I TALKED TO HIM, HE WAS COMING.
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SO WE DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S ALREADY TIME, SO.[ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 ]
OKAY.I CALLED THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER.
IT IS NOW 6 32 ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8TH.
SO IF YOU'D ALL PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION.
DEAR GOD, WE HUMBLY PRAY THAT YOU WILL GRANT WISDOM TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION AS IT CONSIDERS CITY BUSINESS SET FORTH IN THE MEETING AGENDA TONIGHT.
WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION WITH INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES CONFRONTING OUR COMMISSION STAFF AND CITIZENS, SO THAT TOGETHER WE CAN STRIVE TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES WITH COMMUNITY, SPIRIT AND PARTNERSHIP IN MIND.
PLEASE BLESS THE COMMISSION IS IN ITS DECISION MAKING TONIGHT SO THAT WE MAY ACT PRUDENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY FOR THE GOOD OF THE HARBOR SERVICES COMMUNITY.
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE FLAG SALUTE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF 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.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA DO ROLL CALL CHAIR SCHMIDT HERE.
COMMISSIONER HANNAH IS ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER ROJAS IS, HE'S ON HIS WAY.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO BEGIN WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE 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.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.
UNLESS A COMMISSIONER OR CITY STAFF MEMBER REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED.
ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THE 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 CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.
FOR PURPOSES OF EXTE, EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS OUR MARCH MEETING MINUTES.
HAS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT 'EM? YES.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 11TH, 2026.
IF I MAY JUMP IN, I REALIZE I FORGOT TO MAKE AN INTRODUCTION.
WOULD THAT BE OKAY, DENISE? YES.
SO, UM, BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REGULAR CITY BUSINESS AND RICHARD IS ON HIS WAY, I DID WANNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR NEW MANAGEMENT ANALYST TOO, BRANDON HARRIS, WHO'S HERE IN THE FRONT ROW.
HE, UH, COMES TO US FROM THE CITY OF DUBLIN UP IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE HE WAS AN ICMA FELLOW, UM, FOR A COUPLE YEARS IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
SO HE HAS A LOT OF GOOD EXPERIENCE, UM, BEING IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, LEARNING ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, AND WORKING WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT OUTSIDE AGENCIES AS WELL.
BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD LET BRANDON DO A QUICK INTRODUCTION FOR HIMSELF.
AND IF YOU WANNA GO TO THE PODIUM, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A MIC, THAT WAY THEY CAN SEE YOU FRONT AND CENTER.
UH, AS KIM STATED, UH, MY NAME IS BRANDON HARRIS.
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ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR THE MOST PART, BUT MORE RECENTLY, UH, THE CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA, UM, WITH THE CITY MANAGER COLLEEN.UM, SO READINGS FROM THEM, UM, BUT I'M EXCITED TO, UH, WORK WITH KIM AND THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND YOU ALL, UH, TO MAKE IT
GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US, BRANDON.
AND THEN ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE KANU GUTIERREZ FOR BEING, UM, APPOINTED AND ALTERNATE, FIRST ALTERNATE TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION AT THE COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY NIGHT.
UM, SO CONGRATULATIONS AND WE'RE EXCITED BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, BEING AN ALTERNATE DOESN'T NECESSARILY ALWAYS MEAN YOU GET TO BE ON THE COMMISSION, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VACANCY, UM, THE END OF MAY WHEN VERONICA HANNAH, UM, OFFICIALLY RESIGNS.
WE DO HAVE A RESIGNATION FROM HER BECAUSE SHE IS RELOCATING AND LEAVING LA HABRA.
SO WE DO KNOW THAT THAT OPPORTUNITY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CANDACE AND THAT SHE WILL BE SWORN IN IN JUNE.
AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE WILL, AT THE MAY MEETING, WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING OUR OUTGOING CHAIR, CHAIR SCHMIDT, AND THEN ALSO, UM, RECOGNIZING VERONICA HANNAH FOR HER SERVICE ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.
AND ANNETTE LAMAN, WHAT ABOUT ME? YOU'RE MY
WHAT DID I DO? YES, THANK YOU.
