City Council - Special Meeting

At this time, the city council will convene to consider public matters. If you wish to speak, please fill out a blue speaker card and provide it to the clerk. If you wish to submit any written materials, please provide those to the city clerk. They will be distributed to the city council. As required by state law, when speaking on an item listed on the agenda, limit your comments to the subject of that item. If you wish to speak on a subject not listed on the agenda, you may speak under public comment portion of this meeting. Finally, please address your comments to the city's council. Staff will only respond to questions from the city council, not from public speakers. We'll now move on to the invocation. The invocation tonight will be presented by Mayor Pro Tem Servo.

Thank you, Mayor. For those of you who are faith-based, I just want to bow with me for a moment. Lord, thanks so much for this evening. We are filled with gratitude for the community that we live in, and we're honored to serve in the best way that we possibly can. We appreciate our residents that are here tonight watching online. our staff, and our colleagues and council members here tonight. Give us the wisdom that we need to address these items to make sure that the amenities, the codes, the laws, all the things that make this community so great, Lord, that you would help us understand what the best is for our community and guide us in that way. And we ask this in your son's name. Amen.

Amen. Thank you. Now we'll move on to the Pledge of Allegiance. The Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of our country will be led by PAC 600.

Audience, please rise. Put your right hand over your heart. Ready? Again. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Ladies and gentlemen, thanks so much for being here. I'm going to lead us in the pledge site. Get a nice picture here.

Thank you so much. We'll move on to presentations. Do I have a motion to consider presentations? All right, Madam City Clerk, please read that title, item number two. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, let's go back. Go to a closed session report. Madam City Manager, are there any reportable items from this closed session?

Thank you, Mayor, there's no extra report this evening from closed session.

Okay, well, Mr. City Attorney. All right, now we'll move on to presentations. We already did, can we vote?

May I have those motions again? Council Member Tettemer and Council Member Yu. Thank you so much. Let's go ahead and vote, please. And the motion passes 4-0 with Council Member Voigt absent.

Okay, thank you. Can you please read the title to item number two?

The title of item number two is the new employee introductions.

Thank you. Madam City Manager, please introduce this item.

Thank you, Mayor. Tonight we have a presentation by our Deputy City Manager, Sean McGovern.

Thank you, Manager Rose, and good evening, Mayor and members of the council. I'd like to do some introductions of some of our newest staff here tonight. Little unusual tonight, we have about nine or 10 of them, most of which are here. So I will try to go through their extensive qualifications as efficiently as I can, but there's a lot to list off here. First, I'd like to introduce Madeline Balls. She joins the city as the Assistant City Clerk. She... She has worked in city clerk offices for about 12 years and is a certified municipal clerk. Prior to working in the city clerk's office, she spent 16 years as a 911 operator with various city police departments. And in her free time, she enjoys spending time with her two adult children, two dogs, and a cat. Welcome, Madeline. Next is Robert Bauman. He joins the city as a senior management analyst in the management services department. He has previously held positions at the cities of La Cunada, Flintridge, and San Marino in Los Angeles County. He is also active in professional associations such as the Municipal Management Association of Southern California, where he previously served as a member of the regional board. Welcome, Robert. Next is Alejandro Gonzalez. He joined the city as the city's facilities maintenance specialist in the Public Works Department. He brings over 10 years of construction experience and including work on the Purple Line extension right over here in Los Angeles as part of an underground mining team. He takes pride in his hands-on approach and is known for his dependability and his high attention to detail. Welcome, Alejandro. Next is Eric Johnson. He joins the city as a principal civil engineer in the Public Works Department. He has nearly 18 years of experience with the city of Tustin, in addition to 11 years with a private sector engineering company here in South Orange County, and he is a registered civil engineer here in the state of California. Welcome, Eric. Next is Arian Nieves. He is a proud Lake Forest resident and has worked for the city for the past seven years as part of the contractor team servicing the city's passive parks and municipal public services areas. He joins the city in the public works department as a landscape administrator and takes pride in helping maintain the beauty and safety of the lake forest community outside of work he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children horseback riding and learning new light languages welcome arian Next is Natalie Perez. She joins the city as a human resources analyst bringing several years of municipal human resources experience from the city of Gardena. She is currently completing a human resources management certificate through UCLA and is excited to bring her experience and knowledge to the city while supporting its employees and the organization's continued success. Welcome, Natalie. Next is Ravi Shah. He joins the city as a principal civil engineer in the Public Works Department. He is a registered civil engineer in the state of California and brings over 19 years of private sector experience. He has held several leadership roles and remains involved in professional organizations, including the American Society of Civil Engineers. Outside of work, Ravi enjoys traveling and spending time with his family. Welcome, Ravi. Next is Andrew Tran. Andrew joins the city as an information technology analyst, bringing with him 13 years of IT experience in the private sector. His professional experiences include working on IT for a medical school, also working in retail, banking, legal, and solar organizations, helping each with their approach to information technology. In his free time, Andrew enjoys playing tennis and has recently started learning to play golf. Welcome, Andrew, and good luck with golf. Finally, we have Kimberly Velazquez. Last but not least, she joins the city as a code enforcement officer and brings more than a decade of public service experience with her. She has previously volunteered over 300 hours with the Costa Mesa Police Explorer Program before serving more than 10 years with the Costa Mesa Police Department as a community service specialist. She now brings her experience in public safety, emergency preparedness, community engagement, health and safety, and civic leadership to the city. Welcome, Kimberly. And this concludes my introductions to the newest staff here at the City of Lake Forest. Thank you. Thank you.

