* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OKAY. I CALL [00:00:01] THE MEETING TO ORDER, [ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 ] UH, MAY 14TH. IT IS NOW SIX 30. CLOSE ENOUGH . OKAY. UM, CAN YOU, EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION? OKAY. DEAR GOD, WE HUMBLY PRAY THAT YOU WILL GRANT WISDOM TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, AS IT CONSIDERED CITY BUSINESS SET FORTH IN THE MEETING AGENDA TONIGHT, WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION WITH INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR COMMISSION STAFF AND CITIZENS, SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN STRIVE TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES WITH COMMUNITY, SPIRIT AND PARTNERSHIP IN MIND. PLEASE BLESS THE COMMISSION ITS DECISION MAKING TONIGHT, SO THAT WE MAY ACT PRUDENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY FOR THE GOOD OF THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY. AMEN. ANNETTE, WOULD YOU LEAD US INTO THIS LEDGE? YES. PLEASE RAISE OUR FLAG. WOULD YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART BEGIN? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. PLEASE, PLEASE BE SEATED. OKAY. WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, ACTUALLY. UH, ROLL CALL. ROLL CALL. WE'LL GO TO ROLL CALL . LET'S DO ROLL CALL ANTHONY . THANK YOU. UH, CHAIR SCHMIDT HERE. VICE CHAIR LIMON. HERE. COMMISSIONER HANNAH. HERE. COMMISSIONER ROJAS HERE AND COMMISSIONER HERE. ALL COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT. OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENTS. 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 OF 30 MINUTES PER ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR. SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. FOR PURPOSES OF EX 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. AGENDA PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4 3 A SUCH COMMENTS SHALL BE NOT, SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO, EXCUSE ME, BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING. OKAY. I SEE. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION. ARE REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED. ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THE AGENDA. PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN RE THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR SPEAKING TIME. HOLD ON. I JUST CUT OFF HERE. 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. OKAY. SO THE FIRST ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, AND THE ONLY ITEM IS THE MEETING MINUTES FROM APRIL, 2025. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO. MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT MINUTES AS READ OR AS RECEIVED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSED. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO RE 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 ALONE TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR, FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE. OKAY. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT. AND, UM, YES, OUR, WE HAVE MINERVA ALVAREZ FROM OUR [00:05:01] CHILD DEVELOPMENT DIVISION HERE TO GIVE YOU A QUICK PRESENTATION. QUICK UPDATE ON THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. UH OH. HELLO. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME'S MINERVA ALVAREZ. I'M THE PROGRAM, ONE OF THE PROGRAM SPECIALISTS FOR THE LA HABER CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. AND I'M GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT THE, UH, CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. SO, UM, OUR PROGRAM FUNDING IS, UM, THE CITY OF LA HABA CHILD DEVELOPMENT IS FULLY FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE CALIFORNIA ADULT, UM, CHILD FOOD PROGRAM, WHICH APPROXIMATELY IS A TOTAL OF $6 MILLION. UM, THE PROGRAM SERVES, UM, SERVICES WE OFFER. WE HAVE FIVE CHILDCARE CENTERS AND, UH, WITHIN LAHABRA AND 10 FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES IN LAHABRA, OR THERE'S EIGHT IN LAHABRA AND TWO IN BREA, UM, THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO OUR FAMILIES. THESE CENTERS CAN SERVE UP TO 450 CHILDREN, AGES BETWEEN SIX AND 13 YEARS OF AGE. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM SIX 15 TO 6:00 PM JUDICIARY, OUR DIVISION MONITORS UP TO 120 DAYCARE HOMES THROUGHOUT ORANGE COUNTY, SUPPORTING SERVICES OF HEALTHY MEALS PROVIDED TO CHILDREN, DEDICATED TEACHERS AND STAFF, A FULL CAPACITY. WE HAVE UP TO 60 STAFF MEMBERS, INCLUDING OFFICE PERSONNEL AND TEACHERS THAT HOLD PERMITS, UM, FROM THE, FROM CALIFORNIA COMMISSION AND TEACHER CREDENTIALING AND ARE REGISTERED IN THE CALIFORNIA EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION WORKFORCE REGISTRY, ALLOWING FOR OVERALL STATE SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT IN TEACHER EDUCATION. TEACHERS ARE ALL COLLEGE EDUCATED WITH MANY OBTAINING THEIR BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREES WHILE WORKING IN OUR PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS. UM, WE MANAGE, WE MANAGE ALL THIS WHILE ENSURING THE PROVISION OF QUALITY CARE AND EDUCATION SERVICES. WE HAVE DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PROGRAM PARTNERS LISTED ON THE SCREEN ON HERE WITH OUR STEM PROGRAM, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF NURSES, INTERNS, UH, ST. JUDE PROVIDENCE, UH, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, THE LA HARE, LITTLE LEARNERS FIRST FIVE AND LA HARE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. UH, STANDARD AND CURRICULUM. ALL CHILDREN ARE ASSESSED USING TOOLS PROVIDED BY CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHERS THAT SUPPORT OVERALL EDUCATION AND EXCELLENCE. UM, STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM. ALL CHILDREN ARE ASSESSED USING TOOLS PROVIDED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHERS THAT SUPPORT OVERALL EDUCATION AND EXCELLENCE. UM, WE OFFER, UM, A WARM AND NURTURING CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS REFLECT OUR COMMUNITY THAT REFLECT OUR COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES, MANY MATH AND SCIENCE, UM, OPPORTUNITIES THAT INCLUDE GARDENING MACHINES AND MATH GAMES, AND THEN AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT. PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ENGAGE IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR PROGRAMS, UM, THROUGHOUT CLASSDOJO, UM, PRESCHOOL TRANSITION CEREMONIES AND HOLIDAY AND EVENTS. WE OFFER PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES, HOME EDUCATION EXTENSIONS. UM, PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO VISIT. UM, THE CLASSROOMS ARE, AND ALSO, UM, WE DO TWO CONFERENCES PER YEAR FOR THE PARENTS TO COME. CURRENT PROJECTS, UM, AS WE WRAP UP SEVERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS, WE'RE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR, FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF STAFF AND CHILD AS WE MOVE TOWARDS OUR STARTING OUR 25, 26 SCHOOL YEAR. AND WE CARE, WE LOVE AND WE TEACH. AND THAT'S IT. ANY ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? I HAVE A COMMENT. MM-HMM . SO THANK [00:10:01] YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. . OH, . THANK YOU. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT BEGINNING JULY YOU HAVE TO HAVE 90% ENROLLMENT. CORRECT. HOW CAN WE HELP? UM, SO RECRUITMENT, WE DO OFF, WE DO ASK THAT WE, UM, PUT FLYERS OUT. I THINK WE HAVE SOME HERE TO PASS OUT FOR FAMILIES TO COME IN AND DO, UM, ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM. IT IS A STATE FUNDED PROGRAM, SO FAMILIES DO HAVE TO QUALIFY IN ORDER TO, UM, TO BE IN THE PROGRAM. UM, WE DO OFFER PART DAY PROGRAM, WHICH IS, UM, THE CHILDREN WILL BE THE, ARE THERE FOR THREE HOURS. AND THEN WE ALSO OFFER THE FULL DAY PROGRAM, WHICH IS FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE WORKING AND, UM, YOU KNOW, NEED THE SERVICES OF CHILDCARE, UH, PASSING OUT THE FLYERS, UM, WITH, IN RESTAURANTS, SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY. WE DO OFFER, UM, ALSO FAMILIES FROM OUTSIDE OF LAHABRA. SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN, IN LAHARA IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAMS. AND IF THEY SCAN THIS, IT'LL GIVE THEM INFORMATION ON HOW TO ENROLL? CORRECT? YES. OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. UH, YOU HAVE TWO LOCATIONS INA YES. HOME SITES. SO HOME BASE, YES. LET'S SAY THEY LIVE IN LAHABRA, BUT WORK IN BREA. CAN THEY USE ONE OF THOSE? YES. SO IF THEY DO QUALIFY, THEY CAN USE THOSE, UM, ONE OF THOSE HOMES FOR CHILDCARE. SO ONCE THE PARENTS APPLY AND THEY QUALIFY, WE GIVE THEM THE LIST OF PROVIDERS THAT ARE WITHIN THE HARBOR OR THE TWO IN REYA, AND THEY COULD GO IN, UM, AND MEET THE PROVIDERS AND SEE THE HOMES AND PARENTS CAN DECIDE. I HAVE A QUESTION. MM-HMM . UM, FOR THE HOME SITES, IS THERE A NUMBER, A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF KIDS THAT CAN ATTEND? SO, YES. SO, UM, PROVIDERS HAVE, UH, SOME OF THEM HAVE A SMALL LICENSE, WHICH IS, THEY'RE LICENSED FOR SIX OR EIGHT CHILDREN. OTHER PROVIDERS HAVE LARGER LICENSE, WHICH THEY CONSERVE UP TO 14 CHILDREN. WOW. AND DEPENDING ON HOW MANY CHILDREN THEY, UM, THEY HAVE ENROLLED, THEY COULD HAVE A MAX OF FOUR INFANTS. AND THEN, UM, SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN OR TODDLERS. IT JUST DEPENDS HOW MANY CHILDREN THEY HAVE ENROLLED IN THEIR PROGRAM. RIGHT. SO DO THEY CHECK THE CAPACITY? YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE SOMETIMES THEY HAVE 20 PEOPLE INSTEAD OF WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE FOR. YEAH. SO THEY, UM, ONCE THEY'RE LICENSED, THEY HAVE LICENSING GOING AND DOING HOME VISITS. UM, A LOT OF OUR HOMES, AND LIKE WE SAID, WE DO, UM, OFFER THE FOOD PROGRAMS. SO A LOT OF THESE, UM, PROVIDERS ARE IN, IN THE FOOD PROGRAM WITH US. SO WE'RE ALSO CHECKING THEIR, UM, CAPACITY. OKAY. MM-HMM . ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS? ARE YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED? UH, NO. YES, WE ARE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS TO SERVE THIS WAY WE COULD SERVE MORE CHILDREN TO MEET OUR OUR GOAL OF ENROLLMENT. SO ARE YOU SHORT? YEAH, YEAH. UH, FOR PROVIDERS, RIGHT. ARE YOU, ARE YOU SHORT AS FAR AS ENROLLMENTS? UM, RIGHT NOW WE ARE CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW MANY CHILDREN WE HAVE AT, AT RIGHT NOW, BUT I KNOW WE ARE DOING PRETTY GOOD AS FAR AS ENROLLMENT GOES TO START THE, THE, UM, SCHOOL YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY, BUT FOR ALL OF YOUR, UM, HOMESCHOOL, UM, YOU HAVE ENOUGH OF THE HOMES, YOU SAID YOU HAVE EIGHT IN LAHABRA AND TWO IN BREA? CORRECT. SO WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 10 PLUS THE FIVE CHILDCARE CENTERS. CENTERS IN THE HABRA ITSELF? YES. OKAY. AND SO ARE THE, IS IS IT INCOME DRIVEN? YES. FOR TO QUALIFY? YES. THEY DO HAVE TO QUALIFY BASED ON THEIR INCOME. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU HAVE QUESTION? I I DO HAVE A QUESTION. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW, I GUESS. SO THIS COMMISSION TOURED, UH, CORRECT. I THINK ALL OF YOUR FACILITIES, UH, I'D LOVE TO GO BACK WITH OUR TWO NEWER MEMBERS. OH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. I'M NOT SURE IF ANTHONY OR KIM OR SOMEBODY COULD ARRANGE THAT, BUT IF WE CAN'T GO ON A TOUR, I'D LOVE TO BE INVITED TO ANY KIND OF OPENING SEASON CEREMONY OR SPECIAL OCCASION YES. DURING THE HOLIDAYS SO WE COULD SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR WHAT YOU'RE DUE. YES, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. RIGHT NOW, ONE OF OUR, UM, FACILITIES IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE ONE UP THE STREET, UM, OFF OF EULO ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE POLICE STATION. SO THEY ARE DOING MAJOR CONSTRUCTION. SO ONCE THAT, UM, FACILITY IS DONE, UH, MAYBE WE COULD SCHEDULE SOMETHING. UM, WHEN YOU REOPEN. YEAH. SO WHEN REOPEN. YEAH, SO WE'RE HOPING JULY OKAY. IT'LL BE OPEN. SO WE COULD DO THAT. THAT'D BE GREAT. MM-HMM . ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE UPDATES FROM OUR SUBCOMMITTEES. HARRY, DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES? I DO NOT. OKAY. COMMISSIONER LIMO? YES. UH, [00:15:02] OUR SENIOR DANCE IS COMING UP AND, UM, EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD AS FAR AS PARTICIPATION WITH THE SENIORS. AND, UM, ALL THE KIDS IN TOWN ARE GETTING READY FOR THE OPENING OF, UM, KIDS NIGHT OUT. UH, THERE'S A LOT OF PLANS FOR THE SUMMER AND, UM, CAN'T HARDLY WAIT FOR THAT AS FAR AS BEAUTIFICATION, UH, THEY'RE LOOKING TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF THE HOUSES AND PEOPLE THAT ARE A HUNDRED YEARS OLD AND WE'RE WORKING ON A COUPLE OF HOMES WITH A BEAUTIFICATION AND THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. WELL, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT, UM, VERONICA AND I DID, DID MEET WITH KATIE RECENTLY. IT WAS A REALLY GOOD MEETING. MM-HMM . AND SHE SHARED WITH US EVERY SINGLE ACTIVITY ON THE CITY, SPECIAL EVENTS, PERMITS, AND THEN A WHOLE LOT MORE . SO STAFF IS SUPER BUSY, ESPECIALLY AS, AS ANNETTE JUST, UH, SHARED THAT, UM, SPRING AND SUMMER SEASON ARE UPON US ALL THE OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COM. UH, PRO PROGRAMS ARE SET TO FIRE OFF ON ALL CYLINDERS REAL SOON. AND WE DID ASK IF THERE'S ANY WAY OUR, UM, SUBCOMMITTEE COULD HELP HER. SHE WAS GONNA GO BACK AND MEET WITH HER STAFF AND, AND KICK THAT IDEA AROUND AND LET US KNOW. AND SHE'S COMMITTED COMMITTEE WITH US EVERY QUARTER FROM HERE ON OUT, SO. OH, GOOD, GOOD. GREAT. VERY EXCITED. IN FACT, I, I JUST HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH ANTHONY THIS AFTERNOON. WE'RE RAMPING UP FOR OUR LAHABRA OUTDOORS CAMP OUT HERE IN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, AND KATIE SAID SHE'D ONLY BE INVOLVED IF SHE COULD COOK . THAT'S A DEAL. YOU SIGNED HER UP. HOW'S YOUR ENROLLMENT DOING? JUST MOVE ALONG. AS OF NOW, WE HAVE 11, BUT WE ARE ALSO EXPECTING MORE FROM THE YOUTH COMMITTEE TO COME UP BECAUSE THEY'VE EXPRESSED INTEREST AND THEY JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN AROUND TO SIGNING UP. SO I'M HAVING STAFF REALLY TELL THEM BECAUSE NOW WE'RE STARTING TO OPEN IT UP TO HIGH SCHOOLS AND EVERYTHING. UM, SO I'M, I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO, TO GET THOSE NUMBERS UP TOO. HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN YOU ACCOMMODATE? UP TO 50? THERE'S, YEAH, THERE'S FUNDING FOR 50. YEAH. WHAT'S THE AGE GROUP? UH, 12 TO 18. REALLY. IT'S WOW. MIDDLE TO HIGH SCHOOL. UM, MOST OF WHAT WE GOT LAST TIME WAS AROUND LIKE 14 OR 15, SOMEWHERE AROUND THAT, LIKE EARLY HIGH SCHOOL AGED. UM, BUT WE'LL TAKE ALL THE WAY UP TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IF THEY'RE INTERESTED. WHEN WE, WE DID MEET WITH KATIE. SHE WAS SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE RIBBON CUTTING EVENT THAT WAS SOON TO HAPPEN AT THE NEW PARK. AND I THINK MOST OF US WERE THERE. AND WHAT A GREAT JOB STAFF DID AND PREPARING THE PARK AND PREPARING THE RECEPTION AND GETTING ALL THE VIPS PHOTOGRAPHED AND SPOKEN TO OR SPOKEN WITH AND VERY IMPRESSED. ANTHONY, PLEASE TAKE THAT BACK TO YOUR CREW AND I'LL, I'LL, I'LL SEND IT BACK. KATIE, SAL, KIM KELLY. THEY ALL HAD A HAND IN IT TOO. NO, I'LL BE HONEST. WAS, WAS, UH, MISSED? UH, YEAH. I MEAN THEY WERE SERVING RE REFRESHMENTS, DRINKS, KA, CAFE LE AND . UM, THERE WAS, THERE WAS FOOD FOR THE KIDS AND TREATS AND TO TOP IT OFF THAT DAY WAS, UH, THE OTHER DE NINO, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, KIDS DAY. SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS GREAT. UM, THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HOUSES AROUND, THEY, THEY LOVE THE PARK AND THEY'RE GONNA START PLANNING TO HAVE LIKE ONCE A MONTH BARBECUE AND PICNIC THERE. SO KUDOS TO THE CITY AND ALL THE WORKERS. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL RELAY THAT TO THE TEAM. YEAH, IT'S BEEN UTILIZED ALMOST EVERY DAY. IF YOU DRIVE BY AND ANY, ANY GIVEN DAY, YOU, YOU'LL SEE PARENTS AND KIDS OUT THERE DURING THE DAY, THE SMALL, THE SMALLER ONES. AND THEN AFTER SCHOOL, ALL THE KIDS THAT ARE OUTTA SCHOOL JUST TO GET THE KIDS OUT. IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, MOVE MORE, EAT HEALTHY. IT'S LIKE, IT'S GREAT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE VERY SUPER IMPRESSED AND, UH, WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER WITH THE OUTCOME OF, OF HOW STAFF AND THE DEVELOPERS REALLY TOOK THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND MADE IT BEAUTIFUL. LONG TIME COMING. YEAH. YEAH. I BELIEVE I WAS TALKING WITH SOME OTHER STAFF WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE. IT WAS ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO THAT'S BEEN A COUPLE YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN GETTING THE BALL ROLLING. GETTING THE BALL ROLLING. AND WE'RE GLAD IT CAME TOGETHER THE WAY IT DID. YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE, RICHARD? NO. ANYTHING? NO, NOTHING FOR ME. OKAY. I HAVE, UM, FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION, SO, UM, I HAVE A UPDATED SCHEDULE IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED. VERONICA, I'LL GIVE YOU A COPY 'CAUSE I JUST SENT IT TO YOU THE OTHER WAY. SO THIS WILL TELL YOU WHEN PICTURES NEED TO GO GET TO ANTHONY AND, UM, WHEN VERONICA AND I WILL BE NEEDING TO VOTE AND WHEN IT GOES TO [00:20:01] CITY COUNCIL. AND THESE DATES COULD CHANGE. YEAH. BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT COULD COME UP. UM, IN, IN FACT, I JUST SUBMITTED SOME PICTURES TO YOU, ANTHONY, AND THOSE WERE HOUSES BY THE PARK. GOOD. THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL HOMES. OH YEAH, THEY'RE WELL KEPT UP. I JUST PICKED THREE, BUT I MEAN, I'LL WAIT A LITTLE WHILE AND I'LL GO BACK AND I'M SURE I CAN GET A BUNCH MORE. THERE'S JUST, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AREA. OKAY. ANTHONY? THE SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR. YEAH. SO, UH, LOOKING