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the September 8th meeting of the Garden
Grove City Council. Madame clerk, please

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call roll.

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» Council member Dwin
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» Council member Tran
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» Council member Doven
>> present.

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» Council member Muneton
>> here.

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» Council member Edesty
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» Mayor Prom Brigham
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» And Mayor Clumpenstein
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» Uh this will take us to our invocation
and pledge of allegiance. Our invocation

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will be led by assistant city manager
Matt West. And if I could have Ariana

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Ersteaggi from District 6 lead us in the
pledge, please.

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» Thank you. Please prepare yourself
according to your faith. Dear Lord, we

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give thanks for the opportunity to serve
our community and for the people who

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call Garden Grove home. Grant our city
council wisdom, integrity, and

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compassion as they consider the matters
before them. Help them listen

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thoughtfully, act fairly, and make
decisions that promote safety,

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opportunity, dignity, and the well-being
of all residents.

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And Lord, please bless our city, its
families, its workers, and all those who

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serve the community. We ask this in your
name. Amen.

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» Please remove your hats, face the flag,
and

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flag the United States of America and to
the

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stands. One nation,
indivisible,

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and for all.

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All right, thank you. Uh, that moves us
into presentations this evening. Item

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number one.
>> Item number one is the hazardous

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materials incident update and city
manager Lisa King will introduce the

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item.
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor, members of the

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city council. Uh we have Steve Carling
from GKN providing an update to the

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council relating to some next steps
relating to um the GKN um recovery

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process.

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» Madame Mayor, city council members, I'm
pleased to be with you again tonight

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representing GKN. Um, this will be
somewhat of a short update, but

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obviously whatever questions you may
have as we move along, I'm happy to uh

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answer them. Um, when I was here two
weeks ago, I announced the claim process

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of up to 100 million, and we've said
we'll be working as quickly and

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diligently as possible to open up that
claims process this fall. I'm happy to

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report now that um we expect to open up
the claims process, be open for

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submission of claims next month in
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um in this in conjunctions on we we
start finalizing some details working in

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conjunction with the DA's office um once
we have the final date and we're a

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little more close to it we'll be
announcing a slew of community events um

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um phone banks that will be set up um
we'll also announce where the location

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of a storefront for a physical location
for people to come in to submit claims

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and things like that'll all be
conjunction with that um kickoff event

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which right now for we expect to happen
in October.

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Beyond that, I would just say we
continue to work um diligently in the

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plant. Um last two weeks ago, I offered
up the opportunity for community or

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council members to come visit the site.
Um that offer, reiterate that offer. I

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think it's really hard to explain what
we do unless you actually come and see

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it. It's a very unique site. Um so that
offer still stands. And with that, I

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think that is the extent of the update I
have at this moment in time. Happy to

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take questions.
>> Thank you, Mr. Carlin. Council member,

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» uh, thank you, mayor, and members of,
uh, our council. I did manage the tour

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earlier today and, um,
uh, I had full access. I was able to see

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everything I wanted to see. Um, even the
expansion that's, um, under

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construction. And I think that's going
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uh an asset to our city. We're going to
add another 100 170 jobs at the new

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facility. Uh that will take our
employment at Jan around 700

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employees that are going to be fully
employed. And that um to me is actually

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good news. So, I I hope that we can um
get going on that as well as the um uh

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get back into um productions because a
lot of our um major airliners are

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depending on their canopies and their
windows getting um met there. There's

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there's actually a backlog of orders.
Um, so I hope the council uh will also

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take tours. They're very open to it. Um,
so you can see for yourself what's

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happening there. And I didn't feel
unsafe or unwell at all. Was very just

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like any manufacturing plant that I've
been on.

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There's really nothing special going on
there, honestly. So, I would um

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encourage my fellow council members and
others um to schedule a tour and go see

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for theelves. Don't take my word for it.
We got to put some eyeballs on it, like

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I said, and reach your own conclusions.
Thank you.

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» Yeah. Um, since I got you here, can you
can you and you might not be able to

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elaborate yet, but have you been has uh
GKN been looking seriously into changing

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some of the safety protocols uh going
forward? And if so, can you elaborate on

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some what those may be? Or maybe it's
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that? I don't know.
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about. We have so as you know we brought
in outside experts both safety experts

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and chemical experts and people who deal
with piping and that sort of thing to

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look at the entire system. Um they've
they've recommended and we're installing

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significant safety enhancements and
monitoring equipment to prevent what

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happened from ever happening again. Um
so it's addition to above what's the

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norm that you would have in there and
those things are working closely every

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step of the way with the regulator. So
everything that we have an enhancement

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or a new monitor whatever those
everything gets approved. So we're not

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opening up anything or we're not taking
any steps without it having all the

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necessary approvals all the way through.
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outside thirdparty experts, the
regulatory community, and also the

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safety experts to make sure. And then
the last thing I would say is once in

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order for us to get started, remember we
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um safety program that will be submitted
with before we start operations and that

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will be approved before we start
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And will that include um limiting the
amount of chemicals on site or limiting

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less than what was there before
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into the detail of that. I'm actually
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» thank you.
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» Um thank you for being here with us. Um
I have a a question that concerned from

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a lot of my constituents.
um for the $100 million compensation.

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Number one, when when actually the the
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distribute to uh my constit uh
constituent's

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hand since I know a lot of them are in
trouble financially

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because of the incident.
Can you tell me how fast and how easy

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they can obtain the money?
>> So, what we pledged is to make it as

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accessible and efficient as possible
going through. So, that includes having

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bit having access to multiple languages
and things like that, multiple avenues

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for submitting claims, whether it be
online, those who want to come in person

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and do it and get help and provide that
as they go through. Um, and then we've

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actually committed to expediting as
quickly as possible the payments. I

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can't give you an exact date of how long
that'll be how long it'll be from

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submission submission of the claims to
actually um delivering a check or

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something along those lines. But I can
pledge to you that we're going as fast

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as we can and this system is set up to
be as efficient. That's one of the

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things that we're taking to make sure
we're dotting all the eyes and crossing

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the tees to make this as efficient as
possible so that when it rolls out we

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can do we can get money in the folks
pockets as soon as possible.

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» Yeah. So uh this [snorts] question is
for the city manager and uh

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uh city attorney. Uh I know um our city
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with the GKN.
So would you let the people know our

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resident know what is going on with the
working uh with or negotiating with GKN?

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» Thank you madame mayor, members of the
city council. Council member Wyn, we are

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continue to have ongoing dialogue with
GKN and their representative including

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Mr. Carlin. We have stressed the
importance of the council direction and

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that's accountability and transparency.
They have requested a timeline in which

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the claims process will be advanced.
Hence, uh Mr. Collins's presence today

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to communicate to the council that a
target date has been identified and

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announced in October. Obviously, this is
an end our conversation. He hears from

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me regularly and um very clearly that uh
the claims program is integral. In

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addition, any additional improvements
whether it's the expansion, whether it's

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addressing um mitigation to the tanks,
uh we are working closely with our

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building department as alongside uh
public works relating to storm water

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control. There is extensive dialogue
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it's just not just the city involved at
this point. We do try to stay in

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communication and a touch point
regularly with um GKN and their

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respective team of consultants and um
each week there's uh progress made. Um

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it's not an easy um transition but we're
working through that process and it's

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very technical. I wish I understand
construction lingo. It's it's um but

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there are way smarter folks in our city
staff team that's able to assist us

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through that process. So we are
monitoring daily and regularly. So, um,

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and I continue to update the council
when, um, new information becomes

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available.
>> Yeah. Would you please,

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» Madam Mayor?
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» I do have one more quick question. Um,
the 100, uh, million

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is, um, not as a result of any court
action. This is not the result of any

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uh,
oh, I don't know, arm twisting or

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anything. This is GKN's effort to uh,
make people right. the the folks that

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were affected. Correct.
>> So, as we pledged right afterwards that

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we wanted to make things right and as
you know, I've said here, we've been

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assessing a claims process for quite
some time in order to do that. So, that

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is being done by us.
>> This wasn't court ordered though. This

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this was GKN just doing it.
>> We do appreciate the uh being able to

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discuss this with the DA's office
because it makes it more robust and a

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stronger claims program, which is what
we all want in the end.

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» Okay. And can you assure um this dis
that any of the current lawsuits that

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are going on involving this um won't
take money from this fund as well?

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» That's a question I think I would have
to defer to the lawyers at this stage of

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the game. But our fund is set up to get
money to the individuals and small

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businesses up to hund00 million who are
directly impacted by the evacuation. So

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I hopefully that
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one of the class action lawsuits or
something like that they could

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conceivably be dipping into this fund as
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» I wouldn't even be able to speculate on
that hypothetical at this stage of the

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game. That really is a question for the
lawyers.

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» Thank you
>> colleagues. Anyone else?

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» Hello Mr. Carlin. Uh, a question that
has come before me for my own

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constituents has been with regards to
things like missed wages and missed

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opportunities to go and work in their
place of business um because it was

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within the evacuation zone. So my
question for you with regards to this

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claims process is would my constituents
who were affected because they weren't

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able to go to their place of work or to
the business that they own in this

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evacuation area would they qualify for
this claims process? So the claims

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process itself, the overall things that
we looking at and obviously the details

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aren't finalized yet, but some of the
major items that we've been looking at

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are obviously hotel stays or you know
any kind of lodging at that stage of the

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game, transportation associated with
that, meals, loss of use and loss of

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wages. So the two circumstances you
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those last two items in there.
Obviously, I can't with every item's

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going to be specific to that, but those
are things we are definitely looking at

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and those are things that are we
envisioned as being part of the hund00

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million claim.
>> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Carlin. My

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other question has to do with the matter
of the town hall. Um, and I'm not going

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to let it go, Mr. Carlin, because I do
recall that you committed to having a

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town hall, and I want to make sure that
we hold you to that. uh the community at

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large does deserve accountability and
the opportunity to ask you questions.

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Where are we with regards to the
organization of the town hall? Um what

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what's the hold up here?
>> So that was what I talked about before

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is that we want to do everything kind of
injunction with the act conjunction not

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injunction conjunction with rolling out
the actual date of okay here's when the

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claims process is going to open up. And
so we'll have the community events that

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will go along with being able to get
information about the claims process,

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but also there'll be plenty of
opportunity for anyone and anyone to

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speak with me. We expect this to be an
open and be able to ask questions and

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gather information whether it be
information related to the claims

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process or just general information
about GKN.

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» So the they will be open to the general
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» Yes.
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» Um I did have that question as well. So
thank you for answering that. Um, and

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then another question I did have was uh
what will GKN do to regain the

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community's trust? What are some things
that you foresee? I know that um uh

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the fund is one thing, but to gain the
trust of a community that still lives in

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your backyard and uh what can you do? Um
it it doesn't have to be well if you can

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also um come back with more um
suggestions as to how can you regain the

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trust of our community because this is
something that um many people not just

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our city had to go through. So what are
your thoughts on that?

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» So there's no doubt that that's going to
be one of our focuses um as we move

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forward. the immediate was look, how do
we make things right for the immediate

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impact we caused to the folks and things
like that. But if you remember when we

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first started out, we pledged an
additional $1 million, which we haven't

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even looked at right now, which is to go
into the community and community events

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or sponsoring different things or how
best do we deploy that to make an impact

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on the community right away. And then
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having the third-party safety plan and
all that sort of stuff and being more

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open about what we're doing and things
like that. Going through holding the

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community events. Those are the first
steps. And then progressively as we move

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along, hopefully we can work with the
city council and the local area to try

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and figure out what's the best way to do
that. It's it's not something I can say

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overnight, right? Nobody's going to
trust me at the end of the day. We have

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to prove it by actions and what we're
doing and both what we're doing in the

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community and what we're doing at the
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That's all for me. Thank you. Sure.
>> Um I just have three quick notes um for

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you. So I go to St. fully cap church
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of choir member and parisher that they
have to they was evacuated and so um

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just three quick thing first when you
have the process for the resident to

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clamford I hope it's going to be you
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they will be able to call somebody to
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just get stuck and so that first and
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have to evacuate There were a couple of
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you know, helping the evacuees and um
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that and they actually were in that zone
and they were evacuated. So um another

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thing relate to them too in a way that
hopefully um you will be able to help

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the small businesses to you know go
through that and feel that you know they

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you care and as you could see a lot of
people in the room you know come here

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and raise that voice and the last thing
kind of agree with my true council

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member here that the town hall that they
have been they have question and they

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want to hear from you. I know that you
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they also want to talk to you directly.
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That way you will be able to answer to
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one last thing. I did the walk and I got
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beside what in here. We also have people
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you here because they don't want the job
that you know the people that working

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that lose their job. So I just they
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I just want to relay the message. Thank
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» Yes.
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» Yes. I heard you mention about the each
uh case you're going to be evaluate

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before you uh fund down the
compensation. I would like to know if

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you going to uh publicly let people know
what kind of requirements that will make

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them qualify for your compensation.
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» So the details of that will become as we
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one. So I don't want to get into
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purpose of it is to get is to make it
right with the folks who were directly

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impacted by the evacuation. So those who
were in the evacuation zone, the small

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businesses in the evacuation zone, that
is the focus of the and that's the

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reason we've set up the claims program.
So those would be the people we would be

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targeting. So um the folks who were
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ordered out through that make sense. I
hope that answer your question. I can't

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give you the details specifically, but
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So, we're we're not going [snorts] at
this trying to figure out, okay, you

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didn't dot your eye or cross your tees.
>> I understand uh your purpose, but in the

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same time, I I would like the public to
know and uh to make uh to understand

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exactly how they require before, you
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» Uh that's why I like you to uh be able
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the people know or at least let us know.
So we'll we'll let people know either

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way.
>> That is definitely going to happen when

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we do the community events and things
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» I'm really one of these days I'm going
to get right without smacking this

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microphone through one event. But we'll
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stages and what the different things. So
I think that will be very clear.

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» Yeah. And uh one last thing that um my
con constituents were talking about is

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you know $100 million is a great step
that you did uh G GP uh GKN did but for

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50,000 people evacuate and the business
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that's merely nothing. So I hope I hope
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um
how you call this have the sentimental

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think about it compensate the people
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that's all my concern thank you
thank you colleagues thank you Mr.

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Carlin, we look forward to more
information as you roll out your town

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hall. Obviously, that's still very
important to all of us here on the dis

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as well as the claims program. You
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be anxious to to learn more and I'm sure
more of that information will come on

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your website and and so forth.
Obviously, the community is very anxious

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to have that opportunity. So, thank you.
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» All right. Uh, with that, we will move
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council any further and removed from the
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» Thank you, mayor. Oral communications is
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Mosen Ahmed followed by an
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Tiger Construction as you guys know. Uh

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last I was here the
the vote to have the uh contract

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terminated and transferred was deferred
uh for two weeks. It's been two weeks. I

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don't see it on the agenda. Some you
know still came today. Want to let you

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guys know we're still willing to meet
and find a constructive path forward. I

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did reach out to everyone individually
for a meeting. No one responded. You

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know that is disappointing but uh once
again we're still here and we're looking

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for a constructive path forward. So,
please reach out and I'd love to talk to

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any of you and uh we can uh have a
fruitful relationship together.

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» Thank you for your time and
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» Thank you. Next speaker an

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» good evening city council mayor and pro
Tim. My name is an uh I'm going to be

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reading this and then I'm going to be
giving each of you a copy because I only

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have two minutes and so I want to make
sure I get all of my message to you.

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According to the Islamic Quran, which is
their guide book, all people who are not

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Islamic, that is who are not Muslims,
are called infidels.

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Their ultimate goals are to get rid of
all infidels, no matter what other

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religion they are or if they are no
religion at all. They have a playbook

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they have been using for centuries. They
manipulate peaceibly and then little by

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little they they
and then little by little they take over

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using more and more um manipulations,
violence and force. They have been doing

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this in all countries not just the USA.
They will not pledge allegiance to the

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flag of the United States of America or
what it stands for liberty and justice

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for all. They believe in the total
destruction of the United States

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Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and
all American freedoms and our culture.

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They believe in lying, cheating,
stealing, and killing when necessary in

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order to bring in their political
ideology, masking as a religion. They

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are in cahoots with communism and
socialism, a one world dictator,

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Antichrist, who is both Islamic and and
communist. They do not integrate

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Has it been two minutes?
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» They do not integrate with our culture,
but live a totally separated,

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non-assimilated culture, having their
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their own moss, and like a wild donkey,
fighting every which way, constantly.

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See cities, see Islamic cities in Texas,
like Katy for example. Uh, by the way,

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there are 433
434 Islamic temples in Texas.

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» Or the one next to the training.
>> Ma'am, I'm sorry. Your time is up.

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» Okay.
>> Thank you.

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» And [applause]

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I will take that paperwork. And
>> thank you.

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» After seven we will have Margaret.
After Margaret it's Dawn.

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Seven. Go ahead.
>> I'm a res.

