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[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney/Legal Counsel Jones PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember/Director Simonian ROLL CALL: Mayor/Chair Medrano Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Gomez Councilmember/Director Espinoza Councilmember/Director Nigsarian Councilmember/Director Simonian]
NOT CARD CALL THE ORDER, THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REGULAR JOINT MEETING WITH THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY, TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA, THE HOPPER CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY, CITY OF LA HARBOR HOUSING AUTHORITY.NOW THE HARBOR UTILITY AUTHORITY OF MAY 2ND, 2022, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM.
THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY CITY ATTORNEY LEGAL COUNSEL, RICHARD JONES FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, DIRECTOR SIMONIAN.
YOU'RE HAVING TO FOLLOW THEM AS WE LOOK AROUND THE WORLD AND ALL OF THE BIG CHALLENGES THAT WE ALL FACE.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY IN THIS COUNTRY AND THE SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE IN THIS WONDERFUL CITY.
LOOKING FOR THOSE, SOME OF OUR WORK, WE HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL LIKE YOUR DECISIONS TOO, AND HOW'S THE CITY.
THEY JUST WANT A PLACE TO LIVE.
AS YOU INVESTED WITH WISDOM AND INSIGHT AND EVENING, AS THEY LIBERATE YOU, THAT WAS ALL OFF.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN SALUTING THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF 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 ASSISTANT CLERK, SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL ROLL.
COUNCIL MEMBER, DIRECTOR SIMONIAN, COUNCIL MEMBER, DIRECTOR NIX, ARION COUNCIL MEMBER, DIRECTOR, ESPINOSA, MAYOR PRO TEM, VICE CHAIR, GOMEZ, MAYOR CHAIR.
MADRANO HERE, ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? I WAS NOT IN ONE PART OF THE CLOSED SESSION, BUT THERE'S NO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DO A PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS.
IF I MAY, CAN I HAVE, UH, THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER, JOAN, JOHNNY WILLIAMS TO JOIN ME HERE AT THE FRONT OF THE DICE AND MY PHONE AND I WASN'T EXPECTING TO DO THIS REALLY QUICK.
WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO HAND YOU A PROCLAMATION REAL QUICK.
[1. PROCLAIM MAY 2022 AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
SO THE PROCLAMATION IS FOR NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, MONTH OF MAY, 2022.AND I'LL HAVE YOU COME UP AND OH, SORRY.
AND I'LL HAND YOU THE MICROPHONE RIGHT HERE, ACTUALLY, UNLESS YOU'D LIKE TO DO IT FROM THE DIET.
YOU BROUGHT ME A STUFFED ANIMAL.
LET ME SO NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.
AND THEN DOES THERE SOMEONE THAT TOOK A PICTURE? OKAY.
YOU LIKE PICK YOU UP THERE SO YOU CAN HOPE THAT'S COOL.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK THERE OR SHOULD WE GIVE YOU THE MIC HERE THESE DAYS WITH YOU? THAT'S FINE.
SINCE I HAVE EVERYTHING SET UP HERE.
MY NAME IS GIANNIS WILLIAMS AND I AM A BOARD MEMBER OF THE EXTRAORDINARY LIVES FOUNDATION.
OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND SUPPORT FAMILIES BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT.
WE CREATED THE CHARACTER PIGGY BEAR TO EMPOWER CHILDREN AND PROVIDE THEM WITH SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING SKILLS TO TEACH THEM RESILIENCE, COMPASSION, AND SELF CALMING TOOLS.
AND BY THE WAY, I HAVE A PIGGY BEAR.
UM, AND SO OUR HUGS FOR LIFE HEALING CENTER BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN
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MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND APPROVED HOLISTIC HEALERS TO HEAL AND TRANSFORM LIVES.THE CITY OF LITTLE HARBOR US GIVES ME, UH, FOR PROCLAIMING MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH AND FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COMMUNITY, EMBRACING HAPPY, HEALTHY CHILDREN.
AND YOU CAN LEAVE THE, UH, YOU CAN LEAVE THE PIG THERE.
[2. PROCLAIM MAY 11-17, 2022, AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
STEP.IF I CAN HAVE A CHIEF ADAM FOSTER, A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, SIR, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF COURSE, THE GRATEFUL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA ALLEVIATE.
WOULD YOU LIKE THE MIKE OR A COUPLE THAT WOULD LOVE US TO COME STAND WITH ME.
I'LL GIVE YOU THAT ANTICIPATION.
SQUEEZE INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE.
THANK YOU MR. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICE WEEK, UNFORTUNATELY RECOGNIZES THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE THAT A LOT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, UM, HAVE GIVEN OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR CAREERS.
