City Manager Pulone spoke about the work stoppage at Republic Services that ended on December 16th. He said it impacted the City as well as neighboring cities and the company is still working to catch up on service. He shared that the City has four trash drop-off locations, one at Brush Canyon, Eastside Community, Las Palomas, and Veterans Park for residents who need to dispose of waste. He also said that the City was notified after the last Council meeting of buffering issues during the live feed. The City has been in contact with AT&T to remedy this and staff will continue to monitor the broadcast.
Councilwoman Campbell said she attended the Holiday Boat Parade and thanked East Lake for continuing that tradition. She also participated in the Orange County Fire Authority Canned Food Drive that has been hosted by the firefighter reserves for over 25 years. She announced the Holiday at the Paseo, tomorrow from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the new Cultural Arts Center and wished everyone happy holidays and a great New Year.
Councilwoman Huang encouraged residents to shop local this holiday season to help local businesses that are recovering from the impacts of the pandemic. She spoke about the Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA) and the money the organization saved in interest by refinancing bonds. Councilwoman Huang said TCA was recognized for its innovative approach in bond refinancing, which was the first of its kind, and since then other municipalities have followed suit. She said Orange County is a leader in preserving taxpayers' dollars.
Mayor Pro Tem Hernandez attended Hometown Heros at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum with Mayor Rodriguez. He spoke highly of the event and thanked the Gold Star families and the servicemen and women.
Mayor Rodriguez announced that the Council selected Captain Joses Walehwa as the new Chief of Police Services who will relieve Chief of Police Services Cory Martino as he was recently promoted to Commander. Mayor Rodriguez spoke briefly about Captain Walehwa's background and said he will begin serving on January 14th. Mayor Rodriguez also attended the East Lake Boat Parade with Councilwoman Campbell and the Hometown Heros event with Mayor Pro Tem Hernandez. He thanked all those involved in organizing the events as well as our servicemen and women and all the Gold Star families. He concluded by urging the community to attend the Holiday at the Paseo event tomorrow night and wished the community happy holidays.