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MEMBER DUGGAN.WE'RE, WE ARE BEGINNING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, BEFORE WE, WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, UH, COUNCIL VICE MAYOR ALLEN AND COUNCIL MEMBER URANGA WON'T BE HERE THIS EVENING.
AND WE'RE GONNA PASS IT TO COUNCILMAN AUSTIN FOR THE PLEDGE AND THE MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE RISE IF YOU'RE POSSIBLE.
IF, IF YOU CAN, I HAD, LIKE FOR US TO STAND IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN SOLIDARITY AS A COMMUNITY FOR PEACE AND LOVE GOING INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON, PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, THE LIE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WI IT STANDS, THE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I'M NOT ON THE RIGHT SCREEN HERE.
ALRIGHT, SO WELCOME TO CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF, UH, IMPORTANT ITEMS. UH, WE HAVE OUR HOMELESS PRESENTATION THAT WE HAVE, UH, ONCE A MONTH TO EXTEND THE, UH, TO ADDRESS THE, THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF HEARINGS.
UH, WE HAVE A BIG ITEM ON, UM, ON THE AIRPORT REPORT.
IT'S ITEM 20, SO THE ORDER WILL BE, UM, WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH OUR PRESENTATIONS, TAKE ON CONSENT, HANDLE THE HOMELESS EMERGENCY, PUBLIC COMMENT, THEN WE GET TO THE AIRPORT ITEM.
UH, YOU'LL HEAR THE SHOEMAKER BRIDGE PRESENTATION AND THE REST OF THE AGENDA.
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE FOLKS HERE FOR THE VIGIL OUTSIDE.
I WANNA, UH, UH, LET YOU KNOW THAT IT'S A CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM IS PUT ON, ON THE AGENDA NEXT WEEK.
IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, SO WE CAN'T SPEAK TO IT TONIGHT.
BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN THAT TIME COMES UP.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
WE HAVE, UH, FIRST, LET'S START WITH OUR PRESENTATION ON EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.
I'LL PASS IT OVER TO CITY MANAGER MOCA.
[ EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE, UH, LIKE TO DO THIS, UH, ONCE A QUARTER WHERE WE RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE HARD WORK OF OUR EMPLOYEES, UH, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM.
UH, AND THEN I'LL WELCOME THEM UP HERE TO, UH, GET THEIR REWARD.
UH, SO WE HAVE, UH, EMPLOYEES TODAY FOR THE MONTHS OF AUGUST, UH, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
SO OUR FIRST STEP, UM, IS MELISSA SWIFT.
MELISSA'S BEEN, UH, WITH THE CITY FOR 29 YEARS, AND SHE'S IN THE CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
UH, SHE WAS THE SENIOR PPA, UH, AT FIRE FOR 15 YEARS AND HANDLED THE DAY-TO-DAY PAYROLL PERSONNEL FUNCTIONS, ALONG WITH BEING THE RETURN TO WORK COORDINATOR FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION INJURIES.
IN 2018, SHE WAS SELECTED AND HONORED AS EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UH, SHE HAS SINCE TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY AUDITOR'S OFFICE IN 2020, HANDLES ALL CITYWIDE GARNISHMENTS, HANDLES ALL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ALONG WITH CREATING CONTRACTS, PURCHASE ORDERS, AND MAKES SURE THE INVOICES ARE PAID TIMELY.
SHE'S THE PRIMARY BACKUP FOR DISBURSEMENT DESK, ENSURING THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CHECKS ARE PROCESSED AND MAILED OUT EACH AND EVERY DAY.
UH, SHE ALSO ASSISTS WITH PPA FUNCTIONS FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.
WHILE WE WERE LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR THAT POSITION, HER EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE, UH, ALONG WITH HER HARD WORK, UH, ETHIC, FLEXIBILITY, AND PLEASANT DEMEANOR, HAVE MADE HER AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO THE CITY CON.
