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AND WITH THE AUDIENCE, PLEASE[ LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2021 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 Please note that should all business not be concluded by 10:00 p.m., the Chair shall either authorize an extension of time to said meeting or continue all unfinished items to a future meeting, date certain, or date uncertain.]
STAND AND JOIN COMMISSIONER AND EXERTION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THE FLAG FOR THE PLEDGE, READY AND BEGIN.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT BE ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL THE WORD.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER AND EXERT.
AND WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLL COMMISSIONER AND EXERIENCE COMMISSIONER ROJAS HERE.
AND VICE-CHAIR MUNOZ HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE THIS EVENING.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE CITY CLERK, LORI SWINDLE, TO OFFICIALLY SWEAR IN VERONICA LOPEZ AS PLANNING COMMISSION, SECRETARY, YOU HAVE NUMBER THREE OR SIX, WHICH ONE DO YOU? GOOD EVENING.
I, LORI SWINDLE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LA HOMBRE COUNTY OF ORANGE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DO HEAR PI DO HEREBY APPOINT VERONICA LOPEZ IN HER CAPACITY AS THE NEW PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY, A DEPUTY CITY CLERK FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLANNING COMMISSION OATH ADMINISTRATION, AND IN FOR THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA.
IF YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE AND REPEAT AFTER ME, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE.
AND THEN I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY CITY CLERK OF DEPUTY CITY CLERK.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLANNING, COMMISSION, OATH, ADMINISTRATION PLANNING, COMMISSION OATH ADMINISTRATION FOR THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA FOR THE CITY OF LA BRUH COUNTY OF ORANGE COUNTY OF ORANGE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS, VERONICA, NEW PLANNING COMMISSION, THE SECRETARY IT'S OFFICIAL, UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS EVENING.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.
SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS SHOULD BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITIBUSINESS NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5, 4 9 5, 4 0.3.
A SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE THIS EVENING THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION FOR SOMETHING NOT ON THE AGENDA? SURE.
I WILL BE TRANSLATING ON BEHALF OF COALITION MEMBER.
WE COULD, WE COULDN'T HEAR YOU.
I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MICROPHONE IS ON OR IF IT IS, COULD YOU GET A LITTLE CLOSER? HELLO? THERE YOU GO.
UH, MY NAME IS YVONNE MAHIA PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR THE REDUCING YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO PROGRAM.
I WILL BE TRANSLATING FOR OUR COALITION MEMBER, NORMA PARIS.
THANK YOU, MISS YVONNE AND MISS NORMA.
UM, WHEN I START THIS ME NUMBER IS PREMARITAL.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE COMMISSION MEMBERS.
I AM A RESIDENT OF LAHABRA AND MEMBER OF THE VAPE FREE LAW HOPPER COALITION.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PASSING THE SMOKE-FREE PARKS POLICY TO PROHIBIT SMOKING AND VAPING NEAR CITY PARKS AND PARKING LOTS TO PROHIBIT SMOKING AND VAPING AND IN THE PARKS AND IN THEIR PARKING LOTS
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ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2021.OUR YOUTH AND ADULT COALITION DID A TOBACCO LITTER CLEANUP AT LA BONITA PARK AND NEXT VENTO AT THIS EVENT, WE SET, WE SEPARATED INTO GROUPS TO PICK UP TOBACCO LITTER IN THE PLAYGROUND, THE PARKING LOT SKATE PARK AND COMMON AREAS IN ENLIST, AS WELL AS THE PARKING LOT.
THE SKATE PARK AND COMMON AREAS AND SOLO QUITE ENTICING COME IN NOTICE.
AND JUST 45 MINUTES MEAL, 35 VOLUNTEERS PICKED UP 1,153 TOBACCO LITTER ITEMS. WE ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNAGE AND WE WERE WONDERING NECESSARY.
AND WE WERE WONDERING IF OR WHEN THEY WILL BE PUT UP, WE WOULD LOOK, WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER ANY ESTIS ASSISTANCE IN PLACING THE SIGNS UP IF NEEDED.
AND NOW WE'D LIKE TO GIVE A TESTIMONY AND SHARE ABOUT HOW I'VE I'VE KNOWN FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO SMOKING VAPING.
I SEE JUST AS, JUST AS THE CITY PASSED A SMOKE-FREE PARKS POLICY MINNESOTA .
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT POLICY TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TOBACCO RETAILERS IN THE CITY TO HELP REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO.
