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I[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney/Legal Counsel Jones PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember/Director Medrano ROLL CALL: Mayor/Director Gomez Mayor Pro Tem/Director Nigsarian Councilmember/Director Espinoza Councilmember/Director Medrano Councilmember/Director Simonian]
WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL AND THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING WITH THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA LAHABRA CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY, CITY OF LAHABRA HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND THE LAHABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY OF MAY 1ST, 2023.LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS ARE PRESENT.
THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY, UH, RICHARD D. JONES, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BY COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR JOSE MADRANO.
WILL EVERYBODY PLEASE DAN, ASK YOU TO PLEASE, UH, BOW YOUR HEADS.
UH, DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE HUMBLY BOW OUR HEADS AS WE GATHER THIS EVENING TO DO THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS FOR THE CITY OF LAHABRA.
OUR HARSH ARE FULL OF GRATITUDE.
WE ARE SO BLESSED TO LIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL CITY, TO ENJOY THE FREEDOMS WE DO AND TO BE GOVERNED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WITH INTEGRITY AND RESPONSIBILITY.
WE ASK YOU TO GUIDE AND DIRECT THEM THIS EVENING AS THEY DELIBERATE, WE DO SO IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE HARBOR AT HEART, WE ASK YOU TO BLESS ALL THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, OUR POLICE, OUR FIRE PUBLIC WORKS, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES.
THEY CONTINUE TO SERVE AND PROTECT OUR, OUR CITIZENS AND SAY THE ASSEMBLY NAME OF OUR SON, JESUS CHRIST.
FACE OUR NATION'S FLAG BEAT AFTER ME ACT.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE LIBERTY, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, UH, CITY CLERK.
WILL YOU PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERYBODY IS HERE? DO WE HAVE ANY CLOSED SESSION? UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS, DICK.
OKAY, COUNSEL, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME UP FRONT? PLEASE? COME ON UP.
ATION IS THE KOIC FAMILY HERE.
I'LL GIVE IT TO AS OUR CHAIR CURRENT.
[1. RECOGNITION OF THE KOTICK FAMILY AS THE 2023 RESIDENTIAL BEAUTIFICATION AWARD RECIPIENT]
WE, THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS CERTIFICATE AND YARD SIGN FOR TAKING PRIDE IN YOUR HOME.AND THEIR BEAUTIFUL HOME IS LOCATED RIGHT UP THERE.
WHO'S, WHOSE VISION WAS THIS TO DO ALL THE WORK ON THAT? UH, WE KIND OF BOTH DID TOGETHER.
IT WAS, UH, UH, UH, AN EFFORT OVER A A 20 YEAR PERIOD.
WE WAITED A LONG TIME AFTER WE PURCHASED THE HOUSE TO FINALLY MAKE IT THE WAY WE WANTED IT.
WELL, AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AND THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING SUCH PRIDE IN YOUR HOME AND CONGRATULATIONS.
[2. PROCLAIM MAY 8-14, 2023, AS AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION TURQUOISE TAKEOVER WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
MAY 8TH THROUGH THE 14TH, 2023 AS AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, TURCO, UH, TURQUOISE TAKEOVER WEEK IN THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE.PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
YOU CAN GRAB THE MAYOR PROTO, IF YOU CAN GRAB THE PROCLAMATION.
CAN YOU COME RIGHT UP, UP FRONT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU ON BEHALF OF THE HARBOR CITY COUNCIL WITH THIS PROCLAMATION.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY JUST A COUPLE WORDS.
AND I COME HERE AS A RESIDENT OF LAHABRA, BUT ALSO A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION.
UM, THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION IS THRILLED TO HAVE YOU PROCLAIM THE SECOND WEEK OF MAYAS TURQUOISE TAKEOVER WEEK THROUGHOUT LAHABRA AND ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LUNG, ABOUT LUNG CANCER RISK FACTORS AND EARLY DETECTION.
WELL, AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE HARBOR CITY COUNCIL, WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THIS AWARENESS.
MAY I TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU AT WE WILL BE HONORED TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU.
UH, KIM, CAN YOU COME UP AND TAKE A PHOTO FOR US? KIM ALBER, YOU'LL TAKE THAT PHOTO FOR YOU.
