Mar 07, 2022 City Council

MAYOR PRO TEM GOMEZ MAYOR MADRANO.

ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? YOU HAD NO CLOSED SESSION.

[1. PRESENTATION BY THE ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE TRUST]

A MILLION DOLLARS MORE AVAILABLE THAN WE HAVE HAD IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTATION BY THE ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING, FINANCE TRUST, UNREAL MAYOR, UH, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

MY NAME IS GRANT HENNINGER.

I'M WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE TRUST.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU NOT ONLY FOR YOUR TIME, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING MEMBERS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING, FINANCE TRUST.

NEXT SLIDE.

UM, WE ARE A JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY MADE UP OF 34 OF THE, UH, OR SORRY, UH, 23 OF THE 34, UH, CITIES HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY AND INCLUDING, UH, THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

AND SO WE, UM, YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE THAT MEMBERSHIP VERY MUCH.

WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT YOU.

UM, WE WERE CREATED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, ACTUALLY THREE YEARS AGO THIS MONTH.

AND, UM, WE WERE CREATED TO HELP FINANCE AND DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SPECIFICALLY PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY.

WE HAVE A SPECIFIC GOAL OF CREATING 2,700 NEW PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS BY 2025 AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS.

ARE THOSE UNITS INTENDED FOR, UM, OUR MOST NEEDY RESIDENTS WHO NEED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICES.

UM, YOU KNOW, SO REALLY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR HOMELESS POPULATION AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS, YOU KNOW, HELP SOLVE HOMELESSNESS HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY.

SO, SO OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE 23 OF THE 34 CITIES AS MEMBERS ALREADY, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, WE'VE CREATED A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT SAYS HOW WE'RE GOING TO HIT THAT 2,700 NEW UNIT TARGET, UM, THAT WE UPDATE ANNUALLY.

WE HAVE MADE AVAILABLE $30 MILLION IN FINANCING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY.

AND THAT HAS GONE TO, WELL, 20 MILLION OF THAT HAS GONE TO 13 PROJECTS, UM, TOTALING 901 NEW HOUSING UNITS.

THE OTHER 10 MILLION IS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN OPEN NOFA FOR, SO WE'LL SEE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, UH, HOW MANY ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND UNITS, UM, THAT ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION WE'LL GET.

UM, AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE KIND OF ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE STUFF YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM A NEW ORGANIZATION, UM, THAT I WILL TALK ABOUT IN A MOMENT.

SO SPECIFICALLY, UM, OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, UH, WE'VE HAD ONE NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY PER YEAR.

THE FIRST ONE IN 2020 WAS FOR 11 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR.

IT WAS FOUR $11 MILLION.

AND THIS YEAR IT IS FOR $10.5 MILLION.

AND, UM, IN 2020 WE AWARDED, WELL BOTH, UH, IN 2020, AND IN 2021, WE AWARDED ABOUT 10.1 MILLION PER YEAR, UM, OF THE MONEY WE HAD AVAILABLE.

AND THEN THE MONEY THAT WE DON'T AWARD ROLLS OVER INTO THE FOLLOWING YEARS, THAT FIRST YEAR WE HAD, UM, ABOUT

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UM, AND SO, UH, THAT'S WHY WE SEE ABOUT A HALF MILLION DOLLAR LESS EACH YEAR, AS, YOU KNOW, AS THAT MONEY ROLLS OVER.

UM, IT SLOWLY HAS BEEN DIMINISHING, UM, BUT IT WILL, IT SHOULD STAY AT 10 AND A HALF, UH, FOR, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT FEW YEARS, AT LEAST.

SO IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'VE GIVEN OUT, WE'VE RECEIVED A BUNCH OF MONEY, UM, FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, UM, INCLUDING ABOUT $10 MILLION FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THAT IS THROUGH THEIR LOCAL HOUSING TRUST FUND PROGRAM.

AND, UM, THAT IS MONEY THAT IS COMING INTO ORANGE COUNTY THAT WOULDN'T COME HERE IF, UH, THE ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE TRUST DIDN'T EXIST.

SO THAT'S AN EXTRA $10 MILLION, 5 MILLION A YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING IN JUST FROM, YOU KNOW, BEING HERE.

BASICALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IS CREATE THIS DEVELOPMENT TRACKER.

THIS IS ON OUR WEBSITE, UM, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO STAFF.

UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, IN SEEING WHERE DEVELOPMENTS ARE HAPPENING HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY, AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE USING TO, UM, KIND OF KEEP OUR OWN ACCOUNTABILITY AS WE REACH FOR THAT 2,700 NEW UNIT GOAL.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, THIS ONE IS, UM, YOU KNOW, SLIGHTLY OLDER.

I THINK WE HAVE IT, UM, UPDATED ON OUR WEBSITE.

UM, THAT SHOWS WE HAVE A COUPLE HUNDRED MORE UNITS THAN THIS SHOWS.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY AT ABOUT 1300 UNITS.

UM, YOU KNOW, IN SOME PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT, EITHER THROUGH, UM, YOU KNOW, IN THE DESIGN PHASE, UM, LOOKING FOR FINANCING OR IN CONSTRUCTION.

SO, UM, WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH, UH, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THIS FIVE-YEAR GOAL OF 2,700 UNITS.

AND WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY INTO, YOU KNOW, HAVING, UM, YOU KNOW, REACHING THAT GOAL.

SO WE WE'RE WELL ON TRACK.

UM, WE'RE NOT WAY AHEAD.

WE'RE NOT WAY BEHIND, WE'RE KIND OF HITTING RIGHT WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

UM, AND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'LL, YOU'LL HOPEFULLY ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO REACH THAT.

SO OUR FUNDING SOURCES, UM, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING COMES FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PLACES.

