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[ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney Collins PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Lampkin ROLL CALL: Mayor Espinoza Mayor Pro Tem Medrano Councilmember Gomez Councilmember Nigsarian Councilmember Lampkin]
ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR OF SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025.LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM AND THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER NICK ZARIN, WHO HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE.
UH, THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY COLLINS, FOLLOWED BY THE FLAG SALUTE, LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LAMPKIN.
IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE STAND, AND, UH, HOUSING AUTHORITY AND UTILITY AUTHORITY MEANS WILL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ADJOURNMENT OF THIS MEETING.
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 LAHABRA COMMUNITY.
PLEASE PLACE, FACE THE FLAG OF OUR GREAT NATION.
PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
WE WOULD NOW RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
READY, BEGIN OUR PLEDGE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INM WITH LIBERTY JUSTICE.
GENTLEMEN, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL.
COUNCIL MEMBER ERIAN IS ABSENT.
ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO, MADAM MAYOR.
WE HAVE NOW, UH, PROCLAMATION THE
[1. PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2025 AS "WORLD ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
PRESENTATIONS AND, UH, WE WILL GO DOWN TO THE, WELL, THE FIRST, UH, PRO PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTATION IS, UH, TO INVITE, UH, WE'RE GONNA INVITE THE ORANGE COUNTY, UH, REPRESENTATIVE SELENA BARGU, UH, FOR, UM, FOR ALZHEIMER'S DAY.I'LL BE, DO YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS? I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF IT'S ON.
YOU GUYS HEAR IT? THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU FOR, UM, PRESENTING, UH, THIS PROCLAMATION.
I'M REALLY, UM, GLAD TO BE, UM, REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY HERE.
UM, ALZHEIMER'S, ORANGE COUNTY HAS BEEN SERVING OC FOR OVER 40 YEARS NOW.
SO, UM, UH, WE GO TO SERVE, UM, ALZHEIMER'S, SO, UM, REALLY, YEAH.
WANT TO COMMEMORATE THIS MONTH? SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PROCLAMATION.
SO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY OF COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER, 2025 IS WORLD, UH, ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS MONTH CERTIFICATE, AND LOOK AT, WANNA HOLD OVER THERE? IS IT OKAY IF TAKE THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TIME.
[2. PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 26, 2025, AS "HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS DAY" IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA]
UH, WE'RE PROCLAIMING, UH, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2025 AS HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONAL TODAY IN THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.AND I THINK WE HAVE OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, GABBY YPP, WHO WILL BE RECEIVING THIS PRESENTATION.
CAN'T WE ALSO HAVE OUR WHOLE HR DEPARTMENT, IF THEY DON'T MIND COMING UP, I'M GONNA MAKE THEM SHOW THEIR FACES.
SO, UM, WE HAVE A FANTASTIC HR TEAM, UM, YOU KNOW, HR.
YOU GUYS ARE REALLY LIKE THE HEART OF HR.
SO HR, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THERE WITH EMPLOYEES FOR LIKE, THEIR ENTIRE LIFECYCLE FROM WHEN THEY START, YOU KNOW, FROM WHEN THEY FIRST APPLY ALL THE WAY TO WHEN THEY FINISH.
BUT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH, UM, HR ACTUALLY DOES BEYOND, YOU KNOW, RECRUITMENT AND BENEFITS, YOU KNOW, WORKERS' COMP, PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.
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WE DO LABOR NEGOTIATIONS.WE DO, UM, ALSO LIABILITY CLAIMS, UM, YOU KNOW, TRAINING, UM, REALLY TRYING TO BUILD UP THIS ORGANIZATION.
SO I ACTUALLY WANNA PASS THE MIC TO LUCY JUST BECAUSE SHE'S DONE JUST A REALLY GREAT JOB LEADING THIS TEAM.
IF SHE WANTS US, IF YOU WERE AND INTRODUCE EVERYBODY.
THIS, THIS IS ALL LESS THAN A YEAR EXCEPT FOR ME.
UM, WE HAVE OUR HR MANAGER, MELINDA RODRIGUEZ.
WE HAVE WENDY RUTZ, SHE'S, UM, THE HR TECHNICIAN.
THEN WE HAVE CYNTHIA AVALOS, WHO'S AN HR TECHNICIAN, AND WE HAVE A VERY BRAND NEW ONE MONTH EMPLOYEE HERE.
BRANDON A, I'M SORRY, BRANDON VETO, WHO'S OUR HR ASSISTANT.
BRIANNA, SMILE OVER NICE AND TIGHT.
I THINK I NEED MY GLASSES FOR THIS.
[3. RECOGNITION OF CITY ATTORNEY RICHARD D. JONES UPON HIS RETIREMENT]
LEAST, OF COURSE, IS A RECOGNITION FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY RICHARD D. JONES.UPON HIS RETIREMENT, HE'S BEEN WITH US.
WELL, HE CAN TELL YOU HOW MANY YEARS HE'S BEEN WITH US.
HE HAS SO MUCH HISTORY, AND HE KNOWS SO MUCH OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.
SO WE ARE PRESENTING THIS, UH, RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND THE APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE YEARS OF SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO OUR COMMUNITY.
EVERY DOOR IS HOSPITAL, NOT JUST CITY POLITIC WITH HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR YOUR 40 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF LA HAR DICK.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? IT WAS, UH, IT WAS REALLY A VERY FAST 40 YEARS.
LOOK BACK AT, I MOVED, I MOVED TO LA HABER IN 1974.
I SERVED ON THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR 20 YEARS IN THE LOWELL JOINT DISTRICT, AND REALLY HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE THERE.
BUT LA HABER'S BEEN MY HOME, UH, CITY.
WE'VE BEEN, WE AS CITIZENS HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH WONDERFUL CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE, GREAT STAFF.
I, UH, FEEL VERY SPECIAL ABOUT LA HABRA AND, UH, WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY PROUD TO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
OH, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TO HIS 20 ACRE RANCH,
[ 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.WHEN ADDRESSING THE LA HABER CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING, AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE, MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR, SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED 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 MAYOR, WE HAVE THREE SPEAKER CARDS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.
UH, IF THE FIRST SPEAKER WOULD PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE US WITH THEIR NAME AND THEIR ADDRESS.
MY NAME'S FLOYD ALVARADO, 9 4 4 2 RUSSELL STREET, LAHABRA, CALIFORNIA.
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GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF LA HARA ART ASSOCIATION, AND I'M EXCITED TO SPEAK WITH YOU ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM, AN INITIATIVE.
WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
AND SIR, I'M SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADJUST THE MIC SO WE CAN HEAR YOU A LITTLE MORE CLEARLY, PLEASE.
I'M EXCITED TO, OH, THERE WE GO.
WE ARE SEEKING THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENDORSEMENT TO ORGANIZE AN ART IN THE PARK EVENT, A VIBRANT GATHERING FEATURING LIVE ART DEMONSTRATIONS, LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES, ALL SET IN OUR BEAUTIFUL LOCAL PARKS.
OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A EXCLUSIVE SPACE WHERE ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN CONNECT AND INSPIRE ONE ANOTHER AND ENJOY CREATIVE SPIRIT THAT MAKES LIBRARY UNIQUE.
WITH OUR SU WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE CAN MAKE THIS EVENT A HIGHLIGHT OF THE FALL SESSION, OR DURING CHRISTMAS TIME, AROUND THAT TIME, UH, INVITING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE TO EXPERIENCE THE ARTS AND OPEN A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT.
WE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING THIS IDEA AND FURTHER EXPLORING HOW TO, TOGETHER WE MAKE THE ART OF THE PARK MEMBER MEMORABLE SUCCESS.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ROBERT AMRO, WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF OUR ASSOCIATION.
TOMORROW, 1401 ARITA DRIVE, LAHABRA, CALIFORNIA.
UH, AGAIN, I JUST, UH, WOULD LIKE TO, I KNOW THIS IDEA WAS BROUGHT UP, UM, A FEW MONTHS BACK, AND I THINK WE SPOKE ABOUT IT.
OUR MAYOR MENTIONED SOMETHING TO ME IN REGARDS TO BRINGING ARTISTS TOGETHER AND BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND IN, AND ENJOYING A, A DAY OR AN AFTERNOON WITH MUSIC.
AND WE'RE NOT TALKING, UM, HOURS OF MUSIC, BUT JUST A SHORT PERIOD WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE ACTUALLY EXPOSED IN PUBLIC AND THE ARTISTS CAN BE EXPOSED IN PUBLIC SO THAT WE CAN MAYBE BRING MORE PEOPLE TOGETHER AND ALSO ENJOYING THE TEAM AT THE, UH, ART GALLERY.
AND, AND, AND THEY CAN START ALSO, UH, EITHER, UH, PLAYING MUSIC OR LEARNING HOW TO PLAY MUSIC, OR LEARNING HOW TO DRAW AND PAINT.
BUT THE PUBLIC EXPOSURE, I THINK, REALLY BRINGS OUT THE BEST, UH, UM, RATHER THAN US BEING IN A ROOM ALWAYS, AND I DON'T, UH, FROM MY EXPERIENCE, UH, TO THIS POINT, I, I DON'T SEE THE GROWTH COMING FROM OTHER OR SHARING THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, AND I THINK THAT'S OUR GOAL IS TO ENJOY A DAY AT THE PARK AND, AND, UM, AND HAVE THE EXPOSURE OUT FOR THE PUBLIC.
GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT.
UH, WE TALKED YESTERDAY AT THE ART, ART GALLERY.
SO WHAT I SUGGEST IS MAYBE AT SOME POINT MAKING THE MEETING WITH, UH, KELLY FUO AND KIM BERIAN AND TALK ABOUT THAT.
YOU'LL PROBABLY NEED A SPECIAL, UH, EVENTS PERMIT IN THAT, BUT CERTAINLY I WOULD TALK TO THEM, HELP GET SOME GUIDANCE AND SEE WHAT CAN OR CANNOT BE DONE.
AND MAYBE YOU CAN TIE IT INTO ANOTHER EVENT OR WHAT, WHATEVER.
I MEAN THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST STEP I WOULD SUGGEST.
MEETING WITH KELLY AND, AND KIM.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? IF SO, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
FRANK CRAWL, 10 40 SAND DOWN STREET, LAHABRA.
I, I NOTICED THAT WE HAVE AN AGENDA, THE UTILITY FOR THE SEWAGE AND $63,000 FOR KEEPING OUR SEWERS RUNNING AND CLEANED UP.
BUT I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE TIERED SYSTEM THAT WE ARE CHARGED ON OUR WATER BILLS AND THE RATE.
I BELIEVE IT'S HIGHLY UNFAIR, AND, UH, PENALTY TO THOSE WHO HAVE FAMILIES MORE THAN FIVE PEOPLE.
WE HAVE A RESIDENTIAL RATE THAT IS AFTER 17 CCS, CF $7 AND ALMOST $8.
