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i m stuck in my stick. By my. I m tired of the sun. Me. I think for me tonight. I. I don t, I m in my. Way. I. Keep my eyes on you. Talk. I m stuck in my sick for my ride. We ain t. You ain t never. To hear. We just need to know. We ll stay awhile and see. I went to you finally ride. I. I like to call the meeting of the city Council, public finance and authority to order. MADAM Clerk, MAY I have the roll call, please? COUNCILMAN Grewal. Here. COUNCILMAN Kennedy here. Mayor Pro Tem Twining here. COUNCILMAN Burns. Present. Mayor McKeon here. COUNCILWOMAN Vandermark here. COUNCILMAN Williams here. All present. MADAM Clerk, do we have any supplemental communications? Yes. For closed session. Item number one. One email received regarding conference with labor negotiators concerning Huntington Beach Police Officers Association. Hbo, number three, one email received regarding conference with labor negotiators concerning the Huntington Beach Firefighters Association. Hbf, a. MADAM Clerk do we have anyone signed up to speak on closed session items? We have no one signed up to speak. All right. Closed session announcement, including in closed session conference with labor negotiators. Government code Section 54957.6. Agency designated. Representative Travis Hopkins, city manager, also in attendance. Marissa Cyr, assistant city manager. Mike City attorney Zach z, acting chief financial officer. Employee organizations Huntington Beach Police Officers Association, the Police Management Association, Diana Beach Firefighters Association, and the Fire Management Association. Council do have a motion and second to recess the closed session. Motion. Second. Sh you How you a will be together Younow we ll be together ife try. That clou in the sky. Youan dry youryes. I tre s rain up ove.Ou can give your love ever day.Very day. When y smile at me I c see you ving. All the lov tt we are. And it s all I miving for. Eve day Every d, everyay. Song. Sne.Nd I m gladhat you re min.. Good evening. I d like to recvene the regular meeting of t City Council. Publi fancing auority. Mam clerk MAY I havehe roll cl, please? COUNCILMAN Grewal. Here. Councilmennedy here. Mor Pro Twining here. May Mconere. Cncilman Burns esent. Councilwan Vandermarere. Councian William Yes. A presen Thank you.Onight s iocation will b given byuntington Beac police and Fire chaplain Ror wing. Wod you please join with me prayers w ask GOD s essing on this evening s city council meeting? Lor we thank u for briing us back together again to to discuss the isss of o cy and to se your guidanc and direction to eh Council members they prayerfly consider theirection that y wouldive tm tight. We pray forour wdom a guidan a the discu eh of the issue onhe anda. Maouead them ashey mak importt disions this evening, and MAY you bring your ace, unity,nd harmony rough all the dcussions. W also come togetheith gratudeor your fthfulness and blessg upon o cy, o ste, and our natio Ase approach the 250th anniversa of the foundg of America, we paus to remember the courage sacrific and vision o tho wh came before us. We thank yo for the freedoms we enjoy and f t endingrinciples ofiberty, jtice, and uty that we pray wl ctinueo guideur natnhrough eve genetion. As wenter the busy summe seaso We pray for safety thrghout our cit Protec our familiesnd tizens.He visitor enjing our beachesnd our local businees, andhe men and wome who wk the lg hours serve and protect the public. Duringhese active months. Give strengto our police officers, firefights, lifeguards and pubc sernts who faithfull ce for other Lord, we ask for yr wism d discernnt f o Cit Counl tsvening. Our mor, city sta, firstesponders andllhoerve our commity. Gra tmlarity and decion makg, integrity and ldershipnd spirif cooperatn as the wk f the goo of all of o citize. And we ask a tse thin, andour precious a most holy name, Jus. Amen. En. Thank you.Oger.Onight, the Plge ofllegiance wil be le byames Gormley of Ameranegion. Pos33. Jim Gormley spent 31 yrs in the Arm and fw my Army helicopter for 26 years. Yh. Heerved three yearss a enlistedervice memr and 28 yearss a commissiod officer,etiring from the Ay as aieutenantolonel. His military svice included coandnd sffssignments atll ut and organizatnal lelsphroughivision t tours inapan, and several sht tours at the Pentan. One of the manyighlights of hisareer was the assigent commander for allir Secuty for the984lympics Los Angeles. Durin his flng day Jim was priviged fly Predent Rond Reaga. During his tim as governor in lifornia. Actor Chrispher Reeve, Superman and Califora Governor Geoe Deukmejn. Afr the U.S. Army, Jorked as a cmercialctor for levisionor fourears wh that b vce ofisppearing in cmercials for Srs,hevy Tahoe, Pillsry Honda Farmer Boys rtaurants,any regnal coercials, and seral infomercia. In 199im beme annstructor for the Univerty o Phoenix at t uthern Calornia campus. Aching in t College of Buness and Informati Technogy and the Clegef neral Studies, h snt2 yes with t universit and eaed hisoctorate of Manament, Organizional and Ornizational Leadersp. Whil there, Jim also hol baelor and master s degrees fromsc.Ight on. Today, Jim is veryctive at Saint Hedwig tholic Crch and I in new teachi, writi, pubc speaking and learng t ano. Thank y for yr service, Jim. Please joie. Iledge allegianceohe fla of the Uned Stes o Ameri and t the Replic for which I ands.Neationnderod, divisible, wh liberty a justice.Ustice for all. All. Thk you.Im Closed session report. City attorney. Doou ve anythin to report from? Osed seson? Onerieftem. Mayor. City Council unaniusly dected me file litigatn, the substanc o whi wil b disclosed oe the lawsuit been filed Thankou. Counc membe, woul anyone like to mak a commt? Pat. S. Um, I h buseek.H, I w pretty impressed wn met wh, u Iento the kind of potluck forhe coordinang couil.Heyo a great j, and the re serve theommunityery well. Kiwani Theyave outix scholarshi t local kids. It was ver GOD. The re impressi. Iean, I could havead the graooks. I couldn t getheir grade, the gres. Ty they ened. It azing. Uh, six of them g ni scholships from Kiwan. Anh, I was able to atten at, uh, yng Repubcans, locanes. The hhree idf, Israi defense, um, forces, spkers, and that was movg. Ey were all sufred from sd andt was quite educatiol on t the whole situation over there Memorl day cebration.Hatas alyswesome. No canns,ut it was awesome Attack as ual.Ost 133 Hat off to u. You guy did a great job as usual. And hs off to Don Ramsey and all the peopl w helped wh Cal Bunga, the vw Zeta o theier, vw vans. It waso iressive. And outf all theears I ve bee going I think this year was the biggt. So itas awesome. A grea las cple of wee Thanks,at. Anybody els Yeah. Gracie. I just wanted tohank everyby who helpedut with e Gardenrove inciden And we wer at the Command cter, Huntgtoneach Fe Depamentasorking cloly wi ocf. Ocf was wonrful. Ey actuall risked the lives one of our fire guys. He acally too the chance to go ou there a vislly b abl to loo at the tank teehat coul beone I ord f it to not bwp,s was um, suggested that it might happe Um, so I m ver gratel for that The Red cro was wonderful. Theyere on it and had everybody housem, also Oceanvw High School had the shter open, and tylways had somebody frotaffn si. I spoke to some of t Re crosseople,nd theyaid theyave neverad such great coopation like they did from the staff fromceanview High School. S I like tohank em as well. Andverybody at took