City Council - Regular Meeting

She's got piercing blue eyes that will just stare into you and energy that doesn't stop. She's going to need an active household that's going to take her on walks and be willing to play with her, play fetch with her. She's got a rough house because she's got that... she's got that tanky build but she loves belly rubs she will just lay there and let you rub and rub and rub and then she'll give you kisses too and she's a sweet girl once you get past all the energy but that's what you got to overcome with this one is her energy levels once you can handle that she's going to be a perfect dog for you and your family so if you're interested in ocean come visit her here at the redlands animal shelter

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San Bernardino County is on the move, and it's thanks in large part to Measure I. First approved by voters in 1989 and again in 2004, Measure I is a half-cent sales tax dedicated to improving transportation across the county. And over the years, it's delivered real results. From extending the SR 210 freeway from LA County into Redlands, to easing congestion and cutting commute times, Measure I has made travel safer, more convenient, and faster for everyone. In our cities and neighborhoods, Measure I dollars have improved traffic signals, upgraded interchanges like SR 60 and Central Avenue in Chino, and repaved local roads like Nisqually Road in Victorville, keeping local streets running smoothly. For public transit riders, Measure I brought the introduction of Metrolink to San Bernardino County, expanded bus routes, the introduction of zero-emission bus and train options, and more accessible transit, connecting more people to jobs, schools, and healthcare. And it doesn't stop there. Measure I also supports bike lanes, pedestrian safety, and planning for future mobility, all while boosting our local economy by creating jobs and supporting construction projects across the region. What's another great thing about Measure I? It's locally controlled. That means San Bernardino County and city leaders decide how funds are spent rather than being directed by outside agencies. Because of Measure I, transportation in San Bernardino County isn't just keeping up, it's moving forward. Moving forward together with Measure I.

All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

We seek sustainability. We pursue sustainability as the key to optimal use of all resources. We measure progress through improvement to the health and well-being of our residents, environment, and local economy.

Hi, my name is Caitlin Haberlin. I am the Sustainability Coordinator with the City of Redlands. So some of the things that I do... on a daily basis include planning community events, working with our internal departments to build out sustainability programs and projects, and ultimately try to be out in the community as much as possible. So throughout my day, I like to think about all the different ways that I could be interacting with Redlands, whether that be through social media posts, Redlands Earth Day or internet content, anything like that that really can just help spread some sustainability knowledge. I really think that building community is such an important piece of sustainability because interacting with our neighbors, supporting our local friends and family in instances of natural disaster or community sharing. All that just helps support like a really healthy environment for all of us. My favorite part of my job is how many opportunities I have to be out in the community and getting to know local residents and local organizations and all the great people who are doing so much work to protect the environment of Redlands. I think we have such a great group of staff at the city everyone wants to do a good job and work together and so that's been a really great experience to have here at the city because everyone plays their own role in sustainability one of the great things about this city is that there's so much effort that goes into protecting our environment even though nature is so important for us to experience it's also so important for us to think about sustainability in our built environment and Even though we're at home, we could be completely inside, but still interacting with the environment. That's another really important part of my job, too, is just helping folks recognize that you don't necessarily need to be in Yosemite or the Grand Canyon or one of those extremely beautiful places, which are extremely cool in their own right, but you can really just experience nature anywhere you are. If that's your backyard, if that's a local park, all of it is a crucial part of our local ecosystem and is beautiful in its own right. Yeah, so I just think Redlands is such a great place for building community and therefore building a nice, happy, and healthy environment for us. Another great way to practice sustainability in your life is to shop at local businesses. Supporting local businesses supports a local sustainable economy. Redlands is also home to some awesome consignment stores and thrift shops. Some of my favorite shops include all of our local coffee shops, especially those that you can bring your own mug, take your coffee to go, and you don't need a disposable cup. I think one of the most important parts of my job too is just reiterating to the public that they don't need to be perfect. Everyone can help protect the environment in their own way. No one is 100% sustainable. No one has everything figured out when it comes to protecting the environment. So it's really important for me to meet people where they are and just promote that anyone can really interact with the environment in the ways that they can. Thanks for spending the day with me. I'll see you next time.

We treat everyone with respect. We acknowledge the dignity of every employee, citizen, resident, and visitor in our city. We work actively to eliminate barriers to full participation in community life. We conduct city business with courtesy, civility, and respect. We value the strengths that result from varied experiences, ideas, and perspectives. Our collective histories, both employee and citizen, and natural setting create the fabric that makes Redlands a special place to live, work, and play.

Good morning, my name is Arthur Amaral. I represent the City of Redlands Parks Division. This is a day in my life. So basically, we're gonna be bouncing around here, little various projects that I do as I'm going throughout the day. We have our bush right here. We like to keep it nice and tight, nice and square. Everything's growing right now with the heat, the watering, everything just blossoming. So we've got some graffiti here that I seen earlier. What we're gonna do here is we're gonna mask up, gloves. We use a graffiti removal, which you gotta always have your PPE all the time because safety is the most important thing at all time.

This is nonstop down here.

Unfortunately, you just stay on top of it. All right, we're gonna proceed a little bit down the road here and let's unravel some of these flags here. look at how beautiful it is down here you meet a lot of good beautiful people you have people that go out of the way to say thank you and that's not just thank you to me it's thank you to the city of Redlands that's what I represent sometimes you can't complete the task all at once but you gotta always be mindful okay I gotta come back I gotta take care of this we're gonna do some weed eating some trimming we have one of the delivery trucks in the way We always want to communicate with our vendors down here. We help them out with parking, whatever or not. It's always good to be able to help them work together. We always want to make it a nice experience for them. The expectations are high for us and it's up to us. Not only in parks, streets, water department, disposal, all of us. It takes a village. That's the beautiful thing about the city of Redlands is we all get our job and we all take pride in it. Just going above and beyond, just beautifying things. We just beautify, baby. Let's go. Beautiful people, beautiful atmosphere, positive energy. You never know what a good morning, how you doing, have a blessed day, how far that could go. Good morning. How you doing today? Good. It's going to be a hot one, huh? You don't know what they went through to get to work or whatever not. Life is not always easy, but you just always got to have that positive energy all the time. I take a lot of pride in just doing what I do. Very beautiful city that I work for, City of Redlands. Well, I want to say thank you for hanging out with me today, kind of visualizing what us at the City of Redlands go through on a daily basis. You guys have a blessed day.

Hi there, I'm Jack McCoy. And I'm Buddy Hite. And you're riding in the backseat of Camera Car USA. We go anywhere a car can go, and of course, we'd like for you to go with us. Today we're going to visit another colorful and exciting city. Buddy, are we almost there? Jack, we should be there in just a few moments. Very good.

Thank you.

Well, friends, today our camera car is visiting another colorful and interesting community. On our right is the city limit sign, Redlands, California, population 25,719. Now, we're entering the city on Highway 99, and we're traveling east And as you can see, it's a beautiful broad double highway. The city of Redlands is rich in history and tradition. Founded in 1881, it was named Redlands due to the color of the earth in this area. Well, friends, first let's take a look at the downtown shopping district of Redlands. We're moving along Orange Street. And, buddy, we have approached State Street, so let's turn here, could we please?

All right, fine, Jack.

All right, as we make our turn, we've seen the Bank of America building on the corner, and that's very impressive. Up here a couple of blocks, they're building a beautiful new building. Gare's new men's clothing store in construction on our left. This retail shopping area is compact and fairly centralized. Here is found every conceivable type of merchandising establishment.

There it is, across the street there on the right.

There's the fire station, and I believe there's an engine out front. There sure is. Well, that's a three-engine house, and like all stations, it's just as clean as a pen, and there are alert men on duty at all times. You know, buddy, when I was a boy, I'd rather look at fire engines than anything else. How about you?

Jack, I was the same way.

Believe me. Now, let's see. Across here to our left is the YMCA. That's the Young Man's Christian Association. It's very nice, but they've just appropriated an addition of $150,000 to enlarge it. So they have some lucky boys here in Redlands. Just ahead of us now is a very unique building and very beautiful. This is the library. It sort of resembles one of the missions here in California with that row of arches and the walkway underneath them. And you know, buddy, I think I'll put in a plug here for reading. Wouldn't it be wonderful if every person would rediscover the wonderful treasures available to us all between the covers of books? True words were never spoken. Now here's another of Redlands' unique attractions. It's the Lincoln Memorial Shrine. And incidentally, it's the only one west of the Mississippi. The shrine was dedicated and presented to the city of Redlands by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Watchorn in 1932. Well, now we have a special treat for our camera car riders.

This is the famous Procellus Bowl, one of the finest cultural activities in Southern California.

Every summer during the months of July and August, the Redlands Community Music Association programs about 20 concerts here. The Purcellus Bowl has rightly earned the title of the Little Hollywood Bowl. All of its presentations are free. Now, on stage, we see some of the ballet dancers rehearsing for a coming attraction, I suppose. And over here waiting for us is a lady who contributes much of her time to the activities and promotion of the Purcellus Bowl, and we've asked her to join us here and chat with us for just a moment. She's the founder and the president of this lovely place, Mrs. Grace Mullen. Hello, Mrs. Mullen. How are you?

Very well. I'm glad to see you here.

Thank you. We've been telling our writers about this famous bowl, but since you founded it and you're very close to it, why don't you tell them how it all started?

Well, it's a very long story, but I think to put it briefly, I would say that my urge to contribute something toward world peace and universal brotherhood through music prompted me to begin, even without an organization, in 1924.

Well, that's just wonderful, and you've enjoyed every moment of it.

Oh, it's been a glorious experience. We have had 1,715 concerts, admission-free concerts, in this beautiful place.

Mrs. Mullen, I understand the building back here has quite a background. Tell us briefly about that.

Well, our beloved friends Clarence and Florence White, realizing our great need for such a building, gave it to us in 1930, and we've enjoyed it very, very much. throughout the years.

This is a natural bowl, isn't it, Mrs. Mullins?

Well, yes, in a way, but it was a beautiful little part that the Smiley's gave to Redlands. And earlier, in about 1912, it was prepared for seating and... and a few band concerts were given here, but was very little used until we began in 1924.

Well, that's fine. Now, I'd like to speak for all of our camera car writers, and I'd like to speak for all the citizens of Redland in thanking you, Mrs. Grace Mullen. I believe Mr. Mullen's name is George?

George Emmett Mullen.

Uh-huh. And you've lived here a long time, haven't you?

Yes, since 1916.

So we all thank you. Continue good luck and good work at the Priscilla School. I thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Mullen, very much.

All right, friends. Now, wasn't that a delightful trip? Buddy, right up the street here is the post office here in Redlands, and they have a dome that I want all of our friends to see. So let's go visit them right now. There it is. Not just a post office, but a beautiful post office. The dome I told you about there in front is mosaic tile, and the roof is typical California red tile. So it's easily seen that the Redlands citizen's mail has well taken care of. Now we're on East Olive Street, and we're approaching the corner of churches. This is a very unusual sight. Of the four corners, there are churches on three. The first one on our right is the Methodist Church with a tremendous tower reaching skyward. And across the street with a clock in the tower is the Congregational Church. And now we're going to turn the corner onto Cajon Street, and here on our right is the Baptist Church. And in just a moment, we're going to see another very high spire. There it is. And as you can see, it's also styled in the very beautiful mosaic tile. Buddy, I think we'd better head for the city hall because we're supposed to meet the mayor and the city manager and the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce about now. Oh, we're only a half a block away. In fact, I think we should be right on time, Jack. Very good. As a matter of fact, I see Mayor Harry Wilson and City Manager Fred Workman and John Farrell of the Chamber of Commerce. standing there waiting for us. So we're right on schedule. How do you do, gentlemen? Right on time. Thank you. Well, we'll get out of our camera car and go over and talk with three very distinguished gentlemen of the city of Redlands. Mayor Harry Wilson, how are you?

Glad to see you, Jack. It's a pleasure to have you here with us.

Thank you. This is City Manager Fred Workman. How are you, Fred? Fine, thank you. John Farrell, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce. Thanks, Jack. Mayor Wilson, you certainly have a wonderful city here. I suppose you like it, too. Thank you, Jack.

I love it here. I'm not a native, as you might have guessed by this time. I've been here some 13 years, though, and I like this climate particularly because in the 13 years I've been here, not once have I had to buy any antifreeze for my car. Oh. Another thing I think about, Redlands, while we're here and talking for just a minute, I believe we're actually in the center of the world here in Redlands. I feel like that this is the very heart of Southern California living. If you like the desert... In one hour, you can be down at Palm Springs and in the desert country. Right here in the back of us, San Bernardino Mountain Range. And in wintertime, in 30 minutes, you're up in the snow-covered mountains where we have skiing and all kinds of sports. And this time of year, of course, we have trout fishing and boating up there.

Oh, just about.

Well, now, if you like the seashore, Jack, we can be down the seashore in an hour and 30 or 45 minutes. But if you go for the metropolitan area, we're connected by a freeway, as you know now. It'll put us in downtown Los Angeles in just a Hour and 15, 20 minutes.

Very good. Now, that's the kind of social and wonderful side of Redlands. City Manager Workman, how about the other side of Redlands here? What do you have to say?

Well, from a management standpoint, we're proud that we have an experienced, young-thinking council that supports its 200 employees that are trying to do a fine job for the people of this city and the services it performs.

Thank you, sir. And the Chamber of Commerce, a wonderful chamber. How about it, Mr. John Farrell? Thank you, Jack. Well, united behind this wonderful council of ours, we have a great membership of chamber workers. Very good, sir. Well, our time is up, gentlemen. It's nice to talk with you. Mayor Harry Wilson, thank you. Mr. Fred Workman and John Farrell, thanks for having us to your city. It's been most delightful. Your city is tremendously hospitable, and good luck to you and to Redland. Goodbye. Well, friends, we hope you're enjoying your ride in the backseat of our camera car. So far in Redlands, we've visited the downtown shopping district and some of the points of interest that the tourists love to see. But now we'd like to show you one of the lovely residential areas. This is Mariposa Drive in one of the very neat, moderately priced sections of Redlands. As you see, it's on a gradual slope with the mountains in the background adding to its scenic beauty. There are orange groves in the distance, and of course that figures because Redlands was known for a long time as the naval orange center of the world. Yes, here is a city that is justly proud of its heritage of being a well-integrated hometown. Now, in just a moment, we should be seeing the country club in golf course. There it is on our right. Buddy, do you play golf?

Jack, I've ruined more greens than anyone in the business. Wait a minute. That's my record.

Incidentally, wasn't that a beautiful drive down that hill, though? Oh, the view was beautiful. And incidentally, if you want to really see a great view, turn right at this next corner up here. Now, there's a view. We're at the top of Sunset Drive, and way off down there is the San Timoteo Valley. You can see orange groves, cattle ranches, some wheat farming, and in the background there, the beautiful rolling hills and mountains. Say, Bud, doesn't this make you want to rush back to the city?

No.

Me too. Off to the right there, 63 miles, is Los Angeles. To the left, not far, Big Bear Lake, Arrowhead, and Angeles National Forest. Yes, and many other scenic and interesting places. Speaking of lovely places, we're going to show you one right now. It's right here at the top of this rise. Buddy, weren't you born in a rather large home back east? I sure was, Jack.

Where was that?

Hagerstown, Maryland. Great big home, wasn't it? Oh, yes. Well, you're really going to like this, because right here it is. We're approaching the residence of Mr. Joseph Ciano and his family, and you'll really enjoy it. The Cianos are typical, stable Redland citizens interested in civic affairs and the entire community. Look at that beautiful jacaranda tree there in the front yard towering way above the house. Yes, that's really a lovely home. Redlands is one of the most progressive cities we've ever filmed on Camera Car USA. This is the new half-million-dollar wing on the Redlands Hospital, and it's an indication of the kind of thinking that manifests itself throughout this city. Modern design, a single floor, and really coming along fine as we can see. Now, a little further up the street here, we'll see some more of this building program of Redlands. This is the new Cope Junior High School under construction, so named after Mr. Albert Cope, a civic leader. An interesting note about Redlands is that they anticipate the needs of their community years in advance and build for those needs accordingly. You know, buddy, we might just drive past the Redlands High School now and show our friends in the back seat what a beautiful place that is, too. The high school is situated on both sides of the street. Now, we're looking at one of the sides now, and you can see they have very fine buildings. And in just a moment, we'll go around the other side of the street and take a look at some of the others. They also have some very fine young people, as you can also see. And incidentally, none of the schools in Redlands have ever been on half-day sessions because of the anticipation of needs as I spoke of a few moments ago. But now we want to show you another and very important side of Redlands that helps make all of this possible. Now, friends, as I said earlier, Redlands is predominantly a citrus economy. But in the past decade, there have been additions to its economy. Several large manufacturers have established plants adjacent to the city, and this is one of them, the Universal Rundle Company, manufacturers of pottery, sinks, bathtubs, bathroom fixtures, and so on. It is served by the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads, and as you can see, is clean, well-kept, and sprawls over many acres. Here on our left is the Pure Gold Company, one of California's largest distributors of fresh citrus fruit and avocados. It's a light green building with a tile roof. Well, this is another beautiful street here in this lovely city. There are a couple of places Buddy and I wanted to show you. First here on our right is the Real Gold Company, manufacturers of concentrated orange juice. The building is new and of the modern design. Now down the street here on our right, we'll see the new Department of Motor Vehicle building, offering all of the state services of that department. And across the street here on our right again is the Daily Facts newspaper building. Very impressive building and a fine community service record, 68 years old and a circulation daily of over 6,000. Now I see that our next stop is just a little farther along, and that will be the Grand Central Rocket Company. And here we are. This is a fabulously interesting and intriguing place. It was this company that supplied the fuel that helped push the United States' first satellite into orbit. It's highly classified, of course, and we can't go beyond the gates, as the signs and the guards will attest to. But we've asked Mr. Charles Bartley, the president of Grand Central Rocket Company, if we might talk with him for a moment and find out a little more about his company. And I see we're on time, and there's Mr. Bartley waiting for us. Hello, Mr. Bartley. Nice to see you. We brought our camera car USA riders along with us to your company. We thought perhaps we could find out a little more about this very intriguing operation of yours. Basically, what do you do here, sir?

We make solid propellant rockets.

Which means what?

Well, actually, you might consider this solid propellant rocket the heart or the basic power for missiles and associated type of business.

Pretty active these days, of course, they are.

Well, they're pretty busy these days, yes.

I see that you have much security here, Mr. Bartley.

Is that normal around a place like this? Yes, and all these organizations that do this work, our work is under heavy guard, and as you see, we have all these guards here.

You're not allowed in the place unless you have been thoroughly screened.

Oh, they have a popular saying, which they call, need to know.

Which means what?

Well, you have to know, you have to have the need to know what's going on to get in.

I understand. Now, as we drove up in your parking lot here, we noticed thousands. It looked like thousands. Cars, maybe it's hundreds. How many employees do you have?

We have 550 at the present time. We plan to expand to about 1,000 within the next year.

I noticed as we drove in, there was a new building going in down there.

Yes, that's one of our biggest efforts these days, putting in new buildings.

Fine. I see a truck's coming out. Perhaps he won't hit us if we're nice to him here. Now, Mr. Bartley, you're in Redlands, or at least its immediate vicinity out of town. Why did your company choose Redlands as a place to operate?

Well, we think, well, in our type of business, most of it's experimental development work and, of course, some production. But we have to have the need for quite a large number of scientists and engineers and people with higher degrees of education. And looking around California, we look very intensively from... San Francisco to Chula Vista and Redlands 1. We think it's the ideal place to live. It's the center for living. It's right in the center of everything.

Mr. Bartley, we appreciate your courtesy and the time spent with us. Lots of good luck to you and your company. Thank you. Pleasure talking to you. Thank you, Mr. Charles Bartley. Thank you, sir. All right, friends, that was very interesting. And now we're going to take you on a visit to a very beautiful park. This is Sylvan Park, and it's really a beauty. It has a large pool, a children's playground, softball, diamond, tennis courts, and horseshoe pitching, and well-equipped picnic grounds, as you can see. They also have an unusual area for lawn bowling. As a matter of fact, they're internationally famous for it. Only last summer, the British team of champions were here for a visit, and this year, the Canadian team will compete here. Redlands is also the home of the National Field Archery Association. And I'll take a moment to mention that Redlands is the summer home of the Los Angeles Rams professional football team. But now, friends, we're going to visit one of the loveliest places in Southern California. Not often do we have an opportunity of showing our camera car riders a scene like this. We're on the campus of the University of Redlands, and we're driving toward the administration building, which you can see in the distance. Isn't that beautiful? Stately and impressive, with banks of flowers and Foliage in the front, lovely trees on either side of us and also up in the distance there, and the Redlands identification made out of flowers. This school has an enrollment of almost 1,300 and is one of the finest in this part of the country. As a matter of fact, Redlands has earned an enviable reputation among the institutions of higher learning. Let's take a brief ride down one side of the quad. This particular side shows the men's dormitories. We've just passed the new Founders Hall with its modern design. Next to it, California Hall and a colonial styling. Next to it will be Cortner Hall, donated by Mr. George Cortner as the plaque on the front entrance shows. This is the east side of the quad. The girls' dormitories are over on the west side, and they're equally attractive. And the final dormitory here is Melrose Hall, more colonial design as the ionic pillars show. Here's another magnificent building here at Redlands University. It's the chapel. It was designed by an alumnus, Herbert Powell, and it symbolizes the spirit of Redlands as a liberal arts college. The chapel accommodates 1,500 people and is widely photographed because of its beauty. Dr. George Armacost should be waiting for us on the steps of the chapel. So, buddy, if we could pull up to the curb, we'll have a nice talk with him. All right, fine. I believe that's Dr. Armacost coming down the steps of the chapel and across the lawn there, buddy. We're right on time, so that's good. We'll pull right up to the curb and have a talk with Dr. Armacost. How are you, sir?

Fine, thank you, sir.

Welcome to our Camera Car USA series, Dr. Armacost.

Welcome to our campus, University of Redlands.

Oh, this is just a beautiful, beautiful place. We think so. How long have you been the president of Redlands University?

This is my 13th year.

I know they're as proud of you as you are of them. Well, we're very proud of the university. One of the most beautiful we've visited in our series. It's just lovely. How many students are enrolled here?

We have about 1,330 at the present time.

Co-educational colleagues? Co-educational, of course. And how many schools are here? Well, primarily three. They are? Liberal arts, education, and music. I understand. You have a wonderful music course here. I understand. Dr. Armacost, why don't you brag about this university? I could, but I think they'd like to hear you tell us.

Well, we're fully accredited, and I should say also that we have been rated among the ten most beautiful campuses in the United States.

We've shown our camera car riders the administration building, this lovely chapel. This is one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen, this chapel. This was designed by one of our alumni, Herb Powell, and we're very proud of it. That's what I told our friends. Well, this is a school that I notice there are a lot of ladies around here. Are these co-eds here?

Well, these are the women from the Southern California Women's Baptist Mission Society having their house party here this week. Oh, a lot of them. About 1,000.

Oh, wow. You're surrounded by a lot of ladies this week.

And next week, we will have 1,200 Methodists here for the Methodist Annual Conference. Well, isn't that nice?

Well, Dr. Armacost, we know you're a very busy man, and we appreciate you taking a moment to chat with us. I know our writers enjoyed seeing you. May we wish you the very best of luck. And I know the school is lucky to have a fine educator like yourself as their president. Well, thank you, sir. You're very kind. I wish you'd come more often. We may. Thank you, sir. We'll see you later. Thank you so much, Dr. Armacost. It's been a pleasure talking with you, and we'll hope to see you again real soon. Goodbye. Well, friends, I'm afraid our time has run out on us on our trip through Redland. How did you enjoy it? Buddy, how did you enjoy it?

Jack, I thought it was just delightful.

Isn't this a fine city? Beautiful. One of the prettiest ones we've ever visited, isn't it? We would come back real soon. Well, time has allowed us to show you just a few of the high points, friends, but believe me, there is more we didn't get a chance to show you than we have. So put Redlands, California on your schedule and see it real soon. And now until our next trip in Camera Car USA, this is Jack McCoy and Buddy Hyde saying so long.

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It is my honor and privilege to work with an exceptional member in the Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department, Representative Brandon Jones.