SHE CONSISTENTLY DELIVERS HIGH QUALITY WORK AND COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, AND SHE THRIVES IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT THAT IS HIGHLY RESPECTED BY ALL AND ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP NO MATTER WHAT THE TASK WILL BE.
PLEASE WELCOME UP MELISSA SWIFT.
NEXT UP IS OUR SENIOR TRAFFIC ENGINEER IN PUBLIC WORKS, A, UM, HU MANIAN, UH, ERIC, UM, OR ARICK, UH, EXCUSE ME.
ARICK JOINED THE TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY, UH, BUREAU IN PUBLIC WORKS THREE YEARS AGO.
HE HAS SINCE EARNED HIS TRAFFIC ENGINEER LICENSE AND PROMOTED TO SENIOR TRAFFIC ENGINEER.
IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER WITHIN CITY HALL, HE PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING PUBLIC WORKS', NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CALMING
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PROGRAM, PROVIDING TRANSPARENCY AND STRUCTURE IN HOW THE CITY ADMINISTERS TRAFFIC CALMING RESOURCES.HE ALSO EXCELS IN PROJECT DELIVERY.
RECENTLY COMPLETING THE SANTA FE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, UH, SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECT WITH LAST MINUTE UPDATES FOR DECORATIVE CROSSWALKS AT CABRILLO HIGH SCHOOL.
ARICK WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CITYWIDE EFFORT TO REDUCE SPEED LIMITS WITH HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND ORGANIZATION.
ALSO, NOTABLE IS HIS PROFICIENCY, UH, FOR LEADERSHIP AND INSTRUCTION, EMPOWERING OTHERS IN THE MOBILITY BUREAU TO GROW IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE AS A CITY WORKS TOWARDS ITS GOAL OF ZERO ROADWAY DEATHS.
IF HE HAD HIS WAY, THIS AWARD WOULD BE GO TO HIS ENTIRE TEAM.
UH, QUOTE FROM HIM IS THIS HONOR SERVES AS A TESTAMENT TO WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.
NEXT UP FROM CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS JULIA SSAY.
JULIA TRANSFERRED FROM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN JANUARY OF 2022 TO BECOME THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IN CIVIL SERVICE.
AS THE EA, SHE SUPPORTS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UM, AS WELL AS THE FIVE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS.
IN HER ROLE AS SUPPORT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, SHE COORDINATES ALL ONBOARDING OF NEW COMMISSIONERS, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AGENDAS AND MEETINGS, AND EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS.
HER OUTSTANDING INTERPERSONAL SKILLS ARE SEEN IN HOW SHE TREATS ALL OF HER CUSTOMERS WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, WHETHER IT BE COMMISSIONERS, ATTORNEYS, EMPLOYEES, COLLEAGUES, OR TEAM MEMBERS.
HER TECHNOLOGY SKILLS HAVE PROVEN TO BE A GREAT ASSET IN HER ROLE AS SHE MANAGES VIRTUAL MEETINGS.
UH, THE REGISTRAR AGENDA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, UM, UH, CITY, UH, CHAMBER TECHNOLOGY AND TECH SUPPORT FROM ALL THE COMMISSIONERS.
HER PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE SHINES THROUGH WITH THE MANY SPECIAL EVENTS SHE'S COORDINATED WITH EASE FOR THE COMMISSION AND STAFF, AND ALWAYS WITH A SMILE.
IN HER SPARE TIME, YOU CAN FIND HER VOLUNTEERING WITH THE LATINO EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION, WHERE SHE SERVES AS ARTS AND CULTURAL CO-CHAIR COORDINATING COMMUNITY EVENTS AS WELL.
HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOING AFTER THIS
NEXT UP, UM, UH, BUT NOT ABLE TO BE HERE WITH US TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY, IS OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
UM, UH, UM, UH, WINNER MARYANNE CRONIN, OUR SENIOR PLANNER, MARYANNE CRONIN IS A SENIOR PLANNER IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WHERE SHE MANAGES MANY OF THE CITY'S MOST COMPLEX LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS, AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
MARYANNE HAS PROBLEM SOLVED AND USHERED THROUGH NUMEROUS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT OTHERS THOUGHT UNTHINKABLE OR IMPOSSIBLE TO BRING THEM TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION.
