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Good afternoon, everyone. I'd like to call the Tuesday, August 25th, city council meeting to order, pursuant to SB 707. This meeting will include in-person as well as remote participation via webinar. Clerk, can you please call roll? Thank you, Mayor. Councilmember Bayless? Present. Councilmember Hertz? Yeah. Councilmember Maus? Present. Councilmember Meeks? Mayor Pro Temwayon? Present. Mayor Aiken? Present. Let the records show we have.

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the six members present? Are there any additions or delusions to the closed session agenda?

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Mayor, there are none.

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Can you, or do we have any speakers here to address the closed session agenda or online?

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Mayor and City Council, we don't have any in-person speakers and we did not receive any remote

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speakers to address the closed session agenda.

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So I want to close the public comment on the closed session agenda and we will recess to

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closed session.

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Good evening, everyone. I'd like to take this moment to reconvene the Anaheim City Council

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meeting to order. Pursuant to SB 707, this meeting will include in person and remote participation

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via webinar. The first item on our agenda is an invocation that will be offered this evening

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by Pastor Scott Weedensolar from Calvary Chapel East Anaheim. Following that, Council member

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or makes will lead us in the flag salute.

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If you are able, please stand.

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Thank you, Madam Mayor, and Honourable Council.

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Father God, we gather here tonight and we thank you for this place.

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This city, this county, this state and this nation that we have to live in, Lord.

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That's clear that your sovereign hand has been over it since inception 250 years ago.

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We thank you for that.

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Father, I pray for this council that's here tonight, Lord, that you would help them to govern the affairs that you'd have your way.

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in this city to protect and provide with the citizens that you give them courage and

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boldness, Lord, and that they would act with grace and mercy that we know comes from you.

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Lord, for the public servants that are out in the street from our law enforcement partners, fire department, personnel,

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all the utility folks that are out there working hard, certainly during this heat wave.

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We pray for your protection.

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You're blessing upon them and Lord, we're just a grateful group in here tonight.

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And I pray that the agenda items would go as planned, Lord, that there would be protection over this place.

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We thank you for having this country where we're able to have a voice, Lord, and come to meetings like this.

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So we thank you for this democracy that you've given us, Lord.

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I pray that for your sovereign hand to be over it, Lord, and to just provide grace in this room tonight.

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We trust you.

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We lean on you for understanding it since Jesus named me pray.

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Amen.

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Thank you as we pledge allegiance to this great nation. Please remember those that serve to keep us free at home and abroad. Ready begin.

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Literally just to the five United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God individual with liberty and justice for all.

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I am very excited to welcome a very special group of people with us here tonight.

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So our sister city relationship with Mito is a cherished Anaheim tradition.

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Mito is about 70 miles north of Tokyo and this December will mark Anaheim's 50th year

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of being a sister city relationship between our two cities.

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As mayor I had the honor of visiting Mito as part of our sister city delegation and

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welcoming this week our visiting Mito officials as well as some remarkable students as part

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of our annual annual yearly exchange student program.

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Tonight we are honored to recognize six students visiting us from Mito as part of this summer's program the program gives

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Are young friends from Mito a chance to experience Anaheim's history, our culture, and so much more? They spent the week getting a tour of all things Anaheim. I had the pleasure of giving them a tour of the mayor's office as well as City Hall, and the council chambers where they had a lot of fun sitting in my seat, banging the gavel about as hard as they can, and voting yes or no on certain questions.

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They also got to go, and this is probably a little bit more fun, maybe than city council chambers, an angel's game, and they got to go visit Disneyland.

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They got to taste Anaheim treasures, such as Cortinas, Northgate, and of course, in and out.

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And there, as their trip comes to an end, I believe you guys are leaving tomorrow.

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We want to thank them, and of course, they're amazing teachers and

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shaperones for coming to Anaheim and sharing them with us, but

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I bet they are very excited to get home and see their families.

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So I want to give a special shout out to our sister city commission that

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puts in so much work into this program, finding host families for

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the students, planning a week's worth of activities.

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They put in so many hours as volunteers as well as to the amazing Kimberly if you could please stand up

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She is an amazing staff person that

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Makes all of this possible

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Thank you to the rest of your city team for all the work that they put into this

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To our Mito students Ari got off we're coming to Anaheim

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and we hope to see you very, very soon.

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Could you please join us in the council for a photo?

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I'm going to make sure I don't mess up your names.

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So first, we have Ayami Kataguchi.

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We have Eoi Sato,

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Shimizu Me,

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Sachi Maruyama.

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Kotasato,

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last but not least, Sasuki Yosakura.

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Want your teachers and shaperones to come up, too, please?

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Yep.

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Thank you. So next on our agenda are recognitions to be presented at a later date. Clerk, can you please announce them? Thank you, Mayor. We have five this evening, recognizing September 11th, 2026 as pre-treat day, recognizing September 15th, 2026 as National Voter Registration Day, recognizing the month of September 2026 as National Preparedness Month, and also recognizing September 2026 as Hunger Action Month, and recognizing September 15th through October 15th as

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It's 2020-26 as Hispanic Heritage Month.

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And Mayor and City Council, we do have representatives for two items on the recognitions at a later date.

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If we can please have step forward for accepting National Preparedness Month.

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Good evening.

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National Preparedness Month is recognized each September to promote family and community disaster and emergency planning, encourage preparation of all types of emergencies.

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taking action before a disaster is the best thing our residents, families, and businesses can do to protect loved ones, property, and our community.

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We can all make citizen preparedness a priority by taking these simple steps to be ready on a high.

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Know your hazards.

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Learn about hazards nearest to you and register for an I'm alert to be informed about local emergencies.

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know your needs. Build a disaster kit with items you and your family may need that will last at least 72 hours and know your way.

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Make a family communications plan and identify safe evacuation routes from your home or business.

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For more information on disaster preparedness and a registered brand I'm alert, we invite everyone to.

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This is our web page at www.enheim.net slash vready. Thank you.

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In Marin City Council, we also have someone accepting for hunger action month, and if they can step forward at this time.

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Good evening. I'm Mark Lowry. I work for the Orange County Food Bank, but this evening I'm representing the Orange County Hunger Alliance, and thank you for declaring September Hunger Action Month.

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We know that lots of social issues come before you, and we appreciate you shining a spotlight on hunger, food insecurity, this coming month.

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There are nearly 400,000 Orange County residents that are poor, food insecure, or hungry based on the government's standards.

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And hunger and food insecurity doesn't exist in a city like Anaheim, because you have two little food.

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You have plenty of food in Anaheim, but in a community like yours, hunger exists as a symptom of poverty.

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You have too many people with too few financial resources to meet all of their basic needs and feeding their families is one of those basic needs.

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Again, thank you this evening for drawing attention to the issue of food insecurity and hunger.

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Thank you.

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So we're going to do a little bit of housekeeping.

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So I'd like to call the Anaheim Public Financing Authority, Anaheim Housing and Public Improvements

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Authority, and the Anaheim Housing Authority in joint session with our city council.

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Clerk, are there any additions or deletions to tonight's agendas?

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A mayor and city council, we do have won this evening.

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Item number 17 on the agenda is a ward of contract for the Citywide Safe Routes to School, sidewalk gap closure project.

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The staff has requested at this time to remove it from tonight's agenda and they'll bring back at a later date.

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And that's agenda item number 17.

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Thank you.

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Can you please outline the public comment procedures and call forward the first several speakers to address the agenda?

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Thank you mayor.

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Speakers have one opportunity to address the city council, except for the scheduled public hearing.

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The first public comment period is limited to 90 minutes or until all agenda item speakers have been heard.

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Any time remaining of the 90 minutes will be provided to speakers who wish to speak on any non-agenda related items, but within the council's jurisdiction.

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A second public comment period will be opened by the mayor only if any non-agenda item speakers were not heard during this first public comment period and will be open at the end of council business.

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The time limit for public comment is three minutes per speaker.

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In compliance with California Senate Bill 707, remote public participation is available at all city council meetings.

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Members of the public wishing to address the city council remotely must submit a remote speaker card available at Anaheim.

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.net, slash council webinar. Detailed public participation information can be found on the city's website as well as on the published agenda. For in-person participants, speaker cards are available at the back of the council chambers. The name and contact information requested on the speaker card is optional. Any unidentified speaker will be called by the speaker card number. Remote participants will be called to speak following the in-person speakers. At this time, I'd also like to announce

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that Spanish interpreting services are provided at every city council meeting.

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Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and

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consecutive interpretations available to anyone who would like to address the city council.

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For those members participating remotely, the webinar supports automated live captions in multiple languages including Spanish.

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For translation services and other languages, please contact the city clerk's office at least 40 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.

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At this time, I'd like to introduce our interpreter who make the same announcement in Spanish.

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at this time, on behalf of the City Council, we'll like to remind the public that Anaheim

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remains committed to freedom of speech.

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And we ask that speakers address the City Council with civility and refrain from making

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personal, threatening, abusive, slanderous or profane remarks towards any member of the

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Council, staff, or general public. We appreciate reflecting the spirit when you speak.

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The time now is 521 with the 90-minute public comment periods set to conclude at 651, or

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until all agenda item speakers have been heard. We do ask that speakers line up at the podium

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once they see their name appear on the projection screen behind me. For those participating remotely,

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you'll be called up at the appropriate time. And Mayor and City Council for purposes of

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agenda item speakers, we have 10 in person in one remote speaker.

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We'll go ahead and call the first speaker up.

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Andrea Phelps, if they can step forward, followed by our Joshua Collins.

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I've spoken as several planning commission and city council meetings regarding several potential development projects in Anaheim.

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And for every development, the commission and council members discuss the reasons as to why they're approving or denying a project.

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The reasoning behind the approval or denial of a project changes depending on the district, the development is being proposed in and the specifics of the development.

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No one knows the needs of each district better than the representatives and residents of Anaheim.

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A pro-housing designation for Anaheim would rip local control over future developments and would further submit Anaheim to the high density.

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public transportation only, no open space, one-size-fits-none approach, state government is pushing on California with the same vigor and unrelenting brainwashing as a cult leader.

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Anaheim already has no choice but to allow ridiculous variances for projects that meet state density, including substantially decreased parking spots, decreased setbacks between units, retaining walls and streets, decreased recreation in leisure spaces,

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increase number of units per acre. Who suffers because of these variances? The residents do.

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The residents are the ones who have to drive up and down the street looking for a parking spot,

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who have to constantly listen to traffic noise because their front door is a few feet away from the street,

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and have no yard because the developer packed in 20 more units in the development.

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Anaheim needs to retain what decision-making power they have left.

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Reducing public hearing requirements would reduce public engagement, reduce oversight,

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and would only help developers fill their pockets.

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High density developments further exacerbate traffic and parking problems, especially in

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fire prone areas and congested tourist areas.

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Lowering development impact fees only benefits developers, and it erases the city's ability

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they need to recoup some of the huge sacrifices the city makes with each development that is inappropriate for the neighborhood including funds to be used for

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Infrastructure, fire prevention, and evacuation. Reduction and elimination of parking minimums takes an already existing problem and makes it so much worse.

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Neighborhoods would have to have no choice but to switch to permit parking and even then there would not be enough parking for residents.

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Mixed used developments would experience DPS patrons, no one wants to fight for a parking spot to get to their grocery store or to pay for parking while they're picking up a prescription.

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Please do not let Sacramento further tie your hands when it comes to housing developments

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in Anaheim.

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Please do not pursue a pro-housing designation.

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Our next speaker are Joshua Collins, followed by Pat Mahoney and then Marina.

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Good afternoon, Mayor and Council, my name is are Joshua Collins, founder of Homeless Advocates

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for Christ on Facebook.

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And I first want to encourage everyone to get the life of Jesus Christ who died on the cross

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for us to save us from hell to give us everlasting life.

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We've all sinned.

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We all need a savior and Jesus is the only one that can take us to heaven.

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And of course, Jesus was very concerned about the poor and the homeless, as we all know.

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I'm here to speak on behalf of those that can't speak for themselves, a lot of elderly people, disabled people, as well as other individuals, families,

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mothers with children, whoever's out there, we really need for them at least if we can't get enough affordable housing, safe parking programs for them.

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Affordable housing is disappearing, so cities are designated parking lots to sleep in in a lot of different cities.

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We have the Safe Parking Plan in LA.

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The program offers monitored overnight parking with amenities like portable toilets and security personnel.

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So there's many cities in California doing this.

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The Alameda County Safe Parking Program located in San Landro provides safe place to park and access to community resources.

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the 211 LA State Parking Programs available for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

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These programs require an operable vehicle.

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Some of these programs, they include connection with services.

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They try to connect people with resources.

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The Alameda County State Parking Program does create opportunities to engage with resources and

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services in a stable community where they can begin to reconnect with informal support networks.

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And to participate in 24 hours of safe parking program, participants must register by calling a certain number.

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So these are just some ideas that the city of Anaheim could do and should do.

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Obviously, we still have a major problem with homelessness here, the rents keep going up.

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We need recontrol as well to keep people off the streets.

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But when that's not happening, which obviously it isn't happening right now, we need something like this.

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So I want to encourage the council to really move on this.

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We have so many cities getting involved in this.

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And not just here in Anaheim or the California area, but other states as well, doing the same thing especially Washington state.

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So I also want to speak on behalf of the Arzolo family and just for justice for them as well.

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That we continue to bring them the support that they need and the transparency that they need.

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And again, thank you so much for your time.

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And please listen to this because many people are suffering if you don't act, thank you.

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Good

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evening, Mayor and members of the City Council.

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I'm Patrick Mahoney, president of West Coast Arborist.

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I'm here tonight to say thank you for renewing our contract for another term.

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West Coast Arborist is a 54 year old family-owned union company and

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we're proud to serve the City of Anaheim for more than 30 years.

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Anaheim is truly our home.

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Our corporate headquarters is here, our nursery is here, my family lives here, and 86 of our employees live here.

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Our employees are members of Laborers, Local 652, and we're proud to provide good union jobs in long-term careers.

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We have a nursery at the corner of Cerritos and State College here in Anaheim.

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We grow many of the trees that eventually get planted along the Anaheim streets.

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They're grown in Anaheim, planted in Anaheim and cared for in Anaheim.

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Where sometimes we say we're an IT company that happens to trim trees.

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Technology is a major part of what we do.

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Our tree inventory and management system tracks the history, condition, maintenance and work

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performed on every tree.

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In Anaheim, that's a major responsibility, 46,000

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Three trees, which are 36,000 power line clearance trees, 7,000 park trees, our technology is only part of our story. Our people are the reason we've been successful for 54 years. Our crews and our boys work side-by-side with the city employees every day to maintain, protect and improve Anaheim city forest. Anaheim isn't just another customer.

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to us, it's our home.

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So on behalf of the entire Mahoney family and West Coast Arbours, thank you for your trust

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and partnership.

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We greatly appreciate the award and look forward to continuing to earn our confidence

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for many years to come.

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Thank you.

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Our next speaker, Marina.

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Good evening, Mayor and Councilman Numbers.

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My name is Marina Mondragón.

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I've had the opportunity to meet many of you out in the community.

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And my family operates one that I go on family market on 407 East North Street in District 3.

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Our store has been here since 1978, my husband and I were born and raised here in Anaheim.

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My family history in Anaheim dates back to the 1920s.

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Anaheim is not simply where we do business, it's our home where our family legacy began and

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where it all continues for generations.

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I'm speaking regarding item 26 in the proposed chronic nuisance property ordinance.

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As you consider this ordinance, I ask you to carefully consider how complaints are evaluated and the unintended impact repeated complaints can have on our business.

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Our market is a welcoming community space.

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We open our doors to local nonprofits, partners, and agencies through quarterly free events where families gather, children participate, and volunteer serve.

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Over the last 50 years, we built relationships and trust with our neighbors.

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We believe that community presence and connection have helped make our areas safer, stronger, and more desirable.

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Some of the things that we have done to improve our property have resulted in repeated complaints.

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Our murals created by talented local artists bring beauty and

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vibrancy while helping deliver, I'm sorry, helping deter vandalism.

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Our outdoor trash can and planters were added to help keep our neighborhood clean and welcoming.

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Building community can look busy and revitalization looks different.

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As Anaheim grows and improves, small businesses should be encouraged to evolve and invest alongside it.

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For nearly two years, our property has experienced continuous complaints and enforcement.

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Repeated enforcement can create a public perception that something is wrong with our business.

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Even when a complaint does not result in a verified violation.

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That pattern can affect the reputation of my family business that has served the city for generations.

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I respectfully asking for a review of the complaints and the enforcement history surrounding our property.

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How many complaints were made?

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How many resulted in verified violations?

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Were repeated complaints made by the same individuals and how many city responses resulted in no substantiated violation?

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We also have concerns about possible connections between individuals associated with some of the complaints and code enforcement.

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Consider there is a way to distinguish between the volume of complaints and documented verifiable violations.

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My concern is that without safeguards or complaint driven processes, my business can be weaponized.

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If someone can repeatedly file complaints against the same property,

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those complaints can create the appearance of an ongoing problem that can impact a business's reputation.

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And repeatedly use city, staff and resources unnecessarily.

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I'm asking for a review of what has happened at our property over the last two years with the pattern of repeated complaints.

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My goal is to protect neighborhoods from genuine problems while also protecting businesses from having the complaint process used against them.

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Simply because someone disagrees with how a community space looks or operates.

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Lastly, I'm sorry your time is up.

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Thank you.

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Our

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next speaker, Ezra.

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Good evening, Mary and council members.

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My name is Ezra Momor going and I am 11 years old.

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I am a year because I want to tell you what my family's store

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means to me.

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My grandparents came to, and I'm in the early 1970s.

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It worked hard and eventually had two markets.

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One in Upland and one year in Anheim.

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The Anheim store opened in 1978.

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And today it is the only one still standing. I get to be a part of what comes next.

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My parents taught me that our store is not just for selling things.

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It is about helping people, knowing our neighbors, and taking care of our space and community.

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I get to help my parents at our community events.

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I like seeing my friends, the biker groups, families, and kids come together at our store.

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However, is that I get to help people and I am proud of them. My parents tell me that one day my brother, my sister, and I will be responsible for continuing what our grandparents started and what they're building today. I want to grow up knowing that something my grandparents built is still here because every generation of our families care of it and used it to do something good for our community. And maybe one day I could tell my own kids that they're great, great, great

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Grandparents came here, worked hard, and built something that are family protected and continued.

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This store is a part of our family story, but it is also a part of animal and I'm sister in the community.

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I am growing up in, I hope you will help protect businesses like ours that bring people together for good.

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So my generation has the opportunity to carry that legacy forward.

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Thank you.

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Let's

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go. Can we get another applause for Ezra van? Like the way to go.

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Very courageous man, I love it.

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Good evening mayor and council. Tonight I'm asking you not to approve item 21.

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This is not an argument against housing. It is an argument for putting life safety protections first.

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Before rewarding speed while Anaheim still has not established where the safety limits are.

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The city's own draft wildfire evacuation study models of evacuation scenarios lasting more than 10 hours and in one scenario more than 12 hours in the dear canyon cumulative growth analysis, one evacuation zone increases by more than two additional hours.

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Those are not merely numbers, residents invented.

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They come from Anaheim's own study.

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Yet tonight, the city is asking the state to designate Anaheim pro-housing based in part on policies that increase housing capacity, speed up approvals, reduce certain development barriers, and allow faster administrative approvals with fewer discretionary hearings.

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Before Anaheim is rewarded for moving development faster, residents deserve to know something

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much more basic.

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How much additional development can our evacuation network safely absorb, absorb, and under

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what wildfire conditions?

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We still do not have that answer.

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There is also a serious problem with the public participation record.

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The application represents that comments were documented, reviewed, and provided by decision-makers.

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Yet some timely submissions are not I currently identifiable in the public correspondence presented for this item on the council's agenda.

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Before the city certifies that process has been completed, that discrepancy should be explained.

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housing policy can be revised, funding opportunities, they come and go, but when wildfire

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evacuations fails, residents, they don't get a second chance.

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Some planning errors simply can't be undone.

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If council is not prepared to continue item 21 tonight, then at minimum, do not treat tonight's

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approval at the end of the safety, as the end of the safety inquiry.

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Finish the evacuation work, reconcile the public record, and make those safety limits binding before additional development is accelerated.

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I do believe yes, we do need more affordable housing, but I think there are other options than new builds.

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We can make options affordable and help the homeless people without putting the residents' lives in danger.

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I'd ask you to please consider that, and also please, let's look out for our roll, our roll, our roll is family, thank you.

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Our next two speakers, we're Nelson and tomorrow Hill.

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First, let's have a moment of silence and memory of Dolly Parton.

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Then, item 26, which fills us with consternation, that means it's concerning.

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All of this talk of chronic nuisance properties and

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Disproportionate demands on city public safety resources. This ordinance comes from Mr. Bayless, and maybe it's intended for trap houses on sinking Lincoln or something. But we fear that it might be used against beloved local small businesses that are suffering endless frivolous code enforcement complaints from unstable, vengeful neighbors, like just one or two of them. Imagine a hermetic couple with nothing to do but complain week after week, month after month against the local business that they oddly imagine is bringing

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bringing down their property value and making their neighborhood something different than

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the imagine it should be, something too vital, too Hispanic.

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Imagine the small minds that would complain about beautiful murals by respected artists

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that prevent graffiti vandalism.

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Imagine the small hearts that complain about a convenient trash can out front.

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Aren't you always happy when you walk down the street and you've got trash and you're looking

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for a trash can?

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This prevents littering and that sidewalk is so wide, they can't say it's getting to anybody

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right away. Imagine somebody who would complain about an angel's logo on the local business,

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his local restaurant. These concerns are not theoretical. I want to invite any of you guys to

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drive past all of the North Street, the Mondragon family market. It's the neighborhood treasure that

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anyone would be proud to live near. And they give back to their community in too many ways to name.

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And code enforcement is being weaponized against them.

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All righty, announcement, if any of you guys feel like coming to the Anaheim Democrats Club meeting.

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I know Kristen's been there once or twice, but you're always all invited.

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We're special.

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This is going to be a week from Thursday, September 3rd at the Untold Story Bookstore, which everybody should go to, by the way.

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We're going to have Lisa Ramirez talking about the latest abuses of ICE.

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They found new ways to make immigrants lives miserable.

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And a couple of candidates, one for Anaheim Elementary School Board,

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his name's Jeff Cole and one for council.

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Of course, we love to have debates and anybody's welcome.

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So, and the last thing I wanted to say is justice for Albert Arzola, justice for Albert Arzola.

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Our next speaker, following the speaker, Doug Hill,

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good evening mayor, City Council.

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Thank you for your time this evening.

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I am Timmer Hill, I'm a resident of Anaheim, and I'm here to speak against my strong opposition against the pro-housing designation approval.

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After reviewing the document, it was clear to me that this proposal functions as a paper

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play arrangement between the state and local municipalities.

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By accepting a one-time grant funding, the city of Anaheim would effectively surrender.

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It's a long time right to govern and support its constituents.

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So my specific concerns are loss of local sovereignty.

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Anaheim has already exceeded its state mandated building quotas.

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This is no justification for the City Council to relinquish its authority on voting rights

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of its residents to the state.

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By passing public oversight, which is in section 2E, this section would eliminate discretionary

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reviews in public hearings such as these, allowing all projects to be administered solely by

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staff without any community input.

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Accelerated administration timelines, that's in section 2G.

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The proposal establishes a review timeline for administrative applications of only 29 days,

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which is insufficient for a thorough evaluation, and developer incentives.

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This is in section 3i, this section outlines programs to reduce construction and infrastructure

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costs for developers.

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It appears the city is prioritizing developer profits over residents approval and established

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zoning laws.

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Because the proposal removes the essential voting rights of residents and prioritizes the

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financial interests of the state and private developers.

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If the City Council seeds its power to represent its constituencies in this manner, it calls

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into question the very necessity of our local elected leadership.

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Thank you.

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Our next speaker.

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Good evening, Mayor and the City Council members.

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I'm going to be very brief, I'm in opposition to the

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pro-housing designation.

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I would hope that each and every one of you have read through it.

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Basically what it is is a state bribe to

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To take away your power to represent your constituents. I believe that it is important that you all read through it and understand that already this state has imposed on each and everyone of your districts, things that are undesirable, low parking, dense housing, congestion, and this is simply giving the state the freedom to surpass your ability to slow those things down and give us proper representation.

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So please vote against the pro-housing designation.

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Our next speaker.

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Good evening, City Council, Mary, can this week I saw some encouraging news about how council member Leon worked with the city attorneys to roll out the access program to aid with homelessness.

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Innovative approaches are what we need in order to solve these very difficult problems.

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What if after it's been in place, it was determined that the program needed an adjustment

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to make it more effective, perhaps the innovative solution included an approach that was outside

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the bounds of the pro-housing designation rules. That would be really unfortunate if the

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city voluntarily limited its ability to solve problems.

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Last night, I watched the city council planning commission meeting where they all grappled

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with a project that was short in District 3 of at least 75 parking spaces with no reasonable parking nearby.

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They correctly identified that it's going to be a nightmare for the current and new residents.

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I didn't get the impression that a single member of the Planning Commission

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believed that the parking situation was acceptable.

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They seemed to all be trying to find excuses to not pass this thing.

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But they were all basically forced to pass it.

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This is what happens when Sacramento continually narrows local discretion.

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And tonight we're being asked to voluntarily narrow it even further.

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This pro-housing designation is a raw deal for all the citizens of Anaheim.

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And if passed in a year when the impacts of this designation are felt throughout the community,

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the residents of districts one through six are all going to wonder why we agreed to this.

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Why are they coordinating homeless funding, why are they conditioning homeless funding on housing policy?

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helping our most vulnerable population should be our responsibility, not something conditioned upon passing an unrelated state housing test.

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When will enough be enough with Sacramento?

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We've already proven without any doubt that the Anaheim is pro-housing.

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Identified capacity is at 159% of the RHNA.

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We have 61 points on their scorecard when we only need 30, we are destroying it, we've exceeded it.

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This is your chance to take a stand.

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Anaheim has already proven that it is pro-housing.

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We don't need to surrender more local control to prove it again.

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Please vote against this pro-housing designation.

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Thank you.

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Our next speaker, Betty.

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Hi, good evening.

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You, young man, are something to be reckoned with.

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You were awesome.

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I just hope you were.

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I'd like to speak regarding the pro-housing

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designation. It eliminates local officials and residents of the ability to

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decide on zoning, density, and growth patterns. It tends to treat all areas the

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same with no regard for geographic or infrastructure concerns.

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Norma, you're going to have even more parking issues in your district.

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In fact, street congestion, parking shortages, especially in areas designed for single family living, rapid increase in strains on water, sewer and electrical systems, the city must pay for upgraded road, schools, emergency services, wildfire and evacuation risk are more, wildfire and evacuation risk are even more.

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So, with high density development in very high fire severity zones, and potentially less funding from the developers.

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So I just ask you, keep the control within our city.

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We might not all agree on everything in every way you guys vote, but at least let's keep the control within our beautiful city.

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Thank you very much.

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All right now.

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Thank you so much for letting me speak, Mayor and city council members, my name is Lisa Sarder, and I'm here to speak also on housing. Sorry. Thank you. Thank you so much. I'm Lisa Sarder. I don't know why they didn't put my last name. I'm here to speak about housing, and my 15 year weight.

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Sorry, waiting for 15 years for a housing voucher, I go on in 2017, and they cleaned, they ran out of money.

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And I did some research, and I found out that the money was pocketed in a PHA, a PHA compensation head.

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There's a public housing agencies and the office directors and the field office directors and regional directors pocketed the money.

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I have proof that I can show you that, but that was a lot of money and 350 families ended up on the streets.

415
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And I ended up back in a place where there's an abuse issue and I begged them not to put me back there.

416
03:31:50,600 --> 03:31:58,880
And they did, I would had a protective order against somebody who was getting off the protective order of the day at the back.

417
03:31:59,360 --> 03:32:03,440
I knew where else to go, thank God I had somewhere to go, I can't imagine the families who didn't.

418
03:32:04,240 --> 03:32:16,020
Anyway, so they said they ran out of money after promises, vouchers in 2017, so 2018 at the end of the year, I received another promise of a voucher.

419
03:32:16,020 --> 03:32:28,520
And I go, my people are again, I'm disabled, I'm permanently disabled since 2010, and my son is had an SSI because of the heart condition.

420
03:32:28,920 --> 03:32:34,700
He has an autoimmune condition, he has a lot of things going on, but he has many, many conditions.

421
03:32:34,740 --> 03:32:40,780
He had a heart surgery right before, we were supposed to stay where we were.

422
03:32:40,920 --> 03:32:45,360
I was renting from my mother who moved out and I had a reasonable accommodations letter.

423
03:32:45,360 --> 03:32:50,460
And I have, my whole support network, I have no family down here.

424
03:32:51,180 --> 03:32:57,600
And I was told even though the Section 8 voucher said that, or a large amount from relative,

425
03:32:57,860 --> 03:33:02,440
if we have a reasonable accommodation, which I had from a doctor, from nine medical doctors,

426
03:33:02,440 --> 03:33:07,000
actually, and said, do not move your child, it's very serious conditions.

427
03:33:07,200 --> 03:33:14,440
We had the whole house, or the whole condo set up for him, and we could rent it cheaper than any apartment that I found in Anaheim.

428
03:33:14,440 --> 03:33:16,900
And we had to move.

429
03:33:17,460 --> 03:33:24,320
And the last time I found my home, my son found my home through generations and it was

430
03:33:24,320 --> 03:33:30,620
sold because they wouldn't let us and the reason being, I don't know, but while he had

431
03:33:30,620 --> 03:33:36,720
active pneumonia and he had just been done with the heart surgery and he had a condition

432
03:33:36,720 --> 03:33:43,200
called pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder, so he was Dr. Cockle, which makes them

433
03:33:43,200 --> 03:33:48,080
go crazy. I was fighting that, and I was fighting the school district because he was missing

434
03:33:48,080 --> 03:33:52,500
sports school. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry, your time is up.

435
03:33:53,300 --> 03:33:59,320
Mr. City Manager, do we have somebody, Mr. Garcia, that we could connect Lisa with from housing

436
03:33:59,320 --> 03:34:00,400
just to stay away from?

437
03:34:00,620 --> 03:34:07,580
They did this last time, and I've been lied to about who the supervisor is for years, okay?

438
03:34:07,960 --> 03:34:11,420
I've been passed around, and finally I got the supervisor's name, and I said I'd like to

439
03:34:11,420 --> 03:34:16,860
file a formal complaint about my civil rights. She said, you can either have, and I was on the street at that time.

440
03:34:17,820 --> 03:34:24,080
I was now living on the streets because I lost everything. And she said, you can either, this is them.

441
03:34:24,560 --> 03:34:31,260
I was told I can either file a complaint or I can get help from city, city net, and so that was my option.

442
03:34:31,900 --> 03:34:37,140
So, I never got to file a complaint because I was desperate to get into a place to live so they gave me-

443
03:34:37,140 --> 03:34:41,980
Well, we have someone here from the city that I met him before that I know and that I trust and so

444
03:34:41,980 --> 03:34:47,160
I will follow up to make sure that we are taking care of following out.

445
03:34:47,160 --> 03:34:55,880
Hey, 350 pages of documentation that I've been fighting this and I never received information back from them ever.

446
03:34:56,280 --> 03:34:59,860
I just, and I know that this is an ongoing thing, this is an ongoing thing.

447
03:35:00,000 --> 03:35:29,560
There are slightly different races in housing authority, and I'm glad for that. But there's been a lot of discrimination, and there's been a lot, I mean, my friend who pointed out to me was a Hispanic ranch said you're being discriminated against. And I know I'm going to go, what? You have a term life, I don't have a term life, a very difficult life. And my son is black. Thank you for coming here tonight. And do we have someone that is here in the back? You have staff in the back deck. Okay, thank you.

448
03:35:29,560 --> 03:35:31,220
Thank you very much.

449
03:35:31,420 --> 03:35:32,700
Thanks for coming tonight up.

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03:35:36,480 --> 03:35:40,880
Mayor and City Council, we will now turn to our remote speaker that is begin on agenda item.

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03:35:41,580 --> 03:35:45,420
Laura Hernandez, if they can please unmute yourself at this time.

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03:35:49,210 --> 03:35:51,550
Hello, good afternoon. Can everyone hear me?

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03:35:51,950 --> 03:35:53,550
Yes. Laura, you can go ahead and start.

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03:35:55,350 --> 03:36:00,950
Thank you, good evening. My name is Laura Hernandez, and I'm here tonight on behalf of LaDonna de Camillo,

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03:36:00,950 --> 03:36:06,130
original director for the California High Speed Rail Authority for both Northern and Southern

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03:36:06,130 --> 03:36:12,970
California. The authority became aware of item 22 and proposed plans for law B at Arctic yesterday.

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03:36:13,650 --> 03:36:18,630
As such, we have submitted a letter for your consideration, director DiCamilla asked that I read

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03:36:18,630 --> 03:36:23,810
the following statement on the authority's behalf. The authority understands that tonight's proposed

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03:36:23,810 --> 03:36:30,550
Those resolutions include clarifications and provisions related to personal 5A-LOTB in the OC

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03:36:30,550 --> 03:36:35,970
VIPE site plans that could adversely affect proposed HSR plans for this area.

461
03:36:36,370 --> 03:36:42,550
If the proposed resolutions allow for new land use development parcels on options on

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03:36:42,550 --> 03:36:48,730
personal 5A-LOTB that are not reflected in the current OC VIPE planning documents and associated

463
03:36:48,730 --> 03:36:54,070
environmental clearance, for example, not an office building, or as discussed in the past

464
03:36:54,070 --> 03:36:58,630
coordination meetings with the authority regarding this development and the proposed high-speed

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03:36:58,630 --> 03:37:04,090
rail station improvements and platforms, the authority cannot guarantee the new lead.

466
03:37:04,710 --> 03:37:10,830
The new land use proposals on PERSEL 5-A-LOT-B will allow for the shared use of the Arctic

467
03:37:10,830 --> 03:37:15,450
station platforms for both future high-speed rail and passenger rail services.

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03:37:15,450 --> 03:37:19,790
The authority encourages the City Council to review the commitments.

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03:37:20,270 --> 03:37:26,850
The City of Anaheim has agreed to under the current 2020 MOU with the authority and

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03:37:26,850 --> 03:37:32,590
to consider the long-term implications for connection of high-speed rail to Arctic and

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03:37:32,590 --> 03:37:34,270
other transit serving the area.

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03:37:35,030 --> 03:37:39,290
To that end, the California High-Speed Rail Authority asked that the City Council refrain

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03:37:39,290 --> 03:37:45,270
from approving item 22 and instead seek a mutually beneficial way to proceed and support

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03:37:45,270 --> 03:37:47,610
the long-term success of both projects.

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03:37:48,150 --> 03:37:53,250
The authority remains ready and willing to discuss proposed OC by plans with you and

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03:37:53,250 --> 03:37:58,390
to work together to the mutual benefit of all parties and looks forward to continuing

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03:37:58,390 --> 03:38:00,670
to engage on this important project together.

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03:38:01,210 --> 03:38:02,350
Thank you for your consideration.

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03:38:04,780 --> 03:38:07,540
Mayor and City Council, we will now turn to our general comments.

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03:38:08,180 --> 03:38:12,500
We have 23 in-person speakers and three that are speaking remotely.

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03:38:12,960 --> 03:38:15,460
We'll call our first speaker, Cecil Jordan-Corkin.

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03:38:19,900 --> 03:38:20,580
I'm

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03:38:26,760 --> 03:38:27,200
waiting.

484
03:38:28,360 --> 03:38:36,880
Mayor Assy Ackins is taking me five months to wait until I get up $1,000 from my own.

485
03:38:37,220 --> 03:38:39,600
I'm saving $200 each time.

486
03:38:40,020 --> 03:38:45,600
Someone ought to give me $1,000 for I don't have to struggle, especially at the grocery store.

487
03:38:45,600 --> 03:38:55,060
I had to put it back 218 cents and I put it back so I could have had that square and then

488
03:38:55,060 --> 03:39:02,000
put it off a month then the next month I could save another $1,000 of out slow down on the

489
03:39:02,000 --> 03:39:05,240
groceries. I didn't buy very much

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03:39:07,990 --> 03:39:14,710
about $200 or less, not even that much. I paid like $70

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03:39:14,710 --> 03:39:28,190
dollars. And what I'm looking at, the understanding of Disney is on Broadway, on October the

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03:39:28,190 --> 03:39:37,630
first at the Honda Center. They're going to be there. I don't remember the other day

493
03:39:37,630 --> 03:39:44,270
in September where they're supposed to be at, but the Honda Center, not over the

494
03:39:44,270 --> 03:39:48,810
first, Disney's gonna have a performance there.

495
03:39:51,240 --> 03:39:53,280
And what we're looking at,

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03:39:56,230 --> 03:39:58,670
Mickey Mouse, is on

497
03:39:58,670 --> 03:39:59,930
and sorcery and

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03:40:00,000 --> 03:40:08,980
And that just means magical. When you go to Disneyland, it's very magical there. And Disney is

499
03:40:08,980 --> 03:40:24,460
supposed to be very emotional and excitable and keeps a good smile on your face all the time.

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03:40:24,460 --> 03:40:30,140
that's the way I understand what they say about Mickey. I'm looking at in my

501
03:40:30,140 --> 03:40:40,480
notes on my computer what circumstances is going on with Walt Disney in Disneyland.

502
03:40:41,180 --> 03:40:49,180
I know the history of Walt Disney. I know who he is. He was a porn king, pedophiles.

503
03:40:49,840 --> 03:40:59,280
that's what he was at one time and I'm trying to define what's going on with the

504
03:40:59,280 --> 03:41:08,400
actors of frozen in the animation section cartoons that's still available it

505
03:41:08,400 --> 03:41:15,760
hasn't been cut off I've been checking my computer you can still pick it up

506
03:41:15,760 --> 03:41:20,760
but you don't have to pay for it I didn't put in my credit card I tried to look

507
03:41:20,760 --> 03:41:25,720
look it up and I did find what I wanted to find is still available.

508
03:41:26,740 --> 03:41:30,340
And the only way to clean that up is a federal marshal.

509
03:41:30,880 --> 03:41:32,280
Cecil, thank you, your time is up.

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03:41:32,900 --> 03:41:39,540
To stop that, Father Sun, Holy Spirit, I can just give you so much.

511
03:41:40,400 --> 03:41:46,700
And I'm waiting on to take care of myself with a few bin franklings.

512
03:41:47,420 --> 03:41:48,340
Thank you, Cecil.

513
03:41:48,340 --> 03:41:50,200
So I don't want to go through what I'm going through.

514
03:41:50,500 --> 03:41:51,320
Thank you.

515
03:41:51,680 --> 03:41:53,500
Thank you for listening to me.

516
03:41:53,980 --> 03:41:57,140
If you want to interview me, I'm waiting.

517
03:41:57,660 --> 03:41:58,720
Oh, thank you.

518
03:41:59,220 --> 03:42:00,540
We have our next one, Holy Spirit.

519
03:42:00,940 --> 03:42:01,680
We have our next speaker.

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03:42:01,780 --> 03:42:03,340
You're on my prayer list for that matter.

521
03:42:05,520 --> 03:42:06,940
You can interview other people.

522
03:42:07,600 --> 03:42:08,740
Bonafryl, interview Mickey.

523
03:42:13,930 --> 03:42:14,410
Thank you.

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03:42:15,150 --> 03:42:15,470
Thank you.

525
03:42:15,770 --> 03:42:16,270
Good evening.

526
03:42:16,850 --> 03:42:18,850
Good evening mayor and council members.

527
03:42:19,290 --> 03:42:22,650
My name is Vidiana Cortez and I am a resident of Anaheim

528
03:42:22,650 --> 03:42:25,990
and a parent of street for the past couple of weeks.

529
03:42:27,430 --> 03:42:32,790
While driving my girls ages six and 16 to school around 7.30 in the morning, I have

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03:42:32,790 --> 03:42:38,110
repeatedly seen women at the corner of Orange Avenue and Beach Boulevard located in District

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03:42:38,110 --> 03:42:41,370
1 of Anaheim, right by the CVS pharmacy.

532
03:42:41,970 --> 03:42:44,790
They were wearing revealing clothes that fully exposed their bottoms.

533
03:42:45,310 --> 03:42:50,230
On one occasion, a woman with revealing clothing waved at her car after she noticed her reaction.

534
03:42:50,230 --> 03:42:53,890
My 16-year-old was shocked the first time.

535
03:42:54,410 --> 03:42:57,730
My six-year-old has now seen it twice and asked me

536
03:42:57,730 --> 03:42:59,870
why those women were only wearing underwear.

537
03:43:00,490 --> 03:43:02,550
That is not a conversation and my parents

538
03:43:02,550 --> 03:43:04,390
should have to have on the way to school.

539
03:43:05,090 --> 03:43:07,710
This morning, I against all concerning activity

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03:43:07,710 --> 03:43:10,670
at the bus stop on Beach Boulevard and Orange Avenue.

541
03:43:11,150 --> 03:43:13,970
A woman in extremely short shorts was spent over

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03:43:13,970 --> 03:43:15,770
while several men stood nearby

543
03:43:15,770 --> 03:43:17,730
and people with belongings were gathered

544
03:43:17,730 --> 03:43:23,950
at the shelter of the bus. I emailed a reading public comment earlier today along with a photograph

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03:43:23,950 --> 03:43:28,070
of this morning's scene at the bus stop, so it's already part of the official record.

546
03:43:28,590 --> 03:43:33,210
If you want to see it, I have a couple copies on myself as well. The same area, especially the

547
03:43:33,210 --> 03:43:37,410
CVS parking lot regularly has people sleeping, loitering, and leaving trash.

548
03:43:37,970 --> 03:43:42,770
Cameras alone are not fixing the problem. This is not a good look for our city, and it's happening

549
03:43:42,770 --> 03:43:48,250
in District 1. Council member Bayless, I respectfully ask for your help, along with the rest

550
03:43:48,250 --> 03:43:51,730
of the Council. Council, to increase enforcement of public and

551
03:43:51,730 --> 03:43:55,730
Disney and loitering laws in this corridor. Adjust the homelessness and trash around

552
03:43:55,730 --> 03:44:01,450
the CVS and bus stop and take real steps to make beach pool ever and orange avenue safer and

553
03:44:01,450 --> 03:44:05,730
more family friendly. Thank you for your time and attention. And please let me know if you

554
03:44:05,730 --> 03:44:08,530
want to look at the photographs or I don't know if you've seen it.

555
03:44:10,130 --> 03:44:16,170
Thank you. And if you have a chance, if you see that, please report it on Anaheim anytime.

556
03:44:16,410 --> 03:44:22,250
It helps our police officers know where there's hot spots or a lot of calls coming in for

557
03:44:22,250 --> 03:44:27,610
service in the same area. It won't fix it overnight, but if you could, I know it's an extra

558
03:44:27,610 --> 03:44:34,550
ask for a mom, but anytime you can do that, and then Councilmember Bayless and I will follow

559
03:44:34,550 --> 03:44:34,770
up.

560
03:44:34,770 --> 03:44:39,130
Okay, thank you. Yeah, I did I had to have the conversation with my daughter

561
03:44:39,130 --> 03:44:41,970
So I wouldn't like to change sprouts. So that's why I'm here today

562
03:44:41,970 --> 03:44:47,370
I think it's better to speak out because if no one says that like there's no difference. So thank you

563
03:45:01,620 --> 03:45:10,700
Hello, everybody. My name is David Garcia. Today I'm coming as a resident, and as a working professional

564
03:45:10,700 --> 03:45:17,100
here at Vanaheim, but also as a husband of Elia Rentria, who's happens to be running for District

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03:45:17,100 --> 03:45:17,460
3.

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03:45:19,480 --> 03:45:28,600
I just wanted to share that I am an example of what can happen when people pour into somebody,

567
03:45:29,320 --> 03:45:31,980
But my story is more of an exception, more than the norm.

