Good evening. I'm Chair Barutin and I hereby call to order the regular meeting
of the Community Services Commission of March 4th, 2026.
The pledge of allegiance to our flag of our country will be led uh oh by
Commissioner Fuentes in one moment.
And on Q, ladies and gentlemen, I present
Commissioner Francis. Everybody please stand.
of the United States of America to the standy.
Well done. We will now proceed with the presentation items. There are three
presentations this evening. Deputy City Manager McGovern, will you please
introduce the first item?
Thank you, Chair Brutin. Sec. Get this.
I would like to introduce our senior recreation supervisor, Courtney Wiso,
who's going to give a presentation to us tonight about the clubhouse.
Good evening, Chair Brutin and Commission. I'm Courtney Weissaki. I'm
the senior recreation supervisor over at the clubhouse. We are for the 50 and
better community. So, I'm here tonight to talk to you about uh all of our
updates or things going on this year. Um, so what you do have in front of you
right now is our clubhouse calendar that uh is offered four times a year and
shows all of our programs currently March through May.
Excuse me. So, at least for the clubhouse, uh, one of the biggest
programs that we have are our catered lunches, which some of you have
attended. Uh we offer them monthly and then we have four additional lunches
through the year uh including our Super Bowl celebration, Mother's Day, Father's
Day, and Veterans Day. Uh our most special lunch, I would say, is our Holly
Jolly Holiday Lunchon. That's during the holiday time. And one of the great
things we do for that event is we work with local uh businesses and
organizations to provide gifts for our seniors. So this year we were able to
donate uh gifts for every single patron that attended the lunch as well as
raffling off the additional ones. Um some could be upwards of $100 gift
cards. So this year we did donate 271 gifts which is the most we've ever been
able to do which is fantastic. Uh we also have our bunko nights at the
clubhouse if it's offered uh by monthly. We sell out every time at 48 registered
participants. We also have three yearly clubhouse dances that typically sell out
at 120 registered participants. This last one was our past Friday. It was the
big top bash. It was a circus theme. Uh super fun. We also offer monthly crafty
crafters programs that sell out at 35 participants. Uh four quarterly garden
club classes at 30 participants. And then our ameritus classes which um are
through Irvine Valley College and Saddleback College. They're a
partnership through them. Uh we offer them through the school semesters. So
right now we're currently in the spring. We offer 22 classes right now. And then
same thing in the summer we'll offer another 22 classes. So those can be
either like fitness or enrichment classes. um yoga, dino band, line dance,
taichi, computer classes, uh ESL, um intermediate Spanish. So really,
whatever your mobility is or your interest, we most likely have something
for you. Uh one thing that we've also uh added to the clubhouse for Ameritus
Classes is in the last couple couple of years, our arts and crafts room patio
has been updated with the awnings. So, uh, now we offer a handful of classes
out there as well, which is super great because now it's a readily used space,
not only former classes, but also for some pop-up events as well. Some
additional programs we offer, as you know, the clubhouse is very well known
for our bingo. Uh, we offer it the first and fourth Monday of every month, as
well as every Thursday. We could get upwards of 170 plus patrons at bingo. Uh
twice a month we offer movies in our back classroom. Also twice a month we
offer our mini excursions and a handful of large excursions a year. Our next one
coming up is the uh San Diego Natural History Museum. Uh we offer ping pong
three days a week. Some social services and wellness resources and workshops.
