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We're going to get started.

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I'd like to call our steady session to order. First public comments, are there any requests to speak?

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I do have a request to speak on item number one. Okay. Brian Jenavise.

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Welcome.

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Get you the need city council mayor canane and esteemed city council on his branch

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enemies speaking tonight on the first item on the agenda for the sister city

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program and I'm here for the coanness club primarily we actually have a sister city

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program through coanness that we currently have access to that we'd like to use to

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actually partner up with the city through our key clubs and key wins clubs and

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schools. We currently, we do, I think we do four high schools right now. We do

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fat Valley High School, Los Nugos High School, Lequita High School, and what's

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Mr. High School currently. So we have a wide variety of students across the

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area that would be able to just pay possibly in this program and sorry. So just

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I'll get the setup so we can...

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We can get some foundation going and try to figure out how it's going to work and all that with everything going on.

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So I'd like to request your guys approval on this matter here tonight and look forward to working with you.

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Thank you.

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Yeah.

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I actually, Brian, can you hold on to things?

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So, Vice Mayor Harper?

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So, you said that the Q1 has already has a sister city program?

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So, yes, through the Q1 as an national, we actually have a partner program.

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That's through the sister city program, and that's the same one that actually the city would

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use here.

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So, it would actually be able to partner up with the city to do an exchange program with

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you know right now looking at Japan as a as a sister city program. That's the non-profits

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the city international the one that the city recently became a member of and also went to

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Japan for the U.S. Japan. So Kuanus is already kind of working with them on other cities.

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One is international, not the fat valley.

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Yeah, yeah, I'm sorry, councilman, councilman granted us a correct, but it's a program that we have access to that's currently in effect.

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I can follow that program and utilize that here in our community as well too.

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Okay, thank you.

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Thank you.

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Okay, so we'll move in to item one sister city program consideration presentation.

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That would be city manager or community services director, Rob Presell and Public Works director Scott Smith.

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Director Smith.

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Thank you.

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Honorable Mayor, council members.

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I have the pleasure of kicking off this study session, which you'll hear a number of well-respected

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and talented individuals presenting after me.

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My portion of the presentation is a quick recap of the sister city summit, which is in 10 in September, 2025.

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Sister City's International is a non-profit citizen to diplomacy network that promotes peace and

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understanding between international communities through mutual respect, cultural, economic

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and technical exchanges.

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The Sister City Relationship is an international partnership that's officially recognized

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by-elected or appointed officials.

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Overall, the Sister City Program is an opportunity to promote fountain valley on the international stage.

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through student exchange programs, sports exchange programs, and trade and commerce.

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The theme of last year's summit was celebrating our legacies and empowering our future.

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The slide provides some of the summit's metrics and key goals in the top right corner of the slide.

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There's some metrics about attendance and then the bullets at the bottom of the slide show key goals of the summit.

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The photos on this slide were taken during the summit and include delegates from the city of

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Found Valley, the mayor of Izumi Sano City, which was the host city, and the Board of Directors

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Chair for the Sister City's International Organization.

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This slide shows some of the attendees from California that's California alone.

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There's a lot more attendees with that's just California.

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During the summit, city delegates had an opportunity to hear keynote speeches, listen to panel

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discussions, share ideas, discuss mutual challenges, and build national and international

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relationships.

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One of the international relationships developed during the summit by Found Valley was

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with the Cercity, a potential future friendship city.

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Here's some demographics on the side that discuss the Cercity.

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And this slide shows the two cities meeting over a meal after a long summer day.

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After the summit concluded, certain members of the Fountain Valley team visited some businesses in

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Cicur City.

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This slide includes images of the Sankin-Saki brewery visit,

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and on this slide you'll see

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images of the Taki-Umia Rice Form visit.

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I'll now hand the presentation over to Mr. Rob Fuzel.

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American Indian Council members, thank you so much tonight for this opportunity.

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I'm going to invite our city manager to join me in these conversations because we've worked

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hand-in-hand in working in the background to meet with a number of different cities throughout

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Southern California, Scott and I and Maggie and Megan have been to Torrance, we've been to

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We've spoken with Rancho Pals Verdi's Huntington Beat. There are biggest partners. They've been helping us a ton.

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So we've definitely taken the time to look into the best practices of creating a sister city association,

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what's working in other cities, what their struggles have been.

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And in the potential formation of a sister city's association or program here in Found Valley, what we think that would best look like.

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Following that trip to Japan, we have had multiple conversations with some intriguing potential

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partners for a sister city with the City of Found Valley starting with Heckonon City.

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We have had numerous Zoom calls which I know a few of our council members have been able

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to join us on with Mayor Kiyoki.

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The city has an estimated population of around 72,000 people, one of the things that we've

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continually heard from sister cities international and from other cities is finding a city that's

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compatible to your size, your scope, your industry, even recreation and with the community, you

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know, desires are of the sister cities in Japan. So the total area of the city in kilometers

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is 36.68, but that's roughly 14.6 miles. Currently they do have a sister city in

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Edmonds, Washington, but as we've seen with some of these programs, sometimes that the relationship starts to

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Fizzle over time, whether it's in community interest and or funding capabilities, and so

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The city of Heckonin is looking for a potential new

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sister city

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And we are really excited for this year at our summer fest June 18th through the twenty twenty first shameless plug

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I think I saw a chair Matt Taylor in there.

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Summer Fest is right around the corner.

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It is festival season and found values, you know, now.

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The mayor's daughter is coming on an unofficial visit

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from June 13th to June 24th,

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and we'll be staying at the home of Tamwin.

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Who's back there?

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Thank you, Tam.

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And the remainder of the trip with our city manager,

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Maggie Lee.

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And Tam, I understand, is going right back

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to Japan following that homestay.

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Here you can see some of the things that we're excited to do when the mayor's daughter

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Kiki visits, we're going to take care of some local cuisine, we're thinking Amy Restaurant

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to start, maybe a relaxation day, possible beach day to our little side gone, garden

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grow of Santa Ana, Westminster.

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She is also in school for beauty college and would a perfect time, we're going to show

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the best one around.

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And then also maybe go out to CSUF, go see the campus Cal State

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Fullerton, because they've done, and you're going to hear about it later, that's an amazing

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work, working with the sister cities and the international trade. You can't come out to

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Southern California without coming to Disneyland, so we're going to definitely do that.

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A city hall visit and then meeting with some of our local nonprofits, co-onists, and coming

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to our summer fest employees day, toward your cult, and other key Japanese locations, and

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Slater Basharard and Summer Fest for the fireworks that night, to knock a farms, and then

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possibly visit the LA Japanese Consulate and Japan Town in LA, and then from there, she will

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be going back, and hopefully giving the mayor-raver views of the city of Fountain Valley.

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But if it's anything like I know what we've done when we've had other delegations here found Valley Wins everybody over in a short time

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The second city that we've had possible discussions with is the city of Fukushima

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The city has a little bit bigger

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It's a lot bigger. It's 275,000 people in a hundred and 222,000 households

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a total area of the city of about 297 miles

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While it is bigger, there is one major key.

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It is the hometown of our first mayor,

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the county family, and we've been in connection

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to the county family, again through Tam,

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who now resides in Irvine, and there's

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a lot of excitement to connect with the original mayor

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here in Fountain Valley in this potential sister city.

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Cogacity is another one.

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It's a pending connection.

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We're still working on speaking with them.

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I believe former Mayor Steve Nagel

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have conversations with them in Japan and they were expressing an interest to look

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and they're actively seeking a sister city in the United States.

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The city has an estimated population of 67,000 and 29,000 households and again a large

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one.

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That's not very many homes for that large of a size.

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There's some room available over there.

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118 miles.

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All right, white sister cities matter for found valley, and this is a lot of the research that we are doing when we're

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originally meeting with those other cities. It's investing in the future of found valley,

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the sister city program represents more than just international friendship. It's investing

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in educational excellence, cultural tourism, economic development, and the next generation of global leaders.

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One of the first things people think about, and I think I've heard it from council a number

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time why I use chose to live and found values of wonderful schools, right?

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And so we have a top-rated school district and our wonderful school district is here.

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And so, highlighting our wonderful education and then through possible student exchange on

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maybe a biennual basis, economic impact, drive cultural tourism, create new business opportunities

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and promote the city internationally.

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speaking with torrents, I was one of their big focuses, big industrial area up in torrents.

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And if you can get somebody thinking about your location when they're trying to pick out something in a certain region of a state,

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or the United States in general, went up found valley.

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And then lastly, community pride, honor the diverse heritage, obviously.

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There was a lot of Japanese farmers, originally settled here in Found Valley,

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and again with James Conno as our original first mayor.

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It's a really exciting opportunity to recognize that cultural heritage.

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Speaking of economic development, we are very proud city, as you know,

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to have U.S.A. production plant right here in Found Valley.

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Major Japanese company established in 2014,

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and that obviously recognizes that good opportunity to work

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between the United States and Japan economically.

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And, oh, excuse me, Fukushima was, they do have a plant, Fukushima.

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Yeah, so Fukushima has a equal plant.

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So finding those connections with those other cities is key.

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Hyundai Motor America, National Headquarters, Relocated Defound Valley, 1990,

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and brings their Asian corporate presence and international connections.

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Kingston Technology founded here in 1987,

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and maintain its global headquarters to this day.

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When other companies from Japan or other countries

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see the success that these businesses are having,

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thriving here in Fountain Valley,

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it's another opportunity to bring in that economic development

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and international business trade.

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And then lastly, we do have the Sports Park expansion.

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Enhanced facilities are perfect for hosting international events,

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sports exchanges and cultural celebrations.

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We're really excited through the Parks Master Plan

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to try to bring the digital cameras to all of our sports fields, so that if we had the opportunity

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to do international sports exchange, like a few other cities have, we could showcase

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our sports park to the families that do not come over with the cultural exchange, so it

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would really need to show off those opportunities and found Valley Sister City's advisory

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committee.

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So, this is the working group that we currently have with Council direction.

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Yes, nothing to do with your stuff.

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It's just making sure found value sister cities where advisory committee, that's pretty much everybody

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that's back here.

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So, thank you all for joining us today.

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Mayor and vice mayor, city staff, Kuanus Club, schools foundation, community foundation,

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historical society, women's club, found value school district, garden road school district,

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having to be a junior in high school district,

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Cal State Fullerton, your cold, and Sakioka.

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It's bringing the entire community together

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as we've seen before when we do large endeavors such

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as this, bringing everybody together.

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Many hands make light work.

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And it's really fun to see the community

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of Found Valley come together.

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And you're going to hear from the rest of them here shortly.

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And then lastly, the program focus area,

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like we said before, student exchange,

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connecting the students for friendship building, educational stories, and cultural understanding

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through our award-winning school district. As we found in the vast majority of the sister cities,

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that's the highlighting program, and that's also the program where you build your program.

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People that participated in, those kids later as they get older joined the program and start to be

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volunteers or assistants and those families typically stay connected to the program,

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and you're really building your long-term excitement from within and the experiences they've had,

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they're going to want to share with the other students and families.

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Little League and Pro baseball. Obviously there's nothing hotter in baseball than the Dodgers right now.

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Highlighted by their mini-ch-ch-ch-ch.

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Japanese super stars, and the connection between Southern California, Major League Baseball and Japan is huge.

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And so, driving some of that tourism and connecting professional players and little leagues through this program is an exciting opportunity.

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And then trade development, establish a foundation for future economic partnerships via Cal State Fullerton.

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You'll hear a little bit about that later there are already doing it and so finding areas that other other agencies or organizations are already have already established that we can tie into as opposed to starting a program from from the ground up is is the key.

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All right, next steps,

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we attended this summit, which you heard from Scott, we're in the

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evaluation period, program development and city prospects consideration, and then our

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desire is to launch the program at the city's 70th anniversary June 13th, 2027, so next

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year our goal would be to have a city in place in the framework in place by the end of this

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calendar year and look towards bringing out that delegation to participate in which you'll

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hear from the next study session hopefully a parade or some exciting opportunities to celebrate

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the city's 70th birthday.

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The plenary vision is to create an MOU between the city and the Found Valley Sister City Association

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with also with the Kuanus Club helping the fundraising and the Found Valley Community Foundation

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in the school's foundation, Women's Club and Historical Society,

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assisting in that.

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We currently have an MOU with the Found Value Community Foundation

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to run our summer fest event.

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And you just clearly outline what that organization is created

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for, the bylaws, that they need to adhere to.

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And then that gives that group guidance

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on how to operate, how to receive, invest,

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and spend those charitable funds

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as they come into a nonprofit.

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So, second would be to formalize a sister city relationship with one of those cities that we've spoken to.

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Heckin in Fukushima or Kaga City.

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And then possibly formalize a friendship city with Sakura City or Fukushima.

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Sakura City visited us 18 months ago, two years ago.

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At the Fountain Valley Sports Park.

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Patrick, did you join us?

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Yeah, so they're a sister city right now with Rancho's

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Palisberties and but they wanted to come out and see our sports

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park. They said we want to build something exactly like this, right?

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And so we formed a really neat relationship with them that day and have

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continued to have conversations with them. And so if they don't have

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the ability to become a formal sister city, that that relationships

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already in place and potentially looking at a sister friendship city.

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Following the formalizing the program would be to create a student exchange program and possibly a

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use sports league, consider a trade exchange visit, and then consider a delegation visit every other year.

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Some cities send a delegation out every single year and the delegation from the other city comes here every year.

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Our recommendation at this time would be to do it every other year.

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Somebody from Found Valley would go out in odd years and then visit her from her delegation from the other city in Japan would come out in even years.

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It gives the sister city association the opportunity to raise funds in that off year to make sure that they continue to support that program.

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The city would also like to consider starting with a $10,000 budget for the next two fiscal

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years for grants and getting the program off the ground.

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We do anticipate through the sister city's international that there are going to be plenty

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of grant opportunities.

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But in starting a non-profit and getting the program off the ground there could be some potential

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costs that the city wouldn't need to absorb.

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of Zorb and oops sorry last thing is the state of the city has been the

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annual fundraising opportunity which was a home run this year and we can

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consider a Japan festival similar to or tying into Huntington Beach cherry

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blossom festival most most sister city associations have one large event each year

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that's the driver of most of their funding sources for the cultural exchange

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programs. And so with that, oh, oh, this is me too. I thought this was Steve because it was

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cool on us. All right. So I get to brag about the state of the city. We fundraised over $31,000 on

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probably the biggest and best city of found Valley State of the city ever.

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And that money can be used to consider a visit out to HECONN and Fukushima, or secure a city or a

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cognac city in late fall of 2026, if we're looking to formalize a relationship, a sister city relationship with one of

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of us cities we've been speaking to. Visit your cold Fukushima plant, Tokyo, your cult swallows, professional baseball team out there.

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See if that connection, again, to international sports and local co-honest international in Japan.

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Connect with the Japanese Consulate and Sister City International for support on the next visit to Japan.

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As we go out there, how do we work through the process of formalizing a Sister City Association.

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Extended invitation to representatives from the Econom Mission, HP Sister City President, to support as interpreter.

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Obviously, that's key. You've done the trip to Japan.

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And we've received so much different support through this mission and our friends at the

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Huntington Beach sister city and all these discussions that we've had regularly with cities in Japan.

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So and or maybe inviting out the the mayor's the first mayor's family, the condo family who does reside in

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Nervine and then we would like consider up to two council members, two city staff and two

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not value sister city advisory representatives to possibly go on that trip.

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So that we've identified that as a potential use of these funds, we don't anticipate

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all the roughly probably around $15,000 to do a trip to try to formalize a sister city

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and Japan.

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All right.

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Steve.

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Steve.

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Hello, Mayor Coneen and also city council members.

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Appreciate being here.

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I'm Steve Nagel, and I'm the current Kiwanis Club President.

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As the President,

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we have two parts of our Kiwanis Club.

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We have the regular Kiwanis Club, and we also have our foundation.

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Our foundation is a non-profit 501c3 approved non-profit.

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So for that reason, we have the ability to help raise funds as long as we identify

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exactly what we're putting the money up for and making sure that everybody understands where

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it's going and is safe for using as we would like to do. And with that, as mentioned, the

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Colonist Club did receive a check for $31,461 at May 5th Council meeting. And this will be a

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line item budget entry in our book, so it will only be used for designated for sister city-related items.

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The Coines Club and I are excited to be able to participate in the sister city's international planning process.

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And over this last year, our diverse community that we do have here is showing growing interest in supporting sister city's international program.

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For instance, our, as mentioned, our fountain valley is early Japanese influence, the city's first mayor, James Conno, who I was able to interview and asked for his support when I first ran for city council, and very nice gentleman, and I did get a support.

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So, anyway, not only was the first mayor, he was mayor six times, so he set the record

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dead and it was a he hasn't been beaten since, so also Chuck Eashie was on the first city

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council.

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He also was an area farmer and was on the first city council and was a valued member of our

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First City Council in 1957 when we incorporated.

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I believe the opportunity for our community to promote peace and understanding through mutual

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respect, cultural and economic technical exchanges between communities worldwide is a worthwhile

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experience and I would like to support for our community through the sister city program.

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If you have any questions for me, I'd be happy to answer them.

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I thought she was going to ask me a question.

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Yeah, she was boating you off the podium.

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Thank you, Steve.

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Hi, American team and city council members.

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I'm Barbara Mons and I'm current the current president of the Fountain Valley Community Foundation.

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And I was asked to talk a little bit about student exchange. You notice here it says the Fountain Valley Community Foundation in the Women's Club.

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Neither one of those organizations has had a board meeting where it's been voted that we would participate, but then you haven't voted yet either.

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So we will address that at a future date.

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But student exchange is very important.

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Personally, I've been an exchange student three times

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and also hosted exchange students.

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So it's really a wonderful way to share cultural experiences,

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to help learning a new language, to experience the dynamics

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of family in a different country, a school situation, food.

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I mean, there are just so many things, but it really broadens an individual's view of

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the world.

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And that's really key because we are such a diverse world now and we are a very diverse

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city.

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So I am obviously much in favor of this program, especially the student exchange aspect of it.

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So what would support with that program look like?

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So the organization of the non-profit that would take the lead on this would help coordinate scholarships.

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They might be $1,000.

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They might be a full scholarship for someone who could not afford but deserved the experience.

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Coordinate home stays.

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Because obviously when they come they really need to be with the family so they can experience that.

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And that would be coordinating here and abroad.

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Also coordinate with the various school districts found in Valley Huntington Beach, possibly garden grove and coordinate with them as far as finding the students and who wanted to apply, maybe being part of that decision-making process and also help coordinate while they're here.

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So you saw that list of what we're going to be doing in June, so it would be this group that would help coordinate that and come up with those activities that fit that particular student and the experience.

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And that's pretty much it. It's just a question of whether or not you decide to pursue this. I highly recommend that you do because.

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And it doesn't mean that it just has to be Japan, once this is successful, we can have other sister cities.

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But we need to say yes first to this one.

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Thank you.

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Gombunwa.

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Mayor and council members and to see manager Lee.

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I'm Catherine Stop.

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The very proud superintendent of the Fountain Valley School District.

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And I'm here actually on behalf of Dr. Leogada at the High School District and Myself.

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They spoke a little bit about the student exchange programs.

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Now, at the elementary level, we have TK through 8.

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We don't do exchange programs, obviously, but the high school district does.

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And I know they've already done several with different countries at the high school level.

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So they would act as a conduit in their world language classes to get people to are interested

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to sign up for those opportunities.

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and should those this council decide to move forward with this at the elementary school level level.

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We have three schools of our ten that actually are named after Japanese Americans.

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He's the Matsutamura. He's so hero Oka and Kazuma Suda middle school.

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And so should the schedule permit and there's interest. We're happy to host visits to those three sites.

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Thank you.

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Hello, hello Mayor Canine, Vice Mayor Harper, Council Members, Bowie and Grandes.

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My name is Tim Wynn, I'm proud to have found a value resident.

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Also here on behalf of the Cal State Floorton, where I'm a business faculty member since 2016, and a past president of the Alumni Association and Board of Governors there.

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So I wanted to share that certainly here in support, I believe this represents just more than ceremonial diplomacy.

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I think it's a great opportunity just to have meaningful educational, cultural, economic connections that benefit

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and all our students or businesses and residents for generations to come.

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On the slide tonight, you see.

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Before you, this is a Cal State Fletchenside that highlights several exciting opportunities here for our students and commerce.

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These would include things that are already being done. In terms of student visits, commerce tours connected to the College of Business and Economics, Dean Streesundrum, Census regards.

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He's very supportive of this very well aware of this. Other programs on campus such as public administration, polysci programs at Cal State Fletchens, what could also be coordinated.

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We also are already doing educational and trade missions at Cal State Fullerton.

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I've had the honor to participate in one to Korea and in others that continue to work both ways.

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Student exchanges, I personally have been part of student exchanges where I was a student at Cal State Fullerton and went abroad.

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Our family here in Falm Valley could host my wife Christine and our three kids.

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We've hosted students from Brazil, Italy, England and Scotland.

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So we're very much looking forward to hosting the Mayor's daughter next month.

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And here as from Japan, we also Falm Valley is just so unique.

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We're uniquely positioned to bridge Orange County to the international community.

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In my other roles throughout Orange County, I see education, entrepreneurship, cultural understanding and exchanges and just the thriving global relationships, just here in our region.

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Also, I've seen that, I believe, the sister city partnership connected with Cal State Floorton and at its experience.

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Cal State Floorton currently has three Japanese university partnerships that they do exchanges.

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There's we currently have 20 students from Japan currently right now pursuing a degree at Cal State Floorton

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So our senior international director Christine Perture Barnes sends her regards to our our city of Fountain Valley and and welcomes any of her experiences and and support and in programs like this as well

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Next I would just say I

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I appreciate the emphasis on student opportunities that's been discussed, but also business collaboration

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This is really good for business business activity is happening here in global globally without us

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Why not give it more structure and help and continue to make phone Valley such a welcoming place to do business as well so

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Lastly, I just want to thank each of you for exploring this vision.

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It's I think it's very exciting.

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I think not only our mayor, but each of you have been past mayors and I've learned a lot of acronyms through you,

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at FB stands for, whether it's Fuddy Valley, Fitness Valley,

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Fantastic Volunteers, Cal State Floor 10 in myself for a line.

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Cal State Floor 10 beyond our great business program.

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We have a great Cal State Floor 10 baseball team.

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Baseball was mentioned earlier.

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And they've actually done exchanges with Korean and I believe

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Japanese baseball teams on the Goodwin field.

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They are so, so a lot of exchange going.

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So just in the spirit of the World Cup spirit of the Olympics coming out,

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I think this is wonderful, a great timing for our 70th birthday of our city, and I'm looking forward

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to do anything to support this.

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Thank you very much for your consideration.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Good evening.

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I'm no tamwin, but I am James Pike, and I cross the 405 to come and see you from hunting

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to beach.

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And my brief comments to you related to this slide are simply to let you know about the

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human capital that's already invested in the investigatory process that you've begun,

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which is you have people that have heard what you're doing, like us both in the Sister City Association,

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a hunting beach and a clean emission of people who are currently working in Japan,

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who are already leveraging some of our relationships to see if we can build some of these

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organic connections that will allow this to be successful. So if you don't know Frank Macabosh,

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you who runs the Sister City Association, a hunting to meet you again in 1982,

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as Mr. Fresel said earlier, some of these relationships have an oven of flow,

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a physical and a spark and over that long period of time various programs have developed

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coming gone and there's a very strong student exchange which has endured across the entire

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time, along with a cultural festival and also the planting of many cherry trees around

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hunting to be central park in Mr. Nakabashi and the nonprofit that supports that are very passionate

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about maintaining this connection and are willing to offer whatever resources and relationships

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they have to encourage mentor come along side with and support this as you investigate and

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maybe find a sister city that's the right match for you. Now, okay, I mentioned if you saw

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slide 19 that picture with city officials and wasn't event that we sponsored. It started as a

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Christian Buddhist partnership between America and Japan for all people, not just for those

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people of those faiths, that does community renewal through our projects, through education, and

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through service. So we do our own student exchange. We're going to Japan in a couple of weeks,

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actually the same time that Tam will be in Japan.

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If you know Murakami on the White Sox,

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we do an exchange with the high school that Murakami came from.

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And so we have a lot of experience taking students back and forth. We're actually sponsoring five students that will be coming to heading to beach and fountain valley in just a couple of weeks, who will be participating out of that presentation on slide 19 with the Japanese national soccer team as they do world cup stuff.

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And I really think it's important that when we do think of the human capital, you have the real riches of this heritage, as you've heard from the school district and from the condo family.

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After we did the tour with your cult, some of our Japanese partners reached out to the occult corporate structure and tried to get up to make a relationship with your cult and Fukushima

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And that's an ongoing conversation and then the chamber and commerce in Fukushima just reached out to us through one of our partners because they were unaware of the strong connection of the conno family

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And so they sent us a series of questions unsolicited saying tell us about his family tell us if there's still any living relatives tell us about the family that existed in United States

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And so I just wanted to let you know that you have volunteers and friends

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who are not asking for anything.

440
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We just want to support what you're doing, if we're able to leverage any of those

441
00:41:00,460 --> 00:41:04,900
relationships to build those bridges, open those conversations, develop that

442
00:41:04,900 --> 00:41:08,080
rapport, then we want to support you in this important work and we hope you find a

443
00:41:08,080 --> 00:41:11,080
good match and whether it's a friendship city, a sister city, or just stronger

444
00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:14,380
bonds between hunting to beach found valley and others, anything we can do to

445
00:41:14,380 --> 00:41:15,900
support that we're happy to do that.

446
00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:23,780
Good evening.

447
00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:27,760
Mayor members and committee council, I have the pleasure tonight to wrap up this

448
00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:30,400
wonderful conversation, where I will discuss some

449
00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:33,940
opportunities that we've identified, proposed budget that we want to

450
00:41:33,940 --> 00:41:37,540
put towards this initiative, if Council does support it tonight, and

451
00:41:37,540 --> 00:41:40,880
then some alternative countries for consideration aside from Japan.

452
00:41:42,180 --> 00:41:46,440
So, for grant opportunities already on the side here, the goal here is to

453
00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:49,720
create a low cost partnership, driven initiative, that support

454
00:41:49,720 --> 00:41:52,680
educational exchange, economic development, tourism,

455
00:41:53,340 --> 00:41:55,800
visibility, and grant competitiveness within the city.

456
00:41:55,800 --> 00:42:01,560
Sister City designation opens the door to grants and partnerships, not otherwise, available

457
00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:07,220
to municipalities, initial grant funding that we would receive would help offset travel,

458
00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:11,020
student exchanges, cultural programming, and community events.

459
00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:17,440
We would try to pursue as much grant funding as possible before having to dip into the

460
00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:22,820
general fund and considering any significant city financial commitment.

461
00:42:22,820 --> 00:42:28,620
A few opportunities that I've identified myself and through our current grant writing consultant,

462
00:42:28,860 --> 00:42:34,760
Townsend Public Affairs, are through SCI, Sister Cities, International Foundation.

463
00:42:35,840 --> 00:42:40,820
The big one in particular is this one here on the screen, the US, Japan Global Impact Grant.

464
00:42:41,620 --> 00:42:44,700
We can be eligible for up to $25,000 a year.

465
00:42:45,020 --> 00:42:51,140
We just have to be active SCI members which we currently are paying dues, but also have an established

466
00:42:51,840 --> 00:42:59,000
program under our belt. In addition to that, the Tim quickly exchange fund is not necessarily

467
00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:06,440
a grant, but it is essentially it's something that they will match fund. So if we were putting

468
00:43:06,440 --> 00:43:12,400
funds towards specific program or travel a student exchange program, they will match those funding.

469
00:43:13,940 --> 00:43:20,420
So to apply for these grants, the U.S. and the U.S. and the U.S. and the municipality must have

470
00:43:20,420 --> 00:43:25,440
establish the city program and must be a do's paying member of sister city's international.

471
00:43:26,780 --> 00:43:32,160
In addition to the grant opportunities through SCI, there are also a few other

472
00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:37,920
one-off grant programs that we can apply for. That would include U.S. Department of State Exchange

473
00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:44,160
Programs and this can apply to any student exchange program that we do push through through this initiative

474
00:43:44,740 --> 00:43:48,900
and then also the California State Library Cultural Grants. We would be eligible through that

475
00:43:48,900 --> 00:43:55,080
are a sister city establishment and this can help fund potential community engagement and

476
00:43:55,080 --> 00:43:56,920
cultural heritage opportunities.

477
00:43:59,140 --> 00:44:03,360
I would also at this time like to invite Zach from Senator

478
00:44:03,360 --> 00:44:07,660
Strickland's office to show his support and discuss some potential funding opportunities

479
00:44:07,660 --> 00:44:15,120
within his office. Welcome Zach. Hello mayor and council and everyone else in the audience.

480
00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:19,700
My name is Zach Rye here I'm about to say Senator Tony Strickland. We're representing the beautiful city of found Valley.

481
00:44:20,520 --> 00:44:25,280
Yeah, and so just here on behalf of the center just to go and show our support forward this program.

482
00:44:25,540 --> 00:44:35,200
The initiative that is getting created here. I know that I've attended multiple kind of study session hearings on this to go ahead and see all that found valleys looking to do with this.

483
00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:38,040
Whether it's student run economic run whatever it may be.

484
00:44:38,040 --> 00:44:44,140
and we are definitely on board for any of the grant opportunities that you guys have

485
00:44:44,140 --> 00:44:48,380
already identified and any that will be coming up in the future, whether that be by

486
00:44:48,380 --> 00:44:53,860
letter of support, or another means, I know that even though we are a state office, if they

487
00:44:53,860 --> 00:44:58,640
are federal, if they are private, we still can definitely go in and support the city, and it's

488
00:44:58,640 --> 00:44:59,560
endeavors for that.

489
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:06,620
The senator when he was on the city council and mayor of Huntington Beach, he strengthened a lot of those relationships with

490
00:45:06,620 --> 00:45:14,180
Angio, Japan, and then also kind of spearheaded a different kind of similar project with the

491
00:45:14,180 --> 00:45:19,320
sister city in Israel as well. So he's got a few of that under his bell as far as for the

492
00:45:19,320 --> 00:45:23,920
experience. So he's definitely unbored, and of course he used me as a resource to go out and

493
00:45:23,920 --> 00:45:29,980
assist you guys with that. And of course we also have a credible relationship with towns and

494
00:45:29,980 --> 00:45:34,740
So we're happy to work with them as well. Yeah. Thank you.

495
00:45:37,240 --> 00:45:52,280
Thank you, Zach. So just to reiterate, all of these are great opportunities that we can potentially apply for and seek funding for, but we have to be in a saddle. We have to have established city sister city program under our belt. In addition to that.

496
00:46:04,020 --> 00:46:13,460
So as you can see on this slide here, many Orange County and I'll give you a second to kind of explore. Many Orange County cities already maintain active sister city relationships.

497
00:46:13,460 --> 00:46:19,600
programs run from volunteer run, kind of like what we're seeking to do, to city

498
00:46:19,600 --> 00:46:25,520
supported or somewhere in between, and you'll budget obviously very

499
00:46:25,520 --> 00:46:29,640
significantly based on the city, and then I really want to underscore the fact

500
00:46:29,640 --> 00:46:34,600
that several cities do leverage their nonprofits, sponsorships, donations, volunteer

501
00:46:34,600 --> 00:46:40,060
boards, and phase implementation to minimize impact on the city's resources in general fund.

502
00:46:40,760 --> 00:46:53,000
The proposed initial city contribution that we are proposing tonight is $10,000, which you heard earlier tonight and this is designed to serve as seed funding for a phased pilot program.

503
00:46:53,500 --> 00:47:01,580
The intent is not to create a large ongoing financial obligation but rather to establish foundational programming, partnership development and grant eligibility.

504
00:47:02,760 --> 00:47:08,460
Additionally, and as you heard tonight, we did fundraise $31,000 from our very successful

505
00:47:08,460 --> 00:47:13,380
state of the city that we are excited to tap into and put towards this program if we do

506
00:47:13,380 --> 00:47:15,200
receive direction for council tonight.

507
00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:21,000
So to sum it up, the proposed financial approach would be proposal initial and city investment

508
00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:23,400
of $10,000 for the first two years.

509
00:47:23,600 --> 00:47:29,420
Mayor may not be used in its entirety, financial funding, potential community non-profit support

510
00:47:29,420 --> 00:47:35,960
of 31,000 race from the state of the city, and then a huge focus and push on grant application

511
00:47:35,960 --> 00:47:39,200
sponsorships and partnerships to minimize general fund impact.

512
00:47:44,680 --> 00:47:50,220
And then finally, a few other countries for consideration in addition to Japan, maybe once we

513
00:47:50,220 --> 00:47:54,860
do have an established program under our belts, if you wanted to go explore other countries,

514
00:47:55,300 --> 00:48:00,620
a few that we've identified are South Korea due to Hyundai Regional President, President,

515
00:48:00,620 --> 00:48:06,920
strong education and technology exchange potential and large Korean American business community

516
00:48:06,920 --> 00:48:13,980
influence here in Orange County. Taiwan due to technology and manufacturing alignment,

517
00:48:14,320 --> 00:48:18,880
Kingston technology here in town and potential innovation and business partnerships.

518
00:48:19,580 --> 00:48:26,200
And then finally, South Vietnam here, significant Vietnamese American population here in

519
00:48:26,200 --> 00:48:31,180
in Valley and neighboring cities, cultural tourism partnerships and business and entrepreneurial

520
00:48:31,180 --> 00:48:37,760
exchange opportunities. So that wraps up our presentation tonight. We are now seeking

521
00:48:37,760 --> 00:48:42,000
direction from City Council. We're excited to open up dialogue here and have a discussion

522
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:46,180
and all of us presenters are available for any questions you might have. Thank you.

523
00:48:47,140 --> 00:48:53,520
Great, thanks so much for everyone's support. The presentation was thorough deep and so now we're at

524
00:48:53,520 --> 00:48:55,720
point where we're going to open up to City Council.

525
00:48:57,970 --> 00:48:59,110
Councilman Boy.

526
00:49:00,330 --> 00:49:00,750
Thank you, Mayor.

527
00:49:01,130 --> 00:49:05,330
Well, thank you everyone for your presentations and how you speak,

528
00:49:05,530 --> 00:49:06,970
adequately for your support.

529
00:49:07,890 --> 00:49:10,210
And I want to thank you, Dr. Catherine Stop,

530
00:49:10,490 --> 00:49:13,150
to point out the difference between the elementary and

531
00:49:14,050 --> 00:49:17,870
the support from your departments and your colleagues.

532
00:49:18,750 --> 00:49:25,130
Is anyone here from the,

533
00:49:25,130 --> 00:49:29,830
the parents is under their jurisdictions and I can't want to hear a little bit from their

534
00:49:29,830 --> 00:49:31,630
side. Is anybody hear from them?

535
00:49:32,750 --> 00:49:38,950
No, Dr. Agata is unavailable but she does participate on the advisory committee and she

536
00:49:38,950 --> 00:49:45,630
did share that if the city council just support, she would create a student exchange program at

537
00:49:45,630 --> 00:49:52,130
the Fountain Valley High School. Okay. Next question is the following years, the cost of following

538
00:49:52,130 --> 00:49:57,050
years. Obviously, it was a very successful state of the city. It was able to raise 31

539
00:49:57,050 --> 00:49:59,270
thousand dollars to help this.

540
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:14,700
Start the process, but following years, how are we going to continue to fund the non-publicization so that way it's sustainable in the long run, if we choose to take this path.

541
00:50:15,580 --> 00:50:20,600
I think we're going to ongoing, we're going to do state of the city, so every year we'll do a state of the city event.

542
00:50:20,600 --> 00:50:32,580
like mentioned in a few slides prior, alternate years, one year, 100% of those proceeds will go to state of the city and then the alternate year will 50% will go to the state of the sister city foundation.

543
00:50:33,460 --> 00:50:37,780
I think we're also planning to put $10,000 annually towards the program.

544
00:50:37,980 --> 00:50:41,540
We may or may not tap into it whether or not we are able to fund right, raise.

545
00:50:42,000 --> 00:50:48,280
We have all a few programs that were brought up that we can workshop and brainstorm with.

546
00:50:48,280 --> 00:50:50,740
is the direction that City Council gives us tonight?

547
00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:51,520
Okay.

548
00:50:51,880 --> 00:50:52,340
That's all I have.

549
00:50:52,520 --> 00:50:53,860
Anyone wants to add to that?

550
00:50:54,060 --> 00:50:54,380
Feel free.

551
00:50:55,480 --> 00:50:55,760
Vice-parer.

552
00:50:57,800 --> 00:50:58,560
Thank you.

553
00:50:58,580 --> 00:50:59,040
Thank you.

554
00:50:59,280 --> 00:51:01,240
I really appreciate all the speakers tonight.

555
00:51:01,600 --> 00:51:07,840
It was, you got great enthusiasm and energy towards the sister city program.

556
00:51:08,760 --> 00:51:15,540
And I feel a lot of momentum that we've already sort of got going in the program.

557
00:51:15,540 --> 00:51:20,980
So I, you know, at this point, I would, I would definitely be in support of it.

558
00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:30,700
The one, the one, one concern I have is that with other cities as director for

559
00:51:30,700 --> 00:51:36,800
Zell mentioned, sometimes the tends to kind of fizzle a little bit over time as

560
00:51:36,800 --> 00:51:42,680
leadership changes among the nonprofits and so I think it's important as we go through.

561
00:51:42,680 --> 00:51:51,780
Maybe to take a look after five years and make sure that we have the momentum to keep doing it.

562
00:51:52,020 --> 00:51:54,880
Also, we talk a lot about student exchange, which is great.

563
00:51:55,640 --> 00:52:03,740
But if all we do is student exchange, I don't think that's enough.

564
00:52:03,740 --> 00:52:12,780
So, I'd like to see a little more opportunities and part of the program to really pursue

565
00:52:12,780 --> 00:52:18,420
other cultural exchange and other avenues besides just the student exchange program.

566
00:52:18,660 --> 00:52:21,740
Absolutely, I think it's a real foundation of maintaining the relationship.

567
00:52:21,740 --> 00:52:24,460
Is that annual program that you work together, right?

568
00:52:24,460 --> 00:52:27,240
And that allows you to build into other areas.

569
00:52:31,160 --> 00:52:39,640
So the student exchange is pretty much the start the foundation to get the momentum going and then

570
00:52:39,640 --> 00:52:46,820
tourism, trade, and sports are other areas that we want to expand upon.

571
00:52:50,590 --> 00:52:51,650
Councilman Grindus.

572
00:52:51,950 --> 00:52:56,210
Yeah, I think everybody did a great job presenting, appreciate everybody's time.

573
00:52:56,650 --> 00:52:58,910
Obviously, I'm very much in support of this as well.

574
00:52:58,910 --> 00:53:09,090
I don't think it's a big burden to the city, and I think the advantages far outweigh any costs or anything else that we have for sure.

575
00:53:09,890 --> 00:53:14,350
I think we could really make this very big if we choose to.

576
00:53:15,230 --> 00:53:23,890
And, you know, those that want to participate can and definitely can lead to bigger things economically.

577
00:53:23,890 --> 00:53:31,750
If we get one company somehow to invest into fountain valley, this will pay dividends for decades to come.

578
00:53:32,250 --> 00:53:34,050
So, you know, it's a little bit of investment.

579
00:53:34,670 --> 00:53:36,630
I'm not really sure why we need $10,000.

580
00:53:36,990 --> 00:53:40,550
When we have $31,000 already in the bank, sort of speak.

581
00:53:41,730 --> 00:53:45,190
And I know you said we will only use it if we need to use it.

582
00:53:45,350 --> 00:53:48,270
So, I like that. I think that's last resort.

583
00:53:49,710 --> 00:54:16,170
I mean, I enjoyed my time going to Japan learned a lot, visiting the Sochi manufacturing which was doing it the same way they've done it for 150 years and the rice farm that we visited is a special tea rice that is used for that Sochi it was all really amazing we learned a lot and I think it's something where our children will learn a lot if we do it the right way.

584
00:54:16,170 --> 00:54:19,390
So super excited about this and yeah,

585
00:54:19,630 --> 00:54:20,930
it definitely has my support.

586
00:54:22,190 --> 00:54:25,750
Just want to make sure we check with Councilwoman Constantine

587
00:54:25,750 --> 00:54:27,110
that she's on Zoom, correct?

588
00:54:28,810 --> 00:54:30,930
Councilwoman, any questions or comments?

589
00:54:42,280 --> 00:54:44,340
We've not duplicating anything anybody said.

590
00:54:44,620 --> 00:54:45,840
Thank you for all the speakers.

591
00:54:46,320 --> 00:54:47,120
The trip is great.

592
00:54:47,720 --> 00:54:49,760
I think our city's plan is great.

593
00:54:50,580 --> 00:54:53,040
And it does make a lot of sense to go forward,

594
00:54:53,180 --> 00:54:54,120
so I'm in full support.

595
00:54:54,380 --> 00:54:55,180
Thank you.

596
00:54:56,970 --> 00:54:59,550
and Councilman Doi.

597
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:06,060
Thank you, Mayor. I have questions. So if this council approve move this board, do we know

598
00:55:06,060 --> 00:55:14,120
what certainty if this sister city that we are talking to be or sister city are they on board?

599
00:55:14,740 --> 00:55:19,680
And because, my understanding, when we went to the conventions, you know, what the key I'm hearing

600
00:55:19,680 --> 00:55:24,640
from a lot of the speaker there is, they have to look, what is going to be their interests,

601
00:55:24,640 --> 00:55:32,480
benefit to their city if we bring if they accept us. So do we have that clarification yet?

602
00:55:33,400 --> 00:55:37,720
That's what we're working on right now. The city manager and the mayor and vice mayor

603
00:55:37,720 --> 00:55:42,840
joined us on a number of calls and we're I don't want to say we're interviewing but we're basically

604
00:55:42,840 --> 00:55:49,500
dating other cities right now and trying to meet them. All right just just a public to be a

605
00:55:49,500 --> 00:55:54,160
for you know this body you may want it but you know it also depends on the other side right

606
00:55:54,160 --> 00:55:58,220
if they want to bring us on board as well because we have to have a mutual agreement both

607
00:55:58,220 --> 00:56:03,420
city they look at the benefits. That and then along with what we talked about earlier I'm

608
00:56:03,420 --> 00:56:07,380
creating the framework of the program and the sister cities association with direction from

609
00:56:07,380 --> 00:56:12,640
council tonight we would we would engage with further conversations with our local non-profit

610
00:56:12,640 --> 00:56:18,520
on what their intentions would be to work with the sister city association and then eventually

611
00:56:18,520 --> 00:56:24,940
bring back those MOUs and Bailas for Council review and hopefully the formation of a sister city association.

612
00:56:29,580 --> 00:56:31,480
Good. Good city manager Lee. Go first.

613
00:56:32,640 --> 00:56:38,840
That's a great question. We wanted to make sure that the city council is still in support of the effort.