I I'VE GOT MY NOTES HERE, BUT I'M NOT EVEN LOOKING AT 'EM, SO YES, CONGRATULATIONS.
WHEN THEY CALL ME LIKE THAT, IT'S 'CAUSE I'M IN TROUBLE, SO, OKAY.
WE WERE NOT SURPRISED THAT YOU GOT REAPPOINTED AND WE WERE VERY HAPPY.
THE COUNCIL MADE THE RIGHT DECISION AND, UM, YEAH, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOUR, YOU BACK ON THE, UH, COMMISSION AS WELL.
WE GOT THE BAND BACK TOGETHER,
SO, UM, I KNOW RICHARD IS ON HIS WAY.
UM, IT, COULD WE MOVE TO THE, THE CALENDAR RIGHT NOW BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE REORG OR WOULD THAT WORK? YES, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
OKAY, SO IF YOU LOOK THROUGH YOUR PACKET, YOU WILL SEE THE UPCOMING APRIL THROUGH JUNE CALENDAR.
SO AS YOU'VE, UM, I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU HAVE HEARD, IF NOT EVERYONE, UM, WE DID DECIDE TO CHANGE THE DATE FOR NATIONAL PET DAY DUE TO THE FORECASTED RAIN THIS WEEKEND.
WE DID WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THE EVENT WAS AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE.
AND ALSO WE JUST WANTED TO CONSIDER THE GUESTS THAT ARE COMING, THE PETS THAT ARE COMING, THE VENDORS THAT WILL BE THERE.
WE, YOU KNOW, WE JUST FELT LIKE FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, THE BEST DECISION WAS TO MOVE THE DATE SO THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN ENJOY SOME RAIN.
I MEAN, SOME SUNS RIGHT? AND AVOID THE RAIN.
SO, UM, THAT WILL BE ON APRIL 18TH.
AND THEN AS WELL AS THE CATERPILLAR ADOPTION AT THE MUSEUM.
UM, THAT EVENT IS ALREADY, UM, PROJECTED TO BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
UM, THEY PRETTY MUCH SOLD OUT, SO THEY OPENED ANOTHER TIME SLOT.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, THERE'S STILL TIME TO SIGN UP.
THERE'S, UM, ROOM NOW BECAUSE THEY DECIDED TO ADD 50 MORE SPACES.
SO, UM, WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT.
AND THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY IS A SENIOR DANCE.
UM, AND THEN ON APRIL 20TH WE WILL BE HAVING THE BUILDING DEDICATION FOR THE TWO NEW BUILDINGS.
THE WOMEN'S CLUB, THE ART ASSOCIATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
SO, UM, THAT WILL BE APRIL 20TH.
YOU DO HAVE THE INVITATION IN YOUR PACKET.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S, AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, WE HAVE A, THE BLOOD DRIVE AND THEN THE VOLUNTEER RECEPTION AS WELL ON APRIL 23RD.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY RSVPD, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO DO SO.
IF YOU HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS, UM, THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SUBMIT FOR A VOLUNTEER THAT YOU FEEL LIKE HAS REALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, SHINED AND, UM, YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY DESERVE THAT RECOGNITION, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SUBMIT THE VOLUNTEER NOMINATION FORM OR SEND ME AN EMAIL.
AND THEN, UM, IN YOUR PACKET YOU'LL ALSO SEE THAT WE HAVE OUR LITTLE, UM, MARKETING PAMPHLET THAT HAS ALL OF OUR EVENTS DETAILS AND EVERYTHING.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON ANY OF THE EVENTS.
AND THEN ALSO APRIL 11TH IS THE AMERICAN LEGIONS HUNDREDTH CELEBRATION, SO I KNOW THAT BE THERE WE'RE, YEAH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT AS WELL.
UM, AND LUCKILY THAT'S INDOORS, SO YOU CAN AVOID THE RAIN FOR THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT, CARRIE.
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UM, WELL, AS, AS YOU KNOW, APRIL 11TH, THE AMERICAN LEGION TURNS 100 AND, UM, THIS IS THEIR CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.UH, WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 125 GUESTS COMING.
