Mar 01, 2021 City Council

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YEAH,

[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney/Legal Counsel Jones PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember/Director Simonian ROLL CALL: Mayor/Director Espinoza Mayor Pro Tem/Director Medrano Councilmember/Vice Chair Gomez Councilmember/Chair Shaw Councilmember/Director Simonian]

I WILL NOT CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY OF LA BARBARA HOLOCENE AUTHORITY OF MARCH 1ST, 2021.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM.

THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY CITY ATTORNEY LEGAL COUNSEL, RICHARD JONES FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, DIRECTOR SIMONIAN.

IF YOU WOULD ALL, PLEASE RISE, ASK YOU TO PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE GATHER THIS EVENING TO DO THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS OF THE CITY OF LA HOMBRE, WE'RE FULL OF GRATITUDE FOR THOSE WHO ARE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO ARE REACHING OUT TO THOSE MOST IN NEED.

WE'RE ALSO GRATEFUL FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES AND THOSE WHO SERVICE OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ASK A SPECIAL BLESSING THIS EVENING UPON OUR CITY COUNCIL, THAT THEY WILL DELIBERATE WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL THE HARBOR IN MIND, THAT THEY WILL ACT WITH INTEGRITY WITH A SENSE OF PURPOSE FOR THAT, WHICH IS BEST FOR ALL.

AND WE SAID, THESE THINGS HUMBLED, THE NAME OF THY SON, JESUS CHRIST.

AMEN.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN SALUTING THE FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE LAMINATION.

THANK YOU, DICK.

AND STEVE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL.

COUNCIL MEMBER, DIRECTOR SIMONIAN, COUNCIL MEMBER, CHAIR, SHAW COUNCIL MEMBER, VICE CHAIR, GOMEZ, MAYOR PRO TEM DIRECTOR, MAGENTO MAYOR DIRECTOR ESPINOSA HERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THERE ARE NO CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS.

CORRECT? OF COURSE.

[ CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS: RECOGNIZE OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBER/MAYOR BEAMISH FOR HIS SERVICES AS COUNCILMEMBER FROM DECEMBER 2004 THROUGH DECEMBER 2020.]

NOW, HOW, IF IT'S GOING TO PROCEED, WE'RE GOING TO PLAY THE VIDEO FIRST, RIGHT? THANK YOU, TOM.

IT'S BEEN 16 YEARS.

YOU'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL SINCE 2004.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW QUICKLY THOSE YEARS HAVE GONE BY I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MEETING.

WE'VE HAD EVERY EVENT WE EVER ATTENDED ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.

AND YOU WILL SOLELY BE MISSED.

THERE WAS GOING TO BE A LOT OF EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS THAT WERE TO TAKE PLACE AS YOUR ROLE AS MAYOR IN 2020.

AND OF COURSE THE PANDEMIC CAME ALONG.

THERE WERE CELEBRATION AND EVENTS, BUT NOT TO THE SCALE THAT WE HAD HOPED, UH, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT, UH, I DID ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH YOU WORKING ON THOSE INFOMERCIALS AS WELL TO REMIND PEOPLE TO STAY SOCIALLY DISTANCE IN WASHINGTON HANDS.

AND, UH, YOU SAID THEM IN ENGLISH AND I SAID THEM IN SPANISH.

UH, BUT, UH, IT IS WHAT IT IS.

I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT.

I'VE BEEN HERE WITH YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING THE CALM IN THE STORM.

I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE END, AS FAR AS YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND I WISH YOU WELL AND I'LL SEE YOU AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

UH, BUT, UM, THANK YOU.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND I'LL, I'LL BE FOLLOWING YOUR LEAD COME SOON, UH, IN FOUR YEARS, BUT, UH, MY BEST TO THE FAMILY, MY BEST TO YOU AND STAY HEALTHY AND KEEP SIX FEET APART.

TAKE CARE, TOM.

CONGRATULATIONS, 16 YEARS OF SERVICE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, THE MEDRANOS THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR RETIREMENT.

HEY TOM, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR RETIREMENT FOR THE LAVA CITY COUNCIL.

YOU HAVE TRULY BEEN A CHAMPION FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS HERE IN LA HABRA.

THAT'S LIKE TO THANK YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE.

WE'VE GOT A TWOFER WITH NANCY ON THERE, AND HE ALWAYS SERVED WITH PASSION AND JUST DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE'RE TRULY GOING TO MISS YOU.

SO ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, MR. LAHABRA ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT BY NOW.

SOMETIMES COUNCIL MEMBERS MIGHT BE AFRAID TO ASK THE QUESTION DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING.

THAT IS NOT TOM BEAMISH.

SO TOM HAS BEEN A QUICK, DAN ASKED TOUGH QUESTIONS OF THE STAFF REALLY PROBE INTO THE DETAILS OF A POLICY WE'RE LOOKING AT, BUT TOM, IT'S JUST BEEN GREAT.

HAVING YOU ON THE COUNCIL THE WHOLE TIME I'VE BEEN ON THE CITY COUNCIL WITH YOU THESE LAST 12 YEARS, YOU'VE JUST BEEN, UH, A FRIEND AND A MENTOR

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AND YOU'RE LEAVING.

LAHABRA A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF YOUR SERVICE.

AND WE WISH YOU, UH, I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN THE FUTURE, TOM, STEVE SIMONIAN HERE.