UM, THE COUNTY OF ORANGE FUNDS US $200,000 PER YEAR.

WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF, UH, AWARDS FOR FUNDING FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, INCLUDING THE LOCAL HOUSING TRUST FUND PROGRAM, UM, OF THAT $5 MILLION WE RECEIVED FROM HCD EVERY YEAR, WE CAN USE 5% FOR, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING.

AND THEN WE ALSO RECEIVED A $600,000 REGIONAL, EARLY ACTION PLANNING GRANT THROUGH SCAG.

UM, AND THAT'S OVER TWO YEARS, SO ABOUT $300,000 A YEAR.

AND BECAUSE OF THOSE AWARDS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT.

SO FOR OUR MEMBER CITIES, WE DON'T HAVE TO CHARGE A SINGLE DOLLAR.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW HOW TIGHT BUDGETS HAVE BEEN FOR CITIES, YOU KNOW, ACROSS, UH, WELL, PROBABLY ACROSS THE WORLD, HONESTLY, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IT'S BEEN HARD AND, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT ADDING TO THAT BURDEN.

SO, UM, WE'VE, UH, WE'VE WORKED HARD TO FIND OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING, UM, INSTEAD OF COMING TO OUR MEMBER CITIES, UH, WITH OUR HANDS OUT.

SO, UM, OUR CAPITAL FUNDING COMES FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SOURCES.

THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTES A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FROM THEIR GENERAL FUND.

UH, THEY ALSO CONTRIBUTE ABOUT FOUR AND A QUARTER MILLION, UH, FOUR AND A HALF MILLION, UM, IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT FUNDING, SO THAT, UH, IS ALLOCATED TO THE COUNTY AND THEY REALLOCATE IT TO THE TRUST.

AND THEN AS I MENTIONED, THE LOCAL HOUSING TRUST FUND PROGRAM THROUGH HCD, UM, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, I MENTIONED THAT ONLY A 23 OF THE 34 CITIES ARE MEMBERS, AND WE WANT TO EXPAND THAT TO ALL 34.

SO OUR GOAL IS BY OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR, THAT ALL 34 MEMBERS ARE ALL 34 CITIES IN THE COUNTY ARE MEMBERS OF THE TRUST.

UM, WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO RECEIVE, UH, AN ALLOCATION DIRECTLY IN THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE TRUST, AS I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT, UM, YOU KNOW, BUDGET SURPLUS.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT ORANGE COUNTY GETS ITS SHARE.

UM, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER, UH, HOUSING FINANCE TRUSTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE THAT OUT OF LAST YEAR SURPLUS, THEY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT, UH, FUNDING AWARDS IN THE STATE BUDGET.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE GET, YOU KNOW, THE MONEY THAT WE THINK WE DESERVE IS, UH, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE LARGER COUNTIES HERE IN ORANGE, IN, UH, IN CALIFORNIA, WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO DEVELOP SOURCES OF PRIVATE DONATIONS, UM, WORKING WITH OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND, UM, THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY.

UM, WE THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING, YOU KNOW, BUILDING AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE

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HOUSING, UM, HAS SOME REAL GOOD TIES TO KNOW WHAT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY NEEDS.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES HERE THAT HAVE LARGE WORKFORCES THAT, YOU KNOW, LIVE OUT IN THE INLAND EMPIRE OR, YOU KNOW, ELSEWHERE AND YOU'LL HAVE TO TRAVEL IN.

AND, UM, IT'S A DETRIMENT TO TRYING TO FIND GOOD EMPLOYEES, YOU KNOW, HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING THAT IS AFFORDABLE TO THEM.

SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A GOOD TIE THERE AND WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT TO WORK TO OUR ADVANTAGE.

UM, AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, HIT THIS GOAL OF 2,700 NEW UNITS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ALL DO OUR PART TO SOLVE THE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY.

SO WITH THAT, UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, BUT, UH, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

ONE QUESTION FOR YOU AT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, I UNDERSTAND IT'S AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE FOR THOSE PEOPLE AT HOME.

CAN YOU JUST KIND OF DESCRIBE A LITTLE BIT WHAT YOU MEAN BY, BY PERMIT AND SUPPORTIVE OF OF COURSE, PLEASE.

UM, SO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AS I MENTIONED, IS REALLY INTENDED FOR THE MOST NEEDY HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY AND, YOU KNOW, PROVIDES A LEVEL OF SERVICES THAT, UM, YOU DON'T FIND REALLY ANYWHERE ELSE.

UM, EVEN IN KIND OF REGULAR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, YOU KNOW, SO IT PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDES JOB COUNSELING, IT PROVIDES ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES, UM, AND YOU KNOW, KIND OF ALL THE SERVICES, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU KIND OF WRAP AROUND SOMEBODY AND ENSURES THAT THEY CAN KIND OF STAY IN HOUSING AND START TO BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT, UM, IN THEIR LIVING SITUATIONS, YOU KNOW, RATHER THAN, YOU KNOW, LIVING ON THE STREET OR IN THEIR CAR OR IN A MOTEL AND YOU KNOW, OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF INAPPROPRIATE HOUSING.

NAME IS CARRIE STORAGE AND I AM, UM, CURRENTLY SERVING ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

I'M REPEATED A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT YOU HAVE 2,700 UNITS THAT ARE THE GOAL AND THAT THEY'RE TARGETED.

DO YOU HAVE AREAS IN WHICH THESE 2,700 WILL BE LOCATED? WE DON'T.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE FUND UNITS OR PROJECTS BASED ON YOUR, WHERE DEVELOPERS, YOU KNOW, ASK FOR MONEY FOR, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE NOTICES THAT COME OUT, UM, EVERY YEAR AND THERE'S AN APPLICATION PROCESS.

