Feb 20, 2024 City Council

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I WILL NOW CALL TO

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

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

INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY CITY ATTORNEY JONES, FOLLOWED BY THE FLAG SALUTE, LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

PLEASE STAND.

PLEASE GO.

I ASK YOU TO PLEASE, UH, BOW YOUR HEADS.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME FOR YOU THIS EVENING TO DO THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS AND OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO LIVE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO SERVICE AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS WEATHER AND THE OPPORTUNITY IT HAS TO RESTORE OUR, OUR MUCH NEEDED WATER SUPPLY.

WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING WITH WISDOM AND INSIGHT THAT THEY'LL DO THAT WHICH IS BEST FOR ALL THE HABRA.

AND WE SEE THE, WE SAY THESE THINGS IN THY NAME.

AMEN.

GOT IT.

THANK YOU DICK.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE FACE THE FLAG AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I PLEDGE ALL 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 PLAY BALL.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

CITY ATTORNEY JONES.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

AND NOW WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

HERE.

MAYOR PRO.

TEMEZ ESPINOZA.

HERE.

MAYOR ERIAN HERE.

THANK YOU ALL PRESENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, FIRST UP, NOW WE

[1. PRESENTATION BY THE CITY OF LA HABRA PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT]

ELIAS.

GOOD EVENING.

MM-HMM, .

GOOD EVENING.

MR. MAYOR.

MEMBERS THE COUNCIL, ELIAS ALI, DIRECTOR PUBLIC WORKS.

I'M GONNA TRY TO MAKE THIS QUICK.

IT'S A 40 SO SLIDES, WE'LL MAKE THEM AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

THE DEPARTMENT HAS SEVEN DIVISIONS.

WE'LL GO THROUGH THEM ONE BY ONE AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.

OUR BUDGET IS ABOUT $51 MILLION, ROUGHLY ABOUT HALF OF THE CITY'S, UH, BUDGET.

AND MOST OF OUR MONEY, OUR REVENUES COME IN FROM AUTHORITIES ENTERPRISE AND, AND ABOUT $6 MILLION FROM GENERAL FUNDS.

WE START WITH OUR STREETS DEPARTMENT, AS YOU CAN SEE ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT THEY'VE DONE THIS YEAR SO FAR.

SO THIS IS ABOUT SIX MONTHS WORTH OF WORK, AND THIS WAS COMPLETED BY EIGHT EMPLOYEES.

WE HAVE ONE VACANCY ON THE, ON THAT, UH, DIVISION.

AND THIS DIVISION ALSO TAKES CARE OF THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM.

UM, ON THAT NOTE, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE PREPARED A STORM DRAIN MASTER PLAN, UH, IN 2019 AND LOCATED ABOUT, UM, MANY OF THE DEFICIENT AREAS IN THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM.

HOWEVER, AS ABOUT 25 MILLION BUCKS AT THE TIME, UH, TODAY'S MONEY IS PROBABLY 40 45.

THE STORM DRAIN FALLS UNDER GENERAL FUND.

THERE IS NO SPECIAL REVENUE OR GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING STORM DRAINS, UM, STORM DRAIN SYSTEM.

SO WE CAN'T EVEN BEGIN PREPARING FOR REPLACEMENTS AND UPGRADE OF OUR STORMS DRAIN SYSTEM THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR, WE'VE BEEN PLAYING REACTIVE AND REPAIR THE STORM DRAINS AS THE STORMS DESTROY THEM.

SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF OUR STREET GUYS, OUR PARK AND TREES.

AGAIN, THIS WAS COMPLETED BY SEVEN EMPLOYEES.

WE HAVE TWO VACANCIES OF THE ON THIS JOB.

UH, SOME OF THE, UH, UH, TREES WERE TRIMMED BY, UH, WCA AND UNDER CONTRACT.

UH, LOTS OF IT WERE, WERE DONE BY OUR STAFF.

WE HAVE PLANTED 56 TREES AND OBVIOUSLY WE WE'RE IN CHARGE OF ALL THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND REPAIRS.

SO THIS COUPLE OF PICTURES OF OUR GUYS WORKING, OUR FLEET DIVISION IS MADE OF FOUR MECHANICS AND WE TAKE CARE OF ALL CITY VEHICLES, POLICE, CIVIL, UH, CIVILIANS, OUR TRACTORS, PUMP STATIONS, EV EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH ANYTHING THAT MOVES REALLY OUR, OUR FLEET DEPARTMENT TAKES CARE OF, UH, ACCOMPLISHMENT.

WE BOUGHT SEVEN POLICE VEHICLES LAST YEAR AND ONE AMBULANCE.

THE AMBULANCE IS TWO YEARS IN DELAY AND IT WILL BE HERE IN ABOUT A YEAR OR SO.

IT'S A PICTURE OF OUR YARD.

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OUR REFUSE AND RECYCLING IS MADE OF THREE EMPLOYEES AND WE TAKE CARE OF 12,500 RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES, UH, MOSTLY UNDER CRR CONTRACTS.

HOWEVER, WE PICKED UP OVER 1500 ILLEGAL, UH, ITEMS THAT ARE DUMPED ON OUR STREETS LAST SO FAR THIS YEAR.

UH, WE HAVE NO VIOLATIONS IN, UH, VISTA GRANDE, UH, LANDFILL.

AND, UH, WE, WE EARNED A COUPLE OF GRANTS FROM CAL CAL RECYCLE, ABOUT $140,000.

THESE ARE A COUPLE OF THE EVENTS FOR, UH, THE HAZMAT RECOVERIES AND FOR COMPOST EVENTS.

OUR UTILITY DIVISION IS WATER AND SEWER, AND WE HAVE REPAIRED ABOUT 12 WATER MAINS THIS YEAR.

AND, UM, WE'VE RE WE ARE INSIST REPLACING ALL THE AUTOMATIC METERS WE'RE ABOUT DONE WITH THE CITY'S THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL.

AND OBVIOUSLY THIS DEPARTMENT TAKES CARE OF THE ONGOING SEWER AND MAINTENANCE, UM, REPAIRS FOR WATER AS WELL.

