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Let's get the show on the road. As they say. All

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right. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the City of

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This

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meeting is being held in person in accordance with Assembly Bill 361 due to the continuing

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state of emergency as a result of the threat of the COVID-19 virus.

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This meeting is currently being recorded and live streamed on the city's website and public

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comment is welcome in person and the council chambers through e-comment on the website

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or by joining the meeting virtually with prior arrangements with the city clerk's office.

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Thank you.

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If I could ask everyone to sing, this is doing this.

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I think she should do it.

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Yeah.

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Up granddad, there you go.

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We're ready when you are, okay?

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Thank you very much. That was wonderful.

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That was really good. I don't know what this is.

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I am going to invite the City Clerk to read, I'm to roll call please.

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Council Member Zuckerman?

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Yes.

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Council Member Zuckera?

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Yes.

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Council Member Schmidt?

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Here.

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Mayor Proto-Muff.

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Here.

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Mayor Zaronian.

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I'm here.

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All present.

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Thank you.

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Item number 4A through M is the consent calendar.

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Is there a motion?

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motion.

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I know the approval of the consent calendar.

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Second.

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Roll call, please.

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Councilmember Zuckerman.

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Councilmember Sugura.

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Councilmember Schmidt.

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Mayor Pro Tempuff.

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Mayor Zaronion.

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The motion carries.

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Thank you.

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Next is our ceremony item.

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So I am going to go over there.

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I see if you can stay there because I'm going to read for about an hour.

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So I don't want you to sit next to me.

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Well, 25 years of service, right?

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It's a little hard to kind of encapsulate in about 5, 10 minutes.

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But I'm going to do my best.

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I've served with Steve the most here.

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And I know a lot of his accomplishments.

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I know staff put down a bunch of them.

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And I'm going to try to go through them

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and still not do justice to any of them,

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because Steve's record probably will not be broken

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of his public service on this day and on this council.

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Some of us will come close but would definitely not beat him.

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That being said, he was an extremely important member of our council

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since November of 1997 when he was first elected, then, of course, reelected every time and

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for him to serve five terms and will leave office after 25 years.

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That will, of course, make him, as I said, the longest serving council member in the city's

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history.

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That is, trust me, that's a very long time.

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So Steve, thank you. We start with that. The next is something near and dear to your heart on the list and that is the Clean Power Alliance.

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I know how passionate you were in bringing Rolling Hills Estates to the 21st century and making sure that we actually strived for as close as we could get to 100%

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green energy for our residents and we did. I know that of course it's a choice of residents but

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as I understand it we're extremely close to that number so that's really tribute to you.

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Indeed, yes and thank you for that and that's really nice to have. We lead on a bunch of things

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in the City of Rolling Hills estates. I'm not bragging but it's true you can check our record

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but that also tribute to you. We lead as well. You've served over the years on

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number of boards, regional boards, whether it's a SCAG or COG or one of your

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favorites I think has been the vector control.

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And I always turn to Steve. How about

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Not the bugs, how are they doing?

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And Steve was very gracious in all ways, making sure that he provided a thorough report to the council about what was going on at vector control.

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Actually, I have a tree that has a vector control problem, I'll talk to you about it later.

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And certainly, Steve has always been a strong advocate of infrastructure.

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our streets is extremely important to him and the condition of the pavement to the

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detail of the actual numbers Steve always paid attention to that and we're grateful for

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that.

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We've had a number of large public works projects during your tenure Steve and the

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I came during your tenure as well, and I'm grateful for that, but guys, I still ride them.

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And it's really nice to have our streets a little friendlier to bicyclists as well.

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We've had storm drain rehabilitation projects over the years, and Cal Waters projects over

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Over the years, the reservoir project, over the years, and another thing that sticks to

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my mind is how passionate you were about saving our residents' money and restructuring

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our pension debt.

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I recall you were an advocate of attempting to find a way to actually reduce the cost to

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us.

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and I'm happy to say that we were able to borrow

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at a rate substantially lower than what the state was offering us

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and paying that debt early

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saving our constituents several hundred thousand dollars in the process.

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So thank you for that, Steve.

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Of course during, this is a long time again,

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but you oversaw the construction of the Norris Pavilion, that stands there.

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And certainly redevelopment of the Shopping Center, it has changed hands again thankfully.

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And we hope for the better to come.

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And I know you'll be watching it from a different seat, perhaps.

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But I know how you're interested you are in our commercial district.

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And I hope that we're going to do much better there as well.

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You've also seen a substantial improvement and change on the east side of the city.

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That's my side of the city, but right next to where I live,

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the Chandler Quarry changed completely.

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And we expanded our golf course as well as a club.

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and built 114 homes and a brand new clubhouse in the process and that has been great.

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And that's part and parcel, of course, of many other housing units that we've approved

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especially at the commercial district as well as these 114 homes.

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In my count, I think during your tenure, several hundred new residences came online in the city of Rolling Hills estates.

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So we're grateful for that as well.

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You've served on a bunch of committees, I know one of them that you liked very much, traffic and safety.

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You've enjoyed that very much, as I did, the times that I served on that traffic and safety committee.

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And, of course, you and I have worked quite a bit together on the Nature Center project

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that I am so excited that it's going to be ultimately coming online with some of our

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grant funding that we've received both from the state and from our Quimby funds and others

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that is going to become a reality very soon.

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You've oversaw a couple of general plan updates.

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The most recent one, of course, being last year.

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And to cap it all, you had the pleasure of writing

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with your grandchildren in the absolute magnificent

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perfect parade with its imperfections, as I call it,

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last week and you were our grand marshal there. Now as I

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I said I can go on for probably an hour or so, but I know nor Steve or the young and would

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not want me to do that. And I'm kind of going to stop here and present Steve number of

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gifts that we have. If you can join me here, Steve, the

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first one is a kind of a re-presentation

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of your grand marshal flag, so sorry about that, but here it is, this is your grand marshal

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flag, in appreciation, of course, your outstanding service to your hometown, Rowling Hills

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Estates.

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There you go.

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All right.

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Yeah, keep them coming.

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So this is another one that I'll let you open.

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I know what it is, but I want everyone to enjoy it for a second.

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I know you use a lot of it, so we figured we get you your own.

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Yeah, this is, this is why.

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There you go, that's it.

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There, that's it.

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All right, I think there's an inscription in the back there.

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I'm gonna take it off, you can see it's really nice.

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Very nice, yeah, yeah, yeah, there you go.

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Only the quality, and of course it has council member

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and your time here.

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Next, again, I know what it is,

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but I'll let you open it and show it to everybody.

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I can help you if you want. I can hold it for you.

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And the other side, the other side, or the highway. No, just kidding.

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Next is another one. Feel free to open it as well.

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I'm

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glad I didn't drive my little car.

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No.

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That's okay, we'll send a truck.

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So that's your life.

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Here at Rolling Hills Estate.

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This is...

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Yeah, it's special.

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Look at this person.

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You won't recognize him.

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Ah, you know.

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I won't go through page by page, but this is...

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Hey, that's your picture of it.

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Wow.

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Oh, you're on the walk, you're on the walk.

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Sorry, I wanted to mention that as well.

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So I'm going to put it back there, feel free to take all of it.

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So I am going to go back and I'm going to invite you to say a few words, and then I'll continue

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from there.

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Okay.

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Well, thank you everyone for coming, it really, really is nice and it's the holiday season

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and it really warms my heart.

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I'm not going to say a lot of words.

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I've been saying lots of words for 25 years, but Frank talked about a lot of the highlights

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of what the city has accomplished when I'm here.

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And of course, it takes all of us, all five council members, and it takes staff to do

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those things.

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But it isn't just the big things, it's the little things that I'm really most proud of.

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Because this council has always worked together with respect and

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comedy and a sense of purpose.

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And we've always wanted to be a good example for

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the people that we represent in the community.

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And we've done that.

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And I feel that that's more important the way we

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comport ourselves and the way we handle difficult issues and

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difficult problems on a day-to-day basis.

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and it's really been a pleasure and it's going to be bittersweet as I leave.

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But you can see two of the reasons here why it's time and now there's a third.

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The third reason is up north in San Francisco.

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And I just, I've always been good about attending meetings.

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And I don't want to start changing that.

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And I was thinking to myself today, I was talking to my son in law,

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who's home with our little six-month-old grandson.

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And I said, you know, it's great.

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25 years and I've never done anything bone-headed enough

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to where I feel uncomfortable thinking about it.

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And so maybe I should quit while I'm ahead.

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And so everyone, thank you so much.

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And one of the reasons I feel so good about this

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is person right here who's going to be before you very, very soon, Pam Schachter, who's going to be the new council person on our city council, and Pam has been involved in this city nearly every committee, every commission for so long she knows the city inside out, more importantly she knows the people and she represents what I feel our city is all about.

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And it just makes me feel so good to be able to leave and say, you know what, it's only going to be better.

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Thank you very much.

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Stay there, stay there, you're not done, so you may need that truck in a minute event.

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I'm going to call on several folks here who want to actually wish you well.

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I'll start with Representative of Assembly Member Almyr Suchi, Eric Ponce-Furlose, Eric.

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Good evening, everyone. My name is Eric Bonse. I am here on behalf of Assembly Member Almyr Suchi to present

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Council Member Sugerman with a resolution signed by both Assembly Member Almyr Suchi and Senator Ben.

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So, for your 25 years of service,

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I'd like you to take back to how my thanks, but more importantly, my appreciation, how has been more involved in

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been trying to let us maintain local control

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than any other of our representatives.

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And let him know that we all know that

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and we really are appreciative.

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Janice nor Eric Evelacek could be here today,

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but they did send a wonderful commendation for you.

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So it's my pleasure to present that to you.

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The County of Los Angeles, by the way,

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I told Janice the other day.

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I don't think there are any other entity

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that does such a great job with their scrolls as the county does.

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So this is on behalf of Janissan.

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know that we have a couple of colleagues from what I call Rolling Hills Estates North,

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also known as Lomida, very right, and Cindy Sagoa are here, so if you can join Steve

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up there.

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I've only been there for a week, so Cindy has to tell me what's it used to, she had been

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home all day.

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So I actually, no Steve, going back further, working with the Cog, when I was a staff member,

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working for the city of Carson, and he was one of those guys who was always in there in

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the trenches.

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We're getting on the top stuff that people don't find exciting, but really matters.

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And yes, someone who just did a presentation that a glass glass has become payment management.

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I love anybody who loves payment.

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So we will miss you.

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We appreciate you as a member of a larger community and the fact that you are always looking

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at the big picture and that matters.

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And we wish welcome to your new member and we look forward to working with you as well.

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Thank you so much.

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Next is another colleague of ours from our neighboring city of Rancho Palas Verdes

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and also representing the South Bay Cog chair is John Crookshank.

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I don't know, okay, the microphone's good.

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So, do you want to call us Rolling Hills Estates to the South?

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I had never heard that phrase before, but I'm sure Barry has heard it from me many

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times. So Steve I'm actually representing two organizations and you know it's

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interesting because I'm now the chair and Britt was a huge advocate of mine and

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you know that all four cities on the peninsula always look after each other and

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and Brits kind of looked after me there.

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And I didn't realize that you actually were a board member

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for close to 23 years.

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That's impressive.

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So anyhow, on behalf of the South Bay City Council

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of government, we have the first certificate

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if you can grab that.

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So really, it's a great organization, the COG.

