Nov 07, 2022 City Council

PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS, UH, PRESENTATION BY THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA.

WE'LL, UH, START WITH

[1. PRESENTATION BY THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND S.P.C.A.]

IF I CAN INVITE THE REP, THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE A PRESENTATION, PLEASE.

WELCOME.

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

MY NAME IS NICOLE BANI.

I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA.

WE ARE LOCATED IN POMONA, UH, BETWEEN THE 71 AND THE 57 OFF OF MISSION, MISSION BOULEVARD ON HUMANE WAY.

UM, AND WE ARE YOUR SHELTERING AGENCY.

YOU GUYS PROVIDE YOUR OWN ANIMAL CONTROL AGENTS, AND THEN WE PROVIDE THE SHELTERING.

UH, I, VHS IS A PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.

WE WERE FOUNDED IN 1949, SO WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR JUST A FEW YEARS.

UH, WE HAVE 13 CONTRACTS WITH MUNICIPALITIES IN THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, AND WE HAVE YOUR SHELTERING CONTRACT.

SO WE HAVE A BREADTH OF SERVICES.

MOST OF OUR CITIES, ALL OF OUR CITIES, EXCEPT FOR LAHABRA, ARE FULL SERVICE CITIES, WHICH MEANS WE PROVIDE ALL OF THE ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL SERVICES.

SO WE HAVE A MYRIAD OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND EDUCATION, VETERINARY SERVICES, ET CETERA, THAT WE PROVIDE FOR LAHABRA.

WE ARE YOUR SHELTERING AGENCY.

SO WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE YOUR SHELTERING OF YOUR ANIMALS, AND THAT'S NOT JUST DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

IF THERE'S ISSUES WHERE YOU NEED HOUSING FOR, UM, LARGE ANIMALS, WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS SUCH AS FAIRPLEX BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, UM, UM, SO A BOYS REPUBLICAN.

SO WE HAVE, UM, SEVERAL LOCATIONS THAT WE CAN HOUSE.

UM, IN THE EVENT THAT THERE'S AN EMERGENCY AND THERE'S SOME DRASTIC MEASURES THAT ARE NEEDED, WE CAN HELP SUPPORT YOUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS IN THAT ENDEAVOR AS WELL.

UM, FOR OUR SHELTERING, UM, WE HAVE 24 7 CARE, SO WE ARE OPERATING ALL THE TIME.

UM, WE PROVIDE ADOPTIONS WITH THOSE ADOPTIONS.

ALL ANIMALS ARE SPAYED AND NEUTERED, VACCINATED, MICROCHIP AND D WORM ACCORDINGLY, UM, WITH YOUR ADOPTIONS, YOU ALSO CAN HAVE TWO WEEKS FREE OF VCA CARE.

SO THAT'S MEDICAL CARE THAT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND.

WE ARE ONE OF THOSE AGENCIES THAT ACTUALLY HAS A VERY, UM, I WOULD SAY GENEROUS COMMITMENT TO OUR ADOPTION, UH, PARTNERS.

SO WHEN YOU ADOPT AN ANIMAL FROM US, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE, UM, THERE IS A RETURN, UM, THAT YOU CAN HAVE UP TO 30 DAYS TO RETURN THE ANIMAL IF IT'S NOT A GOOD FIT FOR YOU.

A LOT OF AGENCIES WILL NOT TAKE ANIMALS BACK, OR IT'S KIND OF LIKE A COUPLE DAYS OR MAYBE EVEN A WEEK.

UM, SO WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON OUR ADOPTION COUNSELORS REALLY WORKING WITH, UH, THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO TRY TO FIND A GOOD FIT.

UH, AND SOMETIMES WHEN WE ADOPT OUT AN ANIMAL, YOU

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KNOW, WE HAVE A, A FULL TEAM OF VETERINARY STAFF, BUT SOMETIMES ANIMALS DO BECOME SICK STILL.

AND SO WE HAVE THAT FOLLOW UP PARTNERSHIP WITH VCA SO THAT IF YOU ADOPT AN ANIMAL FROM US AND IT BECOMES ILL, YOU CAN TAKE IT IN FOR TWO WEEKS CARE AND, UM, HOPEFULLY MOVE ON WITH A HEALTHY ANIMAL.

IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ADOPT AN ANIMAL, THERE'S BEHAVIOR ISSUES THAT ARISE.

SO FOR OUR LARGE DOGS, WE HAVE A ONE MONTH SCHOLARSHIP FOR GOOD PUPS.

IT'S AN ONLINE TRAINING PORTAL, AND SO YOU CAN REACH OUT TO US AND LET US KNOW THAT YOU NEED THAT SUPPORT.

THAT'S ONE WAY THAT WE HELP YOU MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP OF THAT ANIMAL INSTEAD OF HAVING TO TURN IT BACK IN.

A LOT OF PEOPLE, UM, YOU KNOW, IF THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ANIMALS, THEY JUST WANNA TURN IT BACK IN AND RELINQUISH THE ANIMAL.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, AS I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD, SHELTERS ARE IN CRISIS IN TERMS OF BEING AT CAPACITY, AND WE ARE NO STRANGER TO THAT.

WE SERVE ABOUT A MILLION PEOPLE ALL THE WAY UP FROM MOUNT BALDY DOWN TO GREEN RIVER, OVER TO ONTARIO, AND THEN COVINA, AND THEN OF COURSE LAHABRA.

SO WE ARE INUNDATED.

AND, UM, UNLIKE THE SENSATIONAL MEDIA OF, UM, THE STORIES ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE, AT LEAST IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WE ARE, WE DID NOT FACE A STRONG RETURN WITH COVID WHEN PEOPLE STARTED TO GO BACK TO WORK, PEOPLE WERE NOT TURNING IN ANIMALS AND DROVES.

BUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING BACK TO WORK AND THEY CAN'T ADOPT A NEW ANIMAL OR TAKE THE TIME TO CARE FOR IT, BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING TO GO BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE IN PERSON, RIGHT? WHEN YOU'RE AT HOME, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE AN ANIMAL THERE AND CARE FOR YOU OR YOU CARE FOR IT.

UM, AND SO WE'VE HAD THAT WHERE YOU WERE HOME WITH AN ANIMAL AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S TEARING UP YOUR BACKYARD AND, AND NOW WHAT, WHAT DO YOU DO? RIGHT? AND SO WE WANNA TRY TO BE ABLE TO, TO GIVE PEOPLE RESOURCES.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS IS, IS THAT OUR SHELTER HAS TRANSITIONED TO A NEW APP CALLED WAIT WHILE.

SO DURING COVID, WE SHUT OUR DOORS TO HAVING PEOPLE JUST RUN THROUGH THE KENNELS AND PET ANIMALS, OBVIOUSLY TWOFOLD FOR THE HUMAN SAFETY OF OUR STAFF AND OUR VOLUNTEERS, AND ALSO OUR PATRONS, BUT ALSO FOR THE ANIMALS.

IT, UH, YOU KNOW, RESEARCH IS SHOWING THAT IT'S NOT BENEFICIAL TO JUST HAVE PEOPLE PETTING THE ANIMALS RIGHT AND LEFT BECAUSE DISEASE GETS SPREAD.

AND WHEN YOU HAVE MORE ANIMALS, UM, THAT ARE STAYING LONGER CAPACITY, IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT.

SO WE TRANSITION TO A WAIT WHILE APP SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET IN THE QUEUE STARTING IN THE MORNING, AND SO THAT IT TELLS YOU WHETHER YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, FIRST IN LINE OR 10TH IN LINE FOR AN ADOPTION APPOINTMENT.

AND IT GIVES YOU KIND OF A TIMELINE OF HOW MANY MINUTES YOU HAVE TO WAIT SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET IN THE QUEUE FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME AND THEN SHOW UP AT THE TIME IT TELLS YOU TO.

SO THAT'S ENABLED US TO NOT HAVE THE LINES AND ALSO CREATE THE PHYSICAL DISTANCING, UM, BUT TO ALSO CONTINUE TO MOVE ANIMALS OUT OF THE SHELTER ENVIRONMENT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IS A LOT OF EDUCATION.

UM, A SHELTER KITTEN DIVERSION PROGRAM WAS SOMETHING WE IMPLEMENTED DURING C BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WANNA BE GOOD SAMARITANS, BUT THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE TAKING A KITTEN FROM ITS MOM, YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT SERVICE.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT THOSE KITTENS CANNOT SURVIVE WITHOUT MOM, ESPECIALLY IN A SHELTER ENVIRONMENT.

SO WE HAVE MATERIAL THAT IS CALLED THE ITTY BITTY KITTY PROJECT.

AND SO IT'S TRYING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE TO BE THAT GOOD SAMARITAN AND BRING THOSE ANIMALS IN AND WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE TO LEAVE THEM WITH MOMS SO THAT THEY CAN THRIVE.

