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EVERYBODY'S GOT A LIGHT MIC.[ LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2025 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 Please note that should all business not be concluded by 10:00 p.m., the Chair shall either authorize an extension of time to said meeting or continue all unfinished items to a future meeting, date certain, or date uncertain.]
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT THE LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING UP HERE, SO YOUR MIC MIGHT BE ON EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS IT'S OFF.AT THIS TIME, THE MEETING WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER.
WILL THE AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN? COMMISSIONER ENA AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PUT YOUR OVER YOUR HEART READY.
BEGIN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE ALL.
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLL CHAIR MAYA HERE.
AGAIN, NOW
NOW VICE ERIC, I APOLOGIZE FOR THESE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
OUR MICS ARE JUST FREAKING OUT TODAY FOR SOME REASON.
HERE, COMMISSIONER LOGAN CANNON HERE.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR SPEAKING TIME AND NOT BE GRANTED IN OUR 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 ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR OR 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, DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE ITEMS, ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, OR ANY ITEM NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA? OKAY.
WE WILL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.
UNLESS A COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED, ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED IN OUR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH INCLUDES THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 27TH, 2025.
ALL ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE VOTE.
UM, SO, UH, IS, WELL, THERE'S NOTHING TO REMOVE IF WE'RE, UM, WE'RE JUST GONNA VOTE ON THE MEETINGS.
UM, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION.
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER MANLEY AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GARENA.
EVERYONE PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTE.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING.
THE PROCEDURES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.
THE CHAIR WILL INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND THEN STAFF WILL GIVE A REPORT ON THE ITEM.
THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM WILL BE RECOGNIZED FIRST, AND THEN THE COMMISSION WILL HEAR FROM THOSE IN OPPOSITION.
REBUTTALS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND THE COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER AND TAKE ANY ACTIONS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S CARD AND LEAVE IT AT THE LEC.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD TO SPEAK, YOU'LL FIND THE SPEAKER'S CARDS ON THE TABLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CHAMBER.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE CHAIR.
THERE SHOULD BE NO DIRECT EXCHANGE BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
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BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.FOR EACH PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR, COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS DULY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 25 DASH 0 0 8 CUP 25 DASH EIGHT TO ALLOW ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES AT AN EXISTING GENERAL RETAIL USE, LOCATED AT 3 81 EAST WHITTIER BOULEVARD UNDER A TYPE 21 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LICENSE.
HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE FOR THIS ITEM? NO, WE DID NOT.
DO WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? WE DO.
I'M CONTRACT PLANNER, UH, PRESENTING THIS ITEM.
UH, THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE, UH, NORTHWEST CORNER OF, UH, EAST WHITTIER AND, UH, NORTH CYPRUS.
UH, IT'S DENOTED IN THE, UH, THE RED COLORATION, UH, TO THE, UH, NORTH ARE MULTIFAMILY, UH, RESIDENTIAL, UH, TO THE EAST IS A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS.
IT'S THE, UH, BANK OF CALIFORNIA, UH, TO THE SOUTH ACROSS WHITTIER BOULEVARD IS, UH, THE LA HABRA 300 BOWL COMMERCIAL BUSINESS.
AND THEN IMMEDIATELY EAST ADJACENT TO THE CENTER IS, UM, UH, DENTIST'S OFFICE.
THE SITE IS A MULTI-TENANT, UH, BUILDING.
UH, THERE ARE THREE OTHER BUSINESSES IN THERE.
SUBWAY, UH, CHINATOWN EXPRESS, AS WELL AS, UH, LITTLE CAESAR'S.
UH, LOCATED HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE FLOOR PLAN.
UH, IT'S THE LARGEST OF THE FOUR SUITES.
IT'S ABOUT 2,400 SQUARE FEET, UH, IN, IN SQUARE FOOTAGE.
UM, THE SITE WAS, UH, DEVELOPED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO IN THE LATE EIGHTIES, EARLY NINETIES.
AND, UM, AT THE TIME IT REQUIRED 21 PARKING SPACES.
THEY HAVE 26 PARKING SPACES, INCLUDING TWO, UH, ACCESSIBLE SPACES ON THE LOT.