My name is Brandon Jones. I work for the City of Redlands at the Wastewater Treatment Plant as a Grade 2 wastewater operator. On a daily basis, I'll start whatever my major duty is, regulatory compliance samples. biosolids back there making the sludge into like compost, or the rounds where we take numbers from meters, readings, levels, and put them into a program we have on the computer. And after we do our main duties, then the other is like housekeeping, checking probes, DO probes. Like I said, keep everything nice and clean and, you know, can't do nothing about the smell, but we can make it look clean. Then after that, make sure there's no trash, see if I can stop and ask maintenance, do they need help with anything, possibly collections, the lab girls up in the top if they need help picking heavy stuff up or something I can do to make their job a little easier. Checking on the whole plan and making sure everybody has the necessary help that they need to get their job done. It's really like a little family up here. I love the guys that train me up. Well, us as wastewater operators, our main job is to protect downstream users and aquatic life. So when the nasty water comes in here, it's our job to make sure when we discharge it back into the aquifers or send it out to where Edison and other people use it for their sprinklers in the the grasses and all that in the warehouse area. It's to make sure nobody gets hurt. We want to make sure it's as clean as possible of all bacteria and pathogens. My goal is to learn something new every single day. So if I go to maintenance, you guys need a hand with something or can I watch and see what you guys do? Collections, is there something I can do for you guys? Lab, is there something up there I can do or learn or can you show me? I just want to be, have the the greatest handle on this plant, and like I said, possibly one day even run it. We come together as a team and make sure parts are handled so it all comes together. You know, teamwork makes the dream work.

Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Jessie. Jessie is a sweet little girl who's looking for her forever home. She's very loving, very sweet, and very active because she's got that puppy energy and she needs training because of course here she has had none. But she's looking for her forever home. She's so sweet and adorable. She's very cute and loving. And she just wants to cuddle with you and play with you. So if you're interested in Jessie, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Lilo. Lilo is definitely the most crazy and wildest out of the group. She will need the most enrichment and the most training. She is a very active girl, so she will love it if you go on walks with her, play fetch with her, run her around the yard, run her around the dog park. She's a very active girl and very crazy. So if you're interested in Lilo here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have James. We believe Jesse and James to be brother and sister. James is bigger than Jesse, and he's also a big goofball. He loves to jump around. He's very goofy when he's running, but he is also sweet and loving and looking for his forever home. He also needs a lot of training because he's got that puppy energy, but he will be such a good dog if you train him well and give him the love he deserves. So if you're interested in James here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services, and here we have Beatrice. Beatrice is a little terrier. She's a little shy at first. She's very scared. She was out on the streets for a while before we were able to catch her. But she is very sweet. She's warming up to everyone, and she's looking forward to being the perfect house dog. So if you're interested in a little girl like Beatrice here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Charlie. When Charlie came in, he was probably infested with the most ticks I have ever seen on a dog. I personally pulled out about 100 just from one ear. It was so bad, it was crazy. So our vet had to completely shave Charlie, give him his flea and tick medicine, so this is not his natural coat. His fur is slowly growing back, but it will still take a little while, so you have to get used to the way he looks versus the way he's gonna look, because he won't stay looking like this forever. But he is so sweet and loving, and Charlie here is looking for his forever home. And here we have Ramin. Ramin is just a happy little girl. She's super sweet and super loving. Also, she's on the smaller side, so perfect for apartments, perfect lap dogs. She doesn't need a lot of exercise because she got little legs and she can't go that long. But she is so sweet, so adorable, so loving, and ready for a family. So if you're interested in Ramin here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Cooper. Cooper doesn't wanna look at the camera right now, but Cooper is a big puppy. He has so much puppy energy, he's gonna need lots of training, lots of discipline, someone to take the time to go through all that with him. But he is a super sweet dog, he is gorgeous and very loving. So if you're interested in a dog like Cooper, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Buddy. Buddy is part Akita, but don't let that fool you. He would not make a good guard dog. He is a big goofball, and he loves to play around. He may look intimidating, but that's the only thing intimidating about him is his looks. He's a big goofball who loves to run around and play, and he's looking for a forever home that's just gonna love him as much as he's gonna love them. So if you're interested in Buddy over here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Goofy. This is not Goofy's original look. He did have his face shaved because he was infested with ticks when he came in. And we had to see what was going on with his ears and his eyes, make sure he had no fox tails. His face is shaved and it will grow back into his long, shaggy hair. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. He is a little afraid of a leash. So he will need some leash training and he'll need someone to take their time. He is nervous and afraid because he did come from the streets. We don't know his past. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. So if you're interested in Goofy, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Reed. Reed's just a young pup who's super energetic and he loves water. If you're spraying the hose, he will be there to catch every drop that comes out of that thing. He loves to play, he loves to run around, and he loves to cuddle. He's looking for a forever home that's gonna love him forever. So if you're interested in Reed, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Ocean. Ocean, we believe, is some kind of pit bull husky mix. She's got piercing blue eyes that will just stare into you and energy that doesn't stop. She's going to need an active household that's going to take her on walks and be willing to play with her, play fetch with her. She's got a rough house because she's got that... She's got that tanky build, but she loves belly rubs. She will just lay there and let you rub and rub and rub, and then she'll give you kisses too. And she's a sweet girl once you get past all the energy. But that's what you gotta overcome with this one, is her energy levels. Once you can handle that, she's gonna be a perfect dog for you and your family. So if you're interested in Ocean, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Shelter.

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San Bernardino County is on the move, and it's thanks in large part to Measure I. First approved by voters in 1989 and again in 2004, Measure I is a half-cent sales tax dedicated to improving transportation across the county. And over the years, it's delivered real results. From extending the SR 210 freeway from LA County into Redlands to easing congestion and cutting commute times, Measure I has made travel safer, more convenient, and faster for everyone. In our cities and neighborhoods, Measure I dollars have improved traffic signals, upgraded interchanges like SR 60 and Central Avenue in Chino, and repaved local roads like Nisqually Road in Victorville, keeping local streets running smoothly. For public transit riders, Measure I brought the introduction of Metrolink to San Bernardino County, expanded bus routes, the introduction of zero-emission bus and train options, and more accessible transit, connecting more people to jobs, schools, and healthcare. And it doesn't stop there. Measure I also supports bike lanes, pedestrian safety, and planning for future mobility, all while boosting our local economy by creating jobs and supporting construction projects across the region. What's another great thing about Measure I? It's locally controlled. That means San Bernardino County and city leaders decide how funds are spent rather than being directed by outside agencies. Because of Measure I, transportation in San Bernardino County isn't just keeping up, it's moving forward. Moving forward together with Measure I.

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My name is Gopur Paredes. Come hang out with me for the day. My job is a field supervisor. I have been with Redlands almost 26 years. I got hired in May of 2000. My job is to go to calls for service and assist the officers with resources, advice, guidance. and to assist them in whatever we need, either be knocking on doors or collecting evidence and or transporting people. At the end of the day, it is also part of my responsibility to read reports, make sure the reports are accurate and make sure the officers have what they need. On top of being a patrol supervisor and offering services, one of the things that I enjoy the most is interacting with the public, more specifically those that attend my women's self-defense program and my street smart program at the community center. I started that program actually almost 18 years ago, and the city has allowed me to continue teaching that program, which I do on Fridays. It's very rewarding to see a lot of these kids grow up into successful, productive members of society. What makes my job really interesting is that you never know what kind of calls for service you're going to be called to respond to on a daily basis. Some days it would be the theft. Some days will be burglaries, some days will be vehicle chases, some days will be domestic violence, child abuse, investigations, etc. You never know. That's one thing about working patrol is that you never know the day is going to call for what you're going to be sent to day-to-day cases. As far as the supervisor role, I have the ability to go to call to call and see what the officers are working on, making sure that we're staying within policy and offering them either sources, offering ideas and or guidance on where we should go with the particular case we're working on. If the public would like to get involved with helping out the police department, there are several volunteer organizations, one of them being the Redlands Citizen Volunteer Patrol. The group of volunteers help us patrol the parks and help us with different venues, help us with boat closures, and so that would be one way that the community could get involved. At the end of the day, it's very rewarding. I still enjoy what I do, and I do the best of my ability every time I come to work, every time I strap on those boots. Hey thanks for hanging out with me today.

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San Bernardino County is on the move, and it's thanks in large part to Measure I. First approved by voters in 1989 and again in 2004, Measure I is a half-cent sales tax dedicated to improving transportation across the county. And over the years, it's delivered real results. From extending the SR 210 freeway from LA County into Redlands, to easing congestion and cutting commute times, Measure I has made travel safer, more convenient, and faster for everyone. In our cities and neighborhoods, Measure I dollars have improved traffic signals, upgraded interchanges like SR 60 and Central Avenue in Chino, and repaved local roads like Nisqually Road in Victorville, keeping local streets running smoothly. For public transit riders, Measure I brought the introduction of Metrolink to San Bernardino County, expanded bus routes, the introduction of zero-emission bus and train options, and more accessible transit, connecting more people to jobs, schools, and healthcare. And it doesn't stop there. Measure I also supports bike lanes, pedestrian safety, and planning for future mobility, all while boosting our local economy by creating jobs and supporting construction projects across the region. What's another great thing about Measure I? It's locally controlled. That means San Bernardino County and city leaders decide how funds are spent rather than being directed by outside agencies. Because of Measure I, transportation in San Bernardino County isn't just keeping up, it's moving forward. Moving forward together with Measure I.

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My name is Angela, and I'm one of three animal services officers here in the city of Redlands. Typically, we will start off the day with transporting animals to and from the vet for their spay-neuter appointments, rechecks for an ear infection, boo-boos on their paws, stuff like that. And then throughout the day, it's kind of a mixed bag. It just depends on what the city needs from us that day, whether we're going to be responding to an aggressive stray, someone that was unfortunately bit by a dog or other wildlife, even sometimes people's deceased pets we go and pick up. The characteristics of my coworkers that makes this team work out best, I think, is just that sense of shared purpose and I'll drop what I'm doing to help you out if you need it. We face a lot of situations where it can go from, oh, I can handle this all by myself to all hands on deck are needed. So having coworkers that are willing to anticipate a struggle and drop everything and come help you out is really appreciated and it definitely is necessary in this line of work. Reuniting people with their pets is definitely one of my favorite things to do. We help to rehome or take in animals without a home. We help to keep the streets a little bit safer, I hope, by intaking those dogs and getting sick or injured wildlife or wildlife that could potentially spread rabies or any sort of other diseases to people's pets or to their families. And then dealing with less, more like innocuous problems, something that's not necessarily a danger, but noisy animals. I think our residents deserve to feel at peace in their home. So when we can help, not just punitively punish people that have noisy animals, but to help them connect with resources to kind of like, oh, maybe your dog's bored. And like, this is how we can address this barking or your dog is reactive or it feels like it's in danger these are good ways to distract them or to to show them like hey just because a mailman is dropping off some males doesn't mean you're being attacked like you're okay buddy and then more kind of on the selfish side i love rattlesnake calls because everyone thinks that you're a hero when you take a rattlesnake off their property So we wear a lot of hats at the shelter, not just the officers, but our kennel attendants, our admin and our supervisor as well. Officers specifically handle complaints and concerns from residents in the city. Anything from noisy animal complaints to rattlesnakes in their backyard, stray dogs, injured wildlife, deceased animals. What I'm hoping they would say is that I'm funny. I do hit them with a lot of fun facts. I would hope that they would say something about that, like, oh, Angela always has something to say about whatever is going on, or I always have a joke, something to bring levity to the situation.

Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services and here we have Jessie. Jessie is a sweet little girl who's looking for her forever home. She's very loving, very sweet, she's very active because she's got that puppy energy and she needs training because of course here she has had none. But she's looking for her forever home. She's so sweet and adorable. She's very cute and loving and she just wants to cuddle with you and play with you. So if you're interested in Jessie, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Lilo. Lilo is definitely the most crazy and wildest out of the group. She will need the most enrichment and the most training. She is a very active girl, so she will love it if you go on walks with her, play fetch with her, run her around the yard, run her around the dog park. She's a very active girl and very crazy. So if you're interested in Lilo here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have James. We believe Jesse and James to be brother and sister. James is bigger than Jesse, and he's also a big goofball. He loves to jump around. He's very goofy when he's running, but he is also sweet and loving and looking for his forever home. He also needs a lot of training because he's got that puppy energy, but he will be such a good dog if you train him well and give him the love he deserves. So if you're interested in James here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services, and here we have Beatrice. Beatrice is a little terrier. She's a little shy at first. She's very scared. She was out on the streets for a while before we were able to catch her. But she is very sweet. She's warming up to everyone, and she's looking forward to being the perfect house dog. So if you're interested in a little girl like Beatrice here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Charlie. When Charlie came in, he was probably infested with the most ticks I have ever seen on a dog. I personally pulled out about 100 just from one ear. It was so bad, it was crazy. So our vet had to completely shave Charlie, give him his flea and tick medicine, so this is not his natural coat. His fur is slowly growing back, but it will still take a little while, so you have to get used to the way he looks versus the way he's gonna look, because he won't stay looking like this forever. But he is so sweet and loving, and Charlie here is looking for his forever home. And here we have Ramen. Ramen is just a happy little girl. She's super sweet and super lovely. Also, she's on the smaller side, so perfect for apartments, perfect lap dogs. She doesn't need a lot of exercise because she got little legs and she can't go that long. But she is so sweet, so adorable, so loving, and ready for a family. So if you're interested in Ramen here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Cooper. Cooper doesn't want to look at the camera right now, but Cooper is a big puppy. He has so much puppy energy, he's going to need lots of training, lots of discipline, someone to take the time to go through all that with him. But he is a super sweet dog. He is gorgeous and very loving. So if you're interested in a dog like Cooper, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Buddy. Buddy is part Akita, but don't let that fool you. He would not make a good guard dog. He is a big goofball, and he loves to play around. He may look intimidating, but that's the only thing intimidating about him is his looks. He's a big goofball who loves to run around and play, and he's looking for a forever home that's just gonna love him as much as he's gonna love them. So if you're interested in Buddy over here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Goofy. This is not Goofy's original look. He did have his face shaved because he was infested with ticks when he came in. And we had to see what was going on with his ears and his eyes, make sure he had no foxtails. His face is shaved and it will grow back into his long, shaggy hair. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. He is a little afraid of a leash, so he will need some leash training and he'll need someone to take their time. He is nervous and afraid because he did come from the streets. We don't know his past. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. So if you're interested in Goofy, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Reed. Reed's just a young pup who's super energetic and he loves water. If you're spraying the hose, he will be there to catch every drop that comes out of that thing. He loves to play, he loves to run around, and he loves to cuddle. He's looking for a forever home that's gonna love him forever. So if you're interested in Reed, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Ocean. Ocean, we believe, is some kind of pit bull-husky mix. She's got piercing blue eyes that will just stare into you and energy that doesn't stop. She's gonna need an active household that's gonna take her on walks and be willing to play with her, play fetch with her. She's got a rough house because she's got that She's got that tanky build, but she loves belly rubs. She will just lay there and let you rub and rub and rub, and then she'll give you kisses too. And she's a sweet girl once you get past all the energy. But that's what you gotta overcome with this one, is her energy levels. Once you can handle that, she's gonna be a perfect dog for you and your family. So if you're interested in Ocean, come visit her here at the Resin's Animal Shelter.

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San Bernardino County is on the move, and it's thanks in large part to Measure I. First approved by voters in 1989 and again in 2004, Measure I is a half-cent sales tax dedicated to improving transportation across the county. And over the years, it's delivered real results. From extending the SR 210 freeway from LA County into Redlands, to easing congestion and cutting commute times, Measure I has made travel safer, more convenient, and faster for everyone. In our cities and neighborhoods, Measure I dollars have improved traffic signals, upgraded interchanges like SR 60 and Central Avenue in Chino, and repaved local roads like Nisqually Road in Victorville, keeping local streets running smoothly. For public transit riders, Measure I brought the introduction of Metrolink to San Bernardino County, expanded bus routes, the introduction of zero-emission bus and train options, and more accessible transit, connecting more people to jobs, schools, and healthcare. And it doesn't stop there. Measure I also supports bike lanes, pedestrian safety, and planning for future mobility, all while boosting our local economy by creating jobs and supporting construction projects across the region. What's another great thing about Measure I? It's locally controlled. That means San Bernardino County and city leaders decide how funds are spent rather than being directed by outside agencies. Because of Measure I, transportation in San Bernardino County isn't just keeping up, it's moving forward. Moving forward together with Measure I.

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Hi, my name is Angela and I represent the City of Redlands Facilities and Community Services Animal Services Division. I'm one of two animal services officers that services the city and you're going to come on a couple calls with me. The cool thing about being an animal services officer is I do a lot of, I wear a lot of different hats. Most mornings start with a visit to the vet to either pick up or drop off animals that need either their spay or neuter surgery. If they're getting a recheck on an upper respiratory infection on some kittens, something along those lines. And then throughout the day I get a really wide range of calls. During the warmer months, we get a lot of rattlesnake calls up on the Alessandro area, a lot of stray roams, dogs that are on the street, strays that are blocking traffic or harassing pedestrians, and then a lot of barking complaints. The most difficult part of my job is kind of balancing community care with community safety. Because obviously our highest priority is making sure that the animals in the community are safe and that the community members are safe from some of the animals in our community. The most difficult calls that I go on are kind of finding the fine line between not separating someone's like beloved pet from a loving, caring family. So today we're headed out to a property to do a yard check. And there are a couple of reasons why we would perform a yard check. One of them being to investigate reports of neglect or maltreatment to any of our animals. And another reason is to check to see if an animal can be safely maintained on this property. All of us love working for the City of Redlands, but in the animal services field, There are a lot of rough days. You see animals, those animals' owners on the worst day of their life. But having co-workers that you can share the good times when a long-term dog goes to adoption for the first time. So I highly recommend if you are over the age of 18 and looking to help out in the city, specifically with animal services, that you come down and see if you would like to adopt or foster an animal or volunteer and help us out at the shelter. Thanks for hanging out with me today. Hope to see you at the shelter soon.

Good morning and welcome to the Redlands Police Department's welcome aboard and promotional ceremony. Today is a special occasion for our department as we gather to recognize two important milestones. Welcoming the newest members of the RPD family and celebrating those who have earned promotions through their dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence. These moments remind us that our organization is strengthened by the people who choose to serve our community and by those who continually strive to grow as leaders within our profession. We are grateful to have the opportunity today to celebrate their accomplishments alongside their families, friends, and colleagues. Thank you all for joining us and being part of this important event. We will begin this morning's ceremony with an invocation by RPD Chaplain Darrell Lackey. Please stand for the invocation and remain standing afterward for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Would you bow your heads and join me in prayer, please?

Father, we gather today, first of all, expressing gratitude for the men and women who dedicate their lives protecting our city of Redlands. I'm always mindful that as a profession, you speak up highly in your word. I want to thank you for the numerous individuals who comprise the department. Thank you for the chief command staff, those who provide specific areas of expertise, support staff, of course our officers who daily protect and care for our citizens that are very skilled, just in an amazing manner. I pray for those who are being promoted today, that we thank them for their dedication and service that paved the way for this to happen. Please grant them the knowledge and discernment they will need for their new assignment. I also want to thank you for those who are joining our department today, the volunteers, support staff, those with specific skills, and of course our newly sworn officers. I pray your blessing upon them individually, their families, along with others who are close to them. I ask that your hand of protection would continually be upon them as they serve our city. I again ask your blessing upon this ceremony. It may be a time of appreciation, honor, renewed commitment to the needed and noble profession of law enforcement. We pray in your name. Amen.

Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. Ready, begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please be seated. Unfortunately, Chief Tolbert could not be with us today because she's sick. However, I do have some good news. Those of you coming up here to be recognized will get to shake and take a picture with Deputy Chief Steve Crane, which is an honor for most of us, and most of us don't get that in their lifetime. So I'd like to welcome the dignitaries today, City Manager Charlie Duggan, Mayor Mario Salcedo, Council Member Paul Baric, and City Clerk Jeannie Donaldson, and Interim City Manager, I'm sorry, Assistant City Manager, Janice McCall. Okay. We would now like to welcome our newest additions to the Redlands Police Department. When I call your name, please come forward to the center. Citizen Volunteer, Amber Weston. We are pleased to welcome Amber Weston as a new citizen volunteer. Citizen volunteer Weston has over 35 years experience in the animal industry, most recently with Veterinary Services Incorporated, a major distribution company supplying animal health and care products to retail stores. She has also served as a volunteer for the Redlands Fire Department, San Bernardino County Fire Department, and the Riverside County Animal Services in the Emergency Animal Rescue System. When she's not busy working or volunteering, Citizen Volunteer Western enjoys spending time outdoors and staying active. Her personal and professional life reflects a lifelong commitment to animals, community service, and the outdoors. She says that these interests and experience have helped shape who she is and continue to aspire her dedication to serving others. Citizen Volunteer Western looks forward to serving the residents of the City of Redlands. Amber, welcome, and we're glad to have you on our team. Citizen Volunteer Western's cousin, Serena, will pin her badge. Record specialist, Angelica Ahila. Angelica joined RPD in March after spending eight years with California Baptist University Safety Service, where she was the first female to attain the rank of sergeant. She holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, as well as associate's degrees in communications and humanities. Outside of work, Angelica enjoys reading and playing video games. She is eager to expand her knowledge and experience in the records unit and is excited to begin a career in law enforcement and support services. Please join us in welcoming Angelica to the Redlands Police Department. We are excited to have her on our team and look forward to the contributions she will make to the organization. Record Specialist Emily Rodriguez. We are also pleased to welcome Emily Rodriguez as the new Record Specialist to the Redlands Police Department. Prior to joining RPD, Emily dedicated 11 years of service to Riverside University Health System before transitioning to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where she worked from 2023 to 2025. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a strong commitment to public service and was recognized by the state of California with a customer service award for her outstanding work. While Emily has achieved many professional accomplishments, she says her greatest achievement is being a mother and raising her three children. Looking ahead, she plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and hopes to someday transition to an analyst position within the law enforcement profession. Welcome, Emily. We are happy to have you with us. Dispatcher Destiny Gallegos-Muniz. We are pleased to welcome a new dispatcher today, Destiny Gallegos-Muniz. Destiny is originally from the San Diego area and attended San Diego City College, where she served as student body president from 2020 to 2021. She is currently completing her associate's degree and plans to transfer to a university to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Dispatcher Gallegos Munoz joins RPD as a lateral dispatcher, bringing several years of communications experience, most recently with the Chango Resort Casino. She also comes from a family with a strong tradition of public service, which has inspired her own commitment to serving others. Destiny says she was drawn to the Redlands Police Department because of its strong reputation for community involvement and dedication to public service. She is excited to be part of a team and plays a vital role in public safety and makes a positive impact on the community each day. Dispatcher Gallegos Munoz's cousin, Davina, will pin her badge. Police Officer Derek D.J. Biggers. Derek D.J. Biggers is being welcomed as a new police officer with the Redlands Police Department. Officer Biggers was hired as a police recruit and graduated from the Base Academy just last week. A graduate of Redlands High School, D.J. is a proud announcer of the community he calls home. Prior to joining law enforcement, D.J. worked in sales in the automotive industry. He says he was inspired to join the Redlands Police Department because he wanted to be part of a team that helps keep our community safe and peaceful. Outside of work, Officer Biggers enjoys spending time with family and friends, coaching football, participating in outdoor activities, working out, and gaming. Looking ahead, his goal is to become the best officer he can be through dedicated service to the community and one day to help train and mentor the next generation of police officers. We're glad to have you with us, Officer Biggers. Officer Biggers' wife, Devin, will have the honor of pinning his badge. Police Officer Christopher Gillian. Officer Gillian is also a new officer and recent graduate of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Academy. He is a graduate of Citrus Valley High School and is currently pursuing an associate's degree in administration of justice from Riverside City College. He was an explorer for several years with the Redlands Police Department and volunteered over 100 hours in community service. He also worked as a scale technician for several years before beginning his career in law enforcement. In his free time, Officer Gillian enjoys reading the Bible, spending time at the beach, trying new coffee shops, and running marathons. Officer Gillian joined the RPD with the goal of helping maintain hope, peace, and unity amongst the community. He also wants to give back to the community that he says has given so much to him. His future goals include staying grounded in his faith, being a leader in the community and family by serving others above himself, and someday starting a rehabilitation program for individuals who have been incarcerated. We are happy to welcome Officer Gillian and look forward to the positive impact he will have on our organization and community. Officer Gillian's mother, Corrine, in dispatch.

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Police Officer Ocean Vallejo. Ocean Vallejo is also a recent Academy graduate whom we are proud to welcome as a new police officer. A Redlands native, Officer Vallejo attended Redlands High School and later participated in the Redlands Emergency Services Academy, or RESA, a week-long residential program that provides graduating high school seniors with hands-on exposure to careers in law enforcement, fire service, and emergency response. It was through this experience that he developed a passion for a career in law enforcement. He also earned an associate's degree from Crafton Hills College. Prior to joining the department, Officer Vallejo gained experience in customer service and retail outside of work. Outside of work, he enjoys practicing Muay Thai and kickboxing. Officer Vallejo says he joined the Redlands Police Department to give back to the community that helped shape him into the person he is today. He hopes to make a positive impact on the city of Redlands and its residents, just as the community has impacted him. Looking ahead, he aspires to build a strong, safe, and rewarding career with the department and one day serve as a detective. Please join us in welcoming him to the Residence Police Department. Officer Vallejo's father, Ruben, will pin his badge. Police Officer Marlon Stewart. We are pleased to welcome Officer Marlon Stewart following his recent completion of the academy. Before pursuing a career in law enforcement, Officer Stewart worked for nearly 20 years in automotive logistics and supply chain operations as a material handler. Officer Stewart is also a grad lens of Redlands East Valley High School and has strong ties to the local community. Today, he and his wife, Sandra, are raising their three children in the surrounding area. When he's not working, Officer Stewart serves at his church and enjoys spending time with his family. He also values staying physically active and enjoys working out. Officer Stewart looks forward to serving the community, building positive relationships with residents, and making a meaningful difference through his work as a police officer. We're proud to have you on our team, Officer Stewart. Welcome. Officer Stewart's wife, Sandra, will pin his badge. We will now transition to the promotional portion of today's ceremony, where we have the privilege of recognizing our department members who have recently earned promotions through their hard work, commitment to the department, and dedication to serving the Redlands community. Promotions represent not just an individual achievement, but also the trust and confidence we place in these members as they take on new responsibilities and leadership roles within our organization. We are proud to celebrate their accomplishments today with those who have supported them along the way. When your name is called, please come forward. Sergeant Garrett Cadell. Sergeant Cadell joined the Redlands Police Department in 2017 after previously serving with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department and the Huntington Beach Police Department. In 2021, he was promoted to Corporal Detective and has since served in specialist assignments with the Multiple Enforcement Team and most recently the Investigations Unit. As a detective assigned to property crimes, he has been the lead investigator on numerous significant cases, demonstrating exceptional investigative skills and attention to detail. Beyond his investigative responsibilities, Sergeant Cadell has played an integral role in the department's SWAT team, where he serves as the team leader and has been instrumental in developing the team's training cadre. Through his leadership, mentorship, and dedication to officer development, he has helped ensure that team members maintain the highest levels of preparedness and professionalism. He also coordinates and leads the department's annual participation in the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup relay, fostering teamwork and camaraderie throughout the department. Sergeant Cadell holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and an advanced post certificate. His combination of tactical expertise, investigative experience, and commitment to developing others have made him a valued leader and mentor within the department. He was well prepared to serve in the role of sergeant. Congratulations, Sergeant Cadell. Sergeant Cadell's wife, Chelsea, will have the honor of pinning you on his badge. Sergeant Nicholas Coahu. Sergeant Coahu joined the Redlands Police Department in 2017 as a lateral officer from the San Bernardino Police Department, bringing with him 10 years of law enforcement experience. During his career with San Bernardino, he served in a variety of specialized assignments, including narcotics, canine handler, district resource officer, and the crime impact team. Prior to law enforcement, Sergeant Coahu served in the Marine Corps from 2003 to 2007. He holds an advanced post certificate, a bachelor's degree in public administration from California Baptist University, a master's degree in organizational leadership from the University of Redlands. He has also received numerous awards and commendations for his service, including recognition for his involvement in the December 2nd terrorist attack. Since joining RPD, Sergeant Quahua has served on patrol and with the Inland Empire Regional Narcotics Enforcement Team. In 2022, he was promoted to Corporal Detective. during which time he served as a field supervisor and, when needed, a watch commander, before being selected for a detective assignment. Most recently, he has been assigned to violent crimes, where he has led numerous complex, high-profile investigations. Throughout these cases, he has earned a reputation for his professionalism, sound judgment, and unwavering composure, while working closely with our partners in the District Attorney's Office and the Department of Justice. Sergeant Quahoo is a highly respected, accomplished, and experienced leader whose dedication to excellence, mentorship, and service will continue to benefit the department and community he serves. Congrats, Nick. Sergeant Quahoo's wife, Lobby, will have the honor of pinning this badge. I will ask all of our recent promotions and new hires to please stand while I administer the oath of honor. Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my character, or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the Constitution serve our community to the best of my ability, and bring honor to the agency I serve. Thank you. You may be seated. This concludes our welcome aboard and promotional ceremony. Thank you again for joining us and for showing your support by helping us recognize the men and women of the Redlands Police Department before you today. Please feel free to take family photos, visit with one another, and enjoy refreshments. Thank you and congratulations once again to those recognized today.

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Good afternoon, everybody. It is quite a privilege to announce the recipient of this year's Employee of the Year Award. She is exceptional. She shows up every day with confidence and positivity. And I'm very grateful to work with somebody like Gabby Gonzalez.

My name is Gabby Gonzalez and I work for the IT department as an administrative assistant. I think IT makes the city work with everything that they need as far as like internet, computers, phones. I help keep that going by helping everybody else be able to do their job, complete their their work on the daily. Gosh, I do everything. Renew contracts, software contracts for the city. Every department needs software that they use on the daily, including Munis, Solid Waste, FCS, the Recreation Center. I love my job. Every day is something new. and I love working in this department. The guys here, the girls here, everybody helps each other. If I have a question on anything, they just like to help. I think it's a great department and they're just so easy to talk to, easy to work with, communicate. They communicate with you very well. I think that I'm a team player. Yeah, anything they need, I'm here for it. I know that I probably need them more than they need me, but I'm willing to learn or help in any situation because it's just going to help my growth. Yeah, anything they throw at me, let's do it. Yeah. They're so patient with me because, you know, every day you learn something new. Danielle, she's the best. I love working under her. But I do, I love working with people. Not just in my department, but also throughout the city because being in IT, you get to know everybody.

Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services and here we have Jessie. Jessie is a sweet little girl who's looking for her forever home. She's very loving, very sweet, she's very active because she's got that puppy energy and she needs training because of course here she has had none. But she's looking for her forever home. She's so sweet and adorable. She's very cute and loving and she just wants to cuddle with you and play with you. So if you're interested in Jessie, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Lilo. Lilo is definitely the most crazy and wildest out of the group. She will need the most enrichment and the most training. She is a very active girl, so she will love it if you go on walks with her, play fetch with her, run her around the yard, run her around the dog park. She's a very active girl and very crazy. So if you're interested in Lilo here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have James. We believe Jesse and James to be brother and sister. James is bigger than Jesse, and he's also a big goofball. He loves to jump around. He's very goofy when he's running, but he is also sweet and loving and looking for his forever home. He also needs a lot of training because he's got that puppy energy, but he will be such a good dog if you train him well and give him the love he deserves. So if you're interested in James here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services, and here we have Beatrice. Beatrice is a little terrier. She's a little shy at first. She's very scared. She was out on the streets for a while before we were able to catch her. But she is very sweet. She's warming up to everyone, and she's looking forward to being the perfect house dog. So if you're interested in a little girl like Beatrice here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Charlie. When Charlie came in, he was probably infested with the most ticks I have ever seen on a dog. I personally pulled out about 100 just from one ear. It was so bad, it was crazy. So our vet had to completely shave Charlie, give him his flea and tick medicine, so this is not his natural coat. His fur is slowly growing back, but it will still take a little while, so you have to get used to the way he looks versus the way he's gonna look, because he won't stay looking like this forever. But he is so sweet and loving, and Charlie here is looking for his forever home. And here we have Ramen. Ramen is just a happy little girl. She's super sweet and super lovely. Also, she's on the smaller side, so perfect for apartments, perfect lap dogs. She doesn't need a lot of exercise because she got little legs and she can't go that long. But she is so sweet, so adorable, so loving, and ready for a family. So if you're interested in Ramen here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Cooper. Cooper doesn't want to look at the camera right now, but Cooper is a big puppy. He has so much puppy energy. He's going to need lots of training, lots of discipline, and someone to take the time to go through all that with him. But he is a super sweet dog. He is gorgeous and very loving. So if you're interested in a dog like Cooper, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Buddy. Buddy is part Akita, but don't let that fool you. He would not make a good guard dog. He is a big goofball, and he loves to play around. He may look intimidating, but that's the only thing intimidating about him is his looks. He's a big goofball who loves to run around and play, and he's looking for a forever home that's just gonna love him as much as he's gonna love them. So if you're interested in Buddy over here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Goofy. This is not Goofy's original look. He did have his face shaved because he was infested with ticks when he came in. And we had to see what was going on with his ears and his eyes, make sure he had no fox tails. His face is shaved and it will grow back into his long shaggy hair. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. He is a little afraid of a leash. So he will need some leash training and he'll need someone to take their time. He is nervous and afraid because he did come from the streets. We don't know his past. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. So if you're interested in Goofy, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Reed. Reed's just a young pup who's super energetic and he loves water. If you're spraying the hose, he will be there to catch every drop that comes out of that thing. He loves to play, he loves to run around, and he loves to cuddle. He's looking for a forever home that's gonna love him forever. So if you're interested in Reed, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Ocean. Ocean, we believe, is some kind of pit bull-husky mix. She's got piercing blue eyes that will just stare into you and energy that doesn't stop. She's gonna need an active household that's gonna take her on walks and be willing to play with her, play fetch with her. She's got a rough house because she's got that She's got that tanky build, but she loves belly rubs. She will just lay there and let you rub and rub and rub, and then she'll give you kisses too. And she's a sweet girl once you get past all the energy. But that's what you gotta overcome with this one, is her energy levels. Once you can handle that, she's gonna be a perfect dog for you and your family. So if you're interested in Ocean, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Shelter.

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San Bernardino County is on the move, and it's thanks in large part to Measure I. First approved by voters in 1989 and again in 2004, Measure I is a half-cent sales tax dedicated to improving transportation across the county. And over the years, it's delivered real results. From extending the SR 210 freeway from LA County into Redlands, to easing congestion and cutting commute times, Measure I has made travel safer, more convenient, and faster for everyone. In our cities and neighborhoods, Measure I dollars have improved traffic signals, upgraded interchanges like SR 60 and Central Avenue in Chino, and repaved local roads like Nisqually Road in Victorville, keeping local streets running smoothly. For public transit riders, Measure I brought the introduction of Metrolink to San Bernardino County, expanded bus routes, the introduction of zero-emission bus and train options, and more accessible transit, connecting more people to jobs, schools, and healthcare. And it doesn't stop there. Measure I also supports bike lanes, pedestrian safety, and planning for future mobility, all while boosting our local economy by creating jobs and supporting construction projects across the region. What's another great thing about Measure I? It's locally controlled. That means San Bernardino County and city leaders decide how funds are spent rather than being directed by outside agencies. Because of Measure I, transportation in San Bernardino County isn't just keeping up, it's moving forward. Moving forward together with Measure I.

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We treat everyone with respect. We acknowledge the dignity of every employee, citizen, resident, and visitor in our city. We work actively to eliminate barriers to full participation in community life. We conduct city business with courtesy, civility, and respect. We value the strengths that result from varied experiences, ideas, and perspectives. Our collective histories, both employee and citizen, and natural setting create the fabric that makes Redlands a special place to live, work, and play.

Good morning, my name is Arthur Amaral. I represent the City of Redlands Parks Division. This is a day in my life. So basically, we're gonna be bouncing around here, little various projects that I do as I'm going throughout the day. We have our bush right here. We like to keep it nice and tight, nice and square. Everything's growing right now with the heat, the watering, everything just blossoming. So we've got some graffiti here that I seen earlier. What we're gonna do here is we're gonna mask up, gloves. We use a graffiti removal, which you gotta always have your PPE all the time because safety is the most important thing at all time. This is nonstop down here. Unfortunately, you just stay on top of it. All right, we're gonna proceed a little bit down the road here and let's unravel some of these flags here. look at how beautiful it is down here you meet a lot of good beautiful people you have people that go out of the way to say thank you and that's not just thank you to me it's thank you to the city of redlands that's what i represent sometimes you can't complete the task all at once but you gotta always be mindful okay i gotta come back i gotta take care of this we're gonna do some weed eating some trimming we have one of the delivery trucks in the way We always want to communicate with our vendors down here. We help them out with parking, whatever or not. It's always good to be able to help them work together. We always want to make it a nice experience for them. The expectations are high for us and it's up to us. Not only in parks, streets, water department, disposal, all of us. It takes a village. That's the beautiful thing about the city of Redlands is we all get our job and we all take pride in it. Just going above and beyond, just beautifying things. We just beautify, baby. Let's go. Beautiful people, beautiful atmosphere, positive energy. You never know what a good morning, how you doing, have a blessed day, how far that could go. Good morning. How you doing today? Good. It's going to be a hot one, huh? You don't know what they went through to get to work or whatever or not. Life is not always easy, but you just always got to have that positive energy all the time. I take a lot of pride in just doing what I do. Very beautiful city that I work for, City of Redlands. Well, I want to say thank you for hanging out with me today, kind of visualizing what us at the City of Redlands go through on a daily basis. You guys have a blessed day.

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Hi, my name is Michelle Dixon and I'm a program aid 2 with Recreation and Senior Services. I love this team I'm with right now. They're amazing. I just felt in even my first few months working with the city, you just feel that click that you're going to get along with this group of people. You guys are effective at your jobs, but also you get along personality-wise. So working with the Recreation and Senior Services Division, I usually start my day off at the Johnston Senior Center, where I just help with activities, registering, and then I switch over to the Community Center usually in the evenings, and then I also manage the morning market right now. But yeah, I think the way we're helpful to the community is just providing information and for whether it be for within our own branch or other directing them to other parts of the city or even county, generally helping them. Just providing, I think, a safe space for them to to socialize, to have fun, to learn something new. Everyone's always learning something, and sometimes they can learn something that's going to benefit the community. Every day is different in recreation. So when you're helping at the front desk, it depends on what the activities are lined up for that day, if we have any special events going on, whatever the customer's questions are, helping them with that. And then with the morning market, you know, week by week it can change. Just, you know, contacting your different vendors and, yeah, just kind of rolling with the punches. I just, I like bringing levity to situations sometimes, but I also can still, like, you know, do my job. But I, sometimes I just, I just say dorky things and just try to make it fun.

Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services and here we have Jessie. Jessie is a sweet little girl who's looking for her forever home. She's very loving, very sweet, she's very active because she's got that puppy energy and she needs training because of course here she has had none. But she's looking for her forever home. She's so sweet and adorable. She's very cute and loving and she just wants to cuddle with you and play with you. So if you're interested in Jessie, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Lilo. Lilo is definitely the most crazy and wildest out of the group. She will need the most enrichment and the most training. She is a very active girl, so she will love it if you go on walks with her, play fetch with her, run her around the yard, run her around the dog park. She's a very active girl and very crazy. So if you're interested in Lilo here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have James. We believe Jesse and James to be brother and sister. James is bigger than Jesse, and he's also a big goofball. He loves to jump around. He's very goofy when he's running, but he is also sweet and loving and looking for his forever home. He also needs a lot of training because he's got that puppy energy, but he will be such a good dog if you train him well and give him the love he deserves. So if you're interested in James here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services, and here we have Beatrice. Beatrice is a little terrier. She's a little shy at first. She's very scared. She was out on the streets for a while before we were able to catch her. But she is very sweet. She's warming up to everyone, and she's looking forward to being the perfect house dog. So if you're interested in a little girl like Beatrice here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Charlie. When Charlie came in, he was probably infested with the most ticks I have ever seen on a dog. I personally pulled out about 100 just from one ear. It was so bad, it was crazy. So our vet had to completely shave Charlie, give him his flea and tick medicine, so this is not his natural coat. His fur is slowly growing back, but it will still take a little while, so you have to get used to the way he looks versus the way he's gonna look, because he won't stay looking like this forever. But he is so sweet and loving, and Charlie here is looking for his forever home. And here we have Ramen. Ramen is just a happy little girl. She's super sweet and super loving. Also, she's on the smaller side, so perfect for apartments, perfect lap dogs. She doesn't need a lot of exercise because she got little legs and she can't go that long, but she is so sweet, so adorable, so loving, and ready for a family. So if you're interested in Ramen here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Cooper. Cooper doesn't want to look at the camera right now, but Cooper is a big puppy. He has so much puppy energy, he's going to need lots of training, lots of discipline, someone to take the time to go through all that with him. But he is a super sweet dog. He is gorgeous and very loving. So if you're interested in a dog like Cooper, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Buddy. Buddy is part Akita, but don't let that fool you. He would not make a good guard dog. He is a big goofball, and he loves to play around. He may look intimidating, but that's the only thing intimidating about him is his looks. He's a big goofball who loves to run around and play, and he's looking for a forever home that's just gonna love him as much as he's gonna love them. So if you're interested in Buddy over here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Goofy. This is not Goofy's original look. He did have his face shaved because he was infested with ticks when he came in. And we had to see what was going on with his ears and his eyes, make sure he had no foxtails. His face is shaved and it will grow back into his long, shaggy hair. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. He is a little afraid of a leash, so he will need some leash training and he'll need someone to take their time. He is nervous and afraid because he did come from the streets. We don't know his past. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. So if you're interested in Goofy, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Reed. Reed's just a young pup who's super energetic and he loves water. If you're spraying the hose, he will be there to catch every drop that comes out of that thing. He loves to play, he loves to run around, and he loves to cuddle. He's looking for a forever home that's gonna love him forever. So if you're interested in Reed, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Fitnesses. And here we have Ocean. Ocean, we believe, is some kind of pit bull-husky mix. She's got piercing blue eyes that will just stare into you and energy that doesn't stop. She's gonna need an active household that's gonna take her on walks and be willing to play with her, play fetch with her. She's got a rough house because she's got that She's got that tanky build, but she loves belly rubs. She will just lay there and let you rub and rub and rub, and then she'll give you kisses too. And she's a sweet girl once you get past all the energy. But that's what you gotta overcome with this one, is her energy levels. Once you can handle that, she's gonna be a perfect dog for you and your family. So if you're interested in Ocean, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Shelter.

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San Bernardino County is on the move, and it's thanks in large part to Measure I. First approved by voters in 1989 and again in 2004, Measure I is a half-cent sales tax dedicated to improving transportation across the county. And over the years, it's delivered real results. From extending the SR 210 freeway from LA County into Redlands, to easing congestion and cutting commute times, Measure I has made travel safer, more convenient, and faster for everyone. In our cities and neighborhoods, Measure I dollars have improved traffic signals, upgraded interchanges like SR 60 and Central Avenue in Chino, and repaved local roads like Nisqually Road in Victorville, keeping local streets running smoothly. For public transit riders, Measure I brought the introduction of Metrolink to San Bernardino County, expanded bus routes, the introduction of zero-emission bus and train options, and more accessible transit, connecting more people to jobs, schools, and healthcare. And it doesn't stop there. Measure I also supports bike lanes, pedestrian safety, and planning for future mobility, all while boosting our local economy by creating jobs and supporting construction projects across the region. What's another great thing about Measure I? It's locally controlled. That means San Bernardino County and city leaders decide how funds are spent rather than being directed by outside agencies. Because of Measure I, transportation in San Bernardino County isn't just keeping up, it's moving forward. Moving forward together with Measure I.

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Hi, my name is Carla Ciordia and let me take you through my day. I feel like this job gives me the why. Whereas with lab, it was more of like how to do it. This one tells me, okay, we do this because we need to meet these regulations. So this job gave me the opportunity to learn why these environmental regulations are important. Writing a report that I can say, we are in compliance this month, nothing to worry about, that makes me feel good because I know that we're meeting every single regulation. And not only that, but all of our residents are receiving clean water. I realized that I did my job properly because we've met all the requirements we've been given. For the regulatory compliance, there's two positions, wastewater and water. However, we're versatile in both and we oversee various programs. So the wastewater department has the pretreatment program. So that has to do with everything that goes to our wastewater treatment plant. Making sure that everyone is following protocol to ensure that the pipes are working the way it's supposed to, that helps us at the wastewater treatment plant clean the water properly. In addition, we also oversee like storm water. You know, nothing should be going into the storm drain because that goes straight into bodies of water and doing inspections to make sure that nothing is going into these drains is crucial because if not, it's a huge federal violation. We also have a recycling water program and that's the wastewater. We clean it to a level that the state and federal governments have classified it as recyclable water. Of course, it doesn't meet standards that we can drink that water, but we can reuse it for other purposes. So we oversee various programs like that to ensure that we're meeting all the regulations. Each of these programs has their own permits, their own regulations that we have to consistently meet. And then overall, The wastewater treatment plant as well as the drinking water plants all have certain reports that need to be submitted. That just shows the state that we are meeting all the requirements set forth in our permit. And that's where all the analysis comes in and all the sampling that we have to do. And my job is to review all that data given to me by the lab. and I put it into a report and submit that through. I can see firsthand what is needed in the city and what we could do to improve. Thank you for spending time with me today.

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Today we recognize Savannah Francis for her excellency.

Hi, my name is Savannah Francis. I am a program A2 here at the Flores Senior Center. So what I do is I run the Flores Senior Center. I ensure that all the rooms are set up for programs. I create events for the seniors and I assist with any questions or any concerns here that the seniors or the public may bring up. So exciting about my day is that there are some regulars and I love getting to know them. We know them on a first name basis pretty much. I just love getting to know the senior stories. Everyone is so different. So I think that's the exciting part about my day is I get to meet new people, but also learn something new about the people that already come in here, whether it's pickleball players or seniors coming for quilting or chess. I love getting to know those individuals. One of my favorite programs here is the watercolor class. I am artistic myself, not very good at it, but I do love painting and art, and so I love to see the watercolor class and what they can create on a monthly basis. So the individuals are always super nice as well, super welcoming, and I just love to see what they create every month. My favorite part of the job is helping other people, whether it's the senior community, little kids, or parents or families trying to help their seniors. I just love getting to meet other people and helping them with whatever they need. Some people come in and aren't even here for senior center stuff. I helped a gentleman even create an email a few weeks ago. So just basic necessities. I just love helping them and just meeting new people. I honestly could go on and on about my co-workers here and I love how supportive they are. I've bounced around from recreation to senior and all these different things and I love even managerial wise you know my managers to my co-workers to the ROP interns that we have you know we have a good group and I say that they are just all amazing people. I would say my coworkers would describe me as unique, one of a kind, I'm funny. I'm just a very people person. When someone needs help, I am one of the first ones to jump on something if someone needs assistance, help, whether it's the public or my coworkers. Again, it's just all surrounding of just I love helping other people. I love being that leader for other people. So that's another thing my coworkers might say is that I do take charge and I am a leader. So yeah, that's what I think they would say about me.

Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services and here we have Jessie. Jessie is a sweet little girl who's looking for her forever home. She's very loving, very sweet, she's very active because she's got that puppy energy and she needs training because of course here she has had none. But she's looking for her forever home. She's so sweet and adorable. She's very cute and loving and she just wants to cuddle with you and play with you. So if you're interested in Jessie, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Lilo. Lilo is definitely the most crazy and wildest out of the group. She will need the most enrichment and the most training. She is a very active girl, so she will love it if you go on walks with her, play fetch with her, run her around the yard, run her around the dog park. She's a very active girl and very crazy. So if you're interested in Lilo here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have James. We believe Jesse and James to be brother and sister. James is bigger than Jesse, and he's also a big goofball. He loves to jump around. He's very goofy when he's running, but he is also sweet and loving and looking for his forever home. He also needs a lot of training because he's got that puppy energy, but he will be such a good dog if you train him well and give him the love he deserves. So if you're interested in James here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services, and here we have Beatrice. Beatrice is a little terrier. She's a little shy at first. She's very scared. She was out on the streets for a while before we were able to catch her. But she is very sweet. She's warming up to everyone, and she's looking forward to being the perfect house dog. So if you're interested in a little girl like Beatrice here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Charlie. When Charlie came in, he was probably infested with the most ticks I have ever seen on a dog. I personally pulled out about 100 just from one ear. It was so bad, it was crazy. So our vet had to completely shave Charlie, give him his flea and tick medicine, so this is not his natural coat. His fur is slowly growing back, but it will still take a little while, so you have to get used to the way he looks versus the way he's gonna look, because he won't stay looking like this forever. But he is so sweet and loving, and Charlie here is looking for his forever home. And here we have Ramen. Ramen is just a happy little girl. She's super sweet and super lovely. Also, she's on the smaller side, so perfect for apartments, perfect lap dogs. She doesn't need a lot of exercise because she got little legs and she can't go that long. But she is so sweet, so adorable, so loving, and ready for a family. So if you're interested in Ramen here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Cooper. Cooper doesn't wanna look at the camera right now, but Cooper is a big puppy. He has so much puppy energy, he's gonna need lots of training, lots of discipline, someone to take the time to go through all that with him. But he is a super sweet dog. He is gorgeous and very loving. So if you're interested in a dog like Cooper, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Buddy. Buddy is part Akita, but don't let that fool you. He would not make a good guard dog. He is a big goofball, and he loves to play around. He may look intimidating, but that's the only thing intimidating about him is his looks. He's a big goofball who loves to run around and play, and he's looking for a forever home that's just gonna love him as much as he's gonna love them. So if you're interested in Buddy over here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Goofy. This is not Goofy's original look. He did have his face shaved because he was infested with ticks when he came in. And we had to see what was going on with his ears and his eyes, make sure he had no foxtails. His face is shaved and it will grow back into his long, shaggy hair. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. He is a little afraid of a leash, so he will need some leash training and he'll need someone to take their time. He is nervous and afraid because he did come from the streets. We don't know his past. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. So if you're interested in Goofy, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Reed. Reed's just a young pup who's super energetic and he loves water. If you're spraying the hose, he will be there to catch every drop that comes out of that thing. He loves to play, he loves to run around, and he loves to cuddle. He's looking for a forever home that's gonna love him forever. So if you're interested in Reed, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Ocean. Ocean, we believe, is some kind of pit bull-husky mix. She's got piercing blue eyes that will just stare into you and energy that doesn't stop. She's gonna need an active household that's gonna take her on walks and be willing to play with her, play fetch with her. She's got a rough house because she's got that She's got that tanky build, but she loves belly rubs. She will just lay there and let you rub and rub and rub, and then she'll give you kisses too. And she's a sweet girl once you get past all the energy. But that's what you gotta overcome with this one, is her energy levels. Once you can handle that, she's gonna be a perfect dog for you and your family. So if you're interested in Ocean, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Shelter.

Thank you. Thank you. . . . . . Bye. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, no. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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Good morning. Pamela Martinez here. Welcome to my day. Come see what we do in the library. Magic button. Come on in. I like to present our space as clean and fresh as possible for every new patron that walks in the door or every patron that walks in the door. The staff is fresh, we're friendly. We want to present the Smiley Public Library as our community space. We are here for the entire community and we want them to feel welcome when they come in. Everything is neat and tidy and staff is very willing to help and find the books that the folks are looking for. The little ones are just so special when they want some books. Sometimes it might be for homework and we are more than happy to do that as well. But we also like to find them fun books to read where they don't have to be tested and they can actually just read for fun. It's amazing the people that we get to meet here. interacting with all the kids and the families from the entire city of Redlands. It's just so lucky. And of course, all the programming. I get to do a preschool story time. One, two, take a deep breath. Three. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. So we had pajama story time in here last night with about 20 people squished in here. The kiddos were sprawled out on the floor listening to the story, then yawning, and the parents were pretty much asleep. already but uh we that's fun when the kiddos wear their jammies and uh so we help hopefully get them sleepy for bedtime so that just warms my heart to do story time with the little ones and their families thank you for joining me today at the library i hope you enjoyed your day with me today i sure did but now it's time to clean up once again so don't mind me it's just part of the day see ya

We treat everyone with respect. We acknowledge the dignity of every employee, citizen, resident, and visitor in our city. We work actively to eliminate barriers to full participation in community life. We conduct city business with courtesy, civility, and respect. We value the strengths that result from varied experiences, ideas, and perspectives. Our collective histories, both employee and citizen, and natural setting create the fabric that makes Redlands a special place to live, work, and play.

Good morning. My name is Arthur Amaral. I represent the City of Redlands Parks Division. This is a day in my life. So basically, We're gonna be bouncing around here.

Little various projects that I do as I'm going throughout the day.

We have our bush right here. We like to keep it nice and tight, nice and square. Everything's growing right now with the heat, the watering, everything just blossoming. So we got some graffiti here that I seen earlier. What we're going to do here is we're going to mask up, gloves. We use a graffiti removal, which you got to always have your PPE all the time because safety is the most important thing at all time. This is nonstop down here. Unfortunately, you just stay on top of it. All right, we're going to proceed a little bit down the road here and let's unravel some of these flags here. Look at how beautiful it is down here. You meet a lot of good, beautiful people. You have people that go out of the way to say thank you. And that's not just thank you to me. It's thank you to the city of Redlands. That's what I represent. Sometimes you can't complete the task all at once, but you got to always be mindful. Okay, I got to come back. I got to take care of this. We're going to do some weed eating, some trimming. We have one of the delivery trucks in the way. We always want to communicate with our vendors down here. We help them out with parking, whatever or not. It's always good to be able to help them work together. We always want to make it a nice experience for them. The expectations are high for us and it's up to us. Not only in parks, streets, water department, disposal, all of us. It takes a village. That's the beautiful thing about the city of Redlands is we all get our job and we all take pride in it. Just going above and beyond, just beautifying things. We just beautify, baby. Let's go. Beautiful people, beautiful atmosphere, positive energy. You never know what a good morning, how you doing, have a blessed day, how far that could go. Good morning. How you doing today? Good. It's going to be a hot one, huh? You don't know what they went through to get to work or whatever not. Life is not always easy, but you just always got to have that positive energy all the time. I take a lot of pride in just doing what I do. Very beautiful city that I work for, City of Redlands. Well, I want to say thank you for hanging out with me today, kind of visualizing what us at the City of Redlands go through on a daily basis. You guys have a blessed day.

Hi there, I'm Jack McCoy.

And I'm Buddy Hite. And you're riding in the backseat of Camera Car USA. We go anywhere a car can go, and of course, we'd like for you to go with us. Today, we're going to visit another colorful and exciting city. Buddy, are we almost there?

Jack, we should be there in just a few moments.

Very good.

Thank you.

Well, friends, today our camera car is visiting another colorful and interesting community. On our right is the city limit sign. Redlands, California, population 25,719. Now, we're entering the city on Highway 99, and we're traveling east... And as you can see, it's a beautiful broad double highway. The city of Redlands is rich in history and tradition. Founded in 1881, it was named Redlands due to the color of the earth in this area. Well, friends, first let's take a look at the downtown shopping district of Redlands. We're moving along Orange Street. And, buddy, we have approached State Street, so let's turn here. Could we please? All right. Fine, Jack. All right. As we make our turn, we've seen the Bank of America building on the corner, and that's very impressive. Up here a couple of blocks, they're building a beautiful new building. Gare's new men's clothing store in construction on our left. This retail shopping area is compact and fairly centralized. Here is found every conceivable type of merchandising establishment.

There it is, across the street there on the right.

There's the fire station, and I believe there's an engine out front. There sure is. Well, that's a three-engine house, and like all stations, it's just as clean as a pen, and there are alert men on duty at all times. You know, buddy, when I was a boy, I'd rather look at fire engines than anything else. How about you?

Jack, I was the same way.

Believe me. Now, let's see. Across here to our left is the YMCA. That's the Young Man's Christian Association. It's very nice, but they've just appropriated an addition of $150,000 to enlarge it. So they have some lucky boys here in Redmond. Just ahead of us now is a very unique building and very beautiful. This is the libraries. It sort of resembles one of the missions here in California with that row of arches and the walkway underneath them. And you know, buddy, I think I'll put in a plug here for reading. Wouldn't it be wonderful if every person would rediscover the wonderful treasures available to us all between the covers of books?

True words were never spoken.

Now, here's another of Redland's unique attractions. It's the Lincoln Memorial Shrine. And incidentally, it's the only one west of the Mississippi. The shrine was dedicated and presented to the city of Redlands by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Watchorn in 1932. Well, now we have a special treat for our camera car riders.

This is the famous Procellus Bowl, one of the finest cultural activities in Southern California.

Every summer during the months of July and August, the Redlands Community Music Association programs about 20 concerts here. The Purcellus Bowl has rightly earned the title of the Little Hollywood Bowl. All of its presentations are free. Now, on stage, we see some of the ballet dancers rehearsing for a coming attraction, I suppose. And over here waiting for us is a lady who contributes much of her time to the activities and promotion of the Purcellus Bowl, and we've asked her to join us here and chat with us for just a moment. She's the founder and the president of this lovely place, Mrs. Grace Mullen. Hello, Mrs. Mullen. How are you?

Very well. Thanks for waiting for us.

Glad to see you here. Thank you. We've been telling our writers about this famous bowl, but since you founded it and you're very close to it, why don't you tell them how it all started?

Well, it's a very long story, but I think to put it briefly, I would say that my urge to contribute something toward world peace and universal brotherhood through music prompted me to begin, even without an organization, in 1924.

Well, that's just wonderful, and you've enjoyed every moment of it.

Oh, it's been a glorious experience. We have had 1,715 concerts, admission suite concerts, in this beautiful place.

Mrs. Mullen, I understand the building back here has quite a background. Tell us briefly about that.

Well, our beloved friends Clarence and Florence White, realizing our great need for such a building, gave it to us in 1930, and we've enjoyed it very, very much. throughout the years.

This is a natural bowl, isn't it, Mrs. Monk?

Well, yes, in a way, but it was a beautiful little part that the Smiley's gave to Redlands, and earlier, in about 1912, it was prepared for seating, and a few band concerts were given here, but it was very little used until we began in 1924.

Well, that's fine. Now, I'd like to speak for all of our camera car riders, and I'd like to speak for all the citizens of Redland in thanking you, Mrs. Grace Mullen. I believe Mr. Mullen's name is George?

George Emmett Mullen.

Uh-huh. And you've lived here a long time, haven't you?

Yes, since 1916.

So we all thank you. Continue good luck and good work at the Priscilla School. I thank you. Thank you, Mrs. Mullen, very much. All right, friends. Now, wasn't that a delightful trip? Buddy, right up the street here is the post office here in Redlands, and they have a dome that I want all of our friends to see. So let's go visit them right now. There it is. Not just a post office, but a beautiful post office. The dome I told you about there in front is mosaic tile, and the roof is typical California red tile. So it's easily seen that the Redlands citizen's mail has well taken care of. Now we're on East Olive Street, and we're approaching the corner of churches. This is a very unusual sight. Of the four corners, there are churches on three. The first one on our right is the Methodist Church with a tremendous tower reaching skyward. And across the street with a clock in the tower is the Congregational Church. And now we're going to turn the corner onto Cajon Street, and here on our right is the Baptist Church. And in just a moment, we're going to see another very high spire. There it is. And as you can see, it's also styled in the very beautiful mosaic tile. Buddy, I think we'd better head for the city hall because we're supposed to meet the mayor and the city manager and the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce about now. Oh, we're only a half a block away. In fact, I think we should be right on time, Jack. Very good. As a matter of fact, I see Mayor Harry Wilson and City Manager Fred Workman and John Farrell of the Chamber of Commerce. standing there waiting for us. So we're right on schedule. How do you do, gentlemen? Right on time. Thank you. Well, we'll get out of our camera car and go over and talk with three very distinguished gentlemen of the city of Redlands. Mayor Harry Wilson, how are you?

Glad to see you, Jack. It's a pleasure to have you here with us.

Thank you. This is City Manager Fred Workman. How are you, Fred?

Fine, thank you.

John Farrell, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce.

Thanks, Jack.

Mayor Wilson, you certainly have a wonderful city here. I suppose you like it, too. Thank you, Jack.

I love it here. I'm not a native, as you might have guessed by this time. I've been here some 13 years, though, and I like this climate particularly because in the 13 years I've been here, not once have I had to buy any antifreeze for my car. Another thing I think about, Redlands, while we're here and talking for just a minute, I believe we're actually in the center of the world here in Redlands. I feel like that this is the very heart of Southern California living. If you like the desert... In one hour, you can be down at Palm Springs and in the desert country. Right here in the back of us, San Bernardino Mountain Range, and in wintertime, in 30 minutes, you're up in the snow-covered mountains where we have skiing and all kinds of sports. And this time of year, of course, we have trout fishing and boating up there.

Oh, just about.

Well, now, if you like the seashore, Jack, we can be down at the seashore in an hour and 30 or 45 minutes. But if you go for the metropolitan area, we're connected by a freeway, as you know now. It'll put us in downtown Los Angeles in just a Hour and 15, 20 minutes.

Very good. Now, that's the kind of social and wonderful side of Redlands. City Manager Workman, how about the other side of Redlands here? What do you have to say?

Well, from a management standpoint, we're proud that we have an experienced, young-thinking council that supports its 200 employees that are trying to do a fine job for the people of this city and the services it performs.

Thank you, sir. And the Chamber of Commerce, a wonderful chamber. How about it, Mr. John Farrell? Thank you, Jack.

Well, united behind this wonderful council of ours, we have a great membership of chamber workers.

Very good, sir. Well, our time is up, gentlemen. It's nice to talk with you. Mayor Harry Wilson, thank you. Mr. Fred Workman and John Farrell, thanks for having us to your city. It's been most delightful. Your city is tremendously hospitable, and good luck to you and to Redland. Goodbye. Well, friends, we hope you're enjoying your ride in the backseat of our camera car. So far in Redlands, we've visited the downtown shopping district and some of the points of interest that the tourists love to see. But now we'd like to show you one of the lovely residential areas. This is Mariposa Drive in one of the very neat, moderately priced sections of Redlands. As you see, it's on a gradual slope with the mountains in the background adding to its scenic beauty. There are orange groves in the distance, and of course that figures because Redlands was known for a long time as the naval orange center of the world. Yes, here is a city that is justly proud of its heritage of being a well-integrated hometown. Now, in just a moment, we should be seeing the country club in golf course. There it is on our right. Buddy, do you play golf?

Jack, I've ruined more greens than anyone in the business. Wait a minute, that's my record?

Incidentally, wasn't that a beautiful drive down that hill, though? Oh, the view was beautiful, and incidentally, if you want to really see a great view, turn right at this next corner up here. Now there's a view. We're at the top of Sunset Drive, and way off down there is the San Timoteo Valley. You can see orange groves, cattle ranches, some wheat farming, and in the background there, the beautiful rolling hills and mountains. Say, Bud, doesn't this make you want to rush back to the city?

No. Me too.

Off to the right there, 63 miles, is Los Angeles. To the left, not far, Big Bear Lake, Arrowhead, and Angeles National Forest. Yes, and many other scenic and interesting places. Speaking of lovely places, we're going to show you one right now. It's right here at the top of this rise. Buddy, weren't you born in a rather large home back east? I sure was, Jack. Where was that? Hagerstown, Maryland. A great big home, wasn't it? Oh, yes. Well, you're really going to like this because right here it is. We're approaching the residence of Mr. Joseph Ciano and his family, and you'll really enjoy it. The Cianos are typical, stable Redland citizens interested in civic affairs and the entire community. Look at that beautiful jacaranda tree there in the front yard towering way above the house. Yes, that's really a lovely home. Redlands is one of the most progressive cities we've ever filmed on Camera Car USA. This is the new half-million-dollar wing on the Redlands Hospital, and it's an indication of the kind of thinking that manifests itself throughout this city. Modern design, a single floor, and really coming along fine, as we can see. Now, a little further up the street here, we'll see some more of this building program of Redlands. This is the new Cope Junior High School under construction, so named after Mr. Albert Cope, a civic leader. An interesting note about Redlands is that they anticipate the needs of their community years in advance and build for those needs accordingly. You know, buddy, we might just drive past the Redlands High School now and show our friends in the back seat of what a beautiful place that is, too. The high school is situated on both sides of the street. Now, we're looking at one of the sides now, and you can see they have very fine buildings. And in just a moment, we'll go around the other side of the street and take a look at some of the others. They also have some very fine young people, as you can also see. And incidentally, none of the schools in Redlands have ever been on half-day sessions because of the anticipation of needs as I spoke of a few moments ago. But now we want to show you another and very important side of Redlands that helps make all of this possible. Now, friends, as I said earlier, Redlands is predominantly a citrus economy. But in the past decade, there have been additions to its economy. Several large manufacturers have established plants adjacent to the city, and this is one of them, the Universal Rundle Company, manufacturers of pottery, sinks, bathtubs, bathroom fixtures, and so on. It is served by the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads, and as you can see, is clean, well-kept, and sprawls over many acres. Here on our left is the Pure Gold Company, one of California's largest distributors of fresh citrus fruit and avocados. It's a light green building with a tile roof. Well, this is another beautiful street here in this lovely city. There are a couple of places Buddy and I wanted to show you. First here on our right is the Real Gold Company, manufacturers of concentrated orange juice. The building is new and of the modern design. Now down the street here on our right, we'll see the new Department of Motor Vehicle building, offering all of the state services of that department. And across the street here on our right again is the Daily Facts newspaper building. Very impressive building and a fine community service record, 68 years old and a circulation daily of over 6,000. Now I see that our next stop is just a little farther along, and that will be the Grand Central Rocket Company. And here we are. This is a fabulously interesting and intriguing place. It was this company that supplied the fuel that helped push the United States' first satellite into orbit. It's highly classified, of course, and we can't go beyond the gates, as the signs and the guards will attest to. But we've asked Mr. Charles Bartley, the president of Grand Central Rocket Company, if we might talk with him for a moment and find out a little more about his company. And I see we're on time, and there's Mr. Bartley waiting for us. Hello, Mr. Bartley. Nice to see you. We brought our camera car USA riders along with us to your company. We thought perhaps we could find out a little more about this very intriguing operation of yours. Basically, what do you do here, sir?

We make solid propellant rockets.

Which means what to us?

Well, actually, you might consider this solid propellant rocket the heart or the basic power for missiles and associated type of business.

Pretty active these days, of course, then, aren't you?

Well, we're pretty busy these days, yes.

I see that you have much security here, Mr. Bartley. Is that normal around a place like this?

Yes, and all these organizations that do this work, our work is under heavy guard. And as you see, we have all these guards here.

You're not allowed in the place unless you have been thoroughly screened.

Oh, they have a popular saying, which they call need to know.

Which means what?

Well, you have to know, you have to have the need to know what's going on to get in.

I understand. Now, as we drove up in your parking lot here, we noticed thousands. It looked like thousands. Cars, maybe it's hundreds. How many employees do you have?

We have 550 at the present time. We plan to expand to about 1,000 within the next year.

I noticed as we drove in there was a new building going in down there.

Yes, that's one of our biggest efforts these days, putting in new buildings.

Fine. I see a truck's coming out. Perhaps he won't hit us if we're nice to him here. Now, Mr. Bartley, you're in Redlands, or at least its immediate vicinity out of town. Why did your company choose Redlands as a place to operate?

Well, we think, well, in our type of business... Most of it's experimental development work and, of course, some production. But we have to have the need for quite a large number of scientists and engineers and people with higher degrees of education. And looking around California, we look very intensively from San Francisco to Chula Vista and Redlands 1. We think it's the ideal place to live. It's the center for living. It's the... Right in the center of everything.

Mr. Bartley, we appreciate your courtesy and the time spent with us. Lots of good luck to you and your company. Thank you. Pleasure talking to you. Thank you, Mr. Charles Bartley. Thank you, sir. All right, friends, that was very interesting. And now we're going to take you on a visit to a very beautiful park. This is Sylvan Park, and it's really a beauty. It has a large pool, a children's playground, softball diamond, tennis courts, and horseshoe pitching, and well-equipped picnic grounds, as you can see. They also have an unusual area for lawn bowling. As a matter of fact, they're internationally famous for it. Only last summer, the British team of champions were here for a visit, and this year, the Canadian team will compete here. Redlands is also the home of the National Field Archery Association, and I'll take a moment to mention that Redlands is the summer home of the Los Angeles Rams professional football team. But now, friends, we're going to visit one of the loveliest places in Southern California. Not often do we have an opportunity of showing our camera car riders a scene like this. We're on the campus of the University of Redlands, and we're driving toward the administration building, which you can see in the distance. Isn't that beautiful? Stately and impressive, with banks of flowers and foliage in the front, lovely trees on either side of us and also up in the distance there. and the Redlands identification made out of flowers. This school has an enrollment of almost 1,300 and is one of the finest in this part of the country. As a matter of fact, Redlands has earned an enviable reputation among the institutions of higher learning. Let's take a brief ride down one side of the quad. This particular side shows the men's dormitories. We've just passed the new Founders Hall with its modern design. Next to it, California Hall and a colonial styling. Next to it will be Cortner Hall, donated by Mr. George Cortner, as the plaque on the front entrance shows. This is the east side of the quad. The girls' dormitories are over on the west side, and they're equally attractive. And the final dormitory here is Melrose Hall, more colonial design, as the ionic pillars show. Here's another magnificent building here at Redlands University. It's the chapel. It was designed by an alumnus, Herbert Powell, and it symbolizes the spirit of Redlands as a liberal arts college. The chapel accommodates 1,500 people and is widely photographed because of its beauty. Dr. George Armacost should be waiting for us on the steps of the chapel. So, buddy, if we could pull up to the curb, we'll have a nice talk with him. All right, fine. I believe that's Dr. Armacost coming down the steps of the chapel and across the lawn there, buddy. We're right on time, so that's good. We'll pull right up to the curb and have a talk with Dr. Armacost. How are you, sir?

Fine, thank you, sir.

Welcome to our Camera Car USA series, Dr. Armacost. Welcome to our campus, University of Redland. Oh, this is just a beautiful, beautiful place. We think so. How long have you been the president of Redland University? This is my 13th year. I know they're as proud of you as you are of them. Well, we're very proud of the university. One of the most beautiful we've visited in our series. It's just lovely. How many students are enrolled here?

We have about 1,330 at the present time. Co-educational college? Co-educational, of course.

And how many schools are here? Well, primarily three.

They are? Liberal arts, education, and music.

I understand. You have a wonderful music course here. I understand. Dr. Armacost, why don't you brag about this university? I could, but I think they'd like to hear you tell us.

Well, we're fully accredited, and I should say also that we have been rated among the ten most beautiful campuses in the United States.

We've shown our camera car riders the administration building, this lovely chapel. This is one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen, this chapel. This was designed by one of our alumni, Herb Powell, and we're very proud of it. That's what I told our friends. Well, this is a school that I notice there are a lot of ladies around here. Are these co-eds here?

Well, these are the women from the Southern California Women's Baptist Mission Society having their house party here this week. Oh, a lot of them. About 1,000.

Oh, wow. You're surrounded by a lot of ladies this week.

And next week, we will have 1,200 Methodists here for the Methodist Annual Conference. Well, isn't that nice?

Well, Dr. Armacost, we know you're a very busy man, and we appreciate you taking a moment to chat with us. I know our writers enjoyed seeing you. May we wish you the very best of luck. And I know the school is lucky to have a fine educator like yourself as their president. Well, thank you, sir. You're very kind.

I wish you'd come more often. We may. Thank you, sir. We'll see you later.

Thank you so much, Dr. Armacost. It's been a pleasure talking with you, and we'll hope to see you again real soon. Goodbye. Well, friends, I'm afraid our time has run out on us on our trip through Redland. How did you enjoy it? Buddy, how did you enjoy it?

Jack, I thought it was just delightful.

