Aug 18, 2025 City Council

[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney/Legal Counsel Collins PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember/Director Nigsarian ROLL CALL: Mayor/Chair Espinoza Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Medrano Councilmember/Director Gomez Councilmember/Director Nigsarian Councilmember/Director Lampkin]

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I WILL NOT CALL THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR AND THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING WITH THE LA HARBOR UTILITY AUTHORITY OF AUGUST 18TH, 2025.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM AND THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY THE CITY ATTORNEY LEGAL COUNSEL COLLINS, FOLLOWED BY THE FLAG SALUTE, LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR NIAN.

DEAR GOD, WE HUMBLY PRAY THAT YOU WILL GRANT WISDOM TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS IT CONSIDERS CITY BUSINESS SET FORTH IN THE MEETING AGENDA TONIGHT.

WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE CITY COUNCIL WITH INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR COUNCIL, STAFF, AND CITIZENS, SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN STRIVE TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES WITH COMMUNITY, SPIRIT AND PARTNERSHIP IN MIND.

PLEASE BLESS THE COUNCIL IN ITS DECISION MAKING TONIGHT SO THAT WE MAY ACT PRUDENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY FOR THE GOOD OF THE LA HABRA COMMUNITY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

OF OUR GREAT NATION OF PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND GIVE BY PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.

JUSTICE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE? UH, SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL ROLL.

YES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR LAMBKIN HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR NICK SIAN HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR GOMEZ.

HERE, MAYOR PRO TEM, VICE CHAIR MADANO.

HERE.

MAYOR CHAIR ESPINOZA.

HERE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO.

MADAM MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

[1. PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2025 AS "HUNGER ACTION MONTH" IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]

AND DO YOU GUYS WANT TO JOIN ME DOWN? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS IT WORKING? IS IT ON? OKAY.

UM, THIS EVENING WE HAVE, UH, A PROCLAMATION 2025 AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH, AND WE HAVE HERE RACHEL PARIS, WHO WILL BE, UH, PROVIDING SOME INFORMATION ON THIS PROCLAMATION THAT WE ARE HANDING TO YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, MY NAME IS RACHEL PARIS AND I AM THE SOURCING DIRECTOR AT SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF ORANGE COUNTY.

AND TODAY I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY HUNGER ALLIANCE.

THE ORANGE COUNTY HUNGER ALLIANCE IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN EIGHT ANTI-HUNGER ORGANIZATIONS IN ORANGE COUNTY.

TOGETHER WE ARE COMMITTED TO REDUCING FOOD WASTE, ENDING POVERTY AND HUNGER, AND PROVIDING DIGNIFIED, EQUITABLE AND CONSISTENT ACCESS TO THE HEALTHIEST FOOD POSSIBLE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US.

THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF LAHABRA FOR RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH AND RAISING AWARENESS FOR HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY.

EVERYONE NEEDS NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO THRIVE, YET MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS FACE HUNGER EVERY DAY.

THE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY REMAINS ELEVATED.

IN ORANGE COUNTY, OVER 359,000 INDIVIDUALS ARE FOOD INSECURE, INCLUDING OVER 86,000 CHILDREN.

IN FISCAL YEAR 25, SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED OVER 42 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP, KITCHEN SHELTERS, SENIOR CENTERS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT ORANGE COUNTY.

THAT'S WHY SEPTEMBER, WE ARE ASKING EVERYONE TO JOIN IN THE MOVEMENT TO END FOOD INSECURITY.

YOUR VOICE, ACTION AND COMMITMENT WILL HELP ENSURE EVERY COMMUNITY HAS FOOD THEY NEED TO NEED TO THRIVE BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE FED, FUTURES ARE NOURISHED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO, THE CITY COUNCIL OF LA HARBOR DOES HERE RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 25 IS HUNGER ACTION MONTH IN THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR A ATTENTION.

THANK YOU.

THANK, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

RIGHT.

THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE WILL PROCEED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WHEN ADDRESSING THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL,

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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.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO COME TO THE PODIUM DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION? PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

SEEING

[ 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. 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 REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED.

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

PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.

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

THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH 11 AND UTILITY AUTHORITY ITEM ONE.

AND ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THE STAFF WOULD WISH REMOVED? NONE MADAM MAYOR.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT, UH, THE COUNCIL WOULD WISH DIRECTOR WOULD WISH REMOVED? MADAM MAYOR, I WILL BE ABSTAINING ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

FOUR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT THE AUDIENCE WOULD WISH REMOVED? THEN I WILL CALL FOR ACTION.

MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS LISTED, NOTING MY ABSTENTION ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

THANK YOU.

WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE DIRECT A SECOND PLEASE VOTE.

SECOND.

WAS THERE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION? SECOND.

SECOND.

THANK YOU MAYOR PROAM.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL

[1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 12.30 (DOG PARKS) TO TITLE 12 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC PLACES) OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO REGULATIONS FOR DOG PARKS 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 12.30 (DOG PARKS) TO TITLE 12 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC PLACES) OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO REGULATIONS FOR DOG PARKS.]

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 AND PUBLIC HEARING.

ITEM NUMBER ONE IS TITLED DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 12.30 DOG PARKS TO TITLE 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC PLACES OF THE LA HABER MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO REGULATIONS FOR DOGS.

