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Chino Hills council ratifies $9.04 million in payments; discusses $900,000 tree‑trimming budget and 40,000‑tree backlog
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Chino Hills City Council approved consent items including ratifying $9,043,962.97 in payments and heard questions about elevated December tree‑trimming costs, the city's $900,000 annual trimming budget and a goal to trim the city's roughly 40,000 trees every five years.
The Chino Hills City Council on Feb. 11 approved its consent calendar and separately ratified payments over $25,000 totaling $9,043,962.97 for the month ended Dec. 31, 2024, council records and the meeting transcript show.
Council members voted 5-0 to approve the consent calendar items 9 through 15 after one item (No. 11) was pulled for discussion; a later separate motion to ratify the large payments also passed 5-0.
Council member Marquez raised questions about tree-trimming invoices and the city's maintenance budget. "I did look at, the invoices for the month, And the issue that I wanted to bring up a little bit was tree trimming. I guess there was a cost, 3 invoices at a cost about 220,000. And I know our budget is about 900,000 a year," Marquez said during discussion.
A city staff member responding on behalf of the public works/maintenance…
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