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03:45:33,160 --> 03:45:34,520
I come from very humble beginnings.

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03:45:35,540 --> 03:45:38,720
I'm first generation, and my family struggled a lot.

570
03:45:39,580 --> 03:45:42,560
But like I said, I benefited from programs, from people, from resources.

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03:45:43,460 --> 03:45:46,500
And so the fact that I'm able to be a resident or

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03:45:46,500 --> 03:45:50,840
professional and that I'm a contributing member to Anaheim is a net positive.

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03:45:51,180 --> 03:45:55,160
So that's why I know that it's important for people and

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03:45:55,160 --> 03:45:57,360
families that are working here and raising their families.

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03:45:57,360 --> 03:45:59,560
is have access to those resources.

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03:46:00,520 --> 03:46:03,380
I think that when people have to work two, three jobs

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03:46:03,380 --> 03:46:05,580
and they have to chase down different resources,

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03:46:06,260 --> 03:46:07,280
go through different departments.

579
03:46:07,560 --> 03:46:08,780
I mean, we've heard examples of that

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03:46:08,780 --> 03:46:11,160
and have to submit applications, contact phone numbers.

581
03:46:11,460 --> 03:46:12,660
It's really difficult to navigate.

582
03:46:13,080 --> 03:46:16,740
So that's why it's important to be able to have representation

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03:46:17,080 --> 03:46:18,680
and to have the ability to have access

584
03:46:18,680 --> 03:46:20,360
to those resources so that they can be effective.

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03:46:21,380 --> 03:46:23,380
I've watched my wife spend many years

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03:46:23,380 --> 03:46:25,300
in different capacities working for the city,

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03:46:25,300 --> 03:46:30,040
for the community center, for the police departments, for the nonprofits, for food banks.

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03:46:30,720 --> 03:46:34,620
And she's done a great job of that, and that's kind of what this is all about.

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03:46:34,840 --> 03:46:42,820
So I'm here to just share that we have a democracy that benefits when community people that are

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03:46:42,820 --> 03:46:47,980
part of our neighborhoods, that are part of a community, want to also serve.

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03:46:48,440 --> 03:46:51,840
And I think that that's, she's a great representation of what that looks like.

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03:46:52,860 --> 03:47:07,420
I just wanted to come here and I just wanted to share that and I just wanted to share that it's important for people's voices to be heard and I think for there to be representation from our community and from our neighborhoods and so I just wanted to come here and support my wife and thank you for the opportunity to share that.

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03:47:10,200 --> 03:47:10,680
Good

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03:47:18,680 --> 03:47:20,540
evening, Mayor and members of City Council.

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03:47:20,980 --> 03:47:24,900
My name is Elia Rentheria and I am candidate for Anaheim City Council District 3.

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03:47:27,240 --> 03:47:32,060
And although I was not raised in Anaheim, Anaheim is definitely the place that I call home.

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03:47:32,660 --> 03:47:37,040
More than 20 years ago, I came to work for the City of Anaheim at the youth center right behind here City Hall.

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03:47:37,500 --> 03:47:42,640
That experience showed me what local government can do when we use our resources to support working families.

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03:47:42,640 --> 03:47:48,060
At the youth center, we kept programs affordable because many of the families we serve were working two jobs,

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03:47:48,240 --> 03:47:52,160
were single parent households, or simply needed a safe place for their children where they worked.

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03:47:53,420 --> 03:47:55,160
Families not asking for a handout.

602
03:47:55,520 --> 03:47:57,860
They were working hard and trying to make ends meet.

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03:47:58,280 --> 03:48:02,880
They needed a city that understood what their lives looked like and created services that helped them keep going.

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03:48:03,540 --> 03:48:10,460
Later, I worked for the Anaheim Police Department, where part of my work involved helping families experiencing abuse with resources and support.

605
03:48:11,100 --> 03:48:14,640
That experience gave me a very personal understanding of public safety.

606
03:48:15,060 --> 03:48:20,360
Public safety is important, but public safety is not only what happens after something goes wrong.

607
03:48:20,880 --> 03:48:23,680
It is prevention, it is making sure families know where to turn.

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03:48:24,160 --> 03:48:29,140
And it is making sure our systems are responsive, accountable, and worthy of the public's trust.

609
03:48:29,880 --> 03:48:32,540
But there's another piece that I believe is just as important.

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03:48:33,120 --> 03:48:37,340
Our district three neighbors deserve that their council member is present in their community.

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03:48:37,340 --> 03:48:42,460
Our council representatives should not only be from the dius, it happens in our neighborhoods.

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03:48:42,920 --> 03:48:49,680
It happens at our parks, our apartments, communities, our small businesses, our senior centers, and around kitchen tables.

613
03:48:50,380 --> 03:48:53,140
Our neighbors should not only have to chase City Hall to be heard.

614
03:48:54,180 --> 03:48:55,720
City Hall should be coming to them.

615
03:48:56,220 --> 03:49:01,140
I want a City Council that listens before decisions are made, a council that responds for

616
03:49:01,140 --> 03:49:07,660
the neighborhood's race concerns, and a council where residents know who represents them because that is the person who's actually showing up.

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03:49:08,660 --> 03:49:09,700
Anaheim has resources.

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03:49:09,940 --> 03:49:15,420
We have incredible non-profit service clubs, businesses, schools, and community organizations helping families every day.

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03:49:16,020 --> 03:49:20,340
And I am grateful for the backpack giveaways, food distributions, and other programs that help families.

620
03:49:20,560 --> 03:49:22,680
I have coordinated many of those myself.

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03:49:23,580 --> 03:49:25,680
But City Council has a different responsibility.

622
03:49:25,680 --> 03:49:30,180
We also need to ask why are so many working families still having to stand in those lines?

623
03:49:31,060 --> 03:49:34,960
City Council has a responsibility to work on the policies behind those needs.

624
03:49:35,500 --> 03:49:40,800
Housing families can afford affordable youth programs and childcare opportunities that lead to better paying jobs,

625
03:49:41,260 --> 03:49:44,560
support for small businesses, a designated senior center,

626
03:49:45,060 --> 03:49:49,360
and city services that residents can actually find and understand access and access.

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03:49:49,780 --> 03:49:53,040
Because our job should not only be to respond after people are struggling.

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We should be listening early enough, showing up often enough, and working hard enough to prevent families and neighborhoods from...

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And reaching a crisis in the first place. Anaheim has the resources, our residents deserve leadership that is present, responsive, and connected to the people it serves. Thank you.

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Our next speaker, my grobbins,

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my grobbins, time card fraud is punishable by up to five years in prison, but common sense is not the common in Anaheim.

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And a Los Amigos meeting Chief Manning said characterized Anaheim Police Department's

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overtime controversy as involving systemic or managerial oversight shortcomings, saying

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there wasn't specific culpability attributable to anyone person.

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But just because Chief said says it doesn't make it true.

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System failure does not erase individual responsibility and greed.

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If an officer submitted inaccurate time records, that's an individual issue and time card fraud.

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Most company handbooks allow employers to fire workers, immediately for false defining time records.

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If someone knowingly approved over time that wasn't legitimate, that's an individual issue and collusion.

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03:51:33,300 --> 03:51:37,320
If officers manipulate an overtime system for their own financial benefit,

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Sid calling the system poorly managed doesn't make the underlying conduct disappear.

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03:51:45,500 --> 03:51:49,280
System failure and individual misconduct are not mutually exclusive.

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And so leadership failure to pretend individual misconduct never happened.

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Former chief Rick Armandera saw an up to request an audit of Jose Doran and Tony Lee's time sheets.

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What did the audit find?

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And

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well, what it did it find, there you go, because that's the whole thing, right?

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03:52:10,940 --> 03:52:15,280
Does Chief Sid appear so reluctant to discuss individual culpability?

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03:52:16,100 --> 03:52:21,400
Sid, what exactly is your relationship with police association president Jose Duran?

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If you have a personal relationship with Duran, you have to recuse yourself from decisions involving this over time.

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When the chief has responsibility for reviewing potential misconduct involving involving someone with whom he had a personal relationship the public has a right to question whether that relationship could

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03:52:42,680 --> 03:52:54,440
investigate affect the investigation the city manager and council should not allow someone to investigate a close friend and simply tell the public don't worry I can be objective who I'll

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03:52:54,440 --> 03:52:58,620
review the investigation. Former City Manager Jim Vanderpool and human

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03:52:58,620 --> 03:53:03,240
research director Linda and doll participated in reviewing the investigation

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03:53:03,240 --> 03:53:08,640
or determining its outcome. The public has every right to question the integrity

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03:53:08,640 --> 03:53:13,760
and independence of that decision making process. Officers received hundreds of

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03:53:13,760 --> 03:53:19,020
thousands of dollars in overtime. How much has Anna I am really lost the time card fraud

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To taxpayers deserve to know.

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03:53:22,080 --> 03:53:27,100
If Chief Sid had a personal relationship with any employee, he must not be in the loop.

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He can investigate potential misconduct.

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03:53:31,080 --> 03:53:35,800
Let an independent investigation bring up the true responsibility.

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03:53:36,440 --> 03:53:39,540
Follow the time cards, follow the approval, follow the time is up.

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03:53:39,760 --> 03:53:42,900
That's common sense, thank you.

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Our next speaker, Tom Fieldler.

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Time card fraud punishable by up to five years in prison.

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They have to pay back the money, too.

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Mayor City Council members, Tom Fielder.

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03:54:07,630 --> 03:54:16,570
Anaheim is no stranger to excessive forced litigation, including a $13.2 million jury verdict in the Valenzuela case.

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So why would Anaheim hire a deputy chief whose history includes an $8.8 million federal judgment,

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a rising from the fatal shooting of an unarmed man.

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And then put him in charge of professional standards.

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Let me repeat that to professional standards.

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Professional standards is about accountability,

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internal investigations, policy, and public trust.

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03:54:47,450 --> 03:54:51,430
In 2010, while working for Culver City Police,

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Martinez shot and killed Lajoy Grissom who was unarmed.

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The case went to federal court.

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The jury was specifically asked, did officer Luis Martinez use excessive force against

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the joy grissom? The jury answered yes. The resulting judgment totaled $8.825 million.

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Then in 2020, Martinez was appointed to Culver City's Equity and Human Relations Advisory

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committee. Residents protested and the Culver City Council ultimately voted unanimously

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to remove him. Now, Anaheim has placed him over professional standards, but there's

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something else residents should know. Louise Martinez isn't someone chief many said

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just met. Sid and Martinez worked together at Culver City Police Department for roughly

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17 years. So when Sid comes to Anaheim and Martinez follows him here as deputy chief, residents

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03:55:57,560 --> 03:56:03,580
have every right to ask, was this a competitive search for the best candidate? Or did chief

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said just tire his best buddy? Who reviewed the $8.8 million judgment? Who reviewed Martinez's

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removal from the Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee? And did HR raise any concerns

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before he was placed over professional standards?

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Given the repeated employee allegations

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that Linda and all's HR department has ignored,

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03:56:28,420 --> 03:56:31,800
minimized, or selectively investigated misconduct,

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03:56:32,500 --> 03:56:34,700
residents have every reason to question

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the independence and integrity of this process.

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So show us the process, show us the recruitment,

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show us the vetting because if you're hiring someone,

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when the chief worked alongside for nearly two decades,

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his history should receive more scrutiny, not less.

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Professional standards is supposed

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to hold Anaheim Officers accountable.

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So before asking residents to trust Luis Martinez

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to judge our officers,

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Carlos who judged his history before giving him the job,

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was Luis Martinez the best qualified candidate

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for sitting the best connected.

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Next speaker, Mark Kerbert, followed by you, please.

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Mark Kerbert, anaheimgrease.com, the city still hasn't provided answers to last month's

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water pressure collapse.

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Maybe the council will provide answers later tonight, along with information in the police

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shooting of Albert Arzola during council communications or in the city manager's update.

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As we wait for these answers, let's take a stroll down memory lane.

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I guess the mayor is ahead of us.

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In August 2025, well-pifted nine experienced a serious low chlorine event.

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Chlorine provides a disinfectant residual that helps protect drinking water from bacteria and

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other microorganisms.

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According to city employees, Mickey Garcia, a public utilities employee inadvertently left an isolation valve closed after maintenance.

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risk management identified the close valve as a root cause of the low chlorine issue.

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03:58:28,910 --> 03:58:32,810
Mickey Garcia is council member Natalie Rubikov as husband.

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Maybe that's why there hasn't been a staff report on this yet.

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Even worse safety protections designated to alert operators didn't work.

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The low chlorine alarms failed.

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The expected visual warnings didn't happen.

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And the automatic shutdown failed to take the well offline.

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How did this happen?

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Employees say animes traditional acceptance process required the following to take place before new facilities are put into service.

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As CADA verification, alarm testing, shutdown testing, and operational interlocking testing.

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Simply put, you test drive the car before you buy it.

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The council needs to know who accepted these wells, who verified the programming, why weren't the safety protections working?

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03:59:19,270 --> 03:59:27,170
According to the operators long before the incident, the engineering department raised shut down set-point concerns with manager Keith McDonald.

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Yet those issues remained unresolved.

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When experienced operators continued raising concerns, what happened?

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Rather than fixing the system, the employees raising the questions were targeted for discipline.

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General manager McDonald tried to fire the whistleblowers.

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He was unsuccessful.

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On May 15th, the whistleblowers inform utility general manager Ducalea of the system issues.

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Then came July 28th, the water pressure collapsed.

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Disneyland, Angel Stadium, City Hall, businesses and residents were all affected.

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Everyone was-

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Well, not everyone, not the whistleblowers. For more than a year they have been warning leadership about these problems, yet according to these employees, there was no independent investigation of their larger concerns. So when we question the July 28th failures, the brown water and the excessive flushing, stop treating these problems as isolated incidents that weren't preventable. They were preventable, absolutely preventable. Leadership just wasn't and isn't listening, Mayor.

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There shouldn't be about protecting friends, relatives, management, or the images, and clear that they are in council.

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It's about protecting residents who are paying the taxes, be accountable.

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Our next speaker, George Price, G Price.

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For months, city employees have raised concerns about water quality, excessive fleshing, operational failures, and mismanagement.

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No one listened, not city leadership, and certainly not this council.

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We have been raising these concerns publicly since March.

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In April, Craig Parker stood before you and assured residents the water was safe.

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That same month, Utilities General Manager Dougouly announced his abrupt retirement.

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In June, both Keith McDonald and P. Garcia were removed from their management assignments.

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In July, when Dougou retired, Craig Parker stood before the public utility boards and

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And declared the water issue closed.

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Six days later, yes, six magical days later, Disneyland City Hall,

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Angel Stadium, and thousands of residents did not have water.

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So much for the matter being closed.

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In August, Jake Hester, the city's water engineering manager quietly resigned.

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That same month, Richard Salis, who was involved in the decision to repeatedly flush before compliance testing abruptly resigned also.

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Also in August water superintendent Pete Garcia was escorted off city property and is reportedly no longer with the city.

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That is a remarkable number of key people disappearing from Anaheim's water division in a matter of months.

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Yet this council isn't asking why.

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Your job is not show and tell during council communication your job is to govern the city.

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So when the mayor tells the residents our water is the safest, then why are so many people responsible for this operation running for the door, being reassigned, resigning or being escorted out?

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Maybe it's time to acknowledge that the whistleblowers have been telling the truth.

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The most disturbing question remains where the city still has not conducted an incredible investigation.

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All of her Pacifico with the State Division of Drinking Water reported there were no findings.

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How do you reach no findings without interviewing the city employees who made the allegations?

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Was he given the complete story with information being withheld?

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Those questions deserve answers.

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This isn't a typo on a spreadsheet.

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This is our drinking water.

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And after what happened on July 28th, an incident we will now call no water gate to ignore

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The problem is simply unacceptable.

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Your silence raises serious questions about whether this council is fulfilling its responsibility to oversee the city.

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Investigate the allegations, interview the whistleblowers, do the job residents elected you to do.

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Our next speaker.

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Our next speaker.

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Let's talk about Craig Parker's management of Anaheim's Water Department.

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Craig Parker manages Cecil Looney and Cecil demands city employees drive him around as though they're his personal drivers.

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They also report Cecil cursing at, berating, and disrespecting staff.

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And Cecil managed Pete Garcia while employees reported years of harassment, retaliation, intimidation, and unsafe conduct, and failed to protect employees.

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Cecil did nothing about it.

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Pete was escorted off city property two weeks ago.

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04:04:20,110 --> 04:04:24,470
Craig and Cecil also manage supervisor Shane Wilson.

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04:04:24,990 --> 04:04:37,930
Shane Wilson spends more time in the office instead of in the field, while employees have questioned city credit card purchases, including a $200 Pelican cooler and subwoofer speakers purchased for personal use.

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When Shane is on the field, he is supposed to operate heavy equipment and work on dangerous excavation projects.

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yet, employees report he has repeatedly reported to work under the influence.

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Shame, shane struck underground fiber optic lines on sun kissed avenue and

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directed employees to cover up the damaged lines with dirt.

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04:04:59,170 --> 04:04:59,970
Honest...

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State College Boulevard Project, Shane hit another fiber optic line and caused a service failure.

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Tax payers had to pay for the damage that he caused.

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Shane has also accidentally caught himself on fire while working.

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Then there's Keith McDonald, another manager under Craig Parker.

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04:05:18,380 --> 04:05:23,320
Employees report Keith's poor operational decisions contributed to high THM's,

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04:05:23,620 --> 04:05:28,660
brown drinking water and excessive flushing, including flushing before compliance testing.

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04:05:28,660 --> 04:05:33,580
In late 2025, Anaheim flushed more than 10 million gallons of water.

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And what did Craig Parker do?

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He protected Keith.

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Employees also reported that Keith encountered a rat in a workplace kitchen and

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stomped the screaming animal to death.

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Leading blood and remains across the kitchen floor.

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Yes, unfortunately, you heard that correctly.

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So, Council, look at the pattern, Pete Garcia, Cecil Looney, Shane Wilson, Keith McDonald, all report to Craig Parker.

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When serious allegations repeatedly arise under the same leadership, the conclusion becomes unavoidable.

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The leadership is the problem.

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It's time for an independent investigation of Anaheim public utilities from the top down.

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Ignoring these problems doesn't make them go away.

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It just makes the consequences more expensive for taxpayers.

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Craig Parker declared the matter close, but the only thing that's closed were the bathrooms at Disneyland.

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Our next speaker, Janine Rubens.

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Let's talk about the hypocrisy of Anaheim's Human Resources Department.

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Employees are expected to follow city policies or face discipline for misconduct.

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But when employees report misconduct involving HR management,

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accountability suddenly becomes optional.

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Lynda and Doll is the HR director.

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Her department is responsible for enforcing city policy,

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investigating employee complaints and administering disciplinary actions.

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04:07:18,160 --> 04:07:25,200
Yet employees have repeatedly reported harassment, discrimination, retaliation, intimidation, safety concerns, and misconduct,

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only to watch complaints ignored, minimized or downplayed.

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Apparently the rules, HR, and forces against everyone else don't apply inside HR.

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AR217 is Anaheim's drug-free workplace policy.

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This policy prohibits controlled substances on city property or city time.

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It allows disciplinary actions, including termination, and makes the HR director responsible for administering that policy.

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Does Linda and Dal know that H.R. Manager, Alex Mohajera, smokes his marijuana bait pen during working hours in his office?

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Yes, Linda knows, does Linda know Alex leaves his marijuana pen on the desk for co-workers to see?

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Yes, Linda knows, does Linda know Alex smokes it in city restrooms?

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Yes, Linda knows, does Linda know Alex smokes pot before meetings,

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including before union contract negotiations that involve millions of our money.

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Yes, Linda knows.

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AR243 states a supervisor manager or department head who receives a complaint must immediately report it.

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And failure to do so may be grounds for disciplinary action including termination.

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Linda and Daw cannot demand accountability from Anaheim's workforce while actively shielding her own department from it.

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And Alex Mohajar should not be addressing the conduct of other employees while serious allegations concerning his own workplace

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conduct remain unaddressed. So here's the question for this council. Why hasn't the city order to independent investigation into Linda and

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Dahl and Alex Mohajar? If this council continues to ignore these allegations and refuses to demand an investigation, what message are you sending to every city employee?

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is getting high at work acceptable as long as you have the right title.

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Our rules enforce against some employees, but ignored for others.

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Should Anaheim taxpayers pay an employee salary?

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While that employee gets high on city time and

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nobody in leadership has to answer for it.

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Because silence from this council is permission.

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And Anaheim residents are tired of paying the price for your silence, for your mistakes.

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And we can't afford it as this city is broke, broke, broke, broke, and justice for Albert Arzola, our

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next speaker.

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Can you just, just before you start, I just want to say, the people that work for this city are human beings. And you can come here and you can say whatever you want about me. That's fine. I ran for office and it is a very sad but relevant part of being an elected official. But coming here and attacking the hard working staff members without rages allegations that you have zero proof about

844
04:10:30,750 --> 04:10:39,910
So please remember that these are human beings and it is unacceptable and Janine, I've known you for a long time, you should be embarrassed.

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If you can please go out there.

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Thank you.

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Thank you Mayor and members of the City Council.

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My name is Raleigh and I'm one of the Disneyland Resort Ambassadors and I would like to thank you for your opportunity to update on the happenings of the resort and beyond.

849
04:11:23,280 --> 04:11:50,120
In July, we brought back the Anaheim resident ticket offer with tickets priced as low as $70 available for purchase through September 24th, 2026 for visits through October 8th, 2026, helping Anaheim families enjoy greater value and access to the resort on the workforce development front, the design resort hosted 22 students over the summer from the Anaheim Union High School District for the AIM Summer Mentorship Program.

850
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Students were paired with Salary Leaders and in a six week program which included a variety

851
04:11:55,660 --> 04:12:01,060
of departmental overviews and shadowing experiences, career skills workshops and collaborative

852
04:12:01,060 --> 04:12:04,720
projects and final presentations to Disney executives.

853
04:12:05,360 --> 04:12:09,180
Earlier this month, a design resort hosts a chalk walk in the park.

854
04:12:09,600 --> 04:12:14,080
This unique experience unites our community in a meaningful and inspiring walk across

855
04:12:14,080 --> 04:12:17,580
both parks, all in support for children's health and wealth being.

856
04:12:17,580 --> 04:12:28,940
This year's walk surpassed the goal of raising $3 million for the hospital and had over 7,000 walkers and attendants, including three members of the City Council.

857
04:12:29,700 --> 04:12:39,360
August and Anaheim means back to school, so our customers participated in back to school drives throughout the resort and dizzy volunteers helped distribute those supplies to the students of

858
04:12:39,360 --> 04:12:41,980
or in scope elementary before the start of the school.

859
04:12:43,140 --> 04:12:47,540
A weekend before last, D23, the ultimate Disney fan event

860
04:12:47,540 --> 04:12:51,260
returned to Anaheim for one of a kind multi-day fan experience

861
04:12:51,260 --> 04:12:53,880
highlighting creative storytelling and innovation

862
04:12:53,880 --> 04:12:55,700
from across the Walt Disney company.

863
04:12:56,220 --> 04:12:58,840
In addition to exhibits, panels, exclusive shopping

864
04:12:58,840 --> 04:13:00,700
experiences, and celebrity appearances

865
04:13:00,700 --> 04:13:03,720
in Anaheim's convention, the Honda Center featured

866
04:13:03,720 --> 04:13:06,860
marquee presentations on what is to come on entertainment,

867
04:13:06,860 --> 04:13:10,240
Experiences and of course the Disney Legends awards ceremony.

868
04:13:10,740 --> 04:13:14,200
Thank you council members and staff who attended our groundbreaking ceremony yesterday.

869
04:13:14,720 --> 04:13:22,680
For our East Parking Facility, we are excited to be underway on the most important infrastructure project for the resort.

870
04:13:23,320 --> 04:13:32,360
But lastly, but certainly not least, this one resort will bring magic of Disney to the residents in Anaheim once again with the happiest day in Anaheim.

871
04:13:32,360 --> 04:13:35,380
After kicking off back to school in Benito Juarez Elementary,

872
04:13:35,880 --> 04:13:38,900
pop-ups occurred all over Anaheim, bringing goodies to the community,

873
04:13:39,340 --> 04:13:44,280
and opportunities to sign up for the marquee event of the happiest day in Anaheim,

874
04:13:44,660 --> 04:13:45,680
Main Street on your street.

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04:13:46,000 --> 04:13:48,680
Happening this Thursday at Center Greens, just behind City Hall.

876
04:13:48,920 --> 04:13:49,440
Thank you for your time.

877
04:13:52,010 --> 04:13:53,170
Next speaker, Denise Barnes.

878
04:13:59,660 --> 04:14:00,440
Hi, good evening.

879
04:14:02,360 --> 04:14:04,640
My head is swimming after all those speakers.

880
04:14:05,160 --> 04:14:10,300
I'm lost for words over reputation of our city

881
04:14:10,300 --> 04:14:18,600
In just one meeting, I'm very concerned, but let's put it that on pause.

882
04:14:19,120 --> 04:14:20,500
I'm here for a different reason.

883
04:14:21,180 --> 04:14:26,860
I am the chair of the older active adults senior community, our commission.

884
04:14:27,260 --> 04:14:34,860
We've been working really hard to make sure that we are representing all voices of our older population.

885
04:14:34,860 --> 04:14:41,920
And thank you to those council members that have come to our meetings and entertained hearing and considering our

886
04:14:41,920 --> 04:14:50,580
Discussions and debating over what's more important one item at a time. We know we're on a fixed budget, but

887
04:14:50,580 --> 04:14:59,580
When you consider all the tax money that the seniors have added to the general budget and how we have actually

888
04:15:00,530 --> 04:15:30,510
Been so generous, extremely generous to the tourists, we feel that if we get at least a line item on the next city budget or the next year before your off council, and you have a name on a stand alone, senior center would be a blessing. I believe that each one of you has parents or grandparents, I know Ashley, you do, and I've seen them on Facebook, what beauties.

889
04:15:31,290 --> 04:15:40,550
But my heart is in the senior community, they are being left to the side and we really need to focus.

890
04:15:41,810 --> 04:15:50,330
Tourism will always be here, no matter what, but it is our seniors that are on fixed budgets.

891
04:15:51,490 --> 04:15:55,490
Groceries are going up, taxes are going up, insurance is going up.

892
04:15:55,490 --> 04:16:05,170
I don't know how many which ways to say you need to act on this because your heart is in

893
04:16:05,170 --> 04:16:07,030
it and you know it's the right thing to do.

894
04:16:08,090 --> 04:16:15,990
I have gone online and made sure that I do a presentation regarding standalone facilities,

895
04:16:17,970 --> 04:16:24,810
structurally outperform, shared multi-generational facilities when securing state, federal and

896
04:16:24,810 --> 04:16:30,990
philanthropic funding, federal and state grants such as those distributed through the California

897
04:16:30,990 --> 04:16:37,430
Department of Aging and via older American acts, title three funds, frequently required

898
04:16:37,430 --> 04:16:43,050
dedicated square footage, precise service reporting and specialized licensing.

899
04:16:43,650 --> 04:16:49,210
When facilities footprint is constantly shifting between youth sports, public civic meetings

900
04:16:49,210 --> 04:16:55,830
and even rentals, it becomes mathematically and logistically difficult to meet the rigid

901
04:16:55,830 --> 04:16:58,090
grant compliance audits.

902
04:16:58,810 --> 04:17:02,370
So please, we'll be bringing you more information, but thank you so much for your time.

903
04:17:03,050 --> 04:17:05,210
Carlos, God bless you.

904
04:17:05,510 --> 04:17:11,590
You are quite an astounding amazing and I appreciate everything you're doing for our community.

905
04:17:12,030 --> 04:17:12,350
Thank you.

906
04:17:14,190 --> 04:17:15,330
our next speaker.

907
04:17:19,150 --> 04:17:23,510
Good evening, Mayor Patel, and council members

908
04:17:23,510 --> 04:17:29,650
in our illustrious city manager, Mr. Garcia. My name is Francis Notibum, and I come before

909
04:17:29,650 --> 04:17:35,350
you this evening to ask for your favor in building a stand-alone senior center in our

910
04:17:35,350 --> 04:17:41,130
city before I die waiting for it. I know we're a couple of months away from council

911
04:17:41,130 --> 04:17:46,570
consideration, but I came here today to tell you about my love and passion for the senior

912
04:17:46,570 --> 04:17:49,770
population mainly at 250th Center Street.

913
04:17:50,310 --> 04:17:56,170
There are lovely people who need facilities who can accommodate them, that can accommodate

914
04:17:56,170 --> 04:17:56,950
them adequately.

915
04:17:57,630 --> 04:18:04,650
I do Tai Chi every morning, and we currently have 41 people on rotation and 11 on standby waiting

916
04:18:04,650 --> 04:18:05,410
for an opening.

917
04:18:05,410 --> 04:18:12,170
folks rarely drop any of the current classes as seniors are typically faithful to their routines

918
04:18:12,170 --> 04:18:19,450
and the rooms are all bursting at the seams. Classes are at capacity and this population needs the

919
04:18:19,450 --> 04:18:26,210
city's consideration badly. The demand has outgrown the space. This has now become a quality of

920
04:18:26,210 --> 04:18:32,730
life issue for the over 60 population as it is a gathering place where seniors can spend their days

921
04:18:32,730 --> 04:18:38,730
making friends and enjoying life. Wouldn't it be lovely to integrate Meryloma and Ponderosa

922
04:18:38,730 --> 04:18:45,690
seniors in our activities and who stand alone senior or as I would like to see a senior complex

923
04:18:46,350 --> 04:18:53,130
could fill those needs. The new round of discussion began with council member carts last June, June

924
04:18:53,130 --> 04:19:00,170
2025. That first meeting led us to visit the senior centers at Buena Power, Cuntington Beach and

925
04:19:00,170 --> 04:19:07,870
port beach where we learn so much. HB had naming opportunities for rooms. They have a senior

926
04:19:07,870 --> 04:19:14,750
cafe with a $3 lunch five days a week. We learned about Bluetooth music, blackout shades,

927
04:19:15,130 --> 04:19:21,870
projector screens, TVs and sinks in all the rooms. A built-in bridal party room for rent shades,

928
04:19:22,230 --> 04:19:28,030
structures, 30 machines in the whole gym with memory screening, blood pressure, vision hearing,

929
04:19:28,030 --> 04:19:34,930
and an instructor from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., all these services from health to taxes to case

930
04:19:34,930 --> 04:19:40,530
management and nutritional services are to promote active lifestyles for our seniors.

931
04:19:41,590 --> 04:19:47,270
Our next meeting in September of 2025 with council member Kurtz allowed all those in attendance

932
04:19:47,650 --> 04:19:52,750
to use flip charts with a list of ones of what they would like to see on the stand-alone

933
04:19:52,750 --> 04:19:58,950
Senior Center. Our meetings have escalated this year and we actually see light in the horizon.

934
04:20:00,000 --> 04:20:18,080
We don't want an old folks home, but a vibrant, welcoming environment for the 60 plus population, so please give us the ultimate consideration as you prepare your strategic plan for a standalone senior complex, one that would be the crown jewel of Anaheim and thank you most sincerely.

935
04:20:19,800 --> 04:20:21,520
Next speaker, Paul Hayek.

936
04:20:23,170 --> 04:20:29,950
I have this to say, and I'm, she go take a look at Costa Mesa stand alone facility.

937
04:20:30,810 --> 04:20:32,790
They offer all kinds of stuff.

938
04:20:33,130 --> 04:20:40,230
They offer electronic training for your cell phones, they have computers.

939
04:20:40,950 --> 04:20:44,130
Another one to go take a look at would be Cypress.

940
04:20:44,130 --> 04:20:56,770
Also, while we're on the subject, I'm interested in being a senior, your number 28, on your agenda, and I have this.

941
04:20:57,570 --> 04:21:08,630
I just learned within the last three weeks that the homeless community, the no-walking rules, are going to be overturned by the grand jury of Orange County.

942
04:21:08,630 --> 04:21:18,550
which I want to tell them who I think it is, who's the instigator, and how far it goes, and who did it.

943
04:21:19,170 --> 04:21:30,050
And the standalone for the meals, they should go to meals on wheels, it goes through all the shelters.

944
04:21:31,790 --> 04:21:40,890
we run for and we also need more bus service for our seniors.

945
04:21:41,850 --> 04:21:47,890
The type 2s we need them and we can get those divers from the

946
04:21:47,890 --> 04:21:56,950
closed up ART-PK system, the union guys or we can get

947
04:22:02,000 --> 04:22:04,100
The next speaker, Ruben Gregsoto,

948
04:22:06,800 --> 04:22:08,860
following the speaker, Art Castillo.

949
04:22:14,770 --> 04:22:17,230
Mr. Castillo, you'll be right after the speaker.

950
04:22:18,250 --> 04:22:19,370
You just called my name.

951
04:22:23,810 --> 04:22:32,810
Mayor City Council, I just came from Riverside and they had ABC7, I witness news, video tape me talking.

952
04:22:33,690 --> 04:22:35,650
But this is what I said some of it.

953
04:22:36,530 --> 04:22:39,030
This is what a police badge can make you.

954
04:22:39,030 --> 04:22:42,830
The badge doesn't make you right, the badge gives you authority,

955
04:22:43,070 --> 04:22:46,030
the badge makes you a killer, the badge makes you corrupt,

956
04:22:46,270 --> 04:22:49,970
the badge makes you abusive, the badge makes you a liar.

957
04:22:50,490 --> 04:22:52,030
The badge can make you a sinner.

958
04:22:53,090 --> 04:22:54,950
The badge can make you a lot of things,

959
04:22:55,410 --> 04:22:56,810
because you ain't doing the right thing.

960
04:22:57,330 --> 04:23:00,510
You don't honor that badge, you took an oath to protect this serve.

961
04:23:01,210 --> 04:23:07,230
I have never been proving guilty of my so-called crimes in Anheim and in Riverside.

962
04:23:07,230 --> 04:23:14,670
Corona was the only one that I really did was a DUI on mail. But I always had to take a deal

963
04:23:14,670 --> 04:23:18,290
because they threatened me with prison for four years of state. Of course I'm going

964
04:23:18,290 --> 04:23:25,290
to take the deal because I, the public defenders do not do their job. And if we have a lawyer,

965
04:23:25,710 --> 04:23:30,730
you're going to get off, but if you don't, you're going to do time. Now I take a deal, you

966
04:23:30,730 --> 04:23:35,750
make me take a deal and you make me lie. You make me sign something that isn't true

967
04:23:35,750 --> 04:23:39,930
by come out fight for another day for my justice and my truth and my

968
04:23:39,930 --> 04:23:45,230
restitution. My money every arrest has been falsifying legal documents of

969
04:23:45,230 --> 04:23:49,070
the government of the United States of America to just your system. That's

970
04:23:49,070 --> 04:23:55,330
federal fence isn't it? You're innocent until you're proven guilty. I have never

971
04:23:55,330 --> 04:24:02,130
been proven guilty not once. Every church I have been to every religious person

972
04:24:02,130 --> 04:24:04,970
in Christian tells me be more like Jesus.

973
04:24:05,790 --> 04:24:07,290
What Jesus used to drink.

974
04:24:08,050 --> 04:24:10,310
And that's what they tell me was Jesus' drink.

975
04:24:10,910 --> 04:24:12,890
Yeah, he also made water in the wine.

976
04:24:13,490 --> 04:24:14,870
I don't wanna be like Jesus.

977
04:24:15,150 --> 04:24:16,390
I used to be like Jesus.

978
04:24:16,610 --> 04:24:19,930
I got in trouble being like Jesus' drunk and on dope.

979
04:24:20,550 --> 04:24:23,350
So I wanna be more like Rubin, okay?

980
04:24:23,590 --> 04:24:26,050
So all these Christians and what they preach

981
04:24:26,790 --> 04:24:27,710
is a lot of crap.

982
04:24:28,630 --> 04:24:30,670
Anyway, I don't need to go to church.

983
04:24:30,670 --> 04:24:35,570
I just follow the Lord and that's about I got to say thank you.

984
04:24:37,710 --> 04:24:42,470
Our next speaker, Archistia, following the speaker, Irene Rose.

985
04:24:44,900 --> 04:24:51,840
Good evening just to let you know I don't talk or speak with any of these people that spoke out.

986
04:24:52,860 --> 04:24:59,960
I'm alone sometimes and I do my own advocating but every time since 1981 I got involved with the city I used to-

987
04:25:03,380 --> 04:25:26,820
We had to say an advocate proofread before we spoke out back in that days. But what I wanted to say was being a city employee and being, I'm sorry, actually, I'm from the inside. And I've been with a lot of people and I know a lot of stuff. And I'm not here to shame anybody to say names. But I also wanted to talk about small businesses and code of enforcement.

988
04:25:26,820 --> 04:25:28,660
that you noticed didn't do any more

989
04:25:29,940 --> 04:25:31,600
violations to these small businesses

990
04:25:31,600 --> 04:25:33,780
because I believe they got in trouble.

991
04:25:34,420 --> 04:25:37,040
And I did 12 years with these supervisors

992
04:25:37,040 --> 04:25:39,800
and the code enforcement and the police department

993
04:25:39,800 --> 04:25:42,580
that were co-opting back and forth and ticketing.

994
04:25:43,280 --> 04:25:45,000
And I took every ticket and was voided.

995
04:25:45,700 --> 04:25:47,340
So they were extorting these people

996
04:25:47,740 --> 04:25:48,800
and I couldn't stand it,

997
04:25:48,820 --> 04:25:50,940
but I just did a volunteer, so I didn't work for them.

998
04:25:51,520 --> 04:25:55,440
But what I get is that after everything went under

999
04:25:55,440 --> 04:26:00,200
down they're coming back again that the first was that one police officer on the motorcycle

1000
04:26:00,780 --> 04:26:07,000
doing some small business people and then it's like I had to be called by code enforcement to

1001
04:26:07,000 --> 04:26:13,040
go talk to managers of apartments of complaints on of but one complaint and when I went and talked

1002
04:26:13,040 --> 04:26:18,080
and said I'm just a volunteer I'm not I don't work for them they said please don't tell us the

1003
04:26:18,080 --> 04:26:23,380
code enforcement told us to to make the complaint so these are little behind the doors my friends were

1004
04:26:23,380 --> 04:26:28,040
police officers are saying they're having a command center, getting you guys and

1005
04:26:28,040 --> 04:26:30,420
towing you, and giving you tickets.

1006
04:26:30,700 --> 04:26:35,180
And I just don't know where to go with this because we're coming back again.

1007
04:26:35,660 --> 04:26:40,180
I would advise, be careful, protect our small businesses, they're your constituents.

1008
04:26:40,940 --> 04:26:46,060
And if they do violation, give them the ticket for the violation, and then have them pay for it.

1009
04:26:46,400 --> 04:26:52,240
But also on the streets of our kids' schools are responsible for

1010
04:26:52,240 --> 04:26:54,700
the kids to go to school and back home.

1011
04:26:55,340 --> 04:26:57,320
But what's happening, we have police in our school

1012
04:26:57,320 --> 04:26:58,120
and they're doing fine.

1013
04:26:58,640 --> 04:27:00,820
But all of a sudden they go home, they don't make it home

1014
04:27:00,820 --> 04:27:05,460
or they're on the curb handcuffed or being questioned.

1015
04:27:06,560 --> 04:27:08,700
And I'll tell you this mostly because since I,

1016
04:27:09,120 --> 04:27:11,440
the one that used to come out and tell organization,

1017
04:27:11,680 --> 04:27:14,580
what I saw, these are retaliations

1018
04:27:14,580 --> 04:27:17,080
from our pass of our children, our families.

1019
04:27:17,800 --> 04:27:19,640
And this is what's going on with our Zola.

1020
04:27:19,900 --> 04:27:21,280
They come out, and I've heard them say it,

1021
04:27:21,280 --> 04:27:23,700
plus I even knew Mr. Arzola when he was a kid.

1022
04:27:23,980 --> 04:27:25,960
I was helping people in his neighborhood,

1023
04:27:26,280 --> 04:27:27,780
saw him running around in the streets.

1024
04:27:28,440 --> 04:27:30,740
But these young kids get attacked if you don't know it.

1025
04:27:30,880 --> 04:27:32,460
I've seen it firsthand from here to here,

1026
04:27:32,940 --> 04:27:34,100
getting slapped and getting hit.

1027
04:27:34,960 --> 04:27:36,720
And in some of these officers, you're rewarding them.

1028
04:27:37,140 --> 04:27:38,280
Some of these people, you're a word,

1029
04:27:39,160 --> 04:27:40,660
they actually are part of this,

1030
04:27:43,060 --> 04:27:46,060
what do you want to say, as part of the proxy of assaults

1031
04:27:46,060 --> 04:27:46,740
on these young kids.

1032
04:27:47,600 --> 04:27:49,020
And then the death of the young kids,

1033
04:27:49,020 --> 04:27:52,280
These are not random, like somebody coming from another state.

1034
04:27:53,140 --> 04:27:56,720
These are kids from our community that are dying and getting beaten.

1035
04:27:57,140 --> 04:27:57,460
Thank you.

1036
04:27:58,000 --> 04:27:58,680
Our next speaker.

1037
04:28:12,400 --> 04:28:14,540
Good evening, it's nice to see all of you.

1038
04:28:15,700 --> 04:28:23,900
First of all, I'd like to thank Denise Barnes and Francis Notobom for their earlier comments this evening.

1039
04:28:24,760 --> 04:28:30,680
My name is Irene Rose and I'm the president of the Anaheim Senior Citizens Club,

1040
04:28:30,680 --> 04:28:40,080
which includes the downtown center, the east Anaheim, Ponderosa, Miraloma, Brookhurst, and the West Anaheim facilities.

1041
04:28:40,620 --> 04:28:49,800
And I like to speak on the positive impact that these centers have on our senior community.

1042
04:28:50,400 --> 04:28:55,380
A statistics show that Anaheim is the largest city in Orange County.

1043
04:28:55,380 --> 04:29:01,620
And with the population is growing daily.

1044
04:29:02,470 --> 04:29:10,140
For the city of this size, we should have a flagship center to serve our senior community.

1045
04:29:11,040 --> 04:29:17,720
We estimate that 80% of our seniors are totally isolated with no family to check on them.

1046
04:29:17,720 --> 04:29:24,240
assistant, assistant, financial aid or come to their rescue if they have a fall or some

1047
04:29:24,240 --> 04:29:25,260
sort of an accident.

1048
04:29:26,720 --> 04:29:33,900
They don't, most of them don't drive and maybe unaware of transportation to the centers.

1049
04:29:34,780 --> 04:29:43,120
So they spend their days watching television and slowly becoming depressed and feeling unnecessary.

1050
04:29:43,120 --> 04:29:59,370
The this is wrong many many have led active productive lives in the community or in the business world and suddenly they find themselves alone.

1051
04:30:00,760 --> 04:30:30,000
Knowing, not knowing what to do and to fill this sudden void of retirement. This isolation often ends up costing the city rather than adding in the falls or the need for food rather than have a place for seniors to socialize, make new friends become part of a larger community, a larger family. Our senior family, our

1052
04:30:30,860 --> 04:30:47,660
checks on one another. They always know if somebody is in need of something, and they let us know if we can do something that they can't provide themselves, and we're always there to step up.

1053
04:30:48,300 --> 04:30:55,520
We build a community, weaving groups of people together, which has become very important.

1054
04:30:55,520 --> 04:31:05,460
And won't you consider these facts when making your decision to expand our square footage and allow us to offer more activities?

1055
04:31:05,940 --> 04:31:06,780
Thank you for your time.

1056
04:31:09,090 --> 04:31:09,950
We have our next speaker.

1057
04:31:29,640 --> 04:31:31,240
My name is Donna Savito Nelson.

