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DUE TO AN EXCUSE ABSENCE OF MAYOR JOSE MADRANO.
[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney/Legal Counsel Jones PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tem/Director Gomez ROLL CALL: Mayor/Director Medrano Mayor Pro Tem/Director Gomez Councilmember/Director Espinoza Councilmember/Director Nigsarian Councilmember/Director Simonian]
WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE LAJA UTILITY AUTHORITY OF SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2022.LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS A FIVE OR 6:30 PM.
THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY, UH, RICHARD D. JONES FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGION BY COUNCIL MEMBER, DARREN NICKER.
AND WILL EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND ASK YOU TO PLEASE, UH, BOW YOUR HEADS.
UH, DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME FOR YOU THIS EVENING, AS HE PREPARE TO DO THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS FOR THE CITY OF LAHABRA.
UH, WE FEEL BLESSED IN SO MANY WAYS.
WE'RE BLESSED WITH THE WONDERFUL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT PROTECTS US AND SERVES US.
WE'RE BLESSED WITH THE CITY COUNCIL THAT ACTS WITH INTEGRITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE INTERESTS, OFS, AND WE'RE BLESSED WITH THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THIS CITY.
WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THIS EVENING, THE WILLIAMS FAMILY, AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEATH OF JANE WILLIAMS, WHO WAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT WERE DEVELOPED IN OUR CITY.
AND WE BLESS HER FAMILY WITH COMFORT AND, AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HER SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ASK YOU TO BLESS US WITH THE RAIN IN THE FUTURE TO GET PAST THIS, UH, DIFFICULT DROUGHT SEASON.
WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH THIS EVENING, AS WE DELIBERATE WHEN WE SAY THESE THINGS HUMBLY AND BY NAME.
PLEASE FACE OUR FLAG FOR THE PLEDGE AND BEGIN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG UNITED STATES AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS ONE NATION INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY JUSTICE FOR THANK YOU.
ATTORNEY JONES AND COUNCIL MEMBER, DARREN ARIAN, UH, WITH A CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE, UH, PRESENT.
WE EXCEPTION OF OUR MAYOR JOSE MADRANO.
UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY I'M CHAIRING TODAY'S MEETING OUR, UM, MAYOR IS AWAY SEEING HIS DAUGHTER INTO COLLEGE AND WE WISH HIM AND HIS DAUGHTER WELL, AS THEY GO OFF TO COLLEGE AND WE'RE, UH, WE MISS HIM TONIGHT.
WE WILL NOW, UH, ASK IF THERE'S ANY, UM, THING TO REPORT, UH, DICK FROM CLOSED SESSION.
THERE'S NO REPORT THIS EVENING.
[1. RECOGNITION OF LA HABRA POLICE CORPORAL TRAVIS NELSON AND CANINE RITA FOR THEIR SERVICE]
OKAY.WE ARE NOW GOING TO BE GOING TO RECOGNITIONS.
I WILL INVITE, UH, CHIEF OF POLICE, ADAM FOSTER TO THE PODIUM FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF LAJA POLICE, CORPORAL TRAVIS NELSON, CANINE, RITA FOR THEIR SERVICE.
UH, THANK YOU, PROTE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UH, I'D LIKE TO BRING IN CORPORAL TRAVIS NELSON AND HIS CANINE RITA.
THEY SPENT THE LAST FIVE YEARS SERVING THIS COMMUNITY.
UH, IT'S, UH, A VERY, UH, DIFFICULT PO THE DOG'S VERY EXCITED RIGHT NOW.
SO RITA AND TRAVIS DEDICATED FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY, PEOPLE LEAVE WILL KNOW
UH, THE DOG LIVES WITH TRAVIS.
UH, IT INTEGRATES WITH HIS FAMILY.
HE TAKES IT TO TRAINING MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK, ALL TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE AND OUR OFFICERS SAFE.
SO IT'S A WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, RETIRE RITA IN GOOD HEALTH SO THAT IT CAN ENJOY THE REST OF ITS LIFE, UH, WITH ITS FAMILY AND ENJOYING THE EASY LIFE.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, TRAVIS AND RITA.
UH, BEFORE WE GO DOWN THERE, ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE HEAD DOWN THERE ANYWAY, MYSELF AND, UH, COUNCILMAN WERE HONORED TO ATTEND THE RETIREMENT GOODBYE TO HIM EARLIER TODAY.
SO IF WE ALL GO DOWN THERE, WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION.
WE CAN ALL JUST GO DOWN THERE TOGETHER.
WELL LET'S DO PHOTO WELL, YEAH, RIGHT.
WILL THIS ALL COME TOGETHER AND JUST WANT, WE HAVE THE, OF THE PARIS CITY COUNCIL WE WANT, THANK YOU FOR RITA'S SERVICE.
SHE DID NOW STANDING FANTASTIC JOB, UH, AND REALLY OFF DUTY.
SHE SOLVED, UH, YOU KNOW, THE CRIME EVEN ON THE WAY TO WORK.
SO SHOULD I COMMEND YOU? AND THEN RITA IS YOUR FAMILY HERE FOR THE FAMILY? NOT OKAY.
LET US ALL GET IT TOGETHER HERE FOR PHOTO.
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH AGAIN.
AND I UNDERSTAND YOU GOT A BEAUTIFUL BONE THERE.
YEAH, ADAM, WE LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEXT GUEST.
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GONNA STEP OUT AND THEN I'D LIKE TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW CANINE HANDLER AND HIS NEW DOG.[2. INTRODUCTION OF CITY OF LA HABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT CANINE JAZZ]
SO AS RITA GOES OFF INTO RETIREMENT, WE ARE VERY LUCKY AT THE SAME TIME TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW CANINE CANINE HANDLER, UH, OFFICER RICARDO RODRIGUEZ AND HIS DOG JAZZ, JAZZ JUST GRADUATED FROM SCHOOL SIX, SIX WEEKS OF, UH, DEDICATED TRAINING SPECIFICALLY TO PATROL FUNCTION.UH, THE, THE DOG AND THE HANDLER BOTH LEARNED TOGETHER.
THE DOG ACTUALLY COMES FROM EUROPE, UH, TWO YEARS OLD, THREE YEARS OLD, DU UH, DUTCH SHEPHERD.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, HAVING OUR NEW CANINE IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, PRETTY SOON, UH, AFTER IT GETS ACC ACTIVATED INTO PATROL, IT GOES ON TO A DETECTION SCHOOL, WHICH IS ANOTHER SEVERAL WEEK CLASS TO LEARN HOW TO DETECT, UH, EITHER ILLEGAL NARCOTICS OR TO TRACK PEOPLE.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING JAZZ AS ONE OF OUR NEW CANINES OHS.
WE, WE NOW GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEET COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES EACH FOR A TOTAL PERIOD OF 30 MINUTES.
ANYBODY WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE COME UP AT THIS TIME, ANYBODY.
[ 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 ITEMS, ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ACTED IN BY ONE MOTION.COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY, STAFF, OR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE CAN REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OF REMOVAL OF AN ITEM.
REMOVE ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES EACH WOULD STAFF LIKE TO HAVE ANYTHING REMOVED? UH, NO.
UH, UM, ANYBODY HERE ON THE COUNCIL ON ANYTHING REMOVED ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO HAVE ANYTHING REMOVED? OKAY.
MR. MAYOR PERAM I'VE MOVED TO, UH, UH, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
DO I HEAR A SECOND, SECOND MOTION TO SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
UH, JUST VOTE THERE ON YOUR COMPUTER.
[1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 22-01 ADOPTING THE 2021-2029 (6th CYCLE) HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE LA HABRA GENERAL PLAN 2035 That the City Council: A. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. ____ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 22-01 ADOPTING THE 2021-2029 (6th CYCLE) HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE LA HABRA GENERAL PLAN 2035, AS PER ATTACHMENT A; and B. Authorize staff to forward the City's Revised Draft 2021-2029 Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review and certification. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) Adoption of the updated Housing Element is exempt under State CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3) common sense exemption, because the Housing Element includes updated policies, programs, and actions that advocate for housing at all economic levels and meet the state legal requirements for a Housing Element. A key component of the updated Housing Element is the identification of existing sites in the Land Use Element that are designated for housing. These sites show that the City can meet their Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) without a general plan amendment or rezoning of property. All future construction must comply with policies in the General Plan, many of which are intended to address potential environmental impacts. Furthermore, all projects are subject to the adopted City ordinances, regulations, and policies that regulate and direct development of individual projects. The updated Housing Element does not change any of the development requirements in the City that are designed to mitigate or avoid environmental impacts. Based on these factors, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed 6th Cycle Housing Element Update would have a significant effect on the environment; therefore, the 6th Cycle Housing Element is exempt from CEQA under the common sense exemption.]
OKAY.DUALLY NOTE IS PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 22 DASH OH ONE ADOPTING THE 20 21 29 6 CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE LAJA GENERAL PLAN 2035 STAFF REPORT, PLEASE.
WHAT IS IT IN SHOW BUSINESS ABOUT FOLLOWING A DOG ACT? I DON'T KNOW.
SO I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY, UH, WHERE WE'VE BEEN SO THAT WE LEAVE TIME FOR ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS WE MIGHT HAVE.
SO, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED BEFORE, UM, FOR THE SEQUEL GUIDELINES, HOUSING ELEMENTS ARE EXEMPT BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A POLICY DOCUMENT.
THE STATE LAW REQUIRES EVERY CITY TO HAVE A GENERAL PLAN, WHICH HAS A HOUSING ELEMENT.
UH, THE HOUSING ELEMENTS, THE ONLY ELEMENT THAT'S REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE STATE, UM, AND THE REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED THROUGH, THROUGH H C, D AS PART OF THIS PROJECT.
WE'VE HAD QUITE A BIT OF PUBLIC OUTREACH.
