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[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: Assistant City Attorney/Assistant Legal Counsel Duarte PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember/Director Simonian ROLL CALL: Mayor/Director Gomez Mayor Pro Tem/Director Nigsarian Councilmember/Director Espinoza Councilmember/Director Medrano Councilmember/Director Simonian]
TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL, UH, AND THE JOINT MEETING WITH THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THE CITY OF LAHABRA CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY, CITY OF LAHABRA HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND THE LAHABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY OF JUNE 19TH, 2023.LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS FIVE, UH, 6:30 PM AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS ARE PRESENT.
UH, WILL, THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY, ATTORNEY RICHARD D. JONES, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BY OUR COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR STEVE SIMONIAN.
WILL EVERYBODY PLEASE DAN, ASK YOU TO PLEASE, UH, BOW YOUR HEADS.
UH, DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE'RE FULL OF GRATITUDE.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS WE RECEIVED.
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR MANY EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE CITIZENS WHO PROVIDE SUCH GREAT SERVICE.
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL WHO PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION AND, AND GUIDANCE WITH INTEGRITY.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE MANY PLACES WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.
WE SAY THESE THINGS IN MY NAME, AMEN.
PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND JOIN ME IN SALUTING THE FLAG OF OUR WONDERFUL NATION.
I HAVE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO REPORT THIS EVENING? OKAY.
[1. RECOGNITION OF 2022-2023 YOUTH COMMITTEE MEMBERS]
NOW GO TO RECOGNITION OF THE YOUTH COMMITTEE IF MELISSA RIVERA WILL PLEASE, UM, COME TO THE MIC.GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TONIGHT.
UH, WE HAVE AN AMAZING YOUTH COMMITTEE.
THIS YEAR WE HAD 47 MEMBERS OF JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT EITHER LIVE OR GO TO SCHOOL IN LA HABRA.
THEY VOLUNTEERED AT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS, ATTENDED MEETINGS ALL YEAR ROUND FROM AUGUST UP UNTIL JUNE.
AND, UH, SO WE, WE HAVE AN AMAZING GROUP HERE, AND COLLECTIVELY THEY HAVE VOLUNTEERED OVER 12, 1200 HOURS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UM, AND SO IF I CAN HAVE OUR, OUR YOUTH COMMITTEE PLEASE COME UP HERE.
WE'LL GET SOME OF THEM ON THE TOP.
STARE UP HERE, AND THEN RIGHT BELOW 'EM.
AND THEN MELISSA, IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PASS THE MICROPHONE AROUND SO WE CAN LET THEM INTRODUCE ALL WHO THEY ARE REAL QUICK.
AND THEY CAN ALL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES YEAH.
AND GET SOME THERE IN THE FRONT.
AND THEN TANYA, THEN COME OVER WHEN IT COME DOWN, THEY'RE KINDA OFF IN THE CORNER.
AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL GET, WE'LL HEAR WHO THEY ARE FIRST.
LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, UH, ON BEHALF.
AND I'LL JUST SPEAK LOUD AND SEE IF I, I COME UP THIS WAY.
UH, THIS IS A COMMITTEE, VERY DEAR TO MY FA HEART.
IT, I STARTED THIS, UH, OH, PROBABLY 22 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS A COMMISSIONER WITH, UH, LA HARBOR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONER.
AND YOU GUYS JUST DO A TREMENDOUS JOB NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, YOU GUYS ARE THERE MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
AND I SEE MANY FUTURE MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS DEFINITELY IN THIS GROUP HERE TODAY.
SO, ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US, WE LIKE TO COMMEND YOU AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU GUYS STAY DOWN THERE AND EVERYBODY COME.
YOU GUYS COME CLOSE OVER HERE AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE THAT WAY.
I THINK WE CAN GET CLOSE THERE.
EVERYBODY'S ROSE A. LITTLE CLOSER THERE.
AGAIN, THIS IS VERY SPECIAL TO HAVE ALL OF YOU GUYS HERE TODAY.
AND IN THIS GROUP, WE HAVE, UH, TWO SENIORS HERE TONIGHT.
TANYA GALLEGOS WILL BE GOING TO BOSTON COLLEGE NEXT YEAR.
RAISE YOUR HAND, TANYA AND TRACY, AND WE'LL BE GOING TO
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UC, SAN DIEGO.AND, AND STAFF, THANK YOU AGAIN, UH, FOR WORKING VERY CLOSELY AND ALSO OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONERS ADVISOR.
PARENTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING THEM TO BE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
WE THANK YOU, CUZ I KNOW YOU GUYS HAD A BIG PART IN THAT AS WELL.
[2. PROCLAIM "JULY IS PARK AND RECREATION MONTH" IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
TO, UH, THE FRONT, UH, KELLY FU JOE, WE'RE GONNA INVITE THE DIRECTOR, KELLY FU JOE, UH, TO THE PODIUM TO ACCEPT A PROCLAMATION.DO WE, WHERE'S THE PROCLAMATION? ACTUALLY, IF WE COULD, UH, TERESA KEKER, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES CHAIRPERSON IS HERE TO ACCEPT IT.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS TERESA KEKER AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION ON OUR ENTIRE COMMISSION IS HERE TONIGHT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING JULY AS PARK AND RECREATION MONTH IN LAHABRA.
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR JULY, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU AND THE PUBLIC TO CELEBRATE WITH US.
