Jul 21, 2025 City Council

WILL NOW GO ON TO PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTATIONS.

ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO.

MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[1. RECOGNITION OF CENTENARIANS IN HONOR OF LA HABRA'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION ]

IF THE COUNCIL WOULD ALL JOIN ME DOWN IN THE WELL.

WELL WE CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY.

WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE RIGHT NOW IS OF COURSE THE RECOGNITION OF THE CENTENARIANS IN HONOR OF LA HARBOR'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.

I'M GOING TO INVITE THE RECREATION MANAGER, KATIE ELMORE, TO THE PODIUM AND SHE'LL, SHE WILL CONDUCT THE, UM, INTRODUCTION FOR THIS.

THANK YOU KATIE.

KATIE.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING.

WE ARE DEEPLY HONORED TO RECOGNIZE A TRULY EXTRAORDINARY GROUP ARE LAHABRA CENTENARIANS, THESE REMARKABLE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE EACH BEEN PART OF THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY.

KATIE, I'M SORRY.

LET ME REPLACE YOUR MIC.

MIC TEST.

ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH ENVIRONMENT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

SO THESE REMARKABLE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE EACH BEEN A PART OF THE LA HABRA COMMUNITY FOR A HUNDRED YEARS OR MORE.

WITNESSING FIRSTHAND THE GROWTH, CHANGE, AND EVOLUTION OF OUR CITY OVER THE LAST CENTURY.

THESE CENTENARIANS ARE WOVEN INTO THE VERY FABRIC OF LA HABER'S STORY THROUGH THEIR SERVICE MISSIONS, RESILIENCE, FAMILIES, AND EVERYDAY ACTS OF KINDNESS.

THEY HAVE HELPED SHAPE THE COMMUNITY THAT WE CHERISH TODAY, AND IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT DURING OUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, WE TAKE THIS MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR PRESENCE, HONOR THEIR LEGACY, AND THANK THEM FOR THE RICH CONTRIBUTIONS THEY'VE MADE TO THE CITY AND TO ALL OF US.

SO TONIGHT WE NOT, WE CELEBRATE NOT JUST THEIR YEARS, BUT THEIR IMPACT.

AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MARTHA MONTOYA AND SAMANTHA SIM BOLEN TO THE PODIUM TO INTRODUCE OUR CENTENARIANS LAHABRA, WAIT.

LAHABRA WOMEN'S CLUB.

THE LAHABRA WOMEN'S CLUB IS THE OLDEST NONPROFIT IN LAHABRA, A SHINING EXAMPLE OF DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMUNITY IMPACT.

THIS SMALL BUT MIGHTY GROUP OF TRAIL BA BLAZERS HAS BEEN MAKING HISTORY SINCE THE BEGINNING.

THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING LA HARE'S FIRST LIBRARY, KINDERGARTEN, AND ART ASSOCIATION.

THEIR INFLUENCE DID NOT STOP THERE.

THEY PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE FORMATION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, EVEN HELPED NAME MA MANY OF THE STREETS IN LAHARA.

THE LAHARA WOMEN'S CLUB CONTINUES TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH SEVEN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, ART AND CULTURE, EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, LEADERSHIP, CIVIC

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THE WOMEN'S CLUB ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE GENERATION, UH, IN THE GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUB'S SPECIAL PROGRAMS, FURTHER EXPANDING THEIR REACH AND IMPACT.

WE ARE PROUD TO HONOR, UH, THE LA HAR WOMEN'S CLUB, A LEGACY OF SERVICE AND A BEACON OF PROGRESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE UP, UM, THE WOMEN'S CLUB TO ACCEPT THEIR AWARD.

WE CAN STAND IN THE BACK IF YOU WANT SOMEBODY OVER.

RIGHT? THANK YOU.

OH YEAH.

CAN YOU SQUEEZE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT? SAY WOMEN'S CLUB.

I GUESS YOU WON'T BE NEED.

AND UP NEXT WE HAVE THE LA HARBA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ESTABLISHED IN 1920.

THE LA HARBA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE LO OF LOCAL BUSINESS AND CIVIC LIFE FOR OVER A CENTURY.

ITS ORIGINS TRACED BACK EVEN EARLIER TO THE EARLY 19 HUNDREDS WHEN THE LA HARBO FARMERS CLUB WAS FORMED TO PROMOTE THE AREA'S THRIVING AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY.

THIS GRASSROOTS EFFORT EVENTUALLY GREW INTO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN 1914, SOLIDIFYING ITS ROLE AS A UNIFYING FORCE.

IT IS UNIFYING FORCE IN THE COMMUNITY.

IN 1980, WITH THE SUPPORT OF LOCAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, THE CHAMBER MOVED TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION, A TESTAMENT TO THE ENDURING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY IN LA HARBOR'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

ACCEPTING THIS AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE LA HARBA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS MARIE LANA, PRESIDENT LAGA PRESIDENT, CEO OF LA HARBA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

I'M MUCH SHAKING.

IT'S OKAY.

HERE.

CAN I INVITE OUR BOARD MEMBERS? YES, OF COURSE.

ALL THE CHAMBER BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS.

COME ON TOBY.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY LOOK FORWARD HERE.

SAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON 3 1 2, 3 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

I NEED TO TAKE MY GLASSES OFF.

THEY'RE FOGGING UP.

THE HORSE IS PAST ME.

NEXT WE WILL BE PRESENTING HOUSES AND BUILDINGS.

LA HARBOR IS HOME TO SEVERAL REMARKABLE BUILDINGS THAT HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME, SERVING AS LIVING REMINDERS OF OUR CITY'S RICH HISTORY AND ENDURING SPIRIT.

THESE STRUCTURES ALL OVER A CENTURY OLD ARE MORE THAN JUST BRICK AND MORTAR.

THEY ARE PART OF OUR FOUNDATION AND ROOTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A AWARD, AN AWARD TO 4 0 8 LO STREET, WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1922.

THIS HOME HAS STOOD FOR 103 YEARS.

ACCEPTING THIS AWARD IS LISA VARES.

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WE'RE GONNA SEE BA LET'S SEE WHO CAN PRONOU ON THREE.

1, 2, 3.

I STRUGGLE.

YOU.

OUR NEXT HOME IS LOCATED AT 3 0 5 WEST FIRST AVENUE, BUILT IN 1908.

THIS RESIDENCE IS NOW 117 YEARS OLD ACCEPTING THIS AWARD.

IT IS MARIA HERNANDEZ.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

NOW THIS ONE IS GOOD.

I NEED YOU GUYS TO ROLL THE R IF WE CAN.

THAT'S FINE.

READY? 1, 2, 3.

RIGHT NEXT WE HAVE THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AT LA HARBOR.

ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1923, THIS HISTORIC BUILDING HAS SERVED GENERATIONS AND IS NOW 102 YEARS OLD.

ACCEPTING THIS AWARD IS JENNIFER ANDRATI, ASSISTANT MUSEUM DIRECTOR.

THE DEEP CHECK IN.

DID THEY CHECK IN? YEAH.

CHERYL TECHER, ASSOCIATE SUP SUPERINTENDENT.

SMILES EVERYBODY.

SMILE SMILES.

CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ON THREE.

ONE TWO.

THREE MACO.

AND UP NEXT WE HAVE THE LA HARBOR DEPOT THEATER BUILT IN 1912.

THIS TREASURED LANDMARK IS 113 YEARS OLD.

ACCEPTING THIS AWARD IS ZOE WILBERT WITH PHANTOM PROJECTS.

BRING TOAST ME THEATER ON 3 1, 2 AND THREE.

THEATER .

THESE BUILDINGS SERVE AS PROUD SYMBOLS OF LA HARBOR'S PAST, PRESERVE THROUGH TIME AND MEMORY, AND REMAIN AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR CITY'S LEGACY.

NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN LAHABRA.

LAHABRA IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THREE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BEEN EDUCATING, INSPIRING, AND CHAMPION CHAMPIONING CHILDREN OR STUDENTS OVER FOR OVER A CENTURY.

THESE DISTRICTS HAVE SHAPED GENERATIONS OF LEADERS AND CONTINUE TO BE PILLARS OF EXCELLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE FIRST SCHOOL DISTRICT WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR IS LOWELL JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ESTABLISHED IN 1906.

IT IS 119 YEARS OLD.

THE LOWELL JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A PROUD TRADITION OF AC ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WITH ACCOLADES THAT INCLUDE THE CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL AWARD, GOLDEN AND PIVOTAL PRACTICES AWARD, NATIONAL TITLE ONE, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION, AND THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS TO WATCH AWARD.

THE DISTRICT HAS ALSO EARNED THE US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT BEST SCHOOLS RECOGNITION, THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION GOLDEN BELL AWARD, AND THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION.

MAGNA AWARD RANKED NUMBER 11 OUT OF A THOUSAND CALIFORNIA SCHOOL

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DISTRICTS IN READING.

LOWELL JOINT HAS ALSO BEEN HONORED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC MERCHANTS FOR BEST MUSIC AND ART EDUCATION, AND HAS RECEIVED THE COLLEGE BOARD ADVANCED PLACEMENT AP AWARD.

ACCEPTING THIS AWARD IS RHONDA OVERBY, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AND KAREN SHAW BOARD MEMBER WORKS.

ALRIGHT, HERE YOU GO.

YOUR SIGN.

NEXT WE HAVE LA HABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ESTABLISHED IN 1896.

IT IS 129 YEARS OLD.

THE LA HABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

L-H-C-S-D SERVES APPROXIMATELY 5,000 STUDENTS ACROSS NINE SCHOOLS.

AS A MEMBER OF THE PARTNERSHIP OF 21ST CENTURY LEARNING, THE DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS THROUGH A ROBUST INDU INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM.

CENTERED ON THE FOUR CS, COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION, CREATIVITY, AND CRITICAL THINKING.

THE HARBOR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS LEAVE THE DISTRICT, CO COLLEGE AND CAREER READY EQUIPPED TO THRIVE IN A RAPIDLY EVOLVING WORLD.

ACCEPTING THIS AWARD IS DR.

OH.

AND UM, ALONG, SORRY.

OH, SORRY.

UM, ALONG WITH MINERVA GOMEZ AND EMILY PRUITT, BOARD MEMBERS OF LA HABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR FULLERTON JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ESTABLISHED IN 1893.

IT IS 132 YEARS OLD.