I THOUGHT IT APPROPRIATE THAT YOUR REPLACEMENT ON THE COUNCIL SAY JUST A COUPLE WORDS, WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT I'M ACUTELY AWARE AS EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY IS THE NUMEROUS HOURS THAT YOU'VE DONATED AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND THEN YOU ADD ON TOP OF THAT, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM AND MAYOR, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, YOUR POSITION ON THE LIONS CLUB, AND YOU'VE JUST GOT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HOURS, UH, GIVEN TO THE BENEFIT OF THIS COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT EVERYBODY WOULD AGREE THAT EVERY DECISION THAT YOU MADE, EVERY STAND THAT YOU TOOK, YOU TRULY WANTED LAHABRA TO BE THE BEST THAT IT COULD BE.

NOBODY DOUBTS THAT.

AND THE AMOUNT OF HOURS THAT BOTH YOU AND NANCY PUT IN AGAIN ARE MONUMENTAL.

SO ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US TO ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH.

UH, WE'RE WISHING THAT YOU HAVE A FUN FILLED RETIREMENT FILLED WITH LOVE AND HAPPINESS AND ENJOYMENT.

SO TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS YOU BOTH.

HELLO, MR. BEAMISH ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE HARBOR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR CABINET MEMBERS, THE STAFF, THE STUDENTS, AND ALL OF OUR FAMILIES.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

UH, YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH A REMARKABLE SUPPORTER OF OUR DISTRICT SINCE I ARRIVED IN 2017, I REMEMBER OUR FIRST MEETING AND IT WAS, UH, BASICALLY VERY APPARENT THAT YOU AND I BONDED ON WHAT WE FELT WAS BEST FOR CHILDREN.

SO AS A COUNCIL MEMBER AND AS A GRANDPARENT OF A CHILD IN OUR DISTRICT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

YOU WILL BE MISSED.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO THE LAHABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

HI, MY NAME IS MARIE.

LOVE YOGA.

IT'S A LITTLE HOBBIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

ALONG WITH MARK SANDERS, THE CHAIR OF OUR BOARD.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, MAYOR.

BEAMISH FOR THE WONDERFUL JOB YOU'VE DONE THIS YEAR.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A ROUGH YEAR WITH COVID, BUT YOU STAYED THE COURSE.

YOU SUPPORTED SMALL BUSINESS.

YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB AND NANCY, THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH.

WE OWE YOU SOME FLOWERS AND WE HAVE A NICE PLAQUE FOR MERE BEAMISH.

THANK YOU.

AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT, TOM.

BEAMISH GOODBYE.

AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SO MANY YEARS AND PARTICULARLY FOR BEING MY FRIEND, YOU AND NANCY AND YOUR KIDS AND YOUR GRANDKIDS.

UM, WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER FOR YEARS.

YOU CAME CLOSE TO WORKING FOR ME AS A TEACHER.

UM, I'M GONNA MISS YOU AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO MISS YOU, BUT PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH AND GOOD LUCK AS YOU GO ONTO THE NEXT ADVENTURE.

I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPEN AND YOU'RE GOING TO TOUCH LIVES AS YOU TRAVEL ON JUST LIKE YOU'VE DONE ALL ALONG.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH.

STAY MY FRIEND.

THANK YOU.

BYE.

HI TOM.

THIS IS FRANK CATHERINE.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY.

HEY TOM.

WELL, HUMMER WAS REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU FOR ALL THOSE YEARS, FRANK AND I WISH YOU AND NANCY, THE BEST OF EVERYTHING IN YOUR JOURNEY AHEAD.

I LOVE YOU.

HEY, TOM MARK HERE FROM UNIVERSITY PRINTING, KATHY AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SERVICE YOU'VE GIVEN THIS COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS, ALL THE GREAT THINGS YOU'VE DONE FOR IT.

THE HONDA IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND YOU'RE PART OF THE REASON IT IS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FROM UNIVERSITY PRINTING AND ON A SIDE NOTE, ROCK ON BRO.

OH, THAT THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO.

UM, TRIBUTE TO OUR FORMER MAYOR, TOM V MENTIONED, I'M JUST HONORED.

AND AS IT'S THE SCREEN SAYS, YOU WILL BE MISSED IMMENSELY AND WE HAVE VARIOUS RECOGNITIONS.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT, HOW IT'S GOING TO GO, BUT WE DO.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

UM, SO I'VE BEEN ENLISTED TO BE VANNA WHITE TONIGHT.

SO, UM, LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET THIS RIGHT.

OKAY.

SO FIRST OFF WE HAVE OUR, UM, OUR PLAQUE.

WE DO EVERY YEAR FOR THE OUTGOING MAYOR WITH THE GAVEL ON IT, THAT YOU HIT NUMEROUS TIMES IN YOUR LAST YEAR TO CONTROL EVERYTHING.

SO THANK YOU.

UH, THE NEXT PLAQUE WE HAVE IS FROM THE CITY, RECOGNIZING YOUR CAREER AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.

UM, WE WERE ABLE

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SO WE WERE ABLE TO FIT ALL THAT ON THE PLAQUE.

THE THIRD PLAQUE IS FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, RECOGNIZING YOUR YEAR AS MAYOR AND THANKING YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THIS IS FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, A LITTLE A MEMENTO OF YOUR SERVICE FOR THE CITY.

YEP.

AND, UH, YEAH, THE SIGN.

UM, WE HAD A LOT OF OPTIONS WITH BEAMISH PLACE.

BEAMISH CIRCLE BEMIS STREET, BUT YOU KNOW, IN RETROSPECT FOR ALL THE YEARS WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER, BEAMISH WAY SEEMED THE MOST APPROPRIATE BECAUSE IT WAS THE BEAMISH WAY OR NO WAY.