WRAPPING UP, APRIL, I BELIEVE SINCE THE LAST TIME WE MET, WE HAD BOTH OUR EGG NIGHT AND SPRING FAMILY EXTRAVAGANZA, TWO BIG EVENTS FOR US. UM, EGG NIGHT LAST YEAR WE HAD 150 PEOPLE AND WE SOLD OUT THIS YEAR. WE HAD 150 SOLD OUT, RAISED IT TO 200, SOLD OUT AGAIN. WOW. AND RAISED IT ONCE AGAIN TO THE FINAL COUNT, I BELIEVE WAS 217. UM, THAT PROGRAM IS, IS JUST A WHOLE LOT OF FUN. UM, THE, THE KIDS LOVE IT YEAR AFTER YEAR, THEY KEEP COMING BACK. UH, WE KEEP HAVING TO END UP ACCEPTING MORE PEOPLE OR TURNING PEOPLE AWAY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, JUST BECAUSE THE DEMAND'S THERE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT NEXT YEAR IF WE HAVE TO GO UP TO TWO 50, WHAT THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE, BECAUSE IT, IT JUST KEEPS GROWING. STAFF HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF NOT JUST PROMOTING IT, BUT MAKING THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCE MEMORABLE AND GREAT. SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW THAT TURNED OUT. UH, SAME THING COULD BE SAID FOR EXTRAVAGANZA. I, I KNOW A COUPLE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS WERE THERE. I HAD SEEN, BUT THOSE WHO WERE THERE, YOU COULD TELL RIGHT AWAY HOW CROWDED IT WAS, HOW MUCH MORE PEOPLE WE GOT. UH, LAST YEAR WAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ANOMALY BECAUSE OF THE RAIN. SO WE, IF YOU RECALL, WE HAD TO MOVE OUR EVENT TO CITY HALL IN THE ATRIUM. NOT QUITE THE SAME EXPERIENCE AS HUNTING EGGS. THERE'S NO HELICOPTER DROP ALL THAT, BUT STAFF MADE IT WORK LAST YEAR. YEAH. AND THEN LOOKING AT THIS YEAR, UH, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 1,249 WRISTBANDS SOLD. WOW. . THAT'S JUST WRISTBANDS. THAT'S NOT FAMILY MEMBERS. THAT'S NOT THE LITTLE, LITTLE ONES WHO DIDN'T NEED A WRISTBAND. THAT'S NOT PEOPLE WHO JUST CAME FOR THE KIDS ZONE OR ANY OTHER EVENTS THAT WAS JUST FOR HUNTS. WELL, I GUESS THE KIDS ZONE TOO. HUNTS AND KIDS ZONE, BUT OUT PEOPLE WHO CAME FOR VENDORS OR FOOD OR ANYTHING ELSE. SO YEAH, THAT, THAT'S HOW MUCH PAID ATTENDANCE WE HAD. AND I BELIEVE IN 2023, THE LAST TIME WE HAD EXTRAVAGANZA AT LAB BONTA PARK AS WE KNEW IT, UM, WE WERE HOVERING AT ABOUT AROUND A THOUSAND, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LESS. SO WE HAD QUITE THE JUMP THIS YEAR. UM, ONCE AGAIN, I KNOW STAFF MADE A GREAT PUSH ON SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING, ALL KINDS OF REELS VIDEOS, BUT ALSO GETTING IN CONTACT WITH OUR SCHOOLS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT REALLY HELPS GETTING THE WORD OUT ON THAT. SO, ANOTHER GREAT EVENT THERE. WE COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR ANYTHING MORE. UM, EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY. HELICOPTER WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. WE HAD VENDORS PANCAKE BREAKFAST. I MEAN, IT JUST, IT IT REALLY CAME OUT PERFECT. SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH THAT. UH, WE ALSO HAD OUR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION NIGHT, WHICH I BELIEVE MOST OF YOU WERE THERE FOR AS WELL. UM, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO HONOR ALL OF OUR, THE GREAT COMMUNITY GROUPS WE HAVE HERE IN LA HABRA, THE LIONS, I FEEL LIKE THEY GOT CALLED UP FIVE TIMES BECAUSE OF ALL HOW MANY THINGS THEY DO, BUT ANOTHER GREAT EVENT. WE GOT GREAT FEEDBACK ON IT. IT'S A VERY CLASSY AFFAIR. UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER EVERY YEAR AND KIND OF CELEBRATE ALL THE WORK WE DO. 'CAUSE AS MUCH AS THE CITY DOES, UM, THOSE GROUPS SUPPORT US SO MUCH. I MEAN, WHETHER IT'S OUR SENIOR DANCES, BINGO PRIZES, UM, EVEN SCOTT WAS TRYING TO GIVE US GIFTS FOR EXTRAVAGANZA TO GIVE AWAY FOR KIDS. LIKE ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, JUST, THEY DON'T GO UNNOTICED. SO WE WERE GLAD TO, UM, WE WERE GLAD TO HAVE THAT. UM, LOOKING TOWARDS MAY, UH, THIS IS GONNA BE THE KICKOFF OF OUR SUMMER SEASON. UM, WE JUST HAD THE CITRUS FAIR, WHICH BY ALL ACCOUNTS WAS WELL ATTENDED. UM, I BELIEVE EVEN SO MORE THAN LAST YEAR, EVEN THOUGH THE WEATHER WAS NOT IDEAL, CONSIDERING ITS EARLY MAY, I KNOW IT WAS A LITTLE GLOOMY. BUT, UM, WE'RE HAPPY WITH THE ATTENDANCE TO PUT ON ANOTHER EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY. UM, MOVIES IN THE PARK IS GONNA BE KICKING OFF AGAIN THIS MONTH. UH, WITH THE SANDLOT. ALL OF OUR MOVIES IN THE PARK ARE GONNA BE AT, UH, PORTOLA PARK THIS YEAR JUST FOR CONTINUITY, UH, WITH THE COMMUNITY. UH, WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE, SO ALL OF THE MOVIES THAT YOU'LL SEE LISTED ON HERE ARE ALL GONNA BE AT PORTOLO ALL STARTING AT SUNDOWN. AND WE'RE GONNA KICK THAT OFF WITH THE SANDLOT. AND THEN ALREADY NEXT SATURDAY, THE 24TH, UH, PARTY IN THE PARK, UH, WHERE WE CELEBRATE KIND OF THE KICKOFF OF OUR SUMMER IN GENERAL, BUT ALSO THE SPLASH PADS OPENING. UM, THE LATEST I GOT REGARDING THE SPLASH PADS IS THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING ON 'EM. UM, WE'RE STILL AIMING FOR THEM TO BE READY AND WE, WE ANTICIPATE THEM BEING READY. SO WE'RE OPERATING UNDER THAT ASSUMPTION. SO THAT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, THAT'LL KICK OFF EVERYTHING BUT PARTYING THE PARK, WE'LL HAVE, UM, WE'LL BE SELLING SNOW CONES, HOT DOGS, ALL THAT. WE'LL [00:25:01] HAVE ACTIVITIES GAMES. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BUY YOUR 4TH OF JULY WRISTBANDS THERE. UH, WE'RE GONNA BE KICKING OFF A SUMMER PASSPORT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH. SO FOR ALL OF OUR SUMMER EVENTS, THE MORE YOU GO TO, YOU'LL GET A, A STAMP OF SOME KIND TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN PARTICIPATING. AND WE HAVE SOMETHING AT THE END OF SUMMER, EITHER A RAFFLE OR SOMETHING ELSE WE'LL GIVE OUT TO THEM. BUT WE JUST WANNA, YOU KNOW, GIVE THE, GIVE THE KIDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AND TO GET INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. SO WE'LL BE SENDING OUT MORE DETAILS AS THAT BECOMES FINALIZED. IS THAT AT PORTOLA PARK AS WELL? PARTYING IN THE PARK? YES. IT'S ALL GONNA BE AT PORTOLA. OKAY. UH, LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE WE GOT, AT LEAST, I KNOW WE GOT RID OF AT LEAST 300 HOT DOGS LAST YEAR AT PARTY IN THE PARK. UH, WE'RE ANTICIPATING ANOTHER BIG TURNOUT THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY IF THE WEATHER IS GOOD AND SPLASH PADS ARE GOOD. IT'S GONNA BE A, A BIG TURNOUT. AND THEN LOOKING ALSO BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN IN JUNE, OH, SORRY, I'M SORRY. UM, ON THE SP SPLASH, UH, SPLASH PADS, WHEN THEY OPEN, ARE YOU GONNA DO THE BIG, UM, PARTY THAT YOU DID LAST YEAR? THAT'S OUR PARTY IN THE PARK. BOTH. OH, THAT'S THE PARTY IN THE PARK. BUT THAT IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE AT NOT, IT'S ONLY AT PORTOLA. OKAY. UM, WE'LL STILL BE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE SOME STAFF AT BRIO, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S GOING WELL AND IT'LL BE OPEN OUTTA WEST DAY TOO. OKAY. UM, BUT PORTILLO IS THE KICKOFF, JUST 'CAUSE IT'S MORE SPACE. OKAY. EASIER FOR US TO DO. OKAY. UM, AND THEN LOOKING TOWARDS JUNE AS WELL, UH, OUR SUMMER DAY CAMP, WE'LL BE STARTING ON JUNE 2ND. UH, LAST I CHECKED, WE'RE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO A SALAD. WE STILL HAD A COUPLE WEEKS, UH, WHERE WE HAD SOME SPOTS OPEN, BUT, UM, WE ALSO RAISED IT UP TO 60 THIS YEAR, WHERE I BELIEVE WE CAPPED AT 50 LAST YEAR. SO WE'VE ALREADY KIND OF SURPASSED LAST YEAR'S GOALS, WHICH IS GREAT. UM, YOU SHOULD HAVE A FLYER IN FRONT OF YOU. WE HAVE OUR, UM, EXCURSION SCHEDULE FINALIZED AS WELL. SO THAT'S EVERYTHING THAT THE KIDS COULD LOOK FORWARD TO. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY, UH, LITTLE ONES, NIECES, NEPHEWS, GRANDKIDS, PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SEND 'EM OUR WAY. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. LOW COST. UH, WE'RE ONE OF THE LOWEST COST, UH, DAY CAMP PROGRAMS YOU'LL FIND IN THE AREA FOR THE QUALITY YOU GET TOO. UM, SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANYONE, PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY. UM, AND THEN ALSO THIS SUNDAY IS OF COURSE, OUR SENIOR DANCE. UM, I, THE LAST I CHECKED, WE HAD 78 SIGNED UP. WOW. UM, WHICH YEAH, WE WOW WAS CORRECT. WE WERE NOT NERVOUS. UH, WE WERE CONFIDENT, BUT WE WERE CURIOUS TO SEE. WE DID RAISE OUR PRICES FROM $8 TO $12 THIS YEAR, UM, WHICH IS STILL A, A GREAT BARGAIN CONSIDERING YOU GET A RESTAURANT QUALITY MEAL, LIVE MUSIC AND DANCING. UM, REFRESHMENTS, UH, HOR D'OEUVRES, THEY DESSERT. YEAH. MUCH FUN. THEY HAVE SO MUCH FUN. I MEAN, YEAH. WHERE ELSE FOR $12, CAN YOU GET THAT EXPERIENCE? SO WE WERE CONFIDENT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE SO FAR SINCE WE'VE INCREASED THE PRICES, NO ONE'S BEEN TURNED AWAY OR TURNED OFF BY THOSE PRICES. UM, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT USUALLY COME ARE STILL COMING AND WE EVEN HAVE NEW PEOPLE COMING IN. SO, UH, THAT JUST HELPS US COVER OUR COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH A VAN AND FOOD, IT CAN, IT CAN GET EXPENSIVE AND, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANNA BE TOO UNDER BUDGET ON THESE THINGS. SO THAT, THAT HELPS US CURB OUR COSTS A LITTLE BIT. UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S JUST A LITTLE, UH, FOR THE SPECIAL EVENTS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR USUAL PROGRAMMING IS CONTINUING INTO THE SUMMER, BUT THOSE ARE OUR BIG EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THAT ARE, ARE COMING UP. UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS REGARDING SPECIAL EVENT CALENDAR? I HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING ON THE, THE LAST ITEM, UH, FOR MAY IS THE 26TH, WHICH IS THE, UH, THIRD ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY. I'VE PUT A FLYER FOR OUT FOR EVERYONE. UM, THIS IS THE THIRD ANNUAL WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION POST AND THE LIONS WHO GRACIOUSLY, UM, ARE DOING THE BARBECUING FOR US. SO FROM 11 TO 12 IS THE PROGRAM, AND IT USUALLY DOESN'T EVEN GO THE HOUR. UM, AND THEN RIGHT AFTER FOLLOWING IS THE BARBECUE. SO ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE, IT IS FREE. UM, IT'S WHERE WE WANNA PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL OF THOSE WHO'VE GIVEN THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR US FOR OUR FREEDOMS. SO PLEASE PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE'S IN TOWN, AND WE'LL COME AND ENJOY AND HONOR BE THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT ITEM IS COMMENTS FROM STAFF. ANTHONY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? UH, NO COMMENTS FROM ME. CHAIR SCHMIDT. OKAY. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? VERONICA? MM, NO. I, I, I, I GO AHEAD. . HOW WAS THE CITRUS FAIR FOR YOU? ? IT WAS HARD. UM, I, I JUST [00:30:01] WANT TO, I, I, I FEEL BAD SOMETIMES BECAUSE I KNOW, UM, I DON'T GO TO A LOT OF CITY FUNCTIONS, BUT THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON WITH MY HUSBAND THAT I, SO I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO FEEL LIKE, NO, NO, NO. I NOT, UM, I'M NOT, I DON'T THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS, BUT IT'S JUST BEEN REALLY HARD. SO FAMILY FOR THEM, SHARE WITH ME AND, AND I'LL TRY TO BE BETTER AND TRY TO GO AS MUCH AS I CAN AND BE MORE SUPPORTIVE. I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST NOT DOING A GOOD JOB. YOU'RE DOING GOOD FAMILY. FIRST. JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND. YES. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. WHEN, WHENEVER YOU DO HAVE TIME, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME AT ANY OF OUR EVENTS, WE'LL ALWAYS FIND A SPOT FOR YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. JUST KNOW THAT YOU WERE PICKED BECAUSE OF YOUR EXPERIENCE AND, AND YOUR JOB. AND SO KNOW I FEEL LIKE JUST SO, BUT IT'S HARD. IT'S, EVERYONE GOES THROUGH A STORM WAY A LOT. YEAH. OKAY. FEEL I'M GONNA CRY. . . WE'RE ALL GONNA CRY. I KNOW. I WAS LIKE, GEEZ. NO, JUST EXCITED FOR SUMMER. OH, THIS DAY CAMP I SEE THREE KIDS. I KNOW. . IN THE PICTURE. IN THE PICTURE. . MY GRANDKIDS. YOUR GRANDKIDS. OH, OKAY. ARE THEY ON THERE? THEY'RE COUNTING THE DAYS. OH, THAT'S CREEPY. CAN'T START. THEY'RE SO ELATED. I MEAN, IF WE COULD DO A REEL ON MARKETING BY YOUNG PEOPLE, THEY WOULD BE THE STARS . BECAUSE EVERY TIME OUR FAMILY GATHERS, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT SUMMER CAMP. SO, WELL, THANKFULLY. OR, UH, GOOD FOR THEM. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF STAFF THAT ARE RETURNING. OH, GOOD. UH, SO A LOT OF THEIR, THEIR FAVORITE STAFF FROM LAST YEAR WILL PROBABLY BE BACK. WE HAVE A COUPLE THAT HAVE LEFT, BUT THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF RETURNERS FROM LAST YEAR. SO THEY'LL BE EXCITED. WE'LL GET TO RETAIN A LOT OF PEOPLE. YEAH. IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS. IS IT LA HARBOR KIDS ONLY OR MM-HMM. NO. CAN THERE BE ONE FOR SENIORS? MAYBE ONE YEAR. HIGH GO FOR ANOTHER GREEN. I KNOW. SENIOR. SENIOR NEED DAYCARE. OKAY. THAT WOULD BE FUNNY. CAN YOU LAST PICTURE? NO, I'M SORRY. OKAY. ANNETTE? YES. I JUST WANNA SAY HOW EXCITED I WAS AND, UM, FOR ESPECIALLY APRIL FOR THE EGG NIGHT, UM, I THINK THE STAFF OF LAHABRA LOVE IT AS MUCH AS THE CHILDREN DO. AND THE EXTRAVAGANZA WAS INCREDIBLE. THE LIONS REALLY PUT OUT A WONDERFUL BREAKFAST. UM, THAT LINE DIDN'T STOP FOR A LONG TIME, AND EVERYONE JUST PRAISED IT. THEY SAID, YOU CAN'T EVEN GET THIS FOR $12. THAT THEY THOUGHT $6 WAS A GREAT DEAL. AND, UH, MADE A LOT OF KIDS HAPPY. AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE ALL THE KIDS, YOU KNOW, DECORATED LIKE LITTLE CHICKS AND RABBITS. UM, AND THE LOVE, LOVE LA HABRA WAS GREAT. UH, IT SEEMS LIKE OUR CITY'S STAYING BUSY AND I, AND I LOVE IT, BUT ESPECIALLY THE NONPROFITS, UM, THE LIONS CLUB, UH, REALLY GO OUT OF THEIR WAY, YOU KNOW, FOR THE CITRUS FAIR AND, UH, ALL THESE OTHER EVENTS. AND I WANT TO THANK THE LIONS AND ALL THE NONPROFITS. THANK YOU, CARRIE. I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO ANTHONY. YOU'RE CARRYING THE WHOLE SHOW TONIGHT. YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE THE ONE MAN ON THE ISLAND TONIGHT, . BUT WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO AND, UM, STAFF AND EVERY, EVERY MONTH, EVERY, THERE'S, THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON. LIKE, LIKE YOU SAID, UM, LA HABRA IN, IN MY OPINION, HAS THE MOST ACTIVITIES, THE MOST EVENTS, THE MOST, BRING YOUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER TIME, UM, THAN MANY OF THE CITIES THAT, I MEAN, I GO TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT CITIES AND IT'S, IT'S AMAZING. UM, AND PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS COMMENTING, YOU KNOW, ABOUT HOW MANY TIMES THAT THEY SEE EVERYBODY AT ALL THE EVENTS. AND THE LIONS ARE ALWAYS OUT THERE WORKING HARD. AND, UM, WE APPRECIATE 'EM ALL. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT. OKAY. AND I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS, , THREE THINGS I WANNA BRING UP. WE HAVE, I WANT, I'M BEING ATTACKED HERE. UM, D DETERMINE IF WE WANNA AGENDIZE IT FOR THE NEXT MEETING IN JUNE. SO IF YOU GUYS THINK IT'S NOT CRAZY, THEN WE COULD, UM, MAKE A MOTION AND PUT IT ON THE JUNE. SPEAK IN YOUR SPEAKER. I CAN'T, CAN'T HEAR YOU. WHAT, WHAT IS IT? WE'RE AGENDA. OKAY. SO I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS. OKAY. , THAT'S A SECRET. JUST SAY YES. SPEAKER DOWN, . OKAY. THE FIRST ITEM IS, UM, THE SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WE ALL PUT OUR NAMES ON AT THE COUPLE ME, I GUESS LAST MEETING. YES. IT WENT PRETTY QUICKLY AND I THINK WE'VE HAD TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT. AND KIM TALKED TO OUR CITY CLERK AND SHE SAID IT WAS OKAY TO IZE IT FOR JUNE. AND IF YOU GUYS WANT ANY CHANGES, THAT WOULD BE YOUR OPPORTUNITY. SO YOU'D HAVE SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT. AND, UM, IT'LL BE ON THE JUNE AGENDA. I THINK THAT ONE'S GONNA BE ON THE JUNE AGENDA, REGARDLESS. [00:35:01] OKAY. OKAY. DID WE MISS SOMETHING? WHY ARE WE GONNA GO BACK? WE, THERE WAS A COUPLE, COUPLE PEOPLE THOUGHT, OH, I DID, I SHOULD HAVE SPOKE UP. I DIDN'T. AH, OKAY. AND, UM, IT JUST WENT BY TOO FAST. SO IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S TOTALLY HAPPY WITH WHAT THEY CHOSE. OKAY. OKAY. DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING HAS TO CHANGE. OKAY. IT JUST HAPPY WHAT YOU CHOSE. OKAY. AND THE OTHER ITEM IS, UM, I HAD AN IDEA. OKAY. . SO AS A GROUP, THE FIVE OF US. OKAY. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? WELL, DON'T TELL ME NOW 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA PUT ON THE AGENDA, HOPEFULLY OF DON EACH OF US DONATING $100. SO TWO OF THE MONTHLY FEES THAT THE CITY GIVES US. SO A HUNDRED DOLLARS TO PUT IN A POT AT SOME TIME THROUGH DURING THE YEAR. AND AT THAT TIME THEN WE VOTE ON WHERE DO WE WANNA PUT THIS MONEY? DO WE WANT TO GIVE IT TO AN ORGANIZATION, AN EVENT, A PROJECT, A PARK? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON THAT WE THINK THAT THIS $500 COULD BE A BENEFIT IN THE NAME OF COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONERS? ME PERSONALLY, I DONATE MY MONEY EVERY MONTH, SO I NOT ON THAT ONE. UH, SO I'D BE EXCUSED FROM THAT. OKAY. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ALL OF US. SO WE CAN, UM, DOES ANYBODY, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY BUSY RIGHT NOW WITH THE CENTENNIAL AND, YOU KNOW, IT WON'T HAPPEN NOW. I WAS THINKING IT WOULD BE ANYTIME DURING THE YEAR. IT WOULD JUST BE, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE MARCH OR SOMETHING. YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE ANYTIME. WELL, I HAVE A QUESTION. UM, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING ON THE SUBCOMMITTEES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. HAS ANYTHING EVER BEEN DONE WITH THAT? IT IT, I MEAN, WHERE WAS THE MONEY? I THINK IT GOT COMPLICATED. NO, IT WAS THE ANSWER. . YEAH. IT OH, . GABBY HAD AN IDEA. IT WAS HER IDEA. IT WAS A GOOD IDEA. GRANT, A SCHOLARSHIP UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE COMMISSION. BUT SHE WAS WAITING FOR THE NONPROFIT YES. TO GET LAUNCHED FOR THE CITY'S NONPROFIT FOUNDATION. FOUNDATION. YEAH. AND THAT'S BEEN STALLED. SO WE DID TALK FOR A TIME ABOUT GOING, APPROACHING ONE OF THE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND HAVING THEM BE THE VEHICLE TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT, YOUTH GRANT LIKE A SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THAT'S ANOTHER OPTION. THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD OPTION IF IT DOES COME TO BE THE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS. RIGHT. BUT THIS WOULD BE A SEPARATE, YOU KNOW, UNDER THE NAME COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION. OH, GOT YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP. RIGHT. AWARD FOR HIGH SCHOOL. JUST PUT IT THERE PERSON GOING ON TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE. OR IF THE FOUNDATION GOES THROUGH, CAN WE GO DO, THAT'S JUST GONNA HAPPEN FOR A WHILE. YEAH. SO I, I WOULDN'T HOLD MY BREATH ON THAT ONE, BUT I GUESS THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, IT'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY. BUT, AND THAT'S SOMETHING TOO, WHOEVER IS SERVING ON THE YOUTH COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE, THAT PART OF THAT IS SCHOLARSHIPS. I THINK IT'S YOUTH COMMITTEE SLASH SCHOLARSHIPS. UM, SO WHOEVER'S SERVING ON THAT, IF YOU WANNA BRAINSTORM IDEAS, IF YOU HAVE IDEAS OR CONNECTIONS, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE, UM, THAT WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO IT. IF IT WAS TO BE A SCHOLARSHIP, WOULD IT BE FOR THE WHOLE CITY OR JUST FOR THE YOUTH COMMITTEE? WELL, WE, WE DECIDE, YEAH. THERE'S NO, THERE'S NOTHING LAID OUT. YEAH. THERE, I DON'T THINK THERE'S EVER BEEN ANYTHING ESTABLISHED THAT SAYS IT HAS TO BE DONE THIS WAY. IT'S, IT'S UP OF THE COMMISSION. WHAT'S FEASIBLE AND WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO. YEAH. WELL I STARTED ONE WITH THE WOMEN'S CLUB, UM, AND YESTERDAY WE GAVE OUT OUR FIRST FOR TRADE SCHOOL. NICE. WHICH WAS WONDERFUL. IT WAS VERY TEAR, YOU KNOW. IS IT ONE YEAR OR, OR THERE WERE SEVERAL. UH, THERE'S JUST ONE WE STARTED, WE GIVE EVERY YEAR TO ALL THE SCHOOLS. A THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE WOMEN'S CLUB DOES. BUT YES. BUT THIS YEAR WE STARTED FOR A TRADE SCHOOL. 'CAUSE NOT EVERY STUDENT WANTS TO GO TO IN COLLEGE. IN COLLEGE A TRADE. WONDERFUL. SO IT WAS WONDERFUL. SO, UM, NICE YOUNG MAN WHO IS GONNA GO TO, UH, WELDING SCHOOL. SO, YOU KNOW, HIS SISTER, I GUESS DURING, UH, THE PANDEMIC WAS TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING TO DO. SO SHE WENT TO WELDING ONLINE AND SHE WAS DOING ALL THESE THINGS AT HOME AND HE GOT VERY INTERESTED. SO THAT'S WHAT HIS CAREER PATH CHOICE IS. AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD. HIS PARENTS WERE THERE AND HE WAS DELIGHTED. YOU KNOW, A THOUSAND DOLLARS, YOU KNOW, GOES QUICKLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, BUT IT IS A HELP. YOU KNOW, IT PAYS FOR WHATEVER. THEY, HIS DAD'S A WELDER, SO HE DIDN'T WANNA GO TO COLLEGE FOR SOMETHING ELSE. HE WANTED TO FOLLOW HIS DAD, YOU KNOW, AND BE HIS ASSISTANT. SO I SAW IT MATERIALIZE AND I SAID, I HAD THIS THOUGHT AND I SAID, LET'S MAKE IT REAL. AND I ASKED IF I COULD, YOU KNOW, START A, A YEARLY BUNKO. AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO WITH THAT MONEY. BUT, UM, IT IS A GOOD IDEA. POKER, IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA. I LIKE IT. I COULD GET BEHIND THAT. AND WE COULD DO A TRADE. IT COULD BE A TRADE ONE TOO, ON THE AGENDA. YEAH. [00:40:01] OKAY. SO, I MEAN, I WOULD DO, IF IT'S FOR A TRADE, BECAUSE I WAS SUCCESSFUL IN MY BUSINESS, IN MY PROFESSION. I WAS IN COSMETOLOGY. I TAUGHT COSMETOLOGY AND I WORKED THE PLATFORM FOR 50 YEARS. AND I DIDN'T GO TO REGULAR COLLEGE. I WENT TO BEAUTY COLLEGE AND, YOU KNOW, I MADE A LIVING OFF IT. SO I KNOW THAT IN TRADE, YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE DONE. I MEAN, I THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMITTEE, THE COMMISSION WILL VOTE ON. AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. YEAH. AND IT WOULD BE A VOTE. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE WANNA PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MONTH TO MAYBE DIVE DEEPER INTO IT? YOU CAN TAKE A VOTE. OKAY. YEAH. SO CAN WE SAY WHAT, WHAT, WHAT IS THE EXACT MOTION, JUST FOR THE RECORD? A MOTION TO DISCUSS FURTHER THE IDEA OF THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHING A A, A SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO, YOU KNOW, A FUND TO PLACE. WHAT HAVE WE BOTH A SCHOLARSHIP. YEAH. WHATEVER IT IS. IT MAY BE A SCHOLARSHIP. IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE. OKAY. I LIKE THE TRADE IDEA. I LIKE THE, I THINK THAT SURE, WE CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. WE CAN DO ANYTHING WE WANT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REALLY INVOLVE THE CITY. WE DON'T HAVE TO GET INTO THE CITY. THE CITY IS NOT GONNA BE DOING IT. MM-HMM . IT WOULD BE US DOING IT. SO IT'S EASIER THAT WAY. RIGHT? YEAH. AND THE, THE THING, WHEN, WHEN YOU DONATE IT TO A NONPROFIT, A LOT OF THE NONPROFITS GET A LOT OF MONEY. THEY GET GRANTS AND THEY GET, YOU KNOW, MONEY. MM-HMM . UH, FROM OTHER FOUNDATIONS. BUT A PERSON FOR A TRADE DOES NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF INCOME. YEAH. MY, MY SUGGESTION BEFORE YOU AGENDIZE IT MM-HMM . IS MAYBE HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH PROBABLY KELLY AND MAYBE THE CITY MANAGER. 