Apr 15, 2024 City Council

CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT.

PLEASE FACE THE FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

AND BEGIN.

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

THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY JONES.

AND NOW WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

THANK YOU ALL PRESENT.

ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT WAS, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SOME PROCLAMATIONS.

MAYOR, PARDON ME.

YEAH, I'LL ASK ABOUT THAT.

CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS.

UH, THERE'S NO ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS EVENING.

THE PROCLAMATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS.

SO YEAH, BACK TO

[1. RECOGNITION OF THE LA HABRA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM ON ITS CIF CHAMPIONSHIP]

WE GOT SOME BUSINESS TO DO TONIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING SOME TIME, SOME WELL DESERVED TIME ON SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

LET'S HAVE EVERYBODY PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE FIRST ONE, WHICH IS RECOGNITION OF THE LA HABER HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM ON ITS FANTASTIC CIF CHAMPIONSHIP.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET EVERYBODY UP HERE IN FRONT OF THE DAY AND IN FRONT OF THE PODIUM PLAYERS.

WELL, YEAH, LET'S, MAYBE WE SHOULD STAY HERE.

THINK SO.

ALL STEPS.

HEY, JIM, JAMES, JIM, I, I THINK WE'RE GONNA STAY HERE.

HERE.

I THINK IT'S BETTER HERE.

EVEN THEN.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA COME OUT THAT WAY.

COULD YOU HAVE THE COLLAR ONE AT THE BOTTOM? IT STILL, YOU WANT US UP FRONT? MAYBE SHOULD FRONT ALL LET'S GO DOWN THEN.

IF YOU HAVE COACH RICKEN BUR, THERE WE GO.

GOOD.

AARON'S HERE.

ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, WE HAD A, A BIG TO-DO OUT IN FRONT WITH THE LA COUNTY FIRE.

IT WAS A, IT WAS A GRAND ENTRANCE THAT WAS QUITE DRAMATIC AND I, I HOPE ALL OF YOU WERE HERE FOR THAT.

BUT MAINLY THIS COMMUNITY IS SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THESE GUYS, CIF CHAMPS.

THEY ARE JUST FANTASTIC.

THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE.

SO THEY, THEY HAVE THEIR PLAQUE RIGHT HERE.

EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE PLAYERS GOT A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FROM THE CITY.

AND WE HAD A LOT OF PHOTO OPS OUT FRONT, BUT NOW'S THE TIME FOR A FEW MORE HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

SO FOLKS HAVE AT IT.

WELL, FIRST OFF, THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

I THINK YOU'RE COVERING THAT YOUNG MAN RIGHT NOW.

, RIGHT? 3, 1, 2, 3 ON 1, 2, 3.

LET'S DO ONE RIGHT HERE.

ME TO GO BACK.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA DO.

LET'S HAVE THE COACH SAY A FEW WORDS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

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AWESOME.

UH, RIDE OVER AND THANKS TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ESCORTING OUR BOYS OVER HERE AND THIS SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO BE RECOGNIZED IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU GUYS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS COMMUNITY IS AMAZING.

UM, THESE BOYS HAD AN INCREDIBLE YEAR AND, AND, UH, ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH, BUT IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT.

WE GOT SOME AMAZING PARENTS IN HERE, SOME AMAZING FAMILIES, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE FILLED UP THAT TOYOTA CENTER 'CAUSE OF, UH, ALL THE HARD WORK THEY PUT IN, BUT NOBODY CAME OUT LIKE LAHABRA.

SO IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE TIME THAT WE'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER.

WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY IN HERE.

THANKS.

WOULD ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? JOSE? YEAH.

WELL, GARCIA.

YOU'RE GOOD.

GARCIA, PRINCIPAL GARCIA, MUCH BETTER.

UH, THIS IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL FOR HAVING US.

UM, LOOK, THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE LAHABRA, UH, TO HAVE, TO HAVE THE LOVE AND THE SPIRIT, UH, OF THIS PLACE TO HAVE PEOPLE FOR GRADUATE 1959 WALK UP TO ME AND SAY, YOU KNOW, I'M SO HAPPY THAT THIS OCCURRED, UM, TO THE FAMILIES, TO BE HONEST.

YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO TRUST US WITH YOUR KIDS ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT YOU CAN SAY OR WE CAN SAY TO SAY THANK YOU TO TRUSTING US WITH YOUR KIDS.

AND THEN FOR OUR BOYS HERE, THE REALITY IS THEY'VE BEEN WORKING, UH, IN PRIVATE FOR MONTHS AND YEARS.

AND TO HAVE THE QUALITY OF COACHES, OF REICHEN BERG AND STAFF TO BE CELEBRATED IN PUBLIC FOR ALL THAT WORK IN PRIVATE IS JUST A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT AND SOMETHING FOR US THAT WILL ALWAYS, AGAIN, BE EMBEDDED IN OUR BRAINS AND OUR MINDS.

UH, SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS FOR BRINGING US ALL TOGETHER, UH, OUR COACHES FOR, FOR JUST SEEING THE POTENTIAL IN THEM AND, AND TAKING TIME AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILIES AND AGAIN, OUR FAMILIES AGAIN, FOR JUST FEELING THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR MY KIDS.

UM, AND I CAN'T THANK YOU GUYS ALL ENOUGH.

SO FROM ALL OF US, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

TWO FINAL THINGS WITH A START LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW, THE FUTURE IS SO INCREDIBLY BRIGHT FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE WONDERFUL PLAYERS.

THEY'VE SUCCEEDED AT THIS SO FAR.

JUST THINK WHAT THEIR FUTURE IS GONNA BE LIKE.

IT'S GONNA BE VERY BRIGHT.

FINALLY, THERE'S, THERE SHOULD BE OTHER AWARD WINNERS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS WELL.

AND THAT'S THE SUPPORT AND THE BACKUP.

THAT'S THE PARENTS WHO ALSO SUPPORTED THESE KIDS AND MADE THIS POSSIBLE AS WELL.

SO PLEASE, A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL THE PARENTS WHO SUPPORTED THEIR KIDS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE DE, WE'RE GOOD.

THANKS AGAIN.

CONGRATULATIONS GUYS.

ARE YOU STAYING UP HERE? YEAH, WE'RE STAYING UP HERE.

'CAUSE WE GOT HAVE MORE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE JUST GETTING WARMED UP HERE.

NEXT,

[2. RECOGNITION OF THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS]

I'D LIKE TO, UH, INVITE ALL OF THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS UP HERE IN FRONT OF THE DEUS, THE CITY OF LAHA BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

WHO DO WE HAVE? WE'VE GOT THREE.

TERRIBLE, GOT LEVIA WILSON, NIKKI AIELLO.

AND WE'VE GOT, I'M SORRY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN? UH, C CAROL DIAN.

AND WE GOT ELIZABETH.

THERE'S ELIZABETH.

I DIDN'T SEE YOU, ELIZABETH.

WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU YET.

SO A BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.

UM, BY THE WAY, I DON'T KNOW IF ALL YOU GUYS WANNA STAY FOR SOME OF THIS STUFF THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED BORING.

WE'VE GOT LIKE NINE OTHER PROCLAMATIONS THAT SEARCH.

YOU'RE TOTALLY WELCOME TO STAY IF YOU'D LIKE.

WE'D LIKE YOU TO STAY, BUT YEAH, THE STATE, WE GOTTA GET THE WAVE GOING FROM HERE.

EVERYBODY ARMS UP.

THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S IT.

WELL DONE, WELL DONE.

UH, THAT ONE WASN'T SO GREAT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

ANYWAY.

YEAH, IF YOU WANNA BAIL, WE UNDERSTAND.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

I KNOW.

WE'RE GONNA WAIT HERE A MINUTE.

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IS IT BETTER NOW? ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE.

JUST GIVE IT ANOTHER 10, 15 SECONDS HERE SO FOLKS CAN FILTER OUT IF THEY WANT TO.

THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST GROUPS WE'VE EVER HAD, JIM.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOOD.

SO, AS I WAS SAYING ABOUT THE CITY OF LAJA RE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE, IT EXISTED FOR MANY YEARS, BUT A DECISION WAS MADE TO KIND OF SUBSUME THE COMMITTEE UNDER THE, UH, AGES OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.

SO THE MISSION WILL CONTINUE THE WORK OF ACKNOWLEDGING AND, UH, AND, AND HONORING FOLKS WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTY, FIX THEIR PROPERTY UP, BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL.

THAT ALL CONTINUES.

BUT AS FAR AS A SEPARATE COMMITTEE, THI THIS NOW HAS COME TO PASS, BUT WE WANNA EXPRESS OUR PROFOUND GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO ALL THESE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR WORKING VERY HARD FOR MANY YEARS.

UH, THANK YOU, UH, CHAIR LAVINIA WILSON.

THANK YOU CAROL, FOR YOUR HARD WORK AS WELL.

SO WE OWE THEM A DEBT OF GRATITUDE FOR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE FOR THE CITY.

LET'S GIVE 'EM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU AGAIN VERY MUCH LADIES, FOR YOUR DEVOTION AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY.

NOW I THINK THE REST OF OUR PROCLAMATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS CAN BE UNDERTAKEN BACK AT THE DEUS.

SO MY COLLEAGUES, I BELIEVE WE CAN RETREAT.

TODAY WE HAVE, THIS IS A PROCLAMATION OF MAY 2ND, 2024 AS A DAY SET APART FOR THE ANNUAL MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST IN RECOGNITION OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER.

KAREN, ARE YOU GONNA PRESENT THEM? WE'VE GOT SOME UP TO YOU.

YOU WANNA STAY DOWN? YOUR COLLEAGUES COME IF YOU WANNA ASK, WE CAN STAY SUGGEST I STAY DOWN HERE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF MY COLLEAGUES WANNA COME BACK DOWN OR NOT, BUT SORRY JIM, BUT YOU COULD STAY, YOU CAN GO UP THERE IF YOU WANT.

I'LL STAY HERE.

ALRIGHT, SORRY.