FOUNDED IN 1893, THE FULLERTON JOINT HIGH SCHOOL.

THE FULLERTON JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SERVES A, A BROAD 50 SQUARE MILE AREA THAT INCLUDES PARTS OF BOTH ORANGE AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF LA HABRA.

WITH OVER 16,000 STUDENTS, THE DISTRICT HAS A LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC RIGOR, STUDENT OPPORTUNITY, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.

ITS IMPACT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND BOUNDARIES, SHAPING THE LIVES OF STUDENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE CITIES AND UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES.

WE ARE GRATEFUL, WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THESE THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THIS ENDURING COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND FOR PLAYING SUCH A VITAL ROLE IN THE HARE'S STORY.

UM, PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE ACCEPTING THIS AWARD IS DR.

KATIE WRIGHT ADMINISTRATION.

ONE, TWO, THERE WE GO.

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UP NEXT, WE HAVE CHURCHES.

CHURCHES HAVE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN LA HARBOR'S HISTORY, OFFERING SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND SUPPORTING THOSE IN NEED.

ONE SUCH CHURCH WITH A LONG STANDING LEGACY IS THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF LA HAR.

THE ROOTS OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN LA HARBOR TRACED BACK TO 1899 WITH THE OFFICIAL ESTI ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHURCH IN THE EARTH'S EARLY 19 HUNDREDS.

THIS YEAR, IT CELEBRATES 125 YEARS OF FAITH, SERVICE AND COMMUNITY IMPACT.

FOR OVER A CENTURY, THE CHURCH HAS STOOD AS A BEACON OF HOPE AND COMPASSION FAITHFULLY SERVING GOD'S MISSION IN THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY.

IN ADDITION TO ITS SPIRITUAL MINISTRY, THE CHURCH ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN CIVIC LIFE, INCLUDING HOSTING FUNDRAISERS AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT AID IN INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THE ITS LEGACY IS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER POWERFUL ROLE FAITH-BASED INSTITUTIONS HAVE PLAYED AND CONTINUE TO PLAY IN SHAPING THE HEART OF THE HARBOR.

ACCEPTING THIS AWARD IS PASTOR SUMI KIM, KATHY DOUB, AND JIM HILL.

AS PART OF OUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZE SEVERAL REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE WITNESSED OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OF LA HABER'S GROWTH AND CHANGE.

THESE CENTENARIANS ARE LIVING LINKS TO OUR PAST AND TREASURED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THEIR LIVES REFLECT RESILIENCE, LOVE, SERVICE, AND DEEP COMMITMENT TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

IN THIS CENTENNIAL YEAR, IT IS ONLY FITTING THAT WE PAUSE TO CELEBRATE THEIR STORIES AND HONOR THEIR LEGACIES.

FIRST, WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR JOE MEJIA.

BORN IN 1923.

HE IS 102 YEARS OLD.

JOE MEJIA WAS BORN IN.

YES, JOE MEJIA WAS BORN IN THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF LA HABRA AND IS ONE OF 11 CHILDREN RAISED BY MEXICAN IMMIGRANT PARENTS.

JOE ATTENDED FULLERTON HIGH SCHOOL, A PROUD VETERAN.

JOE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE US ARMY DURING WORLD WAR II TO TO, TO DEFEND HIS COUNTRY AGAINST HITLER AND NAZI REGIME.

JOE WAS DEPLOYED TO EUROPE TO THE FRONT LINES AND FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.

AFTER RETURNING HOME, HE WORKED FOR 32 YEARS AT BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS AND REMAINED ACTIVE IN THE LA HABRA COMMUNITY.

JOE HAS LONG BEEN A DEVOTED MEMBER OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH.

HE AND HIS BELOVED WIFE FCA RAISED SIX CHILDREN, PLANNED ANNUAL FAMILY CAMPING TRIPS AROUND THE CORN FESTIVAL AND ENJOYED DANCING, BIKING, AND NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERINGS.

JOE CONTINUES TO REFLECT ON HIS LIFE WITH GRATITUDE, OFTEN SAYING I'VE LIVED A GOOD LIFE.

ACCEPTING THIS AWARD.

IS JOE MEJIA.

DO YOU GUYS WANNA GET TOGETHER? YEAH, JUST ONE.

1, 2, 3.

NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR WARREN NOLAN.

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BORN 1917.

HE IS 108 YEARS OLD AT 108 YEARS OLD.

WARREN NOLAN IS OUR OLDEST HONOREE.

HIS AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED ON HIS BEHALF BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM PARK REGENCY.

WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE HIS LONGEVITY AND HIS CONNECTION TO THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY.

ACCEPTING THIS AWARD IS IRENE AND SUSANNA FROM PARK REGENCY RETIREMENT.

YES, OF COURSE.

UP NEXT WE HAVE JENIA JENNY GOLING.

BORN 1924.

SHE'S A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

A PROUD WAR WORLD WAR II BRIDE.

JENNY GOLING, KNOWN AS JENNY.

TWO FRIENDS MOVED TO LA HARBOR IN 1966.

SHE WAS A LONGTIME SEAMT SEAMSTRESS AT B'S DEPARTMENT STORE.

AND ALONGSIDE HER HUSBAND, TOM WAS ACTIVE IN OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AND MEALS ON WHEELS.

JENNY CONTINUES TO BE A LOVING NEIGHBOR AND PROUD RESIDENT OF LA HARBOR.

ACCEPTING THIS AWARD IS JEN GOLLING.

I'LL SEE.

WE'LL JUST DO HONORABLE MENTION.

UP NEXT, WE HAVE REUBEN CARLOS BORN 1925, A HUNDRED YEARS OLD, BORN IN LOS ANGELES AND RAISED IN THE DESERT NEAR ENVOY.

REUBEN CARLOS GREW UP IN HUMBLE SURROUNDINGS, HELPING HIS FAMILY WITH CHORES AND LEARNING THE VALUE OF HARD WORK.

AT 17, HE JOINED THE NAVY DURING WORLD WAR II, SURVIVING A KAMIKAZE ATTACK THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF 35 SHIPMATES.

AFTER THE WAR, HE MARRIED HIS WIFE.

A LOVE STORY THAT HAS LASTED 73 YEARS AND COUNTING IS ALSO HERE.

AND TOGETHER THEY RAISED SEVEN CHILDREN.

RUBEN WORKED SIX DAYS A WEEK AS A TRUCK DRIVER WHILE BUILDING A HOME AND LIFE GROUNDED IN LOVE, FAITH, AND PERSEVERANCE.

A TRUE FAMILY MAN AND COMMUNITY ROLE MODEL.

REUBEN IS ADMIRED BY ALL WHO KNOW HIM.

ACCEPTING THIS AWARD IS REUBEN CARLOS? YEAH.

WE HAVE A FEW HONORABLE MENTIONS, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR LONG AND MEANINGFUL LIFE AND PLACE IN LA HARBOR'S HISTORY.

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WE HAVE MARY MEJIA, BORN IN NINETEEN TWENTY ONE, A HUNDRED AND FOUR YEARS OLD.

WE HAVE ROBERT CHENOWITH, BORN NINETEEN TWENTY THREE, A HUNDRED AND TWO YEARS OLD.

FRANCIS WATKINS, BORN IN 1924 AT 101 YEARS OLD.

AND WE HAVE LITA NAVA BORN NINETEEN TWENTY TWO, A HUNDRED AND THREE YEARS OLD.

AND WE DO HAVE LITA NAVAS DAUGHTER HERE TODAY TO ACCEPT HER AWARD.

EXCUSE ME.

CAN SHE COME UP PLEASE? YEAH.

SON OR SON-IN-LAW? I'M NOT SURE.

WHAT SHOULD I SAY? INVITE KATIE BACK TO THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR CENTENARIANS.

YOU, YOU ARE ALL A LIVING TESTAMENT TO LA HABER'S PAST ITS PROGRESS AND ITS PROMISE.

YOU HAVE ENDURED INSPIRED AND CONTRIBUTED IN COUNTLESS WAYS.

AND YOU REMIND US THAT LEGACY IS BUILT NOT ONLY IN GRAND ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT ALSO IN THE QUIET STRENGTH OF SHOWING UP, RAISING FAMILIES, SERVING OTHERS, FOLLOWING YOUR MISSION AND STAYING ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SINCERELY THANK THE CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OVER THESE PAST MONTHS FROM CREATING MEANINGFUL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS TO THOUGHTFULLY HONORING OUR CENTENARIANS TONIGHT.

THEIR EFFORTS HAVE MADE THIS MILESTONE YEAR TRULY SPECIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND AS WE CELEBRATE LA HABER CENTENNIAL YEAR, WE HONOR OUR CENTENARIANS AS FOUNDATIONAL MEMBERS OF OUR CITY'S STORIES.

SO MAY YOUR JOURNEYS CONTINUE TO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO LIVE WITH THE SAME DIGNITY, RESILIENCE, AND HEART THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN OVER THE PAST CENTURY.

ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA, WE THANK YOU AND WE CELEBRATE YOU.

FANTASTIC.

GREAT TO SEE ALL.

YEAH.

BUT, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE FAMILIES OUT HERE.

I KNOW THERE'S GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES THAT ARE LIVING HERE FROM THESE CENTENNIAL CENTENARIANS AND SO I, UH, WE'RE JUST HONORED TO BE HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS AND WHAT A WAY TO CELEBRATE OUR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

AND NOW I WILL HAVE THE BEAUTIFICATION COME UP, UH, THE COMMITTEE.

AND,

[2. RECOGNITION OF THE QUINTANA FAMILY AS THE 2025 RESIDENTIAL BEAUTIFICATION AWARD RECIPIENT]

'CAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE ANA FAMILY AS A 2025 RESIDENTIAL BEAUTIFICATION AWARD RECIPIENTS.

IS THE QUINTANA FAMILY PRESENT? IF YOU ARE, PLEASE COME UP WITH YOUR FAMILY.

AND NOW WE HAVE A RECOGNITION FOR THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CURATOR LISA RECEN UPON HER RETIREMENT AND 25 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONERS ARE SO PROUD TO PRESENT THIS AWARD TO THIS FAMILY FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME.

YOU CAN SEE UP THERE AS WE DRIVE AROUND, WE SPOT THESE HOMES THAT JUST PUT IN SO MUCH EFFORT TO MAKE OUR LA HARBOR EVEN A MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE IN.