UM, WE'VE HAD GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
WE'VE HAD THE DRAFT ELEMENT POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW IN ALL ITS VARIOUS DIFFERENT ITERATIONS.
UM, NOTICES FOR OF EVERY HEARING HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO ALL THE GPAC MEMBERS AND ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT REQUESTED SUCH A NOTIFICATION AND ANYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED IN ANY OF OUR, OUR PREVIOUS MEETING OR GPAC MEETINGS.
UH, SO PRIOR TO JULY 26TH, UH, LETTER WAS SENT, WE ALSO RECEIVED FROM THE, THE KENNEDY COMMISSION, UM, WHICH IS A HOUSING ADVOCACY GROUP BASED IN ORANGE COUNTY.
SO HERE'S THIS A QUICK TIMELINE OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN THROUGH TO DATE.
WE'VE BEEN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL A FEW TIMES.
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DRAFT.UM, EACH TIME WE'VE RESPONDED TO COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM H CD AND TRIED TO REVISE OUR DRAFT TO BETTER MATCH UP WITH THEIR GOALS.
UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING THAN PREVIOUS HOUSING CYCLES.
UM, IT WAS A LOT MORE OBJECTIVE BEFORE.
UM, SO NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH REVIEWERS THAT HAVE THINGS THEY THINK WE SHOULD BE DOING
UM, SO IT'S TAKEN A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK, UM, THAT THIS, THIS TIME AROUND, SO ON THIS LATEST CYCLE, THE THINGS THAT THEY ASKED US TO WORK ON WAS THE INVENTORY OF THE HOUSING SITES, THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING AND SELECT CITY CODE REQUIREMENTS TO FACILITATE HOUSING PRODUCTION AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON IMPLEMENTATION AND TIMEFRAME.
SO TO DO THIS, THE INVENTORY OF SITES, THEIR MAIN CONCERN, UM, WAS DO THE, DO THE SITES THAT WE'VE SELECTED AND PUT IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT REALLY GONNA GET BUILT.
ARE WE JUST PICKING LOTS AT RANDOM WHERE THERE'S NO REAL CHANCE OF DEVELOPMENT? WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT BASED ON INQUIRED.
WE GET FROM DEVELOPERS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND PEOPLE GENERALLY INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THEIR PROPERTIES THAT THE PROPERTIES WE'VE SELECTED HAVE A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS OF BEING DEVELOPED INTO HOUSING UNITS.
UH, WE HAD TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION TO H CD TO BRING THEM OVER TO OUR WAY OF THINKING AND CONVINCE THEM THAT THAT WAS THE CASE.
AGAIN, WE DEBATED HOW, HOW MANY THAT WE FELT WERE GONNA BE BUILT.
UH, WE HAD A PRETTY HIGH NUMBER TO START WITH.
WE DID SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND BASED ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS, UM, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND A HUNDRED ALREADY, WE, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, ADJUST THE NUMBER IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT TO ABOUT 250 OVER A NINE YEAR PERIOD, WHICH WE STILL THINK IS VERY CONSERVATIVE AND THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY PROBLEM MEETING THAT GOAL.
AND WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA EXCEED THAT GOAL.
UM, AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING, IN ADDITION TO BEING A TONGUE TWISTER IS, IS THE MOST SUBJECTIVE PART OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT.
THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE GUIDELINES AND THEY HAVE OBJECTIVES THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT THERE'S NO REAL CODE THAT SAYS YOU WILL DO THIS.
SO WE'VE ATTEMPTED TO COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES AND MEET THE INTENT OF WHERE THE STATE WAS GOING.
UM, WE'VE BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES, BEEN REVIEWING OUR ELEMENT OVER THE LAST MONTH, TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THE LANGUAGE.
UH, WE THINK WE'VE GOT IT TO A POINT WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH IT.
AND AGAIN, AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS ABOUT TIMELINES AND IMPLEMENTATIONS.
WE'VE HAD TO TIGHTEN UP A FEW OF THE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES, BETTER AUDIENCE ON, OKAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I'M USUALLY PRETTY LOUD PEOPLE TO
UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE.
AGAIN, WE THINK WE ARE AT A POINT WHERE THE H CD WILL CERTIFY OUR ELEMENT AND EITHER RESPECT THAT THIS TIME AROUND THE DIFFERENCES, WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT IT PREVIOUSLY, WE HAVE NOT ASKED THE COUNCIL TO DO THAT, UH, CUZ WE'VE ANTICIPATED CHANGES AND WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A COMPLETE DOCUMENT BEFORE WE ASKED YOU TO ADOPT IT.
UM, BUT IN THIS EVER CHANGING WORLD, UM, WE THINK IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT IT TONIGHT AND HOPE THAT HCD IS GOING TO SEE THINGS OUR WAY.
SO WITH THAT, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON QUESTION FROM COUNCIL SPECIFIC COUNCIL MEMBER, ROSE, SPINOZA, JUST, UH, CLARIFICATION THE AD, UH, THEY WILL COUNT TOWARDS THE 304 MANDATED BY THE STATE HCD.
THEY DO COUNT TOWARDS, UH, 804, 804 THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THEY SPECIFICALLY COUNT IN THE LOW AND VERY LOW CATEGORIES IS WHY IT'S BEEN SUCH A DEBATE.
UM, BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE TWO CATEGORIES IT'S VERY HARD TO MEET BECAUSE HOUSING DEVELOPERS DEVELOPED FOR MARKET HOUSING.
THEY, THEY DON'T BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNLESS THEY HAVE ALL KINDS OF INCENTIVES.
UM, WE ADOPTED THE INCLUSIONARY ORDINANCE AS YOU RECALL TO INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD SOME AFFORDABLE UNITS, BUT WITHOUT THE AUS, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THE GOAL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, ROY? UH, OUT OF ALL THE ORANGE COUNTY CITIES, HOW MANY HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED SO FAR THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF? THREE? I THINK THREE, YEAH THREE.
AND THAT'S OUT OF 38 OR THEREABOUTS 36 CITIES IN TOTAL.
THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OUT OF 91 JURISDICTIONS
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IN THE SCAG REGION.SO I MEAN IT'S WELL, SO I TAKE IT.
THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ASKING US TO ADOPT TONIGHT INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE A PRETTY HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE THAT WE'LL MEET THAT CERTIFICATION WITH THIS.
AND AT THE WORST CASE, MAYBE ONLY MINOR TWEAKS MIGHT BE REQUIRED.
AND AS PART OF THE RESOLUTION BEFORE THE COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ASKING THAT IF THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL CHANGES THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THEM WITHOUT HAVING TO BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR FURTHER REVIEW, IF ANYTHING, IT'S GONNA BE TWEAKING OF SOME LANGUAGE.
THE ONE REALLY BIG ISSUE THAT WE'RE CAUGHT UP IN IS OUR REQUIREMENT FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR GROUP HOUSING WITH MORE THAN SIX PEOPLE.
STATE LAW CLEARLY ALLOWS US TO ASK FOR THOSE CS FOR THOSE TYPES OF UNITS, H CD BELIEVES THAT'S AN IMPEDIMENT TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND, AND THEY WANT US TO MAKE THAT REQUIREMENT GO AWAY.
WE'RE TRY, TRIED TO REACH SOME COMPROMISE LANGUAGE.
UM, SO WE'RE PROPOSING LANGUAGES AS WE WILL STUDY IT.
AND IF IT, WE DETERMINE THAT IT IS BEING AN IMPEDIMENT TO DEVELOPING HOUSING, WE WILL RELOOK AT IT.
AND WE'RE VERY, WE'RE HOPING THAT'S GONNA PASS MUSTER.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ROY ROY.
AND I KNOW YOU RECENTLY ANNOUNCED YOUR RETIREMENT AND WE'LL GIVE YOU A PROPER SEND UP AT A LATER DATE, BUT CERTAINLY AT THIS POINT, JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND WE'LL GIVE YOU AT A LATER MEETING OF PROPER SENDOFF OF WHERE SAT, HEAR THAT NEWS.
WE'RE NOW GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ANYBODY WISH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL, WHETHER IT'S SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME UP AT THIS TIME.
MA'AM CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? I SURE WILL.
I LIVE AT 1 51 EAST ROSE AVENUE.
LAHABRA CALIFORNIA BEEN THERE FOR 39 YEARS.
PLUS MAY I GO AHEAD? ABSOLUTELY.
I, THE GENTLEMAN WHO JUST WAS UP HERE MA'AM PLEASE ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
AS, AS, AS HOPEFULLY THE COUNCIL MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWER TO THIS YET, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE FOR US TO KNOW AS CITIZENS, HOW MANY OF THE AUXILIARY DWELLING UNITS HAVE BEEN RENTED? SO IT WOULD HELP WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE TROUBLE GETTING HOUSING.
IT MIGHT BE A WAY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF RENT.
SO MY QUESTION IS THIS WHAT'S THE NORMAL COST, THE AVERAGE COST FOR BUILDING AN ADU.
YOU HAVE A RANGE IF WE COULD ADDRESS THAT AT SOME POINT.
AND THEN WHAT IS THE AVERAGE RENT ARE MOST OF THOSE BUILT FOR CITAS FOR MOTHER-IN-LAW HOMES? THE KINDS THAT WE HAVE THE WE GRANDPARENTS LIVING AT THE HOUSE, OR DO WE FIND THAT THEY HAVE, UM, THE ABILITY TO RENT THAT OUT, MAKE INCOME FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PROPERTY OWNERS AND HELP PEOPLE WHO REQUIRE HOUSING THAT'S AFFORDABLE.
SO THOSE ARE JUST TWO QUESTIONS I HAVE THAT I WAS READING THROUGH EVERYTHING AND ALL OF THE, UH, MINUTES FROM THE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS.
