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GAD.[ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 ]
WE'RE RECORDING.THE TIME IS 6 34 AND OUR SEPTEMBER 14TH MEETING IS READY TO BEGIN.
I'M GETTING IT A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED.
UM, NOW I WOULD, IF EVERYBODY WOULD STAND, I WOULD LIKE TO DO THE INVOCATION.
DEAR GOD, WE HUMBLY PRAY THAT YOU WILL GRANT WISDOM TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION.
AS IT CONSIDERS CITY BUSINESS SET FORTH IN THE MEETING AGENDA.
TONIGHT, WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION WITH INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR COMMISSION, STAFF, AND CITIZENS SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN STRIVE TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES WITH COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND PARTNERSHIP IN MIND, PLEASE BLESS THE COMMISSION IN ITS DECISION MAKING TONIGHT SO THAT WE MAY ACT PRUDENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY FOR THE GOOD OF LAHABRA COMMUNITY.
RICHARD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? SURE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES, STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR RICHARD STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
IF EVERYONE CAN PLEASE TURN ON THEIR MICS, JUST SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HEAR EVERYONE ON THE RECORDING.
AND COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT HERE.
WHEN ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE CITY.
BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED 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.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF THE CITY BUSINESS, NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULE 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 CONSENT CALENDAR, ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE RETU RETURN, EXCUSE ME, ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST 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 A TOTAL TIME OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE.
SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS, UM, I WAS IS THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION ME, UH, MINUTES.
IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR JULY 13TH, 2022 MEETING? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
WE HAVE DENISE SMITH AND MARIE LAGA AND COMMISSIONERS.
I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT ANYONE THAT WAS DONE AT THE JULY MEETING MAY NOT VOTE ON THE MINUTES.
WHAT WAS THAT? YOU CAN'T VOTE IF YOU ARE NOT AT THE
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JULY MEETING, YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO VOTE ON THE MINUTES, SO WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.DENISE MADE THE MOTION AND I SICKEN IT.
UM, NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSENT KEER ITEMS, CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION, TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED AT THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME.
AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS COMMUNITY SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.
SO, UM, WE ARE A LITTLE BIT LATE IN DURING OUR, UH, SUBCOMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT.
IF EVERYONE COULD LOOK AT THE, UH, ADHOC COMMITTEE REPORT, THIS IS THE, UH, THESE ARE THE COMMITTEES THAT WERE, UM, APPROVED A FEW MONTHS BACK AND UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE WORKING OFF OF THE RIGHT DOCUMENT.
THE MOST UPDATED DOCUMENT, IT'LL SAY ADHOC COMMITTEE REPORT.
THESE WERE THE COMMITTEES THAT THE COMMISSION APPROVED A WHILE BACK.
AND SO WE'LL CERTAINLY GO THROUGH THIS LIST.
UM, I BELIEVE AND KELLY CAN CORRECT ME.
IT'LL BE TWO WITH OUR SMALLER GROUP.
IT'LL BE TWO MEMBERS PER COMMITTEE WITH A SUB, UM, INCLUDED IF WE SHOULD CHOOSE TO HAVE A SUB.
UM, IN CASE ONE OF THE OTHER APPOINTED COMMITTEE MEMBERS IS UNABLE TO ATTEND ANY TYPE OF MEETING.
SO WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR AND, UH, CHAIR, YOU WANNA OPEN THE FLOOR FOR EACH COMMITTEE? WE'LL NEED A FIRST AND A SECOND.
I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR THE CDBG.
AND IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE? I AM.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? I WILL THERESA I'LL DO IT.
IF WE COULD GET A MOTION TO APPROVE, I WOULD LIKE IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE FOR CDBG SUBCOMMITTEE.
AND CAN WE GET A, UM, AN ALTERNATE? OH, AN ALTERNATE.
YOU WANNA PLAY WITH THIS?
AND THEN IF EVERYONE COULD JUST VOTE, UM, CHAIR, IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE A VOTE, UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE INTERESTED IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT? I HAVE A QUESTION.
CAN WE DO QUESTIONS? SURE, SURE.
UM, THE REPORT THAT WE USED TO RECEIVE ON THAT WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TO RECEIVE IT, RIGHT? NO.
UM, THAT WAS FROM OUR EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM.
AND SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT PROGRAM ANY LONGER, BUT, UM, WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES ON THESE MM-HMM.
UM, BUT YOU COULD, UH, IF YOU'D LIKE, YOU KNOW, UM, THAT YOU COULD STILL GIVE A REPORT.
UM MM-HMM BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ONE ANY LONGER FOR THAT.
WOULD WE, WOULD WE REMOVE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OR WE WOULD, WE SIMPLY NOT HAVE ANY MEMBERS ON IT, YOU KNOW, IT, UM, WE DON'T HAVE TO REMOVE IT, RIGHT.
BECAUSE WE COULD STILL PROVIDE, UM, INSIGHT, GUIDANCE, RIGHT.
UM, FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT, THEY ARE TRYING TO, UM, UPGRADE WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY DO IT.
UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS AND IF SO, IF ONLY ONE PERSON WANTS TO, OR IF NOBODY WANTS TO IT'S OKAY.
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WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP THAT DEPARTMENT? WELL, FOR THEM, YOU KNOW, THEY, UM, I, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO DO MORE OF THE, UM, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. LIKE I, I ASKED IF THEY WILL DO THE PLEDGE AT VETERAN'S DAY, YOU SAW THAT THEY SANG AT, UM, UH, TREE LIGHTING, THINGS LIKE THAT.UM, THEY HAD GRADUATIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME, IN A WHILE.
COVID ALLOWED THEM TO KIND OF SHRINK IN THEIR PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS AND THEIR OPEN HOUSES AND THEIR, UM, UH, LITTLE BAKE SALES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THAT.
UM, WE HAVEN'T HAD A PERSON THAT, UM, PROMOTED, UH, IN A LONG TIME, THE PARENT, UM, ACTIVITIES.
UM, SO A SUBCOMMITTEE COULD MEET WITH JOANNA OR ME OR KIM, OR THE THREE OF US TOO, TO TALK ABOUT HOW THEY COULD HELP WITH THAT.
MAYBE PROMOTE A PARENT'S NIGHT FOR OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT OR ASSIST IN THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES FOR THE PRESCHOOLERS IN JUNE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, BUT THAT, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD REALLY BE IT, THERE'S NO DECISION MAKING, YOU KNOW, BUT, UM, ANY TYPE OF HELP AND GUIDANCE EXTERNALLY, ESPECIALLY SOCIAL MEDIA WISE AND THINGS LIKE THAT COULD HELP THE PROGRAM.
I, YOU DON'T WANNA JUST DO IT FOR, YOU KNOW, JUST TO SAY YOU DO IT, THAT'S THE WHOLE THING.
BUT THAT'S WHERE I WOULD SEE FOR THEM.
UM, IT'S KIND OF FUNNY CUZ WHEN I SAW THIS LIST TOO, I WAS THINKING PROBABLY EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.
MAYBE WE COULD MAKE A REAL SUBCOMMITTEE OUT OF IT.
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AND MAYBE HAVING A SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD HELP THEM JUST BECAUSE IT WOULD ALSO LOOK GOOD TO THE COUNTY.