BOTH FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS AND IN SUPPORT OF CITY AND PUBLIC PROJECTS FOR NUMEROUS OTHER DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UH, SHE FACILITATES THE CITY'S WORK WITH THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION LEADING TO MANY MEANINGFUL PUBLIC RECREATION, ENTERTAINMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
SHE IS OUR EXPERT ON CQA CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, AND OFTEN PRESENTS RIGHT OVER THERE ON THE MOST COMPLICATED CA DOCUMENTS AND HAS IMPROVED OUR PRACTICES AND PR AND POLICIES RELATED TO CQA.
SHE'S ONE OF THOSE RARE PROFESSIONALS WHO NO MATTER WHO ELSE IS IN THE ROOM OR ON THE CALL, UH, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE AROUND HER IS THINKING, WOW, SHE'S GONNA BE MY BOSS ONE DAY.
THE DAUGHTER OF TWO SOCIAL WORKERS.
SHE HAS REMARKABLE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND IS ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT HOW TO DO BETTER FOR THOSE MOST MARGINALIZED OR LEFT OUT OF THE PLANNING PROCESS, AS WELL AS EVERYONE AROUND HER, INCLUDING RESIDENTS, COLLEAGUES, AND STAFF IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
SHE CONTINUES TO IMPART HER EXPERTISE ON PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS ON THE BOARD OF AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF LA AND IN HER WORK AS THE ASSOCIATION, UM, OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNERS, SHE RUNS HALF MARATHONS, UH, RIDES JET SKIS TO CATALINA, DOES NERDY PLANNING TOURS IN EVERY CITY.
SHE VISITS, ENJOYS CONCERTS ON THE BEACH, BIKE RIDES AND MORE.
BUT ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE, SHE'S A FANTASTIC PERSON TO WORK WITH, UH, UPLIFTING, HUMBLE, AND JOYFUL.
AND SHE WILL ABSOLUTELY MAKE YOU LAUGH.
MARYANNE IS A DEFINITION OF A NATURAL LEADER, WHETHER IT'S ORGANIZING A GROUP, UH, BIRTHDAY PARTY, UM, OR COMING UP WITH CREATIVE QUE SOLUTIONS, SHE'S ALWAYS THERE TO TRY TO GET TO.
SO PLEASE, UH, JOIN ME AND, UH, CONGRATULATING HER IN ABSENTIA MARYANNE CRONIN.
WE HAVE TWO MORE, UH, THREE MORE ACTUALLY.
UM, UH, CARINA OCHOA, UH, CLERK TYPE IS THREE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CARINA IS A TEAM PLAYER WHO ALWAYS SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF THE DIVISION BUREAU DEPARTMENT AND CITY.
SHE WILL SHIFT RESPONSIBILITIES TO HELP OTHERS AS NEEDED WITHOUT ANY HESITATION OR PUSHBACK.
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OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH AND LEARNING.SHE'S THOUGHTFUL, ANTICIPATORY, KIND, AND MOTIVATED AT ALL TIMES.
SHE'S GEN GRACEFULLY ACCEPTED A SHIFT IN HER RESPONSIBILITIES AS PART OF, UH, UH, CLERICAL SUPPORT TO THE PAYROLL OFFICE.
AS STAFFING HAS FLUCTUATED HER, CAN-DO ATTITUDE, MAKES HER AN, UH, INTEGRAL PART OF THE TEAM AND AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I'M ALSO UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY AS JUAN RODRIGUEZ.
HE'S OUR GARDENER, TWO IN PARKS, REC, AND MARINE.
JUAN HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR FOUR YEARS AND HAS ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS AN INNOVATIVE AND DEDICATED STAFF MEMBER, EAGER TO SERVE AS FELLOW STAFF MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY.
