Jan 17, 2023 City Council

IT IS OUR HONOR, OUR PLEASURE TO CONGRATULATE THE C I F CHAMPIONSHIP, UH, TEAM FROM WHITTIER.

CHRISTIAN, MAY I HAVE OUR COACHING TEAM FIRST? COME ON UP IN HONOR OF YOU AND YOUR NAME, SIR MANRIQUE.

IS, UH, STEVE ROJAS ALSO HERE? YES.

COME ON UP.

AND ALL YOUR ASSISTANT COACHES AND ALL THAT.

OH, HERE, COME ON UP.

STAFF.

CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL OUR COACHES GET CERTIFICATES AS WELL? IF WE HAVE ALL CONGRATULATIONS.

SO, LET ME INTRODUCE MY COLLEAGUES ON THE HARBOR CITY COUNCIL, AND I LIKE TO CALL US THE FAMILY OF MAYORS BECAUSE WE'VE ONCE THE MAYOR, ALWAYS THE MAYOR, MAYOR JOSE MADRANO, MAYOR STEVE SIMONIAN, MAYOR ROSES PENOZA, AND THE MAYOR AND TRAINING MAYOR PRO TIM, DARREN ERIAN.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS.

UH, ARE THERE ANY GIRLS ON THE TEAM? NO, WE'RE OKAY.

WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE ARE PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR JUST THIS TREMENDOUS, TREMENDOUS JOB THAT YOU HAVE DONE.

UH, IT IS JUST, UH, DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED AND WE WOULD'VE LIKED TO THROW A PARADE FOR YOU, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU GUYS DIDN'T WANNA DO A PARADE, SO WE WOULD'VE LOVED TO THROW A PARADE, BUT, UH, IN ANY CASE, WHAT A TREMENDOUS VICTORY.

SO IF I CAN HAVE ALL THE TEAM MEMBERS COME, OH, BRING THAT UP HERE.

COME ON, BRING THAT UP REAL QUICK.

WHILE WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE PHOTO UP, CAN YOU, HEY, YOU GUYS IN THE FRONT ROW? WHY DON'T YOU GUYS HOLD US IN THE FRONT ROW, YOU GUYS? OKAY.

TELL YOU GUYS TAKE A KNEE.

TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP TO THE PODIUM COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT UPDATE ON THE PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.

READY? 1, 2, 3.

COACH, IF I CAN GET YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS, COACH, LET ME PASS THIS MICROPHONE OVER TO YOU.

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ALL RIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT.

WELL, WE JUST, UH, WE, WE, WE JUST ARE VERY GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR THE CITY OF HARBOR TO INVITE US HERE TO, UH, THIS CELEBRATION OF THE, OF THE BOYS.

UH, WE HAD A REALLY SUCCESSFUL SEASON AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, AS COACHES, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR BOYS, AND WE JUST THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE, WE WE'RE COMING BACK WITH ALL OUR GUYS.

SO WE, YOU KNOW, LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT SEASON NEXT YEAR.

BUT MOST, YOU KNOW, FOREMOST, UH, WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE INVITATION.

WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL AND, AND HONORED TO BE HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU ALL.

SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

PROUD.

HOW, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON THE COACHING STAFF OVER THERE? THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR.

YEAH.

WELL, THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO START.

SO AGAIN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ON BEHALF OF THE AUBURN CITY COUNCIL, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE C I F CHAMPIONS FROM WHITTIER CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL.

WE WILL SEE YOU HERE NEXT YEAR.

AGAIN, CALEB AND PROMISE, VERY GRACIOUS, OKAY, FOR YOU, PEOPLE ARE WATCHING US AT HOME, SO WE'LL JUST KIND OF GET READY HERE.

I HAVE SOME PEOPLE EXIT OUT AT THIS

[2. COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT UPDATE ON PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR THE CITY OF LA HABRA'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION]

KELLY FU.

JOE, WELCOME.

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

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THE CITY OF LAHABRA WAS INCORPORATED IN JANUARY OF 1925, SO WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR 98TH ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH WITH THAT.

SO WE'RE OFFICIALLY KICKING OFF OUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND PLANNING, UM, COMMITTEE.

SO I WOULD, I WAS HERE TODAY TO TALK TO YOU, NOT JUST LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE'RE PLAN, UH, STARTING THIS PLANNING PROCESS, BUT ALSO HOPEFULLY THAT YOU COULD HELP US GET THE WORD OUT THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, OUR NONPROFITS, OUR VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT WANNA HELP SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE.

SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PLANNING IN 2025 WILL BE, UM, A BOOK AN IMAGES OF AMERICA.

IF YOU'VE SEEN ALL THE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE IMAGES OF AMERICA BOOKS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE ON LAHABRA.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON SOME COMMUNITY ART THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE GOING TO ENHANCE SOME OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS AND MAYBE EVEN, UH, GENERATE A COUPLE MORE.

SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT A, UH, ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN 2025.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING WITH THE FUNDRAISING FOR THE ACTIVITIES, UH, DOING HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND VERIFICATION OF THE RESEARCH, UM, PLANNING THE EVENTS OR PROVIDING PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IF ANYBODY INTERESTED, IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY AND YOU YOU'D LIKE TO, UH, ADVERTISE FOR US, UH, THEY CAN EMAIL US AT A HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY@LAHABRACA.GOV.

OR THEY COULD CALL THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT (562) 383-4200.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY, AS I KNOW ALL YOU GUYS DO TOO.

AND ALSO HIS DAUGHTER IN THEIR NEW ENDEAVOR.

THANK YOU, KELLY.

THAT WAS SHORT AND SWEET.

UH, I HAVE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT, A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE AT THIS TIME.

I KNOW HE'S NOT GONNA LIKE THIS, BUT I'M GONNA DO IT ANYWAY.

WE LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ROB FARRIER ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.

AFTER, UH, 10 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF LAHABRA, OUR ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, ROB FARRIER, HAS ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF DEPUTY CITY MANAGER IN THE CITY OF BATTLEGROUND WASHINGTON.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS A BATTLEGROUND, BUT ANYWAY, ROB, ROB HAS SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF LAHABRA SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2012.

IN THE MEANTIME, HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY NOTABLE PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY SATISFACTION SURVEY, MANAGING THE CITY'S FIRE CONTRACT WITH LA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND MOST RECENTLY THE LAHABRA, UH, LIFE PUBLICATION, WHICH IS JUST OUTSTANDING.

UH, JUST TO NAME A FEW.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE JOIN ME IN WISHING ROB AND HIS WIFE ALLISON WELL,

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CONGRATULATIONS, ROB.

AND IF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL TAKE ME UP FRONT, JOIN ME UP FRONT, LET'S, UH, GO BACK IN THERE AND GIVE HIM THIS BLACK NEED TO GET UP.

WE HAVE TO GET IN THOSE STEPS UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN.

SO, ROB, COME ON DOWN.

I'M GONNA START HERE WITH THE FIRST LADY OF LAHABRA, ROSE DOK.

WELL, I DID, UH, BRIEFLY SPEAK TO HIM AND SAID, OH MY GOSH, WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU.

HE'S BEEN, UH, THAT I KNOW OF, HE'S BEEN THE SECOND PERSON THAT I'VE KNOWN WHO'S TAKEN THAT POSITION BESIDES JENNIFER CERVANTES.

SO I'VE BECOME SO USED TO YOU BEING THERE ALL THE TIME AND BEING OUR RIGHT HAND FOR ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, BUT I KNOW WE CAN'T KEEP YOU FOREVER.

I KNOW THERE ARE JOURNEYS YOU'RE GONNA TAKE, AND I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA ENJOY THEM AND THEIR ADVENTURES IN YOUR LIFE.

SO ALL I CAN SAY IS WE CAN'T HOLD YOU BACK.

WE WISH YOU WELL.

GOD BLESS YOU, AND, UH, STAY IN TOUCH WITH US.

WE DON'T LIKE TO LOSE GOOD GUYS.

SO IT'S VERY PAINFUL.

I GOT TO KNOW YOU ON THE FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE BEFORE I CAME BACK TO COUNCIL, AND, UH, WE DID, UH, SOME GOOD WORK AND MOSTLY DUE TO YOUR HARD WORK.

SO YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT STAYS BEHIND, UH, THE FRONT AND DOES ALL THE HARD WORK, HEAVY LIFTING MAKES, UH, SADRO LOOK GOOD.

AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, NOW, WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

IT'S NOT EASY, .

IT'S NOT EASY.

SO ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW THAT WASHINGTON CAN BE DEPRESSING.

, IT'S OVERCAST.

NO SUNSHINE.

I, I LIKE THE RAIN .

YOU LIKE THE RAIN? I LIKE THE RAIN.

WELL, WE THEN STAY HERE.

WE'VE GOT, UH, QUITE A BIT OF IT SO FAR.

ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS.

GOD BLESS YOU.

THANK YOU, ROB.

I, UH, SPOKE TO HIM BEFORE AND, UH, AND I, AND THE FIRST THING I TOLD ROB WAS, I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU LEAVE.

I DON'T, AND THAT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY IT.

YOU REALLY DON'T WANNA SEE ROB LEAVE.

ROB IS A, A GENTLEMAN, UH, A UH, UH, A TRUE LAHABRA, WHAT I WOULD CALL LAHABRA, WHO, UH, I KNOW HE DOESN'T LIVE IN LAHABRA, BUT HE DOES SUCH A LOT OF GOOD THINGS FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL, FOR OUR CITY.

AND STEVE ALLUDED TO THAT BEHIND THE SCENES IN THE HEAVY LIFTING THAT HE DOES FOR US ON OUR BEHALF.

AND OF COURSE, ON BEHALF OF, UH, OF JIM.

BUT, UH, ROB, I'LL TELL YOU AGAIN, UH, I GET IT AS SOMEBODY THAT, UH, THAT THAT LATERAL DOUBT OF ONE AGENCY TO ANOTHER.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WERE LIKE, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? I GET IT.

