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[ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 ]
I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.UM, PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY THE FLAG.
SALUTE LED BY COMMISSIONER ROJAS.
DEAR GOD, WE HUMBLY PRAY THAT YOU WILL GRANT WISDOM TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION AS IT CONSIDERS CITY BUSINESS SET FORTH AND THE MEETING AGENDA TONIGHT.
WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION WITH INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR COMMISSION STAFF AND CITIZENS, SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN STRIVE TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES WITH COMMUNITY, SPIRIT AND PARTNERSHIP IN MIND.
PLEASE BLESS THE COMMISSION AND ITS DECISION MAKING TONIGHT.
SO THAT MAY WE ACT PRUDENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY FOR THE GOOD OF THE LA HARBOR COMMUNITY.
ALRIGHT, LET'S TURN AND FACE THE FLAG.
PUT OUR HANDS OF OUR HEART READY.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HE BE STATED.
COMMISSIONER HANNAH IS ABSENT.
OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL OF TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR ALONE TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.
FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS 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 3 A SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED ON BY ONE MOTION.
AND UNLESS A COMMISSIONER, OUR CITY STAFF MEMBER REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED, ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
UNLESS OTHERWISE, MODIFIED THE BY THE CHAIR SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS OUR JANUARY 20, 26 MEETING MINUTES.
HAS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW 'EM? YES.
I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN.
ANY OPPOSED? I'M JUST CONFIRMING THAT WAS VICE CHAIR.
UH, WELL, UH, COMMISSIONER, SO, AND THEN VICE CHAIR LIMON? YES.
CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
FIRST ITEM IS THE SEED, IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOG.
GRANT FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE HAVE SUSAN LOUIE AND GARY FROM THE, UH, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
IN YOUR PACKET YOU'LL ALSO SEE, I THINK THERE'S
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A, IS THERE A PRINTOUT OF IT? YES.IT'S RIGHT BEHIND THE MINUTES.
LOWER THE AMOUNTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS.
WHAT WAS DISCUSSED WAS THE C PROPOSED FOR PUBLIC SERVICES FOR ANY SERVICES REMOVAL REQUESTED 65,000.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDED 48,500 COMMUNITY SERVICES.
LA HARA COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM REQUESTED $10,000 SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDED 7,000 LAHARA VETERANS DROP IN, IN RESOURCE CENTER, REQUESTED 10,000 SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDED BRING THAT FAIR HOUSING FOUNDATION REQUESTED 10,000 SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDED.
LASTLY, MERCY WEED NINE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDED SEVEN AMOUNT FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF, THEY ARE ASKING THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE APPLICATIONS FOR FISCAL.
AND WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE.
UM, WE HAVE CARRIE AND RICHARD.
AND, UM, CERTAINLY IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION NOW, IT WOULD BE THE TIME TO, UH, MAKE YOUR COMMENTS AND THEN YOU CAN DELIBERATE ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANNA MOVE FORWARD AS A COMMISSION.
AND OF COURSE, THIS RECOMMENDATION WILL GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATION? OH, I WISH WE HAD MORE MONEY.
'CAUSE THE NEED'S ALWAYS GREATER.
RICHARD, DO YOU WANNA DISCUSS, UM, WHERE YOUR, UM, RECOMMENDATION CAME IN AND THEN I'LL DISCUSS WHERE MINE CAME IN? UM, YEAH.
WELL, ALL I COULD SAY IS WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY AND I THINK THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE BOTH OF US WERE SO CLOSE, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF MOVING $500 FROM ONE COLUMN TO ANOTHER.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD BEYOND THAT.
WELL, UM, THE, THE COMMENT THAT I, I HAD IS FOR THE NEW, THE HARBOR VETERANS DROP IN RESOURCE CENTER, UM, AS A DAUGHTER AND MOTHER OF A VETERAN, ANYTIME THAT WE HAVE ANY PROGRAMS THAT HELP OUR VETERANS, UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD TRULY LIKE TO SEE THIS COME TO FRUITION.
I KNOW THIS IS JUST IN THE INFANCY STAGE AND, YOU KNOW, THE THOUGHT PROCESS AND IF IT DOES HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE A WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
UH, SO, UM, ORIGINALLY, YOU KNOW, MY THOUGHT WAS A LITTLE BIT, UH, MORE ON THAT, BUT LIKE RICHARD SAID, WE MOVED, YOU KNOW, A THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM, YOU KNOW, ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.
AND SO THESE ARE THE TOTALS THAT WE CAME UP WITH.
AND, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY OUR FUNDS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH INITIALLY ARE NOT AS AS GREAT AS THEY USED TO BE A FEW YEARS AGO.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO SPREAD 'EM AROUND AS, AS BEST WE CAN.
AND I THINK THIS WAS THE BEST SOLUTION SO FAR.
I JUST WANNA SAY, CAN I SAY SOMETHING? YES, OF COURSE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I WISH THERE WOULD'VE BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR THE LA HA SERVICES, UH, COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
UM, SO VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS CITY.
UM, MAYBE NEXT TIME I'M HAPPY OTHERWISE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE.
UM, NOW IS THE, THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EMPLOY, ISN'T THAT THE ONE THAT, UM, IS OVER THERE BY HILLCREST? IS THAT WHAT THIS IS? IT IS, CORRECT.
SO, UM, THE, SO IT'S NOT OUR COMMUNITY, IT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENS C OUTREACH TEAM? YEAH.