UM, AND SO WE HAVE A STRONG COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN OUR SHELTER, UM, AND THAT'S TURNING ANIMALS BACK OUT INTO, UM, THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY DO, YOU KNOW, HAVE RODENT CONTROL, UM, WITH CATS.

AND I KNOW THAT'S A CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT, UM, BUT THERE IS NO STATE MANDATE TO HANDLE CATS, BUT IT IS THE HUMANE THING TO DO.

SO WE HAVE TO FIND A BALANCE BETWEEN NOT HAVING TOO MANY CATS IN OUR SHELTER, BECAUSE CAT REDEMPTIONS REALLY DO NOT HAPPEN.

IT'S 2% OVERALL IN THE NATION.

SO PEOPLE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR THEIR CATS WHEN THEY GO MISSING, RIGHT? WE ALL MAKE ASSUMPTIONS OR WE THINK THAT MAYBE THEY JUST WENT AND THEY, THEY'RE LIVING WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.

SO, UM, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE EDUCATION PIECES THAT WE HAVE.

UM, AND AGAIN, WITH OUR FULL SERVICE CITIES, WE HAVE A, A HUGE BREADTH OF SERVICES THAT WE OFFER, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE CITIES HAVE A DYNAMIC OF THEIR CONTRACT THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN LAHABRA.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THAT, UM, PEOPLE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A CREMATION SERVICE.

SO IF THEY HAVE AN ANIMAL THAT'S PASSED AWAY AND YOUR OFFICERS ARE BRINGING THOSE ANIMALS INTO US, WE DO OFFER THAT FOR A FEE.

UM, IT IS A REDUCED FEE AND BASICALLY JUST COVERING COSTS.

AND SO, UM, THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT RESIDENTS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROMOTE IS OUR FOSTER PROGRAM.

SO DURING COVID, WE HAD LAUNCHED A FOSTER TO ADOPT OR FOSTER TO HOLD WITH HUMAN MEDICINE, TAKING PRECEDENCE OVER VETERINARY MEDICINE.

WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO AS MANY SURGERIES, AND SO WE COULD NOT ADOPT OUT THE ANIMALS ACCORDINGLY.

SO WE ASKED PEOPLE TO KIND OF TAKE A TEST RUN, RIGHT? SO THEY DID A FOSTER TO ADOPT, WHICH IS WHERE THEY HELD THE ANIMAL IN THEIR HOME WITH THE INTENTION OF ADOPTING OR MAYBE JUST HOLDING ONTO THE ANIMAL UNTIL IT COULD BE TURNED TO BE ADOPTED WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.

AND IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.

AND WE'VE CONTINUED THAT.

WE HAVE OVER 250 KITTENS AND PUPPIES RIGHT NOW OUT ON FOSTER.

SO OUR COORDINATORS ARE VERY, VERY BUSY.

UM, BUT WE ALSO DO LARGE DOG MEDIUM.

IT, IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE ANIMAL IS THAT'S IN OUR CARE, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND DO THE FOSTER TO HOLD, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU, YOU CAN HOLD ONTO THAT UNTIL IT CLEARS IT STRAY PERIOD.

AND IF YOU WANNA CONTINUE TO HOLD ONTO IT BECAUSE YOU THINK THAT YOU MIGHT FALL IN LOVE WITH IT, WE CALL THOSE FOSTER FAILS.

WE LIKE FOSTER FAILS A LOT.

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SO, UM, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE OFFER.

AND, UM, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER.

IF YOU COULD GIVE US YOUR WEBSITE.

SURE.

I V AS IN VICTOR, H S AS IN SAM, S AS IN SAM, P AS IN PAUL, C AS IN CHARLIE, A.ORG.

SO THAT'S I V H S S PCA.ORG.

HI NICOLE.

HI STEVE.

UM, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT YOU CAME AND GAVE THIS PRESENTATION.

UH, THIS IS A VERY COMPASSIONATE AND, UH, ANIMAL FRIENDLY COMMUNITY.

AND SO ON ALL OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU GET PEOPLE SAYING, PLEASE, IF YOU FIND AN ANIMAL, KEEP IT AT YOUR HOUSE UNTIL YOU FIND THE OWNER.

DON'T TAKE IT TO THE SHELTER.

THEY'LL KILL THE ANIMAL.

THEY ONLY GIVE IT TWO WEEKS, AND THEY'RE FULL TO THE BRIM.

SO THEY'LL USE, UH, EUTHANIZE THE ANIMAL.

AND I'M CONSTANTLY TELLING PEOPLE, UH, WE'VE HAD A PROGRAM FOR 15 YEARS.

I WAS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND I'VE GOTTA TELL YOU, IT WAS THE GREATEST BOARD EXPERIENCE OF I I'VE EVER HAD, AND I'VE BEEN ON, UH, MANY, MANY BOARDS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

BUT I WANTED TO GET THE WORD OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT GETTING TO ZERO WAS A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN FOR 15 YEARS.

UM, WE HAD A PREVIOUS DIRECTOR PRIOR TO NICOLE COMING, WHO WAS THE DIRECTOR FOR 128 YEARS.

IT WAS NICOLE'S FATHER, , I THINK HE WAS THERE THAT LONG.

FORTY, A HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT, FORTY.

SAME, SAME THING.

SO ANYWAY, IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO GO SEE THIS SHELTER, YOU'D WANT TO LIVE THERE.

IT'S GORGEOUS.

UH, IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST LEADS, UH, BUILDINGS, UH, BUILT FOR ANIMAL SHELTERS.

IT'S COMPLETELY GREEN.

UH, THEY'VE BEEN LIVING THROUGH HELL FOR THE LAST, UH, FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, BUILDING ANOTHER WING.

UH, IS THAT THE VETERINARY, A BRAND NEW VETERINARY HOSPITAL? NOT A WING, A WHOLE NEW BUILDING? YEAH.

YEAH.

SO, UM, WE FOUND OUT EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS THAT PEOPLE WOULD ADOPT QUICKLY BECAUSE ANIMALS ARE EASY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ANIMAL WOULD GET SICK FOR SOME REASON.

PEOPLE WOULD TAKE THE PET TO THE VET, AND THEY GET HIT WITH A $200 BILL, AND THEY GO, MY GOD, I CAN'T AFFORD THIS.

AND I, I KNOW THAT ALL THE COUNCIL GETS CALLS SAYING, WHERE DO, WHERE CAN I TAKE MY PET TO WHERE I'M NOT GONNA GO BANKRUPT? AND I CHECKED ONE TIME FOR A NEIGHBOR WHO CALLED ONE OF THE LOCAL VETERINARIANS TO GET A SPAY AND NEUTER, UH, QUOTE, AND IT WAS $350.

SO I CALLED INLAND VALLEY AND I SAID, WHAT IS IT? WHAT DO WE CHARGE? AND IT WAS FAR LESS THAN A QUARTER OF THAT, AND THE COST IS EVEN LESS.

SO I WENT TO THE VET WHO I KNEW, AND I SAID, WHY DO YOU CHARGE SO MUCH MONEY? AND THEY GO, QUITE FRANKLY, WE DON'T DO ENOUGH OF THESE.

WE'RE NOT SKILLED.

SO IT TAKES US THREE TIMES LONGER TO DO IT THAN IT DOES A SKILLED VET THAT DOES SPAY A NEUTERING ALL DAY LONG.

SO WE DON'T WANT TO DO THEM.

SO WE TRY TO DISCOURAGE BY CHARGING A LOT OF MONEY.

SO IN ORDER TO THWART PEOPLE, BRINGING ANIMALS BACK, UH, WE DECIDED TO BUILD A VETERINARY CLINIC THAT WILL GIVE AFFORDABLE PET CARE, UH, AND HOPEFULLY KEEP PEOPLE FROM HAVING TO BRING THEIR LOVED PETS BACK TO THE SHELTER.

UH, WE'RE HAVING A GRAND OPENING SOON, I GUESS.

WE, WE HOPE TO BE, UH, UP AND RUNNING HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS BECAUSE, UH, AS YOU KNOW, RAIN CONSTRUCTION DELAYS, UH, COVID SUPPLY, ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE, UH, DELAYED IT.

BUT YEAH, WE, UH, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING ELECTRIFIED, SO OCCUPANCY WILL FOLLOW THAT.

GREAT.

WE'VE HAD CHALLENGES.

IT'S BUILDING SITS NEXT TO A PISTOL RANGE , AND THAT WAS NOT EASY.

SO WE HAVE DOUBLE, TRIPLE, QUADRUPLE PAINED WINDOWS, , EVERYTHING ELSE.

BUT ANYWAY, I, I WAS SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF YOUR ORGANIZATION.

I'M PROUD THAT LAHABRA CONTRACTS WITH YOU.

UH, I FEEL SORRY FOR ANY ORGANIZATION WHO DOESN'T HAVE INLAND VALLEY AS A PROVIDER.