1058
04:31:32,200 --> 04:31:39,240
My 21 year old son, Joel, was executed by the Anaheim Police on July 22, 2012.

1059
04:31:40,380 --> 04:31:44,360
I feel really gross that I have to talk about this.

1060
04:31:44,620 --> 04:31:50,780
I mean there's been harassment, but this is really gross harassment in the last five years or so.

1061
04:31:51,340 --> 04:31:59,620
And my comments here are directed to Natalie Rubikov, Mayor Ashley Aiken, the chief of police, Manu Sid, and the City Attorney Fabella.

1062
04:32:00,620 --> 04:32:07,380
On September 27th, 2024, Vernon and I attended an exhibit at the unfold story bookstore.

1063
04:32:07,380 --> 04:32:18,560
Natalie Rybacava was there and told Vernon that Santa Ana Councilman, David Penialosa, received obscene mail that was addressed from me, but she believed it was not from us.

1064
04:32:19,160 --> 04:32:23,480
Natalie showed it to her and on her phone and she told us both that she would send it to us.

1065
04:32:23,920 --> 04:32:32,720
After we let her know that we had an open investigation regarding online harassment and continuous vulgar and sexual content mail to us.

1066
04:32:32,720 --> 04:32:39,660
Mail to us and several politicians and other people throughout the county addressed from us, mainly me.

1067
04:32:40,060 --> 04:32:46,140
We opened a criminal investigation after a sex toy was mailed to a blog commenter's wife.

1068
04:32:46,680 --> 04:32:53,920
The case was being handled by Sergeant Lulu Lemmon, case number APD 22-183811.

1069
04:32:53,920 --> 04:32:59,720
Michael Penn, Mayor A. Consuzbin, had also received the same type of mail.

1070
04:32:59,960 --> 04:33:06,500
He forwarded it to us and also to the Sergeant Lulu Lemmon to be added to our complaint case file.

1071
04:33:07,600 --> 04:33:15,300
I don't know the scope of Natalie's requirements to cooperate with the criminal investigation, which is maybe none, I don't know.

1072
04:33:15,600 --> 04:33:20,620
My mistake was telling her I believe the harassment to be coming from Claudio Gallegos.

1073
04:33:20,620 --> 04:33:24,020
the current spokesman of the Santa Ana Police Union.

1074
04:33:24,640 --> 04:33:26,760
Natalie immediately defended him.

1075
04:33:27,280 --> 04:33:29,880
We recently learned that the person responsible

1076
04:33:29,880 --> 04:33:32,120
for these pornographic mailings

1077
04:33:32,120 --> 04:33:36,080
is an associate Claudio Gallegos.

1078
04:33:36,700 --> 04:33:37,920
The same circle of friends.

1079
04:33:38,060 --> 04:33:41,760
The person was identified by Councilman Jonathan Hernandez

1080
04:33:42,200 --> 04:33:44,740
who encountered this person while at a lunch meeting

1081
04:33:44,740 --> 04:33:49,080
with OSU supervisor Sarmiento and Councilperson Jesse Lopez.

1082
04:33:49,080 --> 04:33:52,760
says, the sergeant Lulu Lemon had already closed the case.

1083
04:33:53,460 --> 04:34:01,460
I got the impression he thought it was unimportant, and now it's been in here in 11 months since Natalie said she would forward that evidence.

1084
04:34:02,480 --> 04:34:11,060
I have requested the evidence through a public records request, but I was denied access because it is a part of a different investigation.

1085
04:34:11,060 --> 04:34:26,260
I am requesting it now here again to Natalie and whoever that what you have in your possession and the former chief of belief be added into my case file and the case be reopened.

1086
04:34:27,020 --> 04:34:29,740
Natalie has been ignoring our request.

1087
04:34:42,600 --> 04:34:50,880
I am also requesting internal affairs to investigate the incompetent and lazy handling of my case.

1088
04:34:51,560 --> 04:34:57,560
Investigations seem to disappear when it's one of their own like in the Michelle Hadley and Diaz case.

1089
04:34:57,560 --> 04:34:59,780
I'm sorry, it's an important public.

1090
04:35:00,000 --> 04:35:09,300
The figure, like Jordan Brandman, again, I am requesting the case to be reopened, and the current investigation is conducted. Thank you. I'm sorry.

1091
04:35:09,300 --> 04:35:09,460
Good afternoon, Mr. Wahari.

1092
04:35:22,370 --> 04:35:22,690
Luis Dachey.

1093
04:35:22,950 --> 04:35:23,690
NI TOKANT MASET.

1094
04:35:24,150 --> 04:35:24,550
Good afternoon.

1095
04:35:24,750 --> 04:35:25,150
Buenos Aires.

1096
04:35:25,590 --> 04:35:26,170
The deer clamp.

1097
04:35:26,390 --> 04:35:27,090
I am sitting in the knife clamp.

1098
04:35:28,790 --> 04:35:33,690
You know, I remember going to the NSH High School District Board, City Mayor.

1099
04:35:34,610 --> 04:35:35,870
I was 13 years old.

1100
04:35:36,450 --> 04:35:38,490
A freshman at Catula High School led a Chicano movement.

1101
04:35:38,870 --> 04:35:42,250
Thanks to San Francisco Renor Garcia, connected with him and mecha and the Brown Bray's, Azlan.

1102
04:35:43,830 --> 04:35:47,030
And then I learned about the American Indian movement and I got to walk all the way to the White

1103
04:35:47,030 --> 04:35:49,910
House and they would tell me where are you from, Orange County, California, the NSH.

1104
04:35:49,910 --> 04:35:56,690
also Mexico, Mexico, and I would always say that very proud and I just want to

1105
04:35:56,690 --> 04:36:03,110
bring this up because I hear Donna's pain, I hear Zola's pain, my cousin

1106
04:36:03,110 --> 04:36:07,150
Armando or his abba was a Chapman alumni from Chapman University in Catella

1107
04:36:07,150 --> 04:36:11,610
High School and before they found them dead in Mexico at a tourist place to

1108
04:36:11,610 --> 04:36:16,030
celebrate his one year anniversary, he actually told me I asked him why do you

1109
04:36:16,030 --> 04:36:16,850
about being a teacher.

1110
04:36:18,130 --> 04:36:19,990
Why do you stop teaching an Anaheim High School?

1111
04:36:20,230 --> 04:36:21,670
He was actually my substitute teacher at

1112
04:36:21,670 --> 04:36:22,810
the catalog guitar class.

1113
04:36:23,430 --> 04:36:24,870
And he said, he looked at me and he had tears

1114
04:36:24,870 --> 04:36:26,450
and he said, a lot of racism.

1115
04:36:26,730 --> 04:36:29,070
Much more racism, because of our skin color.

1116
04:36:30,630 --> 04:36:32,890
And you know, this is racism going on in Anaheim

1117
04:36:32,890 --> 04:36:34,050
for a lot of years.

1118
04:36:34,850 --> 04:36:37,170
And I want to request to you, city mayor,

1119
04:36:37,370 --> 04:36:41,890
as leader to leader, from where your ancestors came from,

1120
04:36:42,010 --> 04:36:44,070
from Europe to here, we fed your ancestors.

1121
04:36:44,850 --> 04:36:48,690
and the Tangwa, the Ahatchim in the foreign county that are still fighting for federal recognition.

1122
04:36:49,790 --> 04:36:54,910
Hopefully they do get that, we do get that, I am an enrolled tribal member, I will not say what tribe.

1123
04:36:56,530 --> 04:37:03,310
But right now, it is time that you step it up because there is someone that's going to run against you, and we are the majority now.

1124
04:37:04,330 --> 04:37:12,170
You might have all the money and power by Disney and police, fire department, you know all this money, even the Anaheim Alunah Association, that Aliyabakalba.

1125
04:37:12,850 --> 04:37:18,730
And I suggest City Attorney and Interior City Manager Greg Garcia and Robert Fabela.

1126
04:37:19,550 --> 04:37:24,030
Senator James Ramos just passed the bill to get rid of racist mascots and names.

1127
04:37:24,190 --> 04:37:26,990
They got rid of the mascot, the Pilgrim, at Anaheim High School.

1128
04:37:27,510 --> 04:37:29,450
But they still have the name, the colonist.

1129
04:37:29,950 --> 04:37:36,890
How can we be proud of a name called home of the colonists when they're murdering the Arzolas and the Donna son and family and the Valios.

1130
04:37:37,170 --> 04:37:38,250
There is no pride in that.

1131
04:37:38,250 --> 04:37:40,230
But Comanche, where has got taken down?

1132
04:37:40,270 --> 04:37:44,630
This is not Comanche territory, there was a Comanche nation that sued that.

1133
04:37:45,190 --> 04:37:46,870
Fullerton Inn has got taken down as well.

1134
04:37:47,350 --> 04:37:50,570
So I encourage you, because in the Anaheim, decolonize the Anaheim colony.

1135
04:37:50,950 --> 04:37:53,470
We have almost 12,000 signatures, it's still open.

1136
04:37:54,690 --> 04:37:59,790
And see if it's possible to probably say this is not a city council, which it is, it's tight.

1137
04:38:00,090 --> 04:38:01,910
You are the mayor, act like the mayor.

1138
04:38:02,130 --> 04:38:06,950
Please pressure the school board to delete, to abolish and execute that name.

1139
04:38:06,950 --> 04:38:09,450
It is very painful and there's a lot of trauma.

1140
04:38:10,270 --> 04:38:14,070
And Sen. Ramos is having a meeting with Avalino Valencia and many, many allies are

1141
04:38:14,070 --> 04:38:14,930
why allies now.

1142
04:38:15,450 --> 04:38:17,470
And I hope that you are one of those why allies.

1143
04:38:17,890 --> 04:38:21,510
And if not, then we're going to have to vote you out, including Adirva Calva.

1144
04:38:21,830 --> 04:38:22,450
Thank you so much.

1145
04:38:22,670 --> 04:38:23,070
That's come up.

1146
04:38:23,250 --> 04:38:24,270
All right.

1147
04:38:24,370 --> 04:38:24,910
Next speaker.

1148
04:38:25,270 --> 04:38:27,430
Card number 7, 7, 4, 4.

1149
04:38:47,640 --> 04:38:48,340
Hello again.

1150
04:38:48,980 --> 04:38:53,300
I'm here speaking on behalf of the Anon Convention Center duty managers.

1151
04:38:53,840 --> 04:38:54,660
So a quick recap.

1152
04:38:54,660 --> 04:39:02,360
They were passed over by the union when those who were eligible to join first joined a few years back in 2024.

1153
04:39:02,360 --> 04:39:08,880
This small 10 employee group was denied joining mid contract and also their raise was denied.

1154
04:39:08,980 --> 04:39:10,160
This is back in 2024.

1155
04:39:10,660 --> 04:39:12,220
They've had no raise for 10 years.

1156
04:39:12,700 --> 04:39:23,080
They are the lowest paid people at the Convention Center at $21.84 to spite having authority over hundreds of people during move-ins and move-outs

1157
04:39:23,080 --> 04:39:25,420
and thousands of people during the event.

1158
04:39:26,360 --> 04:39:33,740
The duty manager job listing says in part act as a relief person for the event managers.

1159
04:39:34,240 --> 04:39:40,100
A relief person is a substitute employee who steps in and covers the duties when the regular

1160
04:39:40,100 --> 04:39:41,640
staff member is absent.

1161
04:39:42,320 --> 04:39:49,840
They cover the event managers making an hourly equivalent of $70 to $150 an hour while they

1162
04:39:49,840 --> 04:39:50,980
only earn $22.

1163
04:39:50,980 --> 04:39:59,420
$100. Their low pay violates Anaheim's own employee merit system guidelines, section 1.3.

1164
04:40:00,690 --> 04:40:30,390
Are you listening? Positions having similar duties and responsibilities shall be classified and compensated on a uniform basis. Their pay increase from 2024 has been put off for two years pending a re-classification study. That study went on forever. While union members at the Convention Center gossip about the raises they received in July,

1165
04:40:30,390 --> 04:40:34,570
the duty managers have been told nothing retroactive and don't expect much.

1166
04:40:35,050 --> 04:40:37,230
I first spoke about this nine weeks ago.

1167
04:40:37,990 --> 04:40:42,610
It's now almost September and they haven't heard a damn thing to say this is unprofessional

1168
04:40:42,610 --> 04:40:43,830
as the polite way to put it.

1169
04:40:48,400 --> 04:40:53,840
And the 20 year outgoing female event services manager budgeted for their raise.

1170
04:40:54,160 --> 04:40:55,400
So what happened to those funds?

1171
04:40:55,920 --> 04:41:00,740
Did they instead go to the male event director who's now doing the same job as his female

1172
04:41:00,740 --> 04:41:01,280
predecessor?

1173
04:41:02,340 --> 04:41:04,860
Why was she paid for 20 years as a manager?

1174
04:41:05,560 --> 04:41:10,060
Well, just a few days later, his position got reclassified as a director.

1175
04:41:10,680 --> 04:41:14,740
It's very offensive when duty manager's raises have been held up for

1176
04:41:14,740 --> 04:41:17,820
two years for reclassifying their job.

1177
04:41:18,240 --> 04:41:22,840
Yet his job got reclassified in just a matter of days to make a lot more money.

1178
04:41:23,120 --> 04:41:27,800
Probably the money that was earmarked for those individuals that are duty managers for their raise.

1179
04:41:28,360 --> 04:41:34,000
So I ask you, are there any other employees in the city of Anaheim who have not received

1180
04:41:34,000 --> 04:41:38,960
a raise for 10 years and their compensation level is in violation with your own guidelines?

1181
04:41:40,060 --> 04:41:44,400
Is there anyone up here willing to stand up for these people who have been long ignored?

1182
04:41:45,660 --> 04:41:46,000
Anyone?

1183
04:41:49,070 --> 04:41:50,110
Sir, your time is up.

1184
04:41:50,850 --> 04:41:52,090
Hey, I was done on time.

1185
04:41:52,790 --> 04:41:56,170
I guess that's one benefit out of this, but I haven't seen anything from you.

1186
04:41:56,430 --> 04:41:57,970
At least tell these people what's happening.

1187
04:41:57,970 --> 04:41:59,350
Not speaker, Grace Arzola?

1188
04:42:05,480 --> 04:42:08,460
I'm not high or drunk, I just want to make that clear.

1189
04:42:09,240 --> 04:42:11,680
I'm here to advocate for my nephew Albert Arzola.

1190
04:42:12,200 --> 04:42:16,480
It's been nine months, and we still don't know this second officer involved that didn't have a camera.

1191
04:42:18,660 --> 04:42:20,540
Turned on, which makes me really upset.

1192
04:42:20,900 --> 04:42:24,560
We said it many times, we are not anti-police, but we are pro accountability.

1193
04:42:25,400 --> 04:42:26,980
And you guys should be pro accountability.

1194
04:42:27,720 --> 04:42:29,980
At what point do you guys get tired of paying these lawsuits?

1195
04:42:31,780 --> 04:42:37,240
You guys should tell the public that you guys previously had paid a lawsuit for

1196
04:42:37,240 --> 04:42:37,840
Nathan Garcia.

1197
04:42:39,480 --> 04:42:44,720
And my nephew's death could have been avoided had you guys fire Nathan Garcia in the first

1198
04:42:44,720 --> 04:42:45,160
incident.

1199
04:42:46,460 --> 04:42:51,360
People deserve the right to live, to not fear.

1200
04:42:52,540 --> 04:42:56,100
If you see the video Nathan Garcia comes out with his gun drawn.

1201
04:42:57,200 --> 04:42:58,900
He came out to kill my nephew.

1202
04:42:58,900 --> 04:43:04,600
you. It wasn't he fear for his life. He used excessive force and he killed my nephew.

1203
04:43:04,760 --> 04:43:12,300
My nephew was trying to go into his home and was dragged like a dog and killed, shot in

1204
04:43:12,300 --> 04:43:17,100
the back. You ask how I know? I don't know because of the autopsy because it hasn't been

1205
04:43:17,100 --> 04:43:22,320
released. But I know this because we had an open casket and his mother opened his shirt

1206
04:43:22,320 --> 04:43:28,280
to give him the sign of the cross as Catholics that we are and did not see no wound. No gun

1207
04:43:28,280 --> 04:43:44,740
and shot. He was shot in the back. And honestly, you have the Convention Center employees begging for a raise while your police department is stealing hundreds of thousands of an overtime, make that report public, make it public.

1208
04:43:44,980 --> 04:43:52,500
And it's shameful that you will post the killer, Natalie, but you cannot post when nice is terrorizing your community.

1209
04:43:52,500 --> 04:43:57,920
And that's why I hope the community and the constituents of district three choose better

1210
04:43:58,740 --> 04:44:05,920
There was more compassion from Ashley and from Carlos. That's not even his district. Thank you. That's shameful

1211
04:44:06,600 --> 04:44:08,240
That is extremely shameful

1212
04:44:16,140 --> 04:44:20,720
When are you guys gonna like the trash in one that I go on are you guys kidding me?

1213
04:44:22,040 --> 04:44:28,280
Because I'm sorry. I don't even know but I'm guessing the neighbors white ain't got nothing else to do is retired

1214
04:44:28,780 --> 04:44:32,740
and decides to call code enforcement waste of tax payers money.

1215
04:44:33,380 --> 04:44:38,540
Maybe you guys should give them a ticket for unlawful use of community resources.

1216
04:44:39,380 --> 04:44:40,180
It's ridiculous.

1217
04:44:40,840 --> 04:44:44,360
It's ridiculous and one that I want to market has been there since I was young.

1218
04:44:44,640 --> 04:44:46,360
I was born and raised in Anaheim.

1219
04:44:46,960 --> 04:44:55,760
So that is a pillar of the community and you guys allowing neighbors to abuse them with calling the code enforcement and having you guys go out there.

1220
04:44:55,760 --> 04:44:59,340
Like at one point you guys need to talk to the neighbors they're misusing

1221
04:45:00,000 --> 04:45:02,160
Community resources, shame on you guys.

1222
04:45:04,400 --> 04:45:06,680
Our next speaker, Pearl Azola,

1223
04:45:21,320 --> 04:45:44,280
I am here to advocate for justice for my brother. I had to spend my first birthday without him. My brother should be here, but nothing Garcia took that from my family. We just want justice and transparency about the incident. Not only, I was in your direct terrorizing people,

1224
04:45:44,280 --> 04:45:55,100
But you failed to post about it because you were too busy reposting Nathan Garcia, the officer of the year.

1225
04:45:56,400 --> 04:46:12,720
What I think is honestly really stupid as well is that you guys rather build a purge dealership than do anything about the senior citizens.

1226
04:46:12,720 --> 04:46:21,100
But if okay you guys, you guys could go all by forces on Harbor if you guys could even

1227
04:46:21,100 --> 04:46:23,820
afford it with the raise getting high and everything.

1228
04:46:24,760 --> 04:46:35,820
And as a dental assistant, we get, we get random drug, drug tests every three months.

1229
04:46:36,040 --> 04:46:41,960
So you guys should be doing that for all of your public workers because if they're getting

1230
04:46:41,960 --> 04:46:45,520
Hi, that's honestly very shameful for

1231
04:46:49,200 --> 04:46:51,020
next speaker it's

1232
04:47:01,580 --> 04:47:02,260
been about three

1233
04:47:02,260 --> 04:47:06,200
weeks since the incident but there was an officer who lost his life in Nevada

1234
04:47:06,800 --> 04:47:11,180
and that's when the chief for his badge with the cross on it you know this

1235
04:47:11,180 --> 04:47:14,880
moment was very eye-opening for me because it shows that he can't show sympathy

1236
04:47:14,880 --> 04:47:19,740
when he picks and chooses when I ask him about Albert's death he told me that he

1237
04:47:19,740 --> 04:47:23,400
was the lookout basically signifying the Albert dessert to die that night

1238
04:47:23,400 --> 04:47:25,120
The family has no clarity.

1239
04:47:25,280 --> 04:47:27,200
There's no sound in the audio when Albert's dead.

1240
04:47:27,820 --> 04:47:28,820
We don't know what was said.

1241
04:47:29,120 --> 04:47:32,840
All we know is that Nathan gets to create his own narrative about Albert.

1242
04:47:34,020 --> 04:47:35,320
That isn't fair to us.

1243
04:47:35,320 --> 04:47:37,880
Albert was more than just another man.

1244
04:47:38,380 --> 04:47:39,920
He wasn't even a part of the graffiti.

1245
04:47:40,120 --> 04:47:47,320
He was picked out of a group as just the whole incident makes us nauseous.

1246
04:47:47,900 --> 04:47:49,340
And let's see.

1247
04:47:51,710 --> 04:47:57,370
At another point in the meeting with the mayor, Chief Manny said had the nerve to say,

1248
04:47:57,550 --> 04:48:00,830
Brown and Blacks aren't over police, we commit majority of the crime.

1249
04:48:01,610 --> 04:48:05,690
You know what, Manny you're right, why people don't commit crimes, they just go to little saying James.

1250
04:48:09,100 --> 04:48:10,800
And then they get the name redacted.

1251
04:48:11,340 --> 04:48:15,640
Why people are often given lighter sentences for serious crimes.

1252
04:48:16,220 --> 04:48:21,480
It's not over policing, it's a picking choosing when they want to enforce the law.

1253
04:48:21,480 --> 04:48:28,480
On the part that matters is that Nathan Garcia spent months harassing Albert until he fatally shot him.

1254
04:48:29,000 --> 04:48:34,780
Nathan and the elderly previously tried to cover up for an assault on a 14-year-old child with his partner, Kyle Smith.

1255
04:48:36,420 --> 04:48:45,160
This is a very inferior, just if he rates my family because Nathan in this previous assault on a 14-year-old child,

1256
04:48:45,400 --> 04:48:50,060
they tried to fabricate some of the evidence against a 14-year-old kid that was right in the bike,

1257
04:48:50,060 --> 04:48:51,700
that you guys had to pay out.

1258
04:48:52,360 --> 04:48:54,340
So you guys are telling me the killer of my cousin

1259
04:48:54,860 --> 04:48:56,600
had previously fabricated evidence.

1260
04:48:57,100 --> 04:48:59,140
And his partner previously, his partner didn't have

1261
04:48:59,140 --> 04:49:00,780
the camera on when they killed him.

1262
04:49:00,840 --> 04:49:02,380
They have no audio to his killing.

1263
04:49:03,000 --> 04:49:04,460
It's, what are we supposed to do?

1264
04:49:04,760 --> 04:49:06,520
We can't, we have no answers.

1265
04:49:06,660 --> 04:49:09,180
We have to ask his 14-year cousin that saw him get killed.

1266
04:49:09,820 --> 04:49:11,940
And at that exact moment, you know what happened?

1267
04:49:12,040 --> 04:49:13,120
They didn't even render aid.

1268
04:49:13,500 --> 04:49:14,680
They waited to 10 minutes later.

1269
04:49:14,860 --> 04:49:16,520
They held the entire family at gunpoint

1270
04:49:16,520 --> 04:49:17,980
while they're trying to help their brother.

1271
04:49:18,440 --> 04:49:19,420
It didn't even matter.

1272
04:49:19,420 --> 04:49:23,680
if we took him to Anaheim Memorial, they lost their E.R. rights, you would have still died,

1273
04:49:23,860 --> 04:49:28,920
you still would have still lost his life. And Nathan had no worry. Nathan knew Albert. He

1274
04:49:28,920 --> 04:49:32,660
knew who he was. That shouldn't have been right. He shouldn't know who the person he

1275
04:49:32,660 --> 04:49:36,820
killed and he shouldn't have spent many nights stalking my cousin before he killed them.

1276
04:49:37,380 --> 04:49:42,340
He spent more nights there than his own cousins sometimes. Like, what do you guys want us to

1277
04:49:42,340 --> 04:49:47,280
say? You guys previously had a fate for his lawsuit. It's just as pickable. Why didn't you

1278
04:49:47,280 --> 04:49:48,320
you guys fired him the first time.

1279
04:49:48,540 --> 04:49:51,920
We have no problem with you guys trying to do your police business.

1280
04:49:51,920 --> 04:49:54,460
It's fine, but when you're killing my cousin with your audio off,

1281
04:49:54,760 --> 04:49:55,880
that's pretty fucked up.

1282
04:49:56,420 --> 04:49:57,100
Thank you.

1283
04:50:00,720 --> 04:50:01,640
Our next speaker.

1284
04:50:04,880 --> 04:50:32,580
All right, council members, mayor and city manager. I know that you have a police review board. We've gone a few times. It serves as, according to the website, it serves as the city civilian oversight body for the Anaheim Police Department. Its primary purpose is to enhance transparency, foster public accountability and build trust

1285
04:50:32,580 --> 04:50:35,400
between the community and law enforcement.

1286
04:50:35,900 --> 04:50:45,300
It's very disappointing, with all due respect, the board member are actually residents, but they are powerless.

1287
04:50:46,300 --> 04:50:55,640
This board only serves as a platform for the police to give updates on equipment, new technology, or policy presentations.

1288
04:50:55,640 --> 04:51:04,020
Any question we ask is screened and approved by city officials before we're actually allowed to ask.

1289
04:51:04,860 --> 04:51:10,740
This board is in no way meets the primary purpose to ensure transparency and accountability.

1290
04:51:11,460 --> 04:51:15,220
And it glex to build the trust between the community and law enforcement.

1291
04:51:16,260 --> 04:51:22,340
For example, what changes have been made to ensure proper procedures and

1292
04:51:22,340 --> 04:51:25,020
an accountability when dealing with graffiti.

1293
04:51:26,560 --> 04:51:34,060
Policies are not part of investigations, therefore you can discuss what the police chief,

1294
04:51:34,500 --> 04:51:45,320
city council, mayor, city manager, plan to do, how do you guys hold individuals accountable?

1295
04:51:45,720 --> 04:51:47,000
And what is the policy?

1296
04:51:48,560 --> 04:51:50,000
You owe that to the public.

1297
04:51:51,580 --> 04:51:57,300
You may feel immune to any consequences now, but the community will never forget.

1298
04:51:58,860 --> 04:52:03,980
As an educator in Orange County, we must do better to advocate for our futures.

1299
04:52:05,200 --> 04:52:09,760
We all have a responsibility to this community to lift each other up.

1300
04:52:10,680 --> 04:52:17,520
That includes removing negative images and mascots that bring back a painful history of genocide

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04:52:17,520 --> 04:52:18,700
and mistreatment.

1302
04:52:18,700 --> 04:52:33,500
We need to start nurturing our youth's self-concept, provide a sense of belonging and cultivate personal growth, not shatter hopes and dreams, justice for Albert Arzola.

1303
04:52:37,650 --> 04:52:38,970
Our next speaker.

1304
04:52:55,810 --> 04:53:06,430
Okay, my name is Albert Arzola and I'm still with you on my card keys, my goddamn, what was it?

1305
04:53:06,430 --> 04:53:12,750
that tablet and a few hundred dollars are still for me. You guys see this and get them

1306
04:53:12,750 --> 04:53:14,750
back to me and I ain't seen shit.

1307
04:53:16,890 --> 04:53:22,570
And it said that everybody in that house is beginning

1308
04:53:22,570 --> 04:53:28,010
to hang how the workers, everybody on the council right here and I ain't got no connection

1309
04:53:28,010 --> 04:53:37,730
that's fucked up. But anyway, what are you getting to do about Nathan Garcia and his partner?

1310
04:53:38,150 --> 04:53:45,530
We need to know about his partner, his name and the audio. We need to know everything about him already.

1311
04:53:45,970 --> 04:53:53,970
It's been nine months and you guys can give a shit, you know. We're tired of waiting. I'm tired of waiting.

1312
04:53:53,970 --> 04:53:59,130
I mean, you guys do that. I mean, give us the answers.

1313
04:53:59,450 --> 04:54:03,170
They know eventually, they don't have to come up and tell us who killed my son.

1314
04:54:03,770 --> 04:54:04,850
Yeah. Yeah.

1315
04:54:04,990 --> 04:54:10,550
Eventually, I mean, it's a period when you just tell us sooner and later is better, you know,

1316
04:54:10,690 --> 04:54:17,690
but we're just tired and we need to come in every day, every Tuesday, every other Tuesday

1317
04:54:17,690 --> 04:54:19,710
whenever the hell you just have you meaning, we'll be here.

1318
04:54:19,710 --> 04:54:26,990
And when I give it to us, we keep coming, keep coming, keep coming, hopefully the next council

1319
04:54:26,990 --> 04:54:30,350
will be better than you guys, because what you guys are going to get voted out this year.

1320
04:54:31,990 --> 04:54:33,110
All right, that's all I got to say.

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04:54:35,720 --> 04:54:37,840
Our next speaker, Rosie Kamacho.

1322
04:54:52,720 --> 04:54:55,440
December 6, 2025 will never be forgotten.

1323
04:54:55,980 --> 04:54:58,880
Albert Azola was murdered by Nathan Garcia.

1324
04:54:58,880 --> 04:54:59,880
Shaman.

1325
04:55:01,480 --> 04:55:29,980
He needs to be fired, but you got the district three, posing and putting his photo up. So everybody could see a perfect cop. He ain't no perfect cop. He murdered my son. Shame on you. And what you need to do is be chickened out and proud. You need to walk your street. Pauline, you need to be out there with the constituents like district two and district four do. They all work for their district.

1326
04:55:29,980 --> 04:55:34,080
districts and you don't. You say you're chickened on proud act like one.

1327
04:55:38,000 --> 04:55:43,480
It's shameful that we have to come here every Tuesday and get no answers.

1328
04:55:43,840 --> 04:55:49,240
Nothing but silence with you guys, but yet you guys attack us and tell us, oh,

1329
04:55:49,960 --> 04:55:53,820
so and so's not on drugs, so and so's not on this, so and so's not on that.

1330
04:55:54,380 --> 04:56:00,780
Do something for our seniors, our seniors, they're barely on a fixed income.

1331
04:56:00,780 --> 04:56:09,500
They got to get credit cards just to survive, do something for them, do something for our youth, open something for them.

1332
04:56:09,860 --> 04:56:14,800
You guys have all this money, you're building a new parking structure.

1333
04:56:15,520 --> 04:56:27,800
I hope that parking structure Jews are good and gives us back to our district, to every district, to the low income, to the high income, to everyone, to the fires that are out there.

1334
04:56:28,440 --> 04:56:31,940
that you guys haven't talked about, what's the escape route?

1335
04:56:32,840 --> 04:56:34,420
What's the new outcome on that?

1336
04:56:34,920 --> 04:56:37,180
There's no new outcome that you guys have shared,

1337
04:56:37,400 --> 04:56:38,600
that you guys have stated,

1338
04:56:39,260 --> 04:56:41,100
you guys haven't said anything about it.

1339
04:56:41,700 --> 04:56:44,120
The flock cameras, what's going on on that?

1340
04:56:44,680 --> 04:56:46,800
How much money are you guys investing on that?

1341
04:56:47,000 --> 04:56:49,700
How much are you guys putting out there that we pay?

1342
04:56:50,720 --> 04:56:53,140
We want to know that, what's going on with our districts?

1343
04:56:53,980 --> 04:56:56,180
What are you guys working on, our schools?

1344
04:56:56,180 --> 04:57:02,300
schools. Our schools need a lot of help. We need a bike trail. We want to go out there.

1345
04:57:02,440 --> 04:57:07,360
We need a splash pool. All these other cities have splash pools in their parts.

1346
04:57:07,360 --> 04:57:12,560
We don't have anything like that. We have a pool, big wow. Not everybody fits there.

1347
04:57:13,700 --> 04:57:19,040
You know, we need to open up more stuff for our youth. Our youth are just, they're just

1348
04:57:19,040 --> 04:57:25,640
home. They want to be out there. They can't afford Disneyland. Disneyland's too much for

1349
04:57:25,640 --> 04:57:33,240
than. You know, yeah, 50 dollars. There's a lot of people struggling. A lot of people.

1350
04:57:34,220 --> 04:57:39,780
You guys need to start looking more into your guys' districts. Walk your districts and

1351
04:57:39,780 --> 04:57:45,600
stop harassing my that I go on. At least my that I go on is doing something for our districts.

1352
04:57:46,880 --> 04:57:52,060
You know, they're giving out backpacks. They didn't need to. They didn't need to give anything

1353
04:57:52,060 --> 04:57:57,100
like that, but they did. You should be joining you to that attacking them.

1354
04:57:57,800 --> 04:57:59,380
Shameful, shameful on you.

1355
04:58:01,060 --> 04:58:06,460
Our next speaker, Kenneth the Teased, and following Kenneth the Teased, we're going

1356
04:58:06,460 --> 04:58:07,980
to turn to our vote participants.

1357
04:58:19,460 --> 04:58:20,720
Good evening everybody.

1358
04:58:21,740 --> 04:58:28,640
Giving honor to the Lord, and those on the council are serving the people of the Lord.

1359
04:58:28,640 --> 04:58:37,920
But since you are a city elected council, we're supposed to bring all our grievances to you.

1360
04:58:39,120 --> 04:58:45,080
Well, let me say this right here, it didn't start with you, it started from the top down.

1361
04:58:46,340 --> 04:58:54,440
We have a president now that has went ahead and spent an 18 months, $45 trillion.

1362
04:58:54,440 --> 04:58:58,260
dollars. He has went ahead and has his own

1363
04:58:58,260 --> 04:59:02,660
constipal deice to discriminate against

1364
04:59:02,660 --> 04:59:09,160
people of color. Why? Because of racial

1365
04:59:09,160 --> 04:59:14,980
racism. Because of this simple hate for

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04:59:14,980 --> 04:59:18,360
our fellow man, regardless of what color

1367
04:59:18,360 --> 04:59:22,320
they are. So when we start letting sin go

1368
04:59:22,320 --> 04:59:27,660
ahead and start from the top. What do you expect when it gets down to the bottom?

1369
04:59:28,860 --> 04:59:35,000
It's just corrupt. It's scary the times that we live in, especially somebody who

1370
04:59:35,000 --> 04:59:41,640
has lived through the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, the war and Vietnam and all the rest of the things like this.

1371
04:59:42,020 --> 04:59:50,940
We end a useless war right now spending money for what? We didn't, they didn't attack us.

1372
04:59:50,940 --> 04:59:57,380
Why are we attacking them a nuclear weapon didn't we go down this road before with Saddam Hussein?

1373
04:59:57,980 --> 04:59:59,780
We went ahead we are

1374
05:00:00,000 --> 05:00:06,620
To the point where we don't trust our government, and people are weaponized in that. The president

1375
05:00:07,160 --> 05:00:14,500
weaponized it. I'm a drain to swamp. What does it mean? He is to swamp. Okay, so let's go ahead

1376
05:00:14,500 --> 05:00:20,140
and get it right. First thing is right here, citizens in United. They want to keep us dumb.

1377
05:00:20,940 --> 05:00:26,960
They want to educate it. Citizens in United wasn't about no citizens being United. It was about corporate

1378
05:00:26,960 --> 05:00:35,340
money and what happens with all of you right now, good people trying to deal with corporate power.

1379
05:00:37,040 --> 05:00:42,700
That's what you're dealing with and where does it go. So getting back to this right here,

1380
05:00:42,860 --> 05:00:50,940
I want to say parking lot Disney way, we paid for that and then Disney got a way out of it.

1381
05:00:51,460 --> 05:00:56,440
Maybe we should even make it Disney way, maybe we need to rename it residence way.

1382
05:00:56,960 --> 05:01:04,260
Because we paid for it so this is angel stadium. We're talking about how we do so good for

1383
05:01:04,260 --> 05:01:09,640
The employees why were the employees out there on strike and

1384
05:01:10,320 --> 05:01:20,740
Harbour boulevard because they weren't being treated appropriate. We right now we gave $40 billion dollars the vales of Venezuela

1385
05:01:21,860 --> 05:01:24,060
Time is out here going bankrupt

1386
05:01:24,980 --> 05:01:26,780
My point is this right here

1387
05:01:26,960 --> 05:01:33,480
We need to make a new day, a new day that stands up for all of us.

1388
05:01:33,840 --> 05:01:34,320
Thank you.

1389
05:01:35,620 --> 05:01:38,820
And there is City Council that concludes our in-person speakers.

1390
05:01:38,820 --> 05:01:41,120
We are now going to adjourn to our remote speakers.

1391
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Our first speaker is Leslie Lopez.

1392
05:01:44,960 --> 05:01:46,780
Leslie, can you please unmute your line at this time?

1393
05:01:51,100 --> 05:01:51,500
Leslie?

1394
05:01:52,400 --> 05:01:52,760
Yes.

1395
05:01:53,220 --> 05:01:53,860
We can hear you.

1396
05:01:54,180 --> 05:01:54,520
Your time.

1397
05:01:54,820 --> 05:01:55,140
Go ahead.

1398
05:01:56,200 --> 05:01:57,240
My name is, hello.

1399
05:01:57,340 --> 05:01:58,240
My name is Leslie Lopez.

1400
05:01:58,240 --> 05:02:00,820
and I'm here to speak about my cousin, Albert Arzola,

1401
05:02:01,020 --> 05:02:02,960
who was shot by Nathan Garcia.

1402
05:02:03,600 --> 05:02:05,260
Council member Natalie Rubicava,

1403
05:02:05,440 --> 05:02:10,220
you recently posted the officer Garcia at a community event

1404
05:02:10,220 --> 05:02:12,140
and appeared to be proud to highlight him

1405
05:02:12,140 --> 05:02:13,840
as a representative of your department.

1406
05:02:14,280 --> 05:02:16,400
If you're going to publicly recognize him,

1407
05:02:16,780 --> 05:02:20,060
then I believe true transparency also means acknowledging

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05:02:20,060 --> 05:02:22,840
his full history, including the excessive force incident

1409
05:02:22,840 --> 05:02:25,800
involving a 14-year-old and any settlements paid

1410
05:02:25,800 --> 05:02:28,200
to that child's family as a result.

1411
05:02:28,520 --> 05:02:30,160
The community deserve transparency,

1412
05:02:30,360 --> 05:02:31,740
especially when one of your officers

1413
05:02:31,740 --> 05:02:34,280
are presented as a positive representative

1414
05:02:34,280 --> 05:02:35,640
of the Anaheim Police Department.

1415
05:02:36,600 --> 05:02:38,780
It is difficult for me to believe

1416
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that you are truly concerned about your constituents

1417
05:02:40,940 --> 05:02:44,180
when our family continues to have so many unanswered questions.

1418
05:02:44,500 --> 05:02:46,820
Your constituents deserve elected officials

1419
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who are willing to ask difficult questions

1420
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and hold the people who serve our community accountable.

1421
05:02:52,440 --> 05:02:54,880
I sincerely hope voters consider this

1422
05:02:54,880 --> 05:02:59,020
when deciding who should represent district 3 in the future because I hope it isn't you.

1423
05:03:00,880 --> 05:03:06,680
Our families believe office of our CS actions escalated the situation instead of de-escalating

1424
05:03:06,680 --> 05:03:06,900
it.

1425
05:03:07,040 --> 05:03:12,100
Our should still be alive today and we have been deeply concerned with the lack of body

1426
05:03:12,100 --> 05:03:14,740
camera footage from such a serious incident.

1427
05:03:15,340 --> 05:03:17,640
Why weren't the office's body cam activated?

1428
05:03:18,860 --> 05:03:24,260
What were the department policies regarding the body cameras firing and the fire and deplored

1429
05:03:24,260 --> 05:03:28,860
at that time. If the body count systems could be automatically activated by certain actions,

1430
05:03:28,860 --> 05:03:34,940
including drawing a firearm, why wasn't this used in Albert's case? We also deserve transparency

1431
05:03:34,940 --> 05:03:42,000
after what happened. Additional training, counseling, evaluation, or disciplinary actions,

1432
05:03:42,300 --> 05:03:47,060
did officer Nathan Garcia receive following the shooting. What standards did the department

1433
05:03:47,060 --> 05:03:52,120
use to determine he was ready to be in the field again? Our family saw him working in the same

1434
05:03:52,120 --> 05:03:57,520
neighborhood, only four months later, from our perspective, this raised concerns about

1435
05:03:57,520 --> 05:04:00,460
whether enough was done before returning him to active duty.

1436
05:04:01,000 --> 05:04:04,720
These questions matter because Albert was more than a person who died during a police

1437
05:04:04,720 --> 05:04:05,640
involved incident.

1438
05:04:05,980 --> 05:04:06,600
He was our cousin.

1439
05:04:06,820 --> 05:04:09,740
He was hard-working, loving, and a true friend to those who knew him.

1440
05:04:10,160 --> 05:04:14,720
He had a long life ahead of him, and our family has lived the rest of our life with the absence

1441
05:04:14,720 --> 05:04:15,740
of him every day.

1442
05:04:17,840 --> 05:04:27,620
It's extremely painful to see that Officer Garcia publicly presented as a positive face in the department while our family continues to live with the consequences of his actions to shoot Albert.

1443
05:04:28,340 --> 05:04:39,740
We will not stop asking questions simply because time has passed. We will continue to speak at City Council meetings, demand transparency and ask for our elected officials and police department to be accountable for what had happened.

1444
05:04:40,300 --> 05:04:43,420
Mayor you just said that those employees are human and that they have feelings.

1445
05:04:43,420 --> 05:04:54,900
We are human, Albert Azola was human, his parents are human, his sister human, yet you guys don't care that he was shot in the back in the head by an officer who was already an excessive force incident.

1446
05:04:55,640 --> 05:04:59,380
For the rest of our lives, we have to live our life without Albert.

1447
05:05:00,000 --> 05:05:08,440
We have one time is up. Our next speaker, Dwayne Roberts, if you can please unmute yourself at this time.

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05:05:10,910 --> 05:05:31,510
Good evening, Dwayne Roberts, editor and publisher, anaheiminvestigator.com. The Supreme Court's latest blow to the Voting Rights Act didn't plunge the United States into crisis. It exposed a crisis that has existed since this country was founded in the 18th century. Our electoral system was engineered for exclusion and it still functions this

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05:05:31,510 --> 05:05:36,010
way. Winter take all districts were created when political participation was restricted

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05:05:36,010 --> 05:05:42,090
to a tiny handful of which white men, almost all slaveholders. That architecture originally

1451
05:05:42,090 --> 05:05:47,150
built to keep power concentrated in their hands, has never been dismantled only upgraded.

1452
05:05:47,830 --> 05:05:53,190
Jerry Mandering is the descendant of 19th century voter suppression. Instead of poll taxes,

1453
05:05:53,510 --> 05:05:59,010
literally literacy tests and racial terror, map makers now use software to carve up a dilute

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05:05:59,010 --> 05:06:04,850
the power of African, Mexican, Asian, and Indigenous communities with precision, they have become

1455
05:06:04,850 --> 05:06:09,130
so adept at manipulating district lines that they can predetermine the outcome of an election

1456
05:06:09,130 --> 05:06:15,410
months before anybody files papers to run. With demographic data and algorithmic modeling,

1457
05:06:15,810 --> 05:06:21,150
they manufacture safe seats where the result is locked in. And when the winner is chosen before

1458
05:06:21,150 --> 05:06:28,030
a single ballot is cast, the entire process becomes a facade. Elections become a spectacle meant

1459
05:06:28,030 --> 05:06:33,190
to disguise the machinery of control, hiding the reality that voters don't choose representatives

1460
05:06:33,190 --> 05:06:37,910
or representatives to choose their voters. With the gutting of the Voting Rights Act,

1461
05:06:38,130 --> 05:06:43,210
the guardrails are now gone. Reviving it would resurrect a broken framework. It would be like

1462
05:06:43,210 --> 05:06:49,190
patching up a sinking 18th century ship designed to keep certain people below deck. The real problem

1463
05:06:49,190 --> 05:06:54,190
is winner-take-all. Proportional representation is the only reform that confronts this history.

1464
05:06:54,190 --> 05:06:58,990
It replaces a single member district model with a system where seats match votes.

1465
05:06:59,230 --> 05:07:02,730
If a community earns 20% of the vote, it gets 20% of the seats.

