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And submit to the city clerk prior to the public comment portion of the item. I will now call this meeting to order.

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We begin with our land acknowledgement. The city of Agoria Hills acknowledges that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Chumash nation.

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Descendants of Chumash still remain, and we honour and pay our respects to their elders

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and various groups that make up the past, present and emerging as they continue their

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stewardship of our lands and waters.

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We have a responsibility and commitment to elevate the stories, culture and community

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of the original inhabitants of the city of Agora Hills, and we are grateful to have the

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opportunity to live and work on these ancestral lands. We will now say the pledge of allegiance

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and I will ask Amy Brink to lead us.

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Thank you. I will defer to the city court for the

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road call.

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Thank you. Good evening. Councilmember Anderson? Here. Councilmember Anstead?

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Here. Councilmember Klein Lopez? Here. Mayor Potem Wolf?

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Here. Mayor Sylvester? Here. Mayor Sylvester, you have a quorum.

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Thank you. There's no report out of closed session since we didn't have one this evening and now we'll move on to the approval of the agenda

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Will the maker of the motion and the second to approve the agenda state your names mayor pro-tem wolf make a motion to approve the agenda

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City Councilman Chris and said second. Thank you. I'll defer to the city clerk for the roll call vote

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Councilmember Anderson. I councilmember Anstead. I councilmember Klein Lopez. I mayor pro-tem wolf

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Thank you so much, and now the fun part, we are moving on to, oh, are we, do we have

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deputy Darcy here? Do you want it to go first? I can go in the order. Okay, good, all right.

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We're going to start with our business of the month.

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Welcome everyone. I'm really happy to announce

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So the business of the month is Johnny Gyro Karate.

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For 30 years, Johnny Gyro Karate has served our community

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by not only teaching martial arts,

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but by building character and students of all ages.

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Under the leadership of Grand Master, Johnny Gyro,

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and his wife, Noel Gyro Potter,

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this Goryhill studio has created a supportive

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and empowering environment where kids,

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students, teams and adults can grow in strength, self-control and respect, whether it's through

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after-school programs, championship training or community outreach, the impact of Joni

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Jhara Karate goes far beyond the dojo. Families in our city know it's a place where students

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gain more than just a black belt. They gain life skills, mentorship and a sense of belonging

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and most importantly, friendships.

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We're so thankful for the role this business plays in our community,

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not just as a martial art studio,

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but as a positive force in the lives of so many of Goro Hill's residents.

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And on a personal note, I would like to thank you for everything you did for our children,

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Peter and Louise when they were young and attended your karate classes.

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And also for your support in my gook, Scout Troop, Erin sitting right here

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one of my Girl Scouts when you gave them lessons in self-defense. So I would like to hand the

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microphone over to Dr. Mark Silverman and he's going to say a few words.

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Yes come up here.

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Thank you Mayor Sylvester and good evening everyone. It is a tremendous honor to stand before you

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today as we celebrated truly remarkable milestone. 30 years of Johnny Dara Karate serving the

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Agoria Hills community. In January of 1998 I decided that I wanted to add to my martial arts training

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of judo by enrolling in a karate studio. However, I was not evaluating the location and structures

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just for myself, but for my young daughters as well. I visited every karate studio

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In the area, and from the beginning, Johnny Giro Karate was very different than all the others. It felt like more than just a dojo. It felt like a family. There was a warmth, respect, and a sense of belonging that set it apart. I still remember meeting Mr. and Mrs. Giro for the first time. I scanned the many drawings made by their youngest son, Harley, that were proudly posted on their office wall. It was hard to hold back my smile. That day, after speaking with the gyro, I sat and observed both the children's and adults beginning in advanced classes.

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I was impressed with the palpable respect for Mr. Jarrow and his instructional methods at each of the levels and for all the ages.

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That evening while I was having dinner with my family at the old macaroni grill in West Lake, Mr. Jarrow saw me.

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He came over to us and said hello, remembering my name and even my daughter's names, even before we have made the decision to join this karate studio.

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That simple gesture said everything about who he is, someone who sees and values every

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student and every person as an individual.

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It solidified my choice for my family and me to become students of Donny Jiro Karate.

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Over the years, Mr. and Mrs. Jiro's guidance and philosophy have shaped my family in all

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of the students in ways that go far beyond martial arts.

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There are many Jiro pearls of wisdom such as Karate is for defense, not offense, respect yourself,

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keep your head on a swivel. These weren't just lessons for the math, they were lessons for life.

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My daughters both achieved the rank of first red belt and I'm proud to say I have earned my black belt.

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But the real accomplishment was everything we learned along the way.

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I'll never forget how Mr. Drywell would ask the children a testing time, who's nervous.

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Then he'd tell them it's okay to be nervous when something is important to you.

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That message stuck with all of us kids and adults alike.

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Whether it's a child who walks through the door shy and uncertain of the or the adult seeking confidence and community,

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this Karate studio welcomes everybody with open arms and high standards.

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The lessons taught here go far beyond kicks and punches, they are lessons of perseverance, integrity, and self-worth.

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For the children of Goura Hills, Johnny Jara Karate has offered guidance, focus, and a safe supportive environment.

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For the adults, it has been a place of growth, fitness, and personal challenge.

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And for families, it has brought people closer together, united by shared goals and mutual respect.

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Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Gyro, for building a place where we learn to protect ourselves,

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push our limits, and believe in our worth.

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Thank you for 30 years of commitment to the community.

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Here's to the next chapter of inspiration, discipline, and strength.

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And to my dear friends, John and Noel, you have my deepest gratitude, admiration and respect.

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Thank you.

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Would you like to join us?

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Would you like to say a few words?

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I would say after that, and some of your children took from us, and I told Mr. Jarrah we don't

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go anywhere in this amazing city, and not see families that are, or were, and in many

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ways are still with us, like the Silverman's.

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What John and I do for living is not work at all, and we started out 30 years ago wondering

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if our passion and our love for what we did was going to be enough.

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And we told each other, it will be.

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It will be.

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When you love what you do and you believe in what you do, it will be all right.

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And it turned out to be more than all right.

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We've made friends for years and have experiences that we could never have imagined.

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and the City of Agoria Hills welcomed us as too much younger.

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New business owners starting out the city helped us through the procedures, what to do.

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We gave back as much as we could of time, energy, and funds because we owed it to the City

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of Agoria Hills that made us who we are quite honestly, and the families in this city look

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like they were hand picked and the students that came through our door looked like they

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were shills but they're real people with real lives and real problems and real hurdles

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to get over and if we made one centella of difference in their lives then we set out to

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do what we set out to do every day which is make their lives better but none of our students

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ever knew like the Silverman family what you did for us to give us the

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opportunity to do what we love to do and to make a difference in

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In your lives and for us to be welcomed into all of your lives, the world and the family of Agoria Hills, we could not be more grateful. And we hope that we can do it for many, many more years. And it's just been an honor and a privilege for both of us to have started out in Agoria Hills and to still be here today 30 years later. It seems like a dream. So thank you to all of you from the bottom of our hearts and to the community and the surrounding communities for being

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so gracious and so willing to accept us and allowing us to do what we do.

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Thank you so much.

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Do you want to say anything?

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I am not a speaker.

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No well as a speaker.

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When I'm at home, she does the talking, I do the listening.

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That's how it is.

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But I got to tell you, there's something that's so overwhelming that I have little guys

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come in.

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They're five, six, seven years old.

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The parents are talking to me and they say do you remember me?

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and I say, oh, what do I know you from?

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I was there age when I came to your classes

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and I'm like, oh my God, how old am I?

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And you really don't know because you're going through

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step by step, I step doing what you do

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and doing what you love and it's so much fun

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watching them grow and do what they do

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and then they go off to college

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and then they come back to visit

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and they tell you all their experiences

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and I'm like, oh my God, I still remember

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you as a five-year-old running around

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And what where did the time go and I have circus mirrors on my house because I don't see myself getting older

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I just see everyone else getting older until I see a picture of me and then I realize that is working

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But I can't thank you all enough for what you guys do when people come to that door and they ask for help and we're able to help them

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It just makes literally our dream come true, and I can't thank you enough for everything

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Well, I've got another client coming, Peter's having a baby in September.

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Oh, congratulations!

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Let's take a minute.

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We have a second presentation, correct?

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Do I have that?

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Who's giving that?

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Because I don't see a script for me.

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in the government.

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So, we're moving on to Intergovernmental Special Purpose Committee in departmental reports.

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and we're going to start with the raise Adobe Days update.

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I'll defer to Amy Brink or the Director of Community Services.

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Thank you, Mayor Silvestre. Good evening, City Council.

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I'd like to actually turn it over to Recreation Manager New Kirk

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to give you an update on Reyes Adobe Days 2025.

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Thank you, Amy. Good evening, Madam Mayor, City Council.

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We come tonight to give a brief introduction

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to the 21st annual Reyes Adobe Days.

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City staff has been hard at work since the 20th annual raise of Dobie Days concluded.

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This is a year-long event for our department now.

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This year's dates will be October 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2025, and like I said, it is the 21st

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annual.

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So we are super excited.

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But the reason we are here tonight is we are so excited that we get to announce our

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grand marshal for this year.

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There we go.

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Chaplain Phil Reeves and Deputy Darcy, who are sitting in the back.

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Phil Reeves is a retired police sergeant and patrol watch commander who served in the San

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Gabriel Valley for many years.

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After retiring, he joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as a volunteer patrol

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chaplain serving the deputies and the staff of the Malibu Lost Hills station, as well as community

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members facing crisis or trauma.

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Phil is also a nationally board-certified chaplain.

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He holds a graduate degree in theology and arts and is currently pursuing a doctor of ministry.

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Phil is honored to serve as Darcy's plus one at this year's Reyes Adobe Days Parade.

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Phil is also a very well-known person in the entertainment industry which we'll get to at a

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later date. Deputy Darcy is a certified post-traumatic stress canine assigned to the Los Angeles

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County Sheriff's Department Malibu Lost Hills. Darcy serves the deputies and the staff.

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She is a fixture at the station and available during times of crisis or after stressful calls. She also

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supports our citizens in critical moments. She loves all people, especially kids. At home she

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enjoys long walks, belly rubs, squeaky chew toys and snuggles. I can honestly say I have never said

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that about another grand marshal before. Darcy was trained three years for her facility dog duties by

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guide dogs of America and accredited by assisted dogs at international. Her service would make

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possible by GDA's generous donations. We are thrilled to have Chaplain Phil Reeves and

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Deputy Darcy.

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And I think at this point we would like to ask the City Council to come

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down and take a picture with our grand marshals if that's okay.

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You will be seeing lots more

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about Chaplain Reeves and Deputy Darcy as we get closer to the event in October. Thank

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you guys so much for coming. We also are thrilled to announce that we have a title sponsor

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for this year's raise of Dobie Days.

