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[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney/Legal Counsel Collins PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember/Director Gomez ROLL CALL: Mayor/Chair Espinoza Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Medrano Councilmember/Director Gomez Councilmember/Director Lampkin Councilmember/Director Nigsarian]
CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA ON OF APRIL 21ST, 2 20 25.LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS A 6:30 PM AND THAT ALL, ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCILMEMBER GOMEZ ARE PRESENT.
THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY CITY ATTORNEY LEGAL COUNSEL COLLINS, FOLLOWED BY THE FLAG SALUTE, LED BY MAYOR PRO TEM MADANO, IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE.
DEAR GOD, WE HUMBLY PRAY THAT YOU WILL GRANT WISDOM TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS IT CONSIDERS CITY BUSINESS SET FORTH IN THE MEETING AGENDA TONIGHT.
WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE CITY COUNCIL WITH INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR COUNCIL, STAFF AND CITIZENS, SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN STRIVE TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES WITH COMMUNITY, SPIRIT AND PARTNERSHIP IN MIND.
PLEASE BLESS THE COUNCIL AND ITS DECISION MAKING TONIGHT SO THAT WE MAY ACT PRUDENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY FOR THE GOOD OF THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY.
BEGIN, I PLEDGES TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I FORGOT TO GET THIS ONE AGAIN.
UH, WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR NICK IAN HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR LAMBKIN HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR GOMEZ IS NOT YET IN ATTENDANCE.
MAYOR PRO TEM, VICE CHAIR MADANO HERE.
ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO.
UM, I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER LAMPKIN HAS TO GO OVER AND GET SOME, UH, CERTIFICATES, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THE REST OF THE COUNCIL CAN JOIN ME IN THE, WELL, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS TO, UH, PRESENT BEFORE, BEFORE WE START THE MEETING.
[2. PROCLAIM APRIL 2025 AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
GONNA SWITCH IT UP A BIT.WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, UH, A PROCLAMATION.
APRIL, 2025 IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE, UH, ROGER AND HIS FAMILY TO THE PODIUM.
I WOULD ASK IF EVERYONE, EVERYONE WOULD REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING BECAUSE, UH, UM, I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF REACTION WE WILL RECEIVE FROM THE YOUNG MAN.
SO, UM, JUST, JUST BE HERE AND CELEBRATE THAT.
UH, WE ARE CELEBRATING AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH, AND SO IF THE FAMILY WILL PLEASE COME UP.
WOULD YOU HOLD IT, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
SO, AUTISM UH, SPECTRUM DISORDER IS A RESULT OF A NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER AFFECTING MORE THAN 5 MILLION AMERICANS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ETHNIC OR SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND, AND AFFECTS ONE IN 45 CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND THE CITY OF LA HARBOR RECOGNIZES THE GROWING IMPACT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND THE NEED FOR GREATER AWARENESS AND SERVICES.
THE CITY OF LA HARBOR IS HONORED TO TAKE PART IN THE ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH AND CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF AUTISTIC AMERICANS THAT HAVE MADE TO, THAT HAVE MADE TO OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL IS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, AND URGES ALL CITIZENS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AUTISM, TO IMPROVE EARLY DIAGNOSIS, AND TO BUILD A MORE WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF AUTISM.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? HI.
MY NAME IS CANDICE GUTIERREZ, AND I AM HERE TODAY AS A FELLOW PARENT OF A CHILD ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.
FIRST, I WANNA SAY HOW PROUD I AM THAT I STAND ALONGSIDE THIS AMAZING YOUNG MAN AND HIS FAMILY AS THEY RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION.
THIS MOMENT ISN'T JUST ABOUT ONE CHILD, IT'S ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGING AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY THAT OFTEN GOES UNSEEN AND UNHEARD.
UM, ONCE A MONTH, ONCE APRIL ENDS.
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END WHEN THE CALENDAR FLIPS.IT'S EVERY DAY, EVERY CHALLENGE, EVERY BREAKTHROUGH, AND EVERY QUIET VICTORY THAT MANY OF YOU NEVER SEE.
OUR KIDS ARE WORTHY OF UNDERSTANDING INCLUSION AND SUPPORT.
SO, WITH THAT, THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF LAHABRA FOR RECOGNIZING OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THANK YOU TO GISELLE AND HER SON AND EVERY FAMILY WALKING THROUGH THIS JOURNEY.
WE ARE NOT ALONE, AND WE COULD GO LIKE THIS IF YOU'D LIKE.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER RECOGNITION.
I BELIEVE, UH, ASSEMBLYWOMAN BLANCA PACHECOS OFFICE IS HERE.
MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER, AND ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, WE HAVE A LITTLE GIFT FOR YOU, ROGER.
WE JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THE COMMUNITY HERE IN LAHABRA.
AND AFTER SEEING THE COUNCILMAN'S VIDEO, YOU KNOW, I, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD AT BASEBALL, SO HOPEFULLY A FUTURE DODGER IN THE HOUSE.
IS THIS OTHER ONE AND ALSO THE, ALSO FROM SENDER TOM BERG'S OFFICE.
OH, EVERYBODY, I LOVE THAT EVERYBODY RESPECTED YOU.
[1. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO ARBOLITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BEING NAMED A 2025 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL]
THE ARITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.I MEAN,
UM, BUT IN HONOR OF THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OF BEING NAMED THE CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THIS PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION REFLECTS BDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, INNOVATIVE TEACHING, AND THE CREATION OF A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY STUDENT CAN THRIVE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.
WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF LAHABRA FOR THIS GREAT RECOGNITION.
WE HAVE MANY, MANY OF OUR ARITA POWERFUL TEAM MEMBERS HERE, AS WELL AS FAMILIES AND STUDENTS.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE MRS. MCCAULAY RODRIGUEZ, OUR AWESOME PRINCIPAL, SAY A FEW WORDS.
I WOULD JUST REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF LAHABRA FOR THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
UM, OUR STAFF HAS WORKED SO HARD FOR SO MANY YEARS, AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO GET THIS RECOGNITION AND SHOWING THAT WE HAVE BEEN CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP.
SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS AND WE ARE SO PROUD THAT IT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING THIS AWARD MANY, MANY MORE YEARS IN THE FUTURE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR.
SHOULD WE HAVE STAFF AND ALL OF THEM COME UP HERE, PLEASE? YES, PLEASE COME ALL OF, YEAH, THAT'S ME.
I'M GOING CAN STAND OVER HERE IN THE BACK.
WHAT'S NEXT? WE HAVE, WE ALSO HAVE
[4. PROCLAIM APRIL 21-25, 2025, AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH.A NATIONAL VOLUNTEER IS FROM APRIL 21ST TO 25TH.
UH, AND THE CELEBRATION IS ABOUT VOLUNTEERING AND THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED IN ORGANIZATIONS, UH, TO BETTER OUR COMMUNITY.
VOLUNTEERS ARE ESSENTIAL PARTNERS IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE CITY'S ABILITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, SUPPORTING OUR MISSION.
AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF LA HARBOR DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM, THIS IS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH FOR THE CITY OF LA HAR.
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IF WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE ACCEPTING THIS AWARD FROM THE CITY, BUT, UH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ON, UH, THURSDAY, APRIL THE 21ST.FOURTH, I DON'T KNOW, I THINK AROUND 500 VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED AND THEY'RE GONNA BE CELEBRATED BECAUSE ACTUALLY, UM, THEY ARE VERY CRUCIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WITHOUT THEM, ALL THESE, UH, UM, ALL THESE OTHER, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY WOULD NEVER COME TO FRUITION.
SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO THE VOLUNTEERS.
[3. PROCLAIM APRIL 5 -11, 2025, AS THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD]
WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE FOR THIS ONE HERE AS WELL.IT IS A WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD, THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT, CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN ARE CELEBRATING THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD, APRIL 5TH THROUGH APRIL 11TH, 2025.
AND THEY'RE CALLING ATTENTION TO THE NEED OF A HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND STATES.
SO THESE GROUPS HOPE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND AVAIL AVAILABILITY OF SUCH SERVICES.
SO THE CITY OF COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM AND DECLARE THAT THIS WEEK, APRIL 5TH, THROUGH APRIL 11TH, 2025, AS THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD IN THE CITY OF LA HARBOR AND URGES ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER HERE TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION.
THESE ARE OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND KIDS.
YEAH, JUST COME SIT RIGHT HERE OVER NEXT TO HAVE ANGELA SAY A FEW WORDS.
YOU GUYS DESERVE TO BE AT THE FRONT.
YOU COULD GET UP ON THE BACK AND THEN COME ON, ANGELA.
RIGHT HERE IN FRONT IF YOU WANT.
WE WANNA THANK THE CITY OF LAHABRA, A CHILD CENTERED CITY FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
SO OUR PROGRAM SPECIALIST, SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR PROGRAM.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THE PURPOSE OF WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD.
UM, IT'S TO FOCUS PUBLIC ATTENTION, UM, ON THE NEEDS OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND, AND SERVICES THAT MEET THOSE NEEDS.
UM, IT WAS, IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1971 AND THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD IS A TIME TO PLAN HOW WE AS CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY, OF A, OF A STATE AND ALSO OF THE NATION, UM, WILL BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
UM, DURING THE WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD, UM, WE PARTNERED WITH, UM, THE MUSEUM AND OUR CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO GO THERE.
WE ALSO HAD REALLY GREAT ACTIVITIES LIKE MUSIC MONDAY AND ARTSY THURSDAY.
SO THE CHILDREN REALLY HAD A GREAT, UM, TIME DOING ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
SO WE WANNA THANK, UM, THE CITY OF LAHABRA FOR THIS REALLY GREAT HONOR.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE FAMILIES, OUR FAMILIES FOR ALL COMING OUT, COMING TONIGHT FOR ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR HELPING.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT THAT WE DID THIS KIND OF CLAPPING INSTEAD OF THE REGULAR CLAPPING THAT WE'VE DONE.
[ 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.]
PUBLIC COMMENTS.PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHEN ADDRESSING THE LA HAPER 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
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AGENDA.PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4 0.3 A SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION? IF SO, PLEASE COME UP AND PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
MY ADDRESS IS 1 2 7 2 MACY STREET, LAHABRA, 9 0 6 3 1.
GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'VE COME BEFORE YOU AS A CONCERNED MOTHER, WIFE, AND LAHABRA RESIDENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS REGARDING HOW MANY SMOKE SHOPS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO OPEN IN LAHABRA AS OF TODAY.
ACCORDING TO GOOGLE, THERE ARE AN ASTONISHING 16 SMOKE SHOPS.
WHAT ARE WE PROMOTING? MOST OF THESE ARE IN CLOSE VICINITIES TO OUR SCHOOL.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THERE ARE 18 LIQUOR STORES.
AGAIN, I ASK YOU, WHAT ARE WE PROMOTING? IMAGINE MY ASTONISHMENT, WHEN I CALLED THE CITY TODAY TO INQUIRE ABOUT OPENING A FAMILY FRIENDLY BUSINESS, I WAS TOLD THAT AS OF TODAY, THAT WOULD REQUIRE A $7,000 CUSTOMER USER'S PERMIT.
I NEARLY FAINTED WHEN I ASKED IF THIS WAS REQUIRED FOR THE SMOKE SHOPS AND LIQUOR STORES.
WHAT SADDENS ME MOST IS THAT $7,000 IS JUST FOR AN APPLICATION THAT DOES NOT GUARANTEE APPROVAL.
BUT THESE SMOKE SHOPS AND LIQUOR STORES DO NOT REQUIRE THIS ORANT FEE.
SOMEHOW IT'S EASIER FOR PLACES THAT PROMOTE SMOKING, SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA, AND ALCOHOL TO OPEN SEAMLESSLY THAN IN BUSINESS THAT WOULD OFFER FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT.
I URGE YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS TO NOT ONLY THINK OF THE CULTURE YOU ARE PROMOTING, BUT PLEASE RETHINK YOUR STANCE ON THE EXORBITANT FEES THAT YOU WANNA IMPOSE ON SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
MADAM MAYOR, DO YOU MIND IF I JUST SAY SOMETHING REAL QUICK? ALRIGHT.
