Feb 03, 2025 City Council

NOW WE HAVE WHAT YOU ARE ALL HERE FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THE HARBOR LIONS POP WARNER ON ITS ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP.

WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL ROE? YES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER NEXT.

IAN HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAMPKIN.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

UM, ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO, MA'AM.

MAYOR.

ALRIGHT.

[1. RECOGNITION OF LA HABRA LIONS POP WARNER ON ITS ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP]

ALL DOWN THERE.

IF THE COUNCIL, IF THE COUNCIL WILL JOIN ME DOWN THERE IN THE, WELL WE CALL IT YES, PLEASE.

HEY GUYS, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO THE CERTIFICATES ARE, YOU HAVE, OKAY.

NOW WHO ARE WE GONNA INVITE? I'VE HAD A DREAM BEFORE.

YEAH, I DO.

I HAD A DREAM.

HELLO? IS IT, IS IT, ARE YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME? ALL RIGHT.

WE'D LIKE TO INVITE THE PRESIDENT ART DOWN HERE.

DOES HE HAVE? AND I'M GONNA ASK YOU GUYS TO TALK AND WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE IN UNIFORM.

CONGRATULATIONS.

HEY, HOW ARE YOU? THIS IS OUR FUTURE.

OUR KIDS, I'M SO PROUD OF THEM.

OUR PARENTS ARE PROUD AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY FOR THE PARENTS FOR ALL THE TIME THEY HAVE GIVEN TO ENSURE THAT THEIR CHILDREN HAVE SOME KIND OF LEISURE AND ALL THE SCHOOLWORK THAT THEY DO.

AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO GIVE THEM THAT LEISURE.

YOU SUPPORT THEM, THEY BECOME CHAMPIONS.

SO YEAH, IF YOU WOULD LIKE AND SAY A FEW WORDS.

OH, YES, YES, YES.

IS, UH, BERNARD NOLAN FOR ALL HIS SUPPORT AND COORDINATING ALL OF THIS.

UH, GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GUEST.

UH, MY NAME IS ART VERDUSCO.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF LAHABRA POP WARNER.

UH, ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAMS, I'M HONORED TO STAND HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY AS WE, UH, CELEBRATE THIS INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT.

UH, WE HAD TWO TEAMS HERE TONIGHT THAT HAVE NOT ONLY GONE UNDEFEATED THIS SEASON, FINISHING 10 AND OH, BUT ALSO CURED THE 2024 OEC EMPIRE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP.

UH, BEFORE WE CELEBRATE THESE REMARKABLE YOUNG ATHLETES HERE, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE ENTIRE CITY OF LAHABRA.

UH, THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT FROM OUR CITY OFFICIALS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, DEDICATED BOARD MEMBERS, ALL OF OUR HARDWORKING COACHES, UH, AND OF COURSE OUR INCREDIBLE PLAYERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, UH, TO RUN THIS ORGANIZATION.

IT'S A TRUE COMMUNITY EFFORT.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE.

EVERY MEMBER OF OUR LA HABRA FAMILY PLAYED A ROLE IN HELPING US REACH THIS MILESTONE.

UH, A COUPLE PEOPLE I WANT TO THANK

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UH, KELLY FUJI, OUR PARK GUY, RICHIE ARROYO, UH, AND PABLO FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.

UH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR ROSE ESPINOZA, MAYOR PRO TEM, JOSE MADANO.

UM, MR. LAHAN.

NO, UH, DARREN LAMPKIN.

YEAH, DALE LAMPKIN.

UH, YOUR DEDICATION, UH, MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

UH, LASTLY, .

LASTLY, UH, LASTLY, UH, I OWE A TREMENDOUS, UH, DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO MR. JAMES GOMEZ.

UH, THANK YOU JAMES, FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT OVER THE COURSE OF THIS MANY YEARS, UH, TO OUR PROGRAM, OUR ATHLETES, AND OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

SO, THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING TO COACH LARRY, COACH KALEO, YOUR STAFFS, YOUR TEAM MOMS, UM, EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

YOU GUYS DID A TREMENDOUS JOB AND CREATED A, UH, MEMORY THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME FOR THESE, UH, KIDS.

UH, NOW WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET'S RECOGNIZE THESE OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN, THE ORANGE BOWL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS, AND CELEBRATE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HAVE BROUGHT A LOT OF HONOR TO LAHABRA.

LARRY, CONGRATULATIONS SIR.

I SAID JAMES.

YES.

ALRIGHT, SO LET'S BRING ALL THE, AND THEN, UH, YEAH, IF WE COULD START WITH COACH LARRY AND THE 10 U DIVISION.

WE SUPPOSED TO BRING THIS CERTIFICATE 'CAUSE I DIDN'T BRING GOOD.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF YOUR TEAM? LAHABRA RYAN.

THAT'S RIGHT.

LET'S JUST KEEP THIS QUICK AND SHORT.

UM, LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THE LAHABRA 10 U CHAMPIONS OF OOC.

LION, LOOK AT YOUR MOM.

CHRISTOPHER, KEN FROM SUNDAY WOMAN.

AND THEN OUR 12.

YOU COACH KLEO OUT HERE, GUYS, RIGHT OUT FRONT.

THERE.

YOU GO ON.

SIT BACK JUST A LITTLE.

WANT ME TO HELP YOU OUT? BACK OVER, GUYS.

ALRIGHT, YOU GUYS, JUST A LITTLE BIT.

YOU GUYS ARE COVERING UP THE MAYOR.

OH MY GOODNESS.

YOU GUYS ARE TOO TALL.

I SAY, HOW DO YOU HIS LAST NAME? GOOD JOB GUYS.

OH, WHAT WAS HIS NAME? OH, DON'T, WHAT'S THE GUY'S NAME? KENT.

OH.

OH, YOU GOT HIM.

HELLO? OH, YOU'RE ON.

YOU'RE ON.

HE'S COMING.

AM I GOOD? THANK YOU EVERYONE.

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MY NAME IS PACHECO AND ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE Y'ALL ON YOUR FANTASTIC SEASON TO MANY MORE YEARS OF CONTINUED SUCCESS.

