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Smyers told the council CASA recruits community volunteers who complete a professional background check and a 30-hour training program, take a confidentiality oath in juvenile court, and typically commit 10–12 hours per month for a minimum of 18 months. She said CASA volunteers have access to the same case records as judges, social workers and attorneys and participate in educational and health-care planning such as Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings.

Smyers provided county- and city-level context: she said roughly 70,000 youth are in foster care across California and that CASA serves group homes and resource parents in the area; she reported “180 plus kids” living in Upland alone and said over 400 children were currently on CASA’s wait list. Smyers cited outcomes that CASA monitors: she said about 56% of foster youth nationally graduate from high school, and that 92–100% of CASA-represented youth graduate from high school (statistic presented by Smyers as CASA outcome data). She described the Have a Heart program — a community-driven Valentine’s Day card and gift-card distribution launched during the pandemic — and listed community partners supporting the event, including Life Bible Fellowship, Carl’s Jr., Dutch Bros., Chick-fil-A and Brewster’s.

Council members and staff thanked Smyers and discussed the local event logistics and volunteer needs; Council Member Maast (who the presenter identified as the event visionary) and other officials expressed support and noted participating businesses and volunteer opportunities. Smyers said volunteers often remain with children through aging out of foster care and that CASA’s work can reduce reliance on psychotropic medication as children get consistent advocacy and access to services.

Ending: Smyers invited residents to the Feb. 1 Have a Heart event at Magnolia Park and asked for continued volunteer recruitment and business participation to reduce the CASA wait list.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Upland - City Council - Jan 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Diane Smyers of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) told the Upland City Council that CASA volunteers provide one-on-one advocacy for children in foster care, cited local statistics and invited residents to a Feb. 1 'Have a Heart for Foster Youth' event at Magnolia Park.","taxTitle","Upland, San Bernardino County, California","taxId",4300,"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},6689784,"Public Works committee proposes 15% solid-waste franchise fee, council to schedule public hearing; traffic speed survey proposes several limit changes",139,2109000,2248000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2156189-c760ae5084913d6232f7e9411a98638e&start=2109&end=2248","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2156189-c760ae5084913d6232f7e9411a98638e/thumbnail_2109000.jpg","/articles/6689784/Upland/San-Bernardino-County/California/Public-Works-committee-proposes-15-solid-waste-franchise-fee-council-to-schedule-public-hearing-traffic-speed-survey-proposes-several-limit-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6689784-8e93a618797e069ede712c1ec6ff795b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442846&Signature=SoF9DyjPe9s7e3g1uiRKiPEf4fFMerdm0HB7qy8ETyybe2YDO0IpeBSZUmwepHz4fPvs3j4r0TfqWrTmCR6fhL~xpMNn2dseB6zPjGG0COKUssUgSb~idCS12qtNOaYPbrTApNo2YacPC5~0l3P3MT9LFy98fMlc-isO085cE~pEK72UfGwQFrhOK36LH80Y2JBSM3pLPAKMDZM6OqNyKUGbyzlqGqVpaVrpRTO4zRH0IwZPJk6Dp2lVMBZbQT6wwCqB~PUqI6Stbnx7jjYBckFhQoNEHRcjN70pX6H67TiR57RjGHcsvK1Qe6Xs2dUrbUn~e14FQBvkEnKHlcP6-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council Member James reported to the Upland City Council on Jan. 27 that at the Jan. 14 Public Works Committee meeting staff proposed establishing a 15% franchise fee on solid waste services. James said the proposal is intended to recover city-incurred costs for personnel, landfill maintenance and legal expenses and that staff estimate the fee would generate about $996,892 in recurring annual revenue for the general fund.

James and staff gave an example of the resident impact: under the proposal a 65-gallon container rate would increase from $32.48 to $38.21. James said staff plan to follow Prop 218 notice and public hearing procedures and would return to council on Feb. 10 to request approval to schedule a public hearing; the tentative hearing date is April 14.

James also summarized a state-mandated engineering and traffic survey that evaluated 57 roadway segments under the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices methodology. The survey recommends maintaining most existing limits but changing some segments to match engineering findings: for example, Arrow Highway would decrease from 40 mph to 35 mph in one segment, while Mountain Avenue between Foothill Boulevard and the I-10 would increase from 40 mph to 45 mph. Adopting the survey would allow radar enforcement and meet court documentation requirements; staff told the committee expected signage costs are minimal and budgeted in the public works fund.

Council members discussed the timing and staff workload associated with committee meetings and agreed by consensus to adjust committee structure and meeting cadence so Public Works can absorb Parks Committee responsibilities; the council did not record a roll-call vote on that staff recommendation during the meeting, but members expressed direction to proceed and asked staff to return with implementation details.

Votes at a glance: the council approved the consent calendar (items 10A–N) in a single voice vote after a motion by the Mayor Pro Tem and a second by Council Member Garcia; the meeting record shows the motion passed but no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript excerpt.

