Nov 21, 2022 City Council

I'M, I'M IN.

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ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney/Legal Counsel Jones PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor/Chair Medrano ROLL CALL: Mayor/Chair Medrano Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Gomez Councilmember/Director Espinoza Councilmember/Director Nigsarian Councilmember/Director Simonian]

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY CITY ATTORNEY JONES, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY ME.

ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND AND BOW YOUR HEADS.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHERS, WE COME TO THIS EVENING TO DO THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS OF THE HABRA.

WE DO SO WITH A SENSE OF GRATITUDE THIS TIME OF THE SEASON.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS WE HAVE TO LIVE IN THIS FREE COUNTRY AND TO LIVE IN THIS VERY SPECIAL CITY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU'VE BESTOWED UPON US AND THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STOP AND REFLECT AND THINK OF ALL THE MANY THINGS WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR AND THANKFUL FOR.

WE ASK YOU, BLESS THE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING, THAT AS YOU DELIBERATE, THEY DO SO WITH AN INTEREST FOR ALL THE HARBOR AND DO IT FAIRLY IN A WAY THAT IS MOST BENEFICIAL.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LOVING GUID GUIDING HAND IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND WE SAY THESE THINGS THAT THY NAME, AMEN.

BASED OUR NATION'S FLAG AND REPEAT AFTER ME MY PLEDGE FLAG OF THE UNITED ONE NATION.

ALL RIGHT, WILL THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR SIMONIAN HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR ARIAN HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR ESPINOZA.

HERE.

MAYOR PROTE, VICE CHAIR GOMEZ HERE.

MAYOR CHAIR MADRANO HERE.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY CLOSE SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO REPORTS.

EVENING.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL START OFF WITH, UH, PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS.

UH, FIRST

[1. PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 2022 AS "FAMILY COURT AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

IF I CAN HAVE, UH, AN INVITE, A FAMILY COURT AWARENESS MONTH COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE, IT'S EITHER GONNA BE SOPHIA OR UH, MEGAN FOX TO COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION, PLEASE.

PROCLAMATIONS ON THE TABLE.

YES.

THANK YOU.

OH, PERFECT.

IS' IT YOU? THE QUESTION FOR YOU? I GET IT.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE, UH, LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF LAHABRA, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION FAMILY COURT AWARENESS MONTH, WHEREAS THE MISSION OF THE FAMILY COURT AWARENESS MONTH COMMITTEE F FFC AMMC IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY COURT SYSTEM, THE PRIORITIZES CHILD SAFETY AND ACTS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CHILDREN.

AND WHEREAS THE MISSION OF THE FC AMMC IS FUELED BY THE DESIRE TO CREATE AWARENESS AND CHANGE IN THE FAMILY COURT SYSTEM FOR THE CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED 58,000 CHILDREN PER YEAR ORDERED INTO UNSUPERVISED CONTACT WITH ABUSIVE PARENTS WHILE HONORING THE HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS MURDERED DURING VISITATION WITH A DANGEROUS PARENT.

WE'LL GO ON AND FOR, UH, AND THERE'S OTHER PROCLAMATIONS TO GO ON WITH THAT AS WELL.

UH, BUT I'D LIKE TO, UH, PRESENT THIS TO YOU, MEGAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF LAHABRA, AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PHOTO AS WELL.

YEP.

WE HAVE OUR, MY CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES COME DOWN TO THE WELL AS WELL, PLEASE.

GONNA GET US.

YEAH, I, ONE, TWO, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON BEHALF OF THOSE CHILDREN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CAN I GET MY PHONE REAL QUICK? SO, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR MAKING THIS PROCLAMATION.

I WILL MAKE THIS SPEECH REALLY, REALLY QUICK.

SO, MY NAME IS MEGAN FOX.

I AM A MOTHER OF TWO AND A CHILD SAFETY ADVOCATE, BRINGING AWARENESS ON SERIOUS CHILD SAFETY ISSUES THAT HAPPEN IN THE FAMILY COURT SYSTEM.

JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, I ENDED UP IN FAMILY COURT SYSTEM DEALING WITH ISSUES RELATED TO CHILD SAFETY.

I HAD NO IDEA HOW HARD IT WAS GOING TO BE TO PROTECT MY CHILDREN.

FAMILY COURT RULINGS ARE WIDELY BASED ON A PARENT GETTING THE FAIR SHARE OF PARENTING TIME WITH A CHILD EVEN MORE THAN THE SAFETY WITH THAT PARENT.

CHILD PROTECTION IS VIEWED AS A JOB OF SOCIAL SERVICES, BUT FAMILY COURTS ARE RULED ON CASES WITH FAMILY OR CHILD ABUSE CONCERNS EVERY DAY.

MOST WOULD BE SHOCKED TO KNOW THAT IN MANY STATES, FAMILY COURT JUDGES

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IN MANY STATES, BARBERS AND BEAUTICIANS ARE MANDATED TO HAVE MORE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING THAN IT'S JUDGES IS.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS ABOUT POWER AND CONTROL.

THE DESIRE TO MAINTAIN POWER AND CONTROL DOESN'T MYSTERIOUSLY VANISH WHEN THE RELATIONSHIP ENDS.

THE FAMILY COURT SYSTEM BECOMES A NEW AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PLATFORM FOR ABUSERS, AND THOSE ABUSERS KNOW HOW TO MANIPULATE AND TRAIN JUDGES.

OUR PRIMARY GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO ALSO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE NEED FOR MANDATED TRAINING FOR JUDGES AND FAMILY COURT PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE RULING ON CASES WITH CHILD SAFETY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONCERNS EVERY DAY.

OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE LITERALLY DEPENDENT ON THE COURTS BECOMING EDUCATED ON THESE ISSUES.

IT MEANS THE WORLD, NOT ONLY TO ME, BUT ALL THE OTHER PARENTS HERE IN LAHABRA WHO HAVE FAMILY COURT CASES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOOD? YEP.

IN OF ME.

YEAH.

OKAY.