UM, THIS DIVISION HAS 16 EMPLOYEES.

WE HAVE THREE VACANCIES.

THIS IS COUPLED WITH THE WATER MAINS THEY WERE REPAIRING JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.

IT'S WORTHY TO NOTE THAT WHILE MOST OF US WERE HAVING DINNER, UH, WITH OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS CHRISTMAS EVE, THESE GUYS WERE OUT THERE ALL NIGHT DIGGING UP AND REPAIRING WATER MAINS, MAKING SURE THE CITIES IS SAFE, AND THE WATER IS AVAILABLE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

AND THAT INCLUDES REALLY WATER, SEWER STREETS, FLEET PARK, AND MECHANICS.

UH, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO TAKE CARE OF THE CITY.

SO, UH, REGARDLESS WHAT THE EMERGENCY IS, ALL OF THE DIVISIONS GET INVOLVED.

AND, UH, NOW I'M GONNA HAND IT TO TONY ON OUR SENIOR ENGINEER TO TALK ABOUT THE ENGINEERING PORTION OF IT.

THANK YOU, ELIAS.

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

MY NAME IS TONY Y I'LL BE GOING OVER THE ENGINEERING DIVISION FOR TONIGHT.

SO ENGINEERING DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING C-I-P-C-I-P PROJECTS THROUGH DESIGN INSPECTION AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITH, UH, PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

WE ALSO HAVE A-M-P-D-S GROUP, NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM.

MPDS GROUP PROVIDES REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR ANY AND ALL CITY, UH, CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, ALSO PROVIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION.

AND LAST YEAR WE ISSUED 10 PERMITS FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PLAN CHECKS.

CITY ALSO HELD A ANNUAL INTERCOASTAL CLEANUP DAY.

WE HAD 158 VOLUNTEERS AND A COLLECTED ABOUT 435 POUNDS OF TRASH.

WE'LL BE GOING OVER A HANDFUL OF SLIDES JUST TO NOTE SOME OF THE COMPLETED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT, UH, WE ACCOMPLISHED.

FIRST ONE IS COMMUNITY CENTER PARKING LOT PROJECT.

WE PAVED 8,500 SQUARE FEET OF, UH, ASPHALT ADDED LANDSCAPING IRRIGATION AND 25 PARKING SPACES, CORONA PARK SHADE STRUCTURE.

AND THIS INVOLVED INSTALLATION OF SHADE STRUCTURE OVER THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND SCOREBOARDS AT ESTELLE AND LAB BONITA PARK, WE INSTALLED ONE SCOREBOARD AT ESTELLO PARK AND FOUR SCOREBOARDS AT LAB BONITA PARK, MONTWOOD PARK LIGHTING PROJECT.

THIS INVOLVED, UM, SEVEN LIGHTS AND CONDUITS FOR FUTURE SECURITY CAMERA INSTALLATION.

RESIDENTIAL STREET REHAB FY 1819, ALMOST A MILE OF PAVING FOR THIS PROJECT, AND ALSO INCLUDED 1.3 MILES OF SLUR SEAL WITHIN THE CITY.

ARTERIAL STREET REHABILITATION PROJECT FY 1920 REPLACED 56 A DA RAMPS, 6,000 SQUARE FEET OF SIDEWALK, 11 SPEED BUMPS AND 3.5 MILES OF AC PAVING ALLEY AREA SIX IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

WE RESTORED THREE ALLEYS.

TWO OF THE ALLEYS WERE FULL RECONSTRUCTION AND ONE ALLEY WAS A GRIND AND OVERLAY PROJECT.

AND WE ALSO, UM, HAD AN ANNUAL SIDEWALK AND A DA IMPROVEMENTS WHERE WE REPLACED TWO CURB RAMPS AND THEN INSTALLED 18,000 SQUARE FEET OF NEW SIDEWALK.

AND I'LL BE GOING OVER SOME OF THIS, UH, CURRENT

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ALSO IN DESIGN.

WE HAVE VARIOUS STREET REHAB PROJECTS, UH, AND NEW PARKING LOT AT 1 0 7 EAST SECOND AVENUE, HACIENDA PUMP STATION AND ROOFING PROJECT AT VIEW PARK MOBILE HOME.

I, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION SINCE YOU'RE ON THAT SLIDE.

IRONICALLY, THIS, THIS WEEK, UH, I'VE HAD THREE PEOPLE ASKING ABOUT MONTE VISTA STREET REHAB.

I KNOW IT'S IN DESIGN.

DO WE HAVE A SCHEDULED PERIOD WHEN WE PLAN TO HAVE THAT DONE? UH, WE DON'T HAVE AN ESTIMATED, UH, SCHEDULE YET, BUT IT IS IN, UH, 90, A HUNDRED PERCENT DESIGN PHASE.

SO THAT IS ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITY OF, UH, STREET PAVING.

SO NEXT BE NEXT FISCAL NEXT FISCAL YEAR, YOU THINK? I WILL.

IT WILL BE THIS FISCAL YEAR.

OKAY.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

THE PLANS ARE ABOUT DONE.

WE'RE PUT IT OUT IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS OR SO.

OKAY, GOOD.

THANKS.

THOSE ARE THE TOP THREE PAVING PROJECTS.

I WOULD SAY EUCLID, MONTE, VISTA, AND MACY.

THANK YOU.

A FEW PROJECTS THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY.

OLD RESERVOIR PARK IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDED A NEW RETAINING WALL, LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION, PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WALKING PATH AND INSTALLATION OF SAFETY LIGHTING AS WELL AS SECURITY CAMERAS.

BISHOP STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS.

IT WAS A DEMOLITION OF OPEN STORM DRAIN CHANNEL INSTALLATION OF 72 INCH RCP STORM DRAIN.

UH, WE HAVE, UH, COMPLETED THE STORM DRAIN PORTION OF IT, SO IT'S FULLY CONNECTED.

UH, IT WAS TWO MONTHS AGO AND RIGHT NOW CITY STAFF IS WORKING WITH THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA FOR FULL FINAL RESTORATION.