UH, THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE SEVEN 11 STORE.
UH, WHAT THE APPLICANT IS ASKING, THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A TYPE 20, UH, A B, C LICENSE.
UM, UH, THEY DO NOT HAVE A CUP FOR THAT.
AND THAT'S NOTED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
THAT'S BECAUSE AT THE TIME, UH, THERE WAS NO REQUIREMENT FOR THEM TO HAVE A CUP, BUT THEY DID GO THROUGH THE PROCEDURE TO HAVE A, UH, A, B, C LICENSE, UM, FOR, UH, THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE.
UH, WHAT THEY WANT TO DO NOW IS TO, UH, ADD DISTILLED SPIRITS.
SO, UH, WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, IF WE LOOK AT THE FLOOR PLAN, AGAIN, THE SUITE IS ABOUT 2,400 SQUARE FEET, 2,448.
UM, AND THEY HAVE A CABINET THAT IS ABOUT FOUR BY THREE.
UM, IF YOU SEE WHERE THAT RED SQUARE IS, AND THEN RIGHT ABOVE THERE IT SAYS SALES, THAT'S THE BEHIND THE SALES COUNTER.
RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHERE ONLY STAFF OPERATES, RIGHT? UH, THAT'S WHERE THE CASH REGISTER POINT OF SALE IS AND OTHER ITEMS LIKE THAT.
UH, THE CABINET WILL BE LOCATED IN THAT AREA.
UM, AND IT'S, UH, AGAIN, ABOUT 12 SQUARE FEET.
SO IT'S, IT'S LESS THAN 1% OF THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA.
SOMETHING LIKE 0.007% OF THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA.
UM, THE, UH, CENSUS TRACK THAT THIS IS LOCATED IN CURRENTLY HAS FIVE ACTIVE LICENSES THAT ARE EITHER TYPE 20, WHICH IS BEER AND WINE, OR TYPE 21, WHICH IS BEER AND WINE WITH DISTILLED SPIRITS.
WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO CANCEL THEIR CURRENT BEER AND WINE LICENSE AND ONLY HAVE THE TYPE 21, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THEM TO HAVE AND SELL BOTH DISTILLED SPIRITS AND CONTINUE TO SELL, UH, BEER AND WINE.
RIGHT? SO THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY CHANGE.
AND, UM, UH, FEW PICTURES OF THE SITE, UH, AS IT'S CURRENTLY SITUATED.
UM, SITE'S BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, UH, OVER THE YEARS.
UM, I THINK THEY MADE ONE MINOR CHANGE A FEW YEARS AGO TO THE SIGNAGE, UH, AND THE LOGO.
UM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT YOU APPROVE THE, UH, UH, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BEFORE YOU SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE ATTACHED.
ALL THE CONDITIONS ARE STANDARD.
THERE'S NO SPECIAL CONDITIONS, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT.
UM, AND, UH, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY.
AT THIS TIME, DO ANY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS OF STAFF? UM, YES.
DARRYL, UM, THAT, THAT'S A VERY SMALL SPACE.
DO WE HAVE ANY PARTICULARS OF WHAT'S, WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY PLANNING ON SELLING? ARE THESE, ARE THEY REGULAR SIZE BOTTLES? ARE THEY ALL A LITTLE SAMPLE SIZE OR DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT IS? 'CAUSE IN A THREE BY FOUR SPACE, YOU DON'T GET A LOT IN THERE.
UM, THE APPLICANTS HERE, I THINK THEY CAN PROBABLY
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SPEAK TO THAT IF THEY'VE, UH, DETERMINED EXACTLY, UM, WHAT, UM, WHAT ITEMS THAT THEY PLAN ON SELLING.THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WILL HEAR FIRST FROM THE APPLICANT IF THEY WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, FOLLOWED BY ANYONE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF POST PROJECT.
JUST GO AHEAD AND GIVE US YOUR NAME.
I HAVE SOME FOLKS WITH ME TONIGHT.
IF I COULD JUST INTRODUCE THEM QUICKLY.
UH, TONY AWA AND THE, UH, SWEATSHIRT BACK HERE.
HE IS THE FRANCHISEE WITH HIS KIDS.