So, some of the ones we currently offer physically in the center could be um
like AARP driver safety classes, uh legal aid if you need assistance with
Medicare, um medication review, so they go over uh
like your supplements or medications that you're taking. Uh we also have a
grief program. And then if we don't necessarily offer it, we have tons of
resources we can provide our patrons to offer out. Um, and then also once a year
in October, we offer a senior resource fair and flu shot clinic. Uh, so it's
always the second week in October. This past uh October, we had 44 vendors,
which was the most we've ever had, and uh 200 registered participants. Our flu
shot clinic is uh partnered through Ralph's Pharmacy, and then we'll be
offering it again this year, the second week of October. Uh we also have two
senior transportation programs. One with California Yellow Cab, which offers uh
taxi services to the clubhouse uh within Lake Forest and also some neighboring
cities, and then also our Hwell uh senior services bus, which uh picks them
up at their home and then transports them directly to the clubhouse. We also
offer Thursday clubhouse speakers and seminars uh twice a month. So that
allows organizations to come in and talk during the bingo break. So it gives them
at least about a hundred patrons plus to talk to. Uh we typically gauge it
obviously for topics 50 and better. So we have done things like fall pre excuse
me fall prevention, Alzheimer's, but we've also had more fun type things
bringing in like the therapy horses, therapy dogs, or I should say uh therapy
like ponies. Um yeah, but anything um that we think may be a good resource for
them, we really try and bring into the center because they may not have that
capacity to, you know, find it on their own time. Um some new pop-up events and
programs that we have. So, uh we have Cars and Coffee. Um so, as some of you
may know, I used to run the Fourth of July parade for a couple years and one
of the car clubs was just having fun. So, I was able to make that great
connection and contacted him to see if he'd be interested in doing a car show
for the clubhouse. So, we actually have our third one coming up on Monday the
16th. The theme is going to be cars and clovers. So, uh play on St. Patrick's
Day. And then that will be on the side parking lot um next to the clubhouse. We
also have clubhouse karaoke which is a volunteer ran program. It is super
popular. It runs once a month, the third Monday of the month. Um, and it runs for
about two hours. He keeps extending his time because people want to attend it
and sing for a long time, which is fantastic. Uh, we also offer holiday and
seasonbased pop-up event. So whether Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, um,
fall season, we had a sweater weather social. So we had someone come in and
sing and play the guitar for the patrons.
Couple new classes we have is a partnership with my Medicare plan. They
offer a uh monthly senior flower shop class uh and also a bimonthly painting
art class. Um Optum is also doing some salsa dance classes right now. So the
next one is this upcoming Monday. We are completely sold out with uh 30 patrons
and that'll be on the arts and crafts room patio.
And also we've had some special events here at the performing arts center. Um,
so obviously even though we're at the senior center, we are community services
and uh we like to be a dual team. So we have had two piano performances here uh
with Nick Gallinatus. He's a local pianist. Um, and next Tuesday we have
the US Air Force uh clarinet quartet that will be coming to perform here for
a couple hours for our patrons. So that'll be super fun as well. Uh, a
couple of pop-up events we have coming up is our spring fun ice cream social.
Uh, we work with a vintage ice cream truck. I that's the best way to describe
it. And they park out in the roundabout and just hand out tons of ice cream
bars. So, super fun for the seniors. Who doesn't love ice cream? And then as we
roll into the summer season, we also offer our summer snow cone bash. Um, so
while this was a very condensed version on the clubhouse, uh, as you can tell,
we offer a lot of really fun programs and services for our patrons, we can
have upwards of 200 to 400 seniors coming in the facility every day
depending on what's going on. Um, but we have a really great team and a really
great center. So if anyone has any questions, I would be more than happy to
answer them. >> Thank you. I do enjoy the clubhouse as
of late. It's kind of once you get into it, you just keep going. It's kind of
addictive. So >> very addicting.
» Um I do bingo. Yeah, that's my claim to
fame beyond my grave marker when I die. So
are there any other comments that people like to
» Thank you, Chair Brutin. Uh thank you, Miss Wisaki. Yeah. Uh you you do the
senior clubhouse with the same passion you did the parade. Uh just a little
side note, I think it was two years ago. Was it your foot that you broke? Uh, I
sliced my foot on >> sliced her foot. Still showed up at 6.
Still showed up at Tribute Hills High School at 6 a.m. in the morning, limping
around, not complaining, and still the parade went off without a hitch. So, I
do remember that. So, um, I hope someday to be retired and take advantage of some
of these things. My husband should do that right now. He's maybe will do that
now. He's retired. Uh, so thank you so much. Great stuff. And, um, just good
stuff. You you um do everything with passion and
dedication and it showed with the parade. I was proud to serve under you
for a couple of years >> and the same thing with the senior
center. They're lucky to have you so thank you chair.
» All right, commissioner. Go ahead.
Thank you.
» I will. >> All right, Commissioner Jones.
» I really just want to echo the comments from Commissioner Lancaster and
Commissioner Herren and thank you for the update as well as the wonderful job
that you and Miss Bleven do. Um, for all the patrons at the clubhouse, it is just
a beautiful, really vibrant community. You can feel it when you walk in the
door. The staff is so wonderful and you can tell the patrons love the staff,
love to be there and really speaks to your hard work in providing such a great
variety of events. So, thank you for that.
