* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] ITEM PLEASE. SO, UH, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, UH, THE VOTERS IN LONG BEACH KNEW HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITY, PART OF THE NEW RESPONSIBILITY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DE HER POSITIVE CIRCUITS AND, UH, SELF THANK. THANK YOU. I'M, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. I'M VERY EXCITED TO ASK CHAIR AUSTIN ACCOUNTABILITY EXPERIENCE OVERSEEING THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY HERE. I TOOK A TWO-YEAR BREAK PRIVATE INDUSTRY, UH, JUST NEED A BREAK FROM LITE FOR A LITTLE WHILE JUST TO REFER BACK INTO THE ROLE OF PUB, MY PREVIOUS JOB. BEFORE THAT, SOME OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO COVER IS I'M VERY PASSIONATE, ALSO PASSIONATE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY INTERFACE WITH COMMUNITY, ALL SECTORS OF NOT ONLY WITH PUBLIC SAFE, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE OUR PUBLIC SAFE, THEY'RE ALSO SAFE WITH THE JOBS THAT THEY HAVE, LEAN IN AND GET TO KNOW PEOPLE, UH, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND JUST BETTER UNDERSTANDING HOW OUR OFFICE CONCERNS I DID BRING OF MY EMPLOYEES HERE. THIS IS PATRICK WITHERS, OUR MANAGER OF COMPLAINTS, THE OFFICE. MOVING FORWARD, WE'LL GET COMPLAINTS. ALSO HAVE A AUDITING COMPONENT, POLICIES AND PROCESSES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT A LITTLE BIT BETTER. WE HIRING IN DISH FIVE PEOPLE TO JOIN THE OFFICE WITHIN THE MONTHS. AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE STARTING A NEW, UH, THAT COMMISSION CIVICALLY WILL GUIDING THE OFFICE IS AUDITS, HELPING US LOOK AT WHAT THE AUDITS ARE BEST. SO I DO THANK YOU AND WELCOME AND I SO MISCARRIAGE IF, UH, BE READY FOR QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO COMMENT THAT WHEN FIRST, UH, LOOKED RESUMES AND YOU WERE SO IMPRESSIVE FROM THE BEGINNING IN OUR MEETING LAST WEEK, I JUST WANNA SAY REALLY IMPRESSIVE. [00:05:04] SORRY. I'LL JUST ADD THAT, UH, PROCESS A NEW OFFICE AND I WOULD REALLY, WHAT WAS OUR PRO WILL BE? SO, ONE OF THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES THAT PREVIOUSLY HAVE THE AUTHORITY, ALL COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT, WHETHER THE PUBLIC, THE OFFICE HAS THE AUTHORITY TIME, BUT OUR WORK IS NOT COM. SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT OTHER PROCESSES THAT DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE, WE ARE LOOKING AT A LAYER OF TRANSPARENT THAT THE COMMUNITY AUDIT PROCESS ALSO HAVE THE AUTHORITY THAT WE'RE WORKING OUT THOSE, UH, PROCESSES ALL CRITICAL. AND THAT WILL BE COME FORWARD IN THE NEXT DIRECT, THE, THE OFFICES WERE AUDITS, SO THE COMMISSION NOT BE DEALING, BUT WILL KIND OF GUIDE THE OFFICE. THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT. AND AGAIN, UM, WE KNOW YOU'VE BEEN ON, ON ENROLLED FOR A LITTLE OVER 30 DAYS NOW. YOU'RE ALREADY HERE. UM, DEFINITELY WE KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND LET YOU GET TO THAT. UH, AND LOOK IF THERE ARE ANY, PLEASE, PLEASE COME TO THE MIC, PLEASE. WELL, NO, THAT IT WOULD BE BECAUSE, BECAUSE THIS IS, THIS IS BEING BROADCAST REALLY WE'D APPRECIATE IF WE COULD GET YOU ON THE MICROPHONE. IDENTIFY YOURSELF. FEEL LIKE I'M IN CHURCH. DAN BERG. I LIVE RIGHT UP THE STREET ON SOUTH STREET. UM, COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE AUDITS IN THE LAST 15 YEARS DONE FOR BEST PRACTICES. ARE YOU GOING TO BE PULLING THOSE OFF THE SHELF AND REVIEWING THOSE TO GET A BETTER FOOTHOLD ON WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON FROM LOBSTER GATE TO MANY OTHER THINGS? UH, SO WHEN IT COMES TO POLICE DEPARTMENT AUDITS, UM, THE OFFICE WILL REVIEW EVERYTHING THAT WAS DONE IN THE PAST, MORE SO NOT TO SEE IF THEY WERE DONE CORRECTLY OR TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY DIFFERENCES OF, IF THEY HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CULTURE AND THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE VERY, I WANNA DO THE COMPLAINTS GET FROM PUBLIC. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT NAME IS SHARON DARE SHARON, NICE TO MEET YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. UH, SO CURRENTLY PATRICK AND I ARE WORKING WITH OUR CURRENT, UH, SOFTWARE PROGRAMMERS TO HAVE A, UH, PUBLIC PORTAL. SO [00:10:01] COMPLAINTS CAN COME IN DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE ONLINE. UH, YOU CAN CALL YOU EMAIL, YOU CAN SEND SNAIL MAIL. UH, WE EVEN ACCEPT CARRIER PIGEON DROP-OFFS. SO IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO ONE OF THOSE, WE'LL TAKE THAT COMPLAINT. UM, THERE IS A, WHAT WAS, UH, PUT TOGETHER BY THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR WAS BASICALLY THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT THE OFFICE WOULD LOOK LIKE. WHAT I HAVE TO MEET AND CONFER WITH THE UNION WITH IS HOW EXACTLY IT LOOKED. SO THE INTENTIONS OF THE OFFICE IS TO GET EVERY SINGLE COMPLAINT THAT COMES THROUGH THE DOOR OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ASSUMING THAT IT ARRIVES AT INTERNAL AFFAIRS. SO YOU CAN STILL MAKE A COMPLAINT DIRECTLY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE COMPLAINTS AS WELL DIRECTLY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, JUST KNOWING THAT OUR OFFICE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO REVIEW. YOU CAN CALL YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AND THEY WILL DIRECT YOU TO OUR OFFICE. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW PORTAL WORKS, BUT, UM, WHEN YOU'RE REFERRING TO TRANSPARENCY, UM, HOW'S, HOW DOES THAT WORK? THAT IT'S EASILY NAVIGABLE AND OPEN ACCESS, NOT THAT HIGH TECH. UM, HOW, HOW DOES IT WORK? HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE CITY'S COMPLAINTS SO WE CAN SAY, AH, SEE IT'S JUST NOT ME COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. IT'S REALLY A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES OR MORE SO IN, IN ONE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. SO WE WILL PARSE OUT THE INFORMATION REGARDING DEMOGRAPHICS TO THE, UM, MOST OF OUR REPORTS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE, BUT IF YOU TEND TO BE MORE TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGED, IF YOU WOULD, I HAVE NO PROBLEM EITHER COMING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, HAVE AS WELL AS YOU CAN, JUST CALL AND I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT. YOU SPECIFIC, OUR OFFICE CAN ALLOW THEM TO BE, TO ACCESS THAT. THAT HOWEVER WORKS. SO BECAUSE WE'RE A NEW OFFICE PORT EVERY YEAR, A CALENDAR BASIS, SO WHILE WE'RE BUILD UP, UM, PORTAL TO RECEIVE, BUT THERE WILL BE QUARTERLY REPORTS STARTING. MY NAME'S LEANNA NOBLE LIVE DOWNTOWN AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE AT JILL OBAMA LIBRARY HERE IN NORTHERN. PART OF MY QUESTION IS, PLEASE, YOU COULD REMIND US WHERE YOU AND YOUR AUNT FALL IN RUPTURE, THE STAFF STRUCTURE. WHO DO YOU? SO, UH, OUR PHYSICAL LOCATION IS AT CITY HALL. WE'RE ON THE, WE FALL UNDER THE STRUCTURE OF COURT DIRECTLY TO, AND THE COMMISSION WILL DO SO. ALTHOUGH OUR BUDGET OUT FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WE NOT ANSWER, UH, TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE COMMUNITY. HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE YOU'LL BE READY TO BE VISITING, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, ET CETERA? 30 DAYS, 60 DAYS? I'M HERE TODAY. UM, MY QUESTION IS WITH REGARDING THE TRANSPARENCY, ASSUMING THAT YOU'RE MAYBE ABLE TO SEE THE COMPLAINTS, IS THERE A GOAL TO ALSO SEE THE RESOLUTION? UH, THERE ARE SPECIFIC PARAMETERS THAT ANY OVERSIGHT OFFICER OR ANY DEPARTMENT HAS TO FOLLOW AND IT, THOSE PARAMETERS FALL UNDER THE OFFICER BILL. UM, SO AS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT VIOLATING DBRS, WHAT IS CALLED, UH, WILL BE SHARED PUBLICLY, IF SOMEONE HAS A COMPLAINT GOES TO YOU, WHAT IS YOUR TIMEFRAME FOLLOW UP RESPONSE? SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, COMPLAINTS THAT COME TO OUR OFFICE WILL BE INVESTIGATED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEN AUDITED BY THE OFFICE OF POLICE. DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS IF DEEMED NECESSARY OR REQUEST BY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. MY ASSUMPTION WOULD BE THOSE TYPE [00:15:01] OF SITUATIONS ARE FOR MORE HIGH PROFILE, WHERE THERE NEEDS TO BE SEPARATE PARALLEL INVESTMENT DEPARTMENTS. UM, ANY COMPLAINT THAT COMES THROUGH OUR OFFICE OR DOESN'T COME THROUGH OUR OFFICE THAT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK FOR AN UPDATE, WE'LL HAVE A PARTICULAR PERIODIC UPDATE PROBABLY EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO, JUST TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHERE THEIR COMPLAINT. UM, BUT WE'LL ALSO LET YOU KNOW AHEAD OF TIME WHAT TO EXPECT THROUGH THE COME PROCESS. MOST PEOPLE WHO MAKE A COMPLAINT MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME FOR THEM. SO IT'LL BE BASICALLY EXPLAINED. THE DEPARTMENT HAS SOME DAYS THIS TIME PLAN IT FOR YOU. UM, SO IT'S MORE OF OUR OFFICE INTEREST AND WE'LL KIND OF DO THE GROUND WE WON'T BE DOING, UM, BUT WE WILL BE CHECKING MORE OF A CONVERSATION. SO WHEN THE COMPLAINT HAVE THE CONVERSATION OF THE INVEST TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHY IT IS WHAT THERE IS NO, THE COMPLAINANT OR THE PUBLIC KNOW THE ACTUAL DISCIPLINE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN IMPOSED TO THE OFFICERS. WE NOT ALLOWED, BUT I CAN BASICALLY, YES, THE OFFICER WAS OUTSIDE OF PO OR NOT OUTSIDE OF PO. I'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, REALLY APPRECIATE THE ROBUST PARTICIPATION AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO TO, TO ASSIST THAT EVERYBODY LINE UP AT THE PODIUM, BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS BETTER. WE'LL BRING THE MIC TO YOU. UH, SO WITH THAT SAID, UM, CONVERSATION, I'D LIKE TO, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO EX RECEIVE AND FILE THE REMOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SUPER IT BY DUGGAN. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. GARY, RECOMMENDATION AND USABLE DISCUSS WITHIN THE STATE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO VICE CHAIR CHRISTINA DUGGAN PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, CHAIR AUSTIN. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING HERE TODAY. UH, THE ENSURING USABLE AND SAFE PUBLIC SPACES ITEM WAS SOMETHING COUNCILMAN SUPER KNOCK COUNCIL MEMBER ZENDEJAS AND I BROUGHT FORWARD EARLIER THIS YEAR TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT OUR PRACTICES ARE AND WHAT THE PRACTICES OF OTHER CITIES ARE DOING TO PUT COMMON SENSE PARAMETERS AROUND WHERE ENCAMPMENTS MAY BE ESTABLISHED. FOR ME, THIS REALLY STEMMED FROM THE TOWN HALL MEETING THAT WAS HELD IN THE THIRD DISTRICT FOLLOWING A MULTIPLE STABBING INCIDENT WE HAD IN BELMONT SHORE. I REMEMBER STANDING IN FRONT OF 250 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND TELLING THEM THAT OUR HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE OF MARTIN V BOISE. UM, THERE WASN'T MUCH WE COULD DO TO, UM, ENSURE AND ENFORCE, MAKE SURE THAT THE THERE WERE PARAMETERS ON ENCAMPMENTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS A TRAGIC INCIDENT AND THE PARAMETERS WE ARE DISCUSSING TODAY WOULD NOT LIKELY HAVE CHANGED WHAT OCCURRED. BUT IT STARTED THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE TRYING TO DO AND IF WE HAVE OPTIONS UNDER THE MARTIN VOISEY NINTH CIRCUIT. UM, WHEN THIS ITEM CAME BACK IN SEPTEMBER, IT WAS PART OF THE SIX MONTH UPDATE ON HOMELESSNESS, WHICH COVERED THE WORK BY OUR CITY TEAMS TO BUILD CAPACITY IN OUR HOMELESS RESPONSE. STREAMLINE OUR RESPONSE. UM, BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH TO DISCUSS, UH, THIS WAS, THIS ITEM WASN'T GIVEN A LOT OF ATTENTION, SO I WANTED TO BRING IT BACK TO PUBLIC SAFETY. SLIDE TWO, PLEASE. UM, I WANNA REVIEW A FEW FEW ITEMS. SET THE FRAMEWORK OF THIS DISCUSSION FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO EXPLORE POLICIES THAT PROMOTE THE SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND WELLBEING OF ALL RESIDENTS. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK DEEPER INTO THIS MORE FROM THE INITIAL PROPOSAL. WE WANTED TO SEE HOW WE COULD STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN THE [00:20:01] RIGHTS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESS AND WITHOUT ENGAGING OUR RESIDENTS. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT BALANCE. SECOND OBJECTIVE IS TO ESTABLISH SOME EXPECTATIONS FOR RESIDENTS AS RELATED TO NEXT SLIDE FOR ME, THE PURPOSE OF THIS DISCUSSION IS TO PROVIDE SOME CLARITY AROUND WHAT IS PERMITTED AND WHAT IS PROHIBITED REGARDING ENCAMPMENTS AS A COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER, AND A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T TELL MY CONSTITUENT WHAT THE LAW IS AROUND ENCAMPMENTS BECAUSE THE LAWS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON THE BOOK HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE THEY WERE DEEMED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. WHEN THIS ITEM CAME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL DURING THE SIX MONTH UPDATE, IT WAS STATED THAT ABATEMENTS HAPPEN WHEN THEY'RE DEEMED NEEDED AND APPROPRIATE. NOW, I'M SURE THERE ARE GUIDELINES FOR HOW THIS IS DETERMINED, BUT I THINK THIS SHOULD BE DEVELOPED FROM WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. SECONDLY, I WANNA EXPLORE PARAMETERS THAT IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF ALL RESIDENTS. IN MY DISTRICT, WE FREQUENTLY ADDRESS ENCAMPMENTS THAT ARE SET UP ON THE JETTY, BECAUSE THE THIRD DISTRICT IS MOST ON THE WATER. THIS CAN BE INCREDIBLY UNSAFE. THINK ABOUT THE WINTER IF PEOPLE ARE LIVING ON THE JETTY. UM, WITH THE WINTER, WE'RE EXPECTING IT'S A CONCERN. WE ALSO HEAR CONCERNS ABOUT ENCAMPMENTS, UH, NEAR ROADWAYS SUCH AS SEVENTH AND PCH, UM, ONE SMALL SWERVE BY A CAR, AND IT COULD BE DEADLY. I THINK THIS ALL NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION. UM, LASTLY, WE HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY. WE UNDERSTAND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THERE'S NOT A BLANKET CATEGORY THAT TOGETHER BESIDES NOT HAVING A PLACE TO SLEEP. JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE IS EXPERIENCING HOMELESS DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE EXEMPT, THOUGH FROM FOLLOWING SOME RULE OF LAW AND HAVING SOME STRUCTURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IS PART OF WHAT MAKES OUR SOCIETY OPERATE. NEXT SLIDE. FOR THIS DISCUSSION, UM, I WANNA PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING. UH, I KNOW WE CAN'T ENFORCE OUR WAY INTO SOLVING HOMELESSNESS. OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP PEOPLE IN HOUSING AND KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED. THE CITY IS INVESTING AN UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF RESOURCES, GETTING PEOPLE HOUSED AND KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED. AND THIS IS THE END GOAL. UM, THE UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE NEED TO INCREASE OPTIONS FOR BEDS IF WE WANT TO START HAVING CONSEQUENCES FOR ANYTHING THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING. OUR STAFF, CITY STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB DURING THE EMERGENCY, 95% UTILIZATION RATE OF BEDS. SO IF WE WANT TO START HAVING CONSEQUENCES FORCING, WE NEED TO PROMOTE A VALID ALTERNATIVE, WHICH DOES MEAN I'M NOT GONNA SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON ORDINANCE. HAS THE CITY ATTORNEY REALLY COVERED THIS DURING THE SIX MONTH UP LATE UPDATE EXPLAINING THE CITY'S CURRENT MUNICIPAL CODES AND WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. BUT THERE ARE A FEW TO JUST BRIEFLY GO OVER FROM FOR LONG BEACH. THIS ORDINANCE STATES THAT IT'S UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO CAMP ON PUBLIC PROPERTY INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF A VEHICLE BETWEEN 10:00 AM AND 5:00 AM OUTSIDE OF DESIGNATED AREAS. UM, I WILL SAY THAT IN TODAY, I, UM, THERE WAS AN UPDATE TO THE VEHICLE ORDINANCE THAT IT BASICALLY NULLIFIED THIS ORDINANCE. UM, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE LOOKING INTO THIS, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING I LEARNED ABOUT TODAY. NEXT SLIDE. OH, GO BACK ONE, PLEASE. THIS ORDINANCE STATES THAT IT'S PROHIBITED FOR PEOPLE TO CAMP IN PUBLIC PARKS, PARKS, BEACHES, AND BEACH AREA, PARKING LOTS, BICYCLE PATHS, AND OTHER AREAS. NEXT SLIDE IS, UH, THIS ORDINANCE SAYS THAT IT'S ILLEGAL TO, UH, USE A VEHICLE FOR HUMAN HA HABITATION OR CAMPING PURPOSES, MAKING CONNECTIONS OFFERING SERVICES. THIS SLIDE OUTLINES THE PROCESS FOR OUTREACH [00:25:01] AND ENGAGEMENT OFFERINGS, SHELTER, AND THEN POSTING ENCAMPMENTS FOR ABATEMENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT POLICE ENFORCEMENT IS NOT THE FIRST OPTION. WE WANT TO GET PEOPLE HELP AND SUPPORT FIRST, AND THIS WILL STAY THE SAME REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF THIS ITEM. SO I JUST WANT TO EXPLORE A COUPLE OF OTHER POLICIES, UM, THAT WERE DISCUSSED DURING THE SIX MONTH UPDATE AND A COUPLE OF OTHERS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED WITH RESIDENTS. AND I WANNA BRING UP A COUPLE OF ITEMS, UM, TO CONSIDER FOR OUR DISCUSSION. UH, IF IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF WE ARE GONNA HAVE THIS CONVERSATION, WE ALWAYS NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THE OUTCOME IS IMPACTING REAL PEOPLE. PEOPLE, UM, ARE MAYBE UNHOUSED, BUT THEY ARE REAL. NEXT, WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THE PARAMETERS CAN'T BE SO VAGUE THAT WE ARE ESSENTIALLY OUTLYING EVERYTHING NEXT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A REASON WHY WE'RE PUTTING THIS RULE INTO PLACE. WE CAN'T OUTLAW, OUTLAW SOMEONE'S RIGHT TO EXIST. SO THERE NEEDS TO BE A COMPELLING REASON WE PUT IN PARAMETERS. FINALLY, UH, IF WE ARE GOING TO ENFORCE AND HAVE CONSEQUENCES TO MOST OF THESE PARAMETERS, WE NEED TO PROVIDE A VALID ALTERNATIVE. I SAY MOST BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME ORDINANCES IN OTHER CITIES THAT DON'T REQUIRE VALID ALTERNATIVES IN, IN SOME SITUATIONS. BUT IF THERE'S ONE THING I REMEMBER FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S, UM, PRESENTATION OF THE SIX MONTH UPDATE WAS THAT MOST OF THESE ORDINANCES STILL NEED TO BE VETTED. THEY NEED TO BE TESTED LEGALLY, AND THERE IS SOME RISK INVOLVED WHEN ORDINANCES. UM, SANTA ANA HAS AN ORDINANCE, UH, BASED ON STORING PRIVATE PROPERTY AND PUBLIC SPACES LIKE PARK STREETS, PARKING LOTS AND PUBLIC AREAS. THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOCUS FOCUSES ON SENSITIVE AREAS SUCH AS SCHOOLS, GIVES THE COUNCIL THE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL LIMITATE BY RESOLUTION. SAN DIEGO PASSED A COMPREHENSIVE ORDINANCE THAT LIMITS ENCAMPMENTS BY SCHOOLS, SHELTERS, TRANSPORTATION HUBS, PARKS, AND ANY OPEN SPACE OR WATERWAY. CULVERT CITY RESTRICTS THE USE OF TENTS OR COTS AND HUNTINGTON BEACH LIMITS THE SIZE TO A HUNDRED SQUARE FEET AND RESTRICTS THE TENTS TO TWO SIDES. THESE WERE THE PARAMETERS DISCUSSED DURING THE SIX MONTH UPDATE. UH, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE THAT I WANNA REVIEW. THERE'VE BEEN A COUPLE OF CITIES THAT HAVE PUT PARAMETERS ON ENCAMPMENTS THAT POSE HEALTH, SANITATION, NUISANCE, OR PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS. NOW THIS ALLOWS THE CITY TO DEVELOP PARAMETERS THAT ARE FLEXIBLE, BUT STILL PROVIDE CLARITY ON WHEN THE LAWS ARE ENFORCED. THERE ARE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS LIKE PROVIDING A BUFFER ZONE AROUND SUPPORT OR MEDICAL FACILITY. AND THIS CAME TO MIND WHEN I VISITED A REHABILITATION CENTER HERE IN LONG BEACH AND THE OPERATORS WERE FACED WITH THE CHALLENGE OF KEEPING THEIR RESIDENTS AWAY FROM AN ENCAMPMENT ACROSS THE STREET ACTIVE DRUG USER. THEY WERE SAYING THAT RESIDENTS FINALLY DECIDED TO GET CLEAN AND THEN THEY HAD THE TEMPTATION. BUT OTHER AREAS TO CONSIDER WOULD BE LIMITING ENCAMPMENTS TO CERTAIN SIZES AND PROHIBITING ENCAMPMENTS IN CERTAIN AREAS. CITY OF PORTLAND, UM, THE CITY OF PORTLAND IMPLEMENTED A TIME-BASED LIMITATION THAT PROHIBITED ENCAMPMENTS BEING SET UP FROM 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM AND FINALLY, UM, RELATED TO LIVING IN VEHICLES, THERE WERE RESTRICTIONS IN MOUNTAIN VIEW THAT PROVIDES DESIGNATED STREETS WHERE OVERSIZED VEHICLES COULD STAY. AND IN SAN JOSE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT A PROPOSAL TO LIMIT VEHI DWELLINGS BY SCHOOLS. I'M GONNA END THIS SECTION BY REMINDING EVERYONE THAT THESE ORDINANCES AND PROPOSALS STILL NEED TO STAND THE LEGAL CHALLENGES. SO IT ISN'T GUARANTEED THESE CITIES ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THESE. UM, THEY IF THEY'RE GONNA BE ALLOWABLE. SLIDE, UM, FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION, I THINK WE NEED TO DISCUSS HOW WE WANT OUR ORDINANCES TO HAVE CONSEQUENCES THEY'RE ENFORCED [00:30:01] AND HOW DO WE WANT THEM IMPLEMENTED. NOW, THE ORIGINAL ITEM WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT, UM, INCLUDED THE CITY PROSECUTOR IN THE ITEM. I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THE CITY PROSECUTOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE ORIGINAL MOTION. UM, BUT I THINK WE CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM GAINING UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT OUR CITY PROSECUTOR DOES. SO IF A PERSON EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS RECEIVES A CITATION, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE THE PERSON WILL FAIL TO PAY AND INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WITH HOMELESS COURT AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION PROGRAM, THE LEADS PROGRAM PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAVE OPTIONS TO REMOVE INFRACTIONS FROM THEIR RECORD OR GET RID OF CITATIONS AND GET THEM IF THEY GET ENROLLED IN SERVICES. I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT. IF WE GIVE WARNINGS TO INDIVIDUALS ABOUT OUR LAWS AND THEY KNOWINGLY VIOLATE THESE LAWS OVER AND OVER, I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE WITH ISSUING A CITATION, GETTING THESE INDIVIDUALS OVER TO HOMELESS COURT AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE TAKING STEPS TO MAKE THEIR SITUATION BETTER. I'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AS WE CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION. NEXT SLIDE. SO THIS IS MY PRESENTATION. I WANNA OPEN IT UP TO DISCUSSION AND I WANT, UH, CHAIR AUSTIN, CAN WE OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT? ABSOLUTELY. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE CAN GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST AND GET BACK. SO YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE ATION, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES. YOU KNOW, YOU MAY HAVE QUESTIONS, UH, YOU HAVE COMMENT. WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THIS CITY. UH, I'LL JUST JUST FRAME THIS. UM, THE, THE AUTHORITY THAT WE HAVE OR THE, A LOT HAS BEEN THROWN UP THERE, RIGHT? THESE ARE NOT ISSUES THAT, THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DISCOVERED OR EVEN BROACHED BY THE COUNCIL. DEEPER DIVE AND SUPPOSED TO DO THIS TYPE OF GET INTO THE DETAIL. THIS IS NOT JUST THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC'S. AND IF THEY ARE RIGHT, THE RECOMMENDATIONS CAN COME THIS BODY TO THE ENTIRE BOAT ON OR TAKE A POSITION. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT LINING UP, IS A PUBLIC MEETING. IDENTIFY YOURSELF, YOUR NAME, UH, A A RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH AND THEN, THEN YOUR QUESTION. OKAY. AGAIN, MY NAME IS SHARON DUR AND I'VE BEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE UM, I'VE BEEN A DRUG ADDICT. I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM IS YOU NEED TO REACH OUT TO THE PEOPLE, FIRST OF ALL THAT ARE STUCK UP THERE. AND YOU WILL GO OUT THERE AND THERE. THERE'S PEOPLE THAT NEED, THEY NEED HOUSING, THEY NEED A JOB JUST TO MOVE ON. SECONDLY, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MENTAL ISSUES, THEY DON'T CARE. BLACK BEING OUT THERE, THEY CAN'T. THAT WILL BE YOUR MOST, I'VE LIVED WITH THESE PEOPLE. I SEE 'EM EVERY DAY. TALK TO THESE PEOPLE. ALWAYS ASK ANYBODY READY TO BE HELL KNOWN. BUT THE ONES WITH THE MENTAL ISSUES NEED TO MEDICINE. THEY NEED TO, THEY NEED THERAPY. HOW DO YOU MAKE A PERSON DO THAT? DRUG ADDICTS. NOW YOU GOT THE LAW ON YOUR, AND IF YOU SEE 'EM OUT THERE, YOU CATCH 'EM OUT THERE, TAKE THEM TO GET 'EM OFF THE STREETS. THEY'RE NOT HELPING THEM. THEY'RE NOT HELPING THE COMMUNITY. THEY'RE NOT. UM, AS FAR AS NOW I WENT ON REX'S WEBSITE, WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO GET US TO DO TO HELP THE PUBLIC. HOW CAN, I DON'T WANNA SEEM CRUEL 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN ON BOTH [00:35:01] ENDS. PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP, HELP 'EM, MENTAL ISSUES HELP THEM. SOME THAT JUST WANNA BE OUT THERE. I WAS ONE OF THEM. I JUST WANTED TO BE OUT THERE. I GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE DRAMA AND I DIDN'T WANNA CHANGE BEING SICK AND TIRED. SO THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE. HOW DO YOU HELP THE PERSON THAT'S ON? THEY DON'T WANNA GET OFF. SO WE HAVE THREE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE, AND THAT'S WHY I SAY, SAY FIRST HELP THE PEOPLE DON'T WANT. BECAUSE YOU HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE, THEY'VE LOST THEIR JOBS. THEY GOT MESSED UP DURING THE, THE PANDEMIC. I MEAN THE COVID THING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN GET THEM UP AND BACK ON THEIR, ON THEIR FEET, YOU GOT A THIRD OF THE PROBLEM STARTED. SO I ALWAYS SAY OTHER ONES READY AND YOU CAN'T HELP THEM UNTIL ALREADY. NOBODY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME UNTIL I WAS READY. SO WE NEED TO HAVE SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THEM WHEN THEY'RE READY. WE NEED GO. WE NEED TO HAVE THE DRUG REAL, UH, UH, REHABILITATION PLACES OPEN. WE NEED ALCOHOLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. PLACES OPEN. AND THEN WHEN MENTAL PERSON GO GET MENTAL HELP, YOU DEFINITELY NEED SOMEWHERE TO TAKE THEM AND THEN UNDERSTAND YOU ARE GONNA HAVE SOME THAT ARE NOT GONNA BE READY. THEY'RE JUST NOT GONNA, I HAD A FRIEND AFTER I VISIT HIM, ASKED HIM, WHEN ARE YOU DOING THIS? SAID, I'M NOT, I'M GOING TO DIE DOING THIS. DIED IS A MOTHER'S TABLE DOING THAT. SOME WILL JUST NOT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO, ONE THING I DON'T AGREE WITH IS JUST GIVING, GIVING, GIVING. THE MORE FOOD YOU GIVE, THE MORE CLOTHING YOU'LL GIVE. THE MORE TENTS YOU GIVE, THE MORE PEOPLE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE OUT THERE STUCK. DON'T WANNA GO NOWHERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO. SO, I'M SORRY, I JUST DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. YOU CAN DO IT TO A CERTAIN POINT, THEN YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT SOMEBODY THAT'S STUCK. THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORK. THEY DON'T HAVE TO BUY CLOTHES, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BUY FOOD AND SOMEBODY'S GONNA GIVE 'EM A TENT. I HAD A LADY THAT'S SLEEPING THE BUILDING NEXT TO ME EVERY NIGHT. AND