AND FOR THE RECORD, AN EMAIL PUBLIC COMMENT WAS RECEIVED FROM DR.

P PRITCHARD REGARDING THIS ITEM WITH COPIES PROVIDED AT THE DIOCESE FOR EACH COUNCIL MEMBER.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL CONTINUE WITH STAFF REPORT.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR ESPINOZA AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF IS REQUESTING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF AN UPDATE TO THE LA HABA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 12 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER, 12 POINT 30 DOG PARKS FOR RULES AND REGULATIONS TO OPERATE A NEW DOG PARK STAFF IS EXCITED TO BE OPENING THE NEW VAN SCULLY CENTENNIAL PARK LATER THIS FALL, AND THE CITY WILL SOON BE OPERATING ITS FIRST DOG PARK.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A SET OF RULES TO GOVERN THE OPERATIONS OF THE DOG PARK TO BE CODIFIED IN THE LAHABRA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC PLACES.

CURRENTLY CHAPTER 28 PARKS ESTABLISHES RULES GOVERNING ANIMALS WITHIN PARKS.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC RULES RELATING TO THE OPERATIONS OF A DEDICATED PARK FOR DOGS.

BY ADDING A CHAPTER OUTLINING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CITY DOG PARKS, THE CITY WILL HAVE GREATER CONTROL OVER THEIR OPERATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF RULES AT THE PARK.

STAFF HAVE RESEARCHED RULES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AT OTHER EXISTING DOG PARKS IN NEIGHBORING CITIES, INCLUDING BREA FULLERTON AND BUENA PARK, AND RECEIVED INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS, AS WELL AS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND HAVE DEVELOPED A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CITIES WHILE CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL THOSE WHO UTILIZE THE NEW DOG PARK IN LAHABRA.

IF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE SECOND READING WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE SEPTEMBER 18TH

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AND AFTER THAT SECOND APPROVAL, IT WILL TAKE 30 DAYS, UM, TO IMPLEMENT.

STAFF WILL ENSURE THAT ALL APPROVED DOG PARK RULES ARE PROPERLY POSTED WITH THE APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE PARK.

AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO DIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE.

HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE MINIMAL COSTS WITH THE NEW SIGNAGE THAT WILL GO AT THE WELL THAT WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE NEW DOG PARK AND THE PUBLIC WORKS GENERAL FUND BUDGET WILL COVER THESE EXPENSES.

THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS INCLUDED WITH A STAFF REPORT FOR YOUR REVIEW, AND I DID WANNA, UM, POINT OUT A COUPLE THINGS IN THE ORDINANCE OF NOTE.

UM, WE HAVE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS.

AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO SNAPPING, SNARLING, LUNGING, FEROCIOUS, GROWLING AND OR BARKING AND BITING.

DOG PARKS MEANS A CITY OWNS RECREATIONAL FACILITY FOR REGISTERED DOGS TO RECREATE WITHOUT A LEASH, AND THE OWNERS MEANS AN ADULT AGES 18 AND OVER THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WELLBEING AND BEHAVIOR OF A DOG WITHIN THE DOG PARK.

AND THEN DOG PARK REGULATIONS, THESE ARE THE MOST, I'M GONNA POINT OUT THE ONES THAT ARE MOST CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER CITIES THAT WE SURVEYED.

THAT DOG PARKS ARE USED AT AN INDIVIDUAL'S OWN RISK AND THE OWNER ASSUMES ANY AND ALL RISK RELATED TO THE DOG PARK USE.

THE SMALL DOG PARK AREA WILL BE DO WILL BE FOR DOGS UNDER 25 POUNDS AND DOGS FOR THE LARGER PARK AERIAL WILL BE 25 AND OVER POUNDS.

ALL PERSONS USING THE DOG PART UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

EACH DOG PARK OWNER OR USER IS ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF THREE DOGS AND MUST HAVE A LEASH FOR EACH SEPARATE DOG.

PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINING IS NOT PERMITTED UNLESS CONDUCTING A CLASS THROUGH THE CITY COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

AND THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES OR THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO CHANGE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DOG PARK AT ANY TIME FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PARK, AND THIS IS MOSTLY FOR EMERGENCIES THAT MIGHT TAKE PLACE, IF THERE IS, UM, AN INCIDENT WITH A DOG BITE, UM, A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, A STATE OR UM, COUNTY, UH, ISSUANCE SUCH AS COVID, THEN THE DIRECTORS WOULD HAVE THAT AUTHORITY TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES, UM, TO OPERATE SAFELY.

AND WE DO THE SAME THING AT OUR SKATE PARK.

THE DIRECTORS HAVE THE SAME AUTHORITY IF THERE'S VANDALISM, GRAFFITI DRUG USE UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR STAFF REPORT.

STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU.

I THINK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, MAY YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH, KIM, REAL QUICK.

UM, IS THERE ANY CONSEQUENCES THAT WOULD, UH, HAPPEN IN THE EVENT THAT YOU HAVE, UH, A DOG OWNER THAT CONSISTENTLY VIOLATES, UM, YOU KNOW, THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WE'RE, WE, I PRESUME APPROVED TODAY? WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES, IF ANY? WELL, OUR SIGNAGE, OUR PROPOSED SIGNAGE WILL INCLUDE A NON-EMERGENCY HOTLINE, UM, TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN WE WOULD BE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP, OF COURSE, WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND WITH, WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I GUESS WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS COULD EVENTUALLY SOMEBODY GET TO THE POINT TO WHERE THEY LOSE THEIR PRIVILEGES OF USING THE PARK? YES, MOST DEFINITELY.