WE'VE PASSED OUT COPIES OF CALENDARS TO YOU TONIGHT, AND THE PUBLIC CAN FIND THEM ON THE CITY WEB, THE CITY'S WEBSITE HIGHLIGHTING ALL OF THE FUN COMING UP, INCLUDING POP-UP CELEBRATIONS.
CONCERTS IN THE PARK, ACTIVITIES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, MOVIES IN THE PARK AND MORE.
WE ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING COMMUNITY SERVICE A PRIORITY IN LA HABRA BY PROVIDING THE LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYBODY, YOUNG AND OLD, TO HAVE HEALTHY, FUN AND SAFE PLACES TO LIVE, WORK AND RECREATE.
AS YOU, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PARKS DIVISION EMPLOYEES HERE TONIGHT WITH US.
WE WANTED TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU, THAT YOU, AND THEY KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THE PARKS DIVISION IS TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROGRAMS. THEY TAKE SO MUCH PRIDE IN THEIR JOBS AND THEY LOVE OUR PARKS AS MUCH AS WE DO.
AND WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO THEM TOO.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR DECLARING JULY AS PARK AND RECREATION MONTH, AND WE WILL SEE YOU SOON AT AN ACTIVITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MRS. KEMPER.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS HAVE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS COME UP FRONT HERE.
LET'S GET ALL OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONERS TO THE FRONT KELLY AS WELL.
YOU'RE A BIG PART OF PARKS AS WELL AS YES.
UH, THERE'S ONE MORE THING I FORGOT IS WE HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EACH ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAND THOSE OUT? COME ON.
I'LL, UH, COMING UP TO THE S IF I COULD, UH, MENTION WHAT A GREAT JOB PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS DONE OVER THE LAST MONTH.
UM, PREPPING OUR TWO SPLASH PADS, UM, MARK COMPTON AND, UH, DANIEL IN OUR ENGINEERING DIVISION, UH, PUT IN QUITE A BIT OF EFFORT TO GET OUR TWO SPLASH PADS UP AND RUNNING FOR THE SUMMER AND HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AND WITH A NICE WARMER WEATHER COMING.
UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THOSE SPLASH PADS, UH, IN FULL USE.
MELISSA, IF WE HAVE ANOTHER STEP BACK HERE, IF SOME OF YOU GUYS WANNA COME BACK ANOTHER STEP.
OKAY, EVERYBODY LOOK OVER THERE.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WE WANNA THANK OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR ALL YOU DO.
WE CERTAINLY VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU.
[ 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.]
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 LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL
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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 SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS? PLEASE COME UP AT THIS TIME.
IS THIS GENTLEMAN COMING UP? ARE YOU WORKING YOUR WAY UP? OH, COME ON UP.
AND IF YOU CAN PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, SIR.
HI, I'M STEVE CISNEROS WITH PHANTOM PROJECTS THEATER GROUP AT THE LA HABER DEPOT.
AND, UH, JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR, UM, LETTING ME SPEAK FOR A MOMENT HERE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON AT THE THEATER.
UM, IT HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR THEATERS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
IN OUR FIRST YEAR, LAST CALENDAR YEAR WAS SLOWER THAN WE ANTICIPATED.
A LOT OF SHOWS WERE CANCELED DUE TO COVID AND ILLNESS.
AND I THINK A LOT OF THE, THE CITY OF LA HABRA, UH, WERE ALWAYS WITH THE IDEA THAT WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW THAT FIRST YEAR WILL GO BECAUSE OF THE WORLD WE WERE IN AT THAT TIME.
IN FACT, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU SAW THE NEWS, UH, CENTER THEATER GROUP, ONE OF THE BIGGEST, UH, WELL-FUNDED THEATER COMPANIES IN THE WORLD BASED IN LA ANNOUNCED JUST LAST WEEK, THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PROGRAM THE MARK TAPER FORUM AT ALL NEXT YEAR, UM, DUE TO DWINDLING AUDIENCE AND DONATIONS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
SO IF A COMPANY OF THAT SIZE IS HAVING THAT MUCH OF A DIFFICULT TIME, YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT FOR SMALL GROUPS ACROSS, UM, THE COUNTRY.
THAT BEING SAID, I'M HERE WITH GREAT NEWS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE NOW RUNNING AT FULL SPEED.
UM, WE JUST CLOSED LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS LAST WEEKEND.
WE HAD A 91% CAPACITY OF TICKET SALES.
UM, 1200 PEOPLE CAME TO THAT THEATER FROM 91 DIFFERENT CITIES.
AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT COMMENTED ON THE WAY THE THEATER NOW LOOKS, UM, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO COMMENTED VERY OPENLY TO US AFTERWARDS THAT THEY WILL COME BACK, THAT THEY WANT TO SEE MORE SHOWS IN THAT THEATER.
IT WAS SO WONDERFUL BECAUSE THE FIRST YEAR WAS SO DIFFICULT.
THERE WERE NIGHTS WE HAD MORE PEOPLE ON STAGE THAN WE HAD IN THE AUDIENCE.
AND, UH, AND THERE WERE TIMES WE KIND OF THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, UM, IT'S GOING TO WORK.
AND WE BUCKLED DOWN AND ENSURED THAT EVERY RESOURCE WE HAD WAS PUT TOWARDS THIS VENUE.