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It has been more than two months since
since Gan is it has had their an

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incident and they're still allowed to
continue expansion and $100 million is

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not is not a way to get accountability.
If they want to take accountability,

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they have to ensure that this that their
facility is safe and not to like

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endanger GR growth working-class
residents and $100 million is not going

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to take is not going to take is not
going to take make us believe that they

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that they would that we can trust and
work near us or going to wear

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accountability and not to and and not to
mention why and not to mention how can

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we be so sure that they're safe? Why
haven't they released things like

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earlier of this meeting? like how can we
trust them to continue operate in Garden

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Grove endangering so many lives and and
and just that $1 million it's not going

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to it's not going to make them safer.
It's just going to it's just going to

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possibly bring another instance is going
to come around potentially because of

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their poor safety record and also to not
to mention and and and also like not to

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mention but but them and danger but also
like contributing to like genocide in

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the Middle East as well when when like
there's new strikes in in Iran and a

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bunch and and more killing in Palestine.
G Can is is contributing that and I

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don't understand why would would we be
expendable just a fund in the US

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Imperial's war effort that's just fueled
by pure Islamophobia and and how is and

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how is this going to like make us
believe that like because of this war

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that we became trustee can't work near
us and which which is not like they're

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there have poor safety record and
hundred million dollars is ain't going

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to change our minds it's just that like
how can we be so gestured or safe and it

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could endanger many lives, shut down
businesses and and disrupt daily

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livelihoods and we and we are not going
to sit by this and we are not going to

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be abide by this and we're not going to
conform to this. We want Gan to take

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accountability and not not by the way
our accountability.

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[applause]
>> City city clerk I need to call for a

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fiveminute recess please.
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call the meeting back to order.
Apologize uh madame mayor wasn't feeling

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well so I am going to step in for her
for the time being. Uh can we uh

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continue with the oral communications
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» Yes mayor Pam uh Bridegum. So currently
we will start with Margaret.

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Uh next speaker following Margaret we
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and after Dawn we will have Natalie
Nellison.

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» Thank you city council. Um, I appreciate
the privilege of being able to talk with

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you and share my concerns as a citizen
of Garden Grove.

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» Can't hear you.
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okay. And um, thank you very much for
um, allowing me to do this. I just I'm

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just here as a citizen wanting to
represent the liberties and freedoms

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that um, so many of our families have
fought for. uh my my grandfather, my my

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uh father, my relatives have all been in
the military to protect the freedoms of

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the United States of America as well as
in law enforcement, protecting citizens.

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And so I just want to um say that as a
citizen here, my hope is that all of us

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pursue the um safety of our city and
protect that because we're here together

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and that we would live in harmony and
that there would not be um uh

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interruptions or inconsider not
considerations for other people's

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beliefs. And so my concern is that when
we move forward with um

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areas of uh groups that are not wanting
to um live in harmony but be dominant

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that we would consider that as something
that we would um not have uh as a part

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of the city um
because it's a threat to our safety. I

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think we do need to have police
enforcement. I think we do need to have

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strong leadership that um everyone in
the world comes to the United States of

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America for and we can't have that
freedom if it is um being ignored that

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there are positions that are trying to
oppose that and we have to consider not

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ourselves but our children and our
grandchildren. And so we can take an a

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shortterm
>> your time is up.

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» Oh, thank you. Thank you very much for
your time. God bless you.

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» Next speaker, Don Thomas.

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[clears throat]
>> Does it need to? Okay.

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[sighs] My name is Don Thomas. I'm from
the city of Garden Grove. And um I'd

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like to um thank GKn for coming and
speaking and um uh filling us in on some

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of the uh money that has come in. I do
have friends that were affected um just

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by the leak part of it where the air was
um had affect affected her lungs and so

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I was concerned about that um making
sure that she gets taken care of um

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because she did have to go to emergency.
Um, I know that um it did get over very

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quickly and I really appreciate um
everything that was done on on behalf of

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uh all US constituents. Um I know that
um it actually was over very quickly

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because I I had worked with MMA in my
life and um once it hardens once it gets

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hot it hardens immediately and it
cracked the cylinder. So, um it was

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mainly the fumes that were the issue and
uh I don't think there was as much of an

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issue um that we didn't need to even be
closed down for as long as we did, but

415
00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:11,280
I'm glad it ended quickly. So, I thank
you for that and I'm glad GKn is still

416
00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:16,800
continuing um to expand here because it
is good um for our city. Um it brings in

417
00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:23,359
money for the city and not only that um
across our nation. Um it helps out with

418
00:39:20,240 --> 00:39:28,400
uh you know having aerospace and flying
the airplanes. Um I was con concerned

419
00:39:26,240 --> 00:39:32,000
about the money that I found out that um
Gavin Newsome and Shiff got and where

420
00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:37,520
was that money going? So I guess we're
going to have to address uh the state of

421
00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:42,240
California on that part because they did
get money. We we looked it up and I just

422
00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:47,520
want to thank uh all of you for
everything that you've been doing for

423
00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:52,087
us. Uh we appreciate it and um I bless
you in the name of Yahusha Hamashiach,

424
00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:58,200
Jesus the Christ.
[applause]

425
00:39:52,720 --> 00:39:58,200
» Next speaker, Natalie Nellison.

426
00:39:58,240 --> 00:40:05,119
» Hi, good evening. My name is Natalie
Nellison and I grew up in Garden Grove

427
00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:10,640
and I just want to thank you for your
service. Um I came because my friend

428
00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:16,400
asked me to come because the last city
council meeting um there were a lot of

429
00:40:13,359 --> 00:40:20,960
um yelling and people weren't able to
speak and like Margaret said it's very

430
00:40:19,359 --> 00:40:25,440
important that we [clears throat] stand
for the flag because that's what gives

431
00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:30,160
us our liberties. It's actually God but
that flag is under God. And I really

432
00:40:28,079 --> 00:40:36,400
feel sorry for some of these young
people who are misguided. I my heart

433
00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:42,160
really breaks for them. And um it's
important that we speak truth and that

434
00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:52,079
we're not um that we don't bow down when
people are bullies and um that you know

435
00:40:47,599 --> 00:40:58,480
we respect each other and when people
come to this country it's good when

436
00:40:55,359 --> 00:41:05,280
they're respectful of our laws of our
culture and not try to indoctrinate try

437
00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:08,800
to take over. So, um, that's why I'm
here. I just wanted to stand up and

438
00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:15,839
speak truth and thank you for your
service because it's not easy being in

439
00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:21,839
public service and my I have a whole um
line of people who sacrifice for the

440
00:41:19,119 --> 00:41:26,880
flag and so it's very important and I
think a lot of young people don't

441
00:41:23,520 --> 00:41:35,359
realize that what was involved. I mean,
a lot of young men not older than them

442
00:41:32,079 --> 00:41:40,800
sacrificed their life and so it's not a
laughing matter and um really the people

443
00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:47,359
they're aligning with they don't care
about them and I just I think it's sad.

444
00:41:43,359 --> 00:41:52,240
So I just want to thank you.
Next three speakers [applause]

445
00:41:49,359 --> 00:41:57,849
we have Honey Ruiz
followed by Dylan Teuzman

446
00:41:55,520 --> 00:42:01,800
and then Robert Gutierrez.
[clears throat] Honey Ruiz.

447
00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:18,960
» Hi, my name is Honey and I do live in
Garden Grove. Um, I want to kind of

448
00:42:13,599 --> 00:42:24,560
address this whole JK J GKN thing. Um,
honestly, I would love to talk to you

449
00:42:21,119 --> 00:42:30,000
after this because with all the research
I did, it became very clear to me that

450
00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:33,599
the substance inside that tank that
everybody was freaking out over was

451
00:42:32,079 --> 00:42:38,480
liquid acrylic. You know, like the stuff
you put on your nails, the stuff that

452
00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:42,480
they make our foam screens out of.
wouldn't have a phone screen if you

453
00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:47,760
didn't have what they make. You guys
wouldn't have any screens to play with.

454
00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:54,640
Um,
out of an overabundance of caution, I

455
00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:58,240
get why the city moved people out. Um,
but I think it became really clear

456
00:42:56,160 --> 00:43:03,040
pretty early on there was never going to
be an explosion.

457
00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:08,079
Um,
so you know, I get why you guys did it,

458
00:43:05,839 --> 00:43:12,480
but I I do think that the fear-mongering
about this chemical should really really

459
00:43:10,160 --> 00:43:18,720
stop because all anybody has to do is
look it up and you'll see what it is. I

460
00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:24,319
mean, I'm not a scientist. I looked it
up. I read about it, figured out it was

461
00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:30,880
liquid acrylic. And what you had after
that tank, inside that tank was a giant

462
00:43:27,599 --> 00:43:36,560
hardened piece of acrylic because it got
too warm. Something failed in the c in

463
00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:40,400
the in the refrigeration. It reached a
certain temperature and everything

464
00:43:37,760 --> 00:43:44,160
hardened. It's all that that happened.
The worst thing that could have happened

465
00:43:41,920 --> 00:43:48,079
is because of the expansion of the heat
of it hardening, it might have cracked

466
00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:53,200
it, but that's about as far as it was
going to go. You guys moved out blocks

467
00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:57,280
and blocks and I mean the area you guys
cleared was insane. So many people

468
00:43:55,520 --> 00:44:02,640
displaced.
Um

469
00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:08,319
if I may uh ask you later or or suggest
to you hold that town hall meeting and

470
00:44:05,359 --> 00:44:14,480
explain to the people what was in that
tank and what happened so this craziness

471
00:44:11,839 --> 00:44:17,440
can stop because this is insane.
>> Madam, your time is up.

472
00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:23,315
» Thank you. [applause]
Next speaker, Dylan Deuzman.

473
00:44:21,295 --> 00:44:23,315
[applause]

474
00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:29,680
» Uh, good evening, city council. My name
is Dylan Duzman, a Garden Grove resident

475
00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:32,640
for the last seven years, and I'm a
member of Anuk Bayan, a Filipino

476
00:44:31,359 --> 00:44:38,240
organization fighting for the rights of
Filipinos. Um, the $100 million, right,

477
00:44:35,839 --> 00:44:41,680
it's a victory hard one through the
continuous pressure from our community

478
00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:45,280
and from many pro people organizations
here tonight demanding accountability

479
00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:49,839
and fighting for genuine change.
However, the fight is far from over. Uh,

480
00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:53,760
this hund00 million can only pay out an
estimated $2,000 per individual and has

481
00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:57,280
arrived three months late. We've met
residents who sustained injuries past

482
00:44:55,520 --> 00:45:01,599
the evacuation who need more than
$2,000. Small businesses in the evac

483
00:44:59,680 --> 00:45:05,839
zone lost days of revenue and more and
they need more than $2,000. Filipino

484
00:45:04,240 --> 00:45:09,359
workers who lost their jobs, their
source of income, who need more than

485
00:45:07,280 --> 00:45:13,200
$2,000. And why should they be forced to
wait another month for an unconfirmed

486
00:45:10,880 --> 00:45:17,520
day in October? So, while the $3 million
mutual aid fund was a drop in the

487
00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:20,960
bucket, this $100 million claims program
is just a bigger drop in the bucket

488
00:45:19,520 --> 00:45:24,960
compared to the multi-billion dollar
bucket of revenue that Gan earns. And

489
00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:28,160
from the last city council meeting, we
heard stories from workers who don't

490
00:45:26,400 --> 00:45:31,760
want to lose their jobs at Gan, who
depend on that income. That only

491
00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:35,680
emphasized that this delayed attempt for
compensation isn't enough to support the

492
00:45:33,839 --> 00:45:38,640
economic needs of its own workers who
bore the brunt of not only working in

493
00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:42,560
the hazardous conditions at the
facility, but were forced out of work by

494
00:45:40,560 --> 00:45:46,640
GKE's original fatal mistake and its
disregard for basic safety. And to hear

495
00:45:45,359 --> 00:45:49,760
that, you know, city council
representatives took a store a tour of

496
00:45:48,240 --> 00:45:52,720
the facility and that was enough to
reassure you of its safety when we've

497
00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:56,000
been told two meetings ago to wait on
agencies to finish reports on this

498
00:45:54,400 --> 00:45:59,599
facility and that we can't say if this
facility is safe to operate without

499
00:45:57,520 --> 00:46:03,119
those reports. Instead of taking serious
the demands of trans transparency, we're

500
00:46:01,680 --> 00:46:07,040
being told that Gant's expansion is
imminent. We all want community safety.

501
00:46:05,520 --> 00:46:09,920
If the committee was able to achieve a
concrete step towards winning these

502
00:46:08,319 --> 00:46:12,880
demands, we will continue to show up
until the people are put over profit,

503
00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:16,160
until the safety of our community is
protected and a moratorium is put on

504
00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:23,837
Genan's operations, and until we make
Genan truly pay. Thank you.

505
00:46:19,359 --> 00:46:23,837
» Next speaker for Rupier [applause]

506
00:46:32,079 --> 00:46:38,800
kind of tall here. Hi, my name is
Roberto Gutierrez here for B&D towing.

507
00:46:36,319 --> 00:46:41,599
Um, kind of want to say thank you guys
just for being the public servants that

508
00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:46,880
you guys are. Honestly, it's not it's
not easy. Um, it's crazy to love a city

509
00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:50,160
so much as we've come to love Garden
Grove. We've been towing for Garden

510
00:46:48,720 --> 00:46:54,720
Grove for the police department since
2008 and we've come to do everything we

511
00:46:52,560 --> 00:46:58,480
can possibly do for it. We love it so
much. We we've we've got scholarship. I

512
00:46:56,960 --> 00:47:02,560
mean, the the stuff that we've done so
much for the city is because because the

513
00:47:01,119 --> 00:47:05,200
love for it you guys got you can't you
wouldn't be doing what you do if you

514
00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:10,160
didn't love the city. You wouldn't deal
with a harassment that you deal if you

515
00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:13,839
didn't love what you do, right? What we
do for the Garden Grove Police

516
00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:16,480
Department is because we want to serve.
We want to serve the officers. We want

517
00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:19,280
to get there quick so they can be off
the road. They could be on to the next

518
00:47:17,680 --> 00:47:22,319
person that needs their help. We do it
because we love them. We and they they

519
00:47:20,800 --> 00:47:26,160
like the motors are very picky about
their bikes. They request us because

520
00:47:23,920 --> 00:47:29,599
they want us only to move their bikes.
With time, you guys, over the years, we

521
00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:33,760
went from five companies to three
companies to two companies to now one

522
00:47:31,359 --> 00:47:38,640
where it's just us.
It sounds good, but it's also it's been

523
00:47:35,680 --> 00:47:42,000
it's been we've shaped our company where
we had to stop doing all the other

524
00:47:40,160 --> 00:47:45,839
business because we wanted to be there
for you guys. So much so, I I was at an

525
00:47:44,560 --> 00:47:50,079
interview for the San Police Department
panel and they say, "Hey, okay, we if we

526
00:47:48,480 --> 00:47:54,079
consider you guys, are you going to
treat us the way you treat Garden PD?

527
00:47:52,720 --> 00:47:59,200
They were jealous the way we treat
Garden Row PD. Right. We we we sh we

528
00:47:57,040 --> 00:48:02,240
hired the drivers. We got the trucks. We
got a facility on the on the west side

529
00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:06,800
to make sure that we were there for
them. Right. On topic now is they're

530
00:48:05,280 --> 00:48:10,640
considering you guys are considering
contracts for three companies. I get it.

531
00:48:09,359 --> 00:48:13,680
For safety reasons, you might have to
add a company. But three companies you

532
00:48:12,319 --> 00:48:17,280
have to understand a financial burden
that we've done. We've given everything

533
00:48:15,119 --> 00:48:21,839
we have. We have shaped our company to
be providing for you guys as solos to so

534
00:48:20,079 --> 00:48:26,480
they wouldn't miss anything. We were
there for the what JK and our trucks

535
00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:28,960
were on standby there ready for them,
right? We we're not the police

536
00:48:28,079 --> 00:48:32,240
department. We're not the fire
department. We have to make these funds

537
00:48:30,559 --> 00:48:36,480
for drivers to stand by and be at the
ready, right? So, I do consider I ask

538
00:48:34,400 --> 00:48:40,640
you guys to consider I get it. You have
to add more companies. I can I would ask

539
00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:42,720
you to consider two, not three to help
us.

540
00:48:41,200 --> 00:48:45,520
» Sir, your time is up, sir.
>> I don't want to fire drivers that that

541
00:48:44,319 --> 00:48:53,359
have given everything to the city. Thank
Our next three speakers will be Sophia

542
00:48:48,240 --> 00:48:56,359
followed by Mariela and then Andy Lee.
Sophia.

543
00:49:02,079 --> 00:49:10,079
Hello again. Uh my name is Sophia. I'm a
Garden Grove resident. I was born and

544
00:49:07,599 --> 00:49:15,839
raised here. And for months I've been
coming out with community to demand for

545
00:49:12,720 --> 00:49:21,599
a moratorum, not a supposed moratorium
on MMA. MMA isn't the problem here. It's

546
00:49:18,720 --> 00:49:26,960
GKN and it's their inability to operate
safely. We're demanding a moratorium on

547
00:49:24,720 --> 00:49:30,960
existing, expanding, and new military
manufacturing facilities and reviewing

548
00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:35,920
their environmental and labor regulatory
compliance. These facilities have proven

549
00:49:33,599 --> 00:49:40,400
to be categorically hazardous and prone
to violating environmental regulations,

550
00:49:38,559 --> 00:49:43,920
labor standards, and international
humanitarian law like we've seen with

551
00:49:42,400 --> 00:49:48,960
GKN.
In the last city council meeting, many

552
00:49:46,160 --> 00:49:53,520
of you said safety was a top priority.
GKN has never once in the past

553
00:49:51,040 --> 00:49:57,200
prioritize safety. And now that all eyes
are on them and that everyone's watching

554
00:49:55,359 --> 00:50:00,480
them, they're saying that they do. But
how can we trust them again? only when

555
00:49:59,200 --> 00:50:05,359
the camera's on them, they're saying
that they prioritize safety. How can we

556
00:50:03,040 --> 00:50:10,000
allow more employees to work in this
facility, if any employees?