[2. PRESENTATION BY THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (OCTA) REGARDING M2 STREETS AND ROADS PROGRAM MILESTONE]

NEXT UP, UH, PRESENTATION BY THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY O CT A REGARDING M TWO STREETS AND ROADS PROGRAM MILESTONE.

UH, I'D LIKE TO INVITE, UH, WELL, THIS WOULD BE, UH, WHERE SOPHIA COMES UP, CORRECT.

BUT INSTEAD, UH, ARE WE GONNA HAVE SOMEONE ELSE? GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR OR MAYOR PROTA.

MY NAME'S SOPHIA PEREZ.

I'M WITH ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.

KIA MOZA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING WILL BE CONDUCTING THE PRESENTATION VERY WELL.

WELCOME THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UH, AS SOPHIA INTRODUCED ME, KIA MORTA, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, UH, FOR O C T.

UH, BUT I ALSO OVERSEE THE MEEM EXPENDITURE OR MEASURE EM, UH, PROGRAM.

SO, WHICH IS BRINGS ME HERE.

UH, AND THE REASON FOR THIS EVENT IS THAT, UH, IN SEPTEMBER, WE, IS IT NOT HIGH ENOUGH? OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD.

BETTER, THANK YOU.

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022, UH, THE PROGRAM OF MEASUREING OVERALL, UH, PAST THE BILLION DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT IN STREETS AND THROATS IN ORANGE COUNTY, AND WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO KIND OF TAKE A LITTLE TOUR AND COME TO THOSE, UH, CITIES THAT HAVE BEEN THE BENEFICIARIES OF THAT INVESTMENT.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

SO, WITH THAT, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

WHAT, WHAT IS MEASURE M IS A HALF SENSE SALES TAX THAT WAS BASICALLY PASSED IN ORANGE COUNTY, AND THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY 70% OF THE VOTERS, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT.

AND IT WAS BASICALLY, UH, AN IN INVESTMENT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE OUR STREETS AND ROADS, UH, OUR FREEWAYS, AS WELL AS HELP, UH, TRANSIT AND, UH, RELATED SERVICES, INCLUDING WATER QUALITY AS WELL AS PROTECTING OPEN SPACE.

BUT TONIGHT, I'D REALLY WANT TO KIND OF FOCUS ON THE STREETS AND ROADS ELEMENTS.

UH, SPECIFICALLY, IT COMES BASICALLY IN THREE FLAVORS.

UH, 32% OF MEASURE RE GOES TOWARDS STREETS AND ROADS.

OF THAT 32 18% COMES DIRECTLY TO YOU ON A, ON A FORMULA BASIS BASED ON YOUR POPULATION AND ABOUT A ROAD THAT YOU HAVE.

AND YOU HAVE FULL DISCRETION TO USE IT ON ANY TRANSPORTATION PURPOSE IN YOUR CITY, BE IT FOR FIXING POTHOLES, FIXING SIDEWALKS, OR, UH, BASICALLY WIDENING ROADS OR WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.

SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS SLIDE CAPTURES.

UH, THE LOCAL FAIR SHARE IS 18% OF IT, BUT ALSO THERE'S TWO ELEMENT, TWO OTHER ELEMENTS TO IT, WHICH IS REGIONAL CAPACITY.

THIS IS WHERE O C T A PRIORITIZES PROJECTS BASED ON CONGESTIONS LEVEL.

SO WE LOOK AT WHERE CONGESTION IS, AND WE TRY TO BASICALLY ADDRESS THOSE ON A COUNTY-WIDE BASIS.

IN ADDITION, WE DO REGIONAL SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION.

AND THE POINT OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO GET CITIES TO WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER TO SYNCHRONIZE TRAFFIC ACROSS STREETS.

WE KIND OF KNOW EVERYBODY DOES A GOOD JOB OF SYNCHRONIZING SIGNALS WITHIN THEIR CITY.

THEIR TRICK IS, TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBOR, AND LET'S MAKE SURE, BECAUSE TRAFFIC DOESN'T REALLY RECOGNIZE CITY BOUNDARIES.

IT GOES, IT FLOWS BACK AND FORTH.

SO AS I SAID EARLIER, UH, WE SPENT, UH, WE'VE INVESTED A BILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS, UH, A VARIETY OF SOURCES, UH, FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES.

AND, UH, AND SO, AND I THINK ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THAT IS, FOR EXAMPLE, ORANGE COUNTY HAS

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AND I NOTICED THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON ONE PROJECT RIGHT HERE.

HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS, UH, KEEP UP THE, BASICALLY THE CON UH, THE PAVEMENT CONDITIONS, M TWO FUNDS AT WORK.

PERFECT.

YEP.

YES.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

UM, SO ALONG, JUST SO FOCUSING ON YOUR CITY, UH, ABOUT 3.7 MILLION HAS GONE TOWARDS GAP CLOSURE TYPE PROJECTS, UH, ABOUT $10 MILLION SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION.

YOU'RE AT ABOUT A BIT OF A CROSSROADS HERE.

WOULD, UH, LAHABRA AND WITH BREA AND SOME OF THE OTHER BIGGER CITIES IN NEARBY.

SO THE, THIS 10 MILLION HAS GONE BASICALLY TO SYNCHRONIZE IMPORTANT CORRIDORS SUCH AS IMPERIAL, AS WELL AS LAHABRA, UH, LALA BOULEVARD, UH, AND THEN FLEXIBLE FUNDING.

THAT'S THE MONEY THAT COMES TO YOU, AND YOU PRIORITIZE THAT TOTAL ABOUT 24 MILLION.

IN ADDITION, UH, O C T A HAS ADDED BASICALLY ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP BASICALLY BOOST THAT EXPENDITURE FOR A TOTAL OF 25 MILLION.

SO I THINK THE POINT OF MY CONVERSATION HERE TODAY IS THAT, UH, WE HAVE A LOCAL SALES TAX MEASURE THAT WE CONTROL LOCALLY, AND WE CAN COUNT ON THAT TO BE, UH, HERE WHETHER, UH, REGARDLESS OF HOW, WHAT THE SITUATION IS IN SACRAMENTO, AND THAT PROVIDES CITIES WITH RELIABLE AND A FLEXIBLE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR YOU TO KIND OF IMPLEMENT THESE, UH, PRIORITY PROJECTS IN YOUR CITY.