AND I DIDN'T SEE THAT ADDRESSED.
MAYBE IT WAS ADDRESSED EARLIER, BUT IF WE COULD GET AN ANSWER TO THAT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
CUZ MAYBE MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN BUILDING ADU TO HELP WITH THE POPULATION NEEDS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT'S IT.
ANYBODY ELSE FROM PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL? WELL, WHAT YOUR, OKAY.
ANYBODY ELSE KC? NO, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AND JIM, DO YOU WANNA ADDRESS THAT MIRANDA? DOES STAFF HAVE THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS TONIGHT OR DO WE NEED TIME? IT WOULD IT'S IM ANSWER PARTIAL ANSWER.
UM, NOT ALL ADUS GET RENTED OUT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE BUILD THEM FOR FAMILY MEMBERS.
SO WE WE'VE DONE A SURVEY OF ALL THE ADU THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.
AND I DON'T HAVE THAT WITH ME TONIGHT, BUT AS I RECALL THAT ON AN AVERAGE IT'S ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH RENT FOR AN ADU CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE GONNA BE ALL OVER THE MAP BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON IF THEY'RE CONVERTING A GARAGE, BUILDING A NEW UNIT FROM SCRATCH.
AND, AND I, I THINK OUR ESTIMATE THAT IT'S 70 TO 80% OF 'EM ARE ACTUALLY RENTED OUT.
BUT IF YOU WANT SPECIFIC NUMBERS, WE CAN HAVE THOSE FOR YOU.
WE'LL HAVE MIRANDA GET THAT INFORMATION FOR, FROM UH, THE SPEAKER THAT WE HAD PLEASE MIRANDA.
AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK AND GET BACK, UH, TO THE PERSON WHO JUST SPOKE.
UH, WE'LL NOW, UH, CALL FOR COUNCIL ACTION OR
IF YOU WOULD, I WOULD, UM, MOVE TO A APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION ENTITLE, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 22 DASH ONE ADOPTING THE 2021 DASH 20 29 6 CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE LAHABRA GENERAL PLAN, 2035
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AS PER ATTACHMENT A AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO FORWARD THE CITY'S ADVISED DRAFT REVISED DRAFT 2021 DASH 2029.HOUSING ELEMENT TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT A MOTION IS SECOND.
WILL THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIED FOUR ZERO.
[2. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR ZONE CHANGE 22-02 TO AMEND TITLE 18 ZONING OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE (LHMC), CHAPTER 18.12 SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, SECTION 18.12.140 OUTDOOR SEATING AREA, MODIFYING THE OUTDOOR SEATING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS That the City Council consider and approve the first reading of ORDINANCE NO. ________ ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 22-02 TO AMEND TITLE 18 ZONING OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE (LHMC), CHAPTER 18.12 SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, SECTION 18.12.140 OUTDOOR SEATING AREA, MODIFYING THE OUTDOOR SEATING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS AS PER EXHIBIT "A." This project was reviewed pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and determined to be exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA guidelines which covers activities with no possibility of having a significant effect on the environment because there is no development project being proposed under Zone Change 22-02. An environmental analysis and determination will be completed as part of future Conditional Use Permit and/or Administrative Adjustment applications in accordance with CEQA.]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.WE NOW GO TO DUALLY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR ZONE CHANGE.
22 DASH ZERO TWO, TO AMEND THE TITLE 18 ZONING OF THE LAW HARBOR MUNICIPAL CODE L HC CHAPTER 18 POINT 12 SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARD SECTION 18 POINT 12.14 OUTDOOR SEATING AREA MODIFYING THE OUTDOOR SEATING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS, STAFF REPORT.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PROAM AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, SUSAN KIM DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
ABOUT A MONTH AGO, BACK IN AUGUST, I CAME BEFORE YOU TO REQUEST THAT YOU INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO OUR CODE TO FURTHER SIMPLIFY THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR OUR OUTDOOR DINING AREAS.
CURRENTLY WHAT'S SHOWN ON THE SCREEN IS OUR EXISTING CODE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH GENERALLY SET THAT IF THE, UM, OUTDOOR DINING AREA IS ABOUT 25% OF THE GROSS FLOOR AREA BECOMES APPROVED BY THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS.
AND IF IT'S OVER 25%, IT GETS APPROVED BY A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
WE PREPARE A CODE AMENDMENT, UM, BASED ON YOUR RECOMMEND YOUR INITIATION.
WE TOOK IT TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEY RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.
THE CODE AMENDMENT BRINGS THAT, UM, THAT NUMBER UP TO 50%, IF IT'S LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 50% OF THE GROSS FLOOR AREA OF THE RESTAURANT THAT WOULD, UM, MAKE THOSE, THOSE OUTDOOR DINING AREAS APPROVED THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS AND THE LARGER ONES THROUGH A C P PROCESS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE OUTDOOR DINING AREAS THAT WERE BUILT AND STILL REMAIN AFTER C, THIS WOULD ALLOW ALL OF THOSE OUTDOOR DI DINING AREAS TO GET APPROVED THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS.
ALTHOUGH THEY WILL HAVE TO BE DEVELOPED TO PERMANENT STANDARDS RATHER THAN THE TEMPORARY STANDARDS THAT THEY'VE DONE AT RIGHT NOW.
AND WITH THAT I'D RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE.
UM, IT REQUIRES INTRODUCTION, UM, TONIGHT AND THEN A SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.
UH, THE NEXT MEETING, IT BECOMES EFFECTIVE IN 30 DAYS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? NO.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC, HEARING ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM.
I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING CALL FOR ACTION QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION MR. MAYOR PERAM.
IF I MAY, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA CALIFORNIA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 22 2 TO AMEND TITLE 18 ZONING, THE LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE LMC CHAPTER 18.12 SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARD SECTION 18.1 2.1 40 OUTDOOR SEATING AREA MODIFYING THE OUTDOOR SEATING REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS AS PER EXHIBIT A SECOND.
WILL THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? THERE'S A MOTION TO SECOND MOTION CARRIED FOUR ZERO.
I COMMEND MY COLLEAGUES FOR TAKING THIS ACTION.
I KNOW MANY OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS WHEN WE'VE ALL BEEN AROUND AND YOU KNOW, OUR MAYOR HAS BEEN AROUND, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS ASKED FOR.
SO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, AS WELL AS I KNOW OUR MAYOR WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE IN, IN BRINGING
[3. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE 2021-2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO SUBMIT THE REPORT TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT That the City Council conduct a public hearing to review and approve the 2021-2022 Community Development Block Grant Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and authorize staff to submit the CAPER to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.]
THAT TO THE COUNCIL.WE NOW GO TO DUALLY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE 20 21 22 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CONSIDER, UM, CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO SUBMIT THE REPORT TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
MISS LOUIS, THIS ON IT WAS ON.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, YOU'RE ON.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS SUSAN LOUIS FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT IS SCHEDULED TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT.
ALSO KNOWN AS A CAPER FOR THE PERIOD END BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2021 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2022.
THE CAPER IS A SUMMARY OF THE ACTIVITIES AND EXPENDITURES FUNDED WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ALSO KNOWN AS CDBG.
IT REQUIRES A 15 DAY PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD, AND IT TIES INTO THE CITY'S GOALS AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
HUD REQUIRES JURISDICTIONS THAT RECEIVE CDBG FUNDING TO COMPLETE AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS PER YEAR.
AND NUMBER THREE THROUGH THE 2122
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ACTION PLAN PROCESS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED NINE PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED TOTAL AMOUNT EXPENDED, WHICH INCLUDES PREVIOUS YEAR CDBG AND CDBG V CDBG CV PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2122 IS 700, $6,480 AND 97 CENTS.ALSO DURING FISCAL YEAR 2122 WITH CDBG CV FUNDS, THE CITY ASSISTED NINE HOUSEHOLDS WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST QUALIFIED LA HARBOR RESIDENTS.
AS LONG AS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE.
LASTLY, A TOTAL OF 35,160 LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE WERE SERVED BY CITY PROGRAMS FUNDED WITH CDBG DURING FISCAL YEAR 2122.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SERVED IS ESTIMATED BY CALCULATING ALL INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN WHAT IS DETERMINED BY HUD AS LOW INCOME CENSUS TRACKS THAT RECEIVE AREA WIDE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES.
FOR EXAMPLE, GRAFFITI REMOVAL IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN AREA WIDE ACTIVITY.
AND SINCE 35,129 INDIVIDUALS LIVE IN LOW INCOME CENSUS TRACKS WHERE GRAFFITI WAS REMOVED, HU ASSUMES THAT ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED AS A RESULT OF THE CITY'S GRAFFITI REMOVAL PROGRAM FUNDED BY CDBG TO DATE, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT CITY COUNCIL OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AND AFTER CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC HEARING APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR 2122 CAPER AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THIS REPORT TO HUD.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL I YOU HOW ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
WE'LL NOW OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ANYBODY WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IN, UH, SUPPORT OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME GOING ONCE, TWICE.
CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS, CALL FOR COUNSEL ACTION.
DO I HEAR MOTION? MAYOR PRO TIM, I WOULD, UH, MOVE TO APPROVE THE 20 21 20 22 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO SUBMIT THE CAPER TO US.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
STEVE SIMONIAN FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIED FOUR ZERO.
[1. PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS REPORT - CALENDAR YEAR 2022 That the City Council/Agency Directors: A. Conduct a duly noticed public hearing for the purpose of receiving public comment on the City's 2022 Public Health Goals Report; and, B. Receive and file the City's 2022 Public Health Goals Report in accordance with provisions of the California Health and Safety Code.]
OKAY.WE NOW GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL, UTILITY AUTHORITY ITEM, PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS REPORT CALENDAR YEAR 2022 ELIAS DEMAND THAT DOESN'T EVEN NEED A LAST NAME.
