[0:00] And we're going to begin with chair, sit-to-stands. All right? And the way we do this is you can.

[0:36] Speak during public comments, miss fill out, and submit a blue speaker card.

[0:40] The planning commission can take no action on the state unless the item is agendized.

[0:45] Anyone wishing to speak on items not on tonight's agenda may do so during public comments.

[0:50] Speakers on items scheduled for public hearing or non-public hearing items will be invited

[0:53] to speak when those items are heard.

[0:56] Also note that it is customary for commissioners to visit applicant sites, unless any commissioner

[1:01] has further disclosure statements at this time, it may be stated that no contact was made

[1:05] during the visit with the applicant, their agent or neighbors of the proposed project.

[1:12] Are there any public comments?

[1:20] For, sorry, for non-agenda items.

[1:30] Can you give it?

[1:39] All right, move.

[1:41] If we have our conducts, we have our consent calendar.

[1:43] Could I get a motion?

[1:46] I'm sorry.

[1:49] Mr. Hunters, this we're going to send a payment for.

[1:53] Is it related to a project or is it separate?

[1:59] Okay.

[2:01] Okay.

[2:02] We'll come back to that.

[2:05] Okay.

[2:06] We have our consent calendar.

[2:08] The planning commission meeting minutes for July 8th, 206.

[2:12] Okay, your motion.

[2:13] That's your proof.

[2:15] You're sick of it.

[2:17] Okay.

[2:17] I've got a motion from Vice Chair Humor and a second from Commissioner On.

[2:24] Could I get a roll call please?

[2:27] Just like me.

[2:27] Did we just do a yay nay?

[2:29] So all of ever?

[2:30] Yes.

[2:32] Opposed?

[2:32] I will abstain.

[2:34] Okay.

[2:34] Motion passes 4-0 and 1-10.

[2:39] Okay.

[2:40] Moving on to item number two, our public hearing on 16-800 Magnolia mixed use project development

[2:47] agreement with Holland Partner Group has submitted a request for development agreement

[2:51] for the mixed use development that was approved by the Planning Commission on June 11, 2025 through

[2:56] precise plan 580.

[2:58] The proposed development agreement is between the City of Fountain Valley and Magnolia 1 owner LLC and HPG Magnolia 2 LLC for the development of the Magnolia mixed use project.

[3:10] I will now turn this over to staff and open the public hearing now.

[3:18] Thank you, Mr. Chair. Members of the Commission.

[3:21] The Holland Partner Group has submitted a request for a development agreement for the mixed

[3:25] use development that was approved by the Planning Commission and June 11th of 2025 through

[3:31] precise plan number 580.

[3:35] The project is fully entitled and the proposed development agreement is a post entitlement

[3:41] implementation tool to best develop my rights, provide regulatory certainty, and establish

[3:49] agreed upon obligations between the city and the honor.

[3:53] The central feature of the development agreement is the establishment of a ten-year term,

[3:57] which provides the honor with the defined period to implement the project, while preserving

[4:02] the city's long-term discretion.

[4:06] The development agreement notes that the project will be developed in two phases, along with

[4:12] each phase's own development.

[4:13] I'm sorry, affordable housing agreement.

[4:16] The Development Agreement includes an important safeguard requiring that no permits for

[4:21] a phase two will be issued unless a affordable housing agreement has been approved executed

[4:28] and recorded from a fiscal perspective, the Development Agreement includes a negotiated fire

[4:36] protection payment, totaling $750,000 allocated between two phases of development as required

[4:42] by condition number 153 of the approved precise plan, and that 750,000 is divided proportionally

[4:55] by the number of units in each building, so the North building, which is their fate.

[5:00] Please move on, has three hundred and thirty nine units. So that's why the payment for that, the fire protection payment for that portion of the project is a little higher than the self building.

[5:12] The development agreement also includes standard provisions related to periodic reviews, transfers and indemnification.

[5:22] The development agreement is also consistent with the Housing and Accountability Act, as it does not reduce the number of residential units,

[5:31] or impose new constraints that would conflict with the approved project.

[5:39] Overall, the development agreement implements previously approved entitlements

[5:42] while protecting the city's regulatory authority.

[5:50] So with that, staff recommends Pontic Commission a dot alternative number one.

[5:55] A dot to resolution recommending the city council approve a development agreement

[6:00] for this project. That includes self-report.

[6:06] Thank you. Do we have any questions for our staff?

[6:11] I have a question.

[6:13] How is the $750,000 number

[6:17] determined? Is it based on units,

[6:21] a certain price per unit, or negotiated between the two?

[6:25] It was on the go-shade, between our fire department and the developer.

[6:33] And it basically looked at the cost of servicing the area and the needs of the community based on the new development.

[6:45] The following question said that.

[6:47] So there's my understanding is there's maybe not applicable at the time but there are now use fees that would be similar to like so if a new development

[6:58] We're in a process of adopting formal fire impact fees, had those been in place then we wouldn't have needed this at the time, but those will take effect.

[7:08] We'll be heard for a second hearing at the city council next Tuesday and then take effect 30 days after if they're adopted.

[7:15] And so, for future developments, we wouldn't need this as a method to collect those fees.

[7:22] But in this case, because there were no adopted fees of the time, this is a mechanism to do that.