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UM, AND FOR THEM IT WOULD BE TO HEAR A MONTHLY REPORT ABOUT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.
WHAT THEY DO, UM, LIKE AS THEIR, UM, BOARD, AS WE USED TO BE FOR EARLY HEAD START.
AND SO I THINK EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING COULD REALLY USE THE ASSISTANCE MM-HMM
I, I AGREE WITH YOU KELLY, BECAUSE, UM, MARIE AND I WERE ON THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND WE REACHED OUT WHEN WE HAD, DID, HAD DONE THE, UM, LOVE LAHABRA TO THEM AND TOLD THEM, PLEASE CONTACT US TO, YOU KNOW, LET US KNOW HOW THAT WE CAN CO-OP WITH YOU.
AND I DIDN'T, I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT WAS THAT OR NOT, BUT UM, I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS ARE TYPICALLY PRETTY BUSY AND SO ARE THE PARENTS.
YEAH, THEY'VE DONE A LOT IN THIS LAST YEAR THOUGH.
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UM, LIKE I SAID, THEY, UM, UH, PERFORMED AT A COUPLE OF OUR EVENTS AND SO I REALLY WANT CHILD DEVELOPMENT TO THE PARENTS TO GET BACK OUT THERE AND FEEL PART OF THEIR KIDS' SCHOOLING.
YOU KNOW, IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WHEN PARENTS PARTICIPATE AND THEY SEE WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE DOING WITH THEIR OTHER, UH, CO STUDENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, UM, BUT YOU COULD PUT THIS ONE ON HOLD TOO, AND MAYBE I COULD PUT IT TOGETHER A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT'S AND SEE IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT NEXT MONTH.
UM, AND TO MAKE A SUBCOMMITTEE ON THAT.
AND IF NOT, WE COULD, WE COULD SKIP IT FOR THIS TIME TOO.
MAYBE A CHRISTMAS PROGRAM WHAT'S THAT IF THEY DID A CHRISTMAS PROGRAM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
LIKE AT THE, UM, THEY'VE DONE A DECENT AT THE WISHES AT THE HOLIDAY WISHES, HOLIDAY WISHES.
THEY'VE UM, AND THEY'RE, THEY'LL BE OUT THERE SATURDAY.
YOU'LL SEE THEM AT ALL OF THEIR FACILITIES.
THEY'RE GONNA BE WITTIER DUMPING ALL THEIR SHEDS AND THEY'RE GONNA BE PAINTING ALL OF THEIR IN INSIDE.
UM, THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK THIS YEAR TRYING TO, UM, ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH THE CURRICULUM FROM THE LAHA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO THAT WAY WHEN THE, THE CHILDREN LEAVE THE SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE NOT JUST A BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL DAYCARE, YOU KNOW? SO NOW WE'RE TRYING TO ALIGN OUR CURRICULUM ITSELF.
WHEN THE KIDS COME TO US IN THE MORNING, THEY GET BUSED TO THE SCHOOLS AND THEN THEY, THEY USE THEIR LEARNING FOUNDATIONS CURRICULUM.
AND THEN WHEN THEY COME TO US, WE'RE TEACHING IN THE SAME MANNER WITH THE SAME SMALL SUBJECTS AND THE SAME, YOU, YOU KNOW, THE ENVIRONMENT, THERE'S, IT'S REALLY FUNNY CUZ THE TEACHING ENVIRONMENT, LIKE WE ALL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY.
TEACHERS, THEY SEE IT ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.
AND SO, UM, WE'VE, WE'VE REVAMPED OUR WHOLE, WHILE WE'RE WORKING ON THAT ACTUALLY, UM, OUR SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM, THAT'S THE ONE NEXT TO TENNIS CENTER HERE.
UM, AND THEN OUR PRESCHOOLS, UH, WE'VE CHANGED IT CUZ AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THE LOW SCORES IN THE EDI FOR SO LONG MM-HMM
SO, UM, I'LL BRING YOU GUYS BACK A LIST, UH, NEXT WEEK, NEXT MONTH THAT SAYS, THIS IS WHAT A SUBCOMMITTEE CAN DO.
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AND FOR ANY OF YOUR OTHER ONES THAT ARE ON HERE.PARKS AND MUSEUMS OR WE CAN SEPARATE THEM AS WELL, BUT THE UH, ADHOC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IT COMBINING 'EM BUT CERTAINLY WE COULD IT'S UP TO THE PLEASURE OF THE COMMISSION.
I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE SERVING ON THAT ONE.
ANYONE ELSE FOR PARKS? ALL GOOD.
SAY I DO YOU WANNA ALTERNATE FOR IT? OH, I'M SORRY.
UM, IS THERE AN ALTERNATE FOR PARKS IF YOU WANT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO THERE'S I CAN BE AN ALTERNATE.
THE NEXT ONE IS FOR SENIORS AND SOCIAL SERVICE FOR THE VETERANS AND HOMELESS.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THAT ONE.
UH, WOULD WE LIKE TO DO AN ALTERNATE FOR THIS ONE AS WELL? IS IT MURRAY? IT'S NOT.
SO WE'LL GO WITH GABBY AND MARIE ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
THE NEXT ONE WE HAVE ON THE LIST IS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.
I'D LIKE TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? I'LL I'LL DO IT.
AND UM, IS, IS THERE AN ALTERNATE I CAN, I'M GONNA BE THERE ANYWAY.
THE NEXT ONE IS FOR THE YOUTH COMMITTEE.
UM, IS THERE ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE YOUTH COMMITTEE AT? I WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THAT ONE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? I'M SORRY.
WHO IS THE FIRST ONE? I'M NOT HEARING PEOPLE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE, RICHARD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ON THE YOUTH COMMITTEE? YOU KNOW, I HAVE A CHALLENGE MEETING MAKING THOSE TWO MEETINGS.
SO I KIND OF FLANKED OUT LAST YEAR.
IS THERE AN ALTERNATE ONE, TWO? I COULD BE AN ALTERNATE.
WE CAN HAVE A VOTE OR A MOTION TO, OH, I WOULD LIKE TO ALL IN FAVOR FOR THE YOUTH COMMITTEE WITH GABBY AND RICHARD SAY AYE.
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THIS, UH, COMMITTEE LIST.UH, WE'LL ADD A FEW MORE, UM, PROJECTS OR UM, IDEAS.
AND THEN WE'LL CERTAINLY, UM, ADD EVERYONE'S NAMES ON IT FOR OUR NEXT MEETING.
UM, KIM ON THE BACK, THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION SUBCOMMITTEES THERE'S SOME ON THE BACK.
ARE WE GONNA INCLUDE THESE? WE DID.
NO, WE'RE WORKING OFF OF, UM, THIS DOCUMENT FRONT WEBSITE.
THE OTHER PAGE, THIS ONE, THE MASTER.
THAT'S THE ONE WE'RE WORKING ON.
SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO SPECIAL EVENTS.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF EXCITING EVENTS COMING UP.
KELLY WILL SPEAK TO SOME OF THEM AS WELL, BUT WE HAVE UPDATED THE CALENDAR FOR THE END OF THIS, UH, CURRENT YEAR THROUGH 2022.