THE UTILITY AUTHORITY IS REQUIRED BY CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS ASSESSMENT TO DEVELOP A PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS FOR THE REGULATIONS OF CONTAMINANTS OUT IN DRINKING WATER.
THE GOALS ARE THE LEVEL OF CONTAMINANTS IN DRINKING WATER THAT DOES NOT POSE ANY SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISK.
IF CONSUMED OVER A COURSE OF A LIFETIME, THESE GOALS ARE RECOMMEND RECOMMENDED TARGETS AND THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED, UH, FOR US TO MEET, TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE, THESE GOALS ARE IF 1 MILLION PEOPLE DRINK THE WATER OVER 70 YEARS, ONE MAY GET CANCER.
THE REPORT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON DETECTION OF ANY CONTAMINANTS, THE WATER, UH, IN THE WATER SUPPLY ABOVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.
ALONG WITH THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMOVAL AND DETECTION OF ANY CONTAMINANTS, THE REPORT MUST BE PREPARED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC EVERY THREE YEARS AND SUBMITTED TO THE STATE WATER RESOURCE BOARD, A DIVISION OF WATER DURING DRINKING WATER TO REVISE OR DEVELOP MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS IN DRINKING WATER.
THESE MCS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CONTAMINANTS THAT IS ALLOWED IN DRINKING WATER.
THE CITY'S WATER SUPPLY MEETS AND EXCEEDS ALL OF THESE STANDARDS.
THE CITY'S WATER SYSTEM COMPLIES WITH ALL THE HEALTH BASED DRINKING WATER STANDARDS, N MCS AS
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REQUIRED BY THE STATE DIVISION OF DRINKING WATER.AS WELL AS THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, THE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CITY'S 2022 PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS REPORT AND RECEIVE AND FILE THE CITY'S 2022 PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF REPORT AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, YOU KNOW, ON OCCASION WE DO GET A, UH, A COMPLAINT ABOUT BROWN WATER.
CAN YOU ADDRESS TO USUALLY WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A NEIGHBORHOOD BROWN WATER, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN THEY RUN THEIR FAUCET AND SOMETIMES IT COMES UP TO THE ONLY TIME WE HAVE ANY, UH, BROWN WATER IS WHEN WE HAVE A WATER MAIN BREAK YEAH.
AND THAT CAUSES A LOT OF THE TURBULENCE IN THE WATER AND IT CAUSED SOMETIMES SOME DIRT TO ENTER WHILE WE'RE WORKING.
AND IT CAUSES SOME, SOME, UH, DIRT IN THERE.
THAT'S BASICALLY EITHER DIRT OR RUST.
THAT'S JUST ENTERED THE WATER SYSTEM IN A VERY LOCAL AREA AND WE'VE FLUSH IT AND CLEAN IT UP.
AND, AND THE BEST WAY TO TREAT THAT IS JUST TO KIND OF RUN THE WATER AND JUST RUN THE WATER THROUGH.
AND I KNOW YOU'VE GONE OUT THERE AND HAVE TESTED THOSE WATER AND THAT'S RARE SITUATIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED.
WE, WE DO DO 200 SAMPLES A MONTH OF CONTAMINANTS AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
AND IF WE DID WE'LL STOP AND, AND CLEAN IT UP.
SO WANNA COMMEND YOU FOR THAT? ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS QUESTIONS? I'LL JUST, I JUST WANNA SAY, I BELIEVE YOU, CUZ I DRINK WATER STRAIGHT FROM THE TOP.
I NEVER BUY WAD WATER OR ANYTHING.
AND, AND EVEN TODAY, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU'LL GET, YOU'LL BE OUT WATERING.
YOU GET THE WRAP, GRAB THE WATER HOSE AND THAT'S GOOD.
ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? OKAY.
ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
ANYBODY, ANYBODY GOING ONCE, TWICE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS, CALL FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION ACTION.
MR. MAYOR PROAM I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONDUCT A DAILY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CITY'S 2022 PUBLIC HEALTH GOLD REPORT AND RECEIVE AND FILE THE CITY'S 2022 PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE.
DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY.
WELL COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE MOTION CARRIED FOUR ZERO.
[1. CONSIDER RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO LOCAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CITY, WHICH MAKE CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES NECESSARY TO THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, AND ELECTRICAL CODES, AND APPENDICES; AND SETTING OCTOBER 17, 2022, FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION; AND READ THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE 2022 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, EXISTING BUILDING, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND ENERGY CODES; AND, THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE CODE AND 2021 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE That the City Council: A. Consider RESOLUTION NO. ____ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, SETTING FORTH FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO LOCAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CITY WHICH MAKE CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES NECESSARY TO THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, AND ELECTRICAL CODES, AND APPENDICES; and B. Motion to approve setting the public hearing date of October 17, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber located at 100 East La Habra Boulevard, California, for consideration of first reading of ORDINANCE NO. ____ ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 15 “BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION” OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 15.04, 15.05, 15.06, 15.07, 15.08, 15.12, 15.16, 15.32, 15.46 AND 15.68, BY ADOPTING THE 2022 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, EXISTING BUILDING, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND ENERGY CODES; AND, THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE CODE AND 2021 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE.]
CONSIDER RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH, FINDING WITH RESPECT TO LOCAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CITY, WHICH MAKES CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES NECESSARY TO THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING RESIDENTIAL AND ELECTRICAL CODES AND APPRENTICES AND SETTINGS OF OCTOBER 17TH, 2022 FOR PUBLIC CARRYING ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION AND READ THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE 2022 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, EXISTING BUILDING, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND ENERGY CODES AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE CODE AND 2021 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE.YOU'RE UP ACTUALLY, UH, MARI PROTE.
UM, WE'RE PREPARED TO PROVIDE THE REPORT TONIGHT.
HOWEVER, THIS ITEM REALLY IS, UM, INTENTION IS TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE AT WHICH TIME WE CAN PROVIDE AND PRESENT THE REPORT TO THE PUBLIC WHO MIGHT WANT TO ATTEND THAT MEETING, OR WE CAN PROVIDE THE REPORT TONIGHT AS WELL.
WELL, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE IT THEN WHEN WE HAVE THE PUBLIC, UH, HEARING, IS THAT OKAY? THAT WE WERE NOT REPETITIVE? OKAY.
WE'LL ASK THE PUBLIC TO COME UP AT THIS TIME.
ANYBODY WILL WISH TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL TO TESTIFY.
COME AT THIS TIME, SEE NONE WE'LL CALL FOR PUBLIC, UH, ACTION OR QUESTIONS TO SET THIS HEARING BE THE INTERVIEW RECORD, RIGHT? IT'S RIGHT THERE.
SO JUST TO POINT OF BORDER, WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY ELIMINATING ANY PART OF THE MOTION AS RECOMMENDED HERE ON THE SCREEN, RIGHT THERE PROCEEDING.
RIGHT? IN THAT CASE, I WOULD MOVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, CALIFORNIA SETTING FORTH FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO LOCAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CITY, WHICH MAKES CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES NECESSARY TO THE 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING RESIDENTIAL AND ELECTRICAL CODES AND APPENDICES.
AND UH, I MOVED TO APPROVE SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE.
NOW THIS SAYS OCTOBER 17TH, BUT THAT'S CORRECT.
SO JUST KEEP THAT AS WRITTEN OCTOBER 17TH, 2022 AT 6:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER LOCATED AT 100, 100 EAST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD, CALIFORNIA, FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
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CITY OF LA HARBOR, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING AMENDMENTS, TITLE 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE LAHA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS, 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.12 15.16 15.3, TWO 15.4, SIX AND 1568.CATCH MY BREATH NOW BY ADOPTING THE 2022 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, EXISTING BUILDING GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND ENERGY CODES AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE CODE AND 2021 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE.
AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE RESOLUTION IS BEING CONSIDERED TONIGHT BY COUNSEL, BUT NOT BEING VOTED ON.
DO I HEAR A SECOND PLEASE? SECOND MOTION.
UH, HAVE US ALL VOTE OR VOTE AND CLERK READ THE RESULTS WAITING FOR VOTES MOTION CARRIED 40.
[2. APPROVE CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 FOR EBS GENERAL ENGINEERING, INC. TO REHABILITATE EUCLID STREET FROM LA HABRA BOULEVARD TO WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND BEACH BOULEVARD NEAR THE COYOTE CREEK CHANNEL That the City Council: A. Approve and authorize staff to execute Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $558,471 with EBS General Engineering, Inc., to include additional pavement improvements along Euclid Street, between La Habra Boulevard and Whittier Boulevard, and along Beach Boulevard near the Coyote Creek Channel, as part of the Annual Arterial Street Rehabilitation Fiscal Year 2019-2020, City Project No. 5-R-19; and B. Approve the transfer of $550,000 from Measure M2 Funds and $150,000 from Gas Tax Funds, for a total of $700,000, from the approved Fiscal Year 2022-2023 CIP Budget, Annual Arterial Rehabilitation Project (Euclid Street between La Habra Boulevard and Whittier Boulevard) CIP No.16 to Annual Arterial Street Rehabilitation Fiscal Year 2019-2020, City Project No. 5-R-19 for expenses related to Change Order No.1, which includes funding for a 15 percent construction contingency, inspection services, and material testing; and, C. Authorize the City Manager to increase the City's Purchase Order with EBS General Engineering, Inc., by $642,250 which includes a 15 percent contingency, from the current amount of $2,573,701 to the amount of $3,215,951.]
CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER.NUMBER ONE FOR THE EBS GENERAL ENGINEERING INC TO REHABILITATE EUCLID STREET FROM HARBOR BOULEVARD TO WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND BEACH BOULEVARD NEAR THE COYOTE CREEK CHANNEL STAFF REPORT PLEASE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PROAM AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS TONY ON PRINCIPAL ENGINEER FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THIS REQUEST IS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER.
