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[ LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 Please note that should all business not be concluded by 10:00 p.m., the Chair shall either authorize an extension of time to said meeting or continue all unfinished items to a future meeting, date certain, or date uncertain.]
AT THIS TIME, THE MEETING WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER.WILL THE AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN COMMISSIONER VICE-CHAIR ROJAS AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WELL, THE SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL ROLL COMMISSIONER BERNIER HERE.
CHAIR MUNOZ, COMMISSIONER MANLEY, COMMISSIONER SEARCH.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSE OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.
SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL NATURE.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEMS OF CITY BUSINESS, NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA PER AGENDA CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4 DASH THREE EIGHT SUCH COMMENTS AND NOT BE RESPONDED BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? IF HE ASKED, PLEASE FILL OUT THE SPEAKER CARD AND LEAVE IT AT ELECTRUM.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD TO SPEAK, YOU WILL FIND THE SPEAKER CARDS ON THE TABLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CHAMBER.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF, UM, WITH YOUR, UH, SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE CHAIR, AND THERE SHOULD BE NO DIRECT EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY CHAIR? UH, JACK ME DONDA.
I AM ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FROM THE CITY OF LA MIRADA AND A COLLEAGUE, I'M ALSO ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION THERE AND THE CITY OF LA MORADA.
AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT, UH, LAMA MAROTTA, I'M SORRY.
LAHABRA UH, YOU, YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT JUST MEN CAN BE ON THE COMMISSION BRAVO.
UH, SO THAT'S JUST A COMMENTARY, PLEASE.
DON'T REPEAT THAT TO MY, UH, TO MY CITY.
I'M HERE TO, UH, COMMEND YOU PLANNER, UH, FOR, UH, JUST YOUR, SOME OF YOUR PLANNING IDEAS, UH, SOME OF YOUR HOUSING IDEAS, BRAVO, UH, AND THEN JUST EMPATHIZE WITH YOU FOR THE NIMBYS THAT, UH, DO EXIST.
ALL THE CPS, ALL THE VARIANCES, ALL THAT STUFF THAT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND, AND REALLY I'M HERE TO CHEERLEAD FOR THE INTERN.
UH, WE'RE PROUD OF THIS YOUNG MAN, AND THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING THAT INTERN PROGRAM.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP OUR YOUNG, UH, OUR YOUNG MINDS.
I'M JUST HERE TO CHEER YOU ON AND I'M JEALOUS.
I'M JEALOUS OF THE, UH, UH, THE INTERACTION HERE AND YOU DON'T HAVE A DRESS CODE.
I HAVE TO WEAR A SUIT AND TIE AT ONCE A MONTH AND REALLY ONCE A MONTH.
THAT'S WHAT I WEAR FOR, AND I DON'T ENVY YOUR ROBUST AGENDA.
HELLO? MY NAME IS CHRIS NICHOLS.
I DON'T LIVE IN THIS COUNTY, BUT I CAME DOWN HERE AND I'M A HISTORIAN AND A WRITER, AND I FOUND A GREAT BUILDING THAT I WANTED TO USE FOR A SPECIAL EVENT, A LIVE EVENT, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAD THEIR, UH, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT REVOKED.
SO I WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOME WAY THAT I COULD ARRANGE FOR A SPECIAL EVENT AT THIS LOCATION.
AND ONE TIME ONLY MR. MORRIS ELLIS SUGGESTED THAT I COME AND SPEAK.
UH, I HONESTLY HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS HAS DONE IN, IN LAHABRA, BUT, UM, WANT TO DO START THE PROCESS OF POSSIBLY REQUESTING, UM, A SPECIAL DISPENSATION FOR A GROUP OF MIDDLE-AGED NERDY HISTORIANS TO HAVE AN EVENT AT THIS PLACE THAT IS HAD APPARENTLY SOME KIND OF ROCK BAND TROUBLE THING THAT I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT.
SO ANYWAY, THAT'S WHY I PRESENT MYSELF TO USING IT.
IT'S THE LAHABRA 300 BOWL, WHICH IS A UNIQUE HISTORIC RESOURCE IN ALL OF CALIFORNIA AND A VERY SPECIAL EXAMPLE OF GOOGIE ARCHITECTURE, WHICH IS KIND OF WHAT I SPECIALIZE IN WRITING ABOUT AND, UH, ET CETERA.
SO IF I CAN CONTACT SOMEONE, I'D BE REALLY GRATEFUL TO SEE IF I COULD ARRANGE FOR THAT.
SO THAT'S YES, YOU CAN COME IN AND CONTACT ME TOMORROW.
OUR BUSINESS HOURS ARE SEVEN 30 TO SIX,
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OKAY.AT THE CITY HALL AT THE CITY HALL.
THANK YOU, MR. ROSLYN, LIKE YOU'RE READY.
MY NAME IS ANDY BUENO AND, UH, I CAME TO THE MEETING HERE BECAUSE I ATTENDED, UM, THE FIRST ONE OR IN MY PLACE BEING THE FRIENDLY VILLAGE.
SOME OF YOU KNOW, OH ONE SECOND, ANDY, IS THIS ON A PARTICULAR ITEM? WELL, IT SHOULDN'T AGENDA JUST TO MAKE SURE.
CAUSE IF IT IS ON A PARTICULAR ITEM, THEN WE HAVE, UM, A LOT OF TIME FOR THAT.
IS THIS ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT AGENDA? UH, YES.
IT'S FOR THE, UH, FOR THE PARK.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A SEAT AND THEN ONCE WE GET TO THAT ITEM, THEN WE'LL HAVE DEDICATED TIME FOR THE
THIS IS JUST IN CASE THERE'S ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL CALL YOU UP.
ANYONE ELSE? I WANT TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.
SEEING NONE WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.
UNLESS A COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBERS 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 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 LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSE OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.
SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS WILL BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL NATURE.
BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME IS A CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH INCLUDES ITEMS ONE THROUGH TWO, ALL ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED.
THAT ONE VOTE UNLESS AN ITEM IS REMOVED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION TO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
COMMISSIONER CIVIC, NOT AT THIS TIME BY HIS CHAIR ROLE HAS NO COMMISSIONER MANLY, NO.
IF NO ONE WANTS TO REMOVE ANYTHING MAY HERE, UM, HAVE A MOTION.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
I, SECOND EMOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER MANLEY.
AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROAS, EVERYONE, PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING.
THE PROCEDURES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.
THE CHAIR WILL INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND THE STAFF WILL GIVE A REPORT ON THE ITEM.
THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON FAVOR OF THE ITEM WILL BE RECOGNIZED.
FIRST IN THE COMMISSION WE HEAR FROM THOSE IN OPPOSITION, REBUTTALS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR.
AFTER ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN SPOKEN, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED ON THE COMMISSIONERS WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER AND TAKE ACTION.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND LEAVE IT AT THE ELECTRUM.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD TO SPEAK, YOU WILL FIND THE SPEAKER CARDS AT THE TABLE OF THE ENTRANCE OF THE CHAMBER.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE CHAIR.
THERE SHOULD BE NO DIRECT EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AND THE COMMISSION.
COMMON SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR EACH PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 22 DASH TWO FOR THE OPERATION OF A RESTAURANT.
DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN AT 1331 WEST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY SUITE A I'M SORRY.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE FOR THIS ITEM? NO, WE DID NOT.
DO WE HAVE A STOCK REPORT? YES.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THIS EVENING'S PROJECT INVOLVES A CUP FOR THE OPERATION OF A RESTAURANT.
THE LOCATION WILL BE 1331 WEST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY.
PARKING HAS BEEN ADDRESSED FOR THIS RESTAURANT THROUGH THE SHARED PARKING
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STUDY OF 2009, WHICH WAS SPLIT INTO ZONES.THE AVAILABLE SPACES WILL BE THE SAME FOR THE INTENDED PROPOSED RESTAURANT.
DAVID'S HOT CHICKEN WILL BE TAKING THE SPACE OF THE PREVIOUS PANERA BREAD.
UH, I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE PREVIOUS PANERA BREAD HAD A TOTAL OF 81 SEATS AVAILABLE AND THE PROPOSED RESTAURANT DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN WILL HAVE A DECREASED NUMBER OF SEATS.
THERE WILL BE MINOR TENANT IMPROVEMENTS DONE TO THE FACILITY.
EVERYTHING WILL BE INTERIOR AT THIS TIME.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE APPROVAL FOR THE PROJECT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF COMMISSIONER BRINGING AIR.
NO COMMISSIONER MANLEY, NO QUESTIONS.
WILL THERE BE ANY ALCOHOL SERVED? GREAT QUESTION.
THERE WILL BE NO ALCOHOL, NOR IS ANY ALCOHOL, ANY ABC LICENSE BEING PROPOSED FOR THIS PROJECT.
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WILL HEAR FROM THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
LEWINSKI RESIDING IN HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA.
I, UH, I'M DIRECTOR AT, UH, DJM CAPITAL AND THEY REPRESENT THE LANDLORD.