UM, COMING UP ON SATURDAY, SORRY IS OUR LOVE LAHABRA EVENT.
AND THAT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT WE HAVE.
IT'S A GREAT DAY OF SERVICE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY.
WE HOPE THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE, UM, SIGNED UP ON THE WEBSITE TO AND PICKED A PROJECT.
UM, IF NOT, YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO COME OUT AND BE A SUPPORTER AND PROVIDE SUPPORT IN ANY OTHER WAY.
UM, CAUSE WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS THAT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO WORK A PROJECT, BUT THEY CERTAINLY CAN COME OUT AND HELP WITH SET UP CLEAN UP.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU OUT THERE THIS SATURDAY, THE KICKOFF WILL START AT EIGHT O'CLOCK AT PORT PARK AND THEN EVERYONE WILL GO TO THEIR ASSIGNMENTS.
VOLUNTEERS WILL GO TO THEIR ASSIGNMENTS BY NINE O'CLOCK AND THE EVENT CLOSES AT NOON.
UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT TO THE COMMISSIONERS THAT LAST YEAR WE HAD ALL CHOSEN EVENT TO PARTICIPATE IN.
IF WE WANT TO DO PICK ONE PARTICULAR THING TO, UM, ADDRESS IN THE LOVE LAHABRA PROGRAM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
OR IF YOU GUYS WANT TO DO, IF YOU PLAN ON PARTICIPATING, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO JUST AN INDIVIDUAL EVENT, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, I WENT ON THE WEBSITE AND I LOOKED UP, I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE ONE THAT NEEDED THE MOST PEOPLE AND IT WAS THE CARD.
SO I'M LIKE, OKAY, I LIKE THAT.
I'M PRETTY
SO THESE ARE THE CARDS THAT GO TO LIKE THE SENIORS AND FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING.
SO I, I KIND OF ASSESSED THAT LAST YEAR I WAS OUTSIDE.
SO THIS YEAR I KINDA WANTED TO BE INSIDE.
AND IF YOU WANNA BE OUTSIDE, I THINK THE RAILROAD TRACK ONE NEEDS SOME VOLUNTEERS STILL TOO.
OH, DOES IT? THAT'S ALWAYS TOUGH, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN ANY OF THE PROGRAMS AT THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS OR AT THE MUSEUM.
JUST LET US KNOW AND WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO, WE'LL JUST ASSIGN YOU INTO THAT PROJECT.
THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF ME MENTIONING THAT IS JUST SOMETIMES WE HAVE DONE IT AS A GROUP, SO THAT'S OKAY.
THEY HAVE OPTIONS TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN THING TOO.
SO WE'LL LET, UH, MARIE TALK ABOUT STATE OF THE CITY, UM, AND HER COMMENTS.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE A FIRST EVER COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE AND MAYBE KELLY KNOWS A LITTLE MORE ABOUT IT TOO, BUT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS EVENT.
IT'S ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22ND FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM.
AND WHAT STARTED OUT AS THE ANNUAL POLICE OPEN HOUSE HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS, UM, OTHER AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SUCH AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UM, I THINK WE HAVE, UM, OC WAS AND RECYCLING OR, UM, PUBLIC WORKS, UH, BOOTHS.
WE HAVE A CANINE DEMONSTRATION.
WE HAVE, ALTHOUGH I DON'T SEE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON HERE ANYMORE.
THEY'RE INVITED, THEY'RE INVITED ANYBODY WHO PROVIDES A SERVICE TO A RESIDENT IN THE CITY IS INVITED ANY OF THE NON-PROFITS OR GOVERNMENTAL, UM, AGENCIES.
SO IT SHOULD VECTOR CONTROLS COMING.
UM, SO ANYWAYS, IT SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF A BIGGER, UM, EVENT FOOTPRINT THIS, THIS, UH, YEAR.
AND WE CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OUR COMMISSIONERS OUT THERE IN HELPING US PROMOTE IT.
I'LL SEND THIS TO YOU IN A, UM, A JPEG SO THAT YOU CAN SHARE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.
OR YOU CAN, UM, SHARE THE SOCIAL MEDIA LINK.
I'M NOT REALLY GOOD AT ALL THAT STUFF, BUT, UM, SO ANY QUESTIONS OR LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED MORE FLYERS, UH, MARIE, LIKE FOR THE CHAMBER, I CAN CERTAINLY DROP OFF SOME FLYERS AS WELL.
MA YOU SAID THE 22ND, BUT HE SAYS THE 15TH ON THIS PAPER.
UM, SO THAT'S IT THE MAYOR, OUR VETERANS DAY EVENT COMING UP ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, THAT'LL START, I BELIEVE AT NINE 30 AND THE ACTUAL PROGRAM AND THE, THE LA THE HARBOR HOST ALLIANCE WILL BE DOING A PANCAKE BREAKFAST.
AND THEN THE ACTUAL PROGRAM WILL BE AT 11, 11.
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IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT TO HONOR, UM, OUR, UM, PEOPLE THAT HAVE SERVED.UM, AND THEN WE HAD THE CORN FESTIVAL COMING UP THAT SAME WEEKEND, STARTING ON NOVEMBER 11TH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, WITH THE CORN FESTIVAL PARADE ON SATURDAY THE 12TH.
AND SO WE DO NEED TO MAKE SURE THE COMMISSION IS ORGANIZED AND HAS COMPLETED THE PAPERWORK TO BE IN THE PARADE.
SO WE'RE ALL THEY'RE WORKING ON A VEHICLE.
UM, WELL, I'M SORRY, THEY'RE WORKING ON A VEHICLE.
DO YOU HAVE A VEHICLE CONFIRMED? UM, NO, SHE DIDN'T MENTION THAT TO ME AND OKAY.
UM, BUT I CAN SEARCH ON MY OWN, I GUESS.
LET ME KNOW BY ME IF I CAN HELP.
AND THEN I THINK WHEN THIS YEAR WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A SIGN.
I THINK THERE WAS AN ISSUE IN THE PAST.
OH, FOR, BECAUSE WE HAD THE GOLF CART, WE HAD THE GOLF.
AND OF COURSE I'LL LET GABBY AND KELLY HAVE BOTH LION'S MEMBERS AND MARIE TOO, SO THAT THEY PROBABLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TO SHARE ON THEIR COMMENTS AS WELL.
WELL, AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR TAMALI FESTIVAL COMING UP ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD.
OUR, UM, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM HAS BREAKFAST WITH SANTA ON DECEMBER 10TH AND 11TH.
AND THEN HOLIDAY WISHES WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH.
AND I KNOW THE COMMISSIONERS ARE ALWAYS VERY ACTIVE AND INVOLVED IN THAT EVENT.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU THERE AS WELL.
THAT'S A LOT
SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL TO THE STATE OF THE COMMUNITY.
IT IS ON WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, BEGINNING AT 11 O'CLOCK, IT'LL BE A LUNCHEON.
AND WE'LL HEAR FROM A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING, UM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH WOULD BE, UM, DR.
CARLOS AND, UM, SCOTT MILLER REGARDING THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
AND, UM, THE CHAMBER WILL MAKE AN ADDRESS AND THEN THE, UH, FINISHING WITH THE MAYOR MADRANO WITH THE STATE OF THE CITY.
