Mar 03, 2025 City Council

WILL THE CLERK CALL ROE, PLEASE? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER NIAN HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAMPKIN HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO.

OVER THERE TO THE A WELL, UH, FOR SOME PROCLAMATION PRESENTATIONS IF THE COUNCIL WOULD JOIN ME.

I'VE BEEN GONE FOR A WHILE.

WE WILL NOW GO

[1. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO CHLOE SANCHEZ FOR HEROIC ACTIONS]

ABSOLUTELY.

UM, I IS IT ON? YEP, IT'S ON.

ALRIGHT, WELL, I'M GOING TO HAND THIS OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, WHO WILL DO THE HONORS OF RECOGNIZING, UH, MS. SANCHEZ FOR HER HEROIC ACTION.

CHLOE SANCHEZ, COME ON UP.

WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME.

STAND RIGHT HERE NEXT TO OUR MAYOR.

THIS YOUNG LADY.

IT WAS ON FEBRUARY 14TH OF THIS YEAR, VALENTINE'S DAY, THAT HER AND HER FAMILY WERE OUT, UH, ABOUT TO HAVE A MEAL AT CHILI'S WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY NOTICED TWO POLICE UNITS RACED INTO THE PARKING LOT IN, IN THERE, AND THEY LOOKED OVER.

CHLOE LOOKED OVER, WHO WAS AN EMT, RIGHT? CORRECT.

AN EMT, AND LOOKED OVER THERE AND SAW A BABY WAS SLUMPED OVER IN HER PARENTS AND THERE WAS A BABY IN DISTRESS.

CLEARLY, THE BABY WAS CHOKING.

CHLOE IMMEDIATELY RAN OVER THERE WHEN THE OFFICERS ARRIVED AND IDENTIFIED HERSELF AS AN EMT, AND SHE WENT IN THERE INTO ACTION WITHOUT HESITATION.

SHE HELPED SAVE THE LIFE OF THIS LITTLE BABY TWO YEARS OLD WITH A LITTLE BOY, LITTLE BOY WHO HAD A GUMMY BEAR LODGED IN ITS THROAT.

SO, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, CHLOE, CONGRATULATIONS.

AND WE THANK YOU.

YOU ARE A TRUE HERO OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TO INVITE MARCIA TAYLOR UP HERE.

WAIT, NO, NO.

WE'LL GET THE PICTURES.

I TAKE SOME PICTURES HERE.

CHLOE, IF YOU COULD STAND RIGHT BY ME REAL QUICK, IF CHLOE LOOKS FAMILIAR, UH, HER GRANDFATHER IS RAY SANCHEZ, WHO USED TO RUN OUR CRCC FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

UH, AND YOU HAVE DEEP ROOTS.

YOUR BROTHER RIGHT OVER THERE LOOKS FAMILIAR.

HE WAS ON THAT BIG CIF CHAMPIONSHIP, UH, TEAM WHEN WE BROUGHT THE BASEBALL TEAM UP HERE AT THE STEPS CITY HALL, AND YOU WERE PART OF THAT PARADE.

YOU WANNA INTRODUCE YOUR TWO PARENTS THAT ARE HERE AS WELL? SURE.

OH, HI.

UH, I'M CHLOE, BY THE WAY, , UH, THOSE ARE MY PARENTS OVER THERE.

MY MOM RAISING HER HAND.

MARY SANCHEZ AND MY DAD, STEVE SANCHEZ, UH, WHO'S WAVING HIS HAND, .

SO, ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY HERE ON THE CITY COUNCIL, CONGRATULATIONS.

WE ARE SO VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.

YOU MADE A SIGN, YOU, YOU SAVED THIS KID'S LIFE.

PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHLOE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

NOW, LADIES, GENTLEMEN, BACK TO OUR MAYOR .

I WOULD LIKE

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UM, MARSHA HAS BEEN WITH THE, THE CITY OF LA HARBOR AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, UH, FOR ABOUT NEAR 24 YEARS NOW, CORRECT? YEAH.

HERE YOU GONNA, CAN YOU HOLD THIS? I CAN HANDLE THAT.

HOLD THIS RIGHT HERE.

YES.

UM, SO MARSHA HAS DEDICATED NEARLY 24 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND MARSHA RETIRES AS A SENIOR COMPUTER OPERATOR.

SHE HAS PERFORMED MANY DUTIES THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, INCLUDING OVERSEEING AND DESIGNING THE RECREATION CLASSES AND RECRUITING THE INSTRUCTORS.

MARSHA HELPED DESIGN THE CITY MAGAZINE LIFE IN LAHABRA.

SHE HAS ALSO BEEN DEEPLY COMMITTED TO ORGANIZING AND COORDINATING THE CITY'S MILITARY BANNER PROGRAM AND HELPING WITH THE ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM.

SHE, HER OUTSTANDING SERVICE HAS HELPED COORDINATE THE SENIOR CITIZENS, UH, GROCERY PROGRAM, SHUTTLE AND TAXI SERVICE.

MARSHA HAS DEDICATED AND, AND HAS HER DEDICATION AND INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM HAS LEFT AN UNFORGETTABLE MARK IN THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

THEREFORE, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL AND LA HARBOR COM COMMUNITY ARE EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

AND WE PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIM THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF LA HARBOR DOES HEREBY COMMEND AND HONOR MARSHA TAYLOR FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP EXPRESSES ITS DEEP GRATITUDE FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXTEND THE BEST WISHES FOR FULFILLING AND A WELL-DESERVED RETIREMENT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, GO AHEAD.

WE HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT WANNA DO PRESENTATION AS WELL.

WELL, WE HAVE, OKAY, GO AHEAD.

GO .

WE ALSO HAVE HERE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AID.

NUMBER TWO, GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR OVER 24 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

OH, THIS IS, THANK YOU.

MOVE OVER THAT WAY.

DARREN OVER HERE.

YEAH, I REMEMBER I USED TO SEE YOU AT LA HARBOR.

LA HARBOR SWIMMING POOL, YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR GRANDSON, I THINK.

HERE YOU GO.

YOU WANNA PRESENT? YOU WANNA TURN THIS AROUND? OH YEAH.

THAT WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A PROCLAMATION.

AND WE HAVE SOME OTHER REPRESENTATIVES

[2. RECOGNITION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE III MARCIA TAYLOR UPON HER RETIREMENT AND 24 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

ALEJANDRO SELIA WITH SENATOR TOM BERG'S OFFICE.

ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, I AM PROUD TO PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO MARSHA TAYLOR IN HONOR OF HER 24 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

YOUR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIMELESSNESS EFFORT.

WE WISH YOU THE BEST AS YOU ENTER THIS EXCITING NEW CHAPTER OF RETIREMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

OH MY, OH MY GOODNESS.

AND HELLO.

HELLO, HELLO, HABRA, MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER KENT.

I'M WITH ASSEMBLYWOMAN BLANCA PACHECO AND THE ASSEMBLY WOMAN IS INCREDIBLY THANKFUL FOR YOUR TWO, OVER TWO AND A HALF DECADES, UH, SERVING THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

AND SHE WISHES YOU A HAPPY AND RELAXING RETIREMENT.

, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COME ON UP.

NO, CHRIS, GET CLOSE WHILE YOU'RE NEXT DOOR.

I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO MY, MY, OH, THERE YOU GO.

I JUST WANNA THANK MY TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS WHO ARE HERE, VALERIE AND LINDSAY.

VALERIE WHO WORKED .

SHE JUST, SHE JUST COME ON VALERIE.

SOME OF YOU, UH, JIM RECOGNIZES VALERIE AND, UM, RO ROSE.

SHE WAS, I THINK SHE WAS HERE WHEN YOU WERE WHAT YOU WERE, BUT NOT YOU GUYS.

SHE WAS HERE QUITE A LONG TIME AGO, BUT THIS IS WHERE SHE GOT HER START IN PUBLIC SERVICE.

UH, SHE WORKS FOR THE CITY OF YOR, BELINDA NOW RUNS THE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER, AND THAT'S MY YOUNGER DAUGHTER, LINDSAY, WHO DIDN'T WORK HERE BUT .

BUT THEY BOTH SUPPORTED ME.

I WAS A SINGLE PARENT ALL THE YEARS I WORKED HERE.

AND, UH, IF MY DAUGHTERS HADN'T BEEN SUCH GOOD, GOOD, RESPECTFUL DAUGHTERS, I WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO HELP MY JOB.

THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL AND I LOVE THEM TO DEATH.

OH, YOU'RE GONNA WIN THIS .

THANK YOU, MARSHA.

AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE WORKING HERE, THAT THE CITY OF LA HABER IS WONDERFUL CITY COUNCIL AND JUST NICE PEOPLE HERE AND MY COWORKERS, UH, ARE GREAT.

AND I DO WANNA SAY IT'S BEEN

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I'D ESPECIALLY LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE MY BOSSES, KELLY AND, UH, KATIE.

THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH.

AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK IN LAHABRA ALL THESE YEARS.

I WOULDN'T HAVE STAYED IF IT WASN'T SO GREAT.

SO THANK YOU EVERYONE.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS EXCITING, UH, RECOGNITION.

BLESS YOU MADAM MAYOR.

I INADVERTENTLY FORGOT.