1466
05:07:03,090 --> 05:07:05,010
No wasted votes, no exclusion.

1467
05:07:05,530 --> 05:07:11,490
More than 110 countries from Germany, to Mexico, to New Zealand use proportional representation

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05:07:11,490 --> 05:07:15,850
because it produces legislatures which reflect the societies they govern.

1469
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They elect far more women and far more racial and ethnic minorities than we do.

1470
05:07:20,710 --> 05:07:25,270
Meanwhile, the U.S. clings to an 18th century relic and calls it democracy.

1471
05:07:25,790 --> 05:07:28,130
The Supreme Court's ruling exposed the truth.

1472
05:07:28,470 --> 05:07:29,910
Our system was built to exclude.

1473
05:07:30,470 --> 05:07:34,590
The Voting Rights Act is not coming back, and even if it did, it could never fix a structure

1474
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built for inequality.

1475
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In closing, if we want a government that represents everyone, then we must abandon the single

1476
05:07:40,470 --> 05:07:46,730
member district model, not repair it, not revive it, replace it with proportional representation,

1477
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and build a system worthy of the name democracy.

1478
05:07:51,490 --> 05:07:52,970
And thank you very much for your time.

1479
05:07:54,350 --> 05:07:57,270
Our next speaker, Arianna Avalos.

1480
05:07:57,370 --> 05:07:59,330
If you can please unmute yourself at this time.

1481
05:08:00,570 --> 05:08:01,090
Arianna?

1482
05:08:01,770 --> 05:08:03,750
Hello, my name is Arianna Avalos.

1483
05:08:04,270 --> 05:08:05,010
And I'm here.

1484
05:08:05,410 --> 05:08:05,970
Thank you.

1485
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Hello, my name is Arianna Avalos.

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And I'm here speaking on behalf of my cousin, Albert Azola.

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I am seeking justice for him, but not just as only for him,

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but reform for all of the minority in the city of Anaheim.

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We need to find better training for the police department.

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Shame on Chief Sid about what he said.

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Actually, research shows that crime and drug use

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is the same throughout all social class levels.

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But the one that is the most highly watched for it

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is the lower class.

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And that's exactly what Nathan Garcia was doing.

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He harasses the lower class communities

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and hunts them down. You guys love our kids, you love our minority children when they're in your school districts post a picture for them.

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The one time you go into their schools a year, but the moment they graduate from here as a school district, it's open season, right?

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It was open season for Nathan Garcia with my cousin. If they thought tagging, why didn't they go after the boys during the tagging?

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Why? If the cops had nothing to hide, if they believe what they did was just why do they keep harassing the family?

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why? When they held the public community meeting for the community to know what happened

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that night, why wasn't it live like these meetings are? Why? You want to why? Because they

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don't get caught in their lives. That's why. They think our sea needs to be fired. This isn't

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his first incident, okay? It's going to be a domino effect and you guys are just as guilty

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for turning the blind eye and not doing anything. Natalie, shame on you. Shame on you for using

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the Latina card and I'm doing nothing about it and posing with Nathan Garcia.

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Natalie, you're just as disgusting as the Latino for MAGA.

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Natalie, you are just as disgusting.

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Nathan Garcia needs to be fired as your patient, not in person.

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Wort. Welcome to form an assembly about the스prisim part of your

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agenda.

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an assembly about the session about the

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session that you are discussing.

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What you want to do is go around the

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session is a secret.

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We need to monitor the

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part of the entire event.

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What we are supposed to do is

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to determine whether or not the

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part of the event will be

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べみの

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we know that first and the start of the

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the police officers dashed camp. It comes from the liquor store. So did they actually see it?

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And like I said again, why didn't they go after the two boys they filled with doing the graffiti?

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Why are you going after the people standing across the street? You can't prove my cousin was

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the lookout. On the video, they point out some spray cans supposedly on the floor,

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which did they take DNA tape off of it to even say it was Albert Arzola? It's probably not.

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Just this, Natalie, you will be leaving that seat soon, so don't get too comfortable

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honey, because your Latina card is no longer working for you.

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Marin City Council, that concludes our in-person speakers as well as our remote speakers.

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Noting for the record, we did receive electronic comments, 29 emails with regards to agenda

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item 21, and then 13 comments were general comments.

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Each of those were distributed to City Council as well as posted on the City's website and

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I think you'll be found at anaheim.net,

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board slash public comment.

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Thank you.

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So now we're going to close public comment

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and move on to council communications.

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If any council members have something to share,

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please ring in.

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I'll start with council member, compost carts,

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and then council member Moths.

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Thank you, Madam Mayor.

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I'm not quite yet.

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I want to give some special thank yous this evening.

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First of all, to Cheerla, cheerla, the organization that does immigrant rights work in particular, especially in LA, but certainly here in Orange County also, they came into one of the neighborhoods in District 4 to meet with residents and talk about their rights in the immigration process, how they can move forward and how they can seek protection.

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So, thank you to Cheerle.

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I want to give a special thanks to Rudy Amami and his public works team.

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Residents may have noticed the removal of some precious palm trees on Catella near Harbor.

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It is a start of some work that's going to be done on Catella increasing lanes.

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but also putting in new sewers.

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That would seem to be normal business for public works,

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but what I want to thank Rudy and his team for,

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especially, is working with that business community,

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not only the hotels, not only the big ones,

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some of the small ones, but the small businesses there,

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because their businesses are going to be impacted,

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And so, before they even started work, before they went out for an RFP, for a construction

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company that would do that work, rudiness team met with the businesses involved to develop

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a plan with them on how to do the work that would not destroy their business, that would

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not impact them so negatively that they would have to close for days at a time.

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So I thank you Rudy, thank you to your team for doing that.

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I, oops,

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parks team.

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I see Sean S.E. JJ, thank you, finally, we have got the start of the Rehabit Boys and Park.

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I want to thank Congressman Corea who joined our mayor and my fellow council members at the ground breaking.

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I want to give some things out to so many of the staff members that went out the Anaheim staff members and to a very special third grade classroom Roosevelt Elementary who helped us with a groundbreaking JJ.

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We've promised the residents and the kids, they will have a skate park to go to right after Christmas vacation.

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So, thank you again.

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No pressure, just you promised.

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Thank you to the senior, the older adult commissioners that came out today to advocate for senior center.

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It means a lot to them.

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But it also takes a lot to come and advocate on the behalf of that issue. For those residents

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from the all of street area who are waiting for some response from me regarding a potential

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of a walkway and a bike path I do have some initial information, and I will be reaching

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reaching out to you to schedule a community meeting in the next few weeks.

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Lastly, have a slide.

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We recently held an art contest.

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And here are two of the six winners of the contest.

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Councilmember Meeks and I were able to congratulate these two young ladies for their artwork.

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It was especially touching, because the artwork was supposed to display how they can impact their community,

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especially understanding the work of the United Farm Workers and in our community.

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One of the young ladies drew an art piece with just flags across, very simply done.

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And when I congratulated her on her work, she looked at me and said, I just drew flags

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of different countries because all of us come from different countries, but we're all

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the same.

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It's just we all kind of look alike and we all have the same blood and we can all get hurt

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the same way, I will never forget her words.

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So thank you, Shawnee and staff for helping us recognize these young artists.

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Thank you, Councilmember Moss for joining, but especially thank you to the artists who said, we're all the same.

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Why do we hurt each other?

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Thank you.

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Thank you Madam Mayor, I do have some slides to share.

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Thank you, starting with Wheelchair Softball at Pioneer Park.

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I'm proud to support their fall season.

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They will be playing almost every Saturday out at Pioneer Park.

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It's $5 to participate, all are welcome, regardless of your ability.

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And I know I talk about this field a lot, so I thought I would share a note that I received from a parent.

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She said from Annalin, this is so much more than a softball field.

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It's a place where she gets to experience the freedom and independence that so many athletes take for granted.

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She doesn't have to think about whether the field is accessible or whether she'll be able to keep up.

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She simply gets to play.

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She gets to become an athlete.

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Even more special, she gets to play alongside teammates who are also wheelchair users.

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There is something incredibly powerful about watching a group of people who have spent so

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much of their lives adapting to the world.

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And instead of rolling into a field that may work for them,

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They roll on to a field that was designed especially for them.

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It gives them confidence, belonging, and pure joy.

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And so I want to acknowledge that it was the Angels Foundation that paid for this field,

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and that it is our city staff that maintains it.

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So thank you for maintaining the field.

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It really means a lot to those who use it, so thank you.

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Next slide, please.

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Last Saturday we had the opportunity to clean up around Rio Vista Park.

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We had residents from West Anaheim, we had friends from Riverside, we had commissioners join us to not only clean in the park because it actually was very, very clean, thank you, park staff, but around the park, the streets and neighborhoods around the park needed some love.

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Our next cleanup will be Saturday, September 25th, I believe, at Mara Loma Family Resource Center.

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Everyone is welcome.

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Supplies are provided.

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It's a good opportunity to connect with people and to pick up trash.

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Next slide, please.

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I want to highlight a group of parent leaders.

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We recently celebrated some parent leaders from Ponderosa, and

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And this is our group that we have over at the Merilloma Family Resource Center.

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This is a group of parents who host parent and me classes for the surrounding residents.

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What I found really intriguing when I went to their graduation ceremony is that they shared that they had worked together for about a year on some common goals.

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And they shared that they did struggle and they did fight and they did, there was some tension at times but ultimately they came together for their share goal of lifting up the neighborhood. That picture on the left is the community garden that they decided to raise money and start for residents around there. So I want to acknowledge and recognize some of the really great work that's being done in our city, and this is being done by resident leaders.

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And I want to share about our senior wheel program.

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There was a lot shared about transportation.

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And I shared this slide because I was talking to one of our older adults, and she paid over $100 to get to a doctor's appointment.

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And that was unnecessary because there are programs available to our seniors here in our city.

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We have Anaheim senior wheels, trips are free to the senior center to enjoy congregate.

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It's only $2 for trips to social activities, recreational activities, shopping or medical

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appointments within a 10-mile radius of an Anaheim home, and then also if a resident

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has needs outside of that 10-mile radius, OCTA has access buses that are available.

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So my team is working on scheduling a workshop, so people are more comfortable with how to

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use the system.

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And in addition to learning how to use the system and

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learning about trip planning and participants get a 30 day bus pass.

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So stay tuned for more details on that workshop.

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But please explore options that are available to you before you actually need them.

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Because when you're in the emergency, that's when you're paying the $100 Uber bill.

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So please explore what we have for you.

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I think that's it.

1645
05:21:54,860 --> 05:21:56,340
Thank you, Council Member.

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05:21:56,660 --> 05:21:59,280
Mayor Pro Tem Leon, and then Council Member Rubakalva.

1647
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Thank you, Madam Mayor.

1648
05:22:07,180 --> 05:22:12,600
Wanted to thank our City Attorney's Office for the opportunity to sit in on several cases

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through Anaheim's Access Collaborative Court.

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Access represents a different approach to some of the most difficult cases that come through

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our justice system, particularly those involving individuals experiencing homelessness and other

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05:22:25,480 --> 05:22:26,500
underlying challenges.

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Rather than simply cycling someone through the system and expecting a different outcome,

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the court brings accountability together with treatment services and a real path towards stability.

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I was able to see that work firsthand, including the graduation of an individual who had spent years unhoused and

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struggling with substance abuse.

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Today he is housed and has been sober for more than a year.

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Seeing the process of close really reinforces just how much work goes into each case,

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behind the scenes work that goes into each case is amazing.

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These are very complicated situations.

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There is no quick or easy solution.

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But I really want to commend our city attorney's office,

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Jen Kuntini, the judge whose name escapes me right now,

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but everybody that's involved.

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Judge Geller.

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Judge Geller, appreciate her.

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And thank you to everybody that's involved

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in making this a reality.

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Our city attorney's office had the vision

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to push this model forward and rethink how we use the justice system to address homelessness and again to the entire access team.

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05:23:29,620 --> 05:23:32,920
Thank you for the work that you put into this every single day.

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What I saw was really thoughtful, difficult work that was being done by people who genuinely collaborate and

1673
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want to get better outcomes for both the individuals that are involved in our community.

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And I do want to say this is something that was led by our city attorney's office,

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supported by all of us up here, if I'm not mistaken, and just really goes to show just outside of the box thinking that goes into the trying to address this issue.

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So Rob, thank you for you and the team, and I'm already looking forward to the next visit to see the next graduation.

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I also recently toured Legacy Farms, one of the largest employers that's located in District 2.

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This operation is very much impressive.

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They have more than 500 million pounds of produce that move through the company.

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They supply major brands and restaurants across the country.

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It was pretty remarkable to see the scale of that operation firsthand and

1682
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just know that so much of that is happening in West Anaheim.

1683
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I appreciated the opportunity to meet with their team, to learn more about the business,

1684
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to learn about their operations, the workforce, and everything that goes on behind the scenes.

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means we have some major employers that are doing significant work in our district and I want to make sure that we're continuing to engage with them and understanding what it is that they need to be successful.

1686
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So thank you to Legacy Farms for the continued good work and for the hospitality.

1687
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We held an

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Another neighborhood meeting in District 2 had a really productive conversation with residents about what they're seeing and experiencing in their neighborhood. These meetings give residents direct access, not just to me, but to the city teams that are working on these issues that they bring us and they give us an opportunity to address concerns in a much more focused setting. I want to thank our police department, our code enforcement, public utilities and all of our city staff who joined us answered questions and I know we're in the process of following up on a lot of the issues that were raised.

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And a big thank you to the neighbors who came out and spent part of their evening with us.

1690
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These conversations again help us to stay focused on the issues that are addressed that are affecting the day-to-day lives of our residents that need our attention and

1691
05:25:43,960 --> 05:25:46,640
make sure that their residents have a direct line to the city.

1692
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So ongoing follow up with this neighborhood chief, but I appreciate the work and

1693
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appreciate all of city staff's continued work and efforts in our city.

1694
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I also have some slides, Madame Clerk, but I also just wanted to mention thank you to all of the public speakers who come in and participate in the democratic process.

1695
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It's a pleasure to be able to hear some of the issues that you have and address the council.

1696
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So I also just want to mention as a lifelong resident of Anaheim and a person who gets to represent District 3, which is 50,000 residents in my city.

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I am happy to be able to deliver the services that they need.

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05:26:32,130 --> 05:26:35,630
And with that, I just want to highlight one item that is also an agenda item tonight.

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05:26:36,010 --> 05:26:41,890
But I want to highlight the tree trimming that's going on in District 3, which is something that is of great importance.

1700
05:26:41,890 --> 05:26:47,590
If you live in my district, you'll know you want to know when your trees are being trimmed and this is something that is a major priority.

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05:26:48,350 --> 05:26:53,650
One of our contractors is West Coast Arborist and they do a phenomenal job in our city.

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05:26:53,650 --> 05:27:05,350
As you heard, one of our public speakers today also mentioned that they do hire union labor, which I think is a great thing for not only the people who are working in our city, but who live in our city as well.

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05:27:06,070 --> 05:27:16,210
And I just have to mention, from people may look at a budget item and see how expensive it is, but the city of Anaheim has 40,000 trees in our city that need to be trimmed.

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05:27:16,210 --> 05:27:27,390
We also have a transparency process, which I'm really grateful to have worked with this council to deliver alongside our contractor, which allows for residents to see when their trees will be trimmed in their neighborhood.

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05:27:27,810 --> 05:27:35,290
This does not include park trees. This is only neighborhood trees. So I will direct residents to that website if they are interested in seeing that.

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05:27:35,850 --> 05:27:42,590
And then we also have 326 different types of trees in our city. So this is something that is a real priority.

1707
05:27:42,590 --> 05:27:49,790
If you are a homeowner or just happen to live or drive down our street, you'll know that this is something that is of great importance.

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05:27:50,070 --> 05:27:54,230
So I wanted to highlight that today, it is going on in District 3 and throughout the city.

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05:27:54,710 --> 05:28:02,610
And with the help of public works, we were able to increase that budget by 350,000, so that does also generate more opportunities for our trees to be trimmed.

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05:28:04,860 --> 05:28:12,400
I also wanted to thank our community services team, lit by Shawnee, Larson, Cash, and our youth engagement and

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05:28:12,400 --> 05:28:17,660
a high police department who partners with me quite often to go out into our community.

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05:28:18,360 --> 05:28:23,860
As I mentioned, I serve a very diverse community, mainly Latinos and working class.

1713
05:28:24,580 --> 05:28:29,780
And this past week, we were able to go to Glenn neighbors, which is a community right

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05:28:29,780 --> 05:28:36,460
off of Euclid and bring not only school supplies to the kids that are there, but also hot dogs

1715
05:28:36,460 --> 05:28:39,440
and activities for kids that since they have all gone back to school.

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05:28:39,440 --> 05:28:47,740
So a lot of the families came out, even though it was 100 degrees, but it was a good opportunity for us to hear some of the issues that they are facing.

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05:28:48,200 --> 05:28:52,300
Many of the residents in this district, because I'm well aware of what's going on in my district.

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05:28:52,700 --> 05:29:06,740
A lot of the residents in this area are dealing with parking challenges, which we don't have great solutions for, however, with the knowledge of what the community is facing we can prevent further compacted parking challenges.

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05:29:06,740 --> 05:29:09,720
So, that's one of the things that we're working on in this area as well.

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05:29:09,940 --> 05:29:14,640
So, thank you to Anaheim Police Department as well as community services for your continued partnership.

1721
05:29:16,220 --> 05:29:19,160
I also just have to highlight we have a new business in District 3.

1722
05:29:19,360 --> 05:29:26,780
So, if you have not had the chance to visit, they were actually offering 50 free meals to the first 50 people.

1723
05:29:27,060 --> 05:29:32,940
But they also had a raffle for Bruno Mars tickets, so that was probably a relief highlight.

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05:29:32,940 --> 05:29:37,620
But if you have not been, I highly recommend they are right in the Von Shopping Center.

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05:29:37,840 --> 05:29:41,940
We love to welcome new businesses, and unless we're visiting them, they cannot thrive.

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05:29:42,180 --> 05:29:46,480
So please make sure that you are eating small and local in District 3.

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05:29:48,240 --> 05:29:52,380
And then I also just wanted to mention, I'm going to pull up the obituary.

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05:29:52,540 --> 05:29:59,980
It is with great regret that we, I'm not going to ask Mayor Aiken to please close the door.

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05:30:00,000 --> 05:30:29,800
Meeting in Anthony DeLoya's memory. Just going to read the obituary that his sister has sent me. He was an asset to our police department as a non sworn officer. And I also want to thank Helgen Feldmortuary, who is a business that has been here for decades in my district, but they are helping the family through this process. And I know that the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association is also helping. But I'm going to go ahead and read Anthony DeLoya's

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05:30:32,700 --> 05:30:40,200
It is with profound sadness that we announced the passing of Anthony Deloya, age 29, who passed away on August 20th, 2026.

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05:30:40,480 --> 05:30:47,400
A dedicated member of the Anaheim Police Department for six years, he wore his badge as a promise to his community and his family.

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05:30:47,780 --> 05:30:52,020
He always got involved in school, he was a proud graduate of Cal State Fullerton.

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05:30:52,660 --> 05:30:56,880
Deloya was known for his compassion, integrity, and unwavering commitment.

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05:30:56,880 --> 05:31:03,220
Born in 1997 in Anaheim, California, he was a beloved son, brother, uncle, and cousin.

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05:31:03,560 --> 05:31:06,040
He loved to spend time with his family and friends.

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05:31:06,640 --> 05:31:08,760
He was very humble and a hard worker.

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05:31:09,180 --> 05:31:11,020
He always wanted to move up the ladder.

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05:31:11,580 --> 05:31:15,400
He leaves behind a legacy of courage and kindness that will inspire generations.

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05:31:16,020 --> 05:31:18,200
He will forever be missed but never forgotten.

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05:31:18,940 --> 05:31:22,700
Heavenly Father, thank you for allowing him to be with us for at least 29 years.

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05:31:22,700 --> 05:31:27,900
You have blessed our lives with his presence, his love, his guidance through every season.

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05:31:28,500 --> 05:31:33,060
Thank you for the joy, peace, and strength you have given us in his company and for the

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05:31:33,060 --> 05:31:35,400
countless blessings that have shaped our journey together.

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05:31:36,240 --> 05:31:40,840
His family has asked me to let everybody know that his visitations will be held at Helgenfeld

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05:31:40,840 --> 05:31:46,080
Marchuary on September 10th and the funeral will be held at St. Boniface Church on September

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05:31:46,080 --> 05:31:46,800
11th.

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05:31:47,160 --> 05:31:51,480
So Mayor Aiken, I ask you to close the meeting in Anthony Deloya's memory and that concludes

1748
05:31:51,480 --> 05:31:52,340
with my council comments.

1749
05:31:53,020 --> 05:31:54,460
Thank you, councilwoman.

1750
05:31:54,780 --> 05:31:55,720
Councilmember Bayless.

1751
05:31:56,820 --> 05:31:57,280
Thank you.

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05:31:57,960 --> 05:31:59,560
I'll address the good with the bad.

1753
05:31:59,720 --> 05:32:00,500
I do have a good comment.

1754
05:32:00,760 --> 05:32:04,420
So I'd like to thank Ms. Cortes for coming tonight.

1755
05:32:05,240 --> 05:32:06,460
Obviously, Beach Boulevard.

1756
05:32:06,460 --> 05:32:09,280
We still have some issues out there with prostitution.

1757
05:32:09,900 --> 05:32:12,960
If you haven't heard it, it's the same thing four years ago.

1758
05:32:13,620 --> 05:32:16,460
There was a Senate bill passed, SB 357

1759
05:32:16,460 --> 05:32:19,620
that removed loitering from the police's toolbox.

1760
05:32:20,400 --> 05:32:26,300
I can't direct my police to go out there and issue citations, so it's incredibly difficult for them.

1761
05:32:26,300 --> 05:32:29,040
They've been doing a great job with the tools that they have.

1762
05:32:29,140 --> 05:32:32,880
They have to put a sting together in order to make this happen.

1763
05:32:33,240 --> 05:32:41,060
I can tell you that doesn't happen very easily, it does take a lot of resources and a lot of cash to make it done.

1764
05:32:41,660 --> 05:32:46,520
This council here has supported, there's another bill, I'll tell you right now, it's AB 63.

1765
05:32:47,020 --> 05:32:48,900
This council has supported it.

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05:32:48,940 --> 05:32:53,340
It will bring back loitering to the police's toolbox for start.

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05:32:54,280 --> 05:32:57,320
If you're a West Adahime resident, you don't like what you see on Beach Boulevard.

1768
05:32:57,440 --> 05:33:03,940
I would strongly encourage you to write a letter to your state representatives, ask them to support SB 63.

1769
05:33:04,960 --> 05:33:07,720
I can tell you that our police department is doing the job.

1770
05:33:08,180 --> 05:33:11,500
We had 39 arrests on Beach Boulevard for the month of July.

1771
05:33:11,500 --> 05:33:40,680
So there is things that are going on, on Beach Boulevard, our city staff is trying to do what they can, and I'll just end this part of the comment by saying, I've been a resident there for 27 years and I truly do believe that the problem may not go away until we get rid of the hotels that are there, so I will be doing everything I can do to try to facilitate the sale of some of those hotels there to make it into a residential product, even tonight I put a

1772
05:33:40,680 --> 05:33:46,580
The item on the agenda for nuisance, this is probably the big reason why it's there.

1773
05:33:46,700 --> 05:33:48,940
So I just want to address that, and with that I'll go on the good.

1774
05:33:49,300 --> 05:33:50,520
It's not all bad.

1775
05:33:51,420 --> 05:33:58,860
Beach Boulevard, we saw the city power lines finally come down, we saw SCE, finally come down.

1776
05:33:59,040 --> 05:34:04,580
So you'll see a lot of the power lines on Beach Boulevard have at least been cut in half.

1777
05:34:04,820 --> 05:34:08,620
You'll see the crews up there, I was out there watching them.

1778
05:34:08,620 --> 05:34:13,900
they were able to cut down a power pole, actually two or three power poles that were out there.

1779
05:34:14,120 --> 05:34:15,840
So there is progress.

1780
05:34:15,880 --> 05:34:17,940
We're seeing a better beach boulevard.

1781
05:34:18,060 --> 05:34:20,400
We've got the median going on out there.

1782
05:34:20,560 --> 05:34:25,920
But anyways, I just wanted to give a giant thanks to the Utilities Department for working on that.

1783
05:34:26,200 --> 05:34:32,180
And we'll see, I think it's about another 12 months before we'll see the actual communication lines coming down.

1784
05:34:32,180 --> 05:34:33,580
And then hopefully the poles behind them.

1785
05:34:33,640 --> 05:34:34,400
So thank you very much.

1786
05:34:34,400 --> 05:34:35,360
Thank

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05:34:38,050 --> 05:34:38,530
you.

1788
05:34:38,930 --> 05:34:41,930
Just wanted to share a couple of things.

1789
05:34:42,210 --> 05:34:46,250
I know Councilmember Kumpos-Kurtz already mentioned it, but just wanted to, again, thank

1790
05:34:46,250 --> 05:34:55,190
Congressman Lucorea, as well as Assemblymember Avalino Valencia for their support in helping

1791
05:34:55,190 --> 05:34:59,850
us secure funding to start the construction.

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05:35:00,000 --> 05:35:29,940
The question of the skate park or ninth skate park in the city of Anaheim, which hopefully I won't give JJ a hard time, but hopefully be delivered sometime in the fall, early winter, or else you're going to have a lot of council people helping you paint before we're for opening. But obviously, we can get so much more done when we work with our state partners, when we work with our federal partners. So it's nice to have on the congressional side somebody born and raised in Anaheim in Congressman Luke

1793
05:35:29,940 --> 05:35:35,860
Korea, as well as a former Roosevelt teddy bear himself in our assembly and assembly member

1794
05:35:35,860 --> 05:35:41,980
Valencia. So thank you again to their assistance and thank you to all the city staff for picking

1795
05:35:41,980 --> 05:35:45,920
this park and making sure that it remains the legacy park that we all know that it is.

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05:35:46,800 --> 05:35:54,260
I also took a trip with big city mayors up to Sacramento, so big city mayors is the 13 largest

1797
05:35:54,260 --> 05:35:59,600
cities in the state of California and we advocate and a bipartisan manner for issues that

1798
05:35:59,600 --> 05:36:02,240
affect the largest cities in the state of California.

1799
05:36:02,800 --> 05:36:07,840
We were up there not only to talk about Prop 1, which although I'm not a fan of statewide

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05:36:07,840 --> 05:36:12,300
bonds, this one is a housing bond that is going to help us try to bridge that gap

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05:36:12,300 --> 05:36:16,400
of decades being behind and decades worth of housing.

1802
05:36:16,880 --> 05:36:20,760
But I also had the opportunity with the big city mayors to sit down with former health

1803
05:36:20,760 --> 05:36:27,040
and human services, Secretary Javier Basera, as well as sit down with our local representatives

1804
05:36:27,040 --> 05:36:35,780
Assembly Member Sharon Quirk Silva, Cadi Petri Norris, and Assembly Member Avalino Valencia to discuss

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05:36:35,780 --> 05:36:41,680
HAP funding and really advocate for cities like Anaheim and what we can do with HAP funding.

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05:36:41,920 --> 05:36:48,380
So I want to thank the city and my fellow mayors and big city mayors for allowing me that opportunity.

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05:36:49,540 --> 05:36:56,400
And then last yesterday, it was a hot day but an exciting day to do the groundbreaking for

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05:36:56,400 --> 05:37:01,660
the new parking structure that is going to be connecting the the back of harbor in those hotels

1809
05:37:02,340 --> 05:37:07,480
over with a pedestrian bridge over harbor to the new entrance that's going to be the

1810
05:37:08,100 --> 05:37:14,740
kind of landmark entrance for Disneyland forward. It spends I feel like more than a decade in planning

1811
05:37:15,420 --> 05:37:20,000
so to actually have Disneyland forward to have a shovel in the ground as an exciting

1812
05:37:20,620 --> 05:37:24,880
exciting day. Just want to highlight, I know that this gets brought up a lot.

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05:37:25,260 --> 05:37:30,280
This is not only going to be something that helps us with safety, both in the security

1814
05:37:30,280 --> 05:37:35,120
aspect for the visitors that are coming and entering the park, as well as the families

1815
05:37:35,120 --> 05:37:40,200
that are no longer going to have to have walking across harbor as their option, but we'll have

1816
05:37:40,200 --> 05:37:44,200
a pedestrian bridge to connect the parking structure to the park.

1817
05:37:44,200 --> 05:37:52,280
But this is something that the Disneyland resort is paying for on their own dime in case there's any confusion out there

1818
05:37:52,280 --> 05:38:00,220
So I just want to thank all of the union representatives that were out there as this project is being built with union labor as well as the city staff

1819
05:38:00,220 --> 05:38:03,880
Members of the business community everyone that really has come together

1820
05:38:04,400 --> 05:38:12,940
To make this exciting chapter and the resort history go forward. So with that I'll turn it over to our interim city manager Greg Garcia

1821
05:38:12,940 --> 05:38:13,040
Yeah.

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05:38:16,390 --> 05:38:16,970
Thank you, Mayor.

1823
05:38:17,350 --> 05:38:19,510
Just a couple of updates tonight.

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05:38:20,250 --> 05:38:23,550
First and foremost, with school, back in session,

1825
05:38:23,710 --> 05:38:25,550
so is the Anaheim Tech Scholar Program.

1826
05:38:26,430 --> 05:38:28,630
The goal of this program is to help our high school juniors

1827
05:38:28,630 --> 05:38:30,630
and seniors as they prepare for their next steps.

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05:38:31,290 --> 05:38:34,330
The program provides free laptops or tablets to students

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05:38:34,330 --> 05:38:36,530
who are ready to continue their education and college.

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05:38:36,950 --> 05:38:40,010
This is a competitive program with eligibility requirements

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05:38:40,010 --> 05:38:40,850
and an application.

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05:38:41,450 --> 05:38:45,230
Students who are eligible can apply now through September 28th.

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05:38:45,230 --> 05:38:49,210
to apply or find more information, visit anaheim.net slash tech scholar.

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05:38:51,730 --> 05:38:56,670
Next, for those in our community who are looking for a new job, we will be hosting a career

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05:38:56,670 --> 05:39:03,430
expo next month. Join us as more than 80 employers look for workers in a wide variety of industries.

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05:39:04,570 --> 05:39:09,090
Job seekers can meet a network of various employers, ask about different industries and career

1837
05:39:09,090 --> 05:39:16,330
opportunities, and maybe even get on the spot job interviews. The expo will be at the Anaheim Convention

1838
05:39:16,330 --> 05:39:21,990
Center on Tuesday, September 29th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For questions, you can email

1839
05:39:23,110 --> 05:39:28,210
wdinfoadandheim.net. And then finally, we all know our city has a rich

1840
05:39:28,210 --> 05:39:32,230
history and so many things to celebrate here. One of those things is the

1841
05:39:32,230 --> 05:39:38,470
incredible walkie-stofel house built in 1896. We are celebrating the 130th

1842
05:39:38,470 --> 05:39:42,830
birthday of the historic house. We'd like to invite everyone to join us next

1843
05:39:42,830 --> 05:39:49,350
Saturday, September 5th, from 9 a.m. to noon at Founders Park. We'll celebrate 130 years

1844
05:39:49,350 --> 05:39:53,570
of history with the treasure hunt and light refreshments. You can even meet the descendants

1845
05:39:53,570 --> 05:39:59,190
of Peter and Mary Stolfell, who moved into the house in 1905. We hope to see you all there.

1846
05:39:59,190 --> 05:39:59,970
Okay, I'll see you later.

1847
05:40:00,000 --> 05:40:01,240
I conclude my updates.

1848
05:40:03,650 --> 05:40:30,710
Thank you, Mr. City Manager. So we are now going to recess the City Council, housing and public improvements authority, and housing authority to address the public financing authority consent calendar. Items number one and number two are before us, is there a motion? Second. So we have a motion and a second, please vote. Item number one is a resolution of the Board of Directors of the High and Public Finance Authority, amending the dates and times for regular meetings of the authority for the

1849
05:40:30,710 --> 05:40:36,790
the 2026 calendar year in rescinding resolution number APFA, 2026-001, and this is rescheduling

1850
05:40:36,790 --> 05:40:39,250
the meeting of September 15th to September 22nd.

1851
05:40:40,730 --> 05:40:43,870
And the vote is seven eyes, no nays, motion carries.

1852
05:40:44,590 --> 05:40:49,150
So bear with us as we tap to go through a couple of different authorities calendars to change

1853
05:40:49,150 --> 05:40:52,470
a council date, so sorry, this is not the most exciting part.

1854
05:40:53,250 --> 05:40:57,210
Without objection, we're going to adjourn the public financing authority and reconvene the

1855
05:40:57,210 --> 05:41:01,150
Housing and Public Improvement Authority to address the authority's consent agenda.

1856
05:41:01,270 --> 05:41:03,670
Item number three and four before us is their emotion.

1857
05:41:04,710 --> 05:41:06,730
Second, we have a motion in the second, please vote.

1858
05:41:08,050 --> 05:41:15,630
Item three is a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Anaheim Housing and Public Improvement Authority at Mending and the dates and times for the regular meetings of the authority for the 2026 calendar year.

1859
05:41:15,970 --> 05:41:22,950
And resending resolution number AHPIA 2026-001, and this is rescheduling in meetings September 15th to September 22nd.

1860
05:41:22,950 --> 05:41:26,430
And the vote is seven eyes, no nays, motion carries.

1861
05:41:26,970 --> 05:41:38,150
So with that objection, we will adjourn the housing and public improvements authority and reconvene the housing authority to address the authority's consent agenda items five through seven are before us as their emotion.

1862
05:41:39,590 --> 05:41:41,730
We have a motion in a second, please vote.

1863
05:41:44,650 --> 05:41:48,870
Item six on the consent calendar is a resolution the governing board of the Anaheim Housing Authority and

1864
05:41:48,870 --> 05:41:58,930
attending the dates and times of the regular meetings of the authority for the 2026 calendar and resending the resolution number AHA, 2026-001, reschedule ending of September 15th, just September 22nd.

1865
05:42:00,110 --> 05:42:02,370
And the vote is seven eyes, no nays, motion carries.

1866
05:42:02,810 --> 05:42:03,350
We're almost there.

1867
05:42:03,770 --> 05:42:09,890
Without objection, we'll adjourn the housing authority and reconvene the city council to address the city council's consent encounter.

1868
05:42:10,510 --> 05:42:13,830
So items number eight through 25 are before us.

1869
05:42:13,910 --> 05:42:17,270
Are there any members of council who wish to remove an item on consent?

1870
05:42:17,270 --> 05:42:21,230
For further discussion, I'll start with Council Member Campos-Carts.

1871
05:42:22,070 --> 05:42:23,150
Thank you, Madam Mayor.

1872
05:42:23,270 --> 05:42:27,290
I'd like to pull items 11, 21, and 22.

1873
05:42:28,170 --> 05:42:29,370
Thank you very much.

1874
05:42:29,750 --> 05:42:30,910
Council Member Meeks.

1875
05:42:32,090 --> 05:42:33,870
Those were the exact same ones I was going to pull.

1876
05:42:34,790 --> 05:42:36,050
Okay, so that's a second.

1877
05:42:36,610 --> 05:42:37,510
Council Member Maas.

1878
05:42:38,010 --> 05:42:39,530
I would like to pull item number 16.

1879
05:42:40,330 --> 05:42:41,650
Item number 16.

1880
05:42:43,070 --> 05:42:43,810
Thank you.

1881
05:42:43,930 --> 05:42:45,950
May I have a motion to pass the remainder?

1882
05:42:45,950 --> 05:42:46,410
We

1883
05:42:48,970 --> 05:42:50,750
have a motion in the second, please vote.

1884
05:42:53,860 --> 05:42:57,640
And noting for the record that also included the removal of item number 17.

1885
05:42:58,380 --> 05:42:59,180
Thank you.

1886
05:43:00,880 --> 05:43:04,780
And the vote for the remaining items is seven eyes, no nays, motion carries.

1887
05:43:06,600 --> 05:43:11,100
So the first item, pulled is item number 11, pulled by council member Hertz.

1888
05:43:11,320 --> 05:43:12,440
Would you like a staff report?

1889
05:43:12,700 --> 05:43:13,620
Yes, ma'am.

1890
05:43:14,020 --> 05:43:14,680
Mr. City Manager?

1891
05:43:15,320 --> 05:43:19,760
Yes, our staff report will be provided by a great staff director of our housing and

1892
05:43:19,760 --> 05:43:21,720
Community Development Department and her team.

1893
05:43:23,290 --> 05:43:24,360
Wonderful, thank you.

1894
05:43:24,640 --> 05:43:26,480
Good evening, Mayor and City Council.

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Tonight we are pleased to present the first annual report of the Anaheim Local Housing Trust Fund

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which will cover fiscal year 25-26.

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This was the year the trust fund moved from a framework to action,

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launching programs, investing in housing, and delivering direct assistance to Anaheim residents.

1899
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As background, the City Council established the Trust Fund in August 2024 to give Anaheim a flexible, locally controlled way to receive and invest housing resources.

1900
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That action created the framework.

1901
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The funding followed in May 2025 when the City received the first 15 million Disney forward affordable housing payment.

1902
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That same month, the Council adopted the program guidelines and a funding allocation plan, directing investments into three areas.

1903
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First time, home ownership, housing stability, and housing production through the Build More Homes program.

1904
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With that foundation in place, the focus of this first year has been execution.

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I will now turn the presentation over to Kevin Clawson, our community investment manager to highlight the years accomplishments and provide an overview of the trust fund's revenue and expenditures.

1906
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Thank you, Grace.

1907
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The first direct assistance program launched under the Trust Fund was in December 2020.

1908
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25, and it was my Anaheim home program. This first citywide home ownership program in more than 15 years, the my Anaheim home program provides eligible households with a $50,000 deferred payment, second mortgage, to increase the households down payment and buying power. Launching the program involved more than just establishing the assistance amount. Staff developed the eligibility and application requirements, underwriting and loan review procedures, loan documents, closing and funding procedures,

1909
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in coordination protocols with lenders, real estate professionals, brokers, and escrow companies.

1910
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The response has been significant during the first fiscal year.

1911
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We launched a dedicated interest portal that's received more than 1200 program inquiries.

1912
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We've conducted 390 individualized household assessments.

1913
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Assisted 164 households take preliminary steps towards completing an application.

1914
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We've approved five applications for households who are currently shopping on the open market.

1915
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and we've celebrated the first two new homeowners of the program.

1916
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This level of program engagement required consistent community outreach,

1917
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including participation at 12 council district open houses and

1918
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33 additional community outreach events.

1919
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While two homeowners may seem like a small number,

1920
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it's important to recognize that this is the very first year of the brand new program.

1921
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In the infrastructure, partnerships and pipeline established this year position

1922
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the program for significantly greater activity going forward.

1923
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One of the most valuable outcomes from launching the Mayanahine program has been what staff has learned about the household interested in becoming homeowners.

1924
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This experience is highlighted that down payment assistance is only one piece of the home ownership equation.

1925
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For the trust fund program to be effective, down payment assistance must be paired with resources and

1926
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individualized support to increase home buying readiness.

1927
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To address this significant need for home buyer education and readiness,

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The staff developed a roadmap to home buying success that outlines the key touch points and ongoing support provided to households as they prepare to successfully participate in the city's home buying programs.

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It starts with marketing and outreach efforts to make households who live or work in Anaheim aware of the city's home ownership programs and resources.

1930
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Households are then directed to the newly launched first time home buyer interestless portal and resource page where they can sign up to be contacted by city staff.

1931
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From there, staff conducts an in-depth financial readiness assessment to better understand each household's readiness for home ownership, including factors such as credit, savings, income, their debt, and overall mortgage readiness.

1932
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Based on that assessment, staff connects households with resources that best fit their needs.

1933
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For households that are ready, that may mean moving directly to the application process for programs like the Mayanahine Home Program.

1934
05:47:37,630 --> 05:47:48,730
For households that need additional support, staff connects them with partner resources such as home buyer counseling agencies who can help address credit, savings, debt, budget and other barriers to mortgage readiness.

1935
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The goal is to meet households where they are and provide the support and resources they need to successfully move along the path to home ownership.

1936
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The launch of the Mayanaheim home program has given staff the opportunity to leverage the new processes and tools that we've developed, including the first time home buyer interestless portal.

1937
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to connect interested home buyers with other city home ownership program opportunities,

1938
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including our density bonus for sale home opportunities.

1939
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Through the entitlement process for several recent town home developments,

1940
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developers provide a portion of homes at affordable prices in exchange for

1941
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development concessions and waivers.

1942
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These homes create an opportunity for first time home buyers, but

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connecting qualified households with those opportunities is an equally important part of the process.

1944
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By building this pipeline of interested home buyers and maintaining ongoing communication with those households,

1945
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staff can connect them with these opportunities as they become available.

1946
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After over the past four years, the city has successfully completed 46 new,

1947
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has successfully completed, supported 46 new home buyers of Dent City bonus units.

1948
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With the most recent sales demonstrating the value of this approach and

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the opportunity to build on the tools of the Miami-Anaheim home program.

1950
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The second major direct assistance program launched this fiscal year was the

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State House Anaheim Program, which launched in April of 2026.

1952
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State House Anaheim provides one-time emergency financial assistance to eligible low-income households experiencing an unexpected hardship like a job loss or a medical issue that puts them at immediate risk of housing instability eviction or homelessness.

1953
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The program provides assistance up to $3,500 including up to $3,000 for past due rent or security deposit and up to $500 for past due utilities.

1954
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Within the first three months, the program assisted 65 households with an average assistance

1955
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of approximately $2,900 and we received over 260 program inquiries.

1956
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Those numbers demonstrate the need for this type of intervention and the importance

1957
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of having a mechanism that can quickly respond when a household experiences a temporary financial

1958
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crisis.

1959
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The housing stability investment area also includes legacy eviction prevention assistance

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programs, including the senior safety net program and COMPIO.

1961
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These programs are separate from the 65 households assisted through the StayHouse Anaheim program, but their housing-related expenditures were included in the Trust Fund's Housing Stability Financial Reporting.

1962
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Turning now to the financial side of the annual report, this slide provides how funds were expanded during the fiscal year. It's important to note that the Trust Fund consolidated several legacy city programs, grants and funds dedicated to housing, so the financial report includes more than just the My Anaheim home StayHouse and build more home programs. In total approximately $2.1 million was

1963
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expanded for programs and administration. The largest investment was a $1 million build

1964
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more homes initiative investment for our current affordable housing development under

1965
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construction on Beach Boulevard and at Lincoln Avenue. Followed by approximately $370,000

1966
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in the housing stability programs, $100,000 for first time home buyer programs and approximately

1967
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$102,000 for administration and technology investments. It's important to emphasize that

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these expenditures represent the initial year of implementation, a significant portion of

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the trust fund remains available for future investment, including funding that has been allocated, but not yet expended.

1970
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The trust fund's resources extend beyond its initial capitalization.

1971
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The trust fund began the fiscal year with approximately $16.7 million.

1972
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Inclusive of the initial $15 million dizzy land forward affordable housing payment and

1973
05:51:21,360 --> 05:51:25,580
other legacy federal and local funds during fiscal year 2526.

1974
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The trust fund received an additional approximately $2.3 million, including reimbursements from the HUD,

1975
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Pro housing grant, a developer contribution associated with the middle income refinancing

1976
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of 18-18 platinum triangle, and accrued interest on the fund.

1977
05:51:40,540 --> 05:51:45,640
The trust fund also established and established the separately tracked A-TID housing fund,

1978
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which accrued approximately $1.2 million including interest.

1979
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After the fiscal year's expenditures and combined ending balance of the trust fund and the separately

1980
05:51:54,600 --> 05:52:00,160
tracked A-TID housing fund, our current fiscal year balance is approximately $18.1 million.

