Oct 06, 2025 City Council

GET RIGHT IN.

BRIANNA'S GONNA TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU PERFECT.

SO A PROCLAMATION FOR, UH, UH, MR. JIM COOMBS.

WHEREAS THE LA HABER CITY COUNCIL FEELS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS JIM COOMBS HAS DEDICATED MORE THAN THREE, THREE AND A HALF DECADES TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, BEGINNING HIS ESTEEMED CAREER IN 1987 AS A SCIENCE TEACHER, ATHLETIC COACH, AND DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES IN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND WHEREAS MR. COOMBS PASSION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AND EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE LED HIM TO SERVE AS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT BOTH THE JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS.

EVENTUALLY RISING TO THE ROLE OF HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN THE WEST COVINA UNIFIED AND FULLERTON JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND HIS EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT EARN HIM THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN THE MONROVIA UNIFIED AND CLAREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHERE HE FURTHER INFLUENCED STUDENT LEARNING AND INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY.

AND A LOT OF ANDS HERE, WE'RE GONNA KEEP GOING.

NO, NO MEANS YOU'RE ACCOMPLISHED.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND IN JANUARY, 2017, MR. COOMBS WAS APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR THE LOWELL JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT, A ROLE IN WHICH HE HAS SERVED WITH DISTINCTION, INTEGRITY AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF OF THE DISTRICT.

AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, MR. COOMBS HAS BEEN CREDITED FOR ASSISTING IN RECEIVING THE 2022 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION GOLDEN BELL AWARD FOR THE ARTS FOR ALL PROGRAM, LET THE MUSIC PLAY, HAVING ALL SIX CAMPUSES IN THE DISTRICT BE NAMED CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS SUCCESSFULLY PASS, EXCUSE ME, SUCCESSFULLY PASSING MEASURE LL IN 2018, A $48 MILLION BOND MEASURE AIMED AT MODERNIZING AND REPAIRING AGING SCHOOL FACILITIES AND IMPROVING TEST SCORES THAT CONTINUE TO OUTPERFORM STATE AND COUNTY AVERAGES IN MATH AND READING.

AND WHEREAS MR. COOMBS HAS BEEN A MODEL OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP, INSPIRING EDUCATORS, EMPOWERING STUDENTS, AND FOSTERING SCHOOL COMMUNITIES CENTERED ON LEARNING EQUITY AND RESPECT.

NOW THEREFORE, BE A PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF LA HABRA DOES HEREBY COMMEND AND HONOR JIM COOMBS FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP EXPRESSES ITS DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXTENDS BEST WISHES FOR FULFILLING AND WELL-DESERVED RETIREMENT.

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AFTERWARDS WITH THIS, IF LAURA'S YOURS CAN'T LEAVE WITHOUT, WELL, UM, ON BEHALF OF LOWELL AND THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WHO, BY THE WAY, THEIR BOARD MEETING IS TONIGHT, SO THEY, THEY DIDN'T DECIDE TO DITCH THEIR MEETING FOR YOURS, BUT YOURS MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE FUN.

I DON'T KNOW, .

UM, UH, SO WE APPRECIATE YOU.

UH, IT'S BEEN A BLESSING TO SERVE IN A LITTLE JOINT, WHICH IS, UH, THREE OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE PART OF LAHABRA.

IN FACT, ACTUALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC, IT WAS BETTER JUST TO BE A PART OF LAHABRA AND FORGET THAT THE LA COUNTY PART EVEN EXISTED.

, UH, IN A BIG WAY.

UH, WE ARE BLESSED.

THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF ARE INCREDIBLE.

UM, AND I, WE HAVE STEPHANIE AND MY WIFE AND I, EXCUSE ME, HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO SERVE HERE AND BE A PART OF THE SI FEST SISTERS FESTIVAL AND BE A PART OF THIS FAMILY BECAUSE, UH, ACTUALLY BEING IN THREE IN TWO COUNTIES AND KIND OF TWO C CITIES, THIS HAS BEEN OUR HOME.

NOW PROCEED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UM, THIS HAS BEEN OUR HOME.

UH, THE OTHER ONES KIND OF PRETEND WE EXIST AND DON'T REALLY, SO, UH, WE'RE BLESSED AND WE ARE HUMBLED TO BE A PART OF IT.

AND THANKS FOR YOUR HONOR.

I APPRECIATE MORE, YOU KNOW, AND OUR KIDS WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER AND WE SURVIVED .

WE ACTUALLY KIND OF THRIVED A LITTLE BIT.

YEAH, PRETTY GOOD.

AND I ACTUALLY, ACTUALLY AM RETIRED.

SO I'VE BEEN FIVE DAYS ON RETIREMENT.

I STILL WOKE UP AT FOUR 30, FREAKED OUT ABOUT SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT, YOU KNOW, I, I, I WOULD'VE COME IN IN SHORTS, , AND A WINE SHIRT AND, AND SANDALS WHAT'S THE FIRST HIGH IN FIVE DAYS.

SO IT'S, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU GOT IT? I WAS GONNA SAY, OH YEAH.

I'LL, YOU WILL

[ 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.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WHEN ADDRESSING THE HAMPER 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 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 LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

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

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

AND WE DO HAVE A FEW, UM, SPEAKER CARDS HERE, MAYOR.

BENEFITS AT NO COST TO EVERY SMALL LICENSED BUSINESS IN THE CITY, BUSINESSES WOULD RECEIVE A VERIFIED ONLINE PRESENCE ON OUR E DIRECTORY WITH OVER 70,000 MONTHLY VISITS AND 700,000 VISITS A YEAR.

UH, EVERYONE HAS A THREE MINUTE ALLOWED TO THEM, SO IF THE FIRST PERSON THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

WE HAVE SOME SPEAKERS CORRECT.

COME ON OUT.

COME ON DOWN.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.

I'M SORRY, I MIGHT BE 11 SECONDS OVER ON THIS.

I'VE BEEN PRACTICING ALL WEEKEND, SO I DO APOLOGIZE IF I RUN OVER THE THREE, THE THREE MINUTES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO, PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

MY NAME IS ANDREW GREGSON AND I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, YOUR REGIONAL CHAMBER.

PROUDLY SERVING BUSINESSES SINCE 1893.

I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO SHARE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR LA HARBOR'S SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY, SMALL BUSINESSES, THOSE WITH 10 OR FEWER EMPLOYEES ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY AND ARE FALLING BEHIND IN TODAY'S DIGITAL WORLD.

ACCORDING TO DATABASE USA, ACROSS THE HARBOR'S THREE ZIP CODES, THERE ARE 1,912 SMALL BUSINESSES AND NEARLY HALF, 48% DO NOT HAVE A WEBSITE.

MEANWHILE, 63% OF US CONSUMERS WON'T SHOP WITH BUSINESSES THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ONLINE, EVEN FRANCHISES WHERE CORPORATE SITES PROVIDE ONLY BASIC DETAILS ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED.

THAT MEANS HUNDREDS OF LA HARBOUR BUSINESSES ARE LOSING CUSTOMERS BEFORE THEY EVEN GET THE CHANCE TO COMPETE.

OUR PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY OF LA HARBOR IS TO PARTNER WITH THE CHAMBER BY INVESTING IN A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES MEMBERSHIP

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A CUSTOM LANDING PAGE BUILT BY THE CHAMBER TO BOOST VISIBILITY AND TRUST ACCESS TO OUR MEMBER PORTAL TO POST ADS, JOBS, PRESS RELEASES AND EVENTS SHARED ACROSS.

HUNDRED THOUSAND PLUS MONTHLY SEARCH, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA REACH, AND 17,000, UH, NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS.

ONGOING REFERRALS FROM THE CHAMBER, DAILY INQUIRIES AND ADVOCACY AND CONNECTIONS WITH HELPING MEMBERS FOR GRANTS FUNDING AND EXPOSURE.

THIS PROGRAM WORKS QUIETLY IN THE BACKGROUND, HELPING EVEN THE BUSIEST OF BUSINESS OWNERS.

THOSE WHO'VE ENGAGED FURTHER WILL SEE FURTHER COLLABORATIONS, STRONGER NETWORK AND FURTHER GROWTH.

AND IT'S ALSO A WIN-WIN FOR THE CITY OF LA HARBOR AS BUSINESSES GROW SALES INCREASE.

AND WITH THAT, THE CITY BENEFITS THROUGH GREATER TAX REVENUE TO SUPPORT VITAL SERVICES AND ENHANCE THE VALUE OF DOING BUSINESS HERE IN THE CITY.

ACCOUNTABILITY IS KEY.

THE CHAMBER WOULD PROVIDE QUARTERLY MONTH, UH, REPORTS TO THE COUNCIL WITH MEASURABLE RESULTS AND RECOMMEND A 12 MONTH REVIEW TO EVALUATE PROGRESS AND GATHER FEEDBACK.

WE ALSO PROMOTE THE REGION THROUGH OUR SHOP NORTH OC CAMPAIGNS, SPOTLIGHTING THE CITIES WE SERVE, AND ALSO BRINGING VISIBILITY NOT ONLY TO THE BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO THE CITIES THEMSELVES.

SO TONIGHT I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER WHAT WOULD IT MEAN FOR LA HARBOR IF EVERY SMALL BUSINESS HAD A CREDIBLE ONLINE PRESENCE, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AND THE SUPPORT OF A REGIONAL CHAMBER THAT ALREADY SERVES THE CITIES OF BRONER PARK, FULLERTON, LA PALMER, AND STANTON WITH MEMBERS ACROSS ORANGE, LOS ANGELES, AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES.

I URGE YOU TO DIRECT STAFF TO EXPLORE THIS OPPORTUNITY FURTHER AND ALLOW LA HARBOR TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE IN SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES WHILE RAISING THE VISIBILITY OF THE CITY ITSELF.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO LOCAL BUSINESSES.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

IF WE COULD HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS JOHN HONG.

I AM HERE TO MAKE A COMMENT, ALSO GIVE A TESTIMONY WHY WHAT ANDREW JUST SAID FROM NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER WOULD WORK.

AGAIN, MY NAME IS JOHNNY HONG.

I RUN A RETIREMENT PRO.

OUR FIRM IS ABOUT HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNER RETIRE.