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Mayor Sylvester was with me when they agreed to do it.

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Second dental, one of our major sponsors,

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is going to be our title sponsor this year.

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We will be asking them to join us at our council meeting

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when we present the entire raise of Dobie Days event in August.

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As I mentioned, we have a wonderful staff,

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but we cannot do this event without our rat executive committee

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chaired by our very own Randy Pallor,

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who's been with us since the very, very beginning.

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We have a wonderful crew.

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Everyone hard at work digging in all the details of everything that happens at this wonderful event.

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Like I said, we'll be inviting the committee along with other details to come in our meeting in August when we present the entire event.

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Raise to dobydays.org will be live on July 1st.

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So we are putting on the final touches literally as we speak.

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So on July 1st, you'll be able to register for the run, you'll be able to register for

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night at the Adobe, you'll be able to see Chaplin Reeves and Deputy Darcy on the front

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page of our website.

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All the good information that happens for race Adobe days, we are thrilled and excited

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to present the 21st annual race Adobe days the weekend of October 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2025.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you.

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And to confirm all of that information will be on our new website?

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Yes, it will.

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Thank you.

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All right, moving on.

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The last version is Malibu Council of Government, that date.

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That's me.

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So, this month's cog meeting, the staff has continued to work on the regional smart cities

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five in network contract.

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Malibu Mayor Marianne Riggins has been appointed to the Metro San Fernando Valley Service Council.

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Shoey places Dennis Washburn who served all of us for 12 years, and we all said a big thank

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Thank you to him.

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We approved the 2526 COG budget.

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City dues were remained at 25,000 per year.

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We extended the contracts for the Executive Director Terry

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Dippall, the COG homeless coordinator, Gabriel Graham,

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part-time admin support for LA County reporting,

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and Metro Board Deputy Aaron Egerian.

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All contracts are fully reimbursable through county

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and state funds.

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The next co-meeting will not be until August 19th, and then as a follow-up, Terry Dippel,

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the co-executive director and I held a Zoom meeting with members of Lindsay Horvath

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staff to discuss the changes coming to Camp Kilpatrick, the juvenile detention centre

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in the Santa Monica Mountains.

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The probation department has been ordered to do a major restructuring of its holding facilities,

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And as a result, Camp Kilpatrick is transitioning to an all-girls and gender expansive youth facility with age ranging from 14 to 20.

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Tal oes yn ffech ondeud hynny hollio yn ffechad ymfer o ffechad gethau o hon ymfer y ffechad gyfrannau. Pelly ddiolch yn ddeanhuaeth mae yna cwl Traveleyryntau,

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ffechadau pan y ffechadau yna amser ffechadau. Pelly yna, fechadau yna, hynny hollio yn ffechadau yna pethau,

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yna me�νau rhani signawnaid. Felly a'r nodel yn fferensio a'r ffechadau a'r ffechadau gael,

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a bydd yn y postponedeb rhan o ddair hanag conod eithraeth fel ar ymwyr ett shifting?

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Nid, a bu'r aadau hwysgu fel arall yn acbestant yn ysgorodiool.

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A'r ddellunatih mewn meddwlad amser a'r allanadau yn amseran.

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A ddennau i arall yn aeghen gyfer ac amseran a'r aeghen gyfer aeghen gyfer aeghen gyfer aeghen gyfer aeghen gyfer aeghen gyfer aeghen gyfer aeghen gyfer aeghen gyfer aeghen gyfer aeghen Gyfer aeghen gwerth amseran.

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fuwlw i chi wedi eu 快wch yn llwyd.

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Mae'r cymru yn y ffordd i fydd ei sefyd.

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Mae'n cymru yn cynhyrtate sy'n llwyd嚒ul i dynur

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sy'n ffordd unwydd o fo sy'n eu fynd.

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Mae maen nhw, i wneud eu enw wneud eu ffordd i ffordd y pyw yn cladol

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faenut yn cymru a amlwydgen.

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Gael eisiau brótan yn vaenboc y ffordd i sem wneud o волidwyngor

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Felly mae llwydau a lotais yna o ffordd cael fel unwydood sweet.

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Mae'r cymru yn ffordd o cyliwch yn gwaithau

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Chymru eisiau fasol o ĵgryddiad y sefll bi'n oes.

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Mae'n gwybod hwnnw i bro'r ddod cymrydru bwll i amg phycilion y cיםilol â rhan

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gweithau gyffredyn fy unrhyw hwnm gw stitches o lefog a 4.9 million o gweithau

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a hwnnw i cyffredyn a ddod cymryddiad a bonrhywふwn i am.

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Mae y wyth yn gwneud y ddod cymryd wrls, mae'n gweithau wyth yn arall.

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Mae maeiliaethateth cyflar y clydogs yn y wneud i wneud Torch y Mwll weithau

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a loti y wneud dellfaog.

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y fwy hijlen.

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No, oedd ymdyn diwy Willen Ieelol 4 a Ysgbog y dod clow持d.

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Fel er oedd yw defraud yn cael eu cael yw oeddwn i lafrwyedd llwag ffyrt yn da.

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Felly aphydd y Traîd oeddwn pethach, beth yn pethach hynny a gyny?

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Felly ymdg fel meddwl am yr yma fel fiw sef yna yma, gan cyfring

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hynny, mae gydeithol wasyn flancor a gwrs yma yma oeddwn y실wch yn problwng

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ni'n iawn yma oeddwn da gofring cwllawr.

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Ngu yn gwybod i sicrhau siel ar pan yw yno, yn deffancadau aio garbygodau cympiadau ac yr yw'n giesem i'r

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ac yn yw'r gwest生r i agerodau ei arall ni'n gwybodau a neu arall ni i'r pridwybodau

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yng Nghymru a ffordd sy'n dddei cympiadauau.

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mae yw'r gwaith o elfancineu cyfyllithau yn dd Didbwyd对 deau hyn nhw'n gwybod ydy,

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am yr oedог yw'r gwestiadau ac yn ddiadau ffŵr yw'n gwybod yw'n gwybod yw'n gwybod yw'n gwybod

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cael mesna ejen a cwbbl o ffeth cwndyn, ac y ffeth cwndyn.

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Llywodraethau o a lluny anoddol a phedraeth ddye amw, ac yli ddylwodraethau cwndyn.

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Llywodraethau cael mwnewig gan ni gwneud cael boddw i dwerthau cwndyn?iad.

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Unig ydy defnyddio, eraill wedi i unig yw dysgu'r cwndyn ni fel anoddol a

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gwaith fydd yn ddatidol

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deintvaidea da, leitho aiedate, faidate a cwllor i at oedau cwllor i dynmolia.

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In the public comments section, the city council cannot make any comments, we just listen

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and then defer to staff if there is an issue.

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Thank you, please begin.

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Thank you, Madam mayor.

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Thank you for the opportunity to speak about a wildfire mitigation effort that could start

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immediately. As you know, the city's community wildfire risk assessment should be complete

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wedi wedi feu'r cyntafru a cty bleodol, tusan yn gallu cyntafru a tu sy'n i'r agiggui feu'r 2026,

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i wedi wedi wedi cyntafru a doblei ac o leol o leol eidodol apodaethau ddim yn y g warau

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27.喏, yna fyddai'n cadur i'n gweidol dros, yn edrydau fel rais o'n gwaith, yn y llaradol o

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tunnaethau erio sicrhau deffesi dylfraudol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol o leol

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may, at kil os ayn ymwn am y yw ymwst aún dew i rydyn du doedd ei am ddeodol amelau sydd o dymnu

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ac engwod Iain wedi eu angen sydd eu, ymwst, sy'r sydd ymwst i'i eu amgen sydd eu ymwst, sydd eu a'r

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twy sydd ymwst i'u sydd ymwst i'u cymwst i'u wedi a 4 Metro wedi gen olygu arweithio uprighti a 4 Metro

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oes oes.

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Flith, ffordd.

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A bryd.

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Mae'r adegymraethu amser.

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Llywfod.

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A'r aegymraethu amser.

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faith, dro'n cael cael 15-20 childish humming排,

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o'n cael mo'r fan am y

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gwaith, a fy swyddol.

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Aml yna i'r道 yn yr Nigui daethom.

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Mae'r rhag yna ffeithu sy'n gallu cofŵn o ran.

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And completely mitigate safety risks. I could spend three minutes and not be able to name all the things in your car that work to keep you and everyone else on the road safe. Just as you wouldn't deliberately disable the airbag or seat belts or power steering, the city should not overlook an ordinance that helps to mitigate wildfire risk and reduce connect to fuel in our community. It's not enough to expect neighbors to talk about excessively large hedges to have information or diplomacy skills to accomplish much on a community scale.

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We don't expect drivers on the 101 to talk to each other about speeding or drunk driving

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habits.

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We do rely on government authorities to educate and enforce the rules for the collective

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safety of all.

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While this ordinance probably wasn't intended to address connective fuel loads, I'll make

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another analogy to Al Capone in his conviction for tax evasion, it was creative and it made

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an impact.

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Whatever approach you decide to take to address connective fuel in Agora will not completely

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we solve for all the wildfire risk, but it is something real that can reduce the risks

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we face today, and it's in your authority to make a policy decision to do so now.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Our next speaker is Alison Johnson.

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Hello, Council.

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Thank you so much for letting me speak tonight about an issue that I have noticed and wanted

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to raise to people's attention.

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As I take a deep breath now, I'm thankful that that breath is free.

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And I think to myself, what would it be like if it wasn't free?

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Maybe every minute of breathing would be 50 cents or even worse, a dollar.

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And life-saving oxygen is all around us and it fills this very room, but some people

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feel it should come at a price and I'm talking about gas station owners and their infamous air

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pump scans.

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How often have you paid to fill your tire not knowing that you did not have to pay?

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Most people don't realize this, but California law requires every service station in this state to provide during operating hours, water, compressed air, and a gauge for measuring air pressure to the public for use in servicing any passenger or commercial vehicle.

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And despite this being a law since the year 2000, I see every gas station in the city and beyond advertising with stickers, air, $1.50 for four minutes, air, 250 for five minutes.

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Not only is five minutes a ridiculously long amount of time for air, they asked us to pay

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through traditional coin slots, and I've seen gas stations that I frequent even add card

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readers in the last six months to their air machines waiting for people like us to pay

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unknowingly, earning them hundreds of extra dollars a year as they left their way to the

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bank.

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And these crooked owners have been discussingly capitalizing on this for years, betting

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on the fact that most people will see a sign asking for money and pay for air without

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out knowing their own rights.

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In their busy lives, they don't realize

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that not only is the air that we breathe free of charge,

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but so is the air in their tires, their pool floaties,

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and that one soccer ball that's constantly leaking air.