557
00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:14,960
This is a company that can never
responsibly operate in our city and

558
00:50:12,160 --> 00:50:18,800
never will. Today, your constituents are
coming out to you with a clear demand

559
00:50:16,559 --> 00:50:21,760
again for a moratorum, just like the
last city council meeting and the city

560
00:50:20,240 --> 00:50:26,960
council meeting before that and the one
before that and the one before that.

561
00:50:23,839 --> 00:50:31,920
Today, we're demanding a moratorum.
don't prioritize GKN over the 50,000

562
00:50:29,680 --> 00:50:37,520
people evacuated and the thousands
others in Orange County who could be

563
00:50:33,920 --> 00:50:44,319
affected by this by the causes of of the
MMA uh crisis that aren't even disclosed

564
00:50:41,359 --> 00:50:49,715
yet. Adopt an immediate moratorium now.
Thank you.

565
00:50:46,559 --> 00:50:51,735
Next speaker, Mariela.
[applause]

566
00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:06,480
Hello, my name is Mariela and I grew up
in Garden Grove. Uh, city council, you

567
00:51:04,640 --> 00:51:10,720
need to impose mortorium now, especially
with GKN looking to resume production as

568
00:51:08,960 --> 00:51:15,200
soon as the next two weeks. The
reluctance to act is confusing as this

569
00:51:13,119 --> 00:51:19,839
is not uncharted territory. Back in
2023, the council adopted a 45-day

570
00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:23,920
urgency moratorum that prohibited
issuing new licenses for substance abuse

571
00:51:22,079 --> 00:51:27,440
treatment centers in Garden Grove in
order to protect the public health

572
00:51:25,440 --> 00:51:30,720
safety and welfare of the community.
This ordinance was was then later

573
00:51:29,040 --> 00:51:34,559
extended to an additional year so that
staff could have enough time to review

574
00:51:32,559 --> 00:51:38,400
regulations to protect the health and
safety of residents. If this was a

575
00:51:36,319 --> 00:51:42,400
priority back then, why isn't it what
now? There are still developing

576
00:51:40,079 --> 00:51:45,839
environmental and health risks that we
don't know about and its resuming

577
00:51:43,839 --> 00:51:50,000
production will only exacerbate those.
You have a multi-billion dollar company

578
00:51:48,240 --> 00:51:53,920
profitering off of genocide and
destruction operating in your backyard

579
00:51:52,079 --> 00:51:58,319
that avoided a catastrophe by sheer
luck. And yet you're still waiting for

580
00:51:56,079 --> 00:52:02,079
after incident reports to act. You don't
need to wait. There are already multiple

581
00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:06,960
facts in front of you regarding GPN's
negligence and multiple environmental

582
00:52:03,920 --> 00:52:10,480
and work violations spanning 2018. GKN
chooses to pay settlements instead of

583
00:52:08,559 --> 00:52:14,319
properly responding to the needs of the
community and history keeps repeating.

584
00:52:12,880 --> 00:52:19,040
Compensating the community is a bare
minimum GKN could do and 100 million is

585
00:52:16,880 --> 00:52:23,680
not enough like many have mentioned. But
after we want them gone claiming that

586
00:52:21,280 --> 00:52:27,280
GKN only makes windows is misleading.
Those windows are transparency canopies

587
00:52:25,680 --> 00:52:31,920
that are integral to the production of
F-35 fighter jets and without them

588
00:52:29,359 --> 00:52:35,680
cannot function. GKN is not just another
manufacturing plant. It is part of the

589
00:52:33,760 --> 00:52:39,440
war supply chain that continues to bomb
Palestine, Lebanon, and Iran. And they

590
00:52:37,839 --> 00:52:44,240
have no place here in Garden Grove or
anywhere. Stop the expansion. Implement

591
00:52:41,680 --> 00:52:50,946
moratorium and GPN out now. Shame on
you, Steve.

592
00:52:46,640 --> 00:52:50,946
Next speaker, Andy. [applause]

593
00:52:54,880 --> 00:52:58,680
Next speaker, Andy.

594
00:53:02,800 --> 00:53:11,440
Following Andy, we'll have Ahmed,
followed by Lynn

595
00:53:08,079 --> 00:53:15,280
Gra, followed by Seline.
Andy, go ahead.

596
00:53:12,720 --> 00:53:20,800
» Thank you. Hello. Hi, city council and
mayor and everyone here. I just want to

597
00:53:17,760 --> 00:53:26,400
say really quickly,
um, expanding acrylic is not dangerous.

598
00:53:23,760 --> 00:53:31,200
We just scrape that thing up. Let 700
Let the 700 workers go back to work.

599
00:53:29,359 --> 00:53:36,400
Don't let them lose their jobs. This is
where they work. Um, acrylic is not

600
00:53:34,319 --> 00:53:41,280
dangerous. So, these fearmongers need to
stop it with their fear. And um, that's

601
00:53:38,960 --> 00:53:49,280
that's all for that. I do want to
reiterate that Islam is not a religion.

602
00:53:45,839 --> 00:53:56,480
Their objective is conquest. There it
says it in the Quran. Uh, it's called

603
00:53:51,599 --> 00:54:01,040
tea. Basically, you could lie, cheat,
murder, and you're commanded to do that.

604
00:53:59,520 --> 00:54:06,480
You're commanded to do that to the
infidels, which is anyone who is not

605
00:54:03,599 --> 00:54:11,839
subscribed to Islam. So, what they do is
they take over, and then we have Sharia

606
00:54:09,760 --> 00:54:17,040
law. And Sharia law is going to be the
the murder of everyone. We don't want we

607
00:54:14,160 --> 00:54:22,319
want western civilization to have
liberty and freedom and the and the the

608
00:54:20,400 --> 00:54:26,880
rights that are afforded to everyone
under Islam. Women don't have rights.

609
00:54:24,559 --> 00:54:31,680
Neither do gays. Gays get tossed off of
buildings for being gay and then women

610
00:54:29,839 --> 00:54:36,720
have to cover their head, wear g
beekeeper outfits and hijabs and they

611
00:54:34,480 --> 00:54:41,680
get murdered if they don't do that. So
there it's a very oppressive religion.

612
00:54:39,359 --> 00:54:48,319
um if uh if their husband rapes their
wife, the wife

613
00:54:44,400 --> 00:54:54,240
her testimony in court, she needs um
five people on her side, which is not

614
00:54:52,319 --> 00:55:01,040
possible. That's not possible that they
have no judicial system. So yeah, we

615
00:54:56,720 --> 00:55:06,240
want freedom and liberty. And um lastly,
I oppose flot cameras. I oppose data

616
00:55:04,480 --> 00:55:11,280
centers.
Last thing. Oh, and then one last thing.

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00:55:08,880 --> 00:55:16,559
I'm not pro- Israel either. Netanyahu
needs to be arrested for his war crimes,

618
00:55:13,680 --> 00:55:20,943
so I'm fair.
>> Next speaker, Ahmed. [applause]

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00:55:28,880 --> 00:55:37,760
» Can I start? Okay. Sounds like Jen wants
to do some identity politics, whatever.

620
00:55:35,119 --> 00:55:42,160
Anyways, I'm not gonna get lost in it.
Hi everyone, my name is Ahmed. I'm an OC

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00:55:40,160 --> 00:55:45,760
resident. I'm here to express my descent
towards GKN and the city council. It's

622
00:55:44,480 --> 00:55:50,799
been more than three months since the
GKN chemical crisis. More than three

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00:55:48,160 --> 00:55:54,799
months of GKN's false promises of a town
hall and being transparent. Didn't they

624
00:55:52,880 --> 00:55:59,520
say that?
Anyways, um more than three months of

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00:55:57,599 --> 00:56:04,079
the city council neglecting the
community safety. I've spoken to several

626
00:56:02,319 --> 00:56:09,440
small businesses that still expressed
frustration with this crisis. Some lost

627
00:56:06,400 --> 00:56:12,799
tens of thousands and were were even
more worried when I showed them GKN's

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00:56:11,200 --> 00:56:17,599
history of negligence and similar
crisises. They were very visibly

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00:56:15,200 --> 00:56:22,160
worried. Has GKN been to any of these
small businesses? No. Has the city

630
00:56:20,319 --> 00:56:28,799
council been to any of these small
businesses?

631
00:56:23,760 --> 00:56:35,040
No. Has GKN held a town hall? No.
Have any of these crazy organizations

632
00:56:31,839 --> 00:56:40,520
held a town hall? Yes. Did anyone from
the city council show up? No.

633
00:56:41,359 --> 00:56:46,960
What kind of equation is it that all
these small businesses get hammered down

634
00:56:45,040 --> 00:56:54,000
and GKN gets away with a slap on the
wrist? What kind of equation is it pri

635
00:56:49,599 --> 00:56:59,440
prioritizing 540 dangerous jobs and 170
new dangerous jobs so that GKN can keep

636
00:56:57,119 --> 00:57:04,319
creating military military transparency
canopies which are used to bomb people

637
00:57:01,760 --> 00:57:10,400
all over the world. Stop acting like
they just make windows for our airlines.

638
00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:15,119
Don't lie in front of everyone. GK and
the city council doesn't care about the

639
00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:19,040
residents of Garden Grove residents of
the world because it doesn't even care

640
00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:24,880
about the safety of the workers who
literally work for them.

641
00:57:22,640 --> 00:57:29,119
We've stated before that GKN as a
facility is the problem. 100 million

642
00:57:26,640 --> 00:57:33,119
doesn't cover the gap. proved that GKN
as a facility is a problem is that even

643
00:57:31,200 --> 00:57:38,000
after they were cited about the lack of
training for their employees, they

644
00:57:35,280 --> 00:57:39,440
waited 11 months to address that on the
and on the night of October.

645
00:57:39,280 --> 00:57:42,920
» Thank you.
>> Your time is up.

646
00:57:43,024 --> 00:57:47,680
[applause]
>> Next speaker, [cheering]

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00:57:44,319 --> 00:57:53,520
Lynn Brock.
>> We have a point of order. Um,

648
00:57:51,440 --> 00:58:01,280
» I know my name was not mentioned by the
last speaker, but I was implicated in a

649
00:57:56,960 --> 00:58:06,640
lie. You know, you implicated me, so I
will have to rebut. [snorts]

650
00:58:03,280 --> 00:58:12,000
I was on the ground this morning.
And I don't feel unsafe and I don't feel

651
00:58:10,000 --> 00:58:15,920
unwell.
And

652
00:58:13,520 --> 00:58:21,880
I was told by the people there that they
have taken many precautions, many

653
00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:33,520
including retaining outside safety
experts to come and uh there are

654
00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:38,799
multiple jurisdictions that will have to
um allow them to be able to go into

655
00:58:36,880 --> 00:58:42,400
production again.
So,

656
00:58:40,400 --> 00:58:47,440
uh, we're not giving them a pass.
They're not off the hook. They're still

657
00:58:44,799 --> 00:58:55,839
having to meet a lot of regulatory
safety precautions.

658
00:58:50,880 --> 00:59:01,920
So, I'm with you. I'm with you.
And I know they're taking a lot of steps

659
00:58:58,079 --> 00:59:07,599
to make GKEN very safe in our community.
And I'll be the first to protest them if

660
00:59:05,839 --> 00:59:13,119
they fail.
And if there's another violation at

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00:59:11,200 --> 00:59:19,280
their facility,
I'll be the first to protest.

662
00:59:15,920 --> 00:59:23,920
» But until then, until then, I want to
tell you something, brother. Windows

663
00:59:21,839 --> 00:59:29,280
don't kill people.
War criminals do. You take your fight to

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00:59:26,880 --> 00:59:32,480
the war criminals. Don't take your fight
to the workers here and working

665
00:59:30,960 --> 00:59:39,680
families.
Hey, the city needs the revenue to keep

666
00:59:36,799 --> 00:59:47,440
our city's budget healthy and to provide
for everybody in this city over 200,000

667
00:59:43,200 --> 00:59:53,280
people. Okay? Windows don't kill people,
man. War criminals do. You go after the

668
00:59:50,240 --> 00:59:59,000
war criminals. Step it up. But your
fight is not with working families.

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00:59:56,000 --> 00:59:59,000
Okay?

670
01:00:01,599 --> 01:00:09,520
order, please. Um, I will start up the
oral communications again. I just want

671
01:00:07,119 --> 01:00:12,799
to remind everybody that the
communications are supposed to be within

672
01:00:11,280 --> 01:00:18,240
the scope of the subject matter or
jurisdiction of the city council. Okay?

673
01:00:15,440 --> 01:00:21,839
So, things we have no control over,
there's it's really inappropriate to be

674
01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:27,079
bringing those up. With that being said,
the next speaker, please,

675
01:00:23,599 --> 01:00:27,079
» Lynn Grath.

676
01:00:27,760 --> 01:00:35,520
» Hello. Good evening, council. Um, first
of all, I wanted just to share I am a

677
01:00:33,760 --> 01:00:42,400
resident of Garden Grove. I am in
Georgia's district and um I was affected

678
01:00:38,480 --> 01:00:46,960
by the GKN incident and um I know it's
still heavy on a lot of residents hearts

679
01:00:44,240 --> 01:00:56,720
about reimbursements and you know I know
it's a slow it's a very slow process but

680
01:00:51,200 --> 01:01:03,359
my question is has there been a list
provided does GKN know all of the

681
01:01:00,319 --> 01:01:08,240
residents like all of the addresses um
of all the zones

682
01:01:04,799 --> 01:01:13,119
so that they actually have a number, an
idea how many families were displaced,

683
01:01:10,880 --> 01:01:18,880
how many people may or may not have
worked. I don't know if that's in part

684
01:01:16,079 --> 01:01:25,200
of what you all are meeting about when
you talked about the October date um to

685
01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:30,160
really establish some criteria for
payouts, reimbursements. Are those

686
01:01:27,599 --> 01:01:35,599
things in order? because I think there's
a lot of people in our community that

687
01:01:32,559 --> 01:01:41,440
would probably be willing to, you know,
step up and to kind of speak other ideas

688
01:01:39,359 --> 01:01:45,040
about what they think should be rolling
out. So, the town hall, I know a lot of

689
01:01:43,839 --> 01:01:48,240
people have brought that up, but I'm
going to go to that. I think that that

690
01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:53,440
should have been done or maybe there
needs to be layers of a town hall,

691
01:01:50,799 --> 01:02:00,079
right? It has to be a multi-step
process. Is that possible to start

692
01:01:56,559 --> 01:02:06,559
before the October date so that the
community actually does get input? Maybe

693
01:02:03,119 --> 01:02:10,480
it's a town hall meeting in one zone and
then another zone and one of the other

694
01:02:08,960 --> 01:02:17,760
zones. Right, there were three main
zones that were really affected. Have we

695
01:02:13,280 --> 01:02:23,119
gotten any feedback from the residents?
I don't know. I've not seen anything in

696
01:02:19,920 --> 01:02:27,440
the mail. Um, I get a lot of lawyers
trying to bid, right? Trying to get me

697
01:02:25,599 --> 01:02:33,040
to uh sign up, but that's kind of
ridiculous. The other part is working in

698
01:02:30,240 --> 01:02:40,559
healthcare. I know material safety data,
OSHA regulations, GKN has a lot

699
01:02:36,480 --> 01:02:45,480
» to um to be looking at.
>> Thank you.

700
01:02:41,200 --> 01:02:45,480
» Next speaker, Seline.