part in thi Um, Golden West Colge w wonderl too. I like to thank supervir Jet, wen t openin Freedom Hal Not only does she get that open, but s also had heramilyhere ttingown chair and beds t t thatpen. Within tha sam ening. Um, everybody tt justtepped forward, Sator Tony Strkland,ho reaed out t the governor s office to ask tm to kp t beachpen fo t people who didn have a place t sta and had their their motorhos tre. Everyby justut sething into this. Their energy, their effo. And, um,hat s acally the great thing about this. You got to see the humanityn peoe. Nobody cared who you were, wheou came from, who youoted for, what youook lik Everybody just wanted t com help. And they aually h a problem, whh was a good proem t have. Tre we too man dotions, too my voluntes, tooanyeopleanted toelp. So, u ttas very encouragin We sll have ts inur county, o comnity, our state o cntry, and I was wondeul to s tha So thk you t everybo who lped Everodylse. Ahead. Just aaveatn Graci s point.He amoun o inrmation that camerom our chieff fe, cef ofolice Janet Winn, Gracie Vandermk, Tony Stricklanhey were puttg a lot of informati t. So if you weren tbleo see it o theorums, I know I ha a lot of differe pple, you know, asking if I knew dierent tngs. So I was able to share so much informati, notnly fm jteading wha waseingutut byll t officials, b just some o the internal commucations.O I real wanto cmend, uh, relyhe schronized eort to make sure the iormation was pasng fro the incidt to the public. I was really, ally hpy aut that. And on theonamseyhing, you g to givehat guy credit. H shs up with theasy off bottle. Himnd Mel Cig just cleanp the oilpots on the pier. That she cmitment at Don Ramse willive to th city.Hat man is amang. Does everying ask for thing?Atsff to Don Ramse d company Yes, sir. Chad. I d jt like to thank eveone that cam out f the Memial Day celebraon was deeply moving toeally see just the hear and soulf our mmunity. We a a gteful nati and weertainly are gratef cit Uh, onef the lastines of o seal ced. It ss that in the wstf conditio, a ry upon the lecy of those whoave ge befo me to sady myesolve, to gde my eve deed. And s just consideri that you kw, what this is really all about is aut ling towar somethg that s bger and grear than ourselves I think it s a represeation o those words.Reater lovas no one thanhis, and one thatays do his lifeor his frien. Ando we certainly see it in ose warors that he gon before us and pai t price fo our earth freom. And I see it I the one who spo thoseords o greater lov who paid for I for eternal freem. Anybody else? I justrap up, jus . Toouchn wha Pat said. Just an amazi weekend. I rlly want t thank t city cebration cmittee. Julie Shannon and Jsica staff. Um I think whe we first optedhe, uh, the calenda ofistoricalvents, Iever ensioned tt itouldvolve into what theity Celebrati Commite becam to creat theseeally f event f the commity.O Thursda we had theannernveilingt the pierith our new Huntingto Beh America 250 logo, which is azing. We had the Boy Scouts, u lead us in a amazing speech. We had the American Legion rifle sale. We had t sons of the America Relution with the mkets on e pier. Andost iortantly, we hadhe cannot thease of theier and litt off not once,otwice, buthrice, d wch was amazing. Uh, I neve thought I d b able to lead the lead the cy I a cann bla a the pr sle was aot ofun. Uh, o for theecord bks. A l of grea photoshat I m goi to cheris fever.Eally fun Uh, priotic event. Sday we had t t Orchest Symphony Orchtra right outere a the In t Bowlnd Cncil ambers, also put on by t ci celebrati commiee. Ally fun. Um, the said they were worng six yea too this. Inow Julas instrumeal, so told them, let s dotore oft becse it was aeallyood event a lotf people came out lik a concert in t park, wit the tural sting in the bow a lot of fun, ltle windy, but th made it extra speal. And then as Chad touch on Councilmemrilliamsemorial Day a the most Sacreay, ally jus honor and ivilege t be our mayor to to be ableo to speak in that halled ceremy, jus to remi everydy thatreedom is not free. Ande nee to really cherish and appreciat the gifhat o veteran who paid t ultimateacrifice give us every sine day to liven one o the mos beautifu cities o eth and th greatest country g sver cread. So thank y guys all so mh. And, uh, anyone else? Al right. Mayor spoight section.O last wee Mayor Spoight awards,e gave the mor s hb Exllence award to Jesse Martinez fm the Public Wks Seor wastewar pump tenician. Uh, Jesus Jesse Martinmbodies the eence what iteans to be a good human being tohoseround him. A great emploeor Huntingt Bea resents for ov tenears.N approxately twoears part time, h hasacrificedime an often works lon hrso make se ourumping sysms e ready.Es rponsible forhe city s 2 sewer lift stions,hich encompass 5 pumps aeven oerypass pumps, including 21 gerators, as wells other maintance tasks. So tnk y, Jesse for that Nextp was ourode enforcemt team, who alway doesirst class wor and we wanto give out speci commendatio aewolks who we above and beyond for their rth Day efforts. When we nored Darn Diaz of David s Tree Serce, who generouy sent a two men tea t asst withajor tree trimmin serve tha took fiv hours t accompli. Wlso honor Dave Garofalo,ho h doted countles hours since 201o communy vunteers in sport of nerous cleanup eorts ti to code enforcent ces. Monstraten uavering commment to bot civride andublic service Jim Brn couldot aend the ceremony, but we wtedo give hi special rognition, too, for h countle hours snt vonteering to trim tes and manageegetation. Next,e had r local students fro a veteran boost club called Helpingeroes. So they re great young, young kid wh an amazing 501 c nprofit dedicated to supportin terans tough fdraising itiatives, direct svice ojects, and long term community engagent, a rough cooinated ents, partnersps andutreach efforts. This organation h raed eensive donatnso expand aess to veterans seices a suprt pgrams. So we jus really want to tnk Annabell Brandonguyen, Ella ler, Rand, Lilna and Nikk Great ksith a great, great organizatn. And next we thank Tanne Hummel a Rich Sanchez. Rich Sanchez co-ads wi the HPire Dartment Explorers proam. Tner and Rich consisteny go above and beyondhrou their ldersp ofhe hfd, Fire Explore prram, dicatingignificant time osideheir nmal dutieso mtornd delop high soolge Participts. Theyrovide hands o tining, gdance and suort tha notnly builds technica feervice slls, but ao instill dciple, confiden, and a strong sen of purpo. Their passion f the j is evident, and t energy a commitment they brgo the program insring indiduals to pursue careers in public safety wle strethening theuture o the pament. Aastly, celeated tnd 12 Girls Culture fc socce team, beating out 7 teams a making it the fal So congratulions to those yng ladies. Asome work. Thankou. L right, movg on to Business Highlsection. S r f tonight s business highlight I jus want to regnize cple ofur recent ribn cuttis in Huington b. First long aid congrulions to champagnesow open on Main re. Ty took or the old op locatio So thi eiting new addio isriing a fresh dinin expernce t downtown Huntington Beach,o seo stop b Say hel to oer Matt,is wife Winona an their tm a cck out Localsig every Tuesday. So great family run busines with a tra recordf succe with t other locio in Newport. S we appreat their investment w also wldike welme the newwnership team at 25egrees, which rently cebradts ribbon cuttg,nd we re excited to see this Hunngto Bea favorite ctinu servi our