SO JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE TALKING
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LOUD AND IN THE[ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 ]
MIC, WHATAND THEN, UM, WE'RE GONNA START RECORDING THE MEETING.
SO I CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
TODAY IS, EXCUSE ME, OCTOBER 8TH, TIME IS SIX 30.
UM, WE'LL START WITH THE INVOCATION AND FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
COMMISSIONER ROJAS WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AFTER THE INVOCATION.
DEAR GOD, WE HUMBLY PRAY THAT YOU WILL GRANT WISDOM TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION AS IT CONSIDERS CITY'S BUSINESS SET FORTH IN THE MEETING AGENDA TONIGHT, WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION WITH INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR COMMISSION STAFF AND CITIZENS, SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN STRIVE TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES WITH COMMUNITY, SPIRIT AND PARTNERSHIP IN MIND.
PLEASE BLESS THE COMMISSION IT'S DECISION MAKING TONIGHT, SO THAT WE, WE MAY ACT PRUDENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY FOR THE GOOD OF THE LA HARBO COMMUNITY.
LET YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART, PLEASE.
AND READY, BEGIN I ALLEGIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
CHAIR SCHMIDT HERE, VICE CHAIR LAMONT.
OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR ALONE 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 COMMENTS SECTION 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 3 A SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COMMISSIONER 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.
A COMMENT SHOULD 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 FIRST AND ONLY ITEM IS OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER, 2025.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN.
CAN I JUST BACK UP ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM UNLESS OTHER FO 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.
FIRST ITEM IS THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION PRIORITIES FOR 2026.
UM, WE DID LEAVE A COPY OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION HANDBOOK AND WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A, A GOOD TIME AS WE ARE
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ALREADY ENDING 2025 TO TALK ABOUT SOME PRIORITIES FOR 2026, UM, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMISSION, UM, PRIORITIES ARE, UM, ALL BEING HEARD AND BALANCED AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE FEELS LIKE THEY HAVE, UM, A ROLE AS A COMMISSIONER AND THAT THEY'RE BRINGING VALUE TO THE COMMISSION, UM, AND ALSO TO THE CITY COUNCIL.SO WE JUST WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE.
I KNOW WE HAVE OUR SUBCOMMITTEE SET UP.
I KNOW SOMETIMES IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT, UM, MEETING ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS OR FIGURING OUT HOW THE COMMISSION CAN BE INVOLVED AND HOW, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE MEANINGFUL INPUT.
SO I THOUGHT WE'D START THERE AND JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SUBCOMMITTEES IF WE FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO BE, UM, CHANGED OR IF WE NEED 'EM ALL, OR IF WE WANNA KEEP THEM AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS TODAY.
I'LL BRING IT BACK IN NOVEMBER AND WE CAN, UM, HOPEFULLY MAYBE FINALIZE, BUT ALSO JUST TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE YOUR ROLE AS AS A COMMISSIONER.
WE KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE MAYBE A LITTLE MORE TIME THAN OTHERS, OR SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE DIFFERENT INTERESTS IN OTHERS.
SOME PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE ALL VERY GOOD ABOUT ATTENDING THE DIFFERENT CITY EVENTS AND, UM, MEETINGS AND, AND DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE CITY.
BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU FEEL LIKE AS A COMMISSION WE SHOULD WORK ON AS A GROUP OR, UM, AREAS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN WITHIN REASON AS AN ADVISORY, UH, BOARD AND I'LL, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
UM, JUST A THOUGHT ON THE PARKS AND MUSEUMS. I WAS, I'VE BEEN LOOKING AROUND LIKE DIFFERENT CITIES AND WHAT THEY DO ON THEIR PARK SUBCOMMITTEES, THEY HAVE SIMILAR, NOT THE SAME, BUT SIMILAR.
AND A LOT OF THEM, UM, THEY VISIT EACH OF THE PARKS, UM, AS THEY'RE THERE.
IT'S NOT LIKE SCHEDULED, BUT AS YOU JUST GO ABOUT THE CITY THEY VISIT THE PARKS NOTE, THE GOOD THINGS, MAYBE THINGS THAT MAY NEED ATTENTION AND THEY BRING IT BACK TO THE CITY.
I VISITED THE PARKS, BUT I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT AND MADE NOTES THAT WAY.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO ANYBODY TO TAKE THAT ON.
AND, AND IT'S, IT'S NOT LIKE A SCHEDULE, LIKE YOU HAVE TO DO THREE THIS MONTH AND I HAVE TO DO FOUR.
IT'S JUST WHEN YOU'RE THERE, AS WE'RE OUT AND ABOUT, JUST TAKE A, A DIFFERENT LOOK AND LOOK AROUND.
ARE THE TRASH CANS FULL? IS THERE A GRAFFITI THAT WASN'T, YOU KNOW, CALLED IN? YOU KNOW, IT'S, PEOPLE ARE REALLY ENJOYING IT, IT'S A GREAT THING.
YOU KNOW, JUST THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU WANNA GO? WELL, I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST WE HAVE, UM, VISITED ALL THE PARKS MM-HMM
AND WE DID IT AS A WHOLE COMMITTEE.
AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE BECAUSE HOW MANY PARKS DO WE HAVE? 19.
RICHARD RICHARD'S PARK IS JUST A LITTLE TINY THING.
UM, BUT I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD WAY FOR ALL OF US THAT HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO EVERY PARK, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE ONES THAT ARE ABOVE THE BOULEVARD, UM, I'VE ONLY BEEN TO, I DON'T, I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE NAME OF IT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
THERE'S TWO, THERE'S THE OLD RESERVOIR PARK AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER ONE NEAR A SCHOOL.
AND, UM, SO I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS INFORMATIVE.
IF WE CAN GET THAT TOUR TOGETHER, THAT WOULD BE REALLY NICE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ON A WEEKEND.
IT COULD BE MAYBE, YOU KNOW, DURING THE DAY, I, I, WHATEVER WE WANNA DO, BUT I THINK IT'S ONE WAY FOR US TO REALLY SEE THE PARKS IN A DIFFERENT VIEW.
WE HAVE DONE A COUPLE CITY TOURS SINCE YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE COMMISSION, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY, UM, WORK ON SCHEDULING A TIME THAT MIGHT WORK FOR EVERYONE, UM, TO, TO BRING IT BACK.
WE DID IT I THINK TWO YEARS AGO YEAH.
WAS OUR LAST ONE OR A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
UM, WE TYPICALLY TRY TO DO IT IN THE SUMMER WHEN ALL OF OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS ARE TAKING PLACE.
