[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney Jones PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Gomez ROLL CALL: Mayor Nigsarian Mayor Pro Tem Espinoza Councilmember Gomez Councilmember Medrano Councilmember Surich]
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I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA OF MAY 6TH, 2024.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS NOW 6:30 PM AND THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY CITY ATTORNEY JONES, FOLLOWED BY THE FLAG S**T, LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.
ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND AND BOW YOUR HEADS.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE GATHER THIS EVENING TO DO THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS FOR THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THOSE WHO ATTEND THIS EVENING TO APPEAR BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THE CITY COUNCIL WITH WISDOM AND INSIGHT, AND THAT THEY WILL DO THAT WHICH IS BEST FOR ALL THE HA WE SAY THESE THINGS IN THY NAME.
WILL EVERYBODY STEAL, STAY STANDING AND FACE THE FLAG.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS, ALL THE GREAT STUDENTS FROM SONORA HIGH SCHOOL, REPEAT AFTER ME.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WISHES STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY.
THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY JONES.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLE? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
[1. PROCLAIM MAY 6-12, 2024, AS LUNG CANCER ACTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS TONIGHT WOULD BE OUR PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS.AND FIRST UP WE HAVE PROCLAIMED MAY 6TH THROUGH 12TH, 2024 AS LUNG CANCER ACTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.
AND DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION? I BELIEVE WE HAVE A HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALIST, KARINA ALATORRE.
AND IF YOU PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM.
WELCOME, MR. MAYOR, JUST FOR THE RECORD BEFORE YOU GO, JUST ON THE RECORD, WE INDICATE THAT THERE WAS NO REPORTING OF CLOSED SESSION.
ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL FOR DECLARING 2ND OF MAY AS LUNG CANCER ACTION WEEK.
THE NEXT IS THE PROCLAMATION FOR MAY, 2024 AS BUILDING SAFETY.
NO, WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO PRESENT.
WE HAVE THOSE SIGNED, DON'T WE? YES, THEY ARE SIGNED.
ARE WE WILLING TO GO DOWN FOR A QUICK PHOTO OP THEN WITH, UH, CARINA? ABSOLUTELY.
CARINA, IF YOU COME BACK UP, PLEASE.
YOUR FRONT AND CENTER OVER HERE.
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE NEXT TO THE MAYOR.
I SIGNED THIS NUMBER MORE THAN 20 MINUTES AGO AND FORGOT THAT I DID.
LET ME JUST READ THE, THE, THE LAST PART HERE AFTER WE'RE SITUATED.
AND IT SAYS, NOW THEREFORE BE A PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HABRA DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY SIX THROUGH 12 20 24 AS LUNG CANCER ACTION WEEK IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS OF LAHABRA TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LUNG CANCER RISK FACTORS AND EARLY DETECTION AND TAKE ACTION AGAIN.
I THINK WE CAN STAY DOWN HERE.
UM, THE NEXT ONE, I BELIEVE THE
[2. PROCLAIM MAY 2024 AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
NEXT PROCLAMATION IS FOR BUILD BUILDING SAFETY MONTH.AND I DON'T KNOW UP THERE WHO IT IS, WHO I AM INVITING UP TO THE PODIUM, UH, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SUSAN KIM, OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AND SO THEREFORE, LET IT BE PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF LAHABRA, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 24TH AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.
HOLD YOUR PROCLAMATION, EVERYBODY SQUEEZE IN AS BEST YOU CAN.
IF I COULD JUST INVITE MY TEAM UP HERE WHO WORKS IN BOTH PROACTIVE IN REACTIVE BUILDING SAFETY, SIDEWAYS, SIDEWAYS.
THE TALL GUY WHO'S GONNA BE IN THE BACK.
OUR TOP, HE'S OUR CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL.
WE HAVE CYNTHIA REI, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR, AND NAALI CASS, OUR PERMIT SERVICES SUPERVISOR.
AND LIKE I SAID, THEY WORK BOTH PROACTIVELY IN THE PERMITS AND, UM, CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND GOING OUT AND INSPECTING THOSE AS WELL AS REACTIVELY IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR CODES ARE ENFORCED.
SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE
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FOR BUILDING SAFETY MONTH.[3. PROCLAIM MAY 5-11, 2024, AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
THERE'S A PROCLAMATION FOR PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK.AND AGAIN, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHO IT IS THAT WE'RE, I'M INVITING UP RHONDA KENYA.
COME ON UP AND, AND LET IT BE PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HARBOR DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 5TH THROUGH 11 20 24 AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA AND FURTHER EXTENDS APPRECIATION FOR OUR PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK, RONDA JAY BARONI, CMC, AND TO ALL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS FOR THE VITAL SERVICES THEY PERFORM AND THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY REPRESENT.
AND THAT'S IT FOR PROCLAMATIONS.
[ 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.]
ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.WHEN ADDRESSING THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING, UNLIMITED 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.
IS THERE ANYBODY WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT ON ANY ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA? IF SO, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
UH, COUPLE OF THANKS ARE IN ORDER.
UH, THROUGHOUT THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I'VE HAD A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO NOT ONLY JUST SOME OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, BUT ALSO SOME OF THE, UH, CITY OFFICIALS OUTSIDE OF CITY COUNCIL.
I WANTED TO, UH, THANK MICHAEL POT, UH, PLOTNIK, I BELIEVE THAT'S HIS, HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE HIS LAST NAME? UM, I SPOKE WITH HIM ABOUT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
UM, IF YOU RECALL, I, UM, UH, COMMENTED ON THE TRAFFIC COLLISION THAT OCCURRED ON THE HARBOR BOULEVARD AND PALM, UH, WITH THE, UH, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
AND, UH, UH, MICHAEL WENT OUT TO THAT INTERSECTION AS WELL AS SOME OTHER INTERSECTIONS FROM SOME OTHER INS, UH, ACCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED IN RECENT HISTORY.
AND, UH, HE SEEMED TO BE VERY PROACTIVE, UM, VERY WILLING TO HEAR THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS.
AND, UH, HE WAS ALSO OUT THERE WITH, UH, LA HARVA, PDS, UH, TRAFFIC, UH, HEAD TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.
I ALSO WANNA THANK LA HARVA PD FOR THAT.
UM, AND GOING TO A LOT OF THESE EVENTS THAT I'VE BEEN, UH, ATTENDING.
UH, I WANT TO THANK THE, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S THE, UM, RECREATION, UH, DEPARTMENT, UH, THAT HELD THE SENIOR DANCE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
IT WAS PRETTY FUN TO BE OUT THERE, BUT THEY ALSO GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO, UH, PROVIDE SERVICE BY HELPING SERVE FOOD TO THE SENIORS DURING THE SENIOR DANCE.
UM, COUPLE OF EVENTS THAT I WENT TO, UH, OTHER EVENTS THAT I WENT TO WERE HOSTED BY THE HARBOR HOST LIONS CLUB.
AND LASTLY, UH, THE CITRUS FAIR THAT WE HAD THIS, UH, LAST WEEKEND WAS PRETTY AWESOME.
AND I WANNA THANK THE CITY OFFICIALS AS WELL AS SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE CONTRACTED OUT TO, UH, UM, MAKE THIS ALL HAPPEN.
SO, UH, WE DO HAVE ANOTHER EVENT COMING UP JUNE 8TH.
UM, UH, MYSELF BEING A MEMBER OF THE LAW HARBOR ALLIANCE CLUB WILL BE HOSTING THE, UH, BADGES BARBECUE AND, UH, BLUES, UH, FESTIVAL THAT'S GONNA BE OCCURRING ON JUNE 8TH.
AND I REALLY HOPE EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE, UH, LA HARBOR PD EXPLORER PROGRAM.
UH, MY COMPANY, UM, BUSINESS, UH, LA HARBINGER HORIZON WILL BE HOST WILL BE SPONSORING THAT EVENT.
AND SO IT'D BE PRETTY COOL TO SEE PEOPLE COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
ANYBODY ELSE WANTING TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM? NOT ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING, PLEASE STEP UP.
AND YOUR NAME IS SHARON FRAZIER AND MY FRIEND HERE, JEANETTE PAR, WE ARE REPRESENTING EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE ON PALM IN LA HABRA.
AND, UH, WE ARE A LOVING AND CARING COMMUNITY OF CHURCH.
AND WE, WE ARE ALWAYS DOING THINGS IN THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES.
WE DO THINGS IN ANAHEIM, WE DO IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.
WE HELP OUT, UH, WITH THE CLOSED CLOSET AT ST.
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HOSPITAL.BUT GUESS WHAT? WE DON'T DO ANYTHING HERE IN THE HABRA.
WE ARE TRYING TO FIND A PERSON OR PERSONS THAT WE COULD CONTACT WITHIN THE CITY, YOU KNOW, THAT WE COULD, UM, WORK WITH AND, UH, COME UP WITH SOME PROJECTS.
WE, WE'VE DONE CHRISTMAS, UM, GIFT BASKETS OR CHRISTMAS FOOD BASKETS.
WE'VE DONE, UH, CLOTHING DRIVES.
BUT WHAT'S THE NEED HERE? WE'D LIKE TO KNOW AND WE'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED.
UH, SHARON, UH, AND, UH, THE, UH, CONGREGATION THERE HAVE, UH, KINDLY, UH, DONATED, ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER BACKPACKS, UH, FOR THE, UH, UH, LOS ANGELES REGIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE, UH, ONE, WHICH I WAS A PART OF, AND, UH, HELPED FIND, UH, ACTUALLY I HELPED FOUND THE, UH, THE LA REGIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE, UH, A FEW YEARS AGO.
UH, AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT'S ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I BELIEVE IT WAS.
AND, UH, I WAS ABLE TO DROP THOSE OFF AT THE TASK FORCE OFFICE IN MONTEREY PARK, UH, WITH MY OLD PARTNERS.
SO, UH, THEY'RE RARING AND ROARING AND READY TO GO.
WHAT I, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THERE'S KELLY AND KIM RIGHT OVER HERE WITH OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, UHHUH
THEY COULD TALK TO 'EM AFTER THE MEETING.
AND ALSO, UH, PASTOR GERTY DENNIS WOULD, WOULD BE GREAT TO TALK TO HIM AS WELL.
YEAH, HE'S, YES, I KNOW HIM VERY WELL.
BUT, BUT HE'S, HE'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT CAN WE DO IN THIS, IN THE CITY? BECAUSE WE JUST REALLY DON'T KNOW.
AND THESE YOUNG LADIES HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN.
SHARON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
UH, YOU MAKE, YOU MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, NOT ONLY IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
AND, UH, WE'LL, UH, YOU AND L WILL BE HAVING SOME COFFEE PRETTY SOON.
WE'LL BE, UH, WE'LL BE DOING SOME THINGS.
YOU KNOW WHAT, IF EVERYBODY CAN GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE BECAUSE THEY REALLY, REALLY DO, UH, DO SOME GREAT THINGS.
I WAS GONNA SAY, IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR THIS KIND OF INTEREST AND COMMITMENT TO OUR CARING COMMUNITY.
AND AGAIN, THERE'S AN INFINITE NUMBER OF WAYS TO SERVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
SO I WANTED TO ADD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS CLEAR, AND I'M SURE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU.
ALRIGHT, SIR, WELCOME YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
MY NAME IS DAVID CURLEY AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND ACTUALLY THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE ME REFERENCED THE, UH, THE CAR ACCIDENT DOWN AT THE HARBOR BOULEVARD IN PALM LAST MONTH.
AND I'M, I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SAME THING.
UM, I GOT MY HANDS ON THE DISPATCH LOG FROM LA COUNTY FIRE, AND I HAVE COPIES FOR YOU GUYS IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT.