NOW, AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, I KNOW THAT IT'S HARD FOR ME TO OBTAIN THE MARKETING SUPPORT AND ALL THE COMMUNICATION PLATFORM THAT IS AVAILABLE.

IT'S TIME.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR MONEY OR TIME-WISE FOR SMALL BUSINESS TO OBTAIN THIS.

USUALLY IT'S AVAILABLE FOR BIG BUSINESS WITH UNLIMITED BUDGET.

BUT WHAT CHAMBER HAS DONE FOR ME WAS PROVIDE THIS INFORM ALL THIS NECESSARY THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO MY BUSINESS TO GROW.

AND FOR ME, I THINK IS VALUABLE AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER TO HAVE THIS KIND OF PLATFORM.

SO, JUST WANTED TO TESTIFY THAT WITH THE CHAMBER'S HELP, I'M NOW ABLE TO TELL YOU GUYS THAT THIS WORKS.

AND FOR ME, AS A SMALL BUSINESS, TO SAVE MONEY, TO SAVE EFFORT, TO GET WHAT WE GET FROM CHAMBERS.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S TOTALLY WORTH IT AND I WOULD LOVE FOR YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO CONSIDER.

ON OUR WEBSITE YOUR COMPANY GOT? AND DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY OF THEM CLICKED IN THE E-NEWSLETTER? AND THIS IS HOW MANY, UH, YOU KNOW, LIKE VISIBILITY CLICKS THAT YOU GOT.

THANK YOU AGAIN VERY MUCH.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND MAYOR.

MY NAME IS LAUREN SWEENEY AND I WORK FOR A LEADERSHIP TRAINING ORGANIZATION CALLED RISE UP FOR YOU.

AND I'M HERE TO COMMENT ON THE IMPACT THAT THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER HAS HAD ON MY BUSINESS AND WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE AND HOW IT COULD SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT SERVE LAHABRA.

OUR BUSINESS SERVES LAHABRA FULLERTON, MANY DIFFERENT AREAS, INCLUDING WHITTIER AS WELL.

AND A SP A FEW SPECIFIC THINGS THAT HAVE REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE IS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO WORKSHOPS WITH THE CHAMBER.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SHOW THEM DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP SKILLS, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, SKILLS, AND COMMUNICATION.

BY DOING THOSE WORKSHOPS, WE ADDED VALUE TO THE CHAMBER MEMBERS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

WE ALSO GOT BUSINESS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING UNIQUE THAT THIS REGIONAL CHAMBER HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE TO US.

THE OTHER THING THAT'S BEEN UNIQUE IS THEIR DATA .

SO ANDREW'S ABILITY TO GIVE YOU THOSE NUMBERS THAT HE KNEW ABOUT YOUR CITY, I'VE SEEN THAT FOR MY BUSINESS.

HE WILL PULL UP AND HE WILL SAY, LAUREN, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HITS

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HIS ABILITY TO HAVE METRICS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE, I HAVEN'T SEEN, UH, EXIST BEFORE.

AND THAT HAS BEEN SO BENEFICIAL BECAUSE THEN I CAN PROVIDE TO OUR CEO, THE ROI, THEY WANNA KNOW, WELL, WHAT'S THE ROI OF BEING PART OF THIS? I COULD SAY, LOOK, THIS IS HOW MANY NEWSLETTER CLICKS HE HAS 17,000 SUBSCRIBERS.

THIS IS HOW MANY CLICKED BECAUSE I WAS FEATURED AS A AMBASSADOR, A BOARD MEMBER, ET CETERA, AS A VOLUNTEER LEADER FOR THEM.

SO I'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER, ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER HIS PROPOSAL.

AND I'M LAUREN SWEENEY.

IT'S BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

UM, ESPINOZA COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, UM, STAFF AND ALL.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.

MY NAME IS JAN MANEZ AND I'M GRATEFUL TO SERVE AS A COMMUNITY IN TWO ROLES THAT I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT.

FIRST, AS A TREASURER OF THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, I WORK WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND LEADERS TO HELP A REGION GROW, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES, AND KEEP OUR ECONOMY STRONG.

THE I'M ALSO HONORED TO SERVE AS THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FRIENDS OF FULLERTON COLLEGE FOUNDATION, WHERE OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL, UH, TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESOURCES SO THEY CAN ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. UH, BOTH OF THESE ROLES REMIND ME EVERY DAY HOW MUCH WE ACCOMPLISH WHEN EDUCATION IS MISSED AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COME TOGETHER.

I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE WORK ALONGSIDE ALL OF YOU TO MAKE LA HARA AND THE REST OF THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY A PLACE WHERE WE CAN THRIVE.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, MADAM MAYOR.

UH, MY NAME IS CARLA VARGAS, AND THIS YEAR I SERVE AS NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, UH, BOARD CHAIR, UH, FOR MY DAY JOB, I AM THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR HARD HOSPITALITY, WHO OWNS AND MANAGES THE CHASE SUITE HOTEL IN THE CITY OF BREA.

UH, I JUST WANNA TAKE A MINUTE TO SHARE WHAT A DIFFERENCE A CHAMBER HAS MADE FOR US IN, IN MY INDUSTRY, IN MY HOTEL, UM, THANKS TO THE CHAMBER, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS THAT CONNECT OUR HOTEL WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS FOCUSED ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION, HELPING US FIND AND TRAIN GREAT LOCAL TALENT.

UH, THOSE CONNECTIONS DON'T JUST FILL JOBS.

UH, THEY CREATE CAREER PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, THE CHAMBER HAS ALSO OPENED DOORS WE COULD HAVE NEVER HAD OPENED ON OUR OWN, CONNECTING US WITH NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, UH, COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND COLLABORATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN BOTH OUR HOTEL AND OUR INDUSTRY, SPECIFICALLY WHEN HOTELS NEEDED TO COME TOGETHER AND AWARENESS WAS NEEDED, UM, ON AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTED ALL OF OUR HOTELS IN ORANGE COUNTY, UH, NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER AND ANDREW, THEY WERE THE FIRST TO STEP UP AND UNITE ALL OF OUR HOTELS, UM, AND PROVIDE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE.

AND THAT WAS HUGE FOR US.

UM, IN HOSPITALITY, EVERYTHING COMES DOWN TO PEOPLE AND RELATIONSHIPS.

UH, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE CHAMBER DOES BEST.

UH, IT BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS, IT UNITES BUSINESSES, IT UNITES, UH, BUSINESSES WITH EACH OTHER, WITH CITY LEADERS.

UM, IT CREATES ALIGNMENT AROUND SHARED GOALS FOR GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY.

UM, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, UM, OF OUR CHAMBER AND OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS, DEGRADES PROPERTY VALUE, AND UNDERMINES THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

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

UH, MY NAME'S RUBEN AMAYA.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS LIVE ON, UH, CHINCHILLA STREET, ALONG WITH EVERYBODY IN THIS ROW.

UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ADDRESS A PERSISTENT AND WORSENING ISSUE ALONG FIRST STREET BETWEEN HILLCREST AND WALNUT, BEHIND THE FORMER NORTHGATE AND THE FUTURE PLANET FITNESS.

THIS STRETCH HAS BECOME A RECURRING PROBLEM AREA WHERE GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS ROUTINELY LOITER, CONSUME ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC AND ENGAGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT VIOLATES MUNICIPAL CODE 9 0 8 0 2 0 AND 9 0 8 0 3 0.

IN ADDITION, PUBLIC URINATION AND DEFECATION BEHIND LOCAL BUSINESSES, WHICH ARE CLEAR VIOLATIONS OF MUNICIPAL CODE 9 12 0 3 0 HAVE CREATED UNSANITARY AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS.

THESE OFFENSES UNDER THE CITY'S GENERAL PENALTY PROVISIONS IN SECTION 1 0 8 0 1 0 CAN BE PROSECUTED AS MISDEMEANORS AT THE INTERSECTION OF HILLCREST.

FIRST, THIS AREA RESEMBLES A STORAGE YARD FOR ABANDONED VEHICLES AND RVS, SOME OF WHICH ARE CLEARLY BEING USED AS RESIDENCES.

THIS CREATES

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MY NEIGHBORS AND I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS.

WE HAVE SHOWN PATIENCE.

WE HAVE REPORTED INCIDENTS AND WE HAVE WORKED WITHIN THE SYSTEM, BUT AT THIS POINT, WE NEED DECISIVE ACTION.

WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO ENFORCE ITS EXISTING CODES, INCREASE PATROL PRESENCE, AND IMPLEMENT MEANINGFUL LASTING SOLUTIONS TO RESTORE THE SAFETY ORDER AND DIGNITY TO THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE WELLBEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.

DID YOU WANNA, YEAH, IF I CAN, UH, MR. AYA? YEAH, UH, IF I CAN HAVE YOU TALK TO OUR POLICE CHIEF BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

SOUNDS GOOD.

IF, UH, JUST GIVE THEM SOME INFORMATION AND MAYBE WE CAN, UH, GET SOME STATS.

YEAH, I'VE GOT VIDEOS, PICTURES, EVERYTHING.

I'LL GIVE 'EM EVERYTHING YOU GOT.

YOU GOT THREE COPS UP HERE.

ONE RETIRED AND TWO STILL CURRENTLY WORKING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.

SO VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

THE WHOLE CITY IS A PUBLIC.

SAFETY'S HUGE.

PERFECT.

SO THANK YOU FOR COMING TO US.

APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

HI MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, I AM, MY NAME IS BEN SHANNON.

I'M SPEAKING REGARDING 3 0 3 NORTH HARBOR.

UM, PART OF THE OWNERSHIP GROUP THAT JUST PURCHASED THAT STRIP MALL.

IT'S THE STRIP MALL WITH THE WINDSHIELDS IN FRONT OF IT.

OH, UM, WHEN WE PURCHASED IT, UH, IT WAS VACANT.

THE BUILDINGS WERE REALLY DECREPIT.

THERE WAS A LOT OF ISSUES WITH TRESPASSING AND HOMELESSNESS, BUT, UM, I'M REALLY JUST HERE TO THANK YOU ALL BECAUSE YOUR CITY HAS BEEN THE EASIEST CITY THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING, BUILDING LAW ENFORCEMENT.

UH, AND, UH, I WANT EVEN SINGLE OUT CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, GENTLEMAN NAMED ANTONIO.