RECENTLY, A COMMUNITY SERVICE SUPERVISOR RELAYED TO JUAN, A COMMENT MADE BY A TEEN PATRON REGARDING THE LACK OF FLOWERS AND PLANTS IN ONE OF OUR TEEN CENTERS.
JUAN QUICKLY SPRUNG TO ACTION AND WORKED OUT WITH HIS TEAM TO PLANT FLOWERS AND PLANTS TO MAKE THE FRONT MORE APPEALING.
HE'S QUICK TO TAKE INITIATIVE DURING SPECIAL EVENTS, IS OFTEN OBSERVED, ASSISTING, UH, IN SETTING UP WITHOUT ANY PROMPTING.
HE CHECKS IN OFTEN TO ENSURE ANY GROUNDS MAINTENANCE NEEDS ARE MET, AND OFTEN PROVIDES ASSISTANCE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF HIS RESPONSIBILITIES.
HE HAS A FANTASTIC ATTITUDE, TAKES PRIDE IN HIS WORK, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE HIM AND PROUD TO CALL HIM, UH, ONE OF OUR GREAT, UH, PRM FAMILY MEMBERS.
UH, LET'S, UH, HEAR IT FOR JUAN IN
AND OUR LAST ONE, UH, IT'S FROM OUR LIBRARY.
IT'S ERIC CARDOZO, OUR SENIOR LIBRARIAN YOUTH SERVICES.
ERIC HAS BEEN A CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN FOR EIGHT YEARS AND JOINED THE LIBRARY IN 2021 AS A SENIOR LIBRARIAN AT LOS STOS NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY.
HE RECENTLY TRANSFERRED TO VILLAGE AND KING MAINE LIBRARY IN JUNE AS A SENIOR LIBRARIAN IN YOUTH SERVICES COORDINATING SYSTEM-WIDE PROGRAMMING FOR AGES ZERO TO 12.
HE ALSO SPEARHEADED SYSTEM-WIDE PRIDE MONTH ACTIVITIES, PASSPORT TO LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY AND CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL LIBRARY MONTH, AND, UH, KHMER, UM, UH, KAMAI KAMAL, A CULTURAL EVENT SHOWCASING THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY.
UH, ERIC WAS RECENTLY ASKED TO, UM, MENTOR, UH, GRANTEES FOR THE 2024 CALIFORNIA HUMANITIES COHORT.
A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PRODUCES FUNDS, CREATES AND SUPPORTS HUMANITARIAN HUMANITIES PROJECTS, UH, PROGRAMS AND AND PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.
HE'S KNOWN FOR HIS PATIENCE, EASE AND COLLABORATION, AND ABILITY TO LEAVE A TEAM, LEAD A TEAM WHEN EVERYONE FEELS HEARD AND RESPECTED.
IN FACT, HE'S SO APPRECIATED BY OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
HE WAS RECENTLY NAMED SENATE DISTRICT 33 PRIDE BRUNCH HONOREE, HIGHLIGHTING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF L-B-T-Q-I-A PLUS LEADERS.
IN HIS SPARE TIME, HE ENJOYS RUNNING, HIKING, READING, VISITING THEME PARKS, AND SPENDING TIME WITH HIS DOGS AND FAMILY.
SO THAT'S IT, UM, FOR THIS MONTH HERE FOR EVERYBODY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU GIVE US TO DO THIS.
UH, WE HAVE 6,000 REALLY TALENTED EMPLOYEES, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THEIR PERSONAL STORY, WHAT MOTIVATES THEM, THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO, AND WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GIVING US THE TIME TO DO THAT.
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, WE SEE STATISTICS, WE SEE NEWS IN THE STORY, YOU KNOW, STORIES IN THE NEWS AND ALL OF THESE THINGS, BUT I THINK I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH PRESENTATIONS, UH, TOM, BECAUSE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO ACTUALLY RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE B BEHIND THE, THE QUALITY SERVICES, UH, THAT LONG BEACH PUT FORWARD.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH.
