Nov 06, 2023 City Council

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[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney Jones PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Espinoza ROLL CALL: Mayor Gomez Mayor Pro Tem Nigsarian Councilmember Espinoza Councilmember Medrano Councilmember Simonian]

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM AND ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

THE INVOCATION WILL BE LED TONIGHT BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY RICHARD D. JONES, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROSES PENOZA.

WILL EVERYBODY PLEASE KINDLY STAND UP, ASK YOU TO PLEASE, UH, BOW YOUR HEADS.

UH, DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WITH, UH, GRATITUDE IN OUR HEARTS.

WE'RE GREAT FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU'VE BESTOWED UPON THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.

WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE WONDERFUL POLICE AND FIRE AND PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES AND MANY WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR A CITY COUNCIL THAT LEADS AND DIRECT THIS COMMUNITY.

WE ASK YOU TO GIVE THEM GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION THIS EVENING.

WE SAY THESE THINGS IN THY NAME.

AMEN.

PLEASE TURN IN FAITH, OUR NATION'S FLAG BEGIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVIS WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, ROSE.

THANK YOU RICHARD.

WILL THE CLERK AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT REGARDING BISHOP STREET, BISHOP DRIVE.

UM, WE DID HAVE A CLOSED SESSION ITEM TODAY, AND I WOULD JUST WANT TO, UH, REITERATE THAT OUR TOP PRIORITY IS, UH, BISHOP STREETS TOP PRIORITY, THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL.

UM, PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE, AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE EVERY MEASURE NECESSARY TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME.

I'D LIKE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO MAKE A STATEMENT REGARDING THAT.

CERTAINLY.

UM, LET ME BEGIN BY INDICATING CLEARLY THE COUNCIL AND STAFF ARE VERY AWARE OF THE SITUATION ON BISHOP.

WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SITUATION AND WE ARE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS THAT NOW EXIST REGARDING THAT PROJECT.

WITH RESPECT TO THAT PROJECT, THE CITY STAFF HAS CANCELED THE CONTRACT WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND ORDERED THEM OFF THE JOB SITE.

UH, SECONDLY, WE HAVE POSTED WITH THE BONDING COMPANY PERFORMANCE BOND, UH, DEMANDED A CLAIM TO, FOR THEM TO STEP IN AND COMPLETE THE PROJECT IN A TIMELY MANNER.

THEY HAVE RESPONDED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

THEY ARE MEETING RIGHT NOW, THEY'VE ALREADY SENT ONE, AN ENGINEER OUT TO THE SITE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION AND HAVE ADVISED US THAT WE'LL HAVE A MEETING ON WEDNESDAY WHEREBY WE'LL ESTABLISH THE DIRECTION AND THE TIMELINE ON HOW WE ADDRESS THE ISSUES.

IN ADDITION TO OUR CONVERSATION WITH THE BONDING COMPANY REGARDING THE PROJECT ITSELF, WE'RE ALSO VERY AWARE OF THE TIMELINESS OF THE PROJECT AND HAVE, HAVE CLEARLY INDICATED TO THE BONDING COMPANY THE NEED TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND TIMELY, BECAUSE CLEARLY THERE'S A DANGER SHOULD RAINS DEVELOPER WATER ENTER INTO THAT SYSTEM.

SO AS A RESULT, STAFF IS MEETING WITH THE BODY COMPANY.

THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN ORDERED OFF THE JOB, AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR PROPER RESPONSES FROM THE BODY COMPANY ON WEDNESDAY OR LATER THIS WEEK.

THAT WILL GIVE US A TIMELINE AND A DIRECTION REGARDING THE ACTUAL PROJECT.

AND WE DO THAT ALL WITH THE CONTEXT OF KNOWING THAT TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE LA HARBOR CITY COUNCIL HAS AGREED TO COME IN IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY WHERE WE NEED TO TAKE EMERGENCY ACTION TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION.

WE HAVE ALL MADE OURSELVES AVAILABLE TO COME IN, IN, IN THE EVENT THAT WE ARE NEC WE NEED OUR APPROVAL FOR SOMETHING.

I PROBABLY SHOULD ALSO ADD THAT BECAUSE THIS HAS POTENTIAL LITIGATION IMPACTS, WE'VE ASKED THE COUNCIL NOT TO MAKE DIRECT COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROJECT BECAUSE IT COULD IN FACT IMPACT THE LITIGATION.

OKAY.

WITH THAT, UM, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO, UH, PROCLAMATIONS.

[1. PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 2023 AS "FAMILY COURT AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

PLEASE, IF YOU CAN COME TO THE PODIUM AREA RIGHT THERE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO A PRESENTATION? SAY SOMETHING FIRST BEFORE WE GO TO THAT? SURE.

OKAY.

UM, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER AS FAMILY COURT AWARENESS MONTH.

MY NAME IS JANNA LABOUR AND I'M A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR AND CHILD SAFETY ADVOCATE, BRINGING AWARENESS ON SERIOUS CHILD SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN THE FAMILY COURT SYSTEM.

A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS AGO, I ENDED UP IN THE FAMILY COURT SYSTEM DEALING WITH ISSUES RELATED TO CHILD SAFETY.

I HAD NO IDEA HOW HARD IT WOULD BE TO PROTECT MY CHILDREN.

FAMILY COURT RULINGS ARE WIDELY BASED ON PARENT GETTING FAIR, A FAIR SHARE OF PARENTING TIME WITH THE CHILD, EVEN MORE THAN THE SAFETY OF THE CHILD WITH THE PARENT.

MOST WOULD BE SHOCKED TO KNOW THAT IN MANY STATES, FAMILY COURT JUDGES ON THE BENCH MAKING MA ARE MAKING RULINGS THAT IMPACT CHILDREN'S LIVES HAVE ZERO MANDATED TRAINING HOURS IN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, CHILD EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE, COERCED CONTROL, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA.