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And I think the reason that I wanted to get involved

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and others have convinced me to get involved

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was that, you know, we saw problems on a regional basis and one of the things when I first

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got on the council, I'm a rookie compared to Steve. I've only been on our council in

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Rancho Palace 30 since 2017 and we just saw Ken Dita from our city retire and he had

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one of our founders and he was involved with our city for 50 years and he also got a street

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named after him, but is died away or the highway.

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So I like the sense of humor, but anyhow, with the call, we very much appreciate that.

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And then the second certificate is from the City of Rancho Palas Verdes.

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And once again, all four cities on the peninsula really try to work together.

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And let me as a partner as well, because the things that happen here, of course, affect all of us.

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And when I was mayor a couple of years ago, both Velvet and I were kind of the face of the pandemic.

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And that was a tough year for all of us, but I found that all four cities work together.

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And Steve, you're one of those people that really helped us keep us together during that time.

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So I personally appreciate the work you've done.

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You're kind of a mentor to me.

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And I know in our city we really appreciate everything you've done for Rolling Hills Estates.

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So thank you for everything.

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And I just want to say that means so much because John is the epitome of sincerity.

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He really is.

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And I'm so grateful for those kind words.

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Thank you, John.

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Next is the our colleague from PV Library District, Trustee Rosa Kwan-Esten, and Rosa.

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Good to see you.

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On behalf of the Palisperty's Library District, I just want to thank you.

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We all want to thank you for your 25 years of service.

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And I'm a proud resident of Rolling Hills State, so I'm honored to be here to present.

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Also, Steve and I know each other in another capacity.

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I don't know if Steve, if you remember me as a press friend's director or

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board member and it press friends is a wonderful organization another one of

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the many that Steve has served in and it's a student to student sort of

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mentorship program students here mentoring students in underserved areas

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to help publish newspapers and and they branched out into dance and music and

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students helping students and I know that's really important to you so we

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We thank you from the library, and I hate to say this, but we are a little older than

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the City of Rolling Hills State by about 30 years, but I love that you have supported our

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main library and all of our libraries, and we thank you for all of your years of service.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much.

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I see our colleague from the school board, Matthew Brock here, so I'm

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going to hand this to you. I know what it is, but you can open it.

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On behalf of President Reed and the rest of the school board, I want to thank you for everything you have done for the students and for our community. You have been a very strong partner and a very vocal advocate for our schools, and it's been greatly appreciated.

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I'm so thankful for everything that you have done and I wish I could have voted for you but I live in RPB, but I know that RAT, they were lucky to have you and I know that you are now leaving but you I guess can never really leave can you after 25 years you have left a legacy that will be remembered

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everything that you have done will benefit somebody in the generations to come and we are all very thankful for that.

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Well, another entity that Steve likes to serve on, and that is the PV Transit, right,

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so I know Martin is here, so Martin Gombard, please,

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you get your own bus.

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Thank you, Martin.

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Good evening.

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My name is Martin Gombard.

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I'm the administrator of the Palace of Riddies Peninsula Transit Authority.

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I've worked with the agency for almost 26 years and I want to say pretty close to when

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I started Steve first served on the board he's probably one of our longer serving board

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members.

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Steve's been just a great person to work with and I realize that he's gotten some great gifts

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and plenty of plaques and certificates but we're the only person that's going to give him

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a bus.

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So, in honor of Steve's great service.

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This is my grandson who liked this.

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A number of folks who want it to be here, but cannot be here.

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Steve, I'll just read their names and of course Ted Bardekie,

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Eileen Hoppe and Lieutenant Michael White of the Sheriff's Department.

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and send their regrets, but they're not going to be here.

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But Chief is here, LA County Fire.

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So you're adjourned, Brian.

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Thank

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you a lot.

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I'm here.

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I'll be half of our equal parts.

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You've had the world here myself.

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Thank you, Andrew.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank

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you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much, Ryan. Steve,

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we also received certificates from

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Congressman Ted Lu, the cities of Palas Verde's estates and rolling hills as well.

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I understand that Ted Dackey from Clean Power Alliance is on Zoom, if you want to.

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Okay, very good. So let's get him back.

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Mr. Pardackey, you are on.

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All right, here you are Ted. Welcome.

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Apologies if you can hear us one moment.

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Well, will you adjust our volume?

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OK.

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We can hear you now.

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OK, great.

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Thanks for allowing me to say a few words remotely this evening.

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So I'm going to say some nice things about Steve.

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But first I want to say some nice things about Rolling Hills

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Estates.

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You all have been blessed and blessed

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us in Los Angeles County was sending some amazing leaders from York Council to us.

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Before I worked with Steve, I worked with Judy Mitchell, a QMD in CARB, and this is an incredible

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tradition that I hope that rolling those estates is able to continue to send us great leaders across the

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county. And I'll say that Steve, one of the things that you were able to do right at the beginning of

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clean power lines was, you know, this was the first city to approve the joint powers agreement

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with Los Angeles County, big Los Angeles County. And in that joint powers agreement, there's

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like an equal power sharing among each member. And the fact that you were able to bring a JPA

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where the only two members at the time were Rowling Hill to States and Los Angeles County with an

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real testament to your, you know, you and the city's fortitude to, you know, realize this vision. And so, you know, just a big thanks. First of all to the city for lending us Steve for so long and for all the leadership that you've done across the region.

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Now the other thing that I want to just sort of note for everyone listening here is that, you know, not only to Steve have this incredible attendance record, but he also holds the record of speaking at every meeting with something interesting to say.

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And it's not always been about the environment,

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which is what a lot of the customers

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and the residents and the leadership that we bring,

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but Steve has delved into finances.

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He's delved into staffing.

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He's even given us recommendations on furniture

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for our new office.

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And so thoroughly invested in the organization.

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And very, very, very supportive of staff, and I work with a lot of leaders across elected officials across the region.

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And the ones who always seem to be most effective in leadership have this wonderful relationship with their staff.

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And I've noticed that in your interaction with the staff and rolling hills of states that comes through and you brought that trust and little bit of pushiness and sort of wonderful demeanor to our organization and it's a really great example that I think other board members saw and appreciated.

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So thank you for that. I don't have a certificate because I understand you might not be leaving us and may serve in other capacities, maybe as an alternate board member.

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So we'll do the certificate when you really depart and so with that, thank you very much Steve for everything you've done for our organization.

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Well, next I called on a bunch of people, but is there anyone in the audience who wishes

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to say wishes to say anything before I go to my colleagues

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going once, twice and

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three times?

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Okay.

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Then I'll turn to my colleagues and we can start from Council Member Stegra, our newest

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member. Soon to be nothing new. I'm sure you're looking forward to that one.

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I don't have a professional voice. I have the last world law school voice, so I hope

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you can hear me. Steve, I've already expressed to you individually, one-on-one, what you've

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meant to my development as a council member. We were friends before I was on council.

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I've

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polite, solicitous, gracious, no matter what I was saying, how stupid it was or whatever

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you've always found some nugget in there that you can run with.

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I don't want to repeat what other people have already said.

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I agree with everybody what they've said.

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I will say a couple of things that stand out in my mind.

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You, Frank mentioned the general plan.

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I will never forget the session that we had on the patio there during COVID, where we had

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all the consultants together and we were revising the general plan again and there were

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reams and reams of Excel spreadsheets, my numbing numbers and you found an arithmetic error.

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I will never forget that. I've told that story to a number of people and that goes along

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with what Ted was saying about how you dig down and you do read everything. You do all your

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homework and it's just so impressive. I've learned so much from you. The other thing, I can't

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share credit for everything that you've accomplished in your 25 years because, first of all, I'm not that old, but second of all, I've only been on council for two years, but I do share your passion for clean energy and for the Clean Power Alliance.

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And I also will never forget the time where we had a vote on moving the default clean energy rate to 100% for commercial customers in rolling those estates.

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And you gave the most impassioned, articulate, no notes, treat us on how we ended up where we are with climate change

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and how important it was for us to urge everybody to do their part.

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And I dare say that's swayed the vote that night.

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So thank you for everything you've done for our city, for me, for the development of our council,

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appreciation that you have for staff as you acknowledge we can't do this

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without staff and I will see you around.

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Thank you so much for your service for

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giving to our community of your heart and soul and I don't say that just to

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say it you truly do. I have always appreciated the way in which you conduct

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yourself, your ability to be fiercely advocating for something and actually actively listening

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and in a moment, taking a step back and saying, hold on, I never thought of it that way.

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Give me a moment.

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And really, thinking through, we could think this differently.

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The grace with which you change your mind and the inclusivity of a discussion where you make

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me feel heard where you have inquiry that is really from a place of curiosity and you've

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made us an expansive thinking city and we have been on the forefront of so many things

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because of the way that you create space for us to have open dialogue.

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The fact that we can disagree vehemently in such polite manners and by being incredible

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professionals is you've always raised the way that we conduct ourselves. You are part

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of why our reputation is impeccable. It is such a privilege and an honor to go anywhere

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and say that you are my colleague, that we are on this council. And I'm so grateful that

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I started learning from you when I started volunteering with the city. You have always

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been so gracious with your time. And I love that you have challenged some of the things

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that I thought and made me change my mind in a way that felt so wonderful and

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celebratory. Just having those discussions I've learned so much from you. I also

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appreciate and I want you to know how fiercely your father loves you. He is so

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open with what you mean to him and the way that you have come into his life and

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what you've done and Joan he's always so gracious about the kind of partner

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that you have been the way that you have supported what he believes in but also

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have made him a better person and that kind of grace and really your children

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have changed his life. He is so proud. I mean the Disneyland pictures and he's

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beaming. I'm just like he's so like we went on the and the way he's passionately

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sharing that you have really enriched his life in such a way that we are

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beneficiaries of it. I feel like I know you in a very like so like you don't even know who I am

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and I know so many things about you and it's so wonderful because he imparts that and I just

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thank you for making all of us better and helping us rise at these two decades plus we've really

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been the recipients of all of your gifts and we every citizen in our community should be very grateful

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for what you have given us.

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Thank you.

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Well, thank you.

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First of all to my colleagues for all

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of your wonderful sentiment, which I second those emotions.

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But I also want to add that you are going

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to be greatly missed your expertise on just about every subject.

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It has been so valuable to all of us over the years.

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So we appreciate it.

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I appreciate that appreciate your passion and commitment to the city and do so many causes. And I would say on a personal note, I as a the first new council person elected like in 12 years back in 2013, I really appreciated you, your mentorship and your example of.

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what it meant to be a good public servant and especially your humility, your willingness to

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let others take credit for a lot of the things that you did and you were always so gracious.

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So you've been a wonderful example and thank you, you're going to be greatly missed but hopefully

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we'll see you all the time.

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Thank you.

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Greg?

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Well, I've had the privilege of working with Steve for most of the 25 years that he served

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on the City Council.

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And Steve, I have just so many wonderful memories of the time we spent together, the both

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personal and the professional conversations that we've had over the years, have always

462
00:46:15,040 --> 00:46:18,900
appreciated your candor, your honesty and your fantastic questions.

463
00:46:19,460 --> 00:46:24,760
You've always made us think a little bit more than we might have otherwise answered issues,

464
00:46:24,760 --> 00:46:32,740
And I think you've made all of us at the staff level certainly a better and you certainly made me a better person and a better city manager because of you

465
00:46:32,740 --> 00:46:34,760
And it will always be grateful for that. So thank you

466
00:46:36,460 --> 00:46:37,880
Is this your attorney?

467
00:46:40,550 --> 00:46:53,890
So many wonderful comments that I've seen people who clearly know you you know very well and just sort of building on what Greg said to add to your lexicon of adjectives is expanding on the theme of inquisitiveness

468
00:46:54,470 --> 00:46:57,590
because I have truly appreciated that.

469
00:46:57,950 --> 00:47:00,730
I know when I prepare reports or things,

470
00:47:01,210 --> 00:47:03,230
I put my own level analysis in it.

471
00:47:03,290 --> 00:47:05,210
But for rolling hills of states, when I'm done,

472
00:47:05,810 --> 00:47:07,130
then I go back and say, all right,

473
00:47:07,350 --> 00:47:10,050
what's council member Zuckerman going to raise here?

474
00:47:10,450 --> 00:47:12,970
So I have to shift it into another gear

475
00:47:12,970 --> 00:47:14,750
and go through it.

476
00:47:14,870 --> 00:47:18,330
And as Greg said, you know, that makes me a better person.

477
00:47:18,610 --> 00:47:20,250
That makes this a better city.

478
00:47:20,470 --> 00:47:21,890
It makes the process better.

479
00:47:21,890 --> 00:47:28,170
And if I've missed something and I do an occasion and you'll catch things, the way you do it

480
00:47:28,170 --> 00:47:34,350
and the way you, you know, raise things are very unique, Steve, that it's not condescending,

481
00:47:34,690 --> 00:47:39,490
it's to build up to ask questions to look at it from different angles.

482
00:47:39,910 --> 00:47:45,790
It's a wonderful trait that I hope, you know, all public officials can learn from that and

483
00:47:45,790 --> 00:47:50,410
again, made my job better and, you know, what we've all created together.

484
00:47:50,410 --> 00:47:56,870
So again, thank you for your wonderful service and I look forward to seeing you in the City of Trees. Sometimes, too.

485
00:47:57,770 --> 00:47:58,570
Thank you.

486
00:47:59,070 --> 00:48:07,410
All right. Well, Steve, I said most of the things that I said, but as

487
00:48:08,630 --> 00:48:10,830
serving mayor for another three minutes,

488
00:48:12,470 --> 00:48:16,130
I am grateful on behalf of a very grateful city.

489
00:48:16,130 --> 00:48:22,270
I speak for all of our residents in thanking you for your outstanding service for the community

490
00:48:23,070 --> 00:48:30,750
And on behalf of all of our staff as well and I think that just to add one thing that you mentioned

491
00:48:30,750 --> 00:48:41,330
That is I think critical in the example that we set whether it's locally, regionally or statewide and we have served at all levels

492
00:48:41,330 --> 00:48:48,270
as you know, with you, our colleagues on this Council and prior Councils.

493
00:48:48,950 --> 00:48:52,950
And that is about the organization that you mentioned.

494
00:48:53,250 --> 00:48:57,750
I'm writing a syllabus now for a course called Organizational Behavior and Leadership.

495
00:48:58,610 --> 00:49:04,110
And I think the one of the most critical part of that course is going to be culture.

496
00:49:05,410 --> 00:49:06,850
And I think you touched on that.

497
00:49:06,850 --> 00:49:10,610
I don't think anybody can mention how many things we

498
00:49:10,610 --> 00:49:16,370
disagreed on, and God knows we have disagreed, and the reason why they can't mention it is

499
00:49:16,370 --> 00:49:23,030
because of how we came to agree, how respectful we were in our disagreement.

500
00:49:24,090 --> 00:49:25,570
And that's critical.

501
00:49:26,790 --> 00:49:35,530
I think I wish that to all organizations because the importance of acting that way, never

502
00:49:35,530 --> 00:49:44,650
showing one of us as perhaps less than the other and I'm fortunately we've

503
00:49:44,650 --> 00:49:52,070
witnessed that in a lot of different places, political backstabbing and showing

504
00:49:52,070 --> 00:49:58,750
the other no one. I challenge anyone to show us any time that our disagreement

505
00:49:58,750 --> 00:50:01,130
and became a major issue on this day is.

506
00:50:01,630 --> 00:50:02,490
It never has.

507
00:50:03,530 --> 00:50:06,950
And that's testament to you and to rest of my colleagues

508
00:50:06,950 --> 00:50:08,790
and those who came before us.

509
00:50:09,510 --> 00:50:13,230
They're not here, but speaking for the ones you served,

510
00:50:13,390 --> 00:50:15,190
I'd like to mention their names as well.

511
00:50:15,830 --> 00:50:17,750
Susie Siemens served with you.

512
00:50:18,450 --> 00:50:21,890
John Adelman served with you and Judy Mitchell served with you.

513
00:50:22,470 --> 00:50:25,790
All of those individuals, I know I speak for them,

514
00:50:25,790 --> 00:50:29,790
are grateful for what you brought to this culture.

515
00:50:30,590 --> 00:50:35,270
And I hope that after I am also gone from this council,

516
00:50:35,370 --> 00:50:42,190
that culture remains and that everyone remains an example

517
00:50:42,190 --> 00:50:44,270
to the rest of the world as you have been.

518
00:50:44,470 --> 00:50:45,450
So thank you.

519
00:50:46,130 --> 00:50:47,110
Thank you, Brian.

520
00:50:49,370 --> 00:50:53,830
And that's very meaningful because really,

521
00:50:53,970 --> 00:50:56,010
I think our main function here is to make

522
00:50:56,010 --> 00:51:02,730
each other better better public servants and better people thank you so much great wonderful

523
00:51:03,210 --> 00:51:11,450
so I know everybody is looking forward to cake in a minute so we have one more thing to do

524
00:51:13,810 --> 00:51:28,910
and Steve feel free to sit down and I'm going to call on our city clerk for our newest council

525
00:51:28,910 --> 00:51:37,070
member, our newest colleague, to be sworn in along with our Mayor Pro Tem, who won

526
00:51:37,070 --> 00:51:43,390
reelection. So if you guys, if you ladies can join our city clerk.

527
00:52:23,230 --> 00:52:27,290
of the United States and the Constitution of the United

528
00:52:32,470 --> 00:52:55,670
States and the Constitution of the

529
00:52:55,670 --> 00:53:05,090
So I take this obligation for you without any mental reservation or reservation or purpose

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00:53:05,450 --> 00:53:05,970
for you.

531
00:53:07,090 --> 00:53:12,310
And then I will well and faithfully in the value of you know, and you can fully get charged

532
00:53:12,310 --> 00:53:14,310
if you need the time of time about this.

533
00:53:14,610 --> 00:53:17,810
Of course, for duties of the Jewish child who walks through you.

534
00:53:18,330 --> 00:53:18,890
Congratulations.

535
00:53:19,310 --> 00:53:19,830
That was it.

536
00:53:22,410 --> 00:53:23,810
Thank you very much.

537
00:53:23,810 --> 00:53:25,290
Thank

538
00:53:31,630 --> 00:53:39,250
you very much, and at this time as Mayor Pro Tem, I would like to invite Mayor

539
00:53:39,250 --> 00:53:43,110
Zerunian down here again to the podium.

540
00:53:53,750 --> 00:53:56,050
This is a total surprise.

541
00:53:58,590 --> 00:54:04,510
So this evening we would like to recognize Mayor Frank Zerunian for his

542
00:54:04,510 --> 00:54:10,010
leadership this past year during his tenure as mayor the city has had many

543
00:54:10,010 --> 00:54:17,550
accomplishments and I'm just going to name just a few. I see everyone looking

544
00:54:17,550 --> 00:54:29,790
longingly at the cake so the completion of the design plans for a new nature

545
00:54:29,790 --> 00:54:38,210
Center and the allocation of 1.2 million state grant for the project, thanks to the support

546
00:54:38,210 --> 00:54:44,230
of Senator Ben Allen. These are all things that happened under your tutelage.

547
00:54:44,670 --> 00:54:50,690
Partnership with our neighboring cities for a peninsula-wide wildfire detection camera

548
00:54:50,690 --> 00:54:58,710
system through a 1.5 million state grant thanks to the support of Assemblyman Al Mura-Suchi.

549
00:54:59,690 --> 00:55:07,630
Thank you Al. Completion of the 2040 General Plan update including a new sustainability element.

550
00:55:08,750 --> 00:55:16,550
Near completion of the build-out of the Rolling Hills Country Club project of 114 homes.

551
00:55:17,650 --> 00:55:23,010
Adoption of a diversity, equity, and inclusion policy statement.

552
00:55:23,630 --> 00:55:27,510
Adoption of a community benefit density ordinance.

553
00:55:28,350 --> 00:55:35,810
Adoption of several municipal code amendments related to signs, firework, stormwater, urban

554
00:55:35,810 --> 00:55:38,570
lots, splits, and development agreements.

555
00:55:39,790 --> 00:55:46,450
completion of turf replacement landscaping projects at our city hall and a portion of

556
00:55:46,450 --> 00:55:53,210
high ridge to reduce water use. These projects were done at no cost of the city thanks to a

557
00:55:53,210 --> 00:56:01,050
reimbursable grant from Cal water. Approval of renewal agreement with Peter Weber Equestrian

558
00:56:01,050 --> 00:56:04,430
and center for operation of our stables.

559
00:56:06,030 --> 00:56:10,270
Awarded a contract for street resurfacing project

560
00:56:10,270 --> 00:56:13,790
in the Dappell Gray neighborhood and on Silver Spur Road

561
00:56:14,050 --> 00:56:16,750
in the commercial district in partnership

562
00:56:16,970 --> 00:56:18,890
with the city of our PV.

563
00:56:20,490 --> 00:56:24,690
Installation of emergency water cash for horses.

564
00:56:25,930 --> 00:56:29,950
And we conducted annual public safety community events

565
00:56:29,950 --> 00:56:38,250
such as National Night Out in August and Prepared Peninsula Expo in October, and we've

566
00:56:38,250 --> 00:56:46,250
created a Peppertree Foundation Fundraising Committee, and we resurface the tennis courts

567
00:56:46,250 --> 00:56:53,810
at Ernie Hallett Park with the addition of four new Pickleball court overlays,unditing

568
00:56:53,810 --> 00:57:01,870
part with Peppertree Foundation funds. And we held annual community events. Mayors

569
00:57:01,870 --> 00:57:09,830
breakfast ride, hills are a library, city celebration, Tracy Austin tennis tournament, which

570
00:57:09,830 --> 00:57:19,350
had a record participation in our recent holiday parade of lights. So you can imagine he did not

571
00:57:19,350 --> 00:57:27,110
get much rest during this last year. So on behalf of the city and my fellow council members,

572
00:57:27,990 --> 00:57:34,230
I'd like to provide you with a few special mementos to commemorate your term as mayor

573
00:57:34,230 --> 00:57:45,040
and to thank you for your service and dedication. So here's the first and I think we will let

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00:57:45,040 --> 00:57:48,320
him open this. You can set it here.

575
00:57:52,460 --> 00:57:54,320
Paper looks good. Yeah.

576
00:57:55,240 --> 00:57:55,800
Oh,

577
00:57:59,600 --> 00:58:00,240
it's in the back.

578
00:58:01,880 --> 00:58:03,300
This is an R-H-E.

579
00:58:03,400 --> 00:58:05,680
COVID, uh, COVID appropriate.

580
00:58:06,060 --> 00:58:08,680
I get my own mask.

581
00:58:09,000 --> 00:58:10,520
I'm worried on the airplane next to me.

582
00:58:10,540 --> 00:58:15,400
This is an R-H-E mask for being mayor through our third year of the pandemic.

