2026-10-13 - City Council

12:31[snorts]

12:34I'd like to call to order the Anaheim

12:36City Council meeting pursuant to SB77.

12:39This meeting will include in-person and

12:41remote participation via webinar. Clerk,

12:44can you please call roll?

12:46>> Thank you, Mayor. Council member Bis

12:48>> here. Council member Curts

12:50>> here.

12:51>> Council member Ma

12:52>> present.

12:52>> Council member Meeks

12:53>> here.

12:56>> Mayor Pot Leon

12:57>> present.

12:57>> Mayor Aken

12:58>> present.

12:59>> Let the record show we have six members

13:00present.

13:01>> Are there any additions or deletions to

13:03the closed session agenda?

13:04>> Mayor, there are none.

13:05>> Do we have any speakers to call forward

13:07to address the closed session agenda?

13:09>> Noting for the record, we don't have any

13:10inerson speakers. We do not have any

13:12remote speakers and we did not receive

13:14any electronic comments on the close

13:16session agenda.

13:17>> Thank you. So hearing none, we will

13:18close public comment on the close

13:20session agenda and recess to close

13:22session.

1:42:23Right. Are we ready to go? Okay. I'd

1:42:25like to reconvene the Anaheim City

1:42:27Council meeting back to order. Pursuant

1:42:29to SB77,

1:42:31this meeting will include in-person as

1:42:34well as remote participation via

1:42:36webinar. The first item on our agenda is

1:42:40an invocation that will be offered this

1:42:42evening by Pastor Rudy Tjo from Calgary

1:42:46Apostolic Church. Following that,

1:42:49Council Member Ma is going to lead us in

1:42:51the flag salute. If you are able, please

1:42:54stand.

1:43:03Good afternoon, mayor and district

1:43:05officials and those that are here from

1:43:07the community. Let us pray. Dear Jesus,

1:43:10Master, we pray God, we ask you, Lord,

1:43:11that you would give us some direction,

1:43:14some guidance for this day's meeting. We

1:43:17ask for your wisdom and your

1:43:18understanding. Master, we don't know our

1:43:20tomorrows, but you do. Pray God give us

1:43:23guidance in those tomorrows as we make

1:43:25those decisions today. We pray in Jesus

1:43:28name. Amen.

1:43:30>> Amen.

1:43:33>> Council member

1:43:34>> and as we say the pledge of allegiance,

1:43:36please keep those who are serving our

1:43:38country in our hearts and minds. I

1:43:40pledge allegiance to the flag of the

1:43:43United States.

1:43:56God bless you.

1:43:58>> Thank you. Next on our agenda are

1:44:00recognitions to be presented at a later

1:44:02date. Clerk, can you please announce

1:44:03them?

1:44:04>> Thank you, mayor. We do have three this

1:44:06evening. Recognizing October 4th through

1:44:08the 10th as National Fire Prevention

1:44:10Week. Recognizing October 11th through

1:44:13the 17th at as code enforcement officers

1:44:16appreciation week. And recognizing

1:44:18October 25th through the 31st is County

1:44:20of Orange Childhood Lead Poisoning

1:44:22Prevention Week. And we do have a

1:44:24representative to accept for National

1:44:26Fire Prevention Week. If they can please

1:44:28step forward at this time.

1:44:33>> Thank you.

1:44:35Thank you so much and good evening. My

1:44:36name is Lindseay Young and I am the fire

1:44:38marshal for Anaheim Fire and Rescue. Um

1:44:40I wanted to say thank you so much um for

1:44:42this opportunity to be before you

1:44:43tonight and receive this um proclamation

1:44:46um in honor of fire prevention week um

1:44:48Anaheim Fire and Rescue did ho host a uh

1:44:51open house a couple of weekends ago um

1:44:53out at station 11. We were able to meet

1:44:55some of our West End neighbors. We had a

1:44:57great turnout, discussed um all sorts of

1:45:00uh battery safety and we will be having

1:45:02another open house and I want to invite

1:45:04all of our public and anyone um able to

1:45:06attend with us on this weekend the 17th.

1:45:08We will be at fire station 10 out on um

1:45:12the uh east end. And uh we will be

1:45:15discussing very specifically wildfire

1:45:17prevention and wildfire safety. So to

1:45:19anyone that can come and join us, it's

1:45:20at fire station 10 this Saturday from

1:45:229:00 to noon. And I really hope to see

1:45:24you there. Thank you so much for this.

1:45:28>> Thank you so much.

1:45:31[applause]

1:45:32So, I'd now like to call uh to order the

1:45:35Anaheim Housing Authority in joint

1:45:37session with the city council. Clerk,

1:45:39are there any additions or deletions to

1:45:41tonight's agendas?

1:45:42>> Mayor, there are none.

1:45:44>> Can you please outline the public

1:45:45comment procedures and call forward the

1:45:47first speakers here to address the

1:45:49agenda?

1:45:50>> Thank you, mayor. Speakers have one

1:45:52opportunity to address the city council.

1:45:54The first public comment period is

1:45:56limited to 90 minutes or until all

1:45:58agenda items item speakers have been

1:46:00heard. Any time remaining of the 90

1:46:02minutes will be provided to speakers who

1:46:04wish to speak on any non-aggenda related

1:46:06items but within the council's

1:46:07jurisdiction. A second public comment

1:46:10period will be open by the mayor only if

1:46:12any non-aggenda item speakers were not

1:46:14heard during this first public comment.

1:46:17The the public comment will be open by

1:46:19the mayor at the end of council

1:46:21business. The time limit for public

1:46:24comments is three minutes per speaker.

1:46:26In compliance with California Senate

1:46:28Bill 707, remote public participation is

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1:46:47webinar. Detailed public participation

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1:47:09called to speak following in-person

1:47:11speakers. At this time, I'd also like to

1:47:13announce that Spanish interpreting

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1:47:4148 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.

1:47:44At this time, I'd like to introduce our

1:47:46interpreter who make the same

1:47:47announcement in Spanish.

1:48:08participary.

1:48:34At this time, on behalf of the city

1:48:36council, we would like to remind the

1:48:37public that Anaheim remains committed to

1:48:40freedom of speech. And we ask that

1:48:42speakers address the city council with

1:48:43civility and refrain from making

1:48:45personal, threatening, abusive,

1:48:47slanderous, or profane remarks towards

1:48:49any member of the council, staff, or

1:48:51general public. We appreciate reflecting

1:48:53the spirit when you speak. The time now

1:48:56is 50:08 with a 90-minute public comment

1:48:58period set to conclude at 6:38 or until

1:49:01all agenda item speakers have been

1:49:03heard. We do ask that speakers line up

1:49:05at the podium once they see their name

1:49:07appear on the projection screen behind

1:49:09me. For those participating remotely,

1:49:12you'll be called to speak at the

1:49:13appropriate time following our in-person

1:49:15speakers. And mayor and city council for

1:49:18agenda item speakers, we do have three

1:49:21speakers. Um, and there are the first

1:49:24speakers are Joshua Collins. If you

1:49:26could please step forward at this time.

1:49:37Good afternoon, Mayor and Council. My

1:49:38name is R. Joshua Collins. I'm the

1:49:40founder of Homeless Advocates for

1:49:41Christ. First, I want to encourage

1:49:43everyone to give their life to Jesus

1:49:44Christ who died on the cross for us to

1:49:46save us from hell to give us everlasting

1:49:49life to save us from our our ourselves

1:49:52ultimately, right? We sometimes we need

1:49:54that, don't we? Um, we've all sinned.

1:49:57There's not many ways to have just one

1:49:58way. And of course, we know that Jesus

1:50:01care very much for the poor and the

1:50:02homeless. For many experiencing

1:50:04homelessness, their vehicle is not

1:50:05simply transportation. It's their last

1:50:07remaining form of shelter. They may be

1:50:09working. They may have children. They

1:50:11may be waiting for housing. They may be

1:50:12on section 8 waiting list. They may be

1:50:14doing everything they can to get on

1:50:15their feet, but they still don't have a

1:50:17place where they can legally and safely

1:50:18sleep at night. When people have nowhere

1:50:21legal to park, they are forced to move

1:50:22from place to place, worry about

1:50:24citations or towing, and live with the

1:50:27constant fear of losing the very vehicle

1:50:28that allows them to work and survive.

1:50:30NIM can do better and follow other

1:50:32cities that have already created safe

1:50:34parking programs. and [snorts] once

1:50:36again asking the council to put on the

1:50:37agenda an item to create designated safe

1:50:39parking areas where people living their

1:50:41vehicles can park overnight in safe,

1:50:43orderly, and humane environments. Winter

1:50:46is coming and this makes this item even

1:50:48more crucial. Imagine being left with

1:50:50nothing in the winter after your car

1:50:51with all your belongings gets towed in

1:50:53the winter. A safe parking program can

1:50:55include reasonable safety rules,

1:50:58security, sanitation, case management

1:51:00connections, and pathways toward

1:51:01permanent housing. It can be a bridge

1:51:03from instability to stability, but we

1:51:05can't help people move forward if we

1:51:07continually destabilize them, ticket

1:51:09them, harass them, tow and push them

1:51:12from one parking spot to another. A safe

1:51:15parking program can include reasonable

1:51:17safety rules, and we can help people

1:51:20move forward if we continually uh we

1:51:22can't help if we continually uh uh

1:51:25destabilize them. Oppression and the

1:51:27criminalization of the poor, of course,

1:51:29we know is condemned by God and must

1:51:30end. And I've created a petition for the

1:51:33safe parking areas and it's been sent to

1:51:35all of you multiple times and none of

1:51:37you have responded and still this

1:51:39necessary item has not been placed on

1:51:42the agenda. Uh meeting after meeting

1:51:44I've talked about this. So for those of

1:51:46you listening if you agree that Anaheim

1:51:48should create safe parking areas for the

1:51:49homeless, mothers, the elderly, the

1:51:51sick, the abused, I invite you to visit

1:51:53my website

1:51:54https/rjosshuallins.wordpress.com

1:51:59wordpress.com and sign and share the

1:52:01petition shown there. The homeless and

1:52:03the hurting desperately need your voice

1:52:05and your support. I also ask for of

1:52:07course justice for Albert Orzola and

1:52:10others that have been affected in

1:52:11similar ways. And I ask again for this

1:52:14council not to ignore this. It it does

1:52:16definitely uh is not the time to to to

1:52:19ignore such a serious issue and really

1:52:22it's a shame to the city if they do

1:52:23that. Thanks for your time. Our next

1:52:26speaker, Bethany Alberg.

1:52:33My name is Bethany and I've been a

1:52:35resident of District 3 for 17 years.

1:52:40Council member Natalie Ruaba. There is

1:52:42something profoundly disturbing about

1:52:44watching an elected official treat

1:52:46grieving families as adversaries

1:52:49simply because they demand

1:52:51accountability from their police

1:52:52department. These families have already

1:52:54suffered unimaginable loss. They come

1:52:57before this council seeking answers,

1:52:59transparency, and basic human decency.

1:53:02Instead, they are met with

1:53:04defensiveness, dismissiveness, and

1:53:06behavior that appears designed to

1:53:08silence them rather than hear them. And

1:53:10what is even more disturbing is watching

1:53:12the rest of this dis allow it to happen.

1:53:15Where is your compassion? Where is your

1:53:18leadership? Why are grieving families

1:53:21being treated like the problem when they

1:53:22are asking you to do their job to do

1:53:24your jobs? And we need to ask a much

1:53:27more uncomfortable question. Who

1:53:30benefits when these families are

1:53:31discredited, intimidated, or discouraged

1:53:34from speaking out? Certainly not the

1:53:36families. Certainly not the public. But

1:53:38the Anaheim Police Association benefits

1:53:41when elected officials defend the police

1:53:43department rather than demand

1:53:44independent accountability. And that

1:53:46brings us directly to council member

1:53:48Ruacaba's relationship with the Anaheim

1:53:51Police Association. When an elected

1:53:54official receives political endorsements

1:53:56and campaign contributions from a police

1:53:58union and then consistently appears to

1:54:00defend that union's interests, the

1:54:02public has every right to question

1:54:04whether that official can exercise

1:54:06independent judgment. Council member

1:54:09Ruboca, how can grieving families trust

1:54:11you to be objective when the very

1:54:14organization whose members may be

1:54:16subject to scrutiny is also an

1:54:18organization you depend on for political

1:54:20support.

1:54:22This is a serious conflict of interest

1:54:24concern whether or not it rises to the

1:54:25level of a legal violation. The public

1:54:28deserves to know whether your political

1:54:30relationship with the APA influences

1:54:32your decisions, your public statements,

1:54:35or your willingness to demand

1:54:36accountability. and to the rest of the

1:54:38council. Your silence is not neutrality.

1:54:41When you allow grieving families to be

1:54:43mistreated without intervention, you

1:54:45send a message that political

1:54:46relationships matter more than the

1:54:48people you were elected to represent.

1:54:50Because public trust cannot exist when

1:54:53residents believe their elected

1:54:54officials have already chosen aside. And

1:54:57right now, these families deserve so

1:54:59much better than what this council has

1:55:00given them. Justice for Albert Arzola.

1:55:04Our next speaker, Justin Hart.

1:55:12>> Good evening, Mayor Aken and honorable

1:55:14city council members. I am here tonight.

1:55:17My name is Justin Hart. I'm general

1:55:18manager of Sheran Park Anaheim and also

1:55:21the board chair for Visit Anaheim. And I

1:55:23wanted to come and speak in favor of the

1:55:25resort 2.0 proposal. We were had a

1:55:28meeting last week. It was fantastic. We

1:55:31have a very unique situation in Anaheim

1:55:33and due to everybody's con, you know,

1:55:36unique efforts, we have a lot of people

1:55:38that now know that Anaheim's on the map.

1:55:40So, with all these different projects

1:55:42coming online, with uh OC Vibe, with a

1:55:47change in ownership of of the Angels and

1:55:50so many other things, people are coming.

1:55:52So, we need to build the infrastructure

1:55:54that's going to support this coming up

1:55:55quickly. And the plan that was shared

1:55:58with all of us was very very

1:56:00welldeveloped and we think it's going to

1:56:02be very well suited to handle the influx

1:56:04of guests that are going to be coming

1:56:05and staying in our, you know,

1:56:07experiencing our restaurants, staying in

1:56:08our hotels and and enjoying all the

1:56:10things that Anaheim has to offer.

1:56:13That's it. Thank you very much.

1:56:16>> Our next speaker, Paul Hayek.

1:56:22>> Good afternoon, people. I have two items

1:56:24I'd like to speak on. one, the housing,

1:56:28they didn't do a proper inspection and

1:56:30they don't know how to check the GFIs.

1:56:33And my particular unit where I'm at at

1:56:37the at the Hazel Ridge, they don't clean

1:56:41under the refrigerators or the stoves,

1:56:43and that's where the critters hide. IT'S

1:56:46NOT JUST MY UNIT, but I've got at least

1:56:48four people I've talked to that live in

1:56:50that place that have the same issue.

1:56:53Item 15. I am Sims trained and I'd like

1:56:58to help organize it.

1:57:03That's what I have to say. And I'm about

1:57:05ready to lose my HUD unless I get a good

1:57:08inspection. And when they do the initial

1:57:11inspection, they don't check under the

1:57:14stove and under the refrigerator.

1:57:19Mayor and city council, that concludes

1:57:21speakers on agenda items. We will now

1:57:23turn and we don't have any remote

1:57:25speakers on agenda items. We will now

1:57:26turn to our general comments. We'll

1:57:28first address our in-person speakers.

1:57:30Um, Cecil Jordan Corkin.

1:57:45Trick or treat. Happy Halloween. You got

1:57:49something to be concerned about? I

1:57:51checked the old reports from Tom Tate on

1:57:55the Disney suble message

1:57:59and I checked the the reports

1:58:04on the on the films. They're all the

1:58:07same. There's nothing new that's came

1:58:10up.

1:58:13Well,

1:58:14they've got a groundbreaking

1:58:18on the

1:58:20on the uh

1:58:23parking lot of the uh

1:58:27the new Disney that they're coming up

1:58:29with

1:58:33and they're working on that right now.

1:58:38I got the

1:58:41whatever that paper's called that you

1:58:43get in the the little box. I got that uh

1:58:47the bulletin and that's that's what I'm

1:58:51talking about. In that bulletin, they're

1:58:54talking about the groundbreaking

1:58:58on the new Disneyland that's coming up.

1:59:04And I'm waiting to see what's going to

1:59:06happen next.

1:59:09I'm looking for something to be safe.

1:59:12Mayor,

1:59:14I want you to

1:59:16run some reports over the situation and

1:59:20make sure that Brian you make sure Dizzy

1:59:23is safe and there's no mess. There's no

1:59:27messing around like it was in 1955

1:59:31when Disney opened up the one over here

1:59:34on Harvard. I don't want no more of

1:59:37that.

1:59:39You make sure it's clean. Okay. As a

1:59:42gentleman, I want it to stay that way.

1:59:47And we're going to have rides on them to

1:59:49be safe.

1:59:52The one in Georgia, the man fell out of

1:59:55the the roller coaster and died. He

1:59:58popped out of it and died. They shut it

2:00:00down permanently.

2:00:02That's the way I understand it from CVS

2:00:07and I want it to stay safe in Anaheim. I

2:00:11don't want it to be anything like it

2:00:13like it was in 1955.

2:00:17you go to the and look at the reports

2:00:21and check the records on it on the

2:00:23bulletins

2:00:25and look up the the reports on DC of

2:00:29what's happened to it since 1955.

2:00:33You're going to have to make sure when

2:00:35they rebuild it that it's going to be

2:00:38safe

2:00:40and we'll have no more

2:00:43uh accidents that happen again.

2:00:47and make sure it's safe for the children

2:00:49to go to.

2:00:50>> Cecil, thank you. Your time is up.

2:00:52>> Things I'm concerned about in the

2:00:54father, son, and the holy spirit. God

2:00:57bless.

2:00:58>> Thank you, Cecil. Our next

2:01:00>> mayor for hearing me out on the

2:01:03security.

2:01:05>> Our next speaker.

2:01:06>> Anything else?

2:01:07>> Ruben Greg Sodto.

2:01:08>> No, you know me.

2:01:14Trick or treat. Where's candy?

2:01:16>> We'll have our next speaker step

2:01:18forward.

2:01:18>> Cecil,

2:01:20thanks for coming.

2:01:25>> The donuts.

2:01:27[laughter]

2:01:29>> Good evening, city council and mayor.

2:01:32>> I got me some Mickey shoes.

2:01:34>> If you notice my shirt, what it says is

2:01:36I am the nicest a-hole

2:01:38>> you will ever meet.

2:01:40>> That's because I do no violence. Um, no

2:01:43abuse really towards what was done to

2:01:46me. I come to S city council meeting. I

2:01:48go to Riverside. I do my YouTube videos.

2:01:52So, this is what I got to say today. Um,

2:01:57in my divorce papers, what the judge

2:01:59said I could not do is drink or do drugs

2:02:02so many hours before visitation. So, why

2:02:05are all you drinking and smoking

2:02:07marijuana around your children? If I

2:02:10can't do it, why can you? I guess that's

2:02:13a big lawsuit.

2:02:15Not around your children, huh? That's

2:02:17what they tell me. The way I talk, the

2:02:18way I act, the shirts I wear, the

2:02:20glasses I wear. My ex-wife, Rosario Deia

2:02:23Hernandez family used to drink around my

2:02:25child. So why are they allowed to drink

2:02:28around my kid? Now, the Christian men

2:02:32used to burn ladies at the cross and

2:02:36call them a witch if they didn't join

2:02:38their little Christianity.

2:02:41And now

2:02:43because they said they were evil cuz

2:02:45they wouldn't join their Christian

2:02:47faith. But now you all celebrate witches

2:02:52and evil. Even the Christians do. That

2:02:55don't make no sense to me. But anyway,

2:02:57you ladies do what you want.

2:03:00Um, the president of the United States

2:03:01runs the whole country and you guys just

2:03:03run and he the the whole country guys

2:03:07that play football just run the

2:03:09football, run the bases, runs the

2:03:12basketball court up and down. You get

2:03:14what I mean? A teacher teacher I declare

2:03:18what you get paid teacher of children is

2:03:20a disgrace. Actor, singers paid millions

2:03:23of dollars. They just teaching your

2:03:26children the wrong thing. And especially

2:03:29where the teachers have to put up with

2:03:31your bratty little kids. I've heard

2:03:34about it. And no discipline, no respect,

2:03:38no manners. The president only makes 400

2:03:41grand a year and he runs the country.

2:03:45Jock strap baseball players and baseball

2:03:48and baseball and football make millions

2:03:52of dollars a years. Teachers and

2:03:54president is underrated. Thank you.

2:04:00>> Our next speaker, Georgia Price.

