Mar 04, 2024 City Council

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

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

THE INDICATION THIS MEETING WILL BE GIVEN BY CITY ATTORNEY JONES, FOLLOWED BY THE FLAG SALUTE, LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO.

EVELYN, PLEASE STAND.

I ASK YOU TO PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING AS WE BEGIN TO DO THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS FOR THE CITY OF THE HARBOR.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN BOTH CHURCHES, SERVICE CLUBS, AND OUR DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICES SERVANTS, WE ASK YOU, BLESS THE CITY COUNCIL TO SEE IF THEY WILL ACT WITH WISDOM.

DO THAT WHICH IS BEST FOR ALL THE HA WE SAY THESE THINGS IN THY NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

OKAY, SAR JUST 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, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY JONES, AND THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE MADAM CLERK? YES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONIAN HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

HERE.

MAYOR PRO TEM ESPINOZA.

HERE.

MAYOR NICK ARIAN HERE.

THANK YOU.

NEXT TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

NO, NO, I'M SORRY.

THEIR PROCLAMATIONS

[1. RECOGNITION OF THE BARRICELLA FAMILY AS THE 2024 RESIDENTIAL BEAUTIFICATION AWARD RECIPIENT]

LET ME GET MY NOTES ON THAT, WHICH I JUST HAD.

FIRST, IT'S A PRESENTATION.

THIS WILL BE THE RECOGNITION OF THE BARELLA FAMILY AS THE 2024 RESIDENTIAL BEAUTIFICATION AWARDS FOR LEVINA.

IS IT FOR THE MONTH OR THE QUARTER? I FORGET HOW THAT WORKS.

IT'S FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

AND WE HAVE A FOREST, UH, CHAIR.

LAVINIA WILSON OF THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.

HI LAVINIA, NICE TO SEE YOU.

UH, YES, YOU CAN HAVE A MIC.

ABSOLUTELY.

ELIZABETH RO HERE.

YEAH.

AND ELIZABETH.

HELLO, ELIZABETH.

HELLO.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M SORRY.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS LNA WILSON AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MEMBERS, ELIZABETH.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE BARELLA FAMILY WITH THE AWARD FOR THE WONDERFUL RENOVATION OF THEIR HOME.

WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A CERTIFICATE AS WELL AS A YARD SIGN, SO IF THE BARIS FAMILY COULD COME UP SO WE COULD PRESENT YOU WITH THESE WONDERFUL ITEMS. COME ON, DON'T BE SHY, WE'RE JUST AS NERVOUS.

.

SO HERE'S YOUR YARD SIGN.

WANNA STAND AND LET ME GO AHEAD AND GET YOU YOUR CERTIFICATE.

STAND IT BACK HERE.

DO YOU WANNA GO DOWN? THERE YOU GO.

SURE.

THANK YOU.

BACK TO YOU MAYOR.

UH, THANK YOU.

I'VE GOT, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE GONNA COME DOWN SO WE CAN GET A PICTURE WITH THE BARELLA FAMILY.

LET'S, LET'S DO THAT REAL QUICK.

CONGRATULATE YOU TWO ON THE AWARD.

YOU COME UP AND TAKE PICTURE.

WELL, THERE'S FOR EVERYBODY WANT TO , RIGHT? THANK YOU.

ALL

[2. PRESENTATION BY THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES]

NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE MR. CONNOR MEDINA.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, NICK SARIAN AND HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS CONNOR MEDINA AND I AM THE REGIONAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY DIVISION OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES OR CAL CITIES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT IN LOVELY LAHABRA.

UM, AS YOUR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, I AM YOUR EYES AND EARS ON THE GROUND FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING, BOTH IN ORANGE COUNTY, FILTERING THAT INFORMATION FROM, I HEAR FROM ORANGE COUNTY CITIES UP TO SACRAMENTO, BUT THEN ALSO HAVING INFORMATION FROM OUR SACRAMENTO OFFICE COMING THAT I DISTRIBUTE TO THE COUNCIL AND TO YOUR STAFF.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

CAL CITIES JUST CELEBRATED ITS HUNDRED AND 25TH ANNIVERSARY SERVING CITIES SINCE 1898 WHEN MUNICIPALITIES

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UM, CAL CITIES HAS BEEN YOUR ADVOCATE IN SACRAMENTO, UM, FIGHTING TO PRESERVE LOCAL CONTROL.

WE HAVE 476 CITIES STATEWIDE THAT ARE MEMBERS, 33 OF WHICH ARE ORANGE COUNTY CITIES MAKING CAL CITIES THE LEADING REPRESENTATIVE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF TEXT ON THIS SLIDE, BUT THE GIST OF IT IS YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP THROUGH THE ORANGE COUNTY DIVISION 10 PROFESSIONAL DEPARTMENTS, FIVE DIVERSITY CAUCUSES AND SEVEN POLICY COMMITTEES.

THERE IS A STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT'S COMPRISED OF FOLKS ELECTED BY THESE VARIOUS SUBUNITS OF THE CAL CITIES, FROM THE, UH, REGIONAL DIVISIONS TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEPARTMENTS.

THERE'S ALSO A LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF JUST ORANGE COUNTY LEADERS THAT I'LL COVER IN A SECOND.

BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU AND YOUR CITY STAFF TO APPLY FOR POLICY COMMITTEES, ATTEND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO REALLY MAXIMIZE YOUR MEMBERSHIP FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ADVOCACY.

THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS TO ENGAGE.

NEXT SLIDE.

CAL CITY IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE STRONG REPRESENTATION FROM LAHABRA AND OUR LEADERSHIP.

MAYOR PROAM ESPINOZA HAS LONG SERVED AS OUR FOURTH DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE ELECTED BY HER PEERS IN THAT FOURTH RIVER RESORT DISTRICT.