701
01:02:47,359 --> 01:02:54,319
» Um, hi again everyone. My name is
Seline. Um, I'm a member of the local

702
01:02:51,280 --> 01:02:58,319
Palestinian and Muslim community. Um, I
just wanted to come up again here to

703
01:02:56,559 --> 01:03:02,160
again remind you that your constituents
have been asking for a moratorium and an

704
01:03:00,079 --> 01:03:06,079
end to the expansion since May 26th,
since a few days after the crisis. And

705
01:03:04,559 --> 01:03:11,520
we're asking this because this is within
the city's power to do. We don't trust

706
01:03:09,200 --> 01:03:14,880
GKN whether they have a town hall or
not. We've been hosting our own

707
01:03:13,280 --> 01:03:18,720
community town halls and we've been
coming to share with you what people are

708
01:03:17,039 --> 01:03:22,720
actually concerned with. And it's not
just about payment. It's about

709
01:03:20,640 --> 01:03:26,720
environmental safety. It's about the
long-term health consequences because

710
01:03:24,960 --> 01:03:30,960
we've seen disasters like this happen
over and over again. We know that there

711
01:03:29,359 --> 01:03:34,960
have been many cases where the health
impacts don't even show up until many

712
01:03:33,280 --> 01:03:38,720
years later. And by then, no
accountability has been served. So, we

713
01:03:37,280 --> 01:03:43,440
shouldn't give them another chance to
fail. It's not about this one chemical

714
01:03:41,359 --> 01:03:48,319
MMA. It's about GKN and its history of
negligence. So, I'm going to just reread

715
01:03:45,839 --> 01:03:50,960
the history of violations. It's not
comprehensive, and I'm not going to even

716
01:03:49,680 --> 01:03:54,240
have enough time to finish it because
there are so many, but I'm going to read

717
01:03:52,559 --> 01:03:59,599
them to remind you why we don't trust
GKN. Why people don't feel safe living

718
01:03:56,720 --> 01:04:04,400
near this facility.
October 2018, GKN cited by the

719
01:04:02,160 --> 01:04:09,760
California Department because it did not
correct unsafe working conditions or use

720
01:04:06,799 --> 01:04:14,720
appropriate cutting coolant. June 2019,
OSHA issued six workplace safety

721
01:04:11,599 --> 01:04:19,039
violations citations to GKN. September
2019, county health inspectors find fire

722
01:04:17,039 --> 01:04:23,039
hazard where flammable waste was stored
less than 15 meters from the property

723
01:04:20,559 --> 01:04:26,880
line. April 2021, South Coast Air
Quality Management District issued a

724
01:04:24,640 --> 01:04:31,200
violation notice to GKN for failing to
maintain emission records. February

725
01:04:28,720 --> 01:04:37,440
2022, OSHA issues two workplace safety
citations to GKN. October 2023, about

726
01:04:35,280 --> 01:04:41,200
200 gallons of MMA spills during a tank
transfer after a quote unquote a

727
01:04:39,440 --> 01:04:45,280
facility operator may have left a valve
open. 2023 November health inspectors

728
01:04:43,680 --> 01:04:51,039
found unlabeled and open waste
containers and MMA scrap and regular

729
01:04:47,119 --> 01:04:56,480
trash. 2024 uh 2025 Gan Aerospace pays
nearly $1 million to SQAQMD

730
01:04:54,319 --> 01:05:02,559
in a settlement.
Next speakers will be Christine Petus,

731
01:05:00,160 --> 01:05:06,200
followed by Yay,
followed by Rodrigo.

732
01:05:10,480 --> 01:05:17,520
All right. First of all, I want to say
that I'm a proud lifelong member of our

733
01:05:15,200 --> 01:05:22,480
diverse community of Garden Grove. We
welcome all cultures, races, and

734
01:05:19,920 --> 01:05:27,839
religions. The first comment sounds so
disconnected with the reality of our

735
01:05:24,720 --> 01:05:32,319
Garden Grove communities.
As an evacuee of the GKN chemical

736
01:05:30,240 --> 01:05:38,240
incident and who lives less than a mile
away, I am very concerned that GKN plans

737
01:05:35,359 --> 01:05:42,880
to begin production again in just a
couple of weeks. How has GKN reassured

738
01:05:40,880 --> 01:05:48,880
the neighborhoods who are in close
proximity of the plant? What cautionary

739
01:05:46,240 --> 01:05:54,480
measures would be taken to ensure that
the threat does not happen again?

740
01:05:50,960 --> 01:05:59,599
Nothing concrete have we heard yet. We
know that if GKN was in compliance or if

741
01:05:57,440 --> 01:06:05,440
they just allowed the rules, if they
just followed the rules, this would not

742
01:06:02,720 --> 01:06:10,079
happen. It would not fail. How will the
valves be checked or monitored? There

743
01:06:07,599 --> 01:06:15,200
needs to be a better system to ensure
compliance that works for the community.

744
01:06:13,039 --> 01:06:20,240
There must be experts in compliance and
safety to ensure a plan is in place that

745
01:06:18,000 --> 01:06:26,160
will help build the trust of the
surrounding community before any attempt

746
01:06:23,119 --> 01:06:30,400
of production begins. I had the
privilege to meet with neighbors in the

747
01:06:28,000 --> 01:06:34,799
blast zone. All had losses and
displacement, some to the extent they

748
01:06:32,880 --> 01:06:39,680
lost a week of work as they left their
equipment behind. Some had medical

749
01:06:37,039 --> 01:06:45,280
issues that they left their medical
equipment. Uh they had to go to the

750
01:06:42,400 --> 01:06:51,039
emergency room. Students came to visit
from college had their plans canled and

751
01:06:47,920 --> 01:06:56,559
lives turned upside down. With the
population and businesses that were

752
01:06:52,960 --> 01:07:03,760
impacted. The 100 million is simply not
enough. safety and property and proper

753
01:07:00,240 --> 01:07:09,599
compensation first GKN before any
attempt to open up production again.

754
01:07:06,799 --> 01:07:14,200
Thank you.
Next speaker. Okay.

755
01:07:22,079 --> 01:07:29,839
Good evening everyone. My name is
Rodrigo Garay. I live I live actually

756
01:07:26,319 --> 01:07:33,920
two blocks. I live on between Beach
uh Chapman and Lamson. So, we're just

757
01:07:32,000 --> 01:07:40,400
like right you're just you're our
neighbors. Um I understand there's a lot

758
01:07:36,880 --> 01:07:46,720
of moving parts and there's um a lot
things that need to be done. However,

759
01:07:43,119 --> 01:07:52,240
safety needs to be um
transparent and we need to have a full

760
01:07:49,280 --> 01:07:57,599
report. And when we we mean we we're
talking about the community at at large,

761
01:07:54,319 --> 01:08:04,720
right? Um we want to make sure that uh
whatever uh is privy privy um that it's

762
01:08:02,160 --> 01:08:10,480
it's being given to the community as
well. We want to make sure that any

763
01:08:06,880 --> 01:08:12,480
discussion that happens uh it's a
political season

764
01:08:11,440 --> 01:08:15,119
» sir we want to make sure
>> you're addressing the council not the

765
01:08:14,000 --> 01:08:18,159
» So we want to make sure that it's a
political sorry about that. We want to

766
01:08:16,799 --> 01:08:21,839
make sure that it's a political season.
We want to make sure that everything is

767
01:08:19,600 --> 01:08:27,440
transparent, that we don't hear about
any closed door meetings, that

768
01:08:24,000 --> 01:08:32,880
everything is on the open to the public
and that we are aware of what's really

769
01:08:30,319 --> 01:08:37,440
going on because I know that when we do
research as a community, we will find

770
01:08:34,799 --> 01:08:43,759
out things will happen. Things will come
out and once things come out, that's why

771
01:08:41,120 --> 01:08:51,040
we are becoming emo. We became emotional
in the beginning. I slept at Golden West

772
01:08:48,000 --> 01:08:57,839
and like I mentioned last time, all I
had was a cot to sleep on and people are

773
01:08:53,920 --> 01:09:02,319
are making money off of these contracts.
So, we want to make sure that the city

774
01:09:00,640 --> 01:09:06,159
uh
please hold, you know, these companies

775
01:09:04,799 --> 01:09:10,400
accountable and make sure that they're
on the up and up basically. Okay. And

776
01:09:08,319 --> 01:09:14,880
Garden Grove is a community where
everyone can live and we have different

777
01:09:13,120 --> 01:09:20,480
nations here. So we want to make sure
that we understand that. Okay. We we all

778
01:09:18,000 --> 01:09:26,799
love Garden Grove and Garden. So yeah,
thank you.

779
01:09:23,199 --> 01:09:33,480
» Next we have Andres Rubio
followed by Nicole Himeus and then Quan

780
01:09:30,480 --> 01:09:33,480
Wong.

781
01:09:34,719 --> 01:09:41,359
» Hello. Today I come very emotionally
because some um last time last city

782
01:09:38,799 --> 01:09:45,440
council me last city council meeting um
the mayor proterm said the folks that

783
01:09:43,279 --> 01:09:48,560
are only claiming $100 or $200 I mean
the reality is you know the vast

784
01:09:46,880 --> 01:09:52,080
majority of people and I'm just going
from my informal talking with folks you

785
01:09:50,400 --> 01:09:55,199
know it was for this evacuation some
people were able to take their mobile

786
01:09:53,440 --> 01:09:58,560
homes out to the beach and I'm here to
talk to you as someone who was

787
01:09:56,480 --> 01:10:03,920
personally evacuated as someone who had
to sleep at Freedom Hall someone who

788
01:10:00,800 --> 01:10:08,560
only had one cut to stop minimizing all
of the things that we have to go through

789
01:10:05,920 --> 01:10:11,760
as a community of your district. So, I'm
here to ask if you're going to talk and

790
01:10:10,239 --> 01:10:16,800
you said it last time, we only need to
bring up items that you guys can handle.

791
01:10:15,199 --> 01:10:21,360
Please handle how you talk to the
public. Stop minimizing all of the

792
01:10:18,800 --> 01:10:26,640
things that we have to go through as in
during the evacuation order and and you

793
01:10:24,800 --> 01:10:31,280
know, you you mentioned um your folks
were only they only took their their

794
01:10:28,719 --> 01:10:36,480
mobile homes down to the beach. And
while my neighbors, senior citizens, a

795
01:10:34,800 --> 01:10:40,640
lady that didn't even know what was
happening, imagine that that was going

796
01:10:38,719 --> 01:10:45,679
to explode. She would have been there
cuz she didn't even know what happened.

797
01:10:42,400 --> 01:10:49,840
Why? Cuz I we were ordered to evacuate
with no time to pack our things up. So,

798
01:10:48,239 --> 01:10:54,880
we have to go back to my apartments. And
when I got there, there was a lady who

799
01:10:52,239 --> 01:10:58,880
didn't know what was happening because
you guys did a horrible job to get the

800
01:10:56,560 --> 01:11:02,239
news out there. There were people who
were still in the evacuation zone while

801
01:11:00,640 --> 01:11:07,280
this was happening, while we're in
danger of of a bomb because of companies

802
01:11:04,400 --> 01:11:12,480
like GKN who are able and you know you
guys listen all of the violations that

803
01:11:09,920 --> 01:11:16,880
GKN has gone through all the past years.
You you said if if you find out any new

804
01:11:15,280 --> 01:11:21,040
violations that we're going to protest.
So come here now stand against Jen. You

805
01:11:18,880 --> 01:11:25,199
have Gen right here. You already heard
all of the list of violations that GKN

806
01:11:23,120 --> 01:11:30,159
has been through.
So that's straight up BS that they have

807
01:11:27,120 --> 01:11:35,520
been building that for 60 years. This
new this image of a good corporation in

808
01:11:32,640 --> 01:11:40,779
our city when that's all lies. Thank
you.

809
01:11:37,280 --> 01:11:42,799
» Next speaker Nicole Herman.
[applause]

810
01:11:48,320 --> 01:11:54,560
» All righty. I don't know if I could get
this done in in two minutes since you

811
01:11:51,760 --> 01:11:58,960
guys kind of eliminated our public
comment time, but I shall do my best.

812
01:11:57,679 --> 01:12:04,800
So, I'm also going to be kind of
speaking on, you know, GKN, but I think

813
01:12:02,400 --> 01:12:11,440
some of us need to be a little bit more
realistic given the amount of time that

814
01:12:07,440 --> 01:12:17,360
they have been here. We cannot just ban
them because they could sue us, right?

815
01:12:15,120 --> 01:12:22,000
they have vested interest and that's one
of the things that we need to take into

816
01:12:19,600 --> 01:12:26,880
account and the other part we need to
take into account is the classification

817
01:12:24,640 --> 01:12:30,560
of the chemical and all the other
businesses that have the same

818
01:12:28,560 --> 01:12:36,640
classification. So are we going to ban
all of them? So that's another part we

819
01:12:33,920 --> 01:12:42,400
need to take into account and but a lot
of the speakers do have a really good

820
01:12:38,080 --> 01:12:48,320
point on the failure for notification
and emergency planning. So, um, perhaps

821
01:12:46,239 --> 01:12:52,880
there needs to be a new emergency plan
drafted. Maybe you guys need to look at

822
01:12:50,880 --> 01:12:57,360
the last time we had an emergency plan
and maybe update it and take into

823
01:12:55,199 --> 01:13:00,400
account everything that could happen in
the city. And why don't you look at the

824
01:12:58,719 --> 01:13:07,040
neighbors, too? We have a lot of
neighbors. This is Southern California.

825
01:13:02,880 --> 01:13:13,840
It's really crowded here. And also, um,
we got 40 seconds.

826
01:13:09,520 --> 01:13:18,159
Um, as far as checking, so I know, you
know, if they ever want to expand again,

827
01:13:16,239 --> 01:13:22,800
why don't you look at Gosh, I'm going to
blank the word conditional use permit.

828
01:13:21,120 --> 01:13:27,840
Why don't you guys make some changes to
those? If they ever want to expand

829
01:13:24,640 --> 01:13:31,040
again, why don't you guys go and
actually go in there? Everyone's going

830
01:13:29,360 --> 01:13:35,199
to list every single time. We're just
word vomiting all this crap they did.

831
01:13:33,120 --> 01:13:39,520
We've heard it so many times. Are they
going to do it again? I think they are,

832
01:13:37,360 --> 01:13:43,040
but that's not my job to babysit them.
That's your guys's job. So, why don't

833
01:13:41,360 --> 01:13:47,440
you guys come in and be like, who was
supposed to go here and check? Why don't

834
01:13:45,040 --> 01:13:53,719
we write a list and then make sure they
actually do it and give you guys report

835
01:13:49,760 --> 01:13:53,719
and that's it. Thank you.

836
01:13:54,640 --> 01:13:59,239
Next speaker, Quan Vong.

837
01:14:03,679 --> 01:14:14,000
» Hello. Um, I'm Quan Vong. I want to
speak um in support of GKN. Um, I live

838
01:14:10,719 --> 01:14:21,120
in the evacuation area. Uh, we're a
family of five. I'm not going to um uh

839
01:14:17,520 --> 01:14:26,080
sue or trying to get any money from GKN.
Uh, if anybody that I want to sue, that

840
01:14:23,679 --> 01:14:32,960
would be the government. The people that
decided the evacuation order. After the

841
01:14:30,159 --> 01:14:40,960
first night, it was clear to me that I
had nothing to worry about long term

842
01:14:36,159 --> 01:14:47,520
long-term effect. Um, so the evacuation
order was not created by GKN. It was

843
01:14:44,880 --> 01:14:53,199
given by the government. All right? So
if lives were turned upside down, I

844
01:14:49,920 --> 01:14:59,600
don't think it was GKN's fault. It is is
the government's fault. All right? Um,

845
01:14:57,440 --> 01:15:09,040
and
I'm actually here because of the U Islam

846
01:15:03,280 --> 01:15:14,480
um, uh, agenda. Um, I don't want to see
Garden Grove to be another Dearborn

847
01:15:11,360 --> 01:15:20,719
Michigan or New York, New York where a
call

848
01:15:16,159 --> 01:15:26,239
of prayer at this play publicly loud in
public. Okay? Please do not ever allow

849
01:15:24,239 --> 01:15:32,239
that in the city of Garden Grove. That's
all I got to say. I thank you.

850
01:15:29,840 --> 01:15:39,440
» Okay, we have one last uh inerson
speaker. Is [applause] it

851
01:15:35,120 --> 01:15:42,679
guy? Spelling is g h ai.
Go ahead.

852
01:15:44,159 --> 01:15:52,719
» Hi, thank you for being in the the
council. I'm a garden grow resident and

853
01:15:50,640 --> 01:15:57,120
I am really concerned about, you know,
when I'm watching the news coverage and

854
01:15:54,640 --> 01:16:03,440
there's so much chaos and division in
the world and I would like uh the city

855
01:16:00,000 --> 01:16:10,400
council to protect Garden Grove to
remain an American city. Um we my family

856
01:16:07,520 --> 01:16:15,360
came here from another country and we
came here legally and I had to be uh

857
01:16:13,520 --> 01:16:20,560
become a naturalized citizen. So I
waited five years and I went through the

858
01:16:18,320 --> 01:16:24,800
normal process of becoming a naturalized
citiz citizen. I had to learn how to

859
01:16:22,800 --> 01:16:28,880
speak English because I didn't know. I
had to learn how to read and write in

860
01:16:26,960 --> 01:16:33,920
English because they test you on that.
They give you a book on American civics

861
01:16:31,280 --> 01:16:38,640
which I studied in past. And then they
get you to stand up and raise your hand

862
01:16:36,480 --> 01:16:43,760
and you have an allegiance to this
country. just like when we stand up and

863
01:16:41,199 --> 01:16:49,440
we pledge allegiance to the flag and to
this nation and one nation under God. So

864
01:16:47,120 --> 01:16:56,800
I would like the uh council to be
consistently and con um always aware of

865
01:16:54,000 --> 01:17:03,199
um your oath that you took to support
and defend the constitution

866
01:17:00,000 --> 01:17:10,480
against the enemies foreign and
domestic. And when we have invasions

867
01:17:07,360 --> 01:17:17,040
into our ideology that is inconsistent
and incompatible like Sharia law, like

868
01:17:13,840 --> 01:17:22,400
Islam uh invasion, like in Dearbornne,
New York and Texas and all around the

869
01:17:19,280 --> 01:17:28,640
world, I have watched I've been here
since 1970 and I have watched the

870
01:17:25,520 --> 01:17:33,360
deterioration, the use usurpation of
American citizens rights. The

871
01:17:30,880 --> 01:17:40,320
constitution says that we have
individual rights endowed by our creator

872
01:17:36,719 --> 01:17:45,679
and one of them is to pursue our pursuit
of happiness, our individual liberties.

873
01:17:43,360 --> 01:17:51,159
These we hold sacred and please preserve
them. You took an oath. Thank you.