UH, MS. DELEON, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW TOO, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ JUST WALKED IN THE DOOR AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
HE MADE A MOTION FOR STAFF TO BRING BACK A REPORT ON A MORATORIUM ON SMOKE SHOPS.
SO THAT STAFF REPORT WILL BE COMING TO CITY COUNCIL SOON.
AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME, THIS WHOLE ISSUE WILL BE ADDRESSED IN A MUCH MORE THOROUGH WAY.
AND I MADE A MOTION SOMETIME AGO TO BRING TO COUNCIL A REPORT ON CUTTING THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FEES BY ROUGHLY HALF FOR THANK YOU CERTAIN BUSINESSES.
AND THAT'S COMING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION VERY SOON.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THE PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ON BOTH THOSE FRONTS.
I JUST WANNA ALSO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THAT ALSO DRIVES BUSINESS OUT OF LO HABRA.
I MEAN, I'M LOOKING AT WHITTIER THAT DOESN'T OFFER ANY FEES FOR CUSTOMER USERS PERMIT LA MARADA ONLY OFFERS $3,000 FOR A CUSTOMER.
WELL, THAT'S EXACTLY OUR THINKING, SO WE'RE WITH YOU ON THAT.
WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO THIS CONSENT CALENDAR.
I DO HAVE ANOTHER SPEED RECORD FOR JACK.
UH, PASTOR JACK MUR MIRANDA, I'M WITH THE CITY OF LARA.
I LIVE IN THE CITY OF LA MARANA, BUT I COME TO ADDRESS YOU, UH, CONCERNING LAST, YOUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
I'M A MEMBER OF THE LAHABRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND, UH, I TOOK EXCEPTION TO THE TONE.
UH, I I THOUGHT THAT WAS, AT THE VERY LEAST, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR GOVERNANCE IS OR POLITY.
UH, IN LATA WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL A STUDY SESSION WHERE SOME OF THESE THINGS OFF THE DA ARE DISCUSSED.
UH, IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF, UH, UH, TENSION AND I LIKE HEALTHY TENSION, I THINK THAT'S WHERE GROWTH COMES.
UH, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT I HEARD A COMPLIMENT.
I CRITICIZE MY CITY FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, THE COST.
SO THAT'S THE HEALTHY TENSION BETWEEN BUSINESS, POTENTIAL BUSINESS AND, UH, THE REGULATIONS.
UH, BUT I'M HERE TO SAY, AND, AND I'M GLAD COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, I'M GLAD YOU YOU CAME, UH, ONE OF THE ONE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU, YOU DISCUSSED WAS THE OFFENSE.
THERE WAS AN OFFENSE THAT HAPPENED TO YOU.
AND AGAIN, SOME OF THIS IS PERSONAL.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT BELONGS IN THE CITY COUNCIL.
I WOULD CHALLENGE OUR CITY MANAGER TO, TO HELP OUT WITH THAT, WITH THAT ISSUE AND COMPLIMENT COUNCIL MEMBER, THE NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBER, YOUR DECORUM AND YOUR, YOUR, YOUR, UH, UH, YOUR DIPLOMACY.
I JESSE MADE ON THE CENTER FOR HISPANIC LEADERSHIP.
WE ADVOCATE, UH, WE PROMOTE, AND WE, AND WE TRAIN LEADERS.
UH, THAT'S THE DECORUM THAT WAS NECESSARY.
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TO KEEP YOUR EMOTIONS, UH, UH, OUT OF A, OUT OF A, UH, UH, JUST OUT OF ANY KIND OF A ISSUE.THIS NEEDS TO BE, THERE NEEDS TO BE LEADERSHIP, UH, AGREEMENT, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
I'M A THREE YEAR MEMBER OF THE LAHABRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THERE'S A VALUE, IF THAT HAS TO BE EXPLAINED AT TO THIS DAY, UH, I I'M DISAPPOINTED.
THERE ARE VERY, THERE'S, THERE'S LOTS OF MODELS OUT THERE.
THERE'S SOME POOR ONES AND THERE'S SOME QUALITY ONES.
IT'S UP TO YOU LEADERSHIP TO RECOGNIZE THAT, HEY, SMALL BUSINESS, EVERY COMMUNITY IS COMPRISED OF SMALLER COMMUNITIES.
THERE'S YOUR FAITH COMMUNITY, THERE'S YOUR EDUCATION, THERE'S YOUR COMMERCE.
UH, ALL OF THEM DESERVE SOME MODICUM OF, OF RESPECT AND, AND LICENSE.
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU THAT THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHAMBER AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL COME TOGETHER.
IT, IT DOESN'T HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH SMALL BUSINESS.
UH, AND I SENSE THAT, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT, IT, IT BELONGS HERE.
IT DOESN'T BELONG HERE IN THIS COUNCIL.
I, AND IF, IF, IF THERE'S A CRITICISM, COUNCIL MEMBER, LAMPKIN, YOU JUST RAISED THE LEVEL OF, OF DRESS CODE AGAIN.
UH, YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE.
[ 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/Director, 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. CITY COUNCIL:]
MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED, ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, 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 SEVEN, CITY COUNCIL, AGENCY AND AUTHORITIES.
ITEM ONE, CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY.
ITEM ONE, HOUSING AUTHORITY ITEM ONE.
AND UTILITY AUTHORITY ITEM ONE.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT STAFF WOULD WISH, WISH REMOVED? NO.
MADAM MAYOR, ANY ITEMS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTORS WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO.
MADAM MAYOR, ARE THERE ANY THAT THE AUDIENCE WOULD WISH REMOVED? SEE NONE.
MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS LISTED, PLEASE.
WOULD YOU PLEASE VOTE? MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
[1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM APPROVAL OF 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND 2025-2029 ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING (AFH) That the City Council conduct a duly noticed public hearing to: A. Receive public comments; B. Consider and approve the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan for the City of La Habra Community Development Block Grant Program; C. Consider and approve the 2025-2029 Orange County Regional Assessment of Fair Housing; D. Consider and approve the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan for the City of La Habra Community Development Block Grant Program; and, E. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the City of La Habra’s annual application and certifications and submit them to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for its Community Development Block Grant Funding Approval/Agreement in the amount of $594,000. Staff will proportionally increase/decrease recommended amounts for administration and public services projects based on the increased/decreased percentage of the final CDBG allocation. ]
TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES PER FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.
COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
AND THE ONLY PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A CITY COUNCIL ITEM TITLED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG PROGRAM.
APPROVAL OF 20 25 20 29 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, FISCAL YEAR 2025 THROUGH 2026, ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL ASSESSMENT AFFAIR HOUSING A FH.
AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE A STAFF REPORT.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS SUSAN LOUIE FROM THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT IS TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 29 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND 20 25, 20 29 ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING.
THE CONSOLIDATE CONSOLIDATED PLAN IS A FIVE YEAR PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT IDENTIFIES THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND PROVIDES A STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS.
THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN GOALS FOR 2025 THROUGH 2029 ARE INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES ENHANCE PUBLIC FACILITIES AND
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INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AFFIRMATIVE, FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS THROUGH CDBG ADMINISTRATION.THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IS AN ANNUAL DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES PROPOSED ACTIVITIES FOR EACH YEAR'S ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING KNOWN AS CDBG.
THESE RELATE BACK TO THE FIVE YEAR PRIORITY NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 25 26 ACTION PLAN IS AN ESTIMATED GRANTS ALLOCATION OF $594,000.
THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL ACTION PLAN INCLUDES A PROPOSED PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, THE PORTOLA PARK SPORTS AND CULTURAL ARTS COMPLEX.
PORTOLA PARK IS A 10.08 ACRE PARK LOCATED AT 3 0 1 SOUTH EUCLID STREET.
WITHIN A LOW INCOME CENSUS TRACT, THE PROPOSED FUNDING WOULD BE USED TO ENSURE THAT THE PARK CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2025, THE COMMISSION MADE THEIR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING LEVELS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES.
AND NO PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.
WE ARE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THE FUNDING OF NINE PROJECTS TOTALING AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $594,000 FROM THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES, ADMINISTRATION, 118,800 PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS, 261,100, HOUSING 125,000 AND PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $89,100.
WHEN HUD PROVIDES THE FINAL AMOUNT THAT THE CITY WILL RECEIVE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, 26, STAFF WILL INCREASE OR DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC SERVICES ON A PROPORTIONAL PERCENTAGE BASIS.
EVERY FIVE YEARS, HUD RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PREPARE AN ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING THAT WILL IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES OR REMEDIES TO ADDRESS THESE IMPEDIMENTS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
CONSOLIDATED PLAN 20, THE 20 25, 26 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND THE ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING FOR 2025.
2029 WERE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENTS FOR A 30 DAY PERIOD FROM MARCH 21ST TO APRIL 21ST, 2025.
TODAY CONCLUDES THE FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE COMMENTS AND AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS.
THE ACTION PLAN IS DUE TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS HUD BY MAY 15TH OF EACH YEAR.
WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND AFTER CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE THE 20 25 20 29 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE 25 26 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE ACTION PLAN AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AND SUBMIT ALL REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS AND AGREEMENTS TO HUD.
LASTLY, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE 20 25 20 29 ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING DOCUMENT.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO, YES, MADAM MAYOR, IF SO, AND I KNOW YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED THIS IN, IN, UH, THE REPORT, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE RESIDENTS RECOGNIZE THAT THEY DO HAVE INPUT, THEY DO HAVE A VOICE IN THIS.
AND I THINK WE PROBABLY MISSED SOME OPPORTUNITIES HERE FOR SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS FOR THOSE THAT HAVE AN INTEREST IN IT.
SO IF YOU COULD JUST PLEASE REITERATE, UM, WHILE THE CITY HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB FIGURING OUT, YOU KNOW, HOW THAT MONEY CAN BE ALLOCATED, CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN TO, AGAIN, FOR OUR RESIDENTS WHO WANNA CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CONVERSATION, HOW THEY HAVE A VOICE IN THIS AND WHAT ARE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO ALLOW THEM TO HAVE A VOICE? OKAY.
SO THIS, THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IS AN ANNUAL DOCUMENT.
WE START A MEETING, UM, IN NOVEMBER ALL THE WAY THROUGH FEBRUARY.
AND THERE IT'S NOTICED IN THE PAPER OF THE DATES AND THE TIMES OF WHERE THEY CAN COME AND ASK QUESTIONS, UH, FOR THE FIVE YEAR DOCUMENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE STUDY SESSIONS ON SATURDAYS IN THE EVENING SO THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO ATTEND.
UM, AND THESE ARE ALSO NOTICED IN THE PAPER.
UM, WE, THEY CAN COME WE THE SATURDAY SESSIONS.
WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO, UH, CAN ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN A COUPLE OF LANGUAGES LIKE SPANISH PRIMARILY.
UM, AND THEY CAN COME AND, UM,
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HAVE A VOICE IN WHERE THEY SEE THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE, SUCH AS ANY KIND OF HOUSING OR HOW TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR PROMOTE GROWTH IN THE COMMUNITY.I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MANY OF, MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONVERSATION, AND I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THOSE TIMES, INCLUDING COMING TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PROVIDING THAT REMINDER.
UM, I KNOW, UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO OUR MAYOR WENT AND MET WITH OUR CONGRESSWOMAN, UH, LINDA SANCHEZ AND A NUMBER OF OTHER MAYORS.
AND I KNOW EARMARK FUNDING WAS KIND OF, UH, THERE WAS PROBABLY NOT GONNA BE ANY EARMARK FUNDING FOR CITIES.
BUT, UM, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, IS, UH, DOES THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, CUT THESE FUNDINGS? I KNOW YOU SAID WE MAY HAVE TO ADJUST THESE FUNDINGS.
I MEAN, IS THERE A FAIRLY GOOD CHANCE THAT THIS MIGHT BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK? UH, SO MANY PROGRAMS, UH, ARE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK RIGHT NOW.
WHAT, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF OF US GETTING ANYTHING OF THIS
AS WE WERE WORKING ON THE REPORT, WE DID GET NOTICE THAT WE'RE JUST KIND OF HALTING IT FOR NOW.
AND THEN WE GOT AN EMAIL THAT SAID WE CAN GO FORWARD FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, BUT WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY THE AMOUNT YET.
IT'S NOT, HASN'T BEEN RELEASED HOPING.
DO YOU KNOW WHEN, WE'RE HOPING, WE'RE HOPING THAT AROUND THE SAME AMOUNT BASED ON LAST YEAR'S AMOUNT.
BUT DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE? OR DO THEY HAVE A DEADLINE THAT, THAT SAYS, HEY, YOU GOT TO, AND IF THEY DON'T MEET THAT DEADLINE AT, UH, THE ADMINISTRATION, THEN WELL, OUR DEADLINE FOR US TO SUBMIT, WE HAVE UNTIL MAY 15TH.
I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT I'M SAYING THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE ANY CHANGES.
WHAT'S THE DEADLINE FOR, FOR, UH, THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE THE CHANGES? I WOULD PROBABLY SAY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.
WELL, STATUTORILY WE HAVE UNTIL AUGUST.
SO I WOULD ASSUME THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD NEED TO LET ALL OF THE JURISDICTIONS THAT RECEIVE CDPG KNOW BY THAT MID-AUGUST DATE.
BECAUSE IF YOUR ACTION PLAN ISN'T SUBMITTED BY THEN, YOU'RE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE FUNDING.
SO I'M ASSUMING BEFORE AUGUST, WE SHOULD KNOW FOR SURE THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, WHICH WAS ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, HUD DID EVENTUALLY SEND AN EMAIL LETTING US KNOW NOT TO SUBMIT OUR ACTION PLANS FOR THE MAY DEADLINE TO HOLD OFF UNTIL THE AUGUST DEADLINE SO THAT THEY WERE, SO WE WOULD BE GUARANTEED TO KNOW WHAT OUR FUNDING WOULD BE AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS.
SO WE'RE HONESTLY STILL ON HOLD RIGHT NOW WAITING TO FIND OUT.
UM, SO ONCE, LET'S SAY, LET'S SAY, GOD FORBID WE DO GET A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CUTS, DOES THIS GET TO GO BACK AND DO WE HAVE TO RE-READ? UH, DO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE, UH, WHAT OUR PRIORITIES IS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S REALLOCATED? IF IT'S, IF IT'S SUBSTANTIAL, YES.
UM, I THINK THE WAY THAT OUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN IS OUTLINED, IF IT'S MORE THAN 50%, IT WOULD NEED TO GO THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS BEFORE WE COULD, UM, MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND SEND IT TO HUD.
SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH IT GETS CUT.
AND ON A FINAL NOTE, MIRANDA, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW POSITION.
AND THAT WAS A GOOD OBSERVATION.
COUNCIL GOMEZ BACK, UH, 20 YEARS AGO, THE CITY WAS GETTING CLOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN CDBG FUNDING, AND WE'RE HALF, ALMOST HALF THAT NOW.
AND, UH, MR. CITY MANAGER, UH, A QUESTION FOR YOU, AND AS FAR AS THE, UH, SO RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THE, UH, FISCAL YEAR FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RUNS DIFFERENT.
I BELIEVE IT STARTS IN OCTOBER.
AND IT RUNS THROUGH THE NEXT, UH, THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
SO IT COINCIDES WITH WHAT, UH, UH, MS. COLE CORONA WAS, UH, WAS EXPLAINING.
AND IT THROWS US OFF A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OUR FISCAL YEAR STARTS JULY 1ST, SO WE OFTEN HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE THEIR DECISIONS AND WE ADAPT TO THAT.
AND YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT SO THAT, UH, RESIDENTS DON'T THINK THAT BECAUSE WE ADOPT A BUDGET IN, UH, UH, FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR STARTING JULY ONE, THAT THEY DON'T EXPECT THAT THIS MONEY IS GONNA MAGICALLY APPEAR, EVEN IF IT IS APPROVED, UH, JULY ONE, BUT IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T APPEAR UNTIL AFTER OCTOBER.
ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? WELL, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I WAS GONNA ASK THE SAME THING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ DID, BECAUSE THERE IS THIS TREMENDOUS CLOUD OF UNCERTAINTY OVER EVERY ELEMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDING.
AND I WAS GONNA SAY, WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF, UH, US BEING CUT ON THIS? AND I GUESS THE ANSWER IS THERE'S A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY.
SO I, I WANTED WELL HABERS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS LOOKS GREAT, BUT IT MAY NOT COME TO PASS.
AND THAT'S ALL I WAS GONNA ASK SUSAN ABOUT.
I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I WOULD ASK ANYONE, UH, WHO WANTS TO TALK ON THIS ITEM, TO PLEASE COME AND PROVIDE THEIR NAME AND THEIR ADDRESS, THOSE IN SUPPORT OR THOSE IN OPPOSITION.
THEN I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL ASK FOR COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION
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AND OR ACTION.MADAM MAYOR, IF I MAY, I'D MOVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM APPROVAL OF 20 20 25 THROUGH 2029, CONSOLIDATED PLAN FISCAL YEAR 2025 THROUGH 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND THE 2025 THROUGH 2029 ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL ASSESSMENT OF FAIR HOUSING, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A FH.
I'LL SECOND, BUT THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE.
[1. APPROVE RESOLUTIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE UTILITY AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE LA HABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY WATER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2025 AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH That the City Council and Utility Authority: A. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. CC 2025-__ ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA APPROVING THE ISSUANCE BY THE LA HABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY OF ITS LA HABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY (ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA) WATER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2025, TO REFUND THE OUTSTANDING LA HABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY (ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA) REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2013A, AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND, B. APPROVE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION NO. UA 2025-__ ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE LA HABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF LA HABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY (ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA) WATER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2025, TO REFUND THE OUTSTANDING LA HABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY (ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA) REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2013A, AUTHORIZING THE FORMS OF AND DIRECTING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A SUPPLEMENTAL WATER REVENUE BOND INDENTURE, A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT, A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE, AN ESCROW AGREEMENT AND RELATED FINANCING DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS, AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.]
WILL NOW PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION ITEMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY 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 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 ONE CONSIDERATION ITEM IS THE CITY COUNCIL AND UTILITY AUTHORITY ITEM TITLED, APPROVE RESOLUTIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE UTILITY AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE LA HABER UTILITY AUTHORITY WATER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2 0 2 5, AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION.
I FORGOT A NOTE THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ IS HERE.
UH, CAN WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE SEAT COUNCIL AT THE DECEMBER 16TH, 2024 MEETING.
UH, THE, THE UTILITY AUTHORITY APPROVED INITIATING PROCEEDINGS TO, UH, REFINANCE, REFINANCE THE OUTSTANDING SERIES 2013, A LAHABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY, WATER REVENUE BONDS, AND TO ENGAGE, UH, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO REFINANCE EXISTING 2013 BONDS AT LOWER RATES AND PROVIDE SAVINGS TO THE UTILITY AUTHORITY WITHOUT EXTENDING THE DATE OF THE FINAL MATURITY DATE OF NOVEMBER 1ST, 2043.
UH, THE RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS OF BOTH THE SEA CANCEL AND THE UTILITY AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE UTILITY AUTHORITY WATER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2025, AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH.
THIS WOULD ENABLE STAFF AND THE FINANCING TEAM TO PROCEED IF BOND MARKETING CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE JAMES SABIAN, OUR MUNICIPAL ADVISOR FROM FIELDMAN, ROLLUP AND ASSOCIATES TO PRESENT THE BOND STRUCTURE AND PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE SCHEDULE.
ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE ARE VANESSA LEGMAN FROM OUR BOND COUNCIL, STRADLING YOKA CARLSON, AND ROTH AND RICK BRANDIS FROM OUR UNDERWRITER, UNDERWRITER, HEIMER AND COMPANY, AS WELL AS OUR FINANCE TEAM.
UH, MILL SHANNON, OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND JACK ETT, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS.
MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, JIM FABIAN OF FIELDMAN ROLL UP AND ASSOCIATES, THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL ADVISOR.
AS GABBY MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF SINCE DECEMBER TO BRING THIS ITEM FORWARD TO YOU FOR APPROVAL OF THE REFUNDING OF THE 2013 WATER REVENUE BONDS.
WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION WE'RE GONNA WALK THROUGH.
AS GABBY MENTIONED, THIS IS THE TEAM THAT HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED.
I WANTED TO REALLY ALSO SHOUT OUT TO THE, UH, PUBLIC WORK STAFF AND, UH, BRIAN IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT WHO WERE VERY, VERY HELPFUL IN PUTTING TOGETHER A REALLY STRONG CREDIT PRESENTATION.
WE WERE VERY PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, CONTINUE THE AA CREDIT OF THE CITY'S WATER SYSTEM WITH THE, WITH THE STABLE OUTLOOK.
UH, THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE VERY PROUD OF.
UH, STAFF DID A REALLY GOOD JOB IN PRESENTING THE, UH, INFORMATION ON THE WATER SYSTEM TO STANDARD AND POOR.
SO JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT.
AND SO TONIGHT, UH, WE, WE ARE IN FRONT OF YOU TO SEEK YOUR APPROVAL WEARING THE UTILITY AUTHORITY HAT AND YOUR CITY COUNCIL HAT.
UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WE'RE GONNA WALK THROUGH AGAIN.
UH, WE HAVE THE DOUBLE A RATING SECURED.
UH, WE ARE LOOKING TO USE THE NET REVENUES OF THE WATER SYSTEM.
SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR GROSS REVENUES THAT COME IN FROM THE RATE PAYING CUSTOMERS, SUBTRACT OUT YOUR OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSE, YOU'RE LEFT WITH YOUR NET REVENUES THAT ARE USED TO PAY THIS DEBT.
SO IT'S NOT A GENERAL FUND DEBT.
UH, IT'S ALSO ON PARITY WITH YOUR 2019 WATER BONDS THAT WE REFUNDED BACK IN, IN 2019 TO LOWER THE, THE CARRY COST OF, OF THAT DEBT.
UH, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO, NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE MARKET, UH, HAS BEEN VERY
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VOLATILE SINCE, UH, APRIL 2ND WHEN THE TARIFFS WERE, UH, ANNOUNCED.AND WE'VE BEEN, UH, REALLY TRYING TO WORK THROUGH WHAT THAT MEANS TO THE BOND MARKET.
WE DID SEE A VERY, UH, ABRUPT MOVEMENT IN INTEREST RATES HIGHER, UH, RIGHT AFTER THE, UH, TARIFFS WERE ANNOUNCED ON A, UH, MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY.
UH, SO THIS INFORMATION WAS AS OF, UH, LAST, UH, ON APRIL 10TH, UH, WHICH WAS WEDNESDAY OF LAST WEEK.
UH, WE, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE ESTIMATED OUR INTEREST COST TO BE ABOUT 3.77%.
WE'RE HIGHER THAN THAT RIGHT NOW.
UH, WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MID RANGE OF WHERE RATES HAVE BEEN.
WHEN YOU LOOK OVER THIS TIMEFRAME, UH, WHERE THE GREEN LINE REPRESENTS WHERE, WHERE WE ARE NOW.
SO YOU CAN SEE RATES HAVE BEEN HIGHER HALF THE TIME, LOWER HALF THE TIME.
UH, YOUR CURRENT BONDS HAVE AN OUTSTANDING INTEREST RATE OF 4.73%.
UH, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
UH, THIS IS OUR ESTIMATE OF WHAT THE SOURCES AND USES WOULD BE.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING AND PUTTING THE MONEY INTO AN ESCROW ACCOUNT, UH, THAT WOULD BE USED THEN TO REDEEM THE BONDS.
UH, WE ARE, AGAIN, THE S AND P RATING OF AA.
UH, WE HAVE A 10 YEAR CALL OPTION ON THE BONDS.
THERE WOULD BE NO RESERVE FUND, UH, THAT WOULD BE FUNDED.
WE'RE PROPORTIONATELY, UH, SAVING MONEY EVERY YEAR UNDER THE SAME TERM AS WE CURRENTLY HAVE OF, OF 2043.
UH, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, THIS, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF YOUR DEBT SERVICE.
YOU DO HAVE A STEP DOWN IN YOUR DEBT SERVICE, UH, FROM, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, IN, IN 2033, I THINK THAT IS.
AND SO THIS IS AS OF THE APRIL 10TH, UH, DATE THAT WE HAD, UH, WHERE THE RATES WERE, WHAT THE SAVINGS LOOKED LIKE.
AT THIS POINT, WE WERE ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS OF GROSS SAVINGS, ABOUT 57,000 ANNUAL SAVINGS TO THE CITY.
AND THEN ON A NET PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS, WE HAD ROUGHLY 824,000 IN NET PRE PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS, WHICH WAS ABOUT 5.68%.
UH, ON YOUR NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS THE AGGREGATE.
UH, AGAIN, YOU HAVE YOUR 2019 DEBT, AND NOW YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR 2025, UH, DEBT.
AND THIS IS THE AGGREGATE DEBT SERVICE.
IT'S ROUGHLY ABOUT 2.1 MILLION A YEAR THAT THE WATER SYSTEM HAS.
AND YOU CAN SEE OUT THERE IN THE LATTER YEARS, IT DOES, UH, THE, UH, 2019 BONDS GET PAID OFF.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, AGAIN, THE LEGAL STRUCTURES, THE KEY COVENANTS, UH, AS I MENTIONED, SECURED BY THE NET REVENUES OF THE WATER SYSTEM.
NO GENERAL FUND OBLIGATION TO PAY THIS DEBT, YOU HAVE TO SET YOUR WATER RATES SO THAT, UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE, YOU HAD A, HAVE A MINIMUM OF 125%.
THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM FOR THE CITY.
YOU HAVE VERY STRONG DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE.
YOU HAVE STRONG LIQUIDITY IN YOUR WATER FUND, UH, AS, UH, REPRESENTED BY THE AA RATING BY S AND P.
AGAIN, NO RESERVE FUND, ANY DEBT WOULD BE ON PARITY WITH THIS DEBT IN THE 2019 DEBT.
AND WE'D HAVE TO HAVE 125% MAXIMUM ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE TO ISSUE NEW BONDS FOR ANY FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS OF THE WATER SYSTEM.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT LOOKING AT YOUR ADOPTED DEBT MANAGEMENT POLICIES.
UH, THOSE POLICIES, UH, WERE IM IMPLEMENTED OR APPROVED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, UH, THOSE POLICIES SAY THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE A MINIMUM 3% NET PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS.
AND WHEN I USE THE TERM NET PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS, THAT MEANS ALL THE COSTS ARE FACTORED INTO THE SAVINGS.
AND WHAT WE'RE WE HAVE IN OUR RESOLUTION IS THAT THAT FLOOR IS ACTUALLY 5%.
UH, THAT'S OUR, OUR FLOOR THAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR AND TALKING WITH STAFF BEFORE THE MEETING.
YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL IS TO BE HIGHER THAN THAT, BUT THAT IS, UH, WHAT'S IN THE RESOLUTION, THE 5% MINIMUM OR FLOOR FOR OUR NET PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS.
UH, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, TONIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU HAVE THE TWO RESOLUTIONS, ONE OF THE AUTHORITY, ONE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL DOCUMENTS IN FRONT OF YOU FOR APPROVAL.
WE HAVE THE SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, UH, WHICH IS THE, THE DOCUMENT WITH THE TRUSTEE ABOUT HOW BOND PROCEEDS AND, AND BOND FUNDS ARE ADMINISTERED.
WE HAVE THE BOND PURCHASE CONTRACT WHERE OPPENHEIMER AGREES TO BUY THE FUND, BUY THE BONDS FROM THE CITY, AND RESELL 'EM TO THE PUBLIC.
WE HAVE A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE THAT'S AN ANNUAL OBLIGATION THAT THE CITY HAS ALREADY WITH YOUR 2019 AND 2013 BONDS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE WATER SYSTEM TO THE, TO THE BOND MARKET.
UH, WE HAVE THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT, WHICH REALLY TELLS THE STORY
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OF THE CITY, THE CITY'S WATER SYSTEM, AND PROVIDES ALL INFORMATION THAT BOND INVESTORS NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHETHER TO BUY THE BONDS OR NOT.AND THEN WE HAVE THE ESCROW AGREEMENT, WHICH LAYS OUT THE TERMS, THINK OF IT AS A LOCKBOX.
THAT ESCROW IS SET UP, IT'S U IT'S FUNDED AT CLOSING, AND THEN IT'S USED TO REDEEM THE BONDS, UH, IN THE FUTURE.
UH, SO OUR CURRENT SCHEDULE WAS APPROVAL TONIGHT, UH, POST THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT TOMORROW, UH, TENTATIVELY PRICE ON MAY 1ST AND THEN CLOSE ON MAY 15TH.
BASED UPON WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF THE MARKET CONDITIONS, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE MAY 1ST PROBABLY WON'T BE THE DAY THAT WE PRICE.
WE'LL BE LOOK WORKING WITH STAFF TO LOOK AT THE, THE BOND MARKET ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS TO DETERMINE WHEN THE BEST DAY TO ENTER THE MARKET IS.
WE HAVE ABOUT 90 DAYS FROM TODAY, UH, TO BE ABLE TO, TO SELL THE BOND, THE REFUNDING BOTS.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, MARKETS MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY.
UH, WE SAW, YOU KNOW, VERY STRONG UPTICK IN A VERY SHORT TIMEFRAME.
WE'RE GONNA BE WATCHING THE BOND MARKET, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY HAVE RATES TREND BACK DOWN.
AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WE WOULD CALL STAFF AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN A GOOD THREE, FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF IMPROVEMENT IN INTEREST RATES.
WE THINK, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S MAY 10TH OR 14TH OR 21ST, THIS IS THE DAY THAT WE THINK WE CAN GET INTO THE MARKET AND ACHIEVE THAT, UH, SAVINGS FOR THE CITY.
WE WOULD, WOULD CALL THE CITY WORK TO GET SET UP, ENTER THE MARKET, AND SELL THE BONDS TO THE PUBLIC AT THAT TIME, AND THEN CLOSE TWO WEEKS LATER.
UH, SO THAT'S OUR TENTATIVE SCHEDULE THAT WE HAVE AND, UH, LAID OUT.
AND I THINK WE'RE, UM, ALL SET.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO HELP, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
WE DO HAVE, UH, RICK BRANDIS OF OPPENHEIMER IN THE AUDIENCE TOO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE REPORT.
I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS.
UH, SO, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR CITY RESIDENTS TO KNOW THAT THE, UH, THE, THE VOLATILITY AS I'LL CALL IT NOW, OF THE MARKET, UH, WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND HOW THINGS ARE PROGRESSING OR NOT, HOWEVER YOU MAY SEE, IT MAY AFFECT THAT, UH, THAT THIS MAY TAKE A WHILE FOR US TO EVEN, UH, PRICE 'EM AND, AND ACTUALLY CLOSE, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
YEAH, WE'RE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS WITH, UH, UH, REALLY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE MARKET IS HEADED, UH, WITH INTEREST RATES.
UH, WE NEED TO SEE AN IMPROVEMENT IN INTEREST RATES TO HIT THAT SAVINGS THRESHOLD THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
AND, UH, WE'RE UNFORTUNATELY NOT IN CONTROL OF THAT PROCESS.
WE JUST HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW THE NEWS, THE, THE POLICY DECISIONS AND OTHER FACTORS PLAY THEMSELVES OUT.
TYPICALLY WHEN YOU, LIKE I SAID, YOU HAVE THAT SWING OF HIGHER RATES, IT, IT TAKES TIME TO WORK ITS WAY BACK THROUGH.
THEY DO FUNCTION WELL UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
WE SHOULD SEE A RETURN TO WHERE WE NEED TO SEE FOR THIS RE REFUNDING TO GO FORWARD TO SAVE THE RESIDENTS MONEY.
AND, AND RIGHT NOW, UH, RIGHT NOW WE WOULD CONSIDER THIS NOT NORMAL CONDITIONS.
CORRECT? WITH THE, WE WOULD DEFINITELY, WHAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS HAS BEEN A VERY ABRUPT, I WOULD SAY THAT THE LAST TIME WE SAW AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN THE BOND MARKET, LIKE WE'VE, WE SAW, UH, AFTER TERRACE WAS A MARCH OF, OF 2020 WHEN COVID WAS ANNOUNCED.
AND WE SAW A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE MARKET IN THAT TIMEFRAME.
AFTER THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, THEN THINGS IMPROVED AND WENT BACK TO, TO, TO NORMAL.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT'LL HAPPEN THIS TIME AROUND.
NOW, THERE COULD BE A SITUATION AS WE'RE TALKING WITH CITY MANAGER, UH, JIM SRO ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS MAYBE NOT, IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE, WE WOULD LOSE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REFUND THE BONDS AND JUST HAVE TO WAIT IT OUT AND MIGHT HAVE TO COME BACK FOR ANOTHER BOND RATING OR OTHER APPROVAL AT A LATER POINT IN TIME.
YEAH, WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS LAST YEAR AND WE CAME TO COUNCIL, WE WERE, UH, IN A MARKET A LITTLE BIT, QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT THAN RIGHT NOW.
WE HAD SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS AVAILABLE.
UH, THE MARKET CONDITIONS WERE VERY FAVORABLE, AND STRUCTURING A TRANSACTION LIKE THIS TAKES TIME.
AND SO WE WERE WORKING THROUGH THAT AND AS EVEN RECENTLY AS NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, WE SAW RATES SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN WE ARE TODAY.
SO THAT MEANS HIGHER SAVINGS, RIGHT? SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE OUR 5% THRESHOLD, MORE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE SAVINGS.
WELL, IN THE LAST TWO TO FOUR WEEKS, THAT HAS SHIFTED DRAMATICALLY.
AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE BELOW OUR 5% THRESHOLD TODAY ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE RATES, THE MARKET MOVES SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY AGAINST US.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA BE, UM, UM, MOVING TO A KIND OF A WAIT AND SEE MODE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
OUR FINANCE TEAM, UH, MEL, JACK AND GABBY, OUR SPEAKING REGULARLY EVERY DAY WITH OUR FINANCE TEAM, UH, WITH OUR UNDERWRITER, WITH OUR, UM,
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UH, FINANCIAL ADVISOR, TRACKING THE MARKET, GETTING DAILY INFORMATION, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR STABILITY AND, AND FOR THE TREND TO BE GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION.ONCE WE GET TO THAT KINDA SWEET SPOT WHERE WE THINK THIS WOULD BE THE RIGHT TIME TO PRICE, WE WANT TO BE VERY NIMBLE AND BE ABLE TO MOVE VERY QUICKLY.
YEAH, I, JUST TO BE CLEAR ON THIS, SO AS OF LAST WEDNESDAY, WE WERE LOOKING AT, FOR THE REFUNDING PROCESS OF PERHAPS SAVING AS MUCH AS $58,000 A YEAR FOR ABOUT SOMETHING OVER A MILLION BUCKS FOR THE TERM.
AND NOW WITH THIS UPTICK IN RATES, HAS THAT $58,000 FIGURE, FOR EXAMPLE, SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED VERY MUCH SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY? IT, IT HAS GONE DOWN AND WE'RE, WE'RE PROBABLY ABOUT 47,000 A YEAR.
OUR, OUR GROSS SAVINGS IS BELOW THE MILLION DOLLAR THRESHOLD.
SO WE, WE HAVE SEEN RATES MOVE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION SINCE THAT THOSE RATES WERE, THAT BOND ANALYSIS WAS RUN.
SO 58 DOWN TO 47, MORE OR LESS.
AND WITH, WITH THE FUTURE DIRECTION, COMPLETELY UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT, RIGHT? SO LIKE WHEN WE DID THAT RUN ON APRIL 10TH, WE WERE AT 5.68% MPV SAVINGS, NOW WE'RE ABOUT 4.6, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE BELOW WHERE WE NEED TO BE, AND A MONTH AGO WE WERE ALMOST 9.5% SAVINGS.