YEAH, THE MAYOR.

MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

DON'T BE STRANGERS.

KEEP COMING OVER HERE AND YOU'RE GONNA SEE US ALL OVER THERE AT THE GAMES AS WELL.

SO, UH, WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.

IS THERE ANYTHING THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SAY? HEY, YOU GUYS WIN ONE MORE.

WE'LL DO A LITTLE MINI PARADE FOR YOU GUYS NEXT TIME.

IT IS ON, RIGHT? HELLO? HELLO.

IF IF NOT, I'LL USE WHAT I THINK IS IT IS ON.

LISTEN, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU.

IT REALLY DOESN'T.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME, BRINGING THESE KIDS OUT AND GETTING 'EM OUT TO PRACTICE.

THIS GIVES THEM SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

THIS IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.

IT'S NOT, I MEAN, SCHOOL IS GREAT, DON'T GET ME WRONG.

BUT IT'S AFTER SCHOOL.

IT GIVES THESE KIDS SOMETHING TO THRIVE FOR AND SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

NOT THAT BUILDS COMRADERY.

LOOK AT ALL THE FRIENDS THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE GROWING UP.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.

AND THAT YOU'VE GOT CARING PARENTS AROUND HERE THAT ARE OUT HERE FOR THESE KIDS.

AND COACHES AND STAFF.

DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU GUYS EITHER BECAUSE YOU TOOK THE TIME AND COACHES, YOU'LL DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR, I'M SURE, AND THE YEAR AFTER THAT.

AND THE YEAR AFTER THAT.

SO, THANK YOU TO THE COACHES AS WELL.

WHAT'S HAPPENING, MAN? HEY, I GOTTA TELL YOU, UH, WHAT IMPRESSES ME SO MUCH ABOUT THESE TEAMS IS NOT WHAT I SAW YOU PERSONALLY DOING ON THE FIELD, BUT ALSO OFF THE FIELD.

THE PARTNERSHIPS, THE COLLABORATIONS THAT I SAW BETWEEN THE PARENTS AND THE COACHES AND GETTING THESE KIDS MOTIVATED AND GETTING AND, AND, AND TEACH 'EM DISCIPLINE.

UM, IT'S, THIS IS AMAZING.

I MEAN, I GOT TO SEE A COUPLE OF GAMES, GOT TO BE THERE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR THE 10 UNDER.

AND I MEAN, TO SEE THESE KIDS PERFORM AS A TEAM IS AMAZING.

WHAT WE SEE IS, AND, AND A BIT OF WHAT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER MURANO MENTIONED IS WHEN WE GIVE THESE KIDS SOMETHING TO DO, WHEN WE GIVE THEM AN OUTLET, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE THAT THEY HAVE OUT THERE ON THE FIELD, BUT IT'S ALSO THAT THE PERFORMANCE THAT THEY HAVE IN SCHOOL.

UM, SPORTS IN GENERAL RAISES THE, THE, THE, THE, THE EDUCATION OF, NOT EDUCATION, I WOULDN'T SAY EDUCATION, BUT IT RAISES THE, UM, EFFORTS THAT THEY PUT IN EDUCATION AND IN THEIR SCHOOLS.

AND SO WHEN THESE KIDS ARE, UH, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO, TO, TO PRACTICE, THEN THAT'S AN INCENTIVE FOR THEM.

THAT'S AN INCENTIVE FOR THEM IN THEIR SCHOOL.

SO KEEP THEM BUSY, KEEP THEM PRACTICING, AND THAT'S GONNA IMPROVE THEIR GRADE PERFORMANCE.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SO THANK YOU.

I JUST WANNA SAY AGAIN, EXACTLY WHAT JOSE SAID IS THAT THE WHOLE, IT TAKES A VILLAGE IDEA WITHOUT THE PARENTS WORKING THEIR REAR ENDS OFF, THIS TEAM WOULD NOT HAVE WON.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THAN THAT, TO BE POP WARNER CHAMPIONS, THERE IS A LOT OF TALENT.

YOU GUYS ARE REALLY GOOD.

WHAT THIS TEACHES YOU NOW IS THAT YOU CAN DO ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE.

TODAY IT'S A POP WARNER CHAMPIONSHIP DOWN THE ROAD, IT'S GONNA BE THE SUPER BOWL.

SO THERE'S ANYTHING, ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO, YOU CAN DO IT.

'CAUSE YOU'RE SHOWING YOUR SKILL, YOUR GIFTS, YOUR TALENT RIGHT NOW AS CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL OF YOU.

AND, UH, AS COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ SAYS YOU HAVE A PARADE COMING.

SO REMEMBER, THAT'S YOUR INCENTIVE.

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WATCH OUT FOR THE SPEAKING.

I KNOW.

WE'LL MAKE OUR WAY AROUND THIS WAY.

YOU WANT TO GET A OKAY.

YEAH, WE'LL BE RIGHT HERE THEN.

HOLD UP.

LET HIM DO IT FIRST.

NO, FRANKIE, WERE LYING FIRST.

YEAH, WE GO TAKE A PICTURE WITH FRANKIE.

OH, WAIT, WAIT GUYS, COME ON.

YOU ADDED TOO MANY THAT DON'T MOVE.

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WE HAVE TO THANK YOU.

THANK, ARE WE GOOD? YES, WE ARE.

UM, SO NOW WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

LET'S DO IT.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, FOR YOUR PATIENCE EVERYONE.

BUT I, AS I SAID, IT'S THE PEOPLE CITY HALL, SO IF THEY WANNA TAKE PHOTOS, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AS MANY PHOTOS AS THEY WANT.

ABSOLUTELY.

[ 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.]

THANK YOU MAYOR.

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

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

UNLESS OTHERWISE, MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.

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

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

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

AND WE DO HAVE ABOUT FOUR SPEAKER CARDS HERE.

ALRIGHT.

UH, IF WE COULD HAVE THE FIRST SPEAKER PLEASE COME UP DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WHO DO WE HAVE? DO YOU HAVE THEIR NAME? UH, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE ORDER, BUT YES.

PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

YES.

UH, GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS PACO ANA AND I'M A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF WHITTIER.

I'M HERE TODAY REPRESENTING MY FAMILY TO EXPRESS OUR IMMENSE GRATITUDE TO MY MOTHER, ROSITA RETANA.

UH, AND MY AS, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF MY FAMILY.

SHE LIVED IN LA HABRA FOR 44 YEARS.

SHE RECENTLY PASSED AWAY DAYS BEFORE HER 89TH BIRTHDAY.

ROSITA WAS MORE THAN JUST OUR MOTHER.

SHE WAS A PILLAR OF STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND KINDNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY OF OUR BELOVED LAHABRA COMMUNITY.

SHE MOVED TO LAHABRA IN 1981 WITH MY FATHER, JOSE ANA.

AND IT QUICKLY BECAME NOT JUST THEIR HOME, BUT THEIR HEART.

THEY BEGAN A BUSINESS HERE IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA CALLED ARTISTIC UPHOLSTERY, AND THEY WERE CO-OWNERS ALSO.

1981.

THEY BUILT THEIR CAREER IN DEDICATION WITH CREATIVITY AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

THEIR BUSINESS WAS NOT JUST ABOUT TRANSACTIONS, BUT ABOUT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, UPLIFTING OTHERS, UH, CREATING SPACE WHERE EVERYONE FELT VALUED.

ALTHOUGH DEMENTIA DEFINED HER PAST FEW YEARS, WHICH WE ALL LEARNED TO APPRECIATE, HER LIFE JOURNEY WAS EXTRAORDINARY BEYOND THEIR PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENTS, ROSITA WAS A GENEROUS SOUL WHO GAVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND SHE LOVED SO MUCH BY LENDING A HELPING HAND TO THOSE IN NEED.

SHE WAS FOUND A WAY TO MAKE HABRA A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO BELIEVE THAT SUCCESS WASN'T JUST MEASURED BY WHAT YOU ACHIEVED, BUT BUT THE LIVES YOU TOUCHED ALONG THE WAY.

HER WARMTH, WISDOM, AND UNWAVERING WORK ETHIC HAVE LEFT THE LASTING MARTIN, NOT JUST ON HER FAMILY, BUT ON HER NEIGHBORHOOD.

AS I STAND HERE TODAY, I WANNA CELEBRATE HER LEGACY, A LEGACY OF LONG SERVICE AND EXCELLENCE.

I HOPE HER LOVE HER STORY INSPIRES OTHERS IN OUR LAHABRA COMMUNITY TO DREAM BIG, WORK HARD, AND ALWAYS GIVE BACK TO OUR LAHABRA COMMUNITY.

A BRIEF THANK YOU TO LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, LAHABRA FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHO SAVED HER LIFE WHEN HER HOUSE BURNED DOWN, UH, 2023.

SO THANK YOU TO THEM, COUNCILMAN MEMBER DELVIN LAKIN.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS MOMENT TO HONOR HER.

AND THANK YOU LAHABRA FOR BEING A COMMUNITY.

SHE'S CHERISH SO DEEPLY.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WE CAN TO SPEAK? YES, JULIE CAN.

SURE.

AND JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

YES, MA'AM.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR.

UM, MY NAME IS CONCEPTION GARCIA.

I'M A RESIDENT OF ACIE ROAD AND RUSSELL STREET AREA IN LAHABRA.

I LIVE LESS

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THAN A HUNDRED FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION IN WHICH THE LIFE OF ETHAN CARLOS.

A 15-YEAR-OLD WAS TAKEN, MY NEIGHBORS AND I WITNESSED THE AFTERMATH, THE YELLOW POLICE TAPE SURROUNDING ETHAN'S FRAIL BODY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.

I HAVE A 14-YEAR-OLD, AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MY SON TAKEN FROM ME.

AT ETHAN'S VIGIL, I LEARNED HOW MUCH THE LOSS OF HIS LIFE WAS IMPACTED BY THOSE WHO KNEW HIM.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY BELIEVE, EXCUSE ME, FRIENDS AND FAMILY BELIEVE ONE SHOULD LIVE LIKE ETHAN, AS THEY'RE SAYING ALL OVER THE SOCIAL MEDIA.

OUR COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO SHOW SUPPORT, AND THAT IS WHY I AM HERE.

CIE ROAD CONTAINS A SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC LEADING TO FREAKING ACCIDENTS AND RECKLESS DRIVERS.

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CONCERNS IS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITY FOR PEDESTRIANS CROSSING OR LACK OF DESIGNATED CROSSWALKS.

THE INTERSECTION DESIGN, INCLUDING BLIND CORNERS ON TRASH DAY, LIMITED LIGHTING DURING TWILIGHT HOURS, CREATES HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR DRIVERS ATTEMPTING TO TURN OR CROSS ON CASANDRA ROAD.

A LIST OF ACCIDENTS ON CASANDRA ROAD BETWEEN WHITTIER AND SANTANA LANE.

THE LAST NINE OR 10 YEARS WILL BE BE PROVIDED BY LAHABRA PD I REQUESTED, BUT IT WASN'T READY BY TODAY.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, RESIDENTS OF LAHABRA HEREBY PETITION TO CONDUCT A SAFETY AS HEREBY PETITION TO CONDUCT A SAFETY ASSESSMENT ON THE HACIENDA ROAD CORRIDOR TO IDENTIFY THE SAFEST IMPLEMENTATION OF SPEED BUMPS BETWEEN SILICA AVENUE AND SANTANA LANE, A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT HACIENDA ROAD AND RUSSELL STREET, AND AN INCREASED LIGHTING ON HACIENDA ROAD AND SILICA HACIENDA ROAD AND RUSSELL STREET AND CASANDRA ROAD AND SANTANA LANE DURING TWILIGHT HOURS.

WE URGE THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, TO PRIORITIZE THE SAFETY ASSESSMENT TO SPEED BUMPS TO ASSESSMENT OF A SPEED BUMP, TRAFFIC, LIGHT INSULATION AND LIGHTING TO IMPROVE OUR SAFETY AND OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY AND TRAFFIC FLOW FOR ALL USERS IN THIS CRITICAL AREA.