UH, OVER TO THE RIGHT IN THE BLAZER, UM, IS BALDWIN.
SO TONY AND HIS FATHER BASICALLY WORK THIS STORE.
IT'S A VERY MUCH A FAMILY BUSINESS.
AND EDDIE AND THE FAR BACK IN THE BLACK SHIRT IS A DISTRICT MANAGER FOR SEVEN 11.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, UH, SO I GUESS I'LL START BY SAYING I THANK YOU TO DARRELL, UH, AND THE PLANE DEPARTMENT.
THEY'VE BEEN PROFESSIONAL, RESPONSIVE, UM, THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, AND WE THANK THEM FOR THAT BEFORE WE EVER, UH, SUBMITTED THIS APPLICATION.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CUP PROCESS AND, AND IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A LIQUOR LICENSE, IT'S DIFFERENT THAN A BEER AND LINE WINE LICENSE.
YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO BUY A LIQUOR LICENSE FROM SOMEWHERE IN LA COUNTY.
SO THAT'S AN EXPENSIVE PROCESS.
UH, FIRST THING WE DID IS WE REACHED OUT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, MADE SURE THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROPOSED USE.
UH, THEIR RESPONSE WAS POSITIVE, UH, AND YOU SAW THAT IN THE STAFF REPORT.
UM, I THINK THE STAFF REPORT COVERED EVERYTHING, SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.
UM, WE WOULD EMPHASIZE THIS IS, UM, AS YOU POINTED OUT, COMMISSIONER RAMSON, IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A SMALL SHELF.
THAT'S, THAT'S ALL THEY'RE PROPOSING.
THEY DON'T WANT TO BE A LIQUOR STORE.
THE STORE'S NOT GOING TO MORPH INTO A LIQUOR STORE.
THAT'S NOT THE BUSINESS MODEL.
UM, SO THEY DO RESTRICT THEIR SPIRITS TO, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ABOUT THE SIZE OF THIS LECTERN AS TO WHAT THEY SELL.
IT'S BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, YOUR STANDARD MAINSTREAM SIZE DISTILLED SPIRITS, WHISKEY, SCOTCH, VODKA, UM, NOTHING, YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY OUT OF, OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
JUST, UH, SINCE IT'S SUCH A SMALL SPACE, IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT A SUPER WIDE SELECTION.
SO IT'S JUST SORT OF YOUR MAINSTREAM, UH, STAPLES, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS SPIRITS GO.
UM, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IF I CAN.
AND ALL THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, UH, ARE, ARE, UM, ARE FINE IF THE BUTTONS ARE WORKING AND MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.
UM, SO BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF BUSINESS AND THE HOURS AND HISTORY OF ROBBERIES IN THE PAST, IT ALL SEVEN ELEVENS IN TOWN.
UM, YOU GUYS PROPOSING ANY KIND OF EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES FOR THE EVENING HOURS? NO, WE'RE NOT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT WASN'T REQUESTED BY THE POLICE AND THEY INDICATED THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS.
UM, WE DO HAVE VERY SOPHISTICATED SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN THESE STORES.
THEY RECORD ON, YOU KNOW, DIGITAL MEDIA AVAIL EASILY AVAILABLE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT UPON REQUEST.
THEY KEEP FOOTAGE FOR, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST 30 DAYS AT THESE STORES.
THEY HAVE CA MULTIPLE CAMERAS INSIDE THE LOCATION AND OUTSIDE THE LOCATION AROUND THE PERIMETER.
UM, THEY DO HAVE, UH, PROCEDURES THAT, THAT EDDIE OR, UH, OR TONY COULD, COULD TALK TO YOU ABOUT IN TERMS OF HOW THEY COULD DROP CASH AND A DROPBOX THAT'S SECURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT WE'RE NOT PROPOSING A SECURITY GUARD OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.
I HAVE A QUESTION IF NOBODY ELSE, ANYBODY ELSE? NO.
I I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHAT DO YOU, IF YOU CAN, WHAT DO YOU ESTIMATE THE INCREASE IN TAX REVENUE WILL BE FROM THE SALES OF THE LIQUOR TAX REVENUE? I, I REALLY DON'T HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR THAT.