LAST YEAR WAS WORSE WITH, I BELIEVE OVER 127 OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
BUT WHAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT IS WE HAVE A HARDWORKING, DEDICATED POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I'M SO PROUD OF THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WE HAVE, AND I THINK THAT THEY SERVE OUR CARE COMMUNITY WITH DISTINCTION.
SO I, I APPRECIATE YOU THANKING THEM AND I THANK THEM AS WELL, SIR.
[3. PROCLAIM MAY 15-21, 2022, AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
STEP.IF I CAN HAVE OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, HE LAST SITE CALLIE PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.
THANK YOU ELIAS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND GRATEFUL CITY RESIDENTS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.
AND OF COURSE, WE SAW THAT FIRSTHAND A FEW WEEKS AGO ON A FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN WE HAD A, UH, A LITTLE MISHAP, BUT YOU, YOU GUYS TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM.
UH, ALBERT ALBERT IS OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND THE CITY ENGINEER.
AND THIS, THIS REPRESENTS THE HARD WORK THAT OUR EMPLOYEES AT PUBLIC WORKS THAT SERVE YOUR PARKS, YOUR, UH, STREETS, YOUR WATER DEPARTMENT, AS WE MENTIONED, AND AS WELL AS THE ENGINEERS THAT AND THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT THAT TAKES CARE OF THE PROJECTS LIKE BUILDING PROJECTS, SUCH AS THE SPLASH PAD AND OTHER PROJECTS IN THE CITY.
[4. PROCLAIM MAY 1 - 7, 2022, AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
BUT NOT LEAST, CAN I HAVE, UH, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, RHONDA BARONE TO JOIN ME UP HERE? PROCLAMATION DECLARED PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK THE WEEK OF MAY 1ST THROUGH SEVENTH.UM, WELL JUST THANK YOU TO YOU AND THE COUNCIL FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT SPECIFICALLY AFTER LAURIE'S RETIREMENT, BUT THINGS ARE GOING WELL.
AND I APPRECIATE THIS RECOGNITION.
WHEN ADDRESSING THE LIBRE CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH THE TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.
SPEAKING TIME, COMMENTS MUST BE GET 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 SCHEDULED AGENDA PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5, 4 9, 5, 4 0.38.
SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.
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NONE.[ 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. CITY COUNCIL:]
CONSENT CALENDAR CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS, ONE THROUGH 10 HOUSING AUTHORITY ITEMS, ONE AND TWO CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY ITEM ONE AND CITY COUNCIL AGENCY, AND AUTHORITIES ITEM ONE, CALL FOR REMOVAL BY OF ITEMS BY STAFF.YES, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, PULL ITEM NUMBER SIX, PLEASE.
AND I'LL BRING THAT BACK AT A LATER DATE.
NOW MR. BAYER, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? SEE NONE.
MR. MAYOR, I'D MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SECOND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS BEING BOLD.
WILL THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? I'M SORRY.
I WANTED TO BRING UP A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER, NICK SYRIAN, ARE YOU ABSTAINING FROM ITEM NUMBER THREE? THE SECOND READING OF THAT ORDINANCE? I AM NOT IN THIS CASE BECAUSE AS IT TURNS OUT, IT WAS A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WHERE THAT WAS DISCUSSED, WHERE I WAS PRESENT, BUT NO LONGER ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO AS IT TURNS OUT, I BELIEVE IN MR. JONES, CORRECT ME.
OTHERWISE, I'M ABLE TO APPROVE THAT MATTER ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
I ABSTAINED EARLIER THINKING THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME BEFORE ME.
YES BUT NO, IT WAS AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING WHERE I HAD LEFT THE PLANNING COMMISSION AFTER FEBRUARY 10TH.
NOW IT'S FLASHING RHONDA NINA BOAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER NICK'S ARION SAYS WAITING FOR VOTES MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ALL RIGHT, SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS OR CONSIDERATION ITEMS AND WE'LL
[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]
ON TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR, LOCAL COVID VACCINATION AND BOOSTER SHOT EVENTS CONTINUE TO OCCUR TO HOSPITALS, MEDICAL CENTERS, PHARMACIES, AND OTHER LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTY, INCLUDING HERE IN LA HABRA APPOINTMENTS FOR VACCINATION AND BOOSTERS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AVAILABLE ON MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 AM AND 4:00 PM.SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, PLEASE VISIT WWW.MY TURN.CA.GOV.
IN ADDITION, THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR ALSO HOSTS, EXCUSE ME.
THE COMMUNITY CENTER ALSO HOLDS COVID TESTING EVENTS EVERY DAY, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 AM AND 7:00 PM.
THAT SCENE IS DONE ON AN APPOINTMENT BASIS.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR LEARN OR TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE CALL THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.