UM, AND ADDITIONALLY, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR KELLY FUJI, IS AN IMPORTANT VOICE ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE.

UM, SO WE HAVE REALLY A, A STRONG PARTICIPATION FROM LAHABRA.

I'M ALWAYS LOOKING TO MAXIMIZE, UH, THAT FURTHER, YOU KNOW, THE MORE ORANGE COUNTY FOLKS WE HAVE IN THE ROOM, THE BETTER.

UM, BUT WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE MAYOR PROAM ESPINOZA BE THAT VOICE FOR LAHABRA AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, UM, ON OUR DIVISION BOARD AND TO HAVE DIRECTOR FUGI, UH, ON THAT POLICY COMMITTEE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

WE HOST NUMEROUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT LAHABRA PARTICIPATES IN, INCLUDING LAST YEAR'S MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ACADEMY, WHERE WE WERE DELIGHTED TO HOST MAYOR NICK ERIAN AND CITY MANAGER SARO.

UH, LAST YEAR'S CITY MANAGER'S CONFERENCE WITH MR. SARO.

AND THIS WEEK, UH, ACTUALLY TWO PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AND YOUR PLANNING DIRECTOR WILL BE JOINING US IN LONG BEACH FOR OUR PLANNING COMMISSIONER'S ACADEMY.

AND THIS IS JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT EVENTS WE HOST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

IT'S IN PERSON VIRTUAL, UH, ROUND TABLES AND WEBINARS.

THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN GLEAN FROM, UH, YOUR MEMBERSHIP AND I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SOMETHING I'M REALLY BIG ON PERSONALLY IS THE ROI.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING FOR EACH DOLLAR THAT YOU INVEST IN CAL CITIES? AND THE ANSWER IS A LOT.

UM, THE DIRECT FISCAL BENEFIT THAT THE HARBOR HAS RECEIVED OVER THE PAST, UH, SEVERAL YEARS BASED ON THE FUNDING SOURCES THAT CAL CITY WAS AT THE TABLE SECURING AND FIGHTING FOR ON YOUR BEHALF ARE OUTLINED IN THIS TABLE.

UM, YOUR INVESTMENT PROVIDED A RETURN OF AT LEAST 231 TO ONE AND AS HIGH AS 1,025 TO ONE FOR AN AVERAGE RETURN OF $400 FOR EACH DOLLAR INVEST DURING THE PAST SIX FISCAL YEARS.

AND I'LL ZERO IN ON, UH, JUST A COUPLE OF THESE $782,000 IN CARES ACT FUNDING.

BUT THE CITY RECEIVED A COUPLE YEARS AGO, FOLLOWED BY OVER $15.8 MILLION FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR.

AND AGAIN, IT WAS CAL CITIES THAT WAS AT THE TABLE WITH FEDERAL LEADERS, THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES IN DC FIGHTING TO ENSURE THAT, UH, CALIFORNIA CITY HAS GOT THE ALLOCATION THAT THEY DESERVED.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

LASTLY, I WANT TO TOUCH BRIEFLY ON SOME OF THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES THAT OUR MEMBERSHIP HAS SET.

IT'S NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST.

WE WOULD BE HERE ALL NIGHT IF I WENT THROUGH ALL OF THEM.

UM, WE HAVE 10 ADVOCACY STAFF MEMBERS THAT COVER ALL THE DIFFERENT ISSUE AREAS THAT IMPACT MUNICIPALITIES.

SO THIS IS, AGAIN, JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE, BUT SOME HIGH LEVEL PRIORITIES THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON.

WE'RE HEAVILY ENGAGED IN ONGOING LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO REDUCE RETAIL THEFT.

WORKING WITH A COALITION OF STAKEHOLDERS TO ADVANCE POLICY THAT PREVENTS THESE THEFTS FROM HAPPENING, IMPOSES MEANINGFUL CONSEQUENCES ON THOSE WHO ARE CONVICTED AND ESTABLISH GREATER SUPERVISION OVER PEOPLE REVOLVING IN AND OUT OF THE, UH, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

WE'RE ALSO SPONSORING LEGISLATION BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER KATE SANCHEZ TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY TO CITIES STRUGGLING TO MEET THE EXPENSIVE AND UNFUNDED ADVANCED CLEAN FLEET MANDATE.

WE'RE WORKING TO REFORM THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO, UH, INCLUDING A REQUEST TO AUDIT THE ENTIRE ARENA PROCESS.

AND WE ARE OPPOSING A MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT REFERRED TO BY PROPONENTS AS THE DECEPTIVELY NAMED TAXPAYER PROTECTION ACT THAT WOULD IMPACT YOUR CITY SERVICES.

THIS WOULD RETRO, IF IT WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS RETROACTIVELY NULLIFY OVER A HUNDRED MEASURES SINCE 2022 THAT WERE PASSED BY VOTERS STATEWIDE.

UM, THEN ADDITIONALLY, THE, UH, MEASURE WOULD FOSTER ENDLESS LITIGATION, UM, CHALLENGING LOCAL FEES THAT ARE NOT SET TO A VERY AMBIGUOUSLY DEFINED QUOTE, MINIMUM AMOUNT NECESSARY, AND CITIES WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT MOST OF THEIR FEES ARE THE MINIMUM AMOUNT NECESSARY.

AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT POSITION TO PUT MUNICIPALITIES IN.

YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU DEFINE THE MINIMUM, UH, EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIME NECESSARY? WHEN CAN YOU PAVE ROADS AND UPGRADE INFRASTRUCTURE? THESE ARE VERY REAL QUESTIONS THAT THIS MEASURE WOULD IMPOSE ONTO YOU, UM, IF IT WERE PASSED.

SO THE AMBIGUITY OF THESE TERMS WOULD STALL

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AND IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE, I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS THE MEASURE IN FURTHER DETAIL WITH YOU AND SEND SOME INFORMATIVE MATERIALS YOUR WAY.