AND, AND BECAUSE WE KNOW A ROAD PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, TAKE SOME TIME TO MATURE AND YOU CAN COUNT ON THIS SOURCE OF FUNDING TO BE THERE, UH, YEAR AND YEAR OUT, UH, TO HELP BASICALLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS.

AND BASICALLY IT HELPS, UH, CONNECT OUR COMMUNITIES, MAKES WE HAVE BETTER ROADS, WE CAN, CAN, UH, GET OUT AND CONNECT, UH, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE SHOPPING CENTER OR VISITING FRIENDS, AS WELL AS OTHER NEEDS.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND, UH, HAPPY TO, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AND, BUT AGAIN, JUST, UH, PLEASURE TO, UH, BE IN FRONT OF YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? ACTUALLY, MR. MAYOR, IF I MIGHT, UM, PLEASE.

O C T A ALSO HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN WORKING WITH OUR STAFF ON THE BIKE TRAIL PROJECT ALONG THE UNION OF PACIFIC RIGHT AWAY.

UM, FOR MANY YEARS WE WERE AT A, A, BASICALLY A STALEMATE WITH THE, UH, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY AND O C T A BECAME INVOLVED, BROUGHT IN THEIR LOBBYISTS, BROUGHT IN THEIR RESOURCES FROM THEIR ENGINEERING DIVISION AND THEIR PROPERTY NEGOTIATION TEAM.

AND, UM, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT WE'RE VERY CLOSE IN SOME NEGOTIATIONS WITH UNION PACIFIC TO TRY TO FINALLY GET A PRICE THAT WE CAN AGREE TO ON THE EASEMENT AND GET THAT PROJECT GOING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

RIGHT.

AND WE'RE WORKING ON FUNDING SOLUTIONS AS WELL TO GET THAT DONE.

I THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.

I TALKED TO SO MANY PEOPLE OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS THAT ARE JUST DYING TO SEE THAT LAST LINK FINALLY COMPLETED IT.

I MEAN, IT EXISTS EVERYWHERE EXCEPT IN THIS ONE PORTION OF LAHABRA, AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SO MANY FOLKS HERE.

SO THANK, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT CREDIT GOES TO YOU FOR HAVING THE PERSEVERANCE TO PURSUE THAT, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP.

WE STILL ARE.

AND, UH, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE OF LAHABRA, I'LL TELL YOU IF O C T A WOULD LIKE TO FUND THE FULL COST OF THAT BY CRI, WE'D FULLY ACCEPT THAT WE'D, WE'D LOVE IT.

ABSOLUTELY.

PLEASE DO.

WORKING ON IT.

I'LL GET WORKING ON THAT.

YOU JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE JUST IN CASE.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, BY THE WAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANKS AGAIN.

[3. PRESENTATION BY THE CITY OF LA HABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT]

PRESENTATION BY THE, UH, CITY OF LA HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WELCOME, CHIEF.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU, UM, I, WELL BACK UP.

I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND I KNOW THAT THE CITY, UH, THEY'RE AWARE OF THE, THE COMMON THINGS THAT WE HAVE, BUT THERE MAY BE SOME, UM, UNITS OR, UH, THINGS THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THAT PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT.

SO I HAVE THREE OF THOSE, UM, UNITS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.

JUST GIMME ONE SECOND.

SO, LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS, UH, BEEN A PART OF A TASK FORCE CALLED THE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN'S TASK FORCE.

THIS TASK FORCE IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RESPONSES TO ONLINE ENFORCEMENT OF CHILDREN WHO ARE BEING EXPLOITED BY SEXUAL PREDATORS, CHILD EXPLOITATION, AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

SO, UM, TO JUMP A LITTLE BIT AHEAD, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, READ TO YOU, UH, A LITTLE SNIPPET FROM THE LA TIMES IN REGARDS TO, UH, PROTECT THE INNOCENT.

IT WAS A, UM, EVENT THAT LAHABRA WAS A PART OF.

AND SO LET ME READ THIS TO YOU REALLY QUICK.

IN A MASSIVE COLLABORATION EFFORT, SPANNING FIVE COUNTIES AND INVOLVING 64 LAW ENFORCEMENT

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THE INVESTIGATION CALLED OPERATION PROTECT THE INNOCENT WAS, UM, CONDUCTED WITH THE USE OF CYBER TIPS FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER OF MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.

SO I JUMPED TO THAT TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS THAT LAHABRA HAS TWO DETECTIVES AND A CIVILIAN, UH, INVESTIGATOR WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THIS TASK FORCE.

THIS TASK FORCE PROVIDES TO US TRAINING HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AND A COLLABORATION WITH MULTI AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND EVEN FEDERALLY TO COMBAT THESE TYPE OF CRIMES.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THE INTERNET HAS NO BOUNDARY, AND THE SUSPECT CAN BE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY OR A FEW STATES AWAY, BUT EITHER WAY, THE VICTIM, UH, IS HARMED.

UM, WE HAVE, IN 2021, WE GOT 67 CYBER TIPS, WHICH RESULTED IN SEVEN ARRESTS AND 11 ADDITIONAL, UH, COURT FILINGS.

AND THAT'S ALL DUE TO BEING A PART OF THIS TASK FORCE.

THE NEXT ONE THAT WE HAVE IS WAYMAKER.

UH, KIND OF SIMILAR TO FAMILY COURT.

UH, WAYMAKER HAS A REPRESENTATIVE WHO WORKS IN OUR DEPARTMENT, AND ESSENTIALLY THEY PROVIDE VICTIM, UH, ASSISTANCE COUNSELING PROGRAMS, YOUTH OFFENDER SERVICES, AND GANG PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION.

SO THE IMPORTANT PART OF THIS, KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE HEARD EARLIER, IS THE VICTIM, UH, THEY DON'T KNOW, THEY'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND A LOT OF TIMES THEY FEEL LOST OR THEY FEEL UNHEARD.