ALRIGHT, NUMBER THREE.

[3. PROCLAIM MAY 2, 2024, AS A DAY SET APART FOR THE ANNUAL MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST IN RECOGNITION OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER]

SO, MR. BURGESS, WHERE'S BRIAN BURGESS? THANK YOU, SIR.

RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT.

BRIAN IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE COMMITTEE THAT RECOGNIZE THAT ORGANIZES AND CONDUCTS THE, UH, THE MAYOR'S, UH, ANNUAL PRAYER BREAKFAST.

HE WORKS VERY HARD AT LINING UP FANTASTIC SPEAKERS.

THIS ONE I'M SURE IS GONNA BE JUST AS WONDERFUL AS ALL THE, THE PREVIOUS ONES.

SO WE SO PROCLAIM THIS DAY FOR THIS PURPOSE.

AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, BRIAN? SURE.

UH, EACH YEAR WE CELEBRATE THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, AND WE DO THAT IN THIS CITY BY PRAYING.

SO WE MEET ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF MAY, WHICH THIS YEAR IS MAY 2ND.

AND WE, UH, WE HAVE ABOUT 500 PEOPLE ATTEND.

LASCARI SERVES A FULL BREAKFAST THIS YEAR'S SPEAKER, UM, IS A FELLOW NAMED RON RAWLESS.

HE WAS ACTUALLY A LAW PARTNER OF MINE, AND HE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS HEROIC.

HE DECIDED TO JOIN THE ARMY WHEN HE WAS A PRACTICING ATTORNEY, AND HE BECAME WHAT THEY CALL A JAG OFFICER, JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL, WHICH IS A, UM, A MILITARY PERSON WHO PRACTICES LAW.

AND RON, FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS CONTINUED TO PRACTICE, UH, IN THE LA HABRA AREA.

AND THEN DESERT STORM HIT AND HE WAS CALLED ON TO DEPLOY, HELPED DEPLOY THREE STATES OF ARMY PERSONNEL TO GO TO KUWAIT.

AND WHAT DOES A LAWYER DO? HE MAKES WILLS, UM, HELPS COUNSEL THE FAMILIES.

AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THAT RON DID, THEY FLEW HIM BACK TO THE PENTAGON AND HE RECEIVED THE DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, UH, AWARD FOR THE WORK THAT HE DID.

THEN HE HAD TWO DIFFERENT, UH, TERMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE STORIES HE TELLS ARE JUST AMAZING.

I ASKED HIM ONE TIME, I SAID, RON, WHAT DID YOU FEEL YOUR PURPOSE WAS WHILE YOU WERE IN DEPLOYED THERE? AND HE SAID,

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I REALLY WANTED TO HELP THE CHAPLAINS.

THEY WERE HELPING SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE, BUT I WANTED TO HELP THEM.

SO THAT TELLS YOU THE KIND OF GUY THAT HE IS.

SO WE'RE GONNA GET TO HEAR SOME OF HIS STORY AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

AT THIS TIME, THE, THE, UH, TICKETS ARE MOSTLY GONE, BUT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO STILL GET ONE.

BUT IT'S, UH, GONNA BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON THURSDAY, MAY 2ND, AND THAT'S WHAT'S WE'RE GONNA DO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, BRIAN, FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL WORK.

WE'LL, WE'LL SEE YOU THEN IN THERE.

THE NEXT PROCLAMATION TONIGHT IS TO PROCLAIM APRIL, 2024 AS DONATE LIFE MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.

[4. PROCLAIM APRIL 2024 AS DONATE LIFE MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

AND FOR THAT PURPOSE, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP ONE LEGACY AMBASSADOR MONA CASTRO TO THE PODIUM.

MONA, HERE'S YOUR PROCLAMATION.

I'LL HOLD IT FOR YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MISSION AND ABOUT YES.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS MONA CASTRO AND I'M A ONE LEGACY AMBASSADOR, WHICH MEANS I VOLUNTEER MY TIME TO SHARE MY CONNECTION TO OREGON EYE AND TISSUE DONATION.

AND, UH, ONCE AGAIN, I, UH, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LOVE TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SUPPORTING OUR MISSION.

AND SO, UM, MY CONNECTION IS ACTUALLY IN THIS PICTURE HERE.

I'VE BEEN HERE A FEW TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, BUT, UM, IN THIS PICTURE IS MY DAUGHTER.

AND MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN WITH SEVERE CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE AND NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE WITHOUT A LIFE-SAVING HEART TRANSPLANT.

AND SO WE WERE BLESSED AT, UH, FIVE WEEKS OLD.

MY DAUGHTER SARAH BECAME THE 85TH BABY AT LOMA LINDA TO RECEIVE A HEART TRANSPLANT UNDER SIX MONTHS OF AGE.

AND SO THIS JANUARY SHE JUST CELEBRATED 33 YEARS AS A HEART TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT.

NOWADAYS YOU CAN DO IT IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR HOME.

THAT'S A HUGE MILESTONE FOR ORGAN DONATION.

BUT, UH, SHIFTING GEARS, A LITTLE GUY IN THE PICTURE HERE IS MY NEPHEW LUCAS.

AND LUCAS WAS BORN WITH SEVERE FOOD ALLERGIES AND MAINLY HE HAD, UM, DAIRY, SO SO MANY THINGS THAT HE COULDN'T EAT, YOU KNOW, UM, BUTTER AND EGGS AND CHEESE AND MILK AND ALL OF THOSE GOOD THINGS THAT WE ENJOY.

BUT, UH, HE WAS OKAY WITH THE THINGS THAT HE WAS ABLE TO EAT.

HE DIDN'T KNOW ANY DIFFERENT.

SO HE WAS A HAPPY LITTLE KID.

BUT ON THE WEEKEND OF HIS FOURTH BIRTHDAY, MY FAMILY TOOK HIM OUT TO DINNER AND AS ALWAYS, THEY SPOKE TO, UM, THE CHEF OR THE SERVER, WHOEVER WOULD BE PREPARING HIS FOOD.

AND SO, UM, THIS PARTICULAR NIGHT, HE ACTUALLY ATE SOMETHING THAT REALLY MADE HIM SICK.

AND SO HE STARTED VOMITING IN THE RESTAURANT.

AND THEN MY BROTHER THOUGHT, WE BETTER GET THIS KID OUT HERE.

HE'S NOT DOING TOO WELL.

SO THEY GOT HIM HOME AND HE WAS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS. SO THEY CALLED 9 1 1.

MEANWHILE, MY BROTHER DID THE EPIPEN, IT DIDN'T WORK.

UH, THEN HE TRIED, UM, A BREATHING TREATMENT THAT WASN'T WORKING EITHER.

AND SO, UM, BEFORE THE PARAMEDICS GOT THERE, NOW HE WAS DOING LIFESAVING MEASURES AND GIVING HIS LITTLE GUY CPR.

AND SO THEY GOT LUCAS TO THE HOSPITAL.

BUT SADLY, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, LUCAS WAS DECLARED BRAIN DEATH.

HE PASSED AWAY ON HIS FOURTH BIRTHDAY, HE PASSED AWAY.

IT WAS SEVERE ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION.

AND SO BECAUSE MY FAMILY HAS BEEN ADVOCATES FOR DONATION, MY BROTHER WANTED TO FIND OUT IF HIS LITTLE GUY COULD BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR.

SO LITTLE LUCAS BECAME AN ORGAN DONOR AND HE SAVED THE LIVES OF THREE PEOPLE, BOTH HIS KIDNEYS AND HIS LIVER AND FULL CIRCLE.

AT THAT TIME, MY DAUGHTER WAS IN RENAL FAILURE.

AND SO MY BROTHER WANTED TO FIND OUT IF HIS LITTLE GUY WOULD BE MY DAUGHTER'S MATCH.

AND LO AND BEHOLD, THEY WERE A PERFECT MATCH.

SO MY DAUGHTER HAS HER BABY COUSIN'S KIDNEY, AND NOW HE'S OUR FAMILY SUPERHERO.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SPEAK TO YOUR LOVED ONES.

IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY A REGISTERED ORGAN DONOR, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO REGISTER.

AND, UH, JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE REGISTERED DOESN'T MEAN YOU WILL ACTUALLY BECOME A DONOR, BUT

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YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT AND GO TO THE DMV ANYMORE.

SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR, UH, LETTING ME SHARE MY STORY RIGHT HERE.

ONE MORE.

THERE'S YOUR PROCLAMATION.

MOEN, AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND IT IS FOR THAT REASON THAT WE DEDICATE THIS, UH, MONTH TO DMV DONATE TO LIFE MONTH IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MONA.

THANK NEXT

[5. PROCLAIM APRIL 27, 2024, AS EARTH DAY/ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

FOLKS.

WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, UH, THAT PROCLAIMS APRIL 27TH, 2024 AS EARTH DAY AND ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.

SO DO WE HAVE, UH, ELIAS, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO THIS FOR A MOMENT? THANK YOU.

ELIA ELIAS, RIGHT HERE.

YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

THE CITY OF LA HARBOR CELEBRATES EARTH DAY AND ARBOR DAY ON THE 27TH OF APRIL.

THIS YEAR WE'RE GIVING AWAY MULCH ON, UH, SATURDAY THE 27TH FROM EIGHT TO 12, THAT'S FREE, AND SOME LITTLE TINY TREES LIKE OAK TREES AND OTHER, UH, SPECIES.

UM, THE CITY HAS BEEN, UH, A TREE CITY USA FOR THE LAST 24 YEARS IN A ROW, AND OUR, UH, PARKS, UH, CREW WILL MAKE SURE WE PLANT AT LEAST FIVE TREES FOR EACH ONE THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE OUT FOR DISEASE OR OTHER.

SO WE, IT'S, IF WE TAKE 20, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS YEAR WE'VE DONE MORE THAN 250.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ELIAS IS YOUR PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, AND WE MOVE FORWARD.

LET ME JUST TURN THE PAGE

[6. PROCLAIM APRIL 2024 AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

NEXT.

