[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney Jones PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Simonian ROLL CALL: Mayor Gomez Mayor Pro Tem Nigsarian Councilmember Espinoza Councilmember Medrano Councilmember Simonian]
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I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF LA HARBOR CITY COUNCIL OF MAY 15TH.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
UH, THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY ATTORNEY DICK JONES, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, BY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE SIMON.
WILL EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND, ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND, BOW YOUR HEADS.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, OUR HEARTS ARE FILLED WITH GRATITUDE AS WE MEET THIS CITY, MEET THIS EVENING.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS WONDERFUL CITY AND COUNTRY THAT WE LIVE IN.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, OUR POLICE, OUR FIRE, ALL THE VARIOUS EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY THAT MAKE THIS CITY A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR YOUTH THAT ADDS SO MUCH VITALITY AND LIFE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR CITY COUNCIL WITH WISDOM AND INSIDE THIS EVENING AND THE SPECIAL BE BLESSING ON, UH, MAYOR GOMEZ.
AS YOU RECOVERS FROM AN INJURY, WE SAY THESE THINGS HUMBLY EVERYBODY, SON JESUS CHRIST.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN SALUTING THE FLAG OF OUR GREAT NATION.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AT THIS TIME.
THE COUNCIL CAN JOIN ME UP FRONT.
HE DIDN'T DO, HE DIDN'T DO CLOSED SESSION.
[1. RECOGNITION OF THE LA HABRA HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY CHEER ON ITS D3-COED CIF CHAMPIONSHIP]
AND GENTLEMEN, WITH GREAT HONOR, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP THE LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL CHEER SQUAD, VARSITY CHEER SQUAD, D THREE CO-ED C I F CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS.IT HAS TRULY BEEN AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW ALL OF YOU ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM TO SEE ALL OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES IT'S THE BASEBALL PLAYERS AND, UH, FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT BASKETBALL TEAMS THAT REALLY GET ALL THE RECOGNITION.
BUT YOU GUYS ARE REALLY LIKE THAT 10TH PLAYER ON THE FIELD.
YOU GUYS ARE REALLY THERE TO INSPIRE THE TEAMS WHEN THEY PLAY AND OFFER A, UH, JUST A LOT OF MOTIVATION.
SO, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP THE INSTRUCTOR JUST TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF YOU CAN COME ON UP.
THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.
I'M ALISON MAURI, THE HEAD COACH FOR LAHABRA CHEER, ALONG WITH MY ASSISTANT COACH HERE TONIGHT.
AFTER AN INCREDIBLE SEASON, WE'RE FINISHING WITH MANY WINS, INCLUDING OUR C I F CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER F FOR C I F STATE, AND A U USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MAKING LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL CHEER, THREEPEAT NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.
WE ALSO HAVE C I F COACH OF THE YEAR, AS WELL AS TWO C I F ALL TEAM ATHLETES, FIONA SANCHEZ AND MEGAN KELLY.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.
THIS IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
LET'S LOOK OVER THERE FOR A PHOTO OP.
MR. GARCIA, I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE MINUTES TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS IF YOU LIKE.
I, I THINK WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS AN ELITE GROUP OF, OF ATHLETES AND A GREAT GROUP OF FAMILIES AS WELL WHO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT COACH MAURI AND COACH GOMEZ HAVE DONE AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB.
AND TRUTH IS YOU HAVE THIS MOST SELFLESS GROUP OF OF TEAMMATES THAT I'VE EVER SEEN.
UM, AND IT'S SO HARD TO KIND OF PUT EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.
I'VE SEEN THEM PERFORM, UM, AND BY FAR THE MOST INCREDIBLE, UH, TEAM, UH, I HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH.
AND, AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST A SEASON, IT'S BEEN THE WHOLE YEAR, UM, WHERE THEY'VE, THEY'VE SACRIFICED IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR SEASON WAS JUST INCREDIBLE.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS IS JUST A GREAT THING TO SAY.