THEY WERE, UM, I MEAN THERE WILL BE, UM, A DINNER.
IT IS CATERED THROUGH, UM, ENOS IN BREA.
SO IT'S GONNA BE ITALIAN CUISINE, UH, LOTS OF YEMY DESSERTS, UM, GONNA BE PROVIDED BY THE AMIGA.
AND THEY WILL ALSO BE SERVING DINNER FOR US.
UM, THERE WILL BE, UM, THE BAR, A PHOTO BOOTH, UH, RAFFLE GIFTS.
SO IT'S GONNA BE A FUN EVENING.
THERE'LL BE RED CARPET, UM, EXTRAVAGANZA.
SO I'M EXCITED AND I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO CHAIR THIS.
SO PLEASE COME FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AS CHAIR THE EVENT.
UM, WE, I WAS TALKING EARLIER, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW, SPEAKING OF AMERICAN LEGION, WE ARE, UH, GIVING THEM A LEASE AGREEMENT, UM, THAT WILL GO TO COUNCIL ON THE 20TH OF APRIL.
AND SIMILAR TO THE LIONS, UM, LA HABER HOST LIONS CLUB, UM, THEY HAVE A LEASE AGREEMENT ALSO WITH THE VETERANS HALL.
IT'LL BE A SHARED, UM, SPACE, BUT WE'VE WORKED OUT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND THEIR MEETING DATES DON'T CONFLICT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVING THE AMERICAN LEGION A LEASE SO THAT THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH BOOKING FUTURE EVENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE A PLACE THAT THEY CAN CALL THEIR OWN AS WELL.
WE, WE DID COVER THAT IN THEIR, UH, POST, UH, BUSINESS MEETING AND THEY'RE ALL VERY HAPPY WITH THAT.
SO THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, NICE, THEY, THEY REALLY LIKED KNOWING THAT EVERYBODY IS WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE.
I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY EVENTS AND SO THIS WILL SOMETHING THAT, THAT THEY'RE BEEN WANTING TO WORK OUT.
AND I DID WANNA CIRCLE BACK TO OUR MOST RECENT EVENTS THAT WE JUST HELD OUR EGG NIGHT ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
AND THEN, SO THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
IT'S FOR OUR OLDER KIDS, SEVEN TO 13.
IT'S A NIGHTTIME EVENT WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GLOW IN THE DARK EGG HUNT ESSENTIALLY.
AND SO WE DO, UM, TARGET THE OLDER KIDS SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TURN THE LIGHTS OUT AND STUFF, THE YOUNGER ONES DON'T GET AS SCARED 'CAUSE IT IS PITCH BLACK.
THEY TURN ALL THE PARK LIGHTS OFF AND EVERYTHING.
AND THEN THE, YOU KNOW, THE EGGS GLOW.
UM, ALL THE KIDS THAT HAVE REGISTERED GET, YOU KNOW, GLOW IN THE DARK NECKLACES, THEY BRING FLASHLIGHTS.
SO IT'S, IT'S A WHOLE THEME, BUT IT'S VERY POPULAR.
WE WEREN'T QUITE SOLD OUT, WHICH WE WERE A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED, BUT WE HAD 180 KIDS THERE OUT OF 200.
SO WE STILL FELT VERY GOOD ABOUT THAT NUMBER.
AND THEN, UM, NEW THIS YEAR INSTEAD OF A MAGICIAN SHOW, WE HAD A, A RAPTOR SHOW WITH UM, AN OWL AND A CONDOR.
ANYWAYS, IT WAS LIKE A BIRD SHOW.
AND UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST REALLY AMAZING TO HAVE THIS, UM, PROFESSIONAL TRAINER THERE WITH AN OWL.
WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT OWL'S EYES DON'T MOVE
SO THAT'S WHY THEIR WHOLE BODY TURNS WHEN THEY, UM, WHEN THEY MOVE LIKE IT SWIVELS.