WE PROCLAIM APRIL, 2024 AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

AND DO WE HAVE, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF WHO CAN COME UP AND SPEAK ON THAT? ANYBODY? ANYBODY? NO, NOBODY.

DEVELOPMENT STAFF.

I THOUGHT WE HAD SOMEBODY.

NO.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

HERE'S SUSAN.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEONE FROM FAIR HOUSING HERE TO ACCEPT.

YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT FAIR HOUSING MONTH.

OF COURSE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.

MY NAME IS MARTHA TORRES.

I'M THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LIAISON WITH THE CITY, UH, FOR THE FAIR HOUSING FOUNDATION FOR THE CITY OF LA HAVA.

WE ARE THE PROUD FAIR HOUSING, UH, PROVIDER FOR THE CITY.

SO WE COUNSEL ON LANDLORD TENANT ISSUES, WE INVESTIGATE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS, WE ASSIST WITH THE CONCILIATION AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, AN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM.

WE PROVIDE, UH, WORKSHOPS BOTH IN PERSON AND HYBRID, EDUCATING BOTH LANDLORDS AND TENANTS ON THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE LAW.

APRIL IS FAIR HOUSING MONTH, SO WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US ON APRIL 25TH VIA ZOOM, UM, AS WE CELEBRATE APRIL FAIR HOUSING MONTH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET A PICTURE HERE, SO HANG ON TO YOUR PROCLAMATION AND HERE WE GO.

SO MUCH.

AND NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR APRIL, 2024 AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA.

[7. PROCLAIM APRIL 2024 AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

WE DON'T HAVE ANY REPRESENTATIVE IN ATTENDANCE, SO LEMME JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY HOW MUCH WE DEPEND UPON OUR ARE CARING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS.

COME ON UP.

IF YOU'RE A VOLUNTEER, COME ON UP.

THE ONLY THING IT SAYS HERE IS NOBODY, NO REPRESENTATIVE, BUT YOU CAN REPRESENT.

SO HERE, TALK ABOUT YOUR VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE.

ACTUALLY, I WAS, I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SPEAK, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS VOLUNTEER MONTH.

WE VOLUNTEER ALL YEAR ROUND, BUT I'M WITH THE LA HAVA WOMEN'S CLUB.

WE'VE BEEN IN THE CITY OF LA HAVA FOR 126 YEARS.

WE CELEBRATED 125 IN FEBRUARY, BUT WE'RE NOW IN OUR 120 SIXTH YEAR AND WE ARE, UH, 100% VOLUNTEER BASED ORGANIZATION.

UM, WE DO, LIKE I SAID, WE DO THINGS ALL YEAR ROUND.

SOME OF OUR BIG THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST YEAR WAS WE DONATED 180 COATS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, UM, WITHIN OUR LA HARBOR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

UH, WHAT ELSE DID WE DO? UM, THERE, THERE'S JUST, OH, WE DID AN ART CONTEST.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAD A CHANCE WHERE WE INVITED ALL OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE, UH, THIRD GRADE THROUGH, UM, EIGHTH GRADE.

AND IT WAS AWESOME.

AND I DON'T

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KNOW, WE JUST, WE LOVE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF ACTUALLY WOMEN CLUB MEMBERS HERE TODAY.

AND WE LOVE THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

WE LOVE, UM, PARTICIPATING IN ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES.

WHY DON'T WE GET KELLY AND KIM TO COME OUT 'CAUSE WE GOT AN EVENT COMING UP.

JUST TAKE A PICTURE.

KELLY AND KIM, WE HAVE VOLUNTEER COME OUT NEXT WEEK.

KELLY, KIM VOLUNTEERS.

COME ON.

ESTHER AND ED, COME ON.

WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR APRIL 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH OF 2024 AS THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD.

AND MARILYN AND LINDA AND I WISH EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'S VOLUNTEERED FOR THE CITY OF THE HARBOR WOULD COME ON UP HERE FOR A MINUTE FOR THE, FOR THE PHOTO OP BECAUSE THIS CITY IS COMPLETELY VOLUNTEER DRIVEN.

THAT'S WHAT WE ARE WORLD FAMOUS FOR AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR IT.

SO PLEASE, IF YOU'RE A VOLUNTEER FOR THE CITY OF LA HABRA, PLEASE STEP UP.

SURE.

YOU ARE MARILYN STAND.

OKAY, READY? WONDERFUL.

YES, CLOSER HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

YOU KNOW, THE CARING COMMUNITY COULDN'T GET A LOT OF CARING DONE WITHOUT THESE FOLKS RIGHT HERE, THE ACTUAL VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE THE, THE MISSION OF ALL OF OUR NONPROFITS WORK.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE DEEPLY GRATEFUL.

I DON'T KNOW WHO THE RECIPIENT OF THE PROCLAMATION SHOULD BE IN THIS CASE, SINCE THERE'S VOLUNTEERS FROM KELLY.

OKAY, WELL I'LL HAND IT TO BRIA.

THIS WILL, THIS WILL BE FOR YOU THEN KELLY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

[8. PROCLAIM APRIL 6 - 12, 2024, AS THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD]

AND WE SHOULD HAVE REPS FROM THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE AND LITTLE LEARNERS ORGANIZATION HERE TO SPEAK FOR A MOMENT.

HERE WE GO.

THE BIG KID.

YEAH, THE BIG KID.

THE BIG KID'S ALWAYS HERE.

BE ALL, ALL TOGETHER.

COME BY.

WONDERFUL.

IS THERE SOMEONE WHO'D LIKE TO DO THE HONORS IN TERMS OF SPEAKING ON THIS? SCOTT, ARE YOU OKAY? YEAH, THAT'D A LOT.

SO WE ARE FROM THE LA HABER LAW LEARNERS AND THIS IS A GROUP THAT INCLUDES LA HABER CHILD DEVELOPMENT, LOWELL JOINT, LA HABER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND, UM, WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, OF COURSE THE LA LA HABER COLLABORATIVE.

AND UM, SCOTT IS BASICALLY OUR FACILITATOR.

AND TOGETHER WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY ABOUT A THOUSAND EARLY, EARLY STUDENTS IN EARLY EDUCATION.

AND AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, 90% OF OUR BRAIN GROWS BEFORE THE AGE OF FIVE.

THIS IS A VULNERABLE COMMUNITY, THESE ARE KIDS WE LOVE WORKING WITH.

AND THIS WEEK IS, UM, WAS, IS MEANT TO CELEBRATE THE CHILDREN AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT WE DO TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.

CAN YOU SHARE THE SUCCESS STORY ABOUT YOU? OH GOD, I'M SORRY.

OKAY, SO, UM, I WAS ACTUALLY IN THE PROGRAM AS A CHILD.

SO I STARTED, UM, BY THE AGE THREE, I MOVED MY WAY THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND NOW I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

I RECEIVED MY MASTERS OF EDUCATION, UM, IN LEADERSHIP, UM, LAST YEAR.

I ALSO HAVE A 5-YEAR-OLD, UM, 3-YEAR-OLD, OH, 5-YEAR-OLD TRIPLETS.

SO I'M, I'M SURROUNDED BY EARLY EDUCATION AND UM, CHRISTINA WAS ACTUALLY MY TEACHER.

AND THEN ANGELA RIGHT BACK HERE WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY TEACHERS.

SO WE HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME AND WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY'S DEDICATED TO THE WORK.

AND, UM, MISS, UM, REYES OVER HERE WAS ALSO, WE WERE TEACHING TOGETHER IN A ROOM FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS.

SO WE'VE DONE A LOT OF GREAT WORK AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE DO AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO WORK TOGETHER IN OUR COMMUNITY SO WE'RE NOT ISOLATED.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

NOW IT'S TIME FOR A PHOTO RIGHT HERE.

1, 2, 3.

ARE WE READY FOR NUMBER NINE? RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE READY FOR NUMBER NINE.

I SEE A COUPLE HANDS.

WE PROCLAIM APRIL 14TH

[9. PROCLAIM APRIL 14 - 20, 2024, NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

THROUGH THE 20TH, 2024 NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK IN THE CITY OF THE OF LAHABRA.

SO WE'D LIKE TO HAVE UP THE CHIEF OF POLICE, ADAM FOSTER, AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO STEP UP.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY, WE REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR RECOGNITION OF OUR DISPATCHERS.

UH, JUST A COUPLE LITTLE BIT OF STATS SO YOU CAN KNOW THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO BEHIND THE SCENES.

SO THEY RECEIVE OVER 18,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE AND OVER 99% OF THOSE ARE ANSWERED WITHIN 20 SECONDS.

A LOT OF THOSE ARE 9 1 1 CALLS AND THEY DO A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES THAT'S MORE THAN JUST ANSWERING 9 1 1 CALLS.

THEY'RE A JACK OF ALL TRADES.

THEY KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THE CITY THAT YOU DON'T EVEN REALIZE.

A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WILL CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS THEIR FIRST PLACE

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TO CALL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE A, A WATER PROBLEM OR SOME OTHER ISSUE AND THEY'RE ABLE TO DIRECT THEM.

WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF.

I'M REALLY EXCITED.

WE HAVE OUR BUREAU MANAGER, JENNIFER DE WONG HERE AND OUR DISPATCH SUPERVISOR LAUREN HERE.

AND IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, OH, EXCUSE ME, SAY THE DISPATCHERS ARE THERE 24 7 FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THEY WORK REALLY HARD AND THEY TRY TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE OUT THERE FOR EVERYBODY.

AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

ALL RIGHT.

AND WE ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING US.

THANK, THANK.

SWITCH IT BACK ON THE BACK STEP OR ALL THIS OR YEAH, THERE WE GO.

FROZE.

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

WELL, YOU DO HAVE ONE MORE, DON'T YOU? I DO.

ONE MORE.

AND IT'S THE LAST ONE.

NUMBER

[10. PROCLAIM APRIL 14 - 20, 2024, AS NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

10.

THIS PROCLAMATION FOR, UH, APRIL 14TH THROUGH THE 20TH, 2024 AS NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA, THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING OUR ANIMAL CONTROL UNIT.