583
00:58:15,400 --> 00:58:19,260
And there it says, Frank Sarunian Mayor.

584
00:58:22,240 --> 00:58:23,320
That's wonderful.

585
00:58:24,600 --> 00:58:26,420
So then the next.

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00:58:27,400 --> 00:58:27,900
Thank you.

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00:58:37,250 --> 00:58:37,930
And

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00:58:40,110 --> 00:58:46,870
this is a framed photo taken at the Armenian Genocide Public Art

589
00:58:46,870 --> 00:58:51,770
Dedication Ceremony, which took place last month here at City Hall.

590
00:58:51,990 --> 00:58:54,190
I know many of you attended that wonderful event.

591
00:58:54,190 --> 00:58:56,570
And we should get a photo of that.

592
00:58:57,030 --> 00:58:57,670
Hold that up.

593
00:58:58,110 --> 00:58:58,210
Thank

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00:59:04,130 --> 00:59:05,170
you.

595
00:59:05,330 --> 00:59:05,730
That's wonderful.

596
00:59:06,130 --> 00:59:07,310
And one more thing.

597
00:59:07,930 --> 00:59:11,770
It'll be in my USC office for call to see.

598
00:59:13,290 --> 00:59:18,750
And this final one is an updated gavel plaque,

599
00:59:18,750 --> 00:59:26,250
including all four terms that Mayor's Arunyan has served as our mayor.

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00:59:26,830 --> 00:59:29,470
And we'll get a photo of that also.

601
00:59:29,470 --> 00:59:31,710
and later we'll get all the council people.

602
00:59:40,860 --> 00:59:46,040
So from staff and council, we appreciate very much the year

603
00:59:46,040 --> 00:59:47,920
that you have spent serving us.

604
00:59:48,600 --> 00:59:52,160
And I would like to introduce some other dignitaries

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00:59:52,770 --> 00:59:55,920
to come to the podium who have presentations.

606
00:59:56,460 --> 00:59:59,960
First of all, we have Eric Ponce furloughs again.

607
01:00:16,610 --> 01:00:26,330
Thank you very much.

608
01:00:28,960 --> 01:00:30,860
Thank you. Please, thank you.

609
01:00:34,280 --> 01:00:40,420
And then we have from Lomita, Mary Mayer,

610
01:00:40,420 --> 01:00:43,360
Barry White and Cindy Segawa.

611
01:00:52,430 --> 01:00:56,750
So Frank, on behalf of the City of LaMita, we thank you for your leadership.

612
01:00:57,230 --> 01:01:02,850
You have been a good friend to the larger community, as well as being a fellow USC Price

613
01:01:02,850 --> 01:01:08,690
faculty member, so we're fighting on, but we appreciate you very much.

614
01:01:08,830 --> 01:01:13,370
You worked hard, you know, and it's, I don't know, maybe it's something in the air in Rolling

615
01:01:13,370 --> 01:01:18,850
Hills estates, that we've had so many council members here who have worked so hard on

616
01:01:18,850 --> 01:01:24,090
so many things. So anyway we appreciate very much Frank and you're a good friend.

617
01:01:24,390 --> 01:01:25,710
Thank you. Are you going to sing?

618
01:01:29,290 --> 01:01:31,550
I need the other few members of my quartet.

619
01:01:31,850 --> 01:01:32,050
At

620
01:01:35,250 --> 01:01:38,490
the state of our city he did a solo. Yeah Cindy thank you.

621
01:01:41,630 --> 01:01:43,390
And then we have John

622
01:01:44,790 --> 01:01:48,370
Councilmember John Crookshank from Rancho Palace Verde's.

623
01:01:54,810 --> 01:01:56,470
I'm on I'm here on behalf

624
01:02:19,480 --> 01:02:25,340
And then from the P.B. Library District, we have Trustee Rose Aquan-Eston.

625
01:02:38,430 --> 01:02:40,450
Yeah, from the Palace Board's Library District.

626
01:02:41,030 --> 01:02:46,510
Again, thank you for your year and many years of service as mayor.

627
01:02:46,510 --> 01:02:53,610
We benefit as a community for all the work that you and the council members have done over the years. Thank you so much.

628
01:02:53,670 --> 01:02:54,610
Fight on.

629
01:02:59,540 --> 01:03:00,460
It's a call.

630
01:03:02,800 --> 01:03:11,180
And then we would like to invite up Assistant Chief Brian Bennett from the LA County Fire Department.

631
01:03:13,900 --> 01:03:19,540
Thank you Mayor thank you like I said for thank you on behalf of the entire fire department

632
01:03:19,540 --> 01:03:28,260
for your service and especially for your support of us and for their stand-up council for the working in the future

633
01:03:30,500 --> 01:03:39,580
so another early county school yeah thank you thank you we

634
01:03:43,100 --> 01:03:44,820
also receive certificates

635
01:03:44,820 --> 01:03:53,040
It's from Janis Hahn, Senator Ben Allen, Congressman Ted Lou in the cities of PBS states,

636
01:03:53,380 --> 01:03:54,800
and Rowling Hills.

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01:03:55,260 --> 01:04:06,420
And I would like to present on behalf of Janis Hahn, our supervisor, this beautiful certificate

638
01:04:07,980 --> 01:04:11,520
of appreciation for your mayor, Dumb.

639
01:04:17,330 --> 01:04:28,160
And at this time, I would allow, oh, yes, Matthew, I'm so sorry, from the school district.

640
01:04:30,840 --> 01:04:31,600
Thank you, Matthew.

641
01:04:32,180 --> 01:04:36,640
So on behalf of the U.S.D., how it's turned us in one read, I want to walk you to the big 10.

642
01:04:37,180 --> 01:04:37,920
Oh, thank you.

643
01:04:39,080 --> 01:04:39,840
Thank you.

644
01:04:39,840 --> 01:04:50,340
Thank you for your leadership. This last year was, my guess, more difficult than most, but thank you, and we all thank you.

645
01:04:50,780 --> 01:04:52,880
From the half of the district, thank you, sir.

646
01:04:56,400 --> 01:04:57,340
Thank you. Thank you, ma'am.

647
01:05:02,320 --> 01:05:07,800
Is there anyone else who has a certificate or something to say?

648
01:05:08,940 --> 01:05:17,960
Okay, so I now will invite our mayor to make a few, few outgoing remarks.

649
01:05:21,160 --> 01:05:30,340
Well, I won't take long, but I joined Steve in saying that in our tradition, being mayor

650
01:05:30,610 --> 01:05:33,280
has been nothing but a ceremonial function.

651
01:05:33,280 --> 01:05:41,880
It's nothing more than being one of five and the fact that you've heard all of those

652
01:05:41,880 --> 01:05:45,920
accomplishments, none of them are mine.

653
01:05:46,740 --> 01:05:55,500
They are five people that takes in order to govern and they are definitely all of their

654
01:05:55,500 --> 01:06:01,340
credits for what was accomplished in a relatively difficult year.

655
01:06:01,340 --> 01:06:11,800
As most of us experienced through the pandemic, we started with meetings online and started

656
01:06:11,800 --> 01:06:13,860
getting back together, etc.

657
01:06:15,340 --> 01:06:23,260
But regardless, the resilience of this council as well as our staff is absolutely amazing.

658
01:06:25,600 --> 01:06:33,160
And I presume one of the reasons why I've always said this is where I want to serve, this

659
01:06:33,160 --> 01:06:38,680
is where I want to be, and I've resisted any temptation to run for any other office

660
01:06:39,260 --> 01:06:43,780
because real governance happens here with some amazing people.

661
01:06:44,780 --> 01:06:49,800
So thank you for all those that you have read, but none of them are mine.

662
01:06:49,800 --> 01:06:58,000
And grateful to all of my colleagues who have steadfast, supported, of course, everything

663
01:06:58,000 --> 01:06:59,200
that we've done together.

664
01:06:59,820 --> 01:07:05,760
Thank you, Steve, again, and the rest of my colleagues who remain on the council.

665
01:07:06,400 --> 01:07:17,700
But it's really an important function, yet all of us together is the most important ingredient

666
01:07:17,700 --> 01:07:18,620
of what we do.

667
01:07:18,620 --> 01:07:24,460
So thank you again, Mayor Prattam Huff, and thank you all for coming.

668
01:07:24,760 --> 01:07:31,640
I thank everyone who brought scrolls and everyone who are here to wish all of us well.

669
01:07:32,160 --> 01:07:35,140
I know the cake is waiting, so I'm not going to say anything more.

670
01:07:35,440 --> 01:07:36,400
Don't worry, we're getting there.

671
01:07:38,580 --> 01:07:44,040
And thank you again, so I'll go back there and we'll finish our items and then we'll have

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01:07:44,040 --> 01:07:44,200
cake.

673
01:07:44,200 --> 01:07:44,820
All

674
01:07:54,740 --> 01:08:04,460
right, it is customary for us to, of course, transition to a new mayor and a new mayor

675
01:08:04,460 --> 01:08:14,980
pro tem and we have done this very collegially all the time and mayor pro tem half has served

676
01:08:14,980 --> 01:08:24,000
as mayor pro tem this last year and I therefore nominate mayor pro tem half to be our next

677
01:08:24,000 --> 01:08:31,420
mayor and I would like to do that by acclimation, if you don't mind, which means we don't even

678
01:08:31,420 --> 01:08:37,760
have to vote for it. So mayor Huff, let me be the first one to congratulate you on the beginning

679
01:08:37,760 --> 01:08:41,560
of your mayorship, ma'am. Thank you very much.

680
01:08:46,600 --> 01:08:50,160
Well and as my first order of business, I would like

681
01:08:50,160 --> 01:08:59,020
to nominate the position for some the position of Mayor Pro Tem and I would like to nominate

682
01:08:59,020 --> 01:09:06,800
our Councilwoman Fellowsch Met. And if there are no objections I would like to declare

683
01:09:06,800 --> 01:09:10,960
of that by acclimation also. Congratulations.

684
01:09:13,870 --> 01:09:16,510
All right. Cake time.

685
01:09:17,370 --> 01:09:24,330
Before we have cake, I really planned just been 45 minutes

686
01:09:24,330 --> 01:09:28,330
telling my future plans and goals

687
01:09:28,330 --> 01:09:31,850
and I see the disappointment on the faces.

688
01:09:32,890 --> 01:09:36,850
So I will forego that other than to say

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01:09:36,850 --> 01:10:02,990
I do want to thank all of the residents of our city for allowing me the privilege of serving on the council and being re-elected and I would like to thank the council for supporting me in this position and also for the years that we've made it together through the pandemic and I feel that we have learned a lot.

690
01:10:02,990 --> 01:10:14,090
But I think we have just learned the gratitude and more patience and some of those really

691
01:10:14,090 --> 01:10:19,310
good qualities that are hard to develop and it was a necessity.

692
01:10:19,670 --> 01:10:25,210
So thank you all very much and with that I will say let's eat cake.

693
01:10:25,810 --> 01:10:26,130
All right.

694
01:10:26,130 --> 01:10:29,270
So we are temporarily adjourned.

695
01:35:09,360 --> 01:35:14,880
Thank you

696
01:35:18,140 --> 01:35:42,120
for rejoining us, we will begin again after our reception for our transition and council members, and we will go to item 8 on the agenda, public comment, and I would like to invite Martin Gumberg from PV Transit to speak about the upcoming New Year's Eve bus service.