UM, AND WE ARE HERE TO THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE TO NEW SUPPORT
LAST YEAR WE ONLY HAD THREE FIELD TRIP PERFORMANCES BECAUSE THAT WAS ALL THAT THERE WAS DEMAND FOR THIS YEAR, BY THE TIME WE'RE WE'LL HAVE 20 SOLD OUT FIELD TRIP PERFORMANCES FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS.
UM, AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, AND WE HAVE MORE RENTALS THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, ONE OF THE WOMEN'S GROUPS HAS ALREADY BOUGHT OUT AN ENTIRE PERFORMANCE OF STEEL MAGNOLIAS FOR A FUNDRAISER PERFORMANCE.
UM, SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE NOW THAT WE ARE RUNNING FULL SPEED AND EVERYONE IS AWARE OF WHAT QUALITY WE HAVE BROUGHT TO THAT THEATER.
AND I KNOW WE'VE BEEN KIND OF QUIET FOR SOME OF THAT TIME BECAUSE OF HOW LITTLE ACTIVITY WAS GOING ON.
UM, BUT WE ARE NOW SHIFTING THAT GOAL TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WE ARE HERE, WE ARE DOING GREAT WORK.
AND THE LA HABER DEPOT THEATER IS BRINGING IN ALL KINDS OF CROWDS.
AND EVERY SINGLE NIGHT PEOPLE WERE ASKING, YOU KNOW, WHERE CAN I EAT BEFORE THE SHOW? WHERE CAN I EAT AFTER THE SHOW? WHAT'S THIS MUSEUM NEXT TO US? WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS AROUND THE AREA? AND SO WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT THAT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKENDS OF 1200 GUESTS VISITING US, THAT THEY DIDN'T JUST COME TO THE THEATER AND LEAVE, BUT THEY SPENT TIME IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA.
AND OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PART OF THAT FABRIC AND TO MAKE SURE LA HABRA KNOWS THAT OUR DEDICATION TO LA HABRA IS HIGHER THAN EVER.
UM, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL TO SHOW COMING UP SOON, BECAUSE THERE'S SOME GREAT WORK HAPPENING IN THERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING SUPPORT.
THANKS FOR BELIEVING IN US AND WE WANNA BE HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? COME UP AT THIS TIME.
WE'LL, NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[ 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. ]
THIS TIME, THE CITY ATTORNEY LEGAL COUNSEL DICK JONES, WILL HAVE, UH, UH, SOMETHING TO READ FOR THE STATEMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.UM, AS REQUIRED BY THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 49 53 C3 TO PROVIDE A VERBAL SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING APPROVAL OF SALARIES, SALARY SCHEDULES, OR COMPENSATION PAID IN THE FORM OF FRINGE BENEFITS TO A LOCAL AGENCY'S EXECUTIVES.
TONIGHT'S JOINT A AGENCY AGENDA INCLUDES CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 13 REGARDING A RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE COMPENSATION PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS PUBLIC HEARING.
ITEM NUMBER ONE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 DASH 2024 BUDGET ADOPTION.
THESE TWO, THESE TWO ITEMS PROPOSE AND FUND A 5% SALARY INCREASE AND A FIVE $50 PER DAY.
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$50 PER PAY PERIOD.CITY DEFERRAL COMPENSATION PLAN, CONTRIBUTION TO MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES NOT INCLUDED THE CITY MANAGER AND A SEPARATE, SEPARATE $18,200 ANNUAL INCREASE TO THE CITY MANAGER'S COMPENSATION.
NEXT ITEM 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 REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED.
ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF, 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 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 CALEN CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH 14.
RHONDA, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE STAFF WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED? NONE.
UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS? NO.
AUDIENCE MEMBERS, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED? I HEAR NO, UH, ITEMS TO BE REMOVED.
MR. MAYOR, I HAVE MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
[1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 LA HABRA MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR ADOPTION, AND TO ESTABLISH THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 That the City Council: A. Approve and adopt the City of La Habra Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Municipal Budget; B. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. ____ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF CITY OF LA HABRA GOVERNMENT, ESTABLISHING POLICES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET, AND FOR OTHER BUDGET RELATED PURPOSES; C. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. ____ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024; D. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. ____ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024; E. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. ____ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE UTILITY AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024; F. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. ____ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024; and, G. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. ____ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA ESTABLISHING THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XIIIB OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, AND AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 6075.]
THANK YOU.PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS OTHERWISE, BONIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR, COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER ONE IS TITLED DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2023.
2024 LAHABRA MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR ADOPTION, AND TO ESTABLISH THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.
IS IT MEL? MEL SHANNON? GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MEL SHANNON, FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.
EACH YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS A MUNICIPAL BUDGET THAT IDENTIFIES THE REVENUES AND ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES FROM ALL CITY'S FUNDS TO ACHIEVE THE CITY'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND TO PROVIDE THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY WITH HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
THE OVERALL FISCAL YEAR 2324 MUNICIPAL BUDGET TOTALS 1 887 0.4 MILLION ACROSS ALL FUNDS OF WHICH THE CITY'S PRIMARY OPERATING FUND.
THE GENERAL FUND COMPRISES 55.4 MILLION.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET DOES NOT INCLUDE ADDITIONAL LABOR COSTS, WHICH WILL BE INCURRED ONCE LABOR AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN REACHED BETWEEN THE CITY AND ITS BARGAINING UNITS.
AND UNTIL THEY ARE FINALIZED AND APPROVED.