» Thank you. >> All right. Well, thank you very much.
Appreciate your brief. It's always fun to go to the clubhouse.
» We'll see you there. >> All right. You bet. And uh so, WCD
command manager uh McGovern was that was the only presentation, correct? There
were three. Okay. Uh, Madame Commission Secretary, have we received any requests
to speak on this item? >> No, chair, we have no requests.
» Okay. With that, this is time for public comments to address the commission on
matters not on the agenda and within the authority of the community services
commission. If you'd like to make a comment, please fill out a yellow
speaker card available on the uh agenda review table
by the entrance and provide it to the commission secretary. Comments will be
limited to three minutes per speaker and your name will be called when it is your
turn to speak. Madame Commission Secretary, have we received request to
speak? >> We have no request for public comment.
» Very well. Then the commission will now consider matters listed under the
consent calendar. Do any commissioners wish to discuss any of these items or is
there a motion to consider all of them? I'll move to vote on all of them.
» Second. Okay, let's vote
» and that motion passes unanimously. >> Very well.
And we will now move on to discussion items. Mr. Deputy City Manager, will you
please introduce the item? >> Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Chair
Brutin. The next item before the commission is the selection and
reorganization of officers. This is the annual process through which the
commission selects its leadership for the current year. We will need a motion
and a second for the selection of the chair, followed by a separate motion and
a second for the vice chair. The commissioners selected will begin their
roles at the next community services commission meeting.
Very well. Okay. At this time, I would like to nominate Margie Lancaster, my
vice chair, to be uh the forthcoming chairman. Her experience in leadership
and her experience in doing it in the past have proven very effective and uh
entertain a second. >> I'll second.
» Okay. Are there any additional nominees? >> Okay.
Okay. >> For for
» this is for chair. >> For chair.
» Okay. >> Okay.
» All right. Hearing no additional nominees, a nomination period for chair
is now closed. Please vote on your screen.
And that motion passes unanimously. Commission
Apologies. Vice Chair Lancaster is hereby elected commission chair.
» Thank you, Commission Secretary. Thank you.
» Congratulations. >> Thank you guys for your confidence in
me. I'll do my best this coming year. >> All right. And
» Okay. And now nominations for vice chair are now open. Each nomination will
require a second before we proceed to a vote.
» Okay. Entertaining selection for vice chair. Are there
nominees? I'd like to nominate Commissioner Fuentes.
» I'm happy to second. >> Okay. And are there any additional
nominees for chair? I'm apologies. Vice Chair.
» None at this time. >> Okay. Hearing no additional nominees,
the nomination period for vice chair is now closed. Please vote on your screen.
And that motion passes unanimously. Commissioner Fuentes is hereby elected
commission vice chair. >> Very well. Thank you.
All right. That was painless. So now now it's time for comments from our deputy
city manager, Mr. McGovern. Do you have any comments to share?
» Thank you, Chair Brutin. Just a few. got some updates on some events. The biggest
of which is the United States's 250th birthday, which is this July 4th. So, as
part of that process, um we're going to be creating a float to be in the parade.
All kinds of giveaways we're going to set aside. Um just really going to try
to have fun with the event and make it obvious that it's the 250th birthday.
More on this to come. Uh we're also going to have banners. So there tire is
going to be um in uh a lot of enhancements to what we typically do in
addition to a float. So we're really looking forward to that. More on that
soon. I'll probably have a more in-depth report at the next commission meeting.