AND SO WE SHOULD BE DONE BY ONE 15 AND IT IS A LUNCHEON.
AND, AND THE COST MARIE IS $50 IS $50.
ANYONE ELSE? CAN I KEEP INVITING
WE HAVE ONE OF OUR MEMBERS THAT'S GOING TO PRESENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, MAKING REELS, UM, JUST THE VARIOUS PLATFORMS ON.
AND IT'S ALWAYS HELPFUL FOR, YOU KNOW, THESE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. SO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME.
IT'S AT NINE 15 IN OUR, IN THE CHAMBER OFFICE.
AND, UH, AND SHE'S, SHE'S ACTUALLY LOAN OFFICER, BUT SHE VOLUNTEERED.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
THIS IS HER SECOND TIME AND THE MEMBERS REALLY ENJOYED IT.
WHAT IS HER NAME? BIANCA JIMENEZ.
AND WHAT TIME IS IT MARIE? UH, NINE 15 TOMORROW, CORRECT? YES.
AND THEN IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
AND SO THAT'LL BE ON FRIDAY AT THREE.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THAT FACILITY BEFORE YOU BECOME MEMBERS, WHERE IS THAT? IT'S OVER BY CORNER BAKERY.
SO I HEAR IT'S REALLY, REALLY NICE.
AND IT, IT REALLY TOOK OFF HERE IN LAHABRA IS INTERESTING.
YOU KNOW, SO I CAN KEEP TALKING IF YOU WANT ME TO
WELL, MOVE AROUND A LOT IS LET ME SEE HERE.
SO IS THERE THE NEXT IT KNOW WE'RE MOVING TO IS SPECIAL.
IS COMMENTS FROM STAFF? ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? UM, WELL, WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE BREAK IN AUGUST.
YOU, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, CUZ YOU WENT TO MOST ACTIVITIES, WE WERE REALLY BUSY BETWEEN JULY AND AUGUST, BUT IN A GOOD WAY, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE, UH, FINISHED UP OUR ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS THAT WE DID AT BOTH SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND, UM, WE HAD, WELL, WE STILL HAVE TWO MORE MOVIES IN THE PARKS.
SO WE, UM, WE HAD FIVE CONCERTS, YOU KNOW, KIM WAS THE CHAIR OF THAT.
WE, UH, FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT.
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WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CHANGES AS YOU KNOW, DAVID DEION RETIRED HIS LAST DAY WAS AUGUST 12TH.UM, WE HAVEN'T RECRUITED YET FOR THAT POSITION.
WE'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE STARTED OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH COMMUNITY, UM, COMMUNITY OUTREACH LIAISON IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING THEM.
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AND THEY'RE AT 31 NOW
AND THEN HOW MANY WERE, UM, PASSING THROUGH BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUND NOW THAT, UH, BOTH WITTY OR, AND BRAA AND FULLERTON ARE ALL THREE ARE, OH, GO TO LAJA, THEY'LL GET YOU INTO A SHELTER.
SO IT'S KIND OF PUT A LITTLE BIT OF DAMPER ON US, BUT WE'VE CLEANED OUT A LOT OF OUR RAILROAD TRACKS.
AND SO IF YOU SEE PEOPLE ON THE STREET NOW THAT YOU'VE NEVER SEEN PRETTY MUCH IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY HAVE, THEY'RE NOT SLEEPING IN THE SAME AREAS.
WE'VE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, PUSHED THEM OUT, BUT WE'RE STILL OFFERING AS MANY, UM, BEDS AS WE CAN, AS SOON AS, UH LAHABRA.
I MEAN, UM, UH, PLACENTA, UM, OR BUENA PARK HAVE BEDS OPEN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO PLACE PEOPLE WE ARE FINDING RIGHT NOW THAT THE ELIMINATION OF THE EVICTION BAN.
UM, NOW WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING EVICTED AND SO THEY'RE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.
YOU, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT MEANS THOSE PEOPLE WEREN'T PAYING RENT THIS WHOLE TIME TOO.
SO, UH, BUT THE PROGRAM'S WORKING, WE THINK, UM, WE'LL BRING YOU A MONTHLY REPORT NEXT MONTH.
UM, BECAUSE WE'RE, WE FINALLY GOT IT TOGETHER WHERE WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH OUR STATISTICS, THAT THEY ARE REASONABLE AND, UM, ACCURATE, CUZ WE DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, IN THE BEGINNING, YOU'RE NOT SURE HOW YOU WANNA CAPTURE THE DATA IN WHICH WE'RE PROVIDING, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT, UM, PUTTING SOMEBODY IN A SHELTER BED.
SO WE'VE JOINED THE COUNTY NOW, WHICH WE HADN'T BEEN IN THE PAST AND IT'S THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.
HM I S AND SO THAT'LL OPEN UP A LOT OF DOORS FOR US THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE, UM, RESOURCES FOR ALL OF OUR CLIENTS, TOO, SOME MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH TEAM COMING OUT WITH US ONCE A WEEK.
WE HAVE THE VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA COMING OUT WITH US ONCE A WEEK.
SO THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB.
SO IF YOU SEE 'EM ON THE STREETS, YOU GUYS HAVE BOTH MET DAVID AND PAUL, UH, DAVID BEING A LONGTIME RESIDENT, WENT TO LAJA HIGH AND PAUL, UM, BEING IN THE FIELD FOR A LONG TIME.
SO WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE THEM BOTH.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE PASTA FEST, UH, THIS YEAR, I THINK, UM, A LOT OF YOU DID GO TO THE PASTA FEST.
WE HAVEN'T GOT THE CHECK YET, BUT THEY TOLD ME LAST NIGHT THAT THEY WOULD, WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT IT AT A COUNCIL MEETING CUZ SOMETIME SOON, UM, IT PROBABLY WILL BE ABOUT 15 OR $16,000.
UM, CONSIDERING IT WAS BACK TO BACK FUNDRAISERS, UM, BUT WITH THE LION'S MONEY FROM LAST MONTH, UM, WE'RE NOW DOING LION'S LUNCH ON FRI EVERY FRIDAY BECAUSE THE COUNTY IS NOT DOING A FRIDAY LUNCH FOR US.
SO NOW, UM, IF YOU EVER WANNA COME BY ON A FRIDAY, IT'S LION'S LUNCH AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR, UH, SENIOR CITIZEN HEALTH FAIR.
I'LL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ON THAT NEXT MONTH.
MM-HMM
UM, AND IT'LL BE SENIOR WEEK, UM, THE 14TH THROUGH THE 18TH.
SO THERE'LL BE ACTIVITIES, THERE'LL BE EXERCISE ACTIVITIES.
WE'RE ALSO DOING A COUPLE OF, UM, SEMINARS, UH, ONE WE'RE WE'RE TITLING, UM, LIKE DON'T SAY YES, SO FAST, YOU KNOW, SENIOR FRAUD PREVENTION, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, WE'RE DOING SOME MENTAL GAMES WHERE WE'RE HOPING THAT THE SENIORS CAN COME AND WE'RE GONNA DO, YOU KNOW, MENTAL GAMES, NOT LIKE SUDOKU, BUT LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW HOW IT JUST KEEPS YOUR MIND GOING, YOU KNOW, SOME LOGICS.
