Aug 04, 2025 City Council

WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL? YES.

THANK, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAMPKIN HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER NIAN.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

THERE WAS, THE CLOSED SESSION WAS NOT HELD.

THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS AT THIS TIME.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO

[ PUBLIC COMMENTS: When addressing the La Habra City Council, please complete a Speaker’s Card before leaving the Council Chamber. General Public Comments shall be received at the beginning of the governing body meeting and limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes for all public comments, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor or Chair. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature. The general Public Comment portion of the meeting allows the public to address any item of City business not appearing on the scheduled agenda. Per Government Code Section 54954.3(a), such comments shall not be responded to by the governing body during the meeting.]

PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

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

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES, EXCUSE ME, 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 WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD FROM CRAIG SHEETS.

TO GET IN THE GATE AND ALL THAT.

HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING? FINE, THANK YOU.

GOT TO STATISTICS AND THESE AREN'T REALLY REAL GOOD ONES.

UH, I GOT, I DRUMMED THEM UP REAL QUICK.

UH, OVER THE WEEKEND OF CHILDREN DYING FROM NARCOTICS, ONE OF 'EM IS 404,777 UNDERAGE KIDS.

AND THIS IS IN ONE MONTH.

I'M TRYING TO GET SEPARATE ONES FOR THE HEROIN, UH, METH AND FENTANYL.

I WANNA SHARE SOME VISION WITH YOU OF THE FOLKS INVOLVED WITH MANUFACTURING, METH, FENTANYL, HEROIN, UH, COCAINE.

ALL OF THE STREET DRUGS, THEY DO NOT SEE IN VIVID COLOR.

THEY SEE AN INFRARED, WHICH WOULD BE BLACK AND WHITE, I THINK DURING THE DAY.

ONLY TIME THEY ACTUALLY REALLY SEE ANY COLOR WOULD BE AT NIGHT.

THESE SUBJECTS CANNOT HEAR EITHER.

SO IF THEY'RE IN A CIVIL EMPLOYED JOB, THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE.

'CAUSE I KNOW IF YOU'RE A POLICE OFFICER OR BUS DRIVER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHERE SAFETY'S CONCERNED, YOU GOTTA HAVE YOUR HEARING, UH, LOCATIONS OF LABS AND THEY'RE NOT, UH, NOT GENERAL PUBLIC LABS, UH, SUB STATIONS IN THE HILLS.

IF WE GOT ONE UP HERE, THE OLD BREA NIKE SITE, I ACTUALLY WENT DOWN ON THAT ONE.

I'LL BRING THE PICTURE BEFORE I LEAVE ON, UH, OCTOBER 1ST OF ME GOING DOWN, I GOT A PICTURE OF IT.

STAIRWAY, UH, THAT WAS A P TWO P LAB IN THE FRONT WAS, UH, THE ARMY UP THERE WITH THAT NIKE BASE.

THEN HUNTINGTON BEACH, I WILL BE SPEAKING THERE.

METH LABS, ROTATING OFF OFF SHORE OIL.

PERFECT SPOT FOR 'EM.

NOBODY CAN GET TO 'EM, NOBODY COULD BUST 'EM.

RESTRICTED AREAS WOULD PROBABLY BE WHERE THEY'D BE HIDDEN.

AND THEN AS WELL, MIDWEST FARM TERRITORY SECTORS THAT'LL BE UNDERGROUND TORNADO SHELTERS WITH THESE LABS, UH, CATWALKS ARE INVOLVED.

AND AGAIN, CAT VISION.

AND I HAVE BEEN BRINGING UP CAT URINE QUITE A BIT, NOT BEING HUMAN SUBHUMAN.

AND HERE'S THE TORNADO SHELTER ONE.

YOU CAN SEE IT GOES UNDERGROUND.

SO IT'D BE, UH, I KNOW A LOT OF THESE CORPORATE FARMS AND RANCHES, YOU CAN'T GET ON 'EM.

THEY'RE SECURED, YOU KNOW, CODE

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SO WE GOT TOO MANY KIDS DYING AND NOW I'M GETTING TO THE DRUG DEALERS.

IT'S NOT JUST DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS INVOLVED IN THESE KIDS DYING.

IT'S A LOT OF WATCH BACKING THESE PEOPLE UP.

WELL, I'M GONNA EXACTLY CALL 'EM PEOPLE.

YOU, YOU'RE KILLING KIDS.

YOU'RE, YOU'RE AN ANIMAL.

YOU KNOW, I'M SO GLAD I QUIT ALL THAT NARCOTIC STUFF GOING ON 28 YEARS AND BEST THING I EVER DID.

NOW I GET TO SPEAK ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LAHAR.

I'LL BE BACK ONE MORE TIME.

THANK YOU, CRAIG.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS HOLDING THE MEETING, SO PEOPLE OUT THERE SHOULD QUIT WHINING AND GET IN HERE AND SPEAK.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? GOOD EVENING.

DR.

P 1 5 1 EAST ROSE AVENUE.

DEAR MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND AUDIENCE.

FIRST, HAPPY AUGUST.

AN ODE IS A TYPE OF LYRIC POEM THAT EXPRESSES PRAISE.

IT'S A FORM OF SPEECH USED FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS, WWW.DRPSTEM.COM, WWW DR PEACE STEM.COM OWED TO LA HABRA.

PART THREE, GREETINGS TO ALL WHO SIT ON THE DAY AND AIR.

THIS GREETING IS TO THE PEOPLE BOTH HERE AND OUT THERE IT IS WITH A LIGHT HEART AND MUCH THOUGHT PUT TO PAPER THAT WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS BEST SAID NOW RATHER THAN LATER.

OUR BANQUET WAS THE LOCATION.

THE DECORATIONS WERE DIVINE FOR THE CHAMBER'S.

84TH GALA WAS A CELEBRATION THAT DID SHINE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTENDED, AS DID ROSIE, OUR CITY'S MAYOR.

AND IT WAS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE WELCOMED ALL OF YOU THERE.

THE DELICIOUS FOOD WAS DEVOURED HAPPILY, EVEN SECOND PORTIONS WERE ENJOYED.

WHILE DOUG, THE MC KEPT THE PROGRAM ON BOARD FROM YOUTH RECOGNITIONS AND GOLDEN APPLES RECIPIENTS AND TO CHAMBER AMBASSADORS OF THE YEAR, THE APPLAUSE FOR EACH AWARD WAS EVIDENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN MIKE AND IKE APPEARED.

CHAPLAIN MIKE AND HIS WONDERFUL SERVICE DOG FITTINGLY RECEIVED THE FINAL RECOGNITION.

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED MC DOUG AND WOW, THAT GOT MIKE AND IKE'S ATTENTION.

SO PLEASE REMEMBER, JOINING THE CHAMBER IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY.

SUPPORTING THE CHAMBER PROVIDES CONTINUED UNITY FOR OUR CITY, OUR YOUTH, OUR BUSINESSES.

TOGETHER, THE CHAMBER STRIVES EACH DAY TO MAKE LA HARBOR LIFE BETTER.

THEN I WILL PROCEED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

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

[ CONSENT CALENDAR: Senate Bill 1439 ("SB 1439") amended Government Code Section 84308 to expand the regulation of campaign contributions in excess of $250 from donors involved in certain matters before the legislative body. If the donor has a matter pending before the agency, and the official received a campaign contribution from the donor in excess of $250 in the prior 12 months, the official must publicly disclose the contribution and cannot in any way participate in the decision of the matter. The donor also has a duty to disclose the contribution on the record. In the 12 months following the decision, a local official cannot receive campaign contributions in excess of $250 from a donor with an economic interest in the governmental decision. Public officials are encouraged to closely track all campaign contributions which collectively exceed $250 in any 12-month period from any single source. All matters on Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Councilmember, City staff member, or member of the audience requests separate action or removal of an item. Removed items will be considered following the Consent Calendar portion of this agenda. Public comment shall be limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes per item that has been removed for separate discussion, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature. ]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.

UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED.

ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.

PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE, MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR.

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

THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH 14.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT STAFF WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO, MADAM MAYOR, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO.

MADAM MAYOR, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE, THAT THE AUDIENCE WOULD WISH REMOVED? THEN I WILL CALL FOR ACTION.

UM, ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS LISTED.

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

WE WILL NOT PROCEED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MOBILITY DEVICES 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, ADDING CHAPTER 10.46 ("ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICES") OF TITLE 10 ("VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC") OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MOBILITY DEVICES IN THE CITY AND FINDING THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA).]

COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

PUBLIC HEARING ITEM OR 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,

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PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER ONE IS TITLED DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MOBILITY DEVICES.

UH, WE WOULD ASK FOR A STAFF REPORT.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AT THE JUNE 16 CITY COUNCIL MEETING A PRES, I PRESENTED A CONSIDERATION ITEM IN REGARDS TO DEVELOPING AN E-BIKE ORDINANCE.

AFTER CONSIDERATION, COUNCIL PROVIDED DIRECTION FOR STAFF TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP SAID ORDINANCE.

TONIGHT, WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH OUR RECOMMENDED ELECTRONIC MOBILITY DEVICE REGULATION, ALSO KNOWN AS OUR E-BIKE ORDINANCE.

THE USE OF ELECTRONIC BIKES E-BIKES HAS INCREASED IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

E-BIKES ARE COST EFFECTIVE COMPARED TO CARS AND CAN BE FUN ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AND ADULTS.

HOWEVER, THEY BRING HIGH RISK OF ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES WHEN COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL BICYCLES.

THEY HAVE ALSO BECOME A NUISANCE WHEN ILLEGALLY RIDDEN THROUGH PARKS AND BUSY SIDEWALKS AND STREETS.

ADDITIONALLY, THE LA HABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED AND REVIEWED THE 20 23, 20 24 ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT.

E-BIKE FRIEND OR FOE.

WITHIN THE REPORT, ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY STATES THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO HAVE A CONSISTENT ORDINANCE FOR REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SAFE E-BIKES THROUGH ALL CITIES.

FURTHER, THEY STATE THE PUBLIC DESERVES EDUCATION AND SAFETY REGULATIONS TO MITIGATE THIS CONCERN.

OUR PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF LA HABER RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND VISITORS BY REGULATING THE OPERATION OF ELECTRONIC MOBILITY DEVICES.

THE CITY SUPPORTS THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MOBILITY DEVICES AS AN ALTERNATE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, BUT RECOGNIZES THE INCREASED USAGE, HAS CREATED SAFETY CONCERNS AMONG OPERATORS, UH, INTERACTING WITH OTHER PEDESTRIAN BICYCLES AND TRAFFIC.

OUR PROPOSED ORDINANCE PROVIDES THE NECESSARY REGULATION ALONG WITH THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT.

AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE ABILITY TO HAVE THIS DIVERSION SAFETY PROGRAM FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS AND OR THEIR PARENTS.

THIS WOULD ALLOW OFFENDERS TO GAIN BETTER INSIGHT INTO OUR E-BIKE REGULATIONS AND TO PREVENT FUTURE VIOLATIONS.

ADDITIONALLY, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT PARENTS ARE AN IMPORTANT FACTOR TO THIS ORDINANCE, AS THEY WILL BORE THE RESPONSIBILITY AS THEY'RE LIABLE FOR THE VIOLATIONS AND FINES.

OUR MAIN FOCUS AT LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO EVERYONE INTERESTED IN USING THEIR E-BIKES OR ELECTRONIC MOBILITY DEVICES SAFELY IN LAHABRA.