HERE ARE SOME RELATED STATISTICS.

ABUSIVE PARENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO SEEK SOLE CUSTODY THAN NINE NONVIOLENT ONES AND ARE SUCCESSFUL ABOUT 70% OF THE TIME.

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS ABOUT POWER AND CONTROL.

THE DESIRE TO MAINTAIN POWER AND CONTROL DOES NOT VANISH WHEN THE RELATIONSHIP ENDS.

THE FAMILY COURT SYSTEM BECOMES A NEW AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PLATFORM FOR ABUSERS AND ABUSERS KNOW HOW TO MANIPULATE UNTRAINED JUDGES.

OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE LITERALLY DEPENDENT ON THE COURTS BECOMING MORE EDUCATED ON THESE ISSUES.

THIS PROCLAMATION MEANS THE WORLD, NOT ONLY TO ME, BUT TO MANY PARENTS HERE IN LAHABRA WHO HAVE ACTIVE ACTIVE FAMILY COURT CASES.

OKAY.

AND WIL CAN TO COME DOWN.

WE GOT A PROCLAMATION TO THE COUNCIL.

PLEASE JOIN ME UP FRONT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION THAT DARREN WILL GO AHEAD AND PRESENT TO YOU RIGHT HERE.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH DOC, UH, WITH JUDGE HUDSON DOWN TO ORANGE COUNTY COURTS, UM, A FEW YEARS AGO, AND IT'S JUST A TOP PRIORITY FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

I ALSO AM A VOLUNTEER AND RAISE MONEY FOR THE WOMEN'S CHILDREN'S IN CRISIS SHELTER OUT IN WHITTIER BECAUSE WE DO SEND PEOPLE FROM LAHABRA.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING AWARENESS.

THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK, THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

[2. PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 6-12, 2023, AS "LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WEEK" IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

WE'RE GONNA PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 6TH TO 12 AS LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WEEK FOR THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.

AND CAN WE ALL THOSE STAFF MEMBERS PLEASE COME UP AS WELL? UH, RIGHT HERE, FRONT AND CENTER.

LET THEM STAND FRONT AND CENTER.

PAUL, YOU GONNA USE THE MIC? THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RECORDS UNIT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR DEPARTMENT.

UH, NOT ONLY ARE THEY THE BACKBONE FOR MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO, BUT THEY'RE ALWAYS FORWARD FACING.

WHETHER YOU MAKE A PHONE CALL OR YOU COME TO THE FRONT COUNTER, THEY'RE THE FIRST FACES YOU SEE.

THEY GIVE US WONDERFUL CUSTOMER.

UH, NOT ONLY DO THEY, UH, PROCESS REPORTS, THEY DEAL WITH PRASS, THEY DEAL WITH ANIMAL CONTROL.

THEY DO SO MUCH AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEM.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THIS WEEK.

THANK YOU.

JENNIFER, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP AND JOIN US.

COME ON UP.

JENNIFER.

COME ON UP.

WE'LL LET THEM, I'LL GIVE YOU THE PROCLAMATION THERE.

COME ON.

I'LL JUST, THE PICTURE WE HAVE, UH, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT? YOUR FRIENDS THAT ARE RIGHT HERE.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.

OKAY.

THANK BRIANNA.

GOT IT.

THAT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT POSITION, UH, WITHIN OUR CITY, AND WE WANNA THANK YOU, COMMEND YOU AND ALL OUR STAFF MEMBERS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SUSAN.

KIM, YOU TAKE THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE.

[3. PRESENTATION BY THE CITY OF LA HABRA COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR GOMEZ AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

I'M SUSAN KIM, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

OUR TEAM OF 20, OUR TEAM OF 21 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE AREAS OF PLANNING, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING SAFETY AND CODE ENFORCEMENT WORK TOGETHER ON OUR MISSION TO CREATE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

OUR GOALS TOWARDS COMPLETING THIS MISSION ARE TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY OF DELIVERY OF SERVICE, IMPROVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH BALANCED LAND USE DEVELOPMENT, ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST WITH REVITALIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT, AND CREATE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL VITALITY OF LA LAHARA.

ONE OF OUR MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS THIS YEAR WAS RECEIVING NOTICE FROM THE STATE THAT OUR HOUSING ELEMENT WAS IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.

HOWEVER, THE WORK ISN'T OVER YET.

OUR HOUSING ELEMENT INCLUDES A NUMBER OF IMPLEMENTATION ITEMS FOR US TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.

THESE INCLUDE GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

IN ADDITION TO THE HOUSING ELEMENT, STAFF HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING ON GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SAFETY AND

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THESE AMENDMENTS WILL ALSO BE COMING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE STAFF HAS ALSO RECENTLY KICKED OFF OUR EFFORTS TO UPDATE THE LAHABRA BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN.

OUR CONSULTANT RECENTLY MET WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO GET SOME INITIAL FEEDBACK ON HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BOULEVARD IMPROVED.

THESE STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM AREA CHURCHES, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LIBRARY, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, AND PHANTOM PROJECTS.

GENERAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE UPDATE OF THIS SPECIFIC PLAN THROUGH PUBLIC WORKSHOPS, THE PROJECT, WEBSITE, AND INFORMATION BOOTHS AT CITY EVENTS.

OTHER CITY COUNCIL OBJECTIVES THAT STAFF IS WORKING ON ARE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC ART PROGRAM AND A RENTAL HOUSING INSPECTION PROGRAM.

IN ADDITION, STAFF CONTINUES TO REVIEW THE ZONING CODE ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO IDENTIFY ANY NEW AMENDMENTS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH RECENT STATE LEGISLATION, STREAMLINED PROJECT PROCESSING, REMOVE UNNECESSARY REGULATIONS AND MAKE THE ZONING CODE EASIER TO IMPLEMENT.