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But the true leak here is not our balls, it is our wallets.

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And as our local gas stations gouge their own community

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by taking funds that are not legally theirs,

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profiting through misinformation and unclear messaging,

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it inflates the price of gas as well

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while we inflate our tires and take, take, and take some more, and what they are really

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inflating is their egos and their wallets, is the law not sacred in the city.

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Is the city not meant to be a haven and escape from the corruption and hypocrisy of the big

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city?

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How can we protect all of us from draining our life savings on lies?

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I do have pictures as evidence even though I can't really show them to you now, but of

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the air machines advertising a price alongside tap to pay card readers or traditional coin slots,

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There are many, and in many cases I go in and ask them to turn the air on, and they do, but they just try and

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shoo me away as they would rather I pay. But I shouldn't have to do that. And I'm here today asking

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to free the air by asking that all gas stations in the city of Agora be required to add a sticker or an emblem that makes it well known to the

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public that this air is free, so as not to cause our residents to cough up their hard earned dollars to these relentless, as I call them, gas hole.

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a time of inflation and economy and economic uncertainty and a time where we're asked to

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tip for everything including coffee and as I recently learned babysitting, let's do

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the public a service by telling them about the few times that we do not have to pay.

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Thank you.

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I think she's going to get an answer outside. Thank you, Denise Thomas.

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All right, are there any other speakers? We do not have any further speaker cards.

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Alright, we are now moving on to the Council Consent Calendar.

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This section is reserved for persons wishing to speak on items on the consent calendar. I will now defer to the City Clerk. Thank you. We did not receive any written correspondence or have any speaker cards. Thank you. Are there any questions from the City Council on the consent calendar? Seeing none, I will now call for a motion and a second to adopt the consent calendar. City Councilman Krzysztof makes the motion to adopt the consent calendar. Council Member Anderson seconds.

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I will now defer to the City Clerk.

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Councillor Mevers Anderson?

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Aye.

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Councillor Mevers-Anstead?

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Aye.

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Councillor Mevers-Clein Lopez?

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Aye.

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Mayor Proto-Move?

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Aye.

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Mayor Savestor?

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Aye.

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Mayor Savestor, you have approval 5-0.

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Thank you.

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We are now moving on to the budget discussion.

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Our next item is a discussion to consider the adoption of four resolutions related to the city's

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compensation plan, the California Public Employees Retirement System CalPERS contribution

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amounts, increasing the employer contribution to the healthcare premiums, the council members,

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and amending the Mission Square Retirement Governmental Purchase Plan 401A adoption agreement

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and approving the fifth amendment to the City Manager's Employment Agreement and the City

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I will now defer to human resources manager, so less burden for the staff presentation.

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Thank you, good evening Honourable Mayor and members of the council.

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SB 1436, which was passed by the state in August 2016,

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amended the Brown Act to require that prior to taking final action on the set operating budget,

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the city council shall provide an oral summary of any changes in salaries,

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salaries, schedules, fringe benefits, or for any executive management or employees on a contract.

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Accordingly, before the City Council this evening, as part of this agenda item,

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is a recommendation to approve a salary and benefit package for the nonrepresented full-time executive management and contracted employees.

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The non-represented management consists of the city manager, assistant city manager,

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deputy city manager, building official, city clerk, and all department heads.

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It should be noted that other than the aforementioned executive management positions,

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the city does not have any other employees on a contract that fall within the SB 1436 reporting requirement.

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For fiscal year 2025-26, the benefit package before the City Council includes a 3.1%

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COLA increase for full-time staff effective July 1, 2025, an increase to the maximum employer

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contribution towards health insurance from $2,750 per month to $2,900 per month effective

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of January 1st, 2026, an increase to the maximum employer contribution towards health insurance for council members to match the recommended contributions for full-time employees from $2,750 per month to $2,900 per month effective January 1st, 2026, an increase to the city's matching contribution to the deferred compensation plan

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to a dollar for dollar match, not to exceed $120 per pay period for general employees effective July 1st, 2025.

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An increase to the city's matching contribution to the city's deferred compensation plan,

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to a dollar for dollar match, not to exceed 3% for executive staff based on their annual salary effective July 1st, 2025.

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Established the CalPERS Classic Employee Contribution as 5% effective to life first, 2025, and the PEPRA Employee Contribution as 7.75% as established by CalPERS.

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For sum it to the city manager's employment agreement, the recommended action is to amend his agreement to include a 3.1% increase in pay, which would establish a base pay of $298,568.81.

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increase the city manager's auto allowance from $500 to $550 a month.

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A 1.5% increase to the city's contribution to the city manager's 401A retirement savings plan,

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not to exceed 6.5% of the city manager's salary.

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Based on city manager's continued exceptional performance, the city manager

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you

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We will be given a performance bonus of $15,000 for a fiscal year 2025-26. Providing this information complies with the requirements of SB 1436, and this concludes the staff report at this time. Thank you. Thank you very much. Before we move on to public comment, does any council member have any questions of staff? Seeing none, I will defer to the city clerk. Thank you. We did not receive any written questions.

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For respondents, nor do we have any public speakers for this item.

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Thank you.

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Does any council member have any further questions?

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Seeing none, we'll now move on to deliberations.

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00:35:43,780 --> 00:35:46,900
I'll start with council member Anst.

408
00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:55,480
One of the things that I want to say about this item is that, first of all,

409
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our city manager works long hours and

410
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And a good example actually is this weekend where we had a brief power outage and he was

411
00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:09,420
being texted on the weekend on his time off.

412
00:36:09,820 --> 00:36:12,700
And so I just I think this is well deserved.

413
00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:18,960
It's actually well within the norm of other city managers in our area.

414
00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:27,340
And actually if we could, I would like to obviously would pay him even a bigger bonus because

415
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I think he's done a great job this last year for our city and you can always count on him no matter what time of day or evening or the weekends.

416
00:36:38,940 --> 00:36:54,100
And so I think very fair and especially when it's in line with other employees and it's somebody that doesn't like to take bonuses or pay above the rest of his employees and that shows great leadership.

417
00:36:54,100 --> 00:36:59,980
So I just want to say I think it's definitely fair and ready to move forward.

418
00:37:00,260 --> 00:37:01,400
Thank you.

419
00:37:03,240 --> 00:37:06,940
I will echo everything that Council Member Anstead said.

420
00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:13,180
I will add that I am delighted that we are proving a balanced budget in these times without

421
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too many painful cuts that is not given around in other jurisdictions and I will add that I

422
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I am equally delighted to be supporting the benefit package of our staff, who is amazing.

423
00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:34,400
Yes, we have an amazing city manager and no leader can do the things that they do without an amazing staff.

424
00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:38,580
And I'm looking over and I know I'm looking over to some of that amazing staff.

425
00:37:38,700 --> 00:37:42,720
You guys really, really keep this city going and so it is a delight to be here.

426
00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:49,780
Councilmember Klein Lopez.

427
00:37:50,700 --> 00:37:53,560
I agree with everything my fellow councilmembers have said.

428
00:37:53,560 --> 00:38:04,960
You took the words right out of my mouth, very grateful to staff for, you know, really putting the needs of the constituents, our residents, our businesses first.

429
00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:13,300
You go above and beyond in good times and certainly in rough times, and it's true that it comes from the top.

430
00:38:13,300 --> 00:38:21,080
So I'm very thankful, especially in this very tough budget year, where we're really working to

431
00:38:21,780 --> 00:38:26,440
maintain the programs that are important for our residents and our community.

432
00:38:27,260 --> 00:38:35,300
You do it well. We do it with a small scrappy crowd. So you deserve to be rewarded for that

433
00:38:35,300 --> 00:38:39,780
appropriately and very grateful. Thank you. Thank you. May I have pro-time?

434
00:38:40,660 --> 00:38:48,400
I'd like to echo everything my fellow council members said, but the city wouldn't run and wouldn't be successful without

435
00:38:50,300 --> 00:38:58,480
well-functioning and highly motivated staff. And I do appreciate what council member Anderson and Anstead said regarding, you know,

436
00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:04,980
we were able to keep a balanced budget and do this. I think it's wonderful to be able to retain staff and make it a

437
00:39:04,980 --> 00:39:09,520
We continue to make it a desirable place to work because it really, really is, but everything

438
00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:11,880
is so expensive and inflation is going up.

439
00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:17,640
So I'm thrilled that we can do this and Nate does an okay job, so I'm happy to support

440
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it.

441
00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:22,760
No, Nate's outstanding and I'm thrilled that this is included in echo everyone's comments.

442
00:39:23,300 --> 00:39:23,620
Thank you.

443
00:39:23,900 --> 00:39:24,300
Thank you.

444
00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:26,180
I couldn't agree with everybody more.

445
00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:31,480
When we look around us at other cities and we see the problems they have, finding staff

446
00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:37,700
and finding good stuff. We really appreciate everything that you do for us each and every

447
00:39:37,700 --> 00:39:46,560
day, and especially to Nate who is very quiet, but gets a lot done. So thank you and well

448
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:52,860
deserve for your bonus. So I will now call, unless there's any other comments, I will

449
00:39:52,860 --> 00:39:59,960
now call for a motion and a second to adopt resolution number 25-2108.

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Resolution number 22-2012, and adopt resolution number 25-2109, adopt resolution number 25-2110, and 25-2111, and approve the fifth amendment to the city manager's employment agreement and the city manager's performance bonus.

451
00:40:24,100 --> 00:40:24,180
Yes.

452
00:40:24,460 --> 00:40:25,120
That's a mouthful.

453
00:40:26,180 --> 00:40:26,940
So move.

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City Councilman Chris Anstead.

455
00:40:29,620 --> 00:40:30,300
I'll second.

456
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Debra Klein Lopez.

457
00:40:31,500 --> 00:40:31,880
Thank you.

458
00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:35,180
Well, I'll defer to the City Clerk for the roll call.

459
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Council Member Anderson.

460
00:40:37,100 --> 00:40:37,240
Aye.

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00:40:37,700 --> 00:40:38,960
Council Member Anstead.

462
00:40:39,500 --> 00:40:39,640
Aye.

463
00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:41,080
Council Member Klein Lopez.

464
00:40:41,420 --> 00:40:41,580
Aye.

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00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:43,120
Mayor Pratim Wolff.

466
00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:43,900
Aye.

467
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Mayor Savaster.

468
00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:45,360
Aye.

469
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Mayor Savaster.

470
00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:46,840
You have approval.

471
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Five to zero.

472
00:40:47,820 --> 00:40:48,260
Thank you.

473
00:40:48,940 --> 00:40:52,960
We are now moving on to the public caring for our budget.