CHLOE, CAN YOU COME BACK UP HERE REAL QUICK? UH, WE HAVE A NO, NO, I FORGOT.

GIVE HER GUYS, WE FORGOT TO GIVE THESE.

I APOLOGIZE.

NO WORRIES.

HI, CHLOE.

ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, I'M HONORED TO PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO YOU AND RECOGNITION OF THIS COURTEOUS AND LIFESAVING ACTION, ASSISTING A INDIVIDUAL IN DISTRESS.

UM, YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE WAS DEFINITELY, UH, LIFESAVING FOR THIS CHILD.

SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

COME ON UP OVER HERE, ALEJANDRA, RIGHT HERE NEXT TO HER.

MR. OR SAYS CHRIS, COME ON UP.

YOU HAVE YOUR PHONE.

ALL RIGHTY.

WELL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT WAS INCREDIBLY BRAVE WHAT YOU DID.

YOU KNOW, UM, I PERSONALLY, ALSO IN HIGH SCHOOL SAVED SOMEONE WHO IS CHOKING.

AND SO I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT KNOWING HOW TO SAVE SOMEONE IN A TIME OF CRISIS.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALL HAVE SOMEONE LIKE CHLOE TO COUNT ON, BUT IF NOT, MAKE SURE TO TAKE THOSE CLASSES, LEARN HOW TO DO IT.

BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, SO MUCH.

ALRIGHT, I THINK WE'RE DONE.

WE'RE DONE.

YES, WE'RE DONE.

CAN WE TAKE THAT MICROPHONE? GO AHEAD.

NEXT ITEM ON

[ 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.]

THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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

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

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

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

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

AND MAYOR, I DO HAVE A FEW SPEAKER CARDS, BUT THEY'RE FOR CONSIDERATION ITEM NUMBER TWO.

ALRIGHT, THEN WE'LL HOLD OFF ON THAT.

ARE THERE, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION? IF SO, PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

UH, MY NAME IS MICHELLE BURNER, UH, 2 4 1 WESTWOOD, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT MICHELLE, CAN YOU GET A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MIC? THANK YOU.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING KIND OF IMPORTANT.

UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON DURING THE CAMPAIGN, UM, THAT WAS NOT, UH, VERY SAVORY AND I WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.

I HAVE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA OF AN INDIVIDUAL ON MY PROPERTY MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE CAMPAIGN.

IT WAS LIKE A WEEK BEFORE, UH, NOVEMBER 5TH.

UM, I ALSO HAD TRASH THROWN ON MY YARD AND I HAD DRONES IN MY YARD AS WELL.

BUT THE REASON I WANTED TO BRING THIS UP IS THAT IT'S CONTINUING.

I HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT CONTINUE TO HARASS ME.

I WENT TO THE SENTINEL, UM, UH, GALA, AND I HAD AN ALTERCATION WITH SOMEBODY THAT CAN'T LET IT GO.

AND I HAD ANOTHER PERSON SHOW UP AT ONE OF MY EVENTS YELLING AT ME BECAUSE IT DIDN'T TURN OUT IN THEIR FAVOR.

I'M HAPPY WITH WHAT HAPPENED.

I'M VERY HAPPY HOW THE CITY VOTED.

GREAT.

THAT WAS A WONDERFUL THING.

I AM NOT BITTER AT ALL, REALLY, BUT THIS NEEDS TO END.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS INTERESTING WHEN, YOU KNOW, MY SON'S FLAG GOT, UM, DENIED.

IT WAS INTERESTING WHEN MY PROCLAMATION SHOWED UP AND I HAD THE WRONG NAME

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ON THE PROCLAMATION, OR I HAD THE WRONG, UH, PROJECTS ON THE PROCLAMATION, OR I HAD THE WRONG YEARS.

LOOK, THAT'S FUNNY.

THAT'S ALL.

JUST, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.

I'M DONE WITH THIS.

I AM, THERE'S QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THIS.

THERE'S TWO INDIVIDUALS I WANTED TO BRING YOU YOUR ATTENTION TO.

I'M NOT EXACTLY GONNA SAY THEIR NAMES, BUT I HAVE PAPERWORK FOR EVERYTHING.

YOU WANNA SEE THE FULL SURVEILLANCE? HERE IT IS.

WE FILE THE POLICE REPORT.

YOU WANT THAT REPORT? YOU CALL ME.

I'M DONE.

SO I THINK WHOEVER IS MAD TEA CONSULTING NEEDS TO STOP.

I THINK THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER THAT KEEPS HARASSING ME NEEDS TO STOP.

HERE'S MY PAPERWORK.

YOU GUYS CAN LOOK AT IT YOUR FREE TIME.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMON PORTION? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE, WE WILL GO TO THE CONSENT

[ 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. ]

CALENDAR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE TO BE CONSIDERED, 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 COMMENTS 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 SIX.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT STAFF WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO, MA'AM.

MAYOR, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO MA'AM.

MAYOR, NO.

NO.

IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT THE AUDIENCE WOULD WISH REMOVED? SEE NONE.

I WILL, OH, GO AHEAD.

I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION I'D TO MAKE A MOTION TO PROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS LISTED.

I SECOND.

I'M SORRY.

WHO'S SECONDED? LAMPKIN COMMISSIONER OR COUNCIL MEMBER? LAKIN.

UH, WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ON TO THE CONSIDERATION ITEMS. YES.

LET ME MOVE OVER HERE.

UH, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS THERE.

WE'LL MOVE

[1. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING LA HABRA AS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD FRIENDLY CITY That the City Council APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. CC 2025-__ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING THE CITY AS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD FRIENDLY CITY AFFIRMING THE CITY'S DEDICATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH FIRST 5 ORANGE COUNTY IN FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY CHILD CAN THRIVE AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.]

THANK YOU MAYOR.

ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE LA HABER CITY COUNCIL ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE LA HABER 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, 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.

CONSENT ITEM ONE IS TITLED, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA, CALIFORNIA DECLARING LAHABRA AS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD FRIENDLY CITY.

EGAN, OUR CHILDHOOD, OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD, UM, DEVELOPMENT, UH, CONSULTANT.

AND WE WILL HAVE A STAFF REPORT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ESPINOZA AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY STAFF IS HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY OF LAHABRA AS A DESIGNATED EARLY CHILDHOOD FRIENDLY CITY.

THE CITY OF LA HARE'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HAS BEEN A PIONEER IN THIS FIELD.

AND SINCE 2017, HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH FIRST FIVE ORANGE COUNTY, LAHABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND LOWELL JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP SUPPORT FOR, I'M SORRY, FROM THESE PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL AS THE CITY OPERATED GRANT FUNDED EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS SUCH AS STATE PRESCHOOL, FAMILY C CHILDCARE, AND FORMALLY EARLY HEAD START.

THE CITY HAS REMAINED STEADFAST IN ITS DEDICATION TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND OUTCOMES FOR LOCAL CHILDREN.

THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING THIS ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET TO REFLECT THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND TAKING ACTION AND STEPS TO IMPROVE SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND PHYSICAL OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.

IF APPROVED, THE CITY OF LA HARBOR WILL BECOME THE FIRST CITY IN ORANGE COUNTY TO BECOME A DESIGNATED CITY FIRST FIVE, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY OF ORANGE.

AND FURTHERMORE, ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION, THE CITY WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUTURE GUIDANCE, RESOURCES, AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL SHARE THE SAME GOALS AND SUPPORTING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN THIS REGION.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO ALSO INTRODUCE WITH US THIS EVENING, JOANNA PEREZ, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LAHABRA CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AND THERESA

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AND ALSO WITH US IS SCOTT MILLER LAHABRA, COLLABORATIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

AND HE WILL ALSO INTRODUCE THE FIRST FIVE ORANGE COUNTY TEAM.

SCOTT, THANK YOU.

KIM.

YES.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY CORE TEAM IS DEBBIE VIVEROS, JOAN AEZ, AND HOLLY BRANDER WITH LITTLE JOINT.

AND OUR TEAM FROM FIRST FIVE KIM GOLA, TIFFANY AND MCKAYLA ARE HERE TO REPRESENT, TO PRESENT WHAT WE PLAN TO DO WITH THIS RESOLUTION.

KIM? GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

I'M KIM GAUL.

I'M PRESIDENT, FIRST FIVE OF ORANGE, UH, FIRST FIVE ORANGE COUNTY.

I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT WITH YOU AS YOU CELEBRATE A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE FOR THE CITY OF LAHABRA, A RESOLUTION THAT FORMALLY DESIGNATES THE CITY OF LAHA LAHABRA AS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD FRIENDLY CITY.

ON BEHALF OF FIRST FIVE, I WANNA THANK YOU AND ALL OF THE TEAM THAT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED TO PUT THIS TOGETHER AND THE COMMITMENT THAT YOUR COMMUNITY HAS MADE TO EARLY CHILDHOOD.

WE KNOW IT'S BEEN EVIDENCED OVER DECADES THAT THE CH THAT WE KNOW THAT THE CHILD'S EARLIEST YEARS IN LIFE LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR THEIR FUTURE SUCCESS, WHETHER THAT BE IN SCHOOL, THEIR CAREER, THEIR PERSONAL LIVES, OR EVEN THEIR HEALTH.