MENDOZA HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT HELP EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY THAT REALLY WANTED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD SO THAT HE CAN BE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT.

UM, IT'S RARE TO HAVE A CITY OR DEPARTMENTS REACH OUT TO YOU WITH ASSISTANCE.

MOST OF THE TIME YOU'RE CHASING FOR ASSISTANCE.

LAHABRA IS PROBABLY THE ONLY CITY I'VE WORKED WITH IN THE LAST 10, 15 YEARS I'VE BEEN DOING THIS, WHERE YOUR PEOPLE WILL REACH OUT AND SAY, HEY, WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED FROM US? WHICH IS A VERY REFRESHING FEELING THAT INCLUDES YOUR POLICE OFFICERS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

UH, WHEN WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, THE ONLY THING THAT THAT WAS THERE WAS WINDSHIELDS.

I'VE GAINED LIKE 10 POUNDS EATING DONUTS, WALKING THE PROPERTY.

UM, NOW WE'RE ROUGHLY AT 50% OCCUPANCY DURING OUR CONSTRUCTION AND WE REALLY HOPE TO LEAVE A POSITIVE FOOTPRINT ON THIS ALREADY.

AMAZING CITY.

AND I ALSO HOPE TO SCHEDULE MEETINGS AND MEET EACH ONE OF YOU DIRECTLY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT FEEDBACK.

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

NOW WE WILL GO ON.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? ALRIGHT, WE WILL PROCEED TO

[ 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. ]

THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE 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 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 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 13.

IS THERE ANY ITEM THE STAFF WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO, MADAM MAYOR, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO MA'AM.

NO MA'AM.

MAYOR.

IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT THE AUDIENCE WOULD WISH REMOVED? SEEING NONE.

I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION.

MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

PROCEED TO PUBLIC HEARING.

WE WILL NOW

[1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONE CHANGE 25-0004 (ZCA 25-0004) TO ADD A NEW SECTION 17.12.070 (PARCEL MAPS FOR URBAN LOT SPLITS) TO CHAPTER 17.12 (PARCEL MAPS) OF TITLE 17 (SUBDIVISIONS) AND A NEW SECTION 18.24.060 (TWO-UNIT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT) TO CHAPTER 18.24 (R-1A, R-1B AND R-1C SINGLE-UNIT DWELLING ZONES) OF TITLE 18 (ZONING) OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF SENATE BILL 9 (2021) AND SENATE BILL 450 (2024) RELATING TO TWO-LOT SUBDIVISIONS AND TWO-UNIT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW 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, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 25-0004 (ZCA 25-0004), ADDING A NEW SECTION 17.12.070 (PARCEL MAPS FOR URBAN LOT SPLITS) TO CHAPTER 17.12 (PARCEL MAPS) OF TITLE 17 (SUBDIVISIONS) AND A NEW SECTION 18.24.060 (TWO-UNIT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT) TO CHAPTER 18.24 (R-1A, R-1B AND R-1C SINGLE-UNIT DWELLING ZONES) OF TITLE 18 (ZONING) OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF SENATE BILL 9 (2021) AND SENATE BILL 450 (2024) RELATING TO TWO-LOT SUBDIVISIONS AND TWO-UNIT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 65852.21(k) AND 66411.7(n).]

MAPS FOR URBAN LOT SPLITS TO CHAPTER SEVEN PARCEL MAPS OF TITLE 17 SUBDIVISIONS AND A NEW SECTION 1-824-TWO-UNIT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO CHAPTER ONE 8.24 R ONE A R ONE B AND R ONE C.

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.

THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM TONIGHT IS TITLED DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONE CHANGE 2 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 ZCA TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 4 TO ADD A NEW SECTION, 1 7 2 0 7 PARCEL

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SINGLE UNIT DWELLING ZONES OF TITLE 18 ZONING OF THE LA HABER MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF SENATE BILL 9 20 21 AND SENATE BILL 4 5 20 24 RELATING TO TWO LOT SUBDIVISIONS AND TWO UNIT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.

THANK YOU FOR READING THAT RHONDA.

WE WILL NOW HAVE A, A STAFF REPORT.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I AM SONYA LOUIE, PLANNING MANAGER HERE TO PRESENT YOU WITH ZONE CHANGE 25 0 0 4.

THE ZONE CHANGE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

WE WILL IMPLEMENT STATE PROVISIONS UNDER SENATE BILL NINE AND SENATE BILL FOUR 50.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL AFFECT CODE REGULATIONS CONTAINED WITHIN TITLE 17 AND 18 OF THE LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE.

THE PURPOSE OF THESE PROVISIONS IS TO ENABLE TWO UNIT DEVELOPMENTS AND OR URBAN LOT SPLITS FOR ALL PROPERTIES LOCATED IN SINGLE UNIT DWELLING ZONES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

UNDER SB NINE, AN APPLICANT MAY BE ALLOWED TO DEVELOP TWO PRIMARY DWELLINGS IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN A DU AND OR JADU USING ONE OF THESE COMBINATIONS GRAPHICALLY DEPICTED HERE.

IN EACH OF THESE SCENARIOS, A MAXIMUM OF FOUR UNITS MAY BE DEVELOPED.

IF AN APPLICANT PROPOSED TO SPLIT A LOT, AN APPLICANT MAY CONSIDER DEVELOPING ANY ONE OF THESE COMBINATIONS.

AND EACH OF THESE SCENARIOS, NO MORE THAN TWO UNITS CAN BE DEVELOPED ON EACH LOT CREATED FROM AN URBAN LOT SPLIT.

A PROPERTY MAY NOT QUALIFY UNDER SB NINE IF IT IS LOCATED IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING.

A HISTORIC DISTRICT, A HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE, A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA, OR FLOODWAY, A PROTECTED HABITAT AREA.

IT WOULD ALSO BE AN INELIGIBLE FOR SB NINE ALLOWANCES IF IT DEMOLISHES OR ALTERS.

HOUSING WITH AFFORDABILITY RESTRICTIONS AFFECTS HOUSING SUBJECT TO RENT OR PRICE CONTROL.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IF IT AFFECTS PROPERTY OCCUPIED BY A TENANT IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.

THERE ARE ADDITIONAL QUALIFIERS, UM, FOR BOTH TWO UNIT DEVELOPMENTS AND URBAN LOT SPLITS.

FIRST, THE APPLICANT'S APPLICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO MINISTERIAL APPROVAL WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM WHEN A CITY RECEIVES A COMPLETE APPLICATION.

SECOND, THE CITY IS PROHIBITED FROM IMPOSING OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS THAT WOULD PRECLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF UP TO TWO UNITS THAT ARE 800 SQUARE FEET OR SMALLER.

AND FINALLY, STATE PROVISIONS, UH, SPECIFY THAT THE CITY MAY REQUIRE ONE PARKING SPACE, BUT NO PARKING WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THE SITE IS WITHIN A HALF MILE OF A HIGH QUALITY TRANSIT CORRIDOR, MAJOR TRANSIT STOP OR CAR SHARE, UH, VEHICLE LOT.

SONIA, COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MINISTERIAL APPROVAL VERSUS THE WAY WE APPROVE THOSE PROJECTS TODAY, PLEASE? SO, AN ADMINISTER MINISTERIAL APPROVAL WOULD BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL THAT WE COULD APPROVE THE SAME DAY WHEN AN APPLICATION COMES IN, WHEREAS A DISCRETIONARY APPROVAL WOULD REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW.

THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TWO.

AND IN THIS CASE, FOR SB NINE APPLICATIONS, UM, WERE PROMPTED TO FOLLOW A MINISTERIAL REVIEW PROCESS.

SO WHEN PLANS COME IN FOR HERE IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA, BOTH PLANNING AND BUILDING REVIEW, UH, PROPOSALS CONCURRENTLY.

OKAY, NEXT

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SLIDE.

THERE ARE JUST A LIST OF A FEW MORE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY TO BOTH THAT APPLY TO URBAN LOT SPLITS.

THE PROPERTY OWNER MUST LIVE ON ONE OF THE NEWLY CREATED LOTS FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS.

NO LOT CREATED CAN BE LESS THAN 1200 SQUARE FEET.

AND PROPERTIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO AN URBAN LOT SPLIT CANNOT BE SPLIT.

AGAIN.

AS AN URBAN LOT SPLIT, A PROPERTY OWNER CANNOT SPLIT ADJACENT PROPERTIES.

EACH LOT MUST HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.

THE CITY CANNOT REQUIRE SETBACKS FROM NEWLY CREATED LOT LINES TO EXISTING STRUCTURES AND DEDICATIONS OF EASEMENTS MAY BE REQUIRED IF NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

STAFF HAS BEEN REFERRING TO STATE LAW TO APPLY SENATE BILL NINE AND SENATE BILL FOUR 50.

SINCE THESE PROVISIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN CODIFIED, THE PASSAGE OF ZONE CHANGE 25 DASH FOUR IS EXPECTED TO ULTIMATELY ENABLE THE CITY TO ALIGN WITH STATE LAW.

SO THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER APPROVE AND ADOPT THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE PREPARED UNDER ZONE CHANGE 25 DASH 0 0 0 4.

AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

UM, YES, WE DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ? YEAH.

UH, HOW DO POLICE AND DETERMINE IF INDEED THE PROPERTY OWNER AND IT IS BEING OWNER OCCUPIED, HOW DO WE DETERMINE, HE COULD SAY, YEAH, I'M GONNA BE THERE, BUT HOW DO WE ACTUALLY GO IN THERE AND FIND OUT INDEED HE IS LIVING IN THAT DWELLING.

HOW IS THAT POLICED? WE CONSULT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.

WE'VE HAD TO DO THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES WHERE WE ASK IF THEY ARE OFFERING THE PROPERTY FOR RENT.

UM, WE SIMPLY ASK THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR DOCUMENTATION AND FOLLOW UP WITH THAT DOCUMENTATION, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE WHAT'S THE DOCUMENTATION YOU REQUEST? SO IT CAN BE A, A RENTAL AGREEMENT, A LEASE AGREEMENT, UM, INDICATING THAT THE PROPERTY IS BEING, UM, OCCUPIED ON A TEMPORARY BASIS.