1981
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In addition to launching these direct assistance programs, the trust fund began making strategic investments in housing production and expanding the resources available for future investments.

1982
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Under the Buildmore Homes Initiative, the trust fund invested $1 million in gap financing for the 47-unit intergenerational affordable housing development, currently under construction on Beach Boulevard and Lincoln.

1983
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We also secured a $5 million reap 2.0 grant through the SCAG.

1984
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This was a major accomplishment because it expands the resources available for future affordable housing investments beyond the Trust Fund's

1985
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Initial capitalization. The grant is attended to provide gap financing for eligible affordable housing developments, including future pipeline sites along Beach Boulevard and at Harbor and Cartier Way.

1986
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Finally, the city established the Anaheim Tourism Improvement Housing Fund as a separately tracked and recurring source of housing revenue.

1987
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The five member AID housing committee was appointed in April 2026 and began meeting during

1988
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the fiscal year to assess housing needs and begin developing potential programs.

1989
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The AID housing fund receives 9% of the AID hotel assessment and is intended to expand

1990
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workforce housing programs specifically for employees of AID assessed facilities.

1991
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It's important to note that the AID housing fund is a restricted special fund within the

1992
05:53:17,460 --> 05:53:21,760
larger Anaheim local housing trust, but its programming and fund allocation are at the

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discretion of the ETA housing committee.

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Together, these efforts demonstrate that the trust is not only investing the resources

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it has today, but it's also working towards expanding the resources available for future

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housing investments in the future.

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Thank you, Kevin.

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Looking ahead to fiscal year 2627, our focus shifts from launching programs to expanding

1999
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their reach, strengthening partnerships, and creating new housing opportunities.

2000
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For homeownership, staff will continue helping interested households prepare to buy.

2001
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We will also form new partnerships and explore shared homeownership approaches including tenant and

2002
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common and other type of models that might put homeownership within the reach of more unaheimed families.

2003
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For stay-house, staff will continue responding quickly, helping eligible renters address a temporary hardship before it becomes a housing crisis.

2004
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Under Build More, we will move forward on several fronts.

2005
05:54:20,520 --> 05:54:26,360
Completing the selection of a developer for our harbor and

2006
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cartridge way site, preparing an RFP for scattered sites along Beach Boulevard,

2007
05:54:32,200 --> 05:54:36,760
advancing assembly of the former Ketamel-Tel site at Lincoln in Nuclead,

2008
05:54:36,760 --> 05:54:40,680
and continuing revitalization efforts in the Avon Dakota neighborhood.

2009
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Flexible, build more home funds, support more than construction.

2010
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It gives the city the ability to plan, to assemble sites, to build partnerships, and act when opportunities arise.

2011
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Together, this work advances Anaheim's goal to expand affordable workforce and home ownership.

2012
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We'd like to thank the city council for the direction and the support that made this first year possible, and to our city staff for building these programs from the ground up with creativity, care, and persistence. A housing trust fund is ultimately measured not only by the dollars it holds, but by the doors those dollars open, and the homes they help people keep. To close,

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we would like to share one story that brings that impact to life.

2014
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I'm Dora Reese and I grew up in Anaheim.

2015
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I went to Betsy Ross Elementary School,

2016
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Ball Junior High, and graduated from Anaheim High School.

2017
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I missed owning my own home. I had previously owned a home when I was married

2018
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and circumstances changed when you're now single

2019
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and trying to rebuild a life, and as a single mom and life is expensive, as we know, and it just

2020
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seemed so far out of reach. I almost can't believe actually that it has happened and that I own

2021
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my own home in California now, and it's a large part to do with the assistance I received to help

2022
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bridge the gap where I was a little bit short in the down payment that I wanted to put down to purchase the home.

2023
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I appreciate that the city offers this program and made it possible for me to become a homeowner here in Anaheim.

2024
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With this program, I think a lot of people's lives could shift from being a renter to being a homeowner

2025
05:56:49,680 --> 05:56:54,300
with programs like this that really make an impact on individuals' lives.

2026
05:56:55,120 --> 05:57:01,760
It's just exciting, it's exciting to know that I own a home

2027
05:57:01,760 --> 05:57:09,220
work in the city I grew up in actually and I have a lot of history here and the

2028
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roots go deep here so I'll be sticking around for a while.

2029
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It's kind of fun to see

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everybody. I feel like I had a little group of cheerleaders in here today. All excited for me and

2031
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it's nice. It's nice. It feels like community and you know this is a big city but it feels like kind

2032
05:57:35,900 --> 05:57:38,460
of a small city right now. It feels nice.

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With that, that concludes our annual Trust Fund report to you.

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we do have printed versions of the report for you,

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and staff is available for questions.

2036
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Thank you, council member Kurtz.

2037
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Thank you, Grace and team for that presentation.

2038
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Thank you for the work you've done.

2039
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You've been out in the community many, many, many times.

2040
05:58:09,860 --> 05:58:12,480
I've seen you at events talking to folks

2041
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about their possibilities in Anaheim.

2042
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the last video, and it says it all.

2043
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Thank you for your continued work with the a-tid housing.

2044
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I understand that you're this close to making an announcement on how that is going to proceed.

2045
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So again, thank you to you and your team for all the work.

2046
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That's all I have.

2047
05:58:36,480 --> 05:58:39,820
Thank you, council member Rubikolva, and then council member Meeks.

2048
05:58:41,280 --> 05:58:43,260
Grace, thank you for that presentation.

2049
05:58:43,260 --> 05:58:48,320
I just really reinforces the commitment that this Council has made to our community.

2050
05:58:48,620 --> 05:58:54,040
So I want to just, the fact that that video really closed it for me.

2051
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I do have a question though, have you identified any barriers or any additional support that you might need to continue to expand the program and grow it for residents of Anaheim?

2052
05:59:05,720 --> 05:59:13,660
Thank you for that question, and indeed this has been quite a learning journey for us.

2053
05:59:14,320 --> 05:59:20,620
We have learned through, I will have to say that we have committed staff that spends

2054
05:59:20,620 --> 05:59:24,880
a lot of time with people getting to know them, understanding their situation.

2055
05:59:25,660 --> 05:59:31,200
And what we've learned is the importance of that learning opportunity for folks.

2056
05:59:31,200 --> 05:59:54,140
I think there's a gap between people wanting and understanding what it takes and the down payment assistance is certainly one of them but more than that it's the importance of credit, the importance of savings, the importance of not accumulating a debt that then becomes the barrier to homeownership.

2057
05:59:54,740 --> 05:59:57,120
And so these are things that are more

2058
05:59:57,120 --> 05:59:59,820
almost case management or whole, that education.

2059
06:00:00,000 --> 06:00:06,420
Education piece has just come up as such a big need in really all of our programs, certainly in

2060
06:00:06,420 --> 06:00:12,520
home ownership, even in the rent stabilization, you know, choices about the units that you're

2061
06:00:12,520 --> 06:00:18,680
renting and are they really out of your reach, educating folks about our affordable housing

2062
06:00:18,680 --> 06:00:24,640
program. So, that people component, the need to touch folks and really engage with people,

2063
06:00:24,640 --> 06:00:29,320
I think that's probably been the one thing that has been a bit of a surprise.

2064
06:00:29,320 --> 06:00:33,480
It's not simply putting out a program and hoping they will come.

2065
06:00:33,760 --> 06:00:39,380
It's really just how been that hand holding piece that I think is just, it's really going

2066
06:00:39,380 --> 06:00:40,020
to pay dividends.

2067
06:00:40,600 --> 06:00:45,660
We may only have two today, but I think what we're really learning is we're planting seeds

2068
06:00:46,180 --> 06:00:48,880
for people to understand how do I get there.

2069
06:00:48,880 --> 06:01:00,880
And that may not show up in six months in a year, but I think the conversations that are having today are going to be fruitful and they're going to show up along the way as people make these behavioral changes.

2070
06:01:01,660 --> 06:01:17,700
Yeah, and as we keep promoting, and I mean, because you're building something from scratch, I know I've shared this in the past but my husband and I purchased our first home in 1999 using money from redevelopment funds, so we actually did benefit from the down payment assistance program.

2071
06:01:17,700 --> 06:01:25,720
and it was huge back then, and then when redevelopment was eliminated, all of those resources went away, so I'm glad that we were able to bring it back to the community.

2072
06:01:26,500 --> 06:01:34,860
The other thing I was going to ask you, or actually I'm going to highlight, I know that your team is selfless, I see the work that you guys are doing in the community.

2073
06:01:35,620 --> 06:01:46,020
Sandra is on speed dial for me every morning, and I have to just recognize, and I did not include this in my council communications, because it's not, I didn't really want to put a picture up there of the family.

2074
06:01:46,020 --> 06:01:51,200
but thank you to you and your team because there was a family who was homeless in Pearson Park,

2075
06:01:51,920 --> 06:01:55,600
a mother and her three children, and you guys were able to get her housing.

2076
06:01:56,360 --> 06:02:02,300
So they are housed for the next 52 weeks, and I just want to say thank you to your team for

2077
06:02:02,300 --> 06:02:06,600
the commitment there. It was members of the community who brought it to my attention as well,

2078
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and the fact that we were able to jump into action before the children went back to school.

2079
06:02:12,120 --> 06:02:18,180
Well there's one school aged young lady that is part of the family and the mom and her kids are now housed.

2080
06:02:18,420 --> 06:02:27,100
So thank you so much for just making sure that we're providing as much resources at all hours of the day to people who live in our city.

2081
06:02:31,520 --> 06:02:34,580
Council member Meeks and then council member Bayless.

2082
06:02:35,760 --> 06:02:40,300
I also, I want to thank you for the work that's gone into setting up this program.

2083
06:02:41,260 --> 06:02:47,520
We were very excited as a council to establish this housing trust fund to have the opportunity

2084
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to house our residents and to do more.

2085
06:02:51,720 --> 06:02:55,340
I particularly was very excited about the home ownership program.

2086
06:02:55,480 --> 06:02:59,880
It is a passion of mine and I get it.

2087
06:02:59,960 --> 06:03:01,840
It's a learning curve with young people.

2088
06:03:02,100 --> 06:03:07,140
Yeah, they should have learned that credit card interest is high in school, but maybe they

2089
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didn't.

2090
06:03:07,660 --> 06:03:12,440
And so now your life teachers, as you move forward on that.

2091
06:03:12,880 --> 06:03:17,420
A year ago we talked about whether or not $50,000 was enough.

2092
06:03:18,860 --> 06:03:23,640
And I know you're still kind of getting your feet wet on that.

2093
06:03:23,820 --> 06:03:28,920
But I will say that I think I would be interested in changing that amount.

2094
06:03:28,980 --> 06:03:32,880
If you think that's not the right amount, I mean housing is very expensive.

2095
06:03:33,460 --> 06:03:36,060
And I know it's very difficult to get into housing.

2096
06:03:36,780 --> 06:03:38,940
that might need to be a little bit bigger bridge.

2097
06:03:40,020 --> 06:03:51,820
We were in this first year, we were deliberately looking for that because we did hear you and I think it was certainly you vocalized it, but I think you weren't the only one who kind of said 50,000 for it.

2098
06:03:52,860 --> 06:04:03,360
And so one of the things that we did learn was that there's some difficulty working with financial institutions because we're not giving this as a grant.

2099
06:04:03,360 --> 06:04:10,780
We're giving this as a loan, so banks are seeing our assistance as additional obligation

2100
06:04:10,780 --> 06:04:11,940
for folks.

2101
06:04:12,840 --> 06:04:19,140
So we started the 50,000 with a 3% payback provision, and we had many financial institutions

2102
06:04:19,140 --> 06:04:21,300
say, sorry, but we can't work with you.

2103
06:04:21,860 --> 06:04:27,540
And so we talked, I'll think Monica and Destiny Herbert, they talked to a lot of institutions

2104
06:04:27,540 --> 06:04:32,340
that said, okay, what do we do to open the doors for more banking, and they said, well, maybe

2105
06:04:32,340 --> 06:04:38,520
if you lowered the interest and so we did along the way to 1% and so we're in it when we're

2106
06:04:38,520 --> 06:04:45,240
giving more money, we're also talking to the banks about does this then create an issue on your

2107
06:04:45,240 --> 06:04:50,540
side where you're believing that there's too much financial debt on it because we're not giving it

2108
06:04:50,540 --> 06:04:56,340
as a grant and the trade-off there is if you grant it it doesn't come back in the future to be recycled

2109
06:04:56,340 --> 06:04:59,940
for somebody. So I think the loan and they don't have to pay that back.

2110
06:05:00,000 --> 06:05:29,840
Until they sell the property or refinance or something like that. So it's not a burden as a payment for them to get into housing. But I, that's it. And the A-tid fund, I think we're going to explore that as well. And maybe see, does one open more than the other, you know, are there places where if you earn less, you get a hundred thousand, maybe if you're a higher earner. So these are all of the things that we are discussing and are open to changing.

2111
06:05:29,840 --> 06:05:36,820
because we don't want we don't want the money to stay here we want the money to be out there getting homes for people and that last video was

2112
06:05:37,280 --> 06:05:42,000
You know everything I wanted this program to be especially seeing that they bought a

2113
06:05:42,660 --> 06:05:49,160
Home you know one of our existing neighborhoods, and I think bringing home ownership and that pride of ownership to a lot of our neighborhoods

2114
06:05:49,160 --> 06:05:53,100
Increasing that is is really important and pays

2115
06:05:54,040 --> 06:05:56,820
Extradivitance and just for that individual that gets the home

2116
06:05:57,380 --> 06:05:59,220
Can we go to slide seven

2117
06:06:09,860 --> 06:06:14,620
Yes, I wanted to clarify something here because it will have a discussion later about pro housing

2118
06:06:15,300 --> 06:06:19,640
This is not that pro housing so and I I know I talked to you about it

2119
06:06:19,640 --> 06:06:21,800
Like okay, what are we spending on?

2120
06:06:22,700 --> 06:06:29,080
$500,000 on the pro housing grant of livability lab and so that in this case

2121
06:06:29,780 --> 06:06:36,940
Stands for pathways to removing obstacles to housing and so maybe I mean that's that's correct

2122
06:06:36,940 --> 06:06:39,920
It was a grant that we received in 2024.

2123
06:06:40,660 --> 06:06:42,020
It's the first time I had put it out.

2124
06:06:42,220 --> 06:06:45,900
And it is money that is afforded to jurisdictions to study.

2125
06:06:46,500 --> 06:06:49,820
What barriers are there to affordable housing,

2126
06:06:50,220 --> 06:06:54,300
workforce housing, and so we do have two staff persons

2127
06:06:54,300 --> 06:06:57,320
who have been looking at different financing models,

2128
06:06:57,800 --> 06:07:00,200
have worked on some occasions with our planning team

2129
06:07:00,200 --> 06:07:02,600
on just looking at land uses.

2130
06:07:03,100 --> 06:07:04,000
And that's what that's about.

2131
06:07:04,000 --> 06:07:06,120
Okay, just wanted to make sure that was clear.

2132
06:07:06,640 --> 06:07:07,120
That's all I had.

2133
06:07:09,160 --> 06:07:11,640
Thanks, Council Member Bayless, and then Mayor Pro Tem.

2134
06:07:12,620 --> 06:07:13,180
Thank you.

2135
06:07:14,340 --> 06:07:16,720
So Grace, I'll give you a giant thank you as well.

2136
06:07:16,860 --> 06:07:20,080
Not only for this, but also for the public housing agency plan.

2137
06:07:20,500 --> 06:07:25,020
I know that there's a lot of moving pieces with both of them and

2138
06:07:25,020 --> 06:07:30,760
your staff is doing a fantastic job, trying to figure out a way to implement all the policies that's there.

2139
06:07:30,900 --> 06:07:32,860
And I know you've got to be.

2140
06:07:32,860 --> 06:07:35,140
And thank you for reading 600 pages.

2141
06:07:36,060 --> 06:07:36,800
You're welcome.

2142
06:07:40,560 --> 06:07:43,560
I'll make this semi-quick.

2143
06:07:43,660 --> 06:07:44,620
I do have two questions.

2144
06:07:44,880 --> 06:07:49,440
First off, I remember last year I think we had allocated what was it 4.5 million roughly

2145
06:07:49,440 --> 06:07:50,180
to be invested.

2146
06:07:50,780 --> 06:07:58,020
And so I see the investment on that as $581,753 and I was just wondering if you could verify

2147
06:07:58,020 --> 06:07:59,360
that number for me, is that right?

2148
06:08:00,540 --> 06:08:06,440
And more importantly, I guess what I'm looking for, is that on the 4.5, or is that on the whole entire amount?

2149
06:08:10,620 --> 06:08:13,880
Could you repeat that for just, I want to make sure that I'm answering it.

2150
06:08:14,140 --> 06:08:23,420
So what I remember from last year, when we talked about this, we had put a portion of the fees to be used or not fees.

2151
06:08:23,780 --> 06:08:26,940
We put a portion of the donation to be used later for-

2152
06:08:26,940 --> 06:08:29,180
Yeah, we established a reserve, yes.

2153
06:08:29,540 --> 06:08:40,960
It didn't go into, we brought forth three spending areas and there was a desire to just leave something in reserve and it was about 4.5 to be determined later as to where it would go.

2154
06:08:41,340 --> 06:08:54,760
Okay, so let's say 4.5, so would I be correct and to say that over one year we earned this is roughly almost 10% $581,735 of only the 4.5 million.

2155
06:08:57,270 --> 06:08:58,530
It's on the full balance.

2156
06:08:58,870 --> 06:08:59,130
I'm sorry?

2157
06:08:59,490 --> 06:09:00,350
It's on the full balance.

2158
06:09:00,430 --> 06:09:01,330
Everything that's in there.

2159
06:09:01,850 --> 06:09:02,630
Which it's the-

2160
06:09:02,630 --> 06:09:05,370
It's not just the invested port of 4.5.

2161
06:09:05,430 --> 06:09:06,930
It's on the entire-

2162
06:09:06,930 --> 06:09:08,190
Whatever's unspent at this point.

2163
06:09:08,970 --> 06:09:11,650
Second question and last one I have is-

2164
06:09:12,910 --> 06:09:15,690
I read a lot of spreadsheets and I got down to the bottom.

2165
06:09:16,050 --> 06:09:19,950
I took your allocated and expended, and I see your remaining.

2166
06:09:20,230 --> 06:09:21,570
But when I subtract the two,

2167
06:09:22,130 --> 06:09:25,970
I don't get 1815, or 18157,000.

2168
06:09:25,970 --> 06:09:34,510
And I get roughly 17, apologize, my calculator's not on, but I remember it was 17,000 something

2169
06:09:34,510 --> 06:09:37,810
and I was just curious what the difference.

2170
06:09:37,930 --> 06:09:48,550
So on page number six of our report here, we've got total funds allocated, 19,000, $19,730,000,

2171
06:09:49,330 --> 06:09:56,990
Expended 2.1 million remaining 18.1 and when I did the math I came up with 17, high 17,

2172
06:09:59,050 --> 06:09:59,810
am I missing?

2173
06:10:00,000 --> 06:10:29,820
Am I just missing something that's not in there? No, that's a good question, and we purposely for the presentation tried to separate the two tables because we realized that it did create a little bit of confusion. So what's shown on the screen currently is what was in the 2425 beginning available funds, and then what was accrued, which was the $2.3 million for the main

2174
06:10:29,820 --> 06:10:35,080
interest and then the 1.2 million for the A-TID, which gave us a total available funds

2175
06:10:35,080 --> 06:10:42,460
of the $20.3 million minus what our expenditures were, which was the 2.1 and that got us to

2176
06:10:42,460 --> 06:10:44,060
the 18.1.

2177
06:10:46,760 --> 06:10:52,060
So you're saying, so, what, you've got 2277,

2178
06:10:54,070 --> 06:10:59,370
2120, okay, so you're not taking the,

2179
06:11:02,290 --> 06:11:02,450
you're

2180
06:11:02,450 --> 06:11:11,330
call it 20.2 million as the available funds, not what was allocated in 2425 at the end of that year,

2181
06:11:12,030 --> 06:11:12,870
90.7.

2182
06:11:13,410 --> 06:11:13,510
Correct.

2183
06:11:13,890 --> 06:11:14,110
Thank you.

2184
06:11:14,970 --> 06:11:17,110
We'll try to clarify that in the future years reports.

2185
06:11:17,890 --> 06:11:18,470
Thank you.

2186
06:11:20,570 --> 06:11:21,310
That's all I have.

2187
06:11:22,830 --> 06:11:23,850
Thank you, Madam Mayor.

2188
06:11:24,170 --> 06:11:25,190
I don't have any questions.

2189
06:11:25,190 --> 06:11:29,350
Grace, I just wanted to take the opportunity to echo my colleagues in thanking you and your team.

2190
06:11:29,350 --> 06:11:33,350
I know many of them are out in the audience, and we're very much appreciative of all of you.

2191
06:11:33,730 --> 06:11:41,170
I think we all have similar stories to what my colleague shared of a family that needs assistance and an emergency, and you guys are there.

2192
06:11:41,510 --> 06:11:56,290
And the selfless way that you go above and beyond to try to help these families to make sure that you have the information to kind of keeping them on track to make sure that they're doing what they need to be doing, especially when we're able to help them out.

2193
06:11:56,290 --> 06:12:18,950
I just wanted to make that point and just highlight the fact that we're in this position where we can offer these resources at a time where cities, not just across a region, across a country, are looking at cutting their budgets and cutting the services they provide to their residents, the fact that we can be in this position to assist our residents and offer this resource to them, I think is outstanding.

2194
06:12:18,950 --> 06:12:21,910
So again, to all of you, thank you for everything that you do.

2195
06:12:22,250 --> 06:12:25,370
Grace and your team Andy, Sandy, Kevin, everybody.

2196
06:12:25,730 --> 06:12:28,690
We're really, very, much grateful for all that you do.

2197
06:12:28,950 --> 06:12:33,410
And everybody that helped build this continues to improve on a daily basis.

2198
06:12:33,970 --> 06:12:38,090
Just I would say I'd also echo to keep us posted in terms of,

2199
06:12:38,430 --> 06:12:42,330
there's something that you need from our team to be able to either expand this,

2200
06:12:42,510 --> 06:12:47,110
to improve it, to ultimately be able to provide these resources and

2201
06:12:47,110 --> 06:12:49,790
services to our community. So thank you all again.

2202
06:12:51,900 --> 06:12:52,920
Council member Rubik Alba?

2203
06:12:54,240 --> 06:12:59,440
Thank you. I just had a couple other kind of comments and questions, but one of the things

2204
06:12:59,440 --> 06:13:04,040
you may already do this, I think it would be helpful when we are expanding beyond the

2205
06:13:04,040 --> 06:13:08,620
two, but just that people are aware that the deferred interest compounds over time, because

2206
06:13:08,620 --> 06:13:12,860
that could be debilitating for a family once they think their home is paid off and then

2207
06:13:12,860 --> 06:13:18,400
it's not because they could pay interest over time to minimize their burdens. That would

2208
06:13:18,400 --> 06:13:20,180
would just be something to include.

2209
06:13:20,640 --> 06:13:25,520
And then I'd be interested at some point in exploring a forgiveness for some of these

2210
06:13:25,520 --> 06:13:31,360
loans, or for these loans, or even if it was just a gift, I don't know if the benefit

2211
06:13:31,360 --> 06:13:37,860
of us, you know, having them have to pay back the burden of just having that extra second

2212
06:13:37,860 --> 06:13:41,200
on their property if it's a benefit to the city.

2213
06:13:41,380 --> 06:13:45,180
I mean, I don't know how much, the revenue that we're generating doesn't appear to be significant

2214
06:13:45,180 --> 06:13:46,920
enough over time.

2215
06:13:46,920 --> 06:13:49,800
So, that's just something to explore as a council at some point.

2216
06:13:50,420 --> 06:14:07,640
I know the skin in the game is a big thing, but perhaps we limit it to when they sell the property, then it comes back so that it's, you know, still stays out within the city, but I just, I worry about the interest loans for some of these families as well.

2217
06:14:11,320 --> 06:14:13,300
Thank you. Council member Kurtz.

2218
06:14:13,300 --> 06:14:14,300
Thank you.

2219
06:14:14,460 --> 06:14:20,180
I have a question on the commitment for the second $15 million payment from Disney.

2220
06:14:21,140 --> 06:14:23,340
I can't remember when is that going to be due.

2221
06:14:28,470 --> 06:14:30,870
2029 is what we believe.

2222
06:14:31,410 --> 06:14:31,650
Okay.

2223
06:14:31,930 --> 06:14:32,410
Thank you.

2224
06:14:34,650 --> 06:14:40,450
Thank you so much to the team for this wonderful presentation and I look forward to a year

2225
06:14:40,450 --> 06:14:40,910
from now.

2226
06:14:41,130 --> 06:14:41,990
Even more good news.

2227
06:14:43,050 --> 06:14:46,970
So with that, I'm going to turn it over to item number 16.

2228
06:14:48,670 --> 06:14:54,450
Oh, I'm so sorry. Yes, thank you. Council member, would you please move me? I'd like to move the item.

2229
06:14:58,300 --> 06:14:59,240
Can you feel it?

2230
06:15:06,460 --> 06:15:09,000
The vote is 7, 9, no, nays, motion carries.

2231
06:15:14,900 --> 06:15:31,380
Thank you. So the next item that was pulled by council member Moss is item number 16. Would you like a staff report? Yes, please. Mr. City Manager. Yes, staff will be provided by Shiny Larson Cash and her team as well as public works and Rudy Amami and his team.

2232
06:15:53,410 --> 06:16:02,110
Good evening, Mayor and members of the City Council. It's my pleasure to present the River Park item before you. I'm joined tonight by Rudy Amami.

2233
06:16:02,110 --> 06:16:06,950
We meet our director of public works in JJ Jimenez, our community services parks manager.

2234
06:16:07,750 --> 06:16:13,430
As well as role Garcia, our construction services manager.

2235
06:16:15,790 --> 06:16:21,730
The future River Park is approximately three acres in size and is located off of Orangewood Avenue

2236
06:16:21,730 --> 06:16:26,990
between the Angel Stadium parking lot and the San Ana River Trail in district five.

2237
06:16:27,570 --> 06:16:30,490
River Park will be the city's 69th park.

2238
06:16:30,490 --> 06:16:40,800
The item before you is a construction, a consideration to award a contract with Urban Habitat for the construction of River Park.

2239
06:16:41,440 --> 06:16:55,540
After a thorough review of the 12 bids received, Urban Habitat was deemed to be the lowest responsible bidder in the amount of $4.4 million, which is lower than the engineers probable cost of $4.6 million.

2240
06:16:55,540 --> 06:17:14,980
The construction of this park is fully funded by grants received from the National Park Services Land and Water Conservation Fund, the State Coastal Conservancy, Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, and Natural Resources Agencies Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program.

2241
06:17:15,680 --> 06:17:22,880
Construction is expected to begin this fall and the park is anticipated to open in the summer of 2027.

2242
06:17:24,340 --> 06:17:28,940
River Park will kick off the implementation of the OC River Walk project.

2243
06:17:29,300 --> 06:17:34,660
When completed, the OC River Walk will transform two miles of the San Ana River corridor

2244
06:17:34,660 --> 06:17:42,080
between Orangewood Avenue and Anaheim Cows into an iconic recreational destination with

2245
06:17:42,080 --> 06:17:46,960
new parks, plazas, water access, public art, trails, and more.

2246
06:17:46,960 --> 06:17:52,680
River Park marks the official first phase of the transformative OC Riverwalk.

2247
06:17:53,160 --> 06:17:59,500
A adjacent to OC Riverwalk, OC Vi will develop open space including metal park which will

2248
06:17:59,500 --> 06:18:01,900
begin construction later next year.

2249
06:18:02,720 --> 06:18:07,980
Both parks are expected to be enjoyed by visitors during the 2028 Olympics.

2250
06:18:10,780 --> 06:18:15,180
Community services staff worked with residents to develop a vision for this park.

2251
06:18:15,180 --> 06:18:20,760
Park. During the input process, residents express the importance of the site along the river

2252
06:18:20,760 --> 06:18:26,680
and included in their park design elements reflecting the native ancestry. The final

2253
06:18:26,680 --> 06:18:32,860
design and park theme depicts and honors native life along the river. Improvements will

2254
06:18:32,860 --> 06:18:39,540
include a welcoming gateway with a new monument sign, the first ever sundial in a city park,

2255
06:18:39,540 --> 06:18:46,840
A natural walking trail with foot bridges for crossing over small bioswells, a designated

2256
06:18:46,840 --> 06:18:54,080
exercise zone, a new playground with adjacent shaded picnic seating, security lighting throughout

2257
06:18:54,080 --> 06:18:59,800
the park, and as shown on this side, River Park will be filled with native trees and shrubs

2258
06:18:59,800 --> 06:19:05,680
which have been selected for their horticultural value and traditional use by native tribes in

2259
06:19:05,680 --> 06:19:12,280
the area. All the trees that exist on site today, many of which are native to California,

2260
06:19:12,660 --> 06:19:18,760
will be protected and will remain in place offering immediate heat relief when the park opens.

2261
06:19:21,420 --> 06:19:26,860
In addition to the amenities mentioned, the park incorporates several public art elements

2262
06:19:26,860 --> 06:19:32,100
that celebrate its history and highlights the indigenous life and connection to the river.

2263
06:19:32,100 --> 06:19:37,780
These include colorful interpretive panels that share stories about the area's native

2264
06:19:37,780 --> 06:19:43,120
flora and fauna, as well as an interactive canoe representing one of the traditional

2265
06:19:43,120 --> 06:19:47,220
modes of transportation used by indigenous communities.

2266
06:19:48,220 --> 06:19:53,760
Another unique feature is a poem written by our own Anaheim Poet Laureate, Camille Hernandez.

2267
06:19:54,740 --> 06:19:59,900
The poem will be integrated into the ground surface of the colorful pathway that stretches

2268
06:20:00,000 --> 06:20:29,980
Members across the entire length of the park, allowing visitors to experience it as they walk in either direction. Like a river that flows and shifts, this palatine-drome poem offers different perspectives on time, memory, and community. We are especially excited about this one of a kind addition to the park. Finally, a large colorful concrete word sculpture will serve as a focal point along the trail.

2269
06:20:29,980 --> 06:20:34,680
and invite visitors to do one simple thing, which is to play.

2270
06:20:36,690 --> 06:20:39,750
The new playground was designed to maximize play value

2271
06:20:39,750 --> 06:20:42,310
and reflect the natural colors of the environment.

2272
06:20:42,990 --> 06:20:46,550
It will feature built-in shade, swings for all ages

2273
06:20:46,550 --> 06:20:50,350
and abilities, multiple slides, musical elements,

2274
06:20:50,870 --> 06:20:54,430
a zip line, individual and group spinning components

2275
06:20:54,430 --> 06:20:55,350
and much more.

2276
06:20:56,750 --> 06:21:06,030
This is a view of the site as it stands today and here is the designer's rendering of the park once it is completed.

2277
06:21:06,710 --> 06:21:12,090
We are excited about what's to come and are looking forward to having the community enjoy their new park.

2278
06:21:13,450 --> 06:21:16,250
So that concludes our presentation at this time.

2279
06:21:16,250 --> 06:21:18,650
We are happy to answer any questions you may have.

2280
06:21:19,130 --> 06:21:20,110
Thank you, Councilmember Moss.

2281
06:21:20,110 --> 06:21:20,870
Thank you.

2282
06:21:20,890 --> 06:21:26,090
I don't have any questions, just comments that we use the word transformative a lot, but

2283
06:21:26,090 --> 06:21:29,030
this space has truly been transformed.

2284
06:21:29,530 --> 06:21:33,390
I hope when since it's finished we can have a before and after to show what it was like

2285
06:21:33,390 --> 06:21:38,470
when the encampments were there and people were scared to ride their bikes in the area to

2286
06:21:38,470 --> 06:21:40,930
now where we're celebrating a place to connect.

2287
06:21:41,830 --> 06:21:48,150
The fact that it's fully funded by grants is really extraordinary, so kudos to the team

2288
06:21:48,150 --> 06:21:53,290
that worked on identifying those, and then I was happy to see that the playground will

2289
06:21:53,290 --> 06:21:57,830
be shaded because that's really important aspect for our kiddos and their parents.

2290
06:21:58,610 --> 06:22:03,450
And then I just very excited to hear that there's going to be a swing set for all abilities.

2291
06:22:03,790 --> 06:22:05,770
So thank you to your team, we're excited.

2292
06:22:07,470 --> 06:22:08,270
Thank you.

2293
06:22:08,530 --> 06:22:09,490
Councilmember Meeks?

2294
06:22:11,310 --> 06:22:14,970
Can you, I mean, it's the bike trails right there too, right?

2295
06:22:14,970 --> 06:22:27,710
right because the previous existing picture showed the bike trail and now it's this will there be separation because some of the bicycles are going very fast and you've got the playground right there. I mean, how are we going to manage that?

2296
06:22:30,700 --> 06:22:43,940
Thank you for the question, Councilor Meeks. I believe that you're referring to the Santa and regional bike trail which I already had actually been relocated outside of the river park project area.

2297
06:22:43,940 --> 06:22:59,980
Yeah, and so we are keeping the prior path and we're repurposing that and that's where the poem that Ashani referred to will be included, but also it's going to be used as just a, you know, pedestrian accessibility component.

2298
06:23:00,560 --> 06:23:04,620
Okay, all right. No, that's great. I'm not writing that fast, but yeah, some people are.

2299
06:23:06,740 --> 06:23:09,520
Council member Kurtz and then Council member Bayless.

2300
06:23:10,120 --> 06:23:11,840
Thank you.

2301
06:23:13,420 --> 06:23:19,240
Echoing Council member Maus is this phenomenal project and I'm really excited about seeing

2302
06:23:19,240 --> 06:23:22,940
it and comparing before and after.

2303
06:23:23,620 --> 06:23:28,940
One question I have and that is accessing the park.

2304
06:23:29,740 --> 06:23:31,300
How do we access it?

2305
06:23:34,310 --> 06:23:41,270
Thank you for the question. Councilmember Campos-Curts, the most public entry will be off of Orangewood.

2306
06:23:41,810 --> 06:23:47,730
So the site actually goes all the way in borders up to the public sidewalk on Orangewood.

2307
06:23:48,470 --> 06:23:53,870
In the future, or actually as well, you could come off of, they already mentioned Santa and

2308
06:23:53,870 --> 06:23:59,770
a regional bike trail. So from the north side of the park, there is a spur that can go into

2309
06:23:59,770 --> 06:24:04,610
to that space that will keep those gates open, so if you're writing your bicycle,

2310
06:24:05,050 --> 06:24:10,390
you can come off the north or the south, if you're just walking to this space then off of Orangewood.

2311
06:24:10,870 --> 06:24:13,630
So there's no parking associated with it.

2312
06:24:17,490 --> 06:24:18,770
Yeah, that is correct.

2313
06:24:18,990 --> 06:24:24,370
During the community process, there was a lot of discussions about whether or not parking should be included.

2314
06:24:24,750 --> 06:24:31,250
Ultimately, the community decided and we received the task of maximizing green space and

2315
06:24:31,250 --> 06:24:34,610
and not facilitating other ways for this park to be walked through.

2316
06:24:35,810 --> 06:24:51,510
So in the future, once OC Vive is built out and metal park is in place and people are going to that parking in one of the several parking structures, they'd have access, they'd be able to walk through to River Park.

2317
06:24:53,430 --> 06:24:59,970
So regarding the parking there's a couple of issues on the street.

2318
06:25:01,060 --> 06:25:28,820
There are additional driveways, and if the public works team wants to jump in, feel free. But there were some obstacles that prevented adding a parking lot with additional parkways. But what we have done is we have pre-planned for potential if there was ever to be development included on the other side of the fence meaning in the Angel Stadium parking lot. So we do have an access.

2319
06:25:31,480 --> 06:25:36,140
there so that we could plan for that in the future in conjunction with the angels.

2320
06:25:43,600 --> 06:25:48,820
We'll connect to Riverwalk eventually and you'll be able to access from Arctic and all that correct?

2321
06:25:49,200 --> 06:25:53,260
It will and I mean the goal at the end of the day is to deliver a park early.

2322
06:25:53,700 --> 06:26:01,520
We are master planning the area to bring a lot of residential units to there and this is more of a community sized park.

2323
06:26:01,520 --> 06:26:07,740
The parking will eventually come and in future discussions with the angels and the development of that site will all

2324
06:26:08,320 --> 06:26:14,720
Interact and connect to and the fact that we're bringing the park first really enhances and it enforces any future development

2325
06:26:14,720 --> 06:26:20,600
That's going to be planned for that property to really take advantage and face and incorporate that park into it

2326
06:26:21,140 --> 06:26:21,880
Thank you

2327
06:26:25,060 --> 06:26:26,180
Councilmember Rubikovak

2328
06:26:28,770 --> 06:26:33,270
Thank you. I just only a comment. I just wanted to thank you guys for incorporating the indigenous

2329
06:26:33,270 --> 06:26:37,270
this culture and elements that you have into this park.

2330
06:26:37,270 --> 06:26:40,550
I know it's really important to many of the people who live in my district.

2331
06:26:41,930 --> 06:26:45,850
So thank you for always listening to the feedback that you're getting.

2332
06:26:47,290 --> 06:26:49,550
Especially since it's on the riverbed and it does have.

2333
06:26:53,490 --> 06:26:54,110
Thank you.

2334
06:26:54,310 --> 06:26:56,750
So with no further comments, would you like to move?

2335
06:26:57,830 --> 06:26:59,210
Oh, sorry, Councilmember Vailess.

2336
06:27:00,810 --> 06:27:01,590
I'll make it quick.

2337
06:27:02,770 --> 06:27:05,310
This is probably the last time I'm going to be able to say this, but I can remember for

2338
06:27:05,310 --> 06:27:09,350
for my days on the parks commission that this is something that we definitely looked at.

2339
06:27:09,730 --> 06:27:14,930
And I know the design here was to forward build for development coming on in the future.

2340
06:27:15,610 --> 06:27:19,270
And I'll just say, I think it's a pretty well designed park.

2341
06:27:19,610 --> 06:27:20,990
I know it's going to get a lot of use in the future.

2342
06:27:21,570 --> 06:27:25,130
And I'm looking forward to opening the 69th Park and Anaheim, so thank you.

2343
06:27:26,630 --> 06:27:27,770
Thank you, council member.

2344
06:27:28,130 --> 06:27:29,450
Would you like to make a motion?

2345
06:27:30,110 --> 06:27:30,510
Thank you.

2346
06:27:30,510 --> 06:27:33,310
We have a motion and a second, please vote.

2347
06:27:33,310 --> 06:27:33,410
vote.

2348
06:27:41,570 --> 06:27:42,330
The vote is seven.

2349
06:27:42,590 --> 06:27:43,030
No.

2350
06:27:43,150 --> 06:27:43,470
Nays.

2351
06:27:43,670 --> 06:27:44,130
Motion carries.

2352
06:27:48,130 --> 06:27:51,430
The next item was by Council Member Kurtz.

2353
06:27:51,510 --> 06:27:52,470
Item number 21.

2354
06:27:52,690 --> 06:27:53,490
Would you like the staff report?

2355
06:27:53,950 --> 06:27:57,530
Actually, I'll defer to Council Member Meeks, who is also going to pull the item.

2356
06:27:58,370 --> 06:27:58,670
All right.

2357
06:27:58,890 --> 06:28:00,490
Either of you like the staff report.

2358
06:28:00,710 --> 06:28:02,230
I think we should start with the staff report.

2359
06:28:02,490 --> 06:28:02,550
Yes.

2360
06:28:02,750 --> 06:28:03,990
Thank you, Mr. City Manager.

2361
06:28:05,070 --> 06:28:09,750
Yes, staff report will be provided by our Planning Director, Heather Allen, with assistance

2362
06:28:09,750 --> 06:28:12,450
since from our Housing and Community Development Director,

2363
06:28:12,790 --> 06:28:13,170
Grace Scepter.

2364
06:28:23,160 --> 06:28:24,520
Good evening, and thank you.

2365
06:28:24,700 --> 06:28:27,200
Joining me this evening are Director Grace Scepter

2366
06:28:27,660 --> 06:28:29,940
with Housing and Community Development, Andy Nogal,

2367
06:28:30,520 --> 06:28:32,200
Housing and Community Development Deputy Director

2368
06:28:32,200 --> 06:28:34,460
and Christine Nguyen, Senior Planner.

2369
06:28:35,180 --> 06:28:37,300
So tonight's staff is requesting authorization

2370
06:28:37,300 --> 06:28:40,340
to submit an application to the California Department

2371
06:28:40,340 --> 06:28:42,800
of Housing and Community Development, or HCD,

2372
06:28:43,360 --> 06:28:46,760
for participation in the State Pro Housing Designation Program.

2373
06:28:46,760 --> 06:28:49,720
I'll say referred to as the PDP.

2374
06:28:50,360 --> 06:28:56,520
This item was originally scheduled for City Council consideration on June 9th and June 23rd.

2375
06:28:56,520 --> 06:29:05,340
However, it staffs request this item was removed from those agendas to ensure additional time for public review prior to City Council consideration of this item.

2376
06:29:06,020 --> 06:29:16,500
If approved by the City Council and granted by HCD, the pro housing designation remains valid for three years from the first day of January that follows the date of the designation.

2377
06:29:17,860 --> 06:29:41,260
The pro-housing designation program was established by the state and is administered by HCD to encourage local jurisdictions to adopt and implement policies that support housing production, affordability and accessibility jurisdictions that receive a pro-housing designation become more competitive for state funding opportunities related to affordable housing and infrastructure.

2378
06:29:41,260 --> 06:29:46,080
To qualify, cities must have an HCD certified housing element,

2379
06:29:46,480 --> 06:29:51,500
remain current on our annual progress report submissions, comply with state housing laws,

2380
06:29:51,960 --> 06:29:56,040
and demonstrate qualifying housing policies and programs through a scoring system.

2381
06:29:56,600 --> 06:29:59,760
A minimum score of 30 points is required for the designation.

2382
06:30:02,540 --> 06:30:13,480
Based on staff's self-scoring analysis, Anaheim is projected to receive approximately 61 points, which is well above the 30 point threshold required for designation.

2383
06:30:14,300 --> 06:30:25,300
Importantly, this application relies on policies and programs that are already in place, including housing element implementation programs and affordable housing financing tools.

2384
06:30:25,300 --> 06:30:31,440
No new policies, zoning changes, or amendments are proposed as part of this request.

2385
06:30:32,780 --> 06:30:39,440
The primary benefit of obtaining a pro-housing designation is increased competitiveness for state funding opportunities.

2386
06:30:40,100 --> 06:30:42,080
The designation would strengthen and

2387
06:30:42,080 --> 06:30:47,880
enhance the ability to pursue funding that supports affordable housing production, housing related infrastructure,

2388
06:30:48,540 --> 06:30:54,120
infill development near transit and employment centers, and planning efforts that accelerate housing production.

2389
06:30:54,120 --> 06:31:06,600
In addition, obtaining the pro-housing designation would have future funding implication related to the city's eligibility for the homeless, homeless housing assistance and prevention program funds, commonly known as HAP.

2390
06:31:07,200 --> 06:31:23,500
Since the program's inception in 2019, HAP has been Anaheim's largest ongoing flexible state homeless funding source, supporting shelter operations, outreach, housing navigation, prevention, rapid rehousing, permanent housing activities, and system coordination.

2391
06:31:23,500 --> 06:31:29,300
where the city is received approximately $37.7 million over the past six years.

2392
06:31:30,000 --> 06:31:38,840
Under the revised top funding guidelines, the 14 largest cities, which include Anaheim and the 11 counties they are located in, must have obtained or

2393
06:31:38,840 --> 06:31:46,780
will obtain within 12 months of the first half of disbursement, the pro housing designation to remain eligible for future funding.