NUMBER ONE FOR EBS GENERAL ENGINEERING INCORPORATED TO REHABILITATE ULIS STREET FROM LAHABRA BOULEVARD TO WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND BEACH BOULEVARD NEAR COYOTE CREEK CHANNEL.
EARLIER THIS YEAR ON MAY, 2022, THE CITY COUNCIL AWARDED THE ANNUAL ARTERIAL STREET REHAB FISCAL YEAR 2019 DASH 2020 CITY PROJECT NUMBER FIVE R DASH 19 TO EBS GENERAL ENGINEERING OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA.
SORRY, THE CONTRACTOR IS SCHEDULED TO MOBILIZE AND BEGIN WORK ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2022, WHICH IS NEXT MONDAY IN JULY, 2022 CITY STAFF COMPLETED THE DESIGN OF ULY STREET IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN LAHABRA BOULEVARD AND WITTIER BOULEVARD.
IT'S A RESURFACING PROJECT THAT WAS APPROVED AS PART OF A FISCAL YEAR, 20 22, 20 23 CIP P BUDGET.
THIS SECTION OF E ECOLI STREET HAS A CURRENT AVERAGE PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX, WHICH IS CALLED PCI OF 50, WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE A POOR RATING.
AND IT'S A RATING, UH, RANGING FROM ZERO TO 100, 100 BEING A BRAND NEW STREET AND ZERO BEING DIRT.
IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE REHAB OF E ECOLIS STREET STAFF RECOMMENDS THE ADDITION OF E ECOLIS STREET TO CURRENT ANNUAL ARTERIAL STREET REHAB FISCAL YEAR 2019 DASH 2020 CITY PROJECT NUMBER FIVE DASH R DASH 19.
THE APPROVED FISCAL YEAR 20 22 22, 20 23 CIP P BUDGET ALREADY INCLUDES THE STREET REHAB OF EUCA STREET FROM LAHABRA BOULEVARD TO WHITTIER BOULEVARD, THE ANNUAL ARTERIAL REHAB PROJECT, UH, 20 22 23 INCLUDED STREET REHAB OF ONLY THE EQUIS STREET BETWEEN LAHABRA BOULEVARD AND WITTIER BOULEVARD.
SO THE REQUESTED TRANSFER OF FUNDS WILL NOT ELIMINATE ANY OTHER STREET THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE RESURFACED IN FY 22, 23.
THE BUDGET TRANSFER WILL HELP UP, HELP SPEED UP THE CONSTRUCTION OF E ECOLI STREET FROM LAHABRA BOULEVARD TO WITTIER BOULEVARD, WHICH REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
IN ADDITION, AS PART OF THIS PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER, NUMBER ONE, STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS PERMANENT PAVEMENT REPAIRS ALONG BEACH BOULEVARD NEAR COYOTE CREEK CHANNEL BACK IN APRIL, 2022, UM, WATER, UM, MAINLINE FAILED ON BEACH BOULEVARD, NORTH OF IMPERIAL HIGHWAY NEAR COYOTE CREEK CHANNEL, WHICH PROMPTED EMERGENCY REPAIR.
ALTHOUGH THE PAVEMENT IN THE VICINITY WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED AS PART OF THE EMERGENCY WATER LINE REPAIR.
THE FINAL PAVEMENT RESURFACING IS STILL PENDING.
IF THIS CHANGE ORDER IS APPROVED, THE NECESSARY PA FINAL PAVEMENT REPAIRS WILL BE MADE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $558,000 AND $471 WITH EBS GENERAL ENGINEERING FOR THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ON ULIS STREET AND BEACH BOULEVARD, AND ALSO AUTHORIZED MOVING $700,000 FROM THE APPROVED FISCAL YEAR, 20 22, 20 23 CIP P BUDGET ANNUAL ARTERIAL REHAB PROJECT EUCA STREET FROM LAHABRA BOULEVARD TO WITTIER BOULEVARD, WHICH IS CIP P NUMBER 16 TO THE CURRENT ANNUAL ARTERIAL FISCAL YEAR FY 1920 PROJECT.
THIS UTILIZATION OF FUNDS WILL COVER REHAB OF ASPHALT STREETS, SIDEWALK, CURB, AND GUTTER, VARIOUS CONCRETE, UM, IMPROVEMENTS,
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INCLUDING 15% CONTINGENCY AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL INSPECTION AND MATERIAL TESTING TRIGGERED BY THE EXTRA WORK PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR PER CHANGE ORDER.NUMBER ONE, IF IT IS APPROVED, THIS CONCLUDES THIS STAFF REPORT.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COULD CITY MANAGER LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? YEAH.
AND SO JUST TO, UH, AS A REMINDER TOO, FOR COUNCIL, UM, DURING THE BUDGET DELIBERATIONS COUNCIL BROUGHT UP THE EUCLID STREET CONDITION AS A CONCERN AND GAVE US DIRECTION TO COME BACK WITH A PLAN TO ADDRESS HOW THAT STREET, UH, SHOULD BE, UH, POTENTIALLY ACCELERATED.
SO STAFFING ENGINEERING DID A, A PHENOMENAL JOB LOOKING AT HOW WE COULD MOVE MONEY FROM FUTURE APPROVED BUDGETS THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED AT THE TIME TO PUT INTO THIS CHANGE ORDER TO EXECUTE THAT.
AND SO, UH, IF THAT CHANGE ORDER IS APPROVED TONIGHT, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS SECTION OF EUCLID THAT WOULD START THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
DID I COMMENCE OR TEMP? THE CURRENT SCHEDULE IS I IT'LL COMMENCE IN NOVEMBER RIGHT.
SO, SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S OUR REPORT BACK AS FAR AS HOW WE'RE GONNA HANDLE EUCLID IS ACTUALLY GET THAT THING BUILT, UH, THIS CALENDAR HERE, IF WE CAN.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COUNCILMAN DARREN, ER, I THINK YOU, WELL, I, I, I DO.
I'VE GOT, UH, ACTUALLY NOT, UH, A QUESTION AND, AND THE GUYS OF A COMMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU A GREAT DEAL FOR THIS.
THIS IS SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART BECAUSE I'M SO PROUD OF THE PA MANAGEMENT PLAN ITSELF, WHICH IS REVITALIZE ALL THE ROADS IN LAJA AND THAT COMES FROM OUR COUNCIL'S GUIDANCE.
BUT EUCLID IS A SORE POINT FOR SO MANY FOLKS IN THIS COMMUNITY.
EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT ALMOST LOSING THE FILLINGS IN THEIR TEETH, GOING EITHER NORTH OR SOUTH ON EUCLID.
SO I'M VERY THANKFUL TO THE CITY MANAGER.
I'M VERY THANKFUL TO YOU AND TO ELIAS AND ALL THE PUBLIC WORKS FOR ACCELERATING THIS PROJECT, PULLING IT OUTTA THE QUEUE, READJUSTING THINGS, BECAUSE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
IT'S BY FAR, IF, IF NOT THE WORST STREET, ALMOST THE WORST STREET IN THE CITY.
SO I JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY, MY GRATITUDE TO YOU IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR, FOR DOING THIS ROSE OR STEVE? NO, STEVE.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO TESTIFY ANYBODY IN THE CO A QUESTION TO COME FORWARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
DO YOU WANT MY ADDRESS AGAIN? ABSOLUTELY.
LAHABRA AT THE MEETING THAT THE CITY MANAGER JUST MENTIONED.
I WAS ON THE ZOOM WATCHING AND I BELIEVE THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED THAT FOUR AND A HALF TO 5 MILLION ARE NEEDED TO FIX THE SEWER UNDER EUCLID.
PARDON ME? STORM DRAIN STORM CHANNEL, RIGHT? THE STORM DRAIN.
SO HOW DO WE PROCURE THAT MONEY? WE'RE GOING TO RESURFACE HOW MUCH RESURFACING WILL BE TAKEN OUT TO DO THAT? HOW LONG WILL THE RESURFACING LAST? WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE SEWER TO BE THE DRAIN SYSTEMS SHOULD BE FINISHED.
I'M LOOKING AT SPENDING MONEY TO COVER UP A PROBLEM AND THEN HAVE TO DIG IT UP.
SO I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AND I KNOW HOW BAD THAT STREET IS, CUZ I DRIVE ON IT EVERY DAY.
ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL? OKAY.
I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER.
NUMBER ONE FOR EBS GENERAL ENGINEERING INCORPORATED TO REHABILITATE EUCLID STREET FROM LAHABRA BOULEVARD TO WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND BEACH BOULEVARD NEAR COYOTE CREEK CHANNEL APPROVE AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER.
NUMBER ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $558, 4 71 WITH EBS GENERAL ENGINEERING INCORPORATED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS ALONG EUCLID STREET BETWEEN BOULEVARD AND WITTIER BOULEVARD AND LONG BEACH BOULEVARD NEAR THE COYOTE CREEK CHANNEL AS PART OF THE ANNUAL ARTERIAL STREET REAB REHABILITATION FISCAL YEAR 2019 THROUGH 2020 CITY PROJECT NUMBER FIVE R NINE 19 AND APPROVED THE TRANSFER OF $550,000 FOR MEASURE M TWO FUNDS AND 150,000 FROM GAS TAX FUNDS FOR THE TOTAL OF $700, $700,000 FROM THE APPROVED FISCAL YEAR 20 22, 20 23 CIP P BUDGET ANNUAL ARTERIAL REHABILITATION PROJECT C I P NUMBER 16 TO ANNUAL ARTERIAL STREET REHABILITATION FISCAL YEAR 20 19 20 20 CITY PROJECT NUMBER FIVE R 19 FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE, WHICH INCLUDES FUNDING FOR A 15% CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY INSPECTION SERVICES AND MATERIAL TESTING AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO INCREASE THE CITY'S PURCHASE
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ORDER WITH EBS GENERAL ENGINEERING INCORPORATED BY $642,250, WHICH INCLUDES A 15% CONTINGENCY FROM THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF $2,573,701 TO THE AMOUNT OF 3 MILLION, $215,951.DO I HEAR A SECOND SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE, OR VOTE PLEASE? MOTION CARRIED FOUR ZERO.