874
01:17:52,560 --> 01:18:00,320
» Now we will start with our remote
participants.

875
01:17:57,199 --> 01:18:03,320
Steve Andrews, go ahead. You have two
minutes.

876
01:18:03,600 --> 01:18:10,199
» You might need to repeat that.
>> Steve Andrews,

877
01:18:12,480 --> 01:18:18,159
go ahead.
>> Good evening, Mayor Prom and members of

878
01:18:16,560 --> 01:18:23,280
council.
This call is just a test to make sure

879
01:18:20,400 --> 01:18:28,880
that the system for remote callers is
functioning. Thank you.

880
01:18:25,760 --> 01:18:37,199
» Thank you, Steve.
Our next remote participant is caller

881
01:18:32,640 --> 01:18:43,400
ending in 238.
Go ahead and unmute and you have two

882
01:18:40,400 --> 01:18:43,400
minutes.

883
01:18:44,640 --> 01:18:54,239
» Yes, council. It's Mr. Dery. I have some
requests. Number one, Chapman to

884
01:18:51,280 --> 01:18:59,040
Burkers. Um there's no landscaping.
There's graffiti, cars, parked at

885
01:18:56,560 --> 01:19:04,560
Burkers and Bixie least. There's no
sidewalk for the students on the Bixie.

886
01:19:02,159 --> 01:19:09,679
That's number one. Number two, there's
no dog waste ordinance. We worry about

887
01:19:06,719 --> 01:19:14,640
the cigarettes, but and for hazardous
waste has not been done by the city. uh

888
01:19:12,719 --> 01:19:23,199
three in the metal volume you do not
have speed signs for e by safety or

889
01:19:18,080 --> 01:19:27,440
pause for the dog or you have uh this
the issue of a signal there occasion in

890
01:19:25,920 --> 01:19:31,679
Nelson
um all this is not being given because

891
01:19:29,520 --> 01:19:37,280
you don't allow the public to call in to
your traffic commission and your uh

892
01:19:33,920 --> 01:19:44,320
parks um the other thing is that we need
to look at um the trees that uh that

893
01:19:41,840 --> 01:19:49,199
Councilman George Ber brought up about
the the condition of uh Chavin and not

894
01:19:47,520 --> 01:19:54,320
why aren't the trees that were in forest
plan? It's calling for the city to part

895
01:19:51,120 --> 01:19:58,640
of the city. That's what Mr. Um, do we
have a government that actually connects

896
01:19:55,920 --> 01:20:03,199
to the community? And uh, density is
also an issue that we have not

897
01:20:00,800 --> 01:20:08,239
addressed. And for the five-year plan on
the budget, I just assured our park

898
01:20:05,199 --> 01:20:13,920
assessments last to pay for the
continued growth of a tree increased

899
01:20:10,560 --> 01:20:17,360
park space. Um, I'm really concerned how
we're going to move forward as a

900
01:20:15,760 --> 01:20:23,040
resident when it was just cows and
orange trees and on Sally Street. Uh I

901
01:20:21,679 --> 01:20:30,960
wonder if council is going to put this
on the agenda. Um we do have resolutions

902
01:20:26,480 --> 01:20:36,719
regarding dog uh far as uh recognition,
but there's no safety in our community.

903
01:20:33,679 --> 01:20:40,640
I hope this will be put on the agenda. I
hope we will get out there and find out

904
01:20:38,560 --> 01:20:46,320
what we need to do in our budget to move
forward in park assessments so we can

905
01:20:42,880 --> 01:20:51,400
pay for it. Thank you very much.
>> Next speaker, Zuri Rashad.

906
01:20:54,320 --> 01:21:03,199
Go ahead. Minutes.
>> Okay, cool. Hello. Um, my name is Zur

907
01:21:00,000 --> 01:21:08,080
Rashad. I am a PhD candidate at UC
Irvine studying chemical and

908
01:21:04,800 --> 01:21:13,760
biomolelecular engineering. Um, I'm
speaking mainly because I feel like the

909
01:21:10,960 --> 01:21:20,640
public has a misinformed opinion about
the content MMA methylacrylate.

910
01:21:17,600 --> 01:21:25,840
Yes, it is an acrylic. Um, yes, it is
found in common products like airplane

911
01:21:22,719 --> 01:21:30,960
windows and well, not not MMAs
particularly, but acrylic is a thing

912
01:21:27,760 --> 01:21:34,960
that is used in lots of places, but it's
never something you want in your lungs.

913
01:21:33,360 --> 01:21:39,440
It's never something you want to be
blown up next to an elementary school.

914
01:21:37,520 --> 01:21:44,400
So, just because it's an everyday
chemical that people use in their lives

915
01:21:41,840 --> 01:21:49,840
does not mean that what GKN did was in
any way okay. And if a small business

916
01:21:46,719 --> 01:21:55,360
like a nail salon was storing acrylic
improperly and it caused a health hazard

917
01:21:52,560 --> 01:21:59,760
to surrounding citizens, we would take
away their cosmetology license. We would

918
01:21:57,920 --> 01:22:06,400
hold them accountable and shut them down
as necessary. I am asking that we hold

919
01:22:02,880 --> 01:22:10,719
GKN, a multi-billion dollar corporation,
to the same standards we would to any

920
01:22:08,639 --> 01:22:15,760
other business in Garden Grove. Thank
you for your time.

921
01:22:14,000 --> 01:22:18,800
Mayor Prom, that concludes all our
public comment speakers.

922
01:22:18,101 --> 01:22:20,800
[applause]
>> I'm sorry that there's no other

923
01:22:20,320 --> 01:22:23,760
speakers.
>> No other speakers.

924
01:22:21,840 --> 01:22:28,639
» Okay. Um with that, I'm going to go
ahead and uh close um oral

925
01:22:27,040 --> 01:22:32,120
communications and we're going to take a
fivem minute recess

926
01:30:52,639 --> 01:30:54,639
All

927
01:31:14,880 --> 01:31:22,120
right, ladies and gentlemen, if you can
please find your seats, we're going to

928
01:31:18,000 --> 01:31:22,120
move forward here with the meeting.

929
01:31:27,360 --> 01:31:33,800
Uh, we're going to go ahead and recess
into successor agency at this time.

930
01:31:33,840 --> 01:31:37,520
» Uh, madam clerk, please call roll.
>> Member Redum

931
01:31:36,880 --> 01:31:39,199
» here.
>> Member Nuin

932
01:31:38,560 --> 01:31:40,719
» here.
>> Member Tran

933
01:31:40,159 --> 01:31:42,400
» here.
>> Member Doven

934
01:31:41,760 --> 01:31:44,080
» present.
>> Member Edesty

935
01:31:43,520 --> 01:31:46,639
» here.
>> Vice Chair Moneton

936
01:31:46,159 --> 01:31:49,920
» here.
>> And Chair Clumpenstein

937
01:31:47,920 --> 01:31:54,159
» here. We've already held oral
communications, so we'll move on to our

938
01:31:51,760 --> 01:31:56,000
consent items. We have one. Uh, receive
and file the minutes.

939
01:31:55,280 --> 01:31:58,480
» Moved.
>> Second.

940
01:31:57,120 --> 01:32:02,120
» All right. I have a motion and a second.
Call for the vote, please.

941
01:32:05,280 --> 01:32:08,400
» Not working.
>> Do it slow.

942
01:32:07,520 --> 01:32:12,000
» Slow.
>> No. Hold it down.

943
01:32:10,880 --> 01:32:16,320
» I think we're gonna have to do a roll
call vote. You can do that.

944
01:32:14,719 --> 01:32:18,560
Member Brigham.
>> Yes.

945
01:32:16,880 --> 01:32:19,920
» Memberwin. Yes.
>> Member Tran.

946
01:32:19,440 --> 01:32:21,360
» Yes.
>> Member Doven.

947
01:32:20,800 --> 01:32:22,800
» Hi.
>> Member Edgy.

948
01:32:22,480 --> 01:32:24,320
» Yes.
>> Vice Chairman.

949
01:32:23,920 --> 01:32:25,520
» Yes.
>> Chair Clevenstein.

950
01:32:25,199 --> 01:32:28,159
» Yes.
>> Motion receive. Seven yes votes. Motion

951
01:32:27,520 --> 01:32:33,760
carries.
>> Thank you. Uh any matters from successor

952
01:32:30,800 --> 01:32:36,719
agency members.
>> All right. Hearing and seeing none,

953
01:32:35,280 --> 01:32:41,520
we'll adjourn and go back to city
council.

954
01:32:39,520 --> 01:32:45,440
Uh that will take us to our consent
items. We have uh items number two

955
01:32:44,000 --> 01:32:47,920
through nine. I'll entertain a motion
unless someone would like to pull.

956
01:32:46,880 --> 01:32:51,520
» Move. Second.
>> Second.

957
01:32:49,760 --> 01:32:57,960
» All right. Motion in a second. Call for
the vote, please.

958
01:32:53,920 --> 01:32:57,960
» I don't think my screen

959
01:33:00,960 --> 01:33:05,800
» What about a mouse?
>> We can do a roll call vote.

960
01:33:06,320 --> 01:33:12,400
» Okay. Motion received. Seven yes votes.
Motion carries.

961
01:33:10,320 --> 01:33:16,080
» You can put me on the IT payroll. Just
>> Yeah.

962
01:33:13,520 --> 01:33:22,480
» Um Okay. Okay. Uh that will take us into
items for consideration. I'd like to um

963
01:33:19,120 --> 01:33:27,840
move up item number 12, please.
>> This evening, item number 12 is approval

964
01:33:25,440 --> 01:33:33,440
of an employment agreement with Matthew
S. West for the position of city manager

965
01:33:31,520 --> 01:33:40,320
and
our uh deputy uh director Lean Quan will

966
01:33:38,000 --> 01:33:44,080
provide the report.
>> Good evening, mayor and members of the

967
01:33:41,920 --> 01:33:48,320
city council. I am pleased to present to
council the employment agreement for

968
01:33:45,760 --> 01:33:53,520
Matthew S. West for city manager
services. In preparation for Miss Lisa

969
01:33:51,360 --> 01:33:58,880
Kim's retirement, the city council met
in close session on August 31st, 2026 to

970
01:33:57,199 --> 01:34:04,000
discuss the upcoming city manager
vacancy. The council unanimous

971
01:34:01,600 --> 01:34:08,880
unanimously agreed to offer the position
of city manager to assistant city

972
01:34:06,080 --> 01:34:14,800
manager Mr. Matthew West upon Miss Kim's
retirement on November 2nd, 2026.

973
01:34:12,800 --> 01:34:18,400
City Council further directed staff to
prepare a city manager employment

974
01:34:16,639 --> 01:34:22,400
agreement for municipal management
services between the city of Garden

975
01:34:20,239 --> 01:34:26,239
Grove and Mr. West. The agreement
provides for terms and conditions of

976
01:34:24,400 --> 01:34:31,679
employment beginning officially on
November 3rd, 2026.

977
01:34:29,679 --> 01:34:36,080
The employment agreement establishes the
city manager base salary and benefits

978
01:34:34,000 --> 01:34:41,360
based upon the survey conducted earlier
in 2026. The compensation outlined in

979
01:34:39,280 --> 01:34:46,239
the agreement is commensurate with other
Orange County cities. As outlined in the

980
01:34:44,320 --> 01:34:49,880
employment agreement, the annual salary
will be 363,756.

981
01:34:52,480 --> 01:34:59,360
In consistent with benefits provided to
the city central management executive

982
01:34:56,400 --> 01:35:04,159
staff, he annually receives health,
dental, and vision allowance in the

983
01:35:00,960 --> 01:35:10,120
amount of $25,800
along with an employer paid contribution

984
01:35:06,480 --> 01:35:10,120
amount of $43,177.84

985
01:35:11,199 --> 01:35:18,400
towards his Kalpers's retirement
account. He will also receive an auto

986
01:35:15,520 --> 01:35:23,520
allowance of $10,416
and 40 hours of administrative leave,

987
01:35:21,199 --> 01:35:28,080
sick leave and an acrruel rate of 96
hours and vacation at an acrruel rate of

988
01:35:26,239 --> 01:35:33,040
120 hours based upon his years of
service at the city.

989
01:35:30,960 --> 01:35:37,440
The city also provides disability and
life insurance to Mr. West. He will

990
01:35:35,280 --> 01:35:41,000
receive standard long-term disability in
the amount of $2,155.92.

991
01:35:42,000 --> 01:35:47,320
Long-term disability for executives at
$2,710.50.

992
01:35:47,600 --> 01:35:54,880
Long-term disability for management
employees at $928.20

993
01:35:52,800 --> 01:36:00,400
and group term life insurance in the
amount of $538.98

994
01:35:58,400 --> 01:36:06,080
and a cell phone with paid service and
laptop. In addition, the city will also

995
01:36:03,360 --> 01:36:12,320
provide 80 hours of vacation annually in
January starting in 2027

996
01:36:08,800 --> 01:36:17,520
along with the maximum of annual 457b
deferred compensation contribution

997
01:36:14,159 --> 01:36:21,440
amount permitted by law. The cost of the
city manager salary and benefits have

998
01:36:19,440 --> 01:36:26,800
been appropriated in the adopted fiscal
year 2026 27 operating budget. So, it's

999
01:36:25,199 --> 01:36:30,639
recommended that the city council
approve the city manager employment

1000
01:36:28,400 --> 01:36:34,880
agreement from Matthew S. request as
attached and authorize the mayor to

1001
01:36:32,400 --> 01:36:37,600
execute. This concludes my report and
I'm available for any questions.

1002
01:36:36,880 --> 01:36:44,320
» Madame Mayor,
>> thank you for the report. Yes.

1003
01:36:39,840 --> 01:36:51,199
» Yeah. Um I am ecstatic that this board,
this dis um decided to go with uh Matt

1004
01:36:47,840 --> 01:36:55,360
West, soon to be city manager Matt West.
Um I think he's been tagging along with

1005
01:36:53,360 --> 01:36:59,741
Lisa, getting firsthand information now
for about three years.

1006
01:36:57,679 --> 01:37:04,560
That's about the best longest
[clears throat] job interview I've ever

1007
01:37:01,119 --> 01:37:09,199
heard of. But um I do have a question on
that contract.

1008
01:37:06,880 --> 01:37:14,152
Is there any provision in there that'll
force him to put a picture on his wall

1009
01:37:11,760 --> 01:37:16,719
in his office,
[clears throat]

1010
01:37:14,560 --> 01:37:20,800
» decorate, do something, a plant,
something? Is there anything in the

1011
01:37:18,320 --> 01:37:25,760
contract that that allows for that?
>> He has a plant, George.

1012
01:37:22,400 --> 01:37:29,280
» Is there a plant now?
>> No.

1013
01:37:27,119 --> 01:37:32,800
Oh, okay. Well, we should have we we we
missed that. We should have got that

1014
01:37:30,480 --> 01:37:35,920
while we could. So, anyway,
congratulation, Matt. I think you're

1015
01:37:34,320 --> 01:37:40,960
going to do a great job. You got big
shoes to fill.

1016
01:37:37,760 --> 01:37:43,520
» And I'm a Yes. I'll make the motion.
>> Thank you, George.

1017
01:37:41,920 --> 01:37:49,679
» Um, we have a motion in a second, but
I'm sure there's more comments. Cindy.

1018
01:37:46,080 --> 01:37:53,440
» Well, um I think we uh we talked about
this a little bit already, but um just

1019
01:37:51,679 --> 01:37:58,960
want to take the opportunity to say
thank to you and Lisa, we will talk

1020
01:37:55,760 --> 01:38:04,480
later. But um um yes, from day one when
Matt just took the job um at any time,

1021
01:38:01,679 --> 01:38:09,679
any given time I asked him something, he
were able to find the answer quickly and

1022
01:38:07,360 --> 01:38:17,840
regard whatever that is at any given
time, late or weekend or anything. So um

1023
01:38:14,239 --> 01:38:22,560
as uh the mayor pro mentioned a big suit
to fill. Um there's so many project that

1024
01:38:20,800 --> 01:38:29,840
going in the city that I don't think
anyone would be able to catch up with

1025
01:38:25,760 --> 01:38:34,239
Lisa and so having you to s Lisa I'm
looking forward to it. I'm excited and I

1026
01:38:32,400 --> 01:38:38,360
cannot wait to see what you can
accomplish. Thank you.

1027
01:38:38,719 --> 01:38:43,440
I would like to get it on the record
that Matt and I have actually been

1028
01:38:41,760 --> 01:38:49,920
working for a very long time together.
He just doesn't know it. Uh because Matt

1029
01:38:46,560 --> 01:38:54,880
was the uh worked for the city of Tustin
for a very very long time. Um pretty

1030
01:38:52,960 --> 01:38:59,920
pretty much started out there and was a
city manager there up until 2019.

1031
01:38:58,080 --> 01:39:04,880
And when he was working at 300
Centennial Way, I worked across the

1032
01:39:02,320 --> 01:39:08,880
street for seven years at 315 Centennial
Way. So, he doesn't know it, but our

1033
01:39:06,960 --> 01:39:13,040
paths were crossing every single day for
seven years without him even knowing it.

