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A staff presenter described the facility as the city’s ‘‘first true water plant’’ and said it is designed to remove 1,2,3‑TCP, a contaminant that forced the closure of several municipal wells beginning around 2015–2016. The presenter said the project’s construction budget is about $20 million.

The staff report on the consent calendar included an amendment to existing contracts with the plant design team and construction management team to cover additional design work required by the Water Board, including the installation of a metering station to blend water sources and meet regulatory limits. The presenter said the plant can operate temporarily without the metering station but that the station is intended as a permanent compliance solution.

Councilmember Marquez asked whether other jurisdictions were dealing with the same contaminant; the staff presenter said multiple area cities have built similar plants. Councilmember Rogers noted the plant also has capacity to treat other contaminants such as PFAS once fully commissioned.

Council approved the contract amendments by motion on the consent calendar. A roll-call-style statement on the dais recorded that the motion passed unanimously with Mayor Bennett absent.

City staff said they expect to complete remaining design work and to begin testing; if tests meet Water Board standards the plant should be able to operate in the coming weeks. Staff emphasized the timeline remains contingent on successful testing and Water Board sign-off.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Chino Hills - City Council Meeting - Apr 08, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Chino Hills City Council on April 8 approved amendments to design and construction management contracts for the city's 1,2,3‑TCP treatment plant, a roughly $20 million project to remove the contaminant that has sidelined several city wells.","taxTitle","Chino Hills City, San Bernardino County, California","taxId",5813,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6609391,"Chino Valley Fire District outlines new Cal Fire local hazard severity maps and public comment timeline",395,1908000,2303000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2927892-177ddd8638473288f9d889f57c70734f&start=1908&end=2303","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2927892-177ddd8638473288f9d889f57c70734f/thumbnail_1908000.jpg","/articles/6609391/Chino-Hills-City/San-Bernardino-County/California/Chino-Valley-Fire-District-outlines-new-Cal-Fire-local-hazard-severity-maps-and-public-comment-timeline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6609391-a3117e966fe70e9c0b751ca36e1ee08d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201108&Signature=BmWYmK2je~amdbTm1ReQ-7VMtLlTg4x3-BnPLFPtS2vSxDplkCdxThVg7G-8pWMoC-WGC8b7Th8byKyNbjDUtbDL7ECVqZg0LYkxc~czDV4KwBoDmCUlIoOojAYA-pXdZ0e5eNnguBQ0Z5viTZPzG91j542gXA62REiJpLyKEPvWOY70AZ5g76gloJMuiex7h2QR6COnhmSsx~yVP4JI7eYGCCyF1doePc1NSdreRsWdHklzH0zPgOd~-ru~B7iDlEhwqKVLTH9sjQRWtEDSIhMzuM17~pQpurwCM7UW1hsJlbTq1GYzHeZpUURFdXOfFpEou8qSgCDYufb11S6m-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fire Chief Williams and Fire Marshal Daniella O'Toole presented details of newly released Cal Fire fire hazard severity maps to the Chino Hills City Council on April 8, explaining what the state maps mean for local planning, building and disclosure requirements.

Fire Marshal O'Toole said Cal Fire used a science-based model that evaluated fire history, vegetation, flame length, embers, proximity to wildland, terrain and weather to assign zones classified as very high, high or moderate. She said the county received its Local Responsibility Area maps in late March and that San Bernardino County published an online interactive map and began a 30-day public comment period in April.

O'Toole explained the timeline the state code sets: maps must be made available for public review within 30 days of receipt, and a local ordinance adopting the LRA map must be taken to the relevant board within 120 days. \"Within a hundred and 20 days of receiving the map, the map is to be adopted by ordinance,\" she said, and that the fire district anticipated taking the ordinance to its board in May or June and completing adoption in June or July before submitting it to the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.

O'Toole described the regulatory effects: properties mapped as very high would face planning and development requirements already used in some building standards, subdivision reviews and safety-element work; property owners in very high zones must maintain defensible space and must provide hazard disclosure on sale. She said properties in high zones would need to comply with building standards when constructing new structures and would likewise require hazard disclosure at sale.

Council members thanked the fire district for outreach and noted the change in mapped acreage compared with prior maps. Councilmember Marquez requested information about the district’s contract with Cal Fire; Chief Williams said the contract primarily provides aircraft, hand crews and heavy equipment the district cannot own, calling it an \"insurance policy\" for quick access to resources.