614
00:56:39,620 --> 00:56:45,960
And so now until June of 2027, that's where we will finalize it and that's the reason why we're recommending

615
00:56:45,960 --> 00:56:56,720
in fall of 2026 for the group to make a visit to those potential prospect and align and

616
00:56:56,720 --> 00:57:04,660
understanding that there is a mutual benefit by both community and then confirm that in June

617
00:57:04,660 --> 00:57:05,840
of 2027.

618
00:57:08,080 --> 00:57:14,880
I just think this is wonderful and I'll just really quickly sort of summarize all of this.

619
00:57:14,880 --> 00:57:18,000
It is a pleasure to work with so many great people in our city.

620
00:57:18,180 --> 00:57:27,210
We have come together on this as a team, and it was really surprising to me what I moved

621
00:57:27,210 --> 00:57:30,830
to Fav Valley, I came from a city that had multiple sister cities.

622
00:57:31,210 --> 00:57:36,210
It was just a thing, you know, for a bit in Seritas, and also in neighboring Norwalk.

623
00:57:37,290 --> 00:57:43,590
And so it's a great time for us, I think, to really have something that we all can get

624
00:57:43,590 --> 00:57:51,150
behind. It is good on so many levels. And that's really what we're about is what's best

625
00:57:51,150 --> 00:57:58,870
for our city. How can we as the police chief says be the good and help on so many different

626
00:57:58,870 --> 00:58:06,610
fronts. And so thanks to everyone for all the work leading up to this moment. I think maybe

627
00:58:06,610 --> 00:58:10,230
one more comment from Councilman Granus and then we'll wrap it up. Yeah, I'm sorry. Just one quick

628
00:58:10,230 --> 00:58:15,490
thing, in the future we were looking at South Korea and Vietnam, I'd also want to open up

629
00:58:15,490 --> 00:58:17,070
our aperture just a little bit.

630
00:58:17,270 --> 00:58:18,150
Let's look at Europe.

631
00:58:18,290 --> 00:58:24,750
Let's look at South America, Africa, you know, other areas other than just one geographic

632
00:58:24,750 --> 00:58:25,470
area.

633
00:58:25,470 --> 00:58:31,170
I understand Japan makes the most sense to start for so many reasons, especially the well-established

634
00:58:31,170 --> 00:58:34,750
program that's already there and makes it'll be easier to start.

635
00:58:34,870 --> 00:58:38,790
But I think we need to look outside that geography as well.

636
00:58:38,790 --> 00:58:42,370
I'm happy to share that one of our local restaurant,

637
00:58:42,390 --> 00:58:43,430
Complacia Grill.

638
00:58:44,130 --> 00:58:47,330
The owner is purchasing a vineyard in Argentina.

639
00:58:48,850 --> 00:58:51,630
And so that might potentially be another opportunity.

640
00:58:51,990 --> 00:58:56,050
But yes, I think the world is before us.

641
00:58:56,150 --> 00:58:58,410
And it's really up to City Council

642
00:58:58,410 --> 00:59:01,890
and the City Association making those determination

643
00:59:01,890 --> 00:59:05,870
as we evolve and modify as time progressed.

644
00:59:06,370 --> 00:59:08,510
And potential revisit five years from now.

645
00:59:08,510 --> 00:59:15,630
and you know if Japan is working out great will the group want to select another country.

646
00:59:17,430 --> 00:59:24,430
So it sounds like there's council support on this. This is also a nice segue into our next item,

647
00:59:24,650 --> 00:59:30,610
which is the Saviourth Anniversary Committee because we want to have the sister city committee

648
00:59:30,610 --> 00:59:37,590
or sister city program in a position to present it as part of our anniversary. So perfect timing.

649
00:59:37,590 --> 00:59:39,510
But hold on real quick, vice-mer harbour.

650
00:59:41,010 --> 00:59:45,410
The dancers are here, so I don't know if you want to do them first or wait until after.

651
00:59:46,730 --> 00:59:48,550
I think we have the committee here.

652
00:59:48,650 --> 00:59:50,750
I don't know how long it's going to take, but yeah.

653
00:59:51,310 --> 00:59:54,410
Just real quick, we're a little bit behind in our program.

654
00:59:54,450 --> 00:59:55,430
It is six o'clock.

655
00:59:55,990 --> 00:59:58,150
We do have one more presentation that we're going to get through.

656
00:59:59,270 --> 00:59:59,650
Forgers.

657
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:18,180
Thank you, Mayor. Council members, it will be a brief presentation. It's a general overview of our 78th anniversary committee. What the plans are, we've got a lot of the same people that are helping with sister city in that 78th anniversary committee. And with that, I'm going to invite up J. Hopkins to give you that overview and look for your directions, comments or questions.

658
01:00:23,690 --> 01:00:24,570
Thank you.

659
01:00:24,570 --> 01:00:24,770
Thank you.

660
01:00:24,770 --> 01:00:25,550
We're Mayor City Council.

661
01:00:25,650 --> 01:00:26,870
Thanks for having us today.

662
01:00:27,430 --> 01:00:28,990
Well, I'm not quite 70 years old.

663
01:00:29,150 --> 01:00:30,750
I can understand how exciting this is for our city.

664
01:00:31,690 --> 01:00:34,470
So honored to represent our community today.

665
01:00:35,510 --> 01:00:40,790
So we are looking to just give a brief overview of our 70th anniversary celebration that we're looking to do.

666
01:00:41,570 --> 01:00:48,970
Back in September of 2024, a strategic plan was identified as part of the three year goal to enhance the culture and environment of a nice place to live,

667
01:00:48,970 --> 01:00:51,530
including a proposal of a 7th anniversary committee.

668
01:00:52,010 --> 01:00:55,570
This was then adopted in March of 2025 by the council.

669
01:00:56,110 --> 01:00:58,230
And then we held our first meeting in March of 2026.

670
01:00:58,430 --> 01:01:02,830
So we're very excited. We have a lot of really amazing members here today as well on this committee

671
01:01:02,830 --> 01:01:07,350
who are looking to help celebrate and make 2027 a fantastic year for Fountain Valley.

672
01:01:09,050 --> 01:01:18,950
Looking back on the 6th anniversary celebration, we did host a 6th anniversary firework show at

673
01:01:18,950 --> 01:01:23,230
summerfest, and as well as a parade leading into summerfest, I believe, on that Saturday.

674
01:01:25,130 --> 01:01:28,950
Fun look back in the 60th parade. We have some really wonderful aspects that we're able

675
01:01:28,950 --> 01:01:33,270
to join in and really showcase the community, showcase different businesses we have in the

676
01:01:33,270 --> 01:01:37,270
organizations that make up fountain valley and really make it a fantastic place to live.

677
01:01:39,950 --> 01:01:43,370
As far as the committee's concerns, some of the recommendations they have on different events

678
01:01:43,370 --> 01:01:48,310
would be a parade on Saturday of summerfest for a 27 as well, leading into summerfest.

679
01:01:48,310 --> 01:01:52,670
Another potential option instead of doing the parade at Summerfest was to do it maybe on June 13th,

680
01:01:52,810 --> 01:01:57,350
the actual corporation day and hosting maybe a birthday party on that day as well,

681
01:01:57,530 --> 01:02:01,590
maybe like a concert and flavorable food trucks activities just bringing people out more of a birthday

682
01:02:01,590 --> 01:02:06,770
party style celebration type event. As well as a ticketed VIP party at Summerfest, which could also

683
01:02:06,770 --> 01:02:12,130
serve as a mini fundraiser for the 70th anniversary. Another idea was all concerts in the parks,

684
01:02:12,390 --> 01:02:17,310
great event coming up, shameless plug, there's a Zingerline. Maybe doing all 70s bands,

685
01:02:17,310 --> 01:02:22,330
Maybe honor our first mayor and do a Japanese disco dance fan for one of those as well.

686
01:02:22,630 --> 01:02:25,270
To tie in our past, our history.

687
01:02:25,730 --> 01:02:27,690
Historical quiz, scavenger hunt, you know,

688
01:02:27,770 --> 01:02:31,470
Effy through the years, telling the stories of those who make up Fountain Valley those who have been here,

689
01:02:32,070 --> 01:02:33,590
those that are the core.

690
01:02:34,250 --> 01:02:38,430
Car rally, car show, showcasing some of those elements from the past,

691
01:02:39,570 --> 01:02:44,790
involving businesses and promoting the 70th collaborating with the various businesses we have in our community to

692
01:02:44,790 --> 01:02:48,590
show how it's a community-wide support for the 70 years of the celebration.

693
01:02:49,950 --> 01:02:54,590
Working with our schools districts for a personal time capsule, something that kids could take home,

694
01:02:54,750 --> 01:02:58,010
put whatever they want in to celebrate 70 years and keep that with them.

695
01:02:58,210 --> 01:03:03,050
An art contest and utilizing our utility art in the box program and maybe the winner of that contest,

696
01:03:03,350 --> 01:03:08,410
being on that art in the box and getting to showcase maybe fat by throughout the years as part of that art contest.

697
01:03:08,970 --> 01:03:13,190
As was a drive-in movie, maybe a little homage, we did that during COVID, but we used to have one here,

698
01:03:13,190 --> 01:03:16,130
and maybe doing a drive-in movie as well next year to celebrate that.

699
01:03:18,830 --> 01:03:22,550
For the budget requests, different sponsorships and fundraising in honor of 70 years.

700
01:03:23,110 --> 01:03:29,470
They are requesting $70,000. A lot of these opportunities, events do cost money.

701
01:03:29,650 --> 01:03:32,950
Unfortunately, I wish everything was free. We would be able to do a lot more for our community,

702
01:03:34,550 --> 01:03:38,530
but that is what we're requesting and then really trying to identify a different sponsorship

703
01:03:38,530 --> 01:03:43,310
program. We have a blooming sponsorship program in the city, but highlighting maybe a platinum partner,

704
01:03:43,310 --> 01:03:48,770
our Platinum sponsor in honor of 70 years, the highest level, and we do need to identify a local

705
01:03:48,770 --> 01:03:53,530
non-profit to receive and distribute these 70th anniversary funds to support the plant activities.

706
01:03:54,250 --> 01:03:58,950
I know for the 60th, I believe it was the community foundation, but it could be any of the non-profits

707
01:03:58,950 --> 01:04:03,770
in our community that council would like us to utilize for that portion. Another fundraising idea that

708
01:04:03,770 --> 01:04:09,710
was come up with was a fireverse police bowling tournament where members of the community or organizations

709
01:04:09,710 --> 01:04:15,690
or businesses, good sponsor a team, and kind of some healthy competition to fundraise for that.

710
01:04:16,110 --> 01:04:23,990
Raffle opportunities, maybe a 70s karaoke night, slash dance fundraiser, doing 70th anniversary merchandise that we could sell throughout the year,

711
01:04:24,210 --> 01:04:30,010
and as well as doing ticket activities or events throughout the years of other community events to fundraise for that budget as well,

712
01:04:30,230 --> 01:04:32,670
to help cover that 70,000.

713
01:04:35,510 --> 01:04:40,970
We also have some draft logo ideas here. I'll kind of go through them slowly, and then you'll see them all at the very end on one together.

714
01:04:42,050 --> 01:04:43,490
So we have our first draft,

715
01:04:46,280 --> 01:04:50,800
second one kind of ping-a-mage to those gospel swamps, right, the agricultural aspect.

716
01:05:00,880 --> 01:05:25,460
And then seeing them all together. Really, we are just looking for council direction to see how you'd like us to proceed for, and if you had any recommendations on a logo, or how you want us to move forward, and you could let us know if you want us to do certain things, not do certain things, leave up to the committee. But really, we're just looking for your direction input on how you'd like us to plan to celebrate 70 years in this amazing community. So thank you today.

717
01:05:25,460 --> 01:05:28,820
Thank you, Jake. Open up to question some council.

718
01:05:31,760 --> 01:05:32,440
Can some of the grandest?

719
01:05:33,020 --> 01:05:34,640
Yeah, so first off on the logos.

720
01:05:35,500 --> 01:05:38,120
Definitely one or two because it ties in 70 years.

721
01:05:38,240 --> 01:05:40,680
The other look like a TV station to me.

722
01:05:40,800 --> 01:05:41,600
This is my opinion.

723
01:05:42,560 --> 01:05:43,620
The blue on there though.

724
01:05:43,780 --> 01:05:46,600
I'd like to see a fountain balley blue, not that light blue.

725
01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:48,000
That's very picky.

726
01:05:49,800 --> 01:05:51,740
I think if we, you know,

727
01:05:51,920 --> 01:05:54,800
I understand the anniversaries June 13th

728
01:05:54,800 --> 01:05:59,560
And I assume we cannot do summer fest a week earlier next year.

729
01:06:00,040 --> 01:06:05,480
So it would be the weekend, and I'm looking at Matt Taylor and cannot speak to Matt.

730
01:06:06,520 --> 01:06:14,520
There are challenges with doing it on June 13th, and with the school and the carnival,

731
01:06:15,700 --> 01:06:16,920
it doesn't like that.

732
01:06:17,520 --> 01:06:25,900
I think if we collaborate with summer fest, so if we do the anniversary,

733
01:06:25,900 --> 01:06:30,500
we could do some sort of celebration on that day, but I think the big one should be at

734
01:06:30,500 --> 01:06:36,640
Summerfest, combine the two. We have the fireworks already. I would like the parade maybe to

735
01:06:36,640 --> 01:06:42,220
start a little bit later or start at 11 instead of 10, so when it ends, it ends at Summerfest

736
01:06:42,220 --> 01:06:49,000
and everybody attends. I was lucky enough to participate in the 60th parade, and that was

737
01:06:49,000 --> 01:06:54,340
a ton of fun. Barbara and I were holding the foundation banner walking through the parade,

738
01:06:54,340 --> 01:07:01,600
So, lots of great memories and I would just love to see some way to funnel all that enthusiasm

739
01:07:01,600 --> 01:07:06,280
and all the people that will be participating in the parade right into Summerfest would

740
01:07:06,280 --> 01:07:07,060
be my two cents.

741
01:07:07,360 --> 01:07:12,920
There are a number of cities that do evening holiday parade, so the opportunity to do an evening

742
01:07:12,920 --> 01:07:13,960
parade is also available.

743
01:07:14,060 --> 01:07:15,180
I love it.

744
01:07:15,240 --> 01:07:16,340
Right into fireworks night.

745
01:07:16,500 --> 01:07:19,080
Oh, that would not even look at you, even better.

746
01:07:19,600 --> 01:07:20,100
There you go.

747
01:07:20,580 --> 01:07:21,680
You should be up here.

748
01:07:25,160 --> 01:07:25,700
Vice Mayor Harper?

749
01:07:25,700 --> 01:07:34,100
Thank you. This is a great idea here. I really appreciate all the work that you guys have put into this.

750
01:07:34,680 --> 01:07:37,220
For the logos I like one is my pick.

751
01:07:38,500 --> 01:07:45,880
And then going back to you back a couple of sites with the, let's see, go back, go back to what the events and stuff.

752
01:07:46,220 --> 01:07:47,580
Okay. Yeah, that's good.

753
01:07:48,560 --> 01:07:51,480
So I think any or all of these events are great.

754
01:07:52,360 --> 01:07:59,040
The one thing I would suggest is maybe we can do,

755
01:07:59,080 --> 01:08:03,200
make sure there's something every month of the year for the anniversary.

756
01:08:04,140 --> 01:08:10,580
So maybe do an event or a different theme for each month that sort of celebrates the history of fountain valley.

757
01:08:10,580 --> 01:08:19,400
So, you know, I mean, they will have a big event on June 13th, but if we can kind of keep it going through the year, I think be great. Thanks.

758
01:08:23,560 --> 01:08:24,360
Thank you.

759
01:08:24,460 --> 01:08:26,000
I agree with the Council Member Griders.

760
01:08:26,120 --> 01:08:30,820
I think that if we can coordinate the parade, that would tie it into the summer fast.

761
01:08:31,020 --> 01:08:34,680
I think it will make this summer fast even more successful.

762
01:08:37,320 --> 01:08:40,820
This is not in two next year, so we have one year to plan all those, correct?

763
01:08:41,600 --> 01:08:48,200
I'd like to know if there's an opportunity to come back and if we could increase more of the community members.

764
01:08:49,740 --> 01:08:52,800
I'm looking at the roster here in the community that's great.

765
01:08:53,000 --> 01:08:57,180
All of this is community leaders in the community itself.

766
01:08:57,440 --> 01:08:59,140
A lot of volunteers, people here.

767
01:09:01,480 --> 01:09:02,740
Great people here.

768
01:09:03,200 --> 01:09:06,540
But I'd like to see if we could have some different communities

769
01:09:07,440 --> 01:09:12,820
resident coming to get some different perspective, you know, opinion-wise. So you have

770
01:09:12,820 --> 01:09:18,100
some fresh new idea into the mix, if there's an opportunity for that.

771
01:09:19,700 --> 01:09:20,000
Good idea.

772
01:09:21,360 --> 01:09:24,340
Yeah, we can have something to explore that if you have any ideas as well of those

773
01:09:24,340 --> 01:09:27,140
members. You can just let us know and we can look into that for sure.

774
01:09:28,160 --> 01:09:32,900
Okay, check with Councilwoman Constantine. Any questions or comments?

775
01:09:36,610 --> 01:09:44,850
Yes, actually I like local number one and I can you hear me?

776
01:09:46,710 --> 01:09:48,450
There's a lapse between me.

777
01:09:48,550 --> 01:09:49,490
I'm meeting in the work.

778
01:09:49,850 --> 01:09:55,610
But anyway, I like local number one and I do believe we need to have some or best that we can't

779
01:09:56,150 --> 01:09:59,950
of the anniversary and really think that some or best too.

780
01:10:10,900 --> 01:10:28,720
Thank you. Great. Thanks. I also would lean towards the first logo and agree also that Fountain Valley Colors would be great. Just as a comparison over in three of us, they are celebrating their 70th this year and a little plug for my youngest brother.

781
01:10:28,720 --> 01:10:33,680
he actually designed that for the city of Sridos and incorporated the seven into the

782
01:10:33,680 --> 01:10:39,200
tea, so it was really kind of a clever graphic there, and that agreed, you know, support

783
01:10:39,200 --> 01:10:45,880
a lot of the feedback from the rest of the council. So looking forward to a great event.

784
01:10:46,240 --> 01:10:51,180
Thanks so much. Any other, okay, all right, I'm so okay. We're good. Great presentation,

785
01:10:51,640 --> 01:10:53,180
Thank you so much.

786
01:10:54,040 --> 01:10:54,260
Awesome.

787
01:10:59,400 --> 01:11:00,600
Okay, we're running a little bit late.

788
01:11:00,740 --> 01:11:04,240
I think we're just going to take a quick couple minutes to regroup.

789
01:11:04,420 --> 01:11:09,280
We'll open the meeting and then I think it's a good idea.

790
01:11:10,200 --> 01:11:13,820
Vice Mayor Harper recommended that we do it.

791
01:11:13,900 --> 01:11:17,500
We have to do it and then we go out to our school sites.

792
01:11:18,020 --> 01:11:18,400
Awesome.

793
01:11:19,240 --> 01:11:20,060
We're back in two minutes.

794
01:11:22,450 --> 01:11:23,130
Yeah, but we need to.

795
01:18:41,900 --> 01:19:11,700
And start our open session at 621. We're going to go a little bit out of order. We actually have some special guests. And what I'd like to do is please, if you could welcome Monroe Elementary, they're very own ballet, forked lortico, racist, dimon row. And today we welcome the fifth and sixth grader performers and their leaders, Mr. Vadas and Miss Sanchez.

796
01:19:12,340 --> 01:19:17,740
And two students will be making a few comments part of the dance so come on up.

797
01:19:24,150 --> 01:19:26,030
Hello, my name is Mia Cruz.

798
01:19:26,530 --> 01:19:28,490
Hello, my name is Bella Ortega.

799
01:19:29,690 --> 01:19:31,510
Thank you for hosting racism and role.

800
01:19:31,810 --> 01:19:35,950
We're from Andrada, Metro's English Academy in Garden Grove, Unified School District.

801
01:19:36,670 --> 01:19:38,830
Monroe is a dual immersion school.

802
01:19:39,510 --> 01:19:42,390
The school has been established for 11 years.

803
01:19:42,930 --> 01:19:44,690
Thank you to our wonderful teacher.

804
01:19:44,690 --> 01:19:49,950
She is responsible for creating our wonderful political program.

805
01:19:50,430 --> 01:19:54,290
Our scholars will be honoring different cultural dances from Mexico and Guerrero.

806
01:19:56,210 --> 01:19:58,110
Gracias por invitar a reisism in rural.

807
01:19:58,190 --> 01:19:59,950
Somos estudiantes in rural Germany.

808
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:02,860
Cudan que la guerra de dengaria a calamidad del Disticto de Coranville.

809
01:20:03,380 --> 01:20:09,560
Mucho dos años, a una escala de Rojo, la escuela se ha dejado por 11 años.

810
01:20:10,220 --> 01:20:17,160
Gracias, no serán más issue, más atta a Baris, y ha podido crear nuestro maravilloso

811
01:20:17,160 --> 01:20:24,580
de disco. Ahora, tenemos presentado un poco de nuestro espíritu cultural. Ahora,

812
01:20:24,640 --> 01:20:29,140
nuestros estudiantes estarán rando diferentes viales culturales de México y Guerrero.

813
01:20:30,960 --> 01:20:35,600
Our fifth gradients serves well-performs in a law from the state of Mexico.

814
01:20:40,900 --> 01:20:44,740
Mientras bailarinas de quinto grado bailarán sin a law del estado de México.

815
01:21:05,160 --> 01:21:07,980
I think we can face out, yeah, and they're on camera.

816
01:25:29,360 --> 01:25:30,920
You have background views.

817
01:25:32,500 --> 01:25:37,240
Our six credentials will perform las amarias from the state of Guerrero.

818
01:25:37,620 --> 01:25:42,680
This dance is known for the following fingertips that are a key part of the movement in this region.

819
01:25:43,140 --> 01:25:48,500
Nuestas bailinas de sexo grado bailarán las amarias del estado de Guerrero.

820
01:25:48,740 --> 01:25:55,340
Esta danza es yo conocida por los panuelos valantes que son un gran parte de los movimientos de esa región.

821
01:25:55,340 --> 01:25:56,000
But

822
01:29:03,200 --> 01:29:08,740
another round of applause for the ballet for Clotico, Rices, they Monroe.

823
01:29:12,920 --> 01:29:14,000
I think they're leaving.

824
01:29:16,360 --> 01:29:20,340
I just love their face, how much fun they had doing that. That was wonderful.

825
01:29:21,240 --> 01:29:22,360
Thank you so much.

826
01:29:22,900 --> 01:29:26,560
And originally they wanted to perform outside of the city hall.

827
01:29:27,140 --> 01:29:29,200
And thanks for accommodating and coming in.

828
01:29:29,320 --> 01:29:32,180
But it wasn't nice that we all got to see them.

829
01:29:32,760 --> 01:29:33,780
And that was just beautiful.

830
01:29:34,700 --> 01:29:42,240
okay so we'll get back to beginning of the meeting I think city call as any

831
01:29:42,240 --> 01:29:47,520
manager sorry city attorney burns you have an announcement I do thank you I

832
01:29:47,520 --> 01:29:52,060
want to know that council member Constantine is participating by Zoom she's

833
01:29:52,060 --> 01:29:56,240
participating for just cause the exception of just causes it she is currently

834
01:29:56,240 --> 01:29:59,820
on official city business traveling for the ICSC Concert.

835
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:07,140
Conference, and Council member Constantine, are there anybody else over the age of 18 in the room with you?

836
01:30:07,360 --> 01:30:08,560
It's just indicated, no.

837
01:30:10,350 --> 01:30:16,330
Okay, thank you. Next we'll have invocation by the very patient, pastor, God, for y'all.

838
01:30:17,150 --> 01:30:18,010
So if you could please stand.

839
01:30:20,630 --> 01:30:25,230
It's a tough act. Tough act to follow. Mr. Mayor, and members of the City Council.

840
01:30:25,330 --> 01:30:31,370
Thank you for this opportunity to give the invocation and invite everyone here to join together with a word of prayer.

841
01:30:33,100 --> 01:30:41,340
Our great God and Heavenly Father as we celebrate and remember our country's 250th year as

842
01:30:41,340 --> 01:30:44,840
a free and sovereign nation we thank you for the United States of America.

843
01:30:45,780 --> 01:30:50,000
And as we thank you for our great country, we also thank you for this great city, found

844
01:30:50,000 --> 01:30:53,500
value, in which we live, work and play.

845
01:30:53,960 --> 01:30:59,360
For thank you for the 69 coming up on our seven years that we have enjoyed, this is our

846
01:30:59,360 --> 01:30:59,720
city.

847
01:30:59,720 --> 01:31:05,300
Thank you, Lord, for those who have gone before us, the founding fathers and mothers who

848
01:31:05,300 --> 01:31:08,900
laid the foundation for our great republic, as well as for our city.

849
01:31:09,680 --> 01:31:14,800
And we thank you for those who are serving today, including our mayor and city council members

850
01:31:14,800 --> 01:31:21,120
and others in public office, for we pray for your blessing on those who put on the uniform

851
01:31:21,840 --> 01:31:23,720
to serve and protect us.

852
01:31:23,880 --> 01:31:29,060
We pray your blessings on those who serve in public office, bless the citizens of Fountain

853
01:31:29,060 --> 01:31:34,980
valley and bless the proceedings tonight that every matter whether a great or small might

854
01:31:34,980 --> 01:31:40,940
be submitted to your care. And we remember what your scripture states, blessed as a nation

855
01:31:40,940 --> 01:31:49,500
whose God is the Lord. And so I pray, Lord, be our God, be our guide, be our strength, and

856
01:31:49,500 --> 01:31:56,640
be our salvation. I pray all this in the beautiful name of Jesus. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you,

857
01:31:56,640 --> 01:32:01,600
pastor. Next we'll have the salute to the flag like council member.

858
01:32:02,620 --> 01:32:07,720
Thank you Mayor please continue to stand. As next week is Memorial Day,

859
01:32:07,760 --> 01:32:15,240
flag day. So we want to take a moment to thanks the woman and the man that serves this country.

860
01:32:16,740 --> 01:32:21,280
And those are continuous serving this country and enjoy the liberty and the freedom that we all

861
01:32:21,280 --> 01:32:25,560
So please join me to salute the flag of the United States.

862
01:32:25,660 --> 01:32:26,480
Please begin.

863
01:32:27,280 --> 01:32:33,560
I would like to thank the United States of America and to the Republic for which stands

864
01:32:33,560 --> 01:32:39,340
what they should undergone an individual with liberty and justice as well.

865
01:32:40,720 --> 01:32:41,880
Thank you, Council Member Booy.

866
01:32:45,360 --> 01:32:49,220
Next is City Council's successor agency, Housing Authority Roll call.

867
01:32:49,880 --> 01:32:50,760
Council Member Booy?

868
01:32:51,100 --> 01:32:53,320
Council Member Constantine.

869
01:32:53,560 --> 01:32:53,620
Here.

870
01:32:54,360 --> 01:32:55,640
Council Member Grandis.

871
01:32:56,760 --> 01:32:58,140
Vice Mayor Vice Chair Harper.

872
01:32:59,100 --> 01:32:59,940
Mayor Chair Kanin.

873
01:33:00,300 --> 01:33:00,320
Here.

874
01:33:00,560 --> 01:33:01,320
All members are present.

875
01:33:02,500 --> 01:33:03,000
Thank you.

876
01:33:04,080 --> 01:33:05,820
Are there any supplemental communications?

877
01:33:06,240 --> 01:33:06,960
I have none.

878
01:33:07,760 --> 01:33:08,000
Okay.

879
01:33:08,380 --> 01:33:11,120
So we'll move on to city manager update.

880
01:33:11,480 --> 01:33:12,200
To be managerly.

881
01:33:12,940 --> 01:33:14,580
May I don't have anything to report tonight?

882
01:33:14,820 --> 01:33:15,400
Thank you.

883
01:33:15,680 --> 01:33:15,900
Okay.

884
01:33:15,920 --> 01:33:16,800
Thank you.

885
01:33:17,300 --> 01:33:19,020
Next is the mayor's update.

886
01:33:20,420 --> 01:33:27,280
Well, I hope you can join me and the City Council and staff for our next mayor's breakfast

887
01:33:27,280 --> 01:33:32,980
tomorrow morning, 8 a.m. with guest speaker, Viet Nguyen, one of the partners at Key

888
01:33:33,700 --> 01:33:38,300
Concepts, who has six restaurants in Fountain Valley. Key Concepts continues to expand county

889
01:33:38,300 --> 01:33:44,000
wide with locations at Costa Mesa, Irvine, Placentia, and Elisa Viejo. We'll also have

890
01:33:44,000 --> 01:33:51,200
clinical dietitian from orange coast medical center to join us and so that will be at the Memorial

891
01:33:51,200 --> 01:33:57,800
Care Health System they call the red building over on Brookhurst and hope you can join us there

892
01:34:01,770 --> 01:34:07,890
Okay, so we have a holiday coming up so you know what that means trash collection and street sweeping schedule

893
01:34:07,890 --> 01:34:11,090
So an observance Memorial Day on Monday

894
01:34:11,090 --> 01:34:14,830
May 25th trash collection will be delayed by one day

895
01:34:15,410 --> 01:34:34,130
Trash collection from Monday, May 25th will be on Tuesday, May 26th, Tuesday's collection will be on Wednesday, May 27th, Wednesday's collection will be on Thursday, May 28th, Thursday's collection will be on Friday, May 29th, and Fridays's collection will be on Saturday, May 30th.

896
01:34:34,130 --> 01:34:42,470
Street sweeping schedule for Wednesday, May 27, will move to Thursday, May 28, Thursdays will be on Friday, May 29.

897
01:34:43,530 --> 01:34:48,270
Fridays will be, no, not on Saturday, but on Tuesday, June 2nd.

898
01:34:48,510 --> 01:34:57,090
Please have all vehicles and trash cans off the street to allow the street to be properly cleaned and helped prevent ocean pollution by removing debris that can enter the storm drain system.

899
01:34:58,150 --> 01:34:59,990
This is a merge.

900
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:06,960
Emergency Medical Services Week, May 17th through the 23rd. This week, we recognize and celebrate the essential

901
01:35:06,960 --> 01:35:13,320
role of emergency medical service professionals. Please join me in thanking our paramedics and emergency

902
01:35:13,320 --> 01:35:18,660
medical technicians who provide the day-to-day life-saving services in our community.

903
01:35:20,840 --> 01:35:23,020
Please join us at the next Memorial

904
01:35:23,020 --> 01:35:30,400
day flag raising ceremony that'll be on Monday May 25th. So be a 10 a.m. at Veterans Park, which is

905
01:35:31,000 --> 01:35:39,260
just to the south east of here along Los Alamos, right next to the Library. So the City of

906
01:35:39,260 --> 01:35:45,860
Fount Valley and the Fount Valley Community Foundation, in partnership with the West Orange County

907
01:35:45,860 --> 01:35:54,040
veterans of foreign wars, post and auxiliary 9557, present the Memorial Day

908
01:35:54,040 --> 01:35:58,840
Flight Grazing ceremony. And for more information, you can contact our

909
01:35:58,840 --> 01:36:02,440
Fountain Valley Recreation Community Services Department. So we hope to see

910
01:36:02,440 --> 01:36:03,020
you there.

911
01:36:06,050 --> 01:36:11,490
And then lastly, just to remind you, on June 20th, between 10 a.m.

912
01:36:11,610 --> 01:36:17,130
and 2 p.m. at the Center Founders Village Parking Lot. The Fountain Valley

913
01:36:17,130 --> 01:36:22,530
Rotary Club will be accepting donations for the Marine families at Camp Pendleton.

914
01:36:22,790 --> 01:36:30,570
So this is our club does this every six months and just a reminder of some of the items that we're looking for include the furniture that's undamaged.

915
01:36:31,890 --> 01:36:38,730
Cookware, dishware, bedding, blankets, towels, baby furniture, baby clothes, diapers and toys.

916
01:36:39,290 --> 01:36:46,830
And just keep in mind that these are young marine families that really don't have much, they're traveling around so they greatly appreciate that.

917
01:36:46,830 --> 01:36:53,310
And so again, that'll be June 20th at the Center for at Founders Village parking lot.

918
01:36:53,910 --> 01:36:53,930
Okay.

919
01:36:57,960 --> 01:36:59,920
We're going to move into presentations.

920
01:37:00,800 --> 01:37:04,840
You all got to enjoy the dancing from Monroe, so that was wonderful.

921
01:37:05,600 --> 01:37:14,100
Next we'll have information update on coyote awareness, and presentation will be by Lieutenant Kevin Frager.

922
01:37:14,680 --> 01:37:15,620
Mr. Mayor?

923
01:37:15,900 --> 01:37:16,200
Yes.

924
01:37:16,200 --> 01:37:19,780
I failed to include the announcement of closed session in my prior comments.

925
01:37:19,920 --> 01:37:20,740
Do you mind if I do that now?

926
01:37:21,000 --> 01:37:21,380
Yes, please do.

927
01:37:21,660 --> 01:37:23,360
There's no reportable action after closed session.

928
01:37:24,180 --> 01:37:24,840
One meeting.

929
01:37:24,920 --> 01:37:25,680
I'll get that right.

930
01:37:30,000 --> 01:37:30,920
Thank you for having me.

931
01:37:31,220 --> 01:37:33,000
My name is Lieutenant Kevin Crager.

932
01:37:33,280 --> 01:37:36,600
I'm a field supervisor over at OC Animal Care.

933
01:37:37,900 --> 01:37:42,800
I've been with the agency for almost 14 years now, 10 of those years.

934
01:37:43,080 --> 01:37:44,160
I've been a supervisor.

935
01:37:45,040 --> 01:37:47,800
I'm here today to go over some coyote information.

936
01:37:47,800 --> 01:37:55,180
how we can coexist with coyotes and how our agency gets involved dealing with coyotes.

937
01:37:56,920 --> 01:38:03,360
Just some basic identification and behavior. Typically on average a coyote,

938
01:38:03,740 --> 01:38:07,020
the can be bigger, they can be smaller depending on their diet, but on average,

939
01:38:07,020 --> 01:38:09,920
they're about the size of like a larger caucrospanial.

940
01:38:11,180 --> 01:38:16,020
Right now we're in the thick of coyote season, so we're going to be seeing a lot more

941
01:38:16,020 --> 01:38:21,200
activity, it's a natural occurrence every year. Pups are born in the

942
01:38:21,200 --> 01:38:22,960
screen and they're raised throughout the summer.

943
01:38:25,640 --> 01:38:26,920
One of the big myths,

944
01:38:27,320 --> 01:38:31,640
regarding coyotes, is that they're not eternal, that is not true, that's a

945
01:38:31,640 --> 01:38:36,880
myth. They've actually adapted to be more active at night because they're

946
01:38:36,880 --> 01:38:41,080
only real predator in this environment in the urban environment or cars.

947
01:38:41,840 --> 01:38:46,300
There's no natural predator for coyotes in the urban environment.

948
01:38:47,940 --> 01:38:52,680
Like I said earlier during the spring and summer this time of year you're going to be seeing a lot more

949
01:38:52,680 --> 01:38:53,360
coyote activity.

950
01:38:54,140 --> 01:38:57,640
This is when a lot of the calls come in about coyotes.

951
01:39:01,740 --> 01:39:07,260
This is a photo of kind of some normal coyote behavior.

952
01:39:07,620 --> 01:39:12,760
A lot of times we get people calling us walking their dogs and they see a coyote sitting like this.

953
01:39:12,760 --> 01:39:17,280
like on an embankment or on the street, but they're watching them.

954
01:39:17,460 --> 01:39:19,220
And a lot of times, citizens automatically

955
01:39:19,220 --> 01:39:21,320
assume that they're being stalked.

956
01:39:21,660 --> 01:39:24,000
That's not always true.

957
01:39:24,100 --> 01:39:27,220
Most of the time, you can kind of think of it

958
01:39:27,220 --> 01:39:28,480
as their form of entertainment.

959
01:39:28,960 --> 01:39:30,300
They love to people watch.

960
01:39:30,500 --> 01:39:31,940
They're very curious animals.

961
01:39:32,720 --> 01:39:33,660
They're very smart.

962
01:39:35,540 --> 01:39:36,900
This is a typical scene.

963
01:39:37,060 --> 01:39:38,780
You'll see coyote is watching people.

964
01:39:38,780 --> 01:39:41,680
It doesn't necessarily mean that they're being stalked.

965
01:39:44,330 --> 01:39:51,350
Cowdy's live in a pack, live in a pack, live in a pack, live by a dominant pair, an alpha male, an alpha female.

966
01:39:52,290 --> 01:39:58,910
And those the alpha male out oops, sorry, the alpha male out of female are monogamous and they'll mate for life.

967
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:09,120
I'm both the male and the female coyotes will help raise the pups. So the big question is why are the

968
01:40:09,120 --> 01:40:16,000
coyotes in my neighborhood? And the number one reason is food. They're in your neighborhood because of food.

969
01:40:18,380 --> 01:40:27,000
They're number one diet in this environment are rodents. If we didn't have coyotes, I would be up here talking about

970
01:40:27,000 --> 01:40:32,500
The bubonic plague and the infestation of rats in our community which is not good

971
01:40:32,500 --> 01:40:36,640
They actually do I do a really good job of keeping the road in population down

972
01:40:38,040 --> 01:40:40,560
They're omnivores, so they will eat fruit

973
01:40:41,220 --> 01:40:44,580
I put on their deer. There should be an asterisk

974
01:40:45,220 --> 01:40:50,720
They will go after deer, but usually the deer are usually injured hit by a car sick

975
01:40:52,020 --> 01:40:56,460
They'll always go after a food source that requires the least amount of energy

976
01:40:57,000 --> 01:41:02,200
So if it's between a rat and like the last bullet points says trash

977
01:41:02,200 --> 01:41:07,780
Just sitting there like a cheeseburger in the trash can. They're gonna go after that cheeseburger because it's easier for them

978
01:41:08,220 --> 01:41:10,060
Requires the least amount of energy.

979
01:41:12,150 --> 01:41:15,710
This is a photo of an actual den site of a coyote

980
01:41:15,710 --> 01:41:17,750
on the side of an embankment

981
01:41:18,330 --> 01:41:25,330
They'll burrow into the ground to make their den and they'll actually use the only use that den site

982
01:41:25,330 --> 01:41:30,510
Typically for that mating season and then they move on, they don't stay there.

983
01:41:30,790 --> 01:41:37,990
They like to be close to water in a way from predators, aka traffic cars.

984
01:41:40,130 --> 01:41:41,810
So what can we do as a community?

985
01:41:43,170 --> 01:41:48,810
The biggest thing we can do as a community is reduce their food supply and their main

986
01:41:48,810 --> 01:41:49,990
diet are rats.

987
01:41:49,990 --> 01:41:57,030
So we encourage people that clean up their landscape, you know, cut down the overgrown bushes

988
01:41:57,030 --> 01:41:59,090
because that's where rats like to hide.

989
01:42:01,150 --> 01:42:04,550
Keeping your garbage sealed is a really big one.

990
01:42:05,150 --> 01:42:10,390
Most of the time where we see a lot of coyote activity when we do patrols in that area,

991
01:42:11,310 --> 01:42:16,650
most of the time there's the trash issue going on, trash overflowing, no top to the trash

992
01:42:16,650 --> 01:42:24,250
can bungee-courting your trash cans so they'll actually try to knock it over as another

993
01:42:24,250 --> 01:42:25,330
good tip.

994
01:42:26,330 --> 01:42:32,570
Bird feeders believe it or not are attractants for coyotes because rats and mice like

995
01:42:32,570 --> 01:42:37,870
teeth of bird seed which is a food source for coyotes it's kind of a domino effect.

996
01:42:40,940 --> 01:42:46,140
We also encourage people we know their heart is in the right place when it comes to feral

997
01:42:46,640 --> 01:42:52,900
cats, but just keep in mind that when you're leaving food out for pharaoh cats, you're also

998
01:42:52,900 --> 01:42:55,320
creating a food source for coyotes.

999
01:42:56,820 --> 01:42:59,700
So we encourage limiting that.

1000
01:42:59,860 --> 01:43:05,360
We also encourage if anyone feeds their pets outside when they're done eating, that they

1001
01:43:05,360 --> 01:43:09,940
pick up the bowls right away, don't leave the food out there, because that's prime time

1002
01:43:09,940 --> 01:43:12,840
for coyotes to come and eat the rest of that food.

1003
01:43:15,000 --> 01:43:21,360
Another big one is, if you have fruit trees in your backyard, a lot of times, people won't pick up the fallen fruit,

1004
01:43:22,280 --> 01:43:23,860
which the coyotes will go after.

1005
01:43:24,120 --> 01:43:24,500
They'll eat.

1006
01:43:25,140 --> 01:43:26,280
So pick that up right away.

1007
01:43:26,580 --> 01:43:28,100
It's also important.

1008
01:43:30,680 --> 01:43:32,240
It's funny, we're in Fountain Valley.

1009
01:43:33,280 --> 01:43:38,060
Coyotes actually fountains are like a big water bowl for coyotes.

1010
01:43:38,160 --> 01:43:40,380
When they see a fountain, it's a water source for them.

1011
01:43:40,380 --> 01:43:48,200
So just keep that in mind, not only is it a water source for the coyotes, it's also a water source for their food source, the rabbits, the mice.

1012
01:43:49,020 --> 01:43:50,160
So just keep that in mind.

1013
01:43:53,320 --> 01:44:10,360
Fencing, we like to encourage people not only to maintain their fencing at a certain height, but also make sure it's securely under the ground too, because coyotes are actually really good at digging.

1014
01:44:10,360 --> 01:44:16,780
burrowing, they can dig and burrow pretty fast. They're also excellent jumpers. I was actually

1015
01:44:16,780 --> 01:44:23,400
on a call once trying to capture a coyote with a broken leg. And from sitting down, I watched

1016
01:44:23,400 --> 01:44:29,060
the coyote not a running start from sitting down clear at 10 foot wall. It looked like something

1017
01:44:29,060 --> 01:44:33,440
from a movie. So they're very good at jumping and they're also good at digging.

1018
01:44:37,360 --> 01:44:38,000
There are some

1019
01:44:39,540 --> 01:44:44,540
deterrence for coyotes that people actually put on their fence are called coyote

1020
01:44:44,540 --> 01:44:51,100
rollers that some companies sell. It's kind of like a big rolling pin and the idea

1021
01:44:51,100 --> 01:44:55,660
behind that is if the coyote tries to jump over the fence it rolls and they won't

1022
01:44:55,660 --> 01:45:00,000
be able to make it over. This only works if your fence is a certain height.

1023
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:04,660
It's not going to work on a fence that's four feet. It's just going to clear that fence.