SO IF YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR AND ANY OF THOSE OPEN DAYS, NOVEMBER 14TH FROM TO 18TH, WE CAN USE SOME VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US IN THOSE EVENTS TOO.
SO YOU GET A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO, UH, FREE YOUR CALENDAR UP FOR US.
WHAT TIMEFRAME? WELL, I'M TRYING TO HAVE ACTIVITIES FROM NINE TO TWO, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND THEN THE HEALTH FAIR ITSELF IS, UM, UH, ALL DAY ON FRIDAY, BUT, UM, THEN THAT'S FOR CAREGIVERS ALSO.
SO IT'S NOT JUST FOR SENIOR CITIZENS BECAUSE, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, WE HAVE RESPITE CARE, UM, FOR SENIORS, THE CAREGIVERS NEED IT TOO, RIGHT.
THEY NEED TO KNOW HOW TO, UM, UM, PROVIDE THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH, UM, UH, SAVING GRACES.
UM, SO, SO MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OR MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, THURSDAY, THE WHOLE MORNING, I THINK IS GONNA BE AT SCOTT'S OVER AT THE HILLCREST MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WILL IT BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER? AND I THINK ONE WILL BE AT, UM, LOS LOMAS PARK WHERE THE EXERCISE EQUIPMENT TEACH THE SENIORS HOW TO USE THAT, UH, THAT ONE, UH, UH, THE ST JUDE IS GONNA DO THAT SEMINAR.
SO, UM, SO ANYWAYS, WE'LL GET YOU A FULL CALENDAR NEXT MONTH.
UH, BUT IF YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, PUT A TENTATIVE DATE.
ME PERSONALLY, I, I, I, I'M NOT GONNA BE AT THE PARADE CAUSE I WAS ALREADY OUTTA TOWN WHEN WE SWITCHED THE DATE.
SO I KIND OF FEEL BAD, BUT IT, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO MISS THAT.
SO, UH, UM, HOPEFULLY IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
UM, AND MARIE YOU'LL APPRECIATE IT.
WE HAVE A, A WEDDING HERE AND, UH, BIRTHDAY PARTY HERE ON THAT
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SATURDAY.SO I DON'T KNOW, WE GOTTA BLOCK OFF THE PARKING LOT SOMEHOW FOR, BECAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE THE RENTER GETS THEIR PARKING SPACES TOO.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH THE CARNIVAL, UH, THOSE TWO, YEAH.
IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH, BUT THE LIONS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD AN ISSUE WITH THEIR CARNIVAL PROVIDER AND, YOU KNOW, THEY NEED A CARNIVAL.
SO, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, WE HAD A, A GOOD SUMMER.
AND, UM, UH, WE'LL BRING YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION AS, UH, THE TAMMA FESTIVAL COMES, ESPECIALLY THE SPECIAL EVENT COMMITTEE.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY IDEAS, BUT AS A COMMISSION, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY IDEAS AT ALL, UM, WE'RE HOPING TO MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR AS OUR NINTH YEAR.
UM, WE ARE GOING TO, TO HAVE, UM, UM, THE KID ZONE WILL BE SPONSORED BY, UM, UM, BARBARA AMERICAN FIRST.
AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNION BECAUSE THEY, THEY SPONSOR THE MUSEUM AND THE MUSEUM'S GOING TO BE SPONSORED IN THE KITTY AREA.
SO THAT'LL BE NICE, BUT WE DEFINITELY COULD USE SOME VOLUNTEERS IF ANYBODY WANTS TO, UM, TO DO THAT ALSO, BUT WE'RE HOPING FOR A BIGGER, BETTER TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT COULD BE BIGGER OR BETTER.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD LAST YEAR, BUT, UH, SO HOPEFULLY YOU COULD TRY TO PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDARS.
I KNOW IT GETS COLD, BUT PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE TREE LIGHTING AT NIGHT.
UM, REMEMBER WE HAD THE FIREWORKS, SO IF IT'S WEATHER PERMITTING, WE'RE DOING THAT AGAIN.
SO THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE LAST YEAR TO SEE HOW IT WORKED AND IT WORKED OUT WELL, THE KIDS LOVED IT.
UM, I THINK THAT'S, UH, OH, AND I, I, I TOLD RICHARD I'M REALLY SORRY IF YOU GUYS SAW SOME PICTURES ON FACEBOOK WITH, UM, UM, UH, UH, WHAT IS IT CALLED? UH, RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AT THE WOMEN'S CLUB, UH, NEWS SITE, KIM AND I WEREN'T EVEN INVITED TO THAT, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW,
YOU KNOW, THEY ALL WENT OUT THERE AND, UM, THEY HAD, I THINK HARDHATS AND A GOLD SHOVEL AND TOOK A PICTURE.
I SAW THE PICTURES ONLINE ALSO.
SO THE VISTA GRANDE ONE IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
AND, BUT I'LL MAKE SURE THAT I KEEP TRACK OF IT.
SO ALL YOU GUYS WILL GET SOME ADVANCED NOTICE TOO.
UM, BUT, UM, MY APOLOGIES FOR THAT AND KIM AND I MIGHT HAVE FELT A LITTLE SLIGHTED TOO, JUST SO YOU KNOW,
RIGHT?
SO THE WOMEN'S CLUB WERE ALSO PRETTY, UM, THEY WERE SLIGHTED TOO.
SO THEY'VE SENT A LETTER ALSO SAYING THAT, HEY, WE'D LIKE TO BE INVOLVED, YOU KNOW? UM, SO, UH, I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT HAPPENED.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH US THOUGH.
THAT'S WHY WE WERE NOT INVOLVED.
THAT'S HOW YOU, WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE THE OFFICIAL ONE NOW.
THAT'S HOW, YOU KNOW WHAT, UM, SO I TALKED TO THE SAME MANAGER ABOUT IT.
HE, HE FELT WELL, IT'S JUST SHOVELED AND DIRT.
WHEN IT COMES TO RIBBON, CUTTING ITSELF WILL INVITE YOU.
AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, YOU KNOW, BUT WE GET THAT KIND OF A LOT, YOU KNOW, WE, UM, YOU HAVE TO ALMOST PUT YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR SOMETIMES ON THESE KINDS OF THINGS, BECAUSE THE, THE RECREATION SIDE OF IT IS NOT REALLY ALWAYS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, YOU KNOW? SO WHEN SOMEBODY BUILDS A BUILDING, YOU'RE LIKE, HEY, DON'T FORGET, ASK US WHAT WE NEED BEFORE YOU JUST BUILD IT OR A PARK OR WHATEVER.
SO WHICH ONE IS IT? WHICH THAT WAS WOMEN'S CLUB OVER HERE, BUT LIKE I SAID, THE WOMEN'S CLUB WEREN'T EVEN INVITED.
SO, UM, THAT'S THE ONE HERE ON THE CORNER.
UH IT'S UM, IF YOU GO UP FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER, DO NORTH OFF OF LOIS.
AND SO, UM, BUT VISTA, GRANDE'S GONNA BE A BIG ONE.
SO, UH, THE PARK, THEY'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE IT'S BY THE END OF THE MONTH, BUT THERE'S NO DATE OR ANYTHING SAID AS OF TODAY, BUT, UM, I'LL DEF THE GROUNDBREAKING GROUNDBREAKING.