All right, welcome aboard.

Welcome aboard. Madam City Clerk, do we have any requests to speak on this item?

We do not, Mayor.

All right, thank you. We'll move on to public comment. If you would like to make a comment, please fill out a blue speaker card and give it to the City Clerk, and your name will be called. Comments are limited to three minutes per person. Council and staff will not respond to questions or comments during this period. If you leave your contact information, staff may call you to address issues raised during your comment. When you're called to speak, come up to the podium. Your three minutes will begin when the green light is on. The green light will remain on for two minutes. When the light changes from green to yellow, speakers will have one minute to conclude their comments. When the light changes from yellow to red, your time is concluded, and please return to your seat. A timer is not displayed on the screen. Madam City Clerk, have we received any requests to speak?

Yes, Mayor, we have several public commenters tonight, and the first one is Dr. Jim Gardner.

Good evening. I'm here tonight to speak about Measure F and really what could be a more appropriate letter. The City Council is asking voters to F the letter. Forget how you voted back in 2018 when more than 80% of Lake Forest voters said eight years was enough. The term limit measure was introduced and passed during my administration. Now, apparently, the council believes 80% of the voters were wrong. Council members argue that their expert guidance may someday be needed if something terrible happens. Then they can mount their white stallions and ride back into the chambers to save the city. Well, Councilman Voigt's probably not going to ride on a white stallion. He can drive the expensive SUV he bought with the money he received after suing the city. In making that case for Measure F, its supporters have rewritten the history of my administration. That's why I'm here tonight, to replace fiction with facts. Let's begin with the building we're standing in. For years, while Voits and Tedemer served on the council, the new civic center wasn't built, even though the city had the money. They offered plenty of excuses. People who don't get things done usually do. At my first meeting with Deborah, I established a simple goal, start construction. With her support, and the terrific support of Keith Neves, we did that. We broke ground, ultimately completing the project ahead of schedule and under budget. Now let's talk about communicating with the people. The Facebook broadcasts many residents watched tonight were not created by Voits and Tetimer. They began during my administration with Jonathan's help and Deborah's support. Not only did we broadcast, Lake Forest became the first city in the nation to allow residents to submit live comments through Facebook. Representatives came from everywhere to see what we were doing. We also created the Mayor's Minute, which continued today, and we introduced Pop-Up City Hall, bringing City Hall directly to football games, community events, and other places where residents gathered. All those innovations began during my administration. with Leah Basil and Tom Cagley. Voits and Tetimer had years to think of them, but somehow they didn't. Now they want another eight years because, heaven forbid, the city might again face something terrible, like the kinds of progress we made in 2018. There are many more facts the public deserves to hear. I don't have enough time tonight to do them all. But I'll return for the next five meetings and present the facts, not the fiction, one installment at a time. By the way, this... Thank you for your comments.

Sir, thank you for your comments. Your time's up. Sir, your time's up. Thank you for your comments.

Thank you, Mayor. And if I may, I would like to remind public commenters, just please speak into the microphone that is located on your right-hand side on the podium. So our next public commenter is Anil Patel.