WE ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE ENFORCEMENT TO ENSURE SAFE RIDING CONTINUES.

UH, JUST A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR ORDINANCE.

UM, FIRST IT DEFINES, UH, THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF E-BIKES, WHICH IS NEW TO A LOT OF US.

UH, THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THEY ARE OPERATED IN THE SPEED LIMITS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THEM, WHICH SPEAKING OF THAT, OUR ORDINANCE WOULD HAVE A SPEED LIMIT OF 27 MILES PER HOUR AS THE ABILITY, UH, ALSO PREVENT THEM FROM RIDING ON, UH, SIDEWALKS OR PUBLIC FACILITIES.

UH, ANOTHER FACTOR, UM, AS WELL IS, UH, IT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, UH, PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.

AS PART OF THIS, UH, ORDINANCE, UH, WE'RE GONNA LOOK TO, UH, MEET UP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND, UH, DEVISE A WAY TO TEACH POSSIBLY JUNIOR HIGH OR HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, UH, THE SAFETY OF E-BIKES AND HOW TO PROPERLY RIDE THEM IN OUR CITY.

UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

UH, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL MAYOR FOR CAM MADANO? I HAVE ONE.

UH, THIS IS THE DUMB QUESTION, BUT I I JUST WANNA CLARIFY, DOES THIS COVER THOSE LITTLE HOVERBOARDS THAT PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN A CHRISTMAS AND WHAT HAVE YOU? YES, ACTUALLY IT DOES.

UM, IT DOES, UH, AFFECT SCOOTERS, HOVERBOARDS, AND E-BIKES.

UM, THEY ARE ALL LISTED AND DEFINED IN THE, UH, ORDINANCE.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

OUR CITY WEBSITE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

AS, AS FOR THE EDUCATIONAL PORTION OF, UM, THIS ORDINANCE, UH, WITH OR COLLABORATE WITH THE SCHOOLS, IS THERE A WAY WE CAN POSSIBLY GET THE PARENTS INVOLVED AS FAR AS HAVING THEM JOIN THE STUDENTS IN THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, IS FOR THE PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE BUYING.

A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS REALLY, UH, AN ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE IS THE, THE BIGGEST ISSUE.

UH, A PEDAL ASSISTED ELECTRONIC BIKE REALLY CAN'T READ REACH SPEEDS OF OVER 25 MILES PER HOUR.

BUT THE ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES ARE THE ONES THAT YOU'RE SEEING ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE THEY'RE JUMPING 'EM OFF THE CURBS AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF.

AND SO FOR THE PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE REGULATIONS REALLY GONNA BE IMPORTANT.

SO DEFINITELY WANT TO HAVE THEM INVOLVED AS WELL.

ANOTHER ONE, UH, IN LIGHT OF, UH, COUNCILMAN LAKIN'S, UH, UH, QUESTION, ONCE THE, UH, THE EDUCATION, UH, BASED SYSTEM IS OUT THERE, WHEN YOU GO TO SCHOOLS OR HOWEVER YOU DO IT, WILL THERE BE OR CAN WE HAVE SOME SORT OF ONLINE VIDEO OF SOME SORT THAT PEOPLE CAN ACCESS YEAH.

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WE'RE GONNA WORK ON A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN AS WELL.

DEFINITELY HAVING VIDEOS JUST TO KIND OF EXPLAIN, HAVE A VISUAL OF IT.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? NO OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT UNLESS I'M JUMPING SOMEBODY'S QUESTION, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST, OH, WAIT, YOU HAVE, SORRY, I FORGOT ABOUT THAT.

THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I WILL OPEN IT TO PUBLIC HEARING ALL THOSE THAT WOULD WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

UH, PLEASE, UH, PROVIDE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

I INVITE THOSE WHO ARE IN FAVOR TO PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM, THOSE THAT OPPOSE AN OPPOSITION.

THEN I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL FOR COUNCIL QUESTION, DISCUSSION AND INTERACTION.

I HAVE A LITTLE DISCUSSION I'D LIKE TO, TO MAKE.

UM, I JUST SAY, I PRESUME WE'RE GONNA PROVE THIS TONIGHT.

AND I JUST WANNA SAY IF THE CHIEF, UH, COULD GIVE US, UH, MAYBE AN UPDATE IN ABOUT A YEAR FROM NOW WHEN THIS THING ENDS, AND IF YOU NEED TO COME BACK SOONER TO TWEAK THIS THING AS YOU GO ALONG.

AND ALSO, I WANT TO THANK OUT IN THE AUDIENCE STEVE LOPEZ, UH, THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT TO ME REGARDING THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE YOU, UH, CONTACTING ME.

SO THAT'S ALL I GOT.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, I'LL PICK UP WHERE I LEFT OFF.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

LET ME, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT, I, I LIKE YOUR IDEA.

I'LL SECOND IT.

IF, IF WE NEED TO HAVE A STAFF REPORT OR SOME SORT TO FOLLOW UP IN A YEAR.

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

AT LEAST THAT WAY WE CAN GO BACK TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROVIDE THEM STATISTICS ON I, WHAT I FORESEE ANYWAY IN THIS IS THAT, UH, THERE'S GONNA BE, UH, THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF HAPPY RESIDENTS THAT WE HAVE THIS YES, SIR.

AND THAT IT'LL HOPEFULLY SAVE LIVES.

I, YEAH.

GREAT IDEA, JIM.

YEAH, IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I THIRD THAT MOTION TOO.

THAT IS A GREAT IDEA.

MAKE A MOTION GUY NOW CAN MAKE A MOTION.

YEAH, I WILL.

I'LL, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED, UH, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABER, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER ONE 0.46 ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICES OF TITLE 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC OF THE LA HABER MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MOBILITY DEVICES IN THE CITY, AND FINDING THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM A VIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CQA.

SECOND WITH THE COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.

CONSIDERATION ITEM NUMBER ONE IS TITLED, APPROVE INITIATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO SMOKE SHOPS AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON SMOKE SHOPS IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

WE'LL NOW PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION ITEMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.

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

[1. APPROVE INITIATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO SMOKE SHOPS AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON SMOKE SHOPS IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA That the City Council: A. Direct staff to initiate amendments to the La Habra Municipal Code related to Smoke Shops; and, B. Direct staff to prepare an Urgency Ordinance to establish a temporary moratorium on Smoke Shops in the City of La Habra.]

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE FOR THE RECORD THAT MY OFFICE DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL PUBLIC COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM.

AND COPIES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO COUNSEL AT THE DAAS.

AND ALSO THERE WILL BE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER ASSISTING WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THIS ITEM.

WE NOW CALL FOR THE STAFF REPORT.

THANK YOU MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

SUSAN KIM, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THE REPORT THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WAS REQUESTED BACK IN APRIL BY MI, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, AND, UM, SECONDED BY MAYOR PROAM MADANO.

I, THEY, UM, AND THE CON CONCERNS WERE ALSO RAISED ABOUT SMOKE SHOPS DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

SO THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A WHILE.

UH, TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS GOING TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU SEE BEFORE THERE, GIVING SOME BACKGROUND ON WHAT SMOKE SHOPS ARE AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO REGULATE THEM, AS WELL AS STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

JUST LIKE ANY OTHER RETAIL USE.

SO WHAT IS A SMOKE SHOP? A SMOKE SHOP IS A TERM THAT'S NOT DEFINED OR USED IN THE LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE, BUT GENERALLY IT REFERS TO A RETAILER WHERE THE MAIN PRODUCT IS TOBACCO.

THE LA LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE OR CODE DEFINES A TOBACCO RETAILER.

HOWEVER, AS ANYONE THAT OPERATES A BUSINESS THAT SELLS TOBACCO.

SO THIS CAN BE ANYTHING FROM A GROCERY STORE TO A CONVENIENCE MARKET TO A FULL ON SMOKE SHOP.

UM, AND THEN IT REGULATE IT.

THE CODE REGULATES THE MANNER IN WHICH TOBACCO CAN BE SOLD, BUT NOT THE LOCATION.

AND SO TO LOOK AT THE LOCATIONS WHERE IT CAN BE SOLD, WE LOOK TO THE ZONING CODE AND THAT, UM, THE ZONING CODE TREATS SMOKE SHOPS THE SAME AS GENERAL RETAIL RETAIL, WHICH IS TRUE FOR MANY OF THE CITIES.

IN FACT, SOME OF THE ONES THAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY, IT'S PERMITTED WITHIN COMMERCIAL ZONES.

IT REQUIRES A CUP AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS AND IS PROHIBITED IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES,

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AS FAR AS STATE LAW STATE, UH, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS SOME OF THE MOST STRINGENT AGE RESTRICTED RE RESTRICTED RESTRICTIONS.

AND FOR ONE, YOU HAVE TO BE 21 TO PURCHASE.

IF THE RETAILERS MUST VERIFY THE PURCHASER'S AGE, IT PROHIBITS THE RETAIL SALE OF MOST FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FLAVOR ENHANCERS WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF THE ONES LISTED HERE.

IT REQUIRES A STATE LICENSE THAT NEEDS TO BE RENEWED ANNUALLY.

IT AND THE FAILURE TO COMPLY CAN RE, CAN RESULT IN PRODUCT SEIZURE AND BUSINESS CLOSURE.

AND IT ALSO ALLOWS CITIES TO ADOPT MORE STRINGENT REGULATIONS OR TO RE AND OR REQUIRE A LOCAL LICENSE OR PERMIT.

SO WITHIN, UM, SORRY, I THINK I SKIPPED ONE THERE.

SO, WITHIN THE CITY OF LAHABRA, WE HAVE 68 LOCATIONS WITH STATE LICENSES.

AND I LIST OUT HERE THE VARIOUS ONES.

I THINK THE MOST INTERESTING ONE TO ME WAS WE HAVE TWO DONUT SHOPS THAT ARE LICENSED TO SELL TOBACCO, WHICH I FOUND VERY INTERESTING.

BUT THE, THE USUAL ONES THAT YOU WOULD THINK ABOUT AMONGST THOSE 68, ABOUT 20 OF THEM, WE WOULD CONSIDER SMOKE SHOPS WHERE THEIR MAIN THING TO SELL IS TOBACCO.

AND WE SAW A QUICK RISE IN THAT.

SO BETWEEN 2008 AND 2018, OVER 10 YEARS, WE SAW SIX SMOKE SHOPS ESTABLISHED.

HOWEVER, BETWEEN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE SEEN 14 ESTABLISHED.

SO WE'RE SEEING A GREATER INCREASE IN THEM ESTABLISHING OVER TIME.

ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON SMOKE SHOPS IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA.

AS FAR AS SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO REGULATE THOUGH, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT CITIES THAT USE THESE OPTIONS.

ONE IS A MORATORIUM, WHICH IS A STRINGENT TEMPORARY MEASURE TO PROHIBIT A LAND USE.

SO WE WOULD JUST PROHIBIT SMOKE SHOPS FROM ANY NEW ONES FROM LOCATING IN THE CITY.

IT REQUIRES A DOCUMENTED HEALTH SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE CONCERNS, WHICH YOU'LL PROBABLY BE HEARING ABOUT IN OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS AS WELL.

IT REQUIRES A FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE BY CITY COUNCIL.

THERE'S ALSO AN OPTION TO HAVE A TOBACCO RETAIL LICENSE.