Happy to report that park security started on Monday. So nighttime patrol
started on Monday. We've already been getting some incident reports which is
exactly why we hired the security firm. So that's going well. uh that was a very
competitive process. I think we actually set the city record for the amount of
firms that submitted uh to participate in that procurement process. So
competition is a good thing in this area because we were really able to balance
you know the cost of the service and the quality and really find a good match for
what we were looking for. Uh and so far uh things have worked out great. Some
other events I wanted to update the commission on dueling pianos here March
14th. So, you can find more information about this on the city calendar and the
city's website. It's either close to selling out or may Okay,
» 200 is our max at 195. >> So, very close. So, this event is
actually the first in a series of staff produce ticketed events. If you remember
about a year and a half, almost two years ago now, we did the focus groups
project where we brought in a consultant to set up a focus group with different
age groups of people, all kinds of different ethnicities and really wanted
to see. We use this we use this we use this consultant to gauge um is our
program offering matching what the market kind of demands. And we do have a
gap. there's a missing middle that we found. Looks like people are just
wanting something to do. Um particularly in that I don't know like the working
professional age 40 to 55 maybe 35 to 55. So we tried to market this event to
that specific age group although it's open to everyone. And yeah this is the
first of two and so far so good. So like I said we're almost sold out. So it's a
good way to market this facility. A lot of people just don't know about this
facility yet and just you really have uh just such a great gem here that's
available for rent beyond just having city council meetings here. So, we're
hoping to kind of kill two birds with one stone there. And we also have Bunny
Blast on March 28th over at El Toro Park. So, those are the next two big
events. If you're planning on coming to Dueling Pianos, I guess get your tickets
right after this meeting because that's a that's a blockbuster event. So, going
to be fun. Thanks, Very well. All right. Um, moving on to
commission member comments. We'll start with Commissioner Fuentes.
» Awesome. Well, um, good to see you guys all again. Um, I missed the last
meeting. I was actually at my sister's wedding in Arizona, so there was a good
reason. Um, the last couple months have been um, awesome as far as going to
parks. I've been um to Tamaris Park. Um we've had practices there. I don't know
if you you if you're at the top of the hill kind of looking down, you can
almost see the ocean when it's really clear. I don't know if you guys have I I
the last time I was I could almost see it. So um it was I love that park. It
was I love what the city's done. Um I've been to um the sports park a lot. Um
Baker Ranch, the sports park. I actually was just running back from a practice
from my daughter's little league um T-ball that I'm coaching. So, we were at
Baker Ranch. Um, went home, changed, rushed back here. So, um, but I love the
park. You guys are doing a great job. Love the city staff. Um, Ken works
really well with the Lake Force Little League because I'm on the board there,
too. And Ken and opening day um for the little league was awesome. It was great.
We had Mayor Pea was there and he kind of said a couple words and um just
everything kind of went really smoothly. So, I we couldn't have really done that
without Ken and the city's help. Um, and then um what was the last thing was um
I think one more thing. Well, if I if it'll come to me, I'll come back to you,
but it's all I had. Thank you guys very much.
» Very well then. Okay. Uh Commissioner Harry.
» Okay. All right. So, busy as always. So, of course, Margie and I the parade
meetings, those are always fabulous. Um, went to Bunko and I mean people love
Bunko. They'll say to me, "Why can't we do it every month?" And I'm like,
"Okay." Anyway, um, I attended the Lake Forest VIP parks meeting as always. So
informative. Uh, they've got it down where they know, I think, all the cracks
in the sidewalks and the parking lots. They're talking about how they have that
program for that. Um, it's just amazing to to kind of get a little behind the
scenes look at some of the stuff that goes into our park maintenance and such.
Um, I attended the uh skate park design, the last one we had.
Always so impressed with um our community that shows up is very
passionate about what they want. Um, anyway, I'm so always I'm always so
impressed with our wonderful community. uh attended the senior lunch, the dinner
dance, the big top. Oh my gosh, it was over the top and everything that they
do. Anyway, I'm just thrilled. Um I'm attending CPS conference next week in
Long Beach. I've got my uh volunteer down so I can go for free. I'm going to
be a room host for some of the sessions, so that'll be exciting. And of course,
I'm looking forward to the expo hall. to see all the new stuff. And um and I know
I don't know. Is it too soon to ask about summer concerts? Who we have yet?
I can wait. I can wait. >> Oh, no.
» Oh. >> Oh, not finalized. Okay. But anyway,
» Miss Hunter Hunter said yes. So, anyway, thank you again to everybody. I know you
all work so hard on all these things and I really appreciate it. Okay.
» All right. Thank you. and Commissioner Jones.
» Uh, good evening. Apologies for missing last month, but I was a little bit under
the weather and so you're welcome. Um, did not care to share my germs with you.