UM, AND I HOPE THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER TAKING UP A RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE THIS MEASURE.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

AND LASTLY, THIS THURSDAY EVENING, WE ARE HOSTING YOUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER, ASSEMBLY MEMBER BLANCA PACHECO AT THE ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER FOR OUR FIRST DIVISION MEETING OF THE YEAR.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU, PLEASE JOIN CITIES THROUGHOUT ORANGE COUNTY FOR THIS EVENT TO HEAR FROM HER.

AND THE ASSEMBLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIR, JUAN CARILLO ALSO WILL BE IN SACRAMENTO MEETING WITH LEGISLATORS THIS APRIL FOR OUR CITY LEADERS SUMMIT.

UM, REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THAT.

AND WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN LONG BEACH IN OCTOBER, LATER THIS YEAR.

NOT TOO FAR OF A DRIVE.

SO I DO HOPE THAT YOU WILL ATTEND FOR THAT AS WELL.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

WITH THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR AMAZING STAFF.

UM, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY HELPFUL IN MY FIRST NOW EIGHT MONTHS ON THE JOB.

THEY HAVE BEEN JUST A TERRIFIC RESOURCE FOR ME AND I HOPE FOR THEM AS WELL.

UM, AND ALWAYS HAPPY FOR FEEDBACK.

MY CONTACT INFO IS ON THIS SLIDE.

I, I, I HAVE, UH, I GAVE MY CARDS TO THE CITY CLERK TO DISTRIBUTE TO YOU.

SO YOU HAVE MY, UH, MY EMAIL, MY CELL PHONE.

PLEASE REACH OUT ANYTIME AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

CONNOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT VERY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION.

AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

UH, CAL CITY'S REPRESENTS GREAT RETURN ON, ON INVESTMENT, SO WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO MY COLLEAGUES LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR ASK ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UH, CONNOR CAME ON BOARD AND HE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

I I, I, I THINK I'VE SEEN, AND, AND YOU BRING SO MUCH THAT IS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU LEFT TO WHERE WE ARE.

AND ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS FROM THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA TO THE ART DIVISION ARE VERY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOU.

UM, YOU'RE METICULOUS, YOU'RE ORGANIZED, YOU'RE THINKING BEFORE WE'RE EVEN THINKING OF THE ISSUE THAT WE CAN ADDRESS.

AND I, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU GET ALL THAT ENERGY, BUT I'M, I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE OUR DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE AND I, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN ANY CAPACITY THAT I CAN.

THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

YEAH.

THANK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

I ALSO WANNA THANK ROSE AND KELLY, UH, FOR STEPPING UP TO SERVE, UH, OUR COMMUNITY AND ALSO, UH, THIS POSITION.

UH, MY QUICK QUESTION IS ON THURSDAY FOR THE MARCH 7TH EVENT, DO YOU NEED RSVP FOR THAT OR HOW'S THAT WORK? UM, YES, I'M HAPPY TO EMAIL THE COUNCIL THE REGISTRATION LINK.

OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE? NO, THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU AGAIN, CONNOR.

THANK YOU.

NOW

[ 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.

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 MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UNLESS OTHERWISE, MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA.

PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4 0.3 A SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.

AND MAYOR, WE DO HAVE THREE SPEAKER CARDS, HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THAT, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF JESSICA, POST TO THE PODIUM FOR A FEW MOMENTS, PLEASE.

VERY WELL.

ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF POST.

WELCOME.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

MY NAME IS JESSICA POST, AND I'M YOUR ACTING ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF IN PLACE OF JASON ROBERTSON, WHO'S OFF RIGHT NOW ON A INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT.

I'M HOPING TO BE HERE AT LEAST THROUGH JUNE FOR YOU GUYS UNTIL THEY FIND A MORE PERMANENT PERSON FOR THIS POSITION.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UH, TAKING TIME OUTTA YOUR MEETING SO I CAN INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ASSISTANT CHIEF.

APPRECIATE IT.

ANY OTHER MUCH COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES? NO.

NO.

NO.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

WE CAN'T KEEP YOU PERMANENTLY .

I'M NOT QUITE SURE I WOULD WANT THIS JOB, .

IT'S A LOT.

THAT'S A LOT.

SO IT'S NOT THAT BAD.

TRUST ME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING? PLEASE STEP UP AT THIS TIME.

WELCOME EVENING.

HOW ARE YOU? WE'RE MEETING ONCE AGAIN.

I'M FROM BISHOP DRIVE.

I'M SORRY.

PARDON ME.

DO YOU MIND, OH, SORRY.

PULLING THE MICROPHONE DOWN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND WE'LL NEED A NAME AND ADDRESS IF WE CAN HELP YOU FOR THAT.

OKAY.

MY NAME IS JOANNE MORGAN AND I'M ON BISHOP JIVE AT 4 3 1.

BISHOP, THANK YOU.

WE ARE THE MOST IMPACTED BY WHAT'S

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UM, STILL TO THIS DAY, THE WATER STILL FLOWS INTO OUR BACKYARD AND WE HAD TO GET PUMPS TO GET IT OUT JUST TWO WEEKS AGO.

AND WE'RE KIND OF VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THE WATER BUILT UP AND WE GOT FUNGUS BUILT UP WITH ALL SORTS OF MOSQUITOES, AND OUR LOVELY NEIGHBORS HAD TO COME OVER AND GIVE US STUFF TO POUR ON IT.

MY MOST DISAPPOINTMENT IS THE FACT LAST TIME WE CAME HERE, EVERYBODY JOINED IN.

THE MAYOR AT THAT TIME CAME AND VISITED WITH US.

EVERYBODY FROM THE CITY COUNT.

EVERYBODY WAS COMING TO COME CHECK IN AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OKAY.