AND WITH WAYMAKER, AND LIKE I MENTIONED, WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE, REPRESENTATIVE IN OUR DEPARTMENT, THEY WORK WITH THE VICTIMS TO HELP GIVE THEM EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, GIVE THEM RESOURCES, CAN PROVIDE THEM EDUCATION, THEY CAN, UH, HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE DIFFERENT AREAS, WHETHER THAT BE, UH, GETTING BACK INTO THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, UM, UH, DEALING WITH LEARNING RESILIENCY AND THOSE OTHER TYPE OF THINGS THAT ONCE THEY'RE A VICTIM, THEY MAY HAVE TROUBLE DOING.

UM, THE, THE SYSTEM'S GOAL IS TO BE A HOLISTIC APPROACH.

SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY BECOME, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY A PART OF THE SYSTEM, THERE IS A POSITIVE END RESULT ONCE THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

AND THEN ORANGE COUNTY PROBATION, UH, I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF WHAT ORANGE COUNTY PROBATION DOES, BUT WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE TWO PROBATION OFFICERS IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

SO WE HAVE ONE FOR ADULT SUPERVISION, AND WE ALSO HAVE ONE FOR, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY REALIGNMENT, AB 1 0 9.

NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST ASSUME THAT ALL THEY DO IS THEY JUST LOOK OUT, LOOK OUT, EXCUSE ME, LOOK AFTER PEOPLE WHO ARE ON PROBATION OR ARE HOUSED IN OUR CITY.

HOWEVER, THEY DO MORE THAN JUST THAT.

UH, THEY PROVIDE LINKS AND SERVICES FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET JOBS, GET MENTAL HEALTH, UH, AND ALSO SUBSTANCE ABUSE, UH, COUNSELING.

THEY PROVIDE THEM EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING.

AND THEN UNFORTUNATELY, IF THEY DO RE-OFFEND AND THEY LOOK TO PUT THEM BACK IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

SO WE HAVE TWO FULL-TIME, UH, ORANGE COUNTY PROBATION OFFICERS, UH, HOUSED WITH US.

SO THOSE ARE THE THREE AREAS THAT MANY PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE .

NO QUESTIONS, CHIEF.

JUST, UH, UH, ALL THREE OF 'EM ARE, ARE GREAT.

UM, AND I, I'M SURE THE ONE WE'VE, UH, THREE OF US UP HERE KNOW ABOUT IS, UH, IAC.

AND, UH, THEY ARE, UH, DOING GOD'S WORK, UH, BECAUSE THE, UH, WHAT THEY'RE EXPOSED TO IS WHAT THE AVERAGE PERSON OUT THERE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ABSOLUTELY WHAT THEY HAVE TO SEE.

UH, THE, UH, THE, THE PICTURES AND THE GRAPHIC NATURE OF THESE PICTURES, LIKE YOU SAID, THE INTERNET KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES.

AND, UH, JUST THINK OF THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO CHILDREN FROM A, FROM A SEXUAL PREDATOR AND WHAT THESE, UH, DETECTIVES HAVE TO SEE IN DAY IN, DAY OUT, UH, AND, UH, AND THEY TAKE THESE CASES AND, UH, AND TAKE HIM TO PROSECUTION.

UH, OUTSTANDING.

SO THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

[ PUBLIC COMMENTS: When addressing the La Habra City Council, please complete a Speaker’s Card before leaving the Council Chamber. General Public Comments shall be received at the beginning of the governing body meeting and limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes for all public comments, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor or Chair. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature. The general Public Comment portion of the meeting allows the public to address any item of City business not appearing on the scheduled agenda. Per Government Code Section 54954.3(a), such comments shall not be responded to by the governing body during the meeting.]

WE'LL, UH, GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WHEN ADDRESSING THE, UH, LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE COMPLETE HIS PICKS CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING.

LIMITED THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH THE TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UNLESS OTHERWISE, MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR ALONE TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.

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

THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA FOR GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4 3 A.

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IS THERE ANYBODY OUT HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? STEP FORWARD PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS SUSAN PRITCHARD.

I GO BY DR.

PRITCHARD.

DR.

SUE PRITCHARD OR DR.

P? I'D LIVE AT 1 51 EAST ROSE AVENUE, LAHA, CALIFORNIA 9 0 6.

PARDON? INTERRUPTION.

CAN YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE DOWN JUST A BIT? I DID THAT LAST TIME.

IT FELL OFF.

OH, DAMN.

YOU WANT ME TO TRY AGAIN? YEAH, JUST FROM THE BOTTOM THERE.

THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU.

YOU DON'T WANNA BREAK IT? OKAY.

SO MY FIRST QUESTION, HOW IS SHOP AND DYING GOING? UM, HAVE THE APPLICANTS BEEN INFORMED THAT THE GIFT CERTIFICATES IN CALIFORNIA DO NOT HAVE EXPIRATION DATES? THAT WAS MADE BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO IS NOW OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

SO SHE MADE THAT IN CALIFORNIA.

SO BY GIVING THEM A SIX MONTH EXPIRATION REALLY DOESN'T HOLD UP, I DON'T THINK.

AND SO I WAS CURIOUS THEN YOU HAD A, AN AMOUNT THAT YOU PASSED OF THAT 20,000 EXTRA TO, TO BUY THE CARDS.

THERE WAS A DISCRETIONARY AMOUNT OF $8,350 SINCE WE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE TAKING THE MONEY BACK CUZ THERE'S NO EXPIRATION DATE ON GIFT CARDS.

MAYBE WE CAN BUY 41 MORE GIFT CARDS AND HELP.

41 MORE FAMILIES.

10% OVER 10% OF LAHABRA IS IN POVERTY LEVEL.

THAT MEANS THAT THE 21,000 HOUSEHOLDS OVER 2,100 ARE IN POVERTY LEVEL.

SO MAYBE WE CAN HELP 41 MORE MORE THEN.

CONGRATULATIONS SO FAR ON THE ELECTION RESULTS FOR YOU THREE.

SEE HIM.

THIS MICROPHONE DOES NOT LIKE ME.

AND THEN I NEED TO TELL YOU THAT MY HUSBAND AND I WENT AROUND AND WE PICKED UP ALL OF OUR SIGNS THE DAY AFTER.

AND OF THE SIGNS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PICK UP, IT WAS 20% OF THE ONES THAT I PURCHASED.

THE OTHER 80% WERE REMOVED WITHOUT PERMISSION.

AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, MANY OF THE BUSINESSES THAT I ASKED PERMISSION TO PUT THE SIGNS UP SAID I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT ASKED PERMISSION TO PUT THE SIGNS UP THERE.

SO I'M SAYING THIS BECAUSE IF YOU HAPPEN TO GET AN 80%, LIKE ABOUT 200 SIGNS SHOW UP SOMEWHERE, PLEASE NOTE I DIDN'T DO IT.

AND PLEASE DON'T GO TELL HIM THAT I PUT SOMETHING OUT THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE BECAUSE I PICKED UP EVERY THAT I COULD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? STEP RIGHT UP, SIR.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS CRAIG WALSH AND I'M HERE TO DISCUSS A PARKING SITUATION THAT HAD OCCURRED AT MY RESIDENCE OVER OFF OF, UH, 1501 EAST PARK DRIVE.

IF I CAN, CAN I GIVE YOU GUYS SOME PICTURES? JUST ONE PICTURE? ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH.

SO WHAT YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT IS THE SIGN FOR THE OVERNIGHT PARKING, UM, ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE OVERNIGHT PARKING FOR LAHABRA.

I RECEIVED A TICKET FOR PARKING MY CAR OUT ON THE STREET WITHOUT HAVING AN OVERNIGHT PARKING TAG.

AND AS A NEW MEMBER TO LAHABRA, I HAD NO IDEA THAT WE EVEN NEEDED A, A PARKING PERMIT.

SO OF COURSE I WAS A LITTLE UPSET WHEN I GOT GOT THE TICKET AND I REACHED OUT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO, UH, DISMISS THE TICKET AND THEY DENIED MY RES MY REQUEST SAYING THAT THERE ARE SIGNS POSTED ON THE ENTRANCES TO THE CITY.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HERE KNOWS IF YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN OVERNIGHT PARKING PERMIT TO PARK A CAR IN THE CITY STREETS, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THAT UNLESS YOU GOT A TICKET BECAUSE WHEN YOU DRIVING AROUND ON THE CITY, FIRST OF ALL, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT STREETS THESE SIGNS ARE LISTED AT.

AND WHEN I WENT DOWN TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE I MET WITH, UH, OFFICER E TORRES OF THE UH, PARKING DIVISION, HE EVENTUALLY EXCUSED MY TICKET AND REFUNDED ME MY FINE.

UM, BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT THAT I'M HERE.

I'M HERE BECAUSE THAT SIGN IS INADEQUATELY.

UM, FOR US TO KNOW THAT WE NEED A PARKING PERMIT FOR ONE, IT IT'S LISTING A, AN OLD MUNICIPAL CODE ON THE BOTTOM, THAT EIGHT POINT SOMETHING CODE, THAT CODE DOESN'T EVEN EXIST IN YOUR GUYS' BOOK ANYMORE.

THAT'S BEEN UPDATED TO 10 POINT SOMETHING NOW.

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UM, SO I'M HERE TO ASKING YOU GUYS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND TO MAKE THESE SIGNS, REWORD 'EM TO WHERE THAT THEY ACTUALLY TELL US THAT WE NEED AN AN OVERNIGHT PARKING PERMIT.

CUZ I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR FOR US IN THE RESIDENCE TO WAKE UP TO A TICKETS AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY THEY'RE FOR.

UM, SO I'M ASKING YOU GUYS TO, AT LEAST FOR NOW, TO STOP THE TICKET, THE TICKETING AND REWORD THESE SIGNS.

I MEAN, YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT MEASURE M SO MAYBE SOME OF THAT FUNDS COULD GO INTO THESE SIGNS AND MAKING IT TO WHERE THE RESIDENTS ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THE, UH, THE LAWS AND THE RULES ARE FOR PARKING HERE OVERNIGHT.

IN STREET SWEEPING, YOU GUYS HAVE THE PARK, THE SIGNS POSTED AT EVERY, MOSTLY EVERY, UH, ENTRANCES, EXITS INTO THE, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS.

WHY CAN'T THESE SIGNS BE POSTED THERE? I MEAN, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY NOT THAT WAY.

THERE WOULD BE NO DISCUSSION ON IF THERE'S A PARKING PERMIT REQUIRED OR NOT.

AND THAT SIGN YOU COULD, OBVIOUSLY IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A PARKING PERMIT REQUIRED.

THE ONLY WAY YOU KNOW A PARKING PERMIT IS REQUIRED IS WHEN YOU GET THE TICKET .

SO, UM, AND THEN MY GIRLFRIEND EVEN ASKED ONE OF THE, UH, THE TICKETING PEOPLE THAT WERE DRIVING AROUND GIVING TICKETS, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE SIGNS AT, EVEN EVEN, THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THE SIGNS ARE.

SO YOU'RE HAVING PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND GIVING TICKETS THAT ARE INADEQUATELY TRAINED ON PROVIDING THE CORRECT INFORMATION ON WHERE TO FIND THESE OVERNIGHT PARKING PERMITS.

SO THAT'S WHY I HAD TO GO DOWN TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ACTUALLY TALK TO SOMEONE.

UM, SO I'M JUST JUST ASKING YOU GUYS TO, UM, LOOK INTO THAT AND TO POSSIBLY CHANGE THE SIGNS, UPDATE 'EM TO THE CORRECT MUNICIPAL CODE.

CUZ I DON'T THINK ANYBODY SHOULD BE TICKETED FOR BASICALLY FALSE ADVERTISEMENT THERE.