THAT'S $2 AND 50 CENTS MORE THAN THE REGULAR RATE AT 16, WHICH IS FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR.
THEY WILL USE ON AN AVERAGE MONTH OF THAT 16, WHICH IS $5 AND 42 CENTS.
YOU ARE PENALIZING PEOPLE WHO HAVE FAMILIES, MORE THAN FOUR CHILDREN, FOUR PEOPLE IN A HOUSEHOLD.
THE PERSON USES 3000 GALLONS OF WATER A MONTH THAT COMES OUT TO THIS 16.
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HAS THREE PEOPLE REFUSING TO WATER THEIR LAWNS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE WATER BILL.UH, THIS YEAR, THE LAST THREE MONTHS, I'VE TRIED TO GREEN MY YARD AND MY WATER BILL IS OVER $200.
NOW, BECAUSE I'M EXCEEDING YOUR 17, YOUR THREE-TIERED SYSTEM IS HIGHLY UNFAIR AND OUGHT TO BE CHANGED.
NOW, I KNOW IT CAME INTO EFFECT IN 2018 AND IT'S BEEN MODIFIED, UH, LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR IT'S THE NEW RATES.
YOU ARE PET CHARGED, THE CITIZENS 63 CENTS, UH, FOR, UH, TAXES TO HELP FUND THIS STUFF.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE WATER RATES WITH YOUR CONTRACT.
I KNOW THAT BREA HAS A ONE-TIER SYSTEM, LAMADA, A TWO-TIER SYSTEM, AND WE HAVE A THREE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY $2 AND 50 CENTS MORE NEEDS TO BE CHARGED TO US FOR KEEPING OUR CITY GREEN.
I'M SURE YOU DON'T CHARGE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO, TO YOUR WATER COMPANY, TO GREEN OUR PARKS.
UM, AND I'M SURE THEY USE MORE THAN 17 CCF.
SO I'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER REVISITING THE RATES AND CONSIDER WHAT WE CAN DO.
I UNDERSTAND THIS STATE HAS A PROBLEM WITH, UH, DROUGHT AND EVERYTHING, BUT THAT'S A MISMANAGEMENT PROBLEM.
AND WE, THE CITIZENS SHOULDN'T BE FUNDING THE BILL FOR THE MISMANAGEMENT OF OUR STATE WATER.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? MR. NALLY? PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
UH, I'M CALLING, I'M TALKING TO YOU TONIGHT ABOUT, UH, DEXTER ACROSS THE STREET FROM, UH, COSTCO WHERE THEY HAVE DIVIDERS AND CONES UP AND THE KIDS ARE MESSING AROUND WITH THE CONCRETE.
AND ON BEACH BOULEVARD YOU HAVE A CUT AND ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS, IT'S ALMOST AS WIDE AS THIS TABLE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR SOMEONE GETS, BECAUSE IT GETS A FLAT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN THERE FOR LAST PROBABLY THREE YEARS AND THEY HAVEN'T TOUCHED IT.
AND THERE'S A POLE ACROSS THE STREET FROM, UH, COSTCO ALSO THAT'S SPENT TOWARDS THE, UH, THE BUSINESS, WHICH IS LIKE ALSO ACROSS THE STREET FROM, UH, COSTCO IS ABOUT HALF A BLOCK FROM, UH, COSTCO ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE STREET.
AS I'M COMING DOWN HERE, YOU'LL SEE IT LIKE THIS.
LEANING ONTO A BUSINESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
SIR, I THINK FOR CLARIFICATION, I THINK YOU'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT DEXFORD, CORRECT? YEAH.
DEXFORD PARDON ME? YEAH, YOU KNOW, UM, IF IT'S OKAY, MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD SUGGEST, UH, YOU MEET WITH OUR, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ELIAS, UH, SALI, AND HE'LL TAKE DOWN YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND WE'LL GET SOMEBODY OUT THERE TO, TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF FOR YOU, SIR.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
[ 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. ]
TO PROCEED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE 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.
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 20.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT STAFF WOULD WISH REMOVED? NONE, MADAM MAYOR.
ANY ITEMS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD WISH REMOVED? ITEM NUMBER 13, MA'AM.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE AUDIENCE WOULD WISH REMOVED THEN? MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR?
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I'D, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF, UH, ITEM NUMBER 13, WHICH HAS BEEN BOLD.UH, WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? THANK MOTION HEARING FOUR ZERO.
[ CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION:]
13.WOULD YOU LIKE A REPORT? YES, MADAM MAYOR.
IF WE COULD HAVE SOMEONE COME UP AND PROVIDE A REPORT FOR ITEM 13.
OUR, UH, ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR ALBERT MENDOZA, WILL PROVIDE THAT REPORT.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
ALBERT MENDOZA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER.
THIS EVENING, STAFF IS REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL FOR A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH FAIR AND PEERS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL ACTION PLAN AND THE AMOUNT OF 400,000.
UH, BACK IN JULY, WE ISSUE A, A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THIS PROJECT, UH, THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL PROGRAMS. IT'S A FEDERAL INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO MAKE IT, TO MAKE IT SAFER AND EASIER FOR STUDENTS TO WALK OR BIKE TO SCHOOL.
THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
IN GENERAL, THE SCOPE OF THE WORK AND THE RFP INCLUDED ENGINEERING, DESIGN, TRANSPORTATION, PLANNING, COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AND GRANT WRITING.
IN AUGUST, WE RECEIVED FOUR PROPOSALS.
THE FIRMS WHO SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL WERE FAIR AND PEERS, KOA CR ASSOCIATES AND MICHAEL BAKER, AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE MADE UP OF STAFF FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAREFULLY REVIEWED AND RANKED EACH PROPOSAL.
THEIR CRITERIA INCLUDED, UH, EXPERIENCE, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, STAFFING, QUALIFICATIONS, COMPLETENESS OF, OF THE PROPOSAL AND THE KNOWLEDGE, SAY ROUTE TO SCHOOL PROJECTS.
AFTER THE REVIEW PROCESS, THE COMMITTEE DETERMINED THAT FEAR AND PEERS WAS THE MOST QUALIFIED.
THEIR STRONG EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR COMMUNITY GOALS MADE THEM STAND OUT AS THE BEST FIT FOR THE PROJECT.
THE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL, FOR ALL FEDERAL GRANT.
IN THE AMOUNT OF 320,000, THE CITY'S REQUIRED 20% MATCH, OR 80,000 WILL COME FROM EXISTING GAS TAX, WHICH ARE ALREADY BUDGETED.
SO NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE REQUIRED.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THIS, UH, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH FEAR AND PEERS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAVE OUT THE SCHOOL ACTION PLAN.
AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? YES, MADAM MAYOR, IF, UM, IF YOU CAN PLEASE GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF, OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT WOULD BE DONE, PERHAPS MAYBE, UH, GIVE THE PUBLIC SOME INSIGHT AS TO WHAT EXACTLY THE PROGRAM IS AND HOW IT WILL MAKE SAFER ROUTES FOR OUR STUDENTS IN LA HABRA.
SO, SO THIS WILL BE AN ACTION PLAN.
IT'LL BE A PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT, UH, OUR CONSULTANT WILL, WILL ASSESS ALL OUR, OUR SCHOOLS WITHIN LA HABRA IDENTIFIED ANY GAP CLOSURES, ANY SIDEWALK ISSUES, BARRIERS THAT MIGHT PROHIBIT, UH, WALKING OR, UH, SAFE WALKING OR BIKING.
UH, THIS WILL REQUIRE, UH, COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS, DISTRICT STAFF, UH, OUR PARTNERS WITH OCTA, UH, HEALTHCARE AGENCY SO WE CAN PROMOTE, UH, THIS, UH, MORE WALKABLE AND LIVING ENVIRONMENT.
UM, SO THIS IS NOT REALLY A PLAN, ALTHOUGH THEY, THERE, THERE MIGHT BE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE MAJORITY WILL BE LIKE NON INFRASTRUCTURE.
THERE WILL BE PROGRAMS. SO, SO THE GOAL IS TO MAKE IT SAFER, WHETHER IT IS THROUGH, UH, MORE CROSSWALKS, IS IT, UH, ENHANCE, UH, VISIBILITY, UH, BULL BOUNCE IF YOU WANT TO GO TO PHYSICAL, ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION.
BUT, UH, AGAIN, THE, THE MAIN GOAL IS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE WITH ENGINEERING, RIGHT? WITH PARTNERSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, COLLABORATION, UH, AND PROMOTING, RIGHT, THE, THE, THE BENEFITS OF WALKING, RIGHT? BUT, BUT FIRST WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY THE AREAS THAT NEED THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT.
SO, UM, WHAT ELSE? UM, UH, AS WELL WITH ENFORCEMENT.
SO, UH, AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT WE WILL PHYSICALLY CONSTRUCT, BUT MORE OF AN OUTREACH EFFORT.
AND, UM, MAYBE, AND I, I WANNA MAKE SURE I DIDN'T MISS IT.
UH, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HAVE DUTY ASSESSMENT TO FIND OUT WHERE OUR MOST VULNERABLE AREAS ARE, BUT WILL THERE BE ANY INTERSECTIONS THAT YOU WILL BE POINTING OUT FOR THEM FOR THIS CONTRACT? UH, TRACK CONTRACT, THE COMPANY BE LOOKED TO, TO, TO LOOK AT SPECIFICALLY MAYBE BASED OFF OF SOME PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED, UM, WHERE THE, UH, THAT ARE NEAR SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS? OH, ABSOLUTELY.
AND THAT'S PART OF THE DEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT THE CONSULTANT
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WILL LOOK AND SEE WHAT, HOW MANY, YOU KNOW, ACCIDENT RATES, RIGHT? IS IT PEDESTRIAN RELATED? RIGHT? ANYTHING NEAR A SCHOOL OR A ROUTE TO SCHOOL WILL WILL BE IT.THIS, THIS WILL BE LOOKED AT A, A HOLISTIC APPROACH WHERE NOT JUST IMMEDIATE INTERSECTIONS, BUT TRAFFIC.
SO AT THE END OF THIS, THIS PLAN, THIS ACTION PLAN, UH, WE WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE AREAS THAT NEED ATTENTION.
AND, UH, PART OF THIS, UH, PACKAGE ALSO WILL INCLUDE CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS THAT WE AS A CITY CAN USE TO GO AFTER GRANTS.
SO IF WE DON'T HAVE THIS PLAN IN PLACE, UH, IT KIND OF ELIMINATES OUR CHANCES OF APPLYING FOR FEDERAL, EITHER FEDERAL GRANTS, STATE GRANTS, OR OTHER LOCAL GRANTS.
AND NOT TO HOLD YOU TO IT, BUT WHAT WOULD YOU SAY WOULD BE THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE PLANS? SO WE, WE HAVE A YEAR TO DEVELOP THIS PLAN, SO I, I WOULD, I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY ABOUT A YEAR OR SO.