CELEBRATE MOTHER'S DAY A DAY EARLY AT THE LAHABRA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ON SATURDAY MAY 7TH FOR ITS ANNUAL PAINT AND SIP EVENT.
EVEN HOURS ARE 10:30 AM TO 12:00 PM, AND TICKETS ARE REQUIRED.
MOMS IN THEIR LITTLE ONES CAN ENJOY RELAXING SESSION OF PAINTING, SIPPING TEA AND CELEBRATING FAMILY.
TICKETS ARE $15 PER PERSON FOR MUSEUM MEMBERS AND $25 PER PERSON FOR NON MUSEUM MEMBERS BUY TICKETS THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE AT WWW DOT
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 3 6.
THE CITY WILL HOST AN AMERICAN RED CROSS RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE AT VETERANS HALL.
NEXT WEEK ON WEDNESDAY MAY 11TH, BLOOD DRIVE HOURS ARE FROM 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM AND DONATIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY TO SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT.
PLEASE VISIT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WEBSITE@WWWDOTREDCROSSBLOOD.ORG.
REMEMBER TO ENTER THE SPONSOR, THE SPONSOR CODE CITY LAHABRA FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE RED CROSS AT ONE 800 RED CROSS, SAVE A LIFE BY GIVING BLOOD SUMMER'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND THE CITY PLANS TO REOPEN THE SPLASH PADS AT BREO AND OSTP TO PARKS.
THIS COMING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SPLASH PADS WILL OPEN SATURDAY, MAY 28TH HOURS OF OPERATION ARE DAILY FROM 10:00 AM TO 7:00 PM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE RULE OF USE.
PLEASE CALL THE COMMUNITY CENTER@FIVESIXTWOTHREEEIGHTTHREEFOURTWOZEROZEROORVISITUSONLINEATWWWDOTLAHABRACA.GOV.
WHAT BETTER WAY FOR KIDS TO BEAT THE HEAT THAN BY ENROLLING IN LITTLE HARBOR SUMMER ACTIVE DAY CAMP KIDS AGES FOUR TO 12 WILL SPEND THEIR SUMMER EXPLORING LEARNING AND EXPERIENCING NEW ADVENTURES THROUGH ARTS AND CRAFTS GAMES AND WEEKLY EXCURSIONS CAMP WILL BE IN SESSION FOR 10, BETWEEN JUNE 6TH AND AUGUST 12TH OPEN EACH DAY, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 7:00 AM TO 6:00 PM AT VETERANS HALL.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY, THE COST OF SUMMER ACTIVE DAY CAMP IS $150
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PER WEEK PER CAMPER.PLUS A $35 ONE-TIME REGISTRATION AND MATERIAL FEE REGISTER AND PREPAY FOR EIGHT WEEKS AND RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR VISIT US ONLINE@WWWDOTLAHABRACA.GOV, LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO ENJOY.
LAHABRA FREE SCREENINGS, A FAMILY FRIENDLY MOVIES AS PART OF OUR MOVIES IN THE PARK SERIES, WHICH KICKS OFF AT OST PARK ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17TH, WITH THE SHOWING OF THE ANIMATED MOVIE.
SEEING TWO ADDITIONAL MOVIES IN LOCATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS A SUMMER SESSION DRAWS SUMMER SEASON DRAWS NEAR FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 LAST BUT NOT LEAST.
SAVE THE DATE AND PLAN ON JOINING US FOR THE CITY OF LA HOMBRES.
4TH OF JULY, FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR ON MONDAY, JULY 4TH AT LA BONITA PARK TICKET TICKET AND SHOW INFORMATION COMING SOON.
BRING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND HELP US CELEBRATE OUR NATION'S BIRTHDAY.
[ COMMENTS FROM STAFF:]
FROM STAFF, UH, JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE, UH, CHAMBER ON A SUCCESSFUL SPRING, CITRUS FAIR WEEKEND MURRAY, YOU LOOK PRETTY TIRED.SO PROBABLY GETTING SOME REST TODAY.
ALSO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF WHO HELPED SUPPORT THAT.
UH, WE HAD A LOT OF FOLKS OUT FROM POLICE.
UH, WE HAD OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT, WE HAD A PUBLIC WORKS COMMUNITY SERVICES.
IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT IN SUPPORT OF THE CHAMBERS, UH, EVENT.
SO CLOUD THAT CAME OFF WELL, COUNCIL
[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS/DIRECTORS:]
MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, GO AHEAD.I, UH, A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I LIKE TO CALL IT JUMP AMERICA, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROPER WORDS OF THESE JUMPERS THEY WERE BROUGHT OUT TO BOUNCE AMERICA.
I TELL YOU THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.
I WENT OUT THERE WHEN THEY WERE PUTTING OUT THE JUMPERS AND I WENT BACK A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, A HOBBLED OUT THERE AND IT WAS PHENOMENAL.
THE PEOPLE THAT THEY, THEY CAME OUT, I, UH, NOT ONLY DID IT HELP, UH, YOU KNOW, US WITH HAVING SO MANY PEOPLE COME OUT THERE SURROUNDING AREAS ARE PACKED.
THE RESTAURANTS, UH, THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE FROM, UH, THAT CAME OUT.
HE GOES, SUSIE WAS CRAZY WITH PEOPLE THAT WENT TO THE THING I WAS PHENOMENAL.
AND EVERYBODY WHO SET THAT UP, I'VE NEVER, EVER SEEN SUCH A THING LIKE THAT.
AND THE WAY THEY ADVERTISE THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA WAS FANTASTIC.
FANTASTIC, FANTASTIC, FANTASTIC EVENT.
I HAD A, HAD A GREAT TIME OUT THERE, UH, WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE COUNCIL IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER BRINGING IN SISTER, MARGARET, UH, FROM OUR LADY GUADALUPE CHURCH, SHE IS GOING TO BE RELOCATED.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE CLOSING DOWN THE CITRUS HOME WHERE WA ON CITRUS, THE HOME, WHERE ALL THE NUNS SAY, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE RELOCATING, AND SHE'S GOING TO BE MOVING UP TO THE AREA WHERE THE GETTY CENTER IS.
AND SHE HAS DONE PROBABLY EVERY ROSARY OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIED IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND SHE'S JUST A VERY SPECIAL, UH, SISTER MARGARET, WHO WAS GOING TO BE LEAVING THE AREA.
SO MAYBE WE CAN BRING HER IN ON HONOR, IF YOU GUYS WOULD, WOULD BE UP TO THAT.
UM, LET ME SEE WHAT ELSE HERE ON A FINAL NOTE, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF, UM, BILL PRICE, UH, OUR POLICE CHIEF, OUR FORMER POLICE CHIEF JERRY PRICE.
HIS DAD HAD PASSED AWAY AND MY CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO HIS MOM, UH, BARBARA PRICE AS WELL.
UM, AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF LOOPY, UH, GEARY, LOOPY GEAR AT GARY.
HE WAS A LONG TIME LAHABRA RESIDENT.
UM, HER MEMORIAL, THERE, THERE WERE HUNDREDS.
I MEAN, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP AT HER MEMORIAL, UH, THIS LAST FRIDAY, UH, AND SHE WILL GREATLY BE MISSED, UH, LOOPY GARY AND A FINAL NOTE WANT TO THANK THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ON THAT LYLE PARKS, UH, FABRICATION CENTER.
I KNOW, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, SIMONIAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER AND EXPERIAN SIT ON THE BOARD.
I HAVE NEVER, EVER SEEN A FABRICATION CENTER LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY FOR A, THEY TEACH THESE KIDS SUCH A WONDERFUL ART OF LEARNING HOW TO DO FABRICATION.
AND IT WAS, IT WAS JUST OVER THE TOP.
SO THANK YOU, STEVE AND DARREN FOR JUST THAT WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, UH, JOEL ALSO DICK JONES SITS ON THERE.
DICK JONES ALSO SITS ON THERE AS WELL.
SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE MR. MAYOR.
A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
LAST THING I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MARK, SORT OF, AND WHO'S HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO IS THE FOUNDER OF THE CITRUS FAIR AND MARK A, WE MISS YOU A LOT AND YOU DEFINITELY LIVE LEFT.
NOT ONLY A FOOTPRINT HERE, BUT A HUMONGOUS FOOTPRINT IN OUR COMMUNITY, YOU ARE GREATLY MISSED AND YOU TRULY AN ICON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND MAYBE YOU COULD FIND A LITTLE HOUSE HERE IN LA HABRA, TINY HOUSE THING.
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MR. MAN.AND THE HIGHLIGHT OF COURSE, WAS THE CITRUS FAIR.
AND I'VE BEEN TO A NUMBER OF THEM.
WE WERE BLESSED BY EXTRAORDINARY WEATHER THIS YEAR.
A LOT OF PENT UP DEMAND FOR THE CITRUS FAIRS FOR THE CROWDS WERE HUGE.
AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY YEAR, I MEAN, EXCEPT FOR THOSE YEARS WHERE IT WAS CANCELED, IT'S GOTTEN JUST BIGGER AND BETTER.
AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MARIE LABIANCA AND THE ENTIRE CHAMBER TEAM.
IT'S A, IT'S A HIGH STRESS EVENT.
YOU AND YOUR STAFF WORKED EXTREMELY HARD.
I KNOW, I REMEMBER HOW HARD MARK WORKED ON IT BEFORE.
IT WAS ALMOST THE DEATH OF THEM, I THINK ON SOME OF THOSE CITRUS FAIRS, BUT IT WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT THAT DREW IN SO MANY PEOPLE FROM THE OUTLYING COMMUNITY TOO.
WE, YOU DON'T REALIZE IT, BUT THE MAJORITY OF FOLKS ARE COMING FROM WHITTIER FULLERTON, BRIA, YOU KNOW, EVERYWHERE MEAN, I THINK THE MAYOR AND I HEARD THAT MAYBE 30 TO 40% ARE LAHABRA ANS, BUT THE REST ARE COMING TO ENJOY LAHABRA AND PATRONIZING LOCAL BUSINESSES.
AND THEY'RE BUYING THINGS WITH THESE BOOTHS.
SO THAT'S A TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC BOON FOR ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE CITRUS FAIR.
AND I DO WANT TO SAY AGAIN HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO SEE MARK, UH, AS MY COLLEAGUES KNOW, MARK AND I WERE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS.
AND I REMEMBER THE DAY SURELY BEFORE 2010, WHEN HE SAID, YOU KNOW, I WAS DOING THE DISHES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS IDEA SUDDENLY STRUCK ME.
HOW ABOUT A COMMUNITY-BASED THERE THAT PAID HOMAGE TO THE CITRUS BEGINNINGS OF LAHABRA.
HE WANTED SOMETHING TRULY UNIQUE THAT SPOKE TO THE CULTURE THAT IS SO SPECIAL TO THIS COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, BUT HE, HE WAS OFF TO THE RACES AND I, HERE WE ARE 12 YEARS LATER AND IT'S NEVER BEEN MORE POPULAR AND MORE SUCCESSFUL.
SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE MY OLD FRIEND APPRECIATE THAT, UH, THIS MORNING, THE MAYOR AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING AND VISITING THE NAVIGATION CENTERS, WHICH IS, UH, SOMETHING RUN BY THE NORTH SERVICE, UH, PROVISION AREA.
THIS IS A SERVICE, UH, PROVIDED FOR THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR OUR HOMELESS POPULATION.
AND OUR CITY IS FORTUNATE IN THE SENSE THAT OUR POPULATION IS RELATIVELY SMALL.
THE LAST CENSUS WAS AROUND 43 OR 44, UH, FOLKS WHO ARE PERMANENTLY WITHOUT FIXED ABODE.
BUT UNTIL THIS TIME IT WAS DIFFICULT FINDING RESOURCES FOR THEM.
AND I'M, I'M PROUD OF OUR CITY AND OF OUR CITY MANAGER FOR PUTTING TOGETHER AN ALLIANCE WITH 12 OTHER CITIES IN THE AREA THAT HAVE NOW CREATED TWO, UH, NAVIGATION CENTERS WHEN IN WINTER PARK, WHEN IN PLACENTIA.
AND THESE ARE FOLKS WHERE PEOPLE CAN, UH, LIVE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS.
I THINK IT'S MAYBE CAPPED TO A YEAR, BUT THEY THERE'S, THERE'S FOOD, THERE'S COACHING.
UH, THERE IS, UH, UH, UH, THERAPY SERVICES AVAILABLE.
IT'S REALLY MAGNIFICENT AND IT'S THE KIND OF SERVICE THAT NO CITY ON THEIR OWN COULD REALLY DO.
BUT IT'S BECAUSE THERE IS THIS COLLABORATION WITH THESE 12 OTHER CITIES AND, UH, ALSO SB TWO MONEY, WHICH WAS HUGELY INSTRUMENTAL.
IT, IT'S NOT OUR GENERAL FUND THAT THIS MONEY CAME FROM IT'S MONEY THAT CAME FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY.
UH, IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE A GREAT SUCCESS.
PEOPLE SAY, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO? YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE? I, NO DOUBT SOME ARE STILL GONNA SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS, BUT I THINK PROBABLY THE MAYOR WILL AGREE THAT WE WERE BOTH GREATLY IMPRESSED BY THIS.
AND IT REALLY REPRESENTS THE DAWNING OF A NEW ERA IN TERMS OF HELPING THE HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I'M, I'M, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
IT WAS JUST GOOD TO SEE MARK OUT THERE.
UH, AND, AND THEN, UH, RIGHT AWAY, I STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE PAST EVENTS AND THE ONE PARTICULAR ONE WHERE AT THE END, IT JUST STARTED POURING DOWN RAIN AND THERE WAS LIGHTNING AND I WAS JUST TIRED, BUT YET EVERYTHING HAD TO BE TAKEN DOWN AND IT WAS LIKE, I'M LUCKY I GET TO GO HOME, BUT HE'S GOING TO STAY HERE, YOU KNOW, AND HAVE EVERYTHING TAKEN DOWN.
AND I KNOW I, I'M JUST AMAZED HOW THE NEXT MORNING EVERYTHING IS DOWN TODAY.
I SAW AND THE STREETS WERE CLEAR.
I DID SEE YOU OUT THERE PICKING UP SOME TRASH WITH THE, I THINK A BROOM AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IT DOES, QUEEN OR SOMETHING.
SHE WAS STILL OUT THERE WORKING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I SAW YOU AND MARIE OUT THERE DANCING AND ENJOYING AND HAVING SOME ENJOYMENT AND THAT, UH, THAT JUST MADE IT ALL WORTH, YOU KNOW, TO SEE THAT AT LEAST YOU WERE HAVING SOME FUN IN BETWEEN THERE.
THE LAYOUT, THE LAYOUT, I REALLY ENJOYED WHERE THE KIDS HAD THEIR OWN AREA.
THE GROWNUPS HAD THEIR AREA, THE ADULTS AND THE TEENAGERS HAD THEIR RIDES WHERE THEY COULD ENJOY.
AND, UH, IT KEPT IT, YOU KNOW, IN AN AREA WHERE THE KIDS DIDN'T HAVE TO, THE LITTLE KIDS DIDN'T HAVE TO INTERMINGLE WITH THE TEENAGERS AND ALL THAT, BUT, UH, IT WAS JUST THE PERFECT LAYOUT.
IT HONESTLY, I WAS THERE FOR THREE DAYS AND I ENJOY, I THINK I WAS THE LUCKIEST PERSON TO BE THERE APART FROM MARK, YOU KNOW, BUT LIKE IF, FOR INSTANCE TO BE THERE AND JUST WATCH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAD COME IN, IT WAS JUST PACKED.
I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW, HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE AND, UH, IT WAS A SUCCESS.
AND I JUST GLAD THAT YOU THOUGHT OF IT FROM THE GET GO.
AND IT WAS LIKE AMAZING, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S A GOOD, A GOOD A
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FUNDRAISER FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.YOU LEFT THEM WELL, AND I CONGRATULATE YOU FOR THAT AS WELL ON THE NAVIGATION.
I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO TO THAT.
CAUSE I HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT 10 O'CLOCK BY, BUT I AM ON THE BRIDGES.
SO I DO GET REPORTS AND I ASK THEM TO GIVE US A HANDWRITTEN ONE, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO YET BE SUCCESSFUL FOR THE, I CAN GET THE DATA AND REPORT IT OUT TO YOU ON A MONTHLY BASIS OR WHEN WE DO MEET.
BUT IT'S STILL GOING TO ASK THEM FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, JUST WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THOSE, UM, THOSE PLACES NAVIGATION CENTER AND SEE HOW WELL THEY'RE DOING AS WELL.
APART FROM THAT, UH, THAT WOULD BE IT.
UH, MR. MAYOR, I TOO, TWO WARS, UH, VERY, VERY BUSY THIS WEEKEND.
IT STARTED WITH THE GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING IT, BARE LA, A SOUL, A RESTAURANT ON WHITTIER BOULEVARD THAT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL ATTENDED AND NO MATTER THEIR PARTY AFFILIATION, THEY PROVED TO ME THEIR FISCAL CONSERVATIVENESS BY STICKING ME WITH THE BILL AT THE END OF THE NIGHT.
SO I WAS VERY PROUD OF THEM FOR THAT, BUT WE HAD A GOOD TIME AND, UM, THE, UH, CITRUS FAIR WAS GREAT DELIGHT.
VERY NICE TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE WONDERFUL ENVIRONMENT THAT YOU CREATED.
SO, UH, DARREN, I HAVE A SERIOUS QUESTION.
DID MARK STURTEVANT REALLY USE THE WORD OMAJ? NO, I THINK, I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS SOME SYNONYM.
HE'S NOT AN HOMAGE KIND OF GUY.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU MARK AND I MISS YOU AND YOUR WIFE VERY, VERY MUCH.
I SAW IN THERE THAT WAS, UM, UH, MAYOR WAS ASKED TO GO, UH, SUNDAY MORNING AND PICK A CAR IS CALLED MAYOR'S CHOICE.
SO I BEAT HIM THERE AND TOLD THE PEOPLE FROM THE CHAMBER THAT I WAS ACTING IN THE MAYOR'S BEHALF.
AND I DID CHOOSE A CAR, BUT THE OWNER WOULD NOT RELINQUISH THE TITLE.
I TRIED TO TAKE IT HOME AND HE WOULDN'T GIVE IT TO ME.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE THING, BUT WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
THERE'S SOME BEAUTIFUL CARS, UH, THAT PARTICIPATED.