I MEAN, THERE'S NO WAY FOR THE COP TO EVEN KNOW THAT I WAS PARKED THERE OVERNIGHT UNLESS THEY'RE PHYSICALLY LOOKING AT EACH CAR FOR 30 MINUTES.

LIKE THAT SIGN SAYS 30 MINUTES OR MORE, YOU NEED A PARKING PERMIT.

BUT NOWHERE ON THAT SIGN DOES IT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT PARKING PERMIT.

NOWHERE ON THE SIGN DOES IT SAY WHERE TO GET THE PARKING PERMIT, HOW TO OBTAIN ONE.

AND FOR ANY NEW RESIDENTS COMING INTO THE CITY, HOW ARE THEY TO KNOW THAT THIS EVEN EXISTS WITHOUT GETTING A NASTY TICKET? AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE ALL LIKE TO LOOK UP TO AND WAKE UP TO.

AND I KNOW DURING COVID, YOU GUYS POSTPONED THAT.

SO DURING COVID, A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVED IN AND OUT.

YOU GUYS STARTED THAT, STARTED THE TICKETING BACK UP AND I WALKED OUT AND LITERALLY EVERY CAR ON MY NEIGHBORHOOD HAD A TICKET.

SO YOU GUYS MADE A PRETTY PENNY THAT DAY.

UM, I JUST THINK IT'S KINDA WRONG WHAT THE CITY'S DOING IN FINDING PEOPLE WHEN THE, THE, THE SIGN ITSELF BLATANTLY DOESN'T EVEN SHOW THAT A PARKING PERMIT'S REQUIRED.

SO I JUST ASK YOU GUYS TO LOOK INTO IT AND PROVIDE BETTER, BETTER SIGNS AROUND THE CITY, PREFERABLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO PEOPLE KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT GOT IT.

MY FRIENDS GOT TICKETS BEFORE.

UM, SO YEAH, I'M JUST HERE TO BRING THAT TO YOU GUYS' ATTENTION IN CASE YOU GUYS DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SIR.

ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME'S GUADALUPE LARA AND I WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AS WELL, UM, SO FAR.

BUT, UM, THAT'S NOT THE ONLY REASON WHY I'M HERE.

I'M A RESIDENT HERE OF LAHABRA.

AND FOR THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, I FELT SAFE FOR THE MOST PART.

I KNOW THIS WAS A CONVERSATION I HAD WITH MAYOR MADRANO.

UM, MY HOUSE WAS VANDALIZED DURING THE SELECTION PERIOD.

AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I LOVE LAHABRA.

UM, NOBODY PROMISED ME ANYTHING OUT OF THIS SELECTION.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

UM, BUT ONE THING I DON'T APPRECIATE IS NOT ONLY WAS IT VANDALIZED WITH TOILET PAPER, BUT I HAVE A DAUGHTER WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

I HAVE A DOG.

AND THERE WAS, UH, FIREWORKS EXPLOSIVES THAT WERE ON MY PORCH THAT WERE THROWN THERE.

WHEN I CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THEY SAID, OH, THEY'RE THE DISNEYLAND FIREWORKS AND CLEARLY THEY'RE NOT.

AND I SAID, NO, THOSE WERE NOT DISNEYLAND FIREWORKS.

AND THERE'S EVIDENCE BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I PUT NEW CEMENT ON OUR PORCH THAT WAS CLEAN AND DID NOT HAVE ANY BURNED RESIDUE OR ANYTHING.

SO I DID ASK MY HUSBAND, I SAID, DID YOU DO THIS? DID YOU STAIN THIS? HE SAID, NO, NO, NO.

THOSE ARE BURN MARKS.

THOSE ARE DEFINITELY BURN MARKS.

SO I JUST WANNA SAY I WILL BE A PART OF THE CITY AND IN THE FUTURE I WILL BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY LIONS CLUB, THE LAJA WOMEN'S REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S, WHICH NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT THAT PLACE GOT VANDALIZED WITH FECES ON THE DOOR.

AND SO I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MY COMMUNITY, MY FAMILY, AND IT JUST SO DISHEARTENING THAT THIS ELECTION HAD TO BE THIS WAY.

AND I REALLY HOPE THAT

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UM, THAT'S JUST NOT OKAY.

LIES ARE NOT OKAY.

I UNDERSTAND FAIRLY, THAT'S FINE, BUT I I'M AN HONEST PERSON AND I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT.

I JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE.

AND WHEN I CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY, THEY, THEY'RE LIKE DENIED IT.

DENIED IT.

SO WHO DO I CALL? WHO DO I CALL? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELL, I WILL SAY THIS, WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST POLICE DEPARTMENTS AROUND AND CHIEF ADAM FOSTER, IF YOU CAN MEET WITH MS. LA, WE'D APPRECIATE THIS IN UNITED UP HERE, WE, UH, ARE AGAINST ANY CRIME THAT OCCURRED TO YOU OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT.

I WAS JUST GONNA SUGGEST THE SAME THING, MS. LA, THE, AND I KNOW YOU AND I HAD SPOKEN BEFORE AND I HAD RECOMMENDED THE SAME THING BACK THEN.

I THINK IT WAS ABOUT, UH, THREE AND A HALF WEEKS AGO, I HAD SUGGESTED YOU, UH, YOU CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, BEING A POLICE OFFICER MYSELF.

AND YOU HAVE TWO RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS UP HERE.

VERY IMPORTANT.

PUBLIC SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE, NOT ONLY ME, BUT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REST OF THE CITY.

UH, WE TAKE THAT SERIOUS.

AND, UH, IF ANY HARM DID COME TO YOU, I HOPE, UH, THAT THEY DO CATCH WHOMEVER DID IT.

AND, UH, OUR CHIEF IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.

IF, UH, IF YOU CAN, IF YOU CAN TALK TO HIM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING FORWARD.

APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

ANYONE ELSE? PUBLIC COMMENT?