SO IT DEPENDS ON WHERE, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPERS HAVE PROJECTS THAT NEED FUNDING.

AND, UM, SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A GOAL, UM, PER SE, HOWEVER, WE DO, UM, WORK TO SPLIT OUR MONEY BETWEEN THE THREE SERVICE PLANNING AREAS, UM, IN ORANGE COUNTY.

SO THERE'S ONE IN THE NORTH, ONE IN THE CENTER, ONE IN, UM, YOU KNOW, THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ALLOCATE OUR MONEY EVENLY BETWEEN THOSE THREE AREAS.

SO, UM, WHILE WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC GOAL OF, UM, WHERE THOSE UNITS ARE, WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE WELL DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, OUT OF THE 23 CITIES THAT ARE MEMBERS.

UH, HOW MANY HAVE RECEIVED, UM, PROJECTS, FUNDED PROJECTS, SORRY, I'M DOING A LITTLE BIT MATH IN MY HEAD HERE.

UM, I, I WANT TO SAY IT'S EIGHT.

SO WE HAVE 13 PROJECTS TOTAL.

I KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CITIES THAT HAVE RECEIVED, YOU HAVE TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE PROJECT IN THEIR CITY.

UM, SO I THINK IT'S EIGHT, UM, CITY DIFFERENT CITIES THAT HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE TRUST.

APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

ALL

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RIGHT, MOVING ON.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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 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 ANY OTHER 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 ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS, NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULE AGENDA PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5, 4 9 5, 4 0.3, A SUCH COMMON SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.

WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR JOSE MADRANO OUR MAYOR PROTEIN, JIM GOMEZ AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

UM, MY

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I AM THE, UH, BOARD CHAIR FOR LA HARBOR MEALS ON WHEELS, THE CHAIR FOR THE VETERANS COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE, THE HARBOR WOMEN'S CLUB AND THE BOARD MEMBER FOR THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CARE CENTER, WHICH ALSO KNOWN AS THE CRCC SINCE 1985 CRCC HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN LA HABRA COMMUNITY, PROVIDING FOOD TO THE LESS FORTUNATE DURING THE GOOD TIMES, AND THROUGH THE BAD WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN TO FEED THE COMMUNITY IN NOVEMBER, 2019, CRCC WAS, UM, AGAIN FACED WITH, UM, CLOSURE.

A NEW GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WAS PULLED TOGETHER AND A NEW BOARD WAS FORMED AND THINGS BEGAN TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL.

THE FIRST WEEK WE ONLY SERVE A FEW FAMILIES.

UM, I GUESS, GETTING EVERYBODY FAMILIAR THAT THE CRCC WAS OPEN AND RUNNING AGAIN, WE STARTED TRACKING, UM, A NEW TRACKING SYSTEM, WHICH, UM, THE SECOND WEEK WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 210 FAMILIES.

WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, WE SAW OUR FIRST SPIKE OF THE WEEK OF MARCH 30TH.

UM, AND AT THAT TIME, EVERYONE KNEW THAT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE FOOD SURFACE, UH, BE PROVIDED FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE WERE SERVING 248 FAMILIES.

UM, THE END OF THE WEEK OF THE WEEK OF MARCH 30TH AND CONTINUED TO GROW THROUGH THAT YEAR, UH, FOR A TOTAL OF 11,000 PLUS BOXES OF FOOD TO FAMILIES AND 2,700 PLUS BAGS TO THE HOMELESS THAT WOULD SHOW UP AT THE CRCC AND OTHER, UM, LOCATIONS.

THIS CONTINUED IN 2021 SERVING OVER 80% OF THE HOPPER RESIDENTS, AS YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED, UM, IN THE PAST THE WEEKLY FOOD, UH, GIVING STATS THAT SHOW HOW MANY, UH, FAMILIES WERE BEING SERVED, UM, FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES, UM, THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.

LUCKILY OUR GROUPS STEPPED UP, OTHER GROUPS HAVE STEPPED UP AND A PORTFOLIO OF PROGRAMS WERE FORMED SERVING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1,230 500 FAMILIES A WEEK.

AND THAT'S QUITE A BIT FOR JUST TO KNOW THAT THAT MANY FAMILIES ARE IN NEED OF FOOD.

WE ARE VERY PROUD THAT THE SUCCESS HAS BEEN A GOOD RUN, BUT AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, A LOT OF DISCUSSION, THE CRCC BOARD VOTED TO DISSOLVE AS A NONPROFIT MEMBER, UM, AND LET OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TAKE ON, EXCUSE ME, TAKE ON THE CAUSE THE BOARD SEEKS TO TRANSITION ITS CURRENT FOOD DISTRIBUTION, OPERATIONS SEAMLESSLY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY TO THE EXISTING EFFORTS WITH VISTA COMMUNITY CLINIC ALSO KNOWN AS VCC AND LAHABRA COLLABORATIVE.

WE ARE DEEPLY SADDENED ABOUT THE DECISION AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE MANY LONG TIME ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE FACED WITH SIMILAR DECISIONS AS WE APPROACH OUR CENTENNIAL, WHICH IS IN A FEW YEARS, I HOPE THAT ALL GREAT NONPROFITS, UM, THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1925 ARE NOT PUT IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS.

WE ALL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ALL WELL, UM, KNOWN AND THAT THEY CONTINUE TO, TO THRIVE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE.

WE WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF THE HOPPER FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT THROUGH ALL THIS TIME.

AND WE MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE.

AND TO ANY, ANYONE WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, GARY.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? REPUBLIC COMMENTS.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR OF TORONTO AND THE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, MY NAME IS JOEL SILVA AND I LIVE AT 1131 CAMP BLAINE.

UH, MY WIFE AND I ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS OF THE NORTH HILLS COMMUNITY AND ADDRESSING LONG-TERM ISSUES WITH THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS ALONG THE HARBOR BOULEVARD

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BETWEEN WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND OUR BELLY, THE DRIVE, UH, THAT HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO MULTIPLE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY CONCERNS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA.

UH, APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO, OUR HOME AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG THIS STRETCH OF HARBOR WAS THE LATEST INCIDENT TO HAVE A CAR HIT THE BRICK WALL.

UH, WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T SEE OR DON'T FULLY GRASP IS HOW DEADLY THESE BRICKS, UH, BECOME.

THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME.

I BELIEVE THIS YEAR THAT THIS HAPPENED IN THE NORTH HILLS AREA AND THIS HAPPENING, UH, WITH MORE FREQUENCY.

UM, I GREW UP IN, UH, LAHABRA HEIGHTS ON VISTA ROAD, JUST OFF OF A HARBOR.

UH, AND THIS IS BACK IN THE SEVENTIES.

SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH A CHANGE IN, IN TRAFFIC FROM THE OLD TWO LANE PULITZER ROAD INTO THE, UH, INTO HARBOR.

UH, SINCE THAT CHAIN, UH, ACCIDENTS HAVE INCREASED.

AND, UH, WE HAVE SEEN INCREASED TRAFFIC, INCREASED SPEED OF CARS, ESPECIALLY DURING OFF PEAK HOURS, UH, PATROLLING OF THIS AREA HAS DECREASED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR.

ALTHOUGH I DID SEE AN OFFICER OUT THERE TODAY, UH, AND HE WAS DOING AN INCREDIBLE JOB OF PULLING OVER A NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

UM, ALSO THERE IS A THREE TON LIMIT, UH, TRAVELING OVER PALTROW.

HOWEVER DIESEL TRUCKS TRAVELED DOWN THIS GRADE REGULARLY.

UH, THE GREAT ON THAT AIR, THAT ROAD IS A VERY STEEP, UH, I BELIEVE AT ONE POINT IT'S, UH, BETWEEN 15 AND 20%, UM, UH, MUCH DEEPER THAN THE AVERAGE OF THE COLON PASS.

UM, THIS WAS OFF OF BY THE WAY, A BRAKE FAILURE ON ONE OF THESE TRUCKS, UH, WOULD DEFINITELY BE CATASTROPHIC TO THAT, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, REASONABLE MEASURES FOR SAFETY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD, UH, CHANGE IN RELATION TO THE INCREASED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.

THE BRICK WALL REMAINS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE RESIDENTS ADJACENT TO THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF HARBOR BOULEVARD.

AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THESE BRICKS TURN INTO DEADLY PROJECTILES WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO PUNCTURE EIGHT INCH DIAMETER HOLES IN STUCCOED WALLS, BREAKTHROUGH WINDOWS, BLINDS IT INTO THE BEDROOMS, UH, OF ALL THE HOMES ALONG THAT AREA.

UH, THESE BRICKS ALSO TRAVELED, UH, INTO THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORS HOME, UH, INTO THE CUL-DE-SACS WHERE MANY OF THE RESIDENTS ENJOY WALKING DOWN OUR STREET AND OUR BELOVED NEIGHBORS, KIDS PLAY.

WE ARE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL FOR AN IMMEDIATE TEMPORARY MEASURE OF SOME FORM OF, UM, K RAIL, WHETHER IT BE CEMENT OR WATERFIELD PLASTIC TYPE, UH, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, BECAUSE IT'S OPEN RIGHT NOW.

AND IF ANOTHER CAR GOES THROUGH THERE, IT WILL GO THROUGH OUR HOME.

UH, I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT, UH, GUARDRAIL WOULDN'T END OR A METAL SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN ROWLAND HEIGHTS, UM, ALONG PATHFINDER ROAD, PROTECTING HOMES ALONG THAT STRETCH WHERE HOMES ARE ALSO LOWER THAN, THAN THAT ROAD.

UM, ALL OPTIONS TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC ALONG THIS ROUTE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO.

UM, AND I KNOW THAT WE HAD WAS MENTIONED THAT THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT IDEAS, UM, BUT WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT SOMETHING MORE, UH, MORE IMMEDIATE WHERE IT'S HARD TO SLEEP AT NIGHT.

UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PERMANENT SOLUTIONS.

UM, I DO FEAR THE NEXT TIME THAT THIS ISSUE IS RAISED.

WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE LOSS OF LIFE FROM ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS, AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

UH, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU, MR. SILVA.

AND, UH, AND JUST FOR YOUR REFERENCE AS WELL.

UH, THE, UH, THE ISSUE CAME UP AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, UH, GENTLEMEN, UH, FROM YOUR AREA AS WELL.

I'M IN WE'VE, UH, WE'RE LOOKING TO ADDRESS THAT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS OUR, UH, OUR TRAFFIC COORDINATOR, MICHAEL PLOTNICK AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE.

UH, SO, UH, WE ARE, UH, WE ARE DOING SOME THINGS, BUT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A KEY ROLE.

IS IT YOUR HOME THAT HAS THE, UH, WHERE THE, THE WALL WAS A YES, IT WAS OUR HOME.

LANDING ABOUT 150 FEET DOWN HARPER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NORTHBOUND LANES.

AND THEN I BELIEVE, UH, SEVERAL MONTHS EARLIER IT WAS THE SAME WALL.

THE NEXT, THE NEIGHBOR BEHIND US, UH, HAD AN INCIDENT, BUT, UM, IT'S OPEN RIGHT NOW AND IT'S JUST, IT'S, IT'S A NIGHTLY THING.

WE, WE HEAR THESE EVERY TIME I HEAR THE SCREECHES, I JUST, I CRINGE BECAUSE I'M LIKE, IS IT GOING TO COME THROUGH? YOU KNOW, SO, UH, IT, IT'S, IT'S A BIG CONCERN, BUT I, I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION.

I DO UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, IT WAS RAISED LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE, OR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

AND, UH, AND JUST THE SAME, WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND SPEAKING.

CAN WE REFER THEM TO SOMEBODY? IS THERE SOMEBODY THAT CAN ACTUALLY, I GAVE MR. SILVA MY PHONE NUMBER.

OKAY, PERFECT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS ANITA CARLOS.

UM, 1 1 3 1 CANDICE LANE ON FEBRUARY ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 PM.

A DRUNK DRIVER TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON HARBOR AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 75 MILES PER HOUR.

CRASH HEAD ON INTO OUR SIDE RETAINING WALL.

IT SPUN SEVERAL TIMES.

CAR PARTS FLEW EVERYWHERE WITH THE ENGINE

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LUCKILY BY THE GRACE OF GOD, NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET OF A BRICK WALL AND VINYL FENCING WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, SPANNING THREE BEDROOMS AND ONE BATHROOM, THE ROOF, AND EVEN MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY WERE SHELLED AND PEPPERED WITH PRESSURE, PROJECTILE BRICKS, FINAL FENCING, METAL, CAR PARTS CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

LUCKILY WE WEREN'T HOME.

OUR HOME SHOULD BE OUR SAFEST PLACE.

OUR BATHROOM WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED.

THERE WAS GLASS UP AND DOWN THE HALLWAY.

IT BRICK CRASHED THROUGH THE BREAD BEDROOM WINDOW, DESTROYING THE WINDOW.

THE SHUTTERS GLASS IS EMBEDDED IN THE CARPET AND THE PILLOWS AND THE BEDDING IN THE SAME ROOM.

I USE A PRAYER NAILER, WHICH IS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE WINDOW.

HAD I BEEN HOME I'VE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THE BRICK AND DEBRIS CRASHING THROUGH THE WINDOW.

WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS SEVERITY.

WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE AS THE SEVERITY OF THIS ACCIDENT AND AN ONGOING ISSUE, AS MY HUSBAND'S STATED, THIS ISN'T THE ONLY SECTION OF THE RETAINING WALL THAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY SPEEDING CARS.

LASTLY, OUR STREET IS FILLED WITH KIDS.

THEY ENJOY THE SAFETY OF PLANE IN THE CUL-DE-SAC AT ANY TIME, NOT ONLY, BUT NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT'S A CUL-DE-SAC, BUT WE'RE VERY CLOSE KNIT GROUP OF NEIGHBORS, ALWAYS WATCHING OUT FOR EACH OTHER AS BRICK FENCING AND CAR PARTS LANDED IN THE CUL-DE-SAC AND THE FRONT LAWN WERE NOT AS SAFE AS WE THINK WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO POSSIBLY REALLOCATE A PORTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2122 BUDGETED 1.8 MILLION M TWO GRANT THAT WAS ADOPTED AT THE JUNE 7TH, 2021 MEETING THAT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR A VARIETY OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

IN ADDITION TO THIS, WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING PART OF SB, ONE FUNDING, BE REALLOCATED TO INSTALL A GAL, A GUARD RAIL.

MY HUSBAND ALLUDED TO AS ITS FOCUS IS TOO BRIGHT, TOO BRIGHT FUNDING FOR COMMUNITIES TO RE REHABILITATE STREETS AND ROADS AND MAKE CRITICAL LIFE SAVING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AMONG OTHER ITEMS. WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST USE OF THE FUNDS AS SB ONE FUND FUNDING OUTLINES PROJECTS THAT ARE INDIRECT CORRELATION TO OUR REQUEST TO MAKE LIFE-SAVING IMPROVEMENTS.

THAT PROTECT NOT ONLY THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ALONG HARBOR BETWEEN OUR BELITA IN WHITTIER, BUT ALSO INNOCENT MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS MATTER.

I'VE PUT TOGETHER, UM, SOME PACKETS OF PICTURES.

SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE SOME OF THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED, UM, AS WELL AS THE CAR, WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AFTER THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

CAN I GET THOSE FROM YOU SURE.

IS THERE ONE FOR EACH ONE OF US? IS THAT WHAT IT IS? OH, THANK YOU.

AND THIS IS A, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE US AS WELL.

SO I'LL MAKE SURE WE, WE LOOK AT THEM.

RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCUSE ME.

ANYONE ELSE FOR A PUBLIC COMMENTS? ALL

[ 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 ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF MEMBER, OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS, SEPARATE ACTION, A REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVE ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.

PUBLIC COMMON 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 ARE LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.

SPEAKING 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 AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH NINE.

DO WE HAVE A CALL FOR REMOVAL ITEMS BY A STAFF? NOT MR. MAYOR COUNCIL? NOPE.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? ALL RIGHT.

I'LL CALL FOR ACTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND AND WILL THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? I GO HERE OR HERE? WHAT SIDE? SPINOSA MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY FIVE, ZERO.

ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE HARBOR CITY COUNCIL, TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM.

MOVING ON.

DO A PUBLIC HEARING, NO PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THIS TIME.

MOVING ON TO CONSIDERATION ITEMS.

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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.

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.

[1. CONSIDER CITY OF LA HABRA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 That the City Council consider and approve the proposed City of La Habra Goals and Objectives for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.]

FIRST ITEM UP IS TO CONSIDER CITY OF LA HARBOR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 22, 20 23.

CAN WE HAVE THE REPORT PLEASE? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, ROBERT FARRIER FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE EACH YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS AND ADOPTS A SERIES OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR.

THESE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES SERVE AS AN INITIAL STEP IN THE PREPARATION OF THE CITY'S ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AND ACTION IN JUNE CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR CITY COUNCIL AND DIRECTION.