1024
01:45:07,200 --> 01:45:16,400
Some other ideas, this is a little elaborate, but people have actually made fully enclosed pet enclosures.

1025
01:45:17,340 --> 01:45:27,380
If you can see in the photo there's a doggy door, this person's dog can actually go in and out of their house and they don't have to worry about a coyote coming after their pets.

1026
01:45:29,460 --> 01:45:31,740
There's two of them right there.

1027
01:45:34,170 --> 01:45:39,650
They also make, there's also different types of motion and sound deterrence.

1028
01:45:40,490 --> 01:45:45,350
There's motion activated lighting and there's motion activated sprinklers out of these

1029
01:45:45,350 --> 01:45:50,250
two from doing these talks for a little bit.

1030
01:45:50,290 --> 01:45:57,210
Everyone has told me that the sprinklers work the best, not because of the water, but the

1031
01:45:57,210 --> 01:46:03,510
noise. It freaks them out. With any of these deterrents, though, it's really important that

1032
01:46:03,510 --> 01:46:08,870
you keep, like with the sprinklers, you move them around in your lawn. Because like I said,

1033
01:46:08,930 --> 01:46:14,350
coyotes are really smart, and they'll remember that it's not a threat eventually.

1034
01:46:14,950 --> 01:46:22,810
Isn't the scary crow face scare off the coyotes too? Yeah. They do make, they do make a product

1035
01:46:22,810 --> 01:46:28,550
called the Predator I that I've seen and it's it looks pretty basic but for

1036
01:46:28,550 --> 01:46:33,030
coyotes it's supposed to scare them it's like red glowing eyes that you can

1037
01:46:33,030 --> 01:46:38,950
put up on your property but yeah like same thing keep moving them like weekly we

1038
01:46:38,950 --> 01:46:44,990
bought a they sell those owl statues at home depot we bought one for our roof for

1039
01:46:44,990 --> 01:46:50,230
the pigeons well now they just land on it because I I never move it but yeah it's

1040
01:46:50,230 --> 01:46:52,170
It's really important to keep moving them.

1041
01:46:54,360 --> 01:46:58,160
This is one of the big ones we like to educate the public on as hazing.

1042
01:46:59,380 --> 01:47:05,620
The worst thing you can do is a community when you see a coyote in your area is doing nothing.

1043
01:47:06,460 --> 01:47:13,980
Because after a while that coyote is going to think of people as not a threat and when that

1044
01:47:13,980 --> 01:47:21,360
happens, the term for that is habituated and when that happens when coyotes lose their

1045
01:47:21,360 --> 01:47:25,680
humans, that's where we start seeing accidents, that's where we start seeing pets getting

1046
01:47:25,680 --> 01:47:32,920
taken, and fortunately sometimes it's rare, but people can get bit. So the worst thing

1047
01:47:32,920 --> 01:47:37,620
you can do as a community is not doing anything. When you see a coyote in your neighborhood

1048
01:47:38,100 --> 01:47:51,340
right away, you all at it, hawk your horn, make loud noise, scared away. You want to be so

1049
01:47:51,340 --> 01:47:58,060
of the time, typically a healthy, normal coyote, they'll run away from you when you make

1050
01:47:58,060 --> 01:48:01,900
a loud noise and they'll stop and do that in that photo.

1051
01:48:02,500 --> 01:48:06,540
They're looking at you, they're basically sizing you up to see what you're going to do

1052
01:48:06,540 --> 01:48:07,060
next.

1053
01:48:07,680 --> 01:48:10,620
You're not done hazing that coyote until you don't see it anymore.

1054
01:48:11,220 --> 01:48:14,660
Once you don't see the coyote, you have successfully hazed it away.

1055
01:48:16,140 --> 01:48:21,200
So, that's the best thing we can do as a community is the coyote is going to eventually

1056
01:48:21,200 --> 01:48:25,980
learn to not go into that neighborhood and go find somewhere else to get their food in their

1057
01:48:25,980 --> 01:48:30,500
water. So what is OC animal care recommend as an agency?

1058
01:48:33,520 --> 01:48:35,940
It really takes the entire neighborhood

1059
01:48:37,160 --> 01:48:44,060
to help with the coyote population if there's a coyote situation going on in the neighborhood

1060
01:48:44,060 --> 01:48:49,200
just because you're hazing the coyote if your neighbor next door isn't it's just going to go next

1061
01:48:49,200 --> 01:48:56,300
or. So it really takes the whole neighborhood, whole community. There is a website that's put out by

1062
01:48:56,300 --> 01:49:02,020
the University of California, which I've highlighted. You can actually go to that website. If you

1063
01:49:02,020 --> 01:49:09,140
see a coyote, if you're unfortunately, if your pet was injured or attacked by a coyote, you can actually

1064
01:49:09,140 --> 01:49:15,140
put in your info and it plots it on a map. And that information is shared through the state.

1065
01:49:15,140 --> 01:49:19,260
We also encourage responsible pet awareness.

1066
01:49:20,780 --> 01:49:25,460
I live right across from a nursery, and I see coyotes all the time where I live.

1067
01:49:26,060 --> 01:49:29,920
Anytime I take my pets out to go to the bathroom, I make sure they're on a leash.

1068
01:49:31,360 --> 01:49:36,120
It happens so quick if a coyote comes in your backyard and they can snatch real quick.

1069
01:49:36,240 --> 01:49:38,380
So just make sure your pets are on a leash.

1070
01:49:38,980 --> 01:49:44,380
If your pets can come inside at night or in a garage to sleep overnight, we encourage that.

1071
01:49:45,080 --> 01:49:55,080
Like I went over, we really try to educate and make people aware of the proper way to

1072
01:49:55,080 --> 01:49:57,520
is a coyote.

1073
01:50:00,000 --> 01:50:29,900
When should you call our agency? Any time a coyote has been habituated, meaning you're trying to haze the coyote, and it's not doing anything. It's just staring at you. If it's approaching you, while you're trying to haze the coyote, that's not normal. That would be something you would want to call us to come out and see what's going on. Any time a domestic pet has been attacked or bitten, call us, because we're required by the state to complete a bite.

1074
01:50:30,000 --> 01:50:30,860
investigation,

1075
01:50:32,960 --> 01:50:37,640
and like I said, it's rare. But anytime a human has been attacked, call us,

1076
01:50:37,860 --> 01:50:43,220
we will actually work together with fishing game to try to capture that coyote and identify it.

1077
01:50:45,320 --> 01:50:51,440
Anytime a coyote appears sick injured, exhibiting abnormal behavior, walking in circles,

1078
01:50:53,440 --> 01:50:59,460
definitely if it's filming at the mouth, call us right away. And then I put at the very bottom,

1079
01:50:59,460 --> 01:51:02,080
You can actually call us even if you just see a coyote.

1080
01:51:02,620 --> 01:51:05,000
You can call us and we'll make a siding report.

1081
01:51:05,780 --> 01:51:08,660
Fountain Valley is one of the cities every month.

1082
01:51:08,700 --> 01:51:11,720
I will send the coyotes to this, too.

1083
01:51:12,760 --> 01:51:14,220
You guys will get a copy.

1084
01:51:15,860 --> 01:51:17,540
So at any time, you just see a coyote.

1085
01:51:17,700 --> 01:51:18,740
You can call our agency.

1086
01:51:21,870 --> 01:51:23,210
These are our phone numbers.

1087
01:51:23,390 --> 01:51:25,530
The top number is our main line.

1088
01:51:26,050 --> 01:51:28,130
From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

1089
01:51:28,130 --> 01:51:39,530
You'll get a live person from 5pm to 8am. That's our after-hour's line. You will get a message machine, but that those messages are checked

1090
01:51:40,610 --> 01:51:44,030
Constantly every couple minutes for 24.7

1091
01:51:44,630 --> 01:51:50,700
365 you can call us anytime any day any questions?

1092
01:51:51,020 --> 01:51:54,580
I didn't want to just mention you brought a colleague and

1093
01:51:54,580 --> 01:51:56,700
And do you get to introduce your colleagues?

1094
01:51:56,720 --> 01:51:57,240
Oh sure.

1095
01:51:57,340 --> 01:51:58,660
And how she loves to speak in public.

1096
01:52:01,940 --> 01:52:02,460
I'm sorry.

1097
01:52:02,460 --> 01:52:02,660
I'm sorry.

1098
01:52:02,660 --> 01:52:03,500
I'll just introduce all of you.

1099
01:52:03,980 --> 01:52:06,660
I'm Jamie Link, Operations Manager, OCD Animal Care.

1100
01:52:06,960 --> 01:52:07,020
Great.

1101
01:52:07,020 --> 01:52:07,260
Thank you.

1102
01:52:07,960 --> 01:52:07,980
Awesome.

1103
01:52:09,900 --> 01:52:10,440
OK, great.

1104
01:52:10,500 --> 01:52:11,740
Open up the questions from Council.

1105
01:52:12,500 --> 01:52:12,960
That's my greatest.

1106
01:52:15,120 --> 01:52:17,960
So I appreciate the presentation, but it almost

1107
01:52:17,960 --> 01:52:21,000
sounds like there are friendly and cute animals.

1108
01:52:21,620 --> 01:52:22,980
And they're very dangerous predators.

1109
01:52:23,620 --> 01:52:24,360
You know?

1110
01:52:25,300 --> 01:52:35,020
If somebody lost a cat or a dog, there's a lot who are listening right now, or you know this just the memory of this is going to be upsetting to them.

1111
01:52:36,760 --> 01:52:41,260
What can you or can't you do to reduce the population legally?

1112
01:52:42,640 --> 01:52:50,480
So, legally, the best way, there's different studies on this in Fish and Wildlife.

1113
01:52:51,760 --> 01:52:53,620
They really advocate hazing.

1114
01:52:54,740 --> 01:53:00,280
They have done studies on relocating, and it's actually more detrimental not only to the

1115
01:53:00,280 --> 01:53:09,180
coyote population, but it could also cause public danger to the public.

1116
01:53:09,720 --> 01:53:14,940
Coyotes are very territorial. If you take a coyote out of that environment and try to

1117
01:53:14,940 --> 01:53:18,980
relocate it somewhere where there's less people, it's going to do everything it can to try

1118
01:53:18,980 --> 01:53:25,540
to come back to where it came from. When that happens, we see car accidents. We see more

1119
01:53:25,540 --> 01:53:39,160
aggressive behavior from that coyote. Not only that, but it could cause an imbalance in the

1120
01:53:39,160 --> 01:53:45,840
a smaller amount of coyotes in that neighborhood. But overall, you could, you could hypothetically

1121
01:53:45,840 --> 01:53:47,220
increase that population.

1122
01:53:49,240 --> 01:53:53,660
You mentioned a couple of times that it's, they're beneficial to the community in certain

1123
01:53:53,660 --> 01:53:54,180
ways.

1124
01:53:57,100 --> 01:54:02,440
It's hard to swallow, you know, sometimes. I mean, I get what you're saying, and

1125
01:54:02,440 --> 01:54:08,220
they were here before we were in all of that argument and everything else. But is there,

1126
01:54:08,220 --> 01:54:16,440
It doesn't sound like there's any plan or commitment or it really appetite to reduce the population.

1127
01:54:17,260 --> 01:54:18,360
Is that a fair statement?

1128
01:54:19,340 --> 01:54:22,840
That would be something under the jurisdiction of official wildlife.

1129
01:54:23,540 --> 01:54:26,520
We're actually a support role for them.

1130
01:54:26,620 --> 01:54:30,500
They actually have all the authority when it comes to wildlife in California.

1131
01:54:34,860 --> 01:54:36,200
Thank you.

1132
01:54:37,400 --> 01:54:37,980
Thanks.

1133
01:54:39,020 --> 01:54:41,020
I just want to say I really appreciate this presentation.

1134
01:54:41,320 --> 01:54:47,720
I don't think we've had something like this before that sort of educates the public

1135
01:54:47,720 --> 01:54:56,600
about coyotes, how they live and their role in the community and how we can help prevent

1136
01:54:56,600 --> 01:54:58,300
help keep them out.

1137
01:54:58,480 --> 01:55:00,000
I think I mentioned a couple of things.

1138
01:55:00,000 --> 01:55:06,940
One is, you know, really, you have to keep an eye on your pets and don't leave food out in the backyard.

1139
01:55:07,120 --> 01:55:18,320
I know I've been guilty sometimes of, you know, maybe leaving some, I've burned some food on the, you know, on this stove and then put it in the backyard and then forget about it.

1140
01:55:18,980 --> 01:55:27,740
Yeah, you know, and then I get, I look outside and there's ants or possums or some critters that have come in, you know, help themselves with the food.

1141
01:55:27,740 --> 01:55:37,460
I think there's a lot that we can do as citizens like you said to reduce their food sources

1142
01:55:37,460 --> 01:55:44,800
and by doing that, it'll naturally reduce the population and protect our citizens.

1143
01:55:45,520 --> 01:55:49,700
And the hazing has had something I hadn't heard before, but now that I know I'm going

1144
01:55:49,700 --> 01:55:49,940
to be out.

1145
01:55:49,960 --> 01:55:56,400
And a lot of people that call, when we ask them, have you tried hazing the county, they mostly

1146
01:55:56,400 --> 01:55:58,900
all the times they know, we didn't try that.

1147
01:56:02,990 --> 01:56:05,410
So I think that's because they're scared of the

1148
01:56:05,410 --> 01:56:12,710
chaos. Yeah. And you know, some people are especially, we're an elderly community, and I would

1149
01:56:12,710 --> 01:56:22,110
not, I would not encourage somebody who is not as mobile as others to do that. I agree. And to touch

1150
01:56:22,110 --> 01:56:26,790
on that a lot of times people will ask me, what can, because they go and walks with their dogs,

1151
01:56:26,790 --> 01:56:33,490
what can I bring with me to help haze the coyote if I see one. A lot of times people ask

1152
01:56:33,490 --> 01:56:38,710
if they can bring pepper spray. I don't recommend that just because if it's a windy day

1153
01:56:38,710 --> 01:56:42,990
you're going to get back spray on you. I actually they sell those little air horns.

1154
01:56:43,570 --> 01:56:46,310
I don't like the sport stores. Just carry that in your back pocket.

1155
01:56:48,880 --> 01:56:49,740
Yeah, that really

1156
01:56:49,740 --> 01:56:54,360
sensitive to sound. They have a lot of muscles in there here so that's going to work a lot

1157
01:56:54,360 --> 01:57:00,800
better than the toughest break. I'm curious we have a lot of parks in our city and

1158
01:57:00,800 --> 01:57:06,780
a few of us have backyards with trees. I see squirrels all the time and I have

1159
01:57:06,780 --> 01:57:16,020
regulars in my yard. They're taunting my cat and you know I'm just curious how does a squirrel

1160
01:57:16,020 --> 01:57:23,260
population and coyotes how do they get along? Is it usually hard to catch? Yeah, usually if there's

1161
01:57:23,260 --> 01:57:24,120
More squirrels?

1162
01:57:24,480 --> 01:57:28,500
There's typically more coyotes just because it's a food source.

1163
01:57:29,400 --> 01:57:29,840
For them.

1164
01:57:33,700 --> 01:57:35,040
Any other questions from Council?

1165
01:57:38,000 --> 01:57:38,220
All right.

1166
01:57:38,400 --> 01:57:39,120
Well, thank you so much.

1167
01:57:39,220 --> 01:57:40,000
Thank you, Gregor.

1168
01:57:40,240 --> 01:57:43,360
And thank you for joining us tonight, educating us.

1169
01:57:46,690 --> 01:57:46,830
Okay.

1170
01:57:46,970 --> 01:57:49,030
Next is first city council's success or agency.

1171
01:57:49,130 --> 01:57:51,930
Housing Authority public comments on unscheduled matters.

1172
01:57:52,650 --> 01:57:54,010
Are there any requests to speak?

1173
01:57:54,590 --> 01:57:57,610
I have one request to speak on unscheduled matters.

1174
01:57:58,430 --> 01:57:58,710
Bob Kiesel.

1175
01:58:07,370 --> 01:58:07,550
Welcome.

1176
01:58:08,310 --> 01:58:08,690
Thank you.

1177
01:58:08,690 --> 01:58:10,290
Good evening Mr. Mayor of City Council.

1178
01:58:10,990 --> 01:58:11,870
I'm Bob Kiesel.

1179
01:58:11,990 --> 01:58:15,010
I am the President-elect of the Community Foundation

1180
01:58:15,010 --> 01:58:16,030
for Fountain Valley.

1181
01:58:17,450 --> 01:58:20,410
And I was what was mentioned earlier in the study session.

1182
01:58:20,750 --> 01:58:23,250
Summerfest season is upon us.

1183
01:58:23,530 --> 01:58:26,970
In about three weeks from now, the doors are going to be opening.

1184
01:58:27,890 --> 01:58:29,290
Cars are going to be pouring in.

1185
01:58:29,310 --> 01:58:31,750
They're going to be directed to parking lots by volunteers.

1186
01:58:32,490 --> 01:58:34,990
Take it takers at the gates are going to be volunteers.

1187
01:58:35,950 --> 01:58:37,870
People are going to buy their close to corn

1188
01:58:37,870 --> 01:58:40,990
from my booth that's going to be served by volunteers.

1189
01:58:42,090 --> 01:58:44,130
Volunteers, including Councilman and Grant,

1190
01:58:44,310 --> 01:58:46,190
Councilman Grandus, is going to be making sure

1191
01:58:46,190 --> 01:58:48,950
that Wi-Fi systems are operating throughout the facility

1192
01:58:48,950 --> 01:58:50,490
for all four days.

1193
01:58:51,250 --> 01:58:52,930
Councilwoman Constanties, going to be working

1194
01:58:52,930 --> 01:58:54,350
at the information booth.

1195
01:58:54,890 --> 01:58:57,910
Last year, I challenged Councilman Bowie

1196
01:58:57,910 --> 01:58:59,790
to come get dirty with me.

1197
01:59:00,810 --> 01:59:03,110
Councilman Bowie accepted my challenge.

1198
01:59:03,350 --> 01:59:05,410
It came out, and I thank you for that.

1199
01:59:05,410 --> 01:59:08,310
He came out and spent a couple of hours at our shift.

1200
01:59:09,410 --> 01:59:13,590
At the sea council meeting, following the summer fest,

1201
01:59:13,730 --> 01:59:16,830
each of you are going to come out and say,

1202
01:59:16,850 --> 01:59:18,770
I attended summer fest.

1203
01:59:19,850 --> 01:59:22,930
It would be much more impactful to your constituents.

1204
01:59:23,130 --> 01:59:26,070
If you said, I attended summer fest.

1205
01:59:26,630 --> 01:59:28,910
And I spent a shift cooking hamburgers

1206
01:59:28,910 --> 01:59:34,110
to feed the volunteers, or I spent the afternoon

1207
01:59:34,110 --> 01:59:42,510
with city staff empty and trash cans or I distributed 35 pound bags of ice to the vendors

1208
01:59:42,510 --> 01:59:49,210
that need it ice. That kind of work would be far more impactful than you do in your

1209
01:59:49,210 --> 01:59:54,290
political thing where you come in, shake cans, oh Monday morning my hand is at my wrist

1210
01:59:54,290 --> 01:59:58,950
sore. I really wish you a trade-in, you're a suit and a tie.

1211
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:09,380
One of these shirts, volunteer shirts? Come out, join me, do some real work, do some real good for

1212
02:00:09,380 --> 02:00:14,940
the city, because without the volunteers, you know, there's, well, first of all, there's, you

1213
02:00:14,940 --> 02:00:20,980
know, about eight months of work that goes into this before summer fast even kicks off. And

1214
02:00:20,980 --> 02:00:25,640
It's all done by city staff and volunteers.

1215
02:00:27,220 --> 02:00:31,820
So I challenge Mr. Mayor, Mr. Council under Harper.

1216
02:00:32,860 --> 02:00:34,120
I challenge you guys.

1217
02:00:34,440 --> 02:00:35,640
Take one of these shirts.

1218
02:00:36,160 --> 02:00:38,220
Get rid of your tie and dress shirt.

1219
02:00:38,260 --> 02:00:39,680
Put one of these on.

1220
02:00:40,000 --> 02:00:43,180
Come get dirty with us and enjoy yourselves

1221
02:00:43,180 --> 02:00:44,340
and make a real difference.

1222
02:00:44,600 --> 02:00:44,960
Thank you.

1223
02:00:45,240 --> 02:00:45,560
Thank you.

1224
02:00:47,080 --> 02:00:49,260
I have no further requests to speak.

1225
02:00:49,260 --> 02:00:54,360
Okay, we'll move into public comments on scheduled matters only, do we have any requests to speak?

1226
02:00:55,600 --> 02:01:01,500
I have requests to speak on items 910, 12 and 15.

1227
02:01:04,140 --> 02:01:08,820
Tidems 9 and 10 are on the consent calendar if those items do not.

1228
02:01:08,940 --> 02:01:20,640
If council members do not wish to pull either of those items, the requester can still speak and we can then make a motion if that's the council's pleasure.

1229
02:01:28,200 --> 02:01:30,780
Okay, so I'm going to move into consent calendar.

1230
02:01:33,060 --> 02:01:40,160
Yes, if you want to see if items 9 and 10 want to be pulled by Council first, if not, then I will call on the speaker for both items.

1231
02:01:40,700 --> 02:01:47,240
Okay, consent calendar items 1 through 10 will be approved simultaneously with one motion unless separate action or discussion is requested.

1232
02:01:47,580 --> 02:01:49,680
Does anyone want to remove any item?

1233
02:01:49,680 --> 02:01:55,930
Our pool item sign intended to give the public a chance to speak on them and are pulled.

1234
02:01:56,830 --> 02:01:58,930
These items one through eight.

1235
02:02:00,270 --> 02:02:02,170
I'm moved by items one through eight.

1236
02:02:02,230 --> 02:02:03,210
A second.

1237
02:02:09,550 --> 02:02:10,830
We'll be doing a voice.

1238
02:02:11,550 --> 02:02:15,550
Since we have Council Member Constantine off the Dias and on Zoom,

1239
02:02:15,710 --> 02:02:17,730
we will do a voice vote.

1240
02:02:17,890 --> 02:02:19,350
All those in favor say aye.

1241
02:02:19,830 --> 02:02:20,810
Aye. All those opposed.

1242
02:02:21,910 --> 02:02:25,090
Item is one through eight paths five zero.

1243
02:02:25,090 --> 02:02:31,150
That we will move on to item number nine, and we have a public comment from Katie Wright.

1244
02:02:37,260 --> 02:02:37,780
Welcome.

1245
02:02:38,280 --> 02:02:40,160
Greetings, esteemed council members.

1246
02:02:41,740 --> 02:02:43,240
And it's just a simple question.

1247
02:02:43,660 --> 02:02:46,360
I know not everybody pays attention to what goes on here.

1248
02:02:46,480 --> 02:02:49,020
If not everyone follows the agenda online.

1249
02:02:49,640 --> 02:02:51,060
Not everyone does a deep dive.

1250
02:02:52,120 --> 02:02:55,820
It says here for more information you go to page 296.

1251
02:02:57,060 --> 02:03:02,880
Basically, this is going to be in a agreement of first amendment with Concentrate to extend

1252
02:03:02,880 --> 02:03:05,640
the agreement for one-year term, blah, blah.

1253
02:03:07,000 --> 02:03:11,360
What just asking is Concentrate, please?

1254
02:03:15,380 --> 02:03:17,520
Yeah, we'll bring up staff to answer that.

1255
02:03:17,520 --> 02:03:17,860
Okay.

1256
02:03:18,600 --> 02:03:19,480
Thank you.

1257
02:03:19,620 --> 02:03:20,240
That's my question.

1258
02:03:24,670 --> 02:03:32,770
So we'll have HR Director, our Naur Hayes, to clarify that we're centred, thank you.

1259
02:03:32,790 --> 02:03:35,190
Good evening, I'm Tanya, Naur Hayes of HR Director.

1260
02:03:35,990 --> 02:03:38,270
Concentrate is our occupational health provider.

1261
02:03:38,890 --> 02:03:44,730
They provide pre-employment services, law enforcement testing, DOT testing, TB testing, etc.

1262
02:03:45,310 --> 02:03:48,670
They also assist us with our workers' compendries and treatment.

1263
02:03:51,940 --> 02:03:52,540
Great, thank you.

1264
02:03:52,880 --> 02:03:53,800
You're welcome, thank you.

1265
02:03:54,100 --> 02:03:55,800
I'd like to move item number nine.

1266
02:03:58,850 --> 02:04:04,370
All those in favor say aye aye aye. All those opposed. I have number nine passes five

1267
02:04:04,370 --> 02:04:14,180
zero. I had number ten was also pulled by council member grandis. Any discussion? I just

1268
02:04:14,180 --> 02:04:17,840
want to give the public an opportunity to see you right.

1269
02:04:24,180 --> 02:04:28,340
Thank you again. This is the situation

1270
02:04:28,340 --> 02:04:31,800
and about the rotation for the mayor and the mayor of the mayor.

1271
02:04:33,000 --> 02:04:40,840
And I guess a lot of cities go through this and have their own systems of doing it, and I've been following the city here, how they do it every year, and it's interesting.

1272
02:04:42,480 --> 02:04:53,360
And I've seen several repeat episodes of Council Member Constantine trying to nail down a more permanent solution, a more predictable solution going forward.

1273
02:04:54,420 --> 02:04:59,940
Because considering worst case scenario, if you got, we have three people up, there's seats are up.

1274
02:05:00,000 --> 02:05:13,180
Supposed you got all three new people in, worst case scenario, one of those new people could line up being the mayor or the mayor pro temp. If it's that random. So I just wanted people to be aware how important this item is. Thank you.

1275
02:05:13,200 --> 02:05:14,000
Thank you.

1276
02:05:14,780 --> 02:05:22,500
So Mr. Mayor, just to clarify, we have a very hard and fast now rule that we did, and this is the first reading of it.

1277
02:05:22,500 --> 02:05:26,560
We're not even going to vote on the mayor and vice mayor going forward.

1278
02:05:26,840 --> 02:05:28,500
It's an automatic rotation.

1279
02:05:29,400 --> 02:05:32,920
And we have all agreed what that rotation is right now.

1280
02:05:33,300 --> 02:05:38,400
It's obviously next line is vice mayor Harper and Council Member Constantine,

1281
02:05:38,520 --> 02:05:40,780
that myself and Council Member Bowie.

1282
02:05:41,180 --> 02:05:44,820
And if anybody doesn't get reelected, we just move in that rotation.

1283
02:05:44,820 --> 02:05:54,520
And so in the past what you had stated was that we could, you know, have a new person that can't

1284
02:05:54,520 --> 02:05:56,580
happen at this point.

1285
02:05:57,400 --> 02:06:03,660
So if the unlikely scenario we have three new council members, then I would be mayor in the

1286
02:06:03,660 --> 02:06:07,180
fall and council member, Boewe would be vice mayor.

1287
02:06:09,680 --> 02:06:13,900
And with that, and let's somebody else have some discussions with council member, Boewe?

1288
02:06:13,980 --> 02:06:14,920
Yeah, that is correct.

1289
02:06:14,920 --> 02:06:20,920
That is the point on several meetings that I have raised, the concern on the language, to

1290
02:06:20,920 --> 02:06:22,100
your point on concern.

1291
02:06:22,840 --> 02:06:27,540
That is why the language has changed from shoot to shout.

1292
02:06:28,940 --> 02:06:33,100
And it removes the ambiguity on the rotations on the mirrors.

1293
02:06:33,640 --> 02:06:34,600
So it's more consistent.

1294
02:06:34,900 --> 02:06:35,900
And that's what I've raised.

1295
02:06:36,520 --> 02:06:39,360
And that's why I believe my colleague, Constantine, I brought it back.

1296
02:06:39,540 --> 02:06:39,860
Sit up.

1297
02:06:40,000 --> 02:06:42,380
I think we need to make some change.

1298
02:06:42,520 --> 02:06:43,400
That's what we have today.

1299
02:06:46,060 --> 02:06:51,920
We did unanimously go down that so we're all in agreement and with that I'd move by to number 10.

1300
02:06:51,920 --> 02:06:53,420
Actually, I apologize.

1301
02:06:54,620 --> 02:07:00,140
May attorney for the city clarified that actually we don't need a second reading on this.

1302
02:07:00,720 --> 02:07:03,020
That tonight would be adult.

1303
02:07:04,140 --> 02:07:05,420
Tonight's the second reading.

1304
02:07:06,120 --> 02:07:07,500
So we'll be adopting tonight.

1305
02:07:08,620 --> 02:07:09,980
If council votes that way.

1306
02:07:10,340 --> 02:07:13,720
And just to clarify, does the title need to be read out?

1307
02:07:13,720 --> 02:07:16,740
I know Mr. Mayor that I was right there in the first re-watching, okay.

1308
02:07:18,200 --> 02:07:18,260
All right.

1309
02:07:18,800 --> 02:07:21,340
We have a first by Council Member Grandis.

1310
02:07:22,220 --> 02:07:22,400
All second.

1311
02:07:23,300 --> 02:07:26,380
Oh, sorry. I think Councilwoman Constantine had already seconded.

1312
02:07:27,200 --> 02:07:27,620
It's okay.

1313
02:07:27,800 --> 02:07:29,140
All those in favor say aye.

1314
02:07:29,520 --> 02:07:29,800
Aye.

1315
02:07:30,200 --> 02:07:30,900
All those opposed?

1316
02:07:31,300 --> 02:07:31,560
No.

1317
02:07:33,940 --> 02:07:35,320
Item passes four one.

1318
02:07:35,560 --> 02:07:37,720
And I want to thank White Council members for supporting.

1319
02:07:38,140 --> 02:07:38,900
Thank you.

1320
02:07:44,340 --> 02:07:45,720
We're building public hearings.

1321
02:07:45,720 --> 02:07:51,320
So you might or each person will have up to three minutes to speak on each public hearing.

1322
02:07:53,120 --> 02:08:03,740
So first is item 11, public hearing and adoption of 2025 urban water management plan and 2025 water shortage contingency plan.

1323
02:08:04,060 --> 02:08:07,620
Introduction by Mark Sprock, field services manager.

1324
02:08:10,120 --> 02:08:10,260
Welcome.

1325
02:08:15,610 --> 02:08:17,630
Thank you, Mayor, Council members.

1326
02:08:17,870 --> 02:08:18,130
Good evening.

1327
02:08:19,250 --> 02:08:42,910
So, as you stated, this is a presentation on our public hearing and adoption for 25 urban water management plan, which is a requirement by the state and the plan outlines our long term strategy for ensuring reliable and sustainable water supply, including current water use, future demand projections of our supply reliability, conservation efforts and emergency planning.

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02:08:43,570 --> 02:08:49,890
Tonight, we actually have a consultant, Anthony, with Crawlow Engineering, who assisted us in preparing our plan.

1329
02:08:50,110 --> 02:08:54,710
So he's going to go over what our plan entails, and I'll be available for questions afterwards.

1330
02:08:55,630 --> 02:08:59,070
He should be available over Zoom and I'll turn it over to him.

1331
02:08:59,250 --> 02:09:00,030
He is on Zoom.

1332
02:09:00,330 --> 02:09:00,850
And I'm muted.

1333
02:09:01,330 --> 02:09:01,990
Thank you.

1334
02:09:02,890 --> 02:09:03,810
Anthony is yours.

1335
02:09:04,510 --> 02:09:05,270
Thank you.

1336
02:09:05,290 --> 02:09:05,650
Thank you.

1337
02:09:06,510 --> 02:09:08,090
Mr. Mayer, members of City Council.

1338
02:09:10,310 --> 02:09:16,890
So I'd first like to thank you all for being able to hold a brief presentation for your public

1339
02:09:16,890 --> 02:09:21,770
hearing of the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water Shores Convention sheet plan.

1340
02:09:22,490 --> 02:09:23,570
Just want to confirm,

1341
02:09:25,590 --> 02:09:29,350
am I presenting the slides or are you available to see, can you

1342
02:09:29,350 --> 02:09:30,790
guys see them already?

1343
02:09:31,710 --> 02:09:34,250
We can see them inside the Council Chamber.

1344
02:09:34,250 --> 02:09:40,310
Okay, I'm going to have them displayed so you can see them and then you just tell me when to advance them.

1345
02:09:40,510 --> 02:09:43,250
Okay, great. I just want to confirm that. Thank you.

1346
02:09:43,990 --> 02:09:45,830
All right, so we can go to slide two.

1347
02:09:49,320 --> 02:09:50,200
Thank you.

1348
02:09:50,600 --> 02:09:51,580
So I'll show you on the agenda.

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02:09:52,000 --> 02:09:59,440
I'm going to start with the explanation on the purpose and overview of the urban water management plan and then quickly dive into the water system description.

1350
02:10:00,000 --> 02:10:13,100
City and then a library on the water use demand, followed by water supply characterization, and reliability, and short planning, and finally, by the demand management measures. Next slide.

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02:10:15,840 --> 02:10:30,420
So as an overview, we have the who what when and why for the urban water management plan. The urban water management plan needs to be prepared by all agencies in the state of California to comply with the urban water management act and the California water code.

1352
02:10:30,420 --> 02:10:42,360
The city of Pham Valley prepared their 2025 plan as part of a shared service agreement with the municipal water district of Orange County, also known as Moduck, and along with 22 other agencies.

1353
02:10:43,400 --> 02:10:50,720
So this plan ultimately includes cities water use characteristics and it's followed by demand projections to the year 2050.

1354
02:10:50,720 --> 02:11:00,920
And it also includes the 2020 water source update to the 2020 water source contingency plan.

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02:11:01,420 --> 02:11:08,960
Now, one thing that is interesting about the urban water management plan is that it is developed on a five year cycle.

1356
02:11:08,960 --> 02:11:17,880
So, the last one was in 2020, and this being 2026, this is the representing the last

1357
02:11:17,880 --> 02:11:20,020
five years from 2020 to 2025.

1358
02:11:21,500 --> 02:11:28,020
So, ultimately, it's a requirement in the water code and non-submission impacts agencies

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02:11:28,020 --> 02:11:30,800
eligibility for state funding in the future.

1360
02:11:31,420 --> 02:11:32,180
So, next slide, please.

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02:11:33,460 --> 02:11:53,000
So, when it comes to water, the city's water system is approximately 9.94 miles, and water demands are a combination of groundwater that is pumped from six active wells with one imported connection with the metropolitan water district.

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02:11:53,000 --> 02:12:01,080
There's approximately 17,400 service connections and around 218 miles of pipe in the city.

1363
02:12:01,820 --> 02:12:09,240
And as you can see on the right, the city's population is expected from the estimates that we have,

1364
02:12:09,280 --> 02:12:18,960
expected to grow approximately 12% which ultimately leads to increased water use. Next slide please.

1365
02:12:22,230 --> 02:12:23,450
So,

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02:12:25,510 --> 02:12:35,770
when it comes to water use, the city's water use is primarily residential, about 52% of the demands are associated with either single or multi-family residential use.

1367
02:12:36,350 --> 02:12:46,850
And there's about 24% commercial and industrial and institutional use while the remaining water is associated with irrigation, dedicated irrigation or other uses.

1368
02:12:47,730 --> 02:12:52,730
And as discussed, leading to the population growth that we were

1369
02:12:52,730 --> 02:12:58,270
was on the previous slide, you can see the 2025 total water use is

1370
02:12:58,270 --> 02:13:04,630
approximately 9,940 acre feet with that projected 2050 water use around 10,048

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02:13:04,630 --> 02:13:10,250
feet. As shown on the chart on the right, the total demand in Orange County continues to

1372
02:13:10,250 --> 02:13:16,530
trend down since the early 90s, although population has increased by more than 700,000

1373
02:13:16,530 --> 02:13:22,590
people in that same time period. The increase of water use efficiency has reduced the overall

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02:13:22,590 --> 02:13:26,010
water use in the countywide. Next slide please.

1375
02:13:29,750 --> 02:13:32,930
So this graph on the right shows the water

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02:13:32,930 --> 02:13:39,810
conservation target that was a compliance requirement by the city mandated by the state of California

1377
02:13:40,350 --> 02:13:47,490
and it's known as the 20 by 2020 mandate. And so I showed on the right that's targeted for the city

1378
02:13:47,490 --> 02:13:56,690
in 2020 was 142 gallons per person per day and currently the city or in 2020 the city

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02:13:56,690 --> 02:14:03,370
achieves that with approximately 91 gallon per person per day of water use and this is

1380
02:14:03,370 --> 02:14:09,730
really just to say that the city is still maintaining that compliance value in this 2025 plan.

1381
02:14:10,650 --> 02:14:18,850
Next slide, and moving on to the water supply. The city's water demand is primarily

1382
02:14:18,850 --> 02:14:23,870
served by groundwater, about 86% of the water demands, and 25 were served by groundwater,

1383
02:14:24,570 --> 02:14:29,070
and the remaining is from recycled water. And that's shown in the chart on the right.

1384
02:14:29,870 --> 02:14:36,470
The city's mix of water supply is not projected to change much over the next 25 years.

1385
02:14:38,070 --> 02:14:40,810
Can I ask you a question real quick?

1386
02:14:41,270 --> 02:14:47,070
Yes, and decide before you go on the recycled water you say is 14% what is recycled water?

1387
02:14:49,340 --> 02:14:50,760
I got it Anthony.

1388
02:14:51,160 --> 02:14:57,780
So recycled water is we use not primarily, but exclusively for landscaping in the soil.

1389
02:14:57,780 --> 02:14:59,940
Oh, the purple pipes, purple pipe. Oh, now I understand.

1390
02:15:02,520 --> 02:15:09,840
So we're not drinking that. Okay. I'm with you now. Okay. Yeah, I'd be concerned first of all.

1391
02:15:10,460 --> 02:15:10,720
Gotcha.

1392
02:15:13,490 --> 02:15:20,380
Great. Thank you. So it's a continue. A single of the next slide.

1393
02:15:25,680 --> 02:15:31,520
Okay. So another key component of the urban water management plan is to conduct the analysis on water service reliability.

1394
02:15:31,520 --> 02:15:46,680
So this is, this is assessed by comparing projected demands with projected available supplies and this is done for both the near term and long term conditions under normal and average and dry hydrologic conditions.

1395
02:15:47,980 --> 02:16:01,100
So with that, it's concluded that the city's long term supply, reliability under these hydrologic conditions is available or the city's will have the water supply available to meet those projected demands.

1396
02:16:01,100 --> 02:16:05,060
from now until 2050, so that's essentially what this is saying.

1397
02:16:07,880 --> 02:16:08,140
Next slide.

1398
02:16:09,060 --> 02:16:13,280
And then our second last, the preparation of the water source

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02:16:13,280 --> 02:16:17,540
CdNC plan is also a required element of the Urban Water Management Plan Act.

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02:16:18,120 --> 02:16:22,980
The water source CdNC plan is included in the appendix of the CdNC water

1401
02:16:22,980 --> 02:16:26,580
shortage CdNC plan, and it is a standalone document.

1402
02:16:26,580 --> 02:16:34,740
And so, this, the water surge contingency plan includes six different stages with corresponding

1403
02:16:34,740 --> 02:16:39,480
water demand reductions that increase from 10 supply shortage stage 1.

1404
02:16:39,640 --> 02:16:45,920
You can see in the graph on the table on the right, up to six, which is supply shortage

1405
02:16:45,920 --> 02:16:47,720
greater than 50%.

1406
02:16:47,720 --> 02:16:54,200
Now associated with each one of these levels, our demand management measures that are to either

1407
02:16:54,200 --> 02:16:59,320
argument it supplies or reduce the man's to strategically use water during supply

1408
02:16:59,320 --> 02:16:59,820
shortages.

1409
02:17:03,080 --> 02:17:07,520
And next slide, please. And with that, we have demand management

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02:17:07,520 --> 02:17:11,360
measures, I'm going to see the water source potentially plan. It is it's important

1411
02:17:11,360 --> 02:17:16,620
to note that city collaborates with Motoc to implement these programs and improve water

1412
02:17:16,620 --> 02:17:21,440
use of efficiency as much as possible using various rebates and assistant programs.

1413
02:17:21,440 --> 02:17:31,640
So, some examples are listed on the left, so, and some examples that Motoc uses, district

1414
02:17:31,640 --> 02:17:32,780
wide, or on the right.

1415
02:17:33,360 --> 02:17:38,820
So, there's a lot of collaboration going between the two, and as shown on the previous slide,

1416
02:17:38,960 --> 02:17:52,710
this has contributed to that county-wide reduction in overall demand through what use of

1417
02:17:52,710 --> 02:17:58,150
open it up for any questions. Thank you. Thank you, Kathy. So yeah, if there's any questions

1418
02:17:58,150 --> 02:18:01,310
we're both here to answer. If not,

1419
02:18:03,530 --> 02:18:05,690
the final action is just staff, I'm a new city council

1420
02:18:05,690 --> 02:18:11,410
approval alternative number one, which is to conduct this public hearing and adopt the 2025

1421
02:18:11,410 --> 02:18:16,230
urban water management plan and water shortage contingency plan. All right, Mark, hold that

1422
02:18:16,230 --> 02:18:17,730
thought. Let me open the public hearing.

1423
02:18:20,300 --> 02:18:22,880
Are there any requests to speak? I have no requests

1424
02:18:22,880 --> 02:18:26,340
to speak. Yeah, go ahead and close the public hearing.

1425
02:18:28,470 --> 02:18:29,590
Any questions from Council?

1426
02:18:30,310 --> 02:18:30,530
Council.

1427
02:18:30,930 --> 02:18:37,730
It just one. You said on the slide that we're importing X amount of water, I think

1428
02:18:37,730 --> 02:18:43,610
it said 10% or 15%. I thought that we were at a point where we were getting a 100% of

1429
02:18:43,610 --> 02:18:46,370
our water as well water. When did that switch?

1430
02:18:46,910 --> 02:18:51,560
So it's long term projections. Currently right now we're 100% ground water. I don't know what's

1431
02:18:51,560 --> 02:18:55,880
operating in 2030. I don't know what's happening in 2050, so I'm projecting out, I'm projecting

1432
02:18:55,880 --> 02:18:59,760
that we would be taking import water in those future years. Currently, I want to take

1433
02:18:59,760 --> 02:19:04,720
as much groundwater second take. Okay, because I tell, as much as there are 100% groundwater

1434
02:19:04,720 --> 02:19:08,280
and I thought I was a liar, so you want to make sure I'm not going to continue as long as

1435
02:19:08,280 --> 02:19:12,460
they let me take it, I'm going to take it. I think it's wonderful. It's one of the reasons our water

1436
02:19:12,860 --> 02:19:19,420
costs are so low. Exactly. We use well water, so that's fantastic. Thank you. I only question

1437
02:19:19,420 --> 02:19:20,240
Thank you.

1438
02:19:20,600 --> 02:19:22,200
Any other questions from Council?

1439
02:19:27,130 --> 02:19:27,430
Okay.