'CAUSE I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RESTRICTIONS ARE FOR THE CITY TO GIVE UP. I TALKED TO KIM. OKAY. YOU ALREADY DID ABOUT IT. I DID ALREADY. YEAH. SHE DID HER HOMEWORK. I DID. AND IT DOESN'T MEAN THIS WILL HAPPEN. I MEAN IT MM-HMM . IT MAY NOT GET VOTED BY ALL OF US. RIGHT. OR SOMETHING MAY COME UP IN THE MEANTIME, BUT IT WAS JUST A THOUGHT. AND I WANNA GIVE EVERYBODY TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT IF IT'S A POSSIBILITY. YEAH. COOL. OKAY. SO CARRIE, YOU MADE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. VERONICA. I DIDN'T MAKE THE MOTION. YOU DID? OH, DID I THOUGHT YOU DID. NO, YOU DID. OKAY. I MADE THE MOTION LIKE VERONICA SECOND. DIDN'T THINK I SAID THAT. WHO WAS ON FIRST? I'M ASKING FOR A MOTION, BUT I'LL TAKE IT. YOU'RE TOO CUTE. OKAY. IS THERE MORE? THERE'S MORE. THERE'S MORE. LET'S HEAR IT. OKAY. SO WE GOT THAT ONE. WE GOT THAT ONE. UM, OKAY. WE ALL KNOW THAT THE WEBSITE'S GONNA BE UPDATED TO LOOK LIKE PLANNING NOW, THAT'S WHY YOU HAD YOUR PICTURE TAKEN. OH. SO IF YOU LOOK AT, IF YOU GO ON THE WEBSITE AND LOOK AT PLANNING, THAT'S WHAT OURS WILL LOOK LIKE. OH, OKAY. ANTHONY'S GONNA MAKE MAGIC AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. . AND THEN, UM, SHIRTS. ANTHONY'S GONNA BE ORDERING BLACK SHIRTS THAT ARE THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE CENTENNIAL SHIRTS. IF A FEW OF YOU HAVE THOSE, IT'S REAL NICE MATERIAL. YEAH. AND I THINK YOU HAVE OUR SIZES. DO YOU NEED 'EM AGAIN? UH, OR A SHIRT? YOU KNOW WHAT? IF YOU COULD GIVE IT TO ME, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT NOW, OBVIOUSLY, BUT, UM, YEAH, IF I COULD GET 'EM AGAIN. NORMALLY BUY WOMEN'S SHIRTS FOR WOMEN AND MEN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE SIZES FOR WOMEN ARE SMALLER. I THINK WE USUALLY DO UNISEX. OKAY. UM, BUT WE, WE CAN DISCUSS IF I, NO, I WANT UNISEX. I DON'T WANT, YEAH. BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE PREFER ONE, SOME PEOPLE PREFER THE OTHER. SO YEAH. A MANS TRUE. HUH? YOU DON'T WANT A MANS YEAH, I DO BECAUSE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE. . I ALWAYS BUY MY OWN. YEAH. BECAUSE I, I CHOOSE IT AS LONG ASS THE SAME COLOR AND THEN TAKE IT TO BIN. OH, YOU DO? YEAH. WELL, WE WANNA BE THE ONES PROVIDING YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANNA, OH, I'VE SAID NO ALL ALONG AND I'M STILL GONNA SAY NO. SAVE THE CITY MONEY. YEAH, BUT I THINK TO GET THE, THE BADGE, THE BLE ON IT, IT HAS TO BE THROUGH THE CITY, DOESN'T IT? YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. INMAN DOES IT. SHE DOES. ANGELA. OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW. YOU CAN JUST GO IN AND GET 'EM. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT SHE DOES ALL MY WORK. SHE DOES EVERYBODY'S WORK. SHE MUST BE A LOCAL SEAMSTRESS, HUH? NO, SHE'S, NO, SHE'S A POSTER. POSTY. UH, YEAH. UH, EMBROIDERY AND YEAH, EMBROIDERY. THAT KIND OF STUFF. OKAY. ANOTHER, I, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT GETTING A TOUR OF THE PARKS A WHILE AGO AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS PROBABLY GONNA HAPPEN. SO WE'RE ASKING WHAT IS, IS IT MORNING OR EVENINGS WORK BETTER FOR MOST OF US? MORNINGS OR EVENINGS? MORNING FOR ME. MORNING FOR YOU. MORNING. MORNING. ARE WE PICKING A DATE OR NO? WELL, IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN THE MORNING. WE'RE GOING TO, THEY'RE GONNA TRY TO SCHEDULE IT FOR WHATEVER WORKS BEST FOR US. IT MAY BE ON A REGULAR MEETING DAY. IS THAT LIKE WE HAVE IN THE PAST? WELL THEN LAST YEAR, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO NOTICE PUBLICLY NOTICE WHEN WE PULL ALL TOGETHER. JUST WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK WORKS [00:45:01] FAST. SO I THINK IT COULD BE A, DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ON THE MEETING DAY. OKAY. SO DAY OF THE WEEK AND MORNING. SO MORNING. MORNING. I'M GOOD WITH MORNING. MORNING, MORNING. MORNING. OKAY. SO MORNING. HOW ABOUT IS THERE A PARTICULAR DAY OF THE WEEK? WE CAN MAKE IT THE SAME DAY WEDNESDAY. JUST NOT THURSDAY. 'CAUSE I DELIVER MEALS ON THURSDAY. THURSDAY ANY DAY THAT IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING. BUT MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. YEAH, THOSE ARE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. THAT'S A SONG. AND SHE SAID WEDNESDAY. SO I'LL PUT WEDNESDAY, MONDAY. OKAY. AND UM, IT HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO GO . NO WORRIES. TO SET UP A NEW EMAIL IF NECESSARY. OR UNLOCK THE EXISTING ONES SO WE CAN START USING OUR CITY EMAILS. BECAUSE I CAN'T GET IN. I THINK I CAN'T. THERE'RE AN AWARD. SO THERE'S OUT THE MOST NO, THEY HAVE SECURITY PROTOCOLS AND I, I BELIEVE IT'S, IF YOU DON'T SIGN IN AT ALL IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT, IT WILL LOCK IT. YEAH. HE KNOWS MY CELL NUMBER. JUST , YOURS AND MY VOTE. SO THEY'RE GONNA BE SENDING OUT A LINK OFF THE RECORD TOMORROW. YOU'LL HAVE TO ACCESS THAT IN 24 HOURS. OTHERWISE WE WILL HAVE TO SEND OUT ANOTHER ONE. SO JUST BE ON THE LOOKOUTS? YEAH. THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF, I DON'T HAVE, UNLESS THEY'RE GONNA USE MY SAME, THEY'RE GONNA REACTIVATE YOUR CITY EMAIL. YEAH. THEY'RE SENDING A LINK TO WHAT YOUR PERSONALS I THINK WHAT WE HAVE ON FILE. YEAH. SO THAT WAY YOU CAN ACCESS CITY, CITY. I KNOW IT USED TO WORK ON MY PHONE AND IT WORKED. IT WAS GREAT. BUT THEY COULDN'T GET IT WORKING AGAIN. YEAH. SO, ALRIGHT. TECHIES, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER. I KNOW. CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. WOO. WON AN AWARD ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THE TECHIE? YES. YEAH. HIS WHOLE, YEAH. THE, THE IT DEPARTMENT AT OUR EMPLOYEE BANQUET. OH, NICE. YEAH, THEY HAD DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR, I BELIEVE FOR ALL THEY DO. IT'S VERY NICE. MISSED ALL OF YOU. YEAH, WE MISSED ALL. IT WAS GOOD. IT WAS FUN. IT WAS FUN. OKAY. ONE MORE ITEM IS BUSINESS CARDS WILL BE ORDERED AND AVAILABLE AT THE JUNE MEETING. THIS IS MY LAST ONE FROM 10 YEARS AGO. , I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED BUSINESS CARDS. YEAH. THAT MEANS I HAVE TO DO BUSINESS . OKAY. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE AS FAR AS COMMENTS. SO IF NOTHING ELSE, WE CAN ADJOURN THE MEETING TO WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11TH AT 6:30 PM GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.