UM, AND, UH, SO WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT, UM, SCHEDULING A TOUR.
ANNETTE, HAVE YOU GONE ON A TOUR YET? YES.
WE ARE ON SUBCOMMITTEES AND I LOVE BEING ON THOSE SUBC COMMITTEES, BUT I HAVEN'T, I'M STILL WAITING TO SEE WHICH ONES THEY ARE AND WHEN ARE THE MEETINGS SO I COULD ATTEND THEM.
SO IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS ALREADY AND OKAY.
WE HAVEN'T HAD, WE HAVEN'T SCHEDULED ANY MEETINGS AND, UM, WE WILL BRING, I BELIEVE WE FINALIZED THE SUBCOMMITTEES, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL SEND THAT OUT SO EVERYONE KNOWS.
AND THEN IT'S REALLY A MATTER OF
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SCHEDULING IT WITH STAFF.THERE'S DIFFERENT STAFF ASSIGNED TO THE, THE SUBCOMMITTEES.
UM, BUT NOTHING'S BEEN SCHEDULED.
SO YOU HAVE NOT MISSED ANY MEETINGS.
SO IF, IF IT'S THE YOUTH COMMITTEE, UH, THEY'RE STILL MEETING, RIGHT? THE THE YOUTH ARE STILL MEETING.
SO SHOULDN'T I BE THERE LIKE AT THEIR MEETINGS? YES, IF YOU'RE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE.
SO THAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.
I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE ON THE YOUTH COMMITTEE.
I, I HAVEN'T HEARD, UH, WE DON'T HAVE THE SENIOR ADVOCACY MEETING RIGHT NOW, BUT, UM, DEFINITELY THE YOUTH COMMITTEE.
SO WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU'RE ON THAT SCHEDULE.
AND, UM, AS FAR AS THE COMMISSION, YOU KNOW, I, I READ EVERYTHING BEFORE I, I RAN OR, YOU KNOW, MADE, MADE THE APPOINTMENT TO BEING A COMMISSIONER, SO I DIDN'T JUST SAY YES.
AND SO I KNOW THAT WE ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL TO FORESEE THINGS IN THE CITY EVENTS AND SO FORTH.
AND I REALLY STICK TO THAT AND I'M VERY DEDICATED.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF LAHABRA IS, THIS IS WONDERFUL.
I MEAN, THE CALENDAR IS, IS INCREDIBLE.
UH, BUT I THINK FOR THE FIR THE THIRD TIME I'VE ALREADY ASKED, AND I'M NOT ASKING JUST FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR THE CITY, THERE'S, THERE'S PROBABLY A HUNDRED OR MORE PEOPLE THAT WE WANT THE DAY OF THE DEAD.
UM, WE CAN INCORPORATE IT, UH, WITH, WITH SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY GOING ON.
UM, ROBERT TOMORROW EVEN TALKED ABOUT HAVING AN ART DAY, A MUSIC DAY WHERE WE CAN INCORPORATE IT.
I KNOW IT'S TOO LATE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALREADY IN OCTOBER AND, UM, I JUST THOUGHT I'D ASK, ASKED YOU, ASK THE COMMITTEE, HEAR THE COMMISSION BE, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WANNA COME IN AND TALK ABOUT IT.
SO, UH, I'D RATHER TALK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE THIRD TIME.
AND I KNOW LAST MEETING, UM, YOU SAID, WELL, THEY, THEY HAVE DAY IN THE DEAD OF THE MUSEUM, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO GO IN A MUSEUM.
I KNOW ADULTS GO, THEY'RE YOUNG ADULTS ALSO, BUT SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THE PARKS THERE, THEY, THERE'S A STAGE THERE, YOU KNOW, EVEN AT ONE EVENING OUT OF THE DAY.
UM, AND IT'S, UM, LATINO HERITAGE MONTH.
UH, I WENT TO ROLAND HEIGHTS, I WENT TO HACIENDA HEIGHTS AND I WAS PROBABLY LIKE, THERE WAS THREE AT THREE HISPANICS AND THEY HAD BIG HERITAGE MONTHS AND EVERYBODY'S ASIAN AND WE'RE NOT HAVING ANYTHING HERE.
AND YOU KNOW, 73% OF, OF THE POPULATION HERE ARE, YOU KNOW, FROM OAXACA AND WA UM, BING KAMO.
AND THAT'S THE, THE CAPITAL OF DAY OF THE DEAD.
SO, UH, I WOULD ASK ONE MORE TIME THAT IT'S LATE, BUT MAYBE CONCERT IT FOR NEXT, YOU KNOW, NEXT YEAR AND, AND INCORPORATE IT WITH, YOU KNOW, UH, ART, THE ART GALLERY, WHICH WE WE'RE THINKING OF DOING LIKE ART IN THE PARK.
AND WE CAN DO, THEY CAN MAKE THEIR OWN PAINTINGS FOR THE KIDS AND THEN HAVE MUSIC, UH, AND HAVE A DAY OF THE DEAD NIGHT, I THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I MEAN, I'VE SEEN THE PARKS, THEY'RE ALL WONDERFUL.
UH, OUR PARKS ARE CLEAN, UH, AND I AM FOR THE IDEA THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO GO ON THAT TOUR, BUT, UH, LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE, I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY CITIES THAT OFFERS SO MANY EVENTS.
BUT WE JUST NEED THAT OTHER EVENT.
WE'LL LOOK AT PARTNERSHIPS, OBVIOUSLY FUNDING'S AND ISSUES.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT SPONSORSHIPS.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW THAT EVENT IS NOT BUDGETED, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN IT CAN'T BE IN THE FUTURE.
UM, I LIKE YOUR IDEA, DENISE, ABOUT VISITING PARKS.
UM, WHEN I SERVED ON THE GTA CITY PARK AND REC COMMISSION, WE DID TOUR THE FACILITIES.
AND THAT WAS BASICALLY OUR, THAT WAS OUR, UM, MAIN CHARGE WAS THE MONITOR AND MAINTAIN AND PROVIDE INPUT FOR PARKS AND PROGRAMS. A QUESTION FOR ME IS, DO WE WANNA DEDICATE SOME TIME THE WHOLE COMMISSION TO DO JUST PARKS, WHICH IS GREAT, OR DO WE WANT THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO MAKE THAT A FOCUS OF THEIR, YOU KNOW, PURPOSE? A THING ABOUT ASSESSING, DOING AN ASSESSMENT? I, I THINK IT'S COOL IF, UH, STAFF WANTS TO HELP US PUT A LITTLE CHECKLIST TOGETHER.