UM, I, I, I JUST, I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT THAT, UM, IT, BEFORE I CAME ON TO COUNCIL, AND I WANNA SAY IT WAS AROUND APRIL OF LAST YEAR, UM, I, I DO RECALL A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.
MOST NOTABLE, THE ONE THAT OCCURRED, UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS ON, UH, LAHABRA BOULEVARD AND PALM STREET WITH SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
AND, UM, WE, WE HAD SOME RESIDENTS COME IN AND I CAME IN AS WELL, AND NOT ON COUNCIL.
I, I SPOKE AT THE D AND UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I PERSONALLY MADE.
NOW, I CAN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR, FOR, FOR WHAT'S OCCURRING RIGHT NOW, BUT IT, IT, WHAT IT DOES SHOW IS THAT THE CITY IS BEING VERY PROACTIVE AND IT TAKES TIME.
THIS STUFF TAKES TIME TO IMPLEMENT, BUT I GIVE KUDOS TO THE CITY FOR MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT OUR KIDS AND MAKING SURE THEY GET TO GET, TO GET TO SCHOOL SAFE AND GET HOME SAFE, UM, THE PARENTS SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS DIDN'T FALL ON DEAF EARS, UH, BY THE CITY, THE CITY.
IT TAKES TIME FOR THESE THINGS TO GET IMPLEMENTED FOR THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR, UM, FOR, FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE AGENDA.
THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THIS.
UM, YES, WE'VE HAD OTHER ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THEN, BUT AGAIN, THIS DIDN'T FALL ON DEAF EARS, SO I APPRECIATE IT.
AND I SHOULD NOTE THAT EITHER LATE LAST YEAR OR EARLIER THIS YEAR, CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED US TO PURSUE SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL FUNDING AND COME UP WITH STATE ROUTE, SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL, UH, PLAN.
AND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING TONIGHT IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT PRIOR COUNCIL DIRECTION AS WELL TO, TO BRING THIS BACK FORWARD.
AND JIM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DONE FOR DECADES ACTUALLY.
WE, WE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THESE GRANT FUNDS TO ADD SIDEWALKS, CROSSWALKS, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING, UH, NEW THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AND, AND UTILIZE.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DONE FOR, FOR A LONG, LONG TIME AND, AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS WHEN A CONCERN IS COMING FROM RESIDENT.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE STUDY IN PLACE AND WE'VE, WE'VE GOTTEN MORE THAN OUR RETURN THAN WHAT THIS STUDY WILL COST US.
AND, UH, LIKE I SAID, WE, WE'VE DONE THIS FOR, FOR DECADES.
JUST, UH, ONE, UH, ONE QUESTION OUTTA THE, FOR YOU, FOR OUR CITY MANAGER, UH, I'M, I'M TRYING TO RECONCILE THE MATH ON THE, UH, ON THE 20%, IS IT 20% OF THE 320,000 OR 20% OF THE 400,000? UH, BECAUSE, UH, IF IT'S, UH, 20% OF THE 320,000, IT'S COMES OUT TO, UH, AN AMOUNT OF 64,000 THAT THE CITY SHOULD ALLOCATE.
UM, OTHERWISE THERE A OR, AND I'M OKAY GOING WITH 80, IT'S 25%, IT'S, IT'S 20% OF THE ESTIMATED 400,000.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS CLEAR.
AND IT COULD BE LESS DEPENDING ON THE WORK.
IT'S MONEY WELL SPENT IF YOU ASKED ME, SO, BUT I JUST WANTED MAKE SURE IT WAS, IT WAS CLEAR.
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO TESTIFY IF THEY WOULD PLEASE COME UP.
SHOULD THEY WISH TO, TO PROVIDE THEIR NAME AND THEIR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
SEEING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR A COUNCIL DISCUSSION INTERACTION.
UH, IF YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, MAKING A MOTION THAT THE CITY AUTHORIZED THAT COUNCIL, AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO EX EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH, UH, FEHR AND PEERS FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT F-H-W-A-S-S FOUR A GRANT, AWARD NUMBER 6 9 3 JJ 3 2 3 4 2.
UH, WITH THE CITY PROJECT NUMBER OF ONE DASH T SIX DASH 24.
UH, WITH THE COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.
[1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE 2024-2025 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO SUBMIT THE REPORT TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT That the City Council conduct a public hearing to review and approve the 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) and authorize staff to submit the CAPER to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.]
TO PUBLIC HEARING.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,
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COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.ITEM NUMBER ONE IS TITLED DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE 20 24 20 25 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT, CER AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO SUBMIT THE REPORT TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
AND WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT, CORRECT? YES.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS SUSAN LOUIE FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT IS SCHEDULED TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT, ALSO KNOWN AS A CAPER FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2024, AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2025.
THE CAPER IS A SUMMARY OF THE ACTIVITIES AND EXPENDITURES FUNDED WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, ALSO KNOWN AS CDPG.
IT REQUIRES A 15 DAY PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD, AND IT TIES IT INTO THE CITY'S GOALS AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
HUD REQUIRES JURISDICTIONS THAT RECEIVE CDBG FUNDING TO COMPLETE AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS PER YEAR THROUGH THE 24 25 ACTION PLAN PROCESS.
THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED 10 PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT EXPENDED IN FISCAL YEAR 24 25 IS APPROXIMATELY $226,458.
SOME MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE CITY DURING THE 24 25 FISCAL YEAR INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES INCLUDE FUNDING THE FOLLOWING SERVICES, FAIR HOUSING FOUNDATION FOR BOTH TENANTS AND LANDLORDS TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES ABOUT FAIR HOUSING RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
MERCY HOUSE LIVING CENTER FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING SHELTERS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, PROVIDED FUNDING FOR GRAFFITI REMOVAL IN LOW INCOME AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, PROVIDED FUNDING TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM TO ASSIST ADULTS THAT ARE, ARE, THAT ARE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS OR HOMELESS, FIND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY DO THIS BY ASSISTING WITH JOB SEARCH, SEARCH, COMPLETING RESUMES, AND CONNECTING THE RESIDENTS TO LOCAL STAFFING AGENCIES AND OTHER CAREER GUIDANCE FUNCTIONS.
CONTINUED WORK ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, INC.
INCLUDING OLD RESERVOIR PARK IMPROVEMENT AND VARIOUS RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION PROJECTS.
CONTINUED LEAD-BASED PAINT AND ASBESTOS TESTING FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD AS PART OF THE RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE WERE SERVED BY CITY PROGRAMS FUNDED BY CDBG DURING FISCAL YEAR 24 25.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SERVED IS ESTIMATED BY CALCULATING ALL INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN WHAT IS DETERMINED BY HUD AS LOW INCOME CENSUS TRACKS THAT RECEIVE AREA-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES.
TODAY WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND AFTER CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC HEARING, APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 24 25 CAPER AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THIS REPORT TO HUD.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF IS AVAILABLE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL OPEN IT NOW TO THE PUBLIC AND ASK ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE, UH, THIS ITEM TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, OR THOSE IN OPPOSITION.
I WILL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR COUNCIL QUESTIONS.
MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 20 24 20 25 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CONSOLIDATION, ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, UH, CAP HER AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO SUBMIT CAP HER TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
SECOND, BUT THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE.
WE HAVE A SECOND ITEM ON PUBLIC HEARING.
[2. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA EXTENDING URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. CC 2025-08 THAT ESTABLISHED A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON SMOKE SHOPS That the City Council APPROVE AND ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. CC 2025-___ ENTITLED: AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. CC 2025-08 THAT ESTABLISHED A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON SMOKE SHOPS.]
PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER TWO IS TITLED DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA EXTENDING URGENCY, ORDINANCE NUMBER CC 2 0 2 5[00:35:01]
DASH ZERO EIGHT THAT ESTABLISHED A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON SMOKE SHOPS.AND WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? YES.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ESPINOZA, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
I'M SUSAN KIM, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, ON AUGUST 4TH, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO THE LAHARA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT NEW SMOKE SHOPS AND PREPARE AN URGENCY ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON NEW SMOKE SHOPS.
WHILE THE AMENDMENTS WERE BEING PREPARED.
ON AUGUST 18TH, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE REQUESTED URGENCY ORDINANCE AS PART OF ITS CONSENT CALENDAR, THE APPROVED URGENCY ORDINANCE PROHIBITS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW SMOKE SHOPS FOR 45 DAYS UNTIL OCTOBER 2ND.
THE URGENCY ORDINANCE TO DEFINE SMOKE SHOPS AS ANY RETAILER WHO DEVOTES AT LEAST 20% OF THE FLOOR DISPLAY AREA OF THE BUSINESS TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND RELATED PARAPHERNALIA, DRIVES AT LEAST 60% OF GROSS SALES FROM TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND OR RELATED PARAPHERNALIA, OR INCLUDES A TOBACCO PRODUCT AND OR RELATED PARAPHERNALIA OF AT LEAST 50% OF ALL RETAIL SALES TRANSACTIONS UNDER STATE LAW.
APPROVAL OF THE URGENCY ORDINANCE REQUIRES A FOURTH, FIFTH VOTE.
THE SUBJECT URGENCY ORDINANCE WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
STAFF IS NOW REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL EXTEND THE MORATORIUM AND ADDITIONAL 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS AS PERMITTED UNDER STATE LAW.
WHILE STAFF CONTINUES TO WORK ON THE REQUESTED AMENDMENTS TO HI PROHIBIT NEW SMOKE SHOPS.
STATE LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE NOTICING IN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR 45 DAY URGENCY ORDINANCE.
HOWEVER, THEY B THEY'RE BOTH REQUIRED TO EXTEND THE URGENCY ORDINANCE.
A NOTICE FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS ESTA WAS PUBLISHED IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER ON SEPTEMBER 5TH.
THE ADOPTION EXTENSION OF THE URGENCY ORDINANCE ARE SUPPORTED BY THE EVIDENCE OF A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SMOKE SHOPS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA, THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BUSINESS IN THE CITY THAT ARE CURRENTLY LICENSED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO SELL TOBACCO.
AND THE CITY COUNCIL'S CONCERNED THAT THIS INCREASE IN THE HARMFUL EFFECT OF TOBACCO ON THE CITY'S RESIDENCE ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AT A PUBLIC HEARING STAFF PRESENTED THE PLANNING COMMISSION WITH PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT WOULD DEFINE AND PROHIBIT SMOKE SHOPS FOLLOWING A STAFF REPORT, QUESTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL NOT APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ON A THREE TO ONE VOTE.
CHAIRMAN MACHA, VICE CHAIR RAMS AND COMMISSIONER MANLEY VOTED IN FAVOR OF NOT RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT ORDINANCE.
AND COMMISSIONER LOGAN CANNON VOTED, VOTED AGAINST NOT RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AGAINST.