VISTA GROUNDED PARK IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE PLAYGROUND, GAZEBO, WALKING TRAIL, EXERCISE EQUIPMENTS, RESTROOM, AMPHITHEATER AND MORE.

AND IT IS ESTIMATED TO START IN MARCH NEXT MONTH, A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.

UH, IN TWO WEEKS.

WE'LL OPEN DIP BIDS FOR THIS PROJECT TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF TOT LOT PLAYGROUND, WALKING PATH, EXERCISE, EQUIPMENT, TREES, IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPING AND MORE.

WE DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE CIP PROJECTS THAT'S DEFERRED IN THE FY 2324 BUDGET, UH, DUE TO FUNDING CONSTRAINTS SUCH AS THE NEW FIRE CONTRACT AND, UH, INFLATION.

THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED PROJECTS WILL BE RECOMMENDED FOR DEFERRAL UNTIL FUTURE DATE.

UH, A COUPLE OF THE SECURITY CAMERAS, BRILLO, OSTE AND ES PARK O STE PARK, UH, IMPROVEMENT PROJECT LOMA NORTE PARK RESTROOM REPLACEMENT.

UH, AND FINALLY NEW PARKING LOT AT 2 2 2 SOUTH EUCLID STREET.

I CAN INTERRUPT REAL QUICK.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE HAVING TO DO BECAUSE OF COST OVERRUNS, THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION HAS GOTTEN SO HIGH AND IT'S REALLY EXCEEDED A LOT OF OUR ESTIMATES FOR WHAT THESE PROJECTS WERE GOING TO ORIGINALLY COST.

UM, ALTHOUGH THE DEPARTMENT'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB CHASING AFTER GRANT FUNDING FOR MANY OF THESE PROJECTS, THE PROJECT COSTS ARE EXCEEDING WHAT OUR BUDGETS HAVE BEEN.

SO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS LOOKING AT PROJECTS THAT WEREN'T CLOSE TO BEING FINISHED FOR DESIGN OR EVEN STARTED THE DESIGN PROCESS YET, AND LOOKED AT WAYS OF REALLOCATING THOSE FUNDS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED TO AUGMENT THE FUNDING FOR THOSE PROJECTS THAT WERE ALREADY UNDERWAY, BUT WERE DEFICIENT IN FUNDING SO WE CAN GET THOSE PROJECTS COMPLETED.

THE OTHER QUESTION I'D HAVE FOR YOU, TONY, IS HOW MANY ENGINEERS DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR ENGINEERING DIVISION RIGHT NOW? CURRENTLY, UH, WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE ENGINEERS AND OUR TOTAL, OUR GROUP INCLUDES 10 EMPLOYEES.

SO YOU HAVE FIVE ENGINEERS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THESE PROJECTS THAT YOU'VE JUST SEEN.

AND THE OTHER THING WE'VE EXPERIENCED THIS PAST YEAR IS PROBABLY BIT OFF, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WE COULD CHEW WITH THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS WE CAME TO COUNCIL WITH LAST YEAR THAT WE WOULD, UM, TRYING TO SEE IF WE COULD GET STARTED AND WE JUST RAN INTO A STAFFING ISSUE.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THE, THE LOAD OF PROJECTS WE'RE TAKING ON.

SO I THINK THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR YOU'RE GONNA SEE US COME IN WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE REALISTIC IDEA OF HOW MANY PROJECTS WE CAN TACKLE AT ONCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SUFFICIENT STAFFING FOR THESE PROJECTS.

THANK YOU, TONY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MICHAEL PLOTNIK, OUR TRAFFIC MANAGER.

THANK YOU TONY.

AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR NICKS AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS MICHAEL PLAK AND I WILL NOW TAKE, TAKE OVER WITH THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION DIVISION.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ALSO DEAL WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANS, TRAFFIC CONTROL.

SO ANYTIME YOU SEE CONSTRUCTION AND YOU SEE THE CONES ON THE ROAD, WE DEAL WITH THAT TRAFFIC SYNCHRONIZATION, WHICH IS WE ALL WANT TO GET GREEN AND GET MOVING ON THE HIGHWAYS.

NOBODY WANTS TO SIT AT RED LIGHTS AND CITYWIDE SIGNAL MAINTENANCE JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S

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IF THE SIGNALS AND FLASH AND CARS ARE BACKED UP, WE'LL GO OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S MOVING AGAIN.

SO WE'LL START OFF WITH THE COMPLETED PROJECTS.

WE'VE FINISHED UP ALL THE ORIGINAL NTMP NEIGHBORHOODS, SO WE HAD NINE REMAINING.

OF THOSE NINE WE WERE ABLE TO DO SEVEN.

TWO OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS DECIDED THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SUPPORT THE PLAN AND SO WE DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD.

BUT WE STILL COLLECTED DATA JUST TO SEE IF THINGS GOT BETTER OR WORSE OR STAYED THE SAME.

AND WE WILL, WE'LL LOOK AT THAT LATER.

UH, INCLUDED IN THESE PROJECTS, WE WOULD'VE SIGNS, SO TRAFFIC COMMED AREA SIGNS, SPEED LUMPS, SPEED FEEDBACK, SIGNS THE STOP SIGNS WITH THE FLASHERS, AND WE RESTRICT TURNING MOVEMENTS AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF THE SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION, YOU CAN SEE EVERYBODY LIKES THE GREEN LIGHTS.

SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON LAMBERT ROAD AND WE'RE WORKING WITH BREA AND CALTRANS ON THAT ONE.

WE'RE JUST ABOUT DONE WITH THE PLANS.

HARBOR BOULEVARD, THAT'S A FULLERTON LED PROJECT AND WE'RE A PARTNER WITH THEM AS WELL AS CALTRANS AND EUCLID STREET, WHICH IS OUR NEWEST ONE.

AND WE'RE JUST ABOUT DONE WITH THAT.

AND THAT INVOLVES US FULLERTON, SANTA ANA, ANAHEIM GARDEN GROVE, FOUNTAIN VALLEY, AND CALTRANS.

AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE ALSO DOING THE HARBOR BOULEVARD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.

THE PLANS ARE JUST ABOUT DONE.