[7:27] And do you have a rough idea of how the if the fees are adopted as proposed?

[7:32] How does fees for this project would compare to the $750,000 that are in the payment?

[7:38] Yes, I believe we'd be in a similar or better situation than the fees that were.

[7:43] So the development agreement puts us in a better situation, or if the fees would.

[7:48] In this case, I think this works out in the city's favor.

[7:54] By the same time, it gives some rights to the developer.

[7:58] Thank you.

[7:59] Another question.

[8:01] That's 750.

[8:03] Is that available before the issuing of the phase one?

[8:12] So 307,000 would be before CFO phase 1, and then 363 before phase 2.

[8:24] Another question is, this is 10 year ramps between phase 1 and phase 2 and the next year.

[8:32] So how about if we have here is a 750,000 in counting all inflation and if we increase anything?

[8:43] I don't believe so, it's a flat fee.

[8:47] So have we put those things into the counting into the, like, your father at the negotiating for the 750,000?

[8:59] I think that 750,000 would cover everything we're in the cities in the,

[9:03] the negotiator fee to come tomorrow, or five years down the road, I think that the

[9:08] 700 and 50,000 would cover the city's expectations for what would be needed for that area.

[9:17] Can you go into a little bit more detail about the affordable housing component, because I

[9:21] heard something about needing to get either a waiver or something and approve between the

[9:28] phase one of the phase two related to the affordable housing, could you expand on that, please?

[9:33] There's an affordable housing, so the way we're structuring this, we're going to do an affordable housing agreement for each tower.

[9:43] We're working on that right now with the developers team and our attorneys.

[9:49] Hopefully that goes to the City Council soon, but that would be just for the North Tower.

[9:56] And then there will be a separate affordable housing agreement that's developed.

[10:00] So, we're talking about very similar to the first one that will be for the south or the phase two portion of the project.

[10:10] It sets income limits, maintenance responsibility, lunch of information, it's a very long document.

[10:17] But that didn't, those two in itself just go to the city council for review.

[10:22] Okay, we've done what we're doing that that way is because there are separate properties with separate buildings and so theoretically they're being developed as one project.

[10:29] Yeah, but it's two parcels. Right, and so they could one could be sold off and we wouldn't want we'd have we like a separate document for each. Yeah. Yeah, that makes sense. Thank you.

[10:41] Any other questions for staff?

[10:44] Just for comparison across the street.

[10:47] Or there are different they had a development agreement correct. Do they have one?

[10:51] Nothing. I don't believe so. So there was no fire protection. Nothing over there.

[10:58] Okay.

[10:58] So we appreciate this developer working with the city and negotiating with us on this because we believe they're needed to protect their residence area

[11:12] Thank you, staff. Do we have any requests to speak on this item?

[11:18] Yes, sir. We have two. First is David Franklin.

[11:23] You have three minutes to speak. Our screen is not working. So I will let you know when you're

[11:29] Three minutes or up. Sure.

[11:33] Thank you. Planet Commission for having me. My name is Dr. Dave Franklin.

[11:36] And I've been a resident in Pham Valley since 1975.

[11:41] I had to move homes because my father became ill.

[11:44] And we needed to buy another home that

[11:46] had a downstairs dwelling for my father.

[11:50] When we moved in in 2000, our lot was organized

[11:55] in a kind of a different fashion.

[11:56] It's an old farm lot off a Magnolia Tower

[11:58] right behind the Sprout Center.

[12:00] And my house lined up against a cul-de-sac,

[12:03] So my backyard face is laterally to the house behind me that has a side yard and then I have another two sides on the back of me

[12:11] On the sides of me. Excuse me. So

[12:15] Approximately about a year ago

[12:17] I guess the person behind my home decide to sell their home. There was no first sale sign. No

[12:23] There was no

[12:25] Information going out regarding that the how-how had been sold. They pulled those did and then put up a huge

[12:32] 5,000 square foot home that's now behind my home with the 30 foot wall in the back of my yard.

[12:40] On my have pictures, I just kind of show you how the house is organized, would I be able to bring this up to the committee.

[12:49] So I understand the privacy of I understand the independence of us having our own piece of land, what we can do with it.

[12:55] The problem is that I have now three windows that look directly in my backyard with the pool that's back there.

[13:02] Um, I have young women going back and forth in the backyard because my kids are teenagers.

[13:08] Um, I am now concerned that my two side homes, the way the ordinance is set up, is that I can be surrounded by three 30 foot walls.

[13:17] Um, surrounding my piece of property in my backyard.

[13:20] And when I had purchased my $1.1 million home, and no way did I imagine I need to take a look at the ordinances.

[13:27] In case someone had sold a house behind me to go ahead and do that without any type of

[13:34] Exponation of the process or any type of sharing this information with the neighbors is to how that my impact them and

[13:41] Now I'm in this spot where I have a house that's overlooking my home not only in my backyard

[13:47] But now in my family room the way that they have the windows set up

[13:50] So I have no privacy whatsoever in my house that I bought six years ago

[13:56] Um, if I knew that this was going to happen, I would have never ever bought that piece of property.

[14:01] Um, but the way the ordinances are set up and not sharing any type of information with the neighbors that this is going to happen.

[14:06] I had no choice, but to go ahead and right now live in this piece of property which I'm going to try and sell eventually.