AND, AND I MEAN IT SINCERELY, IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO DRIVE OUT THERE AND LOOK AT THIS BUILDING, YOU'LL BE SHOCKED.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY NICE.

IT'S A GREAT ENVIRONMENT, NOT JUST FOR THE ANIMALS, BUT FOR THE EMPLOYEES.

NICOLE, THANK

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YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

PLEASE GIVE OUR THANKS TO EVERYBODY THERE AT INLAND VALLEY AND MY FRIENDS THAT SERVED ON THE BOARD.

WILL DO.

THEY'LL MISS YOUR CEASE CANDY.

NICOLE, ONE MORE THING.

I'VE, SO I HAVE A GERMAN SHEPHERD AT HOME.

HE'S A RESCUE AS WELL.

IF YOU EVER GET A CALL FROM MY WIFE ASKING HER, OR SHE'S ASKING YOU TO TAKE ME IN AND KEEP THE DOG THERE.

YEAH, TELL HER NO, PLEASE, CUZ HE SAYS IT'S A PLACE WHERE YOU'D ALMOST WANNA LIVE.

SO PLEASE TELL HER THAT.

I'LL LET, I'LL LET HER KNOW WE'RE FULL.

YES, PLEASE.

UH, CUZ SHE TALKS ABOUT THE DOGHOUSE FOR ME.

I DON'T KNOW.

ANYHOW, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S A GREAT FACILITY, JAMES.

SO, DR.

, JIM, IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHERE NICOLE CAME FROM, THERE'S A CAREER PATH FOR CITY MANAGERS.

SHE WAS THE CITY MANAGER.

I CAN SEE WHY IT WOULD BE A, A NICE CHANGE.

UH, SOME WOULD SAY IT'S KIND OF ROUGH CLICHE.

YEAH.

ALL

[2. PROCLAMATION OF MILITARY HONOR AND TRIBUTE]

RIGHT.

MOVING ON.

UH, IF I CAN, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A PROCLAMATION OF, UH, MILITARY HONOR AND TRIBUTE.

IF I CAN INVITE BILL AND CARLA TAZA TO, UH, COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THEIR SON JOSHUA, WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING THE US ARMY.

AND IF I CAN HAVE MY COLLEAGUES COME DOWN AS WELL.

YOU'RE SO STRONG.

SO, UH, A BRIEF INTRODUCTION FOR THOSE OF YOU, UH, IF YOU HAVE NOT MET THE, THE, THE TAZA.

I HAVEN'T KNOWN YOU THAT LONG, JUST A FEW YEARS.

THE TEZA FAMILY, UH, WHO, UH, HAS THEIR SON, JOSHUA, WHO'S IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, AND ALSO HAS A BANNER HERE ON THE HOBAR BOULEVARD.

UM, BUT A WONDERFUL FAMILY WHO ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE LIONS CLUB AND WHO GIVE, YES.

SO, UH, THEY GIVE THEIR ENDLESS AMOUNT OF TIME TO THE, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO, UH, IN, UH, IN HONOR OF US, UH, UH, PAYING TRIBUTE TO NOT ONLY THEIR SON, BUT TO THE FAMILY.

AND, UH, OF COURSE, WE HAVE VETERANS DAY.

THIS COMING FRIDAY, LAST YEAR, I HAD ASKED THE CITY IF WE COULD START, UH, YELLOW RIBBON WEEK.

SO IN HONOR OF THAT AS WELL, WE'RE GONNA PRESENT THIS MILITARY OR THIS PROCLAMATION TO TAC FAMILY, BILL AND CARLA, AND, UH, FOR, AND THANKING THEM, AND OF COURSE THANKING JOSHUA FOR HIS, UH, FOR HIS CONTINUING SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, WHICH I THINK IS, UH, MORE THAN EXEMPLARY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? UH, JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT THE ONLY MILITARY FAMILY IN LAHABRA.

THERE'S MANY, MANY, AND, AND WE ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF ALL OF LA HARE'S MILITARY FAMILIES.

TAKE A PHOTO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WELL, WHO'S GONNA TAKE YOU GOT HERE.

OH, WE GOT IT.

GONNA HAVE, UH, CHIEF FOSTER COME UP AND, UH, PROCLAIM, UH, NOVEMBER 6TH THROUGH 12TH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WEEKEND IN THE CITY OF ABRA.

SO THANK, CAN WE STAY UP HERE OR, YEAH, I THINK SO.

[3. PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 6-12, 2022, AS "LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WEEK" IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

SIR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO SPEAK ABOUT OUR RECORD SPECIALISTS AND SUPPORT STAFF.

WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING NOT ONLY OUR RECORD SPECIALISTS, BUT OUR PROPERTY TECHNICIANS, COURT LIAISON, AND CADETS.

AND LUCKILY SOME ARE HERE TONIGHT, AND I KNOW THEY WANT TO COME UP HERE, SO LET'S JUST HAVE 'EM COME ON UP.

WE HAVE A VERY PROFESSIONAL AND CARING STAFF.

UH, THEY ARE THE FACE OF OUR DEPARTMENT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

UH, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE COME TO THE FRONT COUNTER, THESE ARE THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT THEY SEE.

UH, THEY DO A WONDERFUL JOB.

THEY DO EVERYTHING FROM, UH, TAKING CARE OF THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF EVIDENCE, THOUSANDS OF REPORTS, GETTING US READY FOR COURT, MAKING SURE THE OFFICERS ARE THERE.

UM, WE REALLY COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT THEM.

UH, THEY DESERVE THIS RECOGNITION.

WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE 'EM HERE.

I'M SAYING THANK YOU.

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE TOO, SO CONGRATULATIONS ON A WEEK.

WHAT WELL DESERVED.

YES.

YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME TO SAY SOMETHING IF YOU, YOU WANT.

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ON BEHALF OF THE LA HABRA CITY COUNCIL IN THE CITY, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

[4. PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 13-19, 2022, AS "NATIONAL NURSE PRACTITIONER WEEK" IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

IF I CAN INVITE, UH, MELISSA ARVIZU AND MARLENE MARQUE TO COME FORWARD TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION, BOTH THE ST.

JUDE MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY LIAISONS FOR THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY CENTER, COVID CLINIC.

DO WE HAVE A THANK MARLENE? HOW ARE YOU? GOOD, HOW ARE YOU? DO WE, THIS ONE FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER WEEK? OH, SORRY.

MY BAD.

I WAS LOOKING AT THE OTHER ONE.

SORRY.

IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES MORE TO ME.

I DUNNO WHY.

ON BEHALF OF THE LA HABRA CITY COUNCIL AND THE GRATEFUL RESIDENTS OF LA HABRA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK YOU DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.

YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE.

SERVICES DIRECTOR, KELLY FIO, WILL COME FORWARD TO, TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENTAL UPDATE.

LIKE, I'M IN SCHOOL AGAIN.

, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE ARE ALL RIGHT.

OUR COMMUNITY

[5. PRESENTATION BY THE CITY OF LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT]

THANK.

MAYOR MAJANO, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT AN UPDATE OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

WE WILL BE MAKING THIS PRESENTATION TO YOU AS A TEAM.

I WILL TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR BUDGET AS AN OVERVIEW, AND THEN I'LL HAVE KIM ALBIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER WILL TALK ABOUT OUR ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION AND OUR SOCIAL SERVICES DIVISION.

KATIE ELMORE, RECREATION SUPERVISOR THEN WILL TALK ABOUT RECREATION, SPECIAL EVENTS, SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

AND THEN JOANNA PEREZ, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT WILL TALK ABOUT OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT DIVISION.

KIM ALBIAN WILL COME BACK AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FACILITY MAINTENANCE DIVISION, AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT.

SO I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, SO I'LL GET STARTED.

SO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF SEVEN DISTINCT DIVISIONS, ADMINISTRATION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, FACILITY MAINTENANCE, RECREATION AND SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SENIOR AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

THE DEPARTMENT HAS A PRETTY DECENT SIZE BUDGET.

WE HAVE ABOUT 13 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS, 9 MILLION OF THAT COMING FROM GRANT FUNDS.

OTHER, OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY.

WE CALL IT OPM AND GENERAL FUND, THAT WE HAVE A UPSETTING REVENUE OF ABOUT $700,000.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT $700,000, OUR GRANTS ALSO PAY AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE THAT ALLOWS US TO RECOUP SOME OF THE MONEY THAT THE CITY PUTS IN TO RUN OUR GRANT PROGRAMS. UM, UP NEXT WE'LL HAVE KIM ALBER TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ADMINISTRATION, UH, DIVISION AND SOCIAL SERVICES DIVISION.

THANK YOU, KELLY.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.

UM, LET'S SEE HERE.

EXCUSE ME.

NO, I GOT IT.