SO I GUESS IT'S NOT, NOT, AND COMMISSIONER CARDENAS HAD AN EXCUSED ABSENCE, ALTHOUGH THIS ITEM WAS REVIEWED AT A NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING, THE ONLY PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE WAS A REPORTER THAT DID NOT PROVIDE COMMENTS TO, FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
DURING DELIBERATIONS, CHAIRMAN HETCH EXPRESSED A, A VARIETY CONCERNS THAT THE DRAFT ABOUT THE DRAFT WARRANTS, INCLUDING THAT THERE WERE OTHER HEALTH AND CONCERNS THAT WERE, THAT WERE EQUAL TO OR MORE IMPORTANT THAN SMOKING, THAT WERE NOT BEING EQUALLY ADDRESSED.
THE ORDINANCE WAS SINGLING OUT A SPECIFIC DEVICE AND THAT ADULTS HAVE THEIR OWN AGENCY AS TO DECIDING WHETHER THEY WANT TO PURCHASE TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND THAT RIGHT SHOULD NOT BE REGULATED BY THE CITY THROUGH A PROHIBITION ON NEW SMOKE SHOPS.
IN ADDITION, CHAIRMAN HEA, VICE CHAIR RAMS AND COMMISSIONER MANLEY ALL EXPRESSED SENTIMENTS THAT THE PROHIBIT PROHIBITION ON NEW SMOKE SHOPS PROVIDED AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT SELL TOBACCO.
THESE COMMISSIONERS DID EXPRESS INTEREST IN POTENTIALLY CONSIDERING A PERMIT OR LICENSING PROCESS THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD AFFECT ALL TOBACCO RETAILERS.
WHILE BOTH VICE CHAIR RAMSON AND COMMISSIONER MANLEY EXPRESSED THAT THEY WERE IN FAVOR OF THE CITY COUNCIL EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM, CHAIRMAN HETCH EXPRESSED THAT SHE WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF THE MORATORIUM COMMISSIONER.
LOGAN CANNON EXPRESSED THAT SHE WAS IN FAVOR OF PROHIBITING ALL NEW SMOKE SHOPS.
SINCE THE APPROVED ORDINANCE IS SET TO EXPIRE ON OCTOBER 2ND, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL EXTEND THE CURRENT URGENCY ORDINANCE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS.
SHE'LL ALLOW TIME FOR THE DRAFT ORDINANCE TO BE REVIEWED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND OR FOR THE COUNCIL TO DIRECT STAFF TO PURSUE AN OPTION FOR THE CITY TO REQUIRE A PERMIT OR LICENSE FOR ANY RETAILER THAT SELLS TOBACCO AND TOBACCO RELATED PRODUCTS.
BY EXTENDING THE URGENCY ORDINANCE, THE CITY WOULD CONTINUE TO PROHIBIT NEW SMOKE SHOPS FROM BEING ESTABLISHED UNTIL AUGUST 18TH, 2026.
AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH.
UM, ANY IDEA, WHAT'S YOUR INKLING WHY, UH, SMOKE SHOPS SEEM TO BE GROWING AT A HIGHER RATE OR COMING TO THE CITY MORE THAN ANY OTHER BUSINESSES LATELY? ANY, ANY IDEA, ANY INTEL, UH, AS TO WHY THAT'S OCCURRING? THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD HEAR FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD IS POTENTIALLY BECAUSE IT'S PERMITTED AS A RETAIL USE AND RETAIL USES ARE PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN OUR COMMERCIAL ZONE, SO THEY DON'T REQUIRE A CUP, SO THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR A BUSINESS TO COME IN, BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO GET A BUSINESS LICENSE AND BE LICENSED BY THE STATE JUST FOR THE PEOPLE AT HOME.
UM, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT LAHARA IS DOING, ONLY THERE, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE HAD MORATORIUMS. CORRECT.
CAN YOU CORRECT, ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE BIT? UM, WELL WOULD, IN OUR STAFF REPORT THAT WE PRESENTED TO
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YOU BACK IN AUGUST, WE, ME, WE MENTIONED, UH, LET'S SEE, CERTAIN CITIES IN, UM, ORANGE COUNTY THAT HAD THEM, BUT SPECIFICALLY WE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT REGULATIONS FOR GARDENA WHERE THEY DID WHAT THE, WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL HERE PROPOSED, WHICH WAS TO PROHIBIT NEW SMOKE SHOPS.AND THEN ANAHEIM, THEY ADOPTED A RETAIL TOBACCO LICENSE OR PERMIT.
FULLERTON WAS LOOKING AT A LITTLE BIT OF A HYBRID, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE ACTED ON IT YET, WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING AT A CUP FOR SMOKE SHOPS AND THEN A LICENSE OR PERMIT FOR ALL TOBACCO RETAILERS.
AND THEN FINALLY, STANTON HAD A TOBACCO RETAILER REGISTRATION.
THEY FOUND THAT IT WASN'T WORKING THE WAY THAT IT EXPECTED, SO THEY DID A MORATORIUM, AND THEN AFTER THAT, THEY FOLLOWED UP WITH A LICENSING PROGRAM THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE STRINGENT AND REQUIRED TWO INSPECTIONS A YEAR.
HOWEVER, WITH THAT, THERE WAS A HIGHER COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE LICENSE.
AND, AND JUST SO IT'S, IT'S CLEAR FOR THE PUBLIC OUT THERE TO KNOW, I I, I BROUGHT THIS BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MADANO SECOND THE ITEM ON THERE, AND THIS IS REALLY MORE DRIVEN BY THE PUBLIC THAT HAD, HAD REACHED OUT TO US WITH A CONCERN.
THEY SAID, UH, DOES LAHABRA WANNA BECOME THIS SMOKING, UH, CAPITAL SMOKE SHOP CAPITAL OF THE WORLD? UH, THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT HOW CLOSE IN PROXIMITY THEY ARE TO, TO MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS.
AND YES, ADULTS DO MAKE THE GATE CHOICES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES KIDS MAKE POOR CHOICES AND, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT MEAN NECESSARILY.
MAYBE THEY MIGHT NOT GO AND BUY SOMETHING, BUT THEY COULD STICK SOMETHING IN THEIR POCKET.
THE ACCESSIBILITY SEEMS TO BE, UH, MORE THERE.
AND, UM, THAT'S WHY I, I BROUGHT IT BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
CERTAINLY IF THERE'S, UH, THE, UM, PLANNING COMMISSION HAD MENTIONED THAT THERE'S OTHER ITEMS OUT THERE THAT MIGHT BE HAZARDOUS, WHATEVER, MORE THAN THIS, WELL, I WOULD INVITE YOU TO MAKE US AWARE OF THOSE AND WE WOULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT.
AND ANY OTHER ELSE, WE WANT TO BE A, A TOPNOTCH COMMUNITY.
SO IF THERE IS A CONCERN OUT THERE, YOU FEEL THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS, UH, BRINGING DOWN OUR COMMUNITY, CERTAINLY MAKE US AWARE OF THAT.
AND WE COULD LOOK AT OTHER THINGS IF WE HAVE TO, BUT THAT'S WHY THIS WAS DRIVEN BY THE COMMUNITY, NOT NECESSARILY JAMES GOMEZ.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? UH, I HAVE A FEW.
MADAM, UH, MADAM MAYOR, JUST TO AT LEAST START HERE.
UM, JUST FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING, UM, YOU MENTIONED DURING THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, AT LEAST DURING, FOR THIS DISCUSSION, THERE WAS SOMETHING, UH, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON THIS, THAT OUR REGULATIONS HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE 1999.
YES, I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE YEAR.
AND THEN YOU ALSO MENTIONED SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF IN 2008, AND LET ME JUST GET MY NOTES HERE, I APOLOGIZE.
UM, THE, THE SMOKE SHOPS WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED RETAIL PRIOR TO 2008, CORRECT? I CAN'T VERIFY THAT.
UM, ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY, ANY CHANGE, UH, RELATED TO HOW WE GOVERN OUR SMOKE SHOP TODAY VERSUS PRIOR 2008? WAS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE? UNFORTUNATELY, I WASN'T WITH THE CITY BACK IN 2008.
I KNOW WE DID A MAJOR ZONING CODE UPDATE, BUT I DO NOT KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF IT.
AND, AND AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, UM, IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, ARE WE MAINLY FOCUSING ON JUST NEW SMOKE SHOPS OPENING OR TOBACCO SHOPS, OR ARE WE FOCUSED ON THE CURRENT ONES THAT EXIST? THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS PREPARED FOR PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW WAS TO PROHIBIT ALL NEW SMOKE SHOPS.
IF I COULD INTERJECT THE, THE ORDINANCE BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT IS JUST THE MORATORIUM.
SO ONLY THING THAT BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT IS WHETHER TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM AND THEN THE ORDINANCE CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL COME TO YOU LATER.
I, I, UM, AND, AND I, I RECOGNIZE THAT I, I GUESS WHERE I'M AT WITH THIS IS IS I, AND I MENTIONED DURING THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT, UM, THERE, THERE'S A, THERE'S A BIT OF, THERE'S SOME THOUGHTS OF, OF BALANCING WHERE WE ARE NOW WITH THE CONCERNS ABOUT SMOKE SHOPS.
UM, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THIS JUST ABOUT NEW, UM, SMOKE SHOPS, BUT I OBVIOUSLY, IF WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF OUR, OF OUR RESIDENTS AND THOSE WHO COME TO LA HABRA, IT NEEDS TO BE A BALANCED APPROACH IN MAYBE LOOKING AT, LOOK, ADDING TO THIS REPORT OR ADDING TO, YEAH, ADDING TO REPORT AS WE PERHAPS LOOK AT EXTEND THE MORATORIUM, LOOKING AT SOME REGULATIONS THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT FOR CURRENT SMOKE SHOPS AS WELL.
UM, I, I, AS I ALSO MENTIONED BEFORE, I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, UH, DISPARATE OR, OR DON'T GIVE ANY CREDIT TO THE CURRENT SMOKE SHOPS THAT ARE HERE OR, OR, OR, UM, RE UH, SMOKE RETAIL STORES THAT ARE HERE BECAUSE THEY WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS.
SO WE HAVE TO GIVE 'EM SOME CREDIT THERE.
BUT, UH, I WANNA SEE IF IT'S POSSIBLE IF WE CAN POSSIBLY MAYBE ADD TO THIS STUDY, UM, POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT SOME, SOME RULES WE CAN IMPLEMENT MAYBE A, A A, UM, A LICENSING FEE OF SOME SORT AS PART OF THE RESEARCH, UH, IF WE WERE TO EXTEND A MORATORIUM.
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IS IS THAT POSSIBLE OR IS THAT OUT OF THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA, OF WHAT WE ARE? SO THE CITY COUNCIL CAN PROVIDE DIRECTION, UM, ON, ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS. UM, BUT BEFORE YOU, TONIGHT IS A, AN EXTENSION OF A MORATORIUM THAT WILL EXPIRE VERY SHORTLY.AND HOW MANY DAYS ARE WE LOOKING AT FOR THE SECOND OCTOBER 2ND.