AND THEN AS WE VISIT PARKS, WHETHER IT'S FOR, YOU KNOW, COPS STAY IN THE PARK OR DURING A CONCERT OR SOMETHING, AND WE WALK AROUND, WE PROVIDE STAFF, YOU KNOW, INPUT ON OUR OBSERVATIONS, THAT'S ONE THING.
BUT TO BE CRITICAL OF WHAT'S EITHER GOING ON IN TERMS OF THE FACILITY OR MAINTENANCE OR TRASH, THAT'S A WHOLE WORKLOAD ISSUE THAT I JUST ASSUME STAY AWAY FROM
SO FOR ME, THE BENEFIT WOULD BE TO TOUR THE PARK LIKE WE DID AS A GROUP.
OR WITH PARK MAINTENANCE STAFF OR PARK REC STAFF.
SO WE GET THE BENEFIT OF KNOWING, OKAY, WE GO TO A PARK, WE SEE SOME PART OF THE FACILITY IS AGED OR NEEDS REPAIR, WHAT'S THE PLAN? RATHER THAN COMPLAINING ABOUT, WELL, THE DUGOUT LOOKS BAD, OR THE WALL LOOKS GRAFFITIED, WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR WHAT WE SEE? BECAUSE STAFF IS GONNA HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION IF THEY HAVE THE TIME TO TOUR WITH US.
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LAST THOUGHT WAS, IF WE HAVE AN IDEA, 'CAUSE AS YOU RECALL, I TRIED TO PITCH ONE A COUPLE YEARS AGO, THE IDEA OF LOVE, LOVE LA HABRA WITH FOCUS ON THE, THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR.AND I DIDN'T GET A LOT OF TRACTION ON THAT WHOLE THING FROM THE COMMISSION AND STAFF WERE PRETTY BUSY AT THE TIME, KIND OF ROLLING OUT THE IDEA OF CREATING A NONPROFIT WITHIN THE, THE UMBRELLA OF THE CITY.
AND SO I UNDERSTAND THAT AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THEN LAST SPRING, UM, VERONICA AND I MET WITH KATIE AND I THINK, UM, KELLY IN THE SPRING TO TALK ABOUT THE PLAN FOR PARKS AND ACTIVITIES AND MUSEUMS FOR THE YEAR TO COME.
AND YOU ALL WERE RIGHT, LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CENTENNIAL PLANNING, SO THERE WASN'T A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM TO STICK ANYTHING NEW IN THERE BECAUSE WE KNEW THE CENTENNIAL PLANNING WAS A PRIORITY AND IT SEEMS TO BE DOING REALLY WELL THIS YEAR.
SO MY QUESTION TO YOU, UH, KIM, IS IF WE HAVE A, A NEW IDEA, SOMEONE FROM THE COMMISSION, WHAT'S YOUR EXPECTATION? DO YOU EXPECT COMPLETED STAFF WORK AT SOME LEVEL OR IT'S JUST A CONCEPT AND THEN YOU, YOU RUN IT AROUND, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENCE OFFICES TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY TRACTION IN INTEREST AND OR FUNDING? YES.
HOW CAN WE BEST MOVE THESE IDEAS FORWARD WITHOUT BURDENING YOU WITH EXTRA THINGS TO DO? WELL, THANK YOU.
UM, CERTAINLY, UM, IDEAS ARE ALWAYS GREAT.
UM, IT, IT'S SOMETIMES NOT QUITE AS EASY AS MAYBE WE MIGHT THINK IT IS.
AND SO THERE IS A PROCESS, YOU KNOW, THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENT, UM, AS FAR AS TALKING AS A TEAM, DOES IT FIT INTO, YOU KNOW, OUR CALENDAR? DOES IT FIT INTO OUR MISSION? DOES IT, IS IT SERVING, YOU KNOW, A POPULATION THAT WE'RE NOT REACHING YET, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING.
SOME OF THAT DOES FIT INTO THAT.
AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, FUNDING AND THEN, UM, UH, STAFFING, YOU KNOW, SO, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T CERTAINLY TRY NEW THINGS AND MAYBE SOME OF OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS, YOU KNOW, WE COULD REEVA REEVALUATE SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND, UM, ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO UPDATE OR MAKE CHANGES.
AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD NEED TO, UM, UPDATE THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WITH, YOU KNOW, NEW PROGRAMS AND POTENTIAL CHANGES.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST THROWING OUT LIKE MOVIES IN THE PARK.
I THINK WE DO SIX OR EIGHT, MAYBE NEXT YEAR WE DO FOUR OR SIX.
SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FUNDING FOR, YOU KNOW, A NEW PROGRAM.
AND THEN WE CUT DOWN ANOTHER PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT TO OBVIOUSLY HELP WITH FUNDING FOR, UM, UH, ANNETTE'S, YOU KNOW, IDEAS.
AND SO, I MEAN, WE DO GET CREATIVE AND THAT'S HOW, YOU KNOW, REALLY THE TAMAL FESTIVAL STARTED.
IT WAS AN IDEA, IT WAS TALKING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, ABOUT INVESTING IN THE PROGRAM OR THE EVENT.
IT WAS ABOUT GETTING A TITLE SPONSOR FROM NORTHGATE.
SO WE DID A LOT OF HOMEWORK AND BACKGROUND, UH, RESEARCH, YOU KNOW, BEFORE IT BECAME A NASHVILLE CITY EVENT.
AND THAT PROBABLY TOOK A COUPLE YEARS.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A MUCH LARGER ONE.
BUT CERTAINLY, I MEAN, I, I, I THINK IDEAS ARE ALWAYS GREAT.
I MEAN, JUST, I WAS ON THE, THE TEST AND, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, UM, A WHILE AGO.
AND, UM, I'VE BROUGHT UP AN ART WALK, UM, CONCEPT FOR THEIR DOWNTOWN.
THEY HAVE A VERY DISTINCT DOWNTOWN AREA THAT'S VERY WALKABLE.
AND I MEAN, THEY'RE STARTING THEIR 15TH YEAR.
AND SO, I MEAN, IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
I FEEL REALLY PROUD OF THAT, THAT I WAS ABLE TO SHARE SOME ENTHUSIASM ABOUT SOMETHING I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT.
AND I DID, YOU KNOW, MEET WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OR THEIR UPTOWN MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION AND, UM, CONNECTED A FEW ARTISTS THAT I HAD, UM, THAT LIVED IN TOWN.