1034
01:39:11,199 --> 01:39:17,440
So, I think this is very serendipitous.
I think that this is very um you know,

1035
01:39:15,440 --> 01:39:24,560
very fateful that we get a chance to to
really work together. Now, Matt um in

1036
01:39:20,560 --> 01:39:29,840
all seriousness um has been outstanding
uh from the very beginning. I have every

1037
01:39:27,280 --> 01:39:36,000
single ounce of faith faith that um
you're going to do an excellent job in

1038
01:39:33,440 --> 01:39:40,639
leading the city and and helping us
execute all of our visions going forward

1039
01:39:38,480 --> 01:39:46,960
um in getting us through all of the
obstacles and challenges that we have.

1040
01:39:43,280 --> 01:39:51,679
Um you are a consmate professional and
you have an excellent rapport with each

1041
01:39:49,280 --> 01:39:56,080
and every single one of us on this dis
and I think that that is just a sign of

1042
01:39:53,920 --> 01:40:00,080
your professionalism. um and a sign of
also your commitment to the city. You

1043
01:39:57,760 --> 01:40:04,400
are an incredibly loyal person to to the
cities that that you work for um as as

1044
01:40:02,960 --> 01:40:08,400
established with your commitment with
the city of Tustin here with the city of

1045
01:40:06,560 --> 01:40:12,400
Garden Grove. So, I know that you're
going to be doing an excellent job with

1046
01:40:09,760 --> 01:40:18,560
us here. I'm very excited that we get a
chance to really take things to the next

1047
01:40:14,320 --> 01:40:23,040
level. Uh and u I'm I'm going to uh step
up with regards to George. He wants you

1048
01:40:21,040 --> 01:40:28,080
to put a plant in his office. I I
continue with you my challenge. You You

1049
01:40:25,920 --> 01:40:33,520
know what I need you to do, Matt. You
know what I need you to do. Uh M Matt

1050
01:40:30,639 --> 01:40:38,800
and I have an inside joke. Uh but Matt
is um by all means someone that I have

1051
01:40:36,080 --> 01:40:43,520
an insurmountable amount of trust in. Um
and I know that we're going to do really

1052
01:40:41,199 --> 01:40:48,639
really great work together. So, thank
you, Matt. Um and and I look forward to

1053
01:40:46,560 --> 01:40:52,639
at minimum the next three years at
minimum.

1054
01:40:50,159 --> 01:40:55,639
» Thank you, Matt. Mayor.
>> Yeah.

1055
01:40:55,840 --> 01:41:06,400
» Thank you, Mayor. First of all, I would
like to show my appreciation and thank

1056
01:41:01,440 --> 01:41:12,400
you uh city manager Lisa Kim for being
doing a great job, strong leadership,

1057
01:41:09,600 --> 01:41:19,600
help and carry us through a lot of
difficult time. And uh for that I

1058
01:41:15,920 --> 01:41:26,880
appreciate it. And next thing I want to
congratulate uh Mr. Matt for will be our

1059
01:41:24,800 --> 01:41:33,920
city manager.
And uh as my knowledge uh Mr. is a very

1060
01:41:31,280 --> 01:41:39,320
strong leadership. His knowledge, his
experience

1061
01:41:35,920 --> 01:41:39,320
is quite

1062
01:41:39,600 --> 01:41:50,719
more than needed to uh actually get this
transfer smoothly and carry our city to

1063
01:41:48,159 --> 01:41:56,960
a more and more better situation. Thank
you, Matt.

1064
01:41:53,920 --> 01:42:02,080
» Hello, Matt. I just want to um thank you
so much for stepping up to the plate. I

1065
01:41:59,360 --> 01:42:08,480
think um you know our city is going to
be it's going to do well in your hands.

1066
01:42:04,800 --> 01:42:13,600
Um as we we we have spoke about you um
in regards to the city manager position

1067
01:42:10,639 --> 01:42:18,880
and um as many things that were
mentioned was the knowledge that you

1068
01:42:15,280 --> 01:42:25,119
have the map that you know um you're
very quick to answer uh you have a heart

1069
01:42:21,520 --> 01:42:33,280
for our city and and and I see it um
genuinely you um have been here and have

1070
01:42:30,560 --> 01:42:38,480
shared the load many times contributing
to the solutions as well. And I know

1071
01:42:36,000 --> 01:42:43,760
that that's going to continue um for
many years, more than three of course,

1072
01:42:41,119 --> 01:42:48,520
and I look forward for that um to that.
So, congratulations. Very well earned.

1073
01:42:48,800 --> 01:42:56,080
All right. Uh we have a motion, a
second, and uh to assistant city manager

1074
01:42:53,199 --> 01:43:00,080
Matt West. Looks like soon to be city
manager. Um I've had the good fortune of

1075
01:42:58,239 --> 01:43:04,000
working with you now. Um, as mayor, I
get to work very closely at city hall

1076
01:43:01,520 --> 01:43:09,600
with obviously with Lisa, with you and
with staff. Um, and I appreciate your

1077
01:43:06,480 --> 01:43:14,639
consmate leadership. Uh, you're very
driven, and I appreciate the way you

1078
01:43:11,280 --> 01:43:19,520
look at things um from a a really deep
perspective. Uh, you don't get overly

1079
01:43:17,360 --> 01:43:23,679
emotional. You stay very technically
sound and based in in your logic and

1080
01:43:21,360 --> 01:43:27,600
your thinking, your analytical. Uh, I
think you bring a wealth of expertise

1081
01:43:25,199 --> 01:43:31,760
and knowledge uh to our city. And one of
the things I've appreciated the most is

1082
01:43:29,760 --> 01:43:36,719
Garden Grove is my hometown. It matters
to me. The people, the city, the

1083
01:43:33,520 --> 01:43:41,280
businesses. And one thing I saw is um
you your willingness to roll up your

1084
01:43:38,560 --> 01:43:44,960
sleeves and really accept Garden Grove
as your home too. Um it was always a

1085
01:43:43,520 --> 01:43:47,920
yes, I'll go to that event. Yes, I'll
meet with that business owner. Yes, I'll

1086
01:43:46,400 --> 01:43:51,600
meet with that resident. Yes, I want to
immerse myself in the culture and just

1087
01:43:50,080 --> 01:43:54,880
everything that Garden Grove is. We're
such a beautifully diverse city and

1088
01:43:53,040 --> 01:43:58,159
you've embraced all of that. um and
really I think just hit the ground

1089
01:43:56,239 --> 01:44:01,360
running from the time you started here.
So I see how well you work with staff,

1090
01:44:00,080 --> 01:44:05,040
the relationship you've built, the
leadership you've shown and so I'm very

1091
01:44:03,360 --> 01:44:08,320
much looking forward to the future.
Appreciate you.

1092
01:44:06,639 --> 01:44:11,679
» All right, we have a motion and a
second. Let's call for the vote. Mayor,

1093
01:44:10,000 --> 01:44:14,800
for the record, who was the second?
>> I believe it was

1094
01:44:13,040 --> 01:44:18,679
» I think it was George and Phillip. There
may have been several seconds.

1095
01:44:23,679 --> 01:44:31,159
Motion received. Seven yes votes. Motion
carries. Thank you. We're going to call

1096
01:44:27,760 --> 01:44:31,159
for another recess.

1097
01:45:44,159 --> 01:45:52,239
to work.
All right. So, we uh already handled 12.

1098
01:45:49,679 --> 01:45:59,040
I guess we'll go back to 10
>> this evening. Item number 10 is an award

1099
01:45:54,719 --> 01:46:04,560
of contracts to BND Towing, Inc., DBA
Casades, and Davalos Towing, Action

1100
01:46:02,719 --> 01:46:09,600
Southland Enterprises, Inc. doing
business as action Southland Towing and

1101
01:46:07,360 --> 01:46:13,920
Pacific Towing, Inc. to provide on call
towing services as needed by the police

1102
01:46:11,440 --> 01:46:18,960
department and Chief Amir Alura is here
to provide the report.

1103
01:46:17,040 --> 01:46:23,360
Mayor, council members, good evening. Uh
this item for consideration is for on

1104
01:46:21,040 --> 01:46:28,880
call towing services for the Garden
Grove Police Department. In uh July of

1105
01:46:26,239 --> 01:46:33,679
uh 2025, we received a total of six
responses from towing companies. Of

1106
01:46:31,920 --> 01:46:37,119
those six, three of them made it through
the application process. That's B&D

1107
01:46:35,440 --> 01:46:42,800
Towing, Action Southland Towing, and
Pacific Towing. There is no financial

1108
01:46:39,760 --> 01:46:47,600
impact uh to the city. And it is
recommended that the city council award

1109
01:46:45,199 --> 01:46:51,440
contracts with a term of three years and
two option years for on call towing

1110
01:46:49,600 --> 01:46:56,560
services as needed by the police
department to B&D Towing Action,

1111
01:46:54,080 --> 01:47:01,119
Southland Enterprises and Pacific Towing
and authorize the city manager or

1112
01:46:58,480 --> 01:47:05,199
designate to execute the contracts with
minor modifications as needed and

1113
01:47:03,119 --> 01:47:14,119
exercise optioners on behalf of the
city. I'm available for any questions.

1114
01:47:09,040 --> 01:47:14,119
» Any questions, comments? motion.

1115
01:47:14,880 --> 01:47:25,560
» Got a motion by uh Councilman W
>> and second by Councilwoman Tran and call

1116
01:47:22,159 --> 01:47:25,560
for the vote.

1117
01:47:31,440 --> 01:47:38,960
» Well, I think we need to do a roll call
vote since you're taking council mayor

1118
01:47:35,040 --> 01:47:41,840
prom or mayor clumpins seat. Oh, it it
shows me as

1119
01:47:39,679 --> 01:47:46,719
» shows you as absent. So, let's do a roll
call vote.

1120
01:47:44,880 --> 01:47:48,480
» Council member Nin,
>> yes.

1121
01:47:47,199 --> 01:47:50,159
» Council member Tran,
>> yes.

1122
01:47:48,960 --> 01:47:52,159
» Council member Dovin,
>> hi.

1123
01:47:50,719 --> 01:47:54,320
» Council member Munyon,
>> yes.

1124
01:47:52,960 --> 01:47:56,400
» Council member DGI,
>> yes.

1125
01:47:55,040 --> 01:47:59,920
» Mayor Proen Bredigum,
>> yes.

1126
01:47:56,960 --> 01:48:06,320
» And Mayor Clenstein is absent. Six yes
votes. Motion carries.

1127
01:48:02,880 --> 01:48:13,280
» And we'll move on to item 11.
Item 11 is award of award of contract to

1128
01:48:10,080 --> 01:48:17,520
CCS Facility Services Orange County,
Inc. to provide janitorial services for

1129
01:48:15,600 --> 01:48:24,239
the new public safety building and
parking structure. And our new public

1130
01:48:20,239 --> 01:48:29,280
works facility manager, Jess Co Pepper,
is here to provide that report.

1131
01:48:27,119 --> 01:48:32,560
» Thank you. Uh good evening, Mayor Prom
and and members of the city council.

1132
01:48:31,040 --> 01:48:36,239
Before you tonight is a request to
approve a one-year janitorial services

1133
01:48:34,639 --> 01:48:39,920
agreement for the new public safety
building and parking structure with CCS

1134
01:48:38,159 --> 01:48:44,600
Facility Service Orange County
Incorporated in the amount of $768,5355

1135
01:48:44,960 --> 01:48:53,360
with the option to extend the contract
for additional one-year terms. In July

1136
01:48:50,080 --> 01:48:57,840
2026, staff issued an RFP for custodial
services at the facility prioritizing

1137
01:48:55,840 --> 01:49:02,400
several key elements giving the building
sensitive and critical nature. These

1138
01:49:00,000 --> 01:49:07,840
aspects included appropriate staffing
levels, tiered service level options to

1139
01:49:04,880 --> 01:49:11,600
allow flexibility, and rigorous facility
safety and security standards, including

1140
01:49:10,000 --> 01:49:16,639
mandatory background checks and
confidentiality agreements for all

1141
01:49:13,360 --> 01:49:21,600
contracted staff. The city re received
and evaluated six proposals and the

1142
01:49:19,199 --> 01:49:26,800
selection committee unanimously rated
CCS facility services as the most

1143
01:49:24,320 --> 01:49:31,920
qualified firm based on proven public
safety experience and best overall

1144
01:49:28,880 --> 01:49:36,159
value. Staff recommends award at the
tier 2 service level which preserves

1145
01:49:33,920 --> 01:49:42,320
flexibility to scale up or down as
needed after a 30, 60, and 90day quality

1146
01:49:39,600 --> 01:49:48,719
control reviews. Accordingly, staff
recommends the city council authorize an

1147
01:49:44,320 --> 01:49:52,400
additional appropriation of $320,554
from the general fund and authorize the

1148
01:49:50,560 --> 01:49:56,800
city manager to execute the agreement
with CCS facility services. This

1149
01:49:55,040 --> 01:50:03,239
concludes my report and I'm available to
answer any questions you may have.

1150
01:49:59,440 --> 01:50:03,239
» Council, any questions?

1151
01:50:03,440 --> 01:50:08,400
» Motions, comments? Uh,
>> mayor, can I?

1152
01:50:07,440 --> 01:50:12,239
» Yes. Go ahead.
>> Yes, I have a question.

1153
01:50:12,480 --> 01:50:25,360
Uh number one, uh
I actually uh saw from the district uh

1154
01:50:21,440 --> 01:50:31,119
school district that they hire
full-time

1155
01:50:27,360 --> 01:50:37,639
janitor uh worker
of course with the phone benefit.

1156
01:50:39,119 --> 01:50:52,080
Is it more beneficial for us to hire
uh to open employee

1157
01:50:47,600 --> 01:51:00,880
uh job for our ground resident
to get more job and um get full benefit

1158
01:50:57,600 --> 01:51:09,920
instead of hire a contractor to do the
job? um is that because of the

1159
01:51:06,000 --> 01:51:14,000
monetary saving or something like that?
>> Um there's actually that that that

1160
01:51:11,920 --> 01:51:17,840
answer is really twofold. So you have
two two aspects that we're really

1161
01:51:15,920 --> 01:51:22,320
looking at. Flexibility is one of them.
This is obviously a great facility

1162
01:51:20,080 --> 01:51:26,719
that's over 100,000 square feet and 80
over 80,000 that we're maintaining. So

1163
01:51:24,880 --> 01:51:31,520
this with this building we have a lot of
unknowns, right? And so when we get into

1164
01:51:28,560 --> 01:51:34,960
it, that's why these 30, 60, 90day uh
evaluation periods are really important

1165
01:51:33,119 --> 01:51:39,920
for us to really see where we're going
with the contracted services. It allows

1166
01:51:37,119 --> 01:51:45,679
us to evaluate and then look if we need
to step up the tier and step up more uh

1167
01:51:42,960 --> 01:51:49,599
resources or step it down potentially if
we were to bring in full-time staff and

1168
01:51:47,599 --> 01:51:53,679
commit to full-time staff, we'd lose
that flexibility. So, we're really

1169
01:51:51,760 --> 01:51:57,599
looking at this thing as we're going to
know more after this first year, and

1170
01:51:55,440 --> 01:52:01,920
that's why we have the awarding the
contract with that one year, but then

1171
01:51:59,119 --> 01:52:06,320
having four four one-year terms to to
renew or or go potentially other

1172
01:52:03,840 --> 01:52:11,440
directions. So, this allows the city the
most flexibility. And costwise as we've

1173
01:52:09,119 --> 01:52:16,000
done as we've broken broken down the uh
the cost factors we look at if we would

1174
01:52:13,840 --> 01:52:22,880
have to bring on pro likely seven to
eight positions which represents along

1175
01:52:19,280 --> 01:52:27,679
with um consumables uh in this contract.
That's one thing uh that's noteworthy is

1176
01:52:25,119 --> 01:52:31,920
the consumables toilet paper towel soap
that's all that's all provided by the

1177
01:52:29,679 --> 01:52:36,800
contractor. So this con this number that
you see includes all those which

1178
01:52:33,920 --> 01:52:43,679
represents about $150 to $200,000 per
year. It's very expensive especially for

1179
01:52:39,599 --> 01:52:49,199
247 facility um like this. So, um, so
with that flex, excuse me, with that

1180
01:52:45,840 --> 01:52:52,320
staffing flexibility and, um, and those
costs where if you look at what it would

1181
01:52:51,040 --> 01:52:56,639
cost to bring on those full-time
positions and that commitment to that as

1182
01:52:54,560 --> 01:53:01,360
well as, as the equipment cost, the
consumables cost, you're looking well

1183
01:52:59,199 --> 01:53:04,639
over a million dollars,
>> 1.1, 1.2 conservatively.

1184
01:53:03,199 --> 01:53:08,320
» Okay. Thank you for the well
representation.