SO, AS I RECALL, AND THEN FINALLY, A LITTLE MEMORY BOOK THAT WE PUT TOGETHER, A BRIANNA DID A LOT OF HARD WORK PULLING TOGETHER PICTURES FROM A LOT OF FOLKS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COLLEAGUES AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.

AND HOPEFULLY IT GIVES YOU A LITTLE, A BIT OF A MEMORY OF YOUR TIME ON, UH, SERVING THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS SOME PERSONAL NOTES TO YOU FROM VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS.

AND, UH, WITH THAT, WE HAD YOUR NAME PLATE ALSO FROM YOUR LOCKER.

WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH, SO WE'RE GIVING YOU THE NAME PLATE BACK.

SO IN CASE YOU FORGET WHO YOU ARE AT HOME, YOU CAN PUT THAT ON A CLOSET OR SOMETHING TO LET NANCY KNOW THAT THAT'S YOUR CLOSET.

AND SO WITH THAT, UH, THE CLOSET.

SO IF ANY COMMENTS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS, I'LL KEEP IT KIND OF SHORT, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU RECOGNIZING ME TONIGHT BECAUSE I REALLY WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL BECAUSE 24 YEARS, 23 YEARS GOES BY VERY QUICKLY.

UM, IT'S AN HONOR A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA IT'S.

IT WAS CHALLENGING AT TIMES, UH, FUN AT TIMES.

AND THE BEST PART THOUGH FOR ME, WAS SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

I LEARNED TO BE A VOLUNTEER WHEN I MOVED TO A HARBOR IN 1982, UH, WORKING WITH MY CALL, VARIOUS COLLEAGUES ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

WE ALL I FEEL HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT WAS A JOY TO BE ON THEIR STAFF HAS ALWAYS BEEN GREAT, UH, GOOD RELATIONS WITH EVERYBODY.

AND THIS IS WHERE I CUT MY TEETH ON HOW TO DO, HOW TO BE INVOLVED IN POLITICS.

AND LIKE MOST OF US, I DIDN'T REALLY DIDN'T LIKE CAMPAIGNING TOO MUCH CAMPAIGNING WAS OKAY, THE RAISING OF THE MONEY I DIDN'T LIKE, BUT, UM, I'LL BE MOVING ONTO A NEW COMMUNITY AND I'M ALREADY THINKING WHAT, AND HOW CAN I VOLUNTEER IN THAT COMMUNITY? SO I'M THINKING OF POTENTIALLY VOLUNTEERING WITH ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFFS AND, UH, MAYBE I'LL TAKE A RUN FOR COUNCIL OUT THERE.

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE NOT IF NANCY LET ME, BUT, UH, LAST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY WIFE, NANCY, WHO, UH, WE AS A TEAM SPENT A LOT OF YEARS IN TOWN VOLUNTEERING WAS WHETHER IT WAS AT THE DEPOT THEATER, UH, THROUGH THE SCHOOLS THAT MY CHILDREN ARE RAISED IN ON COUNCIL.

SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGNS AND ALL THE ACTIVITIES WE USED TO DO AS COUNCIL MEMBER AND WIFE AND MAYOR AND WIFE.

SO I HAVE ONLY FOND MEMORIES OF ALL OF THE HARBOR OF THE PEOPLE HERE, AND I WISH YOU ALL WELL, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THE COUNCILS IN THE FUTURE ALSO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR LAHABRA BOTTOM LINE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, WOULD ANYONE ON THE CONSOLE ADD, LIKE TO ADD MORE COMMENTS, GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER.

GOMATH TOM.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE HERE WITH THE COUNCIL.

AND YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN A VERY, UH, DEDICATED TEAM PLAYER, UH, EARLY ON, WE WERE GOING TO BOTH RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL AND YOU GRACIOUSLY STEP ASIDE.

SO I COULD RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL AND YOU'VE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN A TEAM PLAYER.

AND THE BEST PART OF IT IS ALWAYS YOU AND NANCY TO GO TO EVENTS.

AND IT'S ALWAYS YOU AND NANCY AND, AND JUST HAVE A TREMENDOUS PASSION AND I ON A PERSONAL ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE YOU, ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR MY PARENTS, ALWAYS LOVE YOUR PHONE CALLS AND YOU CHECKING IN ON THEM.

AND, UH, THEY ALSO SEND THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL.

YOU ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR THEM, AND CLEARLY YOU HAVE LEFT OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE BY ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.

UM, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TOM, JIM AND I, I STEPPED ASIDE BACK IN 2002 BECAUSE I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW NOT TO RUN AGAINST JIM GOMEZ.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE COUNCIL MEDRANO? I WILL.

UH, TOM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP.

AND I KNOW IT'S ONLY BEEN A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS, BUT EVEN WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL, YOU, YOU DISPLAYED THE UTMOST COURTESY.

YOU WERE A TRUE GENTLEMAN WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THAT YOU, UH, YOU, YOU TOOK THE TIME TO TALK TO ME ABOUT, ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS AND I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT AND THEY GET TO KNOW YOU AND NANCY A LOT BETTER, UH, WAS, WAS THE BEST THING ASIDE FROM HAVING

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UH, SO THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE MISSED AND, UH, I'LL BE CALLING ON YOU FROM TIME TO TIME.

SO YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GET SICK OF ME, BUT THERE'S STILL A SOCCER GAME.

WE HAVE TO GO WATCH.

I APPRECIATE YOU.

AND PLEASE ARE OUR BEST TO NANCY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.

THANK YOU, TOM COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW.

WELL, TOM AND I, UM, WOULD RUN TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME.

SO IT WAS FUN HAVING HALF OF MY CAR WITH BIMA SIGNS AND HALF A SHAW SIGN.

SO WE WERE VERY MUCH A TEAM OUT THERE AND I JUST LOVED TOM.