[1. APPROVE AWARD OF CONTRACT TO GLENN CHAVEZ CONSTRUCTION, OF BREA, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE HELI-HYDRANT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 1-W-23 That the City Council and Utility Authority: A. Approve a construction contract with Glenn Chavez Construction, of Brea, California, for the installation of the Heli-Hydrant Project, City Project No. 1-W-23; B. Approve and authorize the City Manager/Executive Director to execute an agreement with Glenn Chavez Construction, of Brea, California; and, C. Authorize staff to issue a purchase order in the amount of $250,000, to Glenn Chavez Construction, of Brea, California, which includes a 10 percent contingency.]

CATHY.

CATHY.

OH, I THOUGHT MAYBE WE WOULD BE FIRST .

HEY, YOU GUYS ARE UP.

COME ON.

DON'T LET 'EM SEE THAT.

CATHERINE.

DON'T LET THOSE GUYS SEE THAT.

COME ON UP.

OH BOY.

HEY, BEFORE THEY GET UP THERE, I WANNA THANK YOU GUYS FOR THOSE BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS.

I MEAN, YOU REALLY LIT THIS PLACE UP.

IT'S JUST GORGEOUS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

GO ON UP.

ARE WE GONNA MOVE THIS? I'M IN THE BACK.

WHO DO YOU THINK THIS IS? .

WHO ARE WE? TAKE PICTURES.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, KELLY'S ONE OF US TOO.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE ON HER BLUE SHIRT.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE HER BLUE, BLUE SHIRT ON.

SO, MAYOR MADRANO, COUNCIL MEMBERS, DEPARTMENT HEADS, STAFF, AND THE COMMUNITY.

WELL, HABER HOST LYONS RECENTLY CELEBRATED THEIR BIRTHDAY, 75 YEARS OF GIVING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

EVEN DURING C IN 2022, THERE'S BEEN NO HOLDS BARRED.

THE EASTER PANCAKE BREAKFAST EVENT RAISED $14,300 FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

THE LIONS SOLD FUNNEL CAKES, HOT DOGS, HAMBURGERS AT ALL THE CONCERTS IN THE PARKS THIS PAST SUMMER.

AND IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO GIVE THE $7,000 PROFITS FROM THOSE CONCERT EVENTS TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

LIONS SELL FUNNEL CAKES AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE, INCLUDING AT OTHER LIONS CLUB FESTIVALS, THE LAHABRA 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SHOW IN ALL SEASON, SELLING FUNNEL CAKES AT THE SONORA LAHABRA FOOTBALL GAMES.

ANOTHER VERY SUCCESSFUL 2022 SUMMERTIME LIONS FUNDRAISER BENEFITED THE HELP FOR BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN SCHOOL.

IT WAS OUR LION'S ANNUAL LIONS POKER TOURNAMENT WITH PROCEEDS OF OVER $20,000 GOING TO H B I C.

AND JUST A WEEK AGO, WE HELD OUR SIGNATURE EVENT, THE 73RD ANNUAL CORN FESTIVAL AND PARADE COMING WHEN WE'RE NOT DONE, UH, COMING UP, LIONS WILL BE SELLING FINAL CAKES THIS YEAR AND TENDING BAR AT THE LA HARBOR TAMALE FESTIVAL.

AND BEFORE THE YEAR IS OUT ON, REMEMBER THE DATE, DECEMBER 11TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM MARKER.

CALENDARS THE LIONS WILL BE HOSTING OUR ANNUAL SANTA CLAUS CAR SHOW AT THE LAHABRA MARKETPLACE, FEATURING A DELICIOUS BARBECUE LUNCH, THE GREAT SABER BAND, A RAFFLE OVER A HUNDRED FAB, FABULOUS CARS AND VENDORS.

AND AS USUAL, WE WILL BE COLLECTING PJS AND TOYS FOR THE KIDS OF ALL AGES.

THE LA THE

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THE LIONS FOCUS ON SIGHT AND HEARING.

IN 1924, IT WAS HELEN KELLER WHO CHALLENGED THE LIONS TO BE KNIGHT OF THE BLIND.

AND SO WE ARE, WHEN LAHABRA HOST LIONS HAS ITS HUGE SITE SCREENINGS EVENT.

NOW EVERY OTHER YEAR AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, WE SERVE OVER 300 KIDDOS AND ADULTS.

IT TAKES A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS AND THOSE WHO NEED GLASSES WALK AWAY WITH THEIR PRESCRIPTION THAT DAY.

TALK ABOUT A FEEL GOOD PROJECT.

NOT MANY DRY EYES IN THE HOUSE WHEN YOU SEE A KID OR EVEN AN ADULT WALK AWAY BEING ABLE TO SEE.

AND HONESTLY, THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAT THE LIONS DO, INCLUDING SPONSORING A LOCAL BOY SCOUTS TROUPE AND MAKING SO MANY PANCAKE BREAKFASTS FOR VARIOUS GROUPS, INCLUDING OUR VETS.

THE REASON WE'RE HERE TONIGHT IS TO SHARE SUCCESS OF ANOTHER FUNDRAISER, THE LAHABRA HOST LION'S PASTA FEST AND CAR SHOW TO BENEFIT THE LAHABRA SENIOR PROGRAMS AT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE PASTA FEST WAS HELD AUGUST 8TH AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

THE LAHABRA LYONS LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE SENIORS BEGAN YEARS AGO WHEN WE GOT WIND THAT THEY NEEDED FUNDS FOR COFFEE.

WELL, WE GOT THEM COFFEE.

AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT AND MUCH, MUCH MORE EVER SINCE.

AND ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO OR SO, WE STARTED THE PASTA FEST.

WE PULLED OUT OUT ALL THE STOPS THIS YEAR, NOT ONE, BUT THREE KINDS OF PASTAS, LOVINGLY PREPARED BY OUR LIONS MEN AND WOMEN, AND SERVED BY OUR YOUTH GROUP, THE LEOS.

WE HAD A WORLD CLASS ESCAPE ROOM THAT WAS FUN FOR ALL.

AND I MEAN, SOMEHOW I MIRACULOUSLY ESCAPED THAT ROOM.

WE ALSO FEATURED, UH, LOCAL PERFORMERS.