AND SO I GUESS THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW? UM, SO SORRY.
UM, BUT THE, UM, BECAUSE THE WOMEN'S CLUB WANNA BE INVOLVED IN WHAT IT'S GONNA BE NAMED AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY, THE WOMEN'S CLUB USED TO HAVE A BIG PROPERTY THERE AND THEN 30 YEARS AGO, OR SO THEY DEEDED IT OVER THE CITY AS LONG AS THEY COULD HAVE PERMANENT ACCESS.
AND SO THEN THE CITY TOOK IT OVER FOR 30 YEARS, BUT I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE FORGOT ABOUT THE WOMEN'S CLUB AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STILL HERE AND WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THEM.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S WHY IT WAS, IT WAS JUST A PIECE OF LAND.
IT WASN'T NECESSARILY SOMEONE ELSE'S LAND IN OTHER PEOPLE'S MINDS, NOT INTENTIONAL AT ALL.
SO, UM, BUT I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
HOPEFULLY YOU COULD LOOK TOO, IF, IF THERE'S ANY CHAMBER THING YOU COULD LET ME KNOW.
UM, BUT, UM, THE MONTHS HALFWAY OVER, SO IF YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS, BUT, SO THANKS YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU, KIM AND KELLY, FOR ALL YOU DO, IT IS LIKE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE IF I KATIE WITH THE MUSEUM.
THE, THE TOP PERSON OVER THERE, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY JUST DID THE RENOVATIONS.
SO YOU GUYS WANNA GO BY ANYTIME, JUST LET THEM KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BRING YOUR BAG OR WHERE YOUR SHIRT OR SOMETHING.
THEY'LL WALK THROUGH AND SEE THE NEW RENOVATIONS IT'S LOOKING GOOD IN THERE.
IS IT? OH, I'D LOVE TO SEE IT.
PRESCHOOL PLAY PARK IN THE BACK, OR REMEMBER HOW WE KIND OF CUT A RIBBON THERE NOW, THE ALARMS UP.
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IT'S GETTING EVEN BETTER, BUT THEY'RE UM, SO THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING.IF YOU DIDN'T SEE THEIR LITTLE ADS UP TIKTOK.
UM, WE DID DO A CHAMBER MIXER OVER AT PHANTOM.
AND, UM, SO IT WAS, IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT A HUNDRED PEOPLE.
AND, UM, IT WAS SURROUNDING CHAMBERS, SO SIX CHAMBERS THAT WERE INVITED.
AND, UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM WITTIER.
SO I'M HOPING THAT DRAWS SOME BUSINESS OVER THERE.
PEOPLE WERE REALLY, UM, IMPRESSED WITH THE, THE LAYOUT AND THE CHARM OF IT.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY FUN TERM.
IT WAS, IT PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN, UM, FUNNIER, FUNNIER.
IF, IF, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD'VE ALLOWED A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, WIND TO FLOW IF BOMBS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT, BUT I WANTED, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M KIND THAT WAY.
SO WE KIND OF KEPT IT A LITTLE BIT ON THE CLEANER SIDE.
AND THEN, UM, AMY BRICK, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER MET HER.
SHE'S A REALTOR AND SHE HAS DONE, UM, THE IMPROV AND DOES A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN ORANGE COUNTY.
AND THEN SHE HAD ANOTHER PERSON THAT CAME WITH HER, SO, OH, NICE.
AND THEN WE HAD SOME OF OUR RESTAURANTS, UH, DO THE FOOD.
SO THAT GAVE SOME PROMOTION TO THAT.
STEVE, UM, HAD ONE OF THE GIRLS SING A COUPLE OF THE NUMBERS FROM THE OPENING OF THE SHOW THAT'S ON NOW.
IT WAS REALLY SO HOT THOUGH, BUT IT WAS REALLY NICE.
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHERE IT WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING TO THEATER AND, UM, HOW MUCH WORK WE DO.
UM,
HER DAUGHTER IS STARRING IN A PLAY RIGHT NOW.
OH, JOSEPH IS AMAZING TECHNICAL DREAM COAT.
AND SO KIM'S GOING FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
WHERE IS IT? IT'S UM, IT'S MUSICAL.
WELL, THEATER VILLAGE IN IRVINE, RIGHT OFF OF ALTON ACROSS FROM THE IRVINE SPECTRUM.
OH, SO SHE GOT A NARRATOR ROLE, WHICH I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANT.
I THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST GONNA READ THE WHOLE TIME AND APPARENTLY YOU SING THE WHOLE TIME.
AND THEN SHE GOT A SEPARATE ROLE ON THE DANCE TEAM, WHICH IS GREAT, CUZ SHE'S NOT REALLY A DANCER, BUT THAT MEANS DOUBLE THE SHOWS.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, SHE DOES HALF OF THE SHOWS AS NARRATOR AND THEN THE OTHER HALF ARE AS THE DANCER.
SO IT'S BEEN FUN, BUT IT'S BEEN VERY BUSY.
THREE MORE WEEKENDS IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
CAUSE I TOLD HER I WOULD, I HAVE A QUESTION.
IS THERE ANY NEW UPDATE ON THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION? OH, NOTHING YET.
WE HAVEN'T STARTED THE COMMITTEE YET.
UM, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE, THE LARGE BLUEPRINT OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
AND THEN WE'LL START WITH THE COMMITTEE TO BREAK IT DOWN.
UM, HOPEFULLY THE COMMISSION, I'M NOT SURE HOW WE CAN PARTICIPATE, YOU KNOW, CUZ ONLY TWO COULD BE ON THE COMMISSION, BUT WE, MAYBE WE COULD DO SUBCOMMITTEES OF THAT.
SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, BUT WE KNOW HOW FAST IT GOES.
BUT WITHIN THIS CALENDAR YEAR, UM, THAT'S ON OUR THINGS TO DO LIST FOR SURE.
IT'S JANUARY 20, 25, JANUARY 25, 25.
SO WE JUST, WE HAVEN'T EVEN DECIDED IF WE WANT TO DO BIG BASH IN JANUARY AND WORRY ABOUT WEATHER OR DO ACTIVITIES ALL YEAR ROUND AND DO BIG BASH IN THE SUMMER.
AND BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IT'S HARD AND WHEN IT'S JANUARY, BECAUSE IF IT, IF YOU WERE, IF IT WAS YOUR SAY 50TH BIRTHDAY AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT BIRTHDAY, YOU KIND OF DON'T DO YOUR CELEBRATION IN JANUARY AND CELEBRATE ALL YEAR.
BUT YOU COULD CELEBRATE ALL YEAR IF YOUR ANNIVERSARY WAS IN NOVEMBER OR YOUR BIRTHDAY WAS IN NOVEMBER.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GONNA LOOK RIGHT.
UM, WE EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT STARTING IN 24 AND DOING THE BIG ONE LIKE IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY OR NOVEMBER TO START THE WHOLE YEAR.
CAUSE IT'S NOT YOUR BIRTHDAY YET.
SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY IDEAS, LET US KNOW.