THAT'S WHY THE RULES WILL BE POSTED AND AT ANY TIME IT DOES SAY THAT CITY PERSONNEL CAN REMOVE, UM, AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THE PARK.

OKAY.

YES.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? NONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

I WILL OPEN IT NOW TO THE PUBLIC.

SHOULD THERE BE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM FOR OR AGAINST TO PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM? VERY WELL, THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL ASK FOR A QUESTION, DISCRETION OR ACTION FROM THE COUNCIL.

MADAM MAYOR, I'D GO AHEAD AND LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST I I ACTUALLY WANNA MAKE A FEW COMMENTS IF YOU PLEASE, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

UH, JUST WANNA EXPRESS, UM, HOW HAPPY I AM THAT WE ARE HAVING A DOG PARK HERE IN THE, IN THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING FROM, UH, WHAT MANY RESIDENTS HAVE, UM, REQUESTED.

UM, ME PERSONALLY LOOKING AT THE FACT THAT WE NOW HAVE A DOG PARK AND SOMEBODY WHO IS A, A DOG LOVER MYSELF, I GOT TWO HUGE ONES AT HOME, GREAT MOUNTAIN NEES, AND THEY'RE HUGE.

UM, HAVING A DOG PARK IN OUR CITY REALLY SPEAKS TO A UPGRADE, AN INCREASE IN QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR CITY, UM, BUT ALSO IMPROVES PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE NOW PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO SECOND GUESS WHERE IT'S SAFE TO HAVE THEIR DOGS AROUND.

WHERE NOW WE HAVE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR THEM TO, UH, ACTUALLY TAKE THEIR DOGS.

AND THEN LASTLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT TALK, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAINTAINING OUR, OUR PUBLIC PARKS, UH, NOW WE HAVE A SPECIFIC LOCATION FOR OUR, UH, OUR RESIDENTS TO GO TO, TO TAKE THEIR DOGS VERSUS GOING TO OTHER PARKS THAT ARE NOT DESIGNATED FOR, UM, UH, DOG USE.

AND SO THAT, THAT HELPS MAINTAIN OUR PARKS, UM, THAT ARE NOT DESIGNATED FOR DOG USE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS AND, AND, AND JUST EXPRESS HOW HAPPY I AM FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS MILESTONE IN OUR CITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY, MADAM MAYOR, THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR MOTION.

MADAM MAYOR, IT'S WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT THIS LA HABER CITY COUNCIL MAKES THE MOTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE.

NUMBER CC 2025

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I SECOND WOULD THE COUNCIL DIRECTORS PLEASE VOTE? MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY FOR THE RECORD THAT THE COUNCIL MEETING, THE SECOND MEETING IN SEPTEMBER WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 15TH.

THAT'S WHEN THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE WILL GO.

I, I THINK MS. BERIAN SAID THE 18TH.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THEN WE WILL.

SHE'S MAKING SURE WE WERE ALL AWAKE IS ALL IT WAS OBJECTION.

[1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS REPORT - CALENDAR YEAR 2025 That the City Council and Utility Authority: A. Conduct a duly noticed public hearing for the purpose of receiving public comment on the City's 2025 Public Health Goals Report, and; B. Receive and file the City's 2025 Public Health Goals Report in accordance with provisions of the California Health and Safety Code.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YES.

THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS CITY COUNCIL AND UTILITY AUTHORITY ITEM ENTITLED DUALLY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS REPORT CALENDAR YEAR 2025.

CAN WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, ME, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR 2025 REPORT ON DRINKING WATER GOALS.

THE STATE LAW REQUIRES US TO PRODUCE THIS REPORT EVERY THREE YEARS.

ITS MAIN PURPOSE IS TO TO BE TRANSPARENT.

THE REPORT IDENTIFIES PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS.

I'M GONNA CALL P PHDS AND THE MAXIMUM, UH, CONTAMINANT LEVELS.

MCLS THE PUBLIC GOALS IS, IS A, IS PUBLIC GOALS AND IDENTICAL IS A, I'M SORRY, IS AN IDEAL TARGET FOR WATER PURITY SET BY THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THE THOUGHT BEHIND THIS IS TO HAVE A ZERO HEALTH RISK OVER A LIFETIME.

THESE GOALS ARE NOT THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, HOWEVER, THE MCLS IS THE ACTUAL LEGAL LIMITS.

THIS IS THE ENFORCED STANDARD FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER.

THE MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAY OUT, OUT OUTTA THIS REPORT IS OUR WATER.

IT MEETS OR IS BETTER THAN ALL STATE AND FEDERAL LEGAL LIMITS.

AND OUR DRINKING WATER IS VERY SAFE.

THE REPORT IDENTIFIES ANY CONTAMINANTS IN OUR WATER THAT WAS DETECTED ABOVE THE IDEAL PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL, EVEN IF IT IS WELL BELOW THE ACTUAL LIMITS FOR THE MCL.