2:04:11Turn on your television. Scroll through

2:04:13the headlines. Anaheim once again is

2:04:16famous for all the wrong reasons. The

2:04:19city has allegations of racism,

2:04:22harassment, retaliation, questionable

2:04:24spending, and failures of

2:04:26accountability. At what point do you

2:04:29recognize that Anaheim has a leadership

2:04:31problem? We have a mayor facing serious

2:04:34allegations of discrimination and

2:04:36harassment from her former chief of

2:04:38staff. Reports questioning overtime at

2:04:41Disneyland, purchasing practices, the

2:04:44mishandling of employee complaints, and

2:04:46water department employees raising

2:04:48serious public safety concerns and

2:04:51allegations of retaliation.

2:04:54Different departments, different

2:04:56circumstances, but the exact same

2:04:58troubling pattern. Employees raise

2:05:00concerns and leadership fails to address

2:05:03the concerns. Instead, we get to hear

2:05:05about an outside investigation, another

2:05:08attorney, another lawsuit, another

2:05:10taxpayer expense. But who is

2:05:13investigating the leadership failures

2:05:14that allowed these problems to escalate?

2:05:17Where is the accountability from human

2:05:19resources, from the executive

2:05:21management, and from this council? It's

2:05:24time to start taking your

2:05:25responsibilities as elected officials

2:05:28seriously. Governing

2:05:30is not attending events. It's not posing

2:05:33for photos, and it certainly isn't

2:05:35cutting ribbons. Governing requires

2:05:38analytical work, reviewing reports,

2:05:41questioning expenditures, challenging

2:05:44management decisions, recognizing

2:05:46patterns of misconduct, and demanding

2:05:49accountability. That is the work that

2:05:51the seven of you seem unwilling to do.

2:05:54Warning after warning has been brought

2:05:55to your attention. Yet your repeated

2:05:58failure to act raises serious questions

2:06:01about whether city leadership is

2:06:03receiving adequate oversight. The public

2:06:06deserves more than an investigation

2:06:08conducted after the damage is already

2:06:11done, especially when city officials had

2:06:13every opportunity to intervene early.

2:06:17Anaheim cannot investigate its way out

2:06:19of a crisis of confidence without

2:06:22addressing the leaders the leadership

2:06:24decisions that led to it. You were

2:06:26elected to govern, not to simply attend

2:06:29events, and certainly not to celebrate

2:06:31the city at Disneyland. It's time to

2:06:33stop pretending to be heroes for the

2:06:35cameras and start doing doing the work

2:06:38that the taxpayers elected you to do.

2:06:44Our next speaker, Mike Robbins.

2:07:00Natalie Rubakava, last week at a forum,

2:07:02you were asked about Anaheim Police

2:07:04Department overtime abuse. Your answers

2:07:07leave questions. First, you suggested

2:07:09the mayor initiated the overtime audit.

2:07:12That's not true. It was former police

2:07:13chief Rick Armanderas ordered command

2:07:16staff to review questionable overtime

2:07:18practices. Second, you told the audience

2:07:20you believe the investigation's findings

2:07:23had been released. Uh Libert Cassidy

2:07:26Whitmore conducted that audit and that

2:07:27report has never been released even

2:07:29though it was requested through public

2:07:31records more than 10 months ago. You

2:07:33said the 24 hours that were posted on

2:07:36Joseé Duran's time sheet was an

2:07:38accounting error. In 2024, Duran made

2:07:41more than police chief Armanderas and

2:07:43Jim Vanderpool. Was that also an

2:07:46accounting error? This all sounds like a

2:07:49felony. And according to Bear Anise's

2:07:52government claim, the mayor questioned

2:07:54that audit and Vanderpool delayed

2:07:57providing payroll information. Did you,

2:08:00Natalie R, play a role in that delay.

2:08:04When the overtime figures finally

2:08:06arrived,

2:08:08the information provided was inaccurate.

2:08:10And this was confirmed by Armanderas.

2:08:13When Vanderpool and Garcia were

2:08:14questioned regarding the delays and

2:08:16inaccurate information, they adamantly

2:08:19resisted scrutiny and minimized

2:08:21concerns. Despite the suspicious

2:08:24behavior, Mayor Aken stopped pursuing

2:08:26the matter because she didn't want to

2:08:28lose the APA's endorsement. But that

2:08:31didn't work out too good, did it,

2:08:32Ashley? Uh, just in case you didn't

2:08:35notice, Armenerus was pushed out before

2:08:37the audit was complete. while Duran was

2:08:39telling everyone Manny Sid was getting

2:08:41the top job. That worked out well for

2:08:44Joseé Duran as Sid decided that overtime

2:08:46abuse is just a system issue. Meanwhile,

2:08:49Manny Sid receives an outrageous salary

2:08:51of $450,000.

2:08:54The Los Angeles Police Chief Jim

2:08:56McDonald oversees 9,000 sworn officers

2:08:59and earns $450,000.

2:09:01All of you guys up there on the council

2:09:03in case you didn't know that. Uh, I bet

2:09:06Sid's wife M. Michelle appreciates the

2:09:10salary cuz she donated to Natalie's

2:09:12campaign a few weeks ago. Uh, with

2:09:15Ashley's Qar cover up, Rubikava's lack

2:09:17of interest in police misconduct, maybe

2:09:20time for the FBI and DOJ to pay Anaheim

2:09:23City Hall another visit. or even the

2:09:26State Department or the CIA since Ashley

2:09:30is off making deals with foreign

2:09:33entities.

2:09:35And um I will point out that in first

2:09:39world countries

2:09:41uh the average for police shootings and

2:09:43and killings is four a year. In America

2:09:49it's,00

2:09:53somewhere that has to be addressed. Our

2:09:59next speaker, Dave Duran.

2:10:15Chief Manny Sid reportedly called the

2:10:18Disneyland Police overtime scandal

2:10:20involving Joseé Duran and Tony Lee a

2:10:23system error.

2:10:25Council member Rubikava

2:10:28called it an accounting error. You heard

2:10:30this already. Yet former Chief

2:10:33Almondar's dis identified discrepancies

2:10:36serious enough to warrant an audit. And

2:10:40Bernice Bolinas Bayas government claim

2:10:44alleges that Greg Garcia and Jim

2:10:46Vanderpool obstructed the inquiry and

2:10:49provided inaccurate information to the

2:10:52mayor's office. Which brings us to the

2:10:54city attorney Rob Fabella. As Anaheim's

2:10:58chief legal officer,

2:11:00he is supposed to be advising on legal

2:11:03compliance, employment matters, ethics,

2:11:06and potential liabilities.

2:11:08Yet, look at the unanswered questions.

2:11:11Why wasn't the police overtime matter

2:11:13referred to outside law enforcement?

2:11:16What about the mayor's Qatar trip with

2:11:19her husband?

2:11:21Ambulances purchased before council

2:11:23approval.

2:11:25A fire department manager awarded her

2:11:28niece a $500,000

2:11:31contract.

2:11:33Where is the promised audit of a 17

2:11:35million in credit card spending?

2:11:40How was the over 90 million in computer

2:11:42equipment purchased without competitive

2:11:45bidding or council approval? And what

2:11:48about the allegations surrounding

2:11:50Anaheim's drinking water investigation?

2:11:53What's happened with that?

2:11:56These are serious questions about legal

2:11:58compliance and accountability. Mr. Mr.

2:12:02Fabella knows about these concerns. What

2:12:05corrective actions has he recommended?

2:12:08Mr. Fabella, I'm guessing sports wasn't

2:12:11your strong suit because you have a

2:12:14remarkable talent for dropping the ball.

2:12:18Meanwhile, government claims keep piling

2:12:20up, not because employees are

2:12:22disgruntled, but because they know their

2:12:25rights. They're speaking out and they're

2:12:27exposing alleged misconduct with city

2:12:31hall. Taxpayer taxpayers pay the sham

2:12:34independent investigations, legal

2:12:37defense costs, and settlements. While

2:12:39Mr. Favlla continues collecting his

2:12:41paycheck, and here's what taxpayers

2:12:44should know. His own employment contract

2:12:47permits termination without severance

2:12:49for acts of dishonesty or conduct

2:12:52bringing disrepute to Anaheim. Council

2:12:55members, you appointed him. He answers

2:12:58to you. Accountability must include the

2:13:01officials entrusted with upholding the

2:13:03law, not just employees outrage

2:13:07employees courageous enough to speak up.

2:13:12might want to consider doing a more

2:13:15ethical job, a better job.

2:13:17>> Mr. Sorry, your time is up. Our

2:13:22next speaker, Mark Herbert,

2:13:41Mark Herbert, Anaheim Greece.com.

2:13:44Council member Meeks was quick to call

2:13:46for an investigation into allegations of

2:13:49the mayor's racist and discriminatory

2:13:51behavior. Where was an urgency when

2:13:54residents raised serious questions about

2:13:55Anaheim's drinking water? In the mayor's

2:13:58case, she ignored their concerns and dis

2:14:01dismissed those residents as being part

2:14:03of the quote disinformation brigade.

2:14:06Mayor, when and why did you start

2:14:08viewing public safety concerns as

2:14:10disinformation?

2:14:12The mayor interrupted me 14 times during

2:14:14the comments at a public hearing April

2:14:1721st, 2026.

2:14:19It can be seen on the city's website at

2:14:22the 8 hour 26 minute and 52 mark. Though

2:14:27taking time to repeatedly interrupt and

2:14:29question the connection of my comments

2:14:31to the hearing, the mayor failed to take

2:14:33time to read paragraphs four, five, and

2:14:35nine of the hearing staff report that I

2:14:38repeatedly cited as the basis of my

2:14:40comments. Hopefully, after Anaheim's

2:14:43July 28th water shutdown and service

2:14:46disruptions, the mayor and council have

2:14:48reassessed their views on the validity

2:14:51and value of safety questions raised by

2:14:53the public. Mayor and council, you seem

2:14:55to act only when headlines become

2:14:57embarrassing.

2:15:00When employees and residents do bring

2:15:02warnings directly to you, your response

2:15:04is silence. No response to public

2:15:07comments at city council, workshops, or

2:15:09hearings. Checkbox engagement at

2:15:12district meetings, community meetings,

2:15:14workshops, hearings, boards, and

2:15:16commissions. and no response to emails

2:15:19sent to the mayor, city council, city

2:15:21manager, and city attorney. Is a pattern

2:15:23of inactions now the go-to policy of the

2:15:26mayor and council when facing tough

2:15:28issues?

2:15:29You've had countless opportunities to

2:15:31address affordable housing, put a gate

2:15:35tax before voters, and scrutinize

2:15:37emergency evacuation plans.

2:15:41Yet, you have chosen not to act. Why

2:15:44does why does it take a media scandal to

2:15:47get elected officials to do their jobs?

2:15:50Let's take a look at the emission gate

2:15:52tax issue. Are you aware the new angel

2:15:55owner Stan Chronic has agreed to to a

2:15:59gate tax on the two neighboring sports

2:16:01facilities that he runs? Sulfi, the Ram

2:16:04home in Englewood has a 10% emission

2:16:06tax. In 2025, Englewood collected $20

2:16:09million with a cap of 15 million. The

2:16:14Pachena Midway Rising Arena in San Diego

2:16:16has a $3 per ticket fee. In 2025, San

2:16:20Diego earned $1 million from the ticket

2:16:22fee. With all the recent turmoil in the

2:16:25past months, I'm wondering where your

2:16:26attention is. You should be focused on

2:16:29issues like these.

2:16:32Accountability doesn't begin when the

2:16:34media starts calling. It begins when you

2:16:36have the courage to do your jobs. Our

2:16:40next speaker,

2:16:52when a mechanic tells you there is

2:16:54something wrong with your car, do you

2:16:55fix it or do you ignore it? And what

2:16:58happens when you ignore it? The problem

2:17:00becomes worse and a lot more expensive

2:17:03to fix. You would think city leadership

2:17:06could comprehend that simple concept.

2:17:09How much taxpayer money has Anaheim

2:17:11spent on outside investigations and

2:17:14employment lawsuits? Does this council

2:17:16know? Have you even bothered to ask?

2:17:19This city claims its outside purchased

2:17:22investigations are impartial. But when

2:17:25city leadership controls the scope,

2:17:27evidence, and disclosure of findings,

2:17:29you are delusional to think we trust

2:17:32you. Spending hundreds of thousands of

2:17:35PA taxpayer dollars on investigations to

2:17:38compensate for the failures of your own

2:17:40human resources department is not

2:17:42accountability. It is an outrageous

2:17:45waste of public money and a violation of

2:17:48public trust.

2:17:50So is city leadership too arrogant or

2:17:52too ignorant to recognize the

2:17:54consequences of failing to address

2:17:56employee complaints?

2:17:58How many lawsuits could have been

2:18:00avoided if HR director Linda Andall had

2:18:03ensured that allegations of harassment,

2:18:06discrimination, and retaliation were

2:18:08properly investigated and handled. How

2:18:11hard is that to understand?

2:18:13Employees don't immediately file

2:18:15lawsuits. They talk to family and

2:18:18friends. They struggle with whether to

2:18:20report misconduct. And when they finally

2:18:23find the courage to come forward, they

2:18:25deserve protection, not dismissal.

2:18:29Instead, employees complaints are

2:18:31ignored and speaking up results in

2:18:33isolation, reprimands, retaliation, or

2:18:36termination.

2:18:38I am now speaking directly to Anaheim

2:18:41employees.

2:18:43If you're experiencing harassment,

2:18:46discrimination, or retaliation, and the

2:18:49city has failed to protect you, there

2:18:51are outside government agencies and

2:18:53nonprofit organizations that can help

2:18:56you. Document what has happened.

2:18:59Preserve your evidence. You should never

2:19:02have to choose between protecting your

2:19:04rights and protecting your paycheck.

2:19:06Anaheim residents stand with Breni and

2:19:09all of the other employees this city has

2:19:11failed to protect.

2:19:14[applause] Our [cheering]

2:19:17next speaker, Janine Robbins

2:19:27Ashley, you were recently quoted in the

2:19:30Voice of OC stating that the racial and

2:19:33discriminatory allegations against you

2:19:35are ridiculous. Now, what exactly do you

2:19:38consider ridiculous? that you called

2:19:41your employee a dirty Mexican or that

2:19:43you got caught. You recently went on CBS

2:19:46and pathetically attempted to portray

2:19:48yourself as the victim, mourning the

2:19:50loss of a relationship, describing

2:19:53Barrenise as your confidant. Are you

2:19:55delusional? Barrenise is a city

2:19:58employee, not your friend, and her job

2:20:01was not to manage your alcohol fueled

2:20:04tantrums or protect you from the

2:20:06consequences of your own actions. You

2:20:09acting like the victim is what is

2:20:11ridiculous. But [snorts] let's talk

2:20:13about the real victims. What about

2:20:15Steven Fessel? You were, according to

2:20:17the allegations, you were so drunk that

2:20:19you were throwing yourself at a married

2:20:21man in a public place in front of his

2:20:24wife and your husband. You destroyed a

2:20:26stranger's property while having a

2:20:28drunken tantrum and Barrenise had to

2:20:30Venmo money to pay for the damage that

2:20:32you caused. You seem to be obsessed with

2:20:35constantly questioning people's

2:20:36sexuality. You harassed Disney employees

2:20:39so severely that it caused someone's

2:20:41Club 33 membership to be suspended. You

2:20:44arrived intoxicated to the April 22nd,

2:20:482025 city council meeting and had to be

2:20:50driven home. And Natalie told everybody

2:20:52she was sick. Yet you were present

2:20:55during close session while visibly

2:20:57intoxicated conducting city business.

2:21:00According to the allegations, you called

2:21:02a city employee a

2:21:06because he wouldn't pull Jim Vanderpool

2:21:08off of a dance floor in Palm Springs

2:21:10because you thought Vanderpool was

2:21:13acting too gay. What does that even

2:21:15mean? And speaking of Vanderpool,

2:21:18according to the allegations, you called

2:21:20him, and I quote, a and you

2:21:23rummaged through his personal vehicle,

2:21:25found his prescription medicine, took a

2:21:27picture of the medication, and shared

2:21:29the private information with other

2:21:30people. Your behavior and denial of

2:21:34these allegations is what's ridiculous

2:21:36considering the number of witnesses.

2:21:37There are witness who witnesses who will

2:21:40be subpoenaed. And the victims are not

2:21:42limited to the people named in this

2:21:43claim. The entire Latino and LGBTQ

2:21:46communities are your victims. The

2:21:48employees who work for this city and all

2:21:50the residents of Anaheim are your

2:21:52victims.

2:21:53So Ashley,

2:21:56the next time you call these allegations

2:21:58ridiculous, you need to understand this.

2:22:01Cameras are everywhere, Ashley. At

2:22:03hotels, at bars, and at restaurants,

2:22:07like the tartan room. What you say and

2:22:10do has been witnessed by a lot of

2:22:12people. And if you had a shred of

2:22:14decency, you would resign before you

2:22:15embarrass the city more than you already

2:22:17have. And now I want to say something

2:22:20that you taught me it was okay to say.

2:22:22So you can bite our ass. Ashley,

2:22:29[cheering and applause]

2:22:30>> our next speaker, our next speaker

2:22:44said yes. um to the ancestral land of

2:22:48Hutugna village and ehe yes to um the uh

2:22:52people that were there at the river.

2:22:54Thank you so much uh last week that was

2:22:56beautiful to see Shaunie uh Moss. Thank

2:22:59you city council woman Moss for being

2:23:01there. Um uh it's very important that we

2:23:04have some type of land acknowledgement

2:23:07not just with words but with actions and

2:23:10um having a Native American monument is

2:23:12very very um it's very important to

2:23:16Native American community and also um I

2:23:20know there'll be

2:23:22a teat there tanga uh a quote unquote

2:23:26canoe there and that's where a lot of

2:23:28our ancestors used to live more than 80

2:23:3080 villages down the river from

2:23:31Huntington Beach right all Bosch Chica

2:23:34all the way up towards um Anaheim Hills

2:23:37or through Sana Orange Hutna is the name

2:23:40of that village and I'm talking about

2:23:41this because it's one day after

2:23:43indigenous people day when so so-called

2:23:46colonist colonizer settler Italian

2:23:48Latino Latin Christopher Columbus

2:23:51discovered us but he never discovered us

2:23:53the other thing I want to say too is

2:23:55thank you Meeks for being there at the

2:23:56uh at the for indigenous peoples on the

2:23:58steps that was really nice and thank you

2:24:00for your actions

2:24:01uh actions speak louder than the words.

2:24:03So, thank you both for being there. Me

2:24:04really means a lot. I was one of the

2:24:06ones that spearheaded this movement and

2:24:08thanks to Shannon Rivers, David Garcia,

2:24:09too from both federally recognized

2:24:11tribes in the Tagua Nation and Virginia

2:24:13Camelo Lasso Jr. many more and the

2:24:16pastor from the American church. Uh I

2:24:19recommend all of you to please watch

2:24:21people of the West. It's a new uh

2:24:23series. It shows the history of what

2:24:25they've done to California natives with

2:24:26removing the boughels or the missions.

2:24:28Removethebells.org for more information.

2:24:31And um it talks about Jesus, you know,

2:24:32how they forced us to believe in Jesus.

2:24:34They forced us to pray on pray to the

2:24:36cross when the Spanish concisadors came,

2:24:38the first colonist. And then later came

2:24:40the pilgrims in Massachusetts Bay Area

2:24:43um in that area. So that's why we're

2:24:45fighting to change the name of the

2:24:46school, the colonist. And I hope um

2:24:48Natalie, last year you were there. Thank

2:24:50you so much for for being there. I know

2:24:51you're going through a lot of stuff

2:24:52right now. And um I know I know you're

2:24:55mixed blood. You have indigenous yaki

2:24:57blood. We know I spoke to your

2:24:59grandparents at the dog park. You

2:25:00probably didn't know that, but I spoke

2:25:02to your grandparents that came from

2:25:03Arizona and and I asked a few questions

2:25:05and we shared I I actually lived on the

2:25:07reservations in Pascoyaki in Arizona.

2:25:09And the last thing is um it's sad that

2:25:12Governor Newsome vetoed two bills for

2:25:14Native Americans and the OC vibe. I hope

2:25:17more of this comes, you know, and I know

2:25:19Samuel uh donate a lot of money and

2:25:21yeah, Mike Robbins, I know a couple

2:25:23weeks ago, a couple years ago, you used

2:25:25to do this Woo. That's racist. So if you

2:25:29calling out on the mayor or you're

2:25:31calling on Natalie, check yourself

2:25:33before American Movement will check on

2:25:34you in a respectful way. Thank you,

2:25:36brother. Thank you. Yes, you did. Don't

2:25:38lie.

2:25:40>> Our next speaker.

2:25:49>> Good evening, council members. Um my

2:25:51name is Michael Darovich and uh I'm a

2:25:54Stanford Court um homeowners association

2:25:57board president. Um there are about 136

2:26:01units. It's on Crescent Street between

2:26:03um Lincoln and Brookers. So just came

2:26:08here on behalf of the all of the

2:26:10homeowners association to deliver our

2:26:13petition to request um city uh to

2:26:16consider a reinstatement of the um left

2:26:21turn lane on a crescent that was taken

2:26:23away about 17 years ago at this point.