WE ARE VERY BLESSED AS A COMMUNITY TO HAVE OUR OWN ANIMAL CONTROL UNIT.

AND SOME OF THESE STATS THAT I'M GONNA TELL YOU RIGHT NOW ARE, ARE PRETTY AWESOME.

SO THEY HAVE, UH, OVER 2,500 CALLS FOR SERVICE, SOME OF WHICH 213 STRAY DOGS, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REUNITE 141 OF THOSE.

AND A LOT OF THAT HAS, YEAH, THAT'S AWESOME.

A LOT HAS TO DO.

CHRISTIE HERNANDEZ HERE, OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER.

UH, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE IS SOMETHING THAT SHE'S TAKEN ON.

IT'S BEEN A PASSION OF HERS.

SO WHEN WE PICK UP ONE OF THESE ANIMALS, IT'S NOT STRAIGHT TO THE SHELTER.

WE ACTUALLY TAKE PICTURES OF IT, GET IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE'RE ABLE TO HOUSE IT IN THE CITY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND HOPEFULLY REUNITE THEM.

IT'S A GREAT SERVICE AND WE'RE REALLY BLESSED TO HAVE 'EM.

THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING US.

AND JENNIFER DEWANG, OUR BUREAU MANAGERS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ANIMAL CONTROL.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? ? LET'S SEE.

OUR, UM, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS ARE HERE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FOR THE COMMUNITY.

UM, LIKE THE CHIEF ALREADY SAYS, UH, OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS TRY THEIR BEST TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE ANIMAL THEMSELVES, THE PETS, AND PROVIDE THE EDUCATION OUT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL, EVERYBODY FOR RECOGNIZING THEIR HARD WORK.

OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU CHIEF, AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT MISSION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND, AND UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER PROCLAMATIONS, WE'RE DONE.

ANY OTHER IDEAS? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO START READING IT OUT? NEXT

[ 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 AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UNLESS OTHERWISE, MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL 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 TWO SPEAKER CARDS.

WERE HIT BY THE ACCIDENT AND SUFFERED INJURY.

THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS POINT ON A MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM AND AGAIN, NAME AN ADDRESS IF YOU WOULD, SIR.

AMBER BAKER.

MS. BAKER, WELCOME.

YES, I WAS JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OFF OF PALM AND EAST .

MY SON, AS WELL AS SIX OF THE OTHER STUDENTS AT NORTH

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WE WERE WONDERING AS PARENTS, IF WE COULD GET MORE PROTECTION FOR OUR KIDS, WHETHER IT BE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AT EVERY SINGLE LIGHT ON THAT STREET, ALSO GOING DOWN PALM, THE SPEED LIMIT IS 30 GOING DOWN PEACEFUL HARBOR WITH SEVERAL ACCIDENTS EVERY WEEK.

IT'S JUST, IT'S 40.

IT'S JUST WAY TOO MUCH FOR THESE KIDS.

LIKE, YOU KNOW, KIDS SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WALKING HOME OR BEING SAFE AS OF THOSE ALSO THE NO PARKING DOWNTOWN, IT COMPACTS BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET NEAR THE PIZZA PLACE AND YOU CAN'T GET AROUND THOSE CARS AND EVERY SINGLE CAR IS GUNNING IT JUST TO MAKE IT THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT.

SO I'M HOPING THAT THAT CAN BE SOMETHING ADDRESSED AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT BEING MORE ALERT, BECAUSE AS MYSELF, I'VE SEEN SEVERAL MOTORCYCLE COPS AND MOTOR LIKE CARS AND PEOPLE ARE STILL GOING THROUGH RED LIGHTS.

THERE'S STILL COPS AT THOSE INTERSECTIONS.

TWO OR THREE CARS WILL GO AND THEY ARE NOT PULLED OVER.

AND THAT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY MEASURE FOR THAT CROSSWALK THERE.

SO I APPRECIATE IT.

WELL, THANK YOU MS. BAKER.

I WILL RE MAKE A QUICK RESPONSE TO THIS BECAUSE IT'S GARNERED A LOT OF ATTENTION AND WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.

SO LET ME JUST TELL YOU THAT AS SOON AS THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED, WHICH BY THE WAY CAN HAPPEN AT ANY INTERSECTION, ANYWHERE, AND IT'S, IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO BASICALLY STUPID DRIVERS DOING DUMB STUFF AND BREAKING THE LAW AND CAUSING ACCIDENTS.

BUT NONETHELESS, THERE'S ALWAYS THAT IDEA, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THAT INTERSECTION? SO AS SOON AS THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, UM, THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE IS GOING TO MEET WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND WITH, UH, OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER MICHAEL PLOTNICK, AS WELL AS REPS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE'RE GONNA REVIEW THE WAY THAT INTERSECTION IS DESIGNED AND SEE IF THERE IS ANY POSSIBLE WAY OF MAKING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD FORESTALL AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE.

SO, UH, PLEASE REST ASSURED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THAT WAS THE FIRST THING ON THE MINDS OF ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL.

IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO? UM, WITH THAT SAID, SOMETIMES WE'RE LIMITED, RIGHT? BECAUSE IF PEOPLE ARE GONNA BREAK THE LAW, OH, UNDERSTANDABLE, PEOPLE ARE GONNA GET HIT.

THE RED LIGHTS GET BLOWN.

BUT NONETHELESS, WE ALL WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND WE WILL FOLLOW THROUGH WITH AN INVESTIGATION.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

IF, IF I MAY ASK IF, UH, OUR CHIEF CAN MAKE SURE THAT OUR SRO IS EXTRA VIGILANT OUT IN THAT AREA, THE SRO FROM, UH, SONORA HIGH SCHOOL, MAKE SURE HE'S EXTRA VI VIGILANT IN THAT AREA AS WELL AS OUR OTHER OFFICERS, ESPECIALLY DURING THOSE PEAK TIMES.

ABSOLUTELY.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? YES, SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON COUNSEL.

SO, UH, IRONICALLY THAT WAS, UH, PRETTY MUCH MY SPEAKING TOPIC FOR TODAY.

UM, I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THIS PARENT, BUT WHEN I ACTUALLY HEARD THE ACCIDENT, UM, I WAS ACTUALLY REACHED, UH, THERE WAS ONE OF THE PARENTS THAT REACHED OUT TO ME THAT HAS A, A CHILD THAT GOES TO STORE HIGH.

AND SO, I'M SORRY.

PARDON? MY APOLOGIES.

YES, THANK YOU.

NOT, NOT LOUD ENOUGH.

FOR MYSELF, WHEN I THINK ABOUT PROACTIVE, I, I HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME, UM, SEEING THIS AS PROACTIVE.

AND SO, UM, AS A RESIDENT OF LAHABRA, UH, I WANTED TO KNOW HOW CAN I BEST, UH, RESPOND TO, UH, THAT PHONE CALL THAT I ACTUALLY GOT.

AND SO I ACTUALLY SPENT SOME TIME TALKING TO, UM, PARENTS, UH, NOT JUST PARENTS OF SONORA HIGH, BUT ALSO OF LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL.

UM, I ACTUALLY SPOKE TO SOME CROSSING GUARDS AND SPOKE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

I FIRST WANNA THANK THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO RESPONDED TO THAT ACCIDENT, UM, AND, AND MITIGATED THAT, UH, IT'S THE MEDIA, THE MEDIA DIDN'T GET IT RIGHT ON THIS ONE.

UM, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, A PARENT GETTING A PHONE CALL SAYING THEIR CHILD MAY HAVE BEEN HIT.

AND THE ME MEDIA IS REPORTING THAT IT'S SEVERE PEOPLE ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

BUT I WILL SAY THAT, UM, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, UH, LA HABER PD DID GET THIS ONE RIGHT.

AND, UH, AND I, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, ONE OF THE OTHER WAYS I RESPONDED TO IT WAS I ACTUALLY WENT DOWN TO THAT INTERSECTION AND WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, UTILIZING MY LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND, I ACTUALLY SAT, WENT TO THAT LOCATION FOUR TIMES TO SEE THE DIFFERENT TRA TRAFFIC CONDITIONS DURING DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY.

AND SO, UH, SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS THAT NOT ONLY I HEARD FROM PARENTS, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE PRETTY REASONABLE, UH, THAT I HEARD, HEARD OF AND AND CAN ACTUALLY SEE HAPPENING IS EITHER WE PUT A SOLID, UH, UH, RED TURN ARROW THERE TO WHERE ONLY THE VEHICLES ARE, THE VEHICLES CAN ONLY MAKE THAT LEFT TURN ON A SOLID GREEN ARROW.

UH, ONE OF THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS WAS THAT, UM, THEY MAKE SONORA HYATT CLOSED CAMPUS.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THE, HOW THE KIDS WOULD FEEL ABOUT THAT, BUT , THAT IS ONE SOLUTION THAT I'VE HEARD HAS BEEN, UM, PROPOSED IN THE PAST.

UM, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY AS SOME OF THE PARENTS, UH, ARE WANTING, THEY WANT A HIGH INCREASE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE.

AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT ACTUALLY DOES COME WITH A PREMIUM.

THEY CAN'T ALWAYS BE THERE.

SO I THINK THAT THAT FIRST, UM, PROPOSAL WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT, UH, WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE.

UM, I KNOW THAT, UH, ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MENTIONED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WE WANNA TAKE A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO THIS.

UM, I KNOW

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HOWEVER, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I CAN SAY IS CITY COUNCIL IS BEING PROACTIVE IN OTHER WAYS.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MENTIONED WAS THE, UH, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS, UH, PROGRAM.

ONE WAY WE CAN BE PROACTIVE WITH THAT, AS THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER HAS MENTIONED, IS PERHAPS HAVING AN AGENDA ITEM WHERE WE ACTUALLY INFORM AND EDUCATE OUR, UM, RESIDENTS ON WHAT THAT ACTUALLY IS AND, UM, THAT STATE PROGRAM AND HOW WE CAN GET FUNDING FROM THAT PROGRAM AND HOW THAT'S GONNA HELP US NOT JUST BE PROACTIVE IN ADDRESSING THAT INTERSECTION, BUT SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS, UM, UM, MAYOR NAIRA AND YOU JUST MENTIONED.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. LAMPKIN.