MANY OF THESE CHEMICALS ARE THE TARGET TOWNS TODAY, LIKE PFAS, UH, BETTER KNOWN AS THE FOREVER CHEMICALS CHROMIUM SIX P-C-E-T-C-E.

UH, TO STAY ON THE TOP OF ALL THIS, WE, WE SEND SAMPLES TO THE LAB DAILY FOR TDS, WHICH IS THE TOTAL DISSOLVE SOLVENT AND CHLORINE RESIDUALS.

A WEEKLY FOR CHLORO, UH, CHLORO FOR BACTERIA AND PH AND MONTHLY FOR MANY OTHER CHEMICALS QUARTERLY FOR PFAS AND TO COMPLY WITH TITLE 22, WE ACTUALLY TEST ANNUALLY FOR 126 POSSIBLE CONTAMINANTS IN OUR WATER.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE CHEMICALS I JUST MENTIONED.

THE TABLE AT THE END OF THE REPORT IDENTIFIES THE MAIN COMPONENTS THAT ARE REGULATED BY THE STATE AND IT SHOWS THAT WE ARE NON-DETECT AND OR WELL BELOW THE MCL.

AGAIN, I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT OUR WATER SYSTEM IS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ALL MANDATORY HEALTH-BASED DRINKING WATER STANDARDS.

THE THIS REPORT IS LARGELY A TRANSPARENCY EXERCISE REQUIRED BY THE LAW.

TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL FOR TWO ACTIONS.

ONE IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE'RE DOING TODAY AND RECEIVE AND FILE THE PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL REPORT.

THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ HAS A QUESTION.

ELIAS, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR STREETS, WE HAVE INDEXES ON THE QUAL THE STREET AND THE QUALITY OR THE CONDITION OF OUR STREETS.

IS THERE ANY REPORT CARD THAT

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OKAY.

IN A MAILER IT IN, IT SHOWS EVERY CHEMICAL POSSIBLE THAT RIGHT.

BUT IN, IN COMPARISON TO ALL OF ORANGE COUNTY, WE'LL JUST TAKE ORANGE COUNTY, WHERE WOULD YOU THINK LA HABO WOULD RANK IN WATER QUALITY? WE ALL HAVE TO MEET THE, THE STANDARDS AND WE'RE WAY BELOW THE STANDARDS.

WE ARE, WE'RE VERY SAFE AND VERY CLEAN WATER.

SO I DON'T, WE DON'T DO COMPARISON, BUT THERE'S NOT AN INDEX PERHAPS.

I, NO COMPARISON.

WELL, IF YOU WANNA DO A COMPARISON, LIKE OUR TDS IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THE ORANGE COUNTY, UH, SAY SANTA ANA OR OTHER CITIES BECAUSE THEY DRAW THE WATER FROM THE, UH, OCWD, WHICH HAS NATURALLY LESS TDS.

SO WE TREAT IT, WE LOWER IT, WE MIX IT WITH, UH, CAL TO DROP IT DOWN TO THE NEAREST, THE GOAL, THE MCL IS 1000.

WE SEND IT ABOUT 400.

SO BELOW THE GOAL, THE GOAL IS 500.

I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE ANY COMPARISONS IN A REPORT TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS? THERE IS NO SUCH REPORT.

WE, WE DON'T COMPARE OTHER JUST RIGHT.

IT'S NOT LIKE THE COUNTY, WHEN THEY TRACK PAVEMENT INDEX, THERE'S NO CENTRALIZED TRACKING OF WATER QUALITY.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE I WAS HEADED, JIM.

SO BEING A KID THAT GREW UP IN THE SEVENTIES HERE, I CAN STILL DRINK OUTTA THE WATER HOSE IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY.

PROVIDING THAT YOU'RE WATER HOSE IS CLEAN.

YEAH, I DO.

YEAH, THE WATER IS CLEAN COMING OUT OF IT.

SO, YEAH.

JUST ONE THING LAST, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

WHEN YOU, UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND THE STATE, AND IT SEEMS THE STATE DOES THINGS PRETTY WELL WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, UH, DRINKING WATER.

UH, AND WHEN YOU LOOK ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE'RE LIGHT YEARS AHEAD OF MANY COMMUNITIES, UNFORTUNATELY, FORTUNATELY FOR LA HABRA, ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IS FLINT, MICHIGAN, UH, WHERE THEY'VE HAD THEIR PROBLEMS, UH, WITH WATER, UNFORTUNATELY.

BUT, UH, THANKFUL FOR YOU AND, AND FOR THE STAFF AND THE WORK YOU DO AND TO, TO KEEP US AT THESE LEVELS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

ACTUALLY, THAT BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT.

UM, FLINT, MICHIGAN WAS A LEAD ISSUE.

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE LEAD STUDY THAT WE DID? WE DID A STUDY, UH, ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO OR SO, FOR EVERY HOUSE.

EVERY HOUSE IN THIS CITY GOT TESTED AND EVERY LATERAL THAT COMES OUT AT THE METER TESTED FOR LEAD.

AND WE HAVE NONE.

WE DIDN'T HAVE A F HOUSE THAT HAS ANY DETECTION OF LEAD SCHOOLS EVERYWHERE, EVERY HOUSE.

NO, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, MADAM MAYOR.

