Oct 18, 2021 City Council

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GOOD

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

I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE LA HARBOR UTILITY AUTHORITY OF OCTOBER 18TH, 2021.

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

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

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

UH, DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE FEEL SO BLESSED, NO OF YOUR LOVING HAND AND AFFECTS ALL OF LAHABRA.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT WE RECEIVE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE IN THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY BLESSED.

THE CITY COUNCIL WAS A COUNCIL OF INTEGRITY AND DOES THAT, WHICH IS BEST FOR ALL THE HOMBRE, LESS THAN WITH WISDOM AND INSIGHT THIS EVENING, AS THEY DELIBERATE ON THOSE IMPORTANT MATTERS.

THAT WILL COME BEFORE THE MEETING THIS EVENING.

WE SAY THESE THINGS IN THE NIGHT NAME.

AMEN.

OKAY, PLEASE.

PLACE FACE THE FLAG.

PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

YOU HAVE TO ME, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GENTLEMEN.

WELL, THE SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL ROLL.

AND PLEASE NOTE THE COUNCIL MEMBER, DIRECTOR SHAW AND COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN HAVE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE COUNCIL MEMBER, DIRECTOR GOMEZ, MAYOR PRO TEM VICE-CHAIR MADRANO MAYOR CHAIR ESPINOSA.

HERE, ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO REPORT THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SAVE IT FOR LATER, CORRECT.

OKAY.

UM, WE ARE

[ 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.]

THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL, WHERE THEY 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 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 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 5, 4 9 5, 4 0.3.

A SUCH COMMENTS CAN NOT CAN, SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY ANY GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.

IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS PORTION? IF SO, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

UM, I'VE WORKED WITH YOU, YOU SAID ON HER MIC ON IT'S IT'S ON TOO.

YEAH.

OH, THERE YOU GO.

OKAY.

PARDON ME? YES.

OKAY.

SO, UH, YES.

UM, MY NAME IS .

I'M A CASE MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

I WORK FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING DIVISION, AND I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR PROGRAM READYSET OSI.

SO WE PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO THE YOUTH IN ALL OF ORANGE COUNTY.

UM, WE HAVE AN OFFICE HERE IN THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA ON WHITTIER, UH, AND THE PROGRAM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT SERVICES TO YOUTH SO THAT THEY CAN ACCOMPLISH THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL GOALS.

SO THAT COULD BE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL GOING ON TO COLLEGE, UH, PARTICIPATING IN A VOCATIONAL PROGRAM, UM, THEIR FIRST TIME EMPLOYMENT.

UH, SO WE'RE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE A LOT OF DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO THE YOUTH.

UM, THEY HAVE TO BE BETWEEN 14 TO 24 YEARS OF AGE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND FALL UNDER ONE OF THE ELIGIBILITY BARRIERS, BUT WE ARE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF REALLY GREAT, UM, SERVICES FOR THEM.

SO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, UH, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, LIKE INTERVIEW CLOTHING, UM, WORK READINESS TRAINING.

SO HELPING THEM CREATE A RESUME PRACTICE, INTERVIEWING ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS TO BE READY FOR EMPLOYMENT AND LOOKING, UH, TO, INTO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, UM, WHETHER THAT'S A VOCATIONAL PROGRAM OR A TRADITIONAL COLLEGE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE.

YEAH.

SO, UM, YEAH, WE JUST WANTED

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UH, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE LOCATED IN WHITTIER, UM, DIDIER AND CYPRUS.

UH, SO HOPEFULLY, UH, WE CAN SEE SOME OF YOU GUYS OR ANY YOUTH THAT YOU KNOW, COULD BE, UH, ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM.

THEY'RE THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PROVIDE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOW

[ 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. ]

ALL MATTERS IN THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION, A LET'S SAY COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF MEMBER, OR A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED DIAMOND 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 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.

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

THAT CONSENT CALENDAR APPEARS ON PAGE TWO ON THE AUDIENCE AGENDA CITY COUNCIL ITEM ONE THROUGH FOUR AND UTILITY ITEM ONE.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE STAFF WOULD WISH REMOVED? ANY ITEMS THAT THE COUNCIL DIRECTORS WOULD WISH REMOVED? IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE CO THE AUDIENCE WOULD WISH REMOVED? SEE NONE I WILL CALL FOR ACTION.