AND THEN ALSO, HI RICHARD ALSO, THEY HAVE A WINGSPAN OF UP TO SIX FEET, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEIR WINGS ARE OPEN.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THEY WERE KIND OF SMALL LITTLE ANIMALS.
UM, IT WAS NICE TO HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL OUT THERE.
WE HAD A COUPLE MEMBERS OF OUR LA HABER HOST LIONS CLUB OUT THERE.
AND THEN SATURDAY OF COURSE WAS OUR BIG SIGNATURE EASTER EGG HUNT WITH A PANCAKE BREAKFAST HOSTED BY THE LA HABRA HOST LIONS CLUB.
THANK YOU ANNETTE FOR BEING OUT THERE ALL MORNING.
HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS DID PRETTY WELL AS FUN.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE UM, HAVE A GREAT TURNOUT.
EVERYONE LOVES THE HELICOPTER DROP.
YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY DROPPED THE EGGS, WHAT WE DID NEW THIS YEAR WAS WE ADDED A SECOND EGG HUNT.
SO WE HAD TWO EGG HUNTS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME ON TWO FIELDS.
AND THAT REALLY HELPED MOVE THE LINES ALONG.
EVEN THOUGH THE LINES WERE SUPER LONG, WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT FASTER AND BRING IN MORE KIDS AT ONE TIME.
AND THEN ALSO, IF YOU HAD ANY KIDS OR LITTLE ONES THAT YOU KNOW OF, WE, WE IMPROVED, SO TO SPEAK, OUR EGG HUNT, UM, WITH BETTER TOYS, BETTER EGGS THAT HAD DIFFERENT THINGS IN 'EM.
WE SPENT A LITTLE MORE MONEY ON THAT AND WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF GOOD COMPLIMENTS.
WE KNOW THAT NOT EVERYONE CAN HAVE CANDY.
UM, SOME, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE DIFFERENT TOYS AND GADGETS.
SO WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
AND THEN ALSO WE HAD, UH, NEW THIS YEAR WAS AN INCLUSIVE EGG HUNT AT THE END.
AND OF COURSE WE ALLOWED KIDS TO COME IN AT ANY TIME IF THEY HAD ANY SORT OF ACCOMMODATION THAT WAS NEEDED.
UM, AND SO WE'VE GOTTEN SOME POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THAT AS WELL.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE KU, KUDOS TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE.
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YES.EVERYBODY WORKED SO HARD AND IT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME.
UM, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY THINK OF THE THIRD EGG HUNT FOR THE PARENTS NEXT YEAR.
I KNOW, RIGHT? WE SHOULD A LOT OF CITIES DO AN ADULT EGG HUNT.
I CAN'T HERE LET THE KIDS GET THEIR EGGS.
AND THEN AS MARTHA MENTIONED, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT OUR DONOR AND VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION RECEPTION ON THE 23RD.
UM, SO WITH THAT WE'LL GO BACK TO REGULAR BUSINESS.
THANKS FOR LETTING US, UH, I HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH, IF I CAN BACK UP TO THE NATIONAL PET.
THIS IS LIKE THE FIRST BIG EVENT HELD OUT THAT PARK.
AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE DOWN THERE ARE WORRIED ABOUT PARKING.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA BE AN ISSUE 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS BEFORE.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE FOR MAYBE NOT THIS ONE OR FUTURE OF DOING THE SHUTTLE? YES, DEFINITELY.
WE'RE, WE'RE NOT, UM, SCHEDULING IT FOR THIS PARTICULAR EVENT, BUT FOR FUTURE CONCERTS IN THE PARK, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING MOVIES IN THE PARK THIS SUMMER.
NOT ALL OF OUR CONCERTS WILL BE THERE.
I THINK EVERY OTHER WEEK THEY'LL BE THERE.
UM, SO WE WILL BE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS, BUT WE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR PARKING LOOKS LIKE AT THIS FIRST EVENT.
UM, WE DO BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'LL BE PEOPLE COMING AND GOING, MAYBE NOT SAYING ALL FOUR HOURS FOR THE EVENT.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH PETS, THEY DON'T, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT GONNA PROBABLY BE THERE THE WHOLE TIME.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST TO PLAN AHEAD.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE TO PLAY IT BY EAR.