SO, UH, WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT I, I JUST WANTED TO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I WANTED TO FIND OUT.

SO, SO IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S MANDATORY OR, OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT YOU REACH A CERTAIN THRESHOLD? I I BELIEVE IT SAID ONCE YOU REACH A THREAT THRESHOLD OF 10,000 SERVICE CONNECTIONS.

CORRECT.

THEN YOU HAVE TO ISSUE THIS REPORT.

YES.

YEAH.

THE, THE LAW REQUIRES TO REPORT IT.

IF WE HAVE 10,000 SERVICES, WE HAVE 12,500 OR SO.

AND THIS ISN'T, UH, ANYTHING THAT'S, UH, THAT'S CHEAP.

UH, I, I READ HERE THAT, UH, THE COST OF TO TREAT THIS WATER PRODUCED BY THE CITY USING ION EXCHANGE AND PTA AND REVERSE OSMOSIS COULD RANGE FROM ANYWHERE FROM 4,660,000 TO 28 MILLION THERE SO FAR, WE'RE NOT NOWHERE NEAR THERE, THANK GOODNESS.

SO EVEN PFAS WILL BE VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE TO, TO TREAT.

ALL THESE ARE TRUE NUMBERS AND THE REALLY OLD NUMBERS, IT'LL COST MORE TODAY.

ALRIGHT, I WANT TO PIGGYBACK.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT WATER, ANY, ANY OF THOSE CON CONTAMINANTS TO WORRY ABOUT.

I WANNA PIGGYBACK ON A COMMENT.

MADAM MAYOR, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, UH, WE'RE THE OLD TIMERS HERE, WE DECIDED TO INVEST, UH, IN OUR WATER, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE TO, TO, TO DRILL OUR OWN WATER.

AND THIS IS A TESTAMENT OF, YOU KNOW, WHERE OUR WATER RATES ARE TODAY AND THE QUALITY OF OUR WATER BECAUSE WHAT WE DO IN HOUSE.

SO WE'RE STILL LOOKING TO ADD INTO THAT.

YEAH.

WE STILL HAVE A CAPACITY TO ADD, LOOK INTO THAT, INTO THAT, UH, BOTH IN TREATMENT AND PROBABLY AN ADDITIONAL WELL, YEAH, AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

UH, IT WAS THE CITY COUNCIL'S FORESIGHT 20 YEARS AGO OR MORE TO INVEST IN, UH, WATER SHARES IN CAL METIC.

I MEAN, WE ARE ONE OF THE FEW CITIES, I THINK, IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT HAS THREE DISTINCT SOURCES OF WATER THAT WE CAN DRAW FROM, WHICH GIVES US A LOT OF WATER RESILIENCY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND LETS US CONTROL COST.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND NOW, OH, WE HAVE TO OPEN IT TO THE PUBLIC.

DON'T, OH, YES.

I FORGOT.

I HAVE TO OPEN IT TO THE PUBLIC.

SO IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OR OPPOSING THIS ITEM TO PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND NOW WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION OR ACTION.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE CITY, UH, COUNCIL AND UTILITY AUTHORITY, UH, CONDUCT A

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I'LL DRINK TO THAT WITH A SECOND.

ALRIGHT.

WITH THE COUNCIL DIRECTORS, PLEASE VOTE.

BE BETTER OUTTA THE GUARDIAN.

COUNCIL .

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL

[1. CONSIDER THE DESIGNATION OF A VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATES TO THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE That the City Council designate a voting delegate and up to two (2) alternate voting delegates to attend the League of California Cities (Cal Cities) Annual Conference from October 8-10, 2025, in Long Beach.]

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 COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR.

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

THE ONLY CONSIDERATION ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS TITLED CONSIDER THE DESIGNATION OF A VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATES TO THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITY'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND, UH, SO NOW WE, THAT WAS A STAFF REPORT, CORRECT? NO, BRIANNA HURT HAS A REPORT.

OH, OKAY.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS EACH YEAR.

THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES HOST AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR ITS MEMBER CITIES THIS YEAR.

THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN LONG BEACH FROM OCTOBER 8TH THROUGH THE 10TH ON THE LAST DAY OF THE CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 10TH.

OKAY.

LEAGUE MEMBERS WILL CONSIDER AND VOTE UPON RESOLUTIONS THAT ESTABLISH LEAGUE POLICY OR BYLAWS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

ANY RESOLUTIONS DRAFTED BY THE LEAGUE WILL BE, WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING PRIOR TO THE CONFERENCE.

IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO CAST A VOTE DURING THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, ALSO KNOWN AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE COUNCIL MUST FIRST DESIGNATE A VOTING MEMBER FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS.

THE COUNCIL MAY ALSO DELEGATE UP TO TWO ALTERNATES WHO WOULD ACT IN PLACE OF THE VOTING DELEGATE SHOULD HE OR SHE BE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THE VOTING DELEGATE, OR ALTERNATE MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE TO CAST THEIR VOTE FOR THE CITY ON PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS.

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

THANK YOU.

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

MA'AM.

UM, I WILL THEN ASK, INVITE THE PUBLIC SHOULD THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE THEN I'M GOING TO ASK FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND INTERACTION.

I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE ROSA SPINOZA AS OUR, OUR MAYOR, ROSA SPINOZA AS OUR DELEGATE PLEASE.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

SECOND.