UH, IT'S A GREAT MOVE FOR YOU.

UH, CONGRATULATIONS.

I AM VERY, VERY HAPPY FOR YOU AND, UH, YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME BACK TO LA HOPPER.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR WIFE AS WELL AND YOUR DAUGHTER.

UM, AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU FROM TIME TO TIME, PLEASE.

THE, MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN.

THE MADRANO FAMILY GREATLY RESPECTS YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE YOU.

YEAH, MY FIRST EMOTION WAS HAPPINESS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, CUZ I HAVE A FEELING YOU'RE GONNA WIND UP SOMEPLACE EXACTLY WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.

SO I'M HAPPY FOR YOU.

I'M EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE ADVENTURE THAT THAT LIES AHEAD.

BUT I'M ALSO TERRIBLY SAD FOR LAHABRA BECAUSE IT, WITH YOU, WE HAVE THIS TREMENDOUS LOSS OF TALENT, SKILL AND ABILITY, AND IT'S KIND OF A UNIQUE TALENT IN MY VIEW.

YOU'RE THE MOST, ONE OF THE MOST ARTICULATE, ELOQUENT GUYS I'VE EVER KNOWN.

YOU SERVED A TREMENDOUS, DID A TREMENDOUS JOB FOR LAHABRA, SO YOU'RE GONNA BE SORELY MISSED.

UM, AND NOT ONLY ARE YOU ARTICULATE ON PAPER, BUT YOU'RE, UH, A DAMN GOOD MUSICIAN.

SO WE, WE ARE REALLY GONNA MISS YOU.

BUT LIKE MY COLLEAGUES SAID, WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN THE FUTURE.

YOU KNOW, AS HE SAID, YOU'RE A MUSICIAN.

I KNOW YOU PLAY THE TRUMPET.

I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BE PLAYING TAPS FOLLOWED BY SOMEBODY CELEBR CELEBRATORY, UH, ON THIS.

BUT CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE JUST DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB.

YOU DEFINITELY LEFT YOUR FOOTPRINT HERE IN LAHABRA.

AND, YOU KNOW, UH, AT THE OLD CITY HALL WHEN I WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE EARLY MORNINGS EVERY MORNING I'D WALK IN.

ROB WAS ALREADY THERE EARLY MORNING.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION ON BEHALF OF THE LITTLE HARBOR CITY COUNCIL.

AND, UM, UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, CAN WE, UH, HAVE A TITLE IN ROB'S HONOR HERE? DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL SECOND.

SO YOU'LL BE FOREVER IN THE PAVER HALL OF FAME.

THERE YOU GO.

LET'S TAKE A PHOTO REAL QUICK.

CONGRATULATIONS, .

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

OKAY, COUNCIL MAYORS, LET'S GO ON.

BACK UP, RHONDA.

[ 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.]

GO AHEAD.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WHEN ADDRESSING THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

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UNLESS OTHERWISE, MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR SPEAKING TA 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 5 4 9 5 4 0.3 A, SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.

AND MAYOR AND COUNSEL, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT I DID RECEIVE TWO EMAIL PUBLIC COMMENTS, ONE FROM CRAIG DERPHY AND THE SECOND ONE FROM DR.

SUE PRITCHARD, WHO'S A HOPPER RESIDENT.

AND THANK YOU MA'AM FOR HER LETTER.

AND I HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD FROM CLARISSA SURFACE WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS.

WELCOME.

SO-CAL GAS.COM/ASSISTANCE.

IS THIS OKAY? THANK YOU.

UH, HONORABLE AND MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.

AGAIN, CLARISSA SURFACE PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER.

UM, SO MUCH, SO MUCH JOY IN THE AIR THIS, THIS EVENING.

BUT I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT A MORE SERIOUS TOPIC, AND THAT IS WE ARE REACHING OUT TO ALL, ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS TO INFORM THEM THAT NATURAL GAS PRICES ARE GOING TO BE HIGHER THIS MONTH, POSSIBLY DOUBLE, AND IT IS DUE TO SEVERAL FACTORS BEYOND OUR CONTROL.

SO THE HIGH BILLS ARE A RESULT OF HISTORICALLY HIGH NATURAL GAS PRICES IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.

SO SOCAL GAS DOESN'T SET THESE NATURAL GAS PRICES.

INSTEAD, THEY ARE DETERMINED BY THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL MARKETS.

SOCAL GAS BUYS NATURAL GAS IN THOSE MARKETS ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL BUS BUSINESS CUSTOMERS.

AND THE COST OF BUYING THAT GAS IS BUILT TO THOSE CUSTOMERS WITH NO MARKUP, MEANING SO-CALLED GAS DOES NOT BRO PROFIT FROM GAS COMMODITY PRICES INCREASING ACCORDING TO THE US ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION, A NUMBER OF FACTORS ARE CURRENTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE HIGHER NATURAL GAS COMMODITY PRICES.