AT THE SAME TIME, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTORS ARE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT PROPERTIES ARE BEING MAINTAINED AND USES ARE OPERATING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE.

SINCE JANUARY, 2023, STAFF HAS OPENED 668 CASES, AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S A, UM, ERROR ON THIS SLIDE.

INSTEAD OF HAVING 237 ACTIVE CASES, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE 341 ACTIVE CASES.

THE MOST COMMON CASES ARE RELATED TO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ISSUES SUCH AS OVERGROWN VEGETATION AND TRASH AND DEBRIS.

THIS IS THE TYPICAL PROCESS FOR A CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE TIME THAT WE RECEIVE A COMPLAINT, WE PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO FIX ANY VIOLATIONS.

HOWEVER, IF WE DON'T SEE COMPLIANCE, WE CAN ISSUE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION AND LEVY FEES.

THE LAST RESORT IS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPERTY IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE CITY CORRECTING ANY VIOLATIONS AT THE PROPERTY OWNER'S EXPENSE.

AN AREA OF ENFORCEMENT THAT HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLY DIFFERENT DIFFICULT HAS BEEN RELATED TO UNPERMITTED STREET FOOD VENDORS.

THE ABILITY FOR CITIES TO, IN CALIFORNIA TO REGULATE AND ENFORCE RULES AND RESTRICTIONS ON THESE VENDORS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN SENATE BILLS 9 46 AND 9 7 2 WERE ADOPTED IN 2018 AND 22 RESPECTIVELY.

THESE BILLS WERE DESIGNED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, INCREASE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT FOOD AND MERCHANDISE, AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO SAFE AND DYNAMIC PUBLIC SPACES.

TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE LEGISLATION SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED LOCAL AUTHORITY TO REGULATE SIDEWALK VENDORS AND REDUCE PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL SIDEWALK VENDING FROM A CRIMINAL VIOLATION TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION.

THE CHALLENGE THAT MANY CITIES ARE DEALING WITH NOW IS HOW TO CITE THESE OPERATORS.

UNLIKE PROPERTY CODE VIOLATIONS WHERE WE HAVE A FIXED ADDRESS TO CITE TO, WE RELY ON THE FOOD VENDOR TO PROVIDE IDENTIFICATION FOR CITATIONS.

IN MANY CASES, IN THE MAJORITY OF THE INTERACTIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH THESE STREET FOOD VENDORS, THE VENDOR WILL CLAIM NOT TO CARRY IDENTIFICATION OR REFUSE TO PROVIDE IT.

AND WITH OUR CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS, CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF IS, HAS NO AVAILABLE RECOURSE PER THE MAYOR'S REQUEST.

AND AS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO STAFF IS PREPARED AN INTERNAL MEMO TO COUNT FOR COUNSEL FURTHER DETAILING THESE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES.

STAFF HAS ALSO BEEN ACTIVELY ENFORCING THE REMOVAL OF UNPERMITTED TEMPORARY SIGNS, WHICH YOU SAW AN UPTICK IN DURING AND AFTER 2020.

IN ADDITION TO THESE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECENTLY REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED COUNCIL APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO OUR SIGN CODE, WHICH ARE TENDERLY SCHEDULED FOR COUNCIL REVIEW AT YOUR NEXT MEETING.

IN ADDITION TO AMENDING AND ENFORCING REGULATIONS, WE ALSO INVEST TIME AND EFFORT IN SUPPORTING OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

IN SPRING, WE HOLD OUR TOP 25 LUNCHEON, WHICH RECOGNIZES OUR TOP 25 SALES TAX PRODUCERS.

AND IN THE FALL, WE HOLD OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FORUM, WHICH IS ATTENDED BY OVER 40 ATTENDEES THIS YEAR TO INTERACT AND RETAIN BUSINESSES.

WE'VE DEVELOPED AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT E-NEWSLETTER, AND A NEW BUSINESS WELCOME PACKET.

WE ALSO MARKET THE CITY TO POTENTIAL NEW RETAILERS AND RESTAURANTS AT THE ICSC CON CONFERENCE.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE ALSO MANAGED THREE GRANT PROGRAMS THAT HAVE DISTRIBUTED OVER 60 $600,000 AND AR FUNDING TO ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, I MEAN, SORRY, AND BUSINESSES.

WE ARE ALSO BUSY ADOPTING NEW TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING SOLAR APP, WHICH ALLOWS THE ONLINE SUBMITTAL OF SOLAR APPLICATION AND FACILITATES THE REVIEW OF THESE PERMITS WITHIN 24 HOURS.

OUR ENTER GOV LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH WILL PROVIDE ENHANCED MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING FOR ALL OF OUR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

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WE ALSO MANAGE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH FUNDS THE ACTIVITY SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE, AND WE COORDINATE PLHA FUNDING FOR THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY IN AREA.

WE ARE ALSO BUSY WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.

SINCE JANUARY, WE'VE ISSUED NEARLY 2000 PERMITS, INCLUDING PERMITS FOR 26 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, AND COMPLETED OVER 4,000 INSPECTIONS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

PROJECTS THAT WERE COM THAT COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR INCLUDE THE PROVIDENCE HERITAGE PRIMARY CARE ON WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND GMMG AND M MARD AND GAS STATION ON LA HABER BOULEVARD.

TENANT IMPROVEMENTS FOR NEW BUSINESSES, INCLUDING 100% CHIROPRACTIC, TWISTED BY WETZELS, JOANN'S, AND CUSCOS, AND 71 NEW HOMES ACROSS THE THREE PROJECTS SHOWN HERE.

PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION INCLUDE A GAS STATION SEVEN 11 ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WHITTIER AND HARBOR, AND THE DIVINE ART OF YOGA AND A FOUR UNIT COMMERCIAL BUILDING.