11 WEEKS HAVE GONE BY AND WE HEARD FROM NO ONE.

WE HAD A YOUNG WOMAN FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CALLED TONY FROM THE CITY TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

WHY ARE WE LEFT BEHIND AGAIN? WHY IS NOBODY CONTACTING US AS THEY TOLD US, THEY WOULD CONTACT US EVERY WEEK OR EVERY OTHER WEEK.

NOTHING'S BEEN HEARD OF.

ON MAY 17TH OF LAST YEAR AT 4:10 PM WE WERE, THEY CAME TO OUR BACKYARD, WHICH WAS YOUR ARCHITECT, TONY SAL, MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND.

AND WE WERE TOLD AT THAT TIME, YOU GUYS WERE WORKING ON CONSTRUCTING OUR BACKYARD, FINDING A FENCE THAT YOU WERE GONNA PUT UP.

YOU WOULD HAVE IT TO US WITHIN THREE OR FOUR WEEKS.

WE ARE NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH AND HAVE NOT SEEN ONE PLAN SINCE THEN.

AND EVERY TIME WE ASK ABOUT IT, THEY SAY, OH, IT'S CHANGED, OR SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG OR WHATEVER.

EXCUSES ARE NO LONGER, THEY'RE NOT VALID ANYMORE.

WE'VE BEEN CO TOTALLY IMPACTED BY EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

MY FAMILY, OUR BACKYARD, OUR DOG.

I HAVEN'T HAD MY GRANDCHILDREN TO MY BACKYARD BECAUSE IT THE WATER.

AND EVERY TIME IT RAINS, IT FLOODS.

MY SISTER JUST PASSED AWAY A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND I WAS HAVING HER PEOPLE BACK TO MY HOUSE FOR THE FUNERAL AFTERWARDS, AND THERE WAS MOSQUITOES AND A SMELL.

HORRIBLE.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT.

I WAS ALREADY IMPACTED FROM MY SISTER PASSING AWAY AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS.

I GET NOTHING FROM ANYBODY.

I WAS GONE FOR SIX WEEK AT THE HOSPITAL WITH MY SISTER AND COME BACK AND NOTHING'S BEEN DONE.

NOW WE'RE GETTING PATCHWORK OF CONSTRUCTION.

THEY'RE PUTTING PAVE UH, I'M SORRY, I'M TALKING.

WHAT'S THE SIDEWALK? SIDEWALK IN DIFFERENT AREAS IN OUR FRET, NONE OF THEM MATCH.

EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT TEXTURE AND A DIFFERENT COLOR.

SO THEY'LL DO ONE HERE, SKIP THIS HOUSE, DO ONE THERE.

WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY IS OUR, WHY ARE WE GONNA HAVE A PATCH, PATCHWORK QUILT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR OUR SIDEWALKS? WE, WHY WOULDN'T THEY HAVE PORT IT ALL AT ONE TIME? FIRST OF ALL, IT WOULD'VE BEEN CHEAPER FOR YOU.

AND SECOND OF ALL, WE ALL WOULDN TO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED.

WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU WERE GONNA PULL UP OUR SUBMIT.

I HAD TO GO OUT THERE AND ASK HIM THE NIGHT BEFORE SAYING, MY SISTER WE'RE HAVING A FUNERAL.

I CAN'T HAVE THIS PULLED UP IN FRONT AND ASKED THEM, PLEASE NOT TO DO IT THAT DAY.

THEY NEVER CONTACTED ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS.

OUR OTHER NEIGHBOR RIGHT HERE WAS IMPACTED BECAUSE HIS DRIVEWAY WAS PULLED UP AND HIS CAR WAS IN THERE AND HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU WERE PULLING UP HIS DRIVEWAY.

THIS IS NO COMMUNICATION ANYMORE.

NOBODY'S, EVERYBODY'S GONNA DROP THE BALL 11 WEEKS.

NO, NOBODY'S HEARD FROM THEM.

AND TO HONESTLY COME BACK TO THE MAY 17TH OF LAST YEAR, WE'VE SEEN NOTHING.

NOT ONE PLAN SINCE THEN.

WEEKS AGO, WE WERE TOLD, OH, YOU NEED TO TELL US WHAT YOUR, WHAT YOUR NEEDS AND WANTS ARE TO FIX YOUR BACKYARD.

GET IT, GET IT, GET IT.

WE RAN.

WE GOT EVERYTHING WE NEEDED.

WE WANT OUR HOUSE BACK TO WHERE IT WAS SUBMITTED PICTURES.

AND FORGIVE ME, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT YOU'RE RUNNING ABOUT 15 SECONDS OVER, SO I'M SORRY'S.

OKAY, SO WE SUBMITTED OUR PICTURES AND WE'VE HEARD NOTHING, SO I'M KIND OF CONFUSED WHY WE'VE BEEN LEFT BEHIND.

UNDERSTOOD.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE, UH, PODIUM, MR. CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PREFER TO MAKE A COMMENT NOW OR SIMPLY DIRECT HER TO CONTACT YOUR, UH, THE OFFICE AT SOME OTHER POINT OR TO MEET, TALK WITH SOMEBODY NOW OR, YEAH, I'LL SPEAK WITH THE C CITY'S, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, UH, DIRECTOR ABOUT THIS.

AND, AND WE WE'RE IN CONTACT WITH IT AND I BELIEVE, UH, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR'S BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE FAMILIES OUT THERE.

I JUST DON'T, I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT WAS, BUT 11 WEEKS, I BELIEVE THAT WE'VE HAD STAFF OUT THERE MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THAT.

BUT I'LL HAVE TO CHECK.

OKAY.

SO, SO YOU'RE GETTING A PROMISE OF FOLLOW UP AND FOLLOW THROUGH.

OKAY.

AND IF THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, THEN BY ALL MEANS, LET ANY OF US, THE FIVE OF US UP HERE KNOW.

SO, OKAY.