UM, I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT TOM AND, UH, JUST BEEN GREAT, UH, HAVING USED AS MY FRIEND ALL THESE YEARS AND YOU JUST, UH, DID ALWAYS DID SUCH A GREAT JOB.

I, I ALWAYS THOUGHT, UM, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET OUT? HOW ARE WE GOING TO COME GET OUT OF THIS ISSUE OR WHAT'S THE RIGHT PATH TO GO? AND I ALWAYS KNEW TOM WOULD, UM, ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION AND COME UP WITH THE RIGHT SOLUTION.

SO I REALLY, I CAME TO RELY ON YOU.

SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF LEADERSHIP IN OUR CITY.

THANKS TIM COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN, TOM.

MOST OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY, I SAID IN THE FILM, BUT, UM, I THINK THE THING THAT STAYS WITH ME THE MOST WAS WHETHER WE WERE ON THE SAME SIDE OF, UH, AN ISSUE OR, OR AGAINST EACH OTHER ON AN ISSUE, UH, YOU WERE ALWAYS COURTEOUS AND KIND, UH, WHAT I REALLY ENJOYED WAS THE FACT THAT YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK.

YOU KNEW THE ISSUES, YOU READ THE REPORTS, YOU WENT OFF TO SITES AND LOOKED AT THINGS, TALK TO PEOPLE AND THAT, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S A RARITY.

I VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ETHIC.

AND THE FACT THAT I KNEW THAT EVERY DECISION WHETHER I WAS FOREIGN OR AGAINST IT, I KNEW THAT YOU BELIEVED IT WAS THE RIGHT THING FOR THE CITY.

AND THAT IS A REMARKABLE PERSON.

AND FOR THAT, I WILL ALWAYS BE THANKFUL.

I APPRECIATE YOUR ENDORSEMENT.

I APPRECIATE YOUR FRIENDSHIP OVER THE YEARS AND YOU WILL BE MISSED.

THANK YOU, STEVE.

WELL, TOM, UM, I KNOW LAST YEAR, UM, YOU, AS YOU BECAME MAYOR WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT COVID WOULD HAVE HAD A, AND IT JUST TOOK US ALL STAFF, EVERYONE TO THE WHOLE WORLD FOR A SPIN AND JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT.

AND, UH, I WAS HAPPY THAT I WOULD NOT MAYOR THAT CAUSE, UH, IT WAS GOING TO BE A ROUGH YEAR AND YOU HANDLE IT SO PROFESSIONAL.

UM, AND YOU WERE JUST A ROCK FOR US AND I WAS SO HAPPY THAT YOU WERE THERE.

UM, AND I CAN ASSIST YOU IN WAY POSSIBLE, BUT YOU PRETTY MUCH KNEW WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO.

UM, YOU HANDLED IT VERY PROFESSIONAL.

UM, WE JUST, IT WAS STREAMLESS IT JUST SEAMLESS.

IT WAS JUST WEIRD.

IT JUST WENT SO SMOOTH.

AND, AND, AND I WAS VERY HAPPY OF COURSE, FOR THE STAFF AS WELL, GIVING US SOME GUIDANCE TO HELP AS WELL.

UM, BUT, UM, NOW THAT I AM MAYOR, I WATCHED YOU THE WHOLE TIME.

I WATCHED YOU SO CLOSELY TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING YOU HAD, THE PROCESS, THE PROCEDURES, AND, UH, THE COVID AND HOW WE WOULD HANDLE ALL THIS.

AND, UH, I WATCHED YOU THAT WHEN I BECAME MAYOR MYSELF, I DIDN'T, UH, I WASN'T, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY AS FEARS LIKE YOU, YOU MAY HAVE HAD, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DID OR DID NOT, BUT I, I KNOW THAT, UH, I HAVE NO FEAR THEN I WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS ALL DUE TO YOU BECAUSE I COULD SEE JUST HOW YOU HANDLED IT AND YOU HANDLED IT VERY PROFESSIONAL.

SO WE WERE, WE ARE, WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU.

OF COURSE, THERE WAS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT AND WE, BUT WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU HERE.

I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE YOU HERE ALONG MY SIDE, UM, THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD ON THE ISSUES, YOUR SIDE OF THE ISSUE, AND IT JUST GIVE CLARIFICATION TO WHAT THINGS MAY I MAY HAVE NOT THOUGHT ABOUT.

SO I WAS DEEPLY INDEBTED TO YOU.

I RESPECT YOU.

AND I THINK WE ALL RESPECT YOU.

UM, AND I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY THAT, THAT YOU WERE HERE WHEN I WAS RUNNING.

I MEAN, WE WOULD SEE EACH OTHER WHEN WE WERE OUT THERE, I WAS WALKING THE PRECINCT AND I'D SEE YOU, BUT IT WAS, UM, IT WAS JUST A GOOD TIME, EVEN THOUGH I LIKE YOU, I DON'T LIKE TO RAISE MONEY EITHER.

SO THAT'S WHY I PROBABLY RAISED LESS THAN YOU DID, UH, THERE.

BUT ONE THING WE DID WAS WALK THE PRECINCT AND THAT'S HOW WE GOT OUR RESULTS TO, TO RETURN BACK TO THE DIOCESE.

BUT, UH, I WISH YOU A SAFE JOURNEY IN LIFE.

YOU AND NANCY ARE BEST TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

UM, I JUST, I'M JUST GONNA MISS YOU.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT, ENJOY LIFE.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I WILL BE CALLING YOU AS WELL.

SO DON'T BE SURPRISED.

DON'T CHANGE YOUR NUMBER ON ME.

