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6:30 PM[ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 ]
UH, WE'LL START WITH OUR INVOCATION AS WE GATHER TO CONSIDER CITY BUSINESS SET FORTH IN THE MEETING AGENDA TONIGHT.LET OUR HEARTS AND MINDS BE OPEN TO THE SPIRIT OF COMPASSION AND COLLABORATION.
MAY OUR DISCUSSIONS BE FILLED WITH WISDOM? OUR DECISIONS BE JUST AND OUR ENDEAVORS BE A TESTAMENT TO THE STRENGTH THAT LIES WITHIN OUR COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION.
LET US BE MINDFUL OF THE IMPACT WE CAN HAVE AS WE WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND COME READY TO CONTRIBUTE OUR SKILLS, TIME AND ENERGY TO IMPROVE SUPPORT AND ASSIST WITH THE NEEDS OF OUR CARING COMMUNITY.
LAHABRA, UH, IF YOU CAN ALL PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, AN INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
UH, ANTHONY, CAN YOU DO ROLL CALL PLEASE? I'LL BE TAKING ROLL CALL CHAIR GARCIA.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD MEETING, LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE 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.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO.
SEEING NONE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER 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 CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR ALONE TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.
FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE FIRST ITEM UNDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR, COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, JANUARY, 2025, MEETING MINUTES.
AND, UM, COMMISSIONER ROJAS DID NOTE AN ERROR ON THE MEETING MINUTES.
UH, UNDER CONSIDERATION ITEMS, ITEMS TWO AND THREE ARE LABELED THE SAME AND I BELIEVE ONE OF THOSE SHOULD PROBABLY BE THE DOG PARK RULES.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE MEETING MINUTES? IF NOT, IF I CAN GET A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 20, 25 MEETING.
UM, CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ANY, UH, ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION 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 CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSE OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE FIRST ITEM, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COMMISSION PROVIDE A FUNDING RECOMMENDATION FOR PUBLIC SERVICES APPLICANTS FOR 20 25 20 26 CDBG FUNDING.
IS THIS WHERE WE HAVE YOU LADIES TALKING? OKAY.
UM, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO RECEIVE JUST, UM, THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CDBG UM, REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 26 FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICES.
SO I BELIEVE THERE WAS A SUBCOMMITTEE THAT MET AND WE JUST WANNA CONFIRM THOSE AMOUNTS, UM, BECAUSE WE WILL BE TAKING
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THE AMOUNT TO CITY COUNCIL IN APRIL AS PART OF OUR ACTION PLAN PROCESS.DO YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD, RICHARD? DO YOU WANNA? SURE.
RICHARD KIM AND I MET AND, UM, I MEAN THERE WASN'T A LOT OF REQUESTS THIS TIME.
UM, THE ONLY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE IS WE NOTICE THAT THE MERCY HOUSE, UM, THE 2324 YEAR HAD NINE, UM, LA HABA RESIDENTS SERVED.
AND THEIR PROJECTION IS FOR 25, 26 TO GO UP TO 35.
AND I KNOW THAT'S A BIG JUMP, BUT I MEAN, IT COULD BE TOTALLY CORRECT, BUT WHAT WE THOUGHT IS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF EVERYTHING MATERIALS, THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE 2000 OUT OF THE MERCY HOUSE BUDGET AND MOVE IT TO THE GRAFFITI REMOVAL TO HELP PAY FOR THE SUPPLY, EXCUSE ME, THE SUPPLIES.
AND THAT WAS THE ONLY CHANGE THAT WE HAVE AS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SUBCOMMITTEE.
SO REMOVING IT FROM MERCY HOUSE AND GIVING IT TO THE GRAFFITI REMOVAL.
SO WE COULD, UM, MAKE A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, WE PRO PROPOSE TO CITY COUNCIL THE RECOMMENDATION THAT, UH, THE CCB CDBG PROPOSED FUNDING FOR 25 26 INCLUDES $58,100 FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES GRAFFITI, UH, $10,000 FOR LA HABER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, $4,000 FOR THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM'S SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, $9,000 FOR FAIR HOUSING FOUNDATION, AND 8,000 FOR MERCY HOUSE.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
SORRY, I'M JUST KEEPING UP HERE.