BECAUSE I HAVE THIS WHOLE NOTEBOOK FROM DAY ONE THAT WE STARTED, AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE JUST COMMUNICATE THANK YOU ON, ON THE, UH, MISS IF I MAY, MR. MAYOR? SURE.

ON THE MOSQUITO ISSUE, IF YOU CAN LEAVE A CONTACT NUMBER, THE ADDRESS IS AFFECTED BY MOSQUITOES.

I CAN HAVE THE VECTOR CONTROL COME OUT AND, AND CHECK THAT.

IF YOU CAN LEAVE IT IN, YOUR HONOR, IF YOU CAN EMAIL 'EM TO ME, WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.

OKAY.

THAT'S VERY LOVELY.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK, UH, DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

UH, MY NAME IS MICHAEL LEAVES.

I LIVE IN FOUR 40, BISHOP BISHOP DRIVE AND MY HOUSE IS NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON THAT STREET IS IMPACTED, UH, BY THE CONSTRUCTION.

UH, WE WERE HERE AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN, UH,

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THEY DID THAT.

AND THAT WAS ALL BEFORE DECEMBER.

BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY AS FAR AS WORK, UH, DOING ANY OF THE REMEDIATION WORK THAT IS IMPACTING FIVE HOUSES ON THE, ON THE STREET.

AND, UH, AS JOANNE SAID, WE'VE GOT NEW SIDEWALKS PUT IN, BUT THE FACT IS THAT THAT ISN'T THE HIGH PRIORITY.

THE HIGH PRIORITY IS RESTORING FIVE HOMES TO LIVABLE CONDITIONS.

AND WE'VE GOT A 12 FOOT WIDE CONSTRUCTION TRACK RUNNING THROUGH THE, THE PROPERTIES AND EVERYTHING, AND IT'S JUST, IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.

IT'S, AND, UH, I'M GLAD I GOT A NEW SIDEWALK.

UH, MY SIDEWALK WAS BAD WHEN I MOVED IN, IN 1983, AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

BUT THE, BUT THE FACT IS THERE'S FIVE HOMES THERE THAT, THAT ARE REALLY DEVASTATED BY, BY THIS.

AND, UH, WHAT ORIGINALLY WAS AN 80 DAY PROJECT STARTING JULY WAS GONNA END IN SEPTEMBER 15TH.

UH, NOW WE'RE, NOW WE'RE SEVEN MONTHS GOING INTO EIGHT MONTHS.

AND, UH, REMEDIATION WORK STILL HASN'T BEGUN.

SO, UH, WE JUST ENCOURAGE, UH, CITY COUNCIL TO, YOU KNOW, DIRECT THE ENGINEERING AND TO GET THE HIGH PRIORITY STUFF DONE.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, SIR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE FIVE OF US.

I HAVE HEARD YOU, THE CITY MANAGER HAS HEARD YOU, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS IS BACK THERE.

HE'S HEARD YOU AS WELL.

SO WE DO PROMISE, AS I SAY, FOLLOW UP AND FOLLOW THROUGH.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? HELLO, MY NAME IS MAP DIMI.

I'M RESIDENT OF, UH, LAHABRA FROM 1988.

I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS UNTIL NOW.

I WENT TO COUNCIL MEMBER IAN TO GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIM, AND THE, MY SECRETARY TOLD ME THAT I CAN COME TO THIS MEETING.

UH, I AM TREASURER AND SECRETARY OF THE VILLAGE, NORTH LAHABRA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.

WE ARE ADJACENT TO THE LAHARA, NORTH WIED CLEANERS, AND THERE IS A CONSTRUCTION THERE AT THE CROSSING OF WOODIER AND HARBOR BOULEVARD.

AND DEFINITELY I CANNOT EXPLAIN AND GET AN ANSWER REGARDING THIS ISSUE IN, UH, THREE MINUTES.

SO I'LL KEEP MY APPOINTMENT WITH MR. SIMONIAN WHEN HE GIVES ME THE CHANCE AND EXPLAIN IT MORE, UH, IN DETAIL, MORE TO HIM IN DETAIL.

UH, ONE THING THAT I SHOULD SAY IS I'M DEALING WITH 15 OTHER MEMBERS.

WE ARE A SELF-MANAGED HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION, AND YOU ARE DEALING WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND, UH, I'M HAPPY THAT I CAME TO THIS MEETING.

AND, UH, I CUT IT SHORT AND HOPE TO RECEIVE A CALL OR AN EMAIL FOR FROM MR. AND THEN GO OVER THIS ISSUE WITH HIM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR, VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NONE WILL

[ 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, MAYOR.

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

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

PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE, MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR.

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

THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH 12.

THANK YOU.

YOUR RHONDA.

WOULD STAFF LIKE THE REMOVAL OF ANY CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NONE, MR. MAYOR, WOULD ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? NO.

WOULD ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE LIKE A CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM REMOVED? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH 12.

I WILL SECOND

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MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE.

IT WAS MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, RHONDA.

MM-HMM.

.

AND LET'S

[1. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA DECLARING ITS OPPOSITION TO CHILD MARRIAGE BY CALLING FOR AN “18 NO EXCEPTIONS” LAW That the City Council consider the approval and adoption of RESOLUTION NO. CC 2024-__ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS OPPOSITION TO CHILD MARRIAGE BY CALLING FOR AN “18 NO EXCEPTIONS” LAW.]

I BELIEVE ALL WE HAVE REMAINING IS A CONSIDERATION ITEM.

WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARING CORRECT CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE HABER 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.

CONSIDERATION ITEM NUMBER ONE IS ENTITLED, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABER, CALIFORNIA DECLARING ITS OPPOSITION TO CHILD MARRIAGE BY CALLING FOR AN 18 NO EXCEPTIONS LAW.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

STAFF REPORT PLEASE.

UH, YES, MR. MAYOR.

SO ON AT THE, UH, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 16TH OF THIS YEAR.

