[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney Jones PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Simonian ROLL CALL: Mayor Espinoza Mayor Pro Tem Medrano Councilmember Gomez Councilmember Shaw Councilmember Simonian]
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I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF MAY 3RD, 2021.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM.
THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY THE CITY ATTORNEY RICHARD JONES FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN, ASK YOU TO PLEASE NOT BOW YOUR HEADS.
WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WITH GRATITUDE IN OUR HEARTS.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS WE RECEIVE AS RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE WONDERFUL SERVICES RECEIVE.
WE RECEIVE THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THE FINE LEADERSHIP THAT EXISTS WITHIN OUR CITY COUNCIL.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO RISK THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY TO PROTECT ALL OF US.
WE ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR COUNCIL THIS EVENING WITH WISDOM AND INSIGHT THAT HE'S AS THEY DELIBERATE THIS EVENING OVER THE IMPORTANT MATTERS BEFORE THE MISS EVENING THAT THEY WILL DO SO WITH INTEGRITY AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL.
LAHABRA WE SAY THESE THINGS IN THE NAME, AMEN.
APPLIED ON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY PLAY BALL.
ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? OH, MARY, I NEED TO CALL ROLL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE ACTION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS SIMONIAN COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, MAYOR PRO TEM MAGENTO HERE, MAYOR ESPINOSA HERE.
AND ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? THERE ARE NONE.
[1. PROCLAIM MAY 2021 AS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO A PRESENTATION THEN PROCLAMATIONS.THE FIRST ONE IS THE MAY 21ST FOR CLAIMING MAY 21ST AS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA BARBARA.
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE CARMEN MILLER HERE FOR MEALS ON WHEELS, UH, WHO WILL GO TO THE PODIUM TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.
IT'S OVER HERE TO THE RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
AND IF YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS, YOU'D LIKE TO SAY, WELL, I WASN'T, I WASN'T PLANNING ON IT, BUT, UH, ON BEHALF OF ALL THE LAHABRA RESIDENTS, ALL THE OLDER AMERICANS, THAT WOULD BE ME, ME TOO.
UM, WE HAVE SOME GREAT SENIORS THAT ARE CLIENTS OF MEALS ON WHEELS, AND WE HAVE GREAT VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE OLDER AMERICANS THAT, YOU KNOW, BALLINTEER EVERY DAY.
I HAVE QUITE A FEW HERE RIGHT NOW.
SO ON BEHALF OF OLDER AMERICANS, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEER WORK EVERYONE DOES ON MEALS ON WHEELS.
UM, THE COMMUNITY WOULDN'T BE WELL-SERVED IF IT WEREN'T FOR ALL OF YOU.
[2. PROCLAIM MAY 2-8, 2021 AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
PROCLAMATION FROM MAY 22ND TO EIGHTH IS A 2021 AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLARKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA BARBARA.AND I BELIEVE OUR CITY CLERK, UH, LAURA SUE SWINDLE AND ASSISTANT CITY CLERK BARONE, RHONDA WILL BE ACCEPTING THIS.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY? SO JUST THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.
[3. PROCLAIM MAY 8, 2021 AS EARTH DAY/ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
UH, PROCLAIM MAY EIGHT, 20, 21 AS EARTH DAY ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF LA BARBARA.AND I BELIEVE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
UM, ELI US WILL BE HERE, UH, TO THE PODIUM TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION.
AND I BELIEVE IT IS OVER HERE AGAIN TO THIS RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, WELL, W WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO THE CITY TO RECOGNIZE THE EARTH DAY, AND WE HAVE A, AN EVENT NEXT SATURDAY TO PICK UP THE, UH, UH, MULCH AND SMALL, UH, TREES.
UH, JUST LIKE WE DO EVERY YEAR.
THERE'LL BE JUST DRIVE THROUGH.
UM, I'M LOOKING AT THE TIME IT'S NORMALLY AT EIGHT O'CLOCK TO 12 AND WE WILL HAVE IT.
IT'S PROBABLY IN THE EARLY, UH, COUNCIL CALENDAR LATER ON TODAY.
I'LL SHOW UP THE TIMES AND LOCATION.
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THAT CAME IN ALL THE YES, YES.I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME MY SON HAS ACTUALLY READ LITERATURE.