UM, THEY HOLD, UM, SPECIAL HOURS ON THURSDAYS DOWN AT HILLCREST, AND PART OF THAT IS THE ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM.
AND SO THEY DO, UM, HAVE LAPTOPS OUT THERE.
THEY HAVE SOME EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT IS LOOKING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE IN RESUME, UM, WRITING IN, UM, LOOKING FOR JOBS ONLINE.
SCOTT DOES HAVE, UM, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT UP AND RUNNING OFFICIALLY, BUT HE DOES HAVE SOME CLOTHES TO HELP, UM, PREPARE THEM FOR INTERVIEWS.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT THAT FUNDING IS FOR.
AND SO WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THIS
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SUPPORT.UM, AND WE ARE, WE HOPE TO GROW IT.
WE HOPE TO GROW IT TO MORE, UM, HOURS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE BEING SLOW AND STEADY.
AND THEN THE VETERANS DROP IN RESOURCE CENTER, THAT WOULD ALSO BE ANOTHER, UM, ADDED RESOURCE AVAILABLE AT HILLCREST THAT OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM WILL ALSO HELP, UM, COORDINATE.
AND THEY'LL OFFER A COUPLE HOURS EVERY WEEK TO HELP GROW THAT PROGRAM.
WE WANNA MEET WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION, UM, POST 2 67 GROUP AND TALK TO THEM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND HAVE THEM, UM, HELP US DEVELOP IT.
BUT AGAIN, WE WANNA BE SLOW AND STEADY AND, UM, AND GROW IT AND MAKE CHANGES AS NEEDED.
DOES THAT, UH, HAVE ANY TO DO WITH THE LIAISONS THAT WE HAVE THERE FROM THE CITY? I'M SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN.
THAT, THAT MONEY THERE THAT SAYS COMMUNITY SERVICE, IS THAT PART OF THE LIAISONS THAT WE HAVE FROM THE CITY THAT GO TO HILLCREST? YEAH.
SO WE HAVE TWO FULL-TIME COMMUNITY OUTREACH OUTREACH LIAISONS.
THEY WILL SPLIT UP THEIR TIME ON THEIR TIME SHEET.
A COUPLE OTHER HOURS WILL GO TO THE ADULT EMPLOYMENT, UH, PROGRAM HERE, AND THE OTHER HOURS THAT THEY'RE THERE WILL GO TO THE VETERAN'S DAY DROP-IN PROGRAM.
AND THEN ALSO SOME OF THAT, THOSE FUNDS WILL GO TO PRINTING BROCHURES, RESOURCES IF THEY NEED TO PRINT, YOU KNOW, RESUMES.
UM, ON THE ADULT EMPLOYMENT SIDE, WE ARE JUST ORDERING A BRAND NEW, UH, PRINTER.
SO IT'LL, SOME OF THESE FUNDS WILL GO TOWARDS THOSE, UM, UH, EQUIPMENT AND, YOU KNOW, PRINTING COSTS AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE PROGRAM.
SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, CAN WE MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF OUR OWN COMMITTEE AND MOVE THOSE FORWARD TO THE FULL COUNSEL? DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PASS.
SO RICHARD, AND THEN, AND MATT, THANK ALL IN FAVOR.
SUSAN AND HER TEAM WILL TAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL, I THINK IN APRIL MAYBE FOR OUR ACTION PLAN.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR US, MS. LOUIS.
YOU KNOW, YOU ANSWER, SO YOU GO FAR AND BEYOND, AND I PERSONALLY HAVE WORKED WITH YOU WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS HERE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
MOVING DOWN TO THE NEXT ITEM IS THE BEAUTIFICATION SUBCOMMITTEE, UM, NOMINATIONS.
AND YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKET THERE'S, UH, PICTURES OF THE THREE HOMES.
AND, UM, THE FIRST HOME THAT WAS SELECTED IS THEY DID THIS DESERT SCENE AND THEY JUST DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.
SO, AND THE NEXT ONE, VERY CLEAN, STOOD OUT FROM THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND AS WELL AS THE ONE ON OLIVE.
SO I WANNA THANK THE STAFF FOR GOING OUT AND LOOKING AT HOMES.
IT, IT WAS DIFFICULT FINDING HOMES, AND SO WE HAD QUITE A FEW, AND MAYBE SOME OF THE OTHER ONES WILL GET SELECTED AT A LATER DATE.
SO THESE ARE THE ONES THAT WILL BE GOING TO CITY COUNCIL, UM, PROBABLY IN MARCH SOMETIME.
THEY'LL BE, UM, ASKED TO COME TO CITY COUNCIL AND BE AWARDED.
THEY'VE ALL PASSED CODE ENFORCEMENT, LUCKILY
THE NEXT ITEM IS OUR SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR.
I'M SORRY, DID WE WANNA VOTE ON THE, UM, NOMINATIONS? OH, THE HOMES.
DO WE NEED TO, OKAY, WE HAVEN'T, WE CAN.
I THINK WE SHOULD, 'CAUSE UM, WE HAVE THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND THEN THE COMMISSION WOULD JUST RATIFY OR, UM, APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE RECOMMENDATION.
SO IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL ALSO FIND THE, UM, CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL.
AND SO THIS WEEKEND WE HAVE, UM, WELL, OKAY, SO ON SUNDAY WE HAVE SENIOR, THE SENIOR DANCE, AND THEN AT THE MUSEUM, THERE'S A LOT OF FUN STUFF HAPPENING THIS UPCOMING, UM, NEXT FEW WEEKS.