UH, DURING THE COUNCIL COMMENTS PORTION OF THE MEETING COUNCIL, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM ESPINOZA, UH, INDICATED THAT SHE HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF A GROUP, UH, CALLED GLOBAL HOPE 365, THAT REQUESTED THAT SHE HAVE COUNSEL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION, UM, OPPOSING CHILD MARRIAGE.

UH, THAT REQUEST WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO, AND SINCE THEN, STAFF HAS PUT TOGETHER THE REQUESTED RESOLUTION FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU.

ANY, UH, QUESTIONS BY MY COLLEAGUES? I JUST WANNA KNOW IF, UH, THE, UH, REPRESENTATIVE THAT REQUESTED THIS, UH, WAS CONTACTED AFTER WE, UH, HAVE IT HERE ON THIS AGENDA NOW.

UH, SHE, UH, THEY WERE, UH, WE RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION FROM THEM THAT WE HELPED USE TO CRAFT THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU SEE TONIGHT.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THIS RESOLUTION.

I KNOW THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MEDRANO HAS WORKED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO PROTECT YOUNG ADULTS AND WOMEN AND GIRLS.

UH, SO I KNOW THAT IT STILL CONTINUES.

IT IS STILL, UH, A PROBLEM IN COMMUNITIES AND, AND THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY AND WORLDWIDE.

AND I AM HAPPY THAT RIMA NASH SHEBA HAD CONTACTED ME WITH REGARDS TO THIS BECAUSE, UH, SHE HAD BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR THIS, UH, AND HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY FOR DECADES TO, TO ENSURE THAT NO CHILDREN ARE HARMED AND NO CHILDREN ARE ABUSED, AND NO CHILDREN ARE TRAFFICKED, UH, WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

SO, I, UH, WITHOUT, UH, A HEARTBEAT, UH, I DECIDED THAT YES, I WOULD PRESENT IT TO THE STAFF AND I'M, UH, THE COUNCIL AND I'M GLAD THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, MADANO HAD SECONDED.

SO, UH, WITH THAT I WILL CONCLUDE MY REPORT, MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU.

EITHER FURTHER DISCUSSION OR A MOTION.

PUBLIC COMMENTS.

I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS POINT? PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS CONSIDERATION ITEM.

SEEING NONE WILL CLOSE.

PUBLIC COMMENTS.

MR. MAYOR.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, APPROVE AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ENTITLED, THE RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA DECLARING ITS OPPOSITION TO CHILD MARRIAGE BY CALLING FOUR UN 18 NO EXCEPTIONS.

LAW SECOND.

MOTION IS SECOND VOTE PLEASE.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, RHONDA.

I BELIEVE

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, HERE IT COMES.

THE LA HABER RACES WILL BE HELD AT THE LA HABER MARKETPLACE THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH, BEGINNING AT 7:30 AM THE EVENT WILL FEATURE A 5K WALK.

RUN A ONE K KITTY, RUN A 50 YARD DIAPER DASH, AND MUCH MORE.

IF MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL COMMUNITY SERVICES AT (562) 383-4200 OR VISIT US ONLINE@LAHABRAKA.GOV.

SENIOR DANCERS ARE BACK.

JOIN US THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 10TH FROM 2:00 PM UNTIL 4:00 PM AT THE LA HABER COMMUNITY CENTER FOR A SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF LIVE MUSIC, DANCING, AND DINNER.

COST IS $8 PER PERSON AND PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

RESERVE YOUR SPACE IN PERSON AT THE LA HABER COMMUNITY CENTER, OR BY PHONE BY CALLING (562) 383-4200 CPR.

AND FIRST AID CLASSES WILL BE OFFERED ON SELECT SATURDAYS FROM 9:00 AM UNTIL 12:00 PM

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WITH THE NEXT CLASS SCHEDULED ON SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH, COST IS $32 PER PERSON FOR AGES 12 AND UP.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 PARENTS KIDS NIGHT OUT TOY STORY, DROP OFF YOUR KIDS FOR A FUN-FILLED EVENING AT THE LA HABER COMMUNITY CENTER FOR KIDS NIGHT OUT ON FRIDAY, MARCH 22ND FROM 6:00 PM UNTIL 10:30 PM KIDS AGES FOUR THROUGH 12 WILL ENJOY DINNER, SNACKS, GAMES, CRAFTS IN A MOVIE.

COST IS $20 PER PERSON.

REGISTER ONLINE IN PERSON OR IN PERSON AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR BY PHONE BY CALLING (562) 383-4200.

THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL EGG NIGHT WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH FROM 7:00 PM UNTIL 8:00 PM AT LA BONITA PARK.

EVENT IS OPEN TO YOUTH AGES SEVEN TO 13 YEARS.

COST IS $10 PER CHILD AND PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4200 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE@LAHABRACA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

AND THEN THERE'S THE WORLD FAMOUS EGG EXTRAVAGANZA COMING.

THE 2024 SPRING FAMILY EXTRAVAGANZA WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH AT LA BONITA PARK FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL NOON.

EVENT WILL INCLUDE HELICOPTER, EGG DROP, EGG HUNTS, GAMES, CRAFTS, AND KIDS ACTIVITIES.

EGG HUNT WRISTBAND IS $5 PER PERSON PRESALE UNTIL 5:00 PM ON MARCH 29TH AND WILL BE $6 PER PERSON ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT.

PURCHASE WRISTBANDS AT THE LA HABER COMMUNITY CENTER, OR CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4200 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

A CITY COUNCIL EXPECTED VACANCY RECRUITMENT.

UH, NOTE HERE, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE LA HABER CITY COUNCIL, APPLY TODAY BY SCANNING THE Q THE QR CODE.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA EMAIL, IN PERSON, OR BY MAIL TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.

SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATION AND ESSAY BY THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 7TH AT 6:00 PM FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 0 3 0.