Um, but happy to be back. Um, and I won't bore you with everything I've done
in the last however many months, but one of the things I did was I did attend the
three meetings about the Etnes skate park. So, looking forward to uh that
coming back to us next month. And just wanted to plant a couple of seeds based
on some things I heard from the community, some things that are brewing
up here. Um, so the first is that although it wasn't part of the
discussion, the scope of the discussions that we had with the design consultant
who was wonderful. Um, but I definitely heard multiple times and observed myself
when I go to the site, we've got to do something about the parking lot. So, I
don't want that to fall off the radar with this project, especially if we make
the park so much better and it's all wheels and we're more welcoming to a
broader community. They need somewhere to park. Um, so would love to see us
thinking about that um as part of this project. Um, and then in terms of
timeline, I know that there are multiple areas of the park that we'd like to work
on and the plan is to do that in sections so that the whole park is never
entirely closed to the community. And so I'm just going to plant a seed that
there's like a really big event happening in 2028 in Southern California
um similar to one that just ended in Milan. and I'll call it the Olympics.
And um we know that a lot of countries are coming early to train. We know that
there are swimmers from the Netherlands coming to Mission Viejo. We know about
the pingpong facility that's happening in Lake Forest. And the skate park could
be a great training facility. So, I would love for us to think about our
timeline in terms of what do we want to have ready for 28 and what do we not
want to have fenced off in 28 so that that facility um can draw some really
exciting um opportunities to our community. And then the last thing about
the skate park is that I know that Miss Hunter is working on um turning that
into an all-wheel park and that there's a lot of behind the-scenes work in terms
of insurance and code and uh would love an overview of that when the designs
come back to us. Uh, so with that said, um, I always have fun at the clubhouse.
We always, we already talked about that. And then just a tip of the hat to staff
with the new evening events and particularly combining them with the
date night drop off. I think that's a great new opportunity and thank you for
doing that. Uh, that's all I have. >> Very well. Thank you, Vice Chair
Lancaster.
» Thank you, Chair Burton. Uh first I just want to start saying congratulations
commissioner almost well technically vice chair Fuentes thank you for your
passion and bringing the little league and all that stuff uh to this we had a
former uh commissioner Kelly who do you know Kelly Gould and uh we there was
always kind of missing a little bit of the little league at such a big part of
Lake Forest so I'm so glad that we now have a presence with you and thank you
for your passion and um uh Mr. Brutin, I just want to start by saying thank you.
You bring so much this and I'm very proud that I nominated you last year.
You've done an excellent job. I know your background um at I think it was the
is it the presidential Nixon presidential lab facility? So um we were
honored that you you know you gave us your expertise with this. You have a lot
of passion about what you did. So congratulations to you um Mr. Fuentes
and thank you again Chair Brutin for all your hard work. Um I attended um I did
not attend both meetings in February of the um city council. The first meeting
we had a little leak issue at our home. So we were lucky enough to have somebody
fix that. Attended the second meeting and also attended the March 3rd meeting
last night. Uh and um we uh as Lorett as Commissioner Herren said attended our
second pray committee meeting this past Monday. Uh it's kind of a triple header
the first week of every month. Uh we um I know the logo we chose a logo from we
had like 16 uh people 16 logo designs so with participants we did choose one we
don't have it to show tonight I think um Mrs. Hunter. Yes, we have to tweak it a
little bit. Something with the dates also. Um but the theme this year is
celebrate country and community as um the my colleagues mentioned. It's the
250 anniversary of the country and the 35th anniversary of the city of Lake
Forest which I can't believe December 20th, 1991. So celebrate country and
community and the logo that we picked is really really nice. So, you'll get to
see that um soon. Uh also want to thank you um deputy senior manager um McGovern
uh about you know more um what's the word more um kind of
people knowing about the center I can't think of the right word just bringing
this beautiful ballroom I personally had my wedding reception there used both
ballrooms and Miss Blein was there and uh Miss Herren
I didn't know you guys at the time or you would have been there and um it's a
little known. I invited a lot of people that lived in Lake Forest that had never
had no idea that this facility was here and they were very happy to know that.
So, anything we can do to bring it more to light would be great. Uh it was a
fantastic wedding. Had so many comments about that. Um I was lucky enough to um
get a cancellation the day or like five o'clock at the last bunko. She called
and uh said, "We have one cancellation." And I said, "Sorry, I can't go without
my husband." So I said, "Give it away to somebody else." And just as I was about
to head home, she called me back and said, "I had another cancellation." So
we got to go to Bono. I think my husband who's out there likes it more than I do.