BUT HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THAT THE O ACTUAL OWNER IS, IS ACTUALLY DWELLING THERE IN THAT FACILITY? HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THAT, THAT HE'S ACTUALLY THERE AS THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE, THAT THAT THEY LIVE THERE? HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO VISIT THE PROPERTY AND THEN, UM, UH, REFLECT BACK? SO ARE YOU, ARE YOU, ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT STAFF IS PREPARED TO GO DO INSPECTIONS? OR HOW ARE YOU GONNA FOLLOW UP TO ENSURE THAT, THAT THEY'RE FOLLOWING THE RULES ON THEIR SIDE? WHAT'S REQUIRED? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I THINK WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH THAT OURSELVES BECAUSE IF WE GET MANY OF THESE APPLICATIONS, IT WILL TAKE SOME SORT OF PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE, UM, PROPERTY OWNERS ARE STAYING ON THE PROPERTY FOR THE THREE YEAR PERIOD, WHETHER IT'S UTILITY BILLS OR CONSTANT INSPECTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU TODAY ON THAT.

UH, BECAUSE THIS LAW IS SO NEW AND THE NEXT QUESTION I HAVE, THEN OBVIOUSLY IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME AND EFFORT FROM STAFF TO DO THAT AND ADD MORE TO THE ALREADY DAUNTING, UH, JOB THAT SUSAN'S SHOP HAS.

WHERE ARE WE GONNA GET THE FUNDS FOR THAT TO, TO DO THAT? I DON'T BELIEVE SB NINE OR SB FOUR 50 ALLOWED FOR THAT CONVERSATION OF FUNDING TO ENSURE ALL THESE PROVISIONS WERE, UH, ENACTED.

AND MY NEXT QUESTION IS, WHO ARE THE AUTHORS OF SB BILL? UH, FOUR 50 AND, UH, BILL NUMBER, UH, NINE, WHO ARE THE AUTHOR AUTHORS OF THOSE BILLS? I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.

I CAN LOOK IT UP FOR YOU.

UH, THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS I HAD EARLIER, JIM, THAT I'LL GET YOU THAT.

I THINK, VERY INTENTIONALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE OF, OF ACCELERATING THESE PROJECTS AND AVOIDING THAT PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.

IF ONE OF THE REASONS I ASKED SUSAN EARLIER ABOUT THIS WHOLE CHANGE TO MINISTERIAL APPROVAL IS CURRENTLY MANY OF THESE PROJECTS, IF THIS WAS A PROPOSAL BEING MADE TODAY AN APPLICATION, THAT PROCESS WOULD GENERALLY GO THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THE VERY LEAST AND COULD BE APPEALED TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

RIGHT.

IF, IF THERE WAS A CHALLENGE TO THAT THIS NEW LAW TAKES THE PLANNING COMMISSIONS AND CITY COUNCILS COMPLETELY OUTTA THAT DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

AND IT BASICALLY FORCES THE MINISTERIAL APPROVAL THROUGH STAFF, YOU KNOW, REVIEW OF THE APPLICATIONS, UM, AND IS DONE,

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MAY I, YEAH, IF I CAN REAL QUICK, UH, AND, AND AGAIN, I'D HAVE TO FACT TO CHECK THIS, BUT, UH, GOOGLING WHO AUTHORED, UH, SB NINE IS, UH, SOMEBODY BY THE NAME OF, UH, TONY ATKINS.

AND SHE WAS MAY STILL BE THE, UH, CALIFORNIA SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPO, UH, THE CALIFORNIA HOME ACT.

SO, UH, PROMINENT FIGURE IN CALIFORNIA POLITICS AND I'M NOT SURE STATE SENATOR FROM WHERE, BUT, UH, THAT'S WHO, UH, AUTHORED IT.

YOU, YOU MENTIONED, UM, THAT THE CITY CAN'T REQUIRE SETBACKS.

CAN YOU GIVE US SOME EXAMPLES OF WHY IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO PUT A SETBACK ON A, ON A PROPERTY? SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT WOULD BE THE REASON WHY WE WOULD WANNA HAVE THAT, WHY WE WOULD HAVE A MINIMUM SET? YEAH.

SO LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'VE HAD PROPERTY OWNERS OR WE REQUIRE PROPERTY OWNERS TO DO SETBACKS, WHAT WOULD BE SOME EXAMPLES AS TO WHY WE WOULD REQUIRE THAT? WE GENERALLY REQUIRE SETBACKS TO MAINTAIN STRUCTURES ALONG THE STREET.

SO YOU TYPICALLY HAVE A LARGE FRONT YARD SETBACK SO THAT SINGLE UNITS CAN PROVIDE A FRONT YARD, AND THEN YOU HAVE SIDE AND REAR SETBACKS.

THE SIDE SETBACKS GENERALLY BEING FIVE FEET ALLOWS ENOUGH ACCESS TO THE SIDES OF THE LOT.

AND THEN THE REAR SETBACK ALLOWING YOU FOR A REAR YARD OR RECREATIONAL AREA FOR A BACKYARD ON A SINGLE UNIT LOT.

AND YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT, UM, THE MINIMUM PROPERTY SIZE, THE MINIMUM PROPERTY SIZE IS 1200 FEET.

UH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I, I BELIEVE THAT MOST OF THE HOUSES IN LA HABER ARE AT LEAST 1200 SQUARE FEET .

UM, SO UNDER AN URBAN LOT SPLIT, A LOT COULD BE AS SMALL AS A MINIMUM 1200 SQUARE FEET.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, THE HOUSE SIZE ITSELF, UM, IS TYPICALLY AROUND 1,012 HUNDRED SQUARE FEET.

SO IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, IF A URBAN LOT SPLIT WAS AT, LET'S SAY THE MINIMUM OF 1200, WHICH MAY NOT EVER BE THE CASE HERE, BUT THAT WHATEVER STRUCTURE IS BUILT ON THAT LOT IS LIKELY TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN 1200 SQUARE FEET.

WE HAVE TO ABSOLUTELY BE IN COMPLIANCE.

I'M JUST HAVING A HARD TIME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO YOU PUT TWO PROPERTIES ON EVEN 1300 SQUARE FEET.

I MEAN, MOST, IF YOU EVEN LOOK AT SOME OF OUR BED ONE BEDROOM HOUSING, UH, HOUSINGS IN LAHABRA, THEY'RE AROUND MAYBE 1400 SQUARE FEET, I'M GUESSING HERE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, BEING A PROPERTY OWNER MYSELF OF SEVERAL PROPERTIES, I KNOW THAT'S PRETTY SMALL.

SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, MAY I PLEASE? YES.

THANK YOU COUNCIL SONIA.

SO LET'S JUST SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, HYPOTHETICAL, WE DON'T LIKE THIS.

NOW THE WAY THE LAW STANDS RIGHT NOW, UH, WE ARE NOT IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE NEW STATE LAW, WHICH IS FOUR 50 AND NINE IN THE SENATE.

CORRECT.

SO WHAT WE'RE ESSENTIALLY DOING IS CONFORMING TO THE NEW STATE REQUIREMENTS.

IS THAT CORRECT? AND THIS NEXT QUESTION IS FOR YOU AND OR THE CITY MANAGER, IF WE WERE TO VOTE NO AND SAY, WE DON'T LIKE THIS, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT.

WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN SACRAMENTO? COULD THERE BE CONSEQUENCES? SO STAFF'S UNDERSTANDING THAT REGARDLESS IF THIS ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED OR NOT, WE'RE COMPELLED TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW BY NOT, IF WE ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH STATE LAW, WE'RE WE WOULD NOT BE FOLLOWING HOUSING LAWS AND POTENTIALLY NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT.

DOES THAT MEAN WE COULD BE DE-CERTIFIED AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS FINALLY GETTING CERTIFIED BY HCD? IT COULD LEAD TO DECERTIFICATION AND A NUMBER OF LIMITATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON COULD THEY POTENTIALLY FINE US AS A RESULT OF THAT? THAT IS CORRECT.

COULD THEY POTENTIALLY FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST US BECAUSE OF THAT? I DEFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY.

YES, THEY COULD.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS FILED SEVERAL AGAINST OTHER CITIES.

SO ONCE AGAIN, IT SOUNDS TO ME, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THAT OUR HANDS ARE BEING LITERALLY CUFFED BEHIND US AND THE THIS VESTIGE OF LOCAL CONTROL WE ONCE POSSESSED HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY.

IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT? YES, IT IS.

AND ALSO TO THE, UH, MAYBE QUESTION TO THE CITY ATTORNEY THERE ALSO, UM, PRO HOUSING GROUPS OUT THERE THAT, THAT LOOK FOR ANY, UM, CITIES THAT MIGHT BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE, THAT THEY CAN FILE LAWSUITS AS WELL? THAT'S CORRECT.

SO IT'S NOT JUST THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY FILE A LAWSUIT.

DO WE HAVE A DEADLINE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE? NO, THERE'S, THERE'S NO DEADLINE.

STATE LAW APPLIES TO THE PROJECTS THAT COME BEFORE THE CITY RIGHT NOW.

SO THE CITY IS COMPLYING WITH STATE LAW WHEN IT RECEIVES THESE APPLICATIONS.

WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS CLEANING UP THE CODE JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE CITY IS IN COMPLIANCE, BUT THERE'S NO DEADLINE WHERE

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WE'RE ALREADY IN COMPLIANCE BECAUSE WE APPLY THESE LAWS TO THE APPLICATIONS WE RECEIVE.

THE CODE IS JUST BEING AMENDED TO BRING EVERYTHING IN CONFORMITY.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WILL NOW OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC HEARING.

I WOULD ASK ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSE, UH, TO PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH THEIR NAME AND THEIR ADDRESS FIRST.

I WILL INVITE THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM, AND THEN I WILL INVITE THOSE THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION OF THIS ITEM.

I WILL THEN CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL CALL FOR COUNSEL.

QUESTION, DISCUSSION, INTERACTION.

I, I JUST MAKE, I, I JUST WANT, I JUST WANNA SAY, I MEAN, AND, AND, AND TRUE, UH, CONSISTENCY IN WHAT WE'VE SEEN FROM DARREN.

DARREN'S GONNA MENTION HOW WE ARE HANDCUFFED, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES WE CAN REMIND THAT TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE ARE HANDCUFFED WITH WHEN IT COMES TO THESE LAWS.