LET'S HEAR IT ONE MORE TIME FOR OUR HARDWORKING CITY EMPLOYEES, FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR SERVICE.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA HANDLE CONSENT CALENDAR, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE DIA DES MUERTOS PRESENTATION.
SO LET'S QUEUE UP THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
[CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 17.)]
OKAY.IT'S BEEN, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT? OKAY.
SEEING NONE, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
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COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS.RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION ON THE 2023 LOS MUTOS GRAND PARADE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DEJAS.
[21. 23-51485 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the 2023 Dia de los Muertos Grand Parade. Office or Department: Mary Zendejas, Councilwoman, First District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
LONG BEACH'S BEAUTY IS EMBEDDED IN OUR CITY'S RICH CULTURAL DIVERSITY.LATINOS MAKE UP OVER 40% OF OUR CI CITY'S POPULATION, AND IN IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AS THE FIRST LATINA, UM, MEMBER, I'M SORRY, THE ONLY LATINA MEMBER ON COUNCIL RIGHT NOW, TO HOST OUR ANNUAL DI LOS MUTOS GRAND PARADE AND FESTIVAL WITH THE AMAZING, WITH OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THIS CELEBRATION HAS EVOLVED INTO ONE OF THE BIGGEST OF ITS KIND IN THE REGION.
THANK YOU TO ROLANDO NICHOLS, MIGUEL MEINA, AND ERIC VEGA FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND WANTING TO BRING THIS CULTURAL EVENT TO LONG BEACH.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK AND HONOR THE WORK THAT SENATOR LENA GONZALEZ DID TO KICK OFF THIS TRADITION DURING HER TIME AS COUNCILWOMAN HERE IN THE FIRST DISTRICT.
THIS TRADITIONAL EVENT STARTED ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO, WHEN THEN COUNCILWOMAN GONZALEZ, UM, DECIDED TO BRING THE IMPORTANT CULTURAL CELEBRATION TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
THIS IS MY FOURTH YEAR HOSTING IT, AND IT HAS GROWN TENFOLD.
UM, THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS PARADE IN THE HISTORY OF LONG BEACH, UM, HAS BEEN, OR OUT OF ANY PARADE, HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY ABC SEVEN, WHO LIVESTREAMED IT ON THE DAY OF THE PARADE, NOVEMBER 4TH, AND THEN ACTUALLY BROADCASTED IT ON SUNDAY, THE RIGHT, THE DAY AFTER.
SO, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT WITHOUT OUR, WITHOUT OUR SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
UM, I WANNA GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, UM, FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN MAKING THIS EVENT HAPPEN.
UM, THE MAYOR FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND REALLY, REALLY KNOWING THE IMPORTANCE OF BRINGING CULTURAL EVENTS, UM, AND PARADES TO OUR, UM, TO OUR CITY, UM, THE CITY MANAGER.
WE'VE COME A LONG WAYS, WE ARE SO EXCITED TO WHERE WE BROUGHT THIS EVENT.
YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE, AND OF COURSE, A BIG, HUGE THANKS TO SPECIAL EVENTS, UM, WHO HAS HELPED US BRING THIS EVENT TO WHAT IT IS TODAY.
UM, AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ROLANDO TO, TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ON, UM, ON OUR DE LOS MUERTOS PARADE FESTIVAL AND AS, UM, AS THE CITY CLERKS ACCUSE UP THE VIDEO THAT WE WANT TO SHARE.
SO, THANK YOU ROLANDO, FOR BEING HERE.
I AM THE CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR THE DIA LOS MUTOS PARADE, UH, PASSION OF MINE AS A, AS A MEDIA IN, UM, TELEVISION PERSONALITY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS AS CLOSE TO MY HEART AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAPPENED IN OUR CITY.
SO, I WANT TO SAY, MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORTING.
HAS COUNCILWOMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
UH, THIS YEAR WAS ONLY OUR SECOND YEAR, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT FROM 2022 TO 2023, WE, WE HAD A ABOUT 50% INCREASE AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WANTED, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANTED TO PARTICIPATE AND BE PART OF IT.