AND I WILL ASK STAFF IF THEY CAN GET BACK TO THE SPEAKER THAT HAD THE, HAD THE QUESTION.
IF YOU CAN GET BACK TO THEM AND, AND, AND SPEAK TO HER IS WHY I WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND AGAIN, I WANT TO COMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE ACTION ON THIS, THIS AREA OVER HERE ON EUCLID.
I KNOW, UH, WE WERE ALL UNITED WANTING TO GET THAT DONE AND OUR MAYOR PLAYED A BIG PART OF THAT AS WELL AS STEVE ROSE AND DARREN, THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH.
[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]
LOOKS LIKE WE GO TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR COVID TESTING AND VACCINE BOOSTERS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE, UH, CITY OF LA HARBORS HOSTING COVID TESTING, VACCINATIONS AND BOOSTERS AT THE HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER.TESTING IS AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM 7:00 AM TO 6:00 PM.
FRIDAY 7:00 AM TO 6:00 PM CLOSED ON SUN, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAY.
I EVEN ACTUALLY SAW THEM OPEN ON ON LABOR DAY.
VACCINE BOOSTERS ARE AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM CLOSED SUNDAY, SATURDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY.
THEY'RE CLOSED FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 2, 3, 3 4200.
THANK YOU, KELLY AND KIM FOR ARRANGING THAT COMMUNITY CALENDAR MOVIES IN THE PARK CONTINUED JOIN US FOR THE MOVIE IN THE PARK FOR HIS FREE SCREENING OF THE FAMILY FRIENDLY MOVIES.
THE NEXT MOVIE WILL BE LUCA, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT PORT PARK ON SEPTEMBER 23RD.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4200 FALL.
TWO BAGS OF FREE BAGS OF COMPOST WILL BE GIVEN OUT, UH, PER HOUSEHOLD.
LOOK FOR THE RESIDENTIAL LITTLE COUPON TO COME IN IN YOUR WATER BILL.
THAT EVENT WILL HAPPEN ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1ST FROM AN 8:00 AM TO 12:00 PM AT THE CITY YARD PUBLIC WORKS YARD, UH, LOCATED ON MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT PUBLIC WORKS AT 5 6 2 3 3 4 1 7 0 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT EVENT HOSTED BY CR AND R HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR EVENTS, UH, GOING AROUND HERE AT THE CITY.
ELIZA'S CREW DOES A GREAT JOB THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15TH FROM 8:00 AM TO 12 NOON LAHABRA WORKS YARD LOCATED ON MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE, LA HARBOR RESIDENCE ONLY MUST SHOW PROOF OF ID.
UH, DRIVER'S LICENSE WILL BE, UH, FANTASTIC.
SCHEDULE YOUR, YOUR DROP OFF BY APPOINTMENT.
PLEASE CALL CR AND R CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AT 5 6 2 6 9 4 3 7 3 0.
THAT NUMBER AGAIN, 5 6 2 6 9 4 3 7 3 FOR ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION AT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
WE GO SAVE THE DATE LAJA COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22ND LAHABRA CITY HALL AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MEET STAFF, ASK QUESTIONS AND LEARN ABOUT ALL THE CITY OPERATIONS.
ENJOY, ENJOY PUBLIC SAFETY DEMOS, PUBLIC WORKS, EQUIPMENT, INFORMATIONAL BOOTH BOOTHS, KIDS GAMES, AND A LOT MORE ACTIVITIES AND MUCH, MUCH MORE.
IT'LL BE AT CITY HALL AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON OCTOBER 22ND, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3, 3 4200 JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
IT'S THE CORN FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE THE 73RD ANNUAL CORN FESTIVAL.
I KNOW STEVE SIMONIAN WAS THERE.
NUMBER ONE, CORN FESTIVAL BACK 73 YEARS AGO.
IT'LL BE ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH THROUGH THE 13TH AT LION EL CENTRO PARK.
ENJOY NUMEROUS RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS GAMES, UH, CRAFTS BOOTHS, VENDOR BOOTHS, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND FRESH CORN.
AND WE WANNA THANK RANDY MCMILLAN AND ENTIRE LAHA HOST ALLIANCE CLUB FOR ALL THEY DO.
AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 4 5 8 1 7 7 3.
AND DON'T FORGET, I BELIEVE SATURDAY THEY'RE ALSO GONNA BE HAVING THEIR ANNUAL PARADE, I BELIEVE AT NINE O'CLOCK.
BUT ANYWAY, WE GO TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE ARE IN A DROUGHT WATER CONSERVATION, DO YOUR PART TO PROTECT OUR RESOURCES.
DROUGHT CONDITIONS MEAN WATER CONSERVATION THERE'S.
THEY ARE MANDATED IRRIGATE LIMITED IS LIMITED TO THREE TIMES A WEEK.
ODD ADDRESSES ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, EVEN ADDRESSES ON TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY LIMITED IRRIGATION TO NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES.
UM, AND NO RUNOFF ON YOUR LAWNS.
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UH, NO LAWN IRRIGATION BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 AM AND 6:00 PM.NO WASHING OF HARD SURFACES, SUCH AS DRIVEWAYS AND SIDEWALKS USE USE PORTABLE WATER FOR IRRIGATION OF NONFUNCTIONAL OR MENTAL TURF PROHIBITED AND COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SITE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU COULD SAY WATER, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 3 4 1 7 0 MORE ITEMS ON THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE GRANT TO SUPPORT RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLDS STRUGGLING WITH FINANCIAL IMPACTS FROM COVID GRANTS UP TO $2,500 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR, FOR HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE AWARDED ON A FIRST COME FIRST RESERVE BASIS TO MITIGATE FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS CAUSED BY COVID 19 PANDEMIC.
THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE CITY OF LAJAS ALLOCATION FUNDS UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN KNOWN AS ARPA.
THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, UH, HAS REACHED THE CAPACITY AND IS NOW CLOSED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL FIVE, SIX, I'M SORRY.
TWO APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR FUNDING FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, 5 0 1 C THREE NONPROFITS PROVIDING SERVICES.
THE COMMUNITY GRANTS UP TO $25,000 PER ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE AWARDED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS TO BE USED FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS TO MITIGATE FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS CAUSED BY COVID 19 PANDEMIC.
THE PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED BY THE CITY OF LA HARBOR'S ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE, UH, PLAN ACT KNOWN AS ARPA APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY CENTER OR ONLINE AT WWW DOT LAHABRA DOT GV.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL LAHABRA NONPROFIT REQUEST LAHABRA.GOV, OR CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4200.
THAT NUMBER AGAIN, 5 6 2 3 3 4200.
I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON LA HARBOR'S ON THE MOOD ON THE MOVE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO MAYOR PROAM
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COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.I DO, BUT DO YOU WANT ME TO, UH, TALK ABOUT JANE WILLIAMS NOW OR AT THE END OF OUR, OH, WHENEVER YOU LIKE, SIR, GO RIGHT AHEAD.
WELL, I, I JUST DON'T WANT DO ALL THE TALKING TONIGHT CUZ I GOT THAT DONE MY OWN STUFF, BUT GO AHEAD.
UH, LA HOS, I'M GONNA READ A, UH, A REQUEST TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF A, OF A LOCAL ICON AND LEGEND THAT WE RECENTLY LOST.
AND THAT WOULD BE THE, UH, THE WONDERFUL JANE WILLIAMS, UH, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER FOR LARA HEIGHTS AND ALSO THE, UH, FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER AND EDITOR OF THE LAHA JOURNAL, WHICH WE ALL HAVE KNOWN AND LOVE FOR MANY YEARS.
I'LL READ TO YOU, UM, THIS, UH, MEMORY REQUEST, JANE LEVY WILLIAMS, FORMER MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF LAW.
LAHABRA HEIGHTS, JOURNALIST, COACH WIFE, MOTHER, AND GRANDMOTHER PASSED ON AUGUST 30TH, 2022 AT THE AGE OF 79 IN HER HOME FOLLOWING A MONTH OF IN-HOME HOSPICE CARE.
JANE WAS BORN NOVEMBER 28TH, 1942 IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK TO LATIA AND MORTIMORE LEVY, BUT SPENT HER FORMATIVE YEARS IN IOWA.
CATHERINE'S HIGH SCHOOL IN IOWA, WHERE JANE'S CALLING AS A JOURNALIST BEGAN AS A HIGH SCHOOL.
SENIOR JANE EDITED THE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER AND WROTE A HIGH SCHOOL COLUMN FOR THE LOCAL DAILY NEWSPAPER.
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, JANE ATTENDED COLLEGE AT VASSAR EARNING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE IN 1964 AT VASSAR JANE MA MET HER LOVING HUSBAND, STEVEN WILLIAMS, WHOM SHE MARRIED FOLLOWING THEIR SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE.
JANE JOINED STEVE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, WHERE SHE ENROLLED AS A MASTER'S CANDIDATE IN THE UNIVERSITY'S POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT IN 1978.
JANE AND STEVE MOVED TO LA HARBOR HEIGHTS WITH HER CHILDREN WHERE SHE REALIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT IT CAN HAVE ON THE YOUTH, IN THE COMMUNITY.