UH, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, AN EXECUTED LEASE AGREEMENT WITH DAVE'S HOT CHICKEN, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OPEN THE RESTAURANT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UH, I WANTED TO THANK STAFF, WERE WORKING WITH US ON THIS ITEM AND, UM, UH, TURNING IT PRETTY QUICKLY SO WE CAN START, UM, CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND, UM, HAVE THIS SPACE THAT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR, I THINK, OVER A YEAR NOW, UH, ALREADY, UM, UP AND RUNNING, UH, IN, IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
NOW WE WILL HEAR FROM THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT? UH, OKAY.
UM, AFTER THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO EMOTION.
WHAT ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? THE RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR THE CITY OF LA HABRA APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 22 DASH 12 FOR THE OPERATION WITH RESTAURANT AT 1 33 WEST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE B AND C AS PER APPROVED PLANS, MAKING THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND COMMISSIONER SURGE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SECOND? ALRIGHT, EVERYONE, PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.
MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO, AND IT WILL BECOME FINAL IN 10 WORKING DAYS UNLESS IT'S APPEALED TO CITY COUNCIL.
THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST FOR A PLANT COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL PRECISE PLAN, 22 DASH ZERO ONE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 6,250 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT 7 31 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY AND MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA.
SO WE HAVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE FOR THIS ITEM.
DO WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? OKAY.
DO YOU MEAN HONORABLE CHERRY AND COMMISSIONERS? THIS SAME THINGS.
PROJECT INVOLVES A PLAN, A PRECISE PLAN, 22 DASH ZERO ONE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON A VACANT PARCEL.
THE PROPERTIES LOCATED ON NORTH SIDE OF IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, BETWEEN LESLIE STREET AND HARBOR GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION IS COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL, AND THE PROPERTY HAS A PCI PLAN COMMERCIAL ZONE WITH A PUD PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY.
THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON A VACANT PROPERTY.
UM, THIS WAS APPROVED IN 2018, UH, A DISCRETIONARY PERMITS, UH, THAT INVOLVED THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF THE PROPERTY INTO FOUR LOTS.
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DEVELOPMENT INVOLVED LIKE KINKED A HOTEL ON THE NORTH SIDE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE, NEAR IMPERIAL HIGHWAY.UH, THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS LOCATED ON PARCEL FOUR OR LOT FOUR, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE, ADJACENT TO THE RAILROAD RIGHT AWAY, A LOT SIZES AND APPROXIMATELY 20,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.
THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE A SINGLE STORY, COMMERCIAL BUILDING, A FLOOR AREA OF ABOUT 6,200 SQUARE FEET.
UM, MAJORITY OF STRUCTURE IS DEVOTED TO OPEN DISPLAY AREA.
AND TWO RESTROOMS IN OFFICE ARE LOCATED NEAR THE NORTHERLY PORTION OF THE BUILDING.
THE BUILDING WILL BE UTILIZED BY THE OPERATOR HALLMARK GREETING CARDS, WHICH IS PROPOSED TO OPERATE, UH, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FROM 9:30 AM TO 7:00 AM AND SUNDAYS FROM 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM.
THE PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS CONSISTS OF STUCCO FACADES, UH, RES PARAPET, UM, SOME OF THE ELEMENTS AND COLORS THAT ARE FOUND WITHIN THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THIS WILL MATCH THE LAKITA HOTEL AND PARTS OF THE TACO BELL RESTAURANT AS REQUIRED BY LAW HOPPER, MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 18 POINT 36.1 HUNDRED PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL IS APPROVAL IS REQUIRED FOR ANY PUD SINCE ALL THE REQUIRED FINDINGS CAN BE MADE FOR THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PRECISE PLAN, UH, SUBJECT TO THE FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, DAVID, AT THIS TIME, AND I'LL ASK PLANNING, COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF, COMMISSIONER BURNETT, COMMISSIONER MANLEY.
DAVID, IS THIS THE SAME OPERATOR THAT OPERATED THE PREVIOUS LOCATION THAT WAS IN THE CITY BEFORE? I BELIEVE THIS IS A RELOCATION FROM THE OPERATOR THAT WAS ON BEACH BOULEVARD AND IMPERIAL HIGHWAY BEACH AND IMPERIAL.
WHEN DID THAT ONE CHANGE? UH, I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE, BUT THAT SPACE IS NOW A BANK.
UM, HALLMARK USED TO BE LOCATED ON THAT SPACE.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW THE SPACE THAT I'M REFERRING TO? LIKE ON THE HARBOR BOULEVARD AND HARBOR? I DO REMEMBER THAT HALLMARK, UH, BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS THE SAME OPERATOR.
UH, NO OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER ZURICH, NONE.
AND UH, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, DO WE KNOW PARCEL TWO IS GOING TO BE A DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT, RIGHT.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL STAFF REPORT, THE ENTITLEMENTS FOR THAT DRIVE-THRU RESTAURANT EXPIRED.
SO ANY REUSE OR NEW BUILDING OR USER WILL HAVE TO COME BACK THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
WHAT ABOUT PARCEL ONE? PARCEL ONE.
THAT'S THE INFLAMMATION THERE.
WASN'T NO OTHER LITTLE SECTION.
AND THAT'S IT FOR QUESTIONS FOR ME.
UM, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, WE WILL HEAR FROM THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
DO YOU HAVE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS PROJECT? YEAH, I AM.
I'M THE ARCHITECT AND THE CONTRACTOR AUTO.
I DID THE ORIGINAL, THE FOUR FALL PARCELS, WHICH INCLUDE THE LUCKY INTO THE, UH, TACO BELL, WHICH THEY FINISH.
AND ALSO THEIR ORIGINAL SUBMITTER WAS POPEYE, BUT THEY BACK OUT, BUT THE HOMELESS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING ANOTHER FULL USE TENANT AND THE NEW, THE PARCEL FOUR WASN'T ON THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL BACK IN 2018.
HE'S THE OWNER OF THE WAR, A HALLMARK ON THE WESTGATE PLAZA, WHICH ON IMPERIAL AND BEACH, I BELIEVE.
AND I THINK HIS LEASE WAS OVER.
SO HE CLOSED ABOUT TWO, THREE MONTHS AGO.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO START ON IT.
DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL NOW, UM, HEAR FROM THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
ALL RIGHT, WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE'LL CALL THEM THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FOR DISCUSSION AND OR A MOTION.
MR. CHAIR, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I MAKE A MOTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY
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COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING PLAN, THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL PRECISE PLAN, 22 DASH ZERO ONE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 6,250 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING THAT 7 31 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY MAKING THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS AS PER THE APPROVED PLANS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER BRAND NEAR SECOND.
DIFFERENT DIFFERENT ON THIS MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO, AND THIS ITEM WILL BE FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR REVIEW.
DID YOU GUYS OPERATE THE PREVIOUS LOCATION ON, ON HARBOR SOUTH OF LA HARBOR BOULEVARD? WAS THAT A HALLMARK LOCATION? OKAY.
MOVING ON TO THE THIRD PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.
DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF A DESIGN REVIEW, 22 DASH ZERO ONE FOR THE VISTA GRANDE'S PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT 1101 WEST LOS LOMAS DRIVE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE FROM THIS ITEM? NO, WE DO NOT.
DO WE HAVE ANY STAFF REPORT? GOOD EVENING.
ARDEN BALL, CHAIR, AND COMMISSIONERS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
THE CITY IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 22 DASH ZERO ONE FOR THE, FOR VISTA DAY PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
LET'S GO BACK TO THIS ONE HERE.
THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS WITHIN THE AREA BOUNDED BY IDAHO STREET ON THE WEST COYOTE CREEK AND LAMBERT ROAD TO THE NORTH LAS LOMAS DRIVE TO THE SOUTH AND MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE ON THE EAST.
THAT GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE SITE IS OPEN SPACE.
THE ZONING FOR THE SITE IS O S OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE JOHN PLAN DESIGNATION.
THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT A NEW VISTA GROUNDED PARK.
THE 17 AND A HALF ACRES PROPERTY WAS A FORMER CLASS THREE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL AND WAS ACQUIRED BY THE CITY.
CLASS THREE LANDFILLS ARE ONLY PERMITTED TO ACCEPT NON-HAZARDOUS MUNICIPAL WASTE.
THE PARK WAS USED AS A BALL FIELDS IN THE EIGHTIES AND HAS NOW AN ABANDONED RESTROOM BUILDING AND GRAVEL PARKING LOT.
STEPH CONDUCTED OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
INPUT ON THE PROJECT IN APRIL OF 20 NINETEENS MA MAILERS WERE SENT OUT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE CITY AND IN JUNE AND JULY OF THAT SAME YEAR FIVE COMMUNITY MEETINGS WERE HELD THE PROPOSED THE PURPOSE OF THE, OF THESE MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THE TWO PRO PROPOSED LAYOUT AND OBTAIN ATTENDEES PARK AMENITIES, REFERENCE PREFERENCES.
THE MAJORITY OF THE ATTENDEES PREFERRED A PASSIVE PARK PLAN AND REMOVED THE WAS PROPOSED AT THE TIME, A SOCCER FIELD AND REPLACED IT WITH A LARGE LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE.
SO THIS IS WHAT THE PROPOSED LAYOUT LOOKS LIKE.
THE PRESS, THE PASSIVE PARK AND ACTIVE ALTERNATIVES WERE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL ON JULY 15TH, 2019 2019.