I DO HAVE TO SAY THIS IS KINDA AN UNUSUAL SITUATION IN THE INTEREST OF ABSOLUTE FULL DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY.

UH, THE LAST SPEAKER IS ALSO AN APPLICANT FOR THE, UH, OPEN CITY COUNCIL POSITION AND HAS INTERVIEWED WITH CITY COUNCIL FOR THAT PURPOSE.

I JUST FELT THAT THAT NEEDED TO BE, NEEDED TO BE SAID.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? MS. MACHA? OH MY, SEE , IT'S NOT EVEN, WE CAN TAKE THE MIC.

DO YOU WANNA SIT DOWN DURING SPEAKING? WE CAN.

I, I, I, I'M ACTUALLY GONNA BE A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE STANDING FOR THE MOMENT BECAUSE THIS STUPID BRACE IS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.

SO, SO, UM, GOOD EVENING ESTEEM COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY ATTORNEY JONES CITY STAFF, LA HABA RESIDENTS.

I'M MARIA MACHA LA HABA RESIDENT AT 8 1 3 EAST ERNA AVENUE.

I'M A LONG TIME RESIDENT.

MY FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE FOR 25 YEARS AND MY SON ATTENDS ONE OF LA HABRA SCHOOLS.

AS SUCH, I'M PERSONALLY INVESTED IN THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN IN LAHABRA.

UM, AND I DON'T JUST DRIVE THE STREETS.

I WALK THE STREETS.

UM, I ALSO HAPPEN TO BE AN ATTORNEY AND I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT SOMETHING CALLED PROXIMATE CAUSE AND I WON'T GET TOO TECHNICAL BECAUSE NOBODY LIKES LEGALESE, LEAST OF ALL ME.

UM, BUT THE BASIC IDEA IS THAT WHEN ACCIDENTS HAPPEN, UM, THE WAY WE DETERMINE FAULT IS BY DETERMINING WHAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT ACTUALLY IS.

WE ASK THINGS LIKE, WOULD A REASONABLE PERSON HAVE FORESEEN THE RESULTING HARM, GIVEN THE FACTS IN THIS CASE AND WHAT EVENT LED TO THIS PARTICULAR OUTCOME? WE SEEK TO PLACE BLAME WHERE IT BELONGS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT JUSTICE DEMANDS.

AND I WANNA BELIEVE IN THE BEST OF PEOPLE.

SO I HATE TO BE THE CYNIC IN THE ROOM TONIGHT, BUT IT APPEARS A LITTLE OPPORTUN OPPORTUNISTIC TO BE POINTING FINGERS AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING OVER THIS ISSUE.

OR SUDDENLY SPECULATING ON THE MERITS OF A GREEN ARROW SIGNAL AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT WAS RECKLESS DRIVING.

YOU KNOW, PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

NOT EVERY PROBLEM SHOULD BE LAID AT THE FEET OF CITY LEADERS AND ESPECIALLY BY PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T SERVED AS LONG AS PEOPLE WHO ARE SITTING AT THIS DAIS, IF AT ALL.

ALSO, A SINCERE INTEREST IN THE SAFETY OF OUR STREETS WOULD BE DIRECTED TO MAYBE LESS AFFLUENT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THE NEED AND DANGER IS GREATER.

SOMEWHERE LIKE MY NEIGHBORHOOD BY WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE THE STREETS ARE NARROW AND STREET CROSSINGS ARE ACTUALLY DANGEROUS.

SO WHY THIS INTERSECTION? WHY IS IT GETTING ALL THE ATTENTION? IS IT BECAUSE IT WAS ON TV? IS IT BECAUSE IT'S A CHANCE FOR FREE PUBLICITY OR TO CREATE AN AUDIENCE FOR POLITICAL THEATER? AND IT ALSO SEEMS TO ME THAT THE REAL QUESTION HERE IS WHAT ADVANTAGES THERE INTO SEWING DISCORD IN CREATING AN AUDIENCE FOR POLITICAL THEATER? I THINK PEOPLE KNOW THAT I'M WILLING TO CALL ANYBODY OUT, BUT I WON'T SUPPORT EMPTY GESTURES, UM, THAT ARE SEEMING TO BE ABOUT POLITICAL GAIN OR ABOUT MAKING ONESELF SEEN.

SO SERVICE SHOULD BE FOR THE SAKE OF SERVICE, NOT FOR THE SAKE OF SELF-PROMOTION AND CRITICISM OF HOW THE CITY DOES THINGS AND HOW IT WORKS SHOULD SERVE TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY AND NOT DIVIDE IT.

NEXT CONSIDERATION ITEM? YES.

THANK YOU, MS. MACHA.

GET BETTER FAST.

I NEED TO GET BACK.

WE'LL GIVE YOU TIME.

ANYBODY, ANYBODY ELSE WANTING TO SPEAK TONIGHT? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO AN, IT'S KIND OF AN OUT OF ORDER ITEM.

THE

[1. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT TO FILL THE VACANCY ON THE LA HABRA CITY COUNCIL AND CHAIR OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA That the City Council consider and appoint: A. One individual to fill the vacancy on the La Habra City Council due to the resignation of former City Councilmember Steve Simonian; and, B. One member of City Council to serve as Chair of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of La Habra, which was previously held by former City Councilmember Steve Simonian.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

FOR THE RECORD, CONSIDERATION ITEMS WILL BE HELD PRIOR TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR THIS EVENING.

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.

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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.

AND THE ITEM NUMBER ONE CONSIDERATION IS CONSIDER APPOINTMENT TO FILL THE VACANCY ON THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL AND CHAIR OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

THANK YOU, RHONDA.

STAFF REPORT PLEASE.

I WILL BE GIVING THAT AT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5TH, 2024.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE SIMONIAN ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION FROM CITY COUNCIL EFFECTIVE APRIL 5TH, 2024, BASED UPON CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION TO FILL THE APPOINTMENT THROUGH AN APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS.

STAFF ADVERTISED THE EXPECTED VACANCY AND CITY COUNCIL CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS OF NINE APPLICANTS ON APRIL 1ST, 2024.

AT THIS TIME, CITY COUNCIL SHOULD CONSIDER AND APPOINT ONE INDIVIDUAL TO FILL THE VACANCY ON THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL DUE TO THE RESIGNATION OF FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE SIMONIAN, AND CONSIDER AND APPOINT ONE MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL TO SERVE AS CHAIR OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY HELD BY FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE SIMONIAN.

THAT CONCLUDES MY RES REPORT.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS OF RHONDA? CAN YOU, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION, CAN YOU JUST NAME ALL THE APPLICANTS THAT APPLIED YES.

AND INTERVIEW? YES.

THE NINE APPLICANTS WHO WERE INTERVIEWED IN RANDOM DRAW ORDER WERE JAMES ANDREOLI II, GUADALUPE A VARGAS, PATRICIA M HIDA, CARRIE SAGE, HENRY MADRID, MINERVA GOMEZ, THOMAS LUDWINSKI, MOHAMED RAZA.

AND THE FINAL APPLICANT INTERVIEWED WAS DELWIN.

LAMPKIN.

YOU, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE CITY CLERK? NO.

SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND TESTIFY ON THIS CONSIDERATION ITEM.

GOOD EVENING, MICHELLE BARNIER, 2 4 1 WEST PAT HOOD.

UM, I'M HERE TO ASK ONCE AGAIN, LIKE AS THE FEBRUARY 5TH, UH, MEETING THAT YOU NOT APPOINT RIGHT NOW AND LET IT GO TO THE, TO THE RESIDENCE IN NOVEMBER.

APPOINTING SOMEBODY ISN'T GONNA MAKE OR BREAK ANYTHING, WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S A LAWSUIT, IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE LAST, UM, COUNCIL MEETING THAT IT'S GONNA BE A, A FACTOR 'CAUSE OF THE LAWSUIT.

WELL, THIS PERSON ISN'T ON THE LAWSUIT.

THERE'S SEVERAL OF US FROM THE COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL THAT IS AFFECTED BY THIS.

MY WORRY IS THAT WE'RE GONNA APPOINT SOMEBODY THAT HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE LAWSUIT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.

AND IF WE COULD LOOK BACK IN IT, WE CAN SEE IT.

SO I'M ASKING THE CO THE COUNCIL WAIT, WE LET IT GO TO THE VOTE IN NOVEMBER AND THAT WE NOT DO ANYTHING NOW.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MICHELLE.

ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTING TO SPEAK ON THIS CONSIDERATION ITEM? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM AND I WILL CALL ON MY COLLEAGUES FOR DISCUSSION OR ACTION.

MR. MAYOR, UH, I'D LIKE TO, UH, MOVE TO APPOINT, UH, CARRIE, SEARCH TO THE POSITION OF, UH, CITY COUNCIL PERSON.

WE HAVE A NOMINATION.

IS THERE A SECOND? I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE STEVE SIMONIAN .

NO, NO, I'M KIDDING.

I'M KIDDING.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? IF NO OTHER NOMINATIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO, UH, CLOSE NOMINATIONS AND MOVE TO AN UNANIMOUS BALLOT THAT'S NOT NECESSARY? MAYOR, YOU CAN JUST MAKE A MOTION AND SECOND VOTE ON IT.

LET'S, UH, DO YOU WANNA DO IT BY ELECTRONICS OR DO YOU WANNA DO A VERBAL ROLL CALL? WE CAN DO ELECTRONICALLY.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ VOTE.

TIME TO VOTE.

PLEASE PLACE YOUR VOTES.

UH, I AM ONLY SHOWING

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SHALL I DO A ROLL CALL? VOTE.

WELL, WHY DON'T, WHY DON'T YOU DO THE, THERE WE GO.

THERE WE GO.

I'M SORRY.