AND THEN WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

I'LL SECOND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, WILL THE COUNCIL AUTHORITY PLEASE VOTE MOTION PASSED THREE, BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE WE'RE HAVING THE PRESENTATION OR IS IT OKAY THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A, UM, I BELIEVE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND CITY WORK ENGINEER, ALBERT MENDOZA TO THE PODIUM TO GIVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE PUBLIC WORKS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, PROGRAM GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ACTUALLY, MADAM MAYOR, IF I MAY TAKE A SECOND YEAR TO INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST, ONE OF OUR NEWEST HIRES IN THE DEPARTMENT, UM, THIS IS OUR NEW, UM, CIVIL ENGINEER, OUR PRINCE, OUR CITY ENGINEER, AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

WELCOME.

WELCOME.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

UH, MY NAME IS ALBERT .

THEN YOU SIT ENGINEER WITH, UH, LAHABRA, I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

UH, WITH TONIGHT, I'LL BE PRESENTING A SHORT PRESENTATION OF, UH, OUR ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF FISCAL YEARS, AS WELL AS OUR GOALS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR COMING 2021.

I'D LIKE TO START WITH OUR CITY HALL, A CHARGING STATION.

UH, THIS PROJECT, UH, HAD A COUPLE COMBINATION OF TWO FUNDING SOURCES.

UH, IT WAS THE, JUST, JUST ONE SECOND AS THE MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION, CLEAN MEDIA, UH, AND ALSO , UH, WITH A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF 130,000.

UH, THESE ARE LOCATED HERE IN OUR CITY HALL ONE, UH, TOWARDS THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE PARKING LOT AND ONE TOWARDS THE NORTH FACING CITY HALL, NEXT SIDE STAR IMPERIAL HIGHWAY SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECT.

THIS WAS A, UH, REGIONAL, REGIONAL TRAFFIC, UH, PROJECT THAT, UH, THAT STRADDLED THROUGH FIVE DIFFERENT CITIES.

LAHABRA FULLERTON, BRAILLE PLACENTIA, AND YOUR MELINDA, UH, WITH A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF 3.2 MILLION, UH, THIS THE CENTER, UH, THIS INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, IT PROVE ABOUT 46 SIGMA SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION THROUGHOUT THE CORRIDOR.

UH, AND IT WAS FUNDED WITH MEASURED TO GAS TAX AND SOME, UH, LOCAL AGENCY FUNDINGS.

NEXT, WE HAVE THE OLD RESERVOIR PARK WALL RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

UH, THIS WAS A REPLACEMENT OF A, OF A DETERIORATED BLOCK WALL AT OLD, OLD RESERVOIR.

UH, IT WAS FUNDED THROUGH PARK ACQUISITION.

THIS IS ABOUT $52,000.

NEXT I HAVE 115, 120 FIRST, NO THREE EUCLID STREET DEMOLITION PROJECT.

UH, THIS IS THE, UH, THE PROJECT OF THAT COST 129,000 APPROXIMATELY USING

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UH, YOU CAN SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES, WHAT WE DID, WE, WE DEMOED, UH, TWO, UH, TWO PROPERTIES THAT WERE, UH, THAT WERE PART OF THIS PARCEL THAT WAS ACQUIRED BY THE CITY, WHICH WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, DO A, UH, A PARKING LOT IN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING PARKING LOT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, CORRECT THE LA HABRA BOULEVARD REHAB PROJECT.

UH, THIS IS FROM BEACH TO IDAHO.

UH, WE DID SOME GRIND OVERLAY AS WELL AS SOME, UH, FLATWORK CONCRETE IMPROVEMENTS THERE.

UH, HAVE A BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURE, THIS WAS ABOUT 1.2 MILLION, UH, USING A COMBINATION OF SB.

ONE FUNDS MEASURED TO GAS TAX AND CAPITAL, UH, GENERAL FUND.

WE HAVE ANOTHER PARKING LOT.

ARE WE SURFACING PROJECT? I LOST LOMAS AND LOMA WHERE THEY, UH, APPROXIMATELY IF THE PROJECT COSTS ABOUT $72,000 AND THAT'S WAS ALL CDBG.

ALSO, I HAVE THE, UH, ANNUAL PARKING LOT RESURFACING PROJECT.