I mean, I like it a lot, but he really likes it. So, um, I signed up. I'm ready
for April. The first time I I usually have Loretta, Commissioner Herren, do
that for me, but I ran down to the sports park and, uh, got that. So,
anyway, so Bunko was great. So, thank you for providing that. I've heard about
that from you, Commissioner Herren, and we are now we really like it. So, um
again, congratulations, Mr. Fuentes, and thank you again, Tim, and you did a
really, really fine job, Commissioner. Um,
» thank you. >> And with that, uh, oh, one last thing.
Is there any St. Patrick's Day u dance or party going on at the uh clubhouse,
» Miss Buffin? We will have something the week of think
of um St. Patrick's Day. They're doing an
extra probably an extra lunch that day. >> And by the way, thank you. I I mean it
goes without saying we appreciate everything you Mrs. Mrs. Hunter do. The
seniors or the seniors are very lucky to have you in charge.
» Uh so I guess uh happy St. Patrick's Day and I think the next meeting is before
Easter. So right I think so. Okay. So happy St. Patrick's Day for all us Irish
folks and all us non-Irish folks. >> Very well. Thank you
» chair elect Lancaster and congratulations vice chair elect.
All right. It has been a good year. Um yeah the ongoing success of the Lake
Forest Clubhouse has uh been highlighted today. So that's good. And then all the
holiday events we do every year. Uh so looking forward to this Fourth of July
parade and and uh everything that follows after that and uh you know the
summer of family concerts and whatnot. So a couple of u things came up about I
just want to make note for maybe the deputy city manager. We didn't get a
chat this week. I think I was out of town, but um it came to mind at the
brick laying a lot of uh military put their um deployments on there in
military lingo and they'll say OAF, OEF, ODS in all these letters that people
don't understand. And so during the event, I was interpreting what that
meant. And I was thinking that it might be good to have a brick that showed a
glossery of some sort to say DS is Desert Storm, OAF, Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Um, OEF, you know, and and D was a was after me. So that was in 2010.
It was a New Dawn, Operation New Dawn. It was the 20 It was the close out of of
Iraq. I was I left in '09. So we handed it off to those guys. But um so it it
was kind of interesting that that would help be helpful perhaps and it would
just take a brick, you know, so in the top left corner perhaps or something to
to distinguish that. So um just want to get that out of the way. Um
what else was I going to uh as far as uh participation? Uh they just this
afternoon or this evening at five o'clock there was a social networking
interactive workshop across the way. I went over to and uh checked in there
with the uh Lake Forest Chamber. They the Lake Forest Chamber is very active.
Everyone knows they have a lot of events. It's great to attend them. They
talked about their Wednesday uh networking at a Pou Loco at 8:00 in
the morning. So, I guess they're serving coffee at El Poo Loco. Um
usually they don't open till noon, but nonetheless, that's available if
everyone's interested in going to a Lake Forest Chamber event. As far as the city
events now, the I did attend a couple the um Etnney skate park concept design
brief, which was impressive. The uh the the
depth and knowledge that these skaters have is is pretty phenomenal. And to uh
echo Commissioner Jones's comments that I
made had a comment that they would like to draw new Olympic level athletes for a
qualifier park. That that was a great I they so you know these guys are coming
up with ideas. Um I learned what a pump track versus a cradle was. So there you
go in China banks and Venice curve. So bring it. you know, I'm not going to be
out there, but I learned that stuff. Um, I did
appreciate the weather effects. You know, they getting because I did go out
there um right after it rained and they were having to scrape the water out. The
gentleman said it took them a couple hours every time it rains to clean the
place up. So, that was that was going to be an easy fix. Um, sun blindless, put
up some um sun sales or whatever. You know, they had great ideas all around.
um to uh improve the park, but it it's uh I'm looking forward to how that comes
out as well. But that was a good event. Um also regular at the bingo. Of course,
I didn't miss this uh this Thursday, which the mayor noted. I didn't take an
attendance over there, but the wasn't there. And I I was missed my son's
birthday. We were in Austin. Not a good weekend to go to Austin, by the way. Uh
but anyway, I got to Austin and back. So that being said, um yeah, looking
forward to the Kavanaaugh park next year. You can lead us uh chair elect and
uh get that park built up in a in a wonderful way. Um there was one other
little comment now that the and uh see commut city commissioner
McGovern. It someone brought it up to me at an event about um the restroom doors
at El Toro Park and the park over off of Dylan, which the name
town from Veterans. Um what is it? Was it Mountain View? Yeah. Apparently,
that's the one where we we had discussed the restroom doors were being ripped off
and and damaged and whatnot. And so then some temporary ones were put on without
locks and things. So I I started putting a couple things together which may or
may not make sense. But now we have security. Would it be possible to
readress fixing the things that have been consistently damaged in the past? I
know we had to forego that because it was always good. It was just not worth
our uh investment. But now I'm foreseeing maybe more security. So that
might be a a direction to go. >> Yeah.