I, I CAN TELL YOU IT'S A, IT'S A MODEST BUMP THAT THEY EXPECT FROM THIS BECAUSE IT'S NOT, IT'S, BUT IT IS A BUMP.
IT, YEAH, IT IS A BUMP AND, YOU KNOW.
WHAT'S, WHAT'S, UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UM, TOBACCO SALES HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, PRODUCTS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICTED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
SO THE CORPORATION IS, IS LOOKING TO, UM, HELP OUT THEIR FRANCHISEES WITH EXTRA PRODUCTS AND EXTRA CONVENIENCE AT THE STORE.
UM, IS IT A HUGE BUMP? UH, PROBABLY NOT, BUT WE HOPE IT, IT HELPS OUT THE FRANCHISEE.
SO I DO HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS.
SO I'M LOOKING THROUGH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL IN THE CUP AND CONDITION.
7.14 REQUIRES THERE TO BE AN ONSITE MANAGER AT ALL TIMES.
THE STORES OPEN AND THEN, AND THAT DOES, AND THEN IT'S SEVEN 18 REQUIRES A POSTING OF A SIGN WITH THE MANAGER'S NAME AND WHERE HE CAN BE REACHED, WHICH ARE KIND OF COMMON CONDITIONS.
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NOT JELLING UP HOW THAT WORKS HERE.'CAUSE TYP TYPICALLY SEVEN ELEVENS DON'T HAVE AN ONSITE MANAGER ALL NIGHT LONG, 24 HOURS WHENEVER THEY'RE OPEN, UNLESS THEY'VE DESIGNATED THEIR CASHIER AS A MANAGER AND I SO IS THAT WHAT THEY DO? YEAH, THEY WOULD DESIGNATE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S MORE THAN ONE EMPLOYEE, THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE SOMEBODY THAT'S IN CHARGE IF THERE'S ONLY ONE THAT INDIVIDUAL'S IN CHARGE.
THE PROCESS WE WOULD DO WITH THAT IS THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, UH, ALL THE SECURITY RELATED CONDITIONS.
THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT SEVEN 11 HAS INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, RESPONSIBLE RETAILING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
THAT PROGRAM WAS CERTIFIED BY THE A, B, CA NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.
UM, UH, AS YOU, AS I'M SURE YOU SAW, THERE'S REQUIREMENTS IN HERE THAT WE HAVE TO GO OVER THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WITH THE POLICE.
WE'LL HAVE TO CONFIRM COMPLIANCE.
SO, SO, UH, IF THIS IS APPROVED, WE WILL GO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE STEPS, UM, WITH PLANNING OR WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE.
YEAH, MY, MY, MY QUESTION'S JUST MORE RELATED TO, TO THE STAFFING BECAUSE AGAIN, THEY DON'T HAVE LOTS OF STAFF.
SO, AND WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE A MANAGER, A TRAINED MANAGER.
AND NOW WE WILL HEAR FROM THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED ITEM.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
MARIA, I THINK THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR.
PLEASE COME AND SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT.
SECOND, MY NAME IS RICHARD FLORES.
I HAVE LIVED IN LA HABRA ALL MY LIFE, 80 YEARS.
I WORKED HERE, I WORKED AT LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL.
I COACHED THE GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM AT LAHABRA FOR 19 YEARS.
I'M RETIRED, UH, IN MY JOURNEY EVERY DAY.
I LIKE TO CALL MYSELF AS THE AMBASSADOR OF LAHABRA, NOT THE MAYOR OR NOTHING, THE AMBASSADOR BECAUSE I LOVE TO SPREAD GOODWILL.
I LOVE MY TOWN, I LOVE MY COMMUNITY, AND EVERYBODY IS IMPORTANT TO ME.
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY, LITTLE YOUNG, OLD, I'M ALWAYS CHEERING.
BUT ANYWAY, IN MY TRAVELS OR WHERE I GO TO SPEND MY BUS, MY MONEY AND MY BUSINESSES, I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THIS SEVEN 11 HERE FOR 43 YEARS.
I'VE GONE THROUGH FOUR OWNERS.