BE CAREFUL OUT IN THE WEATHER.
UH, THE SECOND ITEM, ARE THERE ANY UPDATES FROM SUBCOMMITTEES AT THIS TIME? SO WE HAD SOME, UH, A FEW ENTRIES FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION, UH, AWARD.
AND WE MET, UM, ANTHONY AND DENISE AND MYSELF.
AND, UM, WE CAME UP WITH THREE NOMINATIONS THAT WILL BE GIVEN AWARDS THIS COMING, UH, MONDAY WITH THE COUNCIL.
UH, THIS WAS E BELIEVE DISTRICT TWO.
UH, WE HAVE TWO THAT WILL BE ATTENDING.
UH, THREE WERE NOMINATED AND TWO, CONFIRM WITH ME.
SO THEY'LL BE IN ATTENDANCE ON MONDAY.
TWO OF THE FAMILIES OF, OF THE THREE IS MONDAY, NOT A HOLIDAY.
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 18TH.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, UM, OUR COMMISSIONERS THERE, OR, UM, THE SUBCOMMITTEE AT LEAST.
'CAUSE UM, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE AVAILABLE TO PRESENT THE AWARDS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
JUST LET ANTHONY KNOW IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT.
UM, SO WE'RE NOT CALLING THE COMMITTEE UP? NO ONE'S THERE.
ANY OTHER UPDATES? I'D LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING TO THAT, THAT ANTHONY DID A WONDERFUL JOB.
SO WHEN WE NOMINATE A HOUSE, AWESOME.
WE CAN LEAVE A CARD SHOWING THAT THEY WERE NOMINATED.
AND THIS HELPS WHEN I'M SNOOPING AROUND PEOPLE'S HOUSES AND THEY CANNOT WANNA KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
WHAT DO YOU WANT? AND THEN WE HAVE THAT SCHEDULE RIGHT, THAT YOU HAD SET UP, UM, TO HOW TO HAVE EACH COMMISSIONER ASSIGNED TO A, A ZONE, AN AREA TO LOOK FOR NOMINATIONS.
HAS VERONICA BEEN ADDED TO THAT? YEAH, EVERYBODY WAS ON IT.
BUT, UM, IT SEEMS THAT NOM THE NOMINATIONS THAT WE HAVE HAS COME FROM ANNETTE AND I MM-HMM
SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING ANYWHERE BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE TRYING TO DO AS MUCH AS THE CITY CAN.
WE'RE GONNA THE FLOOR NOW BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER, UH, ANYBODY WITH FEEDBACK HERE IN THE COMMISSION.
AND WE UNDERSTAND EVERYBODY'S BUSY TOO.
MAYBE WE CAN MAKE AN EXTRA EFFORT FOR THAT.
OH, AND JUST A REMINDER, UM, TO PLEASE CHECK YOUR CITY ACCOUNTS, YOUR CITY EMAIL ACCOUNTS, UM, BECAUSE LIKE THE LAST
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AGENDA, THAT'S USUALLY WHERE THEY GO.THEY WON'T GO TO YOUR PERSONAL ONES, RIGHT? THEY'LL GO TO WE'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE USING OUR CITY ONES.
DO I HAVE NO, I I USUALLY SEND IT TO YOUR PERSONALS 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU STAY LOGGED IN AND THERE'S JUST LESS ISSUES WITH THAT.
BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE, I SAW VERONICA WAS THE LAST, UH, AGENDA WENT TO YOUR CITY ONE.
DO I, LET ME GET YOUR PERSONAL AFTER THIS TOO SO I CAN MAKE SURE THAT IT'S IN MY ADDRESS AND I'LL GET IT TO YOU FOR SURE.
UH, ANY, UH, COMMENTS FROM STAFF? ACTUALLY, ANTHONY WILL GO OVER THE SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR A LITTLE QUICKLY.
SO IN FRONT OF YOU, WE HAVE THE WHOLE CALENDAR FOR 2025.
UH, THIS HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH FINALIZED.
