Apr 04, 2022 Successor Agency to the La Habra Redevelopment Agency

BUT BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT

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THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UM, I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER

[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber ROLL CALL: Chair Simonian Vice Chair Gomez Director Espinoza Director Medrano Director Nigsarian]

TO LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 7:18 PM.

WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLL.

IT'S CHAIR SIMONIAN HERE.

VICE CHAIR, GOMEZ DIRECTOR ESPINOSA HERE, DIRECTOR MADRANO DIRECTOR, NICK SYRIAN PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WHEN ADDRESSING THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, 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 MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.

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

SPEAKING TIME, THE 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 SCHEDULE AGENDA FOR GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4 0.38.

SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT APPEARING? GO TO CONSENT CALENDAR? ALL

[ CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters on Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Director, 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 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.]

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

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSE OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

THE SEN CONSENT CALENDAR APPEARS ON PAGES ONE THROUGH TWO ON THE AGENDA, UH, AUDIENCE AGENDA ITEMS, ONE THROUGH THREE, UH, REMOVAL OF ANY ITEMS, NO CHAIRS OR MONEY OR AGENCY, NO AUDIENCE SEEING NONE CALL FOR ACTION WITH EXCEPTION OF ANY ITEMS REMOVE, WHICH WERE NONE CHAIRMAN SIMONIAN.

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

THE MOTION IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND MOTION.

THE SECOND WE'LL VOTE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHTY.

UM, IS THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF NOW, MR. CHAIR? BECOMINGS

[ COMMENTS FROM DIRECTORS:]

AND, UH, UH, LAURIE, YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY THAT EASY.

UM, I WILL TELL YOU LAURA, YOU'RE GOING TO BE MISSED.

UH, AND I'M SORRY.

I FORGOT TO DO IT AT THE END OF THE, UH, THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, BUT, UH, YOU'VE, UH, YOU'VE BEEN MORE THAN GRACIOUS HERE AS OUR, AS OUR CITY CLERK.

UM, UH, BIG SHOES ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE FILLED WHEN YOU LEAVE AND I'LL, I'LL TELL YOU THAT, UM, YOU'VE, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU'VE HELPED ME TIME AND TIME AGAIN.

UM, AND NOW THAT I'M MAYOR AND, UH, UM, I'M REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GONNA MISS YOU, UH, NOT ONLY AS A CITY CLERK, BUT YOU'RE A GREAT HUMAN BEING.

AND FOR THE, I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU, UH, QUITE A BIT, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AND I'M GOING TO MISS, UH, WALKING INTO YOUR OFFICE WHEN I, WHEN I GO UP INTO OUR OFFICE, UH, BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS, YOU'RE ALWAYS A RAY OF SUNSHINE ANYTIME I EVER GO IN AND TALK TO YOU.

AND, UH, AND I KNOW YOU'RE SUPER BUSY, BUT YOU TAKE THE TIME, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST, JUST TO DO THAT, TO TALK.

AND, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE OUR CONVERSATIONS OVER THE YEARS.

UM, AND, UH, I'M, I'M GONNA, I'M GOING TO GET, UH, I'M GOING TO GET MIKE TO LET ME IN ON THE TRAILER AND SIT ON HIS HARLEY AS WE, UH, AS WE DRIVE ACROSS TO NORTH CAROLINA.

UM,

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AND, UH, IF ANYBODY, IF ANYBODY HASN'T SEEN MIKE AND I, I, UH, JOKINGLY, UH, REFER TO HIM AS A, AS A COUNTRY SINGER, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE.

IF ANYBODY KNOWS WHO TRACE ATKINS IS IF YOU PUT A COWBOY HAT ON MIKE, HE LOOKS LIKE TRACE ATKINS.

AND I, AND BROTHER, WE WE'VE GOT DAUGHTERS.

SO I, I ALWAYS THINK OF THE SHOTGUN SONG, RIGHT? AND I THINK OF YOU EVERY SINGLE TIME I HEAR IT.

SO YOU WILL BOTH BE MISSED AND, UH, WE'RE NOT DONE YET.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL GIVE YOU A, UH, A GOOD FAREWELL.

SO, BUT I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT LAURIE GONNA MISS YOU, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, I WON'T BE CAUSE I'LL END UP CRYING.

SO ONE MORE MEETING ONE MORE WEEK, LAURIE, I TOO WILL MISS YOU.

YOUR YOU'RE VERY SPECIAL.

AND YOU'RE A PERSON THAT TAKES ALL THE WRINKLES OUT OF EVERYTHING WE DO.

IF THERE'S A BUMP IN THE ROAD, YOU MAKE IT SMOOTH.

UM, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES YOU BUILD ME UP AT, YOU KNOW THAT, SO I APPRECIATE IT.

I KNOW WE ALL DO SO YOU'RE A LADY THAT, UM, WANTS TO HELP.

AND YOU DO.

YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE HERE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN SPEND THE REST OF YOUR DAYS KNOWING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE, THANK YOU WITH THAT.

I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING.