Aug 15, 2022 City Council

ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION? ANNOUNCEMENTS WAS NO CLOSED SESSION.

MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN, COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER ESPINOSA HERE.

MAYOR PRO TEM GOMEZ MAYOR MADRANO.

[ CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:]

VERY WELL.

[1. INTRODUCTION OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH LIAISON TEAM]

START OFF WITH, UH, PRESENTATIONS PROCLAMATIONS FIRST UP, UH, INTRODUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND HOMELESS RESOURCES TEAM.

I LIKE TO INVITE A COMMUNITY SERVICES, DIRECTOR, KELLY FOOD, JO TO THE PODIUM FOR INTRODUCTION OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, LIAISON DAVID AND GARY AND PAUL MAHONEY.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT THIS ITEM TO YOU TONIGHT.

SO THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE CUTTING EDGE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.

YOU HAVE ALWAYS PRIORITIZE WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

RECENTLY YOU TASKED US WITH DESIGNING A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THOSE ON THE STREETS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

SO ONE DEPARTMENT CAN'T DO THAT ALONE.

SO WHAT WE DID IS WE BROUGHT TOGETHER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

AND WE DESIGNED YOU THAT PROGRAM.

WE DECIDED THAT THE PROGRAM MIGHT TAKE THE KINDER GENTLER WAY AT THIS TIME.

AND WE PUT TOGETHER A TEAM.

WE DEPLOYED THAT TEAM IN MAY OF THIS YEAR.

AND AT THIS TIME WE'VE SEEN A PRETTY GOOD GLIMPSE OF SUCCESS.

SO THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE WORKED TOGETHER AND THEY CONTINUE TO DESIGN WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO NOW IN THE FUTURE.

AND HOPEFULLY SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE FOR, TO INTRODUCE TO YOU TONIGHT, OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, LIAISON, UM, COMMUNITY OUTREACH LIAISON TEAM.

WE HAVE DAVID AND GARY AND PAUL MAHONEY WITH US HERE TONIGHT.

THEY WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE, WHAT OUR CHALLENGES ARE AND WHAT WE EXPECT TO HOPEFULLY DO IN THE FUTURE.

GAVE ME, UH, MY NAME IS DAVID GARY, IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

OH, THIS ONE.

THAT, UM, WE'VE PLACED, UM, UP UNTIL JULY, UM, 15, UM, INDIVIDUALS IN SHELTER OR TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMS. UM, WE DO HAVE AN OUTREACH LINE, UH, UM, THAT ANYBODY CAN CALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UH, STAFF, UH, CLIENTS.

UH, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO GET RIGHT INTO IT WITH THE FACTS.

UM, SO HOMELESSNESS IN THE HARBOR IS A CONCERN FOR, FOR EVERYBODY.

UM, RIGHT.

SO RIGHT NOW, UM, SPECIFICALLY WITH OUR LA HARBOR CLIENTS, UM, THAT WE HAVE THE MAIN BARRIERS, UM, INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE LOSS OF JOBS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND OTHER RELATED AREAS.

UM, AS MANY OF US KNOW, UM, BUT THE UNIQUE PART ABOUT IT IN WHICH I AM BLESSED TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY, IS THAT OUR TEAM MEETS THOSE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OUR CITY.

UM, SO THE, THIS LAHABRA FUNDED PROGRAM, UM, AMONG OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE MEMBERS IN PD AND PUBLIC WORKS ARE MEETING THE NEEDS SPECIFIC TO OUR CLIENTS.

AND WE HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS SO FAR, UM, MEETING THOSE NEEDS FOR PEOPLE, UM, AND WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR APPROACH.

SO THESE ARE JUST SOME STATISTICS AND YOU ALL HAVE OUR MONTHLY REPORT UP UNTIL, UH, JULY.

UM, SO AS KELLY STATED, WE HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE, UH, MAY AND WE'VE HAD 87 OUTREACH CONTACTS WITH CLIENTS IN THE CITY, UM, CONDUCTING OUTREACH AMONG OURSELVES AND WITH, UH, UH, PD, UM, WE'VE ENROLLED 58 CLIENTS IN OUR SERVICES, UM, PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICE SERVICES FOR THEM.

UM, THAT INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, DETOX SERVICES, SHELTER SERVICES, SUCH AS

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AND UP UNTIL JULY, WE RECEIVED 49 CALLS, UM, ON THAT, UH, LINE, UM, JUST REALLY BRIEFLY, UM, IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST, SO FAR, TODAY'S AUGUST 15TH, WE'VE HAD SEVEN EXITS SO FAR THIS MONTH.

THAT'S NOT REFLECTED ON THAT REPORT YET BECAUSE OUR AUGUST ONE IS COMING UP SOON.

UM, FIVE HAVE GONE INTO THE BARNETT PARK SHELTER AND TWO IN THE PLACENTA SHELTERS TO THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL EXITS TO 21 SO FAR.

UM, SO, UH, AMONG OUR ARRAY OF SERVICES, OUR MAIN SHELTERS THAT, UM, WE REFER TO THAT, UH, THE CITY COLLABORATES WITH IS OUR POINT OF PARK NAVIGATION CENTER AND OUR PLACENTIA NAVIGATION CENTER.

UM, OUR OTHER SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO CLIENTS HAVE BEEN REFERRALS TO MEDICAL DETOX, BACK TO WORK PROGRAMS, UH, MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, UH, SPECIFICALLY WITH, UM, OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HEALTH CARE AGENCY WHO COMES OUT, UM, EVERY OTHER WEEK MILITARY VETERANS SERVICES, WHICH IS THE VOA WHO COMES OUT ONCE A WEEK WITH US.

UM, AND THEN WE ARE CONTINUING TO, TO GROW A PROGRAM.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING INTO HBS, WHICH IS THE COUNTY BASED SYSTEM.

UM, AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP US REACH THE NEEDS OF OUR FAMILIES AND OUR YOUTH AND HELP OUR CLIENTS GET ON TRACK FOR LONG-TERM HOUSING, UH, THROUGH THE COUNTY.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.

AND AS WE SAY, THE END GOAL IS TO HAVE ALL THE, UH, THE CHALLENGE FOR US IS TO GET COMMUNITIES THEY LIVE IN AND GET THEM TO AGREE TO GO TO A PLACE SUCH AS WINNING THE PARK IN PLACENTIA.

UH, BUT WE'VE WORKED A LOT WITH DECLINES.

ONE-ON-ONE, WE'VE DEVELOPED A LINE OF TRUST THAT HAS BEEN WHAT, WHAT I'VE SEEN HAS BEEN THE GREATEST ASSET.

I'M PROUD TO SAY WE PUT OUR 21ST CLIENT IN THIS AFTERNOON.

UM, OUR EFFORTS HAVE ALREADY STARTED DELIVER GOOD RESULTS, AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD AND IMPROVE ON THAT.

I WILL SAY IS HISTORY HAS TOLD ME WITH MY EXPERIENCE COMING FROM THE SHELTER BACKGROUND, THAT AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, WE TEND TO HAVE A SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

UM, FOR WHATEVER REASON, HOUSING AGENCIES AREN'T RENTING AS MUCH.

THERE'S, UH, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE GO ON VACATION, TAKE LEAVE CLIENTS THEMSELVES TEND TO STAY PLACE WHERE THEY'RE AT.

UM, BUT WE, WE ARE SEEING SOME REALLY BIG THINGS HAPPEN THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.

I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN THAT I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE WAS WE'RE HAVING CLIENTS CALLING US, UM, GETTING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

I CAME FROM COSTA MESA AND DAVID CAME FROM SITTING AT, AND THEN PRIOR, YOU KNOW, HE WASN'T WITH THIS COMPANY FOR A MINUTE.

AND THEN, UM, WE GOT OUT THERE, WE PUT OUR NAMES OUT THERE.

WE GOT OUR CARDS OUT THERE AND PEOPLE ARE CALLING US REQUESTING SHELTER SERVICES.

SO WHILE THERE'S A LOT OF GETTING OUT IN THE STREET AND TALKING TO PEOPLE AND DOING A LOT OF OUTREACH AND SERVICES, THEY KNOW WE'RE THERE AND WE'RE MAKING THE DIFFERENCE.

I'D LIKE TO SHARE A COUPLE OF OUR SUCCESS STORIES.

I THINK ONE OF THE MOST TOUCHING ONES, I WAS COLLABORATING WITH POLICE DEPARTMENT ONE DAY AND WE WERE OUT AND GOT A CALL DOWN.

THE KING LIQUOR WENT DOWN THERE AND THERE WAS ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE DOWN THERE.

TWO OF THEM OPTED TO GO WITH ME, UM, WHY NOT TO NOT TO CONTINUE TO RIDE.

AND HE WENT ON HIS OWN, BUT THE OTHER FELLOW STAYED WITH ME.

I TOOK HIM OVER TO ST.

JOE'S HOSPITAL.

HE GOT DETOX.

HE GOT BETTER.

HE CALLED ME AFTER 4TH OF JULY.

HE HAD WALKED BACK HERE AND HE WAS SOBER AND HE CONNECTED WITH DAVID AND I, AND HE STUCK IT OUT FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS.

HE STAYED SILVER IN THE TREES BEHIND WALMART THERE.

HE ENDED UP GOING INTO THE ORANGE COUNTY RESCUE MISSION WHERE HE'S THERE TODAY AND HE'S THRIVING.

AND YOUR OTHER QUICK SUCCESS STORY THAT I LIKE TO TOUCH ON IS WHAT WE KNEW AS THE TRACKS CLIENTS THAT WERE RESIDING IN THE TRACKS AND CLIENTS THAT WERE RESIDING IN THE WASHES.

AND THEY'RE THE ONES WE'RE REACHING OUT TO RIGHT NOW.

UM, THE ONE WE PLACED A THURSDAY, I HAD MET HER WHEN I WAS OUT WITH POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEN I FIRST STARTED AND SHE CALLED ME CAUSE SHE REMEMBERED THE CARD AND SHE BIGGEST WORDS, I GET FELT LIKE WE COULD TRUST YOU.

AND SO THEY'RE COMING FROM UNDERGROUND AND WE'RE GETTING THEM INTO PLACEMENTS.

NOW, THE FELLOW I TALKED TO TODAY WAS WHEN I MET, WHEN I FIRST STARTED, THAT WAS IN THE TRACKS AND THEY STAY ON THEIR COVER, BUT OUR WORDS GETTING OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, WE MEAN WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THE BEST WE CAN.

AND THE RESULT OF THAT IS WE'RE BUILDING A LITTLE LINE OF TRUST THAT YOU'RE GIVING US A CHANCE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE, ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT WE WENT OVER, SIR, THERE WE ARE.

WE'RE NOW ON, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE YOU'RE FACING OUT THERE IN THE STREETS? UM, QUESTION, I THINK IT WAS TRUST.

UM, THESE ARE NOT, BUT FOR THE MOST PART CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN AROUND A LITTLE BIT, THEY'D BEEN UP AND DOWN.

THEY'VE HEARD STORIES, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF IT'S, SELF-INFLICTED A LOT OF, IT'S NOT, BUT PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF COME IN AND THEY SAY THINGS WITH GOOD INTENTIONS AND THEY SOMETIMES CAN DELIVER.

AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THE, THEY DON'T.

AND AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF WHO IT IS, THE INDIVIDUAL SEES THEMSELVES AS BEING VICTIMIZED.

AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? THAT'S DIFFERENT.

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SO I THINK THE BIGGEST WE WE'VE ESTABLISHED HAS BEEN A LINE OF TRUST AND THAT FELLA TOLD ME THE OTHER DAY, HE SAYS, PAUL, YOU KNOW, YOU DO WHAT YOU SAY.

YOU SAY WHAT YOU MEAN.

CAN WE TRUST YOU? UM, DO YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM THE COUNCIL? IF YOU CAN ADD A RESOURCE OR SOMETHING ELSE TO, TO MAKE, MAKE YOUR JOB EASIER OR MAYBE, UH, GET YOU CLOSER TO THAT GOAL, TO ANY THE HOMELESS ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IS THERE ANY, ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO AS ACCOUNTS THAT YOU THINK IS IMPORTANT? I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO SIT BACK.

MAYBE HAVE A REFLECTION TIME, TALK ABOUT WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT WORKING AND THEN MAYBE COME BACK FOR ANOTHER AROUND THAT, THAT I THINK INITIALLY WHAT TO SAY WOULD JUST BE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

IT'S BEEN MYSELF SPEAKING FOR MYSELF.

IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING PLACE TO COME TO AND WORK FOR AND IT MAKES MY JOB EASIER TO, I GOT TO, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ALL HAVE OUR BACKS WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE.

WELL, I I'VE DEFINITELY HAVE SEEN BOTH OF YOU OUT THERE, VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AT, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATIVE.

AND YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE, UH, UH, ON HILL HILLCREST DRIVE UP THERE FREQUENTLY HAVE SEEN BOTH OF YOU OUT THERE.

AND IT JUST WARMS MY HEART PARTICULARLY TO SEE A DAVID HERE WHO GREW UP IN THIS COMMUNITY.

HIS FOLKS GREW UP HERE AND A LONG HISTORY WITH SANTANA FAMILY.

AND I KNOW YOU'RE ACTIVE AT ROSIE'S A GARAGE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

SO AT WARREN'S MY HEART, A YOUNG MAN THAT GREW UP IN THE COMMUNITY, WHO'S BACK HERE WORKING WITH US AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND, AND, YOU KNOW, AS WELL AS YOU, PAUL, YOU'RE DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB AS WELL.

THE MESSAGE LINE IS 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 2 3.

I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT PAUL AND DAVID, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, UH, WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR, UH, FOR THE LONGEST TIME FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND IT'S COME TO FRUITION.

AND I THINK THAT THE, UH, THE PUBLIC, UH, THE RESIDENTS HERE IN LA HARBOR, IF IT DOESN'T RESONATE JUST 15, 15 EXITS AND NOW SEVEN MORE 21, THAT'S PHENOMENAL.

UH, I, AND I KNOW PAUL DAVID AND MIKE AND WE'VE, UH, WE'VE HAD A FEW CONVERSATIONS AT, UH, AT, UH, YEAH, AT OUR, AT OUR CONCERTS IN THE PARK, UM, WHERE, WHERE WE CAN, WHERE WE CAN, WE REALLY, WE CAN'T PULL EACH OTHER FROM, FROM, I, YOU CAN'T PULL ME OFF OF YOU BECAUSE WE'RE ENGAGED IN THESE CONVERSATIONS.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE RAPPORT BUILDING THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS SO IMPORTANT, UH, KELLY, THE, UH, THE, THE, THE, THE UMBRELLA EFFECT, BASICALLY OF ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER, UH, BASED ON, UH, ON, ON MONEY WE'VE INVESTED IN TIME THAT YOU HAVE INVESTED, UH, AND YEAH, THAT, UH, THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

SO THE PEOPLE OUT, UH, OUT IN THE HARBOR SHOULD KNOW YOUR NAMES, PAUL MAHONEY, AND DAVID, OR URI, UH, YOU KNOW, WHO, UH, WHO ARE ESTABLISHING, UH, A, AN UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF SUCCESS, UH, WITH OUR, UH, WITH OUR HOMELESS, UH, UH, COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS, UH, WITH DARRA POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, WHO HAVE, UH, WHO HAVE, WHO HAVE PAVED THE ROAD BEFORE HE GOT HERE.

BUT, UH, YOU WERE ABLE TO ADD A LITTLE EXTRA SPICE TO IT.

SO I, I WANTED TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND SO OUR RESIDENTS KNOW THAT, UH, WE, UH, WE, WE TAKE THIS SERIOUS AND, UH, IT IS A HUMANITARIAN APPROACH.

THANK YOU BOTH.

THANK YOU, KELLY, AS WELL.

AND THANK YOU CHIEF FOR YOUR CONTINUED, UH, RESPONSE AND, UH, IN WORK, WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

I'LL JUST START A QUICK SAY THANK YOU TO THE SAYING THE CHIEF AND CAPTAIN, BOTH WHO, UH, HAVE APPROACHED ME AND ASKED FOR MY CARDS AND THE COOPERATION WITH POLICE HAS BEEN AMAZING.

I MAKE A CALL AND I GET A RESPONSE QUICK.

WE'RE ABLE TO DO THE BACKGROUND CHECKS.

I CALLED TODAY FOR ABOUT ONE ISSUE.

AND BEFORE AN HOUR HAD PASSED TO PDS OR CALL ME BACK.

AND SO THAT COLLABORATION IS AMAZING NOT TO MENTION THE WORK WITH HILLCREST AND THE COMMUNITY AND OUR NAMES ARE GETTING OUT THERE.

THAT'S ANOTHER CHALLENGE YOU MIGHT ADD IS JUST BEEN THE COMMUNITY, KNOWING WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING.

SO THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH.

IF I MAY, I WANT TO ADD TO THAT.

I'M AWFUL PROUD OF THE TEAM NOW THAT THE CITY IS ASSEMBLED IN WITH U2 GUYS WITH, UM, PAUL AND DAVID AND ALL OF US UP HERE AT THE DAY IS BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS VERY TELLING WHEN YOU GET PHONE CALLS FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA SAYING, HOW DID YOU DO IT? HOW DOES THIS NORTH SBA APPROACH WORK? HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET THIS KIND OF COLLABORATION GOING BETWEEN 13 CITIES? SO WE REALLY ARE PIONEERING AND APPROACH TO HOMELESSNESS HERE THAT I THINK THAT YOU TWO GENTLEMEN AND ALL OF THIS UP HERE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF IT.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING.

THANKS FOR THE BELIEF.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION IN YOUR PRESENTATION.

UM, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS AN OUTREACH OUTREACH OUTREACH LINE, UM, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC AND THOSE THAT ARE VIEWING THIS COUNCIL MEETING.

DO YOU KNOW THAT PHONE NUMBER, UH, BY ANY CHANCE THAT THE PUBLIC WHO IS WATCHING THIS COULD ACTUALLY WRITE IT DOWN IF THEY'RE LISTENING TO OUR COUNCIL.

YES, SIR.

OR YOU CAN EMAIL IT@AHOMELESSOUTREACHATLAHABRACA.GOV.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND, UH, IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, MR. MAHONEY, OF COURSE, DAVID, LIKE I SAID, HE'S BEEN AROUND QUITE SOME TIME AND I KNOW YOUR GRANDFATHER, RAY IS VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU, AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE HELPING YOUR COMMUNITY HERE AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND BUILDING ON A COUNCIL MEMBER AND HIS ARIENS COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS JUST THE MOST RECENT TOOL THAT THE COUNCIL'S APPROVED

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FOR OUR TOOL CHEST TO, TO HELP, UH, ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS GOING BACK 10 YEARS.

UH, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF FUNDING THAT HAS GONE INTO THREE REGIONAL SHELTERS, KRAMER BRIDGES AT KRAMER FACILITY, WHICH ARE, WHICH IS OUR FIRST PROJECT.

WE HELP FUND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE.

AND THEN THE TWO NAVIGATION CENTERS AND ONE A PARK AND, AND PLACENTIA THAT WE'VE HELPED NOT JUST FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF, BUT THE ANNUAL OPERATIONS OF, AND WE SPEND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR BETWEEN OPERATING THOSE TWO SHELTER FACILITIES.

PLUS NOW BRINGING ON THIS HOMELESS LIAISON TEAM, AND WE'VE HAD A HOMELESS OUTREACH OFFICERS, UH, HOMELESS LIAISON OFFICERS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER FIVE YEARS WORKING AS A TEAM.

SO THIS TEAM IN THE, IN THE, WHAT I'LL CALL THE COMMUNITY SERVICES SIDE WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR HOMELESS LIAISON TEAM AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COLLABORATIVELY.

BUT REALLY LIKE THEY SPOKE IS THE FOCUS IS TO, TO TAKE MORE OF A COMMUNITY SERVICES APPROACH TO IT THAN LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND REALLY ONLY HAVE TO UTILIZE LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN IT'S NECESSARY TO DO SO.

BUT IN MOST CASES, THEY'RE HAVING A LOT OF SUCCESS ON THEIR OWN.

PAUL COMES WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE FROM COSTA MESA.

AND, UH, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, DAVID WORKED FOR SITTING AT WHEN SITTING ON, I THINK FIRST GOT THE CONTRACT HERE IN LAHABRA.

SO HE ALREADY KNEW A LOT OF THE PLAYERS IN THE CITY, AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO TRANSITION VERY EASILY TO OUR TEAM.

UH, AND THEN MOST RECENTLY COUNCIL'S APPROVED A, A PILOT PROGRAM FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

SO THERE'S A WHOLE SERIES OF TOOLS NOW AVAILABLE TO US THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE.

AND IT'S THAT HELP THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM COUNSEL THAT'S REALLY HELPING MAKE A DIFFERENCE NOW IN THE STREET.

ALRIGHT, NEXT UP PRESENTATION BY A SIERRA AND OUR REPRESENTATIVES.

THANK YOU, CHRISTIAN.

[2. PRESENTATION BY CR&R REPRESENTATIVES]

I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE VICE-PRESIDENTS CRYSTAL DENNIN AND JULIE BROTHER, ED BERETTA.

IS IT PARDON ME? HE SAID JULIE, ABOUT UNDER THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

HI.

YES.

UH, CRYSTAL DENNING WAS CCRNR.

MARIN MADRANO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M ACTUALLY GONNA BE DOING THE PRESENTATION.

MY COLLEAGUE JULIE BREAD IS HERE TONIGHT HERE IN SUPPORT AND HAVE, DO HAVE A PRESENTATION WITH SOME UPDATES.

BUT BEFORE I GET TO THAT, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

I WAS HERE BEFORE COUNCIL AND I WANTED TO BRUCE BRIEFLY TOUCH ON SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE'VE EXPERIENCE, WHAT WE'VE DONE TO OVERCOME THOSE CHALLENGES AND WHERE WE'RE AT NOW.

UH, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE'VE BEEN FACING IN OUR INDUSTRY, AND I THINK YOU COULD PROBABLY TALK TO ANY BUSINESS AND BUSINESSES HERE IN THE CITY AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION OF IMPACTS WITH CHALLENGES WITH STAFFING.

THAT'S ONE OF BEEN OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES FROM DRIVERS TO MECHANICS, TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES.

OVERALL, WE'VE BEEN DOING THINGS AND PUTTING PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES.

UH, WE'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AS WELL IN TERMS OF EQUIPMENT VEHICLES AND EVEN PARTS AND SUPPLIES THAT WE NEED TO MAINTAIN OUR VEHICLES AS WELL.

ADDITION TO OTHER PROGRAMS HAPPENING THE STATE HAS EXPANDED RE RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE ALSO PUT AN IMPACT ON STRAIN.

ALL THESE THINGS HAVE PUT A STRAIN ON OUR CURRENT SERVICE DELIVERY.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE, WE PUT IN PLACE ARE INCREASING OUR RECRUITING STAFF.

WE'VE TRIPLED THEM.

WE'VE INCREASED OUR BENEFITS AND PAY FOR EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR STARTING BENEFITS AS WELL.

WE'VE ALSO ENCOURAGED OUR EXISTING EMPLOYEES TO HELP AND OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS BY PROVIDING EMPLOYEE BONUS REFERRAL PROGRAM AS WELL.

AND ALL OF THESE THINGS WE'VE DONE TO INCREASE OUR HIRING CAPACITY AND BRING ON MORE OF OUR STAFFING TO MEET THESE CHALLENGES.

UM, DRIVERS, A LOT OF OUR DRIVERS THAT WE NEED, IT'S AN IMPACT IN TERMS OF TRYING TO FIND STAFFING FOR THEM.

THE DRIVERS THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT ON BOARD FOR OUR TEAM, MOST OF THEM DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE.

SO WITH THAT COMES CHALLENGES IN TERMS OF THEM BEING FAMILIAR, GETTING ON BOARD AND BEING ABLE TO, UM, COMPLETE THEIR ROUTES AND BE ABLE TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND THEIR ROUTES.

SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE CHALLENGES AND WE WANT TO, WE CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THESE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO ADDRESS THESE.

I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AS OF NOW, UM, WE HAVE OUR STAFF WE'RE FULLY OPERATIONAL FOR LAHABRA.

WE HAVE FULL DRIVERS AND OUR TEAM HERE SERVICING THE CITY, BUT WE DO HAVE SEVERAL NEW TEAM MEMBERS AS WELL, AND THEY'RE STILL LEARNING THEIR ROUTES.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS THEY WORK THROUGH THAT.

AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE EXPERIENCED, UM, CERTAINLY WE KNOW SOME OF THE CUSTOMERS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPACTED AND WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THEY MAY HAVE RECEIVED FROM THAT.

AND TO LET YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS EVERY DAY TO ENSURE WE'RE DOING OUR SERVICE DELIVERY AND TO MAINTAIN OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHAT EVERYBODY COMES TO EXPECT FROM US.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF THE QUESTIONS, BUT I WANT AT LEAST LEAD INTO SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE DOING FOR THE CITY AS

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WELL, WHICH I'VE INCLUDED IN MY PRESENTATION.

OKAY.

UH, 1383, THIS IS A RECYCLING PROGRAMS THAT EXPAND.

AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS SIX MONTHS AGO, THE STATE HAS REQUIRED ORGANICS IMPLEMENTATION AND WE IMPLEMENTED SOME PROGRAMS AND SOME INDIGENOUS THINGS FOR THE CITY OF LA HABRA TO ADDRESS THESE RESIDENTIAL, HAPPY TO INFORM THAT'S ONE THAT WE'VE BEEN WELL AHEAD OF THE CURB.

JUST AS A REMINDER, ALL RESIDENTS HERE WITH SINGLE-FAMILY CART SERVICE, THEY CAN PUT ORGANICS FULL ORGANIC.

SO BEYOND JUST YOUR GREEN WASTE YARD CLIPPINGS, THIS ALSO INCLUDES YOUR FOOD SCRAPS AS WELL.

SO WITH THIS LAW GOING TO EFFECT IN JANUARY ONE OF THIS YEAR, WE'VE ALSO EXPANDED TO MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS.

SO THERE'S A THRESHOLD THAT THESE CUSTOMERS HAVE TO ACHIEVE.

IF THEY MORE THAN 20 GALLONS OF ORGANICS ON A WEEKLY BASIS, WE'RE HELPING THEM GET ON BOARD WITH A PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S, WE'RE WORKING WITH STAFF IN TERMS OF THAT WE'VE DONE OUTREACH LETTERS AND NOTIFICATIONS THESE CUSTOMERS TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S REQUIRED UNDER THE LAW AND HOW WE CAN HELP THEM GET ON BOARD WITH A PROGRAM.

IN ADDITION, THERE ARE WAIVER PROCESS.

SO THERE ARE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES THAT DON'T GENERATE FOOD.

OR IF WE HAVE AN ORGANIZATION THAT MAYBE IS UNDER THAT THRESHOLD, WE'RE WORKING WITH STAFF IN TERMS OF PROVIDING A WAIVER PROCESS.

SO THEY CAN APPLY FOR THAT AS WELL, ALL TO ENSURE THE CUSTOMERS ARE IN COMPLIANCE MULTI-FAMILY COMPLEXES.

SO THOSE THAT MAY NOT ALREADY HAVE YOUR SINGLE FAMILY CART SERVICE, IF THEY HAVE BEEN SERVICE, UM, WE ALSO HAVE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR THEM AS WELL, AND THEY DO HAVE TO RECYCLE YOUR ORGANICS FOOD WASTE.

SO THAT'S A PROGRAMS WE'RE ROLLING OUT TO MULTIFAMILY CUSTOMERS AS WELL.

OKAY.

AND NEXT SLIDE, UM, COUPLE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP HERE.

WE HAVE OUR FREE COMPOST GIVEAWAY.

THAT'S GOING TO BE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1ST.

IT'S A GREAT EVENT.

WE ALWAYS GET WONDERFUL PARTICIPATION.

AND THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS NOTE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, WE HAVE TWO BAGS OF COMPOST.

WE GIVE OUT PER PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH HOUSEHOLD, UM, HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT, WHICH IS ANOTHER VERY POPULAR EVENT.

AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO PUT THE REMINDER OF WHAT'S THE BEST THING FOR YOU TO DO WITH YOUR BATTERIES.

WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR BATTERIES ARE PUT IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

WE OFFER THIS EVENT TWICE A YEAR.

AND THE NEXT EVENT IS COMING UP HERE ON OCTOBER 15TH.

IT'S AT SATURDAY FROM 8:00 AM TO 12 NOON.

AND FOR RESIDENTS THAT AREN'T ABLE TO MAKE THE HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT, WE DO HAVE THE COUNTY'S PROGRAM THAT'S AVAILABLE IT'S YEAR ROUND.

IT'S ALSO FREE OF CHARGE.

UH, THE DROP-OFF PRINT UP PERMANENT DROP-OFF CENTER IS LOCATED IN ANAHEIM.

IT'S BASICALLY RIGHT AT THE 91 AND 57 FREEWAY OFF OF BLUE GUM.

THAT'S ALSO A FREE PROGRAM THAT'S AVAILABLE TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 9:00 AM TO 3:00 PM OR RESIDENTS CAN DROP OFF THEIR HOUSES, HAZARDOUS WASTE.

SO ANOTHER SOLUTION FOR THEM, OAKY ITEM PROGRAM ALWAYS LIKED TO REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT THE BULKY ITEM PROGRAM THAT'S AVAILABLE RESIDENTS WITH SINGLE FAMILY.

AND RECENTLY THIS YEAR, WE ALSO EXPANDED THIS TO MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTS AS WELL.

SO IF YOU LIVE IN A TOWNHOME CONDOMINIUM, IF YOU HAVE BEEN SERVICED CHECK WITH YOUR PROPERTY MANAGER, YOU HAVE THE SAME SERVICES AVAILABLE THAT RESIDENTS DO.

SO YOU CAN CALL, MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO SCHEDULE IT FOR PICKUPS PER YEAR UP TO FOUR LARGE ITEMS. AND WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BULK ADAM'S, THESE ARE LARGE, HARD TO HANDLE ITEMS THAT WE DON'T WANT IN A BIN.

AND WE CERTAINLY ISN'T GOING TO FIT IN YOUR CARTS AT HOME.

THIS IS FURNITURE MATTRESSES, AND ALL THE, LIKE THOSE REQUIRES SPECIAL PICKUPS.

WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU WITH THAT.

AND JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER WITH LABOR DAY AROUND THE CORNER, COMING UP HERE ON THE FIFTH, WE JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU AT HOME, THAT WE HAVE THE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE.

SO MONDAY HOLIDAY, THAT MEANS SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE DELAYED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

RESIDENTS THAT DO HAVE A FRIDAY WASTE COLLECTION, THEIR SERVICE WILL BE COLLECTED ON SATURDAY THAT WEEK.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, UH, CRYSTAL, UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF WHAT WE HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT ARE OUT THERE, WE HEAR IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN WE DISCOVER MAYBE PEOPLE DID NOT PLACE A PHONE CALL OUT THERE.

WHAT ARE YOU POSSIBLE THAT YOU CAN MAYBE GET US SAY EITHER LIKE A FLYER TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OR SOMEBODY WHERE THERE'S A NUMBER THAT THEY CAN CALL A CASE OR EXPERIENCING A TRASH ISSUE AND THEY CAN CALL THIS NUMBER.

WE CAN BLESS IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND GET THAT OUT THERE.

ABSOLUTELY BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU.

OUR GENERAL CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBERS, UM, CONTACT INFORMATION.

WE HAVE OUR SUSTAINABILITY REP THAT ALSO SUPPORTS CUSTOMERS HERE IN THE CITY.

BE HAPPY TO DO THAT AND ALSO WORK WITH STAFF IF IT HELPS PUTTING ANYTHING OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND I, I JUST, I KNOW IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY CHALLENGING AND, AND, AND STUFF, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M, YOU KNOW, A NEIGHBORING CITY, I WON'T NAME A CITY, BUT THEY'VE HAD A, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT'S GOING ON IN THAT CITY.

AND I GO, WOW, I'M GLAD WE HAVE, CCRNR, UH, SEEING ALL THIS STUFF AND, YOU KNOW, LABOR DISPUTE, ALL KINDS OF CRAZY THINGS GOING ON OVER THERE WITH, WITH A TRASH HAULER.

BUT THANK YOU.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT.

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF RESPONDING TO ALL OF US.

THANK YOU, CRYSTAL.

UH, AND OBSERVATIONS, OF COURSE, JUST THE SAME, UH, WITH, UH, WITH, WITH, OF COURSE WITH A LOT OF LOGISTICAL THINGS THAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH AND,

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UH, UH, STAFFING SHORTAGES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE UNDERSTOOD.

UM, BUT FROM THE CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE, UM, CUSTOMERS, YOU KNOW, HERE IN THE CITY RESIDENTS IN THE CITY, UM, EXPECT A LEVEL OF SERVICE, UH, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY'RE BEING CHARGED SO MUCH FOR TRASH AND WHAT HAVE YOU, AND, AND I'LL REITERATE DOES AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.

PLEASE JUST CONTINUE TO, UH, UH, TO, UH, UH, TO BE, UH, ATTENTIVE AND RESPONSIVE IN YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE.

UH, WE APPRECIATE, UH, AND BECAUSE ANYTIME I'VE CALLED, ANYTIME I'VE TEXTED, YOU YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN RESPONSIVE.

UH, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, THAT OUR RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO GET THAT SERVICE, UH, EVEN WHEN, UH, WHEN PICKUPS ARE MISSED AND, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST SO THEY UNDERSTAND.

UH, ONE OTHER THING IS, IS THAT, UH, YOU AND I SAT DOWN A WHILE AGO, WE WERE TALKING AND, UH, AND IT WAS A EUREKA MOMENT FOR ME OF SORTS, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO BATTERIES, UH, WHICH I, I, I KNOW, UH, DO RECYCLE AND I DO, WE DO IN MY HOUSEHOLD.

UH, BUT THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT, UH, BECAUSE, UH, SOMETHING MAY HAPPEN TO A TRUCK.

CAN YOU JUST GO OVER THAT REAL QUICK? SO THE, SO THE PUBLIC, THE RESIDENTS KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.

IT'S A THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT.

AND THAT'S WHY I HAD THE INFORMATION ON THE SLIDE AS WELL, THAT BATTERIES, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE VERY SMALL, THEY SEEM INSIGNIFICANT.

THEY NEED TO GO IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

UM, ELECTRONIC WAYS, INCLUDING EVEN BATTERIES, THEY CAN LEAD TO FIRES, WHICH CAN LEAD TO TRUCK FIRES AND LOAD FIRES WOULD CERTAINLY IMPACT ON ONLY EQUIPMENT.

IF SOMETHING OCCURS DURING THE DAY ON THE ROUTE, THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT THE COLLECTION FOR THE ROUTE, FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AS WELL.

SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FROM A SAFETY ASPECT.

AND JUST IN TERMS OF ALSO THE VEHICLES AND OUR REGULAR COLLECTION, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PUTTING THOSE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

THEY'RE SO SMALL, THEY SEEM INSIGNIFICANT, BUT IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE IF THEY'RE NOT PUTTING THE PROPER CONTAINER.

SO WE OFFER THESE PROGRAMS TWICE A YEAR, THE ANNUAL THE TWICE A YEAR, HAZARDOUS WASTE ROUNDUP EVENT.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THE COUNTY'S PROGRAM.

THAT'S ALSO FREE OF CHARGE AND AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND.

AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS.

WE KNOW IT'S CERTAINLY BEEN A CHALLENGE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.

WE VALUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO, WE SAY WE ARE BACK UP TO STAFFING AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULED AS POSSIBLE.

EVERYTHING'S TAKEN CARE OF AND WE'LL WORK IN TERMS OF ANY OTHER OUTREACH WE CAN DO ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO HELP ASSIST WITH THAT.

CRYSTAL, I HAVE A, UM, A QUESTION I WAS MADE AWARE OF LAST MONTH, THAT THERE'S A, UH, NOW A LOCK FOR THE CARTS THAT SOME COMPANIES ARE INSTITUTING.

UM, DO YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH, UH, DOES CCRNR HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THE CART LOCK? I, I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THAT.

I HAVE SEEN THOSE.

WE ACTUALLY DO OFFER LOCKING CONTAINERS FOR THE LARGER METAL DUMPSTER BANDS AS WELL.

UM, WHICH WOULD BE A GRAVITY LOCK.

UM, THERE ARE LOCKING CONTAINERS, TYPICALLY.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE USUALLY DO FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.

UM, WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED THAT AND TRIED THAT IN SOME OTHER AREAS.

USUALLY IT'S MORE OF A NATURE WHERE IT'S SOMETHING IN TERMS OF ANY OTHER SCAVENGING ISSUES OR UNUSUALLY IN AREAS WHERE IT MIGHT BE MORE RELATED TO VECTOR OR ANIMALS TO HELP KEEP THEM OUT.

BUT IT IS A TECHNOLOGY THAT IS AVAILABLE.

WE HAVE UTILIZED THOSE.

IT'S JUST NOT IN A WIDESPREAD AREA.

CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IF THERE'S AN ISSUE WHERE YOU'RE SEEING MORE INCIDENCES OF SCAVENGING, AND CERTAINLY TALK TO STAFF ABOUT THAT, IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT AS WELL.

LET ME, LET ME TELL YOU WHY I BROUGHT IT UP.

IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS, UH, AND THE, UH, UNHOUSED, UH, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFICALLY, UH, OVER THE LAST, UH, YEAR AND A HALF.

IT'S THE SAME FOLKS COMING EVERY TRASH DAY, GOING THROUGH ALL THE RECYCLE BINS UP AND DOWN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THAT'S HOW THEY SUSTAIN THEMSELVES FOR A WEEK.

IT'S A, AS LONG AS THERE'S A CASHFLOW FOR THEM, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ANXIOUS TO GO INTO A SHELTER NECESSARILY IF THEY HAVE A WAY TO, TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES ON THE STREETS.

SO I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHUT THAT STREAM OFF SO THAT, UH, WE HAVE A MORE CONVINCING ARGUMENT TO GET THEM NOT ONLY HOUSED, WHICH IS NOT THE REAL GOAL, BUT TO GET THEM TREATED SO THAT THAT A HOUSE CAN BE THERE FOR THEM DOWN THE ROAD.

SO AT SOME POINT, THESE LOCKS MAY BE A DEVICE THAT WE COULD CALL ON PERHAPS, MAYBE NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD, BECAUSE THEY'RE LIMITED BY FOOT.

THEY LIVE DOWN AT STONEWALL, IN WHITTIER BOULEVARD, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY COME UP THOSE STREETS AND JUST TAKE ON THAT WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD, FILL UP BAGS OF RECYCLABLES, AND THEN GO TO STATER BROTHERS AND CASH THEM IN.

AND THEN THEY'RE GOOD FOR A WEEK.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO DO, UM, IF THIS ISN'T ALREADY OCCURRING, YOU'RE SEEING THAT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS TO PLACE YOUR CONTAINERS OUT THE MORNING OF VERSUS THE NIGHT OF, AND THAT WILL HELP.

UM, TYPICALLY RECYCLING USUALLY COMES BY IN THE AFTERNOON.

IT CAN VARY, BUT USUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON, WE CAN

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UM, BUT ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS WE ALWAYS DO IS WHAT WE CAN DO TO MINIMIZE IT IN THE F IN THE FRONT END, IN TERMS OF CART PLACEMENT, THE TIMING WHEN THEY'RE BEING PUT OUT.

AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE ROUTING, UM, LOCKING TYPICALLY, ISN'T SOMETHING WE USE FOR WIDESPREAD NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE IT IS WHILE THE TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE, UM, THE CARTS ARE SPECIALIZED AND THERE'S ADDITIONAL COST TO THE CARTS.

SO WE'D CERTAINLY WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN ADDRESS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP REMEDY THAT BEFORE LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTING ANY SORT OF LOCKING CARD SOLUTIONS, TH THE NEIGHBORS ARE FAIRLY SOPHISTICATED HAVING GONE THROUGH THIS ISSUE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

UH, SO THEY DON'T PUT THEIR TRASH BARRELS OUT UNTIL THE MORNING OF, UH, THE REAL CHALLENGES.

THE WASTE GUY COMES RIGHT AT SEVEN.

AND THE LAST BARREL TYPICALLY TO BE PICKED UP IS THE RECYCLABLE.

AND SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TILL, LIKE YOU SAID, AFTER NOON AND PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO TAKE THEM OUT IN STAGES.

THEY TYPICALLY TAKE THEM OUT BEFORE THEY GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND THEN PUT THEM BACK WHEN THEY COME BACK AT NIGHT.

SO IT'S AN, IT'S A, IT'S A PROBLEM.

UH, WE JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT OPTIONS ARE OUT THERE.

CERTAINLY WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR AREA AND SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO AND WORKING WITH STAFF ON THAT.

ABSOLUTELY.

THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH 14 CALL FOR REMOVAL OF ITEMS BY STAFF.

MOVING ON A PUBLIC COMMENTS WHEN ADDRESSING THE LIBRE CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER GENERAL PULL THE COMMON 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 LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.

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

THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMON PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS, NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5, 4, 9 5, 4 0.3.

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

IS THERE ANYONE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? SEE, NO ONE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT.

CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, 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 COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH THE 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 OUR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.

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

[ 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. ]

UH, NOW MR. MAYOR, BUT ONE CLARIFICATION ON ITEM NUMBER NINE FOR THE, UH, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT WITH AGA ENGINEERS IN THE FISCAL IMPACT.

UH, WE DISCUSSED THE SIX YEAR COSTS, UH, FOR THE, UH, CONTRACT AND THE, UH, FIRST YEAR OF THE AGREEMENT TOTALING $43,575 IS IN THE APPROVED BUDGET.

SO WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE FIRST YEAR, VERY WELL.

AND, UH, AS FAR AS COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO, UH, ADD AN, EXCUSE ME, A CALL FOR AN ITEM NUMBER, ITEM, NUMBER 11, IF WE CAN, UH, REMOVE THAT ANYBODY ELSE ON COUNCIL.

NOPE.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE? NO ONE.

ALRIGHT.

AND IF WE A CALL FOR ACTION ON THE EXCEPTION OF, UH, ITEM NUMBER 11, AND GO AHEAD, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR, UH, PULLING ITEM NUMBER 11 AND NOTING THE, UH, THE CLARIFICATION ITEM NUMBER NINE.

I'LL SECOND.

WILL THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

[ CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION:]

WE HAVE A CHIEF FOSTER.

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, UH, LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE OTS GRANT FOR, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2022.

UH, WE ARE LONG PARTICIPANTS OF THE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC

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SAFETY GRANT.

AND I WILL TELL YOU IN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE GREAT WORK THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UH, THIS PARTICULAR GRANT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO 28 DUI SATURATION PATROLS FOR DISTRACTED DRIVING TO MOTORCYCLE SAFETY, TO DUI, UH, CHECKPOINTS TO TRAFFIC SAFETY, EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS FOR BICYCLE PRESENTATIONS.

AND SOME OF THOSE PRESENTATIONS WE ACTUALLY DO AT THE JUNIOR HIGHS.

UH, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH BICYCLE SAFETY AT OUR SCHOOLS.

UH, WE BRING OUT A PRETTY COOL BMX SHOW, BUT IN THAT SHOW, THEY TALK ABOUT BICYCLE SAFETY AND WE ALSO PASS OUT, UH, BICYCLE HELMETS AT IT.

UM, AND THEY'LL PASS YEARS.

UH, I'LL GIVE YOU SOME OF THE EXAMPLES.

SO, UM, FROM OCTOBER 1ST TO MARCH OF THIS YEAR, SO I APOLOGIZE OCTOBER OF 2021 TO MARCH OF THIS YEAR.

UH, WE DID, UH, DUI AND OTHER TRAFFIC, UH, SATURATION PATROLS.

UM, WE HAD 106 TRAFFIC STOPS IN THOSE.

WE DID 42 SOBRIETY TESTS, 13 ARREST FOR DUI, THREE ARREST FOR DRUG, UH, ONE ARREST FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL.

ONE OF THOSE, UH, SUBJECTS ARRESTED ALSO WAS ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF A LOADED FIREARM.

38 TOTAL CITATIONS WERE GIVEN BEYOND DUI.

WE ALSO DO THE CHECKPOINTS EXAMPLE OF THAT IN DECEMBER OF TWENTY ONE, SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE VEHICLES PASS THROUGH IN THAT WE HAD FIVE FSTS, UH, WHICH IS FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS TO DUI, IRS, UH, NUMEROUS OTHER CITATIONS.

SO NOT ONLY DO WE, UH, ENFORCE DUI, WHICH IS, UH, A NUISANCE TO EVERYONE IN THE CITY, BUT WE ALSO FOCUS ON OTHER TRAFFIC RELATED ISSUES.

SO EVEN IF WE DON'T NECESSARILY GET AN ARREST USING THIS GRANT, WE ARE, UM, MITIGATING TRAFFIC ISSUES, UM, AND PROVIDING OTHER TRAFFIC RELATED SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THE GRANT.

ANYWAY.

NOPE.

CHIEF, HE SAID ONE, A ONE FIREARM WAS RECOVERED, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

AND, UH, SO THAT'S A ONE FIREARM OFF THE STREET THAT GOOD.

AND PLEASE THANK THE, UH, THE WOMEN AND MEN, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ITEMS AND MOVE ON TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR, LOCAL COVID-19 TESTING, VACCINATION AND BOOSTER SHOT APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO LAHABRA COMMUNITY CENTER.

UH, LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO TESTIFY AND GIVE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

IF ANYBODY WISHES TO TESTIFY ON THE ITEM C NONE CALL FOR COUNSEL DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEM WITH THE COUNCIL.

PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY VERY WELL.

SEEING THAT THE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS OR CONSIDERATION

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

TESTING OCCURS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 AM AND 6:00 PM AND FRIDAY 7:00 AM TO 5:00 PM.

CLOSED WEEKENDS APPOINTMENTS FOR VACCINATION AND BOOSTERS ARE AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM CLOSED FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY.

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

JOIN US FOR THE NEXT FILM AND THE CITY'S FREE MOVIE IN THE PARK SERIES, WHICH WILL BE SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME SCREENING AT EL CENTRAL PARK, EL CENTRAL LIONS PARK ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH, FUN BEGINS AT 6:30 PM AND THE MOVIE STARTS AT DUSK, ADDITIONAL MOVIES AND LOCATIONS FOR THE MOVIE.

AND THE PARK SERIES WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWWDOTLAHABRACA.GOV.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL US AT (562) 383-4200.

GET BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND BE PART OF LOVE.

LAHABRA ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, THE DAY OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE, WHERE EACH OF US CAN DEMONSTRATE HOW AND WHY LAHABRA IS KNOWN AS A CARING COMMUNITY.

MEET AT PORTOLA PARK AT 8:00 AM, THEN BREAK OFF INTO WORK GROUPS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND TOWN.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 OR VISIT THE LOVE LAHABRA WEBSITE@WWWLOVELAHABRA.COM.

CHECK YOUR CALENDARS AND SAVE THE DATE FOR THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY.

OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULED TO OCCUR.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, MEET STAFF, ASK QUESTIONS AND LEARN EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT CITY OPERATIONS.

ENJOY PUBLIC SAFETY DEMOS, EXPLORE PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT, VISIT INFORMATION BOOTHS, PARTAKE IN FUN AND GAMES.

PERFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

MORE DETAILS WILL BE RELEASED SOON, BUT VISIT US ONLINE@WWWDOTLAHARBORCA.GOV, OR FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO STAY IN THE KNOW AND WHAT BETTER WAY FOR YOUNGER LAHABRA INS TO ENJOY THEMSELVES WHILE LEARNING, EXCUSE ME, WHILE LEARNING THAN BY A

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VISIT TO THE LAHABRA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM FROM SENSORY FRIENDLY TUESDAYS FOR FAMILIES, WITH KIDS, WITH AUTISM TO MUSIC AND MOVEMENT SATURDAYS TO NATURE, WALK STORY TIME.

THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

THE MUSEUM IS OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 10:00 AM UNTIL 4:00 PM.

SATURDAY FROM 10:00 AM UNTIL 5:00 PM AND SUNDAY 1:00 PM UNTIL 5:00 PM WITH SPECIAL OPEN HOURS ON SELECT DAYS AND CLOSE HOLIDAYS AND MONDAYS FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING EXHIBITS AND EVENTS, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 3 6, OR VISIT US@WWWDOTLHCM.ORG.

AS WE ENTER THE HOTTEST DAYS OF THE SUMMER.

PLEASE REMEMBER THE WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES ARE NOW IN EFFECT.

IRRIGATION IS LIMITED TO THREE TIMES PER WEEK WITH NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES WATERING PER STATION AND NO RUNOFF.

PLEASE NOTE THAT LAWN IRRIGATION IS PROHIBITED BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 6:00 PM AS IS THE WASHING OF HARD SURFACES, SUCH AS SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN HELP CONSERVE WATER DURING THE DROUGHT, PLEASE CONTACT THE LUBBER.

THE LAHABRA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 1 7 0.

RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLDS.

OUR YOU NEED OF ASSISTANCE TO MITIGATE THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS CAUSED BY COVID-19.

THE CITY OF LA HABRA WANTS TO HELP USING FEDERAL FUNDING MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.

THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA HAS ESTABLISHED A GRANT PROGRAM THAT CAN ASSIST RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLDS IN NEED ELIGIBLE.

RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLDS MAY APPLY FOR UP TO $2,500 TO PAY FOR MORTGAGE RENT AND UTILITY BILLS.

FUNDING IS AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS, AND CONDITIONS APPLY AS A REMINDER, THE CITY SMALL BUSINESSES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SIMILAR ASSISTANCE TO THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS REACHED CAPACITY AND IS NOW CLOSED FOR MORE INFORMATION.

VISIT US ONLINE@WWWDOTLAHABRACA.GOV OR CALL 7 1 4 7 5 8 5 0 6 2.

AND LASTLY, USING ARPA FUNDS, THE CITY HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED AN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ELIGIBLE NON-PROFITS MAY APPLY FOR UP TO $25,000 PER APPLICANT ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.

APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE@THEHARBORCOMMUNITYCENTERDURINGNORMALBUSINESSHOURSORONLINEATWWWDOTLAHABRACA.GOV CONDITIONS APPLY.

SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE CALL AT (562) 383-4200.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO COMMENTS FROM STAFF, UH, NOT TO MR. MAYOR

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]

COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, NOW THAT YOU'VE GIVEN HER COMMUNITY CALENDAR REPORTS ON THIS, UM, ARE, UM, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THE SMALL BUSINESSES HAS REACHED CAPACITY IS NOW CLOSED.

SO I JUST LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL WHEN WE, UH, MADE A MOTION TO UP THE MA AMOUNT FROM 250 TO 500,000, UH, BECAUSE WE CERTAINLY REACHED MORE BUSINESSES WITH THAT INCREASE THAT YOU ALL ARE SUPPORTED.

SO I'M JUST GRATEFUL.