AND MANY CITIES IN, UM, MANY CITIES IN CALIFORNIA HAVE GONE THIS ROUTE.

IT'S A REGULATORY PERMIT, MUCH LIKE THE ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT THAT YOU APPROVED TONIGHT FOR KARAOKE AT 300 BOWL.

IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF REGULATORY PERMIT.

IT'S NOT A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, WHICH IS A LAND USE PERMIT THAT RUNS WITH THE LAND AND DOESN'T HAVE TO BE RENEWED ANNUALLY.

IT'S JUST IN PLACE.

AND IT CONTINUES TO BE THERE UNTIL IT'S TERMINATED.

AND THAT A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUIRES DISCRETIONARY APPROVAL AND IT REQUIRES A HEARING TO REVOKE.

SO WITH A LICENSE THAT CAN BE REVOKED AT A STAFF LEVEL VERSUS, UM, OR JUST NOT RENEWING IT ANNUALLY VERSUS A CUP HAS TO GO THROUGH A FULL PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.

SO, AS FAR AS WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, 230 CITIES IN CALIFORNIA REQUIRE LOCAL LICENSES OR PERMITS IN ORANGE COUNTY.

THAT INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANAHEIM, BUENA PARK, SANTA ANA, STANTON, AND WESTMINSTER.

THERE'S VARIOUS WAYS THAT YOU CAN ADDRESS SMOKE SHOPS.

AND THESE ARE FOUR EXAMPLES FROM FOUR DIFFERENT CITIES IN GARDENA.

IN MARCH, 2023, THEY ADOPTED A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM, FOLLOWED IN MAY, 2024 OF AN ORDINANCE THAT PRO SIMPLY PROHIBITS NEW SHOPS.

SO THEY JUST WEREN'T GONNA HAVE ANY MORE.

IN STANTON, IN NOVEMBER OF 2019, THEY, UH, ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE FOR TOBACCO RETAILER REGISTRATION.

HOWEVER, BY JANUARY, 2024, THEY ADOPTED A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE REGULATIONS.

AND THEN THEY CAME BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2024 WITH AN ORDINANCE WITH MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS AND A TWICE A YEAR OF COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT.

I THINK SOMETHING TO NOTE ABOUT THESE TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSES.

THE CHARGE THAT YOU CHARGE FOR THE LICENSE CAN HELP COVER THE ENFORCEMENT COSTS OF MAKING SURE THAT THESE BUSINESSES ARE COMPLYING WITH BOTH STATE AND LOCAL LAW, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T SPECIFICALLY HAVE RIGHT NOW IN OUR BUDGET.

UM, IN FULLERTON, UH, ON APRIL, 2025, THERE ARE PLANNING COMMISSION DIRECTED STAFF TO PREPARE BOTH AN ORDINANCE REQUIRES TO TOBACCO SALES PERMIT FOR ALL TOBACCO RETAILERS AS WELL AS A CUP SPECIFIC TO SMOKE SHOPS.

SO THEY KIND OF DIVIDED THEM OUT THERE.

AND THEN IN ANAHEIM IN JUNE OF 2025, THEY HAD ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES ALL TOBACCO RETAILERS TO OBTAIN A TOBACCO RETAILER PERMIT.

THE PERMIT PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED WITH THE RENEWAL OF EACH BUSINESS LICENSE.

SO IT SET A TIME WHEN THAT SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED.

AND IT ALSO INCLUDED SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT USES.

NOW, YOU CAN'T REGULATE WHERE THE EXISTING USES ARE AND SHUT ONE DOWN BECAUSE THERE'S ONE WITHIN 500 FEET.

BUT AS NEW USES COME IN, THEY CAN HAVE THAT SEPARATION REQUIRED WHERE IF IT'S WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF A SCHOOL OR A PARK OR OTHER, UM, AREAS OF CONCERN, WE CAN CREATE THAT TYPE OF DISTANCING REQUIREMENT.

SO WITH THAT BROAD OVERVIEW, AND I KNOW YOU ALSO RECEIVED A VERY DETAILED STAFF REPORT WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION IN IT, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR YOU TO DIRECT US TO INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO THE LAHA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO SMOKE SHOPS.

SO THAT, SO THAT WE ACTUALLY ADDRESS IT IN OUR CODE AND ALSO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN URGENCY

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AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? Y YES, MA'AM.

MAYOR, SO YOU SAID 68 IN OUR CITY THAT EXIST.

68 TOBACCO LICENSES.

RIGHT.

SO THAT'S EVERYTHING THEY'RE ALL SELLING.

THAT IS A LOT .

THAT IS ONE LICENSE PER EVERY THOUSAND PEOPLE.

UM, SO I'M, I'M, I'M KIND OF AT A, UH, JUST SOME THOUGHTS HERE IN MY HEAD HERE.

JUST THINKING ABOUT, I, I KNOW THAT THE IDEAL IS TO PROHIBIT FUTURE SMOKE SHOPS FROM BEING, UM, BOUGHT INTO OUR CITY.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE DISTINGUISH THAT, UM, WE'RE NOT DISPARAGING ANY OF OUR CURRENT BUSINESSES, UH, TO SUGGEST THAT THERE ARE SOME EITHER MISFITS SINCE MOUTH FEATS AND MALFEASANCE, ILLEGAL ACTIVITY OCCURRING WITH OUR CURRENT SMOKE SHOPS.

IS THERE ANY LIKE DATA OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE'S, UH, THERE'S A NEXUS BETWEEN THE CURRENT SMOKE SHOPS AND MAYBE SOME CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN OUR CITY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? OR ANYTHING THAT'S CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY OF MINORS IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH US? I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION AS FAR AS, UM, INFORMATION RELATED TO POLICE REPORTS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S AN READY TO ANSWER THAT TONIGHT.

HOWEVER, IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN THAT WE RECENTLY DID, IT STATED THAT TYPICALLY THE MORE SMOKE SHOPS YOU HAVE, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT CHILDREN ARE ADDICTED TO TOBACCO AND WE HAVE A HIGHER NUMBER OF SMOKE SHOPS PER PERSON THAN IS AVERAGE IN THE COUNTY.

YEAH, I, I TOTALLY AGREE.

THAT'S A .

SO I, I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT WAS THAT MANY.

I'M THINKING, YOU KNOW, AS YOU GO THROUGH THE HABRA, MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE SHOPS HERE AND THERE AT 68 IS QUITE A BIT.

UM, I WOULD EVEN BE, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEXT PROCESS WOULD BE, BUT I WOULD EVEN BE OPEN TO, UH, AS YOU SUGGESTED, LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES DISTANCING SMOKE SHOPS, UM, FUTURE SMOKE SHOPS AND COMING IN OR EVEN ALTOGETHER JUST PROHIBITING THEM, PUTTING A MORATORIUM ON THEM, UH, THAT SEEMS TO BE A EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SMOKE SHOPS.

SO THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

MADAM MAYOR, MAYOR MADANO MM-HMM .

SUSAN THAT, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS.

MAYBE EVEN THE CHIEF, UH, JUST COMING FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND, UH, ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL, A, B, C, UH, AT LEAST IN THE PAST, WAY BACK WHEN, UH, WHEN WE USED TO DO THESE PROGRAMS, DO THEY STILL HAVE PROGRAMS, UH, EITHER A, B, C OR SOMEBODY WITH TO TOBACCO THAT REGULATES TOBACCO SURE.

TO, UH, DO UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE OFFICERS POSING HIS KIDS GOING INTO BUY AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE? YES.

THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RUNS THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS, AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GOING AROUND TO THE BUSINESSES AND CHECKING TO SEE IF THEY'RE COMPLYING.

UM, AGAIN, THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THE DONUT SHOPS IS THE REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE WITH OUR STUDY.

I DID SEND OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTORS OUT, 'CAUSE I SAID, REALLY, THEY'RE SELLING TOBACCO, BUT THEY HAD ALL THE RIGHT SIGNAGE, EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE UNDER OUR CITY'S CURRENT ORDINANCE.

I HAVE A QUESTION TOO.

COUNCILMAN IAN.

UH, SO THIS DOESN'T PLACE ANY UNDUE BURDEN OR ANY NEW RESTRICTION OR ANY NEW FEES ON THE EXISTING TOBACCO SHOPS THAT ARE IN BUSINESS RIGHT NOW? THAT DEPENDS ON THE DIRECTION THAT WE RECEIVE.

IF YOU DIRECT US TO PREPARE A LICENSE, A LICENSE WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO EXISTING TOBACCO SHOPS OR TOBACCO RETAILERS.

IF WE DID A, IF YOU RECOMMENDED THAT WE REQUIRE A CUP FOR NEW TOBACCO RETAILERS THAT WOULD NOT PUT A VERSION ON FORMER SHOP, YOU KNOW, SHOPS THAT HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE GRANDFATHERED IN.

IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE DIRECTION THAT WE RECEIVE TONIGHT.

BUT A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM WOULD NOT PLACE ANY NEW BURDEN OR FEES ON EXISTING BUSINESSES.

CORRECT.

AND I ASSUME THAT THE TERM TEMPORARY MORATORIUM AS, AS OPPOSED TO A PERMANENT MORATORIUM, IS SIMPLY TO GIVE THE CITY FLEXIBILITY FIVE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, IF FOR WHATEVER REASON, FOUR SHOPS GO OUTTA BUSINESS AND THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO ALLOW ONE MORE IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IS THAT THE, IS THAT THE RATIONALE? TYPICALLY MORATORIUMS ARE FOR 45 DAYS.

BUT WHAT WOULD BE MORE REASONABLE? 45 DAYS IS THE LENGTH OF A TYPICAL MORATORIUM.

AND THEY CAN BE EXTENDED IN ORDER TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME FOR STAFF TO DO THE RESEARCH, BUT THEY NEED TO BE, BECAUSE YOU'RE IN PROCESS OF PREPARING SOME TYPE OF AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OR THE GENERAL PLAN, OR A SPECIFIC PLAN TO CHANGE THE RULES.

THAT'S INTERESTING.

SO IF WE DID A, A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM, DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE GONNA COME BACK IN 45 DAYS WITH SOMETHING MORE PERMANENT? OR HOW DOES THAT, HOW DOES THAT WORK? OR A REQUEST FOR YOU TO EXTEND IT SO WE CAN HAVE MORE TIME TO DO RESEARCH? YEAH, SO TONIGHT'S ACTION IS TO DIRECT STAFF TO DEVELOP THE RULES REGARDING HOW TO HANDLE, UM, EITHER LICENSING, UH, SMOKE SHOPS OR CREATING A ORDINANCE THAT WOULD REGULATE IT.

THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ALLOWS US, US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHOUT A RIGHT.

A A WHOLE HOST OF NEW STORES RUSHING TO GET ESTABLISHED IN TOWN AND THEN TRYING TO GET UNDERNEATH THE, UH, THE WIRE, SO TO SPEAK, RIGHT.

BEFORE WE GET RULES SET IN PLACE.

GOT IT.

NOW I UNDERSTAND.

THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SUSAN.

WHAT, WHAT WOULD BE A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU WOULD NEED TO, TO PREPARE A REPORT FOR MORATORIUM OR, I I KNOW YOU SAID 45 DAYS IS TYPICAL,

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YOU WOULD, WE WOULD NEED TO BRING AN ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU TO HAVE A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'D NEED TO BRING BACK.

I WOULD NEED TO, UM, CONCUR WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE THEIR OFFICE TO PREPARE THAT.