DO WE HAVE TO VOTE FOR THESE SEPARATELY? ALTERNATE ONE AND ALTERNATE TWO, OR CAN THEY ALL BE ON ONE? THEY, THEY CAN DO IT SEPARATELY OR ALTOGETHER, CORRECT.

KEITH? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

ALRIGHT.

WHATEVER YOUR PREFERENCE, WE CAN TAKE A VOTE ON THAT IF YOU LIKE.

YES, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THAT.

OKAY.

MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER IAN FOR ROSA ESPINOZA TO SERVE AS THE VOTING DELEGATE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ALRIGHT, NOW WE HAVE FOR ALTERNATE.

FIRST ALTERNATE.

ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE DARREN ERIAN.

SECOND.

I WOULD LIKE, WELL, ARE WE CLOSE FOR NOMINATIONS? YES.

NO.

.

I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE COUNCIL MEMBER LAMBKIN.

UH, UNFORTUNATELY MY BABY IS DUE THAT SAME WEEK.

OH, THAT SAME WEEK.

MY WIFE BE PRETTY UPSET IF I'M HANGING OUT IN LONE BEACH.

.

UNDERSTANDABLE.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE KEITH COLLINS.

THAT'S PERFECTLY ILLEGAL, RIGHT? WE HAD, WE HAD ONE TIME.

I THINK IT WAS FOR WHAT IS WORTH, I'M GONNA BE ATTENDING AND I'D BE HAPPY TO BE THE ALTERNATE IF YOU WANT.

OH, NO, THAT'S, THAT'S AN ACCEPTABLE I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE YOU SA YES, THANK YOU MR. CITY MANAGER.

.

SORRY, IS THERE A SECOND WITH THE, I WILL SECOND THAT.

DIRECTORS PLEASE VOTE.

.

WELL DONE.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

OF COURSE.

.

AND DO WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE SECOND? THAT'S IT, RIGHT? WELL, WE HAVE A FIRST ALTERNATE AND A SECOND, OR THIS IS IT.

YOU DON'T NEED TO.

OKAY.

HE'S GONNA BE THERE.

HE, HE'S GONNA BE THERE.

YOU WERE THERE LAST TIME FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT THEN.

UH, THE COUNCIL IS DONE WITH

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

HOST LYONS ANNUAL CORN FESTIVAL ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH AT PORTELLA PARK.

3 0 1 SOUTH EUCLID STREET.

COMMUNITY

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AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE CORN FESTIVAL CHAIR, STEW B BRUCKNER OR VERONICA HANA.

AT 5 6 2 4 5 8 1 7 3 3.

AND THEN WE HAVE TRIPS AND TOURS.

THE CITY OF LA HAR TRIP AND TOUR TRIPS AND TOURS ARE BACK FOR SUMMER AND FALL 2025.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED TRIP IS DELMAR RACETRACK ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH.

THE TRIPLE DEPART FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 10:00 AM AND RETURN AT 6:00 PM THE DELMAR RACETRACK OFFERS A PREMIER EXPERIENCE FEATURING LIVE HORSE RACING, DIVERSE ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT OPTION, AND A SELECTION OF FINE FOOD DINING ESTABLISHMENT, PROMISING A DAY OF EXCITEMENT AND ENJOYMENT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF LABOR HOLIDAY.

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER.

THE FIRST REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE SECOND.

FOR MORE QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 0 1 0.

WE HAVE GRANDPARENTS DAY JOIN US FOR GRANDPARENTS DAY EVENT AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, AT 9:00 AM UNTIL 11:00 AM GRANDPARENTS AND KIDS WILL HAVE A FUN FILLED MORNING, STARTING WITH A BRUNCH.

BUFFET KARAOKE, A PHOTO BOOTH, AN ARTS AND CRAFTS STATION.

AS A SPECIAL BONUS, ALL DAY ADMISSION TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS INCLUDED.

THE COST IS $15 PER GRANDPARENT, ADULT, AND $12 PER CHILD.

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

THEN WE HAVE THE SENIOR DANCES, WHICH ARE IN FULL SWING.

JOIN US ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST FROM 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.

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

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

WE HAVE COMMISSION MEETINGS.

WE HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSION THAT MEETS 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 MEETS ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.

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 AND TURNOFF IRRIGATION PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING RAIN.

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

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

FROM OUR INFORMATION AND 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 WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

I WILL GO WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER NIAN.

I'M SORRY, MAYOR.

COMMENTS FROM STAFF.

OH, I'M SORRY.

[ COMMENTS FROM STAFF:]

YES.

MAD MADAM MAYOR RHONDA, COME ON.

WHAT DO YOU GOTTA SAY?

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS/DIRECTORS:]

UM, THIS IS GONNA BE A PHENOMENAL EVENT, THE LIKES OF, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE THIS CITY'S EVER SEEN BEFORE.

AND I'M SO PROUD OF ALL 100 OF THE ENTITIES AND THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN GOING TO BE HONORED THAT NIGHT.

I'M SURE THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE 200 OR 300.

I KNOW IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TASK FOR THE COMMITTEE AND FOR STAFF TO WINNOW DOWN THE DESERVING TO ONLY 100.