OKAY, SO I GUESS TONIGHT WHEN COUNCIL MAKES A DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO EXTEND THE MORATORIUM, IF THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL MOTION DIRECTING STAFF TO INCLUDE OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE STUDY THAT'S BEING PREPARED, WE CAN TAKE THAT AND IF IT'S APPROVED BY COUNCIL TO STUDY THAT WHEN SUSAN COMES BACK LATER WITH THE NEXT STAFF REPORT AND THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, IT CAN INCLUDE THOSE OTHER AREAS YOU WANT US TO STUDY BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF STILL DOING THAT.
WELL, IF, IF I MAY, UH, IF I CAN MAKE A MOTION TO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE AFTER.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, MADAM MAYOR.
I AM GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.
IF THERE IS ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE MOVE, COME FORWARD AND PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
FRANK CRAWL, 10 40 SAND DOWN STREET LAHABRA.
I SUPPORT THIS, UH, EXTENSION AND, UH, IT IS GOOD TO HAVE OUR CITY LIMIT, UH, ACCESS TO OUR YOUTH FOR THESE DIFFERENT SMOKE SHOPS.
UH, WHEN I HEAR SMOKE SHOPS, I AUTOMATICALLY THINK WE'VE GOT MARIJUANA DISTRIBUTORS GOING ON.
I DO KNOW THAT MY SON GRADUATED FROM LA HABRA HIGH AND HE HAD MANY ACCESS TO CIGARETTES, SMOKING, AND HE STILL HASN'T BROKEN HIS HABIT NOW AT 22.
I TOLD HIM HE SHOULD BE GROWING TOBACCO IN OUR BACKYARD FOR THE COST OF IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT CAN BE AFFORDED, BUT, UM, ANYBODY WANTING TO SMOKE CIGARS, I, I ENJOY IT, BUT, UH, MARIJUANA SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS TO LIMIT IT.
I UNDERSTAND CALIFORNIA ALLOWS IT, BUT IT'S A, IT'S A PLAGUE AGAINST OUR SOCIETY AND AGAINST OUR CITY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM?
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UM, I'M GOING TO TRANSLATE FOR HER.UM, SO IS, IS THAT OKAY,
SHE KEEPS ADVOCATING FOR THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY.
FOR HER, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU PASS THIS MORATORIUM, UM, FOR IT TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
UM, NO MORE SMOKE SHOPS AND FOR IT NOT TO BE RENEWED.
UM, LA HABRA IS A SMALL TOWN, SO THESE, UM, THINGS, UM, AFFECT LAHABRA.
UM, SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE WALKS IN THE PARK AND SHE SEES THAT PEOPLE ARE SMOKING IN THE PARK, UM, OF, FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, LITTER IN THE PARK AS WELL.
UM, AND THE CHILDREN AND THE YOUTH, UM, THEY ARE AROUND THE PARK AND THEY SEE THESE ITEMS. UM, AND SHE WAS REALLY ASTONISHED ONE DAY SHE SAW A CHILD PICK UP A VAPING, UM, PRODUCT THAT HE, THEY FOUND AT THE PARK AND THEY SUCKED IT.
AND SO SHE WAS VERY ASTONISHED AT THAT.
AND SHE'S VERY SAD THAT OUR LA HABA PARKS ARE NOT SAFE.
UM, AND, UM, SHE SAID THAT SHE'S ALSO WALKED, HER FRIEND HAS FROM ANOTHER CITY, HAS, UM, INVITED HER TO WALK IN HER CITY.
AND SHE WAS REALLY ASTONISHED THAT SHE ONLY SAW ONE STORE VERSUS IN LA HABRA, SHE SEES A LOT OF STORES.
UM, AND SHE AS A MOTHER, SHE TAKES, SHE HAS TAKEN CARE OF HER KIDS, HER KIDS ARE OLDER, BUT YOU KNOW, SHE SEES MANY KIDS, UM, BEING IMPACTED BY THIS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL.
UM, BUT SHE THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, UM, IN THIS MATTER.
AND, UM, FOR HER IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE COUN, UM, SORRY.
AND SHE WANTS TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER.
AND, UM, UM, SHE ALSO WANTS TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WITH, UM, SOME PARENTS CURRENTLY THEY HAVE TO WORK HARD AND SO THEIR PARENTS, UM, MAY NOT BE THERE, UM, TO SEE THEM ALL THE TIME.
AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT, UM, THAT WE PASS THIS TYPE OF ORDINANCE.
UM, WE DON'T NEED THESE TYPES OF STORES.
WE NEED BETTER TYPES OF STORES OR DIFFERENT TYPES OF STORES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SHE'S BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY HER WHOLE LIFE.
SHE WAS BORN IN LA HABRA AND SHE'S BEEN VOLUNTEERING IN THE COMMUNITY AND IT JUST MAKES HER VERY SAD TO SEE THIS IN HER COMMUNITY.
AND I DID THE BEST I COULD WITH THE TRANSLATION.
CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY SOMETHING SHE HAD SAID? I JUST SO MAKE SURE I GOT HER CONCERN WAS WITH NEW ESTABLISHMENTS
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AND SHE SEEMED TO BE OKAY WITH WHAT WAS IT ALREADY EXISTING, CORRECT.YEAH, SHE DID SAY THAT ACTUALLY.
SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE, UM, SHE IF, UM, SHE SAID SOMETHING LIKE MAYBE THE KEEPING THE ONES THAT ARE ALREADY THERE, BUT IF YOU ARE GONNA RENEW TO NOT TO HAVE IT BE LESS STORES.
SHE WANTED TO READ A, A NOTE FROM HER, ANOTHER COALITION MEMBER.
UM, SHE CAN LEAVE IT HERE WITH THE CLERK.
OH, AND UM, I WAS GONNA READ ANOTHER ONE FOR ANOTHER COALITION PERSON.
NO, YOU'VE ALREADY EXCEEDED YOUR, YOUR FIVE MINUTES AND YOUR FIVE MINUTES.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO TURN IT INTO THE CLERK AND WE CAN GLANCE OVER IT, PLEASE.
THE CITY CLERK CAN TAKE BOTH THOSE COPIES IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEAVE THEM WITH THE CITY CLERK.
AND I'LL INVITE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THIS ITEM TO PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
MAYOR, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
CAN WE CLARIFY PLEASE ON THE PUBLIC COMMENTS IF SHE HAS SEPARATE COMMENTS TO MAKE FROM SOMEONE ELSE? I BELIEVE SO.
NO, THIS IS, UM, SO I JUST HAVE TO TRANSLATE FOR THAT.
YOU INTERPRET IT SO YOU CAN SPEAK ON YOUR BEHALF.
SORRY FOR THE, FOR THE CONFUSION.
UM, THEY DID INVITE ME TO SPEAK AND, UH, TO, I'M SORRY TO HELP TRANSLATE, UM, FOR, UH, THE COALITION MEMBERS, BUT SINCE I'M HERE AND I HEARD WHAT FIVE MINUTES STARTED ALREADY, SO WE UNDERSTAND, PLEASE.
OH, NO, I, BUT I'M, I'M SAYING WHY I'M ACTUALLY MAKING THIS COMMENT WHY I WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, BUT, UM, I WAS, UM, CALLED TO SAY SOMETHING.
I WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
UM, WE HAVE A TOBACCO CENTER OF REGULATORY SCIENCES.
WE ACTUALLY DO A LOT OF TOBACCO POLICY RESEARCH.
SO I ACTUALLY WANTED TO SHARE A RESEARCH STUDY THAT WE'VE CONDUCTED THAT MAY HELP YOU CONSIDER, UM, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND SO THIS IS JUST AN EDUCATIONAL COMMENT.
THIS IS NOT A SUPPORT OR, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY NEUTRAL COMMENT JUST TO PROVIDE EDUCATION.
UM, SO ONE OF THE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT WE DID IS COMPARING JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE STRONG TOBACCO RETAIL LICENSE ORDINANCES WITH COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE STRONG TOBACCO RETAIL LICENSE ORDINANCES.
AND WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT, UM, JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE STRONG TOBACCO RETAIL LICENSES, AND THAT MEANS HAVING A HIGH TOBACCO LICENSE FEE, UM, HAVING, UM, YOU KNOW, RENEWALS INCLUDING OTHER PLUGINS LIKE RESTRICTING FLAVOR TOBACCO, UM, UH, DOING, UH, DENSITY RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER PARAMETERS THAT CAN BE INCLUDED IN THESE TYPES OF POLICIES, ACTUALLY, UM, LOWER, UM, INITIATION RATES AMONG YOUTH OF SMOKING AND VAPING.
UM, AND IT ALSO HELPS ADULTS TO QUIT AS WELL.
I, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A ARTICLE ON THIS THAT I CAN SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL, SO I WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL THAT TO, TO ALL OF YOU.
AND NOW I WILL, UM, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK, AND I WOULD ASK FOR COUNSEL QUESTION AND DISCUSSION ON OUR ACTION.
MAD MAYOR, I JUST WANNA MAKE A QUICK COMMENT.
I THINK, UH, BACK, UH, STEVE SIMONIAN USED TO SAY, UM, IT'S REALLY GOOD TO TAKE AN INCREMENTAL APPROACH, UH, WHEN LOOKING AT A SITUATION AND DON'T OVERREGULATE AN ITEM.
I THINK, UH, RIGHT NOW I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF JUST, UH, EXTENDING THIS MORATORIUM, HAVE STAFF GIVE 'EM SOME MORE TIME TO DO SOME STUDIES AND, UH, EXTEND THIS MORATORIUM.
THAT'S THE DIRECTION I WILL BE GOING IN.
ANY OTHER ONE? I WILL, UH, UH, PIGGYBACK ON THAT AND SAY THE SAME, AND THAT WOULD BE IT.
UH, THEN I, I, I JUST, I, I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE OUTTA TURN, BUT I JUST WANT TO, I I WOULD DEFINITELY BE IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING THE, UM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DOING THE STUDY, BUT TO ADD MORE TO THAT STUDY.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TIME TO, AND HE'S ALLOWED TO DO THIS, UH, RIGHT NOW, UH, CITY MANAGER.
WHEN COUNCIL MAKES THIS MOTION, YOU CAN ADD ANY ADDITIONAL DIRECTION TO STAFF AT THAT TIME IF YOU WOULD WANNA ADD THAT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
SO JUST, I MEAN, 'CAUSE I, I, I REALLY HAVE A, AND I'M, I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS 'CAUSE I, I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING TO
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RESIDENTS, UM, UH, DURING THIS PAST MONTH MEETING WITH, UH, CERTAIN ENTITIES THAT HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS.AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE BROADER AND AT LEAST DOING AN ASSESSMENT OF WHAT WE WILL, WHAT WOULD BE THE FINAL PRODUCT HERE.