2:26:26Um the reason was the introduction of a

2:26:29bike lanes. Um what we're basically

2:26:32asking at this point is we tried a

2:26:34number of different things over the time

2:26:37uh putting a stop signs or um you know

2:26:40basically speed humps and stuff like

2:26:42that which didn't work but this time um

2:26:45we reached over to um council member

2:26:48Leon's office and really appreciate your

2:26:51um your office guidance and um you know

2:26:54basically directing us to the public

2:26:55works department and um um um traffic

2:26:59engineering I think um all of you guys

2:27:01were really amazing. Um we had really so

2:27:04far really good experience and we're

2:27:06really hoping that um we're going to get

2:27:08it back and the reason behind that is

2:27:10that we often times face uh dangerous

2:27:13conditions especially uh during the

2:27:15sunset when u people are trying to turn

2:27:17a left lane on Crest Center because the

2:27:20sun is hitting directly uh into the

2:27:23drivers and um people just drive

2:27:26sometimes real fast and um there were

2:27:28like a number of close calls. So we we

2:27:31do we do not um um ask the city to

2:27:36remove the bike lanes. It just to modify

2:27:38that very uh short section maybe 20 30

2:27:41yards or whatn not uh because there's a

2:27:44uh improvement program happening right

2:27:46now the repavement. So this is a really

2:27:48good time hopefully that something like

2:27:50that could be considered and uh we would

2:27:53really uh all heard 136 um homeowners

2:27:57I'm sure they would they' be very

2:27:59appreciative. I have here a petition uh

2:28:01signed so far by around 50 homeowners.

2:28:04So I don't know if um there is a way to

2:28:07submit to somebody and um you know after

2:28:10this and secondarily um my understanding

2:28:13is that if this goes through that there

2:28:16there would be need to uh update the uh

2:28:20master plan and I know sometimes it's

2:28:22not easy. So, we'd really appreciate um

2:28:24um the the council members and and the

2:28:27city management to help with that and to

2:28:30expedite if possible at all. We would

2:28:32really appreciate it. Um that's all.

2:28:34Thank you so much. Appreciate

2:28:37>> our next speaker, Art Castillo.

2:28:42>> Mr. Castillo, sorry, very briefly.

2:28:44Michael, would you mind connecting with

2:28:45Rudy, our public works director? I know

2:28:47we've connected you with our traffic

2:28:49team, but if maybe you guys could

2:28:50connect. And uh Rudy's over there. Rudy

2:28:53could wave. Thank you. Thank you, madam.

2:28:56>> Yeah. And I was just going to ask if you

2:28:57could um get a copy of the signature so

2:29:00we have a copy for the record. Thank you

2:29:03so much.

2:29:07>> Good evening. Uh I just like to tell you

2:29:10I know I come here sometimes and I say

2:29:12you know I started the city at 13 and

2:29:14I'm 65 but I uh did 12 years but during

2:29:19the time of going to school and going to

2:29:21work uh at Ponderosa Park. I just want

2:29:24to let you know that uh I saw the

2:29:26demographic changes and how things were

2:29:29being dealt with. I'm part of this

2:29:31family, but this building wasn't here

2:29:32back then. And I did a lot out here to

2:29:35put the frontage out here when I was uh

2:29:3718, you know, and I'm proud of my city.

2:29:40And um but one of the things I want to

2:29:42say, I when I got older, four years, I

2:29:44was out there in these neighborhoods and

2:29:46I was watching beatings and stuff by

2:29:48cops and my thing was to deal with them

2:29:50is tell the kid, "Do you want to make a

2:29:52complaint?" They said, "No." And I said,

2:29:54"I understand that." Then I would meet

2:29:56the officer and I would say, "Um, okay.

2:29:58Well, I've seen you what you were doing

2:30:00because the officer saw me and waved at

2:30:02me and left the kid there. And um I

2:30:05said, "So, have some respect for them

2:30:06because they're not telling on you." And

2:30:08I said, "I don't go to the city council

2:30:10and yell your name out." And and you

2:30:12know, because you know, I'm trying to

2:30:14say the kids doing you a favor. I said,

2:30:16"But the next time I see you, I will say

2:30:18it." These officers said, "Thank you."

2:30:20And they stopped. But I then I I decided

2:30:23to start a group called United

2:30:24Neighborhoods. and I went out put out I

2:30:27pulled out Josie Mononttoya out of her

2:30:28bed, got her to come in. I became the

2:30:31largest organization, 50 people, members

2:30:33growing. Um, I wasn't too happy how they

2:30:36used the complaint because I wanted to

2:30:38get things done and work with you guys.

2:30:40Then I went into I was going to Los

2:30:42Amigos and miss the old um, uh, past

2:30:46Aean David uh, friends with my family

2:30:47and everything. I went to tell him and I

2:30:50used to tell Josie and Aean about the

2:30:51issues of these kids. Uh, they went

2:30:53about it their way of trying to get it

2:30:55done. I didn't agree with it. So, um I

2:30:58was kicked out of Los Amigos and uh but

2:31:01I know who founded it. They're the ones

2:31:03that told me. I know what it was all

2:31:05about. So, I want to let you know um

2:31:07even the West Anaheim Neighbor

2:31:09Association was dealt with the same. I'd

2:31:11like to talk to some of you to tell you

2:31:12what is going on before I would come and

2:31:14say something, you know. So, I want to

2:31:16inform you Rubikava that the the thing

2:31:20the insurrection or what do you want to

2:31:22call it the issue at the Little People's

2:31:23Park. I worked there. I watched

2:31:25everything. I saw it and I saw more. So,

2:31:27I'd like to go over that with you and

2:31:29then make my differences with you and

2:31:31then if if you can see that and

2:31:34understand it, maybe we can come to uh a

2:31:37a f, you know, a medium about what I

2:31:40don't like to hear that word, you know,

2:31:42cho riot. So, um otherwise, you know,

2:31:46being that I had to participate in that

2:31:48and the city actually threatened me not

2:31:50to go talk to the press. the police kept

2:31:52me from going there. So, there's a lot

2:31:55of issues there that um I want truth to

2:31:58come out and I need to know that you

2:31:59guys heard the truth, know everything

2:32:01and then go with that assumption and if

2:32:03you don't agree with it, that's fine.

2:32:05So, I'm trying to be a fair person. I

2:32:07didn't come here to ever yell at

2:32:08anybody. But the families, the last

2:32:10thing I want to say, the families that

2:32:12lost their children is they should have

2:32:14the right to voice their angers. Forgive

2:32:17them for that, but they have to give

2:32:19them that right. Our next speaker, Grace

2:32:21Arzola.

2:32:26>> We continue demanding justice and

2:32:28accountability for Albert Arzola, but

2:32:30our

2:32:32So, I'm not sure who she is, but she

2:32:34harassed me last week and right now

2:32:36she's talking over me. So,

2:32:38>> I want my minutes back, my seconds back.

2:32:41Um, right there. You harassed me

2:32:44regarding Natalie. So, could I please

2:32:48get my seconds back? This is like I'm

2:32:51not lying. You guys have it recorded.

2:32:54She harassed me telling me that Natalie

2:32:55is the best council woman and that I'm

2:32:58wrong.

2:33:00Thank you. Um,

2:33:05so we continue coming here and asking

2:33:09for justice and asking for

2:33:11accountability for my nephew Albert

2:33:14Zola. It's only fair. But you guys, it's

2:33:16easier for you guys to label us as

2:33:19unreasonable

2:33:20and dismiss our pain and try to silence

2:33:23us than hold the police accountable. The

2:33:26city has made efforts to silence us.

2:33:29Yet, we continue to demand justice for

2:33:31Alberto because grief does not expire.

2:33:34The fight for accountability doesn't end

2:33:35when the city council choose to look the

2:33:38other way.

2:33:40Now, let me address the Instagram post

2:33:42from yesterday.

2:33:45Let first you guys misspelled my

2:33:47nephew's name. Whoever approved it, your

2:33:50public information officer. The least

2:33:52they could have done after taking his

2:33:53life was remember the spelling of his

2:33:55name. A R C O L A Arezola.

2:34:01Second, you failed to include that you

2:34:03guys did not release the name of the

2:34:05second officer who had their video

2:34:07camera off, body camera off. I think

2:34:09that's really important that the public

2:34:10understands

2:34:12that the second officer had their video

2:34:14camera off and I think it's important

2:34:16that they know who he was and if he's

2:34:18patrolling the street.

2:34:24[sighs]

2:34:25Third, we understand the due process. We

2:34:28really do. So, please don't insult me,

2:34:30Natalie, last week when you said this is

2:34:32the city and this is a county master's

2:34:34degree in social work. I know how

2:34:36government works. I've been in constant

2:34:38communication with Gus at the Orange

2:34:39County DA who did confirm that the

2:34:42report is completed and waiting for

2:34:44signatures and that report cannot be

2:34:46released until the DA signs it. So don't

2:34:48put your PowerPoints on Instagram

2:34:51without telling them the truth and the

2:34:54at oh and the autopsy won't be released

2:34:58until the DA signs it off. All I we're

2:35:00asking is for you guys to advocate for

2:35:02us. Pick up the phone. tell them you

2:35:05guys want this release because it will

2:35:07help you guys too because the community

2:35:09is questioning what's going on. And I

2:35:12think that's really important. My time

2:35:13ended up going way too quick because

2:35:15this is a very emotional. But I want to

2:35:17tell you, Ashley, be careful of those

2:35:19two. If they didn't say nothing, it's

2:35:21cuz they're looking to sit where you're

2:35:23you sit. In the Mexican saying, it says

2:35:31grow crows and they'll take your eyes

2:35:32out. Those two didn't say nothing

2:35:34because when it comes to recall you,

2:35:37they want your seat. They're not your

2:35:38friends. Be careful with those two.

2:35:43>> Judas also sat on Jesus' table. I want

2:35:46you to know that Judas sat on Jesus'

2:35:49table.

2:35:52[applause]

2:35:52>> Our next speaker, Rosie Kamacho.

2:35:58Rosie Kamacho.

2:36:04We'll go to our next speaker,

2:36:10>> Council Member Rubocava, whenever

2:36:12there's a microphone in front of your

2:36:14face, you love reminding everyone that

2:36:15you represent 50,000 people. Why don't

2:36:17you ever talk about the recall? Only

2:36:19council member to be called in over 40

2:36:21years. You know how terrible of a

2:36:23council member you have to be to be

2:36:25recalled in Anaheim where nobody really

2:36:27cares about the politics cuz we know

2:36:28Disney paid you guys out first and you

2:36:31guys never truly put residents first.

2:36:34Our family lost someone we loved and

2:36:36instead of showing compassion and

2:36:37listening to our concerns, you choose to

2:36:39disrespect us. I love how during your

2:36:42council member comments, you didn't even

2:36:43acknowledge that Nathan was a part of

2:36:45the assault on a 14-year-old child. Why

2:36:47weren't charges ever filed when they

2:36:49beat up a 14-year-old child? Don't you

2:36:51think that would have I don't know maybe

2:36:53Nate Nathan not kill someone? Probably

2:36:55not.

2:36:57What is your relation to Jose Duran? You

2:37:01don't think it's weird that you're

2:37:02weirdly close to Anaheim PD union leader

2:37:06that was caught stealing money? No.

2:37:10[sighs and gasps]

2:37:10[snorts] This

2:37:15last night Anaheim PD posted an update

2:37:18to case. They didn't post an update to

2:37:21the second officer that was involved.

2:37:24You guys won't tell us who was involved,

2:37:26who had their body camera off. That's

2:37:28the very least you could do. Mayor, you

2:37:30don't have the Anaheim PD's endorsement

2:37:33anymore. So, I hope you take down the

2:37:34signs that say you are endorsed by PD

2:37:38officers. The day after Nathan uh killed

2:37:41Albert, you guys had Anaheim PD officer

2:37:44hand everybody in the neighborhood, we

2:37:46are trying to tackle crime. Well, if you

2:37:49want to tackle crime, wouldn't you want

2:37:50to arrest somebody that was involved in

2:37:52an assault on a 14-year-old child?

2:37:56>> Probably not. Instead of telling the

2:37:58family, "Mary Akin, who killed Albert?"

2:38:00You sat there for 6 months buying the

2:38:02city more time. Why? Cuz you were

2:38:05settling the lawsuit that involved a

2:38:0714-year-old child. You wanted to save

2:38:10the city some money, so you wouldn't

2:38:12tell a grieving family who killed their

2:38:13son. You still won't name the second

2:38:15officer that was involved that had his

2:38:17body camera off. If it wasn't for ne for

2:38:20Albert's neighbors, there would be no

2:38:22video of his death. You don't think

2:38:24that's sad?

2:38:27Probably not. You don't care about us.

2:38:32[snorts]

2:38:38They didn't tell the public that Albert

2:38:40was begging for his life. N IMPD had a

2:38:43chance to come clean tomorrow or

2:38:45yesterday when they posted that stupid

2:38:47update. There's no information that

2:38:49truly explained the situation. There's

2:38:52no information telling the public that

2:38:54Nathan Garcia would park in his car,

2:38:56call out to Albert, and kill him a

2:39:00couple months later.

2:39:02If we're lying about that, we would be

2:39:04sued. But there's proof.

2:39:07Just wait. Our

2:39:11next speaker [applause]

2:39:26Hello, Vance Disney here. Hola. Um, I

2:39:30I'm uh still uh reminding you about the

2:39:33adjustable center wall design I showed

2:39:35you in March of uh 2022, featuring the

2:39:38uh underpass pillars on the on the

2:39:40biggest obstacle, which is the big

2:39:43biggest obstacle. And here's a few more

2:39:45uh additives I have to the design. And

2:39:46it's a a double stacked um uh double uh

2:39:50sided uh double lane uh freeways for the

2:39:53clover leaf overpass and uh also for the

2:39:56bins that we have on the 210. We can do

2:39:58a a lit thing with this is the design,

2:40:00but that's not I just I have to keep

2:40:02that in mind. My my degree is in auto

2:40:03mechanics and I I really need to remind

2:40:06everybody of what we all are thinking

2:40:08about when we're stuck on the freeways.

2:40:10But uh except well now it's darktober so

2:40:13I got a new email address. Uh, it's a

2:40:15batcat dog nine atgmail.com. So, I'm

2:40:19going to go over the costume rules for a

2:40:21a mascato raid gate Disney adult theme

2:40:24park after dark because we need

2:40:26healthier rules for a a better economy.

2:40:29So, our health our health cold rules

2:40:31need to be more uh strict about keeping

2:40:34our rodents and of course that means

2:40:37including the road dents created by the

2:40:39evil EVs of muck. um that uh uh so like

2:40:44of uh so smoking will still be banned in

2:40:47the park but may be legal in the parking

2:40:49lots though you will have to beware of

2:40:51clowns that may blast your may blast you

2:40:54with fire extinguishers and uh though

2:40:58vapes are a different category much

2:41:00healthier in SoCal because Smokey the

2:41:03soalistic bear says only you can prevent

2:41:05forest fires and so on entering the park

2:41:09we could not allow parents to dress

2:41:11their kids as rodents or they will lose

2:41:13their parental rights. And we will have

2:41:15them snip their children's ears as cats

2:41:18for girls and bats for boys to be

2:41:20genderally appropriate. And they can get

2:41:23and they can have um a a decent hour to

2:41:26sharpen their ears for for uh school.

2:41:29They can get home at a decent hour to

2:41:30sharpen their ears for school to grow up

2:41:32to be fair to be trained professionals

2:41:34after the world's truly is because the

2:41:37world truly is for adults. Then we may

2:41:39have a more zen park with female feline

2:41:42puss and boots and the p and the park

2:41:44cast uh castles can can turn Swedish

2:41:47with Santa the wondrous woman not not

2:41:49the bearded freak just silver spun hair

2:41:51around her face. So that will be uh one

2:41:54more uh letter added and and um okay so

2:41:59and uh and saloons. Okay. Well, I'm I'm

2:42:01running out of time here, so I'll just

2:42:03skip to the end. Uh they can uh uh

2:42:06although drinking won't be allowed in

2:42:08the park except for uh uh with uh beer

2:42:11and wine tasting in saloons where

2:42:13they'll have to spit into spatoon on the

2:42:16key and the Keystone coppers will make

2:42:18you take a a field sobriety test for

2:42:20everyone everyone's amusement and if you

2:42:22fail the you will you will be struck

2:42:24you'll be stuck in an escape room until

2:42:27you're you're deemed sober.

2:42:28>> Sir, your time is up. Anyway,

2:42:31I I you know this I'm sorry your time is

2:42:33up. I have to mention you do uh violate

2:42:35all of our rights when

2:42:38>> your time is up. Thank you very much.

2:42:41Thank you. Thank you so much for coming.

2:42:43Your time is up.

2:42:45>> Thank you.

2:42:46>> Yes. Thank you so much. Thank you.

2:42:51>> Can you call the next speaker?

2:42:52>> Our next speaker is Rosie Kamacho.

2:42:55>> Thank you.

2:42:56>> Is Rosie Kamacho in the in the chamber?

2:42:59Our

2:43:01next speaker, Vern Nelson.

2:43:06>> Confederate.

2:43:21>> Sir,

2:43:23>> sir, please be quiet or I'm going to

2:43:24have the officers escort you out.

2:43:27Officers, can you please escort him out

2:43:29of the building? Thank you.

2:43:37>> Can Am I Is the mic on?

2:43:39>> Yep. Sorry about that.

2:43:40>> Okay. Um it's a big exciting event on

2:43:44Friday. I don't know if any of you would

2:43:46want to go, but anybody who's listening

2:43:47out there or here, uh it's at Little

2:43:50Arabia Restaurant. We're having a

2:43:51fundraiser for Jane Kim, who's running

2:43:53for insurance commissioner.

2:43:55the only progressive candidate really on

2:43:58our statewide ballot. Um she aims to

2:44:01take she doesn't have she won't have any

2:44:02authority over health insurance

2:44:04unfortunately, but she'll have authority

2:44:05over homeowners insurance, auto

2:44:07insurance,

2:44:08disaster insurance, and and her plan is

2:44:11to cut out all the profitering and make

2:44:13sure everything is covered um in a

2:44:16singlepayer system. And it's going to be

2:44:18a real good event at on 5:30 on Friday

2:44:23at Little Arabia. You can show up.

2:44:25There's I can send you a link to sign up

2:44:27if you want. And uh we'll have speeches

2:44:30by Chris Cluey, the superstar from

2:44:33Huntington Beach running for assembly.

2:44:35Vince Sarmiento, our supervisor, and

2:44:37Jose Moreno. and the Anaheim Democrats

2:44:40Club is hosting this along with the

2:44:44Iranian American Democrats of Orange

2:44:47County. And um

2:44:50apart from that, Justice for Albert

2:44:52Arzola.

2:44:54[applause]

2:44:55>> Our next speaker,

2:45:06>> I'm not going to be that exciting.

2:45:07[snorts] Um

2:45:09Um, again, I'm Lisa Sarter. Um, I um

2:45:13have uh some a bunch of paperwork uh

2:45:15that I could leave here with you guys,

2:45:16but I have a um like to say that I'm

2:45:18Lisa Sarter. I live in Anaheim. I'm also

2:45:20here about the Anime Housing Authority.

2:45:22I have four requests um for Grace

2:45:24Scepter because of things that she

2:45:25stated on paperwork that I would like to

2:45:28um put in writing. Uh I want in writing

2:45:30why these things have happened. Um one

2:45:33is that um she stated in writ authority

2:45:35provided me with the multiple

2:45:36accommodations. and she said that many

2:45:38were um were given to my son and myself.

2:45:40I request that the staff produce

2:45:41documentation of each one, dates and

2:45:43what was provided and by whom. Second, I

2:45:46removed from I was removed from the

2:45:47section 8 vouching voucher list um and

2:45:50from uh my section 8 voucher list for a

2:45:52stated reason that has never been

2:45:54substantiated. I request the specific um

2:45:56evidence be provided for me and uh who

2:45:59decided it and also um al I was also

2:46:03told that I was I couldn't do the

2:46:04mainstream preference uh list apply for

2:46:06it in 2021 because I was still on the

2:46:08section 8 voucher vouch voucher list.

2:46:11However, uh and I have paperwork that

2:46:13states that I was still on the waiting

2:46:14list. However, I was told um I was taken

2:46:16off in 19 or 2020. Um I just found that

2:46:19out. three of the authority and three um

2:46:22the authority claims I'm not in the

2:46:23voucher waiting list yet. The mainstream

2:46:25preference list that I have shows that I

2:46:26am and I request a discre there's a

2:46:28discrepancy on that. I would request um

2:46:30a correction for the record and um if I

2:46:34could find out why that is like in

2:46:35writing because nobody will ever get

2:46:37back to me and give me anything in

2:46:38writing that substantiates why. Um I

2:46:41wanted to know she says she's done

2:46:42they've done lots of accommodations. I'd

2:46:43like to see one accommodation they

2:46:45provided to me and one staff that's

2:46:46provided it and when and what that was.