474
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It. Our next item is to conduct a public hearing to consider the adoption of the city's

475
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biennial budget for the upcoming 2526 and 2627 for school years. Setting appropriation

476
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limitations, approving budget updates for the current year and establishing citywide goals

477
00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:17,220
for the next two years. I will now open the public hearing and defer to the director of finance

478
00:41:17,220 --> 00:41:19,980
and it's dear to the vanias for the staff presentation.

479
00:41:21,420 --> 00:41:24,160
Thank you very much mayor. Good evening mayor and city council members.

480
00:41:24,780 --> 00:41:28,900
This evening concludes the planning process for the city of Agura Hills by annual budget process.

481
00:41:31,110 --> 00:41:35,810
After many meetings, workshops and follow-up sessions, staff is pleased to report that the city's

482
00:41:35,810 --> 00:41:42,190
general fund budgets for fiscal year 20 for 25, 26, and 20, 26, 27 is balanced.

483
00:41:42,190 --> 00:41:53,270
The fiscal budget for the 2025-26 budget year includes all approved recommendations made by the finance up committee and the approved City Council changes make during the budget workshop.

484
00:41:53,930 --> 00:42:05,390
As a reminder, those changes were an appropriation and increased to the chamber, a contribution to the Topanga Banjo Flittle Contest and Folk Festival, and lastly an increase in this year's city's community's grants program.

485
00:42:06,150 --> 00:42:10,790
The fiscal year 2025-26 budget also includes the City Council goes identified for this year.

486
00:42:10,790 --> 00:42:16,800
The fiscal year 2026-27 budget is also balanced.

487
00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:21,340
Staff use conservative estimates and planned operations for the second year.

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00:42:21,900 --> 00:42:25,800
The fiscal year, this fiscal year, has a small surplus of $1,872.

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00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:33,160
Finance staff will monitor the fiscal year 2025 and 26, as well as the 2026-27 budgets quarterly.

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And will inform the finance subcommittee of economic changes or trends.

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And staff will also present updated recommendations that mid-year admitt cycle.

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Staff also would like to remind the council that all CIP projects are still in orders presented

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and added during the budget process and Staff will continue to seek out grants to assist

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with programming and project costs.

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00:42:52,460 --> 00:42:56,400
Regarding the next steps, if the Biannual budget is approved this evening, Staff will input

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the budget into the accounting system for Staff to start using next Tuesday, July 1st.

497
00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:04,980
Since this has been a unique year, Staff will monitor the budget on a quarterly basis and

498
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inform the Finance and Committee and City Council of any trends.

499
00:43:07,500 --> 00:43:12,020
and the last step involves preparing the budget for GFA award consideration.

500
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That concludes staff's presentation and is ready for questions.

501
00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:18,300
Thank you so much.

502
00:43:19,320 --> 00:43:23,460
Before we move on to public comment, does any council member have any questions of staff?

503
00:43:25,020 --> 00:43:28,220
Seeing none, I will now defer to the city clerk for public comments.

504
00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:32,700
Thank you. We did not receive any written correspondence, nor do we have any speaker cards.

505
00:43:33,240 --> 00:43:33,720
Thank you.

506
00:43:34,740 --> 00:43:39,060
Before closing the public hearing, do any council members have any further questions

507
00:43:39,060 --> 00:43:39,640
of staff?

508
00:43:41,220 --> 00:43:47,040
There being no further questions, I will now close the public hearing, and we'll move

509
00:43:47,040 --> 00:43:48,240
on to deliberations.

510
00:43:49,100 --> 00:43:57,200
I will start with my co—yes, on the one that's going to be council member, hence the—

511
00:43:57,200 --> 00:43:58,500
Sure, thank you very much, Mayor.

512
00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:06,480
I mean, we've talked about this budget quite a few times now because we've been visiting it as we've done the goals.

513
00:44:07,380 --> 00:44:19,100
And it's great that we, I mean, one of the things I always speak to because I think it is really what one of the primary functions of the city is to keep the residents safe.

514
00:44:19,100 --> 00:44:23,120
And we're spending almost a third of our budget on safety items.

515
00:44:24,120 --> 00:44:29,940
And so I always like that that is a thing that we're focused on,

516
00:44:31,380 --> 00:44:35,560
that we, as a city that we're always, we want to keep our residents safe.

517
00:44:35,840 --> 00:44:41,220
We're always worried about issues that happen in our city,

518
00:44:41,260 --> 00:44:43,260
whether it's to our businesses or to our residents.

519
00:44:44,200 --> 00:44:47,140
And so we've focused on that.

520
00:44:47,140 --> 00:44:54,060
That we partnered with the Sheriff's Department on a lot of things we've upgraded with the video

521
00:44:54,060 --> 00:44:59,660
crime room that our local sheriff, as we've also implemented.

522
00:45:01,490 --> 00:45:29,930
Readers in our town, try to make it safer, place for our residents. We've also upgraded our bicycle pathways, our walkways. We've really, I think, focused on that issue over the last, I've been on the city council about seven years or six and a half years, and we really have tried to focus on those issues. And so I'm proud to be on the city council that is able to do that. And at the same time,

523
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keep a balanced budget and make sure that we don't over spend and put ourselves in a bad situation.

524
00:45:37,410 --> 00:45:40,890
And so I've always been, it's always been great to work with our finance director,

525
00:45:41,230 --> 00:45:46,610
with our city manager, with all of our staff, and trying to make sure that we do that.

526
00:45:47,030 --> 00:45:51,530
And so I'm glad to approve this budget and move forward.

527
00:45:52,050 --> 00:45:52,250
Thank you.

528
00:45:52,650 --> 00:45:53,810
Thank you very much.

529
00:45:54,570 --> 00:45:56,750
Councilmember Klein Lopez, would you like to go next?

530
00:45:57,510 --> 00:45:58,030
Thank you.

531
00:45:59,930 --> 00:46:22,750
I made quite a few comments at the last budget meeting so I don't need to repeat those but I will say that while it's a long process for us to work on a two year budget, I think it's really, really well executed, we start in March, we finish in June,

532
00:46:23,390 --> 00:46:29,030
I should probably start before March, you start before March, you start long before March.

533
00:46:30,070 --> 00:46:36,210
And I'll say I start, I have, my notes are two years worth of things I would love

534
00:46:36,210 --> 00:46:40,050
to see and some of those are feasible and some of those are pie in the sky, but I appreciate

535
00:46:40,050 --> 00:46:43,990
that we can just put it all out there, all of us with all of our goals that we've heard

536
00:46:43,990 --> 00:46:49,650
from residents and businesses over the past two years and kind of hash it out to see what

537
00:46:49,650 --> 00:46:51,730
we can do and what the priorities are.

538
00:46:52,690 --> 00:46:57,710
I do appreciate, as always, that we have a balanced budget, it's one of the most important

539
00:46:57,710 --> 00:47:03,190
things that we are responsible for as a council for being physically responsible.

540
00:47:04,070 --> 00:47:12,730
And also maintaining our healthy reserve, we saw with COVID that you never know how something

541
00:47:12,730 --> 00:47:16,750
can go sideways and our city is always conservative on that front and it serves as well.

542
00:47:17,690 --> 00:47:24,590
So I want to thank you, and again, I won't repeat all of the things that I really love to see in the budget,

543
00:47:25,150 --> 00:47:32,410
but I am ready to move forward on what was a long and healthy set of discussions.

544
00:47:32,690 --> 00:47:32,930
Thank you.

545
00:47:33,590 --> 00:47:38,090
Thank you. I would just like to add that I didn't think Diego and his department ever stopped.

546
00:47:38,610 --> 00:47:40,850
I think they're going old.

547
00:47:40,850 --> 00:47:41,970
That's true. That's true.

548
00:47:42,770 --> 00:47:43,670
Councilmember Anderson.

549
00:47:43,670 --> 00:47:47,850
and I echo the comments of my fellow city council members.

550
00:47:48,030 --> 00:47:50,870
Your budget is your values and I am really,

551
00:47:51,470 --> 00:47:54,150
I love the budget that we have here in Angora Hills

552
00:47:54,150 --> 00:47:55,950
as council member Anstead said.

553
00:47:56,310 --> 00:47:58,770
Third of it is to safety that is really,

554
00:47:58,770 --> 00:48:00,810
really important to us here in Angora Hills.

555
00:48:01,090 --> 00:48:03,190
Environmental sustainability is really,

556
00:48:03,190 --> 00:48:05,210
really important to us here in Angora Hills.

557
00:48:05,310 --> 00:48:07,430
Thanks to some special funds we're able

558
00:48:07,430 --> 00:48:09,930
to continue moving forward with those things

559
00:48:09,930 --> 00:48:15,170
And community services is really important to us here in Agoria Hills.

560
00:48:15,290 --> 00:48:18,570
We have this identity as a small town.

561
00:48:18,850 --> 00:48:24,630
And it's funny because you drive from Agoria Hills to West Lake to Calabasas.

562
00:48:24,670 --> 00:48:26,990
And you don't know quite where those lines are.

563
00:48:27,090 --> 00:48:30,710
We're part of the largest metropolitan policies in the country.

564
00:48:31,450 --> 00:48:35,950
When you think about LA County, we literally are the largest county in the country.

565
00:48:35,950 --> 00:48:42,250
And Agoria Hills is mixed in among all of that and yet we still do feel like our own distinct

566
00:48:42,250 --> 00:48:45,010
community and that's reflected in our budget.

567
00:48:45,170 --> 00:48:48,590
I want to acknowledge that there were a lot of things we wanted to do.

568
00:48:48,750 --> 00:48:52,450
I forget what the number of our goal is to go from the remembers.

569
00:48:53,030 --> 00:48:54,070
It was a lot.

570
00:48:54,550 --> 00:48:56,790
So we didn't have to make painful cuts, which is huge.

571
00:48:57,290 --> 00:49:02,590
There's a lot that are valued, that are priorities to us, that are things that we weren't able

572
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to do.

573
00:49:03,130 --> 00:49:08,210
so I want to say that out loud because we had lots of folks come and testify and be part

574
00:49:08,210 --> 00:49:12,310
of committee meetings that we weren't able to do some of it but not all of it for some

575
00:49:12,310 --> 00:49:15,750
of the things we weren't able to do any of it. So I want to acknowledge that that is hard

576
00:49:16,230 --> 00:49:22,430
and hopeful that we will have stronger and stronger economic times in the future where we can do more

577
00:49:22,430 --> 00:49:28,060
and I'm really glad to be able to support the budget that we have. Yes, may it protect?

578
00:49:28,680 --> 00:49:34,240
Thank you very as always well said by the fellow council members and it's cliche but

579
00:49:34,240 --> 00:49:39,020
that the budget reflects our values, and some of the highlights include public safety,

580
00:49:39,440 --> 00:49:44,060
improving economic vitality, and emphasis on wildfire preparedness.