SO CONGRATULATIONS AND IT, IT GO BE, IT GOES HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS OF PRACTICE.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS BOYS AND GIRLS, STUDENTS.
YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT CHEER YOU WANNA DO A CHEER? THAT'LL WORK.
YOU WANNA DO A CHEER HERE? WE KNOW.
WELL, HOW ABOUT YOU GUYS? JUST GIMME A GREAT BIG LAHABRA AT 1, 2, 3.
[2. PROCLAIM MAY 14-20, 2023, AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
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AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP OUR POLICE CHIEF ADAM FOSTER, PROCLAIM EIGHT 14TH THROUGH 20TH AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.IF THE, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS COULD COME ONTO THE FRONT.
WELL, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNSEL FOR RECOGNIZING THIS WEEK AS POLICE WEEK.
UH, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT, 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR, SOME 16,000 SELF-INITIATED ACTIVITY, AND 17,000 EMERGENCY CALLS FOR SERVICE.
UH, THEY ARE VERY PROUD TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THIS WEEK.
ON BEHALF OF THE HARBOR CITY COUNCIL, WE SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
IT'S WITH GREAT HONOR THAT I PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU.
[3. PROCLAIM MAY 21-27, 2023, AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP, UH, DEPUTY, DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, UH, ENGINEER MANAGER ALBERT MENDOZA.UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO CLAIM MAY 21ST TO 27TH AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.
YOU GOT A LOT OF GOOD EVENTS COMING UP, RIGHT? I DO THIS, YEAH.
THIS SATURDAY IS, UH, HAZARDOUS HO.
AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE, UH, RECOGNITION.
UM, WE HAVE A PUBLIC ARTS, SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I MIGHT BE REMI, I JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY WELL WISHES, UH, TO ELIAS.
UM, HE'S ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS AND WE'RE THINKING ABOUT HIM.
I'M GONNA ASK AT THIS TIME, WOULD THE CITY ATTORNEY PLEASE ANNOUNCE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE WILL.
JUST A SECOND, LET THE COUNCIL GET SEATED.
WE'VE CONDUCTED CLOSED SESSION AND HAVE NOT CONCLUDED ALL THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AS TO THOSE ITEMS. WE'VE DISCUSSED THE CLOSED SESSION.
THERE'S NO REPORTING OUT THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE ONE MORE MATTER.
WE WILL GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION TO THE CLOSE OF, UH, THE PUBLIC MEETING, AND THAT'S THE ITEM INVOLVING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.
WILL THERE BE ANY FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT CLOSED SESSION? WE WOULD ASSUME THERE'D BE NO ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER THAT.
AND NOW IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE AGENDA.
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.
IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT STAFF WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED? UH, THIS IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS RIGHT NOW.
ANYBODY WISH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYBODY LAST CALL? THERE ARE NONE.
[ 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 RIGHT.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 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 CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT STAFF WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED? NONE.
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CITY COUNCIL? NO.ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY ITEM REMOVED? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MR. MAYOR, CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, THE, UH, CONSENT CALENDAR? OKAY.
I GOT A MOTION TO SECOND, SECOND AND A SECOND.
UM, ALL OF THE FAVORS SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSITION? ANY ABSTENTIONS? THE ITEM PASSES FIVE ZERO.
THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEARINGS, NO OTHER CONSIDERATION ITEMS.
[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]
MAYOR.COMMUNITY CALENDAR? WELL, WE HAVE MOVIES IN THE PARK THAT HAVE BEGUN ALREADY.
UH, MOVIES IN THE PARK WILL BEGIN ON, UH, WE'LL HAVE OUR PUS AND BOOTS THE LAST WISH ON MAY 19TH.
ACTIVITIES BEGIN AT SIX O'CLOCK.
UM, THE MOVIE WILL BEGIN AT DUSK AND THIS ONE WILL BE HELD AT LYONS EL CENTRO PARK, LOCATED AT THREE 20 EAST ERNA AVENUE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 3 4200.