2:46:48Um, and I'd like if anybody wants to sit

2:46:51down and read the 18 letters I've

2:46:52written them asking for accommodations.

2:46:54Um, I'm permanently disabled since 2010.

2:46:57Um, I'm dying. Um,

2:47:01I just [snorts] want to break the last

2:47:02of my life. Um, anyway, if I could just

2:47:06have response for that in 30 days, I

2:47:09would appreciate it. Um, I'm tired of

2:47:11people saying things in writing from the

2:47:12online housing authority but not

2:47:14providing any proof of it. They could

2:47:15see a lot of things I'm writing, but

2:47:17there's no substantiation for it. I have

2:47:19over 350 pages of documentation. It's my

2:47:21documentation asking for letters,

2:47:23begging for help, asking why things have

2:47:25happened, why they've done things a

2:47:27certain way, what, you know, what kind

2:47:29of accommodations they provided. They've

2:47:30done nothing. They gave me the ability

2:47:32to fax them paperwork. That was my only

2:47:34accommodation. My son, as I read last

2:47:36week, had over has over 30 very serious

2:47:39health conditions, and I have plenty

2:47:41myself. And [snorts] um I don't

2:47:44understand what it is that we've

2:47:45offended them so badly about that I

2:47:47can't seem to get an answer. I can't get

2:47:49a phone call. The only time I've gotten

2:47:50a phone call back was when I asked you

2:47:51guys to have them call me. I had to come

2:47:53here and ask for a phone call back. I've

2:47:56never been able to talk to them. Every

2:47:57time I've walked in in person. I've

2:48:00never been able to be allowed to speak

2:48:01to any any of the supervisors. I've

2:48:03never had an email back from them. I've

2:48:05never had a phone call back except one

2:48:06from Grace Up to where she told me I

2:48:08could have help from City to get into a

2:48:10place to live or

2:48:12>> I'm so sorry. Your time is up.

2:48:13>> I'm sorry. What?

2:48:14>> Your time is up.

2:48:16>> Thank [snorts] you.

2:48:18>> Our next speaker, Christine.

2:48:24>> Good evening. I would like to start by

2:48:26thanking the Anaheim community and its

2:48:29members for speaking up about the racist

2:48:32allegations from the Anaheim mayor,

2:48:34Ashley Aken. It's very disturbing to

2:48:38read the 25page claim by an Anaheim

2:48:40employee stating the harassment. I

2:48:43appreciate the council members who spoke

2:48:46up to express their concern and to

2:48:48provide their disappointment.

2:48:52Those that were silent on the disy of

2:48:55you were watching. Many of us are

2:48:57watching. You may feel comfortable in

2:49:00your position. However,

2:49:03your community is watching and will

2:49:06remember the silence. You will never be

2:49:09more than what you represent that night.

2:49:12Next, I must highlight the

2:49:15disappointment on the dis to pick and

2:49:17choose when you want to speak to not say

2:49:20anything about the racist allegations

2:49:22that are directed towards more than 50%

2:49:25of the households in Anaheim,

2:49:29but then want to narrate an officer

2:49:32involved shooting of one of your

2:49:34constituents is disgusting.

2:49:37You will be remembered for the

2:49:39temperament and character you displayed

2:49:42that night.

2:49:44And all of you should know that you are

2:49:46in the position to represent the city of

2:49:48Anaheim. You hold the seat. You are

2:49:51expected to demonstrate emotional

2:49:53intelligence, not um not the grieving

2:49:56family.

2:49:58Justice for Albert Arzola.

2:50:01We continue to demand all unedited

2:50:04footage released to the public. We

2:50:06demand the video footage of the second

2:50:09officer

2:50:12be released, his name be released, and

2:50:15reassurance to the public that APD

2:50:18follows California state laws.

2:50:21>> We They don't. You're right. Um, bodywn

2:50:25camera policy 451 and per California

2:50:29Senate Bill 1421,

2:50:31names are no longer protected in officer

2:50:34involved shootings.

2:50:37The public has a legal right to know his

2:50:39name. We continue to demand that Nathan

2:50:42Garcia be terminated from your payroll.

2:50:46You continue to protect the officers

2:50:48with no impunity and it's a shame that

2:50:52Anaheim continues to be considered one

2:50:55of the dead deadliest cities to live in.

2:50:59You look the other way when you have the

2:51:01opportunity to build trust among your

2:51:03neighborhoods and fail to act in the

2:51:06best interest of keeping your residents

2:51:09safe.

2:51:15Mayor and city council, that concludes

2:51:17our in-person speakers. We do have

2:51:19remote participants that are um

2:51:21submitted um request to speak cards. We

2:51:23have two. The first speaker is Bobby

2:51:25Olay. Bobby, if you can please unmute

2:51:28yourself at this time.

2:51:32[clears throat]

2:51:34>> Okay. Bobby O

2:51:37live in district three. I'm very very

2:51:41disturbed by

2:51:44multiple people

2:51:47saying that the mayor is the playing the

2:51:49victim on her interview with with CBS 2.

2:51:54That's not true. She was telling her

2:51:56side of the story and she has every

2:51:58right to tell her side of her story

2:52:02and justice for Albert.

2:52:10Thank you, Bobby. Our next speaker is

2:52:12Dwayne Roberts.

2:52:14Mr. Roberts, if you can please unmute

2:52:16yourself at this time.

2:52:18>> Can you hear me?

2:52:19>> Yes, we can hear you.

2:52:20>> Very good. Dwayne Roberts, editor and

2:52:22publisher, Anaheim investigator.com. Uh,

2:52:24I'm contacting you this evening to

2:52:26clarify a remark I made at the October

2:52:282nd special meeting which dealt with a

2:52:30tort claim filed by Barren Bolinus. Uh,

2:52:33as I recall, I said there were no

2:52:34records of airline tickets in the 344

2:52:36pages of documents about Mayor Akin's

2:52:39Qatar trip I obtained last year through

2:52:41the public records act. That is

2:52:42incorrect. There are copies of

2:52:44reservations of two flights that the

2:52:46mayor and her husband took together,

2:52:48both to and from Qatar. I apologize for

2:52:50that mistake. If anybody's interested, I

2:52:52linked a PDF file of it to text in an

2:52:55article I published today on

2:52:56anaheiminvestigator.com.

2:52:58It can be downloaded simply by clicking

2:53:00on it. I thank you very much for your

2:53:02time.

2:53:05>> And mayor and city council, that

2:53:06concludes our in-person speakers as well

2:53:08as our remote speakers. Noting for the

2:53:10record, we did receive electronic

2:53:12comments on the um tonight's city

2:53:14council agenda. um one email related to

2:53:17items 10 and 11 and another email

2:53:20regarding code recognition and then 10

2:53:22general comments. Each of those were

2:53:23distributed to city council as well as

2:53:25posted on the city's website at

2:53:27anaheim.net public comment.

2:53:30Thank you. So we're now going to close

2:53:32the public comment portion of this

2:53:33meeting and move to council

2:53:35communications. If any council members

2:53:36have items to share, please ring in.

2:53:41I'll start with council member Moss.

2:53:45Thank you, Madame Mayor. I have a few

2:53:46slides to share,

2:53:56starting with a food distribution that

2:53:58took place on September 30th at Edison

2:54:01Elementary School. This food

2:54:03distribution was led by Disneyland

2:54:05Resort and um included food that was

2:54:09provided by Northgate Market and Latino

2:54:13Health Access was there to provide

2:54:15support as well. Over 150 bags of um I

2:54:20would say culturally competent or

2:54:22sensitive food was uh distributed to

2:54:25families. And so I just wanted to

2:54:28commend the partnership between those

2:54:30agencies at addressing a very basic need

2:54:33that so many families have and that is

2:54:35access to healthy food. Next slide,

2:54:39please. I believe the mayor will touch

2:54:41on this further, but I just wanted to um

2:54:44thank everyone involved for um creating

2:54:47a really lovely groundbreaking ceremony

2:54:50on October 7th. We broke ground on River

2:54:54Park which is the city's 69th park. It

2:54:59will be 3.4 acres by Angel Stadium and

2:55:03um among other leaders we were joined by

2:55:05tribal members Adam Loya and Frank

2:55:08Garcia. So that was very much

2:55:09appreciated.

2:55:11Next slide please.

2:55:13Uh later that night um I joined

2:55:16Community Health Initiative of Orange

2:55:18County to honor our city's staff as well

2:55:22as Love Anaheim and the Samuel

2:55:24Foundation. Uh they come together to

2:55:27serve our neighborhoods on a regular

2:55:29basis. We have over 30 neighborhoods

2:55:33served by the mobile family resource

2:55:36center. Um there's a refrigerated truck

2:55:38that's taken out and people can choose

2:55:40their own food. they can get connected

2:55:42to community- based organizations that

2:55:45may um improve the quality of life. And

2:55:48I wanted to commend the leadership of

2:55:51Shaunie Larson Cash, uh Joe Perez,

2:55:55Anaheim Sporn, and shout out to Daisy

2:55:58for overseeing this. Um it takes a lot

2:56:00of coordination and uh those efforts are

2:56:03really appreciated.

2:56:06And then one last slide

2:56:09from yesterday. We had a celebration of

2:56:12Indigenous People's Day. Um seven years

2:56:15ago, the Anaheim City Council voted to

2:56:17recognize Indigenous People's Day. Um

2:56:20this is a tradition that has carried on

2:56:22and gets better every year. I want to

2:56:25thank the um community services staff

2:56:28for um the work they do to make this

2:56:31happen. And a shout out to Nico who

2:56:34joined everyone on the walk from the

2:56:37Santa Ana River to city hall. So, um,

2:56:41thank you to staff and thank you again

2:56:42to the council before us, um, who voted

2:56:46to make this happen. That's all the

2:56:47slides I have. Thank you.

2:56:50>> Thank you, Council Member Meeks.

2:56:54I just have one um thing. The uh Anaheim

2:56:57Beautiful Foundation has asked me to let

2:57:01everyone know that nominations for the

2:57:03fall decorating contest has been

2:57:05extended a couple of days. They had a

2:57:06little trouble with their website and so

2:57:08all the information is on their social

2:57:10media on Facebook or Instagram, but uh

2:57:13if somebody in your neighborhood has

2:57:15great uh fall or Halloween decorations,

2:57:18um have them apply and then there's a

2:57:20map that comes up so that we can all

2:57:22drive around and uh check out everybody

2:57:23else's decorations. I do it all the time

2:57:25at Christmas. It's really a fun evening.

2:57:27So, thank you.

2:57:29>> Thank you, Council Member Ruba Calva.

2:57:34>> Thank you, Mayor Aken. And I believe I

2:57:35have some slides, uh, Madame Clerk, but

2:57:38before I start, I do like to mention,

2:57:40first of all, I want to thank everybody

2:57:41for participating in the public process

2:57:43of coming to council and using your

2:57:46three minutes to address us on anything

2:57:48that you uh that is you care about. And

2:57:51Art, I will reach out to so we can touch

2:57:53base on the Cho Movement. Um, so I also

2:57:57represent district three, which is

2:57:58approximately 58,000 residents, 27,000

2:58:01voters in my district. I was also born

2:58:03and raised in this area. So for me, it's

2:58:05a great honor to be able to share some

2:58:07of the work that we're doing in and

2:58:08around Anaheim. I'm going to go ahead

2:58:10and start by sharing a slide with uh

2:58:13team kids, which team kids is a program

2:58:16that we actually invest here um at the

2:58:18DIAS. we were able to provide funding

2:58:20and I just want to share a little bit

2:58:22about what this program entails. So,

2:58:25this particular event was held at Price

2:58:28Elementary School, which is located in

2:58:30District 3. And Anaheim Police

2:58:32Department working alongside Anaheim

2:58:33Fire and Rescue through Team Kids, which

2:58:36this uh council did approve uh last

2:58:39year, is a program that supports our

2:58:41youth, and it actually puts our students

2:58:44through a six-week program, our fifth

2:58:46and sixth graders, uh and they do um

2:58:49various fundraising opportunities, and

2:58:51they donate to charity. And this time

2:58:53this uh group actually donated to Chalk

2:58:56Hospital. And it also uh provides these

2:58:59students with an opportunity to gain

2:59:00leadership skills and um serve their

2:59:03community. So really grateful for the

2:59:06chance that we have to mold our youth

2:59:08who are going to be leading in Anaheim.

2:59:10And I just have to say after spending

2:59:13some time with these kids this past

2:59:15Friday, our future here in Anaheim is

2:59:17definitely bright. So, I want to thank

2:59:19not only teen kids but our police

2:59:21department and our fire department for

2:59:24um really participating in this effort.

2:59:26And then the principal is also in this

2:59:28picture. Her name is Dr. Valencia and

2:59:31she's also homegrown Anaheim giving back

2:59:34to her community and it's a pleasure to

2:59:36be able to visit Price Elementary. So,

2:59:39thank you for that.

2:59:41And then I want to highlight so we have

2:59:43had the third annual girls in government

2:59:46which is something that this council we

2:59:48it's it started when I was first elected

2:59:51um we were able to approve it to be a

2:59:54citywide initiative and I want to thank

2:59:56Shaunie Larson Cash and her team for the

2:59:58work that they put into this program. uh

3:00:01we hosted approximately

3:00:03120 uh young ladies who are between the

3:00:07school age of I would say 13 to 16 or 17

3:00:12and it was a great day for them not only

3:00:14to understand business initiatives. They

3:00:16went through the planning process. Our

3:00:18city clerk Teresa Abbass uh provided uh

3:00:22an opportunity for them to learn why

3:00:24voting is important in our city. So that

3:00:27was something that we're really proud

3:00:28of. um our planning department actually

3:00:31gave them insight into how to develop

3:00:33their business and we also had small

3:00:35business owners including Kathy

3:00:37Cervantes from K&A who participated in a

3:00:40panel. [snorts] Um we also had various

3:00:43speakers who were in attendance, local

3:00:45business owners. Uh we Takumbo, which is

3:00:49a a palleta company, and we also had um

3:00:53Sergeant uh Jalisa Trap, who was a hit

3:00:57on our panel alongside our um planning

3:01:01department, department heads, as well as

3:01:03Kathy. So, it was just a wonderful day.

3:01:05Our mayor joined us, several council

3:01:07members, including council member Kurts

3:01:09and council member Leyon, who was the

3:01:12ally male in the room. Um, so we were

3:01:15just it was an exciting day for our

3:01:17local youth and I'm just grateful for

3:01:18the opportunity to continue hosting this

3:01:20and we look forward to having it once

3:01:22again next year. And I also have to

3:01:24thank all of our sponsors. I'm also

3:01:27happy the in this picture down below

3:01:29where it says girls in government. Um,

3:01:31one of our schoolboard members from our

3:01:32adjacent city Fullerton also came so

3:01:35that she could implement something

3:01:37similar in the city of Fullerton. So,

3:01:39we're just grateful that our program is

3:01:41not only extending beyond Anaheim, but

3:01:43it's going to Fullerton, and it

3:01:44initially started in Tustin with uh uh

3:01:47then Mayor Leticia Clark. So, wanted to

3:01:50thank everybody who helped make this a

3:01:52reality.

3:01:54I also have to uh mention so many of you

3:01:56know Yenya Rojas who is a um fierce

3:02:00advocate in our community but um myself

3:02:03and uh council member Leyon and Mayor

3:02:06Aken were able to uh support uh Disputa

3:02:10Yen Roas who is a warrior in the

3:02:12immigrant community here in Anaheim but

3:02:14she is elected in Hanowat and she was

3:02:17here uh to host her second annual state

3:02:19of the city and council member Moss was

3:02:22also in attendance as Well, so we were

3:02:24just um grateful to be able to have her

3:02:25in our community. She is um advocating

3:02:28fiercely not only for our immigrant

3:02:30community, but just Mexicans in general.

3:02:32So, we were happy to attend this event

3:02:35to hear the state of the city that she

3:02:37represents. But um more than 5,000

3:02:39families have received support including

3:02:41hundreds assisted with dual national

3:02:44national um citizenship and um obtaining

3:02:48their correct documents which is really

3:02:49important in this current state of

3:02:51affairs when we are dealing with ICE uh

3:02:54raids that are going on in our city. So

3:02:56uh thank you to Yena Rojos and also

3:02:58thank you to our community services

3:03:00department because we did host this

3:03:02event locally here in district three at

3:03:05the community center.

3:03:08I also have to recognize and I'm going

3:03:10to ask council after this meeting to

3:03:12please bring this uh amazing educator in

3:03:15for a recognition, but Wendy Salvar is a

3:03:18fifth grade dual immersion teacher who

3:03:21has been recognized as one of five

3:03:22teachers of the year for 2027. She is a

3:03:25teacher at Lera Elementary, which is

3:03:27where I went to preschool. Uh and it is

3:03:29also located in district three. So, I'm

3:03:32just happy that we have amazing

3:03:34educators who are here to help move our

3:03:37students forward in the great city of

3:03:38Anaheim. And our local elementary

3:03:40schools have rock stars who are just

3:03:42teaching and pouring into our kids

3:03:44because as parents, we know it doesn't

3:03:45just happen with us. It's all of the

3:03:47people who are around them. So, thank

3:03:49you to Wendy Salvar and to Anaheim

3:03:51Elementary. And um I will be requesting

3:03:53that we bring her in for recognition as

3:03:55well.

3:03:57And then I also just have to highlight

3:03:58it is uh water professionals

3:04:00appreciation week was last week and

3:04:03public utilities is an amazing

3:04:05department. We have as our own utility

3:04:07in Anaheim. It is one of our main

3:04:09enterprises and it makes Anaheim even

3:04:11more affordable. So, I want to recognize

3:04:13all of our employees who work in this

3:04:15department and thank you all for the

3:04:17dedication and the skill that you bring

3:04:19to our city to ensure that our water is

3:04:21clean and that you're responsive to all

3:04:24of the issues that occur when it has to

3:04:26do with our infrastructure. So, thank

3:04:28you to public utilities, anybody in

3:04:30public works and our water professionals

3:04:33in the city of Anaheim.

3:04:36And then I graduated from Anaheim High

3:04:38School and I am happy to just highlight

3:04:41the fact that Gus Martinez, our football

3:04:43coach, was the Los Angeles Chargers

3:04:46coach of the week. So, um I don't know

3:04:48if everybody anybody remembers, but last

3:04:50year Council Member Leo had to wear an

3:04:52Anaheim High School jersey and he still

3:04:54owes the football team pizza. So, I just

3:04:56wanted to remind everybody to collect on

3:04:58that. But um just uh in all seriousness,

3:05:01happy to recognize coach uh Gus Martinez

3:05:04who does make our high school proud by

3:05:06leading our football team uh into

3:05:08victory.

3:05:11And then last but not least, I want to

3:05:14uh remind everybody that we do have our

3:05:16district 3 uh open house tomorrow. We

3:05:19will have every department present. If

3:05:20you have questions regarding license

3:05:23plate readers, coyotes, um public

3:05:25utilities, you name it, we're there to

3:05:27answer it. it. We will be downtown at

3:05:29the community center from 5:00 to 7.

3:05:31Please feel free to drop in whenever you

3:05:33are available between those times and we

3:05:36are happy to answer any questions that

3:05:37you might have and I hope to see you

3:05:39there. And that concludes my council

3:05:41communications for today.

3:05:43>> Thank you. Um, Council Member Bis and

3:05:46then Mayor Prom Leon.

3:05:48>> Thank you very much. Uh we heard Lindsay

3:05:51mention this a little bit already at the

3:05:53beginning of this meeting, but I wanted

3:05:54to uh just real quick say thank you uh

3:05:57to Natalie uh the fire chief, the crew

3:06:00for truck or excuse me, engine 11 and

3:06:02engine 4. We had a fantastic open house

3:06:05out there. It was extremely well

3:06:07attended and I just want to say thank

3:06:08you guys very much.

3:06:17Thank you, Madame Mayor, and thank you

3:06:19to my colleague. I was going to just

3:06:20congratulate her for uh the work of

3:06:22Girls in Government, but now I also get

3:06:24to thank her for reminding me that I do

3:06:26in fact owe a whole football team a

3:06:28bunch of pizza. Uh but I appreciate

3:06:30that. Um I I before I get to the slides,

3:06:33just wanted to share a couple events I

3:06:35did attend. Uh stopped by the OC Pride

3:06:37Festival uh to join Orange County's

3:06:40LGBTQ plus community in the celebration.

3:06:42a great opportunity to connect with

3:06:44residents and community organizations

3:06:46and see the work that's being done by so

3:06:48many uh to make Orange County a

3:06:50welcoming place for everybody. Um I want

3:06:53to recognize OCTA, the Ducks, a few

3:06:56other organizations that were out there

3:06:57for showing their support for the

3:06:59community for being out there as well.