PLEASE BE MOTIVATED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION.

COUNCIL'S ALREADY GIVEN DIRECTION.

THANK YOU CONNIE AND I WENT, UM, UP AND DOWN THE AREA OF OUR STREETS AND GOT ABOUT 60 SIGNATURES OF, UM, PETITIONS IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED IN READING THEM.

HI, UH, MA'AM.

UH, I AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, UH, FIRST OF ALL OF OUR CONDOLENCES TO YOU AND EVERYBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AFFECTED BY THIS PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN.

AND EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY HAVE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO OUR, UM, CITY MANAGER AS WELL AS OUR POLICE CHIEF AND EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN.

SO A UH, STUDY IS BEING DONE RIGHT NOW IN THE PROCESS TO SEE WHAT, UH, MEASURES WE HAVE TO TAKE, WHETHER IT'S LIGHTING, WHETHER IT'S, UH, SPEED, WHATEVER IT IS.

SO JUST AS A MATTER OF FORMALITY, SO WE'RE IN FRONT OF YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT AGENDA AS TO HAVE A, A STUDY SESSION OR A, OR A REPORT DONE ON THAT AREA AS TO ANY SAFETY MEASURES THAT, THAT, UH, NEED TO BE DONE OR, OR NOT BE DONE.

WE'LL SEE WHAT, WHAT THE STUDY SAYS, UH, FOR THAT AREA.

AND, UH, ALL WE NEED IS JUST, UH, SOMEBODY ELSE TO, WELL, IT'S FOR THE AGENDAS ITEM.

AND AGAIN, OUR, UH, CONDOLENCES, UH, TO THE, UH, FAMILY AND, UH, FRIENDS OF ETHAN, CARLOS, UH, MYSELF AND COUNCILMAN ER HAD TALKED TO OUR CITY MANAGER EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

AND, UH, THERE IS A TRAFFIC ASSESSMENT THAT'LL BE DONE.

UH, SO, UH, WE, WE'VE, JIM, DO WE NEED FORMAL, LIKE SECOND DEMO MOTIONS? NO.

WE'VE ALREADY, UH, WE HAD ENOUGH.

YEAH, MAYOR, I MADE THE MOTION.

I SECONDED IT.

SO THE REPORT'S COMING.

AND, UH, CONNIE YEAH, WE'LL, WE WILL TAKE WHATEVER YOU HAVE, JUST THE SAME IF YOU'D LIKE, IF YOU HAVE COPIES OR I CAN GIVE YOU THE ORIGINALS.

YOU CAN JUST GIVE IT TO THE CITY CLERK HERE.

OKAY? YES, MA'AM.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? YES.

THE NEXT SPEAKER, FIRST NAME JULIE.

ANY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL? UM, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT CONNIE AS WELL.

I LIVED THERE.

WE WITNESSED, UM, WHAT HAPPENED AS WELL.

UM, I HAVE AN 8-YEAR-OLD, 13-YEAR-OLD, 15-YEAR-OLD.

UH, MY SON PLAYS ACROSS AT THE SONIA.

UM, HE'S PART OF THE LAHABRA PUMAS.

AND IT KILLS ME WHEN I CAN'T TAKE HIM, WHEN I CAN'T DRIVE HIM THERE.

AND I HAVE TO ALLOW HIM TO RIDE HIS BIKE OR HIS SCOOTER BECAUSE I'VE LIVED THERE 13 YEARS AND I'VE SEEN WAY TOO MANY THINGS HAPPEN ON THAT ROAD.

UM, I LITERALLY HOLD MY BREATH AND WAIT FOR THAT TEXT.

I GOT THERE, I GOT TO THE PARK.

CROSS OVER THAT RED LIGHT.

UM, EVEN WHEN WE HAVE GAMES AND PARENTS HAVE TO PARK ACROSS THE STREET, PEOPLE SPEED OUTTA THAT CANYON, THEY

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I TELL MY KIDS, WHEN YOU'RE CROSSING, WAIT THREE SECONDS, DON'T EVEN STEP FOOT ON THAT.

IT'S WAY TOO MUCH.

THAT LAMBORGHINI LAST YEAR.

IT'S A THOROUGH, IT'S A, IT'S JUST, IT'S A WIDE OPEN ROAD FOR PEOPLE TO JUST TAKE ON.

IT'S, THERE'S NO LIGHTING.

UM, EVEN WHEN WE GO ON FAMILY WALKS, WE AVOID DR, YOU KNOW, WALKING THERE AT NIGHT WHEN WE'RE WALKING THE DOG.

JUST THAT WHOLE AREA.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE, ARE ALREADY PLANNING THE ASSESSMENT.

I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK UP, UM, AS WELL, YOU KNOW, AND SUPPORT CONNIE AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER OPTIONS WE HAVE, IT'S BETTER THAN WHAT'S CURRENTLY HAPPENING HAPPENING.

SO WE'RE, UH, MORE THAN WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS AND, AND PROVIDE ANY, ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE SAFE FOR OUR CHILDREN.

WE'RE DOWN SEVEN PARTICULARLY.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE HERE.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? YES, BOB MAYOR GOMEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS BOB MAYOR, UH, ROSE.

SPINOZA ROSE.

WE LOOK ALIKE.

YEAH, WE, WE LOOK ALIKE.

WE LOOK ALIKE.

I DIDN'T WEAR MY DRESS TODAY.

SO MY NAME IS BOB JANKE AND I LIVE AT 2,400 BERKELEY.

27 YEARS AGO, MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT OUR HOME IN LAHABRA, AND THE FIRST MORNING WE WOKE UP TO TWO.

WELCOME TO LAHABRA NOTICES FROM THE LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT AS PARKING TICKETS FOR PARKING OVERNIGHT.

A NEIGHBOR OF MINE TOLD ME THAT WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO IS TO GO INTO THE CITY OFFICE AND GET TWO PARKING PERMITS.

HE SAID THEY'RE ONLY $10.