UH, I WILL SAY, UH, YES, UH, I HAD A GREAT TIME THE LAST WEEKEND, UH, UH, FOR THE GRAND OPENING AT, UH, BETTER LAST SCHOOL AS WELL.
UH, I DID NOT GET STUCK WITH THAT BILL, UH, FORTUNATELY, BUT, UH, THAT'S A, THAT'S A STORY FOR ANOTHER DAY, RIGHT? UH, STEVE, ANYHOW, IT WAS A GREAT GRAND OPENING AND, UH, THANK YOU TO THE CHAMBER FOR, UH, FOR ACCOMMODATING THEM AND US AS WELL.
UH, ALSO ATTENDED THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, UH, THE FABRICATION LAB, THIS, UH, THIS PAST WEEK, UH, AS WELL.
UH, WHAT AN IMPRESSIVE SITE THAT, UH, FABRICATION LAB IS, UH, FROM THE, UH, THE SIGNAGE AND THE, UH, THE SHIRTS THAT THEY CAN, THAT THEY CAN PUT OUT THERE.
THERE WERE A FEW SKATEBOARDS, I THINK THAT THEY HAD, THERE WAS SOME LOGOS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, WHAT A, UH, WHAT A GREAT LEGACY THAT, UH, THAT THAT'S BEEN LEFT THERE FOR THE, UH, FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS AND, UH, AND THE ABILITY FOR THOSE KIDS THAT, UH, THAT DON'T WANT TO GO ON TO COLLEGE AND, UH, ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO LOOK TO SOME OF THE TRADES THERE, WHAT A GREAT, UH, WHAT A GREAT STEP UP FOR THEM.
SO IT WAS NICE TO SEE, AND IT WAS GREAT TO, UH, TO SEE THAT WITH MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL.
UH, THE, UH, THE CITRUS FARE IN THE, IN THE CAR SHOW KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK MURRAY, GREAT JOB.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE OF COURSE WE'RE, WE ARE, UH, WE ARE TELLING MARTIN HOW MUCH WE MISS HIM AND WHAT HAVE YOU, HE, UH, HE LEFT YOU A, UH, HE LEFT YOU SOMETHING GOOD THERE.
UH, AND I, AND I WAS TELLING MONICA BEFORE THE MEETING, IT STATES MARK'S LEGACY, UH, FOR THE CITY.
AND OF COURSE WE THANK MARIA AS WELL FOR TAKING THAT OVER, HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE CAR SHOW YESTERDAY.
UH, HOPEFULLY, UH, HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY WAS, UH, WAS HAPPY WHEN THEY LEFT.
IT SEEMED TO BE, THEY DID, UH, COUNCILMAN, NICK, SARAH AND I WERE WALKING THE, UH, THE CONCOURSE AND THE PARK AREA AND TALKING TO, UH, THE ATTENDEES.
I THINK ONE OF THEM, UH, WAS FROM THE LOS ANGELES AREA BY WAY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
ONE OF THEM, YEAH, HE WAS OUT HERE.
SO, UH, THEY WERE, UH, THEY WERE QUITE HAPPY, QUITE HAPPY WITH THAT'S RIGHT? YEAH, NO, YEAH.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY CAME FOR.
I THINK THEY WERE FROM THE WEST LOS ANGELES AREA IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
SO THEY CAME FOR THE CITRUS FAIR AND HE HAD HEARD OF IT.
SO, UM, KUDOS TO THE, BOTH OF YOU.
THAT'S YOUR LEGACY, UH, MARK, UH, IT'S WORKING.
SO, UH, GREAT JOB IN THE, UH, THE CAR SHOW AGAIN, I KNOW MY, UH, MY GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG ENJOYED THE, UH, THE MORNING SHOW
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JUST AS WELL WHEN HE HEARD THAT STEVE WAS IMPERSONATING ME, THE DOG TRIED TO GO HOME WITH STEVE, BUT STEVE WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.SO I SAID, FREE FOOD, HEY, YOU KNOW, HE'S PICKING UP EVERYBODY ELSE'S TAB.
AND, UH, WITH THAT, MARIE, THANK YOU.
AND YOUR FAMILY AND THE REST OF THE CHAMBER AND THE REST OF THE BUSINESSES.
AND I KNOW OUR CHAMBER SAYS IT AS WELL, BUT I'M, I'M, I'M ON MY OWN MISSION.
SO TO SPEAK, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUSINESSES ARE NOT DROWNED OUT HERE, ASIDE FROM WHAT THE BUSINESS CHAMBER DOES.
