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[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber ROLL CALL: Chair Gomez Vice Chair Nigsarian Director Espinoza Director Medrano Director Simonian]
GET THAT? YES.I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAJA UTILITY AUTHORITY FOR MARCH UH, 20TH, 2023.
AND WHAT TIME IS IT, GUYS? I DON'T EVEN HAVE A CLOCK UP HERE.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT IT AT 7:38 PM AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE UTILITY AUTHORITY ARE HERE.
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE NOTE EVERYBODY IS HERE.
[ PUBLIC COMMENTS: When addressing the La Habra Utility Authority, 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 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 ARE NOW GOING TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.ANYBODY WISHING TO ADDRESS THE UTILITY AUTHORITY? AUTHORITY, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME AND PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME.
PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.
FOR THE RECORD, NO, NO OFFENSE, BUT I FORGOT MY, UH, NON AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENT CARD AND I DID PUT F MAYOR, WHICH WHO KNOWS? SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LAJA UTILITIES AND UH, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A HYPOTHETICAL EXPLANATION ABOUT WHAT SERVICES OF REHABILITATION PROJECTS WE GET NOWADAYS.
YOU KNOW, UM, I HAD A NEIGHBOR WHO HAD TO EXCHANGE HIS ROOF, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS HE COULDN'T EXCHANGE THE ROOF UNDER A HUD LOAN BECAUSE G*****N M***********S TOLD HIM THAT HIS LITTLE UTILITY THAT CONNECTS TO HIS HOME TO THE UTILITY OF EDISON WAS OUTDATED.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO HIM? THEY DROPPED HIS LOAN.
AND THAT'S CALLED LA COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE RECORD.
BUT LET'S GO BACK TO A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE POWER OF REHABILITATION OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
WHEN WE HAVE GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR CITY LOOKS GOOD, OUR COMMUNITY LOOKS WELL, AND OUR SOCIETY SUSTAINS ITSELF ON THAT PRIDE INFRASTRUCTURE, NOT THE S******E UGLY RUNDOWN SKID ROW LIKE LOS ANGELES, AS I USE AS A HYPOTHETICAL REASONING BEHIND MY FIRST AMENDMENT HERE OF, UM, ITEM A, TALKING ABOUT ANNUAL SEWER REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
YOU SHOOT A LINING INTO THE PIPE, FILL IT IN, CAST IT.
WE'RE HAVE TO TEAR NOTHING UP, BUT IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.
OUR S**T FLOWS EASILY DOWN THE DRAINS.
THEN WE GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTION, CONTRACT, SEWER REHABILITATION AGAIN.
SAN CON TECHNOLOGIES AND HUNTINGTON BEACH.
WELL, WHAT THE F**K? WE HAVE HUNTINGTON BEACH OUT PLUMBING OUR SEWERS WHEN WE GOT A CREW OF MAINTENANCE PEOPLE.
THAT SHOULD BE DAILY FOR THE RECORD.
HAN, GET YOUR PUBLIC PEOPLE TO F*****G WORK.
THEN WE GO TO C DIRECTOR AND AGREEMENT WITH THE SAME GROUP.
S A N C O N TECHNOLOGIES, I N C FOR THE RECORD, DEALING WITH A 20% CONTINGENCY.
WELL, I FIND THAT CONTINGENCY IS JUST A LITTLE OVER THE EDGE VERSUS MAYBE UNDER 15% BECAUSE IF YOU HIRE A CONTRACTOR AND YOU GET THE LOWEST BID, WHY CAN'T THE M**********R GET IT RIGHT? YOU'RE PRACTICING TO PUT PLUMBING AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN CALIFORNIA.
YOU HIRE WITHIN CALIFORNIA CUZ THEY KNOW THE BYLAWS AND THEY FOLLOW THE RULES AND YOUR TIME IS UP, SIR.
ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE UTILITY AUTHORITY SCENE? NONE.
[ CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters on Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Director, 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 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.]
CONSENT CALENDAR, ALL MA ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A DIRECTOR, 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 INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR 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 INCLUDES ITEMS ONE THROUGH TWO.
ANY ITEMS STAFFED LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED? UH, NO.
MR. CHAIR UTILITY AUTHORITY? NO.
OKAY, WE WILL CALL FOR A MOTION.
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I'D MOVE, UH, TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE AND TWO.DO I HEAR YOUR SECOND? OKAY, SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? WHO IS THE SECOND ON THAT? MADONNA.
ANY OPPOSITION? ANY ABSTENTION? IT PASSES FIVE ZERO COMMENTS FROM STAFF.
CHAIR GOMEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, DIRECTORS, UH, ANY COMMENTS? NO, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.