SO I RUSHED OFF TO THE, TO THE COUNTER TO THE OFFICE, BOUGHT TWO OF THE PERMITS, WENT TO THE POLICE STATION, AND POINTED OUT TO THE FACT THAT WE HAD JUST MOVED INTO LA HABRA AND WEREN'T AWARE OF THE LAW.

IS THERE SOMETHING YOU I DO.

AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME, IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO EXCUSE.

SO I PAID THE TWO TICKETS.

SEVERAL YEARS WENT BY AND I NOTICED THAT THE LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ISSUING THOSE TICKETS.

SO I QUESTIONED THE LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT IT, AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S RATHER HARD TO ISSUE A PARKING TICKET TO SOMEBODY IF THEY DON'T KNOW THEY'RE BREAKING THE LAW.

IT'S POSTED ON EVERY STREET COMING INTO LAHABRA.

SO AGAIN, A FEW YEARS LATER, I NOTICED THAT THEY PUT UP THE SIGNS ABOUT PARKING IN THE ALLEYS.

SO I QUESTIONED THEM WHY THEY WEREN'T ISSUING THE TICKETS AGAIN.

AND THEY TOLD ME, WELL, HOW DO YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT MAILING THEM? WELL, THERE'S AN OLD SAYING THAT SAYS, DON'T P**S DOWN MY BACK AND TELL ME IT'S RAINING.

AND THEN AGAIN, JUST THIS LAST AP, THIS LAST OCTOBER, I QUESTIONED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT WHY THEY WEREN'T ISSUING THE TICKETS.

AND THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD STRICT ORDERS FROM THE CITY MANAGER NOT TO ISSUE PARKING TICKETS BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANNA WASTE THE CITY'S TIME IN TRAFFIC COURT.

SO, FOR THE LAST 27 YEARS, HAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BEEN LYING TO ME ABOUT THIS? OR DO WE NEED A NEW CITY MANAGER? MADAM MAYOR? UH, CAN I, UH, UH, FIRST OF ALL, UM, A PARKING TICKET DOES NOT HAVE TO GO TO TRAFFIC COURT.

THOSE ARE ONLY MOVING VIOLATIONS THAT GO TO TRAFFIC COURT.

UH, SO THERE MAY BE SOMETHING MIXED UP WITH THE, THE TRANSLATION OF THAT.

I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I DON'T THINK WELL ELSE ASK JIM.

JIM, DID YOU SAY THAT? YES OR NO? NO.

I, I ENCOURAGE THEM NOT TO, BUT I I, I WILL BE VERY FRANK WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE, WE'RE DOWN SOME OFFICERS RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOWN, UH, A FEW OFFICERS.

AND IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE TO, TO, UH, HAVE ALL THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE TO DO THE CITATIONS.

ONCE WE GET A FULL CREW TOGETHER.

I CAN ASSURE YOU THEY'RE GONNA BE OUT THERE.

BUT I HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE JOB THEY DO.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WILL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND I'M SURE THE CHIEF HAS AS WELL.

BUT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING IN THE FUTURE, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO BETTER RECRUIT OFFICERS INTO OUR TOWN.

AND BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE OF THE BOY SCOUTS.

APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING UP TO THE PODIUM.

I THINK THERE'S ONE LAST PERSON THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, AND IF YOU COULD PROVIDE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS WHEN YOU DO GET TO THE PODIUM.

OH, HELLO.

ADDRESS 1271 LAURELWOOD STREET.

I'M DAVID PENA.

LAHABRA.

UH, FIRST OFF, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING, FOR THE RECOGNITION.

I'M SORRY, WOULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE? SORRY.

ITS JUST BETTER.

UH, JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THE RECOGNITION FOR THE TEAMS, FOR THE BOYS.

THEY DESERVE IT.

UH, BUT THIS IS JUST STEP ONE GUYS.

UH, WE NEED A BETTER PRACTICE FIELD.

MY DAUGHTER GOT HURT THE OTHER DAY 'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD SPOT.

WE NEED LIGHTS, LIGHTS, LIGHTS, LIGHTS IS WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S NEEDED.

AND, UH, CAN'T WAIT TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU GUYS.

BUT APPRECIATE EVERYTHING AND YEAH.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY AND THOSE THAT GOT INJURED AS WELL ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, UH, NOW

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK AND THE PUBLIC COMMENTS? FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING OUT THIS EVENING.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

YOUR VOICE IS IMPORTANT AND MY CONDOLENCES TO ALL OF THOSE WHO, UH, YOUR FAMILY

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[ 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. ]

WE WILL PROCEED TO CONSENT CALENDAR.

YES.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

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

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

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

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

THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH 10.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT STAFF WOULD WISH TO REMOVE REMOVED? UM, YES.

UH, MADAM MAYOR, WE'D LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM NUMBER NINE AND WE WILL BRING HIM BACK, BACK AT A LATER DATE.

OKAY? THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO, MADAM MAYOR, WOULD ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH AN ITEM WISH REMOVED? THEN I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION.

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

I'LL SECOND IT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NINE THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED.

AND THERE'S A SECOND.

UH, WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? COUNCIL MEMBER LAMBKIN.

OH, SORRY.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NINE.

WILL MOVE TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR.

UH, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THIS TIME, NOR ARE THERE ANY CONSIDERATION ITEMS. WE

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

THERE IS A KIDS' NIGHT OUT VALENTINE'S PARTY, A DROP YOUR KIDS OFF AND ENJOY AN EVENING TO YOURSELF ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH FROM 6:00 PM TO 10:30 PM AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER.

1 0 1 WEST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD.

THE COST IS $25 PER CHILD, AGES FOUR THROUGH 12.

THERE WILL BE GAMES, CRAFTS, A MOVIE, SNACKS AND DINNER WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.

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

AND THE NEXT THING IS THE SENIOR DANCE OF WHICH I HAVE ATTENDED AND WE ATTEND AND WE HAVE A BLAST THERE ALL THE TIME.

YES, WE DO.

PATROL TRAFFIC, SWAT, K NINE UNIT ANIMAL CONTROL, AND MORE.