I WAS FUNDED WITH GENERAL CAPITAL FUNDS, UH, WITH APPROXIMATELY A COST OF 45,000 HERE.

I HAVE THE INTERSECTION RECONSTRUCTION AT WHITTIER AND IN THE BOULEVARD.

UH, THIS WAS FUNDED WITH TWO AND GAS TAX, ABOUT 2.1 MILLION.

UH, WHAT WE DID IS WE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL RIGHT TURN LANE IN, UH, IN, UH, AN ADDITIONAL LEFT TURN LANE, UH, ON, UH, SANDRA BOULEVARD, THE ANNUAL ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION FISCAL YEAR 1718, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 300,000 OF CDBG AND MEASURE M TO, UH, WE DID ALLIE 85 IN ADDITION TO ALLEY THREE, THIS IS ANOTHER ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, FISCAL YEAR, 1819.

THIS WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE APPROXIMATELY 550,000 ALSO COMBINATION OF CDBG AND MEASURED TWO FUNDS.

AND THIS IS ALL, UH, ALLIE 31 AND 30, WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF LAHABRA AND WEST OF HARBOR BOULEVARD.

UH, AND JUST NORTH OF THIRD AVENUE NEXT, I HAVE A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND WATER REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

IT'S, UH, WE, WE COMBINED PROJECTS HERE, WHICH IS TYPICAL TO, UH, TO GO AHEAD AND DO OUR WATERLINES FIRST, BEFORE WE, WE TOUCH ANY STREETS THAT WAY WE WILL HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO ANY EMERGENCY REPAIRS.

UH, THE COST FOR THIS PROJECT WAS ABOUT 5.3 MILLION.

UH, WE USED SOME GAS TAX MEASURE TO SOME WATER FUND IN ADDITION TO, UM, UH, WATER BOND BUTTON THAT WE HAD HERE.

I HAVE THE ANNUAL SIDEWALK AND CURB SIDEWALK, CURB ACCESS RAMP PROJECT FISCAL 16 THROUGH 19 IS ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 626,000.

UH, THESE ARE CITY-WIDE PROJECTS, UH, AND THIS WAS I'M SORRY, CITY-WIDE LOCATIONS, UH, WITH APPROXIMATELY COSTS ABOUT 626,000.

HERE ARE, HAVE PORTOLA PARKING, LOTS, LOMAS PARK SHADE STRUCTURES, UH, TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS WHERE WE INSTALLED SHADES FOR APPROXIMATELY 80, 80,000.

AND THIS IS ALL FUNDED THROUGH CDBG WITH PORTOLA, UH, LAS LOMAS, I'M SORRY, ALYSSA PARK, EMBRYO PARK, SPLASH PADS PROJECT.

THAT'S ABOUT $2.2 MILLION.

AND THIS WAS ALSO FUNDED THROUGH PARK ACQUISITIONS, STATE GRANT FUNDS, CDBG, AND ALSO, UH, ST.

JUDE FUNDING.

THAT CONCLUDES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE PAST, UH, FISCAL TWO FISCAL YEARS.

UH, I'LL NOT PRESENT OUR GOALS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, SORRY, 2021 MAJOR GOALS IS THE LUMBER ROAD SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECT, UH, WITH APPROXIMATELY $2 MILLION.

UH, WE HAVE SOME TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT HARVARD BOULEVARD AND OUR BOLITA DRIVE, WHICH IS IN CONSTRUCTION NOW.

UH, WE SHOULD BE WRAPPING THAT UP IN THE NEXT THREE TO SIX MONTHS, UH, THE HIGHWAY SAFETY AND PROGRAM.

UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO HS IP THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY, UH, IT'S 785,000.

THIS IS TO IMPROVED SIX INTERSECTIONS.

UM, AND THE NEXT HSDP IS FOR EIGHT INTERSECTIONS, WHICH WE HAVE ABOUT 115,000.

OH, THERE'S A TYPO HERE.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S JUST COMBINATION.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

IT'S 115 FOR THE HSDP AND 300,000 FOR

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IT'S TWO PROJECTS THAT ARE COMBINED.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

UH, NEXT I HAVE VIEW PARK, MOBILE HOME, MOBILE HOME PARK AND PARK LAHABRA MOBILE HOME PARK.