697
01:35:42,120 --> 01:35:42,240
Yes.

698
01:35:58,220 --> 01:35:58,880
Aaron Counsel.

699
01:35:59,380 --> 01:36:00,080
Oh, there's better.

700
01:36:00,400 --> 01:36:00,480
Yeah.

701
01:36:01,340 --> 01:36:02,360
My name is Martin Gombard.

702
01:36:02,480 --> 01:36:05,420
I'm the administrative administrator of the Palace Fridis Peninsula Transit Authority.

703
01:36:05,880 --> 01:36:11,460
And tonight, I would like to make a brief comment about our free New Year's Eve service that

704
01:36:11,460 --> 01:36:18,320
we'll be operating from 6 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

705
01:36:18,320 --> 01:36:22,040
We will be operating free dial-ride service throughout the three cities of the peninsula.

706
01:36:23,160 --> 01:36:27,260
We've done this for over 20 years and it's a great way to get people out of their cars

707
01:36:27,260 --> 01:36:34,320
and onto our buses. Folks can make reservations by calling in that evening and we will also start

708
01:36:34,320 --> 01:36:39,960
taking reservations as early as December 20th and information on the services going to be on

709
01:36:39,960 --> 01:36:45,740
our website tomorrow at PV Transit dot com. So we look forward to everybody being on our buses on

710
01:36:45,740 --> 01:36:53,460
New Year's Eve and again the last call is 130 so thank you so much. Thank you Martin for your

711
01:36:53,460 --> 01:36:59,600
service and which is certainly very valuable to us all on the Hill, thank you.

712
01:37:00,660 --> 01:37:04,180
Madam Clerk, do we have any other public comments?

713
01:37:06,530 --> 01:37:08,350
Not at this time, thank you.

714
01:37:09,810 --> 01:37:16,950
All right, and we have no public hearings, so we'll move on to item 10, new business.

715
01:37:17,770 --> 01:37:24,890
And that is a report from Jessica Slauson, our management analyst on equine emergency

716
01:37:24,890 --> 01:37:29,510
you sheltering agreement. Thank you. Thank you Madam Mayor and members of the City Council.

717
01:37:30,130 --> 01:37:35,250
The MOU agreement before you this evening is an equine emergency sheltering agreement between

718
01:37:35,250 --> 01:37:40,290
the city and the county of Los Angeles. The county department of animal care and control

719
01:37:40,290 --> 01:37:45,250
partners with the city for ongoing emergency preparedness planning in which equine and large

720
01:37:45,250 --> 01:37:51,370
animal emergency sheltering has been discussed as a need for the South Bay region. Ernie

721
01:37:51,370 --> 01:37:59,530
Anyhow at park was identified as a suitable temporary emergency sheltering location due to the large equestrian writing arenas and the open parking area.

722
01:38:00,170 --> 01:38:03,130
The MOU has been reviewed by the city attorney.

723
01:38:03,790 --> 01:38:11,050
In addition, the agreement was presented to the equestrian committee and the parks and activity commission and received support of the partnership and advance planning.

724
01:38:11,970 --> 01:38:19,610
With that, the park and activities commission and staff have recommended that the city council enter into the MOU agreement for the equine emergency sheltering agreement.

725
01:38:19,610 --> 01:38:22,470
Thank you and I'm available for any questions you may have.

726
01:38:23,190 --> 01:38:26,930
Thank you. Does anyone on council have any questions or comments?

727
01:38:27,730 --> 01:38:29,510
I don't have a question but I have a comment.

728
01:38:29,710 --> 01:38:31,110
Thank you for this. This is great.

729
01:38:31,550 --> 01:38:34,350
We've done this, by the way, in the past,

730
01:38:34,410 --> 01:38:37,950
especially when La Cunata Flintridge in that area

731
01:38:37,950 --> 01:38:41,470
was having a number of issues with landslides,

732
01:38:41,470 --> 01:38:44,350
as well as fire.

733
01:38:44,350 --> 01:38:50,590
here, and we offered our Ernie Hallett Park as an evacuation site.

734
01:38:52,510 --> 01:38:58,690
Ultimately, I don't think it was needed, but certainly we offered, and this is wonderful.

735
01:38:58,950 --> 01:39:04,730
We're in a question city, and this is the kind of, I think, offer that we should be making.

736
01:39:05,010 --> 01:39:08,750
So thanks for putting this into a document and a writing.

737
01:39:09,930 --> 01:39:10,630
Thank you.

738
01:39:12,010 --> 01:39:12,610
Questions?

739
01:39:12,910 --> 01:39:13,010
Yeah.

740
01:39:13,010 --> 01:39:20,400
Thank you for the report. I have some questions about the contract itself. Maybe the city attorney knows.

741
01:39:22,140 --> 01:39:30,620
I second council members or onions condense about how necessary it is and how proud we should be to be able to provide the service for the county.

742
01:39:31,640 --> 01:39:38,060
My question is about the contract. Are these. Does this contract replace one that's already in existence?

743
01:39:44,550 --> 01:39:54,070
The contract defines from our standpoint a person who works with the county as a quote

744
01:39:54,070 --> 01:39:54,990
unquote manager.

745
01:39:56,290 --> 01:40:01,650
The city coordinators, somebody from our city is not defined, who is that person going

746
01:40:01,650 --> 01:40:02,110
to be?

747
01:40:03,510 --> 01:40:04,210
Do you know Jessica?

748
01:40:05,590 --> 01:40:07,210
I apologize, Council Member Sura.

749
01:40:07,770 --> 01:40:13,270
It is identified as far as city staff, it would be superintendent Mike Goldsmith.

750
01:40:13,590 --> 01:40:14,790
Okay, that makes sense.

751
01:40:17,350 --> 01:40:18,230
Oh, I apologize.

752
01:40:18,390 --> 01:40:22,670
He is listed in the MOU on page seven as the facility coordinator.

753
01:40:23,150 --> 01:40:23,490
Okay.

754
01:40:27,100 --> 01:40:28,840
Okay, it's just a different nomenclature.

755
01:40:29,060 --> 01:40:32,540
Okay, I assumed it was Mike, but it wasn't defined in a term in the contract.

756
01:40:32,540 --> 01:40:52,420
And then I noticed in the minutes of the Parks and Activities Commission meeting where they discussed this that we approved and the consent calendar that Commissioner Persequino said that Ernie help with Park is hard to get horses into and hard to get horses out of but there was no response during that meeting to it to that comment.

757
01:40:53,780 --> 01:41:01,880
What is your take on whether it's the easiest or hardest place to get horses in and out of because it doesn't make sense to make that.

758
01:41:01,880 --> 01:41:05,400
at the designated spot, if at least one person thinks it's hard?

759
01:41:05,840 --> 01:41:06,860
Right, no, I apologize.

760
01:41:07,220 --> 01:41:09,400
It was responded to and discussed.

761
01:41:10,260 --> 01:41:14,980
So, Superintendent Goldsmith was kind of conferred on this.

762
01:41:15,820 --> 01:41:20,420
We had a couple of the coordinators from Department of Animal

763
01:41:20,420 --> 01:41:22,480
Care and Control actually do two site visits

764
01:41:23,200 --> 01:41:27,040
to determine egress and ingress of the park.

765
01:41:27,400 --> 01:41:30,300
It's true that it is a long stretch to get in.

766
01:41:30,300 --> 01:41:40,200
But it's doable, especially considering the park, you know, equestrian arenas are used daily.

767
01:41:40,860 --> 01:41:45,560
With trailers being pulled in and out, we've had horse shows at Ernie Hall at Park.

768
01:41:46,140 --> 01:41:54,060
So with that information, the Department of Animal Care and Control felt comfortable with the facility.

769
01:41:54,680 --> 01:41:56,720
And Superintendent Goldsmith felt the same.

770
01:41:57,260 --> 01:41:58,020
Thank you.

771
01:41:58,020 --> 01:41:58,360
Any

772
01:42:01,340 --> 01:42:03,980
other questions or comments?

773
01:42:04,500 --> 01:42:07,780
Otherwise, I will entertain a motion.

774
01:42:08,520 --> 01:42:08,940
Move approval.

775
01:42:09,540 --> 01:42:09,900
Second.

776
01:42:10,940 --> 01:42:11,860
Do we have a roll call?

777
01:42:15,020 --> 01:42:16,000
Council Member Schecter.

778
01:42:17,140 --> 01:42:17,300
Yes.

779
01:42:17,720 --> 01:42:18,860
Council Member Zarinian.

780
01:42:19,240 --> 01:42:19,360
Yes.

781
01:42:19,840 --> 01:42:20,780
Council Member Stigora.

782
01:42:21,080 --> 01:42:21,220
Aye.

783
01:42:21,620 --> 01:42:22,620
Mayor Pro Tem Schmidt.

784
01:42:22,860 --> 01:42:23,020
Yes.

785
01:42:23,380 --> 01:42:23,960
And Mayor Huff.

786
01:42:24,280 --> 01:42:24,440
Yes.

787
01:42:24,860 --> 01:42:25,200
Thank you.

788
01:42:25,540 --> 01:42:26,240
The motion carries.

789
01:42:26,800 --> 01:42:27,960
Congrats on your first vote.

790
01:42:28,140 --> 01:42:28,440
Thank you.

791
01:42:28,640 --> 01:42:32,960
We will move on to item 10B, new business planning application number

792
01:42:32,960 --> 01:42:42,220
We're 22-0504 and we have a report from our community development director, Jean McNaughton.

793
01:42:43,220 --> 01:42:44,120
Thank you.

794
01:42:44,400 --> 01:42:47,680
Good evening, Honorable Mayor, Mayor Potem, members of the City Council.

795
01:42:48,360 --> 01:42:53,080
The item before you tonight is a request to determine that an unlisted use is similar

796
01:42:53,080 --> 01:43:02,420
to and not more objectionable than use is already listed in section 17.04.030 of the Rolling

797
01:43:02,420 --> 01:43:08,580
Hills State's municipal code. Before I get into a summary of the proposal tonight, I'd

798
01:43:08,580 --> 01:43:14,400
like to make note for both the City Council as well as the public that there were some

799
01:43:14,400 --> 01:43:21,420
typographical errors on the attached resolution. The title of the resolution should be resolution

800
01:43:21,420 --> 01:43:28,580
number 2537, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills the States. So I

801
01:43:28,580 --> 01:43:39,340
I apologize for those top graphical errors, those were my error, but we will have the resolution all corrected before signature of the mayor and city clerk.

802
01:43:40,460 --> 01:43:51,140
So staff has received a business license application for in Kindle, an art gallery combined with the tattoo studio at 712 deep valley drive.

803
01:43:51,140 --> 01:44:01,380
One service uses such as tattoo and body piercing studios are unlisted as permitted uses in the commercial general mixed use overlay district.

804
01:44:01,580 --> 01:44:14,040
The Rolling Hills of States Municipal Code requires that the City Council determine by written decision that such uses are similar to and not more objectionable than the service uses already listed.

805
01:44:14,040 --> 01:44:21,820
The proposed business will function in a very similar manner to other personal service uses such as barber shops and

806
01:44:21,820 --> 01:44:29,700
beauty parlors which are both permitted uses in the CG MU district and that the services will be provided on an

807
01:44:29,700 --> 01:44:35,680
appointment only basis where personal services will be provided to a client on a one-on-one basis.

808
01:44:36,260 --> 01:44:39,880
And the operation will have additional oversight by a county agency.