1185
01:53:05,840 --> 01:53:13,199
» Thank you. Any other questions, Mariana?
Um, I actually appreciate that council

1186
01:53:10,719 --> 01:53:18,239
member Wyn um brought up those concerns.
I I do appreciate that, you know, we are

1187
01:53:15,920 --> 01:53:22,800
entering an unknown with regards to the
administration and the management of the

1188
01:53:19,840 --> 01:53:28,400
building and uh we don't quite know what
challenges we're we are going to face in

1189
01:53:24,960 --> 01:53:32,239
terms of um the maintenance of it and
and uh what it's going to cost, how much

1190
01:53:30,560 --> 01:53:38,400
work it's going to take to maintain a
facility of this size um and labor and

1191
01:53:36,159 --> 01:53:42,480
all of that. But um I think that council
member Wyn speaks to something that I

1192
01:53:40,400 --> 01:53:48,239
think many of us um have had concerns
about which is our our goal really has

1193
01:53:45,760 --> 01:53:52,960
been to make sure that the people that
get to work in our city are people that

1194
01:53:50,800 --> 01:53:56,800
are taken care of. um that we know that
there are folks that are getting good

1195
01:53:55,119 --> 01:54:02,159
benefits, that are getting paid fairly,
that are getting good um good treatment,

1196
01:53:59,520 --> 01:54:05,119
and um but also making sure that um
there are people there there are City

1197
01:54:03,760 --> 01:54:09,440
Garden Grove employees and we're
creating positions for them to be a part

1198
01:54:07,119 --> 01:54:15,119
of our Garden Grove family. So, I think
um I I would definitely be open to as we

1199
01:54:12,400 --> 01:54:20,239
go forward and we learn more um to and
as we go forward with our budgeting

1200
01:54:16,719 --> 01:54:25,040
processes in the future to um to explore
what it would look like to potentially

1201
01:54:22,239 --> 01:54:29,440
add positions. Um what it I I would be
interested in seeing what it would cost

1202
01:54:27,040 --> 01:54:35,440
us down the line once we learn what it
does take to manage this building. um

1203
01:54:32,320 --> 01:54:40,320
what it would cost us to create these
positions for us and our staff um and

1204
01:54:38,159 --> 01:54:44,239
have these be positions that are part of
us and our public works department and

1205
01:54:42,080 --> 01:54:47,199
our facilities maintenance department.
>> Thank you, council member.

1206
01:54:46,000 --> 01:54:56,800
» Thank you.
>> I mean, thank you. Just a quick note um

1207
01:54:52,080 --> 01:55:05,440
when looking at the number 768,000
for custodian for you know janitory work

1208
01:55:01,679 --> 01:55:11,679
that's a big number but I know that it
came to the council tonight for the

1209
01:55:07,360 --> 01:55:17,760
approval and so I want for us here we
always put you know safety uh uh first

1210
01:55:15,280 --> 01:55:21,520
and that's why we support our policemen
we support you know we that's why We

1211
01:55:19,520 --> 01:55:27,760
have the big building there but at the
same time um we want to see the study

1212
01:55:25,199 --> 01:55:33,280
that you said 30 60 90 day because it's
new. Uh and then um when we come back we

1213
01:55:30,960 --> 01:55:39,599
will see what the number look like. Um
but at the same time we are here to

1214
01:55:35,440 --> 01:55:45,599
support our you know policemen and
support our um the new building that we

1215
01:55:42,400 --> 01:55:49,920
have. And so um thank you for sharing
the information and we hope to get some

1216
01:55:48,080 --> 01:55:54,080
more information so that way when we
make a decision something like this we

1217
01:55:52,080 --> 01:56:00,400
feel more comfortable that yeah it's a
big number and it's going to it's come

1218
01:55:56,480 --> 01:56:04,000
from the general fund. So um we just
want to make sure that we look at the

1219
01:56:02,080 --> 01:56:07,599
number. So thank you.
>> Is that a motion?

1220
01:56:05,599 --> 01:56:10,960
» Um
>> okay we have a motion. We have a second.

1221
01:56:10,080 --> 01:56:15,280
» Second.
>> Okay we have a motion and a second. Um,

1222
01:56:12,960 --> 01:56:20,480
I I do have some comments on this. Um,
when you look at the number, you know,

1223
01:56:17,119 --> 01:56:25,920
you subtract the $200,000 for toilet
trees and paper and all this stuff. Um,

1224
01:56:23,119 --> 01:56:32,080
you still have 500,000, you could hire
five

1225
01:56:27,520 --> 01:56:36,880
custodians at $100,000 a piece for that,
right? Which you would assume could

1226
01:56:34,560 --> 01:56:43,599
handle a building of that size, right?
Um, so I do hope we learn from this

1227
01:56:39,599 --> 01:56:51,040
investment and maybe
look at ways that we can both a save

1228
01:56:46,239 --> 01:56:57,679
money and also provide decent jobs for
our community. So um, and with that call

1229
01:56:54,639 --> 01:57:00,639
for the vote.
>> Council member Tran.

1230
01:56:59,599 --> 01:57:03,040
» Yes.
>> Council member Dovin.

1231
01:57:01,920 --> 01:57:06,960
» Hi.
>> Council member Mueton.

1232
01:57:04,480 --> 01:57:09,199
» Yes. Council member Medi,
>> yes.

1233
01:57:07,920 --> 01:57:10,960
» Council member Nwin,
>> yes.

1234
01:57:09,520 --> 01:57:13,920
» And Mayor Promigum,
>> yes.

1235
01:57:11,840 --> 01:57:21,440
» And Mayor Clumpenstein is absent. That's
six yes votes. Motion carries.

1236
01:57:18,159 --> 01:57:26,239
» Now move us into ordinances
for second reading. Item 13.

1237
01:57:24,080 --> 01:57:31,360
Item 13 is second reading and adoption
of ordinance number 2980

1238
01:57:28,960 --> 01:57:34,560
with the ordinance entitled an ordinance
of the city council of the city of

1239
01:57:32,560 --> 01:57:38,639
Garden Grove, California adding chapter
8.72 to title 8 of the Garden Grove

1240
01:57:36,800 --> 01:57:43,520
municipal code to establish safety and
security requirements for hotel workers

1241
01:57:41,840 --> 01:57:47,760
and
city attorney can answer any additional

1242
01:57:45,599 --> 01:57:51,199
questions.
No, the city council already discussed

1243
01:57:49,360 --> 01:57:54,320
this ordinance, made some amendments,
and what's before you is what the city

1244
01:57:52,880 --> 01:57:59,520
council introduced at your last meeting,
and this is uh now for your adoption.

1245
01:57:58,000 --> 01:58:05,800
» Second reading.
>> Yes.

1246
01:58:00,480 --> 01:58:05,800
» Do we have any comments or uh a motion?

1247
01:58:07,199 --> 01:58:10,880
» Huh?
>> I'll second a motion. Okay.

1248
01:58:09,119 --> 01:58:13,840
» I'll start the motion.
>> Okay. So, we have a

1249
01:58:12,320 --> 01:58:19,440
» Yeah, it's a second reading. So we have
a motion by Councilman Tran and uh and

1250
01:58:16,880 --> 01:58:23,199
Yenio was our second.
>> No discussion. Call for the vote.

1251
01:58:21,679 --> 01:58:25,360
» Council member DGI.
>> Yes.

1252
01:58:23,920 --> 01:58:27,520
» Council member Nwin.
>> Yes.

1253
01:58:26,080 --> 01:58:29,760
» Council member Tran.
>> Yes.

1254
01:58:28,320 --> 01:58:32,159
» Council member Meton.
>> Yes.

1255
01:58:30,239 --> 01:58:35,119
» Mayor Pro Tim Bredigum.
>> Yes.

1256
01:58:33,360 --> 01:58:38,560
» Council member Dovin.
>> I.

1257
01:58:36,080 --> 01:58:44,000
» And Mayor Clumpins is absent. Motion
carries. Six yes votes. Okay. And uh

1258
01:58:41,760 --> 01:58:48,880
we're going to go ahead um and pull item
14 for the next meeting. Um as uh the

1259
01:58:47,520 --> 01:58:52,560
mayor is not here, I think it's fair
we're all here to uh discuss that. So

1260
01:58:50,960 --> 01:58:57,800
we'll we'll uh I'm going to go ahead and
pull that and bring it to the to the

1261
01:58:54,560 --> 01:58:57,800
next meeting.

1262
01:58:59,599 --> 01:59:06,480
» With that being said, um matters. Guess
we'll go around the horn. Who started

1263
01:59:04,480 --> 01:59:08,560
last time? Was it you or me?
>> Actually, it was you.

1264
01:59:07,199 --> 01:59:12,737
» It wasn't me. So we'll start with you
then. sleigh.

1265
01:59:10,717 --> 01:59:12,737
[laughter]

1266
01:59:12,880 --> 01:59:17,599
» I'm solidly a millennial, guys. I'm
sorry. Um,

1267
01:59:16,639 --> 01:59:21,599
» sleigh. Oh my god.
>> It is. It is a [laughter] slay. Um, I'll

1268
01:59:20,080 --> 01:59:23,280
I'll start off by saying, Matt,
congratulations.

1269
01:59:23,162 --> 01:59:26,320
[snorts]
>> I'm very excited to uh get to work with

1270
01:59:25,119 --> 01:59:31,040
you for the next three years.
>> Thank you very much. and I will hold you

1271
01:59:28,480 --> 01:59:36,080
to my challenge that uh you're going to
have to face off with me at the Orange

1272
01:59:32,880 --> 01:59:39,760
County Fair and uh enter your vegetables
into the uh competitions at the Orange

1273
01:59:38,960 --> 01:59:42,159
County Fair.
>> I was hoping it was the demolition

1274
01:59:41,119 --> 01:59:46,800
derby.
>> It will not be the demolition derby, but

1275
01:59:44,239 --> 01:59:51,520
uh you might have to challenge my squash
uh or or the peppers. So, I'm very

1276
01:59:49,599 --> 01:59:56,639
excited to get to work with you, Matt. I
I can't I I don't know if uh I I can say

1277
01:59:54,800 --> 02:00:04,159
anymore about how excited I I I am to
get to work with you more. Um Lisa, I'm

1278
02:00:00,480 --> 02:00:09,760
um I I can't say thank you enough for
all of your years of service to the city

1279
02:00:06,159 --> 02:00:14,800
of Garden Grove and um the vision that
you've executed here um and all the

1280
02:00:12,080 --> 02:00:19,599
passion and energy that you've given us.
uh you've made some big things happen

1281
02:00:16,800 --> 02:00:23,920
for us in the city um and and taken us
into the next level for for so many

1282
02:00:22,480 --> 02:00:29,040
things that I don't I don't even know if
some of our residents can realize yet

1283
02:00:26,800 --> 02:00:35,040
kind of what uh what you've kind of set
us up for, right? And for in some of the

1284
02:00:31,520 --> 02:00:41,679
big vision big steps um for our city in
the long term. So, um, you know, you're

1285
02:00:38,320 --> 02:00:47,440
our first female city manager, and I
think that that's, you know, something

1286
02:00:43,760 --> 02:00:52,639
that's amazing, commendable, and you you
broke glass ceilings, and you broke

1287
02:00:49,360 --> 02:00:58,480
barriers, and
um I'll save my the rest of my speech

1288
02:00:54,880 --> 02:01:05,360
and my my thoughts to a later date, but
I just want to say for now, thank you.

1289
02:01:01,440 --> 02:01:08,960
Um because it's uh it's it's going to
continue being fun. It's going to

1290
02:01:07,679 --> 02:01:15,280
continue being fun. You're not you're
not out of you're not rid of me yet.

1291
02:01:12,239 --> 02:01:19,679
Um to that effect, um one one of the
great things that that Lisa certainly

1292
02:01:16,800 --> 02:01:24,639
helped us uh get done uh was the
renovations on Woodbury Park. And we did

1293
02:01:21,599 --> 02:01:29,760
a our ribbon cutting on Woodbury Park
and boy, what a fun event that was. Boy,

1294
02:01:27,520 --> 02:01:35,360
I mean, that was years in the making.
Um, I I'm just I'm so glad that we all

1295
02:01:33,199 --> 02:01:39,679
got a a chance to be a part of that. Um,
when when I was on the Parks,

1296
02:01:37,280 --> 02:01:45,760
Recreation, and Arts Commission, uh, and
we first had our, um, John and Janet

1297
02:01:43,679 --> 02:01:49,520
present those renderings for us and you
guys first started going through the

1298
02:01:47,360 --> 02:01:53,920
grant application process to get all the
funding. Um, and we just first started

1299
02:01:51,679 --> 02:01:57,920
envisioning everything. I I could not
have imagined how beautiful everything

1300
02:01:55,440 --> 02:02:00,960
would have turned out. And boy, it was
um so great to be out there with the

1301
02:01:59,520 --> 02:02:06,639
community and seeing the vision that
took so many years uh become a reality

1302
02:02:03,840 --> 02:02:11,679
and to be there and see people enjoy it
and and be there with their family. Um

1303
02:02:09,599 --> 02:02:16,960
and I was so excited to be able to to
jump into the pool with um with director

1304
02:02:14,800 --> 02:02:21,360
John Montis and my predecessor Kimwin
Pinosa. It was so great to to have her

1305
02:02:19,199 --> 02:02:26,880
there with my niece Penny and my nephew
Lucas. Um it was great to be able to

1306
02:02:23,920 --> 02:02:32,000
share in in a moment that um that we've
all worked so hard for. Um and to see um

1307
02:02:30,080 --> 02:02:37,280
our staff get to enjoy something that
they worked so hard for. Um you guys did

1308
02:02:34,320 --> 02:02:41,920
amazing. Um
where are you guys? You guys did great.

1309
02:02:39,679 --> 02:02:46,080
Uh you guys killed it. You slayed. You
really did.

1310
02:02:44,320 --> 02:02:50,800
Now I'm so excited because we get to
share in that with all of the community

1311
02:02:48,239 --> 02:02:54,719
and um we get to enjoy it for years to
come. So, thank you to all of our

1312
02:02:52,159 --> 02:02:59,360
amazing city staff um who helped work on
that. The the amazing contractors that

1313
02:02:56,880 --> 02:03:04,000
helped put all of that together. Um all
of the favorite uh folks that I mean

1314
02:03:02,159 --> 02:03:08,159
helped contribute to the skate park. Um
the the folks at Contenders that helped

1315
02:03:06,320 --> 02:03:11,599
uh consult with regards to the skate
park as well. That was uh amazing. I

1316
02:03:10,400 --> 02:03:17,040
don't know anything about skateboarding,
but they did amazing. Everyone had a

1317
02:03:13,599 --> 02:03:23,280
great time. Um
so, thank you so much. Um I it's it was

1318
02:03:20,639 --> 02:03:28,080
great to have a a nice moment uh amidst
all of the the things that we've been um

1319
02:03:26,400 --> 02:03:32,639
dealing with. It's great to be able to
have something to celebrate. Um so uh

1320
02:03:31,280 --> 02:03:36,560
I'm going to I'm going to leave it that
on that blissful note. It was really

1321
02:03:34,719 --> 02:03:40,400
great to be able to be out with
community um and get to enjoy things

1322
02:03:38,400 --> 02:03:45,760
with our constituents in district 6.
Thank you guys.

1323
02:03:43,040 --> 02:03:50,480
» Good evening everyone. I'd also like to
join my colleagues in welcoming our new

1324
02:03:48,159 --> 02:03:57,199
senior manager, uh, Matt West. I look
forward to working with you and

1325
02:03:52,320 --> 02:04:01,520
continuing um to um uh be that positive
impact for our community and and to see

1326
02:03:59,360 --> 02:04:06,239
you grow and and really flourish for our
city. So, I I look forward to that. and

1327
02:04:03,599 --> 02:04:10,960
Lisa, thank you so much for um your
passion for city, for um your passion

1328
02:04:09,360 --> 02:04:17,520
for [clears throat] businesses and for
your vision um and for uh guiding me u

1329
02:04:14,960 --> 02:04:22,080
my first year in council. I I really do
appreciate that. Um and to many more

1330
02:04:20,480 --> 02:04:29,119
years to come, you'll always be part of
the Garden Grove family. So, thank you.

1331
02:04:24,719 --> 02:04:33,760
Um, I would uh it was great to attend
the ribbon cutting at Woodbury Park to

1332
02:04:31,920 --> 02:04:39,199
see the community members enjoy the
beautiful space, the parks. Um, parks

1333
02:04:37,599 --> 02:04:44,400
like this bring the community together
and create uh places where families can

1334
02:04:42,239 --> 02:04:49,199
make memories for years to come. I'm
looking forward to seeing residents

1335
02:04:46,239 --> 02:04:55,920
continue to enjoy Woodbury Park. And I
am especially excited about what's ahead

1336
02:04:51,920 --> 02:05:00,960
for Hastur Bas and Park. We all have so
much to look forward to. And on that

1337
02:04:58,080 --> 02:05:06,960
note, I would like to um staff can uh
please provide an update on the progress

1338
02:05:03,119 --> 02:05:15,199
and timeline on uh Hastur Park as well.
also when um when we can expect a ribbon

1339
02:05:10,880 --> 02:05:19,360
cutting or um uh I I I know our
residents and our community district 5's

1340
02:05:17,599 --> 02:05:24,480
community is eager to see it come to
life and just to see the equipment

1341
02:05:21,679 --> 02:05:28,800
moving um every single day. It it's just
very exciting. So, if we can get an

1342
02:05:26,480 --> 02:05:34,719
update on that, that would be amazing.
Um I uh it was also great to attend the

1343
02:05:32,159 --> 02:05:39,920
ribbon cutting uh for the Garden Grove
Police Department's new building. It is

1344
02:05:37,599 --> 02:05:46,320
an important important investment in our
department and in the community it

1345
02:05:43,040 --> 02:05:50,159
serves. As we celebrate this new
facility, I am also reminded that

1346
02:05:48,320 --> 02:05:57,639
supporting our police department means
investing in the people who serve it. Um

1347
02:05:54,639 --> 02:05:57,639
uh

1348
02:05:57,840 --> 02:06:06,880
comp uh competitive pay and benefits are
important part of retaining experienced

1349
02:06:03,760 --> 02:06:14,560
officers especially as department our
department crosses the uh region comp uh

1350
02:06:10,719 --> 02:06:22,000
compete for talent and personnel.
I I uh strong a strong department needs

1351
02:06:18,800 --> 02:06:27,760
both the facility and the people to
serve our community well. So I look

1352
02:06:24,480 --> 02:06:32,520
forward to continuing supporting both.
And that will be all for me. Thank you.