REMEMBER, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETS ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETS ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.

I WON'T READ THIS WORD FOR WORD, BUT I'LL JUST MENTION EVEN IN LIGHT OF THE DELUGE WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING, CONSERVATION IS STILL STRONGLY ENCOURAGED BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW, IT'S GONNA CHANGE IN THE FUTURE.

AND IN THE SUMMER, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, COULD VERY WELL HAVE MORE ISSUES.

SO PLEASE NOTE THESE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE, AND THESE ORDINANCES THAT ARE MENTIONED ON THIS SLIDE.

NEXT, JOIN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT LA HABERS FIRE 9 1 1 AND QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICES.

THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE FROM THE PUBLIC AS WE CONSIDER A 2024 BUDGET WHERE FUNDING CUTS ARE ANTICIPATED.

PLEASE TELL US WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU BY COMPLETING A COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SURVEY BY SCANNING THE QR CODE OR VISITING LA HABRA.GOV/JOIN THE CONVERSATION.

AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR THE CALENDAR.

UH, COMMENTS BY STAFF? UH, NONE, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

LET'S

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]

ALL RIGHT, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

UH, YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO, UH, TO ADD ACTUALLY, ACTUALLY, BUT ONE, UH, ONE IMPORTANT ITEM, MANY IMPORTANT ITEMS THAT WE'VE HEARD THIS EVENING, UH, BUT, UH, WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE, UH, LAHABRA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM THAT RECENTLY WON THEIR CIF CHAMPIONSHIP.

AND, UH, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, LOST, UH, IN THEIR SECOND, UH, THEIR SECOND GAME, UH, FOR THE, UH, THE STATE FINALS.

BUT, UH, THEY HAD A GREAT SEASON, SOMETHING UNHEARD OF, UH, IN, UH, IN LA HABER HIGH SCHOOL'S, UH, HISTORY AS FAR AS, UH, BASKETBALL'S CONCERNED.

SO I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THEM.

AND I THINK, UH, THE MAYOR HAS, UH, HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE SCHOOL TO, UH, TO HAVE THEM COME IN FOR, UH, FOR A RECOGNITION IN THE FUTURE.

SO, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

AND, UH, WANTED TO, UH, OH, ACTUALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIVE, UH, K RACES THIS, UH, SATURDAY.

I WON'T BE RUNNING, BUT I'LL BE THERE, UH, TO, TO DO WHAT I CAN.

AND, UH, JUST TO REITERATE THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL OPENING.

OUR, UH, OUR COLLEAGUE, UH, STEVE SIMONIAN, MY FORMER POLICE CHIEF, UH, IS LEAVING, UH, APRIL 1ST.

UH, AND I WISH IT WAS AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE, UH, BUT, UH, HE'S STILL GOING THROUGH WITH IT.

UH, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO, UH, UH, TRYING TO SAVOR EVERY MOMENT WE HAVE WITH HIM, UH, WHILE WE HAVE HIM HERE.

UH, THERE'S A, A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, UH, THAT, UH, THAT WE TAP INTO HERE WITH HIM.

AND, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GONNA MISS HIM, BUT WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS KNEW ABOUT THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL OPENING AND, UH, THE APPLICATION PROCESS AS THE MAYOR HAD, UH, MENTIONED EARLIER.

AND, UH, THANK OUR CITY STAFF AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS AGAIN FOR THE, UH, FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO OUT THERE EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JOSE.

MAYOR PROAM, ESPINOSA COMMENTS? YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ON, UH, FEBRUARY THE 14TH, I ATTENDED THE ST.

JUDE COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITTEE.

I'VE

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JUDE HAS JUST, UH, GRANTED US, UH, SOME FUNDING $85,000 THAT WILL GO TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO I'M GRATEFUL TO ST.

JUDE MEDICAL CENTER FOR THAT.

AND, UH, I KNOW THAT WE, UH, DECIDE THE BUDGETS AND OUR COMMITTEE AS WELL FOR THE GRANTS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY ON FEBRUARY THE 24TH, UH, MAYOR NAZARIAN AND I ATTENDED THE HOMEMADE FAMILY CARE CENTER TOUR.

IT'S THE ONLY PLACE THAT, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THAT HAS FAMILY THAT BRINGS IN THE ENTIRE FAMILY EXACTLY TO TAKE CARE OF THE FAMILIES WHO ARE HOMELESS AND OUT IN THE STREET.

IT'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL FACILITY.

IT PROVIDES A LOT OF SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES, AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT THEY ARE THERE.

AND THEY'RE IN THIS PART OF THE ORANGE COUNTY.

UM, FEBRUARY THE 24TH, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MADANO AND MAYOR, UH, NIAN AND I ATTENDED LITTLE LEAGUE, UH, GRAND OPENING, THE OPENING.

IT WAS WONDERFUL TO ATTEND IT AND SEE HOW MANY CHILDREN ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE LEAGUE.

THE, UH, BASEBALL LEAGUE, I THINK THEY SAID AROUND 400, 400 THAT ARE THERE.

SO IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING THEIR FUTURE EVENTS THAT THEY HAVE AS WELL.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND, UH, TWO OF THOSE THINGS I WAS GONNA MENTION THE HOMEMADE TOUR, WHICH WAS GREAT.

AND AGAIN, I WASN'T AWARE OF THE FACT THERE'S A FACILITY EXCLUSIVELY FOR FAMILIES.

THEY DON'T TAKE SINGLE FOLKS.

LITERALLY, THEY ONLY TAKE FAMILIES AND A LOT OF, UH, FACILITIES LIKE OUR NAVIGATION CENTERS DON'T.

SO IT WAS VERY EDIFYING TO DISCOVER THIS ABOUT THAT RESOURCE.