3:07:01Um I also attended the annual Gary

3:07:03Oseland Memorial Bowling Tournament at

3:07:05Limbrook Bull, uh which raises funds and

3:07:07awareness for ALS. Uh Gary was a Vietnam

3:07:11veteran, a member of our community here

3:07:12in the city of Anaheim who later battled

3:07:14ALS. Um and uh ALS is for those of you

3:07:18that that don't know, it's a progressive

3:07:19disease that affects the nerve cells

3:07:22responsible for muscle movement. And uh

3:07:24unfortunately there is still no cure.

3:07:25But I do want to recognize Gary's family

3:07:28and everyone who continues to organize

3:07:30this tournament at Lindbrook Bowl uh in

3:07:32his memory while supporting the fight

3:07:34against uh ALS. And then I also wanted

3:07:38to thank our community services team,

3:07:40our active older adult team. Uh we uh

3:07:43were able to support a health fair this

3:07:45weekend um with healthcare providers,

3:07:48community or organizations providing

3:07:51free health screenings, connecting older

3:07:53adults to the resources that are

3:07:54available to them. Uh big thank you to

3:07:57all of the participating organizations,

3:07:59everybody who helped make this event

3:08:01possible. Uh Moren and her team in

3:08:03particular, um making sure that these

3:08:05resources are accessible, that we're

3:08:07helping our older adults stay healthy uh

3:08:09and informed. And I think that's a very

3:08:11important part of uh our community and

3:08:13being out in service uh to our

3:08:15residents. And I did get my blood

3:08:17pressure checked and I was told that it

3:08:19was actually not bad. And so, um, I

3:08:22appreciated that bit of good news for

3:08:24myself, but also for all the residents

3:08:25who were there to take advantage of the

3:08:27of the services. I also joined the

3:08:30Orange County Family Justice Center for

3:08:32their anniversary celebration for two

3:08:34decades. Um, the the center has helped

3:08:37individuals and families uh impacted by

3:08:40domestic violence and other forms of

3:08:42abuse access services and support. They

3:08:45play a huge role in helping survivors

3:08:47navigate difficult circumstances. And I

3:08:50want to recognize the staff, the

3:08:52volunteers, uh the community partners

3:08:54who have dedicated themselves to this

3:08:56work over the years and appreciate all

3:08:58of their service to our residents in the

3:09:00city of Anaheim. Um I also wanted to

3:09:03give a shout out to our clerk uh and her

3:09:05team uh for our recent boards and

3:09:07commissions appreciation uh dinner that

3:09:09we hosted. uh our boards and commissions

3:09:12do play an important role uh in

3:09:14providing community input and helping

3:09:16inform decisions that affect the entire

3:09:17city of Anaheim. And I want to thank all

3:09:19of the commissioners and board members

3:09:21for their service, for their willingness

3:09:23to be involved in shaping our city's

3:09:25future. And of course, a special shout

3:09:27out to Project SE and the group of

3:09:29Glorico, an amazing performance. Um I I

3:09:32think I I'll speak for myself. I was

3:09:34ready to get up and dance with them. uh

3:09:36but they always have so much energy and

3:09:38it's uh they really make an event that

3:09:40much greater. So, thank you to them.

3:09:41Thank you to everybody uh who continues

3:09:43to serve uh in our city. And then

3:09:46lastly, I did want to take the

3:09:47opportunity to um uh to recognize our

3:09:51Anaheim public utilities team uh with

3:09:53Jimmy um uh Melinda, with Manny, whole

3:09:57bunch of other folks. Uh very much

3:09:59appreciate all their work. They recently

3:10:01attended a neighborhood meeting that we

3:10:02hosted and there were concerns about how

3:10:05the the neighborhood itself, but as well

3:10:07as a commercial center nearby uh was not

3:10:09lit very well and uh that brought a lot

3:10:12of attention uh a lot of unwanted

3:10:14activity in the community. And so our

3:10:16team went out there, spoke to the

3:10:18business owners of the uh commercial uh

3:10:20shopping center, replaced over 100

3:10:22lights uh and really made it uh you can

3:10:25tell the before and after a little bit,

3:10:26a much much brighter and safer place. uh

3:10:30especially for the residents that live

3:10:31around there. And so I also wanted to

3:10:33take the opportunity to highlight uh the

3:10:35dust to dawn uh lighting program that

3:10:37our utilities team offers to our Anaheim

3:10:39residents where you can get up to two

3:10:41free lights. Uh I'm looking at our uh

3:10:44acting general manager just to make sure

3:10:45that I got that right. You get two free

3:10:47lights um and you're able to to install

3:10:49them in your home. Uh so if you uh are

3:10:52interested for more information, you can

3:10:54scan that QR code. Uh you can call

3:10:56714-765-4250.

3:10:59Uh and then there's more information on

3:11:01the commercial program as well. You can

3:11:03look at that on the website. But uh

3:11:05again, appreciate the utilities team for

3:11:07their continued good work in the

3:11:08community. And as always, uh I'll be

3:11:10looking to seeing everybody out in the

3:11:11neighborhoods in District 2 uh and uh

3:11:14meeting with our residents and trying to

3:11:15address the issues that affect them on a

3:11:17daily basis. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

3:11:20>> Thank you, Council Member Curts.

3:11:24Thank you, Madam Mayor. I don't have any

3:11:26slides. Just two two things. Um, invite

3:11:30all of district 4 residents to come by

3:11:34the community meeting on Thursday.

3:11:36That's this week, Thursday 5:00

3:11:40um at Rosevelt Elementary School. And

3:11:42has been mentioned earlier, it's there's

3:11:44no program. It is an open house. All of

3:11:47our city departments will be there. It's

3:11:49your chance to ask them questions, to

3:11:52meet the staff that's taking care of our

3:11:54streets, lights, trees. Um, and so I

3:11:58encourage you to attend. Also, um, might

3:12:02recall a few meetings ago, we had

3:12:04several residents from District 4 come

3:12:07and talk about a needed bike path

3:12:10walkway uh, in their neighborhood.

3:12:13That's the all of Philadelphia

3:12:15neighborhood. Just want to share with

3:12:17you that the meeting with the community

3:12:20will take place on November the 5th,

3:12:225:30 at Olive Street Elementary School.

3:12:26There will be flyers going out to that

3:12:28whole neighborhood uh with the

3:12:30information and invitation, but I wanted

3:12:32to make sure that you knew that it was

3:12:33happening. Thank you.

3:12:37>> Thank you. Um just a couple of things to

3:12:39share. I think um most of this got

3:12:42covered, but I just wanted to announce

3:12:45um that I was able to attend the

3:12:48California League of Cities and um kick

3:12:51off the um ceremony where we had

3:12:55hundreds of leaders from mayors to city

3:12:58council members from across the state of

3:13:00California gathering to talk about best

3:13:02practices for a lot of the issues that

3:13:04that we face as cities. Um it was a

3:13:08really successful event. So, I just want

3:13:09to give a shout out to uh Mr. Tom Morton

3:13:12and the convention center team. The

3:13:14convention center looked amazing and got

3:13:17lots of compliments on how beautiful the

3:13:19property looked and thank um Council

3:13:21Member Bis also um attending um as our

3:13:25voting delegate. [snorts]

3:13:27Um also wanted to thank the Orange

3:13:29County Labor Federation for asking me to

3:13:32do the welcome um at their annual um

3:13:37solidarity dinner. This brings uh unions

3:13:40from all the different trades, all of

3:13:43the different um working groups in

3:13:46Orange County under one roof to really

3:13:48honor um you know how but how when

3:13:51workers work together uh their benefits

3:13:54are much stronger. So thank you to the

3:13:57labor fed every year because they have

3:13:59the event in Anaheim every year and I

3:14:02was very very excited that they asked me

3:14:04to be a part of it. Um, Council Member

3:14:07Ruba Calva touched on this, but just

3:14:09wanted to thank her uh for the

3:14:11invitation to go to Girls in Government

3:14:14Day and be part of the kickoff and the

3:14:17welcome. Uh, to see so many seventh

3:14:20graders through probably juniors in high

3:14:22school um, showing up early on a

3:14:25Saturday morning to better themselves,

3:14:27to learn how they can um, what different

3:14:31careers are out there, how to start a

3:14:33business. Uh it's really I think it's

3:14:35just infreshing and refreshing and

3:14:37inspiring uh that we just have a

3:14:39wonderful next generation of of female

3:14:41leaders coming up in our city. Um it was

3:14:45a busy day after the girls in

3:14:46government. I went over um to the uh

3:14:50fire station 11 and was able to spend

3:14:53some time over there and spend some time

3:14:55with a lot of the cub scouts and the cub

3:14:57dens that were there taking a tour.

3:14:59Thanks to all the men and women at

3:15:00Station 11 for opening your doors and um

3:15:04showing the kids all of your lounge

3:15:07chairs in the big TV. I think that was a

3:15:09hit. Um after the station 11, I joined

3:15:13council member or mayor prom Leon at the

3:15:15Orange County Family Justice Center

3:15:17event for their 30th anniversary. If you

3:15:20haven't had a chance to look into the

3:15:22good work that the family justice center

3:15:24does, uh please do. Please support their

3:15:27mission. um they are just a wonderful

3:15:29treasure and really help move the needle

3:15:32um on for families in need. Uh [snorts]

3:15:35this as council member Ma um alluded to

3:15:38was the opening of our 69th park or

3:15:41sorry groundbreaking it's not open yet

3:15:44um tick tock Shaunie just kidding. Uh

3:15:46the groundbreaking for our 69th park in

3:15:49the city of Anaheim um right next to in

3:15:53between Angel Stadium and the Orange

3:15:55County riverbed. So, next time you're

3:15:57riding your bike or jogging down the

3:15:59path, um hopefully you will see it

3:16:02getting built and um looking more

3:16:04beautiful every day. Thanks so much to

3:16:06Shaunie and her team for putting this on

3:16:08and for bringing together our indigenous

3:16:11tribes as well as um city leaders, um

3:16:14our parks commissioners and our state

3:16:17and county officials and federal

3:16:19officials that really put this money

3:16:22together that enabled us to get the

3:16:23project started and move forward.

3:16:26>> [snorts]

3:16:27>> Um, last I just want to thank um the

3:16:31Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. They had

3:16:33their annual golf tournament yesterday

3:16:36in Anaheim Hills. Uh, I think they had a

3:16:39full house, full turnout. A lot of

3:16:41people enjoying that networking event.

3:16:44Um, so I just want to give them a shout

3:16:46out for putting on a wonderful event.

3:16:48Um, in closing, I'd like to close

3:16:51tonight's meeting in honor of Paul

3:16:53Boswick. Uh we were saddened to hear

3:16:56about the passing of uh Mr. Boswick

3:16:58who's a former planning commissioner. He

3:17:00was a longtime Anaheim resident. He was

3:17:03first appointed to the planning

3:17:05commission in 1995.

3:17:07He served through 2004 and later was

3:17:10reappointed to the planning commission

3:17:12and continued to serve for several more

3:17:15years. Former Commissioner Boswick was

3:17:17involved in many projects over the years

3:17:20and was dedicated to making a meaningful

3:17:22difference here in Anaheim. Um, as a

3:17:25council, our thoughts are with his

3:17:27family at this time.

3:17:31So, now it's time for the city manager's

3:17:33update. Mr. Interim City Manager, do you

3:17:36have anything to report?

3:17:37>> Uh, yes. Um, Madame Mayor, thank you so

3:17:40much. Uh on the heels of this weekend's

3:17:43rain, I did want to provide an update on

3:17:46what we're doing for the prospect of

3:17:48heavy rain ahead. Uh we are closely

3:17:50tracking what's being called historic El

3:17:52Nino pattern gaining strength over the

3:17:54Pacific. An El Nino can bring heavy rain

3:17:56to Anaheim as we saw in the 80s, the

3:17:5890s, and most recently uh 2015 and 2016.

3:18:03As with any El Nino, it's also possible

3:18:05we don't see heavy rain this season, but

3:18:07we're getting ready and we urge our

3:18:09community to think ahead. Our efforts

3:18:12fall under our be rain ready public

3:18:15awareness campaign, which has been a

3:18:16consistent message for the past decade

3:18:19now. Uh we encourage everyone to watch

3:18:21for weather posts on the city of

3:18:23Anaheim's uh social media uh outlets and

3:18:26pages. Uh behind the scenes, our public

3:18:29works department is playing a leading

3:18:30role in our efforts. Uh crews are out

3:18:33there doing several things. Uh some of

3:18:36those include checking clearing storm

3:18:39drains and hillside drainage channels,

3:18:41checking pump stations to manage water

3:18:43buildup and underpasses and other

3:18:45low-lying areas, ensuring emergency

3:18:47response to clear weatherdriven issues

3:18:49and trees and debris, assessing areas of

3:18:52concern, including slopes in East

3:18:54Anaheim, low-lying areas of West

3:18:56Anaheim, and others. staging emergency

3:18:59response trailers for equipment and

3:19:01staff and monitoring weather and adding

3:19:03staffing during storms. Public works

3:19:06expects to have all city storm drains

3:19:08checked and cleared by the end of

3:19:10October with ongoing work throughout the

3:19:13season. Uh our preparation is a

3:19:16city-wide effort of course with Anaheim

3:19:17Fire and Rescue, our Anaheim public

3:19:19utilities, Anaheim police and other key

3:19:21departments

3:19:23for residents and businesses. We are

3:19:25setting up self-fill sandbag stations at

3:19:27key spots across our city, which you can

3:19:29see uh on the slide.

3:19:32Uh the stations open November 1st and

3:19:34allow Anaheim residents and businesses

3:19:37to get 10 sandbags for self-filling at

3:19:39parking lot sand piles. Residents can

3:19:42also get unfilled sandbags at our public

3:19:44works yard and at Anaheim Fire Stations.

3:19:48You can find out more about sandbags and

3:19:50other ways, all the other ways that you

3:19:52can prepare for this coming season at

3:19:55anaheim.net/brain

3:19:57ready.

3:20:00Next up, uh did want to mention that

3:20:02last week was Anaheim utilities uh

3:20:05public power week. Uh our public

3:20:07utilities celebrated public power week

3:20:09with over 104th and sixth graders from

3:20:11Lincoln Elementary School. Students

3:20:13learned all about where their

3:20:14electricity comes from, how to be safe

3:20:16around power lines, and they were

3:20:18thrilled to take a ride in the bucket

3:20:20truck, of course.

3:20:23Next up, uh I did want to mention that

3:20:25on Saturday, October 17th, the our

3:20:27Anaheim Public Utilities will host the

3:20:29final landscape workshop of the year at

3:20:32our new sustainability education center.

3:20:34Our participants will learn about how to

3:20:37plant and care for pumpkins, then

3:20:38decorate and take home their very own

3:20:40pumpkin centerpiece. There's no cost for

3:20:43the event. However, RSVPs are required

3:20:45as spots are limited. So to register,

3:20:48visit anaheim.net/beatsmart.

3:20:52And last but not least, in collaboration

3:20:54with the community services department,

3:20:55the Anaheim Fall Festival and Halloween

3:20:57parade returns on Saturday, October

3:20:5924th. Downtown Anaheim will come alive

3:21:02with costumes, classic cars,

3:21:04entertainment, and of course, our

3:21:06Halloween parade. The day starts with

3:21:08the festival from 10:00 a.m. to 400 p.m.

3:21:11at Center Greens right here behind City

3:21:13Hall and a classic car show on the

3:21:15Center Street Prominade. The day wraps

3:21:18up with the Anaheim Halloween parade

3:21:20which starts at 700 p.m. and runs about

3:21:222 hours through downtown Anaheim. Uh it

3:21:24begins at City Hall. It goes down Center

3:21:26Street. Then it goes south on Harbor

3:21:28Boulevard and west on Broadway before

3:21:30finishing up uh at Manchester Avenue. So

3:21:33for all the details, please visit

3:21:35anaheimfallfestival.org.

3:21:37org. And that concludes my updates.

3:21:43>> Thank you very much. So, we are now

3:21:45recess the city council to address the

3:21:47housing authority consent calendar. Item

3:21:50number one is before us. Is there a

3:21:52motion?

3:21:55We have a motion and a second. Please

3:21:57vote.

3:22:02>> The vote is seven. Seven eyes, no nazs.

3:22:04Motion carries.

3:22:06>> Thank you. We will now reconvene the

3:22:08city council to address item number two,

3:22:10a joint public hearing with the Anaheim

3:22:13Housing Authority. Staff requested to

3:22:15continue the public hearing to October

3:22:1827th, 2026. Is there a motion to

3:22:21continue?

3:22:22>> Second.

3:22:23>> We have a motion and a second. Please

3:22:25vote.

3:22:31>> The vote is seven eyes, no nays. Motion

3:22:32carries. Without objection, we will

3:22:34adjourn the housing authority to address

3:22:36the city council consent calendar. Items

3:22:393 through 18 are before us. Are there

3:22:42any members of the council that would

3:22:44like to remove an item for further

3:22:46discussion?

3:22:49Council member Bis.

3:22:51>> Thank you, Madam Mayor. I'd like to

3:22:52remove item number 15.

3:22:54>> Item number 15.

3:22:58>> Council member Curts.

3:23:01>> Thank you.

3:23:02>> Thank you. Okay, I'd like to uh pull

3:23:03item number 12.

3:23:07>> Item number 12.

3:23:11Thank you.

3:23:14>> All right, we're going to move the

3:23:15balance of the um consent calendar.

3:23:19>> Do you have a second? Thank you. Please

3:23:21vote.

3:23:24Pursuant [snorts] to government code

3:23:26section 54 54953 an oral or oral summary

3:23:29of salary and benefits that shall be

3:23:31made prior to the final action of

3:23:32council on any local agency executive.

3:23:35Item 17 is the approval of the merit

3:23:37salary increases and other recommended

3:23:39adjustments for the city council

3:23:40appointees, the city attorney and the

3:23:41city clerk pursuant to government code

3:23:43section 54953C3

3:23:45and the personnel rules and policies for

3:23:47non-represented city employees section

3:23:494.7 as follows. 3% salary adjustment for

3:23:52the city clerk for a total annual amount

3:23:54of 272,776

3:23:56and a 3%

3:23:58a 3% for the city attorney for a total

3:24:00amount of 393,600

3:24:02effective July 3rd, 2026.

3:24:06And the vote is seven eyes, no nays.

3:24:08Motion carries.

3:24:11>> Thank you. The first item pulled was

3:24:13pulled by council member Curts, item

3:24:15number 12. Would you like a staff

3:24:16report?

3:24:17>> Yes, ma'am. I will turn it over to the

3:24:19interim city manager.

3:24:20>> Yes. Staff report will be provided by

3:24:22Rudy Yamami, our public works director.

3:24:35>> Good evening, uh, mayor and council

3:24:36members. The item before you is approval

3:24:38of a professional services agreement

3:24:40with Trifileleti Consulting and related

3:24:43budget increase to advance the East West

3:24:45transit connector. The envisioned

3:24:47connector would link Arctic and OC5 with

3:24:50key destinations in the Anaheim Resort,

3:24:52including Disneyland and the convention

3:24:54center. Trifileleti Consulting would

3:24:56serve as the city's public private

3:24:58partnership or P3 adviser, helping us

3:25:01evaluate how this connection could be

3:25:03delivered through a partnership with the

3:25:05private sector. Staff evaluated five

3:25:08proposals and interviewed the two

3:25:10highest ranked firms. Trifileleti

3:25:13Consulting was selected as the most

3:25:15qualified team. The ATED transportation

3:25:18committee concurred with that

3:25:20recommendation and approved $2.7 million

3:25:22in funding.

3:25:25The consultant will begin by working

3:25:27with stakeholders to establish project

3:25:30priorities and performance expectations

3:25:33while assessing private sector interest.

3:25:36The team will then evaluate partnership

3:25:38options, recommend a procurement

3:25:40approach, and prepare and manage the

3:25:42qualification and proposal process.

3:25:46The resulting recommendations will

3:25:47support future decisions by the AT

3:25:49transportation committee and city

3:25:51council. If a partnership is ultimately

3:25:54approved, the consultant will also

3:25:56assist with negotiations, financing

3:25:59agreements, and the transition to

3:26:01implementation.

3:26:03Tonight's action authorizes this

3:26:05advisory and procurement effort.

3:26:07Approval of the ultimate partnership and

3:26:09project implement implementation will

3:26:11come back for consideration at a future

3:26:13date.

3:26:16Work would begin promptly following

3:26:18approval and anticipated uh with an

3:26:20anticipated duration of 24 months. The

3:26:23schedule will be refined as outreach and

3:26:26procurement move forward with updates

3:26:28provided to the AT transportation

3:26:30committee and city council.

3:26:33Staff recommends approval of the

3:26:34agreement and budget increase outlined

3:26:36in the staff report. And with that, I

3:26:39conclude my overview of the item and

3:26:41here to answer any questions you might

3:26:42have.

3:26:44>> Thank you. First of all, I want to let

3:26:47you know I really appreciate you and

3:26:50your department's work on this and the

3:26:52fact that you are taking your time to do

3:26:55it right, not rushing into a technology

3:26:59or plan that would be obsolete before we

3:27:02got it built. So, I I appreciate that. I

3:27:05also It's a lot of money just to find to

3:27:08to hire someone to start this process.