UH, WE MET WITH IN THE RECREATION DIVISION YESTERDAY TO FINALIZE A LOT OF THESE DATES.
UM, SO YOU'LL SEE, UH, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING HAS A DATE AND IS READY TO GO.
I THINK THERE'S ONLY ONE EVENT ON HERE, AND THAT'S IN DECEMBER.
THAT'S TO BE TO, TO BE ANNOUNCED.
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE, THESE DATES ARE PRESUMED TO BE FINAL.
UM, AND JUST LOOKING TOWARDS FEBRUARY, WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING KIDS NIGHT OUT, UH, THIS FRIDAY THE 14TH, THE VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL EDITION.
UH, SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE PLANS ON VALENTINE'S DAY, IF YOU HAVE ANYONE YOU WANT TO DROP OFF? UH, WE, WE STILL HAVE SPOTS AVAILABLE.
THERE'S GONNA BE A MAC AND CHEESE DINNER, UH, LOTS OF SNACKS, GAMES AND A MOVIE.
UH, VERY SIMILAR TO ALL OF OUR OTHER KIDS.
I BELIEVE OUR LAST COUNT, WE HAVE 25 SIGNED UP AS OF TODAY.
UH, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A PACKED HOUSE FOR THAT NIGHT.
ACTUALLY, WE HAVE OVER, JUST OVER 30 SIGNED NOTES.
SO WE ARE, UM, I BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA TRY TO LIMIT IT TO 35 WITHOUT HAVING TO BRING ANOTHER STAFF PERSON IN.
AND THEN, UM, POSSIBLY MAC AND CHEESE ANTHONY, BUT THEY'RE ALSO DOING A GRILLED CHEESE AND UM, TOMATO SOUP LITTLE BAR.
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAD AT THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
AND THEN ONCE AGAIN, UH, I WASN'T ABLE TO GET A FLYER FOR IT, BUT THE SENIOR DANCE ON THE SUNDAY THE 16TH AS WELL.
UM, I, LAST I CHECKED, WE DID HAVE ABOUT 50 SIGNED UP ALREADY IN ADVANCE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER SOLD OUT SENIOR DANCE.
WE HAVE 131 PEOPLE SIGNED UP SENIORS FOR THE SENIOR DANCE BECAUSE I KNOW 31, THERE'S OVER 30 OF US THAT GOT OUR TICKETS ALREADY.
I JUST, MARTHA JUST TOLD ME LITERALLY ON MY WAY OVER HERE, MARTHA JUST TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE 131 ALREADY SIGNED UP, WHICH IS AMAZING BECAUSE WE USUALLY GET A LOT OF LAST MINUTE ON FRIDAY.
SO WE HAVE TWO MORE DAYS, UM, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE RESERVATIONS.
I ACTUALLY HAD A QUESTION ON THAT 'CAUSE I, I NOTICED THAT THE PRICE CHANGED.
UM, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT AFFECTING ATTENDANCE IF YOU HAD 130.
WHAT ARE THEY SPIKING THAT PUNCH WITH
UM, AND THEN ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CENTENNIAL 5K, THAT'S GOING TO BE ON MARCH 8TH.
UH, THIS IS ANOTHER BIG EVENT WHERE OUR GOAL IS TO GET A THOUSAND RUNNERS THIS YEAR.
LAST YEAR I BELIEVE WE GOT AROUND SEVEN 50.
UH, AS OF NOW WE'RE AT 160 AROUND THERE.
AND WE'RE REALLY EXPECTING A LOT MORE BECAUSE WE USUALLY GET MORE AS WE GET REALLY CLOSE TO THE DATE, LIKE IN THAT LAST COUPLE WEEKS, THAT'S WHEN WE GET THE BULK OF OUR RUNNERS.
WE'RE ALREADY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
UH, WE ALREADY HAVE MORE RUNNERS AT THIS POINT THAN WE DID AT THIS POINT LAST YEAR.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS EVENT.
WE'RE, UH, THINKING OF ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN ENHANCE IT.
UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, THE THEMING IS GONNA BE LIKE, IT'S A BIRTHDAY PARTY, SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO DRESS UP AND KIND OF MAKE IT LIKE A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
SO EITHER HAVING A BIRTHDAY THEMED OUTFIT, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE.
UM, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE, UH, THOSE RUNNERS ATTENDING TO DO THAT AS WELL.
DO YOU, AND THE REASON WHY WE HAVE GOOD, UM, REGISTRATION SO FAR IS 'CAUSE THE FIRST A HUNDRED RUNNERS THAT REGISTERED GOT A DISCOUNT AS PART OF THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
SO THAT WAS OUR, UM, INCENTIVE FOR RUNNERS TO SIGN UP EARLY AND GET A, A EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT.
SO THE FIRST A HUNDRED PEOPLE GOT A DISCOUNT.
DO YOU GET A, A LOT OF, UH, LIKE NOT PROFESSIONAL RUNNERS, LIKE SERIOUS RUNNERS IN THIS? WE DO.
SO WE DO, UM, MARKET TO ALL THE RUNNING CLUBS.
AND SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A REALLY DIFFICULT COURSE, EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T RUN IT.
UHHUH UM, PEOPLE LIKE TO TRAIN FOR OTHER, UM, FIVE KS.
SO, UM, IT IS CERTIFIED AND THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF OUR COST IS TO HAVE SOMEONE COME OUT AND CERTIFY THE COURSE.
WE, WE GET A, A LARGE VARIETY OF PEOPLE.
WE GET FAMILIES, UH, CASUAL RUNNERS, AND THEN ALSO ADVANCED RUNNERS AS WELL.
AND THEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE
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YEAR, UH, JUST HIGHLIGHTING SOME MORE KEY EVENTS WE'RE HAVING UPCOMING UP.UM, OUR EGG NIGHT IS ON APRIL 18TH, AND THEN THAT'S GONNA BE FOLLOWED BY THE SPRING FAMILY EXTRAVAGANZA ON THE 19TH.
SO WE'RE A COUPLE MONTHS AWAY FROM THAT.
I'LL HAVE A FLYER FOR YOU NEXT TIME WE MEET.
THAT'S, THAT'S BEING FINALIZED SHORTLY.
BUT ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE EXPECTING ANOTHER GREAT TURNOUT FOR BOTH OF THOSE EVENTS.
UM, IN MAY, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GONNA START UP OUR MOVIES IN THE PARK STARTING ON THE 16TH.
AND THAT'S GONNA RUN ALL THE WAY THROUGH AUGUST WITH AT LEAST ONE MOVIE EVERY MONTH.
WE JUST FINALIZED ALL THOSE DATES YESTERDAY, SO WE'RE GONNA START PLANNING, PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND PUTTING THOSE DATES, UH, OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
AND THEN LOOKING TOWARDS ALSO THE SUMMER, WE WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM DATES FOR A LOT OF OUR EVENTS.
UH, SYMPHONY ON THE GO, GREAT OUTDOOR JUBILEE.
UH, COOL COPS AS WELL IS GONNA BE ON THE 16TH.
AS YOU CAN SEE, JULY IS A VERY PACKED MONTH FOR US.
AND THEN LOOKING TOWARDS AUGUST, WE WILL, WELL JULY INTO AUGUST.
UH, WE'LL ALSO BE HAVING OUR CONCERTS IN THE PARK SERIES.
AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET SUMMER STARTED.
WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING TOWARDS PLANNING SUMMER, BUT WE HAVE A LOT, UH, GOING ON IN THE SPRING AS WELL.
UM, ALSO I'D WANNA, I, I DIDN'T HAVE IT NOTED ON HERE, BUT OUR LA HABRA OUTDOORS PROGRAM, WHICH IS FUNDED THROUGH PARKS CALIFORNIA WITH RICHARD'S HELP, UH, WE'RE ANTICIPATING STARTING THAT IN JUNE WITH A CAMPING TRIP TO SILVERWOOD LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA FROM JUNE 4TH TO JUNE 6TH.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW THAT UP WITH ANOTHER TRIP TO LAKE PARIS STATE RECREATIONAL AREA.
ALSO IN JUNE, UH, THAT DATE, THE TENTATIVE DATE IS JUNE 24TH.