THAT'S COME FROM THIS STUDY AND HE SAYS, HEY, I HEAR THEY'RE GOING TO PASS OUT COMPOSTS.
AND I GO, MY GOD, YOU'RE ACTUALLY READING THE MAIL FROM THE CITY.
AND HE GOES, AND THEY'VE GOT A COUPON AND THAT WAS GOOD.
AND YOU'LL PROBABLY BE HAVING QUITE A FEW PEOPLE TURNING OUT FOR ALL THE SID TRACY LIENS AND THE COMPOST.
[4. PROCLAIM MAY 16-22, 2021 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
NOW WE HAVE A MAY 16TH THROUGH THE 22ND, 2020, 21 AS NATIONAL PUBLICS WORKS IN THE CITY OF LA BARBARA.AND I BELIEVE ELIAS WILL BE SPEAKING THEN AGAIN.
WE'RE, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS WONDERFUL CITY.
[5. PROCLAIM MAY 9-15, 2021 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
MAY THROUGH THE 15TH 2021 AS IS NOW NATIONAL POLICE WEEK FOR THE CITY OF LA BARBARA AND CHIEF FOSTER WILL BE AT THE PODIUM TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION AND SAY A FEW WORDS.MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE DEDICATED, HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS WHO STRIVE TO MAKE THE CITY OF LA HABRA A GREAT PLACE TO WORK, LIVE AND VISIT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE ALMOST 400 NAMES ADDED TO THE POLICE OFFICER MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, DC.
WE WILL BE SHOWING OUR APPRECIATION AND RESPECT TO THESE OFFICERS ON MAY 15TH BY DONNING OUR BLACK BANDS OVER OUR BADGE.
I BELIEVE THOSE ARE ALL THE PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS.
WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME PERIOD LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIMES MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN 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 COMMON PORTION OF THE MEETING AND ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS, NOT APPEARING ON THE SCANDAL SCHEDULED AGENDA PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE 49, FIVE 4.38.
SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THIS MEETING.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS COMMENT? PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION? VERY WELL.
[ 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.]
CALENDAR.ALL MATTER TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR A CITY STAFF MEMBER, OR A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS, SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED DINERS 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 EXTENDED AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME.
AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, A BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL NATURE.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR APPEARS ON PAGES THREE THROUGH FIVE ON THE AUDIENCE AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 10.
IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT STAFF WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO MATTER MAYOR.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD REISSUE REMOVED? I WOULD LIKE TO BE RECORDED AS AN ABSTENTION ON ITEM NUMBER NINE.
AND I'M, I'M CURIOUS IF SOMEONE WAS PULLING NUMBER FOUR FROM THE AUDIENCE.
I SPENT IN AN ITEM NUMBER NINE FOR ME, WHICH I DIDN'T PULL FOR.
ARE THERE ANY, ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD WISH REMOVED? ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE AUDIENCE WOULD WISH REMOVED THEN I WILL CALL FOR ACTION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF, UH, THE PULLING OF ITEM FOUR AND EXTENSION OF ITEM NINE FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SHAW, IS THERE A MOTION, NOT A MIRROR WHICH CAN MAKE THAT MOTION.
IS THERE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 10 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM FOUR? I'LL SECOND WITH THE COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE POUNCE MEMBER GOMEZ, WAITING FOR YOUR VOTE.
DID HE BOOK NOW? IT'S GOING BACK AGAIN.
I HAD THAT PROBLEM AT THAT DESK BEFORE TOO.
YOU'VE HAD PROBLEMS HERE WHEN I SAT THERE BEFORE.
IS IT WORKING? IF NOT, IT'S A YES.
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WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO DO A VOICE VOTE.I WILL ABSTAIN COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.
[ CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION:]
THE ITEM FOUR, WHICH WAS PULLED, UH, WHICH IS TO APPROVE THE AWARD OF CONTRACT TO GRANDVILLE, CONTRACTING AND MANAGEMENT, INC.FOR COMMUNITY CENTER PARK, LOT DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES AT ONE, ONE FIVE AND ONE, TWO, ONE NORTH EUCLID STREET, PROJECT NUMBER ONE DASH D DASH 20.
IF WE COULD HAVE A REPORT, YOU NEED TO REPORT TO HIM.
