO. GRACIAS.
GRACIAS GRACIAS GRACIAS. BUENAS. BUENOS TARDES A TODOS. YO VENGO. ESTOY DE ACUERDO CON TODO LO HAN DICHO AQUI. MIS COMPANEROS. TENGO SIETE ANOS PARTICIPANDO AHI Y QUISIERA ALGUN DIA.
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CACHITO. BUENO. BUENAS TARDES A TODOS ESPERO COMODOS PORQUE LO VOY A DECIR GUSTAR PORQUE SIEMPRE HAY UN PERRO TODO LO HAN DICHO A MIS COMPANERAS LES HAN DICHO DE UNA MANERA. LES HAN DICHO DE FAVOR DICHO. THANK YOU. ESO SIEMPRE LO HEMOS HECHO ALGUNAS PERSONAS TAL VEZ SE DECIMOS COSAS POR LOS OFTEN, PERO TENEMOS QUÉ AGUANTAR ASI COMO NOSOTROS AGUANTAR EL CALOR ESTAN DICIENDO DEL BOSQUE SE HIZO MUY BONITA. LA FOTOGRAFIA ENSENA CORRECTO. PERO PERSONAS NO NO DIGO NOMBRES PORQUE A LO MEJOR LUEGO DICEN NO PUES YA NO EN EL VAS PERO HAN PEDIDO PERSONAS Q DICEN COMO ESTA EL VALLE DEL AIRE ACONDICIONADO EN LA MANANA. NO CREO EN LA TARDE POR LO MENOS QUIERE DECIR Q VAS NO ESTA COMPLETO NO ESTA BIEN ERA CONDICIONADO ESTA BIEN. Q ES COMO UNA PERSONA. BIEN LA LA LA LA. PERO NO ES CIERTO YO LA VERDAD A VECES PIENSO Q NO SÉ COMUNICARSE CON USTEDES O Q MI DIFERENTE. PERO SI HABLO NO ESTOY ENOJADO NO PERDON. PERO ES CIERTO YO LO ES QUÉ NOS HAGAN CASO EN CUENTA. QUÉ PONGAN AQUI PUNTO Y RAYA Y HASTA EL VAS. USTEDES TIENEN LA MANERA DIGAMOS VAN A PEDIR ALGUIEN DINERO PRESTADO PARA COMPRAR. PERO USTEDES TIENEN USTEDES TIENEN LA MANERA Q LES CUESTA YO MIRO A TODOS LOS DE LA CIUDAD CON PURAS TROCAS NUEVAS COMO LE HACEN NO LOS MIRO CON NADIE EN TODO TODO TODO HACE UN HOYO Y ESTAN CUATRO CINCO Y CUATRO CINCO. YO LAS MIRO Y ENTONCES NOSOTROS TAMBIÉN MANEJAMOS, PERO BUENO COMODOS YO SÉ AGRADECEMOS PORQUE CUANDO VAYAN LES EN EL PLATO MAS COMIDA. OKAY. MUCHAS GRACIAS Y DISCULPEN. PERO LA VERAS HAGAN NO CASO DE UNA MANERA O DE OTRA USTEDES PUEDEN HACERLO. YO LO SÉ ASI ES KAY HAGAN LO POR FAVOR. OKAY.MUCHAS GRACIAS. GRACIAS. I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER. BUENAS TARDES. MI NOMBRE ES GLORIA BARRAGAN. AQUI EN LA CIUDAD DE COACHELLA Y ME DA MUCHO GUSTO. ESCUCHA NO ESPERABA ESTA NOTICIA ME ME SENTI MUY MUY AUGUSTO Y PUES NADA MAS LAS GRACIAS POR SI SE NOS HACE TENER ESTE NUEVO IMAGINENSE CITY DE COACHELLA CON EL NOMBRE EL NUEVO NUEVA QUITO HASTA ORGULLO VARDAR SE ATRAVIESA EL CAMION Y COACHELLA, SINO CENTER IMAGINENSE LAS PERSONAS Q VAN EN ÉL NO AHORITA POBRECITO ANDAN EN UNA CARCACHA POR USTEDES NOS GUSTARIA DAR UNA CARCACHA CRUZANDO AQUI LAS CALLES DE COACHELLA ME NO A MI ME GUSTA UN CARRO NUEVO Q AND Q ESTÉ BEEN A ME NO ME GUSTA CHAKACHAS Y TAMPOCO NOSOTROS. SO GRACIAS A PORQUE PARA Q SE NOS ESTA HACIENDO Y LA Y SI PARA AHORITA EL VERANO. NO LO QUEREMOS PARA NAVIDAD. GRACIAS.
ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? IS THERE ANY SPEAKERS ONLINE JASON. YES. WE HAVE ONE HAND RAISED. OKAY, OKAY. PROMOTING. CARLA.
GOOD EVENING. BUENOS DIAS A TODOS. MY NAME IS CARLA FLORES. WHAT I WANTED TO MENTION. WELL, FIRST OFF, I'M JUST GOING TO GO REAL QUICK. THANK YOU. JAMES, I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT ONCE MORE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY FOR THE FULL MEETING. THAT WAY YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE'S TALKS AMONG SOME, LIKE SOME OF THE SENIORS THAT STAY BEHIND, OR EVEN SOME OF THE OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SPEAK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, MAKE SUGGESTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS COME DOWN AND SPEAK TO YOU DIRECTLY AND ASK YOU
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QUESTIONS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. SO WITH THAT SAID, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR MAKING THIS DECISION, AND I'M SO GLAD THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. ANOTHER THING I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS, THOUGH, LIKE EVERYBODY HAS MENTIONED, IT'S GOING TO TAKE FROM 4 TO 6 MONTHS. SO I WANT TO PUT THAT QUESTION OUT THERE. WHAT IS GOING TO BE PUT IN PLACE? I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO LIKE POSSIBLY RENT A BUS OR MAYBE RENT AN EXTRA VAN TO ACCOMMODATE MORE PEOPLE SINCE THERE IS A VAN ALREADY, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THROUGH THIS TRANSITION, THEY HAVE SOMETHING BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE HOTTEST MONTHS. AND HONESTLY, REALLY, THE SUMMER DOESN'T END UNTIL LIKE NOVEMBER AND IT'S A LONG TIME FROM NOW. SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT OUT TO EVERYBODY. LET'S THINK TOGETHER ABOUT POSSIBILITIES. LIKE I SAID, THERE'S POSSIBLY RENTING A BUS. I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE SOMEBODY HERE IN THE COUNCIL HAS A GOOD CONNECTION WITH SUNLINE. POSSIBLY THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THAT. I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE QUITE A FEW BUSSES AROUND AND SOMETIMES THEY ROTATE THEM OR THINGS LIKE THAT, SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE, JUST SOME POSSIBILITIES AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING IN BETWEEN THAT GAP THAT THEY WAIT FOR THE NEW BUS.THANK YOU TO THE SENIORS. THEY HAVE EDUCATED ME SO MUCH THROUGHOUT THESE PAST MONTHS. I WAS NOT AWARE OF EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS, MAINLY BECAUSE LIKE IT SAID, YOU KNOW, THE SENIORS ARE ALWAYS LEFT BEHIND. GIVEN MY BACKGROUND, I DO FOCUS A LOT ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, BUT NOW I ALSO KNOW THAT THE SENIORS ALSO NEED SOME SUPPORT FROM EVERYBODY ELSE. SO IF THE SENIORS KEEP COMING TO THE MEETINGS AND KEEP LETTING US KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I'M ALSO GOING TO TAKE THAT OFFER, AN OPPORTUNITY OF VISITING THE SENIOR CENTER TO LEARN MORE. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, THE SENIORS, FOR SPEAKING UP AND EVERYBODY THAT SUPPORTING THEM. I JUST WANT TO SEE IF YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE SOME ANSWERS. MAYBE NOT TODAY, BUT FOR THE NEXT MEETING TO LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN BETWEEN.
THANK YOU. COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL ON THE DAIS. I'LL START TO MY RIGHT. MAYOR, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CONCLUDING COMMENTS FROM STAFF.