THE COUNCIL CONSIDERED THE TWO ALTERNATIVES AND DIRECTED STAFF TO PROCEED WITH THE FINAL PASSIVE PARK DESIGN PLAN TO INCLUDE IMPLEMENTING ITEMS FROM THE COMMENTS OBTAINED FROM THE COMMITTEE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
THE LAYOUTS OF THE PARK INCLUDES A TWO-WAY DRIVEWAY FROM LAS LOMAS DRIVE AND A RING AROUND THE PARK THAT ALLOWS VEHICLES TO CIRCLE, TO CIRCLE THE PARK AND STOP AT FOUR PARK SPEYER LOCATIONS.
ALONG THE ROAD, THE VARIOUS PARKING LOTS PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 102 PARKING STALLS.
THE MAIN PARKING LOT OF THE SOUTH END PROVIDES 38 SPACES A LOT ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THESE THINGS, DON'T SHOW THE, THE AREAS ON THE SCREENS, BUT IT'S ON THE WEST SIDE.
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AND ON THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER, THERE'S 18 SPACES OF PARKING AND A NORTH EAST CORNER.IT'S SMALL TURNAROUND WILL BE PLACED AT THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE PARK, JUST NEAR THE BATHROOM, UH, THE CURB OR THE NEW BATHROOM, JUST NORTH OF THAT LAST LOMA DRIVE THAT ALLOWS FOR FOOD TRUCKS TO PARK AND SELL FOOD FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.
I MAY ADD THAT THIS DESIGNED WAS DONE BY THE LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SQUATTERS.
WE HAVE A COMMITTEE OF THE KIDS, UM, DESIGN THE PARK, AND THIS ONE, ONE OF THE, WHAT THEY PROPOSED, THIS IS THE PROPOSED, UH, RESTROOM.
IT'S SIMILAR TO THE ONE WE HAVE AT, UH, WEST DAY.
UH, THE MAJORITY OF THE, UH, AMENITIES OF THE PARK IS THAT CHILDREN PLAYGROUND WAS MOVED BACK TO THE, SO THE CHILDREN PLAYGROUND IS AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PART OF THE PARK.
AS YOU GO ALONG THE WEST PARK PORTION OF THE PARK, THERE IS A AMPHITHEATER AS YOU GO PASS THROUGH, THERE'S A BASKETBALL FIELDS.
THERE'S TWO OF THEM AND A VOLLEYBALL FIELD NEXT TO IT AT THE NORTH PORTION OF THE PARK.
THERE'S A CASIBO AND A, A DROUGHT TOLERANT, UH, PLANTS FOR OUR GARDEN.
AND AS YOU CONTINUE, THERE'S DOCK PARK FOR A SMALL SIZE AND A LARGE DARK DOG PARKS, AND YOU CONTINUE TO THAT ROUNDABOUT AND A NEW RESTROOM IN THE PARK, HOPEFULLY AS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 18.6 TO EIGHT OF THE LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE DESIGN REVIEW IS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT SITE DESIGN BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, SIGNS, AND LANDSCAPING WILL BE IN HARMONY WITH OTHER STRUCTURES IN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND CONSISTENT WITH A GIANT PLAN SINCE ALL THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS FOR THE REQUESTED THAT DESIGN REVIEW CAN BE MADE.
IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED DESIGN REVIEW 22 DASH 0 1 4, THE FISCA GROUNDED PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT 1101 WEST LAS LOMAS ROAD, SUBJECT OF FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS IN THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, AT THIS TIME I WILL ASK PLANNING COMMISSIONERS OF HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER NEAR ELIAS.
I DIDN'T SEE IT IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I WAS ON THIS PLAN.
UM, IT DOES NOT ENCOMPASS THE SCOUT HUT OR THE, UM, HEADSTART, RIGHT? NO.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MANLEY ELIAS, ARE YOU, UM, SO IN JULY OF 2019, THAT'S WHEN THE COUNCIL ELECTED TO GO WITH THE PASSIVE PARK DESIGN, IS THAT ACCURATE? CORRECT.
AND THEN SINCE THAT TIME, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS.
WHAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE MOST RECENT INVOLVEMENT THAT THE COUNCIL HAS AS THE COUNCIL SEEN THIS DESIGN, WE BROUGHT IT IN AT 50% COMPLETE TO COUNCIL ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO FOR THEIR BLESSING ON THE ACTUAL DESIGN.
SO WE CAN CONTINUE WITH, WITH THE WORK AND THAT WAS APPROVED BY CASA ELIAS.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO, UM, JUST FUNDING OF THIS? I KNOW INITIALLY WHEN THIS CAME UP, THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT GRANTS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, BUT I'M SURE YOU CAN SPEAK MORE TO THAT.
THE INITIAL BUDGET WAS ABOUT THREE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM REFUSE FUND THAT WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE COUNTY WHEN, UH, THE TRENT TRANSFERRED THE, UH, THE REFUSE, UH, OR THE DUMP TO, TO THE CITY.
AND THAT STAYED IN THE, IN THE CITY'S BUDGET FOR A WHILE.
AND THEN SINCE THEN, UH, OF COURSE THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY WAS NOT NEVER GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO DO A PARK OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
SO STAFF, UH, REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL GRANTS.
WE OBTAINED A GRANT FROM CALORIE CYCLE FOR $750,000 AND THEREAFTER.
WE GOT A GRANT FOR $3 MILLION FROM PROP 68.
IT WAS JUST APPROVED ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR A TOTAL OF, UH, $8.8 MILLION.
THE ESTIMATE COST OF THIS PROJECT, WE WILL HAVE ABOUT $10 OR SO FROM, UH, PARKS, UH, FUND AND, UH, MOST LIKELY ANOTHER, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM
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MEASURE T UH, FOR THINGS THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY THE GRANT.SO ALL, BUT IS THAT, AM I RIGHT IN UNDERSTANDING ALL BUT 200,000 IS GOING TO BE COVERED BY THE GRANTS AND THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU JUST SHARED WITH US? YES, SIR.
UM, JUST MY LAST QUESTION FOR NOW WOULD BE, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TIME, YOU KNOW, KIND OF BUILT UP TO THIS AND I KNOW A CONCERN THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP A LOT IN THE PAST WAS THE FACT THAT THE SITE USED TO BE A DUMP FOR SO LONG.
AND MAYBE IF YOU CAN JUST, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT MY COLLEAGUES, BUT BRING ME UP TO SPEED ON, ON WHAT THAT PROCESS HAS LOOKED LIKE.
WE HAVE A VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE, IN THE PARK FOR, SINCE THE SEVENTIES AND THE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW OF METHANE AND OTHERS ARE SO LOW THAT IT DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY BEAR BURNING OR ANY KIND OF, WE CLARIFY IT AND LET IT GO IN THE AIR AFTER WE TREATED.
AND WE ARE PLANNING TO ADD LEACH FIELDS AND ADD WELLS AND MONITOR, AS WE ALWAYS DO, WE GET A REPORT EVERY THREE MONTHS, WE TEST THE, UH, THE SURFACE IN SOME OF THE SOIL, UM, EVERY THREE MONTHS TO CHECK OUT OUR, UH, UM, CONTAMINANTS.
AND, UH, WE HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING ALERTING OR ANYTHING THAT HAS ANY ISSUES OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, ANYTHING EXPOSING TO THE AIR THAT WOULD EXPOSE ANYBODY.
THE PLAN COVERS A MINIMUM OF THREE FEET.
THAT'S, WHAT'S REQUIRED BY THE REGIONAL BOARD AND UP TO ABOUT FIVE TO SIX FEET, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO BE PUT IN TREES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IT WILL HAVE A COMPLETE COVER THAT WOULD IMPROVE WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, UH, AND, UH, STUDIED AND, YOU KNOW, BY ENGINEERED ENGINEERED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO EMITTANCE OF ANY, UH, METHANE THROUGH THE SURFACE.
SO IN THOSE TESTINGS THAT YOU DO EVERY THREE MONTHS, ARE THE NUMBERS DECREASING OR STAYING THE SAME? UM, THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH DECREASING IN GENERAL.
THEY GO UP A LITTLE BIT LIKE AFTER A MASSIVE RAIN OR ANYTHING LIKE AFTER A MOVEMENT.
SO WE GO OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR NO CUTS, THERE'S NO MOVEMENTS OF THE SOIL THAT WOULD REQUIRE US TO IMMEDIATELY COVER AND MAKE SURE, SO OUR GUYS ARE IMMEDIATELY AFTER ANY EVENT OF NATURE OF ANY KIND WE'LL HEAD OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS TAKEN CARE OF.
SO AS THAT EARTHQUAKE OR ANYTHING THAT MOVES THAT SITE, THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR ROJAS.
UH, SO I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST ONE IS RELATED TO THE EVERY THREE MONTHS.
UM, SO THAT IN ESSENCE IS GOING TO CONTINUE AS IS OF COURSE.
UM, AND THEN I HAVE A DIFFERENT QUESTION, MORE ON THE DESIGN ASPECT OF IT, AND ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS LISTED UNDER THE AMENITIES ARE NOT LISTED STATING THAT THERE WILL BE NO FLOODLIGHTS.
UM, SO EXPLAIN THAT TO ME A LITTLE BIT.