THE PROPOSED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR FISCAL 2223 ARE GENERAL IN NATURE AND ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING THINGS PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC REVENUES AND FISCAL ASSETS, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES, DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY, AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND INTEGRATION OF EXCELLENCE IN CITY SERVICES.

EACH GOAL IS PARTIALLY ACHIEVED FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SEVERAL RECOMMENDED OBJECTIVES, WHICH IN TURN HELP THE CITY TO REALIZE ITS CORE MISSION OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY.

SOME OBJECTIVES ARE SHORT-TERM.

OTHERS ARE LONG-TERM MOST TEND TO BE PERPETUAL OCCURRING OVER AN ONGOING BASIS.

THE PROPOSED FISCAL 2223 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO STAFF REPORT, UM, UH, ARE THERE FOR YOUR, UH, REVIEW STAFF REQUESTS.

THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER THEM PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO STAFF, MAKE ANY CHANGES THAT DEEMED APPROPRIATE AND THEN IMPROVE THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES STAFF'S AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY HAVE THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I DO GO AHEAD, SIR.

ONE THING I SAW ON THIS, ROB IS UNDER GOAL FIVE OBJECTIVE AGE IS SOMETHING THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION WITH REGARD TO RETAINING A CONSULTANT, TO DEVELOP A COHESIVE, COHESIVE STRATEGY WITH REGARD TO A DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, BECAUSE THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT AND TALKING ABOUT FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

I'M CURIOUS IF YOU COULD UPDATE US ON THE PROGRESS OF THE RETENTION OF THAT CONSULTANT, WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE WHEN WE CAN EXPECT SOME KIND OF RESPONSE.

AND MAYBE I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, MS. KIM MIGHT BE THE ONE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

NYSE ERIN I'M SUSAN KIM WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

WE ARE JUST DRAFTING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RIGHT NOW FOR CONSULTANT, WHERE WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'D WANT THAT CONSULTANT TO INCLUDE SUCH AS A MARKET ANALYSIS SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT ARE WE MISSING MAYBE IN THE CITY THAT WE COULD ATTRACT TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA WHERE OUR ZONING REGULATIONS MAY BE TOO STRINGENT.

AND THAT'S REALLY KEEPING PEOPLE OUT OF LOCATING IN THE AREA AS WELL AS INFRASTRUCTURE AND BEAUTIFICATION ACTIVITIES THAT COULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE EFFORT AND REALLY LOOKING BACK AT THE LAST 20, 30 YEARS, BECAUSE I'M NOT THE FIRST DIRECTOR TO WORK ON THIS AND I MAY NOT BE THE LAST ONES.

DIDN'T REALLY SEE WHAT WORKED AND WHAT HASN'T TO THE STATE.

AND WE ARE HOPING TO COME BEFORE YOU FOR A WORKSHOP TO GAIN SOME OF YOUR INPUT ON WHAT YOU THINK THE DIRECTION OF THE HOPPER BOULEVARD NEEDS TO GO.

THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A LONG STANDING DREAM OF A LOT OF CITIES AND SOME HAVE SEEN THOSE DREAMS REALIZED IN THE FORM OF A REVITALIZED DOWNTOWN AREA LIKE FULLER JENNA, LIKE BRIA WHITTIER IS A UPTOWN AREA, EVEN STARTING AS EARLY BACK AS PASADENA WHERE THEIR OLD TOWN CONCEPT, BUT PROBABLY YOU WOULD AGREE THAT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF OBSTACLES AND THINGS IN THE WAY OF THAT.

NOW THAT RDAS ARE GONE, WE HAVE TRAFFIC CONCERNS.

WE HAVE PARKING CONCERNS, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A DIFFICULT NUT TO CRACK, BUT I MEAN, YOU PROBABLY AGREE THAT IT'S WORTH PURSUING AND I FOR ONE WILL BE FASCINATED TO HEAR WHAT THIS CONSULTANT SAYS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORKSHOP.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SUSAN.

ANYONE ELSE, ROB? I'VE GOT A QUESTION, UH, UNDER ITEM NUMBER THREE, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF CITY INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S NOTHING SPECIFICALLY IN HERE, BUT AS FAR AS, UH, A SOLAR PROGRAM OF SOME SORT, UH, UH, WITHIN, UH, SOME OF OUR CITY BUILDINGS, UH, YOU KNOW, IN PUTTING UP, UH, SOLAR, UM, UH, PANELS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO MAYBE, UH, UH, REDUCE SOME OF OUR, OUR USE OF ELECTRICITY.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT

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WE CAN LOOK INTO DOWN THE LINE, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S FEASIBLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE, SO I CAN ANSWER THAT MR. MAYOR.

SO IN THE PAST FEW YEARS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT OPTIONS TO BRING SOLAR IN.

UM, I KNOW WE'VE, UH, HAD OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL SOLAR OPTION FOR THE POLICE, FOR INSTANCE, THE POLICE PARKING LOT SIMILAR TO WHAT LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL DID AND WITH THEIR STRUCTURES, UH, FOR SHADE, BUT ALSO FOR SOLAR, WE'VE ALSO EVALUATED, UH, PRELIMINARILY, THE, UM, ADDITION OF SOLAR PANELS AND SOME MORE RESERVOIR LOCATIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF SPACE OUT THERE.

THAT'S OPEN TO THE SUN.

UH, COST IS A FACTOR, UM, AND GETTING SOME, UH, INCENTIVES OR POTENTIAL GRANTS TO HELP, UH, WITH THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE SOMETHING THAT STAFF'S LOOKING INTO, BUT WE COULD ADD A GOAL IF COUNCIL SO CHOOSES, UH, TO EXPLORE, UM, SOLAR OPTIONS WHENEVER FEASIBLE, FINANCIAL FEASIBLE.