THE PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY $3 BILLION OF UNENCUMBERED RESOURCES SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THE PENDING LABOR AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS FOR THE FIRE SERVICES, AND FOR POTENTIAL ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS OR RESERVES.
ON JUNE 5TH, 2023, STAFF PRESENTED A PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2324 LAHA MUNICIPAL BUDGET TO CITY COUNCIL.
THE BUDGET PRESENTATION PROVIDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL GAVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE CITY'S PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2324 MUNICIPAL BUDGET AND DIRECT STAFF REGARDING ANY REVISIONS.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET PRESENTATION, STAFF WAS NOT DIRECTED TO MAKE ANY REVISIONS TO THE EXPENDITURE BUDGETS, AND AN ESTIMATED 3 MILLION IN UNENCUMBERED GENERAL FUND RESOURCES REMAINED AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE APPROPRIATION BY CITY COUNCIL.
THEREFORE, AT THIS TIME, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR CHANGES, WE REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AND ADOPT THE CITY OF HARBOR FISCAL YEAR 20 23 24 MUNICIPAL BUDGET.
OKAY, AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN IT TO ANY QUESTIONS FIRST FOR THE COUNCIL QUESTIONS.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL NOW OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING, ANYBODY WISHING TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
WE'LL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'LL, UH, CALL FOR DIALOGUE QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? UH, THE COUNCIL ACTION? YES, MR. MAYOR, IF I CAN YES, SIR.
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PROPOSAL HERE IF I CAN.SO, REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE CITY REDUCE ITS GENERAL FUND SUPPORT TO THE LAHABRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FROM THE CURRENT PROPOSED BUDGET OF $20,000 A YEAR TO ZERO, APPROPRIATE THOSE FUNDS TO THE CITY'S GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO HELP WITH THE LIONS AND CENTRAL PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
FURTHERMORE, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO MOVE THAT THE CITY RETAIN FULL AND SOLE CONTROL OVER ALL ADVERTISING EFFORTS, DECISIONS, SOLICITATIONS AND REVENUES IN ANY CITY PRODUCED OR SUPPORTED PUBLICATION, MAGAZINE, NEWSLETTER OR OTHER OUTREACH MATERIAL OR MEDIA.
ANY PROPOSAL TO SHARE ADVERTISING REVENUES WITH NON-CITY ENTITIES IS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
SO DICK, UM, HOW DO WE HANDLE IT? DOES THAT HAVE TO BE A SEPARATE MOTION? YES.
UH, FIRST OFF, REGARDING THE BUDGET ITEM, THAT CLEARLY IS THE BUDGETARY ITEM.
WITH RESPECT TO BRIAN THE BROADER DIRECTION, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU PROPERLY IZE THAT BECAUSE THAT REALLY ISN'T A BUDGET ITEM ALL BEFORE THIS.
WELL, IT IS ON THE BUDGET CURRENTLY.
TO THE EXTENT THAT THE MOTION IS LIMITED TO BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS, IT'S APPROPRIATE.
SO CLEARLY WITH RESPECT TO THE CHANGE REGARDING THE FUNDING, NO PROBLEM.
THE SECOND ISSUE SHOULD GO TO THE ONLY, TO THE ISSUE OF FUNDING QUESTIONS REGARDING ADVERTISING AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO THE SECOND ITEM WOULD HAVE TO BE AGENDAS.
WELL, DEPENDING UPON WHAT MR. M, UH, MADANO DESIRES TO DO, UH, CERTAINLY WITH RESPECT TO ANY REVENUES THAT ARE GENERATED FROM ADVERTISING AND WHATNOT, HE COULD CHANGE THE BUDGET TO REFLECT THOSE REVENUES.
IT DOES SEEM TO ME THERE'S A MUCH BROADER STATEMENT THERE THAT WOULD SEEM TO BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE A IZED AS A SEPARATE NON BUDGETARY ITEM.
SO, BUT THE $20,000 OBVIOUSLY CAN BE, CAN CONDITIONAL, THAT'S COULD BE DONE RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S NOT EVEN THE ISSUE THAT COULD BE DONE TO.
UH, THE QUESTION IS, UH, SO TO NARROW DOWN THE, UH, SECOND PART OF MY, UH, OF MY PROPOSAL IS, UH, WHAT EXACTLY WOULD I NEED TO DO FOR THIS EVENING? IT WOULD HAVE TO ONLY RELATE TO BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS.
AND TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU'RE MODIFYING SOURCES OF REVENUE, YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO MO MODIFY THOSE REVENUE SOURCES CONSISTENT WITH THE BUDGET.
UH, SO MODIFY REVENUE SOURCES CONSISTENT WITH THE BUDGET, CONSISTENT WITH THE BUDGET, AND AS RELATES TO, I BELIEVE IT WAS ADVERTISING AND OTHER YES.
I'M JUST WRITING THIS DOWN SO I GET THE, UH, VERBIAGE.
AND AGAIN, IF YOU WANT, YOU, YOU, YOU, IF YOU WANT A BROADER STATEMENT BY THE COUNCIL, WE CAN CERTAINLY CARRY IT BACK FOR AN AGENDA, BUT TONIGHT WE'RE LIMITED BY THE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS.
SO I'LL, UH, SO I'LL AMEND THE SECOND PART OF THAT, UH, TO MODIFY REVENUE SOURCES CONSISTENT WITH THE BUDGET.
IS THAT CORRECT, MR. CITY ATTORNEY? AS, AS RELATES TO, AS RELATES TO ADVERTISING.