JANE'S COMPETITIVE SPIRIT, ATTRACTED HER TO YOUTH SPORTS COACHING, A STRING OF LOCAL CHAMPIONSHIP, A Y O SOCCER TEAMS BEFORE ACCEPTING A JOB AS THE HEAD COACH OF THE JUNIOR VARSITY'S GIRLS SOCCER TEAM AT LAHA HIGH SCHOOL.
ADDITIONALLY JANE AND STEVE ALWAYS KEPT AN OPEN SEAT AT THE FAMILY'S DINING TABLE FOR ANY LOCAL STUDENTS IN NEED OF FREE S A T TUTORING AND FINANCIAL AID SERVICES.
DURING THIS TIME, JANE ALSO LAUNCHED THE LAHA JOURNAL, A BIWEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERVING THE 96 31 AREA AS THE PAPER CEMENTED ITS ROLE AS COMMUNITY STAPLE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
JANE'S COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT EXPANDED AS WELL.
JANE BECAME AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE LOCAL ROTARY CLUB, HELD A SEAT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF LAHABRA AFTER WHICH SHE RETIRED FROM THE LAHA JOURNAL IN 2012, JANE WAS NOMINATED TO FILL A VACANT SEAT ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF LA HARBOR HEIGHTS.
SHE WAS REELECTED TO THE LAJA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL IN 2015.
AND AGAIN, IN 2019, SHE SERVED AS MAYOR IN 2017.
JANE RETIRED FROM THE LAJA HEIGHT CITY COUNCIL IN 2021 ON THE EVE OF HER 79TH BIRTHDAY.
JANE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, STEVE
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WILLIAMS, SON, SAM WILLIAMS, AND DAUGHTER KISH, RAYMOND SIBLINGS, HARAM LEVY, TRUDY LEVY, AND MARTHA NE AND GRANDCHILDREN, DONNIE RAYMOND, TOMMY, RAYMOND, ANTHONY WILLIAMS, AND MIKE RAYMOND JANE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER DAUGHTER, EMILY MARTHA ON BEHALF OF MY CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND CITY STAFF.WE EXTEND SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO STEVEN WILLIAMS AND HIS FAMILY.
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE WILLIAMS FAMILY DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
WELL SAID YOU WANNA CONTINUE ON WITH YOUR COMMENTS ON, WELL, OKAY, MR. MAYOR, PROTE, AS YOU SAID, A VERY BUSY TIME AND I WAS SO PROUD TO SEE US, UH, NOT SIMPLY ENGAGE IN THE ACT OF PRESERVING OPEN SPACE AND PARKS, BUT ACTUALLY CREATING A NEW PARK, WHICH IS HARD TO DO IN A SEVEN SQUARE MILE BUILT OUT CITY LIKE LAHABRA.
SO, UH, TO SEE A NEW PARK, UH, GROUNDBREAKING AT THE LOCATION OF THE OLD WOMEN'S CLUB WAS A, WAS A SITE TO BEHOLD AND A TRUE JOY, NOT A BIG PARK, BUT LOTS OF AMENITIES.
AND IT WAS MY, UH, GREAT HONOR TO JOIN MY CO COUNCIL COLLEAGUES THERE FOR THAT GROUNDBREAKING.
UH, ANOTHER GROUNDBREAKING OF SORTS WAS A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE AQUATIC CENTER HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS AN OLYMPIC CLASS.
UH, UH, FACILITY WAS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
I'M I'M SO PLEASED TO SEE THEM HAVE THAT.
AND THEN, UH, FINALLY LOVE LAHABRA.
AS I THINK I MENTIONED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, REPRESENTED A VIRTUAL ARMY OF PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT THE SO COUNCIL MEMBER SIMON WOULD SAY THE CREME DEREM OF OUR CARING COMMUNITY.
THOSE WHO, UH, REALLY ARE DEDICATED TO THE NOTION OF SELFLESS SERVICE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
UH, AND IN THE KINDS OF JOBS WERE NOT PARTICULARLY APPEALING.
WE WERE CLEANING UP RAILROAD TRACKS.
WE WERE PULLING WEEDS, WE WERE PAINTING HOUSES, JUST A MULTITUDE OF VARIOUS TASKS.
AND IT JUST REALLY, UH, GAVE ME A VERY FULL HEART TO KNOW HOW COMMITTED SO MANY OF OUR CITIZENS ARE FOR SERVING EACH OTHER FINALLY AND SLIGHTLY LESS PLEASANTLY.
I FEEL COMPELLED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, UH, TO, UH, THE CITIZENS OF LAHABRA BECAUSE, UH, THERE'S FOLKS OUT THERE WHO ARE SCARED AND, UH, THEY'VE BEEN SCARED BY A, UH, A RECKLESS COMMENT THAT WAS MADE ON SOCIAL MEDIA BY A FORMER COUNSELS MEMBER, TIM SHAW, FORTUNATELY, UH, MR. SHAW INDICATED THAT THE CITY WAS, UH, FACING IMMINENT BANKRUPTCY AND THAT IF IT WASN'T IMMINENT, IT WAS SOON FORTHCOMING THROUGH ALL SORTS OF UNFOUNDED ALLEGATIONS AND, AND CONDITIONS.
AND THIS CAUSES FOLKS TO THINK THAT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO MY PROPERTY VALUES.
NOW, IF THE CITY BECOMES BANKRUPT, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THE CONDITION OF MY STREETS.
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THE CONDITION OF PUBLIC SAFETY, IF THIS IS TRUE.
AND I JUST WANT FOLKS TO UNDERSTAND VERY CLEARLY AND VERY SUCCINCTLY THAT THIS IS FALSE.
IT IS A STUNT THAT WAS PERPETRATED ON THOSE WHO ARE FOLLOWING THESE POSTS.
THE CITY HAS NEVER BEEN IN BETTER SHAPE.
WE IN FACT HAD A $460,000 SURPLUS THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE BULK OF WHICH WE REINVESTED INTO ANOTHER PARK, EL CENTRO.
AND IN POINT OF FACT, THIS CITY, AND THIS COMES FROM INDEPENDENT APPRAISERS AND ASSESSORS HAS A STANDARD IMP POORS CREDIT RATING OF DOUBLE A PLUS, WHICH IS A SOLID GOLD RATING INDICATING AN EXCELLENT FINANCIAL PRESENT AND A MOST SUSTAINABLE, EXCELLENT FISCAL FUTURE.
SO THIS NOTION THAT WE ARE IN TROUBLE IS SIMPLY FALSE.
THEY TALK, IT WAS MENTIONED THE PENSION REFORM EFFORTS.
THIS COUNCIL UNDERTOOK EARLIER, YES, WE HAVE SOLVED OUR PENSION OBLIGATION ISSUES.
LARGELY IS THERE SOME MINOR RISK THERE'S MINOR RISK IN CROSSING THE STREET.
BUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS ESSENTIALLY SAVED TAXPAYERS OF LAHA OVER 20 MILLION.
OVER 20 YEARS, THIS FISCAL YEAR ALONE, WE SAVED TAXPAYERS 2.6 MILLION.
HOW DO WE DO THAT? WE DID IT BY REFINANCING OUR MORTGAGE, SO TO SPEAK INSTEAD OF PAYING COPPERS 7%.
NOW WE'RE PAYING BOND HOLDERS 3%.
THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY NOW THAT WE ARE SAVING HALF OF WHICH GOES INTO A RAINY DAY FUND, A SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
SO IF CALPERS DOWN THE ROAD DOES CHANGE, THE FORMULA DOES CHANGE THE EQUATION.
WE'VE GOT THE MONEY TO ADDRESS THAT, WHICH IS SOMETHING NOT A LOT OF CITIES DO, BUT THIS COUNCIL HAD THE FORESIGHT AND THE PRUDENCE TO DO EXACTLY THAT.
SO I'M NOT GONNA, I DON'T WANNA BORE EVERYBODY WITH FINANCIAL DETAILS.
I WANT FOLKS TO RELAX TO BE CALM.
MR. SHAW IS RUNNING TWO CANDIDATES IN THIS RACE AGAINST THE INCUMBENTS AND HIS IDEOLOGY IS TO ALLOW A NEW COUNCIL, MAJORITY TO ALLOW ESSENTIALLY UNRESTRAINED, UH, UNRESTRICTED BUILDING TO TAKE PLACE IN THIS CITY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THIS COUNCIL DOES NOT SUPPORT.
WE BELIEVE IN REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, NEW BUILDING REQUESTS, NOT WILLY-NILLY BUILDING THESE CANDIDATES, UH, WOULD APPEAR BELIEVE IN SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
AND SO THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF AN EFFORT I BELIEVE, UH, TO BEGIN THIS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, WHICH WILL END IN MAIL THAT WILL MAKE SPURIOUS ACCUSATIONS AND SAY TERRIBLE THINGS.
AND I WANT LA HOS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NATURE OF THIS IS.
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS SILLY SEASON.
THIS IS POLITICS AND POLITICAL MONEY AT ITS FINEST.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL GET OFF MY SOAPBOX.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR PROAM.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, DARREN SYRIAN FOR YOUR SERVICE.
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APPRECIATE IT.COUNCIL MEMBER ROSE ESPINOZA, AND STEVE'S GOING NEXT.
STEVE ROSE ROSE MANDATED THAT I GO NEXT.
UM, THE, UH, MAYOR, UM, JOSE MADRANO ASKED ME TO, UM, ASK IF WE COULD ADJOURN AND THE MEMORY OF OUR PRIOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF LA COUNTY, JACKIE LACEY'S HUSBAND PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK.
UH, DAVID LACEY, UH, WORKED FOR ME FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS.
HE'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, GENTLE MAN.
UM, HE'D BEEN SICK THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND FINALLY PASSED AWAY A LAST WEEK.
SO IF WE COULD DO THAT, I WOULD APPRECIATE ABSOLUTELY VERY MUCH ANYTHING ELSE.