SO WE WANNA THANK YOU.

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OH, BLESS YOU.

GET YOU OVER HERE, ANETTE.

[3. RECOGNITION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CURATOR LISA RECKON UPON HER RETIREMENT AND 25 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

AND IS KATIE GONNA COME UP HERE? WHO'S COMING UP HERE? DEAR? I'LL GO RIGHT HERE.

SO, GOOD EVENING.

SO TONIGHT WE HONOR SOMEONE WHOSE CREATIVITY, DEDICATION, AND VISION HAS SHAPED NOT JUST OUR EXHIBITS, BUT THE VERY HEART OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AT LA HABRA.

AND THAT'S LISA RECEN, OUR CURATOR.

LISA BEGAN HER JOURNEY WITH US IN JUNE OF 2000 AS THE EXHIBITS COORDINATOR.

AND IN 2009, SHE STEPPED INTO THE ROLE OF MUSEUM CURATOR, A ROLE THAT SHE HAS FILLED WITH BRILLIANCE, PASSION, AND IMAGINATION EVER SINCE.

OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, LISA HAS DESIGNED MORE THAN 60 CHANGING GALLERY EXHIBITS, OVERSEEING 16 MAJOR RENOVATIONS, AND LEFT HER MARK ON NEARLY EVERY PERMANENT SPACE IN THE MUSEUM.

FROM THE CENTENNIAL FARM TO THE TRAIN STATION TO SCIENCE STATION, SHE'S BUILT CASTLES, PIRATE SHIPS, AND EVEN A GIANT BOOGER PICKING NOSE .

HER EXHIBITS OF SPARK CURIOSITY IGNITED IMAGINATION AND INSPIRED COUNTLESS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

SHE'S BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH MULTIPLE CITY AWARDS, FEATURED ON K-A-T-L-A IN THE NEWSPAPERS, AND EVEN INVITED TO PRESENT AT CONFERENCES NATIONALLY.

LISA, YOUR WORK HAS NEVER JUST BEEN ABOUT DISPLAYS OR DESIGN.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT STORYTELLING, WONDER, CONNECTION, INSPIRATION.

YOUR FINGERPRINTS ARE EVERYWHERE IN THE MUSEUM.

AND YOUR LEGACY WILL CONTINUE TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

WE'RE GONNA MISS YOUR EYE FOR DETAIL, YOUR CREATIVE SPARK, AND YOUR STEADY PRESENCE.

BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR YOU AND WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS ON LISA, OR CONGRATULATIONS TO LISA 'CAUSE YOU'VE MADE MAGIC HERE AT THE MUSEUM.

GOOD LUCK.

OH, OH MY GOD.

NO.

OH, WAIT, ALL WOW.

ARE YOU KIDDING? THAT IS AMAZING.

I RECKON YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD RETIREMENT.

WOW.

THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.

AND NOW I THINK WE HAVE THE

[4. RECOGNITION OF THE PUMAS LA HABRA F.C. BOYS' SOCCER TEAM]

LAST, UH, RECOGNITION AND NOT THE LAST, THE, NOT THE LAST OR THE LEAST, BUT, UH, WE HAVE A GROUP CALLED THE PUMAS OF LA HARBOR.

SO RECOGNITION OF THE PUMAS MC BOYS SOCCER TEAM.

WE HAVE COACH ALFRED AND COACH JOSEPH HERE AS WELL.

SO PLEASE COME UP HERE, ALL OF YOU TO GET RECOGNIZED.

GIVE TO THE COACH.

CONGRATULATIONS.

NO MORE IMPORTANT POSITION.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WE WILL, WE WILL GO UP HERE.

WE'LL, WE'LL GET UP ON COACH.

CONGRATS COACH.

YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? YOU'RE THE ONE THAT KNOWS THE KID AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE REPEATED.

YEAH.

TAKE THE MIC, SAY YOUR WORDS.

NOT SURE.

HI, UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? HI, MY NAME'S UH, ALFRED FLORES.

I'M THE HEAD COACH FOR PUMA LAHABRA SOCCER CLUB.

UM, IN FEBRUARY, THESE BOYS WENT OUT AND, UH, REPRESENTED LAHABRA FOR STATE CUP.

UM, AND WE CAME OUT VICTORIOUS.

UM, AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE NUMBER ONE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

UH, WE, WE REPRESENTED, UH, CALIFORNIA AND, UH, IT'S CALLED FAR WEST REGIONALS IN IDAHO.

LAST MONTH IN JUNE, UM, WE PLAYED AGAINST OTHER TEAMS FROM OTHER STATES.

UH, WE DID ALL RIGHT, .

RIGHT.

BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE TEAM'S RANKED SIXTH AND, UH,

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

NICE.

AND I'LL, I'LL, I'LL INTRODUCE THE BOYS.

I PUT IN ALL THIS HARD WORK AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL START WITH KAYDEN POSITION.

GIVE US A POSITION.

OH, OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

YOU WANT THE SOCCER FAN? THE GOALKEEPER'S THE MOST IMPORTANT.

OH, OKAY.

GUSTAVO, ANOTHER DEFENDER.

WE'LL START WITH CADEN.

HE'S OUR, HE PLAYS FORWARD RIGHT THERE.

OH.

OH, I'M SUPPOSED TO, OH, I'M SUPPOSED TO GO OFF THIS.

SORRY.

FIRST TIME NERVOUS.

OKAY, WAIT.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL, WE'LL START OFF WITH, UH, OUR FIRST ONE WILL BE, UH, HE'S OUR CENTER FORWARD.

UH, HE'S OUR GOAL SCORER NATHAN, OUR OTHER CENTER FORWARD.

JACOB, OUR GOALKEEPER.

NICK, OUR DEFENDER, WRITER, OUR CAPTAIN.

AND FORWARD JACOB.

I MEAN, UH, JORDAN, SORRY.

ONE OF OUR DEFENDERS.

MICHAEL, THE NEXT PLAYER.

HE DOESN'T HAVE A POSITION.

WE JUST PUT HIM IN WHEREVER WE NEED TO, WHENEVER WE NEED SOMEONE TO STOP SOMETHING AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

BUT HE, HE'S LIKE A FILL IN EVERYWHERE.

ZANE, OUR MIDFIELDER.

MIGUEL.

AND NOW YOU GUYS KNOW KAYDEN ALREADY.

KAYDEN ANOTHER FORWARD.

AIDEN.

AND THE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE IS BECAUSE OF MY GRANDSON.

HIS NAME'S GARY MAX DEFENDER AND OUR OFFENSIVE MIDFIELDER, OUR CREATOR ISMAIL.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE SOME GIFTS FOR OUR, OUR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

FUTURE, FUTURE CENTENARIANS.

WE WANT YOU GUYS TO BE THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MATH.

YEAH, I KNOW.

WE GOT, WE GOT THE SIZE OF THE RIGHT FOOT.

WE GUYS GOTTA THANK YOU GUYS.

SIR, WHAT ARE THE AGES OF THE BOYS? THE BRAIN TO THE AGES.

I'M SORRY.

THEY'RE 2011.

EVERYBODY HERE IS BORN.

EVERYBODY HERE IS BORN IN 2011, WHICH IS, UH, UNDER, UNDER 15 SOCCER.

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ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

YOU ARE? YES, CONGRAT.

WELL, THERE SHE IS.

THAT'S A NICE PICTURE.

YEAH.

AND MOM WAS CONTINUE.

I KNOW.

I, YEAH, DOWN BE DOWN OFFICE.

THEY DID.

OH YEAH.

IT'S, UH, IF THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS WOULD PLEASE EXIT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OR REMAIN SEATED.

SO COUNCIL CAN FINISH THE REST OF THE AGENDA.

UH, WILL YOU PROCEED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS? ? OH, I OWE YOU A NUMBER.

DON'T MA'AM.

WE'RE GOING TO PUBLIC COMMENTS NOW.

OH, THEY'RE STILL CONDUCTING THEIR MEETING.

THANK

[ 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.]

YOU.

MAYOR.

AT THIS TIME WILL BE 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 LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

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

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

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

AND I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION FOR THE RECORD THAT MY OFFICE DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL, PUBLIC COMMENT AND COPIES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND NOW, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING? IF SO, PLEASE COME UP AND PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

THAT THE ESTABLISHING OF TERM LIMITS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO LAHABRA SUCH LIMITS WILL FACILITATE THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW PERSPECTIVES, NEW IDEAS, THEREBY CONTRIBUTING TO THE OVERALL BETTERMENT OF LA HABRA.

BERTHA MANARA, 10 11 ENC, SUNITA STREET, LAHABRA.

SO, UM, GOOD AFTERNOON AND FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND, UM, BEING COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR LAHABRA.

UM, AND AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS OF LA HABER WE'RE AWARE THAT, UM, AS OUTLINED IN THE AGENDA LAST MONTH, THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGING IN CONVERSATIONS TO DO REDISTRICTING.

AND I, AS MANY OF LA HABER RESIDENTS BELIEVE THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE TERM LIMITS.

THAT, UH, CONVERSATION IS BEING DONE AT ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS, EVEN IN THE NATIONAL LEVEL WITH BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES.

MANY RESIDENTS OF LAHABRA AS MYSELF FIRMLY BELIEVE

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I RESPECTFULLY URGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AS COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CONSIDER TERM LIMITS AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND CONVERSATIONS WITH REDISTRICTING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? PLEASE COME UP AND PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

HELLO COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS ELLA CHAVAR.

I AM AT 6 0 1 WEST LAA AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE VA FREE LA HABRA COALITION.

AT THE LAST MEETING WE ATTENDED, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE DISCUSSING A TOBACCO SHOP MORATORIUM.

OUR COALITION WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR PRIORITIZING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH.

WE HAVE HEARD THAT THIS TOPIC WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE AUGUST 4TH MEETING, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST SPANISH TRANSLATION FOR SERVICES DURING THAT MEETING.

AS MOST OF OUR COALITION MEMBERS ARE SPANISH SPEAKERS.

THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT MEETING ON AUGUST 4TH.

HELLO.

GOOD EVENING.

I'LL BE TRANSLATING FOR NORMA.

HELLO CITY CAN CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS NORMA PER PEREZ.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE VA FREE LA HABER COALITION.

WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING LA HABRA PARK SMOKE FREE.