'CAUSE THOSE ARE TYPICALLY PREPARED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

BUT I WOULD SAY PROBABLY BY THE SECOND MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK IT'S REALISTIC BY OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

WE, WE COULD HAVE AN ORDINANCE PREPARED IN 45 DAYS, BUT IF THE COUNCIL WANTED TO DELIBERATE THE TERMS AND THE PROVISIONS FURTHER, WE WOULD EXTEND THE MORATORIUM FOR THE LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

SO BY, IF WE AGREE TO A MORATORIUM THIS EVENING, THE MORATORIUM STARTS THIS EVENING, CORRECT? NO, NO.

YOU'RE ASKING NO, GO AHEAD.

WE, WE, WE WOULD NEED TO PREPARE THAT AGAIN, IT REQUIRES SPECIFIC FINDINGS IN A FORFEIT VOTE.

GOTCHA.

SO WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH THAT IN, IN ONE OF THE, IN THE SECOND SEPTEMBER MEETING.

AND AS THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM TAKES EFFECT, IF STAFF NEEDS MORE TIME TO WORK THROUGH REGULATIONS OR AN ORDINANCE, WE CAN EXTEND THAT MORATORIUM LONGER.

AND THAT JUST TAKES AN ACTION OF COMING BACK TO COUNCIL AT THAT POINT.

SO, 'CAUSE WHAT, WHAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEPS, UM, SUSAN, IF COUNCIL DIRECTS US TO GO AHEAD AND WORK ON CREATING THESE REGULATIONS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS GONNA BE INVOLVED, CORRECT? CORRECT.

AND WHAT I'VE SEEN IN OTHER CITIES IS THERE'S ALSO NOTIFICATION OF ALL THE TOBACCO RETAILERS WITHIN THE CITY, SINCE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THEM.

WHEN WE AMEND THE ZONING CODE BEFORE IT GOES TO PLANNING COMMISSION AS WELL AS CITY COUNCIL, WE HAVE TO GIVE 20 DAYS PUBLIC NOTICE.

UM, IN, IN THE NEWSPAPER IT'S A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN OUR TYPICAL 10 DAY PUBLIC NOTICE.

SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY AND CONFIRMING THAT'S RATHER, RATHER IMPACTED OR NOT CORRECT.

RATHER, WE FORM A LICENSE WHERE THEY'RE NOT GRANDFATHERED IN OR CREATE A LICENSE WHERE THEY ARE CORRECT.

WHERE THEY ARE.

ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? WELL, BEFORE SUSAN LEAVES THE PODIUM, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE STAFF DID VOLUMINOUS WORK ON PREPARING THE STAFF REPORT.

AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU, UH, GAVE US ALL THE, THAT THE PRECEDENT, ALL THESE OTHER CITIES, EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND ALL THAT.

IT'S, IT'S CLEAR THAT WE'RE OPERATING UNDER BEST PRACTICES IF WE PROCEED, OR AT LEAST IT'S CLEAR TO ME.

BUT IT WAS JUST A LOT OF WORK THAT, UH, DEEP DIVE YOU DID ON THIS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WILL NOW INVITE THE PUBLIC TO TESTIFY AND PLEASE GIVE US THEIR NAME AND THEIR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

I'M MICHAEL.

GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK, AND I WANNA THANK STAFF ALSO FOR ALL THAT DETAIL, , BECAUSE IT IS ALARMING.

WHEN WE LOOK AT A TOTAL OF 68, I WOULD URGE YOU TO PROCEED WITH THE MORATORIUM, UH, RENEW THE MORATORIUM IF NECESSARY SO THAT WE GET THE BEST ORDINANCE.

AND I WOULD REQUEST THAT AS THAT'S DONE.

THIS DISTANCING THING, I THINK FOR THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH IS SOMETHING THAT'S TRULY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE SEE SO MANY OF THESE THAT ARE CLOSE TO SCHOOLS, THEY'RE WITHIN THE WALKING DISTANCE OF KIDS GOING TO THEIR SCHOOL EVERY DAY.

AND IT'S NOT JUST THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE, THE SMOKE SHOPS, BUT THE PEOPLE HANGING AROUND OUTSIDE.

AND IT'S WHAT WE SEE ON THE OUTSIDE TOO THAT'S LEFT AS DEBRIS.

SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE COMMENTS AND URGE YOU TO PROCEED WITH THIS.

AND AN IDEA THAT WAS ROTATING THROUGH MY MIND AS I HEARD EVERYTHING WAS POTENTIALLY THE IDEA THAT WE ESTABLISH.

I MEAN, WE HAVE 68 NOW.

COULD WE GET THAT DOWN TO 50 AND JUST NOT FILL ANYMORE, NOT GRANT ANYMORE LICENSES AS ATTRITION TAKES PLACE, AND HOPEFULLY IT WOULD TAKE PLACE, .

UH, SO I WOULD URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT ALSO.

AND WE HAD MANY LITTLE, MANY, FEW, VERY FEW STORES, TOBACCO STORES, AND NOW EVERY TWO BLOCKS, THERE'S A FEW, THERE'S MORE.

HELLO, I'M NORMA PER CITY MANAGER.

I WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER AND ALL THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE'RE TAKING THIS FIRST STEP IN ALL THE DECISIONS REGARDING NO MORE STORES LIKE THIS IN LA HABRA, THE TOBACCO, TOBACCO STORES FOR LAS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF HEALTH, A BETTER COMMUNITY AND OUR YOUNG PEOPLE'S HEALTH.

UH, I'VE BEEN WALKING THROUGH LA FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS,

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AND IT'S, IT'S JUST TOO MANY.

AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AGAIN FOR TAKING THIS FIRST STEP.

CIA.

IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION TO PLEASE COME UP TO THE PO PODIUM.

SEE NONE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? YEAH, MADAM MAYOR, I JUST FIRST OF ALL WANT TO THANK JOSE FOR SECONDING THIS, TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA.

I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND THE REST OF YOU, THE COUNCIL ON THIS.

IT'S JUST ALARMING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.

I, I GOT TO, UH, I HAD RECEIVED SOME CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS, UH, SOME LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND I WENT OUT THERE AND LOOKED, AND IT WAS JUST ALARMING TO SEE THE STUFF THAT WAS GOING ON OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITIES AND THE PEOPLE THAT THESE THINGS TRACKED.

AND THEN I WENT OUT WITH THE PEOPLE FROM VAPE AND THE AMOUNT OF CIGARETTE BUTTS THAT THEY COLLECTED AT LOBBYING PARK THAT WERE THERE, THEY, THESE HUGE CONTAINERS OF STUFF THAT THEY CONTAINED.

AND I REMEMBER YEARS AGO YOU HAD DONE A CLEANUP, ROSIE, AND THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE ITEM, CIGARETTE BUTTS THAT YOU HAD BEEN COLLECTING.

THAT'S, THAT'S RIGHT.

UM, AND IF, UM, THAT'S JUST A THANK YOU AGAIN.

I, I, I, UH, WHEN WE'RE READY, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ONE, UH, ONE MORE COMMENT.

YEAH, JUST, OH, GO AHEAD.

I'M A NUMBER OF COMMENTS.

OH, YOU GO AHEAD.

YEAH, NO, I, I JUST WANTED TO THANK, UH, UH, NORMA, UH, FOR THE, FOR YEARS NOW, NORMA'S BEEN A, UH, A HUGE ADVOCATE, UH, FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND AN EXAMPLE FOR, UH, FOR WHAT A COMMUNITY MEMBER CAN DO.

MEMBER, YES, MA'AM.

I WOULD JUST SAY KUDOS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM.

UH, I DO LIKE THE IDEAL OF, UM, HAVING THAT ATTRITION OCCUR, UM, BECAUSE AGAIN, I HAVE TO BALANCE THIS, OKAY.

THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE CURRENTLY HERE, THEY WENT THROUGH THE RIGHT STEPS, WENT THE RIGHT PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES HERE.

AND SO I TRY TO BALANCE, YOU KNOW, DOING THE RIGHT THING AS FAR AS MAKING SURE THAT SMOKE SHOPS AREN'T CONTRIBUTING TO CRIME, BUT ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT, AGAIN, THESE ARE ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES ALREADY.

SO HOPEFULLY BY MAYBE HAVING A MORATORIUM, MAYBE THAT WILL STOP ANY MORE FROM COMING IN AND THEN NOT HAVING ANY NEW ONES AS, AS SMOKE SHOPS GO, AS THEY LEAVE GETTING IT DOWN TO 50.

HECK, I HECK, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT DOWN TO 30, UH, IF POSSIBLE.

UM, SO I JUST WANT, I JUST WANTED TO SECOND WHAT YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS FAR AS THE ATTRITION.

SO THANK YOU.

WILL NOW PROCEED TO ITEM TWO.

SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU EVERYBODY AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORTIVE.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND INITIATE THE AMENDMENTS TO LA HARBOR, ADMISSIBLE CODE, UH, RELATED TO SMOKE SHOPS AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON SMOKE SHOPS IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA, CALIFORNIA, UH, TO ALSO DIRECT STAFF TO INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO THE HARBOR MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO SMOKE SHOPS AND TO DIRECT STAFF.

TO PREPARE AN URGENCY ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH, UH, A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON SMOKE SHOPS IN THE CITY OF LARA.

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

[2. CONSIDER DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CIVICS ACADEMY FOR LA HABRA RESIDENTS That the City Council consider and approve the development and implementation of a Civics Academy for La Habra residents, to include a program outline, curriculum and outreach plan.]

LOOK AT HOW CITY POLICIES ARE DEVELOPED AND HOW SERVICES AND PROJECTS ARE MANAGED.

ITEM TWO IS ENTITLED, CONSIDERED DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CIVICS ACADEMY FOR LAHABRA RESIDENTS.

AND WE WILL HAVE A STAFF REPORT.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

TONIGHT I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CIVICS ACADEMY FOR LA HAPER RESIDENTS.

WHAT IS A CIVICS ACADEMY? WHILE CIVICS ACADEMIES MAY VARY, VARY FROM ONE AGENCY TO ANOTHER, THE PROGRAM GOALS AND CLASSES TYPICALLY FOLLOW THE SAME GENERAL STRUCTURE BY EXPLORING THE INNER WORKINGS OF A CITY'S MAJOR DEPARTMENTS AND FUNCTIONS.

IT IS A CUSTOMIZED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT BRINGS TOGETHER A COHORT OF RESIDENTS FOR A SERIES OF INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS LED BY CITY STAFF.

ALL IN ALL, IT IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR LAHABRA STAFF HAS RESEARCHED SIMILAR PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND BASED ON THIS RESEARCH, DEVELOPED AN EIGHT WEEK PILOT CIVICS ACADEMY THAT WILL PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH A BEHIND THE SCENES

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EACH WEEKLY SESSION WILL HIGHLIGHT A DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENT AND THEIR ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, PROGRAM SERVICES, AND MORE CULMINATING IN A PROGRAM RECOGNITION AND GRADUATION CEREMONY AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS IT IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED.

TO QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, SUBMIT A SIMPLE APPLICATION AND CURRENTLY LIVE IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

FURTHERMORE, CLASS SIZES WILL BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 30 REGISTRANT REGISTRANTS ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS SUBJECT TO APPLICATION REVIEW.

IN OUR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE PROGRAM, WE'LL USE OUR FULL RANGE OF COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS SUCH AS LAHABRA, LIFE, LIFE IN LAHABRA, A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN, EXCUSE ME, CHANNEL THREE WATER BILL, INSERT SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS AND MORE.

BUT HOW WILL WE PROMOTE THE PROGRAM WITHOUT A NAME? SINCE THE LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT ALREADY UTILIZES A VERY EFFECTIVE CITIZENS ACADEMY TITLE FOR THEIR POLICE FOCUSED COMMU, SORRY.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM, STAFF PROPOSES A BRANDING PLATFORM THAT IS UNIQUE TO THIS PROGRAM SO THAT THE TWO DO NOT GET CONFUSED.

OPTIONS WERE PRESENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING.

PROPOSED NAMES FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND INPUT, HOMETOWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACADEMY, LEARN LAHABRA RESIDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, AND LAHABRA 1 0 1.

THE PROPOSED BYLINES WERE BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH KNOWLEDGE EMPOWERING RESIDENTS, STRENGTHENING LA HABRA FUNDAMENTALS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND UNDERSTAND YOUR CITY.

BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, I'D LIKE TO MENTION THAT STUDENTS FROM OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS DID IN FACT REVIEW THIS PROGRAM AS PART OF THEIR CURRICULUM FOR STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY.

THIS PAST APRIL, DURING STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY, STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER A RESIDENT CIVICS ACADEMY WITH THE SAME PROGRAM GUIDELINES OUTLINED IN THIS REPORT IN THE ROLES AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF OR RESIDENT.

THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND SHOWED INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND BYLINES LEARN LAHABRA LAHABRA 1 0 1 WITH THE BYLINES, EMPOWERING RESIDENTS STRENGTHENING LAHABRA, AND UNDERSTAND YOUR, YOUR CITY.

BASED ON STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY FEEDBACK, WE'VE ALREADY CONSIDERED MODIFICATIONS SUCH AS AGE, FLEXIBILITY, FUTURE LANGUAGE OPTIONS, AND PROGRAM TIMING IN THE EVENINGS.

OVERALL, THE STUDENTS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A GREAT BENEFIT IN OFFERING A CIVICS ACADEMY TO THE COMMUNITY.

BEFORE I CONCLUDE THIS PRESENTATION, I WOULD ASK THAT COUNCIL AND THE AUDIENCE, KEEP IN MIND THE FOLLOWING STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CIVICS ACADEMY BE MANAGED IN-HOUSE WITH CITY PERSONNEL.

THIS WILL ALLOW SESSIONS TO BE TAILORED TO REFLECT THE CITY'S OPERATIONS AND WILL CONTROL COSTS SO THAT THE PROGRAM CAN BE OFFERED FREE TO PARTI PARTICIPANTS AS IT IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED.

EXPECTED COSTS ARE LIMITED TO REFRESHMENTS AND MATERIALS.

THERE ARE SUFFICIENT FUNDING AVAILABLE IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUDGET IF APPROVED.

THE PILOT PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED IN ENGLISH IF SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE.

AND IF THERE IS INTEREST FROM THE SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY STAFF WILL EXPLORE OPTIONS TO PROVIDE A SPANISH CIVICS ACADEMY.

THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS CITY COUNCIL GOAL SIX, OBJECTIVE H FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 26, TO CREATE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CIVICS ACADEMY.

FEEDBACK FOR A PILOT PROGRAM IS CRITICAL, WHICH IS WHY EACH WEEKLY SESSION WILL END WITH A SURVEY SOLICITING, UM, FEEDBACK AND INPUT FOR THAT SESSION, AS WELL AS FINAL, AS WELL AS A FINAL SURVEY TAKEN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE EIGHT WEEK PROGRAM, ASKING PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR FEEDBACK AND OPINION.

CITY STAFF INVOLVED WITH LEADING SESSIONS WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK GIVEN THE SUGGESTED NAMES AND BYLINES AND FEEDBACK FROM THE PARTICIPANTS AND STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY STAFF WOULD LIKE TO SOLICIT THE CITY COUNCIL'S PREFERENCE FOR THE CIVICS ACADEMY NAME AND BYLINE WITH YOUR SUPPORT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO LAUNCHING A PROGRAM THAT BUILDS TRUST, PROMOTES LEADERSHIP, AND ENGAGES OUR COMMUNITY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.

AND I'M ANSWER, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRIANNA.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? UH, HAVE WE ESTABLISHED, UH, WHAT WOULD BE THE, HOW, HOW WILL THE RESIDENTS BE SELECTED? LET'S SAY YOU HAVE 30 APPLICANTS, OR 30 MEMBERS, I THINK YOU SAID IT WAS 30 THAT COULD BE, THAT COULD ATTEND AT ONE TIME.

WHAT IF WE HAVE LIKE MAYBE 40 PER, UH, 40 APPLICANTS? BECAUSE IT IS, BECAUSE IT IS A PILOT PROGRAM, WE'D LIKE TO KEEP IT MORE MANAGEABLE WHILE WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH IT.

UM, BUT IT IS MENTIONED THAT IT WOULD BE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS, UM, BUT IT'S ALSO PENDING APPLICATION REVIEW.

SO AS LONG AS YOU MEET ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS WITHIN THE APPLICATION AND THE CRITERIA FOR THE PROGRAM, THOSE APPLICATIONS WOULD BE ACCEPTED FOR THE FIRST 30 THAT

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MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

TO THAT END, ONE, ONE THING THAT THE STUDENTS BROUGHT UP DURING STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY IS HOW DO YOU ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME FOR ALL EIGHT WEEKS? AND THAT WAS A BIG ISSUE THAT THEY REALLY FOCUSED ON BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SEE PEOPLE NECESSARILY APPLY COMING FOR THE FIRST FEW SESSIONS AND THEN NOT SHOW UP ANYMORE.

SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE THOUGHT ABOUT CAREFULLY TOO, IS SO I THINK THERE'S GONNA BE AN IMPORTANT EDUCATION PROCESS DURING THE APPLICATION TO REALLY LET FOLKS KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ENCOURAGED TO COME TO ALL EIGHT WEEKS OF THIS PROGRAM AND, AND TO GET A DIPLOMA OR TO GRADUATE, YOU NEED TO BE THERE FOR AT LEAST SEVEN OF THE EIGHT WEEKS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO KIND OF, UM, CREATE AN INCENTIVE FOR FOLKS TO STICK AROUND FOR THAT.

SOME OF THE OTHER INCENTIVES I'VE SEEN FROM OTHER CITIZEN ACADEMIES FROM OTHER CITIES, UM, IS MAYBE HAVING LIKE A PLAQUE.

I MEAN, NOT A PLAQUE, A BADGE OF SOME SORT MM-HMM .

THAT SAYS, LIKE, I'M A, I'M A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PARTICIPANT.

UH, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU, THAT WILL BE OPEN TO, I KNOW, I KNOW WHERE THE BUDGET'S PRETTY TIGHT NOW, YOU SAY, I KNOW YOU SAID IT'S LIMITED TO A DEGREE.

IS THAT SOMETHING WE'LL BE OPEN TO OR, YES, THAT IS SOMETHING WE CONSIDERED AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO.

UM, DURING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHERE THEY'RE AT THEIR GRADUATION CEREMONY, THEY WILL RECEIVE, UH, LIKE A FRAME FRAME CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR COMPLETING THE PROGRAM AND AS WELL AS SOME OF LIKE THE CITY SWAG THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN, UM, OUR INVENTORY.

COOL.

IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M CURIOUS.

SO IS IT GONNA BE THE HARBOR 1 0 1 WITH THAT BYLINE, OR ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DECIDE SOMETHING LATER? OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? YEAH, SO OUR RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS IF COUNCIL SEES ONE OF THE NAMES IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT YOU LIKE, UH, IF THERE'S A MOTION AND THERE'S SUPPORT, WE'LL USE THAT NAME.

AND SAME GOES FOR A BYLINE.

IF THERE'S A BYLINE YOU LIKE, WE'D PREFER IT TO BE SOMEWHAT CUSTOMIZED BY COUNCIL.

SO IN THERE YOU SEE THE IDEAS THAT STAFF CAME UP WITH, AND THEN THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY PARTICIPANTS NARROWED IT DOWN TO TWO POTENTIAL NAMES AND TWO POTENTIAL BYLINES.

BUT COUNSEL CAN SELECT FROM THOSE, OR SELECT FROM ALL THE NAMES OR COME UP, YOU KNOW, WITH SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

WELL, IF, IF THIS IS THE, UH, THE APPROPRIATE TIMING, I'M NOT, UH, WE ALL HAVE TO HAVE OUR SAY.

I WOULD, UH, I WOULD SAY THAT, UH, THAT WE GO WITH WHATEVER THE STUDENT SUGGESTED, BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO FOSTER THAT INTEREST THAT CONTINUES EVERY YEAR BY DOING STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY.

THAT STUDENT, WHEN THEY COME TO STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY CAN SAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT? PAST STUDENT GOVERNMENTS HAVE MADE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND I THINK IF WE ADOPT ANY ONE OF THESE TWO NAMES OR THESE TWO BYLINES, I THINK WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

NOT ONLY THAT, TO FOSTER INTEREST IN FUTURE LEADERS, UH, FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, YOU KNOW, AS, AS A FORM OF SUCCESSION PLANNING DOWN THE LINE.

THAT'S, THAT.

THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS, BUT WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED THEM YET.

SO, YOU KNOW, I, I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE KIDS PROBABLY HAD A SLIGHT PREFERENCE FOR LAHABRA 1 0 1.

IT JUST SOUNDS MORE LIKE A, A, A KID PREFERENCE RATHER THAN SOMETHING KIND OF, YOU KNOW, STODGY, LIKE LEARN LAHABRA.

UH, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE LAHABRA 1 0 1 UNDERSTAND YOUR CITY WOULD RESONATE WITH, UH, MORE YOUTHFUL, UH, PARTICIPANTS.

THAT'S JUST MY FIRST REACTION.

YEAH, I, I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH, UH, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS, UH, HAVE THEIR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS MEMORIALIZED, CONSIDERING, YOU KNOW, THEY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO ATTENDING, UM, UH, THEIR PORTION OF THIS.

AND SO, UM, I THINK WHATEVER THE KIDS WANT, THAT'S WHAT WE GET.

AND YEAH, GO AHEAD.

NO, IF I COULD, I DON'T KNOW IF I, IF I, CAN I MAKE THE MOTION OR I I GOTTA MAKE, OH, SORRY.

ALL RIGHT, I'M JUMPING AHEAD.

UH, I, I, UH, I JUST WANNA THANK STAFF FOR PUTTING THEIR WORK INTO THIS, AND IT JUST, IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.

ACTUALLY, OUR MAYOR, ROSE SPINOZA AND MYSELF WENT THROUGH THIS, I'M THINKING LIKE 25, 30 YEARS AGO, LONG TIME AGO.

UH, THIS WAS AROUND LONG BEFORE I WAS ON THE COUNCIL, AND I THINK LONG BEFORE YOU WERE ON THE COUNCIL, YOU WENT THROUGH THIS.

IT'S JUST A VERY HELPFUL PROGRAM.

IT GIVES YOU AN INSIGHT AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON, AND YOU LEARNED SO MUCH THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

AND, UH, AGAIN, STAFF AND THANK YOU AND THE KIDS TO PUT THEIR WORK INTO THIS.