WE, WE KNOW THAT PARKING CAN BE AN ISSUE, BUT WE'RE ALSO, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO JUST, UM, BE A LITTLE CAREFUL WITH HOW MUCH WE, UH, PLAN FOR.
BECAUSE THERE'S A COST OF THE SHUTTLE AND IT IS A LITTLE BIT PRICEY, ESPECIALLY WITH GAS THESE DAYS.
AND SO IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT HARD TO SCHEDULE THAT RIGHT NOW.
NOT KNOWING WHAT THE TURNOUT WILL BE.
THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S PARKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
I MEAN, HOPEFULLY PEOPLE CARPOOL.
UM, AND THEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WALKING FROM ALL THAT AREA.
I TRY TO GET DARREN'S PARKING SPOT, BUT HE WOULDN'T GIVE IT UP.
TELL HIM TO PICK YOU UP AT LEAST IN YOUR UBER HOME.
SO WE'RE, IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.
ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REORGANIZATION.
WE WILL BE SELECTING A NEW CHAIR AND A NEW VICE CHAIR.
SO WE'LL START WITH THE POSITION OF CHAIR.
DO I HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR A CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE ANNETTE LIMON TO STEP INTO THE, UH, CHAIR POSITION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.
IS THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY, LET'S TAKE A VOTE AND WE'LL DO AN INDIVIDUAL ROLL CALL.
MARTHA WILL DO AN INDIVIDUAL ROLL CALL.
UM, VICE CHAIR MOON VOTE FOR MYSELF.
IT PASS THIS VOTE PASSES FOUR TO ZERO.
OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE VICE CHAIR OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS.
I NOMINATE CARRIES FOR VICE CHAIR.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE RICHARD ROJAS.
IS THERE A SECOND FOR EITHER, DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON? WELL, I GUESS I COULD SECOND RIGHT? YEAH, I GUESS.
SO HOW DO WE, WE HAVE TO VOTE TWICE, RIGHT? WE STILL SECOND IT.
YOU CAN STILL SECOND AND THEN THEY TAKE THE VOTE.
DID YOU SECOND YOURS? SECOND YOURS.
SO SHE CAN SECOND AND THEN TAKE THE VOTE.
SO WE HAVE TWO, WE HAVE TWO NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR.
SO WE'LL START WITH, UM, COMMISSIONER CHAIR.
I MEAN, COMMISSIONER S ON THE VICE CHAIR.
SO, UM, 'CAUSE WE HAVE A FIRST AND THE SECOND, RIGHT? RIGHT.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S A FIRST AND THE SECOND ON THE OTHER.
YOU CAN ONLY VOTE FOR ONE THOUGH.
ROLL, ROLL CALL FOR VOTING FOR COMMISSIONER.
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YES.YOU NOW I WILL DO ROLL CALL FOR VOTING FOR COMMISSIONER ROJAS AS THE VICE CHAIR.
WELL, UM, ANNA, SHE'S OUR TIEBREAKER.
I WAS GONNA SAY THE MOTION DOES FAIL 'CAUSE IT IS TIED.
SO WE WILL HAVE TO POSTPONE THE VICE CHAIR AND HAVE A TIE BREAKER IN MAY.
UM, THAT VERONICA'S NOT HERE TONIGHT.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO COMMENTS FROM STAFF.
UM, WE INTRODUCED BRENDA HARRIS, OUR NEW MANAGEMENT ANALYST TO, WE CONGRATULATED CANDICE GUTIERREZ, OUR FIRST ALTERNATE TO THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION.
AND UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING, UM, HER ON THE COMMISSION ONCE VERONICA HANNAH, UM, OFFICIALLY RESIGNS.
AND AGAIN, WE'LL BE RECOGNIZING VERONICA FOR HER SERVICE AT THE MAY MEETING.
AND ALSO RECOGNIZING DENISE SCHMIDT AS CHAIR, OUTGOING CHAIR.