1440
02:19:27,850 --> 02:19:29,650
Hearing none, I'll call for motion on the item.

1441
02:19:30,290 --> 02:19:31,090
Item number 11.

1442
02:19:31,390 --> 02:19:32,250
I'll move the item.

1443
02:19:32,850 --> 02:19:33,110
Second.

1444
02:19:36,570 --> 02:19:37,410
I'll move approval.

1445
02:19:38,810 --> 02:19:42,450
Item was first by Council Member Constantine II.

1446
02:19:42,830 --> 02:19:44,590
By Council Member Vice Mayor Harper.

1447
02:19:45,110 --> 02:19:46,710
All those in favor say aye.

1448
02:19:46,930 --> 02:19:47,030
Aye.

1449
02:19:47,630 --> 02:19:48,410
All those opposed.

1450
02:19:49,410 --> 02:19:51,150
Item number 11 passes five zero.

1451
02:19:51,650 --> 02:19:51,790
Great.

1452
02:19:51,870 --> 02:19:52,350
Thanks a lot.

1453
02:19:52,530 --> 02:19:53,790
Thank you.

1454
02:19:53,790 --> 02:19:59,990
Administrative items item 12, introduction and first reading of an ordinance authorizing the use of safe and safe.

1455
02:20:00,000 --> 02:20:07,040
Fireworks in the Recreation Center at Malsquare Park on July 4, 2026, introduction and first reading of

1456
02:20:07,040 --> 02:20:14,360
an ordinance authorizing these of safe and sane fireworks on residential streets on July 4, 2026, sorry,

1457
02:20:14,380 --> 02:20:18,920
a little over done in presentation by city attorney on burns.

1458
02:20:19,260 --> 02:20:23,200
Great. Thank you, Mr. Mayor and Council. This is a council initiated item staff was asked to come back

1459
02:20:23,200 --> 02:20:28,820
within ordinance or a procedure or some option to have fireworks on for the July.

1460
02:20:28,820 --> 02:20:32,260
So staff met and is come back with three options.

1461
02:20:32,540 --> 02:20:35,780
One is to allow fireworks if the recreation center.

1462
02:20:36,300 --> 02:20:39,420
The other is to allow fireworks only on residential streets.

1463
02:20:39,880 --> 02:20:42,780
The third option, of course, is to take no action and continue

1464
02:20:42,780 --> 02:20:45,120
the city's current citywide ban on fireworks.

1465
02:20:47,120 --> 02:20:49,460
The city generally prohibits fireworks in all areas of the city.

1466
02:20:50,360 --> 02:20:55,060
Of the two options it would allow fireworks for a limited period on July

1467
02:20:55,060 --> 02:20:58,560
for 2026, the two options share a number of similarities.

1468
02:20:59,280 --> 02:21:02,820
One is fireworks are only allowed on the 4th of July from noon to 10.

1469
02:21:03,440 --> 02:21:07,140
Only safe and same fireworks, there would be no dangerous or illegal fireworks.

1470
02:21:07,660 --> 02:21:12,020
No fireworks in any location other than the prescribed areas, and there is a provision

1471
02:21:12,020 --> 02:21:16,240
that the fire chief can suspend or prohibit fireworks in the event that there is wind,

1472
02:21:16,420 --> 02:21:18,160
whether or anything else it creates a hazard.

1473
02:21:19,480 --> 02:21:22,720
Other similarities are both allowed to sail the fireworks in the city.

1474
02:21:22,720 --> 02:21:29,070
Sales would be limited to safe and safe fireworks sales would start on June 26 at noon

1475
02:21:29,640 --> 02:21:33,320
I'm sorry and go and tell noon on July 4th because that is when

1476
02:21:33,320 --> 02:21:38,600
Persons would be able to start lighting off fireworks as an important point if council desires sale of fireworks

1477
02:21:38,600 --> 02:21:47,270
We must adjorn to an earlier regular meeting honor before May 27 so that 30 days can run before June 26 of the ordinance takes effect

1478
02:21:48,630 --> 02:21:55,150
There would be a requirement for a fountain valley firework seller's permit, only 10 such permits are proposed to be granted.

1479
02:21:55,510 --> 02:22:03,430
There would be granted to 501c3 charitable organizations with a place of business in the city and assuming that we receive more than 10 applications.

1480
02:22:03,850 --> 02:22:06,690
Recipients would be chosen by lottery, again, these are all suggestions.

1481
02:22:07,490 --> 02:22:10,790
The difference between the two is the location that fireworks should be permitted.

1482
02:22:12,050 --> 02:22:16,530
The initial thought was the recreation center, the initial suggestion, in meeting with staff.

1483
02:22:16,770 --> 02:22:19,750
There were some concerns that that would appear as a city's sponsored event.

1484
02:22:20,070 --> 02:22:24,750
And as I'll discuss in a minute, there are some liability and operational issues associated with that.

1485
02:22:24,970 --> 02:22:28,770
Another option would be to simply lift the ban on fireworks and residential streets.

1486
02:22:29,230 --> 02:22:33,010
At that point, fireworks should simply be private activity on 4th July.

1487
02:22:34,110 --> 02:22:39,610
I did speak to a number of departments and their their comments or summarized risk management

1488
02:22:39,610 --> 02:22:43,850
had concern for fireworks in the recreation center because there would be no way to enforce

1489
02:22:43,850 --> 02:22:48,570
the age restriction if there were injury to property damage that could trigger liability

1490
02:22:48,570 --> 02:22:52,110
because people would view this as a city's sponsored event.

1491
02:22:52,530 --> 02:22:56,170
We would not have a contract with indemnification as we typically do with O Intertainment

1492
02:22:56,170 --> 02:22:58,190
or whoever else holds firewood shows.

1493
02:22:58,770 --> 02:23:00,990
There would be difficulty identifying the responsible party.

1494
02:23:00,990 --> 02:23:06,010
Somebody got injured at the Rec Center, and CalJPIA has informed that they will not provide coverage.

1495
02:23:07,870 --> 02:23:13,710
Fire hat concerns about injuries, illegal fireworks, call volumes, and also disposal of fireworks,

1496
02:23:14,250 --> 02:23:17,530
well, it is permitted in trash cans because it is not hazardous waste.

1497
02:23:17,970 --> 02:23:24,410
There was concern that dumping used fireworks into the dumpsters without having garden hose or five gallon bucket

1498
02:23:24,410 --> 02:23:26,450
would create some hazards.

1499
02:23:27,190 --> 02:23:32,390
speaking to fire about fiscal impacts, it would require one standby ambulance, one standby

1500
02:23:32,390 --> 02:23:39,210
engine company and one standby chief officer for a number of hours, their total estimated

1501
02:23:39,210 --> 02:23:49,750
cost would be $6,516. Police had the similar public safety challenges, drug use,

1502
02:23:55,030 --> 02:23:55,030
potential

1503
02:23:55,030 --> 02:24:01,970
the charge was estimated to be $5,624 for an event at the park.

1504
02:24:04,360 --> 02:24:09,520
Community services, if an event was also allowed at the Rec Center would require one full

1505
02:24:09,520 --> 02:24:14,320
time equivalent to part-time equivalents, and it would be throughout the day.

1506
02:24:16,620 --> 02:24:20,460
Public Works has informed that regarding clean up a quick city wide street sweep, that's

1507
02:24:20,460 --> 02:24:26,060
if it was allowed in all streets, residential streets, would be approximately $5,000 if it

1508
02:24:26,060 --> 02:24:30,400
in the sports park only, clean up would be about $4,000, and of course we'd have to have

1509
02:24:30,400 --> 02:24:34,500
signal timing and other public works needed facilities that would be about $1,500.

1510
02:24:36,700 --> 02:24:38,760
So again there are three alternatives proposed for council.

1511
02:24:39,040 --> 02:24:43,300
Alternative one is to allow fireworks in the recreation center on the Fourth of July.

1512
02:24:44,060 --> 02:24:48,660
Alternative two allow fireworks in residential streets on the Fourth of July and alternative

1513
02:24:48,660 --> 02:24:51,840
three take no action and continue the city's fireworks ban.

1514
02:24:51,840 --> 02:24:58,040
This is a Council initiated option staff has no recommendations and we are here for any questions.

1515
02:24:59,580 --> 02:24:59,940
Thank you.

1516
02:25:00,000 --> 02:25:06,180
Are there any requests to speak? We have three requests to speak. First up is Ann Bettinger.

1517
02:25:15,700 --> 02:25:15,700
Welcome.

1518
02:25:16,500 --> 02:25:21,860
Good evening, Mayor and city council. My name is Ann Bettinger, and I have resided in the same house.

1519
02:25:22,060 --> 02:25:28,820
I'm found reality for 50 years. Mr. Mayor tonight, you stated you wanted what's best for the city.

1520
02:25:28,820 --> 02:25:35,920
Um, originally, and my statement had to do with it being held at Maile Square Park.

1521
02:25:36,700 --> 02:25:41,900
And somewhere in the, I don't know how long it's been, not very long, that has now changed.

1522
02:25:42,700 --> 02:25:49,840
So I will address this to the city sports areas that this was discussed tonight.

1523
02:25:51,560 --> 02:25:52,720
I think it's wrong.

1524
02:25:52,720 --> 02:26:12,200
I think it sets the precedent, I think that by doing setting a precedent like that, you will have no excuse to come back to anyone else who wants to have the fireworks at the Sports Center for whatever reason and I'll point out one and that would be the tech festival.

1525
02:26:13,240 --> 02:26:21,600
Fireworks are toxic, there is a do that cannot be mitigated or cleaned up by employees or volunteers,

1526
02:26:23,480 --> 02:26:29,140
sinks down into the groundwater eventually through rain, and becomes toxic to our groundwater.

1527
02:26:29,740 --> 02:26:32,880
And you can call the water board about that. That's a proven fact.

1528
02:26:37,960 --> 02:26:45,300
They're dangerous, obviously, and if you have individuals with no supervision of who's standing next to who,

1529
02:26:45,300 --> 02:26:47,920
and who's drinking, even though it's not legal to drink,

1530
02:26:48,480 --> 02:26:49,460
they're going to do it anyway.

1531
02:26:49,740 --> 02:26:50,760
They're going to do their drugs.

1532
02:26:51,060 --> 02:26:52,980
And you're going to have people there that

1533
02:26:52,980 --> 02:26:55,940
have different temperaments next to each other,

1534
02:26:55,940 --> 02:26:58,000
which will cause a lot of problems.

1535
02:26:58,700 --> 02:27:01,140
I think it's too high of a risk for the city

1536
02:27:01,140 --> 02:27:02,480
as far as liability goes.

1537
02:27:02,560 --> 02:27:04,980
And I really don't want to be part and parcel

1538
02:27:05,560 --> 02:27:09,820
of the taxpayers that are paying money out

1539
02:27:09,820 --> 02:27:13,000
on personal liability lawsuits against the city.

1540
02:27:13,000 --> 02:27:15,580
I think it's too great to risk for that.

1541
02:27:16,480 --> 02:27:20,200
I think the amount for putting this on and clean up

1542
02:27:20,620 --> 02:27:24,440
is more than we need to be spending on something like this.

1543
02:27:25,300 --> 02:27:27,640
I mean, my guess was $18,000.

1544
02:27:28,260 --> 02:27:29,960
Okay, I didn't know what you came up with there.

1545
02:27:30,160 --> 02:27:32,220
So let's round it up to $20,000.

1546
02:27:32,260 --> 02:27:34,180
Can't we spend that on something better

1547
02:27:34,180 --> 02:27:37,120
than putting on and cleaning at fireworks?

1548
02:27:38,000 --> 02:27:42,440
I'm all for celebrating the 4th of July for the 250th anniversary

1549
02:27:42,440 --> 02:27:49,280
of our country believe me, and if that means that we allow it within the city confines out in

1550
02:27:49,280 --> 02:27:55,720
our streets so be it. I've lived here long enough when that was legal. Okay, we did it,

1551
02:27:55,720 --> 02:28:00,820
and we did it safely, but times have changed, and not everybody does it safely. Not everybody

1552
02:28:00,820 --> 02:28:05,280
is going to stand on with their hand on a Bible and say, I will use safe and same fireworks

1553
02:28:05,280 --> 02:28:09,500
in my street. It doesn't happen. They're setting off rockets and who knows what all else,

1554
02:28:09,500 --> 02:28:12,280
and they're coming up for Mexico and how to stay with this stuff.

1555
02:28:12,980 --> 02:28:15,140
So we have no control over that.

1556
02:28:15,560 --> 02:28:17,840
The police have very little control over that.

1557
02:28:17,840 --> 02:28:20,440
The fire department has even less control over that.

1558
02:28:20,500 --> 02:28:21,880
And your time is up.

1559
02:28:22,000 --> 02:28:22,840
Thank you very much.

1560
02:28:23,140 --> 02:28:23,740
Thank you for listening.

1561
02:28:24,120 --> 02:28:24,540
Thank you.

1562
02:28:24,700 --> 02:28:25,540
Katie Wright.

1563
02:28:31,870 --> 02:28:32,030
Welcome.

1564
02:28:33,390 --> 02:28:34,590
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

1565
02:28:37,340 --> 02:28:39,980
The first question that came to my mind.

1566
02:28:40,320 --> 02:28:41,360
My husband's mind.

1567
02:28:41,580 --> 02:28:43,160
And three of my friends mind.

1568
02:28:43,340 --> 02:28:45,040
When I told him about this.

1569
02:28:45,940 --> 02:28:47,900
What drugs is he on?

1570
02:28:49,460 --> 02:28:51,100
I seriously have a question.

1571
02:28:51,580 --> 02:28:56,520
If the citizens suspects that one of the city council members has been taking illicit drugs,

1572
02:28:57,040 --> 02:28:58,280
what recourse do I have?

1573
02:28:58,540 --> 02:28:59,980
Can I ask the chief?

1574
02:29:00,560 --> 02:29:01,880
Can you please test?

1575
02:29:02,220 --> 02:29:03,360
Can we read a policy?

1576
02:29:03,560 --> 02:29:04,500
Where before every meeting?

1577
02:29:04,760 --> 02:29:05,360
Randomly.

1578
02:29:05,620 --> 02:29:07,720
One of you gets tested every meeting.

1579
02:29:08,100 --> 02:29:10,680
Because this is insanity on a stick.

1580
02:29:12,280 --> 02:29:15,640
When I was 16, I met my cousin, Dane, for the first time.

1581
02:29:15,880 --> 02:29:16,680
He had one eye.

1582
02:29:16,860 --> 02:29:17,620
He had an eye patch.

1583
02:29:17,820 --> 02:29:20,100
He had been at the beach in Santa Monica.

1584
02:29:20,740 --> 02:29:21,600
Mining his own business.

1585
02:29:21,640 --> 02:29:22,080
And some were taken.

1586
02:29:22,200 --> 02:29:23,020
I was 16.

1587
02:29:24,020 --> 02:29:25,440
We're talking 50 years ago.

1588
02:29:25,620 --> 02:29:28,260
Back when pot was illegal for one thing.

1589
02:29:28,500 --> 02:29:29,300
Now it's legal.

1590
02:29:29,620 --> 02:29:31,300
There's a lot of manner of bad behavior.

1591
02:29:31,420 --> 02:29:33,080
Parents not paying attention to their kids.

1592
02:29:33,100 --> 02:29:34,920
Look at the e-bike crisis we have.

1593
02:29:35,180 --> 02:29:36,360
From unintended parents.

1594
02:29:36,740 --> 02:29:40,060
Don't even pretend parents are going to be supervising their kids here.

1595
02:29:40,060 --> 02:29:47,460
get over it. He was at the beach and someone blew off a rock bottle rocket and it landed

1596
02:29:47,460 --> 02:29:54,520
right in his eye socket. So he's got PTSD and one eye for life because one careless

1597
02:29:54,520 --> 02:29:59,680
person in a public venue decided, oh a bottle rocket would be fun. Yeah.

1598
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:10,600
How fun is that? Frankly, it's obvious how this evening came up. Someone who's been sitting here on the city council for over six years, very quiet,

1599
02:30:29,960 --> 02:30:29,980
very

1600
02:30:29,980 --> 02:30:37,580
in 50th anniversary. I challenged him to recite any patriotic poem that we used to recite on

1601
02:30:37,580 --> 02:30:45,430
Flag Day when I was a kid. Every kid in my, in my cohort in my age group could recite it.

1602
02:30:46,730 --> 02:30:51,730
On Flander's Fields of Poppy's Grow, this is my children and you shall hear the midnight ride of

1603
02:30:51,730 --> 02:30:59,310
Power Veer. I came up here and did, Arbor Fritchie. Let's go ahead and pretend someone is a great patriot

1604
02:30:59,310 --> 02:31:04,790
with the election coming up, and sure it's not his year to be reelected, but he's got buddies

1605
02:31:04,790 --> 02:31:08,910
that he's trying to get realist in there. He's trying to be a man of people. They not.

1606
02:31:10,070 --> 02:31:12,710
Unless addressed to the entire body.

1607
02:31:14,150 --> 02:31:17,190
Okay, I think she's going to the who completed her comment, so.

1608
02:31:17,350 --> 02:31:17,930
Lest in truth.

1609
02:31:42,940 --> 02:31:46,320
I don't know if you noticed, but the fellow formidable control was

1610
02:31:47,340 --> 02:31:50,540
second. I don't want to pick it up. He was sick as a dog possibly.

1611
02:31:51,220 --> 02:31:57,680
Anyway, I'm here to talk about fireworks, I guess the first thing I want to say are

1612
02:31:57,680 --> 02:32:04,020
idiots and teenagers, or adults I should say adults and teenagers are idiots, but it comes

1613
02:32:04,020 --> 02:32:11,380
to fireworks, and unfortunately children are victims, so my comments tonight are comments

1614
02:32:11,380 --> 02:32:13,860
tonight are really for the children.

1615
02:32:13,860 --> 02:32:34,020
How hot to fireworks burn? Well, the short answer is really, really hot. Some fireworks can reach temperatures of up to 1200 to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. Up to 3000 degrees Fahrenheit for certain sparkle or tips.

1616
02:32:34,900 --> 02:32:54,700
And just to put that in perspective, let's go to 2000, glass melts at 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit, wood burns, at 575 degrees Fahrenheit, and most kitchen ovens, they top out at 500 degrees Fahrenheit.

1617
02:32:54,700 --> 02:33:02,580
So we're dealing with, even if it's safe and sane, we're dealing with something that can get to be 2,000 degrees.

1618
02:33:04,160 --> 02:33:10,340
Because they look playful, people often assume that fireworks are harmless, especially items like sparklers.

1619
02:33:10,900 --> 02:33:17,820
But sparklers alone account for roughly 25% of all firework related injuries a month, mostly children.

1620
02:33:17,820 --> 02:33:26,660
That's because they burn at 2,000 degrees, hot enough to melt gold and severely burn skin in seconds.

1621
02:33:28,100 --> 02:33:33,700
I'm a little sensitive about this, my mother, how worked for a while at the UCI Burn Center.

1622
02:33:34,400 --> 02:33:41,520
She took care of the little Rothenberg boy if you remember when his father left him in a hotel room and he was burned severely.

1623
02:33:41,520 --> 02:33:49,160
My mother took care of him, and she used to talk about the smells, the pain, everything that he went through.

1624
02:33:49,400 --> 02:33:50,080
He was a victim.

1625
02:33:51,420 --> 02:33:54,420
If you have children that get burned, did you get burned yourself?

1626
02:33:55,120 --> 02:33:56,960
Go to UCIHealth.org.

1627
02:33:57,780 --> 02:33:59,020
They're an incredible organization.

1628
02:33:59,380 --> 02:34:00,160
They're in orange.

1629
02:34:00,640 --> 02:34:05,140
Their address is 101, the city drive, south building one in orange.

1630
02:34:05,320 --> 02:34:10,040
Their phone number is 888-622-2876.

1631
02:34:10,760 --> 02:34:15,240
And I'm running out of time, but one last thing is there was an article, and turn it

1632
02:34:15,240 --> 02:34:22,100
we have attorneys for everything, there's a fellow named Alan AHD-0T, who has a website

1633
02:34:22,100 --> 02:34:27,340
says, understand liability in neglected, firework handling cases.

1634
02:34:28,060 --> 02:34:34,720
Boy, if you read that for the liability for the city, or as an individual property owner

1635
02:34:34,720 --> 02:34:40,460
is an individual. It's very sobering and it's going to cost you a ton of money. By the way,

1636
02:34:40,580 --> 02:34:47,980
one last thing, the kids that we're here from Monroe, it's very sobering because I was one of the first

1637
02:34:47,980 --> 02:34:58,860
year kids at Monroe in 1964. So let's see, seeing these kids from Monroe, I was 62 years ago for

1638
02:34:58,860 --> 02:34:59,220
me.

1639
02:35:00,000 --> 02:35:04,620
Thank you. I've been here a while. No further requests to speak.

1640
02:35:07,940 --> 02:35:11,660
Okay, so I will open it up for questions and comments from Council.

1641
02:35:13,600 --> 02:35:15,180
It's a bit of a relief.

1642
02:35:15,580 --> 02:35:15,940
Thank you, Mayor.

1643
02:35:17,540 --> 02:35:22,300
Thank you, Mayor. First of all, I want to address a few things. I think there's a little bit of misunderstanding.

1644
02:35:23,040 --> 02:35:25,280
What is allowed and what is not allowed.

1645
02:35:25,280 --> 02:35:34,180
So according to the state of Sacramento there's three tiers type of firework that is allowed and what is not allowed.

1646
02:35:34,840 --> 02:35:38,520
What we are presenting here is safe and sound.

1647
02:35:38,820 --> 02:35:41,160
That's what the state allow as well.

1648
02:35:41,480 --> 02:35:43,580
And what does that mean safe and sound?

1649
02:35:43,640 --> 02:35:53,520
That means firework that a fountain, small sparkler and spinner.

1650
02:35:54,200 --> 02:36:05,060
What is not allowed is to, what's some of the speaker spoke, rocket, motor, firecracker, and serial shell.

1651
02:36:05,320 --> 02:36:09,900
Those is not allowed, and that's not what we put, that's not what we're talking about here.

1652
02:36:10,360 --> 02:36:12,200
We're talking about safe and sound.

1653
02:36:14,920 --> 02:36:20,520
The holidays, the two or three, which is allowed by the state, which is,

1654
02:36:21,380 --> 02:36:27,740
the big rocket that goes up and make a big sound wonderful, but that is only

1655
02:36:27,740 --> 02:36:37,060
allow under legal and state issue permit. Those are the one. Now the this year

1656
02:36:37,060 --> 02:36:46,160
is 250 years the birth of America. It is a lifetime opportunity to allow the

1657
02:36:46,160 --> 02:36:54,820
to have the opportunity and you know enjoy that moment with the family in the

1658
02:36:54,820 --> 02:37:01,360
safe manner with a safe and sound that is allowed by the state. Now and it

1659
02:37:01,360 --> 02:37:08,860
also gives the fundraiser, not part of a musician, an opportunity to sell those

1660
02:37:09,780 --> 02:37:15,460
those safe and sound products as right now they're still safe and safe and safe

1661
02:37:15,460 --> 02:37:19,260
safe and safe I'm sorry as right now there's this to buy it but where do they go?

1662
02:37:19,280 --> 02:37:25,520
they go to neighboring city what are the neighbors around us that allow Western

1663
02:37:25,520 --> 02:37:30,500
store allow gone and grew allow until in beach allow guess what they get a

1664
02:37:30,500 --> 02:37:36,320
portion of the sales tax because we don't have here there's because this one will

1665
02:37:36,320 --> 02:37:44,760
Allow this, there's a sales tax that the city can collect, AB 1403, which is a 7% tax.

1666
02:37:45,480 --> 02:37:48,160
That is could be used for enforcement.

1667
02:37:49,460 --> 02:37:50,680
I'm going to show you some of the data.

1668
02:37:52,380 --> 02:38:00,920
In the 13 years data, safe and sane cause near zero fire.

1669
02:38:00,920 --> 02:38:04,620
What's up there? If you don't believe, look it up.

1670
02:38:04,780 --> 02:38:08,020
City of Orange last year, allow it.

1671
02:38:08,300 --> 02:38:12,820
They result in 12% fewer call or emergency.

1672
02:38:13,960 --> 02:38:17,880
68% fewer call on July 4th.

1673
02:38:17,900 --> 02:38:22,780
And 12% more call on illegal by work.

1674
02:38:23,460 --> 02:38:26,200
The point I'm trying to say is, once you allow people,

1675
02:38:27,640 --> 02:38:31,240
There's a venue for people to go to and enjoy.

1676
02:38:34,060 --> 02:38:37,880
Another thing to think about is the insurance.

1677
02:38:39,100 --> 02:38:51,510
Because once we put a ban and there's a fire that's related to the fire,

1678
02:38:51,510 --> 02:38:56,910
product, five-crackered product, I want you to see if I may. The safe and sane part of it.

1679
02:38:56,910 --> 02:39:04,870
The insurance will have a less deniability on the claim. Why? Because the CD did not

1680
02:39:04,870 --> 02:39:13,170
ban. If we put it, that would be an argument. It's local law that ban. Therefore, we're not going to

1681
02:39:13,170 --> 02:39:15,370
cover you. Just think that for a minute.

1682
02:39:21,570 --> 02:39:22,690
That's all about for now. Okay.

1683
02:39:25,040 --> 02:39:26,540
Other council comments?

1684
02:39:26,540 --> 02:39:31,120
questions vice member. Yeah, I'll chime in.

1685
02:39:33,510 --> 02:39:36,890
I guess my thinking on this, I, you know, initially

1686
02:39:36,890 --> 02:39:47,130
I was when Councillor Bweed brought up the idea. I was a little, yeah, I wasn't really sure about it.

1687
02:39:47,150 --> 02:39:54,250
We've had firework band in fountain valley ever since I've lived here. And then when we're presented

1688
02:39:54,250 --> 02:39:59,990
with the options of having them at one central location or on residential streets.

1689
02:40:01,220 --> 02:40:21,140
I thought, well, you know, I mean when I was a kid we did, we had fireworks on the streets. I think, you know, I think it would be, and, you know, during the year, this fireworks issue comes up a lot in the public. There's a lot of people in the city that would like fireworks to be legal.

1690
02:40:21,140 --> 02:40:32,180
And so I think in honor of the 250th birthday, I would support having safe and sane on residential streets just for the one day.

1691
02:40:32,540 --> 02:40:40,140
We'll have it see how it goes and if it's a disaster, then we go back to no banning fireworks.

1692
02:40:40,140 --> 02:40:46,340
any fireworks, maybe we just, the next time is the 300th anniversary, but I, I would support

1693
02:40:47,940 --> 02:40:53,820
the ordinance on residential streets. I would not support the sale because I think we're too

1694
02:40:53,820 --> 02:41:02,600
late to do that at this point, so I think we just let it go for July 4th and let people

1695
02:41:02,600 --> 02:41:09,100
You know, enjoy themselves and celebrate the 250th anniversary in Fountain Valley.

1696
02:41:09,420 --> 02:41:10,060
Thank you.

1697
02:41:10,100 --> 02:41:10,800
Thank you.

1698
02:41:11,080 --> 02:41:12,040
Council Member Grendis.

1699
02:41:13,100 --> 02:41:13,420
Yeah.

1700
02:41:13,880 --> 02:41:19,360
So, not a good idea, I don't think we should have that in the city at this time.

1701
02:41:19,940 --> 02:41:25,720
The biggest issue that I have is once again, a major issue, no planning.

1702
02:41:26,600 --> 02:41:27,960
No planning at all.

1703
02:41:28,320 --> 02:41:29,160
It was brought up.

1704
02:41:29,160 --> 02:41:35,520
We've got 45 days till July 4th, you know, part of the thing here is we're going to

1705
02:41:35,520 --> 02:41:37,980
allow non-profits to sell it.

1706
02:41:39,800 --> 02:41:43,880
I can't even imagine how we would have enough time and enough volunteers.

1707
02:41:45,180 --> 02:41:52,560
I think the cost is way low of what it's going to cost us.

1708
02:41:52,560 --> 02:42:04,220
I think, if we talk to city staff in terms of fire and police and insurance, there's no way they would say this is a good idea,

1709
02:42:06,340 --> 02:42:14,480
but I'm not, I have to admit, just because I'm against it, if the majority of the people are in favor of it, then we have to do what the people want.

1710
02:42:14,480 --> 02:42:16,240
But we don't know.

1711
02:42:17,160 --> 02:42:18,740
We have literally no idea.

1712
02:42:19,540 --> 02:42:21,560
Most of the comments that I've seen have been negative.

1713
02:42:22,020 --> 02:42:24,240
It's in a couple of positive, but a majority negative.

1714
02:42:24,900 --> 02:42:27,980
We have the survey that's coming out at the end of the year

1715
02:42:27,980 --> 02:42:30,380
are in the next couple of months.

1716
02:42:31,120 --> 02:42:33,640
If we want to find out what the people want,

1717
02:42:33,900 --> 02:42:37,040
put it on the survey, that could be a simple question.

1718
02:42:37,180 --> 02:42:39,640
Would you allow one fireworks in our city?

1719
02:42:40,860 --> 02:42:42,320
I think the answer is going to be no.

1720
02:42:43,180 --> 02:42:56,040
And I've been here 46 years now, and I remember one that was fireworks in the city, is way different now than what it was back then.

1721
02:42:57,140 --> 02:43:02,780
But the biggest issue I have is that it will conceive planned once again.

1722
02:43:03,000 --> 02:43:11,200
You don't come up 45 days before the date and have this major of an issue with zero input from the public.

1723
02:43:11,200 --> 02:43:17,640
We had three people speak. They were all against it. That's not statistically valid. We don't know.

1724
02:43:18,360 --> 02:43:26,020
You know, we just don't know if and again, we receive letters. They were all negative, but that's again, not statistically valid.

1725
02:43:27,380 --> 02:43:32,360
But there's not an outpouring of the residents coming here and saying we want fireworks.

1726
02:43:33,860 --> 02:43:35,200
It's quite can't we?

1727
02:43:36,340 --> 02:43:37,940
You know, just

1728
02:43:38,900 --> 02:43:44,520
Council members who we think it's a good idea because it's a 250 you know what if we

1729
02:43:44,520 --> 02:43:50,720
wanted to do it we should have been talking about this nine months ago and then we

1730
02:43:50,720 --> 02:43:56,080
could have found out is the public wanted or doesn't do they not want it so you

1731
02:43:56,080 --> 02:44:02,080
know at this point I'll be voting no okay thank you Council woman Constantine

1732
02:44:04,000 --> 02:44:08,920
Yeah, so I want to say quite a few things.

1733
02:44:09,220 --> 02:44:12,660
I mean, it's going to be, it is our nation's 250th birthday.

1734
02:44:13,560 --> 02:44:15,360
I'm 60 years old.

1735
02:44:16,040 --> 02:44:17,540
I celebrate 4th July.

1736
02:44:17,640 --> 02:44:19,920
I've never lit a firework in my life.

1737
02:44:20,440 --> 02:44:21,380
I can't even imagine.

1738
02:44:23,780 --> 02:44:27,420
If we can't celebrate 4th July in other ways,

1739
02:44:28,220 --> 02:44:29,920
I don't even know how to finish the sentence.

1740
02:44:29,920 --> 02:44:30,920
It's insane.

1741
02:44:32,280 --> 02:44:33,480
It makes no sense.

1742
02:44:34,480 --> 02:44:41,200
I did put this out on social media from the get-go, and initially the idea was for technically

1743
02:44:41,200 --> 02:44:45,800
speaking our portion of Myoscript Park, but then City Manager Maggie did get clarification

1744
02:44:45,800 --> 02:44:47,160
from Council Member Bowie.

1745
02:44:47,380 --> 02:44:51,860
I want to say he is that something about the effect like will the entire park be in case

1746
02:44:52,400 --> 02:44:52,880
people?

1747
02:44:53,120 --> 02:44:54,340
I mean, Myoscript Park is huge.

1748
02:44:54,460 --> 02:44:55,500
So I got that.

1749
02:44:55,500 --> 02:44:59,940
And then I was thinking of all the liability there, and the vital spirit of those.

1750
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:07,660
Well, the way of life that we have, at last, where park, squirrels, raccoons, rabbits, birds, bees, lizards, and so

1751
02:45:07,660 --> 02:45:15,780
much more. You know, not to mention everybody's pets, their cats, dogs, and hamsters, other, you know,

1752
02:45:17,240 --> 02:45:24,700
pets people have at home. I mean, it's just such a disruption. So back to social media, put it on social media

1753
02:45:24,700 --> 02:45:29,440
and said we were going to be talking about this today. I encourage people to come to the meeting. I have to tell you,

1754
02:45:29,440 --> 02:45:35,460
I don't have numbers, but I can tell you, and still up on Facebook, the majority of people were

1755
02:45:35,460 --> 02:45:36,900
not happy about this at all.

1756
02:45:36,980 --> 02:45:38,980
They were very, very concerned about the dangers.

1757
02:45:39,540 --> 02:45:47,340
And the other thing is, too, we had this ban in reality, we know, formed the July comes

1758
02:45:47,340 --> 02:45:53,160
around, and I showed you, for a few years, I did go to some friends home in Santa Ana, and

1759
02:45:53,160 --> 02:45:58,200
I'm like, oh, over there was a war, so you couldn't even see or breathe at a certain point.

1760
02:45:58,200 --> 02:46:02,100
New South Coast Plaza, so I would try to leave, you know, before I got bad.

1761
02:46:02,980 --> 02:46:08,220
But the last three years I've been here, each year it's getting so much worse in fat and

1762
02:46:08,220 --> 02:46:13,860
value with all these fireworks, and all of the kinds are going up, safe, sane, rockets,

1763
02:46:14,160 --> 02:46:19,100
mortars, you name it, and it's just, it's jarring, and so there's that.

1764
02:46:19,360 --> 02:46:26,740
The other thing is, too, we have a band in the city, we have a policy, we have an ordinance,

1765
02:46:26,740 --> 02:46:35,860
So, it doesn't make any sense to me to, because it's our nation's 250th birthday, to go ahead and make that okay for the day.

1766
02:46:36,180 --> 02:46:38,660
You can never get these people back again.

1767
02:46:38,920 --> 02:46:40,140
Oh, I thought it was permanent.

1768
02:46:40,680 --> 02:46:42,340
You're going to have so many variations.

1769
02:46:42,860 --> 02:46:44,500
You're never going to get the people back.

1770
02:46:44,600 --> 02:46:45,960
And I'm going to give you one example.

1771
02:46:46,720 --> 02:46:47,460
Straight sweeping.

1772
02:46:47,920 --> 02:46:52,700
When we had COVID, our former city manager, Rob Houston, asked us all individually.

1773
02:46:52,700 --> 02:47:00,240
like if we wanted to relax our citation system simply because more people would be home

1774
02:47:00,240 --> 02:47:00,700
part.

1775
02:47:02,320 --> 02:47:07,940
I'm not a dying heart on, you know, ticketing people and that sort of thing.

1776
02:47:08,540 --> 02:47:09,360
I did get it.

1777
02:47:09,400 --> 02:47:12,040
I said, Rob, we have fines to post it.

1778
02:47:12,300 --> 02:47:16,360
You put that out for the goodwill of the people, I get it for people at home.

1779
02:47:16,920 --> 02:47:18,900
We still need to have clean storm drains.

1780
02:47:18,900 --> 02:47:20,980
How are we going to get these people back?

1781
02:47:21,000 --> 02:47:23,120
This is only a temporary situation.

1782
02:47:23,540 --> 02:47:26,700
To this day, we still have a situation.

1783
02:47:27,200 --> 02:47:29,240
So hopefully we can get that back on track.

1784
02:47:29,400 --> 02:47:31,380
Because here we are six years later.

1785
02:47:32,140 --> 02:47:33,000
So anyway, there's that.

1786
02:47:33,020 --> 02:47:38,940
So I'm just telling you, please consider the fact that the word that goes out,

1787
02:47:38,960 --> 02:47:41,500
whether it's a temporary word in this case,

1788
02:47:41,700 --> 02:47:43,460
you're now going to get the people back.

1789
02:47:43,880 --> 02:47:45,580
And then at some point, you're going to be like,

1790
02:47:45,580 --> 02:47:53,660
why did we even, you know, what, what was that about? So there's that. There's no way to

1791
02:47:53,660 --> 02:47:59,660
to effectively allow this. I really do not support it at all for not only my

1792
02:47:59,660 --> 02:48:08,300
square part, tremendous liability for the residential areas. It's just, it's just completely

1793
02:48:08,300 --> 02:48:14,080
inappropriate. And honestly goodness, if we cannot celebrate without fireworks like I said

1794
02:48:14,080 --> 02:48:17,520
I'm 60 years old, I've never lived a firework in my life.

1795
02:48:17,900 --> 02:48:21,280
I've gone to some shows, you know, a Disney land

1796
02:48:21,280 --> 02:48:22,900
and various other places.

1797
02:48:24,300 --> 02:48:27,440
And that's fine, you know, socializing with friends,

1798
02:48:28,020 --> 02:48:31,680
just do whatever beyond mine, you know, anything.

1799
02:48:32,800 --> 02:48:35,440
It's celebrating our nation's 250.

1800
02:48:36,680 --> 02:48:42,400
Should not be hit dependent on fireworks usage.

1801
02:48:42,400 --> 02:48:43,820
I mean, to me, that's just,

1802
02:48:46,500 --> 02:48:47,520
that's not good.

1803
02:48:48,020 --> 02:48:52,420
And if it's coming out of that, it's, that's a little scary quite frankly.

1804
02:48:52,860 --> 02:48:56,780
So I think I've said everything here quite frankly, I'm against it.

1805
02:48:56,780 --> 02:49:00,960
I honestly like to see a city of them not this year though,

1806
02:49:00,960 --> 02:49:02,780
because, you know, it gets short in time.

1807
02:49:03,120 --> 02:49:05,560
Possibly next year, maybe towards the end of the meeting,

1808
02:49:05,640 --> 02:49:08,060
I'm going to stick just something that I brought up previously.

1809
02:49:08,880 --> 02:49:11,520
And, you know, we'll take it from there.

1810
02:49:12,180 --> 02:49:13,060
Thank you so much.

1811
02:49:13,760 --> 02:49:16,400
Okay, thank you.

1812
02:49:16,760 --> 02:49:17,360
Calth and Blue?

1813
02:49:17,820 --> 02:49:19,940
Yeah, just my clarifications.

1814
02:49:20,180 --> 02:49:22,060
At the time, when I say the Mausbury part,

1815
02:49:22,160 --> 02:49:23,340
I thought it was a good idea.

1816
02:49:24,600 --> 02:49:27,100
But once I spoke with see the manager,

1817
02:49:27,560 --> 02:49:29,680
and they say attorney referenced liability,

1818
02:49:29,840 --> 02:49:31,080
because there would be sponsoring.

1819
02:49:33,100 --> 02:49:36,640
So, my intake on the recreation center,

1820
02:49:37,100 --> 02:49:38,240
you know, it's not there.

1821
02:49:38,440 --> 02:49:41,080
But we do what the public

1822
02:49:41,080 --> 02:49:51,020
to have the freedom and the liberty to enjoy the Fourth of July. Whether we live this one day

1823
02:49:51,020 --> 02:49:56,560
better or not, people are going to do it anyway. Once they enjoy it, but this is what we're telling

1824
02:49:56,560 --> 02:49:59,940
them about. Do it, but you can only use it.

1825
02:50:00,000 --> 02:50:07,860
Use the safe and sane product as it is authorized by the state, which is the fountain, the small

1826
02:50:07,860 --> 02:50:16,280
sparkler, and the spinner. Those do not create noise. And it also address the issue with the insurance.

1827
02:50:16,960 --> 02:50:23,880
Should something happen? It's because we do not have a ban in the city. So that's my comment.

1828
02:50:25,700 --> 02:50:27,900
Yeah, I'd like to actually jump in real quick.

1829
02:50:28,660 --> 02:50:30,780
So let's maybe take this one at a time.

1830
02:50:30,940 --> 02:50:35,560
So on the first alternative, which is to allow in Mile Square Park,

1831
02:50:35,580 --> 02:50:39,080
it sounds like there isn't councils of where I certainly wouldn't support that.

1832
02:50:39,340 --> 02:50:41,500
So could we agree that that's off the table?

1833
02:50:42,300 --> 02:50:42,400
Okay.

1834
02:50:42,600 --> 02:50:42,880
Okay.

1835
02:50:43,740 --> 02:50:51,340
So now let's see if we can focus in on the relaxing of the ordinance

1836
02:50:51,340 --> 02:50:56,020
between 12 p.m. and 10 p.m. on July 4th, 2026.

1837
02:50:56,740 --> 02:50:59,700
It sounds like Vice Mayor Harper supports that.

1838
02:51:00,080 --> 02:51:02,180
Can we hear from other council members on that?

1839
02:51:04,860 --> 02:51:07,420
Yes, I'm in support of that.

1840
02:51:07,880 --> 02:51:12,100
You know, council member Billy, you can't have it both ways.

1841
02:51:12,280 --> 02:51:15,420
So you said that it's an insurance issue.

1842
02:51:15,640 --> 02:51:18,700
So if we ban it and somebody's house burns down,

1843
02:51:19,200 --> 02:51:20,740
they can't get the insurance.

1844
02:51:20,740 --> 02:51:24,260
But you also said, well, these things won't burn down in a house.

1845
02:51:25,760 --> 02:51:30,600
So you make it sound like it is, is the potential of burning down a house.

1846
02:51:31,120 --> 02:51:32,560
So that's the first thing.

1847
02:51:33,100 --> 02:51:39,720
And the second is, we've got summer fest in June, and we have a firework show.

1848
02:51:40,700 --> 02:51:43,000
You want to see a firework show in Fat Valley.

1849
02:51:43,160 --> 02:51:44,280
We do it twice a year.

1850
02:51:44,540 --> 02:51:48,840
We do it at summer fest, and we do it at the tree lighting in December.

1851
02:51:48,840 --> 02:51:54,340
By the way, it's about 20% of the cost of doing it on the 4th of July.

1852
02:51:56,540 --> 02:52:02,140
I would recommend if you want to see fireworks see it in a safe environment, go to the

1853
02:52:02,140 --> 02:52:07,480
peer and had to get in the beach, watch your fireworks show, go to your favorite place, go

1854
02:52:07,480 --> 02:52:08,400
to an iron stadium.

1855
02:52:08,640 --> 02:52:15,200
I think they have it there, go look anywhere, go on a bridge and just look out, it's everywhere.

1856
02:52:15,780 --> 02:52:17,820
Can I respond to that comment real quick?

1857
02:52:18,120 --> 02:52:24,020
We did get a request from Council to identify the different locations in the area of where there are firework show.

1858
02:52:24,360 --> 02:52:29,320
So the biggest and largest is with Huntington Beach at the pier on July 4th.

1859
02:52:29,340 --> 02:52:32,720
Costa Mesa and Los Alamedos do July 3rd.