UM, BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT SOME THINGS IN THAT AND, AND SPECIFICALLY LA COUNTY FIRE'S, UH, PERFORMANCE IN THAT CALL.
SO WHEN THE CALL WENT OUT, THE FIRST ARRIVING ENGINE, UH, 1 92 ARRIVED IN UNDER THREE MINUTES.
BUT IT ALL WENT DOWNHILL FROM THERE.
UM, THE NEXT ARRIVING ENGINE TOOK 15 MINUTES.
THE FIRST PARAMEDIC SQUAD HAD TO COME FROM NORWALK AND TOOK 17 MINUTES.
THE NEXT, UH, PARAMEDIC SQUAD AFTER THAT FROM LAHABRA, 22 MINUTES.
UH, THE NEXT SQUAD AFTER THAT FROM UPTOWN WHITTIER, ALSO 22 MINUTES.
AND THEN, UH, ANOTHER SQUAD FROM DIAMOND BAR TOOK 26 MINUTES.
SO I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST INCIDENT THAT LAHABRA HAS HAD IN A VERY LONG TIME.
UH, IN TERMS OF A MEDICAL AID, UM, THERE WERE EIGHT PATIENTS.
IT WAS DECLARED A MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT.
UM, THIS IS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT LA COUNTY CANNOT GET RESOURCES HERE QUICKLY WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS.
AND REALLY, THESE RESPONSE TIMES ARE TERRIBLE FOR ANY CITY.
UM, THE ORANGE COUNTY CITIES DO THEIR EMS DIFFERENTLY WHERE EVERY ENGINE IS A PARAMEDIC ENGINE OR JUST ABOUT EVERY ENGINE.
LA COUNTY DOES THESE PARAMEDIC SQUADS.
SO ANY TIME SOMETHING BLOWS UP, YOU KNOW, WELL, HABER JUST HAS ONE SQUAD AT THIS TIME, BOMB'S GOT ONE, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GO AND PULL FROM DIFFERENT AREAS TO GET, UH, ADEQUATE STAFFING.
WHAT'S PARTICULARLY EMBARRASSING THOUGH, IS THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED LITERALLY LESS THAN 10 FEET FROM BREA, BECAUSE THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET THERE IS BREA, THEY DIDN'T CALL BREA FOR HELP.
THEY DIDN'T CALL FULLERTON FOR HELP AND THEY DIDN'T CALL THE HARBOR HEIGHTS FOR HELP.
EVEN THOUGH ALL THREE OF THOSE CITIES HAVE PARAMEDIC UNITS CLOSER THAN NORWALK, WHITTIER, UH, DIAMOND BAR.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST EMBARRASSING.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT THE MUTUAL AID AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENTS, THEY DON'T PROVIDE FOR THAT.
THEY ONLY PROVIDE FOR THOSE CITIES HELPING IN VERY SMALL PARTS OF LAHABRA, MOSTLY ON THE, THE EAST AND THE SOUTH SIDE.
WHERE WE ARE NOW, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR MUTUAL AID.
SO IF SOMETHING BIG HAPPENED HERE AT CITY HALL OR LIKE THIS
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PAST WEEKEND AT THE, UH, CITRUS FAIR BREA FULLERTON, LA HARBOR HEIGHTS, THEY'RE NOT COMING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT, THEY DON'T HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH LA COUNTY FIRE TO COME THIS FAR INTO THE CITY.I I MEAN, SOMEONE'S GONNA DIE FROM THIS UNLESS THIS IS FIXED.
UM, AND, AND REALLY THE ONLY WAY IT GETS FIXED IS IF THE FIVE OF YOU AND THE CITY MANAGER WORK WITH THOSE CITIES TO RENEGOTIATE THOSE AGREEMENTS.
I'LL LEAVE IT WITH THE CLERK IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
ALRIGHT, MR. CURLEY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INTERESTING COMMENTS.
ALRIGHT, ANYBODY ELSE? WI WISHING TO SPEAK.
SO I WORK ACROSS THE STREET AT I PICKLE EYE TENNIS.
UM, WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
I'M PRETTY SURE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S KIND OF HEARD OF PICKLEBALL AT THIS POINT.
WE ARE HAVING A SOCIAL AND WE LIKE TO INVITE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO COME OUT WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
UM, ANY OF THE CITY WORKERS I VISITED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE, THE THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, ONE IN, IN THE HEIGHTS AND THE, UM, POLICE STATION AND HAVE INVITED EVERYBODY.
WE ARE ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH LEASE.
AND I CANNOT GET OUR OWNER TO PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO THE FACILITY FOR SAFETY, FOR RESTRUCTURING FOR ANYTHING UNTIL WE COULD GET THIS, UM, LEASE PASSED A MONTH TO MONTH.
I KNOW WE HAVE AN RFQ IN THE SYSTEM, UM, AND WE'RE TRYING TO BID FURTHER OUT IN ORDER TO DO THE REPAIRS THAT ARE NEEDED AT THE FACILITIES.
BUT I WANT TO SEE IF YOU GUYS COULD COME OUT, MEET OUR COMMUNITY, SEE HOW WONDERFUL WE REALLY ARE.
THEY'RE ALL FROM, I PICK A LIE.
UM, I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS.
WE DO, UM, BRING REVENUE TO THE CITY, NOT ONLY BASED ON THE LEASE THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE THERE, BUT OUR, OUR PATRONS COME FROM.
ALL OUR MEMBERS COME FROM ALL OVER AND THEY STOP ALPHA AT THE LOCAL STORES, THE GAS STATIONS, THEY'RE SPENDING MONEY IN OUR CITY COMING TO SPEND TIME AT OUR PLACE HERE IN, UM, LAHABRA.
NOT ONLY THAT, JUST EVEN ON THE ITIN SIDE, I'M, I'M ACTUALLY THE I PICKLE MANAGER, BUT ON THE TENNIS SIDE WITH ALL OF OUR COURTS AT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS NOW BEING CLOSED OFF, IF YOU DON'T CONTINUE THE LEASE HERE, OUR TENNIS PLAYERS ARE NOT GONNA HAVE ANYWHERE TO PLAY TENNIS BECAUSE, UH, ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HERE IN LAHABRA ARE ALL CLOSED CAMPUS.
SO, UM, AFTER HOURS, YOU CANNOT GET ONTO THE CAMPUSES TO PLAY TENNIS.
UH, SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DO PROVO.
THEY HAVE THEIR LEAGUES THERE.
SO I SEE THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMING IN.
WE'RE TRYING TO REBUILD THE, UM, THE YOUTH PROGRAM.
UM, AFTER COVID D UM, WE WANNA OPEN OUR HOURS UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE JUST WANNA SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
WE WANT TO GET, UM, THE INFORMATION OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT WE KNOW.
I'VE BEEN, I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 25 YEARS AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS PLACE EXISTED UNTIL TWO YEARS AGO.
SO THAT BEING SAID, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO ADVERTISE IN OUR LOCAL, UM, NEWSPAPERS.
I WANTED, I'VE BEEN TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER TRYING TO GET SOME INFORMATION UP ON OUR BOARDS FOR THEIR, FOR OUR YOUTH AND ADULTS TO KNOW ABOUT OUR, WHAT WE, WHAT WE HAVE THERE, OUR, OUR LESSONS AND OUR CLINICS.
UM, BUT I DID BRING SOME FLYERS SO THAT YOU GUYS, UM, COULD HAVE THIS, BRING YOUR FAMILIES OUT, COME SUPPORT, COME MEET OUR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE REALLY AN AWESOME COMMUNITY.
UM, AND THEN JUST ENJOY A DAY, LEARN A NEW SPORT, OR PLAY A SPORT THAT MAYBE YOU'RE ALREADY AWARE OF.
UM, SO I JUST WELCOME YOU TO COME JOIN US.
SO I'M GONNA LEAVE THESE HERE OVER ON THE TABLE FOR YOU GUYS.
ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS, UH, ARI RE I'M THE NEW DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER, UH, BLANCA PACHECO, WHO REPRESENTS THE CITY OF LAHABRA IN UP IN SACRAMENTO.
UM, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
WE, UM, WE'VE ALREADY WRITTEN SOME LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THE FEDERAL EARMARK FOR THE OS TO PARK FOR SOME OF THE RENOVATIONS THAT YOU GUYS ARE, UH, WORKING WITH YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
AND FINALLY, I WANTED JUST TO, I, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE HERE, BUT THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR ONE NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR IN THE ENTIRE, UH, ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
AND WE HAVE EIGHT AND TWO PORTIONS OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF WHITTIER.
AND THIS YEAR WE'RE HONORING, UH, THE LAHABRA LIONS HOST CLUB, UH, FOR NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR.
SO, UH, LAHABRA, UH, HOST LIONS CLUB WILL BE FLOWING UP TO SACRAMENTO ON JUNE THE FIFTH.
THEY'LL BE ABLE, THEY'LL BE ESCORTED ON THE FLOOR AND THEY'LL BE JOINED BY THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR A SPECIAL LUNCHEON UP IN SACRAMENTO.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO.
AGAIN, I'M HERE AS A RESOURCE.
UH, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
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MR. REESE.PLEASE EXTEND OUR, UH, GRATITUDE AND BEST WISHES TO ASSEMBLYWOMAN UH, PACHECO.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HARBOR HOST LIONS ON THAT AUSPICIOUS DESIGNATION.
WHO'S GOING UP? YOU, ANNETTE, MAYBE ALL
I'VE BEEN LIVED HERE 42 YEARS.
WHAT'S THE LAST NAME ONE MORE TIME? MINICK, MIN MINICK.
I, TWO YEARS AGO I HAD NO IDEA WHAT PICKLEBALL WAS.
SOMEONE INVITED ME, THAT GUY, AND I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT.
YOU'VE GOT A REALLY NICE FACILITY ACROSS THE STREET FOR SENIORS WHO THEY DON'T HAVE AS GOOD A HEALTH AS WE DO.
THERE'S A LOT OF US HERE THAT WE'RE SENIORS, WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE REALLY GOOD HEALTH, BUT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, PUT MONEY INTO THE FACILITY THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A, A LONG-TERM CONTRACT.
AND IF YOU HAD A CAR AND YOU KNEW YOU WERE GONNA SELL IT, WOULD YOU PUT NEW TIRES ON IT IF YOU DIDN'T NEED TO? I MEAN, IT'S KINDA LIKE GOES TOGETHER.
AND JUST IN THE TWO YEARS I'VE BEEN THERE, I MEAN, YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO GET A COURT RELATIVELY EASILY.
NOW YOU'VE GOTTA RESERVE THE COURT SO YOU CAN GET ON AND YOU GO THERE.
MONDAYS, TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS, ALMOST ALL THE COURTS ARE FULL.
THEY RECENTLY ADDED FOUR MORE COURTS BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE STANDING AROUND TOO MUCH.
SO IT'S AN EXCELLENT FACILITY.
IT NEEDS SOME UPGRADES, BUT THEY NEED A LONGER TERM EXTENSION TO BE ABLE TO PUT MONEY INTO THIS FACILITY.
HOW MANY HERE WITH THE PICKLE? AND, AND THE COURTS ARE FULL RIGHT NOW.
JUST A, UH, A QUICK ADDITION TOO.
YOU KNOW, VISTA GRANDE PARK IS A PARK WE'RE BUILDING RIGHT NOW.
IS IT 16 ACRES I THINK OFF OF IDAHO.
GONNA HAVE PICKLEBALL, PICKLEBALL, COURTS FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
NOT TO SAY THAT WE CAN'T WORK WITH THIS SITUATION, BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, MORE PICKLEBALL COURTS FREE TO, TO THE, WELL TO ANYBODY IS GONNA BE AVAILABLE AT VISTA GRANDE PARK WHEN THAT PARK OPENS AGAIN.
