* 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. [00:00:03] THERE ARE FIVE OF US UP HERE THAT NEED HELP. SO, . ALRIGHT, I GOTTA GET [ CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney/Legal Counsel Collins PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember/Director Lampkin ROLL CALL: Mayor/Chair Medrano Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Gomez Councilmember/Director Espinoza Councilmember/Director Nigsarian Councilmember/Director Lampkin] THE MEETING STARTED. SO WITH THAT, I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA AND THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA LAHABRA CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY, CITY OF LAHABRA HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND THE LAW HARBOR UTILITY AUTHORITY OF MAY 18TH, 2026. COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR CONVENING AS THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM AND THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS DIRECTORS ARE PRESENT. THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY CITY ATTORNEY LEGAL COUNSEL COLLINS, FOLLOWED BY THE FLAKES, LED BY OUR STUDENT ASHLEY ALATORRE. AND WE'LL GO WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. YOU PLEASE RISE. DEAR GOD, WE HUMBLY PRAY THAT YOU'LL 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 SOLVE THESE ISSUES WITH COMMUNITY, SPIRIT AND PARTNERSHIP IN MIND. PLEASE BLESS THE COUNCIL AND ITS DECISION MAKING TONIGHT SO THAT WE MAY ACT PRUDENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY FOR THE GOOD OF THE LA HABRA COMMUNITY. AMEN. ASHLEY, FACE THE FLAG. PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY? BEGIN. 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. ALRIGHT, WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL? YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR LAMBKIN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR NICK SIAN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DIRECTOR ESPINOZA. HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM. VICE CHAIR GOMEZ. HERE. MAYOR. CHAIR MADANO HERE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO. MR. MAYOR. ALRIGHT, MOVING ON. UH, WE WILL, UH, GO FOR, UH, PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS IF MY COLLEAGUES WILL PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE WELL. THANK YOU, SIR. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, JAMES GOMEZ. HEY . MR. LAHARA. MR. LAHARA. SORRY. SORRY, MR. MAYOR. YES. OH YES. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW US, HAVEN'T MET US, YOU KNOW, AND I, I PROBABLY SHOULD DO THIS OVER HERE TO MY LEFT IS, UH, COUNCILMAN DEL LAKIN, OUR MAYOR PRO TEM JAMES GOMEZ. OUR, UH, FORMER MAYOR ROSE ESPINOZA AND COUNCIL MEMBER. AND OUR COUNCIL MEMBER DARREN NIAN. AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR MAYOR? MY MAYOR JOSE MADANO BOND. JAMES BOND, YEAH. ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, IT'S NOT ABOUT US, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I INTRODUCED US. UH, WITH THAT, UH, WHAT I WANNA [1. RECOGNITION OF THE SONORA HIGH SCHOOL CHEER AND SONG TEAM] DO IS, UH, RECOGNIZE THE A SONORA HIGH SCHOOL CHEER AND SONG TEAM. UH, AND UH, THIS IS FOR THE NATIONAL DANCE TEAM CHAMPIONS IN INTERMEDIATE PALM DIVISION ONE CATEGORY. ALRIGHT, SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO FIRST IS I'D LIKE TO INVITE SONORA HIGH SCHOOL CHEER AND SONG TEAM COACH JENNIFER GALVIN. ALRIGHT. AND BEFORE I GO FURTHER, SORRY. SO WE HAVE ANOTHER THING UP HERE AS WELL. UM, I CAN ROLL MY RS AND I CAN, UH, AND I CAN DO A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS BECAUSE OF COURSE SPANISH IS MY FIRST LANGUAGE. SO I SHOULD SAY , RIGHT? UHHUH. . YEAH. I, SO I SAY, SEE, I, I ALREADY, I MISPRONOUNCED IT. SO, ANYWAY, WANTED TO INVITE YOU, WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS, PLEASE. HI EVERYONE. UM, I HAVE, THIS IS NOT MY FIRST TITLE, BUT THIS MEANS THE MOST, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WORKED ON REALLY, REALLY HARD. WE KNEW GOING INTO THIS YEAR THAT WE WERE GONNA TAKE HOME THE WIN. GOING TO FLORIDA FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THREE YEARS AND BEING TOP THREE EVERY YEAR WE KNEW WE NEED TO COLLECT ONE, TWO, AND THREE. AND THIS YEAR WE COLLECTED ONE. AND SO BEING, UH, WINNERS AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONS IS SOMETHING, I CAN'T EVEN WATCH THE VIDEOS WITHOUT CRYING. YOU GUYS ARE SO AMAZING, SO TALENTED, FIERCE, PASSIONATE, BEAUTIFUL, POWERFUL DANCERS. AND SO I'M JUST SO PROUD TO LEAD YOU AND SEE WHAT WE ARE GONNA DO AGAIN NEXT YEAR. 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA BRING HOME TWO MORE. YOU WANNA STAY UP HERE WITH US? COACH, IF YOU WANNA STAY UP HERE WITH US, STAY UP HERE. I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA CALL UP THE GIRLS ONE AT A TIME AND WE'LL START WITH, UH, ASHLEY ALATORRE. COME ON UP, OUT. [00:05:02] THAT IS FOR YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK ASHLEY. CONGRATULATIONS. ARE WE HAVE BACK HERE WHILE WE GET YEAH. YOU GUYS WANNA COME BACK HERE? YEAH. ALRIGHT, ASHLEY, NEXT IS PAISLEY BROWN. CONGRATULATIONS. LIKE MR. TS IN THE ROOM. LET'S CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU KNOW WHAT LADIES, WE'LL, WE'LL START HERE WITH, UH, WITH COUNCILWOMAN ESPINOZA, AND WE WILL WORK OUR WAY THIS WAY, IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU. NEXT IS GONNA BE CATHERINE GONZALEZ. CONGRATULATIONS. AND THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. NOW LET HIM CLANG TOO. HEY, BE PROUD. AH, THAT'S, THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE. LET HIM CLANG. ALL RIGHT. ARIANA HUIZAR. WOO. CONGRATULATIONS. NEXT UP, AUDREY KIM, CONGRATULATIONS. AND THERE YOU GO. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. SOPHIA LEON. SOUND OF CHAMPION. THAT'S RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THAT'S A CHAMPIONSHIP SOUND RIGHT THERE. THAT'S RIGHT. ARIANA SANCHEZ. CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CADENCE SERRANO. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, CAITLYN. GREAT JOB. CA SORRY. OH, OKAY. I GET ALL OF HEARING GOES. YEAH, I, I KNOW, I I HEAR YOU GET IT. I HEAR YOU. YEAH. , I KILLED MYSELF. MADDIE SNYDER, LET THEM PLAY . YOU EARNED IT. CONGRATS. THANK YOU. YOU CONGRATS, MADDIE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. BRING 'EM ALL IN FOR CHRISTMAS. TAKE YOU DO A TUNE FOR US. ABSOLUTELY. RIGHT? YEAH. JINGLE BELLS. HEY. ALL RIGHT. TAYLOR VERDUGO, CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRAT, YOU GO. CONGRATULATIONS. LY YOHI. ZUMI. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THERE'S STILL TWO MORE. THERE'S TWO COACHES. OH, JUST THE TWO COACHES. YEAH. I, THEY CAN COME UP. OH, ABSOLUTELY. IF WE CAN HAVE THE TWO COACHES COME UP, PLEASE. AND I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA ASK YOU YOUR NAMES. YOUR NAMES EMILY BARCOS, HARLEY MARTINEZ. ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I HAD A HEART STOPPING MOMENT BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WERE TOO CERTIFICATES SHORT. YEAH. I SWEAR TO YOU. THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. I THOUGHT YOU GIRLS WERE STUDENTS. SO YOU KNOW WHAT? HEY, TAKE THAT FOREVER, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S, THAT'S HARD TO COME BY IN OUR TRUST ME. YEAH. I'M LIKE, ALRIGHT, WELL, LADIES, CONGRATULATIONS, UH, ON THE, ON THE HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT, NOT ONLY, UH, NOT ONLY FOR THE FIRST PLACE, BUT, UH, BUT YOU GOTTA TAKE A TRIP TO FLORIDA, WHICH WAS COOL, RIGHT? NOT VERY MANY KIDS GET TO DO THAT NOWADAYS. YEAH. SO, HOW PROUD WE ARE OF YOU LADIES. I ALWAYS TELL MY DAUGHTER'S GIRL POWER, RIGHT? [00:10:01] YES, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S, AND, AND, AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT HERE AND RECOGNIZE YOU. AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNEW WE CALLED YOU UP ONE AT A TIME. SO EVERYBODY THAT'S WATCHING ON TV AND ONLINE KNOWS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR NAMES AND KNOWS OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT AND WHY YOU'RE HERE THIS EVENING. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF YOUR PARENTS, BECAUSE I'M SURE THIS DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. AND I'M SURE THAT PROGRAMS LIKE THESE GET STARTED WHEN YOU'RE, I DUNNO, JUST GIMME AN IDEA. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS? WHAT AGE? SINCE I WAS THREE. THERE YOU GO. SO SINCE AGE THREE, I IMAGINE, RIGHT? LIKE SPORT. LIKE IN ANY SPORT. IN ANY ACTIVITY. PARENTS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE YOUNG LADIES. YOU'VE, UH, YOU'VE RAISED HERE. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW NOT ONLY WHO THEY ARE, UH, BUT OF WHAT YOU'VE RAISED LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I'M SURE ONE DAY IN THE NEAR NOT TO DISTANT FUTURE, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WILL BE A LEADER IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. SO, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU PARENTS. AND I WILL TURN THE MIC OVER TO MAYOR PROTE, JAMES GOMEZ. WELL, I THINK THE MAYOR SAID IT ALL. CONGRATULATIONS. TELL YOU WHAT, WHY DON'T WE ALL TAKE A STEP DOWN AND WE'LL GO BEHIND YOU GUYS. WE'LL DO A GROUP OF PHOTO. HOW'S THAT SOUND? LEMME GO BEHIND YOU. GO BEHIND YOU. OKAY. I'M GONNA DO A COUNTDOWN AND WE'RE ALL GONNA YELL SONORA SO THEY CAN HEAR IT ALL THE WAY IN BREA. OKAY. REALLY LOUD. THE WAY THE SONG LADIES DO IT. OKAY. AND SUPER LOUD, SUPER LOUD, SUPER, SUPER LOUD. READY? 1, 2, 3. SONO. WHO'S, WHO'S IN THE HOUSE? I CAN'T HEAR YOU. WHO'S IN THE HOUSE? THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. TAKE YOUR TIME. PARENTS. WE HERE . YEAH, WE'RE GOOD. WE AIN'T GOING NOWHERE. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU LADIES. THANK YOU. ASHLEY. RE CAN I GET YOU REAL QUICK? I, I NEED YOU, I NEED TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU AND THE CITY COUNCIL 'CAUSE YOU ARE A PRIVILEGE OF ALLEGIANCE, UH, PERSON. ALL RIGHT. SO, SO GET RIGHT HERE. WE'RE GONNA DO A SELFIE. OKAY. WE DO SELFIE GUYS. OKAY. YEAH. TAKE IT. ABSOLUTELY. . HOLD ON, HOLD ON. MY DAUGHTERS WOULD BE LAUGHING AT ME. LET FIRST STEP TURN ON THE PHONE. OH, , I'M TECHNOLOGICALLY CHALLENGED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AWESOME. THANKS ASH. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LADIES. THANK YOU PARENTS. APPRECIATE YOU. HEY, UH, AND FOR THE REST OF YOU, DON'T FORGET, SAME TIME NEXT YEAR, OKAY? YEAH. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOSE. SO WE GOT THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. GOTTA DO A PRESENTATION. I'M GONNA TAKE THE LAST TWO PROS OUT OF ORDER SO THAT YOU CAN SIT DOWN AND THEN THEY CAN. GOOD? YEAH. ALRIGHT. OKAY. WE'RE GONNA GO ON [3. PROCLAIM MAY 10-16, 2026, AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA] TO OUR, UH, OUR TWO PROCLAMATIONS. FIRST. UH, THE FIRST ONE IS GONNA BE, UH, PROCLAIM MAY 10TH THROUGH THE 16TH, 2026 IS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA. I'D LIKE TO INVITE, UH, POLICE CHIEF, POLICE CHIEF ADAM FOSTER TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. I, HERE'S GOOD CHIEF. OKAY. WELL, MR. MAYOR AND COUNSEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING US. AS YOU KNOW, UH, I BROUGHT, UH, LIEUTENANT TORRES HERE. HE'S MY, UH, WINGMAN. HE'S WORKS PATROL. AND AS YOU GUYS KNOW, 24 7 365, WE SERVICE THIS COMMUNITY AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS CARING COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. UH, AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE ARE MORE THAN JUST, UH, POLICE OFFICERS. WE'RE DISPATCHERS, WE'RE WRECKERS ANIMAL CONTROL EVIDENCE. WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WORKING FOR YOU, SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION. THANK YOU, CHIEF. UH, WE'LL TAKE A QUICK PHOTO AND, UH, I WILL SAY, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK WAS ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS IN 1962 TO HONOR AMERICA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. IN 2026, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IS OBSERVED FROM MAY 10TH THROUGH MAY 16TH, WITH MAY 15TH, OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AT THE PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL NATIONAL POLICE WEEK PAY SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY FOR THE SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF OTHERS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING [00:15:01] THE LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT IN HONOR OF THE 2026 NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. I DON'T WANT NO, NO, YOU'RE GOOD. CHIEF. GET IN HERE. GET IN HERE. NICE AND NICE. GREAT. GOT IT. THANK YOU, BRIANNA. THANKS, CHIEF. AND IF YOU, UH, PLEASE CONVEY TO THE REST OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE MEN AND WOMEN. THANK YOU FOR WHAT THEY DO. ALRIGHT. OUR [4. PROCLAIM MAY 17-23, 2026, AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA] NEXT PROCLAMATION IS GONNA BE PROCLAIMED MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD, 2026 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LAHARA, THE CITY COUNCIL, HEREBY PROCLAIMS MAY 17TH TO THE 23RD AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CELEBRATING THE PROFESSIONALS WHO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY RUNNING EVERY DAY FROM MAINTAINING STREETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENSURING RELIABLE WATER, SANITATION, AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. PUBLIC WORK STAFF PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THEIR HARD WORK, OFTEN BEHIND THE SCENES MAKES A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY EACH AND EVERY DAY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THE CITY OF LA HABER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN HONOR OF NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. WOO, SIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY DOING SIR, UH, RICK OLSON. HE'S OUR SUPER WATER SEWER SUPERINTENDENT. YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. . THANK YOU. YEAH, SEE THAT A FEW TIMES. WATER, SEWER, SUPERINTENDENT, WATER AND SEWERS. WATER AND SEWER. SO YOU DEAL IN A LOT OF WELL, OKAY. A LOT OF STUFF. YEAH. NO, NO. I LISTEN. I, I GET IT. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. WE'RE GONNA TAKE A QUICK PHOTO. THANKS. THANK YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU TO PLEASURE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. AND, UH, NEXT UP, UH, TO, WE'RE GOOD GUYS. WE CAN, UH, WE CAN HEAD BACK. [2. PRESENTATION BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE] WE ARE GONNA HAVE A, UH, SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE, UH, YEAH. DO I, I WANTED TO READ IT OFF OF MY SCRIPT HERE. SORRY. JUDITH PINA TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. HI, JUDITH. HI. THIS MY HAIR START SWEATY. OH, GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD. DON'T WORRY. THE MICROPHONE. YEP. JUST THIS OUT. DOES IT SOUND LIKE THIS? THIS, THIS. THERE WE GO. OKAY. OKAY. MY PRESENTATION WON'T BE AS FUN AS THAT WAS, BUT . SO, UM, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY. UH, MY NAME IS JUDITH PI AM AN OUTREACH ANALYST WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. UM, SO, LIKE I MENTIONED, INSURANCE IS NOT AS EXCITING AS, AS YOU KNOW, OUR PA OUR LAST, UM, SESSION WAS. BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITIES. UM, YOU KNOW, IT AFFECTS OUR HOMEOWNERS, UH, SMALL BUSINESSES, UM, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS, AND EVEN REAL ESTATE, UH, TRANSACTIONS. 'CAUSE WE WERE GONNA BUY A HOME. WE NEEDED TO HAVE, UM, INSURANCE. SO TODAY I'LL BRIEFLY COVER WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE INSURANCE MARKET, WHAT REFORMS ARE UNDERWAY, AND HOW THESE CHANGES MAY AFFECT OUR COMMUNITIES. SO CALIFORNIA INSURANCE MARKET HAS BEEN UNDER PRESSURE. UM, WE'RE SEEING MORE SEVERE WILDFIRES AND FREQUENT NATURAL DISASTERS. UM, HIGHER REBUILDING COSTS, INFLATION ON MATERIALS, AND ALSO LABOR. ALSO, UH, RISING COSTS, UH, SORRY, REINSURANCE COSTS. SO REINSURANCE IS INSURANCE, UM, THAT COMPANIES BUY TO PROTECT THEIR POLICIES. AND WHEN DISASTERS INCLUDES GLOBALLY. WHILE THAT COST ALSO GOES UP, AND, AND BECAUSE OF THIS, UM, SOME INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE STOPPED WRITING NEW POLICIES. UM, OTHERS HAVE REDUCED COVERAGE AND RAISED RATES. UM, AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE SEEN, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY GROWTH IN THE FAIR PLAN, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MEANT TO BE, UH, THE INSURANCE OF LAST RESORT. IT HAS BECOME THE FIRST AND ONLY FOR MANY CONSUMERS. AND THE KEY QUESTION OF THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN, HOW DO WE STABILIZE THE INSURANCE MARKET? AND THERE ARE SOME KEY, UM, WILDFIRE SAFETY, UM, EFFORTS UNDERWAY. ONE IS THE SAFER FROM WILDFIRES. SO SAFER FROM WILDFIRES REQUIRES INSURERS TO OFFER DISCOUNTS FOR WILDFIRE SAFETY ACTION. SO THIS INCLUDES A DEFENSIBLE SPACE IF, IF FOLKS HAVE A, A FIRE RESISTANT ROOF, UM, AND RESISTANT VENTS, UM, DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS, THAT SORT OF THING. SO IF YOU REDUCE YOUR RISK, YOUR PREMIUM SHOULD REFLECT THAT. BUT INSURERS ALSO NEEDED BETTER TOOLS TO PREDICT FUTURE RISK, AND THAT'S WHERE THE SUSTAINABLE INSURANCE STRATEGY COMES IN. SO THE SUSTAINABLE INSURANCE STRATEGY ALLOWS INSURERS TO USE, UM, FORWARD LOOKING CATASTROPHE MODELS TO EVALUATE RISK. CALIFORNIA WAS [00:20:01] THE ONLY MAJOR STATE THAT DID NOT ALLOW, UM, INSURERS TO USE CATASTROPHE MODEL, UM, SO THAT THEY CAN PLAN FOR FUTURE RISK, NOT JUST RELY ON PAST, UM, LOSSES. SO, 'CAUSE WE KNOW HISTORICAL DATA DOES NOT REFLECT CURRENT OR FUTURE RISK. SO IT INSURERS USE THESE TOOLS. THEY MUST ALSO WRITE MORE POLICIES IN HIGH FIRE RISK AREAS. THE GOAL IS TO BRING INSURERS BACK INTO THE, UM, MAR, UM, TO BRING INSURERS BACK AND INCREASE OPTIONS FOR CONSUMERS. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT, UM, WE TALK ABOUT, UM, HARDENING YOUR HOME. WE KNOW THAT, UM, REPLACING A ROOF OR REPLACING WINDOWS IS NOT CHEAP, ESPECIALLY FOR FOLKS IN HIGH, UM, SORRY. UM, FIXED INCOMES. AND THAT'S WHERE THE CALIFORNIA HOME GRANT PROGRAM COMES IN. IT'S ASSEMBLY BILL 8 8 8. AND WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES, IT PROVIDES GRANTS TO LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS IN HIGH FIRE HAZARD AREAS, AND THE GRANTS HELP PAY FOR DEFENSIBLE SPACE. I MENTIONED REPLACING A ROOF, UH, BUILDING DEFENSIBLE SPACE, REPLACING WINDOWS AND THAT, THAT SORT OF THING. BUT PREPARING FOR, UH, DISASTER IS ONLY PART OF THE SOLUTION. WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT RECOVERY AFTER DISASTER WORKS. UM, SO WE LEARNED A LOT FROM WILDFIRE RECOVERY, UM, FROM FEEDBACK FROM WILDFIRE SURVIVORS AND OUR INVESTIGATIONS INTO INSURANCE COMPLAINTS. OUR, OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE. WE WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY AFTER A DISASTER, NOT A PARTIAL ONE. AND A BIG CONCERN WITH THAT IS SMOKE DAMAGE. SO ABOUT HALF OF WILDFIRE COMPLAINTS INVOLVE SMOKE DAMAGE, AND THERE ARE NO CLEAR, UH, PUBLIC HEALTH STANDARDS WHEN IT COMES TO SMOKE DAMAGE. AND THROUGH OUR INVESTIGATION, WE HAVE RECOVERED OVER 23 BILLION, UH, FOR CONSUMERS, AND ABOUT 50 MILLION OF THAT WAS RELATED TO SMOKE DAMAGE. SO HOME HOMEOWNERS SHOULD NOT BE LEFT ARGUING WHETHER THEIR HOME IS SAFE TO RETURN TO, TO LIVE IN. SO WE'VE ALSO SEEN, UM, COVERAGE GAPS AND DELAYS. SO FAMILIES RUN OUT OF TEMPORARY COVERAGE. UH, REPLACEMENT COSTS CAN ALSO BE UNDERINSURED. I'M SORRY, UNDERESTIMATED. AND CLAIMS CAN JUST SIMPLY TAKE TOO LONG TO PROCESS. SO WE ARE PUSHING FOR REFORMS THAT HELP SPEED UP THE CLAIM PROCESS. WE WANT INSURANCE COMPANIES TO PLAN AHEAD FOR DISASTERS AND HAVE STRONGER COVERAGE. AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE FAIR PLAN. SO THE FAIR PLAN WAS NOT, WAS MEANT TO BE TEMPORARY, UM, BUT AGAIN, IT HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND HAS BECOME THE ONLY OPTION FOR MANY CONSUMERS. AND WITH THE FAIR PLAN, WE'VE SEEN CHA WE'VE SEEN CHALLENGES AND THAT INCLUDES LIMITED COVERAGE AND CLAIM HANDLING ISSUES. UH, THE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER LAW ACTUALLY TOOK ACTION AGAINST THE FAIR PLAN FOR DENYING SMOKE CLAIMS. UM, SO WE WANNA FOCUS ON IMPROVING WHEN IT COMES TO THE FAIR PLAN, IMPROVING OVERSIGHT, EXPANDING COVERAGE, AND THE GOAL TRANSITIONING PEOPLE BACK INTO THE TRADITIONAL, UM, INSURANCE MARKET. AND SO, BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE CHALLENGES, THE COMMISSION SPONSORED LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED, UM, TO IMPROVE RECOVERY AND STRENGTHEN PROTECTION FOR CONSUMERS. AND ONE IS AB 17, UM, 95. AND THIS ADDRESSES ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS THAT WE SEE AT THE DEPARTMENT. AND THAT SMOKE DAMAGE, SMOKE DAMAGE CLAIMS ARE COMPLICATED BECAUSE HISTORICALLY, UM, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN CLEAR PUBLIC HEALTH STANDARDS. FOR INSTANCE, WHEN THERE'S AN EARTHQUAKE, AN INSPECTOR GOES OUT TO YOUR HOME, CHECKS YOUR HOME, SEE IF IT'S SAFE TO, UM, RETURN OR LIVE IN, THAT DOES NOT EXIST, UH, FOR SMOKE DAMAGE. SO THIS WILL THE SMOKE, UH, DAMAGE, I'M SORRY. DAMAGE RECOVERY ACT WILL CREATE A SIGNS BASED STANDARDS, UM, ESTABLISHES CLEAR GUIDELINES FOR TESTING AND RESTORATION. UM, WE KNOW THAT SMOKE DAMAGE IS AN INSURANCE ISSUE, BUT IT'S ALSO A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. AGAIN, HOMEOWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY OR ARGUE WHETHER THEIR HOME IS SAFE TO LIVE IN. NEXT WE HAVE, UH, SENATE BILL, SORRY, 8 7 6. IT'S THE, THE DISASTER RECOVERY REFORM ACT. SO SB EIGHT, UM, 8, 7 6 FOCUSED ON SPEEDING UP RECOVERY FOR HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS. IT, UM, STRENGTHENS CONSUMER PROTECTION AND ADDRESSES DELAYS IN CLAIM PAYMENTS. UM, IT ALSO TAKES, UM, HELPS WITH THE CLAIM HANDLING REFORMS BY REQUIRING INSURERS TO HAVE A DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN. IT DOUBLES PENALTIES FOR UNFAIR CLAIM PRACTICES, AND IT REQUIRES A FIVE DAY STATUS UPDATE WHEN A ADJUSTERS CHANGE SO THAT THE CONSUMER IS NOT LEFT IN THE DARK. UM, IT ALSO EXPANDS ADDITIONAL LEADING EXPENSE COVERAGE BY 100% OF POLICY OF THE CONSUMER POLICY LIMITS, UM, EXPANDS FROM PAYMENTS, UH, WITH INTEREST PENALTIES IF THERE ARE LATE. SO THIS HERE IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE DELAYS AND INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY. UM, IT ALSO ENSURES REPLACEMENT COSTS FOR ESTIMATES, UM, ARE UPDATED ON A NEW AND RENEWAL POLICIES. SO IT ESTABLISHES MANDATORY BUILDING CODE UPGRADES COVERAGE, [00:25:01] AND IT ENSURES HOMEOWNERS CAN REBUILD TO CURRENT STANDARDS, NOT OUTDATED ONES TO CURRENT. UM, YEAH. AND SO THIS HERE WILL PREVENT, UH, UNDERINSURANCE OR PRICESS AFTER A DISASTER AND HELPS FAMILIES RECOVER FASTER. SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE RECENT FIRES IN LA WERE UNDERINSURED AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT THEY WERE UNDERINSURED, UM, UNTIL AFTER THE FACT. SO WE WANNA AVOID THAT FROM, FROM HAPPENING. UM, AGAIN. AND HERE WE HAVE THE, UM, IT'S ASSEMBLY BILL 1860. UM, IT'S MAKE IT FAIR ACT. SO BECAUSE THE GROWTH OF THE FAIR PLAN, THERE IS A NEED FOR STRONGER OVERSIGHT AND MODERNIZATION, UH, MEANING BETTER PROTECTION, UH, THIS BILL WILL STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. UM, AB 1680 ALSO INCLUDES REQUIREMENTS TO FOLLOW COMMISSIONER RECOMMENDATIONS AND ALSO REQUIRES OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO HANDLE CLAIMS FASTER. SO IT EXPANDS OPTIONS, UM, OPTIONS FOR CONSUMER, AND IT ALLOWS PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. UM, THE GOAL HERE IS NOT TO, WE DON'T WANNA EXPAND THE FAIR PLAN. WE WANNA STABILIZE IT, MODERNIZE IT, TRANSITION PEOPLE BACK INTO THE INSURANCE MARKET, TO THE REGULAR INSURANCE MARKET. SO IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION OR WANNA SUPPORT ANY OF THESE BILLS, YOU CAN DO SO BY SCANNING THIS QR CODE. UM, INSURANCE REFORM IS NOT, UM, IT'S MORE THAN JUST POLICIES. IT'S ABOUT ECONOMIC STABILITY. WE KNOW THAT WHEN INSURANCE WORKS, UH, HOMEOWNERS CAN REBUILD, BUSINESSES CAN INVEST, AND COMMUNITIES CAN RECOVER. SO WE DO WELCOME, UM, CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AS THESE EFFORTS MOVE FORWARD. UH, WE DO ENCOURAGE YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT IN STRENGTHENING CONSUMER PROTECTIONS AND HELPING STABILIZE THE INSURANCE MARKET. AND HERE'S A PROGRAM THAT HAS, WELL, HERE'S A PROGRAM THAT I LIKE TO SHARE WITH, UH, FOLKS. IT'S THE CALIFORNIA LOW COST AUTO INSURANCE PROGRAM. SO IF THIS IS A STATE SPONSORED PROGRAM THAT OFFERS LOW COST AUTO INSURANCE FOR, UM, FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE DRIVERS, UH, WITH, SO THERE ARE SOME, UM, YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE, UM, A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. UM, YOUR CAR DOES HAVE TO BE VALUED AT 25,000 OR LESS, BUT IT CAN BE AS DEPENDING ON WHAT COUNTY IT COULD BE. AND IT'S JUST LIABILITY, JUST WHAT THE STATE REQUIRES. BUT IT COULD BE AS LITTLE AS $200 A YEAR. SO IF YOU WANNA SHARE WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS, THAT, THAT'D BE GREAT. AND THEN WE HAVE CONSUMER ALERTS. SO IF YOU WANNA STAY UPDATED ON ANY OF THE LEGISLATION THAT I MENTIONED, ANYTHING HAPPENING, INSURANCE, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR CONSUMER ALERTS. AND YOU COULD ALSO DO SO BY, UM, SCANNING THIS QR CODE. SO OUR DEPARTMENT ALSO HAS, UM, STATEWIDE EDUCATION SERIES. IT'S, THEY'RE BIMONTHLY. THE NEXT ONE THAT WE HAVE COMING UP IS GONNA BE IN AUGUST, NO, SORRY, SKIPPING JUNE. IT'S GONNA BE IN JUNE, AND IT'S GONNA FOCUS ON RESIDENTIAL INSURANCE. OKAY. SO YOU CAN, IF YOU SIGN UP, YOU CAN, UM, PRE-SUBMIT QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ANSWERED BY EXPERTS DURING THE WEBINAR. AND HERE'S HOW TO CONTACT OUR DEPARTMENTS IF RESIDENTS NEED HELP. UM, OR IF THEY REACH OUT TO YOU, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME DIRECTLY. UM, SO THEY CAN CONTACT US DIRECTLY. OUR ONE 800 NUMBER 9 2 7 4 3 5 7. IT'S 9 2 7. IT'S FALSE HELP. OR THEY CAN VISIT, UM, VISIT US ONLINE. UM, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER YES. REAL QUICK. DO YOU HAVE A, DO YOU HAVE A DISTRICT FIELD OFFICE THAT PEOPLE FROM LAHABRA COULD GO TO IN CASE THEY HAVE A CONCERN OR SOMETHING THEY'D LIKE CLARITY ON? ARE THERE ANY FIELD OFFICES OUT HERE? WE DO NOT HAVE A FIELD OFFICE THAT OUR OFFICE IS IN DOWNTOWN LA. UM, BUT YOU CAN IF, UM, YOU MEAN FOR CONSTITUENTS, THEY CAN CALL OUR ONE 800 NUMBER AND THEIR ISSUE WILL BE ADDRESSED BY A SPECIALIST ACCORDING TO THE, THE NEED OR THAT THEY, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT THEY'RE ASKING. OKAY. OR IF THEY CAN CONTACT YOU AND YOU CAN CONTACT ME. . YEAH. I, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT HERE AND GIVING THIS PRESENTATION. IT, IT GIVES A LOT OF INSIGHT TO SOME, UH, YOU KNOW, ACCOUNTABILITY