JOIN US FOR THE FIRST SENIOR DANCE OF THE YEAR ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH FROM 2:00 PM UNTIL 4:00 PM AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER AT 1 0 1 WEST LAHABRA BOULEVARD.

ENJOY AN AFTERNOON OF LIVE MUSIC, DANCING, RAFFLES AND DINNER.

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

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

AND THIS ONE I DON'T PARTICIPATE.

NO, I DO.

I DO THE WALK .

I DO THE WALK , BUT NOT ENTIRELY.

UH, THE 2025 LA HARBOR RACE.

CELEBRATE LA HARBOR'S 100TH BIRTHDAY BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CENTENNIAL RUN AT THE LA HARBOR MARKETPLACE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 8TH, BEGINNING AT SEVEN 30 P AM THE EVENT WILL FEATURE A 5K WALK RUN, A ONE K KITTY RUN, AND A 50 YARD DIAPER DASH.

HELP US KEEP THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION GOING BY DRESSING IN YOUR FAVORITE BIRTHDAY ATTIRE FOR THE LAHABRA 100TH BIRTHDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL COMMUNITY CENTER AT (562) 383-4200.

AND MAYOR, YOU ARE SHOOTING OFF THE GUN AT THE STARTING GATE.

OH MY GOD.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S GONNA BE ONE.

I DON'T THINK THE CHIEF WILL ALLOW US FOR THAT .

NO, WE DO.

WE HAVE THE WHISTLE, THE LITTLE WHISTLE.

THE WHISTLE, NOT THE GUN.

YES, YOU SERIOUSLY.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE CERT BASIC TRAINING.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN A FREE IN-PERSON COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING, WHICH I HAVE TAKEN AND SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE TAKEN, AND IT IS FANTASTIC.

UM, I WOULD REALLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU, YOU TAKE A A COURSE IN THIS BAER BASIC TRAINING.

THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL HOST A COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING CONDUCTED OVER THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, BEGINNING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, PLEASE CALL JENNIFER DW AT (562) 383-4310.

AND THIS IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT ONE THAT I HAVE ALSO ATTENDED.

THE LA HARBOR PD CITIZENS ACADEMY APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE LA HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT CITIZENS ACADEMY.

THAT WILL BE HELD EVERY THURSDAY FROM APRIL 10TH UNTIL MAY 15TH.

ATTENDEES WILL LEARN ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF POLICE OPERATIONS, SUCH AS

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT LORI WEISS AT LAHA L-Y-L-W-Y-S E@LAHABRACA.GOV OR VISIT LAHABRA CA.GOV.

THE COMMISSION MEETINGS, THE COMMISSION MEETINGS ARE MET ON THE SECOND AND THE FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER SERVICES COMMISSIONS MEET ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE LAHAR IN THE CITY LA HARBOR CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AS WELL.

WATER CONSERVATION CALIFORNIANS ARE STILL BEING ASKED TO CONSERVE WATER IRRIGATION IS LIMITED TO THREE TIMES PER WEEK WITH NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES PER WATERING STATION, AND NO RUNOFF NO AND TURN OFF YOUR IRRIGATION PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING RAIN.

PLEASE NOTE THAT LAWN IRRIGATION IS PROHIBITED BETWEEN 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM AS IS THE WASHING OF HARD SURFACES SUCH AS SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS.

DO YOUR PART TO HELP US CONSERVE OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN CONSERVE WATER DURING THE DROUGHT, PLEASE CO CONTACT THE LA HARBOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 1 7 1 7 0 RATHER.

NOW, I ASK IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? NONE, MR. MAYOR,

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]

MADAM MAYOR, I WILL START TO THE LEFT AND ASK IF THERE'S ANY, UH, COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL BEGINNING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LAKIN? YES, MA'AM.

UM, I JUST WANT TO END TODAY'S, UH, MEETING AND, UH, ENJOY OR ADJOURN THIS MEETING IN THE NAME OF, UH, ROSA ROSS PEREZ RANANA.

AND, UM, AS YOU HEARD, HER, UH, TWO OF HER CHILDREN ARE HERE TODAY, UH, WITH US.

AND TO NOT TAKE AWAY FROM WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID ABOUT HER, ABOUT HER ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS COMING TO THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.

UM, I JUST WANT TO ADD THE FACT THAT SHE WAS BORN IN JAN ON JANUARY 20TH, 1936, JANUARY 20TH, HAPPENED TO BE THE SAME DAY OF OUR ANNIVERSARY AS A CITY.

AND, UH, SHE MOVED HERE, UH, TO, SHE MIGRATED TO UNITED STATES IN 1960.

UH, CALLING LA LA HABER HER HOME, UM, TO, UH, TALK ABOUT THAT LEGACY THAT SHE LEFT, UH, AS WE PRESENTED A I I WAS, I HAD THE HONOR OF PRESENTING A PROCLAMATION TO HER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY.

UM, ROSITA WAS A PROUD MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN.

TWO OF THEM, AS I SAID, ARE HERE TODAY, UH, WHO HAVE CONTINUED HER LEGACY OF SERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENTS.

UH, ONE OF HER CHILDREN, ALBERT ANA, WHO I KNOW PERSONALLY, UM, IS AN ESTEEMED DIRECTOR OF LOS ANGELES NONPROFIT GROUP AND IS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.

UH, PACO ANA, UH, IS THE CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER AT WELLNESS.

AND MARITZA ANA IS A LEADER IN THE MORTGAGE INDUSTRY, WHICH SHE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS.

AND SO I WOULD ASK THAT WE PLEASE ADJOURN IN HER NAME.

FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS THAT WERE THERE, THE MAGNITUDE OF VOLUNTEERS THAT WERE THERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

I THANK YOU, MS. MADAM MAYOR.

UH, WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADJOURN IN, IN MEMORY OF THE YOUNG MAN THAT WE LOST THERE ON HUSS ROAD.

AND IF WE CAN, UH, SEND A LETTER OUT ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND OUR MAYOR, UH, EXTENDING OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND THE FACT THAT WE DID ADJOURN IN HIS MEMORY AND RECOGNIZE THE, THE HORRIBLE TRAGEDY THAT DID OCCUR.