MAYOR PRO TEM ESPINOZA, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIED.

FOUR ZERO FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CARRIES.

I GUESS I, I I DO HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE WE, WHAT DO WE DO NOW WITH THE VACANCY? DO WE HAVE TO AGENDIZE THAT OR FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, MR. ATTORNEY THAT'LL COME BACK AT LATER POINT IN TIME.

SO AT THIS TIME WE, I AM HAPPY TO CONDUCT HER OATH OF OFFICE SO THAT SHE CAN BE SEATED.

YES, PLEASE.

CARRIE, SEE IF WE CAN GET AUDIO GOING HERE THAT DOESN'T FIT IN THERE.

JUST, THERE WE GO.

SO WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO HOLD THE MIC FOR YOU WHILE YOU'RE DOING THIS? WHY YOU SIT AND OVER THERE? OKAY.

THERE YOU GO.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CARRIE .

IS THE VOLUME OKAY ON THAT? MM-HMM.

BECOME A MEMBER OF ANY PARTY, OF ANY PARTY OR ORGANIZATION.

SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I STATE YOUR NAME.

I, I SWEAR.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR AND COURT THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND, THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.

AGAINST ALL ENEMIES.

AGAINST ALL FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH.

THAT I TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE ALL TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION.

THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, THAT I'LL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.

AND THAT I WILL WELL, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES.

DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER UPON, WHICH I'M ABOUT TO.

AND I DO FURTHER SWEAR OR AFFIRM.

AND I DO FURTHER SWEAR AND AFFIRM THAT I DO NOT ADVOCATE, THAT I DO NOT ADVOCATE, NOR AM I A MEMBER, NOR AM I A MEMBER OF ANY PARTY.

OF ANY PARTY OR ORGANIZATION OR ORGANIZATION, POLITICAL OR OTHERWISE.

POLITICAL OR OTHERWISE.

THAT NOW ADVOCATES, THAT NOW ADVOCATES THE OVERTHROW OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE OVERTHROW OF THE GOVERNMENT, OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES, OR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY FORCE, OR VIOLENCE BY FORCE OR VIOLENCE OR OTHER UNLAWFUL OR OTHER UNLAWFUL MEANS, MEANS THAT WITHIN THE FIVE YEARS, IMMEDIATELY, THAT WITHIN THE FIVE YEARS IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDING THE TAKING OF THIS OATH, THE PROCEEDING OF TAKING OF THIS OATH.

I HAVE NOT BEEN A MEMBER, I HAVE NOT BEEN A MEMBER OF ANY PARTY OR ORGANIZATION OF ANY PARTY OR ORGANIZATION, POLITICAL OR OTHERWISE.

POLITICAL OR OTHERWISE.

THAT ADVOCATED, THAT ADVOCATED THE OVERTHROW OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE OVERTHROW OF THE GOVERNMENT, OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES, OR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BY FORCE OR VIOLENCE BY FORCE OR VIOLENCE OR OTHER UNLAWFUL MEANS OR OTHER UNLAWFUL, UNLAWFUL MEANS EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS.

AND, AND YOU CAN STATE NO AFFILIATION IF THERE'S NO AFFILIATION, NO AFFILIATION.

AND THAT DURING SUCH TIMES.

AND THAT DURING SUCH TIMES AS I AM A MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL, AS I'M A MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA, CITY OF LAHABRA, I WILL NOT ADVOCATE, I'LL NOT ADVOCATE OR BECOME A MEMBER OR

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ORGANIZATION, POLITICAL OR OTHERWISE.

POLITICAL OR OTHERWISE, THAT ADVOCATES THE OVERTHROW, THAT ADVOCATES THE OVERTHROW OF THE GOVERNMENT, OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE GOVERNMENT, OF THE UNITED STATES, OR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING NEW BY FORCE OR VIOLENCE BY FORCE OR OTHER UNLAWFUL MEANS OR OTHER UN ONLY.

CONGRATULATIONS COUNCIL MEMBER.

SO COUNCIL MEMBER RESEARCH, PLEASE, UH, COME UP TO THE DE AND BE SEATED COUNCIL.

I FIND IT HERE.

IF YOU APPLIED FOR THIS VACANCY, PLEASE DON'T GO RIGHT AWAY THOUGH.

YEAH, YEAH, RIGHT HERE.

I WANNA SAY SOMETHING VERY, VERY BRIEFLY, UH, ABOUT THAT PROCESS BECAUSE WE HAD NINE VERY GOOD APPLICANTS THIS TIME AROUND.

AND, UM, ALL OF THEM WITH THE EXCEPTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, ALL OF THEM WITH A, A TREMENDOUS SKILLSET, UH, THAT THAT COULD HAVE WORKED FOR ME PERSONALLY.

UH, THE, THE ISSUE THIS TIME IS THAT, UH, WE HAD SOMEBODY WHO'D SPENT DECADES OF, UH, VOLUNTEER WORK IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA REALLY JUST WORKED SO INCREDIBLY HARD TO LEARN THE NATURE, THE FABRIC, THE FEEL OF THIS COMMUNITY.

SHE KNOWS LAHABRA LIKE THE BACK OF HER HAND BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN HEAVILY INVESTED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD APPLICANTS THAT HAVE DONE CERTAIN THINGS, BUT YOU CAN'T, IT, IT, IT'S HARD TO MASH THAT LEVEL OF COMMITMENT IN WHAT WE CALL THE CARING COMMUNITY.

SO WHAT I WOULD TELL EVERYBODY WHO APPLIES THAT YOU ARE ALL GREAT CANDIDATES AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO LOSE ANY ENTHUSIASM FOR SERVICE IN THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.

I HOPE THAT YOU CONTINUE YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE WELFARE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THAT YOU NOT LOSE ANY OF YOUR DRIVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE, UH, IT WAS WONDERFUL MEETING YOU ALL, YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB.

BUT AGAIN, BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER SAGE HAS DEDICATED THE PAST 20 YEARS OF HER LIFE, FOR ME PERSONALLY, UH, THAT WAS A MOTIVATING FACTOR IN SECONDING THE MOTION.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AND I DON'T KNOW IF MY COLLEAGUES WANNA SAY ANYTHING ELSE.

MR. MAYOR, IF I CAN GO AHEAD AND ASK TO AGENDA, I SAID OUR, UH, CITY CLERK REACH OUT TO THOSE THAT APPLIED FOR THE CITY COUNCIL SPOTS AND SEE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN A POSITION ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

AND THEN WHEN WE GO TO DO THAT, UH, THEY WILL ALREADY BE IN THE SYSTEM.

AND THEN I WILL SECOND THAT.

MAYOR, ONE MORE THING ON THAT IS JUST TO BE CLEAR THAT THE NOMINATION AND THE APPOINTMENT OF MS. SGE ALSO INCLUDED THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AS WELL.

WE GOTTA DO THE VICE CHAIR? NO, I JUST TO THE MAKER AND THE SECOND THEY, THAT INCLUDED THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AS WELL.

IT DOES.

UNDERSTOOD.

ALRIGHT, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? NO.

NO.

THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

R SO, I'M SORRY, MAYOR, THERE ALSO NEEDS, ARE YOU MAKING AN APPOINTMENT FOR CHAIR OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY THEN? WE DO THAT NOW, DON'T WE? YES.

THEN IF FOR YES, IF WE'RE GONNA DO THAT NOW, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BE COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

I SECOND.

UH, MOTION IS SECOND.

UH, LET'S VOTE.

DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT? IF YOU AGREE WITH EACH YES, PLEASE.

LET ME DO A ROLL CALL.

OKAY, THAT'S FINE.

I THINK THAT I'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

SEEM TO BE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CRICH HIS NAME.

UM, SO COUNCIL MEMBER CRICH? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

MAYOR PRO TEM ESPINOZA.

SO WITH THAT, NOW THAT LEAVES OKAY.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT MAYOR PRO TEM ESPINOZA.

NOW SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION AND A SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSENT CALENDAR.

COUNCIL MEMBER CRICH? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ? YES.

MAYOR PRO TEM ESPINOZA? YES.

MAYOR NICK SERIAN? YES.

[ CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters on Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Councilmember, City staff member, or member of the audience requests separate action or removal of an item. Removed items will be considered following the Consent Calendar portion of this agenda. Public comment shall be limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes per item that has been removed for separate discussion, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature. ]

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

ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF 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

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UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR.

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

THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH 12.

WOULD THE STAFF LIKE ANY ITEM REMOVED? NONE.

MR. MAYOR, WOULD MY COLLEAGUES LIKE ANY ITEM REMOVED? IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE AN ITEM REMOVED? SEEING NONE THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

SECOND.

MOTION TO SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.

COUNCIL MEMBER RIDGE? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ? YES.

MAYOR PRO TEM ESPINOZA.

MAYOR NICK IAN? YES.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

PUBLIC HEARING?

[1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 That the City Council: A. Receive public comments; B. Consider and approve the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan for the City of La Habra Community Development Block Grant Program; and, C. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the City of La Habra’s annual application and certifications and submit the Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for its Community Development Block Grant Funding Approval/Agreement in the amount of $595,000. Staff will proportionally increase/decrease recommended amounts for administration and public services projects based on the increased/decreased percentage of the final CDBG allocation. ]

THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

PUBLIC HEARING IS THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE, BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.

COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

PUBLIC HEARING.

ITEM NUMBER ONE IS TITLED DUALLY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG PROGRAM.

ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS SUSAN LOUIE FROM THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION.

THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT IS TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 24 25 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND RECEIVE FINAL COMMENTS.

THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IS A DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES PROPOSED ACTIVITIES FOR THE ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING KNOWN AS CDBG.

THE ACTION PLAN IS DUE TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ALSO REFERRED TO AS HUD BY MAY 15TH OF EACH YEAR.

THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 24 25 ACTION PLAN IS AN ESTIMATED GRANT ALLOCATION OF $595,000.

THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 24 25 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT FOR A 30 DAY PERIOD FROM MARCH 15TH TO APRIL 15TH, 2024.