SO, UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT COME TO MIND FOR ME IS, UM, TO DO SOME STUDIES ON MAYBE WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT IF WE INCREASED INSPECTIONS.
I KNOW JOSE MADANO BROUGHT THIS UP DURING THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, UH, MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING SOME TYPE OF INSPECTION ENFORCEMENT THROUGH A, B, C, UH, I BELIEVE IT SAID A, B, C STINGS AND, OR, OR, AND I, I THINK I SAID SHOULDER TAPS OR SOMETHING OR OTHER.
SOME, SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT.
BUT, UH, BUT THEY WOULDN'T BE, THEY WOULDN'T INVOLVE A, B, C FROM MY UNDERSTANDING.
I, I, I WOULD THINK THAT WE CAN DO ONE AT CITY BASED, HAVE INSPECTORS GOING IN AND DOING, AND I, I'M NOT SURE, BUT MAYBE, UH, SUSAN CAN ANSWER THIS IF, UH, IF THERE'S ALREADY A, UH, IF THERE'S ALREADY A, A PROGRAM OF SOME SORT OR IN HOW THEY, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE OUR POLICE THAT WOULD DE TO SEND DECOYS IN FOR DECOYS.
BUT THERE'S ALREADY SOME SORT OF, UH, OF A PROGRAM IN PLACE, UH, CORRECT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THROUGH CODE ENFORCEMENT OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? SO CURRENTLY CODE ENFORCEMENTS TREATS THESE RETAIL USES LIKE ALL OTHER RETAIL USES.
BUT IF WE GET SOME TYPE OF COMPLAINT ABOUT SOMETHING GOING ELSE GOING ON AT THE BUSINESS, WE MIGHT ALSO GO IN AND LOOK FOR THE SIGNS, LOOK FOR THAT INFORMATION.
HOWEVER, TO EDUCATE OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF SO THAT THEY COULD ENFORCE THE STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL EDUCATION ON THEIR PART, ADDITIONAL TIME.
WE DON'T HAVE A, A PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY THAT'S LOOKING AT THIS RIGHT NOW.
AND SO IF YOU WERE TO DIRECT US TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THERE WOULD BE A FUNDING REQUIREMENT ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
IN THE PAST, FOR INSTANCE, IF WE WERE TO GET A COMPLAINT THAT A ALCOHOL SALES SITE OR A TOBACCO SALES SITE WAS ACTIVELY SELLING TO MINORS, IT WOULD USUALLY BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CODE ENFORCEMENT TO DETERMINE IF THAT WAS THE CASE, AND THEN DO SOME SORT OF UNDERCOVER, UH, INSPECTION TO FIND OUT IF THAT WAS THE CASE.
AND THEN IF WE WERE TO FIND THAT THAT WAS THE CASE, WE COULD TURN, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION OVER TO, UH, A, B, C OR TAKE OUR OWN KIND OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
BUT AS FAR AS PROACTIVELY GOING TO DIFFERENT RETAILERS AND CHECKING ANY KIND OF, UM, ENFORCEMENT ON, UM, ON INSPECTIONS, WE DON'T, DON'T HAVE ANY PROGRAM IN PLACE TODAY FOR THAT.
BUT IF COUNCIL DIRECTS US TO EXPAND SOME SORT OF REGULATORY PROGRAM OR, OR, UM, UH, INSPECTION PROGRAM, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD STUDY.
AND ALSO LET YOU KNOW THE COSTS BECAUSE WE MAY NOT HAVE THE STAFFING CURRENTLY TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND THAT THAT MIGHT LEAD TO THAT.
I'M WONDERING IF, UH, IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCILMAN LAMBKIN WAS REFERRING TO.
AND, AND SO WITH THAT, UM, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, WE'LL ALSO SEE IF WE CAN EXPAND THAT STUDY TO ALSO INCLUDE WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IF WE DID INCORPORATE SOME TYPE OF CITY LICENSING FEE, UH, ANNUAL FEE, UM, TO, TO ACTUALLY OFFSET, OFFSET OFFSET THAT COST.
AND, UM, WHAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT DENSITY RESTRICTION, I KNOW THIS HAS COME UP SEVERAL TIMES 'CAUSE THE DENSITY RESTRICTION CAME UP THE LAST MEETING.
I BELIEVE IT CAME UP DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, AND NOW I'M GONNA BRING IT UP DURING THIS MEETING, MAYBE EVEN ADDING TO THAT STUDY, WHAT HAVE OTHER CITIES DONE AS FAR AS, UM, PUTTING IN SOME TYPE OF DENSITY RESTRICTION? UM, BECAUSE SOME OF THE FEEDBACK I GOT FROM THE RESIDENTS IN THE LAST MONTH IS YOU HAVE RESIDENTS THAT ARE SAYING THAT THEY LIVE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM ONE OR, OR LIVE AROUND THE CORNER FROM TWO OR EVEN THREE SMOKE SHOPS OR TOBACCO RETAIL STORES.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE ABLE TO, I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT, UM, CLEARLY THERE ARE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN A VERY SMALL CONFINED AREA THAT'S SELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO ADD.
AND THEN, UM, THE OTHER THING THAT CAME UP THE LAST MEETING WAS THE EVIDENCE-BASED, UM, CONCERNS, WHAT WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEING, UM, THAT DENSITY RESTRICTION CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY OF MINORS, UM, AS WELL AS, UM, UH, VIOLENT CRIME.
AND SO I, I ENDED UP DOING MY OWN RESEARCH BEING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT MYSELF.
I, I I THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA BE AN EASY ONE.
I I'M GONNA BE SUBMITTING MY OWN RESEARCH TO THE CITY, UH, THAT ACTUALLY SUPPORTS, UM, THOSE THOUGHTS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING A, UM, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FROM, UH, LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF COUNTY COUNCIL, UH, REGARDING A NUISANCE TOBACCO, UH, A NUISANCE TOBACCO SHOPS REPORT THAT WAS GENERATED IN, UM, AUGUST TO AUGUST 15TH, 2018.
SO IF I MIGHT, UH, IF, IF ALL THIS IS GOING TO BE INCORPORATED INTO SOME SORT OF MOTION, IN ADDITION TO THE EXTENSION OF THE MORATORIUM, YOU'RE PROPOSING THAT STAFF STUDY, UH, THE INCREASE IN INSPECTION ENFORCEMENT ON EXISTING OR NEW TOBACCO RETAILERS, WHAT THAT WOULD ENTAIL COSTS, UH, HOW THAT PROGRAM MIGHT LOOK, UH, SOME SORT OF CITY LICENSING FEE ON, UH, CURRENT AND NEW TOBACCO RETAILERS,
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UM, TO HELP PAY FOR THOSE COSTS, UH, REVIEW WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING REGARDING DENSITY, RESTRICTIONS OF TOBACCO SELLERS WITH IN CERTAIN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF EACH OTHER, AND THEN LOOKING INTO ANY EVIDENCE OF INCREASED CRIME RELATED TO TOBACCO RESELLERS AND MAYBE EVEN DENSITY WITH THAT.IS THAT ACCURATE? UH, THAT IS COMPLETELY ACCURATE.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT MORE SHORT-WINDED FOR ME.
AND, AND WHO'S GOING TO MAKE THAT MOTION, PLEASE? OH, I, I, I, YES, I, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THOSE FOUR AREAS THAT WE JUST PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
AND IS THERE A SECOND? AND, AND I'M SORRY, WE ALSO NEED A MOTION ON THE ACTUAL ITEM THAT'S IN FRONT OF COUNSEL.
PLEASE READ THE ORDINANCE TITLE, COUNCIL MEMBER LAMBKIN.
SO, UH, AND FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS HAS EXTENDED ANOTHER 10 MONTHS.
THIS WOULD EXTEND ANOTHER 10 MONTHS.
THE, UH, COUNSEL WOULD THEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND IT ONE MORE TIME, I BELIEVE, IF NECESSARY.
BUT OUR, I OUR GOAL WOULD BE TO BRING A REPORT BACK TO COUNSEL JUDGE, JUST FOR, FOR CLARIFICATION.
UH, I THINK, UH, 10 MONTHS IS A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THEM TO LOOK AT ALL THOSE AREAS THAT WE WANT THEM TO LOOK FOR.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD INCLUDE IT IN THE, IN THE MORE, IN THE MORATORIUM, UH, THAT WE EXTEND FOR THEM, BUT CERTAINLY NOT TO HAVE IT ALL DONE WITHIN THAT 10 MONTH PERIOD.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY LOOK AT IT AND RESEARCH IT AND DO WHAT THEY GOTTA DO, BUT THEY MIGHT NEED MUCH MORE THAN 10 MONTHS TO, IF I MAY ASK, IF I CAN JUST ASK OUR REPRESENTATIVES, HOW LONG, WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE ESTIMATED TIME OR I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T THINK WE'RE READY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION AND I THINK WE START OFF WITH THIS EXTENSION.
THE STATE LAW ALLOWS US TO EXTEND ONE MORE TIME.
IS THAT CORRECT, MR. CITY ATTORNEY? UP TO A YEAR AFTER THE 10 MONTHS AND 15 MINUTES.
SO WE CAN DO ADDITIONAL YEAR AFTER THE 10 MONTHS EXPIRES.
AND IF WE NEED THAT, WE CAN, WE CAN DO THAT, OR WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING, UH, DONE BEFORE THAT 10 MONTHS IS UP AND WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNSEL AT THAT POINT.
AND, AND SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AT THE CITY COUNCIL, APPROVE THE ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NUMBER CC 2020 5 0 2 ENTITLED AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING URGENCY.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 OH, I'M SORRY, ZERO EIGHT.
UH, THAT ESTABLISHES A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON SMOKE SHOPS.
AND, UH, TO INCLUDE THOSE FOUR ITEMS THAT I RECAP FOR YOU AND TO INCLUDE THOSE FOUR ITEMS, OR IN THIS CASE, WOULD, WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN A FIFTH ITEM FOR THE TIMEFRAME? NO, NO.
THAT, THAT'S KIND OF UNDERSTOOD ALREADY WITHIN THAT.
SO TO INCLUDE THAT, UH, TO INCLUDE THOSE FOUR ITEMS. THANK YOU.
WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? MOTION CARRIED.
AND NOW I BELIEVE WE GO TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR.
EXPLORE THE WORLD RENOWNED HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART MUSEUM, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS WITH THE CITY OF LA HARBOR'S TRIP AND TOURS THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 17TH AT 9:00 AM UNTIL 4:00 PM WE HAVE THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL CLEANUP.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL INTERCOASTAL CLEANUP DAY THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL 12:00 PM THE LOCAL CLEANUP EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON A PORTION OF THE COYOTE CREEK CHANNEL.