2394
06:31:47,420 --> 06:31:52,320
Accordingly, if the city does not pursue or obtain the pro-housing designation, the city

2395
06:31:52,320 --> 06:31:57,340
would be ineligible for a half-round seven funding currently allocated at $6.7 million.

2396
06:31:58,000 --> 06:32:02,160
thereby reducing the amount of state homelessness funding that would be available to the city.

2397
06:32:03,500 --> 06:32:08,520
In terms of outreach, staff maintain a project web page with application materials and supporting

2398
06:32:08,520 --> 06:32:13,760
documentation and distribute a notification to subscribers of the housing and environmental

2399
06:32:13,760 --> 06:32:16,260
environmental justice element, a notification list.

2400
06:32:16,800 --> 06:32:24,420
HCD requires the application to be available for public review for at least 30 days prior to seminal, which concluded on June 11.

2401
06:32:25,280 --> 06:32:30,680
Although the formal public review period ended on June 11th, the city continued to accept public comments thereafter.

2402
06:32:31,560 --> 06:32:36,700
Public correspondence received until the preparation of tonight's agenda have been included in the agenda materials.

2403
06:32:37,220 --> 06:32:40,960
An additional comments received by the city clerk's office have since been provided to the council.

2404
06:32:40,960 --> 06:33:10,940
Staff would like to note that in response to the public comments received the proposed resolution authorizing the city to submit its pro housing application to HCD has been revised, the revised language now makes clear that the city will continue to exercise its authority and carry out its responsibilities related to public health and safety, infrastructure, emergency access and public property, while also complying with applicable housing laws and avoiding local actions that could inhibit or constrain housing production as well.

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06:33:10,940 --> 06:33:12,420
required by the pro-housing guidelines.

2406
06:33:13,380 --> 06:33:18,380
Staff believes based on our existing programs and policies that Anaheim is strongly positioned

2407
06:33:18,380 --> 06:33:23,520
to obtain a pro-housing designation and that applying for this designation presents

2408
06:33:23,520 --> 06:33:28,460
an opportunity to leverage the important work already completed by the city while improving

2409
06:33:28,460 --> 06:33:33,760
competitiveness for future housing and infrastructure funding opportunities that could benefit the

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06:33:33,760 --> 06:33:34,160
community.

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06:33:34,640 --> 06:33:40,160
As I mentioned, no new policies, zoning changes, or amendments are proposed or required as

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06:33:40,160 --> 06:33:44,900
part of this application. Furthermore, staff believes that participation does not impose

2413
06:33:44,900 --> 06:33:49,720
requirements on the city or otherwise restrict local authority beyond current provisions of

2414
06:33:49,720 --> 06:33:52,600
state law. The authorization is for the application

2415
06:33:52,600 --> 06:33:58,380
is proposed with the existing housing element policies, implementation programs, and affordable

2416
06:33:58,380 --> 06:34:02,820
housing financing tools adopted by the council. In the event that during the department's

2417
06:34:02,820 --> 06:34:08,620
review of the application or of any program documents that may be provided to us subsequently

2418
06:34:08,620 --> 06:34:15,820
If it is determined that additional implementation policies or programs are required, we would return to council for further direction.

2419
06:34:16,600 --> 06:34:25,880
Staff therefore recommends that the city council adopt the resolution, authorizing the middle of the application, and this concludes our presentation, and we're available for any questions.

2420
06:34:27,160 --> 06:34:30,880
Thank you. I'll turn it over to my two council colleagues.

2421
06:34:33,100 --> 06:34:39,820
First, I want to thank the people that came out and spoke about this, or that wrote, and

2422
06:34:40,640 --> 06:34:44,140
Davis, their, you know, opinions are feelings on this.

2423
06:34:45,820 --> 06:34:53,720
I 100% agree that the state should not be taking away our local authority and

2424
06:34:53,720 --> 06:34:59,700
that yes, we can be pro housing and I would like to be a pro housing on our terms, not their terms.

2425
06:35:00,080 --> 06:35:28,180
I don't support the housing mandates, our housing requirements that they've imposed on us, that we can't require parking, that serves our neighborhoods and cause its problems when we can't enforce that, increase the density, overcrowding. I mean, there's lots of things the state is doing to us that I don't agree with. But there's things that we are doing as a city

2426
06:35:28,180 --> 06:35:33,540
that I do agree with, like we just talked about our housing trust fund.

2427
06:35:34,080 --> 06:35:38,520
We are pro-housing, we just want to do it right for our city.

2428
06:35:39,700 --> 06:35:49,520
If we don't do this, we lose millions of dollars in funding and especially our homeless funding,

2429
06:35:50,000 --> 06:35:53,400
which will have extreme negative impacts on our neighborhood.

2430
06:35:53,400 --> 06:36:03,020
our neighbourhoods, if we can't continue to keep our shelters open, we can't continue to keep those programs open for addressing our homeless issues throughout the city.

2431
06:36:04,620 --> 06:36:21,680
So, I'm going to support this, but I don't want it to tie our hands in any way and I've added some language on this revised draft and paragraph six.

2432
06:36:21,680 --> 06:36:30,400
any place, because it talked about future actions that we may take and it says notwithstanding

2433
06:36:30,800 --> 06:36:37,360
its authority, our authority and responsibility to protect public health, safety, maintain public

2434
06:36:37,360 --> 06:36:43,760
facilities and infrastructure, ensure emergency access and manage public property consistent

2435
06:36:43,760 --> 06:36:49,760
with applicable constitutional statutory and regulatory requirements, because I suppose we should

2436
06:36:49,760 --> 06:37:00,780
comply with the law. But we also have language in paragraphs three and five that refers to

2437
06:37:00,780 --> 06:37:05,420
actions the city may take in the future. And I want to make sure we take that language

2438
06:37:05,420 --> 06:37:13,220
from paragraph six and included in paragraphs three and five so that it's very clear that

2439
06:37:13,220 --> 06:37:18,960
that any action that we take in the future, we have this authority.

2440
06:37:19,160 --> 06:37:24,300
We maintain this right to make sure that we are protecting public health, safety,

2441
06:37:24,640 --> 06:37:29,720
our facilities, emergency access, and all those other things that were not giving any of that away.

2442
06:37:31,040 --> 06:37:34,600
So that would be my recommendation, and we talked a little bit about it.

2443
06:37:34,680 --> 06:37:40,260
I think you have a revised draft so that we could move this forward tonight if we want to do that.

2444
06:37:40,260 --> 06:37:43,040
But that's where I am on this, I understand.

2445
06:37:43,820 --> 06:37:46,200
We might as well get credit for all the great work we're doing.

2446
06:37:46,300 --> 06:37:47,600
We've got 60 points, right?

2447
06:37:48,040 --> 06:37:52,740
So why would we not take credit for the great work that we're doing towards housing?

2448
06:37:53,140 --> 06:37:57,000
But I don't want to tie our hands in any future action that we would need to take.

2449
06:38:05,050 --> 06:38:07,670
Yeah, just point of clarification on this.

2450
06:38:08,050 --> 06:38:08,950
Yes, thank you, Madam Mayor.

2451
06:38:09,230 --> 06:38:13,410
Just to confirm you're talking about the resolution, thank you.

2452
06:38:17,480 --> 06:38:44,500
Thank you, I also agree with what some of the speakers said, as a matter of fact, just last week I had a meeting in the neighborhood in District 4 trying to find a solution for parking, nothing is more devastating to a neighborhood than to have an apartment owner.

2453
06:38:44,500 --> 06:38:53,520
take away existing parking spaces, build more apartments with no parking.

2454
06:38:53,940 --> 06:39:03,500
Taking away parking, adding two residents with no parking and nothing we can do about it right now.

2455
06:39:03,680 --> 06:39:12,500
So am I annoyed with the state and it's laws absolutely and as council member Bayless mentioned earlier today.

2456
06:39:12,500 --> 06:39:21,180
We need to communicate with our state legislators, our concerns about all our activities in Sacramento.

2457
06:39:22,180 --> 06:39:26,880
Having said that, I've voiced my frustration around that, I have a couple of questions.

2458
06:39:27,540 --> 06:39:31,360
You said this is valid for three years.

2459
06:39:32,380 --> 06:39:38,780
With the added language that council member makes is suggesting, and I fully support it.

2460
06:39:41,380 --> 06:39:58,340
Would that allow us if something changed that we wanted to do, or if the state comes up with some brand new law that we simply cannot agree to, would we be able to back out?

2461
06:39:59,060 --> 06:39:59,980
Yes, I think he...

2462
06:40:00,000 --> 06:40:21,340
Could certainly withdraw at any time. Similarly, if the state felt that we were not in compliance, they would discuss that with us as well. But certainly, the council has up to three years with this designation. And if a new law came out, and you said, absolutely not bridged too far, then we could certainly come back and act accordingly. Okay.

2463
06:40:23,760 --> 06:40:28,020
I have another question.

2464
06:40:39,110 --> 06:40:46,850
the items that we have to check off, that we have to meet 30, and we feel we do 60 of them.

2465
06:40:47,790 --> 06:40:52,530
Not for now, but just out of my own, for my own information, curiosity.

2466
06:40:52,970 --> 06:40:57,450
Can somebody send me a list of those things so that I'll know what we're doing.

2467
06:40:57,810 --> 06:41:05,230
So as I talk to state legislators or their staffs, I'd like to point those things out.

2468
06:41:05,230 --> 06:41:05,870
Absolutely.

2469
06:41:06,490 --> 06:41:07,190
Thank you.

2470
06:41:08,090 --> 06:41:09,210
That's it for now.

2471
06:41:12,180 --> 06:41:14,640
Council Member Rubikhalva and then Council Member Bayless.

2472
06:41:16,910 --> 06:41:17,890
So I have a couple of questions.

2473
06:41:18,130 --> 06:41:26,510
I am very in favor of developing housing that makes sense for our communities and District

2474
06:41:26,510 --> 06:41:28,870
3 is very densely populated already.

2475
06:41:29,050 --> 06:41:35,570
So I do have concerns about just giving up any local control over where and how we're

2476
06:41:35,570 --> 06:41:36,090
developing.

2477
06:41:36,090 --> 06:41:40,150
So, I'm going to kind of, I'm going to have a few questions, so it's just bear with me for a minute.

2478
06:41:41,790 --> 06:41:47,150
Where's the policy from the state that says if we're not part of this pro-housing designation,

2479
06:41:47,390 --> 06:41:52,070
we will not be eligible for HAP funds, or is that just like an unsaid thing?

2480
06:41:54,700 --> 06:41:57,480
So, that became effective this year.

2481
06:41:57,620 --> 06:42:04,040
It's AB179, I'm happy to forward that to you, it is a requirement.

2482
06:42:04,040 --> 06:42:10,540
And we do get a 12-month grace period, but they are absolute in that that's a requirement.

2483
06:42:10,920 --> 06:42:15,200
So are there any cities who will no longer be eligible because they're not meeting their expectations?

2484
06:42:15,680 --> 06:42:19,760
And in that case, will we be eligible for more of the funds that are not being used by these other cities?

2485
06:42:20,080 --> 06:42:25,400
Because we are by far killing it on the housing development side where other cities are not doing their fair share.

2486
06:42:26,540 --> 06:42:30,240
I don't know about all 13, but we are in the region with Orange County.

2487
06:42:30,240 --> 06:42:34,060
And so we split our money with Santa Ana, Irvine and the county.

2488
06:42:34,600 --> 06:42:40,140
Santa Ana does have a pro housing designation, so they are likely to retain their piece.

2489
06:42:41,140 --> 06:42:48,060
Irvine, as my understanding is not yet applied for pro housing, they will be in a similar boat.

2490
06:42:48,200 --> 06:42:57,000
There's a secondary piece to that, which is now you also have to match the dollars that are being given to you to HHAP.

2491
06:42:57,000 --> 06:43:03,220
So that may be another way, but my inclination would be that if we would be eligible for

2492
06:43:03,220 --> 06:43:11,560
money that came, that was a lot of orange counties should hypothetically like an Irvine, not meet the newer qualifications.

2493
06:43:12,240 --> 06:43:21,560
And is it a possibility that developers could weaponize this designation to develop in our city properties that are not good for our communities?

2494
06:43:21,560 --> 06:43:23,060
So that is a concern for me.

2495
06:43:23,520 --> 06:43:28,980
We've had several developments that came forward in Anime Hills and in my district that just

2496
06:43:28,980 --> 06:43:38,080
we're not meeting the health and safety of the community but then they try to use a state mandate against us.

2497
06:43:38,260 --> 06:43:42,900
So I'm just, I'm curious to know, are we signing away our ability to protect our city and

2498
06:43:42,900 --> 06:43:46,460
allowing developers to come in and build things that are not good for our community?

2499
06:43:46,980 --> 06:43:51,060
Thank you for the question, so it doesn't change anything that is in place today.

2500
06:43:51,060 --> 06:44:00,840
So certainly there are state laws that developers can take advantage of, certainly also there is discretion that the council has within existing state law.

2501
06:44:01,240 --> 06:44:06,280
So that landscape does not change by the adoption of this resolution.

2502
06:44:06,760 --> 06:44:07,560
Okay, thank you.

2503
06:44:12,670 --> 06:44:13,390
Thank you.

2504
06:44:14,160 --> 06:44:20,850
In regards to the three-year term, I'm curious, is it up to us then to reapply?

2505
06:44:20,850 --> 06:44:27,770
Or is this a program, this pilot program where they're going to change it in three years or I'm just curious.

2506
06:44:28,150 --> 06:44:32,890
I would expect that there would be a new program at some point.

2507
06:44:33,010 --> 06:44:41,910
I don't know, so obviously this current program has been an existence since 2019.

2508
06:44:42,410 --> 06:44:45,910
And it has changed in the application cycles.

2509
06:44:45,910 --> 06:44:53,310
So there could very well be another application cycle that would be the one that we would apply to in three years.

2510
06:44:53,830 --> 06:44:56,690
We'll see what that landscape is at that time.

2511
06:44:56,690 --> 06:44:59,890
So we've already

2512
06:45:00,000 --> 06:45:29,720
We kind of taken the bite with the housing element plan that's there. My question does this application take us anywhere beyond the housing element plan that we've already approved? No, it doesn't add any more sites. It doesn't change any policies, programs, anything that is not yet adopted is an existing program that we had committed to adopting, but there is no new program or policy that this application proposes.

2513
06:45:30,540 --> 06:45:36,220
Thank you. And I'll just ask one more time. Do you see this as giving up any more additional local control that we already haven't?

2514
06:45:37,840 --> 06:45:46,920
Say relinquished outside of the housing element plan. We do not and and again if if something comes back in the process that is

2515
06:45:46,920 --> 06:45:51,420
Is that ask which all indication is is is is it is?

2516
06:45:51,780 --> 06:45:56,740
Not advancing anything beyond state law. We would come back to council for your your direction

2517
06:45:57,360 --> 06:46:05,140
All right, let me just say first off, I'm happy to support the same language that Councilmember Meeks brought forward.

2518
06:46:06,900 --> 06:46:19,120
I think ultimately in the end here I'm going to vote in favor of the pro-housing designation item, but I've got to be honest, I'm a little disappointed, the Anaheim has to jump through all these administrative hoops to prove that we are pro-housing.

2519
06:46:19,720 --> 06:46:22,260
We've demonstrated our commitment to housing for years.

2520
06:46:22,720 --> 06:46:24,240
We've been a leader in the region in housing.

2521
06:46:24,820 --> 06:46:29,000
We've approved the housing element which makes us compliant with the state.

2522
06:46:29,480 --> 06:46:31,140
We've worked to make it easier to build.

2523
06:46:31,400 --> 06:46:35,740
We've made it pretty clear that we want responsible development here in Anaheim.

2524
06:46:36,560 --> 06:46:46,880
With that said, I'd also like to recognize that this designation can help us facilitate a little more development in the city, particularly along Beach Boulevard corridor.

2525
06:46:46,880 --> 06:46:52,000
or I know it can help keep the door open for additional funding opportunities.

2526
06:46:52,200 --> 06:46:59,720
And frankly, we can't afford to risk losing more than what is it 5 million a year for the funding that Anaheim receives through HAP.

2527
06:47:01,780 --> 06:47:15,920
So I guess what I'd like to say is, while I might not love having to check another box for the state, I do understand sometimes you've got to play ball to make sure we keep the resources available and eligible for additional funding down the road.

2528
06:47:15,920 --> 06:47:19,380
and so if it helps us do that, then I'm all for it.

2529
06:47:19,500 --> 06:47:19,840
So thank you.

2530
06:47:21,970 --> 06:47:23,350
Thank you, Council Member.

2531
06:47:24,070 --> 06:47:25,230
Mayor Pro Temléon.

2532
06:47:28,400 --> 06:47:29,200
Thank you, Madam Mayor.

2533
06:47:29,540 --> 06:47:31,780
And thank you to my colleagues for asking their questions.

2534
06:47:31,780 --> 06:47:33,660
I just wanted to say thank you to staff,

2535
06:47:33,980 --> 06:47:36,440
thank Heather and Grace in particular for taking a time.

2536
06:47:37,100 --> 06:47:39,320
Briefing me on this item, answering my questions,

2537
06:47:40,360 --> 06:47:41,560
I appreciate it.

2538
06:47:44,060 --> 06:47:45,060
You've Council Member Maas?

2539
06:47:45,740 --> 06:47:46,060
Thank you.

2540
06:47:46,420 --> 06:47:47,540
A couple quick questions.

2541
06:47:47,860 --> 06:47:50,020
There were a lot of comments made this evening.

2542
06:47:50,480 --> 06:47:54,700
one of them was that this eliminates parking requirements. Is that the case?

2543
06:47:56,020 --> 06:48:00,400
No, that's not the case. So I think if I may, just a lot of the comments so

2544
06:48:00,400 --> 06:48:07,100
that there was a laundry list of things that we could score against and so we took

2545
06:48:07,100 --> 06:48:11,540
those things that were existing. So I think a lot of the comments pertain to the

2546
06:48:11,540 --> 06:48:16,520
things that we could also add but we didn't add those. So our parking requirements

2547
06:48:16,520 --> 06:48:20,540
do not change, they are consistent or above state law.

2548
06:48:21,060 --> 06:48:25,320
And then when density bonus or other affordable programs require, we must work in

2549
06:48:25,320 --> 06:48:30,240
pal to do that, but we don't have a regulatory rate that is below state law at this point.

2550
06:48:30,700 --> 06:48:31,080
Thank you.

2551
06:48:31,640 --> 06:48:36,400
And does it limit our ability to solve problems, would you say, it does not.

2552
06:48:37,460 --> 06:48:43,760
And does this require us to treat all areas of Anaheim the same, regardless of any safety concerns?

2553
06:48:44,280 --> 06:48:44,740
It does not.

2554
06:48:44,740 --> 06:48:49,540
Thank you. I do support this with the language that Councilmember Meeks proposed.

2555
06:48:53,310 --> 06:49:00,390
Thank you. And thank you. I think most of my questions have been asked, but I just wanted to clarify.

2556
06:49:00,810 --> 06:49:10,510
So when people rightfully so get concerned about things like Builders Remedy with the Deer Canyon project,

2557
06:49:11,310 --> 06:49:15,730
or density bonuses that really hamstring parking.

2558
06:49:16,590 --> 06:49:19,690
Those aren't Anaheim policies, correct?

2559
06:49:20,750 --> 06:49:22,410
Correct, those are coming from state law.

2560
06:49:22,910 --> 06:49:30,110
And now that we have our housing element passed, we should not have any new projects where they can avail themselves of builders remedy.

2561
06:49:30,610 --> 06:49:31,010
That's correct.

2562
06:49:32,130 --> 06:49:36,610
And I wanted to just to follow up on councilmember Meeks's point.

2563
06:49:36,610 --> 06:49:43,470
date. When we're looking at item number three in the resolution, just for example, when

2564
06:49:43,470 --> 06:49:51,690
it says that we won't take any other local actions that may or do inhibit housing production,

2565
06:49:51,690 --> 06:49:59,850
and would our development and passage of the wildfire play?

2566
06:50:00,620 --> 06:50:29,980
That kind of sets up guardrails for housing. Would that be considered in any way a policy that would inhibit or stop production of housing? Or how are we going to navigate that? So I would say it would, it would, it's actually encouraged also by state law. So having the wildfire evacuation threshold is something that state law on the environmental side also encourages cities to adopt, right?

2567
06:50:29,980 --> 06:50:38,620
that Attorney General Bonta has been vocal in his opinion of a numeric threshold with respect

2568
06:50:38,620 --> 06:50:45,580
to evacuation. So I think actually to the contrary, having that threshold gives us the objective

2569
06:50:45,580 --> 06:50:52,680
standards as a city, as a city council to make those decisions balancing housing with circulation

2570
06:50:54,260 --> 06:51:07,920
So I think by adding this language, it provides that we acknowledge that there are, as a general plan, we have multiple elements, and they all have to be consistent.

2571
06:51:08,200 --> 06:51:21,960
So one does not necessarily outweigh the other, so we still can support housing, recognizing the council also has other, I won't say, competing, but other balancing tests that they need to consider.

2572
06:51:21,960 --> 06:51:22,340
consider.

2573
06:51:22,940 --> 06:51:30,500
So if we deny a project because it doesn't meet our evacuation, our wildfire evacuation threshold.

2574
06:51:31,620 --> 06:51:35,140
And the state, because I feel like they're both untested.

2575
06:51:35,820 --> 06:51:48,080
So let's say the state doesn't agree, then what is the recourse for the state to use this as more of a weapon than a tool?

2576
06:51:48,080 --> 06:52:11,100
Certainly. So I think the state law discusses kind of a process as with just other application of housing law, right, where the state would advise the city of their opinion of our actions, right, and it gives us the opportunity to advise the state of our opinion of our actions.

2577
06:52:11,100 --> 06:52:15,160
There's not a bright line, as you mentioned, it is untested.

2578
06:52:15,840 --> 06:52:26,280
We do see housing law including the seven-cycle arena to be recognizing that wildfire is

2579
06:52:26,280 --> 06:52:27,520
a constraint to development.

2580
06:52:27,820 --> 06:52:36,200
So I think the state law is recognizing other things in addition to housing moving forward.

2581
06:52:36,200 --> 06:52:41,660
Your correct it is untested, but I think the process, there would be a process where we could

2582
06:52:42,340 --> 06:52:49,600
discuss the difference of opinion, and it wouldn't immediately take a designation away.

2583
06:52:50,340 --> 06:52:56,700
Also, funding guidelines I think would specify what happens or doesn't happen if the city

2584
06:52:56,700 --> 06:53:03,400
were to lose the designation, but I think it gives us the opportunity to explain our decision

2585
06:53:03,400 --> 06:53:07,820
and how that is maybe also true with respect to state law.

2586
06:53:08,680 --> 06:53:09,920
Thank you.

2587
06:53:10,980 --> 06:53:18,200
I agree that, you know, some of the comments made about the importance of retaining local control.

2588
06:53:19,060 --> 06:53:28,320
I'm now even more motivated to make sure we have a wildfire evacuation threshold that gives us another tool in our toolbox

2589
06:53:28,320 --> 06:53:44,380
to make sure that any future development that we are doing in our wildfire areas is thoughtful and safe as we realize that wildfires are now becoming a 12-month-a-year, not wildfire season.

2590
06:53:46,380 --> 06:53:56,100
And whether I disagree with kind of dangling the, you're going to lose half if you don't do this dangling that carrot in front of us.

2591
06:53:56,100 --> 06:54:13,760
I think just given our city's history, the history we just talked about with River Park, the thought of losing the hap funding is just something that we can't go, we can't go backwards and have people from our shelters back into our parks, back into our streets and all six districts.

2592
06:54:13,760 --> 06:54:21,560
So, while I don't necessarily agree with the path that we're taking, I think it's just one of the realities.

2593
06:54:21,940 --> 06:54:28,020
And thank you for also, for confirming that we don't have to start any new programs.

2594
06:54:29,480 --> 06:54:33,440
And we are not going to, it's not going to put any extra burdens more than we already have to do.

2595
06:54:33,560 --> 06:54:39,100
We're just basically agreeing that we're going to follow state law, which is what we are doing now anyways.

2596
06:54:39,100 --> 06:54:44,600
So did any sorry council member Kurtz and then council member meeks?

2597
06:54:44,980 --> 06:54:46,460
Yeah, I just have one more question.

2598
06:54:46,620 --> 06:54:48,680
It's more out of curiosity than anything.

2599
06:54:49,140 --> 06:54:58,000
If the logs is today and we were not a pro housing city and they took away our hat money,

2600
06:54:58,000 --> 06:54:59,900
how much would they have taken away today?

2601
06:55:02,290 --> 06:55:32,270
So the amount that we anticipate for round 7 is $6.7 million to our city. And what would that be used for primarily? Right now, primarily we are using it to support the Anaheim Emergency Shelter that is operated by Salvation Army. Historically, we've also used it for our community care response team and for other transitional types.

2602
06:55:32,270 --> 06:55:34,450
of work all related to homelessness.

2603
06:55:35,010 --> 06:55:35,570
Thank you.

2604
06:55:38,370 --> 06:55:42,310
I just want to clarify a question that the mayor had.

2605
06:55:42,890 --> 06:55:47,030
So if we take an action that the state believes

2606
06:55:47,940 --> 06:55:49,870
isn't consistent with this designation,

2607
06:55:50,610 --> 06:55:55,370
the recourse that they have is to discontinue our designation.

2608
06:55:55,930 --> 06:55:56,130
Correct?

2609
06:55:57,160 --> 06:55:59,350
I think it would not be immediate, right?

2610
06:55:59,470 --> 06:56:02,890
They, as the state has done in other things that they-

2611
06:56:02,890 --> 06:56:10,290
Right, but after they went through a review and we went back and forth and all that I mean that's their recourse is that they would take away our designation so we wouldn't be

2612
06:56:11,570 --> 06:56:12,450
Worse off

2613
06:56:13,350 --> 06:56:17,630
Then you know, right, he would if we didn't adopt this

2614
06:56:17,630 --> 06:56:21,910
But the penalty would be losing the designation. Okay, I just wanted to make sure. Thank you

2615
06:56:25,420 --> 06:56:33,780
Don't see any other questions. So if we have a motion with council members in all second. Yeah, we have a motion in a second. Please vote

2616
06:56:35,160 --> 06:56:39,220
A resolution the City Council of the City of Anaheim authorizing the application to and

2617
06:56:39,220 --> 06:56:39,660
participating,

2618
06:56:41,960 --> 06:56:47,600
participating in the pro-housing designation program through the California Department of Housing and Community Development.

2619
06:56:47,860 --> 06:56:51,840
And for the record noting what the changes are under the recital verses.

2620
06:56:52,060 --> 06:56:55,220
Now therefore be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Anaheim as it follows.

2621
06:56:55,620 --> 06:56:59,860
Recital number three, I'm revising the sentence to read applicant acknowledges and

2622
06:56:59,860 --> 06:57:03,460
confirms that it will continue to comply with the applicable housing laws and

2623
06:57:03,460 --> 06:57:08,020
to refrain from enacting laws and developing policies or to take other local governmental actions

2624
06:57:08,020 --> 06:57:11,760
that may or do not inhibit or constrain housing productions, and including the language,

2625
06:57:12,580 --> 06:57:16,740
notwithstanding its authority and responsibility to protect public health and safety and maintain

2626
06:57:16,740 --> 06:57:21,340
public facilities and infrastructure, ensure emergency access and manage public property

2627
06:57:21,340 --> 06:57:25,420
consistent with applicable constitutional statutory and regulatory requirements.

2628
06:57:25,920 --> 06:57:31,160
And this is also applicable to recital number five, reading the sentence, applicant acknowledges

2629
06:57:31,160 --> 06:57:52,280
and agrees that it shall be the subject of the application to the terms and conditions specified in the programs, documents, program regulations, and any and all applicable law, and including the language, notwithstanding its authority and responsibility to protect and public health, safety, maintain public facilities, infrastructure, and insure emergency access, and manage public property consisting with applicable constitutional statutory and regulatory requirements.

2630
06:57:55,470 --> 06:57:57,790
And the vote is seven eyes, no nays, motion carries.

2631
06:58:03,770 --> 06:58:08,230
That was pulled by Council Member Kurtz's item number 22. Would you like a staff report?

2632
06:58:08,470 --> 06:58:08,810
Yes, ma'am.

2633
06:58:08,970 --> 06:58:09,070
What?

2634
06:58:09,690 --> 06:58:10,790
Turn it over to Council.

2635
06:58:11,030 --> 06:58:12,070
I'm sorry to City Manager.

2636
06:58:13,130 --> 06:58:13,790
Thank you, Mayor.

2637
06:58:14,390 --> 06:58:19,950
This staff report will be led by Ted White, our Deputy City Manager, with assistance from

2638
06:58:19,950 --> 06:58:22,010
Steve Mannister, outside Council and Rudy Amami.

2639
06:58:23,730 --> 06:58:26,010
I thought Leonie was going to be there, but I guess not.

2640
06:58:32,700 --> 06:58:37,400
Good evening, Mayor's and Council, Ted White, Deputy City Manager with the team already introduced

2641
06:58:37,400 --> 06:58:38,200
with us.

2642
06:58:38,200 --> 06:58:44,220
Tonight's item is a series of actions related to the continued implementation of the OSC Vibe

2643
06:58:44,220 --> 06:58:46,380
mixed use project and its development agreement.

2644
06:58:48,340 --> 06:58:53,400
OSC Vibe is a major mixed use development centered around the Honda Center and Arctic

2645
06:58:53,400 --> 06:58:57,800
envisioned as a lifestyle, entertainment, and residential neighborhood within the platinum

2646
06:58:57,800 --> 06:58:58,120
triangle.

2647
06:58:58,760 --> 06:59:03,600
The City Council approved the original OSC Vibe development agreement in October of 2022.

2648
06:59:03,600 --> 06:59:08,820
This agreement establishes the framework for implementing the project over time.

2649
06:59:09,960 --> 06:59:16,980
Importantly, for tonight's discussion, section 20.6 of the development agreement provides a mechanism called an operating memorandum.

2650
06:59:17,320 --> 06:59:22,940
An operating memorandum allows the city and the owner to clarify or modify the development agreement.

2651
06:59:23,440 --> 06:59:30,820
When those changes do not increase the project's density or intensity in a way that creates new significant environmental impacts.

2652
06:59:30,820 --> 06:59:41,760
change permitted uses inappropriately, increase the overall amount of development or reduce improvement and construction standards.

2653
06:59:42,200 --> 06:59:53,200
An operating memorandum can be approved by the city manager or the city manager can refer the operating memorandum to city council for consideration, which is the case that we're here tonight.

2654
06:59:53,940 --> 06:59:57,820
There have been already two operating memorandums approved by the city manager.

2655
06:59:57,820 --> 06:59:59,900
The first address is

2656
07:00:00,000 --> 07:00:25,720
The sequencing of land exchanges and the second addressed utility easements needed for project infrastructure. Since the approval of those, the city has also approved final site plans for parking deck A, the South Plaza and the first residential phase. Those approvals require a number of additional clarifications to the development agreement, which are being addressed in the operating memoranda before you tonight.

2657
07:00:28,890 --> 07:00:30,710
So there are three items before council tonight.

2658
07:00:30,710 --> 07:00:40,270
The first council is being asked to determine that the city-owned properties involved in the proposed minor land exchange qualify as exempt surplus land.

2659
07:00:40,790 --> 07:00:55,130
These exchanges support several important components of the project including the Honda Center, South apron improvements, the Catella pedestrian bridge, the Arctic parking garage and the future of the potential immersive digital museum.

2660
07:00:55,130 --> 07:01:06,190
The properties being exchanged are approximately equivalent in size, use and character, with a modest increase in the square footage flowing to the city.

2661
07:01:07,030 --> 07:01:18,150
Second, Council's being asked to approve operating memorandum number three. There are 16 amendments in total, but I'd like to highlight just a few that are most relevant from a project implementation perspective.

2662
07:01:18,150 --> 07:01:29,390
The memorandum increases the minimum shared parking requirements for the project by more than 1,000 spaces to 9,000 spaces, which is consistent with the approved final site plans.

2663
07:01:30,230 --> 07:01:34,950
The memorandum also establishes the framework for the Lot A and Lot B land exchange.

2664
07:01:35,490 --> 07:01:46,930
The city would receive Lot or Dec A and the associated pedestrian bridge, while Lot B would be conveyed to the owner, subject to a city reversionary interest.

2665
07:01:46,930 --> 07:02:05,810
In connection with that exchange, the owner would be required to obtain project entitlements for a 100,000-square-foot immersive digital museum by December 31, 2027, and complete the construction within five years following by December of 2032.

2666
07:02:06,390 --> 07:02:11,090
To note, the Memorandum includes language that would require, the way that it's currently

2667
07:02:11,090 --> 07:02:15,130
worded, the Memorandum includes language that would require the applicant to obtain building

2668
07:02:15,130 --> 07:02:18,470
permits by the end of December 20, 20, 27.

2669
07:02:18,570 --> 07:02:26,030
However, the applicant today submitted a letter requesting that that time frame be removed

2670
07:02:26,690 --> 07:02:31,130
as and really the feeling that it would be unrealistic to actually get building permits pulled

2671
07:02:31,130 --> 07:02:32,050
by the end of next year.

2672
07:02:32,050 --> 07:02:44,510
However, the requirement for them to obtain the land use entitlement by the end of 2027 would remain and the final deadline for construction of the Immersive Museum would also remain.

2673
07:02:45,050 --> 07:02:57,190
In the event that the owner does not meet these requirements, Lot B would revert back to the city while the city would also retain ownership of Lot A. So it's a good deal.

2674
07:02:58,310 --> 07:03:02,850
There are also updates and clarifications to the operating memorandum related to the timing

2675
07:03:02,850 --> 07:03:08,710
of metal park, the $5 million off-site park contribution fee, potentially use of A-tid

2676
07:03:08,710 --> 07:03:14,950
transportation funds for the pedestrian bridge, maintenance responsibilities, phasing and

2677
07:03:14,950 --> 07:03:16,490
the approval of final site plans.

2678
07:03:16,970 --> 07:03:23,090
All of these are fairly minor cleanup items and or to the favor of the city.

2679
07:03:23,090 --> 07:03:29,330
Finally, councils being asked to approve the CFD-08 acquisition agreement.

2680
07:03:29,690 --> 07:03:35,650
This provides for the mechanism for the city to acquire eligible public roads, utility

2681
07:03:35,650 --> 07:03:40,750
improvements and other public infrastructure constructed by the developer, with reimbursement

2682
07:03:40,750 --> 07:03:45,850
not to exceed the owner's share of the CFD-08-01 bond capacity.

2683
07:03:49,140 --> 07:03:55,200
This slide is just a helpful visual to show the subject areas of the minor land exchanges

2684
07:03:55,200 --> 07:04:19,640
including the substance and change of exchange of lot B, currently a parking lot with 221 parking spaces located south of the Arctic, with lot or deck A, a larger parcel that is currently in a construction with an 1840 space parking garage serving Arctic, Meadow Park and Osivite, lot B is where the proposed immersive museum would be located.

2685
07:04:22,160 --> 07:04:27,400
Tonight's actions implement the development agreement and put the necessary land, infrastructure

2686
07:04:27,400 --> 07:04:31,040
and financing mechanisms in place for the next phases of OCBI.

2687
07:04:31,880 --> 07:04:37,540
Council did hear comments tonight from a representative of the high speed rail authority.

2688
07:04:38,360 --> 07:04:44,060
Although the immersive museum may affect the preferred design of the high speed rail authority,

2689
07:04:44,300 --> 07:04:49,640
staff is quite confident that we can work with the authority to collaboratively find design

2690
07:04:49,640 --> 07:04:56,020
solutions that will continue to see Anaheim as a viable southern terminus for high-speed rail.

2691
07:04:56,740 --> 07:04:59,960
And we will continue to collaborate with both OCEV.

2692
07:05:00,000 --> 07:05:26,320
I would like to provide an aye and high speed rail on future solutions as high speed rail continues to move forward. Staff recommends approval of this item, including the proposed modification to section 6 of the operating memorandum that would remove the requirement to obtain building permits and commence construction of the immersive museum by December 31, 2027. With that, that concludes my presentation and the team is available for any questions. Thank you.

2693
07:05:32,110 --> 07:05:37,630
I'll just start with a couple of questions and that I fill a council member's chime in.

2694
07:05:38,170 --> 07:05:46,050
I want to make sure we understand a lot B, which we now own, the city now owns, has

2695
07:05:46,050 --> 07:05:53,070
221 parking spaces that we're giving up with 99, almost 100,000 square feet.

2696
07:05:55,280 --> 07:06:06,540
Decay, lot, Decay, is 142,000 there about square feet, and how many parking spaces?

2697
07:06:08,660 --> 07:06:16,580
There's a parking structure with 1,840 parking spaces is currently under construction on that property.

2698
07:06:17,920 --> 07:06:21,620
So we're getting a lot more than we're giving up.

2699
07:06:21,620 --> 07:06:27,480
We're getting both land areas as well as more land-layered areas as well as more parking spaces, yes.

2700
07:06:28,000 --> 07:06:30,020
And, did I hear you right?

2701
07:06:30,360 --> 07:06:40,600
If it doesn't go through, the deal falls apart, we get locked the back, and we keep the offered decay.

2702
07:06:41,460 --> 07:06:42,640
That is correct.

2703
07:06:44,040 --> 07:06:45,720
That is amazing.

2704
07:06:46,900 --> 07:07:11,960
That is correct, the agreement has a reversionary interest in favor of the city, so if Aussie vibe does not complete construction of the immersive museum roughly by 2032, then the land would revert, a lot be would revert back to the city, the city would retain ownership the land and would be able to keep lot A in the parking improvements and the parking structure.

2705
07:07:11,960 --> 07:07:15,120
Sounds like a good deal with the city is negotiated.

2706
07:07:15,360 --> 07:07:17,160
Thank you, that's all I have for now.

2707
07:07:18,520 --> 07:07:19,460
Thank you.

2708
07:07:19,720 --> 07:07:26,560
I have a question, just in the amendments we're doing to section paragraph six.

2709
07:07:28,620 --> 07:07:37,000
Why are we removing the requirements to pull building permits before the end of 2027 now?

2710
07:07:37,000 --> 07:07:47,360
Now, isn't that something that we could have them come back in another memorandum of understanding at a later date if it isn't feasible?

2711
07:07:50,440 --> 07:08:08,740
That would certainly be possible, but based on what we've heard in terms of their expectations for timing and how long it will take to get project entitlements completed, and then move into the construction and design phase for the plan production.

2712
07:08:08,740 --> 07:08:12,900
I think it is realistic that that was a very aggressive time frame.

2713
07:08:13,720 --> 07:08:19,200
And I do think while it's very realistic that they can get development entitlements done by then,

2714
07:08:19,500 --> 07:08:24,160
I think it would have been a challenge in order to actually pull building permits in that time frame.

2715
07:08:24,340 --> 07:08:29,700
So staff concur with the proposal and

2716
07:08:29,700 --> 07:08:34,460
giving them some additional time to actually obtain the building permits.

2717
07:08:34,460 --> 07:08:45,240
This still gives ample realistic time for them to construct the project, and the outside date of constructing and opening the project is really our interest and we believe that that's feasible.

2718
07:08:45,880 --> 07:09:03,600
So if we remove the requirement to begin construction and pull permits by 2027, are we putting in and I'm sorry if I missed this, are we putting in a new date requirement so that we have an agreed to timeline?

2719
07:09:03,600 --> 07:09:05,040
or are we just leaving it vague?

2720
07:09:06,260 --> 07:09:09,800
There's no agreed to timeframe for them to pull a building permit.

2721
07:09:10,020 --> 07:09:16,580
They need to plan ahead and plan to be able to finish construction by 2032.

2722
07:09:16,920 --> 07:09:17,740
That would be the timeframe.

2723
07:09:18,160 --> 07:09:25,000
They do have, they still have the requirement that they obtain their final site plan approvals by the end of next year.

2724
07:09:25,020 --> 07:09:27,980
Okay, so the completion of the project isn't changing, it's just-

2725
07:09:27,980 --> 07:09:28,240
That's correct.

2726
07:09:29,080 --> 07:09:30,280
Beginning of the project.

2727
07:09:30,480 --> 07:09:30,700
Exactly.

2728
07:09:31,700 --> 07:09:32,040
Okay.

2729
07:09:32,040 --> 07:09:39,380
And one of my conversations, just for transparency, I met with the OC Vive team.

2730
07:09:39,820 --> 07:09:50,200
And one of the questions I had surrounded the parking that is going to be coming to Lot Deck A.

2731
07:09:51,460 --> 07:09:59,280
And how we were going to deal with parking for the museum in the time frame where there could

2732
07:09:59,280 --> 07:09:59,960
You

2733
07:10:00,720 --> 07:10:25,400
An angel game going on. And how do we protect parking for the museum, parking for transportation center, and then not kind of hamstring ourselves since we have a financial interest in making sure people park at angel stadium to not use that for reasons that they're not supposed to? Was that something that you and staff had contemplated?

2734
07:10:25,400 --> 07:10:26,680
So,

2735
07:10:29,670 --> 07:10:35,650
the operating memorandum that is before the council this evening does include a requirement

2736
07:10:35,650 --> 07:10:41,330
that OC Vive and the city will enter into an operating agreement for the operation of

2737
07:10:41,330 --> 07:10:43,550
Decay for the new parking structure.

2738
07:10:44,230 --> 07:10:52,010
And in that agreement, the city can work with OC Vive to have mechanisms in where you have

2739
07:10:52,010 --> 07:10:56,670
of convening events at Angel Stadium and the other sites, such that you protect that,

2740
07:10:56,730 --> 07:11:03,850
that could include paid parking for those events to try to make sure that the Arctic

2741
07:11:03,850 --> 07:11:09,110
garage is used for its intended purposes, which is really to Park Meadow Park, Arctic,

2742
07:11:09,530 --> 07:11:12,610
the immersive museum, rather than Angel Stadium.

2743
07:11:13,050 --> 07:11:17,130
So that is something that the council will see through an operating agreement that will

2744
07:11:17,130 --> 07:11:21,230
We'll come back to the council for the Arctic branch.

2745
07:11:21,730 --> 07:11:26,990
Lotta. Does that operating agreement come before us?

2746
07:11:34,300 --> 07:11:39,800
Right now. And so prior to its opening, the council will receive the operating agreement

2747
07:11:39,800 --> 07:11:43,460
we'll be able to act on and we'll be able to see those various issues of how you control

2748
07:11:43,460 --> 07:11:46,240
the parking at the operating at lotta.

2749
07:11:46,580 --> 07:11:51,880
So we'll be in compliance with that or whatever parking is required for Arctic in addition

2750
07:11:51,880 --> 07:11:56,540
to the museum and some and we'll put in, okay, thank you.

2751
07:11:57,120 --> 07:12:03,500
And then I know the person that called in about the woman that can't call in about high speed rail.

2752
07:12:04,000 --> 07:12:09,760
I resisted every urge to ask her for a date that when high speed rail was going to be coming to Anaheim,

2753
07:12:10,900 --> 07:12:12,200
the teller that we'll be ready for.

2754
07:12:13,360 --> 07:12:20,620
But is that something that they are, I mean, I know you probably don't know that but are they implying that there is,

2755
07:12:21,880 --> 07:12:38,480
I mean, I'm going to say repossess, but they're going to somehow use like eminent domain to go through a museum or like what is the, how does that work with high speed rail and our current commitments because we believe you some high speed rail funding to build Arctic or made some commitments?

2756
07:12:38,700 --> 07:12:39,940
How do we navigate that?

2757
07:12:41,100 --> 07:12:48,600
Thank you for the question Mayor and actually we didn't accept any high speed rail money for the building of Arctic because there wasn't any.