WE'LL FINISH THE SPECS AND WE'LL GET IT OUT TO BID SO THAT WE CAN MAKE EVERYTHING SAFE AND LET EVERYBODY REST ASSURED THAT WE HEARD YOU AND WE'RE TAKING CARE OF IT.

THE OC LOOP, WHICH I GET A LOT OF CALLS AND EMAILS ABOUT SEGMENT A, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING WITH THE RAILROAD.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE AN OFFER AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

WE HAVE TWO HC PROJECTS.

THESE ARE FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS.

AND WHAT H SHIP STANDS FOR IS HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

THE FIRST ONE IS EIGHT INTERSECTIONS AND WE'RE JUST GONNA BE UPGRADING THE HEAD SIGNALS.

SO WHERE IT SAYS THE HAND AND THE WALK, SOME OF THEM DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS SO PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THEY HAVE TO CROSS THE STREET.

SO WE'RE DOING THAT.

AND THEN THE SECOND ONE, WHICH IS MORE INVOLVED, WILL BE REDESIGNING INTERSECTIONS, WHICH COULD HAVE TURN POCKETS OR PROTECTED LEFT TURNS.

SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT NTMP, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN.

FOR THAT, WE DID STRIPING AND CROSSWALKS, SIGNAGE IMPROVEMENTS.

WE UPGRADED VARIOUS COMPONENTS AT OUR TMC AND WE DID THE ANNUAL STRIPING AND ALL THESE HELP KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE AND MOVING ALONG.

AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE PROGRAM, THE NTMP PROGRAM, THEY STARTED ALL THE WAY BACK IN 2006 WHEN CITY COUNCIL ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THE PROGRAM IN 2010, WE DID A PILOT PROGRAM IN A COUPLE AREAS.

ONE OF THEM WAS COSTCO, THE OTHER WAS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY.

AND THEN IN 2011, WE CREATED THE ORIGINAL PRIORITY LIST, WHICH CAME FROM ALL THE REQUESTS WE GOT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS SAYING THERE WAS SPEEDING AND CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC.

AND WE WENT OUT, COLLECTED DATA AND PRIORITIZED THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT NEEDED THE MOST PRIORITY.

AND IN 2023 OR 2022, WE TOOK THE NEW REQUEST THAT WE GOT AND WE CREATED A NEW PRIORITY LIST.

SO WE SAW WHAT AREAS NEED NEW ATTENTION, AND LAST YEAR WE JUST FINISHED THE LAST OF THE ORIGINAL PRIORITY LIST.

AND THEN THIS YEAR WE'LL BE PRESENTING ALL THE FINDINGS TO CITY COUNCIL AND FINDING OUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO MOVING FORWARD.

IN ADDITION, WE RETRIP THE CITY EVERY YEAR.

SO FROM THERE, THERE WERE, THERE'S 3,350 MARKINGS IN THE STREET.

SO THAT'S YOUR, WHERE IT SAYS STOP RAILROAD CROSSING ARROWS, EVERYTHING.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO HAVE ABOUT 7.8 MILES OF WHITE STRIPING, 21 MILES OF WHITE SKIP STRIPING AND 15 MILES OF DOUBLE YELLOW CENTER LINES.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

AND THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE, THAT'S WHERE WE TAKE ALL THE REQUESTS THAT COME IN AND WE DISCUSS EVERYTHING AND WE DECIDE IF WE NEED TO BRING IT TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL AND TO MOVE FORWARD OR IF IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF INTERNALLY

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A LOT OF TIMES RESIDENTS WANT RED CURB OR THEY WANT STOP SIGNS OR THEY WANT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL.

AND WE ADDRESS ALL THAT.

AND WITHIN THE COMMITTEE LAST YEAR, JUST LAST YEAR, WE HAD 42 REQUESTS THAT WE TOOK CARE OF AND THAT COMPOSED OF RED CURB, WHICH IS THE MOST POPULAR AND SPEEDING SAFETY CONCERNS, STOP, STOP SIGNS, TRAFFIC, CALMING, AND SCHOOL CONCERNS.

THIS IS THE OC LOOP.

SO THIS IS THE 66 MILE CONNECTION AROUND ALL OF ORANGE COUNTY.

BREA AND LAHABRA ARE THE ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING SEGMENTS.

I BELIEVE 88% OF IT IS COMPLETED.

AND ONCE WE GET THE OFFER APPROVED FROM UNION PACIFIC, WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.

OCTA IS WORKING WITH US TO GET FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION AND THEN WE CAN BUILD IT AND WE'LL BE CONNECTED TO WHITTIER AND BREA.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE ON THE TOP IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY.

AND THE PICTURE BELOW IS WHAT COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.

MICHAEL, WHAT'S THE TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST FOR THAT? RIGHT NOW, WITH EVERYTHING GOING UP, WE'RE ABOUT 46 MILLION AND THIS IS FOR 3.1 MILES.

OKAY.

AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT.

IT'S THREE POINT, IT'S 3.1 MILES, PROJECT COSTS.

NOW ORIGINALLY WE STARTED OUT IT WAS 32, 30 3 MILLION.

IT'S GONE UP TO 46 MILLION.

AND SO FAR WE HAVE $7.5 MILLION IN FUNDING.

WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO GET MORE THROUGH A TP GRANTS OR ANYBODY ELSE THAT WILL HELP US.

AND WE'RE WORKING WITH UNION PACIFIC TO GET THE LAND.

ONCE WE GET THE LAND, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS WE HAVE ALL THE FUNDING SECURED.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE ESTIMATING 2028, BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO IT SOONER.

AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO ELIAS.

I GOT A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS.

OH, YES.

UM, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED WAS RIGHT HERE ON, RIGHT DIRECTLY NEXT TO CITY HALL.

WE ADDED A TURNING LANE THERE AND PART OF THE OLD STRIPING IS STILL VERY VISIBLE THERE.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

DO WE HAVE A TIMEFRAME WHEN THAT'S GONNA BE TAKEN CARE OF? I HEAR RESIDENTS WHO COME TO CITY HALL ALL THE TIME COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT LINE BEING VISIBLE THERE.