Isn't this a fine city? Beautiful. One of the prettiest ones we've ever visited, isn't it? We would come back real soon. Well, time has allowed us to show you just a few of the high points, friends, but believe me, there is more we didn't get a chance to show you than we have. So put Redlands, California on your schedule and see it real soon. And now until our next trip in Camera Car USA, this is Jack McCoy and Buddy Hyde saying so long.

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My name is Gautam Dobi. I'm the City Engineer of the City of Redlands. I manage the City's all CIP projects, Capital Improvement Program projects, and also development projects, overseeing especially for the engineering projects. Any engineering-related projects I oversee, I manage, I plan. The City has Capital Improvement Program for next six to ten years. Every project benefits the resident of the of the city so when we design something we look at the design review the design and then we make some adjustments and finalize the design the reviewing the plan especially to go for constructions when it goes to construction we work with the contractor and review the plan and spec and then if there are any follow-up needs to be done and manage the projects that way as well And my engineering staff, they review the plan, they design, and I oversee their work. And as a team, we finalize all the plans and take it to construction. Currently, we are doing street improvement projects. We are paving a lot of streets throughout the city. And it looks nice when you drive right through the street and then you can see nice pavement work. It feels really good and it makes me happy that I can see my project is finally constructed. It's giving benefit and making the residents happy and every facility is working well. So that makes me happy actually.

Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services and here we have Jessie. Jessie is a sweet little girl who's looking for her forever home. She's very loving, very sweet, and very active because she's got that puppy energy and she needs training because of course here she has had none. But she's looking for her forever home. She's so sweet and adorable. She's very cute and loving and she just wants to cuddle with you and play with you. So if you're interested in Jessie, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Lilo. Lilo is definitely the most crazy and wildest out of the group. She will need the most enrichment and the most training. She is a very active girl, so she will love it if you go on walks with her, play fetch with her, run her around the yard, run her around the dog park. She's a very active girl and very crazy. So if you're interested in Lilo here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have James. We believe Jesse and James to be brother and sister. James is bigger than Jesse, and he's also a big goofball. He loves to jump around. He's very goofy when he's running, but he is also sweet and loving and looking for his forever home. He also needs a lot of training because he's got that puppy energy, but he will be such a good dog if you train him well and give him the love he deserves. So if you're interested in James here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. hi i'm trevor here with the redlands animal services and here we have beatrice beatrice is a little terrier she's a little shy at first she's very scared she was out on the streets for a while before we were able to catch her but she is very sweet she's warming up to everyone and she's looking forward to being the perfect house dog so if you're interested in a little girl like beatrice here come visit her here at the redlands animal services And here we have Charlie. When Charlie came in, he was probably infested with the most ticks I have ever seen on a dog. I personally pulled out about 100 just from one ear. It was so bad, it was crazy. So our vet had to completely shave Charlie, give him his flea and tick medicine, so this is not his natural coat. His fur is slowly growing back, but it will still take a little while, so you have to get used to the way he looks versus the way he's gonna look, because he won't stay looking like this forever. But he is so sweet and loving, and Charlie here is looking for his forever home. And here we have Ramen. Ramen is just a happy little girl. She's super sweet and super loving. Also, she's on the smaller side, so perfect for apartments, perfect lap dogs. She doesn't need a lot of exercise because she got little legs and she can't go that long. But she is so sweet, so adorable, so loving, and ready for a family. So if you're interested in Ramen here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Cooper. Cooper doesn't want to look at the camera right now, but Cooper is a big puppy. He has so much puppy energy, he's going to need lots of training, lots of discipline, and someone to take the time to go through all that with him. But he is a super sweet dog. He is gorgeous and very loving. So if you're interested in a dog like Cooper, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Buddy. Buddy is part Akita, but don't let that fool you. He would not make a good guard dog. He is a big goofball, and he loves to play around. He may look intimidating, but that's the only thing intimidating about him is his looks. He's a big goofball who loves to run around and play, and he's looking for a forever home that's just gonna love him as much as he's gonna love them. So if you're interested in Buddy over here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Goofy. This is not Goofy's original look. He did have his face shaved because he was infested with ticks when he came in. And we had to see what was going on with his ears and his eyes, make sure he had no fox tails. His face is shaved and it will grow back into his long, shaggy hair. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. He is a little afraid of a leash. So he will need some leash training and he'll need someone to take their time. He is nervous and afraid because he did come from the streets. We don't know his path. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. So if you're interested in Goofy, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Reed. Reed's just a young pup who's super energetic and he loves water. If you're spraying the hose, he will be there to catch every drop that comes out of that thing. He loves to play, he loves to run around, and he loves to cuddle. He's looking for a forever home that's gonna love him forever. So if you're interested in Reed, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Ocean. Ocean, we believe, is some kind of pit bull-husky mix. She's got piercing blue eyes that will just stare into you and energy that doesn't stop. She's gonna need an active household that's gonna take her on walks and be willing to play with her, play fetch with her. She's got a rough house because she's got that She's got that tanky build, but she loves belly rubs. She will just lay there and let you rub and rub and rub, and then she'll give you kisses too. And she's a sweet girl once you get past all the energy. But that's what you gotta overcome with this one, is her energy levels. Once you can handle that, she's gonna be a perfect dog for you and your family. So if you're interested in Ocean, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Shelter.

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We strive for excellence and are innovative. We aim to deliver the best service possible and measure quality outcomes and results. We strive to exceed expectations and to bring out the best in each other. We are flexible and adapt to the ever-changing needs of our community. We seek traditional as well as non-traditional solutions and embrace creativity.

I'm Marina Walker. And I'm Sofia Diaz. Welcome to Human Resources. Let us take you through our day. I really like that I get to work closely with a lot of employees. Angie and I oversee onboarding, so we get to work very closely with the new hires.

What I like about recruitment more specifically is the happy side of HR, so giving those jobs to the people that are qualified, that do have that talent here.

We are here to help employees grow within their career as well as make the City of Redlands a fun place to work. I really enjoy getting to be creative with the different events that we do for the employees.

Seeing that journey from candidates starting from the beginning to the end of the hiring process and then also seeing candidates get promoted within as they're here for a year or so. Seeing their journey throughout the process and them growing within the company as well.

We get to know them, we get to build relationships, kind of rapport with them, which I think is really important for Human Resources. I feel like we would like to make HR a positive place. We are here to help employees grow within their career as well as I think the City of Redlands is a fun place to work. We get to onboard, we get to see people excited to start here, to start a new job. It's always an exciting time for them and then we get to engage with employees at events which are always really fun. So I really, really enjoy doing all of the different aspects of those things.

Well, I don't want to be cliche, but communication is key so everyone's on the same page. It helps the hiring process go smooth and not also with the hiring process, but when someone's onboarded already, we definitely need to keep that communication internally.

You know, I guess my personal motto would be having fun in what you do at work and making the best of it. Thank you for spending the day with us.

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Hi, my name is Whitney Mezna and I am a management analyst at the city manager's office. So I am responsible for the council meeting agendas and packets that go out for every meeting, the first and third Tuesday of every month. I think what makes my day special is the people that I work with. So we come in here, we do a lot of serious work, but we really, really enjoy one another. And it just makes the day go by really quickly. I think our team works really, really well together. We have a lot of similarities to each other. We all like to have a good time, but I think what makes us work so well is we all have a very, very positive attitude. An average day for me typically is a lot of review. Here in our office, we review every single agenda item that is going to go to council. So we get to see everything that's happening throughout the city. So it's kind of a unique perspective because we're not just seeing one department or two departments. We get to see every single item that's going to council from every department. My favorite part of my job is the people that I work with. As we're working, as we're being productive and getting things done, we're having a good time doing it. I hope that they would say that I'm always in a good mood. There's not a lot that can get me down.

Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services, and here we have Jessie. Jessie is a sweet little girl who's looking for her forever home. She's very loving, very sweet, and very active, because she's got that puppy energy, and she needs training, because of course here, she has had none. But she's looking for her forever home. She's so sweet and adorable. She's very cute and loving, and she just wants to cuddle with you and play with you. So if you're interested in Jessie, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Lilo. Lilo is definitely the most crazy and wildest out of the group. She will need the most enrichment and the most training. She is a very active girl, so she will love it if you go on walks with her, play fetch with her, run her around the yard, run her around the dog park. She's a very active girl and very crazy. So if you're interested in Lilo here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have James. We believe Jesse and James to be brother and sister. James is bigger than Jesse, and he's also a big goofball. He loves to jump around. He's very goofy when he's running, but he is also sweet and loving and looking for his forever home. He also needs a lot of training because he's got that puppy energy, but he will be such a good dog if you train him well and give him the love he deserves. So if you're interested in James here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services, and here we have Beatrice. Beatrice is a little terrier. She's a little shy at first. She's very scared. She was out on the streets for a while before we were able to catch her, but she is very sweet. She's warming up to everyone, and she's looking forward to being the perfect house dog. So if you're interested in a little girl like Beatrice here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Charlie. When Charlie came in, he was probably infested with the most ticks I have ever seen on a dog. I personally pulled out about 100 just from one ear. It was so bad, it was crazy. So our vet had to completely shave Charlie, give him his flea and tick medicine, so this is not his natural coat. His fur is slowly growing back, but it will still take a little while, so you have to get used to the way he looks versus the way he's gonna look, because he won't stay looking like this forever. But he is so sweet and loving, and Charlie here is looking for his forever home. And here we have Ramen. Ramen is just a happy little girl. She's super sweet and super loving. Also, she's on the smaller side, so perfect for apartments, perfect lap dogs. She doesn't need a lot of exercise because she got little legs and she can't go that long. But she is so sweet, so adorable, so loving, and ready for a family. So if you're interested in Ramen here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Cooper. Cooper doesn't wanna look at the camera right now, but Cooper is a big puppy. He has so much puppy energy, he's gonna need lots of training, lots of discipline, someone to take the time to go through all that with him. But he is a super sweet dog, he is gorgeous and very loving. So if you're interested in a dog like Cooper, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Buddy. Buddy is part Akita, but don't let that fool you. He would not make a good guard dog. He is a big goofball, and he loves to play around. He may look intimidating, but that's the only thing intimidating about him is his looks. He's a big goofball who loves to run around and play, and he's looking for a forever home that's just gonna love him as much as he's gonna love them. So if you're interested in Buddy over here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Goofy. This is not Goofy's original look. He did have his face shaved because he was infested with ticks when he came in. And we had to see what was going on with his ears and his eyes, make sure he had no foxtails. His face is shaved and it will grow back into his long, shaggy hair. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. He is a little afraid of a leash. So he will need some leash training and he'll need someone to take their time. He is nervous and afraid because he did come from the streets. We don't know his past. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. So if you're interested in Goofy, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Reed. Reed's just a young pup who's super energetic and he loves water. If you're spraying the hose, he will be there to catch every drop that comes out of that thing. He loves to play, he loves to run around, and he loves to cuddle. He's looking for a forever home that's gonna love him forever. So if you're interested in Reed, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Ocean. Ocean, we believe, is some kind of pit bull-husky mix. She's got piercing blue eyes that will just stare into you and energy that doesn't stop. She's gonna need an active household that's gonna take her on walks and be willing to play with her, play fetch with her. She's got a rough house because she's got that She's got that tanky build, but she loves belly rubs. She will just lay there and let you rub and rub and rub, and then she'll give you kisses too. And she's a sweet girl once you get past all the energy. But that's what you gotta overcome with this one, is her energy levels. Once you can handle that, she's gonna be a perfect dog for you and your family. So if you're interested in Ocean, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Shelter.

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Hi, my name is Samantha Bartoli, and I'm going to take you through my day. So we were the water conservation department for the city of Redlands, and we go out and help our residents. We offer rebates to them if they're wanting to take out any of their grass and put in drought tolerant landscaping. Hi, good morning, how are you? guys. Good, I'm Samantha. Nice to meet you. Myra, nice to meet you.

Okay, for sure this and then all down there by the street level. Okay, all that's going.

Okay, yeah, no problem. What we'll do today is we'll definitely take measurements over on this portion and then that portion down there. We'll leave you with the paperwork and then we give you 90 days to complete the work. Once the work is completed, call us or email us. Let us know that it's done, we come out and do the post inspection. The credit, it'll show up on your water bill following that. We also do rebates for toilets, washing machines, and irrigation timers if residents wanted to replace those. All of our rebates come back as a credit on their water bill. We help residents if they need help with their timer, setting their timer that if they're not sure how to or they're not aware of our restrictions for watering in the city, we do a complimentary service where we go out and help them set their timers for them to comply with our restrictions for the city and then we also offer what we call a water audit where we if they suspect that they have a leak we can come out and help them kind of identify if we notice anything off with their irrigation system or looking at their water meter we can try to identify if they may have a leak by walking the property with them and then do various office work as far as we process applications we take phone calls emails and do various like spreadsheets and reports feel like I try and just give all the information I can and be very concise with what I tell our residents and I just want to make sure that they get all the information correctly and They don't have really any doubt or question in our program or what we're offering to them. I try to give them as much info as possible so they feel good and comfortable with working with us. It sounds cliche, but we are the city that works. That's the whole city motto. But I would say working closely with our residents is kind of our goal to help them in any way that we can as far as conserving water and educating as as well as we can with how important it is to conserve water so i would say to work closely with residents as much as we can thank you for spending some time with me today coming today

Good morning and welcome to the Redlands Police Department's welcome aboard and promotional ceremony. Today is a special occasion for our department as we gather to recognize two important milestones. Welcoming the newest members of the RPD family and celebrating those who have earned promotions through their dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence. These moments remind us that our organization is strengthened by the people who choose to serve our community and by those who continually strive to grow as leaders within our profession. We are grateful to have the opportunity today to celebrate their accomplishments alongside their families, friends, and colleagues. Thank you all for joining us and being part of this important event. We will begin this morning's ceremony with an invocation by RPD Chaplain Darrell Lackey. Please stand for the invocation and remain standing afterward for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Good morning.

Would you bow your heads and join me in prayer, please?

Father, we gather today, first of all, expressing gratitude for the men and women who dedicate their lives protecting our city of Redlands. I'm always mindful that as a profession, you speak up highly in your word. I want to thank you for the numerous individuals who comprise the department. Thank you for the chief command staff, those who provide specific areas of expertise, support staff. Of course, our officers who daily protect and care for our citizens in a very skilled, just an amazing manner. I pray for those who are being promoted today, that we thank them for their dedication and service that paved the way for this to happen. Please grant them the knowledge and discernment they will need for their new assignment. I also want to thank you for those who are joining our department today, the volunteers, support staff, those with specific skills, and of course our newly sworn officers. I pray your blessing upon them individually, their families, along with others who are close to them. I ask that your hand of protection would continually be upon them as they serve our city. I again ask your blessing upon this ceremony. It may be a time of appreciation, honor, renewed commitment to the needed and noble profession of law enforcement. We pray in your name. Amen.

Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. Ready? Begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, Thank you. Please be seated. Unfortunately, Chief Tolbert could not be with us today because she's sick. However, I do have some good news. Those of you coming up here to be recognized will get to shake and take a picture with Deputy Chief Steve Crane, which is an honor for most of us, and most of us don't get that in their lifetime. I'd like to welcome the dignitaries today, City Manager Charlie Duggan, Mayor Mario Salcedo, Council Member Paul Baric, and City Clerk Jeannie Donaldson, and Interim City Manager, I'm sorry, Assistant City Manager Janice McColl. Okay. We would now like to welcome our newest additions to the Redlands Police Department. When I call your name, please come forward to the center. Citizen Volunteer Amber Weston. We are pleased to welcome Amber Weston as a new citizen volunteer. Citizen volunteer Weston has over 35 years experience in the animal industry, most recently with Veterinary Services Incorporated, a major distribution company supplying animal health and care products to retail stores. She has also served as a volunteer for the Redlands Fire Department, San Bernardino County Fire Department, and the Riverside County Animal Services in the Emergency Animal Rescue System. When she's not busy working or volunteering, Citizen Volunteer Western enjoys spending time outdoors and staying active. Her personal and professional life reflects a lifelong commitment to animals, community service, and the outdoors. She says that these interests and experience have helped shape who she is and continue to inspire her dedication to serving others. Citizen Volunteer Western looks forward to serving the residents of the City of Redlands. Amber, welcome, and we're glad to have you on our team. Citizen Volunteer Western's cousin, Serena, will pin her badge. Record specialist Angelica Ahila. Angelica joined RPD in March after spending eight years with California Baptist University Safety Services, where she was the first female to attain the rank of sergeant. She holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, as well as associate's degrees in communications and humanities. Outside of work, Angelica enjoys reading and playing video games. She is eager to expand her knowledge and experience in the records unit and is excited to begin a career in law enforcement and support services. Please join us in welcoming Angelica to the Redlands Police Department. We are excited to have her on our team and look forward to the contributions she will make to the organization. Record Specialist Emily Rodriguez. We are also pleased to welcome Emily Rodriguez as the new Record Specialist to the Redlands Police Department. Prior to joining RPD, Emily dedicated 11 years of service to Riverside University Health System before transitioning to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where she worked from 2023 to 2025. Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a strong commitment to public service and was recognized by the state of California with a customer service award for her outstanding work. While Emily has achieved many professional accomplishments, she says her greatest achievement is being a mother and raising her three children. Looking ahead, she plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and hopes to someday transition to an analyst position within the law enforcement profession. Welcome, Emily. We are happy to have you with us. Dispatcher Destiny Gallegos-Muniz. We are pleased to welcome a new dispatcher today, Destiny Gallegos-Muniz. Destiny is originally from the San Diego area and attended San Diego City College, where she served as student body president from 2020 to 2021. She is currently completing her associate's degree and plans to transfer to a university to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Dispatcher Gallegos Munoz joins RPD as a lateral dispatcher, bringing several years of communications experience, most recently with the Chango Resort Casino. She also comes from a family with a strong tradition of public service, which has inspired her own commitment to serving others. Destiny says she was drawn to the Redlands Police Department because of its strong reputation for community involvement and dedication to public service. She is excited to be part of a team and plays a vital role in public safety and makes a positive impact on the community each day. Dispatcher Gallegos Munoz's cousin, Davina, will pin her badge. Police Officer Derek D.J. Biggers. Derek D.J. Biggers is being welcomed as a new police officer with the Redlands Police Department. Officer Biggers was hired as a police recruit and graduated from the Basic Academy just last week. A graduate of Redlands High School, D.J. is a proud announcer of the community he calls home. Prior to joining law enforcement, D.J. worked in sales and in the automotive industry. He says he was inspired to join the Redlands Police Department because he wanted to be part of a team that helps keep our community safe and peaceful. Outside of work, Officer Biggers enjoys spending time with family and friends, coaching football, participating in outdoor activities, working out, and gaming. Looking ahead, his goal is to become the best officer he can be through dedicated service to the community and one day to help train and mentor the next generation of police officers. We're glad to have you with us, Officer Biggers. Officer Biggers' wife, Devin, will have the honor of pinning his badge. Police Officer Christopher Gillian. Officer Gillian is also a new officer and recent graduate of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Academy. He is a graduate of Citrus Valley High School and is currently pursuing an associate's degree in administration of justice from Riverside City College. He was an explorer for several years with the Redlands Police Department and volunteered over 100 hours in community service. He also worked as a scale technician for several years before beginning his career in law enforcement. In his free time, Officer Gillian enjoys reading the Bible, spending time at the beach, trying new coffee shops, and running marathons. Officer Gillian joined the RPD with the goal of helping maintain hope, peace, and unity amongst the community. He also wants to give back to the community that he says has given so much to him. His future goals include staying grounded in his faith, being a leader in the community and family by serving others above himself, and someday starting a rehabilitation program for individuals who have been incarcerated. We are happy to welcome Officer Gillian and look forward to the positive impact he will have on our organization and community. Officer Gillian's mother, Corrine, in his badge.

Thank you.

Police Officer Ocean Vallejo. Ocean Vallejo is also a recent Academy graduate whom we are proud to welcome as a new police officer. A Redlands native, Officer Vallejo attended Redlands High School and later participated in the Redlands Emergency Services Academy, or RESA, a week-long residential program that provides graduating high school seniors with hands-on exposure to careers in law enforcement, fire service, and emergency response. It was through this experience that he developed a passion for a career in law enforcement. He also earned an associate's degree from Crafton Hills College. Prior to joining the department, Officer Vallejo gained experience in customer service and retail outside of work. Outside of work, he enjoys practicing Muay Thai and kickboxing. Officer Vallejo says he joined the Redlands Police Department to give back to the community that helped shape him into the person he is today. He hopes to make a positive impact on the city of Redlands and its residents, just as the community has impacted him. Looking ahead, he aspires to build a strong, safe, and rewarding career with the department and one day serve as a detective. Please join us in welcoming him to the Residence Police Department. Officer Vallejo's father, Ruben, will pin his badge. Police Officer Marlon Stewart. We are pleased to welcome Officer Marlon Stewart following his recent completion of the academy. Before pursuing a career in law enforcement, Officer Stewart worked for nearly 20 years in automotive logistics and supply chain operations as a material handler. Officer Stewart is also a grad lens of Redlands East Valley High School and has strong ties to the local community. Today, he and his wife, Sandra, are raising their three children in the surrounding area. When he's not working, Officer Stewart serves at his church and enjoys spending time with his family. He also values staying physically active and enjoys working out. Officer Stewart looks forward to serving the community, building positive relationships with residents, and making a meaningful difference through his work as a police officer. We're proud to have you on our team, Officer Stewart. Welcome. Officer Stewart's wife, Sandra, will pin his badge. We will now transition to the promotional portion of today's ceremony, where we have the privilege of recognizing our department members who have recently earned promotions through their hard work, commitment to the department, and dedication to serving the Redlands community. Promotions represent not just an individual achievement, but also the trust and confidence we place in these members as they take on new responsibilities and leadership roles within our organization. We are proud to celebrate their accomplishments today with those who have supported them along the way. When your name is called, please come forward. Sergeant Garrett Cadell. Sergeant Cadell joined the Redlands Police Department in 2017 after previously serving at the San Diego County Sheriff's Department and the Huntington Beach Police Department. In 2021, he was promoted to Corporal Detective and has since served in specialist assignments with the Multiple Enforcement Team and most recently the Investigations Unit. As a detective assigned to property crimes, he has been the lead investigator on numerous significant cases, demonstrating exceptional investigative skills and attention to detail. Beyond his investigative responsibilities, Sergeant Cadell has played an integral role in the department's SWAT team, where he serves as the team leader and has been instrumental in developing the team's training cadre. Through his leadership, mentorship, and dedication to officer development, he has helped ensure that team members maintain the highest levels of preparedness and professionalism. He also coordinates and leads the department's annual participation in the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup relay, fostering teamwork and camaraderie throughout the department. Sergeant Cadell holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and an advanced post certificate. His combination of tactical expertise, investigative experience, and commitment to developing others have made him a valued leader and mentor within the department. He was well prepared to serve in the role of sergeant. Congratulations, Sergeant Cadell. Sergeant Cadell's wife, Chelsea, will have the honor of pinning you on his badge. Sergeant Nicholas Coahu. Sergeant Coahu joined the Residence Police Department in 2017 as a lateral officer from the San Bernardino Police Department, bringing with him 10 years of law enforcement experience. During his career with San Bernardino, he served in a variety of specialized assignments, including narcotics, canine handler, district resource officer, and the crime impact team. Prior to law enforcement, Sergeant Coahu served in the Marine Corps from 2003 to 2007. He holds an advanced post certificate, a bachelor's degree in public administration from California Baptist University, a master's degree in organizational leadership from the University of Redlands. He has also received numerous awards and commendations for his service, including recognition for his involvement in the December 2nd terrorist attack. Since joining RPD, Sergeant Quahua has served on patrol and with the Inland Empire Regional Narcotics Enforcement Team. In 2022, he was promoted to Corporal Detective, during which time he served as a field supervisor and, when needed, a watch commander, before being selected for a detective assignment. Most recently, he has been assigned to violent crimes, where he has led numerous complex, high-profile investigations. Throughout these cases, he has earned a reputation for his professionalism, sound judgment, and unwavering composure, while working closely with our partners in the District Attorney's Office and the Department of Justice. Sergeant Quahoo is a highly respected, accomplished, and experienced leader whose dedication to excellence, mentorship, and service will continue to benefit the department and community he serves. Congrats, Ned. Sergeant Quahoo's wife, Lavi, will have the honor of pinning this badge. I will ask all of our recent promotions and new hires to please stand while I administer the oath of honor. Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. On my honor, I will never betray my badge. My character or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the Constitution. serve our community to the best of my ability, and bring honor to the agency I serve. Thank you. You may be seated. This concludes our welcome aboard and promotional ceremony. Thank you again for joining us and for showing your support by helping us recognize the men and women of the Redlands Police Department before you today. Please feel free to take family photos, visit with one another, and enjoy refreshments. Thank you and congratulations once again to those recognized today.