ALRIGHT, ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TONIGHT? PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES.
UH, MY DANG, I'M A RESIDENT OF LAHABRA HEIGHTS AND I PLAY PICKLEBALL TOO AT THE, THE EYE TENNIS EYE PICKLE CENTER.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UM, I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THAT FACILITY SINCE, UH, PICKLEBALL STARTED ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, I THINK.
AND, UH, BEFORE THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR PUBLIC PLACES TO PLAY IN LA HABRA AND THERE WERE NONE.
UM, NOT IN WHITTIER, NOT IN LA HABRA, NOT IN BREA.
THIS WAS ON THE ONLY CENTER I COULD FIND.
AND, UM, I WISH THAT THE OWNER COULD, UH, HAVE A LONGER LEASE BECAUSE, UH, THERE'S BEEN SOME ISSUES WITH LIGHTS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING OR COURTS THAT NEEDED RESURFACING.
AND, UH, LIKE TOM SAID, AND PAM SAID, UM, HE JUST DOESN'T WANNA PUT MONEY INTO IT IF IT'S NOT A LONGER LEASE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD OVER THE YEARS.
SO, UH, I REALLY ENJOY THE SPORE AND I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD SPORT FOR ALL AGES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL, YOU KNOW, MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN.
UM, SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE THE, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE MAYOR TO LOOK INTO THIS AND MAYBE EXTEND THE LEASE AND HELP US OUT, UM, WITH PICKLEBALL.
MY NAME IS KATHY JU AND AGAIN, ANOTHER PICKLEBALL PERSON.
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT GETTING BORED WITH US YET.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, JOHN HAS MADE IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE CLUB.
AS SOMEBODY MENTIONED, FOUR NEW COURTS HAVE BEEN ADDED.
PAM HAS RECENTLY BEEN HIRED, AND PAM IS GENERATING SO MUCH ENTHUSIASM.
IF YOU COME OUT LIKE ON A TUESDAY MORNING, THERE'S DONUTS AND DINKS, DINKS AND DONUTS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO YOU CAN COME GET A DONUT, YOU CAN DINK PLAY.
UM, JUST SO MANY FUN ACTIVITIES ARE GOING ON NOW IN ADDITION TO THE, UM, CHILI COOKOFF THAT SHE GAVE YOU FLYERS FOR.
BUT, UM, MIKE COMMON IS IN EXTENSION TO WHOEVER WAS TALKING ABOUT THE NEW PARK COMING IN AND COURTS COMING IN THERE IS, DON'T FORGET YOUR TENNIS PLAYERS TOO, AS PAM SAID, THERE'S NO OPEN COURTS IN LA HABER RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU TAKE AWAY THAT PARK, IF WE DON'T GET A MONTH TO MONTH LEA OR MORE THAN A MONTH TO MONTH LEASE THERE, THERE'S NO TENNIS COURTS THAT IF YOU WAKE UP ON A SUNDAY MORNING AND GO,
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I WANNA GO PLAY TENNIS, YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE CITY TO GO DO THAT.WHICH MEANS YOUR MONEY GOES WITH YOU.
'CAUSE I KNOW I LIVE IN BREA RIGHT OVER THE BORDER.
UM, AND I FILL MY GAS TANK AT BERRY BROTHERS BECAUSE IT'S CONVENIENT.
I BUY FOOD IN THE HARBOR BECAUSE IT'S CONVENIENT.
SO ALL THE PEOPLE COMING INTO YOUR TOWN ARE SPENDING MONEY HERE.
AND WE'VE BEEN STAYING IT FOR YEARS, SINCE PRE COVID.
WE REALLY NEED A LONGER LEASE BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW WONDERFUL WE ARE, ME INCLUDED,
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, WE WANNA STICK AROUND, WE WANNA PLAY AND WE NEED YOUR HELP TO DO IT.
THANK YOU, MR. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MAY I, YOU KNOW, HEARING THE INDIVIDUALS HERE IN THE, IN THE CROWD TODAY, MAY I ASK, UM, THAT WE AGENDIZE LOOKING AT THEIR LEASE, EVEN IF WE CAN LOOK AT MAYBE A ONE YEAR OPTION OR SOMETHING, JUST LOOK AT ALL THE OPTIONS, JUST TAKE A LOOK AT IT AGAIN AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT FOR PEOPLE.
UM, YEAH, WE WERE PLANNING ON BRINGING SOMETHING TO COUNCIL, UH, NEXT FISCAL YEAR ABOUT THIS, SO, OKAY.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW OR A REVIEW, UH, OF THIS WHOLE LEASING ARRANGEMENT.
SO, SO IT'S WORKING ON, BUT THIS HAS BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS FOR MANY YEARS.
THE STORY I TELL IS WHEN MY SON WAS SIX YEARS OLD AND PLAYING LITTLE LEAGUE AT PORTOLA PARK, WE WERE TOLD YOU CAN'T PLAY AT PORTOLA PARK ANYMORE.
SO THEY'VE MADE FIELDS OVER AT LADERA PALMA BECAUSE THIS WHOLE AREA WAS GONNA BE REDONE.
THAT CHILD IS TURNING 32 THIS MONTH.
THAT HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS SIX.
ALRIGHT, MS. DEE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE OFF THE TIMER NOW, BUT THANK YOU.
I KNOW THAT MS. MS. PURCELL, I'M SORRY, WE'RE LIMITED TO ONLY 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS AND YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN FOR THREE.
SO I'D ASK FOR SOMEBODY WHO HAS NOT SPOKEN, WHO WISHES TO SPEAK, MR. MINNICK? OH, YOU'RE JUST DROPPING OFF YOUR PEN.
SOMEBODY WHO HAS NOT SPOKEN AND WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE.
I HAVE A FROG IN MY THROAT, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
I'M NOT A PICKLEBALL PLAYER, BUT I PLAY AT THE PARK ALSO AND I'VE BEEN PLAYING ALL TENNIS PLAYERS.
OKAY? I RUN A GAME, I RUN A TENNIS GAME AT THAT PARK, AT THAT CLUB THREE TIMES A WEEK.
AND I BRING TENNIS PLAYERS TO THE CLUB.
AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE TENNIS PLAYERS TO HAVE NICE COURTS.
THE HIGH SCHOOLS NEED BETTER COURTS.
THESE COURTS HAVE NOT BEEN REFURBISHED TENNIS COURTS IN YEARS.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING AT THE HABRA FOR MORE THAN LIKELY 15 YEARS NOW.
AND THE TENNIS COURTS HAVE NEVER BEEN FINISHED REFURBISHED.
THEY NEED IT DESPERATELY, AND THEY'RE ALL RIGHT.
HIGH TENNIS IS NOT GOING TO INVEST MONEY IN THAT CLUB UNLESS THEY HAVE A LEASE A MONTH TO MONTH.
AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR THEM.
THEY WANNA STAY THERE, THEY WANT THE CLUB TO SURVIVE.
THEY'VE PUT IN A 17 PICKLEBALL COURTS, GUYS, HOW MANY, ABOUT 17 PICKLEBALL COURTS.
THEY TOOK TENNIS COURTS TO DO IT.
THE TENNIS PLAYERS ARE GOOD WITH THEM DOING THAT, THAT WILL GIVE THEM INCOME AND LET IT SURVIVE.
UH, MADAM CLERK, UH, HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE REMAINING FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS? I THINK WE MIGHT BE GETTING CLOSE AT THIS POINT.
UM, YOU HAVE EIGHT MINUTES ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATION.
ALRIGHT, WELL IF THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE STEP UP.
HI, MY NAME IS BARBARA KLINGBERG AND I LIVE IN NORTH ORANGE COUNTY.
UM, I REMEMBER WHEN THE TENNIS COURT WERE PUT IN BACK IN THE, WHAT, SEVENTIES OR EIGHTIES OF BEING AROUND THAT LONG.
I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LA HARBOR TO PUT ITSELF ON THE MAP.
UH, THERE WAS NO OTHER PREMIER PICKLEBALL FACILITY IN NORTH ORANGE COUNTY.
YOU HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SOUTH COUNTY TO, UH, TO GO TO A PICKLEBALL CLUB.
AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE STARTED TO, UM, ATTRACT NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS THAT BRINGS A LOT OF BUSINESS TO THE CITY AND I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LA HARBOR TO PUT ITSELF ON A MAP AS FAR AS PICKLEBALL IS CONCERNED.
AND IT'S A VERY GOING SPORT AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE CITY AND FOR NORTH ORANGE COUNTY AND I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL.
I I I DO THINK WE'VE GOT THE MESSAGE, BUT IS THERE
IS THERE'S ONE MORE PERSON WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC? YEAH.
ALRIGHT,
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AFTER.BUT DO WE HAVE A COMMUNITY POOL IN THE CITY? THAT'S MY QUESTION.
WELL, THIS ACTUALLY PUBLIC COMMENT ISN'T FOR Q AND A, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE IS NO CITY POOL IN LAHABRA.
BUT WITH THAT SAID, PLEASE CONTINUE WITH YOUR OWN COMMENTS.
BECAUSE I GREW UP HERE SINCE I WAS LIKE FOUR OR FIVE, AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A POOL AND I NEVER GREW UP IN AN APARTMENT, SO I DIDN'T HAVE AN APARTMENT POOL, SO I ALWAYS WANTED A POOL DURING THE SUMMERTIME GROWING UP.
SO I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO MAKE TIME TO FIND A POOL AND SUMMER'S COMING UP AS WELL.
AND THIS IS JUST AN IDEA THAT JUST CAME INTO MY HEAD, JUST LIKE BEING HERE TODAY, JUST LIKE LISTENING TO EVERY ELSE'S COMMENTS.
WE DO NEED A POOL, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE WANNA SWIM AND LITTLE KIDS TOO.
AND I THINK IT'S STILL DANGEROUS TO SNEAK INTO LIKE AN APARTMENTS POOL BECAUSE YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T LIVE IN THE, YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T LIVE IN THE APARTMENT, YOU DON'T LIVE IN THE FACILITY.
SO I DON'T KNOW, A PUBLIC POOL WOULD BE AN AMAZING TO HAVE IN THE CITY ONE DAY IN THE FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL.
ARE WE GOOD? NOW? WE HAVE ONE MORE.
I'M A RESIDENT OF LA HABER FOR 15 YEARS.
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A SUGGESTION.
I SAY THAT WE SHOULD OPEN UP ALL OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS WHEN THEY'RE NOT IN USE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO USE 'EM FOR RECREATION, LIKE TO WALK THEIR DOGS TO PLAY SPORTS.
BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN THEY, BEFORE THEY PUT ALL THE, ALL THESE FENCES UP IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOLS THAT PEOPLE WOULD OFTEN GO LIKE, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, TO SONO HIGH SCHOOL, PEOPLE WOULD USE THE TRACK THAT PEOPLE WOULD USE THE OBSTACLE COURSES, PEOPLE WOULD USE THE TENNIS COURTS.
BUT NOW IT'S ALL BEHIND THESE BIG TALL WROUGHT IRON GATES.
AND I'M NOT SURE WHY, BECAUSE I REMEMBER PEOPLE USED THEM FOR YEARS AND LIKE, ESPECIALLY LIKE SIERRA VISTA, PEOPLE OFTEN GO THERE TO WALK THEIR DOGS, KIDS WILL PLAY IN THE PLAYGROUND, BUT SOMETIMES THEY FORGET TO OPEN THE DOORS AND, AND THEY, AND THEY NEVER OPEN THE DOORS IN THE FRONT, SO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO GO AROUND TO THE BACK, WHICH MEANS GOING AROUND AN ENTIRE CITY BLOCK.