WELL, I I'LL JUST SAY WHEN, WHEN WE SAT DOWN TO START THE MEETING, THERE'S A LETTER HERE TALKING ABOUT ITEM FOUR.
I LOOKED AT IT FOR FIVE SECONDS AND DIDN'T FEEL THAT I FULLY, OH, THIS, UH, THIS IS THE, THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE TWO HOMES ACROSS THE STREET, ONE 15 AND ONE 21 THAT THE CITY HAS PURCHASED ABOUT A YEAR AGO IN HOPES OF TURNING IT INTO A PARKING LOT, ADDITIONAL PARKING LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND, UH, WE BID THIS PROJECT, UH, THE FIRST TIME AND WE CANCELED THE PROJECT, CAME IN, CANCELED THE PROJECT FOR THE LACK OF FILLING UP SECTION C, WE BID THIS PROJECT AGAIN AND WE CAME UP WITH, UH, THESE, UH, FOUR OR FIVE CONTRACTORS.
UH, THE FIRST CONTRACTOR THAT BID HAD MISSED ALSO SECTION C.
THE SECOND CONTRACTOR, WHICH IS NOW THE FIRST CONTRACTOR WE'RE AWARDING THE CONTRACT TONIGHT, UH, HAD FA HAD SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL WITH SOME MINOR IRREGULARITIES THAT UBD THE Y USED TO BE THIRD, UH, BIDDER BITTER IS NOW THE SECOND HAD FILED A FORMAL, UH, PROTEST LETTER WITH SEVERAL ITEMS ON IT.
UH, PROTESTING THE FACT THAT THIS BIT IS NOT NON-RESPONSIVE FOR SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE, ON THE, AS A STATED IN YOUR LETTER, WE HAD CONSULTED WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND WE WENT THROUGH THE ITEMS, UH, ONE BY ONE, AND THEY'RE ALL DEEMED, UH, MINOR IRREGULARITIES.
AND, UH, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TO, OR THE CONTRACT TO THE SAME CONTRACTOR NOW, A LOW, LOWEST BIDDER.
IF I UNDERSTOOD YOU, RIGHT? THE APPARENT LOW WELL INTERIOR DEMOLITION IS NOT DISPUTING THE FACT THAT WE FOUND THEM NON-RESPONSIVE.
SO GRANVILLE THEN CAME IN AS THE LOW BID AND, AND THE COMPANY ABOVE THEM UBD IS ALLEGING THAT THEY, THEY WERE, THEY SHOULD BE DEEMED NON-RESPONSIVE AS WELL.
BUT ACCORDING TO OUR, OUR ATTORNEY THAT'S THAT'S, THAT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO FIND THEM NON-RESPONSIVE.
I JUST, I, WHEN I DID SIT DOWN AND I, AND I SEE THIS LETTER, I'M TRYING TO READ IT AND DIGEST THAT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT.
THANK YOU WITH THAT, MADAM MAYOR.
UM, UNLESS THERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT TO GRANVILLE CONTRACT, GRANVILLE CONTRACTING AND MANAGEMENT, AND FOR COMMUNITY CENTER, PARKING LOT DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES AT ONE, ONE FIVE AND ONE 21 NORTH EUCLID STREET, PROJECT NUMBER ONE DASH D DASH 20.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND WITH THE CLERK CALL ROLE, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN.
YES, THEY ARE PRO TEM MADRANO YES.
UM, NOW, UM, THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THERE WAS NOTHING AT THIS TIME.
AND FOR CONSIDERATION ITEMS, THERE IS NOTHING AT THIS TIME AS WELL.
[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]
PROCEED TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR.THE ORANGE COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORANGE CHEER ON THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THE BLUEPRINT FOR SAFETY ECONOMY, WHICH MEANS THE SPREAD OF COVID 19 IS MODERATE.
AND THAT MANY INDOOR BUSINESSES AND ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS ARE OPEN WITH MODIFICATIONS.
AS THE RATE OF COVID 19 TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO FALL.
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS TARGETED JUNE 15TH FOR FULL REOPENING OF THE ECONOMY.
ASSUMING CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.
REMEMBER CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO COVID CAN AND DO CHANGE RAPIDLY.
AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REMAIN INFORMED BY VISITING CALIFORNIA'S COVID 19 WEBSITE@WWWCOVIDNINETEEN.CA.GOV.