CURRENTLY, THERE IS WIDESPREAD BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON MUCH OF THE WEST COAST, INCLUDING WASHINGTON AND OREGON.

AND AS SUCH, THERE'S A HIGHER DEMAND FOR HEATING BY THOSE CUSTOMERS IN THOSE AFFECTED AREAS.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S A REDUCTION IN NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES THAT IS COMING TO THE WEST COAST FROM CANADA AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

THERE IS ALSO A REDUCED INTERSTATE PIPELINE CAPACITY TO THE WEST COAST BECAUSE OF PIPELINE MAINTENANCE OCCURRING IN WEST TEXAS.

AND ALL OF THESE FACTORS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO LOWER NATURAL GAS STORAGE LEVELS IN THE WEST COAST.

SO TO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS REDUCE THEIR ENERGY BILLS, WE ARE ENCOURAGING THEM TO DO THE FOLLOWING, LOWER THEIR THERMOSTAT THREE TO FIVE DEGREES, HEALTH PERMITTING, OF COURSE, INSTALL PROPER CAULKING AND WEATHER STRIPPING.

THIS CAN HELP ROUGHLY SAVE 10 TO 15% ON THEIR HATING AND COOLING BILLS, WASH CLOTHES, AND COLD WEATHER.

AND ALSO, UH, IN COLD WATER, EXCUSE ME.

AND SPEAKING OF WATER, ALSO REDUCE THEIR WATER HEATER TO APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES CAN HELP SAVE UP TO 22% IN THEIR ENERGY BILLS.

LASTLY, LIMIT THE USE OF NON-CENTRAL NATURAL GAS APPLIANCES SUCH AS SPAS, PULL HEATERS, AND FIREPLACES, AND CUSTOMERS CAN VISIT SOCAL GAS.COM/MANAGE HIGHER GAS BILLS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WANTED TO SHARE IS THAT WE ARE ALSO OFFERING SEVERAL WAYS TO HELP INCOME QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS THROUGH OUR BILL ASSISTANCE AND FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS, HOME IMPROVEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND THE LEVEL PAY PROGRAM AND ADDITION.

SO-CAL GAS CONTRIBUTED 1 MILLION TO THE GAS ASSISTANCE FUND, WHICH IS A PROGRAM THAT HELPS INCOME QUALIFIED CUSTOMERS PAY THEIR NATURAL GAS BILLS TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON ALL THOSE PROGRAMS THEY CAN VISIT.

AND IF YOU OR A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY IN LAHABRA HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE USE ME AS A RESOURCE AND FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME DIRECTLY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

ON THE AGENDA IS CONSENT CALENDAR.

ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THIS LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL? COME UP THIS TIME.

SEE NONE.

I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

RHONDA, GO AHEAD.

[ 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.]

ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT.

CALEN 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 REQUEST 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 MINUTES PER INVI INDIVIDUAL WITH THE TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR.

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN 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 APPEARS, UM, ON

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THE CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH 12.

WILL STAFF LIKE TO HAVE ANY ITEMS REMOVED? UH, NO.

MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS? NO.

ANYBODY THE ITEM AND THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO HAVE ITEMS, UH, MOVED FOR SEPARATE ACTION.

ANYBODY? ANYBODY? OKAY.

UH, WITH THAT, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION.

YOUR MAYOR, I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSE, ANY ABSTENTIONS OR ANYTHING ELSE? SO, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER ONE IN THE, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION, ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE, AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE HOPPER CITY COUNCIL ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE LA HOPPER CITY COUNCIL TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR, SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

LET ME GO TO MY GOODNESS.

[1. CONSIDER EXPIRING TERMS AND VACANCIES ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION AND PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF That the City Council: A. Reappoint the eligible/interested Planning Commissioners and Community Services Commission; or, B. Direct staff to advertise the recruitment and interview schedule for expiring terms and scheduled vacancies on the Planning Commission and Community Services Commission. ]

OKAY, THE FIRST ITEM IS TO CONSIDER EXPIRING TERMS IN VACANCIES ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION COMMITTEE SERVICES COMMISSION AND PROVIDE, UH, STAFF WITH DIRECTION STAFF REPORT PLEASE.

I WILL BE PROVIDING THAT REPORT.

STAFF IS REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION ON ANNUAL EXPIRING TERMS AND VACANCIES OF CITY COMMISSIONS AS STATED IN THE LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE.

ALL COMMISSION TERMS SHALL EXPIRE ON MARCH 31ST.

COMMISSION APPLICATIONS, HOWEVER, ARE ACCEPTED ON A CONTINUAL BASIS THIS YEAR.

THERE ARE TWO PLANNING COMMISSION VACANCIES AND ONE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION VACANCY.

ALL THREE INCUMBENTS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN REAPPOINTMENT PLANNING.

COMMISSIONERS SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS WHILE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS AS INDICATED IN THE AGENDA REPORT.