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So it is my honor and privilege to work with an exceptional member in the municipal utilities and engineering department and present Brandon Jones.

My name is Brandon Jones. I work for the city of Redlands at the wastewater treatment plant as a grade two wastewater operator. On a daily basis, I'll start whatever my major duty is, regulatory compliance samples, biosolids back there, making the sludge into compost, or the rounds where we take numbers from meters, readings, levels, and put them into a program we have on the computer. And after we do our main duties, then the other is like housekeeping, checking probes, DO probes. Like I said, keep everything nice and clean and, you know, can't do nothing about the smell, but we can make it look clean. Then after that, make sure there's no trash, see if I can stop and ask maintenance, do they need help with anything, possibly collections. the lab girls up in the top if they need help picking heavy stuff up or something I can do to make their job a little easier. Checking on the whole plan and making sure everybody has the necessary help that they need to get their job done. It's really like a little family up here. I love the guys that train me up. Well, us as wastewater operators, our main job is to protect downstream users and aquatic life. So when the nasty water comes in here, it's our job to make sure when we discharge it back in to the aquifers or send it out to where Edison and other people use it for their sprinklers in the the grasses and all that in the warehouse area. It's to make sure nobody gets hurt. We want to make sure it's as clean as possible of all bacteria and pathogens. My goal is to learn something new every single day. So if I go to maintenance, you guys need a hand with something or can I watch and see what you guys do? Collections, is there something I can do for you guys? Lab, is there something up there I can do or learn or can you show me? I just want to be, have the the greatest handle on this plant, and like I said, possibly one day even run it. We come together as a team and make sure parts are handled so it all comes together. You know, teamwork makes the dream work.

Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services and here we have Jessie. Jessie is a sweet little girl who's looking for her forever home. She's very loving, very sweet, and very active because she's got that puppy energy and she needs training because of course here she has had none. But she's looking for her forever home. She's so sweet and adorable. She's very cute and loving and she just wants to cuddle with you and play with you. So if you're interested in Jessie, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Lilo. Lilo is definitely the most crazy and wildest out of the group. She will need the most enrichment and the most training. She is a very active girl, so she will love it if you go on walks with her, play fetch with her, run her around the yard, run her around the dog park. She's a very active girl and very crazy. So if you're interested in Lilo here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have James. We believe Jesse and James to be brother and sister. James is bigger than Jesse, and he's also a big goofball. He loves to jump around. He's very goofy when he's running, but he is also sweet and loving and looking for his forever home. He also needs a lot of training because he's got that puppy energy, but he will be such a good dog if you train him well and give him the love he deserves. So if you're interested in James here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services, and here we have Beatrice. Beatrice is a little terrier. She's a little shy at first. She's very scared. She was out on the streets for a while before we were able to catch her, but she is very sweet. She's warming up to everyone, and she's looking forward to being the perfect house dog. So if you're interested in a little girl like Beatrice here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Charlie. When Charlie came in, he was probably infested with the most ticks I have ever seen on a dog. I personally pulled out about 100 just from one ear. It was so bad, it was crazy. So our vet had to completely shave Charlie, give him his flea and tick medicine, so this is not his natural coat. His fur is slowly growing back, but it will still take a little while, so you have to get used to the way he looks versus the way he's gonna look, because he won't stay looking like this forever. But he is so sweet and loving, and Charlie here is looking for his forever home. And here we have Ramen. Ramen is just a happy little girl. She's super sweet and super loving. Also, she's on the smaller side, so perfect for apartments, perfect lap dogs. She doesn't need a lot of exercise because she got little legs and she can't go that long. But she is so sweet, so adorable, so loving, and ready for a family. So if you're interested in Ramen here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Cooper. Cooper doesn't want to look at the camera right now, but Cooper is a big puppy. He has so much puppy energy. He's going to need lots of training, lots of discipline, someone to take the time to go through all that with him. But he is a super sweet dog. He is gorgeous and very loving. So if you're interested in a dog like Cooper, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Buddy. Buddy is part Akita, but don't let that fool you. He would not make a good guard dog. He is a big goofball, and he loves to play around. He may look intimidating, but that's the only thing intimidating about him is his looks. He's a big goofball who loves to run around and play, and he's looking for a forever home that's just gonna love him as much as he's gonna love them. So if you're interested in Buddy over here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Goofy. This is not Goofy's original look. He did have his face shaved because he was infested with ticks when he came in. And we had to see what was going on with his ears and his eyes, make sure he had no foxtails. His face is shaved and it will grow back into his long, shaggy hair. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. He is a little afraid of a leash. so he will need some leash training and he'll need someone to take take their time he is nervous and afraid because he did come from the streets we don't know his past but he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home so if you're interested in goofy come visit him here at the redlands animal services And here we have Reed. Reed's just a young pup who's super energetic and he loves water. If you're spraying the hose, he will be there to catch every drop that comes out of that thing. He loves to play, he loves to run around, and he loves to cuddle. He's looking for a forever home that's gonna love him forever. So if you're interested in Reed, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Ocean. Ocean, we believe, is some kind of pit bull-husky mix. She's got piercing blue eyes that will just stare into you and energy that doesn't stop. She's gonna need an active household that's gonna take her on walks and be willing to play with her, play fetch with her. She's got a rough house because she's got that She's got that tanky build, but she loves belly rubs. She will just lay there and let you rub and rub and rub, and then she'll give you kisses too. And she's a sweet girl once you get past all the energy. But that's what you gotta overcome with this one, is her energy levels. Once you can handle that, she's gonna be a perfect dog for you and your family. So if you're interested in Ocean, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Shelter.

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We seek sustainability. We pursue sustainability as the key to optimal use of all resources. We measure progress through improvement to the health and well-being of our residents, environment, and local economy.

Hi, my name is Caitlin Haberlin. I am the Sustainability Coordinator with the City of Redlands. So some of the things that I do... on a daily basis include planning community events, working with our internal departments to build out sustainability programs and projects, and ultimately try to be out in the community as much as possible. So throughout my day, I like to think about all the different ways that I could be interacting with Redlands, whether that be through social media posts, Redlands Earth Day or internet content, anything like that that really can just help spread some sustainability knowledge. I really think that building community is such an important piece of sustainability because interacting with our neighbors, supporting our local friends and family in instances of natural disaster or community sharing. All of that just helps support like a really healthy environment for all of us. My favorite part of my job is how many opportunities I have to be out in the community and getting to know local residents and local organizations and all the great people who are doing so much work to protect the environment of Redlands. I think we have such a great group of staff at the city. Everyone wants to do a good job and work together and so that's been a really great experience to have here at the city because everyone plays their own role in sustainability. One of the great things about this city is that there's so much effort that goes into protecting our environment. Even though nature is so important for us to experience, it's also so important for us to think about sustainability in our built environment and Even though we're at home, we could be completely inside that's still interacting with the environment. That's another really important part of my job, too, is just helping folks recognize that you don't necessarily need to be in Yosemite or the Grand Canyon or one of those extremely beautiful places, which are extremely cool in their own right, but you can really just experience nature anywhere you are. If that's your backyard, if that's a local park, all of it is a crucial part of our local ecosystem and is beautiful in its own right. Yeah, so I just think Redlands is such a great place for building community and therefore building a nice, happy, and healthy environment for us. Another great way to practice sustainability in your life is to shop at local businesses. Supporting local businesses supports a local sustainable economy. Redlands is also home to some awesome consignment stores and thrift shops. Some of my favorite shops include all of our local coffee shops, especially those that you can bring your own mug, take your coffee to go, and you don't need a disposable cup. I think one of the most important parts of my job too is just reiterating to the public that they don't need to be perfect. Everyone can help protect the environment in their own way. No one is 100% sustainable. No one has everything figured out when it comes to protecting the environment. So it's really important for me to meet people where they are and just promote that anyone can really interact with the environment in the ways that they can. Thanks for spending the day with me. I'll see you next time.

Shine like the stars Take a breath where you stand I'm forever here to hold your hand

10 million suns across the sky.

day every step along the way whenever storms may arise i'm forever here right by your side

million suns across the sky

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This individual consistently goes above and beyond in service to both the community and her team. Please join me in congratulating Angela Listman.

My name is Angela, and I'm one of three animal services officers here in the city of Redlands. Typically, we will start off the day with transporting animals to and from the vet for their spay-neuter appointments, rechecks for an ear infection, boo-boos on their paws, stuff like that. And then throughout the day, it's kind of a mixed bag. It just depends on what the city needs from us that day, whether we're going to be responding to an aggressive stray, someone that was unfortunately bit by a dog or other wildlife, even sometimes people's deceased pets we go and pick up. The characteristics of my coworkers that makes this team work out best, I think, is just that sense of shared purpose and I'll drop what I'm doing to help you out if you need it. We face a lot of situations where it can go from, oh, I can handle this all by myself to all hands on deck are needed. So having coworkers that are willing to anticipate a struggle and drop everything and come help you out is really appreciated and it definitely is necessary in this line of work. Reuniting people with their pets is definitely one of my favorite things to do. We help to rehome or take in animals without a home. We help to keep the streets a little bit safer, I hope, by intaking those dogs and getting sick or injured wildlife or wildlife that could potentially spread rabies or any sort of other diseases to people's pets or to their families. And then dealing with less, more like innocuous problems, something that's not necessarily a danger, but noisy animals. I think our residents deserve to feel at peace in their home. So when we can help, not just punitively punish people that have noisy animals, but to help them connect with resources to kind of like, oh, maybe your dog's bored and like, this is how we can address this barking or... your dog is reactive or it feels like it's in danger these are good ways to distract them or to to show them like hey just because a mailman is dropping off some males doesn't mean you're being attacked like you're okay buddy and then more kind of on the selfish side i love rattlesnake calls because everyone thinks that you're a hero when you take a rattlesnake off their property So we wear a lot of hats at the shelter, not just the officers, but our kennel attendants, our admin and our supervisor as well. Officers specifically handle complaints and concerns from residents in the city. Anything from noisy animal complaints to rattlesnakes in their backyard, stray dogs, injured wildlife, deceased animals. What I'm hoping they would say is that I'm funny. I do hit them with a lot of fun facts. I would hope that they would say something about that, like, oh, Angela always has something to say about whatever is going on, or I always have a joke, something to bring levity to the situation.

Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services, and here we have Jessie. Jessie is a sweet little girl who's looking for her forever home. She's very loving, very sweet, and very active, because she's got that puppy energy, and she needs training, because of course here, she has had none. But she's looking for her forever home. She's so sweet and adorable. She's very cute and loving, and she just wants to cuddle with you and play with you. So if you're interested in Jessie, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Lilo. Lilo is definitely the most crazy and wildest out of the group. She will need the most enrichment and the most training. She is a very active girl, so she will love it if you go on walks with her, play fetch with her, run her around the yard, run her around the dog park. She's a very active girl and very crazy. So if you're interested in Lilo here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have James. We believe Jesse and James to be brother and sister. James is bigger than Jesse, and he's also a big goofball. He loves to jump around. He's very goofy when he's running, but he is also sweet and loving and looking for his forever home. He also needs a lot of training because he's got that puppy energy, but he will be such a good dog if you train him well and give him the love he deserves. So if you're interested in James here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services, and here we have Beatrice. Beatrice is a little terrier. She's a little shy at first. She's very scared. She was out on the streets for a while before we were able to catch her. But she is very sweet. She's warming up to everyone, and she's looking forward to being the perfect house dog. So if you're interested in a little girl like Beatrice here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Charlie. When Charlie came in, he was probably infested with the most ticks I have ever seen on a dog. I personally pulled out about 100 just from one ear. It was so bad, it was crazy. So our vet had to completely shave Charlie, give him his flea and tick medicine, so this is not his natural coat. His fur is slowly growing back, but it will still take a little while, so you have to get used to the way he looks versus the way he's gonna look, because he won't stay looking like this forever. But he is so sweet and loving, and Charlie here is looking for his forever home. And here we have Ramin. Ramin is just a happy little girl. She's super sweet and super lovely. Also, she's on the smaller side, so perfect for apartments, perfect lap dogs. She doesn't need a lot of exercise because she got little legs and she can't go that long. But she is so sweet, so adorable, so loving, and ready for a family. So if you're interested in Ramin here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Cooper. Cooper doesn't want to look at the camera right now, but Cooper is a big puppy. He has so much puppy energy, he's going to need lots of training, lots of discipline, so I'm going to take the time to go through all that with him. But he is a super sweet dog. He is gorgeous and very loving. So if you're interested in a dog like Cooper, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Buddy. Buddy is part Akita, but don't let that fool you. He would not make a good guard dog. He is a big goofball, and he loves to play around. He may look intimidating, but that's the only thing intimidating about him is his looks. He's a big goofball who loves to run around and play, and he's looking for a forever home that's just gonna love him as much as he's gonna love them. So if you're interested in Buddy over here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Goofy. This is not Goofy's original look. He did have his face shaved because he was infested with ticks when he came in. And we had to see what was going on with his ears and his eyes, make sure he had no foxtails. His face is shaved and it will grow back into his long, shaggy hair. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. He is a little afraid of a leash. So he will need some leash training and he'll need someone to take their time. He is nervous and afraid because he did come from the streets. We don't know his past. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. So if you're interested in Goofy, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Reed. Reed's just a young pup who's super energetic and he loves water. If you're spraying the hose, he will be there to catch every drop that comes out of that thing. He loves to play, he loves to run around, and he loves to cuddle. He's looking for a forever home that's gonna love him forever. So if you're interested in Reed, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Ocean. Ocean, we believe, is some kind of pit bull-husky mix. She's got piercing blue eyes that will just stare into you and energy that doesn't stop. She's gonna need an active household that's gonna take her on walks and be willing to play with her, play fetch with her. She's got a rough house because she's got that She's got that tanky build, but she loves belly rubs. She will just lay there and let you rub and rub and rub, and then she'll give you kisses too. And she's a sweet girl once you get past all the energy. But that's what you gotta overcome with this one, is her energy levels. Once you can handle that, she's gonna be a perfect dog for you and your family. So if you're interested in Ocean, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Shelter.

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We are fair, honest, and act with integrity. We align our values, words, and actions. We are honorable, trustworthy, and sincere. We consistently go not just beyond the legal minimum to do what is right, but strive for the highest moral and ethical behavior.

My name is Gopur Paredes. Come hang out with me for the day. My job is a field supervisor. I have been with Redlands almost 26 years. I got hired in May of 2000. My job is to go to calls for service and assist the officers with resources, advice, guidance. and to assist them in whatever we need, either be knocking on doors or collecting evidence and or transporting people. At the end of the day, it is also part of my responsibility to read reports, make sure the reports are accurate and make sure the officers have what they need. On top of being a patrol supervisor and offering services, one of the things that I enjoy the most is interacting with the public, more specifically those that attend my women's self-defense program and my street smart program. at the community center. I started that program actually almost 18 years ago and the city has allowed me to continue teaching that program, which I do on Fridays. It's very rewarding to see a lot of these kids grow up into successful, productive members of society. What makes my job really interesting is that you never know what kind of calls for service you're going to be called to respond to on a daily basis. Some days it would be police theft, some days it would be burglary, some days it would be vehicle chases, some days it would be domestic violence, child abuse, death investigations, etc. You never know. That's one thing about working patrol is that you never know the day it's going to call for, what you're going to be sent to day-to-day cases. As far as the supervisor role, I have the ability to go to call to call and see what the officers are working on, making sure that we're staying within policy and offering them either sources, offering ideas and or guidance on where we should go with the particular case we're working on. If the public would like to get involved with helping out the police department, there are several volunteer organizations, one of them being the Redlands Citizen Volunteer Patrol, a group of volunteers that help us patrol the parks and help us with different venues, help us with boat closures, and so that would be one way that the community could get involved. At the end of the day, it's very rewarding. I still enjoy what I do, and I do the best of my ability every time I come to work, every time I strap on those boots. Hey thanks for hanging out with me today.

Whereas, in 1881, Frank E. Brown and Edward G. Judson established a new venture named the Redlands.

On November 26, 1888, the people of Lagonia and Redlands townships voted for incorporation of the new city of Redlands.

On December 3, 1888, the act of incorporation was voted on and sanctioned to include a definition of the boundaries of the city.

Whereas the Redlands district became known around the globe as the Washington Naval growing capital.

Whereas Redlands boasts such significant architectural treasures as the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, Kimberley Crest House and Gardens, the Maury Manor.

cultural events, including the annual Lincoln Pilgrimage Parade, the Summer Music Festival at the Redlands Bowl, the Redlands Theater Festival, the Redlands Symphony, and community and athletic events.

More than 100 years, Redlands has been home to University of Redlands. Go Bulldogs. A private liberal arts university consistently ranked among the best universities in the nation.

The University of Redlands recognized the value of its diverse and well-known historic built environment with establishment of the historic and scenic preservation ordinance.

The people of Redlands demonstrated the importance of preserving their community's history by founding organizations such as the Redlands Area Historical Society.

acknowledge the importance of celebrating its history by observing its golden Jubilee anniversary in 1938 its 65th anniversary with Surrey days in 1948 its diamond Jubilee in 1963 and its centennial in 1980.

Therefore be it resolved that the City Council of the City of Redlands hereby celebrates its Quasquin centennial anniversary for the year beginning November 27, 2012 culminating on November 26, 2013, and encourages all residents to participate in scheduled year-long events.

We hereunto affix our signatures and official seal of the City of Redlands on this 20th day of November, 2012.

Amen.

Hi, my name is Larry Burgess, and I've been studying the history of Redlands for more than 40 years. When a town is more than a century in age, it's natural to want to reflect on what's made it successful. The focus of this production centers on the amazing history of Redlands volunteerism and philanthropy, and how together they have made such a marked impact and important contribution what we are about as community and what we must focus upon for the future.

One of the things that we really try to do as historians at Smiley Library, it's not just about telling this is what the history was and on this date this happened and on this date that happened because those things are all important and they give you the context but what the real goal is is that we know that if people understand local history in a way and they understand their community and they feel like they're a part of their community, then they will be better citizens. And as we've seen, Redlands is filled with great citizens. I think it is no coincidence that Redlanders are also very close to their history. So we use history to connect people to community, and make better citizens.

In ninth grade, I took a local history course from Tom Ashley at Cope. Cope Junior High it was at the time. And I think that was my first real introduction to the fact that there was history specific to this area as opposed to you know, history of the United States or history of the world. So that was when I really started to understand all the things that had come into play before the things that we have now and how people like the Smiley's and the Kimberly's and people like that really laid the foundation for what was to come.

I found as a seventh, eighth, and ninth grade teacher back in the 70s, history comes alive if you connect history to the local community. If I talked about the Smiley's, if I talked about the Serrano Indians, if I talked about the geography of this area, the rivers, the mountains, and made connections, that suddenly history came alive. It wasn't something that just happened on the East Coast back in 1776.

And of course, knowing Larry Burgess, I feel like history sort of just exudes from him. It's like the little cloud of dust around Pigpen, only it's history around Larry.

Frank Brown and Ed Judson, Connecticut boys, named Redlands for its adobe red soil in 1881. 32 years old with Judson and 26 with Frank Brown, these young men possessed a unique vision.

We could tell the stories that need to be told, that deserve to be told, about the people who came before us, the people who created a community from nothing, which is a remarkable story in and of itself. I mean, that is amazing to say Judson and Brown and others who first came to this part of the valley in the late 1870s or they came in the early 1880s. So you guys say, hey, let's build a community, right? And they found the Redlands colony that was basically fields of brush and oak trees occasionally, largely uninhabited. And they made it into this. I mean, that is just almost unreal to me, something like that. The vision that is required of the earliest people all the way through to the present, that vision is something that not everyone is capable of. These people were. And our community is the result.

Well, I think first of all, I think we need to talk about what Redlands is, what it really started off with, Judson and Brown, and how they went with such a nice township in the middle of this valley that made it work. We had a number of things going for us. We had water. We had people wanting to come here.

OK, the most important thing about Judson and Brown is their legacy in terms of water. And that legacy is the connection to the water system that receives water in Redlands every day. The original ditch is still followed. The Bear Valley Water Company and the city of Redlands own more water rights than any other community here in Southern California in terms of the Santa Ana River and Mill Creek. And those two water sources give us the best source of water for all of Southern California.

So if we talk about historic things, In Redlands, that happens to be one that people tend to forget about, and that is our water system for irrigation, which is a beautiful piece of engineering that people put in 100 and some odd years ago.

What's the name of that stream that goes down through that area there, huh?

What do they call that?

Is it the or the Sankey? It's the Sankey, Larry. You know it, and I know it.

okay the mispronunciation of the Zaha how do you get an S a K and a Y out of the word spelled Z-A-N-J-A well it's simply because you had farmers who didn't know any Spanish at all and of course misspelled in the in the water records and then after you're used to saying Sankey guess what it's a whole lot easier than saying Zaha but Zaha is really the correct pronunciation of a name that goes back to 1819 in Redlands. I called it the Sankey because I grew up on the banks of the Sankey at the Craft and Dairy.

The campaign for a YMCA in Redlands was very important because it was the seeds of that campaign that created the concept of civic philanthropy in Redlands. The first dinner hosted by a group of women, raised money for the Y building. And once that building was created, it housed civic events. It housed dances. It housed celebrations. It housed the first library that citizens used. And from that came all that followed of civic philanthropy in this town. The late Frank Moore, co-editor of the Redlands Daily Facts, once wrote that Judson and Brown founded Redlands and gave it its form, but it was the Smiley brothers, when they came in 1889, that gave it its soul. Those two identical twin brothers, well past 60, came to winter here in Redlands and they were determined to give it a sense of culture, a sense of purpose, a sense of beauty, and enhance that sense of place that became so important to the Redlands' future.

It seemed to just be their nature to do that. I don't know why. I mean, they were Quakers. That doesn't mean that they were philanthropists. But any place they did, they wanted to. They didn't want to develop it in the sense, in the modern sense, of making a lot of buildings and making a lot of money. That wasn't their idea. Their idea was always to preserve the natural environment in that area and not only preserve it, but to make it available for others to enjoy.

Seeing the success of the private library and reading room in the YMCA building, Alfred Smiley determined that there should be a public library in Redlands. So he led the campaign of a group of citizens to create a library for Redlands In 1894, it became a reality. But already by 1895, it was outgrowing its headquarters in the Y building, and so Alfred asked his brother Albert, wouldn't you give the people of Redlands a library? And so Albert, always spending ahead of his income, decided that he would give the library and a park in downtown Redlands. And in order to accomplish that goal, he had to borrow money from the banks to finish it. It's the only time in the history of Redlands that a major philanthropy came on borrowed money. It so touched and impressed Andrew Carnegie, Albert's good friend, and Carnegie at that time the richest man in America, that when he came to visit the library, he noted, it's the first time I've ever been in a library that I haven't built. Carnegie had already given 2,000 libraries. But then he looked at the press and said, it's really Albert Smiley you should be honoring today. I only gave the money I had away. He went out and borrowed to give his gift of love. In terms of philanthropy, not only did Albert Smiley borrow the money to build the initial building, but then he went ahead and borrowed additional money in 1906 to build the reference wing to the library. And then following his death, he asked that his younger brother Daniel provide a wing for the children in 1920. And then the Smiley's good friends, the Lyon family, went ahead and built the Lyon wing and the stack wing to the library. It was not until 1990 that the citizens of Redlands through a bond system would expand the building to its present size and look.