AND I MEAN, I, I DON'T DO ANYTHING NOW, OF COURSE, BUT, YOU KNOW, LUCKILY THE CITY TOOK IT AND RAN WITH IT.
UM, THEY FOUND THE FUNDING FOR IT.
AND SO, I MEAN, THERE ARE DEFINITELY OPPORTUNITIES.
I THINK IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, A MATTER OF, UM, STAFF TIME FUNDING.
BUT AS YOU MENTIONED, WE'RE FINISHING OUR CENTENNIAL YEAR AND, UM, WE CERTAINLY ARE GONNA BE LOOKING FOR SOME NEW OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE THE, THE COMMUNITIES, UM, THE STANDARDS HAVE BEEN SET WITH A LOT OF OUR EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD THAT WE WANNA CONTINUE THAT WITH SOME NEW THINGS.
SO THIS IS, I'M GLAD WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION, THIS DISCUSSION.
UM, REQUEST FUNDING FOR SOME OF THESE EVENTS.
IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GONNA GET APPROVED RIGHT AWAY, OR WE MIGHT HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, MASSAGE OUR BUDGET AND, AND MOVE THINGS AROUND.
BUT, UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GOOD TIMING THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.
AND I'LL ALSO, IN NOVEMBER, WE'LL COME BACK AFTER WE MEET WITH OUR, OUR TEAM AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE SUBCOMMITTEES AS WELL AND WHAT, WHAT, UM, WHERE WE THINK THE MOST VALUE FROM THE COMMISSION IS GONNA BE TOO.
BECAUSE I, I, I, THIS IS PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE AND I, I KNOW GABBY DID HELP PUT IT TOGETHER, BUT, UM, SOME OF IT CROSSES OVER, IN MY OPINION, A LITTLE BIT OF, OF IT'S, IT'S, UM, STAFF WORK THAT, YOU KNOW, PLANNING AN EVENT IS IN ONE OF 'EM.
AND SO AGAIN, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF, OF THE COMMISSION'S YEAH.
BUT WE CERTAINLY DON'T MIND YOUR INPUT.
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UM, SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'LL COME BACK WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A DETAILED REPORT NOW, HEARING, HEARING YOUR IDEAS, HEARING MAYBE SOME OF THE CONCERNS WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEES.WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR GETTING A PROGRAM APPROVED OR, OR, UM, AN EVENT, UM, IN PLACE AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AND, UM, WE ARE WORKING ON OUR 2026 CALENDAR, SO WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, PLUG IN MAYBE SOME OF THE, UM, PROPOSED EVENTS THAT YOU SHARED TONIGHT.
AND, AND WE WILL LOOK AT THAT.
HOW DOES THAT SOUND? SOUNDS GREAT.
I GUESS IT'S A QUESTION, MAYBE IT'S A SUGGESTION.
UM, I'M WORKING ON A NONPROFIT THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH PROBABLY TOO LONG.
BUT AS YOU, WE HAVE TURNOVER OVER THE YEARS.
WE ALWAYS HEAR THE SAME QUESTIONS ASKED, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS IT I NEED TO KNOW AND WHAT DOES I NEED TO DO TO HAVE A CONTRIBUTION TO THIS ORGANIZATION? AND, AND THIS IS A POSITIVE THING, UM, VERONICA MM-HMM
THAT I WAS JUST LOOKING OVER THE HANDBOOK AND THERE'S NOTHING MENTIONED ABOUT ORIENTATION.
UM, MAYBE WE CAN VISIT THAT SOMETIME THIS COMING YEAR TO HELP THE CITY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE DEVELOP A, A BUDDY SYSTEM FOR A TENURED COMMISSIONER TO BE ABLE TO BE A READY WHEN THE NEW COMMISSIONER COMES ON BOARD TO ORIENT, TAKE THEM, HIM OR HER, TO THE WORLD OF BEING A COMMISSIONER.
UH, AND, AND, OR MAYBE THAT'S MEETING WITH A STAFF PERSON TO HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, BUT I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO IGNORE THAT BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT.
'CAUSE WE ALL FEEL LOST AT, AT FIRST, UNLESS WE'VE HAD EXPERIENCE MM-HMM
DOING IT SOMEWHERE ELSE, YOU KNOW? YEP.
BUT LET US DO THAT, KIM, I DON'T WANT YOU TO PUT ON YOUR TO-DO LIST THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO IT.
I WANT YOU TO JUST KEEP THAT IDEA ALIVE AND WE COULD COME VISIT IT AGAIN.
AND ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK FOR FREE APPOINTMENTS, YOU KNOW? YES.
WE CAN CERTAINLY WORK ON THAT TIME OF YEAR, UM, CREATING A LITTLE ORIENTATION OUTLINE AND, UM, JUST A GREAT CHECKLIST THAT YOU GIVE TO ONE OF US AND WE, WE WORK WITH THAT NEW PERSON.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON, UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE? THAT'S JUST ONE
I THINK IT'S A, UM, UH, A THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION AND, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, BRINGING BACK SOME INFORMATION IN NOVEMBER.
NEXT ITEM IS THE SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR.
YEAH, I JUST WANNA, UM, REINTRODUCE MARTHA, I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW MARTHA AS OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR.
SHE WILL BE ATTENDING THE COMMISSION MEETINGS NOW BECAUSE SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF OUR MAJOR CITY SPECIAL EVENTS.
WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF A, A REORG, UM, WITH STAFF.
AND SO, UM, SHE'S NO LONGER DOING, UM, SENIOR SER SENIOR PROGRAMS. SHE'S DOING ALL OF OUR MAJOR SPECIAL EVENTS.
WHAT, UM, AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS.
BUT HER PRIORITY IS SPECIAL EVENT AND THAT IS WHY SHE IS, UM, HERE THIS EVENING.
AND SHE'LL BE HERE, UM, MOVING FORWARD.
SO MARTHA WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
IT'S SO NICE TO SEE ALL OF YOU.
AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE EVEN AS YOU ALL HAVE SHARED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S LIKE, YES, THE CITY DOES A LOT, BUT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE WE CAN DO.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS YEAR AND JUST, UM, HEARING A LOT OF YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS AND, UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW WE CAN PARTNER AND BRING SOME OF THAT TO LIFE.
UM, SO IF YOU LOOK IN FRONT OF YOU, THERE IS A, THE 2025 SPECIAL EVENT CALENDAR AND, UM, WE ARE AT THE LAST STRETCH OF THE YEAR, YOU KNOW, THE LAST THREE MONTHS, BUT THERE'S SO MUCH, UM, TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THOSE THREE MONTHS.