DEPARTMENT, THE RED CROSS, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HELP ASSIST, UM, FOUR FAMILIES THAT WERE DISPLACED DURING THIS TIME.

UM, SO IN ADDITION, UM, IN ADMINISTRATION WE DON'T ONLY JUST HANDLE PERSONNEL AND BUDGET.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER, UM, MANAGE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE MANAGE WITHIN OUR DIVISION.

AND THAT INCLUDES THE GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROGRAM THAT OPERATES SEVEN DAYS A WEEK WITH ONE FULL-TIME AND ONE PART-TIME EMPLOYEE, AS WELL AS RECREATION LEADERS THAT HAVE BEEN STEPPING IN BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THE DEMAND HAS BEEN VERY GREAT.

LATELY.

WE ARE RECRUITING FOR ADDITIONAL HELP AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIRING MORE STAFF TO HELP WITH THE INCREASED GRAFFITI.

WE'RE ALSO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF ALL THE GANG RELATED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE.

WE ALSO MANAGE SEVERAL FACILITY LEASE, UM, AGREEMENTS WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, H B I C, LAHABRA DEPOT, THEATER WOMEN'S CLUB, ART ASSOCIATION, HISTORICAL MUSEUM, VCC, THE GARY CENTER, AND THE TENNIS CENTER.

WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO EXPANDING THE PAVER PROGRAM AS OUR CITY CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IS GEARING UP IN 2025 OF AND IN OUR SOCIAL SERVICES DIVISION.

UM, WE PUT THE HELP BUTTON HERE BECAUSE WE ALWAYS ARE HERE TO HELP THE COMMUNITY IN TIMES OF NEED OR WHEN THERE IS A CRISIS, SUCH AS THE RECENT APARTMENT FIRE.

WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE LAHABRA COLLABORATIVE AND THE VCC GARY CENTER TO PROVIDE A CENTRALIZED DISTRIBUTION FOR THE HILLCREST COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD HYGIENE PRODUCTS, DIAPERS, CLOTHING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND MUCH MORE.

LAST YEAR, THE HOLIDAY WISHES PROGRAM SERVED.

THERE WERE 400 FAMILIES FROM THE LAHABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LOWELL JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS LAHABRA CHILD DEVELOPMENT, UM, CENTERS, YOUTH AND EMPLOYMENT, UM, PROGRAMS AND SENIORS.

AS YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH LIAISON PROGRAM STARTED IN MAY, AND WE HAVE AN OUTREACH TEAM THAT DOES STREET OUTREACH TO PROVIDE AND CONNECT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THESE RESOURCES INCLUDE SHELTER, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, MILITARY VETERAN SUPPORT, RESOURCES, TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMS, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORT.

THE TEAM RESPONDS TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND INQUIRIES AND WITHIN THE CITY, AND ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS.

THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES, UM, THE READY SET OC PROGRAM THROUGH THE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING DIVISION.

THE READY SET OC PROGRAM SERVES ALL 34 CITIES THROUGHOUT ORANGE COUNTY AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF FIVE SATELLITE OFFICES IN LAHABRA LOS SAL'S JOINT FORCES TRAINING CENTER, OC PROBATION, ORANGE COUNTY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, AND ORANGEWOOD FOUNDATION.

WE WILL MANAGE A SIXTH SITE IN JANUARY IN SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY.

THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES FOR YOUTH 14 TO 24 YEARS OLD AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPLETE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, AND CAREER PLANNING, UM, UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT, VOCATIONAL TRAINING OPTIONS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, TUTORING, AND MUCH MORE.

OUR ENROLLMENT GOAL THIS YEAR IS 600 NEW ENROLLMENTS, UM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THOSE ENTERING THE WORKFORCE.

AND NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE KATIE ELMER, RECREATION SUPERVISOR.

GOOD EVENING.

EIGHT LARGE SPECIAL EVENTS, UH, COMING UP.

SO THE RECREATION DIVISION, UH, THE GOAL, UH, OR THE MISSION OF THE RECREATION DIVISION IS TO CREATE AN OFFER MEMORABLE AND FUN ACTIVITIES THROUGH POSITIVE AND ACTIVE PROGRAMMING IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS.

IT'S DONE WITH A, WITH A TEAM EFFORT.

OUR TEAM WORKS EXTREMELY HARD.

THEY WORK 365 DAYS A YEAR, INCLUDING ON HOLIDAYS, UH, BECAUSE THEY'RE OUT THERE OPENING PARKS, MAKING SURE PARKS ARE SAFE, THEY'RE CLOSING PARKS, SO THEY'RE OUT THERE 365 DAYS.

UM, AND WORKING HARD TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN OUR EFFORTS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

THROUGH THE THE POSITIVE AND ACTIVE PROGRAMMING, WE HAVE CREATED MEMORIES FOR PEOPLE TO HOLD ONTO RECREATION, OFFERS INTRODUCTORY CLASSES TO PEOPLE WHO TO TRY NEW THINGS, TO FIND THEIR PASSION AND THEIR TALENTS.

WE OFFER PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, FREE DESTINATIONS FOR FAMILIES TO VISIT, MENTORSHIP TO YOUTH, A FRIENDLY FACE TO THE COMMUNITY, SOCIAL INTERACTIONS FOR ISOLATED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE A PARTNER TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS AND SO MUCH MORE.

THIS SUMMER, WE WERE, THIS SUMMER, WE WERE EXCITED TO OPEN OUR SPLASH PADS.

SO OUR SPLASH PADS ARE OPEN FROM MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, TYPICALLY TO LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

BUT WITH THE HEAT WE EXTENDED, WE EXTENDED THE, THE SPLASH PAD.

SO THEY STAYED OPEN FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.

WE HAD, UM, OVER 38,000 SPLASHES COMING THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT SPLASH PADS THIS SUMMER WHILE REC STAFF ALSO IN A BUSY SUMMER.

THEY ALSO WENT OUT THERE AND THEY DID, UH, ACTIVITIES WITH THE KIDS.

SO WE CALLED THEM SPLASH ACTIVITIES THAT THEY DID THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

OUR CONTRACT CLASSES, RECREATION OFFERS A NUMBER OF CLASSES, JUST SOME OF THEM VOICE LESSONS, DANCE CLASSES, COMPUTER CLASSES, EXERCISE CLASSES, ARTS AND CRAFTS, FLORAL ARRANGING, UM, MUSIC CLASSES, DOG OBEDIENCE, AND SO MUCH MORE.

UH, SOME ACTIVITIES THAT RACA WILL HOST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ARE KIDS NIGHT OUTS, MOVIES IN THE PARK, MINI SPORTS AND INTRODUCTION TO BOWLING CLASS.

UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HOST OUR YOUTH COMMITTEE WHERE WE HAVE 51 YOUTH THIS YEAR THAT ARE MEETING TWICE, TWICE A MONTH.

UM, THEY ARE BEING MENTORED BY CITY STAFF, BY OUR COMMISSION.

THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT DIFFERENT CAREERS OUT THERE, AND THEY'RE COMING TOGETHER AND THEY'RE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ASKED THEM THIS YEAR WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO, AND THEY SAID THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TEAM PROGRAMMING FOR US.

SO THEY ARE CREATING A BUDGET, THEY'RE CREATING A PLAN, AND THEY'RE, UM, GETTING READY TO HOST THEIR FIRST TEEN MOVIE NIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY IN APRIL.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO, TO COME BACK AND SHARE HOW THAT GOES WITH YOU.

WE, UH, OFFER SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM OVER THE SUMMER, A SAFE SWIM AND AQUATICS PROGRAM, A DAY CAMP, AND MORE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WE HAVE EIGHT LARGE SPECIAL EVENTS,

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WE HAVE ON FRIDAY OUR VETERANS DAY PROGRAM, AND THEN FOLLOWED, FOLLOWED BY OUR, OUR TAMA FESTIVAL.

UM, WE ADDITIONALLY ADDITIONAL TO, IN ADDITION TO THESE EIGHT SPECIAL EVENTS, WE ALSO ASSIST WITH OTHER CITY CITYWIDE SPECIAL EVENTS.

SO WE'LL ASSIST OUR, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND COOL COPS.

AND THEN, UM, WE'RE, UM, PART OF THE, UH, PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR OUR COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO COLLABORATE WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS.

SENIOR PROGRAMMING.

SO OUR, OUR COMMUNITY CENTER DOUBLES AS A, AS A SENIOR CENTER DURING THE DAY.

AND WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON AT THE SENIOR CENTER.

SO, UM, WE HAVE EXERCISE CLASSES.

WE HAVE, UH, COFFEE AND CROSSWORDS, MUSIC AND MEDITATION.

WE HAVE SOCIAL HOUR, WE HAVE, UH, DIFFERENT HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES COMING UP.

WE'RE EXCITED TO DO COOKIE DECORATING.