THANK YOU, MS. PEREZ AND MISS YVONNE.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? OKAY.
SEEING NONE WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
I DIDN'T SEE YOU SNEAK UP THERE.
COULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME FOR THE RECORD? MY NAME IS ADELA.
HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR LAST NAME? C H A V AS IN VICTOR, A R R I A.
YOU HAVE MY NAME, ADELA CHAVARRIA.
I'M A RESIDENT HERE IN LA HABRA AND HAVE BEEN FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.
AND I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE VAPE FREE LAHABRA COALITION.
EXPRESS MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING YOUTH ACCESS TO TOBACCO.
WE ARE AWARE THAT SMOKING LEADS TO DISEASE AND DISABILITY.
IT HARMS NEARLY EVERY ORGAN OF THE BODY TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF MY PERSONAL STORY.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT MY FATHER DIED OF EMPHYSEMA.
HAVING SMOKED THOSE, A WORLD, FAMOUS CAMEL, NON PURE NICOTINE, AND NO FILTER CIGARETTES FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
MY ENTIRE LIFE THAT I CAN REMEMBER.
HALF OF THOSE HAVE BEEN SMOKERS, UH, TO HAVE QUIT, THANKFULLY, BUT AT THE AGE THAT THEY'RE IN, AFTER HAVING SMOKED FOR TOO MANY YEARS, THEY HAVE THE COFFERS, THE SMOKER'S COUGH.
THAT IS A TELLTALE SIGN OF THEIR PAST.
ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE HE'S TRIED.
UNFORTUNATELY I WAS SHARING EARLIER TODAY MARKS A WEEK
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THAT A COUSIN OF MINE HAS HAD LUNG CANCER AND HE HAD TO HAVE PART OF HIS RIGHT LUNG REMOVED.FORTUNATELY, THEY CAUGHT IT EARLY, BUT WE DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS REALLY DUE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE BECAUSE HIS FATHER TOO WAS A VERY, VERY HEAVY SMOKER.
SO THIS IS AN ITEM THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY FAMILY.
AND I KNOW THAT IT TOUCHES MANY OTHER FAMILIES AS WELL.
ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL.
SMOKING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH IN THE US, NEARLY ONE OF EVERY THREE KIDS THAT CONSUME TOBACCO IS LIKELY TO DIE OF A TOBACCO RELATED DISEASE.
WE DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN IN LA HABRA.
ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS COLLECTED FROM OUR PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY, WE FOUND THAT 79% OF LA RESIDENTS BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF TOBACCO AND VAPE STORES IN THE COMMUNITY.
CALIFORNIA HAS A GOAL TO BECOME SMOKE-FREE BY 2035 LAHABRA CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THIS EFFORT.
OUR CITY CAN BE A LEADER IN SHOWING THAT WE ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT OUR CITIZENS AND WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE CAN MAKE THIS POSSIBLE BY LIMITING THE NUMBER OF STORES IN THE CITY.
THIS CAN HELP PROTECT LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE MANY TOBACCO STORES IN THEIR AREA AND HIGHER SMOKING RATES.
THANK YOU, MS. CHAVARRIA, AS DO YOU, UH, AS YOU COME UP TO THE LECTERN, JUST WANT TO REMIND THE SPEAKERS, UM, TRY, TRY TO KEEP IT UNDER THREE MINUTES.
COULD YOU STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME FOR THE RECORD? YES.
HI, MY NAME IS NOEMI VALANZUELA.
COULD YOU SPELL THAT FOR US? UH, IN O H E M I VALENZUELA V A L E N Z U E L A.
AS YOU KNOW, MY NAME'S NORMAN VALANCE.
I AM A RESIDENT OF LAHABRA A MEMBER OF A FREE LAHABRA COALITION.
I'M ALSO A VOLUNTEER FOR MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, ALSO VERY, UM, PART OF THE LAHABRA HELPING HERE, THE COMMUNITY.
I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER PROHIBITING THE SALE OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TOBACCO RETAILERS NEAR, NEAR SCHOOLS, PERSONAL STORY.
I, I USED TO VAPE, SO I KNOW WHAT THE INDUSTRY ABOUT.
THAT'S WHY I HAVE A HEART FOR THIS ORGANIZATION.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.
I USED TO DO COMPETITIONS MYSELF, SO I KNOW WHAT THE INDUSTRY IS ALL ABOUT.