WE DO HAVE A NEW LA HABRA 1 0 1 COMING UP.
I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE ALL HEARD ABOUT IT.
I KNOW WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE HERE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO PARTICIPATE IN THE, UH, SIX WEEK PROGRAM STARTING APRIL 16TH.
IT'S A ONCE A WEEK ON THURSDAYS, I BELIEVE FROM SIX TO EIGHT.
WE'RE, UH, CITIZEN RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM EACH DEPARTMENT HERE IN THE CITY AND GET REALLY A CLOSEUP, UM, UH, UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE DEPARTMENTS ALL WORK AND HOW THEY CONNECT TO THE OVERALL CITY ORGANIZATION AND HOW WE, UM, HAVE SIMILAR SHARED COMMON GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT STARTING NEXT WEEK.
AND I BELIEVE WE ARE ALMOST AT FULL CAPACITY, WHICH IS 30 PARTICIPANTS.
AND I WILL SAY WE ARE SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST.
WE'LL BE PRESENTING ON THURSDAY, MAY 28TH.
UM, WE WILL BE THE LAST DEPARTMENT TO PRESENT.
THERE WILL BE ONE MORE MEETING AFTER THAT, BUT THAT WILL BE A TOUR OF THE CITY.
SO AS FAR AS PRESENTATIONS GO, COMMUNITY SERVICES WILL BE GOING ON THURSDAY, MAY 28TH AT SIX 30 YOU SAID? I BELIEVE IT'S SIX OR SIX 30.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE TIME? IT'S SIX OR SIX 30, BUT WE'LL DOUBLE CHECK.
IS ANYONE ELSE REGISTERED TO ATTEND OR TO PARTICIPATE? NO, I AM.
BUT YEAH, WE'LL, I KNOW AN EMAIL'S GOING OUT FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WITH ALL THE DETAILS, BUT, OR MAYBE MARTHA CAN LOOK IT UP.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION PAPER HAS BEEN ENGRAVED SO WE CAN ALL LOOK AT IT AFTER.
IT'S OVER OFF TO THE RIGHT TOWARD THE FOUNTAIN.
WE'RE TRYING TO FILL IN SOME SPACE.
SO YES, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND, UM, IT'S FROM SIX TO EIGHT IN THE CITY HALL ATRIUM CONFERENCE ROOM.
AND NOT ALL THE MEETINGS MIGHT GO UNTIL EIGHT O'CLOCK.
WE JUST WANNA ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR, UH, Q AND A AFTER THE PRESENTATIONS TAKE PLACE.
WE KNOW THAT SOME DEPARTMENTS ARE GONNA BE A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING THAN OTHERS, SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR, UM, THE PARTICIPANTS TO, UH, ASK QUESTIONS.
AND THEN, UH, THE FIRST DRAFT OF OUR BUDGET PROPOSAL HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO FINANCE.
AND, UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO INCLUDE SOME NEW PROGRAMMING THAT WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF THESE IDEAS CAME FROM OUR COMMISSIONERS.
WE HAVE A DAY OF THE DEAD, UM, EVENT IN THERE AS PROPOSED.
WE HAVE THE DOG PAVER PROGRAM PROPOSED AND WE ALSO HAVE THE KITE FESTIVAL, UM, IN THERE AS PROPOSED.
I'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH MY EMAIL AND EMAILS THAT WE THOUGHT WENT OUT, DIDN'T GO OUT AND EMAILS I'VE, THAT PEOPLE THOUGHT I RECEIVED.
SO THAT HAS BEEN RESOLVED AS OF TODAY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S TAKEN LIKE TWO WEEKS FOR THEM TO RESOLVE IT.
UM, I GUESS AS ACTING DIRECTOR, I HAVE SOME HIGHER CLEARANCES OR SOMETHING WITH EMAILS AND UM, CERTAIN EMAILS NOW HAVE AN EXTRA LAYER OF SECURITY.
AND SO FOR SOME REASON THERE WAS SOME THINGS THAT GOT CAUGHT, UM, IN THE IT WORLD.
SO, WELL, THAT'S A GOOD THING.