coity for yrs to com d congrulations tohe much awaited Coachesoue, s be sure to cckut their fd. They right the at Maglia and Ams.He out their od their upcoming events, live entertainnt and speal ghts. It s beautulce. Yo snt a lotf time ildingt out, spent quite a bit of mey. It ftastic. So paseohere toonnect, lebrate and eoy the expeen.Iveoachom ve. A tn wh fif comg up, weanto give shout out to Old Wld, which isringing r communi togethe t enj the mches a cebrate itn a livy lal setti. Sf ur busins iostingatch parts, be suro conct withisit h sohe canelp omote you. A tn lking ahd, jn us at the upcoming amrf Commerc and Coect, wheree ll be shari informatn on our 4th ouly ceations, summer events and everythingappeni in Huntington Bea thi sson. Xt, getting arodntown Huntingt Beach just got a lile bit easr. So the Cit of Huntingneach and visit ,e reroud t relauh the rf City,SAike Val progm. Tt was a great success las year.T s a fe serve that mes visiting dotownore cvenit a sere. Just simply dro off yo be,ecve ala tiet and eoy everythg wnwn has to offer. The bike valet is lat rht next tohe45 ting on fifth Street a isvaab weends din Sf City ghts atajor ent thugho t year.Ow contui with oinute wit the Mayor Sie whi highlights lal business and the people bind tm, this week s ftu is Braarden, located at Goldenest a Bolsa bra Garden is a lally owdusiness dicedo suppti supporting women through wellns,duti and communityutreach. Ownerdy Be andeream are passionatebout givin back and making positive iactn Arngn Beach. And thank you Brogdonor all you d a for the mh neededsst. The COUNCILWOMAN Van dark, f joinge in leadingff this this veo our sondeare we re gng t py. Yeah. G aad Welcomo another eso of mite with the mor I m with ecl guestouilwoman Grac Vdermark. We ret Bolsa a Golden Wt atar Gaen.Et s gnse and et the owner,en. So when tl us a the rd, you sawhere was a need. And definy aee f sure. Unow, all theom in t community,he most impnt thg is keeping yr breast tissue hea a workingn the openg room. F 2 yes, we reall saw thisee of han ladiesre not ucated how to dohat.O we wanted to pro ser atould helpads. And onef the struggl that usen go through iinng the right thing. Part of t problem witht, or p o the struggle with , isinding firstour size range. Because nne is sin every singl drawer. But in addit that fin theles that truly fit you bo Andou lose measureme eryonehat comes compmentary fitting. Aside from aomen lik myselfhoomen a are jt lookgor a b that fs well,ou ao wor wh cancer patien. Yes, Iavssisted inve kind o bast surgery. And unfortunatel ynow, we re seei morend mor breast cancer, b havinhe owdgeor ladies that com in and y know, I kw ectly wh they ve ge thrgh, extlhat the rovers, exactl wt theiree are gogoe.Utls worng closy wit a lot of tocal breast canr foundations and, you know, reay hping ladies, you know, bas cancer walks, all thesehis f themo also, you know, hp with fdrsingnd tngs so they can fth helphe ladies and tommunity a well. Thk you Wendy Thank y. And here we a wit anotherocal gem in Htitonea. Rembe to spo local Iteeps tir city tivin See y ahe nexttop. Thanks Grie. Our second features Hnessy Real Estat led by localeal esta pfessnal Nk Heessy Nicks dicated to helpinuyer a selrs navite tarke while owcasing evething tt makesunngto Bea suc a grt pce toiv Thank y to Hensseal Estat for helpingamils fin tir ple I our community What sp hp? This esode o minute wit the mayorakes us toennessyeal Este Group right off o Mn Strt. Let go meet thewner Nick. Our Nick tl u about. Hney al Eate Group Wel I ve been residenti rl estate agent for yea, a Ius cently oned m o office righter on Mn Street in th hea of Huntingtoeach. And thenhat drew y t ntinon Beach t tope your bins inhi mart? Ll, I ve liv here my whole fe,o I call iome.Ive Mai Street, a so jt feelik I m a neighborhoo specli.Nd then wha set uuyspart fmther rea estate groups? Whi is I have a office right her on in Seet, so I really cessle. U have a loa center he, s I makes I a oneto shop.Nd rlly, I m re aut ratnshi than s not araacti. I less corra, more cneed withhe community. And you guysisver Hunngn Beach oro you sellropeies I ltle mkets a over? Orange Cnty isur area,ut weeay specialize in Huntgton Beach And thenha have you snnuntington Beach Marke ierms oeman and desirab place tive gh now Wel defitely, the downtnrea iseally h dopul. I meein resident from surunding citiesome tounngtoea becaus the still afrdle placeeah, astal. What mak Huntingto Beac sh a desirable market to buyndive in? It s s derabl here because onehe school dtrt ismang.E have a tfvents tha go down at the bch andn Mn Stet. We he amazing pks rit he andt s safe. Th snotheroc gem sold ght here I Htington Beach. So rembe Tonvt in loc. Andeep Surf Cit thrin See you ahe nt. Op. What u agent Al right thaou Ahank you t a ourew andong timeusesse f choosing Huntingtoneach We reall appreciate yr iestment I our cmuty, a weoo forwardo suprtingou contind success. Up nt,e veommuty ent anunment Mam cle,o we have aon signedp for commity ents annncements? We d Mayor we havou peop signe up topeak at this tim The Hunngn Beach ty Counc wlea those o are here to speakn communy announcemts Wn you hearou ne, cal plse ce dn and use bot podiums. Ron Bwn, Justine Minkoff,laanrinnd Colin Svensrom City Treasurer s office. Go aadir. Great. Thank you such and goo evin and thank y f the oprtunyo speak. I d le to follow u on a discussion om theast meeng regardi theommunityevelment Bck gran at Oakview, andhere theord fud wassed, albeit witht attbution. First let me introduce myself. Myams Doct r Bwn I resint d ceo of Aor Kids,nde adminier thatlock grant for yo and for titizs of the tyor theast 3 years, a foridas beenorki in Oak I the Oakviewommunity throughedal funds administed byrange Cnty, roh o staff and the ornizations weor with. This pastea werovid nely 50 iivuals wit foationd refral services,20amies. W receivedamy suprt seices w distributed fd to nearly4,600 individls proved life ski worksps to individualsnd 70 people received ergcy svices. I bn withll fourid for6 yrs myself, andtas twoecadesgo thatheity Hunngton Bch reached out to m toee ife would, I additiono our oer work, admistered thebd fundst kvie We, of course, aeed to d that aave de so since t funding we rei at kviewor allf o programs is t sufficient, and we a all fo kids rsed nearly $10000 ea yrust to splement the work.Owev, in aitio to being aonprofit leader, m also pragmatic bunessn. We onl couhe fushate haven o hand, right?Ell get tt. S w that. And so in this ce, th funds tha wave ce from Hunngton Beach andou, as t grantor can d wh them as y soish, asong as I meets teder ruirents. That s m my biefs a busissman. S for transparcy I wan toha that I kw Cncilman Burns for aut t lt 30 to 3 years. And w stillemn maintainumber o um, mual ratiohips. As matter of ft,as probay pret skiyhe we met aft arin about the lt meetings converti, reached out to t and h immediately took m ca. He dn t obviously kw ofyole a all forid but ok I basedn our hisry. Bigger ccernas in the illuon for fra, not aut th funng.Sk if he kw somethin Iidn t. Pat assured me that h wn t directi th comnt at all f ks, t t the bigge picture around u I believe him. He th sred that h done some of his own d diligence and we tour wsite.Ince t name of t oanizion was unmiliaro him, he noted thateould t finduch abt Htington Beach, and s I check. A he was rht. Ared that u uilwo years ago, we were kno as ildren s Beau of Sthn Califoia and cngedur name toll forid so ppl knew at