WELL, JUST TO NOT TO BOTHER THE NEIGHBORS WITH HIGHLIGHTS AND FLOOD LIGHTS INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WE'LL JUST HAVE LOW, UH, ABOUT FOUR FOOT POLES WITH LAID IN EVERYWHERE.
WE WILL HAVE LIGHTS OVER THE BATHROOM AND WE WILL HAVE CAMERAS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS OVER THE STRUCTURES AND WHERE, WHERE IT'S NEEDED.
WHAT ABOUT LIGHTS OVER LIKE THE BASKETBALL COURTS AND THE WALKING PATHS? YES, OF COURSE THAT WILL BE LIT.
JUST BECAUSE IT WASN'T PART OF THE DESIGN, IT WASN'T ON THE DESIGN AT ALL, SO, BUT THOSE ARE DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS THAT WILL BE JUST FOCUSED ON THE, ON THE PART ON THE PLAYGROUND.
SO, BUT IN ESSENCE, THERE WOULD BE NO FLOOD LIGHTS OVER, LET'S SAY THE OPEN SPACE AREA.
UM, DO WE KNOW LIKE OURS ON, ON THOSE, THOSE ITEMS THAT WOULD BE, IT'S A PASSIVE PARK, SO IT WOULD BE LIKE THE REST OF OUR PARKS CONSISTENT SUNRISE TO SUNSET.
I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION ELIAS.
UM, I GREW UP ON THAT LAND, UH, WITH THE BASEBALL FIELDS AND MY CONCERN IS THE SETTLING.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN IF THERE'S BEEN ANY SETTLING IN THE LAST 10, 15, 20 YEARS? WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THAT? YOU WOULD KNOW THAT THEN WHEN YOU USE TO PLAY A BASEBALL THERE AT THE, UH, AT THE END, YOU CAN'T SEE THE THIRD, UH, THE THIRD BASE NO MORE BECAUSE IT'S SETTLED SO MUCH RIGHT NOW.
OUR ESTIMATE IS SETTLEMENT OF TWO INCHES AFTER WE'RE DONE IN 30 YEARS.
SO THERE ARE GOING TO BE NO MORE MOVEMENT.
SO THIS CAP WILL HELP WITH THAT TOO.
NOT INITIALLY IT WILL, WE WILL HAVE SOME MOVEMENTS.
I'M NOT GONNA SAY NO, IT'S GOING TO BE PERFECT WHEN WE START MOVING, IT'S GONNA MOVE.
AND WE ESTIMATE AFTER THAT, ABOUT TWO INCHES FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.
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THERE IS MORE TO THAT? IS THERE ANY PROTOCOL IF THERE IS MORE THAT IT'S LIKE UNEXPECTED LATER ON? UM, OF COURSE, YES.THERE ARE A LOT OF TREATMENTS, A LOT OF INJECTION OF, OF MATERIALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO STABILIZE IT, BUT WE DON'T SEE IT.
UM, CONTINUING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT OF IT.
UM, FIRST QUESTION, UM, I GUESS WHEN THE LANDFILL CLOSE, YOU SAID THERE WAS ABOUT A $3 MILLION AND THAT WAS STRICTLY FOR MITIGATION FACTORS OVERALL AS A ONE-TIME PAYMENT, OR IS THERE A CONTINUING, UM, I GUESS MAINTENANCE, WHATNOT FOR JUST A ONE-TIME PAYMENT AT THE TIME, AT THE TIME.
AND THEN YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING, UH, LIKE, UM, WELLS AND THEN I BELIEVE LEECHES.
SO IS THAT FOR SURE, OR IS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ACTIVE WELLS THAT ARE, UH, IN THERE.
SO WE'LL JUST AS WE GO, WE'RE IMPROVING THEM AND, UH, WE'RE UPGRADING THEM TO BETTER MONITOR.
SO YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY ADD MORE IF, I GUESS THE PLAN ADDS TWO MORE.
WE HAVE 13, WE HAVE NINE ACTIVE.
AND WE WILL, I THINK THE PLANS HAVE TWO MORE.
I'M NOT CERTAIN, BUT THE LOCATION, WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WHERE WE DID NOT HAVE LEACH FIELDS BEFORE, WHERE WE'RE NOT EXTRACTING THE METHANE PROPERLY.
WE WILL BE INSTALLED IN THOSE, WITH THIS PLAN.
AND THAT'S BEEN, I GUESS, CONTEMPLATED IN THE OVERALL DESIGN IN THE SENSE THAT NOTHING'S GOING TO LIKE, CORRECT MESS UP WITH THE FIT TRAIL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WOULD NOT DO THAT.
AND THEN I THINK, UH, BOTH COMMISSIONERS TOUCHED ON AS FAR AS SECURITY MEASURES AND SO FORTH.
SO IS IT LIKE WHEN THE PARK CLOSES, LIKE EVERYTHING, JUST LIKE ALL THE LIGHTS TURN OFF OR LIKE, IS THIS, IT WOULD HAVE SECURITY LIGHTING WE'LL HAVE SECURE LIGHTING AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES IN THAT PARK FROM HOMELESS TO OTHER ISSUES.
BUT, UH, YEAH, WE WILL HAVE LIGHTING, WE'LL HAVE SECURITY THAT CAMERAS DIRECTLY FEED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ACCESS.
AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT DESIGN IN THE SENSE WHERE IT HAS THE WRAPAROUND, I GUESS, ROAD, YOU CAN SAY, BECAUSE ALSO FROM A SECURITY STANDPOINT, NOW YOU HAVE EYES ON THE ENTIRE PARK, ESPECIALLY FOR PD PDF.
THEY WANT TO PATROL THAT CORRECT.
FOR A FIFTH DIMENSION THAT WE DO HAVE A TRAIL AS WELL WITH EXERCISE, UH, ALL AROUND THE PARK.
ANYONE ELSE FOR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE OPEN THE BOX, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.
WILL THE PARK BE GATED? WILL THERE BE A GATE ALL THE WAY, ALL THE WAY ON THAT? NO.
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WILL HEAR FROM THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
SORRY ABOUT MY DAD, OR I'LL TELL YOU A WHILE AGO.
MY NAME IS ANDY BUENO AND, UM, I WENT TO ONE OF THE FIRST MEETINGS, UM, IN FRONT OF THE VILLAGE WHERE WE HAD THE MEETING AND THE TWO GENTLEMEN WERE THERE, SAM MCCORD AND JEFF HENDERSON.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE STILL WITH US HERE, BUT ANYWAY, THEY BROUGHT UP THIS NEW FIELD.
OF COURSE, THE VISTA VISTA GRANTEE COMING UP AND LISTEN TO TWO GENTLEMEN, UH, TALK ABOUT IT.
I HAD SOME, I WROTE DOWN SOME THINGS THAT, THAT SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THE MEETING AT THAT TIME, AND I HAD WRITTEN DOWN THE SOCCER FIELD OR WALK-IN COURSE ADULT FIELD RUN ARTS ROOM OFFICE, BUILDING BASKETBALL COURT, WHICH HE MENTIONED BENCHES TREES, AMPHITHEATER, WHICH HE MENTIONED LICENSED SECURITY CAMERAS.
HALF OF THAT IS GOING TO BE DONE, WHICH IS GREAT.
UH, I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN PRETTY WELL, UH, DOING SOME WORK AROUND THE HARBOR YARD.
WHEN I USED TO WORK FOR WALMART, WE BUILT TWO, UH, PLAYGROUNDS FOR THE KIDS ONE RIGHT BEHIND US HERE BEHIND THE, UH, UH, THE THEATER HERE, UH, FOR THE KIDS RIGHT BEHIND THIS, A LITTLE PART THERE.
AND ANOTHER ONE IN, UH, UH, UH, IDAHO, I'M SORRY, ALL THE WAY FROM IDAHO, ALL THE WAY TO, UH, WHERE THE, WHERE THE MAIN TRACKS ARE, THE TRAIN TRACKS RIGHT THERE.
AND, UH, WE BUILT ANOTHER PARK RIGHT THERE AT THE END OF THE, OF THE, UH, THERE'S A WALKING SPEED THROUGH THERE, GOING THROUGH THERE, WHICH I GO EVERY MOST, THREE OR FOUR TIMES A DAY DOING EXERCISE, MY BIKE, RUNNING,
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WHATEVER I DO.AND, UM, YES, UH, RIGHT NOW I'M, I'M DOING COMMUNITY WORK FOR, FOR, UH, A CHURCH HERE, UM, IN, UH, I GET, I GET CARRIED AWAY.
I GOT A LITTLE BIT EXCITED TO HEAR, UH, ST.
JUDE, UM, UM, WORKING, NOT WORKING THERE, BUT, UM, UH, VOLUNTEERING THERE AND ST.
JUDE, WHICH I LIKE VOLUNTEER AND ANYWHERE THAT I CAN DO IT, I'LL DO IT RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T DO TOO MUCH BECAUSE I HAVE A WIFE THAT'S GOING THROUGH DIALYSIS FOR 14 YEARS, BUT I TRY AND DO WHAT I CAN AND LISTEN INTO THIS TONIGHT TO THE GENTLEMEN, WHAT HE SAID ABOUT THIS BARK.
YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND THEN PROVIDE THE CARD TO HELLO EVERYONE.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT APPRECIATE, I, I, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THIS, UM, FOR TAKING CARE OF THIS, THIS PARK, EH, AS A RESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE SAME COMMENT I MADE A THREE YEARS AGO.