AND WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL IS THE SAME WAY THEY BUILT THESE, THESE HIGH FENCES AROUND EVERYTHING.
SO THEY LOCKED THE WHOLE PLACE UP.
AND I'M NOT SURE WHY I UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION, SECURITY'S IMPORTANT, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT THEY SHOULD AT LEAST OPEN UP THE GATES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME IN AND RECREATE WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION.
IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, MAY MR. MAYOR, PLEASE.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN ROSE AND I WENT TO SCHOOL HERE IN LAHABRA, THERE WERE NO FENCES AT ANY OF OUR SCHOOLS.
AND UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE OF NOW WITH ALL THE SAFETY ISSUES AND CONCERNS HAVE HAPPENED AT OUR SCHOOLS AS WELL AS GRAFFITI, THAT'S WHY THE FENCES HAVE HAD TO GO UP.
AND WE DON'T LIKE 'EM ANY MORE THAN YOU DO.
AND WE'D LOVE TO HAVE 'EM OPEN.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY'VE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF VANDALISM, BURGLARIES AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
AND NOT ONLY HERE IN LA HABRA, YOU'LL SEE FENCES LITERALLY ALL OVER THE PLACE NOW AT MOST SCHOOLS ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND.
THIS IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT ISSUE.
THE CITY ACTUALLY HAS GOT, DISTRICT HAS GOT NO CONTROL OVER, UH, WHAT THE SCHOOLS DO AT THEIR PROPERTY, UNFORTUNATELY.
BUT I JUST LIKE TO MAKE THAT SUGGESTION, MAKE, MAKE MY VOICE BE HEARD.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. MCGINNEY.
IF I CAN ALSO, UH, FOR THE YOUNG MAN, UH, SERIOUSLY CONTACT, UH, FULLERTON FULLERTON, UH, UH, JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH GOVERNS SONORA AND, UH, AND, UH, LAHABRA CONTACT, UH, THE LAHABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UH, AND SERIOUSLY GO TO THEIR, GO TO THEIR MEETING, UH, AND BE GREAT JOB COMING UP HERE.
VERY PROUD OF YOU FOR DOING THAT.
AND ALSO REMEMBER THERE'S A THIRD SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE IN LAHABRA LOWELL JOINT.
THEY HAVE THEIR HEADQUARTERS OVER ON VALLEY HOME BETWEEN WHITTER BOULEVARD AND LAHABRA AND LAHABRA BOULEVARD.
UH, I ENCOURAGE YOU, UH, TO CONTACT THE THREE BOARDS AND, UH, AND PRESENT WHAT YOU JUST POINTED YOUNG, UH, PRESENT A YOUNG MAN BECAUSE, UH, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
UH, BUT, UH, FOR REASONS THAT MY COLLEAGUE, UH, OUR FORMER MAYOR AND COUNCIL PERSON JAMES GOMEZ, UH, HAD GIVEN, THAT'S THE UNFORTUNATE REALITY FOR SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR 28 YEARS AND A RETIRED DEPUTY SHERIFF RIGHT HERE, THE MAYOR.
THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR CITIES AND THAT'S THE UNFORTUNATE PART THAT, UH, THAT, UH, OUR SCHOOLS AND PARKS AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT HAVE TO BE CLOSED UP LIKE THAT.
DO WE STILL HAVE TIME? RHONDA, ARE WE, DO WE, ARE WE OUT? YES.
ON THE BASIS OF OUR 30 MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENTS BEING TAKEN UP, I'D LIKE TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO SPOKE ON THIS ISSUE WITH REGARD TO, UH, PICKLEBALL AND EYE TENNIS.
YOUR, YOUR VOICES HAVE BEEN HEARD THAT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU.
AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO SPOKE TONIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, IS THAT THE THING? OH, YOU WANNA LEAVE IT WITH THE, THE CLERK? THAT'D BE GREAT, MR. MINNICK.
BUT WITH THAT I WILL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE, UH, CONSENT CALENDAR, PLEASE.
BEFORE CONSENT CALENDAR, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE IS NEW VERBIAGE ADDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL
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MEETING AGENDA AND THIS MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO READ THAT ALOUD AND THEN IT WILL JUST STAY ON AS A PERMANENT RECORD OF THE AGENDA.SENATE BILL 1 4 3 9 SB 1 4 3 9 AMENDED GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 8 4 3 0 8 TO EXPAND THE REGULATION OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF $250 FROM DONORS INVOLVED IN CERTAIN MATTERS BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE BODY.
IF THE DONOR HAS A MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE AGENCY AND THE OFFICIAL RECEIVED A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION FROM THE DONOR IN EXCESS OF $250 IN THE PRIOR 12 MONTHS, THE OFFICIAL MUST PUBLICLY DISCLOSE THE CONTRIBUTION AND CANNOT IN ANY WAY PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION OF THE MATTER.
THE DONOR ALSO HAS A DUTY TO DISCLOSE THE CONTRIBUTION ON THE RECORD IN THE 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE DECISION.
A LOCAL OFFICIAL CANNOT RECEIVE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF $250 FROM A DONOR.
WITH AN ECONOMIC INTEREST IN THE GOVERNMENTAL DECISION, PUBLIC OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY TRACK ALL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH COLLECTIVELY EXCEED $250 IN ANY 12 MONTH PERIOD FROM ANY SINGLE SOURCE.
[ CONSENT CALENDAR: Senate Bill 1439 (“SB 1439”) amended Government Code Section 84308 to expand the regulation of campaign contributions in excess of $250 from donors involved in certain matters before the legislative body. If the donor has a matter pending before the agency, and the official received a campaign contribution from the donor in excess of $250 in the prior 12 months, the official must publicly disclose the contribution and cannot in any way participate in the decision of the matter. The donor also has a duty to disclose the contribution on the record. In the 12 months following the decision, a local official cannot receive campaign contributions in excess of $250 from a donor with an economic interest in the governmental decision. Public officials are encouraged to closely track all campaign contributions which collectively exceed $250 in any 12-month period from any single source. 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. ]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSENT CALENDAR.ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE 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 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 14.
THANK YOU, RHONDA, ARE THERE ANY CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS THAT THE STAFF WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED? NONE.
MR. MAYOR, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT MY CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE REMOVED? THANK YOU.
ANY ITEMS THAT THE MAYOR, I BEG YOUR PARDON.
NOT REMOVED, BUT I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM UM, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT VERY WELL ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THAT WOULD BE THE, UH, UH, THE ITEM, UH, WITH REGARD TO THE WOMEN'S CLUB.
SO THE RECORD WILL REFLECT THAT YOU ARE RECUSING YOURSELF, UH, ON THAT ITEM.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD JUST HOLD A, A GENERAL VOTE FOR APPROVAL ON THE ENTIRE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH THE WE'LL, WE'LL JUST NOTE YES, JUST NOTE IT.
AND ICUS I'LL NOTE THE RECUSAL RECUSING ON THE BREAK.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE, I'M BEG YOUR PARDON.
IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE REMOVED? SEEING NONE? YES, PLEASE, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR, NOTING OF CARRIE'S SEARCH'S ABSTENTION ON THAT ITEM.
IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, WE'LL DO A VERBAL COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER SIRI'S RECUSAL FROM ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
[1. CONSIDER AND APPOINT ONE INDIVIDUAL TO FILL THE UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND CONSIDER AND APPOINT INDIVIDUALS AS ALTERNATES ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION That the City Council: A. Consider and appoint one individual to fill the unscheduled vacancy on the Planning Commission with a term ending on March 31, 2027; B. Consider and appoint up to two individuals to serve as alternates on the Planning Commission; and, C. Consider and appoint up to two individuals to serve as alternates on the Community Services Commission.]
IS, UH, CONSIDERATION ITEM.ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE FIRST ITEM IS CONSIDER AND APPOINT ONE INDIVIDUAL TO FILL THE UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CONSIDER AND APPOINT INDIVIDUALS AS ALTERNATES ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AT ITS REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 15TH, 2024, CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPOINT FORMER PLANNING COMMISSIONER KERRY S TO FILL AN UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
THAT ACTION THEN CREATED AN UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
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THAT SAME MEETING SENT CITY COUNCIL EXPRESSED INTEREST IN REVIEWING THE LIST OF APPLICANTS PREVIOUSLY INTERVIEWED THIS YEAR FOR THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONS, AS WELL AS FOR CITY COUNCIL AS POTENTIAL CANDIDATES TO FILL THE UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.AND AS ALTERNATES ON BOTH COMMISSIONS, 10 OF THE 11 APPLICANTS FOR THE PRIOR CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION, VACANCIES EXPRESSED A CONTINUED INTEREST IN THESE SEATS.
ONE APPLICANT HAS BEEN NON-RESPONSIVE TO MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BY STAFF TO CONTACT THEM.
ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS FILL ANY FUTURE UNSCHEDULED COMMISSION VACANCIES THAT MAY OCCUR PRIOR TO NEXT YEAR'S ANNUAL APPOINTMENT PROCESS.
SHOULD AN UNSCHEDULED VACANCY OCCUR ON EITHER COMMISSION BEFORE THAT TIME, STAFF WOULD CONTACT THE ALTERNATE OR ALTERNATES IN THE ORDER OF PRECEDENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO DETERMINE IF THE ALTERNATE OR ALTERNATES IS WILLING AND ABLE TO FILL THE VACANCY FOR THE REMAINDER OF ITS TERM.
AT THIS TIME, CITY COUNCIL IS ASKED TO CONSIDER AND APPOINT ONE INDIVIDUAL TO FILL THE UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION PREVIOUSLY HELD BY CARRIES WITH THE TERM ENDING ON MARCH 31ST, 2020 OR 2027.
AND CONSIDER AND APPOINT UP TO TWO INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE AS ALTERNATES ON BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.
I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY CITY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES? NO SIR.
UH, THIS WOULD BE THE TIME FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY ON THIS CONSIDERATION ITEM TO PLEASE STEP UP NOW TO THE PODIUM.
SEEING NONE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THAT.
AND THEN I WOULD, UH, CALL FOR, UH, COUNCIL ACTION AND OR, UH, DISCUSSION.
MR. MAYOR? MR. MAYOR? I'D LIKE TO, I'D LIKE TO.
WHO? WELL, WHO'S, WHO STARTED TALKING FIRST? I DON'T KNOW.
MR. MAYOR, I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION OR, UH, LIKE TO MAKE, TO NOMINATE ROY RAMSON.
UH, HE HAS A WEALTH OF A LONG TIME INSTITUTIONAL LAW KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS A LONGTIME LIONS CLUB MEMBER OVER A THIRD YEAR RE 30 YEAR RESIDENT IN LARA.
AND HE JUST LOVES THE COMMUNITY.
UH, MR. MAYOR, I WAS, UH, I'D LIKE TO, UH, NOMINATE, UH, MINERVA SISA GOMEZ, UH, FOR THE, UH, FOR THE POSITION OF, UH, PLANNING COMMISSIONER AS WELL.
UH, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SO WE'RE WE DON'T NEED A SECOND? NO, BUT I NOMINATION YOU CAN, I GUESS IF YOU'D LIKE TO.
UM, AND NOW, UH, WE CAN ENTERTAIN ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? IF NOT, THEN MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS IF THAT'S EVEN NECESSARY.
THEN WE, I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS AND PROCEED TO UNANIMOUS BALLOT.
NO, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT UNANIMOUS.
WE'RE VOTING ON RAMS. ALL YOU'RE DOING AT THIS TIME IS CLOSING THE NOMINATIONS THEN WE WELL, THERE'S A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATION.
SO NOW NEED THE MOTION TO CLOSE.
WE HAVE TWO CANDIDATES LISTED RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE GONNA VOTE ALRIGHT.