1860
02:52:32,900 --> 02:52:35,740
Those are both great shows, ones at the OC fair round.

1861
02:52:36,080 --> 02:52:40,280
And then the other ones at the joint forces base in Los Alamedos.

1862
02:52:40,760 --> 02:52:44,380
Long Beach does it on July 4th at the Queen Mary.

1863
02:52:44,380 --> 02:52:46,720
So, the arsenal hard shows around us.

1864
02:52:47,060 --> 02:52:49,820
Yeah, and there's probably 25 others too.

1865
02:52:50,140 --> 02:52:51,040
Oh, so Disneyland.

1866
02:52:51,640 --> 02:52:51,820
Disneyland, yeah.

1867
02:52:51,900 --> 02:52:55,440
That's another thing, you know, you don't even have to go in Disneyland.

1868
02:52:55,520 --> 02:52:58,460
You can stand outside Disneyland and see that.

1869
02:52:59,900 --> 02:53:03,820
So, the bottom line, though, again, I'm not an expert on this.

1870
02:53:04,140 --> 02:53:07,280
I'm just saying that it's a half-baked idea

1871
02:53:07,280 --> 02:53:11,620
without any input from the citizens of whether we wanted or not,

1872
02:53:11,620 --> 02:53:15,510
And the only way we should have approved this is if we would have brought it back

1873
02:53:16,000 --> 02:53:23,440
Nine months ago, so we could have planned for it. There's no way to do the sales so we don't get the sales tax revenue that was mentioned

1874
02:53:25,080 --> 02:53:29,150
It's just not a well-thought out plan once again

1875
02:53:31,080 --> 02:53:37,800
Yes, maybe let me respond to the sales tax the sales tax. It's on my colleague collected through the bill. That's already been approved

1876
02:53:37,800 --> 02:53:46,060
It may be AB 1403 and that's every city that does allow not part of existence to sell.

1877
02:53:46,260 --> 02:53:49,080
If I crack the city, I'm likely to get 7%.

1878
02:53:49,080 --> 02:53:51,620
That's a view out there. It's nothing we do.

1879
02:53:52,300 --> 02:53:56,580
But we're not going to allow the sale and the city so we won't get any sales tax revenue.

1880
02:53:57,140 --> 02:54:04,720
Yeah, I'm not saying we should. I'm just saying that there's, if we do have anybody who sells, we do have that tax revenue.

1881
02:54:04,800 --> 02:54:06,960
If they don't, that's okay. It's not a must.

1882
02:54:06,960 --> 02:54:11,020
Basically, I'm saying that the door, there's an opportunity there.

1883
02:54:13,240 --> 02:54:14,320
Councilwoman Constantine?

1884
02:54:15,200 --> 02:54:23,580
Sure, so like we've heard, there's so many professional safe shows that we can go to.

1885
02:54:23,880 --> 02:54:26,460
I can see Disney Land fireworks from my home.

1886
02:54:27,140 --> 02:54:28,780
So many people can and it's true.

1887
02:54:29,180 --> 02:54:31,540
You go out on the Fourth of July, anywhere.

1888
02:54:31,760 --> 02:54:33,120
You can see them in the sky.

1889
02:54:33,320 --> 02:54:34,900
It really doesn't take much effort.

1890
02:54:35,220 --> 02:54:35,700
It's wonderful.

1891
02:54:36,240 --> 02:54:41,760
and I actually would like to see more police enforcement. I hear, you know, I forgot

1892
02:54:41,760 --> 02:54:46,700
which, well, I don't want to address any particular council member, but I don't want

1893
02:54:46,700 --> 02:54:51,580
to hear people are going to do it anyway. We have city ordinances. Why do we make

1894
02:54:51,580 --> 02:54:57,820
city ordinances? Is it because we have nothing to do? We make city ordinances for the

1895
02:54:57,820 --> 02:54:59,100
of our city.

1896
02:55:00,720 --> 02:55:15,100
So I don't understand why we close our eyes to people breaking the ordinance. I'm going to say, you know, lock them up, anything like that, stand in the fighting, the fines there was substantial.

1897
02:55:16,000 --> 02:55:25,220
And I'm not suggesting that, but what I'm saying, we have an ordinance. I want to even consider all people are going to do it anyway. That is not good.

1898
02:55:25,220 --> 02:55:29,420
I honestly want to see more police enforcement.

1899
02:55:30,640 --> 02:55:33,040
There are plenty of shows.

1900
02:55:33,860 --> 02:55:39,540
The peer and honey to beat Disneyland are the queen merit, various places.

1901
02:55:40,280 --> 02:55:45,280
We don't need this, and I'm telling you, please, fellow council members, please hear

1902
02:55:45,280 --> 02:55:52,520
me when I'm saying this, please, you want to allow a one day hall pass here.

1903
02:55:54,320 --> 02:55:56,840
You can't get the people back.

1904
02:55:57,260 --> 02:56:00,140
There's going to be so much confusion in the future.

1905
02:56:01,820 --> 02:56:02,520
It's not right.

1906
02:56:02,880 --> 02:56:06,000
We have the responsibility to

1907
02:56:08,780 --> 02:56:10,720
do what's best for this community.

1908
02:56:11,040 --> 02:56:13,780
This has nothing to do with any of us individually.

1909
02:56:14,460 --> 02:56:17,060
This is not for the development of the community.

1910
02:56:18,400 --> 02:56:21,460
I'm telling you, people can celebrate the 4th of July,

1911
02:56:23,680 --> 02:56:24,240
properly,

1912
02:56:26,300 --> 02:56:26,880
and that's all.

1913
02:56:27,020 --> 02:56:27,600
Thank you.

1914
02:56:27,600 --> 02:56:28,080
Thank you.

1915
02:56:28,080 --> 02:56:28,520
Say the clerk.

1916
02:56:28,820 --> 02:56:35,020
Can we move back a slide so we can see the alternatives just for a reference point?

1917
02:56:36,800 --> 02:56:39,360
So we have removed alternative number one.

1918
02:56:39,600 --> 02:56:46,050
We're focusing on alternative number two and back the council number.

1919
02:56:47,030 --> 02:56:47,430
Thank you, Mayor.

1920
02:56:48,710 --> 02:56:48,950
Chief?

1921
02:56:49,750 --> 02:56:50,730
Can you come up?

1922
02:56:51,070 --> 02:56:54,190
I know I didn't ask you this really about questions for you.

1923
02:56:54,410 --> 02:56:54,770
Please, Chief.

1924
02:56:54,850 --> 02:56:55,430
Yes, please, Chief.

1925
02:56:55,450 --> 02:56:55,730
I'm sorry.

1926
02:56:55,730 --> 02:56:56,770
the police chief.

1927
02:56:59,990 --> 02:57:05,850
If we keep the current ordinance which is a complete ban of all

1928
02:57:05,850 --> 02:57:19,130
firework and my feeling is people are going to celebrate and they are going to use

1929
02:57:19,130 --> 02:57:28,590
You know, safe and sane product or the firecrackers, which is illegal throughout the

1930
02:57:28,590 --> 02:57:37,250
state, you will have numerous call because a band says, it's not allowed. Would you have

1931
02:57:37,250 --> 02:57:50,030
enough personnel to go out and enforce that? No sir. So wouldn't it make sense to allow this

1932
02:57:50,030 --> 02:57:54,850
safe and sane because you will only respond to

1933
02:57:54,850 --> 02:58:01,090
to call at a critical and you will have enough personnel because the

1934
02:58:01,090 --> 02:58:02,230
band isn't in lift.

1935
02:58:06,340 --> 02:58:11,560
My experience is that when fireworks are allowed you

1936
02:58:11,560 --> 02:58:17,420
will have both the legal safe and sane fireworks but you will also have

1937
02:58:17,420 --> 02:58:23,340
mortar fireworks going off into the air and you will have more of that if we

1938
02:58:23,340 --> 02:58:32,220
to allow fireworks. Okay. As the report that I gather from the city of Orange, which

1939
02:58:32,220 --> 02:58:42,540
very recent, 2025, they lift the ban and the result was 12% fuel call reference to a

1940
02:58:42,540 --> 02:58:47,040
firework. That's statistically invalid. This makes no sense.

1941
02:58:47,040 --> 02:58:51,200
The one in the city does not make that's the most, that's the most, that's the most

1942
02:58:51,200 --> 02:58:52,940
city that the, that's the boy has the floor, please.

1943
02:58:53,580 --> 02:58:58,860
It is the one reason I brought that one is the most city that lift the band that allow.

1944
02:59:00,260 --> 02:59:10,040
So if you want data to show the other city that lift the band, have they, you see if you

1945
02:59:11,480 --> 02:59:18,300
My comment says what tell me yes, it will receive less call, because they won't only

1946
02:59:18,300 --> 02:59:22,200
respond to illegal firework.

1947
02:59:23,240 --> 02:59:30,640
They will not respond to once again, fountain, firework,

1948
02:59:33,180 --> 02:59:36,860
others, firework such at spinner and

1949
02:59:36,860 --> 02:59:42,720
small sparkler because one neighbor caught and complained the dispatcher said okay what

1950
02:59:42,720 --> 02:59:49,200
are you observing what kind of firework are they using what's it's a fountain well that's

1951
02:59:49,200 --> 02:59:57,620
why so they will not come out I'm sorry you asked the police chief or his opinion and is a

1952
02:59:57,620 --> 03:00:00,000
was that if we allow it, we're gonna

1953
03:00:00,000 --> 03:00:07,660
I have more illegal fireworks in the city. So you asked the police chief and he gave an honest answer.

1954
03:00:08,860 --> 03:00:18,640
No, he said he will get caught either way, but the dispatcher, he said there will be more illegal fireworks if we allow regular fireworks as well.

1955
03:00:20,690 --> 03:00:23,770
Specifically said that. I don't know. Correct me if I'm wrong, Chief.

1956
03:00:25,850 --> 03:00:33,290
So, if we do not, okay, let's say you will get more call to your point.

1957
03:00:34,130 --> 03:00:38,870
But the dispatcher will identify if those are illegal or spinner, right?

1958
03:00:39,050 --> 03:00:41,750
So, those ones are safe and sound, you will not respond.

1959
03:00:42,190 --> 03:00:48,750
So, technically, as less call over all, versus a van, a van here will have to respond every call.

1960
03:00:51,500 --> 03:00:55,800
I can't remember, but you want, this is insane at this point.

1961
03:01:00,890 --> 03:01:04,930
We want to tie up the police differentiating between types of fireworks.

1962
03:01:05,230 --> 03:01:07,390
At this point, this is insanity.

1963
03:01:08,150 --> 03:01:10,790
I would actually be like to hear from them fire chief as well.

1964
03:01:11,090 --> 03:01:13,810
His opinion, here and more of an expert than I am.

1965
03:01:15,430 --> 03:01:15,990
Thank you, Chief.

1966
03:01:16,910 --> 03:01:18,050
I'm sorry to put you on the spot.

1967
03:01:18,290 --> 03:01:18,790
No, it's right.

1968
03:01:19,210 --> 03:01:20,470
Good evening, County Mayor.

1969
03:01:21,710 --> 03:01:24,490
My experience is the same as the police chiefs.

1970
03:01:24,490 --> 03:01:28,210
have worked in two cities now where it's been legal and two cities where it's been illegal.

1971
03:01:29,170 --> 03:01:32,730
What I'll offer is, you know, the fireworks are going to happen.

1972
03:01:33,490 --> 03:01:38,290
It's an enforcement issue and when you have a city that doesn't allow fireworks, it's

1973
03:01:38,290 --> 03:01:43,110
easier to enforce because you can pretty easily find where the fireworks are coming from.

1974
03:01:44,810 --> 03:01:50,250
You have to catch people in the act, you know, all the time we're chasing our tail, usually

1975
03:01:50,250 --> 03:01:54,370
it's the police department, but the fire department will have some type of component in

1976
03:01:54,370 --> 03:01:58,730
I try to have my units out at least having a visible presence in the community.

1977
03:01:59,410 --> 03:02:05,130
We have the authority to confiscate and administrative site and what not depending on how our policies lie.

1978
03:02:05,570 --> 03:02:08,110
But ultimately the criminal action is in with the police department.

1979
03:02:10,470 --> 03:02:14,890
So whether we're enforcing from a city that allows them or doesn't allow them,

1980
03:02:15,010 --> 03:02:18,370
depending on what types of fireworks are allowed to be done, I guess to answer your question.

1981
03:02:18,470 --> 03:02:24,270
When people do call in, there's zero question that happens about whether they're illegal.

1982
03:02:24,270 --> 03:02:30,350
or legal. There's physically no way for the lay person to know that typically and you know there's

1983
03:02:30,350 --> 03:02:33,750
all kinds of other calls going on so dispatchers aren't really going to have the ability or

1984
03:02:33,750 --> 03:02:39,950
the time to even navigate those conversations in the moment. So I think that's the perspective

1985
03:02:39,950 --> 03:02:43,510
that I would like to get across is that if you have a seat, it doesn't have fireworks that's easier

1986
03:02:44,350 --> 03:02:50,570
to locate and enforce and confiscate or do whatever it is that you need to do in the moment versus

1987
03:02:50,570 --> 03:02:54,070
city that allows them and you're trying to they're going off everywhere.

1988
03:02:54,850 --> 03:02:58,390
My concern is the fire chief is you know we don't have a wildlife interface in the city

1989
03:02:58,390 --> 03:03:04,210
we're not a designated high fire hazard city so I'm not concerned about that city attorney

1990
03:03:05,830 --> 03:03:10,770
Burns had you'd sought out there that I've the authorities of fire chief to ultimately stop

1991
03:03:10,770 --> 03:03:15,830
it completely in its tracks but there's nothing immediately hazardous to me that I would see

1992
03:03:16,430 --> 03:03:19,570
You know, to completely make that call, citywide.

1993
03:03:20,450 --> 03:03:22,930
However, we will have an increase in new sense fires.

1994
03:03:23,050 --> 03:03:24,210
We'll have an increase in injuries.

1995
03:03:24,390 --> 03:03:27,710
That's just inherent when you have fireworks safe and sane or not.

1996
03:03:28,190 --> 03:03:31,110
And I think that that's, it would be responsible of us

1997
03:03:31,110 --> 03:03:32,670
to expect those in those conversations.

1998
03:03:34,470 --> 03:03:36,090
So, again, that's my experience.

1999
03:03:36,190 --> 03:03:39,010
If you allow them to happen, they're going to happen in mass citywide.

2000
03:03:39,490 --> 03:03:40,550
They'll happen illegal.

2001
03:03:40,610 --> 03:03:41,670
They'll happen illegal.

2002
03:03:42,370 --> 03:03:43,730
However, you want to look at it.

2003
03:03:43,730 --> 03:03:48,310
if you don't allow them, they will still happen but on a much smaller scale and it's easier

2004
03:03:48,310 --> 03:03:53,330
for us in the police department to enforce. That's been my experience in 20 plus years.

2005
03:03:53,790 --> 03:03:54,310
Thank you, Chief.

2006
03:03:56,730 --> 03:04:01,590
So, I agree with Council Member Billy that people are going to do it anyway.

2007
03:04:02,030 --> 03:04:08,430
Certain people will do it anyway. But if we allow it, 10x the number of fireworks in our city will

2008
03:04:08,430 --> 03:04:13,710
off because it's allowed. And you think it was bad last year. I mean it was a

2009
03:04:13,710 --> 03:04:19,350
war zone. You could just hear it everywhere. You allow it and it's going to be

2010
03:04:19,350 --> 03:04:25,190
ten times worse this year. So I don't know Mayor, you heard from the fire chief, you

2011
03:04:25,190 --> 03:04:31,650
heard from the police chief. I mean we need to listen to staff on this one as well.

2012
03:04:31,650 --> 03:04:36,030
Thank you. So let's try to kind of move this along.

2013
03:04:37,490 --> 03:04:38,270
I just want to say.

2014
03:04:38,830 --> 03:04:41,790
Just recognize the Heather Campbell for risk management.

2015
03:04:42,570 --> 03:04:44,350
I just wanted to ask for a clarification.

2016
03:04:44,730 --> 03:04:49,030
Council member Buie talked about this second alternative resolving the insurance issue.

2017
03:04:49,610 --> 03:04:54,010
I just wanted to clarify whether you met the city's insurance issue or private

2018
03:04:54,010 --> 03:04:55,690
residents insurance issues.

2019
03:04:56,370 --> 03:04:58,970
It's actually both because we're not sponsored.

2020
03:05:00,000 --> 03:05:08,700
We don't take on the liability, but if, as a city, we put a ban and God forbid and someone's house got into a fires.

2021
03:05:09,600 --> 03:05:18,840
They may have come across a challenge with their interests, because the interests provided them will look, well, the city ban firecracker.

2022
03:05:19,180 --> 03:05:20,740
The fire start from a firecracker,

2023
03:05:22,800 --> 03:05:25,400
from that. Therefore, they could deny the claim.

2024
03:05:25,400 --> 03:05:27,680
That is correct. It does solve the situation.

2025
03:05:27,680 --> 03:05:28,420
So that's it.

2026
03:05:28,800 --> 03:05:30,140
We'll see people who don't have a mic.

2027
03:05:30,560 --> 03:05:31,860
Hey, you guys banned this.

2028
03:05:32,040 --> 03:05:36,280
So now my insurance used that reason to not give you coverage.

2029
03:05:37,140 --> 03:05:38,560
Yes, that is correct.

2030
03:05:38,660 --> 03:05:40,760
Most likely because we have a ban on fireworks

2031
03:05:40,760 --> 03:05:42,980
if your house burned down or something happened,

2032
03:05:43,280 --> 03:05:44,940
your insurance company would not cover it.

2033
03:05:45,320 --> 03:05:47,500
I just want to make clear that lifting the ban

2034
03:05:47,940 --> 03:05:51,080
does not automatically make insurance companies cover it.

2035
03:05:51,120 --> 03:05:53,260
People would have to look at their specific policies

2036
03:05:53,260 --> 03:05:58,220
and make sure they look at their own exclusions so I just wanted to make that clear so we don't

2037
03:05:58,800 --> 03:06:02,600
have residents thinking that because the bands lifted that their insurance would cover anything.

2038
03:06:02,860 --> 03:06:08,540
You are absolutely correct but the risk of deniability will be smaller because the

2039
03:06:08,540 --> 03:06:16,180
insurance provider will most likely use local. What is the local rules for say? So you are absolutely correct on that.

2040
03:06:16,540 --> 03:06:21,820
I just wanted to make the clarification thank you. Okay I want to make a few comments so

2041
03:06:21,820 --> 03:06:26,840
So this is one of those issues where we really appreciate feedback from the public.

2042
03:06:27,120 --> 03:06:28,180
We've received emails.

2043
03:06:28,460 --> 03:06:31,680
We've received social media posts on this.

2044
03:06:31,920 --> 03:06:33,700
Thank you for coming out and speaking tonight.

2045
03:06:34,960 --> 03:06:42,440
And if you look at that record alone, there's just not an appetite for changing the way

2046
03:06:42,440 --> 03:06:45,620
we do fireworks or don't do fireworks in Fat Valley.

2047
03:06:46,600 --> 03:06:49,900
I was just thinking back, you know, I grew up in Sridos.

2048
03:06:49,900 --> 03:07:03,480
And I remember in 1976, and that was huge, right, for those that remember that moment in the spirit that our country was feeling 200th birthday.

2049
03:07:05,260 --> 03:07:16,320
But there's a difference in my mind. In 1976, we were pretty good at the, quote, safe and sane fireworks.

2050
03:07:16,320 --> 03:07:25,040
I mean, my parents trusted us to go out and just lie away, a cone, a snake, you know, sparklers.

2051
03:07:25,580 --> 03:07:29,640
It's because we actually had practice and we were pretty good at it.

2052
03:07:29,700 --> 03:07:31,260
You know, that's all gone.

2053
03:07:32,200 --> 03:07:41,540
I mean, if we, I can't even imagine allowing eight 10-year-olds in my neighborhood,

2054
03:07:41,540 --> 03:07:46,060
if they went outside and just started, you know, light and firework.

2055
03:07:46,240 --> 03:07:50,460
So I think there's a distinction, they're just, we're out of practice, which means there's

2056
03:07:50,460 --> 03:07:53,940
a lot more risk and probably a lot more injury.

2057
03:07:54,480 --> 03:07:55,700
So that's one thing on my mind.

2058
03:07:55,700 --> 03:08:01,640
The other thing is, it's interesting, when I moved to Fountain Valley, a lot of the homes had

2059
03:08:01,640 --> 03:08:03,200
shake, shingle roofing.

2060
03:08:03,540 --> 03:08:04,140
You remember that?

2061
03:08:04,480 --> 03:08:09,180
I mean, that's just the way a lot of the homes were built in the 50s and the 60s, including

2062
03:08:09,180 --> 03:08:09,780
my home.

2063
03:08:09,780 --> 03:08:12,720
So when we got there in 95, it was in Batchek.

2064
03:08:13,780 --> 03:08:16,680
It was like 26-year-old roof, a lot of holes.

2065
03:08:17,120 --> 03:08:19,380
And I remember every fourth of July,

2066
03:08:20,140 --> 03:08:22,980
because I think fireworks were still legal then.

2067
03:08:23,360 --> 03:08:25,380
I would be stressed out about my roof.

2068
03:08:26,000 --> 03:08:28,500
A bottle-ocket gone crazy, lands on it,

2069
03:08:28,500 --> 03:08:29,760
and I have the hose ready,

2070
03:08:31,960 --> 03:08:34,140
and I think times have just

2071
03:08:34,140 --> 03:08:38,540
changed as much as we would, some would

2072
03:08:38,540 --> 03:08:42,900
to be able to relive that memory. That's just not the way we

2073
03:08:42,900 --> 03:08:51,700
infound Valley celebrate for the July. So it just doesn't make any sense to me.

2074
03:08:52,200 --> 03:08:57,820
But also, I mean, what are the alternatives? And so I do appreciate staff coming up with some

2075
03:08:57,820 --> 03:09:02,520
locations that folks can go to. I personally will be up in the mountains. We have a place

2076
03:09:02,520 --> 03:09:06,460
have been crass line and they actually have an amazing fireworks show on the lake.

2077
03:09:06,940 --> 03:09:10,820
It's the best one, Lake Arrowhead has won, Big Bird Lake has won.

2078
03:09:11,400 --> 03:09:13,660
So that's where we are pretty much every 4th of July.

2079
03:09:14,660 --> 03:09:18,720
But that morning we're going to be at an amazing parade and hunting to beach, which we welcome

2080
03:09:18,720 --> 03:09:19,900
everyone to join.

2081
03:09:20,800 --> 03:09:25,640
And my thinking is just staying hunting to beach and keep enjoying the day into the night.

2082
03:09:25,760 --> 03:09:26,720
However you want to celebrate.

2083
03:09:28,060 --> 03:09:32,360
So, I seconded this because I wanted us to talk about it.

2084
03:09:32,540 --> 03:09:36,780
I think we've really gone through this with a fine tooth comb,

2085
03:09:37,840 --> 03:09:42,720
but I think any other kind of drill down or arguments might kind of be off task right now.

2086
03:09:44,400 --> 03:09:46,720
So, maybe I'll give one more round of comments.

2087
03:09:47,340 --> 03:09:47,800
Councilman Granus.

2088
03:09:48,180 --> 03:09:51,560
Well, just in fairness to those who may want it,

2089
03:09:51,840 --> 03:09:56,360
is I still think that we should include that as part of our survey that's coming up.

2090
03:09:56,360 --> 03:09:59,940
Let's ask the question of the public, and if we get the response.

2091
03:10:00,000 --> 03:10:06,700
Back, overwhelmingly, that they want it, then we'll consider the best way to do that.

2092
03:10:07,320 --> 03:10:18,160
Okay. All right. So, let's see where we all are on alternative 2. I think I'll move motion. I have

2093
03:10:18,160 --> 03:10:20,220
alternative number three.

2094
03:10:20,220 --> 03:10:22,740
I'll second three.

2095
03:10:22,860 --> 03:10:25,480
Any any other discussion before we vote?

2096
03:10:27,480 --> 03:10:28,420
Okay, take the vote.

2097
03:10:29,140 --> 03:10:30,840
All those in favor say aye.

2098
03:10:31,260 --> 03:10:31,400
Aye.

2099
03:10:33,120 --> 03:10:35,820
Just as clarity, so we're talking about.

2100
03:10:35,980 --> 03:10:37,380
Alternative number three, take no action.

2101
03:10:38,020 --> 03:10:38,020
Okay,

2102
03:10:40,480 --> 03:10:40,800
sorry.

2103
03:10:41,920 --> 03:10:43,400
Let's go that one more time.

2104
03:10:43,600 --> 03:10:47,160
All those in favor to alternative number three, take no action say aye.

2105
03:10:47,720 --> 03:10:48,000
Aye.

2106
03:10:48,400 --> 03:10:49,380
All those opposed.

2107
03:10:52,900 --> 03:10:54,700
Get in boat.

2108
03:11:02,860 --> 03:11:03,940
You wish to abstain?

2109
03:11:04,900 --> 03:11:05,860
He voted no.

2110
03:11:06,340 --> 03:11:07,180
Oh, do you send no?

2111
03:11:07,360 --> 03:11:08,560
I'm sorry I didn't hear you.

2112
03:11:09,900 --> 03:11:11,500
The motion passes for one.

2113
03:11:14,560 --> 03:11:14,700
Okay.

2114
03:11:18,400 --> 03:11:18,560
All right.

2115
03:11:18,660 --> 03:11:19,700
We'll move on item 13.

2116
03:11:20,160 --> 03:11:25,240
Report from measure HH Advisory Oversight Committee on the fiscal year 202425.

2117
03:11:26,060 --> 03:11:28,780
Audited measure HH revenues and expenditures.

2118
03:11:29,340 --> 03:11:31,560
Presentation by Finance Director Ryan Smith.

2119
03:11:33,060 --> 03:11:33,560
Thank you, Mayor.

2120
03:11:33,860 --> 03:11:34,400
City Council.

2121
03:11:34,400 --> 03:11:44,500
This item tonight is our annual report on measure HH revenues and expenditures and the report from the measure HH committee.

2122
03:11:46,880 --> 03:11:49,120
So just some background on this.

2123
03:11:50,100 --> 03:11:56,140
The measure HH was voted in by thought and valley voters in 2016.

2124
03:11:57,160 --> 03:12:02,180
And it's a one cent transaction in use tax, which essentially is a sales tax.

2125
03:12:02,180 --> 03:12:09,200
The city adopted a responsible spending pledge at that time to guide the use of HH funds.

2126
03:12:10,300 --> 03:12:15,660
A citizen advisory committee was formed also at that time to review the expenditures

2127
03:12:15,660 --> 03:12:20,540
of measure HH revenues in relation to the city's responsible spending pledge.

2128
03:12:21,520 --> 03:12:26,760
The HH committee meets each year to review the audited measure HH funds and reports its

2129
03:12:26,760 --> 03:12:33,580
in the City Council and the committee met in March and April of this year to review the fiscal year

2130
03:12:33,580 --> 03:12:35,520
24 or 25 expenditures.

2131
03:12:38,300 --> 03:12:41,400
So to kind of go through our revenues and expenditures for measure

2132
03:12:41,400 --> 03:12:53,180
age or fiscal year 2425 we had about 17.2 almost measure age revenues and we had expenditures

2133
03:12:53,180 --> 03:12:59,440
of about 16 million of reoccurring and one-time expenditures of 111 million.

2134
03:13:02,170 --> 03:13:03,150
111,000.

2135
03:13:03,550 --> 03:13:04,950
Sorry, 111,000.

2136
03:13:06,010 --> 03:13:07,070
It's scared, thank you.

2137
03:13:08,390 --> 03:13:14,130
So the reoccurring expenses that we incurred on essential city services included paying down

2138
03:13:14,130 --> 03:13:20,810
our unfunded liabilities and this includes our Calpers unfunded liabilities payments.

2139
03:13:20,810 --> 03:13:26,270
for miscellaneous employees, police, and fire.

2140
03:13:26,770 --> 03:13:30,410
That total about 7.9 million of required payments to CalPERS.

2141
03:13:31,470 --> 03:13:34,950
We also put additional funds towards our liabilities,

2142
03:13:35,890 --> 03:13:40,210
which included 3 million to two CalPERS for our pension liabilities,

2143
03:13:40,850 --> 03:13:46,970
and 2 million to our OPEB trust to offset our OPEB liabilities.

2144
03:13:47,730 --> 03:13:52,670
We also use the funds to pay down our city debt, our outstanding debt.

2145
03:13:53,350 --> 03:13:58,970
We have three outstanding debt measures that are responsible for the general fund, and

2146
03:13:58,970 --> 03:14:02,690
those told to about 2.5 million payments last this year.

2147
03:14:03,690 --> 03:14:10,410
And then we also have some annual roadway rehab projects that we do using HH funds, and this

2148
03:14:10,410 --> 03:14:15,230
year that was about 600 and 2000 for two separate projects that we completed.

2149
03:14:15,230 --> 03:14:20,090
So in total is about 16 million of reoccurring expenditures.

2150
03:14:22,520 --> 03:14:27,660
We had some reserve set aside in 2024 or 25.

2151
03:14:28,000 --> 03:14:35,320
So we set aside 365 million of age age funds for future fire apparatus purchases.

2152
03:14:36,080 --> 03:14:37,320
165,000.

2153
03:14:37,400 --> 03:14:38,000
What did I say?

2154
03:14:40,460 --> 03:14:41,080
I got that.

2155
03:14:44,900 --> 03:14:51,460
And we increased the measure rates of reserves by 820 to 1,000.

2156
03:14:53,000 --> 03:14:58,920
We had some set aside funds in fiscal year, I believe, 2021.

2157
03:15:00,000 --> 03:15:05,760
And we use the 111,000 of those funds last year for the Fire Station 1 project.

2158
03:15:06,680 --> 03:15:11,780
At the bottom of this slide, you'll see the HH reserves that have been contributed.

2159
03:15:13,800 --> 03:15:22,020
So currently, we've contributed about 49 million to our reserves, using HH funds since it was adopted in 2016.

2160
03:15:23,780 --> 03:15:31,120
And of those 49 million in reserves, we have about 77 total reserves for those kind of

2161
03:15:31,120 --> 03:15:31,760
those items.

2162
03:15:33,200 --> 03:15:37,920
So well over half of those reserves are thanks to the measure HH funds that we've been able

2163
03:15:37,920 --> 03:15:42,020
to set aside to help make the city more financially stable.

2164
03:15:45,270 --> 03:15:48,470
It's part of the HH annual review.

2165
03:15:48,590 --> 03:15:50,290
We also look at the 20-year plan.

2166
03:15:50,290 --> 03:15:59,810
and this plan was updated with the actual results from fiscal year 2425 and we also include

2167
03:15:59,810 --> 03:16:06,130
the midyear budget from this year and next year is adopted budget and then from there we

2168
03:16:06,130 --> 03:16:13,730
forecast forward and the key year that we have always been looking at is fiscal year 3738 and

2169
03:16:13,730 --> 03:16:18,470
that's when those measure HH revenues will cease.

2170
03:16:19,770 --> 03:16:25,170
So we're really focused on that year to make sure that when we no longer have these HH funds

2171
03:16:25,790 --> 03:16:28,190
that we're still producing a balanced budget.

2172
03:16:29,330 --> 03:16:34,770
And you can see on this slide that year, if you go down to the operating surplus deficit

2173
03:16:34,770 --> 03:16:43,650
in the purple, we are still positive right now with the 344,000 surplus forecasted

2174
03:16:43,650 --> 03:16:46,270
of the operating budget that during that fiscal year.

2175
03:16:49,620 --> 03:16:53,600
So then that comes to the letter for Measure HH Committee.

2176
03:16:53,980 --> 03:16:57,100
So our Measure HH funds were audited by our auditor,

2177
03:16:58,320 --> 03:17:01,660
and they concluded that our assertions

2178
03:17:01,660 --> 03:17:04,580
is management, which grew, and everything

2179
03:17:04,580 --> 03:17:10,020
that was shown on that schedule, where it was verified by our auditors.

2180
03:17:11,100 --> 03:17:14,900
And the committee, I presented this to the committee,

2181
03:17:16,140 --> 03:17:22,700
And the committee basically support the conclusion that the HH funds are being used consistent

2182
03:17:22,700 --> 03:17:28,580
with the legal requirements placed on HH, and they believe the city has gone beyond the legal

2183
03:17:28,580 --> 03:17:34,280
requirements to ensure reporting that tracks, measures, and income, especially the portion

2184
03:17:34,280 --> 03:17:36,720
of annual revenue that is carried over into reserve.

2185
03:17:37,660 --> 03:17:40,820
So we're working with the committee over the last couple of years, we want to make sure

2186
03:17:40,820 --> 03:17:47,480
that we're completely transparent with where all these funds are going and where their

2187
03:17:47,480 --> 03:17:54,740
stored, our where our reserves are and how much they are. So overall, I think the committee

2188
03:17:54,740 --> 03:18:03,500
was good to work with the committee this year and I think they have appreciated the work

2189
03:18:03,500 --> 03:18:06,140
that we've done to try to make this more transparent.

2190
03:18:08,990 --> 03:18:10,850
Then a couple of committee members are

2191
03:18:11,430 --> 03:18:14,650
if you have any questions for them as well.

2192
03:18:15,590 --> 03:18:17,630
So where do we go from here? The next steps.

2193
03:18:18,530 --> 03:18:23,010
So during this last this year we were unable to fill the entire committee during the current year.

2194
03:18:23,610 --> 03:18:26,870
So we had four members and an alternate that were appointed.

2195
03:18:28,070 --> 03:18:31,950
We have five members that are the committee set up with five members and an alternate.

2196
03:18:33,110 --> 03:18:39,230
So one of the things we talked about as the committee is looking at the guidelines and the policy for the committee

2197
03:18:39,230 --> 03:18:46,310
on how that's formed. And see if there's some suggestions we can make the council to that language

2198
03:18:47,070 --> 03:18:52,580
to try to make sure that we're filling a committee while simultaneously making sure that

2199
03:18:53,810 --> 03:18:58,270
we're keeping representation from those different areas that are represented on the committee.

2200
03:18:58,650 --> 03:19:03,530
Whether you voted for HH against HH, a senior community member, a business member.

2201
03:19:04,490 --> 03:19:09,130
So we would like the committee would like to see that continue, but we want to be able to give

2202
03:19:09,130 --> 03:19:14,630
Council a little more leeway to be able to fill those positions if we don't have anybody

2203
03:19:14,630 --> 03:19:16,650
that applies for any of those specific positions.

2204
03:19:18,210 --> 03:19:25,090
So we're actually meeting tomorrow to discuss that and then I'll come back in June to

2205
03:19:25,090 --> 03:19:30,170
City Council to present the recommendations and see if that's something that Council would

2206
03:19:30,170 --> 03:19:33,230
like to consider changing for next year's appointments.

2207
03:19:34,050 --> 03:19:37,130
And so for this item, it's a, it's a, it's a, it's a, it's a receive and file.

2208
03:19:37,430 --> 03:19:44,070
So that's the recommendation to receive and file the, the letter from the citizens over site committee for measure HH.

2209
03:19:44,670 --> 03:19:46,270
And I'm a vote for any questions.

2210
03:19:49,090 --> 03:19:49,550
Vice-merhover?

2211
03:19:50,490 --> 03:19:55,210
Yeah, I had a question on the, uh, measure HH committee composition.

2212
03:19:55,730 --> 03:19:59,950
Is that part of the, um, the measure that was, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so.

2213
03:20:00,000 --> 03:20:10,100
Can we change that to go back to the voter? No, it was set up by resolution by the city council all the time, so it's a committee. So I would bring a resolution to change that.

2214
03:20:10,300 --> 03:20:26,340
Got it, yeah. Okay. Well, I'd like to thank the members of the committee that worked on this and for their oversight and advice and working with our esteemed director finance, Ryan Smith, nice job on this as well.

2215
03:20:26,340 --> 03:20:37,540
And I just want to make a, kind of a comment, you know, one of the things that comes up from time to time is putting a TOT tax on the ballot to raise it.

2216
03:20:39,220 --> 03:20:55,340
And one of the reasons that I have been not in favor of putting that on the ballot is because my personal philosophy is that we shouldn't create taxes anymore than we need to

2217
03:20:55,340 --> 03:20:57,000
run the government.

2218
03:20:57,560 --> 03:21:02,380
Now, when this sales tax measure was created, it was created because we had a structural

2219
03:21:02,380 --> 03:21:09,900
deficit and we wanted to have the tax in order to pay off our debt and, you know, be able

2220
03:21:09,900 --> 03:21:11,600
to close that gap.

2221
03:21:12,320 --> 03:21:18,240
And what this shows the forecast is that it's working.

2222
03:21:18,540 --> 03:21:24,620
I mean, we've got, you know, according to 20 year forecast, we are erasing the structural

2223
03:21:24,620 --> 03:21:32,680
deficit and then working out a surplus. So to me that means that we don't need to raise the

2224
03:21:32,680 --> 03:21:37,000
TOT tax rate. We've got enough money to operate the government. And so I just want to make

2225
03:21:37,000 --> 03:21:45,320
that comment because the TOT tax comes up from time to time and although our rate is lower

2226
03:21:45,320 --> 03:21:54,520
than neighboring cities just because we can't raise the tax doesn't mean we should. And so that's,

2227
03:21:54,520 --> 03:22:00,520
I just wanted to add that comment because I think it's relevant with this presentation.

2228
03:22:01,020 --> 03:22:01,600
So thank you.

2229
03:22:02,360 --> 03:22:02,800
Mr. Mayor?

2230
03:22:03,580 --> 03:22:04,480
Yes, Councilwoman.

2231
03:22:04,560 --> 03:22:05,040
Constantine?

2232
03:22:05,720 --> 03:22:07,020
Yeah, I would say a couple of things.

2233
03:22:07,100 --> 03:22:08,940
Thank you Ryan so much for the presentation.

2234
03:22:09,340 --> 03:22:09,960
Very well, Jen.

2235
03:22:10,300 --> 03:22:13,720
Thank you, too, to the members of the Measure A.

2236
03:22:14,360 --> 03:22:16,840
Change over a site advisory committee.

2237
03:22:16,840 --> 03:22:20,360
I know there's another meeting tomorrow when state of the 20th.

2238
03:22:20,360 --> 03:22:26,620
five PM at City Hall, I can't really watch, I'll be on a plane, but I watched the, I watched

2239
03:22:26,620 --> 03:22:34,300
the replay on Zoom, and I just want to say too, in regards to the TOT tax, that is something

2240
03:22:34,300 --> 03:22:42,060
that our residents would not be paying, that would be the tourist, frequenting the hotels,

2241
03:22:42,420 --> 03:22:49,240
and if there was a situation for insurance or whatever, then that would go through the insurance.

2242
03:22:49,240 --> 03:22:51,120
You know, it's not that we're taxed.

2243
03:22:51,120 --> 03:22:53,640
I mean, this is not, this is not a general.

2244
03:22:53,640 --> 03:22:59,320
I mean, I'm just saying that since the comment was made about the TOT tax,

2245
03:22:59,540 --> 03:23:01,840
it's not that we just want to raise the tax.

2246
03:23:01,840 --> 03:23:02,980
It would be an opportunity.

2247
03:23:03,380 --> 03:23:04,560
It's still not a general address.

2248
03:23:04,760 --> 03:23:05,660
We can't talk about this.

2249
03:23:05,660 --> 03:23:06,200
I'm talking about this.

2250
03:23:06,200 --> 03:23:07,080
So that's all.

2251
03:23:07,120 --> 03:23:08,140
I have to say thank you.

2252
03:23:08,160 --> 03:23:08,340
Okay.

2253
03:23:08,560 --> 03:23:09,480
Thank you.

2254
03:23:10,420 --> 03:23:10,580
Thank you.

2255
03:23:10,580 --> 03:23:10,680
Thank you.

2256
03:23:11,100 --> 03:23:12,540
Well, a couple of things.

2257
03:23:12,540 --> 03:23:15,560
This one is fantastic job.

2258
03:23:15,920 --> 03:23:18,520
The finance department I've said it many times, you know,

2259
03:23:19,380 --> 03:23:20,600
it's been times in the past.

2260
03:23:20,760 --> 03:23:21,900
We didn't trust that department.

2261
03:23:22,180 --> 03:23:25,120
We have the utmost trust in you guys now.

2262
03:23:25,360 --> 03:23:26,580
And that's important.

2263
03:23:27,620 --> 03:23:30,460
The other thing is, one question I do have,

2264
03:23:30,660 --> 03:23:32,460
the unfunded pension liability.

2265
03:23:33,280 --> 03:23:36,760
What year do you predict we will be level?

2266
03:23:37,080 --> 03:23:39,960
I know it can't pay it off, but we'll be funded.

2267
03:23:39,960 --> 03:24:03,080
And that's something that we've been, we've worked on the last few years and it's that fiscal year 2037 38 that we expect to be right there with the, you know, with the stars aligning and CalPERS making their annual investment returns, we should be fully funded by the time that HHS expired.

2268
03:24:03,080 --> 03:24:09,060
Well, that's great news and that's something I think as council we all promised the constituents that we would

2269
03:24:09,540 --> 03:24:17,040
Get the unfunded pension liability, which was going to bury us at one point to be taken care of

2270
03:24:17,040 --> 03:24:22,940
So that's great news. I think as far as the committee goes quite canly

2271
03:24:22,940 --> 03:24:26,440
I think one of the reasons you can't get people to apply is

2272
03:24:27,180 --> 03:24:32,800
Because it's going so well and so smoothly and there's nobody to bitch that there's something wrong

2273
03:24:33,760 --> 03:24:37,180
And that's typically when you get people riled up and they want to do it.

2274
03:24:37,480 --> 03:24:40,460
So I think the committee has done such a great job.

2275
03:24:41,880 --> 03:24:46,740
And I don't want the public to think that they're just, you know, rubber stamp everything.

2276
03:24:46,980 --> 03:24:54,200
I remember years a couple years ago where they came in here and gave a vote of no confidence towards it until we made changes.

2277
03:24:54,920 --> 03:24:57,240
And we listened and we made those changes.

2278
03:24:57,240 --> 03:25:00,000
We need...

2279
03:25:00,270 --> 03:25:16,510
Not just a $3 million additional payment for unfunded pension liability. We also made a $2 million payment to open them, so I say it right, which is again complicated but pension liability from lack of a bit of term.

2280
03:25:16,510 --> 03:25:27,750
So we are like accelerating what we had promised to do and as Council Member Harper or Vice Mayor Harper said, we're still, you know,

2281
03:25:28,230 --> 03:25:30,610
viscally responsible throughout the years.

2282
03:25:31,250 --> 03:25:37,770
So when you look at some of our neighboring cities like Orange, I don't know what they're going to do and Huntington Beach,

2283
03:25:38,330 --> 03:25:44,530
you know, they have a structural, I think it was $6 million deficit this year and a projected $50 million deficit,

2284
03:25:44,530 --> 03:25:47,870
or maybe that's Irvine too, they're another one.