THIS RESOLUTION REINFORCES LA HABER'S COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY CHILD WILL THRIVE AND GET THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED REACHING THEIR ULTIMATE POTENTIAL.

LAHABRA IS MAKING A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT, NOT JUST TO THE CHILDREN OF TODAY, BUT THE FUTURE WORKFORCE THAT WILL STRENGTHEN YOUR COMMUNITY.

ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS WE HAVE IS DATA.

ALL ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS COLLECT KINDERGARTEN READINESS DATA CALLED THE EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL INDEX THAT INCLUDES YOUR DISTRICT HERE.

THAT EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL INDEX DATA GIVES US A CLEAR PICTURE OF HOW CHILDREN START SCHOOL IN THEIR KINDERGARTEN YEAR, WHAT ASSETS THEY'RE BRINGING, AND WHAT DEFICITS THEY HAVE.

BASED ON THE EARLY, UH, DEVELOPMENTAL INDEX FOR YOUR CITY, WE'VE WITNESSED A STEADY INCREASE OF READINESS AMONG YOUR KIDS OVER 3% OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.

WE'RE COLLECTING THAT DATA AGAIN TODAY.

AND TO HIGHLIGHT EVEN MORE SPECIFICALLY, THESE POSITIVE TRENDS REALLY ARE LINKED TO A LOT OF WHAT LARA'S EARLY LEARNING COLLABORATIVE IS PUTTING FORTH THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT THEY'RE DOING.

UH, 75% OF YOUR, THE KIDS IN YOUR CITY ARE ON TRACK.

WHEN WE LOOK AT ADVANCED LITERACY SKILLS, 73% ARE ON TRACK.

WHEN WE LOOK AT BASIC NUMBER SKILLS, THE LITTLE LAB, LITTLE LAHABRA, SORRY, LARA'S LITTLE LEARNING.

THERE'S TOO MANY LS IN THAT FOR ME.

, I CAN'T GET IT OUT.

UM, COLLABORATIVE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2017 WITH SUPPORT FROM FIRST FIVE, WHICH WE'RE SO PROUD TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.

THAT PROGRAM PULLS TOGETHER OVER 20 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ENGAGES OVER A HUNDRED PARENTS TO CREATE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ENGAGING WITH PARENTS.

UM, THEY REMEMBER THAT THEY ARE THEIR CHILD'S FIRST AND BEST TEACHERS, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO ACCESS RESOURCES FOR THOSE CHILDREN.

SO, A THANK YOU TO THE TEAM THAT SCOTT JUST INTRODUCED, A THANK YOU TO YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TEAM, A THANK YOU TO MY FIRST FIVE TEAM.

TOGETHER WITH ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT YOU'VE HAD, THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT THAT PROGRAM TOGETHER.

THROUGH THIS RESOLUTION, YOU ARE MAKING AN IMPORTANT, UM, NEXT STEP IN ENSURING THAT MORE CHILDREN ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN.

FAMILIES CAN ACCESS CRITICAL HEALTH NEEDS, DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS, AND EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

THEY'RE ALSO MAKING INVESTMENTS INTO A STRONG, WELL-TRAINED EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE TO SUPPORT THOSE YOUNGEST RESIDENTS.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S THE COLLABORATIVE AMONG THE SCHOOLS, THE BUSINESSES, THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE THAT COORDINATED SYSTEM.

FIRST FIVE IS PROUD TO BE YOUR PARTNER IN THIS WORK.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD THRIVES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

LIKE IT WAS SAID BEFORE, YOU ARE THE FIRST CITY IN ORANGE COUNTY TO DO THIS.

WE, YOU ARE ONE OF OUR FIRST COLLABORATIVES THAT WE WORKED WITH TO FOCUS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, SO IT'S FITTING THAT I'M BACK HERE AGAIN AND THAT YOU ARE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.

WELL, UM, KIM'S GONNA FINISH UP.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? THERE IS NO FISCAL IMPACT TO THIS REQUEST, AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY, UH, COUNCIL QUESTIONS? JUST COMMENT AT THE END.

ALBER HIT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD.

I WOULD INVITE THE PUBLIC TO TESTIFY TO PLEASE COME AND GIVE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD SHOULD THEY WISH TO.

ALL RIGHT.

ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION? UH, I SAY SOMETHING, YES.

I'M GONNA SAY SOMETHING AS WELL.

SO GO AHEAD.

UH, YOU KNOW, UM, KIM

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AS OUR CITY BEING A PIONEER, AND THIS GOES BACK TO THE PIONEERING DAYS OF LEE REISNER, WHO SAW THE, TO LA HABRA BRING THE HEAD START PROGRAM TO OUR COMMUNITY WAY BACK IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES.

AND WE HAVE ALWAYS MADE, I KNOW THE MAYOR HAS MADE IT A TOP PRIORITY, HAVE EDUCATION, AND IT SPEAKS VOLUMES WHEN THERESA EGAN, WHO HAD A ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER IN EDUCATION COMES BACK AND INVEST IN IN OUR COMMUNITY AS A CONSULTANT, THERE WAS SOME CHALLENGES OVER THERE.

AND, UH, SHE HAD A NEW GRAND BABY.

AND DESPITE THAT, SHE COULD HAVE ENJOYED RETIREMENT, BUT SHE CAME BACK AND WANTED TO INVEST AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND ALL THE WHOLE COLLABORATIVE WITH SCOTT MILLER, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PARENTS, UH, OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS JUST THRIVED AND GONE TO NEW LEVEL.

SO I, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS AND I COMMEND ALL BE FERAL HARD WORK.

YEAH.

THANK YOU SO, SO VERY MUCH.

WE WERE, UM, WE HAD, UH, WE HAD GOTTEN A REPORT, THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT INDEX, AND IT SHOCKED ME, IT SHOCKED ME TO SEE THAT OUR CITY OVER HERE HAD ONE OF THE LOWEST, UH, INDEX FOR CHILDREN'S LEARNING PRESCHOOL.

AND I, I, I HELP KIDS.

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN HELPING KIDS FOR 34 YEARS, BUT I HADN'T GONE TO THE PRESCHOOL LEVEL OR EVEN KINDERGARTEN.

AND THEN IT WAS THEN THAT I SAID, WE HAVE TO OPEN UP FOR KINDERGARTEN AND START HELPING THESE KIDS AS WELL.

BUT NOW WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

I'VE EVEN GONE TO THE FIRST FIVE, UH, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS THAT THEY'VE HAD TO TRY TO LEARN MORE TO SEE WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP OUR KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE CAPABLE.

I KNOW THEY'RE SMART, AND I KNOW THEY CAN, UH, MAKE OUR CITY'S ECONOMY A LOT STRONGER.

SO YOU HAD ME ON BOARD WHEN I SAW THAT, UH, CHART, AND I SAID, LET'S DO WHATEVER WE CAN.

AND WHEN THE, THE, THE, WHEN THE CITY CAME ALONG TOO, WE WERE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE TURNING THE TIDE AND IT'S COMING AROUND.

AND IF WE STILL CONTINUE TOGETHER, THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE A WHOLE DIFFERENT, UH, LA HAR AS FAR AS EDUCATION AND, AND SUCCESS AND, AND WHATEVER COMES ALONG THAT WAY TOO.

AND THE PARENTS HELPING THE PARENTS TREMENDOUSLY AS WELL.

SO I'M VERY GLAD THAT YOU HAVE MADE THIS PRESENTATION.

I KNOW, SCOTT, EVERYONE HAS BEEN WORKING EXTREMELY HARD ON THIS, SO I'M, I'M GRATEFUL FOR STICKING TO IT.

AND, UH, AS LONG AS YOU STICK TO IT, I WILL STICK TO IT AS WELL.

AND THE COUNCIL WILL STICK TO IT AS WELL, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WE BELIEVE IN OUR CHILDREN AND WE BELIEVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU JUST TO, UH, UH, PIGGYBACK ON, ON WHAT, UH, MAYOR ESPINOZA HAD PUT OUT.

AND OF COURSE, UH, THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.

UH, I, I AS WELL AM AN ADVOCATE OF AN EDUCATION FOR ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY.

AND THIS RIGHT HERE SHOWS WHAT THAT DOES FOR A COMMUNITY.

UH, SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED IN PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE BETTER PART OF MY ADULT LIFE, UH, GOING ON 30 YEARS NOW.

I SEE IT.

UH, AND, UH, I PERSONALLY, UH, HAVE SEEN IT HERE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS BEING ELECTED HERE.

HOWEVER, HAVING SEEN IT OVER THE COURSE OF TIME AND WHAT AN EDUCATION PROVIDES WHEN YOU START EARLY, AND IT DOES.

SO THE COLLABORATION HERE FROM OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT, UH, UH, UNIT AND FIRST FIVE, UH, LAHABRA, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LOWELL JOINT, THAT IS WHAT WE GET.

AND WITH THIS COLLABORATION, WHEN THE COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER IN ITS PARTNERSHIPS, AND YOU HAVE A CITY COUNCIL THAT ALSO, UH, UH, BELIEVES IN THAT, THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR THAT.