SO THAT WAS, UH, VERY NICE TO SEE.
UH, WE FIGURED THAT WE HAD ABOUT SEVEN TO 8,000 PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED PHYSICALLY, EH, THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH THAT DAY, SO THEY COULD WATCH AND, YOU KNOW, BE PRESENT AT THE PARADE.
UH, AS YOU MENTIONED, CHANNEL SEVEN IS OUR, OUR MEDIA PARTNER ON THE ENGLISH SIDE OF IT THIS YEAR.
THEY ALREADY ARE COMMITTED TO BROADCAST THE PARADE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
UH, THEY, THEY WANT AN EXCLUSIVITY DEAL WITH US IN OUR COMPANY.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE EXCITED TO, TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND IT.
AND AS I'VE BEEN SAYING SINCE DAY ONE, MY VISION AND MY GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS PARADE AS BIG AS THE MACY'S PARADE.
IT DEFINITELY HAS A POTENTIAL.
LONG BEACH HAS A POTENTIAL, AND THAT'S THE MAIN REASON WHY I REALLY THINK THAT WE CAN MAKE IT, UH, AS BIG AS, AS A TRADITION, AS, AS YOU KNOW, AS THE HOLIDAY ON, ON, UH, ON THANKSGIVING.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, ALSO SPECIAL THANKS TO SPECIAL, UH, TO SPECIAL EVENTS AND THE WHOLE STAFF, THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS.
AND, UM, I'M, I'M VERY THANKFUL AND AND GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU GUYS.
FOR SOME OF YOU THAT WERE THERE, I HOPE THAT YOU HAD A LOT OF FUN.
THE COMMUNITY HOPEFULLY ENJOYED IT AS WELL.
UH, I CAN TELL YOU, IT WAS A, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
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EVENT AND VERY SUCCESSFUL.AND THANKS TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND TO ALL OF YOU.
AND I KNOW WE HAVE A VIDEO THAT WE PUT TOGETHER TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE SNIPPET OF IT.
THANKS ROLANDO'S VIDEO FOR ME, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST FESTIVALS YOU CAN GO TO FOR D LOS MARTOS.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, AND I'M SUPER EXCITED BECAUSE LAST YEAR WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR TODAY EVENTS.
I'M JUST ARRIVING FROM NEW YORK.
IT'S EXCITING TO BE HERE AND HONORING OUR TRADITIONS AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT IS, IS PRESENT IN ALL SPACES.
UH, IT GETS A LOT OF DIFFERENT CULTURES COMING TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE SOMETHING THAT IS BEAUTIFUL, AND WE GET TO DRIVE AMAZING CARS.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR INVITING US.
UM, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WE ACTUALLY DO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVENT.
UM, AND AT THE SAME TIME WE GET TO REMEMBER OUR LOVED ONES, LOS, I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOWCASE SO MANY TALENTS AND SO MANY ARTS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE CULTURES THAT BRING US ALL TOGETHER.
THIS EVENT IS THE PREMIER DELLO MUERTOS EVENT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
IT GETS BIGGER AND BETTER EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
IT'S A GREAT HONOR FOR ME TO BE PLAYING THE PART OF A GRAND MARSH OF THIS PARADE.
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS.
THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT REALLY CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED THE PARADE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY, MANY, MANY MORE YEARS OF BRINGING THIS PARADE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCILWOMAN AND DEJAS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONTINUING THIS TRADITION.
I MEAN, THIS HAS TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL.
IT'S ALREADY, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN EARLY PARADE.
IT HASN'T BEEN GOING FOR THAT MANY YEARS, BUT THE POTENTIAL THAT THIS THING HAS IS INCREDIBLE.
AND TO SEE THE DOWNTOWN, TO SEE PINE AVENUE, UH, ACTIVATED FAMILIES OUT THERE, YOUNG PEOPLE, IT WAS, IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND IT'S JUST, I JUST THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY IN GENERAL, RIGHT? SO I WOULD SAY, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE THINGS.