SO WITH THE ANNUAL STRIPING, I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE STRIPERS.

PART OF THAT IS TO REMOVE STRIPING BECAUSE IT WAS JUST PAINTED OVER, WHICH IS WHY YOU CAN STILL SEE IT.

SO THEY WILL REMOVE IT AS SOON AS THE RAIN STOPS, THEY'LL COME OUT AND TAKE CARE OF THAT.

SO THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING WITHIN THE MONTH.

AND ALTHOUGH IT IS A CALTRANS, UM, UH, PROJECT, DO WE HAVE ANY TIMEFRAME? I GET, I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT, A LOT OF BUZZ ON WALL AND IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, THAT NEW LIGHT THAT'S GOING IN THERE.

DO WE HAVE A TIMEFRAME AS TO WHEN CALTRANS GONNA FINISH THAT? SO THEY JUST KIND OF SHOW UP? THEY DON'T TELL US WE DID HAVE A SCHEDULE.

THEY'RE WAY PAST THE SCHEDULE, BUT MOST OF IT'S GONE IN.

AS SOON AS I FIND OUT THE SCHEDULE, I CAN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, QUICKLY, MICHAEL, THE, UH, THE AREA OF MACY THAT'S PART OF THOSE THREE PROJECTS FOR TRAFFIC COPYING THAT ARE IN THE QUEUE RIGHT NOW.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

ALRIGHT.

WE, WE STUDIED IT AND I DO HAVE IT IN THE NEW PRIORITY LIST.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

IS THAT IT FOR YEAH, THIS, THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR ALL RIGHT, ANY ELIAS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTION, TONY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, MR. MAYOR, IF I MIGHT, OF COURSE, ELIAS, UH, ONCE A, UH, POTHOLE IS IDENTIFIED EITHER BY CITY STAFF OR SOMEONE FROM THE PUBLIC CALLS, WHAT'S THE A UH, AVERAGE TURNAROUND TIME FOR REPAIR? THE 24 HOURS IS OUR STANDARD.

WE'VE BEEN DOING IT WITHIN TWO HOURS.

UH, WITHIN THREE HOURS, WHATEVER IS AVAILABLE.

IF IT'S POURING RAIN REALLY HARD, WE CANNOT PUT IT, WE ARE WORKING IN THE RAIN AND WE CAN, UH, PUT POTHOLES AND FILL IT WI WITHIN WHILE IT'S RAINING.

BUT, UH, 24 HOURS IS, IS OUR STANDARD RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE THREE GUYS TO DO THAT.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.

BUT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO DO IT.

WE FILLED IN MORE THAN 1500 ALREADY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, QUICK QUESTION.

UM, HAVE WE EXPERIENCED ANY MORE PROBLEMS WITH SUPPLY, UH, AND DEMAND WITH ASPHALT THAT WE WERE HAVING IN THE PAST? NO.

RIGHT NOW THAT ALL BEEN RECTIFIED.

WE ARE, WE ARE FINE.

OKAY.

YEAH.

YEAH.

I DO HAVE FOLKS TALKING ABOUT POTHOLE ISSUES, BUT THEY'RE INVARIABLY ON STREETS THAT ARE NOT UNDER OUR CONTROL.

FOR EXAMPLE, I GET LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IMPERIAL.

OH, AND WHITTIER PARTICULARLY.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

AND, AND IT'S, I I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO REALIZE THAT AREAS THAT ARE OUR STREETS, WE DO THIS VERY QUICKLY.

BUT IF IT'S A CALTRAN STREET, A STATE ROAD, A HIGHWAY, WE, WE ARE AT

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WE USE EVERY TOOL WE CAN, UH, FROM TEXT MESSAGING TO GOING TO THE WEB AND REPORT IT AND TO PHONE CALLS.

SOMETIMES THEY RESPOND, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.

AND FRANKLY, WE'VE BEEN DOING IT OURSELVES, WE JUST GO DO IT.

IS THAT RIGHT? WE JUST, ONCE THEY DON'T RESPOND, WE JUST GO DO IT.

WOW.

OKAY.

AND I, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, THERE WAS A MASSIVE, MASSIVE POTHOLE ON, ON, UH, WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND YOU GUYS HAD IT.

CAL FANS NONRESPONSIVE AND YOU GUYS CAME OUT YEAH.

TOOK CARE OF THAT WAS A HUMONGOUS ONE.

CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE TO CARS, BUT THANK YOU, HACIENDA.

IT'S AN HOUR.

TERRIBLE.

YEAH, THEY TOOK CARE OF THAT.

IT'S AN HOUR CITY.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? YEAH.

YEAH.

THEY WERE TERRIBLE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH, UH, I, I FEEL LIKE I'M ON THE FAMILY FEUD.

I'VE GOTTA HIT THAT BUZZER JUST SO I CAN SPEAK, YOU KNOW, , MAN, THAT'S, YEAH, RIGHT? I JUST, YEAH, STEVE.

NO, ELI.

I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THAT.

ON THE POTHOLE ISSUE.

UH, WHAT, UH, WHAT OUR RESIDENTS MAY NOT REALIZE IS THAT THE TURNAROUND TIME IS ACTUALLY QUITE UNIQUE FOR A CITY.

UH, DOING AS MUCH DRIVING AS I DO DAILY.

AND, AND MOSTLY IN LA COUNTY.

I'LL TELL YOU POTHOLES ARE STILL OUT THERE, UH, IN, IN LA COUNTY.

UH, BUT, UH, WE DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB HERE ON, BUT LOGISTICS FOR THEM, THEY, THEY SAY WE DID 2100.

YEAH.

THIS, WE DID 1500 LA VERSUS YEAH, EXACTLY.

SO WE, WE COVER 'EM UP PRETTY QUICK.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE, FOR THE WORK.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THREE SECONDS.

UH, ANYBODY ELSE ROSE? NO, YOU KNOW, UH, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE TIMES OF ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS, THE MOST, ALMOST THE MOST IMPORTANT DEPARTMENT IS PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE THE ENTIRE CITY DEPENDS UPON YOU AND, AND, AND TONY AND MIKE TO KEEP OUR RESIDENTS SAFE DURING THESE TIMES OF THESE MASSIVE DELUGES.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR, YOUR PROACTIVITY AND YOUR GREAT RESPONSE DURING THIS TIME.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, WITH THAT WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS,

[ 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.]