UPCOMING VACANCIES INCLUDE PLANNING COMMISSIONER JASON MANLEY, WHO HAS SERVED ON THE COMMISSION SINCE APRIL, 2019.

PLANNING.

COMMISSIONER CARRIES WHO HAS SERVED ON THE COMMISSION SINCE APRIL, 2022, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONER MARIE LAGA, WHO HAS SERVED ON THAT COMMISSION SINCE APRIL, 2017.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT PLANNING COMMISSIONER MANUEL MUNOZ SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE COMMISSION EFFECTIVE JANUARY 23RD.

MARIA MAJEK WAS SELECTED AS FIRST ALTERNATE AS PART OF LAST YEAR'S COMMISSION RECRUITMENT PROCESS, AND HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED HER ONBOARDING PAPERWORK TO BEGIN HER PLANNING COMMISSION SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 13TH.

SHE WILL SERVE THE REMAINDER OF COMMISSIONER MUNOZ'S TERM ENDING ON MARCH 31ST, 2024.

CITY COUNCIL IS ASKED TO PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION FOR EITHER THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THE THREE ELIGIBLE COMMISSIONERS OR THE INITIATION OF A RECRUITER, UH, RECRUITMENT AND INTERVIEW PROCESS TO INCLUDE CITY COUNCIL INTERVIEWS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 6TH AND MARCH 20TH AS NEEDED.

COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS WOULD THEN BE CONSIDERED BY CITY COUNCIL AT ITS REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 3RD, 2023.

THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES ON THE CITY COUNCIL? NOT SO MUCH YOUR QUESTION, EXCEPT AN OBSERVATION THAT I THINK THAT PROBABLY BEST PRACTICES WOULD DICTATE IN THIS CASE THAT WE, UH, ADVERTISE AND THAT WE THEN INTERVIEW AS OPPOSED TO JUST PROFORMA RE-UPPING SOMEBODY.

AT LEAST THAT'S MY FEELING AT THIS POINT.

I, I WOULD CONCUR, UH, IN THE, IN THE SPIRIT OF WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

DO THE SAME IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AS WELL? CORRECT.

LET ME INVITE, INVITE THE PUBLIC UP TO TESTIFY.

ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO COME AND TESTIFY.

I WILL OPEN PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ANYBODY GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE? WE'LL CLOSE THAT AND, UH, I WILL CALL FOR COUNSEL ACTION OR DISCUSSION.

THAT'D PROBABLY BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO MAKE A MOTION.

UH, WELL, I'LL, I'LL MOVE TO DIRECT STAFF TO, UH, ADVERTISE THE, UH, RECRUITMENT FOR COMMISSIONERS AND INTERVIEW, UH, AND, AND SCHEDULE INTERVIEWS FOR THOSE VACANCIES UPCOMING.

DO I HEAR A SECOND? I WILL SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSE, ANY OPPOSITIONS? I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT ABSTAINS ON TIME, BUT I'M NOT, I'M GOING TO, YES.

SO, OKAY.

THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

FIVE ZERO.

NOW GO TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR.

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

IF YOU CAN TURN ON MY SCREEN HERE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

HERE WE GO.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR, COVID TESTING, VACCINES AND BOOSTER SHOTS ARE AVAILABLE.

THE CITY IS HOSTING COVID TESTING AND VACCINATIONS AND BOOSTERS AT THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY CENTER.

LOCATED AT 1 0 1 WEST WHITTIER BOULEVARD.

TESTING TIMES ARE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 7:00 AM TO 6:00 PM FRIDAY, 7:00 AM TO 5:00 PM CLOSED SATURDAY

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AND SUNDAY.

VACCINATIONS AND BOOSTER VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM CLOSED FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY.

AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4200.

BE SURE TO SAVE THE DATE.

THE 2023 LAHABRA RACES ARE, UH, READY TO GEAR UP HERE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 11TH AT THE LAHABRA MARKETPLACE.

JOIN US FOR ANOTHER MOVE MORE BE HEALTHY EVENT FEATURING THE 5K RUN WALK, THE ONE K KITTY RUN, AND THE 50 YARD DASH.

FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4200 OR VISIT WWW.LAHABRAUHCA.GOV.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

YOU WANNA APPLY, UH, LOOKING FOR A JOB, UH, COME ON AND APPLY.

WE HAVE SEVERAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE WITH THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

SEVERAL JOBS AND OPENINGS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

CONSIDER SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

A LIST OF CURRENT POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.LAHABRALAHABRACA.GOV.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OR ASK FOR LV AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 0 7 9.

HEY, DESPITE ALL THE RAIN OUT THERE, EVERYBODY, JUST REMIND EVERYBODY TO, UH, DO THE GOOD, UH, DEED AND JUST CON CONTINUE TO SERVE WA UH, SAVE WATER WHEN YOU CAN.

AND AS PART OF THE ORANGE COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL, I WILL REMIND YOU FOR ANY STANDING WATER TO ALSO TIP AND TOSS AND GET RID OF THAT STANDING WATER AROUND YOUR HOUSE.