581
00:49:44,280 --> 00:49:49,160
And I think those are some of the most pressing issues facing our region, our unique region,

582
00:49:49,360 --> 00:49:52,940
and we're able to make it work with what we have.

583
00:49:53,360 --> 00:49:57,400
And I want to really commend the finance team on this budget document.

584
00:49:57,400 --> 00:49:59,980
It's a really fantastic document, I've read through it.

585
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:29,980
It's interesting, and you learn about the city, and it's really well done, and it breaks down each department, but what they do, and their finances, and I thought it was really well done. I know it was a lot of work. So thank you for that. And I can enthusiastically support this. And I know that these things are fluid, that the outlook right now might, it's unpredictable. But I know that you guys will continue to look for funding sources when available, and so that makes me really comfortable knowing, because there were things that we weren't able to do.

586
00:50:29,980 --> 00:50:36,120
to include, and I appreciate the nimbleness to possibly revisit some of them.

587
00:50:36,340 --> 00:50:40,760
But I do think we are getting a lot done with the limited amount of resources we do have.

588
00:50:40,900 --> 00:50:45,080
So great work, and I can enthusiastically support this.

589
00:50:46,180 --> 00:50:53,960
Thank you so much, and I would like to encourage our public to go on to our new website that's coming on July 1st.

590
00:50:54,060 --> 00:50:59,200
And you will be able to look at the proposed biennial budget.

591
00:50:59,200 --> 00:51:05,740
it, it will be posted up there. And as Mayor Prattam said, it's very clearly laid out by

592
00:51:05,740 --> 00:51:10,660
department what each department does and how the funds are allocated. And I think that

593
00:51:10,660 --> 00:51:16,780
will help our community learn more about how the city spends their money. And then this

594
00:51:16,780 --> 00:51:23,220
is sort of a direct appeal to our residents. Please help us with security. I know a lot

595
00:51:23,220 --> 00:51:29,940
of residents have the ring cameras now or a substitute for that, please register your

596
00:51:29,940 --> 00:51:35,300
ring cameras with the Lost Hills Sheriff's Station because with their crime watch centre

597
00:51:35,300 --> 00:51:42,760
if an incident is occurring in your area, they can reach out to you and ask to have the

598
00:51:42,760 --> 00:51:49,420
feed from your ring cameras. That will save all of us a lot of money in detective work, etc.

599
00:51:49,420 --> 00:51:54,780
So, please help us by doing that, and again, also home hardening.

600
00:51:55,220 --> 00:52:00,240
The city is putting money into home hardening, but there is never enough funding for home

601
00:52:00,240 --> 00:52:00,740
hardening.

602
00:52:01,040 --> 00:52:03,520
So, each of us, please take responsibility.

603
00:52:04,280 --> 00:52:05,820
Make sure your gut is recovered.

604
00:52:06,060 --> 00:52:08,280
Make sure your vents are the right size.

605
00:52:08,780 --> 00:52:14,560
Make sure your windows are double-pained so they're fire resistant and be aware of the surroundings

606
00:52:14,560 --> 00:52:19,960
things closest to your house so that you are protecting your home, and by protecting

607
00:52:19,960 --> 00:52:25,760
your home, you are protecting your neighbour's home. So that's a little plea from me to

608
00:52:25,760 --> 00:52:30,640
help all of us because we all have to do our part. The city is doing as much as we can.

609
00:52:31,400 --> 00:52:39,760
So with that, I would like to, I think we can now move on to the city clerk for the roco,

610
00:52:44,720 --> 00:52:53,900
I'll get there. So, let's see. So, we want a motion to waive the full reading and introduce

611
00:52:53,900 --> 00:53:01,120
ordnance number 24 dash 479. Oh, no, that's the wrong one, isn't it? All right, jumped ahead.

612
00:53:02,040 --> 00:53:12,160
going back. Sorry about that. So I like a motion to consider the, sorry, a motion to adopt

613
00:53:12,440 --> 00:53:20,180
the city's biennial budget for the upcoming 2526 and 2627 fiscal years, setting appropriation

614
00:53:20,180 --> 00:53:24,860
limitations, approving budget updates for the current year and establishing citywide goals

615
00:53:24,860 --> 00:53:25,800
for the next two years.

616
00:53:35,170 --> 00:53:43,950
I'm sorry if I may. And I've got to say to a dot resolution numbers 25 dash 2112 and 25 dash 2113.

617
00:53:45,490 --> 00:53:49,810
Got a little confused there. Thank you. Councilmember Anderson.

618
00:53:50,510 --> 00:53:54,450
Aye. Councilmember Anstead. Aye. Councilmember Klein Lopez.

619
00:53:54,870 --> 00:53:56,630
Aye. Mayor Pro Temwov. Aye.

620
00:53:56,630 --> 00:53:57,750
Mayor Savestor?

621
00:53:57,970 --> 00:53:58,090
Aye.

622
00:53:58,430 --> 00:54:00,270
Mayor Savestor, you have approval 5-0.

623
00:54:00,730 --> 00:54:00,850
Right.

624
00:54:00,970 --> 00:54:02,030
I'm crossing all that out.

625
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So we are now moving on to discussion to wave the full reading and introduce ordinance

626
00:54:10,330 --> 00:54:18,390
number 24-479, designating fire hazard severity zones and approving a California environmental

627
00:54:18,390 --> 00:54:20,770
quality at exemption determination.

628
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I will now defer to building official Lucas Quatch for the staff presentation.

629
00:54:28,290 --> 00:54:35,470
Thank you, good evening, Mayor's Vester, Honorable Council Members, and everybody here.

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00:54:36,210 --> 00:54:39,170
My name is Lucas Quatch, I'm the City Building Official.

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Today I'm presenting the City's adoption of the updated 2025.

632
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I'm going to have trouble saying this multiple times, so please excuse me.

633
00:54:49,870 --> 00:54:58,470
Fire, hazards, severity, zone, map, this update is important for our community safety and regulatory compliance.

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So first, we'll provide a little background on CalFires updated. Fire has a severity zone mapping process. Then we'll highlight the city's responsibilities under Senate Bill 63 and Assembly Bill 211. We'll also take a look at the designated fire zones in the Garajos and we'll end with staff's recommendation on the adoption of the ordinance.

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So the designation of fire has

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00:55:33,240 --> 00:55:38,980
the severity zone is a classification system developed by Cal Fire and Office of the State

637
00:55:38,980 --> 00:55:47,460
Fire Marshal. Fire zones are designated as moderate, high, and very high based on relative

638
00:55:47,460 --> 00:55:55,000
hazards. There are model based on key environmental conditions that affect wildfire behavior such

639
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as fuel loads, slope, fire weather, and topography. These destinations inform the decision making

640
00:56:02,860 --> 00:56:05,940
in process relating to building codes, land use,

641
00:56:06,580 --> 00:56:08,120
and public safety policies.

642
00:56:12,870 --> 00:56:16,850
So the last time that fire hazard severity zone update

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for a local responsibility area was about a decade and a half

644
00:56:21,690 --> 00:56:23,030
ago in 2011.

645
00:56:23,750 --> 00:56:27,470
Since then, California has experienced dramatic increase

646
00:56:27,470 --> 00:56:32,730
in the size and frequencies of wildfires, new fire science,

647
00:56:32,730 --> 00:56:44,290
and satellite imagery and climate modeling, particularly relating to wind patterns and drought cycle have provided the data to reassess hazard more accurately.

648
00:56:47,820 --> 00:56:54,320
Senate Bill 63 and Assembly Bill 211 have expanded local government's responsibilities.

649
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City must adopt the state recommended moderate high and very high fire hazard severity zone designation within 120 days of notification.

650
00:57:04,780 --> 00:57:11,820
Local agency may increase severity designation, but may not lower them.

651
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Public review is required and once adopted, the ordinance must be filed with the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection to ensure statewide consistency and oversight.

652
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Staff is recommending the adoption of Cal Fire Designated Fire has a severity zone without

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amendment to align with the County of Los Angeles Fire Department's adoption.

654
00:57:40,900 --> 00:57:48,880
So comparing the 2011 map to the 2025 map, the very high fire designation in the Gore Hills

655
00:57:48,880 --> 00:58:00,720
have expanded by 374 acres to 890 acres and for the first time high fire and moderate

656
00:58:00,720 --> 00:58:09,720
fire zones have been officially mapped adding 413 and 386 acres respectively to the city.

657
00:58:09,720 --> 00:58:18,300
So this results in 94% of the city being under some level of fire hazard classification.

658
00:58:21,600 --> 00:58:29,060
So the resident and the gorillas can find their property using cowfire, fire hazard,

659
00:58:29,380 --> 00:58:33,120
severity zone viewer to check online.

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00:58:33,780 --> 00:58:38,600
And the link can be obtained from the city website.

661
00:58:38,600 --> 00:58:46,860
So a couple of notes for the requirement regarding properties in designated zone, the subject

662
00:58:46,860 --> 00:58:52,280
to the maintenance requirement of a hundred foot defensible space around structure for

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00:58:52,280 --> 00:58:59,320
the high and very high fire zone, and there's also the disclosure and inspection requirement

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00:58:59,320 --> 00:59:03,740
relating to real estate transaction under assembly bill 38.

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00:59:03,740 --> 00:59:04,960
So,

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as required after receiving the updated map from Cal Fire on March 24th, the city opened a public comment period online, feedback was encouraged and received,

667
00:59:21,560 --> 00:59:31,940
while many comments focused on housing policies and would not directly relate it to the classification or adoption of the fire hazard severity zone,

668
00:59:31,940 --> 00:59:36,060
the public input process help raise awareness in the community.

669
00:59:37,300 --> 00:59:41,160
So please note that land use policy, building codes of

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amendments and public safety strategy, it's not a part of this adoption and

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will be addressed under their separate processes.

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So based on the updated data, legislative mandates and public input,

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and the city staff recommends that the city

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01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:07,820
City Council waive full reading and introduce ordinance number 25-479, designating fire, high,

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01:00:08,700 --> 01:00:13,540
fire, hazardous, severity zones, and approving a sequel exemption determination.

676
01:00:17,480 --> 01:00:18,020
Thank you for

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01:00:18,020 --> 01:00:22,540
your attention, and staff will be available to address question if there's any.

678
01:00:23,540 --> 01:00:28,680
Thank you very much for that report. Before we move on to the public comment, does any council

679
01:00:28,680 --> 01:00:30,580
member have any questions of stuff?

680
01:00:31,480 --> 01:00:32,920
Council Member Klein, no bit.

681
01:00:35,220 --> 01:00:41,000
So we, I ask this question when we were in our subcommittee meeting about this, but I

682
01:00:41,000 --> 01:00:44,580
think it's important for the public to hear it as well.