TODAY CONCLUDES THE FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE COMMENTS AND AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS.

ON FEBRUARY 20, UM, FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024, THE COMMISSION MADE THEIR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING LEVELS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES AND NO PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED AT THAT TIME.

THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL ACTION PLAN INCLUDES ONE NEW PROPOSED PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, THE PORTOLA PARK SPORTS AND CULTURAL ARTS COMPLEX.

PORTOLA PARK IS A 10.08 ACRE PARK LOCATED AT 3 0 1 SOUTH EUCLID STREET.

WITHIN A LOW INCOME CENSUS TRACT, THE PROPOSED FUNDING WOULD BE USED TO ENSURE THAT THE PARK CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

WE ARE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THE FUNDING OF NINE PROJECTS TOTALING AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 595,000 FROM THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES, ADMINISTRATION 119,000 PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, 284,500, HOUSING 102,250 AND PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $89,250.

WHEN HUD PROVIDES A FINAL AMOUNT THAT THE CITY WILL RECEIVE FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 25, STAFF WILL INCREASE OR DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATION, LIMITED TO 20% OF THE FINAL AMOUNT AND PUBLIC SERVICES LIMITED TO A 15% OF THE FINAL AMOUNT.

ON A PROPORTIONAL PERCENTAGE BASIS, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT CITY COUNCIL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND AFTER CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 24 25 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE ACTION PLAN AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AND SUBMIT ALL REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS AND AGREEMENTS TO HUD.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, SUSAN.

ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FOR SUSAN FROM COUNCIL?

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NO.

THANK YOU SUSAN.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY ON THIS HEARING? PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

SEEING NONE.

WE'LL CLOSE, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, MAKE MOTION OPEN FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTION.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SECOND, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 24 25 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF THE HARBOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

AND FURTHERMORE, APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CITY OF LA HARE'S ANNUAL APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATIONS AND SUBMIT THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR ITS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING APPROVAL AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 595,000.

THE STAFF WILL PROPORTIONATELY INCREASE, DECREASE RECOMMENDED AMOUNTS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS BASED ON THE INCREASE OR DECREASE PERCENTAGE OF THE FINAL CDBG ALLOCATION.

THANK YOU, JIM.

IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND.

MOTION IS SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.

UH, MAYOR, WE CAN DO ELECTRONIC VOTE.

THE TECHNICAL ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED FOR VERY WELL.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

FIVE ZERO.

TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR IF WE'RE READY FOR THAT.

ALRIGHT, THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

SO EVERYONE, KIDS, NIGHT OUT PEEPS PARTY, PARENTS DROP OFF YOUR KIDS FOR A FUN FILLED EVENING AT THE LOBBY COMMUNITY CENTER FOR KIDS NIGHT OUT ON FRIDAY, APRIL 19TH FROM 6:00 PM UNTIL 10:30 PM KIDS' AGE IS FOUR THROUGH 12.

WILL ENJOY DINNER, SNACKS, GAMES, CRAFTS, AND A MOVIE.

COST IS $20 PER PERSON.

PLEASE JOIN US ON SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST 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 PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

RESERVE YOUR SPACE IN PERSON AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR BY PHONE BY CALLING (562) 383-4200 CPR AND FIRST AID CLASSES.

THEY'LL BE OFFERED ON SELECT SATURDAYS FROM 9:00 AM UNTIL 12:00 PM AT THE WA HABER COMMUNITY CENTER.

WITH THE NEXT CLASS SCHEDULED ON SATURDAY MAY 11TH.

COST IS $32 PER PERSON FOR AGES 12 AND UP.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4200 LAHABRA ACTIVE DAY CAMP.

THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING THE LAHABRA ACTIVE DAY CAMP MONDAY, JUNE 3RD THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH FROM 7:00 AM UNTIL 6:00 PM FOR YOUTH AGES FOUR TO 12 YEARS.

REGISTRATION FEE IS $45.

FEE IS $175 PER WEEK, AND $165 PER WEEK WITH A SIBLING DISCOUNT LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE.

SO PLEASE REGISTER TODAY BY CALLING THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.

THE CITY IS UPDATING ITS AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A DA SELF-EVALUATION AND TRANSITION PLAN, AND SEEKING INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY, PLEASE VISIT WWW LAHABRA CO.GOV.

ALSO, A SPANISH VERSION OF THE SURVEY IS AVAILABLE.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT 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 WILL TOUCH LIGHTLY ON WATER CONSERVATION ONCE AGAIN BECAUSE OF THIS PAST WEEKEND, BUT PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE ARE STILL IN A POTENTIAL, UH, DROUGHT SITUATION DOWN THE ROAD.

SO DO YOUR VERY BEST TO PLEASE CONSERVE.

AND BY ALL MEANS, I THINK IT'S SAFE FOR YOU TO KEEP YOUR SPRINKLERS OFF ON YOUR LAWNS FOR PROBABLY THREE WEEKS, MAYBE FOUR.

DON'T TURN 'EM ON RIGHT AWAY AFTER ALL THE RAIN WE'VE HAD.

SO DO TRY TO CONSERVE.

NEXT IS JOIN THE CONS CONVERSATION ABOUT LA HABER'S FIRE NINE 11 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 HABER CO.GOV/JOIN THE CONVERSATION.

AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE ON THE CALENDAR.

ARE THERE ANY

[ COMMENTS FROM STAFF:]

COMMENTS THIS EVENING FROM STAFF? I ASK MR. MAYOR, ON BEHALF OF STAFF, WELCOME ABOARD.

COUNCIL MEMBER SIR RICH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND THE REST OF COUNCIL.

THAT'S IT.

COUNCIL

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]

MEMBERS, LET'S START WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO.

ALRIGHT, MR. MAYOR, UH, WANTED TO, UH, CONGRATULATE OUR US UH, COUNCIL PERSON, CARRIE SER.

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UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO IN YOUR COM IN OUR COMMUNITY.

EXCUSE ME.

AND, UH, WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE AS A MEMBER OF THE, UH, LA HABER CITY COUNCIL.

UH, I KNOW, UH, THE, UH, THE CITY CONTINUES TO BE IN GOOD HANDS, UH, WITH THE, WITH THE ABSENCE OF, UH, OF STEVE SIMONIAN.

DON'T TELL HIM I SAID THIS, BUT I THINK WE, I THINK WE UPGRADED.

SO, I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT, HE'S WATCHING RIGHT NOW, AND HE'S, HE'S, HE'S WATCHING RIGHT NOW AND HE'S PROBABLY, HE'S, HE'S PROBABLY GOT SOMETHING WAITING FOR ME.

SO, NO, BUT CONGRATULATIONS, ALL KIDDING ASIDE, CARRIE, CONGRATS.

AND, UH, WELCOME ABOARD.

UH, ASIDE FROM THAT, UH, MR. MAYOR, I'M GONNA PUT CONGRATULATIONS, UH, TO CARRIE ON THIS.

I'M GONNA PASS IT DOWN TO MY COLLEAGUES SO SHE CAN GET A COPY OF, UH, TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND FRAME IT OR DO WHATEVER SHE WISHES.

SO I'LL, UH, GREAT IDEA.

I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS, UH, TO, UH, OLIVER HONOREE THIS EVENING, ONE THROUGH NINE, UH, FROM OUR BASKETBALL TEAM TO OUR VOLUNTEERS.

AND, UH, ONE THAT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT, BOTH THE, UH, ANIMAL CONTROL AND OF COURSE THE DISPATCHERS.

AND I WILL SAY THIS, UH, AND I CONTINUE TO SAY IT, AS A MEMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT NOW FOR, UH, FOR 28 YEARS, UH, OUR, UH, OUR DISPATCHERS, THEY ARE OUR LIFELINE.

WHEN YOU'RE OUT IN THE FIELD, THEY REALLY ARE.

UH, IF YOU'VE, UH, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN ON, ON, ON THAT END OF A POLICE RADIO, UH, THEY, UH, THEY HEAR EVERYTHING.

AND, UH, THEY GET, UH, HELP THERE WHEN IT IS NEEDED.

AND NOT ONLY ON A POLICE RADIO, BUT ON A, UH, TELEPHONE CALL.

THEY KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU, AND THEY KNOW WHERE TO DIRECT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OF, UH, FIREFIGHTING SERVICES TO GET TO, TO WHERE YOU NEED.

AND, UH, I, UH, IF AT ALL, AT ANY TIME IT'S EVER POSSIBLE FOR ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC TO OBSERVE WHAT THEY DO, AND IF THERE'S EVER AN OPEN HOUSE, WHICH WE DO HAVE, UH, BUT IF YOU EVER HAVE TIME, UH, AND SCHEDULE TIME TO, TO WALK THROUGH THE TELECOMMUNICATION CENTER, NOT ONLY HERE, MAYBE FOR ANOTHER AGENCY, YOU'RE GONNA SEE HOW BUSY THEY ARE AND HOW MANY CALLS THEY HANDLE IN THE SHIFT.

IT'S VERY, VERY, VERY STRESSFUL.

UH, SO, UH, IT'S JUST AN EXTRA TIP OF THE CAP TO THEM.

SO THANK THEM FOR, UH, ALL OF THE HARD WORK THEY DO, THE LIFELINE AS I CALL THEM.

AND, UH, WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTE ESPOSA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE CANDIDATES THAT APPLIED.

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU, UH, FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION, GOING THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS.

IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO SEE JUST HOW MANY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS ARE OUT THERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHILE YOU WISH YOU COULD APPOINT THEM ALL, WE HAVE TO MAKE, UH, THE DECISION THAT WE DO.

BUT I ASK THAT YOU NOT BE STRANGERS, THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, IT TAKES AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO MAKE, UH, THE SUCCESS OF OUR COMMUNITY POSSIBLE.

SO I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL WHO DID APPLY.

I WOULD ASK THAT YOU, AS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ SAID, UH, THAT, UH, CONSIDER APP APPLYING FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OR THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION, ANY ONE OF THOSE.