WE'RE EXCITED TO DO, UM, UM, UM, I'M SORRY, TABLE ARRANGING WITH FLOWERS WITH OUR SENIORS.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.

BUT ALONG WITH THOSE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, WE ALSO OFFER SERVICES TO OUR SENIORS.

SO WE HAVE LEGAL AID, WE HAVE HIGH CAP APPOINTMENTS.

ANYONE THAT HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDICARE, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THINGS.

UM, THEY CAN COME DOWN, THEY CAN MEET WITH A HIGH CAP COUNSELOR, AND WE CAN NAVIGATE, HELP THEM NAVIGATE THROUGH THAT.

UM, WHEN, WHEN SOMEONE COMES IN AND SAYS, I'M HAVING TROUBLE USING THE INTERNET, WE'RE, WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES FOR THEM AS WELL.

UM, WE OFFER OUR WEEKLY MOVIES AND, UM, ON THE PICTURES WE HAVE OUR EXERCISE CLASS AND THEN, UM, OUR SENIOR DANCES, WHICH HAVE BECOME VERY POPULAR.

SO WE'RE EXCITED.

AND AT THIS TIME, I AM GOING TO INVITE JOANNA PEREZ TO TALK ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

HELLO.

GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL.

I AM PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND TELL YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF LA HARBOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT AT FULL CAPACITY.

WE SERVE 450 STUDENTS IN OUR CHILDCARE PROGRAMS. THIS IS DONE THROUGH CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ED GRANT, AS WELL AS A DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES GRANT AND A FEDERAL FOOD PROGRAM.

SO ALL THAT MONEY THAT'S COMING IN, COULD YOU TALK INTO THE MICROPHONE A LITTLE? OH, SORRY.

THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S OKAY.

I, I THOUGHT MY VOICE WAS PRETTY LOUD.

SO WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 450 STUDENTS IN OUR PROGRAM THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF ED, UM, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL FOOD PROGRAM.

UM, WITH THIS, THIS MEANS WE PROVIDE CHILDCARE SERVICES FROM INFANTS FROM SIX MONTHS ALL THE WAY UP TO THE AGE OF 12.

IT COULD BE IN CHILDCARE HOMES AS WELL AS, OOPS, LET ME CHANGE THIS.

DID IT GO? THERE WE GO.

UM, WE HAVE SEVEN PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS. WE HAVE THREE SCHOOL-AGED CLASSROOMS AND 12 LICENSED FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES.

SO THIS IS ALL DONE ON SITE WITH FIVE SITES, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY IN CHILDCARE HOME SETTINGS.

UM, WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 150 OF THESE DAYCARE HOMES, UM, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AS WELL AS, UM, AND PROVIDING HEALTHY NUTRITION, YOU KNOW, MEALS THROUGHOUT THE, THE COUNTY.

UM, MOVING, MOVING FORWARD.

UM, I WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.

OUR FOCUS THIS YEAR AND OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS BEEN WITH THE EDI INFORMATION.

WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES AS FAR AS THE WAY WE APPROACH WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE DO IT.

AND THAT IS MONITORING KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND ENSURING THESE KIDS ARE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN.

CUZ AS WE KNOW, THE MOST KIDS HAVE SUCCESS IN KINDERGARTEN, THEY'LL MOVE ON AND DO AMAZING THINGS AND HAVE A SUCCESSFUL CAREER.

UM, I COULD SAY THAT I WAS IN THIS PROGRAM, I WAS BEEN IN THIS PROGRAM SINCE THE AGE OF THREE, AND I WAS RECEIVED A LOT OF SUPPORT WITH THIS COMMUNITY.

AND, UM, AS WELL AS SEVERAL TEACHERS WE DO HAVE AS WELL.

I MEAN, WE ARE TIED TO THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE, MAJORITY OF 90% OR MORE ARE CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO MOVE ON TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ENSURING THAT THERE'S ALWAYS A BRIDGE THERE SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THEM, THEY, AS WELL AS US AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TAKES ON THE UNIVERSAL TK MODEL.

UM, WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, UM, I WANTED, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS IT THAT WE DO AND HOW DO WE DO THIS? OF COURSE, WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE COULDN'T DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ST.

JUDE.

UM, THE CALTECH, UM, LEARNING CENTER AT THE CALIFORNIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE EARLY LEARNING CENTER, THEY PROVIDE COACHING TO OUR TEACHERS TO ENSURE WE HAVE A STEM COMPONENT.

UM, THIS ALSO INCLUDES, UM, THE CALIFORNIA NURSING, I MEAN CAL STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS THAT COME IN ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE HAVING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE KIDS TO BE NOT JUST AROUND THEIR FAMILIAR BASIS, BUT AS WELL AS STUDENTS WHO ARE EAGER AND READY TO GET INTO THE FIELD OF, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH THIS COMMUNITY AND THESE KIDS AND THESE VULNERABLE SPACES, UM, TO QUALIFY FOR THESE PROGRAMS, IT IS LOW INCOME.

SO WE DO KNOW THAT IS WHERE THE NEED IS.

AND WE ARE ALWAYS HAVING, WE DO HAVE WAIT LIST FOR THE MOST PART.

AND AS LONG AS WE CAN FILL 'EM, WE ARE PROVIDING THESE CHILDCARE SERVICES.

IT IS YEAR ROUND, ALL YEAR.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THEM FROM SIX ALL THE WAY TO THE 12 YEARS.

SO IT ALLOWS US TO CREATE A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FAMILIES.

UM, I THINK I GOT ABOUT EVERYTHING IN, BUT I DO WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, PRETTY MUCH WHAT OUR GOAL IS FOR THE YEARS TO COME UP.

AND THAT IS TO CONTINUE THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL THESE COMMUNITY SERVICES, ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING QUALITY CARE EDUCATION SERVICES, SO OUR STUDENTS ARE READY TO GO.

UM, THIS INCLUDES

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THE MONITORING, THE KINDERGARTEN ASSESSMENT TOOLS.

AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE YOU WITH WE CARE, WE LOVE, WE TEACH, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

AND, UM, WE'RE LUCKY TO BE A PART OF THE CITY.

SO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE, ONE MORE SLIDE, BUT THERE YOU GO.

JUST LITTLE PICTURES OF THE COOKING CENTER.

SO NOW I'LL BRING CALI BACK, OR NO, KIM, KIM WILL BE BACK UP.

SORRY.

, I'M SORRY.

I WAS SO EXCITED TO JUMP TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT THAT I FORGOT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, SO I WANTED TO HOP BACK UP HERE.

UH, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE ENTHUSIASM ABOUT LEARNING IN A HANDS ON ENVIRONMENT THAT OPENS THE WORLD TO EVEN THE YOUNGEST CHILD.

THE MUSEUM HAS SEVEN DIFFERENT EXHIBITS THAT DOES THIS, INCLUDING THE NEW CENTENNIAL FARM EXHIBIT.

IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO COME VISIT, WE JUST INSTALLED OUR BRAND NEW, UH, BARN AND OUR BEEHIVE.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE ALMOST A COMPLETED CENTENNIAL FARM EXHIBIT.

THE MUSEUM IS RUN BY CITY STAFF THAT WORK ALONGSIDE MEMBERS OF THE FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THE MUSEUM GUILD.

AND TOGETHER WE ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE MUSEUM SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR THAT THE MUSEUM IS LAUNCHING.

OUR DISCOVERY TOURS, WE'RE EXTREMELY EXCITED FOR THESE.

SO IN THE PAST, THE MUSEUM HAVE HOSTED 350 TO 400 TOURS A YEAR.

UM, AND OUR TOURS RANGE FROM KINDER TO FIFTH GRADE.

THIS YEAR WE'RE INTRODUCING KIND OF A DISCOVERY TOUR, SO IT'S AN EXTENDED TOUR WHERE CLASSES CAN COME DOWN AND AFTER THEIR TOUR, JOIN US IN OUR MULTIPURPOSE ROOM FOR OUR HANDS ON STEM RELATED ACTIVITY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONCEPTS THAT THEY'RE LEARNING IN THEIR CLASSROOM.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO LAUNCH THOSE.

UM, OUR MUSEUM OFFERS A NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING THE ART FESTIVAL, A CATERPILLAR ADOPTION, A MOTHER'S DAY, PAINT AND STEP, THE GREAT OUTDOOR JUBILEE, KINDERGARTEN KICKOFF, HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH DAY, MANY MONSTERS BASH BREAKFAST WITH SANTA NEW YEAR'S, NOON AND MORE PROGRAMMING THAT YOU CAN FIND MONTHLY.

UM, WE HAVE OUR NATURE WALK, STORY TIME, MUSIC AND MOVEMENT CLASSES, KIDS, YOGA, SENSORY FRIENDLY DAYS, WATER CONSERVATION EDUCATION, ART CLASSES, COOKING CLASSES, RENTALS AND BIRTHDAY PARTIES.