AND I KNOW IT'S HARD 'CAUSE YOU'RE ONLY GONNA SPEND 30 MINUTES PER PERSON AN ENTITY.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, KELLY? YEAH.

TWO MINUTES.

TWO MINUTES.

OH, OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THAT'S BETTER.

SO IT'S GONNA BE AN AWESOME NIGHT.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

I'M SURE WE ALL ARE.

AND I DO WANNA ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO PLEASE TURN OUT FOR THE CORN FESTIVAL THIS YEAR.

UH, I WOULD JUST ONLY CAUTION YOU THAT IT'S GONNA BE SLIGHTLY VERY SLIGHTLY TOASTY.

SO MAKE SURE YOU BRING WATER, BRING A WHITE BRIMMED HAT AND ALL THAT.

IT'S GONNA BE DELIGHTFUL IN THE MORNING FOR THE PARADE.

IT'S GONNA BE FANTASTIC AT NIGHT.

UH, DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, IT'LL BE A LITTLE WARM OF COURSE, BUT JUST TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND HAVE A GREAT TIME BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A WONDERFUL EVENT.

UH, ONE THIRD THING I WANNA MENTION VERY QUICKLY IS THIS IS A BIT OF A THROWBACK THAT GOES WAY BACK TO AN ACTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL TOOK SOME YEARS AGO WITH REGARD TO PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS.

AND, UH, AT THE TIME, THERE WAS SOME CONTROVERSY OVER US ISSUING THOSE BONDS, DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT WAS VERY CLEAR THE CITY OF LA HARBOR WOULD SAVE OVER $1 MILLION A YEAR BY DOING THIS.

AND SETTING ASIDE ALSO THE BOND PROCEEDS INTO A RESERVE FUND THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF ANY UNFUNDED LIABILITIES GOING FORWARD.

AND WE HAD SOME CRITICS OF THAT.

WE HAD A DISGRUNTLED

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IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE.

CITY'S GONNA GO, UH, BANKRUPT IN NO TIME.

CALPERS IS GONNA GO BROKE.

ALL THIS SORT OF THING.

WELL, I JUST WANNA GIVE FOLKS, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE AN OUT THERE AN UPDATE THAT, UH, CALPERS ITSELF HAS BEEN DOING EXTREMELY WELL, JUST FOR THE LAST THREE FISCAL YEARS, UH, RECENTLY, 23, 24, 25 RETURN RATES HAVE BEEN AVERAGING WELL, 5% IN 23, 9% IN 24, 11 0.6% IN FISCAL YEAR 24, 25.

UM, SO WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT IT WAS A VERY, VERY SMART THING THAT THIS COUNCIL DID AND SAVING TAXPAYERS OF LAHABRA MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE ALSO HAVE A RESERVE FUND THAT TAKES CARE OF UNEXPECTED CONTINGENCIES OR DEVELOPMENTS.

LET'S SAY THE CALPERS DID PASS ON SOME UNFETTERED LIABILITY TO THE CITY.

UM, WE HAVE OVER $12 MILLION SET ASIDE FOR THAT PURPOSE BECAUSE HALF OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE BOND SALES IS SQUIRRELED AWAY TO TAKE CARE OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAPPENING.

SO, AGAIN, EXTREMELY RESPONSIBLE, VERY PRUDENT.

AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE HAVEN'T HIT THAT RESERVE FUND BY, OR WE WILL NOT HIT IT BY SO MUCH AS $1 THIS YEAR.

SO I JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE, UH, THAT COUNCIL VOTE AND THE STAFF THAT WORKED TO PUT THAT TOGETHER.

AND I WANNA REASSURE FOLKS THAT THE RIGHT THING WAS DONE TO MAKE PENSIONS SUSTAINABLE AND, UH, ESSENTIALLY GOING FORWARD BULLETPROOF.

SO THANKS AGAIN.

UM, THE FINAL THING IS I JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY BEST WISHES AND, UH, PRAYERS TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ'S FAMILY FOR HIS, UH, FATHER WHO'S HAD A ROUGH TIME BACK HOME.

NOW I UNDERSTAND, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'RE ALL THINKING ABOUT HIM ROOTING FOR HIM, AND OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR MOTHER, AND YOUR, AND YOUR WHOLE FAMILY.

APPRECIATE THAT ALL, AND THAT'S ALL I GOT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, MAYOR PROAM MADANO.

I'M GONNA KEEP IT SHORT AND, UH, EXTEND, UH, OUR, UH, UH, OUR NOT CONDOLENCES, BUT WE'RE THINKING OF YOU AS WELL, JIM AND, UH, AND YOUR DAD, PLEASE, UH, EXTEND OUR, UH, OUR THANKS AND, UH, WELL WISHES TO HIM AS WELL.

UH, WHEN, UH, WHEN YOU GET HOME LATER, THANK YOU, PLEASE LET HIM KNOW.

AND, UH, I'LL BE BY TOMORROW MORNING TO GET HIM UP AND WALKING.

YEAH.

GET HIM .

TELL HIM AT, UH, AT 0 5 30, WE'LL START.

YEAH, BECAUSE I STILL HAVE A BUM KNEE, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE WALKING.

UH, NO.

UH, FOR ME, IT'S JUST A THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL OUR DIRECTORS, UH, FROM OUR POLICE CHIEF KELLY, ELIAS, KIM, UH, THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR, FOR THE AWESOME WORK YOU DO AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE, THAT ARE WORKING UNDER YOU AND, AND CARRY OUT THE DAY TO DAY.