BUT I APOLOGIZE IF EMAILS CAME THROUGH THAT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED.
AND I KNOW SOME THINGS HAVE GONE OUT THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T GET ON TIME.
SO I'M HAVING TO GO THROUGH WHAT IT FORWARDED AND, AND CATCH UP WITH SOME EMAILS THAT PEOPLE MAY, MIGHT NOT HAVE RECEIVED FROM ME.
BUT ANYWAYS, ASIDE FROM ALL THAT, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR PROPOSED BUDGET AND,
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UM, I'LL SHARE THAT WITH YOU PROBABLY IN JUNE AFTER IT GOES TO COUNCIL ON JUNE 1ST.UM, THE MAIN, I GUESS, DIFFERENCE IN OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR IS THAT FACILITY MAINTENANCE DIVISION GOT MOVED OUT OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND INTO PUBLIC WORKS.
WE'RE SAD TO LOSE OUR BUILDING MAINTENANCE STAFF AND OUR FRIENDS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY GREAT TO HAVE 'EM IN OUR DEPARTMENT, CERTAINLY WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES WITH OUR BUILDINGS AND OUR FACILITIES.
BUT IT DOES MAKE SENSE FOR THEM TO BE IN PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND WITH OTHER PUBLIC WORKS TEAMS, UM, WHEN THERE ARE ISSUES.
AND SO I THINK IT'LL HELPS STREAMLINE THE COMMUNICATION, BUT THAT DOES REDUCE OUR BUDGET BY ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
I USED TO BRAG THAT WE WERE WAY UP THERE AT 18 AND A HALF MILLION AND NOW WE'RE, WE'RE DOWN TO ABOUT 15, BUT WE STILL FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT OUR BUDGET.
AND, UM, THANKS TO A LOT OF FUNDING FROM, UH, OUR GRANTS FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.
UM, WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT OUR SUBMITTED PROPOSAL, BUT STAY TUNED FOR THAT.
I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS WE MOVE ALONG.
AND I THINK THAT IS, THAT'S ALL FOR ME ON THE CITY STAFF SIDE.
CARRIE, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UH, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO COMMUNITY SERVICES, UM, DEPARTMENT, UM, MY GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER ATTENDED THE, UH, NIGHT.
IT WAS HER FIRST TIME BECAUSE SHE'S SEVEN AND SHE COULDN'T DO IT LAST YEAR AND SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED,
UM, I GOT HER TICKET AND HER MOM TOOK HER AND THEY HAD A GOOD TIME.
SO SHE'S ALREADY WAITING FOR NEXT YEAR TO COME.
SHE DIDN'T WANNA GET UP THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR THE EARLY EGG HUNT, SO SHE DIDN'T GO
BUT ANYWAY, SHE WAS HAPPY WITH THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO AND SO MANY EVENTS COMING UP.
I ALSO, UH, HEARD ABOUT THE SPANISH CLASS COMING UP FOR THE, UH, COMMUNITY, UM, PROGRAM THROUGH THE, UH, THE PD MM-HMM
UM, WHAT IS THAT CALLED? UM, CITIZENS ACADEMY.
IT'S ALWAYS VERY WELL ATTENDED.
I ATTENDED THE ONE IN ENGLISH A A FEW YEARS BACK, BUT, UM, SO MUCH INFORMATION ON THE BACKSIDE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING.
UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I GUESS THAT'S JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME AND HOPEFULLY THE RAIN'S NOT GOING TO, UH, BE TOO MUCH FOR EVERYBODY'S EVENTS COMING UP.
UM, I ADVISE EVERYONE TO GO AND ATTEND THE BLOOD DRIVE, UH, CALI FUJI'S ONE THAT, UH, GOT ME TO DO TO GO AND MY HUSBAND, HE, MY HUSBAND ALREADY WENT, BUT SHE'S THE ONE THAT TOLD ME, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD REALLY VOLUNTEER AND OR, YOU KNOW, DONATE YOUR BLOOD.
AND SHE ACTUALLY STARTED IT HERE FOR THE HABRA AFTER COVID.