AND THEN COMING UP, UH, WE WILL BE, OUR CHANGING GALLERY CHANGES TWICE A YEAR.

AND SO COMING UP MARCH, 2023, UH, WE WILL BE SAYING GOODBYE TO THE RAINFOREST RANGERS, BUT SAYING HELLO TO SPACE NEIGHBORS.

SO YOU'LL HAVE TO JOIN US FOR THAT.

AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP KIM BERRY IN.

SO I'M GONNA TALK, UH, BRIEFLY ABOUT OUR FACILITY MAINTENANCE DIVISION.

IT'S A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM OF THREE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, AND I WOULD LIKE TO JUST THANK MARK MCLAREN, OUR FACILITY MAINTENANCE, UM, SUPERVISOR FOR BEING HERE, PROVIDING SUPPORT.

UM, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE DO OFFER, UM, A LOT OF SUPPORT IN OUR CITY BUILDINGS.

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE SAFETY COMPLIANCE THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN OPERATE SAFELY, UM, AND EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN OUR BUILDINGS AND ALL THAT WE DO.

UM, THE FACILITY MAINTENANCE, UM, DIVISION ALSO PROVIDES A LOT OF SUPPORT TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND HAS COMPLETED SEVERAL IMPORTANT PROJECTS, UM, INCLUDING THE POLICE STATION, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, THEY'RE KIND OF OUR SILENT HEROES.

THEY DO PROVIDE A LOT OF, UM, SUPPORT, A LOT OF DIFFERENT, UH, WEAR A LOT OF DIFFERENT HATS AND ARE, HAVE TO BE EXPERTS IN ALL THAT THEY DO, AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, FROM THE LIST THAT WE HAVE HERE.

SO, THANK YOU.

I'LL ASK KATIE TO COME BACK.

MARK, YOU HAVE TWO EMPLOYEES WITH YOU, OR JUST ONE, TWO, SO THREE TOTAL.

SO WE HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES IN FACILITY MAINTENANCE, UH, RESPONSIBLE FOR 22 BUILDINGS TOTALLING OVER 135,000 SQUARE FEET.

AND SOME OF THESE BUILDINGS ARE, WELL, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BACK IN THE TWENTIES, SO THAT'S A HUNDRED YEAR OLD BUILDING AND MANY OF 'EM ARE 50, 60 YEAR OLD BUILDINGS.

THANK YOU, .

THE LIONS CLUB SPONSORED SENIOR ACTIVITIES THAT WE'LL CONTINUE DOING.

SO HELEN KELLER SAID, ALONE, WE CAN DO SO LITTLE AND TOGETHER WE CAN DO SO MUCH.

WE, YOU'VE HEARD PRESENTATIONS FROM A NUMBER OF US UP HERE.

WE TALKED ABOUT HOW MUCH OUR DEPARTMENT DOES, AND WE TRULY CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE HELP AND SUPPORT OF EACH OTHER.

OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT.

OUR VOLUNTEERS DO SO MUCH WITH US, AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE SUCCESSES THAT WE HAVE NOR, UM, WITHOUT THE HELP AND SUPPORT FROM THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS WITHIN THE CITY.

SO, UM, COMING UP, WE HAVE OUR VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION ON FRIDAY, SO THAT'LL START AT 10:30 AM THAT WILL BE HELD AT THE LAW COMMUNITY CENTER.

UH, COMING UP WE HAVE SENIOR, SENIOR WEEK NEXT WEEK, WHICH WILL, UM, INCLUDE A SENIOR HEALTH FAIR.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME DIFFERENT SENIOR CLASSES THAT WEEK.

WE HAVE OUR TAMALE FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD, OUR HOLIDAY WISHES GIVING PROGRAM.

WE'RE CURRENTLY COLLECTING TOYS TO GIVE, UM, TO GIVE OUT AT OUR HOLIDAY WISHES PROGRAM, BREAKFAST WITH SANTA.

IT WAS BEING HOSTED BY THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THE MUSEUM GUILD.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME CHILD DEVELOPMENT PLAYGROUND RENOVATIONS,

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AND THEN OUR CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, CENTENNIAL FARM.

WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT COMPLETED SOON, OUR NEW YEAR'S NOON AT THE MUSEUM, AND THEN ADDITIONAL ACTIVE ADULTS PROGRAMMING.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

SO WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED, BUT IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS EVENING, WE HAVE SOME REALLY EXCITING UPCOMING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. UM, THE FIRST ONE IS THE WOMEN'S CLUB AND ART ASSOCIATION IS RELOCATING TO NEW UPDATED BUILDINGS, THE ELECTRONICS BUILDING.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO, UH, CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.

UM, WE ARE RE-IMAGINING THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MOVING THEM TO A BRAND NEW BUILDING, THE FORMER CHIROPRACTOR BUILDING.

SO THAT'S GONNA BE A REALLY EXCITING, UM, UH, DESIGN WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE CREATING A NEW CULTURAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND, AND CONNECTING ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THIS FOOTPRINT.

SO THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY EXCITING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE CREATING, UM, A TEASER EXHIBIT OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OR MUSEUM HERE IN THE CITY HALL LOBBY, AS WELL AS CREATING SOME ART SPACE FOR LOCAL ARTISTS FROM THE ART ASSOCIATION TO DISPLAY THEIR ARTWORKS.

WE ARE, UH, REDESIGNING THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND I'M SORRY, NOT REDESIGNING.

WE ARE REHABILITATING THE COMMUNITY CENTER GRAND BALLROOM.

THAT ROOM GETS SO MUCH USED, UM, IT'S RUN ITS CORES.

WE KNOW THAT WE CAN DO SO MUCH MORE IN THAT SPACE.

AND SO WE HAVE, UM, WE'RE COMPLETING THE BID PROCESS RIGHT NOW AND LOOK FORWARD TO STARTING THAT PROJECT, I BELIEVE IN JANUARY.

AND THEN WE, OF COURSE HAVE OUR HUNDREDTH CELEBRATION COMING UP.

AND SO WE WILL BE DOING A COMMITTEE KICKOFF AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT.

WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING WITH, UM, UH, I SAY I WANNA SAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, THE BUD BEST BENCH ART CONTEST, AND THEN OF COURSE, THE BOSTON CLUB REHABILITATION, WHERE WE CAN HOPEFULLY CREATE MORE OF A COMMUNITY SPACE FOR THE LA HABRA COLLABORATIVE, UM, GROUP TO WORK, UM, TO RUN WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS OUT OF THAT BUILDING AS WELL.

SO, UM, WHAT WE'VE LEARNED OVER THE PAST YEAR IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE VALUE OF BEING FLEXIBLE, ADAPTABLE, AND RESPONSIVE TO CHANGE.

WE THINK THE LA HABRA CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO HELP ENSURE THAT ALL WE DO IN OUR DEPARTMENT IS AN ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, AND PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

WE DO HAVE SOME BRAND NEW HOT OFF THE PRESS, UM, RECREATION STAFF SHIRTS.

THEY ARE A LITTLE BRIGHT, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO, UH, SHARE 'EM WITH YOU IF YOU GUYS WANT A T-SHIRT.

BUT WE'LL BE, UM, DEPLOYING THOSE, I BELIEVE AT TAMA FESTIVAL.

THEY'LL BE EASY, ABLE TO FIND US QUITE EASILY.

MOVE ON TO A PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON US? NOW? QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT, UH, ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT, UH, FOR PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS, WE'LL

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DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THERE FOR, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS? KERRY? UH, SHORTIES NEED THIS LITTLE LONG, SHORTER ANYWAY, UM, HONOR ROLL, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS STAFF.

I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND YOU HEARD BRIEFLY, UM, FRIDAY IS VETERANS DAY SOMETHING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO ALL OF OUR HEARTS? UM, PATRIOTISM IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL HAVE TO KEEP IN THE FOREFRONT.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS NOT TO BE LOST, SOMETHING TO REMEMBER.

WE ALL HAVE A VETERAN THAT WE KNOW LOVE AND RESPECT.

SO THIS IS THE TIME TO COME OUT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH AT SHARPLEY AT 11 IS WHEN THE PROGRAM STARTS, BUT PRIOR TO THAT ARE, UM, I'M TRYING TO THINK.

GET THEIR SEAT INSIDE THE PROGRAM WILL START SHARPLY AT 11.

THE, OUR LA HABER HOST LIONS.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

UM, , THEY GO OUT EVERY YEAR AND THEY PREPARE A WONDERFUL BREAKFAST FOR ALL OUR VETERANS AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ATTEND.

SO FROM NINE TO 10 30 THAT'LL TAKE PLACE.

SWING DOLLS WILL START PROMPTLY AT 10 30.

JUST TO GET EVERYBODY STARTED,

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WE ARE HONORING SOME OF OUR, UH, COUPLE OF OUR AMERICAN LEGION POST MEMBERS THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY, JUST RODRIGUEZ AND DON.

SO WE DO HAVE ONE, UM, MENTION OF A HUNDRED YEAR OLD VETERAN WORLD WAR II, AND HE WILL BE PRESENT.

UM, AND JIM, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS TODAY, SO HE IS GONNA BE WITH US, SO PLEASE TRY AND MAKE IT NOVEMBER 11TH.

IT'S A A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND THANK ALL THE VETERANS THAT SHOW UP AND JUST GIVE YOUR THANKS.

ON FROM PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THANK YOU, CARRIE.

AND WE'LL BE, UH, WE'LL BE GIVING FURTHER INFORMATION AS WELL AT THE END OF THE MEETING IN REFERENCE TO THAT.

BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO FOR OUR VETERANS.

SO, ANYONE ELSE? PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, NO QUE PR I PHOTOS.

UM, SO EN SO WANTED TO THANK, UH, UH, OUR CITY STAFF AND OUR CITY COUNCIL.

UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, SHE WAS HERE AT OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SHE HAD BROUGHT AN ISSUE TO US THAT, UH, UH, SHE WANTED US TO LOOK INTO.

SHE WAS THANKING US BECAUSE, UH, A CITY EMPLOYEE HAD GONE OUT, UH, TO TAKE PICTURES.

SHE'S NOT SURE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN HERE, UH, GOING FORWARD, UH, BUT, UH, HOPEFULLY HER ISSUE DOES GET RESOLVED.

UH, SO SHE WAS JUST COMING TO GIVE HER THANKS.

ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT, MOVING

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CONSIDER TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED.

ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.

PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH 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 ALONE TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.

FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

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

NOW, MR. MAYOR, COUNSEL, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? MR. MAYOR? MAY I ALSO INDICATE THAT IT HAS THAT I, NUMBER FIVE, I'VE GOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL CALL FOR ACTION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ANY, IT'S RENEWAL.

ONE, ONE PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE, I BELIEVE WANTED TO PULL AN ITEM.

OH, YES, MA'AM.

NUMBER FIVE.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

UH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF, UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH, UH, WE CAN'T, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? PLEASE TAKE A MOTION TO PROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

SECOND.

VERY WELL.

WILL THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? YOU GOTTA RESET THAT.

I DON'T THINK IT'S ON YOUR GOING THROUGH.

ALL

[ CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION:]

RIGHT.

IF WE CAN HAVE A, UH, STAFF REPORT FOR THE APPROVE, THE CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WATER COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROXY NOMINATION.

ME.

THAT'S FINE.

I CAN, UM, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, UM, EVERY YEAR, UH, THE CAL DOMESTIC BOARD, UH, PROVIDES US WITH A LIST OF NOMINEES, UH, THAT ARE UP FOR, UM, NOMINATION, OR THE CITY COUNCIL CAN SELECT ITS OWN NOMINEES, UH, FOR THE CAL DOMESTIC BOARD.

UH, THIS YEAR, UH, THERE ARE THREE NOMINEES.

ONE, UH, FROM THE SUBURBAN WATER COMPANY, ONE FROM THE CITY OF BREA, UH, THAT IS BEING REQUESTED FOR A PROXY VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, RENOMINATE, UM, RICHARD JONES, WHO'S BEEN THE CITY'S, UM, UH, BOARD MEMBER FOR RE REPRESENTING LAHABRA, ALONG WITH DON HANNAH.

UM, DON HANNAH'S TERM EXPIRES NEXT YEAR.

UH, MR. JONES', UH, TERM IS EXPIRING THIS YEAR.

SO WE, UM, NEED TO PROVIDE A NOMINEE TO THE BOARD TO CONSIDER, AND THEN THEY VOTE ON.

SO THE RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF IS TO PROVIDE A PROXY VOTE, UH, IN SUPPORT OF MR. CHRISTOPHER BLAKE AT THE CITY OF BREA, MR. MICHAEL QUINN AT SUBURBAN WATER SYSTEMS, AND WE RECOMMEND RENOMINATION, UH, RICHARD JONES TO BE THE CITY'S NOMINEE.

I CAN ASK, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

YOU MIGHT HAVE

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QUESTIONS.

NO, NO, NO QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDIENCE.

CAN, CAN WE OPEN UP FOR THE AUDIENCE PLEASE, MA'AM, IF YOU STEP FORWARD.

NOT SURE IF YOU DROPPED SOMETHING.

PROBABLY DID.

YEAH.

YOU WANNA GET IT OR DROPPED SOMETHING ELSE TOO? VERY TALENT.

I GOT IT.

MY NAME IS SUSAN PRI.

I LIVE AT 1 51 EAST ROSE AVENUE.

LE HARBOR, CALIFORNIA STUDENT IS DR.

P, BUT I HAVE ASKED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE NOMINATION OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY, MR. RICHARD JONES, FOR THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WATER COMPANY C DWC BOARD.

I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHY I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH BOTH THE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE CWC, MR. JIM BYRON, AS WELL AS THE CURRENT PRESIDENT LINDON AGA, THROUGH THEIR EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT OF AN AMAZING TEAM OF YOUNG LADIES FROM LAHABRA WHO CALLED THEMSELVES THE WATER GUARDIANS.

THE C DWC CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED THE TEAM, NOT ONLY IN THEIR SUCCESSFUL WIN AS NATIONWIDE FIRST PLACE WINNERS IN THE LEXUS EQUAL CHALLENGE, BUT ALSO IN FOUR OF THE TEAM MEMBERS CONTINUING THE PURSUIT TO WRITE A BILL SUBMITTED TO OUR STATE LEGISLATURE.

MR. JONES WAS ON THE BOARD DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, AND THE CWC NEVER WAVERED IN THEIR SUPPORT OF THE TEAM.

THANKS TO THE ASSEMBLY PERSONS PHILLIP CHANCE AND CHRISTINA GARCIA'S LEADERSHIP, THE WATER GUARDIANS WERE THE FIRST EVER STUDENT TEAM TO HAVE A BILL PASSED IN BOTH STATE LEGISLATIVE HOUSES UNANIMOUSLY MIGHT ADD, BUT ALSO TO GO FORWARD TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK AND BE SIGNED INTO LAW.

MR. JONES WAS PART OF THIS SUCCESSFUL THROUGH THE USE OF HIS BOARD WORK, AND I ASK HIM TO PLEASE CONTINUE PURSUING WAYS TO FURTHER ENACT IN ALL 10,000 PLUS SCHOOLS IN OUR STATE.

THE BILL AB 1343 GO LOW FLOW WATER CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS.

I AM SURE MR. JONES CAN BE INFLUENTIAL IN THIS.

AND ONCE THIS BILL AB 1343 IS TOTALLY ENACTED, IT WILL SAVE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OVER 20 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY.

I CONGRATULATE MR. JONES ON WHAT I AM SURE WILL BE HIS SUCCESSFUL NOMINATION BY THE COUNCIL AND WISH HIM WELL AS HE CONTINUES TO SERVE ON THE CWC BOARD.

CALL FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION INTERACTION.

SCENE NONE.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION? I'M SORRY.

I DO APPROVE.

UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

ALL RIGHT, SECOND.

VERY WELL.

WILL THE COUNSEL PLEASE VOTE? MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

I THINK THIS IS MOLLY.

DICK, WE STILL LOVE YOU.

YOU'RE GOOD TO GO? MM.

THE, UH, MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR.

UH, NO PUBLIC HEARINGS, NO CONSIDERATION ITEMS. WE'LL MOVE TO

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

LOCAL COVID TESTING, VACCINATION AND BOOSTER SHOT APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER.

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

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

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

HELP US HONOR OUR LOCAL OA VETERANS DURING OUR ANNUAL VETERANS DAY EVENT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH.

EVENT HOURS ARE 10:30 AM TO 12:00 PM AND ALL THE HOS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US, PARTICULARLY ACTIVE AND FORMER MILITARY PERSONNEL.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT (562) 383-4200.

AND AFTER THE VETERAN'S DAY FESTIVITIES PLAN ON SPENDING THE WHOLE WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER 11TH THROUGH THE 13TH AT EL CENTRO LYONS PARK FOR THE 73RD ANNUAL LAHABRA CORN FESTIVAL, HOSTED BY THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE LAHABRA HOST LIONS CLUB, ENJOYING NUMEROUS RIDES, ATTRACTIONS, GAME AND CRAFT, UH, BOOTHS, FOOD VENDORS, LIVE, ENTERTAINMENT, AND OF COURSE, FRESH CORN.

AND DON'T FORGET TO ADD YOUR PEARLY WHITES TO THE MILES OF SMILES THAT ADORN LAHABRA BOULEVARD FOR THE CORN FESTIVAL PARADE ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT LINE RANDY MCMILLAN AT (562) 458-1773, OR CALL THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.