SOMEBODY WOULD BRING HER FOOD. SOMEBODY WOULD BRING HER BLANKETS OR SOMEBODY WOULD BECAUSE THEY, 'CAUSE THEY THOUGHT SHE WAS HOMELESS. SHE HAD A FAMILY THAT TOOK CARE OF HER, BUT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO SLEEP INSIDE. SHE LIKED SLEEPING OUTSIDE. SO AS LONG AS SHE CAN GET PEOPLE TO, AND HER AND THE FAMILY WOULD SAY, IF THEY WOULD JUST STOP GIVING HER STUFF, SHE'D COME HOME. BUT HOW YOU GIVE PEOPLE TO STOP 'CAUSE THEY THINK THEY'RE DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR THAT PERSON. SOMETIMES YOU'RE NOT. I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHERE WE'RE STUCK. SORRY. SO I I I DO HAVE TO, UH, REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE DO HAVE A THREE MINUTE, UH, WE KEEPING TOUCH TONIGHT. I WILL. I WAS GONNA KEEP ONLY UP TO MUTE YOU. THANK, THANK YOU. WE HAVE A LOT OF I HAVE A LOT OF COMMENTS. OKAY, I'LL GO QUICK. UH, MY NAME'S BOB CRUZ. I LIVE DOWNTOWN, UH, KRISTEN. FIRST I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. COULD YOU ELABORATE ON YOUR COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED TODAY THAT RESTRICTS YOUR ABILITY TO ENFORCE THE NO CAMPING? DID I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY? SORRY. I RECEIVED INFORMATION, MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WAS PASSED IN 20 ABOUT, SO THAT JUST WAS, THAT'S WHERE IT HAD THE INFORMATION FOR THE MEETING TODAY. SO, SO IT WAS AN ERRONEOUS COMMENT. NO, IT'S NOT AN ERRONEOUS COMMENT, BUT IT'S, THERE IS OUR ORDINANCE IS NOT CONSTANT, NOT ALLOWING, UH, THEN IS WILL SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THE METRO LINE'S END OF LINE POLICY THAT DUMPS EVERYBODY OFF ONTO FIRST AND PINE STREET AT THE END TRAIN EVERY NIGHT. MR. DUNCAN . GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. PAUL DUNCAN, HOMELESS SERVICES BUREAU MANAGER. SO, UH, LA METRO BOARD AND AN ENTITY HAS A CHIEF OFFICER, A DEPUTY, UH, BUT THEY ARE WORKING ON EXPANDING THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND REALLY THEIR FOCUS AND APPROACH [00:40:01] NOW AROUND EVENING HOURS IS TRYING THE MAIN HUB, WHICH KIND OF POINT. AND THEY ARE WORKING ON HAVING A 24 HOUR PROGRAM, UH, CO-LOCATED, UH, UNION STEREO WHERE THAT'S THE ENGAGEMENT AND TRYING TO GET PEOPLE THAT ARE RIDING THROUGH THE TRAIN. SO, UH, THERE'S QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT END OF LINES. AND RIGHT NOW, UM, METRO STANCE HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON ISSUES. DOES THAT, THAT MEAN END OF LINE WILL BE AT THE CENTRAL HUB? I BELIEVE END OF LINE IS STILL IN DOWNTOWN DUE TO WHERE THE, UH, METRO TRAINS ARE CLEANED AND SERVICED IS RIGHT THERE OFF OF SEVEN 10 NEAR THE 4 0 5. SO, UH, FOR CLEANING PURPOSES, THAT WILL STILL BE WHERE THEY GO. HOWEVER, THEY ARE TRYING TO ENGAGE, UH, AT THAT CENTRAL HUB WHERE MANY OF US CONVERGE, UH, AROUND UNION STATE. THEY'RE WORKING ON GETTING NEXT YEAR TO TRY TO HAVE 24 HOUR SERVICE THAT ARE RIDING THE TRAIN. AND WE'RE NOT GONNA DO QUESTION AND ANSWER. DO YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO STAFF FOR TO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, PLEASE. MY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY FINAL COMMENT THEN IS A LOT OF ATTENTION. THEY'RE NOT VIOLATED RESIDENT OF THE CITY. I DON'T FEEL SAFE AND I'VE BEEN ACCOSTED MANY TIMES BY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOME THAT ARE ALLOWED TO CAMP AT ALL OVER THE CITY. THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE GOING OUT AT NIGHT IN MY OWN CITY. SO I WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL IN THIS SAFETY COMMITTEE OR JUST MAYBE A FRACTION ABOUT MY SAFETY FOR RIGHTS OF THE HOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. AND I AND, AND BEFORE WE GO TO THE NEXT COMMENT, I'LL JUST SAY THIS IS, THIS REMINDS ME MORE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING AND SO, YOU KNOW, FORGIVE ME, BUT, BUT WE DO HAVE PROTOCOLS FOR THE, SORRY, MY NAME IS KENNEDY COLLINS. I THINK THE, THE FIRST TIME I SPOKE I DIDN'T INTRODUCED MY MIND OF THAT. UM, YES. UM, WHAT I HAVE TO SAY, BASICALLY LIKE ON THE ENCAMPMENT, BASICALLY IT'S LIKE THIS, UM, HAVE ANY MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL EVER BESIDES THE GENERAL FUND, IF THEY CAN GET OTHER MONIES FOR THE CITY, LIKE THROUGH A, UM, FEDERAL GRANT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 'CAUSE USUALLY THAT'S MONEY THAT DOESN'T COME OUTTA THE GENERAL FUND. THAT PROBABLY COULD BE ONE THING THAT PROBABLY CITY COUNCIL COULD LOOK, GET OTHER FUNDINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE FEDERAL GRANTS. THAT'S SOME NON-PROFITS THAT MAY ASSIST IN GIVING THE CITY FUNDS FOR HELPING THE HOMELESS. AND I THINK THE MAYOR AND ALL THE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL COULD BENEFIT FROM THAT CITIZENS NOW. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THE, ALSO WITH THE, UM, CABINETS. NOW I, I WORK, I WORK FOR DUNGARVIN. UM, IT'S A COMPANY THAT WE SERVE PEOPLE WITH, WITH INDIVID INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS. AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM AT TIMES THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE, UM, HOMELESS PEOPLE WOULD WOULD COME AND CAMP AROUND THAT THERE. AND THESE PEOPLE THAT WE WORK WITH HAVE DISABILITIES, SOME AUTISM AND THEY'RE KIND OF VULNERABLE. I NOTICED THAT IN THE, UM, PRESENTATION SHE HAD MENTIONED IN, UM, I THINK SCHOOLS YOU HAVE THAT THEY CAN'T BE SO FAR WITH THE SCHOOLS. HOW IS THE CITY LOOKING AT IT IN SHORT AS FAR AS YOU HAVE PROGRAMS? THERE'S OTHER PROGRAMS BESIDES MINE, LIKE THERE'S SVS AND OTHERS AND UM, VITA, THEY HAVE PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND HOMELESS AROUND THERE. DO THEY FIT THE SAME CRITERIA AS THE SCHOOLS? BECAUSE THEY'RE VULNERABLE TOO. SO I THINK CITY CONSTITUTES LOOKING THAT TO SEE HOW THEY CAN GET, UH, THAT TAKEN CARE OF. PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS HAVE THE SAME CONCERN. YEAH, I WANT, MY NAME IS HOLLA STEWART AND I LIVE DOWNTOWN, UH, VERY, VERY DOWNTOWN. SO I SEE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS ON THE STREETS DOWN THERE. I GET PANHANDLE SOME, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ALL THAT. BUT ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL DO HERE IS WE THINK OF ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, NOT, WE DON'T JUST CALL 'EM RESIDENTS OR HOMELESS OR HOMELESS RESIDENTS. THEY'RE ALL CITIZENS. LIKE MOST OF US, AT LEAST MOST OF THEM ARE CITIZENS JUST LIKE WE ARE. AND THIS IS THEIR COUNTRY TOO. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE IS THAT WE ALWAYS KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE MAKE UP RULES SO THAT WE DON'T ASSUME THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS TO BE REALLY HEARD AND UNDERSTOOD AND SEEN AS, UH, A VALUE TO OUR SOCIETY. THEY MAY BE, AS THIS LADY HARRIS HAS POINTED OUT FOR A GOOD PERIOD OF TIME, THEY MAY NOT WANT TO RECEIVE ANY HELP. AND THAT'S, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING I WISH THAT PEOPLE DID WANT MORE OF. I USED TO WORK IN MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES AND STUFF WITH VETERANS AND WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND I'VE BEEN THROUGH SOME [00:45:01] OF THAT AND UM, I JUST WANT TO KEEP US THINKING THESE PEOPLE AS CITIZENS LIKE WE ARE. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS HATTIE HERRING AND I WANTED TO ASK THAT WAS, UH, EXCUSE ME, THAT WAS, UH, OVER ON ANAHEIM. UH, THAT WAS GOING TO BE FOR UH, THE RECREATIONAL AS WELL AS VEHICLES WHERE THEY'RE LIVING IN THOSE, IN THOSE ITEMS AND THEY PUT A PLACE PARKING LOT, YOU KNOW, UH, PRETTY LARGE ONE AND HOUSE THEM. IS THIS SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA DO MORE OF? BECAUSE I HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM BEING AND, AND SO THERE'S JUST A LOT OF PROBLEMS WHEN THEY'RE JUST ANYWHERE. SO WHEN I SAW THAT ITEM THAT WAS DONE, I DON'T KNOW, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING MORE OF OR IT DID SAY TEMPORARY TOO, SO I WAS JUST WANTING TO FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. WE'LL BE ASKED, UH, RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS ONCE. HI, MY NAME'S DONNA BERGERON. UM, SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS THAT I WANTED TO MENTION. NUMBER ONE IS SOME I LIVE JUST SOUTH OF AND WE HAVE BLOOMS THAT EMANATE FROM THE TRACKS ALL THE TIME. THEY HAVE COME INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS VIOLENT WAY, VERY AGITATED TO YOUR, I'M SURE THEIR DRUG. THEY ARE RESIDING AT THE MOMENT. THERE ARE TWO MEN RESIDING IN THE OVERPASS AND ONE OF THEM IS VERY GENTLEMAN, VERY AGITATED, VIOLENT, THE MEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, POLICE OFFICERS CAME. BUT THAT'S ONE THING IS YOUR, I I THINK WE NEED TO GET UNION PACIFIC 'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT DOING THEIR JOB. THEY'RE NOT CLEARING THE AREAS CRASHED. THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT SENDING THEIR OFFICER. THAT'S BIG BRUHAHA AT THE MOMENT. UM, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS THAT WE JUST NEED TO, IF THEY FEEL THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY VALUE, THEN THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO FEEL VALUELESS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, WE DO CLEANUPS, THE THREE OF US RIGHT HERE, AND WE'RE, WE'RE DRAGGING ALL THE REST OF THESE WOMEN TOO. WE DO CLEANUPS AND SO WE ENCOUNTER THE HOMELESS ALL THE TIME. WE ENCOUNTER WHAT THEY LEAVE BEHIND ALL THE TIME AND WE HAVE GIVEN THEM BAGS AND THEY WILL CLEAN UP. AND ONCE THEY FEEL THAT THEY HAVE SOME VALUE, I KNOW THAT CARE CLOSET IS DOING SOME OF THAT WHERE THEY PUT THE COMMUNITY, THE, THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY TO WORK. AND I THINK THAT'S A REALLY, AND I KNOW THAT LONG BEACH RESCUE MISSION, THEY PUT THEM TO WORK RIGHT AWAY. AND I THINK ADDING VALUE TO SOMEBODY'S LIFE IS A I BY THE WAY, MY NEPHEW DIED ON THE STREETS LAST NOVEMBER. DRUG ADDICT HOMELESS. MY NAME IS MANS LIVED DOWNTOWN. TALK ABOUT THE PLAYGROUNDS AND THE PARKS. I LIVE NEXT TO THE NEW, UM, GAUCHO GRILL DOWN ON THE BEACH. AND NEXT TO IT IS THE PLAYGROUND THAT YOU PEOPLE JUST BUILT FOR IT. NEXT TO THAT ARE THE PUBLIC RESTROOM, THE HOMELESS ENC CAMP, RIGHT AGAINST THE BACK OF THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS, WHICH IS WHATEVER THE LIMIT IS, A HUNDRED FEET FROM THE PLAYGROUND. SO I WENT TO STEPHANIE HALL, THE SOUTH COMMANDER AND I SAID, HOW COME THEY'RE STILL THERE? THE KIDS CAN'T PLAY IN THE PLAYGROUND BECAUSE THE HOMELESS ARE RIGHT THERE. AND SHE SAID, ALL WE CAN GIVE THEM IS A MISDEMEANOR TICKET THAT DOESN'T MOVE THEM ON. SO, SO UNFORTUNATELY YOU HAVE A NEW PLAYGROUND DOWN THERE THAT NO CHILD IS EVER ALLOWED TO PLAY ON. AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE CANNOT BE AN ENFORCEMENT TO REMOVE THESE SINGLE MEN FROM WITHIN A HUNDRED FEET. THAT PLAYGROUND MEET IN ALL PLAYGROUNDS. MY NAME'S LA A NOBLE [00:50:01] AND I LIVE DOWNTOWN AS WELL. AND I'M CONCERNED FROM A LOT OF THE WORK THAT I HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS. I'M RETIRED NOW. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF A RECORD WITH OUR SO-CALLED CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, YOU CAN EASILY BE DENIED ACCESS TO EVERYTHING FROM FOOD STAMPS TO AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING VOUCHER, TO ACCESS TO A REHAB PROGRAM. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PROS AND THE CONS OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND ESCALATING CITATIONS INTO MISDEMEANORS OR ESCALATING EVEN BEYOND THAT, WHAT WE WILL DO IS MAKE IT FOR CERTAIN THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING HORRIFIC LIVES WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE VERY SERVICES THAT COULD HELP THEM TO TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND AND BE ABLE TO GET A JOB. BECAUSE THAT KIND OF A RECORD, EVEN IF IT IS IN JUST THIS, THE SO-CALLED HOUSING COURT, WHICH IS A BRAND EXPERIMENT AT THIS POINT, WE ARE INCREASINGLY IN THIS COUNTRY MOVING TO WHAT IS CALLED MEANS TESTING. AND YOU CANNOT GET ACCESS TO ANY KIND OF SOCIAL SERVICES IF YOU HAVE GOT ANY KIND OF A RECORD. AND SO I WOULD URGE YOU AS OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS BECAUSE INSTEAD OF MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT, MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE IT MORE POSSIBLE FOR THE HOMELESS TO BECOME A DIFFERENT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. I'D ALSO AS A DOWNTOWN RESIDENT, LIKE TO QUICKLY ALERT YOU THAT WHILE GOD KNOWS DRUGS ARE AN ISSUE, WE FIND MORE BROKEN LIQUOR BOTTLES ON OUR SIDEWALKS AND AROUND ENCAMPMENTS, THEN WE DO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. SO I WANT TO KNOW WHY IS IT THAT SEVEN 11 EDDIE'S LIQUORS AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITIES ARE ALLOWED TO SELL THE DOLLAR BOTTLES AND OTHER KIND OF EASY ACCESS TO, TO LIQUOR? BECAUSE ALL WE DO IS MAKE IT SO EASY FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM TO GAIN EASY ACCESS. THANK YOU. PAPER AROUND THE MIC THERE. UM, PUBLIC SAFETY, JOE HARDING, I LIVE IN LIVE AND WORK IN DOWNTOWN AREA. UH, PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE WITH YOUR RESIDENCE BUSINESS, PROPERTY OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, AND EVEN VISITORS. IT'S THE ONLY THING PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT ON THE STREET. RESIDENTS DO NOT GO OUT AFTER DARK PERIOD THIS WEEKEND. IT'S GONNA BE DARK. AFTER 5:00 PM BUSINESSES WILL SUFFER EVEN MORE THAN THEY ALREADY ARE. PEOPLE ARE FEARFUL TO LEAVE THEIR HOME, FEARFUL TO WALK THEIR DOG FEARFUL TO PARK THEIR CAR OVERNIGHT, FEARFUL TO WALK IN THE GROCERY TO THE GROCERY STORE AND FEARFUL TO RIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORT. FEAR SHOULD NOT BE OUR REASON TO HIDE, BUT IT IS. WE CAME TO YOU ON OCTOBER 4TH, 2022 PLEADING WITH CITY COUNCIL TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT METRO. IT WAS THE STRUGGLE. IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO GET YOU TO EVEN DRAFT A LETTER TO THE METRO REGARDING THEIR END OF THE LINE POLICY THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY ADDING TO THE ONGOING ISSUE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. IF IT WAS NOT FOR AL AUSTIN AND DALE SUPERAL, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE STARTED THIS PROCESS. SO I'LL SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR STEPPING UP WHEN YOU NEEDED TO. THEY HEARD OUR PLEAS AND THEY SAW THE NECESSITY TO ACT. PERHAPS I SHOWED UP TODAY WITH THE HOPES YOU'LL DO SOMETHING SIMILAR MOVING FORWARD. WE, THE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE EQUATION WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY. OCTOBER 5TH, 2023. ONE YEAR LATER, ALMOST TO THE DAY, WE MET WITH THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, MAYORS AND DAY HASSAR, CITY COUNCILWOMAN POLICE, CHIEF HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TODAY AND SOME OTHERS PUTTING FORWARD EIGHT SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES WE HAVE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. WE EXPECT YOU TO DILIGENTLY CHECK INTO THESE AND PUT SOME OR ALL OF THEM INTO EFFECT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS NOT US AGAINST [00:55:01] HOMELESS OR US AGAINST CITY HALL OR US AGAINST THE POLICE. WE HAVE BEEN PATIENT, WE HAVE BEEN UNDERSTANDING, WE HAVE BEEN EMPATHETIC. ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE RUNNING VERY, VERY LOW. WE ARE NEAR DONE. YOU NOW HAVE GROUPS FORMING WITH PETITIONS, PROTEST MARCHES PLANNED AND EVEN RECALL COMMENTS ON ONLINE. WE MUST GET TO THE POINT, TO THE WHY. WHY MUST WE GET TO THE POINT OF ANGER BEFORE WE ARE TAKEN SERIOUSLY OR PROVIDED RESULTS? WE NEED METRO'S. END OF THE LINE. POLICY IS SIGNIFICANTLY ADDING TO THE ISSUES THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND SHOULD REMAIN A TOP PRIORITY FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. WE NEED ACTION, NOT EXCUSES OR RED TAPE. IT'S BEEN A YEAR. THERE WAS NO RED TAPE TO PUT THIS POLICY INTO EFFECT. THERE SHOULDN'T BE, NEED TO REMOVE IT. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS. UH, WE'VE ALL SEEN ON THE, ON THE NEWS LATELY, THE CRIME ON LINDEN AND BROADWAY. IT WAS ALL OVER ALL THE NEWS STATIONS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, UM, AROUND THE COA. THE COA FEEDING PROGRAM IS YET ANOTHER ITEM THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY ADDING TO THE ONGOING ISSUES. FRANKLY, THE PROGRAM IS CRUEL. ONLY FEEDING FOLKS WITH NO HOPE OF OTHER SERVICES OR OUTCOMES IS KEEPING THOSE IN NEED IN A HORRIBLE, HOPELESS CYCLE. THE COA EVEN ADMITTED THEY'VE NOT CHANGED THEIR BUSINESS MODEL IN 28 YEARS. THAT'S A HUGE MISTAKE. WHEN THERE'S BEEN A 62% INCREASE IN THE POPULATION THEY SERVE, ANY OTHER BUSINESS WOULD'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WITH A 62% INCREASE CHAIR. WE'RE AT THREE MINUTES. THE DAILY FEEDING PROGRAM NEEDS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT VERY CAREFULLY AND CHANGED. I SUGGEST YOU MEET WITH MARY ZENDEJAS TO GO WITH THE OTHER ITEMS. PUT FORWARD IN OUR OCTOBER 5TH MEETING WHEN NEITHER LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WE NEED ACTION AND WE NEED CAROL MEYER. I'M OPPOSED. OR I GUESS MAYBE YOU'LL WITH ENGAGE WITH HOMELESS TWO DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. FOURTH DISTRICT. I'M BELONG TO THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY GARDEN. UM, A GARDEN OF OVER 300 MEMBERS. WE HAVE HOMELESS PEOPLE, OUR GATES ON A DAILY BASIS. UM, WE CONTRIBUTE THOUSAND OF VEGETABLES TO ON A YET WE, FRANKLY, WE DON'T MIND IF THEY PICK A DEAD. THEY STEAL OUR TOOLS, THEY BREAK INTO OUR BUILDINGS, TAKE ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT, AND THEN THEY GO OFF AND SELL IT. SECOND PLACE THAT I HOME ISLAND VILLAGE, SOUTHERN TIP OF THE, AND UM, THAT LOCATION WE ARE RIGHT NEXT TO THE HAD A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE HOMELESS. OUR COMMUNITY PERSONALLY WROTE WITH AND IT WROTE TO AND ENGAGED WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, HAN'S, UM, OFFICE TO GET CLEANUPS IN SAN GABRIEL RIVER WHERE THEY HAD NOT ONLY, UM, YOU KNOW, CREATED