SO THAT TELLS YOU HOW MUCH THE MARKET'S MOVING ON A MONTH TO MONTH, WEEK TO WEEK, DAY-TO-DAY BASIS RIGHT NOW.
AND IT'S, IT IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN OFTEN IN, IN THE 20 SOME YEARS, 30 YEARS I'VE BEEN DOING THIS.
BUT WITH TONIGHT'S APPROVAL, AS, AS CITY MANAGER SRO SAID, WE, WE, WE WILL BE FLEXIBLE, NIMBLE, BE ABLE TO STRIKE WHEN THE IRON'S HOT AND WE CAN GET INTO THE MARKET, LOCK IN THE SAVINGS, AND THEN CLOSE THE TRANSACTION TWO WEEKS LATER.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE JUST HAVE TO MONITOR THINGS AND SEE WHERE IT WORKS OUT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, MADAM MAYOR.
UM, SO WHILE WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL VOLATILITY, UM, THIS IS A OVERALL QUESTION FOR THE PUBLIC, UM, TO, TO KNOW.
CAN YOU JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE LA HABRA STANDS, THE CITY STANDS AS FAR AS LIKE OUR, UM, CURRENT RANKING WITH SOME OF THE FINANCIAL AUTHORITIES, AAA RATINGS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WHERE DO WE STAND AS A CITY CURRENTLY TO KIND OF DEMONSTRATE TO THE PUBLIC THAT, YOU KNOW, THE, HOW, HOW FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE THE CITY HAS BEEN OVER THE YEARS? WELL, THE DOUBLE A RATING FROM S AND P IS A VERY GOOD INDICATOR OF THE STABILITY, THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, THE, THE PRUDENT WAY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN RUNNING THE CITY FROM NOT ONLY A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE, BUT FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE.
SM THE RATING AGENCIES LOVE A FRAMEWORK OF POLICIES THAT REALLY DICTATE HOW THINGS ARE DONE.
YOU HAVE A STRONG, UH, POLICY FRAMEWORK.
YOU HAVE A VERY STRONG MANAGEMENT TEAM.
UH, WITH, WITH JIM, GABBY, MEL AND JACK.
UH, THE, THE WATER DEPARTMENT WAS JUST PHENOMENAL IN ANSWERING THE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT DROUGHTS, ABOUT WATER SUPPLY, ABOUT, UH, THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE, THE PURVEYORS OF WATER IN, IN ORANGE COUNTY, UH, WHEN WE, WE DID, UM, I, I, I THINK THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT LIKE YOUR AREA THAT YOU'RE IN, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS MSA, THEY CALL IT FROM A LA LONG BEACH ANAHEIM, UH, FROM A CENSUS PERSPECTIVE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE IN A VERY STRONG FINANCIAL AREA.
UH, AND YOUR, YOUR NET INCOME, YOUR WHAT WE LOOK AT EFFECTIVE BIND INCOME, THE MEDIUM HOUSEHOLD, UH, PRICE FOR A HOME.
SO I MEAN, THE CITY IS IN REALLY GOOD FINANCIAL STRENGTH.
NOW THIS IS A, A, A CREDIT THAT'S BASED UPON THE WATER SYSTEM, NOT, NOT THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND.
SO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN YOUR, THE GENERAL FUND, LIKE YOU HAVE A, A, A DEBT RATING ON THE PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS THAT THE CITY ISSUED.
AND SO, AND AGAIN, VERY STRONG RATING THERE TOO.
I MEAN, YOU'RE IN THE TOP TIER OF CITIES IN CALIFORNIA IN THAT AA CATEGORY, SO IT'S SOMETHING TO BE VERY PROUD OF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE REPORT.
I WOULD INVITE THE PUBLIC TO TESTIFY.
IF SO, PLEASE PROVIDE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD FEE NONE.
I WILL ASK FOR COUNCIL DIRECTOR DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION.
MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO, UH, MAKE THE, UH, MOTION TO APPROVE AND ADOPT, UH, AN ENTITLED RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA, APPROVING THE ISSUANCE BY LAHABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY OF ITS LAHABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA WATER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2025 TO REFUND THE OUTSTANDING LAHABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2 0 1 3 A AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN A CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH AND TO APPROVE AND ADOPT AN ENTITLED RESOLUTION OF THE HA UH, UTILITY AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING
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THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE LAHABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY OF ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA WATER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2025 TO REFUND THE OUTSTANDING LAHABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2 0 1 3 A, AUTHORIZING THE FORMS OF AND DIRECTING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A SUPPLEMENTAL WATER REVENUE BOND INDENTURE.A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT, A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, CONTINUING, A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE, AN ESCROW AGREEMENT, AND RELATED FINANCING DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS, AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION.
THEREWITH MADAM MAYOR, I'LL SECOND THAT.
DIRECTOR'S COUNCIL MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
[14. MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]
PROCEED TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR.OH, WE HAVE LOVE LA HABRA AS A CITYWIDE DAY TO OF SERVICE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED AND IMPROVE OUR CITY.
JOIN US THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH.
CHECK IN AT PORT PARK BETWEEN 8:00 AM AND 9:00 AM PROJECT.
START AT 9:00 AM AT VARIOUS SITES.
SEE SOMETHING IN THE CITY THAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HELP, SUBMIT IT THROUGH LOVE LA HARBOR.COM COM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.
JOIN US FOR A FUN FILLED DAY EXPLORING SAN DIEGO'S ICONIC BALBOA PARK THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH, THIS SELF-GUIDED TRIP ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE FASCINATING MUSEUMS, STUNNING GARDENS, AND THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.
THE TRIP DEPARTS FROM LA BONITA PARK AT 7:00 AM AND RETURNS AT 9:00 PM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.
WE HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING EVENT.
PLEASE JOIN US AT THE GRAND OPENING CEREMONY OF LORENA'S WOMEN'S CLUB PARK, 200 WEST GREENWOOD AVENUE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH AT 5:00 PM BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND COME CELEBRATE THIS EXCITING ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY, HONORING THE LEGACY OF THE LA HARBOR WOMEN'S CLUB.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 0 1 0.
WE HAVE THE, UH, UPCOMING CITRUS FAIR.
THE LA HARBOR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY'RE RETURNING FOR THE 15TH YEAR WITH THEIR EXCITING NEW RIDES AND FOOD EXPERIENCE, LIVE, ENTERTAINMENT, MERCHANT SHOPPING, AND MUCH MORE.
THE EVENT WILL BE HELD MAY 2ND, THIRD, AND FOURTH ON THE HARBOR BOULEVARD BETWEEN EUCLID STREET AND CYPRESS STREET.
THE BUBBLE PARADE STARTS THE FAIR AT 5:30 PM ON FRIDAY, MAY 2ND AT CITY HALL.
AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 6 9 7 1 7 0 4.
WE WILL HAVE MOVIES IN THE PARK.
JOIN US AT THE MOVIES IN THE PARK.
GRAB YOUR BLANKET LONG CHAIRS AND COME AND WATCH THE MOVIE ON A GIANT MOVIE SCREEN.
THE SANDLOT WILL BE SHOWN ON FRIDAY, MAY 16TH, BEGINNING AT 6:00 PM AT PORTOLA PARK, 3 0 1 SOUTH EUCLID STREET.
FOR OUR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.
WE HAVE THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARD WASTE AND SHRED EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CR AND R, THE CITY WILL HOST A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND SHRED EVENT FOR LA HARBOR RESIDENTS ON SATURDAY, MAY 17TH FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL 12:00 PM AT THE LA HARBOR PUBLIC WORKS YARD, 5 2 1 WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE.
PROOF OF LA HARBOR RESIDENCY IS REQUIRED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL PUBLIC WORKS AT FIVE SIX TWO THREE EIGHT THREE FOUR ONE ZERO SEVEN ZERO.
WE HAVE THE SENIOR DANCE COMING UP IN FULL SWING.
PLEASE JOIN US ON SUNDAY, MAY 18TH AT 2:00 PM UNTIL 4:00 PM AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER AT 1 0 1 WEST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD.
ENJOY AN AFTERNOON OF LIVE MUSIC, DANCING, RAFFLES AND DINNER.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED AND THE COST TO ATTEND.
RESERVE YOUR SPACE IN PERSON AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER OR BY PHONE BY CALLING (562) 383-4200.
CELEBRATE THE UPCOMING SUMMER PROGRAMS, A NEW SPLASH ZONE SEASON, AND THE CITY OF LA HARBOR CENTENNIAL YEAR AT THE PARTY IN THE PARK.
JOIN US ON SATURDAY, MAY 24TH AT 10:00 AM UNTIL 2:00 PM AT PORTELLA PARK.
THE ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE EVENT INCLUDE FOAM PARTY WATER GAMES, SUMMER CRAFTS, CONCESSION, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, MOBILE MUSEUM, AND MORE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY
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CENTER.WE HAVE THE LA HARBA ACTIVE CAMP.
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING A LA HARBA ACTIVE DAY CAMP BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 2ND THROUGH FRIDAY.
AUGUST EIGHT CAMP WILL BE HELD AT 7:00 AM UNTIL 6:00 PM AT VETERANS HALL AT 2 0 9 NORTH EUCLID STREET.
THE EVENT IS OPEN TO YOUTH AGES FIVE TO 12 YEARS, AND REGISTRATION IS $60 PER PERSON OR $200 PER WEEK.
$190 PER WEEK WITH A SIBLING DISCOUNT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.
WE HAVE THE HARBOR CONCERT IN THE PARK, WHICH IS BACK THE FIRST CONCERT IN THE SERIES EARTH'S TO MARS.
A BRUNO MARS COVER BAND WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JULY 10TH FROM 7:00 PM TO 8:30 PM AT PORTOLA PARK, 3 0 1 SOUTH EUCLID STREET.
JOIN US ON THURSDAY EVENING IN JULY AND AUGUST FOR MUSIC AND FAMILY FUN.
THERE WILL BE FUNNEL CAKE CONCESSIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.
THE COMMUNITY CENTER DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING A FREE IMMERSIVE WILDERNESS PROGRAM FOR AGES 12 TO 17.
RESERVATION IS NOW OPEN AND SPACE IS LIMITED TO 50 50 PARTICIPANTS.
THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE JUNE 4TH THROUGH SIX SILVERWOOD LAKE OVERNIGHT CAMPING TRIP, JUNE 24TH, LAKE PARIS DAY TRIP JULY 18TH, THE CALIFORNIA CITRUS STATE HISTORIC PARK IN AUGUST.
FIRST, THE ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT TOUR AND END OF THE SUMMER PARTY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMUNITY CENTER (562) 383-4200.
AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETS 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 AS WELL, WE HAVE WATER CONSERVATION.
CALIFORNIA IS 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 HARD SURFACES SUCH AS SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS.
PLEASE DO YOUR PART TO HELP US CONSERVE OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN HELP SUR CONSERVE WATER, PLEASE CONTACT THE LA HARBOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
[ COMMENTS FROM STAFF:]
NOW I, I WILL ASK ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? UH, YES, MADAM MAYOR, I WANT TO JUST TAKE A SECOND TO COMMEND, UH, UM, KELLY FUO AND HER STAFF FOR A, A REALLY AMAZING WEEKEND, UH, STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE EGG NIGHT EVENT WE DO, AND THE EXTRAVAGANZA, UH, ON SATURDAY THAT HAD LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THERE AT, UH, LANITA PARK, BUT IT WASN'T JUST KELLY AND HER TEAM.UH, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DID A PHENOMENAL JOB GETTING THOSE PARKS, THE PARK IN WONDERFUL CONDITION, LOOKING GREAT, VERY GOOD REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS OUT THERE WITH POLICE OFFICERS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO KEEP THE EVENT SAFE AND RUNNING WELL.
AND SUSAN, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, HER TEAM WAS OUT THERE WITH THE LAHABRA BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN BOOTH.
AND I WILL TELL YOU, IT WAS PACKED.
WE HAD TONS OF PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THERE, REALLY ENJOYING THE FACT THAT THE CITY WAS PROVIDING OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY, GETTING THEIR INPUT.