OUR COALITION HAS MET AT SEVERAL OF THESE PARKS AND WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNS INDICATING THIS, THAT SMOKING IS PROHIBITED.

TODAY I BOUGHT A SAMPLE, A FEW SAMPLES OF A NO SMOKING SIGN, ALONG WITH AN ORDER REQUEST FORM FROM THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTHCARE AGENCY TOBACCO USE PREVENTION PROGRAM.

THESE SIGNS CAN BE ORDERED TO PLACE IN, UM, OUR PARKS TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE SMOKE-FREE POLICY.

SHE CAN PROVIDE THESE TO YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS COMMENT OR COMMENT? PART PORTION.

PLEASE PROVIDE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

MY NAME IS FLOYD ALVARADO.

MY ADDRESS IS 9 4 4 2 RUSSELL STREET, LAHABRA, CALIFORNIA.

UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THIS IS MY, MY NAME IS FLOYD.

THIS IS MY WIFE DIANE, AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE LA HABRA UH, ART ASSOCIATION.

WE ARE HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO EXPRESS, UH, OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE.

YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR THE LA HABRA ART ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN INVALUABLE, ESPECIALLY OVER THE PAST YEARS.

THANK YOU FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE.

UM, WE ARE IN THE BRINK OF A MONUMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT, A NEW GALLERY THANKS TO YOU.

UM, OH, ONCE WAS, A DREAM HAS TAKEN ABOUT, TAKEN FOR YEARS AND IS BECOMING A REALITY ON THE TOP, ON TOP OF, UH, WHAT IS, UM, OH, ON TOP OF THAT YOU SIGNED THE PROCLAMATION.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT AND WE'RE SO PROUD, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I REALLY APPRECI COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US FOR THAT.

TOWARDS SOMETHING EVEN GREATER.

AND, UH, UM, THE GALLERY IS MORE THAN JUST A SPACE OF ART.

IT'S A CORNERSTONE FOR CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND THE COMMUNITY OF IN LA HABRA AND ACTIVE SUPPORT HAS GIVEN US RENEWED VISION AND EXCITEMENT AS WE TAKE THE FIRST STEPS

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THE CREATION OF THE HABRA DIS ART DISTRICT.

YES, THIS IS A TRANSFORMATIVE MOMENT, UH, UH, MOMENT IN THE CITY AND WOULD BE POSSIBLE, WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU ALL.

UM, I PIGGYBACK EVERYTHING HE SAID.

UH, AND, AND ANOTHER THING WE WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE IS SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL ABOUT THIS COUNCIL.

OKAY? YOU GUYS ARE NOT JUST A TEAM OF WORDS.

YOU ARE A TEAM OF ACTION.

AND I HAVE SEEN THAT FIRSTHAND MOSTLY THIS PAST YEAR.

AND I'M SORRY THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED BEFORE THAT I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 30 YEARS, BUT THIS COUNCIL IS WHAT DREW US IN.

YOU GUYS ARE WHAT DREW US IN, AND YOU GUYS ARE WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.

AND I JUST, I FEEL LIKE I'VE WASTED 30 YEARS NOT BEING A PART OF THIS, BUT I'M HERE TODAY.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING NEW FOR US.

YOUR PRESENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY IS FELT SEEN AND DEEPLY APPRECIATED.

AND WE JUST WANNA TELL YOU FROM LUZ AND THE LA HABA ART ASSOCIATION AND LA HABA BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT WE NOTICED, AND AS FLOYD MENTIONED, WE'RE HERE TO SINCERELY THANK YOU ALL.

SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PERSONALLY RECOGNIZE A FEW OF YOU WHO HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND ROSE .

HI ROSE.

HI.

YOUR IDEAS AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE GALLERY HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE.

YOUR SPEECH AT THE 70 YEAR GALA THAT YOU WERE PRESENT AT, UH, AGAIN, PRESENCE, RIGHT? UM, IT WAS HEARTFELT AND INSPIRING AND I WOULD GRASPED ONTO EVERY WORD YOU SAID.

UH, ON A PERSONAL NOTE, YOU SAT WITH MY MOM, .

YOU SAT WITH MY MOM FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE NIGHT, AND THAT WAS SO SWEET AND THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO HER AND ME.

WE JUST CELEBRATED HER 89TH BIRTHDAY AND SHE BRAGGED ABOUT THAT AT HER 89TH BIRTHDAYS.

SO NOT ONLY DID YOU SIT WITH HER AND BECOME HER NEW BFF, BUT YOU GAVE HER HER BRAGGING RIGHTS FOR YEARS TO COME.

OKAY? YOU WERE SO SWEET AND KIND.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND JUST BEING SUCH A GENUINE SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY.

I WOULD DO THAT ANYTIME SHE WANTS.

SHE IS ADORABLE, ISN'T SHE? DELL? HI DELL.

YOUR PRESENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY, IT SPEAKS VOLUMES, OKAY? WE JUST MET YOU.

EVERYTHING YOU DO, THE SERIOUSNESS WITH WHICH YOU APPROACH YOUR ROLE IS INSPIRING.

YOU SHOW UP, YOU ARE PRESENT.

YOU SHOWED UP AT THE GROCERY OUTLET VENDOR EVENT.

THAT'S WHERE WE SAW YOU ON SATURDAY.

WE INVITED YOU TO OUR ART GALLERY EVENT YESTERDAY.

AND GUESS WHAT? YOU SHOWED UP.

YOU ARE PRESENT.

DESPITE YOUR ENTIRELY BUSY SCHEDULE, YOU ARE PRESENT.

AND THAT'S WHAT SETS THIS, THESE GUYS APART FROM EVERYBODY ELSE, RIGHT? YOUR PRESENCE, YOU ACTIVE, OKAY? AND YOU'RE APPROACHABLE.

YOU'RE KIND, AND YOU'RE A TRUE LEADER.

AND IT IS AN HONOR TO KNOW YOU, AND IT WAS AN HONOR TO MEET YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

AND ALSO AT THE ART GALA.

AT THE ART GALA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE.

AND MR. GOMEZ, WHERE ARE YOU THERE? YOU'RE, YOU ARE PRESENT AT EVERYTHING.

YOU HAVE BEEN TO THE ART GALLERY SEVERAL TIMES.

YOU WERE AT THE GALA, YOU DO PHOTO OPS WITH EVERYBODY AROUND LAHABRA.

YOU'RE JUST, YOU'RE JUST AN INCREDIBLE, AN INCREDIBLE REPRESENTATION OF LAHABRA.

YOU ARE MR. LAHABRA.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO I WANT EVERYBODY HERE, UM, EVERYBODY BEHIND ME, I WANT YOU ALL TO REALIZE SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LA HABRA AND OTHER CITIES IS SIMPLE, RIGHT? YOU SHOW UP YOUR PRESENCE, THE COMMUNITY KNOWS WHO YOU ARE.

AND THAT SAYS SO MUCH ABOUT YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS CITY.

OKAY? SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND FOR YOUR BELIEF IN THE POWER TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

NOW TELL ME, YOU'RE RETURNING THEM.

BOARD I EVER FORGOT.

NO, I'M KIDDING.

TOBY FLORES, 200 RIGBY STREET, UH, RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER STATE FARM.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, ON MAY 1ST WE HAD THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, MAYOR, PRAYERS, BREAKFAST, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, HOW DOES A GUY, I, I'M HERE TO TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A STORY AND I, WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY IS THE, UH, PRAYER PRINTED OUT AND FRAMED.

AH-HUH .

OKAY? AND I, I'LL TELL YOU, THE PRESENCE OF FAITH IN THIS COMMUNITY IS TREMENDOUS.

I INTRODUCED MYSELF AT THAT PRAYER BREAKFAST AS A BOND SERVANT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.

AND IT

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WAS SUCH AN HONOR.

HOW DOES A STATE FARM GUY BECOME THE LEAD PRAYER GUY FOR THE PRAYER BREAKFAST? UM, AND I, I, I WILL ECHO MAYOR ESPINOZA, YOU, ROSIE YOU SHOWED UP ON A 24 HOUR NOTICE TO PRAY AT THE, AT THE STEPS OF CITY HALL WITH A HANDFUL OF US MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT.

AND THAT'S IMPORTANT.

UM, AND, AND THE STORY I WANT THEM TO KNOW AND YOU GUYS TO KNOW, IS THAT WHEN MR. BRIAN BURGESS ASKED ME PRAY, I WAS LIKE, OKAY, I'LL PRAY.

I DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS ON WRITING DOWN A PRAYER BECAUSE I PRAY ALL THE TIME IF FAITH IS WHAT GUIDES ME.

HOWEVER, THE NIGHT BEFORE THE HOLY SPIRIT SAID, YOU NEED TO GO SIT DOWN AND WRITE SOME STUFF.

AND SO ABOUT 1130 AT NIGHT, I GO TO MY COMPUTER AND THE FINGERS ARE JUST FLOWING.

IT'S JUST COMING OUT.

AND I EVEN STOPPED.

I SAID TO MY WIFE, WHO RARELY IS UP THAT LATE, I SAID, CAN YOU GO AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS? WHAT DO YOU THINK? SHE'S LIKE, WELL, THAT LOOKS GOOD.

I'M LIKE, OKAY, THE FINGERS KEEP FLOWING.

SO I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IN THIS 100 YEAR, UH, TIME FOR OUR CITY THAT YOU HAD, UH, THE PRAYER WITH YOU.

OH, UH, SO I FRAMED IT AND PRINTED IT OUT FOR YOU.

DID MY BEST TO FIT IT ON ONE PAGE.

UM, AND, AND, UH, I WILL SAY THAT, THAT I WAS JUST A VESSEL, ALRIGHT? THIS IS NOT MY WORDS, THESE ARE WORDS FROM OUR GREATER POWER.

AND I HOPE THAT YOU READ THEM AND TAKE THEM TO HEART AND, UH, THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO CHERISH OUR FAITH IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND FOR THE OTHER LEADERS, CITY, ATTORNEY, CITY MAN, ASSISTANT, CITY MANAGER, AND AND CITY MANAGER.

I HAVE SOME PRINTED OUT ONES IN HERE AS WELL FOR YOU GUYS.

SO THANK YOU.

MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU, MAY HE KEEP YOU, AND MAY HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU AND CONTINUE TO SHINE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

AND, AND MADAM, MADAM MAYOR, WITH YOUR, UM, PERMISSION AS WELL AS WITH THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, I WOULD LIKE TO GO DOWN AND TAKE A PHOTO.

SO WE CAN MEMORIALIZE THIS, ESPECIALLY CONSIDER, THIS IS OUR CENTENNIAL HERE.

SO IF WE CAN ALL MEET IN THE WELL AND TAKE A QUICK, A QUICK GROUP PHOTO.

UM, NOW WE WILL PROCEED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DEBBIE.

THAT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL.

HAVE BEAUTIFUL, IT'S REALLY NICE ROAST FOR YOU.

OH, MAYOR, PASS OVER HERE.

YOU JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I MEAN, I KNOW THIS IS, UH, UH, THESE, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING I'M GOING TO REFLECT ON WHEN I AM IN NEED OF HELP, A BIGGER HELP THAN I AM RIGHT HERE ON THIS PLANET EARTH.

BUT THESE WILL CERTAINLY GUIDE US AND I I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN THE TIME, TAKING THE TIME TO DO SOMETHING FOR US AS A COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING, THIS IS BEN.

[ 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/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. CITY COUNCIL:]

THANK YOU MAYOR.

ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER, 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 COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR 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 CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH 15 AND CITY COUNCIL AND UTILITY AUTHORITY ITEM ONE.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT STAFF WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO.

MADAM MAYOR.

THERE ANY, UH, ITEMS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTORS WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO MA'AM.

ARE

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NO.

MADAM MAYOR, BUT I, I JUST WANT TO, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT WHEN APPROPRIATE MA'AM.

UM, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD WISH AN ITEM REMOVED? SEE NONE.

I WILL CALL FOR ACTION.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS CONSENT CALENDAR IS LISTED.

SECOND.

WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? I'M SORRY.

WAS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER LAMBKIN SECONDED.

SECOND.

WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY, UH, WHAT YOU WANT TO THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR.

I, I'M SORRY.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAKIN, WOULD YOU PLEASE, PLEASE YOUR VOTE? OH, I HAVE, FORGET TO, FORGOT TO GET THAT CONFIRMATION.

THERE.

THERE WE GO.

A MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

AND, AND JUST VERY BRIEFLY JUST WANNA ENCOURAGE THE RESIDENTS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 15.

SEVERAL OF THESE ITEMS ARE, UM, ITEMS THAT WERE UP FOR DISCUSSION THIS YEAR.

AND, UH, SO WHEN, WHEN THE RESIDENTS ARE ASKING, YOU KNOW, UH, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ROAD REPAIRS OR CERTAIN BILLS THAT WE HAD TO PAY, I JUST HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TO SEE THAT UH, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE DISCUSSED.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER TERMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 20-01 WITH PINNACLE WELLNESS GROUP, LLC, FOR A CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION FACILITY AT 536 WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT That the City Council CONSIDER, APPROVE AND ADOPT THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. CC 2025-___ ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, FINDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND TERMINATING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 20-01 BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA HABRA AND PINNACLE WELLNESS GROUP, LLC FOR A CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION FACILITY AT 536 WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES 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.

PUBLIC HEARING.

ITEM NUMBER ONE IS TITLED DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER TERMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TWO ZERO DASH ZERO ONE WITH PINNACLE WELLNESS GROUP, LLC FOR A CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION FACILITY AT 5 3 6 WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE.

DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT.

AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS GINGER IVY AND I'M THE MANAGEMENT ANALYST FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

TONIGHT WE ARE ADDRESSING THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 20 DASH ZERO ONE WITH PINNACLE WELLNESS GROUP, LLC CONCERNING A CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION FACILITY AT 5 3 6 WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE.

THIS AGREEMENT APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 16TH, 2021 FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM OFFICIALLY EXPIRED ON FEBRUARY 16TH, 2025.

ALTHOUGH A PERMIT WAS ISSUED FOR TENANT IMPROVEMENTS, THE FACILITY NEVER RECEIVED FINAL INSPECTIONS AND CONSEQUENTLY NEVER OPERATIONS STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT.

THIS ACTION IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS TERM HAS EXPIRED AND THE BUSINESS NEVER BEGAN OPERATIONS.

FURTHERMORE, THE PROPERTY AT 5 3 6 WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE WAS RECENTLY SOLD AND IS NOW OCCUPIED BY A DIFFERENT BUSINESS.

THE TERMINATION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING AND AN ORDINANCE AS STIPULATED BY STATE LAW.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT BECAUSE THE FACILITY NEVER COMMENCED OPERATIONS, THE CITY HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY OF THE ANTICIPATED PAYMENTS FROM GROSS RECEIPTS OR COMMUNITY BENEFITS AS OUTLINED IN THE AGREEMENT.

THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL? NO MA'AM.

MAYOR, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WILL NOW OPEN IT TO PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THOSE WHO WOULD WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM TO PLEASE COME FORWARD OR THOSE AGAINST, TO ALSO PLEASE COME FORWARD.

SEE NONE.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL FOR THE COUNCIL DIRECTION.

A DISCUSSION OR ACTION.

MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND ADOPT A FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA, CALIFORNIA, FINDING THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND TERMINATING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

UH, TWO ZERO DASH ZERO ONE BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAHABRA AND PINNACLE WELLNESS GROUP LLC FOR A CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION FACILITY LOCATED AT 5 3 6 WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE, LAHABRA, CALIFORNIA.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

WILL THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? WAS THAT MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NIAN? YES.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

CORRECT.

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WE WILL NOW PROCEED

[2. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONE CHANGE 25-0002 TO AMEND SECTION 18.04.030 (TERMS DEFINED) OF CHAPTER 18.04 (DEFINITIONS) AND REPEAL AND REPLACE SECTION 18.12.150 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS) OF CHAPTER 18.12 (SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS) OF TITLE 18 (ZONING) OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW That the City Council CONSIDER, APPROVE, AND ADOPT THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. CC 2025-__ ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 25-0002 TO AMEND SECTION 18.04.030 (TERMS DEFINED) OF CHAPTER 18.04 (DEFINITIONS) AND REPEAL AND REPLACE SECTION 18.12.150 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS) OF CHAPTER 18.12 (SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS) OF TITLE 18 (ZONING) OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21080.17.]

TO ITEM TWO.

ITEM TWO, PUBLIC HEARING IS TITLED DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONE CHANGE TWO FIVE DASH ZERO TWO TO AMEND SECTION 1 8 0 4 3 0 TERMS DEFINED OF CHAPTER 1 8 0 4 DEFINITIONS AND REPEAL AND REPLACE SECTION ONE EIGHT DASH TWO 50 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS OF CHAPTER 1 8 2 SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF TITLE 18 ZONING OF THE LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW.

THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

NOW WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I'M SONYA LOUIE, PLANNING MANAGER OF THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

IF YOU COULD FORWARD THE SITE SLIDE PLEASE.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT YOU THE LATEST ZONING CODE UPDATE REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS OR WHAT'S ALSO REFERRED TO AS ADUS.

THESE UPDATED REGULATIONS WILL AFFECT ALL SINGLE UNIT AND MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL ZONES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

YOU COULD FORWARD THE SLIDE OVER THE YEARS.

REGULATIONS ON ADUS ARE WHAT'S ALSO REFERRED TO IN THE PAST AS SECOND DWELLING UNITS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY STREAMLINED.

THE LAST UPDATE WAS IN APRIL, 2018, AND THIS IS WHEN NEW SIZE LIMITS AND REDUCED PARKING STANDARDS WERE ADOPTED.

FORWARD SLIDE ZONE CHANGE 25 DASH 0 0 2 INCLUDES A NUMBER OF CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW.

AND I'LL JUST BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO START THE UPDATE WE'LL INCLUDE MAKING A MORE CLEAR DEFINITION FOR THE TERM ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.

THE UPDATE STIPULATES THAT THE CITY MUST APPROVE OR DENY AN APPLICATION FOR AN A DU WITHIN 60 DAYS RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION.

WITH THIS UPDATE, THE ISSUANCE OF A DEMOLITION PERMIT MAY BE ISSUED AT THE SAME TIME AS AN A DU PLAN.

FORWARD SLIDE CONTINUING UP TO UH, EIGHT DWELLING UNITS MAY BE BUILT WITH AN EXISTING MULTI-UNIT STRUCTURE, A TOTAL OF TWO DETACHED A UNIT ADUS MAY BE PROPOSED WITH A NEW MULTI-UNIT DWELLING.

80 REGULATIONS STATE THAT THE SIZE OF THE A DU SHALL NOT EXCEED 50% OF THE EXISTING SINGLE UNIT DWELLING AND THERE IS NO SIZE LIMIT IF THE A DU IS CREATED WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF AN EXISTING OR PROPOSED DWELLING UNIT.

UM, STATE LAW SAYS THAT UP TO 800 SQUARE FEET, UM, FOR AN A DU WILL NOT HAVE TO MEET FRONT SET FRONT SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

FURTHERMORE, STATE LAW SAYS THAT THE CITY MAY NOT DENY AN A DU OR JADU DUE TO NON-CONFORMING ZONING CONDITIONS, BUILDING VIOLATIONS OR UNPERMITTED UH, STRUCTURE THAT DOES NOT POSE A PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY UM, THREAT.

THE CITY ALSO CANNOT DENY AN UNPERMITTED A DU OR JADU THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST, 2020.

MOVING ALONG THE CITY CANNOT IMPOSE PARKING STANDARDS FOR AN A DU IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NEW RESIDENTIAL UNIT ON THE SAME LOT.

THE UPDATE SPECIFIES SEPARATE JADU DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND THERE ARE ALSO NO LONGER ANY OWNER OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS FOR AN A DU AND THIS STANDARD WOULD ONLY APPLY TO J ADUS ONLY.

FINALLY, THE LAST COUPLE OF CHANGES UNDER THIS UPDATE.

UM, THERE ARE REGULATIONS THAT SPECIFY ADU AND JU SHALL NOT BE RENTED FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN 31 DAYS AND A DU CANNOT BE SOLD SEPARATELY FROM THE MAIN DWELLING UNIT.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, REGULATION WAS ADDED, WHICH WAS MEANT TO BE AN OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARD, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THAT A MINIMUM OF THREE ARCHITECTURAL TREATMENTS BE PROVIDED ALONG ANY STREET FACING ELEVATION.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF THE DRAFT ORDINANCE FOR THE A

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DU UPDATE AS STATED IN THE TITLE BLOCK OF THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS INCLUDED WITHIN YOUR AGENDA PACKET.

THANK YOU AGAIN AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

I HAVE NO QUESTION.

I THINK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ HAS A QUESTION.

SO BASICALLY THIS IS SOMETHING AGAIN THAT THE STATE'S REQUIRING US TO DO AND BASICALLY WE HAVE OUR HANDCUFFS ON US AND WE HAVE NO SAY IN IT.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS ESSENTIALLY CORRECT, YES.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DO PLEASE.

COUNCIL , YOU KNOW, IT WAS INTERESTING, I KIND OF LIKED WHAT UH, VICE CHAIR RAMSON SAID DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.

UH, HE WAS LOOKING AT THIS PROJECT AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF I FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT WHETHER TO SAY THAT THIS SATISFIES GENERAL PLAN GOAL LU DASH SEVEN BECAUSE THAT THAT SAYS THAT UH, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS GONNA MAKE OR IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LA HABRA.

AND HE SAID, I KNOW WE HAVE TO DO IT, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO LIKE IT.

SO I, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE AT HIS REQUEST, THE FINDING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTUALLY EXCLUDED THE, THE FACT THAT THIS EXCLUDED THE IDEA THAT THIS ACTION, UH, SATISFIES LU SEVEN.

SO IS IT TRUE THAT THAT WAS ESSENTIALLY TAKEN OUTTA WHAT'S BEFORE US NOW AND WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT IT SATISFIES THAT GENERAL PLAN GOAL? THAT IS CORRECT, YES.

OKAY, GOOD.

I SECOND THAT MOTION.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE I KIND OF LIKE THE FACT THAT HE UNDERSTOOD THE EXIGENCY OF IT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME AS I JUST SAID, WE DON'T HAVE TO LIKE IT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SONYA.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WILL NOW OPEN IT TO PUBLIC HEARING AND IF THERE IS ANYONE THAT WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

ARE THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS, UH, ITEM? ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL FOR COUNCIL DIRECTOR.

QUESTION, DISCUSSION AND INTERACTION? ANY ANY, ANYONE? NO QUESTIONS.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ALRIGHT THEN.

UH, MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE MAKE A, UH, MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVE AND ADOPT.

UH, I'D LIKE TO SAY I HESITANTLY CONSIDER, APPROVE AND ADOPT THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER CC 2 0 2 5 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 25 DASH 0 0 0 2 TO AMEND SECTION 18.0 4.030 TERMS DEFINED OF CHAPTER 18.04 DEFINITIONS AND REPEAL AND REPLACE SECTION 18.250 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS OF CHAPTER 18.12 SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF TITLE 18 ZONING OF HOWEVER MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT CQA PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 2 1 0 8 0 0.17 POINT AND PARTRIDGE IN A PER TREE.

AND I'LL SECOND IT FOR THE COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.

AND NOW WE HAVE THE LAST ITEM, ITEM THREE.

[3. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA That the City Council APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. CC 2025-__ ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES.]

DESIGNATING THE HAZARD LEVEL, BUT THEY MAY NOT DECREASE THE LEVEL OF HAZARD DESIGNATED BY THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

THE THIRD AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS TITLED DUALLY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

AND IF WE COULD HAVE A STAFF REPORT.

SO I'LL BE GIVING THE STAFF REPORT.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TONIGHT BEFORE YOU AS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO DESIGNATE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES ON MY MARCH 24TH OF THIS YEAR, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CAL FIRE, RELEASED ITS 2025 HAZARD, UH, FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAPS FOR LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREAS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UPDATING THE FIRE HAZARDS OF AREA ZONE MAPS FOR BOTH THE STATE RESPONSIBILITY AREA AND LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREAS.

THE PURPOSE OF THE UPDATE IS TO NOT ONLY MORE ACCURATELY IDENTIFY AREAS AT HIGHER RISK OF WILDFIRE EXPOSURE, BUT TO BETTER INFORM LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING, EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND BUILDING STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL TWO 11.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT THESE MAPS BY ORDINANCE AND DESIGNATE THE SEVERITY ZONES WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION.

THERE ARE TWO AREAS IN LA HARE THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS MODERATE, HIGH OR VERY HIGH RISK.

A PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF LA HARE KNOWN AS NORTH HILLS AND THE SECOND ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER ADJACENT TO THE WEST COYOTE HILLS, WHICH ARE IN THE CITY OF FULLERTON.

THESE ARE THE TWO SAME TWO AREAS PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED IN THE 2007 TO 2011 MAPS AS VERY HIGH RISK.

UM, THEY WERE DESIGNATED THAT BEFORE THERE WAS A DELINEATION NOW BETWEEN, UH, DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF MODERATE HIGH AND VERY HIGH ZONE CATEGORIES UNDER THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE CITIES AND COUNTIES CAN BE MORE STRINGENT IN, UH,

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AS REQUIRED BY CAL FIRE, THE CITY FACILITATED A PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE UPDATED 2025 FIRE HAZARD MAPS FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 23RD THROUGH JULY 11TH, THE CITY CREATED A DEDICATED WEBPAGE TO INFORM RESIDENTS OF THE UPDATED MAPS, THE PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS AND NEXT STEPS.

THE WEBSITE INCLUDED LINKS TO CAL FIRE'S, INTERACTIVE MAPS AND FACT SHEETS, AND THE CITY ALSO POSTED THE IN INFORMATION TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR 81 DAYS.

NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.

UH, THERE IS NO DIRECT PHYSICAL IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH ADOPTING THESE UPDATED MAPS.

SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING COUNSEL APPROVED THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE DESIGNATING FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES IN ACCORDANCE WITH AB TWO 11.

AT THIS TIME, I'M HAPPY TO, OR WHEN YOU'RE READY, WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.

I ALSO WANNA INTRODUCE BATTALION CHIEF DAVE CHRISTIAN FROM LA COUNTY FIRE WHO'S HERE FOR, UH, GENERAL FIRE RELATED QUESTIONS.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MADAM MAYOR, BUT THEN I'LL OPEN IT TO PUBLIC HEARING.

AGAIN, IF YOU CHOOSE TO SPEAK, PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

I'D INVITE THOSE THAT ARE IN SUPPORT OF IT TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM, THOSE IN OPPOSITION, AND I WILL CLOSE THE HEARING.

MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF, UH, 2025 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, CALIFORNIA DESIGNATING FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES SECOND WITH THE COUNCIL PLEA VOTE.

NOW WE WILL PROCEED TO THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR.

AND

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

THE NEXT CONST IS A SERIES, AND THE SERIES WILL BE THE BULLDOGS A LA HARBOR LOCAL CLASSIC ROCK BAND.

THIS THURSDAY, JULY 24TH FROM 7:00 PM UNTIL 8:30 PM AT PORTOLA PARK, 3 0 1 SOUTH EUCLID STREET.

ARRIVE EARLY FOR FAMILY ACTIVITIES BEGINNING AT 6:00 PM AND FREE ADMISSION TO THE CHILDREN MUSEUM AT LA HARBOR FROM 6:00 PM UH, UNTIL 7:00 PM.

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

WE HAVE A FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT.

THE LA HARBOR CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF A BRAND NEW PROGRAM.

FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT EVENT WILL BE HELD THIS FRIDAY, JULY 25TH FROM 5:30 PM UNTIL 8:00 PM AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

ADMISSION IS $5 PER PERSON.

PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE LED POWERED NAME TAGS, EXPERIMENT WITH MAKING LAVA LAMPS, AND EXPLORE A VARIETY OF OTHER INTERACTIVE STATIONS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AT (562) 383-4236.

WE HAVE MOVIES IN THE PARK.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR MOVIES IN THE PARK.

GRAB YOUR BLANKET AND LAWN HAIR AND COME WATCH THE MOVIE ON OUR GIANT MOVIE SCREEN.

ARTHUR'S CHRISTMAS WILL BE SHOWN THIS SATURDAY, UH, JULY 26TH AT PORT PARK AT 3 0 1 SOUTH EUCLID STREET.

ACTIVITIES BEGIN AT 6:00 PM AND MOVIE WILL BEGIN AT DUSK.

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

THEY HAVE A LOT OF POPCORN, REALLY GOOD POPCORN AND HOT DOGS TO SELL THERE AS WELL, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BRING YOUR OWN FOOD.

WE HAVE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

JOIN THE LA HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH FROM 5:00 PM UNTIL 8:00 PM AT PORTOLA PARK.

MEET THE LA HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND EXPERIENCE LHPD, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY DEMONSTRATIONS, FAMILY FRIENDLY, FUN FOOD, AND FREE ADMISSION TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

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

WE HAVE TRIPS AND TOURS.

THE LA HARBOR'S TRIPS AND TOURS ARE BACK FOR SUMMER AND FALL 2025.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED TRIP IS SAN DIEGO RAIL AND SALE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH.

THE TRIP WILL DEPART FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 8:00 AM AND RETURN AT 8:00 PM COME EXPLORE THE BEST OF SAN DIEGO BAY WITH A CAPTIVATING HARBOR CRUISE.

A MEMORABLE, A MEMORABLE COASTAL TRAIN, RIDE AND STRO THROUGH THE SEAPORT VILLAGE DELIGHT SHOPS AND ATTRACTIONS.

FROM OUR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY CENTER 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.

WE HAVE LA HARBOR'S KIDS.

NIGHT OUT.

WESTERN LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER DEPARTMENT PRESENTS A WESTERN THEME.

KIDS NIGHT OUT.

THE EVENT WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH FROM 6:00 PM UNTIL 10:30 PM AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

AGES FOUR THROUGH 12 YEARS OLD.

COST IS $25 PER CHILD

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GET YOUR KIDS READY FOR A NIGHT OF FUN.

THEY'LL ENJOY A PLANNED COMMUNITY, UH, PLANNED SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING GREAT GAMES, CRAFT A MOVIE, SNACK AND DINNER.

TO REGISTER, PLEASE CALL THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.

WE HAVE THE SENIOR DANCE.

THE SENIOR DANCE ARE IN FULL SWING.

JOIN US ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH AT 2:00 PM UNTIL 4:00 PM AT THE LA HARBO COMMUNITY CENTER.

1 0 1 WEST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD.