T, I'll make sure I use your advice here. Thank you. Good evening, Mayor Pacano, council members, city manager Rose, city staff. Anil Patel from District 3. I'll admit that I was surprised when I learned that this week's council meeting had been moved from the usual Tuesday night to tonight, making it a Thursday night special instead. But I later learned that members of the city council, city manager, city staff, were attending ICSC at Western in San Diego earlier this week. For those who are not familiar with this trade group, ICSC represents the marketplaces industry and ICSC at Western brings together retailers, restauranters, developers, brokers, economic development professionals, really to build relationships and discuss industry trends that are happening in cities and municipalities across the country and explore opportunities for new business and investment. Well, I'm all for attracting new business to our city, and I very much hope that attending this conference really proved to be a worthwhile investment for the city. I hope the connections that were made there could help bring new business to our city that residents will want, fill vacant storefronts, support our shopping centers, and keep more spending within Lake Forest and strengthen the city's sales tax base. On a personal note, my wife keeps asking me, when's the next Trader Joe's coming to Lake Forest? So I'll ask you that question. When's Trader Joe's coming to Lake Forest? I'm hoping I earned some brownie points with my wife, Alka. I also want to recognize Hope Harrell and Adrian Grijalva. They're in the audience here tonight. I'm proud of the work they do at the city's economic development team to support our local businesses and promote new opportunities for Lake Forest. Hope, you're doing an amazing job with the Lake Forest Flavors Instagram account, which I follow very avidly, and I follow in your footsteps in trying the local restaurants. I APPRECIATE THE CITY FOR BEING PROACTIVE AND I HOPE THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF CAN PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH A BRIEF REPORT ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES THEY IDENTIFIED DURING THIS CONFERENCE THAT THEY HAD EARLIER THIS WEEK. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTER IS BRIAN McMILLIN.

HELLO. MY NAME IS BRIAN. business advocate and it seems ironic that uh... that this people uh... on the panel are looking for new business well at the same time chasing out existing business the irony is not lost uh... i have a printed copy of the lake forest municipal code it includes all the lake forest ordinances laws and regulations And now you want to add, it's about just a little under 1,000 pages, by the way. It's two binders worth. And now you want to add more laws to incriminate barbers, manicure spa business operators, beauticians, med spas, and wellness centers that practice their trades in privacy. That's the 5.06 chapter that you're working on right now that's on your website. Either of the people constructing this have not read the existing ordinances or they just are ignoring the ordinances. By the way, Mr. Richardson, please familiarize yourself with paragraph 5.26.040 dash weapons and equipment. and also 6.14.302, authority to arrest, so you don't embarrass yourself again. It appears that, and nothing personal, all I'm saying is it's an indication of the ignorance of the existing codes. It appears that nobody knows anything about 5.07.100, which are the definitions of massage. I complained about three massage businesses in the website, in the ordinances division. Anyway, I'm running out of time. Why are you picking legal fights and harassing legitimate businesses and commercial property owners? What are you trying to accomplish trying to shift the responsibility? of code enforcement first to police officers, and that failed, and now to property owners. You're ruining these people's lives and their livelihoods so they can feed their families. Are you ruining these people so the city attorney's office can increase their billing? Because that's what's happening, is you're putting in these stupid laws, and then people sue you, and then you have to pay your city attorney to defend it. It just seems so counterproductive and so silly. Thank you. Thank you for your comments.

Our next public commenter is Bob Holtzclaw.

Bob Holtzclaw, resident of Lake Forest. Let's look at the history of Measure S in 2018. When the city council started discussing the term limits, they finally came up with two term limits and you're out. The council consisted of Jim Gardner, Leah Basil, Tom Cagley, Scott Voits, and Dwight Robinson. They all voted yes on two term limits. That's including Scott Voits. Residents supported it even before it came on the ballot. What it did, it was yes, 24,030 or 83% of the residents voted for two terms and out. For no, well, it was 5,080 or 17%. That's where your citizens are voting and that's what they wanted. For years, council members were running by themselves until Measure S finally kicked in and now we have eight candidates running for office. Hey, that's what democracy is all about. and you're trying to deceive it. Voters won and we're going to win again, but this time we're hoping for no on F for 85%. I also said that if this fails, I expect all five of you to reimburse the city for this ego thing. And by the way, Scott Voice at the last city council meeting mentioned that, oh, this is just a cooling off period, Measure F. Well, quite frankly, that's not really true. Actually, it actually guts the whole idea of Measure F. So let's face the facts here. There's two different types of things here going on. And all of your residents here, if you want to come down to the city council, let the city council know exactly what's happening. I'll be wearing this shirt the next city council meeting. Anybody wants to volunteer, hey, great. And matter of fact, Mr. Attorney, tell him that Mr. Voits was not quite true when he mentioned a cooling off period. Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

And our next public commenter is Becky Keene.