SO THEY HAVE THEIR LUNAR NEW YEAR, THEY ALSO HAVE READ ACROSS AMERICA.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HELPING PARTICIPATE, PLEASE REACH OUT.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHOW UP ON, ON THAT DAY AND READ A BOOK, WELL, GREAT.
UM, IT'S JUST OPEN TO THE MUSEUM
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GUESTS, SO IF, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, REACH OUT AND WE CAN COORDINATE THAT.AND THEN, UM, IN MARCH, WE HAVE STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY, WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN THINGS.
YOU WILL FIND THAT FLYER ALSO IN YOUR PACKET.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP YET, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN UP.
UM, PLEASE SHARE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR OUR 5K.
AND THEN, UM, AT THE END OF MARCH, WE'LL HAVE KIDS NIGHT OUT, AND THEN AS IT GETS CLOSER, WE'LL SHARE MORE ABOUT EGG NIGHT AND EXTRAVAGANZA AND ALL OF THAT.
BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE EVENTS TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
WHAT TIME IS THE LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENT AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM? SO THAT EVENT IS JUST GONNA BE ONGOING.
UM, THEY'RE JUST GONNA HAVE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THEIR REGULAR HOURS, UM, ON ON THAT DAY.
AND SO, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'LL HAVE, UM, A WISHING TREE WHERE PEOPLE CAN WRITE THEIR WISHES FOR THE YEAR.
UH, AS YOU ENTER THE, THE MUSEUM OR AS YOU'RE EXITING, YOU CAN WRITE A QUICK WISH AND TIE IT TO THE TREE.
THEY'LL ALSO HAVE SOME CRAFTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT JUST TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT LUNAR NEW YEAR.
AND, YOU KNOW, FOR US TO BE, WELL, IT'S JUST GENERAL ADMISSION COST FOR THE MUSEUM.
WHAT DOES THAT COST FOR NON-MEMBERS? UM, I HAVE TO CHECK.
THEY ALSO, THIS WEEKEND, THEY HAVE THEIR VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY, WHICH THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THESE LITTLE BUILD A BEARS, UH, THAT YOU CAN MAKE.
I KNOW THAT THAT'S AN ADDED COST.
I I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE NEAT.
YEAH, I THINK THEY'RE ALMOST SOLD OUT.
IT COMES WITH A LITTLE MUSEUM T-SHIRT ON THE BEAR, AND THEN YOU CAN DECORATE THE BOX, THE HOME, YOU KNOW, IF ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WANTS TO STOP BY AND, YOU KNOW, TAKE PICTURES AND HELP PROMOTE IT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT.
OF COURSE, IF YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE AND, YOU KNOW, GET SOME OF THE SUPPLIES, LET US KNOW AHEAD OF TIME.
USUALLY WE HAVE A FEW EXTRAS, BUT WE DO NEED TO PLAN AHEAD.
BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO STOP BY AND TAKE PICTURES AND HELP PROMOTE OUR EVENTS.
IS THAT GONNA BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM KEY, RIGHT? YES.
SO IT SAYS GENERAL ADMISSION IS $12 PER PERSON FOR AGES TWO AND OLDER.
DISCOUNTED RATES ARE AVAILABLE, UM, FOR RESIDENTS AND SENIORS AND MILITARY MEMBERS.
I THINK THAT'S GREAT THAT THEY GET A DISCOUNT.
I THINK IT'S $11 FOR LA HARBOR RESIDENTS, BUT THEY DO YOUR EBD PART, YOU KNOW, YOUR YEAH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT.
AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR EMPLOYEE AWARD BANQUET.
SO THERE'S ALSO, UM, THE INVITATION THAT WAS EMAILED OUT TO ALL OF YOU.
IF YOU HAVEN'T RSVPED AND YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GOING THE INVITATIONS HERE, YOU CAN SCAN IT FOR, SCAN THE QR CODE TO RSVP, OR JUST EMAIL US OR TELL US VERBALLY AND WE'LL ADD YOU TO THE LIST.
THE, THE, ON THE 15TH, IS THAT LAHABRA GIRLS SOFTBALL? SO, YES.
AND IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE COUNCIL OUT THERE.
IT'S A BIG, A BIG OPENING DAY.
NO, I WAS, NO, I WAS, I'M HERE RIGHT NOW.
AND FOR THE SENIOR DANCE, THEY'LL BE HAVING THE CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN, WHICH IS ALWAYS VERY, VERY POPULAR FOR VALENTINE'S DAY.
YOU HAVE COMMENT FOR US FOR THE, UM, STAFF, STAFF COMMENTS FIRST, AND THEN IT'LL BE OURS.
SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, COMMUNITY SERVICES IS BUSY, UH, GEARING UP FOR ALL OF OUR SPRING.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE ALL ALSO ARE ALREADY PLANNING FOR SUMMER.
UM, WE ARE ALSO IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES OF PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR'S FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, 20 26, 20 27.
AND WE ARE INCLUDING SEVERAL NEW PROPOSED PROGRAMS. SO I WILL LIST THOSE.
WE'VE, UM, TAKEN NOTE OF COMMISSIONER INPUT.
AND SO, UM, WE WILL CERTAINLY PROPOSE IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND THEN OF COURSE IT'LL BE, UM, UP TO THEM TO HELP US DECIDE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE AND WHERE THE FUNDING, UM, SHOULD GO.
SO OUR LIST OF PROPOSED PROGRAMS WILL BE THE DIA
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DE LOS MORTIS, UH, DAY OF THE DEAD EVENT.AGAIN, WE'LL WANNA WORK CLOSELY WITH, UM, VICE CHAIR, UM, LIMON AND OTHERS TO, YOU KNOW, FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT MEANS, WHAT, HOW BIG, HOW SMALL, WHAT TYPE OF EVENT, EVENT IS GONNA BE.