2285
03:25:48,250 --> 03:25:55,230
You know, they're all looking at this and major deficits and we're not, you know, and we have

2286
03:25:55,230 --> 03:25:58,390
the best pay off streets and we're doing the right things.

2287
03:25:59,490 --> 03:26:06,210
So I commend you in the whole finance department and the HH committee for being awesome.

2288
03:26:06,670 --> 03:26:06,990
Have a job.

2289
03:26:07,210 --> 03:26:07,950
Thank you.

2290
03:26:09,680 --> 03:26:15,660
I do want to express my appreciation for Dr. Taylor and Mr. Stone for being on this committee

2291
03:26:15,660 --> 03:26:22,520
for really many years in the since the inception, just to clarify a couple of things.

2292
03:26:23,920 --> 03:26:26,500
So in the 2037,

2293
03:26:29,660 --> 03:26:29,660
2038,

2294
03:26:32,560 --> 03:26:35,820
I'm curious about the ambulance program on the revenue.

2295
03:26:37,100 --> 03:26:43,300
How did you come up with this 6.7 million, is that kind of a best case scenario?

2296
03:26:45,200 --> 03:26:52,020
it's a CPI factor basically that's going to keep building every year so I believe on that one

2297
03:26:52,020 --> 03:26:57,520
it's probably a 2% escalator every year that we're just increasing the expected revenue.

2298
03:26:57,980 --> 03:27:03,360
Okay. So that does better and flourishes that can be another just up on the on the revenue.

2299
03:27:04,160 --> 03:27:04,160
Okay.

2300
03:27:07,570 --> 03:27:12,450
And then just for the benefit of the public what is the total UALs, like 89 million?

2301
03:27:12,450 --> 03:27:14,810
Yeah, I think we're right at about 89 million.

2302
03:27:15,550 --> 03:27:24,030
I expect our latest numbers, probably in September and based on last, that's going to be based

2303
03:27:24,030 --> 03:27:29,370
on last year's June 30th, 2025, which had a nice return from Calipers.

2304
03:27:30,730 --> 03:27:34,510
So I'm anxious to see those numbers, because we should improve further with that.

2305
03:27:34,810 --> 03:27:39,550
So basically, the 10-year plan is to get that to zero, that's really what we're saying

2306
03:27:39,550 --> 03:27:42,770
in this projection out to the Sunset of HH.

2307
03:27:43,150 --> 03:27:43,710
Okay, got you.

2308
03:27:44,610 --> 03:27:46,030
Any other questions from Council?

2309
03:27:48,760 --> 03:27:49,300
That's a good way.

2310
03:27:49,540 --> 03:27:50,060
Which is a comment.

2311
03:27:50,680 --> 03:27:53,440
First of all, we're, I mean, thank you for,

2312
03:27:55,060 --> 03:27:56,300
you know, being or,

2313
03:27:56,300 --> 03:27:59,500
I think it's much of a big difference from the last one.

2314
03:27:59,800 --> 03:28:02,560
You've been very transparent, very clear what you do.

2315
03:28:04,040 --> 03:28:07,120
Although that the goal is, you know,

2316
03:28:07,380 --> 03:28:10,360
by 2037, that's where HH measures sunset.

2317
03:28:11,620 --> 03:28:16,440
But if we can have a plan, this is a bit more

2318
03:28:16,980 --> 03:28:20,560
be able to sense it before, 237, that would be great.

2319
03:28:20,820 --> 03:28:25,510
I mean, and then what is your plan after 237,

2320
03:28:25,510 --> 03:28:26,790
how are we going to be effective?

2321
03:28:27,110 --> 03:28:29,190
If we're going to have measured Hs on board, right?

2322
03:28:29,290 --> 03:28:31,250
That means you have to have a different.

2323
03:28:31,250 --> 03:28:32,330
I don't understand there's there.

2324
03:28:32,730 --> 03:28:34,270
But the realistic projection is only five years.

2325
03:28:34,350 --> 03:28:35,870
Anything beyond that, it's just projection.

2326
03:28:36,110 --> 03:28:36,870
It could not be accurate.

2327
03:28:38,710 --> 03:28:39,130
I'm all right.

2328
03:28:39,750 --> 03:28:42,310
It's on, yes, the confidence levels will definitely

2329
03:28:42,310 --> 03:28:50,270
exactly down every. That's my point. So if you have anything that could help steer us away

2330
03:28:50,270 --> 03:28:55,910
and not have to bring back to our resident hay, you know what? Which way to sense it off

2331
03:28:55,910 --> 03:29:01,010
imagery age, but which is can't. So that's something I'm just laid out for you to something

2332
03:29:01,010 --> 03:29:06,190
to think about and prepare that. Because next thing you know 23% is right around the corner.

2333
03:29:06,730 --> 03:29:09,750
So you suggest and we do a TOT text to make sure.

2334
03:29:09,750 --> 03:29:14,830
That's not one suggestion. I'm suggesting that we've got to figure out a different plan when that sunset.

2335
03:29:15,630 --> 03:29:24,470
Yeah, and I think one of the big things we do are those additional payments to make sure that we're doing more than just the minimum in case things don't go the way we hope.

2336
03:29:25,110 --> 03:29:32,030
So I think it's making sure that we're being responsible every year with doing a little bit every year to make sure we don't get to a point where we're way behind.

2337
03:29:32,030 --> 03:29:34,130
Right. Thank you.

2338
03:29:34,510 --> 03:29:34,530
Yeah.

2339
03:29:34,590 --> 03:29:35,350
And there's just a last comment.

2340
03:29:35,490 --> 03:29:41,490
One of the benefits of the city being part of ICSC and these other economic development

2341
03:29:42,030 --> 03:29:47,970
initiatives is to really push on that sales tax revenue because if businesses are doing better,

2342
03:29:48,130 --> 03:29:49,470
we have more of them. They're thriving.

2343
03:29:50,210 --> 03:29:52,650
That's we're going to see that in that sales tax line item.

2344
03:29:53,390 --> 03:29:58,370
The other item is is pretty apparent that property taxes is really the number one driver.

2345
03:29:58,370 --> 03:29:59,910
and so E.

2346
03:30:00,000 --> 03:30:22,580
You know, we are very lucky to have some of the best realtors in our community. I follow Lily Campbell as an example. She's always got 10 listings, right? Just 10 to 12. And we know that if we can, you know, flip homes and really have that kind of property tax revenue, in addition to sales tax, because it's a real fighting chance, 10 years from now.

2347
03:30:24,120 --> 03:30:30,400
Okay. All right, so call for a motion, just receive the file. This is receive a file.

2348
03:30:30,400 --> 03:30:30,480
This is receive a file.

2349
03:30:30,840 --> 03:30:33,580
Okay. Let's strike that. Thank you.

2350
03:30:38,070 --> 03:30:45,130
Okay, thanks so much. We have on item 14, project number 26019, citywide sports,

2351
03:30:45,170 --> 03:30:51,170
court resurfacing project, two items presentation by Peter Winn.

2352
03:30:51,170 --> 03:30:51,570
Welcome.

2353
03:31:07,000 --> 03:31:09,780
I'm getting there, Peter Winn. Thanks, Rick.

2354
03:31:23,990 --> 03:31:27,130
Good evening Mayor Kaneen and members of Council.

2355
03:31:27,550 --> 03:31:30,590
That I'm presenting today is the Citywide Sports Courts

2356
03:31:30,590 --> 03:31:31,550
Researching Project.

2357
03:31:33,690 --> 03:31:36,970
The City owns and maintains a variety of sports courts across the

2358
03:31:36,970 --> 03:31:40,850
found valley, sports park, recreation center, and several neighborhood

2359
03:31:40,850 --> 03:31:41,450
parks.

2360
03:31:41,910 --> 03:31:45,550
These courts are regularly used by the City's residents and visitors

2361
03:31:45,550 --> 03:31:48,050
for both rental and open-play purposes.

2362
03:31:48,790 --> 03:31:52,470
As such, these courts require maintenance approximately every five years.

2363
03:31:53,570 --> 03:31:59,410
Since the previous citywide resurfacing project in 2019, staff has reassessed the conditions

2364
03:31:59,410 --> 03:32:03,610
of the existing tennis, rack-to-ball, and basketball courts across the city.

2365
03:32:05,150 --> 03:32:09,130
It was determined that the rack-to-ball courts at the sports park, and the basketball courts

2366
03:32:09,130 --> 03:32:15,210
at the sports park, Ellis Park, Helm Park, Lookopea Park, Cortada Park, and Stone

2367
03:32:15,210 --> 03:32:16,950
Cris Park are all in need of maintenance.

2368
03:32:16,950 --> 03:32:23,170
This maintenance will include ceiling surface cracks, removal preparation of the court surface for new coding,

2369
03:32:23,650 --> 03:32:29,270
leveling the court surface, application of a new acrylic surface, and installation of court lines.

2370
03:32:32,560 --> 03:32:39,320
Staff advertised the project on March 26, 2026, and received one bid on April 23rd,

2371
03:32:39,320 --> 03:32:47,000
through line construction and surfacing ink for $125,000, $720, and $98,000.

2372
03:32:47,060 --> 03:32:51,900
The bid was responsive and true line has completed three resurfacing projects for the city

2373
03:32:51,900 --> 03:32:55,500
in the past, which have all been completed on time and within budget.

2374
03:32:57,120 --> 03:33:01,620
Do the specific nature of the work requiring inspections for the conditions of the court

2375
03:33:01,620 --> 03:33:07,360
surface ambience surrounding conditions, cope preparation and mixing, film application

2376
03:33:07,360 --> 03:33:14,320
effectiveness and care evaluations, staff anticipates four to six hours per day for inspections

2377
03:33:14,320 --> 03:33:17,640
ensure the work is done, per the project's specifications.

2378
03:33:19,340 --> 03:33:23,900
Therefore staff reviewed proposals for construction inspection from the on-call consultants

2379
03:33:23,900 --> 03:33:30,040
and recommends using TKE engineering incorporated for $20,000, $2,000, $700.

2380
03:33:31,320 --> 03:33:36,440
Among the inspection items mentioned, TKE engineering will also provide inspections for

2381
03:33:36,440 --> 03:33:42,380
dimension of the courts, materials, the middle reviews, equipment review, and material quality

2382
03:33:42,380 --> 03:33:43,180
assurance.

2383
03:33:44,560 --> 03:33:50,100
Factoring the construction in the special costs with a 10% contingency and printing cost,

2384
03:33:50,380 --> 03:33:56,180
the project will total at 168,493 dollars and 98 cents.

2385
03:33:56,640 --> 03:34:01,840
This is within the approved project budget of 255,000 dollars from the government building

2386
03:34:01,840 --> 03:34:03,180
internal services fund.

2387
03:34:03,920 --> 03:34:10,360
With this project, staff anticipates to start construction in early summer and complete construction by end of summer.

2388
03:34:13,300 --> 03:34:20,520
In conclusion, staff recommends council to set the bid and awarded construction contract to two-line construction and serve for singing

2389
03:34:20,520 --> 03:34:32,500
for the city-wide sports courts for surfacing project, project number 2609 in the amount not to exceed 125,720 dollars and 98 cents.

2390
03:34:32,500 --> 03:34:38,300
and to accept the proposal from TKE engineering in and authorized staff to issue a purchase order

2391
03:34:38,300 --> 03:34:45,400
for the proposal amount of $29,700 for construction services for the project.

2392
03:34:46,080 --> 03:34:48,800
Thank you for your time tonight and I'll be available for any questions.

2393
03:34:50,020 --> 03:34:51,670
Thank you, Peter for your presentation. It did great.

2394
03:34:52,520 --> 03:34:54,380
I'll open it up for questions from Council.

2395
03:34:56,260 --> 03:34:56,540
Vice-murder.

2396
03:34:57,620 --> 03:34:59,980
Thank you. Akiyo back to the map of the

2397
03:35:00,000 --> 03:35:05,840
One is that we're going to be done. Yeah. So I have a question like for the Miles Square courts.

2398
03:35:07,080 --> 03:35:13,500
How long does it take for them to do the resurfacing from start to finish and they're going to do like half and half?

2399
03:35:13,740 --> 03:35:16,900
Because I know the basketball courts get a lot of use over there.

2400
03:35:17,380 --> 03:35:27,140
Yes. So for the project, when we were working at Miles Square Park, we usually do what the contractor is we have them work on a third of the courts at a time,

2401
03:35:27,140 --> 03:35:30,180
to allow the other two thirds to be utilized by the public.

2402
03:35:30,760 --> 03:35:32,680
And typically, I believe it's about a week

2403
03:35:32,680 --> 03:35:35,960
to get the surface removed through all the cracks ceiling

2404
03:35:35,960 --> 03:35:38,140
and then installing that new surface along with the lines.

2405
03:35:38,900 --> 03:35:44,040
OK, are we doing any change to the color scheme

2406
03:35:44,040 --> 03:35:47,360
or the lines or putting any logos or sponsors

2407
03:35:47,360 --> 03:35:48,980
on the logos on the courts?

2408
03:35:49,440 --> 03:35:50,720
No, we're not going to do that.

2409
03:35:50,880 --> 03:35:52,820
It just be maintenance just a removing

2410
03:35:52,820 --> 03:35:54,500
in a place in the surface, back in kind.

2411
03:35:55,100 --> 03:35:57,710
OK, all right, thank you.

2412
03:35:57,710 --> 03:36:03,270
That's a great summary. Were you willing to sponsor a Harper and Harper on like a court there?

2413
03:36:04,770 --> 03:36:11,530
Yeah, okay. Great job. Great presentation. Thank you. Any other questions from council?

2414
03:36:12,910 --> 03:36:21,150
That's some boy. Thank you. I want to know in the future, is there an opportunity to

2415
03:36:21,150 --> 03:36:32,370
to not have an on-call third-party to do the inspections, whether we could have it in-house.

2416
03:36:32,990 --> 03:36:40,170
I mean, because, you know, to me, we spent a lot of money on consultant and inspection

2417
03:36:40,170 --> 03:36:40,910
outside.

2418
03:36:41,970 --> 03:36:49,210
If you add up all those numbers, I understand maybe because you're short of staff or specialty

2419
03:36:49,210 --> 03:36:50,070
in the area.

2420
03:36:50,750 --> 03:36:54,610
So, is there a point in time in the future that you could let, like, say,

2421
03:36:54,730 --> 03:36:58,930
had up all the numbers, how much we spend actually, the entire year's own

2422
03:36:58,930 --> 03:37:02,050
consulting point? We could look at that. Yeah, that. And then, see,

2423
03:37:02,530 --> 03:37:07,790
at this point, perhaps, you know, maybe we need really to hire someone rather than

2424
03:37:07,790 --> 03:37:13,410
keep going out, you know, pay someone else to watch someone else do their work.

2425
03:37:13,910 --> 03:37:19,750
To me, it just doesn't make sense at all. It's like, if I was the contractors,

2426
03:37:20,890 --> 03:37:28,050
And I'm not confident on my employee, I say to the homeowner, oh by the way, I'm not

2427
03:37:28,050 --> 03:37:31,970
charging another 20% because I need to hire someone else to watch over my guide with the

2428
03:37:31,970 --> 03:37:32,370
work.

2429
03:37:33,250 --> 03:37:36,290
That's in session that's what it is and I'm hoping in the future if there's an opportunity

2430
03:37:36,290 --> 03:37:40,410
for you to collect all those third party will be paying.

2431
03:37:41,350 --> 03:37:47,170
Where does it make sense to start hiring someone to come and board, rather than pay a third

2432
03:37:47,170 --> 03:37:48,310
what do you think that makes sense?

2433
03:37:48,430 --> 03:37:49,110
I'll try to explain.

2434
03:37:50,390 --> 03:37:51,730
Thank you, Council Member Mooye.

2435
03:37:51,890 --> 03:37:53,410
That's appreciate the question.

2436
03:37:53,890 --> 03:37:56,710
And we can certainly look at that in the future.

2437
03:37:57,670 --> 03:38:01,790
We have been in flow, I've been here 23 years for the city I've done this for 30.

2438
03:38:02,670 --> 03:38:07,110
And over the years, we have had internal staff do work when it's appropriate.

2439
03:38:07,670 --> 03:38:15,970
When the skill set is available internally, when we have personnel staffing that's available,

2440
03:38:15,970 --> 03:38:24,030
You know, when we're capital project rich and heavy, then we have the augment with staff.

2441
03:38:24,470 --> 03:38:30,050
When we, you know, when there's expansion, when there's contraction, then when you, you know,

2442
03:38:30,230 --> 03:38:33,970
and when we're not doing, you know, as much volume as we are now, then we certainly will look

2443
03:38:33,970 --> 03:38:39,130
at opportunities for actual staff when we expand, then we've got augment. So, but we will certainly look at that.

2444
03:38:39,130 --> 03:38:42,430
Yeah, doing like a cost analysis, you know,

2445
03:38:42,450 --> 03:38:44,050
start having in-house versus outside,

2446
03:38:44,310 --> 03:38:46,390
which is absolutely obvious because that's not because

2447
03:38:46,390 --> 03:38:51,650
probably because we don't have the right staff

2448
03:38:51,650 --> 03:38:52,610
for the specializations.

2449
03:38:52,710 --> 03:38:53,810
That's why we have to go outside.

2450
03:38:54,630 --> 03:38:56,930
But to a point that expensions,

2451
03:38:57,230 --> 03:38:59,150
I think we are going to continue our expensions

2452
03:38:59,150 --> 03:39:01,810
based on some of the big projects that's coming,

2453
03:39:02,350 --> 03:39:04,030
and there's more requirement from the state

2454
03:39:04,030 --> 03:39:05,170
in term of rena.

2455
03:39:05,210 --> 03:39:07,230
So there's going to be ongoing more and more project,

2456
03:39:07,310 --> 03:39:08,730
not less, right?

2457
03:39:08,730 --> 03:39:12,710
So they would probably, it's going to be a point that it make more sense to have in-house

2458
03:39:12,710 --> 03:39:14,290
rather than spend my outside.

2459
03:39:19,710 --> 03:39:26,470
Councillor Mourou, that's a common topic that's discussed in really, for smaller cities, typically

2460
03:39:26,990 --> 03:39:32,430
it's been my experience and speaking with my peers is you don't bring it in-house and it just

2461
03:39:32,430 --> 03:39:33,410
doesn't suit the business model.

2462
03:39:33,570 --> 03:39:37,670
On the last item where we had the HH we talked about the purrs, part of the retirement

2463
03:39:37,670 --> 03:39:38,090
burden.

2464
03:39:38,690 --> 03:39:45,150
And one of the city, one of the things the government agencies don't do is they don't bring people in and then firearm, right, is the workload goes up and down.

2465
03:39:45,710 --> 03:39:51,970
So typically what we do is we look at the workload and we say, is it sustained workload and when it is, then we go ahead and bring them in.

2466
03:39:52,430 --> 03:39:59,850
But that's just one component. You also have another component about when you're providing inspection services. They're specialty services that are.

2467
03:40:00,020 --> 03:40:10,000
Tied to that. So, are we willing to also be like a CalTrans, where we hire and train individuals, how to operate a nuclear gauge?

2468
03:40:10,540 --> 03:40:22,260
We have to buy the equipment, how to store it, how to be able to do concrete testing, how to be able to do all these different testing elements that are associated with properly inspecting a project.

2469
03:40:22,780 --> 03:40:30,040
As much as I'd like to say that being a licensed contractor myself, as much as I'd like to say that contractors are going to deliver the product,

2470
03:40:31,200 --> 03:40:39,560
there's a reason why we have inspectors, there's a reason why we have building inspectors, and there is a third party looking at it to ensure.

2471
03:40:40,040 --> 03:40:47,380
And it doesn't matter whether there's building a car, sewing a pair of pants, everything we look at, we see like an inspected by.

2472
03:40:47,380 --> 03:40:54,580
To ensure that as we are using public funds that we are getting what we are paying for or we are getting the

2473
03:40:54,580 --> 03:40:59,920
Product that's been committed and promised to so while we will look into it

2474
03:41:00,360 --> 03:41:06,180
I would say that for the smaller cities the business model typically is better to as a project

2475
03:41:06,180 --> 03:41:13,100
There's a demand to hire out that service for that project rather than bringing in house

2476
03:41:13,680 --> 03:41:18,060
absorb the PERS burden, as well as have to deal with all the other elements of having a permanent

2477
03:41:18,060 --> 03:41:21,940
staff, which would mean, hey, we only got about 2,000 hours per year with that person,

2478
03:41:22,020 --> 03:41:27,600
because between holidays and everything else, we can't overwork them.

2479
03:41:28,520 --> 03:41:33,380
So to be able to be dynamic, inflexible with the workload, that's the best model.

2480
03:41:33,800 --> 03:41:36,920
But I appreciate, I do appreciate the question, we will look at it.

2481
03:41:36,920 --> 03:41:42,300
But I also wanted to set the expectation, say, this is a different business model than the

2482
03:41:42,300 --> 03:41:45,540
organizations we can bring everything in-house and have a large staffing.

2483
03:41:46,580 --> 03:41:49,540
Of course, if you spend the money, of course, everything is going to be down to the

2484
03:41:49,540 --> 03:41:49,700
teeth.

2485
03:41:50,280 --> 03:41:50,880
That's no doubt.

2486
03:41:51,480 --> 03:41:57,100
I'm just trying to figure out a strike balance, you know, of being spending

2487
03:41:58,220 --> 03:42:04,600
responsibly in a way if we can, part of that is, as you say, you contract to yourself.

2488
03:42:05,540 --> 03:42:11,820
The idea is the contractor, you know, of course, he or she has to go to the contractor

2489
03:42:11,820 --> 03:42:16,300
or licensed, get the license, there's all kinds of requirements, due diligence as a contractor,

2490
03:42:17,200 --> 03:42:19,500
to deliver the product as stated in the contract.

2491
03:42:20,560 --> 03:42:23,360
They have to go through the ethical class as well.

2492
03:42:23,860 --> 03:42:24,600
That's part of the requirement.

2493
03:42:26,360 --> 03:42:32,460
And if the contractor defaults because he, how she cut corners, that's where the warranty comes in,

2494
03:42:32,620 --> 03:42:36,440
and you go after the country, you give the contract an opportunity to cure it.

2495
03:42:36,900 --> 03:42:39,580
First, if he or she doesn't cure, then we'll take to the civil matter.

2496
03:42:40,040 --> 03:42:44,640
You do, and I've gone down that process, that's a long, arduous process to place it

2497
03:42:44,640 --> 03:42:46,760
demand on securities and all that sort of thing.

2498
03:42:47,120 --> 03:42:51,720
Something we typically avoid, but as we get to the last item of the agenda, we're going

2499
03:42:51,720 --> 03:42:56,960
to talk about, for instance, one of the things we're proud of at the cities are paid, and

2500
03:42:56,960 --> 03:42:57,620
what we do.

2501
03:42:57,980 --> 03:43:00,360
We're going to have six arterial of paid-in-products going on this summer.

2502
03:43:00,880 --> 03:43:04,380
That, in-house staff, take care of that, is virtually impossible.

2503
03:43:04,380 --> 03:43:09,360
right. You, you can ramp up because you have a lot of work and bring people in from

2504
03:43:09,360 --> 03:43:12,600
the outside. It allows us to do a lot of projects over short period of time. So basically

2505
03:43:12,600 --> 03:43:16,760
I'm giving that to give it an opportunity to evaluate that. Yes. When there's a time

2506
03:43:16,760 --> 03:43:20,260
the right say, hey, it doesn't make sense for us. It keeps us up without, you know, on this.

2507
03:43:20,360 --> 03:43:23,900
Prepare it. We're thinking, bring it back in. I'm just giving that. Absolutely. Thank you so

2508
03:43:23,900 --> 03:43:26,880
much. I missed an error. I'd like to move item number 14.

2509
03:43:27,600 --> 03:43:34,080
How's that, dude? Any other discussion? It's vote. All those in favor say aye.

2510
03:43:35,040 --> 03:43:35,860
I'm on the list.

2511
03:43:37,480 --> 03:43:39,960
I'm number 14, past's 5-0.

2512
03:43:40,740 --> 03:43:41,000
Thank you.

2513
03:43:41,160 --> 03:43:46,300
We're about item 15, except a $40,000 fee proposal from onward engineering for design services

2514
03:43:46,300 --> 03:43:50,840
for the rehabilitation and resurfacing of a tower project, an offer I staffed to issue purchase

2515
03:43:50,840 --> 03:43:57,860
order, changed order for a total purchase order, about not to exceed $138,753 dollars,

2516
03:43:58,060 --> 03:44:00,180
presentation by the engineering associate.

2517
03:44:00,700 --> 03:44:01,380
Ryan Damon, welcome.

2518
03:44:01,380 --> 03:44:03,740
Good evening, Mr. Mayor, and members of the Council.

2519
03:44:04,360 --> 03:44:08,940
Tonight's staff is requesting approval of a $40,000 change order to the city's existing

2520
03:44:08,940 --> 03:44:13,800
purchase order with onward engineering for the design of the rehabilitation and resurfacing

2521
03:44:13,800 --> 03:44:17,220
of Talbot Avenue from the eastern city limit to Ward Street.

2522
03:44:17,940 --> 03:44:24,300
This request comes as a direct result of the city's successful efforts to secure federal transportation

2523
03:44:24,300 --> 03:44:28,860
funding through Skag, which is the Southern California Association of Governments.

2524
03:44:28,860 --> 03:44:37,560
In April of this year, SCAD confirmed the award of approximately $2.64 million in federal grant funding for the construction of the project.

2525
03:44:38,160 --> 03:44:44,840
These funds are currently programmed for federal fiscal year 2627, which begins October 1st.

2526
03:44:45,020 --> 03:44:47,200
This is a significant achievement for the city.

2527
03:44:47,560 --> 03:44:53,840
Public work staff had submitted four capital improvement projects for consideration during this highly competitive funding cycle,

2528
03:44:53,840 --> 03:44:58,560
and the Talbot Avenue project was ranked highly recommended and selected for funding.

2529
03:44:59,280 --> 03:45:00,000
This award will offer.

2530
03:45:00,000 --> 03:45:25,400
Offset the majority of the estimated $3.3 million dollar construction cost. However, acceptance of federal funds also requires the city to comply with additional federal requirements during both the design and construction phases of the project. This includes federal environmental requirements, right away and construction authorization processes, and the incorporation of federal provisions into the project's specifications and bid documents.

2531
03:45:26,560 --> 03:45:32,000
The city currently has an approved purchase order with onward engineering and the amount of

2532
03:45:32,000 --> 03:45:37,320
98,753 dollars to prepare the project design and bid package.

2533
03:45:37,920 --> 03:45:43,000
This requested $40,000 change order will allow onward engineering to complete the additional

2534
03:45:43,000 --> 03:45:48,480
federally required work and ensure the project remains eligible for reimbursement and funding

2535
03:45:48,480 --> 03:45:49,040
authorization.

2536
03:45:49,040 --> 03:46:00,040
The total revised purchase order amount would increase 238,753 dollars, which is within the approved project design budget of 150,000.

2537
03:46:01,400 --> 03:46:14,040
And once completed, the Talbot Avenue Project will include pavement rehabilitation, rubberized asphalt overlay, and concrete improvements that will improve ride quality and hand safety and extend the useful life of the roadway.

2538
03:46:14,040 --> 03:46:23,060
The staff anticipate design will be completed in fall of this year with construction expected to begin in winter of 2627.

2539
03:46:23,580 --> 03:46:26,800
However, the project will be subject to federal view timelines.

2540
03:46:27,720 --> 03:46:39,680
To conclude, staff recommends Council approve the proposed change order to onward engineering existing purchase order for a total amount, not to exceed $138,750.

2541
03:46:40,740 --> 03:46:42,640
Thank you and I'm available for any questions.

2542
03:46:42,640 --> 03:46:49,740
Thank you so much. I'll open it for questions for comments from Council. Mr. Mayor, we do have a public comment on the site as well.

2543
03:46:49,960 --> 03:46:51,600
Thank you.

2544
03:46:51,960 --> 03:46:52,520
Kitty Ray.

2545
03:47:01,600 --> 03:47:07,340
I have to listen to Ryan Damon. I almost have nothing to say or nothing to ask. However, since I filled out a card.

2546
03:47:08,180 --> 03:47:16,780
The only thing that caught my attention, it didn't say in the agenda item that it was strictly a change order for the 40,000.

2547
03:47:16,780 --> 03:47:22,340
It seemed to be a fee proposal, and then it was talk of change orders up to an amount of

2548
03:47:22,340 --> 03:47:27,000
1.38 something something, and I thought, why would it be from 40,000 to 1.38?

2549
03:47:27,280 --> 03:47:30,980
I thought, okay, there's probably since here, and I don't get it, so I figured I would

2550
03:47:30,980 --> 03:47:35,820
ask, as a member of the public, but Ryan made it very sensible and very clear.

2551
03:47:36,080 --> 03:47:42,700
This is actually just asking for a change order approval of 40,000 for the work, and installing

2552
03:47:42,700 --> 03:47:51,680
the virtues of our public works which I already am amazed our streets are the best that explanation

2553
03:47:51,680 --> 03:47:57,820
was perfect. I am a public speaker by I'm a division director of Toesmasters International,

2554
03:47:58,120 --> 03:48:03,580
which teaches public speaking and leadership skills. Some people don't seem to know that,

2555
03:48:03,600 --> 03:48:10,420
but that's okay. And I just want to say in addition to the public works aspect of what was just

2556
03:48:10,420 --> 03:48:18,820
I just laid here, he made it so clear to me, I didn't really need to come up here except to extend my compliments to our department.

2557
03:48:19,300 --> 03:48:19,960
Thank you.

2558
03:48:20,160 --> 03:48:21,420
Thank you.

2559
03:48:22,260 --> 03:48:24,000
I have no further requests to speak.

2560
03:48:24,600 --> 03:48:24,940
Vice Marjava?

2561
03:48:27,200 --> 03:48:27,680
I had a question.

2562
03:48:28,100 --> 03:48:38,960
Can you sort of briefly summarize the, you mentioned that the reason that we need this extra money is because it's federal money and there's additional federal requirements.

2563
03:48:38,960 --> 03:48:46,160
What are some of the, I mean, I don't know, top three federal requirements that are requiring

2564
03:48:46,160 --> 03:48:46,760
additional?

2565
03:48:47,740 --> 03:48:48,840
Yeah, I'll rather a few things.

2566
03:48:49,180 --> 03:48:57,360
Typically, when we put plans out, projects out to bid, we'll bid the plans and specifications,

2567
03:48:58,860 --> 03:49:04,040
federal requirements, as early as the project, we'll have to incorporate additional things

2568
03:49:04,040 --> 03:49:10,700
of those plans and specs. We'll incorporate ADA requirements, environmental commitments, labor

2569
03:49:10,700 --> 03:49:17,340
compliance requirements, and federal aid construction standards. We'll also need to...

2570
03:49:17,340 --> 03:49:19,260
Those are different from California?

2571
03:49:20,280 --> 03:49:22,060
Yeah, additional requirements.

2572
03:49:22,180 --> 03:49:28,260
I do. We'll also have to do a preliminary environmental study and submit a categorical

2573
03:49:28,260 --> 03:49:33,240
exemption. There's additional forms our consultant. We'll need to fill out that all have to be

2574
03:49:33,240 --> 03:49:40,960
you'd buy call trends. Once that package completed, we will submit to call trends, the RFA,

2575
03:49:41,160 --> 03:49:46,980
which is the request for authorization. This is the package that includes the plan specs,

2576
03:49:47,280 --> 03:49:53,560
estimates, funding documentation, environmental clearances, right away certifications, utility

2577
03:49:53,560 --> 03:49:59,700
certifications, and this is the step that's formally request authorization to advertise.

2578
03:50:00,000 --> 03:50:04,320
So if we were doing it ourselves, we wouldn't have any of those requirements.

2579
03:50:04,640 --> 03:50:05,880
No, those would be additional steps.

2580
03:50:06,140 --> 03:50:09,180
But it's going to be offset by the 2.6 million that we received.

2581
03:50:09,940 --> 03:50:11,400
All right, great. Thanks.

2582
03:50:13,290 --> 03:50:14,890
Okay, thanks so much.

2583
03:50:16,740 --> 03:50:18,520
I'll entertain a motion on the item.

2584
03:50:18,960 --> 03:50:20,360
Make a motion to approve.

2585
03:50:21,480 --> 03:50:22,540
That's like it.

2586
03:50:24,760 --> 03:50:25,300
That was me.

2587
03:50:30,270 --> 03:50:31,610
All those in favor say aye.

2588
03:50:31,610 --> 03:50:32,030
Aye.

2589
03:50:32,250 --> 03:50:33,590
Aye. All those opposed.

2590
03:50:34,690 --> 03:50:36,290
Item number 15 passes five zero.

2591
03:50:36,750 --> 03:50:37,170
All right. Thank you.

2592
03:50:39,090 --> 03:50:43,990
Hey, next item 16, and approve amendment number three to Unix LLC contract number 22 to

2593
03:50:43,990 --> 03:50:52,670
F-08, Minus contract 1-1-402, there's two items to increase the contract amount and

2594
03:50:52,670 --> 03:50:57,850
extend the contract, presentation by Cynthia and Alyssa, Assistant Engineer.

2595
03:50:58,410 --> 03:50:58,470
Welcome.

2596
03:50:59,570 --> 03:51:04,610
Good evening, Mayor, City Council members, and City Manager, so I will be presenting to

2597
03:51:04,610 --> 03:51:14,610
contract number 22-08-unixllcmm number three. So as you may know that

2598
03:51:14,610 --> 03:51:19,250
Unix is our contractor for traffic signal maintenance and as a reminder the

2599
03:51:19,250 --> 03:51:24,730
city is responsible for operating and maintaining 55 traffic signals. Unix is

2600
03:51:24,730 --> 03:51:34,590
currently providing traffic maintenance and repair services for the city of

2601
03:51:34,590 --> 03:51:42,970
RFP. Traffic single maintenance is split into two primary categories. One being the maintenance

2602
03:51:42,970 --> 03:51:51,490
services, fixed monthly costs of $38,900, and also another category of repair services

2603
03:51:51,490 --> 03:51:57,550
which varies on a monthly basis. Historically, the cost of traffic signal knocked down and

2604
03:51:57,550 --> 03:52:04,050
emergency repairs typically range from approximately $6,000 to $25,000 per occurrence.

2605
03:52:04,050 --> 03:52:12,030
For example, 2025, 2026, a total of eight traffic signal knock-downs have occurred.

2606
03:52:13,990 --> 03:52:16,230
Next, I'll talk about the history of the contract amount.

2607
03:52:16,750 --> 03:52:25,870
So as you can see here, the table shows the original agreement amount was $270,000 back in 2022,

2608
03:52:26,630 --> 03:52:32,090
and then previously approved amendment number one and two increase the contract amount as well.

2609
03:52:32,090 --> 03:52:39,970
A amendment number 3, which is what I'm presenting today, staff is requesting a $75,000 increase,

2610
03:52:40,670 --> 03:52:49,170
and a time extension from July 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2026, which would bring our proposed

2611
03:52:49,170 --> 03:52:58,150
total contract amount to $727,000, $16 and 25 cents. And why we're asking for a time extension

2612
03:52:58,150 --> 03:53:04,690
is that staff is currently developing a new RFP for traffic signal maintenance services, and

2613
03:53:04,690 --> 03:53:10,150
also to continue the traffic signal maintenance that repairs beyond the expiration date of June

2614
03:53:10,150 --> 03:53:17,510
30 of 2026 until the new agreement is in place. And to conclude, staff recommends that the

2615
03:53:17,510 --> 03:53:25,450
city council approves amendment number 3 to UNIX LLC contract number 22-08 to increase this current

2616
03:53:25,450 --> 03:53:34,990
contract in the amount of $75,000 for a total contract amount of $727,000, $16,000 and $25,000.

2617
03:53:35,090 --> 03:53:37,810
And extend the contract for an additional six months

2618
03:53:37,810 --> 03:53:42,290
beginning July 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2026.

2619
03:53:42,710 --> 03:53:47,130
And that concludes my presentation for the UNIX contract amendment number three.

2620
03:53:47,510 --> 03:53:49,030
If you have any questions, let me know.

2621
03:53:49,550 --> 03:53:49,750
Great.

2622
03:53:49,750 --> 03:53:50,470
Thanks so much.

2623
03:53:50,590 --> 03:53:53,390
I'll open up to Council for any questions, comments.

2624
03:53:55,970 --> 03:54:01,350
So, you had mentioned that part of the increase is, polls are getting knocked over, I assume,

2625
03:54:01,590 --> 03:54:03,090
car accidents, et cetera.

2626
03:54:04,250 --> 03:54:08,150
I know I asked this question when I got the briefing, and I can't remember the answer.

2627
03:54:09,190 --> 03:54:15,050
Are we able to go back and recoup some of this cost from through insurance companies?

2628
03:54:16,050 --> 03:54:17,010
Yes, that is correct.

2629
03:54:17,150 --> 03:54:23,370
We work with our city risk manager Heather, and we work on any type of knockdowns that

2630
03:54:24,110 --> 03:54:29,370
to come to our plate, then we let Heather know we work alongside with Heather regarding

2631
03:54:29,370 --> 03:54:32,210
those and work with insurance companies.

2632
03:54:34,110 --> 03:54:42,490
Just to, for the respond to that, we are very aggressive with going after money for

2633
03:54:42,490 --> 03:54:46,810
the insurance companies. The only thing that limits us is the actual property of

2634
03:54:46,810 --> 03:54:52,910
that was done and what their policy covers. Other than that, we're pretty successful

2635
03:54:54,170 --> 03:54:59,950
getting the full amount back. I think most of the polls run about 17, 18,000.

2636
03:55:00,000 --> 03:55:10,100
And most private property insurance, their coverages, just north of that, so as soon as there's no other damage we're able to get that money back.

2637
03:55:10,620 --> 03:55:17,380
And I believe last year we got upwards of including pole knockdowns upwards of 200 and some $1,000.

2638
03:55:18,320 --> 03:55:19,900
Good job. Thank you.

2639
03:55:19,900 --> 03:55:27,240
as far over. Yeah, I think next up on that and good presentation and I'd like to green light

2640
03:55:27,240 --> 03:55:28,720
the contract to execute.

2641
03:55:29,900 --> 03:55:30,820
I'll second.

2642
03:55:32,980 --> 03:55:33,440
Councilwoman.

2643
03:55:34,440 --> 03:55:34,860
Got the second.

2644
03:55:37,400 --> 03:55:40,720
Did you have anything to say, Councilmember Constantine or no?

2645
03:55:41,060 --> 03:55:41,300
No.

2646
03:55:41,560 --> 03:55:42,120
I'm great.

2647
03:55:42,400 --> 03:55:42,940
Thank you so much.

2648
03:55:43,120 --> 03:55:44,120
You're sending a great presentation.

2649
03:55:44,540 --> 03:55:45,060
Thank you.

2650
03:55:45,560 --> 03:55:46,500
So with that, we have a motion.

2651
03:55:46,660 --> 03:55:47,420
First and the second.

2652
03:55:47,520 --> 03:55:48,620
All those in favor say aye.

2653
03:55:48,620 --> 03:55:50,740
I hope all those opposed.

2654
03:55:51,340 --> 03:55:52,420
I have a number of 16 passes.

2655
03:55:52,700 --> 03:55:52,900
5G.

2656
03:55:53,480 --> 03:55:54,240
Thank you.

2657
03:55:57,800 --> 03:55:59,120
Next item 17.

2658
03:55:59,320 --> 03:56:04,580
Accept the ABM Building Solutions LLC proposal and a work construction contract and a total

2659
03:56:04,580 --> 03:56:12,700
not to exceed amount of $169,089 for the City Hall rooftop duct work placement presentation

2660
03:56:12,700 --> 03:56:16,400
by Bob Truman with Internal Services supervisor.

2661
03:56:17,580 --> 03:56:17,720
Welcome.

2662
03:56:18,520 --> 03:56:18,980
Thank you.

2663
03:56:19,120 --> 03:56:19,780
Mayor, council.

2664
03:56:19,780 --> 03:56:24,080
Rick, if you do slides for me please. Thank you sir.

2665
03:56:26,440 --> 03:56:28,300
I'm here to bring this to your attention.

2666
03:56:28,680 --> 03:56:35,840
I'm asking that we move forward on replacing the HVAC duct work on top of this building,

2667
03:56:36,020 --> 03:56:42,420
the City Hall building. I've been here for 23 years. It is the original duct work,

2668
03:56:42,640 --> 03:56:47,940
which puts it over 23 years old. I don't know the actual age. The buildings roughly 50 years old.

2669
03:56:49,780 --> 03:56:56,420
It is beyond my ability to repair as the material the galvanized steel that the ducting

2670
03:56:56,420 --> 03:57:01,880
is made out of has degraded to the point where I'm no longer able to patch it.

2671
03:57:03,840 --> 03:57:08,900
If I do, it's very temporary and it doesn't hold up long enough to make a season.

2672
03:57:10,860 --> 03:57:17,960
I currently have plastic over certain sections where patching is no longer viable option.

2673
03:57:17,960 --> 03:57:26,040
I asked that we move forward as quickly as possible to get this document in replace to keep

2674
03:57:26,040 --> 03:57:31,620
the rain and elements from entering the building through the exterior ducting.

2675
03:57:37,340 --> 03:57:39,940
We got two bids on this.

2676
03:57:40,380 --> 03:57:49,620
ABM was the lower of the bids because their ability to do in-house work reduced the cost.

2677
03:57:49,620 --> 03:58:04,500
So we did our due diligence in getting the best bang for our buck per se, ABM, and the other company were very prominent in their fields.

2678
03:58:05,260 --> 03:58:07,040
They have great reputations,

2679
03:58:09,200 --> 03:58:18,000
and I feel that moving forward with this will keep potential issues from happening in the future.

2680
03:58:18,000 --> 03:58:28,560
that could be less fun so it's really all I have right now. The total will be

2681
03:58:28,560 --> 03:58:35,000
$169,089 and I'm hoping for questions. Thank you.

2682
03:58:35,660 --> 03:58:38,060
Okay, thanks so much. Vice Mayor Heber?

2683
03:58:38,780 --> 03:58:44,460
I think I'll go back to a couple of, where's it go back one slide? Go back. One more.

2684
03:58:45,360 --> 03:58:54,200
So this is interesting, so I say that the fourth bullet you're actually using duct tape on the duct.

2685
03:58:55,060 --> 03:58:59,420
I've seen joint tape on everything else, I've never, they didn't know they actually used it on the duct.

2686
03:58:59,860 --> 03:59:07,840
Well, a lot of people, it's funny you say that a lot of people actually think duct tape is with a K, but it's actually with a T, it's duct tape.