O'Toole pointed council and residents to the fire district's web page and to Cal Fire's materials, including FAQs and fact sheets, and said the district would accept public comments for the month of April. She said the district is not proposing local map changes at this time and urged property owners to consult the interactive map to determine how their parcels are affected.","Fire Chief Williams and Fire Marshal Daniella O'Toole briefed the council on newly released Local Responsibility Area (LRA) fire hazard severity zone maps from Cal Fire, explained the mapping criteria and timeline for public comment and local ordinance adoption, and described potential property-level planning and disclosure requirements.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6609396,"Inland Empire Utilities Agency board to consider two-year 9% sewer rate hikes; Chino Hills residents alerted",700,709000,1409000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2927892-177ddd8638473288f9d889f57c70734f&start=709&end=1409","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2927892-177ddd8638473288f9d889f57c70734f/thumbnail_709000.jpg","/articles/6609396/Chino-Hills-City/San-Bernardino-County/California/Inland-Empire-Utilities-Agency-board-to-consider-two-year-9-sewer-rate-hikes-Chino-Hills-residents-alerted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6609396-5893fa071bcc840f7e04bd88fe0d3e02/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201108&Signature=jwzUdLtvHRNeMPAgc3HaGUe9rsKfK5GDE6GRn0VlN9myICHn8RmCJNv940ryjmB4Cf0H-yyw50lIynZF-aXBE3tio74yYMb6ppdgrIJVDADgv4YMQ5o8AlhtrG7OLFb-ZiA6Y2uQcQri4s9HYE5uPuLcbCOBH5fCFMpbU~evPTh3cg5HUkg-mQ~2IUBAG~zyjOXZttpJBXq14YVwmm19Exi0fenSbQ9~WDYKR9UkZtwVwhFxmLUhJucH1do979Y6IB7WsJXUMRFcWLD4-q~WYJDRg5zKf0uXTQ2Z2m9MXqI1bUIU00MJ0p3fPfqQEJ8SLFPQUt1QwsiXzzy6DqJBig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Steve Eli, an elected director at the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, told the Chino Hills City Council on April 8 that the agency will consider a two-year package of rate increases intended to support capital projects and rising operating costs.

\"The proposal from our staff that our board will consider next week is for an increase of 9%, which translates to a little bit less than $2.40 per household per month,\" Eli said. He added that staff recommended a second 9% increase the following year, about $2.43 more per month.

IEUA, which Eli described as the regional wholesale water distributor and wastewater treatment agency serving roughly 935,000 people, is weighing the increases against a multi-hundred-million-dollar capital program. Eli said the agency currently has a roughly $400 million project at Regional Plant 5 in Chino and that inflation, chemicals and personnel costs are driving the need for new revenue.

General Manager Shavaji Deshmukh described the agency's priorities behind the recommendation: \"Public health protection is at the top of that list,\" he said, adding that affordability and environmental protection also factored into staff's risk-based analysis. Deshmukh said staff spent about six months evaluating options before proposing the two-year 9% steps.

Eli and Deshmukh told council members the increases are intended to preserve system reliability and avoid larger costs from unplanned breaks or spills. Eli pointed to federal borrowing and grant programs IEUA uses to lower rate impacts, including a WIFIA loan that he said carries a low interest rate and deferred repayment during construction.

Council members asked about scale and impact. Councilmember Marquez asked what the increases would generate; Deshmukh said that the proposed adjustments would support roughly $50 million in capital improvement spending and help cover approximately $200 million in operations costs in the next year. He also said IEUA produces just over 50,000 acre-feet of recycled water annually and emphasized efforts to keep that water in the region to bolster supply reliability.

IEUA officials encouraged residents with questions to contact the agency website (IEUA.org) and noted the governing board will discuss the proposed rate change at an upcoming meeting. Eli and Deshmukh characterized the proposed increases as a measured step, saying IEUA aims to balance affordability with necessary infrastructure investment.

For now the item is informational before the IEUA board vote; no Chino Hills council action was recorded at this meeting.","Representatives from the Inland Empire Utilities Agency briefed the Chino Hills City Council on a staff proposal that would raise wholesale sewer treatment rates 9% in each of the next two years. IEUA officials said the increases would fund capital and operating costs and that the board will consider the proposal next week.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6609378,"Residents use public comment to press council on divestment, free speech and immigration issues",533,4165000,4698000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2927892-177ddd8638473288f9d889f57c70734f&start=4165&end=4698","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2927892-177ddd8638473288f9d889f57c70734f/thumbnail_4165000.jpg","/articles/6609378/Chino-Hills-City/San-Bernardino-County/California/Residents-use-public-comment-to-press-council-on-divestment-free-speech-and-immigration-issues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6609378-c2d2fa57110595d2690d059b1fff888e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201108&Signature=VRYaJvn6kuzD5zKqmMfzJjywyyynTazdXSOW929I5yE6c06kjpAnL8xWkhjk-7Gn6rr1eSHJfqq3-GsDqyxVpiZan8dJDR80Yj13fc9lgW9-0vp5XghVwDHzzcjv7GuC2lwINsgV9xcr679I1MKAS5INx0iSDPK2E4jI-ANESMPcYuBjQmRHpApbibQqfCGbplV2Q~4KgOh06wVvu77tzvOr36FbBuMtiNU5MDT~bpTy01mM7pad6a07FupW~GsZg1xvtKlBkj1U0igzO9TfSSrrTM1NyVaOU~mpMH9az7p4gLTFMdXgUt-xzky3QSXi02E4rvtt7fzR5J2yml9WKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the public-comment period at the April 8 council meeting, four speakers urged the council to take positions on free-speech, immigration and investment holdings.