SO STARTING WITH THIS MONTH, OCTOBER, WE HAVE THE, UM, FOLLOWING BEAUTIFICATION, UM, HOME DECORATING CONTEST, AND I THINK KIM WAS GONNA SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE RECEIVED FLYERS, UM, ABOUT THAT.
AND YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE A BIG PART OF THAT WITH THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.
WE'VE BEEN PROMOTING AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING, UM, THE SUBMISSIONS THAT WE GET.
UM, DID YOU WANNA SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT? WE DO.
DO WE HAVE A DATE, DENISE, WHERE THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS GONNA BE MEETING TO SELECT THE, UH, WINNERS? UM, I DO, BUT I DON'T THINK I, I DUNNO IF I CAN SEE IF I HAVE IT WITH ME, BUT IT WOULD BE, UM, ANNETTE AND YOURSELF, CORRECT? I THINK IT'S VERONICA.
AND YOU, I DON'T KNOW HOW, IF THAT HAPPENED.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE ALL VOTED.
BEFORE YOU KNEW IT, IT WAS OVER AND I THOUGHT THE GUY DID.
I DON'T, WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE WE STOOD AS FAR AS LIKE WHAT COMM COMMITTEE WE WERE IN.
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BACK TO OUR, OUR NOTES.SO IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL THE 22ND.
SO, UM, AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE PRESENTED AT CITY COUNCIL, IS THAT CORRECT? YES.
WILL WILL NOT BE, BE ONLINE? NO.
SO, UM, WELL, ANYTIME AFTER THE 24TH WE CAN MEET.
SO, OKAY, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU TWO FIGURE IT OUT AND EMAIL ME.
UM, WHAT WE DO NEED HELP WITH IS NOMINATIONS FOR THIS DECORATING CONTEST.
IT, WE DISSOLVED THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE THAT AT ONE TIME WAS A JOINT, UM, PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CHAMBER, AND THEN IT BECAME JUST A CITY, UM, COMMITTEE.
AND THEN WE THOUGHT THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD BE A GOOD, UM, ENJOYED IT, BOARD FIT ADDED TO A SUBCOMMITTEE.
AND SO, BUT IT IS TRULY, YOU KNOW, ALL THE COMMISSIONERS ARE, UM, INVITED AND, UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE NOMINATIONS FROM EVERYONE.
UM, SO WHEN YOU'RE OUT DRIVING AROUND IN THE EVENING OR DAYTIME, IF YOU COULD TAKE A PICTURE AND MAKE SURE YOU GET THE CORRECT ADDRESS, EMAIL IT TO, UM, ANDREA OR MYSELF AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE ALSO HAVE STAFF THAT GO OUT AS WELL, BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE INPUT OR, UM, PARTICIPATION, UH, FOR THIS HOLIDAY HOME DECORATING AND FOR, UH, I'M SORRY, THAT'S IN DECEMBER, BUT THE HALLOWEEN FOLLOWING, UM, DECORATING CONTEST, SO THANK YOU.
YEAH, PEOPLE PUT 'EM UP EARLY THIS YEAR.
DO YOU HAVE IT, DO YOU HAVE ENTRIES ALREADY? YES.
WE ALWAYS NEED MORE, MORE THAN 10.
I MEAN, WE TRY TO GET 30, 40 MM-HMM
HOME DECORATING, WE GET ABOUT 50.
PLUS WE WANNA GIVE EVERYBODY THE OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT DOES END ON THE 24TH.
SO IF PEOPLE HOLD OFF AND PUT THEIR DECORATIONS UP A LITTLE LATER, WE WANT TO STILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALSO INCLUDED.
WHAT, WHAT COUNT ARE YOU ON, UH, GUESSTIMATING RIGHT NOW IN ENTRIES? YOU HAVE 20 ENTRIES.
UH, IT'S PRETTY LIGHT, I THINK.
IS THERE A PARTICULAR FORM THAT YOU WANT US TO FILL OUT OR YOU JUST WANT US TO SEND A PICTURE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE ADDRESS, THE PROPERTY AND THE ADDRESS.
GOOD PROPERTY ADDRESS AND PICTURE.
MAKE SURE YOU PUT EAST WEST IF IT SAYS IT ON THERE.
THAT WAS A PROBLEM WE HAD WAY BACK IN THE BEAUTIFICATION DAYS.
NO, YOU DON'T NEED CROSS STREETS, I DON'T THINK.
AND THEN MOVING ON WITH OUR SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR, WE HAVE KIDS NIGHT OUT.
UM, SO THAT'S GONNA BE ON OCTOBER 17TH FROM SIX TO 10 30 AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND IT IS $25 PER PERSON, AGES FOUR TO 12.
THE KIDS CAN COME IN THEIR COSTUMES, THEY'RE GONNA, YOU KNOW, DECORATE A LITTLE SNACK AND THEN, UM, PLAY SOME FESTIVE SPOOKY GAMES AND WATCH A SPOOKY MOVIE, BUT NOT TOO SPOOKY.
THEY'RE GONNA WATCH MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, SO.
YOU KNOW, JUST IN THE THEME OF THE MONSTERS, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LITTLE MONSTER MASH.
UM, WHAT'S THE AGE? FOUR TO 12? FOUR TO 12? YES.
NEXT ON OCTOBER 25TH, WE HAVE THE LA HABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE THAT IS SURE TO BE A FUN EVENT WHERE PEOPLE, UM, CAN COME AND TAKE A TOUR AROUND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SEE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON.
THEY'LL HAVE ALL OF THEIR FUN.
UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE, I'M SURE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE LIKE THEIR, UM, DUI LITTLE GO-KART AND LIKE THE MOTORCYCLES AND, YOU KNOW, UM, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT VEHICLES AND STUFF.
UM, AND THEN ON, ALSO ON OCTOBER 25TH, WE HAVE THE MUSEUM MINI MONSTERS BASH.
THAT IS A VERY, VERY POPULAR EVENT.
UM, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE, UM, A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS FOR THAT.
I KNOW THAT THEY'RE GONNA DO, UM, LIKE DIFFERENT STEM ACTIVITIES.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE LIKE A LITTLE POTION MAKING, UM, THING IN THERE.
AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE LIKE TRICK OR TREATING AND THEY LIKE DIFFERENT FUN THINGS, YOU KNOW, LIKE, UM, SCIENCE RELATED.
UM, SO IT'LL BE EDUCATIONAL, BUT IT'LL ALSO BE A LOT OF FUN, VERY HANDS-ON.