THE NEXT SENIOR DANCE WILL BE HELD THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST FROM 2:00 PM UNTIL 4:00 PM ENJOY THE LIVE MUSIC RAFFLES, DANCING, DANCING, AND DINNER AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND WE HAVE THE LA HARBOR STATE OF THE CITY CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF COMMUNITY AND PROGRESS AT THE LA HARBA STATE OF THE CITY.
NEXT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH AT 10:00 AM AT THE LA HARBO COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE HAVE THE MONS MONSTER, MONSTER MONSTER BOW
UH, JOINED MASTO KIDS NIGHT OUT AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH AT 6:00 PM UNTIL 10:30 PM KIDS AGES FOUR TO 12 WILL ENJOY AN EVENING PACK WITH GAMES, CRAFT CRAFTS, A MOVIE, AND PLENTY OF TASTY SNACKS AND DINNER.
WE HAVE THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND SHRED EVENT, WHICH WILL, THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE HARBOR PUBLIC WORKS YARD ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 18TH FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL NOON, AND WILL ALLOW THE LA HARBOR RESIDENTS TO SAFELY DISPOSE OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARD WASTE AND CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS.
WE HAD THE MINI MONSTERS BASH.
JOIN THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF LA HARBOR FOR ITS MINI MONSTERS BASH ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH FROM 5:00 PM UNTIL 8:00 PM COME
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DRESSED IN COSTUME FOR STEM ACTIVITIES, A DANCE PARTY, GAMES, CRAFTS, AND MORE.WE HAVE THE LA HARBA DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE.
COME DRESSED WITH YOUR SPOOKIEST COSTUME FOR THE LA HARBA POLICE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 25TH FROM 10:00 AM UNTIL 2:00 PM THERE WILL BE A TRICK OR TREATING A HONDA JAIL TOUR AND A MOTORCYCLE AND NINE DEMONSTRATION.
WE HAVE OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM AT THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.
THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETS ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND WATER CONSERVATION, WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE STILL ENFORCED AND CALIFORNIANS ARE BEING ASKED TO CONSERVE WATER.
I'LL BEING, I'LL BEGIN WITH MAYOR PROTE MEDRANO, IF HE HAS ANY COMMENTS.
I JUST WANTED TO, UH, EXTEND MY, UH, MY WARM THANKS TO THE, UH, LIONS CLUB, UH, FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK THEY DO IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, DAY IN, DAY OUT, AND MORE RECENTLY WITH THE, UH, CORN FESTIVAL.
WHAT A, UH, WHAT A PARADE, UH, THEY HAD.
AND OF COURSE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES, KELLY AND CREW, UH, WHAT A PHENOMENAL JOB YOU'VE BEEN DOING ALL YEAR FOR THE, UH, FOR THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
UH, IT CONTINUES TO, UH, TO, TO UNFURL.
AND, AND I'VE GOTTEN SO MANY, UH, ACCOLADES FROM PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, WHO OF COURSE WEREN'T, UH, A PART OF THE CITY A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
AT LEAST THEY WERE COUNTY ISLAND.
AND I, AND I TELL THEM THAT THERE'S, UH, SPECIFIC, UH, UH, DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE CITY, OF COURSE, THE WHOLE CITY.
BUT I GOTTA TELL, UH, UH, KELLY AND KIM, UH, THE, UH, THE DYNAMIC DUO OVER THERE WHO ARE, UH, WORKING THEIR MAGIC AND, UH, WANTED TO EXTEND THAT.
SO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING THAT THEY KNOW, UH, THAT, UH, YOU GUYS ARE DOING A, A PHENOMENAL JOB.
AND, UH, I KNOW WE'VE GOT, UH, A FEW MORE EVENTS AND, UH, CONTINUED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE CITY OF LAHABRA.
UH, WANTED TO THANK MR. CRAWL BACK THERE FOR COMING IN.
UH, YOUR, UH, YOUR COMMENTS DON'T FALL ON DEAF EARS.
UM, THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR YOUR INPUT ON BOTH ON, ON THE RATES AND OF COURSE ON THE, UH, ON THE TOBACCO ISSUE AS WELL.
UH, AND, UH, THAT'S JUST THE, THE HONEST TRUTH.
IF I'M NOT DOING MY JOB, DON'T VOTE FOR ME.
UM, AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA, YOU, YOU KNOW, I, I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANNA HEAR.
I'LL JUST TELL YOU THAT WE'RE GONNA WORK OUR HARDEST AT DOING IT.
AND THANK YOU FOR COMING, AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK HERE AGAIN.
UH, IT'S, IT, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE.
SO THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.
YEAH, I, UH, FIRST OF ALL, WANNA START OFF BY CONGRATULATING A YOUNG LADY BY THE NAME OF ELISE MADANO.
SHE WAS, UH, RECOGNIZED AS THE ATHLETE, UH, SPOTLIGHT PERSON FOR SOMEBODY DOWN IN, UH, UH, SAN DIEGO.
SHE'S A LOCAL RESIDENT HERE FROM LAHABRA AND MAKES US PROUD.
SHE'S A GOALKEEPER AND DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB, AND THEY HIGHLIGHTED HER AT HER SCHOOL, UM, RECENTLY.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HER PARENTS.
UH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND OPENING DAY CEREMONIES FOR A YSO, POP WARNER AND GIRLS SOFTBALL.
AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT, UH, GIRL, UH, THE GIRLS SOFTBALL FEELS AND POP WARNER FEELS ELIAS, SAY, LOOK FANTASTIC OUT THERE, LOOKING GREAT.
UH, THANK YOU TO ALL YOUR GUYS WHO DID A LOT OF WORK OUT THERE.
ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, PARTICIPATE IN THE FIX AND FIDOS EVENT THIS PAST, UH, WEEKEND.
AND THEY, UH, HELPED PROVIDE, UH, SPAYED NEUTERING, UH, FOR PETS.
AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY HAVE HAD, UH, SOME RECIPIENTS INSIDE LAHABRA THAT, THAT THEY'VE HELPED OUT WITH, UH, VETERINARIAN BILLS AS WELL.
SO I WAS HONORED TO, TO BE THERE.
I, UH, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SUNRISE EVENT, AND THEY MOVED IT OVER THIS YEAR OVER TO THE, UH, FOOTBALL FIELD.
AND, UH, MAN, THE KIDS WERE OUT AT EARLY, AT FIVE 30 IN THE MORNING.
WANNA THANK THE LIONS CLUB FOR COMING OUT THERE AND DOING THAT.
UH, KELLY KIM, THE LEGENDS AND LEGACY AWARDS, UH, WAS LIKE A FAMILY REUNION.
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN GET ONE MORE PERSON IN THAT ROOM.
UH, AND LIKE I SAID, IT WAS LIKE A FAMILY REUNION, AND THE GOOD THING IS THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO A WEDDING OR THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO A FUNERAL.
WE HAD IT FOR, FOR ANOTHER EVENT, UH, THERE, SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
I WANNA CONGRATULATE A LOCAL BUSINESS.
CUSCO, IT'S A PERUVIAN RESTAURANT.
UH, GOT TO ATTEND THEIR OPENING AT, UH, ANGEL STADIUM.
THEY NOW HAVE A STAND AT ANGEL STADIUM, AND THEY ARE SELLING EMPANADAS.
SO, AS YOU KNOW, I'M A DODGER FAN, BUT I DID MAKE
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THE TRIP OVER THERE.THEY, THEY SELL EMPANADAS THERE, AND I WAS HAPPY TO SEE A LA HARBOR BUSINESS THAT'S THERE AND GOT TO GO THERE, UH, ABOUT TWO, TWO WEEKS AGO OUT THERE ON HARBOR, RIGHT? UH, YEAH, THEY'RE ON HARBOR BOULEVARD RIGHT THERE.
UH, KIM AND KIM AND KELLY AGAIN, GRANDPARENTS DAY WAS PHENOMENAL.
UH, A LOT OF PARTICIPANTS IN THAT EVENT.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON THERE.
UH, YESTERDAY I GOT TO ATTEND THE, UH, ART ASSOCIATION EVENT, UH, UH, DISPLAYED BY, UH, BOBBY, UH, ROBERTO, IS THAT HIS NAME? ROMERO ROMERO.
AND, UH, GOT TO SEE YOU GUYS OUT THERE AND THAT WAS GOOD.
UM, ALSO WANT TO THANK, UH, LIONS CLUB AS, AS COUNCILMAN JOSE MADDA DID, I MENTIONED EARLIER THEY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THEIR, UH, VISION AND I EYE CARE EVENT AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.
REAL QUICK, I'LL WANNA MENTION THE NINE 11 MEMORIAL THAT I ATTENDED OUT IN FULLERTON WITH A FIREFIGHTER WHO DOES THIS EVERY YEAR OUT ON WOOD STREET.
UM, HIS SON-IN-LAW IS ACTUALLY A FORMER LA HABER RESIDENT, AND THEY, THEY JUST DO A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH THAT.
AND, UH, ANYWAY, THERE'S A LOT OF LOT GOING ON IN THERE, SO THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY ALL OUR STAFF FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.
UH, OF COURSE, WANNA THANK THE LA HA ROSE LION CLUB FOR THE AMAZING CORN FESTIVAL YOU PUT ON.
UH, I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A PARADE LIKE THAT.
AND, UM, YEAH, EVEN WITH ALL THE MISHAPS THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED, WE MADE FUN OF IT, DIDN'T WE? I MEAN, SOME OF YOU GOT ME ON VIDEO PUSHING MY CAR.
UH, YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP.
AND IT JUST, THAT'S WHAT ADDS TO THE MEMORIES AND MAKES IT SO MEMORABLE.
AND THEN I GOT TO GO OUT THERE AND DANCE WITH, UM, UH, A ROOFING COMPANY, A ROOFING REMOVAL COMPANY.
AND JUST IMMERSING MYSELF IN THE COMMUNITY, BEING THERE WITH THE RESIDENTS, HAVING A GOOD OLD TIME, YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST AMAZING.
SO THANK YOU, UM, FOR THE JOB THAT YOU GUYS DID WITH THAT.
UM, ON, LET'S SEE, AUGUST 21ST, UH, AGAIN, THE CENTENNIAL LEGENDS LEGACY, THE CITY STAFF, AMAZING JOB FOR ME.
I KNOW FOR HIM, HE SAID IT WAS LIKE A FAMILY REUNION FOR ME.
IT WAS LIKE WALKING THROUGH HISTORY, LIKE A ROLODEX OF HISTORY.
AS I WAS HEARING THE, UH, NARRATIVES ABOUT EACH ONE OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR GROUPS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE LEGACY, THE A HUNDRED YEARS OF OUR CITY.
IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO GET TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LAHABRA AS YOUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, SEPTEMBER 4TH, I GOT TO ATTEND A LAHABRA FOOTBALL GAME WESTERN NIGHT AND, UH, GOT TO DANCE WITH THE COW.
SO YOU SAW ME OUT THERE DANCING WITH THE CHICK-FIL-A COW.