2687
03:59:08,360 --> 03:59:19,840
So, yes, I do have ducting tape on the ducting, as well as plastic and some other items that we've tried to seal the duct with, but yes, sir.

2688
03:59:19,960 --> 03:59:20,540
Okay, all right.

2689
03:59:20,760 --> 03:59:21,900
Thank you.

2690
03:59:22,040 --> 03:59:23,580
The questions from Council?

2691
03:59:24,480 --> 03:59:25,000
Hearing that?

2692
03:59:25,000 --> 03:59:26,160
You're more about the tape.

2693
03:59:26,360 --> 03:59:26,560
Okay.

2694
03:59:27,060 --> 03:59:28,080
Yes, yes.

2695
03:59:28,100 --> 03:59:29,860
I can do demonstrations later.

2696
03:59:30,680 --> 03:59:31,720
I can bring in some samples.

2697
03:59:32,840 --> 03:59:33,700
Well, one question I had.

2698
03:59:33,780 --> 03:59:36,620
We've been talking about doing the replacing the roof.

2699
03:59:36,620 --> 03:59:44,360
Yes, sir. There's a make sense to replace the duck before the roof. This roof was replaced about 12 years ago the roof here is fine on this

2700
03:59:44,360 --> 03:59:45,800
thing. Yes, we are good

2701
03:59:45,800 --> 03:59:53,280
The only thing we didn't have at the time was the the funds to replace the ducting at the time, which I

2702
03:59:53,280 --> 03:59:59,420
Would have preferred then, but we're at a point now where it should be done, but we had funds for duct tape

2703
04:00:00,000 --> 04:00:10,480
Okay, good. Absolutely. I shouldn't even question you. You know, you know, much better than I do, you would replace a rule for, so I'm sorry, I even asked that question.

2704
04:00:10,540 --> 04:00:13,640
Oh, no, sir, no, sir, fine, thank you.

2705
04:00:16,490 --> 04:00:19,930
We could do that, too. I'll move the item.

2706
04:00:20,350 --> 04:00:20,770
I'll second.

2707
04:00:23,320 --> 04:00:29,000
All those imperial say aye. Aye, aye, aye. All those opposed. Item 17 pass the five zero.

2708
04:00:29,480 --> 04:00:30,900
All right. Thanks, Bob. Thank you.

2709
04:00:32,920 --> 04:00:37,820
Okay, item 18, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Family Prevent fiscal year

2710
04:00:37,820 --> 04:00:46,060
2026, 2027, Project List for Senate Bill 1 funds in the amount of 1,6287,870

2711
04:00:46,060 --> 04:00:51,280
dollars for the residential roadway rehabilitation project in City Quadrant before

2712
04:00:51,920 --> 04:00:57,400
presentation by Temo Galvez and Deputy Public Works Director.

2713
04:00:58,820 --> 04:00:59,380
Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

2714
04:00:59,380 --> 04:01:02,720
I think this is probably one of the last items.

2715
04:01:03,760 --> 04:01:04,820
So thank you for the opportunity.

2716
04:01:05,360 --> 04:01:09,200
The item before you tonight is in regards to SB1 funding this year.

2717
04:01:09,380 --> 04:01:14,660
The city's approximately slated to receive $1.6 million.

2718
04:01:16,120 --> 04:01:19,420
As part of that funding, the state requires that an agency

2719
04:01:19,420 --> 04:01:23,400
adopter resolution delineating where these funding will be going.

2720
04:01:23,480 --> 04:01:28,580
This year's resolution delineates a portion of that to go to the area before

2721
04:01:28,580 --> 04:01:36,700
shown on the map on the screen and that's for this summer. The remaining portion is slated

2722
04:01:36,700 --> 04:01:42,800
to and proposed to go to the areas of B5 and B6 and that'd be for next summer and if I could

2723
04:01:42,800 --> 04:01:48,640
let me say we can next slide. So that'd be those areas there just south of B4. Now a little

2724
04:01:48,640 --> 04:01:57,720
story about that. I'm pretty proud to talk about this in our team and your support. Over the last few

2725
04:01:57,720 --> 04:02:03,640
recent years we've been paving one half mile square quadrant a year of residential paving.

2726
04:02:04,020 --> 04:02:09,400
This year we have the opportunity to do two by allocating these SB1 funds that normally

2727
04:02:09,400 --> 04:02:14,300
would have been allocated to at least a portion of it to our tarot paving jobs.

2728
04:02:16,060 --> 04:02:20,820
This year because of the wonderful job our team did in securing that 2.6 million dollar

2729
04:02:20,820 --> 04:02:27,600
grant we were able to repurpose some of this funding so we can get ahead of some of our

2730
04:02:27,600 --> 04:02:33,500
presidential neighborhoods. And that particular area on the west side of town is showing some

2731
04:02:33,500 --> 04:02:39,840
need. And so I want to name them personally. I'm really proud of Cal Canokey and Ryan Damon

2732
04:02:39,840 --> 04:02:45,520
did a good job putting some of these grants together and they put their heart and soul into it

2733
04:02:45,520 --> 04:02:50,420
and we saw some really nice results. So I appreciate that.

2734
04:02:53,040 --> 04:02:54,380
And the entire team, I'm just proud

2735
04:02:54,380 --> 04:02:59,880
of all and they did a great job tonight that like they always do. With your support, I'm going

2736
04:02:59,880 --> 04:03:03,320
circle back to the action item, but with your support, I want to talk about a couple more

2737
04:03:03,320 --> 04:03:08,900
things, with your support we and a lot of the efforts that we've been putting towards

2738
04:03:08,900 --> 04:03:16,080
catching up with our citywide paving mainly because we took a little pause during the

2739
04:03:16,080 --> 04:03:19,820
405 project. There's about six or seven years. We really couldn't pave in some of the areas

2740
04:03:19,820 --> 04:03:29,720
that really had need. So we did the best we could. We did residential streets. We did some of

2741
04:03:29,720 --> 04:03:36,020
But as soon as that opened up, we were able to get to it and we paid one or from purchase

2742
04:03:36,020 --> 04:03:38,060
of a Shard, we paid Dallas from purchase of a Shard.

2743
04:03:38,700 --> 04:03:45,060
And now we'll be paving this summer, from purchase of a Shard as well as Euclid from Slater

2744
04:03:45,060 --> 04:03:45,760
to Talbert.

2745
04:03:46,540 --> 04:03:53,820
We'll also be paving new Hope, Slater, Ellis, and a portion of Ward, also this summer.

2746
04:03:54,620 --> 04:03:59,060
And then the one we wanted to pay this summer, and I think it's worth it, we got the $2.6 million

2747
04:03:59,060 --> 04:04:07,340
for this project, it will be, it's scheduled, next fiscal year in 2016-27, it could, it

2748
04:04:07,340 --> 04:04:11,720
could even be scheduled a little bit out beyond that depending on the federal process,

2749
04:04:12,140 --> 04:04:13,300
but that will be coming soon.

2750
04:04:13,480 --> 04:04:17,520
Right now, we anticipate construction will be in winter, 2016-27.

2751
04:04:18,180 --> 04:04:24,160
So getting back to the action item tonight, the recommendation is to prove the resolution

2752
04:04:24,160 --> 04:04:29,180
so we can allocate these funds to the two different sections of the residential

2753
04:04:29,180 --> 04:04:32,580
paper. That concludes my report. If you have any questions.

2754
04:04:32,800 --> 04:04:36,180
Thanks so much Tim. I want to put out a couple of things. So for those that are really

2755
04:04:36,180 --> 04:04:43,760
interested in our roads, our streets, the report that is in this item 18 is fantastic. You

2756
04:04:43,760 --> 04:04:48,380
can actually find your street like I did and you can learn everything about it. You can know

2757
04:04:48,380 --> 04:04:53,760
you can see when it was last paved. All the dimensions. So for those that are really

2758
04:04:54,160 --> 04:04:59,720
want to geek out on streets and in fat valley, this is your moment because it's all in this.

2759
04:05:00,000 --> 04:05:09,900
Citywide report, a couple of takeaways. When we talk about what's a good street, what's a good target, we talk

2760
04:05:09,900 --> 04:05:18,560
about the pavement condition index, the BCI, that's really the main goal. We want to be, and it's

2761
04:05:18,560 --> 04:05:24,960
kind of like, you know, a great on a paper, right at school. You want to, you want to have an A, which

2762
04:05:24,960 --> 04:05:33,120
like 90 to 100. And a beast pretty good. And so we typically are in the 82 to 84 range,

2763
04:05:33,820 --> 04:05:42,640
right? Our arterioles in our residential. So, kind of 83-ish, you know. And that's good. That's

2764
04:05:42,640 --> 04:05:51,840
a B, right? But, you know, we're always striving to have the best payment. So, first of all,

2765
04:05:51,840 --> 04:05:58,700
You know, we should be proud of our payment because we're passionate about payment for sure.

2766
04:06:01,020 --> 04:06:08,760
We had a lot of hit from the four or five project and other cities just don't have that.

2767
04:06:09,000 --> 04:06:14,600
Although I would still put up our roads and streets to other cities who didn't have four or five go through it.

2768
04:06:15,020 --> 04:06:15,900
And we're still better.

2769
04:06:16,100 --> 04:06:17,340
We're still better, right?

2770
04:06:17,940 --> 04:06:23,080
So that just a couple of things to consider as a public maybe is driving around right now and

2771
04:06:23,080 --> 04:06:26,680
saying, wait, you know, that doesn't kind of match what we're talking about.

2772
04:06:27,180 --> 04:06:34,440
But the good news is, you know, within a year to 18 months, it's going to be smooth, beautiful,

2773
04:06:35,560 --> 04:06:40,640
probably, you know, in the 90s, in the PCI, right, you know, and that's great.

2774
04:06:40,640 --> 04:06:49,120
So that wouldn't happen without the intentional efforts of, you know, your staff, and so I just want to express my thanks.

2775
04:06:50,320 --> 04:06:55,400
He pushed in. We appreciate all that additional funding that you're able to gather.

2776
04:06:57,500 --> 04:07:01,280
And that's one of the just the benefits of living here in fat Valley.

2777
04:07:02,360 --> 04:07:03,840
Sure. Any other questions?

2778
04:07:03,840 --> 04:07:06,960
comments. I'll see you in the comments. One of the things you mentioned

2779
04:07:06,960 --> 04:07:13,980
ward between Elis and Talbert is that right? Okay, so Jay Town is gonna be

2780
04:07:13,980 --> 04:07:14,680
real happy.

2781
04:07:17,020 --> 04:07:23,080
Happy to make her happy. It's good. But one thing too, I have to say I

2782
04:07:23,080 --> 04:07:26,600
love your guys department. How you guys all work together and support each

2783
04:07:26,600 --> 04:07:31,780
other and present and you guys are pretty cool. I like it. So good job everybody

2784
04:07:31,780 --> 04:07:32,300
you tonight.

2785
04:07:34,990 --> 04:07:43,430
Thank you. You say he likes us some engineers. We'll take it. I'll move the item.

2786
04:07:43,790 --> 04:07:53,140
I'll stack it. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. All right. Post. I don't number 18 passes five zero. Thank you.

2787
04:07:53,140 --> 04:07:57,700
You could also find this on the website. Thank you very much. All right.

2788
04:08:00,340 --> 04:08:03,000
Okay, next is council member items for future consideration.

2789
04:08:03,000 --> 04:08:04,540
Are there any items?

2790
04:08:05,240 --> 04:08:05,680
I have one.

2791
04:08:05,680 --> 04:08:06,220
Consideration.

2792
04:08:06,540 --> 04:08:07,300
Councilwoman.

2793
04:08:07,740 --> 04:08:07,920
Positive.

2794
04:08:09,380 --> 04:08:09,920
Absolutely.

2795
04:08:09,940 --> 04:08:11,520
And I just wrote it out tonight.

2796
04:08:12,520 --> 04:08:18,620
So I'm seeking a second please for a potential of a community event to be held in

2797
04:08:18,620 --> 04:08:25,500
Myleswear Park on a future for the July involving a professional firework show,

2798
04:08:25,780 --> 04:08:30,840
the potential of picnicking, the potential of some food traps,

2799
04:08:30,840 --> 04:08:43,220
the potential of some nonprofits, possibly doing food booths, et cetera, if it could coincide with our city's 70th birthday next year, that would be great.

2800
04:08:43,460 --> 04:08:47,340
If not, that's okay too. Definitely not for this year, we know that.

2801
04:08:47,660 --> 04:08:53,340
But it would be great to get a second on this. I know I didn't mention this a couple of years ago.

2802
04:08:53,340 --> 04:09:03,200
And then I mentioned it again in the community foundation of meeting one night, I don't know, always ago, and there was, there was some people were happy.

2803
04:09:03,780 --> 04:09:05,640
And so I just wanted to bring it back.

2804
04:09:06,000 --> 04:09:09,840
I know it doesn't necessarily have anything at this moment to do with the community foundation.

2805
04:09:10,440 --> 04:09:14,220
It's something that could be brought back and we talk about it.

2806
04:09:14,220 --> 04:09:22,760
And we have plenty of time to do so. Again, it doesn't have to be, well, forget this year, but it could be next year, it could be, you know, a following year.

2807
04:09:22,760 --> 04:09:25,360
So, please, someone, please, secondless.

2808
04:09:28,250 --> 04:09:36,530
Well, I guess I just comment that we already do that at Summer Fest, so I think doing it on July 4th would just be kind of a duplication.

2809
04:09:39,470 --> 04:09:45,870
I would suggest, let's bring it up at a community foundation board meeting and see if we have some consensus.

2810
04:09:46,370 --> 04:09:50,070
And then let's bring it back. I'll tell you what, if you bring it to the next, the meeting's Thursday.

2811
04:09:50,070 --> 04:09:51,050
Right.

2812
04:09:51,210 --> 04:09:52,010
Bring it up Thursday.

2813
04:09:52,730 --> 04:09:57,150
If there's a consensus as enough volunteers, I'll second it at the next meeting.

2814
04:10:00,000 --> 04:10:05,980
I mean, there have to be interest on saying, I don't know if we could, I'll do that. Thank you. Thank you.

2815
04:10:06,760 --> 04:10:12,160
Any other council member items for you to considerations? I do have one.

2816
04:10:12,400 --> 04:10:19,340
And if you were concerned at the resolutions for this year, for the July 4th,

2817
04:10:19,360 --> 04:10:26,360
in celebrations of the turn 50 anniversary of America, it's a pretty resolutions.

2818
04:10:26,360 --> 04:10:27,980
the resolution.

2819
04:10:30,180 --> 04:10:31,180
I'll second that.

2820
04:10:36,680 --> 04:10:39,280
Okay. Great. Thanks. Next we'll move into City Council,

2821
04:10:39,420 --> 04:10:47,560
Successor Agency, housing authority, public comments on Unscheduled Matters only. Are there any requests to speak? I have one request to speak. Okay.

2822
04:10:47,740 --> 04:10:48,000
Katie Ray.

2823
04:10:51,630 --> 04:10:52,110
Welcome.

2824
04:10:53,750 --> 04:10:54,090
Greetings.

2825
04:10:54,670 --> 04:11:01,390
Greetings again. First I want to thank Kim Constantine for going the extra mile for all the citizens of Fountain Valley.

2826
04:11:02,630 --> 04:11:07,330
The ICSC event in Las Vegas is at the Convention Center, which is huge.

2827
04:11:07,570 --> 04:11:10,170
She stayed in extra day to represent us.

2828
04:11:10,170 --> 04:11:11,970
That's why she's not here right now.

2829
04:11:11,990 --> 04:11:12,730
She's still there.

2830
04:11:12,910 --> 04:11:13,750
That's why she's on Zoom.

2831
04:11:14,330 --> 04:11:15,790
Thank you.

2832
04:11:15,890 --> 04:11:19,090
Member Constantine for your attention to the city's needs.

2833
04:11:20,630 --> 04:11:23,890
A quick shout out to Bob Truman, who was just up here explaining duct tape.

2834
04:11:24,010 --> 04:11:27,530
My dad was a sheet metal worker in Orange County for 35 years.

2835
04:11:27,530 --> 04:11:29,990
He was a subject matter expert.

2836
04:11:30,290 --> 04:11:34,030
He taught me to drive his work truck three on the tree,

2837
04:11:34,230 --> 04:11:36,970
clutch, had a box full of duct tape.

2838
04:11:36,970 --> 04:11:39,450
I grew up with duct tape where most kids grew up

2839
04:11:39,450 --> 04:11:40,210
with scotch tapes.

2840
04:11:40,430 --> 04:11:41,770
Duck tape is your friend.

2841
04:11:44,590 --> 04:11:47,210
And I had something I was going to mention here

2842
04:11:47,210 --> 04:11:50,030
that has to do with a resident in fountain valley

2843
04:11:50,030 --> 04:11:51,530
that has had an ongoing issue.

2844
04:11:52,350 --> 04:11:55,930
But since member Harper, Vice Mayor Harper,

2845
04:11:55,930 --> 04:12:02,050
brought up the TOT tax. Guess what? It doesn't have to be an agenda item for me to talk about it,

2846
04:12:02,190 --> 04:12:09,090
so I will. From time to time, Kim Constantine is brought it up. From time to time, Glen

2847
04:12:09,090 --> 04:12:14,490
Grant is the thought it's a good idea. It's not something the citizens have to pay. It's

2848
04:12:14,490 --> 04:12:20,990
something that exists already. The only idea was to increase the percentage a bit. The only

2849
04:12:20,990 --> 04:12:26,750
that would have happened would be if it went to a vote for the citizens to vote on an election.

2850
04:12:27,530 --> 04:12:31,030
Or, of course, if someone had tons of money, they could arrange a special election.

2851
04:12:32,190 --> 04:12:33,210
Good luck with that.

2852
04:12:33,990 --> 04:12:40,830
But our members of the Central Committee of a particular party in this non-partisan body

2853
04:12:40,830 --> 04:12:45,790
are in lockstep to never ever approve anything having to do with attacks.

2854
04:12:45,790 --> 04:12:51,570
I know this because, at one time, I sought endorsement from the Republican Party when I ran

2855
04:12:51,570 --> 04:12:52,090
for office.

2856
04:12:52,210 --> 04:12:53,770
I had to sign this form.

2857
04:12:54,330 --> 04:12:58,050
All these things you promise, you will do this, you will never do that.

2858
04:12:58,170 --> 04:13:03,530
I know that's what every one of the three people on the Central Committee had to promise in

2859
04:13:03,530 --> 04:13:04,690
order to get endorsements.

2860
04:13:04,710 --> 04:13:05,990
No taxes ever.

2861
04:13:06,610 --> 04:13:13,450
So because the three of you made a promise to a political party, nobody in fat and valgus

2862
04:13:13,450 --> 04:13:19,670
vote on whether they do or do not want a taught increase, which is, people get confused,

2863
04:13:19,950 --> 04:13:25,270
transient occupancy tax. It means people staying in our town in a hotel from out of town

2864
04:13:25,270 --> 04:13:30,550
or the ones paying it. They paid in every city. My God, you should see the prices in Huntington

2865
04:13:31,130 --> 04:13:37,670
and Disneyland where it's huge resort cities. Those are phenomenal income comes in from that.

2866
04:13:37,770 --> 04:13:42,430
We're just talking about a little increase and because three people on city council said, no,

2867
04:13:42,430 --> 04:13:49,510
we don't get to vote on it plus the last time it was brought up somebody one of the three said you know what

2868
04:13:49,510 --> 04:13:55,270
from now on let's go ahead i'm gonna make it a rule that nobody can bring this up again unless they get

2869
04:13:55,870 --> 04:14:00,490
what was it two people three people to go ahead and say yell it's do it

2870
04:14:01,610 --> 04:14:08,130
and gee that was voted in as a rule nobody can never bring it up again unless you get at least two

2871
04:14:08,130 --> 04:14:12,230
people to second your first on it. Think about it.

2872
04:14:12,230 --> 04:14:16,130
Any of your time is up. Thank you. It's obvious the fix is in.

2873
04:14:16,250 --> 04:14:17,890
The people don't get to vote.

2874
04:14:17,950 --> 04:14:20,170
Happy 250th anniversary.

2875
04:14:24,950 --> 04:14:26,530
Are there any requests to speak?

2876
04:14:28,210 --> 04:14:31,090
There are no more requests to speak. Okay.

2877
04:14:31,270 --> 04:14:33,850
We're going to move in to City Council's successor agency.

2878
04:14:34,110 --> 04:14:38,190
How's he authority? AB 1, 2, 3, 4 general comments?

2879
04:14:38,190 --> 04:14:42,390
What do we start out in Vegas with Councilwoman?

2880
04:14:43,010 --> 04:14:43,490
Consentine.

2881
04:14:43,890 --> 04:14:43,930
Wow.

2882
04:14:43,930 --> 04:14:44,590
Thank you.

2883
04:14:44,790 --> 04:14:45,930
Thank you so much.

2884
04:14:46,190 --> 04:14:47,270
I really miss being there.

2885
04:14:48,130 --> 04:14:49,710
I've been it really made the best.

2886
04:14:49,910 --> 04:14:52,290
I had to still miss a couple meetings to be here.

2887
04:14:53,330 --> 04:14:54,310
But we're good.

2888
04:14:54,350 --> 04:14:55,490
My have a couple also.

2889
04:14:56,770 --> 04:14:56,930
Okay.

2890
04:14:57,690 --> 04:14:59,450
So as our city's trustee.

2891
04:14:59,550 --> 04:14:59,990
So these are my.

2892
04:15:00,000 --> 04:15:11,240
And whereabouts is the last meeting. I'll just tell you a few of them, but I did already submit my last. As our city's trustee on the OEC, mosquito and vector control district,

2893
04:15:13,260 --> 04:15:20,000
I toured the sit lab at the Orange County mosquito and vector control district, which is a sterile insect technique.

2894
04:15:20,700 --> 04:15:24,240
It's being utilized in a city of Mission B.A.

2895
04:15:26,060 --> 04:15:30,120
And a little bit about that is it's a biological control

2896
04:15:30,120 --> 04:15:35,160
method to lower mosquito populations and reduce the risk of disease transmission.

2897
04:15:35,820 --> 04:15:40,020
So basically, they're fighting the mosquito problem with serialized mosquitoes.

2898
04:15:40,520 --> 04:15:43,300
And you could learn more about that on the Orange County mosquito

2899
04:15:43,300 --> 04:15:48,400
a vector control website, which is ocvector.org.

2900
04:15:48,720 --> 04:15:51,980
It's the fourth square down kind of green colored.

2901
04:15:52,200 --> 04:15:54,360
This is very interesting what they're doing there.

2902
04:15:55,460 --> 04:15:56,860
And it's going very well.

2903
04:15:57,120 --> 04:15:58,780
They released mosquitoes regularly

2904
04:15:58,780 --> 04:16:00,400
in the city of Mission BIO.

2905
04:16:01,220 --> 04:16:03,980
Some other word about was the Chamber of Commerce

2906
04:16:03,980 --> 04:16:05,560
GAC meeting, which is the government

2907
04:16:05,560 --> 04:16:08,460
of fierce council meeting, the advisory committee

2908
04:16:08,460 --> 04:16:10,600
for persons with disabilities meeting

2909
04:16:10,600 --> 04:16:17,260
every other month, stopped in briefly at the crawfish festival to be like it was going well.

2910
04:16:18,020 --> 04:16:24,460
The E-Waste Paper Shredding and Compose Giveaway event at the Sports Park, the friends

2911
04:16:24,460 --> 04:16:28,280
of the library had a general meeting and luncheon recently.

2912
04:16:29,320 --> 04:16:35,940
And then, so a couple of days ago went to Vegas on behalf of the city for the ICSC Convention,

2913
04:16:35,940 --> 04:16:41,940
And that is, they changed the name after COVID, it's innovating commerce, serving communities.

2914
04:16:42,720 --> 04:16:53,380
It really is an essential conference for, it's the biggest actually real estate convention.

2915
04:16:55,970 --> 04:16:57,950
I think it's in the world if I'm not mistaken.

2916
04:16:57,950 --> 04:17:14,870
And what it is is connecting cities and others with commercial brokers and investors and some developers but more so filling spaces in our city for commercial space and so various meetings.

2917
04:17:14,870 --> 04:17:20,210
I will get into all that, but really happy to be there and represent baggy or city managers.

2918
04:17:21,030 --> 04:17:28,650
They're Vice Mayor Hartburg, Omar, our JPED City Manager, I guess I have the rest of this

2919
04:17:28,650 --> 04:17:37,750
title here, and Ron Vargas, he's our Planning and Economic Development Associate Victor Miramante,

2920
04:17:38,270 --> 04:17:39,750
is our Management Analyst.

2921
04:17:41,470 --> 04:17:50,890
Just stellar, the meeting so far have been very, very good and I'm so proud of our city's staff, just very, very nice.

2922
04:17:52,290 --> 04:17:57,170
So, it's about everything's great here. You know what they say, you guys, what happens in Vegas?

2923
04:17:58,730 --> 04:18:02,870
Just kidding. It's been great. Thank you, but I miss you all. Thank you.

2924
04:18:02,870 --> 04:18:06,630
Thank you. How about council member Bully.

2925
04:18:10,130 --> 04:18:18,630
Thank you. So I want to address a few things about tonight moving forward perhaps there's a little bit of

2926
04:18:18,630 --> 04:18:26,430
Direction for more city attorneys for next the next meeting. We probably we need to talk about found a municipal code chapter 2.0.4

2927
04:18:27,470 --> 04:18:35,270
What that is is it's the agenda procedure of this for the city of found valley council member meeting clearly state that

2928
04:18:35,270 --> 04:18:38,250
Commence to individual or staff are not permitted.

2929
04:18:41,090 --> 04:18:46,550
And speaker must instead address to a council as a body, not individual.

2930
04:18:48,330 --> 04:18:53,030
Specifically, those wishing to speak must complete the speaker record, which they all do,

2931
04:18:53,350 --> 04:18:56,010
and give it to the city clerk proud to be the public comment period.

2932
04:18:56,370 --> 04:18:59,290
And speaker are limited to three minutes which they always do.

2933
04:18:59,690 --> 04:19:04,590
And commences also related to issue within the jurisdiction of the council.

2934
04:19:04,590 --> 04:19:10,730
not outside just a reminder of that. If not, I'm going to call the port of order.

2935
04:19:12,930 --> 04:19:13,470
We need

2936
04:19:13,470 --> 04:19:24,230
to really enforce that. If we do not enforce the directly-person commositions to the council,

2937
04:19:24,750 --> 04:19:29,430
one day what we have is the council is going to have a dialogue back and forth. That's, I don't

2938
04:19:29,430 --> 04:19:31,530
I think that's the rules create that way.

2939
04:19:31,790 --> 04:19:33,130
That was to prevent that.

2940
04:19:33,630 --> 04:19:35,090
Yeah, come to suppose to go to the mayor.

2941
04:19:35,290 --> 04:19:38,310
So there's the rule that the common has to be addressed to the council.

2942
04:19:38,510 --> 04:19:43,250
It doesn't mean a person can't sit there and wag their finger at the mayor and say the city attorney is wrong.

2943
04:19:43,290 --> 04:19:44,330
The city attorney is wrong.

2944
04:19:44,750 --> 04:19:47,510
They can they can they can they can comment on each one of us individually.

2945
04:19:47,670 --> 04:19:52,670
They're just supposed to focus their comments to the mayor because that's how they address the full body.

2946
04:19:52,670 --> 04:19:54,970
So yes, Councilman Booye is correct.

2947
04:19:54,970 --> 04:19:59,870
They shouldn't take a look at anyone council member besides the mayor and make comments

2948
04:20:00,000 --> 04:20:06,320
We can see them people do it all often. It can be tough to control, but that is a correct version of the rule.

2949
04:20:06,900 --> 04:20:12,520
And strict adherence to the municipal code would be if they ever veer off, we would say, Director commenced to the mayor, Director commenced to the mayor.

2950
04:20:12,860 --> 04:20:15,600
So, yes, that's a correct statement of what our code says.

2951
04:20:16,080 --> 04:20:17,340
Okay, I just want that clarification.

2952
04:20:18,340 --> 04:20:23,120
So, on 422, I attend the Family Chairman Business and Leadership Award.

2953
04:20:23,120 --> 04:20:33,620
Later, I attend OC's San Board following the first responder, a position night, on 429, I attend the family

2954
04:20:34,120 --> 04:20:39,400
Chamber of Commerce meeting, on 430, I attend the Westerners,

2955
04:20:39,920 --> 04:20:44,620
War Memorial, also known as Black April,

2956
04:20:44,620 --> 04:20:58,800
Remembrance ceremony and on five seven item OC Business Expo on five twelve item five and by club most improved student on five thirteen

2957
04:20:58,800 --> 04:21:02,780
I ten OC cent audit at heart committee

2958
04:21:03,610 --> 04:21:08,800
Following by OC cent administration committee meeting on

2959
04:21:08,800 --> 04:21:17,140
514, I-10, family, chamber network at night, followed by ABA OC Asian Pacific Heritage Month

2960
04:21:17,140 --> 04:21:17,940
Mixer.

2961
04:21:18,160 --> 04:21:19,080
That concludes my report.

2962
04:21:19,420 --> 04:21:19,640
Great.

2963
04:21:19,700 --> 04:21:21,240
Thank you.

2964
04:21:21,580 --> 04:21:24,620
About council, then, grandest.

2965
04:21:25,980 --> 04:21:26,500
All right.

2966
04:21:26,680 --> 04:21:33,540
It's 930, most people are asleep already, but one thing I didn't talk about last time was the

2967
04:21:33,540 --> 04:21:39,180
So we had a very successful poker tournament on the April 18th.

2968
04:21:39,180 --> 04:21:46,480
We sold out 200 people over there and we raised over $22,000 that night for our local

2969
04:21:46,480 --> 04:21:47,060
nonprofit.

2970
04:21:47,960 --> 04:21:57,780
So that was our 40th tournament over the last 22 years and we are now way over $800,000

2971
04:21:57,780 --> 04:21:59,060
raised for non-profit.

2972
04:21:59,320 --> 04:22:01,120
So very proud of that.

2973
04:22:01,120 --> 04:22:09,900
On Thursday, May 7th, the OCPA Board of Directors meeting on Monday, 11th, a special board meeting for the Boys and Girls Club of Huntington Valley.

2974
04:22:10,460 --> 04:22:14,660
And then the 12th through the 14th, they attended the CalCCA Conference.

2975
04:22:16,180 --> 04:22:20,340
So I'm going to highlight some of the CalCCA community choice aggregates.

2976
04:22:20,480 --> 04:22:21,940
I think that's what it stands for.

2977
04:22:22,560 --> 04:22:27,360
So basically OCPA, so the power authority.

2978
04:22:28,100 --> 04:22:36,430
We took a tour of Kaiso, which shows what all the power is being used and how it's being used in the entire state.

2979
04:22:37,240 --> 04:22:44,200
And while we were there, 88 percent of all the energy produced at that moment was renewable energy.

2980
04:22:45,080 --> 04:22:50,740
And there's, I was talking to the guys, there's many times they hit 100 percent, which is just phenomenal.

2981
04:22:50,740 --> 04:22:57,880
And that's why we want to be part of the CPA, because it's clean energy and renewable energy.

2982
04:22:59,800 --> 04:23:03,180
There are 25 CCAs throughout the state.

2983
04:23:03,700 --> 04:23:05,900
So people think OCPA is new yet.

2984
04:23:06,340 --> 04:23:11,640
It's new, but in CCAs or new, the last 10, 15 years or so.

2985
04:23:12,900 --> 04:23:20,720
But there were 25 different CCAs and CCAs like OCPA now,

2986
04:23:20,720 --> 04:23:27,240
are over 15 million people in over 200 communities in the state of California.

2987
04:23:28,440 --> 04:23:33,240
And I think that's really important because, again, people think just OCPA and it's

2988
04:23:33,240 --> 04:23:33,620
small.

2989
04:23:34,340 --> 04:23:36,520
But we're part of something that's much bigger.

2990
04:23:38,760 --> 04:23:42,880
And there, you know, the CCAs are innovators in the energy sector, leading investments

2991
04:23:42,880 --> 04:23:48,940
in renewable energy, battery storage, and customer focus, clean energy programs that are

2992
04:23:48,940 --> 04:23:53,720
essential for achieving California's long-term climate and clean energy targets.

2993
04:23:54,760 --> 04:24:01,100
OCPA delivers an energy portfolio that is 81% renewable and

2994
04:24:01,100 --> 04:24:05,200
sourced from more than 60% carbon free resources helping

2995
04:24:05,940 --> 04:24:08,600
significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

2996
04:24:10,280 --> 04:24:14,180
I grew up in Fountain Valley and I remember when I was in high school,

2997
04:24:14,480 --> 04:24:16,720
you know, you turned on the weather report in the morning,

2998
04:24:16,720 --> 04:24:21,180
not just for the temperature, but was it a smog day? I don't know if you guys remember

2999
04:24:21,180 --> 04:24:28,340
the smog days, we don't have that anymore. And a big part of that is clean energy and

3000
04:24:28,340 --> 04:24:34,720
unlettered gasoline, it's a big part of that too. So anyway, I learned so much over those three

3001
04:24:34,720 --> 04:24:42,620
days at that conference and it was about 880 people. I mean, it was a big conference. It was

3002
04:24:42,620 --> 04:24:49,960
very informative. I'm Friday May 15th. I attended Found Valley High School Principal Paul Lopez

3003
04:24:49,960 --> 04:24:56,380
is retiring and we're at a retirement lunch for him. Thank him for his service to Found Valley

3004
04:24:56,380 --> 04:24:59,940
High School and then attended that evening the crawfish festival.

3005
04:25:00,000 --> 04:25:08,760
On Saturday, May 16th, the E-Waste Paper Shredding and Compost event, I want to think public works, because I brought

3006
04:25:08,760 --> 04:25:19,100
E-Waste and I had paper shredded and I got two big bags of compost, so that was great. So appreciate that. And then later that morning,

3007
04:25:19,100 --> 04:25:25,740
you fill the quades, bench dedication, ceremony, at lifeguard tower number two and Huntington Beach.

3008
04:25:27,540 --> 04:25:33,580
What a great ceremony that the fire department and staff put on for chief from the quades and he's

3009
04:25:33,580 --> 04:25:40,560
missed. Two other comments I want to make is memorial days coming up and I don't, you know,

3010
04:25:40,600 --> 04:25:46,320
don't say happy memorial day. It's not a happy day. It's a day of remembrance for those that made the

3011
04:25:46,320 --> 04:25:54,380
to mid-sacrifice for our nation. And take a moment, come at 10 o'clock over to the event,

3012
04:25:54,580 --> 04:26:00,000
or if not, just take a moment out of your day between before you start barbecuing and think

3013
04:26:00,000 --> 04:26:05,360
about those that did make the ultimate sacrifice. And then the last comment is, my thoughts are

3014
04:26:05,360 --> 04:26:13,620
with the Muslim community on the senseless killings in San Diego, and it's such a waste of life and

3015
04:26:13,620 --> 04:26:27,900
and we're all equal, we're all part of the community, and to attack somebody based on their religion is just completely wrong in our thoughts with the Muslim community now.

3016
04:26:27,960 --> 04:26:28,860
That's my report.

3017
04:26:29,320 --> 04:26:29,850
Thank you.

3018
04:26:31,220 --> 04:26:31,780
Vice Mayor Harper.

3019
04:26:35,530 --> 04:26:35,990
Thank you.

3020
04:26:37,250 --> 04:26:42,370
On May 6th or May 8th, attended the Skag Regional Conference in General Assembly.

3021
04:26:42,370 --> 04:26:55,550
They are working on a couple of things, one is their Connect Soul Cal 2050 plan, which is the regional plan for the transportation and housing growth through 2050.

3022
04:26:55,910 --> 04:27:08,370
And they feed their plans into the up to Sacramento, and that's how California gets information about what the transportation and housing needs are.

3023
04:27:08,370 --> 04:27:12,810
So it's very important and work that they do.

3024
04:27:13,690 --> 04:27:20,970
On May 11th, 10 of the OSTA board meeting, May 15th, the Crossfish Festival opening, had a good

3025
04:27:20,970 --> 04:27:26,630
time, the Crossfish Festival, good music, and good fun over there, and we want to thank

3026
04:27:26,630 --> 04:27:27,230
you for being here.

3027
04:27:27,530 --> 04:27:28,390
Thanks for being here, Harper.

3028
04:27:28,410 --> 04:27:29,490
I have to make coming.

3029
04:27:29,570 --> 04:27:33,650
You are the best line dance for my wife and I have to say, why can you lie down for that

3030
04:27:33,650 --> 04:27:34,590
you are awesome?

3031
04:27:35,010 --> 04:27:38,030
Hey, well, you know, they get, they get people up there teaching

3032
04:27:38,030 --> 04:27:43,090
teaching. So it's, you know, I had to fight. I was following along. That's all I was.

3033
04:27:44,450 --> 04:27:50,090
But I want to appreciate it. Thanks to Community Services, O'Wenner Tainment, Troy, for bringing

3034
04:27:50,090 --> 04:27:57,790
the festival to Mount Valley. And it was a good, nice weekend there. And then on Sunday,

3035
04:27:58,590 --> 04:28:06,090
May 17th through Tuesday, May 19th, was at ICSC conference with City Manager,

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04:28:06,090 --> 04:28:15,130
are Lee and Council Member Constantine and some of our economic development staff and it was

3037
04:28:15,910 --> 04:28:25,190
as Council Member Constantine mentioned it's just an amazing opportunity to meet all

3038
04:28:25,190 --> 04:28:33,010
of the people looking for retail space and commercial centers and they're from all over

3039
04:28:33,010 --> 04:28:38,930
United States, some international, but I got to tell you our economic development team is

3040
04:28:40,170 --> 04:28:46,630
really connected and plugged into the market, so we have a lot of interest in Fountain Valley.

3041
04:28:48,650 --> 04:28:57,950
I think our retail spaces, we have vacancy of 1.4% according to Omar, and we're trying to

3042
04:28:57,950 --> 04:29:05,230
trying to get it filled. Also I had a chance to, the keynote speaker there was coach Mike

3043
04:29:05,230 --> 04:29:12,850
Shishansky from Duke and he was made some had some great insights about leadership and I got to

3044
04:29:12,850 --> 04:29:22,290
hear the stride of the younger folks watching will not remember this but 1992 Duke versus Kentucky

3045
04:29:23,950 --> 04:29:31,370
question late or took a last shot in one of the game, and so we got to hear Coach, Coach

3046
04:29:31,370 --> 04:29:40,110
Chishewski sort of re-tell the story of that moment, and that was pretty fun to hear

3047
04:29:40,110 --> 04:29:41,030
from him.

3048
04:29:41,930 --> 04:29:48,910
So anyway, just wanted to also, you know, the other thing I want to mention, so this morning

3049
04:29:48,910 --> 04:29:59,950
I was at the ICC conference talking about economic development, we came back to the council meeting and we heard about sister cities, then

3050
04:30:00,000 --> 04:30:10,660
And we heard about IT issues and public works. And all these different things are going on, they're very different issues.

3051
04:30:11,220 --> 04:30:27,000
You know, city manager, Maggie, I just wanted to say to you, you know, I don't know how you do it. You've got a great team, but you're kind of balancing all these priorities and making sure that they're accomplished in a thorough and

3052
04:30:27,000 --> 04:30:34,420
Yeah, methodical way and it's really if you're you're doing a great job and you know for all the residents out there or want to do

3053
04:30:35,500 --> 04:30:43,220
Just appreciate the the the the the city staff that we have it's really really good. Thank you

3054
04:30:43,220 --> 04:30:46,960
All right, thanks so much. So Mike to be since our last meeting included the following on May 6

3055
04:30:46,960 --> 04:30:52,100
I attended the city of Westminster State of the city luncheon held at the beautiful row center

3056
04:30:52,100 --> 04:30:56,300
This was the first event for them in a decade and we appreciate the strides

3057
04:30:56,300 --> 04:31:02,480
neighboring cities making to improve and enhance positive growth there. Between May 6th and May 8th,

3058
04:31:02,620 --> 04:31:07,660
I attended the Southern California Association of Governments, or Skag, regional conference,

3059
04:31:07,800 --> 04:31:11,940
and Palm Desert, together with Fismer Harper, Cymander Lee, and Deputy City Manager,

3060
04:31:12,160 --> 04:31:18,520
Dettaboy. On May 8th, I attended the 75th Diamond Jubilee Gala for the assistance Lee

3061
04:31:18,520 --> 04:31:24,760
coming to meet held at Los Caballeros Sports Village in their timeless venue space, which was

3062
04:31:24,760 --> 04:31:32,600
incredible. There were over 430 in attendance, and the auction raised well over 200,000. So

3063
04:31:32,600 --> 04:31:37,750
huge congratulations to them for their amazing service to our local communities. On May 12th,

3064
04:31:38,780 --> 04:31:43,780
I tell the Faculty of Rotary Clubs Ian Collins, most improved student awards at the Founders

3065
04:31:43,780 --> 04:31:49,840
Village. Congratulations to the recognize students from Tavern Middle School and Found Valley High School.

3066
04:31:50,120 --> 04:31:54,180
Later that day, I attended the Sister Cities Advisory Committee meeting in preparation for tonight

3067
04:31:54,180 --> 04:32:00,140
City Council presentation and I just want to say a huge thanks to City Manager Lee who put

3068
04:32:00,140 --> 04:32:05,600
all that together and has worked so hard to get to this moment and just extremely excited

3069
04:32:05,600 --> 04:32:07,260
for the future on that whole initiative.

3070
04:32:07,740 --> 04:32:12,200
On May 13th, part of our legislative committee, together with Councilwoman Constantine,

3071
04:32:12,340 --> 04:32:17,260
I attended a briefing with our Police Department and City Manager for Assembly Bill 1088.

3072
04:32:17,580 --> 04:32:20,960
That's related to the synthetic Cretum products.

3073
04:32:22,220 --> 04:32:26,960
On May 15th, I made welcome comments that the opening of the Crawfish Festival at Mossquare Park,

3074
04:32:27,320 --> 04:32:32,600
Taylor with Vice-Mer Harper, Councilman Grandus, and Deputy City Manager for Zell, and on May

3075
04:32:32,600 --> 04:32:37,780
16th, I participated in the unveiling of the Memorial Bench for a late fire chief Bill McQuade

3076
04:32:37,780 --> 04:32:42,300
together with Councilman Grandus and his wife, Mary, City Manager Lee, and our supervisor,

3077
04:32:42,560 --> 04:32:48,420
Janet Win. This was a perfect tribute for remembering his life, but also for ever celebrating,

3078
04:32:48,420 --> 04:33:01,640
what a chief equates favorite places to be, the beach right at that spot. And so that concludes my comments and I just want to thank my colleagues and all city staff for all of the hard work.

3079
04:33:01,740 --> 04:33:10,140
This is really the busy season this time of year. There's so much going on and just amazing how well everybody covers so many events.