UH, 1.3, IN FACT, WE HAD OUR PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING TODAY, SO THAT THAT PROJECT WILL BE UNDERWAY AND WILL BE COMPLETED, UH, HOPEFULLY BY, UH, BY JANUARY, FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR, FOOTHILL SAUNA CONSOLIDATION, PROJECT DESIGN, THAT'S A, THAT'S A MILLION DAUGHTERS, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

WE DO HAVE 150,000 FOR THAT.

UM, HAVE YOU STUCK AROUND THE PARK LANDFILL GAS SYSTEM UPGRADE, UH, 750,000, UH, AND THE SKATE BARKS SECURITY ALIGNING PROJECT, WHICH WE OPEN BITS, UH, LAST MONTH AND WE SHOULD BE GOING TO COUNCIL IN THE NEXT COUPLE MEETINGS OR SO TO AWARD A CONTRACT, UH, FOR OUR CONTRACTOR, THE GULF CONTINUED CITY OWNED PARKING LOT AT EUCLID.

UH, THAT'S 159,000.

UH, WE HAVE THE ANNUAL RESIDENT JUST STRAIGHT IN SLURRY SEAL 1.2 MILLION.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE THE ANNUAL STREET STRIPING PROGRAM SET ASIDE 80,000 FOR THAT, UH, OUR ALLEY, OUR ANNUAL ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION.

WE HAVE ABOUT A 650,000 THAT'S UNDERDESIGNED.

WE SHOULD BE GOING OUT TO BID HOPEFULLY NEXT MONTH, THE ANNUAL ARTERIAL STREET REHAB PROGRAM.

UH, THAT'S ALSO IN DESIGN, WHICH WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, PROBABLY, UH, BE IN OUT, GO OUT TO BID IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, UH, THE ANNUAL WATER METER REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

WE GOT A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THAT ANNUAL WATER VALVE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.

WE HAVE 112,000, THE OLD RESERVOIR PARK PROJECT, 433,000.

WE HAD OUR FIRST COMMUNITY MEETING, UH, LAST THURSDAY.

AND, UH, WE WERE WORKING ON, ON A COUPLE OF RENDERINGS, UH, FOR, FOR THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION, UM, SEWER MASTER PLAN UPDATE.

UH, WE HAVE 150,000, THE BISHOP IN CYPRESS CHANNEL RECONSTRUCTION, AND WE GOT 1.2 MILLION FOR THAT.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE THE HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT BULLET RESISTANT SCREEN, UH, 350,000, UM, COMMUNITY CENTER, PARKING LOT, PHASE TWO, THAT'S UNDER DESIGN.

NOW WE HAVE 560,000 FOR THAT, UH, THE WOMEN'S CLUB PARK DESIGN, UM, 861,000, AND WE'RE CURLY UNDER, UH, THE PRICE OF, UH, GETTING PROPOSALS FROM, UH, DESIGN ARCHITECTS, CITYWIDE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, 150,000, UH, PUBLIC WORKS STARTS 50,000, UH, CITY HALL, SOLAR PANEL TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND.

AND WITH THAT, UH, CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION, UH, MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MENDOZA AND WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LA BARBARA.

THANK YOU.

UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I'M JUST GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE HAVING A, WE'RE GOING TO DO A STUDY ON SODA, SOLAR PANELS.

I'M THINKING THIS IS AWESOME.

I MEAN, I I'M SEEING THE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE SOLAR PANELS IN THEIR PARKING LOT, AND I'M, I THINK I'VE DISCUSSED WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS WHEN WE BUILT THE CITY HALL, BUT, UH, I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE, WE'RE, UH, WE'RE HAVING A STUDY ON THIS AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SAVING SOME COSTS.

OH, ABSOLUTELY.

MADAM MAYOR.

UM, AS YOU CAN TELL, WE'VE SPENT PROBABLY NORTH OF $13 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION FUNDS.

IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE ARE LOOKING AT ANOTHER $13 MILLION OR MORE IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR OR THE FISCAL YEAR WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW IN PROJECTS.

UM, SO WE HAVE A FULL PLATE FOR ENGINEERING, A LOT OF GOOD PROJECTS GOING ON.

WE'RE ABLE TO TAP INTO A LOT OF GRANT FUNDING, UH, STREET FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE AND THE COUNTY, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, UH, LOCAL GENERAL FUND, UH, DOLLARS, INCLUDING THE MEASURE T FUNDS THAT WE'VE GOT FROM OUR LOCAL SALES TAX MEASURE THAT GOES TOWARDS THESE PROJECTS AS WELL.