HOPEFULLY OUR RESIDENTS, UH, ARE ABLE TO SEE THE, UH, THE RESULTS OF THIS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IT IS MY HONOR TO ADOPT.

WHICH ONE WAS IT? OH, I WOULD MADAM MAYOR TO RESOLUTION.

OH, THEY'RE STILL DARING.

JUST ANOTHER QUICK COMMENT.

I JUST, AND I WANNA PIGGYBACK ON EVERYBODY WHO'S SPOKEN SO FAR, BECAUSE WE DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF ALL OF US REALIZE TO WHAT EXTENT ALL SOCIETAL ILLS AND EVERY SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE STARTS IN CHILDHOOD AND WITH THE YOUTH.

AND THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN SO PROUD TO BE ON THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 15 YEARS OR SO, BECAUSE AGAIN, AT RISK YOUTH IS THE FUTURE.

AND IF THEY GO DOWN THAT PATH, THAT'S THE WRONG PATH THAT WRECKS THEIR LIVES.

SO I JUST WANT TO ALSO ASSURE THE COMMUNITY OF MY COMMITMENT TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, TAKING CARE OF OUR KIDS, KEEPING 'EM ON THE RIGHT PATH.

THAT'S WHAT REALLY ULTIMATELY BUILDS THE CARING COMMUNITY.

YOU WANNA SAY ABSOLUTELY , YOU KNOW, AS I, I WAS GONNA WAIT UNTIL THE END OF MY COMMENT OR TO WAIT UNTIL THE END.

TODAY'S ME TO MAKE MY CLOSING COMMENT.

BUT, UM, EVERYTHING COMES BACK FULL CIRCLE HERE.

UM, JUST THIS WEEKEND, WE ACTUALLY, I ACTUALLY GOT TO ATTEND THE, UM, LA HABA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT EARLY LEARNING, 19TH ANNUAL ENROLLMENT AND LITERACY FAIR.

AND THIS IS A PART OF THAT HUGE INITIATIVE.

UM, AS ANYONE THAT KNOWS MY PERSONAL LIFE, I'M A HUGE PROPONENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT ALSO JUST THE START OF EDUCATION.

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UM, THE PROGRAMS THAT I'M SEEING IN LA HABRA ARE NOT PROGRAMS THAT I WAS AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING WHEN I WAS A KID.

AND, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN MEMORIALIZED, AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, UM, ME GOING ON RECORD AT THE AGE OF 15, UM, IN A HUGE CLASS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR BETTER SCHOOL CONDITIONS.

YOU MAY, UH, SOME MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE WILLIAMS VERSUS STATE OF CALIFORNIA LAWSUIT.

I WAS ONE OF THOSE, UH, SLIGHTLY OVER A HUNDRED STUDENTS WHO WERE, UM, ASKING AND DEMANDING FOR BETTER SCHOOL CONDITIONS AND FOR BETTER RESOURCES.

AND SO TO SEE ALL OF THIS COME FULL CIRCLE, TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE RECOGNIZING THAT WHAT, WHO WE BECOME IN THE FUTURE STARTS AT A VERY, VERY EARLY AGE.

THIS IS TRULY AN HONOR TO ACTUALLY SEE THIS COME FULL CIRCLE.

AND THE REASON WHY IT'S AN HONOR IS BE, IS BECAUSE I'M A, UH, I LIVE IN THIS CITY AND I CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE BENEFITS OF IT.

SOMETHING THAT, AGAIN, I DIDN'T HAVE WHEN I WAS A KID.

SO, UM, THANK YOU.

AND I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO, UH, I, I DUNNO IF YOU WANNA MOTION THAT.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

AWESOME.

YES, THANK YOU.

SO IT IS MY HONOR TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ENTITLED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, CALIFORNIA DESIGNATING THE CITY AS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD FRIENDLY CITY, AFFIRMING THE CITY'S DEDICATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH FIRST FIVE ORANGE COUNTY IN FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY CHILD CAN THRIVE AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

SECOND, SECOND, I GET THE MOTION.

WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? YEAH.

FOUR SECONDS.

AND COUNSEL, UH, KIM MAL BARIUM WOULD LIKE A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE.

ABSOLUTELY.

THE DOCUMENT THIS EVENING WITH OUR FIRST FIVE TEAMS, ABSOLUTELY.

LET'S GO DOWN TO THE WELL.

YEP.

YOU NEED TO BE IN IT.

NO, I'M HERE.

STOP IT.

YOU CAN'T BE THE ONE THAT WROTE IT.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT PUT IT UP.

WE CAN GET UP HERE.

WE GOT A STACK OF THEM.

THERE WE GO.

WE'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK SCOTT MILLER FOR TAKING THE LEAD WITH THE HARBOR COLLABORATIVE ON THIS INITIATIVE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK, I DON'T KNOW WHOSE PHONE I HAVE.

DO WE HAVE A MIC? SOMEBODY GIVE IT TO YOU? OH, NO.

SO EXCITING.

NEXT CONSIDERATION ITEM IS TITLED, CONSIDERED REVIEW AND APPROVE THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEE'S REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO SUPPORT A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE LAHABRA HOST LIONS CLUB AND THE CITY CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION EFFORTS.

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[2. CONSIDER, REVIEW, AND APPROVE THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEE'S REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO SUPPORT A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE LA HABRA HOST LIONS CLUB AND THE CITY'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION EFFORTS That the City Council authorize providing a full subsidy of the City's reimbursable staff and direct costs, and approve an appropriation in an amount not to exceed $100,000 from available Special Event reserve funds to fund these costs in support of the 2025 La Habra Host Lions Club Corn Festival and Parade, which will become a Centennial Celebration signature event for the City.]

A STAFF REPORT, PLEASE, MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT YOU, UM, AN UPDATE FOR OUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEE.

THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, TRYING TO PLAN A WHOLE YEAR WORTH OF ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE KICKED IT OFF ON JANUARY 21ST, FIRST HERE AT THE, UH, CITY HALL.

AND WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME, HE DESERVED.

BUT WITH YOU TONIGHT, WE HAVE A CALENDAR OF THE REST OF THE YEAR'S EVENTS.

UM, THIS SATURDAY WE'RE DOING AN ENHANCED EVENT.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR 5K, UH, THERE ARE ALREADY 750 OR SO RUNNERS.

IT'S THE, AS MANY AS WE HAVE LAST YEAR, HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED FOR THIS YEAR, AND IT WILL BE CALLED THE CENTENNIAL RUN.

AFTER THAT, WE ARE DOING, UH, A COLLABORATION WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN APRIL, JUNE AND OCTOBER.

WE'RE PLANNING ON HISTORICAL NIGHTS WHERE WE CAN HAVE, UH, AN EDUCATIONAL SERIES WHERE SOMEBODY FROM THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL HELP, UH, PRESENT ITEMS ON THE CITY'S HISTORY, AND HOPEFULLY WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS WITH THAT.

IN ADDITION, WE WILL, UH, ADD OUR LOS ARENAS WOMEN'S CLUB PARK RIBBON CUTTING AT THE END OF APRIL INTO OUR CENTENNIAL CALENDAR IN MAY.

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WE'RE GOING TO BRING TO YOU, UM, UH, HOPEFULLY A WHOLE ROOM FULL OF CENTENARIANS PEOPLE, PLACES, AND BUSINESSES.

UM, ANYBODY THAT YOU KNOW, THAT'S TURNED A HUNDRED ALREADY, WE'RE GOING TO INVITE THEM HERE TO BE HONORED BY YOU.

UM, AND THEN IN JULY, WE'RE DOING ANOTHER ENHANCED EVENT, WHICH IS OUR 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION.

AUGUST WE, AUGUST.

WE ARE PLANNING ON A LEGACY DINNER.

WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED YET, BUT IT'LL BE BASICALLY LIKE, UM, HONORING, UH, UM, LIKE TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR.

IT'LL BE THE LAHABRA PERSON OF THE CENTURY, UH, BUSINESS OF THE CENTURY, UM, NONPROFIT OF THE CENTURY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'LL BE IN AUGUST.

UH, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE LAHABRA HOST LIONS, AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.

BUT WE'RE WORKING ON A WEEKEND OF EVENTS IN AUGUST, UM, TO COINCIDE WITH THEIR CORN FESTIVAL AND PARADE.

WE'RE WORKING AROUND A THEME, SORT OF LIKE LAHABRA.

IT'S ALWAYS HOME.

UM, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR RIBBON CUTTING CENTENNIAL CENTENNIAL PARK SOMETIME IN AUGUST.

WE THINK SEPTEMBER.

WE'RE DOING, UH, MEXICAN AMERICANS CAMPS AND BASEBALL IN LA HABRA AT THE DEPOT THEATER IN OCTOBER.

WE'RE DOING AN ART CONTEST, UM, NOT SURE IF WE'RE DOING THE WALL OF FAME.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT SINCE WE'RE DOING THE DINNER NOW.

AND THEN WE EXPECT TO DO A TIME CAPSULE IN DECEMBER.

SO WE HAVE A LONG YEAR OF WONDERFUL EVENTS.

UM, AND WE, WE EXPECT THAT EVERYBODY WILL REMEMBER THIS, UH, YEAR FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

AS I MENTIONED, UH, THE, THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO PARTNER WITH THE LAHABRA HOST LIONS.