OKAY.

I WILL KEEP MY NUMBER AND I JUST LIKED THE, AND I GUESS WITH THIS, THAT I APPRECIATE

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IT'S JUST NOT ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT MAKES A CITY SUCCESSFUL.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE WHAT WE'VE ALL DONE AS A TEAM.

AND I OPERATE IN THAT ENVIRONMENT RESPECTING OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINION.

AND AS I SAID, I HOPE FUTURE COUNCILS FOR MANY YEARS AHEAD STAY THE WAY THAT WE'VE DONE THE LAST 16 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

SAFE JOURNEY OR MORE YEARS.

OH, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT THEN, UM,

[ PUBLIC COMMENTS: When addressing the La Habra City Council, please complete a Speaker’s Card before leaving the Council Chamber. General Public Comments shall be received at the beginning of the governing body meeting and limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes for all public comments, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor or Chair. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature. The general Public Comment portion of the meeting allows the public to address any item of City business not appearing on the scheduled agenda. Per Government Code Section 54954.3(a), such comments shall not be responded to by the governing body during the meeting.]

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING A AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME.

AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THIS MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS, NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULE AGENDA PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5.95 4.38, SUCH COMMON SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THIS PERIOD.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISH TO DO SPEAK IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION? NO, WE DON'T MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

[ CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters on Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Councilmember, City staff member, or member of the audience requests separate action or removal of an item. Removed items will be considered following the Consent Calendar portion of this agenda. Public comment shall be limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes per item that has been removed for separate discussion, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature.]

I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE A WALK-ON CONSIDERATION ITEM THAT, UM, TO BE HEARD TONIGHT, UH, IF COUNSEL, UH, DOES A MOTION SECOND AND VOTES ON IT UNDER THE CONSIDERATION ITEM REGARDING, UM, AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE STATEWIDE PARK DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM, GRANT FUNDS, WE'VE PLACED, UH, COPIES OF IT AT THE DICE FOR ALL OF YOU TO REVIEW.

UM, BUT WE DO NEED TO GET A MOTION A SECOND AND A VOTE TO ADD IT TO THE AGENDA.

AND I'LL GO AHEAD.

OH, MADAM MAYOR.

I LIKE TO GO, WELL, DO WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS FIRST? WE'RE GONNA TO MAKE A MOTION NOW.

THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OKAY.

SO I CAN GO AND DO MADAM MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADD THIS ITEM AS AN ITEM OF URGENCY TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

YOU'D LIKE TO PUT THAT ON.

OH SECOND.

OKAY.

WHAT THE CLERK CALL ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

YES.

MAYOR PRO TEM.

MAGENTO.

YES.

MAYOR ESPINOSA.

YES.

MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

UH, MATTERS IN THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.

LET'S SAY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF MEMBER, OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.

PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM, THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR.

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE TIME.

AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

THE CONSENT CALENDAR APPEARS ON PAGES TWO THROUGH FOUR ON THE AUDIENCE AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH NINE.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE STAFF WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO MATTER MAYOR, ANY THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD WISH REMOVED? MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO RECORD AN ABSTENTION ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ON WHICH ONE'S THE COUNCIL MEMBER SEVEN.

OKAY.

UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHERS FROM THE COUNCIL THAT WOULD WISH TO REMOVE ANYTHING OR COMMENT AS THERE? WELL, OF COURSE THE AUDIENCE, THEN I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION.

MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

NOTING A COUNCIL MEMBER, TIM SHAW'S ABSTENTION ON NY ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

IS THERE A SECOND SECOND WITH THE CLERK CALL ROLE, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

YES.

MAYOR PRETEND MEDRANO.

YES.

MAYOR ESPINOSA.

YES.

MOTION PASSED FIVE ZERO.

ALL RIGHT.

[1. CONSIDER ZONE CHANGE 21-01 FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 18 (ZONING), CHAPTER 18.22 (COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY) TO MODIFY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND APPROVE CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMIT PROCESS AND INFORMATION EXHIBIT That the City Council: A. APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. ____ ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 21-01 AMENDING LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 18 ("ZONING"), CHAPTER 18.22 (“COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY”) TO MODIFY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS (See Attachment 11); and B. Approve a motion of the City Council of the City of La Habra approving the application evaluation process and the distribution of assistance information exhibits as attached to this staff report. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA): The proposed amendment to Chapter 18.22 are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 26055(h), “Without limiting any other statutory exemption or categorical exemption, Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance, rule, or regulation by a local jurisdiction that requires discretionary review and approval of permits, licenses, or other authorizations to engage in commercial cannabis activity. To qualify for this exemption, the discretionary review in any such law, ordinance, rule, or regulation shall include any applicable environmental review pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code. This subdivision shall become inoperative to July 1, 2021."]

PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS

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OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR COMMENTS WITH THE CAP BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

THE FIRST ITEM ON THE PUBLIC HEARINGS IS TO CONSIDER A ZONE CHANGE.

21 DASH OH ONE FOUR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LA HARBOR MUNICIPAL CODE 18 ZONING CHAPTER 18 POINT 22 COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY TO MODIFY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND APPROVED CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMIT, PROCESS, AND INFORMATION EXHIBIT.

MR. HAD AMELIA.

I IMAGINE YOU'RE GIVING US A REPORT.

YES.

UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, CO CARLOS ARMIJO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 18.22 COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES, SECTION 18.2 2.050 POINT A DISQUALIFICATION OF APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO COMPLY WITH ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE CITY RELATED TO CANNABIS BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATIONS.

PROCESS FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL RESULT IN THE DISQUALIFICATION OF THE APPLICATION.