I KNOW MANY TIMES THE RESIDENTS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT NEW HOUSING GOING UP.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, I MEAN, THERE'S VERY LITTLE WE CAN DO.

UM, AND I WOULD PRESUME THAT FOLLOWING THAT, JOSE'S GONNA PROBABLY, MR. MADAN IS GONNA PROBABLY MENTION THAT, HEY, LET'S PAY ATTENTION TO WHO WE'RE VOTING FOR, WHO WE'RE PUTTING INTO THE STATE OFFICES HERE.

I I JUST LOOK AT IT FROM A COMMON SENSE APPROACH IN ADDITION TO WHAT THEY'VE CONSTANTLY, CONSTANTLY PREACHED.

THE COMMON SENSE IS, I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN PUT TWO.

RESIDENT IS ON A A 12, WHAT IS IT? A 1200 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY? I I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE.

UM, I DON'T THINK ANYONE EVER EVEN CONSIDERED A LANDLOCKED CITY LIKE OURS.

A SMALL CITY LIKE OURS.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE ROOM FOR IT.

BUT OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW.

SO I, I JUST WANNA MAKE THOSE COMMENTS AND, AND, AND, UM, GO FROM THERE.

I WILL JUST SAY, UM, SEEMS LIKE THESE PEOPLE THAT GO TO SACRAMENTO, THEY COME FROM, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM COME FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THEY SEEM TO FORGET THEIR ROOTS.

THEY LOSE THEIR COMMON SENSE APPROACH.

AND IT JUST ABSOLUTELY TICKS ME OFF THAT THEY DO.

THEY JUST, THEY, THEY, THEY FORGET ABOUT WHERE THEY COME FROM.

AND REALLY, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A BIG GOVERNMENT.

THEY'RE CONTROLLED IN SOME CASES BY JUST, UH, LARGER ORGANIZATIONS, UH, TO GET REELECTED.

IT JUST, IT'S, IT'S SAD.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY SAD.

AND OUR HANDS GET HANDCUFFED AND WE'VE SEEN WHAT THEY DID OUT TO THE PEOPLE ON, UH, HUNTINGTON BEACH.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY APPALLING WHAT'S HAPPENING.

I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA GET BACK UP ON MY SOAPBOX.

AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT ONLY HERE, BUT THAT ARE WATCHING, UH, WHETHER IT BE ONLINE OR ON TV, UH, I WILL REITERATE AND COUNCILMAN LAMBKIN HAD, UH, HAD ALLUDED TO WHAT, UH, WHAT I WOULD SAY THE SAME STILL STANDS.

AND, UH, AND IT'S, UH, WHO YOU ELECT AND INCLUDING US UP HERE, WE SHOULDN'T BE IMMUNE, UH, TO, UH, TO THAT AS WELL.

I SAY IT ALL THE TIME, SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT.

IF I'M NOT DOING MY JOB, YOU SHOULDN'T ELECT ME.

THAT'S JUST IT.

UH, AND UH, THE SAME GOES FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN SACRAMENTO.

COUNCILMAN GOMEZ JUST ALLUDED TO THE SAME THING.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN FOLLOW THE MONEY.

YOU CAN SEE WHO'S SPONSORING WHO.

UH, AND THAT IS WHAT IT IS.

UM, AND, UH, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA GO A STEP FURTHER AND, UH, FIGURATIVELY ASK OUR POLICE CHIEF TO PLEASE FIND IT IN HIS HEART, TO LEND ME HIS HANDCUFF KEYS.

UH, BECAUSE, UH, WE ARE, WE'RE HANDCUFFED.

UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S CONSTANT.

AND, AND I, I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK THAT I'M ANTI HOUSING.

'CAUSE THERE IS A, UH, THERE IS AN UNHOUSED COMMUNITY OUT THERE.

THEY CAN'T AFFORD HOUSING.

I'M EMPATHETIC TO THAT.

I REALLY, REALLY AM.

UH, BUT, UH, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS NOT, UH, THE CALIFORNIA THAT I GREW UP IN, AND I AM, I'M NOT ALLUDING TO ANY POLITICAL PARTY, PLEASE.

UH, THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

I'M ALL FOR MEETING PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE.

UH, BUT WE'VE GONE WAY TOO FAR WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING.

UH, WE'VE RUN OUTTA ROOM.

UH, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE, UH, YOU'VE CONTINUED TO, UH, TO PUT HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE DO AND CONDENSE THEM INTO, INTO, YOU KNOW, IN, IN THE VARIOUS, UH, CITY BLOCKS, WHEREVER IT IS.

AND I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, I ALWAYS MAKE THE, UH, THE DISTINCTION OR THE COMPARISON, UH, TAKE A DRIVE THROUGH VARIOUS AREAS, UH, THE SUBURBAN AREAS OF, OF LOS ANGELES CITY ITSELF.

UM, AND, UH, I'VE WORKED IN AND OUT OF THOSE COMMUNITIES FOR OVER 29 YEARS NOW.

AND YOU SEE THAT IF YOU'RE OUT THERE AT TWO, THREE IN THE MORNING WHEN NOTHING GOOD IS HAPPENING.

BUT WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE, YOU DRIVE UP AND DOWN THOSE STREETS AND YOU SEE NOTHING BUT CARS PARKED ALONG THESE STREETS.

AND, UH, THESE ARE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, LIVE THERE AND, AND RIGHTEOUSLY.

SO, BUT WE ARE SO, UH, WE ARE SO OVERPOPULATED IN THESE AREAS, UNFORTUNATELY.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE BIG QUESTION TO ME IS HOW DO YOU SERVICE THESE AREAS? I SAID THIS FROM DAY ONE FROM BEFORE WHEN I GOT ELECTED.

THAT'S THE QUESTION.

HOW ARE YOU SERVICING THE INFRASTRUCTURE? WHERE ARE YOU GETTING YOUR WATER FROM? WATER IS JUST AS IT IS, IS IT'S

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EXPENSIVE.

WHERE ARE YOU GETTING YOUR SERVICES FROM? POLICE SERVICES? ARE WE HIRING MORE POLICE OFFICERS? ARE WE HIRING MORE FIREFIGHTERS? ARE WE HIRING MORE PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE, MORE COMMUNITY SERVICES PEOPLE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE? WELL, YOU KNOW, REALISTICALLY, WE REALLY AREN'T.

AND WE'RE REALLY DOING A LOT MORE WITH LESS BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT.

AND MIND YOU, WE JUST PASSED A, UH, A TAX, WELL, YOU PASSED A TAX MEASURE HERE THIS LAST TIME, AND IT'S, AND IT'S FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ON OUR END.

WE HAVE A GREAT CITY MANAGER AND GREAT CITY STAFF THAT ARE VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT.

AND THEY SHOULD BE APPLAUDED FOR THAT.

AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE UP HERE DOING THAT JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING THEIRS.

IN TURN, WE ARE TRYING TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS, BUT AGAIN, OUR HANDS ARE TIED, WE'RE HANDCUFFED, AND IT, IT SUCKS.

AND THAT'S JUST WHAT IT IS.

SO, COUNCILMAN NAZARIAN.

WELL, IF I MAY, JUST IN THE INTEREST PURELY AND SIMPLY OF CONFORMING WITH STATE LAW AND NOT SUBJECTING THIS COMMUNITY TO UNDUE LIABILITY OR THE LOSS OF TAXPAYER MONEY, I WILL THROW MYSELF ON THE GRENADE AND RELUCTANTLY MOVE TO APPROVE THE, THE CITY COUNCIL.

CONSIDER, APPROVE AND ADOPT THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE REPAIRED UNDER ZONE CHANGE 25 0 4 ZC 25 DASH ZERO FOUR.

THERE A SECOND.

SECOND.

I WILL RELUCTANTLY.

SECOND DON'T LIKE IT, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE TO.

I WILL RELUCTANTLY SECOND THAT MOTION COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE.

CITY ATTORNEY COLLINS.

SHOULD I READ THE REMAINDER OF THAT ORDINANCE TITLE IN ITS ENTIRETY? NO, IT'S OKAY.

NOT NECESSARY.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

I KNOW WE ALL GOT A COMMENT, BUT I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO COMMENT.

BUT I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, UM, AS LONG AS WE'RE OUTTA SIGHT, UH, WE'RE OUT OF THEIR MIND.

AND THE FURTHER THEY AWAY, AWAY FROM US, THEY ARE, THEY FORGET ABOUT US, AND WE LOSE LITTLE BY LITTLE LOCAL CONTROL.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY FOR US IN OUR CITY, WE HAVE NO TERM LIMIT.

WE CAN STAY HERE, WE CAN BUILD RELATIONSHIPS.

WE CAN CARRY ENOUGH FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE THEIR BEST INTERESTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND I UNDERSTAND, I I WHAT I SEE, AND THIS IS MY OPINION, I SEE WHEN YOU HAVE TERM LIMITS, THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE TRYING TO RUN FOR HIGHER OFFICE QUICKLY, AS FAST AS THEY CAN.

UM, BECAUSE, UM, THEY HAVE TERM LIMITS AND THEY CAN'T STAY LONG ENOUGH, UH, AS SOME OF US COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE AND REALLY HAVE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO THEY'LL TRY TO MOVE AS FAST.

AND ONCE THEY GET UP THERE, THEY HAVEN'T BUILT THE RELATIONSHIPS, THEY DON'T HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMUNITY.

THEY DON'T TAKE THE TIME BECAUSE OF THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THIS IS WHAT I'M SEEING HAPPEN NOW, AND I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN MORE AND MORE.

SO, UH, THOSE ARE MY 2 CENTS THAT I WANTED TO SAY.

UH, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE

[ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:]

COMMUNITY'S CALENDAR.

WE HAVE FOLLOWING HOME DECORATING CONTESTS, GET INTO THE FALL SEASON, HALLOWEEN AND THANKSGIVING BY DECORATING YOUR HOME.

NOMINATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED THROUGH OCTOBER 24TH WITH WINNERS ANNOUNCED ON OCTOBER 27TH.

WE HAVE TRIPS AND TOURS.

JOIN THE CITY OF LA HARBOR FOR A DAY TRIP TO MARENGO CASINO RESORT AND SPA.

NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER THE 15TH.

COST IS $60 PER PERSON.

WE HAVE MONTO MONTO KIDS.

NIGHT OUT.