VOICE MAYOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO VOICE VOTES FOR EACH? LET'S DO A VOICE VOTE ON THIS.
SO THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE FOR ROY RAMSON TO FILL THE UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION WITH THE TERM ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2027.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW YOU VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBER SUR PARDON MY THAT'S OKAY.
WELL, THAT'S NOT HOW WE DO IT.
SO THAT NOMINATION FAILED BY THREE NO VOTES AND TWO YES VOTES.
SO NOW THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE FOR, UM, MINERVA GOMEZ.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPOINT MINERVA GOMEZ TO FILL THE UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION WITH THE TERM ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2027.
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE ROY RAMSON AS THE ALTERNATE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, CLOSE NOMINATIONS IF NO ONE ELSE HAS CAST UNANIMOUS BALLOT AND CAST UNANIMOUS BALLOT.
SO UNLESS THERE'S OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE, UH, FOR THE POSITION OF ALTERNATE ON PLANNING, WE CAN DO A VERBAL ROLL CALL VOTE ON
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THAT.THAT THIS NOMINATION IS FOR RORY RAMSON TO SERVE AS FIRST ALTERNATE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY FOR ROY RAMSON TO SERVE AS FIRST ALTERNATE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO APPOINT A SECOND ALTERNATE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION? NO, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY QUICKLY THAT I'D LIKE TO EXTEND CONGRATULATIONS TO, UH, MINERVA GOMEZ AND TO ROY RAMSON.
AND I'D LIKE TO OFFER A POSITION, UH, THAT I FAVOR AS MAYOR AT THIS POINT.
MY VOTE IS THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY OTHER ALTERNATES.
AND IF THERE IS A NECESSITY ON SAY, COMMUNITY SERVICES IN THE NEAR TIME FUTURE, I WOULD BE A, A PROPONENT OF WISHING TO ADVERTISE AND RE-INTERVIEW AT THAT POINT.
SO FOR CLARITY, YOU'RE NOT APPOINTING A SECOND ALTERNATE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION NOR A FIRST OR SECOND ALTERNATE TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.
THAT IS, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS SIMPLY MY POSITION.
BUT IT CAN, IT'S OPEN TO MY COLLEAGUES TO EITHER CONCUR OR DISAGREE.
IS THAT A, DO YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION ON THAT? IS THAT A POSITION OR A MOTION? SHOULD I PUT IT IN THE, IN THE FORM OF A MOTION? I IF THAT'S WHAT YOU ONE ALTERNATE WE YOUR POINT.
SO FURTHER ALTERNATES THEN I WOULD SO MOVE.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? I'LL SECOND.
SO THE MOTION IS TO NOT APPOINT A SECOND ALTERNATE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR A FIRST OR SECOND ALTERNATE ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO.
THAT CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION ITEM NUMBER ONE.
[2. APPROVAL OF AWARD OF CONTRACT TO MICON CONSTRUCTION, INC., FOR THE WOMAN'S CLUB PARK PROJECT, CITY PROJECT 1-P-22, AND CONSIDER NAMING THE NEW PARK That the City Council: A. Approve the plans and specifications for the Woman's Club Park Project, City Project No.1-P-22; B. Award a construction contract for the Woman's Club Park Project, City Project No.1-P-22, to Micon Construction, Inc., of Placentia, California, in the amount of $1,559,982 and reject all other bids; C. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Micon Construction, Inc., and issue a purchase order in the amount of $1,871,978.40 which includes a 20 percent contingency; D. Approve an appropriation of $279,057 from the General Capital Projects fund balance to fully fund the Woman's Club Park Project, City Project No 1-P-22; and, E. Consider naming the new park based on recommendations by the La Habra Woman's Club, the City's Planning Commission, and the City's Community Services Commission. ]
TWO IS TITLED APPROVAL OF AWARD OF CONTRACT TO MY CON CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED FOR THE WOMEN'S CLUB PARK PROJECT CITY PROJECT ONE P 22.AND CONSIDER NAMING THE NEW PARK STAFF REPORT PLEASE.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYO AND ME MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ALSO THE CITY ENGINEER.
UH, TONIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE APPROVAL OF THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WOMEN'S, UH, CLUB PROJECT, UH, CITY PROJECT NUMBER ONE P DASH 22 AWARD, A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO MICAH CONSTRUCTION OF PLACENTIA CALIFORNIA IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,559,982 AND REJECT ALL OTHER BIDS.
AUTHORIZE A CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MICHAEL CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE $1,559,982 AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,871,978, WHICH INCLUDES A 20% CONTINGENCY, ALSO APPROVING APPROPRIATION OF $279,057 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL'S PROJECT FUNDS TO TO BA TO FULLY TO FULLY FUND THE PROJECT.
AND LASTLY, FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER NAMING THE NEW PARK BA BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE LA HARA WOMEN'S CLUB, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY'S COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.
THE CITY ON SITE WHERE STAFF WOULD LIKE TO BUILD A NEW PARK CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000 9 938 SQUARE FEET OF UNDEVELOPED LAND LOCATED AT 200 WEST UH GREENWOOD AVENUE.
THE SITE WAS PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY THE CLUBHOUSE FOR THE WOMEN'S CLUB.
IN 2018, THE BUILDING AND THE PARKING LOT WERE DEMOLISHED AND EXIST TODAY AS AN EMPTY LOT.
ON MARCH 30TH, 2022, THE CITY SUCCESSFULLY SECURED A PROPOSITION 68 GRAND IN THE AMOUNT OF $861,400 TO DEVELOP A NEW PARK.
AT THIS LOCATION, THE PROPOSED PARK WILL INCLUDE A DEMONSTRATION GARDEN, UH, NEW TREES, PLAYGROUND AREA, PICNIC AREA BENCHES, WALKING PATH, DECORATIVE LIGHTING, AND LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPING THROUGHOUT THE PARK.
THE NEW WALKABLE PARK IS INTENDED TO SERVE THE LA HABRA COMMUNITY WITH THESE AMENITIES AND ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING A OF DESIGN STAFF IS READY TO BUILD THE PROJECT.
IN FEBRUARY, 2024, THE CITY RELEASED A NOTICE OF INVITING BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT.
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THE CITY RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 20 BIDS.THE HIGHEST BID WAS 2,488,790 AND THE LOW BID WAS 1 MILLION 559 180 $2.
STAFF REVIEWED THE LOWEST BID FROM MIC CONSTRUCTION AND FOUND THEIR BID TO BE RESPONSIVE.
THEREFORE, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO MIC CONSTRUCTION AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT AND APPROPRIATE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO FULLY FUND THE PROJECT.
THE PROJECT IS INCLUDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2324 CAPITAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WITH A TOTAL APPROVED BUDGET OF $1,861,400.
DESPITE RECEIVING A HIGH VOLUME OF BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF THE PROJECT, THE LOWEST COST PRESENTED BY MIC ON OF 1,559,000 IS HIGHER THAN WHAT WAS BUDGETED AND TOTALS UP TO 1,871,000 WHEN INCLUDING A 20% CONTINGENCY CONTINGENCY, SORRY.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MIC'S BID DOES NOT INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PROJECT COSTS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DESIGN, SUPPORT, OR MATERIAL TESTING THAT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO COMPLETE ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PROJECT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROPRIATE 279,000 OF AVAILABLE GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DESIGN, SUPPORT AND TESTING.
IN ADDITION TO AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, STAFF IS ALSO REC REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER NAMING THE PART BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE LA HA WOMEN'S CLUB CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY'S COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXISTING CITY COUNCIL'S POLICY FOR NAMING THE PUBLIC FACILITIES STAFF PRESENTED A LIST OF POTENTIAL NAMES TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION.
THE LIST WAS RANKED IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE BASED ON SUGGESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE LA HABRA WOMEN'S CLUB.
THESE INCLUDE LARENA PARK, ALSO KNOWN AS QUEEN PARK IN ENGLISH, LADONNA PARK, OR THE LADIES PARK.
DONA IS A SPANISH TERM FOR A WOMEN THAT INDICATES SENIORITY THREE LAS SON DORA PARK OR DAYDREAMERS PARK, FOUR LAS DAMA PARK OR LADIES PARK AND FIFTH HARDIN DE LA DAMA, WHICH UH, TRANSLATES TO LADIES GARDEN.
NOW ON FEBRUARY 8TH, 2023, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REVIEWED THE WOMEN'S CLUB RECOMMENDATIONS AND HEARD TESTIMONY FROM THE WOMEN'S CLUB'S REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING THE NAMING OF THE PARK.
THE COMMISSION ACCEPTED THAT WOMEN'S CLUB'S RECOMMENDATION TO NAME THE PARK, LARENA PARK AND VOTED UNANIMOUSLY FIVE ZERO TO SEND THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
HOWEVER, SINCE THAT NAME, SINCE THAT TIME, I'M SORRY, THE WOMEN'S CLUB HAS DECIDED THAT THEY NOW PREFER THAT THE PARK BE NAMED WOMEN'S CLUB PARK TO MONITOR THE HISTORY OF THE WOMEN'S CLUB AND ITS LOCATION FOR MANY YEARS.
A MONTH LATER ON MARCH 13TH, 2023, THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION AND WOMEN'S CLUB RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NAMING OF THE PARK AND VOTED THREE ZERO IN FAVOR OF NAMING THE PARK LAS DONAS PARK WITH A LIST OF POTENTIAL NAMES FOR THE NEW PARK.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY MEMBERS OF THE LA HABRA WOMEN'S CLUB, THE CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THE CITY'S COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, AND PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF REGARDING THE NAME OF THIS NEW PARK.
IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THIS PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED TO MEET THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN BY SUPPORTING THE QUALITY OF LI QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LA HABA RESIDENTS BY CONSTRUCTING HEALTHY PARKS AND ALSO MEETING CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES BY MAINTAINING AND UPGRADING CITY PARKS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL ATTORNEY? I'D LIKE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM ITEM TWO E.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY ELSE? WHERE ARE WE THEN WITH THE NAMING? SO WHAT'S THE NEXT PHASE? WHAT'S THE NEXT THING TO DO AT THIS POINT, THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, HAS BEEN PRESENTED THE NAMES RECOMMENDED BY THE WOMEN'S CLUB, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
AND CONSIDER NAMES, UH, THAT WERE RECOMMENDED OR CAN CHOOSE A NAME OF YOUR OWN, UH, CHOOSING IF YOU'D PREFER.
LEMME MAKE A SUGGESTION THAT WE DEAL WITH ITEMS A THROUGH D FIRST, THEN ASK MR. ER TO LEAVE THE D DAIS DURING THE UH, CONFLICT ISSUE.
TAKE TESTIMONY FIRST, I THINK.
ALRIGHT, WELL RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST GETTING THROUGH QUESTIONS OF ALBERT.
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OF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M STILL A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED AS TO THIS IS COMING BACK TO US THEN WITH REGARD TO THE NAMING.NO, TONIGHT WE'RE REQUESTING COUNSEL TO MAKE A DECISION.
ALRIGHT, WELL NO OTHER QUESTIONS, SO THANK YOU.
UM, SO IS THIS THE TIME FOR COUNCIL MEMBER S THEN TO STEP AWAY? NO, SHE'LL LEAVE AT NUMBER FOUR.
SHE WILL UH, BE CUS SO ANYBODY FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE LIKING TO TESTIFY ON THIS ITEM PLEASE? STEP FOUR.
HAVE WE DO HAVE TWO PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS.
MY NAME IS ESTHER MARGA AND I AM MEMBER OF THE LA HABRA WOMEN'S CLUB AND I COME TONIGHT TO SPEAK TO YOU IN REGARDS TO THE CHOOSING OF THE NAME.