AS YOU KNOW, THE CORN FESTIVAL AND PARADE HAS BEEN A, A BIG PART OF THE CITY'S HISTORY.

IN FACT, IT'S ALMOST 80 YEARS OLD.

I I THINK IT MIGHT BE OUR 77TH YEAR, OR 77TH YEAR.

AND, UH, THAT'S A LOT OF YEARS CONSIDERING WE'RE ONLY A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

AND THE CORN FESTIVAL AND PARADE IS MORE THAN JUST A CARNIVAL.

IT'S MORE THAN JUST AN EVENT.

IT REALLY IS A PLACE TO CALL HOME.

IT'S WHERE PEOPLE COME BACK, UH, HOME.

WE HAVE DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO TELL US THAT THEY FLY BACK IN AND THEY, THEY HANG OUT AT THE CORN FESTIVAL.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO LINE LA HABRA BOULEVARD JUST TO GET A LOOK AT THE PARADE AND, AND EVERYTHING THAT WE CELEBRATE.

SO THE CORN FESTIVAL HAS BEEN A HUGE PART OF WHAT WE CALL HERE A CARING COMMUNITY.

AS YOU KNOW, THE LA HABRA HOST LIONS PUT ON THIS EVENT.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

IT'S, IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY.

IT'S NOT JUST A FUNDRAISER.

IT COSTS MONEY.

AND SO THE PROFITS THAT THEY MAKE GO RIGHT BACK INTO ALL OF THE PROGRAMS HERE IN THE CITY OF LA HARRA, NOT JUST FOR THE CITY, UH, WHICH THEY DO A LOT, BUT ALSO INTO OUR SCHOOLS AND INTO OUR OTHER NONPROFITS.

BUT FOR JUST THE CITY OF LA HARRA, THEY WORK TO RAISE MONEY FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZEN PROGRAMS, OUR CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS.

YOU'LL SEE THEM AT THE 5K PASSING OUT WATER THIS SATURDAY.

YOU'LL SEE THEM AT EASTER COOKING BREAKFAST.

YOU SEE THEM ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

UM, THIS YEAR, THE, THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE LIONS ON A HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY PARADE AND CELEBRATION.

WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE OVER THE PARADE.

WE'RE GONNA SAY THAT FIRST , WE WANT THEM TO CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK.

BUT WHAT WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL IS TO CONSIDER LAST YEAR YOU WAIVED THE, THE 70% OF THE COSTS OF STAFF.

THAT'S JUST THE, THE WHAT WE CALL SOFT COSTS WITHIN THE CITY, RIGHT? SO IT'S NOT THEIR, THEIR SUPPLIES FOR THEIR EVENT ITSELF, IT'S JUST FOR CITY STAFF, PUBLIC WORKS, POLICE, AND SO FORTH.

WE ARE ASKING THE CENTENNIAL YEAR THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER WAIVING THE ENTIRE COST.

THE PARADE IS THE LARGEST PART OF THIS CELEBRATION.

AND SO WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT IN OUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY, IN THEIR 77TH YEAR, THAT WE HAVE A GREAT PARADE.

ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU WERE HERE LAST YEAR, YOU SAW IT.

WE HAD A MANY BANDS, YOU, MANY EVENTS, ALL OF YOU, I THINK, RODE IN THE PARADE.

IT WAS, IT WAS A WONDERFUL DELL AND I WORKED IT, BUT THIS YEAR YOU'LL RIDE.

SO IT WAS A, IT WAS A GREAT TIME.

UM, SO WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER SPONSORING THAT EVENT.

UH, AND ANY MONEY THAT THE LIONS DO MAKE ON TOP OF THAT, IT GOES RIGHT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.

SO, TALKING ABOUT MONEY, WE DID START OUR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN.

WE, WE GAVE YOU ALL THE FLYERS TODAY.

UM, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'LL GET SPONSORS.

WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO RAISE ON OUR OWN TO ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OURSELVES.

SO THAT WILL COME FROM, UM, SPONSORSHIPS OR I FAILED TO MENTION THAT WE'RE BRINGING BACK THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY MAP.

IF YOU SAW THAT IT'S IN YOUR PACKET THERE.

AND, UM, THAT SHOULD PAY FOR ITSELF.

AND THEN WE'LL CHARGE AT THE LEGACY DINNER, AND THAT SHOULD PAY FOR ITSELF.

UM, WE SPENT ABOUT $55,000 SO FAR OF THE A HUNDRED THAT YOU ALLOCATED, AND WE'RE ASKING, UM, WELL THAT'S EVEN RIGHT NOW.

SO WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT.

BUT WE'RE ASKING TO, UH, TO FUND JUST THE CORN FESTIVAL.

I I DID FAIL TO MENTION THAT.

IN ADDITION TO THE EVENTS, WE HAVE THREE OTHER ACTIVITIES, THE MAP AND THEN THE COIN AND CHIP QUEST.

UM, IF YOU GUYS ALL RECEIVED A COIN AT THE, UM, THE KICKOFF, HOPEFULLY IF YOU WENT TO THE LITERACY FAIR THIS WEEKEND, YOU GOT A CHIP, YOU'LL GET A CHIP AT, UH, THE 5K, YOU'LL GET ONE AT THE CORN FESTIVAL.

YOU'LL GET SOME ALL YEAR LONG.

THEY'RE COLLECTIBLE ITEMS AND WE'RE GONNA FRAME 'EM, UH, OR YOU CAN FRAME 'EM, WE'LL SELL YOU THE FRAME

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LATER AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO, UM, AT THIS TIME, UM, WE'RE JUST ASKING COUNCIL, IF YOU CONSIDER FUNDING THE, UH, ONE UP TO $100,000 OF THE KORN FESTIVAL STAFF COSTS.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, IF I COULD JUST GIVE FULL DISCLOSURE, UH, TO BE TRANSPARENT, I AM A MEMBER OF THE LA HARBOR HOST LIONS CLUB, AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT, UH, IN CONSULTING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, UH, I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN MAKING ANY DECISIONS FOR TONIGHT FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM.

UM, I AM CURRENTLY NOT ON ANY BOARD WITH THE LIONS CLUB.

UH, AND WITH THAT, I DO NOT MAKE ANY, UH, DECISIONS AS TO, UH, WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE LIONS CLUB.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ HAS A QUESTION.

UH, I, KELLY, I JUST, I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS.

IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

LAHABRA, LIKE, UM, EVERY PENNY GOES BACK IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT PAYS ITS DIVIDENDS, WHAT THE LAHABRA HOST LINES DOES.

CLUB DOES.

IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

AND HAVING BEEN PRAY INVOLVED IN THE PARADE SINCE 1981, OFF AND ON, IT'S VERY SPECIAL TO ME AND OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.

I, AT THE CORN FESTIVAL, WE'VE HAD, I KNOW AS I KNOW, THREE WEDDING PROPOSALS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AT THE CORN FESTIVAL OVER THE YEARS, AND I'M SURE THERE'S MORE.

THAT'S ONLY THREE THAT I KNOW OF.

IT'S A VERY SPECIAL, UH, EVENT AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS.

ARE THERE ANY OF THE COUNCIL QUESTIONS? YES, MADAM, MAAM.

MAYOR, IF, IF YOU CAN, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND, WE ARE NOT GIVING MONEY TO THE LIONS CLUB.

WE ARE ACTUALLY EATING SOME OF THE COSTS AS A CITY FOR SOME OF THE EXPENSES RELATED TO THIS, UH, EVENT.

AND IF YOU COULD JUST KIND OF SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.

SO WHEN THE LIONS CLUB COMES TO US, UM, TRADITIONALLY I WOULD BRING THIS ITEM TO YOU IN ABOUT APRIL, MAYBE MAY, AND YOU WOULD CONSIDER IT.

AND TRADITIONALLY YOU HAVE WAIVED, UH, 50%.

LAST YEAR YOU DID 70%.

UM, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT'S TOUGH OUT THERE.

AND, UM, SO IT'S, IT'S, I'M SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT EARLIER, BUT, UM, SO WE'RE ASKING NOW FOR A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT JUST FOR THIS YEAR, BECAUSE IT'S OUR CENTENNIAL YEAR, AND, UM, AND WE EXPECT THE COST.

I THINK LAST YEAR THE 70% EQUALED ABOUT $60,000.

THE PARADE ITSELF IS PRETTY COST, UM, COSTLY, RIGHT? SO, UM, MAYBE 40,000 OF THE, THE 60,000 WAS JUST FOR THE PARADE.

AND SO WE WANNA KEEP THE PARADE.

WE LOVE THE PARADE.

IT'S, IT'S A WONDERFUL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THE LIONS WILL BE LOOKING AT THEIR COSTS THIS YEAR, PERIOD, WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO FUND IT.

IF THE COUNCIL IS NOT WILLING TO HELP, UH, I KNOW YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP, BUT IN THE FUTURE, UH, ARE ABLE TO HELP, I SHOULD SAY.

'CAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS WILLING.

AND TO CLARIFY, KELLY, UH, THE REASON WHY THE PARADE'S SO EXPENSIVE IS BECAUSE THEY BRING A SPECIAL GROUP TO HAVE THE PARADE CERTIFIED.