w actuallyid. So I ao te thate are cometely revampingur website, and we in the middl o it.O he couot have receivedhe inrmion tt h needed to make thatecisn.O aft my nvertion wit Pat,ant sre tt whie MAY at tis have iologal dierens, there a two ings that I w t queio an tha I don tnk we ll qution about each oer t rst I our commieno integrity mutll I believe we got tre on tha conversation. Andecony, our mmitnt to t comnities thateerve. As aatter o fact, we I a resent in the city I mht actuall consider vongor Pat? Hd for meo say somim, espiay after I remember h dropping in on one day whi w were rfing. But tha s okay. Ll coludey saying ttnce agn, it s cpletely upo you a how y usehe c fus, and I willespend hor that disn o behalf of all o our kids. Tnk you vy much for Yo time. Ank you sir. Next speer. Ease. Howdy. A goo eveng Council members. Mor Cas Mcon.Y nameslan Hendn. I mhe pud prinpalt Colgeie Elemta inunngto Bch. I dikeo take a momt to recognize the Htingn Bch Poliepartment mountednit an invuable and the invaluable service that the provide.Ecently, we had t hor of joining Oicer Rubio andffic Burt Cle ewlemeary for tast da of Teaer Appreciio Week. T atmosphere wasild with eitemtsheounted unitreed stunt a pants droppg off in the rng, a dressedp in honorf the magnificentorse and celebti o weekl the o theest ihe Wes our schl. Ooment sod ou toe asoung boy who me, who couldnly functio inheelair.Is teaer whled him or to o of the hoes,nd with t gtle nudge, h was able to lifis head I bothrms fhe very first teithout assistance. U he to. I he toemd evyone tha ts is a pounit u o the mecay fragile students and me of their gls a jus to lift their hd, jt a ightlyleted lev,r to reach out, MAY whust one hand.Uthis student was so excited hleted his head beyond whatas aievae at the timend reachut with bothan. So, u weer rely reay iressnd it s justn unforgettable ment.E all kindf looked at eh other.Eere reall emotionalbout I a it was just a big success for t stent a t opportunies that wead because of the unitshaere on o campus. , want to, uh, in ts ts was madeossie b t ofcend tir commien at swed and showed profou iac tt the had onur communi. Ian to express m gratitudeohief, uh, paoraintaining o und unit, and espiay our offic Rubio aurke, r bringg suchoy t t udts aollege Vie emenry. I heard tt this was the mos epic event, you kn, inhe buzz aund the commity.Nd our sool was just fle with eitemt. You can u Ieaha y can bring hses to school. And it waso impactful Um, I even heardtudes say tthen I ow up, want t wk for t police dartmt. Sous want to tnk everyone for thr time and tir effts Thank youo much. And, um, what apportunity itas for ourommunity and f o sten atolleie Elemenry ankou so mh. Welcome. ,oo evening, city couil mbers.Ayor CascCn. Um I m Justine Mankoff with Free Reioundationt the Huntgton Ctr Park Equestrian Center. I was there on thatay,nd um, ectly what he sd.T was unrgettable and so gtefu for allf our oics under the leadersp ofhiefer. So tha you allouch. U I st wanted thare se thgs tte ve beenoi at e eestrian center to bld couny, sve our cmuty. And one o tse eventsas ri Epsteinamend spoke aboutis recen book tha s t, and tha is o Theodore Roosevelt. Itas very wl tendy lot of o communit mbers. And, um, uh, we reo gtefulhat he too eime t t sha his knowledge. Um,els have our monthly hug a gro. They are e firstuny ofvery nth. Theseave become so popula tt theyre actually soldut, Ielve, for the ne twoonth So I encourage evyo here t planhead and sere yourickear. Thi is reay become qte,m, succes Andverybody, the word isetng out. See litt ks and they lik are y wh fe rei? Yes, I am u so Ilsant to let everybody kw thate haveur nthlyal It s onugust 8th. I hopehat you c all attend. Um, thiss a special opportunit for everydy to do their cboyats andut on tir cboy bts and come pport a really speal non-ofit tt s her I our community doing amazing things. ,esing horses and ovidgque gwt and lening sessions forur youth. I tha you for yr time,nd I alwshank you for your suprt Than you. Good evening. Council mbe. M nes llin Stens and mhe trearyanager at the city. And this I a cmunity announcement As we mentied backnanuary, our ser volunteer, Steve Lev hosd hi firstverlassocus o ai scams to a staingoom on crot the senior cent. H gotave reviews fr t 1 ps attde, ny of who sd the infoation the learned aut e hh qualityndevelf frequency of a scams was dorightca.El we a plead to report tt Steve ar you feedbac a he I returng for one d encore hriginal Aca css which is gng to be heldext Frid,uneune 1h a 1:30 p. At the Sior Cte Steve course willxpre the origins of a a ht I now beg aggressivelsed tcam witting vtims Sveill prove lotsf rl lif examplesith vidsf ai nerated fra, along wh sile steps that c b tak to aidei scammed We kw eeman for ts classill beo big, s we areovin it wn the hall,ohe audiri, t the auditorm to accommodate everyonethe seor center. Sn ups are n requed but plee ce early to gb a stnd pas bring along arienor thof yo w wantve more o Steve, he willlso b oering a sepat course onamy ams held onedsday JUNE thn the Tbo Rmt the ntra Library a 6.M. As sast classeforeakin his summerreak. We a incredibly lucky a a commuty to he his knoedge, so ea com out a sport, shar theove and lrn how to oid getng scammefort hits you pket. Thank you. Than you. Ne unnouementf supplemeal communication Mada clerk, do we haveny supplemeal communication Yes,ay, we have pplemental communication unrhe Cityanag s report. Ite nber 16. Fisl ar 202027. Proposed budget study ssionemo a PowerPoi presentio receiv fromcting Chi nancl Oicer Zac z. Five emls received regarding the udy session. Fiscal year 26 proposedudt revw und the City Tasur sepor itemumbe 17 millimete Poweoi pseatio ceed from Cy Treaser Jasochmi, Council member items numr 26. Teemas ceived regding troposed amended aeeme for the lifeguardower Advtising Linsegreent, aowing f coent reled t resort and casinos,nd a staff rort from m 6th 25. Approve and thorize executi of ahr year lense aeeme wh Rio di anddversing, I. For lifeardow advertisement progra Than y. Next u we he public cmes.Ad clerk how man saker do we he signedp? Hav 25 speakers. Mayor. All rig. Please cl them dn At this tim theity Council llow receive public comments f any tic cludgtems o open session agen. Wn yourame is lled plee ulize t designed qui arese both pium State yrame an orgizationor the reco, MR. Amory Hanson, Andr Einhorn,oanne Sa, arleacon,avid Cwley an Olive Brenda Glenn, r Pre,omantillan,usseil Step up. Y, come. Plse use bot podms. Thank you, MR. Mayor. Myame isr. Amo Hso m spking tonight in sport of. M 23. T applicationor a grt from t Onge Couy Tranortion Ahority t help irohe flo ctr anareerark. Thi gra willmprove Jac Gra Park anavehe way for lon overe rovatns t Jk er Park. Irge the cncil toeaffirm thatarks mak life bter Oncga, I ue yes vot on. Im 23. Tnk u. Than you. Ntpeaker. Ease Andy Einho,0 yr residen ntinon Bch I oose grantingup for the purposes ellilcoh nr schoolropey. Thaou. Nextpeer, please. Yes.Ello City cncil. Can you hear me? Canouear me? Okay. Hello.Ity counc. My names Joanne Sa, riden of Htingtonea. The top isn im 13. Aast time w taedbout aoht a, I rembert was aport complex, but you gs did vote d decide t he the alcol Ev thoh kids familie tt was.E didn t belve it a good idea. So I malng about distctionone. Ty already haveeer.Hy draw a large crowdf adults driin nsiding Wesount Elemta Schools only 0.4 leswat s 1200ft.Us nsid that t school childr could be target also at risk, bause