AND ALL OF THE KIDS THAT GO REALLY ENJOY IT.
I KNOW THAT THEY'VE, THEY ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP.
UM, I THINK THEIR MAX CAPACITY IS 500 AND THEY USUALLY HIT THAT AMOUNT, SO.
UM, YEAH, IT'S A REALLY GOOD EVENT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO IT EVERY YEAR.
SO HOW MUCH IS THAT FOR THE KIDS? UM, NO, IT DOESN'T SAY ON
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THE INSIDE.MEMBERS GET A DISCOUNT, UM, I WANNA SAY $10.
AND THEN NON-MEMBERS, I BELIEVE IT'S 15, BUT, UM, YEAH, WE'LL DOUBLE CHECK THAT ON THE FLYER AND SEND THAT OUT.
UM, AND THEN NEXT WE HAVE THE SENIOR DANCE, WHICH IS ALSO, YOU KNOW, A FAVORITE.
THE SENIORS LOVE GETTING TO DRESS UP IN THEIR SPOOKY ATTIRE AS WELL.
AND, UM, DANCE, THE EVENING AWAY, THIS SENIOR DANCE, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE, UM, CORNBREAD AND A POTATO BAR AND CHILI BEANS.
IT'LL BE A LOT OF FUN, YOU KNOW, A NICE COOKED MEAL.
AND, UM, THEY JUST, THEY LOVE IT.
AND THIS, UM, OCTOBER, IT'LL STILL BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THEN NOVEMBER SENIOR DANCE IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE AT, UM, THE CITY HALL BECAUSE OF THE RENOVATIONS.
OH, AND THEN, UM, SO THE SENIOR DANCE IS $12, PRESALE 15 AT THE DOOR.
UM, AND THEN NOVEMBER WE HAVE THE SENIOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS WEEK.
SO YOU SHOULD ALL SEE THIS FLYER.
UM, I ACCIDENTALLY GRABBED THE SPANISH VERSION FOR MYSELF, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE THE ENGLISH VERSION, AND IF YOU DON'T, EITHER WAY, WE WILL BE SENDING IT OUT, UM, TO YOU AFTER THIS MEETING AND SEND BOTH THEM OUT.
YES, WE'LL SEND YOU THE ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
SO, UM, WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR OUR SENIOR HEALTH WEEK.
WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS IN STORE, DIFFERENT, UM, PRESENTATIONS LIKE THE FRAUD PREVENTION AND HEALTH SCREENINGS.
AND, UM, WE'RE GONNA BE HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF OUR WORKOUT CLASSES.
IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN BECAUSE OF THE RENOVATIONS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE SENIOR WEEK WILL BE HELD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, AND WE WILL BE SENDING OUT, UM, A BOOKLET THAT'S JUST FOCUSED ON EACH DAY AND THE BREAKDOWN OF THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT, THAT WE'LL BE HAVING THAT DAY.
THE SENIOR HEALTH FAIR WILL BE AT OLG, AND WE ALREADY HAVE AT LEAST 20 VENDORS FOR THAT.
UM, PEOPLE ARE GETTING VERY EXCITED FOR THAT.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
WE REALLY WANT TO, UM, HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR OUR SENIORS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, UM, BEING EXPOSED TO EVERYTHING, UM, THAT CAN HELP THEM TO JUST CONTINUE LIVING AND FLOURISHING.
UM, SO WE WILL BE HAVING DIFFERENT SESSIONS ON LIKE HOW TO INTRODUCE THEM TO DIFFERENT, UM, USEFUL LIKE TECHNOLOGY, LIKE HOW TO USE UBER OR DOORDASH OR THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT INSTACART, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SOME OF THEM MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET THEIR GROCERIES.
UM, WE WILL ALSO BE HAVING THE MOBILE MARKET WITH VCC, UM, AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT OTHER THINGS.
SO WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED FOR OUR SENIOR HEALTH WEEK.
SO HOPEFULLY IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, UM, YOU CAN COME OUT TO IT, AND IF NOT, HOPEFULLY YOU COULD SHARE THE WORD, UM, SPREAD THE WORD, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
AND THEN, UM, WE HAVE OUR VIN SCULLY CENTENNIAL PARK GRAND OPENING.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT.
THE DOG PARKS ARE OPENING THE, YOU KNOW, IT'LL BE A LOT OF FUN.
WE ARE STILL FINALIZING SOME OF THE DETAILS, SO I DON'T HAVE A FLYER FOR YOU YET, BUT AS SOON AS WE HAVE IT, WE'LL SEND IT OUT.
BUT IF YOU CAN JUST MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE DATE AT LEAST, UM, THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING.
SO DO YOU HAVE A TIME YET FOR THAT EVENT? WE BELIEVE IT'S GONNA BE 10 O'CLOCK.
WE ARE, UM, WAITING ON CONFIRMATION FROM SOME OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AH, SO WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BE NINE OR 10.
IT'S A SATURDAY, RIGHT? IT'S A SATURDAY MORNING, CORRECT.
AND THEN, OH, EXCUSE ME, ONE MORE THING.
WHO'S WORKING ON THE PROGRAM FOR THE CENTENNIAL GRAND OPENING? UM, SO IT'S OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES.
AND WHO'S, WHO'S THE CONTACT PERSON? IS THERE A CONTACT PERSON? UM, IT PROBABLY DEPENDS.
IT, IT WOULD EITHER BE BRIANNA IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE OR OUR DEPARTMENT.
ANTHONY AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT A PROGRAM IN THE AMPHITHEATER INVOLVING KIDS, BUT HE'S GONE.
SO YEAH, FOR THE GRAND OPENING DAY OR JUST IN IN GENERAL? JUST A GRAND OPENING.
SO AFTER THIS, IF, IF YOU WANT TO TALK, WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE'RE, YEAH.
PROGRAMMING WOULD BE OUR DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN WE HAVE VETERANS DAY, SO YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE THAT FLYER AS WELL.
SO THIS YEAR, VETERANS DAY WILL BE AT THE COLEMAN CENTER.
OUR VETERANS COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO JUST FINALIZE ALL OF THE DETAILS.
AND IT SHOULD BE EXTRA SPECIAL.
THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING, UM, A CENTENNIAL CHIP
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FOR THIS EVENT AND FOR THE GRAND OPENING AS WELL.AND, UM, SO OF COURSE IT'S OUR USUAL VETERAN'S DAY, SO IT WILL BE, THE PROGRAM WILL START AT 11, BUT WE WILL HAVE, UM, BREAKFAST PROVIDED BY THE LIONS.