SO NOW THAT'S WHY LAST YEAR THE BANDS WERE BROUGHT BACK BECAUSE OF THE JUDGES THAT WERE BROUGHT IN BECAUSE OF, THEN IT ATTRACTED MORE PEOPLE TO COME AND PARTICIPATE.

IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, THE, THE COSTS OF, UH, THE CORN FESTIVAL ARE REALLY STAFFING.

SO IT'S THE PUBLIC WORK STAFF WHO PUT THE BARRICADES, UH, THE WATER BARRIERS, THE, UH, THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO MONITOR THE PARADE.

THE, UM, UM, WELL, THE LITTLE BIT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, BUT MOSTLY IT'S PUBLIC WORKS WHO SET UP THE, THE STREET BARRIERS AND POLICE WHO, UH, SECURE THE EVENT.

OH, I SEE.

YEAH.

BUT IT'S ALSO FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND, KELLY.

UH, AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, THAT CONCERNS ME, I'M, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS AS WELL.

ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONCERNS ME AND LIGHT OF, UH, WHAT HAPPENED THIS PAST NEW YEAR'S EVE IN NEW ORLEANS IS PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND THAT YOU JUST TOUCHED ON IT, PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS PUTTING UP BARRICADES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, THE COST OF THAT IS NOT CHEAP AS WE'LL.

UNDERSTAND.

AND, UH, MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP OUT WITH THAT COST BECAUSE THEY ARE A NON-PROFIT.

EVERYTHING DOES GO BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

UH, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC ALSO UNDERSTANDS THAT PART OF THIS, UH, IS GONNA GO TOWARDS PUBLIC SAFETY.

THE, THE COST OF THAT, I MEAN, CAN GET COSTLY.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

UH, BUT IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS, THAT'S VERY CONCERNING TO ME.

AND THAT WE DO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, THAT, UH, I'M, I'M NOT IN THE PLANNING OF THIS LOGISTICS, UH, BUT THAT, UH, THAT THAT IS ADDRESSED, UH, THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS, UH, IS A PARAMOUNT CONCERN, UH, FOR THESE, UH, NOT JUST FOR THE PARADE, UH, BUT FOR THE FESTIVAL ITSELF.

YES.

VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

GOOD POINT.

ABSOLUTELY.

WE DO PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND WE DO ASSESS OUR RISKS AND, UH, I THINK WE DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB WITH THAT.

I THINK THERE MIGHT BE SPEAKERS TOO.

SPEAKERS THAT WANNA COME UP.

WELL THEN, WE'LL, IS THAT IT FROM THE COUNCIL? FOUR QUESTIONS.

OH, SORRY THEN.

AND TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT AND JUST ESTIMATES IN MONEY RAISED AND THINGS WE'VE GIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY, LIKE THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND THE CITY'S FIRST AMBULANCE AND THE FIRST SWIMMING POOL AT LA HABRA HIGH SCHOOL, PLUS ALL THE MONEY IN THAT 77 YEARS, WE'VE PUT OVER $500,000 BACK INTO THE CITY.

I'M GONNA INVITE THE PUBLIC TO TESTIFY, AND IF SO, PLEASE COME UP HERE TO THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

IS THAT CLOSE ENOUGH? OKAY.

I USUALLY STAND TOO FAR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M ROY RAMS LAND.

I HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING THE PRESIDENT OF THE LIONS CLUB THIS YEAR.

I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR SERVICE FOR 77% OF THE CITY'S HISTORY.

UM, I WAS DOING SOME MATH TODAY

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AND I, I COULDN'T EVEN CALCULATE THE NUMBER OF MAN HOURS AFTER ABOUT 400,000 I GAVE UP BECAUSE, SO WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND WE, WE WANNA KEEP DOING THE CORN FESTIVAL, BUT AS YOU'VE POINTED OUT, THE COSTS KEEP RISING PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS.

WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A FINITE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO RAISE WITH THE FOOTPRINT WE HAVE AND THE EVENTS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, IT'S, IT'S JUST A NUMBER WE'RE, IT'S NOT GONNA GO HIGHER UNLESS A BUNCH MORE PEOPLE SHOW UP.

AND OF COURSE, SINCE COVID, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN HAVING TO BUILD BACK NUMBERS BACK UP TOO.

SO WE'RE VERY, UH, APPRECIATIVE THAT THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERING THIS REQUEST TONIGHT.

UM, JUST HISTORICALLY, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS PRIOR TO ABOUT 2010, I THINK, UM, THE CITY AND THE LIONS CLUB WERE ACTUAL TOTAL CO-SPONSORS OF THE PARADE.

THE LIONS CLUB COVERED ALL THE COSTS AND THE CITY COVERED ALL THE CITY COSTS.

UM, SO AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON OUR BEHALF.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK STU? UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING.

COUNCIL IN, UH, UH, AND STAFF.

UH, MY NAME IS STUART BRUCKNER.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF LA HABER FOR 60 YEARS.

I'VE BEEN A LINE HOST MEMBER FOR 30 YEARS.

CURRENTLY I AM THE FIRST, UH, VICE PRESIDENT, ALSO THE CO-CHAIR OF THE CORN FESTIVAL.

AND SO JUST ON BEHALF OF THE CORN FESTIVAL COMMITTEE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE YEARS, ALL THE SUPPORT THAT THE CITY HAS GIVEN US.

UH, WITHOUT THE CITY, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO.

SO ALSO, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT FOR 77 YEARS OF THE A HUNDRED YEARS LAHABRA HAS BEEN HERE, THAT WE HAVE, UH, WORKED SIDE BY SIDE AND, UH, UH, AND TO, UH, MAKE LAHABRA A COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF.

SO THAT BEING SAID, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND, UH, AS YOU CONSIDER, UH, WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS VANESSA PERKINS AND I'VE LIVED IN LA HARBOUR FOR PROBABLY 39 YEARS.

UM, AND LAST YEAR I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE PRESIDENT OF LA HARBOR HOST LINES, AND I WAS ALSO PRIVILEGED TO WORK WITH MANY OF YOU, UM, ON THE KORN FESTIVAL.

AND YOUR SUPPORT WAS UNDAUNTING.

I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.

I MEAN, WE, WE WENT TO YOU ALMOST BEGGING BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THE KORN FESTIVAL OR THE PARADE ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE.

I MEAN, THE WHOLE REASON WE DO IT IS TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, TO FUND IT BACK, BUT IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE MONEY, IT, IT'S REALLY SAD, YOU KNOW, WE CAN FIND OTHER WAYS TO MAKE THE MONEY.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT YOU'VE DEDICATED TO US AND HELPED US.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WOULD ASK FOR, UM, COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND, OR ACTION.

MADAM MAYOR, IF I MAY, CAN I GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, PLEASE? THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEE'S REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO SUPPORT THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAHABRA AND THE LAHABRA HOST LIONS CLUB AND THE CITY CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION EFFORTS.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? AND COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, DID YOUR MOTION INCLUDE NOT TO EXCEED $100,000? I'M NOT SURE IF I EVER LET GO YOUR MOTION.

UH, LET ME GO AHEAD AND ADD THAT ON THERE.

TO NOT, TO EXCEED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND APPROPRIATION AND IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000.

AND SECONDED BY MAYOR PROTE MADANO.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

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PROCEED TO THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR.

UH, WE WILL NOW

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

, UH, THE 2025 LA HARBOR RACES.

CELEBRATE LA HARBOR'S 100TH BIRTHDAY BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CENTENNIAL RUN AT THE LA HARBOR MARKETPLACE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 8TH, BEGINNING AT 7:30 AM THE EVENT WILL FEATURE A 5K WALK RUN, A ONE KITTY, A ONE K KITTY RUN, AND A 50 YARD TODDLER TROT TROT.

HELP US KEEP THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION GOING BY DRESSING TO CELEBRATE THE CITY, ITS 100TH BIRTHDAY.

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

WE HAVE THE CENTEN, UH, THE SENIORS DANCE.

UH, SENIORS DANCE ARE IN FULL SWING.

JOIN US ON SUNDAY, MARCH 16TH FROM 2:00 PM UNTIL 4:00 PM AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER, 1 0 1 WEST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD.

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

PRE-REGISTER IS REQUIRED AND THE COST IS TO ATTEND.

THIS IS $12 PER PERSON.

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

AND WE HAVE THE ANIMAL MOBILE CLINIC.

GET YOUR DOGS AND CATS UP TO DATE ON THEIR VACCINES AT THE LOWER COST, LOW COST MOBILE CLINIC TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST FROM 5:00 PM UNTIL 6:00 PM AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER.

1 0 1 WEST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD.

THE MOBILE CLINIC WILL BE OFFERING VARIOUS VACCINES AND MICRO CHIPPING FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE LA HARBA ANIMAL CONTROL.

AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 3 5 2, WE HAVE THE LA HARBA POLICE CITIZENS ACADEMY.

APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE LA HARBA POLICE DEPARTMENT CITIZENS ACADEMY, WHICH WILL BE HELD EVERY THURSDAY FROM APRIL 10TH UNTIL MAY 15.