683
01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:51,620
What would be the benefits of us adopting maps that were more strict than this?

684
01:00:51,620 --> 01:00:52,620
Well,

685
01:00:55,330 --> 01:01:05,230
I don't know particulars, but I know that the benefit of all may some obstacle

686
01:01:05,230 --> 01:01:16,650
or some possible liability of adopting more than what is in the state designation, because

687
01:01:16,650 --> 01:01:23,830
is we might be open those that are not in the designated zone, up to unforeseen and

688
01:01:28,690 --> 01:01:35,730
possible unintended consequences of other laws that we are not aware of that might impact

689
01:01:35,730 --> 01:01:37,030
those classifications.

690
01:01:39,360 --> 01:01:39,840
Okay.

691
01:01:40,140 --> 01:01:40,440
Thank you.

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01:01:42,450 --> 01:01:44,250
Any other questions from staff?

693
01:01:44,250 --> 01:01:49,110
So we will now move on to the public comment section.

694
01:01:49,530 --> 01:01:51,030
I will defer to the city clerk.

695
01:01:51,950 --> 01:01:52,510
Thank you.

696
01:01:53,510 --> 01:01:58,650
We did receive one written public comment from Jay Cratcher that was distributed and will

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01:01:58,650 --> 01:02:03,310
be part of the permanent record and we do have one public speaker, Jay Cratcher.

698
01:02:07,000 --> 01:02:11,240
You will have three minutes to speak ending when the red light appears on the podium.

699
01:02:12,120 --> 01:02:12,440
Thank you.

700
01:02:12,440 --> 01:02:21,420
Thank you for the opportunity to provide some thoughts on the 2025 iteration of California's local responsibility area, LRA, Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

701
01:02:21,940 --> 01:02:25,720
It is an alphabet soup of acronyms and not easy to get through quickly.

702
01:02:26,480 --> 01:02:33,340
As you may know, this is the first LRA update since 2007, per section 51181 of the California Code of Regulations.

703
01:02:33,340 --> 01:02:39,600
The State Fire Marshall shall review these zones coincident with a review of state responsibility areas every five years.

704
01:02:39,600 --> 01:02:45,280
So, we're overdue. Please keep this in mind and don't allow another 18 years to pass before

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01:02:45,280 --> 01:02:50,720
the next thoughtful review and update. One of the virtues of the 2007 map is that it labels

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01:02:50,720 --> 01:02:56,560
every single parcel in the state as being one and only one hazard severity category. The

707
01:02:56,560 --> 01:03:01,620
2025 iteration of a grower's map does not yet include human things like property lines.

708
01:03:02,420 --> 01:03:07,540
So it's entirely possible for a given property to appear on the 2025 map as both very high

709
01:03:07,540 --> 01:03:10,000
and high fire hazard severity.

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01:03:10,820 --> 01:03:13,300
Two of the city's parks earn three categories,

711
01:03:13,880 --> 01:03:15,980
and there are different regulatory requirements

712
01:03:15,980 --> 01:03:18,320
for landscaping in the different categories.

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01:03:18,900 --> 01:03:21,120
This can be confusing, and it suggests the need

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01:03:21,120 --> 01:03:22,880
for clearer and simpler messaging.

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01:03:24,280 --> 01:03:28,080
One, please push Cal Fire and LA County Fire as appropriate

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01:03:28,500 --> 01:03:31,400
to clean up this 2025 map so that each parcel

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01:03:31,400 --> 01:03:34,220
is only one fire hazard severity category.

718
01:03:34,220 --> 01:03:41,080
The City of LA and many other jurisdictions throughout California are already cleaning up and clarifying their maps.

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01:03:42,060 --> 01:03:43,680
No property should be half pregnant.

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01:03:45,440 --> 01:03:52,220
Two, please push for better messaging about the implications of these maps and in particular the upcoming zone zero regulation

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01:03:52,220 --> 01:03:55,980
that will have significant impact on how we landscape our homes.

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01:03:56,860 --> 01:04:01,420
I would hate to see anyone spend time and money to install new landscaping in the next six months

723
01:04:01,420 --> 01:04:04,260
only to find that the zone zero regulations

724
01:04:04,260 --> 01:04:07,560
did be finalized and issued at the end of calendar 2025,

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01:04:08,100 --> 01:04:11,100
mean that recent plantings have to be ripped out and redone.

726
01:04:12,540 --> 01:04:15,620
Three, in my HOA, we've gone from 23 homes

727
01:04:15,620 --> 01:04:19,280
that were very high in 2007 to somewhere

728
01:04:19,280 --> 01:04:23,780
between 121 and 148 homes that are now going to be very high.

729
01:04:24,340 --> 01:04:25,580
This will be a big change.

730
01:04:26,460 --> 01:04:29,600
Four, please be conspicuous about how the city

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01:04:29,600 --> 01:04:33,840
response to the changes in this new iteration and modeled the best practices for all of our

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01:04:33,840 --> 01:04:39,260
neighbors. There's a real herd immunity to any fire mitigation effort. A patchwork of

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01:04:39,260 --> 01:04:44,360
perfection is only minimally effective. For the effort to work, we need to do it together.

734
01:04:44,640 --> 01:04:48,740
We need to understand, think, and act with clarity together. Thank you.

735
01:04:49,320 --> 01:04:50,240
Thank you so much.

736
01:04:52,600 --> 01:04:55,100
Does any council member have any further questions?

737
01:04:57,140 --> 01:04:59,880
Do we have any indication?

738
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:20,260
If there's going to be some sort of cleanup version, or is this the final version that comes out? Or are there updates that happen along the way? I'm not aware of any intent from Cal Fire to update the map anytime soon. Okay, thank you.

739
01:05:22,300 --> 01:05:23,500
Any other questions?

740
01:05:26,490 --> 01:05:33,430
Well, now I move on to deliberations. I will start with who would like to go first?

741
01:05:34,510 --> 01:05:35,630
Councilmember, can I know this?

742
01:05:35,910 --> 01:05:41,250
Yeah, I don't mind going first since I was on the committee with you, Madam Mayor.

743
01:05:43,950 --> 01:05:51,090
This adoption is a little confusing in theory for us, for the public, because I think the

744
01:05:51,090 --> 01:05:56,650
public thought that this had a lot to do with our zoning and our building codes and things

745
01:05:56,650 --> 01:06:06,510
that the maps don't directly affect, if I'm saying that correctly, so we do just want

746
01:06:06,510 --> 01:06:11,990
to make sure that the public understands that this doesn't affect the zoning, it even

747
01:06:11,990 --> 01:06:16,210
doesn't affect, you know, what we're doing with our wildfire risk assessment and evacuation

748
01:06:16,210 --> 01:06:16,690
something.

749
01:06:16,810 --> 01:06:19,210
We're doing all of those things separately.

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01:06:19,210 --> 01:06:45,450
The one thing I want to say is that really as a practice, we consider all of Agora as very high fire hazard, we are building codes, we intentionally made our building codes strict across the city so that they were adapted to very high fire hazard disparities zone, even if the property wasn't in it.

751
01:06:45,450 --> 01:07:09,270
We, you know, when we discuss evacuations, I mean, we really consider, and we discuss, you know, preparing your home, we are really acting as if our entire city is in a very high fire hazard zone because it is, I mean, you know, in practicality it is when you look at the map and you look at the Wolsey footprint, it's almost, you know, it's almost identical.

752
01:07:09,270 --> 01:07:30,770
So I don't think this is going to change our practices in any way, I think we will still continue to be very, very conservative on our messaging and our, sorry, not conservative, very, very aggressive with our messaging and our desire to be as home hardened as possible.

753
01:07:31,470 --> 01:07:45,710
The reason I asked about the benefit is because it doesn't seem to me that there is much benefit for us to go beyond what Cal Fire is asking us because I'm worried about a few things.

754
01:07:45,710 --> 01:07:56,210
If we make the maps stricter to your point, Lucas, we may have some unintended consequences of people falling into a zone that they're not in.

755
01:07:56,210 --> 01:08:04,950
and me add a financial burden if there's the property taxes that are going to be adding to

756
01:08:04,950 --> 01:08:12,170
a wildfire zone zero type implementation for very high fire hazards of varied zones.

757
01:08:13,230 --> 01:08:19,050
And as our public speaker said, we don't know how zone zero is going to be sussed out yet.

758
01:08:19,050 --> 01:08:26,250
It's still in a very heated, spirited debate on what zone zero is going to look like.

759
01:08:26,490 --> 01:08:32,150
And that will affect the different zones when you start getting into moderate, which we do have in our city.

760
01:08:32,790 --> 01:08:42,270
So I think that we don't get any benefit by making these maps stricter in terms of this adoption.

761
01:08:42,270 --> 01:08:54,350
I think our impact is going to be when we do ordinances and building codes and messaging that we just treat our city as high fire, which it is.

762
01:08:54,910 --> 01:09:05,430
I have no problem asking for clarification from Cal Fire and if they do not have the capacity to answer us on properties and

763
01:09:05,430 --> 01:09:12,170
parcels that are in mixed zones, you know, maybe that's something we can do on our, at

764
01:09:12,170 --> 01:09:16,810
our local level, where I mean, maybe we can ask staff the same, we could just clarify

765
01:09:16,810 --> 01:09:23,570
that if a property is in more than one zone, it's considered the most, you know, high

766
01:09:23,570 --> 01:09:28,650
fire zone that it's in. So if it's in three and one of those is very high fire, then it's

767
01:09:28,650 --> 01:09:33,010
very high fire. Something like that, we can, we can discuss. That would be what I would

768
01:09:33,010 --> 01:09:40,650
would suggest in case Cal Fire doesn't come back, but obviously if it's reaching into a high fire hazard,

769
01:09:40,650 --> 01:09:43,390
it's Verities on, then that's what you should be planning for.

770
01:09:43,590 --> 01:09:55,470
So I'm ready to adopt the maps as is and always work to keep our community as aware and prepare as possible.

771
01:09:55,770 --> 01:09:56,070
Thank you.

772
01:09:56,350 --> 01:09:58,850
Thank you so much, Council Member Anderson.

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01:09:58,850 --> 01:09:59,870
So...

774
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:29,860
Council Member Klein Lopez, thank you for that. Thank you for the questions. Thank you, Lucas, for that fantastic presentation. And, you know, we have these iPads that have the reports. And so I'm looking at the part of the iPad that has Agora Hills almost entirely in red. So I just want to echo what Council Member Klein Lopez said. And I remember walking my dogs January 6th or 7th. I forget which day was maybe it was the 7th. And I was really grateful.

775
01:10:29,860 --> 01:10:34,580
that they were tiny little puppies so low to the ground because I was almost blown over.