YES, THAT'S. YEAH. MR. ANDREW AND CITY MANAGER. MAYBE YOU CAN ASK ANDREW IF YOU COULD GIVE US A UPDATE ON THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF OUR BUSSES. ARE THERE ANYTHING, ANY THAT ARE OUT OF ORDER? AND ALSO I UNDERSTAND THAT THE BUSSES THAT WE HAD GOTTEN FROM SUNLIGHT, THEY WERE BACKUP BUSSES. THEY WERE INTENDED IN CASE THE OTHER BUSSES BROKE DOWN, THAT THEY COULD BE USED. YES. CORRECT. YES. THANK YOU. SO ALL THREE BUSSES ARE CURRENTLY FULLY OPERATIONAL. WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THE LEAF SPRINGS ON THE LARGE BUS. SO THAT REPAIR HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AND WE'VE COMPLETELY REPLACED THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON THE EXISTING BUS AS WELL. SO IT IS FULLY OPERATIONAL WITH BRAND NEW AIR CONDITIONING. BOTH OF THE SMALL BACKUP BUSSES ARE ALSO FULLY OPERATIONAL WITH WORKING AIR CONDITIONING AT THIS TIME TOO. RELATIVE TO THE BACKUP BUSSES. YEAH. SOME DISAGREEMENT WITH COMMENTS MADE I NOTHING BUT GRATITUDE THAT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THOSE BUSSES AS EMERGENCY BACKUP BUSSES. SO WE DO HAVE THE LARGE BUS, BUT HAVING THOSE TWO BUSSES THAT ALLOWED STAFF TO RESEARCH GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ADDRESSING OUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY TO, TO SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER FINANCING OPTIONS FOR OF US. SO HAVING ALL THREE OF THOSE BUSSES AND HAVING THOSE TWO SMALL BUSSES AS BACKUPS HAS BEEN VALUABLE TO THE CITY. WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION, WE ARE RECOMMENDING JUST REPLACING THE ONE BUS FROM 2008 WITH A NEWER BUS. ANY BUS, EVEN IF IT'S BRAND NEW, IT WILL HAVE MAINTENANCE ISSUES, FLAT TIRES HAPPEN, AIR CONDITIONING BREAKS. SO WE WILL STILL BE KEEPING THOSE TWO BUSSES AS EMERGENCY BACKUP BUSSES, BECAUSE WE THINK THAT IS VALUABLE TO OUR FLEET TO HAVE THOSE ADDITIONAL BUSSES AS BACKUP. THANK YOU SIR. I'D ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT FOR THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC. ULTIMATELY, WE ARE HAPPY THAT EVERYBODY GETS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT, AND I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE WHEN PEOPLE PUT THEIR COMMENTS TOGETHER IN A WELL-THOUGHT-OUT MANNER, AND THEY LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE RECORD. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS ANY DECISION THAT'S MADE ON THE BUS OR ANY PURCHASE. ANYTHING THAT GOES ON IN THE COUNCIL IS MADE BY FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS, NOT BY ONE SINGLE PERSON. YOU KNOW, THERE SEEMS TO BE A TAX ON ONE SINGLE PERSON. KEEP THAT IN MIND. IT'S FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT MAKE DECISIONS, NOT ONE. SO ULTIMATELY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS GONE AFTER A BUS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING
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GRANT FOR $350,000 TOWARDS A BUS. BUT YOU CAN'T HELP SOMETIMES THAT OTHER AGENCIES ARE GOING TO TAKE TIME. YOU KNOW, GOVERNMENT PROCESS TAKES TIME. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE TO RELY ON THE GRANTORS TIMELINE. AND SOMETIMES WE ARE TOLD IT'S GOING TO BE COMING.AND LATER ON THAT CHANGES. AND SO THE COUNCIL HAS TO SAY, I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE THIS TIME, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE THIS TIME INSTEAD. IT'S NOT THAT THEY'RE LYING, IT'S JUST THAT THE TIME CHANGES. SAME THING WITH STAFF. WE WORK WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND THEY TELL US, HEY, CAL GRANTS OR LET'S SAY CAL TRANS. IF CALTRANS IS LOOKING AT A PARTICULAR REVIEW FOR THE CITY AND THEY TELL US IT'S GOING TO TAKE EIGHT MONTHS TO DO THAT REVIEW, ULTIMATELY IT MIGHT BE 12 MONTHS. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT STAFF IS LYING. IT JUST MEANS THAT THE TIMELINE CHANGED. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC OUT THERE UNDERSTANDS THAT WE ARE WORKING HARD. AND I SEE THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE. THE COUNCIL IS WORKING HARD FOR YOU, TRYING TO GET YOU THIS. THE GRANT IS GOING TO TAKE UP UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2027 TO GET. SO THEY WERE GOING TO GET YOU A BRAND NEW BUS. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE KNOW YOU DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT ON THAT AND THEY WANTED TO SERVE YOU WITH A NEW BUS. SO THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS. AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE THAT MONEY FOR THE GRANT. WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE RECORD. THANK YOU. MR. MARTINEZ, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, THE DIRECTOR ACTUALLY ANSWER ALL MY QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE THE FLEET BEING FULLY OPERABLE AND NOW THE AC IS WORKING. SO THEY'RE IN FULL WORKING CONDITION AS WE SPEAK. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER BEACON, THANK YOU, ANDREW, FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE BREAKDOWN. AND THANK YOU TO GUS, ALSO OUR CITY MANAGER, FOR PROVIDING SOME CLARIFICATION. I THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. GRACIAS A DEL DIA ESTE HACER CUANDO DIJERON Y SI PODER RECIBIR MENOS DE DE PERSONAS TIENEN MUCHISIMA EXPERIENCIA EN LA VIDA EN MUCHAS COSAS, UNO A VECES NO NO LO TOMAMOS CON CON GRATITUD O CON ESTE LO MIRAMOS. COMO QUÉ ES ALGO? QUÉ BUENO ESTA PASANDO Y TODO. PERO ES UNA VERDADERA BENDICION EL TENERLOS A USTEDES AQUI TAMBIÉN ESTÉN ENSENANDO TANTAS COSAS Y PUES GRACIAS AQUI ESTAMOS SIEMPRE PARA APOYAR PUEDA SABEMOS QUÉ EL PROCESO A VECES DURA. UN POCO NOSOTROS TAMBIÉN QUEREMOS Q LAS COSAS RAPIDO DE UN DIA PARA OTRO. PERO IGUALMENTE LES AGRADECE MUCHISIMO SU PACIENCIA. ESTE Q NOS ESCUCHEN TAMBIÉN NOSOTROS Y PUES SU CARINO AL FINAL DEL DIA COMO VENGA. PERO GRACIAS POR POR SUS COMENTARIOS DE HOY. SI TENGO UNA UNA PREGUNTA POR LOS. ESTA SIENDO LA COMIDA ES DOLORES ERA GRATIS. AND SO CAN WE HAVE FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON THAT. SELENA. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO COMMENT ON THAT. SO I THINK THE THE CONFUSION LIES IN THAT IT IS $3 THROUGH THE, THE I THINK IT'S MEALS ON WHEELS, BUT THE CITY DOES PAY A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY EVERY TIME WE HAVE A CELEBRATION. SO WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO BE REALLY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT THAT BECAUSE. SO THAT'S REFERRED TO ALL THE CELEBRATIONS THAT THEY HAVE AT THE SENIOR CENTER. SOME. THEY DO SPONSOR THEMSELVES, BUT MOST OF THE CELEBRATIONS, THE CITY WILL ORDER NICE FOOD, YOU KNOW, GREAT FOOD THAT IS BROUGHT IN. AND USUALLY IT COULD BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN $2,500 TO UP TO $5,000, DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, THE SOURCE OF THE FOOD. RIGHT. AND SO, AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTICIPATION FROM OUR SENIORS. SO WE ALWAYS HAVE A VERY HEALTHY AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATE. WE HAVE ABOUT 130. THE ROOM, THE MAIN DINING ROOM WILL HOST 130 PEOPLE. SO I DID TELL STAFF TO TRY TO GET ADDITIONAL PEOPLE, WHOEVER'S INTERESTED IN JOINING, TO BE IN THE OTHER ROOMS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE LIKE A FIRE CODE VIOLATION WITH HAVING TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THE MAIN DINING ROOM. SO I DO THINK THAT IT WAS CORRECT TO SAY THAT WE DO OFFER FREE FOOD. AND THAT WAS WHAT I THINK PEOPLE WERE PROBABLY REFERRING TO, IS THE CELEBRATIONS THAT OCCUR AT THE SENIOR CENTER, BECAUSE THEY
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OCCUR MONTHLY. AND THERE I MEAN, THERE MIGHT BE A TIME THAT EY DON'T HAVE ONE, BUT, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME THEY'RE THEY'RE BIG CELEBRATIONS. AND I THINK WE'VE INVITED YOU GUYS TO ATTEND. SO YOU DO YOU ARE AWARE OF THE OF THE FREQUENCY OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE HELD THERE. AND AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, LIKE THIS COMBATIVE SITUATION BECAUSE WE LOVE OUR SENIORS. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE AND WE NEED TO MAKE IT AS BEAUTIFUL AS POSSIBLE. AND WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE AS MANY PEOPLE TO COME TO THE SENIOR CENTER. WE WANT IT TO BE A WELCOMING AND WARM SPACE FOR EVERYONE. AND THAT'S THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MAYBE WE CAN JUST DO MAYBE A FURTHER ASSESSMENT OF OF THE FOOD AND WHAT IS PURCHASED AND THEN WHAT IS PROVIDED FOR FREE.I THINK THAT WOULD HELP. AND THEN ALSO FOR US TO LEARN THE MANY TYPES OF, I THINK, PURCHASES OR FOOD THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE. SO I THINK AN ASSESSMENT OF WHAT FOOD IS BEING PROVIDED AND WHAT SEEMS TO BE FREE, AND THEN WHAT SEEMS TO BE ON THIS MEALS ON WHEELS.
AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER PARTICIPANTS OR AGENCIES THAT ARE ALSO CONTRIBUTING THAT WE AS A CITY CAN ALL LEARN FROM IT. MUCHISIMAS. GRACIAS A TODOS USTEDES LA VERDAD POR MUCHOS ANOS. DESDE DOS MIL DOS MIL ES CUANDO EMPEZARON A POQUITO MAS MAS PASADO DE ESO. PERO SI SI LE TOY LAS GRACIAS Y SI LO QUIERO MUCHO A LA MEJOR NO PIENSEN OR NO LO SIENTO. PERO SI LOS QUIERO MUCHO LA VERDAD SI. ESO HOY PODEMOS LA SOLUTION Y. SO WITH THAT I THANK YOU GUYS A GREAT DEAL. I DO CARE FOR YOU GUYS A GREAT DEAL. I HOPE YOU FEEL IT. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T FELT IT, THEN I'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT SO THAT YOU FEEL IT. THANK YOU.