3:27:13Um and uh I want to ask are any general

3:27:18fund dollars being used for this?

3:27:21>> There are no general fund dollars being

3:27:23used for this. And actually one of the

3:27:24things that uh this consultant will also

3:27:26be helping us with even though we have

3:27:28the full amount funded through the AT

3:27:30transportation committee. We're also

3:27:32pursuing grants through federal and

3:27:34state uh state resources to uh fund

3:27:38portion of this effort.

3:27:39>> That is great. So, no general funds

3:27:42being it's being paid for by those

3:27:45properties that pay into the ATIT

3:27:48assessment.

3:27:49>> That is correct.

3:27:50>> Thank you. Um, if there are no other

3:27:52questions, I'd like to move the item.

3:27:54>> Thank you, Council Member Meeks, and

3:27:56then Council Member Mos. Well, I'll

3:27:58second the item. But, uh, no, I just

3:28:00want to congratulate the staff moving

3:28:03forward on this. It's a project that's

3:28:05been thought about and considered for

3:28:08many years. Um, but I think now is the

3:28:10right time with OC Vibe coming on board

3:28:12and Disneyland forward taking shape. Uh,

3:28:15we need to have a transportation

3:28:18solution that connects those. Um, so

3:28:22this is this is great. I'm excited to

3:28:24see what they're going to come up with

3:28:25and I know that a lot of the parameters

3:28:27are going to be something that is um

3:28:30attractive and seamless and you know

3:28:33part of the experience of our

3:28:35destination. So looking forward to see

3:28:37what they come up with.

3:28:40Thank you, Council Member Moss.

3:28:41>> Thank you. I agree the timing is right

3:28:43and this is much needed um not only for

3:28:46visitors but residents in the Platinum

3:28:47Triangle. So, thank you. Uh one question

3:28:50uh how do we make sure that the

3:28:52consultants recommendations

3:28:55um remain independent of potential

3:28:57technology or operators or vendors?

3:29:02Well, we're going to be part of that

3:29:04evaluation process and whatever they

3:29:05bring in and their first effort is that

3:29:08outreach process to all of our

3:29:10stakeholders. So, really, they're going

3:29:12to be that the clearing house to bring

3:29:13in everybody's uh uh priorities and help

3:29:17us evaluate that. So, I I think the way

3:29:20that we have the system set up keeps

3:29:23that independence

3:29:24>> safeguards in place. Thank you.

3:29:28>> Thank you, Mayor Prom Leon.

3:29:30Thank you, Madame Mayor. And I apologize

3:29:32if my colleague asked this question, but

3:29:33in terms of regular updates to the

3:29:35council, Rudy, is there a plan uh to

3:29:37come and kind of at least uh maybe

3:29:39during the milestones or as we're

3:29:41progressing to come back more

3:29:42proactively rather than just wait until

3:29:45um things are at another level.

3:29:49>> Absolutely. At uh appropriate

3:29:51milestones, we will be bringing out

3:29:53major uh updates. Um in terms of you

3:29:57know I think one of the first updates is

3:29:58to bring back a summary of uh the

3:30:01priorities that we've heard back from

3:30:02our stakeholders and also council will

3:30:05be part of that that uh establishing

3:30:07those priorities as well as staff. So

3:30:10with that when we want to go out for the

3:30:12next step in terms of RFPs and any other

3:30:14major milestones we'll be bringing back.

3:30:16>> Thank you.

3:30:19>> Thank you. Um when we I know that the

3:30:22funding for this has to be for programs

3:30:26um and improvements within the resort

3:30:29district, but as we are going along this

3:30:31process, are we going to be asking them

3:30:34to be forward thinking and and how they

3:30:37are going to connect to our

3:30:39neighborhoods and potentially move

3:30:41workers from our neighborhoods into the

3:30:43resort?

3:30:46That that's a great question and that

3:30:48that's why we're doing this first step

3:30:50of hearing from the community what those

3:30:51priorities are. I can tell you from

3:30:53staff one of the priorities is whatever

3:30:55system we put in even though [snorts]

3:30:57it's being funded through this

3:30:59restricted transportation fund for the

3:31:01resort in Platinum Triangle. um we're

3:31:04we're going to want to have

3:31:05expandability or flexibility of the

3:31:08system be an important priority for us

3:31:10so that if we do want to expand this as

3:31:12a future phase up into the neighborhoods

3:31:15to the downtown area wherever that is or

3:31:17even out to the airport.

3:31:19>> So that'll be one of the evaluating

3:31:22criterias we'll use on when when we're

3:31:24looking at a future system.

3:31:26>> Thank you. And how are we reaching out

3:31:28to stakeholders

3:31:30um to weigh in on what their priorities

3:31:33are?

3:31:34>> Uh well, we have a a very uh established

3:31:36and a vast list of stakeholders in the

3:31:39resort, although the businesses and

3:31:41hotels and uh business uh owners in the

3:31:44area um as well as the community. So,

3:31:46we'll be setting up workshops and then

3:31:48have online outreach as well.

3:31:51>> Okay. Can you um maybe prepare a memo or

3:31:55an email, whatever is easiest, um on how

3:31:58you intend to reach out to the

3:32:01neighborhoods and the residents. Um, I

3:32:03just want to make sure through our

3:32:05mobile resource centers as well as our

3:32:08um our standalone resource centers that

3:32:11we're reaching as many people that may

3:32:14work in the resort district and might be

3:32:17um have a lot of opinions on um

3:32:19transportation and the need to be

3:32:21flexible with this system.

3:32:23>> Absolutely, we can do that.

3:32:25>> Thank you. Um Council Member Rubakalva,

3:32:29>> thank you. I I just want to make sure we

3:32:31don't confuse residents because I I

3:32:33don't think that this is intended to

3:32:34come into the neighborhoods. And one of

3:32:36the things I'm a little bit skeptical of

3:32:38is um I know that there like the

3:32:40disaster project in Santa Ana with the

3:32:43light rail that went through

3:32:44neighborhoods and businesses that

3:32:46disrupted a lot of neighborhoods. I want

3:32:47to make sure that that's not going to be

3:32:49part of this discussion. So when we are

3:32:51conducting outreach to the community,

3:32:53let's be really um thoughtful on how

3:32:56that I mean because OCTA still operates.

3:32:59So, if there was transportation needs

3:33:00for employment from home to uh the

3:33:03resort area, that's already something

3:33:05that's there. So, I just want to make

3:33:06sure that the intended purpose of this

3:33:08project is

3:33:10we're um surveying based on that, not

3:33:13looking to have this rail go into the

3:33:16neighborhoods because I think that would

3:33:18be more disruptive than helpful in at

3:33:20District 3. I'm just speaking on behalf

3:33:22of my district. Um, I know light rail is

3:33:25not something that we want ever coming

3:33:26down at this point down Harbor

3:33:28Boulevard. So, I just want to make sure

3:33:29that we're not creating um any

3:33:32unnecessary concerns in the community

3:33:34with that type of outreach. And and

3:33:36maybe we can just be more um clear on

3:33:38what exactly the purpose of this uh

3:33:40project is so that there's just no

3:33:43confusion.

3:33:44>> Yeah, the the scope of this project is

3:33:46pretty clear to connect essentially

3:33:48Arctic to the the center of the resort

3:33:50and convention center. Um the the way I

3:33:53took the feedback in terms of reaching

3:33:55out to our neighborhoods and our

3:33:56community is because we have a lot of

3:33:58resort workers that live in the

3:33:59community and we want to hear their

3:34:00feedback as a user of that first system.

3:34:03But the intent for us is if there is

3:34:05ever an appetite to expand the system.

3:34:08Whatever system that we end up putting

3:34:10in place is expandable. We're not stuck

3:34:12with just that first segment we build.

3:34:15And when we get to that point, a lot of

3:34:16outreach would be coming out to look at

3:34:19an expanded scope and we'll get a

3:34:21different set of feedback at that point.

3:34:23>> Yeah. And I think it would be good for

3:34:24you to come back to council with

3:34:25whatever your plan is to conduct a

3:34:27survey or discussions to the employees

3:34:30who are within the the outside of the

3:34:32resort. Um because you could probably

3:34:35conduct that survey within the resort

3:34:36for the people who are already working

3:34:37there and not have you you know what I

3:34:39mean? So, um I think it would be great

3:34:42to get a memo on what your idea is when

3:34:44you do conduct that survey externally.

3:34:48Um because I just don't I think we'd be

3:34:50creating some confusion because right

3:34:52now this project is limited to the

3:34:53resort district. So I I don't think we

3:34:56have any um plans to expand it beyond

3:34:58that in terms of having this type of

3:35:01transportation outside. Yeah,

3:35:04>> it's a great point. We'll we'll share

3:35:05that information.

3:35:10Rudy, thank you. I just echo some of the

3:35:11same comments. Um, happy to see this

3:35:14come about for sure. This is going to be

3:35:17a plus for the city. I'm happy to hear

3:35:19you say that you're looking at something

3:35:21that's expandable. I think that's

3:35:23incredibly important. And then um,

3:35:29wow, I am really getting old. It was

3:35:33there.

3:35:35And that's all. Thank you, Rudy.

3:35:40Thank you. I think we have a motion and

3:35:42a second on this item. Please vote

3:35:48>> all the time.

3:36:00>> The vote is seven eyes, no nays. Motion

3:36:02carries.

3:36:04>> Thank you. The next item to be pulled is

3:36:06item number 15 pulled by council member

3:36:08Bis. Would you like a staff report?

3:36:14>> Um, sure.

3:36:18>> Thank you, Mr. Interim City Manager.

3:36:21>> Yes. Staff report will be uh provided by

3:36:23our fire chief, Pat Russell.

3:36:30>> Good evening, mayor and city council. I

3:36:32want to acknowledge I have with me Cody

3:36:33Allright who is the assistant emergency

3:36:35manager with Anaheim Fire and Rescue.

3:36:38Uh the subject before you here by

3:36:40council by resolution to adopt Anaheim

3:36:42Emergency Operations Plan or the EOP and

3:36:45rescend the resolution from 2017 074.

3:36:50The emergency operation plan addresses

3:36:52how the city will respond to

3:36:54extraordinary events or disasters from

3:36:56the preparedness phase through recovery.

3:36:59The city has an EOP to ensure most

3:37:01effective and economical allocation of

3:37:03resources for maximum benefit and

3:37:05protection of the whole community at the

3:37:08time of emergency. This full revision of

3:37:12the plan to align with current state and

3:37:14federal requirements to incorporate

3:37:16information on more recent disasters

3:37:18since the OP was last published in 2017.

3:37:23This plan establishes the policies,

3:37:25concepts, and general protocols required

3:37:27to implement the standard emergency

3:37:29management system, SIMS, California

3:37:32emergency services act requires that the

3:37:35use of SIMS during emergency response by

3:37:38state agencies, incorporation of SIMS

3:37:40includes providing training to emergency

3:37:42operations center personnel and how SIMS

3:37:45is activated in emergencies. The plan

3:37:48also includes a national incident

3:37:50management system or NIMS identifies how

3:37:53the city fits into the overall SIMS NIM

3:37:55structure. NIMS training and

3:37:57incorporation to this plan is also

3:37:59required to meet a number of federal

3:38:01grant requirements through the Federal

3:38:02Emergency Management Agency or FEMA. The

3:38:06County of Orange Sheriff's Department

3:38:07Emergency Management Division

3:38:09operational area has reviewed Anaheim's

3:38:11EOP and has provided valuable feedback.

3:38:15In addition to the operational area,

3:38:17feedback was given by the Orange County

3:38:18Emergency Management Organizations,

3:38:21which is a working group for

3:38:22disabilities access and functional

3:38:24needs. This plan is consistent with the

3:38:27state guidance available the time the

3:38:29plan is revised will be effective upon

3:38:31approval of the city council. The city

3:38:34currently has in place the required

3:38:35resolution to receive federal cost

3:38:37recovery funding for eligible disasters

3:38:40and emergencies. Resolution 2011-140

3:38:44adopting the National Incident

3:38:45Management System and National Response

3:38:48Plan dated October 11th, 2011.

3:38:52Additionally, the city is in compliance

3:38:54with title 19 of California regulation

3:38:57section

3:38:59202400

3:39:01and government code section 8550

3:39:03adopting the California standard

3:39:05emergency management system which allows

3:39:07us to apply for state cost recovery

3:39:10funding for eligible disasters and

3:39:12emergencies. There's no direct impact to

3:39:14the budget by approving this plan. And

3:39:16with that, I'm happy to take questions.

3:39:18Thank you.

3:39:20>> Thank you. Do you have follow-up

3:39:21questions?

3:39:22>> I do. Yes.

3:39:22>> All right.

3:39:23>> Thank you, Chief. I appreciate that. Um,

3:39:27I did read through this report and it is

3:39:30incredibly thorough. I even learned that

3:39:32um I actually live in a liquefaction

3:39:37uh susceptibility zone. So, I didn't I

3:39:39didn't know that before reading this,

3:39:40but um thank you for providing that. And

3:39:44I have a little bit of background here.

3:39:45And so, I've got just a couple of

3:39:47questions for you.

3:39:49um maybe add or take a look. But my

3:39:52first question is is that I saw you have

3:39:54the city of Anaheim NIMS compliance

3:39:57training requirements here. And what I

3:39:59noticed was is that I know NIMS offers a

3:40:04class. It's uh 402 level and it's an

3:40:06overview for senior officials including

3:40:09executives, elected officials, and

3:40:12appointed. And I just thought that uh I

3:40:15know that that goes over the policym uh

3:40:17when the EOC gets uh brought up and I I

3:40:21didn't know I didn't see it in here and

3:40:22I was just curious first if you had any

3:40:24thoughts.

3:40:28>> So my uh my comment to that sir would be

3:40:30that is a uh it's not a required class.

3:40:33It's it's a recommended and as you said

3:40:35it's for uh executive and policy group.

3:40:39Um it's it's I think I believe it's a

3:40:41half day class and we've offered it here

3:40:43in Anaheim before and we do have plans

3:40:44to offer it in the future and I my

3:40:47recommendation would be that all

3:40:49executive staff who have not had it or

3:40:51our policy uh board which would be the

3:40:53council would would take that class.

3:40:56>> All right. I'll just say to my

3:40:57colleagues if you haven't had the

3:40:59opportunity uh NIMS 402 it's a it's a

3:41:02really good training on uh what happens

3:41:06if and when an emergency and how our job

3:41:09anyways reacts with the EOC. My second

3:41:12question is is that I see that there's a

3:41:15bunch of uh different communications

3:41:16that we have here and I think we are

3:41:20well positioned with all of the

3:41:22communications here for almost any

3:41:25emergency but the one you know that I

3:41:28know that we've all heard about for the

3:41:30last 30 years is a major earthquake and

3:41:32if that happens and one of the things

3:41:34that I see maybe that we're missing I

3:41:37know if that happens we're going to rely

3:41:39heavily on radios but I know that

3:41:41there's technology out there um that

3:41:44would allow uh first responders, if it's

3:41:47set up prior, to have a partitioned

3:41:49space on a network uh such as Verizon

3:41:53and or AT&T. And I I'm just I'm just

3:41:56wondering if you had the opportunity to

3:41:58to look at that because I think that

3:41:59that would really uh be a plus in this

3:42:03uh document.

3:42:04>> Uh yes, sir. Thank you for the question.

3:42:05and I have a very basic understanding of

3:42:08different alternative communication

3:42:10devices, but I do have uh Cody here. I'm

3:42:12going to punt this to him because he's

3:42:14much more uh in tune to that than I am.

3:42:17Thank you.

3:42:19>> Thank you, council member. Uh so you are

3:42:21correct. There are a number of options

3:42:23that we have. Um some of the services

3:42:25that are out there um you you may have

3:42:27heard of uh FirstNet, which is AT&T, uh

3:42:29Verizon Frontline, and others. Um, so,

3:42:32uh, with our cellular communication

3:42:33service with Verizon, we do actually

3:42:35have, uh, what they call Verizon

3:42:37Frontline. And what that does is it

3:42:39allows public safety personnel to have

3:42:41priority service when it comes to

3:42:43cellular communications. Um, it's

3:42:45something that's already in place uh,

3:42:47for our public safety uh, personnel. We

3:42:49do have the option of enabling it um,

3:42:51amongst other departments. So, each of

3:42:52the departments that independently

3:42:54manage their Verizon service um, can

3:42:56identify those important uh, devices

3:42:58that would need that. Um so that is

3:43:00something that we we currently have in

3:43:02practice uh for emergencies. And then

3:43:04just beyond that uh for awareness for

3:43:06you all the federal government has the

3:43:09priority telecommunications program. So

3:43:10there's two of them. Uh the first one is

3:43:13the government emergency

3:43:14telecommunication service or gets and

3:43:16then the second one is wireless priority

3:43:18service and each of those is a

3:43:20government program through CISA that um

3:43:23allows government agencies to have

3:43:25priority telecommunications and we

3:43:27enroll um those devices of key personnel

3:43:30that are assigned to our EOC and city

3:43:32leadership and that gives us priority

3:43:34service both on landline and on cellular

3:43:36communications. So if there is an

3:43:37outage, as we've seen in some major

3:43:39disasters in the history of our country,

3:43:41um it allows us to have that priority

3:43:43space um if lines do go down. So as long

3:43:46as there's um you know service

3:43:48available, we we have that priority

3:43:50service. And then as a redundancy, we do

3:43:52have our um different radio

3:43:53communication capabilities.

3:43:56>> Thank you. And then this is just a

3:44:00I more of a general comment. I didn't

3:44:02see it in here. I'm just I'm just asking

3:44:04questions here now. I know that um in

3:44:07disaster management, one of the things

3:44:09we sometimes tell out to the residents

3:44:10is that the residents need to be

3:44:12prepared, you know, between five and

3:44:14seven days sometimes to be on their own

3:44:16in in case of an of an emergency. And so

3:44:19I'm just curious, um how are we looking

3:44:21here at the city? Um are we prepared to

3:44:24support our first responders if

3:44:27necessary for 5 to seven days?

3:44:32>> So thank you for the question, sir. Um,

3:44:35the best way I think I can answer that

3:44:37is is to get back to you and provide. I

3:44:39I can tell you tonight what fire and

3:44:42rescue uh has and is prepared to, but I

3:44:45think uh more inclusive of surveying the

3:44:48different departments and finding out

3:44:50what their capabilities are and storage

3:44:52and and then making recommendations for

3:44:54that would probably be a better and more

3:44:56accurate answer for you if we can get

3:44:58back to you on that.

3:44:59>> Perfect. This is just something I was

3:45:01just curious about as as a council

3:45:03member because I know if we're telling

3:45:04our residents out there that we should

3:45:06be doing it ourselves. So, I look

3:45:07forward to seeing that. So, thank you

3:45:08for that. Uh, and if there are no

3:45:10further questions or comments, I'll move

3:45:12the item.

3:45:14>> I'll second.

3:45:16>> Um, Council Member Meeks, thank you. Um,

3:45:19I just wanted to clarify something

3:45:21because you'd said that the last

3:45:24adoption of this was 2017. Um, which was

3:45:27quite a while ago, but we I just want

3:45:30the community to know that we update

3:45:32these plans regularly whenever we have a

3:45:34disaster. We do a debrief. We refine our

3:45:37plans. We're I mean, you can expand on

3:45:40that, but that's my understanding.

3:45:42>> Uh, yes, ma'am. That is correct. Council

3:45:45member Mek says with any we learn

3:45:47something as we've talked many times

3:45:49with all of you from any disaster any

3:45:51major emergency we have. So these are

3:45:53living documents that if we go and there

3:45:56is something out there that we're not

3:45:57addressing we will um make an amendment

3:46:00to it obviously get that in front of the

3:46:02council and department heads and and

3:46:05make changes as necessary uh because

3:46:08things change. So it's very important

3:46:10for us that we stay up on top. So, the

3:46:12last formal all-inclusive plan or

3:46:16complete rewrite was in 2017, but we

3:46:18have made uh amendment amendments to

3:46:21that since since then.

3:46:22>> Thank you. Um and then the other thing I

3:46:24just wanted to highlight was that we did

3:46:26do um a recent Anaheim alert test and my

3:46:30understanding is that that was

3:46:32successful and that we you know

3:46:34confirmed that we we can we can get a

3:46:36message out to to our community and

3:46:39isolate different areas of the

3:46:40community. um for that information. So,

3:46:43if you guys can just confirm that, that

3:46:46was my understanding.