UH, I HAVE BEEN HERE WITH TONY FOR FIVE YEARS.
THEY'VE ALL BEEN RUN VERY, VERY PROFESSIONALLY.
TONY IS A VERY PROFESSIONAL PERSON.
HE RUNS A VERY CLEAN OPERATION.
UH, HIS EMPLOYEES ALWAYS, ALWAYS VERY WELL TRAINED.
UH, THEY, EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY TO THEM, NOT JUST THE CUSTOMER, BUT THEY ARE SOMEBODY.
AND THEY ANSWER QUESTIONS A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I GET IN LINE TO PAY FOR MY STUFF, OR, UH, THEY'LL HAVE, IF THERE'S A YOUNG PERSON OR A PERSON TRYING TO BUY CIGARETTES OR LOTTERY TICKETS OR ALCOHOL, THEY WILL ASK FOR THEIR LICENSE, THEIR ID, AND THEY CHECK IT.
AND I'VE BEEN THERE WHEN SOME OF, SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD PHONY IDS, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, THEIR SERVICES AREN'T RENDERED, YOU KNOW.
BUT ANYWAY, I GO THERE BECAUSE IT'S JUST IN THE CITY OF LA HARE.
THERE'S A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL BUSINESSES.
I PREFER TO TRADE THERE FOR THE REASONS I HAVE JUST SAID.
AND, UH, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME FOR BEING HERE, FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
SO NOW YOU KNOW WHO THE AMBASSADOR LAHABRA IS.
AND THANK YOU FOR SO GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTING MY APOLOGY.
NOW WE WILL HEAR FROM ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED ITEM.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND NOW, UH, UH, AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOW, UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WANTED TO ADD.
WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL CALL ON THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FOR DISCUSSION OR A MOTION.
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 DASH 25 APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 25 DASH 0 0 8.
A MOTION HAS BEEN BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER CARDENA AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LOGAN CANNON.
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YOUR VOTES.MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND THIS WILL BECOME FINAL ON 10 WORKING DAYS UNLESS IT'S APPEALED TO CITY COUNCIL.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF THIS EVENING? YES, I'D LIKE TO INFORM THE COMMISSION TODAY IS DARRELL TAYLOR'S LAST DAY HERE WORKING AS CONTRACT PLANNER FOR CITY OF LAHABRA.
HE'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP TO OUR DEPARTMENT.
HE'S HELPED US WHEN OUR STAFFING WAS VERY LOW, AND I JUST WANNA SAY FOR THE RECORD, HE'S JUST BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH AND SUCH A, A HELPFUL PLANNER TO HAVE ON, ON BOARD WITH US.
AND THEN SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS READY TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THE SECOND MEETING ON NOVEMBER 24TH, AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND, UH, COMMISSION ADJOURNED TO THE FIRST MEETING IN DECEMBER.
WELL, DARRELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR CITY STAFF AND FOR THE COMMISSION AND, AND, UM, YOU'VE ALSO BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE THE CITY LAB.
YEAH, JUST, JUST, UM, I WOULD ECHO ALL OF THAT.
UM, WE, WE'VE, WE'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF PLANNERS KIND OF COME THROUGH HERE.
UM, I THINK I'VE BEEN HERE FOR SIX OR SEVEN YEARS AND SEEN QUITE A FEW.
AND, UM, YOUR PRESENTA, YOUR A TRUE PROFESSIONAL, UM, YOUR PRESENTATIONS ARE, ARE GREAT.
UM, I THINK IT'S FITTING THAT YOU WENT OUT WITH THIS PROJECT.
UM, AND, UM, JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR, YOUR TIME AND YOUR ASSISTANCE HERE, UM, WITH THE CITY.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU.
I WAS GONNA ASK, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? BUT I THINK WE'VE ALL MADE OUR COMMENTS,
TOMORROW IS VETERANS DAY AND THE CITY OF LA HABRA.
UM, AND THE VETERANS COMMITTEE IS HOSTING A VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION TOMORROW.
IT WILL NOT BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT'S UNDER RENOVATIONS.
SO IT WILL BE AT OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE BEGINNING AT 10 10.
YEAH, BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED TO DATE.
UH, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 2025.