OF COURSE THEY DO A GREAT JOB, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN WEEK OUT THAT WE DO PATRONIZE OUR BUSINESSES AND THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND THOSE OUTSIDE OF THE HOPPER AS WELL, OUR, UH, UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN LA HARBOR AND WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY OUR RESIDENTS, BUT GREAT BUSINESSES.
AND, UH, YEAH, THIS MORNING, UH, COUNCILMAN NICK, SARAH, AND I WENT OVER TO THE NAVIGATION CENTERS, HOMELESS SHELTERS, FOR THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE IN, UH, IN TV LAND OR FOR THE LAY PERSON, UH, GREAT TO SEE A, UH, 13, 13 CITIES COME TOGETHER, WHICH IS UNHEARD OF, JUST THINK OF A LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT AND WHAT PEOPLE SAY OF HOW MUCH BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE IS ATTACHED TO GOVERNMENT.
AND IN SOME INSTANCES, AND HOW 13 CITIES CAME TOGETHER IN THIS, UH, IN THIS NORTH, UH, SERVICE PROVISION AREA, UH, TO, UH, TO AGREE ON SHELTERS AND WHAT HAVE YOU, AND TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE BEDS, AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT.
AND, UH, IT WAS, UH, KUDOS TO, UH, TO OF COURSE OUR CITY MANAGERS AND STAFFS FROM ALL THESE CITIES, UH, OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS WERE OUT THERE.
OF COURSE, THE MAYOR PLACENTIA, THE MAYOR OF BUENO PARK, UH, ALSO COUNSEL PEOPLE FROM STANTON AND FROM LA PALMA, UH, WHICH WAS NICE AND, UH, AND A FEW OTHER, UH, PEOPLE THERE AS WELL.
IT WAS GREAT HEARING THE TESTIMONIALS THAT WE GOT TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE, UH, THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCUPIED SPACE THERE AT ONE POINT OR OTHER.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT THEY HAVE FOR THE, UH, FOR THESE PEOPLE THAT COME IN OFF THE STREETS AND THE HUMANITARIAN APPROACH, UH, THAT, UH, THAT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND STARTS, UH, STARTS WITH HOMELESS LIAISON OFFICERS, SUCH AS WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA THAT ARE DEDICATED TO BEING THAT FIRST FORM OF CONTACT FOR THESE, UH, FOR THESE PEOPLE AND HOW GRATEFUL THESE PEOPLE ARE.
AND IF YOU SEE THE, UH, THE EMPATHY AND THE HUMANITARIAN EFFECT THAT, UH, THAT, OR THE HUMANITARIAN EFFORT, NOT ONLY OUR POLICE OFFICERS, BUT POLICE OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE AREA IN THESE 13, UH, IN THESE 13 CITIES, UH, BRING, WHICH IS, UH, I, I'M PROBABLY UNDERSTANDING BY SAYING HOW, HOW NICE THAT IS, BUT IT'S, UH, IT'S QUITE AN ACHIEVEMENT.
SO AGAIN, CHIEF, THANK YOUR, UH, POLICE OFFICERS AND A SAD, REAL, THANK YOU AND STAFF FOR HAVING PUT THAT TOGETHER.
AND OF COURSE MY COLLEAGUES FOR, UH, FOR PROVIDING THE MONEY FOR THAT QUITE IMPRESSIVE, I INVITE EVERY RESIDENT TO, UH, TO LOOK INTO WHAT WE HAVE HERE AND, UH, HOW, UH, HOW COVETED THIS PROGRAM IS OUTSIDE OF THIS, UH, UH, THIS AREA AND, AND OUTSIDE OF THESE 13 CITIES SO MUCH SO THAT I THINK WE HEARD THAT THE, UH, CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AREA ARE LOOKING TO US AS PART OF THIS AS A, AS A MODEL.
WE ARE A MODEL, UH, THAT, UH, THAT OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ARE LOOKING AT THIS AS WELL, BUT SPECIFICALLY HERE IN CALIFORNIA, BECAUSE THE HOMELESS ISSUE, UNFORTUNATELY, IS AN ISSUE WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
AND YOU HAVE FIVE PEOPLE UP HERE THAT ARE, UH, THAT ARE, THAT ARE PROPONENTS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN THIS, UH, IN THIS 13 CITY AREA.
SO WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR WAS ONE ITEM, OF COURSE, A MEMBER GOMEZ HAD REQUESTED, UH, TO SEE IF COUNCIL WOULD WANT TO INVITE SISTER MARGARET TO A MEETING TO BE RECOGNIZED.
I JUST NEED A SECOND OF, I WILL SECOND.
AND WITH THAT, UH, WE'LL, UH, ADJOURN OUR, UH, OUR MEETING IN, UH, IN MEMORY OF, UH, BILL PRICE AND IN MARY OF
AND WITH THAT, UH, OUR MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.