AND THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY BECOMES AVAILABLE.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT FOR THE UPCOMING NON STOREFRONT RETAIL FACILITY, CANNABIS LICENSES, MORE APPLICATIONS AND LICENSES AVAILABLE WILL BE SUBMITTED.

THE CITY COUNCIL WAS PROVIDED WITH COPIES OF THE DRAFT CANNABIS BUSINESS LICENSE PERMIT, APPLICATION CANNABIS, PERMIT, SUBMITTAL, CHECKLISTS, COMMERCIAL CANNABIS OPPORTUNITY ACTIVITY, SUMMARY SHEET, AND STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE APPLICATION FOR CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMIT.

THESE DOCUMENTS WERE SUCCESSFULLY UTILIZED FOR THE EVALUATION OF CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION LICENSES AND TO BE MODIFIED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE UPCOMING CANNABIS STOREFRONT RETAIL FACILITY LICENSES, ALL CANNABIS BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATIONS ARE SCORED ON THEIR STRENGTH AND MAXIMUM BENEFIT TO THE CITY.

NO PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE SUBMITTALS.

SO AS TO AVOID A CLAIM OF UNFAIR TREATMENT, THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 8TH, 2021 CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONE CHANGE, 2101, THE COMMISSION RECEIVED TESTIMONY FOR THE BUSINESS OPERATOR OF CANADA, AMERICA ASKING THAT PREFERENCE PREFERENCES BE GIVEN TO EXISTING CANNABIS OPERATIONS IN TOWN FOR THE UPCOMING NON-STORE FRONT RETAIL CANNABIS LICENSES.

AFTER CLOSING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE HEARING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON A FIVE ZERO VOTE IS RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE.

SO IN CHANGE 21 DASH OH ONE UPON THE CITY'S COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE ACTIONS THIS EVENING COMPLETION OF THE SECOND READING AND THE 30 DAY WAIT PERIOD, IS IT EXPECTED? STAFF WILL BEGIN ACCEPTING NON-STORE FROM RETAIL CANNABIS BUSINESS APPLICATIONS.

THE FIRST WEEK IN MAY FOR 45 DAY PERIOD, THE SPECIFIC DAYS WILL BE POSTED ONTO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND NOTICE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS ON THE CITY'S CANNABIS NOTIFICATION LISTS.

THAT IS ALL STOPPED GOING UP THE COMMENT ON, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.

I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK ALL THOSE WHO SPEAK TO PLEASE PROVIDE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND NOT TO BE REDUNDANT IN THEIR TESTIMONY.

IS THERE ANYONE I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THOSE THAT ARE WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE ITEM TWO, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE US WITH THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS.

GOOD EVENING, DEAR MAYOR AND ESTEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I AM TONY DE SIMONE CEO OF CANADA AMERICA.

OVER AT A THOUSAND SOUTH LESLIE STREET.

ONE OF THE LICENSED DISTRIBUTION OPERATORS IN THE HOMBRE, AS YOU KNOW, THE DECISION TO TAX THESE BUSINESSES CAME AS A SURPRISE TO THE EXISTING OPERATORS WHO NEGOTIATED THE TERMS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNCIL WILL BE SETTING THE TAX RATE FOR DISTRIBUTION AND RETAIL ACTIVITIES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THIS MATTER IS NOT PRESENTLY BEFORE YOU, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE CONSIDER RECOMMENDING THAT THE EXISTING OPERATORS BE GIVEN PREFERENCE OR ADDITIONAL POINTS ON THE SCORING CRITERIA FOR DELIVERY.

ONLY RETAIL OPERATIONS CAN AMERICA IS PROPERTY IS PRESENTLY UNDER UTILIZED WITH VACANT SPACE.

I MEAN, IMMEDIATELY NEXT DOOR TO ITS DISTRIBUTION FACILITY.

THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE COMPLETELY SUPPORTIVE OF CANADA.

AMERICA'S AMBITION TO EXPAND INTO THE OTHER AREAS OF THE PROPERTY TO GAUGE IN RETAIL DELIVERY ACTIVITIES.

SINCE THE PROPERTY HELD BY THE EXISTING OPERATORS HAVE ALREADY BEEN VETTED AND DEVELOPED FOR CANNABIS USE.

IT MAKES SENSE FOR ANY

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THAT'S ALSO BUILDS STRONG MORAL WITHIN THE CITY WHO HAD INITIALLY CONSIDERED LABA RESIDENCY AND EMPLOYMENT.

WHEN THE DISTRIBUTION APPLICATIONS WERE EVALUATED, CANADA AMERICA ALREADY EMPLOYED SEVERAL LABA RESIDENTS AND PLANS TO HIRE MORE AS IT SCALES ITS EXISTING BUSINESS.

I PREVIOUSLY CAME FROM THE DELIVERY RETAIL MARKET UNDER PROPOSITION TWO 15, AND I HAVE CLIENT LENS IN TENS OF THOUSANDS WITH A 6% TAX RETAIL, CANADA, AMERICA WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO QUICKLY IMPROVE THE NEW RETAIL DELIVERY SPACE NEXT DOOR AND START GENERATING SIGNIFICANT REVENUE FOR THE, BOTH THE CITY AND ITSELF.

MOREOVER, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME VETTING AND PERMITTING PROCESS TAKES COUPLED WITH THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF COVID-19.

IT WOULD BE IN THE CITY'S BEST INTEREST TO LICENSE.

THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS SUCCESSFULLY.

THERE IS PRECEDENT FOR EXPANDING THE USE PROGRAM BY EXISTING OPERATORS AND THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES SUCH AS SANTA ANA, MONTEBELLO AND COSTA MESA.