3080
04:33:10,140 --> 04:33:17,880
And so with that I'll go ahead and and adjourn to our next regular meeting here in the council chambers June 2nd

3081
04:33:17,880 --> 04:33:19,740
2026 at 6 p.m.

3082
04:34:02,920 --> 04:34:10,820
We each other and agree to share their information and in order to increase their resources this tool is available to the

3083
04:37:46,770 --> 04:37:54,090
Groundbreaking of New Apartments, specifically were 10201 Flater Avenue, and this address just might sound familiar.

3084
04:37:56,900 --> 04:38:01,680
It's interesting to me, because I've been here so long. I remember when this was the post office.

3085
04:38:01,680 --> 04:38:07,840
I fact my mom worked in the post office, that's here. And then silky Sullivan's all the great years.

3086
04:38:08,640 --> 04:38:13,680
So it's a little bittersweet, you know, we're losing a bit of the history of Fountain Valley.

3087
04:38:13,680 --> 04:38:20,740
But, you know, housing is so important these days and to be able to provide housing in Fountain Valley

3088
04:38:20,740 --> 04:38:25,680
and hopefully make it a little bit more affordable, that would be a good thing.

3089
04:38:26,980 --> 04:38:31,740
Mayor Buick explains how this has taken a number of years to get to where we are today

3090
04:38:31,740 --> 04:38:32,740
breaking ground.

3091
04:38:36,820 --> 04:38:41,350
This has been a work for over four years.

3092
04:38:41,350 --> 04:38:47,670
This luxury multi-family development represent an exciting new chapter in the growth and

3093
04:38:48,470 --> 04:38:54,690
vitality of five valuable. This is the first mixed-use project in the city. So obviously

3094
04:38:54,690 --> 04:39:02,010
there's a lot of going back and forth with the developers, the consultants, and the city

3095
04:39:02,010 --> 04:39:04,510
as well because we have to work together.

3096
04:39:06,760 --> 04:39:10,720
Slater investments started, then recently joined with JPI

3097
04:39:10,720 --> 04:39:12,640
on this to make it happen.

3098
04:39:16,160 --> 04:39:20,340
We're slightly invested, this has been a long road.

3099
04:39:20,960 --> 04:39:22,260
We're being first as hard.

3100
04:39:25,220 --> 04:39:27,960
My partner and I can say we acquired

3101
04:39:27,960 --> 04:39:30,520
the two office buildings that used to be here

3102
04:39:30,520 --> 04:39:32,200
and silky solivins.

3103
04:39:32,660 --> 04:39:33,920
I've been as managing partner.

3104
04:39:34,480 --> 04:39:36,220
I took it through the entitlement process,

3105
04:39:36,520 --> 04:39:40,020
construction drawings, and we have recently

3106
04:39:40,020 --> 04:39:44,140
teamed up with JPI, and they're going to build up the building for us.

3107
04:39:44,140 --> 04:39:47,760
That's kind of my mission, creating homes near jobs.

3108
04:39:51,040 --> 04:39:52,880
So this project has a long history.

3109
04:39:53,100 --> 04:39:57,380
As we heard, Peggy's been super tenacious pushing this through.

3110
04:39:57,760 --> 04:39:59,960
That's remember we did not even have the kind of zoning that allowed

3111
04:40:00,000 --> 04:40:08,860
For this kind of project. So to have this moment today, it's really attested into all of the planning and all of the vision that everyone is bringing to this project today.

3112
04:40:10,240 --> 04:40:16,920
Just a quick bit about to be asked. As some of you may know, JPI is one of the largest multi-family developer builders in the country.

3113
04:40:18,100 --> 04:40:25,000
And is, and, as long as committed to investing capital and resources to housing in California.

3114
04:40:25,840 --> 04:40:31,500
To find this opportunity to partner with Slater Investments, we're extremely excited to be here.

3115
04:40:31,700 --> 04:40:32,980
It's really a phenomenal city.

3116
04:40:33,740 --> 04:40:39,420
It already has a lot going for it, so we're just looking forward to bringing additional housing units to this city.

3117
04:40:40,660 --> 04:40:43,040
As far as the apartment building and amenities.

3118
04:40:44,520 --> 04:40:48,640
What will be coming here will be a five-story apartment building rat building.

3119
04:40:48,860 --> 04:40:53,640
It's 270 units, and of those 33 are going to be low income affordable units.

3120
04:40:54,460 --> 04:40:59,780
There is a restaurant space, there's also some space that set aside on the ground floor for retail.

3121
04:41:00,400 --> 04:41:04,120
Currently, we don't know who are what businesses will be filling that space.

3122
04:41:04,240 --> 04:41:07,100
We typically determine that as we get farther along in the project.

3123
04:41:08,240 --> 04:41:11,140
Slater at your apartment is one that just a new building.

3124
04:41:11,740 --> 04:41:13,300
It's civilized for cities.

3125
04:41:13,860 --> 04:41:20,500
An ongoing commitment to high quality growth that enhance the quality of life for our residents.

3126
04:41:21,220 --> 04:41:25,780
Just excited to be here today to see this project finally come to fruition, we've been

3127
04:41:25,780 --> 04:41:30,320
a part of it for so long, watching it, you know, go through City Council, go through the

3128
04:41:30,320 --> 04:41:33,260
planning commission and just happy to support the growing business.

3129
04:41:34,860 --> 04:41:39,200
The project is estimated to be completed by the later part of 2027.

3130
04:41:40,820 --> 04:41:44,200
And the restaurant and retail space will be open to all.

3131
04:42:04,890 --> 04:42:09,570
If Mountain Valley is teaching third graders from area elementary schools, what it takes to make

3132
04:42:09,570 --> 04:42:14,190
city government work at their annual youth and government day. From city government officials

3133
04:42:14,190 --> 04:42:16,990
being on hand to public works to the fire department.

3134
04:42:17,470 --> 04:42:28,150
We're here to let you get inside of what we do to serve you as President of South Catholic.

3135
04:42:28,270 --> 04:42:32,530
Who knows one day you will be the mayor's of the city. Just think about that. Would that be

3136
04:42:32,530 --> 04:42:37,610
awesome? Basically they learn throughout the year what local government is and then they

3137
04:42:37,610 --> 04:42:39,590
to see that playout in real life.

3138
04:42:39,790 --> 04:42:41,850
Who is the head of the city council?

3139
04:42:43,570 --> 04:42:44,610
Run to the city.

3140
04:42:46,110 --> 04:42:46,910
Have you seen the figurehead?

3141
04:42:47,030 --> 04:42:47,710
He spoke to you this morning.

3142
04:42:47,850 --> 04:42:48,470
He has a title.

3143
04:42:48,750 --> 04:42:49,030
Boom.

3144
04:42:49,350 --> 04:42:49,650
There.

3145
04:42:49,990 --> 04:42:55,090
The wind by the city hall and they get to do different stations with different apartments.

3146
04:42:55,790 --> 04:42:57,750
And get to learn a little bit about what each one does.

3147
04:42:58,390 --> 04:43:01,850
The chainsaw of the main light pipe.

3148
04:43:02,110 --> 04:43:03,670
The guy's right there.

3149
04:43:04,070 --> 04:43:04,970
Just didn't take a show.

3150
04:43:04,970 --> 04:43:08,910
right. What I like to say is there's something for everyone. If you want to be mayor

3151
04:43:08,910 --> 04:43:13,050
fountain valley or you want to be the public works director maybe sparking an interest

3152
04:43:13,050 --> 04:43:17,150
that hopefully they carry out when they're going to school or thinking about their future

3153
04:43:17,150 --> 04:43:20,690
that they consider a career and local government. Can't forget about our police department

3154
04:43:20,690 --> 04:43:24,750
right? Like we always want to inspire our next emergency responders whether they're working

3155
04:43:24,750 --> 04:43:30,450
police or fire. Mayor Ted Bowie of course would be honored if some of these kids would want

3156
04:43:30,450 --> 04:43:34,930
following his footsteps. As you know, I think this is a

3157
04:43:34,930 --> 04:43:38,730
challenge for every city recruiting great employee, right? And who knows

3158
04:43:38,730 --> 04:43:42,350
these young students here, the third grader, who knows one day that could

3159
04:43:42,350 --> 04:43:46,970
be one of the great leaders or excellent employee for the city. My favorite

3160
04:43:46,970 --> 04:43:51,850
thing was the city council chamber because we got to see where every single

3161
04:43:51,850 --> 04:43:58,070
person sat and I got to sit where the mayor sat. So I got to really experience

3162
04:43:58,070 --> 04:44:04,150
and I even thought to hold the gavel and say meeting and turn, which is super fun.

3163
04:44:07,930 --> 04:44:12,030
There we go, meetings and turn.

3164
04:44:12,370 --> 04:44:16,650
We appreciate the partnership with the city of Fountain Valley and the Fountain Valley School District

3165
04:44:16,650 --> 04:44:23,810
every day, but today is an example of an over the top experience and this is so much fun.

3166
04:44:23,810 --> 04:44:26,650
I was telling the parents earlier, the volunteers that come,

3167
04:44:26,870 --> 04:44:29,230
that this is the best skill chip for them to volunteer for,

3168
04:44:29,330 --> 04:44:32,050
because they're going to learn just as much as the kids,

3169
04:44:32,050 --> 04:44:33,670
as the kids have not more.

3170
04:44:34,050 --> 04:44:37,550
Jill Richards is a kindergarten teacher at Cox Elementary School,

3171
04:44:37,810 --> 04:44:41,030
and it's here today as a volunteer with her son's class.

3172
04:44:41,430 --> 04:44:43,690
So you have been able to see so many different stations

3173
04:44:43,690 --> 04:44:45,010
at the city here.

3174
04:44:45,670 --> 04:44:48,450
My favorite was the public work station,

3175
04:44:48,710 --> 04:44:50,430
because they came a couple years ago

3176
04:44:50,430 --> 04:44:53,290
when a tree fell on my car across from school.

3177
04:44:53,290 --> 04:44:57,290
And they came and they remembered my car and they took the tree off the car

3178
04:44:57,290 --> 04:44:59,950
So this is so much fun. I don't remember doing this

3179
04:45:00,000 --> 04:45:02,360
I don't think when I was younger, so it's been awesome.

3180
04:45:02,840 --> 04:45:08,440
To understand what some of the stations are about, we caught up with the public services supervisor for the city.

3181
04:45:08,840 --> 04:45:14,620
So we start with our landscape. Our landscape provides services to the parks. From there, they went to their vacation truck,

3182
04:45:15,040 --> 04:45:18,920
and that shows all our pieces for irrigation, our sprinkler service, and how they fix sprinklers.

3183
04:45:19,260 --> 04:45:20,720
And then from there, we have our boom truck.

3184
04:45:25,070 --> 04:45:33,850
We do aerial lift to change the screening signs on the top of the mask arms for the

3185
04:45:33,850 --> 04:45:38,190
We do a concrete nassment, and the kids got a demo of our little area where we do concrete.

3186
04:45:42,430 --> 04:45:48,030
And kids are listening, and interested, even when it comes to the city sewer system.

3187
04:45:48,270 --> 04:45:51,750
Like, 1,000 feet of rope in can have a live camera, which is pretty cool.

3188
04:45:51,770 --> 04:45:55,130
Like a rear in the front camera, and it goes through mid-holes to like,

3189
04:45:55,310 --> 04:45:58,790
see if there's any like debris or stuff that doesn't belong inside of the sewer.

3190
04:45:59,230 --> 04:46:00,890
And of course, the fire department.

3191
04:46:02,010 --> 04:46:03,830
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!

3192
04:46:03,830 --> 04:46:16,810
And police departments were hit my favorite thing today was about swan what I like about it is that of all the

3193
04:46:16,810 --> 04:46:22,210
action and it's like extra support for the police so the take away from this event

3194
04:46:22,210 --> 04:46:28,370
I think that one thing in the city people don't realize how just the basic necessities of

3195
04:46:28,370 --> 04:46:34,170
You know, how do they get watered to their house, why are the roads paid in no

3196
04:46:34,170 --> 04:46:39,570
pot holes and, you know, you flush the toilet, where does it go, how does all that work?

3197
04:46:39,890 --> 04:46:44,710
So they get an understanding of what they need to take for granted.

3198
04:46:45,330 --> 04:46:50,190
For more and upcoming city events, log on to their website, reporting in Fountain Valley,

3199
04:46:50,490 --> 04:46:51,510
I'm Jacqueline Twig.

3200
04:47:22,160 --> 04:47:27,060
He was a pillar in the community since his passing many have taken the time to reflect

3201
04:47:27,060 --> 04:47:32,500
and as legacy. And today we're here to honor Ed Arnold with a special dedication.

3202
04:47:33,480 --> 04:47:40,840
On behalf of the City of Fountain Valley, it is my honor to present the Ed Arnold family with this

3203
04:47:40,840 --> 04:47:49,200
community street sign and announce that the entryway which is that way we call it the entryway

3204
04:47:49,200 --> 04:47:56,220
into the Fountain Valley Sport Park from previously known as Ohio Avenue, Roo now be renamed as

3205
04:47:56,220 --> 04:47:58,220
and on a way.

3206
04:47:59,020 --> 04:47:59,980
Thank you.

3207
04:48:00,080 --> 04:48:00,720
Oh my goodness.

3208
04:48:00,820 --> 04:48:07,500
It was so exciting to think about it because all through the years we've come down that way.

3209
04:48:08,600 --> 04:48:15,440
With our little lead kids, our grandchildren, and just an absolute honor, just the thought

3210
04:48:15,440 --> 04:48:18,920
of it was incredibly awesome.

3211
04:48:19,700 --> 04:48:25,040
Ed Arnold had a long career as a Southern California news and sports anchor in addition

3212
04:48:25,040 --> 04:48:26,740
into his philanthropic work.

3213
04:48:26,800 --> 04:48:30,120
His passion and enthusiasm for service in a community,

3214
04:48:30,460 --> 04:48:31,760
whether it was for special Olympics,

3215
04:48:31,880 --> 04:48:33,220
for the boys and girls' clubs,

3216
04:48:33,520 --> 04:48:36,520
or the rotary, or so many other groups over his 50 years

3217
04:48:36,520 --> 04:48:40,180
and found value, he was either co-founded, founded,

3218
04:48:40,880 --> 04:48:44,420
or a leader of, it showed you what true service is.

3219
04:48:44,500 --> 04:48:46,180
I just want to give a big round of applause

3220
04:48:46,180 --> 04:48:49,160
to the Arnold family, and thank you for letting us do this for you.

3221
04:48:51,590 --> 04:48:55,690
Today, we unveiled the renaming of the entryway

3222
04:48:55,690 --> 04:49:02,430
the Fountain Valley Sports Park from Ohio Avenue to Ed Arnold Way and it's such a fitting entryway

3223
04:49:02,430 --> 04:49:07,270
name. There are several reasons including the fact that Ed was involved with so many organizations

3224
04:49:07,270 --> 04:49:13,030
that lead into the park. A board director with the Huntington Valley Boys & Girls Club and that's

3225
04:49:13,030 --> 04:49:19,710
the entryway to the Boys & Girls Club. We just built an award-winning university accessible playground

3226
04:49:19,710 --> 04:49:24,650
and that's the entryway into that template ground where everybody with all abilities comes to play.

3227
04:49:29,240 --> 04:49:35,700
We also host the largest special Olympics fall games every year in our city and you're going to be entering on Ed Arnold way.

3228
04:49:35,900 --> 04:49:40,120
I honestly can't think of a more fitting place to have Ed's name in our city.

3229
04:49:40,320 --> 04:49:45,060
He just committed himself to helping kids and if you ever asked Ed, why you needed to help the boys and girls

3230
04:49:45,060 --> 04:49:51,400
help you always said it's for the kids. And so from the time he started the club in 67 until just recently

3231
04:49:51,400 --> 04:49:55,420
he always worked for the kids, he loved our kids, he loved our performing arts kids,

3232
04:49:55,420 --> 04:49:59,220
He led our auction gala for years, our gala's named after Ed Arnold.

3233
04:49:59,720 --> 04:50:00,000
And so he...

3234
04:50:00,000 --> 04:50:07,820
He's left a mark on our club that will last for generations. Edson Dean tells us this tribute is very fitting and the sign is meaningful.

3235
04:50:08,420 --> 04:50:16,340
In fact, that my dad spent his whole career as yes in television, but using that platform to help others.

3236
04:50:16,860 --> 04:50:22,500
And anytime somebody asks, he said yes. So it's that's awesome.

3237
04:50:25,080 --> 04:50:27,600
As a kid, I played basketball on these courts.

3238
04:50:27,600 --> 04:50:33,100
My son's played literally baseball on those fields for 12, 13 years.

3239
04:50:33,240 --> 04:50:38,760
Oh, there he is just Martin walking up right now. Martin is the one that made all of this physically happen.

3240
04:50:39,160 --> 04:50:40,880
Martin deserves a big round of applause.

3241
04:50:42,260 --> 04:50:50,640
My first mid-ed Arnold, when I was in high school, back in 1981, his son Dean went to Count Bally,

3242
04:50:50,920 --> 04:50:52,700
and he played on the basketball team.

3243
04:50:52,800 --> 04:50:54,640
And Ed was always there to root him on.

3244
04:50:54,640 --> 04:50:58,060
The mayor also reflects on his time shared with Ed.

3245
04:50:58,240 --> 04:51:00,800
And he has been a TV broadcast for so many years,

3246
04:51:00,920 --> 04:51:01,900
many different channels.

3247
04:51:02,100 --> 04:51:03,560
It was part of a KOC.

3248
04:51:04,380 --> 04:51:08,700
And I remember my years, I used to do my intern there.

3249
04:51:08,960 --> 04:51:10,960
He has given so much to the community,

3250
04:51:11,700 --> 04:51:13,300
and it's a way for us to give back.

3251
04:51:13,800 --> 04:51:16,440
And I think this is a small token we can ever give back to.

3252
04:51:16,660 --> 04:51:18,540
All the wonderful thing he has done for the community.

3253
04:51:19,000 --> 04:51:22,740
And just the fact that people decided to city hall

3254
04:51:22,740 --> 04:51:29,420
those that made the decision to have my dad's name up on a street sign I think is great and the fact that

3255
04:51:29,420 --> 04:51:39,020
it's Ed Arnold way is kind of ironic because he had a way about him and he was very committed to help another council member Glenn Brandis

3256
04:51:41,640 --> 04:51:44,880
Ed made such a difference in our community

3257
04:51:44,880 --> 04:51:51,880
The tens of thousands of lives that he touched through the boys and girls club, through

3258
04:51:51,880 --> 04:51:57,900
the special Olympics, through starting rotary, he was such a difference maker in our community

3259
04:51:57,900 --> 04:52:03,740
and to be able to honor him this way, it's just, it's just really special and wonderful.

3260
04:52:04,320 --> 04:52:08,940
Something else that is wonderful were the 63 years spent being married to Ed.

3261
04:52:08,940 --> 04:52:19,400
It tells us we were perfectly matched because I had a wonderful life of what I did and

3262
04:52:19,400 --> 04:52:26,700
was busy, busy working my way to be the best I could be and he did the same and then we

3263
04:52:26,700 --> 04:52:33,000
come together, it was an awesome marriage, it was the best, it could have been better.

3264
04:52:33,000 --> 04:52:37,880
I wish God would let him peek down and see that.

3265
04:52:37,880 --> 04:52:39,160
So see that sign.

3266
04:52:39,400 --> 04:52:40,060
It's meaningful.

3267
04:52:40,380 --> 04:52:43,420
It's something that I know he would never have wanted for himself.

3268
04:52:43,920 --> 04:52:48,720
But I think he's smiling down and happy that it's happening.

3269
04:52:55,430 --> 04:52:58,190
Reporting in Fountain Valley, I'm Jacqueline Twig.

3270
04:53:18,940 --> 04:53:20,500
Today morning here in Fountain Valley,

3271
04:53:20,680 --> 04:53:25,180
runners and walkers are lacing up their sneakers ready to race for good cause.

3272
04:53:35,520 --> 04:53:36,000
This

3273
04:53:40,290 --> 04:53:45,450
is a really great race, teaming up with Hyundai gave us the opportunity to tie the proceeds together.

3274
04:53:45,950 --> 04:53:50,570
Between Hyundai Hope on Wheels and Chuck, in our community group right here in Found Valley.

3275
04:53:50,850 --> 04:53:55,710
And that's why you'll see so many groups out here today, just put those proceeds and have a great time.

3276
04:53:59,480 --> 04:54:03,900
For 27 years, the Hyundai and our dealers we've been involved in the fight against pediatric cancer

3277
04:54:03,900 --> 04:54:05,060
by doing two big names.

3278
04:54:05,220 --> 04:54:07,820
One is raising awareness and the other is funding research.

3279
04:54:08,420 --> 04:54:15,180
This year's $27 million will bring our lifetime total since 1998 to $277 million.

3280
04:54:15,760 --> 04:54:22,120
We provide money for research, treatment, survivorship, health kids, get through their journey wherever they are in their journey.

3281
04:54:22,840 --> 04:54:24,200
And Emmy is an important voice.

3282
04:54:24,200 --> 04:54:31,380
In this effort, she spreads hope with the across the nation as you visit hospitals, give grants, and share her courageous story.

3283
04:54:31,700 --> 04:54:36,840
When I was two years old, my mom and dad noticed I had a back pain so bad I could hardly walk.

3284
04:54:37,440 --> 04:54:43,180
We rushed to Seattle Children's Hospital where I was diagnosed with high risk and near Westoma,

3285
04:54:43,480 --> 04:54:45,820
and gave him only a 50% chance of surviving.

3286
04:54:46,380 --> 04:54:50,460
Thanks to the amazing care of my doctors and nurses, I am now a nine-year cancer-free.

3287
04:54:50,460 --> 04:54:53,360
And about nine years later, I am now working with

3288
04:54:53,360 --> 04:54:58,640
Hyundai upon wheels to raise funds for kids who are going through what I went through.

3289
04:54:58,880 --> 04:54:59,540
And there are runners.

3290
04:55:00,000 --> 04:55:20,260
So touch my cancer. I'm my son, I'm a cancer survivor. I had the breast cancer five years ago. So I'm especially very, very cautious about health. This kind of lines with me and I support the city, I want them what is good city. And for others, this is a family affair. The hair is family. It's here with their 10 and 6 year old daughters.

3291
04:55:20,260 --> 04:55:31,440
As a family, we always, you know, want to exercise and be together is great, our daughter's dance and so we all like to keep the healthy together so we thought we would do the 5K to keep that going.

3292
04:55:31,660 --> 04:55:34,480
I'm excited to go with them. I think it's going to be really fun for them to run.

3293
04:55:34,980 --> 04:55:37,460
I think we'll have a good time. A lot of their friends are here from dance.

3294
04:55:37,920 --> 04:55:42,960
I'm excited because I like it to be with my friends and family and it's very special.

3295
04:55:45,480 --> 04:55:53,980
It's fun, we got memories, it's kind of nice to do this little hobbies together now and yeah it's just exciting.

3296
04:55:54,220 --> 04:55:57,800
It's always good to come out, see, see the people in your community, it's important to cause.

3297
04:55:58,000 --> 04:56:02,760
There's so many organizations now benefiting as well, there's an even bigger turnout.

3298
04:56:03,040 --> 04:56:07,860
This event has really grown. I understand even three years ago was less than 700.

3299
04:56:08,520 --> 04:56:13,540
last year we heard it with about 1,400. And this year it's grown over 2,000 and they're

3300
04:56:13,540 --> 04:56:20,200
groups from all over the county and even from LA as far as Oregon. And so we're just so excited

3301
04:56:20,200 --> 04:56:23,600
this continues to grow. It's just a wonderful event.

3302
04:56:26,500 --> 04:56:28,420
For more in city of Mountain Valley of them,

3303
04:56:28,580 --> 04:56:32,720
log onto their website, reporting in Mountain Valley from Jacqueline Twey.

3304
04:57:05,630 --> 04:57:06,790
In the Vietnamese culture,

3305
04:57:06,790 --> 04:57:14,610
The dragon represents good fortune, power, prosperity, and also water and rain, essential for a good harvest.

3306
04:57:15,430 --> 04:57:19,350
Hundreds of families turned out for fountain valleys, moon lantern festival.

3307
04:57:20,150 --> 04:57:24,370
It's just sounded like a very family, friendly, funny band.

3308
04:57:25,450 --> 04:57:32,070
The kids love dragon dancing, so we knew that was going to be there.

3309
04:57:32,070 --> 04:57:34,950
Hanging lanterns bring good luck and protection.

3310
04:57:35,930 --> 04:57:41,130
This tunnel was made up of 2,000 animal lanterns, beautiful during the day,

3311
04:57:41,530 --> 04:57:44,750
and as this sun went down, dazzling in the night sky.

3312
04:57:45,730 --> 04:57:48,950
The festival is a dual celebration of both the harvest moon

3313
04:57:48,950 --> 04:57:51,290
and recognition of the young child.

3314
04:57:51,490 --> 04:57:56,890
Today is a bedroom pole which means the celebration for the little child,

3315
04:57:56,890 --> 04:57:59,310
The little kids, so the certificate of it,

3316
04:57:59,530 --> 04:58:02,630
or to, you know, not just celebrate the beautiful moon,

3317
04:58:02,690 --> 04:58:05,510
the film moon that we usually come with some part of it.

3318
04:58:05,750 --> 04:58:07,630
But also to celebrate the family,

3319
04:58:08,230 --> 04:58:11,050
dynamic, so all the family can be together.

3320
04:58:11,370 --> 04:58:13,750
They do something together, have fun together.

3321
04:58:14,250 --> 04:58:16,930
Also, the kids can learn about, like,

3322
04:58:17,050 --> 04:58:19,710
or the child, so that's, you know, things of Vietnamese festival.

3323
04:58:20,070 --> 04:58:23,510
Growing up here, I'm not as connected to the Vietnamese culture,

3324
04:58:23,910 --> 04:58:26,550
so I really want to make a be intentional about it.

3325
04:58:26,550 --> 04:58:28,430
It was

3326
04:58:37,680 --> 04:58:43,520
a chance for children to learn about their heritage from their own peers, dressed in elaborate costumes,

3327
04:58:44,140 --> 04:58:46,580
a performed traditional songs and dance.

3328
04:58:47,200 --> 04:58:50,400
Fountain Valley Mayor 10 boys spoke at the opening ceremony.

3329
04:58:51,200 --> 04:58:54,760
If you're here, there's because your parents want to bring on that tradition.

3330
04:58:55,480 --> 04:58:59,820
So if you enjoy being here, let's give a big thank you to your parents.

3331
04:58:59,820 --> 04:59:06,100
For the first time this year, the festival is taking place at Myles Square Plaza across from Myles Square Park.

3332
04:59:06,540 --> 04:59:12,440
This is that third annual, so the previous two years it was held at Gondon Gorsity, our neighbouring city.

3333
04:59:13,000 --> 04:59:16,080
And as they say, wow, why don't we be amazing if you can come to Grand Valley?

3334
04:59:16,260 --> 04:59:19,400
Next thing I know, they apply for the applications and they hear.

3335
04:59:19,560 --> 04:59:25,640
They proud about their culture and how to engage all us together, all the committee.

3336
04:59:25,640 --> 04:59:32,520
And also that we, we want for other community, know about our culture too.

3337
04:59:35,720 --> 04:59:38,340
Three month old Lewis is getting an early introduction.

3338
04:59:39,120 --> 04:59:41,240
So this is our first year with my son.

3339
04:59:41,820 --> 04:59:48,260
He's going to listen to our showroom, our culture, our festival, our new new year, the cake and stuff like that.

3340
04:59:48,420 --> 04:59:51,820
Basically, I just want to give him what we got to offer here in California.

3341
04:59:52,560 --> 04:59:57,240
Teams of kids took part in a lantern decorating contest with cash prizes.

3342
04:59:58,180 --> 05:00:00,000
Organizers plan for as many as third.

3343
05:00:16,100 --> 05:00:21,440
The judges are going to have a tough time picking winners with so much challenge on display.

3344
05:00:22,560 --> 05:00:29,980
Everyone who came out tonight, along with the city and business owners, are hoping this year will be the first of many more to come.

3345
05:00:29,980 --> 05:00:35,320
The more I grow up, the more I want to hold on to these traditions, otherwise just be a memory.

3346
05:00:35,780 --> 05:00:41,740
What I love about these events is that it really teaches our children and the new generation about our culture.

3347
05:00:42,380 --> 05:00:47,140
Because a lot of times when you live in a different country, you kind of lose our roots a little bit.

3348
05:00:47,560 --> 05:00:54,200
But when we have these events in community, it kind of reminds us and teaches us and brings that curiosity.

3349
05:00:54,780 --> 05:00:58,020
At Mile Square Plaza, this is Valerie Starn reporting.

3350
05:01:11,840 --> 05:01:21,240
The 2025 fountain valley mayors ball is underway and everyone is dressed in their finest to honor Mayor Ted Buoy and the rest of council.

3351
05:01:21,960 --> 05:01:22,280
Cheers.

3352
05:02:13,220 --> 05:02:16,060
Thank you for coming to support our community tonight.

3353
05:02:16,540 --> 05:02:21,140
We have a long tradition of annually honoring the mayor and city council without valley.

3354
05:02:21,880 --> 05:02:24,680
And we thank them for supporting our business community.

3355
05:02:25,900 --> 05:02:32,420
We heard a cell ring, the leadership in 10 billionth demonstrated during this year's

3356
05:02:32,420 --> 05:02:32,600
mail.

3357
05:02:37,610 --> 05:02:43,530
I know Ted, and Ted would agree that in any community, when talking about leadership,

3358
05:02:44,430 --> 05:02:45,250
it's a team effort.

3359
05:02:46,750 --> 05:02:51,550
The Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting this gala, bringing together businesses

3360
05:02:51,550 --> 05:02:54,750
and the community while celebrating city leadership.

3361
05:02:56,410 --> 05:03:06,670
10. Thank you for your friendship, for your loyalty, and for your passion, and more importantly, for your heart.

3362
05:03:06,970 --> 05:03:12,690
The heart is much served, and the heart that loves you much better, and always keep in touch with you for yourself.

3363
05:03:13,750 --> 05:03:23,490
When I look around in this room, I see the heart of Fountain Bonnet. People who believe in heart works in community and in one another.

3364
05:03:23,490 --> 05:03:26,910
Tonight is about you.

3365
05:03:27,210 --> 05:03:29,770
It's a night to celebrate all of us.

3366
05:03:29,850 --> 05:03:33,310
As a team, among Council member, among staff,

3367
05:03:33,810 --> 05:03:36,250
among stakeholders in this community.

3368
05:03:36,850 --> 05:03:38,290
It's about celebrating everyone

3369
05:03:38,290 --> 05:03:40,570
and what we have accomplished for the year

3370
05:03:40,570 --> 05:03:43,950
and we want to lay down to keep it up to speed

3371
05:03:43,950 --> 05:03:45,550
what we have done throughout the years.

3372
05:03:46,170 --> 05:03:50,070
This year, we celebrate Grand Opening for Amazon Fresh.

3373
05:03:50,070 --> 05:03:59,090
the UBS North, Lady Bell, Medical Spa, and of course Food Long Coffee and Tea. Each

3374
05:03:59,090 --> 05:04:04,910
we've been cutting was more than a show morning. It was a reminder that success in

3375
05:04:04,910 --> 05:04:11,310
family begins with the people who believe in community. It's a good chance to

3376
05:04:11,910 --> 05:04:18,770
interact with the community. We always try to do what we can to figure out what

3377
05:04:18,770 --> 05:04:24,170
interested in what will make their life better as a resident of Fountain Valley, so it's a great

3378
05:04:24,170 --> 05:04:26,110
time, let's say I've got a whole house today.

3379
05:04:30,020 --> 05:04:35,920
This is in tradition that I can say that our city

3380
05:04:35,920 --> 05:04:43,760
fathers and mothers taught us to continue. This is a long tradition of celebrating the team of the council,

3381
05:04:44,180 --> 05:04:49,700
but also the city staff. This is an opportunity for us to get together once a year as a council

3382
05:04:49,700 --> 05:04:54,590
really celebrate each other, celebrate our accomplishments together as a team and

3383
05:04:54,960 --> 05:04:59,840
it's always a lot of fun. It also kind of brings back our sort of from memories from back in the day.

3384
05:05:00,000 --> 05:05:03,260
So it's also a little bit of that which we really enjoy.

3385
05:05:10,110 --> 05:05:14,090
There's a sit-down dinner and entertainment after cocktail hour.

3386
05:05:18,920 --> 05:05:23,020
Tonight we have the fountain valley high school drum line that's going to be a part of our entertainment.

3387
05:05:23,140 --> 05:05:30,600
We're very excited about that to bring in the youth of our community and making sure that they are a part of what we're trying to accomplish here.

3388
05:05:30,600 --> 05:05:32,840
And that's build and grow a stronger fountain valley.

3389
05:05:39,930 --> 05:05:41,170
Are we ready?

3390
05:05:45,030 --> 05:05:49,870
0, 0, 1, 2, 9, 2.

3391
05:05:50,710 --> 05:05:55,250
As part of the fundraising, they hold a raffle for a diamond necklace opportunity, courtesy

3392
05:05:55,250 --> 05:05:56,430
of Mimi's jewelry.

3393
05:05:59,180 --> 05:06:01,380
The theme this year, the year of the rose.

3394
05:06:03,580 --> 05:06:08,640
A suggestion was made that the necklace, there's an annual tradition of a necklace being

3395
05:06:08,640 --> 05:06:14,680
a part of the raffle that it be a rose and it just called to the committee to say, the year

3396
05:06:14,680 --> 05:06:15,220
of the rose.

3397
05:06:15,460 --> 05:06:16,740
That's such a neat theme.

3398
05:06:16,740 --> 05:06:21,140
you know, it's floral, it's about growing, it's about, you know, the things we want to see

3399
05:06:21,140 --> 05:06:26,220
flourishing and things happening in Mountain Valley. As you all know, it takes 11 support from

3400
05:06:26,220 --> 05:06:32,040
your family to be an elected official, that Rose has done that in me. It's also, I think, a little

3401
05:06:32,040 --> 05:06:38,760
bit of homage to the first lady, Rose Boy, a Merithead Boy's wife. So there's a theme there.

3402
05:06:46,200 --> 05:06:46,720
It's a

3403
05:06:46,720 --> 05:06:51,000
This fundraising event helps local organizations in the community.

3404
05:06:53,540 --> 05:07:00,260
Last year, the Chamber of Commerce started a new tradition, and that was to support a non-profit in the community chosen by the mayor.

3405
05:07:00,860 --> 05:07:10,240
And this year, we have continued that tradition to provide some of our proceeds to the three organizations that Mayor Booey has selected.

3406
05:07:10,500 --> 05:07:12,800
And that is the Found Valley Schools Foundation.

3407
05:07:16,470 --> 05:07:20,010
The very club of Fountain Valley and

3408
05:07:22,730 --> 05:07:24,570
the women's club of Fountain Valley.

3409
05:07:29,080 --> 05:07:35,160
The amount of effort that you put in this year, you know when it can be said, you guys that.

3410
05:07:35,860 --> 05:07:42,100
The caring and the hard you have for a city and truly trying to do what you think is

3411
05:07:42,100 --> 05:07:43,500
best for our city.

3412
05:07:43,840 --> 05:07:44,420
That's important.

3413
05:07:44,860 --> 05:07:47,080
You can't ask for anything more than that.

3414
05:07:47,080 --> 05:07:53,040
Well, it's just fun every year to celebrate a great year Mayor Booye worked so hard this year.

3415
05:07:53,280 --> 05:08:03,580
It's really an honor of the mayor, and you know, it's just good to be able to support him and thank him for all the hours he put in this year.

3416
05:08:04,040 --> 05:08:05,320
It has a special friend of mine.

3417
05:08:06,180 --> 05:08:09,180
And Fountain Valley is all of you knows a very, very special place.

3418
05:08:09,180 --> 05:08:14,380
A fountain valley is special because they do have an unbelievable city council that works together.

3419
05:08:15,080 --> 05:08:19,980
They have a great city staff and as demonstrated with so many people here today,

3420
05:08:20,380 --> 05:08:24,940
you're all champions because a lot of you are involved in service organizations and nonprofits.

3421
05:08:25,620 --> 05:08:30,020
Fountain Valley is a wonderful wonderful community and a large portion because of the leadership of Ted Bowie.

3422
05:08:30,200 --> 05:08:32,620
So I want to make sure I was here for the mayor.

3423
05:08:32,740 --> 05:08:37,140
He leads with enthusiasm and his strength of personality.

3424
05:08:37,140 --> 05:08:44,430
I am proud to call him my friend. He's involved in almost every one of these non-profit organizations that really make up a difference in a community.

3425
05:08:46,320 --> 05:08:59,240
So tonight, as we celebrate, let's remember what unite us, our pride, our compassion and our share, believe that this city will always be a nice place to do.

3426
05:09:02,750 --> 05:09:05,990
Here's to the mayor and council for another great year.

3427
05:09:27,460 --> 05:09:29,680
Thank you for joining us here this morning,

3428
05:09:29,880 --> 05:09:31,240
whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur,

3429
05:09:32,000 --> 05:09:34,780
a local business owner, someone just starting out,

3430
05:09:35,060 --> 05:09:36,880
someone exploring, starting a business,

3431
05:09:37,120 --> 05:09:39,380
or a supporter of small business growth in our community.

3432
05:09:39,900 --> 05:09:41,640
The fountain valley small business conference

3433
05:09:41,640 --> 05:09:43,100
is officially underway,

3434
05:09:43,260 --> 05:09:45,320
and the city is hosting this half-day event,

3435
05:09:45,640 --> 05:09:48,720
bringing together industry leaders along with the business community.

3436
05:09:49,080 --> 05:09:50,640
We're here to help you one-on-one,

3437
05:09:50,880 --> 05:09:52,360
grow your business with consultants.

3438
05:09:52,560 --> 05:09:53,900
We are all business owners ourselves,

3439
05:09:54,220 --> 05:09:56,000
here to help you do the exact same thing that we're doing.

3440
05:09:56,000 --> 05:09:59,940
We have over 5,000 businesses here in Fowl Valley, and it's a great opportunity.

3441
05:10:00,000 --> 05:10:09,700
Opportunity for those that are kind of looking to go to the next level, to get expertise, perhaps it's funding, maybe it's some AI strategies, marketing.

3442
05:10:10,560 --> 05:10:18,020
There are four breakout sessions for attendees to take part in, featuring everything from financial tips to marketing with AI.

3443
05:10:18,340 --> 05:10:27,560
I'm very proud of the support that our city gives us small businesses. As a small business owner myself, and also a member of the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce,

3444
05:10:28,360 --> 05:10:35,080
It's good to bring us all together, and to let that business community know, they can actually be very successful here.

3445
05:10:35,360 --> 05:10:39,360
It's a huge welcoming that we're trying to give to all those small businesses.

3446
05:10:39,820 --> 05:10:43,040
What do you classify as the business as a small business?

3447
05:10:44,280 --> 05:10:45,640
That's a really funny question.

3448
05:10:46,740 --> 05:10:49,680
Anything, anything else like underlight.

3449
05:10:49,820 --> 05:10:52,400
Or anything else, or anything like that?

3450
05:10:52,720 --> 05:10:54,220
Just a bit of a tear as small business.

3451
05:10:54,220 --> 05:11:00,580
The Chamber and FBDC also play a large role in making this a successful event.

3452
05:11:01,300 --> 05:11:06,500
This small business development center offers help to business owners and are leading the workshops here.

3453
05:11:06,760 --> 05:11:10,280
There's no cost. It is not a free service, so we're funded by the Small Business Administration

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and the State of California so that we don't charge anybody fees at the other side.

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We provide training and consulting to businesses that want to grow.

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People that want to start a business and anywhere between.

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When we talk about parent loan applications, all members are going to ask for a business plan,

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and financial conditions.

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Nobody knows that all these resources exist and everybody says,

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what does the government do for small business?

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We're one of those things that government does.

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They give us funding to support businesses with, you know,

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a consultant, a mentor, and all those things that they're needed to grow.

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The fountain valley chamber is excited for this opportunity to connect as well.

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It's important because small businesses are the backbone of the community.

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the backbone of the city and the backbone of America and if the business

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succeed we also succeed in the community succeed in all the cities in

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the city. Those attending are also thankful to have this event as an

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added resource. I think it is great because the format they have they have

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opportunities for people to network. Also they've got food. Food is what brings

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people. And so it's a very good environment, very casual. Anyone can talk to anyone.

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I can tell you the agenda makes it all worth it. Right? You've got people here, which is

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more important than anything. Because right now, attendance is hard to get on a lot of events.

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So you can see how needed it is in the community. Very well organized.

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So it's great. People are awesome. For more enough coming city of Fountain Valley events,

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we'll go on to their website. Reporting in Fountain Valley, I'm Jacqueline Twig.

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Welcome to Fountain Valley, where we're rounding the bases toward a healthier, more vibrant,

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and connected future.

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A strong community starts with health, activity, and safety, making our first base fitness

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valley, from a world-class sports park to unveiling new wellness programs, we're investing

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in spaces that prioritize city-wide health.

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That's why we're going to back for the heart of our emergency services, Fire Station 1.

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This year, we're aiming to fund renovations that update the station and serve our growing community.

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In 2026, we're starting our new in-house ambulance program that will deliver faster, cost-effective and more reliable emergency responses.

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Staying ready is important to us, so we're committed to keeping Pat and Valley healthy, prepared, and strong, both physically and operationally.

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Second base is Foodie Valley, where we're celebrating our exceptional restaurants that bring

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our people together. I'm here at the new Quar restaurant, which serves Chinese dishes

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that are Vietnamese backdrop.

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The Valley's restaurant scene is on a winning streak with 25 new restaurants opening over the

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past year. We love seeing new flavors and dining experiences thrive across the city,

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and are always proud to highlight the diverse mix that makes Fountain Valley a true foodie

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destination.

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Slighting into third base, we make our way to friendly valley, made up of our welcoming

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neighborhoods and community spaces.

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From the Euclid and High Old Development to the 1600 Magnolia Street Project.

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To hear us later apartments, we are building thoughtfully and intentionally. Here in Found Valley, we're playing the long game, investing in developments that bring people together, strengthen community, and improve quality of life for residents today and for years to come.

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Rounding third and heading home, let's talk about resilience. Forever Valley is our commitment to planning, safety and infrastructure, keeping Fountain Valley strong, resilient, and ready for generations to come.

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This ensures we remain a community where services are reliable, streets are secure, and neighbors

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look out for one another.

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Stepping up to the plate for neighbors at the Palm Valley Police Department, you are not

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alone for them to keep senior safe, support it, and connect it through friendly calls and

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visits.

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Because in Palm Valley, we look out for each other.

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As a team, we always bring our A game, and we're committed to building a city that's

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healthy, connected, welcoming, and built to last. This is our fountain valley. This is Forever Valley.