IF YOU'D LIKE, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK INTO EVENTS.

ANY GOALS COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ADD.

WE JUST WOULD NEED A MOTION TO ADD THAT.

AND WE CAN ADD THAT TO THE LIST.

I MAKE A MOTION TO ADD THAT IF ANYBODY WANTS A SECOND, THEN I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

ANYONE ELSE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

I INVITE THE PUBLIC TO TESTIFY.

PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

NO ONE.

OKAY.

CALL FOR COUNSEL DISCUSSION INTERACTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE RECEIVE AND FILE, UM, ALL THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, UH, FROM, FOR A YEAR 2022 TO 2023.

ALSO ADDING THE MODIFICATION TO EXPLORE, UH, SOLAR PANELS AND, UH, THE CONSERVATIVE OF ENERGY.

I WILL SECOND WHAT COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

SECOND ITEM UP IS CONSIDERED A 0.1 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO SERVE AS CHAIR FOR THE CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY AND ONE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE INTERNAL AUDIT COMMITTEE AND NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM FOR THE CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY.

[2. CONSIDER AND APPOINT ONE CITY COUNCILMEMBER TO SERVE AS CHAIR FOR THE CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY AND ONE CITY COUNCILMEMBER TO SERVE ON THE INTERNAL AUDIT COMMITTEE That the City Council consider and appoint: A. One City Councilmember to serve as Chair of the La Habra Civic Improvement Authority for a term expiring December 2022; and, B. One City Councilmember to serve on the Internal Audit Committee for a term expiring December 2022.]

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE DARREN .

IS THAT FOR BOTH POSITIONS? SURE.

WHY NOT ALL SECOND DONE.

CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER, AND EXPERIAN.

CAN WE HAVE A VOTE? DO WE HAVE TO HAVE THE PUBLIC TESTIFY? NO, NO.

THE, UH, NO, THEY WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY.

OKAY.

THERE'S A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS AND CAST UNANIMOUS BALLOT.

RIGHT? WE JUST NEED TO VOTE.

I CAN MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS, CAST, UNANIMOUS VOTE.

WE GET PUBLIC.

I THINK WE DID.

AND THERE WAS NO ONE THERE THAT, UH, WANTED TO COME.

ACTUALLY I THINK WE NEED TO OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

I BELIEVE WE TOOK PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE FIRST ITEM ONLY.

I DON'T RECALL US OPENING UP THE COMMENT FOR THE SECOND ITEM.

MY MISTAKE, AND I WILL OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

MY APOLOGIES.

SEE NONE THEN, UH, NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE POSITION WE'VE NOMINATED.

ARE THERE? IT'S BEEN SECONDED.

SO, UH, CAN WE HAVE A VOTE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YET.

ANOTHER VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

IN ADDITION, THE COMMUNITY CENTER ALSO HOSTS COVID TESTING EVENTS EVERY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 AM AND 7:00 PM.

NEXT STEP.

UH, MAYOR'S COMMENTS.

UH, OH, EXCUSE ME.

MAYORS.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR, LOCAL COVID-19 VACCINATION AND BOOSTER SHOT EVENTS CONTINUE TO OCCUR AT LOCAL HOSPITALS, MEDICAL CENTERS, PHARMACIES, AND OTHER LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTY, INCLUDING HERE IN LA HOMBRE APPOINTMENTS FOR VACCINATION AND BOOSTERS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AVAILABLE ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 AM AND 4:00 PM.

TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, PLEASE VISIT WWW.MY TURN.CA.GOV.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN THE LOCATION OF A VACCINATION OR BOOSTER SHOT EVENT OUTSIDE OF LAHABRA, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.

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TESTING IS DONE ON AN APPOINTMENT BASIS.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE CALL THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.

IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO ATTEND A TESTING CLINIC IN PERSON, THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROVIDES AT HOME COVID DESTINY KITS.

EVERY HOME IN THE U S IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FOUR AT HOME TESTING KITS, FREE OF CHARGE ORDER SHIPPED THROUGH THE US POSTAL SERVICE.

USUALLY WITHIN SEVEN TO 12 DAYS OF AN ORDER TO ORDER THE KITS, PLEASE VISIT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S WEBSITE@WWWDOTCOVIDTEST.GOV.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ALSO DISTRIBUTING FREE N 95 MESS THROUGH THOUSANDS OF PHARMACIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL PHARMACY TO CONFIRM AVAILABILITY FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.

COLDWELL HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 RUNNERS LACE UP YOUR SHOES AND JOIN US FOR THE LA HARBOR RACES AT THE LA HARBOR MARKETPLACES COMING SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH.

REGISTER NOW FOR YOUR FAVORITE EVENT, WHETHER IT BE THE 5K RUN, WALK, THE ONE K KITTY RUN FOR YOUNG RUNNERS OR THE 50 YARD DIAPER DASH FOR THE YOUNGEST RUNNERS IN THE CROWD TO REGISTER ONLINE, PLEASE VISIT US@WWWDOTLAHABRACA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.

IT'S NOT TOO LATE.

APPLY FOR A MICRO-BUSINESS GRANT THROUGH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO HELP YOUR SMALL BUSINESS GROW.

THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A GRANT OF $2,500 THAT CAN BE USED FOR A VARIETY OF BUSINESS RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT INVESTMENTS IN WORKING CAPITAL PERMITTING COSTS OR BUSINESS COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS MARCH 15TH.

SO APPLY TODAY THROUGH OSI ONE-STOP CENTER WEBSITE AT WWW DOT DOT COM OR YOU CAN CALL 7 1 4 4 8 0 6 5 0 0 AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST SUPPORT THE LA HABRA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BY REGISTERING FOR THE CHIPPING IN FOR KIDS GOLF TOURNAMENT, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE HACIENDA GOLF CLUB.