» Say at the >> Yeah, that's actually part of the reason
why we hired security is those restroom doors were
just over at So some of the restroom doors are locked. Some of the restroom
doors just aren't there anymore. There's like a almost like a shaded fence in
front of those doors. All of that is due to the security issues at those
properties. So, our hope is that with added security patrols
um soon to be a combination of those
patrols with camera equipment at those sites, we hope um we are trying to beef
up and secure that property so that we can get back to, you know, your regular
doors or something that looks more presentable and and and inviting than
what's there now, >> right? So, more on that soon, but I I
think we do have to kind of secure those properties first and see how things go.
The cost of the vandalism at those sites, it was just um it was too high to
to keep them open. So, we got to get the security situation a little bit under
control over there first and then and then look into
to kind of what you're talking about. >> Excellent. Then, that's pretty much what
I told him. I said, "We're not there yet. We were just introducing security
because we had discussed it and then the process of doing that but uh there were
videos and pictures and things and I didn't want those to hit social media
without anyone knowing and and to kind of get on the record that yeah we are
going forward with the a process and uh yeah security was the
first thing because there's no point in continuously fixing these things when
they're just going to be broken the next week. So excellent. Um, I'm glad we uh
we're all synced up on that and I believe that's all I have. Are there any
last comments as suspected? Go ahead. >> Thank you chair chair going to miss you
have such a great sense of humor but you can still do it that from the other
chair as well. >> Uh first of all um who doesn't get a lot
of praise is our commission secretary. Madam Krisha, thank you for our new
badges. All you don't know, I think most of us know I was there when they
actually chose us the new logo. Thank you for always taking care of us. And a
little plug again praising the Lake Forest Chamber of Commerce, Mary
Viscante, who was just um I remember I was at she when she came to the first
meeting when the city was the Lake Forest Chamber used to be part of the
regional chamber of commerce, part of a big group. And I remember when we broke
away, there was an ad hoc committee. He was uh council member Tedimer, former
assistant city manager David Belmer, former economic development Jessica
Gonzalez uh and uh Mr. Late Richard Dixon. Uh we were starting a chamber.
Mary showed up at that and she's just taken the ball and run with it and she's
just runs now the CEO of the chamber. So it's a little plug. Uh, Tuesday, March
31st is the annual Meet the Mayor, which is one of the chamber's signature
events, which not that the other events aren't important, but it's a signature
event, and it's on a Tuesday, March 31st, right here at our beautiful
U civic center. Uh, the beginning part will be, you know, uh, food and, you
know, little greeting hour and then the last, I believe, from 7 to 8, we'll come
into here and, uh, Mayor Penyon will do his state of the city with a video. So,
uh, get your tickets. They go fast. So, you can go to the Lake Forest, um,
Chamber of Commerce website and buy your tickets. It's a really nice evening and
really be informed by the mayor of what's going on and hope to see you all
there. And I think that's it. Thank you. >> All right. Very well. Thank you. And,
uh, Commissioner Fuentes, did you have a save round?
» Yes. The, and you guys kind of already addressed it. I think the Anie skate
park um, I went to the I attended the one online. Um, and then I had my
neighbors are all they're have we have they have two little kids and they go to
the skate park almost like two three times a week. They love it. Um, and my
son likes to ride a scooter and you guys already talked about it how having
scooters also skateboarding and then rollerblading. Having it all kind of
come together I think is awesome. So that was my one thing. So you guys are
already doing it. Thank you. >> You'll enjoy the pump truck. Yeah. Use
the terminology. Okay. So that with that this meeting is now adjourned. The
community services commission will reconvene for its regularly next
scheduled meeting on Wednesday April 8th when chairman Lancaster will be taking
over. We're now adjourned.