776
01:10:34,700 --> 01:10:39,920
So we were super lucky in early January because it could have, as we all know,

777
01:10:40,520 --> 01:10:42,700
this could have been us.

778
01:10:42,860 --> 01:10:46,480
We were spared because we didn't have an ignition anywhere close to us.

779
01:10:47,320 --> 01:10:49,600
And this now gives us our opportunity.

780
01:10:49,960 --> 01:10:53,560
And the maps are related to this just in the sense of they are such a vivid reminder

781
01:10:53,560 --> 01:10:56,820
of how at risk we are.

782
01:10:56,980 --> 01:11:02,180
And I took tours of both the Palisades Bernsgar and the Eaton Bernsgar with fire experts.

783
01:11:02,400 --> 01:11:06,760
And what they sent me is the structures were the fuel in those fires.

784
01:11:06,920 --> 01:11:09,380
That's why there is such devastation.

785
01:11:09,980 --> 01:11:15,840
And we have an opportunity to help make sure that our structures will not be the fuel.

786
01:11:16,100 --> 01:11:20,880
So I'm honestly using this as an opportunity to encourage home hardening.

787
01:11:20,880 --> 01:11:27,180
I mean, I will go a little further than Council Member Klein Lopez don't wait for the zone zero thing and I confess I got educated on this today.

788
01:11:27,260 --> 01:11:28,580
Thank you, city manager.

789
01:11:28,960 --> 01:11:35,280
So it means within five feet of your home, your structure, just nothing.

790
01:11:35,920 --> 01:11:45,360
And I will say that I shouldn't have needed that education because I did have our home assessed by one of the volunteers with our fire-wise council.

791
01:11:45,360 --> 01:11:51,700
It is a service they provide that they are, I think they are under-resourced and they're lacking volunteers,

792
01:11:51,700 --> 01:11:54,140
but you too can get a free assessment from volunteers.

793
01:11:54,140 --> 01:11:58,360
You too could potentially become somebody, if this was really exciting to you,

794
01:11:58,440 --> 01:12:01,960
you could become somebody that goes through the training and does this assessment.

795
01:12:02,540 --> 01:12:05,900
And they will come to your home and they show you all the different things that you need to be doing,

796
01:12:06,180 --> 01:12:11,640
including, we have this bush that the previous owner, it's beautiful right next to our garage.

797
01:12:11,640 --> 01:12:18,640
that is going to burn right up into the eaves if a fire comes, so I have it on, I don't really have a honey to do list.

798
01:12:18,800 --> 01:12:23,020
But like, I was asking Peter this weekend like, hey honey, can we take it out, he's like no, not this weekend.

799
01:12:23,540 --> 01:12:29,380
But I could, we're going to take that out, we are going to, we are going to go ahead and do zone zero.

800
01:12:29,680 --> 01:12:39,740
And really hope that 100% of Agora Hills residents do this home hardening because it is, it's like an immunization.

801
01:12:39,740 --> 01:12:50,700
It only works if we're all doing it, but if we all do it, there's a chance that if that spark happens in a wind event like that, we wouldn't have the devastation that our neighbors around the county had.

802
01:12:50,900 --> 01:13:01,080
So that's my public service message around Home Hardening and us doing all of this, I to support, and honestly, you guys, the state has said you have to do this.

803
01:13:01,320 --> 01:13:04,420
So I support us adopting this map.

804
01:13:05,340 --> 01:13:06,060
Thank you.

805
01:13:06,600 --> 01:13:07,880
Council Member Anstead.

806
01:13:09,540 --> 01:13:13,060
Well, I definitely support us adopting this.

807
01:13:13,260 --> 01:13:23,580
I think one of the things then there of note again was like 25% of our city was added to this map based on from the old map.

808
01:13:23,960 --> 01:13:32,260
And so again, that shows either, I mean, part of it's from the learnings, I think, of the fires that we've had already had in the past.

809
01:13:32,260 --> 01:13:37,620
And then from the the imaging and all that that they have better technology now than they did in the past

810
01:13:38,440 --> 01:13:42,420
But I think again like every all my other council members have said

811
01:13:42,420 --> 01:13:49,300
We even if you're not in the most severe fire zone if you're in higher or a moderate

812
01:13:50,100 --> 01:13:58,200
You you still are obviously the Pacific Palisades is a good example that you're you're not impervious to getting hit and

813
01:13:58,200 --> 01:14:05,440
And so I think that we all should be taking as much precautions as we can to prevent the

814
01:14:05,440 --> 01:14:06,260
fires from spreading.

815
01:14:06,920 --> 01:14:12,600
And I think it's just, I mean, when we all think back to 2018, it's basically by the

816
01:14:12,600 --> 01:14:19,240
grace of God that we did not get taken out in 2018 that Gora Hills only had five or six

817
01:14:19,240 --> 01:14:23,460
houses because it was very much hopscotch in our town.

818
01:14:23,460 --> 01:14:29,800
we had houses in Morrison that got hit, we had some homes that got hit on the open space,

819
01:14:30,200 --> 01:14:34,100
but there was quite a few homes that were hit inside as well.

820
01:14:34,400 --> 01:14:37,960
So just because you're not facing open space doesn't mean you're safe.

821
01:14:38,940 --> 01:14:42,840
And so I think we learned a lot of lessons from that fire.

822
01:14:43,040 --> 01:14:45,300
So I'm definitely ready to adopt this.

823
01:14:45,360 --> 01:14:53,000
I think this also shows the importance of the firefighters and the protection

824
01:14:53,000 --> 01:14:59,640
that firefighters provide for our city and am police.

825
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:29,500
We're trying to do evacuations and show, again, it shows that we got to make sure those departments are well funded and ready to go. So I'm ready to adopt this. Thank you. Thank you. May I pretend we'll? Thank you, really great points by fellow council members, building upon what council member Klein Lopez said. What I don't want these maps to do is provide a false sense of safety for residents who don't fall underneath some of these

826
01:15:30,800 --> 01:15:36,600
in the very high-fired zone because as a customer and said, you know, it's random and

827
01:15:36,600 --> 01:15:39,380
it embers, can travel mile or above.

828
01:15:40,780 --> 01:15:46,180
So with that being said, I don't think that we should do a uniform and put the whole

829
01:15:46,180 --> 01:15:52,500
city in the very high-fired severity zone, so I'm going to, I support this as it's written.

830
01:15:54,260 --> 01:15:59,260
Yes, and it's interesting that we have increases in the very high-fired severity zone.

831
01:15:59,260 --> 01:16:04,100
And yes, technology has improved, and mapping has improved, and fire science has improved.

832
01:16:04,820 --> 01:16:09,600
But the impacts of climate change are real, and we're facing them, and we're looking

833
01:16:09,600 --> 01:16:16,120
at it right here with the erudification of the West with more unpredictable weather patterns.

834
01:16:16,820 --> 01:16:17,720
It's terrifying.

835
01:16:17,960 --> 01:16:21,060
I mean, we are seeing the impacts right here with data.

836
01:16:21,380 --> 01:16:25,000
And so it's incumbent on us to prepare as much as possible.

837
01:16:25,600 --> 01:16:28,540
I know it's in our budget, I know everyone else has said that.

838
01:16:28,540 --> 01:16:31,840
but this just highlights the need to prepare.

839
01:16:33,320 --> 01:16:36,520
I can make all the findings and support this.

840
01:16:36,600 --> 01:16:36,860
Thank you.

841
01:16:37,200 --> 01:16:37,720
Thank you.

842
01:16:37,980 --> 01:16:43,820
Well, I agree with everything everybody has said, but except for one, and that is with

843
01:16:43,820 --> 01:16:44,600
the zone zero.

844
01:16:45,240 --> 01:16:47,180
I don't want to scare our residents yet.

845
01:16:47,520 --> 01:16:54,000
It is still under review, and there is a special panel that is meeting right now.

846
01:16:54,000 --> 01:17:01,340
Now, no decisions will be made until December about exactly what has to be removed in that zone

847
01:17:01,340 --> 01:17:01,760
zero.

848
01:17:02,640 --> 01:17:06,260
I've been on several Zoom webinars about it.

849
01:17:06,480 --> 01:17:12,320
The fire department, one of the fire chiefs said, do not cut down your trees yet before

850
01:17:12,320 --> 01:17:17,760
consulting with the fire department, because some trees can protect us and can capture

851
01:17:17,760 --> 01:17:19,880
embers and will not burn.

852
01:17:19,880 --> 01:17:25,280
So, they're working with the science now to determine exactly what has to be done.

853
01:17:25,900 --> 01:17:31,300
So, we have to be patient, we will know by December, and then our residents will have

854
01:17:31,300 --> 01:17:35,960
three years to enact whatever those requirements are going to be.

855
01:17:36,140 --> 01:17:41,760
But let us wait until, I mean, obviously if there's something that's really, you know, dead

856
01:17:41,760 --> 01:17:43,740
around your house, that's not a good thing.

857
01:17:44,040 --> 01:17:49,660
But if you have very healthy plants, please let's wait until December until we know

858
01:17:49,660 --> 01:17:56,860
what the final ruling is going to be. So, with that, I will now call for a motion and

859
01:17:56,860 --> 01:18:03,480
a second to wave the full reading and introduce ordinance number 24-479.

860
01:18:03,740 --> 01:18:05,460
Mayor Proctham, Wolf and I'll make a motion.

861
01:18:06,360 --> 01:18:07,560
Thank you. I'll have a second.

862
01:18:07,900 --> 01:18:09,020
Council Member Anderson seconds.

863
01:18:09,740 --> 01:18:12,100
Thank you. I'll defer to the city clerk for the road call.

864
01:18:15,640 --> 01:18:20,660
Mayor Solvester, we can make that 25-479 apologies for the typo.

865
01:18:21,160 --> 01:18:21,420
Oh.

866
01:18:22,020 --> 01:18:22,580
25.

867
01:18:23,680 --> 01:18:24,140
Dash.

868
01:18:24,520 --> 01:18:25,080
479.

869
01:18:25,860 --> 01:18:26,360
Thank you.

870
01:18:26,640 --> 01:18:28,060
I wasn't my mistake this time.

871
01:18:29,980 --> 01:18:30,920
Council Member Anderson.

872
01:18:31,400 --> 01:18:31,560
Aye.

873
01:18:31,880 --> 01:18:32,960
Council Member Anstead.

874
01:18:33,460 --> 01:18:33,580
Aye.

875
01:18:33,860 --> 01:18:34,900
Council Member Klein Lopez.

876
01:18:35,380 --> 01:18:35,560
Aye.

877
01:18:36,380 --> 01:18:37,140
Mayor Potimuth.

878
01:18:37,320 --> 01:18:37,500
Aye.

879
01:18:37,880 --> 01:18:38,620
Mayor Sylvester.