JOIN MONTO KIDS NIGHT OUT AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER THE 17TH, FROM 6:00 PM TO 10:30 PM KIDS, KIDS AGES FOUR THROUGH 12 WILL ENJOY AN EVENING PACK WITH GAMES CRAFTS A MOVIE, AND PLENTY OF TASTY SNACKS AND DINNER.

WE HAVE THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND SHRED EVENT.

THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE HARBOR PUBLIC WORKS YARD ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 18TH, FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL NOON, THE HARBOR RESIDENCE WILL BE ABLE TO SAFELY DISPOSE OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS.

THE LA HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS THEIR UPCOMING OPEN HOUSE COME DRESSED IN YOUR SPOOKIEST COSTUME FOR THE LA HARBO POLICE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH FROM 10:00 AM UNTIL 2:00 PM THERE WILL BE A TRICK AND TREATING AND A HAUNTED JAIL TOUR, AND A MOTORCYCLE AND CANINE DEMONSTRATIONS.

WE HAVE A 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 DRESSED IN COSTUME FOR STEM ACTIVITIES, A DANCE PARTY GAMES CRAFTS, AND MORE.

WE HAVE OUR SENIOR DANCE COMING UP, UH, THAT WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER THE 26TH FROM TWO TO 4:00 PM AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER.

ENJOY LIVE MUSIC, RAFFLES, DANCING AND DINNER.

OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS, OUR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS MEET ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH

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AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.

THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETS ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.

AND WE HAVE WATER CONSERVATION WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE AN EFFORT OF, ARE STILL ENFORCED, AND CALIFORNIANS ARE BEING ASKED TO CONSERVE WATER.

AND NOW THERE ARE, WELL, WE FORGOT THE CONSIDERATION.

I, THERE'S NO CONSIDERATION THERE, THERE ARE NO CONSIDERATION ITEMS TONIGHT.

FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? WHAT SIDE ARE YOU GONNA START WITH? WE WILL BEGIN WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER LAMBKIN.

WE, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? NONE, MADAM MAYOR.

ANY COMMENT

[ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:]

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

UH, JUST WANTED TO SHARE, UH, TWO THINGS.

UH, ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, I ATTENDED THE LA HABER PD AWARDS AND PROMOTIONAL CEREMONY.

AND, UM, JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE OFFICERS THAT RECEIVED PROMOTIONS AND, UH, TO THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED AWARDS.

UM, I THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE AWESOME WORK THAT IS DONE BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THIS IS TRULY A THANKLESS JOB.

I SAY THIS IS BECAUSE I HAPPEN TO BE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT MYSELF.

AND SO, UM, WHEN YOU GET THOSE MOMENTS TO BE ABLE TO THANK THOSE OFFICERS FOR WHAT THEY DO, IT ACTUALLY BUILDS A BIT OF COMRADERY, NOT JUST FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

AND SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE OFFICERS AGAIN.

UH, THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO SHARE IS, UH, MANY RESIDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED, UH, INTEREST IN WHEN'S MY BABY DUE? IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DUE SATURDAY .

SO, UM, I, I FIRST WANT TO THANK THOSE RESIDENTS FOR ASKING AND, UH, YOU KNOW, VOICING THEIR, UH, UH, DEEPEST, UH, APPRECIATION AND HAPPINESS FOR MY BABY BEING ON THE WAY.

I'M EXCITED, KIND OF A LOSS OF WORDS IN A WAY OF HOW TO EXPRESS THAT EXCI EXCITEMENT.

BUT I'M VERY THANKFUL TO BE A PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT REALLY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING ANOTHER, ANOTHER LAHA HERE PRETTY SOON.

UM, YEAH, IT'S, UH, SO IT COULD BE ANY MINUTE NOW.

I'VE BEEN KIND OF MONITORING, MAKING SURE MY WIFE IS NOT CALLING ME TO LET ME KNOW.

HEY, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S HAPPENING.

YOU KNOW, ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW? I, YOU KNOW, I, I HAVE A CIVIC DUTY AND I'M TRYING TO HOLD THAT CIVIC DUTY.

SO , LEMME TELL YOU HOW CIVIC DUTY GOES WITH YOU.

SPOUSES DON'T BUY THAT .

YEAH, THAT'S AN ARGUMENT I'M GONNA HAVE TO BATTLE WHEN I GET HOME TONIGHT.

SO, UH, BUT I GOT PERMISSION FOR MY WIFE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, SO THAT'S A GOOD START IN A GOOD DIRECTION THERE.

SO, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, UM, I JUST KIND OF WANT TO, UH, ECHO WHAT, UH, A RESIDENT SAID EARLIER TODAY.

UM, UH, THE, THE RESIDENT THAT MENTIONED, UH, HOW EASY IT IS TO WORK WITH OUR, UM, CITY PERSONNEL, HE SAID THAT IT WAS RARE TO HAVE CITY REACH OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S RARE, THAT OCCURS IN ANY CITY.

I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I WORK WITH A LOT OF CITIES AND WITH MY BUSINESS AND, UM, NOT EVEN MORE, EVEN MORE RARE, IS PEOPLE WHO COME AND THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR WHAT THEY DO.

I I, I, I ASK THAT ANY PERSON WHO WORKS IN CITY GOVERNMENT, THINK BACK TO WHEN SOMEONE HAS COME, HAS COME TO YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

IT IS VERY RARE THAT IT HAPPENS.

AND SO THAT IS A BIG DEAL, UM, FOR THAT RESIDENT TO COME AND, AND, AND EXPRESS HIS THANKS OF APPRECIATION TO TAKE TIME OUT OF HIS DAY, OUT OF HIS BUSY SCHEDULE TO DO THAT.

AND SO I THANK HIM FOR THANKING THE CITY STAFF FOR WHAT THEY DO.

AGAIN, A JOB THAT MOST PEOPLE CAN'T DO, WON'T DO, AREN'T EVEN QUALIFIED TO DO.

AND A LOT OF TIMES OUR CITY STAFF ARE ASKED TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE, BUT SOME WAY, SOMEHOW THEY FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT AND THEY GET IT DONE.

SO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND EXPRESSING THOSE THOUGHTS.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

MADAM MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, THANK, UH, UH, AND RECOGNIZE ALL THE POLICE OFFICERS.

THAT WAS A WONDERFUL, UH, POLICE AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS, UH, THE BRAVERY.

UM, THEY GO ON AND, AND BE ON A REGULAR NINE TO FIVE JOB OUT THERE.

THEY, THEY PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE AND THE SACRIFICES, NOT ONLY THEY MAKE, BUT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS MAKE.

AND FOR ME, IT WAS VERY SPECIAL TO SEE SOMEBODY THAT I GREW UP WITH WHO GOT A 25 YEAR, UH, AWARD, WHO FROM LAHABRA AND TO GREW UP HERE, JESSE HYMAN GOT HIS 25 YEAR PIN, WHICH WAS FABULOUS.

AND HE'S BEEN HERE FOR 25 YEARS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY WHO, WHO GOT AWARDS THAT NIGHT.

IT WAS A FABULOUS NIGHT.

UH, WANNA THANK EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL CLEANUP.

I GOT THERE LATE.

I HAD ANOTHER EVENT BEFORE THEN, AND, UH, MADE IT THERE.

AND I ROSE, I UNDERSTAND, MAYOR, YOU WERE THERE AND, AND DARREN, I UNDERSTAND YOU WERE THERE, UH, BE BEFORE I, I, UM, HAD GOTTEN THERE AND, UH, JIM WAS OUT THERE.

THAT'S ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE EVENTS EVERY YEAR.

YOU'RE ALWAYS OUT THERE CLEANING UP, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE SADRO CLAN KEEPS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER EVERY CLOSE TO CLEANUP DAY.

100%.

I BLAME MY GRANDKID NOW BECAUSE HE FORCES ME TO COME OUT THERE.

HOW MANY GRANDKIDS DO YOU HAVE NOW? I'M WORKING ON NUMBER FIVE.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S 10 BECAUSE THE WAY THEY RUN AROUND OUT THERE, THEY JUST GO

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AROUND IN CIRCLES.

THEY JUST GO CRAZY.

YEAH, THIS YEAR I HAD TO BARK AT THEM WHEN THEY GOT INTO THAT STORM CHANNEL.

SO, BUT THEY DO A GREAT JOB, THANK 'EM.

AND IT'S SO FUNNY, UH, I REMEMBER WHEN YOUR KIDS WERE JUST TINY ONES AND THEY'D HELP OUT OPERATION SANTA, COME OUT TO THE COASTAL CLEAN DAY.

NOW YOU'RE GRANDPA.

YEAH, MY GOODNESS.

ANYWAY, UM, I WANNA MENTION THE SENIOR DANCE, UH, KELLY AND KIM, THAT WAS FANTASTIC.

IT WAS A COWBOY THEME, AND I CANNOT BELIEVE I, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THIS ONE GROUP.

THEY ACTUALLY COME ALL THE WAY FROM EL MONTE, AND IT'S A WHOLE GROUP THAT ACTUALLY DANCES AND THEY CHOREOGRAPH, AND THEY'RE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

BUT THEY COME FROM ALI MONTE AND THEY, THEY, UH, DANCE LIKE THREE TIMES A WEEK TO PRACTICE.

AND THEIR, THEIR GROUP IS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER AND BIGGER.

AND THEY TOLD ME, AND I KNOW THEY MENTIONED THIS, UH, IN FRONT OF YOU ONE TIME, MAYOR WAS, WE HAVE THE BEST DANCE AND THE BEST FOOD AROUND ANYWHERE IN THE BEST MUSIC.

AND THEY WERE THERE AT THE FESTIVAL AS WELL, DANCING OUT THERE.

POLICE OFFICER IS GO AFTER A SUSPECT.

BUT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.

AND ALSO, THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, FRIENDS OF THE, UH, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, UH, EVENT.

THAT OPEN HOUSE WAS FANTASTIC, ROSE, CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS ON A WONDERFUL STATE OF THE CITY EVENT.

YOU DID A TRIP, THANK BRIANNA, AND, AND YES, I WAS GONNA GET TO HER.

I'M NOT DONE YET.

, AND, AND YOU DID A TREMENDOUS JOB.

YOU RAISED IT UP THE BAR FROM WHEN I WAS MAYOR.