3:46:48>> Yes, thank you, council member. We did

3:46:50we did a test on uh in September and we

3:46:52did confirm um it was just to our opt-in

3:46:55uh residents that opt in to receive an

3:46:57am alerts. Uh but beyond that, we also

3:46:59have what's called wireless emergency

3:47:01alerts, and that's something that we can

3:47:02send out to um anyone um whether they

3:47:04opt in or not. So, we can cover those

3:47:06that don't opt in, but we will be

3:47:07testing that system annually going

3:47:09forward during National Preparedness

3:47:10Month. Okay. And we'll do um an outreach

3:47:14to get pe more people to opt in and

3:47:16understand that you know the uh benefits

3:47:18of opting in and getting that early

3:47:20communication because I think that's

3:47:22important too to make sure that our

3:47:23systems are up to date and that

3:47:25everybody has current information in

3:47:26there.

3:47:27>> Yes. So we partnered with the PIO's

3:47:29office uh to communicate that out

3:47:30through the month of September leading

3:47:32up to the test. We did actually see an

3:47:33850 person increase. Um 250 alone were

3:47:36in our hills which was a targeted area

3:47:38for wildfire. Um and we actually have an

3:47:40event this weekend um during our

3:47:42wildfire preparedness fair. We will have

3:47:44a booth there to talk about signing up

3:47:45for Anaheim Alert and encouraging

3:47:47everyone to sign up and if they do so

3:47:48they can um enter to win a raffle. So we

3:47:50are actively working on um doing

3:47:52additional outreach on that.

3:47:53>> Excellent. Thank you.

3:47:56>> Thank you Council Member Ruba Calva.

3:47:59>> Thank you. I chief, I just want to thank

3:48:01you for updating this document and I

3:48:03know we did have a recent incident in

3:48:05Garden Grove where um emergency response

3:48:08was required and I and you probably had

3:48:10to update this based on that experience

3:48:13as well. So I just want to thank you

3:48:14guys for your efforts and making sure

3:48:16that Anaheim stays safe and thank you

3:48:18council member Mek for bringing up the

3:48:20um Anaheim alert. So I did not receive

3:48:22the alert but I am not opted in. So, it

3:48:24is good that we are going to conduct

3:48:26additional outreach to our residents,

3:48:28but I know that everybody uses social

3:48:30media and and that really is a a good

3:48:33way to um to uh educate our residents.

3:48:37And I know it's also limited for us to

3:48:39use public utilities in our bills on how

3:48:41we are doing outreach. But since this is

3:48:43an emergency uh response opt-in program,

3:48:46perhaps that does justify utilizing the

3:48:50utilities to educate some of our

3:48:52residents on how they can opt in for for

3:48:54these alerts. Uh because not everybody

3:48:56is on social media. So, but thank you

3:48:59for for all of your efforts and for

3:49:00keeping Anaheim safe.

3:49:03>> Thank you, ma'am, for your comments. And

3:49:04I just need to say thank you to all of

3:49:06you and the city manager's office. We've

3:49:08uh emergency uh first responders have

3:49:10been very well supported in this city as

3:49:12far as getting these plans out,

3:49:15addressing them, training to them, and

3:49:17I've gotten wonderful support as I

3:49:19believe the police department has do

3:49:20from all of you and the city manager's

3:49:22office on making sure we have everything

3:49:24in place to respond, recover um and

3:49:27prepare for emergencies because we all

3:49:29know any anytime something something can

3:49:32happen. So, thank you very much to all

3:49:34of you.

3:49:36>> Thank you. Um, thank you for bringing

3:49:38this forward. I agree. Maybe at the four

3:49:42we missed two. Yeah, four um district

3:49:44meetings that we have left if fire could

3:49:46um do an optin for uh or maybe the

3:49:50information about opting in. Um because

3:49:52as we saw with the Garden Grove

3:49:54incident, it's not just District 6 that

3:49:56that has emergencies. Um and just I want

3:50:00to thank um Cody you when just seeing

3:50:03you during that weekend was a master

3:50:05class in grace under pressure and so

3:50:08it's just really we're very very lucky

3:50:10in this city to have you um leading that

3:50:14charge and as part of this team. So

3:50:15thank you so much for all your hard

3:50:17work. Um oh council member Bis excuse

3:50:20me.

3:50:20>> Sorry I'm going to go one more time. uh

3:50:22per what my council colleague here just

3:50:24suggested

3:50:26with the utilities database that's out

3:50:28there rather than be

3:50:30reactive, maybe we should be proactive

3:50:32with the idea that when a new customer

3:50:34comes in, you know, maybe there's

3:50:36something that we could put on the

3:50:37bottom of their, you know, intake form

3:50:40that says, well, would you like to sign

3:50:42up for and then maybe we're doing it.

3:50:44And so that way rather than having

3:50:45somebody to go to the um uh the signin,

3:50:51we're actually doing a forum. Just a

3:50:52just a thought. Thank you.

3:50:56>> Thank you. So we have a motion and a

3:50:57second. Please vote.

3:51:01>> A resolution the city council of the

3:51:02city of Anaheim adopting the city of

3:51:04Anaheim emergency operations plan and

3:51:05approving submitt of the Anaheim

3:51:07operations plan to the state of

3:51:08California emergency management agency

3:51:09and rescending resolution number 207074.

3:51:15And the vote is seven eyes, no naysay.

3:51:18>> Thank you. Item number 19 is a

3:51:20presentation on the Anaheim Resort 2.0

3:51:23vision and big ideas report providing a

3:51:26framework for future policy initiatives

3:51:29and projects within our Anaheim Resort.

3:51:32Mr. Interim City Manager, could we

3:51:34please have a staff report?

3:51:36>> Yes. This uh presentation will be uh

3:51:39provided by our deputy city manager, Ted

3:51:42White.

3:51:46and friends.

3:52:11Good evening, mayor and council. Ted

3:52:13White, deputy city manager. With me this

3:52:15evening, uh Heather Allen, our planning

3:52:16and building director to my left, Laura

3:52:18Johnson, the director at Gell Studios,

3:52:21our urban design consultant, uh on this

3:52:23project on my right, and Rudy Amami, uh

3:52:26public works director. The item before

3:52:29you this evening is a presentation on

3:52:31the vision and big ideas report

3:52:33developed as part of the Anaheim Resort

3:52:352.0 initiative.

3:52:38To begin a quick uh background on the

3:52:40resort 2.0 initiative. Following the

3:52:42approval of the Disneyland Resort,

3:52:44excuse me, the Disneyland Forward

3:52:46project in spring of 2024, staff began

3:52:48to engage with resort stakeholder

3:52:50community regarding the broader topic of

3:52:53the future of the resort. The Anaheim

3:52:54resort as we know it was planned in the

3:52:56mid90s and improvements largely

3:52:58completed uh by the year 2000. The

3:53:01investments in the resort have been

3:53:02hugely successful with uh record setting

3:53:05visitors and associated tax revenue

3:53:07providing more than 65% of the city's

3:53:09general fund revenue. In fall 2024,

3:53:12staff held a community uh meeting for

3:53:15resort stakeholders to brainstorm ideas

3:53:17around safety and security, mobility,

3:53:20growth and development, placemaking, and

3:53:22branding. In May of 2025, council

3:53:25members Curts, Meeks, and Mos formed an

3:53:28ad hoc committee to further champion and

3:53:30push forward the resort 2.0 initiative.

3:53:32In subsequent meetings, the ad hoc

3:53:34committee recommended that we employ the

3:53:36services of an urban design consultancy

3:53:38to inspire global thinking. In spring of

3:53:402026, we b brought on Gell Studios to

3:53:43facilitate a series of workshops and

3:53:45develop the visioning and big ideas

3:53:47report before you this evening. Over the

3:53:49summer, city staff, the Gell team,

3:53:52council ad hoc committee, and resort

3:53:54stakeholders held a series of workshops

3:53:56and community meetings to develop the

3:53:58concepts contained in this report and

3:54:00summarized in this presentation.

3:54:04The report serves as a practical guide

3:54:06for the next chapter of the of the

3:54:08Anaheim Resort based on a shared vision.

3:54:10The first chapter outlines the framework

3:54:12for the vision and public realm

3:54:14experience. Chapter two is the six big

3:54:16ideas and chapter three gives a

3:54:18framework for implementation. The

3:54:20strategies and concepts are intended to

3:54:22illustrate potential public realm

3:54:24mobility and placemaking opportunities

3:54:27for future exploration.

3:54:30The vision statement for the resort is

3:54:32as follows. The Anaheim resort is a

3:54:34worldclass destination where global

3:54:36attractions and the spaces between them

3:54:38coalesce into a singular visitor

3:54:40experience. Anaheim Resort 2.0 know

3:54:43catalyzes public and private investment

3:54:45while creating an environment where

3:54:47every space inspires, every journey

3:54:49delights, and every visit invites

3:54:51further exploration.

3:54:54The report identifies four experience

3:54:57pillars that serve as core themes that

3:55:00define how a place should feel,

3:55:02function, and be experienced by the

3:55:04people who use it. On the next slides,

3:55:06I'll briefly summarize them.

3:55:08The first experience pillar is create

3:55:10memorable social spaces. The strategic

3:55:13drivers of this pillar are to provide a

3:55:15variety of experiences in the public

3:55:17realm, make infrastructure

3:55:18multifunctional, and provide human scale

3:55:21comfort such as shade and seating.

3:55:24The second pillar is make movement safe,

3:55:27easy, and joyful. The strategic drivers

3:55:30are to implement frictionless and safe

3:55:32mobility design for the unique daily

3:55:35rhythms of the district. and one of my

3:55:37favorites, play along the way.

3:55:41The third pillar is to catalyze private

3:55:43in reinvestment and the strategic

3:55:45drivers are incentivized density and

3:55:47variety, align new growth with the

3:55:50resort identity, but don't lose the

3:55:51charm and bridge private investment and

3:55:54public life. And the fourth and final

3:55:57experience pillar is broaden the

3:55:58district's appeal and offer more to

3:56:01explore. The strategic drivers for this

3:56:03pillar are to curate a sophisticated

3:56:05district pulse and evolve the existing

3:56:08garden district pallet. Continuing with

3:56:10the building uh materials analogy, you

3:56:12can think of these pillars uh as the

3:56:15structural framing for the ideas and

3:56:16strategies that we'll be covering next.

3:56:19So the the report includes six big ideas

3:56:22that were whittleled down from more than

3:56:2420 plus ideas considered in the

3:56:26brainstorming and iterative process of

3:56:28developing the report. Before I jump

3:56:30into the description of the ideas, I

3:56:32would note that a constant theme in the

3:56:33conversations, the workshops, and the

3:56:35brainstorming sessions conducted as part

3:56:37of this process was a nearly universal

3:56:39appreciation and admiration for some of

3:56:42the key existing characteristics of the

3:56:44resort. First and foremost, safety. We

3:56:48heard repeatedly that that the safety,

3:56:50cleanliness, and maintenance of the

3:56:52resort, the convention center, and the

3:56:54surrounding properties are a positive

3:56:56differentiator in the marketplace. If

3:56:59there is one thing that we cannot take

3:57:00for granted, it's that feeling of safety

3:57:02and quality that visitors feel while

3:57:04staying in the resort. The second

3:57:07characteristic is is walkability.

3:57:10This was also identified as a major

3:57:12differentiator in the marketplace.

3:57:14Although 85% of visitors to the resort

3:57:16arrive by car, 70% of those visitors

3:57:20then experience the resort exclusively

3:57:21on foot. The walkability of the resort

3:57:24is also a major selling point for our

3:57:26convention center. The third

3:57:28characteristic that I must mention is

3:57:30the palm trees. The iconic palm trees on

3:57:33Catella are almost universally

3:57:34appreciated for their grandeur, their

3:57:36shade, and the sense of protection they

3:57:38provide from cars on the street. These

3:57:40three features along with an overall

3:57:42appreciation for the current resort

3:57:44environment played an important role in

3:57:46the development of these following

3:57:48ideas.

3:57:50The first idea is to transform the

3:57:52harbor and Catella intersection into a

3:57:54landmark.

3:57:56The strategies include strengthening the

3:57:58pedestrian experience crossing the

3:58:00intersection, making the intersection

3:58:02iconic by anchoring the visitor

3:58:04experience with branding, art, and

3:58:06streetscape design, and improving the

3:58:08customer experience while waiting on the

3:58:10corners.

3:58:12With social media playing a huge role in

3:58:14the marketing of destinations, this idea

3:58:16le would lean into the opportunity to

3:58:18make this high volume pedestrian

3:58:19intersection a place for the memory

3:58:21books with the possibility of of

3:58:23introducing iconic art into the mix.

3:58:25Whether suspended overhead and lit up at

3:58:27night or in the form of giantsized

3:58:30metallic poppies providing shade and joy

3:58:32while you wait at the street or embedded

3:58:34in the street pavement underneath your

3:58:36feet or any other ideas that that we uh

3:58:38can come up with. All options let you

3:58:41know when you arrive at the intersection

3:58:42of Harbor and Catella uh you know you

3:58:45have arrived at a special place.

3:58:49>> The second idea is the greenway.

3:58:52The greenway involves utilizing some of

3:58:55the only opportunities for dedicated

3:58:56open space in the Anaheim Resort, the

3:58:58Southern California Edison easements.

3:59:01Because these easements have limited

3:59:02commercial viability due to restrictions

3:59:04on uses under the towers. They present a

3:59:07great opportunity for accomplishing a

3:59:08number of strategies providing moments

3:59:11of respit play along the way and

3:59:13providing greater pedestrian bandwidth

3:59:15to accommodate the continued increase in

3:59:18visitors.

3:59:20The greenway is broken the greenway

3:59:22strategy is broken down into three

3:59:23segments with slightly different

3:59:25characteristics for each. The first

3:59:27segment along the west side of Harbor

3:59:28north of Disney Way already has two

3:59:30paths of travel, but this strategy would

3:59:32amenitize the passive landscape with

3:59:35potential improvements such as seating,

3:59:37water filling stations, interactive play

3:59:39features, and expanded sidewalks.

3:59:42The second segment, also along Harbor

3:59:44Boulevard but south of Disney Way, would

3:59:46introduce a new parallel walking path

3:59:49that provides expanded capacity for

3:59:51pedestrians while also activating a

3:59:53passive landscape area with the

3:59:54aforementioned features such as art and

3:59:56water filling stations, etc. The third

3:59:59segment is is the empty space at the

4:00:01northeast corner of Disney Way and

4:00:03Harbor Boulevard. This location presents

4:00:05an opportunity to introduce a a pocket

4:00:08park type design with more active uses

4:00:10such as smallcale age appropriate play

4:00:13zones, lawn areas, and amenities while

4:00:16helping to connect Harbor Boulevard to

4:00:18destinations to the east, including

4:00:20Anaheim Gardenwalk and the future Disney

4:00:22Transportation Center.

4:00:26This slide shows some examples of

4:00:28pedestrian amenities and features that

4:00:29could be incorporated into future

4:00:31greenway sections.

4:00:34The next idea is the resort ribbon. The

4:00:37resort ribbon introduces the idea of an

4:00:39expanded pedestrian network featuring

4:00:42strategic routes connecting future

4:00:44resort destinations. The ribbon would be

4:00:46a significant expansion of pedestrian

4:00:48infrastructure and function as its own

4:00:50pedestrian amenity and destination in

4:00:53the resort. This slide shows the major

4:00:55features of the resort ribbon is

4:00:57elevated pedestrian crossings over

4:00:59Harbor Boulevard at Convention Way, over

4:01:01Catella Avenue near Anaheim Gardenwalk

4:01:04and over Disney Way north of Anaheim

4:01:06Gardenwalk and south of the future

4:01:07Disney parking structure.

4:01:10The slide shows uh grade separated con

4:01:13uh crossing concepts and ideas for the

4:01:15types of amenities contemplated for the

4:01:18resort ribbon. Importantly, the ribbon

4:01:20would include elevated crossings that

4:01:21use gentle ramps to transition from the

4:01:23ground plane to elevated sections that

4:01:25cross over the aforementioned streets.

4:01:29Here's a rendering of a happy family uh

4:01:32on the proposed pedestrian experience on

4:01:34the resort ribbon.

4:01:36The next idea is related to the east

4:01:39west connector. The strategy is agnostic

4:01:42to the ultimate mode and/or route of the

4:01:44east west connector um but rather

4:01:47identifies the priorities that should be

4:01:48considered in the evaluation of modes

4:01:50and routes. Those priorities include

4:01:52frictionless connection, a high quality

4:01:55arrival and a waiting experience, and

4:01:57the choice of a mode that makes transit

4:01:59feel like a ride.

4:02:02Key considerations for frictionless

4:02:04connection include convenience,

4:02:05reliability, and the collocation of

4:02:07stations and stops near destination

4:02:09hubs.

4:02:11Considerations for an arrival and

4:02:13waiting experience include designs that

4:02:15prioritize shade, seating options, and

4:02:17level boarding platforms. And a terminal

4:02:20experience um that is an architectural

4:02:23portal to the Anaheim Resort, similar to

4:02:25the way that Arctic serves for the

4:02:27Platinum Triangle.

4:02:30And lastly, key considerations for for

4:02:32transit that feels like a ride should

4:02:34include novelty, an immersive

4:02:36experience, and fostering play. I would

4:02:39highlight the picture of kids pretending

4:02:41to drive the train at a non-functional

4:02:43console as an example of play along the

4:02:45way in the uh bottom right corner. The

4:02:48next three ideas are the playbooks and

4:02:51guidelines. The first is the public

4:02:53realm playbook. The playbook is a kit of

4:02:55parts that could be implemented as

4:02:57opportunities arise over time. The

4:03:00strategies include three needs uh

4:03:02arranged in a hierarchy that starts with

4:03:04safety, then moves to comfort and

4:03:06convenience, and at the top of the

4:03:08pyramid, enjoyment.

4:03:11Under the safety strategy, the report

4:03:13identifies intersection enhancements

4:03:15such as expanded an expanded Ballard

4:03:17program, improved crosswalk designs, and

4:03:20landscape buffers to improve the the

4:03:23feel of safety for visitors.

4:03:25Under the strategy of comfort, shade

4:03:27structures, pedestrian oriented

4:03:29lighting, varied width sidewalk

4:03:32expansions, and human scaled wayfinding

4:03:35features are identified as recommended

4:03:37improvements.

4:03:39And given that the safety and comfort

4:03:40already receive high marks in the

4:03:42resort, there is a great opportunity to

4:03:44also focus on enjoyment. Ideas include

4:03:47the introduction of a diversity of

4:03:48seating, improved pedestrian markers and

4:03:51entryways, and an expanded color

4:03:54palette.

4:03:56The strategy also recommends the

4:03:58introduction of art as a form of

4:04:00district identity, the opportunity to

4:04:02use infrastructure such as ballards as

4:04:04another form of art, the activation of

4:04:07building edges as spaces for social

4:04:09gathering, and the development of an

4:04:11ambassador program within the resort to

4:04:13help visitors and provide more eyes on

4:04:15the street to maintain safety and a

4:04:18well-maintained resort.

4:04:21The last strategy is unlocking

4:04:22development. The strategy is broken into

4:04:26three parts that can be used to help

4:04:27catalyze investment and development. The

4:04:29first is the promotion of existing tools

4:04:31that some properties uh may not or andor

4:04:34hotel operators may not be aware of.

4:04:36Those include existing density

4:04:38incentives to merge parcels, parking

4:04:40reduction allowances, permissible

4:04:42mechanical parking stackers, and

4:04:44utilizing the city's fasttracked

4:04:46entitlement and permitting processes.

4:04:49The second strategy is regulatory fixes.

4:04:52The major work here is the evaluation

4:04:54and amendment of the Anaheim Resort

4:04:55specific plan to allow greater rooms per

4:04:58acre uh densities along Harbor Boulevard

4:05:00and elsewhere as appropriate. This

4:05:02effort would also include the evaluation

4:05:04of other development standards that may

4:05:06pose barriers to desired reinvestment.

4:05:10The third strategy is to explore new

4:05:12land use, finance, and partnership

4:05:14frameworks. This could include modifying

4:05:16the structural height map to increase

4:05:18development potential while protecting

4:05:20critical sight lines to and from the

4:05:22Disneyland Resort or considering more

4:05:24creative tools such as density transfer

4:05:26tools, impact fee relief programs or

4:05:29performance-based TOT rebates and

4:05:32economic development agreement economic

4:05:34development agreements to close

4:05:36financing gaps for catalytic hotel

4:05:39development.

4:05:42The last section of the report is an

4:05:43implementation framework. The report

4:05:45identifies near-term, midterm, and long

4:05:48range strategies that will help organize

4:05:50a work plan to move initiatives forward.

4:05:53I would note that each of these

4:05:54strategies require significant staff

4:05:55work and and in many instances funding

4:05:58requirements that would need to be

4:05:59budgeted for and considered by council

4:06:02as part of future work efforts.