880
01:18:38,960 --> 01:18:39,160
Aye.

881
01:18:39,420 --> 01:18:40,080
Mayor Sylvester.

882
01:18:40,180 --> 01:18:40,640
You have approval.

883
01:18:40,840 --> 01:18:41,400
Five to zero.

884
01:18:41,580 --> 01:18:42,020
Thank you.

885
01:18:42,320 --> 01:18:44,200
Are there any comments from staff?

886
01:18:44,960 --> 01:18:45,820
Do we have any announcements?

887
01:18:46,280 --> 01:18:46,420
Yes.

888
01:18:46,420 --> 01:18:47,220
Yes, Amy.

889
01:18:48,020 --> 01:18:50,660
Thank you, Mayor Sylvester, Good evening against the Council.

890
01:18:51,160 --> 01:18:55,460
We wanted to take a moment to remind the Council about the fee schedule that was amended

891
01:18:55,460 --> 01:18:58,620
and adopted back on December 11th, 2024.

892
01:18:59,340 --> 01:19:05,160
Some of those new fees will go to effect on July 1st and then again on July 14th, 2025.

893
01:19:05,700 --> 01:19:10,440
Because the fees did not go into effect until July 1st, it allowed for a six-month review

894
01:19:10,440 --> 01:19:12,060
period for our community members.

895
01:19:12,060 --> 01:19:18,440
For the public's information, those are increases in fees to services, permits, reservations

896
01:19:18,440 --> 01:19:19,840
across all departments.

897
01:19:20,500 --> 01:19:23,980
Staff is preparing to launch a campaign that will inform the community.

898
01:19:24,440 --> 01:19:29,160
There'll be a copy of the new fee schedule on the website, specifically on the Finance

899
01:19:29,160 --> 01:19:30,340
Department's page.

900
01:19:30,740 --> 01:19:34,740
The public and the community services department and community development as well, public

901
01:19:34,740 --> 01:19:35,900
works included.

902
01:19:36,480 --> 01:19:39,640
The public will also have access to a hard copy of the Schedule at City Hall.

903
01:19:39,640 --> 01:19:48,560
If someone in the community has a question, they can reach out directly to the finance department or contact the department who provides the services permits reservations that affect you

904
01:19:48,560 --> 01:19:52,140
Be sure to visit the website at agorahillcity.org

905
01:19:52,140 --> 01:19:53,320
And then the second

906
01:19:53,960 --> 01:19:59,980
Announcement I wanted to make and I think our city clerk will post it. I won't see we won't see

907
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:29,780
Before our next concert in the park, and on Sunday, July 6th, we are hosting DSP, the tribute to Journey. It's a really big band. The community is really excited to see it. But the most exciting part is we are going to be celebrating. It'll be the city of Aguara Hills, the 4th of July patriotic celebration with the drone show. And that typically goes off usually just around 9 o'clock, right before 9 o'clock. So we'll have another big social media launch tomorrow with more information on parking, food trucks, some details

908
01:20:29,780 --> 01:20:37,960
I'll make your visit to chew mash a lot easier, so happy 4th of July, we're looking forward to seeing everybody are now very annual drone show.

909
01:20:39,140 --> 01:20:46,580
Thank you so much and thank you to all your staff for all the hard work you put into planning this. We really appreciate it.

910
01:20:46,960 --> 01:20:56,340
Are there any other staff comments? Do we have any comments from City Council? Yes, Council Member. I mean, May I pretend sorry?

911
01:20:56,340 --> 01:21:06,060
I want to take a moment to thank the mayor for the statement that she put out regarding the ice raids in and around our community.

912
01:21:06,720 --> 01:21:10,920
It's not something that is distant, it's something we're feeling here.

913
01:21:11,460 --> 01:21:17,980
Nagori Hill is from less produce at our farmer's markets, to our restaurants, being shut down.

914
01:21:18,460 --> 01:21:23,920
And that's what we're dealing with, but the reality for people who are afraid to leave their home, it's terrifying.

915
01:21:23,920 --> 01:21:30,200
And I really appreciate the fact that you worked with the city to put out a statement to provide resources

916
01:21:30,200 --> 01:21:34,440
And I think that shows our values and I really appreciate the work on that

917
01:21:34,960 --> 01:21:36,160
Thank you very much

918
01:21:36,740 --> 01:21:41,260
Anything else when you want councilmember? I just want to echo thank you

919
01:21:42,020 --> 01:21:43,880
Councilmember Wolf for saying that and thank you

920
01:21:46,140 --> 01:21:47,600
Okay, well, I have a few things

921
01:21:47,600 --> 01:21:49,120
I've been busy

922
01:21:50,000 --> 01:21:54,440
Amy and I and also with Leslie Stein one of the

923
01:21:54,440 --> 01:22:03,160
board members on the L.A. University Board. We visited Manakeneho, Valley Private Food Bank in

924
01:22:03,160 --> 01:22:10,020
Thousand Oaks. I'd like to thank Council Member Lopez for recommending that we do that because it was

925
01:22:10,020 --> 01:22:15,400
very enlightening. Manak provides food assistance to residents of the cities of Thousand Oaks,

926
01:22:15,560 --> 01:22:22,800
Agora Hills, West Lake Village, Oak Park, Newbury Park, Calabases and Malibu. In our city alone,

927
01:22:22,800 --> 01:22:30,760
they have 492 the Gora residents who are their clients, so I know we're going to do more outreach

928
01:22:30,760 --> 01:22:40,060
for them and I would encourage our residents to support Manor of the Kineha Valley. And then also I

929
01:22:40,060 --> 01:22:48,120
would like to let everyone know that today was the big press announcement that the phase two of the

930
01:22:48,120 --> 01:22:53,440
wildlife bridge is about to commence, so that is going to cause some inconvenience to our

931
01:22:53,440 --> 01:22:58,880
residents that you use a gore of road between here in Liberty Canyon. That will be closed

932
01:22:58,880 --> 01:23:04,580
at certain times, and we apologise, but think of the end goal, the largest wildlife bridge

933
01:23:04,580 --> 01:23:09,920
in the world. So thank you for that. And then I would actually call on you again, Mayor

934
01:23:09,920 --> 01:23:15,440
Proterm Wolf, because Mayor Proterm and I did a water tour today, and I'd just like you

935
01:23:15,440 --> 01:23:17,040
to give a brief overview of what we learned.

936
01:23:17,800 --> 01:23:20,280
Absolutely, and thank you to the mayor for attending.

937
01:23:20,620 --> 01:23:23,360
We also had the mayor of Calabasis who attended,

938
01:23:23,920 --> 01:23:26,960
and we did a two-and staff member

939
01:23:26,960 --> 01:23:29,780
from Supervisor Lindsey Horvath's office

940
01:23:29,780 --> 01:23:34,280
was there and staff from Senator Ben Allen's office attended.

941
01:23:34,440 --> 01:23:37,220
But we started at what's called the Suppolvita Pump Station,

942
01:23:37,720 --> 01:23:39,120
and it's on the Suppolvita Pass,

943
01:23:39,260 --> 01:23:41,660
and everyone here's driven by it a thousand times.

944
01:23:41,660 --> 01:23:49,340
And what it is, it's the pump station that gets the water from the state water project for 440 miles away.

945
01:23:49,780 --> 01:23:54,100
And it pumps it down the LA basin to the Venice station.

946
01:23:54,180 --> 01:23:55,940
And that's where it's distributed through the line.

947
01:23:56,260 --> 01:24:01,480
And why we went to and why it's so important for Las Virgines is because this pump only goes one way.

948
01:24:01,860 --> 01:24:07,680
And Metropolitan's putting in a multi-hundred million dollar project to make this pipe.

949
01:24:07,680 --> 01:24:14,200
to support the feeder go both ways so that we can have access to Colorado River Water in years

950
01:24:14,200 --> 01:24:21,300
where the State Water Project allocations fall below because they fluctuate between State Water

951
01:24:21,300 --> 01:24:27,460
and Colorado River. And there's an invisible boundary where we don't every drop of water in

952
01:24:27,460 --> 01:24:33,800
Agora, Calabasas, Westlake, Hidden Hills comes from 440 miles away and that is our only water supply.

953
01:24:33,800 --> 01:24:38,160
So this project is really going to help with the diversifier portfolio.

954
01:24:38,720 --> 01:24:43,600
And while the Colorado River is in turmoil itself and we don't want to be drawing from that,

955
01:24:43,820 --> 01:24:49,060
it does provide redundancy in the opportunity to move water a different direction of hills.

956
01:24:49,340 --> 01:24:54,040
So that will never be in the situation we were in 2022.

957
01:24:54,820 --> 01:24:56,040
So that was the first part of our tour.

958
01:24:56,040 --> 01:24:58,820
In the second part of the tour we went to what's called

959
01:25:00,020 --> 01:25:29,240
The Jensen plant, and that's where water from, it's, if you're driving on the five and you've seen the cascading water, that's the LADWP portion of it. We went there and that William Moholin built that 1913 and we got a really cool tour. And then we also looked at the location of where the water arrives from the state water project and how it's purified and then sent through the San Fernando Valley to our region.

960
01:25:29,240 --> 01:25:32,360
and just highlights the complexity of our water system,

961
01:25:32,500 --> 01:25:35,560
how precious it is, and how complicated it is.

962
01:25:35,740 --> 01:25:37,740
So I appreciate you attending.

963
01:25:38,920 --> 01:25:42,680
Yes, it was fascinating, but of course all of this means

964
01:25:42,680 --> 01:25:46,500
that we are going to have to expect increases

965
01:25:46,500 --> 01:25:48,880
in our water rates, although they did tell me

966
01:25:48,880 --> 01:25:53,920
that it was a very small percentage, so we will see.

967
01:25:54,480 --> 01:25:58,720
But the other thing they said too is that if there is another

968
01:25:58,720 --> 01:26:05,100
severe drought like we had where we had to restrict our water, because we'll be able

969
01:26:05,100 --> 01:26:11,500
to share the water from the LA water basin, everybody will then suffer equally because

970
01:26:11,500 --> 01:26:17,480
we'll all have access to the same water. So if we are restricted, they will also be restricted

971
01:26:17,480 --> 01:26:23,480
if they're receiving water from the LA basin, so it'll be more equitable across LA County.

972
01:26:23,480 --> 01:26:30,820
So, with that, the next regular city council meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday,

973
01:26:30,900 --> 01:26:37,340
July 9, 2025, in the council chambers of the Civic Centre. The Civic Centre is located

974
01:26:37,340 --> 01:26:44,880
at 3-0-0-0-1, Lady Face Court of Gora Hills, California. This meeting is now adjourned. Thank

975
01:26:44,880 --> 01:26:45,400
you, everyone.