UH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AIMING FOR AND WE'RE GONNA START PUSHING THAT OUT AS WELL.
SO WE'RE GONNA START TALKING TO YOUTH COMMITTEE AND OTHER LOCAL GROUPS AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND SEEING HOW WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO SELL OUT.
WE WERE TRYING TO GET UP TO 40 LAST, LAST PROGRAM.
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET UP TO THAT 40 MARK AND MEET OUR GOALS.
SO WE GOT THE, THE FUN, THE GRAB AGAIN.
THANKS TO RICHARD'S, UM, GUIDANCE FOR SURE.
PROFESSIONAL TOUCH
UH, SO IT'S A WHOLE EVENT FOCUSED ON THE OUTDOORS AND OUTDOOR LEARNING SKILLS.
UH, WE DON'T HAVE EXACT PLANS FOR IT YET IN TERMS OF THE ACTIVITIES WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING, BUT, UM, I, WE ARE FLOATING SOME IDEAS AROUND.
UH, AND IT'S, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ALL KINDS OF OUTDOOR FOCUSED ACTIVITIES.
IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT HERE IN PORTOLO PARK.
SO, UH, UH, IS THE CITY GONNA INCORPORATE THE CENTENNIAL ON THE 4TH OF JULY, UH, CELEBRATION ON JULY 4TH? YES, WE'RE SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR, UM, WAYS TO CERTAINLY ENHANCE AND CELEBRATE THE, THE, UM, CENTENNIAL.
UM, WE ARE TRYING TO BE STRATEGIC AND A LITTLE BIT CAREFUL BECAUSE, UM, WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF GREAT, UM, FEEDBACK.
BUT WE ALSO NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT SETTING THE BAR
BUT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND THAT GOOD BALANCE.
SO SPONSORSHIPS IS GONNA BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO HELP US WITH THOSE EFFORTS.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? UH, NO.
UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY OF, UH, UPCOMING EVENTS OR ANYTHING.
UH, SILVERWOOD LIKE CAMP OUT, WHAT DATES WERE THOSE? UH, WE HAVE IT TENTATIVELY SET RIGHT NOW FOR JUNE 4TH THROUGH JUNE 6TH.
THAT'S THE FIRST WEEK THAT SCHOOL'S OUT.
WHAT, WHAT LOCATION WAS THAT? SILVERWOOD.
AND WHAT WAS THE SECOND DATE IN JUNE? UH, THE SECOND DATE IN JUNE, LAKE PARIS WAS, UH, THE 24TH.
UH, THAT ONE WE HAVEN'T SET IN STONE YET.
WE DO HAVE THE CAMPGROUND FOR THE FOURTH THROUGH THE SIXTH.
UM, BUT THE JUNE 24TH WE'RE SETTING THAT.
AND I'M GONNA FOLLOW UP AND SEE IF THAT EXCELLENT.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR BEING AT OUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
UH, SO THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING AT OUR, UM, ANNUAL OR OUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, UM, IN JANUARY.
UM, THE TURNOUT WAS PRETTY SPECTACULAR.
IT WAS NICE TO CERTAINLY HAVE OUR COMMISSION BE THERE TO SUPPORT IT.
UM, I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE GOTTEN SOME FEEDBACK, BUT WE'D LOVE TO HEAR IT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S HERE OR, UM, AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING LEVEL.
UM, WE DO HAVE CONTINUED ENHANCED EVENTS, ANNETTE AND COMMISSION, UM, WE'RE JUST GONNA BE CAREFUL BECAUSE WE GOT SO MUCH GREAT PRAISE AT THE EVENT THAT, UM, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, UM, SPREAD IT OUT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE
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GONNA BE DOING THIS, UH, UH, CENTENNIAL CHIP CHALLENGE WHERE YOU GUYS ALL GOT ONE OF THESE COINS, I HOPE.AND IF YOU DIDN'T, I'M GONNA PASS 'EM OUT RIGHT NOW.
RICHARD, DID YOU GET ONE? ANNETTE, YOU GOT ONE.
SO, UM, THESE WERE PRETTY SPECIAL.