UH, I JUST WANT TO ADD TO WHAT DARREN SAID.
I, I PROBABLY HAVE ALREADY SAID TOO MUCH, BUT I SAID WHAT I SAID AND I STAND BY IT.
UM, I THINK THE OTHER REAL DANGER DARREN IS NOT JUST THE FEAR THAT IT, THAT, UM, LOCAL PEOPLE EXPERIENCE, BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO INVEST IN A LOCAL BUSINESS OR, UM, MAKE AN INVESTMENT TO BUY A LARGE PIECE OF PROPERTY TO DEVELOP, UH, YOU ARE FAR LESS LIKELY TO DO THAT.
IF YOU THINK THE CITY IS GOING TO, UH, FILE BANKRUPTCY.
AND, UH, I, I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO GET PEOPLE TO INVEST IN THIS COMMUNITY.
UH, I SPENT MANY, MANY, MANY MONTHS TALKING TO COSTCO BACK IN THE DAY AND, UH, HOME DEPOT AND ALL OF THE, UH, SCOTT BELL AT WESTRIDGE BEGGING THEM TO COME HERE.
I REMEMBER THE LONG DISCUSSIONS I HAD WITH, UH, SCOTT BELL, WHO WAS A RELATIVELY NEW DEVELOPER.
AND HE SAID, WHY WOULD I EVER PUT A SHOPPING CENTER? UH, THAT'S NOT ON A FREEWAY.
AND I BEGGED HIM TO TAKE A TRAFFIC COUNT ON IMPERIAL HIGHWAY.
SO, UH, HE PUT UP WESTRIDGE, WE HAD NO SALES TAX AT THE TIME.
UM, THE STATE HAD JUST SWITCHED FROM PROPERTY TAX TO SALES TAX AND LEFT US BASICALLY BROKE.
UH, SO WE WE'VE TURNED THAT AROUND.
I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO, UH, GET PEOPLE TO INVEST IN.
LAHABRA, UH, IT'S ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT WITH DEMOGRAPHERS WHO, UM, LOOK AT OUR CITY AND SAY, IT'S A POOR CITY.
AND SO WE CAN'T PUT A, A WHOLE FOODS.
WE CAN'T PUT A TRADER JOE'S, WE CAN'T PUT A WHATEVER IT IS, AND I'M CONSTANTLY ASKING THEM.
AND I KNOW THE OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNSELORS SAYING, PLEASE INCLUDE THE HEIGHTS AS PART OF OUR, UH, DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A, A PLACE TO SHOP OTHER THAN LAHABRA.
SO UM, WHAT YOU SAID IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC, ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC TO ME PERSONALLY AND AT, AT AGE 77, UH, UM, IT'S A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO, TO HOLD, UH, THE LINE.
SO, UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
AM MAYOR PRO TIM? THANK YOU, ROSE.
WELL, I, UM, AS FAR AS ALL THE ACTIVITIES, I DID ATTEND ALL THE ONES THAT, UH, DARREN SAID AND TWO MORE AND TWO MORE
SO I WAS JUST, BUT HE WAS OUT THERE AND I'M VERY PROUD OF ALL THE PUBLIC WORKS, ALL THE STAFF THAT WAS OUT THERE, ALL THE GIRL SCOUTS, BOY SCOUTS, UM, EVERYONE THAT WAS OUT THERE AND UH, THEY DID QUITE A JOB CLEANING UP THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU AND I ON SEPTEMBER THE EIGHTH AND NINTH, I ATTENDED THE, UH, CONFERENCE, THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CONFERENCE IN LONG BEACH, UH, WHERE I, WE WERE GOING TO RUN AND WE DID RUN THE ORANGE COUNTY, UH, DIVISION BOARD FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.
THE ELECTIONS TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY AND I HAVE BEEN THE FOURTH DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FOR QUITE A WHILE AND RAN AN OPPOSED.
SO I'M HONORED AND CONTINUED TO REPRESENT THE FOURTH DISTRICT FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AS WELL.
WELL, ROSE, WE WANNA COMMEND YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE ALWAYS OUT THERE
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ON THE FRONT LINE, UH, DOING THE HARD WORK AND THE LEG WORK AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE APPRECIATE YOU REPRESENTING US THERE.ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYTHING ELSE? I, I DO HAVE SAD NEWS REPORT.
CAROLYN HENIG WAS A WIFE OF FORMER CHIEF, UH, POLICE CHIEF.
DAVE HEK PASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, FOLLOWED A LONG COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH CANCER.
SHE WAS PART OF OUR LAJA POLICE FAMILY AND ALWAYS A RADIANT HAD ALWAYS HAD A RADIANT SMILE AND TO EVERYONE THAT SHE KNEW HER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COLLEAGUES, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO, UH, CHIEF DAVE HENICK AND THE FAMILY.
AND THOSE OF YOU WHO KNEW CAROLYN, SHE JUST FIT IN PERFECTLY.
SHE WAS JUST A DEDICATED WIFE.
SHE WOULD COME TO ALL OUR, OUR LAHABRA EVENTS, OUR OPEN HOUSES, AND SHE'D BE ALWAYS ALONG, UH, CHIEF HENICK SIDE.
UM, MY, MYSELF AND, AND MY EX-WIFE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND HAVE DINNER WITH, WITH DAVE AND HIS WIFE.
AND SHE'S JUST AN ABSOLUTE, ABSOLUTE TREASURE.
YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH DAVE WAS WITH US A SHORT TIME, UH, HE, AND ALONG WITH CAROLYN MADE THE IMPACT THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HERE YEARS AND YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T COME BACK AND VISIT AND THEY KIND OF FORGET ABOUT BEING HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO I JUST, UH, IT'S, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO, TO SAY GOODBYE TO, TO CAROLYN HENIG.
AND AGAIN, OUR, OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY GO OUT, GOES OUT TO OUR POLICE CHIEF.
UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, WERE OUT THERE AND I JUST, JUST WANNA SAY THIS, I WANNA TOUCH THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE, UH, THAT DAY KEPT COMING UP TO ME AND ASKING ME IF, UH, IF WE WERE GOING BANKRUPT CITIES GOING BANKRUPT.
AND USUALLY I DON'T RESPOND TO SOME STUFF THAT'S OUT THERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THIS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE 8.3 MILLION IN RESERVES THAT COUNTS FOR ABOUT 18% OF THE BUDGET S AND P RATING.
AS YOU SAY, AA PLUS, AND OUR, UH, DIRECTOR OF FINANCES, MEL SHANNON HAS RECEIVED AWARDS.
UH, NUMEROUS AWARDS HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS IN THE INDUSTRY, UH, FOR THE WORK HE DOES WITH OUR FINANCES.
UH, AND ADDITION TO THAT, OUR CITY MANAGER, WHO IS A FORMER FINANCE DIRECTOR, UH, IT'S LIKE HAVING A, YOU KNOW, DOUBLE PEOPLE DOWN THERE WHO, WHO RECOGNIZE OUR FINANCES AND KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR LAST BUDGET.
I MEAN, FOR SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A CUT CUT, CUT, CUT, CUT.
AND FOR THE FIRST YEAR THAT I CAN REMEMBER MANY YEARS, WE, WE FUNDED A FULLY FUNDED BUDGET.
WE ADDED MONEY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE ADDED MONEY, UH, TO THE RAINY DAY FUND.
WE ADDED MONEY TO, FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ALL THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE GONNA BE GOING ON NOW AT LIONVILLE CENTRAL PARK, UH, THERE, THAT WAS ADDED IN, IN THIS LAST BUDGET.
UM, WE HAVE AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR THAT ALWAYS COMES IN AND CHECKS, UH, WHERE OUR FINANCES ARE.
DON'T TAKE DARREN'S WORD FOR IT OR ANY ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY TO COME IN AND CHECK FOR YOURSELF AND LOOK EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OUR FINANCES.
YOU KNOW, I DID, I DID SUPPORT, UH, THE PENSION BOND IN MY HEART OF HEARTS.
I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE RIGHT SOLUTION TO DO.
UH, I, YOU KNOW, CONSULTED MANY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF FINANCES AND THEY, UH, TOLD ME THAT WAS A RO ROUTE TO GO.
BUT IN ADDITION TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITH OUR FINANCES, THE BIG PART OF THAT IS, UH, MEASURE T MEASURE T PROVIDES ABOUT 7 MILLION IN LOCAL FUNDING HERE TIL LAHABRA.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GONNA BE CAUSED, BE SUNSET IN A FEW YEARS, TIM WAS A VERY, VERY BIG PROPONENT.
TIM SHAW WAS A VERY BIG PROPONENT.
I BELIEVE HE SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE OF MEASURE T AND, AND I THANK HIM FOR, FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE HE KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO PROVIDE MEASURE T FUNDING.
SO NOW THIS, THIS STUFF THAT, OH, THEY'RE GONNA COME TO YOU AND THEY'RE GONNA OFFER IT TAX.
AND THIS, I MEAN, MEASURE T WAS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND, AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, I, I REALLY DON'T LIKE TO RESPOND TO STUFF LIKE THIS.
LET ME END ON A HAPPY NOTE WITH THIS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO STEVE SIMONIAN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
STEVEN AND MANY OF US ASK YOU TO COME BACK AFTER YOU'D GONE INTO RETIREMENT, YOU BRING A LOT OF WISDOM, UH, TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND YOU ARE VERY WELL BELOVED, NOT ONLY BY THE COUNCIL, BUT OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, WITH THAT, THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF JANE WILLIAMS, DAVID LACEY, AND CAROLYN HENICK TO MONDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 2022 AT 5:30 PM.
THE CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION ROOM, UH, 1, 1, 2 C AT 100 EAST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
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THE LAHABRA HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND I WILL GIVE THEM A MINUTE TO GET THE TAPE SWITCHED OVER.