AND WE HAD A COUPLE OF REREAD THE, THE FIRST PART, OR REREAD THE FIRST PART OF IT.
SO REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET, MAKE THE MOTION THAT THE CITY REDUCE THE GENERAL FUND SUPPORT.
THE LAHABRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FROM THE CURRENT PROPOSED BUDGET OF $20,000 TO ZERO, AND TO APPROPRIATE THOSE FUNDS TO THE CITY'S GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO HELP WITH THE LIONS AT CENTRAL PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT'S APPROPRIATE.
AND WE SHOULD ACT ON THAT ONE MOTION RIGHT NOW.
SO THAT ONE MOTION, I HEAR A MOTION.
DO I HEAR A SECOND? DO I HEAR A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
UH, WE ARE NOW GOING TO, UM, CALL ROLL.
RHONDA, PLEASE, ON THIS, YOU SHOULD INVITE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MOTION.
YOU SHOULD INVITE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE MOTION.
AMONG COLLEAGUES, AMONGST ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO DISCUSS THE MOTION.
YOU'VE ADDED A MOTION TO THE FLOOR.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE ANYBODY WHO HAS ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM.
NOW, RHONDA, YOU WANNA JUST CALL ROLL ON THIS ITEM? YES.
THE ITEM PASSES FOR FOUR ZERO WITH ONE ABSTENTION? YES.
NOW WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE OTHER ITEMS, PLEASE.
WELL, NOW WE HAVE MR. MADANO SECOND MOTION.
HE WANTS TO MAKE IT THIS EVENING.
SO THE SECOND PART OF THAT WOULD BE TO MODIFY REVENUE SOURCES CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY BUDGET IN REFERENCE TO ADVERTISING EFFORTS.
WHAT YOU, YOU INDICATED SEVERAL THINGS, SOURCES OF REVENUE THAT YOU WERE MODIFYING.
ADVERTISING EFFORTS, DECISION SOLICITATIONS AND REVENUES IN ANY CITY, PRODUCER SUPPORTED PUBLICATION, MAGAZINE, NEWSLETTER, OR OTHER OUTREACH MATERIAL OR MEDIA.
SO YOUR MOTION IS THAT ANY ADVERTISING REVENUE THAT THE CITY GETS FROM ANY OF ITS PUBLICATIONS BE KEPT WITHIN? YES.
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KEPT WITHIN THE CITY? I GOTCHA.ANY NOS FOR THE VOTE? YOU SHOULD AT LEAST ASK THE PUBLIC IF THEY HAVE ANY.
FOR THE RECORD, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THAT ITEM? SEE NONE.
ANY NOS? ANY ABSTENTIONS? OKAY.
NOW WE GO TO THE REST OF THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THOSE.
IF I HEAR, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE CITY OF LA HABA FISCAL YEAR 2023.
FURTHER, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION AND TITLE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY, LA HABA, ADOPTING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY, UH, FIRST 2023, ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2024, MAKING THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR, UH, CONDUCT OF THE CITY OF LA HARVARD GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHING POLICIES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE ADOPT BUDGET, ADOPTED BUDGET, AND OTHER BUDGET RELATED PURPOSES.
FURTHERMORE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION.
20, UH, 23 DASH ZERO THREE ENTITLED A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2024.
FURTHER, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT AN, A RESOLUTION ENTITLED RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 20, COMMENCING JULY 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE THE 30TH, 2024.
FURTHER, LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ENTITLED, UH, UH, NUMBER, UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023 DASH OH TWO ENTITLED, RESOLUTION OF THE UTILITY AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1ST, 2023, ENDING JUNE 30TH, 20, UH, 24.
I HAVE FURTHER MOVED TO APPROVE, APPROVE, AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION.
NUMBER 2023 DASH OH ONE ENTITLED, A RESOLUTION OF THE CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1ST, 2023, ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2024.
FURTHER, I'D LIKE TO APPROVE, ADOPT A RESOLUTION NUMBER 6 1 1 7 ENTITLED RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, ESTABLISHING THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE X ONE 11 B OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1ST, 2023.
AND ANY JUNE 30TH, 2024, AMENDING RESOLUTION 6 0 75.
CAN I PLEASE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT, MR. MAYOR.
OKAY, WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY OPPOSITIONS? IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THERE ARE NO CONSIDERATION ITEMS. MAYOR'S
[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR.BE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS.
JOIN US FOR THE 4TH OF JULY FELLOW FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR ON TUESDAY, JULY 4TH AT LOBBY TO PARK.
TICKETS ARE ONLY $6, UH, FOR YOUTH AGES THREE TO 12 AND $8 FOR ADULTS 13 AND OLDER, WITH A $3 DISCOUNT FOR TICKETS PURCHASE ON OR BEFORE JULY 1ST.
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY CENTER.
BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FALL MARIE FAMILY AND CELEBRATE THE NATION'S BIRTHDAY.
THE LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT INVITES YOU TO THE ANNUAL LAJAS COOL COPS AT O WEST STATE PARK ON JULY 12TH.
IT'LL TAKE PLACE AT O STATE PARK FROM TWO TO 4:00 PM ON JULY 12TH.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 5 6 2 3, UH, 3 8 3 4200.
UH, LET'S NOT FORGET, THE MOVIES IN THE PARK IS THE NEXT SLIDE UP THERE.