ALSO ON WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND ON IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, WE HAVE A LA QUINTA INN THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND A HALLMARK STORE, WHICH IS VERY NEAR TO BEING COMPLETED AND OPEN IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

IN ADDITION, WE HAVE THE 117 UNIT VISTA WALK TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENT UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, AND 16 HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE WEST SIDE OF CYPRESS STREET.

JUST NORTH OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

PROJECTS THAT ARE IN PLAN CHECK INCLUDE THE MUCH ANTICIPATED DUTCH BROTHERS AND AMERICA'S TIRE COMPANY.

THESE BUSINESSES ARE LOCATED ON PROPERTY THAT WRAPS AROUND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LAMBERT AND BEACH AND TENANT IMPROVEMENTS FOR LA TODA LIBRA ON LAHABRA BOULEVARD AND BABY BROS.

PIZZA AND WINGS ON WHITTIER BOULEVARD.

WE ALSO HAVE TWO RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS IN PLAN CHECK 30 APARTMENT UNITS ON MONTE VISTA STREET AND FIVE APARTMENT UNITS ON LAMBERT ROAD.

PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION BUT HAVE NOT YET SUBMITTED FOR BUILDING PERMITS INCLUDE DUNKING AND KRISPY KREME DONUTS, AS WELL AS AN EXPANSION OF THE COSTCO GAS STATION FROM 16 FUEL EVEN POSITIONS TO 30 FUELING POSITIONS.

DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BUT HAVE NOT YET BEEN SUBMITTED.

A COMPLETE ACTION APPLICATION INCLUDE LITTLE WORLD LAHABRA IN THE LAHABRA TOWN CENTER, STARBUCKS ON THE FORMER ELK LA ELK LODGE PROPERTY, AND A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING ON LAHABRA BOULEVARD.

CITY VENTURES HAS SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS TO DEVELOP 18 HOMES AT 120 EAST WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND 22 HOMES DOWN THE STREET AT THREE 10 THROUGH THROUGH 30 EAST WHITTIER BOULEVARD.

OKAY, FINALLY, LENNAR HAS SUBMITTED A PRELIMINARY APPLICATION AND TWO SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS TO, TO CONSTRUCT 286 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND 248 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCES ON THE WESTRIDGE HILLS GOLF COURSE.

AT THIS TIME, STAFF HAS DEEMED THIS APPLICATION INCOMPLETE AND HAS PROVIDED CORRECTIONS TO THE APPLICANT.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN UP TO AND WE'LL, AND WHAT WE WILL BE WORKING ON THIS YEAR.

IT'S OUR PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE LA HABRA COMMUNITY, AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, SUSAN.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUICK QUESTION, IF I MAY, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL MEDIA IS ALWAYS A BUZZ WITH TWO THINGS.

ONE IS DUTCH BROTHERS, AND OF COURSE AMERICAN TIRE.

AND THEN I THINK IT'S, IS IT PLANET FITNESS THAT'S GOING ON ON HOVER BOULEVARD, THE GYM, PLANET FITNESS, YES.

PLANET FITNESS, RIGHT? CORRECT.

UM, SO ROUGH TIMELINE FOR DUTCH BROTHERS AND AMERICAN TIRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL THOSE WONDERING.

ABSOLUTELY.

DUTCH BROTHERS, WE BELIEVE WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR.

THE TENANT THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE THAT HAS THE PUMPKIN PATCH AND THEN A CHRISTMAS TREE LOT, RIGHT, HAS A LEASE TILL THE END OF THE YEAR.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, DUTCH BROTHERS AND AMERICA'S TIRE COULD GO INTO CONSTRUCTION.

AH, FOR PLANET FITNESS.

WE'VE REVIEWED THEIR APPLICATION AND PROVIDED THEM WITH CORRECTIONS ON THE PLANS THAT THEY PROVIDED.

SO THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN SCHEDULED FOR PLANNING COMMISSION.

WE'RE WAITING ON, UM, REVISED APPLICA AND REVISED PLANS FROM THE APPLICANT.

AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE A COMPLETE APPLICATION, WE'LL SCHEDULE THAT FOR CITY COUNCIL OR I'M SORRY, FOR PLANNING COMMISSION.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANKS SUSAN.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU SUSAN.

NEXT ITEM ON THE

[ 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.]

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, LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH THE TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UNLESS OTHERWISE, MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR

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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.

THANK YOU.

AND AGAIN, I WILL JUST STATE THAT, UH, BISHOP STREET IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR US.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE, WE CANNOT COMMENT ON THAT BECAUSE, UH, WE ARE GONNA DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT, UH, SITUATION TAKEN CARE OF.

YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT IT, BUT BECAUSE OF PENDING LITIGATION, POTENTIALLY, UH, WE'RE UNABLE TO, TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO ANY OF YOU.

UM, UM, ROBERTA BRYANT, DID YOU WANNA COME AND SPEAK? YEAH, RIGHT UP HERE.

WELL, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I DO APPRECIATE, UM, THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN, UM, MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD BEFORE.

UM, THE, THE SECURITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND, UM, THE FENCING HAS BEEN MUCH BETTER.

UM, I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE NOW HAVING GRANDKIDS, UM, RUNNING AROUND.

UM, AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I KNOW YOU'VE HIRED THE GROUP THAT'S THERE NOW TO CLEAN UP AND NOW YOU'RE TAKING MORE BIDS.

BUT I JUST WANNA SAY I AM HIGHLY PLEASED WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE PROJECT NOW.

THEY ARE CONSIDERATE, THEY DIRECT TRAFFIC.

THEY, UM, ARE THERE EVERY DAY ON TIME, AND THEY'RE WORKING TILL LATE.

UM, I THINK THEY'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB, SO I, I HOPE THAT THEY WILL BE HIGHLY CONSIDERED BY YOU.

THANK YOU, ELIAS, WILL YOU TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION? IS ELIAS HERE? OKAY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

UH, UH, JESUS VI VIRI, JESUS VIRI.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME'S JESUS.

I'M COMING FROM 9 0 1 CHESTNUT LAHABRA.

I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, MANY YEARS BEFORE COVID, SO I'M GLAD TO BE BACK AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS CONTINUOUSLY.

THE ONE THING I'M BRINGING UP IS ON THE ELKS LODGE.

WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME IMPROVEMENTS DONE THERE AS OF LAHABRA, UM, PERSON, I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANY NEW BUSINESS COMING.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THE AWARENESS IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ELKS LODGE AND BRINGING IN THE STARBUCKS.

IT IS A PRIVATE STREET, SO BEING A PRIVATE STREET, THERE'S TOM THAT OWNS A TRIPLEX, WILL BE ON THE ELKS LODGE.

HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT THE SOUND ONE, TWO, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN SINCE WE PAVED OUR OWN ROADS CONSTANTLY UP THERE.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH THE TRAFFIC CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, IN CERTAIN HOURS, WE HAVE DEFINITELY PROBLEMS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THAT STARBUCKS IT IN THERE.

AS YOU WELL KNOW, YOU HAVE A STARBUCKS ON HARBOR AND LA HARBOR BOULEVARD.

THAT'S A NUISANCE OF CERTAIN HOURS BECAUSE YOU HAVE A RIGHT TURN LANE.

PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET INTO THE STARBUCKS THERE THROUGH THE DRIVE THROUGH.

AND THERE'S A COUPLE ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPEN THERE.

YOU HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH, UH, INN OUT ON PALM AND LAMBERT.

YOU GUYS DID A VERY DILIGENT JOB WITH THAT NEW SHOPPING CENTER WITH THE IN-N-OUT AND STARBUCKS.

BUT AS YOU WELL KNOW, DURING THE SUMMER, IT DOES BACK UP QUITE A BIT, A COUPLE OF TIMES.

AT 32 DRIVE, 32 CAR DRIVEWAY IS NOT SUFFICIENT.

SO THE ONLY THING I'M BRINGING UP AS A CONCERN IS IF A CASE DOES MOVE FORWARD, WE NEED A GATE STOPPING PEOPLE FROM GOING INTO OUR PRIVATE STREET.

WE'RE GONNA NEED A SOUNDPROOFING WALL.

WE, FOR TOM, 'CAUSE HE OWNS A TRIPLEX RIGHT THERE.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME KIND OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE RIGHT THERE ON CHESTNUT.

IT CAN BE WHERE THE MCDONALD'S IS AT RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM CHOLOS.

IT'S THERE ABOUT TWO IN THE MORNING ON A FRIDAY, SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.

YOU HEAR THESE CARS RACING ALL THE TIME, GOD WILLING, NO ONE'S GOTTEN A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS A NICE QUARTER MILE STRETCH FOR A CAR RACER TO DO SOMETHING THERE.

SO THAT'S ONLY MY CONCERN.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING.

SO MR. VI, THAT WILL PROBABLY BE COMING UP TO A COUNCIL MEETING AT A, AT A FUTURE DATE.

YES.

CAN, UH, YOU AND ALONG WITH DAN WOOD, I PRESUME IS TALKING ON THAT.

YES, SIR.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE THAT A TIGHT PRIORITY TO MITIGATE, MITIGATE THAT, THOSE ITEMS AND BRING THAT CONCERN.

WE'RE VERY, VERY WELL AWARE OF IT, BRINGING A PRIVATE STREET, AND WE'RE ALSO VERY AWARE OF THE TRAGEDY THAT TOOK PLACE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD MANY YEARS AGO.

YES.

AS WELL.

SO IT IS ON TOP OF OUR RADAR SCREEN AS WELL.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

WE HOPE SEE YOU BACK THE NEXT, AT THE MEETING WHEN YOU'LL GET NOTICED ON THAT.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY.

UH, DAN WOOD, DID YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SAY ANYTHING? THANKS.

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OKAY, PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

UH, MICHELLE LACKEY.

WELCOME MS. LACKEY.

HI.

GOOD EVENING.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PREPARED, BUT, UM, NOT ONLY WHAT, WHAT'S GOING ON, ON, ON BISHOP, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN, HAD PUT SPEED BUMPS IN ON CYPRESS, NORTH CYPRESS STREET.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT THREE WEEKS, AND THE SPEED BUMPS ARE THERE, BUT THEY'RE NOT PAINTED.

THERE'S NO ARROWS INDICATING THAT THE SPEED BUMPS ARE THERE.

THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.

WE'VE HAD GARDENERS LOSE THEIR TAILGATE.

WE'VE HAD TRASH TRUCKS LOSE TRASH.

WE HAD THIS AFTERNOON A ROOFING COMPANY GO OVER THE SPEED BUMPS, LOSE NAILS.

WE'RE SWEEPING UP NAILS, WE'RE SWEEPING UP GLASS.

IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT DISRUPTING.

SO THEY'RE THERE.

BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF THEY'RE FINISHED TO WHERE PEOPLE WOULD KNOW THEY'RE THERE.

WE WALK, THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS, THERE'S NO STREET LIGHTS.

SO IT'S JUST A CONCERN THAT WHEN PEOPLE GO OVER 'EM, THEY DON'T KNOW THEY'RE THERE NOW.

SO JUST TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IF YOU COULD, GUYS MAYBE CAN MAYBE, YOU KNOW, FINISH IT.

YEAH.

AND I PRESUME YOU AND AND LARRY ARE TALKING THE SAME ITEMS. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY.

YEAH.

THAT'S MY HUSBAND.

YEAH.

SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS, UH, ELIAS IS RIGHT OVER HERE.