UH, ANYONE ELSE? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE MAYBE THE WORD THE NAME LAHABRA IN IT, SO IT WOULD EITHER BE FOR ME LEARN LAHABRA OR LA HARRA 1 0 1.

UM, AND THEY, THEY WERE GOOD CHOICES AS WELL FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE THEIR INPUT.

UM, ARE WE TO MAKE THE DECISION TODAY? YEAH, WE'RE GONNA MOTION, MAKE THE MOTION.

ATTENDED X NUMBER OF SESSIONS.

ONCE WE, ONCE WE OPEN IT UP, RIGHT? YEAH.

UM, THEN I WILL INVITE THE PUBLIC TO TESTIFY.

IF SO, PLEASE PROVIDE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD WISH TO SPEAK RIGHT NOW FROM THE AUDIENCE? ADE CHAVARRIA.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

AS I LISTENED TO WHAT WAS BEING PRESENTED, JUST A THOUGHT THAT CAME TO MIND WAS, UH, IF THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT PEOPLE NOT COMPLETING ALL OF THE CLASSES, THAT PERHAPS INITIALLY THERE COULD BE A $50 FEE THAT GETS RETURNED AFTER THEY'VE

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UH, I HAVE FOUND IN MY BUSINESS DEALINGS THAT THAT OFTEN WORKS WELL BECAUSE THEY SAY, WELL, I'M, I AM GONNA GET IT FOR FREE.

AND I, NOW I HAVE AN INVESTMENT, SO I REALLY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I'M THERE.

THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD COMMENT ON IS, I'M NOT SURE, UM, WHEN THIS FINALLY GETS, UH, DISSEMINATED THAT THERE BE A SPECIAL EFFORT MADE TO TRY AND WORK THROUGH SOME OF THE SCHOOLS, MAYBE THE PTAS OR THE COPY WITH THE PRINCIPALS OR SOMETHING THAT REALLY PUTS IT IN FRONT OF SOME OF THE PARENTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE DURING THE DAY OR AT WHATEVER TIME THIS IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

THEN I SEE NO ONE ELSE WANTING TO SPEAK.

I WILL NOW CLOSE THAT AND ASK FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

ERROR ACTION.

WELL, I COULD, I COULD TELL YOU, UH, I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

UM, YES, IT'S, IT'S A MOMENT FOR I'M SURE ALL OF US ON, ON THE DIETS HERE.

WE GET QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS, WE GET COMMENTS MADE FROM RESIDENTS AND HOW THEY THINK THE, THE GOVERNMENT WORKS.

AND, UH, THIS IS A LEARNING PROCESS, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE ALREADY UP HERE AND, UM, I, SPEAKING AS YOUR NEWEST COUNCIL MEMBER, THERE'S SO MUCH THAT YOU LEARN AS YOU GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

UM, BUT IT, IT REALLY OPENS UP NOT JUST THE, THE EDUCATION PORTION IS, BUT TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CITY GOVERNMENT.

THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT.

AND, UH, IT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT IS THAT GOES ON IN THIS CITY AS WELL.

AND, UH, SO IF, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT YES, MA'AM.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOLDMAN AND I DID, UH, NOT AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T BELIEVE.

NO, NO.

IT WAS SEPARATE TIMES AND IT WAS SO VALUABLE AND INFORMATIVE.

UH, BUT I HAD ALSO TAKEN A CAL STATE UNIVERSITY, ONE THAT COVERED MORE THAN NOT JUST LA HARBOR, BUT OTHER CITIES AS WELL, AND BECAME MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH THAT INFORMATION.

SO I AM, WHEN I SAW THIS, MY, I WAS VERY EXCITED, VERY EXCITED BECAUSE IT'LL GIVE THE RESIDENT MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MOST EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND HOPEFULLY THAT THEY WILL STEP UP AND BECOME INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT, UH, PLANNING COMMISSIONS OR COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION, BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION, AND GET INVOLVED WITH THE CITY, UM, AND, AND ASSIST IN THAT WAY AS WELL.

SO, YES, I'M, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR, OUR ATTENTION.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD OH, MAYOR PRO MADANO BEFORE, I THINK, I THINK, UM, DE'S GONNA MAKE THE MOTION, BUT BEFORE THE MOTION IS MADE, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF CONSENSUS ON WHETHER WE WANT LEARN OR 1 0 1.

LET'S, UH, LET'S FINISH, UH, COMMENTS, IF YOU DON'T MIND, AND THEN WE CAN VOTE ON ALL THAT.

WELL, THAT'S PART OF, THAT'S OHS A COMMENT I'M MAKING IS THAT I THINK THAT THAT HAS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE MOTION, SO WE SHOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHICH ONE WE LIKE BETTER.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

UM, WELL, JUST TO ADD TO THE COMMENTS, UH, AND DALE, YOU'RE RIGHT, 100%.

UH, WHAT, UH, WHAT THIS BRINGS TO LAHABRA AND, UH, WHAT OTHER, OTHER CITIES THAT DO SIMILAR PROGRAMS TO THIS, IT, UH, IT BRINGS KNOWLEDGE, UH, BECAUSE THE COMMON QUESTION OR QUESTIONS THAT WE GET, I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT.

I SHOULD SAY THAT.

WE, WE GET QUESTIONS THAT ARE QUITE COMMON, ALONG ALL VARIOUS ASPECTS OF, UH, OF CITY GOVERNMENT.

ONE OF 'EM CONTINUES TO BE, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY ARE ROADWAYS, HOUSING AND, UH, PARKS AND ALL OF THESE THINGS.

PEOPLE THINK THAT WE WAVE A MAGIC WAND AROUND HERE.

THIS WILL HOPEFULLY ERASE SOME OF THAT, UH, SOME OF THAT STIGMA OF SORTS.

THAT WAY THEY CAN EDUCATE THEMSELVES AND KNOW THAT, UH, THINGS DON'T HAPPEN AS EASY AS THEY DO.

AND I THINK THIS PROGRAM IS WHAT REALLY WILL HOPEFULLY TAKE IT OVER THE TOP.

AND IF WE GET THE PARTICIPATION THAT I THINK WE WILL, MR. ILLA, YOU, YOU BROUGHT UP SOME GREAT SUGGESTIONS.

THOSE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AT SOME POINT, WHETHER THEY'RE FEASIBLE OR NOT, I DON'T KNOW.

UH, BUT, UH, UH, GREAT SUGGESTIONS.

BUT TH THIS IS THE TYPE OF, UH, ATMOSPHERE THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE FOR OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE AGAIN, UH, THIS, UH, THIS WILL HOPEFULLY FOSTER SUCCESSION PLANNING BECAUSE I'M NOT GONNA BE HERE FOREVER.

UM, AND, UH, I, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, DON'T SAY THAT I'M NOT GONNA BE HERE FOREVER, I'M JUST TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.

I, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR YOUTH ARE, ARE WELL PREPARED, UH, TO DO THIS FAR INTO THE FUTURE.

UH, THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

SO.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL BEGIN, UH, OVER HERE TO MY LEFT.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAKIN, WHAT NAME WOULD YOU SUGGEST? UH, I LIKE THE IDEAL.

I MEAN, THINK ABOUT EDUCATION COLLEGE LA HABER 1 0 1.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

UH, TELL YOU WHAT, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A DIFFERENT ANGLE ON THIS.

I'D LIKE STAFF TO GET TOGETHER, COME UP WITH SOME NAMES, AND I ULTIMATELY WOULD LIKE YOU MAYOR TO COME UP WITH A ULTIMATE FINAL DECISION AS TO WHAT THE NAME WILL BE AFTER THE, THE, THE PICK FROM WHAT THE, UM, STAFF MEMBERS COME UP WITH.

AND YOU GUYS CAN MAKE SUGGESTIONS AS WELL.

MAYOR PROAM MADANO.

I, I'LL GO WITH LABRO 1 0 1 AS WELL.

SO WE WILL GO WITH LA HARBOR 1 0 1.

YEP.

COUNCIL MEMBER NAZARIAN.

I THINK WE'RE ALL AGREED.

THE KIDS SHOULD DECIDE AND I THINK BETWEEN THE TWO, I LIKE 1 0 1 THE BEST AND I ALSO LIKE 1 0 1.

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WOULD YOU ALSO LIKE TO PICK A BYLINE TONIGHT? THERE WAS TWO BYLINES THAT THE STUDENTS RECOMMENDED AS WELL.

OH, I LIKE BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH KNOWLEDGE, BUT, UH, LET'S GO THROUGH THE LINE AGAIN IN COUNCIL MEMBER DALKIN, I, I I TOTALLY AGREE.

UM, BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH KNOWLEDGE, BECAUSE THIS IS HOW WE BUILD OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT'S BUILDING A STRONGER LAHABRA, BUILDING THAT BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE, WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH KNOWLEDGE.

COUNCILMAN LA ROMAN.

I, I CONCUR WITH YOU.

MAYOR PROAM MADANO.

I DON'T WANT TO BE THE NAYSAYER HERE, BUT I'M GONNA, UH, BECAUSE, WELL, BECAUSE, UH, IF WE'RE GONNA STICK TO WHAT THE KIDS WANTED, THE KIDS WANTED ONE OF TWO EMPOWERING RESIDENTS, STRENGTHENING LAHABRA OR UNDERSTAND YOUR CITY.

I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA GO WITH EMPOWERING RESIDENTS.

STRENGTHENING LAHABRA, EITHER FOUR BULLET POINTS.

WASN'T THIS ONE THEN? UH, YEAH.

OH, IN COMMUNITY TO KNOWLEDGE.

WERE THOSE, WERE THOSE FOUR THAT THE KIDS CAME UP WITH? NO, THOSE WERE ONES THAT STAFF, UH, PROPOSED.

AND THEN FROM THAT, THAT'S WHAT UNDERSTOOD.

STUDENTS PULLED THE TWO OUT THAT THEY LIKED.

CORRECT.

I, I'M ALL FOR EMPOWERING RESIDENTS, BUT THAT, THAT ONE IS ONE OF THEM THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER OR COME UP WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

I, I, I'M STICKING WITH EMPOWERING RESIDENTS.

STRENGTHENING THE DRINKING A LOT.

A NAZARIAN.

WELL, I LIKE THAT ONE TOO, BUT I SLIGHTLY FAVOR MORE BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH KNOWLEDGE WITH THE MAYOR'S IDEA.

AND I DO AS WELL.

SO IT'S A FOUR.

COOL.

DID WE DO A FULL MORE VOTE THOUGH? DO WE HAVE TO VOTE? SO WE NEED A, WE NEED A MOTION.

YES, WE NEED A MOTION.

UH, AND THEN WE NEED THE MOTION TO INCLUDE THE NAME AND THE BYLINE, PLEASE.

SO I, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE CITY, UH, COUNCIL APPROVE AND DEVELOP THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CIVIC ACADEMY FOR LAHABRA RESIDENTS TO INCLUDE A PROGRAM OUTLINE, CURRICULUM AND OUTREACH PLAN.

ALONG WITH THE TITLE OR CAN I SAY THAT? OR JUST THE HOPPER 1 0 1.

SO THE HOPPER 1 0 1 AND THE BYLINE AND THE BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND THE BYLINE BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH KNOWLEDGE.

BUT THE COUNCIL PLEASE.

OH, IS THERE A SECOND? A SECOND.

WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

AND NOW WE WILL GO TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR.

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

WE HAVE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

JOIN THE LA HARBO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT TOMORROW NIGHT FROM 5:00 PM UNTIL 8:00 PM AT PORTOLA PARK.

3 0 1 SOUTH EUCLID STREET.

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

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

WE HAVE THE 2025 SUMMER CONCERTS.

JOIN US FOR THE FINAL LA HARBOR CONCERT IN THE PARK.

ANYTHING FOR, FOR LINAS BAND A CAPTIVATING SALINA COVERED BAND THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST THE SEVENTH FROM 7:00 PM UNTIL 8:30 PM AT PORTOLA PARK.

LOCATED AT 3 0 1 SOUTH EUCLID STREET.

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

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

WE HAVE MOVIES IN THE PARK.

JOIN US FOR THE FINAL MOVIES IN THE PARK.

GRAB YOUR BLANKET AND LONG CHAIRS AND COME AND WATCH THE MOVIE ON OUR GIANT MOVIE SCREEN, HARRY POTTER AND THE SAUCER STONES WILL BE SHOWN THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH AT PORTELLA PARK 3 0 1 SOUTH EUCLID STREET.

ACTIVITIES BEGIN AT 6:00 PM AND THE MOVING WILL BEGIN AT DUSK.

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

WE HAVE TRIPS.

THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.

TRIPS AND TOURS ARE BACK FOR SUMMER AND FALL OF 2025.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED TRIP IS SAN DIEGO RAIL AND SAIL THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST THE NINTH, THE TRIP WILL DEPART FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 8:00 AM RETURN AT 8:00 PM COME EXPLORE THE BEST OF SAN DIEGO BAY WITH A CAPTIVATING HARBOR CREW, A MARYVILLE COASTAL TRAIN RIDE, AND A STROLL THROUGH THE SEAPORT VILLAGE, DELIGHTFUL SHOPS AND ATTRACTIONS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0.

WE HAVE KIDS NIGHT OUT WESTERN THE HARBOR COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

PARENT PRESENTS SADDLE UP FOR THE 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.

3 0 1 SOUTH EUCLID.

THE COST IS $25 PER CHILD, AGES FOUR THROUGH 12.

GET YOUR KIDS READY FOR A NIGHT OF FUN.

THEY'LL ENJOY A PLANNED SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING GAMES, CRAFTS, A MOVIE, SNACK, AND DINNER.

TO REGISTER FOR THIS, PLEASE CALL THE HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0, AND WE HAVE THE SENIOR DANCES THAT ARE IN FULL SWING.

JOIN US ON SATURDAY, AUGUST THE

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17TH AT 2:00 PM UNTIL 4:00 PM AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER, 1 0 1 WEST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD.

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

PRE-REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED AND THE COST IS TO ATTEND.

IS $12 PER PERSON.

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

WE HAVE THE LA HARBA HOST LYONS ANNUAL CORN FESTIVAL ON FRIDAY, AUGUST THE 22ND THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST THE 24TH AT PORT TOTAL PARK.

3 0 1 SOUTH EUCLID STREET.

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

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS CALL, THE FESTIVAL CHAIR STEW BUCK BRUCKNER AND OR VERONICA HANA AT 5 6 2 4 5 8 1 7 7 3.

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

AND WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION, WHICH MEETS ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AS WELL.

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

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

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

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

AND NOW, UM, I WILL, UH, ASK IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF.

NO, MADAM MAYOR.

I WILL

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]

BEGIN WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN LAMPKIN.

ANY COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

UM, JUST GOOD TO SEE, UH, SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE TODAY.

AS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, I INVITE ANY RESIDENT TO COME TO OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS.

I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE IT SO WE CAN BUILD A RELATIONSHIP, TALK TO ONE ANOTHER, SEE EACH OTHER, AND TO HEAR SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS, UH, AND TO ALSO SUPPORT THE CITY.

UM, ON JU JULY 28TH, UM, WE HAD AN, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE, UH, LAHABRA BOULEVARD STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING WITH, UH, MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE.

AND IT'S, UM, GOOD TO SEE THAT SOME OF THOSE RESIDENTS WHO ATTENDED THAT ARE HERE TODAY AS WELL, UM, TO, AND, AND I'M GLAD THAT THEY, UM, WERE THERE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE, THE, THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY OR WHAT DIRECTION IT'S GOING IN.

SOME OF THE IDEAS THEY HAVE IS TO REVITALIZE OUR, OUR MAIN BOULEVARD HERE.

UM, JULY.

ON JULY 30TH, UH, I ATTENDED THE 85TH ANNUAL HARBOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTALLATION CEREMONY.

UH, IT WAS RIGHT HERE, UH, IN OUR CITY AT OUR BANQUET.

IT'S A VERY BEAUTIFUL FACILITY, AND, UH, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE ALL THE BUSINESS MEMBER, UH, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS AND, AND, AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER FOR THAT CEREMONY.

UH, JULY 31ST, I ATTENDED THE STATE OF NATION ADDRESS, UM, UH, HOSTED BY, UH, CONGRESSWOMAN LINDA SANCHEZ OF THE 38TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

AND, UH, LET'S SEE, AUGUST 2ND, UH, I ATTENDED THE I PICKLE RE GRAND, UH, UH, GRAND REOPENING, UH, UH, AND THAT WAS, UM, PRETTY GOOD TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE GETTING PHY, YOU KNOW, ENGAGING IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

WE HAD A LOT OF VISITORS FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY COMING IN TO ENJOY, ENJOY SOME OF OUR AMENITIES, UH, INCLUDING, UH, A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FROM THE CITY OF, UH, FOUNTAIN VALLEY COUNCIL MEMBER PATRICK HARPER.

SO I WANNA THANK HIM FOR VISITING OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, LASTLY, I JUST, UH, WANT TO, UH, I WANT TO ADJOURN TONIGHT'S MEETING IN HONOR OF, UH, CINDO HINDO.

CHINO RELINE, WHO IS THE UNCLE OF, UH, MAYOR PROTI, JOSE MADANO, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU SHARED WITH OUR RESIDENTS, UH, YOUR LOSS.

AND, UH, JUST WANNA SEND OVER MY BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

AND, UH, JUST THE WAY YOU DESCRIBED HIM, HE SOUNDED LIKE A LEGEND AND A LEGEND, UH, AND, AND GOT THE ME, ME, MEXICO.

AND SO FROM, UM, FROM MY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY, UH, MY IN-LAW FAMILY WHO IS A NEIGHBOR FRIEND, AND A, UH, PART OF THEM FROM A NEIGHBORING CITY OF ME, UH, MEXICO.

UH, WANNA SEND MY CONDOLENCES OVER TO YOU.

SO, AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM MAYOR.

TO ATTEND THE GOODBYE, UH, PARTY YESTERDAY FOR DIEGO OF NORTHGATE GONZALEZ SUPERMARKET, OUR MANAGER THERE WHO HAD BEEN A MANAGER THERE FOR PROBABLY ABOUT, UH, FOUR YEARS.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

YEAH, UH, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCES TO, TO JOSE, YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY, YOUR UNCLE JOSE CHINO.

UM, VERY PROMINENT PERSON, VERY WELL LOVED AND RESPECTED, AND THAT GOT THERE THE, UH, PATRIARCH OF YOUR FAMILY OUT THERE.

SO, AGAIN, OUR, OUR PRAYERS AND, UH, WELL WISHES TO GO OUT TO YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.

JOSE.

UM, COUPLE THINGS I WANNA HIGHLIGHT.

I, UH, UH, BITTERSWEET TIME.

UH, GOT

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HE'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE GOING TO SANTA ANA STORE NOW.

AND, UH, THE NEW MANAGER WILL BE COMING IN IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS THERE.

SO, GOT TO SEND THAT AND WISH HIM WELL.

I WANNA THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR, UH, TAKING THIS, UH, A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THIS MORNING AND TAKING THE SUSPECT INTO CUSTODY.

I WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK, UH, AND CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

AND ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL, UH, DUI CHECKPOINT THAT WE HAD THE OTHER DAY.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAD TWO ARREST, I, UH, DROVE BY THERE AND, UH, IT VERY WELL MANAGED.

VERY WELL DONE.

YOU WEREN'T ARRESTED .

YOU WEREN'T ARRESTED.

I WAS NOT ARRESTED.

NO, NO, NO.

I WAS NOT ARRESTED.

UM, THEY LOOKED AT ME A COUPLE TIMES.

I .

BUT ANYWAY, NO, I, I DID NOT.

I GO FRAZZLE.

I WANNA, I WANNA ALSO CONGRATULATE VIBES ON THEIR ANNIVERSARY, UH, ADRIAN OVER THERE, UH, YESTERDAY HE HAD A GREAT BIG CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY FOR HIS ANNIVERSARY DOWN THERE.

YOUNG MAN WHO WENT TO SCHOOL HERE, GREW UP HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND DOING VERY, VERY WELL, UH, AND HAD JUST A FABULOUS, UH, APPRECIATION DAY, UH, THERE.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE VCC GARY CENTER GOLF TOURNAMENT TODAY, AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO, UM, OUR COMMISSIONER, ANNETTE LIMON, WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

AND, UH, I DIDN'T GOLF, BUT I DROVE THE GOLF CART AROUND AND SAID HELLO TO EVERYBODY.

AND, UH, IT WAS A FABULOUS, UH, MORNING OUT THERE.

UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON THAT TURNED A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

KITTY ZOAR, TURNED A HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

YOU, UH, FOLKS MAY REMEMBER HER, UH, WHO WAS A MEMBER OF OUR OLD SETTLERS, UH, COMMITTEE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

SHE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH JAY EDGAR HOOVER BACK IN THE DAY, AND, UH, HAD, HAD LIVED IN LAHABRA A LOT OF YEARS.

AND MYSELF AND KENT ROBERTS WENT OUT.

SHE NOW IS AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY OUT IN PLACENTIA AND WENT OUT TO THERE.

IT WAS A BUSY TIME.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA AND FAMILY DAY FOOTBALL, UH, DAY OUT AT LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL.

UH, THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN AS WELL.

AND I ALSO, UM, ATTENDED THE I TENNIS GRAND OPENING, UH, GRAND REOPENING.

AND I JUST TELL YOU, UH, KELLY, THANK YOU FOR THAT WONDERFUL CONTRACT YOU PUT TOGETHER.

UH, THE FACILITY LOOKS FABULOUS.

AND KIM, THANK YOU AS WELL WITH PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

UH, THE COURTS LOOK FABULOUS, UH, AND I KNOW WE GOT SOME OTHER THINGS COMING IN THE WORKS FOR THE PARKING LOT AS WELL, AND THE FACT THAT I GOT TALKED TO 'EM AND, AND THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO DO SOME OF THESE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY LIKE WITH ROP AND STUFF.

SO THAT, THAT IS VERY SPECIAL.

AND SINCE I GOT YOU GIRLS RIGHT HERE, I WANNA ALSO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WONDERFUL BACK TO SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY ON SATURDAY AT PORTOLA PARK.

UH, THE CROWD WAS A LITTLE LESS THAN NORMAL, BUT IT WAS STILL A LOT OF KIDS THAT CAME OUT.

THEY WERE HAPPY.

THEY LEFT WITH SHOES, UH, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, BACKPACKS, BREAKFAST, UH, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

AND IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT EVENT.

AND, AND, UH, THE MAYOR AND I, UH, REMEMBER OUR FOND MEMORIES OF WHEN WE WENT TO SCHOOL.