UM, I REALLY HOPE THIS BECOMES AN INTEGRAL PARK THAT IN BOTH A DRUNK PEOPLE AND OTHER PEOPLE, EH, AND THREE YEARS AGO, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH THE ENGINEER THAT WAS IN CHARGE.
EH, I SUBMIT SEVERAL EH, PICTURES BECAUSE, UM, I THINK THAT EVERYBODY WILL, UM, EH, APPRECIATE IF WITH, WITH YOUR IMAGINATION AND THE PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE IN CHARGE OF THIS PROJECT CAN MAKE SOMETHING WORTH IT.
SOMETHING THAT BECOMES A LANDMARK IN LAHABRA, EH, THREE YEARS AGO, WE MENTIONED THAT THE PART THAT THEY INSTALLED IN FULLERTON THAT HAS A BEAUTIFUL FOUNTAINS AND BEAUTIFUL GARDENS, EH, IT BECOMES SOMETHING THAT A PEOPLE LIKES TO VISIT.
UH, AND IN LOS ANGELES YOU CAN SEE A BEAUTIFUL PARTS THAT THEY HAVE ONLY ONE SPECIES OF TREES, AND IT BECOMES AN EVENT EVERY YEAR WHEN THESE TREES, UH, FLOURISH.
BUT, UM, IT WOULD BE VERY, VERY NICE IF, UM, YOU OR THE PEOPLE THAT IS IN CHARGE OF THIS PROJECT MADE SOMETHING TO BE REMEMBERED, SOMETHING, SOMETHING WORTH IT.
MY CONCERN WITH THE DESIGN WAS THAT OTHERS, A LOT OF, UM, EH, MTA AREA, UH, WE AS A RESIDENTS, WANT TO GET AWAY OF THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW THE ISSUES FOR YEARS.
WE, WE, THAT'S OUR MAIN ISSUE THAT THE MTC AREAS, THE, THIS MTA AREA, UM, IT'S A PLACE WHERE WE FOUND, EH, NEEDLES.
IS GREAT TO KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE, UM, A LIGHTING AND MORE SECURITY.
THAT'S GREAT FOR, FOR EVERYONE.
BUT, UM, FOR THE, FOR THE SAKE OF, OF, UM, FOR THE SAKE OF, UM, EH, LAHABRA AND THE RESIDENTS, IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE, AS I SAID, REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
IF MORE PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED, NOT ONLY WITH THE DESIGN, BUT WITH MORE IDEAS TO PUT A LITTLE BIT, UH, UH, OF IMAGINATION INTO, INTO THIS.
AND AS I SAID, EH, DO SOMETHING THAT, UM, CAN BE A VISUALLY ATTRACTIVE, EH, NOT ONLY FUNCTIONAL, EH, WELL THAT'S, AS I SAID, THAT WAS THE COMMENT THAT WE MADE A THREE YEARS AGO AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS.
AND I DON'T SEE THE ENGINEER THAT WAS IN CHARGE AT THE TIME, BUT THEY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND AWFULLY YOU CAN KEEP US UPDATED ABOUT THE, ABOUT THE PROGRESS.
NEXT PERSON IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT BEING, UH, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.
HI, MY NAME IS MARCELLA VIA, UM, I AM A NEWER RESIDENT TO THE AREA, JUST MOVE THERE EARLY THIS YEAR, BUT I'VE BEEN, UM, BUT AN EIGHT YEAR RESIDENT OF LAHABRA AND I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS PARK.
UM, AS SOMEONE WHO LIKES TO STAY HEALTHY OUTDOORS, I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF PUBLIC IN GENERAL.
UM, I LIKE TO RUN, THAT'S ONE THING I DO.
AND IN THIS NEW AREA, I'M GETTING USED TO THE SAFEST WAY TO RUN DUE TO TRAFFIC AND THE DRIVEWAYS.
SO I'M FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS, UH, AND JUST THE DESIGN WITH THE, UM, WITH THE TRAIL, UH, JUST MAKES ME FEEL SAFER.
UM, ALSO IN MY NEW AREA, UM, GETTING TO KNOW MY NEIGHBORS AND, UH, THE FAMILIES THAT LIVE AROUND ME USE OUR COMPLEX.
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ME AT ALL.I ENJOY SEEING, UM, YOU KNOW, THE YOUNG KIDS RUNNING AROUND SOME USE JUST OUTSIDE OF MY WINDOW TO PLAY, HIDE AND SEEK, BUT WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE JUST ACROSS OUR COMPLEX AND AREA FOR THEM TO DO THAT AS WELL, AND, UM, NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DISTURBING ANY NEIGHBORS THAT DOES BOTHER.
UM, SO I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT, UH, A GREAT ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, NOT JUST BECAUSE PARKS ARE NICE, BUT JUST ALSO FOR SAFETY AND, UH, A COMMUNAL SPACE FOR, UM, FOR ANYONE OF ALL AGES TO GO.
UM, AND I REALLY LIKE WHAT THE GENTLEMAN MENTIONED ABOUT, UH, MAKING IT A STAPLE THAT THE RESIDENTS OF LAHABRA CAN BE PROUD OF.
AND EVEN THOSE OUTSIDE OF LAHABRA CAN SAY, THERE'S THAT COOL PARK, UM, THAT WE CAN GO TO THE ONE IN LA HABRA.
UM, AND FOR THAT, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT.
ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT? I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME'S DENNIS ATKINSON, UM, WHEN APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING HERE LATE, BUT, UM, I AM IN FAVOR OF THE PASSIVE PARK, UH, WHEN, WHEN THEY, UH, FIRST PROPOSED THE TWO, I WAS AGAINST, UH, A MORE ACTIVE PARK.
UM, I DO, UH, AS A DISCLOSURE LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THE PARK.
AND SO, UH, I AM STILL CONCERNED, UH, ABOUT THE NOISE AND THAT PARKING WILL BE, YOU KNOW, LIKE 25 FEET FROM, UM, PEOPLE'S BEDROOM WINDOWS.
UM, BUT APART FROM THAT, UM, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, UH, TO HAVE THE DEVELOP THE PARK THERE.
UM, THERE IS ONE MORE, UH, I HAVE A QUESTION.
IF I MAY, IF I WAS DOING MY MATH CORRECTLY, IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WOULD BE A TOTAL OF ABOUT 180, UH, PARKING SPACES.
UM, IF YOU WOULD SAY THERE WAS TWO, TWO PEOPLE FOR CAR THAT WOULD BE 360.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS DISCUSSED WHAT THE, YOU EXPECT THEM AND MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY OF THE PARK TO BE.
UM, BUT, UH, IF YOU EXPECT THAT TO BE MORE THAN THAT, I HAVE CONCERNS, UH, IN THAT THERE IS NO PARKING ON, UM, ON, UH, EITHER LAMBERT OR IDAHO.
THE ONLY OTHER PARKING NEXT TO THE PARK IS ON LAS LOMAS DRIVE, WHICH IS ALREADY A COMPLETELY PACKED, UH, STREET, UH, BECAUSE OF, UH, ONE APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THREE OTHER KIND OF MANY COMPLEXES THAT USE THAT STREET FOR EXTRA PARKING.
SO, UH, THAT'S KINDA, MY QUESTION IS, UM, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? HOW MANY PEOPLE AND WILL THEY BE? WE PUT SIGNS UP, UH, DISCOURAGING, UH, PEOPLE GOING TO THE PARK FROM PARKING IN THE STREET THERE.
AND, UH, AS FAR AS OPERATING HOURS, UH, IS IT GOING TO BE DAWN TO DUSK? UM, OR IS THERE GOING TO BE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, MAKING A BUNCH OF NOISE UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT? UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OPPOSITION? ALRIGHT, WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM THOSE.
HE ASKED A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT CAN ANSWER? YEAH.
ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH THE PUBLIC, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO RESPOND ONCE WE HEAR FROM EVERYONE.
SO NOW WE WILL HEAR FROM THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
WHAT ANYONE LIKE PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME? GOOD EVENING.
I LIVED DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARK.
MY CONCERN IS THIS AMPHITHEATER.
AND WHAT KIND OF FACILITIES ARE WE GOING TO BE USING THAT FOR? AND WHERE IS IT FACING? IS IT FACING THE RESIDENTS? UM, MY OTHER CONCERN IS THE CREEK.
IS THAT GOING TO BE COVERED? IS THAT GOING TO BE UTILIZED STILL? BECAUSE THE HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT LIVE DOWN THERE, THE WILDLIFE THAT COMES DOWN THERE, LIKE THE COYOTES THAT RUN THROUGH THE PARK, I MEAN, THAT'S DANGEROUS FOR THE LITTLE KIDS IF THEY'RE OUT THERE PLAYING, UM, AND AGAIN, THE PARKING, UM, THAT'S WHY I'M OPPOSED TO THAT.
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AT THIS TIME, ELLIOT, IF YOU CAN COME UP TO KIND OF CLARIFY SOME OF THE QUESTIONS, I THINK THE FIRST ONE WAS ON PARKING.AS FAR AS PARKING IS CONCERNED, I THINK WE HAVE PLENTY OF PARKING AND 102 CARS CAN SUPPLY 300 PEOPLE.