SO IT'S ALL VERY GOOD SOURCE OF FUNDING RIGHT NOW TO GO INTO THESE CRITICAL PROJECTS.

AND I'M GLAD HE ELIAS HAS MORE STAFF NOW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST YOUR ADDRESS, A LITTLE HARBOR CITY COUNCIL ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE CITY OF LA HARBOR COUNCIL, TAKE ANY FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM.

PUBLIC COMMENT 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 LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.

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

ITEM

[1. APPROVE TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE FINANCIAL REPORT ON UTILITY AUTHORITY WATER AND SEWER FUND REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND RATES, SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING, AND MAIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC PROTEST HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED WATER RATE AND SEWER RATE ADJUSTMENTS That the City Council/Authority Directors: A. Receive and file the report from Raftelis Financial Consultants regarding Utility Authority revenue requirements and recommended changes to the City’s Master Schedule of Fees for the Utility Authority Water Funds; and B. Schedule a public hearing on proposed rate adjustments for the Utility Authority Water and Sewer Funds to be held on Monday, December 6, 2021; and C. Direct staff to prepare and mail notices to all La Habra property owners regarding the scheduling of a public hearing on Monday, December 6, 2021, to consider the proposed water and sewer rate adjustments for the Utility Authority Water and Sewer Funds.]

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AND IF WE COULD HAVE A STAFF REPORT, THAT'S WHERE THAT IMPORTANT MEN ARE MANY INDICATE THAT I HAVE TO CARRY A CONFLICT BECAUSE OF MY POSITION AT CAL DOMESTIC WATER COMPANY.

OH, OUTSIDE DIALYSIS, PROVIDING ADVICE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND MADAM MAYOR, WE'RE PREPARED TONIGHT TO GIVE A REPORT.

HOWEVER, IF COUNCIL WOULD ALSO ELECT TO DO SO, WE COULD, UM, TAKE ACTION TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN PRESENT THE REPORT AT THAT EVENING.

IT'S AT YOUR DISCRETION.

IS, IS THAT WHAT, WHAT WOULD THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION BE ON THIS BETTER? MAY I SUGGEST SINCE WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS GONE, THAT WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND SCHEDULE THAT ARE HERE.

THE, THE, THE PRESENTATION AT THAT TIME WHEN THE REST OF THEM ARE HERE AND WHEN WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING, OKAY, THERE'S A SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION.

AND A SECOND, WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RIGHT NOW.

AND IF THERE IS NONE, THEN TAKE ACTION.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THEN I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC.

SHOULD THEY WISH TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM? IF SO, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

SEE NONE.

THEN WE WILL PICK THAT YOU CAN GET DICK BACK.

WE WILL, UM, WE WILL SCHEDULE IT FOR ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BUT WE WILL STILL NEED TO HAVE MOTIONS MADE ON THE THREE ITEMS IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO THE MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT OF RAFFLES FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS REGARDING UTILITY AUTHORITY, REVENUE REQUIREMENTS, AND RECOMMEND CHANGES TO THE CITY'S MASTER SCHEDULE FEES FOR THE UTILITY AUTHORITY, WATER FUNDS.

AND FURTHERMORE, I MOVE THAT.

WE SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING AND PROPOSED RATE ADJUSTMENTS FOR UTILITY AUTHORITY, WATER AND SEWER FUNDS TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 2021.

AND FURTHERMORE, MADAM MAYOR MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AND MAIL NOTICES TO ALL THE HARBOR PROPERTY OWNERS REGARDING THE SCHEDULE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 2021, TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED WATER AND SEWER RATE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE UTILITY AUTHORITY, WATER AND SEWER FUNDS.

IF THERE ARE SECOND I SECOND WITH THE COUNCIL OF DIRECTORS, PLEASE VOTE MOTION PASSED THREE, ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

THE LOCAL COVID VACCINATION EVENTS ARE OCCURRING AT HOSPITALS, MEDICAL CENTERS, PHARMACIES, AND OTHER LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTY, INCLUDING HERE IN LA HARBOR.

IN ADDITION, TESTING IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO LEARN THE LOCATION OF UPCOMING VACCINATION CLINICS IN LA HARBOR, OR HOW TO GET TESTED.

PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.

AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT OR FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY OR LOCATION, THE VACCINATION EVENTS OUTSIDE OF LA BARBARA, PLEASE VISIT WWW.MY TURN.CA.GOV, AND THEN JOIN US FOR THE LAST MOVIE IN THE FREE MOVIES IN THE PARK SERIES, WHICH WILL BE AN ANIMATED FILM ONWARD.

THE MOVIE WILL BE SHOWN AT OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER THE 22ND.

THE MOVIE BEGINS.

IT DOES SO REMEMBER TO BRING CHAIRS OR BLANKET FOR SCENE AND A LIGHT JACKETS SHOULD BE, SHOULD, SHOULD BE RECOMMENDED FOR THE EVENING WILL TURN COOL.

AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.

THEN MEET THE MEN AND THE WOMEN OF THE HYBRID POLICE DEPARTMENT DURING THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE.

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 23RD OPEN HOUSE HOURS ARE FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM, AND OFFICERS WILL BE THERE TO DISPLAY EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES TO THE PUBLIC LATELY, DEEMED DEMOS.

AND JUST TO SAY HELLO, FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 3 0 0 AND THEN A DECORATE DECORATE THE EXTERIOR OF YOUR HOME TO CELEBRATE THE FALL SEASON AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CEDAR CITIES FOLLOW WEEN HOME DECORATING CONTESTS NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH OCTOBER THE 25TH SELF NOMINATIONS ARE OKAY WHEN IT WILL RECEIVE A YARD SIGN FOR DISPLAY AND RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE@WWWDOTLAHARBORCA.GOV, OR CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.

HELP US HONOR, LA HARBOR OF MILITARY VETERANS DURING OUR ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM, WHICH WILL OCCUR IN PORTOLA PARK ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER THE 11TH, THE EVENT BEGINS AT 10:30 AM WITH A PHARMA PROGRAM STARTING AT 11:00 AM.

IF YOU'RE A VETERAN, PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND JOIN US SO THAT WE CAN SAY

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THE TAMALE FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE ALONG EUCLID STREET BETWEEN LA HARBOR BOULEVARD AND BRIGHT AND BECKER AVENUE.

ENJOY QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT, GET IN SOME HOLIDAY SHOPPING.

AND OF COURSE, AN ASSORTMENT OF DELICIOUS TAMALES FOR HIM.

IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.

AND WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? NO MATTER MAYOR.

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS/DIRECTORS:]

UH, I'D LIKE TO, UM, HAVE AGENDA IS I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TODAY.

UH, I HAD A MEETING WITH SCOTT MILLER AND I DISCOVERED THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CITY NET HAS EXPIRED AND WE NO LONGER USE THEM AS OUR HOMELESS LIAISON.

SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT SCHEDULE AND FIND OUT WHY THE COUNCIL WAS LEFT OUT OF THE LOOP.

I THINK IT SHOULD BE A COUNCIL DECISION AND GET FURTHER DETAILS OF THAT.

HOMELESS IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND IT WAS NOT VERY HAPPY THE WAY THAT WAS HANDLED.

I CAN, IF THERE A SECOND, I DON'T MY SECOND, BUT I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD, UH, TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE FURTHER.

WHAT DO YOU, WELL, UH, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO SEE WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE TO DEALING WITH THE HOMELESS ISSUE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S ADDRESSED PROPERLY.

UM, I, YOU KNOW, I WANNA, I WANT TO KNOW THE REASONS BEHIND WHY THE RELATIONSHIP WAS DISCONTINUED AND TO MAKE SURE LAHABRA IS ON THE FOREFRONT OF IT ADDRESSING THE, THE HOMELESS ISSUE.

YEAH.

AND, AND I, YOU KNOW, WHAT, AS A CONVERSATION I HAD WITH THE CITY MANAGER AT SOME POINT, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND I'LL SECOND.

UM, JUST SO WE CAN CLARIFY, BUT I TOO, I MEAN, I AGREE THAT THE HOMELESS ISSUE IS, BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME, SOME REASONABLE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MOMENTS.

NOTHING ELSE MATTERED.

MAYOR, IS THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MADRONA OR MAYOR PRETEND MUDRA? YES.

MADAM MAYOR JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE.

I ATTENDED THE CITIZENS, UH, SPANISH POLICE ACADEMY A WEEK AND A HALF AGO.