THIS SATURDAY IS THE CITY OF LAHABRA ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT.
THE CITY OF LAHABRA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CR N R, WILL HOST A HAZARD HOUSEHOLD WASTE EVENT.
UM, TO MAKE RESERVATIONS, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 6 9 4 3 7 3 0.
THE EVENT WILL BE HELD FROM 8:00 AM TO 12:00 PM 12 NOON AT THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS YARD AT 5 21 WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AGAIN.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 6 9 4 3 7 3 0.
THE SPLASH PADS ARE OPENING UP JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER.
UH, WE WILL HAVE A GREAT BIG PARTY IN THE PARK OPENING DAY AT THE SPLASH PAD ON MAY 27TH AT BRIO PARK, WHICH IS LOCATED 300 SOUTH YUCCA STREET FROM 11 TO TWO.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY FREE AS THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER.
SPLASH PLAY SPLASH PLAY ZONES WILL THEN BE OPEN FROM 11 TO SEVEN, UH, PM MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE SUMMER.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4200.
UH, OUR INAUGURAL, UH, MEMORIAL DAY, UH, EVENT WILL BE TAKING PLACE BY THE AMERICAN LEGION.
POST 2 67 WILL BE HOSTING THE INAUGURAL MEMORIAL DAY EVENT, HONORING THOSE, UH, WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY.
PLEASE JOIN US, UH, IN THE AMERICAN LEGION ON MAY 29TH AT LIONS L CENTRAL PARK AT THREE 20 EAST ERNEST STREET FROM 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM.
UH, AND I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING A BARBECUE AS WELL.
SO PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US FOR THAT EVENT.
UM, PLEASE GET INVOLVED, GET INVOLVED, KNOW, BE IN THE, KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
OUR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETS, UM, HERE AT THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH RIGHT HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
AND OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES, UH, COMMISSION MEETS HERE EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN FACT, BOTH MEETINGS ARE AT 6:30 PM JUST, UH, MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WE HAVE PLENTY OF OPENINGS AVAILABLE.
PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE@WWW.LAHABRACA.GOV.
UH, FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE POSITIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, UH, PLEASE CONTACT OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 0 7 9.
UH, I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RAIN, BUT WE STILL, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ISN'T A DROUGHT SITUATION.
JUST REMEMBER TO DO YOUR PART, UH, AND BE RESPONSIBLE AND CONSERVE WATER.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN CONSERVE WATER, PLEASE ASK FOR OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BY CALLING 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 1 7 0 OR GO TO WWW.LAHABRACA.GOV.
THAT IS ALL WITH THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR.
COMMENTS FROM STAFF? UH, NONE, MR. MAYOR JIM SEDRO.
[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]
NO COMMENTS.COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ASK STEVE SIMONIAN TO GO UP FIRST TODAY.
NOTHING, JOSE, I'LL MAKE IT BRIEF, MR. MAYOR, AS IF I EVER MAKE IT BRIEF.
UH, WANNA DO, UH, THANK, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND RECOGNITION NEXT WEEK OF, UH, PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.
AND DO OUR, UH, POLICE OFFICERS THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.
UH, WE'RE ALSO, UH, COMMEMORATING, UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE THAT HAVE, UH, GIVEN THEIR LIFE, UH, IN THE SERVICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, ALSO, UH, WANTED TO, UH, THANK A FEW PEOPLE, KELLY FUO AND HER, UH, AND HER CREW AS I'LL CALL THEM, UH, FOR THE, UH, STATE OF THE CITY AND PUTTING ON A GREAT EVENT.
WELL, BRIANNA AS WELL AS I WAS GETTING TO HER AS WELL.
I, I HAVE HER ON MY, I HAVE HER ON MY LIST HERE, BUT I WAS GONNA GO KIM ARIAN.