809
01:44:39,880 --> 01:44:59,900
And like the highly regulated barbering and cosmetology service sector, the applicant is currently working with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to meet all the permitting guidelines, including obtaining clearance for the facility itself, but must first obtain city approval for the business license before moving forward.

810
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:29,740
And in addition to all of that, staff does intend to conduct a comprehensive update of Title 17 of the Rolling Hills Estates municipal code beginning in early 2023 to implement the recently adopted 2022 general plan update. And during that time, the list of permitted uses in the Rolling Hills Estates chapter 17.30 will be proposed for updates to reflect more contemporary list of allowable uses. However, in the meantime,

811
01:45:29,740 --> 01:45:39,540
The municipal code does require that the City Council by written decision, determine that service use is not listed or similar to and not more objectionable than the use is already listed.

812
01:45:40,280 --> 01:45:48,680
And therefore, staff recommends that the City Council receive the staff memo, discuss the issues and adopt resolution number 2537,

813
01:45:49,440 --> 01:45:58,540
a resolution of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills Estates, determining that tattoo and body piercing studio use is similar to and not more objectionable,

814
01:45:58,540 --> 01:46:07,700
than service uses already listed in section 17.30.0.020 of the Rolling Hills Estates Municipal Code.

815
01:46:08,580 --> 01:46:17,300
And that concludes, oh, excuse me, and finding that such determined determination to be exempt on the California Environmental Quality Act.

816
01:46:17,720 --> 01:46:21,740
And with that, that does conclude my presentation and staff is available to answer any questions.

817
01:46:21,740 --> 01:46:28,380
I'd also like to point out that the applicant on Estatia's cavort sova is here with us tonight

818
01:46:28,380 --> 01:46:28,980
in the chambers.

819
01:46:28,980 --> 01:46:32,980
Should the council have any particular questions regarding her business?

820
01:46:33,640 --> 01:46:33,920
Thank you.

821
01:46:34,440 --> 01:46:36,040
Thank you very much.

822
01:46:36,340 --> 01:46:39,760
Do we have any questions or comments from council?

823
01:46:42,440 --> 01:46:42,540
Yes.

824
01:46:43,300 --> 01:46:47,720
I move approval of this after recommendation and the resolution as amended.

825
01:46:48,700 --> 01:46:49,580
I'll second it.

826
01:46:49,580 --> 01:46:52,580
Could we have row call, please?

827
01:46:53,580 --> 01:46:54,740
Yes, Council Member Schecter.

828
01:46:55,180 --> 01:46:55,660
Yes.

829
01:46:56,040 --> 01:46:56,920
Council Member Zerunian.

830
01:46:57,100 --> 01:46:57,220
Yes.

831
01:46:57,760 --> 01:46:58,740
Council Member Stugora.

832
01:46:58,980 --> 01:46:59,100
Aye.

833
01:46:59,380 --> 01:47:00,460
Mayor Prolim Schmidt.

834
01:47:00,720 --> 01:47:00,880
Yes.

835
01:47:01,540 --> 01:47:02,060
Mayor Huff.

836
01:47:02,340 --> 01:47:02,500
Yes.

837
01:47:04,020 --> 01:47:08,800
The motion carries to adopt resolution number 2537, a resolution of the City Council, the City

838
01:47:08,800 --> 01:47:12,620
of Rolling Hills of States, determining that tattoo and body piercing studio use is similar

839
01:47:12,620 --> 01:47:19,140
to and not object more objectionable than service use already listed in section 17.3.0.0.2.0

840
01:47:19,140 --> 01:47:24,460
of the rowing of the State's municipal code, and finding such determination to be exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act.

841
01:47:25,730 --> 01:47:26,760
Thank you very much.

842
01:47:27,650 --> 01:47:34,320
Let us move on to item 10C, California's specified grant funds authorizing resolution for

843
01:47:34,320 --> 01:47:37,220
Nature Center project application.

844
01:47:37,640 --> 01:47:43,160
I believe we have a report from Rosa Pineduelas, our community services supervisor.

845
01:47:43,760 --> 01:47:44,600
Thank you.

846
01:47:44,780 --> 01:47:46,180
Good evening, Mayor and Council members.

847
01:47:46,180 --> 01:47:51,760
First, before you tonight as a resolution to approve the filing of application documents for

848
01:47:51,760 --> 01:47:56,380
specified grant funds being awarded to the city from the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

849
01:47:56,880 --> 01:48:03,180
The city was awarded a grant of $1.2 million to support the construction of the new nature center at Georgia Canyon.

850
01:48:03,760 --> 01:48:12,840
This was made possible by Senator Ben Allen who requested the funds through Governor Newsom's signed budget act of 2022 AB 179.

851
01:48:12,840 --> 01:48:18,780
The next step in securing the awarded funds is to approve and submit the attached authorizing resolution.

852
01:48:19,420 --> 01:48:23,860
Submitting the resolution now allows staff to work to get the contract executed and

853
01:48:23,860 --> 01:48:28,020
encumbered, allowing us to submit for reimbursement as we proceed with the project.

854
01:48:29,020 --> 01:48:33,460
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt resolution number 2536,

855
01:48:34,100 --> 01:48:37,810
to approve all application documents for the California Department of Parks and

856
01:48:37,810 --> 01:48:50,630
creation office of grants and local services specified grant programs for the Georgia Canyon Nature Center project in the amount of $1.2 million and authorize staff to submit the application forms accordingly.

857
01:48:52,270 --> 01:48:53,950
I'm available to answer any questions.

858
01:48:54,490 --> 01:48:55,430
Should you have any?

859
01:48:55,670 --> 01:48:56,110
Thank you.

860
01:48:56,510 --> 01:48:57,970
Thank you for that report.

861
01:48:58,270 --> 01:48:59,710
Do we have any questions or comments?

862
01:48:59,710 --> 01:49:00,950
I

863
01:49:03,610 --> 01:49:23,690
just want to thank again Senator Allen for helping us procure this grant and appreciate everybody here who helped them do that and provide information and also the streamlining of the project itself run by Councilmember Zuckerman and former Councilmember, former Councilmember Zuckerman and Councilmembers and Renyan.

864
01:49:25,610 --> 01:49:26,290
Thank you.

865
01:49:26,570 --> 01:49:28,070
I will entertain in motion.

866
01:49:28,410 --> 01:49:30,670
We have approval of resolution 2536.

867
01:49:33,230 --> 01:49:35,690
We have a motion in a second.

868
01:49:35,890 --> 01:49:37,210
Could we have the roll call, please?

869
01:49:37,730 --> 01:49:38,790
Yes, Council Member Shepter.

870
01:49:39,190 --> 01:49:39,350
Yes.

871
01:49:39,750 --> 01:49:40,570
Council Member Zaronian.

872
01:49:40,770 --> 01:49:40,910
Yes.

873
01:49:41,430 --> 01:49:42,290
Council Member Siggara.

874
01:49:42,590 --> 01:49:42,730
Aye.

875
01:49:43,310 --> 01:49:44,190
Mayor Pro Temp Schmidt.

876
01:49:44,370 --> 01:49:44,570
Yes.

877
01:49:45,110 --> 01:49:45,710
And Mayor Huff.

878
01:49:46,230 --> 01:49:46,430
Yes.

879
01:49:47,150 --> 01:49:52,150
The motion carries to adopt resolution number 2536, a resolution of the City Council of the City

880
01:49:52,150 --> 01:49:58,290
of rolling those estates, approving all applications for specified grant funds in the Budget Act of 2022.

881
01:49:58,550 --> 01:50:10,930
Item 3790-101-001 is amended by AB 179, section 19.56, item number B 13a, an amount of $1.2 million to the City of

882
01:50:10,930 --> 01:50:13,790
rolling those estates, Nights to Center, for construction costs of the Nights to Center.

883
01:50:13,790 --> 01:50:16,560
Thank you.

884
01:50:16,800 --> 01:50:26,180
We'll move on to item 10D, new business planning application, 220499, discussion item

885
01:50:26,180 --> 01:50:32,580
regarding the amendment and restatement of chapter 17.56 of the Rolling Hills Estates

886
01:50:32,580 --> 01:50:40,540
Municipal Code pertaining to accessory dwelling units and we have a report from our community

887
01:50:40,540 --> 01:50:42,680
development director Jean Norton.

888
01:50:42,680 --> 01:50:47,560
Thank you, good evening, and honorable mayor, mayor for ten members of the City Council.

889
01:50:48,180 --> 01:50:52,900
The item before you tonight is an informational item regarding the amendments to the municipal code,

890
01:50:53,180 --> 01:50:56,320
regard pertaining to accessory dwelling units.

891
01:50:57,520 --> 01:51:02,600
Accessory dwelling units have been permitted in California jurisdictions since early 1980s.

892
01:51:02,860 --> 01:51:10,580
Legislative actions in 2016 and 17 made significant changes to the regulations, regulation of ADUs,

893
01:51:10,580 --> 01:51:14,840
which included the creation of junior accessory dwelling units,

894
01:51:15,300 --> 01:51:20,620
removing most of the discretionary power of local jurisdictions by making approval of an ADU,

895
01:51:20,840 --> 01:51:25,740
a ministerial action, assuming it met the underlying zoning district development standards.

896
01:51:26,420 --> 01:51:29,440
However, there were components missing from these laws that allowed

897
01:51:29,440 --> 01:51:36,820
a local jurisdiction to create requirements that were in the legislator's opinion,

898
01:51:36,820 --> 01:51:43,760
in excessive or burdensome so as to unreasonably restrict the ability of homeowners to create

899
01:51:43,760 --> 01:51:50,480
ADUs and JADUs. So in the 2019 and 2020 legislative session there were significant changes

900
01:51:50,480 --> 01:51:56,400
that sought to address the deficiencies in the 16 and 17 legislation. These included

901
01:51:56,400 --> 01:52:01,640
the bypassing of the requirements for ADUs or JADUs to meet underlying development standards

902
01:52:01,640 --> 01:52:07,000
which in effect applied a one-size-fits-all approach to certain types of ADUs.

903
01:52:07,260 --> 01:52:12,560
It required that it require the jurisdiction's approved ADUs through ministerial action,

904
01:52:13,180 --> 01:52:18,340
reduce timeliness for processing timelines for processing and approving applications,

905
01:52:18,780 --> 01:52:23,400
prohibited impact fees on units less than 750 square feet,

906
01:52:23,940 --> 01:52:29,040
and reduced or removed the ability for jurisdiction to require parking for new units.

907
01:52:30,460 --> 01:52:36,860
Given the major changes in the 1920s session, cleanup legislation was widely anticipated for

908
01:52:36,860 --> 01:52:44,180
the 21 and 22 session to clarify vague provisions that have led to varying local interpretations

909
01:52:44,780 --> 01:52:47,380
resulting in inconsistent implementation.

910
01:52:47,820 --> 01:52:55,780
The two main takeaways from Senate Bill 897 and Assembly Bill 2221 are that they clarified

911
01:52:55,780 --> 01:53:01,420
applied procedural matters to meet the intent of past legislation and expanded the relaxed

912
01:53:01,420 --> 01:53:07,060
development standard provisions in certain circumstances related to height and location.

913
01:53:09,900 --> 01:53:17,120
The new laws defined permitting agency in the 19-20 legislation timelines for agencies

914
01:53:17,120 --> 01:53:23,180
to act on an application were reduced to 60 days and in practice the permitting agency means

915
01:53:23,180 --> 01:53:29,000
the local agency that receives the application, making that agency responsible to issue the permit

916
01:53:29,000 --> 01:53:34,980
within the specified timeline. However, ADU and JEDU permit issuance typically requires

917
01:53:34,980 --> 01:53:40,320
approval, approvals from additional bodies, including special districts and utilities that

918
01:53:40,320 --> 01:53:46,440
are not held to the same 60-day timeline as local agency, which can result in considerable delays

919
01:53:46,440 --> 01:53:52,400
for ADU and JEDU construction, as well as present challenges to local jurisdictions attempting

920
01:53:52,400 --> 01:53:54,460
demanding to manage entities beyond their control.

921
01:53:55,160 --> 01:53:59,840
Special districts and utilities will now be held to the same timelines as local agencies.

922
01:54:00,680 --> 01:54:05,480
The new laws also define what it means for a permitting agency to act on an application

923
01:54:05,900 --> 01:54:11,740
by clarifying that this means to approve the application or to provide a complete list

924
01:54:11,740 --> 01:54:18,060
of defective or deficient items along with the description of how the application can be

925
01:54:18,060 --> 01:54:23,420
remedied by the applicant, is the intent of the new laws to help reduce the time spent

926
01:54:23,420 --> 01:54:26,700
by all sides in reviewing and revising applications.

927
01:54:28,140 --> 01:54:33,600
Current law refers to various conditions where an ADU may be located, such as attached

928
01:54:33,600 --> 01:54:39,960
to an existing or proposed primary dwelling, including attached garages, but neglected to

929
01:54:39,960 --> 01:54:45,980
specify detached garages, so the new laws clarify that a detached ADU may be constructed in

930
01:54:45,980 --> 01:54:52,100
a detached garage. Current law prohibits a local jurisdiction from requiring fire sprinklers

931
01:54:52,100 --> 01:54:57,840
in a new detached ADU if the primary dwelling does not contain fire sprinklers. However,

932
01:54:58,000 --> 01:55:02,440
in the case of ADUs that don't meet the minimum distance requirements from hydrant,

933
01:55:02,840 --> 01:55:08,360
there are alternative measures that can be applied, such as requiring fire sprinklers in the new ADU.

934
01:55:08,880 --> 01:55:13,780
However, this then triggered the requirement to install fire sprinklers in the primary dwelling

935
01:55:13,780 --> 01:55:19,400
as well. So the new law is now prohibit that additional requirement for the primary dwelling.

936
01:55:20,400 --> 01:55:24,200
Current law addressed many of the issues related to nonconforming issues

937
01:55:24,200 --> 01:55:30,620
and ADU construction, but the new law is specified that ADU applications cannot be tied to

938
01:55:30,620 --> 01:55:36,140
violations related to the primary dwelling except to the extent that the correction is necessary

939
01:55:36,140 --> 01:55:42,920
to protect health and safety. In terms of development standards, the new laws address height

940
01:55:42,920 --> 01:55:47,240
In location, those are the two main issues related to development standards.

941
01:55:47,600 --> 01:55:57,060
The current height limit of 16 feet for detached ADU on a single family lot will remain in place, except for the circumstances listed on the slide.

942
01:55:57,580 --> 01:56:04,820
The majority of ADU construction on single family properties in Rolling Hills estates will not be affected by the height limit changes.

943
01:56:04,820 --> 01:56:17,060
as there are few, if any, properties that are within one half mile walking distance of a major transit stop or a high quality corridor as defined in public resources code section to 1155.

944
01:56:17,820 --> 01:56:27,660
Currently in ADU, proposed at the second story level when attached to a primary dwelling must obtain a neighborhood compatibility determination from the planning commission.

945
01:56:28,380 --> 01:56:34,080
During this process, the applicant is required to construct a silhouette of the proposed

946
01:56:34,080 --> 01:56:39,280
second story edition and the planning commission's reviews limited to the mass scale and impacts

947
01:56:39,280 --> 01:56:43,600
of the structure itself as opposed to the use of the space as an ADU.

948
01:56:44,180 --> 01:56:49,240
The new law will mean that it's attached ADU maybe two stories or added at the second

949
01:56:49,240 --> 01:56:56,060
story level without benefit of a neighborhood compatibility determination, silhouette construction

950
01:56:56,060 --> 01:56:58,080
or review by the planning commission.

951
01:56:59,080 --> 01:57:05,720
And lastly, there are new provisions similar to those for detached ADUs in the rear side yards

952
01:57:05,720 --> 01:57:11,780
that say that if there's no other feasible location on the property for a detached ADU,

953
01:57:12,160 --> 01:57:18,440
except the front yard, a jurisdiction cannot impose setback standards that would make it impossible to build one.

954
01:57:18,980 --> 01:57:26,120
Essentially, an ADU would only be allowed in the front yard setback if it were infeasable to build it elsewhere on the property,

955
01:57:26,120 --> 01:57:29,600
and would preclude its development on that property.

956
01:57:30,240 --> 01:57:35,200
Given the large lot sizes of single-family properties in the city is unlikely that staff

957
01:57:35,200 --> 01:57:38,560
will see many if any applications that require this provision.

958
01:57:40,260 --> 01:57:44,440
And with that staff recommends City Council receive and file the informational item.

959
01:57:44,820 --> 01:57:49,480
Staff will return to City Council with an urgency ordinance for its consideration at the

960
01:57:49,480 --> 01:57:55,840
January 24th, 2023 meeting and that concludes my presentation and both I and the City Attorney

961
01:57:56,280 --> 01:58:00,180
are available to answer any questions the council may have. Thank you.

962
01:58:01,160 --> 01:58:09,340
Thank you. Does anyone have questions or comments? I feel like I can't even comment anymore.

963
01:58:09,720 --> 01:58:15,420
I'm just going to say anything. I would just like to say Jeannie that thank you very much

964
01:58:15,420 --> 01:58:20,960
for this staff report, it took, after you try and read the Senate Bill and the assembly

965
01:58:20,960 --> 01:58:28,040
Bill, it was very, very helpful and clarified a lot of questions I had, even when I have

966
01:58:28,040 --> 01:58:33,720
Bob to ask questions of. Thank you. Anyone else?

967
01:58:35,580 --> 01:58:41,640
Just a comment, I think along the same lines, yeah. It's a lot of stuff in the bills, GD did

968
01:58:41,640 --> 01:58:42,240
a great job.

969
01:58:42,240 --> 01:58:43,140
He's doing it down.

970
01:58:43,700 --> 01:58:45,300
And then if you actually look at the amendments,

971
01:58:45,760 --> 01:58:48,140
our last thing, it's not a whole lot.

972
01:58:48,380 --> 01:58:49,840
It's just one more exercise,

973
01:58:49,840 --> 01:58:51,680
but we were able to work these in.

974
01:58:51,820 --> 01:58:53,060
And as Jeanne said at the end of the day,

975
01:58:53,180 --> 01:58:57,080
there's nothing really particularly significantly damaging.

976
01:58:57,580 --> 01:58:58,960
I mean, the height things a little bit annoying,

977
01:58:58,960 --> 01:59:03,380
but aside from that, we'll be fine.

978
01:59:03,640 --> 01:59:06,040
So I would encourage you just to look over that part.

979
01:59:06,400 --> 01:59:09,880
And as we said, we wanted to just kind of give this introduction

980
01:59:09,880 --> 01:59:15,480
and then we'll bring back urgency ordnance just one and done in January.

981
01:59:16,140 --> 01:59:26,400
In terms of the parking, the codes we now have municipal codes that now restrict the overnight

982
01:59:26,400 --> 01:59:39,860
parking, this will have to have impact on that. Should I not even go there? But I mean, has that

983
01:59:41,240 --> 01:59:49,140
So, I don't know if that's even been considered or discussed at all amongst the staff, but I just was curious.

984
01:59:49,380 --> 01:59:57,440
No, we're aware of it, but nothing prohibits us from enforcing that, so that's something people are going to have to figure out.

985
01:59:57,440 --> 01:59:59,840
again. These are minimal standards, hopefully.

986
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:28,660
Generally, you know, people won't, if they don't need to, not provide any parking, if they have space and things like that, because if they don't, they will run into some of those issues in the city. And nothing so far says the city has to change its parking codes yet, but. Yeah, and I would just add that our code does currently allow us to each unit is allowed an annual parking permit to park on the street.

987
02:00:28,660 --> 02:00:38,020
So, actually, it's up to two per unit, so that could be an option if there's no on-site

988
02:00:38,020 --> 02:00:38,440
parking.

989
02:00:38,920 --> 02:00:43,240
But what I found at a staff level and talking with property owners that are considering

990
02:00:43,240 --> 02:00:50,260
ADU or JADU construction is because we are a car dependent community, nobody wants to get

991
02:00:50,260 --> 02:00:54,120
rid of their garage in favor of an ADU or JADU.

992
02:00:54,120 --> 02:01:01,580
They want to figure out a way to incorporate that use on the property while retaining as much parking on site as possible.

993
02:01:02,260 --> 02:01:07,920
So I I don't think that that our community will see the same kind of

994
02:01:07,920 --> 02:01:14,100
Reduction of parking that denser cities see that have better access to high-quality transit

995
02:01:14,720 --> 02:01:20,260
But nonetheless the annual on-street parking is an option for each unit in the city

996
02:01:23,970 --> 02:01:25,630
Any other comments?

997
02:01:25,630 --> 02:01:29,410
I'll entertain a motion to receive and file.

998
02:01:30,290 --> 02:01:31,130
I so move.

999
02:01:34,860 --> 02:01:35,540
Proculties?

1000
02:01:36,480 --> 02:01:37,460
Councilmember Schachter?

1001
02:01:39,360 --> 02:01:39,700
Yes.

1002
02:01:41,080 --> 02:01:42,280
Councilmember Zarenian?

1003
02:01:42,460 --> 02:01:42,620
Yes.

1004
02:01:43,160 --> 02:01:44,160
Councilmember Stigera?

1005
02:01:44,420 --> 02:01:44,560
Aye.

1006
02:01:45,720 --> 02:01:46,660
Mayor Pro Temp Schmidt?

1007
02:01:46,880 --> 02:01:47,000
Yes.

1008
02:01:47,420 --> 02:01:47,960
And Mayor Huff?

1009
02:01:48,220 --> 02:01:48,400
Yes.

1010
02:01:48,740 --> 02:01:49,320
The motion carries.

1011
02:01:49,780 --> 02:01:50,200
Thank you.

1012
02:01:51,080 --> 02:01:51,760
OK.

1013
02:01:52,140 --> 02:01:55,600
We will move on to 11 a old business and update

1014
02:01:55,600 --> 02:01:58,420
on Los Angeles County, Safer at Home Order.

1015
02:01:59,300 --> 02:01:59,600
And from-

1016
02:01:59,600 --> 02:02:00,040
There's a knee.

1017
02:02:00,740 --> 02:02:01,460
Pardon me?

1018
02:02:02,720 --> 02:02:03,560
There's a ten-

1019
02:02:03,560 --> 02:02:04,660
Oh, there's a ten-

1020
02:02:05,060 --> 02:02:07,160
I don't even have that online, let me see.

1021
02:02:08,640 --> 02:02:11,280
Okay, Memorandum of understanding between the cities

1022
02:02:11,280 --> 02:02:14,000
of Rancho Pallas Ferties, Pallas Ferties Estates,

1023
02:02:14,260 --> 02:02:18,060
Rolling Hills Estates, and Rolling Hills regarding implementation

1024
02:02:18,060 --> 02:02:21,280
of the Know Your Zone evacuation web platform.