CAN YOU GRAB OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION? APRIL 30TH
[3. PROCLAIM APRIL 30 THROUGH MAY 6, 2023, AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
THROUGH MAY 26TH IS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK.I'D LIKE TO INVITE RHONDA, OUR ACTING CITY CLERK TO THE PODIUM.
ABSOLUTE PATRICIA, COME ON FORWARD.
AND AGAIN, WE ARE PROCLAIMING, UH, MAY 30TH TO THE SIXTH AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK.
AND THIS IS REALLY AN ESSENTIAL
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JOB.UH, WHAT THEY DO, THEY, UH, REALLY KEEP TRACK OF ALL OUR RECORDS AND IT IS A PILE AND PILE AND PILE OF, COME ON RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE PLEASE.
RIGHT IN THE MILE MIDDLE THERE OF THE WORK THEY DO.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR STAFF, UH, IN YOUR OFFICE AND DO THAT.
[ 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.]
ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.WHEN ADDRESSING THE LAHABRA 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 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 LOAN 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.
ANYBODY WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL? PLEASE COME UP AT THIS TIME.
HELLO, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
UM, CARRIES WITH, UM, CITY OF LAHABRA.
I WANTED TO, UH, COME TODAY TO INVITE YOU TO THE INAUGURAL MEMORIAL DAY THAT IS BEING HOSTED BY THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 2 67 HERE IN LAHABRA, MAY 29TH, UM, AT EL CENTRAL LIONS PARK FROM 11 UNTIL ONE.
I DO HAVE FLYERS FOR EACH AND ALL OF YOU THERE, AND I JUST WANTED TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THIS IS THE VERY FIRST MEMORIAL DAY IN LAHABRA.
SO WE HOPE THAT WE'LL HAVE GOOD SUPPORT AND TURN OUT ON THAT DAY IN HONOR OF ALL, ALL OF THOSE WHO, UM, GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR ALL OF US.
AND WE HAVE A, UM, A NICE, UM, SPEAKER THAT DAY.
AND IT'S, UH, PASTOR FRANK OR ORIO, WHO WAS OUR, UH, KEYNOTE SPEAKER WHEN THE VIETNAM WALL CAME TO LAHABRA.
HE IS A TWO-TIME PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT AND IT SHOULD BE NICE.
LIONS ARE GOING TO COOK UP A LITTLE, UH, BARBECUE AFTER, SO PLEASE COME AND I APPRECIATE IT.
CARRIE, IF YOU CAN GIVE OUR CITY CLERK THE FLYERS, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC BET.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING HERE.
ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL? COME AT THIS TIME.
DO I NEED TO SEE MY ADDRESS? NO, NO, NO.
WELL, ON BEHALF OF THE LAHABRA REPUBLICAN WOMEN, WE COME, UM, WE COME WITH A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU, AN AWARD AND APPRECIATION TO ALL OF YOU FOR, UM, POSTING IN GOD WE TRUST IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND HONORING OUR CREATOR.
AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE CAME TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP, RECEIVE THIS AWARD AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH US, WE WOULD BE HONORED.
WHERE DID THE FOR EVERYBODY ASK THE VIDEO.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LADY.
AND I, I DO WANNA MENTION THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE SIMONIAN JAR GENEROUSLY MADE THE DONATION TO PUT THAT, MAKE THAT A POSSIBILITY.
SO NO, NO FUNDS WERE APPRECIATE FOR USED NO, NO TAXPAYER MONEY.
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FOR HIM OR ARE YOU SERIOUS?WE'LL TWISTED SOME OF THE COURT.
UH, MAYOR GOMEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, MY NAME IS JOHN ROOF AND I LIVE AT, UH, 9 41 RIDGE HAVEN DRIVE.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT CITY STORM DRAIN COLLAPSE, WHICH I'M CURRENTLY DEALING WITH IN MY BACKYARD.
UH, ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2020, MY NEIGHBOR BEN ZK AND I CALLED AN EMERGENCY TO, UH, LAHABRA PUBLIC WORKS AS A SINKHOLE APPEARED IN OUR BACKYARD AND THERE WAS A LARGE CRACK IN OUR PERMITTED BLOCK WALL.
PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISOR RANDY RESPONDED AND COMPLETED A TEMPORARY FIX OF THE CITY STORM DRAIN, WHICH HAD COLLAPSED BENEATH OUR ADJOINING PROPERTY BLOCK WALL.
THE TEMPORARY REPAIR TOOK APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FIVE DAYS.
RANDY STATED THE DRAIN WOULD NEED FURTHER REPAIRS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND THAT HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE APPROPRIATE CITY DEPARTMENT.
ON MARCH 15TH, 2023, MY NEIGHBOR DISCOVERED A HOLE HAD AGAIN APPEARED IN OUR BACKYARD BENEATH OUR ADJOINING WALL.
THIS TIME, MY NEIGHBOR'S ENTIRE PLANT HAD SUNK INTO THE HOLE.
MY BACKYARD GRASS WAS SINKING INTO.
THE HOLE IS CURRENTLY SINKING INTO THE HOLE, AND THE BLOCK WALL HAD BOTH CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND SEPARATED FROM THE CONCRETE DECKING PUBLIC WORK SUPERVISOR RANDY RESPONDED ON AN EMERGENCY CALL AGAIN.
HOWEVER, THIS INCIDENT HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED.
MY NEIGHBOR, BEN ZDA, AND MY CURRENT, UH, CONCERN IS THAT OUR CHILDREN AND OUR BACKYARD GUESTS WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED SHOULD THE WALL AND GROUND FURTHER COLLAPSE.
THE OPEN HOLE BENEATH OUR PERMITTED WALL IS APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 FEET WIDE AND APPROXIMATELY 16 TO 18 FEET DEEP.
THE BRACES THAT WERE PLACED BENEATH THE WALL, UH, DURING THE LAST EMERGENCY, UM, HAVE FALLEN ON THE WALL.
UH, THE FOUNDATION OF THE WALL IS THE ONLY THING SUPPORTING THE, UH, 20 TO 30 FOOT VOID.
UH, RANDY HAS BEEN A GREAT SUPERVISOR AND COMMUNICATOR AND HAS REALLY TRIED TO DO AS MUCH AS, UH, HE COULD TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION.
UM, HOWEVER, HE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN OFF OF THE PROJECT, UM, COMMUNICATION.
SINCE THEN, COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND US HAS BECOME SUBPAR, UM, AS NO ONE CONTACTED US FOR APPROXIMATELY A MONTH, UM, REGARDING THE PROJECT.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, GOD FORBID AN INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS, UM, WITH THIS HOLE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR BACKYARD, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST, I'M CONCERNED OF, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR FAMILIES, MINE AND MY NEIGHBORS.
AND I JUST THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS THE TIME TO, TO ADDRESS IT.
IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS, YOU KNOW, AND IN THE BEGINNING, YOU KNOW, I ASSUMED, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD GET HANDLED AT SOME POINT, BUT NOW WITH THIS PREVIOUS RAIN THAT WE HAD, UM, AND JUST TO NOTE THIS DRAIN, UM, IT'S THE ONLY DRAIN FROM IMPERIAL HIGHWAY CAJON.
WE, OUR STREET PRETTY MUCH TURNS INTO A RIVER, UM, DURING THESE RAINS.
SO, UM, THE LAST TIME THAT THE DRAIN COLLAPSED, UH, WE WERE IN FEAR OF OUR, OUR HOMES FLOODING MINE AND MY NEIGHBORS BECAUSE WE'RE AT A LOW POINT AND, UM, OKAY.
THAT, THAT'S THE, THE, OH, THE TIME LIMIT.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN, MAKING US AWARE OF THE SITUATION.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU DO IS TALK TO ALBERT, WHO'S ACTING AS OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS RIGHT NOW.
UH, ELIAS IS UNFORTUNATELY OUT RIGHT NOW, AND ALBERT WILL TALK TO YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING US AWARE OF THAT.
YOU WANNA WAIVE AT HIM AND HAVE HIM.
UH, ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE HARBOR CITY COUNCIL? PLEASE COME UP AT THIS TIME GOING ONCE ANYBODY, ANYBODY, ANYBODY FROM SNORE WANT TO COME UP? NO.