I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO CONSIDER PROVIDING PREFERENCE TO THE EXISTING OPERATORS FROM A LAND USE PERSPECTIVE, AS WELL AS RECOMMENDING WAS CLEARLY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

SEE NONE.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL ASK FOR COUNCIL QUESTION OR DISCUSSION OR ACTION IF I MIGHT'VE HAD A MIRROR.

I DON'T.

YEAH, I CAN HEAR YOU NOW.

CAN I ASK WHAT THE RATIONALE WAS FOR THE $30,000 DEPOSIT? UM, IT WAS PRETTY, UM, PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL.

ISN'T IT? WHAT WE DID WAS WE CONTACTED A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES THAT CURRENTLY, OR AT THAT TIME ALLOWED FOR CANNABIS OPERATIONS TO FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS COSTING THEM, THE PROCESS, THE APPLICATIONS, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, UM, WORKING WITH THE CITY OF COSTA MESA IN REGARDS TO WHAT THE COST WAS TO, UH, PROCESS AN APPLICATION, UH, IN THAT COMMUNITY RAN CLOSE TO 24 TO $25,000 DUE PROCESS.

UH, WE DECIDED TO ESTABLISH THE 30,000 THRESHOLD AND THEN DIRECTLY CHARGED AGAINST THAT AMOUNT, UM, FOR ALL OF OUR APPLICATIONS AND ANYTHING THAT'S NOT USED GETS RETURNED SPECIFICALLY TO THE APPLICANT.

WHAT, WHAT WOULD BE THE STAFF'S OPINION ON, UM, GIVING, GIVING SOME KIND OF POINTS IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS OR SOME, SOME CONSIDERATION TO THOSE WHO ARE EXISTING, UH, BUSINESSES? I, I WAS FAIRLY PERSUADED FROM THE SPEAKER AND AS, AS I WAS THINKING ABOUT, I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET PROPERTY THAT'S COMPLIANT WITH ALL THE SPACING REQUIREMENTS FROM RESIDENTIAL AND CHURCHES AND, AND OTHER THINGS.

AND IF WE HAVE AN APPLICANT WHO HAS GONE THROUGH THE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND, AND OWN AND HOUSE PROPERTY, THAT ISN'T A COMPLIANT AREA.

IT SEEMS TO ME IF, IF THOSE WERE THE APPLICANTS THAT WERE GIVEN THE LICENSE, THEY WOULD BE UP AND RUNNING IN A, IN A QUICKER PERIOD OF TIME.

I WOULD IMAGINE MEETING REVENUES STARTED FLOWING TO US, UH, MORE QUICKLY.

AND THAT WAS JUST BASICALLY MY THOUGHT AND THINKING ABOUT IS WE GIVE A LICENSE TO SOMEONE WHO'S DOESN'T HAVE PROPERTY.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE FIGURING OUT HOW TO GET THEIR HANDS ON A PROPERTY THAT'S COMPLIANT.

AND IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING, MEANING IT DELAYS THE, UM, OBVIOUSLY THE FLOW OF REVENUE TO THE CITY.

SO WHAT WOULD BE THE THOUGHT ON, ON THAT SUGGESTION? IT BECOMES A SLIPPERY SLOPE IN REGARDS TO HOW MUCH, UM, POINTS YOU GIVE TO A PARTICULAR OPERATOR ALREADY IN TOWN.

UM, MOST OF THE LITIGATION THAT'S OCCURRED ON CANNABIS LICENSES IS WHEN WE GET TO THE RETAIL, UM, COMPONENT.

AND SO TO ELIMINATE THE, UM, ARGUMENT OF UNFAIR TREATMENT, IT WAS STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE THAT WE NOT TREAT ANYONE DIFFERENTLY THAN WHAT WE WOULD APPLICATION ON ITS OWN MERITS.

UM, ALSO WE EVALUATE AN APPLICATION IN REGARDS TO ITS STRENGTH IN THE MARKET, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ONLY HAVE FOUR LICENSES.

AND SO WE LOOK AT WHAT THE OPPORTUNITY IS IN TERMS OF SALES TAX GENERATIONS TO THE CITY, AND TRY TO ACQUIRE AS MUCH REVENUE AS POSSIBLE FROM THOSE THAT, UM, MAY ALREADY HAVE ESTABLISHED ROOTS IN THE MARKETPLACE AND ARE LOOKING TO LOCATE WITHIN THE CITY OF LA HABRA.

THANK YOU.

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IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF LA BARBARA COUNTY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 21 DASH ZERO ONE AMENDING LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 18 CHAPTER 18 POINT 22 COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY TO MODIFY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND APPROVE A MOTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA BARBARA APPROVING THE APPLICATION EVALUATION PROCESS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION EXHIBITS, AND ATTACHED TO THIS STUFF.

REPORT.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, BUT THE CLERK CALL ROW COUNCIL MEMBER SMOKING.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, COUNCILMEN, OR MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO.

YES.

MAYOR ESPINOSA.

YES.

BEACHAM PASS FOUR ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE WILL NOT PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS A LOT HARBOR CITY COUNCIL ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE HARVEST CITY COUNCIL TAKE ANY FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM.

PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LAUREN LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.

SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION CITY COUNCIL ITEM IS CONSIDERED CITY GOALS AND UP TO MAYOR.

YES.

MAY WE PLEASE HEAR THE WALK ON ITEM FIRST? OKAY.

THEN THE FIRST ITEM WILL BE TO APPROVE, UM, THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE STATEWIDE PARK DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.

GRANT FUNDS PART GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

ELIJAH PSYCHOLOGY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ON JUNE 17TH, 2019.

