* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney Collins PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tem Medrano ROLL CALL: Mayor Espinoza Mayor Pro Tem Medrano Councilmember Gomez Councilmember Nigsarian Councilmember Lampkin] [00:00:06] GOOD EVENING. I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR OF OCTOBER 20TH, 2 20 25. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM AND THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY THE CITY ATTORNEY COLLINS, FOLLOWED BY THE FLAG SALUTE, LED BY MAYOR PRO PROM MADANO, IF YOU'D ALL PLEASE RISE. DEAR GOD, WE HUMBLY PRAY THAT YOU WILL GRANT WISDOM TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS IT CONSIDERS CITY BUSINESS SET FORTH IN THE MEETING AGENDA TONIGHT. WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE CITY COUNCIL WITH INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR COUNCIL, STAFF, AND CITIZENS, SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN STRIVE TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES WITH COMMUNITY, SPIRIT AND PARTNERSHIP IN MIND. PLEASE BLESS THE COUNCIL IN ITS DECISION MAKING TONIGHT SO THAT WE MAY ACT PRUDENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY FOR THE GOOD OF THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY. AH AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE THE FLAG OF OUR NATION. REPEAT AFTER ME. I PLEDGE ALLE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC, WHICH IT STANDS. ONE, ONE NATION UNDER GOD. LIBERTY, THE INJUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT, LET ME SEE HERE. WILL THE CLERK, CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER LAMBKIN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NIAN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ. HERE. MAYOR PRO. TEM MADANO. HERE. MAYOR ESPINOZA HERE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO. CLOSED SESSION. MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [1. RECOGNITION OF THE LA HABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM ORANGE COUNTY FOURTH DISTRICT SUPERVISOR DOUG CHAFFEE] AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OF BY OUR FOURTH DISTRICT SUPERVISOR, DOUG SHAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THIS SORRY, I I I TELL IF IT'S ON OR NOT IS I THINK IT'S ON. IS IT ON? IT'S, WE CAN YOU START? ALRIGHT. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT, UH, OUR THIRD GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM TO YOU. WE'VE HAD, UH, TWO IN THE PAST. THE FIRST ONE WAS AT THE, UH, CITY PLACENCIA HOSTED BY THE PLACENCIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT WE HAD SIX OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING THE CITY OF LA HARBOR JOINING. 'CAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN YOU'RE HANDLING WEAPONS, YOU HAVE THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THEM THERE. SO, AND THEN WE WENT OVER TO ANAHEIM. I WAS JOINED AT THAT POINT BY SUPERVISOR SANTO, WHO ALSO HAS PART OF ANAHEIM. AND IT WAS SPONSORED BY, UH, THE ANAHEIM PD. BUT WE AGAIN HAD SIX OTHER PDS JOIN, INCLUDING THE HARBOR. NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING ON AND THIS TIME WE HAVE A THIRD SUPERVISOR JOINING AND SUPERVISOR NO WIN IS JOINING. AND SO WE'LL BE HAVING A THIRD GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM THIS TIME HOSTED BY THE GARDEN GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND SO YOU HAVE A FLYER, I THINK THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU. IT OUTLINES THE PROCEDURE THAT WE USE THE TOTAL SO FAR FROM THE FIRST TWO GUN BUYBACKS, WE'VE HAD A 757 WEAPONS THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED IN INCLUDING 53 ASSAULT WEAPONS. UH, PRETTY, UH, PRETTY SCARY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THOSE KIND OF WEAPONS BEING OUT THERE ON THE STREET. SO AS IN THE PAST, WE'D HOPE THAT THE HARBOR MIGHT AGAIN JOIN US AND AS IN, BUT THE OTHER TWO PROGRAMS WILL DEF, UH, MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU'RE COMPENSATED AT ANY COST THAT IT MAY COST, UH, YOUR CITY FOR HAVING THE POLICE JOIN. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A EVEN, UH, MOST ROBUST GUN BUYBACK WE'VE EVER HAD. AS FREEZER IS, UH, SIMPLE. UH, WE ASK PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR FIREARMS. THE TRUNK OF THEIR CAR GOES IN AND THEY POP YOUR TRUNK. AN OFFICER WILL LOOK AT THE WEAPON, MAKE CERTAIN THAT IT'S WHAT IT IS, UH, AND COLLECT IT AND, UH, THEN GRADE IT TWO SO WE KNOW HOW MUCH TO PAY FOR IT. WE PAY FOR IT IN GIFT CARDS. AND SO THEN THE, UH, PERSON WHO'S TURNED IN A WEAPON THAT THEY DON'T WANT HAS, UH, TO THE NEXT STATION. AND THEY GET A GIFT CARD FOR THE VALUE. AND THEN THE FINAL STATION, WE GIVE AWAY FREE GUN LOCKS 'CAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THEY MAY HAVE OTHER WEAPONS. WE JUST WANT THEM KEPT SAFE. AGAIN, WE'RE NOT SAYING YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE A GUN, BUT GIVING YOU A MEANS OF DISPOSING OF UNWANTED WEAPONS. AND WE PAY FOR THEM. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE ALSO A FLYER. WE HAVE A SEPARATE GUN LOCK PROGRAM AT THE COUNTY WHERE IF YOU FILL OUT THE FORM AND IT'S ONLINE, WE WILL SEND YOU NO COST UP TO THREE GUN LOCKS PER REQUEST. WE WANT TO BE CERTAIN, UH, THAT WE HAVE A SAFE COMMUNITY, UH, THAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE, UH, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE WEAPON ON YOUR PERSON, WE WANNA BE CERTAIN THAT IT'S LOCKED AND SECURE SO THAT SOMEONE WHO PICKS IT UP OR STEALS IT AS IT WILL BE SAFE, UH, AND UNABLE TO BE FIRED. DO YOU HAVE A BRIEF VIDEO IF WE MIGHT SHOW THAT? UH, 'CAUSE IT SHOWS KIND OF THE RESULT OF WHAT WE HAD AT THE ANAHEIM, UH, GUN BUYBACK. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE WEAPONS [00:05:01] THAT ARE COLLECTED AND WE HAD, UH, UM, ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA HAPPENING IN THE AREA AND HE JOINED US FOR THE END OF THE PROGRAM. LIKE THE LAST PROGRAMS, WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY SHOULD YOU WISH TO DROP BY AT THE END OF THE, UH, EVENT, WHICH IS 3:00 PM SO IF A ELECTED PERSON WANTS TO COME BY AND SEE WHAT WE DID OR INSPECT THE WEAPONS AT THAT POINT, TAKE PICTURES OF THE WEAPONS. UH, YOU MAY, UH, DURING THE EVENT ITSELF, WE, IT'S SYNONYMOUS. WE DON'T LIE ANY PHOTOGRAPHY OR ANY NAMES TO BE TAKEN, UH, TOTALLY ANONYMOUS. AND THEN THE WEAPONS THAT ARE COLLECTED ARE EVENTUALLY DESTROYED. SO IF WE MIGHT HAVE THAT LITTLE VIDEO CLIP IF IT'S AVAILABLE. THERE WE GO. I'M HERE TODAY AT THE HURST COMMUNITY CENTER IN ANAHEIM. WE'RE DOING A GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS TOTALLY ANONYMOUS. PEOPLE CAN TURN IN THEIR WEAPONS AND WE'RE GONNA GIVE THEM A GIFT CARD, $300 IF IT'S AN ASSAULT WEAPON. OTHERWISE, ALL THE OTHER WEAPONS THAT WE COLLECT, THEY MUST BE OFFERABLE, ARE A HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH. THE GOAL IS TO TAKE THEM FROM PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT THEM, UH, AND WE SAFELY RECOVER THEM AND ULTIMATELY THE WEAPONS ARE DESTROYED. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON THAT WE SEE FIREARMS STOLEN DURING RESIDENTIAL OR VEHICLE BURGLARIES. FIREARMS ARE COMMONLY USED FOR VIOLENT CRIMES AND THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THAT. THIS IS VERY PERSONAL TO ME. I LOST MY BROTHER-IN-LAW CLOSE TO 30 YEARS AGO WHO WAS AN, UH, LA DEPUTY SHERIFF AND HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY ONE OF THESE WEAPONS. THE GREAT THING ABOUT, UH, TODAY IS THAT MANY, MANY ASSAULT WEAPONS WERE VOLUNTARILY PROVIDED AND, AND GIVEN IN FOR GIFT CARDS. IT'S THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER AND HELPING EACH OTHER. I WANT TO COME HERE TO SAY, PERSONALLY WITH MY PRESENCE AND MY WORDS, THANK YOU, UH, TO ORANGE COUNTY, TO THESE INCREDIBLE SUPERVISORS, ELECTED LEADERS, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS WHO HAVE ALL COME TOGETHER TO MAKE ANAHEIM AND ORANGE COUNTY SAFER. AND SO WITH THAT, WE'RE LOOKING AGAIN MAYBE IN A YEAR FROM NOW, DOING YET ANOTHER BUYBACK, HOPEFULLY EVEN BIGGER AND BIGGER THAN WE'RE DOING TODAY. THIS IS THAT NEXT BUYBACK. THIS IS KIND OF AN INTERESTING SIDE BENEFIT. WHEN WE HAD ALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS COMING TOGETHER, THEY WORK TOGETHER SEAMLESSLY. SO THAT'S A GREAT ASSURANCE THAT YOU NEED MUTUAL AID, THAT YOU KNOW THAT THEY WILL WORK TOGETHER WELL. AND WITH THAT, WELCOME AGAIN, HAR LA HARPER JOINING US IN, IN THE EFFORT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR DISTRICTS SAFE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, UH, SUPERVISOR, REAL, REAL QUICK. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OFF. EVERYBODY'S HERE. THIS IS OUR ORANGE COUNTY SUPERVISOR WHO REPRESENTS US AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. AND LET ME JUST TELL YOU SOMETHING. SINCE HE CAME TO THIS CITY, HE HAS BEEN SO ACTIVE. SEEMS LIKE EVERY MONTH YOU HAVE SOME GREAT BIG EVENT HERE IN LAHARA ALONE. YOU, UH, HOSTED THE THANKSGIVING EVENT. YOU HOSTED THE BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT AT SNORE HIGH SCHOOL. SO I JUST WANT THE KINDNESS AWARDS AND, AND THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT YOU'VE DONE HERE AT CITY HALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TOWARDS YOUR LAST YEAR ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE AND ALSO ALL THAT YOU DID FOR THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM WITH THE AC AND OTHER PROJECTS THERE, YOU HAVE REALLY, UH, NOT ONLY WALKED THE WALK, BUT YOUR ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDLY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW WHAT A GREAT PERSON HE'S BEEN FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND I SHOULD, WE ALL APPRECIATE IT. I SHOULD NOTE FOR COUNCIL THAT RECENTLY, THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY, UH, UH, SPA, THE 12 CITIES THAT PROVIDE HOMELESS SHELTERS TOGETHER APPROACHED THE ORANGE COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE. AND SUPERVISOR CHAFFEE WAS THERE TO REPRESENT OUR CITIES AS WELL AND ADVOCATE ON OUR BEHALF. AND WE FOUND OUT LAST WEEK THAT WE WERE AWARDED $1.4 MILLION FOR OUR SHELTER OPERATIONS THIS YEAR. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES. WELL, I WANT TO COMPLIMENT THIS COUNCIL FOR WORKING TOGETHER SO WELL. I HONESTLY DON'T SEE THAT AMONG ALL OF MY CITIES, BUT THIS IS SUPERB. YOU GUYS ARE NUMBER ONE. SO THANK YOU. WOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND NOW WE [2. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO THE LA HABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LOWELL JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS WHO HAD PERFECT TEST SCORES ON THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND PROGRESS] WILL PROCEED WITH OTHER PRE PROCLAMATION, THE PRESENTATION, IF MY COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME IN THE WELL HERE YOU GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE, I INVITE MR. UM, DR. MARIO CARLOS FROM THE LA HARBOR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE LO JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTING SUPERINTENDENT. RONA RHONDA, THE PARTY. [00:10:01] THIS IS YOUR SHOW, RIGHT BY THE MAYOR. OH, THERE YOU ARE, RHONDA. RIGHT HERE. HI. RIGHT BY THE MAYOR. GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOING? CONGRATS. SEE? ALRIGHT. FANTASTIC. BOTH YOU GUYS FIRST. YES. YES. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY OF LAHABRA, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR ESPINOSA. MR. SARO, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THE CHANCE TO, UH, CELEBRATE WITH YOU ALL THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS HERE IN LAHABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE HAVE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES REPRESENTED AS WELL AS MANY OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND PRINCIPALS FROM ACROSS OUR DISTRICT IN REGARDS TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. UM, SOME OF OUR STUDENTS BEING RECOGNIZED TONIGHT SCORED A PERFECT SCORE ON THE STATE TEST, WHICH IS NOT AN EASY TEST TO TAKE WHATSOEVER. SO LET'S GIVE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STAFF A BIG, THERE IT GOES. OKAY. SO WE HAVE SOME CERTIFICATES THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTING TO OUR STUDENTS. AND WHEN YOU GET YOUR NAME CALLED, PLEASE COME ON UP. DO YOU WANT THEM ALL OR HOW DO YOU, ARE THEY THE ONE SWITCH? JUST ASK ONE, TWO. THEY HAVE STAFF OF THE, UH, TRY. SO WE'LL TRY THE KIDS FIRST. OKAY. ARE THESE THE KIDS? YEAH. OKAY. WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, LUCAS DIAZ, YOU STAND RIGHT HERE IN FRONT. TRISTAN RODRIGUEZ. LELAND MARTIN. LELAND MARTIN. AVERY CARDENAS. AVERY CARDENAS. MAXIL. MIANO ROMERO. HI, MAX ROMERO. EMILY GUILLEN. THANK YOU. RAIN AND KIM. RAIN AND KIM THOMAS. AINA. THOMAS. NATHAN SUNG. THANKS. LEAH. GARRETT. MIA. MENDOZA. MIA MENDOZA. OKAY. OUT HERE. CANIN. KIM AND KIM. LUCAS. LIANG. LUCAS, ANDREA. GO LOPEZ. LIAM AQUINO, JOB AKAY. DESA COLA, DASHIA. TEMP. EMILIO GONS FAMILIES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND TAKE A PHOTO. HEY GUYS, WE GO HERE THIS WAY AND GO LIKE SIDEWAYS MAYBE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. PUT MORE PEOPLE IN THERE. GO HERE IN THE HOUSE. YEAH. BACK. BACK YOU GO. ARE YOU LOOKING PARENTS? LOOKING GOOD. YEAH. THANK YOU. SORRY, SORRY, SORRY. THANK YOU. I NEED ALL OF YOU TOO. CONGRATULATIONS TO Y'ALL. WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU AND WE KNOW THE NUMBER WILL BE GROWING MORE, BUT WE'RE JUST ECSTATIC TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE. CONGRATULATIONS PARENTS, FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO YOUR CHILDREN AS WELL. I MEAN, THIS IS WONDERFUL TO GET THE GREAT NEWS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL WE HAVE, WE'RE GONNA HAND IT OVER TO YOU. [00:15:08] RECOGNITION [3. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO THE LA HABRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LOWELL JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR] OF LA HARBOR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOWELL JOINT. IS THIS IT? THE EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR. THERE WE GO. UH, GOOD EVENING. UM, I, IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO, UM, ANNOUNCE OUR EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR FOR LOWELL JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT. UH, WE FIRST HAVE OUR, UM, CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, UH, WHO HAS BEEN IN THE DISTRICT WITH US FOR PROBABLY ABOUT 26 YEARS. SHE STARTED OFF WORKING IN THE DISTRICT OFFICE. SHE WAS AN OFFICE MANAGER AT ONE OF OUR SCHOOL SITES. DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB THERE. SHE SUPPORTS OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND JUST MOST RECENTLY SHE BECAME THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. SO SELFISHLY, THAT MAKES MY HEART HAPPY. SO I WOULD LOVE TO HONOR MS. REGINA FISCUS, MAYOR. AND OUR SECOND, WE WANT, DO YOU WANNA DO IT THE SAME TIME OR OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR? GO AHEAD. OKAY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO, UM, EXTEND THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, APPRECIATE OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR. SO, UM, OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR HAS BEEN A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, AND IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN A KINDERGARTEN CLASS, YOU REALIZE HOW DIFFICULT THAT CAN BE. UM, THIS YEAR SHE'S BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND, UM, SHE'S WORKING TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR KIDS WITH FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS AND SHE STEPPED UP. SHE'S BEEN A SITE PRINCIPAL FOR, UM, SUMMER SCHOOL. SO SHE'S REALLY STEPPED UP, HAS GREAT LEADERSHIP, SHE'S WONDERFUL. UM, MS. MYRA RODRIGUEZ. MAYOR ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY. IS HE A GROUP PICTURE? LET'S ALL LOOK AT BRIANNA. OH, NO, YOU, YOU THERE. WE'VE GOT ONE MORE. ONE MORE. OH, ONE MORE. WE'VE GOT ONE MORE SAYING THAT. OKAY. SO NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE FOR LA HARBOR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. OUR CERTIFICATED TEACHER OF THE YEAR. MIDDLE SCHOOL IS A VERY UNIQUE AND VERY CHALLENGING TIME FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. UM, IF YOU REMEMBER YOUR TIME, UH, PARENTS AND FAMILY, UH, AND MAYOR WHEN YOU WERE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, IT'S DEFINITELY A GREAT TIME IN LIFE. BUT MS. CHRISTINE COSAN IS AN AMAZING TEACHER THAT WE HAVE. SHE'S BEEN AT IMPERIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MANY YEARS AND DOING WONDERFUL WORK. HER LESSONS ARE VERY CHALLENGING. THEY'RE CENTERED AROUND THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND FOCUS, BUT ALWAYS ALSO A LOT OF FUN. AND SO I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING, UH, SIDE BY SIDE WITH HER AT IMPERIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL AS WORKING FOR HER. NOW, IN MY CAPACITY, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP MS. COSAN, COME ON UP AND LET'S GIVE HER A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. CONGRATULATIONS TO AN AMAZING LEADER, , THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR KIDS. CONGRATULATIONS. I THINK WE'RE DONE. OKAY. THAT WAS FANTASTIC TO SEE SO MANY CELEBRATIONS TAKING PLACE HERE. SO I THANK YOU ALL. UH, [ 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.] NOW WE WILL PROCEED TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. YES. THANK YOU MAYOR. WHEN ADDRESSING THE, LET ME FIX THIS VOLUME. OKAY. WHEN ADDRESSING THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS [00:20:01] SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS. UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR CHAIR SPEAKING TIME MINUTE 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 MAYOR, WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IF THE, THE PERSON WITH THE SPEAKER CARD PLEASE COME UP FIRST AND UH, WE CAN GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. HI, MY NAME IS JUAN AVILA AND I'M BEING A RESIDENCE FOR OVER 60 SOME YEARS. I PURCHASED MY HOME IN 1983 AND I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE, SO MY TIME WILL GO ON. I'M GONNA READ SOMETHING SO THAT WAY YOU COULD ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. OKAY. UH, THE FIRST WE'RE GONNA GO WITH THE CELL TOWERS. I KNOW I HAVE VISITED THIS BACK WHEN WE HAD SOMEBODY NOTIFY US THAT THEY WERE GONNA HAVE CT, THE CELL TOWERS NUMBER ONE WELL BACK, WE WERE NOTIFIED. I CAME HERE AND I ASKED NOT TO INSTALL THE TOWERS BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL WAS ACROSS THE STREET. IT WAS NO RESEARCH TO CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS ANY KIND OF RADIATION THAT COULD HARM THE SCHOOL, THE KIDS AND THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS. ESPINOZA WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP ME DO AN APPEAL, YET SHE FAILED TO DO THAT. AND NUMBER THREE, I NOW FOUND OUT TWO MONTHS AGO THAT THERE ACTUALLY WAS NOW IS EIGHT TOWERS WITHOUT A CONSENT OR NOTIFICATION THAT THEY ADDED THOSE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I MEAN, GETTING A LOT OF PHONE ISSUES. THE DROP CALLS CANNOT I CALL OUT? CAN I GET IN? I CAN EVEN DIAL NINE ONE ONE ON MY CELL PHONE. SO THAT'S BEEN A PROBLEM AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY, BECAUSE I DID SUGGEST BACK IN THE DAY THE, THOSE TOWERS SHOULD BE UP IN THE HILL ABOVE THE END OF FULLERTON AND LA HARBOR AND EUCLID. 'CAUSE I KNOW THIS AREA MUST HAVE BEEN THE BOTTOM OF A LAKE 'CAUSE THE STEAD ZONES. AND THEN MY OTHER ONE IS THE DOG PARK. I KNOW THAT MR. GOMEZ ALWAYS WANTED A DOG PARK, WHICH I AGREE. BUT NOW I FOUND OUT AND I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE SENATE, ONE OF THE SENATES THAT ACTUALLY SUPPOSEDLY GOT A GRANT FOR $2 MILLION TO EXPEND THAT TO MAKE IT MORE APPLICABLE BASKETBALL AND ALL THIS AND THAT. BUT MY QUESTION IS, WHY DIDN'T WE VOTE FOR THAT? BECAUSE, AND NOT ONLY THAT, THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A DUMP SITE AND THIS IS WHY THEY CLOSED THAT AREA WHEN IT WAS A BASEBALL BALL FOR KIDS TO PLAY BASEBALL. SO, AND NOT ONLY THAT, IF YOU ARE GONNA DO THIS, WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR THAT? BECAUSE ASK TAXPAYERS HERE HARBOR ARE OVERDRAWN WITH TAXES AND THE FACT THAT IT'S GONNA BE MA NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED. SO WHO'S GONNA DO THE MAINTENANCE AND WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR THAT? I'M RETIRED. I'M GONNA FIX INCOME. SO THERE'S NO WAY I COULD KEEP ADDING MORE TAXES TO MY RETIREMENT. I WON'T BE ABLE TO SURVIVE. NOT ONLY THAT, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I TALK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND IT'S, IF YOU'RE GONNA DO THIS, WHO'S GONNA BE DOING THAT MAINTENANCE? WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR THAT? IS IT GONNA BE GRANTS OR IS THIS GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT WE, THE CITY OF LA HARBOR WHO WE OWN A LOT OF RENTALS AND THINGS, IS THAT GONNA COME FROM THE FUNDING? UH, LET'S SEE. BUT THE BIGGEST THING IS THE, UM, THE SEA, THE TOWERS. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THESE KIDS BECAUSE THIS KIDS ARE NOT EVEN LEARNING THAT MUCH. THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I HAVE. THE EDUCATION, THESE KIDS NOWADAYS, THEY DON'T LIVE WITH OTHER CELL PHONES. AND THE THING IS, I TALK TO A LOT OF KIDS THAT GO BY MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHEN I ASK THEM A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT GOVERNMENT OR ANYTHING, YOU KNOW WHAT I DO TO THEM? I SAY, YOU WANT ME TO BUY SOMETHING FROM YOU? YOU GOTTA ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS. THEY CAN'T EVEN ANSWER THOSE THREE QUESTIONS THAT I ASK THEM. AND THAT'S PRETTY SAD. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IF I COULD HAVE THE NEXT PERSON. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHIRAG PATEL. I'M A OWNER OF A HUNDRED PERCENT CHIROPRACTIC. IS IT BETTER? WELL, I'M HERE. UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY I'M TRULY INSPIRED TO SEE HOW MANY BUSINESS OWNERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS CAME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OUR CITY DURING OUR [00:25:01] CELEBRATION IN THE CON UH, CENTENNIAL YEAR. UH, YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN A PRETTY EYEOPENING TO ME THAT LA HABRA CITY HAS, HAS TO, HAS SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER, UH, THAN JUST SMALL BUSINESSES, HOUSING AND WHATNOT. UM, LAST WEEK, UM, I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME THOUGHTS ON A RECENT GUEST AT OUR LAST MEETING HERE, MR. ANDREW GREGSON FROM NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER. UM, AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND A CHAMBER MEMBER, UH, CHAMBER BOARD MEMBER, UM, I'D LIKE TO, UM, I DID SOME RESEARCH, UH, WHAT MR. GRETCHEN HAS OFFERED. AND, UH, KEEP IN MIND THAT NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER REGIONAL OFFICE IS IN BNA PARK. THAT MEANS PARTNERING, PARTNERING UP WITH NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER. LOT OF OUR TAX MONEY CAN GO TO PARK AND, UH, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A BEST THING TO HAVE TO HAVE. UH, ALSO, UH, THERE WAS A COMMENT THAT MANY BUSINESSES DO NOT HAVE WEBSITES AND THEY LOSE, UH, MANY SMALL BUSINESSES DO NOT HAVE WEBSITE AND THEY LOSE BUSINESS, WHICH IS WRONG. UM, NOWADAYS MANY SMALL BUSINESS RELY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND SO FORTH, AND THEY DO VERY WELL. UH, WEBPAGE IS PROBABLY 10 YEARS AGO. I ALSO COME TO LEARN THAT BOTH ORGANIZATION, NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER REGIONAL CHAMBER AND LAHABRA CHAMBER USES SAME SOFTWARE, WHICH IS CALLED GROWTH ZONE AND CUSTOM LANDING PAGE. MR. GRETCHEN HIGHLIGHTED, APPEARED TO HAVE A STANDARD FEATURES, UH, OF THE SOFTWARE. THERE'S NOTHING NEW ABOUT IT ALREADY, AND THOSE FEATURES ALREADY AVAILABLE IN LA HABRA CHAMBER, UH, SOFTWARE. SO ONE OF MY QUESTION IS, COULD YOU CLARIFY WHAT UNIQUE SERVICES NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER WILL OFFER TO OUR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WE ARE NOT OFFERING? UM, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE SUGGESTED THAT DURING OUR MEETING AT THE NORTH ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP WILL BE FREE. NOW, BEING A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, THERE'S NOTHING FREE HERE, , THERE'S ALWAYS A COST. AND MY, MY, MY QUESTION IS, HOW IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE? WHERE ARE THESE COSTS? YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE THEY? UH, HOW IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE TO HAVE A FREE MEMBERSHIP? AND I'M HERE IN PEACE. I WANTED TO SAY THAT I REALLY DO HOPE THE CITY COUNCIL RECONSIDER OUR PARTNERING UP WITH OUR LOCAL CHAMBER, WHICH IS LA COUNCIL. YOUR TIME IS UP. WELL THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RICH TRUJILLO, THE TRUJILLO AND DAUGHTERS FARMER'S INSURANCE AGENCY. AND I KNOW ALL OF YOU MET YOU AT DIFFERENT EVENTS. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, YOU COME TO LA LAMATO FREQUENTLY TO OUR CHAMBER MEETINGS. AND UM, WHAT I WANNA SAY IS TOGETHER WE'RE BETTER, WE'RE BETTER TOGETHER. SO IF YOU WOULD SUPPORT US, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN ISSUES IN THE PAST, BUT THAT'S GONE NOW. SO MAYBE YOU CAN RECONSIDER, LET'S JOIN TOGETHER AND MOVE FORWARD. LAHABRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A HUNDRED YEARS OLD, 100 YEARS OLD, AND THAT WOULD BE A SHAME TO GO AWAY. AND, UH, BESIDES PARTNERING, HELPING OUR BUSINESSES, RIBBON CUTTINGS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND WE NETWORK. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE YOU WOULD RECONSIDER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR. MY NAME IS MARY BOSCH. I AM THE NEW BUSINESS OWNER OF LA HABRA GROCERY OUTLET. I LOVE THE COMMUNITY. SO, UM, I WANTED TO SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THAT SHARES, UM, AND HELP, UM, THE COMMUNITY. AND BEING A PART OF THE CHAMBER THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER A HUNDRED, A HUNDRED YEARS AND HELPS GIVES THEM COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND HELP GIVES OUR TAX MONEY HERE LOCALLY IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA. UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE. [00:30:01] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR. UM, I KNOW MOST OF YOU, NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN. AND FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER DELL ON THE NEW FAMILY MEMBER. CONGRATULATIONS. WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? YES. MY NAME IS LYNETTE FALCON, PRESIDENT OF THE LAHABRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THIS EVENING, I WANT TO SHARE AND REMIND EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CITY COLLABORATION WITH THE LOCAL CHAMBER. LOCAL CHAMBER IS A COMMUNITY FROM ENJOYING LUNCHES IN LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO MORNING NETWORKING, BREAKFAST AGAIN IN RESTAURANTS, LOCATED HERE IN LAHABRA, AND HOSTING EVENTS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HELP THE COMMUNITY GROW AND THE BUSINESSES GROW. I CAME A FEW MONTHS BACK REQUESTING THE CITY TO BE PART OF THE CHAMBER. AT THE TIME, CITY COUNCIL DECLINED OUR REQUEST. HOWEVER, I AM HERE AGAIN TODAY REQUESTING THE SAME AS I KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE GREAT IMPACT IT MAKES IN THIS COMMUNITY TO PARTNER UP. AND IN RECENT LIGHT OF RECENT SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. I HOPE THAT YOU RECONSIDER. I LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I AM HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR. UM, MY NAME IS CHLOE MEDINA AND I HAVE DIEGO HERE WITH ME. I'M A LIFELONG, UM, RESIDENT OF LAHABRA AND A MOTHER TO FOUR BOYS. UM, DIEGO HAS AUTISM. I VOLUNTEER IN MY CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND EVEN NATIONWIDE. I'M ON THREE PTA BOARDS, THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL. I'M ON THE BAND BOOSTER. I VOLUNTEER WITH FIRST FIVE. I'M AN EXECUTIVE BOARD ON HEAD START. I'M ALSO THEIR POLICY CHAIR. I WORK WITH ZERO TO THREE. HELP ME GROW. I'M THE SELPA CHAIR FOR, UM, ORANGE COUNTY. I AM ALSO ON THE MEASURE O CITIZEN BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. AND ON THE PAC, WHICH IS THE PARENT ADVISORY, UH, COMMITTEE FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I'M REACHING OUT TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE CREATION OF A DEDICATED DISABILITY DEPARTMENT IN OUR CITY. ONE FOCUSED ON PLANNING INCLUSIVE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. LIKE EVERY PARENT, I WANT MY SON TO GROW UP IN A COMMUNITY WHERE HE FEELS WELCOME, SUPPORTED, AND CELEBRATED. BUT RIGHT NOW, LAHABRA OFFERS LITTLE TO NO INCLUSIVE EVENTS, NOT JUST FOR YOUNG CHILDREN LIKE HIM, BUT FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES. IT'S DISHEARTENING TO SEARCH FOR OPPORTUNITIES WHERE HE CAN SAFELY AND JOYFULLY PARTICIPATE ONLY TO FIND THAT OUR OWN CITY LACKS THE SUPPORT HE NEEDS. TO PUT THIS INTO PERSPECTIVE, LA HABER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRENTLY SERVES 812 CHILDREN WITH IEPS. THOSE ARE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AN IEP IS A LEGALLY BINDING DOCUMENT THAT OUTLINES THE SPECIALIZED SUPPORT AND SERVICES. A STUDENT WITH DISABILITY NEEDS TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL. THESE PLANS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR CHILDREN WHO LEARN DIFFERENTLY OR REQUIRE ACCOMMODATIONS DUE TO PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, OR DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES. 812 STUDENTS WITH IEPS, THAT'S NOT A SMALL NUMBER AND THAT'S NOT EVEN INCLUDING THE HIGH SCHOOLS. THAT THAT'S 812 REASONS WHY OUR CITY MUST DO BETTER AT CREATING INCLUSIVE, SUPPORTIVE SPACES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. IN CREATING A DISABILITY DEPARTMENT, THE CITY WOULD BE DIRECTLY ALIGNING WITH THE 20 25, 20 26 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, SPECIFICALLY GOAL SIX, OBJECTIVE C AND G AND GOAL EIGHT OBJECTIVES, A, E, AND F. CURRENTLY THE ONLY SO CALLED INCLUSIVE EVENT OFFERED BY THE CITY IS THE ANNUAL EGG HUNT. HOWEVER, I CAN SHARE FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT IS FAR FROM INCLUSIVE. MY SAN DIEGO, WHO IS NONVERBAL AND HAS AN INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT DISABILITY WAS UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE. HE DOES NOT YET UNDER UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF COLLECTING EGGS AND PUTTING THEM IN A BASKET. WHEN I TRIED TO ASSIST HIM, ONE OF THE EVENTS STAFF TOLD ME I COULD NOT HELP HIM GATHER EGGS. NOT ALL DISABILITIES ARE VISIBLE. AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THIS HIGHLIGHT WHY INTENTIONAL INCLUSION MATTERS. THE CITY OF IRVINE SERVES AS AN INSPIRING MODEL. THEY ESTABLISHED THEIR DISABILITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN 1990 TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO COMMUNITY LIFE. THEIR DEPARTMENT OFFERS CLASSES, ACTIVITIES, RESOURCES, SUPPORT SERVICES, TRAININGS, AND TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATING WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN A CI A CITY INVESTS IN INCLUSION. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. PLEASE, THANK YOU. [00:35:01] IF I MAY ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS YOU WANNA SHARE, IF YOU WANT TO SO I CAN READ MORE. 'CAUSE I SAW YOU HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS NOTED THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUST, JUST AS A HEADS UP, OUR CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CURRENTLY DOES OFFER FANTASTIC PROGRAMS. IT'S BEEN RECOGNIZED COUNTYWIDE. AND JIM, CAN WE POSSIBLY LOOK IF THERE'S ANY FUNDING THROUGH THE KABOOM PROJECT TO MAYBE DO SOMETHING? I KNOW, UH, THE PARK OVER AT LOS L PARK IS GETTING TIRED AND MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT POSSIBLY WORKING WITH KABOOM, SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITIES THERE. SURE. WE CAN REACH OUT TO THEM. OR MAYBE EVEN MONTWOOD. WE LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND I CAN'T EVEN TAKE MY CHILD THERE BECAUSE THE CHILD WITH AUTISM USUALLY ELOPES, WHICH MEANS THEY RUN AWAY AND THEY LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IF, IF I MAY ASK A QUESTION TO THE CITY MANAGER, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT IS CLOSE TO A DISABILITY DEPARTMENT? WE, UH, CAN, CAN WE FINISH WITH THE, UH, THE COM PUBLIC COMMENTS? OH, SOUNDS GOOD. YES. HI, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS GISELLE VELA AND I RECENTLY DELIVER A PETITION TO THE CITY ASKING FOR A SENSORY FRIENDLY AND INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND IN LA HARA. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF A GROUP DEPART OF CHILDREN WITH DISABIL DISABILITIES. AND I, WE, WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL THAT THIS CONVERSATION HAS STARTED. WE WILL LOVE TO RECEIVE ANY UPDATES OF AS THE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE PROJECT IN A POSITIVE WAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? UH, COULD WE HOLD THAT CONVERSATION, UH, FOR COMP PUBLIC? UH, ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. COUNCIL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOU. I WILL NOW PROCEED [ CONSENT CALENDAR: Senate Bill 1439 ("SB 1439") amended Government Code Section 84308 to expand the regulation of campaign contributions in excess of $250 from donors involved in certain matters before the legislative body. If the donor has a matter pending before the agency, and the official received a campaign contribution from the donor in excess of $250 in the prior 12 months, the official must publicly disclose the contribution and cannot in any way participate in the decision of the matter. The donor also has a duty to disclose the contribution on the record. In the 12 months following the decision, a local official cannot receive campaign contributions in excess of $250 from a donor with an economic interest in the governmental decision. Public officials are encouraged to closely track all campaign contributions which collectively exceed $250 in any 12-month period from any single source. All matters on Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Councilmember, City staff member, or member of the audience requests separate action or removal of an item. Removed items will be considered following the Consent Calendar portion of this agenda. Public comment shall be limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes per item that has been removed for separate discussion, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature. ] TO 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 LOANED TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE. THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THE STAFF WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO, MADAM MAYOR, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD WISH REMOVED? NO. MADAM MAYOR, NOAM MAYOR, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE AN ITEM REMOVED? THANK YOU. I WILL CALL FOR ACTION. MADAM MAYOR. MADAM MAYOR ESPINOZA, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS LISTED. I'LL SECOND. WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW PROCEED [1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE 2025 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, EXISTING BUILDING, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS, WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AND ENERGY CODES; AND, THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE That the City Council: A. APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. CC 2025-__ ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 15 "BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION" OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 15.04, 15.05, 15.06, 15.07, 15.08, 15.12, 15.16, 15.32, 15.46 AND 15.68, BY ADOPTING THE 2025 EDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, EXISTING BUILDING, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS, AND ENERGY CODES; AND, THE 2025 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE CODE AND 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE; and, B. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. CC 2025-__ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, SETTING FORTH FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO LOCAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CITY WHICH MAKE CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES NECESSARY TO THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, AND ELECTRICAL CODES, AND ITS APPENDICES.] TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO THERE ARE FOUR PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. UH, 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. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER ONE IS TITLED DUALLY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE 2025 ADDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL EXISTING BUILDING, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS, WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE AND ENERGY CODES. AND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT. YES. EXCUSE ME. CAN YOU HEAR ME JUST A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. THERE WE GO. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MIRANDA COLE CORONA. I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR WITH COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. EVERY THREE YEARS THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION COMPILES AND PUBLISHES THE ADOPTED THE ADOPTIONS, AMENDMENT AND REPEALS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS TO TITLE 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE. THE COMMISSION HAS ENACTED THE 2025 ADDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA [00:40:01] BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS WHILE LAND URBAN INTERFACE AND ENERGY CODES. THESE CODES ARE APPLICABLE TO ALL JURISDICTIONS STARTING JANUARY 1ST, 2026. LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ARE ALLOWED TO ADOPT THESE CODES BY REFERENCE WITH AMENDMENTS BASED ON LOCAL CLIMATIC, GEOLOGICAL AND TOPICAL CONDITIONS. THESE AMENDMENTS ARE DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATIONS WITH SURROUNDING JURISDICTIONS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT UPDATE TO THE 2025 BUILDING STANDARDS CODE IS THE INTRODUCTION OF THE CALIFORNIA WILD LAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE. THIS NEW CODE CONSOLIDATES AND REPLACES REGULATIONS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF PREVIOUS CODES, INCLUDING BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL AND FIRE CODES TO PROVIDE A UNIFORMED SET OF STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND WILDLIFE PRONE AREAS. THERE WAS A MAP THAT IS ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA REPORT THAT SHOWS THE AREAS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE WILD LAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE FOR THE CITY OF LAHABRA. ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS PERTAIN TO PERMITTED PLUMBING, ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS, FENCES AND WALLS, ROOFING MATERIALS, CONCRETE AND MASONRY FOUNDATION WALLS, SWIMMING POOL BARRIERS AND SMALL ELECTRICAL ALUMINUM WIRE INSTALLATIONS, WHICH MITIGATE LOCAL SAFETY CONCERNS RELATED TO FIRE HAZARDS AND SEISMIC CONDITIONS. AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, THE CITY COUNCIL SET A PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 20TH, 2025 AND AT THIS SUBJECT ORDINANCE FOR TONIGHT AND DIRECTED THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SAID PUBLIC HEARING. IF FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING, COUNSEL CHOOSES TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT ORDINANCE. A SECOND READING OF THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE WILL TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2025. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? NO MA'AM. NO MA'AM. MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MIRANDA. I WILL NOW OPEN IT TO PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THOSE WHO WOULD WISH TO SPEAK TO PROVIDE US WITH THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS. I WILL ASK THOSE WHO ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM TO PLEASE COME FORWARD. HI, MY NAME IS JUAN AVILA AGAIN. UM, I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S SAYING. IS THIS SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA IMPLEMENT TO UPGRADE EVERY HOME AND EVERYBODY IN HARBOR? THE SONY? THIS IS, THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT IT'S PRETTY MUCH MANDATED BY THE STATE THAT WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCES AND THINGS THAT THEY IMPLEMENT. SO HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THE RESIDENTS? WELL, SO STATE, THE STATE, UH, UPDATES THEIR BUILDING CODES EVERY FEW YEARS. AND ONCE THEY DO THAT, CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE OUR LOCAL BUILDING CODES TO MATCH WHAT THE STATE PUTS OUT. UM, THEY GENERALLY WILL AFFECT ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION OR IT COULD AFFECT PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN TO DO RENOVATIONS TO THEIR HOME. THEY'LL HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE NEW CODE, WHATEVER THE NEW CODE IS. OH, OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. SO IT'S FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, NEW CONSTRUCTION RENOVATIONS, ANYTHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE A PERMIT AND ON THE ZONING, I'M NOT QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ZONING, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE REZONING PARTS OF THE CITY? NO, UH, I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRE ZONE. THERE'S A FIRE ZONE MAP NOW THAT SHOWS CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE CITY AND WHAT'S CONSIDERED HIGH FIRE ZONES NOW. SO WE'RE LIKE ZONE 1, 2, 3 OR FOUR IN MIDDLE OF THE HARBOR. WHICH ZONE ARE WE ON? IT WOULDN'T BE ZONED LIKE THAT. WELL, THERE'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF ZONE. WELL I MEAN I HAVE ANOTHER PROPERTY ELSEWHERE WHERE I MANAGED AND THERE WAS THERE SAY THAT THE, UH, LIKE THE FIRES IN LA THE EACH COUNTER OR EACH SECTION OR WHATEVER ARE ALWAYS CATEGORIZE WHAT'S ZONE THEY ARE IN HIGH LOW FIRE, HAZARDOUS AREA. SO ARE YOU AWARE OF THAT? SO WE HAVE HIGH FIRE ZONE HAZARD ZONES IN LA HARBOR. NOW I THINK YOU'RE REFERRING TO A DIFFERENT ZONE, RIGHT? ZONING, UH, ZONING MAPPING. WHAT I'M SAYING IS BECAUSE IF YOU'RE SAYING THEY REZONING, I DO RECALL AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED WAY BACK. REMEMBER WHEN THE SAN BERNARDINO BIG SHOOTOUT WAS WHATEVER, UM, THERE HAPPENED TO BE, UM, A BIG, I WISH YOU WOULD, WHAT DO YOU CALL THOSE THINGS? THE ELECTRICAL, UH, WHAT DO YOU CALL THOSE THINGS? THOSE ROUNDING THAT LINES WHAT ELECTRICAL LINES? NO, THOSE BIG THICK, OOPS. TRANSFORMERS. THANK YOU. THAT THAT TURNAROUND AND SOMEBODY HIT IT OR SOMETHING AND IT JUST DROPPED. SO, AND IT'S BETWEEN LAS LOMAS AND IMP IMPERIAL HIGHWAY AND EUCLID. SO WHAT HAPPENED, I WAS CALLING 9 1 1 AND NOBODY RESPONDED AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME, WHICH I ACTUALLY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENTS EACH ONE 'CAUSE NOBODY SHOWED UP. AND YOU'RE SAYING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 'CAUSE I KNOW WE HAD ONE IN THE HARBOR, ONE UP THE HILL IN IDAHO, ONE IN, UH, HARBOR. SO IS THERE ANOTHER ONE THAT WE HAVE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HELP US WITHIN THE RADIUS? 'CAUSE WE'RE A SMALL CITY, SO IF I COULD MAKE A, A POINT OF ORDER. MADAM MAYOR, THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF [00:45:01] THE PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR THE PUBLIC TO ASK, UH, TO MAKE COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND NOT NECESSARILY TO ASK QUESTIONS. THOSE CAN BE ANSWERED IN ANOTHER FORM. I'M SAYING, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE GONNA BE SEW WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE. THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION. YES, THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND YOU COULD ANSWER ME LATER ON. THANK, BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN CALL 9 1 1. MS. AVI, IF YOU'D LIKE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO CALL CITY HALL AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR ALSO MIRANDA. THEY'D BE HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU. THANK YOU. AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ANYBODY IN OPPOSITION TO PLEASE COME FORWARD SEEING NONE. THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL ASK FOR QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION, OR ANY AND OR ACTION. OH, MRS. MAYOR MADAM MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, COUNCIL OF CITY OF LA HARBOR, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS, TITLE 15 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE LAHA ADMISSIBLE CODE CHAPTERS 15 0 4, 15 0 5 0 6, 0 7 0 8, UH, 12 16 32 46 AND 68 BY ADOPTING THE 2025 ADDITIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA BID BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL, UM, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL BUILDING, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS, AND ENERGIZING ENERGIZED ENERGY CODES. AND THE 2025 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE CODE AND 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE. AND FURTHER, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ADOPT A RESOLUTION CC 2025 DASH ENTITLED RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA, SETTLING FORTH FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO LOCAL CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CITY, WHICH MAKES CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES NECESSARY TO THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL AND ELECTRICAL CODES AS A, UH, APPEND APPEND . I WILL SECOND I GOTTA GO BACK TO SCHOOL APPENDIX. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER [2. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9.32 (NOISE CONTROL) OF TITLE 12 (PUBLIC PEACE AND WELFARE) OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO REGULATIONS ON NOISE 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, AMENDING CHAPTER 9.32 (NOISE CONTROL) OF TITLE 12 (PUBLIC PEACE AND WELFARE) OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO REGULATIONS ON NOISE.] TWO IS ENTITLED DUALLY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABER, CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER 9.32, NOISE CONTROL OF TITLE 12, PUBLIC PEACE AND WELFARE OF THE LA HABER MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO REGULATIONS ON NOISE. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. SUSAN KIM, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THIS ITEM IS A REQUEST TO CLEAN UP OUTDATED REFERENCES TO THE CITY OF THE HOPPERS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR NOISE VARIANCES. THESE REQUESTS COME UP FROM TIME TO TIME USUALLY RELATED TO BUSINESSES THAT REQUEST TO PERFORM NIGHTTIME CONSTRUCTION SO AS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THEIR DAYTIME OPERATIONS. TYPICALLY, I REVIEW THESE REQUESTS AND DENY THEM IF THEY HAVE THE LIKELIHOOD OF IMPACTING ADJACENT RESIDENTS. HOWEVER, THE CODE CURRENTLY REFERS TO OBSOLETE COUNTY OF ORANGE ORDINANCES AND GIVES VARIANCE AUTHORITY TO THE COUNTY'S NOISE VARIANCE BOARD, WHICH NO LONGER EXISTS. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD CLEAN UP THIS INCONSISTENCY CONSISTENCY TO REFLECT CURRENT PRACTICE AND ALLOW THE DIRECTOR'S DECISIONS TO BE APPEALED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. IN ADDITION, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE GIVES ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY'S NOISE REGULATIONS TO THE CITY'S CODE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTORS AND POLICE OFFICERS RATHER THAN THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. NO OTHER CHANGES ARE PROPOSED TO THIS SECTION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? PUBLIC COUNCIL? JUST ONE. UH, SUSAN, I I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE FOR THE PUBLIC OUT THERE THAT UH, THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT TARGETING, UH, THE, UH, THE EVERY, AS I CALL EVERYDAY WEEKEND, UH, HOUSE, PARTY, QUINCEANERA, RETIREMENT PARTY, THINGS OF THAT NATURE AT HOMES. CORRECT. THIS SECTION OF THE CODE PRETTY MUCH, UM, AFFECTS ONGOING NOISE VIOLATIONS, RIGHT? WHERE SPECIFIC ISSUES LIKE THAT, IF THERE'S, UM, AN A PARTY THAT'S OUT OF CONTROL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT IS SOMETHING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, WORKS ON WITH A DIFFERENT CODE SECTION THAT ACTUALLY IS OR SECTION RIGHT AFTER THIS ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM. NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC HEARING. I'D ASK FOR THOSE WHO ARE SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM TO PLEASE COME FORWARD, PROVIDE US WITH THEIR NAME AND THEIR ADDRESS AND THOSE IN OPPOSITION TO PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEE NONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL ASK FOR QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION, AND OR ACTION. UH, MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE FIRST READ OF ORDINANCE NUMBER CC 2 2 5 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER 9.32, NOISE CONTROL OF TITLE 12, PUBLIC PEACE AND WELFARE OF THE LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO REGULATIONS ON NOISE. I'LL SECOND. WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? [00:50:03] MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER [3. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONE CHANGE 25-0003 (ZC 25-0003) TO ADD CHAPTER 18.65 (SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS) TO TITLE 18 (ZONING) AND AMEND SECTION 18.04.030 (TERMS DEFINED) OF CHAPTER 18.04 (DEFINITIONS), SECTION 18.06.040 (LAND USES) OF CHAPTER 18.06 (ZONES ESTABLISHED – ZONING MAP BOUNDARIES AND LAND USES), AND SECTION 18.23.090 (SIGN REGULATIONS – TEMPORARY SIGNS) OF CHAPTER 18.23 (SIGN STANDARDS) OF TITLE 18 (ZONING) OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH CHAPTER 18.65 (SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS) 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 25-0003 (ZC 25-0003), TO ADD CHAPTER 18.65 (SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS) TO TITLE 18 (ZONING) AND AMENDING SECTION 18.04.030 (TERMS DEFINED) OF CHAPTER 18.04 (DEFINITIONS), SECTION 18.06.040 (LAND USES) OF CHAPTER 18.06 (ZONES ESTABLISHED – ZONING MAP BOUNDARIES AND LAND USES), AND SECTION 18.23.090 (SIGN REGULATIONS – TEMPORARY SIGNS) OF CHAPTER 18.23 (SIGN STANDARDS) OF TITLE 18 (ZONING) OF THE LA HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH CHAPTER 18.65 (SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS) AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15378(b)(5) AND 15061(b)(3) OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES.] THREE IS ENTITLED DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ZONE CHANGE 2 5 0 0 0 3 ZC TWO FIVE DASH THREE TO ADD CHAPTER 18.65. SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS TO TITLE 18 ZONING AND AMEND SECTION 18 0 4 3 TERMS DEFINED OF CHAPTER 18 FOUR DEFINITIONS SECTION 18 0 6 0 4 0 LAND USES OF CHAPTER 18.06 ZONES ESTABLISHED ZONING, MAP BOUNDARIES AND LAND USES. AND SECTION 18.2 3.090 SIGN REGULATIONS TEMPORARY SIGNS OF CHAPTER 18.23 SIGN STANDARDS OF TITLE 18 ZONING OF THE LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH CHAPTER 18.65. SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M SONYA LOUIE, PLANNING MANAGER, UH, HERE TO PRESENT YOU WITH ZONE CHANGE 25 DASH 0 0 0 3. NEXT SLIDE. PER THE CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTIONS, STAFF PREPARED THIS ZONE CHANGE, WHICH IS A PROPOSAL TO CODIFY REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS. FOR MANY YEARS, THE CITY HAS BEEN FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES FOR REVIEWING SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS. AND NOW STAFF HAS PUT TOGETHER A DRAFT ORDINANCE WHICH SIMPLY AIMS TO UPDATE THE CITY'S CODE BY CODIFYING WHAT THE CITY STAFF HAS ALREADY BEEN DOING AS FAR AS SPECIAL PERMIT, SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT REVIEW. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO DO SO THAT THE CITY MAY MORE READILY ENFORCE THESE REGULATIONS IF NONCOMPLIANCE ISSUES ARISE. ADDITIONALLY, AS STAFF WAS PREPARING THE ORDINANCE, WE DID ADD LANGUAGE WHICH WOULD ENABLE BUSINESSES TO PROMOTE MORE SMALL COMMUNITY EVENTS BY OFFERING A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS THAT MAY BE ISSUED DURING ANY, UH, GIVEN YEAR AS PROPOSED. THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT ORDINANCE IS SET TO BE ESTABLISHED AND A NEW CHAPTER, 18.65 OF THE LAHORE MUNICIPAL CODE. IN PREPARING THESE REGULATIONS, STAFF DID SOME RESEARCH OF OTHER NEARBY JURISDICTIONS AND MOST OF THE CITIES THAT WE FOUND, UH, ESPECIALLY EVENTS PERMITS, WERE MORE OFTEN SUBJECT TO DIRECTOR APPROVAL, WHICH COULD THEN BE APPEALED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. YOU CAN SEE HERE STAFF REVIEWED EVENT, SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT REGULATIONS FOR ANAHEIM BREA AND BUENO PARK STAFF HAD ALSO LOOKED AT THE CITIES OF FULLERTON GARDEN GROVE AND WHITTIER. WE FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE CITIES REQUIRE APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT REQUESTS. WHILE IN ADVANCE, APPLICATIONS ARE TYPICALLY REQUIRED ANYWHERE FROM A MINIMUM OF 10 TO 180 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT CLARIFY. LAHABRA HAS IDENTIFIED TWO TYPES OF SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS. THIS INCLUDES SMALL SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS AND LARGE SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS. SMALL SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS ARE THE MOST COMMONLY REQUESTED. SMALL SPECIAL EVENTS ARE PROPOSED TO BE SUBJECT TO MINISTERIAL REVIEW, WHICH IS USUALLY HANDLED ADMINISTRATIVE BY ADMINISTRATIVELY BY STAFF AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. WHEREAS LARGE SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS ARE PROPOSED TO BE SUBJECT TO DISCRETIONARY REVIEW. AND THIS MEANS LARGE EVENTS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO HAVE A GREATER IMPACT TO SURROUNDING PROPERTIES WILL BE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC NOTICING AND A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE PROPOSED SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT ORDINANCE WILL PRIMARILY APPLY TO TEMPORARY ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT APPLY TO INDOOR EVENTS, GARAGE AND OR YARD SALES FUNERAL PROCESSIONS FREE SPEECH ACTIVITIES PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT. AND IT WILL NOT APPLY TO EVENTS CONDUCTED BY A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL. [00:55:01] A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED FOR AN EVENT THAT IS SPONSORED OR CONDUCTED BY THE CITY. SO AS AN EXAMPLE, EVENTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA OR THE TAMALE FESTIVAL WILL STILL BE REVIEWED. BUT THE, THESE TYPES OF EVENTS WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH THE CITY'S COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS IT HAS BEEN FOR, UM, MANY YEARS IN THE PAST, COMMUNITY SERVICES HAS SUCCESSFULLY COORDINATED THESE ACTIVITIES WITH THE VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO MAKE SURE PROPER PERMITTING IS ACQUIRED. HERE'S JUST A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PROPOSED DEFINITION. FOR A LARGE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. A SPECIAL EVENT WOULD BE CONSIDERED LARGE IF IT INVOLVES 250 OR MORE ANTICIPATED ATTENDEES IF IT TAKES PLACE OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE DAYS OR MORE. AND IF IT REQUIRES THE USE OF MORE THAN 25% OF AVAILABLE ONSITE PARKING CLOSURE OF ONE OR MORE PUBLIC STREETS OR INVOLVES THE USE OF AN INFLATABLE LARGER THAN 200 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE PER THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION, THIS ORDINANCE STATES THE APPLICATION FOR LARGE SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS SHALL BE SUBMITTED 120 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DESIRED EVENT. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, LARGE SPECIAL EVENTS ARE PROPOSED TO BE SUBJECT TO DISCRETIONARY REVIEW OR PUBLIC HEARING REVIEW BY THE CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION. AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, NOTICES WOULD BE SENT INCLUDING AN INVITATION TO THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON ANY LARGE SPECIAL EVENT REQUEST. THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION ON A LARGE SPECIAL EVENT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO AN APPEAL PERIOD. IF AN APPEAL WERE MADE, IT WOULD THEN BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL. A SMALL EVENT, SMALL SPECIAL EVENT REQUEST. CAN YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE PLEASE? I THINK YOU GOT AHEAD OF YOURSELF. OH, I'M SORRY. A SMALL SPECIAL EVENT REQUEST IS PROPOSED TO BE HANDLED AS A MINISTERIAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. AGAIN, THIS MEANS SOMEONE CAN APPLY. STAFF WOULD REVIEW AND PROCESS THAT REQUEST ADMINISTRATIVELY IN AS LITTLE AS 10 WORKING DAYS OR LONGER. IF MULTIPLE PERMITS OR COMPLEXITIES THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL TIME, A SMALL SPECIAL EVENT MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CITY MANAGER AT THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. A SMALL SPECIAL EVENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DESIRED EVENT. WHEN REVIEWING SPECIAL EVENTS, THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY IS ASKED TO MAKE CERTAIN FINDINGS LISTED HERE. MAKING ALL OF THESE FINDINGS, WHETHER IT IS FOR SMALL AND OR LARGE EVENT, HELPS ENSURE THAT THESE SPECIAL EVENTS MEET THE GOAL OF BEING CONDUCTED SAFELY. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY LOOKING AT SITE CONDITIONS, VERIFYING SAFE VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, AND ENSURING ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS ARE BEING FOLLOWED. MOVING ALONG. THE CITY OF LAHABRA AS A MATTER OF PAST PRACTICE, HAS BEEN ALLOWING UP TO POR FOUR SPECIAL EVENTS PER YEAR WITH THIS NEW ORDINANCE, STAFF IS SUGGESTING GREATER FLEXIBILITY BY ALLOWING APPLICANTS THE OPTION TO HAVE UP TO 12 SPECIAL EVENTS PER YEAR, AS WELL AS LIMITING FOUR SPECIAL EVENTS FOR OUTDOOR SALES AND OFFERING APPLICANTS THE OPTION TO APPLY FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IF THEY WISH TO EXCEED EITHER OF THESE REQUIREMENTS. ON THIS SLIDE, HERE ARE THE CURRENT FEES THAT ARE BEING COLLECTED FOR BOTH SMALL AND LARGE SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS. YOU CAN ALSO SEE HERE A SHORT LIST OF THE TYPICAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WHEN SPECIAL EVENT REQUESTS ARE REVIEWED. WHILE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT REGULATIONS MAY BE FOUND IN CHAPTER 18.65, STAFF FOUND IT NECESSARY TO ALSO MAKE MINOR [01:00:01] REVISIONS TO ADDITIONAL CHAPTERS IN THE LA HARE MUNICIPAL CODE, ALL OF WHICH ARE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. BUT THIS INCLUDES REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 18.04 REGARDING DEFINITIONS FOR CLARITY. AND THIS ALSO INCLUDES MINOR REVISIONS TO THE CODE SECTIONS PERTAINING TO TEMPORARY SIGNAGE AND THE CITY'S LAND USE MATRIX IN ORDER TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF THIS ORDINANCE AND AS ALWAYS, STAFF IS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? THERE IS COUNCIL MEMBER AZARIAN SONIA, EVERYTHING LOOKS REALLY GOOD, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL AND THAT'S THAT THEY APPARENTLY MADE A CHANGE ON THE, UH, A WINDOW OF APPLICATION FROM, I BELIEVE IT'S, UH, UH, 90 DAYS FOR A LARGE EVENT, 45 DAYS FOR A SMALL EVENT TO 120 DAYS FOR THE LARGE AND 60 FOR THE SMALL. AND THERE'S ONE DISSENTING VOTE, BUT THAT WAS OTHERWISE PASSED BY THE COMMISSION ON A THREE TO ONE VOTE. MY QUESTION FOR YOU AND PERHAPS MS. KIM AS WELL, UH, PAST PRACTICE HAS BEEN THAT 90 45. SO I'D LIKE YOU TO TELL ME, UH, WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST PRACTICE WITH REGARD TO THAT. IS THERE ANY BENEFIT TO, TO EXTENDING THAT WINDOW OR DOES THE 90 45 WORK BEST YOU THINK FOR STAFF AND THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF EFFICIENCY AND PROCESSING THESE APPLICATIONS? AS I MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION THAT SUBMITTAL PERIOD TIME VARIES ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 180 DAYS. IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE THE ORIGINAL STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF 45 DAYS AND 90 DAYS FOR REVIEW. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THE COMMISSION'S DESIRE WAS TO HELP APPLICANTS ENSURE THEY MEET WITHIN A CERTAIN TIMEFRAME, THAT THEY CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED DURING THAT REVIEW PERIOD AND DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED IF THEY'RE UP AGAINST THE TIMELINE FOR THAT SPECIAL EVENT. WELL THAT, THAT SOUNDS OKAY, BUT I, I'M, I'M LOOKING FOR AN OPINION HERE. I'M LOOKING FOR GUIDANCE BECAUSE THIS HAS WORKED FOR MANY YEARS THE WAY THAT IT'S BEEN AND I'M JUST NOT SO SURE THAT THAT'S THE BEST AMENDMENT TO MAKE, UH, TO THE CODES AT THIS TIME. UNLESS YOU THINK IT'S A GREAT, UNLESS SOMEBODY STAFF THINKS IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD DO TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE APPLICANTS AND THERE'S NO DOWNSIDE FOR THE CITY. YOU, I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOMEBODY TELL ME THAT OTHERWISE I MIGHT BE PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO CONTINUE THE 90 45 PROCESS. MAY MAYBE I CAN ASK THE QUESTION DIFFERENTLY. DID STAFF RECOMMEND CHANGING THE TIMEFRAMES FROM 90 AND 45 TO SOMETHING LONGER? THAT WAS THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION? NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I ASKED. DID STAFF RECOMMEND THAT OR REQUEST THAT STAFF WAS RECOMMENDING THAT IN THE DRAFT JUDGE. OKAY. LEMME ASK IT DIFFERENTLY. WHEN STAFF PRESENTED THIS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, DID STAFF REQUEST CONSIDERATION FOR LONGER TIMEFRAMES OR THE ORIGINAL TIMEFRAMES? THE ORIGINAL TIMEFRAMES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO I, TO ANSWER MY QUESTION, I GUESS THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF WAS TO KEEP IT LIKE THAT? CORRECT. ALRIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU SONYA. SO YOU, OKAY. SO I, I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT LIKE THAT THEN IF THAT'S WHAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDING. YEAH, I KNOW I FEEL THAT WAY AS WELL, BUT I, WHEN THE TIME COMES AFTER DISCUSSION, IF THERE'S A MOTION, I'M LIKELY TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND, BUT I, YEAH, THAT, THAT'S COUNSEL'S DECISION. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT WASN'T A, A RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO CHANGE IT, BUT PLANNING COMMISSION FELT IMPORTANT TO CHANGE IT FOR THEIR REASONS. AND I'M NOT GOING TO NITPICK WHAT THEIR THOUGHT PROCESS WAS. NO, AND THERE'S AN OPPOSING VIEW ON THAT AS WELL. SURE. YEAH. WELL, I JUST DON'T WANNA CUT SHORT ANYBODY ELSE'S QUESTIONS IF SONIA, SO THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. SO, UM, YOU MENTIONED THAT EACH, UH, THIS WOULD BE BUSINESSES OR LOCATIONS THAT WOULD HAVE UP TO 12 SPECIAL EVENTS THAT THEY CAN HOLD PER YEAR. UM, HOW DO YOU ADJUDICATE, UM, SITUATIONS WHERE YOU HAVE A LOCATION THAT'S SPONSORING AN EVENT? LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE GROCERY OUTLET, UM, HERE IN LAHABRA DOES A LOT OF EVENTS MAYBE THAT ARE HOSTED BY THEM, BUT IT'S HELD BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UH, CAR SHOWS, UM, UH, JOB FAIRS AND THINGS LIKE, HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU SELECT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, FOR THAT EVENT? IS IT THE, IS IT THE PERSON THAT'S HOSTING THE EVENT OR IS IT THE PERSON THAT'S ACTUALLY HOLDING THE EVENT? THE PROPERTY OWNER SHOULD BE CONSENTING TO ALL APPLICATION REQUEST. I, I UNDERSTAND, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT AS FAR AS THE, THE LIMITATIONS OF HOW MANY EVENTS THEY CAN HOLD, IS IT, SO YOU'RE GONNA, THAT'S GONNA BE THE PROPERTY ITSELF? IT'S TO THE PROPERTY ITSELF. OKAY. YES. AND THEN, UM, YOU ALSO MENTIONED IN, UH, THE LISTING OF, UH, THE EXEMPTIONS. ARE THOSE THAT ARE FUNERAL PROCESSIONS CONDUCTED BY LICENSED MORTUARY FUNERAL HOMES? UH, WAS THAT FOR LARGE OR SMALL EVENTS OR IS THAT JUST LARGE EVENTS FOR BOTH. OKAY. SO, UM, [01:05:01] THINKING ABOUT THIS JUST FROM A CULTURAL STANDPOINT, UM, YOU HAVE FAMILIES THAT, UM, THEIR RELIGION MAY BE TO HAVE A WAKE AT THE HOME, WHICH THEY MAY HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THE RESIDENCE. HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU ADJUDICATE THAT? UM, HOW DO YOU CONSIDER THAT? IS THAT A CONSIDERED AN EVENT OR IS, IS THAT REQUIRED? REQUIRED TO BE, UH, HAVE A PERMIT BE PULLED OR UNDER THE EXEMPTIONS EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE INDOORS ENTIRELY ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REVIEW. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS. NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SONYA. I WILL NOW, I'M SORRY. I JUST SAID THANK YOU, SONYA, BUT IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE CALLING FOR ACTION, I, I I'M JUMPING ON THE MOTION. I'M OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING. OH, THE PUBLIC COMMENT. YEAH. AFTER THAT I'LL MAKE MY MOTION, UH, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS IN OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT TO PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. AND NOW SEEING THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. OH, HOLD ON, HOLD ON AGAIN. HI, UH, MY NAME IS CHILA PATEL, A HUNDRED PERCENT CHIROPRACTIC. I WAS THE ONE WHO QUESTIONED ABOUT THE TIMING, UH, DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. AND THE REASON BEING THAT THERE ARE TIMES THAT AS A BUSINESS OWNER OR YOU KNOW, WHO'S, UH, WHO'S HOLDING AN EVENT HAS TO RUN, RUN BACK AND FORTH TO THE CITY MEETING, I MEAN, UH, TO THE CITY HALL JUST TO MAKE SURE THE PERMIT IS, IS GIVEN. UH, AND, AND IT WAS ALWAYS THIS LAST MOMENT, WE GET THE APPROVAL AND, AND WE, THE REASON FOR ASKING FOR LONGER TIME IS TO AVOID THAT, UH, SITUATION COME UP, YOU KNOW, A PERSON TAKE OFF AND THAT THROWS OFF ANOTHER WHOLE WEEK. UH, 45 DAYS, UH, IS A GOOD TIMING, BUT 60 COULD BE BETTER. I GUESS ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF IS THE TIME LIMITS IN THE ORDINANCE THE MINIMUM TIME? YES. SO THEN IF A BUSINESS WANTED TO APPLY, BE LONGER THAN THAT MINIMUM, THAT'S OKAY. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL, THAT HELPS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. UH, THEN I WILL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL ASK FOR COUNSEL QUESTION, DISCUSSION OR INTERACTION FAIR? ALRIGHT. YES, I WILL, I WILL INSERT THIS LANGUAGE AT THE END, BUT, UH, FOR NOW, I'LL, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER CC 2025 ENTITLED IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, CALIFORNIA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE, 25 DASH ZERO THREE CC 25 TRIPLE ZERO THREE TO ADD CHAPTER 18.65, SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS TO TITLE 18 ZONING AND AMENDING SECTION 18 0 4 0 3 0 TERMS DEFINED OF CHAPTER 1804 DEFINITION SECTION 18 0 6 0 4, LAND USES OF CHAPTER 1806 ZONES, UH, ZONES ESTABLISHED ZONING, MAP BOUNDARIES AND LAND USES. AND SECTION 18 23 0 9 SIGN REGULATIONS, TEMPORARY SIGNS OF CHAPTER 1823 SIGN STANDARDS OF TITLE 18 ZONING OF THE LAW, MUNICIPAL CODE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH CHAPTER 1865 SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT CQA PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 3 78, SUB B SUB FIVE AND 15 6 1 SUB B SUB THREE OF THE SE QA GUIDELINES WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION THAT THE TIME WINDOWS FOR THE APPLICATION FOR LARGE EVENTS BE MAINTAINED AT THE, UH, CURRENT, AT THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS. AND THE, UH, WINDOW FOR APPLICATION FOR SMALL EVENTS BE MAINTAINED AT THE PREVIOUS, UH, UH, TIME OF, UH, 45 DAYS SECOND. AND COUNCIL MEMBER NICKER, THAT'S AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE, NOT A RESOLUTION, IF THAT'S THE CORRECT WORD. YES. YES. THANK, I'LL SECOND. SECOND. THAT PER, UH, I'M SORRY, MAYOR PER MADANO. SECONDED. YES. THANK YOU. UH, WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MADAM MAYOR, IF I CAN ON, ON THAT, I, I JUST WANNA MAKE CLEAR, UH, MR. PATEL, GREAT POINT. UH, BUT YOU ACTUALLY, YOU, YOU, WITH, WITH THIS, YOU HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME. SO IF YOU WANTED TO DO IT, UH, OUTSIDE OF 45 DAYS, UH, 60 DAYS, 120 DAYS AHEAD OF TIME, YOU HAVE ALL THAT TIME. UM, IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T LIMIT YOU OKAY. IS WHAT WE'RE SAYING. YEAH. IT'S NOT POINT FOOT 50 DAYS AHEAD. YEAH. YES. THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE FOURTH AND FINAL PUBLIC [4. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 8.04.340 (C) “MULCH” RELATING TO PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF MULCH PER SENATE BILL 1383, ASSEMBLY BILL 2902, AND ASSEMBLY BILL 2346 That the City Council APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. CC 2025-__ ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 8.04.340 (C) “MULCH” RELATING TO PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF MULCH PER SENATE BILL 1383, ASSEMBLY BILL 2902, AND ASSEMBLY BILL 2346.] HEARING ITEM IS TITLED DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 8.0 4.340 C MULCH RELATING TO PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF MULCH PER SENATE BILL 1 3 8 3, ASSEMBLY BILL 2 9 0 2, AND ASSEMBLY BILL [01:10:01] 2, 3, 4, 6. DO YOU WORK FOR US ? I DON'T REMEMBER THAT MEETING. , COULD WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT, PLEASE? CERTAINLY. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. I'M JEFF HENDERSON, SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING, WE'RE GONNA BE DISCUSSING THE PROPOSED MULCH ORDINANCE. THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF RECYCLING LAWS THAT THE STATE HAS PASSED IN RECENT YEARS. SB 1383, WHICH PASSED IN 2016, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SO FAR. IT MANDATED ORGANICS, RECYCLING, FOOD DONATION PROGRAMS, PROCUREMENT, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS. CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PROCURE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ORGANIC TONS PER YEAR. THIS CAN BE IN THE FORM OF PHYSICAL COMPOST OR MULCH, OR IT CAN BE CREDITS FOR ELECTRICITY AND RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS THAT COMES FOR ORGANIC BIO WASTE. PREVIOUSLY, THE LAW, WELL UNDER 1383, THE LAW WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CITY OF LAHABRA TO OBTAIN CREDIT FOR MULCH THAT CAME FROM TREES CUT BY OUR CONTRACTORS, SO THEY WOULDN'T ALLOW US TO TAKE CREDIT PROCUREMENT CREDIT FOR THAT. BUT IN 2024, THE STA THE STATE PASSED ADDITIONAL LAWS AB 29 0 2 AND AB 2346. THIS REDUCED THE STRINGENCY OF THE PREVIOUS PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS. SO THROUGH THOSE NEW LAWS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO OBTAIN PEER PROCUREMENT CREDIT, BUT WE WOULD BE CAPPED AT 10% OF OUR PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT. TO SECURE THAT OPTION, THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO PASS A RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE REFERENCING WHERE THE MULCH CAN BE PRODUCED AND THAT THE MULCH MUST MEET SPECIFIC SAFETY REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR CONTAMINATION AND PATHOGENS. COUNSEL ALREADY PASSED A RESOLUTION ON AUGUST 18TH, 2025, BUT WE ARE ALSO SUBMITTING THIS ORDINANCE SO IT CAN BE CODIFIED IN THE CITY CODE. THIS CODE WILL PROVIDE STAFF ANOTHER TOOL TO ENABLE PROCUREMENT OF MULCH FROM CITY CONTRACTORS IF NEEDED. CITY STAFF CURRENTLY HAS SEVERAL OPTIONS WITH REGARDS TO PROCUREMENT AND MAY OR NOT, MAY OR MAY NOT USE THIS MULCH OPTION, WHICH WOULD DEPEND ON COST, TIMING, AND AVAILABILITY. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HENDERSON? YES, COUNCIL MEMBER. UH, I, I, I, MAYBE NOT FOR MR. HENSON, BUT, BUT MAYBE FOR, UH, JIM. I, I, SO I, I, I KNOW THAT CRR DOES HELPS US, HELPS US TREMENDOUSLY WITH, UM, GIVING SOME OF OUR MULCH TO OUR RESIDENTS DURING, I BELIEVE TWO EVENTS A YEAR. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A, A STASH OR A LOCATION LOCATED AT ONE OF OUR PARKS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT ELSE THAT THE RESIDENTS CAN DO TO HELP US BE ABLE TO, UM, UH, EXPEL A LOT OF OUR MULCH SO WE, THAT WAY WE CAN REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE OTHER THAN THE STASH THAT WE HAVE HERE OVER BY ESTELLA PARK? I'D ASK JEFF TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. JEFF, DO YOU KNOW ANY OTHER, UM, OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR RESIDENTS TO HELP US MEET THESE MULCH USE TARGETS? THE RESIDENTS, REALLY, IT'S ONLY THE CITIES THAT CAN GET CREDIT FOR THE MULCH. THE RESIDENTS HAVE NO EFFECT ON IT, WHETHER THEY BUY MULCH OR TAKE IT FROM ANYWHERE. YEAH, THEY DON'T GET CREDIT. I MEAN, I GUESS IF WE HAD, WE DO HAVE A COMPOST PILE UP AT LOMA NORTE, RIGHT? IF THEY WERE TO USE THAT MORE, THEN WE WOULD PROBABLY GET CLOSER TO OUR TARGET. RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT BEING USED THAT MUCH. IT'S KIND OF A, IT'S NOT THE BEST LOCATION. YEAH. BUT, UM, WELL, I, FOR ME, I, I, I DON'T THINK A LOT OF RESIDENTS ARE EVEN AWARE THAT IT'S EVEN UP THERE. UM, SO I'M LOOKING FOR THE WIN-WIN IN THIS WHILE WE HAVE TO MEET SOME COMPLIANCE STANDARD WITH NOW THE STATE POLICING MULCH, UM, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT THE RESIDENTS CAN HELP US. I MEAN, I, I DO A LOT OF GARDENING. MY WIFE DOES GARDENING. WE SOMETIMES GO TO HOME DEPOT WITHOUT EVEN THINKING, HEY, THERE'S FREE MOOCH RIGHT UP THE HILL OVER HERE THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GRAB. SO, UM, MY THOUGHTS IS MAYBE WE CAN PROBABLY DO A LITTLE BIT OF CAMPAIGNING, A LITTLE BIT OF MARKETING TO INFORM OUR RESIDENTS THAT IT'S THERE. IF IT'S, IF IT'S BEING UNDERUTILIZED, I MEAN, IT'S FREE. UM, AND THERE'S PLENTY OF PEOPLE IN OUR CITY THAT ARE, ARE GARDENING. AND THEN WE ALSO NOW HAVE OUR NEW GARDEN, UH, OVER AT OUR NEW PARK OVER HERE. AND SO IT'D BE GREAT TO MAYBE PICK UP SOME FROM THERE AND U UTILIZE THAT AT OUR PARK. SO, YEAH, THE, UH, THE COMPOST BS ALMOST EMPTY, SO WE'RE GONNA BE GETTING ANOTHER SHIPMENT IN. SO WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK, PEOPLE SHOULD HEAD UP THERE AND USE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK, THANK YOU. I WILL NOW OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ASK ANYONE WHO WOULD WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM [01:15:01] TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND PROVIDE US WITH YOUR NAME AND THEIR ADDRESS. SEE, NONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL CALL FOR QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION AND INTERACTION. MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE, UH, NUMBER CC 2025 DASH ENTITLED ORDINANCE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 8.0 4.34 C MULCH RELATING TO PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF MULCH PER SENATE BILL EIGHT, UH, 1383, ASSEMBLY BILL BILL 29 0 2, AND ASSEMBLY BILL 2346. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. UH, WOULD THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? COUNCIL MEMBER LAMBKIN, GET THAT MULCH MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE WILL [ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:] NOW MOVE TO THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR. WE HAVE FOLLOWING HOME DECORATING CONTEST, 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. JOINED THE CITY OF LA HARBOR FOR A DAY TRIP TO THE DU ART FESTIVAL IN LAGUNA BEACH ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH. COST IS $60 PER PERSON. THE LA HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE. COME DRESSED IN YOUR SPOOKIEST COSTUME FOR THE LA HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25TH FROM 10:00 AM UNTIL 2:00 PM THERE WILL BE A TRICK OR TREATING AND HAUNTED JAIL TOUR, AND A MOTORCYCLE AND CANINE DEMONSTRATION. WE HAVE A MINI MONSTERS BASH. JOIN THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF LA HARBOR FOR ITS MINI MONSTERS BASH ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 25TH FROM 5:00 PM TO 8:00 PM COME DRESSED IN COSTUME FOR STEM ACTIVITIES, DRESS CONTESTS, GAMES, CRAFTS, AND MORE. WE HAVE ON OCTOBER THE 26TH, A SENIOR DANCE THAT WILL BE HELD AGAIN. NEXT, I WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER THE 26TH FROM 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM AT THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY CENTER. ENJOY LIVE MUSIC, RAFFLES, DANCING, AND DINNER. CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF THE UPCOMING VETERANS DAY. HOLIDAY. CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, AND RESUME REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 12TH. WE HAVE OUR VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION THIS YEAR. THE VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD AT THE COLEMAN CENTER OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH CATHOLIC CHURCH ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH. PLEASE JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE AND HONOR OUR VETERANS COMMISSION MEETINGS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON THE MEETS ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER. AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION MEETS ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AS WELL. WATER CONSERVATION, PLEASE, UH, MAKE YOUR EFFORT TO STILL, UH, WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE STILL ENFORCED AND CALIFORNIANS ARE STILL BEING ASKED TO CONSERVE WATER. I WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. UM, CONSIDER THERE ARE, THERE ARE NO CONSIDERATION ITEMS. THE, UM, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? NO, MADAM MAYOR, I WILL GO WITH COUNCIL MEMBER [ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:] DARREN NAZARIAN. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. WE'VE GOT TO BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A BIG, HUGE HARDY CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER DELWIN LAMPKIN ON THE SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY OF THAT BEAUTIFUL BOUNCING BABY BOY. CONGRATULATIONS. A ZL, AM I SAYING THAT CORRECTLY? AZI L AZI L, YES, SIR. OKAY. I'LL GET THAT DOWN EVENTUALLY. BUT THE BIGGEST CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND MELODY. VERY EXCITING, EXHAUSTING TIME. I'M SURE. SO HERE'S OUR HOPES FOR, UH, SOME HIGHER QUALITY REST IN THE NEAR FUTURE. YEAH. IN THE FAR FUTURE. PROBABLY FAR FUTURE, PERHAPS. RIGHT. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE, FOR THE HOPE . WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, SIR. I, THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE SWEARING AND A THREE BRAND NEW LA HABER POLICE OFFICERS ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH. UM, ME AND MAYOR ESPINOSA WERE THERE TO WELCOME THE NEWEST OFFICERS, OFFICERS, WEBSTER, FAGUNDES AND GUZMAN. WELL, THEY'RE ALL GRADUATES OF RIO HONDA POLICE ACADEMY, WHICH IS MY ALMA MATER AS WELL. I THINK THEY'RE CLASS TWO 18. IS THAT CORRECT, CHIEF? RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS CLASS 71. SO JUST RIGHT BEHIND THEM, BASICALLY. YEAH. BUT THESE LOOK LIKE GREAT GUYS, AND HERE'S ALL OF OUR WISHES FOR A VERY LONG, UH, SATISFYING AND SAFE CAREER, HOPEFULLY ALL WITH LA HABER PD. THAT WAS GREAT. UH, I WANNA TOUCH QUICKLY UPON THE, UH, FLOODING ISSUES BEHIND TERRAZA THAT MADE THE, UH, LOCAL NEWS AND IT'S MADE, UH, LOCAL NEWS STORIES. UH, I JUST WANT TO REEMPHASIZE AGAIN, AND I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, THAT THIS ISSUE STEMS FROM DEFICIENCIES [01:20:01] IN THE DRAINAGE ON UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD PROPERTY BEHIND THESE HOUSES. AND IT'S BEEN KIND OF A LONGSTANDING ISSUE THAT CONSTITUENTS HAVE BEEN TALKING TO ME ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO, REALLY. AND IT'S AN INTRACTABLE DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO SOLVE BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS PROPERTY'S NOT OWNED BY THE CITY. UH, UNION PACIFIC IS TYPICALLY VERY RETICENT TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES, AND WE'VE GOT LONGSTANDING, LONGSTANDING CHALLENGES DEALING WITH THEM THIS TIME. HOWEVER, UNION PACIFIC INDICATES, FROM WHAT I'VE LEARNED TONIGHT, THAT THEY DO INTEND TO SEND OUT A, UH, CRACK ENGINEERING TEAM TO HOPEFULLY FINALLY FIX THE DRAINAGE RELATED ISSUES THAT CAUSE THAT OVERFLOW. AND A LOT OF FOLKS SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, ONE GENTLEMAN SAID ON TV NEWS, I DON'T CARE WHO OWNS THAT PROPERTY. I LIVE IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA, AND I WANT LAHABRA, I EXPECT LAHABRA TO HELP. UM, HE'S ENTIRELY JUSTIFIED TO FEEL THAT WAY. AND ALL OF US ARE CRUST FALLEN, IF NOT HEARTBROKEN, TO SEE THE LEVEL OF DAMAGE THIS WATER CAUSED IN THEIR BACKYARDS, FILLING UP SWIMMING POOLS AND DOING A LOT, A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. SO AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ADDRESS. THAT'S NOT CITY PROPERTY, WHAT WE SPEND A HARBOR TAXPAYER DOLLARS ON, AND STILL MAINTAIN THE ESSENTIAL COMPASSIONATE NATURE OF OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW, KNOW THAT PUBLIC WORKS DID GO OUT THERE, UH, DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT'S RAILROAD PROPERTY AND OFFERED ASSISTANCE TO THESE FOLKS, OUR PUBLIC WORKS GREW AND OFFERS WERE TENDERED TO, TO FOUR DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLDS. ONE DECLINED, THREE OTHERS ACCEPTED. SO OUR CITY CREWS, UH, WENT OUT THERE AND ASSISTED WITH THE CLEANUP AND, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN SHORT TERM, WHILE LONG TERM, ENSURING THAT THE RAILROAD FIXES THEIR PROPERTY. SO THIS STUFF DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. SO I, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE FINAL THING I WANTED TO MENTION TONIGHT IS THAT WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT WHAT WE CALL SENSORY FRIENDLY AMENITIES IN OUR PARKS, GIGI. RIGHT? ALRIGHT. WE, WE CONVERSE BACK AND FORTH ON THIS. EVIDENTLY THERE'S A PETITION TO WHICH IS, WHICH IS FINE. YOU'RE GATHERING SUPPORT FOR THE CONCEPT OF, OF INCLUDING DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED AND OTHERWISE SENSORY DEPRIVED KIDS IN CERTAIN WAYS IN THE CITY THAT'S BEEN DUPLICATED IN MANY OTHER CITIES. UH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE SOME AMENITIES RIGHT NOW AS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ MENTIONED THERE'S PROGRAMS AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CORRECT. THAT, INCORPORATE THAT. BUT NONETHELESS, I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE DEFICIENT IN THAT REGARD BECAUSE I THINK THE CONCEPT IS A BEAUTIFUL ONE AND IT'S A GREAT ONE. SO IN CLOSING HERE, I'D LIKE TO ASK IF THERE'S ANY INTEREST, UH, IN THE FORM OF A SECOND FOR A STAFF REPORT ON WHAT WE'VE GOT NOW, WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THAT'S CONSIDERED SENSORY FRIENDLY IN ONE OR MORE OF OUR PARKS IN THE FUTURE. AND THEN BUDGET, ALLOWING, SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO IN THAT REGARD. I'LL SECOND. I, YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT, BUT ALSO, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY MENTIONED THE BUDGETING OF IT, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE BUDGET WISE FOR US? THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID. YEAH. LOOKING AT THE FUNDING SOURCES AT POINT. GOTCHA. AND THE REASON WHY I ADD THAT IS JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE COMPARISON WAS GIVEN TO CITY OF IRVINE AND IRVINE IS HUGE. THEY HAVE A RIGHT. THEIR, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR REVENUE IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN OURS. WE HAVE A MUCH SMALLER REVENUE. SO, YEAH, NO, YEAH. BUDGET NOTWITHSTANDING, WE HAD TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, BUT LET'S FIND OUT WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT'S POSSIBLE. THAT'S I'LL, I'LL SECOND THAT. ALRIGHT, WE GOT THREE SECONDS, SO THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN THE FINAL LAST THING IS, HAPPY HALLOWEEN, MAY IT BE SAFE AND FUN. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN MAYOR. PRO MADANO, UH, DITTO ON THE, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO DELL AND MELODY. THANK YOU. UH, CONGRATULATIONS. AND, UH, THE MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS ARE GONNA BE WORTH IT IN THE END. TRUST ME WHEN I TELL YOU THAT. AND, UH, IT'S A MARATHON. IT'S NOT A RACE. ENJOY IT. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING YOU COULD EVER DO IS BE A PARENT. SO CONGRATS. VERY HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS. VERY HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS. UH, AND, UH, JUST WANTED TO MENTION, UH, ATTENDED, UH, NICO SUSHI CHEF'S, UH, RIBBON CUTTING THIS PAST WEEKEND. WHAT A GREAT EVENT AND WHAT A GREAT STORY TO HEAR OF BOTH, UH, OF BOTH CHEFS AND OWNERS OF THE, OF THE RESTAURANT, LA HABER RESIDENTS, UH, LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM. UH, IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE THAT HERE IN LAHABRA. UH, THEY, UH, THEY WEREN'T, UH, ORIGINALLY CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY. THEY ARE NOW. AND, UH, THEY'VE WORKED LONG AND HARD, UH, AND, UH, JUST ANOTHER TESTAMENT TO WHAT IT IS TO HAVE AND TO LIVE AND TO HAVE THAT AMERICAN DREAM AND OPEN UP YOUR OWN BUSINESS IN A CITY LIKE LAHABRA. SO, KUDOS TO THEM. KUDOS TO OUR, UH, OUR COLLEAGUE, UH, COUNCILMAN GOMEZ FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. THANK YOU, UH, FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD. I HADN'T MET, UH, EITHER THE BOTH GENTLEMEN BEFORE THAT FORMALLY, UH, AND, UH, IT WAS A PLEASURE TALKING TO THEIR FAMILIES AND HOW PROUD THEIR FAMILIES ARE OF THE, OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SO, YEAH, I, I WANT TO MENTION ALSO, THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TO THAT YOUNG MAN, THE CAPITOL POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO GREW UP IN OUR TOWN. YOU SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH HIM. APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH. AND THAT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER ONE OF THE GOOD STORIES OF, UH, OF, UH, IS IT, UH, SAL OR CAESAR'S SON? YEAH. UH, WHO, UH, WHO IS, UH, TWIN, UH, ABOUT 25 YEARS OLD, UH, A UH, FORMER MARINE AND NOW A, UH, POLICE OFFICER AT THE, UH, UNITED STATES CAPITOL. HOW PROUD HE WAS. AND, UH, SPOKE TO HIM FOR A MINUTE. AND HE, HE WAS JUST ASKING ME A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHAT HAVE YOU, AND POSSIBLY COMING BACK TO CALIFORNIA AT SOME POINT, HOPEFULLY TO SERVE IN THE, UH, IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO, WHAT A GREAT STORY. [01:25:01] LOVE HEARING IT, LOVE SEEING IT. THAT'S IT FOR ME. COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ? YEAH, AGAIN, NICO SUSHI. WHAT A FANTASTIC EVENT. THEY WORKED AT NICO NICO FOR 25 YEARS, AND THEN WERE EMPLOYEES, AND IT WENT AHEAD AND OPENED UP, UH, THEIR OWN BUSINESS, UH, JEFF HENDERSON OUT THERE. GREAT JOB, YOU AND ELIAS. UH, OVER THE WEEKEND, THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WEIGHTS EVENT, I WASN'T ABLE TO STAY AS LONG AS I LIKE TO. I HAD TO GET TO THIS RIBBON CUTTING EVENT. BUT THANK YOU, UH, AS ALWAYS, A LOT OF HAPPY, UH, FACES ON, UH, ON PEOPLE'S FACES OUT THERE GOING OUT THERE. AND JEFF, I KNOW ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, YOU CAME TO THE MEETING HERE AND I SAID, WHO IS THIS GUY? I HAD NOT, BUT YOU'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB OVER THERE. AND, AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. UH, I WANNA THANK THE WOMEN'S CLUB. THEY DID, UH, SPONSORED A GREAT, UM, QUARTER MANIA EVENT, AND, UH, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE 31 MILE WALK. I DIDN'T WALK, BUT I WENT TO THE CLOSING CEREMONIES. AND, UH, MANY OF OUR VETERANS FROM, UH, AMERICAN LEGION WENT OUT. THEY WALKED FROM CHINO ALL THE WAY TO MONTEBELLO. SO I WENT TO THE CLOSING CEREMONIES AND MONTEBELLO. AND WHEN I WENT THERE, MAN, EVERYBODY KNEW AND WAS ASKING ABOUT STEVE SIMONIAN. EVERYBODY KNEW WHO THE GUY WAS, AND HE'S LIKE A ROCK STAR OVER THERE. THAT WAS FANTASTIC. UH, MYSELF AND ROSA SPINOZA ATTENDED THE WOMEN IN BUSINESS MEETUP EVENT. THAT WAS FANTASTIC. AND TODAY I ATTENDED A VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY OF MISS JENNY HARROW, UH, MYSELF AND OUR MAYOR DOES DO KNOW HER. AND AFTER THE MEETING, UH, HER DAUGHTER, CYNTHIA. CYNTHIA, YOU WENT AWAY WITH US, UH, STAY AFTER THE MEETING. WE WANTED TO DO A PHOTO OP WITH THERE OF US. SHE TURNED 74 YEARS OLD, HER MOM, AND SHE'S A CANCER SURVIVOR. I KNOW DR. UH, BUCK BUCKHORN HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB TO, TO RESTORE HER HEALTH. I'VE KNOWN YOUR MOM ALL HER LIFE. UH, SHE WAS, UH, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BY MY GRANDPARENTS, A COUPLE HOUSES DOWN. SO WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID, UH, YOUR, YOUR MOM WAS LIKE IN HER TWENTIES, AND I GOT TO KNOW YOUR MOM. SO, UH, IT WAS AN HONOR FOR ME TO GO OUT THERE. AND I KNOW YOU HAD SOME, UH, CHANNEL NINE I BELIEVE WAS OUT THERE TODAY, SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. UH, ON A YES. CANCER SURVIVOR. UH, ON A FINAL NOTE, I'D LIKE TO, UH, ADJOURN TONIGHT IN MEMORY OF JESUS LOPEZ. THIS IS, UH, THE FATHER OF, UH, KENYA, OUR ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, ALTHOUGH I NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO MEET HIM, UH, JUDGING ON THE DAUGHTER THAT SHE IS AND THE WONDERFUL JOB THAT SHE DOES HERE, HER CHARACTER, HER WORTH ETHIC, UH, I IMAGINE HE WAS A TREMENDOUS MAN. AND OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY, KENYA, UH, AT THIS TIME. SO, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF JESUS LOPEZ, WHO'S, UH, KENYA'S FATHER WHO, UH, SADLY PASSED AWAY. AND ONE OTHER ITEM I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF, UH, GLEN ALLISON, UH, MANY OF YOU WHO EVER GONE TO 300 BOWL, HE'S THE ONLY MAN OVER THERE WHO BOWLED A PERFECT GAME THREE TIMES IN A ROW OVER THERE, THE 900 SERIES. UM, HE'S, HE'S A, HE'S A JUST A, A TREMENDOUS GUY OVER THERE. AND, UH, THERE WAS SOME CONTROVERSY BECAUSE OF THE OIL ON THE LANE AND STUFF, SO THEY DIDN'T WANNA RECOGNIZE IT, BUT THEY GOT IT ON TAPE HIM BOWLING THE PERFECT SERIES. AND EVERYBODY AT 300 BOWL KNOWS GLEN ALLISON. HE WAS ONE OF OUR LEGENDS AND LEGACY AWARD WINNERS, UH, WITH THE CITY OF LA HARBOR. SO, DALE, CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. THANK YOU. UH, UH, I COULD TELL LUCKY YOU GOT THAT LITTLE GRUBBY GOING ON THERE, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR WIFE AND MANY, MANY BLESSINGS, UH, TO YOUR SON. AND, AND I WISH ALL OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY NOTHING BUT THE BEST. CONGRATULATIONS. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. COUNCIL MEMBER LAKIN. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. SO, UH, I, I WANNA FIRST THANK THE, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING AND EXPRESSING A VERY ELOQUENT MESSAGE OF UNITY. UM, YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO LOOK AT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR CITY MOTTO, AS YOU KNOW, A CARING COMMUNITY. PART OF THAT IS I LOOK AT IT LIKE A FAMILY, AND WE'RE NOT ALWAYS MEANT TO, UH, GET ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS. WE'RE NOT ALWAYS GONNA LIKE THE DECISIONS THAT ALL OF THEM MAKE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE STILL FAMILY. AND SO TO SEE THEM COME AND EXPRESS A, A, A SENSE OF UNITY IN WANTING TO, UH, UH, TO, TO MEND THOSE FENCES IN WHATEVER CIRCUMSTANCES OR WHATEVER CHALLENGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE YEARS. AND, AND I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK TO HIM BECAUSE I WASN'T HERE AT THE TIME, OR I WAS HERE AS A RESIDENT, BUT NOT INVOLVED IN THE POLITICS OF THE COMMUNITY. UM, I JUST APPRECIATE THAT, THAT OUTREACH, YOU KNOW, AND, AND IT TAKES, UM, UH, BOTH SIDES TO COME TO, UH, UH, A BIT OF UNITY TOGETHER TO COME TOGETHER AND, AND, AND, AND, AND MAINTAIN THAT, THAT CARING COMMUNITY. PART OF THAT CARING COMMUNITY IS WE OUGHT TO KNOW WHEN WE DISAGREE AND KNOW WHEN WE AGREE. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE ALL TRYING TO CARRY THE SAME MISSION, WHICH IS SUPPORT OUR BUSINESSES. SO, THANK YOU. UM, OUR NEXT WANNA THANK, UH, OR, UH, WELCOME AND CONGRATULATE OUR THREE NEWEST, UH, LAHARA POLICE OFFICERS, UH, [01:30:01] EZ WEBSTER AND GUZMAN, BUT ALSO, UM, AND I, AND IT WAS A MISS FOR ME. UM, I STILL HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN ABOUT THEM, BUT I STILL WANNA MEET WITH THEM AT SOME POINT. UH, OFFICER KOOL, UH, WHO WAS A TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER AGENCY, AND, UH, OFFICER DE UH, DEROY. UH, SO WELCOME TO OUR CITY. UH, YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY. UH, COMMUNITY POLICING IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT HERE BECAUSE FOR THE MOST PART, PEOPLE KNOW THEIR OFFICERS HERE, WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING THAT EVERY CITY CAN, UH, CAN SAY. UM, I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CITY AS A WHOLE, IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR BEING SO RESPONSIVE TO THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS OVER ON WILSHIRE, UM, THAT HAD THEIR BACKYARDS, UH, IMPACTED BY THE REIGNS RECENTLY. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ONGOING, BUT, YOU KNOW, UM, THE CITY IS WILLING TO STEP UP AND DO WHAT THEY CAN IN THE MOST LEGAL, IN ETHICAL WAY POSSIBLE. UM, UH, I SAY THAT BECAUSE AS DARREN ALREADY MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME OTHER PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. BUT AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO THAT CARING COMMUNITY, OUR DESIRE TO WANT TO HELP OUR, HELP OUR RESIDENTS. UM, LASTLY, AS ANNOUNCED, UH, YES, MY, MY, MY BABY IS HERE, BABY AEL, AND, UH, HE WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 8TH, UH, ALMOST TWO WEEKS AGO. AND YES, HE HAS BEEN A BIT OF A HANDFUL. UM, HE IS MOST LIKELY GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT TALLER THAN ME. HE CAME IN AT ABOUT SEVEN POUNDS, NINE OUNCES, BUT HE'S ABOUT 21 AND A HALF INCHES LONG ALREADY AT BIRTH. UM, KUDOS TO MY WIFE, FOR ALL THE WORK SHE PUT IN . UM, MAN, UH, SHE, SHE'S A, SHE'S A TROOPER. UH, SHE REALLY IS. UM, ICL WAS BORN RIGHT HERE IN LA HABRA. SO IT'S, UM, IT'S A BIT SPECIAL FOR ME CONSIDERING, UM, THINKING ABOUT THE TIME THAT, THINKING ABOUT THE TIME I'VE BEEN HERE IN THE CITY. I, I SAID IT DURING THE LAST MEETING THAT THE, THE, THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE OF ME. AND, UM, AS SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T ORIGINALLY LIVE HERE IN LA HABRA, I GOT HERE ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS IN ONE WEEK TO THE DAY THAT I MOVED HERE IN LAHABRA. AND WHILE LAHABRA IS ALWAYS, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT HAS ITS CHALLENGES. 99.9% OF THE PEOPLE HERE TRULY DO, UM, EMBODY THAT CARING COMMUNITY SPIRIT. AND, UH, SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR ME TO NOT JUST BE ABLE TO, UM, BE HAPPY OF THE FACT THAT I CAN HAVE A CHILD HERE, BUT TO ACTUALLY HAVE THIS CHILD LITERALLY BE BORN HERE IN LA HABRA. AND, UH, IT COMES FROM A, A BACKGROUND OF, UH, GROWING UP IN A HOUSEHOLD WITHOUT A FATHER GROW. IT COMES FROM GROWING UP IN THE BACKGROUND WHERE I DIDN'T LIVE IN THE BEST COMMUNITY. I LIVED IN SOUTH LA, UM, RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE LA RIOTS, TO KNOW THAT I CAN ACTUALLY BRING A CHILD INTO THIS WORLD IN A MUCH HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE THAN THE ONE THAT I HAD TO BE ABLE TO BE PRESENT FOR MY CHILD. AND TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF A SAFE COMMUNITY. AND I THINK ROBERT PD FOR ALLOWING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO, TO HAVE THAT, UH, IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. SO, AGAIN, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO INTRODUCING HIM TO MANY OF YOU IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU. THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL, SO BEAUTIFUL. UM, AND, UH, WE ARE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU AND AS A FAMILY, AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT CHILD, UH, WITH US AT ALL OF OUR EVENTS, UPCOMING EVENTS AND LEARNING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY. BUT, UH, THIS IS A GREAT COMMUNITY. IT'S A SMALL, UH, SEMI RURAL KIND OF COMMUNITY. THE PEOPLE REALLY FEEL IT'S A SMALL TIME, SMALL TOWN FEELING, AND THAT'S, THAT'S VERY SPECIAL. AND, AND THAT'S WHAT I OFTEN HEAR ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE, UH, DISCUSSING OUR CITY. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. THANK YOU. UM, ON, UH, I ALSO WAS A BUSY DAY, BUSY FEW WEEKS FOR ME AS WELL. ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER THE SEVENTH, I, WELL, I DID NOT GO WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY DICK JONES OFFICE, UH, TABLE. I DID ATTEND THE AMIGO DE LOS NINOS LUNCHEON, AND IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO GO TO THAT EVENT. UH, THE, UH, WING LAMB FROM, UH, THE OWNER OF, UH, WAS IT YAHOO OR WA WA WA FISH, TACO FISH TACOS. HE WAS THERE. HE WAS SO FRIENDLY AND PERSONABLE AND JUST WANTED TO COME OUT AND, AND, AND IF ANYBODY WANTS HIM TO COME AND SPEAK, HE SAID HE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO. SO HE HAD THE GREAT STORY BEHIND HIM AND THE SUCCESS THAT HE ACHIEVED, UH, WITH HIS BUSINESS. ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER THE EIGHTH, I ATTENDED THE CAL CITY RECEPTION FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY, UH, REGIONAL, UH, DIVISION WHERE I WAS SWORN IN AS A FOURTH DISTRICT, CAL CITY REPRESENTATIVE, ALONG WITH THE OTHER ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON OCTOBER THE 10TH. I ATTENDED THE LAST DAY OF THE CAL CITY'S CONFERENCE. AND, UH, ERIN BROCKEN SPOKE AT THAT ONE. THAT WAS AWESOME TO HEAR HER SPEAK AND TO SEE HER PERSONALLY. 'CAUSE I'VE HEARD HER STORY SEEING HER MOVIES, BUT NEVER HAD EVER SEEN HER IN PER IN PERSON. SO I WAS VERY HONORED AND THRILLED TO SEE HER THERE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER THE 14TH, AS PART OF HISTER HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, I DID SPEAK AT A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THURSDAY, [01:35:01] OCTOBER THE 16TH. COUNCIL MEMBER, AS COUNCIL MEMBER NAZARIAN SAID, WE ATTENDED THE SWEARING IN OF THE THREE LA HARBOR. POLICE OFFICERS WELCOME THEM TO A POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT IS LIKE A FAMILY THAT THEY WILL SIMPLY FALL IN AND FEEL LIKE A FAMILY WITH THEM, THAT THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER, AND IT IS A GREAT POLICE FORCE THAT THEY'RE JOIN JOINING. I, I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IF THEY EVER DECIDE THEY LEAVE, THEY'RE GONNA BE PRETTY SPOILED AND DON'T WANNA LEAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT'S JUST, LIKE I SAID, A COMMUNITY HERE, A SMALL COMMUNITY IN THE DEPARTMENT AND IN THE CITY. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO THAT. ON, UH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 18TH WAS A BUSY DAY. I DID A, I DID DROP OFF SOME OF MY HAZARDOUS, UM, WASTE AT, AT THE, UH, AT THE PUBLIC WORKS, UH, YARD. AND, AND I WAS GRATEFUL THAT IT WAS JUST HERE LOCALLY. SO I HAD COMPUTERS AND PAINT AND OH, OLD PAINTS AND PLASTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I WAS HAPPY JUST TO HAVE THEM DROPPED OFF RIGHT THERE AND NOT GO ANY FURTHER. UH, THE, UM, NICO SUSHI, IT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT. IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO GO TO THAT AND SEE WHAT A SUCCESSFUL STORY THE FAMILY IS, THE ENTIRE FAMILY. SO I SAW ALL THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE AS WELL. UM, BUT I DID LEAVE AFTER THAT, AND I ATTENDED THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GALA EVENT, AND I WAS REMINDED OF THE HOUSES THAT WERE BUILT HERE IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA. UM, AND I HOPE THAT WE HAVE FURTHER PROJECTS WITH THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. IT WAS, IT WAS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO BUILD AND HELP BUILD ALONG THE FA ALONGSIDE WITH THE FAMILY, THE HOUSE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO EVENTUALLY LIVE IN. AND IT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THOSE FAMILIES. AND EVEN MORE SO NOW, BECAUSE, UH, WE CAN'T REALLY DO IT WITHOUT, UH, SUPPORTIVE NON-PROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS TO GET FAMILIES IN THEIR FIRST TIME HOMES. AND I'D LIKE TO, AGAIN, AS, AS COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ SAID, WISH, UH, JENNY HARROW A HAPPY 74TH BIRTHDAY. AS HE SAID, SHE'S ONE OF THE ORIGINAL RESIDENT MEMBERS IN THE CORONA CAMP. AND HER, IT'S A VERY SPECIAL CELEBRATION BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, UH, SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. AND RECOVERING THANKS TO HER DOCTOR, DR. CARL BUCKHORN, UH, MD AT ST. JUDE PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL. SO, UM, WE WILL BE GIVING A, I HOPE THE COUNCIL WILL STAY WITH US SO WE CAN HAVE A PICTURE AFTERWARDS WITH HER, WITH HER DAUGHTER HERE, AND, UH, JUST WISH HER THE WELL THAT WE, THAT SHE SO MUCH DESERVES. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOU, AGAIN, ATTENDING ALL THESE EVENTS THAT WE ALL HAVE. UM, LIKE I SAID, WE CAN'T GO TO EVERYTHING ALL AS ONE PERSON, BUT WE CAN GO AS A TEAM. AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IS A TEAM HERE ON THE CITY OF LA HARBOR. SO, WITH THAT, THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED IN MEMORY OF GLEN ALLISON AND JESUS LOPEZ TO MONDAY, NOVEMBER THE THIRD, 2025 AT 5:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL. CLOSED SESSION ROOM 1 1 2 C 100 EAST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD, FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER. THIS E UH, MEETING IS ADJOURNED. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GONNA DO A PICTURE DOWN. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.