[ 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:]
ON THE AGENDA IS CONSENT CALENDAR.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 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 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.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY
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COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT, UTILITY AUTHORITY, ITEM ONE, AND CITY COUNCIL AGENCY AND AUTHORITIES ITEMS ONE.WILL THE STAFF LIKE TO HAVE ANYTHING REMOVED? NO.
MR. MAYOR IS CITY COUNCIL OR DIRECTORS? NO.
MR. UH, ANYBODY FROM THE AUDIENCE? OKAY.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MR. MERRILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
GOT A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR MADRANO, FOLLOWED BY DARREN ERIAN.
UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSITION? ANY ABSTENTION? THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE NOW GO TO MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR.
BEFORE WE GO TO THAT, WHAT I WANT TO DO IS, UH, WE RECENTLY HAD A RETIREE, UM, JOHNNY MARIO, WHO WE'RE GONNA HONOR HIM WITH A PLAQUE.
UH, WE NEED TO MAKE A OFFICIAL MOTION, UH, TO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF, UH, HAVING A CITY PLAQUE.
SO IT'S FIVE ZERO UNANIMOUSLY FOR YOU MEAN A CITY, UH, TILE OUT FRONT.
WE GO BACK TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR.
WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]
CALENDAR.THE CITRUS FAIR IS THIS WEEKEND, THE 15TH ANNUAL LA HARBOR CITRUS FAIR.
MAY 5TH THROUGH SEVENTH, COME ENJOY CARNIVAL RIDES, GREAT ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD, AND MUCH MORE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION TO CALL THE CHAMBER OFFICE.
(562) 697-1704 UH, NEXT WEEK, NEXT THURSDAY IS A BIG STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AT THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE EVENT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE.
UH, IT WILL TAKE PLACE, DOORS OPEN AT NINE 30.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH THE UH, EVENT IS FREE, YOU DO HAVE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS.
THERE'S A LITTLE KIOSK CODE THERE.
I DO WANNA SAY THAT MY COLLEAGUES, UH, WERE VERY GENEROUS IN GOING OUT, LOOKING FOR SPONSORS FOR THIS EVENT.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR DOING THAT.
NO TAXPAYER MONEY WILL BE USED, AND IT'S AN ALL INCLUSIVE EVENT.
FOR EVERYBODY LOCATED THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY CENTER, PLEASE COME DOWN AND JOIN US.
UH, GREAT MOVIE WAS JUST HELD THIS LAST WEEKEND.
WE HAVE A NEXT MOVIE COMING UP ON MAY 19TH.
UH, IT WILL BE HELD AT LIONS L CENTRAL PARK, LOCATED THREE 20 EAST ERNEST STREET.
THE ACTIVITIES BEGIN AT 6:00 PM THE MOVIE WILL BEGIN AT DUSK.
AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, UH, WILL BE HELD, UH, ON MAY 20TH.
YOU DO NEED RESERVATIONS FROM EIGHT TO 12:00 PM WE'LL BE, THE EVENT WILL BE HELD.
BE SURE TO COME OVER AND DROP OFF, UH, ANY, UH, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT 5 6 2 6 9 4 3 7 3 0.
THEY'RE ALSO GONNA BE PROVIDING, UH, SHREDDING AT THAT EVENT.
UM, ALL THOSE LITTLE GLOOMY OUT THERE, THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER WILL SOON BE HERE.
AND OUR SPLASH PLAID PLAY ZONES WILL BE OPEN BEGINNING ON MAY 27TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 7:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
COME ON DOWN AGAIN, THE SPLASH PADS WILL BE OPENING UP.
UH, FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 3 4 2 0 0.
OUR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS ARE HELD RIGHT HERE IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS, UH, ON THIS SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH HERE AT THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETINGS EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY AT 6:30 PM ALSO LOCATED HERE IN THE KING CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
APPLY NOW TO BE JOINED PART OF OUR CITY OF LA HARBOR TEAM.
THERE ARE SEVERAL OPENINGS AVAILABLE.
BE SURE TO LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE.
THAT'S A GREAT WAY, UH, TO GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR, UH, BY, UH, TUNING IN TO OUR WEBSITE@WWW.LAHABRACA.GOV.