This one or this one?

This one? Okay. Good evening, Mayor Pequeno, Mayor Pro Tem Serbo, members of the City Council. Just a short one here. I was looking through the warrant register tonight, as I'm prone to do, and I noticed the amounts we had to pay last month to the flock group for the cameras, which is the two annual bills, apparently, but the total is like $300,000. So I just want to make sure that as a group we start looking at comparing whether we are getting enough safety improvements out of the flock camera versus spending that money on at least one full-time public safety officer. Personally, I'm thinking that the public safety officer would provide more of it. You know, I don't know what we've gotten out of that. So something to look at rather than the political discussions is just are we getting our money's worth? The other thing, just a couple things on the warrant register. Is it possible, if it would be possible and appropriate at some point to change the layout so that we actually have like what funds these are coming from instead of just, you know, who the vendor is? And ideally, we could round it to the nearest dollars unless laws require otherwise. People can read things easier if they're rounded to smaller amounts. And that was it. Thank you for your time. Appreciate you.

Thank you for your comments.

That's it, Mayor.

Okay, thank you. Okay, we'll move on to the consent calendar. All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one vote. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless members of the city council or staff request specific items to be removed from the consent calendars for separate action. Have there been any requests to remove an item from the consent calendars?

No requests to remove, but we do have public comment on item number five.

Okay, so I'll take a... Just on number five? Just on number five, yeah. So I'll take a...

I will second that. Okay.

Let's vote.

And the motion to move the remainder passes 4-0 with Council Member Boyd's absent. Thank you. And the item with public comment is the certification of warrant register and our public commenter is Brian McMillan.

I would like to protest the check number 100393 for $270,861.24 written to Best Best and Krieger on August 13th, 2026. I really believe that a disproportionate share of the city's legal fees pay for defending lawsuits caused by unlawful code enforcement and for enacting laws that are violations to Lake Forest business and property owners. The city causes various legal problems, then needs to hire the city attorney to defend these actions, which of course keeps the city attorney happy because they get plenty of billing at the expense of the taxpayers. Why do you need a legal gun to your head to do the right thing, to follow your own laws, to read your own codes, your own ordinances? The city should just do the right thing to begin with, rather than doing the wrong thing intentionally and maliciously, and then getting sued by people who are damaged. It makes so little sense to me. You should just fix what you've broken. You've broken the opportunities for people to come from other countries, come to Lake Forest, and start a business in their calling. try to feed their families. That's the dream of most people. That's my dream. And it worked out well. I came from a foreign country. Just fix what you've broken on your own without having to get sued by somebody. It's the honorable thing to do. Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

That's it, Mayor.

I'll move item number five. I'll second the motion. Let's vote.

And that motion passes 4-0 with Council Member Voigt absent.

Thank you. We'll move on to public hearings. We'll now open public hearing item number 10. I'll open the public hearing. Madam City Clerk, please read the title to item number 10.

The title of item number 10 is the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation. I think I'm missing a word here. Evaluation report.

Madam City Manager, please introduce this item.

We have a report by our Housing and Economic Development Manager, Adrian Grijalva.