UM, SEPTEMBER 5TH, I ALSO ATTENDED THE A-Y-A-Y-S-O OPENING.
AND THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, UM, WENT OVER TO SOME MORE A SONORA FOOTBALL GAME BECAUSE IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS, UM, TO, TO, TO DO THAT IN AN EQUITABLE WAY.
SEPTEMBER 9TH, UH, WENT TO LAHABRA HILLCREST PANTRY.
UH, JUST DID A VISIT JUST TO KIND OF LEARN ABOUT WHAT DOES THE PANTRY DO.
AND WITH THAT, I GOT TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE OTHER, UH, RESOURCES THAT THEY HAVE THERE.
MEALS ON WHEELS, UH, SOME OF OUR MEDICAL FACILITIES THAT ARE THERE, UH, PROVIDING AFFORDABLE CARE FOR SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS.
AND, UH, SO I WANNA THANK THE, UH, UM, THE HARBOR HILLCREST PANTRY FOR WELCOMING, WELCOMING ME THERE FOR WITH OPEN ARMS, TAKING ME ON THAT TOUR.
UH, SEPTEMBER 6TH, I WENT TO THE PATRIOTS DAY CAR SHOW, AND I WAS PUT ON BY LA HARBOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND LET'S SEE HERE, SEPTEMBER 14TH, WENT TO THE LA HABER ART GALLERY, UH, TO SEE THE ARTWORK OF BOBBY ROMERO.
AND, UH, AMAZING WORK, AMAZING WORK.
AND AS I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO THERE WHILE THEY WERE VIEWING THE ARTWORK, IS, UH, NOT ONLY TO SEE HIS SURREALISM AND SEEING, YOU KNOW, WHAT HIS STYLE OF ART IS, BUT TO ALSO FIND A LITTLE BIT OF OURSELVES IN THAT.
AND, UM, LASTLY, JUST WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, UM, FOR, UH, SOMEWHERE AROUND AUGUST, OR I'M SORRY, YEAH, AUGUST 15TH OR SO.
UM, THERE WAS SOME RESIDENTS OVER ON, NOT RESIDENCE, I'M SORRY, BUSINESS OWNERS OVER ON LAMBERT ROAD, UH, NEAR CYPRUS, JUST EAST OF CYPRUS THAT, UM, WITNESSED A TRUCK THAT MADE BY ACCIDENT, DUMPED OFF A BUNCH OF, UH, DEBRIS IN A ROADWAY, UM, MADE THE PHONE CALL AND PUBLIC WORKS WAS OUT THERE IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO PICK ALL THAT STUFF UP.
AND IT WAS QUITE A BIT OF A MESS IN THE CENTER OF THE ROADWAY THERE.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
THANKS FOR STAYING SAFE WHILE YOU WERE, UM, DOING THAT.
UM, ON, UH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST THE 20TH, UH, LET ME SEE.
JUDE HEALTHY COMMUNITY COMMITTEE MEETING ON, UH, THURSDAY, AUGUST THE 21ST.
I ALSO WENT TO THE CENTENNIAL LEGENDS AND LEGACY EVENT.
UM, I I, IT IS JUST INCREDIBLE TO SEE ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE THERE.
UM, UM, WE WILL NEVER LIVE IT AGAIN.
I WON'T BE AROUND IN A HUNDRED YEARS AGAIN, ON AUGUST THE 23RD, THE
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KORUM FESTIVAL PARADE.YES, WE ENJOYED THE CORE FESTIVAL.
I HEARD YOUR CAR HAD A LITTLE BREAKDOWN, BUT YOU TWICE
AND THEN THAT, UH, LATER ON IN THAT DAY, WE HAD A PIE EATING CONTEST.
IT WAS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LAKIN, MAYOR PROTE MADANO, AND MY, AND ME AND, UH, YEAH, I CAN'T TAKE THIS GRANTED, BUT DARREN WAS OUT THERE.
HE WAS THERE TO PIE AND, YOU KNOW, DID YOU EAT A SINGLE BITE THE PIE? HE DOESN'T EAT SWEETSS.
SO I, I RETAINED MY TITLE, BUT I KNOW THAT, THAT, UH, THEY WEREN'T PUTTING ALL THEIR, ALL OF THEIR SELVES INTO THE PIE EATING.
I WAS, I WAS VERY SERIOUS ABOUT IT.
AND, AND I FINISHED FIRST PLACE.
I ATE PIE AND I DO LIKE SWEETS.
I JUST HAVE A, A CHEAT DOWN SUNDAYS WHERE I EAT EVERYTHING.
BUT THAT DAY WAS SATURDAY AND I TRIED, AND IT JUST, MY BODY JUST COULDN'T REGISTER THAT IT WASN'T CHEAT DAY.
SO
UM, ON THURSDAY, AUGUST THE 28TH, UH, I WENT AND ATTENDED THE OG MEETING.
UH, AND THEN AFTER THAT I WENT TO THE ROTARY MEETING ON SATURDAY, AUGUST THE 30TH, THERE WAS A WOMAN'S WELLNESS WORKSHOP OVER HERE BY, UH, SMART AND FINAL.
IT WAS, UH, GREAT TO SEE A LOT OF WOMEN AND, AND AUTHORS AND PEOPLE THAT, UH, JUST INSPIRED ME AND I HAD NEVER MET THEM BEFORE.
SO I WAS HAPPY THAT I HAD ATTENDED THAT.
ON, UH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE FOURTH, I ATTENDED THE SCAG MEETING.
AND THEN AFTER THAT IT WAS A ROTARY MEETING.
AND IN THE EVENING I WENT TO STANTON TO, UH, THE CAL CITY DIVISION ELECTION MEETING WHERE I WAS ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO REPRESENT THE FOURTH DISTRICT FOR ANOTHER YEAR ON, UH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE FIFTH, UH, I MET WITH, UH, THE MAYOR OF PENO THAT WAS OUT HERE, PENO, MEXICO THAT WAS OUT HERE.
SO WE HAD LUNCH WITH THEIR DIGNITARIES AT AITA.
AND THEN, UH, ALSO ATTENDED THE A YSO.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL, UH, TIME TO BE WITH SO MANY CHILDREN.
I THINK THEY HAD TO, UH, STOP THE ENROLLMENT BECAUSE THEY HAD THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF, OF KIDS THAT COULD PARTICIPATE.
1000, YES, 1000 A HUNDRED TEAMS. AND SEPTEMBER THE 11TH, UH, WE HAD THIS, I HAD, WE HAD THE CENTENNIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE.
UH, AND SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT.
UH, AND UH, THEN AFTER THAT, I ATTENDED THE ROTARY MEETING ON SEPTEMBER THE 12TH.
UH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 12TH, I DID GO TO SANTA ANA COLLEGE BECAUSE THERE WERE THE RECEPTION THERE FOR THE INCOMING MEXICAN CONSULATE, UH, THAT WILL BE REP REPRESENTING ORANGE COUNTY.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AS FAR AS WORKING WITH HER HERE LOCALLY.
AND JUST YESTERDAY I ATTENDED THE INSTALLATION FOR FATHER WILL GOLDMAN AT OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE.
UM, IT WAS, UH, PUMPED AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO SEE JUST HOW BEAUTIFUL THE CEREMONY CAN BE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE PASTOR.
AND THEN THEY HAD A RECEPTION AFTERWARDS WHERE, UM, HE DOES LIKE HIS BEVERAGES.
SO THEY HAD BEER, THEY HAD MARGARITA, THEY HAD MIMOSAS, AND I MEAN, ANYTHING YOU WANTED, THEY HAD THERE ALONG WITH THE FOOD TO KEEP YOU, UH, NOURISHED.
SO IT WAS, UH, JUST A WONDERFUL EVENING.
UH, THANK YOU ALL THE COUNCIL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
I KNOW THAT A LOT OF US GET A LOT OF EMAILS AND WE'RE INVITED, UH, SOME OF THEM.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE ALL GET THE SAME EMAILS OR NOT, BUT, UH, THE ONES I HAVE THE TIME FOR THE SCHEDULE, WE DO GO AND ATTEND.
SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHEREVER THEY ARE.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE REPRESENTING OUR CITY WELL.
UH, SO WITH THAT, I AM GOING, THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, OCTOBER THE SIXTH, 2025 AT 5:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL.
CLOSED SESSION ROOM 1 1 12 C 100 EAST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD, FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.
I WILL NOW CHAIR THE LA HARBOR HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING.
WHAT TIME IS IT? OKAY, I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE LA HARBOR HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 7:54 PM WELL, THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL.
DIRECTOR GOMEZ HERE, VICE CHAIRMAN MADANO HERE.
WE WILL NOT PROCEED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WHEN ADDRESSING THE CITY OF LAHABRA HOUSING AUTHORITY, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 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 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.
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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.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION? SEE NONE.
WE WILL PROCEED WITH A CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A 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 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 CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE.
IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT STAFF WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO.
MADAM CHAIR, ANY ITEMS THAT THE AUTHORITY WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO, MADAM.
ANY ITEMS THAT THE AUDIENCE WOULD WISH REMOVED THAT I WOULD CALL FOR ACTION.
UH, DISCUSSION MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SECOND, WITH THE CO, WITH AUTHORITIES, PLEASE VOTE.
THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME, NOR ANY CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? NO.
MADAM CHAIR COMMENTS FROM THE DIRECTORS? NO.
MADAM CHAIR, THEN THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED AND I WILL NOW CHAIR THE UTILITY AUTHORITY MEETING.
I WILL NOW CALL OR ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE LA HARBOR UTILITY AUTHORITY ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 7:57 PM WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL RO? THANK YOU.
DIRECTOR GOMEZ HERE, VICE CHAIR MADANO.
I WILL NOW PROCEED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WHEN ADDRESSING THE CITY OF LAHABRA UTILITY AUTHORITY, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE 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.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION? SEE NONE.
WE WILL PROCEED THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A 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 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 ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THE STAFF WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO.
MADAM CHAIR, ANY ITEM THAT THE AUTHORITY WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO.
MADAM MAYOR, IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT THE AUDIENCE WOULD WISH REMOVED? SEE NONE.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS IS.
SECOND WOULD THE AUTHORITIES PLEASE VOTE? MOTION CARRIED.
UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY, ANY PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS NOR DO WE HAVE ANY CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? NONE.
[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]
FROM THE DIRECTORS REAL QUICK.I, I GOT A PHONE CALL AND, AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE UTILITY ITEM.
I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM A RESIDENT AND THEY WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE TO YOU FOR REACHING OUT TO THEM REGARDING SOME WATER THAT HAD BEEN LEAKING AT A HOME.
AND YOU SAVED THEM A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE THAT WAS GOING ON FOR OVER 24 HOURS AT THIS HOME.
AND THEY'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE, UH, TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF,
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UH, FOR GIVING THEM A CALL.AND NOW THIS EVENING, THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.