In looking at the photo,

I'm trying to think of which one is Alfred and which one is Albert, because these identical twin brothers had a very playful sense of humor, and they would often change the watch fobs that people used to identify them with the other one so that you were really not talking to the one you thought you were. They gave to this town a great, great legacy. It was that of a sense of philanthropy, a sense of obligation in a positive way to make this community better by sharing your resources. Of course they knew that not everyone had disposable income to give, but they also knew that those that did should. And so they set the bar high, whether it was borrowing, as in Albert's case, to give to the library, or whether it was getting people together to form the first agency to help people and families in need and serving as its first president. we know it as the Family Service Association, the Smiley brothers quickened the pace and made sure that the tempo of philanthropy would come to Mark Redlands as one of its most distinctive features and a notable one of communities in Southern California.

He figured out, you know, how do you make people like that? You know, they just are. That's the way God makes them, I guess.

The citrus industry played a huge role in Redlands. It brought all kinds of people. And the story of those people, the Grove owners, the Grove workers, the packing houses, the workers of the packing houses, and those that worked for the railroads that distributed the oranges, is an important and vital story in Redlands history.

Now I'm like third generation in the... in the farming business here, and I've got my dad's old farming business. The orange business is a dwindling business, but it's part of my heritage. It's part of the city's heritage. It's big for the city. The city was, I think in the 50s, was the largest naval producing area in the world. And that was in the 50s. And so, you know, I know it's going by the wayside, but the only way we can keep it is the city's trying to keep a couple of hundred acres and people like me and different people that own a few acres of citrus and farm it and do it right. That's the only way we're going to keep the citrus around here. I planted a couple of citrus groves for the city or helped plant them. I donated that one for my dad at the Just in a memorial park up on Ford. And I just helped out with another one up on Highland Avenue. I've done some garden stuff for the city gardens. And I've just done a little bit of everything. Whenever I get the chance to help, I try.

Education had a central role and important part from the very beginning when Frank Brown and Ed Judson began giving land for public schools. In those years that followed, Redlands people got behind in various organization and support groups, and today the public schools rank high in the affection and support factor of community.

You know, education is a cornerstone of this community, and that's such an important cornerstone for a healthy and strong community. And so that's so critical that as a community we recognize that it's not just about kids in the classroom, but a solid public education provides for the entire community across, again, all the generations and all the levels. Because then we'll have those good parents and we'll have those same kind of people that want to coach the ball teams and the Sunday school classes and be involved in their children's upbringing. and have the wonderful, rich experiences that our children are afforded here.

By 1907, Redlanders wanted a university. And so the American Baptists were looking to create a college in Southern California. And here's how they looked at the landscape in 1907. The Methodists were at USC, and the Disciples of Christ were at Chapman. The Congregationalists were at Pomona. The Presbyterians were at Occidental. The Roman Catholics were at Loyola. They kept saying to themselves, where are the Baptists? To Redlands, they came and said, you had everything in this town. Residents have come, you have millionaires, you have orange groves, you've got beautiful homes, you have culture, you have a fine library, but you don't have a college. And so in 1907, the people of the town matched a gift of the people of the Baptists, and the University of Redlands was born.

Well, we are fully accredited and I should say also that we have been rated among the 10 most beautiful campuses in the United States.

The past couple of weeks we celebrated the inauguration of a new president of the University of Redlands, Ralph Kunzel. What a great day that was and what an incredible ceremony it was. But besides that, when you look at the campus of the University of Redlands, it's spectacular. When you look at the national attention that the University of Redlands gets, when you look at the quality of the students at the University of Redlands, when you look at the quality of programs at the University of Redlands, it's still a great source of joy for both of us and pride. to see how wonderfully that institution is doing and what it does for this community. As Ellen and I were on the campus, and as we were in the chapel in particular, the chapel has been transformed back to its original glory and beauty

think of why Redlands is unique and special, I really believe in much of our history. You will see it's the University of Redlands that has such a great influence on why we're just a very special city. I did go all through my grade school and high school here in Redlands and graduated from the University of Redlands, so I'm a hometown product.

The jewels and the crown of Redlands, which includes the hospital, certainly the library, and certainly the university. Many others are out there. Many other people would have additional jewels to add to that crown. Redlands Community Hospital continues to be an independent organization. It's as much an asset to the community as the library, the university. And like the library, it is part of the community and owned by the community.

This is the Wiser Building. So it gives us a lot of pleasure that it has our name attached to it. A lot of programs here. It's an educational building for nurses, for doctors, for community, for blood drives, for all of those kinds of things. We even had a wedding here once.

The background history to the Redlands Bowl is a poignant story. Grace Stewart Mullen from Tennessee, moving to Redlands, sees the need for relief from a hot Redlands summer day. If you could live through the day into the night, she thought you should have free music, professional music, beautiful music. And so she created the concept that today we know as the Redlands Bowl. She also talked to Clarence and Florence White, noted philanthropists in town, and said, we need a building so these productions can even be more wonderful to see. And so Clarence and Florence White gave the Redlands Bowl building, which we call the Porcellis, in 1930. And at that speech of dedication, Clarence White challenged everybody to remember that a community is only made better if you are impelled to do good for it and not compelled.

It's a very long story, I think to put it briefly, I would say that my urge to contribute something toward world peace and universal brotherhood through music prompted me to begin, even without an organization, in 1924. Our beloved friends Clarence and Florence White, realizing our great need for such a building, gave it to us in 1930, and we've enjoyed it very, very much. throughout the year. We have had 715 concerts, admission suite concerts, in this beautiful place. It was a beautiful little park that the Smiley's gave to Redlands. And earlier, in about 1912, it was prepared for seating and a few band concerts were given here, but it was very little used until we began in 1924. Oh, it's been a glorious experience. I thank you.

When Redlands was still a raw community and most of its land undeveloped, there were people advocating parks. When Albert Smiley gave the downtown park that we now know as Smiley Park in Redlands, a lot of people at the time said, well, this is foolish. Why do people need a park in downtown? Who will use it? People have their own grand lawns and backyards for parks. There's no need for a public park. Today, of course, it's a major fulcrum. and civic force downtown with all kinds of cultural events that take place there. We've lost parks as well. Canyon Crest Park, or Smiley Heights as it was popularly called, that the Smiley's had hoped would become ultimately owned by the city didn't happen in 1963. It was subdivided. Yet other parks would come.

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With the loss of Smiley Heights and with it the subsequent civic vision, another threat came to a park to the east, beautiful Prospect Park. Citizens recoiled in horror when a group of local businessmen proposed to turn that gem of botanical wonder into a mobile home park. And so they mobilized. An election was held and was lost, but still citizens didn't give up in acquiring it for the city. And private philanthropy saved the day, along with a federal grant. And then Mary Kimberly Shirk, the owner of the beautiful Kimberly Crest Mansion, offered to put the house and her grounds into a private foundation that would adjoin the park if the citizens would support and save Prospect Park. It was done, it succeeded, and once again, vision and private philanthropy triumphed, and Prospect Park remains one of Redland's great gems. Additional philanthropy afforded theatrical, meeting spaces, and continued improvements that followed. Caroline and Olivia Eagleston Phelps Stokes came from a very wealthy family in the East. Redlands was their winter home and ultimately they made it their permanent residence. And after Caroline died, Olivia wanted to do something to memorialize her sister. She left a beautiful acreage off of Sunset Drive to be known as Caroline Park. And it was to be a monument for native California plants. Nothing was done about it for many years. then in the 1980s and early 90s. Led by Dr. Harold Hill and a number of other civic veterans, this park not only came to bloom, but came to be one of the great botanical treasures in all of the inland area. So when Highway 99 was the main road through Redlands, the first thing that people came to see was the city dump at the entrance. Jenny Davis, a redoubtable and important civic worker, just couldn't stand that thought, and she was determined to change the dump into a park. Unfortunately, she died before she could do it, and her friends, the members of the redoubtable contemporary club of Redlands, determined that they would create a park in her memory. They did. That park is below grade in the sunken level today as you go on Redlands Boulevard, causing George Hinckley, the city engineer at the time, to murmur and mutter in disgust, if those damned women hadn't come around, we'd have had that dump filled to grade. Robert Watchorn had come from the east, and he was at a dinner party here one night, at a private home. And he had talked that he had a bust of Lincoln and he wondered what to do with it. It was a very famous sculptor that had done it. And they said, well, you ought to give it to Redlands. And from that simple discussion came the goal to build a museum to Lincoln and the Civil War. And because he was good friends of the Smiley's, living in New York, and he knew them well, he wanted the library to manage the museum. That's how we have the only library, museum, research center, and memorial to Lincoln west of the Mississippi River.

Well, Robert Watchorn had acquired a bust of Abraham Lincoln, a famous bust by the sculptor George Gray Barnard, one of only two known to be in existence in the world. The second, by the way, was lost as a result of World War II in France. But Robert wanted a home for his bust, and originally they conceived upon the idea of building an addition to Smiley Library to house the bust. But Robert thought, no, Lincoln was essentially an aloof character, and that he needed a separate building of his own. So, after the tragic loss of Emery Ewart Watchorn, the Watchorn family decided to very generously donate the Lincoln Memorial Shrine to the people of Redlands in 1932. Well, Robert Watchorn realized that the people do not live on just taxes alone, and that he was hoping that the city of Redlands would be able to support the building as much as they could. But he realized a separate endowment would be required to really do the sort of programming and events that the people of Redlands really deserved for their Lincoln Memorial Shrine. So in 1937, he established an endowment for the building, and that has helped us with programming and operations, the acquisitions of material. We also have a great support group known as the Watchworn Lincoln Memorial Association that was founded later, and they provide funding for the acquisition of unique items such as Civil War artifacts or even a manuscript written by Abraham Lincoln. Those are pretty rare, and we're fortunate enough now to have more than 35 of them at the Lincoln Memorial Shrine. And we continue to get some wonderful, generous donations of material, flags, artifacts, all given to us by people in our community. I've had the privilege of serving on an organization known as the Lincoln Forum, a group of Lincoln scholars and enthusiasts that meet around the country. And as a result, the Lincoln Memorial Shrine is known nationally to be an institution where people can do research on the life of Abraham Lincoln. We have researchers ranging from Pulitzer Prize winning historians like James McPherson down to elementary school students who are seeking more information about the life and times of Abraham Lincoln and looking for connections perhaps between their lives and seeking inspiration from Lincoln's life.

And so there was this idea to create an actual pilgrimage to the shrine of Lincoln. So it kind of makes sense when you think about it as a pilgrimage and a shrine. But what that does is it takes both then and today, young people from all over the region, boys, girls, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire, whatever organizations, it's open, I believe now, to many different groups. And it gives them an opportunity to experience Lincoln and the Civil War in a way they would never be able to do in any other community, because it doesn't exist. So to bring all of these young people together for the common purpose, of honoring our 16th president is very special. And that they can all march together down the street. They can go to the Redlands Bowl and hear a program about why Lincoln is still important today. And then to carry a wreath from the bowl over to the bust of Lincoln in the shrine. That kind of experience, I suspect, doesn't happen for young people very often. And it can be a very important and moving one.

Individuals that have grown up in this area that have come to the Lincoln Pilgrimage and the youth, we share in the presentations about Lincoln and what he gave. And we encourage them as they're looking at their Scout promises and their Scout laws think about what they would be able to do as leaders in our country using the values that President Lincoln has shared with us.

We're able to help young people appreciate in many different ways what Lincoln's contributions were to the country, the importance of the Civil War, and how it continues to affect the United States and the citizens within it today.

In many ways, when seeking to study the people involved in the Civil War, when you visit the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, you really almost need to go up to Hillside Cemetery to understand the immediacy of it, the directness of its involvement, and those who actually experienced it. There on those headstones are veterans, both Union and Confederate. There are those who were enslaved and who came to California for a new life and are now buried there. There are those who started Redlands, old enough to remember people who fought in the American Revolution, in the War of 1812, in the engagement with the war in Mexico. There are those who fought in the Spanish-American War, for which Redlands gave a giant parade. There are the graves of those who died in World War I, and then those who would come with World War II, and Korea and Vietnam and the later engagements that mark our own time.

Larry and I both are Vietnam veterans, so we served our country. And I can remember the big party that was at the DeSento house when Larry came home. To speak of the veterans, just very, very quickly, that's a big, big deal for me. And for the last 10 years, I've been the master ceremonies for the Veterans Day. And the torch down there, the eternal flame, is really something that's very, very meaningful. In fact, we have some friends on that wall. And it's kind of a sad thing to think about. But these people that were willing to give their life, and many of us that have come home, I think is really, really a big, big deal. And I think it's something that we all acknowledge is something that Redlands people are very, very proud of our veterans and our heroes that didn't make it back.

I some time ago said I wanted to have a Veterans Day parade. when we started looking at the 125th anniversary and we started paying attention to the significant date in November when the town was incorporated, the alignment seemed to come and I got into a discussion with Paul Foster. You have to be careful with Paul because work just falls off of that guy. And we discussed the fact that the incorporation was very close to Veterans Day. And wouldn't it be nice to have a parade? If you look at some of the pictures we've got around this city, around the library and upstairs in the city hall, you'll see various parades that we've had over the years. And the saying was that the people of Redlands love to have a parade. We'll always have a parade for any purpose at all. So I thought to Paul, what do you think about having a Veterans Day parade to end the year of celebration? And typical of him, he said, would you do that? And so here I am. I have to give credit to the Kiwanis. Because of their experience in the Christmas parade, Larry Statler, Tom Nelson, Jack Stewart have all stepped up to give me the advice that I need to do what we have to get done. It's difficult to get someone to understand what a person who puts their life at risk goes through. There are certain assumed rewards that you expect. or you rationalize that this is important. I'm not doing this for me. I'm doing it for those who come after. And so to step up and say thank you is very important.

As the years rolled on, many of the events of joy and jubilation and happiness took place in another form, and that is fundraisers. And these fundraisers are important to the community in establishing better support and more infrastructure for much beloved charities that have come to mean so much to the fabric of Redlands' cultural and social life.

People have asked me what it's like to do the Fourth of July for forty years and you don't, as I've told a number of people, you don't do it for forty years, you do it for one year forty times. Well it can't happen in just any town because one of the big things that makes this happen is that there's a number of people that want to be involved and when i think of the people on the revels fourth of july committee yeah i've been here 40 years but tim and micah maroney have been around i'm guessing 27 or 28 years curtis allen the director of the fourth of july band has been doing this for 33 years some of the newer people like george barrett he's coming on his fifth year but as he said to me the other day he said his wife told him that He could get off any committee he wanted, except the Fourth of July, because she likes where she gets to sit on the Fourth of July. And her family and all of us love the show. And so we go. So Redlands has a lot more people who are willing to get out and take their time and make an event like this happen. The biggest thing that I will tell volunteers, especially when somebody is new, is that if you do all of the work and you're involved in what's happening, when the event happens and we're about three-quarters of the way through the fireworks show and you're sitting there thinking about how neat this is, it is all of a sudden going to occur to you that there's 14 or 15,000 people sitting around you that you helped have that special moment that they're having. And it's up to you to make that happen. I mean, that's just the people that are there at the stadium. The police department tells me that there's another 14 or 15,000 people within a six or eight block radius around the stadium. So when you realize that it's almost half the population of Redlands that's affected by that evening and that event, it's a big deal. So you get a good feeling for doing it.

We formed a committee. Let's have a bike race. Well, you get together the people. You think, what are the pieces you need? You're going to need volunteers to marshal and to register people, all those pieces. You're going to need lots of volunteers. You're going to need people who know how to run a bicycle race.

I learned a lot of it from Carol. We had a very interesting talk when we first got going, and I didn't quite get the whole volunteer thing. And she quickly explained to me how each nonprofit that's up here needs to be able to, that's involved in the Bike Classic, needs to be able to raise funds to support the organization. That's all part of the community effort. And it was kind of...

learning experience that i gained from her that this is how it needs to work so that everybody can benefit and i get it one of the advantages to doing a bicycle race as a community event to bring people to town was that you didn't need a venue so to speak you didn't need an arena you didn't need a stadium you didn't need a track you needed beautiful streets that would be challenging and interesting and a place for people to ride their bikes competitively So that's the good news. The challenging news was you had to make it safe for both the riders and the spectators. You had to make it possible for people to get around town while this was going on. If I had to guess, I'd say the first year we ran the race, we probably needed somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 volunteers. Not sure how that would go, but we put things in the newspaper, we spoke to service clubs, we did everything we could to encourage people to come out. And almost 30 years later, there's still enough people to volunteer to run this event.

Carol's a great project leader. I mean, she started so many things in town, and I learned from her that... Somebody has to take the lead, but in Redlands, if someone will take the lead, someone else will follow, and someone else will join, and the project will grow. It's worked at the Bike Classic for me. It worked when I was with Redlands Baseball. It worked with the race team and everything else I've ever been involved in this town. There's plenty of people that are willing to help. There's plenty of people that would give of themselves in this town if you give them the opportunity and some direction, and I think that's very cool.

People open their homes, fix food, drive these people around. There are instances in this town where people leave their homes when the cyclists come. We're going away for the weekend. Here's the key. You know where the fridge is. There'll be food or there won't be food, whatever. You know, it's one of the unique things about our race. I would from time to time get contacted by other communities saying, you guys have a really successful race. Would you mind coming and talking? We're thinking of organizing one and we'd like to just sort of pick your brain. What are the pieces? What do we need to do? And one sticks out in my mind. I went to Arizona. I was a guest one time of a community and they were really keen about doing a cycling event. And I think it's kind of stopped them cold when I told them how many volunteers they needed. And they had a similar problem of not having big hotels. It was a small town. And I told them that we put people up on their homes. And I think when I left, they were still shaking their heads. You know, well, really? How did you make this? How did these? And I said, well, you know, it just, it's what happens in this town. People get a passion for something, and there are no mountains too high. They just, let's figure out how we can do it.

We are the longest running stage race in the United States to date. We are a nonprofit event that is funded mostly by businesses and community groups from this town. So when one leaves, another comes in, and we have a 30-year run. And no one else has been able to do that.

I remember one time our city manager, John Holmes, said to me, we started the Bike Classic, and then shortly after that, the Run Through Redlands started. And he said to me one day, You know, we just got word that a service club wants to run through Redlands. And it's a great idea, and we should support it. But you know what? I think this is the last thing that we can do with volunteers in this town. I think that just has to be it. Don't you think we should draw a line? And I thought, well, good luck with that. Because this community is gonna have different ideas possibly than you do. And there's been no end to it. I mean, it just, we are innovators. We're dreamers. We're people who see this place as just too special to not continue to make more special.

From the very beginning, business was supportive of all Redlands volunteer and philanthropic activities. One particular case comes through the Board of Trade. Today we call it the Chamber of Commerce. At the turn of the 20th century, when Joe Thamen lost both arms in a severe electrical accident, the business community of Redlands rallied around him. They supported him through many surgeries and later helped create a business for him which became Feynman's Cigar Shop, a favorite gathering place. Ever since businesses began in Redlands, there was a sense of support from the business community, not only for its own, but for the volunteers and philanthropists that came to want to make Redlands a better community. The business partnership was hand in hand with the growth of Redlands as a town.

Our theme is philanthropy and volunteerism and you have to start with the business community, because that's always where it starts. When people are asked to give, it's almost always a knock on the door of the business community. There isn't an organization, a service club, an athletic group that doesn't begin with the business community, whether it's support, whether it's a gift certificate, whether it's a basket, whether it's good old-fashioned elbow grease. They need our support, and never, Does that door get shut in their face? The likes of Beaver Clinic, Kaiser, the Redlands Community Hospital, certainly those are the big ones that you see their names over and over and over again. But then there are also small businesses that oftentimes will step up. This business community is probably one of the most philanthropic giving that I've ever witnessed in my lifetime, frankly. And I think that's what makes Redlands so special, certainly the business community so special.

I think it's important to give back to the community to make it a better place for everybody. I think if everybody's taking from the community and not replenishing and giving back to the community, it's going to be a place that we're not going to want to be associated with. There's a reason that I'm in Redlands. not someplace else. And it's because I see it as a place where I enjoy being, not only when I'm at work, but I enjoy being here in other activities. I like to go here out to dinner. I like to be around the people and some of the activities that the city puts on. I enjoy going to the movies here in Redlands. I love shopping in town, giving back in that way. But I enjoy being here and I think it's important to give back because the more people that give back, the better it is for everybody.

With the beginning of Redlands first newspaper in 1887, Scipio Craig's Citrograph, the support for Redlands activities and especially for major events celebrating the founding of the city of Redlands began and other newspapers would take it up, most notably of course the Redlands Daily Facts.

The Redlands Daily Facts was founded in the I would say the second year of the city's incorporation by a man named Edgar Howe and he said when he founded it this city needs newspaper that will document the history of the city from the beginning. And that was the mission of the paper. So now that I am responsible for this publication, I feel like that is my charge, to help document the history of this community for all time.

Dr. Leigh Burgess had told us when we first bought the business that we had inherited a stewardship and that Citragraph being the oldest business in Redlands, that we had a responsibility to make sure that it endured through the years. And so we've really taken that responsibility to heart.

In addition to that, when we started talking to Richard Cottle, the previous owner, about buying the business and taking over the business, basically sat us down and said this is a big responsibility and if you're going to be successful you need to embrace this town and the town will embrace you back. We had discussed that eventually we wanted to do something and give back to the community and both of us when we went to school we got assistance both through scholarships and other means from other people. So about six months after we bought the business Richard passed away. And we decided, why are we waiting? Let's see what we can do. And so the first scholarship was founded in his name. And it continues today. And it's just grown from there. And the scholarships go to the University of Redlands students.

From the first building of the Kingsbury School in the Redlands colony, the locals evinced a strong interest about youth and youth's future. Over the years, as Redlands developed as a city, so did the population of young people. And today, there are a number of activities, a number of service clubs, a number of private organizations, a number of charities that all seek to help enhance the quality and the safety of the young people of this community.

One of the great things about being a service club member in Redlands is the fact that we do get to work with the younger generation, young kids. Our Kiwanis Club, we put out a thing together each year where we go to Kohl's to buy them back-to-school clothes. And to see the look on these young people's faces, because they might not have gotten a new shirt, a new pair of pants. Let's go back to school. One of the biggest rewards is to see the faces of these young people and the gratitude that they have. That's why we do it. That's why there's all these different service clubs in Redlands, is because we really want to touch their hearts, make a difference. A lot of people say, what difference does it make? Well, it makes a difference to that child. Is that enough? If you can make a difference in one person, You can inspire them to do something great. And if you inspire that young person, someday that person might be a great leader to lead this country, to inspire other children, as we were inspired as a young kid. I think we could all pretty much name one person that really inspired us to do something great. And hopefully, I'd like to see people get out there and do something great.

When I was a youngster, I remember I was attending Franklin Elementary School. And at the time, my family, my folks and myself were living on East Campus, just on the other side, the east side of the University of Redlands. It was a great community to grow up in. It was great, tons of kids, lots of things to do. But I remember we didn't have a lot of money. My folks were both working parents within the community of Redlands. There just wasn't extra money. I didn't know that at the time because I had a great family and a great upbringing. They did everything possible within their means to provide for me. But one day, I was on the playground at Franklin Elementary School. And I'll never forget the teacher. His name was Mr. Ratke. He wasn't my teacher. He was a sixth grade teacher. He was kind of a drill sergeant type of a guy. He was really kind of cool. But one day Mr. Ratke approached me and he said, Rochford, he said, you need to meet myself and Mr. McIntosh after school today. Mr. McIntosh was the principal. I thought, well, gee, what of many things have I been doing that I've been busted on or called on? As it turned out, we met in Mr. McIntosh's office, and they said, look, you're here today because there's somebody in the community that felt they wanted to do something for you. And they handed me an envelope, and within the envelope was a membership to the YMCA, and it was free gratis. I think that touched me and stayed with me. That's probably one of maybe other things, but that was probably where it started if I were to look back and think about that. The other side is that when you're raised in the environment that I was raised in, in a great family and all, but still not having the means and watching other people have those experiences, maybe that has a bit too that you kind of reach out and want to go for the underdog.

Since I come from a community that is more of the working community, I think a lot of what we're able to contribute is our own personal time, our volunteer time. We work, we raise our family, but we also want to be able to give back of our time, and I think that's most important. Maybe you can't put a dollar on it, but through the example that myself and others I've been able to do is is we give up our time we give up our time whether it's coaching Little League coaching football working in the community doing the community cleanups I think those are things that you cannot put a price on so I think if anything we should all be able to do as much as we can in the volunteer area so we helped one person

That was one of the reasons I wanted to belong to a service club. I never made a lot of money at City Hall. I didn't have a lot to give. We have people in this town who give money, and it's wonderful. I didn't have the money to give, but through my service club, I could give.