SENIORS JOIN US FOR LAHABRA SENIOR

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WEEK, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE NOVEMBER 14TH THROUGH 18TH.

ADULTS AGES 55 PLUS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF FREE ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE WALKING, STRETCHING CLASSES, DEMOS ON MEDITATION, AND BREATHING EXERCISES THAT CAN REDUCE STRESS, ACCESS TO HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND MUCH MORE.

CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 FOR DETAILS, OR VISIT US ONLINE@WWW.LAHABRACA.GOV.

AND MANY THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AT THE LAHABRA COLLABORATIVE CAREGIVER, O C I, HHA AND PROVIDENCE HEALTH FOR HELPING THE CITY MAKE SENIOR WEEK POSSIBLE.

AND AS WE MARCH TOWARD THE END OF THE YEAR IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON, MARKET CALENDARS.

AND JOIN US ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL LAHABRA TAMA FESTIVAL.

THE CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS TAMA PORTOLA PARK AND EUCLID STREET WILL BE OVERFLOWING WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, HOLIDAY VENDORS, KIDS AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES, AND OF COURSE, AN ABUNDANCE OF DELICIOUS TAMALES.

VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.LAHABRATAMALEFESTIVAL.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR MANY SPONSORS WHO MAKE THE TAMA FESTIVAL POSSIBLE, INCLUDING THE GOOD FOLKS AT CR AND R NORTHGATE MARKET, THE LAHABRA TOWN CENTER, THE LAHABRA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, AND AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNION.

AND ON THE SUBJECT OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON, WHY NOW SPREAD A MEASURE OF CHEER AND HELP CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS IN NEED BY DONATING TO THE 2022 LAHABRA HOLIDAY WISHES PROGRAM.

THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM HAS HELPED FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN NEED FOR MANY YEARS.

WE INVITE EVERYONE TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE BY PARTICIPATING THROUGH SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

WE GRATEFULLY ACCEPT NEW TOY DONATIONS FOR KIDS AGES TWO TO 16, FINANCIAL DONATIONS OF ANY SIZE DONATION OF GIFT CARDS, OR THE SPONSORSHIP OF $25 ACTIVITY BAGS SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AND SENIORS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN HELP THOSE IN NEED, CALL US AT (562) 383-4200.

AND LASTLY, ALTHOUGH DAYS ARE BECOMING SHORTER, PLEASE REMEMBER DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE.

WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES REMAIN IN EFFECT.

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT LAWN IRRIGATION IS PROHIBITED BETWEEN 9:00 AM TO 6:00 PM AS IS THE WAS OF HARD SERVICES SUCH AS SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS.

DO YOUR PART AND HELP US CONSERVE OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN HELP THE SERVE WATER DURING THE DROUGHT, PLEASE CONTACT THE LAHABRA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 1 7 0.

AND WITH THAT, UH, THAT'S IT FOR MAYOR'S

[ COMMENTS FROM STAFF:]

COMMUNITY CALENDAR.

ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? JUST, UH, WANTED TO WISH AN EARLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COUNCIL MEMBER ESPINOZA.

SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROSE.

ANYBODY ELSE FROM STAFF? NO.

COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? HAVE YOU READ THE ROSE? THANK YOU.

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]

GO AHEAD.

TWO GREAT EVENTS SINCE THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH I THINK IT'S BEEN THREE WEEKS, BUT GREAT EXAMPLES OF THE KIND OF OUTREACH EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT LAHABRA IS FAMOUS FOR.

THE FIRST WAS THE, UH, COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE.

I THINK THAT WAS ON OCTOBER 22ND, WHICH WAS WELL ATTENDED.

AND A GREAT WAY FOR FOLKS TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH ALL THE SERVICES AND DEPARTMENTS AND THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT MAKE UP THE STAFF WE HAVE IN LA HABRA.

SO THAT WAS A GREAT THING TO SEE.

AND SOMETHING KIND OF NEW IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FORUM, WHICH WAS, UH, HELD BY THE CITY ON OCTOBER 25TH, WHICH IS A NEW WAY OF OUTREACHING AND INTERACTING AND INTERFACING WITH OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, WHICH IS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE ALL KNOW THAT TOMORROW'S ELECTION DAY, AND I JUST WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR TO EVERYBODY WATCHING AND LISTENING THAT IT'S A, IT'S A RIGHT, IT'S A PRIVILEGE, AND IT'S A RESPONSIBILITY TO GET OUT THERE AND VOTE.

SO PLEASE DO SO BE MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT, UH, EVERY MILITARY SACRIFICE WAS UNDERTAKEN TO PRESERVE NOT ONLY OUR DEMOCRACY, BUT THAT PRECIOUS RIGHT TO VOTE.

SO DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT COULD BE A LITTLE DAMP, I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO OVERCOME THAT.

AND PLEASE GET OUT AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD, AND PLEASE VOTE TOMORROW.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

ANYONE ELSE? ROSE, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION.

IT WAS A BIT OVERWHELMING SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S ONLY THREE PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING, YOU KNOW, THE MAINTENANCE OF ALL THESE FACILITIES AND ALL THAT YOU ALL DO.

I MEAN, IT'S A SMALL CREW, BUT YOU'RE, YOU'RE INCREDIBLE AND REIMAGINING EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AS A STAFF.

COMPLETELY.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE CHILDREN, FOR THE SENIORS, FOR THE VETERANS, EVERYONE.

I, I REALLY, REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

I WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SONORA FOOTBALL TEAM.

I WAS THERE TO WATCH THEIR PLAYOFF AND, UH, THEY FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, UM, 20 TO 21.

UH, IT WAS VERY CLOSE.

UM, I KNOW THEY WERE HEARTBROKEN, BUT THEY DID AN AWESOME JOB, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR, AND, UM, I KNOW THE SENIORS WANTED TO WIN WITH THIS, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, WHAT DO THEY SAY WITH

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SUCCESS COME SETBACKS.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE SETBACKS, SO THEY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL DOWN THE ROAD.

SO I CONGRATULATE THEM ALL, THE FOOTBALL TEAM.

ANYONE ELSE? UM, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD, UM, LIKE TO ASK THAT WE ADJOURN OUR MEETING IN THE NAME OF JIM LAWSON, WHO'S THE HUSBAND OF MICHELLE LAWSON, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE LAHABRA BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

AND, UH, JIM, WE LOST THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER, UM, DUE TO AN ILLNESS.

UH, I BELIEVE JIM WAS 63 YEARS OLD, SO IT'S A REAL TRAGIC LOSS.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW HIS WIFE, MICHELLE IS A VERY SWEET, KIND, GENTLE WOMAN WHO'S SERVED OUR, OUR BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, AND THROUGH THEM, OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

A REAL LADY, A GREAT MOTHER, TWO CHILDREN, A BOY AND A GIRL.

UM, AND I KNOW SHE'S A GRIEVING AT HOME, AND I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU KEEP HER, UH, IN YOUR PRAYERS.

ALSO, I TOO WOULD ASK THAT YOU ALL URGE YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO GO OUT AND VOTE.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE A GREAT DAY TOMORROW IN TERMS OF THE WEATHER, BUT IT'S A GREAT DAY IN TERMS OF AMERICA.

SO GO OUT AND EXERCISE YOUR BOAT.

YOU'RE RIGHT, YOUR PRIVILEGE, AND MAKE IT COUNT.

ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, I'LL LET GO OF THE SENTIMENT THAT, UH, MY COLLEAGUE, UH, DARREN ERIAN HAD PUT OUT THERE.

UH, AS FAR AS, UH, COMMUNITY, OPEN HOUSE, SUCCESSFUL EVENT, THANK YOU TO OUR CITY STAFF FOR PUTTING THAT ON.

UH, ANYWHERE FROM, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND, UH, OTHER ENTITIES OF, UH, OF GREAT INTEREST.

FOR ME SPECIFICALLY, UH, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DOING THESE NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME WATCH MEETINGS, UH, HAS BEEN, UH, OUR, UH, OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, NOT ONLY OUR POLICE OFFICERS, UH, BUT, UH, OUR, UH, OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT IN THAT, UH, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, WHAT IS IT? OUR TRAFFIC CALMING, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS. AND, UH, THAT WAS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

THERE WAS A MAP THAT WAS PUT UP, AND I'M GONNA, I'LL PUT IT UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL.

WE HAVE A COPY OF IT.

UH, BUT THAT IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE BECAUSE THAT SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THE NUMBER ONE ISSUES THAT OUR RESIDENTS TALK ABOUT.

UH, WHENEVER I'VE, I'VE HELD THESE MEETINGS, UH, IT'S SAID PUBLIC SAFETY'S ONE.

UH, AND ALONG WITH THAT IS, UH, IS TRAFFIC, UH, IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SPEED BUMPS AND, UH, TRAFFIC SIGNS.

SO, UH, THAT, UH, GREAT IMPORTANCE.