ATTENDEES WILL LEARN FROM ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE POLICE OPERATION, SUCH AS PATROL TRAFFIC, SWAT, CANINE UNIT, ANIMAL ANIMAL CONTROL, AND MORE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL LORI WISE AT LWYS E@LAHARBORCA.GOV, OR VISIT LA HARBOR CA.GOV.

WE HAVE EGG NIGHT.

JOIN US AT THE ANNUAL EGG NIGHT TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH AT 7:00 PM UNTIL 8:00 PM AT LA BONITA PARK.

1 1 1 4 4 0 WEST WITH YOUR BOULEVARD.

THE EVENT IS OPEN TO YOUTH AGE OF SEVEN TO 13 YEARS, AND THE COST OF $15 PER CHILD AND PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.

WE FOLLOW WITH THE EXTRAVAGANZA ON 2025 SPRING FAMILY EXTRAVAGANZA WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH AT 8:00 AM UNTIL NOON.

AT LA BONITA PARK, 1 4 4 0 WEST WHITTIER BOULEVARD.

WRISTBAND PRESALE IS $6 PER PERSON AND EIGHT PER PERSON ON EVENT DAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 COMMISSION MEETINGS.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS ARE ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.

THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION MEETS ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT LAWN AND IRRIGATION IS PROHIBITED BETWEEN 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM AS IS THE WASHING OF HEART SERVICES 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 CONTACT, YOU CAN HELP PRESERVE CONSERVE WATER, PLEASE CONTACT THE LA HARBOR POLICE PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 1 0.

AND I WILL ASK IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF.

NO, MADAM MAYOR, ARE THERE

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? I BELIEVE I WILL BEGIN WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LAKIN.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

UM, I'VE ALREADY MADE SOME OF MY COMMENTS JUST WANNA, UM, IN, IN INCLUDE THAT I WANT TO THANK, UM, THE CALIFORNIA RIFLE AND PISTOL ASSOCIATION WHO ALLOWED ME TO PRESENT, UM, LAST WEEK, UH, SHARING MY EXPERIENCE, UH, WITH, UM, MY RESPONSE AS A FIRST RESPONDER TO THE PALISADES FIRES, AS WELL AS GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHOWCASE AND SHARE SEVERAL OF THE, UM, UH, EMERGENCY

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PREPAREDNESS, UH, TRAINING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT THE CITY HAS TO OFFER.

UH, ONE OF THEM BEING THE CITIZENS, UH, CITIZENS ACADEMY.

AND THEN, UH, ALSO, UM, I, MYSELF AND DARREN HAD THE HONOR TO ATTEND ON SUNDAY, UH, THE, UH, THIS LA CITY, UH, LA I MEAN, I'M SORRY, LA HABRA CITY LEAGUE, UH, UH, LAHABRA LITTLE LEAGUE.

LITTLE LEAGUE, I'M SORRY, LITTLE LEAGUE LOSING MY WORDS HERE.

LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING DAY.

UM, IT WAS PRETTY FUN.

I THINK WE HAD A GOOD TIME THERE.

WE DIDN'T, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO, UH, GET, TO GET TO SEE THESE TEAMS COME TOGETHER.

AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT CONSIDERING WE'RE PROMOTING, YOU KNOW, UM, STARTING EARLY WITH EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN TO ALSO SEE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE HEALTHY CHILDREN, UM, IN A WAY TO PROMOTE, UH, AND IT'S ALSO TIME FOR US TO PROMOTE LEADERSHIP, UM, TEAMWORK AND DISCIPLINE IN OUR YOUTH OF LAHABRA.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MA'AM.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

WHITTIER POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UH, I JUST AGAIN, WANT TO COMMEND THE HARD WORK OF THE HARBOR HOST LIONS CLUB.

YOU GUYS DO A FABULOUS, FABULOUS JOB, AND IT'S VERY SPECIAL TO ME.

MY UNCLE BACK IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES WAS A PRESIDENT, PAST PRESIDENT CRUZ.

HE WAS ALSO, UH, CAPTAIN HERE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO IT'S ALWAYS VERY SPECIAL AND I'LL BE ALONGSIDE OF YOU IN THE PARADE AGAIN.

I'M ALREADY WORKING ON THE GRAND MARSHALS FOR THIS YEAR, AND IT'S GONNA BE A VERY SPECIAL PARADE.

UH, THAT'S MY HOPE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR ALL, AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO.

IN FACT, JUST A WEEK BEFORE LAST, YOU GUYS DID A GREAT BIG FUNDRAISER THAT I ATTEND AT EL PORTAL SCHOOL.

YOU GUYS WERE THERE RAISING MONEY SO THE KIDS COULD GO TO CATALINA ISLAND TO BE ABLE TO DO A MARINE BIOLOGY FIELD TRIP AND LEARN ABOUT MAR MARINE BIOLOGY.

SO THANK YOU.

AND I WAS HONORED TO, TO, UH, SUPPORT YOU GUYS WITH THAT.

UH, THE MAYOR AND I, UH, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE LARA STATE OF THE CITY, AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH ALL THEIR, UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND THEY JUST DID A TREMENDOUS JOB.

UH, THE LADA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, JUST A CLASS ACT ORGANIZATION, THEY ROLLED OUT THE RED CARPET FOR US AND MADE US FEEL VERY, VERY WELCOME.

UH, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, WE HAD A NICE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY, A CLOSEOUT OUTLET, UH, THE MAYOR AND I PARTICIPATE IN, AND, AND THAT'S A BRAND NEW BUSINESS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO SENIOR COMPOST.

THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL AMOUNT OF, OF, UH, OF, UH, CLOSEOUTS THERE.

AND, UH, IT WAS A GREAT RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.

I WAS, IT WAS A GREAT, UM, ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UH, PEOPLE HERE FROM LAS LOMA SCHOOL.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL LA HABER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT LITERACY FAIR.

AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK THE BOOTH WITH PEOPLE FROM OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

HAD A GREAT TIME MEETING EVERYBODY THERE AND HANGING OUT IN THE BOOTH.

AND AS YOUR MOTTO IS, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT MAKES IT HAPPEN.

YOU GUYS DEFINITELY MADE IT HAPPEN.

UH, MARTY IS JUST A RIGHT TO HELP OUT THERE AND, AND HE'S JUST SO PERSONABLE WITH ALL, UH, THE PEOPLE.

AND IT WAS A GREAT LITERACY FAIR.

UH, THERESA, I KNOW YOU'RE A PIONEER IN, IN THE LA HABER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE THERE, AND SCOTT MILLER HAD HIS MOBILE UNIT OUT THERE, GAVE OUT A LOT, A LOT OF MERCHANDISE, FOOD THAT WAS MUCH NEEDED TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU SCOTT.

AS WELL.

ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UH, UM, OUR ORANGE COUNTY SUPERVISOR, UH, DOUG SHAY, WHO HAD HIS VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION, UH, PARTY HERE AT CITY HALL.

THEY ROLLED OUT THE IN-N-OUT BURGER, UM, UM, MOBILE UNIT OUT THERE.

AND THEY RECOGNIZED, UH, A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS FROM THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

AND THANK YOU KELLY.

AND, UH, KELLY AND KIM, UH, THEY SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME TO TELL YOU THANK YOU.

YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS VERY ACCOMMODATING AND THEY ALWAYS LOVES HOSTING THAT EVENT HERE AT, UH, AT CITY HALL.

AND, UM, ALSO BEFORE I, UH, ONE FINAL NOTE, I'D, UH, ALSO LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE OUR BRAND NEW BUSINESS.

LAQUINTA INN.

LAQUINTA INN FINALLY OPENED UP.

I GOT TO GO THERE FOR OPENING DAY.

SO WE, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE'RE GONNA DO CITY COUNCIL'S GONNA BE DOING A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.

UM, AND WE ARE EXCITED.

I GOT TO GO VERY QUICKLY THERE FOR OUR OPENING DAY AND JUST WELCOME AND THE FIRST CUSTOMER THAT CAME THROUGH, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BIG CEREMONY AND PARTY COMING UP REAL SOON.

SO, UH, THAT'S A LOT THAT, THAT I HAVE HERE.

OH, ONE LAST THING I GOT TO SEE DON HANNAH AT SILVER SHIELD.

DON HANNAH WAS IN TOWN.

UH, THEY PUT A GREAT BIG, UH, PARTY RECOGNIZING IT'S LIKE A GALA, RECOGNIZING ALL THE POLICE OFFICERS, THOSE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, IT WAS PUT ON BY THE WHITTIER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

IT WAS JUST A FABULOUS TYPE OF EVENT.

THEY DO SUCH A GOOD JOB OVER THERE.

AND DON HANNA FLEW IN FROM OUT OF TOWN TO BE PART OF THIS, SO IT WAS GOOD TO SEE HIM AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THE INVITATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR PROTE MEDANO.

YEAH.

UH, AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, UH, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF, UH, DON HANNA, IF YOU DON'T MIND TELLING PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO, THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW.

OH, DON HANNA IS OUR FORMER CITY MANAGER WHO WAS ALSO PART OF, UH, HE WAS A, I THINK HE WAS A CAPTAIN.

HE WAS A CAPTAIN AT WHIT POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I'M NOT TAKING IT WITH THE, UH,

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AND, UH, JUST VERY WELL RESPECTED, NOT ONLY IN WHITTIER BUT ALSO IN LAHABRA.