NOT EVERYONE YOU KNOW IS GONNA GET ONE.
WE ONLY ORDERED A LIMITED AMOUNT AND SO YOU WERE AT THE CELEBRATION.
SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA MAKE IT SPECIAL AND WE'RE GONNA BE, UM, GIVING OUT, NOT THESE SAME COINS, WE'RE GONNA GO WITH A P OR A CHIP.
A LITTLE BIT LESS EXPENSIVE, UM, WHERE IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR, YOU CAN COLLECT THEM.
SO AGAIN, THE 5K RUN, I THINK WE'RE GONNA GO WITH 300.
THE FIRST 300, WE'LL GET A CHIP AT THE 5K RACE, UM, EASTER, 4TH OF JULY, OTHER EVENTS.
SO, UM, AT THE END OF THE YEAR WE'RE GONNA BE GIVING OUT LITTLE FRAMES AND YOU MIGHT HOPEFULLY HAVE, AGAIN, WE'RE NOT SURE HOW MANY YET, BUT EIGHT TO 10, 12, UM, LITTLE CIRCLES THAT WILL FIT YOUR CHIPS AND COINS.
A ATIVE THING CAN FRAME IT AND ALL THAT, BUT WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE THE ACTUAL FRAME.
I MEAN, YOU'D HAVE TO PUT IT IN A FRAME, BUT WE'LL PROVIDE ALL THAT.
SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE DEAL WITH COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW WITH THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF UPDATES, BUT I CAN'T SHARE 'EM QUITE YET.
WE'LL SHARE 'EM IN MARCH, UM, BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY APPROVE OF COURSE, UM, THAT WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD FOR THEM.
BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF, UM, NEW IDEAS THAT HAVE COME UP SINCE THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION THAT WE'RE GONNA HOPEFULLY MOVE FORWARD AS WE THANK YOU.
DISCUSS WITH OUR COMMITTEE TOMORROW.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE AN EXTRA ONE? DON'T SAY YOU GOT AN EXTRA ONE.
ANYONE ELSE? YEAH, I'LL TAKE AN EXTRA ONE.
GABBY, YOU WANT AN EXTRA ONE? SURE.
AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE SAW THE PROGRAM.
WE ACTUALLY SOLD 'EM UPSTAIRS AT THE CENTENNIAL AS PART OF, UM, THE MERCHANDISE, UM, AREA.
UM, SO WE REALIZED THAT THE COMMISSIONERS MIGHT NOT RECEIVE IT.
UM, IT HAS ALL THE PHOTOS THAT WERE ACTUALLY DISPLAYED AT CITY HALL.
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT THE PHOTOS THAT ARE UP AT CITY HALL, THAT WAS MEANT TO BE A TEMPORARY, WE ACTUALLY WERE GONNA PUT 'EM UP ON EASELS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW MANY EASELS THAT WOULD'VE BEEN? AND IT WOULD'VE BEEN REALLY CHAOTIC WITH THE CROWD THAT WE HAD.
UM, IT'S GOTTEN SUCH GOOD FEEDBACK AND REVIEWS THAT RIGHT NOW WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THOSE PICTURES UP INDEFINITELY.
UM, WE FEEL LIKE IT, IT KIND OF ADDS TO, CITY HALL ADDS A LOT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CITY AND, UM, WE KNOW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMING BACK ON A KIND OF A PERIODIC BASIS, NOT REGULAR.
UM, WHEN THEY HAVE MORE TIME, THEY'LL BE LIKE, OH, YOU KNOW, I'LL COME OUT WHEN I PAY MY WATER BILL NEXT MONTH OR, YOU KNOW, THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER THING.
SO WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY THAT PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE PICTURES.
THE MURAL IS, UM, YOU KNOW, STILL GETTING, PEOPLE ARE GETTING USED TO THE, THE MURAL THERE.
UM, WHAT WE REALLY ARE HOPING THAT THEY'LL TAKE THE TIME TO, UM, USE THE INTERACTIVE, UH, SCREEN THERE.
HAS ANYONE BEEN THERE AND DONE THE SCREEN? GREAT? NO.
SO THERE'S AN INTERACTIVE, UM, TOUCH SCREEN AND UM, AS YOU SAW WHEN IT WAS UNVEILED, THERE'S FIVE DIFFERENT PILLARS, UM, THAT WERE ON THE TREE GOVERNMENT.
UM, I THINK EDUCATION, VOLUNTEERS, BUSINESS AND FAITH-BASED.
AND ON THIS TOUCH SCREEN AND IT IS BEHIND THE PLANTER, SO YOU NEED TO KIND OF GO INTO THE ATRIUM SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY LOOK UP THE TREE.
UM, YOU CAN PUSH THE DIFFERENT, UM, UH, PILLARS AND IT'LL GIVE YOU A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THAT MEANS TO THE CITY.
AND THEN WE ALSO HIGHLIGHT SOME DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
OUR DAY OF SERVICES HIGHLIGHTED.
ALL THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED.
AND THEN THE IDEA IS THAT, UM, WE'LL PROBABLY CHANGE IT OUT IN A YEAR AND WE WILL HIGHLIGHT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
'CAUSE OF COURSE WE GOT FEEDBACK, WHY AREN'T WE ON IT? YOU KNOW, HOW TO
SO WE DID OUR BEST FOR THE TIME BEING THAT WE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, HEY, THESE ARE THE ONES WE'RE GONNA KIND OF FOCUS ON.
AND THEN AS UM, WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'LL SEE WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, SO ARE YOU GONNA BE ADDING ANYTHING TO THE ACTUAL MURAL? LIKE, UH, PICTURES, LIKE UNDER GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW, PICTURES AND THEN WHATEVER ELSE? THE, NOT NECESSARILY.
WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD A LITTLE COLOR.
YOU KNOW, THE TRUNK IS PRETTY, UH, DARK.
AND THEN, UM, SO WE ARE LOOKING AT MAYBE ADDING A LITTLE, UM, MORE OF THE CITRUS ELEMENT, SOME LEMONS, SOME ORANGES, UM, THINGS LIKE THAT TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR, BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF A WORK IN PROGRESS.
WE'VE HAD THE, UM, VENDOR CAME OUT, NOT VENDOR, BUT THE, THE, UM, WELL HE IS A VENDOR.
UM, HE, UM, HE'S COME OUT TO LOOK AT IT.
HE'S OBSERVED SOME PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, INTERACTING WITH IT SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF REFINE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
SO ANY FEEDBACK ON THE MURAL? I MEAN, I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT, WHETHER, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN POSITIVE.
I DIDN'T GET NOT ONE FEEDBACK ONLY HOW NICE IT WAS.
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GOOD.SOME PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE BIT, OH, IT'S SUCH A BIG TREE OR WHY A TREE? YEAH.
SO YOU COULD GIVE PEOPLE EVERYTHING FREE AND THEY'LL STILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.
THE AVOCADOS KIND OF BLEND IN WITH THE REST OF IT.
SO I THINK ADDING THE CITRUS IS A, IS A GOOD OPTION.
I THINK WE CAN ADD A FEW MORE ELEMENTS, LIKE, LIKE YOU MENTIONED TOO.
AND MAYBE, MAYBE THOSE COULD BE WAYS OF LIKE, INCLUDING SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS.
LIKE AN ORANGE HAS, LIKE THE LAHA LIONS AND THE YEAR THAT THEY, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY FOR THE CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY TO FIGURE OUT, BUT, UM, JUST A WAY TO INCORPORATE MORE OF THE HISTORY INTO THE TREE.
THAT'S WHAT, YEAH, THE, THE, WHAT DID WE GET RECENTLY WITH ALL THE PROGRAMS? THAT'S CLASSES AND EVERYTHING.
I JUST, I REALLY LIKE THAT PART OF IT.
IT'S REALLY NICE LITTLE PULL OUT INSERT.
I GOT GREAT FEEDBACK ON THE EVENT.
I MEAN, AS SOON AS YOU WALKED IN AND YOU SAW THE SPOTLIGHTS AND THE RED CARPET, YOU KNEW WAS GONNA BE SOMETHING SPECIAL.