1025
02:02:21,940 --> 02:02:24,580
And that is going to be a Memorandum

1026
02:02:24,580 --> 02:02:27,760
from our management analyst, Jessica Slauson.

1027
02:02:28,680 --> 02:02:30,700
Thank you again, Madam Mayor and members

1028
02:02:30,700 --> 02:02:31,440
of the City Council.

1029
02:02:32,080 --> 02:02:33,900
Before you this evening is an MOU agreement

1030
02:02:33,900 --> 02:02:36,080
between the peninsula cities for the implementation

1031
02:02:36,080 --> 02:02:39,260
of the no-year zone evacuation web platform.

1032
02:02:39,740 --> 02:02:42,640
The county office of emergency management is collaborating

1033
02:02:42,640 --> 02:02:46,260
with jurisdictions in the very high fire severity zones

1034
02:02:46,260 --> 02:02:48,440
for the development of evacuation planning

1035
02:02:48,440 --> 02:02:51,900
supported by the evacuation platform known as zone haven.

1036
02:02:51,900 --> 02:02:54,840
the Lumida Sheriff's Station, County Fire Department,

1037
02:02:55,240 --> 02:02:57,000
Pell's for Justice State's Police Department,

1038
02:02:57,200 --> 02:02:59,000
are active partners of the system.

1039
02:02:59,760 --> 02:03:03,660
Over the last year, staff has received input on the project

1040
02:03:03,660 --> 02:03:05,500
from the Peninsula Public Safety Committee,

1041
02:03:05,940 --> 02:03:07,600
which is comprised of two council members

1042
02:03:07,960 --> 02:03:09,180
from each peninsula city.

1043
02:03:10,120 --> 02:03:13,260
In planning for the implementation and launch of the program,

1044
02:03:13,740 --> 02:03:16,300
Peninsula staff are collaborating in the development

1045
02:03:16,300 --> 02:03:18,880
of a shared platform that will allow the public

1046
02:03:18,880 --> 02:03:20,740
to access the evacuation platform

1047
02:03:20,740 --> 02:03:24,160
in addition to other important emergency preparedness resources.

1048
02:03:24,640 --> 02:03:30,140
The Know Your Zone campaign will be co-branded with the four city logos to promote access and

1049
02:03:30,140 --> 02:03:35,460
awareness information of the emergency resource webpage, mainly to the public.

1050
02:03:35,820 --> 02:03:42,200
The website development cost will be shared using the cost allocation formula established on previous joint projects.

1051
02:03:42,940 --> 02:03:46,140
The initial setup cost is estimated not to exceed $10,000.

1052
02:03:46,140 --> 02:03:50,960
The ongoing cost of the shared website is estimated at $1,500 annually.

1053
02:03:52,060 --> 02:03:59,240
And just to note, there are no anticipated costs for participating in the county's evacuation planning system at this time.

1054
02:03:59,640 --> 02:04:02,500
The county expects to reassess the program after three years.

1055
02:04:03,580 --> 02:04:09,760
Thank you, with that staff does recommend that the city council approve the memorandum of understanding between the palace for

1056
02:04:09,760 --> 02:04:22,300
30s peninsula cities as approved to form by the city attorney with the established not to exceed amounts of $10,000 with rolling hills of states shared estimated for the $1,300 for the first year of implementation.

1057
02:04:22,980 --> 02:04:25,000
Thank you and I'm available for any questions you may have.

1058
02:04:26,360 --> 02:04:28,980
Any questions comments?

1059
02:04:29,660 --> 02:04:30,660
Move approval.

1060
02:04:31,240 --> 02:04:31,580
Second.

1061
02:04:32,540 --> 02:04:33,560
A roll call please.

1062
02:04:34,780 --> 02:04:35,700
Council Member Shepter.

1063
02:04:37,420 --> 02:04:44,220
Yes. Council members are any in? Yes. Council member Sigoura. Mayor Protim Schmidt. Yes.

1064
02:04:44,520 --> 02:04:51,340
And Mayor Hough. Yes. The motion carries. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. We will now go to item 11. Old

1065
02:04:51,340 --> 02:04:58,720
business. Then that is from our city manager. Thank you, Mayor. Yes, I think we've all seen in the

1066
02:04:58,720 --> 02:05:04,840
county. We witnessed an increase in the number of COVID cases. The county of LA is now in

1067
02:05:04,840 --> 02:05:09,120
They're at high transmission level, however, those numbers are starting to level off.

1068
02:05:09,480 --> 02:05:13,820
There have been no changes this far to the health order.

1069
02:05:14,620 --> 02:05:25,880
Health officials do continue to advise residents to get the most recent by-valent booster if they were eligible to receive that.

1070
02:05:26,540 --> 02:05:27,400
And I have no other updates.

1071
02:05:28,440 --> 02:05:29,180
Thank you.

1072
02:05:29,180 --> 02:05:31,940
and city of 20 IONs.

1073
02:05:33,200 --> 02:05:35,860
No formal report, but along the lines

1074
02:05:35,860 --> 02:05:38,120
of the continuing COVID issues.

1075
02:05:38,420 --> 02:05:41,220
At present, the governor's emergency declaration

1076
02:05:41,220 --> 02:05:43,400
set to expire, believe, in February.

1077
02:05:43,840 --> 02:05:46,640
So at that time, then we'll lose our ability

1078
02:05:46,640 --> 02:05:48,920
to kind of do the hybrid meetings we're doing.

1079
02:05:49,200 --> 02:05:52,820
So I will get you a memo, but then you may be aware too.

1080
02:05:52,900 --> 02:05:54,060
They also change the Brown Act.

1081
02:05:54,220 --> 02:05:57,820
There's a new form of teleconferencing

1082
02:05:57,820 --> 02:06:04,860
to under certain conditions too, so update you all in January is to the old rule, the

1083
02:06:04,860 --> 02:06:12,200
emergency rule, and then the, you know, personal crises kind of new rules too, so you understand

1084
02:06:12,640 --> 02:06:18,080
what options may be if you can't attend whether you're traveling, you're sick or, you know,

1085
02:06:18,240 --> 02:06:22,480
various other reasons they haven't made it easy for us, but there are some options and that

1086
02:06:22,480 --> 02:06:28,580
be good to revisit those as our hybrid rules may or may not you know go out of sync.

1087
02:06:29,460 --> 02:06:34,760
Can I ask a question? Can I ask a question of you then? There were a bunch of different

1088
02:06:34,760 --> 02:06:41,240
versions in the legislature of these extensions or non-extensions. Did the requirement

1089
02:06:41,240 --> 02:06:46,460
that you post your location if you're doing it remotely survive or not? Yes, so that's

1090
02:06:46,460 --> 02:06:54,840
You have to put your address in one case, you know, the old rule has the posting of your location in it.

1091
02:06:55,720 --> 02:07:02,920
Okay, so if I'm sick and I have to take it from yeah, I have to call on the new one that the kind of personal

1092
02:07:03,660 --> 02:07:11,500
Extenduating circumstances whether you do have to post it or not. I can't remember but that's that's what we have to sort through because

1093
02:07:11,500 --> 02:07:19,180
there's do you post do you not post and is it permitted and under what or open yeah exactly

1094
02:07:19,180 --> 02:07:28,660
have your neighbors come yeah yeah so okay thank you very much moving to item 13 city council

1095
02:07:28,660 --> 02:07:35,100
regional committee reports I'd like to take the opportunity to welcome again our newest city council

1096
02:07:35,100 --> 02:07:41,600
a member, Pam Shactor. And we're so pleased to have you with us. I know you're many years

1097
02:07:41,600 --> 02:07:48,560
of service in the city, you're well-known by many people and have served on many of our

1098
02:07:48,560 --> 02:07:53,700
commissions and committees. So would like to give you an opportunity, say a few words you'd like.

1099
02:07:54,880 --> 02:08:01,920
No, it's past everybody's bedtime. I thank you very much. And what Steve said tonight

1100
02:08:01,920 --> 02:08:10,440
was very nice. I just feel like as I said it, the elected officials, the peninsula, you know,

1101
02:08:10,780 --> 02:08:18,340
little reception they had, that I have some big shoes to fill. So, you know, Steve's done

1102
02:08:18,340 --> 02:08:28,380
incredible things. And sometimes my own participation in the city is not necessarily, I'm ruffled a few

1103
02:08:28,380 --> 02:08:34,200
feathers now and then, but I like to think that I'm doing it because I love the city so much.

1104
02:08:36,180 --> 02:08:41,720
But I have a lot to learn from all of you, and I'm just thankful that I know all of you so well,

1105
02:08:41,880 --> 02:08:47,500
and can look back to people like John Adelman, who's my neighbor, Judy Mitchell,

1106
02:08:48,780 --> 02:08:55,240
and Steve for support as well. So I look forward to the next four years. Thank you.

1107
02:08:55,240 --> 02:09:00,140
Wonderful. Okay, anyone else have a report they'd like to share?

1108
02:09:03,190 --> 02:09:08,790
Just that I'm glad that most of us are going to Sacramento for legislative days,

1109
02:09:08,930 --> 02:09:16,710
the contract cities on January 8th through the 11th. It's going to be an important session.

1110
02:09:17,130 --> 02:09:24,490
There are a number of very new members of the Assembly and members of the Senate that we need to

1111
02:09:24,490 --> 02:09:32,890
talk to, and I think it's going to be important for them to see local governments at their

1112
02:09:32,890 --> 02:09:40,990
doorstep and talk about what matters the most to us, that govern at the very local level.

1113
02:09:41,190 --> 02:09:46,090
So I'm delighted that you're coming, and it'll be, I think, a great experience also.

1114
02:09:46,090 --> 02:09:54,930
So Pam, it's a wonderful few days to participate and learn the legislative process.

1115
02:09:55,990 --> 02:09:56,750
Great.

1116
02:09:57,150 --> 02:09:58,590
Thank you for mentioning that.

1117
02:09:59,110 --> 02:10:06,070
I'll just mention that the first week of the month I was in Monterey to attend the Cal

1118
02:10:06,070 --> 02:10:11,430
City State Board of Directors meeting and also the CalCog, which is the Cal-

1119
02:10:11,430 --> 02:10:20,370
California is our Council of Governments board meeting also and for 14 we have mayor and council

1120
02:10:20,370 --> 02:10:32,510
items. Anything else there? And we have no closed session. So I will move toward adjournment

1121
02:10:32,510 --> 02:10:40,890
and would like to adjourn this evening in memory of John Taver, a long time rolling hills

1122
02:10:40,890 --> 02:10:46,970
the state's residents who passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 13th.

1123
02:10:46,970 --> 02:10:53,610
John is survived by his loving wife Lynn and both John and Lynn had been champions

1124
02:10:53,610 --> 02:10:57,730
and generous supporters of the peninsula's conservation efforts.

1125
02:10:58,250 --> 02:11:05,110
Most recently, they donated funds to create the Taver Grove, a designated pocket park in

1126
02:11:05,110 --> 02:11:09,710
the city named in their honor in the Harbor site community neighborhood.

1127
02:11:09,710 --> 02:11:20,850
The City of Rolling Hills of States extends its deepest condolences to John Taber's family and friends, and with that, I will adjourn our meeting.

1128
02:11:21,950 --> 02:11:22,730
All right.

1129
02:11:23,010 --> 02:11:23,470
Good night.

1130
02:11:23,810 --> 02:11:24,130
All right.