TYPICALLY, WE LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, START OFF SOMEWHAT SMALL AND GROW IT OVER TIME, BUT WE DO WANNA DO SOMETHING, UM, TO CELEBRATE.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT A NEW ART IN THE PARK, UM, EVENT AT PORTELLA PARK, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA WORK AND PARTNER WITH THE LA HABRA ART ASSOCIATION.
IT WOULD ENTAIL, UM, ARTISTS IN THE PARK, POTENTIALLY PAINTING LIKE A PLANT AIR.
IT WOULD HAVE ARTISTS AND VENDORS BEING ABLE TO SELL THEIR WORK.
WE HAVE, UM, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BAND, AND WE WOULD HAVE VENDORS OUT THERE SELLING FOOD.
UM, OR MAYBE, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR YOUTH COMMITTEE WOULD SELL FOOD OUT THERE.
WE WOULD LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, LOOKING AT PARTNERSHIPS AND, UM, WORKING WITH THE DIFFERENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES, UM, NOT ONLY TO COLLABORATE AND PARTNER, BUT ALSO TO HELP REDUCE COSTS FOR THESE EVENTS.
WE, WE ARE LOOKING TO STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIPS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WE ALSO, UM, ARE EXPLORING, UH, THE KITE FESTIVAL IDEA THAT, UM, COMMISSIONER ROJAS HAS.
SO WE'VE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, COME UP WITH KITE MAKING WORKSHOPS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UM, HAVING KITE DEMONSTRATIONS LEADING UP TO THE FESTIVAL.
SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE ARE ALSO GONNA BE INCLUDING A PARK IA, DOG PARK PAVER PROGRAM FROM THE CHAIR.
UM, SIMILAR TO OUR PAVER PROGRAM OUT HERE.
WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, HOW IT'S GONNA WORK.
DO WE LAY ALL THE PAVERS FIRST, UM, AT THE DOG PARK? AND THEN, AS YOU KNOW, PEOPLE BUY PAVERS.
WE WOULD HAVE THE ARTISTS OR ENGRAVER COME OUT ON SITE LIKE THEY DO HERE.
UM, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT WHAT MATERIAL WOULD BE BEST AND, UM, HOW TO MANAGE THAT CONCEPT.
SO I STILL, IN THE EARLY STAGES, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE'LL PROPOSE THEM TO THE CITY MANAGER.
AND THEN THE CITY MANAGER DECIDES WHETHER OR NOT THEY MOVE FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH HOW IT WORKS.
BUT WE'VE ALSO, UM, USUALLY HAVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY WITH WHAT WE PROPOSE AND, UM, AND GET A LOT OF SUPPORT.
AND THEN, UM, ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PROJECTS NEXT YEAR WILL BE RENOVATING THE COMMUNITY CENTER EXPANSION, OR WE ALSO CALL IT ANNEX BUILDING.
RIGHT NOW, THE LAHABRA WOMEN'S CLUB AND LAHABRA ART ASSOCIATION UTILIZE THAT BUILDING.
THEY ARE GONNA BE RELOCATING IN MARCH, WE BELIEVE, UM, TO THIS NEW, UM, BUILDING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM CITY HALL.
THE ELECTRONICS BUILDING, I HATE, LET ME KEEP CALLING IT THAT.
BUT PRETTY SOON IT'LL BE THE WOMEN'S CLUB AND THE ART ASSOCIATION BUILDING.
AND SO AS PART OF THAT MOVE, WE HAVE A FREE, FREE THAT BUILDING, SO TO SPEAK.
AND SO WE ARE GONNA BE CONVERTING THAT INTO A, A SENIOR CENTER.
IT'LL BE A SMALL SATELLITE SENIOR CENTER, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY NICE, UM, COMFORTABLE INVITING, UH, SPACE FOR SENIORS TO COME AND PLAY GAMES, WATCH TV, HAVE STAFF LED ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE CREATING A, POTENTIALLY LIKE A COMPUTER LAB.
UM, THE SCOUTS USED TO USE LOOKING AT A COMPUTER LAB ALSO JUST A, A CLASSROOM TYPE SITUATION.
WOULD THEY EAT THERE ALSO? OR THEY WILL NOT, BECAUSE WE DON DON'T HAVE A CERTIFIED KITCHEN.
SO UNFORTUNATELY, AND FORTUNATELY 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT GETS THEM UP AND MOVING, UM, THEY WILL NEED TO WALK DOWN THE HALL TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THEIR MEALS.
UM, WHAT WE ARE GONNA BE DOING IS IN CLOSING THAT LITTLE BREEZEWAY RIGHT NOW, IT'S, IT'S OPEN AND THOSE DOORS ARE HEAVY.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA ENCLOSE THAT, HAVE AN AUTOMATIC DOOR, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, SO ONCE THEY'RE INSIDE THE SENIOR CENTER OR THE COMMUNITY CENTER, THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO LEAVE OR GO OUTSIDE.
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO, TO GO BACK AND FORTH.
THEY'LL, WITHOUT ACTUALLY LEAVING THE BUILDING.
SO WE'RE GONNA ENCLOSE THAT LITTLE BREEZEWAY RIGHT NOW THAT IS THERE RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO ANYWAYS, A LOT OF OUR FUNDING WILL BE GOING TOWARDS THAT PROJECT.
WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING BIDS WITH CONTRACTORS TO FIND OUT TRULY HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST.
WE HAVE TO FURNISH IT, OBVIOUSLY GET A NICE BIG TV.
WE'RE THINKING MAYBE A COUPLE TVS.
UM, SOME SOUND, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, A SOUND SYSTEM IN THERE.
SO AGAIN, WE CAN HAVE PERFORMERS COME IN.
MAYBE, YOU KNOW, ANNETTE'S BAND WOULD COME IN AND PERFORM FOR THE SENIORS.
UH, MAYBE BY THEN YOU'LL BE A SENIOR, MR.
SO, UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT, SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT.
OUR, THE DEDICATION FOR THE WOMEN'S CLUB AND THE ART ASSOCIATION AND THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM WILL LIKELY BE IN APRIL OF 2026 OF THIS YEAR.
AND THE OTHER BIG, UM, WELL TWO THINGS.
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ON TUESDAY NIGHT, 'CAUSE WE'RE MOVING THE COUNCIL MEETING DUE TO THE HOLIDAY NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT, THE 17TH, WE ARE TAKING THE MEXICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE EVENT.IT'S A, UM, AN ADDED EVENT AS PART OF THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION SUBCOMMITTEE THAT HOSTED A WONDERFUL EVENT IN SEPTEMBER AT THE LAHABRA DEPOT THEATER THAT TALKED AND CELEBRATED THE MEXICAN MIGRANT CAMPS, THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL, UM, I GUESS ACTIVITIES THAT BECAME REALLY POPULAR.
UM, WE HAD SOME GREAT PLAYERS, YOU KNOW, JESSE FLORES AND OTHERS THAT CAME OUT OF THE CAMP.
WE HAVE SOME JUDGES, UM, AND JUST A LOT OF HISTORY.
AND IT WAS SO MAYOR AND A COUNCILWOMAN.
UM, I HAVE FRIENDS THAT CAME FROM THERE.
THE ANDERSON, YOU KNOW, JOSIE LUNA.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY THAT CAME FROM THIS PARTICULAR AREA AND IT WAS WELL RECEIVED THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE, UM, WOULD LIKE TO OFFER IT AGAIN LATER IN MARCH ON THE 28TH.
UM, AND SO WE'RE, AND VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT, IT JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIG EVENT BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING IT TO THE LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
AND THERE ARE SOME ASSOCIATED COSTS WITH, WITH MOVING IT OVER THERE.
UM, LIGHTING TECHNICIAN, SOUND ENGINEER.
WE'RE NOT HAVING TO PAY FACILITY RENTAL COSTS 'CAUSE WE HAVE A JOINT USE AGREEMENT.
BUT THERE ARE SOME COSTS WITH OUR STAFF.
I'M SURE PEOPLE WILL AGREE WITH IT.
I I'M SURE HALF PEOPLE WILL AGREE WITH PAYING THAT.
WHAT? YEAH, NO, IT'S A FREE EVENT.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE TAKING IT TO THE COUNCIL ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR FUNDING TO HAVE A SECOND EVENT, UM, SO THAT WE CAN COVER ALL OF OUR COSTS.
'CAUSE THERE IS STAFF COSTS, THERE'S PRINTING.
UM, WE WERE LOOKING TO HAVE A VIDEOGRAPHER AGAIN LIKE WE DID, AND THAT WAS PART OF OUR CENTENNIAL.
SO WE HAD SOME EXTRA FUNDING FOR THE VIDEOGRAPHER AND ALL THAT.
BUT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE CENTENNIAL IS TECHNICALLY OVER, WE DO HAVE TO GET, UM, A REQUEST FROM THE COUNCIL.
WE DON'T SEE IT BEING AN ISSUE.
BUT ANYWAYS, THAT'S ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE COULD USE SOME SUPPORT OR IF YOU'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND YOU HEAR, UM, WE ARE, WE DO HAVE FULL FUNDING FOR A LIGHTING PROJECT AT PORTELLA PARK TO LIGHT THE BALL FIELDS.
IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
WE KNOW IT'S NEEDED TO ADD MORE FIELD SPACE TO, UM, HELP WITH, UM, SAFETY AND SECURITY OUT THERE.
WE, YOU KNOW, BACK BY THOSE RESTROOMS, THERE'S BEEN SOME SUSPICIOUS ILLEGAL ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE.
WE CAN USE THE FIELDS LATER IF WE HAVE LIGHTED FIELDS.
WE ARE UNFORTUNATELY GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF OPPOSITION, UH, FROM A GROUP.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WRITE OUR COUNCIL OR SEND AN EMAIL IN SUPPORT OF THE PATROL PARK LIGHTING PROJECT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
WE FEEL THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT TO, UM, ALLOWING LITTLE LEAGUE TO, UH, HAVE PRACTICE LATER IN THE EVENINGS TO ADD MORE GAMES.
AND AGAIN, FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, WE THINK IT'S REALLY NECESSARY.
WE ALSO ARE ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHTS FOR SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE HELD AT PORT PARK.
UM, CORN FESTIVAL, UM, TAMALE FESTIVAL CONCERTS IN THE PARK.
SO WE'RE ADDING SOME NEW, UM, OH, THAT'D BE AWESOME.
UH, LIGHTING OR UTILITY POLES TO HELP, UM, YOU KNOW, MAKING A LITTLE MORE SECURE AND SAFE.
THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE LIGHTING PROJECT AND THE TRADE OFF IS THAT RIGHT NOW THERE'S THREE BALL FIELDS, BALL DIAMONDS, WE WOULD REMOVE ONE DIAMOND, THE ONE CLOSEST TO THE PARKING LOT AND CONVERT THAT INTO A PARKING LOT.
WHEN I SAY PARKING LOT, I THINK IT ADDS ABOUT 50 MORE SPACES IS WHAT WE WERE PARTICIPATING, WHICH IS DEFINITELY NEEDED AT THAT SITE.
WITH, WITH TENNIS, WITH THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, WITH, UM, THE DEPOT THEATER, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, LITTLE LEAGUE SPECIAL EVENTS.
I MEAN, IF THINGS WERE ALL TO HAPPEN AT ONE TIME, WE WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH PARKING.
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS MONDAY MORNING WE GET COMPLAINTS WHEN PATRONS PAYING FOR THE THEATER FROM PATRONS PAYING FOR MEMBERSHIPS AT THE TENNIS CENTER, FROM PEOPLE PAYING AT THE MUSEUM, FROM LITTLE LEAGUE PAYING.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL LIKE REMOVING A BALL FIELD AND CREATING SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING WILL REALLY HELP, UM, WITH THAT ISSUE AS WELL AS PROVIDE LIGHTING AND SAFETY AND OTHER BENEFITS.
SO YOU MIGHT HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT OUT THERE ON FACEBOOK OR JUST, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE TOOK THE CONTRACT FOR THE LIGHTING, UM, VENDOR IN DECEMBER AND WE'RE ALREADY IN THE WORKS.
THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION WILL NOT START UNTIL JULY.
WE'RE BEING, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE RESPECTFUL TO LITTLE LEAGUE AND CHALLENGER LEAGUE.
UM, AND SO WE WILL NOT IMPACT THEIR SEASON, WHICH STARTS THE END OF THIS MONTH AND GOES THROUGH JUNE.
IS THERE ANY NEGATIVITY FROM THEM THAT YOU'RE TAKING AWAY A FIELD OR THERE IS, IS THERE ANY, IS THERE ANY NEGATIVITY? THERE IS.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE COULD USE SOME SUPPORT.
LITTLE LEAGUE SENT US A LETTER OF SUPPORT AND SO WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE AND GRATEFUL THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROJECT.
LIKE I SAID, WE DO HAVE FUNDING AND
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ACTUALLY A LOT OF IT COMES FROM CDBG FUNDING OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.THEY WERE ABLE TO, UM, REDIRECT SOME FUNDS WHERE MONEY HAD NOT BEEN SPENT ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FUND THE PROJECT.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY KNOWS IT'S GRANT FUNDED, WHICH IS GREAT.
YOU KNOW, THAT THE CITY'S NOT PUTTING ANY, ANY GENERAL FUND MONEY INTO THIS PROJECT.
AND SO THAT, I MEAN, I KNOW THAT'S A LOT, BUT THAT IS, UM, KIM, I HAVE A QUESTION.
SO THE LIGHTING FORA PARK, THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED OR IT'LL COME UP FOR APPROVAL, IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
SO ANYBODY IN OPPOSITION, I MEAN, IT'S JUST FOR THEM TO GET UP AND SPEAK, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA CHANGE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN? WELL, NOT UNLESS THERES, WELL NOT, IT SHOULD NOT CHANGE A GOOD ARGUMENT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE AS MUCH SUPPORT AS POSSIBLE.
YOU MIGHT GET LIKE, OKAY, THANK YOU PEOPLE.
WHEN IS THE, I CAN'T, THE LAJA BASEBALL CAMP PROGRAM, HAS THAT BEEN CALENDARED ALREADY OR YOU'RE STILL GOING FOR OH, I'M SORRY.
IT, IT'S, UH, SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH ALREADY.
IT IS, THERE'S GONNA BE TWO SESSIONS AND CARRIE, ANNETTE JUMP IN.
I THINK THERE'S A 10 30 AND A ONE 30 ABOUT A TWO HOUR SESSION STARTING FROM 10 TO 12 AND THEN FROM ONE 30 OR SOMETHING.
MARCH WHAT? 28TH? THAT'S A SATURDAY.
THAT'S NOT ON THE CALENDAR BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
SO WE HAVEN'T PUT IT IN OUR SPECIAL EVENT CALENDAR.
BUT I WOULD SUSPECT THAT WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER IT GETS APPROVED, UM, WE'LL HAVE THE FLYER READY TO GO AND IT'LL BE OUT.
I THINK THERE'S SOME INFORMATION OUT ON FACEBOOK CARD RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S A, UH, SAVE THE DATE FLYER ON FACEBOOK.
UM, AND SO TO THAT FLYER THEY'LL ADD, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO RSVP.
THERE'S NO COST, BUT YOU DO HAVE TO.
UM, SAME AS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WHEN, WHEN IT WAS AT THE DEPOT THEATER.
UM, NOW THE AUDITORIUM IS MUCH LARGER.
SO I THINK, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE SAYING FIVE OR 600, 600 PEOPLE.
SO WOULDN'T THAT BE A JOY? BUT, UM, THERE WAS SUCH A GOOD, A BIG DEMAND AND SUCH, UH, GREAT, UH, COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK FROM THAT FIRST, UM, EVENT THAT THEY WANTED TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE, GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION, A LITTLE BIT MORE HISTORY.
SO I SO BE THERE SO MANY PEOPLE.
AND THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, WANTED TO SHARE THEIR STORIES TOO AND THAT WAS REALLY GREAT.
SO YEAH, WE'RE HAPPY TO, UM, HELP SUPPORT THE PROGRAM OR THE EVENT.
WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD PROPER FUNDING AND, UM, APPROVAL, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE STAFF REALLY HELP HELP YOU GUYS, UM, MAKE IT A SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
MY OTHER, MY OTHER QUESTION IS THE ART ARE IN THE PARK PROJECT SO YOU NEED TO GO TO COUNCIL TO GET APPROVAL FOR THE SPENDING PART OF THAT, RIGHT? IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? WELL, WE WOULD BUDGET, UM, WE WOULD PUT IN, YOU KNOW, FUNDING FOR THAT NEW PROGRAM.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING OUT THE DETAILS RIGHT NOW ON WHAT WE THINK IT WOULD COST TO.
IS THAT PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR AS WELL? IT WOULD BE FOR NEXT YEAR.
WHICH OUR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET STARTS JULY 1ST.
UM, PARKS CALIFORNIA HAS AN ART IN THE PARK GRANT OPPORTUNITY.
SO WE NEED TO DO A LETTER OF INTENT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
I'D BE GLAD TO HELP WITH THAT.
UM, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'D BE AN EASY MATCH, ESPECIALLY IF WE COULD MAKE A CONNECTION TO THE NATIVE YEP.
COMMUNITY, NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW? MM-HMM
MAYBE THE CULLEY CENTENNIAL PARK COULD BE A SITE.
BECAUSE IN, I DON'T KNOW, WE HAVE AN OCCASIONAL GRAFFITI HAPPENING THERE AND WE SOMEHOW GET THE YOUTH IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD INVOLVED IN ART, SO IT BECOMES THEIR PARK.
THAT'S OFTEN A DETERRENT TO VANDALISM.
SO BACK TO MY, MY THOUGHT IS, UM, VERONICA AND I ARE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR PARKS AND MUSEUMS. MM-HMM
CAN WE HELP WITH ANY OF THIS? SURE.
MAYBE DO SOME BRAINSTORMING WITH YOUR STAFF BEFORE YOU GO TO COUNCIL.
IT WOULD BE BUNDLED OR PACKAGED IN OUR OVERALL DEPARTMENT REQUEST.
SO, UM, DO WE WANT TO MEET WITH ANYBODY BEFORE YOU GO TO COUNCIL OR MAYBE ONCE THEY APPROVE THE PROJECT, WE COULD HELP, ONCE THE FUNDING'S APPROVED, WE COULD, YOU KNOW, HAVE A PLANNING MEETING, LIKE THE CARD FESTIVAL.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CLOCK SHOP AND WHAT THEY DO.
IF WE CAN GO TO THAT EVENT SO YOU COULD SEE IT.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE ASKING FOR FUNDING AND THEN ONCE WE GET FUNDING THEN WE WILL START THE PLANNING.
BUT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, OUTLINING WHAT WE THINK WOULD BE INVOLVED, WHAT WE THINK THE GENERAL COST WOULD BE.
AND OF COURSE WE ALWAYS TRY OUR BEST TO GO OUT AND GET SPONSORSHIPS.
TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE A FREE OR UM, YOU KNOW, A SMALL FEE BASED EVENT.
WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT SCENARIO.
SO WOULD I WORK WITH YOU, MARTHA, AND JUST EXPLORING THE PARKS CALIFORNIA GRANT OPPORTUNITY OR YEAH.
SO, I MEAN, THAT'S ANOTHER PART
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OF, I THINK MY ORIGINAL PITCH TO JOIN THIS GROUP WAS TO BE ABLE TO GIVE SOMETHING.YOU KNOW, SO MORE THAN JUST IDEAS, ACTUALLY ROLL UP THE SLEEVES AND SURE.
SO I'LL REACH OUT TO YOU AND PERFECT.
I CAN, CAN I ASK HIM? WELL, BEING PART OF THE ART GALLERY, WE ARE THE ONES THAT CAME UP WITH ART IN THE PARK.
BECAUSE, UH, ART IS NOT ONLY PAINTING OR DRAWING, IT'S SINGING, CREATING, WHETHER IT'S A FLORAL OR, YOU KNOW, SO WE WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
SO THAT'S WHY WE BROUGHT IT UP TO, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY SERVICES.
BUT I KNOW THAT ON THE AGENDA, UM, JAMES AND OUR MAYOR ARE TALKING ABOUT A FARMER'S MARKET.
SO, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF, LET'S SAY WE DO GET A FARMER'S MARKET AND IT'S AT NIGHT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN INCORPORATE ART IN THE PARK WITH IT, YOU KNOW, WITH SINGING AND DRAWING AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE WERE THINKING AS PART OF THE, PART OF THE ART GALLERY GALLERY, IF YOU NEED ANY INFORMATION OR IDEAS, DEFINITELY I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO COME AND DISCUSS IT IN ONE OF OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS.
ALRIGHT, THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FROM STAFF.
MARTHA, ANYTHING? THAT WAS A LOT.
SO COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? CARRIE, YOU WANNA START? UH, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE THE COMMISSIONERS AND LET YOU KNOW THAT I DID SUBMIT OUR, UM, APPLICATION FOR OUR TILE.
AND THE WAY THAT THE FORMAT GOES, THEY ONLY ALLOW 20 SPACES PER LINE.
SO THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE, IT'S AN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, UM, AND IT'S YOUR FIRST INITIAL AND THEN YOUR LAST NAME, IT'LL SAY 2026 COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION AND THEN OUR NAME NAMES.