AND, AND I, FORTUNATELY, I, I DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVER MEET HIM, UH, THAT I CAN RECALL.

BUT, UH, WE ARE A CARING COMMUNITY AND WE STAND UNITED, UH, BEHIND, UM, THE FAMILY AND ALL OF YOU, UH, WANNA SAY, UH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES OVER THE WEEKEND.

GOT TO SEE KIM DOWN THERE AS WELL, WHICH I'D LIKE TO BRING UP A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT, THAT REALLY NEED OUR ATTENTION.

I KNOW SOME OF US, I THINK MAY HAVE BEEN DARREN, MAYBE OUR MAYOR, BUT WE'RE DOWN THERE OVER THE SUMMER.

THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT WORKING, AND WE REALLY NEED TO SPEND SOME TIME AND MONEY IN GETTING THAT AC VAC, UH, AC AIR CONDITIONER FIXED OVER THERE.

I THINK THEY PROBABLY NEED A REPLACEMENT, TO BE HONEST WITH THEY'VE, THEY'VE GONE THERE A LONG TIME, SO I'D HATE TO GO ANOTHER SUMMER WITH THAT.

UH, NOT BEING REPAIRED.

THEY NEED OUR ATTENTION.

ANOTHER THING OUT THERE THAT REALLY NEEDS OUR HELP IS THERE'S AN A DA RAMP, I BELIEVE, ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT SEEMS LIKE THERE, IT'S, IT'S BLOCKED OFF.

SO, UM, THEY'RE GONNA NEED THAT RAILING FIXED, I BELIEVE, AND CEMENT IT LOOKS LIKE THE, THE RAMP IS OKAY, BUT THE RAILING SEEMS TO BE, UH, NEEDS SOME HELP THERE.

UM, AND THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT NEEDED, BUT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, HAVE THE CITY MANAGER AND, AND LOOK AT THAT.

IF WE CAN GET SOME FUNDING FOR THAT AC IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE, UH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

UH, I, AFTER THE MEETING, UH, UH, OUR MAYOR AND I HAD GONE TO THE MAIN CITY HALL, THE ATRIUM AND GRABBED SOME SANDWICHES, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE WOULDN'T EAT.

BUT, UH, I HAVE TO SAY I DID NOT REALIZE, 'CAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE THERE DURING THE CEREMONY, DIDN'T REALIZE THE ENORMITY OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE BEHIND THE SCENES, THE AMOUNT OF PART-TIME STAFF, THE MAG, UH, MAGNITUDE OF

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I DID NOT REALIZE HOW MANY PEOPLE WENT AND TOOK PART TO PUT THAT TOGETHER.

SO I WANT TO CONGRAT, I DON'T SEE KELLY HERE TODAY, BUT, BUT KIM KELA KELLY, NO.

AND EVERYBODY JUST, WHAT A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL JOB THAT WAS.

AND I, I APPRECIATE IT VERY, VERY MUCH.

UM, THIS MIGHT BE A TOUCHY SUBJECT, BUT I'M GONNA BRING IT UP ANYWAY.

UH, WHEN LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND YOU SEE THE ENORMITY OF PEOPLE THAT WENT TO PUT THAT EVENT TOGETHER, WE HAD A TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED HERE, UM, A FEW WEEKS AGO.

AND, AND IT'S, IT'S TERRIBLE FOR OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, OUR ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION KIND OF BRINGS OUT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

I THINK WE NEED A, A TIME OF HEALING TIME TO HAVE EVERYBODY COME TOGETHER.

I WOULD SURE LIKE TO LOOK IF WE CAN KICK A FEW MORE BUCKS IN FOR THAT EVENT, IF WE COULD LOOK AT THAT.

I'D LIKE TO KICK ANOTHER $25,000.

HERE'S MY, HERE'S MY CONCERNS.

WE'VE HAD THE WILDFIRES HERE THAT TOOK PLACE IN, IN THE, THE PALISADES AREA AND ALSO IN MONROVIA.

WE ALSO, UM, HAVE SECURITY ISSUES TO, TO, TO, TO DEAL WITH AS WELL.

MAYBE WE NOT, MAY NOT GET MAN AT ALL WITH POLICE OFFICERS, BUT OUR PART-TIME STAFF MEMBERS CAN BE OUT, THEY CAN BE PART OF THE EYES AND EARS AS TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE.

UH, AND I JUST, IT'S, IT'S A CENTENNIAL.

AND I DUNNO IF I CAN DO THIS, BUT I'M NOT GONNA BE GOING TO THE CONFERENCE.

I DUNNO IF I'D KICK A FEW BUCKS OF THAT WOULD'VE BEEN SPENT ON ME TO GO TO THE CONFERENCE TO KICK A SMALL LITTLE TOKEN OUT THAT WAY AS WELL.

BUT WHATEVER WE DO, I'D SURE LIKE TO, UH, JIM, I KNOW WE HAVE SOME OF THE MONEY BUDGETED FOR, BUT I LIKE TO SURE.

KICK A FEW EXTRA BUCKS THAT WAY FOR THAT.

IT'S, IT'S, UH, SOMETHING THE WHOLE COMMUNITY COMES OUT TOGETHER AND WE ONLY GET A ONCE IN A LIFETIME FOR THIS.

AND SO, JUST SO I UNDERSTAND, ARE, ARE YOU ASKING FOR MORE MONEY TO BE SPENT ON THE ACTUAL 4TH OF JULY EVENT OR FOR SECURITY? UH, A FOURTH OR 4TH OF JULY EVENT? AND THEY COULD, THEY, WE CAN USE OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF MEMBERS TO HELP MAN THAT DO SOME SECURITY WITH THAT AS WELL.

WHATEVER THEY SEE NECESSARY TO DO THAT.

I, I CAN SPEAK WITH STAFF AND IF THEY HAVE SOME IDEAS, WE'LL BRING A STAFF REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A REQUEST FOR WE NEED A SECOND? NO, WE'LL BRING A REPORT BACK.