UM, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR GENEROSITY.
SO WE'LL HAVE THAT BEFORE THE ACTUAL PROGRAM.
CAN I SHARE SOME THINGS? OF COURSE.
SO THE BREAKFAST, UM, LIONS, UH, PUT THE BREAKFAST ON FROM NINE UNTIL 10 30, AND THEN THE PROGRAM WILL START PROMPTLY AT 11.
AND IT GOES FOR AN HOUR, MAYBE A COUPLE MINUTES PAST.
UM, WE HAVE A FANTASTIC KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
HIS NAME IS SERGEANT FERNANDO ARROYO, AND HE WROTE A BOOK, UH, SHADOWS OF DEATH, AND IT'S HIS ACCOUNTS OF HIS PERSONAL JOURNEY THROUGH, UM, AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ.
SO I AM REALLY GRATEFUL THAT HE WAS ABLE TO, UM, DO THAT.
AND HE IS SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT.
AND I DID TELL HIM TO BRING SOME OF HIS BOOKS IF HE WANTS TO PUT SOME OUT AND ON ONE OF THE, AT THE, THE AMERICAN LEGION TABLE.
AND IF SOMEONE WANTS TO BUY HIS BOOK, I HAVE IT.
AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A REALLY GOOD BOOK.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE TWO SPECIAL, UM, HONOREES.
WE'VE GOT OUR GOLD STAR FAMILY.
UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU KNOW JOHN SERATO HERE IN LA HABRA, IT'S HIS, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS HIS, I WANNA SAY GRANDFATHER, BUT IT'S, IT MIGHT BE LIKE AN UNCLE OR SOMEONE IN THE, IN THE FAMILY.
UM, HIS, HE'S GONNA BE THE ONE BEING HONORED, AND JOHN AND HIS BROTHER WILL BE HERE TO, UH, RECEIVE, UM, THE, WE'VE GOT A FLAG IN A CASE ALREADY, AND THEY'LL DO A FLAG FOLDING CEREMONY FOR HIM AND THEN PRESENT THAT TO HIM.
WE ALSO HAVE AN HONOREE WHO IS A THREE TIME PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT, AND HE WILL, UH, BE WITH US.
ANYWAY, HIS ACCOUNTABILITIES OF ALL THE TIME HE SPENT IN VIETNAM.
UM, SO HE'S GOT SOME REALLY GREAT STORIES, ALTHOUGH WE'RE JUST DOING A PRESENTATION TO HIM.
AND THERE WAS A LITTLE MISCOMMUNICATION.
HE THOUGHT HE WAS OUR, OUR KEYNOTE.
UM, SO I DID EXPLAIN THAT HE IS AN HONOREE AND WE ARE GOING TO HONOR HIM THAT DAY AND PRESENT HIM WITH SOMETHING.
UM, BUT MAYBE HE COULD SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS.
AND, UM, HE GOES ALL OVER SPEAKING AND, UH, HE LIVES HERE IN LA HABRA, AND SO A VERY NICE MAN.
SO I THINK EVERYONE IS GONNA BE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROGRAM, AS EXCITED AS I ALWAYS GET.
'CAUSE THIS IS MY BABY AND I LOVE IT.
AND THEN THE LAST THING IN NOVEMBER IS OUR THANKSGIVING SENIOR DANCE.
UM, THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT THE SENIORS REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO BECAUSE A LOT OF 'EM DON'T GET TO SPEND THAT TIME WITH THEIR FAMILY.
UM, SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE, LIKE, THIS IS THEIR HOLIDAY MEAL, YOU KNOW.
UM, SO LIKE I SAID, THAT DANCE WILL BE HERE AT THE CITY HALL.
AND BECAUSE IT'S AT THE CITY HALL, THE SPACE IS LIMITED.
SO, UM, WE WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR.
IT'S ALL GONNA BE, UM, THE PRESALE.
AND, UM, DO YOU HAVE A COUNT OF PEOPLE? IS IT, ARE YOU LIMITED? YEAH, IT, THE VENUE IS LIMITED TO 150 AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TEETERING AT THAT OR ABOVE.
SO, UM, I'M NOT GONNA GET INTO DECEMBER QUITE YET.
WE COULD TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
AND, UM, AS YOU LOOK IN YOUR BOOK, A LOT BOOK YOU'LL HAVE, YEAH, YOU HAVE A LOT OF LIKE, SAVE THE DATES AND STUFF AND MORE INFORMATION THERE.
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK AFTER.
AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THESE COMING MONTHS, SO HOPE TO SEE YOU AT ALL OF THESE EVENTS.
BACK, BACK TO THE, UM, FOLLOWING MM-HMM
I'VE BEEN SENDING THEM TO ANDREA.
IS SHE THE CONTACT FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO MEET AS WELL? IS SHE THE CONTACT NOW? AND SHE'LL PRINT THE PICTURES OUT? SHE'LL DO EVERYTHING.
SO I'LL SCHEDULE, WHEN I DO THE SCHEDULE FOR WHEN WE MEET, I'LL INCLUDE HER.
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OKAY.UM, COMMENTS? I HAVE A COUPLE STAFF COMMENTS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HARASSMENT TRAINING.
I THINK
UM, I THINK IT COMES UP EVERY THREE YEARS OR SOMETHING.
SO I RECEIVED IT THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE DID WHAT'S CALLED, ITS UM, THE SEXUAL HARASS ONLINE THROUGH THE CITY.
IT HAS ONLINE, UM, NO, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN MINE YET.
VIOLENCE AND HARASS OR SOMETHING IN THE WORKPLACE.
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND VIOLENCE.
SO IS THAT EVERY COUPLE YEARS THING? IT'S EVERY COUPLE YEARS.
YOU'RE NOT IN THE CYCLE, YOU WON'T GET IT YET.
YEAH, IT'S, EVERYONE'S ON A DIFFERENT CYCLE DEPENDING ON WHEN THEY WERE APPOINT.
THAT'S WHY YOU DIDN IT, BECAUSE IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT AND YOU'RE LATE, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WILL BE CALLING OUT BASED ON THIS.
I RECEIVED NOTICE ON MY REGULAR EMAIL BECAUSE I WAS LOCKED OUT ON MY CITY EMAIL FOR THE EMPTY TIME.
IT TOOK ME RIGHT IN LAST TIME I HAD TROUBLE LOGGING IN.
THIS WAS REAL, IT WAS GOOD THIS TIME.
SO WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE RENOVATION, BUT IN CASE WE HAVEN'T ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT, WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED.