Abraham Kooten told the council that constitutional protections, including free speech, are under attack and called on the city to defend students and immigrants. \"These are not privileges... these are rights and they are not up for debate,\" he said, and argued that officials who prioritize foreign governments over U.S. interests should be held to account.

A commenter identified as Jasser asked the council to instruct its investment managers to divest from Caterpillar Inc., asserting the company’s equipment has been used in demolitions in Gaza and the West Bank. Jasser cited Alameda County’s December 2024 divestment as precedent and suggested ethical investment alternatives such as Calvert, Pax World and Domini.

Selena described nationwide concerns about criminalization of student protesters and said recent local demonstrations drew \"hundreds of people\" denouncing state violence, immigration enforcement and occupation; she urged the council to speak up about the issues.

Sarah criticized Mayor Bennett’s policies and said time limits on public comment had been shortened; she said recent local protests brought diverse community members together and accused city leaders of suppressing speech. Vice Mayor Jones said council members had heard comments about the time limit at previous meetings and that the council would reevaluate the length of public comment.

No formal council action on the topics raised during public comment was recorded at the meeting.","Multiple speakers used the public-comment period to call on Chino Hills leaders to address free-speech concerns and to ask the city to direct its investment managers to divest from companies cited for alleged human-rights violations.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6609382,"Chino Hills council tables decision on decorations for city-owned monument signs, directs staff to survey HOAs",1115,2946000,4061000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2927892-177ddd8638473288f9d889f57c70734f&start=2946&end=4061","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2927892-177ddd8638473288f9d889f57c70734f/thumbnail_2946000.jpg","/articles/6609382/Chino-Hills-City/San-Bernardino-County/California/Chino-Hills-council-tables-decision-on-decorations-for-city-owned-monument-signs-directs-staff-to-survey-HOAs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6609382-b343b480c396da9aec0be1b6092322a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201108&Signature=myl3USWGREmm71O~czV9cNykd2Sdny5gCyfKtv2ZzN-Ylh5AcNKogHcMn8WMbx4D2fFewCF~ksmsWj~awcs9oC~ZyLp5p9ae5nhLSa0-nX3Kcz7thaYnCy3ISrolzKK4UBZdjyKaPR3HqcNwSHVNKmEY0kdOt1nHiz-C5WjGrJql-CmngDUds5oe3og-V42KyFlUO1niluEatvDIkciifyusoXJgYuv5SJQU5ZqNjEADC61yN2SAgdFATDAc-TwJkbcFmO8PivfJzzXagNd~tTQUSi50w89M~cnCs-XCjI-9Vc-7rUJYEs29jieugDtMkaw0Jts6gDZKtnKPTnLOIA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Ben Montgomery presented four staff options on April 8 for how the city could handle holiday and seasonal decorations on city-owned neighborhood monument signs: (1) create a permit process allowing private parties to install decorations under conditions and insurance, (2) sell affected parcels to adjacent homeowners associations, (3) deploy city crews to decorate specified monuments, or (4) continue to prohibit private decorations on city property under current authority.

Montgomery told the council that code enforcement discovered holiday decorations installed by an HOA at an Alterra monument and that the city had removed them because there was no formal agreement. He said staff found similar long-standing practices at other sites and that a fair permitting framework would be difficult because the city cannot legally limit use to a single private entity or easily restrict future content under First Amendment concerns.

Montgomery also described the practical challenges of selling small portions of city land (lot splits, surveys, utility meters) and said option three — having city staff decorate monuments — would require a budget and a citywide survey because the city maintains 52 monument sites.

Councilmembers expressed concern about fairness, outreach and cost. Councilmember Marquez requested broader outreach to HOAs to understand their preferences and the feasibility of purchasing property. Councilmember Rogers said the issue could have citywide ripple effects and said he was interested in option three but noted logistic and cost questions.

Councilmember Marquez made a motion to table the item and direct staff to survey homeowners associations and report back; Councilmember Rogers seconded. The motion carried unanimously with Mayor Bennett absent.

Council directed staff to return with survey results and options informed by responses from HOAs and a clearer estimate of the costs and logistics for a city-run decorations program.","After staff presented four options for handling holiday or seasonal decorations on city-owned neighborhood monument signs, the City Council voted to table the item and asked staff to survey homeowners associations and report back, citing equity and logistical concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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