UH, I, YOU, UH, YOU MADE, UH, YOU MADE
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THE, UH, THE POSSIBLE WHAT MAYBE SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT WAS IMPOSSIBLE HAPPEN, AND IT WAS GREAT.AND I WILL TELL YOU, UH, I PERSONALLY HEARD FROM WELL OVER A DOZEN RESIDENTS, UH, SOME THAT ATTENDED AND, UH, MOST THAT ATTENDED.
BUT THEY, UH, THEY COMMUNICATED WITH ME AFTERWARD, UH, HOW, UH, WHAT A GREAT STATE OF THE CITY YOU PUT ON, AND THAT WE MADE IT AVAILABLE TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WITHOUT CHARGING THEM ANYTHING.
UH, I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
AND BASED ON THE, UH, TURNOUT, UH, PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN EVEN MORE.
I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANY MORE ROOM.
SO, UM, IT'S A, IT'S A REFLECTION ON THE JOB WELL DONE THAT YOU ALL DID.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THEN DARREN, I HAVE REALLY NOTHING TO SAY OTHER THAN TO, TO, UH, TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT, UM, COUNCILMAN AND JOHN SAID.
I ALSO HEARD IN ABOUT THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.
AND WHAT I HEARD WAS THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF NEW RESIDENT MEMBERS.
WELL, THEY'RE NOT NEW RESIDENT MEMBERS, THEY'RE ALL TIME RESIDENT MEMBERS WHO HAVE NEVER ATTENDED THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS FREE, THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND.
SO THAT WAS, UH, I WAS GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE IT FREE AND THANK ALL THE, UH, SPONSORS WHO MADE THAT POSSIBLE.
WELL, THE ARCHITECT OF THE STATE OF THE CITY, REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY WAS OUR MAYOR, JAMES GOMEZ, WHO, WHO LAID OUT THE VISION FOR A SUCCESSFUL EVENT, AND HE EXECUTED WITH PERFECTION, HAD A GREAT VIDEO AT THE BEGINNING.
IT WAS JUST A, A WONDERFUL AFFAIR OVERALL.
SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. MAYOR.
RIGHT BEFORE THAT WE HAD THE, UH, MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST, UH, TWO HUGE EVENTS, VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.
AND THAT WAS ALSO A CAPACITY CROWD, A WONDERFUL EVENT WITH THE VERY INSPIRATIONAL, UH, BRETT BUTLER.
SO TWO EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL EVENTS THAT ADDED A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
FINAL NOTE I WANNA BRING UP IS THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ME AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO WHAT THEY PERCEIVE TO BE AN UPTICK IN GANG-RELATED ACTIVITIES, AN INCREASE IN GRAFFITI AND TAGGING AND THIS SORT OF THING.
AND OTHER REPORTED IN INCIDENCES, SOME OF WHICH ARE STILL BEING INVESTIGATED.
SO I DID WANNA SAY, WHILE THE CHIEF IS HERE AND THE REST OF HIS CREW, IS THAT, UH, IT, IT IS THE THINKING ON MY PART AND PROBABLY SHARED BY MY COLLEAGUES THAT RENEWED INTEREST AND ATTENTION BE PAID TO THE ISSUE OF, OF GANG ACTIVITY GENERALLY.
AND IF THAT MEANS WORKING IN, IN CONCERT WITH, UH, OUR PARTNERS IN TERMS OF PAROLE AND PROBATION, ANY OTHER RESOURCES WE CAN BRING TO BEAR ON THAT ISSUE, BECAUSE I KNOW I'M, I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR ALL OF US WHEN I SAY WE HAVE MADE ENORMOUS PROGRESS WITH THAT VERY THORNY ISSUE.
AND WE HAVE, WE'VE BEEN IN A GOOD PLACE FOR MANY YEARS AND WE DON'T WANNA SEE ANY BACKSLIDING AT ALL.
SO TO THE EXTENT CHIEF THAT WE CAN KIND OF RENEW AND REVISIT PREVIOUS EFFORTS AND KIND OF TAMP DOWN ON THIS, I KNOW I'D APPRECIATE IT, AND I'M SURE THE REST OF US WOULD AS WELL.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND FOR KEEPING US SAFE AT THE CITRUS FAIR AND, UH, AND ALL THAT.
BUT, UH, LET'S SEE IF WE JUST CAN'T KEEP A MUZZLE ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT BECOMES A REAL PROBLEM.
COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MADRANO, YOU HAD SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO MENTION? YES.
I WANTED TO ADJOURN THE MEMORY OF, UH, JUAN G AROYO, UH, A, UH, LONGTIME LAHABRA RESIDENT, I BELIEVE SINCE, UH, 1968, WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY.
AND, UH, WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE HIM.
UH, JUAN WAS JUST A WONDERFUL INDIVIDUAL, VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, PROBABLY ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.
AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, HE, HE WAS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN HIS EARLY CAREER, BUT THEN LATER ON HE, UH, HE HAD, HE HAD A LANDSCAPING BUSINESS, I BELIEVE AS WELL.
UH, COUPLE THINGS I'D LIKE TO MENTION.
FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK STAFF, UH, PARTICULARLY BRIANNA, UH, FOR DOING JUST A WONDERFUL JOB.
WHERE'S BRIANNA? OH, THERE SHE IS.
JUST DID A TREMENDOUS JOB WITH THE STATE OF THE CITY, UH, ADDRESS.
UH, WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND MY PARTICULARLY, ALSO MY COLLEAGUES WHO WERE VERY GOOD SPORTS, AND, UH, PUTTING THEM INTO SOME, SOME FUNNY SITUATIONS TO OPEN THAT OFF.
UH, IT WAS A FABULOUS, FABULOUS EVENT.
UH, WE HAD NUMEROUS COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM OTHER CITIES THAT ATTEND.
SO FOR THAT I AM VERY THANKFUL.
UM, WE ALSO HAD THE SUPERIOR, UH, SUPPORT FROM THE WHITTIER CHAMBER, AS WELL AS LARA, UH, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THAT LARA OTA ACTUALLY POSTED IT ON THEIR, UH, FACEBOOK PAGE OF WHAT A GREAT TIME THEY HAD.
SO FOR THAT, I'M VERY GRATEFUL.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK KELLY KATIE AND, UH, CAPTAIN BARNES, WHO, UH, WERE VERY HELPFUL WITH THE MAYOR'S PRAYER, BREAKFAST AND, UH, MEETING, HAVING DINNER WITH PREP BUTLER.
UH, AND HE WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE.
I TALKED TO HIM ON THE PHONE A COUPLE DAYS AGO, AND HE WAS VERY, UH, APPRECIATIVE AS TO, UH, JUST MAKING HIM FEEL WELCOME, UH, THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT.
UH, WITH THAT, I ALSO WANT TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY,
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SADLY.UH, JUST A COUPLE HOURS AGO, UH, WE LOST ELAINE FRIESEN FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
SHE WAS ON STAFF FOR MANY YEARS AT CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH, UH, VERY ACTIVE.
SHE SAID ONE OF OUR PROUDEST MOMENTS WAS WORKING WITH LOVE LAHABRA, WITH FORMER CHIEF, UM, JERRY PRICE.
AND SADLY, SHE, SHE PASSED AWAY, UH, JUST A TRUE TREASURE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF JUAN AROYO AND ALSO ELAINE FRIESEN.
THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED TO MONDAY.
OH, WE, WE'LL BE RECESSING THE CLOSEUP.
UH, THE MEETING IS NOW GOING TO BE RECESSED INTO CLOSED SESSION, AND AFTER THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN.
ADJOURN WITHOUT, WITHOUT FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT.
TO MONDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2023 AT 5:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL.
CLOSED SESSION, ROOM ONE 12 C, LOCATED 100 EAST EL HARBOR BOULEVARD, FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WE'RE NOW ADJOURNED.