Service clubs or organizations in Redlands all kind of have their niche. There are some that focus on eyesight. There's others that focus on youth work. other specialty areas in town, special events and things like that. And it really doesn't matter which organization you're a part of because you're giving back to the community. The important thing is to be involved in the group that really suits you and makes you feel that you're giving something back and puts a smile on your face and helps others.

In 1987, an incredible thing occurred. people of Redlands voted to tax themselves through Measure O in order to secure Redlands' future in open space and citrus heritage. And it passed by more than 70%. Today, more than 200 acres of grove are owned by the city. There are incredible open space parks and areas that were created. And our citrus heritage is guaranteed for the future. And so our own heritage becomes part of the future by the very existence of the city groves.

Measure O was a happening. It was an absolute happening. I credit it to Barbara Wormser, who was on the city council at the time. I'm not sure if it was only her idea, but she was a real visionary and had a very quiet way of getting things done. But Char Burgess, Larry Burgess, Pete Dangerman came in and helped us out. I'm trying to remember all the people involved, but there was this groundswell of enthusiasm to raise $8 million.

It was the first bond issue of that type to pass since Prop 13 in the state of California, which really said something that people really believed in what we were doing. Even now, as we see Heritage Park coming to fruition, it's a reminder that sometimes you had to invest a little earlier, and then all of a sudden everything evolves, and that's good.

Heritage Park is 18 acres of land that is just below Barton Road, and it is adjacent to the Assistencia and the historic Barton House, as well as the Grove School.

And this piece of property was the very first property that we bought with that money.

There are 91 different unique groups that will be participating in this today. This is really just so pervasive in the community. Everyone is going to be here represented. It really shows the unity of our community.

Well, I'm out here trying to make a difference in my own community, trying to do my community service, trying to lead by example. And in order to make a difference in town, I feel that we need to do our part in Redlands because this is my community and I love it. And I brought some kids out here with me to help.

With youth help, we brought 15 kids to come out, and it's such a neat thing for them to be able to come back and say, thank you, brethrens, for all that you've done to us, or for us.

And one point that was particularly poignant to me is I just stood in a spot and just kind of did a 360 in what was going on in the park, and it was the most amazing anthill of people.

We felt it was so important to the history of our community to have this park.

It's become a common buzzword these days to talk about partnerships and public and private relationships. Redlands, almost from the beginning, began partnerships between the public sector of government and the private sector of businesses and individual initiative and giving. Over the years, these contributions came in terms of capital improvements, in terms of buildings, in terms of programs, in terms of acquisitions, in terms of open space, and in terms of necessities that city budgets may not have been able to cover. Clarence White said it best, no city lives by taxes alone. The nearer it comes to that, the more impoverished its condition. Believe me. Without public and private, we wouldn't be what we are.

We started out as remodeled, but it turned out to be a rebuilding of Station One. It was a mess. And as we tore into it, we found out the destruction was deeper than we even thought. I needed money to make all of this happen. And so I went to the council, and I was told quickly, we don't have the money. So I went to our congressman, Jerry Lewis. I met with him over on Barton. And he said, that building's not earthquake proof, is it? I said, no, sir, and it should be. He says, that's our end. So about a month or so later, I get a phone call from him, and he says, how about $750,000? Would that work for you? And I said, yes, sir, it will. Well, it got close, but it didn't cover the entire cost, and the city made up the rest. So we had the SOS committee. I remember Pat Gilbreth and Swin Larson and Just a number of people stepped forward. Bill Hatfield from Hatfield Buick, a great many people showed up at our meeting and they said, we'll start gathering up some money. And that's a testament to Swin Larson and the philanthropy, the goodness of the people of Redlands who came forward and helped us meet that goal.

Many people ask what's special about Redlands, and I can tell you that we are most fortunate that they joined, the community joined the fire department in the city in raising funds for our ladder truck. There was a period of time where I thought, boy, I bit off more than I could chew here until a circle of community activists, friends, came together and put together one of the most remarkable fundraising projects that I've ever experienced. And it went from zero to 60 in no time. And gosh, it's just amazing the amount of funds we were able to bring together to help make the community safer.

I mean, it was just fabulous to see this community focused on a fire truck and everybody, I mean, the line that was formed of people wanting to participate in contributing money to the fire truck.

I've been a part of some neat things that fire. We called ourselves the Magnificent Seven, way over named. But it was a group of seven people who helped Chief Frazier get that fire engine in the fire department. And what a great experience that was.

We were able to use our drug asset seizure money to acquire a small fixed-wing craft. And the advantage of doing that, there are lots of general aviation pilots in this area that fly those kinds of aircraft. So we put out the call for volunteers, and we had 50 pilots show up. That program is probably the cheapest aviation unit in the United States right now.

There's no way that we'd be able to provide the level of service that we provide to this community without those volunteers. They're doing park ranger duties, they're doing vacation checks, they're doing education of people in areas where crimes have occurred. The university is very good about giving back and The past they've given towards the ladder truck and the fire department. They've donated a police car in this last year. And they've done a number of things like that to be able to help us to overcome some of the fiscal constraints that the city's had and be able to still function effectively as a police department.

There's the 365. That's a program that the Citizens Volunteer Patrol has that asks the community to give a dollar a day. And you'll see small businesses that will write that check for $365 and happily turn it over so that the police will have that additional support, that they will have those additional eyes on the road. They'll have those additional vehicles on the road to help them out. And it's just those simple little things, that little check for $365 that they'll write year after year after year after year.

Edith Parker Hinckley, who wrote the first history about Redlands in the 1950s, captured the essence of the community when she said people make the difference. And surely as you go through the entire panoply of our past, but quite frankly, In our present, it is people who make up the quality and the quantity of effort that makes this a town.

You have the Smiley Brothers, who created such a lovely library, a lovely garden. They've donated many, many things to the city of Redlands. And then you go on the Watchorns with the Lincoln Shrine, the Whites and Mullen with the Bowl. We had Mrs. Burrett, who contributed heavily for the Trinity Church. So there's so much heritage there, and those people really are our saints, if you really think about it. But then we can go farther than that. A lot of people said it stopped back then in the 30s, that no one has done anything since. But there's been a lot that has gone on the last 25, 30, 40 years. When I think of people like... Jack Brown, who is from the city of Redlands, and his Stater Brothers Charities, which have done so much. Jerry Lewis, who represented us in Washington and has brought so much back to our area and particularly to Redlands. So there's a lot to be thankful for him. I think of Jim Appleton, when he has done so much to make the University of Redlands a landmark. You come to Redlands and you see that. It's really, really a great spot. Jack Dangerman is... created an economy here in Redlands with the people that work for him and the landscape and he's done throughout has just created something wonderful. I think of Tim Rochford who has restored some of the buildings downtown Redlands and beautified downtown State Street. not to mention the Burich Mansion, which he has brought back out of shambles into something that's just a wonderful place, and he gives it to the kids of our community. I mean, how can you go any farther than that? Those are our saints, and those are our modern-day saints, and I really, really mean that.

These people, I mean, Redlands is blessed not with just wonderful people as citizens of the community, but these people are engaged in the community. I mean, if you think about what philanthropy is, well, philanthropy is maybe writing a check But something that you can't recover as you go along in life, and many people say it, is time. I mean, people in this community are philanthropic with their time. The volunteerism in this community is, I'm sure, second to none. And Redlands is known for the huge amount of volunteerism within the community. It's infectious. how this community volunteers for so many different projects and activities. And there is an enormous amount of philanthropy when it comes to volunteerism that shouldn't be forgotten.

Although we do not find fault with anybody that writes a check, particularly a large check. Writing a check by itself is okay. Is okay. That's fine.

And if it weren't for our volunteers and the people who value these things, all of these things could be lost so easily. It really is fantastic to see. Look at the conservancy. It didn't even exist, what, 20-some years ago. And yet, look what it's done for our community and how it's heightened people's awareness and made them think about not just structures, but open space and vistas and trails and our citrus heritage. All of those things have come about because we have a community of people who care.

One of the important additions to the fabric of Redlands citizenry are new people who come here and discover our town. They bring a vitality, an energy, and often a perspective that can broaden our own. They see us through others' eyes, and frequently they say to Redlanders, do you understand how special this place is?

Oftentimes the most passionate people about making things happen and getting involved are the folks that just moved here. You know, I moved in last year. What an amazing town this is. And I'm doing X. Or, you know, we've got to make sure this happens or that that doesn't happen because do you realize what you have here?

We got involved in the run through Redlands, eventually joined the club, went to the theater, Prospect Park.

How about the Y?

And then there's the YMCA. One day I'm driving back home and the sign at Prospect Park says, you know, home tour for the YMCA as a fundraiser. And I said, honey, we should... You should put up our home for the Y tour to raise money for the Y because you've done such a great job. And I kind of mentioned it offhandedly, but she calls. And a day later, I hear, oh, we're on for the tour next year. And I'm like, wait, I just mentioned it offhandedly. But then meeting these wonderful folks.

And then I get a call from Char. And she says, do you think that your husband would consider being on the Y board? And I said, let me tell you, he would be very much a willing victim. So she called and they had a little meeting and he met the others and they welcomed him with open arms. So we are doing what we can and it feels nice.

I can tell you that the pride everybody expressed in this community, very early on, I felt strange. It felt unusual because you weren't, you hadn't lived here your entire life or you hadn't had multiple generations. But I can tell you that if you apply yourself, this community will embrace you. It will make you feel like you've lived here a long time. So it's not necessarily about time, it's about commitment and caring about the community The folks that have been here a long time, they're real proud of that, but they're also quick to embrace people that show that they care about the community as well.

The 125th anniversary I think is important to the city of Redlands because we've grown so much in the last couple of decades since the last 100th anniversary celebration. And during that time, a great many people have come to the community and don't know the history of the community. So this was an opportunity for us to share that with them through the experience of celebrating our history. and to let them learn what a great community they've come to live in that has a very unique history, a very unique background, and is a very, very special place to live, raise your family, and run your business.

Let's return for a minute to Clarence White's words about the Redlands Bowl building that he gave when he said that he hoped that citizens who do more for Redlands would find some form of recognition of thanks in that building. While we all know that we need funds and donations and legacies to advance our many charitable, cultural, and educational projects. It also needs volunteers to staff them. It needs volunteers to give the energy. And so when thanks is being offered, you have to think of all those that stop to tutor, to those who are helping in athletic events, to those who are helping in community events, to those who are helping those in need, those who may be passing by or those who need a particular service right now. It is those who take the entire fabric of Redlands and make it into a whole quilt that we owe thanks to. All do their part. All make this a unique community and all make the statement that we want it to be a great place to live and a community that says something about the quality not only of its citizens, but of the broad base of involvement that make us all proud to say we live in Redlands.

There are a lot of high profile, and I'm sure these are the ones that you're interviewing, there are a lot of high profile great people, obviously. Jack Danderman who gives so much to the community and Dr. Burgess and I could go on and on listing these people who are recognized already. As a parent in this community, and as I say, you know, I was the mom for the team and the choir booster and the band booster and a PTA, and I made the costumes for the school plays. I saw people who spent hours and hours, and I don't mean necessarily the stay-at-home moms, But parents who, in the few hours here and there that they weren't at work, they roll up their sleeves. They're out there planting the school gardens and volunteering in the libraries and helping the children practice their reading. And I'm uncomfortable singling out the famous philanthropists in this community because it goes all the way down to the people you will never hear of, the people whose names you're never going to get. who get up in the morning and give to this community.

My grandmother is one of those people. She's been very active in the community. And my mother as well, who has worked alongside with me at the animal shelter since I can remember, eight years old. And she's just been such an inspiration because she works so hard and just as hard as I do, if not even harder. That is why I volunteer. That is why I want to give back to Redlands because it's been such a resource for me. And I want to help it become a better place so that I can look back and say, I did this for my town.

And now we come to the end of our presentation about our town, about Redlands. But you know and I know that it's not over, that you and I have the responsibility to determine our role today and what we want for our future. Above the Redlands Bowl, those words, without vision, a people perish, are carved. But we also know that a vision can perish without inspired people to carry it out. That's the inherent lesson for us. Where do we go next and who will get us there?

I'm confident in the next generation that they'll be willing and able to step up. I think that we're doing really a better job than we have in the past in educating students about the history, about volunteerism. I mean there weren't, when I was in high school, there weren't that many opportunities to volunteer. Now that's a really central core and in colleges also. I mean, the University of Redlands has a huge volunteer program. So I think we're teaching the importance of that. I think it's always hard because you don't see a Larry Burgess or a Tom Ashley You know, when they're 18, 19 years old, it takes a while for that to develop. I think the future is bright. I mean, I think it's up to all of us to pass it on to future generations. But I think they're standing there waiting for us to hand it to them.

I would like to identify some future leaders in the community and be a mentor as much as I can. I'm trying to do whatever I can to be the example and show what can be done, what needs to be done to be able to mentor our future leaders of our community because the youth is our future.

I think what we do is we teach our young people about history, and that's a critical component of our history. And if they begin to understand the history, they begin to use it, if they go to the shrine, if they go to the library, if they go to the bowl, then they begin to have an ownership in it. It's theirs. The city owns it. We are the city. The people are the city. And I think that we need to bring the young people.

But we need to remember to ask them as well. We need to remember to not just say, well, we've got it handled. We need to remember to say, hey, you know, we need you to be coming along and it's one thing to say you're going to hand the torch, you've got to have somebody to hand it to. And so it's up to us to make those opportunities, be encouraging and help them understand the value. I think we need to make sure that none of us of any age takes for granted what we have here.

I think if you can find work to do or whether it's work that you're doing for as a donation for a cause, or whatever you do, if you can enjoy doing it, enjoy the people you're working with, that's worth a lot.

It takes everybody. The intellects, the hard workers, all the people in between. And we're all just passing through.

Thank you.

We've lived in this town for 50 years now and my husband and I often comment on how fortunate we are that this is where we landed because this is a town that has been very good to us and we hope we've been very good to it.

I think that owning the Burrage and what the Burrage represents and stands for basically really is an explanation of how I feel about relatives. And I don't live here. I mean, one who has been as blessed as I have, that could do many things to help in a lot of areas, which we do. But I've chosen Redlands, and I think that that probably just speaks loudly of my affection and my passion for Redlands, even though I haven't lived here in almost, what, 40 years. Is that 40 years?

Yeah. I'm still here. They say I do like to go to my mountain cabin, but that's just a visit. I couldn't live up there. It's not Redlands. They don't have the bowl up there for a summer concert. They don't have Prospect Park for theater.

It's just Redlands. I came from Huntington Beach originally. far too many years ago to admit to and I came kicking and screaming the whole way because how can you leave a beach community and come to the desert my gosh there is no place I would rather be Redlands is the most remarkable community on the planet what a discovery it was to find this place and it will take a pine box to make me leave there is no question about it this term has been used and abused and overused about it but it is a jewel it is An amazing, amazing community to be from, to live in, to play in, to work in. It is an extraordinary city. And I hope that my children are just as proud as I am to be able to say something like that. I will forever be able to say I am proud to be from Redlands.

They don't owe me nothing. I'm just happy to live here and happy to be a part of this quaint little town. Good people. Good people.

It's been a love affair with the town ever since. And so my sons and my grandchildren, my great-grandchildren are here, and I hope that I don't have much time left, but I would like to believe that they get to enjoy just a little bit of what I've had.

It's been a wonderful trip. Traveling someplace else and then coming back to Redlands, it gives me the ability to compare Redlands to other places. And there is no town greater than Redlands, in my opinion.

The only place I ever want to be, and I've been all over the world, literally, and just so glad when I come home every time.

These are the streets that I walked as a child. It's a library where I did puzzles and read Black Beauty on the floor. This is the bowl where my grandparents took me as a four-year-old to see my first musical. It's the high school where I fell in love for the first time. This place was my home. It's a lot of people's homes. So I hope that people are good stewards of it. I hope as we continue to go forward, there are people who continue to recognize the magic that is Redlands.

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For their vision and their commitment. That was, I should have picked that better, sorry. Oh, was there a sticker? Oh, God, a Sunkist sticker. Hi, my name's Larry Burgess and I've been studying the history of the city of Redlands for more than a hundred... The problem is a lot of people would believe it.

Good afternoon, everybody. It is quite a privilege to announce the recipient of this year's Employee of the Year Award. She is exceptional. She shows up every day with confidence and positivity. And I'm very grateful to work with somebody like Gabby Gonzalez.

My name is Gabby Gonzalez and I work for the IT department as an administrative assistant. I think IT makes the city work with everything that they need as far as like internet, computers, phones. I help keep that going by helping everybody else be able to do their job, complete their their work on the daily. Gosh, I do everything. Renew contracts, software contracts for the city. Every department needs software that they use on the daily, including Munis, solid waste, FCS, the recreation center. I love my job. Every day is something new. and I love working in this department. The guys here, the girls here, everybody helps each other. If I have a question on anything, they just like to help. I think it's a great department and they're just so easy to talk to, easy to work with, communicate. They communicate with you very well. I think that I'm a team player. Yeah, anything they need, I'm here for it. I know that I probably need them more than they need me, but I'm willing to learn or help in any situation because it's just going to help my growth. Yeah, anything they throw at me, let's do it. Yeah. They're so patient with me because, you know, every day you learn something new. Danielle, she's the best. I love working under her. But I do, I love working with people. Not just in my department, but also throughout the city because being in IT, you get to know everybody.

Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services and here we have Jessie. Jessie is a sweet little girl who's looking for her forever home. She's very loving, very sweet, and very active because she's got that puppy energy and she needs training because of course here she has had none. But she's looking for her forever home. She's so sweet and adorable. She's very cute and loving and she just wants to cuddle with you and play with you. So if you're interested in Jessie, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Lilo. Lilo is definitely the most crazy and wildest out of the group. She will need the most enrichment and the most training. She is a very active girl, so she will love it if you go on walks with her, play fetch with her, run her around the yard, run her around the dog park. She's a very active girl and very crazy. So if you're interested in Lilo here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have James. We believe Jesse and James to be brother and sister. James is bigger than Jesse, and he's also a big goofball. He loves to jump around. He's very goofy when he's running, but he is also sweet and loving and looking for his forever home. He also needs a lot of training because he's got that puppy energy, but he will be such a good dog if you train him well and give him the love he deserves. So if you're interested in James here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. Hi, I'm Trevor here with the Redlands Animal Services, and here we have Beatrice. Beatrice is a little terrier. She's a little shy at first. She's very scared. She was out on the streets for a while before we were able to catch her, but she is very sweet. She's warming up to everyone, and she's looking forward to being the perfect house dog. So if you're interested in a little girl like Beatrice here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Charlie. When Charlie came in, he was probably infested with the most ticks I have ever seen on a dog. I personally pulled out about 100 just from one ear. It was so bad, it was crazy. So our vet had to completely shave Charlie, give him his flea and tick medicine, so this is not his natural coat. His fur is slowly growing back, but it will still take a little while, so you have to get used to the way he looks versus the way he's gonna look, because he won't stay looking like this forever. But he is so sweet and loving, and Charlie here is looking for his forever home. And here we have Ramen. Ramen is just a happy little girl. She's super sweet and super loving. Also, she's on the smaller side, so perfect for apartments, perfect lap dogs. She doesn't need a lot of exercise because she got little legs and she can't go that long. But she is so sweet, so adorable, so loving, and ready for a family. So if you're interested in Ramen here, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Cooper. Cooper doesn't want to look at the camera right now, but Cooper is a big puppy. He has so much puppy energy. He's going to need lots of training, lots of discipline, and someone to take the time to go through all that with him. But he is a super sweet dog. He is gorgeous and very loving. So if you're interested in a dog like Cooper, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Buddy. Buddy is part Akita, but don't let that fool you. He would not make a good guard dog. He is a big goofball, and he loves to play around. He may look intimidating, but that's the only thing intimidating about him is his looks. He's a big goofball who loves to run around and play, and he's looking for a forever home that's just gonna love him as much as he's gonna love them. So if you're interested in Buddy over here, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Goofy. This is not Goofy's original look. He did have his face shaved because he was infested with ticks when he came in. And we had to see what was going on with his ears and his eyes, make sure he had no foxtails. His face is shaved and it will grow back into his long, shaggy hair. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. He is a little afraid of a leash, so he will need some leash training and he'll need someone to take their time. He is nervous and afraid because he did come from the streets. We don't know his past. But he's a good boy and he's looking for his forever home. So if you're interested in Goofy, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services.

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And here we have Reed. Reed's just a young pup who's super energetic and he loves water. If you're spraying the hose, he will be there to catch every drop that comes out of that thing. He loves to play, he loves to run around, and he loves to cuddle. He's looking for a forever home that's gonna love him forever. So if you're interested in Reed, come visit him here at the Redlands Animal Services. And here we have Ocean. Ocean, we believe, is some kind of pit bull-husky mix. She's got piercing blue eyes that will just stare into you and energy that doesn't stop. She's gonna need an active household that's gonna take her on walks and be willing to play with her, play fetch with her. She's got a rough house because she's got that She's got that tanky build, but she loves belly rubs. She will just lay there and let you rub and rub and rub, and then she'll give you kisses too. And she's a sweet girl once you get past all the energy. But that's what you gotta overcome with this one, is her energy levels. Once you can handle that, she's gonna be a perfect dog for you and your family. So if you're interested in Ocean, come visit her here at the Redlands Animal Shelter.

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Hi, my name is Angela and I represent the City of Redlands Facilities and Community Services Animal Services Division. I'm one of two animal services officers that services the city and you're going to come on a couple calls with me. The cool thing about being an animal services officer is I do a lot of, I wear a lot of different hats. Most mornings start with a visit to the vet to either pick up or drop off animals that need either their spay or neuter surgery. If they're getting a recheck on an upper respiratory infection on some kittens, something along those lines. And then throughout the day I get a really wide range of calls. During the warmer months, we get a lot of rattlesnake calls up on the Alessandro area, a lot of stray roams, dogs that are on the street, strays that are blocking traffic or harassing pedestrians, and then a lot of barking complaints. The most difficult part of my job is kind of balancing community care with community safety. Because obviously our highest priority is making sure that the animals in the community are safe and that the community members are safe from some of the animals in our community. The most difficult calls that I go on are kind of finding the fine line between not separating someone's like beloved pet from a loving, caring family. So today we're headed out to a property to do a yard check. And there are a couple of reasons why we would perform a yard check. One of them being to investigate reports of neglect or maltreatment to any of our animals. And another reason is to check to see if an animal can be safely maintained on this property. All of us love working for the City of Redlands, but in the animal services field, There are a lot of rough days. You see animals, those animals' owners on the worst day of their life. But having co-workers that you can share the good times when a long-term dog goes to adoption for the first time. So I highly recommend if you are over the age of 18 and looking to help out in the city, specifically with animal services, that you come down and see if you would like to adopt or foster an animal or volunteer and help us out at the shelter. Thanks for hanging out with me today. Hope to see you at the shelter soon.

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Hi, my name is Michelle Dixon, and I'm a program aid two with Recreation and Senior Services. I love this team I'm with right now. They're amazing. I just felt, in even my first few months working with the city, you just feel that click that you're going to get along with this group of people. You guys are effective at your jobs, but also you get along personality-wise. So working with the Recreation and Senior Services Division, I usually start my day off at the Johnston Senior Center, where I just help with activities, registering, and then I switch over to the Community Center usually in the evenings, and then I also manage the morning market right now. Yeah, I think the way we're helpful to the community is just providing information and for whether it be for within our own branch or other directing them to other parts of the city or even county generally helping them just providing I think a safe space for them to to socialize, to have fun, to learn something new. Everyone's always learning something, and sometimes they can learn something that's going to benefit the community. Every day is different in recreation. So when you're helping at the front desk, it depends on what the activities are lined up for that day, if we have any special events going on, whatever the customer's questions are, helping them with that. And then with the morning market, you know, week by week it can change. Just, you know, contacting your different vendors. And, yeah, just kind of rolling with the punches. I just, I like bringing levity to situations sometimes. But I also can still, like, you know, do my job. But I, sometimes I just, I just say dorky things and just try to make it fun.