AND SO I DID IT AND THE BEST REWARD WAS WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE NURSE SAID, YOU JUST SAVED SOMEBODY'S LIFE.
I THINK YOU SAVED LIKE THREE LIVES, ISN'T IT? SO, UM, I ADVISE ALL ASSESS COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE TIME AND DONATE BLOOD.
AND IT'LL BE HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
IT'S GONNA BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY, UH, SIGN UP.
AND, UM, THE NEXT THING IS I LIKE TO, UM, HONOR MY FRIEND BUFFY SWO.
UH, SHE PASSED AWAY AND SHE LOVED THE COMMUNITY SERVICE.
UM, SHE LOVED ALL THE EVENTS AND I TRIED TO TAKE HER, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF 'EM, AND SHE LOVED THEM.
SO IN HER HONOR, UM, I'D LIKE TO DEDICATE TONIGHT, UH, TO HER.
UM, OTHER THAN I, I READ AN ARTICLE TODAY, I GUESS IT WAS, UH, JUST WANTED TO SHARE THE KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.
IT WAS PUT OUT BY A GROUP CALLED REVITALIZE OR DIE.
AND IT'S NOT, IT TALKS ABOUT HOW, UM, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, ESPECIALLY IN SMALLER TO MEDIUM SIZED CITIES, ARE REALLY STRUGGLING, YOU KNOW, WITH THE, THE ECONOMY, THE WAY IT IS AND THE TARIFFS AND ALL THE UNCERTAINTIES OF THE FUTURE.
AND THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT THE, THE, THE, THE MODEL THAT WE ALL KNOW OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REALLY DATES BACK TO THE FIFTIES WHEN, YOU KNOW, THE SUBURBS WERE BOOMING AND BUSINESS WAS BOOMING, AND FOLKS THAT WERE STARTING BUSINESSES HAD THE EXTRA INCOME TO CONTRIBUTE TO CHAMBERS.
AND THEY BASICALLY WERE THE MARKETING ARM OF, OF A COMMUNITY.
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COULDN'T DO.CHAMBERS WERE, WERE OFTEN FILLING THE GAP.
BUT WHAT THE ARTICLE TALKS ABOUT IS, AND, AND INSTEAD OF PROMOTING PRINCIPALLY THE BUSINESS, UH, MODEL OR THE BUSINESS, UM, PROMOTION OF THE BUSINESS MODEL, IT'S, IT TALKS ABOUT, UH, DOING THINGS THAT MAKE THE COMMUNITY MORE VALUABLE TO THE RESIDENTS.
HAVING EVENTS THAT THE RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, CAN SEE VALUE, CAN ENJOY, CAN PARTICIPATE IN.
AND THAT WAY THE CITY BECOMES MORE ENRICHED.
SO, UH, TOURIST BUREAUS THE SAME THING.
I, I KNOW IS REALLY CONNECTED TO THE TOURIST BUREAU WHEN WE LIVED IN, IN VENTURA IN SANTA BARBARA, WHEN I WORKED WITH STATE PARKS.
AND THEY WERE A VITAL ORGANIZATION, YOU KNOW, TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE IMPROVE THE CITIES TO BRING MORE PEOPLE AND MORE PEOPLE MET MORE TOURIST DOLLARS.
SO, UM, IN THOSE COASTAL AREAS THAT ARE PRINCIPALLY DRIVEN BY TOURIST REVENUE, IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
BUT I THINK IN COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE GROUPS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THOSE, THOSE ORGANIZATIONS TO KIND OF LOOK, LOOK INWARD TO THE RESIDENTS AND WHAT CAN WE DO IN OUR COMMUNITY AND GROUP THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS.
I THINK MORE PARK THAT ARTICLE.
I TRIED TO DO THAT EARLIER TODAY AND I FOUND, I JUST, I I POSTED ON, YOU KNOW, YOU GREW UP IN LAHABRA.
BUT I'LL SHARE IT WITH THE STAFF 'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S A GOOD READ.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER, SO I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THE MEETING TILL WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, CHAMBERS.