THE SPECTACULAR NIGHT ITSELF WAS ONLY SURPASSED BY THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS WE WERE ABLE TO RE RAISE.

AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR PRESIDENT.

WE CALL HER KATHERINE, THE GREAT KATHERINE BADAM GEMAN, TO MAKE OUR PRESENTATION TO THE CITY FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS.

SOMEBODY JUMPED UP AND A HURT , RANDY, THEY SAID, CHECK.

THAT'S RIGHT, MAYOR.

SO CAREFUL THAT CHECK.

WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU THE CITY AND THE SENIOR CENTER SERVICES WITH $17,000.

WOW.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I GOTTA MAKE SURE OUR, OUR TV CAMERA OUT AT, UH, AT HOME CATCH THAT $17,000 RAISED BY OUR ALLIANCE.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

AND, UH, AND ON A SIDE NOTE, I KNOW, KNOW CATHERINE, YOU WENT ENSENADA, CORRECT? YES.

ON A, UH, DID YOU ASK? I DID.

AND WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU? THEY SAID THAT THERE ARE TWO ENSENADA CLUBS AND THAT SHE MUST HAVE BEEN BELONG TO THE OTHER AH, SO MY AUNT, OKAY.

MY AUNT WAS A, WAS A LIFELONG LION, UM, UNTIL SHE PASSED AWAY A FEW YEARS AGO.

SHE WAS 90 SOMETHING.

SHE USED TO HAVE A LION'S VEST.

SO I ASKED CATHERINE, SHE ASKED ME, SHE GOES, HEY, WHERE WAS YOUR AUNT? I SAID, AN ENSENADA.

AND SHE WAS GONNA ASK.

SO THERE YOU GO.

ANYHOW, UH, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE IF WE CAN.

AND, UH, WANTED TO THANK THE LIONS ON BEHALF NOT ONLY THE CITY, BUT OUR SENIORS.

I'M GONNA GET, UH, I'M GONNA GET IN BETWEEN YOU GUYS HERE.

I'LL CROUCH DOWN LOW.

HOW'S THAT UP THERE? OKAY, , THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR, FOR THIS.

THANK YOU.

SO CAN WE CASH THAT AT BANK OF AMERICA TONIGHT? OR JUST WONDER? OUR CITY MANAGER WANTS TO KNOW .

YEAH, JUST CHECKING CHECK'S ALREADY PUT OFF.

OH, WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING DOWN.

THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR COMING OUT.

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UH, STILL AT, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO STEP FORWARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? SCENE NONE.

OH, NO, ABSOLUTELY.

OH, ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE NOT, UH, CORRECT.

IT'S JUST, IT WAS JUST TO ASK YOU WERE NOT YES, MA'AM.

I'M SORRY.

THE ATTORNEY, OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

YEAH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME BACK, WE'LL BE BACK DECEMBER 5TH.

NO, THIS IS ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN WHO IN GREAT CONDITION.

I THOUGHT WE COULD FIGURE.

WE'LL, UH, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU BACK ON DECEMBER 5TH.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

[ 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:]

UH, ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED 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 A RULE, AN ITEM REMOVED ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.

PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME 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 ARE ALONG 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 10 IN CITY COUNCIL AND UTILITY AUTHORITY.

ITEM NUMBER ONE, CALL FOR REMOVAL OF ITEMS BY STAFF.

I'M NONE, MR. MAYOR FROM COUNCIL.

MR. MAYOR, ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL REMOVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE REMOVAL AN ITEM? I PUT MY CARD THE SAME NUMBER, NUMBER FIVE FOR YOU, MA'AM.

VERY GOOD.

UH, CALL FOR ACTION, UH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF, UH, THE IT OR ITEM NUMBER FIVE THAT WAS REMOVED.

MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

I'LL SECOND VERY WELL WILL THE CITY COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER FIVE? MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

[ CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION:]

WE CAN HAVE, UH, SOMEBODY FROM CITY STAFF COME UP TO PRESENT.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE.

UM, MR. MAYOR, I DON'T REQUIRE A STAFF REPORT.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THE, UM, MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC DOES OR NOT.

UH, WHY DON'T WE ADDRESS HER QUESTION FIRST AND THEN I'LL SPEAK.

GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

ORDINANCE 1833, THAT AMENDS TITLE 18 OF LAHABRA ZONING CODE WAS PASSED APRIL 5TH, 2021.

THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENT, 18.8 2.050 STATES THAT 15% OF ANY PROJECT MUST HAVE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE MORE THAN 10 UNITS.

NOW, THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER THING INSIDE THIS THAT I HAVEN'T READ CLEARLY OR SEEN.

MAYBE THERE CAN BE SOME, UM, CLARIFICATIONS, BUT IT'S NOT FUZZY MATH.

10% OF 117 IS NOT 12, BUT IT'S NOT 15 EITHER.

IT'S NOT 15%, IT'S A LITTLE OVER 10%.

SO IF YOU'RE ROUNDING THEN OF 117 UNITS, 15% WOULD BE 18 UNITS IN THAT HOUSING.

SO PERHAPS THE CITY'S GETTING SOME FUNDING IN LIEU OF THAT.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT THE OTHER POINT THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WAS THAT IN THE PROPOSAL THAT YOU HAVE ON THE AGENDA NUMBER FIVE, IT LISTS THAT THE AFFORDABILITY IS TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH NO MORE THAN 120% OF THE MEDIAN INCOME.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE, BUT THE MEDIAN INCOME IN LAHABRA, IT'S PROBABLY GONE DOWN NOW, IS 80,000, A LITTLE OVER 80,000.

BUT IN YOUR ZONING ACT, YOU STATE 110% OF MEDIAN.

SO I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE CLARIFICATION WOULD BE IN ORDER PRIOR TO THAT.

MAYBE SOME OF YOU WERE GONNA ASK THOSE QUESTIONS, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I FIND A LITTLE BIT, UM, DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ACTUAL CODE AND THEN WHAT YOU'RE ALLOWING FOR THIS DEVELOPER, THIS PERSON WHO'S BUILDING, CONSTRUCTING IN OUR CITY.