I WANTED TO SAY HOW REFRESHING IT WAS TO BE, TO BE THERE.

ONE WAS AN HONOR TO BE THERE WANTING TO THANK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR PUTTING THAT ON.

I CAN'T STRESS HOW WONDERFUL THAT IS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD BRIDGES IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY THE LATINO COMMUNITY, BUT IN THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL WITH OF COURSE, SOME OF THE DISCOURSE THAT WE HAD OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, MUCH OF THAT MISPLACED, I THINK I'M OF THE OPINION OF QUITE UNFAIR TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

I WILL STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD, BUT I'M GLAD THAT, UH, THAT WE DO THAT AND THAT WE HAVE SUCH A CARING COMMUNITY THAT PARTICIPATES AND UNDERSTANDS AND IS WILLING TO ATTEND.

UH, SO THANK YOU, CHIEF CAPTAIN AND THE REST OF THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THAT AS WELL.

UH, ALSO WANT TO DO A THANK THE LION'S CLUB, UH, FOR THE, UH, THE CORN FESTIVAL PARADE.

WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT AND THANK OUR, OUR CITY STAFF THAT, THAT HELPED AND PARTICIPATED WITH THAT WANT TO DO A PERSONALLY THINK.

AND I HAVE ALREADY DUG THEM ON IN A CATHETER AND MADONNA FOR THE SORT OF THE PARADE ON SATURDAY, A WEEK AND A HALF AGO OR OVER A WEEK AGO NOW.

AND IT WAS A, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS WELL ATTENDED AS WELL AS THE CORN FESTIVAL PARADE.

I KNOW I HAD A GREAT TIME.

MY FAMILY HAD A GREAT TIME, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IT SEEMED LIKE LAHABRA HAD A VERY, VERY GOOD TIME AND IT WAS WELL ATTENDED.

AND ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE COMMUNITY OUT.

SO WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

YEAH, SORRY.

I COULD SEE THAT THE COMMUNITY WAS VERY, VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE PARADE, UM, OUT.

AND, UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY VERY FA THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE, THE LABOR IT'S, UH, HOURS AND HOURS THAT IT TAKES TO PREPARE AND KEEP MARRYING THE CORN FESTIVAL.

AND I KNOW THAT, UH, THEY, THEY NEED MORE GERITOL TO KEEP GOING BECAUSE IT'S JUST A TOUGH JOB.

I MEAN, I'VE SEEN THEM, I MEAN, WE WENT TO MAYOR PRO TEM MADRONA, AND I WERE THERE AT, UH, THE LION'S AL CENTRAL PREPPING IT PAINTING.

HE WAS A SANDING DOWN THE, OH, THE COVER FOR THE PICNIC BENCH AND THEN EVERYTHING.

AND, UH, THEY WERE THERE AS WELL, JUST PITCHING IN AND I'M LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY GET THEIR ENERGY, BUT, UH, I'D LIKE TO GET SOME OF THE VITAMIN PILLS THAT THEY HAVE.

UM, BUT I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO THEM.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUING THE SPANISH CITIZENS ACADEMY.

IT'S SEVEN YEARS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN THERE.

UH, I THINK IT HELPED DURING THESE TURBULENT TIMES,

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DO YOU HAVE A VERY STRONG, SOLID RELATIONSHIP WITH IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY HERE? AND I THINK THEY HELPED AS YOUR LIAISON, UM, AND SILENT PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE YEARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH ALL THIS, AND NOW WE'RE REAPING THE REWARDS OF YOUR HARD WORK AND BEING THERE FOR THEM.

SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT AS WELL.

UM, AND I'D LIKE TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MAYOR PRO TEM, JOSE MADRANO HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

SO, UH, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR BIRTHDAY.

UH IT'S UH, IT'S COMING UP NEXT WEEK AND I HIT THE BIG FOUR.

OH, SO THAT'S GOOD.

OKAY.

I'M NOT LAUGHING.

I'M GOING BACKWARD.

I SHOULD DO THAT AS WELL.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, NOVEMBER THE FIRST 2021 AT 5:30 PM.

AND THE CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION ROOM 1, 1, 2 C 100 EAST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30 PM.

AND THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THIS MEETING OF THE GERM DAD ADJOURN HAVE A GOOD EVENING.