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

PRE-REGISTRATION IS COMMEND RECOMMENDED AND THE COST TO ATTEND IS $12 PER PERSON.

RESERVE YOUR SPACE IN PERSON AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER OR BY PHONE BY CALLING FIVE SIX TWO THREE EIGHT THREE FIVE FOUR TWO ZERO ZERO.

WE HAVE THE LA HARBOR HOSTS LYONS ANNUAL CORN FESTIVAL.

UH, IT WILL BE HELD, UH, ON FRIDAY, AUGUST THE 22ND THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST THE 24TH AT PORTOLA PARK.

COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTORS? I WILL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER NAZARIAN, DIRECTOR NAZARIAN, HUGE CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL OUR HONOREES EARLIER TONIGHT.

COMMUNITY PARADE WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, AUGUST THE 23RD, BEGINNING AT 9:30 AM ENJOY NUMEROUS RIDES, ATTRACTIONS, GAMES, CRAFTS, FOOD BOOTH FOOD VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC, AND FRESH CORN.

FOR MAR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE LION CHAIR, RANDY MCMILLAN AT 5 6 2 4 5 8 1 7 7 3.

WE HAVE COMMISSION A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS THAT MEET ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM AT THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.

WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, WHICH MEETS ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:00 PM AT THE LA HARBOR, UH, COUNCIL CHAMBER AS WELL.

CALIFORNIA IS STILL BEING ASKED TO PRESERVE WATER.

CONSERVE WATER IRRIGATION IS LIMITED TO THREE TIMES PER WEEK WITH NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES WATERING PER STATION AND NO RUNOFF OR TURNOFF IRRIGATION PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING RAIN.

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

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

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

AND NOW THERE ARE NO CONSIDERATION ITEMS AT THIS TIME.

WE WILL, UH, HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF.

NO, MADAM MAYOR, DO WE HAVE ANY

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS/DIRECTORS:]

THE CENTENARIANS WERE ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC, WEREN'T THEY? IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL.

UH, YET I, I WALKED SOME OF THESE FOLKS HOUSES LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS GOING DOOR TO DOOR AND I RAN ACROSS THREE OR FOUR 100 YEAR OLDS.

AND I WAS JUST COMPLETELY AMAZED AT HOW INDEPENDENT AND SHARP THEY WERE.

AND I, THEY'D INVITE ME IN AND OFFER ME TEA AND THIS SORT OF THING.

AND ONE LADY I REMEMBER SPEAKING TO, I SAID, ARE YOU HERE? ALL, SHE'S OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

ARE YOU HERE ALL BY YOURSELF? YOU KNOW, LIVING COMPLETELY INDEPENDENTLY? AND SHE SAID, OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.

I HAVE A CAT .

SO, BUT THAT JUST SHOWS THE SPUNK AND RESILIENCE OF OUR LA HAVA CENTENARIAN.

SO, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AND TO ALL THE ENTITIES THAT ARE SO RECOGNIZED TONIGHT.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.

THE ONLY THING I'M GONNA DO TONIGHT IS REPORT OUT THAT I ATTENDED THE, UH, INDEPENDENT CITIES ASSOCIATION, UH, SUMMER SEMINAR IN CORONADO ON JULY 10TH, 11TH, AND 12TH.

AND THAT WAS REALLY, I REPRESENTED, HAD THE PLEASURE OF REPRESENTING HARBOR CITY COUNCIL THIS YEAR FOR THAT.

LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE FIRST AMENDMENT, HOW IT PERTAINS TO CITY OPERATIONS.

LEARNED A LOT ABOUT AI AND THE WAY CITIES ARE INTEGRATING AI INTO CITY SERVICES IN A WAY THAT ULTIMATELY CAN SAVE TAXPAYERS A LOT OF MONEY WITH, AS LONG AS YOU DRAW A VERY CAREFUL BOX AROUND HOW THOSE TECHNOLOGIES ARE UTILIZED.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'LL BE ENCOURAGING STAFF TO EXPLORE AND WITH, YOU KNOW, SAFETY AND SECURITY IN MIND.

TO WHAT EXTENT CAN WE MAKE THE EXPERIENCE OF INTERACTING WITH THE CITY MORE EFFICIENT AND CHEAPER ULTIMATELY? SO I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THAT.

THEY TALKED ABOUT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND A NUMBER OF OTHER TOPICS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I, I, I FEEL THAT INNOVATION AND, UH, EFFICIENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BEGINS WITH EDUCATION.

SO THAT'S WHY THESE SEMINARS TYPICALLY OFFER GREAT VALUE.

SO IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE, AND I'M GLAD I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.

SO AT THAT, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE HONOREES, AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

MADAM MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

I TOO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE, UH, OUR HONOREES THIS EVENING.

UH, THE CENTENARIANS, UH, THE VARIOUS, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS, THE, UH, INSTITUTIONS HERE WITHIN THE CITY.

IT'S SO GREAT, SO, SO GREAT TO SERVE A, UH, TO SERVE A CITY, UH, UH, LIKE LAHABRA AND, UH, YOU KNOW, HAVING BEEN A, UH, A 26 YEAR RESIDENT, NOWHERE NEAR AS SOME OF THESE CENTENARIANS AND, AND OTHER RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE IN LAHABRA A LOT LONGER THAN I HAVE.

SO, WANTED TO THANK THEM, UH, FOR THEIR, UH, TIME AND EFFORT.

WANTED TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES, UH, FOR, UH, FOR ALL THE HARD

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WORK YOU'VE BEEN PUTTING IN AND FOR, UH, THE, UH, RECOGNITION OF THE CITY CENTENNIAL.

VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

AND, UH, WANTED TO THANK EACH OF OUR, UH, UH, DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, UH, THAT ARE HERE AS WELL FROM PUBLIC WORKS, UH, COMMUNITY, UH, DEVELOPMENT, UH, AND OF COURSE, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES.

AND OF COURSE, OUR POLICE CHIEF BACK HERE.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

AND, UH, FOR CONTINUING TO, UH, TO BRING AND TO TAKE LAHABRA INTO THE NEXT A HUNDRED YEARS.

UH, THAT'S, UH, SOMETHING THAT, UH, HOPEFULLY OUR LEGACY WILL ENDURE AND, AND WILL BE OUR, UH, OUR KIDS IN THE FUTURE.

UH, THEIR KIDS WILL BE ABLE TO, TO, UH, GLEAN THE BENEFITS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY.

SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND THAT'S IT, MADAM MAYOR.

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, UH, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE AWARD WINNERS TONIGHT.

YOU KNOW, TONIGHT REMINDED ME OF, UH, ONE, UH, A HUNDRED YEAR OLD WE HAD GONE TO, UH, JOSE AND I HAD, UH, GONE TO OUT ON LINDA STREET, AND THE GENTLEMAN TURNED A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

AND I, I HAD JUST GONE OUTTA THE HOSPITAL.

I WAS ON A WALKER, AND I WAS, I HAD THE CERTIFICATE WITH ME.

HE GOES, OH, NO, NO, DON'T WORRY.

I'LL GOES, I'LL COME TO YOU.

AND THE GUY RAISED DOWN TO ME, AND HERE I WAS, UH, HALF HIS AGE, AND HE WAS, I WAS ON THE ONE ON THE WALKER, AND HE HAD A LOT MORE ENERGY.

BUT, UH, IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT THE, THE LIVELIHOOD THAT THESE GUYS HAVE, THE ENERGY, I MEAN, THEY'RE VITAL PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE RECIPIENTS.

I WAS GONNA MENTION, JUST A COUPLE THINGS, MADAM MAYOR, UM, I DON'T WANNA MENTION EVERYTHING, BUT JUST A COUPLE THINGS.

UM, WANNA MENTION YESTERDAY'S SENIOR DANCE YOU AND I ATTENDED.

IT WAS FANTASTIC, KELLY, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

MARTHA, HANNAH, AND, AND KIM.

IT WAS FANTASTIC YESTERDAY.

AND, UH, UH, THE MAYOR AND I WERE SITTING THERE IN, IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, AND SEVERAL PEOPLE, NOT JUST ONE, CAME UP TO US AND SAID, THIS IS THE BEST DANCE IN THE AREA.

NOW, UH, THE MAYOR LEFT RIGHT WHEN THE, WHEN THE MUSIC STOPPED.

I HAVE NO SHAME.

I STAYED AND ATE, AND THE FOOD WAS OUTSTANDING.

I'M NOT GONNA MISS FREE FOOD, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, AS THEY SAY.

BUT IT WAS FANTASTIC.

THE BURGERS WERE GREAT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF TENDER LOVING CARE THAT GOES INTO IT.

YOU GUYS REALLY MAKE THE EFFORT TO GET TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE BY NAME.

IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO COME UP AND SEE A SMILING FACE WITH MARTHA THERE.

MARTHA JUST HAS COME INTO HER OWN HERE, UH, SINCE YOU CAME ON STAFF, AND I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, MARTHA, OF ALL THE WORK.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS.

JUST WANNA MENTION, UM, I WANNA MENTION A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ASHER POKY.

UH, HE'S A, A YOUNGSTER WHO, WHO TURNED NINE YEARS OLD TODAY, AND HE HAS AUTISM, AND HE'S THE, UH, SON OF ADAM POKY.

AND, UH, WE, MANY OF YOU REMEMBER THE OLD DESIREE FORMER, UH, AIDE TO, I BELIEVE IT WAS BOB MARETTE, DESIREE ZO POKY.

AND THEY HAVE STARTED US, UM, A NONPROFIT CALLED SITUATION MAMA.

AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, UM, UM, RAISING AWARENESS FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS, UH, WHO HAVE CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.

AND ASHER HAS AUTISM.

HE TURNED NINE YEARS OLD TODAY, AND IT HAS JUST BEEN A JOY TO SEE HIS JOURNEY, UH, AND TO SEE ALL THAT THE POKY FAMILY, PARTICULARLY DESIREE'S DOING TO RAISE AWARENESS AND AUTISM.

AND I WANNA WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY.

I'M SO PROUD OF THIS YOUNGSTER AT NINE YEARS OLD.

ALL THE WORK, UH, HE'S DOING.

AND ON A FINAL NOTE, UH, UH, A VERY SAD NOTE.

I GOT A PHONE CALL YESTERDAY, UH, WITH A VERY SAD NEWS AT, UM, VARTO SANCHEZ.