UH, WE HAD A LOT OF INTERESTING IDEAS, PROPOSED PEOPLE GIVING THEIR OPINION.
AND SO WE HAD LITERALLY DOZENS AND DOZENS OF STAFF WORKING THIS LAST SATURDAY AT THIS EVENT ON A VARIETY OF THINGS, AND IT REALLY WENT OFF QUITE WELL.
[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS/DIRECTORS:]
MEMBER LAKIN.SO, I, I WANNA FIRST, UH, BEGIN WITH, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THE SCENES ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UH, THE CITY STAFF.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, MIRANDA, ON YOUR PROMOTION, UH, TO, UH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
UH, I THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT THAT WE SHARE THOSE BEHIND THE SCENE MOMENTS TO KNOW THAT THERE IS GROWTH OCCURRING IN OUR CITY.
UM, THE NEXT THING I WANNA TALK ABOUT IS, UH, UH, SOME OF THE EVENTS I ATTENDED OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS ON, UH, THE EIGHTH, I ATTENDED CHAMBER NIGHT, HOSTED BY THE, UH, LA HABER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
UH, WHERE I SERVED IN WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE AN EASY JOB.
I SERVED AS A WAITER COLLECTING TIPS,
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I THOUGHT HAVING THREE JOBS WAS, YOU KNOW, KEEPING ME BUSY, BUT, AND I THOUGHT IN ALL THOSE JOBS, YOU KNOW, BEING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, BEING A BUSINESS OWNER, THOSE WERE DIFFICULT.
BUT MAN, THE WAITERS, THAT'S, THAT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY.
SO I WAS PROBABLY THE LOWEST ONE ON THE TOTEM POLE AS FAR AS GATHERING TIPS,
UM, ON THE 12TH, I ATTENDED THE, UH,
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LIONS CLUB EASTER BREAKFAST, UM, UH, AND, AND HELPED WITH THAT AS WELL WITH THE SETUP AND SERVING OF THE BREAKFAST.UM, AND THAT WAS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
UH, ALSO ON THAT SAME DAY, I ATTENDED THE ARBOR DAY EVENT OVER AT THE PUBLIC WORKS YARD, WHERE, UM, I GOT TO GREET RESIDENTS FOR A LITTLE BIT, UM, WHO WERE THERE TO COLLECT COMPOST AND SUCCULENTS TO BEAUTIFY THEIR HOMES, UH, ON FOUR 18, UM, THIS PAST WEEKEND.
GOT TO ATTEND THE LA HABER EGG NIGHT.
AND YEAH, THAT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.
I MEAN, TO SEE A BUNCH OF KIDS RUNNING INTO, ACROSS THE, UH, THE FIELD THERE.
I MEAN, IT, IT, IT, SOME OF THEM YOU CAN DEFINITELY TELL WHO DID THIS LAST YEAR, 'CAUSE SOME OF THEM WERE COMING WITH ALL KINDS OF FIXTURES AND LIGHTING FIXTURES AND STUFF ON THEM.
SO THEY, THEY CAME PREPARED, AND THAT WAS PRETTY AWESOME.
UM, WE ALSO HAD A MAGICIAN THERE, AND I, AND I BELIEVE THE MAYOR IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HER RING ON THAT DAY WITH THE MAGICIAN.
I'LL LET HER EXPLAIN ALL OF THAT.
UM,
AND, UH, THAT EGG DROP THAT WAS DONE BY PITCH PERFECT HELICOPTERS WAS AMAZING.
AND THEN, UM, LAST I ATTENDED, UH, THIS MORNING ACTUALLY, I ATTENDED A, UM, BUSINESS RELOCATION RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR SEVEN 20 BARBERSHOP.
AND WHAT WAS UNIQUE ABOUT THAT IS I GOT TO SEE A BARBERSHOP THAT STARTED OFF IN A VERY SMALL, CONDENSED AREA, AND THEY MOVED AROUND A CORNER TO A MUCH BIGGER AREA.
AND WHAT WAS, UM, WHAT I WAS SO PROUD OF WAS TO SEE IS TO SEE YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT'S SHOWING GROWTH, UM, WHICH IS WHY THEY WERE ABLE TO MOVE TO A BIGGER LOCATION.
AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING I WISH FOR EVERY BUSINESS AND LAHABRA TO BE ABLE TO START STRIVING FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, BIGGER OPPORTUNITIES AND, AND TO GROW WITHIN OUR CITY.
UH, THE LAST THING I'LL LEAVE OFF WITH IS, UM, JUST ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WAS RAISED TO ME BY A RESIDENT, UH, SOME MONTHS BACK, UM, WHICH HAS A NEXUS TO, UH, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE TRYING TO TACKLE WITH CRNR.
UH, WE HAD A RES, A COUPLE OF RESIDENTS THAT WERE, UH, HAD SOME CONCERNS OVER THE AREA OF WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND WALNUT REGARDING SOME OF THE BINS THAT WERE BEING PARKED IN SOME OF THE RED ZONES, UM, THE LARGER, UM, UH, DUMPSTER BINS.
AND SO IN COLLABORATING WITH CR AND R, UM, AND WORKING WITH THOSE RESIDENTS, UM, WE DIDN'T GET A WIN ON EITHER SIDE, BUT WHAT WE DID WAS WE GOT THOSE LARGE DUMPSTERS, UM, THAT WERE BEING PLACED THERE TO BE PICKED UP BY THE TRASH, UH, BY THE TRASH TRUCK, UM, TO GO FROM BEING PLACED THERE FROM, FOR ABOUT TWO TO EIGHT HOURS.
NOW WE'RE DOWN TO ABOUT A 30 MINUTE TIME PERIOD THAT THOSE, UH, DUMPSTERS ARE, THERE MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL, BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE VEHICLE OBSTRUCTIONS, AS PEOPLE ARE PULLING OUTTA THEIR DRIVEWAYS, IT REALLY DOES MAKE A BIG DEAL AS FAR AS PREVENTING ACCIDENTS.
SO I WANT TO THANK C-N-R-C-R-N-R FOR BEING VERY RESPONSIVE, UH, TO THOSE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS AND DEMONSTRATING WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH ONE ANOTHER.
AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO THE PUBLIC.
UM, ACTUALLY, WE, I WAS AT A SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT AT LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S ACTUALLY MY 40TH ANNIVERSARY THAT I GRADUATED FROM LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL.
BELIEVE IT, CAN YOU BELIEVE 40 YEARS AGO? IT WAS 1985, BUT UNBELIEVABLE.
AND, UH, SEEMS JUST LIKE YESTERDAY.
BUT ANYWAY, I, UH, NUMBER OF AWARDS WERE GIVEN OUT AND I, I REALLY WANTED TO BE THERE 'CAUSE A COUPLE SPECIAL SENIORS THAT, THAT I KNOW.
UH, NOW I'M ACTUALLY A SENIOR.
AGAIN,
THEY WERE THERE AND THEY GIVE OUT, UH, TWO, UH, OUTSTANDING WARDS.
ONE TO A, A STUDENT THAT WAS GOING TO COLLEGE AND ONE FOR TRADE SCHOOL.
SO THEY WERE WELL REPRESENTED.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR SENIORS, UH, AT LA HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL.
I, UH, GOT TO MISS, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU GUYS GAVE OUT A PROCLAMATION, UM, IN RECOGNITION OF, UH, AUTISM AWARENESS.
I WANNA CALL THIS TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION.
IT'S AN AUTISM AWARENESS PATCH.
YOU CAN BUY IT AT THE FRONT COUNTER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THERE'RE ONLY $5, AND ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO TARA'S CHANCE.
IT'S A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM.
AND I'M SO PROUD OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE EXEMPLIFY, UH, A CARING COMMUNITY WITH ALL WE DO, UH, FOR AUTISM.
UM, KELLY AND HER CREW AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, THEY HAVE SPECIAL, UH, SENSORY SENSITIVE, UH, DAYS.
UH, THEY WERE ON TUESDAYS FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND I BELIEVE THEY CONTINUE, UH, GOING ON THAT DAY.
OUR PHANTOM PROJECT, UH, THEATERS, THEY HAVE A SPECIAL DAY WHERE, UH, THEY, THEY DIMM THE LIGHTS A CERTAIN WAY, AND, UH, THEY CAN ACTUALLY MEET ALL THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES BEFORE AND AFTER.
AND THEY DON'T USE ANY LOUD MICROPHONES.
AND, YOU KNOW, HBIC ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IS JUST TREMENDOUS WITH AUTISM.
AND I CAN GO ON AND ON AND ON WITH ALL THE STUFF THAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR CARING COMMUNITY.
CHALLENGER, UH, THE LEAGUE, THE HOOP STARS, PHENOMENAL, PHENOMENAL JOB.
SO THANK YOU, UM, UH, FOR THAT RECOGNITION AND, AND AWARENESS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
UM, IN LAHABRA, I, UH, ALSO WANNA THANK, UH, EVERYBODY THAT PUT TOGETHER THAT POLICE AND FIRE AWARDS, UM,
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UH, AWARDS CEREMONY FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION TO RECOGNIZE OUR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS.UH, THEY RECOGNIZED TWO OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS, UH, ONE FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, ONE FOR OUR, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND IT WAS JUST A PHENOMENAL EVENT.
IT HAD NOT BEEN HELD SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2020.
AND TO SEE THAT, UH, BEING BROUGHT BACK, SO RIGHT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT, THAT WAS THE LAST ONE.
AND IT USED TO BE HELD AT THE OLD EL LODGE.
SO TO SEE IT ACTUALLY BEING HELD AT THE VETERANS HALL JUST WAS VERY MEANINGFUL.
TO SEE ALL THE, UH, AWARDS ON THE WALL AND SEE ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE AT THE VETERANS, UH, HALL THERE, IT'S JUST PHENOMENAL.
UM, WHEN ROSE AND I FIRST STARTED IN THE COUNCIL, IT WAS, IT WAS KIND OF A, A TIRED BUILDING.
IT WAS VERY TIRED AND NEED A LOT OF WORK.
SO WHEN YOU GO IN THERE, I COMMEND STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK AND DEDICATION THEY PUT IN THAT BUILDING.
AND, UH, THE AMERICAN LEGION AND, AND DOUG, THE COMMANDER AND EVERYBODY OVER THERE AT THE AMERICAN LEGION, UM, WANNA ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, THE EGG DROP AND, AND, UH, THE, THE, UH, EXTRAVAGANZA WAS FANTASTIC.
I HURT MY BACK, UNFORTUNATELY.
SO I WAS ON A WALKER THAT DAY.
UM, AND SO I WAS THE OFFICIAL G GREETER RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING THERE.
SO EVERYBODY CAME AND I JUST SAID HELLO TO EVERYBODY ON THE WAY IN.
BUT TO SEE A LOCAL INDIVIDUAL BOY FROM THE CASTRO FAMILY, UH, DO THAT.
I KNOW HE'D GONE THROUGH ROSIE'S GARAGE, BUT HIS GRANDPARENTS HAVE DEEP, DEEP ROOTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT, YOU'LL SEE HIM AT FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS IN THE STANDS AT LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL, WATCHING A, A FOOTBALL GAME, HIS GRANDPARENTS.
UH, SO IT'S VERY MEANINGFUL TO SEE SOMEONE FROM OUR COMMUNITY COME IN AND, AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, LIKE THAT AS WELL.
REAL QUICK, SHOUT OUT NORTHGATE MARKET AS WELL.
UH, THEY DID A, A BIG EASTER EVENT YESTERDAY WITH THE EASTER BUNNY.
AND THEN THE DAY BEFORE ON SATURDAY, THEY HOSTED DI DE LOS NINOS EVENT WHERE THEY HAD A LITTLE COOKING CLASS ON HOW TO MAKE A THTA THAT WAS FREE FOOD.
SO I WENT TO MAKE MY OWN THTA, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD.
AND ON A FINAL NOTE, I, I WANT TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF, OF TWO VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE.
I GOT THE SAD NEWS THAT ED ARNOLD PASSED AWAY, AND THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ED ARNOLD, HE WAS A LONG TIME SPORTSCASTER IN LA HABRA.
HE WAS SOMEBODY WHO WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN MY LIFE.