HE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE TRAFFIC DIVISION, MICHAEL PLOTNICK IN THAT, AND SEE IF WE CAN DO SOME, UH, IMPROVEMENT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO MEET PRIVATELY WITH ELIAS, UH, WHEN YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, HE'LL MEET WITH YOU PRIVATELY OFF TO THE SIDE RIGHT NOW.

YEAH.

WHENEVER YOU'D LIKE.

OH, OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

MICHAEL, EVEN EVEN S MICHAEL.

WELCOME, SIR.

YES.

TH THANK YOU.

IT'S, UH, MIKE EVES EVES.

I APOLOGIZE.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO COME HERE TONIGHT.

I, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF, UH, ALL THE PEOPLE ON BISHOP DRIVE, UH, THAT ARE UNDER ON THE, THE NIGHTMARE ON THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

UH, YOU KNOW, FORTUNATELY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS STEPPED IN AND WE'RE STARTING TO RECEIVE GOOD COMMUNICATIONS.

UH, PUR MY PURPOSE TONIGHT WAS TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WAS AWARE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS, BUT, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY AND HIS COMMENTS EARLIER ABOUT HAVING THAT BEING ADDRESSED IN THE CLOSED DOOR SESSION AND EVERYTHING, UH, MAKES ME FEEL MUCH BETTER.

UH, THAT PROJECT STARTED IN LATE JUNE, WAS GONNA BE 80 DAYS OVER IN MID-SEPTEMBER.

NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE PROBABLY THREE MORE MONTHS AND CLOSE TO DOUBLE THE BUDGET THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DONE.

BUT, UH, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP COMMUNICATIONS UP WITH US AND, UH, WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE ON SITE RIGHT NOW.

AND, UH, HOPE THEY'RE CONSIDERED FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROJECT.

THANK YOU.

THANK, THANK YOU, SIR, FOR COMING.

JIM, UH, CAN YOU ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE RESIDENT? I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN, BUT CAN CAN CONTINUE THAT AS WELL.

ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY.

UH, LAWRENCE, UH, WINS WIND.

REED REED, HE HAD, DID HE LEAVE? OKAY.

CLAY MORGAN, COME ON DOWN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, AS EVERYBODY ELSE MENTIONED AT THE BAHA LAHABRA PROJECT, WHILE WE DO APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION THAT WE WERE GIVEN THIS EVENING, IT HAS BEEN MANY YEARS OF PROMISES AND NOTHING BEING DONE.

I'M DIRECTLY IMPACTED.

MY HOUSE IS DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE CHANNEL.

PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION, EVEN STARTING MY YARD WAS FAILING.

IT WAS ONE YEAR AFTER ANOTHER WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO START.

IT WAS ONE EXCUSE AFTER ANOTHER WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO START.

WE FINALLY GOT THE PROJECT STARTED, AND UNFORTUNATELY THE CONTRACTOR THAT WAS HIRED WAS PROBABLY BY FAR THE WORST CONTRACTOR I'VE EVER DEALT WITH.

I AM A 25 YEAR GENERAL CONTRACTOR, SO I KNOW PROBABLY MORE THAN ANY OF MY NEIGHBORS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

WE HAVE CONSTANTLY HAD TO KEEP BRINGING INFORMATION TO THE CITY'S KNOWLEDGE OF, THIS ISN'T WORKING, THIS IS FAILING.

HEY, THEY'VE LEFT IT UNSECURE.

UH, ROBERTA'S GRANDCHILDREN, KIDS WILL BE KIDS THE MINUTE THE CONTRACTORS WOULD LEAVE, THEY'D RUN OUT AND START SKATING AND RIDING THEIR BIKES OVER WHAT WAS LEFT.

WE'VE GOT BARRICADES UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH NO FLASHING LIGHTS.

PEOPLE COME FLYING DOWN OUR CUL-DE-SAC, NOT KNOWING IT'S A CUL-DE-SAC TO THEN SPIN AROUND AND COME BACK THE OTHER WAY.

UH, MY WIFE HAS ALMOST BEEN HIT TWICE COMING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THE FENCING GOES TOO FAR OUT INTO

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IT'S JUST BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE CONCERNED AS TAXPAYERS AND AS RESIDENTS, THE WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED, WHETHER OR NOT THAT WORK IS SUFFICIENT.

SO NOW WE HAVE TO WONDER EVERY TIME THE RAIN COMES.

AND AS YOU, IF, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE, BUT THAT STORM CHANNEL HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WATER THROUGH IT.

UM, WE'RE CONCERNED THAT THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ALREADY IS GOING TO SURVIVE.

UM, WE'VE JUST, IT'S BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

WE'VE BEEN TOLD SOMETHING, IT HASN'T HAPPENED.

THEY'VE NOW BROUGHT IN BLO CONSTRUCTION TO DO THE MAKE SAFE.

AND AS EVERYBODY HAS MENTIONED, THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

THEY'VE BEEN RESPECTFUL.

THEY DEFINITELY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT THEY'RE JUST MOVING SANDBAGS AROUND AND PUTTING FENCING UP JUST TO KIND OF KEEP EVERYBODY HAPPY, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL, FRANKLY TIRED OF IT.

AND WE'VE LOST THE FAITH IN THE CITY.

WE'VE LOST FAITH IN THE DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE IN CONSTANT CON CONVERSATION WITH ELIAS AND WITH TONY AND WITH MR. SADRO.

BUT IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH.

I MEAN, WE'RE NOW GOING ON SIX MONTHS AND NOW WE'RE TOLD MAYBE NOT COMPLETED UNTIL MARCH OF NEXT YEAR.

THIS IS AN EL NINO WINTER WE HAVE COMING.

SO IF YOU GUYS DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE WHEN THE RAIN HITS WHATEVER PLANS THEY HAVE WITH SHORING AND PLASTIC AND WHATEVER THEY'RE GONNA DO IS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH.

WE HAD SOMEBODY DRAIN A POOL UP THE HILL NOT TOO LONG AGO, AND IT CREATED A FIASCO THAT, THAT PIPE FILLED UP SO FAST.

SO IT'S JUST YOU, I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE, BUT WE AS NEIGHBORS, WE NEED TO BE HEARD AND UNDERSTAND.

WE NEED TO BE MADE WHOLE.

WE NEED TO BE COMMUNICATED WITH AND NOT WHEN WE REACH OUT.

IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING TO WHERE WE'RE TIRED OF GETTING YOUR EMAILS.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE.

WE STILL SHOULD GET AN UPDATE SAYING, WE JUST DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE.

WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU TOMORROW.

I'M GLAD YOU HAD YOUR CLOSED DOOR MEETING, BUT WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AS MUCH AS ANYBODY ELSE.

SO THANK YOU.

AND WE UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING TIME TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

VICKI FIERCE.

UM, HI.

UM, THIS IS, UM, I, MY CONCERN IS ABOUT BISHOP DRIVE TOO, AND, AND MY NEIGHBORS.

IT IS, I'M JUST GONNA REITERATE HOW FRUSTRATING IT'S BEEN MONTH AFTER MONTH AFTER MONTH AFTER MONTH TO PUT UP WITH THIS PROJECT.

AND I HAVEN'T BEEN IN CONTACT WITH EVERYBODY 'CAUSE I, WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

BUT I DID WANNA ASK THE ATTORNEY JONES, IF, UM, WE ARE GONNA FILE A CLAIM.

DO WE HAVE SIX MONTHS TO FILE THE CLAIM WITH THE CITY? OR HOW, HOW EXACTLY DOES THAT WORK? I CAN'T REALLY GIVE YOU, WALK YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS, BUT I CAN.

NO, I JUST, I I READ THAT IT WAS SIX MONTHS.

BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO, MA'AM, THE ANSWER IS YES, SHE SHOULD, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN FILING A CLAIM.

YEAH.

WHAT YOU DO NEED TO DO IS CONTACT OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.

UH, THERE WILL BE A LADY THERE BY THE NAME OF LUCY, AND SHE WILL PROVIDE YOU GIVE HER A CALL, UH, TOMORROW.

OKAY.

AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, SHE CAN, UH, PROVIDE YOU WITH THE PAPERWORK NECESSARY FOR THAT.

OKAY.

IT IS, I, IT IS IMPORTANT.

YOU ACT TIMELY.

SO YEAH, THERE IS A TIME, TIME LIMIT.

YEAH, THERE IS A TIME LIMIT.

AND IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF DAMAGE YET TO MY PROPERTY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLES, SO I ALWAYS ENCOURAGING MY PEOPLE TO THINK OF THE FUTURE TOO.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MR. FEARS.

ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL? PLEASE COME UP AT THIS TIME.

ANYBODY? COME ON UP, SIR, IN THE BACK.

CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, SIR? MY NAME IS, UH, KEITH GREEN AND I LIVE ON BISHOP DRIVE.

AND, UH, MY PROPERTY, UH, ABOUTS THE, UH, DRAINAGE, UH, CANAL THERE.

WE, I'VE BEEN VERY PATIENT ABOUT LIVING WITH THE, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.

UH, IT'S A, IT'S A DANGER TO THE CHILDREN AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND, UH, IT'S BEEN MENTIONED THE FACT THAT, UH, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT ATTRACTS CHILDREN.

UH, SO MOST RECENTLY THEY HAVE BEEN VERY COMPETENT IN PUTTING UP THE FENCES AND WHATNOT, WHICH I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE.

UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE SEEN A PROJECT WHICH IS DWINDLED INTO, UH, AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION.

UH, I'M HOPING THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF THAT ARE COMPETENT.

UH, I'M HOPING THAT YOUR CITY ENGINEER IS A LICENSED ENGINEER AND THAT HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING AND THAT HE'S SUPERVISING.

NOT STUPID, VISING THE SITUATION THERE.

UH, I WANT THAT PROJECT FINISHED AND FINISHED FAST SO THAT WE CAN GO ON.

WE WANNA BE ABLE TO PLANT IT, UH, WHETHER IT BE LAWN OR WHATEVER.

IT'S, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT

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I'M HOPING GENTLEMEN, THAT YOU WILL NOT SUBMIT YOURSELF TO MORE CRITICISM BY DELAYING AND NOT DOING WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE PAID TO DO.

THAT IS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

AND, UH, THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING WILL HAPPEN.

AND WE WILL BE ON, WE WILL, WE, THE NEIGHBORS, AND THAT WILL BE IN THIS MEETING CONSTANTLY MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF OUR GRIPES AND BONES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

UH, A VERY COMPETENT INSPECTORS AND CITY ENGINEER IS WHAT'S REQUIRED THERE TO GET THAT DONE.

AND WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU SUBMIT THAT FOR BIDS, MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO, UH, SUBMIT THEIR BIDS ARE COMPETENT CONTRACTORS.

UH, THE FIRST GUYS THERE JUST LOOKED LIKE THEY CAME FROM TIJUANA.

I MEAN, THERE WAS JUST NO COMPETENCE AT ALL.

UH, THE SECOND ONE, THE ONES THAT ARE THERE NOW ARE, ARE VERY, UH, SENSITIVE AND, AND, UH, COME AND SEE US AND TALK TO US AND, WHICH IS GOOD, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY WILL EX THEY WILL, UH, ALLOW DOLLARS AND CENTS TO, TO, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU WILL ALLOW THEIR DOLLARS AND CENTS TO BE ACCEPTED AS FAR AS THE CONTRACTOR.

THAT'S STRICTLY UP TO YOU.