Thank you, City Manager Rose. Good evening, Mayor and members of the City Council. Tonight's presentation is the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report. CDBG is a formula grant allocated to local governments to develop viable urban communities by providing or supporting decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities, principally for low and moderate income families. The city has been a recipient of CDBG funding since 1994, and the city has received over $14 million in total. As a CDBG recipient, the City is required to submit an annual CAPER to HUD. The CAPER acts as a year-end performance report that describes the City's progress and accomplishments utilizing its CDBG funding in line with the objectives outlined in the City's Consolidated Plan. The Consolidated Plan sets the goals and objectives which guide the City's funding priorities over five years. The City Council adopted the 2025-2030 Consolidated Plan last year on May 6th. And the fiscal year 2025-26 CAPER presented this evening is the first reporting year for that consolidated plan. A summary of fiscal year 2025-26 CDBG revenues reported in the CAPER can be seen on screen. Approximately $1 million was allocated during this reporting period. And here's a breakdown of the revenue. 49% of the total allocation was fiscal year 25-26 entitlement funds. 33% was prior year unspent funds. And 18% was program income generated through the city's housing rehabilitation loan program. A summary of fiscal year 25-26 expenditures reported in the CAPER can be seen on this screen. Of the one million allocated, approximately $858,000 was expended during the reporting period. And here's a breakdown of how money was spent. Expenditures include 61% from housing rehab loans and paint grants, 20% went to our audible pedestrian signal, 11% to program administration, and 8% was from public services grants. The activities undertaken during fiscal year 2526 are consistent with the annual action plan the city council approved in May of 2025. Specific CDBG funded program accomplishments are summarized on screen. The city partnered with six nonprofits which provided services such as food pantries, healthcare services, and case management services to eligible Lake Forest residents. 13 income qualified homeowners received loans and completed needed home repairs and improvements through the city's housing rehabilitation loan program. And 10 paint grant funds were provided to 10 qualified homeowners to assist with painting exterior of their homes. During the reporting period, the city completed an accessible pedestrian signals project. And lastly, staff administered the CDBG program consistent with HUD guidelines such as preparation of reports and program monitoring. At this time, staff recommends the City Council adopt the associated resolution. Staff will submit the CAPER to HUD by the required September 28th, 2026 deadline. This concludes my presentation and I'm available for any questions.

Thank you. Thank you, Adrian. Before we do that, Madam City Clerk, do we have any requests to speak on this item?

We don't have any request to speak on this item, but as a point of information for you, Mayor, due to a technical glitch, we do have somebody who would like to make a general public comment. So after the council considers this item, if we may, go back to the public comment period. Sure. But no public comment for this item.

Okay, we will now close this hearing for item number 10. Okay, any of my colleagues have any questions, any concerns? All right.

Second.

Okay, let's vote. Thanks, Adrian.

And that motion passes 4-0 with Council Member Voigt absent.

Now we can hear the public comment.

Yes, let's go back to public comment. And we have one public commenter online, and that is Mr. Randy Johnson.

Randy Johnson here. Folks, you just violated California state law. I was waiting in line to speak. I was a registered public speaker. I have the email to prove it. And I was passed over. Shame on you people. You know, boy, when somebody speaks out of turn or something at a meeting, you're the first ones to want to charge them with a misdemeanor or expel them from the meeting. But when you violate the state law, it's no big deal. You know, just a glitch, just another glitch. Shame on you. Fix your system so it works. And I'm not convinced that I wasn't deliberately passed over, by the way. Okay? Anyway. I want to piggyback on what Bob Holtzclaw and Jim Gardner said about Measure F. You know, I went to the Register Our Voters website as well, and I noted that back in 2018, over 24,000 Lake Forest voters voted for lifetime term limits. Only 5,000, a little over 5,000, voted no on that. Then on July 7th, you guys show up in your sparkling capes and you decide, well, we're going to put the term limit back on the ballot again without any evidence at all that the will of the voters have changed one iota. Nothing. Nothing. You talk about arrogance and disrespect. You talk about arrogance and disrespect. And then right after that, the item right after, Pancranio and Serbo... argued vigorously for a 90% pay raise for the council. And then Katimer, of course, voted against it because he wouldn't see a dime of that. Voits, believe it or not, voted against it because he's turned out. He wouldn't see a dime of it. And you, of course, is running for office again, so he doesn't want to lose any votes. And then in the end, Cancunio and Cerbo turned around and voted yes anyway after they... Vigorous or voted no after vigorously arguing in favor of the pay raise. What a bunch of hypocrites. You know, and that I'm accused of being disrespectful to the council. Folks, respect is earned, okay? Respect is earned. That's the way it works. And if you disrespect us, then you have no right saying anything if anybody disrespects you, okay? And also, I agree with Bob Holtzclaw. If this measure loses, Measure F, if it gets voted down, I think all of you, all five of you, should pay $1,700 apiece to reimburse the city for spending our money to put it on the ballot in the first place. That's the fair thing to do. But you won't do that because you don't want to place yourself at any risk. You don't want to do that.

Thank you for your comments.

Thank you, Mayor, that is it.