I WOULD JUST CALL HIM SANCHEZ.

HEY SANCHEZ.

HE WAS THE, UH, LEAD CUSTODIAN AT LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL, UNFORTUNATELY, PASSED AWAY.

UM, AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY, UH, TO HIS WIFE, LUCIA AND THEIR TWO BOYS.

YOU MAY RECALL ALSO, THEY WERE THE LONGTIME OWNERS OF RAGS AND RICHES HERE ON, ON LA HABRA BOULEVARD.

SADLY, HE PASSED AWAY.

IT'S JUST A CLASS ACT.

UH, INDIVIDUALS VERY POPULAR WITH THE STUDENTS, THE PARENTS, AND JUST, UH, ALWAYS GOES BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY OF THE YEARS THAT HE WAS THERE AT LA HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I'M REALLY GONNA MISS HIM.

UM, WE'D SEE EACH OTHER AND WE'D JUST GO, HEY SANCHEZ.

HE'D GO, GOMEZ.

AND JUST A GREAT, GREAT MAN.

AND, UH, I ALSO WANT TO THANK MEMBERS, UH, OF THE ART ASSOCIATION.

UM, BUT ALSO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND HOW OUR CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS.

THANK YOU, UH, FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.

YOU ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE ON IN OUR HEART, LOOSE, LOOSE.

UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING A GOOD SPORT.

THE OTHER DAY YOU SANG FOR ME, AND YOU JUST DID A TERRIFIC JOB, UH, UH, FOR, UH, WHEN I CALLED ON YOU TO SING FOR US, AND YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

SO, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A GOOD SUPPORT IN SINGING.

SO THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL.

MADAM MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS LAKIN.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

UM, I WANNA FIRST, UH, SAY AGAIN, AS THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE DONE, UH, THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LAHABRA CENT CENTENARIANS, UM, FOR THE CONTRIBUTION YOU'VE MADE TO THE CITY OF LA HABRA.

UM, BUT I ALSO WANNA ALSO THANK THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE ATTENDING THIS MEETING TODAY.

UH, ONE OF MY GOALS IS TO TRY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WE HAVE HERE, UH, THAT WE HAVE COMING TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, UH, TO BE ABLE TO MEET NEW FACES, UH, DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS,

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AND YOU GOT TO SEE THAT TODAY.

I'M SEEING A LOT OF NEW FACES HERE TODAY, AND IT IS TRULY, UH, SOMETHING TO, UH, REALLY BE THANKFUL FOR.

AND WITH THAT, YOU CAME ON A SPECIAL DAY BECAUSE YOU GOT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY OF OUR CITY.

AND SO, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

UM, I NEXT WANT TO, UH, OF COURSE THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR RECOGNIZING OUR CENT, UH, CENTENARIANS.

UM, AND THEN ALSO JUST MENTION A COUPLE OF EVENTS THAT I ATTENDED BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HAD A COUNCIL MEETING.

SO, UM, ON JUNE 28TH, I WENT, I, I ATTENDED THE BADGE BLUES AND BARBECUE EVENT THAT WAS, UH, UH, PUT ON BY THE LAHABRA HOST LIONS CLUB.

AND I HAPPENED TO CHAIR THAT EVENT WHERE WE WERE DOING A FUNDRAISER, 40 LAHABRA POLICE EXPLORER PROGRAM.

AND, UH, LAST COUNT, I BELIEVE ARE STILL COUNTING, BUT WE RAISED ABOUT $4,000 FOR THAT EVENT.

UH, SO IT WAS A, A REAL BIG SUCCESS.

UH, JULY 10TH, I ATTENDED THE CONCERTS AT THE PARK AND JULY 12TH, UH, MOVIES AT THE PARK.

AND THAT IS STILL ONGOING.

UM, ON JULY 16TH, I ATTENDED THE COOL COPS AT THE PARK.

AND, UH, I MEAN, I FELT LIKE I WAS BEING PUNKED BY SOME OF THE KIDS THERE.

I MEAN, THEY KEPT TELLING ME, GO BACK UP, YOU KNOW, NO, GO BACK UP AGAIN ON THE SLIDE, ON THE WATER SLIDE.

SO AFTER ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN TIMES UP THE SLIDE AND BACK DOWN, I HAVE TO CALL IT QUITS, BUT, UH, YEAH, I WALKED OUT HERE SOAKING WET.

SO, BUT IT WAS FUN.

IT WAS A GREAT TIME.

AND I MEAN, THE, THE KIDS THAT ARE HERE IN OUR CITY, I MEAN, THEY ARE ENERGIZED, THEY'RE EXCITED.

IT WAS GREAT TO INTERACT WITH, UH, THE KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS, AND JUST SEEING THE BEST OF LAHABRA COME TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY DURING SOME OF THESE TRYING TIMES THAT WE HAVE.

UM, ON JULY 19TH, UH, I ATTENDED THE GROCERY OUTLET AT BUSINESS EXPORT.

I WAS PUT ON BY THE LAHABRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AND, UM, ALSO JULY 20TH, THAT WAS AS WHAT WAS MENTIONED.

I ATTENDED THE LA HABRA ART ASSOCIATION, UH, ART EXHIBIT.

AND I WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING ME TO THAT EVENT.

UM, IT WAS, UH, TRULY AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND BE ABLE TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOU AND THE OTHER ARTISTS HERE, UH, WONDERFUL ARTISTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY.

UM, I, I, I ALSO WANT TO MENTION, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED, I SAID THERE'S TROUBLING TIMES.

WE HAVE THESE TROUBLING TIMES WITHIN OUR CITY, BUT IT'S NOT JUST IN OUR CITY.

IT'S EVERYWHERE.

AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST THING, THE CON BIGGEST CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW IS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE RELATIONSHIP IT HAS WITH, UH, THE CITY AND HOW WE ARE ADDRESSING IT.

UM, WITH THAT, I, UM, THERE ARE PLENTY OF MOMENTS WHERE, UM, IT PEOPLE ARE EMOTIONALLY DRIVEN TO RESPOND AND ACT IN A WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT REALLY THE BEST OF WHO WE ARE.

UH, WE MAY HAVE PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, ACT OUT PEOPLE THAT MAY SAY SOME THINGS THAT THEY REALLY DON'T MEAN TO SAY, BUT I WOULD TELL YOU THAT I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE HOW OUR COMMUNITY HAS COME TOGETHER.

AND I CAN'T, I, AND I, AND I COMPARE THIS TO OTHER CITIES AROUND US AND HOW THEY'VE RESPONDED TO THESE, UH, INCIDENTS.

BUT OUR CITY IS REALLY COMING TOGETHER AS A, UH, AS A, AS A COMMUNITY, UH, COMING TOGETHER AND EMBRACING ONE ANOTHER, HEARING EACH OTHER'S IDEALS, SEEING EACH OTHER'S CONCERNS, AND THEN ALSO WITH OUR PUBLIC SERVICE, WHO HAVE ACTED IN THE MOST UTMOST PROFESSIONALISM DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES.

I WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF OF POLICE, UH, UH, CHIEF FOSTER FOR YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHO, YOU KNOW, DESPITE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PROFESSIONAL.

UH, THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CORDIAL TO THE RESIDENTS.

UM, THEY'RE NOT EXPRESSING THEIR OWN VIEWS OR OPINIONS, WHETHER IT BE LEFT OR RIGHT, OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

THEY ARE PROVI.

THEY'RE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE THAT THE RESIDENTS EXPECT OF THEM, UM, IN A NONPARTISAN WAY.

AND SO, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR, UH, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND, AND REMINDING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT OF WHAT'S IMPORTANT.

THAT'S THE RESIDENCE OF OUR, OUR CITY.

UM, ALSO WITH THOSE CHALLENGING TIMES, AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, UM, WE, WE LOST THREE DEPUTY SHERIFFS, UM, IN, IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMUNITY.

UH, I, I LOST COLLEAGUES, UM, LAST WEEK.

AND, AND, AND IT'S, AND EVEN TODAY, IT'S STILL A LITTLE BIT HARD TO KIND OF DIGEST.

UM, AND IT'S NOT JUST ME THAT'S HURTING AND, AND HAS A HEAVY HEART WITH IT, BUT IT'S ALSO ALL OF OUR AGENCY AS WELL AS, UM, AGENCIES IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION.

WE'VE NEVER, OR I SHOULD SAY THE LAST TIME WE LOST THREE DEPUTY SHERIFFS IN MY AGENCY WAS, I BELIEVE IN 19 OR IN 1857.

AND, UM, SO THIS IS A HUGE TRAGEDY FOR, FOR MANY OF US.

AND I'VE ASKED THE RESIDENTS JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF PATIENCE AS OUR OFFICERS, UH, AND DEPUTIES IN, IN, IN, IN, IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY GRIEVE, UM, AS WE NOTICE, IS A VERY DANGEROUS JOB.

AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHETHER YOU'RE COMING HOME.

WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT THOSE CALLS FOR SERVICE.

WE GO TO, THAT CAN BE SOME OF THE MOST VOLATILE CALLS FOR SERVICE.

BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE THOSE MOMENTS WHERE WE'RE JUST CONDUCTING EVERYDAY BUSINESS.

AND EVEN THEN, THAT CAN HAVE SOME HAZARD AND, AND DANGER TO IT.

AND SO, UM, REMEMBER THAT THESE, THESE DEPUTY SHERIFFS WERE, WERE FATHERS, THEY WERE SONS AND, AND THEY WERE FRIENDS OF MANY, THEY WERE, THEY, THEY TRULY

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WERE, UM, ALL TOGETHER COMBINED.

THEY HAD ABOUT 75 YEARS OF SERVICE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THEY LEFT BEHIND 17 KIDS TOTAL.

THESE ARE JUST HUMAN BEINGS, FOLKS.

AND, UH, IT, IT, IT, IT COULD BE ANY OF US IN THAT PROFESSION.

AND SO IN, IN THAT, UM, WITH THOSE SOFT MIND, I WANNA ADJOURN TONIGHT'S MEETING IN HONOR OF, UH, VICTOR LIMAS, WILLIAM OSBORN OSBORNE, AND JOSHUA KELLY UHLIN.

AND, UH, THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND NOT JUST THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE, BUT THANK THEIR FAMILIES FOR THEIR SERVICE.

AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK, THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU GIVE ME THE NAME OF THE LIST, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM.