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CALIFORNIA AGAINST

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ALL ENEMIES BORN IN DOMESTIC,

[ LA HABRA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 ]

THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT MEN, ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY CHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ANSWER.

I'LL, OH, IF YOU CAN REPEAT IT.

SORRY.

YEAH, YEAH.

I, CANDACE GUTIERREZ, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT, DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, CALIFORNIA ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLE AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT I WILL TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREE WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION.

I WILL, WILL WE DISCHARGE THE DUTY NOT TO ENTER? GREAT.

AND THEN WE GET READY TO, WE CAN TAKE PICTURES.

OH, ACTUALLY TAKE SOME PICTURES.

OKAY.

YEAH.

SO IF ANYONE FROM FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND WE CAN TAKE SOME PICTURES.

AND THEN AFTER, UM, WE DO THE COMMISSIONERS AS WELL.

SO WHY DON'T WE DO THE COMM, ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS TOGETHER.

WE'LL DO OUR CHAIR AND THEN WE'LL DO ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS, AND THEN WE'LL DO FAMILY PHOTOS.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU SIGN THIS? GOOD GOD.

WE'RE GONNA DO, OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA DO ONE AND THEN EVERYONE HAVE TO DO TWO STEPS.

FOUR FRONT.

WHAT? THE SIGN THE SIGNAGE FORM.

OH, .

WE'RE FINE.

YOU'RE GONNA BE .

IT'S 6 36.

AND OUR LAHA COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH IS NOW SESSION

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THE INVOCATION.

DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSIONERS.

WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AS WE REVIEW TONIGHT'S AGENDA SET BEFORE US, AND WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BEST INTERESTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

CANDACE, YOU WANT ME TO PLEDGE? PLEASE STAND.

PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

READY? BEGIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO, TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FROM.

OKAY, NOW I'M GOING TO TAKE ROLL CALL CHARLIE MOON.

HERE.

VICE CHAIR ROJAS.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER CRICH.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ.

HERE.

OH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

.

FULL HOUSE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WHEN ADDRESSING, UH, THE COMMISSION, PLEASE COMPLETE THE SPEAKER'S CARD BEFORE LEAVING THE CITY COUNCIL.

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE, THREE MINUTE PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL OF TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL.

FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NOT REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL NATURE.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS, EXCUSE ME, THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF THE CITY BUSINESS NOT APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE.

AGENDA PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4 0.3 A.

SUCH COMMENTS SHALL BE NOT BE RESPONDED BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.

IS THERE ANY COMMENTS? ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? IF NOT, WE SHALL PROCEED.

CONSENT CALENDAR ALL MATTERS.

ALL MATTERS OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY THE MOTION.

UNLESS COMMISSIONER OR CITY STAFF MEMBER REQUESTS SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF ITEM REMOVE ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALDER PORTION OF THE AGENDA.

PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTALED TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED OR SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.

SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED OR LOANED TO ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL.

FOR PURPOSE OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND IN A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL.

OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA SKIP DOWN BECAUSE WE DID THE NEWLY APPOINTED WELCOME, OUR NEWLY APPOINTED COMMISSIONER, CANDACE GUTES.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME.

AND ONE DAY YOU, I HOPE TO SEE YOU AS A CHAIR.

CONSIDERED ITEMS CONSENT, CALENDAR ITEMS REMOVED, OR OUR FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

CHAIR ONE? YES.

CAN WE, UM, GO TO NUMBER TWO? OKAY.

COMMUNITY SERVICES MAY 28 MEETING, DID EVERYBODY HAVE A CHANCE TO READ THE MINUTES? YES.

DOES ANYBODY WANNA MAKE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

OKAY, I'LL SECOND.

SECOND.

OKAY.

THAT CARRIES FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR, UH, REMOVED FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION, WE'RE JUST GONNA, UM, DO A ROLL CALL AGAIN.

YEAH.

OKAY.

SO YOU'RE SECOND.

SO OKAY.

FOR THE MINUTES, WE'LL TAKE FOR THE MINUTES? YES.

FOR THE MINUTES.

OKAY.

WE'LL DO THE ROLL CALL ON THAT.

OKAY.

UM, CHAIR LIMON? YES.

COMMISSIONER ROJAS OR VICE CHAIR ROJAS? SORRY.

YES.

COMMISSIONER ZURICH? YES.

AND COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT? YES.

OKAY.

AND THEN, UM, COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ, BECAUSE IT WAS, UM, COMMISSIONER HANNAH AT THE TIME.

IT DOES, IT'S, UM, FOUR TO ZERO OKAY.

RIGHT NOW.

SO IT CARRIES.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION THERE.

UM, I KNOW THAT IF FOR SOME REASON, LET'S SAY, UM, CANDACE DIDN'T COME IN NEXT MONTH, BUT SHE COULD STILL OKAY.

THE MINUTES FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH? NO.

IF SHE'S, HAS THAT CHANGED? NO.

IF SHE WAS ABSENT, THEN THE VOTE DOESN'T COUNT BECAUSE SHE WASN'T PRESENT TO APPROVE IT.

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT A COUPLE YEARS AGO YOU COULD STILL DO IT, SO I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

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ALRIGHT.

SO CONSIDER ORATION, UH, ITEMS. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST AN ADD, UH, TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION FOR ANY CONSIDERATION ITEMS PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION TALKING, TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH THE TOTAL TIME OF LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS THE OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR, SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT RE BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL NATURE.

SO, UH, NUMBER ONE IS WE'RE GONNA DO AN ELECTION FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION, UH, REPRESENTATIVES TO THE COMMISSION.

SUBCOMMITTEES, YES.

SO IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR HANDBOOK ON PAGE NINE AND 10, YOU WILL SEE THE SUBCOMMITTEE LIST.

IN THE PAST WE'VE DONE IT, UM, TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.

SO EITHER WE CAN GO THROUGH.

SO EITHER WAY WE'RE GONNA READ THROUGH EACH ONE, BUT WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UM, INDIVIDUALLY OR JUST WE AT THE VERY END, WE'LL MOTION ALL CATEGORIES INDIVIDUALLY.

I LIKE INDIVIDUALLY OUTSIDE A COMMENT.

SURE.

SINCE, UH, COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ IS BRAND NEW, AND I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH BACKGROUND SHE HAS ON THE COMMITTEE AND, AND ITS WORK, ALTHOUGH SHE'LL HEAR ABOUT IT TODAY.

WOULD IT MAKE SENSE TO RESCHEDULE THAT TO THE NEXT MEETING? PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, WE DID HAVE A MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ AND WE DID, UM, TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH ABOUT THE SUBCOMMITTEES.

OKAY.

SO, SO WE HAVE TALKED IN THE PAST ABOUT, NOT THE BEST WORD, BUT A BUDDY SYSTEM FOR NEW COMMISSIONERS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ORIENTATION.

SO I'M HEARING THAT STAFF HAS DONE THAT ALREADY? YES.

OKAY.

STAFF MET WITH COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

AND WHAT ABOUT SHADOWING? MAYBE SHE COULD SHADOW SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE IN SOME OF THE COMMITTEES THAT YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, FAMILIAR WITH.

SO, UM, FOR THE COMMITTEES, WE DO HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT ACCORDING TO THE BROWN ACT, UM, FOR A COMMITTEE MEETING, WE CAN ONLY HAVE TWO COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE A MEETING.

ANYTHING OVER THAT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT.

SO, UM, EVEN IF WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE FOR ONE OF THE COMMITTEES, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE TO BE PART OF THE MEETING UNLESS ONE OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS IS ABSENT AND THEN THEY CAN JOIN THE MEETING.

YEAH.

OKAY.

SO, UM, DO YOU WANT ME TO ANNOUNCE IT FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK? DO WE WANNA DO ALL INDIVIDUAL? IS THAT YES, I DO.

YOU WANT ALL INDIVIDUAL? I WOULD LIKE IT AT THE END, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE I'M, GO AHEAD.

WHAT? DON'T, WHAT WAS YOUR IDEA? SO THAT'S FINE.

WHAT WAS YOUR IDEA? JUST SAY TO, UM, I WOULD LIKE IT IF WE ALL STATED WHAT WE WOULD LIKE AND THEN WE VOTED AT THE END.

'CAUSE MAYBE AFTER WE STATE WHAT WE WANT, IT'S GONNA ROLL OUT TO BE JUST PERFECT.

UNLESS WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE WANTING ONE AREA, THEN WE HAVE TO VOTE.

BUT KNOW THAT YOU CAN ONLY PICK TWO.

WE OR YOU MAY HAVE TO PICK MORE THAN TWO VOTE, RIGHT? UH, NO, IF THERE'S TWO, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT RULE.

THERE'S MORE COMMITTEES THAN THERE ARE.

YEAH.

IF THERE'S YEAH.

UM, SPACE IN A COMMITTEE, TWO PEOPLE.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO VOLUNTEER FOR AS MANY AS YEAH.

BUT ONLY TWO PEOPLE WITH ONE ALTERNATE.

CORRECT.

SO, BUT YOU KNOW, EITHER WAY IT'LL WORK WHATEVER YOUR PRE PREFERENCE IS.

DO YOU WANNA MAKE A VOTE ON THAT ? NO, WE CAN, I'M, I'M GOOD EITHER WAY.

IF YOU WANNA GO DOWN THE LIST, EXPLAIN WHAT THE DUTIES ARE AND THEN WE COULD SEE IF THERE'S OF INTEREST.

WE'LL, WE'LL EXPLAIN 'EM ALL AND THEN IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS AND THEN WE CAN MAKE A MOTION AT THE END.

IS THAT OKAY? YES.

PERFECT.

OKAY.

PERFECT.

OKAY.

SO THE FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE IS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, CDBG UP TO TWO MEETINGS ANNUALLY.

SO THE TIME COMMITMENT CATEGORY, THAT IS JUST THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME.

UM, WE MAY, DEPENDING ON THE NEED, HAVE MORE MEETINGS, AS YOU KNOW, YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST.

BUT, UM, THE MINIMUM IS UP TO TWO MEETINGS ANNUALLY, SO TWICE A YEAR.

AND THEN HOW THE SUBCOMMITTEE CAN HELP CAREFULLY EVALUATE PROGRAM APPLICATION AND CITY RECOMMENDATIONS.

MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION FOR FUNDING.

SO THAT'S THE CDBG.

NEXT WE HAVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

THE MEETINGS ARE AS NEEDED AND THE THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL HELP BY PROMOTING, AIDING AND ENCOURAGING REGISTRATION FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, PROMOTING THE SUCCESS, THE SUCCESSES OF THE PROGRAMS. AND THEN WE HAVE BEAUTIFICATION SUBCOMMITTEE.

THE MEETINGS ARE AT LEAST ONCE A QUARTER OR AS NEEDED, AND SUBCOMMITTEE CAN HELP BY NOMINATE NOMINATING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND BUSINESSES THROUGH THE CITY FOR RECOGNITION.

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ATTENDING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS TO HONOR AWARD WINNERS AND NOMINATE PROPERTIES FOR SEASONAL DECORATING CONTESTS.

THE NEXT SUBCOMMITTEE IS PARKS AND MUSEUM, SUCH AS PARKS, FACILITIES, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM DEPOT THEATER, HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND ART ASSOCIATION.

THIS COMMITTEE, UM, TIME COMMITMENT WOULD BE UP TO TWO MEETINGS ANNUALLY.

AND HOW THE SUBCOMMITTEE CAN HELP IS VISIT, EVALUATE, AND PROMOTE PARKS, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PARK PROJECTS, KEEP STAFF INFORMED OF PARK RELATED ISSUES, PROMOTE AND ATTEND MAJOR EVENTS AND SHARE NEWS ABOUT PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT THE MUSEUM.

AND THEN THE NEXT SUBCOMMITTEE IS COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND SOCIAL SERVICES, SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY CENTER, HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM, FOOD PANTRIES, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, SENIOR PROGRAMS AND VETERANS PROGRAMS. THIS COMMITTEE MEETS UP TO TWO TIMES ANNUALLY AND SUBCOMMITTEE HELPS BY PARTICIPATING IN PLANNING OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.

VISIT, PARTICIPATE IN AND PROMOTE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS AND VETERANS.

MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS, PROMOTE SOLICIT VOLUNTEERS, ASSIST IN THE CITY'S EFFORT TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE HARD TO REACH COMMUNITY.

PROMOTE THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM IN ORANGE COUNTY.

THE NEXT SUBCOMMITTEE IS A SPECIAL EVENTS SUBCOMMITTEE SUCH AS THE LA HABA RACES EASTER EXTRAVAGANZA, 4TH OF JULY, TAMALE FESTIVAL, NATIONAL PET DAY, AND VETERANS DAY.

THIS COMMITTEE MEETS UP TO TWO MEETINGS ANNUALLY AND THE COMMITTEE CAN HELP.

UM, THE COMMITTEE HELPS BY BEING INVITED TO EVENT PLANNING MEETINGS TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SHARE IDEAS WITH THE CITY STAFF TO PROVIDE EXCITING EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

VISIT, PARTICIPATE IN, PROMOTE ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS, PROMOTE SOLICIT VOLUNTEERS, AND ASSIST IN EVENT COORDINATION BY THE CITY, BY THE CITY FOR THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDE POST-EVENT FEEDBACK AND OR PARTI PARTICIPATE IN DEBRIEFS.

AND THEN THE LAST SUBCOMMITTEE IS THE YOUTH COMMITTEE AND SCHOLARSHIPS, AND THEY HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS.

AND THE SUB SUBCOMMITTEE CAN HELP BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CITY'S YOUTH COMMITTEE BY ASSISTING STAFF, MENTORING TEAM MEMBERS, PROVIDING IDEAS FOR ACTIVITIES AND ATTENDING BI MONTH AND ATTENDING MONTHLY MEETINGS.

PROVIDE STAFF WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW PROGRAMS FOR THE YOUTH AND TEENS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND FIND FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY.

OKAY.

OKAY, NOW, UM, WE WANNA CHOOSE, OKAY, SO WE WILL START FROM THE TOP.

COMMUNITY DEVELOP BLOCK GRANT.

CDBG.

I'M INTERESTED.

OKAY.

I HAVEN'T DONE IT FOR A COUPLE YEARS, SO I WOULD BE INTERESTED.

OKAY.

SO I SEE COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT AND COMMISSIONER SEARCH BOTH RAISE THEIR HAND.

I'M ALSO INTERESTED, BUT I WOULD, I WOULD DEFER TO, I'D BE AN ALTERNATE IF OKAY.

IF CARRIE WANTS TO JUMP IN.

I'M SORRY.

YOU WANNA JUMP IN? IF DENISE WOULD LIKE TO SERVE.

OKAY.

DID I GET THAT RIGHT? YES.

CARRIE, DENISE, AND MYSELF AS AN ALTERNATE.

WHICH, WHICH, WHICH OF, FOR THE FIRST ONE, THIS CD, BG? NO.

WHICH OF THE BLONDES? PARDON ME? .

I'M IN TROUBLE HERE, BUDDY.

OKAY.

SO WE ARE OKAY WITH, UM, TWO AND THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SUBCOMMITTEE.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

IS ANYBODY INTERESTED IN JOINING THAT SUBCOMMITTEE? I'M INTERESTED.

I WOULD FOR, UM, ALTERNATE.

IS ANYBODY ELSE INTERESTED IN ASSISTING WITH THAT SUBCOMMITTEE? CAN WE COME BACK TO THAT ONE IF WE OKAY, SURE.

DEPENDING ON HOW WE FILL OUT THE REST OF IT.

OKAY.

BEAUTIFICATION SUBCOMMITTEE.

THAT'S ME.

I'M ALSO INTERESTED.

OKAY.

AN ALTERNATE.

I'LL BE AN ALTERNATE.

OKAY.

HOW MANY ALTERNATES CAN YOU HAVE? TWO OR MORE? WAS THAT YOU AGAIN, I BELIEVE FOR THE CANDACE ALTERNATE, I THINK TYPICALLY WE JUST PICK ONE.

OKAY.

YOU'RE AN ALTERNATE ON THAT ONE.

MM-HMM .

OKAY.

OKAY.

PARKS AND MUSEUMS. I'D LIKE TO SERVE

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ON PARKS, CONTINUE SERVING ON PARKS AND MUSEUMS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SERVE WHO'S I WITH? KANSAS.

I'LL BE AN ALTERNATE.

OKAY.

COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

THAT WOULD BE ME.

I'D LIKE THAT AS WELL.

DOES ANYBODY WANNA BE AN ALTERNATE FOR THAT ONE? SENIOR CITIZENS? WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN ALTERNATE IF, BUT I'LL BE AN ALTERNATE.

OKAY.

I THINK I WOULD DO ANYTHING.

SENIORS.

YEAH.

IT'S SENIORS TAKING CARE OF SENIORS.

YEAH.

BUT SENIOR DANCE, , IT'S A DANCE PARTY.

NEXT WE HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS.

I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE SERVING ON THAT ONE.

SO I, I'M READY TO, IS THAT YOUR, I'D LIKE TO BE AN ALTERNATE.

OKAY.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE YOUTH COMMITTEE AND SCHOLARSHIPS.

I'LL DO THAT ONE.

I'D LIKE TO SERVE ON THAT AS WELL.

YOU COULD.

SO, UH, YOU HAVE AN ALTERNATE FOR THAT.

YOU'RE ON, YOU'RE ALREADY ON TWO, SO YOU'D HAVE TO BE AN ALTERNATE? NO, YOU CAN HAVE MORE.

YOU CAN BE AS MANY.

OKAY.

BUT ONLY TWO PEOPLE CAN BE ON IT.

RIGHT? SO IT, IT HAS TO BE AN ALTERNATE.

THE TWO MAIN PEOPLE WOULD BE THE TWO FIRST PEOPLE.

OH.

WHO'S SEE HERE WHERE SHE'S ALREADY HERE TWICE.

YOU CAN BE IN MULTIPLE.

AM I NOT ALLOWED TO SERVE ON MORE THAN TWO SUBCOMMITTEES? YOU CAN SERVE IN AS MANY IF, IF THERE'S NOT AND YEAH, IF THERE'S A NEED, YOU CAN SERVE IN AS MANY AS YOU LIKE.

IF THERE'S A NEED.

WAS THERE AN ALTERNATE FOR THE YOUTH COMMITTEE? NO.

OKAY.

AND THEN WE CAN GO BACK TO THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THAT SUBCOMMITTEE? I'LL TAKE THAT.

OKAY.

IT'S NOT, OKAY, SO GOING TO READ THROUGH THEM ONE MORE TIME AND THEN IF AT THE END, IF SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO MOTION.

AND THEN SECOND AND THEN WE'LL DO THE ROLL CALL VOTE.

OKAY.

OKAY.

SO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.

CDBG.

I HAVE THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS AS COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT, COMMISSIONER SEARCH, AND THE ALTERNATE AS VICE CHAIR ROJAS.

AND THEN FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT, I HAVE COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ, COMMISSIONER ER, AND ALTERNATE CHAIR LIMON.

THEN FOR BEAUTIFICATION SUBCOMMITTEE, I HAVE COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ COM CHAIR, LIMON, AND THEN THE ALTERNATE AS COMMISSIONER S FOR PARKS AND MUSEUM, I HAVE VICE CHAIR, ROJAS, COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ, AND THE ALTERNATE.

AS COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT FOR COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND SOCIAL SERVICES, I HAVE CHAIR LIMON AND COMMISSIONER S AND THEN THE ALTERNATE AS COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT.

AND THEN FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, I HAVE VICE CHAIR, ROJAS, COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT, AND THEN THE ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ.

AND THEN FOR YOUTH COMMITTEE AND SCHOLARSHIPS, I HAVE COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT AND COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ.

SO CAN THERE BE FOUR PEOPLE ON THIS ONE? CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SUBCOMMITTEE DESIGNATIONS? I SECOND.

OKAY.

CANICE SECONDS.

OKAY.

AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A ROLL CALL.

VOTE CHARLIE MOON.

YES.

VICE CHAIR ROJAS? YES.

COMMISSIONER CRICH? YES.

COMMISSIONER SCHMIDT? YES.

COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ? YES.

OKAY.

IT, IT PASSES FIVE ZERO.

OKAY.

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE.

YAY.

YES.

CONGRATULATIONS.

LET SEE THIS.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION ON ONE OF THEM ON THE YOUTH COMMITTEE.

COULD WE GET A SCHEDULE OF THE MEETINGS? YES.

OKAY.

WE CAN SEND THAT OUT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, NEXT.

NEXT.

HOLD ON.

UH, COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

SUMMER EVENTS UPDATE.

OKAY.

UM, BEFORE WE GO THROUGH THE UPCOMING EVENTS, WE DID WANT TO SHARE, SO I KNOW A COUPLE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS HAVE ALREADY SEEN THIS VIDEO, BUT WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU, UM, FOR THE LAHABRA 1 0 1, WE DID LIKE A LITTLE VIDEO FOR THE SUMMER UPCOMING PROGRAM.

SO WE'RE GONNA PLAY THE VIDEO AND THEN WE'LL DISCUSS THE ONES THAT ARE COMING UP.

OKAY.

SOUNDS GOOD.

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WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, LOVE AND THE SUNLIGHT HURTS MY EYE AND SOMETHING WITHOUT MIND, I LOOK AT YOU AND THE WORLD'S.

ALRIGHT, JUST ONE LOOK AT YOU.

AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A, THE DAY OF ME SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO FAIL WHEN SOMEONE ELSE, INSTEAD OF ME ALWAYS SEEMS TO KNOW THE WORLD.

THEN I LOOK AT YOU AND THE WORLD WITH ME.

JUST ONE LOOK AT YOU AND I KNOW IT.

I, AND WHEN SOMEONE INSTEAD OF ME ALWAYS SEEMS TO KNOW, I JUST ONE.

LOOK AT YOU.

GOOD JOB.

GOOD JOB.

OKAY.

SO I'M JUST GONNA JUMP RIGHT INTO IT, UM, WITH SOME OF OUR UPCOMING PROGRAMS. SO THIS WEEKEND IS, UM, A VERY EVENTFUL WEEKEND.

WE HAVE OUR, UM, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM WILL BE HAVING THE GREAT OUTDOOR JUBILEE.

SO WE ARE INVITING ALL EXPLORERS.

ANYBODY WHO LOVES OUTDOORS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.

UM, YOU DO HAVE TO PURCHASE TICKETS AHEAD OF TIME, BUT IT'S PROMISED TO BE A REALLY FUN EVENT.

AND THEN THE VERY NEXT, SO THAT'S ON JUNE 13TH, AND THEN JUNE 14TH, WE HAVE A SENIOR DANCE.

UM, THE SENIORS ARE VERY, VERY EXCITED FOR THIS DANCE.

IT, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN GETTING PLENTY OF PHONE CALLS AND AS YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE ATTENDED THE DANCES THERE, THERE'S ALWAYS A GREAT TURNOUT.

UM, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A NACHO BAR AT THIS DANCE.

UM, LIVE MUSIC IS GONNA BE A REALLY FUN EVENT.

SO IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, UM, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.

AND THEN ALSO ON JUNE 14TH, THE AMERICAN LEGION WILL BE HAVING THEIR FLAG DAY EVENT AT EL CENTRO PARK.

CORRECT.

SO IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, UM, THAT'S ALWAYS AN AMAZING EVENT AS WELL.

UM, AND THEN ON JUNE 26TH, WE HAVE A MOVIE IN THE PARK.

BAD GUYS TOO.

YES.

YES.

AND THAT ONE IS AT EL CENTRAL PARK AS WELL.

UM, AND IF YOU ATTENDED THE LAST MOVIE IN THE PARK, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT.

WE'RE EXCITED FOR, UM, THE MOVIE MOVIES IN THE PARK THIS SUMMER.

SO IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.

UH, ACTIVITIES BEGIN AT, UM, 6:00 PM AND THE MOVIE STARTS AT SUNDOWN.

AND THEN ON JUNE 28TH, WE HAVE THE LAHABRA, I MEAN THE YEAH.

LAHABRA HOST, LIONS CLUB, PASTA FEST FUNDRAISER.

SO ALL PROCEEDS FOR THIS EVENT DO COME BACK TO OUR SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WE REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE.

UM, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SHARE ABOUT THE EVENT, UM, TO INVITE PEOPLE TO PURCHASE TICKETS BECAUSE, UM, THIS REALLY DOES HELP FUND OUR DANCES AND OUR SENIOR HEALTH WEEK.

AND A LOT OF OUR SENIOR PROGRAMMING AND A LOT OF OUR SENIORS REALLY DO DEPEND ON THIS, ON OUR SENIOR PROGRAMMING

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TO, FOR THEIR OWN SOCIALIZATION.

SO IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT EVENT.

UM, IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.

IT'S GONNA BE SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH FROM THREE TO SIX AT THE LA HABRA COMMUNITY CENTER.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW AT THE LA HABRA COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THEY'RE 25 HOURS.

AND THEN JULY 4TH, WE HAVE OUR 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION.

IT IS AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN PLANS FOR THIS EVENT.

WE DO, UM, PLAN TO MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW EVERY YEAR WE SAY THAT, BUT WE REALLY WANNA MAKE IT EXTRA SPECIAL FOR THIS YEAR.

UM, WE WILL HAVE TWO LIVE PERFORMANCE BANDS AND THEN, UM, WE JUST GOT, UM, BASKIN ROBBINS TO PARTICIPATE AS A VENDOR.

SO THAT'S EXCITING.

RIGHT? SO THEY'RE GONNA BE SELLING ICE CREAM, UM, AND WE'LL HAVE THE FLYOVER AND, UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE WERE DOING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM SE SEARCH FOR SINGER.

SO, UM, WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE HAVE PLANNED.

THE KID ZONE HAS THE FOAM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME WATER SLIDES.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SENSORY AREA FOR, UM, THOSE WHO, YOU KNOW, WOULD NEED THAT.

AND, UM, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE THIS AS FUN FOR EVERYBODY AS POSSIBLE.

AND THEN, UM, ON JULY 8TH, WE HAVE A BLOOD DRIVE AND THE REST OF THE, UM, EVENTS WE'LL TALK ABOUT NEXT MONTH IN THE NEXT MEETING.

BUT, UM, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN, I'M OPEN TO TAKING ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANY OF THESE EVENTS.

HAVE YOU FOUND SOMEONE TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM YET? OH, WE, WE, WE HAVE RECEIVED, UH, SOME SUBMISSIONS AT THE DEADLINE, I BELIEVE WAS THE END OF THE DAY TODAY.

SO WE'LL GO OVER THEM AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE HAVING, UH, WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING THAT AT THE END OF THIS WEEK OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

OKAY.

SO WOULD THEY BE SINGING AT 4TH OF JULY? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE YES.

YEP.

LEANING TOWARDS YES.

YES.

A COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT REACHED OUT.

YEAH.

SO GREAT.

THAT'S A GOOD, YES.

SO I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS ARE OFFERING A SENSORY ZONE FOR THE 4TH OF JULY.

YES.

I THINK THAT'S AMAZING.

AND A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD IN THE COMMUNITY.

UM, IS THAT GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S ALSO ON THE BRANDING THAT'S PUT OUT, UM, ON SOCIAL MEDIA? YES, WE WILL BE, UM, INCLUDING THAT IN THE FUTURE.

OKAY.

THAT'S GREAT.

COOL.

OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE STAFF? YES, GOOD EVENING.

MEMBER, UH, GOOD EVENING.

MEMBERS OF THE DISTINGUISHED COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, UH, STAFF PRESENTED THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 1ST.

AND IT WAS RECEIVED WITH THE SUPPORT, WITH SUPPORT AND ONLY MINOR MODIFICATIONS.

THAT BUDGET IS SCHEDULED FOR ADOPTION AT THE JUNE 15TH COUNCIL MEETING.

AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND FOR APPROVING FUNDING THAT WILL ALLOW US TO EXPAND PROGRAMS AND ENHANCE SERVICES AT OUR SENIOR CENTER.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS EXPLORING SEVERAL EXCITING PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT, EXPANDING PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, ENHANCING ART INSTALLATIONS AT VIN SCULLY CENTENNIAL PARK, PARTNERING WITH THE ART ASSOCIATION TO HOST AN ART IN THE PARK EVENT, EXPANDING THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AT LA HARES, DIA DE LOS MARTO CELEBRATION INTO THE PORTOLA PARK TO CREATE A LARGER COMMUNITY EVENT EXPERIENCE AND LAUNCHING A COMMUNITY KITE FESTIVAL.

THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVELY SEEKING COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SPONSORS TO HELP BRING THESE PROJECTS AND EVENTS TO LIFE.

AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE BRANDON TO PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE BROWN ACT AND ADDRESS COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ'S QUESTIONS.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

UM, SO WE HAD A MEETING WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ RECENTLY, AND SHE BROUGHT UP SOME REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BROWN ACT AND HOW THE, UM, HOW THE COMMISSION SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

UM, I DID REACH OUT TO THE CITY CLERK AND SHE DID PROVIDE THE ANSWERS.

SO, UH, THE QUESTION REVOLVED AROUND, UH, OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS, UH, AS THEY'RE RECORDED AS AN AUDIO FILE, DO WE HAVE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO CALL IN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, HER RESPONSE WAS, NO REPO REPORT.

EXCUSE ME.

REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE REQUIRED BY SB 7 0 7.

DO NOT APPLY TO THE COMMISSIONS AS PER THE CITY ATTORNEY, KEITH COLLINS.

UM, AND WE ALSO DON'T HAVE TO ALLOW ANY ZOOM CALLS AS WELL.

UM, IF AUDIO IS LOST DURING THE MEETING, DO WE HAVE TO ALLOW FOR AN HOUR BREAK TO TRY TO GET THE AUDIO BACK ALSO? NO.

UH, THIS BREAK IS REQUIRED BY, AGAIN, SB 7 0 7, WHICH TAKES EFFECT JULY 1ST.

HOWEVER, THIS ONLY APPLIES TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS BECAUSE THEY'RE LIVE STREAMED.

UM, ALRIGHT.

UH, ALSO, YOU,

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YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED YOUR COMMISSIONER'S, UH, HANDBOOK.

THIS IS A LIVE DOCUMENT.

SO, UH, WE TREAT EVERYTHING AS BEING ALIVE.

SO WE, UH, ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO CHANGES, IMPROVEMENTS, THINGS TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT, ANY IDEAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE ALWAYS WANNA HAVE THE INPUT OF THE COMMISSION, UH, IN THE COMMISSIONER'S HANDBOOK AS WELL.

WE DON'T WANT IT TO JUST BE STAGNANT.

SO THERE'S THAT.

UM, AND IN THE HANDBOOK ALSO, WE DID ADD THE TWO NEW PARKS.

YES.

THE TWO NEW PARTS, UM, WHICH IS VIN SCULLY AND I MISSED THE OTHER ONE.

LOS, I BELIEVE IT WAS LOS.

SO WE HAVE, UH, ADDED THOSE AS WELL.

SO WE ALWAYS WANNA KEEP UPDATING EVERYTHING, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR NEW PROJECTS COMING AROUND.

AND THEN THE LAST THING, UM, SO, UH, JULY IS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, AND, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL GIVE A PROCLAMATION ON JUNE 15TH, AND WE DO ASK THAT THE COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND, UH, THE COMMISSIONER, UH, THE COUNCIL MEETING, UH, AND RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION IN PERSON.

THANK YOU.

ANY COMMENTS? UH, FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? WAS THAT JUNE 15TH? YES.

YES.

JUNE 15TH.

SO THAT'S THE, THE VERY NEXT MEETING COMING UP, UM, THIS MONDAY.

OH, I MEANT TO ALSO MENTION IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, UH, MAKE IT, IF YOU CAN EMAIL, UH, RHONDA OR MYSELF, UM, SO WE CAN LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE THERE.

YOU GOT AN EMAIL, HUH? YES.

IF YOU CAN EMAIL THE CITY CLERK OR MYSELF, UM, OH, GOT IT.

JUST SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT NO, YOU'RE THERE ON THE, UH, DOSSIER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONER? I HAVE A COMMENT.

FIRST I WANNA WELCOME CANDACE.

IT'S EXCITING.

IT'LL BE A FUN YEAR.

I KNOW.

AND THEN I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE VINCE SCULLY PARK.

THERE WAS AN ARTIST THERE, THEY'RE DOING A MURAL MURAL , UM, NEXT TO, UM, WHERE THE BATHROOMS ARE.

THERE'S LIKE A CUTOUT AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR QUITE A FEW DAYS.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, YOU NEED TO GO LOOK AT IT.

IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

SO IS IT A SPECIAL ARTS PROJECT OR IT'S, UM, I'M NOT SI WAS TOLD THE PERSON'S NAME.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME, BUT SOMEONE WHO HAS, THIS IS WHAT THEY DO AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR, GOSH, PROBABLY FIVE DAYS NOW.

YES.

SO THE, THE ARTIST IS SOMEBODY WE'VE WORKED WITH CARLA ROQUE, SHE'S ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT PAINTED THE MURAL RIGHT ACROSS OVER HERE ON SEVEN 11.

OH YEAH.

AND THEN SHE ALSO, I BELIEVE PAINTED THE ONE, UM, THE MOVE MORE HEALTHY ON AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

AND, UM, SHE DID PARTNER WITH SOME OF THE TEENS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY HELPED PAINT THE MURAL.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

AND, UM, THE INSPIRATION WAS JUST THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE PARK.

SO THERE'S SOMETHING TO REFERENCE THE PETS, UM, THERE'S SOMETHING REFERENCING THE MUSIC FOR THE CONCERTS THAT WE'LL HAVE.

UM, AND THEN JUST THE DIFFERENT AMENITIES AND STUFF AS WELL.

YEAH.

YES, I TAKE ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT FOR THAT PROJECT, BUT I DID PITCH WHEN I WAS INTERVIEWING FOR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, THE CONCEPT OF A YOUTH ART PROGRAM BECAUSE A LOT OF KIDS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE IN, IN, IN ATHLETICS OR THEY'RE IN ARTS, DANCE, ACTING.

WE HAVE THE MUSEUM, THE THEATER, BUT THERE'S A, I THINK THERE'S A GAP THAT WE MIGHT BE MISSING BY NOT INCLUDING YOUNG ARTISTS TO HAVE AN ALTERNATE TO A ALTERNATIVE, RATHER TO GRAFFITI OR, YOU KNOW, DOING BAD THINGS.

SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR THIS PROGRAM IS GOING AND I HOPE IT KEEPS GOING.

AND IT SHOULD BE AN ANNUAL SUMMER ACTIVITY FOR THE CITY USING LOCAL ARTISTS AND HIRING A MASTER ARTIST TO COME UP WITH A DESIGN.

SO I'LL KEEP ADVOCATING FOR THAT AS LONG AS I'M AROUND.

SO, GREAT JOB CITY, CARRIE? YES.

THANK YOU.

UH, I HAVE A COUPLE, WELL, THREE THINGS.

CANDACE, WELCOME.

WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU JOIN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION, AND I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR YOU AND FOR US WORKING AS A TEAM TOGETHER.

AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH STAFF NO MATTER WHAT.

AND THEN, UM, WITHIN THE SUBCOMMITTEES YOU'LL BE WORKING WITH SEVERAL OF US.

SO IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE FUN AND EXCITING AND THAT'S WHAT COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION IS ALL ABOUT.

COMMUNITY.

UH, I WANTED TO THANK, UM, THE CITY OF LAHABRA IN PARTICIPATION, UM, WITH MEMORIAL DAY.

MEMORIAL DAY WAS ABSOLUTELY

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PHENOMENAL.

WE HAD, SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT 200 PEOPLE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE, BUT, UM, IT WAS WELL ATTENDED, A GREAT KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND, UM, A WONDERFUL GOLD STAR FAMILY.

AND SO I WANNA JUST THANK EVERYBODY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR, UM, PARTICIPATION WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 2, 6, 7.

THE OTHER UM, THANK YOU IS TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LAHABRA AND THE JOHN MUIR, UH, CONTINUATION SCHOOL.

AND THIS IS A, A PERSONAL, UH, GRATITUDE TOWARDS THIS PROGRAM, WHICH HELPS THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO GET THEIR HIGH SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, UM, BE PART OF THE WORKFORCE.

MY GRANDSON, I WON'T TELL YOU HOW OLD HE IS, BUT HE, UM, , HE, HE STARTED AND HE STOPPED AND HE STARTED, HE FINISHED, HE GRADUATED LAST FRIDAY HERE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR HIM.

HE WAS VERY PROUD OF HIMSELF AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HIM.

SO THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF LAHABRA AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP.

THAT'S ALL I GOT.

THANK YOU.

YES.

UM, THANK YOU.

COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CONSIDERING ART AND MUSIC IN THE PARK.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO GET THAT GOING AND I THINK THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET A LOT OF THE KIDS, YOUNG KIDS INVOLVED IN ART IN THE PARK WITH MUSIC.

SO THANK YOU.

UM, I PLEASE CONSIDER ATTENDING, IF NOT BUYING A TICKET AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR PASTA AT THE PASTA FEST.

UH, ALL THE MONEY THAT YOU KNOW THAT IS COLLECTED GOES STRAIGHT BACK TO THE SENIOR PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE THERE FOR, UH, WHICH IS THE DANCES.

UH, THEY EAT, UM, ENTERTAINMENT.

THEY GIVE WONDERFUL PRIZES.

UH, SO PLEASE CONSIDER GOING OR TELLING A FRIEND.

YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKETS THERE.

UH, THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND, UM, I LIKE TO CHALLENGE THE COMMUNITY COMMISSIONERS, UH, FOR THE NEXT BLOOD DRIVE ON JULY 8TH AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND I ALWAYS THINK OF KELLY FU JOE BECAUSE SHE SAID, ANNETTE, IF YOU HAD NEVER GAVE BLOOD, GIVE, GIVE BLOOD.

SO I DID FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE MOST WONDERFUL THING HAPPENED TO ME AND MY HUSBAND WHEN WE, WE WERE DONE AND WALKING OUT AND SHE SAID, YOU JUST SAVED THREE LIVES.

SO I CHALLENGE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS TO SIGN UP FOR DONATING BLOOD IN ON JULY 8TH.

THANK YOU.

I'LL TRY IT AGAIN.

BUT EVERY TIME I GO THEY SAY, UH, YOUR BLOOD LEVEL'S NOT HIGH ENOUGH.

SO I'M THE WALKING DEAD, I GUESS.

I DON'T KNOW MR. WISE ANYTHING.

I THINK I, JUST THINKING ABOUT MY VISIT TO VINCE CULLEY PARK RECENTLY WITH OUR GRANDSONS, UM, SAGE'S DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AT KEEPING UP THE FACILITY.

I THINK THEY'RE ON TOP OF ANY GRAFFITI THAT MIGHT SHOW UP.

THE LAWN IS LOOKING, YOU KNOW, LOOKS SUMMER LIKE, WHICH IS EXPECTED.

UM, FAMILIES ARE REALLY ENJOYING THE PARK, ESPECIALLY THE PLAY AREA FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

AND I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED WHEN WE OFFERED THE PICKLEBALL COURTS THINKING THAT, YOU KNOW, OH, HELL'S GONNA BREAK LOOSE THERE.

BUT FOLKS ARE EXCELLENT, REALLY CIVIL.

I MEAN, THERE'S ALMOST A COURTESY AMONG PLAYERS.

UM, THEY WATCH THE NEW PLAYERS COME INTO THE COURT AREA AND THEY GIVE UP A COURT IF THEY'RE IN A GROUP THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR A COUPLE OF GAMES.

SO VERY IMPRESSED, UH, WITH HOW IT'S WORKING OUT.

SO BIG PROPS TO THE CITY AND AND TO ANYBODY THAT WALKS AROUND PICKING UP TRASH ON THEIR WALKS THROUGH THE PARKS BECAUSE EVERY BIT HELPS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

UH, WITH NOTHING ELSE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

.

I'M SO SORRY.

CANDACE.

TOO QUIET DOWN THERE.

YEAH, YOU WERE TOO QUIET.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I AM VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION.

I'VE LIVED IN THE CITY FOR 30 YEARS NOW, SO I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL OF THE EVENTS AND THE PROGRAMS AND JUST THE OPEN SPACES THAT THE CITY HAS AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, I'M EXCITED TO LEARN, LISTEN, AND WORK ALONGSIDE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.

UM, I ALSO ATTENDED THE MEMORIAL DAY EVENT AND IT WAS WELL ATTENDED.

THERE WERE, I WOULD SAY IT'S SAFE TO SAY A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE THERE.

UM, FABULOUS EVENT.

WE ALSO ATTENDED THE MOVIES IN THE PARK AND THERE WERE A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE THERE AS WELL.

I COULDN'T HEAR.

UM, WHAT I DID HEAR FROM RESIDENTS WAS THEY WERE ABLE TO HEAR, CONSIDERING, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY PEOPLE THERE WERE.

IT WAS JUST REALLY WELL ATTENDED.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK

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YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

I NEED THE TIME.

SO, UH, WITH THIS, UH, I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT SEVEN 15 JULY AND WE WILL MEET AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH, 2026 AT SIX 30.

AND PLEASE HELP YOURSELF.