AND, UH, BRIANNA, UH, I WAS GONNA MENTION THAT YOU JUST DID A FABULOUS JOB.

YOU DO A TREMENDOUS JOB.

AND BRIANNA ALREADY KNOWS HOW, WHAT I THINK OF HER, SHE'S FABULOUS AND, AND COULD NOT DO A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT WE DO HERE WITHOUT HER.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND, ATTEND THE LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC, UH, SOCIAL THAT THEY HAD THERE.

UH, THIS NEW, UH, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, UH, COACH CRE IS JUST, I KNOW HE'S A NEIGHBOR OF JOSE.

HE JUST HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB RE RAISING THE SCHOOL SPIRIT THERE AND, AND HOW THE, ALL THE, THE TEAMS AND, UH, PLAYERS ARE ALL UNITED THERE.

IT WAS JUST A TREMENDOUS, TREMENDOUS EVENT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THEM.

UH, AND I GOT TO GO OUT THERE AND, UH, ALSO WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR EXTENDING THE SPLASH PADS.

GOT TO GO OUT THERE FOR THE FINAL DAY OUT THERE.

IT WAS KIND OF A GLOOMY DAY THAT DAY, BUT THANK YOU ANYWAY FOR HAVING THAT AVAILABLE.

ONE EXTRA MONTH.

YOU GUYS ALWAYS SEEM TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, AS YOUR THEME SAYS OVER THERE, MAKING IT HAPPEN.

AND ELIAS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR GUYS FOR HELPING OUT AS WELL, UH, WITH MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

UH, DANIEL TIGER CAME TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

I AM A BIG FAN OF, UH, MR. ROGERS NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO I WENT DOWN THERE ON SATURDAY.

THE FIRST TIME HE CAME WAS BACK IN JANUARY OF 2016.

AND THAT GUY, IT'S LIKE A ROCKSTAR WHEN HE COMES OUT, THE CROWDS THAT COME OUT.

BUT AS I RECALL, YOU GUYS WON AN AWARD WHERE YOU GUYS TOOK A PROBLEM AND SOLVED IT, AND YOU GUYS WON THIS BIG STATE AWARD BECAUSE NOW YOU GUYS SCHEDULE RESERVATIONS FOR THERE.

AND THAT WAY PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT OUT THERE ALL DAY TO SEE DANIEL TIGER.

BUT IT'S AMAZING SINCE 2016, THE AMOUNT OF CROWDS THAT COME OUT JUST TO SEE DANIEL TIGER.

I'M A BIG FAN.

I, I WENT UP, I HUGGED THEM, AND I SHOWED HIM MY AUTOGRAPHED PICTURE I HAVE OF MR. ROGERS.

IT MADE MY DAY.

I I WAS LIKE A KID AGAIN.

UH, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB EVENT WAS FABULOUS.

UH, FRIENDS AND FAMILY, I'LL GO VERY QUICKLY SO WE CAN GET DONE HERE.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY EVENT, UH, THEY HAD A WONDERFUL HEALTH, HEALTH FAIR THAT WAS GREAT.

UH, TWO 30 CARS AND COFFEE, HAD A GREAT CAR SHOW.

AND, UH, THEY HAD ALSO SOME POP-UP TENTS UP THERE, WHICH I, UH, PARTICIPATED IN.

AND FINALLY, I GOT TO ATTEND THE DISTRICT 29 AMERICAN LEGION.

I WAS A GUEST SPEAKER HERE, UH, YESTERDAY.

AND THANK YOU TO THE AMERICAN LEGION, ALL THE VETERANS FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

AND THANK YOU STAFF FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PROAM MADANO.

THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR.

I'LL, UH, I WILL, UH, PIGGYBACK ON WHAT, UH, MY COLLEAGUE JAMES GOMEZ HAD SAID IN THANKING OUR, UH, OUR CITY STAFF.

UH, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

UH, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU, SO WE REALLY THANK YOU, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT IN KELLY, SUSAN ELIAS, CHIEF, AND, UH, ALL OF YOUR PEOPLE, UH, THAT, UH, THAT PROVIDE THE, UH, THE HARD WORK EVERY DAY.

BRIANNA, OF COURSE, SHOULD GO AND SAID, AND, UH, AND OUR CITY CLERK AS WELL, WHO, UH, WHO DOES OUR MEETINGS.

SO, AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN BETWEEN, THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR WHAT YOU DO.

UH, ALSO ATTENDED THE, UH, LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, AWARD CEREMONY.

UH, IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT.

IT WAS GREAT TO RECOGNIZE OUR, UH, OUR POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE, UH, THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO FOR THE BRAVE WORK THAT THEY DO.

UH, AND, UH, I, I CAN ONLY, I CAN'T SINGLE ANY OF THEM OUT, AND THEY ALL DO A GREAT JOB.

ONE OF THE ONES THAT REALLY, UH, THAT I REALLY LOVE THE MOST WAS, UH, CANINE HARRIS, UH, GETTING HIS, UH, GETTING HIS MEDAL.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, I KNOW I POSTED ABOUT IT.

UH, BUT CANINE HARRIS WAS, UH, WAS CRACKED ON THE HEAD BY A, UH, BY A CRIMINAL, UH, BACK IN JANUARY, I BELIEVE, RIGHT? CHIEF MORE OR LESS, YEAH.

DURING AN INCIDENT.

UH, WHERE IF, UH, IF YOU DON'T REALIZE IT, WHAT, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT CANINES DO, UH, WHAT, UH, WHAT POLICE OFFICERS SOMETIMES ARE UNABLE TO DO OR WILL DO INSTEAD OF A

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AND THAT'S WHAT CANINE HARRIS HARRIS DID.

AND HE PAID FOR IT.

HE GOT CLOBBERED ON THE HEAD, HE GOT STITCHES AND OTHER THINGS, AND HE WAS PUT OUTTA COMMISSION FOR A WHILE, BUT HE SURVIVED.

AND, UH, THE BEST PART ABOUT IT WAS THAT HE GOT THE SUSPECT, WHICH IS GREAT.

THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE.

AND OF COURSE, WE WANNA SEE JUSTICE SERVED MORE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, UH, BUT, UH, SEEING, UH, CANINE HARRIS GET HIS MEDAL WAS EXTRA SPECIAL.

SO, LOVE THAT, UH, ROSE, EXCELLENT JOB ON THE STATE OF THE CITY.

SO PROUD OF YOU AND, UH, SO PROUD, UH, TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU DURING THIS, UH, CENTENNIAL HUNDREDTH YEAR OF OUR CITY.

UH, SO FITTING THAT, UH, THAT YOU WERE, THAT YOU STILL ARE AT THE HELM, UM, OF THIS, UH, CITY COUNCIL DURING THIS, UH, DURING THIS YEAR.

AND IT WAS, UM, IT WAS MORE EVIDENT, UH, ON THAT DAY THAN ANY OTHER, UH, THE STATE OF THE CITY.

AND, UH, AND THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN AND FOR PUTTING US, UH, UH, IT, IT'S SUCH A GOOD SPOT.

AND WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT BEING FISCALLY, UH, CONSERVATIVE AND, AND FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, THAT'S WHAT OUR CITY STAFF DOES, UH, UNDER THE, UH, LEADERSHIP OF OUR CITY MANAGER, JIM SADRA.

SO LET'S NOT FORGET THAT.

AND, UH, ALSO, UH, ATTENDED THE, UH, FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, UH, A WEEK AND A HALF AGO.

THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT, GREAT TIME FOR THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

IF, UH, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, UH, GO ON BY, UH, TAKE, TAKE YOUR KIDS.

AND IF YOU'RE A BIG KID, GO ON AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE, UH, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM HAS TO OFFER.

AND ONE DAD, ONE MORE THING AS FAR AS THE CONSENT CALENDAR AT NIGHT.

UH, WE, UH, ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS, UH, WHAT I'M GONNA PARAPHRASE HERE, STREAMLINING OF, UH, PARKING, UH, PERMITS, AND, UH, THAT'S, UH, TAKING SHAPE.

AND THAT'LL BE, UH, ONLINE AND HOPEFULLY, UH, IN THE NEAR FUTURE, UH, WE WON'T HAVE TO PUT LITTLE PARKING STICKERS ON OUR, UH, BUMPERS.

AND, UH, I KNOW SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE PARKING SITUATION.

I UNDERSTAND IT.

UM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PROS AND CONS, BUT WANNA THANK THE CHIEF, UH, FOR GETTING THAT PROGRAM GOING.

UH, HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN STREAMLINE THROUGHOUT.

AND, UH, ONE LAST THOUGHT.

UM, IF YOU'RE, UH, IF YOU'RE NOT A FAN, OKAY, UH, IT'S OKAY.

BUT, UH, GO DODGERS, THEY DID IT AGAIN TONIGHT, SO HOPEFULLY WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO ANOTHER WORLD TITLE.

IT WAS A, A BRILLIANT, UH, BRILLIANT COPY THAT I THINK BRIANNA CAN TAKE CREDIT FOR.

BRILLIANTLY DELIVERED BY MAYOR ESPOSA.

OUTSTANDING JOB.

IT WAS A CAPACITY CROWD ONCE AGAIN.

GREAT JOB.

UH, THE COASTAL CLEANUP WAS AN AMAZING EVENT BECAUSE IT NEVER CEASES TO ABSOLUTELY AMAZE ME HOW A MATTRESS CAN GO DOWN A STORM DRAIN AND GET INTO COYOTE CREEK.

AND IT CEASE NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME HOW THESE KIDS CAN REPEL DOWN THE BANKS OF COYOTE CREEK AND GET THIS STUFF OUT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER THE SIZE OF WHATEVER IT IS.

THEY GET IT OUT.

AND SO THEY CONSEQUENTLY ARE GREATLY IMPROVING OUR LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD.

AND THEY ARE TO BE TREMENDOUSLY PRAISED FOR THEIR, FOR THEIR CIVIC PRIDE AND THEIR EFFORTS IN THAT.

UM, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ANNUAL AUCTION WAS, WAS A BIG THING.

FULL DISCLAIMER, I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

I WAS JOINED BY MAYOR PRO TEM MAYOR ESPINOSA AND COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ.

UH, IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT.

AND I JUST WANNA RE REITERATE AGAIN, HOW CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THE MISSION OF THIS CLUB IS.

'CAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF KIDS IN LAHABRA THAT WE CALL AT RISK.