THEN WE HAVE THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE COVID 19 VACCINE IS NOW UNDERWAY WITH SUPER POD SITES OPENED AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THE DISNEYLAND
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RESORT, THE ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER AND SOCA UNIVERSITY, EVERYONE AGES 16 AND OLDER, MANY REGISTERED FOR THEIR VACCINATION APPOINTMENT TO REGISTER FOR THE VACCINE.AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE VACCINE, PLEASE VISIT THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH AGENCY'S WEBSITE AT WWW DOT OSI.
COVID 19 DOT OSI HEALTH INFO.COM.
LOCAL VACCINATION EVENTS ARE ALSO OCCURRING AROUND THE COUNTY, INCLUDING HERE IN LA BARBARA, THE CITY AND ST.
JUDE MEDICAL CENTER ARE HOSTING A COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER EVERY FRIDAY ON AN APPOINTMENT BASIS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT OR FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ELIGIBLE ELIGIBILITY, PLEASE VISIT WWW.MY TURN.CA.GOV.
AND THEN WE HAVE CLINIC THREE 60 IS HOSTING A COVID-19 TESTING EVENT AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER ON TUESDAY, THEN THURSDAY, BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 3:00 PM.
REGISTRATION CAN BE MADE BY VISITING WWW.THREESIXTYCLINIC.MD WALK-UPS ARE ALSO WELCOMED.
BRING YOUR VALID PHOTO ID AND TEST RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE BY TEXT EMAIL WITHIN 48 HOURS.
AND ALSO REMEMBER TO WEAR A MASK.
EVEN IF YOU'VE RECEIVED A VACCINE TO HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF SPREADING THE DISEASE OR VARIANTS TO OTHERS.
SIMPLY THE SIMPLE ACT OF WEARING A MASK AND PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING IN PUBLIC REMAINS EFFECTIVE WAYS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE.
IF EVERYONE WEARS A MASK, WE ARE ALL BETTER PROTECTED FROM COVID-19.
PLEASE DO YOUR PART AND HELP SLOW THE SPREAD AND THE CITY OF LA HARBOR AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WILL HOST A BLOOD DRIVE AT THE LA HARBOR VETERANS HALL ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 5TH FROM ONE TO 7:00 PM AND TUESDAY, MAY 25TH FROM ONE TO 7:00 PM.
A RESERVATION IS REQUIRED AND EVERYONE WHO WISHES TO DONATE BLOOD MUST SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT BY VISITING WWW.REDCROSSBLOOD.ORG, OR BY CALLING ONE 800 RED CROSS AND DUE TO COVID 19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS, ALL DONORS AND STAFF WILL BE SCREENED PRIOR TO ENTERING THE BUILDING.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS, PLEASE CALL (562) 383-4211.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IS ALL THE INFORMATION I'M GOING TO PROVIDE
[ COMMENTS FROM STAFF:]
NOW.UM, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? MADAM MAYOR JUST WANT TO WISH A COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
I BELIEVE THAT'S COMING UP AND THAT'S ALL HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TIM.
[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]
COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? WE HAVE MR. COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.UH, FIRST OF ALL, I LIKE TO THANK ADAM FOSTER AND, UM, STAFF OVER THERE.
THEY'LL HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I GOT TO PASS BY THE DUI CHECKPOINT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, SEVEN ARRESTS KEEPING OUR STREETS SAFE, APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK DOWN THERE.
ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK KELLY FOOD, JOE, AND OUR MEMBERS OF THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CARE CENTER.
UM, NOT THIS SATURDAY, BUT THE SATURDAY BEFORE I GOT TO DO GO UP THERE AND THEY PUT TOGETHER THESE BEAUTIFUL MURALS VOLUNTEERS FROM THE KIDS, THE PARENTS AND STAFF, UH, JUST UPGRADED THAT AREA WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL MURALS UP THERE.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON A GOOD JOB.
THERE ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE, UM, IRENE SIMONIAN.
SHE WAS FEATURED ON GOOD DAY LA UH, 75 YEARS OF HER SHOP DOWN IN LITTLE TOKYO AREA.
SHE'S OF COURSE STEVE'S BETTER HALF AND IT'S BEEN IN THE FAMILY, LIKE I SAID, FOR 75 YEARS.
THIS, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, LA AND THE AREAS COMING BACK TO LIFE AFTER COVID AND ON A FINAL NOTE, WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT HAD A PART IN PUTTING TOGETHER THAT VOLUNTEER CEREMONY.
IT AMAZES ME HOW MUCH OUR COMMUNITY STEPPED UP DURING THE COVID TIME, UH, AND VOLUNTEERED AND MADE A DIFFERENCE AND HELP THOSE THAT WERE, YOU KNOW, SHUT-INS WITH THOSE FOOD INSECURITIES, UH, AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
SO THANK YOU AND KUDOS TO ALL THOSE.
THEY WERE RECOGNIZED AT OUR VOLUNTEER RECEPTION GOOD EVENT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? YES, MADAM MAYOR.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT, UH, OF, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.
AS FAR AS THE VOLUNTEER RECEPTION LAST WEEK, IT WAS A, A GREAT TURNOUT.
I WANTED TO THANK OUR VOLUNTEERS AND MAKE OUR CITY A CARING COMMUNITY, AND BECAUSE CARMEN MILLER AND THE WONDERFUL CARRIE SEARCH ARE HERE.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR MEALS ON WHEELS.
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DO.UM, ALSO WANTED TO THANK OUR RECIPIENTS.
UH, THE TONIGHT'S PRO PROCLAMATIONS.
I KNOW WE'VE ALREADY SAID THANK YOU, BUT, UH, UH, RHONDA AND LORI, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU, UH, FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND I GIVE YOU A HEARTFELT THANKS.
HE LAY US INTO YOUR PEOPLE AS WELL.
AND, UH, UH, CHIEF, UH, THE SAME FOR THE PD, I'M, UH, I'M QUITE SAD.
AND TO HEAR THE NUMBER YOU SAID IT WAS 400, THAT WILL BE ADDED, CORRECT.
AND TO HEAR THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, HOPEFULLY OUR RESIDENTS APPRECIATE OUR LITTLE HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S JUST SOMETHING I HOPE THAT WE, A NATION REALIZED AT SOME POINT THAT, UH, OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND WOMEN, MEN, AND WOMEN ARE ACTUALLY ACTUALLY HERE TO HELP US.
AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB, ESPECIALLY HERE IN LA HABRA.
I WANTED TO THANK THE FULLERTON JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE OUTSTANDING JOB THEY'VE DONE WITH HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.
I KNOW MY DAUGHTERS DO PLAY HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER AT LA OR HIGH SCHOOL.
I'VE SEEN IT PERSONALLY, THE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THE OTHER, UH, UH, THE, THE OTHER MATTERS THAT THEY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IN, IN GETTING PARENTS AND SPECTATORS IN, SEE THE SPORTS.
AND TO ALSO WANT TO GIVE THEM KUDOS FOR THE GRADUATION CEREMONY THAT DIANA WILL HAVE HER HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE HAVING, I ASSUME SOONER A HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE HAVING AS WELL.
I DO HAVE A DAUGHTER GRADUATING, BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, THESE KIDS DESERVE THIS.
AND IT'S JUST SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GETTING, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING BACK TO NORMAL.
SO IF WE KEEP DOING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, HOPEFULLY BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE WON'T BE WEARING MASKS EITHER.
MAYBE I'LL STILL BE WEARING A MASK BECAUSE YOU GUYS WILL GET TIRED OF SEEING MY UGLY FACE OUTSIDE OF THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT INFORMATION COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF FOR ALL YOU DO.
UM, ESPECIALLY THE VOLUNTEERS RECEPTION.
I HAVE NEVER SIGNED SO MANY, UH, VOLUNTEERS CERTIFICATE.
IT WAS THE MOST I HAVE EVER SIGNED.
SO THAT WAS SPOKE VOLUMES OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY STEPPED UP TO FILL IN FOR THE NEED THAT WE WERE, WE WERE HAVING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I, I COMMEND EVERYONE, UM, BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST ORDINARY CITIZENS AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN STILL DO SOMETHING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I THANK YOU IMMENSELY FOR THAT AS WELL.
AND WITH THAT, THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, MAY 17TH, 2021 AT 5:30 PM.
AND THE CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION ROOM ONE, ONE, TWO C 100 EAST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30 PM IN THE LA HARBOR COUNCIL CHAMBER.