SO I DON'T THINK WE WILL HAVE 300 PEOPLE IN THE PARK AT ONE TIME.
THERE ISN'T ANY MAJOR EVENTS THAT ARE PLANNED FOR THE PARK.
UM, LIKE 4TH OF JULY OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NONE OF THAT.
WE ARE JUST PLANNING IT TO HAVE IT A FAMILY PARK.
UH, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF BENCHES, A LOT OF, UH, THAT I DID NOT MENTION.
UM, SO IT'S, IT'S JUST A NICE AND QUIET PARK AND IT WILL BE FROM, UH, UH, MORNING TO EVEN IN TYPE A PARK, NOT 10 O'CLOCK OR, UH, AT A LATER THE, UH, WE'RE PLANNING TO FENCE THE CREEK BETWEEN THE PARK AND THE CREEK.
SO WE WON'T ALLOW KIDS RUNNING DOWN INTO THE RAVINE AND RIGHT INTO THE PARK, RIGHT INTO THE CHANNEL.
WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO COVER THE CHANNEL.
WE'RE PLANNING TO RAISE ALL THE TREES UP AND ELEVATE ALL THAT AREA, CLEAR IT UP AND PLANT IT AND BE VISIBLE AT ALL TIMES FROM IDAHO AND FROM THE PARK TO, UH, NOT ALLOW FOR ANY, UH, UM, HOMELESS OR ANY KIND OF RESIDENTS TO BE CAMPING ON, ON THE, ON THE GROUND.
UM, CAN I JUST ASK A QUESTION? THE, AND YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THE ANSWER OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, BUT THINKING ABOUT LIKE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE JUST MADE TO A WESTIE, UM, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PARKING SPACES ARE AT THAT PARK AND A WASTE? DO WE ARE SHORTENED PARK AND PARKINGS, BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE PLANNING TO ADD ABOUT 30 SPACES ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PARTY.
HOW MANY SPACES DO YOU THINK WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN OST? WE HAVE ABOUT 30 ON OF A LAMBERT AND WE HAVE ABOUT 20 OFF OF, UH, ARE LESS OF, OF, UH, SO ABOUT 50 50 NOW, GIVE OR TAKE AND THE PLAN TO EXPAND ANOTHER THIRD, BUT THAT'S A VERY ACTIVE BARK WE HAVE NOW THE SPLASH PAD OF THE PLAYGROUNDS, IT'S A VERY, VERY ACTIVE CORRECT.
UM, ONE'S MORE SPORTS ORIENTED, RIGHT.
SO I'M SORRY THAT ONE'S MORE LIKE SPORTS ORIENTED.
IT IS NOT ALWAYS, THERE'S JUST A, OH, YOU THINKING OF STELI, WHICH IS YEAH.
AND THEN THE OTHER SPLASH PAD OFF OF EUCLID, IS IT BREO? YES.
WHAT'S PARKING LIKE OVER THERE.
SO WE HAVE A SHORT, SHORT, DIGITAL PARKING IN THAT AREA AS WELL.
WE PURCHASED THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET AND WE PURCHASED THE VACANT LOT ACROSS, AND THERE IS A PROJECT RIGHT NOW TO ADD ANOTHER 20 SPACES TO THE 25 SPACES FOR THIS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR.
SO CURRENTLY IT'S ABOUT 20 OR SO.
AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DOUBLE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPACES RIGHT NOW AROUND BREO.
SO CURRENTLY FOR BREO, IT WOULD JUST BE PEOPLE, MOST LIKELY PARKING ACROSS THE STREET AT THE TENNIS CENTER, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, PORTOLO AT PORTOLA AND THEN JUST HIKING ACROSS.
AND THAT WAS A PROTECTED CROSSWALK AT SIGNAL.
BUT WE WANT TO KIND OF AVOID THIS WITH KIDS GO ACROSS IN IDAHO.
SO THERE'S A CROSSING ACROSS THE EUCLID AND THERE'S A PLAN IN PLACE FOR THAT.
I'M JUST TRYING TO DRAW A COMPARISON BETWEEN THESE OBVIOUSLY.
SO THERE'S NO NOTHING ACTIVE AS FAR AS, UH, MR. GRANDY, AS FAR AS LIKE THE SPLASH PAD OR A LOT OF FAMILIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THAT WE CANNOT PUT WATER FEATURES AS THE GENTLEMAN WAS SUGGESTING, THIS IS A LANDFILL AND WE CANNOT ACCOMMODATE IT WITH, UH, WITH THE SPLASH PADS OR WITH ANY KIND OF FOUNTAINS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND THEN ELIAS, IF YOU CAN JUST, UH, EXPAND ON THE AMPHITHEATER.
I THINK THE LAST SPEAKER HAD, AS FAR AS LOCATION, IT WAS INITIALLY DESIGNED BY THE BATHROOM ON THE EAST SIDE.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAD, BECAUSE OF THE ADJACENT, UH, RELATIVE ADJACENT TO THE, UH, TO THE NEIGHBORS, WE SLEEP SLATED DOWN AS FAR AS WE CAN AND TO, TO THE WEST.
SO IT'D BE THE FARTHEST AWAY FROM ALL THE NEIGHBORS.
AND WE DIRECTED IT NORTHEAST, WHICH IS QUITE NOT THE RIGHT, UH, POSITIONING FOR AN AMPHITHEATER, BUT TO PROJECT THE, THE NOISE NORTH, WHICH IS PRETTY HIGH AND IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE NEIGHBORS AS MUCH.
CAN I ASK A QUESTION? WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU PICTURE ELIA? SOME OF THE USES FOR THAT AMPHITHEATER MAY BE BEING HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS, UM, JUST FAMILIES AND SMALL EVENTS.
IT'S NOT A VERY BIG THEATER THEATERS
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THAT WE CAN HAVE GIANT EVENTS.IT'S JUST A, UH, AMATEURS TYPE OF, UH, EVENTS.
WOULD IT BE COMPARABLE TO THE BRAILLE PARK AMPHITHEATER? IT'S NOT CUTE.
THERE'S MORE SPACE TO SIT AND LIKE A MOVIE AT THE PARK OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE WILL HAVE, WE WILL HAVE THESE KINDS OF EVENTS THERE.
SO IT'S THE FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE HOMES THOUGH.
IT'S THE FARTHEST POSSIBLE, UH, SPOT IN THE, IN THE POINT, WHICH WAY WILL IT BE TOR NORTHEAST? NO.
SO INITIALLY IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE BY THE ROUNDABOUT AND THAT'S TOO CLOSE TO THE CONDOS NEXT DOOR OR THE APARTMENTS NEXT DOOR.
SO WE SLID IT DOWN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE, TO THE WEST SIDE.
AND WE PROJECTED NOW AT THE NORTH EAST STORE TOWARDS THE BASKETBALL, UH, FIELDS, IF YOU MAY, AND WHICH IS WE'LL, UH, WE'LL KIND OF REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF NOISE THAT'S GOING TO HIT.
UH, THE NEIGHBORS, IT IS LOWER THAN THE NEIGHBORS BY 10, 15 FEET.
SO THAT NOISE WILL HIT THE HILL AND GO UP BEFORE IT GETS TO THE WINDOWS AND DOORS WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE BOTHERED THE MOST, IT IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE OTHER SIDE, WHICH IS ACROSS, UH, IDAHO.
AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT THEM AS WELL.
SO IN THE SAME THING AS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE LAMBERT.
SO YOU THEN HAVE OPTION B INSTEAD OF
SO I DON'T KNOW IF
I MEAN, WE DID HAVE ALREADY FIVE MEETINGS AT THIS, CORRECT.
WE DID HAVE THE TIME ALLOCATED TO POSE QUESTIONS AND SO FORTH.
SO AT THIS POINT, I'M AALIYAH IS RESPONDING TO THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ALREADY POSED.
A LOT OF THE INFORMATION IS ALREADY IN THE STOCK REPORT.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE STAFF TO GET CLARIFYING, UM, COMMENTS ON THAT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, AT LEAST THAT YOU WANTED TO TOUCH ON? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? SO LEAH'S, I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.
YEAH, NO, NECESSARILY A QUESTION, BUT I JUST HAVE A, A COMMENT, UM, ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND, AND I KNOW THIS ISN'T THE FORUM FOR THAT, BUT WHEN THEY ARE DESIGNING THE PLAYGROUND OR COMING UP WITH A PLAYGROUND, UM, JUST CONSIDER INTEGRATING ADA COMPONENTS TO THAT PLAYGROUND.
SO THAT DEFINITELY, YEAH, THAT, THAT WAS MY ONLY, YEAH.
ADA OF ALL KINDS, UH, OF ALL DISABILITIES.
SO WE ARE LOOKING INTO, UH, PLAYGROUNDS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT YOU START IN THE SAME SPOT AS YOU, AND YOU GO AROUND AND YOU COME BACK AND THOSE ARE FOR AUTISTIC PEOPLE.
AND SO THEY DON'T HAVE DODI GET LOST OF THEIR POSITIONING.
SO WHEN THEY PLAY AROUND, THEY COME BACK TO THE SAME SPOT, SO THEY CAN GO BACK OR THEY COME BACK TO THEIR PARENTS.
UH, WE HAVE ALSO SOME GROUNDS FOR A MERRY-GO-ROUND WHERE A CHAIR OR WHEELCHAIR CAN GET IN FIX THEMSELVES.