SO A LOT OF GREAT POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT.
YEAH, I THINK THAT, UM, YOU REALLY KNOCKED IT OUTTA THE PARK.
UH, THERE WAS NO AMBIANCE THAT WAS MISSED.
UH, THE FOOD, THE ENTERTAINMENT, THE MUSIC, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WAS, WAS CAPTURED AND EVERYWHERE YOU WENT THERE WAS DELICIOUS FOOD.
AND IT WAS A GOOD PLACE THAT SO MANY OF US THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE CITY AND AND NONPROFIT OR VOLUNTEERING, THAT WE GOT TO BE IN THE SAME SPACE AND GOT TO ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY AND THEN SEE PEOPLE WE HAVEN'T SEEN FOR A LONG TIME.
I DON'T THINK YOU MISSED ANYTHING.
WELL, IT WAS A, A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMITTEE FOR SURE.
AND THEN WE HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND A LOT OF OUR NONPROFITS STEPPED UP.
SO WE HAD, YOU KNOW, A VARIETY OF PEOPLE THAT HELPED US, UM, MAKE IT HAPPEN.
SO WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF IT FOR SURE.
I HAD SO MUCH FUN THAT I, THE NEXT DAY I COULDN'T WAKE UP.
UM, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ANY FINAL COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER LIMON, ANY COMMENTS? NO.
I AM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS GOLDEN TIMES NEWSLETTER THAT'S IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
UM, I'M, I'M HOPING TO SEE IT DI DIGITAL, A DIGITAL VERSION SOON SO IT CAN BE SHARED.
I ACTUALLY TOOK PICTURES AND LIKE SHARED IT AND GOT SOME COMMENTS ON IT.
SO I, THIS IS, UH, DEFINITELY SHOWING HOW MUCH OUR SENIOR PROGRAMS ARE GROWING AND HOW MUCH THERE IS TO OFFER.
UM, I SAW THAT THE, THE SENIOR TRIPS ARE BACK.
HOPEFULLY WE'VE GOTTEN GOOD RESPONSE ON THOSE ACTUALLY TODAY.
TODAY WAS THE FIRST, I'M STANDING UP TRIP TO THE, OUR SENIORS WENT TO CHENGA TODAY.
WAS THE BUS FULL? NOT FULL, BUT I THINK WE HAD 25 TO 30.
THAT'S GOOD PARTICIPANTS, WHICH WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT.
UM, AND SO THEY HAD A GREAT TIME.
OUR NEXT TRIP IS SOLVING, AND I BELIEVE WE'RE AT 45.
OUR BUSES HOLD I THINK 70 ISH.
UM, OR LUXURY BUSES WITH A RESTROOM.
SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO GO TO GO TO SOLVANG, UM, IT'S A FULL DAY TRIP.
IT'S A LOT OF DRIVING, BUT YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THERE FOR THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DAY.
SO YEAH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.
UM, YOU GUYS WANNA HELP PROMOTE IT AND, UM, TELL PEOPLE TO BRING THEIR FRIENDS, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.
WE REALLY WANNA GET THESE TRIPS UP AND RUNNING AND TRY TO DO ONE A MONTH.
UM, SO WE'RE KIND OF DOING PILOT.
UM, WE BASED, WE DID A SURVEY AND SO SOME OF THE TRIPS THAT WE'VE PICKED ARE BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE GOT.
ARE YOU IN THAT COMMITTEE FOR YOU IN THAT? GOOD.
OH, JUST BIG OODLES ON ON THAT.
IS THIS, THIS IS GONNA BE A MONTHLY, YEAH.
WE STARTED UP IN JANUARY AND IT'S GONNA BE A MONTHLY, UM, CATALOG.
CAN YOU FIND THAT ON THE, THE WEBSITE RIGHT NOW? NOPE.
WE CAN CREATE A PDF AND UM, HAVE A LINK.
'CAUSE I'D LIKE TO SHARE IT WITH OUR ASSOCIATION, YOU KNOW, THAT'D BE GREAT.
UM, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12TH AT 6:30 PM THANK YOU.