AN ENTIRE HUGE ENCAMPMENT FOUR YEARS AGO, BUT COOKED INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THEY HAD BUILT LITERALLY THE GENERATORS THEY HAD BUILT, UM, HOMES, UM, LIKE OUT OF PLYWOOD AND SO FORTH. UM, SO THERE'S BEEN ACTUALLY CLEANUPS. THE FIRST ONE TOOK SEVEN TRASH TRUCKS. UM, AND THIS WAS, UM, FOR, UM, OUR DISTRICT. MY COMMUNITY ACTUALLY HAS, UM, NOPE, EVERY SIX MONTHS ON THE CORNER SECOND STREET, BUD DEBAKER. I APPLAUD THE LADIES WHO ARE OUT CLEANING UP. I THINK CLEANUPS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. UM, I THINK CLEANING UP, I I THINK WE'D A CLEAN UP AMERICA, CLEAN UP LONG BEACH BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IT ENGAGES THEM. SO THIS LAST WEEKEND, MY COMMUNITY'S OUT ON SECOND AND UM, STUDEBAKER, WE CLEANED UP THAT WHOLE CORNER. BUT WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT THERE ARE PRIVATE INDUSTRIES LIKE AMERICAN OIL, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE AREA THAT WE CLEANED UP THAT HAD NEVER CLEANED UP THE AREA ALONG SECOND STREET. AND I THINK SOME OF THESE PRIVATE, UH, INDUSTRIES, UH, ENFORCED BECAUSE I, I UNDERSTAND I'VE BEEN TOLD AND I DON'T EXACTLY, BUT THERE IS A CITY RULING THAT THEY HAVE TO CLEAN UP THEIR AREAS AS WELL. AND I, I THINK THIS CLEANUP CAMPAIGN, WORKING WITH SOME PRIVATE INDUSTRIES COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE HERE AT THREE MINUTES. [01:00:09] OKAY. HELLO, I'M ALEX. UH, I WAS BORN IN BEACH. SO I'VE LIVED WEST SIDE. I'VE LIVED IN BIG SCHOOLS AND NOW I LIVE, I'M 34 YEARS OLD. SO I'VE SEEN THIS CRINGE OVER A LOTS AND I NOW LIVE IN DOWNTOWN WHERE I FEEL TUNED IN WHERE THE WOMAN LIKE JUST BOMBARDED ON. THAT'S NOT OKAY. AND I THINK WHAT EVERYONE IS HEARING TODAY IS THAT THERE'S FROM OUR SIN, AND WHILE IT'S LOVELY TO HEAR THAT THERE ARE POLICIES AND ORDINANCES THAT THROUGH, YOU HAVE A REALLY AMAZING GROUP HERE TONIGHT THAT HAVE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD IDEAS AND YOU'RE NOT UTILIZING THEM IN YOUR SOLUTION. AND I THINK FRUSTRATION I'M HEARING HERE REALLY BREAKS MY HEART. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN SPEAK FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE AND I JUST WANT YOU GUYS, I SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN DOWNTOWN LAW. THERE'S A COFFEE SHOP THERE THAT'S LITERALLY BEEN BROKEN EIGHT IN THEIR EXISTENCE TWO TIMES IN ONE WEEK, THREE OR FOUR, WHICH THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. THERE ARE ISSUES IN THIS CITY THAT NEED TO BE WITH. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE COLLABORATION HERE AND THOSE OF YOU SITTING ON, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S US GETTING TOGETHER HERE OR WHAT IT IS, BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. AND LONG BEACH SHOULD BE LIKE THE PLACE THAT PEOPLE LOOK TO, HEY, THAT'S THE CITY THAT WE WANNA BE. NOT LIKE, OH, HERE'S ANOTHER SAN FRANCISCO. AND I THINK ALL OF US FEEL THAT, BUT THERE'S LIKE, IT'S REALLY, REALLY FRUSTRATING. SIT BACK AND BE LIKE, WHAT IS THIS CITY THAT I USED TO AND HOW HAS IT BECOME THIS UNSAFE, THAT EMERGENCY FROM YOU HAVE A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE MISSION THAT'S GONNA HOLD A LOT OF POLICE OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE. BUT I THINK LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE HE HOP INTO AND WHAT I DON'T WANNA SEE PEOPLE ON THE COLLECTING PEOPLE WHO AREN'T GONNA HOLD THEM. THE PURPOSE OF A COMMISSION IS TO HOLD OUR STOP THERE. MY NAME STARRY, JUST FOR A SENSE OF, UH, OF UH, OPERATIONS MANAGE MANY PEOPLE ARE. MY NAME'S DOROTHY JOHNSON. I LIVE, UM, IN, IN THE THIRD DISTRICT. UM, AND BEFORE CAROL STOPPED, I JUST WANTED TO SAY I WANT THANK LENNY A WETLAND STEWARDSHIP BECAUSE THEY CAME OUT ON SATURDAY TO GO OUT. HIS CREW PUBLIC WORKS CAME. WE ARE VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT. THANK YOU FOR COMING, . BUT I WANTED TO SAY, I THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO OUT OF THE BOX A LITTLE BIT. UH, I DON'T KNOW THE PERCENT. I THINK IT'S LIKE 30% ARE ECONOMICALLY HOMELESS. THERE ARE LOTS OF EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS THAT TAKE PEOPLE WHO JUST NEED A JOB, THEY CAN OUTFIT THEM BEST FOR SUCCESS WAS A VERY GREAT WHILE AGO. CLEAN. YOU KNOW, YOU OFFER THEM CLEANLINESS, YOU CAN CHAT BOX NOW, BUT CAN WRITE THEIR RESUMES AND YOU CAN GET THEM APPOINTMENTS FOR A JOB INTERVIEW. THAT NUMBERS GREATLY WITH PEOPLE LIKE WITH THE MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE BEING READY TO GIVE UP THEIR MEN. THERE'S LOTS OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES THAT SAY MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY. SAY YES READY. THEY'LL GO ALONG, ALONG WITH THEIR USUAL ROUTINES. THAT'S WHERE THEY SAY, BUT THEY CANNOT MAKE A JOB THERE OR TO BE TREATED. SO I THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS OF HELPING THESE PEOPLE. MY NAME IS GRACE LAR FROM LINDBERGH CIRCLE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, I WANNA SAY ONE SPECIFIC THING AND THEN ONE GENERAL THING. SO ONE SPECIFIC AREA THOUGH IS THE CORRIDOR OF ORANGE AVENUE, BEGINNING [01:05:01] AT THE NORTH VIA WANDA ALL THE WAY TO I WOULD CARSON. UM, SO THE PROBLEM IS THERE ARE, THERE'S A SCHOOL THERE CALLED BARTON ELEMENTARY, RIGHT ON DEL AMMO AND ORANGE. SO IN THE PAST YEARS WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RVS THAT WERE, THAT WOULD PARK OFF OF DEL AMMO TO ILLA VANDA UP TO FIVE, SIX VEHICLES. UM, IN THE PAST I'VE, WE TRIED TO GET THEM OUT, HELP WITH THE HELP OF THE CITY. BUT FINALLY ABOUT I WOULD SAY NINE MONTHS AGO, THEY SORT OF DISAPPEARED. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED. AND THEN THEY, THEY CAME BACK. OKAY, SO YOU GIVE THEM TIME AND THREE WEEKS LATER THEY'RE BACK. OKAY, SO NOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE MO WHAT WHAT MY, MY CONCERN IS, THANK GOODNESS THAT THEY HAVE LEFT THE CORRIDOR VONDA AND DEL ALMO BECAUSE KIDS ARE CROSSING CORRIDOR. THERE ARE NO HOUSES, THERE'S NO DRIVEWAYS THERE. IT'S LIKE FENCES. SO IT'S SO A VIABLE UH, YEAH, SETBACK. IT'S A VERY VIABLE PLACE TO PUT YOUR OVERNIGHT ART. THEY LIVE THERE, THEY JUST MOVE THEM ON STREET SWEEPING. SO NOW THEY'RE GONE ON THIS SIDE, THE NORTH SIDE. NOW THEY MOVED ON, ON THE SOUTH GOING SOUTH. OKAY. NOT PROBABLY ALL OF THEM 'CAUSE WE KNOW THE USUAL ONES, RIGHT? UM, THERE ARE VANS, THERE ARE RVS, UM, THAT IT HASN'T LOOKED AS BAD AS IT WAS WHEN THEY WERE PARKED ON, UH, THE, THE NORTH SIDE OF MAMO. SO I WAS WONDERING, A SOLUTION THAT WE HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT WAS WHEN THERE'S A SCHOOL ZONE, THERE OUGHT TO BE NO OVERNIGHT PARKING AT ALL. NOW, WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THAT RULE, WHAT THE PARKING DEPARTMENT SAID TO ME WAS, WELL IN THAT AREA YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BY THE TRAIN SIDE, THE PACIFIC TRAIN SIDE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE DWELLINGS AND THEY NEED SPACES TO, UH, TO HAVE OVERFLOW. WELL, THEY'RE NOT PARKING THERE. THE ONES THAT'S PARKING, THERE ARE THE RVS, THE OVERNIGHTER RVS AND, AND VANS AND EVERYTHING. NOT REALLY. VERY FEW IF, IF NOT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE. SO COULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO, UM, TO CREATE A ZONE WHERE SO MANY FEET, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE DEEMED SAFE THAT YOU CANNOT PARK OR YOU CAN GIVE THEM PARKING FOR TWO HOURS. AND THAT'S IT. WE'RE AT THREE MINUTES, HUH? OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GRACE. UH, SO I'M GONNA BRING IT BACK, UH, THE RAIL FOR THE COUNCIL. UM, AND WE CAN ALSO ENGAGE. I WANNA BE MINDFUL OF TIME HERE TODAY. WELL, I, I DO APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPANT. YOU HAVE CITY STAFF HERE, YOU HAVE SAFETY OFFICIALS. SURE. THEY'LL, THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER AROUND AND TALK TO YOU AFTERWARDS. DO NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. TURN IT BACK OVER TO COMM MEMBER DUGGAN. SO THE REASON I BROUGHT THIS ITEM, I'M SORRY, ONE MOMENT. SHE DISCUSSION ITEM PLEASE. IS THERE A MOTION? WELL, SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO BRING THIS BACK TO PUBLIC SAFETY FOR MORE DISCUSSION. SO IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND TO BRING CON WELL, TO CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION, PUBLIC SAFETY. YOU WANNA FRAME THIS? YES. SO I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THAT I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT KEY ITEMS REGARDING ENCS. ONE BEING, UM, IMPLEMENTING PARAMETERS FOR ENCAMPMENTS THAT ADDRESS HEALTH, SANITATION, NUISANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS. TWO, I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS MORE RELATING TO STORAGE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY IN PUBLIC SPACES. AND THREE, I WANNA EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR VEHICLE DWELLINGS. AND I'D LIKE TO BRING THAT BACK TO PUBLIC SAFETY. OKAY. AND SO THIS IS THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO GO WITH THAT. UM, THE WORK HERE WILL BE TO HELP AREAS TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE ENTIRE YES, IT IS. [01:10:01] I'VE BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. UM, . UM, AND SO, SO I, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE WERE RAISED HERE ARE RESPONDED TO AS WELL. MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR, WE VOTE AT SOME POINT. DO WANT TO STAFF GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE PARK? NO. COUNCIL MADE A DECISION TIME AGO TO, TO LOOK AT THIS IS THE OF THAT WHICH YOU, UH, BROUGHT UP. CAN YOU JUST UPDATE US? HAD A SAFE PARKING PROGRAM IN ROUGHLY THE PAST YEARS. THEY HAVE MOVED AROUND DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE EMERGENCY. UH, FOR A MOMENT THEY WERE OFF OF QUEENSWAY, NEAR THE QUEEN MARY IN THE PARKING LOT THERE DUE TO A LOT OF EVENTS HAPPENING THERE, THERE AT LAUNCH RAMP AND IT IS LOT, UH, AT SANTA FE AND ANAHEIM. WE HAVE A LEASE FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER POTENTIALS. UH, WE'VE BEEN IN ORGANIZATIONS AND LOOKING AT FOR PARTNERSHIP AS WELL AS I'LL SAY PARKING FITBIT LOCATED. SO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM ON THE NEXT YEAR. WE KNOW THIS, YOU THINK MUCH OTHER DICTION NEED TO DISTRICT TALK ABOUT THIS. THE ONLY RAILROAD TRACK RIGHT THROUGH IT. QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT JURIS PARTNERS WITHIN THE CITY. ALSO WAS IDENTICAL RIVERBEDS, UH, WITH THE COUNTY. BUT UPR HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING ALL. UH, THEY DO HAVE THEIR OWN LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT THAT COVERS THEIR LINES FROM BASICALLY BORDER UP IN, UH, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. IT'S THE SAME TO THAT JURISDICTION. SO THAT HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT CHALLENGE LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, SUPPORT THOSE CLEANUPS. WE HAVE SEEN A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENT OVER LIKE THE LAST YEAR. UH, PRETTY CHALLENGING. WE'VE ALSO DONE IS LOOK TRIPS PAGE ONE, LOOKING AT THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO UP PROPERTY. WE'VE DEALT WITH CALTRANS AS WELL AS, AND I KNOW I I'VE ALSO DAF ABOUT UM, THAT IT'S A PROBLEM. DO NEED STRONG. I KNOW WE HAVE DEPUTY BURFORD HERE. MINTZ RELATED TO THE, OKAY, THIS IS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE MEETING PLEASE. . ALRIGHT, SO GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DEPUTY CHIEF TY BURFORD WITH THE COMMUNITY BUREAU. IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY, IT'S WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THE KIDS BEING ABLE TO PLAY AT THE PARK? [01:15:02] SOUNDED LIKE IT. WELL, JUST IN A NUTSHELL, UH, I'M NOT NECESSARILY FAMILIAR WITH, UH, WE PASSED OUT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. SO KIND OF A NUANCED QUESTION. SO, UH, WE CAN ENFORCE, UH, ONE THING THAT, UH, CHIEF SAYS CHIEF, ANY CRIME WILL TRUMP CRIMINAL ACTIVITY LIKE THAT. UM, I DON'T WANNA SAY, UH, SOLELY ON A CASE, BUT WE HAVE TO ENGAGE THERE. WE ALSO WORK SERVICES. WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL ENFORCE AND MAN, WHATEVER THE ISSUE MAY BE, SINGLE MEN, I'LL HAVE TO CHECK BACK WITH, BUT JUST KIND OF HEARING IT AND THOSE PARTICULAR STAFF HAS CAN'T GIVE YOU A SOLID ANSWER DAY IN TERMS OF THAT PARTICULAR DEFINITELY SOMETHING. SO I BELIEVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY WANTED TO WEIGH IN, UM, UNDER THE WELL I AM FAMILIAR WITH. THAT'S A CONVERSATION. I DON'T WANNA SOUND LIKE I'M BEATING. THANK YOU CHIEF. UH, I DO WANT TO, UH, BEFORE I COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. OR THERESA CHANDLER, OUR DEPUTY MANAGER FOR OUR HOMELESS RESPONSE. I WANTED A, A LOT OF WHAT FRUSTRATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN COMMENT BEEN A LOT OF, I WANTED TO GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT JUST SOME OF WHAT IS GOING ON, WHAT WE'RE DOING TO, TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THESE MIS RESPONSE, THESE MATTERS. UM, WE'VE HEARD THESE UPDATES EVERY, JUST EVERY TWO WEEKS FOR THE LAST MONTHS. COUNSEL IS AWARE, MAYBE NOT THE, UM, HI EVERYBODY. I'M THERESA CHAN. SO WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK. UM, AND I WANNA SAY I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR CITY TEAM. FEEL LIKE THINGS ARE NOT FROM WHERE I SIT, I'M ACTUALLY, WHO HAVE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE TO A LOT OF THE NEED AND THE CONCERN OF THE COMMUNITY [01:20:01] CAN'T BE IN ALL PLACES AT ALL TIMES. BUT FOR A CITY TEAM, I THINK WE'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF REALLY TRYING TO SPREAD OUR WINGS. AND SO WE DID DECLARE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A PROCLAMATION TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. SO 11 MONTHS WE'VE BEEN IN THIS EMERGENCY STATE, BUT WE HAVE HAD OUR OWN CONTINUUM OF CARE AND HOMELESS SERVICES SINCE THE NINETIES. AND SO TO SPEAK ABOUT FUNDING, WE HAVE GOTTEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE PERMANENT HOUSING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. WE'VE DONE THAT AS A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR YEARS. WE WERE ONLY AT ABOUT PROBABLY 10 TO 12 MILLION THOUGH UP UNTIL ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. A LOT OF FUNDING HAS BEEN COMING IN FROM THE STATE, FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FROM THE COUNTY. UM, SO SINCE JANUARY I THINK IT'S, WE'VE BUMPED UP TO ABOUT $63 MILLION IN ORDER TO SUPPORT FOLKS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. NOW THAT'S NOT JUST GENERAL FUND DOLLARS, BUT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FUNDING IN OUR GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT FOLKS. AND WE HAVE WORKED, UM, A LOT OF THE WORK HAS COME OUT OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS FAR AS OUR SERVICE PROVISION, BUT WE HAVE TO WORK COLLECTIVELY ACROSS ALL OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS TO DIVE INTO THIS WORK. 'CAUSE IT'S AN, IT IMPACTS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS, OUR PARKS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OFFICE. SO WE ARE A WELL-ROUNDED TEAM WHO COME TOGETHER TO NOT ONLY ADDRESS THE HOTSPOTS THAT MANY OF YOU ARE SPEAKING TO. UM, WE HAVE OUTREACH TEAMS. WE USED TO HAVE ABOUT FIVE OUTREACH WORKERS AND WE'D HAVE TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE HAVE NOW ABOUT 30 OUTREACH WORKERS AND TWO MOBILE ACCESS VANS THAT ARE OUT THERE. WE HAVE A ACCESS CENTER ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN. WE KNOW EVERYONE CAN'T GET TO THE WEST SIDE SO THAT OUR MOBILE ACCESS GOES OUT TO WHERE PEOPLE ARE AT. UM, WE CAN BE VERY RESPONSIVE. WE ALSO WANNA BE VERY PROACTIVE. SO PART OF THIS EMERGENCY RESPONSE IS NOT ONLY RESPONDING TO WHAT THE URGENT NEED IS, BUT ALSO LOOKING FURTHER UPSTREAM. I'M A PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. I GO TO WHERE THE ROOT CAUSE IS. SO WE NEED TO GO FURTHER UPSTREAM AND REALLY DO SOME PREVENTION, RIGHT? WE REALLY WANNA FOCUS ON FAMILIES, KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN BABIES DON'T GET WHAT THEY NEED? UM, THERE'S THIS LONG TRAJECTORY OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO FOLKS AND EVERYONE WHO'S EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAS THEIR OWN STORY, THEIR OWN PATH OF HOW THAT HAPPENED, HOW THEY ENDED UP ON THE STREET. BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU THAT NOBODY, WHEN THEY'RE FIVE AND SIX YEARS OLD SAYS, WHEN I GROW UP, I WANNA LIVE ON THE STREET. SO WE DO HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT ARE THOSE PREVENTION EFFORTS IN ORDER TO WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND FAMILIES. UM, AND IT DOES TAKE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND I KNOW THAT IT'S HARD, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT OUR POLICY MAKERS AND THE CITY STAFF WHO ARE IN IT. AND IT CAN SEEM LIKE WE'RE JUST NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH. BUT I'M GONNA JUST BE REALLY VULNERABLE AND HONEST WITH YOU. TELL YOU, I'VE ACTUALLY SHED A LOT OF TEARS OVER THE STORIES THAT I HEAR. THE STAFF IN THE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER, WHO ARE, I ACTUALLY, PAUL JUST SHARED A VIDEO TODAY, THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE WALK INTO THE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER AND THEY HAVE TRAUMA AND PAIN THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING, THEN THAT'S TRANSFERRED ON TO OUR STAFF WHO ARE HELPING TO SERVE. AND OUR OFFICERS, QUALITY OF LIFE OFFICERS, FOLKS IN THE PARKS EXPERIENCE THAT AS WELL. SO IT IS A LOT, A VERY, VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE AT TASK, BUT WE HAVE A CITY MANAGER, A MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO'VE TAKEN IT TO TASK, UM, TO REALLY SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? LONG BEACH IS GONNA REALLY STAND UP AND DO THIS, UM, AND CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES GOING FORWARD. SO THE PROCLAMATION OF THE EMERGENCY, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE, UM, DOING WHAT WE DO IN THIS EMERGENCY STATE THAT ALLOWS