WE DON'T WANT ANY MOSQUITOES TO BREED.

WITH THAT, I GUESS WE'RE DONE WITH THAT.

[ COMMENTS FROM STAFF:]

I WILL NOW TAKE, UH, ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? UH, YES, MR. MAYOR, JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO ROB FARRIER.

UM, I WAS ON HIS INTERVIEW PANEL A DECADE AGO, UH, WHEN WE MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE THEN CITY MANAGER DON HANNAH, ABOUT ROB'S QUALIFICATIONS.

AND I THINK HE, UH, UM, DEMONSTRATED WHY HE WAS HIRED WITH THE CITY, HAS DONE A GREAT JOB FOR THE CITY FOR A LONG TIME.

AS YOU GUYS NOTED, HE'S BEEN REALLY THE RIGHT HAND FOR COUNCIL ON A LOT OF SPECIAL PROJECTS AND ASSISTANCE.

AND REALLY, HE IS DONE A LOT OF, UM, HEAVY LIFTING ON LEGISLA LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS, UH, TRACKING OUR BILLS, WORKING WITH OUR, UH, ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL AND OUR LOBBYISTS.

UH, AND HE'S GONNA DO VERY WELL.

UH, HE'S GONNA, HE'S WELL PREPARED FOR THIS NEXT MOVE IN HIS CAREER, TAKING ON A BIGGER JOB THAN I THINK HE ALLUDED TO.

DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

HE'S ALSO IN CHARGE OF FOUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS UP IN WASHINGTON.

HE'LL BE RUNNING QUITE A BIT OF A, A, UM, PORTION OF THEIR OPERATIONS.

SO, UM, GOOD FOR THEM, UH, LOSS FOR US.

UM, YET ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OF OURS THAT ARE LEAVING IN CALIFORNIA, BY THE WAY NOW, ROB, I THINK MAKES THE FOURTH.

NOW THIS JUST IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.

SO BEST OF LUCK, ROB, AND WE'RE, YOU'LL BE MISSED, STEVE.

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]

GOOD MORNING, .

ANY COMMENTS, JOSE? YES.

UH, JUST, UH, WANTED TO, UH, SAY THANK YOU TO OUR, UH, RESIDENTS AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THEY HAD A, UH, A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON HERE IN LAHABRA.

WANTED TO THANK OUR, UH, OUR CITY STAFF AGAIN, UH, UH, FROM, UH, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

I KNOW KELLY'S HERE, MEL, A FEW OTHERS THAT ARE HERE, UH, ELIAS, OUR POLICE CHIEF.

UH, THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR, FOR THE WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON, UH, WHETHER OR NOT OUR LAHABRA RESIDENTS REALIZE WHAT IT TAKES, UH, TO, UH, TO GET THIS CITY THROUGH ANY GIVEN DAY FOR THAT MATTER.

BUT, UH, ESPECIALLY IN THIS RAINY SEASON, ELIAS, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, KELLY, MEL, UH, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

AND OF COURSE, ELVIE MAKING IT HAPPEN.

WE GOT YOU.

3, 8, 3, 4, 0, 7 9.

PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE CONTACTING YOU.

JUST UNDERSTAND THAT.

UH, ALSO WANTED TO, UH, WELCOME ONE OF OUR NEWER BUSINESSES IN THE CITY, WHICH IS, UH, VASQUEZ AND VALLETTA TAX SERVICE.

WE DID A RIBBON CUTTING ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, AND, UH, WANTED TO WELCOME THEM.

UH, GREAT, UH, GREAT LADIES THAT ARE RUNNING THAT TAX SERVICE.

UH, IT WAS, UH, GREAT WELCOMING THEM INTO THE CITY.

AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO A FEW MORE OF THESE, UH, RIBBON CUTTINGS, UH, AS WE GO FORWARD.

AND, UH, UH, DON'T FORGET, UH, MY, UH, MY BUSINESS OF THE WEEK THIS WEEK.

WHO'S THAT? JIM? THAT WAS, UH, UPS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THE UPS UPS STORE.

YEAH.

HUMBLE, HUMBLE BEGINNINGS THERE FOR ME.

BUT, UH, THAT'S A FANTASTIC JOB, JOSE.

YOU'VE DONE THAT.

SO ANYWAY, WITH THAT, IT'S PHENOMENAL.

I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.

AND ALSO, AGAIN, WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE AS MAYOR.

AND LIKE I SAID, ONCE THE MAYOR, I WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS GIVE HONOR, WE'RE HONORS DUE AND HONOR YOU, STEVE AND ROSE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AS MAYOR AND ALSO OUR MAYOR IN TRAINING OVER HERE, EUROPE.

UP.

YEAH.

AND NOT A LOT EXCEPT, EXCEPT TO SAY THAT THIS LATEST STORM REALLY WAS KIND OF A TESTAMENT TO THE CONDITION OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IN LAHABRA WITH CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ELIAS, BECAUSE ALL THESE INCHES OF RAIN.

AND WE SAW ALMOST NO SERIOUS ISSUES WHATSOEVER.