UH, BACK IN 1981, MY, UM, UNCLE WHO WAS A CAPTAIN HERE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE IN LA HABRA, UH, WAS A MEMBER OF LA HABRA HOST LIONS CLUB, AND HE WAS IN NEED OF A GRAND MARSHALL.
AND I WAS JUST A 13-YEAR-OLD KID BACK THEN.
I SAID, I CAN FIND YOU A GRAND MARSHALL, JUST KIND OF JOKING WITH HIM.
AND I, I SAID, WHO DO YOU WANT? HE SAYS, WELL, GET ME THAT SPORTSCASTER RIGHT THERE, ED ARNOLD.
HE GOES, I LIKE THE WAY HE DOES THE NEWS.
I WROTE HIM A LETTER AT 13 YEARS OLD, AND HE RESPONDED TO THE LETTER AND HE CAME TO THE CORN FESTIVAL.
AND FROM THAT DAY, 44 YEARS, 45 YEARS LATER, WHATEVER IT'S BEEN, WE WERE GREAT FRIENDS.
AND HE CAME BACK WHEN I GOTTA THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND HE, HE, UM, WAS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR OUR FIRST VETERANS DAY PROGRAM.
HE CAME BACK AND, AND, UH, UH, WAS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER A SECOND TIME.
HE CAME BACK, PARTICIPATED IN THE PARADE A SECOND TIME.
AND THEN, UM, HE ALSO, UH, MCED OUR EVENT THEN.
AND HE'S JUST, AND, AND ROSIE ROSE, HE JUST HAD A, YOU HAD A SPECIAL PLACE IN HIS HEART.
HE ALWAYS WAS SO IMPRESSED OF WHAT YOU DID WITH ROSIE'S GARAGE.
AND EVERY TIME I WENT, THE FIRST THING HE DID, HOW'S ROSIE? PLEASE SAY HELLO TO HER.
AND I JUST PLAYED YOU A VOICEMAIL.
YES, YOU DID THAT, THAT, THAT HE PLAYED.
MY VERY LAST MESSAGE THAT I GOT FROM HIM, UH, WAS, HE WAS SO IMPRESSED OF WHAT HE HAD SEEN IN THE PAPER ABOUT OUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
AND HE SAID, BE SURE TO TELL YOUR MAYOR ROSE JUST HOW MUCH I ENJOYED HER COMMENTS AND HOW PROUD I AM.
AND I GOT, GOT THAT VOICE MESSAGE, AND I, I PLAYED IT TO YOU.
SO I WANT ADJOURN A MEMORY OF ED ARNOLD AND ANOTHER NAME, UH, INA FAYE REESE.
THAT MAY NOT SEEM, UM, FAMILIAR TO A LOT OF YOU, BUT IT'S AN 88-YEAR-OLD, UH, INDIVIDUAL WHO LIVES UP IN OXNARD.
AND I'LL TELL YOU, SHE RAISED A WONDERFUL YOUNG MAN WHO WORKS FOR US, BERNARD NOLAN.
AND SADLY, NOLAN, UH, BERNARD, UH, IS A FIXTURE AT OUR EASTER EGG EXTRAVAGANZA AT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS.
HE WORKS IN OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
SADLY, HIS GRANDMOTHER PASSED AWAY, BUT SHE RAISED BERNARD, AND HE'S A PHENOMENAL YOUNG MAN.
UM, HE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HIS FACE.
HE EXEMPLIFIES OUR MOTTO, A CARING COMMUNITY.
AND I WAS SAD TO HEAR THAT NEWS BECAUSE THIS, THIS YOUNG LADY, THE MOM JUST DID A, THE GRANDMOTHER DID A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH, WITH BERNARD.
SO IF I, WE CAN ADJOURN IN HER MEMORY, I WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, OH, WELL, LET'S GO TO MAYOR PRO TEM MADANO.
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MAYOR.UH, I JUST, UH, I WANTED TO POINT OUT A A FEW THINGS THAT, UH, WE WENT OVER THIS EVENING.
UH, FOR PEOPLE THAT, UH, DID NOT REALIZE THIS ON THE, UH, CONSENT CALENDAR.
ONE OF THEM, UH, WAS THAT LA LAHABRA HAS A LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.
UH, OF COURSE, WE APPROVE THAT IN THE CONSENT, UNLESS OF COURSE YOU READ THE CONSENT CALENDAR PRIOR TO.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ TONIGHT'S, UH, UH, AGENDA AND DO, UH, UH, HIGHLIGHT THAT THE, UH, THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM THAT WE HAVE.
AND IT'S, UH, IT'S AMONG SEVEN DIFFERENT, UH, AREAS.
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND IF YOU NOTICED, UH, THE, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE PLATFORMS, THE CONSISTENT MESSAGE THAT YOU WILL SEE IN LARA'S LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, THIS IS WHAT WE ADVOCATE FOR, UH, NOT ONLY WITHIN THE STATE, BUT FEDERALLY WHENEVER WE CAN, IS LOCAL CONTROL.
LOCAL CONTROL IS VERY, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS CITY AND TO MANY CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
IT'S BECOMING LESS AND LESS, UM, WITH, UH, WITH ZONING, OF COURSE, AS YOU, AS YOU SEE.
BUT, UH, FOR OUR ADMINISTRATIVE, FOR INSTANCE, WE SUPPORT MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CONTACTING AND CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
AND I'LL SKIP THROUGH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, UH, TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
FOR INSTANCE, 29 YEARS IN PUBLIC SAFETY MYSELF.
SO STILL CONTINUING THE CITY SUPPORTS LEGISLATION THAT PROTECTS LOCAL CONTROL OVER COMMUNITY POLICING EFFORTS AND DECISIONS RELATED TO STAFFING, SCHEDULES, EQUIPMENT, AND BUDGETARY MATTERS.
LEGISLATIVE OR REGULATORY EFFORTS TO DIMINISH OR ADVERSELY AFFECT CONTROL OVER THESE MATTERS BY THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY WILL BE OPPOSED.
UH, I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO READ THROUGH THESE.
AND AGAIN, THERE'S SEVEN DIFFERENT, UH, AREAS, UH, BUT WE HAVE, UH, REP, WELL, NOT REPRESENTATIVES, BUT WE HAVE, UH, LOBBYISTS, IF YOU WANNA CALL 'EM THAT, THAT, UH, THAT ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY OF LA HABRA AND THESE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORMS. I, UH, I RECENTLY, UH, HAD, UH, HAD WENT ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AND, UH, MADE, UH, MADE OUR RESIDENTS AND HOPEFULLY, UH, RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF THIS CITY AWARE OF, UH, OF A HOUSING LAW.
UH, IT'S, UH, AB 6 47 THAT IS GONNA BE VOTED ON THIS, UH, THIS COMING THURSDAY, UH, BY A COMMITTEE, UH, WITHIN, UH, THE LEGISLATURE, REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT AB 6 47.
AND I GO BACK TO, UH, PROP 36 THAT WAS PASSED THANKFULLY BY OUR RESIDENTS.
AND, UH, HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT, UH, I ENCOURAGE AND ADVOCATE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND FOR RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY TO PAY ATTENTION TO BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT MAKES LOCAL GOVERNMENT RUN.
AND IF WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THESE, AND, UH, THE STATE LEGISLATURE CONTINUES, UH, TO SAY, TO DO WHAT I CALL, PAINT US INTO A CORNER, UH, WE'RE GONNA FALL ASLEEP.
I DON'T WANNA FALL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL, SO TO SPEAK.
UH, AND THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE ME HERE.
THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE EACH AND EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER HERE IS TO ADVOCATE FOR YOU.
AND I SAY IT AGAIN, IF I'M NOT DOING MY JOB, DON'T VOTE FOR ME SERIOUSLY.
UH, AND THAT SHOULD GO FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US UP HERE, REGARDLESS.
VOTE PEOPLE IN THAT ARE GOING TO LOOK AFTER THIS CITY.
I THINK WE'RE DOING A PRETTY DECENT JOB.
I'M A BIG PUBLIC SAFETY ADVOCATE.
I'LL FOREVER BE A BIG PUBLIC SAFETY ADVOCATE.
BUT, UH, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS WITHIN HOUSING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT OUR STAFF WORKS VERY HARD TO DO.
AND, UH, THAT THEY HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO DO, TO MEET STATE STANDARDS, UH, WITH ARENA NUMBERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND, UH, FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE, REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL PARTY OR WHAT YOUR POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS ARE, PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING.
BECAUSE THESE COOKIE CUTTER, UH, UH, UH, LAWS THAT THEY'RE, THEY ARE APPLYING A ONE SIZE FITS ALL TO MUNICIPALITIES OR CITIES LIKE OURSELVES.
UH, SO I WANT PEOPLE AND OUR RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND REALIZE THAT THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KEEP.
I WANT TO KEEP OUR LOCAL CONTROL, NOT FOR ME, BUT FOR WHOEVER COMES IN AFTER ME, UH, WHENEVER I'M DONE AT CITY COUNCIL.
UH, THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S SUCCESSION PLANNING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
BECAUSE OUR CITY STAFF, OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR DIRECTORS AND AND MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS, THEY WORK VERY HARD TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS CITY RUNNING.
AND IT, AND THINGS MOVE FROM DAY TO DAY.
UH, AN EXAMPLE OF THAT, YOU SAW TWO ITEMS, CDBG FUNDING AND, UH, THE BOND ISSUANCE AND, UH, AND BOND, UH, REFUNDS THAT, UH, THAT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING TO, TO, TO PUT ACROSS CDBG FUNDING MAY NOT BE THERE.
UH, AND THAT'S A FEDERAL AND NOT A FEDERAL ISSUE.
IT'S OUR ISSUE, BUT IT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL PARTY.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
BUT JUST UNDERSTAND THAT THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE, WHETHER IN WASHINGTON OR SACRAMENTO, AFFECT US.
CDBA LACK OF CDBG FUNDING WOULD HURT US.
UH, SO, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER WHEN WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR OUR, UH, OUR LEGISLATORS, OUR, OUR SENATE, OUR STATE SENATORS, OUR OUR SENATORS, AND OUR OUR, UH, CONGRESS PEOPLE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT DOES AFFECT US.
UH, SO, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT,
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UH, RESIDENTS, UH, UH, DID UNDERSTAND THAT IF THEY DID NOT, UH, KELLY AND CREW, THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRAVAGANZA.IT WAS THERE, UH, ALONG WITH, UH, WITH THE REST OF US HERE.
UH, IT WAS, IT WAS NICE TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ UP THERE GREETING PEOPLE, UH, AND, UH, AND PROVIDING HIS, UH, HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE ON, ON WHERE TO GO FOR EGGS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
UH, I'M SURE MANY OF THE RESIDENTS APPRECIATED THAT.
SO, UH, THE FIVE OF US WERE UP THERE AND, UH, IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO BE HAD BY ALL.
UH, AND, UH, VERY NICE TO SEE THAT ONE OF, UH, ROSIE'S GARAGES, UH, UH, UH, FIRST, UH, FIRST, UH, STUDENTS, I GUESS YOU CAN SAY, UH, WAS THERE, WHAT AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT SOMEBODY CAN TURN OUT TO BE AND HOW MUCH HE ADVOCATES FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, BECAUSE HE WANTS KIDS TO, UH, TO UNDERSTAND AVIATION AND HELICOPTERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND HE'S PUTTING HIMSELF OUT THERE TO GIVE THEM TOURS AND, AND, UH, SHOW THEM, UH, SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN DO IF THEY'D LIKE TO.
AND, UH, LAST, I'D ALSO LIKE TO CLOSE IN, UH, IN MEMORY OF MY UNCLE, UH, MIGUEL GOMEZ, UH, WHO, UH, UH, IS NOT A LA HABER RESIDENT.
LIVES OVER THE HILL, WELL LIVED OVER THE HILL IN, UH, IN ROLAND HEIGHTS.
UH, BUT FOR YEARS, HIM AND MY AUNT, UH, HAVE, UH, HAVE, UH, BEEN, UH, CUSTOMERS AT CASA ALITA EVERY SATURDAY AT 9:00 AM THEY WOULD, UH, THEY WOULD SHOW UP FOR BREAKFAST.