Ending: Staff will return to council on Feb. 10 to request authority to schedule the Prop 218 public hearing for the proposed solid-waste franchise fee and to present a fuller public hearing timeline and materials; council members also requested a more robust, recurring dashboard of public-works metrics for future committee meetings.","During council remarks, the Public Works Committee reported a staff proposal for a 15% solid-waste franchise fee expected to generate about $996,892 annually and recommended a Prop 218-compliant process; the committee also reported a state-required traffic engineering speed survey recommending some speed-limit adjustments.",{"_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},6689788,"County officials say proposed stormwater permit could cost Upland hundreds of millions; negotiations ongoing",1435,2797000,4232000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2156189-c760ae5084913d6232f7e9411a98638e&start=2797&end=4232","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2156189-c760ae5084913d6232f7e9411a98638e/thumbnail_2797000.jpg","/articles/6689788/Upland/San-Bernardino-County/California/County-officials-say-proposed-stormwater-permit-could-cost-Upland-hundreds-of-millions-negotiations-ongoing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6689788-72e65ced9f792ee18a90996205dfce6f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442846&Signature=eLsbxvvdqNmp6Cj2sId-fWnr8mgSQRyWHg3qLMwrPlC1qbLcQoTpdlBGfR5ED3839qii-1mlNsTUJYPn1fE0anlja6SPOPP8LYpfkrJVbsr8gXisJ4ZhvDbAyC1MNt5AmhUNvU6i-2Wcs3ps7a~~VA6XqSnEXLSmY-cEJySf1mN0ZUdXsQVUkuYnEwRIdYZS7WtHh0FKHNoI2T5XewJ1lEuhD2aYa80-8SJm~PAeEepi0g6SMgavh6zOz6gD2hIEBuTvfg29WxQyHGeucPjs3p58eri8upks-u3PTeJ1ZwRyHVia6Hzbnako67guGMo3oJRFOFzG2qeZsLPluecImw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Arlene Chun, engineering manager in the San Bernardino County Department of Public Works’ environmental division, updated the Upland City Council on negotiations over the draft 5th-term National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit on Jan. 27. The tentative regional order, released in March 2024 and amended through public process, would expand coverage and add new, numerically based compliance requirements across three counties and dozens of cities.

Chun told the council the Tri-County group (San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties and affected cities) submitted an extensive joint comment package on July 3, 2024 — “roughly almost a 1,000 pages” including attachments — and is still negotiating with the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board. The county commissioned Beacon Economics to estimate compliance costs. Chun said Beacon’s analysis shows an estimated combined capital and operations-and-maintenance cost for Upland of about $424,000,000 over 20 years under the permit as written today.

The county and consultants described how the MS4 permit differs from traditional point-source permits: stormwater collected in street drains flows directly to local water bodies (in Upland’s case, the San Antonio Channel and ultimately the Santa Ana River) rather than to wastewater treatment plants. Chun and county staff said the tentative order includes new watershed management plan requirements, increased inspection frequencies, trash-capture device mandates and broader development standards, all of which drive the estimated costs.

Chun and county representatives said current city spending on stormwater is small by comparison — the city has about $500,000 built into existing programs and relies on contracted street sweeping for part of the work — and gave examples of potential project-level costs (Chun cited a Euclid Avenue capital projection of roughly $36 million). County staff also said Beacon produced high-level parcel estimates in the range of $1,000 to $3,500 per parcel per year over 20 years under the permit’s current formulation, though the county emphasized those are model outputs tied to the tentative order and subject to change.

Chun described the negotiation timeline: Regional Board staff received testimony and the Beacon presentation at a Sept. 13, 2024 workshop, subsequently granted additional time to work with permittees, and is expected to produce a response to comments and a revised tentative order. County staff asked cities to support coordinated public workshops before the Regional Board and said legal teams are still meeting to work on the legal and numeric-compliance issues. Chun said the regional board’s revised tentative order will open another public comment period.

Council members asked practical questions about where stormwater currently flows (Chun said Upland’s storm drains discharge to the Santa Ana River watershed), how costs were apportioned across jurisdictions, whether costs could be placed on ratepayers, and what happens if a voter measure fails. County staff said establishing a stormwater rate would likely require a vote (Prop 218 process) and that if measures failed the city would have to absorb costs in general fund or find other sources.

Chun and county staff urged Upland to coordinate with the county and other permittees. They described ongoing technical and legal meetings, engagement with environmental organizations (OC Coastkeeper and Inland Waterkeeper requested meetings), and efforts to secure legislative and elected-official support; Chun said the county submitted several legislative support letters with the July packet.

The council heard repeated cautions about the scale and uncertainty of potential costs, the differences in impact across Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and the need for further analysis specific to Upland. County staff said they will return with more city-specific impact breakdowns and asked the council to consider adopting or joining coordinated regional responses to the permit as the process continues.

Chun’s presentation and the subsequent discussion did not include a formal council vote; the item was presented as an informational update and a request for continued coordination and engagement with county-led efforts and Regional Board processes.

Ending: County staff said they will return with a Upland-specific impact presentation once the Regional Board releases a response-to-comments and a revised tentative order. The council asked staff to keep the public informed and indicated interest in participating in future regional workshops and legal coordination.","San Bernardino County staff and consultants told the Upland City Council the tentative 5th-term NPDES/MS4 permit could require large new capital and operating spending in Upland — Beacon Economics estimated about $424 million over 20 years — and that cities are negotiating changes with the Regional Water Quality Control Board.","actionData","errors"]

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CASA of San Bernardino County highlights foster-youth mentoring, invites community to 'Have a Heart' event

Public Works committee proposes 15% solid-waste franchise fee, council to schedule public hearing; traffic speed survey proposes several limit changes

County officials say proposed stormwater permit could cost Upland hundreds of millions; negotiations ongoing