I CAME INTO THE CLUB, THIS WAS ALREADY PART OF THE DISCUSSION, SO I CAME IN KIND OF AT THE END.
BUT SINCE I'VE GOT BECOME INVOLVED IN THE CLUB, UM, I HAVE AN OPINION.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE NOTICED ABOUT MOST OF THE PARKS IN LA HABRA IS THEY DO HAVE SPANISH NAMES.
THERE ARE A COUPLE THAT DON'T LIKE MONT WOOD PARK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NAMED AFTER THE STREET, BUT MOST OF THE PARKS DO HAVE SPANISH NAMES.
SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT CONTINUE WITH THE PARK FOR THE WOMEN'S CLUB.
BUT I ALSO NOTICE THAT OVER HERE AT EL CENTRO PARK IT ALSO SAYS EL CENTRO LIONS PARK.
SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER GIVING, UH, NAMING IT ONE OF THE SPANISH NAMES THAT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED, BUT ADDING TO IT JUST LIKE THE LIONS PUTTING WOMEN'S CLUB.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, I PREFER LARENA.
I, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT YOU ADD THAT TO THE NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED.
NO, WHAT MORAGA DID YOU, WHAT DO YOU CALL ME? SO MY LAST NAME'S MORAGA M MORAGA, RAGI COMPLETELY MISHEARD YOU.
OH, IS THAT, OH, SEE I WAS HALF RIGHT OR KIND OF RIGHT.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT VERY ASTUTE COMMENT.
HI, MY NAME IS NATALIE SCHOLER WHITE.
I AM THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE LA HABRA WOMEN'S CLUB.
ACTUALLY, ON MY WAY OUT
BUT FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UM, CITY MANAGER SADRO AS WELL AS KELLY.
AND, UM, OH MY GOSH, I'M LOOKING AT KIM
UH, THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR US.
UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW AND HOW MANY OF THE AUDIT ME AUDIENCE MEMBERS KNOW, BUT WE'RE IN OUR HUNDRED AND 26TH YEAR AS AN ORGANIZATION WITHIN THIS CITY.
AND, UH, LADIES, JUST LIKE YOU SEE HERE, SOLD PLOTS TO FOR MONEY, TO RAISE MONEY, TO BUY THAT LAND AND TO BUILD THAT, UH, CLUBHOUSE.
AND IN 1973, AFTER MANY YEARS OF USE WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION, WE GAVE IT TO THE CITY OF LAHABRA, UM, AS A COMMUNITY CENTER, UM, AND FOR A PLACE FOR THE CITIZENS OF LAHABRA TO GATHER AND HOLD THEIR EVENTS.
SO THAT CORNER OF GREENWOOD AND LOIS ON, YOU KNOW, NEXT TO JUST EAST OF EUCLID OR WEST OF EUCLID, UM, HOLDS A A PLACE IN OUR HEART AS FAR AS OUR ORGANIZATION.
SO AGAIN, CITY MANAGER, SGIO, THANK YOU FOR INVITING US TO THAT MEETING AND GIVING YOU SOME IDEAS AND, UM, LETTING US BE A PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS.
UM, TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT ESTHER SAID, AND I HAVE TO COMMEND ESTHER, LIKE SHE SAID, SHE'S A BRAND NEW MEMBER, BUT SHE PUT HER CARD IN THERE AND SHE GOT UP HERE AND SHE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL.
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AS WELL.
UM, BUT TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT SHE SAID, UM, A MAJORITY OF OUR MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THE SPANISH THEMING OF, OF THE PARK.
UM, AND WHEN WE HAD ORIGINALLY PUT THESE ITEMS TOGETHER, THESE WERE OUR, UM, PREFERENCES WHEN IT WENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.
UM, SINCE SO MUCH TIME HAS PASSED, WE'VE HAD SOME OTHER IDEAS COME FORWARD.
SO THERE ARE ARE SOME LADIES WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION WHO, LIKE ESTHER HAD MENTIONED, WOULD LIKE TO ADD WOMEN'S CLUB, UM, TO, TO THE NAME OF THE PARK.
BUT I DO ASK AGAIN THAT YOU STAY ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT ESTHER HAD MENTIONED.
AND MY PREFERENCE ACTUALLY, IF YOU WANNA KNOW, IS LAS
BUT, UH, THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE.
AND ACTUALLY, I MEAN, THEY WERE BOTH GOOD.
I MEAN, LOOK AT THE TWO COMMISSIONS.
ONE HAD ONE IDEA AND THE OTHER HAD ANOTHER.
SO, UM, THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION TO BE HAD.
UM, AND AGAIN, WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING US TO COME TO THE TABLE AND BE A PART OF THE PROCESS, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF.
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ANYBODY ELSE LIKING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WILL, UH, OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND, OR ACTION.
ANY COMMENTS? FIRST, FIRST OF ALL, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATION FOR THE WOMEN'S CLUB PARK PROJECT CITY PROJECT NUMBER ONE P 22.
IS THERE A SECOND? DO WE WANNA DISCUSS THIS FIRST, OR, UH, OR ARE WE GONNA YOU CAN DO ALL A THROUGH D IF YOU WANT TO.
I FURTHER MAKE A MOTION TO AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE WOMEN'S CLUB PARK PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NUMBER ONE P 22 RING, UH, MIC CONSTRUCTION OF PLACENCIA AND THE AMOUNT OF 1,559,982 AND REJECT ALL OF OTHER BIDS.
ALSO, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MIKE CONN CONSTRUCTION AND ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,871,978 AND 40 CENTS, WHICH INCLUDES A 20% CONTINGENCY.
FURTHER, I'D LIKE THE MOTION, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE APPROPRIATION OF 279,000 ZERO HUNDRED $57 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECT FUND BALANCE TO FULLY FUND THE WOMEN'S CLUB PARK PROJECT NUMBER ONE P 22.
AND I GUESS WE'LL GO THERE SINCE CARRIE IS, I WILL SECOND, UH, THAT, UH, VERY GOOD.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
GO AHEAD AND VOTE NOW, PLEASE.
AND THAT WAS FOR ITEMS A, B, C, AND D.
AND LET THE RECORD NOW REFLECT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SE IS NOW DEPARTING COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
SEE YOU SOON, MS. MR. MAYOR, UH, I REALIZE THESE YOUNG LADIES HAVE A LONG HISTORY IN OUR, UM, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, YOU TALK ABOUT THE FOUNDING FATHERS, BUT YOU ARE THE FOUNDING LADIES, FIRST LADIES OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND LONG BEFORE, UM, I WAS KIND OF JOTTING DOWN SOME THINGS, AND I THINK, UH, I LIKE THE NAME LANA, BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL QUEENS, YOU'RE ALL DIAMONDS.
YOU ARE JUST EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO MAKE CALL THE PARK WOMEN'S CLUB PARK DENAS WOMEN'S CLUB PARK DENAS IS WHAT I'D SURE LIKE TO HAVE THERE, MEMORIALIZING THE IMPORTANCE THAT THE WOMEN'S CLUB HAVE HAD IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND NOTING THAT YOU ARE ALL QUEENS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS FAR AS IN MY EYES.
SO, UH, MR. MAYOR, UH, I'D LIKE TO, I'D, I'D LIKE TO ADD TO SOME OF THAT, UH, IF, IF I MAY, UH, IN, UH, IN, IN THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION, UH, NOTING, UH, THE, UH, THE WOMEN THAT ARE HERE, UH, THIS, UH, THIS EVENING.
UH, AND IT'S, IF YOU'VE NOTICED, YOU'VE GOT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HERE, YOUNG LADIES.
RAISE YOUR HANDS, LADIES, IF YOU WILL, PLEASE.
AND, AND I SAY THIS AS A FATHER OF THREE DAUGHTERS.
UH, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT THE WOMEN'S CLUB BRINGS, UH, TO OUR CITY, GOING BACK 126 YEARS.
UH, AND, UH, MS. MORAGA, UH, VERY WELL SAID.
UM, I, TOO, I WILL, UH, I, ALTHOUGH A BIT DIFFERENT, MR. UH, COUNCILMAN GOMEZ, I WILL SAY LORENA'S, UH, AT WOMEN'S CLUB PARK, UH, TO GO WITH, UH, LORENA'S WOMEN'S CLUB PARK.
I, I THINK THAT'S A, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT CHOICE.
UH, AND, UH, IT SPEAKS VOLUMES, UH, TO THE, UH, UH, TO THE, UH, WOMEN'S CLUB'S, UH, FOOTPRINT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO NOTING THE, UH, LATINO, UH, FOOTPRINT AS WELL TO THAT.
UH, THEY WERE ALL GREAT NAMES.
UH, WHEN I WAS READING THE, UH, THE, THE STAFF REPORT OVER THE WEEKEND, I WAS TAKEN ABACK AND I WAS SHOWING MY WIFE AND, UH, AND ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS WHO'S HOME RIGHT NOW, SHE'S GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE, AND I MENTIONED IT TO ONE OF THEM WHO'S AWAY AT SCHOOL, UH, AND, UH, WAS TELLING HER ABOUT IT.
UH, WE WERE ON FACETIME, UH, ON, UH, ON SATURDAY MORNING.
AND, UH, SHE WAS TAKEN ABACK BY THE NATURE OF THE DECISION THAT WE'RE GONNA MAKE.
IT MAY SEEM LIKE A NOTHING DECISION, BUT ACTUALLY IT'S HUGE.
UH, IT'S GOING BACK 126 YEARS, UH, AND HOW FAR WE'VE COME NOT ONLY AS A, AS A COMMUNITY, BUT AS A, AS A COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO, UH, I DON'T TAKE THIS ONE LIGHTLY.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UH, LA RENA PARK WOMEN'S CLUB AS WELL.
LET ME CHIME IN REAL QUICK, 'CAUSE I LIKE THAT, BUT I ALSO LIKE ESTHER AND JOSE, SO I THINK IF I HAD TO FALL ON ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, I'M KIND OF LEANING TOWARDS LAS RAMES WOMEN'S CLUB PARK.
THAT'S MY, THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED AND THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED.
DARREN, WHAT DO YOU THINK? NO, I, I, I AGREE.
I IT ACCOMPLISHES BOTH, REGARDLESS.
THIS IS WHAT THE LADIES WANTED.
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I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU, WE HONOR YOU IN THAT WAY.AND, UH, GO AHEAD WITH LORENA'S WOMEN'S CLUB PARK.
IS THAT, IS THAT YOUR MOTION THEN INSTEAD, CAN WE ADD MY NAME TO IT TOO?
SO, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, ARE YOU WITHDRAWING YOUR ORIGINAL OH, NO, I'M YOU SECONDED.
SECOND JOSE JOSE'S MOTION, BUT I THINK HE WAS WITHDRAWING HIS FIRST MOTION.
MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. MADANO.
COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE BRING OUR ESTEEMED COUNCILWOMAN BACK IN? AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WOMEN OF THIS COMMUNITY.
CONSIDERATION ITEM NUMBER THREE.
DO YOU MIND IF WE BACK UP ON THIS FOR ONE MOMENT? SURE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO WAS THE NAME, LAS RAINS WOMEN'S CLUB PARK OR LOS RAINS PARK WOMEN'S CLUB.
[3. CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION REGARDING THE RENAMING OF "OLD RESERVOIR PARK" That the City Council provide direction to staff regarding the renaming of "Old Reservoir Park".]
CONSIDERATION.ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TITLED CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION REGARDING THE RENAMING OF OLD RESERVOIR PARK.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AS COUNCIL MAY RECALL, AT THE APRIL MEETING OF APRIL 1ST, THE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZED OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE SIMONIAN.