[14:15] Because it's just, this is not what I expected later years in my life and from my family.

[14:19] So I'm coming to the planning commission and seeing at least of finding ways to work around with my other neighbors on a side of me, so that I'm not completely encapsulated by 330 foot walls that are looking straight on my backyard.

[14:33] Now I also understand that other neighbors, my yard is a little bit separate, but there's also homes off a button, wood next to kindergarten.

[14:40] Okay.

[14:41] And I apologize, Jared.

[14:43] I didn't realize that was not regarding the item before.

[14:46] Yes, it's just funny.

[14:48] If I said it, we're doing a public hearing on this particular project.

[14:52] We should have asked you up during the time

[14:56] about items that are not agenda.

[14:58] But wait.

[14:59] That's okay.

[15:00] I'll just give you a second. So what I suggest you do is if you can maybe hang around, give your information to Omar, ensure that the city staff can help you with your questions.

[15:12] Yeah, Omar and I have been in contact with each other, and he suggests I come to the Planning Commission. So when they say to bring up the blue cards, I brought up my blue cards, so I apologize.

[15:20] Yeah, that's what I'm going to take the thank you for. Thank you for your time.

[15:23] Do we have that?

[15:24] So then do I follow with Omar or what do I, what do I think that's the best thing to do?

[15:28] Okay. Okay. Do we have any comments on this item? Thank you sir. Okay. Bill Hunter?

[15:41] I guess a little introduction is appropriate. I was moved into Vali in 1978.

[15:47] I've been a volunteer policeman now for 13 years with RSVP.

[15:53] And my interest in the property, this property we're talking about is that I live across the freeway from it on the other side.

[16:00] And since the new bridges went in, the noise is that's

[16:05] generated by those new bridges is really surprising because they're taller,

[16:10] and they shoot the noise right over the top of the sound walls.

[16:14] And if you wanted to really concentrate or find that spot where that works,

[16:20] it's maple street and daisy.

[16:24] There's a bridge on Magnolia, Bridge on Bouchard,

[16:28] And they're like this, and they both bolts the noise right down onto Daisy and maple.

[16:37] If you wanted to see that for yourself, anyway, my concern is this seven-story building is probably going to do a whole lot more than those bridges did.

[16:46] And I thought maybe there was going to be somebody here with a handout that you'd show what this building is going to look like,

[16:51] there's products on a look like is there anything that has demonstrates what this place looks like?

[16:59] So did you finish your comments and then if you have questions, you can try to trust them after I did.

[17:05] Concert about noise abatement, you know, because they're going to be bouncing all of that freeway noise right off the walls of this thing.

[17:13] In other words, this is saying, this way, is it parallel to the freeway?

[17:17] Is it and ways to the freeway?

[17:18] How much noise is going to bounce off of those into my neighborhood?

[17:22] That's much by concern.

[17:25] Do you have any other comments for us?

[17:28] Do I have a comment?

[17:29] Yeah, so when we do the public comment,

[17:32] we don't get to have a dialogue.

[17:34] We listen to you, and then we're going to have our discussion.

[17:37] But if you're done speaking, then you may have a question.

[17:40] Well, that's all my concern.

[17:42] And I'm just wondering if there has been any consideration, paid to sound abatement.

[17:48] In other words, the construction of the building, I'm sure, people that build those things,

[17:52] know which way the sound is coming from and which way it's going.

[17:55] And if they deflect it or position the building on the property in a certain way, they might

[18:00] be able to deflect that sound to where it doesn't, it's not as offensive as it could be.

[18:06] So that was my idea, I wanted to find out if anything was being done in that area.

[18:10] Okay, so we're really not prepared to answer those kinds of questions for you tonight.

[18:15] Two things I can tell you. Thank you for your comment.

[18:18] If you go on the city's website, you look at the planning commission materials from I think it was June 11th of last year.

[18:27] 2025.

[18:28] Have you checked on that?

[18:29] June 11th.

[18:31] Somebody can fetch.

[18:33] Thank you.

[18:35] Our June 11th, 2025 planning commission meeting.

[18:38] There's 1,000 pages of plans and title searches and all sorts of information about this project.

[18:46] If you have specific questions about what sound studies were done, some of that might be in there.

[18:53] If not, you can reach out to the city staff and they'll tell you what they're able to tell you.

[18:58] But we had a hearing on that day, and that was when the permit for this project was approved.

[19:04] and today we're just considering this development agreement,

[19:06] which is a follow-on to that.

[19:07] But if you can find this resources,

[19:09] there's a lot of available.

[19:10] Okay, do you call it was there initial of that?

[19:12] If you don't mind, I'll just give you my card.

[19:14] We can follow, you can follow up with me.

[19:16] You email me or call me and we can follow up

[19:18] and I'll direct you to that information.

[19:21] So just a echo to your channel,

[19:25] I did raise the question about the sound,

[19:28] the sound, neck to the freeway,

[19:30] and I think the developer did have the answer

[19:33] for me during that meeting they did yeah just please go back to the video

[19:39] and last year and yeah this track map yeah I had great that question

[19:43] about nice the videos there the materials are there you can check it out yeah I

[19:48] believe there's also a website that describes this project and that shows

[19:53] the renderings of the buildings alongside the elevations of the blueprint so you

[19:58] and see how it's orange.

[20:03] All right, thank you. Thank you, sir. Do we have any other requests for public comment?

[20:09] No, sir. At least anything online? Nothing on do. All right, with that, I will close the

[20:15] hearing?

[20:18] Any discussion? Do you know what thoughts from the

[20:22] commissioners? It's just one, one, all up, put in either T-mo or the

[20:27] developer engineer. So I think last last year, I have a question about the

[20:35] non-standard, mandatory design exception, possibly, can be triggered by

[20:41] How to train this at 12 because you convert into a traffic in the section, the Stigolite,

[20:48] have a counter and have a review, the design plan, the new proposed or traffic in the

[20:55] section, and did they have any common or anything?

[21:00] So we can have our public works in generic department follow up with you regarding that.

[21:07] We worked for Prefer that it's not part of this discussion, but we can have them follow up.

[21:10] Okay. Yeah, because this one also they have something mentioned

[21:13] well convert the traffic, all we can reverse into a non-nong-nong

[21:17] you know, lie in the section to you. So just want to pull up.

[21:23] And he thoughts from the other commissioners,

[21:29] right? Well, I'll just say good

[21:31] job to city staff for getting in this $750,000 off set the cost of

[21:37] fire protection. I'm sure every bit helps. So thank you for that. And with

[21:43] I will entertain Emotion.

[21:46] Move the item?

[21:49] On second.

[21:51] Great.

[21:51] I've got a motion from...

[21:56] Nice to hear, Hibner.

[21:57] And a second from Commissioner Ascona.

[22:01] A little call.

[22:02] We'll call vote, please.

[22:03] Yes, Commissioner B.

[22:05] Commissioner Ascona?

[22:06] Yes.

[22:06] Commissioner James?

[22:08] Vice your Hibner?

[22:10] Yes.

[22:11] Trellinger.

[22:12] Yes.

[22:12] Motion passes 5-0.

[22:16] Thank you for very much. Moving along to have any new business?

[22:20] No sir. Any unfinished business? No sir. Comment from staff. Yes sir.

[22:26] So on September 1st we are planning to have a joint city council planning commission study session.

[22:35] That's a normal city council meeting date. We haven't set the time yet, but I'm guessing it'll be around

[22:41] five o'clock. The topic for discussion will be the we've been doing a preparing a little

[22:49] psych on study area like design guidelines with two other cities, Garden Grove in Santa

[22:54] Anna. And so the consultant working on that that's preparing the design guidelines

[22:59] with is providing a presentation to each city before they come back to us with something

[23:06] for adoption. And so give the Planning Commission and City Council both who will have to review

[23:11] and approve the guidelines of chance to ask questions and kind of go over the document.

[23:16] So we'd like to do that as a joint meeting between the two groups.

[23:20] And we'll get a proper agenda for this, correct?

[23:23] Yes. I'm just giving you that. Since it's not a normal hearing date for you, it will have

[23:27] a hearing agenda, but it's not only a normal hearing date, so that's one of that. Do we do

[23:33] that here?

[23:34] Yes.

[23:36] We'll figure out the seating, we'll be tight, we'll figure it out, we'll look forward to that.

[23:45] Any comments from the commissioners?

[23:51] All right, with that, I will adjourn to the next regular planning commission meetings,

[23:55] scheduled for September 9th, 2021.

[23:57] Thank you all and good night.

[28:03] Our teenagers are known for their technical skills, so what better teachers to bring to the Fountain Valley Senior Center than high school students?

[28:11] And it's also been a learning opportunity for both the students and the seniors.

[28:32] Team Tech tutors started a few years back with a need that was noticed at the Center Founders Village, with seniors asking staff.

[28:40] They should be in the room, all they got was just good at it.

[28:44] I thought it was too much.

[28:46] Any help with my phone regarding why is it lagging?

[28:50] How can I get my password back?

[28:52] Can you help on this app?

[28:54] Of course, it came a really current thing through Monday, Friday.

[28:57] So the city reached out to Thoughton Valley High School

[29:00] to see if students could volunteer.

[29:04] Are there personal touch before?

[29:06] Do you have a microphone?

[29:07] They come in with questions and we answer them

[29:11] It can range from either helping them with their e-mails or just teaching them about technology in general.

[29:20] Oh, do you mind a bit of a link to the lifestyle that you're doing?

[29:22] Why fire?

[29:24] This is Effy's second year here, giving back.

[29:28] It was actually very nice to do a little bit of volunteering.

[29:32] And especially since it's really close by, it's really easy to just come at their school.

[29:36] Because we've been around technology for most of our lives actually everything that I was like five

[29:41] I'd like touch that I've had and we know everything that's on it

[29:46] So it's mainly just pointing out what they're doing wrong how to get somewhere and have to open different things

[29:53] Oh

[29:55] Right

[29:55] It feels very nice because

[30:00] You see that they're learning. It's like teaching a younger brother, a younger sibling. It's the same thing. You're just helping them out and you're helping them understand and feel very nice on the inside.

[30:13] And the seniors are very thankful to have such caring and knowledgeable young people able to assist.

[30:21] therapy.

[30:24] You will not have an issue. My hearing is not well. They put up with my hearing problems.

[30:33] I'm very low.

[30:37] Okay, there are those. I've had all kinds of trouble. They spoke cell phone.

[30:44] I've got a Chrome notebook. They've helped me with that.

[30:48] It's one of those roles to be able to come here and get that free information.

[30:53] You know, I don't know where else to go.

[30:57] There are also life lessons taken away here, too.

[31:01] One senior's story stayed with Effie.

[31:05] She was telling me about how she used to work in a technical institute.

[31:10] Institute actually it's kind of funny because she's coming here for help so it shows how much

[31:15] technology has changed over the years and she was telling me what path to take is best in high school

[31:21] and how you could get the most from stuff so there's a lot of things you can learn even though

[31:26] they are also learning from you. Maverick is a freshman but is already gained some important

[31:33] tools through volunteering. A lot of life lessons life experiences that you only learn with age

[31:40] such as what to do in school settings, how to create good study habits, how to make friends,

[31:47] and how to make the best out of your life as of right now, because you'll only live this moment once.

[31:53] Thank you so much. You're a deer.

[31:59] For more on this program, you can call the Fountain Valley Senior and Community Center.

[32:05] The program is available by appointment on Tuesdays from 4pm until 6pm.

[32:32] Surprise to many that pickleball has been named America's fastest growing sport year after year.

[32:38] And here at Mountain Valley's Recreation Center, they offer both indoor and outdoor options.

[32:48] pickleball is a huge sport and very, very popular, especially here in our community and city of Mountain Valley.

[32:54] We've been offering indoor pickleball for quite some time.

[32:56] We have three indoor courts inside our recreation center, and so it's been available for drop-in play for several years

[33:08] It's a drop-in style program on Mondays and Fridays

[33:11] an eight thirty a.m. 12. 11.30 a.m. and it's three dollars per person to play

[33:17] Frank Stewart is a regular here and at age 84 it's keeping him mentally and physically fit. Obviously a lifelong tennis player

[33:27] I hated to give that up, but my knees are otherwise.

[33:31] So I found the sport and it was an easy transition.

[33:35] The part he enjoys most.

[33:38] People are so nice, so friendly, common interest.

[33:42] We can discuss a lot of different topics.

[33:45] Yeah, it's a wonderful social game.

[33:47] And if you're a game, there's a lingo,

[33:49] allowing players to communicate amongst themselves

[33:52] with words like falafel and bangle.

[33:54] The bagel means zero, which translates from the tennis game as well.

[34:00] You get the bagel that's not good.

[34:02] However, the bagel before you come to a pickleball court.

[34:05] As far as the sport, there is a difference when playing inside.

[34:09] The ball is different and then the wood surface is a lot softer on your body.

[34:16] And also it's easier to control the ball to practice because there's no wind and there's

[34:22] and it's just a lot easier for you to control where you want to place the problem.

[34:29] Dave Kessner has been coming here for the past four years and plays often.

[34:39] You're a beginner play, then you sort of gravitate to a group, maybe that's in that beginner play.

[34:45] But myself, if that's a group here, you need to use player, and they're just beginning.

[34:50] I don't mind I can, you know, adapt and enjoy just kind of teaching them and just have a nimble

[34:57] also.

[34:58] For those wanting more in...

[35:00] Steps instruction, then head to the 12 outdoor courts for their clinics, classes, tournaments, and group lessons.

[35:08] By taking it in the air, you just took her time away. That's why you want to take that body out there.

[35:14] We offer programming for beginners, intermediate, advanced players. What we focus on primarily is teaching them, so we grow players.

[35:23] Today I am doing drill and play. In this portion here we drill the player for an hour and a half of the three hour session and then the last hour and a half

[35:31] They get to play amongst each other and we only hope that they take in what we taught them during the drill session

[35:38] It's a lot of keep it low, nice for not a

[35:42] Jenna clet is the other pro instructor on the court working with students

[35:46] So I teach anything from serves returns

[35:49] working on third shot drops, fifth shot reset, pretty much every part of the game.

[35:56] Attacking out of the air, attacking off the bounds, four hand rolls, back hand rolls,

[36:02] how to log, how to retrieve the log, pretty much everything.

[36:06] So kind of they can put it all together in that second hour of play.

[36:09] Jen explains the why to her students as far as the game.

[36:13] So I asked her why she does what she does.

[36:17] It's the best job in the world.

[36:18] So I'm out here every day, I'm teaching friends, you know, clients who have now become friends.

[36:25] Just people are happy to play pickleball.

[36:27] Pick a ball, come on out, play a few times and you'll be right right in it and happy to speak.

[36:34] For more on the indoor pickleball court, you can visit the city's website and for the outdoor classes, you can contact Agape.

[37:06] The Fountain Valley Recreation Center and Sports Park has been a community staple for just about 40 years.

[37:15] Offering classes to the community, but they do more.

[37:18] They offer facility rentals from two renovated rooms to the full gymnasium.

[37:27] So there are two different rooms available depending on your needs for your event.

[37:31] What makes this room special is that it can be divided into two smaller rooms.

[37:34] if you don't need the entire grand hall.

[37:37] And you're also able to add on the kitchen as well.

[37:41] There's also projector screen available

[37:43] for movies, powerpoint, and fly show presentations.

[37:47] We are able to host a number of different kinds of events here.

[37:51] We're able to host weddings, birthday parties,

[37:53] business meetings, trainings, and such.

[37:57] The second room is more of a square shape,

[37:59] so depending on your needs.

[38:02] So what makes a sunbridge room special

[38:03] is that it's a grand hall, the same as Parkview, however that one does not have a partition curtain

[38:09] through it and it also has access to the patio and the patio is a great option if you

[38:13] wanted an indoor and outdoor effect. As we pass through the lobby once again we see it has a more

[38:20] welcoming look too as they removed windows that the reception desk for an open feel now making our way

[38:27] to the gym. So the public can come in on Mondays and Fridays. We have dropped into pickleball from

[38:33] 8.30 to 11.30 a.m., and on Sundays we have badminton from 5.00 to 8.00.

[38:39] If you'd like more options to utilize the gym space, this too is available for personal use.

[38:46] I think a lot of residents like coming here because it is closer where they live

[38:50] and they like how they can rent it out privately so that they can invite their family and friends

[38:55] here. And if you're looking to rent this space to do other sports,

[38:59] It can accommodate two volleyball courts, or three badminton courts, as well as three pickle

[39:04] ball courts. For more information, go to the city's website and look under the services tab.

[39:12] There you'll find information on rentals. Or you can email the city directly.

[39:29] The center also symbolizes not just a building, but a center of hope, compassion, and renewed

[39:36] commitment to addressing one of our community's most pressing issues.

[39:40] It's a collaboration between three cities offering emergency housing and services to the homeless.

[39:48] Very proud. It's been a fantastic facility.

[39:50] What's been great is the three cities have really worked with the providers to make sure it's fit for purpose.

[39:56] And it's a fantastic facility for the individuals that are going to stay here.

[40:00] A year ago officials gathered for the groundbreaking, and today is the official ribbon cutting.

[40:36] This whole idea was conceived back in 2022 and when I was mayor with Andrew Doe, who is our supervisor in District 1, he got on cities of Garden Grove, Westminster and Fountain Valley all together in a room.

[40:52] And this idea was conceived.

[40:55] That's how government supposed to work. When we work together, we're stronger together with the partnership with the other cities.

[41:03] This is coming to fruition. This is really happening.

[41:05] So it's a great day for the City of Fountain Valley.

[41:08] 3CD, this today's marks and historic day for us to work together,

[41:15] grand opening, the Navigation Center, which helped homeless,

[41:20] the unfortunate people who would need help from us.

[41:23] So this is an amazing, amazing day.

[41:26] The construction aspect itself has been here in the making.

[41:30] The project is on several years prior, many years prior,

[41:33] really just in terms of, you know, putting together the team and searching for different sites

[41:39] and some near-missas along the way and we finally found this beautiful facility and it's

[41:43] working out great.

[41:44] As far as what this facility will provide.

[41:47] So they'll come into the shelter they get their own bed, their own lockable area for their

[41:52] storage.

[41:53] They've got meals, three meals a day, they've got a laundry facility, we've got medicines

[41:57] that we can offer, we've got health team and we've got case management or work with them

[42:02] to get that support of that they need to move on in their lives.

[42:05] The facility has 85 beds and can accommodate up to 100 if needed.

[42:10] They anticipate on serving 170 people per year on a rotating basis.

[42:14] And this is thanks to government funding.

[42:17] And our city will have about 13 of those beds.

[42:20] And so that's sort of our contribution.

[42:22] We think that should be fairly representative of the need.

[42:27] But we also understand there's some flexibility in that.

[42:30] And so, we're going to see how this goes.

[42:33] This is really a first for all of us.

[42:35] Whether it be mental health, it's

[42:37] make sure a nutrition, make sure they're being fed correctly.

[42:40] It's a place that they can store their items,

[42:43] and it's kind of, it's allowing them to get through

[42:47] their trouble time to learn, to get better,

[42:51] and hopefully get back into that permanent housing.

[42:54] The City of Thoughton Valley's police chief, Nat Shepherd,

[42:57] Also sees this as a helpful tool being added to their department.

[43:03] We have somebody that is willing to accept services,

[43:06] what a great opportunity to use if we have a bad available for them

[43:09] and we can get them in there without any questions asked.

[43:12] Dedicated to the City Farm Valley.

[43:14] Homeless individuals are going to be coming straight off the street

[43:17] working with very closely with the PD.

[43:19] For people that they find, we're going to be taking referrals day out of night.

[43:22] So we'll be taking people at night times if the PD guys find them as well.

[43:24] They will be open 24-7, including holidays.

[43:29] You can visit the City of Fountain Valley's website for more information.

[43:33] This is Jacqueline Twig, reporting.

[43:54] What could be better than being a kid going to library

[43:57] and having a book read to you during a special story-time session?

[44:01] Well, what if it's read to you by a firefighter?

[44:04] That's right, a firefighter, and that's happening right here in Fountain Valley.

[44:09] But hope is called by our chief friend, and it's about the day in the life of a fire department and the crew and

[44:15] How you work out and check out your equipment and typical calls and how anything can happen very spontaneously

[44:23] The trucks are inspected a button below the tools and equipment are ready to go

[44:30] We're just so happy to be here. We're happy to serve the community serving children is one of our favorite things to do

[44:36] go to the schools or

[44:38] go to events like this.

[44:40] This is the first time the library has collaborated with the

[44:43] Thumb Valley Fire Department.

[44:45] Forming a community partnership making sure that the entire community

[44:47] knows that these are the surfaces we offer.

[44:49] This is our first aid responders and not only are they

[44:52] after saving lives, they're also participating in

[44:54] advocating for literacy, which is really important for the community.

[44:57] So look around where we are.

[44:58] We're out here in the park, the West.

[45:00] There is amazing. It's a perfect afternoon. Nobody's staring at a screen inside on a couch. We're all together outside enjoying the outside

[45:09] atmosphere and we're learning in the same time. What could be better? Then lights begin flashing and playing the bell's black.

[45:18] They leap into action. They need to move back. A third call. Whoa. It's personal. And it's an opportunity for us to share and connect face-to-face.

[45:30] Oh, this is just my pen. In case I have to write things down and then it keeps an important

[45:35] things in my pocket right here. Like a little note pad right.

[45:39] It's even dressed up for the occasion. Excited to meet the firefighters.

[45:43] They read two beautiful stories. The librarian was here and she sang a few songs together,

[45:48] kids moving. We got to see the firefighters. You know, we got to hear about

[45:53] this stories and things that they do out every day and we got to see the fire truck.

[45:58] We took some pictures, lots of smiles, and lots of fun.

[46:03] Benjamin gives us his review.

[46:05] Family, family, family, family fun.

[46:08] I did firefighting for 33 years.

[46:10] That was industrial.

[46:13] And so I just thought she would enjoy it.

[46:16] I thought I'd bring her here.

[46:17] I'd get to see an engine right up close.

[46:20] The firefighters here found Valley.

[46:23] They'd been extremely plight and helpful and talk into the kids

[46:27] and explain everything to them, so we really appreciate that, so this is a good day.

[46:31] Is it a good day?

[46:33] Yes.

[46:33] Both of them love fire trucks, both of them love reading books, and this event was all about

[46:38] firemen reading to little kids, and we thought, why not, let's come, and they love those

[46:44] empty.

[46:45] My little one was asking questions, like, a hundred miles per hour, what's this, what's

[46:49] that, and they were so patient, and they were answering all of his questions.

[46:52] What's up there?

[46:54] What's up there?

[46:55] Oh, we have all kinds of stuff up there.

[46:56] Is that right?

[46:58] That's right.

[46:58] Yep.

[46:58] Those are lights.

[47:00] So at night, when we go on calls, we turn those on and we can see.

[47:03] It's a beautiful event and we'd love to see more of these in the future.

[47:07] We are told in the future, the library plans to hold more events like this with the

[47:11] fire department, along with social services and O.C.

[47:15] Waste and Recycling.

[47:20] We're reporting from Fountain Valley, I'm Jacqueline Twig.

[47:23] Her

[47:43] fire station one in Fountain Valley is their annual open house open to the public, and by the looks of it, the kids that are the most excited.

[48:10] It's fire prevention week.

[48:11] And what we're doing is we're bringing people into the fire station, their home, their house, this is the fire station belongs to the community.

[48:19] And sharing lessons of fire safety.

[48:22] The understanding of the 911 system and introducing them directly to our firefighters that are here today.

[48:32] From the turnout, tri-on station to the photo-op booth to the games and information stations inside.

[48:45] So we love to be part of the community.

[48:46] So anything that we can do to support Fountain Valley and our first responders is amazing.

[48:50] So when we heard about this we had to come.

[48:52] So I've lived in Fountain Valley my whole life.

[48:54] I teach in Fountain Valley, dads of policemen.

[48:57] So we just love being here and supporting our first responders and seeing the community come back.

[49:02] Two and a half year old twins, Jack and Max tried turnouts to not an easy task with all this

[49:10] gear for such little guys and of course the fire truck and ambulance on display is a big

[49:21] draw. This right here is going to be our track when the granny comes in and then you guys

[49:28] Automated.

[49:29] When we came in, he started running towards the ambulance over here.

[49:33] He wanted to look inside.

[49:35] He saw the fire truck and he was screaming and jumping up and down.

[49:38] It's fun to see him so excited about the ambulance of fire trucks.

[49:42] It's really nice, especially because we only got to see fire trucks.

[49:47] The ambulance is from the distance and we don't really know what they do.

[49:50] And him getting that experience to see it up close and see what's inside.

[49:54] It's really fun for him and for us too.

[49:57] Thank you.

[50:02] There's also a barbecue lunch served up by the crew for the community to enjoy.

[50:09] Our barbecue today, the hot dogs and hamburgers have been provided from our union.

[50:13] We're just really excited and happy to take our money from our union that we can raise and give it back to the community in any way.

[50:19] And this seems to be a fun way we get to do it every year.

[50:23] We're educating and we're getting an opportunity to do pans on. They get in here and there's different stations that they can work through and they learn in that process working with our people.

[50:31] and then we do specific demos that are a little bit more intensive.

[50:39] Then to educate with demonstrations, two car extractions bring in a big crowd.

[50:48] So we'll go ahead and begin guys.

[50:51] First was removing all four doors of the car, passenger and driver side,

[50:55] and then remove the roof.

[50:57] We use the jaws of life or we call them sweaters.

[51:00] And then we use our cutters.

[51:03] As far as the second car,

[51:06] we did which was called a dash lift.

[51:07] That gives more space between the steering wheel and the seat if someone's trapped underneath the steering wheel.

[51:13] And we'll remove both doors on the other side as well.

[51:18] And another demonstration, teaching the importance of fire extinguishers or use and safety.

[51:25] It's nice, you know, when the emergency stays happen that you have a system down inside your head that you can use.

[51:30] And we always use the acronym PAS, which is P-A-S-S, that is pull the pin, aim, squeeze the trigger on the extinguisher, and then sweep the fire at its base.

[51:50] Just to show the public exactly what we do throughout the community and show them exactly what tools, what our city council has been graciously given to us.

[51:58] We just want to show them exactly what we do day in and day out.

[52:04] And parents are leaving with more tools to be safer in their own homes, too, with the information they've learned today.

[52:12] You know, you don't realize the dangers that we have in our house.

[52:15] So, if you know those, you're prepared for them and you teach your children to be safe

[52:19] too, then it makes it a better hobby or community.

[52:23] The connections made with the community at the end of this event.

[52:28] I think that's probably the most important, right, because as the fire service, it's our job

[52:33] to connect with our local community.

[52:36] I refer to our fire department as a Concierge level service, because we reach out to the community

[52:40] at those levels we know exactly what their specific needs are being a small town.

[52:44] So being able to bring them into the fire station, build those relationships and those connections

[52:49] is important for us.

[52:52] Reporting in Fountain Valley, I'm Jacqueline Twig.

[53:14] In Fountain Valley, the police department is using new technology to help fight crime and keep

[53:19] the community safe.

[53:24] Today we're out here with our automated license plate readers from Fox Safety Group.

[53:28] It's our newest piece of technology that we're using to fight crime out here on the streets of

[53:33] found out. This license plate reader has recently been implemented at 10 locations throughout the

[53:39] city. It's also a resource to help find missing people. We want to see how well these things work

[53:47] for us, you know, in our investigations. So there's definitely the potential to buy more, which

[53:52] probably there. We basically determine these locations by a place in them at mostly the

[53:58] entrances and exits for the city. So when people commit crimes in the city and leave,

[54:03] we capture their data as they're leaving. Some of them, you know, obviously, are in high-crime

[54:08] areas. We've placed them over there as well. The funding for these? Basically, the police department

[54:16] reached out to one of our community partners Kingston, the right down the street here. They were all

[54:21] about helping the police department, we secured the first year contract through community funding

[54:27] through King's technology.

[54:30] In Southern California, Captain DeSantis tells us there are about 150 cities that have these

[54:35] in place.

[54:37] One good thing about flock is that law enforcement agencies can make contact with each other

[54:42] and agree to share their information.

[54:45] And in order to increase their resources, this tool is available to the public to implement

[54:50] as well and share with the police department to have automated license plate readers at schools,

[54:58] homeowner associations.

[55:00] So when crime occurs there in those areas where the city hasn't paid for a camera, they can get one on their own.

[55:07] All they have to do is go to the website and click that they want to share that data with the police department.

[55:13] The technology is very specific in locating vehicles.

[55:18] The vehicle fingerprint identifier is able to pick up unique characteristics on cars.

[55:25] not just stickers, it could be a roof rack, it could be, you know, special shiny hub caps,

[55:29] things like that.

[55:32] Officers keep a hot list on their phones and they can automatically type that in.

[55:37] So if they're driving around and that vehicle peans anywhere, they automatically get a real

[55:42] time alert and they can go to that location and try and apprehend a fender.

[55:47] As far as people being concerned about their privacy?

[55:50] No facial recognition, it doesn't capture any restored owner information or things like that.

[55:57] Right now, our officers are all obtaining the training on how to utilize the software and

[56:04] read the real-time alerts and how to develop hot lists and things like that.

[56:09] So once that training is complete, they'll all go into service, the app will be installed on

[56:13] their phones and if I try them, you know, they look to do your found out.

[56:16] This

[56:20] system can scan up to 30,000 cars a day.

[56:25] Reporting in Sound Valley, I'm Jacqueline Twig.

[58:25] If you're the groundbreaking of new apartments,

[58:27] specifically we're 10201 Slater Avenue.

[58:31] And this address just might sound familiar.

[58:35] It's interesting to me because I've been here so long.

[58:38] I remember when this was the post office.

[58:40] And I fact my mom worked in the post office this year.

[58:44] And then silky Sullivan's all the great years.

[58:47] So, it's a little bittersweet, you know, we're losing a bit of the history of Fountain Valley,

[58:53] but, you know, housing is so important these days and to be able to provide housing in Fountain Valley,

[59:00] and hopefully make it a little bit more affordable. That would be a good thing.

[59:05] Mayor Buick explains how this has taken a number of years to get to where we are today, breaking ground.

[59:15] This has been a work for over four years.

[59:20] The extraordinary multifamily development represent an exciting new chapter in the growth

[59:26] and vitality of the valley.

[59:29] This is the first mixed use project in the city, so obviously there's a lot of going back

[59:36] and forth with the developers, the consultants and the city as well because we have to work

[59:42] together.

[59:45] Slater investments started, then recently joined with JPI on this to make it happen.

[1:00:00] Seeing first is hard.

[1:00:04] My partner and I.

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