SO THAT'S, AND THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS CORRECT TILE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE EVERYONE THAT, UM, APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND YOU KNOW, YOUR CHECK FOR $75 EACH.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT, GARY.
I HAVE TO LEAVE A LEGACY BEHIND, RIGHT? I KNOW, I KNOW IT.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? I HAVE ONE THING.
UM, YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY I DIDN'T GET TO GO, UM, FOR MR. WARREN'S HUNDRED AND NINTH BIRTHDAY.
UM, I GOT THE EMAIL AND IT SAID TO GO ON TUESDAY.
SO I SHOWED UP ON TUESDAY AND SHE GOES, OH, YOU DIDN'T READ THE EMAIL.
THEY SENT OUT A LAST MINUTE EMAIL LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW THAT IT HAD BEEN SWITCHED TO WEDNESDAY BECAUSE, UH, EITHER HE WASN'T FEELING WELL OR ANOTHER PATIENT WASN'T FEELING WELL.
AND SO I WAS SO SAD THAT I MISSED IT.
'CAUSE HE'S A WORLD WAR II VETERAN, 109 YEARS OLD.
I THINK HE'S ONE OF THE OLDEST, UM, RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND YOU KNOW, HE'S STILL, YOU KNOW, HE STILL, HE STILL HAS IT
SO WE WISHED HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON ONLINE AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY HE'LL GET TO HIS 110.
WOULDN'T THAT BE AMAZING? THAT'D BE GREAT.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT THE COMMUNITY SERVICES OF LAHABRA IS INCREDIBLE AND, UM, I THANK KIM AND MARTHA FOR ALL YOU DO.
AND I JUST WANNA LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT, UH, THIS SATURDAY, WHICH IS VALENTINE'S DAY, THE ART ASSOCIATION, WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING A, A JAM CONCERT AND IT'S FROM 12 TO TWO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED.
AND BY THE WAY, ANNETTE, WE APPRECIATE THE ART ASSOCIATION BEING FLEXIBLE AND MOVING THEIR EVENT UP ANYTIME.
UM, 'CAUSE THERE IS A LARGE FACILITY RENTAL STARTING ABOUT TWO 30 WITH 400 PEOPLE, SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE PARKING WASN'T GONNA BE AN ISSUE.
BUT WE DO APPRECIATE, AND I, YOU KNOW, I, WHAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT OUR CITY, UH, IS THAT A LOT OF CITIES OUT THERE DO NOT GIVE A WOMAN'S CLUB A PLACE TO, TO HANG THEIR HAT OR ANY ART CLUB.
THEY HAVE TO LOOK FOR THEIR OWN SPACE AND PAY THEIR OWN RENT.
SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT THE CITY DOES FOR US.
COMMISSIONER ROJAS, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, I DON'T.
UM, FOR ME, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY COMMENTS, JUST THAT AS YOU KNOW, I GO TO THE DOG PARK LIKE TWICE A DAY.
MY HUSBAND LOVES IT AND 99% OF THE TIME IT'S SO MANY POSITIVE COMMENTS.
THE PEOPLE JUST LOVE IT AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE GO.
THE PLAYGROUND FOR THE CHILDREN, IT'S FULL.
AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS ISSUES HERE AND THERE WITH THE DOG PARKS, BUT OVERALL IT'S BEEN VERY
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POSITIVE.YEAH, THEY'RE COMING FROM ALL THE OTHER CITIES TO OUR PARK NOW.
THEY LIKE OUR PARK BETTER, YOU KNOW.
UM, BUT MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT I TALK TO ARE LAHABRA PEOPLE, SO.
YEAH, THERE'S ISSUES WITH THE BIG DOGS GOING IN THE LITTLE PARK, SO LEMME SEE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A COUPLE OF, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA SHOOT YOUR DOG COMMENTS, BUT OH,
BUT THAT IS SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY A FUN PLACE.
IT'S LIKE A LITTLE CLUB THERE NOW.
SO IT'S, IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT THING TO PUT FOR THE CITY.
AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND IT WILL BE CLOSED NEXT THURSDAY, THE 19TH.
WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT SOME SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.
BUT THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING SOME MAINTENANCE SPRAYING AND DOING SOME OTHER THINGS TO UM, KEEP IT CLEAN.
WAS, WAS THERE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM THAT WAS BROKEN OR SOMETHING? AN IRRIGATION ISSUE? IRRIGATION.
DENISE FOUND THAT RIGHT? DIDN'T YOU FIND YEAH.
YEAH, THEY, YOU KNOW, INCREASE YOUR PAY, FOUND THE ISSUE.
IT'S IN THE, MOSTLY IN THE BIG DOG PARK ALSO.
A LITTLE BIT IN THE LITTLE DOG PARK.
'CAUSE DIGGING OR WHAT'S HAPPENED? I WASN'T DIGGING THAT DAY.
BETTER NOT THE BIG DOGS WERE GETTING MUDDY AND THEY WERE COMING TO THE LITTLE DOG PARK.
WHAT THE, BUT IT WAS ALSO AROUND THE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AREA TOO, SO JUST LITTLE SPOTS.
BUT IT WAS PRETTY WORKING OUT THE KINKS.
SO I JUST LIKE YOU BUY A NEW CAR, ANYTHING THERE'S GONNA BE, SO YEAH, I, TO GET WORKED OUT.
BUT OVERALL I HEAR SO MANY POSITIVE COMMENTS.
IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, WE'RE GONNA ADJOURN THE MEETING UNTIL, WHEN IS OUR NEXT MEETING? MARCH 11TH.