BUT I, I GUESS THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT WELL, WE, WE WILL HAVE OUR EYE ON YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE GETTING DONE.

AND, UH, AND THAT'S, UH, IN THIS MEETING AND ALL ELECTIONS WILL, WHICH WILL COME UP.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YES.

HAVE, YOU'RE CONSIDERED A JOB WITH THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.

.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M OLD AND RETIRED.

WE'LL, WE'LL BE ON TOP OF THAT.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL, WE'LL BE SEEING YOU.

WE'LL BE IN CONTACT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

BYE-BYE.

ANYBODY COME ON UP.

YES, HE'S COMING UP.

MR. LUNA, RIGHT? YES, SIR.

HOW YOU DOING? HOW ARE YOU, SIR? I'M GOOD.

I REPRESENT MY, UH, AUNT JOSEPHINE CASADA AT FOUR 30.

BISHOP UHHUH.

OUT OF ALL THE PROPERTIES, UM, HERS IS CLOSEST TO THE CHANNEL.

OKAY.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THREE FEET, AND THEN YOU HIT THE DITCH.

UH, I CALLED MY AUNT WAS, UH, IN A COMA ABOUT SIX, FIVE TO SIX YEARS AGO.

AND, UM, I WAS, I RE ENDED UP REDOING THE HOUSE FOR HER, THE FLOORS, THE PAINT, WHILE SHE WAS IN A COMA.

SHE CAME OUT.

AND DURING THAT TIME, I, I HAD CALLED THE CITY BECAUSE WE HAD A BIG CRACK DOWN THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE ON THE RIGHT SIDE TOWARDS THE CHANNEL.

AND YOU GUYS CAME OUT AND I, I I, I WAS GIVEN THE RUNAROUND, AND I'M A CONTRACTOR TOO.

I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 25 YEARS, BY THE WAY.

SO, UM, GENTLEMAN CAME OUT, INSPECTED IT SAID, OH, IT'S NOTHING.

EIGHT YEARS BEFORE THAT I HAD CALLED AND SAID, THE WALL'S GIVING AWAY.

SO THE WALL STRAIGHT, IT WENT IN ABOUT SIX INCHES.

THEY CAME, YOU GUYS CAME OUT AND, UM, PUT THESE BRACES.

THIS IS LONG BEFORE SOME OF THESE PEOPLE WERE LIVING THERE, UHHUH .

SO THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS.

AND I WAS TOLD PROBABLY 10 YEARS AGO THAT THEY WERE GONNA DO THIS.

AND NOW I'VE GOTTA PULL THAT WHOLE FLOOR OUT.

'CAUSE I, I BASICALLY TAKE CARE OF MY AUNT AND, UM, I GOTTA PAY FOR ALL THIS BECAUSE IF THE FLOOR IS SEPARATED MORE, MY AUNT WAS TELLING ME THAT THE WHOLE HOUSE WAS SHAKING WHEN THEY WERE DEMOING EVERYTHING.

THE DRIVEWAYS CRACKED, THE, THE WALLS PULLING INTO THE DITCH.

THERE WAS NO SHORING PUT THERE.

WHEN WE WERE GONNA HAVE THAT BIG STORM, NOTHING WAS COVERED.

I MEAN, SOMEBODY DIDN'T DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE HERE TO HIRE THE LOWEST BIDDER.

NOBODY DOES THAT, YOU KNOW? UM, AND I'M NOT HERE TO PUT ANYBODY DOWN.

I KNOW PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS, WE GOTTA GET IT RIGHT.

WE, WE GOTTA GET IT RIGHT.

UM, MY AUNT'S IN THE HOUSE, THE RAINS COME, THE HOUSE GIVES AWAY.

SOMEBODY'S GONNA BUILD HER A NEW HOUSE.

SOMEBODY'S GONNA PAY FOR HER TO LIVE DURING THAT TIME SOMEWHERE.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA PAY FOR IT.

AND THE OTHER THING IS, THE DRIVEWAY'S CAVING IN.

I WAS TOLD, WELL, IT'S LIKE THAT, IT'S OLD.

NO, IT WASN'T LIKE THAT.

SHE DOESN'T EVEN DRIVE A CAR.

SHE'S 80 YEARS OLD.

SHE'S RETIRED AT 55 YEARS OLD.

SHE HASN'T HAD A CAR SINCE THEN.

OKAY.

UH, THE WHOLE WALKWAY WITH CUSTOM BRICK, IT WAS CAVING IN.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE BLOCK WALL, IT'S PULLING INTO THE DITCH.

THE PILLARS IN THE BACK WHERE THE PATIO, THEY'RE PULLING IN AND I'M, I, I WAS GIVEN THE RUNAROUND FOR YEARS, SO I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR THE WHOLE FLOOR TO BE PULLED UP SO WE CAN INSPECT WHERE THE CRACK IS.

AND THAT HAS TO BE FIXED.

AND I, I TALKED TO TONY, THE ENGINEER.

HE'S IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH

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IT'S NOT HIS FAULT.

HE'S BEEN WITH YOU GUYS FOR TWO YEARS, BUT THE CHAIN OF COMMAND'S GOTTA REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT MY AUNT'S HOUSE.

HER HOUSE IS MORE URGENT THAN ANYBODY'S.

YEAH.

IT'S LITERALLY THIS WIDE TO THE EDGE OF THE HOUSE, TO THE CHANNEL ONE FLOOD, AND IT'S ALL GONNA GO RIGHT IN THERE.

DID YOU FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S CARD? NO, I DIDN'T.

THAT'S WHY I RAISED MY HAND.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

OKAY.

BUT FILL OUT ONE OF THESE SO WE HAVE YOUR INFORMATION ON RECORD SO STAFF CAN GET BACK TO YOU.

WE'LL HAVE THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE REACH OUT TO YOU AND TALK TO YOU, OKAY.