THE COMMUNITY CENTER GROUND BALLROOM IS GONNA GET A FACELIFT, SO TO SPEAK, IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
THE BUILDING WILL BE COMPLETELY CLOSED.
WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING IN NEW FLOORING, NEW PAINT, NEW CEILING TILES, NEW SOUND, UM, PANELS.
WE'RE GOING TO UPDATE THE LOBBY A LITTLE BIT, JUST MAYBE BRING IT UP TO DATE A LITTLE BIT.
UM, NOT A COMPLETE REMODEL, BUT WE WE'RE CALLING IT REMOVE AND REPLACE.
SO WE'RE REPLACING THE FLOOR, WE'RE REMOVING, YOU KNOW, THE OLD FLOORING.
UM, SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND, UM, SO WE'LL BE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
THE OTHER GREAT NEWS IS THAT PARKING LOT IS FINALLY GETTING RE RESURFACED, RE SLUR, UM, NEW, UH, PAINT, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL THE, UH, PARKING SPOTS, IT'S, I BELIEVE THEY'RE PUTTING IN AN EV CHARGER.
AND SO IT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'LL BE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, REOPENING IN DECEMBER AND THEN, UM, HAVING, YOU KNOW, JUST AN UPDATED LOOK.
AND, UM, HOPEFULLY IT WILL HELP WITH OUR FACILITY RENTALS AND JUST, YOU KNOW, EVEN OUR CITY EVENTS, IT'S HARD TO MATCH, YOU KNOW, VIOLET OR PURPLE AND, AND THOSE COLORS THAT WE'VE HAD FOR A WHILE.
IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE COLORS.
BUT THE OTHER THING, EXCUSE ME, IS THAT CHILD DEVELOPMENT IS ACTUALLY HAVING A FALL FAMILY FUN HARVEST FESTIVAL ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24TH FROM FOUR 30 TO SIX 30 AT THE, UM, CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
AND THAT'S THE CENTER RIGHT NEXT TO THE TENNIS COURTS.
SO THEY JUST FINISHED THEIR FLYER.
UNFORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T HAVE IT READY FOR TONIGHT, SO WE'LL EMAIL THAT OUT TOMORROW AS WELL, WITH A LOT, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER, UM, INFORMATION THAT WE'RE GONNA SEND YOU.
I KNOW THAT, UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ALSO TOURING THEIR FACILITY AGAIN, BUT THIS MIGHT BE A GREAT EVENT IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE TO STOP BY AND SEE ALL THE FAMILIES THAT ARE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.
AND THEN LAST, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE, UH, CANCELING THE DECEMBER MEETING.
UM, WE BELIEVE WE WILL BE CELEBRATING KELLY'S RETIREMENT ON THAT DAY.
OH, IT'S NOT FINAL, BUT WE DO, UM, WE ARE LOOKING AT DATES, AND AGAIN, IT'S VERY PRELIMINARY, BUT JUST WE, WE, UM, WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, WE NEED TO GIVE ENOUGH NOTICE ON CANCELING MEETINGS, UM, ESPECIALLY IF WE, IF IT'S NOT FORUM RELATED.
SO, UM, IN NOVEMBER, IF WE AGREE TO, YOU KNOW, CANCELING THE MEETING, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN TO THE JANUARY 20, 26.
WILL WE BE INVITED TO THAT? NO.
THAT IS THE WHOLE REASON WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT CANCELING.
SO THAT IS WHY, UM, I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD.
SO WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED, UM, ON THE PLANS AND LET YOU KNOW, UM, KELLY, UM, ONCE EVERYTHING'S BEEN FINALIZED.
AND, UM, BUT OF COURSE THE COMMISSION IS INVITED AND THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO THANK YOU.
I HAVE A QUESTION IF WE, I'M SORRY IF WE, IF WE UM, CANCEL THE DECEMBER, WE HAVE THE DECEMBER, WHAT'S IT CALLED? THE PICTURES, YOU KNOW, FOR THE HOME.
BUT WE DON'T VOTE AT THE MEETING BECAUSE THE MEETING'S ALREADY PASSED.
I NEED IF SOMEBODY WILL SEND ME THE DATES OF WHEN IT STARTS AND WHEN IT ENDS, WE KNOW WHEN TO YES, OF COURSE.
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AND YEP.WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE NOVEMBER MEETING.
WE'RE ONLY IN OCTOBER, AREN'T WE? OKAY.
I KNOW THIS YEAR IS LIKE GONE.
I THOUGHT I HAD A LITTLE MORE TIME, DENISE, BUT YES, WE WILL.
BUT OF COURSE THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL MEET IN DECEMBER AND WE'LL MAKE THE SELECTIONS.
YES, WE WILL STILL RUN THAT, UM, PROGRAM.
SO, UM, ANYWAY, SO THAT IS EXCITING AND, AND, UM, WE'LL DEFINITELY KEEP YOU, UM, UPDATED ON, ON THOSE PLANS AND, UM, HOPEFULLY EVERYONE CAN ATTEND AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING KELLY'S GREAT SUCCESS HERE IN THE CITY AND ALL THAT SHE'S DONE OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS.
AND, UM, SHE'S REALLY LED US, UM, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS LAST YEAR AS THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION YEAR.
AND, UM, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU ALL THERE.
MARTHA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, NO.
UM, COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE AT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND ALL, EVERYONE THAT RECEIVED, UH, A NEW POSITION.
AND, UM, I KNOW EVERYONE IS TAKING ON MORE THAN THEY EVER HAVE BEFORE, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK AND EFFORT.
I MEAN, IT SHOWS AT EVERY EVENT, IT SHOWS THAT ALL THE COMMUNICATION THAT WE GET, UH, STAFF REPORTS, AND, UM, JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
MARK, YOU WERE AT THE SENIOR CENTER, RIGHT? MM-HMM
BUT, UH, CONGRATULATIONS AND, AND GREAT JOB WITH ALL THE CITY EMPLOYEES, YOU GUYS.
THE CENTENNIAL HAS BEEN REALLY AWESOME.
UH, I CAN'T SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH ABOUT THE SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM.
MY KIDS, GRANDKIDS ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT.
AND, UH, UH, HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR I'LL BE A LITTLE MORE ENGAGED, UH, BECAUSE THEY DID MOVE OUT.
WE'LL STILL BE CONNECTED, BUT NOT AWESOME.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO A LITTLE, LITTLE MORE FREE TIME.
YOU, YOU, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION HANDBOOK.
IF NOBODY HAS ANYTHING ELSE, I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING TO WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH AT 6:30 PM YAY.