THEY HAD THEIR BOOTH READY FOR THEM.
UH, THE STAFF KNEW THEM, UH, GOING BACK DECADES, THAT WAS THEIR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT HERE IN LAHABRA.
SO, UH, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE, UH, WE, UH, REMEMBERED MY UNCLE M GOMEZ.
WELL, I DO HAVE A FINAL VERDICT ON THIS YEAR'S EXTRAVAGANZA, WHICH I WANNA SAY WAS ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE MORE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOU KNOW, THE MORE YOU DO STUFF LIKE THIS, THE BETTER YOU GET AT IT.
'CAUSE THERE'S ABOUT A MILLION MOVING PARTS TO THIS EVENT.
AND I KNOW THAT IN THE BEGINNING WHEN EXTRAVAGANZA STARTED THERE, WE DIDN'T WET DOWN THE BASEBALL DIAMOND.
AND THE HELICOPTER CAME IN AND THERE WAS A DUST STORM LIKE YOU'D SEE IN THE SAHARA DESERT.
AND SO, RIGHT KELLY, YOU LIVE AND LEARN AND YOU REALIZE, OKAY, WET THAT PUPPY DOWN, NICE AND GOOD, AND THEN NO MORE PROBLEM.
AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM THIS YEAR.
UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THAT AND EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON THAT EVENT.
AND INCREDIBLY, I AM LED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY BOUGHT, I THINK IT'S 10,000 EGGS TO DROP, MORE OR LESS, GIVE OR TAKE ONE OR TWO 20 TO DROP 20,000 IN THE BOX IN THE BACK.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S 20,000? GOT ABOUT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH 20,000 REAL EGGS WOULD COST TODAY? YES.
TODAY, IF YOU HAD THAT KIND OF MONEY, YOU COULD RETIRE THE NATIONAL DEBT.
THAT'S WHY THERE WAS A BIG TURNOUT.
THEY WERE HOPING MAYBE THEY WERE REAL, RIGHT? I DON'T, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
SO THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYBODY FOR THAT.
UH, ABOUT A WEEK AGO, SATURDAY NIGHT, WE HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE A LOT OF FOLKS CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT RACING CARS.
THESE CARS WERE RACING UP AND DOWN THE STREET EXHIBITION TO SPEED.
A LOT OF THESE CARS, I'M SURE, SURE HAD VEHICLE CODE VIOLATIONS IN, IN THE FORM OF MODIFIED SUSPENSION, MODIFIED EXHAUST.
I JUST WANT FOLKS TO KNOW THAT, THAT STUFF LIKE THIS, THESE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES MATTER A GREAT DEAL TO US.
WE ALREADY LIVE IN A VERY NOISY WORLD, AND NUMBER ONE, THERE'S THAT.
BUT NUMBER TWO, WE KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME ACCIDENTS IN TOWN LATELY.
AND EVEN AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTIVITY ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THERE WAS A TRAFFIC COLLISION.
SO I'M EXTREME, IT'S JUST ONE OF MY PET PEEVES.
I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF TRAFFIC ON THE HARBOR STREETS, AND I KNOW THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHARES THAT CONCERN WITH ME.
I KNOW CAPTAIN MILLER DOES AS WELL.
AND I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT THEY ARE DOUBLING DOWN ON STOPPING CARS THAT ARE EXHIBITING THIS KIND OF RECKLESS, DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR.
AND IF ANYBODY OUT THERE THINKS THERE'S A, A NEW GREAT FAVORITE PLACE TO CONGREGATE, TO DO THESE KINDS OF THINGS, TO EXHIBIT YOUR, YOUR LOWERED CAR AND RACE AROUND THE HABER STREETS, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR YOU.
WE'RE GONNA FIND YOU, YOU'RE GONNA GET TICKETS.
YOU COULD GET YOUR CAR IMPOUNDED.
SO I JUST WANNA SEE US DOUBLE DOWN ON OUR VIGILANCE IN TERMS OF KEEPING THIS BEHAVIOR OFF THE ROADS IN THE HABRA.
AND THE LAST FINAL THING IS, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UH, UH, I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THE VERY SAD LOSS OF POPE FRANCIS OVER THE WEEKEND, DEPENDING UPON WHERE YOU WERE.
IT WAS ON EASTER, ACTUALLY, HERE AT 11:30 PM ON EASTER NIGHT.
I KNOW IT WAS SEVEN 30, UH, IN THE MORNING.
BUT I JUST WANNA EXTEND PROFOUND CONDOLENCES TO OUR VERY LARGE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.
UH, POPE FRANCIS WAS A MAN, TRULY A PEACE, COMPASSION, AND ENORMOUS SPIRIT.
AND WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT, AND WE HAVE A, WE FEEL, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR CATHOLIC NEIGHBORS.
I, UM, ON TUESDAY, APRIL THE EIGHTH, I WENT TO LAS POSITAS FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
THEY HAD AN EXHIBITION AND SOME SINGING THAT, UH, THE GROUP HAD.
AND IT WAS, UH, IT WAS, I ONLY ATTENDED IT FOR A SHORT WHILE BECAUSE I HAD TO GO TO A VIEWING IN, UH,
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BREA.BUT, UM, I THANK THEM FOR INVITING ME ON THURSDAY, APRIL THE 10TH, WE HAD STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY WHERE, UM, THE COUNCIL ATTENDED AS WELL.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL HOLDING IT AND PUTTING ALL TOGETHER ALL THESE, UH, STUDENTS THAT WERE THERE PARTICIPATING AND PLAYING THE ROLES OF, UH, OF, UH, THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE HERE IN LA HARBOR.
I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THERE WAS MIDDLE SCHOOL, MIDDLE MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS THERE.
THEY WERE VERY YOUNG, BUT YET VERY INTELLIGENT.
SO I'M, I DO KNOW THAT THE CITY IS IN GOOD HANDS IN THE FUTURE, SO I, I'M HAPPY THAT WE WERE THERE TO WELCOME THEM ON SATURDAY, APRIL THE 12TH.
UM, UH, WE ALSO ATTENDED THE LIONS BREAKFAST, PAN PANCAKE BREAKFAST, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.
HE BOUGHT A, UH, TICKET, UH, FOR THE RAFFLE.
AND, UH, HE TOLD THEM, HE GAVE HIM DIRECTION THAT SHOULD HIS TICKET TICKET BE PULLED, THAT THE MONEY GO BACK DIRECTLY TO THE LIONS CLUB.
AND LO AND BEHOLD, HIS TICKET WAS PULLED, AND SO THE MONEY DID GO BACK TO THE LIONS CLUB.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT GENEROUS DONATION AND COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.
AND THEN FROM THERE, I WENT TO EARTH DAY TO PUBLIC WORKS, AND I PICKED UP MY THREE BAGS OF SOD, WHICH I'M HAPPY THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO USE IN MY GARDEN.
AND THEN FROM THERE, I WENT TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, CATERPILLAR ADOPTION.
I LOVED THAT THEY HAD THIS ENCLOSED AREA WHERE, UH, THEY HAD THE BUTTERFLIES, AND I WAS WONDERING HOW THE KIDS WERE ABLE TO GET THE BUTTERFLIES ON THE Q-TIP COME TO LEARN THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF SWEET LIQUID ON THERE THAT ATTRACT THE BUTTERFLIES.
AND THAT WAS A WAY, AND THEY, EVERYONE GOT, UH, THESE, UM, WORMS OR WHAT, WHAT DO YOU CALL 'EM? C**N CATER.
COCOONS, I GUESS IT WAS COLORS.
BUT WE HAD CATERPILLARS AND WE STILL HAVE THREE OF THEM.
AND, AND THEY GROW AWFULLY FAST WITH WHATEVER THEY HAD IN THAT CONTAINER.
SO, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO RELEASING THEM AND LETTING THEM FLY, FLY OUT THERE ONCE THEY BECOME BUTTERFLIES.
AND YOU, YOU NEED TO GO TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND SEE THE DINOSAUR DISPLAY THERE AS WELL.
AND THEN, UM, THEN THAT WAS IT FOR THAT DAY ON APRIL THE 15TH, UH, WE HAD, UH, THE COUNCIL ATTENDED THE AMERICAN LEGION POLICE AND FIRE AWARDS AT THE VETERANS HALL.
AS IT WAS SAID, IT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT, A BEAUTIFUL LOCATION, AND WE WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT WERE RECOGNIZED FROM THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IT HAS BEEN A WHILE THAT WE HAVE NOT RECOGNIZED THEM, AND IT WAS LONG OVERDUE, SO I WAS GLAD THAT IT WAS BROUGHT BACK.
AND THURSDAY, APRIL THE 17TH, I WENT AT, UH, FOR A 7:00 AM BREAKFAST AT THE ORANGE HILL RESTAURANT, UH, IN ORANGE.
UH, THEY HAD THE AHA AFFORDABLE HOUSING AWARD AND, UH, VARIOUS, UM, UH, CITIES AND, UH, CITIES WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WAS BUILT THROUGHOUT ORANGE COUNTY.
UH, SO I WAS GLAD TO ATTEND TO THAT.
AND THEN I WENT TO THE CENTENNIAL MEETING.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE UPCOMING IN THE CENTENNIAL MEETING.
I AM HAPPY, I'M PART OF THE GROUP.
IT'S A GROUP THAT IS LARGE AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS THAT ARE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS REST OF THIS YEAR.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THAT AS WELL.
ON FRIDAY, I ATTENDED THE, UH, MSI CAL STATE FULLERTON SPEED INTERVIEWING MALE SUCCESS INITIATIVE FOR, UH, NOT ONLY MALES, BUT FEMALES AS WELL.
THERE WAS A SPEED INTERVIEWING AND THERE WAS QUITE A FEW LA HARBOR BUSINESSES THERE THAT WERE INTERVIEWING, UH, THESE, UH, SOON TO BE GRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS.
AND IT WAS JUST NICE TO BE INVITED.
THEN I FOLLOWED THAT WITH THE LA HARBOR NINTH, THE HAR LA HARBOR CITY EGG HUNT IN THE EVENING.
AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER LAMPKIN SAID, IT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT.
UM, THAT WAS ACTUALLY, I THINK THE SECOND TIME I'VE ATTENDED IT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING THEM AGAIN.
I, THESE KIDS CAME, LIKE YOU SAID, THESE THAT KNEW WHAT THEY, THEY'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE, KNEW WHAT TO DO.
THEY WERE STRAPPED WITH LIGHTS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
AND, UH, THEY WERE THERE ON A MISSION, AND THEY CERTAINLY ACHIEVED THEIR MISSION.
AND I WAS GLAD THAT THE CITY OFFERED THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM, AND IT WAS SOLD OUT.
BUT I COME TO FIND OUT THAT THEY WERE STILL ACCEPTING KIDS TO COME IN AND ALLOW THEM TO COME IN.
AND ALSO, OF COURSE, ON SATURDAY WE HAD THE EASTER EGG HUNT AND THE HELICOPTERS AND THE VENDORS, AND IT WAS JUST AN AWESOME EVENT.
I SAW TELEVISED ON CHANNEL FOUR, UM, AND THEN PROBABLY ON CHANNEL FIVE, BUT I WAS WATCHING CHANNEL FOUR AT THAT TIME, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY WE HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING BECAUSE, UM, BECAUSE THERE WAS FREE EGGS AND, AND THERE WAS PRIZES AND THERE WERE VENDORS AND ALL THAT.
SO, UH, I, I, I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT ALL THE CITY DOES.
IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE WHAT THE CITY DOES, UH, TO PROVIDE, UH, THE RECREATION AND THE TRIPS AND EVERYTHING.
UM, AND, AND SO I'M, I'M JUST ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO ALL THE STAFF FOR THEIR INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND, AND, AND THE ENERGY THAT THEY HAVE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY GET IT, BUT I WANT SOME OF WHATEVER THEY'RE TAKING.
UM, SO I WILL ADJOURN IN, IN MEMORY OF ED ARNOLD, INA
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FAYE REESE, MIGUEL GOMEZ, AND HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS THE PEOPLE'S POPE.