DURING THE RECOGNITION COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ REQUESTED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER CHANGING THE NAME OF OLD RESERVOIR PARK TO STEVE SIMONIAN RESERVOIR PARK, AND ASKED STAFF TO AGENDIZE THE MATTER FOR A FUTURE MEETING.
FOLLOWING THE MEETING, BOTH COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ AND MAYOR NAZARIAN EACH SUBMITTED AN EMAIL REQUESTING THE SAME.
IN NOVEMBER, 1993, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A POLICY, A COUNCIL POLICY REGARDING THE NAMING OF PUBLIC FACILITIES, WHICH OUTLINES THE PROCEDURES FOR NAMING OR RENAMING OF CITY OWNED LAND, BUILDINGS, AND FACILITIES.
IN ADDITION TO THE PROCEDURE FOR NAMING OR RENAMING, THE POLICY ALSO STATES THAT CITY ON LAND AND BUILDINGS WILL NOT BE NAMED AFTER LIVING PERSONS UNLESS THE COUNCIL DEEMS IT APPROPRIATE, OR THAT FACILITIES NAMED IN HONOR OF THE DECEASED PERSONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED UNTIL AT LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER THEIR DEATH.
IT ALSO STATES THAT COUNCIL MAY DEVIATE FROM THE POLICY GUIDELINES BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF REGARDING THE RENAMING OF OLD RESERVOIR PARK.
I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? NO.
ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY ON THIS CONSIDERATION ITEM, PLEASE STEP UP NOW SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL CLOSE THAT AND IT'S TIME FOR DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION.
MR. MAYOR, ULTIMATELY THIS IS A DECISION THAT HAS TO COME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.
I THINK LOOKING BACK AT STEVE'S SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION, WE WOULD ALL LOOK AT MAKING THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE FOR THIS SITUATION.
AND, YOU KNOW, HE'LL ALWAYS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEART TO HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
HIS KIDS WERE SOME OF THE ORIGINAL KIDS THAT PLAYED IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD TO CHANGING THE NAME.
AS WE SAID, STEVE SIMONIAN RESERVOIR PARK.
CAN WE MAKE A MOTION TO SIMPLY DO THAT TONIGHT, JIM? OR DO WE NEED TO COME BACK? NO, YOU, YOU CAN PROCEED.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS YOU HAVE TO WAIVE YOUR PROCEDURES AND THEN CHANGE THE NAME, A MOTION TO WA THE PROCEDURES AS, AS PART OF MR. GOMEZ'S MOTION.
MR. YOU COULD INCLUDE MR. MAYOR.
I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CURTAIN GUIDELINES TO NAME THE PARK AND, UH, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO KILL OFF STEVE SIMONIAN AND JUST GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH NAMING THE PARK.
UH, STEVE SIMONIAN RESERVOIR PARK.
HE CAN LIVE FOREVER AND HE WILL LIVE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS.
I WILL, UH, I WILL SECOND THAT AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE, UH, BECAUSE STEVE IS PROBABLY WATCHING RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE DON'T PUT OLD STEVE SIMONIAN PARK ON THERE, LIKE OLD RESERVOIR
HOWEVER, DO WE WANT SIMONIAN OLD RESERVOIR PARK OR SIMONIAN RESERVOIR PARK? WELL, WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE CONSISTENCY WITH THE LADY STEVE SIMONIAN RESERVOIR PARK CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE DID WITH THE WOMEN'S CLUB.
SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU DON'T WANT IT TO BE STEVE SIMONIAN OLD RESERVOIR PARK? JUST RESERVOIR PARK.
THE ONLY POINT I WOULD MAKE IS THAT HIS DAUGHTER'S NAMED IT OLD RESERVOIR PARK.
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WHATEVER THE PARK, STEVE SIMONIAN, OLD RESERVOIR PARK, THAT'S NAME PARK IS.I THINK THAT'S WHAT HE KIND OF WOULD, YEAH.
SO TO BE CLEAR, THE MOTION IS TO RENAME THE PARK, STEVE SIMONIAN OLD, OLD RESERVOIR PARK, KEEPING THE NAME THAT IS THERE AS WELL.
AND I SECOND THAT MOTION? YES.
ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND FOR SIMONIAN OLD RESERVOIR PARK.
ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE IT WAS STEVE SIMONIAN OLD RESERVOIR PARK.
ARE WE, ARE WE DOING THIS? YEAH.
SO THE MOTION IS TO RENAME THE PARK STEVE SIMONIAN OLD RESERVOIR PARK AND WAVE THE CURRENT PROCEDURE ON THAT FACILITY NAMING, CORRECT? CORRECT.
AND I MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY FIVE ZERO.
UH, I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT'S OUR LAST CONSIDERATION ITEM.
YEAH, LET'S APPLY TO THAT NOW.
DONE WITH THE HEAVY LIFTING OF THE, UH, EVENING AND
[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]
NOW IT'S ON TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR.SO LET'S BEGIN WITH, UH, CPR AND FIRST AID CLASSES.
CPR AND FIRST AID CLASSES WILL BE OFFERED ON SELECT SATURDAYS FROM 9:00 AM UNTIL 12:00 PM AT THE HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER, WITH THE NEXT CLASS SCHEDULED THIS SATURDAY, MAY 11TH.
COST IS $32 PER PERSON FOR AGE IS 12 AND UP.
FOR, FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT (562) 383-4200.
COMING UP IS THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND SHRED EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CRNR, THE CITY WILL HOST A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND SHRED EVENT ON SATURDAY, MAY 18TH FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL NOON AT THE LAHA REPUBLIC WORKS YARD, 5 21 WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE.
THE EVENT IS OPEN TO LAB RESIDENCE ONLY AND APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED.
TO SCHEDULE A DROP OFF APPOINTMENT, PLEASE CALL CRR AT (562) 694-3730 OR 8 6 6 7 4 2 8 8 5 0 LAHABRA ACTIVE DAY CAMP.
THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING THE LA HABRA 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.
FEE IS $175 PER WEEK AND 1 65 PER WEEK WITH A SIBLING DISCOUNT LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE.
REGISTERED TODAY BY CALLING COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 A DA PUBLIC INPUT SURVEY.
THE CITY IS UPDATING ITS AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, A DA SELF-EVALUATION AND TRANSITION PLAN, AND SEEKING INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.
TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY, PLEASE VISIT WWW LAHABRA.GOV.
A SPANISH VERSION OF THE SURVEY IS ALSO AVAILABLE COMMISSION MEETINGS.
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.
CALIFORNIANS CONTINUE TO BE REMINDED TO ASK TO CONSERVE WATER IRRIGATION IS LIMITED TO THREE TIMES PER WEEK WITH NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES WATERING PER STATION, AND NO RUNOFF.
AND PLEASE TURN OFF IRRIGATION PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING RAIN.
NOTE THAT LAWN AND IRRIGATION IS PROHIBITED BETWEEN 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM AS IS THE WASHING OF HARD SERVICES SUCH AS SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS.
PLEASE DO YOUR PART AND HELP US CONSERVE OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET DESPITE THE RECENT DELUGES.
IT'S STILL GONNA BE A CONTINUING CHALLENGE FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN GET HELP CONSERVE WATER DURING THE DROUGHT, PLEASE CONTACT THE HARBOR REPUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 1 70.
NEXT IS JOIN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT LA HABER'S 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 HABER.GOV.
AND THAT'S IT FOR THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR.
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ON TO COMMENTS FROM STAFF.UH, JUST WANNA WISH ALL THE MOMS IN THE AUDIENCE ON STAFF, AND ON AT THE DAAS HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY THIS WEEKEND, UPCOMING WEEKEND.
[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]
THANK YOU.WE WILL BEGIN OUR COUNCIL COMMENTS THIS TIME FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, AND I WILL BEGIN WITH OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBER KERRY SEARCH.
UM, AND JIM, THANK YOU FOR, UH, THE MOTHER'S DAY WISHES.
UM, AND FOR ALL OF THOSE WHOSE OUR MOMS ARE IN HEAVEN WITH OUR DADS, WE WISH MOM A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY AS WELL.
THIS WEEKEND, UH, HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING OUT AT THE CITRUS FAIR, UH, FOR THE OPENING CEREMONIES, AND THEN, UH, HELPED OUT THE, UM, AMERICAN LEGION POST SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL, UH, LIBERTY QUILTS.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT YOUR TICKETS, PLEASE
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SEE SOMEONE IN, IN, UH, THE AMERICAN LEGION.AND THEN, UM, ONE LAST THING IS, UH, MEMORIAL DAY IS COMING UP MAY 27TH AT EL UH, CENTRAL LIONS PARK, THE CITY OF LAHABRA, THE, UM, LAHABRA HOST LIONS, AND OF COURSE, OUR AMERICAN LEGION POST 2, 6 7 WILL BE, UH, HAVING OUR SECOND ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY.
IT'S GONNA BE, UM, A WONDERFUL EVENT, UH, TO COME PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL THOSE, UM, WHO GAVE ALL THEIR, UM, LIFE FOR US TO HAVE OUR FREEDOMS. SO THANK YOU.
I, UH, WOULD LIKE TO ADD A COUPLE ITEMS TO THE, UM, MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR.
I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS WEDNESDAY MAY 8TH, WE ARE HAVING A BLOOD DRIVE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE 20 HILLS ROOM.
UM, SO IT'LL BE FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:00 PM UH, WE NEED A LOT OF BLOOD IN THIS AREA.
OUR, UH, HOSPITALS ARE RUNNING SHORT ON BLOOD, SO IF YOU CAN DONATE, PLEASE COME OUT.
I'M SURE THEY'LL TAKE SOME WALKUPS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
CALL OUR COMMUNITY CENTER AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS ON THAT.
I'D LIKE TO ALSO REMIND EVERYBODY ON MAY 15TH FROM 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM HOWARDS IS HOSTING A BUSINESS EXPO FROM FIVE TO 7:00 PM ON MAY 15TH.
UH, IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS, COME AND SHOWCASE YOUR BUSINESS THERE.
I'D LIKE TO COMMEND A FEW EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND ELIAS.
FIRST OF ALL, ELIAS, WHERE ARE YOU? ELIAS, THERE YOU ARE.
THAT MULCH GIVEAWAY WAS THE BIGGEST IN THE HISTORY OF LA HAVA.
EVERY SINGLE BAG GOT, UH, GIVEN AWAY.
ALL THE CEILINGS, ALL THE TREES, EVERYTHING GOT GIVEN AWAY.
OVER 800 PEOPLE SHOWED UP GUYS, AND THAT WAS GREAT JOB BY THEM.
UH, ALSO I'D LIKE TO THANK, UM, OUR, UH, KIM AND KELLY.
THEY HOSTED A WONDERFUL TEENS AND TECH EVENT THAT I HAD, I ATTENDED AND I LEARNED A LOT.
A BUNCH OF KIDS FROM WHITTIER CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL CAME OUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, ABOUT A HUNDRED OF THEM DID A DAY OF SERVICE, AND THEY WENT TO HILLCREST, UH, AREA OVER THERE.
THEY DID A DEEP, DEEP CLEANING AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER.
BUT THESE STUDENTS FROM WHITTIER CHRISTIAN WERE, WERE JUST ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING.
THANK YOU KIM AND KELLY FOR THAT.
I WANT TO THANK, UH, KATIE AND MARTY FOR ALL THE COOKING THEY DID.
WE COULDN'T GET MISS ANNETTE OFF THE DANCE FLOOR, MAN.
SHE JUST WAS RAKING UP THAT DANCE FLOOR THAT DAY.
AND ON A FINAL NOTE, I'D LIKE MY COLLEAGUES, UH, TO CONSIDER PUTTING UP AN ITEM, UH, IN RESPONSE TO THIS GENTLEMAN UP HERE IN THE FRONT.