YES.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WHEN ADDRESSING THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UNLESS OTHERWISE, MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL AND 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.

AND MAYOR, WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD FROM ZACH PRICE.

ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD.

ZACH, COME ON UP.

HOW ARE YOU, MR. PRICE? DOING WELL.

HOW ABOUT YOU, MR. MAYOR? VERY WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, MR. MAYOR, FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, I'M SURE YOU ALL REMEMBER ME OR KNOW ME FROM INSTAGRAM, THE VIDEOS I'VE BEEN TAGGING YOU.

UH, TODAY IS ACTUALLY FEBRUARY 21ST OF LAST YEAR WAS WHEN I CAME TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SKATE PARK AND HOW IT AFFECTS MY BUSINESS.

SO I'M HERE AGAIN TO TALK ABOUT IT, TO HOPEFULLY GET YOUR CITY APPROVAL TO LOOK INTO IT AGAIN.

UM, LIKE THE OTHER CITIES SURROUNDING US, UM, OUR LOCAL SKATE PARK IN LA HABER IS ONE OF THE FEW PARKS THAT ENFORCES A HELMET WITH A HELMET WITH SECURITY PRESENCE.

THIS HAS LED TO A DECREASE IN SKATERS, BIKERS, SCOOTERS, ROLLER BLADERS, ROLLER SKATERS, WHICH NEG NEGATIVELY INFECTS LOCAL BUSINESSES AND C COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

IN COMPARISON, OTHER SKATE PARKS WITHOUT SUCH SECURITY MEASURES CONTINUE TO THRIVE, ATTRACT SKATERS FROM ALL OVER.

AND IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT.

BUT THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO ENSURE THAT THIS, WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON THE FREEDOM AND SPIRIT OF SKATING CULTURE, LET'S WORK TOGETHER AS A SOLUTION THAT RESPECTS THE SKATING COMMUNITY, BIKERS AND SCOOTERS, BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE.

NOW, THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE, UH, YOU GUYS WERE IN FAVOR OF GOING WITH THE SECURITY PRESENCE AND CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, SECTION 1 1 5 8 0 0, WHICH STATES, UH, A PARK AND A PARK ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE MUST DEAL WITH, UH, ENFORCE ALL THE RULES THAT ARE PRESENT.

UM, THAT HAS LED TO NOW SCOOTERS AND BIKERS NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THIS PARK.

WHICH TO BE HONEST, MOST OF THE TIME IT WAS SCOOTER

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NOW, A LOT OF THOSE KIDS NOW GO TO BREA, LA PUENTE AND TUSTIN.

NOW TUSTIN AND LA PUENTE BOTH HAVE SECURITY GUARDS.

I MEAN, THEY BOTH HAVE SECURITY GUARDS PRESENT.

SO LA PUENTE IS IN, UH, EMPLOYED BY BLACKWATER SECURITY OUT OF MONROVIA.

AND I BELIEVE THAT THEIR WORDAGE ON THE SIGNING IS MAYBE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

SO I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD LOOK INTO THAT.

THERE'S SUBDIVISIONS BETWEEN CITY AND COUNTY LAWS AND RULES INTO THAT.

SO I BELIEVE MAYBE THAT'S WHY CERTAIN CITIES ARE BEING ABLE TO HAVE A SKATE PARK WHERE KIDS, ADULTS MOSTLY DON'T HAVE TO BE ENFORCED TO WEAR A HELMET.

UM, THIS ALSO COULD LEAD TO A VERY ENGAGEMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WE DO CERTAIN NIGHTS, MAYBE A BIKE NIGHT, MONDAY NIGHTS, SCOOTER NIGHTS ON TUESDAYS, BECAUSE LA HABRA IS ONE OF THE ONLY PARKS THAT HAS LIGHTS AND OUT OF THE SURROUNDING PARKS, LA PUENTE AND TUSTIN ARE THE ONLY, UH, THE OTHER SURROUNDING PARKS WITH LIGHTS.

UM, I, MYSELF, AS A BUSINESS OWNER, 88 SKATE SUPPLY, 1200 WEST WHEELER BOULEVARD IN LAHABRA, CALIFORNIA.

I'VE ALMOST BEEN THERE TWO YEARS.

ON MY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, WE DID A THREE DAY SKATE PARK TOUR AND OUT OF THE THREE PARKS WAS LAHABRA ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

UH, I'M SORRY, I GOTTA TELL YOU REAL QUICK, YOU'RE, YOU'RE 15 SECONDS OVER JUST SO YOU KNOW.

OKAY.

KIND OF WRAP IT UP.

WELL, I WOULD JUST LIKE THE CITY TO LOOK INTO IT.

I HAVE OVER 500 SIGNATURES, PLEASE.

THIS AFFECTS MY BUSINESS.

GREAT.

GRATEFULLY.

AND IF IT DOESN'T GET RESOLVED, I WILL MOVE MY BUSINESS TO BREA OR LA PUENTE SURROUNDING PARKS THAT I CAN FLOURISH AT.

I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO MAKE A, A MOTION IF MAYBE I CAN GET A SECOND, UH, TO LOOK INTO ZACH'S REQUEST.

BUT IN ADDITION TO, MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT LOOKING AT ADDING SCOOTERS TO POSSIBLY USE A PARK.

IF WE CAN JUST DO A STUDY ON THAT, TAKING THEM OFF OF THE, UH, RESTRICTED LIST IF, UH, YEAH, I WOULD SECOND THAT.

THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH.

AND I SUPPORT THAT AS WELL.

WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THAT FINDING OUT FROM SURROUNDING CITIES WHAT THEIR BEST PRACTICES ARE AND THEIR POLICIES ARE ON, WE ONLY NEED TWO.

GOT IT.

YEP.

THANKS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU ZACH.

THANK YOU ZACH.

THANKS ZACH.

HOW MANY OF YOU IN THE BACK AGREE WITH EVERYTHING ZACH SAID? RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALRIGHT, I SEE.

HEY, ZACH, ONE MORE TIME.

YOUR ADDRESS ON THE, I ALSO, I ALSO DO HAVE A PETITION ON CHANGE.ORG WITH 500 SIGNATURES MOST COME FROM LAHABRA AND WHITTIER RESIDENCE.

WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS AGAIN? AT THE 88 SKATE SUPPLY? 1200 WEST WHITTIER BOULEVARD IN LAHABRA.

GOT IT.

THANK YOU.

THAT THE BEST VIEW OF LAHABRA UH, BASEBALL.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ZACH.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, I'M MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

I'M SORRY, MAYOR.

WE DO HAVE A SECOND SPEAKER CARD FROM MAX OLDENBERG.

OH, I DID NOT KNOW THAT.

ALRIGHT.

UH, HE JUST SUBMITTED IT.

HE OKAY.

IS IT, DID YOU SAY IT'S MATT? UM, PARDON ME, MAX.

OH, THIS, THIS GENTLEMAN RIGHT HERE? YES, THIS YOUNG MAN HERE.

VERY GOOD.

WELCOME.

MATT MAX WITH A MAX.

SORRY, MAX.

I ONLY KNOW 'CAUSE I NAMED THAT.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

YOU CAN HOLD.

OKAY.

UH, MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTED CITY COUNCIL OF LAHABRA, MY NAME IS MAX SODERBERG.

I'M 10 YEARS OLD AND I'M A SKATER IN THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT SKATERS WHO WANT TO SKATE THE LOCAL SKATE PARK DESERVE TO HAVE THE, THE FREEDOM OF WEARING A HELMET OR NOT, EVEN THOUGH MY PARENTS MADE ME WEAR A HELMET.

I THINK AS FAR AS THE CITY'S REGULATIONS GO, THAT SKATERS SHOULD HAVE, HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICE BECAUSE THE LAHABRA PARK IS OFTEN EMPTY.

I CHOOSE TO SKATE OTHER SKATE PARKS WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE SKATING.

IT IS MORE FUN TO SKATE WITH YOUR HOMIES, BE PLAYING GAMES OF SKATE AND ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER TO LAND TRICKS.

PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING THE PARK MORE POPULAR BY NO LONGER ENFORCING THE HELMET RULE.

ALL RIGHT, MAX, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

THANKS MAX.

ARE WE DONE? ANYBODY ELSE WANNA ADDRESS THE, UH, COUNSEL? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND

[ 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. ]

THANK YOU.

NEXT, EXCUSE ME.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA'S CONSENT CALENDAR.

ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED.

ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.

PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR.

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT

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THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH NINE.

THANK YOU.

RHONDA.

WOULD THE STAFF LIKE TO REMOVE ANY, UH, CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM? NONE.

MR. MAYOR, WOULD ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LIKE TO REMOVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM? NO.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

UH, WOULD WOULD ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO REMOVE A CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, IF WE CAN, UH, APPROVE THE, UH, CONSENT CALENDAR.

MOTION A SECOND.

OKAY.

LET'S TRY OUR ELECTRONIC DEVICE IF IT WORKS.

MM-HMM.

? YES.

ALRIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR VOTE.

IS IT WORKING? THERE WE GO.

IT'S MAGIC.

ALRIGHT.

MOTION CARRIED.

UNANIMOUS UNANIMOUSLY.

FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU, RHONDA.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT.

WE DO

[1. CONSIDER OPTIONS TO FILL AN EXPECTED VACANCY ON THE CITY COUNCIL That the City Council provide direction to staff regarding a process to fill an expected vacancy on the City Council.]

YES.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION ITEM.

ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM.

PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, 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 ONLY CONSIDERATION ITEM IS CONSIDER OPTIONS TO FILL AN EXPECTED VACANCY ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND MAYOR, IF YOU WANNA CALL FOR A STAFF REPORT, I WILL BE PROVIDING THAT REPORT.

YES, PLEASE.

SO WE'LL, WE'LL GET TO PUBLIC TESTIMONY SHORTLY, CARRIE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

CARRIE.

THANK YOU.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AS INDICATED IN THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5TH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION FROM CITY COUNCIL EFFECTIVE APRIL 5TH AND SUBSEQUENTLY PROVIDED WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF SUCH TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ON FEBRUARY 7TH.

AT THIS TIME, CITY COUNCIL IS TO CONSIDER IF AND HOW TO FILL THIS EXPECTED VACANCY BASED UPON GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE CITY COUNCIL HAS 60 DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN'S RESIGNATION.

THAT IS UNTIL TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH TO DECIDE EITHER TO FILL THE EXPECTED VACANCY OR CHOOSE TO LEAVE THE SEAT UNFILLED UNTIL THIS YEAR'S GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5TH.

CALLING A SPECIAL E ELECTION IS NOT AN OPTION AS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE, NOT LESS THAN 114 DAYS FROM THE NEXT REGULARLY ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATE, WHICH IS THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5TH, AT WHICH TIME THE ELECTION TO FILL COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN'S NEXT TERM WOULD ALREADY OCCUR.

THEREFORE, CITY COUNCIL CAN CHOOSE TO LEAVE THE SEAT VACANT UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 5TH ELECTION OR PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF REGARDING A PROCESS TO FILL THIS EXPECTED VACANCY ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND EITHER ONE APPOINT SOMEONE TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIANS FOUR YEAR TERM, WHICH EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

THAT PERSON MUST MEET CITY COUNCIL REQUIREMENTS THAT INCLUDE BEING A UNITED STATES CITIZEN AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, AND A RESIDENT AND REGISTERED VOTER OF LAHABRA, OR TO CONDUCT AN APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE UPDATING AND MODIFYING THE EXISTING CITIZENS BOARD AND COMMISSION APPLICATION.

SHOULD CITY COUNCIL TAKE ACTION TO DO SO? IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE APPLICANT INTERVIEW PROCESS, BUT MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS AS THE APPOINTMENT CANNOT BE MADE UNTIL AFTER HIS SEAT BECOMES VACANT.