BUT UM, WE'RE WE HOPE TO WE'LL WE'RE BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR, FOR SURE THAT AS WELL AS THE RFP FOR OUR CUSTODIAL SERVICES, OUR RFP FOR THE TENNIS CENTER, WE HAVE A LOT OF BIG PROJECTS THAT HAVE TO HAVE TO BE DONE BY THE, UM, OUR BUS BENCH ART CONTESTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
UM, THAT'LL BE DONE BY THEN TOO.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS.
IT'S GONNA BE A, A FUN NEXT FOUR MONTHS.
SO THE NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA, I'M SO SORRY.
I'M GETTING MY PAPERWORK ALL MIXED UP HERE TONIGHT.
OH, THE COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS.
DOES THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYONE DON'T LET MARIE SAY ANYTHING.
SO WE HAD THAT HEAT WAVE MM-HMM
AND, AND THANKFULLY THAT THAT'S OVER, BUT I
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WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS AND IT LOOKS LIKE AROUND NEXT FRIDAY, IT'S GONNA START TO GET REALLY HOT AGAIN.AND I BELIEVE THAT COMMUNITY CENTER IS A COOLING CENTER.
BUT I DIDN'T SEE IT ADVERTISED ANYWHERE.
UM, STUDENT TO KNOW THAT IF THEY DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING OR THEY NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE DURING THAT TIME THAT IS OPEN TO THEM.
I BELIEVE WE PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE.
UM, MAYBE PEOPLE BECAUSE EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, HAS ALWAYS, THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN A COOLING SITE, YOU KNOW, BUT WE PUT OUR SIGNS OUTSIDE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNEW WHEN THEY DROVE BY, BUT I'LL, I'LL CHECK TO SEE.
AND, AND IF IT'S, UM, I THINK IT SAYS 91 FOR NEXT WEEK, SO IT'S TECHNICALLY NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD OPEN FOR.
THAT'S NOT HOT ENOUGH, BUT WE'RE ALREADY OPEN ANYWAY.
SO ANYBODY CAN COME IN, BUT I'LL SEE IF THEY COULD KEEP IT UP ON THE WEBSITE OR IF IT'S EVEN THERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THAT'S WHERE I WAS LOOKING FOR.
THAT'S ON 95 AND YOU KNOW, 95 TENDS TO FEEL LIKE 98 OR COLD, RIGHT? YEAH.
IT WAS, OH, WE HAD A, UM, A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE USE IT ON THE WEEKEND, YOU KNOW? UM, I WORKED ON A SATURDAY, UM, THE FIRST SATURDAY OF IT AND THERE WAS PROBABLY SIX PEOPLE IN THERE, BUT THEN THERE'S PEOPLE THAT, UM, CUZ WE OPENED UP A CLASSROOM AND PUT A TV IN THERE AND HAD, YOU KNOW, REFRESHMENTS AND THEN, BUT THE HALLWAY, PEOPLE JUST SAT OUT THERE AND READ BOOKS AND HAD THEIR KIDS RUN AROUND, UM, OUTSIDE THERE TOO.
SO, UM, BUT I I'LL CHECK TO SEE IF THEY, UH, IF THEY DIDN'T PUT IT OUT.
CAUSE I KNOW WE ASKED, UM, GABBY HAD ASKED, UM, PRIOR, YEAH, SOMEBODY HAD LOOKED INTO IT.
SO WHAT, WHAT TEMPERATURE IS IT LIKE OPEN AT? IS THERE A THRESHOLD AT IT'S LIKE 102 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? IT'S IT'S OH THREE DIGITS.
UM, SO MY, MY GIGGLE WAS MOSTLY BECAUSE I WAS THINKING ABOUT OUR, WHAT OUR INSTAGRAM, UM, HOMEPAGE LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE BRIO SPLASHBACK CLOTHES, BRIO SPLASHBACK CLOTHES, BRIO SPLASHBACK CLOTHES
THAT'S WHY I CHUCKLED PUBLIC WORKS IS WORKING ON IT, BUT IT'S REALLY, THAT'S BEEN A REALLY TOUGH TIME FOR US IS UM, THAT THING GOING DOWN SO MUCH, BUT THEY'RE WORKING ON IT.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T HELP IT, YOU KNOW, IF, UH, UM, WE TREATED JUST LIKE A POOL, THAT'S JUST WHAT THE LAW IS.
AND SO IF A CHILD HAS AN ACCIDENT, IT HAS TO BE SHUT DOWN FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF HOURS, DEPENDING ON WHAT OCCURRED, YOU KNOW, AS THE ACCIDENT.
BUT A LOT OF IT'S BEEN LITERALLY JUST KIDS HAVING A GREAT TIME AND THAT GOES, YEAH.
AND THERE'S NO WATER AND WE'RE LIKE, WELL WHAT'S GOING ON? AND THEN OUR STAFF GET BOMBARDED.
SO IT'S AWFUL, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE IT ALL FIXED BY NEXT YEAR.
PUBLIC WORKS AS THEY'RE WORKING ON IT, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
I THINK IT'S IN UNDERNEATH, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
SO, BUT I'LL LOOK ON THE COOLING CENTER, UH, INFO TOO, BUT THANKS FOR CATCHING IT.
ANYONE ELSE HAD ANOTHER QUESTION? SO, OKAY.
SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF JUST LIKE VIOLENCE HAPPENING AROUND THE CITY IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
AND I'M WONDERING IF, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY HAS KIND OF NOTED AND WHAT IS BEING, IF ANYTHING, IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT.
LIKE IT SEEMS LIKE GANG, ESPECIALLY GANG, UH, TAGGING AND GRAFFITI AND GANG RELATED VIOLENCE, WHICH I HADN'T SEEN.
I'VE BEEN HERE 12 YEARS NOW AND I REALLY HADN'T ENCOUNTERED IT UNTIL RECENTLY.
YOU KNOW, KIM IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR GRAFFITI, SO WE DEFINITELY KNOW THAT'S TICKED UP.
UM, AND THE VIOLENCE RIGHT NOW, OUR POLICE CHIEF FEELS THAT IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER CITY.
IT'S JUST, EVERYBODY'S TICKING UP EVERYWHERE.
WHETHER OR NOT IT'S THE STRESSORS OF COMING OUTTA COVID AND BEING ISOLATED.
UM, HE DOESN'T THINK SO MUCH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE, THE YOUNG MAN GET SHOT HERE DOWN THE STREET AND WE HAD THE 4TH OF JULY ONE, UM, THAT INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED.
UM, BUT RIGHT NOW HE FEELS LIKE IT'S, IT'S UNDER, UNDER CONTROL.
UM, AND THE HOMELESS MAN, THAT WAS THE HOMELESS MAN TOO.
AND YEAH, SO I, I WANNA SAY THERE WAS LIKE OUR THIRD MURDER IN A YEAR.
AND SO IT DOES WORRY US A LOT.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS SAW THE INCIDENT IN WITTIER THAT JUST HAPPENED WHERE A 35 YEAR OLD WOMAN WAS ALMOST ABDUCTED.
AND IT WAS A VAN WITH THREE GUYS IN IT AND LUCKILY SHE BROKE AWAY AND IT WAS AT TWO 30 IN THE AFTERNOON.
AND IT WAS RIGHT ON OUR BORDER DOWN WHITTIER BOULEVARD.