I SHARED IT WITH THE RADIO STATION, WHICH THEY AIRED ME FOR AWHILE, JUST TELLING MY STORY.
AND I AM HAPPY TO BE PART OF THIS.
THERE ARE 70 TOBACCO STORES IN THE HARBOR, NEARLY TWO TO THREE IN THE HUBBARD SCHOOLS ARE WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF TOBACCO STORES.
THAT'S ABOUT THREE FOOTBALL FIELDS.
THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE 11% MORE LIKELY TO START SMOKING.
WHEN THERE ARE MORE TOBACCO STORE NEAR OUR SCHOOLS IN 2019, A COLLISION COLLABORATION WITH ORANGE COUNTY HEALTHCARE AGENCY TO DO STORES, OBSERVATION AND PUBLIC OPTION SURVEYS FROM THE STORES OBSERVED SURVEYS WERE FOUND 93 OF THE STUDENTS SURVEYS SOLD, FLAVORED TOBACCO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU, MS. VALANZUELA, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? OKAY.
WE WILL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER, OR A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE 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 CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME WILL NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.
SPEAKING TIME, COMMENTS SHOULD BE BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL NATURE BEFORE THE COMMISSION THIS EVENING AT THIS TIME IS A CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH INCLUDES ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE, ALL ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE VOTE UNLESS AN ITEM IS REMOVED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM COMMISSIONER AND EXERIENCE? NO, THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONER ROJAS, NO COMMISSIONER BURNIE.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO HAVE AN ITEM REMOVED, SEEING AND HEARING NONE AT THIS TIME? COULD I HAVE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT.
SECOND MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER ROJAS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ZARIAN EVERYONE.
ARE WE GOOD VERONICA WITH THAT
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MOTION PASSES? THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS FOR THIS EVENING.DO WE HAVE ANY CONSIDERATION ITEMS? NO.
MR. CHAIRMAN, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? JUST, YEAH, JUST, UH, BRIEFLY, UH, LET YOU KNOW FOR YOUR, AS WE GO INTO THE NEW YEAR, UM, JANUARY, WE'LL BE, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, FAIRLY HEAVY MEETINGS FOR YOU RIGHT OFF.
UM, YOU HAVE THREE MAJOR HOUSING PROJECTS THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT.
UM, SO YOU'VE HAD THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION ALREADY A FEW WEEKS TO LOOK AT.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PRIOR TO THE MEETING, UM, CERTAINLY B CALL US.
AND SO WE CAN, UH, PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION IF, IF THERE'S ANYTHING MISSING OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, SO THAT THE FIRST ONE UP WILL BE JANUARY THE 10TH, THEN THAT'S, UM, FOR THE 117 UNITS ON THE SITE OF THE, OR THE POMONA BOX COMPANIES AT RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN ON THE 24TH, WE HAVE SOME, UH, INFILL PROJECTS FOR, UH, ALONG CYPRUS STREET.
THAT'S, UH, CURRENTLY CONTRACTOR STORAGE YARD.
SO IT HELPS IN OUR GOAL TO RECYCLE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FROM INDUSTRIAL TO RESIDENTIAL USES.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING.
UH, ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER AND EXPERIAN, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COMMUNITY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT, KIMBERLY AND KELLY, AND ALL OF THEM FOR A SPECTACULAR SUCCESS AT THE TAMALE FESTIVAL.
AND IT'S THE BIGGEST AND BEST EVENT OF THAT TYPE I'VE EVER SEEN HELD IN LAHABRA.
IT WAS A MAGNIFICENT EVENT AND I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SUPPORT AND GREAT WORK THIS ENTIRE YEAR.
AND I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR, UH, FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND WISH THEM A MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
AND WE'RE BACK AT IT NEXT YEAR.
CAN YOU HURRY UP COMMISSIONER ROJAS, DITTO, BUT YES.
UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE SPEAKERS TODAY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFULNESS.
YOU GUYS PUT INTO THAT AND A WELCOME TO OUR NEW DIRECTOR.
WELCOME, WELCOME, AND MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING OUT AND JUST BEING ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE TYPICALLY DON'T RESPOND AT BANTER AND GO BACK AND FORTH WITH COMMENTS THAT YOU'VE MADE.
AND I KNOW STAFF IS HERE AND LISTENING AND, UM, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THE BEST WE CAN AND JUST APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WITH THAT WE CAN ADJOURN TO MONDAY, JANUARY 10TH.