Okay, so we'll move on to item number 11 and before we introduce it, so I got a phone call yesterday from Juan Gonzalez from the gas company and he came to the last meeting and wanted some clarification on it and apparently Amy Lewis took care of it, and she explained to him what it was. It was about the fee study. So I'm sure my colleagues read the staff report, and I don't think we need another presentation. And it's counsel discretion, so I think we should receive and file this. I'll make the motion to receive and file. I'll second.

Second.

Let's vote.

And that motion to receive a file passes 4-0 with Council Member Voigt's absent.

Thank you. We'll move on to the City Manager's report. Madam City Manager, do you have anything to report?

No, I have nothing further. Thank you.

Thank you. We'll go on to Council Comments. Council Member Teddemer.

Thank you, Mayor. As was mentioned by the public earlier, I was one of the Council Members that attended the ICSC conference down in... down in San Diego. It was a well-attended event. I want to thank staff for the good work they did in helping us prep for that, including arranging several meetings. We met with development interests and business interests as well. It's my view that this is sort of a longer play toward trying to establish relationships with people in the industry, and the good news is we don't have a lot of space available, but IT IS NICE TO START FORGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY. WHEN THE TIME COMES, IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT COMES AVAILABLE, YOU HAVE PEOPLE YOU CAN CALL, WHETHER THEY ARE INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES OR DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS. THANKS AGAIN TO STAFF FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK IN HELPING THAT COME OFF THE WAY IT DID.

IT IS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU?

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER.

MAYOR PROTEM SERVO.

Thank you, Mayor. Well, as often as the case for many of us on the council is that we're supporting our local Eagle Scout. So I had an opportunity for an interview this week and an Eagle Scout candidate. So that was always a good thing to do. On 9-11 last week, the Orange County Fire Authority at their headquarters offered a ceremony with a lot of dignitaries and other people there in attendance and to honor that tragedy with the appropriate speakers and just a remembrance of that. A very well attended event and a great way to honor that 25th anniversary. Myself and Council Member Timber also had the audit committee. We meet on a regular basis to make sure the financial health of the city is intact and happy to report that it is. We have actually some new opportunities to present information for our residents to be able to understand that a little bit more easily. So we'll be launching that out here in the next time period here as well. And then tomorrow, on an annual basis, there's a Mayor's Breakfast. So Mayor Pequeno has another opportunity to do something. I'm going to cover for him, so I'll be attending that. event tomorrow and an opportunity to see other mayors in the area and kind of rub shoulders there and then we actually have an inspirational speaker there too. And then for those of us that were around back when the MTV days, I don't know if you guys remember the MTV and then there's actually rumor here talking about commerce in Lake Forest about a new cafe. It's gonna be called the Dire Straits. cafe and they have kind of an interesting financial model and the idea is that you could be able to get your money for muffins and your chips for free.

I see a new council policy coming up.

And I also want to wish our mayor a very happy birthday today as well. So I just want to put that in there. Happy birthday to you, Robert Pequeño.

Thank you, thank you. It's the 41st anniversary of my 21st birthday. So last week I attended the Leading Ladies Luncheon held by the Chamber of Commerce. All the powerhouses of the city were there. So it was my honor to speak at that event and hand out some awards for the leading ladies of Lake Forest. And I gave a speech and my speech was about a lady made Lake Forest what Lake Forest is. We were El Toro and Helen Wilson gave us this. And then she handed the reins over to Deborah and Deborah has blazed the trail ever since. So ladies have really done a great job in this city. So thank you for your service. And last Friday, I did not go to the 9-11 ceremony for OCFA because I went to San Diego to see Johnny Kirkland graduate from Marine Corps boot camp and his mother worked for me and I had been mentoring him over the years and little Johnny is now PFC Kirkland. So I had to go there for him to see that. I went to ICSC. Council member Tedder Merck explained all what we did. I had a great time. It was fun. I came home with a couple of gadgets. And this Saturday, we have Clean Lake Forest at Pittsburgh Park from 8 to 11, and we also have the Dump Day. And then on the 27th of September, we have OC Around the Table. We're trying to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest potluck. It's in Fountain Valley. There should be something on our social media about it soon. so you can sign up. It's free to attend. Everybody can attend, and we're trying to break it. I think we're gonna break the record this year. There's a lot of things, and I've coordinated a military swearing in for the Army, Navy, and Marines