WELL, IF SOMEONE WANTS A SECOND, THAT'S FINE.

ONE SECOND.

OUR CONDOLENCES, UH, TO ETHAN AND TO MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER NAZARIAN.

WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M STRUCK BY DOUBLE TRAGEDIES IN THE HARBOR AS OF LATE.

AND OUR HEARTS BREAK WHEN WE LOSE ANY OF THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.

I JUST WANT TO ECHO AND EMPHASIZE WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SET UP HERE AT THE DEUS.

AND ALSO REMIND FOLKS THAT WE'RE FORTUNATE, I BELIEVE, TO HAVE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH A LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND.

SO WE TAKE THESE INCIDENCES VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE TRAFFIC RELATED.

UH, YOU KNOW, AS CNM OROZ JUST RECENTLY, WHO WE LOST ON OUR WAY TO SCHOOL AND NOW THIS RECENT TRAGEDY ON HACIENDA.

SO MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE VICTIMS, TO THE FAMILIES.

I WANT TO REASSURE EVERYBODY THAT, UH, WE ARE BEING AS DILIGENT AND AS SENSITIVE AND AS PROACTIVE AS POSSIBLE TO ADDRESS THIS AND TO STOP THINGS LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE WHERE WE HAVE CONTROL.

THAT'S THE THING.

UM, ASIDE FROM THAT, I'LL, UH, PIGGYBACK ONTO THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, WHICH, UH, MY WIFE WENT TO CAROL WENT TO THAT JUST RECENTLY AND SAID IT WAS A TERRIFIC SHOW, BUT SHE WAS, UH, FREEZING TO DEATH IN THE AUDIENCE.

SO, I MEAN, THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THE HVAC IS THAT IT'S EITHER BLISTERINGLY HOT OR IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, TERRIBLY COLD.

SO I AGREE WITH, UH, GOMEZ THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED AN HVAC, UH, REVAMP THERE FOR SURE.

BUT SHE SAID THE SHOW IS FANTASTIC.

FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T SEEN IT, IT'S RUNNING AT, AT THE PHANTOM DEPOT THEATER THROUGH FEBRUARY 9TH.

SO THERE'S STILL SOME SHOWS LEFT, BUT FANTASTIC MUSICAL, VERY WELL DONE.

AND THEN FINALLY, I GUESS WE'LL SEE IF, UH, THE NOVELTY EVER WEARS OFF FROM DUTCH BROTHERS.

IT PROBABLY WON'T.

UH, I, I DON'T KNOW.

WE'LL SEE.

YOU KNOW, IF FOLKS EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTY ON LAMBERT AND BEACH, UH, LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE IS AND ALL THAT.

IT'S WONDERFUL THAT, UH, THE PLACE IS SO POPULAR.

I MEAN, I GUARANTEE MORE THAN 75% OF THE CARS THERE ARE DRIVEN BY PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 30.

BUT NONETHELESS, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THEM HERE.

WE WELCOME THEM HERE RECENTLY WITH THE RIBBON CUTTING.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC MEANS THEY'RE DOING GREAT BUSINESS.

SO, AGAIN, WELCOME DUTCH BROTHERS.

UH, THAT'S ALL I GOT.

GO AHEAD.

I'M JUST GONNA CLAP THERE.

FOR SOME REASON, IT'S LIKE, WHOA.

CLAP.

THANK YOU, .

YEAH, I, YOU KNOW, TO, TO, UH, REITERATE TO WHAT MY, UH, COLLEAGUES, UH, HAD TALKED ABOUT AS FAR AS, UH, TRAFFIC SAFETY.

AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA ADJOURN.

UH, TONIGHT'S, UH, UH, CITY COUNCIL, UH, MEETING IN THE, UH, MEMORY OF, UH, ETHAN CARLOS, UH, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, TWO TRAGEDIES IN, IN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH, UH, HERE IN THE CITY.

TWO OF OUR CITY YOUTH, BOTH LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, UM, DIDN'T KNOW ANY, EITHER ONE OF THEM PERSONALLY.

DID NOT KNOW ETHAN.

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER MET ETHAN.

UH, BUT PLEASE, UH, UH, PASS ALONG

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THAT'S, UH, A TRAGEDY THAT, UH, THAT WE, UH, THAT WE TAKE TO HEART.

AND, UH, AS A COUNCILMAN ERIAN HAD SAID, YOU HAVE THREE, UH, UH, MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT UP HERE, UH, THAT UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, UH, THAT LIVE HERE, AND THAT WE'VE RAISED CHILDREN HERE.

UH, SO I, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND, UH, NO, UH, NO EASIER WAY TO PUT IT.

BUT, UH, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS, THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL HEARS YOU.

AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN, UH, UH, TO MAKE THAT BETTER.

UH, NOT ONLY IN HACIENDA ROAD, BUT IN OTHER AREAS.

UH, SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M SURE OUR, OUR POLICE CHIEF, UH, ALREADY KNOWS THAT AS WELL.

UH, UH, YOU KNOW, A VERY DEDICATED MEMBER OF, UH, OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INTO OUR COMMUNITY, OUR POLICE CHIEF, AND THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO, UH, WITH, UH, THAT, I THINK THAT'S IT.

MADAM MAYOR.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GREAT PUBLICATION.

I THINK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ HAD A FEW MORE SECONDS.

REAL, REAL QUICK.

ONE LAST THING THAT I FORGOT TO MENTION.

UM, I WANNA CONGRATULATE BRIANNA HURST.

UH, SHE'S PUT TOGETHER, UH, LAHABRA LIFE, THIS MAG THIS, UH, NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION.

IT'LL BE GOING IN YOUR HOMES IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY RECEIVED IT.

SHE DOES THIS, UM, IT QUARTERLY OR, OR JUST A FANTASTIC PUBLICATION.

BRIANNA, YOU ARE A SUPERSTAR.

AND SHE'S RIGHT OVER HERE TO MY RIGHT.

SO, UH, YOU HAVE, LOOK FOR IT IN THE MAIL.

JUST GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S IT, MADAM MAYOR HERE, AND I FORGOT TO SHOW IT.