HE'S VERY ACTIVE WITH, UH, OLG AND ALSO WITH ST.

BRUNO'S CHURCH.

AND SINCE I'M TALKING ABOUT CHURCHES, I FORGOT TO SAY, HEY, OLG, WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE MARDI GRAS AND I'LL LET ROSE TALK ABOUT THAT ONE.

OH NO, GO AHEAD, .

BEFORE I START ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ? JUST WANNA MAKE SURE SAY GOING ONCE SERGEANT, I THINK GOING TWICE.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT, SO I'M JUST GONNA START, UH, I WANNA DO, UH, UH, THANK, UH, KELLY FU JOE, UH, CONTINUING AND, UH, PIGGYBACKING OFF WHAT, UH, JAMES WAS SAYING, AND A LOT OF THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR, UH, AND YOUR PEOPLE DO WITH THE, UH, THE READY SET, OC, IT WAS AN ITEM ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT CALENDAR FOR THE PUBLIC THAT DOESN'T, OR DIDN'T READ INTO THE, UH, THE AGENDA IN THE EVENT.

NOT TO SAY THAT YOU DIDN'T, BUT, UH, THERE WAS, UH, UH, AN ALLOTTED AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR, UH, 21, UH, OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH THAT ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A NURSING PROGRAM.

AND, UH, THAT COMES FROM THE, UH, WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITY, INNOVATION INNOVATION IN, UH, WORKFORCE INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY ACT.

AND IT'S A GRANT FUNDED PROGRAM.

IT DOES NOT COME OUTTA THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND, BUT THE CITY, UH, HAS TAKEN ON THE, UH, THE TASK OF DOLING OUT THIS MONEY, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, FOR THE COUNTY OF ORANGE.

THEY ENTRUST THE CITY IN, UH, IN FINDING, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, WAYS TO, UH, GET OUR YOUTH INVOLVED AND, UH, HAVE, GIVE THEM WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES.

SO, KELLY, THANK YOU.

I RAVE ABOUT THIS, UH, READY, SET, OC PROGRAM WHENEVER, UH, I TALK TO OTHER CITY LEADERS IN OTHER, IN OTHER CITIES, UH, ONE SUCH, AND I'LL REPORT OUT AS I DO THIS, UH, MYSELF, COUNCILMAN, UH, LAMPKIN AND COUNCILMAN ERIAN.

WE, UH, WE ATTENDED THE, UH, INDEPENDENT CITIES ASSOCIATION WINTER SEMINAR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO.

AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE INSTANCES WHEN THEY ASK ABOUT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, UH, AND, UH, WHAT THE CITY DOES.

AND, UH, I, I CAN ONLY, UH, I CAN ONLY TALK ABOUT THE, THE, THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG ON THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO GIVE THEM KELLY'S PHONE NUMBER AND, AND A LOT OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT THEY DO, KIM BERRY AS WELL.

UH, BUT, UH, YEAH, WE WERE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH, UH, OTHER CITY LEADERS AND TALK ABOUT ISSUES SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS AND, UH, TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ISSUES AND, UH, THE RECENT FIRES AND HOW WE ARE ALL, UH, UH, LOOKING TO, UH, PLAN, UH, FOR THOSE INSTANCES OF FIRES IN, UH, NATURAL, UH, UH, UH, CALAMITIES.

SO, THAT'S IT.

SEEING A LOT OF INCONSIDERATE AND RUDE DRIVERS.

YOUR MARDI GRAS.

YEAH, THE INDEPENDENT CITIES ASSOCIATION, UH, SEMINARS WERE VERY VALUABLE, VERY USEFUL, LIKE I SAID, PUBLIC POLICY QUESTIONS, UH, NEW POLICE TECHNOLOGY, LAND USE ISSUES, ALL THESE THINGS.

IT, THE RESULT WAS A, WAS A NOTEBOOK WITH A BUNCH OF CHICKEN SCRATCHES THAT I'M GONNA DUMP IN JIM SADR'S LAP SAYING, WHY CAN'T WE DO THIS? WHAT ABOUT THAT? WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER THING? AND THAT'S HOW THIS BRAINSTORMING STARTS, AND THAT'S HOW GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN.

SO IT'S ALWAYS EXTREMELY HELPFUL WHEN WE DO THAT.

UH, I WANNA STICK MY COMMENTS MAINLY TO WHAT HAS BEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO SOME EXTENT OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS.

AND A, A LOT OF, YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE, WE'VE HAD SOME EXTREMELY BAD LUCK LATELY WHERE WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF TRAFFIC COLLISIONS.

WE'VE, WE'VE, WE'VE LOST SOME MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH TRAFFIC RELATED INCIDENCES.

AND A A LOT OF FOLKS ARE SAYING, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING WRONG? WHAT MORE CAN WE DO? WELL, OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS MORE WE CAN DO, BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO REALIZE THAT IN ANY CITY, ESPECIALLY ONE OF 63,000 PEOPLE IN SEVEN SQUARE MILES, WITH A GOOD VOLUME OF TRAFFIC, MUCH OF WHICH IS PASSING FROM BREA THROUGH OUR CITY INTO WHITTIER OR LATA, ACCIDENTS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND SOMETIMES IT SEEMS, YOU KNOW, UH, SHOCKING WHEN LIKE THREE WILL HAPPEN IN LIKE A FOUR DAY PERIOD OR A FIVE DAY PERIOD, WHEN IN ACTUALITY WE'RE COMPILING THE STATS, IT'S EXTREMELY LIKELY THAT OUR AVERAGE OF TRAFFIC COLLISIONS HAS NOT INCREASED FOR THIS YEAR AT ALL OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, RIGHT? BUT NONETHELESS, WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN, WE ARE ALL GALVANIZED BY IT.

WE'VE GOT THREE FORMER CURRENT OR FORMER LIOS UP HERE.

SO OUR MIND GOES TO, ARE WE MISSING SOMETHING? UH, YEAH, WE HAVE TRAFFIC ENGINEERS THAT GO THROUGH EVERY SQUARE FOOT OF OUR ROWS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ROWS ARE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLY CAN BE.

AND AS YOU KNOW, IT WAS, UM, MAYOR PROTO MADANO WHO MADE, UH, A MOTION TO TAKE A MUCH CLOSER LOOK AT HACIENDA, WHERE WE HAD, UH, A SERIOUS, UH, COLLISION THERE.

AND I SECONDED THE MOTION THAT REPORT'S COMING.

UH, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE THERE, I GUARANTEE YOU ON BEHALF OF THIS COUNCIL, WE'LL DO IT.

BUT I JUST WANNA TELL FOLKS THAT, UH, YOU CANNOT UNDERESTIMATE THE, THE, THE IMPORTANCE WE PLACE ON TRAFFIC SAFETY.

NOW, MY FINAL POINT WITH THIS THOUGH, IS WHAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL ARE LOUSY, I'M SORRY, CRAPPY DRIVERS.

AND I THINK IT'S A SIGN OF THE TIMES IN A SENSE, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE TERRIBLY DISTRACTED RIGHT NOW.

I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS ARE UNDER A CERTAIN LEVEL OF STRESS.

TRAFFIC ITSELF IS HEAVY IN THE HARBOR DURING COMMUTING TIMES.

THAT LEADS TO IMPATIENCE, THAT LEADS TO BAD DECISIONS.

AND I DO THINK THAT THERE'S PROBABLY LESS RESPECT FOR THE RULES OF THE ROAD NOW THAN THERE HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY IN THE PAST.

WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF RED LIGHTS RUN, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF SPEEDING.

WE'RE

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SO MY PLEA GOES OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.

PLEASE REALIZE THAT YOU'RE PILOTING A TWO AND A HALF TON HUNK OF METAL THAT CAN SO EASILY TAKE THE LIFE OF A CHILD OR ANOTHER DRIVER, OR AN INNOCENT CROSSING THE STREET.

IT'S TIME TO START REEXAMINING OUR OWN DRIVING HABITS AND START DIALING BACK AND RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY.

FINALLY, I'LL SAY THAT YOU CAN PROBABLY EXPECT, YOU'RE GONNA SEE OUR BOYS IN BLUE, THE LA HABER POLICE DEPARTMENT PAYING A LOT MORE ATTENTION TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.

AND I THINK THAT IF YOU SEE, YOU KNOW, TWO OR THREE POLICE CARS DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THEIR LITTLE RED BLUE LIGHTS FLASHING AND SOMEBODY PULLED OVER RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY THAT IS, BECAUSE WE DO WANNA ESTABLISH THE NOTION THAT, BOY, LA HABRA IS KIND OF A TOUGH TOWN.

IF YOU GO RIPPING DOWN WIEDER BOULEVARD AT 60 MILES AN HOUR, THEY MIGHT GIVE YOU A TICKET.

SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT THIS IS ON OUR MINDS ALL THE TIME.

THIS ISSUE WITH, WITH TRAFFIC SAFETY AND SOME OF THE TERRIBLE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED, UM, AGAIN, EVERY CITY HAS THEM, BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT WE ARE RAMPING UP THE PRESSURE ON BAD DRIVING IN THIS TOWN.

SO, WITH THAT SAID, I'M DONE.