4:06:06Near-term next steps. Um this is getting

4:06:10into you know the our really the

4:06:12recommendations around what are

4:06:13potential um actions by council. This is

4:06:16a a receive and file um item. However um

4:06:20staff would as as mentioned in the staff

4:06:22report um suggest that council could

4:06:25provide direction to staff as um as

4:06:28desired. So the east west connector uh

4:06:32strategy of course is currently moving

4:06:33forward um as we as you discussed

4:06:36earlier tonight. Um staff believes that

4:06:39unlocking development strategy is a

4:06:41priority to encourage growth and

4:06:44investment in the resort. Um and as I

4:06:46said at the direction of council, staff

4:06:48could develop a scope of work and

4:06:50services needed to update the specific

4:06:52plan and the associated environmental

4:06:54documents. Um, in addition, a reasonable

4:06:57next step would also include the further

4:07:00feasibility evaluation and development

4:07:02of design standards for various

4:07:04components of the public realm playbook,

4:07:06the Greenway and Harbor Catella landmark

4:07:08intersection strategies. With council

4:07:11direction, we would begin developing a

4:07:13potential scope of work for future

4:07:14council consideration.

4:07:17That concludes my presentation and we're

4:07:19all available here. Um, I would note

4:07:22that the full report was made available

4:07:24as an attachment to the council staff

4:07:27report and is also available at the

4:07:29city's website, anaheim.net

4:07:32resort2.0.

4:07:36Thank you very much.

4:07:38>> Thank you so much to you and your team

4:07:40um for all this hard work. Um on the

4:07:43last the slide before this one um when

4:07:46you say unlocking development would

4:07:50changing the density uh on some of the

4:07:52parcels closest or are that are along

4:07:55[clears throat] harbor is that the same

4:07:57as updating the specific plan would

4:08:00those

4:08:01cover the entire resort area or would we

4:08:04have to just do a specific um 75 units

4:08:07per acre for those that are along

4:08:09harbor? Thank you for the question. So,

4:08:12yes, the when I when I reference

4:08:14unlocking development and um feedback

4:08:17that you may have heard from um some

4:08:20stakeholders along the east side of

4:08:21Harbor Boulevard, that is something that

4:08:24they have identified as uh a limiting

4:08:27factor to reinvestment in their

4:08:29properties. We would um updating the the

4:08:33Anaheim Resort specific plan would

4:08:35accomplish that and that would be one of

4:08:37the major efforts that we would do.

4:08:39There would also be potential for

4:08:40smaller cleanup items and maybe even

4:08:43targeted um evaluation analysis of other

4:08:46areas um in addition to the east side of

4:08:48harbor that um could be appropriate for

4:08:52an increase in density and perhaps as

4:08:55well um modification of other

4:08:57development standards that could reduce

4:08:59barriers to development. Um, and I know

4:09:02you and I talked a little bit when we

4:09:04were going over this about the um, space

4:09:07underneath the main Edison lines that go

4:09:11um, towards harbor um, and then towards

4:09:15the park. I was in Los Alamos this

4:09:18weekend and they've done a beautiful job

4:09:20of landscaping and almost making a

4:09:23public park feel of their areas [snorts]

4:09:26under the power lines. Is that something

4:09:29that we could explore doing? And is

4:09:32there any funding in the resort area and

4:09:36plan that we could potentially use

4:09:38towards that landscaping?

4:09:40Yes, our our greenway um strategy does

4:09:44does contemplate that and and the idea

4:09:46of really being able to sort of move

4:09:48from a what is a passive space that's

4:09:50nice to look at to a a utilized um space

4:09:54along the greenway. that would um both

4:09:58be um you know a nice amenity to have

4:10:01but well as being highly functional in

4:10:03that it could increase the the bandwidth

4:10:06for pedestrians to navigate throughout

4:10:09the resort. um with that functional um

4:10:13piece of of it and and the potential for

4:10:16also improved safety, there is

4:10:18opportunity to um potentially utilize uh

4:10:22ATID uh transportation funds um as they

4:10:26relate to improving the uh the

4:10:28pedestrian um uh capabilities of the

4:10:31resort.

4:10:33>> Okay. Thank you. I know you laughed at

4:10:35me. My dream to shut down Harbor and

4:10:37make it one big walking space. Um, I

4:10:40know that apparently is not feasible,

4:10:41but I think anything we can do to give

4:10:44families that are pushing double wide

4:10:47strollers down these small sidewalks

4:10:49more ability to safely walk around um,

4:10:53harbor and get to the park. Um, you

4:10:55know, you mentioned safety was the

4:10:57number one thing. I just think anything

4:10:58we can do to the small, they might seem

4:11:00small, but they exponentially protect

4:11:03people that are pedestrians um, walking

4:11:06around the the area. So, um, that's it

4:11:09for now. Uh, Council Member Curts and

4:11:11then Council Member Meeks.

4:11:13>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Um, first of

4:11:15all, I want to thank you, Ted, and

4:11:18staff. Uh, it's been a long road to get

4:11:21here, and I appreciate the work that's

4:11:24been done.

4:11:26Um, thank you to all of our stakeholders

4:11:28that participated, several meetings,

4:11:31discussions, telephone calls. Um,

4:11:36everyone had input that and and even the

4:11:39small hotels were represented to make

4:11:42sure that their needs were addressed.

4:11:46Uh, businesses on harbor were were um

4:11:49part of the conversation. So, I thank

4:11:53you for including all and for taking the

4:11:55time to do that.

4:11:57Um, I

4:11:59agree with with the mayor and I'm

4:12:01looking at that on page 39 then these

4:12:04nearterm

4:12:05next steps. Uh, first one's being taken

4:12:08care of by by Rudy and his team with the

4:12:11East West Connector and thank you. Um,

4:12:14but the unlocking development

4:12:18um, we don't have to spend a lot of

4:12:20money. I know it's staff time. Um and

4:12:22it's a lot of meeting time with the

4:12:24stakeholders, but the stakeholders have

4:12:28been reluctant to spend any money on

4:12:31development plans when they thought they

4:12:35were not able to increase density or to

4:12:37reduce parking. But as your team has

4:12:41told them almost we have a dream that

4:12:44you can do this.

4:12:47um and and

4:12:49uh almost immediately being able to

4:12:51start working with them uh so that they

4:12:54can dream big also. Um and those items

4:12:57on the on the public uh realm playbook

4:13:00is well the Harbor Catel intersection

4:13:03obviously needed for not just safety

4:13:06reasons uh but for the comfort um of our

4:13:10guests and and workforce that's there.

4:13:13They're trying to get from where they

4:13:14park their car to where they work. And

4:13:17so those hordes of people are joined by

4:13:20a lot of our own residents who are

4:13:22working there. Um, and the greenway uh

4:13:24like the mayor's comments, it uh I too

4:13:27have seen where

4:13:29uh Edison uh property has has been used

4:13:34and it it has uh it looks wonderful. I

4:13:37know in the city of Stanton there's an

4:13:39actual park

4:13:41large community park there. So the more

4:13:44the most you know the more that we can

4:13:45utilize that space to provide

4:13:49comfort uh a bit of a a rest area

4:13:54especially it's been so hot. was so hot

4:13:57when we were considering this that

4:13:58everybody said we need water stations um

4:14:01and and and all those things that we can

4:14:04provide for again not only our guests

4:14:06but our residents, the workers there in

4:14:09the resort area. I think uh I'd like to

4:14:12support uh having staff work on these

4:14:15next near-term next steps so we can move

4:14:18forward on on some of this uh some of

4:14:20these items. Um so I thank you for that

4:14:24and

4:14:26I'll stop now.

4:14:30>> Thank you. [clears throat] Well, I want

4:14:32to thank staff. I want to thank our

4:14:34consultants. I want to thank our

4:14:35stakeholders. And I want to thank

4:14:37Council Member Curtson, Council Member

4:14:38Mos for kind of going on this journey

4:14:40with me. Um it is uh you know just I see

4:14:46it so critical for us maintaining not

4:14:49only our current market share in

4:14:52revenues for our city but also uh

4:14:55capitalizing on the growth of Disneyland

4:14:58forward and OC Vibe. Um, we really are

4:15:01looking at the potential of growing our

4:15:0325 million visitors a year to 40 million

4:15:06visitors a year. And how do we do that?

4:15:08And how do we accommodate it? Because as

4:15:10everyone knows out at the resort right

4:15:12now, our sidewalks are full. So, what

4:15:15are we going to do? And how are we going

4:15:16to connect those two ends of our

4:15:20destination with an east west connector?

4:15:22And how do you get from that to your

4:15:25final destination? Um, so this project

4:15:28was really important to figure that out

4:15:30and so that as all these pieces are

4:15:32built, they seamlessly work for the

4:15:36visitor and that we um continue to be

4:15:40not only top of the market, but we would

4:15:41be a place that is like no place else in

4:15:44the world. And to the extent that we we

4:15:47use this staff time and we put this

4:15:49effort and we spend some money, it will

4:15:53return itself to our community

4:15:56tenfold, hundfold. Um, this isn't about

4:15:59just making us a fancy destination. This

4:16:01is about delivering services to our

4:16:03residents. And that's how we've been

4:16:05able to deliver to our fire department

4:16:07and our police department. You just

4:16:08heard the fire chief talking about how

4:16:10this council's been able to support all

4:16:12the initiatives that they they believe

4:16:14that they need to keep our city safe.

4:16:16It's because of these big picture things

4:16:18that we do that we're able to do that.

4:16:21So, um this is the next phase. This is

4:16:23us where the city was 30 years ago when

4:16:27we did the first um expansion of the

4:16:29resort area that has been hugely

4:16:32successful for our bottom line. what are

4:16:36we doing for the next 20 years and and

4:16:39this is it. So, I I thank everybody for

4:16:42weighing in on this and I think we ended

4:16:43up in a great place and I would like to

4:16:45support uh staff bringing forward um

4:16:48details of moving forward with these

4:16:50next near-term steps and what the

4:16:52program is for that, what the cost and

4:16:54and how do we um move those things

4:16:56forward because things are happening out

4:16:58there quickly and we need to make sure

4:17:00that we are are ready to receive all the

4:17:03great visitors that we have and the

4:17:06revenues that they'll generate for all

4:17:07of us. Um,

4:17:10so I also want to make sure that when we

4:17:12look at an amended specific plan and we

4:17:14look at the zoning updates along Harbor

4:17:17that we're looking at the uh height

4:17:20restrictions there and what changes can

4:17:22be made there because I think that's key

4:17:24to opening up development on those uh

4:17:27parcels and then of course the design

4:17:30standards and whatever that looks like

4:17:32and landscaping and benches and ballards

4:17:36and shade and and all those things, but

4:17:38getting a program there. Um, and we

4:17:41talked a little bit about not only

4:17:43expanding the color palette, but maybe

4:17:45broadening the uh sign designs and

4:17:48things and having a little more

4:17:50flexibility there. So, having th all

4:17:52those things in place so that when a

4:17:55hotel or development, a business comes

4:17:58in and wants to open here, they have

4:18:00real clear-cut direction and can move

4:18:02forward quickly and uh move forward with

4:18:05their business. So, I'd like to see that

4:18:07move forward. But thank you. Thank you

4:18:08everybody.

4:18:10>> Thank you, Council Member Ruba Calva.

4:18:13>> Thank you. I I do want to thank my

4:18:15colleagues for participating on the ad

4:18:18hoc committee to bring it to this uh

4:18:20point of uh presentation to council. One

4:18:24of the things I I do support um having

4:18:26additional scope of work just to see

4:18:29what we are going to need to invest. But

4:18:31I I will uh disclaimer it with this. I

4:18:34do appreciate that we were able to

4:18:36invest in the resort for the past 30

4:18:38years, but I do recognize the fact that

4:18:40we still have a deficit that um was

4:18:42generated by a lot of this investment.

4:18:45So, I do hope that some of our partners

4:18:46who really do benefit I mean I know the

4:18:48residents of Anaheim do of course.

4:18:50However, a lot of our partners, uh,

4:18:52Disney being one of them, have really

4:18:54benefited from all of the investment

4:18:57that we have as a city given them in

4:18:59terms of, you know, developing parking

4:19:01structures that have zero burden to them

4:19:05on any of the parking fees. And I think

4:19:07that when we're looking at funding

4:19:09mechanisms for resort 2.0, it should not

4:19:11be at the expense of residents in the

4:19:14districts that are surrounding the

4:19:15resort district. So that includes

4:19:17district three, uh, one, two. I mean,

4:19:20there's still a lot of things that need

4:19:22to be done in our communities. And as I

4:19:25I know that the investment in this is a

4:19:27priority and and we do want to bring

4:19:28more visitors, but we also need to

4:19:30remember that we have residents here who

4:19:32also need additional things. So I would

4:19:35be happy if I could or one of us would

4:19:39should really be working with Disney and

4:19:41it should not just fall on the backs of

4:19:42our hotel years to invest in the ATID to

4:19:46pay for some of this or for us to take

4:19:48out another bond. I think that we really

4:19:50need to be asking some of our partners

4:19:52who do raise their prices three or four

4:19:54times a year to help with this

4:19:56investment so that we can continue to

4:19:58help them grow and all ships rise

4:20:00together including our our community.

4:20:02So, that is a request that I do have. I

4:20:06support um any continued development cuz

4:20:09I I get it. I was um born when we only

4:20:12had um Anaheim or the Disney Hotel and

4:20:16Dancing Waters was the biggest

4:20:17attraction in Anaheim and it has grown

4:20:20since then, but it really has been

4:20:22because the city of Anaheim has been a

4:20:23great partner to uh the resort and I

4:20:26think it's time for us to all benefit

4:20:29and they can help uh with this

4:20:30investment as well. So, that's um my

4:20:33addition to this, but I do thank you

4:20:35guys for your contribution and time and

4:20:37effort and thank you to our staff for

4:20:40bringing all of this wonderful detail.

4:20:42It it makes me particularly happy

4:20:44because I do feel like the current um

4:20:46state of affairs at uh Downtown Disney

4:20:49is really intended for our visitors and

4:20:51it doesn't really make it attractive for

4:20:54residents to visit because you have to

4:20:55pay for parking and it's really to keep

4:20:58visitors there but not really allow our

4:21:00residents in. um we've we've uh kind of

4:21:04reduced or not we but Disney has reduced

4:21:06the number of annual passholders and

4:21:09those are really people who are living

4:21:10in and around Anaheim. So I I it does it

4:21:13is not lost on me that we are really

4:21:16doing more for the tourists and I think

4:21:18that it's really conducive upon us as

4:21:20policy makers to make sure that we're

4:21:22also doing work on behalf of the

4:21:23residents of Anaheim. So that's my two

4:21:26cents on uh resort 2.0 know and

4:21:29hopefully we can um figure out a way to

4:21:32fund it without having a negative impact

4:21:35on our budget.

4:21:38>> Thank you. Uh Council Member Bis, I'm

4:21:40sorry, Council Member Ma and then

4:21:42Council Member Bis.

4:21:43>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Um I echo

4:21:45everybody's appreciation for the time

4:21:47spent on this. I learned a lot from my

4:21:49colleagues um in this exercise as well

4:21:52as staff. So, thank you. Um touching on

4:21:55a few things that have been said about

4:21:58the investment to the resort district.

4:22:00Um I think it's really important for

4:22:02residents to understand that

4:22:04relationship. Um and I'm curious or I

4:22:07just want to make sure um that residents

4:22:11uh understand how the investment in the

4:22:14resort connects to the quality of life

4:22:17and the experiences in their

4:22:19neighborhood. So, however we can best

4:22:21continue to communicate that, I think is

4:22:24really important that it's not an us

4:22:25versus them. It's a relationship that we

4:22:28all benefit for uh from as the resort uh

4:22:32does well, so do our neighborhoods and

4:22:33residents. So, I think that's really

4:22:35important. And then one thing that

4:22:37stands out to me is that public art is

4:22:40not just art for art's sake. Um it can

4:22:43be really seen as an um an economic

4:22:46asset. We've been talking a little bit

4:22:48about art and uh public art and the

4:22:51economic impact of public art and

4:22:53specifically we've been speaking about

4:22:55the bean in Chicago and how there's 20

4:22:59million visits just to that piece of

4:23:02public art every year. And so um I

4:23:05appreciate that we're seeing art in this

4:23:07resort 2.0 um for safety, for shade. One

4:23:12thing I would love to uh see is that art

4:23:14brought out into our neighborhoods. Um,

4:23:17one example we saw was that poppy being

4:23:19used for shade. It would be really cool

4:23:21to see poppies sprinkled throughout our

4:23:24city. So, those are my comments and

4:23:26appreciate again everyone's time.

4:23:32>> Thank you. I too will also say uh thank

4:23:35you to staff, thank you to the

4:23:36colleagues for bringing this forward.

4:23:38Um, I definitely see this as the next

4:23:41investment in Anaheim's future, for

4:23:43sure. Um, I'm happy to support any and

4:23:46all development in and around the uh

4:23:48area that's there. Um, and I just wanted

4:23:52to comment, I know, uh, Council Member

4:23:56U.

4:23:58Oh my gosh, it's it's that day for me,

4:24:00right?

4:24:02>> Uh, Norma, sorry, Council Member Norma.

4:24:07Uh you brought up the the easement lines

4:24:09and Stanton and we do also uh Maxwell

4:24:12Park. Uh we do have an area there that

4:24:15goes underneath the easement lines and

4:24:17I'll tell you I'd love to see it go both

4:24:18directions that it is now. Um I think

4:24:21that's super important that's out there.

4:24:24Uh but more importantly, this is the

4:24:28future and that's how I see it for sure.

4:24:30And I don't want to be the the downer

4:24:32guy, but I look at this and we were

4:24:33talking about safety. And I love

4:24:36activating areas for children to play,

4:24:40but one of the things I I'm missing

4:24:42maybe is this is a long harbor. I'm

4:24:44hoping that there was some talk or

4:24:46something, maybe a fence or some sort of

4:24:48a barrier as we put in playground

4:24:50equipment next to a u you know, a major

4:24:53road that we're taking into

4:24:55consideration the safety of the kids

4:24:56that are there. So, thank you.

4:25:00Thank you, council member. Um, so I'm

4:25:03seeing no other questions. This is a

4:25:06receive and um file item.

4:25:11So we don't have a motion on this or do

4:25:13we want to make a motion to um have them

4:25:15proceed on the next term steps?

4:25:18>> Uh unlike an information item, mayor,

4:25:21this is actually a vote uh to receive

4:25:23and file.

4:25:25>> All right, then. Can I have a motion to

4:25:27receive and file? I'll move.

4:25:30>> We have a motion and a second. Please

4:25:32vote.

4:25:41>> The vote is seven eyes, no nays. Motion

4:25:43carries.

4:25:46It is received and filed.

4:25:50Uh, next we're going to move to Mr. City

4:25:53Attorney. Do you have anything to report

4:25:55out of close session?

4:25:56>> Uh, no, Madam Mayor. No reportable items

4:25:59>> and we have no leftover um public

4:26:01comment from the first section. So now

4:26:03we're going to move to future agenda

4:26:05requests by council members. Are there

4:26:07any council members that have an item?

4:26:08Council member Ruba Calva.

4:26:10>> The only item I have is to bring in uh

4:26:13educator Wendy Salavar from Lera

4:26:16Elementary for recognition for her honor

4:26:18of being recognized as a teacher of the

4:26:20year.

4:26:21>> Thank you. Uh Council Member Ma.

4:26:25>> Thank you. I would like to bring in

4:26:27members of our mobile family resource

4:26:29center as well as love Anaheim and the

4:26:31Samuel Foundation to acknowledge uh the

4:26:34work that they're doing in our

4:26:35neighborhoods.

4:26:37>> Thank you. You said Love Anaheim Mobile

4:26:39Family Resource Center and what was the

4:26:40third one?

4:26:41>> Samuel Foundation.

4:26:42>> Oh, Sam. Thank you. I've heard of them.

4:26:47Um thank you, uh Mayor Prom Leon.

4:26:50>> Uh thank you, Madam Mayor. I think we

4:26:52got a request for a uh certificate uh

4:26:54from the Lahi Brothers Insurance Agency.

4:26:56So like to

4:26:58>> Okay.

4:27:01Thank you. Um I don't know, Mr. City

4:27:04Manager, if we need this for a future

4:27:07necessarily agenda item, but um could we

4:27:10look into as part of It wasn't looked at

4:27:13as part of resort 2.0, know, but we have

4:27:16the old Anaheim Walk of Fame with the

4:27:20stars that are honoring people. I think,

4:27:23you know, Bill Tayora, um I don't know

4:27:25if Bill Dotti has one. I think the um

4:27:28Bruno from the White House um about how

4:27:32kind of what are the rules around that

4:27:34boardwalk and is it something that we

4:27:37might want to consider bringing more

4:27:39towards downtown and city hall or

4:27:42factoring into this resort 2.0. Um but

4:27:46I'm not quite sure who maintains it. Is

4:27:48it private, public, etc.

4:27:51>> Yeah, there's there's a history there.

4:27:53And so let let staff uh let staff put

4:27:56together some information for council.

4:27:58We'll put in a memo format just how it

4:28:00came about uh you know who was honored

4:28:03uh what the status is today and then

4:28:05also maybe some options moving forward.

4:28:11>> So with no other business before the

4:28:13council, I would like to close this

4:28:16meeting in the memory of Paul Bastwick

4:28:18and we are adjourned until October 27th.