THESE ARE KIDS WHO ARE GOING DOWN A ROAD AND THEY HIT THAT FORK WHERE THEY CAN GO ON THE WRONG PATH OR GO ON THE RIGHT PATH.

AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF LAHABRA ARE SO INSTRUMENTAL IN DRIVING THESE KIDS ONTO THE RIGHT PATH.

THE RESOURCES THIS CLUB DELIVERS IS LIFE CHANGING FOR SO MANY KIDS.

AND I WAS REALLY GLAD TO SEE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN BLESSED IN THIS COMMUNITY, WHO HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL AND THE RESOURCES COME IN BIG AND DRIVE UP AUCTION PRICES AND RAISE A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE CLUB.

SO IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU, IT JUST DID A WORLD OF GOOD FOR THAT ORGANIZATION.

AND BY EXTENSION, A WORLD OF GOOD FOR ALL THE KIDS THAT GO THERE, 1700 EVERY WEEK ARE GOING THERE.

SO, AND I DID MY PART, I BOUGHT A JOE KELLY DODGER, JOE KELLY BALL AND AUTOGRAPHED JERSEY FOR MY SON FOR HIS BIRTHDAY.

IT WENT OVER REALLY BIG.

THEY, HE REALLY LOVED IT.

SO, AND WE ALSO HONORED DICK JONES AT THAT EVENT FOR 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF LAHABRA, WHICH IS TREMENDOUS MILESTONE.

SO, UH, THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANT TO BRING UP IS THAT I WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY THE IDEA PRESENTED BY ANDREW GREGSON, WHO'S THE CEO OF THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

UM, IT SOUNDS ENORMOUSLY APPEALING TO ME, THIS NOTION THAT PARTNERING WITH THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER, SO WE'D BE LIKE THE FIFTH CITY PARTNERING IN THAT ORGANIZATION, COULD PROVIDE ESSENTIALLY FREE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERSHIP FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN THIS TOWN WITHOUT ANY DUES.

AND THEN THERE'S A FORCE MULTIPLIER WHERE YOU'VE GOT THE RESOURCES THAT THIS ORGANIZATION EXTENDS TO FIVE CITIES.

SO YOUR NAME'S NOT JUST GOING OUT IN LAHABRA, IT'S GOING OUT TO, WHAT IS IT, BUENA PARK,

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FULLERTON, LA PALMA, STAN.

THAT'S A HUGE THING.

SO I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING, PARTICULARLY SO BECAUSE, UH, THE CURRENT LAHABRA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS ESSENTIALLY DISCONTINUED, UH, THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

AND I THINK THERE'S TRUE VALUE TO HAVING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BECAUSE AGAIN, COMBINED THESE TWO STRONG ENTITIES CAN DO A WORLD OF GOOD FOR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE, THAT'S WHAT KEEPS THE CITY RUNNING, IS THE SALES TAX BASE.

AND WHAT WE WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING IS NOT EMPTY STOREFRONTS, BUT FLOURISHING LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS.

SO FOR THAT REASON, I'D BE INTERESTED IN, IN IZING A STAFF REPORT ON THE POSSIBILITIES AND OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US IN PARTNERING WITH THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER.

AND IF I HAVE ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES INTERESTED, I'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

I'LL, UH, I'LL SECOND IT.

UH, I MEAN, SO WE CAN GET A STAFF REPORT JUST TO SEE WHAT IT ENTAILS EXACTLY.

YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

UH, AND ASIDE FROM NOW THAT WE'VE DONE THAT, UH, THAT'S ALL I GOT, .

UM, I UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT GO TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AWARD CEREMONY.

I, I WAS SCHEDULED FOR A SANITATION, UH, DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION OR OC SANITATION FIELD TRIP WHERE WE DID GO OUT AND GO ON A BOAT AND, UH, RE FISH AND RELEASE OR CATCH AND RELEASE AND CHECK THE FISH AND MAKE SURE THAT THEIR LIFE IS GOOD IN THE WATER THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THERE IN THIS SIDE OF, UM, THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

UM, SO I CONGRATULATE ALL THOSE THAT DID WIN, UH, GOT RECOGNIZED.

IT'S WELL DESERVED.

UH, WE HAVE THE BEST POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT I CONSIDER IN ORANGE COUNTY, AND I THANK THEM ALL FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND THE PROTECTING AND SERVING THAT THEY DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I ALSO, ON SEPTEMBER THE 20TH AND ATTEND, ATTENDED THE INTERCOASTAL CLEANUP.

AND I THINK YOUR GRANDKIDS, UM, JUST JIM GO BECAUSE THEY HAVE FUN TOGETHER AND THEY THINK IT'S ALL PLAY, IT'S NOT WORK.

AND I SEE THEM AND I, AND NOW THEY'RE PARTNERED UP WITH BRIANNA'S, YOU KNOW, LITTLE BOY.

AND SO IT'S LIKE THEY'RE JUST HAVING FUN AND WAITING, EAGER TO MEET UP AGAIN TO, UM, GO OUT THERE AND CLEAN UP .

SO I'M GLAD THAT THEY WERE OUT THERE ON, UM, CAUSE ME STRESS IS WHAT THEY DO.

, THEY'RE, THEY'RE RUNNING DOWN THESE BOULDERS AND I'M JUST SEEING BROKEN ARMS AND LEGS.

SO, BUT THEY DID GOOD.

NOBODY GOT INJURED, SO THAT'S GOOD.

YES.

ON SEPTEMBER, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR, UH, COMING OUT TO THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS ON SEPTEMBER, UH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 24TH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRIANNA, FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND MAKING SURE THAT I, UH, WAS ABLE TO GIVE A GOOD PRESENTATION, A TOP QUALITY PRESENTATION.

I GOT VERY MANY COMPLIMENTS ON THAT PRESENTATION AND THAT IT WAS CONCISE TO THE POINT AND INFORMATIVE.

SO THANK YOU IMMENSELY FOR THAT.

AND PEOPLE THAT DID NOT GO TO THE STATE OF THE CITY, THEY CAN VIEW IT ON THE WEBSITE.

IT IS THERE.

UM, AND YOU WILL ENJOY IT AS, AS MUCH AS THE RESIDENT MEMBERS THAT DID GO TO THE EVENT THAT THAT DAY.

THERE WAS ALSO, I FOLLOWED, THEY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER EVENT THAT WAS AT THE PLAYHOUSE THEATER THAT WAS ON, UH, THE TOPIC WITH THE MIGRANT CAMPS THAT WERE BACK IN, IN THE FIFTIES AND FORTIES, UH, THAT EXISTED AS WELL AS THE TOPIC OF, UH, MEXICAN BASEBALL AND, AND, AND GIRLS SOFTBALL THAT EVOLVED FROM LIVING IN THE CAMPS.

LIKE, WELL, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ WAS THERE, UH, FOR, FOR THAT, UH, SESSION AS WELL.

I, I HAVE TO SAY, IT WAS THE BEST EVER RESIDENT MEMBERS WERE JUST, UM, YELLING, NOT YELLING, BUT YOU COULD HEAR THEM IN THE AUDIENCE SAYING, OH, DON'T FORGET THIS.

AND REMEMBER THAT.

AND IT WAS JUST LIKE A, THEY WERE ALL WANTING TO PARTICIPATE AND GIVE SOME INFORMATION OF HOW IT WAS FOR LIFE IN, IN THE MIGRANT CAMPS.

AND OF COURSE, UM, THERE IS DEFINITELY GONNA BE, UH, RESIDENT MEMBERS THAT ARE SAYING THAT THEY WANT ANOTHER ONE TO HAPPEN SO THEY CAN BRING THEIR CHILDREN AND THEY BRING THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.

'CAUSE THEY WANT THEM TO LEARN ABOUT HOW LIFE WAS IN THOSE MIGRANT CAMPS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED HERE IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA.

SO I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UH, DR. RICHARDS SANON FOR BEING THE MODERATOR THERE AS WELL.

ON, UH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 25TH, I ATTENDED A CO OG MEETING AS WELL AS THE ROTARY MEETING ON, UH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER THE SECOND, I WAS INVITED TO GO TO SENATOR, UM, UH, TOM BERG'S, UH, UH, THEY HAD A YOUNG SENATOR, UH, EVENT WHERE THE STUDENTS WERE GRADUATE STUDENTS WERE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN A SIX MONTH, ONCE A MONTH, UM, CLASS, LIKE A CLASS TO LEARN, UH, MORE ABOUT THE INS AND OUTS OF POLITICS AND IN SACRAMENTO.

AND THEY, AT THE END WENT TO SACRAMENTO TO, UH, SEE JUST HOW IT ALL PLAYS OUT.

SO A CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE.

ONE WAS FROM LA HARBOR, FROM LA HARBOR.

SO I WAS VERY HAPPY AND PROUD THAT THAT YOUNG MAN PARTICIPATED.

AND, UH, YES, ON FRIDAY OCTOBER THE THIRD, I ALSO ATTENDED THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

AND TODAY, UH, I WAS AT THE ORANGE COUNTY MAYOR'S FORUM, THE OCTA, ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.

THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND IT IS JUST A BUSY TIME FOR

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ALL OF US.

BUT I'M GLAD THAT I, I KEEP REPEATING THAT.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIFFERENT EVENTS, WE'RE COVERING OUR BASES AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO BRING BACK AS MUCH INFORMATION AND REPRESENTING THE CITY OF LA HARBOR AND ALL THE CONSTITUENTS AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANKS TO THE STAFF.

YOU'RE ALWAYS TERRIFIC.

I LIKE YOU GUYS.

I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE GET.

WE GET A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS FROM RESIDENT MEMBERS AND BEYOND.

SO, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND WITH THAT, CAN I ADD ONE THING BEFORE WE SURE.

ADJOURN PLEASE.

I WANT STAFF TO POSSIBLY LOOK AT MAYBE CREATING A LITTLE MONUMENT SIGN THAT WOULD RECOGNIZE THE AREA OF WHERE THE CAMPS ARE.

MAYBE SOME KIND OF A MONUMENT SIGN, MAYBE MAKING LIKE A HISTORICAL SAYING, THIS WAS WHERE, WHERE THEY WERE MAYBE EXPLORING THE IDEA.

I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT.

OKAY.