NO SIGNIFICANT EXTENDED FLOODING, UH, HARDLY ANY TREES DOWN.

I MEAN, AGAIN, IT GOES TO SHOW THAT THINGS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE IN LAHABRA, THAT THEY WITHSTOOD WHAT THEY CALL A HUNDRED YEAR STORM ALMOST, AND, AND DID VERY WELL.

SO THANKS TO STAFF.

THANK YOU, ELIAS.

GREAT JOB.

JUST THAT ONE SINKHOLE IN COUNTRY HILLS, RIGHT? THAT WAS ABOUT THE BIGGEST THING THAT HAPPENED, WHICH

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WASN'T A VERY BIG DEAL.

SO, YEAH.

UH, ASIDE FROM THAT, NOT MUCH.

I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS COMING YEAR.

THERE'S, THERE'S A NUMBER OF FRONTS, UH, UPON WHICH WE WANT TO BUILD ON AND MAKE SOME PROGRESS, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING PART OF THAT.

THANK YOU AGAIN TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR, UH, ALLOWING ME THE APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PROTE.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU, ROSE.

WELL AGAIN, AS, AS THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

I HOPE YOUR HOLIDAYS WERE RESTFUL AND YOU HAD MEMORABLE MOMENTS WITH YOUR FAMILY.

I KNOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT KEPT WORKING THROUGHOUT THIS TIME, SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR THEM.

AND THE CITIZENS ARE GRATEFUL AS WELL AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW THAT, UH, ONE OF THE, UH, THE, UH, PUBLIC WORK EMPLOYEES HAD A HEART ATTACK AND HE SENT ME A MESSAGE SAYING THAT, UH, THE LA HARBOR PARA PARAMEDICS WERE O AWESOME.

I CAN NEVER THANK THEM ENOUGH.

I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THEM.

I FEEL THEY SAVED ME AND THEY TOOK CARE OF ME, KEPT ME CALM, MEDICATED ME, LET ME KNOW THERE WAS A MEDICAL TEAM WAITING FOR ME AT THE HOSPITAL, WHICH WAS THERE.

WA WAS ONCE, WHICH WAS THERE ONCE I ARRIVED.

IT SEEMED LIKE IN MINUTES I WAS IN SURGERY.

I THANK GOD FOR THEM AND THE HARBOR PARAMEDICS, THEY WERE AWESOME.

SO, UM, I TOLD THEM THAT WE GET, UH, QUITE A FEW MESSAGES FROM OTHER RESIDENT MEMBERS, AND WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE POSITIONS YOU ALL PLAY IN OUR CITY.

SO, UH, THANK YOU.

AND WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD THIS COMING 2023.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU ROSE FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE AS WELL.

UM, COUPLE THINGS.

AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OUR STAFF WHO WAS OUT THERE.

I WAS OUT THERE ON KIND OF STORM WATCH OUT THERE, GOING TO ALL THE AREAS, AND THEY JUST DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.

OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS OUT THERE, UH, BY THE SINKHOLE SEVERAL TIMES.

AND CAESAR WAS OUT THERE, PABLO WAS OUT THERE, TONY WAS OUT THERE, AND ALL THOSE GREAT EMPLOYEES THAT WERE OUT THERE.

SO PLEASE, ELI, US EXTEND MY, UH, DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.

AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK OUR, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS VERY, VERY ACTIVE, UH, DURING THIS, THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.

UH, THANK YOU KELLY AND OUR HOMELESS LIAISON TO HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE GETTING THOSE HOMELESS PEOPLE OFF THE STREET, ESPECIALLY DURING THE STORM AREA.

SO THANK YOU AS WELL.

UH, YOU KNOW, I SEE, UH, MICHELLE BEIER, UH, IN THE CROWD.

AND, AND THIS IS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL TO MICHELLE AND I, UH, OUR FATHERS COACH LITTLE LEAGUE FOR, FOR QUITE A WHILE.

AND WE'RE ON THE BOARD.

AND, UM, ONE PERSON WHO WAS OUT THERE WAS ALSO JIM MOLTEN.

AND WITH THIS, UH, WE LOST A VERY DEAR PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT WAS A WINFRED JOAN, MOLTEN WINNIE, AS SHE'S KNOWN TO HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS, WENT TO BE THE LORD ON IN HER SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, ON DECEMBER 22ND, 22, 22, AT THE AGE OF 75, AFTER A THREE YEAR BATTLE WITH CANCER.

WINNIE AS, UH, WAS BORN ON APRIL 29TH, 1947 IN JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

AT THE AGE OF FIVE, SHE MOVED WITH HER FAMILY TO WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA.

AND SHE WAS A 1965 GRADUATE OF CAL HIGH AND ENROLLED IN COSMETOLOGY SCHOOLS.

SHORTLY AFTER, UH, LATER ON, SHE WENT ON TO MARRY, UH, HER LOVE OF HER LIFE, JAMES MOLTEN, IN 1967.