AND, AND IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF SMILES ON PEOPLE FACES.

AND ALSO, UH, THE MARIACHI DIVAS AND THE BULLDOG CONCERT WAS FABULOUS.

THERE WAS A LEAD SINGER OVER THERE WITH THE BULLDOGS.

IT WAS GREAT.

AND THE MARIACHI DIVAS, THAT WAS A RECORD CROWD.

I HAD NEVER SEEN A CROWD THAT BIG OUT THERE.

I'M ALMOST DONE, MADAM MAYOR.

WORRIES.

I, UH, ALSO WANNA THANK, I'LL GO QUICK.

SKO AT THE DEPOT THEATER, UH, WAS FABULOUS.

I ACTUALLY ATTENDED WITH BLANCA PACHECOS STAFF.

THEY WANTED TO COME DOWN.

SO I ATTENDED THE SE SCHOOL AT THE, UM, A DEPOT THEATER.

AND I WANT TO THANK IS ELIA HERE? I KNOW ELIAS HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE FACILITY OVER THERE AND AS WELL AS KELLY, AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT AIR CONDITIONER UNIT.

THEY COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS.

UH, I NOTICED A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENCE THERE.

AND, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S THAT.

AND LAST THING I WILL JUST SAY, UH, GREAT JOB WITH THAT BLOOD DRIVE AS WELL.

KELLY AND KIM, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR TEM MADANO.

I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND MY THANKS TO OUR CITY STAFF ALL AROUND, IN EVERY DEPARTMENT, UH, TO THE DIRECTORS THAT ARE HERE.

THANK YOU FOR THE ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT IN EVERY DAY.

AND PLEASE EXTEND MY THANKS TO YOUR STAFF AND, UH, YOUR PEOPLE IN EACH AND EVERY DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY DO, THEY DO THE WORK, UH, THAT WE CAN'T DO EVERY DAY.

WE'RE UP HERE DECIDING POLICY AND GIVING DIRECTION AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

SO PLEASE, UH, PASS THE WORD ALONG, ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTENNIAL YEAR, UH, AS IT, UH, AS IT CONTINUES TO, UH, TO PASS US BY.

UH, AND THANK YOU CHIEF FOR, UH, THIS MORNING, UH, THE, UH, PROFESSIONALISM OF OUR, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE HABER POLICE DEPARTMENT, AGAIN SHOWED, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS, UH, WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND IT, EVERYTHING CAME TO A, A PEACEFUL CONCLUSION.

AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, HAVING BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ALMOST 29, ALMOST OVER 29 YEARS, THAT, UH, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S

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ALWAYS A GOOD DAY WHEN, UH, WHEN THINGS END IN PEACEFUL MANNER.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND, UH, BOBBY, SORRY I MISSED IT.

I'M, I'M, I OWE YOU ONE.

UH, I'VE MISSED THE LAST TWO MUSIC IN THE PARK.

I'VE GOTTA COME CLEAN.

BUT I'VE HAD OUTSIDE, UH, OBLIGATIONS THAT I'VE HAD TO TAKE CARE OF.

UH, SO HOPEFULLY I CAN MAKE THIS, UH, THIS THURSDAY'S, BUT I HEARD YOU WERE A SMASH, AND WHAT BRINGS ME GREAT PLEASURE, GREAT LOVE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BECAUSE OF ALL YOU DO AND YOUR SON DOES WITH, UH, WITH, UH, KIDS ROCK, UH, IS THAT, UH, YOU'RE HOMEGROWN SO TO SPEAK.

UH, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A, A LAHABRA RESIDENT THAT, UH, THAT HEADLINED, UH, MUSIC IN THE PARK, UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO.

SO MUCH LOVE TO YOU.

AND, UH, ONE MORE THING I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT.

UH, I, I CAME ACROSS AN, AN ARTICLE, UH, I THINK IT WAS TODAY.

I CAME ACROSS IT, BUT IT WAS ON THE VOICE OF OC, IF YOU ANYBODY THAT FOLLOWS SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND IT WAS QUITE INTERESTING.

AND, UH, AND OF COURSE I CAN'T VERIFY THE, UH, THE STATISTICS ON THIS, UH, BUT, UH, OR, OR HOW THEY CAME ABOUT 'EM.

BUT IT WAS A STUDY DONE BY CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, UH, OR STUDENTS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AND IT'S CALLED, IT SAYS CONCRETE DIVIDE.

NORTH ORANGE COUNTY FALLS SHORT ON PARKS.

UM, I KNOW WE DO HAVE, UH, SOME PARKS HERE IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

UH, I THINK THE STATISTICS ARE A LITTLE BETTER FOR US THAN WHAT THEY PAINT HERE, BUT REGARDLESS, THEY GIVE US A C FOR NORTH ORANGE COUNTY AND FOR LAHABRA.

UH, AND THAT'S, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE SAID SINCE DAY ONE ON DID COUNCIL ON, ON CITY COUNCIL, OUR OPEN SPACES ARE PARKS.

'CAUSE IF YOU HAVE PARKS, I THINK IT MEANS A HEALTHIER, UH, UH, HEALTHIER RESIDENTS BECAUSE YOU HAVE PLACES, OPEN SPACES WHERE THEY CAN GO.

SO IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, READ THE ARTICLE.

IT'S THE VOICE OF OC AGAIN.

AND IT WAS A STUDY DONE BY, UH, CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT'S A GREAT ARTICLE.

I HOPE WE CAN, UH, CONTINUE, UH, TO, UH, TO HAVE OUR PARKS OPEN.

I KNOW WE'VE GOT THE CENTENNIAL PARK OPENING SOON, SO THANK YOU.

THE ONE TAKEAWAY FROM THAT ARTICLE THAT I NOTICED TOO WAS THAT WE SCORED REALLY WELL IN THE COUNTY AS FAR AS THE DISTANCE FOR FOLKS TO WALK TO A PARK.

UH, THAT'S I THINK, A TESTAMENT TO IMPRESSIVE.

WELL, OUR PARKS ARE PRETTY SCATTERED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT GIVES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO HAVE ACCESS CLOSE BY TO A PARK, WHICH IS GOOD.

YOU KNOW, BUT WE ALWAYS WOULD LOVE MORE ACREAGE, RIGHT? SO I, I'VE GOT MACY'S SCHOOL BY ME, AND IT'S NOT A PARK, IT'S A SCHOOL, BUT THEY ALSO REFERENCE THOSE, THOSE TYPES OF, UH, OPEN SPACES IN THERE.

SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE TO HAVE THOSE SPACES.

SO KUDOS.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER NAZARIAN.

YEAH, I READ THAT TOO.

WE GOT A C IN TERMS OF TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKS, BUT WE WERE IN THE GREEN AS BEING ONE OF THE BEST PARKS IN TERMS OF FOLKS BEING 10 MINUTES OR LESS AWAY FROM A WALK TO A PARK.

I THINK WE HAVE, IS IT 24 TOTAL PARKS? I, I THINK THAT'S THE NUMBER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO, WE HAVE OVER 20 PARKS.

YEAH, OVER 20 PARKS.

AND WE'RE IN SEVEN SQUARE MILES.

RIGHT.

SO THERE YOU GO.

I MEAN, FOLKS ARE VERY CLOSE TO ACCESSING A PARK.

I JUST WISH WE HAD MORE OF 'EM, BUT THAT'S ALWAYS A WORK IN PROGRESS.

SO FIRST, UM, UH, CONDOLENCES TO YOU, JOSE, AND THE LOSS OF YOUR UNCLE, PLEASE.

UM, AND ALONG THE LINES OF JUST DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, THAT SPECIFIC BLAND PLAN, SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING WE HAD WAS, UH, VERY OPTIMISTIC AND HOPEFUL.

I MEAN, IN THE SENSE THAT OUR CONSULTANTS ARE COMING UP WITH SOME FANTASTIC IDEAS FOR WHAT THE FUTURE OF LA HABER BOULEVARD COULD LOOK LIKE.

AND AS I SAID BEFORE, THAT'S THE HOLY GRAIL WITH SO MANY FOLKS IN TOWN SAYING, BOY, THE, THE CITY'S PROGRESSING IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT LA HABER BOULEVARD IS TERRIBLE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S RUNDOWN.

IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT NEEDS A LOT OF WORK.

AND WE'VE ALL TAKEN THAT TO HEART.

AND THAT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS NOW THAT WE'RE UNDERTAKING.

AND IT'S GONNA TAKE TIME, IT'S GONNA BE VERY COMPLICATED.

IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME MONEY, BUT THE IDEAS I'M SEEING ARE POSITIVELY ALMOST DISNEY.

LIKE, I MEAN, IN TERMS OF IMAGINEERING AND ENTIRELY DIFFERENT LAYOUT FOR THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR THAT BISECTS OUR COMMUNITY.

I JUST WANT FOLKS TO REALIZE THAT WE'RE AT HARD AT WORK, AT TRYING TO MAKE THAT A REALITY SO THAT THAT'S COMING.

UM, E-BIKES, I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT REGULATION.

IT'S KIND OF A PANDEMIC PROBLEM IN SO MANY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, REALLY.

AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BEEN DOING SOME FANTASTIC ACTUAL, VERY SERIOUS POLICE WORK LATELY, WHICH IS REALLY APPRECIATED BY THE THREE, WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND UP HERE.

BUT I KNOW, UH, BOTH ROSE AND JIM AS WELL.

ABSOLUTELY.

BUT, UH, THAT'S ALSO A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE, ASIDE FROM A SAFETY HAZARD, THESE KIDS, 'CAUSE THEY CAN GET HURT, KILLED, OR GET SOMEBODY ELSE KILLED.

BUT IT'S ALSO A QUALITY OF LIFE THING, JUST LIKE, UM, MODIFIED SUSPENSION, MODIFIED EXHAUST, ALL THIS SORT OF THING.

ALL THAT, YOU KNOW, WORKING ON THESE ISSUES IS WHAT CREATES A MUCH BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYBODY, UH, IN THE CITY.

SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE PASSED THAT TONIGHT.

UH, YEAH, BULLDOGS ROCK THE HOUSE.

CONGRATULATIONS, BOBBY.

DIVA CROWD WAS ABSOLUTELY HUGE.

THAT'S ALSO A GREAT FAVOR.

OF COURSE.

THAT WAS, IT WAS WONDERFUL TO BE THERE FOR THAT.

AND THEN, UH, THE FINAL THING TOO, THAT I DON'T THINK I SAW A SLIDE ON THIS, IS THAT LET'S NOT FORGET THAT TOMORROW NIGHT, UNLESS I'M MISTAKEN, IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

SO I MENTIONED IT, IT WAS A SLIDE.

DID YOU MENTION IT? WAS IT A SLIDE? YEAH.

I MUST MISSED THE SLIDE.

I'M SORRY.

BUT YEAH, I'M, I'M GONNA BE THERE.

ARE YOU GONNA BE THERE? I THINK SO.

YOU

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THINK SO? OKAY.

BUT THAT'S, I HOPE EVERYBODY DOES SHOW UP BECAUSE, UH, SO MANY FANTASTIC THINGS GOING ON THAT NIGHT, AND IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT EVENT AND THE WEATHER'S GONNA BE PERFECT.

SO OUR ASSEMBLYWOMAN PACHECO WILL BE THERE AS WELL.

OH, WILL SHE? YEAH, SHE'S COMING.

OH, GOOD.

GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

BUT THAT SAID, THAT'S ALL I GOT.