UM, THE MOVIES IN THE PARK, THE NEXT MOVIE IN THE PARK WILL TAKE PLACE ON JULY 1ST, FRIDAY, JULY 21ST AT 6:00 PM AT DUST TIME.
THERE'LL BE MANY ACTIVITIES YOU MAY ALSO PURCHASE, UH, SEVERAL ITEMS, UH, TO EAT AND SNACK ON.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, WE, WE WANNA APOLOGIZE.
THE LAST MOVIE WAS CANCELED, BUT WHEN THEY MADE THAT DECISION AT TWO O'CLOCK, THE FORECAST CALLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.
AND BASED UPON THAT WEATHER REPORT, THEY CANCELED THE LAST MOVIES IN THE PARK.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN PICK IT UP THAT MOVIE AT, AT THE BACK END OF THE, OF THE, UH, SUMMER SEASON.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THERE IS OUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
IT'S A GREAT, FANTASTIC, UH, EVENT FROM FIVE TO 7:00 PM AT PORTOLA PARK.
UH, IT'S A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT.
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DO A GREAT, GREAT JOB.UH, LAHABRA CONCERT IN THE PARK WILL BEGIN ON JULY 6TH.
STARTING OFF WITH, UH, JOURNEY USA.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM SEVEN TO 8:30 PM AT PORTOLA PARK.
UH, WE LOVE TO SEE BIG, BIG CROWDS OUT THERE.
I KNOW THAT'S A BIG FAVORITE OF ROSE SPINOZA.
SO COME ON OUT AND SEE THE ENTIRE COUNCIL OUT THERE.
AND DON'T FORGET ATTENDING, BEING THE KNOW, ATTEND OUR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS, UH, ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT 6:30 PM HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
WE WANT TO THANK THEM COMING HERE ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAYS OF THE MONTH AT 6:30 PM AS WELL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.
APPLY FOR A POSITION HERE WITH OUR TEAM AT LA HARBOR CITY HALL.
TO FIND OUT WHAT OPENINGS ARE AVAILABLE, PLEASE VISIT WWW.LAHABRACA.GOV OR CONTACT OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 0 7 9.
LUCY AND LV WOULD BE ANXIOUS TO HEAR FROM YOU.
UH, JUST, HEY, BE, BE, UH, BE MINDFUL, SAVE WATER.
WE'RE STILL IN THE DROUGHT SITUATION.
UM, AND JUST LOOK ONLINE FOR MORE UPDATES@WWW.LAHABRACA.GOV.
OKAY, ARE WE DONE WITH THAT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ COMMENTS FROM STAFF:]
TO COMMENTS FROM STAFF.UH, YES, MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD ASK, UH, KELLY AND KIM TO STAND UP FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE.
UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF HERE OR FOLKS FROM THE MUSEUM? JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE OUTSTANDING EFFORT BY OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT THIS LAST WEEKEND.
THEY HAD AN EVENT AT THE MUSEUM WHERE PBS CAME TO TOWN.
AND FROM EVERYTHING I'VE HEARD, IT WAS RECORD CROWDS, UH, STREAMING ACROSS THE STREET, FILLING UP THE PARK, FILLING UP THE MUSEUM.
AND IT, IF IT'S NOT, IF IT WASN'T FOR THE HARD WORK OF THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR ENTIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF AND THE MUSEUM STAFF AND THE FRIENDS, THINGS LIKE THIS WOULDN'T COME TOGETHER.
SO JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR HARD WORK AND EFFORT.
I, I WAS GONNA MENTION THAT UNDER MY COMMENTS, BUT I WILL JUST ECHO THAT.
UH, KIM KELLY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
OUR PARKS GUYS WERE OUT THERE.
I SAW RICHIE OUT THERE, AND I GOT TO TALK TO THE CEO FROM PBS AND THEY SAID, LAHABRA IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST CITY TO WORK FOR.
WE WERE VERY COOPERATIVE WITH THEM.
AND WE HAD RECORD RECORD CROWDS.
I THOUGHT WE HAD A HUGE CROWD WHEN DANIEL THE BEAR CAME OUT.
BUT THIS, LIKE, OVER THE TOP, I MEAN, I, I DROVE BY, IT WAS FIVE O'CLOCK AN HOUR AFTER THE EVENT FINISHED, AND THERE WERE STILL PEOPLE LIKE LEAVING.
IT WAS A LOT, A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SO, UM, I'LL JUST, UH, SEE, WE'LL START OFF WITH ROSE.
[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS/DIRECTORS:]
ROSE.ANY COMMENTS? WELL, NO, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I ALSO ATTENDED IT WITH SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND IT WAS, UH, BREATHTAKING TO SEE ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE THERE, THE KIDS THAT WERE INTERACTING.
UH, THE STORY READ BY THE MAYOR, BILINGUAL, IT WAS, UH, READ.
AND, UH, I WAS JUST ECSTATIC BECAUSE, UH, DURING SUMMER, I KNOW THAT, UH, MOST OF THE KIDS ARE NOT ON TOP OF READING ANY LONGER.
UM, IN FACT, WHEN I POSTED ON MY INSTAGRAM, I DID POST THAT.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THEM ALL READING.
AND I HOPE THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO GO TO THE LIBRARY DURING THIS SUMMER.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, GO VISIT THE LITTLE LIBRARY THAT ARE THROUGHOUT LA HARBOR.
AND I, AS I HAD TOLD PBS, I THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU LIVE ONE LIFE WHEN YOU JUST, YOU DON'T READ, BUT WHEN YOU READ BOOKS, YOU READ, YOU LIVE MANY LIVES BECAUSE YOU'RE EXPERIENCING THE AUTHORS AND THE, THE STORIES AND ALL THAT.
SO I ASK EVERYBODY TO ENCOURAGE THEIR KIDS TO READ AS MUCH AS THEY CAN DURING THE SUMMER AND LIVE MANY LIVES, NOT JUST THE LIFE THAT THEY HAVE.
YOU KNOW, SO I, I, I WAS JUST ECSTATIC TO SEE IT.
AND, AND I ALSO WENT BACK TO, UM, TO, TO SEE IT AROUND FOUR O'CLOCK, 4, 3 30, AROUND THERE.
AND IT WAS, I WENT OUT THERE AND I STARTED WALKING AROUND AGAIN.
AND IT WAS JUST, UH, FOR ME, IT WAS JUST A, A HAPPY DAY FOR ME TO SEE ALL THESE FAMILIES AND KIDS INTERACTING AND ALSO THANK YOU IMMENSELY.
UM, AND, AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH, ON THE COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR, WE DID APPROVE ITEM THREE, WHICH IS A GRANT AGREEMENT FROM, UH, PROVIDENCE ST.
UM, WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN $63,071, AND IT'S FOR OUTDOOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND HYDRATION.
THE FITNESS EQUIPMENT WILL BE AT THE HILLCREST HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER.
WE NEED TO TRY TO STAY FIT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND MAKE IT AS, AS, UH, ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE.
SO THAT, UH, I WAS VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
AND ALSO, THE FUNDING WILL GO TO REVITALIZING, UH, THE GARDEN AT SAN MIGUEL
SO I'M HAPPY THAT WE APPROVE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO
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MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS HEALTHY, UM, READ A LOT OF BOOKS, EDUCATED AND CAN BE INDEPENDENT THINKERS, AND HAVE A SUCCESSFUL LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.SO WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS.
YOU KNOW, I, I JUST CANNOT EXPLAIN TO WHAT EXTENT I WAS SHOCKED.
TRULY SHOCKED TO FIND OUT ALL THIS TIME.
I THOUGHT CURIOUS GEORGE WAS A TRAINED MONKEY,
THANKS EVERYBODY IN YOUR DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS JUST AN INSPIRING EVENT.
UH, ANOTHER OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF OUTREACH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH WAS EXHIBITED BY LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND I FORGET THE DAY OF THE WEEK, JOSE, DO YOU RECALL FOR AT MECK DOGGY? IT WAS, UH, JUNE 10TH.
SO, UH, CANINE PRESENTATION AT MECK, DOGGY AT PET SUPPLY PLACE, WHICH IS TERRIFIC IN ITS OWN RIGHT, BUT THE EXTENT AND THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THESE KINDS OF OUTREACH EFFORTS BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE SO COMMENDABLE BECAUSE IT IS THIS INTERACTION WITH OUR COMMUNITY THAT REALLY BUILDS SUPPORT, TRUST, AND CONFIDENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SO I WANNA THANK THE CHIEF AND EVERYBODY WHO HAD ANY TO DO WITH THAT.
IT WAS A, IT WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT, IT REALLY WAS.
AND I WANNA CONGRATULATE, UH, THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 2 67 AND THE, UH, VIETNAM VETERANS ASSOCIATION FOR A MAGNIFICENT FLAG DAY CELEBRATION AT EL CENTRO PARK ON FLAG DAY JUNE 14TH.
I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE, UH, COMMANDER DOUG GIBBON AND, UH, COMMISSIONER KERRY SEARCH FOR ALL THE EFFORTS SHE PUT INTO IT.
IT WAS A TERRIFIC EVENT THAT FEATURED AN ACTUAL HUEY HELICOPTER.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN A SIGHT TO SEE ROLLING DOWN THE FREEWAY ON THE WAY TO OUR PARK, BUT IT WAS A WELL ATTENDED EVENT, AND IT WAS VERY WELL RUN.
AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO HAD A HAND IN THAT.
UH, WE'RE GONNA GO TO JOSE MADAM BEFORE THERE, I, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOUR TWO DAUGHTERS, ONE GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, ONE FROM COLLEGE IS VERY SPECIAL.
UH, AND, AND FOR YOU TO BE DOWN THERE ON THE STAGE AND PRESENT, UM, CERTIFICATE DIPLOMA TO YOUR DAUGHTER WAS VERY MEMORABLE.
I SAW A LOT OF PICTURES AND, UM, YOU WERE IN, IN SANTA BARBARA THIS LAST WEEKEND, SO PLEASE EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH YOUR DAUGHTERS ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL.
YEAH, I SPENT THE, THE, THE LAST WEEK MOVING ONE OUT FROM SANTA CRUZ AND THEN, UH, GRADUATING ONE FROM SANTA BARBARA.
SO, AND LIKE I TELL EVERYBODY, EVEN IN TV LAND, AS I SAY, UH, UH, LIGHTHEARTEDLY, THEY TAKE AFTER THEIR MOTHER.
UH, SO, UH, THEY'RE DOING GOOD THINGS.
THAT ASIDE, UM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU GUYS BURST MY BUBBLE, UH, BECAUSE I COULDN'T ATTEND THE PBS EVENT.
AND, UH, LIKE DARREN, UM, YOU, DARREN AND JAMES ARE NOW ON MY LIST BECAUSE FIND OUT THE CURIOUS GEORGE REALLY DOESN'T EXIST.
I, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GONNA COME NEXT WITH YOU GUYS.
WHAT YOU GONNA TELL ME DOESN'T EXIST, BUT, WE'LL, WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
UH, AND, UH, WANNA REITERATE AGAIN WITH THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT ON JUNE 10TH.
THEY, UH, PARTICIPATED, ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER PROGRAM WITH MECK DOGGY AND HAD, UH, CANINE PRESENTATIONS OUT THERE.
UH, TALK ABOUT, AND COUNCIL MEMBER, EXCUSE ME, MAYOR PRO TE ERIAN HAD, UH, HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD AS FAR AS THAT.
AND I WILL FURTHER SAY THANK YOU.
CHIEF STRENGTHENING BRIDGES IN OUR COMMUNITY IS WHAT THEY DO.
AND, UH, AND FOR THOSE OUT THERE THAT ARE WATCHING, UH, THAT'S WHAT POLICE DEPARTMENTS DO, THAT'S WHAT THE LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES.
UH, THAT'S WHAT, UH, POLICE OFFICERS DO, NOT ONLY IN LAHABRA THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY.
SO, UH, WE THANK YOU ALL, UH, FOR THAT AS WELL.
UH, AND, UH, ONE LAST THING IF WE CAN, MR. MAYOR, IF WE CAN ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF ELIO PEDROZA.
HE IS A FATHER TO, UH, UH, SONYA RODRIGUEZ, HER AND HER HUSBAND JULIAN, UH, LIVE HERE IN LAHABRA.
HE PASSED AWAY LAST MONTH, UH, AND, UH, LIVED, UH, TO ALMOST, UH, 90 YEARS OLD.
UH, SO WE RECENTLY PASSED AWAY.
WE CAN, UH, ADJOURN IN HIS MEMORY.
UH, THEY HAVE, UH, SERVICES FOR HIM TOMORROW.
UH, JUST TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT, ITEM 13 ON TODAY'S AGENDA WAS THE, UH, RESOLUTIONS ADOPTING ALL THE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE GENERAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES GROUP, THE, UH, LAHABRA MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES GROUP, AND, UH, THE, UM, MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES.
I JUST WANT TO THANK LV AND, UH, FINANCE FOLKS, UH, FOR HEADING THAT EFFORT.
UH, VERY TIME CONSUMING, VERY DIFFICULT.
AND I VERY MUCH, UH, WANT TO TELL YOU THAT ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT.
AND, AND THE JOKE IS, UH, AFTER I HAD GONE TO THIS PBS, UH, SOCAL EVENT, I WENT AND I WAS WITH MARIE'S SON, AND I SAID, CURIOUS GEORGE WAS THERE.
AND I SHOWED HIM THE PICTURE AND HE SAYS, HE'S REALLY NOT A REAL MONKEY.
HE REALLY THOUGHT CURIOUS GEORGE WAS A REAL MONKEY.
HE GOES, I GO, YOU KNOW, READING HIS BOOKS AND EVERYTHING, HE REALLY THOUGHT HE WAS A REAL MONKEY.
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I BURSTED HIS BUBBLE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE POPS PAW PIZZA EVENT.OUR, OUR OFFICERS ARE OUT THERE.
JUST VERY, VERY PATIENT, UH, WITH, WITH THE KIDS OUT THERE.
AND THEN WE HAD THAT COOL COPS, UH, EVENT COMING UP.
UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO.
UM, I WANNA ADJOURN, OF COURSE, IN MEMORY OF LIO PEDROZA, BUT ALSO A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT I WANNA, UH, MAKE MENTION WE LOST, UH, THIS LAST WEDNESDAY.
KUKA SANTANA, SHE'S VERY DEAR TO, TO ROSE, AND I, UH, GREW UP ON, UH, FOURTH STREET, UM, AND HER GRANDSON WORKED FOR WORKS FOR US.
DAVID AGUIRE, OUR HOMELESS LIAISON, UH, KUKA PASSED AWAY THIS LAST WEDNESDAY, UH, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, AFTER A LONG BATTLE.
UM, AND WE, I WANT TO ADJOURN IN HER MEMORY AND ALSO WANT TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF HAROLD TABOR.
UH, HAROLD TABOR WAS A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF LAHABRA.
HE WAS THE PRESIDENT OF COCA-COLA, UH, FOR MANY YEARS, AND HE OVERSAW, UH, OVER 35,000 EMPLOYEES WITH COCA-COLA.
AFTER HIS RETIREMENT FROM COCA-COLA.
HE WENT ON TO FORM HANSEN SODA AND BEVERAGE.
AND HE WAS A MAN WHO, UH, S UH, HELP CREATE MONSTER DRINK.
AND HE JUST DID A, A FANTASTIC JOB.
UH, HAROLD WAS JUST, UH, A PHILANTHROPIST.
HE, HE GAVE OUT A LOT OF MONEY TO THE COMMUNITY AND HE WILL BE MISSED.
MY, UH, UH, CONDOLENCES GO OFF TO HIS WIFE, UH, JUDY AND HIS FAMILY AS WELL.
SO WE'RE GONNA AJOUR ADJOURN IN LIO PEDROZA, KUKA SANTANA, AND ALSO HAROLD TABOR.