UH, SO THEY, YOU CAN GET TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THE CITY AND CARRIE, CONGRATULATIONS.

IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY YEAR FOR YOU.

THERE'S A WHOLE LOT THAT, UH, YOU COME TO FIND OUT THE COUNCIL DOES, ASIDE FROM THE TWO MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE.

SO, UH, BUT IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING AND WE'RE ALWAYS, UH, PROUD TO REPRESENT OUR CITY AND ALL THE CITIES THAT WE SIT REPRESENTING OUR CITY.

UM, WE ALWAYS, UH, JUST LOVE AND I, I AM ALWAYS ASKING, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MEDRANO IF HE CAN FILL IN FOR ME ON CERTAIN EVENINGS AS WELL.

SO WE WORK TOGETHER WELL, AND I KNOW YOU WILL FIT IN PERFECTLY WITH US.

I LIKE SEEING ANOTHER WOMAN ON THE COUNCIL, SO THAT'S NICE.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD A, A WOMAN, SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

AND I ALWAYS SAY, UH, WHEN WE HAVE STUDENT GOVERNMENT, UH, WHEN I SPEAK TO THE STUDENTS, UH, AND, AND JIM, THE CITY MANAGERS HEARD ME SAY THAT, THAT I USED TO BE A, A A PER A MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS.

AND BACK THEN THEY WERE SAYING THAT THE GOAL, THE MOTTO WAS 50 50 BY 2020, THAT, UH, 50% OF PEOPLE REPRESENTING GOVERNMENT WOULD BE WOMEN BY THE YEAR 2020.

AND SO WE HAVE SEEN A BIG CHANGE TAKING OVER NOW THAT WOMEN ARE PAYING, PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE AS WELL.

AND I'M HAPPY THAT WE HAVE ANOTHER WOMAN ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'D LIKE TO TO TO MENTION THIS AGAIN, WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ADVERSITY WHEN IT COMES TO BEING A LEADER IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE LOST RACES BEFORE.

I'VE BEEN DENIED APPOINTMENTS.

UH, I'M SITTING UP HERE TONIGHT AS A MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL, BUT YOU KNOW, IT TOOK ME 16 YEARS.

I FIRST STARTED TRYING ABOUT 16 YEARS AGO.

AND DESPITE EVERY SETBACK, I JUST KEPT PUTTING MY NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE.

I KEPT CONTRIBUTING IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY THAT I COULD.

AND IT EVENTUALLY WOUND UP BY ME BEING ON COUNCIL AND THIS YEAR BEING MAYOR.

BUT IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS NO SUDDEN INSPIRATION THAT LED ME TO DO IT.

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS RELENTLESS IN MY LIFE.

I JUST CONTINUED TO SERVE

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AND WORK UNTIL FINALLY I, I GOT TO THIS POINT.

SO, AGAIN, I WOULD REMIND ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO WHATEVER IN THIS COMMUNITY.

IT'S, IT'S, IT CAN BE A LONG PROCESS.

NEVER GET DISCOURAGED.

AND I WANNA, AGAIN, CONGRATULATE COUNCIL MEMBER SEARCH ON THIS SPECIAL MOMENT TONIGHT.

UH, I'M VERY EXCITED.

I KNOW YOU'RE JUST GONNA BE WONDERFUL.

AND, UH, WE ALL FEEL GREAT ABOUT IT.

SO THANK YOU.

UM, I THINK THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR TONIGHT.

SO TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE CARRIE.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE MUCH OF A LEARNING CURVE.

YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED A LOT, LOT, LOT OF SO MANY ITEMS, AND, AND I CONGRATULATE YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, UH, AT EVEN GREATER CAPACITY NOW.

AND, YOU KNOW, CARRIE HAS PUT HER HAT IN THE RING BEFORE AND WAS NOT SELECTED LAST TIME FOR CITY COUNCIL BACK IN THE DAY.

TO GIVE A LITTLE HISTORY, I PUT MY HOUSE, UH, MY MYSELF IN THE RING MANY YEARS AGO, AND I WAS NOT APPOINTED AS DAVE MCCAULEY.

AND I KNOW DARREN HAS, AND I THINK ROSE HAS.

SO PERSEVERANCE.

SO THOSE OF YOU WHO DID NOT GET APPOINTED, IT'S NO STRANGER TO MOST OF US UP HERE.

WE HAVE BEEN, UH, REJECTED AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, BEEN NOT HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY WHEN WE THOUGHT, UM, IT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US.

SO DON'T GIVE UP.

CONTINUE TO BE PERSISTENT.

UH, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, UH, OUR, UM, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ELIAS LOST HIS FATHER RECENTLY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN.

FORTUNATELY, I DO NOT KNOW HIS NAME, BUT WHEN I HAVE IT, PUT ON THE RECORD, UH, AND ASK, UH, ELIAS, PLEASE ACCEPT OUR CONDOLENCES ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL.

I WAS JUST MADE AWARE OF THIS AND, UH, I DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YOUR DAD.

BUT BASED ON, UH, WHO YOU ARE, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A TOTAL OF FEV SEVEN, UH, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, HE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

YOU ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST.

YOUR WORTH ETHIC IS JUST BEYOND MEASURE.

SO, ON BEHALF OF ALL US, WE OFFER SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UH, HIS NAME WAS, UH, EF YUSEF ALI, AND WE'LL GET THE CORRECT SPELLING FOR THAT.

COULD HE JUST HAVE A NAME LIKE ELIA TO MAKE IT EASIER? , BUT AGAIN, OUR CHIEFEST CONDOLENCES TO YOU.

UH, I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF, UH, KUKA IBARRA, LONGTIME RESIDENT OF LAHABRA.

SHE WAS A LONGTIME EMPLOYEE AT THE LAHABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SHE WORKED AT EL CERRITO FOR MANY YEARS, THEN MOVED TO LAS LOMAS WHERE SHE WAS A TEACHER'S AIDE.

WORKED WITH MY MOM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, LIKE 30 YEARS.

THEY WORKED TOGETHER OVER AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SHE WAS ALSO MY SON'S TEACHER AS AIDE, WHO'S NOW NOW 36.

BUT WHEN HE WAS JUST A YOUNGSTER BACK THEN, VERY ACTIVE, UH, IN THE CHURCH, SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PASSING THE BOND MEASURE AT LA HABER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SHE WALKED DOOR TO DOOR, DOOR TO DOOR, UH, BACK IN THE DAY.

AND BECAUSE OF HER HARD WORK, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS ABLE TO GET THOSE FUNDS TO DO THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY DO.

NOW, SHE'S A TRUE PILLAR.

SHE SURVIVED BY THREE CHILDREN, AND OF COURSE, HER, HER HUSBAND TOMMY, HAD PASSED AWAY SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

SO WE DO OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES, UM, TO THEM AS WELL.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. MAYOR.

MY FINAL PARTING SHOT IS THAT IT'S NICE TO NO LONGER BE THE NEWEST GUY ON COUNCIL.

SO THAT'S, SHE GETS COMMENT.

YOU'RE THE BOOT AS WE, AS WE CALL IT.

WE SHOULD, OH, SORRY.

OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? LET HER SPEAK.

ISN'T THAT FUNNY? THANK YOU.

YEAH, YEAH.

FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO DID APPLY THE SAME TIME THAT I DID, PLEASE, LIKE EVERYONE HAS SAID, DON'T GIVE UP BECAUSE THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY.

I WAS GONNA JUST ROLL RIGHT ON PAST THERE.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, UM, MR. MAYOR AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

UM, AND, AND LIKE OUR MAYOR SAID, IT'S NOT THAT IT HAPPENS OVERNIGHT.

UH, THIS HAS BEEN A 10 YEAR DREAM.

THIS HAS BEEN, IF YOU ASK, UM, ONE OF THE, UH, MAYORS AT THE TIME, HE ASKED ME THE QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, ON MY APPLICATION, I SAID, ONE DAY I WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND, UM, TOM BEAMISH SAID, WELL, ALL RIGHT, CARRIE, WHO ARE YOU GONNA KICK OFF? DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? AND I, AND I SAID, WELL, I DON'T WANNA KICK ANYBODY OFF, BUT COULDN'T YOU JUST BRING AN EXTRA CHAIR ? AND SO THAT WASN'T MY GOAL IS TO KICK ANYBODY OFF.

MY GOAL WAS TO LEARN TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT'S GIVEN TO ME, UM, MY FAMILY.

UM, AND SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY, BUT I WANTED TO FIRST TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY HUSBAND, FRED.

HE'S BEEN MY ROCK.

HE'S BEEN MY BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF ALL MY CRAZY IDEAS THAT I HAVE, THAT I THINK I'M GONNA DO AND, YOU KNOW, SET OUT TO DO.

AND HE GOES, WELL, IF THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT YOU WANNA DO.

SO THANK YOU HONEY, I LOVE YOU AND MY FAMILY, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT WAS HERE TO GIVE SUPPORT.

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THIS IS WHAT WE DO.

WE GIVE BACK IN.

MIGHT BE A SMALL WAY, IT MIGHT BE A LARGE WAY, BUT, UM, AS ONE OF MY MENTORS, JOHN CAMPOS SENIOR, HE USED TO SAY, CARRIE, JUST SHOW UP.

GET OUT THERE AND SHOW UP AND DO SO.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE DONE.

IS UH, ONE OF YOUR AGENDA ITEMS GONNA BE MOVE MORE, EAT HEALTHY? OF COURSE, , OF COURSE, OF COURSE.

WELL, SIR, AS SOON AS I GET THAT UNDER CONTROL, , THANK YOU CARRIE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

SO THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, MAY 6TH, 2024 AT 5:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL.

CLOSED SESSION ROOM ONE 12 C 100 EAST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD, FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.

SO AT THIS POINT, UH, CHAIRMAN GOMEZ WILL NOW CHAIR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING.

AND SO MAYOR, YOU'RE ADJOURNING IN BOTH OF THOSE ADJOURNED MEMORIES MENTIONED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

YES, THANK YOU.