UH, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL PLAN, UH, TO SEE IF IT'S UPDATED.
AND, UM, IF NOT, IF WE NEED TO HAVE THAT UPDATED, IF WE CAN, AN UPDATE TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
I WILL, UH, I WILL SECOND THAT IF NECESSARY.
AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, CARRIE.
THIS IS YOUR FULL, FULL MEETING WELCOME BOARD, AND THANK ALL MY COLLEAGUES.
UH, YOU GUYS JUST HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND IT'S MY HONOR TO SERVE WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS.
I'D JUST LIKE TO MENTION TWO THINGS THAT I PARTICIPATED IN AMONG OTHERS.
AND THE FIRST WAS THE VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION EVENT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON APRIL 25TH.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS JUST SO TELLING OF THE KIND OF TOWN WE LIVE IN WHERE WE HONOR OUR VOLUNTEERS.
AND WHEREAS IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, YOU MIGHT HAVE 25, 35, MAYBE 50 PEOPLE THAT YOU PASS OUT CERTIFICATES TO.
AND YOU TALK ABOUT HOW DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE THEY ARE.
BUT IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA, I ADD THE CARING COMMUNITY CITY OF LAHABRA.
WE PASSED OUT 400 CERTIFICATES TO VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
AND I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT, UH, I SIGNED THOSE CERTIFICATES AND I NOW HAVE CARPAL TUNNEL DISEASE IN MY LEFT HAND.
BUT IT WAS A GREAT LABOR OF LOVE.
I'M SO HAPPY I WAS ABLE TO DO IT.
AND IT WAS WONDERFUL SEEING, AGAIN, A CAPACITY CROWD AT THAT EVENT.
AND IT'S A TRIBUTE, AGAIN, TO THE BEST IMPULSES AND INSTINCTS OF THIS COMMUNITY.
SECOND WAS THE MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST, UM, WHICH WAS A GREAT EVENT.
AGAIN, SOLD OUT WITH A VERY INSPIRING MESSAGE.
WE HAD HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THERE.
AND I THINK OVERALL, UH, AND THIS IS RUN BY THE COMMITTEE ACTUALLY, OF WHICH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ IS ON, THEY CALL IT THE MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST.
BUT I REALLY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT EXCEPT TO STAND UP AND WELCOME PEOPLE AT THE VERY BEGINNING.
BUT AGAIN, VERY INSPIRATIONAL, VERY MOVING.
AND, UH, I WAS GLAD I COULD BE THERE.
AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT, ROSE.
I ALSO, ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, ATTENDED THE, UH, VOLUNTEERS RECEPTION.
UM, AND HONESTLY, IF IT WEREN'T FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO FILL ALL THE, UH, VOIDS THAT, OR THE, THE ACTIVITIES THAT, UH, THE CITY IS OVERWHELMED
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WITH SOMETIMES THAT, UH, THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE THE ONES THAT HELP MAKE THIS COMMUNITY GREAT AS WELL.SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS.
ON APRIL THE 15TH, I ATTENDED A, AS AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, THE BRIDGES OF KRAMERS THAT, UM, IS, UM, YOU KNOW, HELPING THE HOMELESS.
SO WE GET THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOMELESS AND THE ACTIVITY, HOW MANY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY EXITED, AND HOW MANY HAVE GONE BACK TO A PLACE WITH FAMILY.
AND ALL THE NUMBERS ARE GIVEN TO US WITH REGARDS TO THAT.
ON APRIL THE 30TH, I ATTENDED THE LIONS CLUB DISTRICT LEVEL SPEECH COMPETITION THAT WAS HELD AT THE VETERANS HALL.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT WERE COMPETING IN THEIR SPEECH AND, UH, JUST HOW THEY WERE QUALITY INDIVIDUALS THAT SPOKE.
UH, AND IT WAS A HARD DECISION TO MAKE.
BUT, UH, I THINK THAT WE, UH, ENCOURAGED ALL THE OTHER ONES THAT DID NOT WIN TO PLEASE COME BACK AGAIN, UH, FOR THE NEXT TIME THAT THEY COMPETED.
AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE LIONS CLUB FOR INVITING ME TO BE ONE OF THE JUDGES FOR THAT.
AND, UH, THEN I ALSO ATTENDED, UH, THE OG MEETING ON, UH, THURSDAY, APRIL THE 25TH.
AND THAT E THAT DAY AS AS WELL, I ATTENDED THE VOLUNTEER SESSION.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, UM, LET'S SEE, ON MAY THE SECOND, IT WAS THE, UH, MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST.
AND I ONLY STAYED FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
I ONLY SAID HI TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE I HAD TO, UH, DRIVE TO PALM DESERT TO ATTEND THE SCAG CONFERENCE, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT.
I, I, UH, I PARTICIPATED, OR I, I HEARD THESE, UH, TWO WORKSHOPS.
ONE WAS INVESTING IN THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE, ANOTHER ONE WAS CREATING A COMPLETE COMMUNITY.
AND WHAT REALLY THRILLED ME WAS TO SEE THAT STUDENTS SHOWCASE THAT THEY HAD, THEY HAD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, AND MOST OF THEM WERE FROM UCI THAT SPOKE AND PRESENTED THEIR IDEAS WITH REGARDS TO, UH, UH, UH, TRANSPORTATION, BIKE SAFETY, GROUNDWATER AND SOLAR ENERGY, UH, PRESENTATIONS.
UH, AT THE END, ONE OF THE COLLEGE STUDENTS GOT A, UH, GRANT, UH, UH, FOR $1,500.
SO I WAS THERE REPRESENTING OOG, ORANGE COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THIS WEEKEND WAS THE CITRUS FAIR, WHICH WAS INCREDIBLE.
SO A LOT OF ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE IN ALL OUR PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND GLAD THAT WE ARE ALL REPRESENTING THE CITY HARBOR, WHEREVER WE GO.
THAT WILL CONCLUDE, CONCLUDE MY REPORT.
UH, SO, UH, WANTED TO, UH, CONGRATULATE, UH, MINERVA GOMEZ ON HER APPOINTMENT TO THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION.
I'M SURE YOU'LL BE GETTING A PHONE CALL FROM CITY STAFF.
MR. CURLEY, SIR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING IN AND FOR SPEAKING OF THAT, UH, THAT, UH, I MEAN, THAT IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, PUBLIC SAFETY IS JOB ONE AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE COURAGE AND FOR THE, UH, THE PATIENCE AND, UH, THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU, UH, PROVIDED ON THE, UH, ON THE CALLS, UH, ON THE CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR THAT SPECIFIC INCIDENT.
UH, THAT, UH, IT TAKES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LEGWORK, UH, TO DO THOSE THINGS.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING CONCERNED.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, THANK YOU FOR REMAINING IN HERE AND FOR, UH, AND FOR LISTENING TO, UH, TO THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
UH, COME BACK AGAIN, DON'T BE A STRANGER.
THAT'S A VITAL PARTICIPATION THAT, UH, THAT, THAT WE NEED FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND I PERSONALLY LIKE TO SEE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
UH, ALSO, UH, ATTENDED THE CITRUS FEATHERS PAST WEEKEND, GREAT EVENT.
UH, AND, UH, HOPEFULLY IT WAS SUCCESSFUL FOR THE, UH, CITRUS AIR PEOPLE, UH, PARTICIPATED IN OUR, UH, CITY, UH, HIGH SCHOOL CITY GOVERNMENT DAY, UH, ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, AN EVENT, UH, PUT ON BY OUR CITY STAFF FOR, UH, HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, UH, FROM THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, UH, TO INCLUDE WHITTIER, CHRISTIAN, LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL, SONORA HIGH SCHOOL, WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, IMPERIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, RANCHO STARBUCK AS WELL.
SO, UH, THANK YOU TO OUR CITY STAFF, UH, FOR PUTTING THAT ON FOR YOUR, UH, PARTICIPATION.
UH, AND, UH, THE STUDENTS THAT STILL REMAIN, UH, YOU ARE ALL FROM SONORA HIGH SCHOOL, IS THAT CORRECT? UH, GOVERNMENT CLASS, YES.
IS THAT, UH, WHO, WHO'S YOUR TEACHER?
AND, UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ATTENDING AND FOR, UH, AND, AND, AND FOR YOUR INPUT.
HOPEFULLY YOU WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR CITY GOVERNMENT, UH, THIS EVENING.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE AGENDA, TAKE IT BACK WITH YOU, OKAY? BECAUSE A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO THIS, INTO THIS AGENDA AND, AND THE, UH, STAFF REPORTS.
THESE ARE STAFF REPORTS THAT OUR CITY STAFF PUT TOGETHER, UH, TO INFORM US AND TO INFORM YOU OF WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR CITY.
AND, UH, THAT YOU'LL SEE ON THERE, THE MONEY THAT IS SPENT IN THE CITY.
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STUFF THAT MAY SEEM MINUTE TO YOU, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S OF GREAT IMPORTANCE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT AND WHEN YOU SEE WHAT OUR WARRANTS ARE.LEMME SEE WHAT THE FINAL NUMBER IS HERE.
OUR BILLS FOR THIS, UH, FOR THIS PERIOD, $2,495,000, $95,086 AND 81 CENTS.
THAT'S WHAT WAS SPENT ON CITY BILLS.
OKAY? SO TAKE THAT BACK WITH YOU, SHARE IT WITH YOUR GOVERNMENT CLASS, TALK ABOUT IT, AND, UH, TELL YOUR TEACHER THAT WE WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU GUYS COMING OUT HERE.
HOW MANY OF YOU'RE SENIORS? ALL OF YOU.
SO I'LL TELL YOU, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON YOUR GRADUATION.
I, AND, AND MY COLLEAGUES, UH, MAKE IT A POINT EVERY YEAR TO ATTEND THE GRADUATION AS LONG AS, UH, THERE'S, UH, THERE'S NOTHING IN THE WAY OF US ATTENDING.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS.
AND PLEASE SAY HI TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US THAT ARE ABLE TO MAKE IT.
AND, UH, LET'S TAKE A SELFIE WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE.
I LOVE TAKING THE SELFIES WITH THE STUDENTS.
IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT, UH, THAT WE DO THAT AND WE ENGAGE WITH YOU GUYS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UH, FOR SHOWING UP.
AND, UH, WANTED TO WISH, UH, OUR, UH, OUR MOTHERS OUT THERE A VERY, VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.
UH, AND I KNOW, UH, MEXICAN MOTHER'S DAY COULD HAVE BEEN YESTERDAY AS WE'RE SEEING, BUT, UH, NORMALLY IT'S MAY 10TH, CORRECT? YES.
I KNOW WE'LL SINK WITH A MAYO, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, SOME CELEBRATED YESTERDAY.
UH, AND I'LL TELL YOU THIS, I MISSED MY MOM WHOSE BIRTHDAY WAS ON MAY 9TH.
SHE'S BEEN GONE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
SO, UH, HAPPILY HAPPY, HEAVENLY, UH, MOTHER'S DAY TO MY MOTHER AND TO ALL THE MOTHERS HERE.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE YOU BACK NEXT TIME.
AND THANK YOU TO, UH, TO, YEAH, GO AHEAD.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF AND TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES.
'CAUSE IT WAS KIND OF A LONG-ISH HARDWORKING MEETING.
WE GOT A LOT DONE TONIGHT, AND IT TOOK A, THERE WAS A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, WHICH WE BASICALLY KEPT TOGETHER.
AND SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU.
AND SO WITH THAT, NOW I WILL SAY THAT WE ARE ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, MAY 20TH, 2024 AT 5:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL.
CLOSED SESSION, ROOM ONE 12 C 100 EAST AUBURN BOULEVARD, FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.