UM, ANOTHER THING THAT I DID IS MEET, I MET WITH OUR FOURTH DISTRICT SUPERVISOR, DOUG CHAFFE, UH, LAST WEEK, JUST A ONE-ON-ONE FOR AN HOUR AT HIS OFFICE IN SANTA ANA.

JUST WITH REGARD TO THE INCREASE IN THE COST OF OUR FIRE SERVICE.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, LA COUNTY FIRE RAISED THE PRICES SERVICE BY $5 MILLION A YEAR AND WANTED AN ADDITIONAL $5 MILLION TO KEEP 1 93 AS A FULL, UM, FIRE ENGINE STATION.

NOW IT JUST HAS AMBULANCES.

SO THERE'S TRICKY FINANCIAL WATERS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO NAVIGATE IN THE FUTURE, AND I WANTED TO RECRUIT AND ENLIST THE SUPERVISORS BOTH KNOWLEDGE AND PARTICIPATION AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT.

AND WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT, UH, JUST, UH, THE FACT THAT OUR, UH, SALES TAX MEASURE WILL BE SUNSETTING, UH, AND WHETHER WE DO OR DON'T ASK THE VOTERS TO, TO WEIGH IN ON THIS, UH, IF IT DOES SUNSET, AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER IN THIS MEETING, THAT REPRESENTS 13% OF OUR BUDGET FOR A TOTAL HIT OF ABOUT $7 MILLION A YEAR.

SO WE HAVE TO BE PRUDENT.

WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE 5 MILLION FOR LA COUNTY FIRE PLUS 7 MILLION THAT WE POTENTIALLY COULD LOSE, UH, BY THE LOSS OF OUR SALES TAX, THEN WHEN YOU LOOK OUT AND YOU SEE THE KIND OF CITY YOU HAVE, NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO IMAGINE THAT IT'S GONNA BE A FAR DIFFERENT PICTURE IF WE LOSE THAT KIND OF MONEY.

'CAUSE THERE'S A REASON WHY OUR ROADS ARE WELL PAVED.

THERE'S A REASON WHY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT'S FULLY STAFFED, THE REASON WHY WE HAVE EVENTS LIKE THE TAMALE FESTIVAL AND, UH, THE THE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE AND ALL THESE WONDERFUL EVENTS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY FAMOUS FOR.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE THE RESOURCES.

SO WE SHALL SEE.

UH, ASIDE FROM THAT, I PARTICIPATED IN READ ACROSS AMERICA, AND THAT WAS AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

AND I'M GONNA DO IT AGAIN, UH, AT, I THINK IT'S LAS LOMAS ON FRIDAY.

AND THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT IN MY VIEW.

THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT, BUT TEACHING KIDS THE LOVE OF READING IS SUCH A VERY HIGH TOP PRIORITY FOR ME.

SO IT WAS A LOT OF FUN READING CAT IN THE HAT TO THE KIDS THEN.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA READ ON FRIDAY, BUT IT'LL BE FUN, WHATEVER IT IS.

THAT'S ALL I GOT, EXCEPT THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ADD IS THAT HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAROL.

THAT'S MY WIFE DAY'S, HER BIRTHDAY, HONEY, IF YOU'RE WATCHING.

LOVE YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. LA HABER.

MR. MAYOR, I THINK YOU SHOULD GO OUT AND BUY HER A CAKE.

THAT'D BE FANTASTIC.

I DID, YEAH.

GOOD.

I DID.

YES.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CAROL.

YOU'RE VERY FORTUNATE.

SHE HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS, TREMENDOUS JOB IN OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S ALWAYS A PLUS ONE WHEN YOU GO AROUND THE COMMUNITY, UH, AND I'M SURE YOU'RE JUST GONNA TREAT HER TO A SPECIAL CAKE.

UH, WOULD LIKE TO .

I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, CONGRATULATE LA HABRA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM.

THEY DID A TREMENDOUS JOB.

I GOT TO GO OUT TO ONTARIO, UH, ARENA, AND I TELL YOU, THOSE BOYS JUST PLAYED WITH COMPLETE HEART OUT THERE.

UM, TURNED INTO A LOT OF TEARS ACTUALLY, IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT WIN.

UH, JEFF, JEFF CRE, UH, THE COACH, UH, THE PARENTS WERE ALL IN TEARS.

AND THEN IT, THE MINUTE THAT THE, THE, THE BUZZER WENT OFF, IT TURNED INTO JUST COMPLETE CELEBRATION, JUMPING UP AND DOWN.

I WAS SO HONORED TO REPRESENT THE COUNCIL THERE.

IT WAS FANTASTIC AND A LOT TO BE PROUD OF.

AND, YOU KNOW, I JOINED THE MAYOR WANTING TO BRING HIM IN AND MAYBE DO A LITTLE PARADE OR SOMETHING SPECIAL.

SPECIAL HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN THE 70 YEARS OF LA HABER HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY, SO THAT, THAT'D BE GREAT.

HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO ALSO, UH, CELEBRATE THE HUNDRED SECOND BIRTHDAY OF BILL CLIFTON.

UH, JOSE AND I HAD GONE BACK THERE A COUPLE YEARS AGO FOR HIS HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY.

THIS GUY LOOKS LIKE AN 75-YEAR-OLD.

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE WHAT GREAT SHAPE THIS YOUNG MAN IS.

I MEAN, HE'S 102 YEARS OLD.

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I HAD TO GET A CANE TO GO UP THE STAIRS UP THERE, AND HE DID.

FANTASTIC.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HAPPY BRADY.

BILL CLIFTON.

UH, ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY CENTER.

UH, WHO'S, UH, HAS THE COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN FOR VOTING? UH, WE HAVE DONE IT.

FANTASTIC.

YOU CAN JUST DROP OFF YOUR BALLOT THERE IN THE PARKING LOT.

YOU CAN GET OFF INSIDE AND VOTE IF YOU'RE HANDICAPPED.