THE COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE STATEWIDE PARK DEVELOPMENT GRANT, PROP 68 FOR VISTA GRANDAD PARK.

WE'RE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR THE SAME GRANT FOR A TOTAL OF $3 MILLION, THE FUND BALANCE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.

THE REASON WE'RE HERE TONIGHT IS BECAUSE WE LEARNED TODAY FROM THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE THAT WE NEED A NEW RESOLUTION FOR THIS APPLICATION.

THE APPLICATION IS DUE ON MARCH 12TH AND THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE NOT MARCH 15TH.

THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE SAID WE ARE, WE WILL ACCEPT A LATE RESOLUTION, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION AGAIN, TO ALLOW US TO SUBMIT FOR THE, FOR THE APPLICATION PRIOR TO MARCH 12TH IS COMPLETE STAFF REPORT AND ELIAS.

CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC OUT THERE? THE REASON WHY WE HAVE TO UPDATE THIS IS BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE IN THE CORRECT.

SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT'S THE REASON GAVE US THAT, THAT THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE COUNCIL, SO THEY NEEDED A NEW RESIDENCE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? AND OF COURSE WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SHOULD THERE BE ANYONE OUT THERE THAT WOULD WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MADAM MAYOR, THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS AND I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I WILL CALL FOR A DISCUSSION OR ACTION FROM THE COUNCIL.

MADAM MAYOR SPINOSA I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATION FOR THE STATE WIDE PARK DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION TO PROGRAM GRANT 68 FOR THE VISTA GRANDE, A PARK UNDER DEVELOPED PROJECT.

I'LL SECOND WITH THE COURT CLERK.

CALL ROLL, PLEASE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

YES.

MAYOR PRO TEM MEDRANO.

YES.

MAYOR ESPINOSA.

YES.

MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK

[1. CONSIDER CITY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 That the City Council consider and approve the proposed City of La Habra Goals and Objectives for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.]

WE'LL MOVE DOWN TO ITEM TWO, WHICH IS TO CONSIDER CITY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021, 2022.

IF WE COULD HAVE A REPORT, THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

THIS IS ROBERT FARRIER FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

AS YOU NOTED THIS ITEM CONCERNS, THE CITY'S

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THEY TOUCH ON SEVERAL THEMES, RELEVANT TO MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS, SUCH AS PROTECTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC REVENUES AND FISCAL ASSETS, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF CITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES, RECRUITMENT SELECTION, AND TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES, DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INTEGRATION OF EXCELLENCE IN CITY OPERATIONS.

THE APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES HAS NO DIRECT FISCAL IMPACT.

HOWEVER, THEY DO GUIDE STAFF AS IT BEGINS, THE PROCESS OF PREPARING THE 2122 CITY BUDGET.

THIS IS A POLICY DOCUMENT.

AND AS SUCH COUNCIL MAY AT ITS DISCRETION, ADD, MODIFY, OR DELETE GOALS AND OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVES AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, I WILL NOW ADD FOR ANY COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

I HAVE A COMMENT, A PLEASING COUNCIL MEMBER.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LIMITED FUNDS OBVIOUSLY, BUT ONE THING I'D LIKE TO SEE STEPPED UP IN OUR GOALS IS CODE ENFORCEMENT.

WE KIND OF SCALED BACK ON THAT.

SO IF DOWN THE ROAD, WE CAN MAYBE LOOK AT ADDING A CODE ENFORCEMENT, ESPECIALLY A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE GOING DOWN ON THE HARBOR BOULEVARD AND THE ALLEYWAYS ON THAT.

I MEAN, WE'VE KIND OF STEPPED DOWN WHEN WE DID THE CUT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE WEEKENDS, YOU'RE JUST SEEING ALL KINDS OF SIGNS UP EVERYWHERE AND IT JUST KIND OF MAKES OUR CITY LOOK TRASHY.

SO I'D LIKE TO RAISE UP THE BAR AND SEE IF LOOKING AT FORWARD.

IF WE CAN ADD A, BRING BACK A CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSON AND SEE IF WE CAN REALLY ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES OUT THERE, THE BLIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE ON THE COUNCIL THAT WOULD WISH TO ADDRESS THESE GOALS? NO.

YES.

MADAM MAYOR, IF I MIGHT LIKE TO ADD A GOAL OF MITIGATING TRAFFIC CONGESTION TO MINIMIZE TRAFFIC CONGESTION ALONG MAJOR ARTERIAL CORRIDORS AND INTERSECTIONS DUE TO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND ROAD CLOSURES, AND ASK THE STAFF TO WORK WITH DEVELOPERS AND CONTRACTORS TO PUT IN PLACE EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANS, DEVICES, AND WHEN APPROPRIATE MANUAL TRAFFIC DIRECTION.

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IMPACTING TRAFFIC, ASK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TAKE A PROACTIVE MEASURE WHEN APPROPRIATE TO MANUALLY DIRECT TRAFFIC TO MINIMIZE ROAD CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC DELAYS.

IT'S MY FEELING THAT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE, UM, PRETTY UPSET WITH THE, UH, FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN THE COMMUNITY, THINKING THAT ALL OF IT HAS TO DO WITH BUILDING WHEN IN FACT A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH JUST ENGINEERING AND A LOT OF, UH, CONSTRUCTION AND ROAD WORK THAT'S BEING DONE, UH, WITHOUT BENEFIT OF, UH, SOME, UH, TRAFFIC PLANNING.

SO I WOULD ASK THAT MY COLLEAGUES ENJOINED MY REQUEST AND HAVE THIS ADDED TO THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.