MAYOR PRO TEM PEREZ. YES. THANK YOU, ANDREW, FOR THOSE QUOTES. I'M GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT ON TODAY'S AGENDA. I MR. SENIORS GRACIAS GRACIAS. POR VENIR PORQUE UNOS MESES TENEMOS LA LA JUVENTUD AQUI HABLANDO DICIENDO NOS TENEMOS HOY Y AHORA BIEN USTEDES. GRACIAS POR SU TIEMPO. ENTIENDO DICEN CUANDO VAN AL SENIOR CENTER SUS ANIMO SE LEVANTAN TIENEN GANAS DE SALIR ADELANTE DE VIVIR ES UNA ALEGRIA. YO LO DIGO PERSONALMENTE PORQUE YO YO YO VOY AHI Y CUANDO ME VOY AHI DIGO YO TAMBIÉN PUEDO YO TAMBIÉN PUEDEN SER FELIZ TENER ALEGRIA. YO TAMBIÉN PUEDO LA YO TAMBIÉN PUEDO SEGUIR ADELANTE AHI MUCHAS GRACIAS CON USTEDES TIENEN GRACIAS POR RECIBIR ME SIEMPRE CUANDO VOY A LA Q Q PODEMOS VAS ANTES DE LOS SEIS MESES ANTES DE LOS CUATRO MESES. PERO LO BUENO YA ESTABA EN EL CONCILIO PARA Q GRACIAS POR VENIR Y POR POR LAS OREJAS GRACIAS. THIS ITEM WASN'T ON THE ORIGINAL AGENDA, AND I CONTACTED THE CITY MANAGER ON SUNDAY AND SAID, WHY ISN'T THIS ON HERE? AND ME AND HIM BEEN BACK AND FORTH AND DIALOG AND THERE WAS STILL PENDING QUOTES. BUT YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY I SAT DOWN WITH HIM AND I TOLD THEM, YOU NEED TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW BECAUSE THE SENIOR CENTER IS GOING TO SHOW UP. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU SEE ON THE AGENDA THAT THE QUOTE WE'RE GOING TO END UP HOPEFULLY BUYING, THEY ALREADY HAD SOMEWHAT OF A AGREEMENT OR QUOTE. SO TO THE POINT OF MR. GONZALEZ'S COMMENT. RIGHT ON. YEAH, WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS SOONER. AND I THINK I WAS, YOU KNOW, LET'S JUST PUT IT ON HERE AND I WORK AND I WANT TO THANK STAFF TO WORKING QUICKLY ON MAKING SURE THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TURN AROUND WITH THE ITEM, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT WAS ELECTRIC BUSSES. I MEAN, IT'S IN THE DESERT AND WE DON'T HAVE A SUPERCHARGER HERE THAT WOULD HAVE CHARGED THAT. BUT I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT PART THAT WE HAVE IS, IS MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT I KNOW IT SAYS 4 TO 6 MONTHS, BUT I'M HOPING WE CAN GET IT SOONER. RIGHT. IT'S ALL GOING TO DEPEND ON ON THE ITEM.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, BUREAUCRACY MOVES AS FAST AS SOMETIMES YOU TELL IT TO. AND I THINK SOMETIMES IT TOOK LONGER THAN IT NEEDED TO. AND WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE THINGS FASTER IN CERTAIN THINGS, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH WORK MAKING SURE WHAT WAS GOING TO BE WHAT NOT HAPPENED. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE GOING TO END UP USING OUR RESERVES TO BUY THIS BUS. AND YOU KNOW, FOR THAT, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE PERSONALLY TO THE SENIORS THAT WE COULD HAVE WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS SOONER. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS PLANS FOR OTHER STUFF, BUT MY GRANDMA LIVED TO BE 96 YEARS OLD. AND EVERY TIME THEY COME HERE, THEY
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REMIND ME OF HIM. AND IT'S, IT'S IT'S LIKE I FAILED HIM IN SOME WAYS. AND I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT REMINDS ME EVERY TIME YOU COME HERE, I KNOW SENIORS. AHORA TODO ESTO SIGAMOS ADELANTE Y CADA VEZ. VAMOS VAMOS A LA OTRA VEZ. SANDIA CON MI AMIGO AHI VAMOS JUNTOS SI NO GANAMOS PERO. CUANDO VAMOS LAS GANAS PORQUE EL DIA AQUI ESTAMOS TODOS JUNTOS Y GRACIAS A TODOS AQUI ESTAMOS PERO MANANA SABEMOS SO UN DIA UN DIA A LA VEZ Y CON ESO. MUCHAS GRACIAS. BUT WITH THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED BY STAFF FOR COMMENDATION FOR BUS OPTION NUMBER TWO FOR THE 24 PASSENGER IN THE 288 WHEELCHAIR SPACES. ALL SECOND. OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION FIRST AND SECOND, WE CAN TAKE A ROLL CALL. I CAN TAKE ROLL. COUNCILMEMBER DELGADO YES. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. AYE.COUNCIL MEMBER. AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM PEREZ. YES. MAYOR FIGUEROA. AYE. BUT THAT WILL CLOSE THE SPECIAL MEETING DURIN
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