IT WAS 1972 THAT THEY MOVED TO, UH, LA HARBOR, CALIFORNIA, WHERE THEY WOULD MAKE THEIR HOME HERE FOR OVER 31 YEARS.

IT WAS DURING THOSE TIMES AT WINNIE FORD'S, SOME OF THE MOST CHERISH FRIENDSHIPS EVER.

SHE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE VINEYARD, CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, AND ALSO VERY ACTIVE VOLUNTEERING WITH LAHAD LITTLE LEAGUE HERE AT BLAKE FIELD.

WINNIE WAS A HOMEMAKER FOR MOST OF HER LIFE, BUT MANY OF YOU MAY REMEMBER SEEING THAT FAMILIAR FACE AT THE OLD GEMCO.

UH, BUT THE BEST, UH, WORDS TO DESCRIBE HER WAS HOW SHE LIVED HER LIFE, WAS OUTTA THE BOOK OF PROVERBS.

UH, CHAPTER 31 VERSE SAYS, EVERYTHING SHE DID, SHE DID IT WELL.

TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN HER YOUTH, SHE LOVED CAMPING, BOATING, GARDENING, PLAYING FOOTBALL.

IN HER LATER YEARS, SHE DEVELOPED A LOVE FOR SOCCER AND ENJOYED WATCHING, UH, CHELSEA WIN A GOOD MATCH.

WINNIE HAD A LIFELONG LOVE FOR WORKING JIGSAW PUZZLE, PLAYING CARDS, AND ULTIMATELY HER FAVORITE ACTIVITY WAS SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY.

SHE WAS A LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER.

SHE HAS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND OF 55 YEARS.

UH, JIM MOLTEN, YOU REMEMBER JIM, WHO COACHED LILLY FOR MANY YEARS AND A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HER DAUGHTER, TERRILL WELTY, WHO IRONICALLY WAS, UH, A GRADUATE FROM WHITTIER CHRISTIAN, UH, AND, UH, UH, TERRELL'S HUSBAND, DAVID SON, JIMMY JUNIOR, UH, WIFE JULIE, UH, GRANDSON, COMPTON STREET AND WIFE, SHANNON GRANDDAUGHTERS, ASHLEY PETERSON, UH, KATHERINE WELTY AND ELIZABETH WELTY, GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN.

UH, EVELYN HOPKINS AND ESTELLE HOPKINS SISTER NANCY LYDAR, UH, LINNER AND HUSBAND HAROLD.

UM, AND HER HUSBAND, HAROLD, BROTHER-IN-LAW, JAY MOLTEN SISTER-IN-LAW, SIERRA MALTA AND BROTHER-IN-LAW, JOHN MOLTEN AND ALL OF THEM WHO, UH, SHE LOVED VERY DEEPLY.

WINNIE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR KIND, COMAS, COMPASSIONATE

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IN GENERAL'S.

UH, HEART.

SHE PASSED AWAY IN FLORIDA, SO SHE MOVED, LIVED HERE, UH, IN LAJA FOR QUITE A WHILE.

SHE ENDED UP MOVING TO THE TEMECULA AREA AND ULTIMATELY, UH, WENT OUT TO FLORIDA.

BUT, UM, THOSE OF US WHO WERE IN IN LAJA LA LEAGUE KNOW THAT SHE WAS JUST AN ICON, A TREMENDOUS, UH, INDIVIDUAL.

AND I KNOW, UM, UM, OUR PEOPLE DOWN AT LITTLE LEAGUE, WHEN THEY HEARD THE WORD THEY, THEY WERE JUST VERY HEARTBROKEN ABOUT THAT.

CARMELLA GATON SAID SOME NICE WORDS ABOUT WINNIE AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA BE ADJOURNED IN HER MEMORY TONIGHT AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING ONE OTHER ITEM UP TO MR. MAY I, I APOLOGIZE.

NO DISRESPECT, BUT I FORGOT TO MENTION SUSAN.

KIM ALONG THERE.

SORRY, SUSAN, I DIDN'T SEE YOU IN THE BACK THERE.

MY APOLOGIES.

I HAD TO CORRECT THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS WELL.

APPRECIATE YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN WITH THE STATE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT TOOK PLACE A WHILE BACK.

SO, UM, I HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE A DECISION AS MAYOR TO BRING THAT IN-HOUSE.

UM, MANY OF PEOPLE DON'T DISTINGUISH, UM, WHO, UH, HOSTED THAT LAST TIME.

THEY JUST LOOK AT IT AS THE CITY IN THAT SITUATION.

UM, THE DIRECTOR HAD HAD A CONCERN ABOUT SECURITY AND OTHER THINGS, SO I THINK IT JUST MAKE IT MUCH EASIER IF WE BROUGHT IT INHOUSE.

SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO HAVE STAFF LOOK AT, UH, THE COST AND BRING THAT IN-HOUSE.

DO I HEAR, UH, SOMEBODY ELSE LIKE TO BRING THAT TO THE AGENDA? YEAH, I'LL SECOND.

YEAH, MOVING FORWARD.