EITHER OPTION REQUIRES APPROVAL BY AT LEAST THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SHOULD INCLUDE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW CHAIR OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY THAT IS CURRENTLY HELD BY COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN AFTER THE EXPECTED VACANCY OCCURS ON APRIL 5TH.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ CURRENTLY SERVES AS VICE CHAIR OF THAT AGENCY.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, YOUR RONDA.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES? NO.

NO.

UH, RHONDA, I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

YES.

UH, LAST TIME, UH, I BELIEVE WHEN, UH, TIM SHAW RESIGNED.

YES.

UH, HOW LONG DID WE OPEN UP THE, UH, APPLICATION PERIOD FOR? UH, THE 2022 UNEXPECTED VACANCY APPLICATION PROCESS WAS 10 DAYS.

10

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YES.

AND DURING THAT TIME WE RECEIVED FIVE APPLICATIONS.

OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE? NO.

NO.

OKAY.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY ON THIS CONSIDERATION ITEM? PLEASE STEP UP NOW.

AND WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD, BUT OF NOTE, WE ALSO RECEIVED TWO EMAIL PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM LA HABER RESIDENCE, PETER CRUZ AND GABBY GARCIA.

AND COPIES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AT THE DAAS.

RIGHT? WE HAVE IT.

THANK YOU RHONDA.

MM-HMM.

.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR NAZARIAN AND OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I JUST WANTED TO, UM, JUST TO CHIME IN ON, ON YOUR DECISION MAKING AS, AS FAR AS FEELING, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE SIMONIAN'S, UM, POSITION WHEN HE RETIRES.

AND STEVE, YOU ARE AMAZING.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND YOU HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL.

SO, UM, MY THOUGHT WAS, YOU KNOW, KNOWING THAT THE SPECIAL ELECTION OF COURSE CAN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE THE TIMING, BUT THAT IS WEIGH, I MEAN, THE BUDGET CANNOT ALLOW FOR THAT TYPE OF, UH, DECISION.

UM, SO LEAVING IT VACANT, I THINK IS, UM, PROBABLY NOT THE BEST, UH, DECISION TO MAKE.

ONLY BECAUSE OF THE DECISION MAKING BETWEEN ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I THINK HAVING THE, THE, THE ODD NUMBER VOTES IN MAKES IT, UM, YOU KNOW, COME OUT IN, IN THE BEST LIGHT.

SO I GUESS THE, THE OPTION THAT I'M THINKING, UM, IS PROBABLY THE BEST IS TO, UM, SEND OUT FOR APPLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS AND TO APPOINT SOMEONE AT THAT TIME.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANKS GARY VERY MUCH.

ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS, UH, ITEM? MR. BURNER? HELLO, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME TODAY.

UH, MY NAME'S JEFF, LAST NAME'S BEIER, B-E-R-N-I-E-R LIVE AT 2 4 1 WEST PAT WOOD.

MR. SIMONON, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WE WISH YOUR HEALTH IMPROVES AND YOU ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT.

WITH THIS VACANCY, UH, BEING LEFT OPEN, UM, I DO SEE THAT, UM, WE HAVE OPTIONS, OKAY.

OPTION TO INTERVIEW AND POSSIBLY APPOINT SOMEONE OR LEAVE IT OPEN FOR GENERAL ELECTION.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND THAT, OR IMPORTANT FOR US TO ALL UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE ONCE AGAIN APPOINT SOMEONE, THIS IS NEGATING THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITY TO ALLOW THEM TO VOTE.

SO WE ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO AN ELECTION IN NOVEMBER THAT WE CAN ALLOW THIS TO JUST LIE UNTIL WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY'S CONSENT TO DECIDE WHO'S GONNA BE ON THIS COUNCIL.

OKAY? UM, I KNOW IT MAY NOT BE A POPULAR CHOICE, AND I KNOW IT PUTS ONLY FOUR ON THE BOARD UNTIL NOVEMBER, BUT I THINK YOU GUYS ARE SMART ENOUGH AND CAPABLE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THAT TIME IN BETWEEN TILL NOVEMBER.

SO THAT'S MY PIECE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, JEFF.

JEFF, JEFF, ON A QUICK, QUICK NOTE.

I, UH, WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU, TEACHER OF THE YEAR.

ANOTHER, ANOTHER TIME, JAMES.

THAT'LL BE ANOTHER TIME.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, THAT'S FINE.

ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GOOD EVENING.

UM, MICHELLE BEIER, B-E-R-N-I-E-R.

UH, THANK YOU COUNSEL FOR, UM, LISTENING TO ME AND MR. SIMONIAN.

THANK YOU.

YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHT THESE PAST COUPLE YEARS HELPING US IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION.

AND LAST YEAR, DEFENDING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

WE ALL REALLY RESPECTED, YOU KNOW, YOUR INPUT AND HELPING US REALLY FIGURE OUT THIS SITUATION WITH A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WAS CLEARLY ABOUT THEMSELVES AND YOU REALLY STOOD UP FOR US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS I THINK WE SHOULD WAIT.

SO WE DON'T, WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT AND YOU GUYS HAVE EACH TALKED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND THE COMMUNITY.

AND IF WE LET THE COMMUNITY DECIDE, THE RESIDENTS DECIDE, THAT SHOWS US THAT WE ARE ALL ON THAT SAME PAGE.

WE HAD A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT DECIDED HE WANTED TO BE ABOUT HIMSELF.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FOLLOW WHAT WE PROMISE AS PEOPLE THAT ARE APPOINTED AND ARE ELECTED.

LET'S DO THAT.

I KNOW WE, WE'VE GOTTEN A, WE HAVE STUFF WE HAVE TO GET DONE THIS YEAR, AND I, I REALLY, I GET THAT.

I SAID, BUT WHEN THERE'S AN APPOINTMENT, WE'RE PREORDAIN SOMEBODY.

LIKE LAST TIME AND LAST TIME PEOPLE WERE SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE INTERVIEWEES HAD THE INFORMATION AHEAD OF TIME AND THERE WAS, THERE WAS FAVORITISM.