I WANT TO THANK OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT HELD A TERRIFIC JOB FAIR A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
LADIES, GENTLEMEN, YOU NEED A JOB.
HEY, I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RAIN, BUT JUST REMEMBER TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND CONSERVE WATER.
UM, FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CONSERVE, CONSERVE WATER, JUST GO TO OUR WEBSITE, WWW LAHABRA CA.GOV.
THAT CONCLUDES I BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR.
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COMMENTS FROM STAFF? UH, NONE, MR. MAYOR.[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS/DIRECTORS:]
TODAY WITH ROSE.MR. MAYOR ROSE, NOTHING INVOLVED.
OH, MY, ARE WE GONNA BE UNITED WITH THE ZERO? NO COMMENT.
I DO WANNA MENTION, I DO WANNA MENTION TWO QUICK THINGS.
AND THIS HASN'T GOTTEN THE KIND OF PRESS THAT IT DESERVES.
YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED RECENTLY IS SOMETHING BIG FOR THE CITY OF LAHABRA, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE FOLKS OUT IN THE TV AUDIENCE KNOW THIS OR NOT, BUT AFTER MONTHS AND MONTHS OF STRUGGLE, WE GOT CERTIFIED BY THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
MEANING THAT OUR HOUSING ELEMENT IS NOW, IS IT, WHAT'S THE TERM? UH, MR. SARU SUBSTANTIALLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH LAW.
WELL, IT ADOPTED AND NOW CERTIFIED.
THE COUNCIL I WASN'T ON BACK THEN, BUT THE COUNCIL ADOPTED OUR HOUSING ELEMENT SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
BUT IT TOOK ALL THIS TIME TO GET THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION THAT WE ARE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIANT WITH STATE LAW.
CITIES ALL ACROSS THE STATE ARE STRUGGLING WITH THIS.
AND SO MANY HAVE NOT BEEN CERTIFIED.
IN FACT, IN ORANGE COUNTY, 36 CITIES, UH, ONLY 16 HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED.
SO THE CITY OF LAHABRA IS IN THE MINORITY, IS BEING FULLY CERTIFIED AND COMPLIANT WITH STATE LAW WHEN IT COMES TO OUR, OUR HOUSING ELEMENTS.
SECONDARILY, I JUST WANNA SAY TOO, AS A DELEGATE TO THE ORANGE COUNTY, UH, LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD THAT, UH, WE'RE ALL OVERJOYED TO HEAR THAT 1.2 MILLION IN GRANT MONEY WILL BE COMING TO THE LAHABRA BRANCH LIBRARY.
AND THIS IS LARGELY THANKS TO SENATOR TOM BERG WHO FACILITATED THIS GRANT.
IT'S IN DESPERATE NEED OF RENOVATION, AND NOW THE MONEY'S COMING AND WE'RE GONNA FIX UP OUR BRANCH.
SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH DARREN FOR, UH, BEING AN, UM, ADVOCATE FOR US ON THE LIBRARY BOARD.
AGAIN, I WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESSES COMING UP.
SO IF YOU GUYS WANNA SAMPLE WHAT'S COMING UP, IF YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT THESE ARE, COME TO THE STATE OF THE CITY, YOU'LL, YOU'LL KNOW WHAT THESE REPRESENT IF YOU COME TO THE EVENTS ABSOLUTELY FREE.
I WANNA THANK STAFF FOR HOSTING A GREAT, UH, VOLUNTEER RECEPTION.
AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL THE MANY, MANY VOLUNTEERS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE, UH, WEEKEND AND WAKE OUT, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY, UH, WHO, UH, CAME OUT AND, AND WE ARE ABLE TO HONOR AND THANK FOR THAT EVENT.
SO, MR. MAYOR, I THINK THOSE ARE MY SHOES FROM LAST YEAR.
YOU HAVE, UH, BIG SHOES TO FILL,
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, MAY 15TH, 2023 AT 5:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL.
CLOSED SESSION ROOM 1 1 2 C LOCATED 100 EAST LAHABRA BOULEVARD, FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU SONORA, FOR BEING WITH US GUYS.
APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING HERE.