ty re going to b drinkingt that te. Thoseeoehat are cin a rger crowd and thathe rvero noo until two in theorning, they ope whe e kids aret school.Hat s yo cou add dnk driving. You can a a kindsf issues. But als we le in an e wre you a kw this. Ere s pedophis a traffickers.Hat s a gre taet. Look, I right next to the schooeopl are drking for hrsndours andours. I justhink that a very bad ia. Y re here to ke the kidsafe. Plee don coselcohol or the ds and just he aetr a tter atmospherenunngto Beac Weeally don tant any bad element forheids to co around, aou re ain rd hard liqr t a place that s already svingee Wh doou up and give t opportuny to ramng it u foometngad to happen? I think y suldvoidt. Thank you vy mh. Thanou. Ne speakerleas Goodvening. MayoracKion andouil membe.M,os of youuy alrdy know m I m Rrice, onefour 20, u cyouncil ndidates. Um, I m sakin on agenda im 26 tonig. Plee know m notryin to aue withnydygast resor thselves, but ratrueion whether cit owned lifuard towersreppropriate for placesf gambling related veisin I would leo prs my conce regarding the ppol toll resorts d cinos aertisingnur ligud towers. I uerstand dppreate tity sire t identif nevenue sources a mntn maintain fial stabili.Ut I belve thhoule shod think clearly aut this msa that we re sending o somfur moconic plic aetsn the cityf Htington Bch. Ourifeguardowers repsent far mor tn aersing space. They re a symbolf public sety, fil recrtion, our bch culture, and tnique identityf Surf City usa While resorts MAY offer eertament, ding, concerts casin,he are l closely associad with gamblingor manndividuals and fils. Gblin addiio I very real,nd it s a suge that c ld toinanal hdships.Or ma filies, mtaeah chalng a family disruption overall. A a community, we wk hardo address aicti iues. I thin y gs all kno that. I believe whould bautious about, um, norling or promoting gaming rated business in aigy frequend ar o fily, childre visito a my peoplehat comero aund t wld. The projtedcomicenef is rtnly worthonsiring, bu wouldncouge t Council t askheth tre areltnati advertise at betterlign wit Huntington Beaalue Brands and famil frieny image would be mt me certaino be o tse beachowers. Our behe are one o o greatest se here. The qstio bere uss not spl wheer we c gerate revue becse we kw we canut whether this type o aertising flects t image we wanto ojecor t cityf Huntington Bea, I respectfullyncouge a the cocilemrso conside the nger community impt a plor reven opportunies thupport both fcal responsibility andamily ieed cract. While peoplereitting ohe beach joyingtith theiramil friend and led ones. Thank you agaor allou timend coidatio. Again. I m r Pric one of yr 202 City Council cdidates. Nepeaker, pase. Myame is Bnd Glenn,nd good eveng mayor and council member. Charaeratte. Reect for communi standards,atte andhat we have seen rentlyhoul concnveryen this rm athe Rotylub of Huntgtonea, Surf City, Derby, clearonartin furaiser suprtg arities, ery vendoras told the se thing.O potil msaging. Andw Grew, you ignor that. Your booth wn tus polital it waspenl partisa Rarns do com to yougainnd agai ain youo flow t rules. I too moreha four people befor y finally comped and even thenl relucttl That isot minderanding. Tts a oice. And wn someone is willg to igne the res of rescted, non-partin communit organatn,t ises aeriousuestionhat rules wl yollow when you re minecisions that affect00,0 residents? Now let sal abo anoer choice theouil is aut toak oneith rea consequence for rhildn.Herosed expansion of a luo licen at Dtruction Loung right near Wtmon Elentary and Oceaiewchoo Distrt opty. And let s blear outhe facts Thichl is aladyurunde by alcohol rving binses abo ten arby with two whin 6ft cams. Andow we considerg eanding alcohol rvice at location aeady ed to snifint police acvity Fromeernd we t hard liquor.E veeard this concerns plic sety iues, going disrbances, aven a rortedapen the suoundg are So the estisn t cpliced. Why wod w iensi alcohol serven an area already ruggng wh its iac, pecily next to a soo Th decisns now I your has because ofnppeal broughtorrd onehal of Oceanview School Dtrict, and any, the cmuni has every rson to bekeical I m calling o residen, parents a educars sw up, spea out,old thiouil accountable bause thiss aboutriories. Are w puttg cldren in nehbhood safet first, o e we putti alcohol profits an taxevenue first? Ippose the eand luo licen at Distractions Loue becse stentafety, neighborhood quit of le, and pubc fety areot negotiable. The community is watchin. Xt speer. Wi respect to theudge I love anir show,ut I don t know how mh itos. I really lik t knowhe rea costor wha w ve pd, what we revoing not getting,nd what the ctf services rendedre. Thether thing is that my Terry Pk redentsave spoke upbo th relble lumber yard. It uld be an eelle latio forulti-level hsi with high city t iom tha a wahoe pvide t city has leaed tt warehousre not gat srces of cy revee. The lbe yar is next toesenti housing on tw sides,nd it is closeo a pa.T sreatlaceor adtional houng. Whi the ighbors mht opposhis id ofousi, theyhod be ve a choe,ndt s hard toompln autoisero other residentsm, and this would givehe cre owner beer chae t makeore moy selling the propert Um, and ts wld be a muc better use of public houng or housg. Resenal housing, as oos to aarehse wit llion a noi. Thankou Thank y. Nextpeaker,lee. N youear me? Oy. Hi. M name isom Sanll. Fst, I d lik t thankhe old city Counci membersor reesenng o common sense an the cseativ view. An you very mh. And nt, I d like to sakbout uh, agenda number3.H, speak abou myonceor the destructio loungeearhe elenta school inuntiton Beacccording to t offial recd, Huntington ach police were cled I fromhis particur bines 28im for t pthree ars, which makesverage nine tis per yr. I mns that ey he toal the pic os topartnts oe monthf thelrdy hav thi ch of a pblem. Right n, I woer how much me pbl ey will hav when they a alwed t haveicse. W is going t benefit a selt few or community? What kind o inflnc and impact wl this causen the fure? So I apprecte iha thi City Council membersillonsider eong tm effec for Huntington Beachorhe decisi min And aga, thkou so mh for presting cmo sse Thanou. Thank you. Nt speaker, pase. , good ening mayor a coci mbers. M names David Croey, a m the esidentf t Huntington Behailiouatio We are a 501 c3 thatuns a saing pgr, and we ulize theockst t 382 Ave behind tiretaonnd the yacht club. Uh, the docks. I m re t sporthe replacement of theoc.Heocks are in rrib shape Ty re over 50 year old. The wd iotted, th catsal off the railings onheides.He rubber rlis fl off. T dset sinrs, andhey re ju I terriblehape. Think the cityealis tt becau theyutown temporary plywd coati or half o the dock, uh, forhe parad of lits.Nd than itself,h, esn t allow t water t get down bel the doc s t kids now can sli o thiset ploo Um,he docks are ao us byhe plic. I mown ereor six wee runng th pgram ande have yake, w havaddl arders, we he Duffy users at use the doco pop o ck downhe, a the cy, uh comni us restaurant alon pch, and ty parkheir athere b dng it. Uh, Swif Dogid aurve a year and half ago and said t docks aren terrible spe, an en thendlyin sport behind the docks are notnough toupportheocks. S ain I mer toupport t replacemen of the dks down there at 311 r.Hank y. Thk you. Nt speaker plee. Hello. Uh. Council memrsnd, uayor Kinn. U I m t commodore ofhe crent commore of ntgton Harboracht Club, an I peakg on tho docks aselctuay, u MR. Crowley was iorre in one sentence wn weadhe drugs inspecte b a by commercia reacemt fm.Hat waswo and a hfears ago. And tn th docks we sai to be I poor cdion, notnly in po condition, but ty we butncorrectly. Theyere not bui toaintain theype ofraic that ty get.He b framewo I is ntrong ough t plug the pnkin th they putnops already started to to warp andt s got ippingazds thare beee a qrternd a half inch high. Aga, they do t allowt to drain properly It s goi to cause moreot andt s just goingo cause me dage. U yea es dkset used. It s ao about tnly rtroo I the harb. Unless youo and pull hat at, uh uh, Peter s Lain and run into o of the strant a use their withoutuygny Freh fries.O I any case,hat s very verymptant st that aotf pple use the restom they g tre for a legs,hey go there for rihey go there for aunch ofestaants and whatnot tt en tt side o tarbor. Uh,f course, o saing hool uses it. Weaveome arr companies that ut. Uh,ne ofhe I think, eve do charter work for aotf th rortsowown taking people arod the harr.Ow, ther was a commentbout, uh, whas inharge o maintainin those dks. Accoin to ourease, we are in crge of minor maintenance, whh we d a the te. And itlso say, um, d Lacey shallot be respoib for mar capital irovements, overulr repairs ofuch as aock or ggw rlament float rlament Andikeo we w wld likeo cal upon e cityo hp usithat eier to huge renovatn o repcement to dkervi. Uh, twond half yeago saidt wasoi to take abo $1,000o replace the dk, 140,00o re toepr it. Now,hat was twond half ars ago. I m sure tt pric I a littleitn the w se,ut. . In any cash.H yeah.He dosave been tre sin 77he beenhe a lon time, aithout any major work de on them. I sent you someanuts, uh, yteay with picre he an addional hanut comne thhese tt has, uh,he report from Sft in I.O don kw wre, uh, we re put thes. Ge them. The office.Ka great. Wl, an youery much. Thank you Ca I ane queio Just I hea, I just wted to see if heard crely. Didou say $150,000 to rlace the docks? Uh,wo yearsgo Uh,et see, 1.O, it out 250,000. 25 Okay, that sasrong. 100 for t tal tomrobout ,0000,0 for the pmit, ,000 for the pmi, and 30,000 to put ntilities in. D it would be less 9600 jt toake $600 off o tha If yo just wantoepai it. So I m sor, maybe about 200 and 240. 2. Atas back in $2,024. Thankou Ne speakerleas. Uh, Rse Nl, Huntingn ach,ast cncil mting, spokebout the stackfhr ideas which make Arica ecia and great. Thesere on e topf t stack. Our onomic ste ofrite prertyndree enteris This isuppoed bur nstutial system o equal stender law,hich I tu rts onhe ultimate fodatif t biblica faith aoralf our Christian founds. Tonig, I addres our conitutional st of ealusti under law. This not sething to beaken f grant. The histic norm is not equal stic uer l, but rather a hierch of prilege bed on how mh youuppo t hiary.Venfterur Declatn o Indepdee heldhat a men a created ua and that our rights ce frodnd notovernment.T took bh a revolutiory and civilars t make this a lal realy. Tre arean dearatns of rights in the worl b oonstutional syem me tm aeality by stutin saration o powers a dectralization of gornnt, a requing the nsent ofheoverned tough eltionoday all o tse features arendssault, ual protection is challenge by the grain o speal rits forrotected class, seraonf powers is undermedy t admisttiveta, loc vernnt ihreaned b ntralization of powernd consen o t goverd is threened by bot the admistrative state and corrupted vinysm If t heta o o fnder is to be preserved we musirst love fedom me thaeov fr sff. Tntudy a unrsta tse pncles a nallseur pitic a lawf per tight to prer thi gt ood. This Cocil hon a connu too these things, and tha is why you have and willontie to have my support.Haou and g bssnd pserve Amera. Thank y. Mad Clerk. T nt batch, please. Ne speakers, pas use the designated queui area.He you hrour nameal Please use bothodiu. Did Ryerso Dneentley, Anne Paer, Chrarren,anll Coello Cis.En, Elaine Keel,elanie. Brian. Brady, Melanie. Brady, Chr. Chloe Plea proceed. Does ts seem a strangeo you ast doe to me? This cy unl is s desrateo generate addional revuer rece expenses that the proposing to meteur liguar snd by sling adveisingo a casino that 70iles awa a could acally draw tristnd residents ay fm Huntington Beach. Gen lht theiquo cens for a bini b wit bothnsite and teo liquor, mang ithe1th estaisent selling or rving alcol in range of Westnt Sool appvewo warehouses thatan operate4 hos aay adjact to a seniorivg community and park, aocatnhat s acssib byne sma street th can barel accommodate a sile semi tractorrailer. Yet is zoned for 12 perou thats being ctempted, c or not, fl2taffositns acrossarief departments, iluding pole, fire,ublic wksnd counity svices. Yhis same city cncil ruses to accept comtment tonate $8,000rohe friends o the libra chaeshe Internatiol Surfuseu abo e sixth of mke rateent for the use ofhe Maintree bry, andls appears to be ttg tm use mor spa than wgreed on.His very enda I prosing t advance a housing that ty ve been notied iot in comiance with stateeqremes. Exposing t cityoines o $50,000 per mth.N aitn tohe $0,000lready levd proposed towa a three quartersf1 mli no b ntct toheianc one ofhe comttee cmissn appotees unt the pli oury became too gre. Enred io volunta settment aeent withhe promoterf theacific Air owhatave the pmor millns ofax dolrs bh now andn the future.Espi th fact tha theity w n sponble f the caellaon o the final day ofhe 21 sw,ndeste clminghahe deals good r the city,he council had be suedo make tt the tes of theea available to e plic. If deals so go,hy aren you shouting it from t rooops insad o hiding itro the publi a finally has ented into multipleawsus ainst the state, often unghe repeatedly debunked argen that the city as a crter city ot subje to sta laws at have gener applicily. Theseawsuits have costhe citizen of Huington Bch thousands o hour otaff tim huneds o thousandsf dollars I legal es, huneds of thousands of llsn fines, and incredible damage t the cit s retation.Ndethey peist, appeang lost cases and rki upve moreosts es that seem sange t you? It sur as hl sms rang to m. Nextpeer. Dian Beney, 25 yea redent Theity of ntington Beach had a thoughtfully prepared and compant hounglentn 20efore the curre city councilembeer seated in 2022 and promptly refusedo subm I to the sta, dearin tha the ste had n rit t tell H.B. What t il or not build I ourit w, fr years in a vy expenseeg fight later, e city has been td in no ceain terms by a Serio Courtudge tt state las primac Huntington Bea, like ery oth micipality I lifoia, musubt a housing eme that intifs suicieites androvis appropriate zoning to oer the portunity touildhe specifie numr of units degned by the riol usin needs allocation. The judge h alsoequired the ci to p a fine o $160,000 to thetate plus an ooing fi o $50,000 peron, unti a housing a cplia usinglents accepted by e state. In addition, bause e Cityouil h not bmitted a hsing ement the cityas lost hunedsf thousand of dolrsn s two afrdab hsiun over the lasewea. This laui a its associad effects have bn brthtangly expensive experiment I defiance of sta law. A it ot the onl wsuithat this cy council ha lt o settled atre expee. A thi I at te wh the city I facing riou bge defit f the cuen year and eecting more serious defit deficitnhe cong decade. Everyer we rn, t cit I beding moneyro losing lawsuits and reckless andruitssultu wars.Ur tparollars a in snt b theseecess ty council members It time to replace them wh individus whoill put t city the needsf our cy rst. Ne speaker. Good eveni. Myame is, uh. My namshris. Wning I li in Pacific Cityeach coagnd just a little histor he. I bee assoat. M coming o 78 arsld. I veee aociated thuntiton Bea for 69 ars, and bac in t 50sf yo some oou mht recal thereas traerar that s rht on t bea, and I was right in fro o the o, uh,rain tt usedoun betwn Long Beach and Newrt Beh.Nde used t m brhe and I used to go over and putand o theracks for wd andut coins on there for andake liteings aut th o whaver. Away,h, at was moved from tre but en, u Pacific Oceanark ca I and that wt bsuentows Surf Cy ac Cotges.Nyway, my let s um, m parents bought home in tre,ndh, grew up I Azusa in the sme in th winter te, Ien down to ntingtonea in t mmtime and my parents boug aome ih now serves bch cottas bac in th m toat 60s. And ty were there and they bout othe one ler on. They ge the other one oy brother, d he subqutly that s h sty. Anyy, lg story short, motr passed away I 1989. M father I 1999. S I have connu tolay becse I was hin problemsith m wife a the time. And awa when came dnern 2003, I w paying $450 for sce re.00nd beten the andhen subsequtl when, um, Jo Saunderstore managen ca to town,h,t wen u I mean, it was it was a good deal obvious.H, t whene took over, I had to p about $978hen he too or. And wiin t firsthree years, 13e became in 13, $29 inease, 14 to0 to 87 agn and 1 So iuickly took mepo 1562.Owev, I ha already bn retired for tw years a thatim but I still had my mt of m retirement. Hadtave se it to my ewife b anay, uh, at kind o slowed dowor ahi. But ter Cid, the tng reay took o.Nd Iin o soate whunngto ach, the cre Huntingn Beac bau I leor me, Huntington Bch I u where Dukes I It use t be skati rinderath it was funon type pce. There w tw or t,h uh, condiniums are wt of the er. They ud to be saltwat unge u I ud to go t the golden borr. Theoln ar,imiendrix,anis Joplin, ynow,he doors Great. That was going t be grea fe. Butnywa this going to b a t part presentati. Iust take y up at tt point because silly, to ge y a evw of taxes, a my rerementays for thatpace overnurfitnd that crazy f senr citizen. Veo wk. Thank y. Next speaker Hello, cit hall. Fst, I want to. Thanks the cplai for prayingo Jesus in thi hal. That was fabous. Thenant to a w we sti have a manic lodgeight dow the stet I want to know w s I char o churcs. Went t Ciallne tim and aed at and they cle the poce o me. Someone he, I think it w you, mor said somein abois rally Is atrue? You re goi to le th o. Then I come he to ask you to hp pay f t filingee. To takehe Jis lmud to court. Yeah, I sai it. I mn it, I oi I Iove yr silence. Ha goodig. Thank you. All righen, um,hris, uh, Huingt Beachesent for e past 17 years, cdida fo 80, 72. Um, hap pri month,verye. U I ind ofadhat we don hehe flag on, uh,n City Hl anymore,ut its what its. Um, b I m hereodayo speak about a commenthat wasade at t endf,m, last wk s meing o teeks ago. Meing,h,y, u Mr.At Burns, and Iill readt.T says,ir ifouan fil out a be card, I be prected.O you don ound li suchn idiot. Um, tha was directe tards mft I d called y gs out for coupti. A leang ade theac that I complety unceptle for a sitting unci memr to s somethi like tt t aemr ohe bl stangheir concerns duringubc comment I want to talk aboutheact that I tually didil o a blue card, and Iavot hea fm a sine one ofou. You asked me to bring m concerns toou, and none of youad t guts t tulyave tt conversati.Nd think tt show whathis Cityouil is a nutshl, that you leo usr, you likeo talk, you like to me claims.Ut whe comes teo actuall have those har conrsations, wn comes timo actuay tal to peoeho mayotgree wi you ontuff y do n wao do it. Youo not wt to repsent everyone I this city. Ahat s w w need new city cncilembe, becaus t job ofity unci member is to rrent everyone in theity. Eve t people tha did t vot f u. A I lik what Gcie sa durin the lasteeti ou h it s iortant that undstandho we sendo Sacramento, becau agree it al is important tha we unrsta who wend to cramto, becse the pson sd to Sacrameo nee to beble toctlly tk to the her politicianshere andet ings done and get mey to co back to this dtric which inclus Huntingn ach. And tt meanshey need be able to he those convsations. Fromvethin seen fro ts city uncil, I d t thinkou capablf it. I think y re bulls and Ihi you re cowas. A I will be happy when weavew managen Thank you forour time. Next speer. Hello, m names Elaine Ber. Ely, I m 62ear riden andot just a rident, but a ti participant through my faly segyn this tow Togh I want to shareith th council ahe plic they se a little cfud o Facebook. The sry of a library book, fends ofhe libry makes aonatn eve ye t the libra. Usually ard with aequestf mey to usrom the citibrarians an theity dirtohe liarns cos the books they oer them,nd they comen scialay. I caed Lrary Bound. Ty re hardback. The re sewn differtl a I Hunngton Beach tyavma binding. That binding, whe you rern you library book, it gontoorting macne and sorts the books so that ty can be sheed more easy. So thesere ver specialed bos and ty re gat. Helps theibrian a l.Ndor over the last 2 years,he iends datio has pai f those. So it s inappropria r pple on Febk toay we re somow gti library bos and selling tm for publiconeyut it interestin we ge all tt money bac to the pli yw. We d t hrd mon. We re ting toive $825,0 aw. Tt s noaing.O at library bk les on the elvess checked o. Metis the reamaged, sometimeshey re missing somemes the re oole becausenformation hon on Peoe doeseah. Peoe len morecien.Eoeed new books all theim So the app obset bks are weeded out of t stacks. Sometimehey re offed to erien of the lra, but most of t te, bau of thei smart bding, I s not apopriateor us to sell them. And sometimes they magednd lost. A a soe don en he tm. So we re not sli library bks If we had some bk, Iid the ma. Andt s 0.0005%f the used book se mig be a blic library book Wroce er a mli books s 99.9999%ome from t pubc The sto of a ud book, probably bought at onef our ca bookstores. I gs he r whi. I serves its purpe ehe educating the milyr people in tt housol and thenheyon t ve shelfpace f it, so they ge it to the bs onhe loin dock andhe bin inside theibry tt say, frids ofhe libra. Rig on the n.Ickp blue spa sli an te it offn yr taxes becaeou ge it t 501 c3, not a city over 65 volueers. Teho books, clean tm, sort them, slv em pri tm,nd puthem up fhe public to pchas That s bnappening for over 50 yea. Than you. Ein.Ex ear, please. Chrisin Huntingto Beach native. Good ening. Couil. No nhing say Sf City like an a for andia cin anour and a hal away. That really mak me thi abo rfg and SoCal beachife. Vo againsteasure6. It doesn evate theity s image.T justee intohe jokes abountington Bch in the redneckiviera, ntan b the sea andhe Florida of Orangeounty. Now, for as mh a the counc has nigredong Beach, why are yo posting bad to mak the beh lk moreik the pik uan amendur city smage veryconomically, cutour losses on the lawsus, stop the sweethet deals, and le upoheledgef Aegiance and ackwlge libty and justeorllune s pride nth. B peoe in thisown wantorete it I t. Lgbtq foave been inmerior s eire 250ear hisry ey fought I o wars, served in our govnmts,nd ledur worshiervicesorer. Trans fos foughtn theivilar. Get ovet. A rainbow flag n t goingo tur youay any re than a Tru fla is goi to make youelfind emiol. This cy belgs t all I residents andt s timeime tockwled them. Don t sellhe cit for aed revee to the 909, and quit being afrai of piece o clot Oh, andy the way, pleaseak out theuroard om the Maintrt Library adg rm. It ot reuse, andhat s notn the aeent that theit vote o ank y. Nextpeak. Hi I Manie Brady I longtimeesidtf Htington Beach and educatoealth ce professial ecato inclin at aajoresrch instution, taut a counseng teacher program, sevel progrs,ursi programs. And thank yor thepptuni t addssou. Iand to ue y to ve agns the license for alcohol on Distractions Loue,nd the reas tha Iou like yo do tha iot just, well, I islo to thelentar hool,he, you know, 10ft. I realizehere s not a distance mayben the law he, but en in the me densy pulated urban areas, it st lst 600ft.Hi is mo than tt.Ut welrea have a hh density population hig density units, wtever theyall them in resrch, you ow onhe nbe of alcohol sellin venues, bars, restrants and liqrtos, it s at least 21 I a very smalladiu. Jus fm my quick loo a there And in diono that, Ioppen some resrc websites, Pubd and,nd I, uh, aics and the hig densitystlishnts hat they cal I when y have a numr of alcohol sellg vues, it sssocted with highe levelsfiolence. So you havubpopulations whe thos establimes a there that are araedo it, that, ll for for rsonsha a, u know, notneshat we wt to have around Htingn Bea ar and especiallyround hools. S I d likeorge u t voteo on tt and coider, um,aybe vin dierently tha you mayave come t thiseeti decidg u re already goi t ve. Sohankou for listening Thk youext sak, plse Hi I malr,appyotg d. And tha y for all y do forhe city. Um, nmall I I wastanding u somewhere t lkbout housingt woulde to railgain uecesry high denty and overrchf the ste Aft all, w know that fulfilling our allatn eivalt toaybe 145lon ildings. But I ranom numbers.T s actuay mh woe tn that. By t time yo te an aragef what ge buiith the 2nd the in lie fee a what velors doo ffihe allocaon wld probably be about, um, seral hundred a 20 sreyuildgs o quadrupl lot in this city. D I would pnt outha these semes he never actuallyeduc cos in coastal cies.O a a city, are beyd fortute tt our leaders chose to fig. And il we did notltimately evln court, we w in big way I sak to cities all ov California tt he exriend devastating transfmaonro their hig deity,ut athis time, would like tupport fishing of o housing element becse we have, I fact, gon down st aboutvery ph we cou. So we have psuve ssle leg challenge. W have lookedt otherits effos. We he lke at oseitiesha actually w, and then we re blindsided by guacamole legisti tha countered wt they h already won. Tnk tha w shouldow finish ourleme, apt erytng nesry, and loo ery way tt wean titen the futur any uncessary developnt and pport.Nnitiive that wi be comg next year t rernousi andong cisis t local authorities So tnk you for all you do. Pportou decision inhi An I appy vin day. Than y. Next speer. Od evening Tonight I have multiple briefomments. Pase ny the aea ofhe Pnning mmission decion on the pand aoh len for Distractions Lounge. We hav heardeptedl aut h much this counc caresboutid And I he noou thatou do. Hower addg hd liquo to venha younghiren pass daily is not iicative of theare you cla. Pleeake re ts bar ds not addard alcoholo its oerin.F theroprietors feelard, coho iseqredorheir sine model Tyhod findnothocionway fm ilen. I hopeou wil finay be adopting the hsi Elemt update and stoppin the maive wte of taxpar dolls. I understand that ate law dsn t cpo wit your persona ideology, but your jobs require y to be good sterd of tubli fus, ctiing toack up peltiesnd spein eve moren losingegal challge isot gd stewardshipnd I hope you llinal sp. Ea adopt resolution 2020 617. Impmeing a Tecoly sruption policyndn compan with trown a, modernizio As I ve said before, havg rot accs to partipate in theity Council meetings make citovernment morevaableo everyone. En thougheengs he functionincehe aessas vod after the Covidules pired,ou havo way of knowinow manyeoplre not participatin due to factors such aisabity, illness, trel,otei able trive at nht, o mtitude o otreaso. This will als allo council members to particat remotel up tive time a year. Illnerravel wi no lonr prevent you fro uphoingheuties y committe t an ected. And last, I haveo wonr ain ou yr claims of conce r cldren and families. How istamily friendly to be adveisingasos on t publ beach? I arecie tha youre trygohink outside the bo findays to make up th dicit but d t thi this I the way.Ndap pride mth! Tnk y. Xt speaker. Good eveni. MaycKn. And Counc. Um,at Gdman here.Nd I wte to expss ncnsbo the bget strate tha was psented to lae the bget.M, the attachments to tight s prention doe inty the 15.6 million, u deficit as a, um. I ve forgotten what I call. Trafe fromhe fund balance.Ut, um, it is o the, and I jt havome qutions about t, u slide fr MAY 5th tha showed som ofhe compontor the um, balancin strategy. And,m, there werdjtmen for staffing a compeatn and, um,petionncluded a% flation. Um, and thenhe transfer of funng genal ability tnsr weduc, ,3 million.Nd rired retiree supplemtrafer was reduced, another 6.5 million. And thisne, uh, simar reduion wason t I doesn tay what t amot wa but I theam uh, rectio o uransfer was peormed in 25,6. Um, and en thequment infrastructurehey, u incrse $1ilonnd t inastructure fund ireed $1 milli. Um,ut Ihi at even doesn u compsa for prior years reduions. U and so Ius want tet a bette understanding of whahe rategys thahese a, um, efforts toip into reserves d reduce trafers t u otr funds.Ndha he long gam It s, um,t s, as a formccouant, um, I d t knowf Ian everayorr, bu um, of the priips iseservesre s up for emergeie But whene re dippgnto tm for seval scalea, uhat indites serious problem. I know thateoe have sai that to youefor a I heou ket toeart and tt w caind a sution t the stctur deficitshat we re facing because um,here s more t come. So, um, it s portant tave tho conversatis wit theubc d, uh,o fin ways to prov theevue sources. Uh, and Inow tha y re trng to do tha a goodor you,ut, um, it s n enoh. Dhe we come bk to sak ouhe housi element I inkha thaou be a gd ple to looor increas revee. Thank you tnk you. Xt speak Goodveni, Pla Saer he. T cityays I a grin suctural deficit yet th cit councils refusing to cept a $5,000 donationor blic library books and mateal from t fridsf the libra. In the last 20 plusearshe friendsas ntrited aut4. Milli, near $25000 annually for booksnd merials emarked leor the city library coecon. These donations are ma possible throughhe hd wo of Vontrsho staffedhe iend gifthop and t used bostorest Centr and anch librari. Theseevenue sources, along wit este beests fromibrary patrons an forme friends members, cove the mory o the liary s n bk puras. Friends is lal reqreo ppt I charitae mission whic I fund the book coection, notity inastructure or oth city services. Pvious city uncils he alwayselebted th ptnerip and undstd th the frids mies cld te donated for cit penses. Curntit Council meer have pliy qutioned t friends organization cticid its actities andasor months fused tcceptts pending three year,825,000 dation. Why a you refin t mon? Th cflicttarted aft the ters orwhelmingly recd e city sfforn t 2025 speciallection. Regarng ok banningnd privatizaon of library staffin t city also los aigh profile lauit oveibrary books strictions, andas later ordere to pay nearly $101 milln inttney s fs I 2025 Theounc ved to quire forl aeentsith lueer citolunteer groups because ofhat someemrs scri as tir quasigenc relationsh whin theity. Despite months of negotiaon onhe myartion of the city sOUhe friends proposed its gntgrment at the nonof maiained acss to the lrarypas fo sales,eengsnd events. To de,he remainso acptancef thi donion. Many resents now believe the fries is beingunhed for opposing t city s couil library picies.Hi is unfortunate and