AND IT COULD BE TURNED BY SOMEONE TO, TO PLAY ON A PLAYGROUND, JUST LIKE THE MERRY-GO-ROUND FOR ADA.
WE HAD A COMMITMENT TO GET EVERY PARK I'D EVER PLAYGROUND A, UH, ACCESSIBLE.
IS THERE A ESTIMATED TIME OF COMPLETION ALIAS? YOU COULD, THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THINK EVERYONE SINCE.
SO THE, THE PLANS RIGHT NOW ARE ABOUT A HUNDRED PERCENT DONE.
WE'RE WAITING FOR, UH, LEA FOR APPROVAL.
AND THE, WE ALREADY HAVE SOME COMMENTS FROM THE REGIONAL WATER BOARD BECAUSE IT'S A LANDFILL AND WE ARE ON A SECOND ROUND OF, UH, PLANT CHECKS WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
SO WE NEED, ONCE WE OBTAIN THESE FILAMENT PERMITS EXPECTED IN JUNE, UH, WE GO OUT TO BED.
THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER THREE MONTHS.
AND THEN ANOTHER TWO MONTHS TO SIX FROM SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, WE PROBABLY BE READY TO START THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT.
UM, WE'RE ESTIMATING 18 MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION, SOME SOMEWHERE IN A LATERAL PART OF 2023.
YEAH, IT WILL BE ALMOST THE SAME AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THE FRONT LITTLE HIGHER IN THE BACK, BUT SO IT'D BE A LITTLE BIT LESS,
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UH, SO I WILL NOT BE A HUNDRED PERCENT LEVEL NOW.SO AT THIS POINT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I WILL CALL ON THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FOR DISCUSSION AND OR A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION FOR, GO AHEAD.
I, I APPRECIATE, UM, EVERYTHING THAT ELIAS SHARED WITH US, FOR SURE.
UM, AND THE, JUST HEARING THE DIFFERENT VOICES FROM THE PUBLIC, UM, WE'RE HERE EVERY OTHER MONDAY, AND USUALLY IT'S JUST THE FIVE OF US STAFF AND MAYBE ONE OR TWO PEOPLE.
SO TO SEE ALL OF YOU COME OUT HERE FOR SOMETHING THAT MEANS SOMETHING TO YOU, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, MYSELF, UH, WITH A FAMILY AND WITH KIDS THAT, UM, WOULD BE PLAYING IN PLACES LIKE THIS.
SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I THINK THAT HAVE COME UP TODAY THAT ARE JUST HELPFUL TO HEAR USEFUL, TO HEAR.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT THE CONCERN WITH THE CREEK AND THE FENCING AND THOSE TYPES OF CONCERN.
I MEAN, MY MIND IMMEDIATELY, AND OUR GENTLEMEN FROM LOMBARDO WAS HERE EARLIER AND HE STEPPED OUT, BUT MY MIND IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, TO CREEK PARK AND LAMORINDA, WHICH I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH.
AND IT HAS THE, THE CREEK THAT'S MOST OFTEN DRY, BUT RUNNING THROUGH IT.
AND I DON'T THINK IF THERE IS, IT'S VERY LIMITED, THERE'S REALLY NOT MUCH, YOU KNOW, FENCING OR ANYTHING AROUND THERE.
AND THAT'S A PRETTY, ALTHOUGH PASSIVE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE, UM, IN THAT PLACE ON A DAILY BASIS, UM, WHETHER IT'S KIDS RIDING BIKES OR RUNNING AROUND.
AND, AND SO I JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT, I HEAR THE CONCERN AND, AND IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR ELIAS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE, UM, FENCING THERE.
UM, I'M GLAD THAT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A COVERING.
I JUST THINKING ABOUT THE AESTHETICS OF THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, HEARING THE DESIRE FROM THE PUBLIC FOR A PARK THAT IS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A WOW FACTOR FOR THE CITY SEEMS REALLY GOOD.
AND THEN THE REST OF THE PUBLIC HAS CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING AND IT'S, I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU SACRIFICE ONE TO GET THE OTHER, AND THEN WHERE DO YOU END UP? UM, I JUST WANT TO COMMEND STAFF AND THE CITY.
I THINK THEIR APPROACH HERE HAS BEEN REALLY THOUGHTFUL AND METHODICAL.
UM, I THINK THAT THE DECISION TO GO PASSIVE IS, IS MAYBE NOT EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE DECISION, BUT I THINK IT'S PROBABLY THE RIGHT DECISION.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, UM, YOU KNOW, THE INVOLVEMENT THAT THE CITY ASKED AND INVITED THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN, I THINK IS AMAZING.
UM, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE TO DO, BUT THE CITY OPTED TO DO.
AND I THINK THAT'S COMMENDABLE.
I WISH I WISHED MY WIFE ASKED MY OPINION AS MUCH AS THE CITY ASKED OUR OPINION ON THIS.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU GUYS ARE IN HERE ON MANY OTHER MEETINGS WHEN WE'RE APPROVING, YOU KNOW, RESTAURANTS AND JUST DIFFERENT BUSINESSES, UM, WE ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT PARKING.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY SENSITIVE TO PARKING WHEN I SEE THE PARKING FOR WHAT'S PRESENTED IN FRONT OF US TONIGHT.
UH, MAN, IF ALL 102 OF THOSE SPACES ARE EVER FILLED, I WOULD BE HAPPY, BUT ALSO AMAZED THAT I JUST THINK THAT'S SUFFICIENT FAR ABOVE AND BEYOND, AND THE PARKING STUDIES DO, UM, DEMONSTRATE THAT.
SO, UM, BASED ON EVERYTHING THAT I'M SEEING HERE TONIGHT, HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC, UH, ALL GOOD THOUGHTS AND GOOD CONVERSATION, UM, I'D BE PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, AT THE PERMISSION OF MY COLLEAGUES WHENEVER, UM, WE'RE PREPARED TO DO SO.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS COMMISSIONER NEAR? UH, NO.
UH, YOU'VE ANSWERED A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS.
UM, THANK YOU, ELIAS AND THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
UM, THE ONLY COMMENT I WOULD MAKE IS MAKE SURE YOU HIGHLIGHT ALL THOSE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE PLAYGROUND AND OTHER, YOU KNOW, THE LIGHTING.
UM, CAUSE I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW, UM, SAFETY OBVIOUSLY, AND JUST THE FACT THAT IT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY.
UM, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY BY COMING OUT AND VOICING YOUR CONCERNS AND ALSO BEING PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE HOPPER AND AS WE CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR CARING COMMUNITY BETTER.
SO MR. CHAIR, MAN, MAKE A MOTION, MAKE A MOTION, APPROVING A RESOLUTION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW 22 DASH ZERO ONE TO CONSTRUCT PARK IMPROVEMENTS AT 1101 WEST LOS LOMAS DRIVE AS PER THE APPROVED PLAN, MAKING THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS IN SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
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EVERYONE, PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO, AND THIS WILL BECOME FINAL IN 10 WORKING DAYS UNLESS IT'S TO CITY COUNCIL.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON A CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THEM.
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 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 FIRST CONSIDERATION ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW 22 DASH ZERO ONE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FREE STANDING SIGN AT 1950 WEST LAHABRA BOULEVARD.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE FOR THIS ITEM? NO, WE DID NOT.
DO WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? YES.
IN AUGUST OF 2020, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED DESIGN REVIEW, 19 DASH ZERO TWO AND TWO CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION AT THE CORNER OF THE HARBOR BOULEVARD IN BEACH BOULEVARD, A DESIGN REVIEW, 19 DASH ZERO TWO INCLUDED A GENERAL LOCATION FOR A FREESTANDING SIGN, BUT IT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF DETAILS.
UM, THEREFORE THE APPLICANT TO AS PROVIDED A MASTERMIND PROGRAM THAT NOW SPECIFIES AND PROVIDES DETAILS FOR A NEW FREESTANDING SIGN TO ADVERTISE THE SERVICE STATION.
UM, THE LA HARBOR BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN SETS A MAXIMUM HEIGHT LIMIT OF EIGHT FEET AND A MAXIMUM AREA FOR FREESTANDING SIGNS TO 32 SQUARE FEET.
UH, THE PROPOSED SIGN MEASURE SEVEN FEET HIGH, UH, BY NINE FEET, EIGHT INCHES IN LENGTH.
IT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY, UM, FACING NORTH NORTHERLY AND SOUTHERLY NEAR BEACH BOULEVARD.
IT WILL BE SET BACK APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET FROM BEACH BOULEVARD, AND THIS IS BEHIND THEM RIGHT AWAY OR SIDEWALK AND FOUR FEET FROM THE CORNER.
THE SIGN WILL ADVERTISE, UH, G AND M AS WELL AS DISPLAYING PRICES FOR THE GASES, UH, WITH A TOTAL ADVERTISING AREA OF 38 SQUARE FEET PURSUANT TO THE LA HARBOR BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS THE ABILITY TO GRANT DEVIATIONS FROM, UH, THE SPECIFIC PLAN REQUIREMENTS AND BASED ON STAFF'S ANALYSIS OF OTHER GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS ALONG WITH HER BOULEVARD.