UH, I, YOU KNOW, I, I SEE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA FROM TIME TO TIME IN, UH, VARIOUS REALMS OR, UH, OF SOCIAL MEDIA CIRCLES.

THE CRITICISM, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT COMES ACROSS ABOUT OUR CITY AND VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS.

UH, BUT LITTLE DO THEY KNOW THE DAY IN, DAY OUT THAT, UH, AND THE HARD WORK THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUR SUPERVISORS, MANAGERS, AND THEN OF COURSE OUR DIRECTORS AND OUR CITY MANAGER, UH, UH, PUT FORTH EVERY DAY.

SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY.

I, I, I DON'T WANNA LET A DAY GO BY.

I DON'T SEE YOU EVERY DAY, BUT TRUST ME WHEN I TELL YOU THE, UH, THE, THE CITY COUNCIL THANKS YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO.

AND, UH, WITH THAT, LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS, UH, WEEKEND'S, UH, CORN FESTIVAL.

UH, SHOULD BE FUN, UH, DRESS, UH, DRESS COOL.

AND BRING, UH, BRING PLENTY OF, UH, OF SUNSCREEN.

THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

YEAH, I, UH, WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND WELL WISHES.

UH, VERY MUCH FELT, UH, MY DAD AND HE WAS JUST, WAS RELEASED YESTERDAY.

AND, AND I DO ALSO WANT TO EXTEND MY, MY PRAYERS TO, TO, UH, ELIAS'S FAMILY LONG, WHOSE MOM'S BEEN DEALING WITH SOME MEDICAL ISSUES LATELY.

UH, SO PLEASE WISH HER WELL ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US.

UH, SHE RAISED A FANTASTIC SON, IF ANY REFLECTION ON, ON, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU, THE WORK THAT YOU DO HERE.

SO WE WISH HER WELL.

UM, WANNA START OFF BY, UH, JUST A THANK OF A HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL BAND.

THEY HAD A FUNDRAISER ON SATURDAY, WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THAT, UH, FUNDRAISER, UH, ATTENDED THE OPENING, THE SOFT OPENING OF KRISPY KREME DONUTS.

AND I WAS ONE OF THOSE THAT WAS THERE AT THREE 30 IN THE MORNING.

UM, SADLY WHEN THEY OPENED UP AT FIVE 30 IN THE MORNING, THE DONUT MACHINE WAS NOT WORKING FOR THE, THE, FOR THE, UM, THING, BUT I THINK THEY GOT ALL THE KINKS WORKED OUT, AND THEY GOT THAT DONUT MACHINE WORKING UP AGAIN.

AND I ALSO TENDED THE, UH, SOFT OPENING OF DUNKING AS IN DUNKING DONUTS.

HE JUST USED THE WORD CATCHPHRASE DUNKING NOW.

AND, AND THAT WAS A NICE TURNOUT AT BOTH LOCATIONS.

BUT AT KRISPY KREME, PEOPLE WERE LINED UP THE NIGHT BEFORE AT EIGHT 30 IN THE MORNING.

I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT, EIGHT 30 IN THE MORNING.

AND, AND BY THE TIME IT CAME TIME AT FIVE 30 IN THE MORNING, THE LINE WAS WRAPPED ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT PAST REGAL THEATER AND AROUND THE AREA, UH, FOR THAT.

UH, UNFORTUNATELY, SOME PEOPLE WENT AWAY A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED, BUT I THINK THEY GOT THAT WORKING AGAIN.

THAT LIGHT IS ON AGAIN, SO PEOPLE CAN NOW ENJOY THOSE, THOSE DONUTS.

UH, WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY, OF COURSE, THE CORN FESTIVALS THIS WEEKEND.

BUT IF YOU TUNE INTO THE KTLA MORNING NEWS THIS SATURDAY, BEGINNING AT, UH, 7:00 AM YOU'RE GONNA SEE SOME LIVE SEGMENTS HERE FROM THE PARADE ROUTE.

THEY'RE GONNA BE CUTTING IN AND OUT, UH, EVERY 45 MINUTES,

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SO I'M HAPPY TO SAY THE KTLA IS THE OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR OF THIS YEAR'S CORN FESTIVAL, AND I'M, UH, VERY PROUD OF IT THAT THEY'RE THE MEDIA SPONSOR AND THEY'RE GONNA BE PROVIDING, UH, COVERAGE, UH, ON AND OFF, UH, UH, DURING THE PARADE FOR BIKA.

THEY'LL COME IN EVERY 45 MINUTES TO SHOW A QUICK GLIMPSE OF THE PARADE.

UM, I ALSO WANNA MENTION THAT, UH, I WAS AT PUFFY TACO LAST WEEK, AND THE OWNER THERE SPECIFICALLY WANTED ME TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND STAFF ABOUT THE WONDERFUL CONSCIOUS IN THE PARK.

GLORIA LOPEZ IS THE OWNER THERE OF PUFFY TACO AND, UH, ROSE.

AND I SAW HER AT HER.

SHE WOULD NOT SIT DOWN.

SHE WAS ALWAYS DANCING OUT THERE ON THE DANCE FLOOR.