2758
07:12:49,380 --> 07:12:51,140
That makes me feel better.

2759
07:12:51,460 --> 07:12:59,460
But we did enter into an MOU with them back in 2020 that essentially confirmed our commitment

2760
07:12:59,460 --> 07:13:05,680
that if they do come to Anime as their southerly term is that it was both sides preference

2761
07:13:05,680 --> 07:13:11,520
that they use the existing Arctic building as their terminal ticketing facilities.

2762
07:13:11,960 --> 07:13:16,120
That made sense versus what they're analyzing in their environmental which is really their

2763
07:13:16,120 --> 07:13:26,820
our worst case scenario of building a separate second train terminal building on Lot B, which of course would just be duplicate.

2764
07:13:27,960 --> 07:13:42,620
So their concern has always been where they've always planned for a parking for high speed rail to be at deck A was the walk that it would take for someone to go from the parking structure to the platform where they would enter the train.

2765
07:13:42,620 --> 07:14:10,320
The solution that we've presented and work with them, and why we think we're so close in a solution simply moves the platform a little further to the west, and it's about 250 feet from the bottom of the stairs when you come down onto the platform, which is for the average person about a one minute walk, but it also puts those passengers that are at the beginning of the line under the protection of the 57 bridge, so you're out of the elements as well.

2766
07:14:10,320 --> 07:14:13,460
So we do believe there's a lot of synergy to do that.

2767
07:14:13,920 --> 07:14:21,380
What they have come back with in our conversation is if they do still feel that that walk is too far for the transit writer,

2768
07:14:21,860 --> 07:14:29,740
they may still have to build some sort of facilities on the platform, which may be ticketing facilities or a restroom,

2769
07:14:30,080 --> 07:14:34,720
which again, we don't think that's a bad idea if somebody's out on the platform and

2770
07:14:34,720 --> 07:14:38,880
they have the need to use a restroom having a close by restroom is a good idea.

2771
07:14:38,880 --> 07:14:43,460
So I think there's a lot of synergies and we all have the same common goal of making the

2772
07:14:44,200 --> 07:14:49,040
Experience for the transit writer convenient and we'll find a solution working with them.

2773
07:14:49,420 --> 07:14:55,000
I don't know if this is a question for you or for our friends from OZ vibe. So there's no concern that

2774
07:14:55,000 --> 07:14:55,960
they are going to

2775
07:14:56,560 --> 07:14:59,980
partially through this process kind of through

2776
07:15:00,000 --> 07:15:29,100
Or a wrench at it in any way stop development or get into a legal challenge about whether we can move forward with this MOU and the other things we're approving tonight. I think I can answer that Rudy. The MOU that references the track for high speed rail south of parking lot be it by its very terms is not binding on the parties. It specifically says this is not binding, but rather kind of a agreement to agree or

2777
07:15:29,100 --> 07:15:36,080
indicating the intent of the party, so I don't really think there would be a basis under that MOU to stop it.

2778
07:15:36,680 --> 07:15:46,900
I think, sure, in the future, there could be discussions about, you know, workarounds or the possibility of them or domain, but we don't anticipate that to be the solution.

2779
07:15:48,100 --> 07:15:52,780
Okay, thank you. Mayor Pro Tem Leon and then Council Member Bayless.

2780
07:15:53,240 --> 07:16:02,780
Thank you, Madam Mayor. I just wanted to, and I apologize if I missed this, if you already spoke to it, can you, if you did say it already, can you repeat the surplus land act does not apply to this? Correct?

2781
07:16:05,800 --> 07:16:19,060
Yeah, thank you, Council Member, for the question, what were the surplus lands act does apply, but this is exempt surplus lands, so there are specific statutory exceptions that take lands that are being conveyed out.

2782
07:16:19,060 --> 07:16:23,100
out of the rest of the requirements of the Surplus Lands Act because their exempts are plus.

2783
07:16:23,720 --> 07:16:28,740
The city did that in the first phase already and HCD has approved that.

2784
07:16:29,000 --> 07:16:37,920
This is now a second phase and the second phase is really the South apron that you're seeing up on the screen, the dark blue shaded areas, lot B and lot A.

2785
07:16:38,360 --> 07:16:46,820
So we do believe it all qualifies as exempts are plus land because you're essentially trading parking or public uses for other public uses, right now.

2786
07:16:47,460 --> 07:16:48,040
Thank you.

2787
07:16:48,880 --> 07:16:49,480
Thank you.

2788
07:16:49,720 --> 07:16:51,940
Councilmember Bayless, and then Councilmember Rubiková?

2789
07:16:52,820 --> 07:16:53,440
Thank you.

2790
07:16:54,380 --> 07:16:59,320
First, I'll about maybe make a comment, ask a question in regards to the high-speed rail

2791
07:16:59,320 --> 07:17:03,100
as well, as I did spend a little bit of time this weekend thinking about it.

2792
07:17:05,880 --> 07:17:10,120
I guess my first question is, as we keep using the term high-speed rail, and I took a look

2793
07:17:10,120 --> 07:17:23,800
at the plan coming into Orange County and I, we're not, the current 15, I think a 15, 20 year plan does not have any high speed trains coming into Orange County.

2794
07:17:24,520 --> 07:17:37,820
The max speed is 78 miles per hour with the track that they have, so I think we have to ask ourselves also is, do we really think, I mean if that's their 15, 20 year plan,

2795
07:17:37,820 --> 07:17:43,100
And how do we condition this for that today?

2796
07:17:43,300 --> 07:17:44,680
How do we think about it?

2797
07:17:45,020 --> 07:17:50,960
I couldn't come up with any good answers over the weekend, but I wouldn't want to hold up development that's there because of that.

2798
07:17:51,180 --> 07:17:57,320
And I think it's important to point out that their existing plan isn't necessarily high speed rail in Orange County.

2799
07:17:57,320 --> 07:17:59,440
It's just using the exact tracks that's there, so.

2800
07:18:00,160 --> 07:18:05,920
And you can correct me if what I'm saying is wrong, but I'm pretty sure that that's what I saw for

2801
07:18:05,920 --> 07:18:07,260
their own documents this weekend.

2802
07:18:09,890 --> 07:18:11,810
I'll go with it. I'll say yes. How's that?

2803
07:18:12,350 --> 07:18:16,950
Yeah, the speeds through Orange County are lower for some of the constraints that they have,

2804
07:18:17,170 --> 07:18:21,630
but I think as a region, we're encouraging high speed rail to still come down here,

2805
07:18:21,630 --> 07:18:26,450
because the one seat ride would be important for the transit riders that are going through

2806
07:18:26,450 --> 07:18:31,470
to know whether in California, rather than take a metro link train up to LA and have to switch there.

2807
07:18:32,870 --> 07:18:37,390
I'll say this, in this one, I want to be the eternal optimist, because I really want to go to

2808
07:18:37,390 --> 07:18:44,350
Las Vegas on a train and it only take me an hour and a half but I don't know if we'll ever get there in my lifetime.

2809
07:18:44,710 --> 07:18:48,250
So I guess with that I'll just say, I'm really happy to support this item and

2810
07:18:48,250 --> 07:18:54,450
more broadly to see the partnership between the city and OCVI continue to evolve on this project as it grows.

2811
07:18:55,430 --> 07:19:00,150
One thing I'm particularly happy to see in this particular agreement is the addition of almost,

2812
07:19:00,550 --> 07:19:06,730
we got a little more than 1,000 new parking spaces and anyone who knows this area knows that parking matters.

2813
07:19:06,730 --> 07:19:08,670
So I think it's a big win for the project.

2814
07:19:10,630 --> 07:19:14,250
I'll also say with just a little bit of disappointment, I'm sorry to see the proposed

2815
07:19:14,250 --> 07:19:16,430
amphitheater no longer be part of the plan.

2816
07:19:16,910 --> 07:19:21,310
I was looking forward to seeing that come to life, but I also understand that as a project

2817
07:19:21,310 --> 07:19:26,750
of this size and complexity moves forward, there are going to be some give and take and some

2818
07:19:26,750 --> 07:19:28,010
concessions along the way.

2819
07:19:28,610 --> 07:19:31,370
So really what I think what matters most to me is we keep moving forward.

2820
07:19:31,810 --> 07:19:36,290
We continue to build on the partnerships we have with OC vibe and I'm really excited to

2821
07:19:36,290 --> 07:19:41,810
I see this project finally come to fruition, and I believe it's going to bring tremendous benefits to Anaheim

2822
07:19:41,810 --> 07:19:45,070
throughout new investment, new opportunities, and new places to live and work.

2823
07:19:46,010 --> 07:19:50,870
It'll be just another reason for people to come and visit Anaheim, and I'm looking forward to seeing it all come together.

2824
07:19:56,510 --> 07:19:59,550
Thank you, and Mayor actually asked the question.

2825
07:20:00,000 --> 07:20:29,980
I'm concerned about which was the waving of the permits. I just want to make sure that we're not giving special treatment to a major developer in our city and that we're holding all of our standards across the board for everybody regardless of their size or how much money they can invest in our city. So, do you have anything additional to add to that? Yes, this is definitely not a waiver of any special treatment by any means. There was a commitment that they had volunteered to make in terms of time for

2826
07:20:29,980 --> 07:20:56,660
This is a, and really this is a negotiated deal point in the deal and they're still holding up what we believe is still an aggressive timeframe to deliver on what we hope to be really a game changing investment in the city and something that could really be important to and of great economic benefit to the city and to the community.

2827
07:20:56,660 --> 07:21:05,240
But they will still have to apply for standard building permits and follow all safety requirements like all the other businesses in our city.

2828
07:21:05,880 --> 07:21:15,880
I think we have to be careful because it was conveyed as a waiver of permits, so I just want to make sure that we're not using the wrong verbiage when just highlighting the project.

2829
07:21:16,740 --> 07:21:27,600
And on to the high speed rail, I agree, I understand the purpose of Artic and how it was designed to accept high speed rail.

2830
07:21:27,780 --> 07:21:31,840
And I too am excited, I think it would have been nice to have it in place for the Olympics.

2831
07:21:32,460 --> 07:21:37,740
But we know it's not coming anytime soon, since there is no funding for it across the state.

2832
07:21:38,100 --> 07:21:44,980
But I do think based on the tone of that public commenter who called in from the high speed rail authority.

2833
07:21:44,980 --> 07:21:48,760
It may not be a bad idea for this council to send a letter.

2834
07:21:49,480 --> 07:21:58,760
Just letting them know that we don't disregard the benefits of high speed rail, and we do support transportation in our city.

2835
07:21:59,200 --> 07:22:05,600
But we also value having culture and the development of a museum, because we are museum light in Anaheim.

2836
07:22:06,220 --> 07:22:12,720
And I think it just will really, I think benefit if they know they're still a place in artichoke, it's a huge.

2837
07:22:14,100 --> 07:22:40,780
You build a great transportation hub, there's going to be somewhere for them to house high speed rail personnel or whoever's supposed to utilize it in 30 years, 40, 50, when it never gets done, but I think it would be good for us to just maybe send that all of branch so they know it's not just in your face, we don't care what you think, but we do actually value the partnership and our city wants to continue to work with you.

2838
07:22:40,780 --> 07:22:43,780
and so do our major investors in our city.

2839
07:22:44,900 --> 07:22:46,800
So that would be the only thing I would recommend.

2840
07:22:50,190 --> 07:22:51,330
And then Council Member Meade.

2841
07:22:53,930 --> 07:23:07,500
Today, what the is long-term parking free for people who go through the website and apply will there be that

2842
07:23:07,500 --> 07:23:18,780
I would like consideration in deck deck A for our long-term parking free.

2843
07:23:19,880 --> 07:23:26,180
That is correct, yeah, we will still manage the both short-term and long-term parking through deck A.

2844
07:23:27,200 --> 07:23:27,760
Thank you.

2845
07:23:31,210 --> 07:23:36,830
I agree with Councilmember Rubel-Colva that maybe we should send a letter just clarifying what our position is.

2846
07:23:36,830 --> 07:23:46,450
And we talked and I think it's going to be fine to shorten or move, shift the platform a little bit.

2847
07:23:46,930 --> 07:23:47,890
It's not that far.

2848
07:23:48,570 --> 07:23:54,730
I mean, you're talking about a very large transportation complex, the parking's here, the buildings there, the platforms right there.

2849
07:23:55,230 --> 07:24:00,070
People will circulate around all those things and it's not a long way.

2850
07:24:01,130 --> 07:24:13,670
I'm really excited about this proposal, one thing is that it really seems they're going to build this, because they wouldn't enter this agreement to give us this property back with a parking structure and everything.

2851
07:24:14,310 --> 07:24:23,470
If they weren't really confident this project was going to move forward, so I'm excited about that and I think that having a museum,

2852
07:24:24,290 --> 07:24:32,170
We have amazing destinations and things to go to in Anaheim, theme parks, conventions,

2853
07:24:32,450 --> 07:24:33,910
entertainment, sports, all that.

2854
07:24:34,290 --> 07:24:35,390
We are museum light.

2855
07:24:35,490 --> 07:24:41,830
We are cultural light, and I think this starts to fill a little bit of a void that we have,

2856
07:24:42,090 --> 07:24:44,310
and very excited to see that move forward.

2857
07:24:44,790 --> 07:24:46,150
So I will move approval.

2858
07:24:47,290 --> 07:24:47,870
I'll second.

2859
07:24:48,350 --> 07:24:48,670
Thank you.

2860
07:24:48,750 --> 07:24:51,530
But before we do that, I know councilmember Maus had a comment?

2861
07:24:51,530 --> 07:24:54,470
Just one comment to summarize everything we've heard.

2862
07:24:54,790 --> 07:24:59,890
In this land exchange, we would be gaining about 1,600 parts.

2863
07:25:00,000 --> 07:25:15,600
Working spaces, and 42,000 square feet. And if they don't build what they say they're going to build in time, we will get a lot of be back. We still get to keep a lot a and the pedestrian bridge.

2864
07:25:17,760 --> 07:25:30,580
That's correct. And we potentially activate an awkward lot there. I walk by it all the time. So we could be potentially bringing in sales tax.

2865
07:25:31,260 --> 07:25:38,880
increase in the property value, and if this attraction does keep people here potentially one extra day, we could be increasing TOT.

2866
07:25:40,520 --> 07:25:42,660
That's correct, that's what we're excited about, absolutely.

2867
07:25:43,000 --> 07:25:45,860
Yeah, it sounds like a win all the way around that I do support this project.

2868
07:25:46,100 --> 07:25:46,840
Thank you for your work.

2869
07:25:47,900 --> 07:25:50,700
Thank you, I think Council member Kurtz has another one last comment.

2870
07:25:51,160 --> 07:25:53,820
One last question.

2871
07:25:55,200 --> 07:25:58,280
I think we've learned, well, I've learned a lesson on maintenance.

2872
07:26:00,640 --> 07:26:06,020
who's going to maintain the parking structure?

2873
07:26:08,290 --> 07:26:15,970
The parking structure and many of the other facilities are being built as part of the OC vibe project are going to be maintained by the developers.

2874
07:26:16,210 --> 07:26:20,090
So there'll be a similar to our resort maintenance assessment district.

2875
07:26:20,230 --> 07:26:21,890
They will be taking care of that area.

2876
07:26:22,370 --> 07:26:28,910
And we also have provisions for spring up if they ever sell off any of those areas that that maintenance would be transferred as well.

2877
07:26:28,910 --> 07:26:32,030
And if I could just respond to councilmember Meeks and

2878
07:26:32,030 --> 07:26:55,070
Rubikovas comment, we will certainly get back to high speed rail to affirm our commitment to high speed rail and we did make that clear to them as well that, you know, we have the common goal and all we are in the business of being a destination with everything that's being built with OC vibe and this museum that would drive more ridership to their service. So we all have the same goal.

2879
07:26:56,770 --> 07:27:01,810
Thank you, yeah, it just sounded to me like this item might have caught them by surprise.

2880
07:27:01,990 --> 07:27:08,190
So maybe even between our partners at the Vibe, the City, we just want to make sure we're

2881
07:27:08,190 --> 07:27:09,730
not forgetting to keep them aware.

2882
07:27:11,350 --> 07:27:14,990
And maybe you have, I don't mean to insinuate that you haven't, but I think that's a great

2883
07:27:14,990 --> 07:27:19,710
idea that Council member Rubik Alva had is to just, you know, we have a commitment to public

2884
07:27:19,710 --> 07:27:25,970
transportation, of course, and we do want to keep them more in the loop so that they don't

2885
07:27:25,970 --> 07:27:32,530
call into our meetings. So we have a motion and a second. Oh, sorry, Council Member

2886
07:27:32,530 --> 07:27:38,110
Bezos, guys sneaking in on me. Sorry, I was just going to add to that letter to remind

2887
07:27:38,110 --> 07:27:43,110
them that we are not in favor of a taxing district around it as well. That's all, thank you.

2888
07:27:43,110 --> 07:27:43,330
Oh.

2889
07:27:47,170 --> 07:27:47,690
Okay.

2890
07:27:50,710 --> 07:27:51,770
Then let's vote.

2891
07:27:57,200 --> 07:28:05,580
A resolution of the City Council of City of Anaheim declaring a portion of the city owned property exempt surplus lands pursuant to government code section 54221f1c.

2892
07:28:06,080 --> 07:28:15,520
A resolution of the City Council of City of Anaheim approving operating memorandum number three for the OC by mix project amended and restated development agreement number 20200004.

2893
07:28:15,520 --> 07:28:21,600
between the City of Anaheim, Anaheim Real Estate Partners LLC, TSN, Anaheim LLC, and SCD, LLC.

2894
07:28:22,620 --> 07:28:28,140
Memorializing clarifications related to deck A, lot B, South Plaza, and first residential phase.

2895
07:28:28,540 --> 07:28:45,240
Collectively project phase, final slide pants, and this is also inclusive of the modification to section six of the operating memorandum number three as distributive city council as well as posted on the city's website and resolution of the City Council City of Anaheim approving the acquisition agreement provided for the acquisition of the CFD-08-1 improvements.

2896
07:28:45,240 --> 07:28:50,100
As contemplated been OC Vive mixed use project amended and restate development agreement

2897
07:28:50,100 --> 07:28:56,220
2-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-4 between the city of Anheim and I'm real estate state partners LLC.

2898
07:29:07,670 --> 07:29:10,630
And the vote is seven eyes, no nays, motion carries.

2899
07:29:15,620 --> 07:29:22,560
So item number 26 is a discussion regarding a chronic nuisance property ordinance as requested

2900
07:29:22,560 --> 07:29:24,240
by council member bailiffs.

2901
07:29:24,700 --> 07:29:27,020
City manager may we have a staff report.

2902
07:29:27,020 --> 07:29:27,140
All right.

2903
07:29:29,710 --> 07:29:30,290
Yes.

2904
07:29:30,610 --> 07:29:30,990
Thank you, Mayor.

2905
07:29:31,370 --> 07:29:38,530
Staffport will be provided and led by Heather Allen with the assist from Leonie Mobile Hill on the City Attorney's Office.

2906
07:30:07,290 --> 07:30:08,010
All

2907
07:30:16,230 --> 07:30:43,050
right. Good evening again. Thank you. So joining me this evening is Assistant City Attorney Leone Mava Hill and supported also by City Attorney Rob Pavella. So the July 28th, 2026 City Council Meeting Council Member Bayless requested to agendize for discussion, a chronic nuisance property ordinance that would authorize administrative penalties for properties that repeatedly generate excessive nuisance activity and disproportionate

2908
07:30:43,050 --> 07:30:45,550
it demands on city public safety resources.

2909
07:30:46,310 --> 07:30:52,410
The current Anaheim municipal code chapter 6.44 with respect to nuisances does not address

2910
07:30:52,410 --> 07:30:57,750
the concept of a chronic nuisance which disproportionately places demands on public safety resources.

2911
07:30:58,470 --> 07:31:02,110
Following Council direction this evening and working with the city attorney's office,

2912
07:31:02,630 --> 07:31:07,330
we would utilize example ordinance framework from other cities that have addressed this issue

2913
07:31:07,330 --> 07:31:08,870
if the council wish to move forward.

2914
07:31:08,870 --> 07:31:09,910
So

2915
07:31:12,410 --> 07:31:41,350
the general framework of a potential ordinance would define chronic nuisance activity by identifying qualifying activity which could include specified criminal activity and other conduct requiring repeated public safety intervention, establishing objective thresholds such as repeated qualifying incidences within a defined period and thresholds could vary a by land use category for example commercial or motel versus residential and exclusions for specified emergency response.

2916
07:31:41,350 --> 07:31:56,950
A considering proposition 26, we would also establish escalating administrative penalties, which would be authorized along with the ability to pursue all legal and equitable remedies to collect unpaid fines, including lean provisions.

2917
07:32:00,040 --> 07:32:12,160
Following discussion this evening, staff is requesting that the City Council provide direction to proceed with the preparation of a chronic nuisance property ordinance for subsequent review as an amendment to the anti municipal code.

2918
07:32:12,160 --> 07:32:26,980
The establishment of regulations specific to repeat nuisance calls adds an additional civil enforcement tool to address the property's operation and its impacts in addition to or instead of land use regulations or criminal prosecution.

2919
07:32:27,780 --> 07:32:35,220
And I do want to point out hearing some public comments earlier this evening, this is absolutely not intended to criminalize the use of code enforcement.

2920
07:32:35,220 --> 07:32:42,920
So as we draft this ordinance, very specific to calls for service related to public safety,

2921
07:32:42,920 --> 07:32:48,320
we would make sure appropriate guardrails are in place so that we don't kind of weaponize

2922
07:32:48,320 --> 07:32:49,980
neighbor disputes and code enforcement.

2923
07:32:50,600 --> 07:32:54,500
With that, we're able to answer questions and also facilitate your discussion this evening.

2924
07:32:56,480 --> 07:32:57,260
Thank you.

2925
07:32:57,360 --> 07:33:01,900
I'm going to turn it over to council member Bayless for any comments or questions.

2926
07:33:04,440 --> 07:33:11,940
First off, I just want to point out that the reason why I asked for a discussion is because I truly do believe it's important that I get buy-in from everybody here.

2927
07:33:12,000 --> 07:33:23,980
If this is the direction we seem to want to move and I don't know what it is because I haven't talked to anybody about it, but I didn't spend you know a lot of staff time diving into specific definitions and whatnot.

2928
07:33:23,980 --> 07:33:29,220
But it was just my intent, I mean, we had a speaker come here today.

2929
07:33:30,520 --> 07:33:36,460
Obviously, I'm trying to look for ways to eliminate activity along Beach Boulevard.

2930
07:33:38,000 --> 07:33:45,480
I noticed that another city out there had a similar type of an ordinance that was out there.

2931
07:33:45,480 --> 07:33:54,780
And what this would do is after an average amount of calls to the business for public service wants you

2932
07:33:55,820 --> 07:34:06,720
identified, you know the calls that was out there if it was a nuisance call after an average, then you begin or you this would maybe give us the ability in which to build for that service call to the

2933
07:34:07,720 --> 07:34:09,120
business that's out there

2934
07:34:10,580 --> 07:34:16,600
This also may also work in not just businesses, but we talk about silver living locations

2935
07:34:16,600 --> 07:34:17,320
that are out there.

2936
07:34:17,600 --> 07:34:23,780
This could also perhaps be applied unilaterally, unilaterally to that as well.

2937
07:34:25,440 --> 07:34:27,800
And I guess with that, I'll open it up for discussions.

2938
07:34:27,840 --> 07:34:34,020
Again, it's not my intent to penalize businesses in any way or weaponize our code enforcement

2939
07:34:34,020 --> 07:34:42,340
department, just simply to put another tool in a toolbox to kind of help me and get some

2940
07:34:42,340 --> 07:34:47,580
of our nuisance problems off of Beach Boulevard. So I'll gladly open it up.

2941
07:34:48,680 --> 07:34:53,740
Thank you, Councilmember. I'll start with Councilmember Compost-Kertz and then Councilmember

2942
07:34:53,740 --> 07:34:54,760
I

2943
07:34:58,060 --> 07:34:59,980
would like to see.

2944
07:35:00,000 --> 07:35:29,900
More information from staff. I do support it with guardrails because I can just imagine you don't like your neighbor. So all of a sudden, every night you're calling code enforcement about some little thing that they're doing. Their grass isn't mode correctly. Their tree isn't trimmed. TV's too loud. And I can see that happening if we don't have the appropriate guardrails. But I can also see how we can use it liquor store.

2945
07:35:29,900 --> 07:35:33,560
where we have people hanging around, causing problems.

2946
07:35:34,040 --> 07:35:39,240
I would love to keep reporting a certain one that I know of.

2947
07:35:40,220 --> 07:35:41,360
Yes, my chance.

2948
07:35:42,320 --> 07:35:46,360
So I think we, I'd love to see what we can do,

2949
07:35:47,320 --> 07:35:51,500
I'd like to see what other cities do, and so I would support

2950
07:35:52,200 --> 07:35:56,540
taking a look at some language about how we can make this work.

2951
07:36:01,080 --> 07:36:09,360
Yeah, I would support looking at other best practices at cities and what kind of things

2952
07:36:09,360 --> 07:36:14,080
and talking to our code enforcement and our police department, what are the types of

2953
07:36:14,080 --> 07:36:17,280
things we want to include in this with those guardrails.

2954
07:36:17,460 --> 07:36:24,740
I mean, I don't want people just harassing each other and that whatever they're getting

2955
07:36:24,740 --> 07:36:29,080
called about or whatever the violation is actually is a violation and we concur and someone's

2956
07:36:29,080 --> 07:36:31,200
just not calling in random things.

2957
07:36:31,980 --> 07:36:35,180
But we have had some success on similar things.

2958
07:36:35,280 --> 07:36:40,620
I guess it was more related to CUPs where we took away a couple of operating licenses from

2959
07:36:40,620 --> 07:36:47,760
motels on Beach Boulevard and were able to get rid of those problem operators.

2960
07:36:47,760 --> 07:36:58,660
And so that we could do because they were a CUP and so we found them, their calls for service helped us find them in violation of their operating agreement.

2961
07:36:58,840 --> 07:36:59,440
Is that correct?

2962
07:36:59,440 --> 07:37:13,340
Correct. With a conditional use permit, the calls for service, nuisance code, police fire, kind of made the case for why we needed to add additional conditions of approval.

2963
07:37:13,340 --> 07:37:23,160
So the process is modify a revoke so generally we start with modification to see if conditions can correct that.

2964
07:37:23,880 --> 07:37:29,900
So the CUP is a great regulatory tool on those businesses that have it.

2965
07:37:30,720 --> 07:37:41,340
Councilmember Kurtz's liquor store unfortunately does not have a conditional use permit so this tool would kind of bridge that gap for even a store.

2966
07:37:41,340 --> 07:37:47,900
Or maybe doesn't have a regulatory approval, and the operator is operating the store legally,

2967
07:37:48,420 --> 07:37:52,240
but maybe there's something happened in their parking lot that's out of their control.

2968
07:37:52,780 --> 07:38:00,660
How do we bridge that gap, start that conversation of maybe there are different things that you can do,

2969
07:38:00,960 --> 07:38:07,440
although you're not allot of compliance with regulations, but there are impacts that are happening from your business.

2970
07:38:07,440 --> 07:38:09,160
This kind of closes that gap.

2971
07:38:09,160 --> 07:38:15,440
Okay, all right, no, I would support looking into this and bringing back some potential language.

2972
07:38:16,200 --> 07:38:18,000
Thank you, Councilmember Rubikolova.

2973
07:38:20,400 --> 07:38:28,480
So I'm concerned about this because I feel like we already have a lot of policies in place that are in the toolbox.

2974
07:38:30,140 --> 07:38:37,180
And I mean, of course, I can think of areas that have nuisance violations in my opinion like CVS,

2975
07:38:37,180 --> 07:38:44,200
the green space that we consistently talk about, but I am concerned that we're giving you no direction.

2976
07:38:44,800 --> 07:38:52,760
So we keep saying guardrails, but we're not saying what those guardrails should be because we don't know what policies are already in place for code enforcement.

2977
07:38:53,620 --> 07:38:58,440
Montergoon Market is in my district, so it does concern me that smaller businesses will be targeted.

2978
07:38:58,440 --> 07:39:18,720
I mean, I already think it's an opportunity for me to probably meet with the business owner and whoever the individual is and I know it's not multiples but are filing the complaints because we're not proactively doing enforcement in that area, it's all based on a reaction to a complaint by a resident.

2979
07:39:18,720 --> 07:39:22,800
So I mean, I think if we're going to explore this, we probably should understand already.

2980
07:39:22,880 --> 07:39:27,940
Is this just a policy that we're putting in place that really has no teeth, and we're just going to burden our residents?

2981
07:39:28,440 --> 07:39:37,380
Or are we going to limit it to commercial properties that are truly problems, which I can think of 10 of them right now just off the top of my head.

2982
07:39:37,380 --> 07:39:43,540
But these are bigger businesses that have multiple owners, and we already have challenges enforcing on that front.

2983
07:39:43,540 --> 07:39:50,960
So, I guess I'm open, of course, to always looking at solutions, but I think we need to be clear on what problem we're solving.

2984
07:39:51,420 --> 07:39:59,960
So, if we are looking at solving the motel problem, then maybe we should focus on just a nuisance ordinance related to the-

2985
07:40:12,360 --> 07:40:29,980
So, I just think that there, and also it's illegal for people to be drinking in public. So, I just think that there's probably rules that we already have in place that could be enforced more effectively before we put parameters in place that end up hurting our residents. So, I'm, of course, open to Councilmember B

2986
07:40:29,980 --> 07:40:46,660
is an exploration and on seeing what we are, but I would like to give you more clear direction so you know what these guardrails are that we speak of, and that we are truly focusing on the bad actors in the city and not the innocent bystanders who are just trying to operate a business.

2987
07:40:47,600 --> 07:40:54,980
I do have to say I spend a lot of time near the moment I go to market and I know that they are doing everything they can to beautify that corner.

2988
07:40:54,980 --> 07:41:00,200
there are issues that arise right when you have a business in a residential area.

2989
07:41:00,460 --> 07:41:07,660
So it's just the nature of an older community that has sort of our policies have changed

2990
07:41:07,660 --> 07:41:09,680
in terms of what can be built in certain places.

2991
07:41:09,900 --> 07:41:12,480
So we're building housing around industrial now.

2992
07:41:12,640 --> 07:41:15,060
So I think that there's definitely things that we can look at,

2993
07:41:15,060 --> 07:41:18,520
but I want to make sure we're giving you clear guidance so that we're not hurting our residents

2994
07:41:18,520 --> 07:41:28,700
or just duplicating efforts that maybe we just need to, you know, let APD or code enforcement know of roles that already exist and ask them to enforce those roles.

2995
07:41:29,080 --> 07:41:37,820
So, and if I may just respond, so I think we have looked, there are some sample ordinances out there, some specific to motels, others more broadly.

2996
07:41:38,440 --> 07:41:45,680
I kind of speaking to those guardrails, I'm not looking at this as an opportunity to double dip on something that is already a nuisance.

2997
07:41:45,680 --> 07:41:50,800
Right, if you're already in nuisance and we have tools in the code, we're fine.

2998
07:41:51,020 --> 07:41:59,140
This is really that gap of, again, it's that non-regulatory, non-regulated land use.

2999
07:41:59,740 --> 07:42:02,340
Maybe not criminal activity of the operator.

3000
07:42:02,960 --> 07:42:10,040
It's just kind of that gap where we just have a business that we need to have a conversation with.

3001
07:42:10,040 --> 07:42:16,880
And we need a little bit of teeth to start that, right, with a monetary citation.

3002
07:42:17,260 --> 07:42:19,820
So I understood and happy to, yeah.

3003
07:42:19,980 --> 07:42:22,020
And do you have the resources for that, too?

3004
07:42:22,080 --> 07:42:23,720
Is the other thing that we probably need to address?

3005
07:42:24,180 --> 07:42:26,920
A good ordinance only exists if we can actually enforce it.

3006
07:42:27,000 --> 07:42:27,320
Absolutely.

3007
07:42:27,620 --> 07:42:31,060
So when you come back, maybe bring what you need for that as well.

3008
07:42:34,500 --> 07:42:37,420
Council member Ma's and then Mayor Pro Tem.

3009
07:42:38,120 --> 07:42:38,460
Thank you.

3010
07:42:38,620 --> 07:42:42,620
I do support exploring this further.

3011
07:42:42,620 --> 07:42:48,000
I just want to be really mindful about any potential unintended consequences.

3012
07:42:48,360 --> 07:42:53,200
I'm specifically thinking of residential and maybe a senior who can't do their yard work.

3013
07:42:53,940 --> 07:42:56,460
Things of that nature, so I just want to be mindful of that.

3014
07:42:56,700 --> 07:42:56,980
Thank you.

3015
07:42:58,480 --> 07:42:59,720
Thank you Mayor Prattam.

3016
07:43:00,620 --> 07:43:01,280
Thank you Madam Mayor.

3017
07:43:01,520 --> 07:43:11,160
I won't repeat too much of what was said will also in agreement that I'm open to looking

3018
07:43:11,160 --> 07:43:14,460
looking at this and seeing what it is that might come back reconsideration.

3019
07:43:14,900 --> 07:43:19,900
I think for me, if we can define what repeated public safety intervention means,

3020
07:43:21,620 --> 07:43:23,340
because I think that's very broad.

3021
07:43:23,980 --> 07:43:29,140
So as you're exploring this further, if you could maybe define what that actually is,

3022
07:43:29,340 --> 07:43:33,920
whether it's homelessness related, is it calls for service from the police department.

3023
07:43:36,060 --> 07:43:39,380
And I will say that the concern that I do have, and I think you hit the nail on the head,

3024
07:43:39,380 --> 07:43:50,480
But Heather is, you know, the fine line that we have to kind of walk of what point do we hold businesses accountable for things that happen in their parking lot or on the sidewalk by their business.

3025
07:43:51,300 --> 07:43:55,300
I think there's an argument to be made in terms of liquor stores, right?

3026
07:43:55,480 --> 07:44:07,400
They might be selling alcohol to folks or the motels, but I also think of as an example, you know, the Brookers corridor, where there's just a number of businesses that.

3027
07:44:07,400 --> 07:44:11,880
that neighbor of the sidewalks that have the bus benches.

3028
07:44:12,840 --> 07:44:16,380
And so there are repeated calls of service to a lot of those locations.

3029
07:44:17,100 --> 07:44:21,440
At what point is it the property owner, the business owner, the city?

3030
07:44:22,500 --> 07:44:27,440
I think for certain instances, sure, probably easy to tell if it's the business owner.

3031
07:44:27,980 --> 07:44:30,060
That isn't doing what they're supposed to be doing.

3032
07:44:30,360 --> 07:44:34,140
And other instances, again, I'll echo my colleagues and I don't want to necessarily

3033
07:44:34,140 --> 07:44:42,140
be harm or create an undue burden to businesses that may not be that they're just there and they're just trying to operate and they're dealing with that.

3034
07:44:43,280 --> 07:44:59,660
And so if we could explore that further and define kind of what the parameters would it applies to if there's going to be specific businesses that we're looking at this for are we also thinking abandoned properties because that's also that creates calls for service.

3035
07:44:59,660 --> 07:44:59,960
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

3036
07:45:00,050 --> 07:45:29,850
Maybe I have brokers on my mind, but there's a number of properties along brokers as well, right? Does this apply to that? Is it just a specific type of business specific action or activity as you're exploring as if you could maybe take a look at that as well? Absolutely. Thank you. I had a couple questions. I mean, I generally am supportive of trying to have any tool in our toolkit.

3037
07:45:29,850 --> 07:45:36,850
that can beautify our neighborhoods and help our businesses, especially our small businesses, succeed.

3038
07:45:38,150 --> 07:45:44,890
But I wanted to just kind of clarify, because when we're talking about what would qualify under this,

3039
07:45:46,230 --> 07:45:55,490
this says criminal activity, but then I thought there was a comment made that it may not be criminal, but it's kind of in that fine line.

3040
07:45:55,490 --> 07:46:04,090
Are we talking about things that are truly under the penal code criminal or also code enforcement violations?

3041
07:46:04,850 --> 07:46:12,650
Are we looking at maybe a gray area that doesn't rise to a level of actual criminal activity but

3042
07:46:12,650 --> 07:46:15,830
violates? Can you just clarify that for me or why you were thinking?

3043
07:46:16,050 --> 07:46:21,770
Absolutely. So criminal activity, I think in the liquor store example, perhaps the owner and

3044
07:46:21,770 --> 07:46:28,270
operator of the liquor store are not doing criminal activity, but there is criminal activity

3045
07:46:28,270 --> 07:46:34,530
occurring around the store, right? So that would be something that maybe there's a violation

3046
07:46:34,530 --> 07:46:42,070
for ABC, maybe there's not, right? So that would give us a tool of repeat calls for service related

3047
07:46:42,070 --> 07:46:49,130
to quality of life issues that were attributed to this liquor store in the example where we don't

3048
07:46:49,130 --> 07:46:49,970
currently have a tool.

3049
07:46:50,290 --> 07:46:53,530
So the tool would be a civil remedy,

3050
07:46:53,930 --> 07:46:57,190
not a criminal remedy to the business owner.

3051
07:46:57,970 --> 07:47:00,010
Okay, and are we talking about,

3052
07:47:01,830 --> 07:47:04,590
like putting just citations,

3053
07:47:04,590 --> 07:47:08,250
or is a number of citations potentially going to

3054
07:47:08,790 --> 07:47:10,670
move into a lean on the property?

3055
07:47:11,070 --> 07:47:12,950
What are some of the other cities

3056
07:47:12,950 --> 07:47:14,610
that have looked into this doing?

3057
07:47:14,850 --> 07:47:16,650
Yes, so we would, through this process,

3058
07:47:16,650 --> 07:47:21,250
us establish what is the threshold that is relevant to Anaheim.

3059
07:47:21,530 --> 07:47:29,710
So if we said it's X type of businesses looking at the calls for service history with police,

3060
07:47:29,870 --> 07:47:38,150
like what is a normal rate of calls for service, again taking out exemptions, right?

3061
07:47:38,290 --> 07:47:40,830
So we want people to call, right?

3062
07:47:40,870 --> 07:47:44,150
We don't want to penalize folks from calling when there are actually

3063
07:47:44,150 --> 07:47:46,970
really reasons we want police out there, right?

3064
07:47:47,150 --> 07:47:52,330
So what is the threshold that we're going to come up with, unique to Anaheim?

3065
07:47:53,650 --> 07:47:55,590
Different cities have different categories.

3066
07:47:56,050 --> 07:48:01,450
Some are commercial, residential, some are motels, apartments, single family.

3067
07:48:02,010 --> 07:48:07,570
So we'll kind of look at what makes sense for us and bring that back to you in a draft

3068
07:48:07,570 --> 07:48:08,690
ordinance for consideration.

3069
07:48:08,690 --> 07:48:15,210
So they would be very local thresholds to address the problems that we want to address here.

3070
07:48:16,010 --> 07:48:36,190
Yeah, because I agree, I don't want to penalize somebody that has a lot of code enforcement cases open because their yard looks terrible, and they have a lot of cats, versus someone that is operating in an illegal gaming institution in their home, or selling drugs out of their home, like I mean.

3071
07:48:36,190 --> 07:48:42,070
So, I want to be at least a little bit flexible enough that if it is happened to be in a neighborhood

3072
07:48:42,070 --> 07:48:49,330
and there's illegal activity going on, we have as many tools as we can to address it.

3073
07:48:50,430 --> 07:48:55,990
As well as to property owners that know there's prostitution, that knows there's drug dealing,

3074
07:48:56,230 --> 07:48:59,030
all of these things happening in their rooms and on their property.

3075
07:49:00,150 --> 07:49:05,550
The other thing I wanted to just ask, because I thought it was a good point about, you know,

3076
07:49:05,550 --> 07:49:10,030
with the Mondragone market, you know, one person calling,

3077
07:49:10,290 --> 07:49:14,270
are we going to be have a, not a threshold of calls,

3078
07:49:14,650 --> 07:49:16,410
but a threshold of like variety.

3079
07:49:16,730 --> 07:49:20,410
So if it's one person calling every single day about,

3080
07:49:20,650 --> 07:49:23,450
and it's the same person, about the same residents,

3081
07:49:23,650 --> 07:49:25,590
are we going to be able to have a mechanism

3082
07:49:25,590 --> 07:49:29,450
to balance that versus, there's a lot of people calling

3083
07:49:29,960 --> 07:49:32,010
or even police making reports

3084
07:49:32,010 --> 07:49:35,710
that there's activity going on at a certain location.

3085
07:49:36,170 --> 07:49:38,290
Yes, I think definitely coming up with those,

3086
07:49:38,470 --> 07:49:39,550
I'm calling them guardrails,

3087
07:49:39,630 --> 07:49:43,070
because we unfortunately see instances,

3088
07:49:43,470 --> 07:49:45,090
I think I've talked to several of you

3089
07:49:45,090 --> 07:49:47,630
that have issues in the neighborhood, right?

3090
07:49:47,690 --> 07:49:49,710
Well, you just have two property owners

3091
07:49:49,710 --> 07:49:52,210
that just can't get along, right?

3092
07:49:52,310 --> 07:49:54,410
And we definitely, this is not for that.

3093
07:49:54,830 --> 07:49:57,050
So we want to make sure that as we're writing this,

3094
07:49:57,250 --> 07:49:59,970
that doesn't kind of...

3095
07:50:00,000 --> 07:50:28,540
I want to become that unintended consequence. And lastly, I wanted to see, not, I wasn't thinking more of abandoned properties, but when we have, or maybe it's the same thing, like vacant lots or vacant businesses. I know we have a lot of commercial centers that do not have businesses in them or they'll be half empty. That itself to me is not a nuisance, but when windows get broken into people are loitering in front of

3096
07:50:29,940 --> 07:50:36,120
Businesses that are vacant are we going, I would like to see what remedies are out there for

3097
07:50:36,120 --> 07:50:45,000
property owners that are just absentee landlords not taking care of maintaining and protecting their properties.

3098
07:50:45,440 --> 07:50:46,080
Yes, absolutely.

3099
07:50:46,280 --> 07:50:51,040
I think Mayor Patelion had asked for us to look at tools for abandoned and vacant.

3100
07:50:51,320 --> 07:50:53,600
So I think there are others out there as well.

3101
07:50:53,600 --> 07:51:06,440
But I do think if we have abandoned vacant, where they rise to a certain number of calls for service because of what they're attracting on the property, I think this could be an option as well.

3102
07:51:08,140 --> 07:51:15,000
Okay, thank you. Did I miss anybody? Okay, council member Bayless.

3103
07:51:20,950 --> 07:51:47,790
I'll just say this, I on purpose didn't have staff move any further, because I wanted to kind of take the temperature for everybody that's up here before we spend another 40 hours of staff time looking into this, but I agree with everybody here, I have many of the same concerns, this is trying to get specifically targeted, I'm not trying to, if your yard is a couple inches too high, this is not my intent here for sure.

3104
07:51:48,970 --> 07:51:57,010
If I just wanted to just point that out, it sounds like we might have some concurrence here

3105
07:51:57,010 --> 07:51:57,550
to move forward.

3106
07:51:57,810 --> 07:52:00,470
Let me ask the city attorney, do I need to make a motion to move forward or?

3107
07:52:00,770 --> 07:52:04,630
Two ways to do it, if you want to do a motion, just to move forward, that's fine, another

3108
07:52:04,630 --> 07:52:08,170
way it's just no vote now, and then you can agendize it during agendist setting.

3109
07:52:09,290 --> 07:52:16,010
I would say if there's a motion, yeah, I understand, so the only thing I'd say is if this is going

3110
07:52:16,010 --> 07:52:16,850
to go by way of motion.

3111
07:52:16,850 --> 07:52:18,990
We've been working with Council Member Bayless.