SO THINGS ARE HAPPENING EVERYWHERE.
YOU SAW THE, THE RAPPER GET SHOT AND WE'RE JUST SITTING DOWN, EATING DID LUNCH.
YOU KNOW, AND, AND KILLED AND SEEING THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
UM, ONE THING THAT WE ARE DOING, UM, I'M HOPING IN OCTOBER AND SO EARLY OCTOBER THOUGH, UM, THAT I'LL INVITE YOU GUYS TOO, TOO, IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BRING TOGETHER ALL
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OF OUR CHURCHES AND OUR FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN, UM, IN A MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION WAY.AND SO THE POLICE CHIEF WILL TALK AT THAT.
AND SO HE'LL BE, HE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, SCOTT WITH THE FOOD, YOU KNOW, MARIA, OOPS.
AND I, YOU KNOW, WE ARE, WE'RE ON THE BOARD WITH HIM WITH THAT.
AND WE TRY TO GIVE ALL THAT WE CAN TO MAKE SAFE PLACES FOR PEOPLE AND WHETHER NOT IT'S FOOD INSECURITY OR, OR HOUSING INSECURITY.
SO WE'LL BE STARTING WITH THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY ONCE AGAIN.
AND, UM, AND THEN WE, WE HOPE THAT WE CAN, UM, STOP SOME OF THIS STUFF.
THE POLICE ARE WORKING REAL, REAL TIGHTLY WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
YOU KNOW, THEY STILL HAVE THE SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICERS, SO THEY'RE OUT THERE, BUT IT'S, IT'S A TOUGH PLACE TO BE.
I THINK RIGHT NOW THERE'S JUST SO MUCH CRIME EVERYWHERE.
ONE OF OUR, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, STAFF JUST GOT THEIR PURSE STOLEN FROM THEIR CAR, YOU KNOW, AND THEY THEY'RE DUMB, THEY LEFT IT ON THEIR BACK SEAT, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE YOU FORGET A HALF HOUR AND YOU COME BACK OUT AND YOU'RE LIKE, OH MY GOSH, IN A HALF HOUR, SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, BROKEN MY CAR AND STOLE MY PURSE.
AND YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE WORKING ON IT THOUGH.
UM, I, UM,
MM-HMM
SO HE TOOK SOME, YOU KNOW, TODOS AND HE DID 'EM
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE ONE BY YOUR HOUSE YET, HE'S WILLING TO DO 'EM AND HE'LL COME OUT.
SOMETIMES HE'LL BRING A POLICE OFFICER SOMETIMES NOT, YOU KNOW? UM, BUT, UM, BUT YEAH, IT'S REALLY SMALL MICRO GROUP OF THE COMMUNITY.
IF YOU WANT AND SIT DOWN, DO IT AT YOUR HOUSE.
I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THEM, BUT HE, HE, HE JUST LIKE TALKS IN A GROUP OF PEOPLE.
AND, AND I DON'T KNOW, THERESA, DO YOU HAVE ONE OR, YEAH, I HAVE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IN OUR, BUT WE'VE HAD IT FOR YEARS.
OH, WE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW ACTIVE IT IS CUZ I HEARD FROM THE LADY WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, BUT I NEVER SEEN LIKE ANY ACTIVITY OR ANY MEETINGS.
SO ANYWAY IS WHEN I START, YOU KNOW, I WALK AROUND MY, YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, DAILY.
AND SO I, I KNOW WE HAVE A DEA, WE HAVE FED, WE HAVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO LIVE BY UNION.
AND I TOLD THEM, I, YOU KNOW, I GOT THE THINKING ABOUT THIS, THE SAME THING GABBY.
AND SO I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS IS, UM, SO I SAID, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO HAVE YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, WOULD YOU CONSIDER COMING TO MY HOUSE AND TALKING TO ALL NA THE NEIGHBORS SO THAT WE CAN EFFECTIVELY WORK WITH THE POLICE AND NOT OVERWHELM THEM WITH LINGLING, YOU KNOW, LIKE THOSE TYPE OF CALLS, YOU KNOW? AND I SAID, BECAUSE WE JUST NEED TO BE EDUCATED ON THE, HOW TO, AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
AND, AND SO THERE WERE, UM, HOPE WHEN JOSE CAME, DID IT HELP YOU GUYS? I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY POSITIVE IN THE NEIGHBORS LIKED IT.
UM, I, I JUST WISH MORE PEOPLE SHOWED UP, BUT YEAH.
I WALKED AROUND TO 330 HOUSES WITH A FLIGHT.
25 CAME, BUT IT WAS GOOD THOUGH.
IT WAS, IT WAS A GOOD MEETING.
YOU KNOW, SOME, I, I KNOW THAT, THAT WE, WELL, WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR SO LONG.
AND AS THEY COME IN, WE GO GREET THEM, FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM.
SO WE KNOW WHO ARE THE RETIRED FIRE.
WHO'S RETIRED POLICE WHO HAS HAND RADIOS WHO HAS, AND SO WHO ARE THE ELDERLY AND THEY ALL JUST, WE EXCHANGED NUMBERS AND WE JUST KIND OF HAVE A DIRECTORY AND JUST TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
THAT'S THE KEY ELEMENT IS TO BE PROACTIVE MM-HMM
SO NOBODY ASSUMES THINGS AND THAT SORT OF THING, BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN, UM, SOME PRETTY, UM, SERIOUS THEFTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TOO.
SO, YOU KNOW, ONE, ONE NEIGHBOR, UM, HE HAD HIS WORK TRUCK, UM, IT WAS BROKEN INTO AND THEY STOLE ALL OF HIS TOOLS.
SO THAT'S HIS LIVELIHOOD, YOU KNOW, AND THAT WAS KIND OF A BUMMER.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, HERE'S, I JUST WANNA PUT THIS OUT THERE IS BECAUSE I WAS INFORMED THAT WHEN YOU SEE A DUMPSTER IN FRONT OF YOUR, LIKE THE HOUSE, PEOPLE ARE DOING RENO OR WHATEVER, THAT IS A COMMON SIGN SOMETIMES TO WHERE THEFTS START HAPPENING.
AND IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE WHEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A DUMPSTER AT THE THET IN OUR, OUR STREET.
SO, AND THEY SAID THAT TYPICALLY HAPPENS.
DO YOU KNOW IF SOMEBODY'S MOVING OR SOMETHING? YEAH.
BECAUSE PEOPLE, PEOPLE THAT DO DEMO, THAT'S TYPICALLY WHERE THEY COME FROM THE CHILD IN THE HOUSE OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL THEY VET THEIR EMPLOYEES.
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BUT, UM, THAT'S A, THAT'S A TYPICAL THING THAT HAPPENS IS I WAS INFORMED BY AN OFFICER.AND JUST, WE JUST NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR EACH OTHER AND BE NEIGHBORLY AND THAT SORT OF THING.
NO, YOUR VACATIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
OH, GONNA BE GONE FOR A MONTH, YOU KNOW,
SO I THINK THAT, UM, SO WE HAD THE COMMISSIONERS IS ANY OTHER ANYBODY ELSE.
SO WOULD WE LIKE TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
WHAT IS IT? 12TH, 12TH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.