SO THIS INCLUDES, UH, LAMAR BOULEVARD AND HARBOUR, UH, LAMAR BOULEVARD IN IDAHO.
UM, THOSE SERVICE STATIONS HAVE SIMILAR TYPE FREESTANDING SIGNS.
SOME ARE TALLER THAN EIGHT FEET, UM, BUT IT'S BEEN CONSISTENT, UM, ALLOWING TALLER SIGNS OR SIGNS THAT HAVE LARGER ADVERTISING AREA IN COMPARISON TO THE OTHER THREE SERVICE STATIONS.
UM, STAFF IS REQUESTING APPROVAL, WHICH ONLY INVOLVES SIX SQUARE FEET OVER THE MAX AREA.
AND, UM, WE FEEL THAT'S REASONABLE FOR ASSIGNED TO DISPLAY A FUTURE, UM, GASOLINE SERVICE STATION.
THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
UM, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF MISSION NUMBER NEAR NONE AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONER MANLY.
NOW THERE'S GOING TO BE NO LANGUAGE ABOUT, UM, DETERRING PEOPLE TO GO THERE AND AWAY FROM COSTCO OR VICE VERSA.
RIGHT? DAVID? NO, THE SIGN WILL BREAK A STRICTLY ADVERTISE THE PROPOSED SERVICE STATION AND THEIR GAS PRICES.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ZURICH.
VICE CHAIR ROJAS AT THIS TIME.
UH, DAVID, JUST QUICKLY, IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE SITE PLAN, IT'S NOT IN THE VISIBILITY TRIANGLE, RIGHT? LIKE RIGHT IN THE CORNER.
SO ON THE SITE PLAN IT'S IDENTIFIED IN THIS GENERAL LOCATION.
LET'S AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT, SIR.
IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND THEN PROVIDE YOUR CARD TO GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS STAFF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVID, FOR YOUR REPORT.
UH, MY NAME'S EDDIE VITALIS V IDEA, LES.
I'M A WITH DONQUINAY SUN SIGN COMPANY, THE APPLICANT AND THE CONTRACTOR.
I SPOKE WITH DAVID A. LITTLE WHILE AGO, DAVID AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR
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JUST A LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS TOGETHER.UM, UH, ME, THE CONTRACTOR AND THIS GUY HELPING ME OUT.
UM, I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, AGAIN, JUST A GAS STATION, YOU KNOW, THEY GOTTA ADVERTISE THEIR GAS.
UH, AND, UH, UH, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE FOR THAT.
ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO MAKE THIS? I WISH I COULD SAY YES.
YOU GUYS COULD DO THE ETHANOL THING.
THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CHEAPEST ONE RIGHT NOW.
WAS IT EDDIE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL NOW CALL ON THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FOR A DISCUSSION OR A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPROVING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW 22 DASH 0 1 4.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FREESTANDING SIGN AT 1950 WEST LAHABRA BOULEVARD.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL MAKE A SECOND COMMISSIONER SEARCH.
AND THEY WILL BECOME FINAL IN 10 WORKING DAYS UNLESS IT'S APPEALED TO CITY COUNCIL.
MOVING ON TO COMMENTS FROM STAFF.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? YES.
MR. CHAIRMAN AND I WOULD HAVE THE DISTINCT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TONIGHT OF INTRODUCING OUR NEW PLANNING MANAGER, MS. SONIA, LOUIE, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE FROM WHERE SHE'S SITTING.
SO THIS IS OUR FIRST DAY, SO WE'RE BREAKING IN HER, RIGHT? SO, UM, SO SHE'LL BE, UM, MORE INVOLVED IN THE MEETINGS AS WE, AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
UM, ALSO JUST AS A NOTE, WE'VE FOUND, UM, A REALLY GOOD COMMISSIONERS HANDBOOK, UM, THAT WE LIKES OR, OR MAKING COPIES OF THAT.
AND WE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING THAT TO YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
IT'S A REALLY GOOD REFERENCE BOOK.
UM, THAT COVERS MANY OF THE DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT COME UP.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU'LL WANT TO SIT DOWN AND READ, COVER TO COVER, BUT WE'RE INDEXING IT FOR YOU.
SO WHEN THIS SPECIFIC TOPICS COME UP, IT'LL BE A GOOD REFERENCE REFERENCE FOR YOU.
HOW MANY PAGES IT'S ABOUT THAT THICK? WHAT, BUT IT'S A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION.
SO AGAIN, IT'S, AS YOU NEED IT, YOU'LL YOU'LL HAVE IT.
AND WE ALSO, UM, UH, SAME, UM, ORGANIZATION THAT PUT THAT TOGETHER IS GOING TO BE OFFERING TRAINING, UM, SEMINARS IN THE FALL.
SO WE'LL BE GIVING YOU MORE INFORMATION AS THAT, AS THAT GETS NEARER.
AND WE WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO TRY TO MAKE TIMES IN YOUR SCHEDULE TO GO TO THESE TRAININGS ARE THEY'RE VERY, THEY'RE VERY HELPFUL.
AND THE LAST ITEM OF BUSINESS I HAVE IS WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
SO I'D ASKED YOU TO ADJOURN, TONIGHT'S MEETING TO MAY THE 23RD.
MOVING ON TO COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER BRAND NEAR? I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE PENN ERA, UM, BUILDING BEING ABSORBED AGAIN.
I SPENT LIKE TWO TO THREE DAYS A WEEK IN THERE, SO IT'S COOL SEEING THAT COME BACK.
THAT'S IT? CHICKEN HOT CHICKEN.
JEFF WILL EAT THE HOT CHICKEN.
NO, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS ERIC.
UM, I'M EXCITED TOO, THAT PANERA IS FINALLY GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING GOING IN THAT SPOT.
UM, WE USED TO HOLD MEETINGS THERE AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS KIND OF A PLACE TO GO MEET AND HAVE COFFEE IN THE MORNING WITH SOMEONE THAT YOU WERE, YOU KNOW, GONNA MEET UP WITH AS A REALTOR.
THIS THERE'LL BE SOMETHING OCCUPYING THAT SPACE.
OH, I DO HAVE ONE OTHER THING.
UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW DAWN WAR THAN FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION POST, HE DID PASS AWAY ON APRIL 11TH.
DAWN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST NAVY SEALS AND A NAVY SEAL W ONE, UH, TEAM ONE AND HIS SERVICES WILL BE THIS THURSDAY AND I HAVE THE INFORMATION STAFF DOES HAVE IT, UM, AS WELL.
AND, UM, SO THEY HAVE, UH, THE MORTUARY FOR VIEWING ON THE 28TH, FROM FOUR 30 TO EIGHT AND THE ROASTERY AT FIVE, THE MASSES, UM, ON THE 29TH AT ST.
MARY'S ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH, UH, IN WHITTIER AND THAT'S AT NINE 30 AND THEN THE BURIAL RIGHT AFTER THAT AT ROSE HILLS.
SO IF YOU NEED THE INFORMATION, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE
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THAT TO YOU.I WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION POSTS FOR, FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS.
AND, UM, HE'S TRULY GOING TO BE MISSED MR. CHAIR, MAYBE WITH YOUR PERMISSION.
WE COULD ADJOURN TONIGHT IN MEMORY OF DON.
UM, SO I'M GOING TO THE CITY OF LA, HARVARD'S GOT A LOT GOING ON WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, DAVE'S CHICKEN COMING IN AND, UM, JUST A FEW DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND I NOTICED THAT, UM, NONE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS HAVE ANY TYPE OF SIGNAGE THAT NECESSARILY STATE WHAT'S GOING THERE.
AND ONE SPECIFIC EXAMPLE THAT I CAN THINK OF IS THE ONE ON RIGHT AT THE NORTH GATE, UM, THE CORNER OF IDAHO AND WHITTIER AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THIS BUILDING AND EVERYBODY'S LIKE, WHAT IS THAT? WHAT DOES THAT, WHAT IS THAT? WELL, IT'S THE ST.
UM, SO JUST TO RE JUST A SUGGESTION, MAYBE THAT IF THE CITY COULD CONSIDER, UM, MAYBE STAFF JUST KIND OF LOOK INTO IT, CREATING SOME SORT OF BANNERS TO SAY, HEY, HERE'S, WHAT'S COMING.
UM, I THINK THAT WOULD REALLY EXCITE THE RESIDENTS AND KEEP EVERYBODY INFORMED AND, AND I'VE SEEN SIMILAR BANNERS IN DIFFERENT CITIES.
UM, BUT FOR SOME REASON, I'VE JUST, I HAVE MISSED THOSE HERE.
SO JUST A LITTLE SUGGESTION ABOUT ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS HAPPENING, UM, THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYBODY THAT SIGN IS BEING MADE AS WE SPEAK.
AND THEN, UM, COMMISSIONERS, OR DO YOU WANT TO CLOSE THE MEETING IN HIS HONOR? THANK YOU, CHAIR.
UM, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR DON MORE THAN, UH, FOR HIS GREAT AMERICAN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, UM, AND SEND PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS TO HIS FAMILY, TO HIS WIFE, OFELIA TO THEIR FOUR DAUGHTERS AND 27 GRANDCHILDREN.
UM, DON WILL TRULY BE MISSED AS AMERICAN HERO HERE IN LA HABRA.
WE'RE CLOSING TO THE MAY 23RD MEETING.