3112
07:52:19,370 --> 07:52:24,570
We'd like to continue doing that since he's the initiator of this item, as opposed to

3113
07:52:24,570 --> 07:52:27,110
the extent you want to bring in less than a majority for that purpose.

3114
07:52:27,150 --> 07:52:30,670
That's fine, but we typically work with the Council Member who agendized it.

3115
07:52:31,750 --> 07:52:36,930
I'm happy to have any help, but otherwise I'll just work with staff, and that's my motion.

3116
07:52:37,150 --> 07:52:37,490
So thank you.

3117
07:52:38,050 --> 07:52:39,010
We have a motion.

3118
07:52:39,350 --> 07:52:39,930
Do we have a second?

3119
07:52:40,610 --> 07:52:41,910
We have a motion in a second.

3120
07:52:42,710 --> 07:52:46,890
And then Heather, do you feel like you have enough to go on?

3121
07:52:47,510 --> 07:52:47,830
Okay.

3122
07:52:48,170 --> 07:52:48,570
Please vote.

3123
07:52:50,430 --> 07:52:50,870
Sorry.

3124
07:52:51,030 --> 07:52:51,770
Did you have another-

3125
07:52:51,770 --> 07:52:56,570
I was just going to say I'd offered to work with Council Member Bayless on it if that's

3126
07:52:56,570 --> 07:52:57,770
something he's open to doing.

3127
07:52:58,710 --> 07:53:01,430
We don't agree on much but maybe we'll come to a consensus.

3128
07:53:06,530 --> 07:53:08,510
The vote is seven eyes, no nays, motion carries.

3129
07:53:11,800 --> 07:53:12,380
Thank you.

3130
07:53:12,380 --> 07:53:24,380
Item number 27 is a presentation by Anaheim Police Department, I'm sorry, on the Anaheim Police Department's invitation to the blue envelope program is requested by Council Member Maaz.

3131
07:53:24,940 --> 07:53:27,080
Mr. City Manager, could you please introduce this item?

3132
07:53:27,680 --> 07:53:31,720
Yes, this item will be presented by Chief.

3133
07:53:31,720 --> 07:53:33,280
She said all

3134
07:53:45,060 --> 07:53:51,000
right good evening mayor and council members. Thank you for the opportunity to present on our blue envelope

3135
07:53:51,620 --> 07:53:55,380
Program some were excited about and continuing to work on and grow it

3136
07:53:55,920 --> 07:54:02,160
Joining me here tonight is lieutenant Rick Boyer who's our traffic commander who will be providing you all the presentation on the program

3137
07:54:23,290 --> 07:54:29,030
in the chief earlier that I've been called several times to present the council and unfortunate

3138
07:54:29,030 --> 07:54:34,010
every time it's heard of a great program like this the last time I was there was for our

3139
07:54:34,010 --> 07:54:38,750
child passenger safety program and the expansion of that and now to move into something like this

3140
07:54:38,750 --> 07:54:44,610
it's just it's really great so if we have slides so

3141
07:54:49,340 --> 07:54:50,760
a little history of it whether while they're

3142
07:54:50,760 --> 07:54:56,760
pulling it up what basically happened with this is Connecticut back in 2022 came up with this and

3143
07:54:56,760 --> 07:54:59,960
and they directed it specifically towards autism and it took...

3144
07:55:00,000 --> 07:55:29,800
It took a lot of, it expanded very quickly and people really appreciated the fact that it gave insight to law enforcement and first responders that there were some difficulty, some kind of social difficulty that was going on with the person they were contacting. And so essentially last year in 2025, it went up to go as a statewide legislation that would be mandated that we would adopt the program. And because of some technical issues, it didn't make it back.

3145
07:55:29,800 --> 07:55:33,400
to meet the legislative guidelines to get voted on.

3146
07:55:33,980 --> 07:55:36,340
So it's not that it failed, it just didn't meet the time frames.

3147
07:55:37,020 --> 07:55:42,540
And so, like we do in Anaheim, many times when we see programs that are going to be beneficial to our community,

3148
07:55:43,040 --> 07:55:47,080
we take them on firsthand, we don't necessarily have to be legislated and told to do it.

3149
07:55:47,200 --> 07:55:50,180
If it's something appropriate that we should be doing, that's why we move forward.

3150
07:55:50,300 --> 07:55:51,500
So we've moved forward with it slide.

3151
07:55:52,520 --> 07:55:55,400
And effectively, this is who it's reaching out to.

3152
07:55:55,400 --> 07:56:02,700
there's a list of different folks from autism to epilepsy, to people that may be hard of hearing, have other sensory challenges,

3153
07:56:03,320 --> 07:56:08,040
may have a learning disability of some time that just means that they need a little bit of extra time

3154
07:56:08,560 --> 07:56:09,920
that they're spending with us.

3155
07:56:10,480 --> 07:56:17,820
It's interesting because there's so many tools that the city provides for us is law enforcement, and

3156
07:56:17,820 --> 07:56:19,600
this one is so simple.

3157
07:56:20,440 --> 07:56:20,840
And yet,

3158
07:56:20,840 --> 07:56:23,400
that it's the most valuable thing, the law enforcement.

3159
07:56:23,820 --> 07:56:28,440
What it essentially does is it gives us time, and it gives us information.

3160
07:56:29,320 --> 07:56:32,120
And in law enforcement, those are the two most beneficial things that we can get.

3161
07:56:32,600 --> 07:56:36,980
Anytime we have more information on an incident before we go into it, we're winning, and

3162
07:56:36,980 --> 07:56:40,700
anytime we have more time to process what's going on with that incident, we're winning.

3163
07:56:41,020 --> 07:56:43,000
This does both of those things, slide.

3164
07:56:44,860 --> 07:56:50,820
So if you'll open up your envelopes, you can see on the outside of the envelope, I'll

3165
07:56:50,820 --> 07:56:55,440
slide so everybody can see in the audience. This is essentially what the outside of the envelope that

3166
07:56:55,440 --> 07:57:00,480
they're opening looks like and then if you'll click back please. Essentially what you have in

3167
07:57:00,480 --> 07:57:05,620
there is you have the blue envelope and this is something that can be held up even right away right

3168
07:57:05,620 --> 07:57:10,700
it's obvious to law enforcement if the other items that are available you haven't even had a chance to

3169
07:57:10,700 --> 07:57:14,640
get out yet. This is an immediate thing that's very specific to law enforcement and first responders that

3170
07:57:14,640 --> 07:57:19,840
don't understand what's going on. Inside of it there's a wallet card that can be kept on their person

3171
07:57:19,840 --> 07:57:22,720
And at all times it basically has a description of what those needs might be.

3172
07:57:23,940 --> 07:57:30,140
They also have, in the envelope, an opportunity to put specific documents in there that are beneficial,

3173
07:57:30,620 --> 07:57:33,840
whether it's their proof of insurance or their registration.

3174
07:57:34,360 --> 07:57:40,420
Initially the program was asking for a driver's license in retrospect, in my opinion that doesn't seem very functional.

3175
07:57:40,580 --> 07:57:44,180
Most people have to have the driver's license on, you wouldn't want it in your glove box or something like that.

3176
07:57:44,180 --> 07:57:49,260
So in this case, the license, we've been basically saying that the license isn't the best

3177
07:57:49,260 --> 07:57:54,520
idea, even though the nationwide program asks for that.

3178
07:57:56,560 --> 07:57:59,440
And then it goes into communication assistance cards.

3179
07:57:59,580 --> 07:58:03,020
You see that card that has a lot of different pictures and things like that on it.

3180
07:58:03,300 --> 07:58:05,800
So that card can be utilized to communicate.

3181
07:58:06,640 --> 07:58:11,200
And so if you just need any assistance of any kind, especially if you're hard of hearing

3182
07:58:11,200 --> 07:58:15,900
your death. You can use that card to basically communicate issues that are going on and the

3183
07:58:15,900 --> 07:58:19,880
officer in turn or the first responder in turn can use that card to communicate things

3184
07:58:19,880 --> 07:58:24,020
back or even ask questions. There's a flat tire on there, you can say is that the problem

3185
07:58:24,020 --> 07:58:28,460
you're having and then offer assistance according to that. And then with it too, you'll also

3186
07:58:28,460 --> 07:58:34,080
see our specific sticker that you see right there. And that sticker can be used for a wide

3187
07:58:34,080 --> 07:58:38,420
variety of things. You can put it on the back of the car, you can put it on the side window

3188
07:58:38,420 --> 07:58:43,880
of your car and then it can even move into a residential application where it can be on

3189
07:58:43,880 --> 07:58:48,060
the front door, windows next to the front door, much like it's your house, you tell people,

3190
07:58:48,200 --> 07:58:53,720
hey, this particular residence is being monitored by security and you walk up and you instantly

3191
07:58:53,720 --> 07:58:58,280
see that, okay, I realize this is going on for officers and first responders, they see that sticker

3192
07:58:58,280 --> 07:59:03,720
and they know exactly what it relates to and it gives them again time and information that there's

3193
07:59:03,720 --> 07:59:07,840
more than meets the eye here and that they can take that extra time to make sure that they're

3194
07:59:07,840 --> 07:59:11,640
they're giving the person involved, whatever they need to have a successful contact with

3195
07:59:11,640 --> 07:59:12,540
whoever they're dealing with.

3196
07:59:13,380 --> 07:59:13,580
Slide?

3197
07:59:15,460 --> 07:59:16,320
So, slide?

3198
07:59:19,050 --> 07:59:21,810
So, you know, where do we head with this?

3199
07:59:22,250 --> 07:59:24,210
It's basically training.

3200
07:59:24,790 --> 07:59:28,190
So we've rolled it out in traffic already and we've tested it and we understand it.

3201
07:59:28,850 --> 07:59:33,150
We now would like to expand it out to patrol and have these basically readily available and

3202
07:59:33,150 --> 07:59:34,450
all of our cars when people are out.

3203
07:59:34,610 --> 07:59:38,370
We also want to expand it out to our volunteer program because they're having contacts with

3204
07:59:38,370 --> 07:59:43,890
the community all the time also and essentially what they'll do is they'll give them brief

3205
07:59:43,890 --> 07:59:47,870
information on it and then all the rest of the stuff as you can see is pretty self explanatory.

3206
07:59:48,650 --> 07:59:53,070
So we'll roll it out to the troll, they'll be basic training that our traffic detail

3207
07:59:53,070 --> 07:59:58,430
we'll be putting on and expanding that out. The envelopes will be available at community events

3208
07:59:58,430 --> 07:59:59,970
or any other time where we-

3209
08:00:00,000 --> 08:00:22,920
We can make a connection to apply it. We already have them as part of our child passenger safety program so that when we're having children that may have special needs or something like that come through, we can start with early. And then we also have a plan to connect it to our schools program so that it's out in the schools, if people start to get their driver's license and things like that, they're already ahead of the game. They already have the information available.

3210
08:00:26,040 --> 08:00:29,900
The benefits of this is just going to encourage understanding.

3211
08:00:29,900 --> 08:00:34,520
Starting from both sides, trustful situations, it's basically a de-escalation model.

3212
08:00:34,620 --> 08:00:36,840
It's a built-in de-escalation model from the very beginning.

3213
08:00:37,160 --> 08:00:42,000
Without ever having said a word to each other, you've communicated that there's an issue

3214
08:00:42,000 --> 08:00:45,780
here and we're going to need to take more time while we're working through something.

3215
08:00:46,280 --> 08:00:47,660
And so it improves communication.

3216
08:00:49,700 --> 08:00:53,780
Our ultimate goal is that there'll be something based within the website where you'll go in.

3217
08:00:54,020 --> 08:00:58,460
It's not really going to be a registration, I think it'll be better suited to be just

3218
08:00:58,460 --> 08:01:02,960
Just an interest, you'll put an interest with your address or a way that we can communicate

3219
08:01:02,960 --> 08:01:03,420
with you.

3220
08:01:03,740 --> 08:01:07,940
And then more than likely we would use one of our community services officers to just

3221
08:01:07,940 --> 08:01:13,100
send out the packet to them with some basic, with a cover letter with some basic directions

3222
08:01:13,100 --> 08:01:16,600
of what you can do and how to utilize the information slide.

3223
08:01:17,740 --> 08:01:20,840
And then we just gave some basic information of how we can be contacted.

3224
08:01:21,360 --> 08:01:26,380
I would like to point out that Motor Officer Ryan Warner put a lot of time into this program.

3225
08:01:26,380 --> 08:01:30,620
He's very passionate about it, and so I believe in giving credit where credit is due.

3226
08:01:31,200 --> 08:01:34,700
I would love to think that in my 30 years in law enforcement, I would come up with something so simple,

3227
08:01:34,700 --> 08:01:37,540
because if you look at it, you're like, how did we not think of this years ago?

3228
08:01:38,980 --> 08:01:42,120
But now we do have it, and I think it's going to be a real benefit.

3229
08:01:42,740 --> 08:01:46,420
With that, that pretty much concludes our presentation, and I take any questions.

3230
08:01:48,600 --> 08:01:49,240
Thank you.

3231
08:01:49,820 --> 08:01:54,320
I'd like to turn it over and thank Council Member Maas for bringing this forward.

3232
08:01:54,340 --> 08:01:56,980
It's just a really beautiful idea.

3233
08:01:56,980 --> 08:02:00,420
and I just love your hearts always in the right place.

3234
08:02:00,820 --> 08:02:02,540
I wish I could take credit for the idea,

3235
08:02:03,060 --> 08:02:05,220
but I wanted to thank our officers

3236
08:02:05,930 --> 08:02:07,780
for bringing it to Anaheim.

3237
08:02:08,480 --> 08:02:10,000
It's a huge deal.

3238
08:02:10,600 --> 08:02:12,820
And I know it was debuted at our sensory

3239
08:02:12,820 --> 08:02:14,560
with the patch of events, I am Lutheran.

3240
08:02:15,120 --> 08:02:17,480
And I had mothers with tears in their eyes,

3241
08:02:17,960 --> 08:02:20,940
thanking us and saying that they can breathe again.

3242
08:02:21,200 --> 08:02:22,060
So it's a big deal.

3243
08:02:22,960 --> 08:02:25,340
And communication can mean the difference

3244
08:02:25,340 --> 08:02:26,340
between life and death.

3245
08:02:26,340 --> 08:02:28,840
Yes, so thank you for taking the time to do this.

3246
08:02:31,080 --> 08:02:33,000
Thank you, council member Kurtz.

3247
08:02:33,480 --> 08:02:34,560
Thank you Madam Mayor.

3248
08:02:35,180 --> 08:02:40,120
I too thank you, this is phenomenal, but I would encourage you to get it to our seniors.

3249
08:02:40,360 --> 08:02:45,760
Some of them get so rattled that they don't know what to do next when they get stopped or

3250
08:02:45,760 --> 08:02:46,220
questioned.

3251
08:02:46,920 --> 08:02:51,940
And I think this would be great because they could prepare this and calmly deal with the situation.

3252
08:02:51,940 --> 08:03:00,340
So, please think about taking it to our senior centers and to our resource centers and so forth.

3253
08:03:01,120 --> 08:03:05,680
And I think with that registration that might be a great opportunity to your point to make that,

3254
08:03:06,140 --> 08:03:19,620
when we put the dialogue for that inside the website, we can put something to that effect that this can be utilized for any number of things when you just want to make sure that you're communicating a concern before you actually have a dealing with first responders.

3255
08:03:19,620 --> 08:03:20,840
So yes, absolutely.

3256
08:03:22,620 --> 08:03:23,560
Thank you.

3257
08:03:24,480 --> 08:03:26,900
Councilmember Rubikolva and then Mayor Pro Temlion?

3258
08:03:28,080 --> 08:03:36,620
I just want to say congratulations on another substantive program because I have seen firsthand the work that you do with the car seat safety program.

3259
08:03:36,840 --> 08:03:38,380
So thank you for that and this.

3260
08:03:38,960 --> 08:03:42,660
I have a brother who is autistic and he's 30.

3261
08:03:43,140 --> 08:03:49,600
He doesn't drive, he unfortunately will probably never be able to drive, but I think I'm interested in seeing something expand even further.

3262
08:03:49,600 --> 08:03:57,680
We're working with the regional centers to help just, I don't know what the solution would be, but just to put something on your radar.

3263
08:03:57,920 --> 08:04:07,180
So individuals who struggle with behavioral issues, but look like maybe a police officer might get called to a home because they have aggressive behavior.

3264
08:04:07,780 --> 08:04:16,360
But maybe there's a way for the parent or somebody to notify police that this is an individual who has behavioral issues and when that police officer responds.

3265
08:04:17,460 --> 08:04:29,820
They do so with a little more finesse and just for lack of a better way of saying it just more sensitivity similar to what you're doing here on a stop but at the home.

3266
08:04:30,080 --> 08:04:46,340
I think that is something I am always concerned about and I reflect back on I think maybe four or five years ago in Ontario there was a police officer in a Costco and he ended up shooting and killing a young man who was autistic because he thought he was being aggressive with him.

3267
08:04:46,340 --> 08:04:59,860
So, I think those are things, so I kind of see this expanding even further into the households of residents who live in our city, and I think that I'll be beneficial not only to them, but also to our law enforcement officers who are responding.

3268
08:05:00,000 --> 08:05:28,640
So just wanted to throw that out there. It could be an expansion of this program, but I think parents would probably feel better about calling law enforcement when they just need help. At home when, you know, sometimes our autistic, like my brother, for example, could get a little bit physical. So I just think it would be good to have this program even further into the neighborhoods. Absolutely. So I appreciate the comment. The second sticker is meant for

3269
08:05:28,640 --> 08:05:33,760
residences and when we get your information back, when you've actually checked in on

3270
08:05:33,760 --> 08:05:37,540
the website, when it's all finished and you've checked in, the intention is that we'll

3271
08:05:37,540 --> 08:05:41,360
put in the comments of the calls for the resident that you've actually registered at, that

3272
08:05:42,100 --> 08:05:43,120
situation is already occurring.

3273
08:05:43,320 --> 08:05:49,260
So as officers are responding to the call, there's a list of potential concerns and comments

3274
08:05:49,260 --> 08:05:53,880
that come up even with neighboring houses and so that would all come up and be available

3275
08:05:53,880 --> 08:05:55,400
to the officers as they're responding.

3276
08:05:55,840 --> 08:05:56,560
So that's the intention.

3277
08:05:56,900 --> 08:05:57,080
Perfect.

3278
08:05:57,080 --> 08:06:06,780
Thank you and if we partner with regional center a lot of these individuals who are getting services through there so the parents can be informed on what is happening or what resources they can use to communicate as well.

3279
08:06:07,100 --> 08:06:07,600
So thank you.

3280
08:06:07,980 --> 08:06:08,660
No, absolutely.

3281
08:06:12,530 --> 08:06:13,550
Thank you Madam Mayor.

3282
08:06:13,910 --> 08:06:16,850
I will echo my colleagues lieutenant and appreciate the work on this.

3283
08:06:17,010 --> 08:06:19,330
I think this is a fantastic great idea.

3284
08:06:19,490 --> 08:06:20,450
I'm glad to see it implemented.

3285
08:06:20,810 --> 08:06:22,450
Thank you to my colleague Council Member Moss.

3286
08:06:22,710 --> 08:06:28,250
I know that this is something that you've continued to work on and it's very, very much important in the community.

3287
08:06:28,250 --> 08:06:34,230
And especially in the Latino community, as we, you know, my mom used to work for the

3288
08:06:34,230 --> 08:06:34,830
regional center.

3289
08:06:35,030 --> 08:06:41,670
And so, you could always, historically, there's been a stigma around autism, around mental

3290
08:06:41,670 --> 08:06:46,910
health, in the Latino community, and just being able to provide a lot of this information,

3291
08:06:46,910 --> 08:06:52,430
a lot of these resources for them, I think is absolutely great, and it's important.

3292
08:06:52,430 --> 08:06:58,110
And I wanted to ask in terms of the timeline, I heard you say that traffic has gotten

3293
08:06:58,110 --> 08:07:01,850
trained on this or is aware of this and that we're working on patrol next.

3294
08:07:02,590 --> 08:07:08,610
Is there a timeline in terms of, I'm not sure how department-wide trainings go, but

3295
08:07:08,610 --> 08:07:14,970
is there a timeline so when you would expect that every officer would at least know what

3296
08:07:14,970 --> 08:07:16,290
this is and what it entails?

3297
08:07:16,830 --> 08:07:19,410
So I appreciate the question very quickly.

3298
08:07:19,410 --> 08:07:24,150
So, the dilemma right now is like everything, we need more envelopes.

3299
08:07:24,610 --> 08:07:30,950
And so, we have a provider in place and we're putting our order in.

3300
08:07:31,750 --> 08:07:35,710
Traffic is just trained up because, like I said, motor officer Warner was kind of the one

3301
08:07:35,710 --> 08:07:36,810
that initiated the whole thing.

3302
08:07:37,210 --> 08:07:42,850
So, organically, we all just kind of got trained up as he worked through the program as far as

3303
08:07:42,850 --> 08:07:46,450
training up patrol and VIPs very quickly.

3304
08:07:46,990 --> 08:07:56,310
You're talking about 10 to 15 minutes in a briefing setting, so it'll happen very quickly to the point of where it can be completed in about a week's time.

3305
08:07:56,750 --> 08:08:03,230
We just want to make sure we have enough product so that we're not training them and they're like, well where do I get it and we'll see when we see it.

3306
08:08:03,790 --> 08:08:09,590
We want to make sure we have it available to give everybody to so that they have it with them and then they can use it as a resource immediately once we give them the training.

3307
08:08:09,590 --> 08:08:14,690
And again, the timeline on that is short also, but I can't give you an exact, that I don't have unfortunately.

3308
08:08:14,910 --> 08:08:17,510
I don't know the exact time when we're going to receive the additional product.

3309
08:08:17,830 --> 08:08:19,030
Got it. I appreciate that.

3310
08:08:19,150 --> 08:08:29,890
And then just to clarify, did I hear you say that if you're a resident and you want to blow envelope that the recommendation is that they register with you to get the blue envelope or can you provide clarification on that?

3311
08:08:30,190 --> 08:08:31,510
So we're building out the website.

3312
08:08:31,790 --> 08:08:36,130
We've been in the chief and hour discussing this earlier tonight exactly how we want to make that look.

3313
08:08:36,130 --> 08:08:43,390
but essentially we're going to build out the website so that if you are interested in the program and you don't get stopped on a traffic violation

3314
08:08:43,390 --> 08:08:50,190
and we just give it to you in the moment and or we don't happen to come up to your house and have a problem and then give it to you on the back side.

3315
08:08:50,350 --> 08:08:57,670
If you wanted to be proactive and reach out to us and say, hey, this is a great program and I would like to get involved with it and be registered or whatever,

3316
08:08:58,270 --> 08:09:03,250
You can put an interest, we'll send you out a packet with a cover letter that'll have all the information.

3317
08:09:04,090 --> 08:09:11,470
Once we get that all done, we'll also input it in the system so that it becomes a part of the residents' address and stuff like that.

3318
08:09:11,570 --> 08:09:13,290
So the officers get that information when they're responding.

3319
08:09:13,950 --> 08:09:19,130
And then that's it, it just stays a part of that residence until somebody would go in and remove it from the system.

3320
08:09:19,450 --> 08:09:26,350
And then they would have all of the information for themselves to have from stickers on the resident stickers on the cars.

3321
08:09:26,350 --> 08:09:34,730
depending upon how involved their potential deficiencies are.

3322
08:09:35,250 --> 08:09:36,450
Okay, I appreciate that.

3323
08:09:36,750 --> 08:09:52,110
I think a general comment just to be mindful, and I know chief, and I've had multiple conversations in regards to just as we continue to navigate the immigration enforcement that we've seen in the community and some of the uncertainty that that has caused with the law enforcement for some individuals.

3324
08:09:52,830 --> 08:09:59,110
and as a reminder that we do not, you know, we follow state law, we don't enforce immigration law.

3325
08:10:00,000 --> 08:10:29,980
And so just as you're building out this website or this page, if maybe there's a disclaimer there or some sort of information, just to reassure the community that this is not, you know, I'm thinking if someone isn't as familiar with, you know, signing out for this kind of program where they could benefit from it, but they say we'll have to give my information to PD and just some uncertainty, uncertainty that that might create. So if there's an opportunity to maybe just as a disclaimer language on there that says this information

3326
08:10:29,980 --> 08:10:34,880
information is private between you and the police, something like that nature.

3327
08:10:35,240 --> 08:10:40,140
Yeah, I think the idea is going to be to try to hit it from all fronts, if you will.

3328
08:10:40,400 --> 08:10:42,980
So we're going to have officers out in the field making contacts handing these out.

3329
08:10:43,100 --> 08:10:45,800
When we do our community meetings, we'll be opportunities for the folks to do these out.

3330
08:10:46,240 --> 08:10:49,580
We will partner with some of our community groups in the neighborhood to get these envelopes out.

3331
08:10:50,120 --> 08:10:55,400
And then of course, utilize the worldwide web and the internet piece of it, but also understanding the sensitivities around that.

3332
08:10:55,400 --> 08:11:01,560
So all of that will include some educational campaigns from us in utilizing social media or any other avenues

3333
08:11:01,560 --> 08:11:13,580
we can to educate about the program, give folks direction of where they can go, get signed up, how they can get the blue envelope, and make sure that we do some clear messaging around what this is, what it's not to your point council member.

3334
08:11:13,580 --> 08:11:18,400
I appreciate it and the last comment I would make is if appropriate at some point when you have

3335
08:11:19,020 --> 08:11:22,800
All the blue envelope stacked up in your office, and you have way too many

3336
08:11:22,800 --> 08:11:27,240
I know a number of us in our office is table at different events if it's appropriate

3337
08:11:27,740 --> 08:11:33,620
If you're able to maybe share a few that we can have and for our teams to have just in case we do encounter someone

3338
08:11:33,620 --> 08:11:37,540
And we're at an event that you're not at that we think it could benefit from it

3339
08:11:37,540 --> 08:11:43,960
want to throw that out there as well, and anything else that we can do to kind of spread the words, spread awareness of this program and the work you're doing.

3340
08:11:44,540 --> 08:11:47,380
Please keep us posted and again appreciate the good work.

3341
08:11:47,800 --> 08:11:48,920
Absolutely, I'll make sure that happens.

3342
08:11:51,020 --> 08:11:53,940
Council Member Meeks, and then Council Member Bayless?

3343
08:11:55,640 --> 08:12:03,880
Yeah, I mean as you get more envelopes, I think having them at our district meetings and things and trying to get them out that way would be really great.

3344
08:12:03,880 --> 08:12:03,920
Right.

3345
08:12:04,440 --> 08:12:09,100
So you talked about the training in this 15 minutes, what's in the envelope.

3346
08:12:09,720 --> 08:12:17,960
Can you tell me about the training that officers get in just dealing with autistic people or,

3347
08:12:18,220 --> 08:12:19,880
you know, when you write into those situations?

3348
08:12:20,960 --> 08:12:21,260
Absolutely.

3349
08:12:21,360 --> 08:12:24,840
I want them to have that knowledge rather than just an envelope.

3350
08:12:24,940 --> 08:12:31,000
So at the lowest level, of course, we have specialized details with the agency that have even

3351
08:12:31,000 --> 08:12:32,080
additional training.

3352
08:12:32,080 --> 08:12:38,300
But at the lowest level, every two years, there's a cycle that we go through within the police officer's standard training website.

3353
08:12:39,000 --> 08:12:44,300
And every officer has to go through and they track it and make sure that everybody has gone through it and completed by a certain date.

3354
08:12:44,660 --> 08:12:55,840
And you go through a series of learning domains, and then at the end of it, they put you through video scenarios, kind of like a choose your own path.

3355
08:12:55,840 --> 08:13:03,340
And you make decisions as you go along, and it ultimately to get you to what the standardized decision-making paradigm is.

3356
08:13:04,100 --> 08:13:07,580
And so at the minimum, that's what every officer is getting on a regular basis.

3357
08:13:08,300 --> 08:13:09,760
Chief, can you think of anything on missing?

3358
08:13:10,220 --> 08:13:11,880
Yeah, so I'll start even further back than that.

3359
08:13:12,040 --> 08:13:15,260
Today as a part of California Post, when you go through a police academy,

3360
08:13:15,860 --> 08:13:20,780
you're taking on several hours of things around mental health, illness recognition,

3361
08:13:21,140 --> 08:13:23,600
some of our folks that deal with different disabilities.

3362
08:13:24,360 --> 08:13:29,260
everything from recognition and strategies for how we're going to deal with those folks out in the field.

3363
08:13:29,460 --> 08:13:39,480
So starting even as a young police officer going to the academy to the LT's point post is going to put out periodic training that'll be every year to two years that they have to re up and go through some of this stuff.

3364
08:13:40,060 --> 08:13:47,160
We're super blessed, we have two mental health clinicians that work in our building, essentially seven days a week or close to.

3365
08:13:47,820 --> 08:13:52,500
And aside of the work that they do out in the community, along our officers and responding to calls for service,

3366
08:13:52,860 --> 08:13:58,520
they also make it a point to oftentimes go into our briefings and do updated trainings and bulletins.

3367
08:13:58,740 --> 08:14:02,820
And just spend time with the officers on talking about everything from recognition.

3368
08:14:03,900 --> 08:14:06,780
And kind of weaving that into the work that we do every day.

3369
08:14:06,980 --> 08:14:11,720
So the training is significant and it's ongoing, I don't think it's going anywhere.

3370
08:14:11,840 --> 08:14:14,780
In light of this is a very real challenge that we face in our communities.

3371
08:14:14,780 --> 08:14:18,080
So again, try to hit it from all angles.

3372
08:14:18,540 --> 08:14:19,280
Okay, thank you.

3373
08:14:19,340 --> 08:14:22,060
I just wanted to confirm that I think the stickers are great.

3374
08:14:22,320 --> 08:14:26,380
I just want to make sure the officers know, have that training before they approach.

3375
08:14:26,780 --> 08:14:27,040
Thanks.

3376
08:14:30,030 --> 08:14:30,330
Thank you.

3377
08:14:30,450 --> 08:14:32,090
Chief Officer Moore is a great presentation.

3378
08:14:32,310 --> 08:14:32,930
Thank you very much.

3379
08:14:33,470 --> 08:14:37,630
I just have one question, and I may have missed it in the beginning because I was reading the blue envelope.

3380
08:14:38,370 --> 08:14:46,950
But, is this just an Anaheim program, or is this like statewide where if I got pulled over from the CHP,

3381
08:14:46,950 --> 08:14:49,270
Maybe they'd understand what if I'm handed them a blue envelope.

3382
08:14:50,370 --> 08:14:54,250
No, so the intention was to make it go statewide.

3383
08:14:55,010 --> 08:14:59,490
Just because of some legislative hurdles didn't make it in for a vote, so it got tabled.

3384
08:14:59,610 --> 08:14:59,970
I have-

3385
08:15:00,000 --> 08:15:28,480
We have no doubt that it will probably be statewide within the next year or two. But as it sits right now, cities and counties are able to adopt the program as they would like. Anaheim, of course, we've adopted it. I know San Bernardino County Sheriff's have adopted it. Sacramento County Sheriff's have adopted it just off the top of my head, some of the major agencies like that. But as I said, I would be shocked if it doesn't go statewide within the next year or two.

3386
08:15:28,480 --> 08:15:31,420
We're just we're wanting to stay ahead of it because it's a great program.

3387
08:15:31,600 --> 08:15:33,720
I mean, what would be the downside of participating?

3388
08:15:34,120 --> 08:15:34,520
Yes, you're not.

3389
08:15:34,740 --> 08:15:35,440
I agree for that.

3390
08:15:35,440 --> 08:15:43,980
I'll add to what the LTC Council member that we also have Orange County Sheriff's has adopted the program and also would recognize it and respond to it in kind.

3391
08:15:44,940 --> 08:15:47,600
So it's catching on but not everywhere yet.

3392
08:15:48,400 --> 08:15:48,860
Correct.

3393
08:15:49,060 --> 08:15:49,620
Thank you.

3394
08:15:52,120 --> 08:15:53,440
Thank you very much, Lieutenant.

3395
08:15:53,820 --> 08:15:54,480
Thank you, Chief.

3396
08:15:54,740 --> 08:15:57,900
So this is an informational item so no action needed.

3397
08:15:57,900 --> 08:16:01,820
But now that I know how valuable are these are, I'm going to give mine back.

3398
08:16:03,400 --> 08:16:05,820
I don't want to, I just not want that.

3399
08:16:08,020 --> 08:16:10,500
Oh no, don't you want them back so you can give them out?

3400
08:16:10,720 --> 08:16:10,820
Oh,

3401
08:16:15,010 --> 08:16:17,570
thank you very much.

3402
08:16:22,230 --> 08:16:27,410
So item 28 on our agenda is the district three appointment to the older adults commission.

3403
08:16:27,650 --> 08:16:29,410
So I'll turn it over to council member Rubikolva.

3404
08:16:32,600 --> 08:16:40,600
Thank you, Mary, again, I would like to nominate or recommend Melody Marler to serve as the District 3 Representative for Older Adults Commission.

3405
08:16:41,240 --> 08:16:48,060
She's come to our council meetings and she's the resident in District 3 lives very close to the senior center and would be a great representative.

3406
08:16:48,580 --> 08:16:49,040
Second.

3407
08:16:50,180 --> 08:16:51,200
Wonderful, let's vote.

3408
08:16:57,970 --> 08:17:00,710
The vote is seven eyes, no nays, nomination moves forward.

3409
08:17:04,330 --> 08:17:04,970
Thank you.

3410
08:17:05,150 --> 08:17:08,630
So item 29 as a public hearing clerk, please read.

3411
08:17:10,580 --> 08:17:11,340
Thank you, Mayor.

3412
08:17:11,560 --> 08:17:24,600
Item number 29 is a public hearing regarding the consideration of the study and financial implementation plan for the central area of the city of Anaheim and consideration of a resolution amending the sewer impact and improvement fees for the central area of the city.

3413
08:17:31,340 --> 08:17:34,260
Thank you, Mr. City Manager. Can we please have a staff report?

3414
08:17:34,680 --> 08:17:37,960
Yes, staff report will be given by our Public Works Director, Rudy Mone.

3415
08:17:37,960 --> 08:17:38,420
All

3416
08:17:40,790 --> 08:17:46,870
right, good evening, Mayor and Council members, and with me this evening, I have our City Engineer, Carlos Castellanos.

3417
08:17:47,770 --> 08:17:55,190
The item before you is the adoption of the updated Central Anaheim Master Plan of sanitary sewers and financial implementation plan,

3418
08:17:55,650 --> 08:18:01,390
along with amendments to the sanitary sewer impact and improvement fees for the central Anaheim area.

3419
08:18:02,410 --> 08:18:09,090
The city maintains separate sanitary sewer master plans for the west, east, and central areas of Anaheim.

3420
08:18:09,090 --> 08:18:20,350
The existing Central Anaheim Plan was adopted in 2018 and has now been updated using the latest census data, market pricing, and development assumptions.

3421
08:18:21,130 --> 08:18:31,530
The study area includes both Central Anaheim and the Platinum Triangle and incorporates the Anaheim General Plan and Zoning Code Update adopted in April of 2025.

3422
08:18:32,210 --> 08:18:37,230
The plan evaluates existing and future sewer capacity needs through buildout conditions.

3423
08:18:38,170 --> 08:18:56,550
The study identifies approximately $44 million in future sanitary sewer improvements for the central Anaheim area and approximately 10 million improvements for the platinum triangle for properties not within the community facilities district 0808-1.

3424
08:18:57,830 --> 08:19:03,890
sewer impact fees are charges collected from developers and used to fund the capital improvements

3425
08:19:03,890 --> 08:19:07,110
triggered by increased sewer flow estimates for future developments.

3426
08:19:08,150 --> 08:19:13,390
The accompanying financial implementation plan identifies sewer impact fees as the most

3427
08:19:13,390 --> 08:19:17,810
practical and ongoing funding mechanism for these development related improvements.

3428
08:19:18,530 --> 08:19:23,370
The central Anaheim fees and the supplemental platinum triangle fees are independent of

3429
08:19:23,370 --> 08:19:27,350
one another, meaning only one fee would apply to a property.

3430
08:19:28,030 --> 08:19:32,950
The proposed free structure also reflects a simplified methodology for calculating development

3431
08:19:32,950 --> 08:19:33,350
impacts.

3432
08:19:37,430 --> 08:19:42,330
The required public notice and hearing process has been completed, and if approved tonight,

3433
08:19:42,910 --> 08:19:47,070
the new fees will become effective 60 days following the adoption of the resolutions.

3434
08:19:47,750 --> 08:19:53,910
This item supports the city's strategic plan by maintaining financial responsibility, modernizing

3435
08:19:53,910 --> 08:19:57,450
development impact fees and investing in it for its structure.

3436
08:19:58,350 --> 08:19:59,970
Staff recommends that the city

3437
08:20:00,000 --> 08:20:29,820
May the council adopt the central and a high master plan of sanitary sewers and financial implementation plan and approve the amended sanitary sewer impact and improvement fees and determine the actions are exempt from sequa. And that concludes my staff report now available for any questions. Thank you. So before I open up the public hearing, are there any initial questions by council at this time? So seeing none, I will now open the public hearing clerk. Do we have any speaker cards for

3438
08:20:29,820 --> 08:20:30,280
for this hearing.

3439
08:20:31,000 --> 08:20:33,840
Mayor City Council, we don't receive any remote public comments.

3440
08:20:34,260 --> 08:20:37,080
And it appears we have one speaker card coming forward.

3441
08:20:37,920 --> 08:20:41,040
Mr. Mark Kerbert, and the time limit is three minutes.

3442
08:21:07,580 --> 08:21:13,680
Mark Kerbert, Anaheimgreece.com, I have three or four points here.

3443
08:21:15,270 --> 08:21:24,200
One, I'm a little Larry of commenting on the staff's performance on this after the public was chastised during public comments.

3444
08:21:24,200 --> 08:21:32,180
because we discuss staff, and some problems we found with staff, but I'm going to test the water again.

3445
08:21:33,660 --> 08:21:43,040
I'm a bit concerned because this involves the sewers, and I'm wondering, and it involves a lot of money.

3446
08:21:44,360 --> 08:21:52,780
And I believe this would fall under public utilities, or does it fall under public works, because of its public utilities.

3447
08:21:54,200 --> 08:21:58,020
There's been quite a staff turnover recently,

3448
08:21:59,430 --> 08:22:02,380
and a lot of questions about the performance,

3449
08:22:03,650 --> 08:22:05,160
and this is a lot of money.

3450
08:22:07,480 --> 08:22:12,760
And it's difficult when the public has questions

3451
08:22:12,760 --> 08:22:18,060
about that because of the way business is done

3452
08:22:18,060 --> 08:22:19,120
in Anaheim.

3453
08:22:20,930 --> 08:22:22,720
There's been problems getting answers

3454
08:22:22,720 --> 08:22:32,160
from the public utilities board, whether written, attending the meetings in person, or making

3455
08:22:32,160 --> 08:22:39,880
public comments. It's difficult to get questions from the people above them, the council, and

3456
08:22:39,880 --> 08:22:47,980
mayor. I'm waiting for an email that I sent to each of them last week, along with the

3457
08:22:47,980 --> 08:22:49,560
to transportation board.

3458
08:22:50,560 --> 08:22:55,440
So several people, and I've gotten one generic response, came from a computer,

3459
08:22:55,680 --> 08:22:57,080
seconds after I sent it in,

3460
08:23:01,240 --> 08:23:06,160
I'm concerned about what kind of follow up there's going to be on this.

3461
08:23:07,320 --> 08:23:15,960
When let's go to the Wyndham hotel, which has been several questions about how they illegally added 35 rooms.

3462
08:23:16,200 --> 08:23:18,820
And yet that wasn't discovered for 27 years.

3463
08:23:18,820 --> 08:23:33,600
I can't get an answer of how the public finds out the check on the performance of the staff oversight or whoever oversees these things and this is another instance I'm concerned about that.

3464
08:23:38,620 --> 08:23:40,620
So it seems to be a pattern here.

3465
08:23:42,400 --> 08:23:44,780
I guess you would say it's a culture.

3466
08:23:44,780 --> 08:23:54,000
I'm concerned that this was set up in 2018, so it originated the way they divided the city.

3467
08:23:54,460 --> 08:24:01,080
That was during the Sadoo years, and there's a track record of the Sadoo years of several problems.

3468
08:24:02,000 --> 08:24:09,260
And it's troubling that several of the staff who were there during the Sadoo years and didn't speak up then are still working here.

3469
08:24:09,260 --> 08:24:10,240
Mr. Hope, your time is up.

3470
08:24:10,980 --> 08:24:11,340
Thank you.

3471
08:24:13,160 --> 08:24:15,000
Thank you so much for your comments.

3472
08:24:16,600 --> 08:24:19,300
Do we have any, we have no remote comments correctly?

3473
08:24:19,640 --> 08:24:19,840
Correct.

3474
08:24:20,300 --> 08:24:20,580
Correct.

3475
08:24:20,980 --> 08:24:21,580
That's correct, Mayor.

3476
08:24:21,900 --> 08:24:22,220
Thank you.

3477
08:24:22,320 --> 08:24:23,600
So I'm going to close the public hearing.

3478
08:24:23,740 --> 08:24:25,880
Are there any further comments or questions by Council?

3479
08:24:28,320 --> 08:24:28,920
So what's the end?

3480
08:24:29,240 --> 08:24:29,400
Second.

3481
08:24:29,840 --> 08:24:31,220
Do we have a motion in a second?

3482
08:24:31,900 --> 08:24:32,560
Please vote.

3483
08:24:34,680 --> 08:24:38,080
A resolution in the City Council of the City of Anaheim adopting the Central Anaheim master

3484
08:24:38,080 --> 08:24:59,960
plan for the senator sanitary sewers dated 2026 and adopting the central Anaheim sanitary sewer financial implementation plan dated April 2026 every sending resolution number 2026 058 and a resolution the city council city of Anaheim amending the sewer impact improvement fees for the central area of the city of Anaheim in determining that such such actions are exempt from sequel pursuant to public resources code section two one.

3485
08:25:00,000 --> 08:25:03,520
080-8 and guidelines, section 1527-3A.

3486
08:25:05,590 --> 08:25:31,470
And the vote is seven, aye, no, nay's, motion carries. Thank you. Mr. City Attorney, do you have anything to report out of closed session? With respect to closed session item number two, the City Council unanimously authorize the City Attorney's Office to file a cross complaint against a co-defendant in Joe versus the City of Anaheim, there are no other reportable actions from closed session. Thank you. And we have no remaining public speakers left over so I'm going to move to request

3487
08:25:31,470 --> 08:25:35,290
by Council for Future Agenda Items, Council Member Bayless.

3488
08:25:36,270 --> 08:26:00,970
Thank you, it's not necessarily a Future Agenda item, but I know Council Member Leone brought up the access courts today, and I was just wondering if we could get maybe a quick update when access, I realize this kind of already the last resort, but when access doesn't work, is there something we're doing after that, if the access program doesn't work, and I can take an update later, I know we have at least in

3489
08:26:00,970 --> 08:26:04,970
the west side, I've got at least one or two residents where it doesn't seem like the

3490
08:26:04,970 --> 08:26:08,870
program was facilitated or didn't work, so I'd like an update on that.

3491
08:26:09,150 --> 08:26:11,130
Yeah, we can follow up with you, Council Member Bales.

3492
08:26:13,340 --> 08:26:13,980
Thank you.

3493
08:26:14,520 --> 08:26:19,380
So with no further business before the council, I'd like to adjourn this meeting in the

3494
08:26:19,380 --> 08:26:26,320
memory of Anthony Deloya and we are going to be adjourned until September 22nd, which

3495
08:26:26,320 --> 08:26:29,040
is a change from our earlier meeting date.

3496
08:26:29,340 --> 08:26:29,680
Thank you.