ON MONDAY MAY 2ND, GOLFERS WILL ENJOY A FUN-FILLED DAY OF GOLFING DRIVING, PUTTING COMPETITIONS, BEAT THE PRO CONTEST FOOD BEVERAGES, AND MUCH MORE ALL PROCEEDS SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE HUBBARD CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, EARLY BIRD PRICING IN EFFECT NOW THROUGH APRIL 1ST.

SO SIGN UP TODAY, REGISTER ONLINE THROUGH THE FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM WEBSITE AT WWW DOT FCM, LH.ORG, OR CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 4 2.

AND THAT'S IT FOR THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR.

[ COMMENTS FROM STAFF:]

ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF JUST WANTED TO WELCOME MAYOR PRO TEM GOMEZ BACK TO THE DAYAS.

GOOD CDN.

UH, NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK UP HERE, JIM, IS IT?

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WELCOME BACK, MR. LAHABRA.

WE MAKE YOU, IT'S JUST WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU HERE.

WELCOME ABOARD.

UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, CAROL AND I WILL BE DOING THE 5K ON SATURDAY.

I HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE, BUT WE WILL BE THERE AS WELL.

I KNOW THE MAYOR WILL FINISH ABOUT ONE HOUR BEFORE US, BUT STILL WE'LL GIVE IT OUR BEST EFFORT.

I WENT WITH THE, UH, I WENT TO THE READ ACROSS AMERICA EVENT AT THE MUSEUM, UH, ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AGO, AND THAT WAS AN AWFUL LOT OF FUN.

I ONLY GOT TO READ TO ABOUT FIVE KIDS, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE ABOUT 50 KIDS WERE JUST THERE TO WATCH THE LA COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS READ.

SO I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T QUITE RATE, BUT IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE DISLIKE IT AND THAT'S ALL I GOT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY WELCOME BACK, JIM.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

I KNOW I SAW YOU AT ANOTHER EVENT AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU THERE.

I LIKED TOO, THAT YOU ABSENCE WAS FELT, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE CLOTHES GUY, CHAMBERS, WHERE WE REALLY GET INFORMALLY START LAUGHING AND ALL THAT.

SO I MISSED YOU AND I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK.

UH, MR. MAYOR, I TOO, WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME A COUNCILMAN GOMEZ BACK OR MAYOR PRO TEM GOMEZ BACK.

UM, IT'S NICE TO HAVE HIM HERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY HE CHOSE TO TAKE MY CHAIR AND SHOVED ME OUT OF IT.

HE'S JUST A BULLY, I GUESS, BUT, UH, ALSO WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE, UM, COUNCILMAN NICK SYRIAN'S WIFE.

SHE HAD A MILESTONE BIRTHDAY.

I BELIEVE SHE TURNED 40 AND SHE CELEBRATED WITH HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ABOUT COUNCILS THAT ARE DIVIDED AND FIGHTING AND YOU KNOW, GRUMBLING.

MS. MR. MAYOR, I, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR THE OUTPOURING OF LOVE AND SUPPORT THEY'VE UH, THEY'VE GIVEN ME, UH, OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO IT'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS, TREMENDOUS JOURNEYS.

I STILL GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO, UH, TO GAIN A LOT OF MY STRENGTH BACK ON MY KNEES AND STUFF.

BUT IF I, THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS, I CAN TELL YOU, UM, YOU HEAR

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AND I TELL YOU EACH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES, ALL FOUR OF THEM AND EVEN THE NEWEST MEMBER, DARREN, EVERY SINGLE ONE THAT WOULD CALL ME REGULARLY, A COUPLE OF HAVE COME AND VISITED ME AT MY HOME, A TEXT MESSAGE ME AND IT SINCERELY, SINCERELY, UH, MEANS A LOT TO ME TO HAVE THE SUPPORT.

AND YOU KNOW, ALSO OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND OUR STAFF AND JIM SADRO AS WELL.

WE'RE THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF SAD NOTES THAT I WANT TO ADJOURN A MEMORY OF LORENZA HERNANDEZ.

SHE'S A LAVA RESIDENT THAT SADLY, UM, CHECKING INTO THE HOSPITAL EXACTLY THE SAME DAY THAT I DID.

AND SHE WAS VERY ILL IN HER.

I RAN INTO HER FAMILY WHEN I WAS THERE AND UNFORTUNATELY SHE PASSED AWAY AND DID NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

UH, WHEN I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL AS WELL, UH, WE LOST ONE OF OUR LAHABRA RESIDENTS, UH, FERNANDO MORENO, LIFELONG RESIDENT OF LAHABRA.

UH, HE LEAVES BEHIND HIS DAUGHTERS.

UH, AMY AND DEBBIE HAS THREE CHILDREN, MATT, DANIEL, AND MARK.

AND YOU MAY KNOW FERNANDO'S WIFE, SUE, SUE.

UM, THERE WAS A LONG TIME IN PLAY FOR THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

SHE, UM, WORKED AT OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.

EVERYBODY KNOWS SUMMA RHINO, AND SADLY, UH, WE LOST FERNANDO IRONICALLY, WHEN I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, THAT'S VERY SAD THAT SERVICES WERE HELD TODAY.

AND ON A FINAL NOTE, WE ALSO LOST ONE OF OUR LONG-TIME EMPLOYEES.

UH, JERRY VIEIRA, WHO WORKED IN OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

HE LEAVES BEHIND FOUR CHILDREN AND HIS WIFE, HELEN, UH, SADLY HE PASSED AWAY FROM COVID AND AGAIN, HE WORKED FOR US IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME YOU BACK.