US TO MOVE THINGS FASTER THROUGH OUR PROCESS, UH, SO THAT THE CITY MANAGER CAN APPROVE CERTAIN THINGS WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO COUNCIL FIRST. UM, AND THAT WE CAN MOVE THINGS, WE CAN, UM, MOVE OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UH, WE CAN FOCUS MORE ON HOUSING AND GETTING SHELTERING. UM, BUT ONCE THAT COMES TO AN END, WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING INTO OUR NEXT, WELL WE'VE ALREADY STARTED MOVING INTO OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PHASE, UM, AND THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T ENDED HOMELESSNESS. SO AGAIN, I KNOW IT'S VERY URGENT FOR YOU. UM, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE NEED TO HEAR THOSE STORIES. WE NEED TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON. WE NEED YOUR HELP IN IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY CONNECT, UH, TO PEOPLE. WHEN OUR OUTREACH TEAMS GO OUT THERE, ON AVERAGE IT TAKES 17 TO 20, 25 TIMES OF CONNECTING WITH SOME FOLKS WHO AREN'T READY YET TO SAY, YES, I WANT SOME SUPPORT. UM, OR I NEED SOME MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. OR, I'M ADDIC, I HAVE AN ADDICTION AND I NEED HELP. UM, AND SO WE KNOW THAT IT TAKES PEOPLE AND CONNECTION TO REALLY CONNECT TO PEOPLE AND HELP THEM MOVE INTO A PERMANENT HOUSING SOLUTIONS. SO, UM, WE DID A VERY LARGE UPDATE ON SEPTEMBER 12TH. UM, IF YOU DID NOT HEAR IT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO ONLINE AND CHECK OUT. CHECK IT. IT WAS TWO HOURS. SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE TWO HOURS, THAT'S FINE. BUT TURN IT ON IN THE BACKGROUND IF YOU WANNA HEAR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON. AND THEN AGAIN, THERE'S ABOUT 17 PRESENTATIONS AT COUNCIL MEETINGS SINCE JANUARY, [01:25:01] UH, WHERE WE'RE PROVIDING CONTINUOUS UPDATES. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO WHILE WE'RE STILL IN THIS EMERGENCY. AND THEN YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND US AND ASK US LOTS OF QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. UH, THERESA, YOU CAN GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE TO ABOUT ALL THAT INFORMATION, UM, PUBLIC INFORMATION. UM, AND IF YOU WANT, IS THERE THIS SPECIFIC WEBSITE OR LONG BEACH.GOV/HOMELESSNESS AND QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT TABS, HOW TO REACH OUT, HOW TO CONTACT, UM, AS WELL AS THEIR DASHBOARD WHERE, WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING YEARS AS FAR AS OUTCOMES HAPPENING. SO THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WEBPAGE. THANK YOU, UH, CHANDLER FOR MRS. CHANDLER FOR BRINGING FORWARD THE, UH, NOT EASY WORRY NUANCE. THIS IS VERY COMPLEX S**T IS CHALLENGING ABOUT EVERY LARGE CITY. AND BY NO MEANS DO I THINK WE HAVE THE BEST PRACTICE DEALING WITH THIS, UH, CHALLENGE OF, OF HOME KEEPS US ALL NIGHT INCLUDED. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT INNOVATIVE WAYS TO PLEASE YOU, OUR RESIDENTS, TO ADDRESS YOUR DAILY BASIS. AND WHEN WE HEAR ABOUT THE FORTUNATE INCIDENT TIME, RIGHT? YES. ALL TO THANK, UH, MY COLLEAGUE FOR BRINGING FORTH THE PRESENTATION YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TO LISTEN AND PROVIDE YOUR VALUABLE INPUT. NOT TAKING THIS LIGHT. DO UNDERSTAND GREAT IMPORTANCE TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE. THIS WOULD NOT BE ON THE AGENDA. PLEASE RECOGNIZE THAT. 'CAUSE WE COULD HAVE IZED LIKE VERY EASILY MEETING AND GOD OUT AND DO THE TOUGH WORK. SO, UM, DAD, ARE THERE ANY OTHER, YEAH, UH, THANK YOU. UH, I'D JUST LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE, UM, THE RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY ISSUE. THANK YOU DONNA. THAT I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT WHEN THAT DOES COME BACK, UM, IN THE FOURTH COUNCIL DISTRICT, WE'RE A LARGE DISTRICT, BUT WE HAVE, UM, 4 0 5 FREEWAY, EAST TEMPLE. WE HAVE THE 6 0 5 FREEWAY, NORTH SEVENTH STREET. WE HAVE THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER. WE HAVE MULTIPLE WATERWAYS THAT GO THROUGH THE, SO THE WATERWAYS WOULD BE, UM, LOS ANGELES COUNTY JURISDICTION. UH, THE FREEWAYS ARE CALTRANS. UM, AND ANOTHER THING I'LL SAY IS THAT WE INTERFACE WITH, OR WE BORDER 10 SEPARATE POLICE AGENCIES JUST IN THE FOR. SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF BORDER ISSUES WHERE A DIFFERENT AGENCY HAS A DIFFERENT POLICY. UH, ONE EXAMPLE WOULD BE, UM, LA COUNTY. UM, UM, FOR INSTANCE, IF, IF WE TAG, UH, AN ENCAMPMENT, UM, LET'S SAY IT'S EITHER 48 OR 72 HOURS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE STANDARD IS FOR LA COUNTY. I'M SURE THEY HAVE A WRITTEN ONE, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE, UH, TAKEN CARE OF IN LESS THAN 45 DAYS. SO THAT LEVEL OF EXPECTATION THAT THE PUBLIC HAS OUT THERE, HEY COUNSEL, WHY AREN'T YOU TAKING, SO LET'S BRING THAT ISSUE BACK AND, AND TO THE CREDIT OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE THAT JUST DOES INTERFACING WITH THE, WITH THE CALTRANS AND THE COUNTY. SO IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE NOT TRYING, I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE, THAT IT'S A MAJOR, MAJOR CHALLENGE. SO I'D LIKE THAT TO COME BACK IN. THANK YOU, DONNA, FOR THAT ONE INSTANCE. BUT, BUT IT'S ALL OVER THE CITY. SO I WANNA LOOK AT THAT. ALSO JUST ON, ON, ON METRO. UM, THAT IS ANOTHER JURISDICTIONAL PIECE WHERE, UM, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A QUOTE HERE. I WON'T TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT FROM THEIR HEAD OF SECURITY WHO SPOKE AT A COUNCIL MEETING, BUT I'M NOT SURE WE SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE, UH, LET ALONE HAVE A COMMONALITY IN, IN. SO, [01:30:01] UM, I'D LOVE TO SEE ALL THAT COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN FOR FREE. ALL RIGHT, SO THAT CONCLUDES COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL OR COM . YEAH. UH, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, UM, MOTION ON THE, FORGOT THE MOTION. YOU'RE CLEAR ON THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE. THIS MOTION CARRIES. SO, UH, BEFORE WE MEETING, WE DO, THIS WOULD BE FOR NON NON NON-AGENT. PUBLIC COMMENT PROBABLY WENT TO SLEEP A LITTLE BIT. . ALRIGHT. ANYWAY, AGAIN, MY NAME IS KENNEDY COLLINS. LONG BEACH RESIDENCE IS A THOUSAND. I'VE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE STREET. BASICALLY. I HAVE A CONCERNED WITH THE POLICING IN LONG BEACH THAT MY FAMILY'S CONCERNED BECAUSE LIKE WHAT HAPPENED IS JUST LIKE , I THINK ON THE 15TH OF OCTOBER MY BROTHER WAS KILLED, DRIVER MOTORCYCLE. THEY HAD MADE A VIOLATION WHERE SHE HAD HIT DIED. SO NOW WITH LONG BEACH POLICE, MY FAMILY'S STILL WAITING. AND WITH LONG BEACH POLICE WILL NAME DID NOT TELL A SLICING PLATE BASICALLY. AND ALSO NO REST HAS BEEN MADE. BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. SOME PEOPLE WHO SAID THAT SAW HAD SAID THE LADY WAS INTOXICATED. MY FAMILY'S CONCERNED, WE'RE ALL CONCERNED HERE, IS THAT CERTAIN PROCEDURES WE BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. UM, WHEN A PERSON IS KILLED, UM, WHEN AN INFRACTION HAPPENS, LIKE, UM, THERE'S MANSLAUGHTER AND ANYTHING LIKE THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. AND SO WHAT MY FAMILY NOW WE'RE WAITING ON WHERE COMES OUT, WE'RE GONNA BE SPYING WITH THE UNITED STATES, JESS HARTMAN, HAVE THEM TO LOOK HOW LONG BEACH DOES US. WE DON'T WANT BELIEVE THAT A PERSON COMING TO LONG BEACH KILL SOMEONE HAVING THAT LONG BEACH POLICE PROTECT THEIR IDENTITY. YEARS AGO RIOTS IN LOS ANGELES, IT WAS SAID THAT LAPD, THEY WILL, UM, THEY'LL TREAT YOU LIKE A KING. WE DON'T WANNA BELIEVE THAT IN LONG BEACH WHEN IT COMES TO POLICING SOMEONE KILLS SOMEBODY IN LONG BEACH, WE FIND THAT APPALLING STILL. WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY INFORMATION FROM LONG BEACH POLICE. IT'S BASICALLY, UM, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS THIS AGAIN, LOOKING FOR MY TIME IS UP. UM, WHEN A REPORT COMES OUT, WE'RE GONNA VIEW IT, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT IT, THEN WE'RE GONNA TURN IT OVER TO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. WE'RE GONNA ASK THAT THE UNITED STATES, WE'RE THE UNITED STATES, UM, ATTORNEY GENERAL, LOOK INTO IT. WE'RE GOING TO ASK THAT CALIFORNIA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL LOOK INTO IT. 'CAUSE BASICALLY IT HAS TO PASS FEDERAL AND STATE RULES OF POLICING. AGAIN, MY NAME IS KENNEDY COLLINS AND I'M HIGHLY CONCERNED. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON, MELISSA. I'M HERE. THIS IS MY, I HAVE A CONCERN. UM, ACCIDENTS HAPPENED ON MONDAY, 50 STREET, FIRST STREET, NY. IT'S BETWEEN TWO SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY AND MY NAME MYSELF AS WELL AS OUR CONCERN. AND FOR OUR SAFETY, WALKING DOWN THE STREET AS THE SAFETY. WANNA KNOW WHAT'S, UM, WHAT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE AS WELL AS IN HAVEN'T HAD ANY MEETINGS. MELISSA, YOU CAN, SOMEBODY FROM MY STAFF WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, HEARING NO MORE IN PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS MEETING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.