1353
02:06:33,502 --> 02:06:40,159
[clears throat]
For my part, I'd like to uh close out

1354
02:06:38,239 --> 02:06:43,159
tonight's meeting in honor of my
mother-in-law,

1355
02:06:43,760 --> 02:06:54,480
grandmother to my two sons, Donnie and
Joey, who passed just uh two days ago,

1356
02:06:50,159 --> 02:07:00,320
Miss Maria Gwen T Lei.
I'm reminding uh our family and

1357
02:06:58,159 --> 02:07:06,880
everything she taught and sacrificed for
us to love all peoples,

1358
02:07:04,159 --> 02:07:13,119
embrace all cultures,
and respect all religions.

1359
02:07:10,400 --> 02:07:17,880
May her memory live on in all our
hearts.

1360
02:07:14,639 --> 02:07:17,880
Thank you.

1361
02:07:19,280 --> 02:07:28,800
» That's it. Okay. Um, so first just want
to say thank to Lisa. I know that we're

1362
02:07:24,800 --> 02:07:32,960
gonna have uh another celebration or um
goodbye later, but um just want to take

1363
02:07:30,800 --> 02:07:39,040
the opportunity to say thanks to you for
your leadership. I think people don't

1364
02:07:35,840 --> 02:07:44,719
know how many thing that you actually
how many project our city has. Um just

1365
02:07:42,320 --> 02:07:50,719
couple days ago, Lisa give a long list
for every single district or the project

1366
02:07:47,199 --> 02:07:56,719
that um our city is working on. And so
that kind of go to um Matt um we going

1367
02:07:54,880 --> 02:08:03,199
to you're going to have a lot of fun
time but also um you know how you used

1368
02:08:00,000 --> 02:08:08,239
to walk my district and go to visit the
uh small businesses with Lisa. I'm still

1369
02:08:06,480 --> 02:08:11,760
I still going to hold you to that
meaning that you're going to have to do

1370
02:08:09,679 --> 02:08:16,480
the same thing in term of you know with
other thing that you have to fill in for

1371
02:08:13,440 --> 02:08:24,719
Lisa. So uh congratulation and looking
forward to that. Um second just want to

1372
02:08:21,119 --> 02:08:30,719
um say couple quick thing to our staff
and the uh all the um partner that who

1373
02:08:28,079 --> 02:08:36,960
help with the GGPD the um the new
building that's you cannot um see you're

1374
02:08:35,199 --> 02:08:43,760
not going to be able to see another
building that big of the project you

1375
02:08:39,679 --> 02:08:49,679
know get it done in just the two years
and um as a council member we see our

1376
02:08:47,520 --> 02:08:55,040
staff doing the work and see the the
team work. Um just amazing feeling. See

1377
02:08:53,360 --> 02:08:59,280
how
it's going to be hard for someone else

1378
02:08:56,880 --> 02:09:04,480
to be able to have a project like that.
And then uh also go next to that is the

1379
02:09:02,079 --> 02:09:10,960
uh the Woodberry uh cutting um ribbon
cutting. Um so just want to say thank to

1380
02:09:08,400 --> 02:09:16,719
our staff and also um the partner
because I know that before our council

1381
02:09:13,920 --> 02:09:20,800
um have to walk there and give input and
some of the thing that I I said I would

1382
02:09:18,639 --> 02:09:26,320
love to see more color and that's what
we saw that it was just so nice to see

1383
02:09:24,079 --> 02:09:29,679
the whole thing come together and I
would love to see something like that

1384
02:09:27,840 --> 02:09:34,400
you know within district three but of
course it hard to find money this day.

1385
02:09:32,320 --> 02:09:40,159
Um but I did provide some of the
information to um our director John

1386
02:09:37,280 --> 02:09:46,480
Montanges for uh pursuing couple of the
grant and so we'll see how that going to

1387
02:09:41,920 --> 02:09:51,599
go. Um I walk my district every single
day for the last week and um couple of

1388
02:09:49,520 --> 02:09:58,480
thing I want to bring up to our staff.
First is um from the first day I got to

1389
02:09:55,199 --> 02:10:03,520
I I came to this diet. I mentioned about
the light and I know that there's a a

1390
02:10:01,280 --> 02:10:07,520
lengthy process and it cost a lot of
money to put a street light in your

1391
02:10:05,760 --> 02:10:13,920
neighborhood. But when I walk my
neighborhood um that was a topic that um

1392
02:10:10,079 --> 02:10:18,719
the resident brought up and I have been
um working with the uh well our staff

1393
02:10:17,040 --> 02:10:24,000
and I know that we're going to have some
kind of uh process coming up or some

1394
02:10:21,760 --> 02:10:29,840
something to help with our residents. So
hopefully that will come soon and uh I

1395
02:10:27,040 --> 02:10:38,320
already asked to give me the update on
that. Um, next one is um the clean up

1396
02:10:35,679 --> 02:10:43,119
and I have done several project to do
cleanup in my district but um the

1397
02:10:41,199 --> 02:10:49,679
feedback from the residents still you
know there's still a lot of trash on the

1398
02:10:46,239 --> 02:10:55,440
public um for example at the Galpert and
Chapman you know near the um the track

1399
02:10:52,400 --> 02:11:00,320
or the railroad and so um hopefully
we'll have to come up with a way how we

1400
02:10:58,000 --> 02:11:05,119
could handle that because I don't like
to you know you you live in a city you

1401
02:11:03,119 --> 02:11:10,719
love the city but you keep seeing the
trash there and there has to be a way to

1402
02:11:07,840 --> 02:11:18,960
to address it somehow so that's uh
something to challenge um another

1403
02:11:13,119 --> 02:11:25,760
challenge project for Matt um so uh
thanks to our um uh public work for

1404
02:11:22,320 --> 02:11:31,599
doing the um fixing or resurface the
street on Galbert um so we saw the work

1405
02:11:29,760 --> 02:11:37,760
getting done there in my district. So
I'm happy with that. Um the resident

1406
02:11:33,920 --> 02:11:44,400
happy with that too. Um one of the thing
is uh coming up for um the at the

1407
02:11:41,360 --> 02:11:50,000
Atlantis. So I I told Atlantis um part
today. Um we still need help with um I

1408
02:11:47,760 --> 02:11:54,639
brought up the issue about the restroom.
So hopefully our staff will put some

1409
02:11:52,159 --> 02:12:00,400
effort in taking a look of that. The
paint is falling off the the wall and

1410
02:11:58,159 --> 02:12:05,920
the ceiling. But anyway, so we're going
to have an event there on September 19

1411
02:12:03,599 --> 02:12:15,119
from 11 to 2:00 p.m. That's the
Moonlight F. Uh yeah, wait. Um yeah, the

1412
02:12:10,719 --> 02:12:22,320
um Moon Festival. So everybody invited
and um there will be, you know, game and

1413
02:12:18,639 --> 02:12:27,679
um toys to give out. Um so just want to
say thank to our staff and also um for

1414
02:12:25,119 --> 02:12:34,480
the Tabit who is leading this effort. We
do that every year and everyone is

1415
02:12:29,360 --> 02:12:42,239
welcome. Um that and then uh on the uh
October 3 I'm working with couple of the

1416
02:12:38,960 --> 02:12:48,320
um yoga and Arabic structure. We're
going to do a walk at garden park but

1417
02:12:46,000 --> 02:12:53,360
also beside the walk you also we're
going to have some yoga and some Arabic

1418
02:12:50,960 --> 02:12:59,440
exercising for fun. So looking forward
to do something like that. just um you

1419
02:12:55,760 --> 02:13:05,599
know kind of want to bring people to um
my district I guess. Um and then on I

1420
02:13:03,679 --> 02:13:11,679
think September
we're going to have a cleanup event at

1421
02:13:07,840 --> 02:13:16,719
the senior center I think September 26.
I don't know I don't remember the day

1422
02:13:13,760 --> 02:13:23,960
exact but um we'll come back after. So
um that's it for me. Pass to you sir.

1423
02:13:20,560 --> 02:13:23,960
Thank you, Pome.

1424
02:13:24,000 --> 02:13:31,280
My matter today, uh, with all this, I
want to dedicate my time.

1425
02:13:29,679 --> 02:13:38,239
Uh,
condolence to my brother-in-law,

1426
02:13:35,760 --> 02:13:45,440
Rangman.
He passed away last week. Uh, he's

1427
02:13:43,280 --> 02:13:52,239
was a brother-in-law and a very good
friend of mine.

1428
02:13:47,679 --> 02:13:58,239
Um I myself and my in-law family took it
very hard.

1429
02:13:54,239 --> 02:14:01,239
So please pray for him and for us. Thank
you.

1430
02:14:02,560 --> 02:14:09,360
Yeah, the Woodberry Park uh ribbon
cutting was kind of cool. It was really

1431
02:14:06,560 --> 02:14:16,079
good. I want to give uh props to uh John
Montage and Janet Palio and the whole

1432
02:14:12,560 --> 02:14:21,199
staff. They did a great job. The park is
beautiful. There's a pool in there. Um,

1433
02:14:19,360 --> 02:14:27,440
kids were already jumping in while we
were doing the, you know, it was really

1434
02:14:23,199 --> 02:14:34,000
good to see. Um, on that note,
um, back in my district over at

1435
02:14:30,719 --> 02:14:42,079
Westgrove Park, the local youth have
taken the east side of the park over to

1436
02:14:38,000 --> 02:14:47,920
make into a impromptu ebike track.
And uh, got a few complaints, but

1437
02:14:45,280 --> 02:14:52,320
thinking about it, this is what the kids
want. This is something that, you know,

1438
02:14:50,400 --> 02:14:56,400
it's a holistic thing. They they they've
got their own track going and jumps and

1439
02:14:54,079 --> 02:15:02,560
all this stuff going. Why not embrace
it? You know, maybe explore um setting

1440
02:14:59,599 --> 02:15:07,040
up an actual ebike track over there for
them where they can have some fun. You

1441
02:15:05,360 --> 02:15:11,760
know, the skateboard park over there at
at Woodbury is another good example of

1442
02:15:09,360 --> 02:15:15,360
that. Yeah, it's kind of skateboards are
dangerous. You can fall, but you wear

1443
02:15:13,679 --> 02:15:20,719
some protective equipment and you do,
you know, and you can have some fun. And

1444
02:15:17,520 --> 02:15:26,239
you know, when you get these uh holistic
uh natural things that just kind of pop

1445
02:15:23,920 --> 02:15:30,159
up in a park like that, well, maybe
that's something we should look at as a

1446
02:15:28,079 --> 02:15:35,119
city. Maybe
uh the kids are doing it. Why don't we

1447
02:15:32,079 --> 02:15:41,599
let them continue to do it and make it a
nice place for them? So, um the event

1448
02:15:39,520 --> 02:15:48,239
today
was um the dedication of the William

1449
02:15:46,159 --> 02:15:54,239
Bill Dalton
um community room over at the police

1450
02:15:51,199 --> 02:16:01,679
station. Um you know, Bill and I went
back long many years and uh he was

1451
02:15:57,599 --> 02:16:07,119
probably one of the most respected um
individuals in our city. So, I'm really

1452
02:16:04,639 --> 02:16:13,440
really glad to see that happen. Um, you
know, he he did over 30 years with the

1453
02:16:10,480 --> 02:16:20,159
Garden Grove Police Department,
retired as a lieutenant.

1454
02:16:16,079 --> 02:16:28,639
Um, got the Medal of Honor
for or the Medal of Valor for um

1455
02:16:24,800 --> 02:16:33,519
saving a suspect's life who was um he
actually had to go and apply first aid

1456
02:16:30,719 --> 02:16:38,800
to the suspect that was shot.
um and uh diffused the hostage situation

1457
02:16:36,719 --> 02:16:44,080
all at the same time. That was it was
kind of cool to hear the story how he

1458
02:16:41,439 --> 02:16:48,319
got that. Um he then went on after he
retired to become a Garden Grove

1459
02:16:45,920 --> 02:16:55,120
councilman and then Garden Grove mayor
for eight years and uh really really

1460
02:16:51,840 --> 02:17:01,519
just a great event to see that in his
honor. So real happy with that.

1461
02:16:57,920 --> 02:17:07,679
Um, there was a comment on GKN earlier
about a $500 thing and I'm I'm if it was

1462
02:17:06,160 --> 02:17:12,800
taken in that regard. I don't think it
was given in that regard, but um I I

1463
02:17:10,399 --> 02:17:18,800
apologize if you if you took it that
way. It was not in any way to demean

1464
02:17:16,319 --> 02:17:25,359
anybody's claim or hardship that they
experienced. Um it was simply a notice

1465
02:17:22,719 --> 02:17:30,719
of saying that the most people that I've
spoke to

1466
02:17:27,359 --> 02:17:36,319
um in the area that we're talking about
how much they were out how much the vast

1467
02:17:33,359 --> 02:17:42,000
majority of them was 500 and less. There
was some that were 2,000 and more. And

1468
02:17:40,559 --> 02:17:47,200
of course some of the businesses and
other people I mean it was a 4-day

1469
02:17:44,559 --> 02:17:52,160
evacuation. So, you know, there was some
cost associated and there's a lot of

1470
02:17:48,639 --> 02:17:56,399
hardship associated with that. But, um,
so I just wanted to make that clear.

1471
02:17:54,160 --> 02:18:00,080
That was not in any way meant to be a
belittling thing, just a factual

1472
02:17:58,240 --> 02:18:08,160
statement of the people who talked to me
and how much they said they were out.

1473
02:18:02,319 --> 02:18:15,760
So, um, with that being said, I have,
um, we're going to adjourn in memory of

1474
02:18:12,000 --> 02:18:20,160
Lewis Alberto Casus.
Uh, we're going to, yeah, in memory of

1475
02:18:17,840 --> 02:18:24,639
our very own Lewis Alberto Casus, who
sadly passed away on August 29th at the

1476
02:18:22,559 --> 02:18:29,280
age of 25.
Lewis was a Garden Grove resident who

1477
02:18:26,800 --> 02:18:34,800
served as a parking control specialist
with the Garden Grove Police Department

1478
02:18:31,519 --> 02:18:41,920
and as an extra help park maintenance
worker with the OC parks. He joined the

1479
02:18:38,319 --> 02:18:46,479
city on February 17th of last year.
According to his supervisor, Lewis was a

1480
02:18:44,639 --> 02:18:51,519
passionate about helping the community
where he lived and worked. He took great

1481
02:18:49,599 --> 02:18:57,599
pride in keeping Garden Grove streets
clean and the city looking its best.

1482
02:18:55,280 --> 02:19:02,960
Lewis worked two jobs to help support
his parents and younger siblings.

1483
02:19:01,120 --> 02:19:08,479
He was a role model to his younger
siblings and his desire to provide

1484
02:19:05,519 --> 02:19:15,359
better life for his family motivated him
to work hard and strive for more.

1485
02:19:12,399 --> 02:19:19,920
Lewis is survived by his mother, father,
and three younger siblings. On behalf of

1486
02:19:18,160 --> 02:19:24,800
the city of Garden Grove, we extend our
heartfelt condolences to Lewis's family

1487
02:19:22,639 --> 02:19:28,399
and our deepest appreciation for his
service and contributions to our

1488
02:19:26,399 --> 02:19:32,399
community. And with that,
>> and before we adjourn really quickly,

1489
02:19:30,639 --> 02:19:36,880
» I'm sorry, we got to we got to do a
>> There is there is no reportable action

1490
02:19:34,639 --> 02:19:39,200
out of the closed session items tonight.
Thank you.

1491
02:19:37,519 --> 02:19:42,479
» Okay. And city manager, did you have
something as well?

1492
02:19:40,800 --> 02:19:47,920
Thank you, Mayor Prombride again and
members of the city council. Thank you

1493
02:19:44,160 --> 02:19:54,000
again for your kind and amazing
um words of appreciation. Uh my 10 years

1494
02:19:51,600 --> 02:19:57,840
with Garden Grove has been absolutely
extraordinary. I wouldn't change a

1495
02:19:55,520 --> 02:20:02,720
thing. And one of the best professional
decisions I've ever made was to join

1496
02:20:00,160 --> 02:20:06,880
this most extraordinary organization and
be able to touch the life of our

1497
02:20:04,720 --> 02:20:12,399
community members and really transform
the city to where it is today. And I'm

1498
02:20:09,439 --> 02:20:15,920
excited that Matt has taken the helm as
part of our succession plan. And thank

1499
02:20:14,800 --> 02:20:18,720
you again.
>> You will be here at the next meeting,

1500
02:20:17,359 --> 02:20:23,520
right?
>> Cuz because we all want to throw eggs.

1501
02:20:22,087 --> 02:20:26,520
[laughter] And with that we'll stand
adjourn