HERE. UM, FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR HOMEOWNER INSURANCE. UM, I, I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS THAT HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ANSWER TO. OKAY. HELP OUR RESIDENTS OF LAHABRA AND I, AND I ASK THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I UNFORTUNATELY, UH, AS A DEPUTY SHERIFF HAVE HAD TO WORK A LOT OF THE LA THE FIRES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. AND THE MOST RECENT ONE WAS THE PALISADE AND, AND SNA FIRE. THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO RECOVER. I'M, I'M HOPING WE NEVER SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HERE IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA. WE'RE SITTING IN A BIG BOWL, MOUNTAINS, ALL AROUND US. UM, HIGH BRUSH AREAS, UH, IF THAT WERE TO EVER SOMETHING LIKE THAT WERE TO EVER HAPPEN HERE IN LA HABRA, HOW DO ANY, HOW DOES, HOW DO THESE ASSEMBLY BILLS ACTUALLY HOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE? CAN YOU GIMME SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT TRIGGERS, WHAT MECHANISMS THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT IS READY TO PULL IF WE HAVE INS, INSURANCE AGENCIES THAT MAY DECIDE TO JUMP TO ANOTHER STATE OR NOT COVER A SPECIFIC CLAIM BECAUSE OF SOME TECHNICALITY OF SORTS. SO THESE BILLS ARE MEANT TO PREVENT [00:30:01] THAT FROM HAPPENING FIRST. LIKE, UM, DENIAL. A LOT OF FOLKS WERE, UM, HAVING THEIR CLAIMS DENIED TO SMOKE DAMAGE. UM, UH, ALSO SPEEDING UP THE PROCESS. UM, THAT'S, UH, ONE OF THEM WOULD REQUIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO HAVE, UM, AN EMERGENCY PLAN HOW TO HANDLE CLAIMS AFTER THE FACT. SO THESE, THESE, ALL THREE OF THEM ARE DESIGNED TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. OKAY. BUT WHAT, LIKE, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MECHANISMS THAT, THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT, LET'S SAY INSURANCE COMPANY DECIDES, HEY, WE'RE NOT GONNA COVER THIS BURN AREA. WHAT IS IT THAT THE, THESE ASSEMBLY BILLS WAS SPECIFICALLY DUE WELL IN? OKAY, SO INSURANCE COMPANIES ONCE THEY DECIDE TO WORK IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE, ARE, UM, REGULATED THROUGH US, WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW CALIFORNIA LAW. SO THEY JUST CAN'T SIMPLY DENY A CLAIM BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DENY A CLAIM, THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW CALIFORNIA LAW. RIGHT. BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THAT, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THIS IS WHAT A LOT OF THE FAMILIES ARE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW IN ADES, ALTADENA MM-HMM . IT'S A BUNCH OF RED TAPE, UH, LONG PERIODS OF WAITING HOMES AREN'T BEING BUILT. PEOPLE ARE NOW RELYING ON, YOU KNOW, STATE EMERGENCY FUNDS. I'M JUST, SO A LOT, I WOULD, I WOULD LOVE TO SUPPORT SOMETHING. I WOULD LOVE TO SUPPORT THESE ASSEMBLY BILLS. I WOULD LOVE TO SUPPORT SB 8 76, UH, AB 18 I 1680. I JUST, I I I, I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT'S GONNA BE THE TEETH. SO I DON'T HAVE ALL OF THESE ON THE BILLS. I CAN CERTAINLY SEND YOU THE FACT SHEETS AND THEY'RE GO MOVING THROUGH LEGISLATION. SO THAT'S, UM, GOING THROUGH LEGISLATION THAT CAN CHANGE, RIGHT? THINGS CAN BE TAKEN APART. UH, SOME THINGS CAN BE ADDED. UM, AND SO WITH A LOT OF THESE HOMES, THESE, THIS LAST FIRE, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE UNDERINSURED, DID NOT KNOW. SO ONE OF THESE LAWS WILL REQUIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO LET THE, THE CONSUMER KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IT WOULD TAKE TO REBUILD THEIR HOME TO CURRENT STANDARDS. SO MORE CLEARER LANGUAGE. YES. MAYBE IN THE MAILERS THAT THEY RECEIVE OR SOMETHING. YES. SO NOW I, I DON'T BELIEVE, I HAVEN'T UPDATED IN MY FILE, BUT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO THAT. SO MOVING FORWARD, WELL IF THIS, THESE LAWS PASSED, THEY MOVING FORWARD, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO SO. OKAY. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, IS WHAT CAN YOU SHARE WITH OUR RESIDENTS, UH, THAT THEY CAN DO TO, UH, CAPITALIZE ON A LOT OF THE INCENTIVES FOR HAVING SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT LIKE WINDOW UPGRADES AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO REDUCE THEIR INSURANCE COSTS. WHAT ARE, DO, DO WE CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY? WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND THAT WE DO AS, AS RESIDENTS OF THE HABRA? SO FOR THE HARDENING, FOR THE, UH, FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM ASSEMBLY, BILL, AA, THAT'S IN THE PROCESS. IT'S, IT'S BEEN APPROVED. UM, THE APPLICATION IS STILL IN THE PROCESS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN UP TO OUR CONSUM, SORRY, OUR CONSUMER ALERTS. UM, SO YOU COULD GET THAT NOTIFICATION WHEN THE APPLICATION GOES LIVE. WE DO HOPE TO SEE THAT, UM, BEFORE THE YEAR IS OVER. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. JUDITH, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. CAN YOU GO BACK A SLIDE? I JUST WANT, WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE A MON WE HAVE EACH HAVE MONITORS. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A PHOTO OF ONE, UH, THAT HAS YOUR, UH, UH, THAT HAS YOUR WEBINARS. OKAY. I WENT FORWARD BECAUSE IT WASN'T MOVING. THE ONES THAT ARE COMING UP RIGHT THERE. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. PERFECT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUDITH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, I COULD PEPPER YOU WITH QUESTIONS ALL DAY, BUT, UH, I WILL, UH, I WILL LOOK AT THESE WEBINARS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. OKAY. VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE AND, UH, THANK YOU. UH, DON'T THINK THAT, UH, YOU WEREN'T VERY INTERESTING. YOU WERE, UH, YOU PROBABLY THE ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING, UH, THAT'S COME UP HERE THIS EVENING. FORGET OUR COPS, . YOU KNOW WHAT? NO, WE GOT YOU, JUDITH. DON'T WORRY. NO, BUT THANK YOU. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FOR OKAY FOR COMING HOT HOT HERE. THANK, THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I WAS JUST KIDDING, CHIEF. ALRIGHT, MOVING ON [ 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.] TO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS. YES. THANK YOU MAYOR. WHEN ADDRESSING THE LAHABRA 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 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 5 4 9 5 4 0.3 A SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING. AND WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. ALRIGHT, UH, I'LL ASK, UH, THE GENERAL AUDIENCE HERE IF ANYONE HAS ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. ALRIGHT, SCENE, [ CONSENT CALENDAR:   Senate Bill 1439 ('SB 1439') amended Government Code Section 84308 to expand the regulation of campaign contributions in excess of $500 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 $500 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 $500 from a donor with an economic interest in the governmental decision. Public officials are encouraged to closely track all campaign contributions which collectively exceed $500 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 or City staff member 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. CITY COUNCIL:] THEN WE'LL MOVE ON 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 OR [00:35:01] CITY STAFF MEMBER REQUESTS, 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 MAYOR. 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 CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ONE THROUGH EIGHT, SUCCESSOR AGENCY ITEM ONE, CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY ITEM ONE, HOUSING AUTHORITY, ITEM ONE, AND UTILITY AUTHORITY ITEM ONE. ALRIGHT. I WILL, UH, CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL RIGHT. SCENE NONE. UH, CALL FOR REMOVAL OF ITEMS BY STAFF. NONE, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL DIRECTORS? NO. MR. MAYOR? NOPE. ALRIGHT, CALL FOR ACTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS LISTED. MR. MAYOR, I'LL SECOND WILL THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. [1. DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE CITY OF LA HABRA'S 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (UWMP) UPDATE, AND WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN (WSCP) UPDATE That the City Council: A. Conduct a public hearing, as required by State law, to solicit input on the City of La Habra's 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) Update, and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) Update; B. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. CC 2026-__ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF LA HABRA; C. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. CC 2026-__  ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2025 WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF LA HABRA; and, D. Direct staff to file the UWMP/WSCP Updates with the California Department of Water Resources in accordance with the Urban Water Management Planning Act of 1983.] ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO, UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. 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. AND THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS A CITY COUNCIL ITEM TITLED DUALLY NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE CITY OF LAHABRA 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, UWMP UPDATE AND WATER, WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN, WSCP UPDATE. CAN WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT, PLEASE? GOOD EVENING. UH, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING THE CITY OF LAJA BROS 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, ALONG WITH OUR UPDATED WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN, BOTH PREPARED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING ACT. THE URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IS A DOCUMENT REQUIRED BY THE STATE LAW EVERY FIVE YEARS. THIS UPDATE, THIS UPDATES OUR 2020, UH, PLAN AND CHARTS OUR WATER OUTLOOK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 2050. THE PLAN COVERS FIVE MAJOR AREAS, WATER DEMAND PROJECTION THROUGH 2050, CONSERVATION TARGET COMPLIANCE, CURRENT AND PLANNED WATER SUPPLIES, AND A LONG-TERM RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT AND THE UPDATED WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE 2025 ORANGE COUNTY WATER DEMAND PROJECTION MODEL LED BY MODOC. TODAY OUR WATER USE BREAKS DOWN AS FOLLOWS, 77% RESIDENTIAL, 14% COMMERCIAL, AND 9% DEDICATED FOR IRRIGATION FOR OUR PARKS AND THE GOLF COURSE. OUR PROJECTED TOTAL DEMAND IS NEARLY FLAT, APPROXIMATELY 7,627 ACRE FEET PER YEAR FOR 2025, RISING ONLY SLIGHTLY TO 7,640 ACRE FEET BY 2050. THE 2009 WATER CONSERVATION ACT REQUIRED US TO REDUCE, UH, UH, WATER BY 20% PER CAPITA URBAN WATER USE BY 2020. OUR 2020 TARGET WAS 142 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY. OUR ACTUAL USE CAME IN AT 1 22 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY WELL BELOW THE REQUIRED THRESHOLD. WE ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA USE EFFICIENCY MANDATE DATE OUR WATER SUPPLY. CURRENTLY WE DRAW ON THREE PRIMARY RESOURCES, GROUNDWATER FROM DOMESTIC AND OUR BASIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 95% OF OUR SUPPLY. IMPORTED WATER THROUGH MODOC, ABOUT 5%. LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR SUPPLY MIX IS NOT PROJECTED TO CHANGE [00:40:01] THROUGH 2050. GROUNDWATER WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUR PRIMARY RESOURCE SUPPLEMENTED BY IMPORTED WATER TO MEET DEMAND DURING HIGH DRY PERIODS AND PEAK, UH, PEAK CONDITIONS. OUR 16 CON INTERCONNECTIONS WITH AGENT, WITH ADJACENT AGENCIES AND FIVE EMERGENCY CONNECTIONS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY AND RESILIENCE TO ANY SINGLE SOURCE BECOMES CONSTRAINED. SO, LEMME SEE, I FORGOT TO PUSH THEM. THE QUESTION OUR WATER AGENCY MUST ANSWER IS, WILL WE HAVE ENOUGH WATER WHEN OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS IT? WE ANSWER THE QUESTION WITH A MEASURING OUR PROJECTION. OUR PROJECTED SUPPLY UNDER THREE CONDITIONS, A NORMAL WATER YEAR, A SINGLE DRY YEAR IN A FIVE CONSECUTIVE DROUGHT YEARS. THE CONCLUSION IS ENCOURAGING. WE HAVE A LONG-TERM SUPPLY RELIABILITY UNDER ALL THREE SCENARIOS. OUR DIVERSE SUPPLY PORTFOLIO, STRONG GROUNDWATER BASIN AND REGIONAL INTERCONNECTIONS PROVIDED REDUNDANCY TO MEET OUR DEMANDS. THE WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY IS REQUIRED AS A STANDALONE DOCUMENT. THE PLAN ESTABLISHES SIX STANDARDS SHORTAGE LEVELS RANGING FROM STAGE ZERO, A NORMAL CONDITION TO STAGE SIX. STAGE ONE, OR LET ME STAGE ZERO INCLUDES PERMANENT WATER WASTE PROHIBITION THAT ARE ALWAYS IN EFFECT AND BANNED ON FUN, UH, NON-FUNCTIONAL TURF THAT TAKES EFFECT IN JANUARY 1ST, 2027. STAGE ONE IS UP TO 10% REDUCTION AND ADDS MANDATORY CONSERVATION MEASURES. STAGE TWO IS UP TO 20%. WE OPERATE UNDER STAGE TWO REGARDLESS OF THE CONDITIONS, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE SAVE THAT 20% OF WATER STAGE THREE IS UP TO 30% AND REQUIRES A FORMAL DECLARATION OF WATER SUPPLY SHORTAGE. STAGE FOUR TO SIX ESCALATES REQUIREMENTS TO 60% REDUCTION BEYOND EMERGENCY PLANNING. WE ACTIVELY PROMOTE WATER USE EFFICIENCY THROUGH A ROBUST SET OF REBATES AND RES AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AFFECT OFFERED TO THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. THE CITY PARTNERS WITH MODOC PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE REBATES, HIGH EFFICIENCY CLO CLOTH WASHERS, TURF REPLACEMENT, LANDSCAPE DESIGN ASSISTANCE SPRAY TO DRIP IRRIGATION CON CONVERSIONS, SMART IRRIGATION TIMERS, AND RAIN BARREL INSTALLATIONS. OUR CENTENNIAL PARK CONSERVATION GARDEN IS A VISIBLE EXAMPLE OF THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO DEMONSTRATING WATER SMART LANDSCAPING TO THE COMMUNITY. IN SUMMARY, THE LAHABRA 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN REFLECTS A WATER SYSTEM THAT IS WELL POSITIONED FOR THE FUTURE. WE HAVE A STABLE AND DIVERSE SUPPLY PORTFOLIO, A POPULATION THAT IS GROWING MORE WATER EFFICIENT OVER TIME IN A ROBUST FRAMEWORK TO RESPOND TO SHORTAGE CONDITIONS AT ANY SEVERITY LEVEL. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT THE 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THE 2025 SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST A QUICK COMMENT. UH, FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE NEWER ON HERE, YEARS AGO, YEARS AGO, AND, AND ROSE AND I WERE THE ONLY TWO THAT WERE AROUND BACK THEN, BUT WE INVESTED MANY YEARS AGO IN OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUMPING OUR OWN WATER. AND I THINK OUR FIRST WELL WAS AT THE SCOUT HUT MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. AND NOW WE'RE PUMPING OUR OWN WATER. AND FOR YOU TODAY, WE'VE, UH, GONE AND PURCHASED WA A WATER RIGHT FROM COW DOMESTICS AND ALL THAT GOES A LONG WAY TO IMPROVING OUR, UH, WATER SITUATION. UM, SO WE'RE IN, WE'RE IN A MUCH SITUATION, BETTER SITUATION TODAY, AND THAT GOES BACK TO PEOPLE LIKE STEVE SIMONIAN WHO SAW THE WISDOM IN US INVESTING IN, IN, IN PROGRAMS LIKE THAT. [00:45:03] AND TO MAYOR PRO TIM GOMEZ'S POINT WE'RE ONE OF, WE'RE SOMEWHAT UNIQUE AS A CITY THAT WE HAVE THREE INDEPENDENT SOURCES OF WATER WE CAN DRAW FROM. UH, AND THAT GIVES US A GREAT DEAL OF RESILIENCE FOR OUR WATER SYSTEM. AND THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVELY SUPPORTING FOR DECADES. AND AS THE MAYOR PER TIMM MENTIONED, UH, WE'VE INVESTED HEAVILY IN BUYING MORE WATER SHARES IN CAL DOMESTIC AND CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OPTIONS TO FURTHER, UH, ACCESS OUR, UH, GROUNDWATER TABLES. AND I DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT IF I MAY. YEAH, GO RIGHT AHEAD, ELIAS. I'M JUST CURIOUS. ON ONE SLIDE IT SAYS, WATER SUPPLY CHARACTERIZATION GROUNDWATER 72.7%, THEN IT SAYS IMPORTED GROUNDWATER 72.7% AND THEN IMPORTED WATER. OF COURSE, IT'S 1.8. IS THERE A DISTINCTION? THEY COMBINED, THEY COMBINED OURS WITH CAL DOMESTIC ON THE SAME LINE. THE 77% IS REALLY, UH, CAL CAL DOMESTICS MOST OF THE TIME, AND OURS IS ABOUT 20%. OKAY. OKAY. SO THAT WAS MY QUESTION. OUT OF GROUNDWATER, WHAT PERCENTAGE IS COMING FROM THE WELLS THAT WE IT'S ABOUT 20% RIGHT NOW. ABOUT PERCENT. AND THAT'S THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. THERE WERE THREE WELLS, BUT I THINK WE'RE DOWN TO TWO. CORRECT. WE HAVE ONE THAT IS NOW ON HOLD BECAUSE OF THE TDS. IT'S A HIGHER LEVEL THAN TDS THAT WE NEED AND WE CANNOT MIX IT WITH CAL DOMESTIC RIGHT NOW. NOW, DO I REMEMBER CORRECTLY WHEN YOU SAID THAT IN TIME, PERHAPS THAT THIRD WELL CAN BE BROUGHT BACK ONLINE? CORRECT. WE, THERE ARE SOME TREATMENTS, BUT THEY'RE EXPENSIVE, LIKE REVERSE OSMOSIS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT IF WE NEED IT, THEN WE ARE GOING TO, WE'RE GONNA IMPLEMENT THAT, BUT, SO THERE'S NO PLAN TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW AS LONG AS WE'RE OKAY, BUT IN, IN A SITUATION WE DON'T NEED IT. THE, THE, THE EFFICIENCY AND THE COST IS, IS THERE THAT WE NEED TO, TO SUPPLY WATER? WE ARE LOOKING INTO, RIGHT NOW, WE COMMISSIONED A CONSULTANT TO CONTINUE THE SEARCH FOR THE BEST SPOT IN THE, IN THE CITY TO DRILL A NEW, WELL, A NEW WELL WITH THE STUDY THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, READ THE TDS ALL THE CONTAMINANTS THAT WE, UH, THAT POSSIBLY FIND. AND THEN WE'LL, UH, BASED ON THE STUDIES WE HAVE, IF WE HAD 93 WELLS AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER IN THE CITY THAT WE HAD, UH, LEARNED FROM OVER THE YEARS, AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT COLLECTING ALL THIS DATA AND MAKING SURE IT'S THE, WHERE THE BUS SPOT, THE CLEANEST WATER WE CAN DRAW. AND THEN PROBABLY THAT WOULD BE A CHEAPER OPTION THAN PUTTING A REVERSE OSMOSIS OVER TIME. RIGHT. I MEAN, THAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE TOO. THE TWO OPERATING WELLS RIGHT NOW, ONE OF THOSE COULD COME UP SUDDENLY WITH A HIGH TDS AND WE'D BE DOWN THAT ONE. WELL, AND THEN THERE'D BE GREATER PRESSURE ON THE WHOLE SYSTEM, CORRECT? YES. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SO FAR SO GOOD. SO WHEN IT, WHEN THERE'S MAJOR DROUGHT, TDS GO UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT, BUT SO FORTH. RIGHT NOW 20% OF OUR WATER'S COMING FROM OUR OWN WELLS. CORRECT. WHICH IS AS WHAT THE CITY MANAGER SAID IS VERY A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL. I LIKE WHITTIER. I KNOW THEY GET ALL THEIR WATER FROM METROPOLITAN, RIGHT? MM-HMM . AND THEIR RATES ARE A LOT HIGHER. BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP OUR RATES. WE'RE TRYING TO RAISE THAT, UH, RIGHT NOW THERE IS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE COLORADO RIVER, RIGHT. FOR, UH, AND THEN WE, WE KNOW THE FUTURE IS GONNA BE GROUNDWATER FOR US. SO WE'RE TRYING, WE'RE TRYING TO TAP ANOTHER THAT WAS NEWS YESTERDAY, WASN'T IT? YES. THE RESTRICTIONS BEING PROPOSED. I THINK IT'S UP TO 60% LESS WATER DELIVERIES TO CALIFORNIA FROM THE COLORADO RIVER MAJOR DROUGHTS UP IN THAT AREA. SCARY. BUT YEP. I'M GLAD WE'RE ON TOP OF IT. WELL, WE'RE GOOD. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. E LIZ. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST ONE, UH, MAYOR. YEP. UH, THINKING ABOUT THE RESIDENTS HERE, UH, AT THE END OF EVERY MEETING, WE ALWAYS ASK, UH, OUR RESIDENTS TO CONSERVE WATER. ARE YOU SEEING ANY LIKE MEASURABLE IMPACTS TO THE, UH, THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONSERVATION OF OUR WATER? ABSOLUTELY. EVEN THOUGH OUR POPULATION IS RISING A LITTLE BIT RIGHT NOW, OUR WATER DEMAND IS GOING DOWN FOR TWO REASONS. ONE, EDUCATION AND PEOPLE LEARNED. AND THE OTHER IS MOST OF THE HOMES THAT WE'RE BUILDING OUR, OUR CONDOS AND SMALLER, UH, FOOTPRINTS WITH NO YARDS. SO THAT'S, BUT WE'VE SEEN, WE, UH, WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE, UH, 13 YEARS AGO, THAT IT MAN WAS 10,000 ACRE FEET, RIGHT NOW IS SEVEN AND A HALF. IT'S QUITE A BIT 25% REDUCTION IN WATER EVEN THOUGH THE POPULATION IS INCREASING. THANK YOU. AND SO WITH THAT, I WANNA THANK OUR RESIDENTS OUT THERE THAT ARE ACTUALLY TAKING A CONSCIOUS EFFORT OF BEING MINDFUL OF HOW TO UTILIZING WATER. ABSOLUTELY. ESPECIALLY THOSE MUCH LARGER FAMILIES THAT REALLY NEED IT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. WE, WE IMPLEMENTED A LOT OF THINGS. WE IMPLEMENTED THE AMIS WHERE THE METER, UH, COULD READ ANY LEAK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, AND WE GO KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND PUT TAGS ON IT. YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A SMALL LEAK SOMEWHERE TO GO FIX IT AND MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT WASTING ANY WATER ANYWHERE. YOU KNOW, AND, AND THE FACT THAT YOU MENTIONED, I REMEMBER I GOT A FEW NOTIFICATIONS, UH, THERE'S A WATER APP I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF, MAYBE YOU COULD SHARE WITH THE RESIDENCE. THERE'S A WATER APP WHERE IF YOU, IF IF THE, IT'S THE WATER. THERE'S A LEAK THERE. YEAH. FROM, FROM THE UH, WATER MASTER. THERE WE GO. WATER MASTER. YEAH. SO GREAT TECHNOLOGY THERE. YEAH. THEY HAVE YOUR PHOTO AT THE, UH, POST OFFICE, UH, COUNCIL FOR, UH, GROSS, UH, GROSS WATER MISMANAGEMENT. YEAH. MAYOR PRO TEM. [00:50:01] ANYWAY, THAT, THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GONNA MENTION. I, I WANNA COMMEND YOU FOR, FOR KEEPING YOUR EYE ON, UH, STUFF LIKE, I WAS ONE THAT, THAT HAD A LEAK AT MY HOME AND WAS UNAWARE OF IT AND GOT A CALL. AND I'VE HEARD OF SEVERAL RESIDENTS, AT LEAST, UH, SIX OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND, AND COMMEND YOU FOR REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT'S ABNORMAL. UH, HAD I NOT KNOWN, GOD KNOWS HOW LONG THAT THING WOULD'VE GONE ON FOR. APPRECIATE THAT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU ELIAS. THANKS. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP THE, UH, PUBLIC, UH, THE HEARING, UH, TO THE PUBLIC. ANY OF THOSE WHO, UH, WISH TO SPEAK. PLEASE GIVE THEIR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND, UH, DO NOT BE REDUNDANT IN YOUR TESTIMONY. INVITE THOSE IN SUPPORT TO SPEAK. ALRIGHT. SCENE NONE. I INVITE THOSE IN OPPOSITION TO SPEAK. OKAY. SCENE NONE. I'D LIKE TO CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING. CALL FOR COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION, AND OR ACTION. WELL, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD MOVE, UH, TO, UH, APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS RECOMMENDED. SECOND AND SECOND. VERY GOOD. THERE ACTUALLY SECOND TWO RESOLUTIONS. MR. MAYOR, WE ALSO HAVE TO DO THE HEARING, CORRECT? ARE WE, ARE, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE A HEARING ON JULY. UH, THAT'S THE NEXT ITEM THAT'S DIFFERENT. OKAY. SORRY, I'M READING THIS WRONG. OKAY. SO THEN DO I NEED TO AMEND THE MOTION? YEAH, THE, THE MOTION IS FOR THE RESOLUTION, BUT THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO RESOLUTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL. CAN I MAKE ONE MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH RESOLUTIONS? YOU CAN. SO, SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE? IT WAS SECONDED BY, UH, MAYOR PRO TIM GOLDEZ. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. [1. CONSIDER AND APPROVE A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE FOR THE CITY-OWNED LA HABRA BRANCH LIBRARY BUILDING That the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a new long-term lease agreement between the City of La Habra and the County of Orange for the County's continued library operation at the City-owned La Habra Branch Library building located at 221 East La Habra Boulevard.] ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR, UH, CONSIDERATION ITEMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR 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. AND THERE ARE TWO CONSIDERATION ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. ITEM TITLED, CONSIDER AND APPROVE A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE FOR THE CITY OWNED LAHABRA BRANCH LIBRARY BUILDING. WILL WE GET A STAFF REPORT, PLEASE? GOOD EVENING. MAYOR MADANO AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF IS ASKING, THE CITY COUNCIL IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A NEW LONG-TERM LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAHABRA AND THE COUNTY OF ORANGE FOR THE CONTINUED LIBRARY OPERATION THAT THE CITY OWNED LAHABRA LIBRARY BRANCH BUILDING LOCATED AT 2 2 1 EAST LAHABRA BOULEVARD. THE LAHABRA LIBRARY IS PART OF THE ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY'S SYSTEM. THE CITY OWNS THE BUILDING AND LAND WHILE LIBRARY SERVICES. STAFFING AND OPERATIONS HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY OF ORANGE. IN 2024, THE ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM WAS AWARDED FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY'S BUILDING FORWARD LIBRARY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THIS EQUITY BASED GRANT PROGRAM HELPS PAY FOR MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO HELP ADDRESS CRITICAL MAINTENANCE NEEDS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT, IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND EXTEND DIGITAL ACCESS, AS WELL AS EXPAND PHYSICAL ACCESS TO LIBRARY FACILITIES. THE COUNTY APPROVED A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET OF APPROXIMATELY $6.6 MILLION TO RENOVATE A LA HABRA LIBRARY. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN 2025 AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN 24 MONTHS. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS INCLUDE A DA IMPROVEMENTS, MAJOR SYSTEMS REPLACEMENT REPAIRS, H HVAC ROOFING, PLUMBING EFFICIENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL DATA WIRING, FRESH PAINT, FIRE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, INTERIOR RENOVATIONS, NEW FURNITURE FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT UPGRADES. THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO CREATE AN UPDATED, WELCOMING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN THE LIBRARY THAT REFLECTS THE GROWING AND EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY OF THE LA HABRA COMMUNITY. THE COUNTY OPERATES THE LA THE LA HABRA LIBRARY SERVICES UNDER A LEASE AGREEMENT THAT WAS ENTERED BACK IN DECEMBER OF 1980. AND THAT AGREEMENT WAS SET TO EXPIRE IN DECEMBER OF 2035. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE RENOVATIONS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE ALONG WITH CERTAIN FACILITY ENHANCEMENTS THAT WERE REQUESTED [00:55:01] BY THE CITY, THE COUNTY IS REQUESTING THAT THE CITY CONSIDER AN APPROVE AN UPDATED NEW LEASE AGREEMENT, WHICH WILL REPLACE, RE RESTATE AND SUPERSEDE THE PRIOR LEASE AGREEMENT AND INCLUDES UPDATED REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS, SOME OF WHICH WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY OF 2036 IF APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THE NEW RENT-FREE LEASE WILL HAVE A TERM EXPIRING ON DECEMBER OF 2060 BASED ON THE NEED TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF CRITICAL LIBRARY SERVICES. THE PROPOSED NEW LEASE AGREEMENT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING NOTABLE ITEMS, A TERM OF, AS I MENTIONED, THAT IS, UM, STARTS TODAY IF, UM, APPROVED AND RUNS THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2060. THAT HAS TWO FIVE-YEAR LEASE EXTENSIONS, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. IT INCLUDES A CLEARER DELINEATION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES BETWEEN THE CITY TO MAINTAIN LANDSCAPING AROUND THE BUILDING AS WELL AS CERTAIN BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND FUTURE HVAC SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. AND THE COUNTY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERIOR OPERATIONS CONDITIONS AND SPECIAL LIBRARY EQUIPMENT. IT ALSO INCLUDES ANY FUTURE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. IT PROVIDES A PROVISION FOR FUTURE INTERIOR UPDATES TO MEET CURRENTLY EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND LIBRARY SYSTEM. ANY OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, UM, WILL GO THROUGH THE CITY'S BUILDING AND PERMIT PROCESS THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. IT ALSO INCLUDES UPDATED LI UM, LIABILITY AND INSURANCE TO MEET CURRENT STANDARDS. AND AGAIN, RENT, THERE IS NO, UH, RENT FOR THIS PUBLIC BENEFIT. IT WILL BE A FREE SERVICE OFFERED, UM, TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN THERE IS A TERMINATION CLAUSE, UM, THAT, UH, SHOULD WE DECIDE TO PART WAYS IN 2045, WRITTEN NOTICE IS, UM, NEEDED BY EITHER PARTY AT LEAST 180 DAYS ADVANCE NOTICE ANY TERMINATION PRIOR BY THE CITY BEFORE 2045. UM, THERE WOULD BE, UM, DISCUSSIONS AND A THIRD PARTY WOULD ASSESS THE BUILDING, UM, TO DETERMINE A COST AND THE CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REIMBURSING THE COUNTY FOR ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. THE FISCAL IMPACT. UM, BECAUSE THE CITY OF THE HARBOR CURRENTLY LEASES THE LIBRARY BUILDING AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY, THERE IS NO COST TO THE COUNTY OF ORANGE. IF THE, UM, LEASE IS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE NEW LEASE WILL CONTINUE WITH A NO RENT AGREEMENT. AND THE COUNTY ASSUMES A SIGNIFICANT, UM, OPERATIONAL COST AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, UM, ESTIMATED O OVER SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY, WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE LIKELY FALL ON THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND TO PROVIDE THIS TYPE OF SERVICE, UM, IN A CITY OWNED BUILDING. UM, THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE IMPACT TO THE CITY'S CURRENT, UH, FISCAL BUDGET BEYOND ITS ROUTINE EXTERIOR LANDSCAPING, WHICH IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET. HOWEVER, IN 2036, THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL, UM, RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING THE HVAC, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, AND OTHER RELATED MAINTENANCE COSTS STARTING IN 2036. THIS IS AN EXCHANGE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY. THEY HAVE AGREED TO FULLY, UM, COVER ALL OF THE COSTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION COSTS, INCLUDING A BRAND NEW ROOF THAT THE CITY REQUIRED WITH, UM, KEEPING IN THE STYLE AND DESIGN OF OUR SPANISH, UM, RED CLAY TILE, WHICH IS CERTAINLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WHAT THEY WERE PROBABLY INITIALLY PROPOSING. THEY HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY, UM, THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDING IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CITY FACILITIES WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR AREA. OUR CIVIC DOWNTOWN. AND THIS REQUEST, UM, ESPECIALLY FOR THE ROOFING, WAS, UM, AN ADDITIONAL $750,000 TO REPLACE THE ROOF. AND THEY, UM, SPENT APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 70,000 TO MAINTAIN THE DESIGN, UM, THAT WAS REQUIRED BY THE CITY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR STAFF REPORT. I'M PLEASED TO, UH, LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY, DYLAN WRIGHT. HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY RESOURCES AS WELL AS THE ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARIAN, SAMANTHA SMITH, AND THEY'RE BOTH HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. WE'RE ALSO EXCITED THAT WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME VERY EARLY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WAYS TO PARTNER A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY AND MORE COLLABORATIVELY ONCE THEIR LIBRARY REOPENS. AND, UM, AS PART OF OUR CONNECTING, UM, OUR ENRICHMENT AND ARTS DISTRICT, UM, THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOU IN THE NEAR NEAR FUTURE. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL AS ELIAS ALI IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO, UM, MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING. UM, I'LL, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS REAL QUICK. I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA ASK THE FIRST QUESTION HERE, KIM, BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONE I THINK I'M, I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT. WHEN I READ THE, UH, STAFF REPORT OVER THE WEEKEND, ONE OF THE MANY ITEMS ON THERE THAT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT. OKAY. NOT JUST THE LIBRARY ITSELF, BUT YOU MENTIONED IT THAT THE, UH, THE ROOF AND THE, UH, THE BUILDING ITSELF IS GONNA BE AESTHETICALLY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE HERE AT CITY HALL, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO SPANISH, SPANISH STYLE, UM, ARCHITECTURAL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, AND THAT INCLUDES [01:00:01] THE CLAY ROOFING, THE CLAY TILES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THIS BUILDING WITH PUB, WITH, UM, THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, POLICE STATION. AWESOME. THAT'S GONNA GO GREAT, ESPECIALLY HERE IN DOWNTOWN LAHABRA. SO I'LL OPEN UP TO MY COLLEAGUES. YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH, YEAH, GO AHEAD PLEASE. REAL QUICK, I, I, UH, JUST WANT TO COMMEND, UH, UH, THIS, THIS GREAT PROJECT THAT'S COMING ON BOARD. THE LAST TIME THAT WE'VE SEEN ANY WORK DONE TO THE LIBRARY WAS BACK WHEN CHRIS NORBY WAS SUPERVISOR AND THEY HAD DONE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK IN THE RESTROOMS AND THEY DID A LITTLE BIT OF WORK WITH THE CARPET AND THAT, THAT EXTRA, UH, BONUS ROOM OUT THERE AND REALIZE THAT, THAT PEOPLE WONDER LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHY, WHY ARE WE NOT CHARGING 'EM A RENT FOR THIS, THIS FACILITY? WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, ONCE YOU FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT WITH THE PERSONNEL, ALL THE COSTS THAT YOU COVER, WE ARE ACTUALLY A SUBSIDIZED CITY. IF YOU TAKE ALL THE CITIES IN ORANGE COUNTY, WE ARE ONE OF THOSE THAT ARE, THAT ARE SUBSIDIZED CITY WHERE COMPARED TO, UH, WHAT WE INVEST IN THAT. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH, UH, FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE GET A LOT MORE OUT OF IT THAN WHAT WE PUT INTO IT. THAT'S ALL I GOT, KAREN. YEAH. THANK YOU, KIM. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY AND SAMANTHA AND ALL THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS A REAL KIND OF TRICKY SITUATION THERE FOR A WHILE WITH THE ROOF IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE, UH, UH, COMPLIANT WITH THE SPECIFIC PLAN, WHICH OF COURSE IS, IS THE CODE THAT KIND OF RULES THAT WHOLE CORRIDOR. AND I KNOW THAT WAS A BIG ASK AND IT WAS A BIG GIVE ON YOUR PART AND I HOPE THAT YOU FEEL IT WAS AN EQUITABLE NEGOTIATION WHERE NOW YOU'RE GETTING GOOD VALUE FROM THE CITY AS WELL. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GREATLY. I TELL YOU, THIS COMMUNITY IS REALLY EXCITED AND I'M SURE DELL CAN ATTEST TO THAT. YES, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. LONG TIME COMING. SO THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH, AND THANK YOU AGAIN, KIM ROSE. NO QUESTIONS. I'LL PUT IT. YEAH, I'M JUST, I'M JUST CHOMPING AT THE BID HERE. UH, HAVE ANY YEAH, AS YOUR, AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, UH, ON THE ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD, I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. I'VE, UH, I, I, I'VE RECEIVED SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM, UH, SAMANTHA OVER THE FEW LAST FEW MONTHS, UH, OF THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE. UNFORTUNATELY, MY SOCIAL MEDIA IS STILL DOWN AFTER ABOUT A MONTH, SO I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH OUR RESIDENTS. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THERE, THERE IS NO PHYSICAL AESTHETICS THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT AT THE MOMENT. IT'S STILL KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE THE BOLTS AND THE, THE TWO BY FOURS AND EVERYTHING, BUT IT IS COMING ALONG QUITE WELL, QUITE NICELY. I WANT TO THANK THE LIBRARY STAFF AND I WANNA THANK THE CITY STAFFER, JUST, UH, FOR COLLABORATING WITH ONE ANOTHER AND BEING ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY IN RESOLVING THE, THE MATTER WITH THE ROOF AS WELL. UH, SAMANTHA, YOU'VE DRIVEN HERE, I'M PRETTY SURE A LONG WAY. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND MAYBE SHARE WITH OUR RESIDENTS, UH, WHAT THE, WHAT WE CAN EXPECT SOME, SOME, UH, PREVIEWS OF COMING ATTRACTIONS WITH OUR LIBRARY. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, CHERYL. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE. I JUST WANT TO SHARE MY ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS PROJECT. THIS LIBRARY RENOVATION IS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THE LAHABRA LIBRARY'S FUTURE. UPGRADING, OF COURSE, A DA ACCESSIBILITY. BUT MY MOST EXCITING THING WOULD BE EXPANDING THE PROGRAMMING SPACES, UM, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LIBRARY TO BE, UM, A PLACE DEDICATED STUDY SPACE FOR TEENS. WE ARE GONNA SUPPORT OUR EMPHASIS ON EARLY LEARNING AND LITERACY THROUGH A TRANSFORMED CHILDREN'S AREA. SO YOU'LL SEE, OF COURSE, THE ROOF, THE EXCI, THE ROOF IS AN EXCITING INVESTMENT, BUT ALSO A DA IMPROVEMENTS, UM, ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS, MECHANICAL UPGRADES, INCLUDING THE NEW HVAC, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, ARCHITECTURAL IMPROVEMENTS. BUT WHAT'S ALSO EXCITING IS A RESURFACED EXTERIOR PATIO. SO WE CAN DO LIBRARY PROGRAMMING OUT ON THAT BEAUTIFUL PATIO. WE CAN DO PROGRAMMING IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM. AND WE KNOW THAT MAKING A LIBRARY A DESTINATION, IT'S NOT JUST A PLACE TO GO AND GET BOOKS. IT'S A DESTINATION, A PLACE THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO SPEND THEIR TIME. A PLACE PEOPLE ARE PROUD TO GATHER AND SHARE WITH OTHERS. FOSTERING CIVIC PRIDE WHILE ALSO MAKING SURE THE SPACE IS ACCESSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE. I LOOK FORWARD TO LIBRARY PROGRAMMING. I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER LAMPKIN, YOU WERE THERE AT A LIBRARY PROGRAM RIGHT BEFORE THE LIBRARY CLOSED IN 2025. WE HAD A COOKBOOK AUTHOR THERE AND THAT ROOM WAS PACKED. SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT LIBRARY PACKED AGAIN IN A BEAUTIFUL ROOM THAT REALLY REFLECTS, UM, HOW EXCITED WE ARE ABOUT THE LIBRARY AND THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND, AND FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE HARBOR, DON'T THINK THE LIBRARY STAFF HAS A, OR ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS ABANDONED US. UH, IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE US A QUICK REMINDER OF OUR TWO MOBILE LIBRARIES THAT WE HAVE, UH, UNTIL WE FINISHED OUR, UH, OUR, OUR LOCATION HERE. SO, THE LIBRARY'S CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS NOW, BUT YOU CAN STILL GET LIBRARY SERVICES HERE IN LA HABRA. YOU CAN OF COURSE VISIT OUR OTHER 28 LIBRARIES, BREA BEING THE CLOSEST. BUT IF YOU WANT LIBRARY SERVICES HERE IN LAHABRA, WE, UH, VISIT EVERY WEEK. OUR MOBILE LIBRARY TEAM VISITS EL CENTRO LIONS PARK, THE PARK RIGHT NEXT TO THE LIBRARY. UM, THEY'RE THERE WEEKLY. THEY ALSO VISIT THE LAHABRA BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ONCE A MONTH AND THEY VISIT THE CYPRUS VILLA APARTMENTS [01:05:01] ONCE A MONTH AS WELL. SO THE MOBILE LIBRARY IS COMING TO THE CITY OF LAHABRA AND PROVIDING BOOKS, PROVIDING RESOURCES, STORY TIMES, PROGRAMMING THAT WAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND LASTLY, I, LAST UPDATE I GOT TWO WEEKS AGO WAS, WE'RE LOOKING AROUND NOVEMBER, JANUARY, SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. YES, YES. END OF THE YEAR FIRST IN 2027. ALRIGHT. SO THAT'D BE A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR OUR LA HABA RESIDENTS, WOULDN'T IT? ABSOLUTELY. GREAT. AND A VERY THANKSGIVING FOR US. YEAH. GREAT CELEBRATION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION. WELCOMING THE COMMUNITY BACK, FILLING IT WITH SO MANY FUN PROGRAMS, SO MANY FUN EVENTS. AND WE'RE JUST SO THRILLED. YEAH, WE ARE TOO AS WELL. I, I'M SURE I'M SPEAKING FOR ALL MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES. WE'RE EXTREMELY EXCITED FOR THIS, UH, THIS UPGRADE HERE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SAMANTHA. ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA INVITE THE PUBLIC TO TESTIFY AND PLEASE GIVE THEIR NAME FOR THE RECORD. ANYBODY WISHING TO TESTIFY, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM. ALL RIGHT. SCENE NONE. I'M GONNA CALL FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION INTERACTION. IF, UH, WHAT, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO REAL QUICK IS I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT, UH, WHAT, UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, LAKIN, UH, HAD REITERATED, UH, HE, HE'S ON THE, UH, ON THE, UH, LIBRARY BOARD, UH, HERE IN ORANGE COUNTY. BUT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS, UH, ONE OF THE FOND MEMORIES I HAD GROWING UP, AND OF COURSE THIS WAS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY IN NORWALK, UH, THE, UH, NORWALK PUBLIC LIBRARY, ESSENTIAL PART OF MY UPBRINGING, UH, GOING TO SCHOOL IN NORWALK. UH, AND, UH, OF COURSE, UH, FOR A, A SHORT TIME THEREAFTER, UH, GOING TO, UH, COLLEGE, I'D STOP IN. BUT OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR, WE AT LEAST AT CAL STATE FULLERTON, WE HAVE, AND WE HAD BACK THEN, A LONG TIME AGO, UNIVERSITY LIBRARY AND SOMETHING THAT WE, UH, A DISCUSSION WE WERE HAVING AT THE, UH, BREAKFAST TABLE A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH MY DAUGHTERS. AND THEY WERE ASKING ME WHEN THE LIBRARY WAS, UH, WAS GONNA RE WELL, WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE LIBRARY, WHY DID IT LEAVE? SAID DIDN'T LEAVE. I SAID, THEY'RE REFURBISHING THE LIBRARY. AND OF COURSE, THEY ASKED THAT THERE TWO OF THEM ARE GRADUATED COLLEGE STUDENTS. AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THEIR TIME, UH, AT THESE, UH, PUBLIC UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, THE UNI CAL UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY SYSTEM, THAT THEY HAVE BEAUTIFUL LIBRARIES IN SANTA BARBARA AND SANTA CRUZ. UH, AND, UH, THEY WERE GOING ON AND ON ABOUT THE ENDLESS DAYS AND NIGHTS THAT THEY SPENT THERE AND, AND HOW ESSENTIAL IT WAS, UH, TO, UH, UH, TO THEIR, UH, UH, EDUCATION. UH, JUST THE SAME. I I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS COMING BACK. UH, AND, UH, VERY MANY KIDS, UH, DEPEND ON THAT LIBRARY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO. A BOOKSTORE MAY BE A LITTLE TOO EXPENSIVE, OR IT MAY BE A, UH, IT MAY BE A LITTLE DAUNTING, UH, FOR THEM, UH, TO GET THERE. UH, BUT A LIBRARY SUCH AS OURS IS GONNA BE INVITING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A PARK OFF TO ONE SIDE. YOU HAVE THAT LITTLE AREA THERE, AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A, UH, UH, PATIO, UH, WHERE YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO SOME PROGRAMS. THAT'S AWESOME. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT OUR, UH, OUR, OUR YOUNG, UH, OUR YOUNG KIDS TO, UH, TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE, UH, NOT ALL OF 'EM HAVE PHONES. NOT ALL OF 'EM HAVE IPADS. UH, MAYBE, UH, LIMITED TO THEIR COMPUTER, UH, WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO ON A COMPUTER AT HOME. UH, BUT THE LIBRARY'S ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS BEEN A, UH, A SAFETY UNIT, I THINK. AND, UH, TO HAVE THAT. I THANK YOU BOTH AND, UH, THANK DELL FOR THE WORK THAT HE DOES ON THE, ON THE LIBRARY SCHOOL BOARD. VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. I'LL, UH, MISS MR. MAYOR REAL QUICK. I HAVE, UH, REAL FOND MEMORIES OF LABRA BRANCH LIBRARY. I GREW UP THERE AND I REMEMBER BACK EVEN AT THE EARLY AGE OF THREE, EVEN BEFORE I WAS IN KINDERGARTEN, MY MOM TAKING ME DOWN THERE AND ALWAYS LOOKING AT JUST ONE SECTION WHERE I COULD ALWAYS FOUND THE BABAR BOOKS. I USED TO READ BABAR AS A KID, OR MY MOM USED TO READ 'EM TO ME ACTUALLY BACK THEN. AND WE WOULD WALK TO THE LIBRARY AND THEN LATER ON, IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE LATE SEVENTIES, EARLY EIGHTIES WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE FIRST EXPANSION AND SEEING THAT GO THROUGH AND WATCHED IT EVOLVE, UH, THROUGH THE YEARS. AND THEN, UH, LATER ON, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE LIBRARIAN, UH, JILL PATTERSON, WHO HAD RETIRED LATER ON. AND, AND IT JUST, I GOT A LOT OF FOND MEMORIES OF THAT LIBRARY. SO I'M EXCITED AS WELL. ANYONE ELSE? YES, COUNCILWOMAN ESPINOZA. I, I WANTED TO ASK, UM, I KNOW THAT WHEN WE WERE HELPING KIDS IN PARKS, UH, THROUGH A PROGRAM I HAVE THAT, UM, WE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAD UNITS THAT YOU COULD USE FOR HOTSPOTS. IS THAT STILL ABLE, I MEAN, 'CAUSE THIS IS FANTASTIC FOR THOSE KIDS THAT DON'T HAVE THE INTERNET, THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY SIGN UP TO GET ONE OF THOSE UNITS. YES, YOU CAN CHECK OUT A HOTSPOT AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, WHICH I THINK IS SO FANTASTIC. YOU, THAT'S PART OF OUR LIBRARY OF THINGS COLLECTION. SO WE CHECK OUT MORE THAN JUST BOOKS. BOOKS ARE JUST THE BEGINNING. AND YOU CAN COME IN, CHECK OUT A HOTSPOT, YOU CAN COME IN, USE OUR LAPTOP VENDING MACHINE. WE HAVE SO MANY RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IN ALL THEIR ENDEAVORS. YES. THAT'S WHAT SURPRISED ME. I WAS SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT. 'CAUSE THERE'S QUITE A FEW KIDS, UH, THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. AND HAVING THAT PARENTS CHECK OUT THE HOTSPOT FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME IS JUST A WEALTH OF, UH, OPPORTUNITY THERE [01:10:01] FOR THE KIDS. SO I REALLY WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT. OH, WELL, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. AND THANK YOU FOR US ALLOWING TO SHOWCASE THAT RESOURCE. WE CAN HAVE A COFFEE SHOP BY ANY CHANCE IN THE ORLANDO ASKED. THAT WAS A NEWS DISCUSSION. I ABOUT THAT AS WELL. I GO, BECAUSE IT'D BE NICE IF WE HAD SOME, YOU KNOW, LATTE OR SOMETHING IN THE PATIO, BUT THAT WOULD COME TO FIND OUT THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY BRING ON ALL THE CRUMBS OR THINGS TO THE INDOOR, TO THE COMPUTERS AND, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'D HAVE TO REPAIR ALL THAT. WE, WE TALKED, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING BEFORE YOU CALLED TWO WEEKS AGO. WE DID. AND . AND YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DO HAVE THOUGH, IS WE DO HAVE A CHARLIE CART, WHICH IS A MOBILE KITCHEN THAT'S, UH, DOES THAT SHOWCASES AND DEMONSTRATES FOOD LITERACY. AND THE, YOU MIGHT, THE CHARLIE CART MIGHT COME TO YOUR LIBRARY TO THE, YOU KNOW, AND WE CAN MAKE REFRESHMENTS AND SERVE THEM AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS MIGHT GET A SNEAK PEEK OF THE CHARLIE CART COMING UP SOON TOO. SO KEEP AN EYE OUT POPUPS. THERE WILL BE SAMPLES. I TAKE IT. I THINK THERE WILL BE. ALRIGHT. FOR YEARS WE HAD A RESIDENT, I GUESS YOU GUYS WERE INVITED, FOR YEARS. WE HAD A RESIDENT NAMED BOB DALE WHO WOULD COME AND ALWAYS ADVOCATE TO ROSE AND I ABOUT HAVING A PLACE WHERE THEY HAD SANDWICHES AND COFFEE AND, AND THAT, SO THAT WAS TO YOU, BOB. THERE IS A CARS AND COFFEE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE, THE LIBRARY. AND THERE'S OFTEN YOUNG STUDENTS IN THERE AFTER SCHOOL OR COLLEGE AGE KIDS YOU CAN SEE DOING WORK. YEAH, I'VE SEEN THEM THERE. AND IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT THEY'RE USING THESE SPACES AND I'M SURE THAT THEY'LL BE ANXIOUS TO GET BACK TO THE LIBRARY AND HAVE THAT ENVIRONMENT AGAIN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT. WE, YOU ARE INVESTING AS A COUNTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU. ALRIGHT. UH, ANY, UH, WELL, COUNCIL, UH, ACTION. YEAH. IF IT'S OKAY, MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE ABSOLUTELY TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION, UM, THAT THE, WHERE WERE WE AT? HERE, HERE WE GO. THE CITY, UH, COUNCIL, APPROVE AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER EXECUTE A NEW LONG-TERM LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAHABRA AND THE COUNTY OF ORANGE FOR THE COUNTY'S CONTINUED LIBRARY OPERATIONS AT THE CITY OWNED LAHABRA BRANCH LIBRARY BUILDING LOCATED AT 2 2 1 EAST LAHABRA BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF LAHABRA. SECOND. THAT VERY GOOD MAYOR PRO TEM. SECOND WILL COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BRAINER. I'M JUST SAYING IN INVESTING IN OUR KIDS, CONTINUING TO INVEST IN THEM. SO THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. ALRIGHT, [1. FINANCIAL REPORT ON UTILITY AUTHORITY WATER AND SEWER FUND REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND RATES, AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC PROTEST HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED SEWER RATE ADJUSTMENTS That the City Council and Utility Authority: A.  Receive and file reports from Raftelis Financial Consultants, Incorporated regarding Utility Authority revenue requirements and recommended changes to sewer rates;  B.  Schedule a public hearing on proposed sewer rate adjustments for Monday, July 20, 2026; and, C.  Direct staff to prepare and mail hearing notices to sewer customer-of-record.] MOVING ON. UH, THE NEXT ITEM UP. YES. THE SECOND AND FINAL CONSIDERATION ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS ACTUALLY A JOINT MEETING BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL AND THE UTILITY AUTHORITY. AND THAT ITEM IS TITLED, FINANCIAL REPORT ON UTILITY AUTHORITY, WATER AND SEWER FUND, REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND RATES, AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC PROTEST HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED SEWER RATE ADJUSTMENTS. MA'AM, , PLEASE. UH, MR. MAYOR? YES, SIR. SO WE ARE PREPARED TO PRE PRESENT A STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING ON THIS ITEM. UM, THE, UH, PRIMARY REQUEST BEING MADE OF COUNSEL IS TO ACTUALLY SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE IN THE FUTURE FOR COUNSEL'S CONSIDERATION OF A RATE INCREASE. UH, WE CAN PROVIDE THE REPORT TONIGHT, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO ALSO PROVIDE THE SAME REPORT AT THAT PUBLIC HEARING. SO IT'S UP TO THIS COUNSEL'S DISCRETION. I WILL, UH, I, I WILL OPT, UH, TO HOLD OFF ON A REPORT IF THAT'S OKAY WITH MY COLLEAGUES. ABSOLUTELY. UH, ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD TOO. YEAH, NOT, NOT NECESSARILY TO DO IT TWICE. YEAH, I WOULD THINK SO, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU. OKAY. WE DO THAT ABSOLUTE. UM, AND, UH, PROCEED FURTHER. UH, WE OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS. UH, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM, UH, OUR COUNSEL? NO. ALRIGHT. SCENE NONE. I WILL, UH, CALL FOR THE, UH, PUBLIC TO TESTIFY. PLEASE GIVE THEIR NAME FOR THE RECORD. ANYBODY WISHING TO TESTIFY ON THE SUBJECT? ALRIGHT. SCENE, NONE. UH, IF I CAN HAVE, UH, COUNSEL, UH, DIRECTOR DISCUSSION INTERACTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED SEWER RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR MONDAY, JULY 20TH, 2026, AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE MAIL OUT, UH, HEARING NOTICES TO THE SEWER CUSTOMERS ON RECORD. I'LL SECOND. WILL THE COUNCIL PLEASE VOTE THAT WAS LOCATED? I THINK SO. OKAY. DO WE NEED THE RECEIVING FILE AS WELL IN THE REPORT? WAS THERE NO REPORT THOUGH? THERE WAS NO REPORT GIVEN. SO WE ARE OKAY FOR THAT TO BE THE NEXT ONE. WE, WE DON'T NEED TO RECEIVE IT. FILE NO RELEASE FILED. THERE'S NOTHING TO RECEIVE. THANK YOU. SO THE MOTION IS FOR THE FUTURE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TO MAIL OUT NOTICES AND MAILING OF THE PUBLIC NOTICES ONLY. CORRECT? YES. MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM, VICE CHAIR GOMEZ. SECONDED BY MAYOR CHAIR MADANO. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ALRIGHT, [ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:] MOVE ON TO THE, UH, MAYOR'S [01:15:01] COMMUNITY CALENDAR. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR, UH, KICKOFF SUMMER WITH THE DAY OF FAMILY FUN. SATURDAY, MAY 23RD, 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AT OESTE PARK. 2300 WEST LAMBER ROAD. THAT'S A PARTY IN THE PARK. JOIN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR AN EXCITING DAY, PACKED WITH FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, INCLUDING FOAM PARTY, WATER GAMES, SUMMER CRAFTS, CONCESSIONS, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, MOBILE MUSEUM, AND MORE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT LA COMMUNITY CENTER. 5 6 2 3 3 4 2 0 0 MOVIES IN THE PARK. THE CITY OF LA HARE INVITED YOU TO A PREHISTORIC NIGHT UNDER THE STARS. GRAB YOUR BLANKETS AND LAWN CHAIRS FOR A SCREENING OF JURASSIC WORLD ON OUR GIANT MOVIE SCREEN. FRIDAY MAY 29TH AT VIN SCULLY CENTENNIAL PARK. 1001 LAS LOMAS DRIVE FAMILY ACTIVITIES KICKOFF AT 6:00 PM THE MOVIE STARTS AT DUSK. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 LA HABER ACTIVE DAY CAMP. THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PRESENTS THIS YEAR'S LA HABER ACTIVE DAY CAMP FOR KIDS. MONDAY, JUNE 1ST THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 7:00 AM TO 6:00 PM VETERANS HALL. 2 0 9 NORTH ORANGE STREET CAMPUS OPEN AGES. YOUTH FIVE TO 12 YEARS OLD TO $60 REGISTRATION FEE. $200 PER WEEK. SIBLING DISCOUNT IS AVAILABLE. LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE. REGISTER TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL THE HOPPER COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 THE SENIOR FIESTA DANCE. JOIN US FOR AN AFTERNOON OF MUSIC, DANCING AND FUN. SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH, 2:00 PM TO 4:00 PM AT THE LAHABRA COMMUNITY CENTER. 1 0 1 WEST LAHABRA BOULEVARD, FEATURING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT BY DAVE VICTORINO AND THE LATIN JAZZ QUARTET. ADMISSION $12 PRESALE, $15 AT THE DOOR. RESERVE YOUR SPOT BY 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 OR VISITING THE LA HABRA COMMUNITY CENTER. AND A QUICK NOTE ON THAT, UH, I WAS AT, UH, COSTCO THE OTHER DAY AND I HAD A RESIDENT STOP ME AND HAD NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE, UH, THE, UH, THE SENIOR, UH, UH, DANCES THAT, UH, OCCUR EVERY MONTH. THEY WERE SO HAPPY AND THEY WERE THANKING ME AND THE REST OF THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL. THEY JUST STOPPED ME AND STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE SENIOR DANCES. SO WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM. ALRIGHT, MOVING ON. UH, 2026 SUMMER CONCERTS. THE LA HABRA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES RETURNS JULY 9TH WITH THE SMOOTH SOUNDS OF SANTANA. THURSDAY, JULY 9TH, 7:00 PM DAY 30 PM AT VINCE SCULLY CENTENNIAL PARK. NEW LOCATION, 1 0 0 1 WEST LAS LOMAS DRIVE. JOIN US EVERY THURSDAY IN JULY AND AUGUST FOR LIVE MUSIC FUNNEL CAKES, LOCAL VENDORS, AND FAMILY FUND. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT LITTLE HABRA COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0. LOVE LAHABRA IS A CITYWIDE DAY OF SERVICE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED AND IMPROVE OUR CITY HAPPENING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH. SEE SOMETHING IN THE CITY THAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HELP, SUBMIT IT THROUGH LEVEL HABRA.COM. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE LA HABRA COMMUNITY CENTER AT 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 2 0 0 COMMISSION MEETINGS, PLANNING COMMISSION. LABOR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS ARE HELD THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. 100 EAST LAHABRA BOULEVARD COMMUNITY SERVICES MEETS, UH, ARE HELD EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER HERE, 100 EAST LAHABRA BOULEVARD WATER CONSERVATION. DO YOUR PART TO PROTECT OUR RESOURCES IRRIGATION LIMITED TO THREE TIMES PER WEEK. TURN OFF WATER FOR OUTDOOR IRRIGATION DURING OUR DURING, OR WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER MEASURABLE RAINFALL. THE USE OF POTABLE WATER FOR IRRIGATION OF NON-FUNCTIONAL ORNAMENTAL TURF PROHIBITED IS THAT COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL SITES. NO WASHING OF HARD SERVICES SUCH AS SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS. AND PLEASE LIMIT IRRIGATION TO NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES PER STATION WITH NO RUNOFF AND NO LINE IRRIGATION BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 AM AND 4:00 PM FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 5 6 2 3 8 3 4 1 7 0. ALL [ COMMENTS FROM STAFF:] RIGHT, WITH THAT DENNY, COMMENTS FROM STAFF? NONE. MR. MAYOR, COMMENTS FROM OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS STARTING OVER. OH, OUR CITY ATTORNEY? YES. UH, POINT OF ORDER. UH, YES SIR. COULD I ASK THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THAT RALPH TEIS REPORT? THE WATER RATES THAT WE, UM, NOTICED ARE BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN THAT STUDY, PLEASE. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND UTILITY AUTHORITY RECEIVE AND FILE REPORTS FROM, UH, RALPH RALPH TEIS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS INCORPORATED REGARDING UTILITY AUTHORITY, REVENUE REQUIREMENTS, AND RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO SEWER RATES. I WILL SECOND THAT. COUNSEL WILL PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIED [01:20:01] UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU KEITH, OUR CITY ATTORNEY. APPRECIATE YOU FOR THAT. [ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:] ALRIGHT, UH, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? UH, WE'LL START, UH, ON OUR RIGHT HERE WITH, UH, COUNCILWOMAN ESPINOZA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I, UM, AS, AS WELL AS ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTENDED THE, UM, MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST. I ONLY HAD, UH, PROBABLY A HALF HOUR TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE BECAUSE I DID HAVE TO GO TO PALM DESERT TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF LA HABRA FOR SCAG, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT. I WAS THE VOTING DELEGATE AND BASICALLY IT WAS, UH, THE BUDGET THAT WAS APPROVED AS WELL AS A NEW PRESIDENT, INCOMING PRESIDENT, RAY MARCUS FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND JENNY CROSSWHITE, VICE PRESIDENT, UM, OF THE CITY OF SANTA PAULA AND THE PATRICIA LOCKE DAWSON, WHO IS THE SECOND VICE PRESIDENT FROM THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE. IT WAS, UH, I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THAT DAY AS WELL. AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT IT FALLS ON THE MAYOR'S BRAD BREAKFAST. I NEVER GET TO ATTEND IT FULLY, BUT, UH, I DO GET LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE STUDENTS SHOWCASE AS WELL. AND THERE'S ALWAYS STUDENTS FROM USC, FROM RIO HONDA THIS TIME AROUND AND UCI THAT PRESENTED THEIR IDEAS AS FAR AS INNOVATION AND WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR THE FUTURE WITH REGARDS TO TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, UM, AND AI AND ALL THIS STUFF. SO IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING. UH, I WAS, HAD TO COME BACK FRIDAY. I ONLY STAYED OVER ONE NIGHT BECAUSE I DID HAVE, UH, LUNCH WITH LOVED ONES AT THE SCHOOL OF CERRITO SCHOOLS. AND IT WAS NICE TO SEE A LOT OF THE PARENTS THAT CAME OUT AND HAD LUNCH WITH THEIR STUDENTS THERE ON THE, UH, ON THE LAWN. AND IT, UH, SOMETHING WE LOOK FORWARD TO AND HAVING THE KIDS ALL ENJOY THAT, HAVING THEIR, THEIR, IT WAS A GREAT, BECAUSE THEY HAD A, THEY, THEY PLANNED IT SO THAT THEY HAD, UH, A FUNDRAISER AS WELL. THEY SAID IF YOU COME WITH YOUR LUNCH, WITH YOUR LOVED ONES, UH, SHAKE HIS PIZZAS, PROVIDING YOU, YOU KNOW, UH, THIS KIND OF A PIZZA, A HARD SHAPED PIZZA WITH SOME MOJO, POTATOES. AND, UH, IT WAS A GOOD DEAL. AND OF COURSE, THE SCHOOL MADE SOME MONEY. SO THAT'S ALL THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE THING. SO IT WAS REALLY NICE TO ATTEND. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T GET ATTEND LA HARBOR 1 0 1, WHICH I REALLY HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO AND SEEING HOW ENGAGED THE RESIDENT MEMBERS ARE ON THAT. BUT THAT WOULD CONCLUDE MY REPORT. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCILMAN NICKER. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CONGRATULATIONS ON A FANTASTIC MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST. I WAS NOT THERE, BUT I HEARD IT SOLD OUT. I THINK, UH, JIM SAID IT SOLD OUT WITHIN 48 HOURS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO CONGRATS ON A GREAT EVENT. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT ON MUCH OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS SINCE THE LAST MEETING BECAUSE CAROL AND I WERE LOOKING, HAVE TO TAKE A TRIP IN EUROPE AND I BRING IT UP BECAUSE THERE IS, I DO HAVE A POINT TO MAKE WITH THAT. BUT WE WENT TO SIX COUNTRIES IN THE BALTIC REGION OF EUROPE, AND THAT'S LIKE DENMARK, NORWAY, SWEDEN, POLAND, GERMANY, ESTONIA. AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY. WE HAD GREAT WEATHER. WE GOT TO SEE THESE CITIES IN GREAT DETAIL. AND A COUPLE OF THESE COUNTRIES ARE KNOWN WORLDWIDE AS THE HAPPIEST COUNTRIES ON EARTH. THERE'S LIKE A FORMAL STUDY UNDERTAKEN WHERE THEY SAY, WELL, WHAT ARE THE HAPPIEST COUNTRIES? NORWAY USUALLY GETS IT DENMARK, SOMETIMES SWEDEN, BUT IT'S ALWAYS REVOLVING AROUND THOSE BASIC THREE COUNTRIES. SO IT BEGS THE QUESTION, WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE SO HAPPY? BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN TO LA HABRA, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN TO LA NUMBER ONE CITY IN THE WORLD. AND YES, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. AND NUMBER TWO, IT BEGS THE QUESTION BECAUSE THE WEATHER THERE TYPICALLY IS PRETTY LOUSY, RIGHT? IT'S COLD AND CAN BE RAINY. WE WERE THERE AND IT WAS SUNNY, IT WAS WONDERFUL. SO WE GOT VERY LUCKY. BUT AS I'M WALKING AROUND THESE CITIES, YOU SEE EVERYBODY OUT FINDING PLACES AND SPACES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE SENSE OF PLACE AND THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY. AND THIS JUST TIES IN WITH WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER ABOUT THE LIBRARY AND THE PATIO AND THIS SORT OF THING. IT GOES TO SHOW THAT WHEN YOU DO CREATE AND FOSTER THESE PLACES FOR PEOPLE AS A GATHERING PLACE, AND WHERE THERE IS THAT BUILDING SENSE OF COMMUNITY, PEOPLE ARE JUST NATURALLY SO MUCH HAPPIER. AND, YOU KNOW, THE CAFE CULTURE IS SO STRONG THERE. UH, ARTS AND JUST CULTURE GENERALLY, OF COURSE IN EUROPE, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY GOT THAT OVER US IN THE US A BIT. BUT I WANNA BRING IT UP BECAUSE I CAME HOME WITH THAT LESSON THAT TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, WE CAN FOSTER THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY, THE CARING COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHAT DOES MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL EVER WIN THE AWARD IS THE HAPPIEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT I SAY WE'RE IN THE RUNNING. I THINK WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, SO WE SHALL SEE. BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS A GOOD TRIP. WE SURVIVED IT. JET LAG WAS TERRIBLE. UM, THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU GOT IT. YOU HAVEN'T SEEN SOCIAL MEDIA LATELY, HAVE YOU? ? I'M KIDDING. MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UH, LET ME SEE HERE. WANNA THANK ELIAS AND ALL HIS TEAM OUT THERE. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE. UH, I GOT THERE SHORTLY AFTER THE MAYOR HAD LEFT AND HE HAD BEEN THERE. I GOT TO HANG OUT THERE, UH, FOR A LITTLE BIT OUT THERE. AND WANNA THANK YOU ELIAS. UH, JEFF HENDERSON, DORY DELGADO, UH, JOSE RAMIREZ, UH, JAMES SAN MIGUEL AND, UH, BRIAN TREJO. AND, UH, DEVIN CAME OUT AND VOLUNTEERED ACTUALLY TOO, HELPED OUT WITH THAT. AND IT WAS A, I TELL YOU, I'D NEVER SEEN ANYBODY [01:25:01] AS HAPPY AS THOSE PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH FOR THE HOUSEHOLD. HAZARDOUS WASTE. YEARS AGO, WE'D DONE A SURVEY AND THAT RANKED AMONG THE TOP EVENTS THAT WE HOST IS A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT. EVERYBODY'S VERY HAPPY. I DIDN'T SEE ONE FROWN ON ANYBODY'S, UH, UH, FACE OUT THERE IS VERY EFFICIENT, VERY FAST FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT THERE. SO, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN, ELIAS AND CR AND R FOR HOSTING THAT WONDERFUL EVENT. KIM, WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL. ALOHA, UH, SENIOR DANCE SENIOR, SURE. KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN. THEY HAVE A LOT MORE FUN THAN A LOT OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS OUT HERE. AND EVERYBODY ENJOYED IT. AND THE FOOD WAS TERRIFIC. THE MUSIC WAS EVEN BETTER, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOT TO ATTEND THE LAHABRA ART GALLERY FIRST EVENT HELD AT THE ART GALLERY, UH, SINCE OPENING, IT WAS THE OPHELIA WARDEN, UH, ART SHOW, SO WE HAD A LITTLE RECEPTION AND, AND HAD THAT. KIM, I GOT TO SEE YOU OUT THERE AS WELL. THAT WAS A GREAT, GREAT, UH, EVENT, UH, DOING THAT ONE, ONE THING I REALLY WANT TO BRAG ABOUT THAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY FANTASTIC THAT I I GOT INVITED TO ATTEND IT WAS THE HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS, UH, RED CARPET EVENT IN GALA THAT THEY HAVE AT LA HAVA HIGH SCHOOL. I TELL YOU, PAUL CAFFREY, THE DIRECTOR AT, UM, SORRY, THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT LAHABRA HIGH SCHOOL, JUST THIS IS COMPARED TO THE SB AWARDS, THEY DO A RED CARPET. ALL THE ATHLETIC STUDENTS, UH, DRESS UP IN THEIR GOWNS AND TUXEDOS AND SUITS AND TIES, AND THEY BRING IN TROY, WHO'S GOT THIS GREAT BIG, UH, MULTIMEDIA THING. THEY TELEVISE THIS THING ON THE, ON, UH, ON THE INTERNET. SO NO PARENTS ARE ALLOWED, BUT THEY STREAM THIS AND IT, IT'S LIKE, IT'S LIKE THE ACADEMY AWARDS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE, IT'S A SECOND ANNUAL AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY, UH, FANTASTIC TONIGHT, UH, MR. MAYOR, UH, BEING THAT WE JUST HAD, UH, NATIONAL PEACE OFFICER DAY, UH, MEMORIAL DAY, UH, I, UH, NATIONAL PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY. I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE AN ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF OFFICER MICHAEL ORIO. AND I GOT A COUPLE OTHER THINGS REAL QUICK. I DO WANNA MENTION, GOT TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS FUNDRAISER, UH, IN THE EARLY, UH, UH, LEARNERS FUNDRAISER AT TACO NAZO THIS PAST WEEK. AND, UH, WHAT ELSE WAS THERE? SOMETHING ELSE I WANT TO MENTION OUT HERE? UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO BLACK BEAR DINER ON THEIR 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. HAD A NICE LUNCH EVENT WITH THEM OUT THERE. AND FINALLY, THE MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST. I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY THAT, THAT CAME OUT. WE SOLD OUT REAL QUICK. 48 HOURS, THOSE TICKETS WERE GONE, AND I'M, I'M HONORED TO BE PART OF THAT COMMITTEE NOW. I THINK I'VE DONE IT NOW FOR, FOR 20 YEARS. UH, AND VERY INSPIRING WORDS, UH, MR. MAYOR, APPRECIATE YOU, UH, COMING OUT AND PARTICIPATING IN THAT AGAIN. AND, UH, ALL THE COLLEAGUES, UH, I KNOW DAR WERE ON VACATION, BUT ALL OF US, UH, FOR BEING THERE. UH, THIS IS ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND AND APPRECIATED THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND LIFT UP OUR NEEDS, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THAT EVENT. THAT'S IT. MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. UH, COUNCILMAN LAMKIN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, SO, UH, I FEEL LIKE THESE LAST TWO WEEKS HAVE REALLY BEEN ABOUT FAMILIES AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UH, IN TALKING TO SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS, I WANNA FIRST CONGRATULATE THE NUS CASTRO FAMILY ON THEIR, UH, SON BRUNO, COMPLETING HIS LAST TREATMENT FOR LEUKEMIA, UH, THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY. UM, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A, HAD A FUNDRAISER THAT OCCURRED TODAY AT TACO NAZO, UM, TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HIS LAST BIT OF TREATMENT. UM, AND WITH THAT, IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, THE MANY FUNDRAISERS THAT TACO NAZO HAS DONE FOR RESIDENTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. SO I WANNA THANK THEM AS WELL, UH, IN THAT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE KEY ONS CASTRO FAMILY. UM, AT THE, AT THE LAST, UM, AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, I, I, UH, ADJOURNED THE MEETING IN, IN, IN HONOR OF A FAMILY THAT, UH, UH, HAD A PASSING HERE IN OUR, IN OUR CITY. AND, UH, THAT FAMILY, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S ALREADY DIFFICULT ENOUGH, UH, WHEN YOU LOSE A LOVED ONE. UM, BUT IT'S EVEN HARDER WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE REALLY A VENUE TO CELEBRATE THAT PERSON'S LIFE. AND SO, UM, I WANT TO THANK KIM BERIAN FOR STEPPING UP. I HONESTLY, I DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THIS RESIDENT WHEN THEY WERE SHARING WITH ME THAT THEY HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A VENUE THAT WAS MEANINGFUL AND AFFORDABLE. AND THE ONLY PERSON I KNEW TO CALL WAS KIM AUBERRY TO SEE IF SHE CAN OFFER SOME ASSISTANCE. AND, UM, I WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REACHING OUT TO THAT FAMILY, UM, OFFERING THE COMMUNITY CENTER, UH, FOR THEM TO HAVE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE. AND IT GOES BACK TO WHAT OUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TALK ABOUT, THAT CARING COMMUNITY. UM, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. UM, ON, UH, ANOTHER NOTE, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. I KNOW IT'S A FEW DAYS LATE, BUT I HOPE EVERYONE, I HOPE ALL THE MOMS OUT THERE ENJOYED THEIR MOTHER'S DAY. FOR, FOR, FOR ME, IT WAS THE FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PRESSURE PUTTING ON MOTHER'S DAY FOR MY MOM, YOU KNOW, AND NOW I HAVE, YOU KNOW, A SON, AND [01:30:01] NOW WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR FIRST MOTHER'S DAY. THAT WAS, THAT WAS TENSE, THAT WAS A LOT OF PRESSURE, BUT WE DID IT RIGHT. AND, UH, MY WIFE REALLY ENJOYED IT. AND SO, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOMS OUT THERE. UM, OF COURSE, WENT TO THE, UH, LA HABRA MAYOR, PRAYER B BREAKFAST AS COUNCILMAN A WOMAN ESPINOSA MENTIONED. AND, UH, THE LE AND LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE HERE? UH, OH, BONANZA DAYS. UH, UH, I ACTUALLY, UM, WAS INVITED TO BONANZA DAYS BY OUR NEIGHBOR, UM, THE CITY OF BREA, ONE OF OUR, ONE OF THEIR COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR STEWART. AND, UH, I SAW I WAS THERE YESTERDAY. AND LET ME TELL YOU, IT WAS SUCH A GREAT TIME. UM, NOT ONLY WAS I THERE, UM, REPRESENTING LAHABRA, BUT, UH, MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS WERE THERE, UH, REPRESENTING LAHABRA. AND SO IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME. UH, MAYBE WE COULD POSSIBLY BRING SOME WESTERN THEMED EVENT HERE TO OUR CITY ONE DAY. UM, UH, IT WAS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVING A GREAT TIME. UH, LET'S SEE. UH, I WANNA BRING UP A BABY UPDATE, UH, THIS TWO WEEKS. THE REASON WHY I SAY, AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO THIS BEING REALLY ABOUT FAMILY THE LAST TWO WEEKS IS, UH, MY SON IS NOW ON THE VERGE OF WALKING , WHICH IS KIND OF SCARY, BUT , UH, HE'S, HE'S ALREADY CRAWLING. UH, HE'S, HE'S MOVING AROUND. HE, HE'S, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE YOU GOTTA PUT GRIPS ON HIM AND HOLD HIM DOWN AND EVERYTHING, BUT HE'S MOVING AROUND. HE'S, HE'S EATING HIS FIRST SOLIDS. HE'S BEEN EATING SOLIDS FOR THE PAST MONTH NOW. AND, UH, IT'S JUST AMAZING TO SEE THIS TRANSFORMATION OF WATCHING HIM GROW, GOING FROM JUST HOLDING HIM AND HIM BEING REALLY FUSSY. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE REALLY WANTS TO NOW HE'S NOW RUNNING AROUND AND I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT HE WANTS, BUT, UM, HE'S GOING AFTER EVERYTHING. AND SO, MAN, YOU CAN'T, I, YOU DEFINITELY CAN'T MISS THESE MOMENTS. I'M, I'M TRULY A PROUD FATHER, UH, SEEING ALL THESE MILESTONES THAT HE HAS. UH, LASTLY, WANT TO, UH, ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, YOU PROBABLY ALREADY GOT IT, LA HABER LIFE, THE SPRING EDITION. I WANT TO, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK THAT OUT. YOU GOT THERE IN YOUR MAILER. AND, UH, OF COURSE, THANK YOU, BRIANNA. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, AS ALWAYS. PHENOMENAL WORK. AND, UM, UH, AS WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, I JUST WANT TO, UM, REMIND MY LAW ENFORCEMENT COLLEAGUES, UM, TO REMEMBER THOSE, REMEMBER THE FALLEN, UH, ESPECIALLY THOSE THIS YEAR, UH, THAT ARE OUT THERE DOING THE LORD'S WORK. AND I ASK THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, PLEASE BE SAFE, UH, OUT THERE AS YOU GO OUT THERE AND DO YOUR WORK. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, UH, ELIAS, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE. UH, I WENT BY THERE MYSELF. I HAD A, A QUITE A FEW ITEMS TO DROP OFF OLD PAINT CANS, AUTOMOTIVE STUFF. IT WAS, UH, GREAT TO GET 'EM OUT OF THE GARAGE. UH, I SAID I WAS GONNA DO THIS, UH, THE LAST TIME AROUND, AND THE DAY CAME AND WENT THE LAST TIME WE HAD HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE. AND I TOLD MYSELF THIS TIME, NO EXCUSE, UH, AND NOT GETTING THESE ITEMS OUT. AND I DID. SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND, UH, AND THE REST OF THE CREW THAT WAS OUT THERE ON SATURDAY, IMPRESSIVE AND, UH, VERY ORGANIZED IN, UH, IN HOW THEY COLLECT ALL THAT. AND THANK YOU TO CRR AS WELL AND FOR THE, UH, THE STAFF AND EVERYBODY THAT WORKED THERE. SO, THANKS AGAIN. UH, THE MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST, YES, WAS A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO. IT WENT, UH, WENT VERY WELL. WANTED TO THANK, UH, MAYOR PRO TIMM GOMEZ, WHO'S ON THAT COMMITTEE, WHO DOES THAT EVERY YEAR, REGARDLESS OF WHO IS MAYOR. WHEN THEY'RE MAYOR. HE, UH, GETS OUT THERE AND, UH, HE AND, UH, THE REST OF THE, UH, UH, COMMITTEE, UH, PUT ON A, UH, A VERY, VERY GOOD PROGRAM, STANDING ROOM ONLY. UH, I WAS JOKING WITH THE COUNCIL EARLIER, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS THAT THE, UH, THAT JAMES WAS SAYING THAT THIS WAS, UH, THE MOST, UH, OR IT WAS SOLD OUT RATHER QUICK. YEP. CORRECT. YEP. I TOLD HIM THE LAST TIME THAT HAPPENED. UH, THE SECOND ONE WAS ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO. IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE FOUR YEARS AGO THAT THAT ONE DID AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW WHY. UM, CERTAINLY WASN'T BECAUSE THAT WAS MAYOR. I WAS KIDDING. AND IT WAS NOT. UH, BUT I, I JOKE ABOUT THAT. ONLY TO, TO SAY THAT, UH, WITH GREAT APPRECIATION, IF YOU CAN PLEASE PASS THAT ALONG. I KNOW, UH, BRIAN DOESN'T, UH, WANT US TO SAY ANYTHING DURING THE EVENT ITSELF. WELL, BRIAN, TOO BAD, I'M GONNA TELL YOU NOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO FOR THAT. UH, THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER IN THAT DAY. UM, ALSO WANTED TO MENTION, UH, WE'RE ON THE PRECIPICE OF SUMMER, AND, UH, IF YOU NOTICE THE MAYOR'S, UH, CALENDAR MOVIES IN THE PARK, UH, THE, UH, CONCERTS IN THE PARK, UH, WE'RE GONNA GET TO UTILIZE VIN SCULLY CENTENNIAL PARK. I AM NOT KIDDING YOU, NOT A WEEK GOES BY RIGHT NOW, UH, WHERE I'M OUT AND ABOUT. AND RESIDENTS ARE RAVING, RAVING, THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER AND STAFF, OUR PUBLIC WORKS, OUR, UH, UH, KIM BERIAN AND STAFF AND, UH, EVERYONE ELSE HERE AT THE CITY. PEOPLE ARE SO HAPPY WITH THAT PARK. UM, WITH ALL OUR PARKS FOR THAT MATTER. ESPECIALLY, I MEAN, I SAY ALL OUR PARKS, PEOPLE GENERALLY ARE VERY, VERY HAPPY WITH THE PARKS AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT THEY CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT, UH, ABOUT CENTENNIAL PARK, UH, WHETHER IT BE THE, UH, PICKLEBALL COURTS, UH, BECAUSE THEY CAN PLAY FOR FREE. AND, UH, THE, UH, [01:35:01] UH, THE, THE, THE SAND VOLLEYBALL COURT. OH YEAH, WE HAVE A DOG PARK THERE TOO. GEE, UH, BUT YEAH, NO, I SAY THAT JOKINGLY, BUT PEOPLE ARE SO, SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THAT'S VERY, VERY COOL. UM, IT'S SO NICE TO BE IN A CITY THAT, UH, THAT PRIORITIZES OUTDOOR SPACES SUCH AS THAT. AND THAT, UH, WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF OUR OPEN SPACES. UH, THAT'S, UH, SOMETHING THAT I'VE ALWAYS SAID FROM DAY ONE ON CITY COUNCIL. UH, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I CAME ON CITY COUNCIL IS TO PRESERVE THOSE OPEN SPACES. AND THAT'S A, A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT OUR OPEN SPACES DO, BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER, AND, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR, UH, CONCERTS IN THE PARK AND, UH, WHATEVER ELSE WE HAVE UP THERE. I KNOW MAX, MY DOG LIKED IT UP THERE, UH, WHEN I TOOK HIM UP THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME A FEW WEEKS BACK. SO KUDOS TO OUR CITY STAFF FOR THAT. THAT SEGUES ME, UH, SEGUES ME INTO ANOTHER ISSUE, SOMETHING I SAW ONLINE YESTERDAY. I HAPPENED TO CATCH, AND I COMMENTED ON ONLINE. UH, A UH, RESIDENT HAD POSTED A PICTURE OF ONE OF OUR PARKS AND A BUNCH OF TRASH AND DEBRIS THAT, UH, UH, PEOPLE HAD LEFT THE DAY BEFORE. I GUESS THAT WAS ON, UH, SATURDAY TO SUNDAY. I THINK IT WAS YESTERDAY. I COMMENTED ON THAT. AND I JUST WANTED TO LET OUR RESIDENTS KNOW THAT WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO DO BETTER. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT WAS RESIDENTS THAT LEFT A MESS, BUT THE PICTURE I SAW, UM, AND, AND OF COURSE, THIS IS THE OTHER THING TOO, IS THAT I, I COULDN'T VERIFY. IT WAS ONE OF OUR PARKS, ASSUMING IT WAS ONE OF OUR PARKS. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS, UH, LAS LOMAS BASED ON THE PICTURE I SAW THAT WAS A, A BEER BOTTLE OR TWO ON THERE. UH, AND OTHER TRASH AND DEBRIS SHAMEFUL, UH, THAT ANYBODY, I DON'T CARE WHAT IT COST ME, IF YOU THINK IT'S GONNA COST ME A VOTE, TOO BAD, CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELVES, PLEASE. UH, BECAUSE IT'S OUR CITY STAFF THAT ENDS UP CLEANING THAT UP. AND, YOU KNOW, OUR CITY STAFF WORKS VERY, VERY HARD, UH, TO GET THESE PARKS, UH, OPEN. UM, WE HAVE, UH, AN ISSUE WITH GRAFFITI FROM TIME TO TIME AT THESE PARKS. BUT WHAT I SAW IN THAT PICTURE, THAT'S JUST NOT COOL, NOT COOL AT ALL. UM, I, UH, I GOTTA SAY, WHOEVER DID THAT, TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT YOURSELVES. UM, AND, UH, AGAIN, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT TOO BAD, UM, I DON'T CARE WHAT IT COSTS ME, UH, PICK UP AFTER YOURSELVES, UM, THAT'S NOT THE WAY I WAS RAISED. UH, AND THAT'S NOT THE WAY THAT OUR CITY STAFF WERE RAISED AND OUR, AND OUR COLLEAGUES HERE ON CITY COUNCIL. WE HAVE TO DO BETTER PEOPLE. UM, THESE ARE OUR PARKS. UM, YOU KNOW, AND ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE MANY THINGS I SEE ON TV, UH, ATHLETIC EVENTS AND, UH, CERTAIN CULTURES, THE JAPANESE CULTURE, UH, THE, UH, REVERENCE THAT THEY HOLD FOR THEIR, FOR THEIR EVENTS. IF YOU'VE EVER NOTICED ANYTIME AFTER THE WORLD CUP, AFTER, UH, UH, AFTER THESE INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, THE JAPANESE CULTURE, FOR WHATEVER REASON, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND, I DON'T KNOW THE REASON WHY, BUT THEY DO. THEY CLEAN UP AFTER EVERY SINGLE EVENT. IF THEY ARE, IF IT'S A SPECTATOR SPORT OR SOMEWHERE THEY'RE VISITING, THEY CLEAN UP AFTER, AFTER EVERYTHING. UM, REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT IS, I WISH THAT WE COULD ADOPT THAT HERE IN LAHABRA. ANYBODY THAT VISITS LAHABRA, COME ENJOY OUR PARKS. DON'T LEAVE YOUR TRASH. UM, PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR TRASH. THAT'S JUST NOT COOL. UH, SO I, I, I ASK THE PUBLIC TO PLEASE, UH, TO ADHERE TO THAT, TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE CAN BECAUSE, UH, THIS COSTS YOU MONEY AS THE TAXPAYER. UM, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO UPKEEP OUR, UH, NOT ONLY OUR PARKS, BUT OUR CITY FACILITIES, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE, UH, WE RESPECT WHAT WE DO HAVE. AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE WHAT OUR CITY STAFF DOES BECAUSE THEY PUT THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO THE WORK, AND IT'S JUST NOT COOL FOR THEM TO HAVE TO GO THERE AND CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR MESS. SO, WITH THAT, I'LL GET OFF MY SOAPBOX. AND, UH, THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2026 AT 5:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL. CLOSED SESSION ROOM ONE 12 C 100 EAST HARBOR BOULEVARD, FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER. GOOD JOB. * 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.