WE INCREASED FUNDING IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR FOR CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS LIKE THIS, HIGHLIGHTING THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE, UH, MORE OF THESE ACTIVITIES.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.
I WASN'T ABLE TO THIS YEAR, BUT HAPPY TO DO THAT.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARY ZENDEJAS, UM, AND HER ENTIRE TEAM AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT PARTNERED WITH HER.
I GOT THE HONOR OF BEING PART OF THE PARADE.
SO WELL ORGANIZED, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO OUR CITY STAFF.
UH, AND I JUST WANNA REITERATE, UH, WHAT OUR MAYOR SAID, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BUDGET, RIGHT? WE'RE AROUND INCREASING FUNDING FOR OUR CULTURAL EVENTS, RIGHT? AND THOSE STAKEHOLDER STAPLE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY, RIGHT? AND I WAS HONORED TO SUPPORT THAT AS, AS BOC, AS BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CHAIR.
UM, AND I THINK THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXEMPLAR ABOUT WHY OUR CITY INVESTS IN CULTURAL EVENTS AND LIFTS THEM UP, RIGHT? UM, 'CAUSE IT'S PART OF THE VALUE SYSTEM FOR OUR CITY.
AND SO I JUST WANNA SAY KUDOS AND WELL DONE.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? SEEING NONE MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
COUNCILWOMAN DUGGAN MOTION IS CARRIED.
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REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER.RECOMMENDATION TO CONTINUE THE LOCAL EMERGENCY CAUSED BY CONDITIONS OR THREATENED CONDITIONS OF HOMELESSNESS.
EXTEND CITY COUNCIL REVIEW PERIOD FOR CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY FROM
[23. 23-51487 Recommendation to continue the local emergency caused by conditions or threatened conditions of homelessness within the City of Long Beach, which if not corrected, constitutes an imminent and proximate threat to the safety of persons and property within the City; Extend City Council review period for continuing the local emergency caused by conditions or threatened conditions of homelessness within the City of Long Beach from thirty (30) days to sixty (60) days pursuant to Section 2.69.060 of the Long Beach Municipal code, with a date certain termination of Februrary 28, 2024; Receive and file an update on the emergency proclamation and associated activities and provide any additional direction to City staff regarding the emergency; Adopt resolution to accept and expend grant funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents, and any necessary subsequent amendments, including amending the terms or award amount, with HCD relating to the grant application and award of grant funds, for construction of modular non-congregate shelter units for interim housing, for persons experiencing homelessness; Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and all necessary documents, subgrants, and any subsequent amendments, including any amendments to the award amount or to extend the grant term, with the State of California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency’s (BCSH) California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH) to accept and expend funding in an amount not to exceed $5,330,545 for encampment resolution funding to support the wellness and safety of people experiencing homelessness in encampments; and Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $5,330,545 for homeless encampment resolution, offset by grant revenues. (Citywide) Office or Department: City Manager Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
30 DAYS TO 60 DAYS WITH A DATE CERTAIN TERMINATION OF FEBRUARY 28TH, 2024.RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE ON THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES, AND PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL DIRECTION TO CITY STAFF REGARDING THE EMERGENCY.
ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND GRANT FUNDING FROM THE HCD AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 10 MILLION.
EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MODULAR NON CONGREGATE SHELTER UNITS FOR INTERIM HOUSING, FOR PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH BCSH TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 5,330,545 AND INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS BY 5,330,545 FOR HOMELESSNESS.
HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION OFFSET BY GRANT REVENUES CITYWIDE.
SO BEFORE WE GO TO STAFF, JUST A BIT OF FRAMING HERE.
UH, WE'VE BEEN, UM, WE'RE IN, IN 11 MONTHS OF OPERATING WITHIN THE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY.
WHAT THIS DOES IS IT SETS A DATE CERTAIN AND GETS THE REST OF THE EMERGENCY APPROVALS THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO FINISH STRONG ON THIS, UH, PHASE.
WE GAVE A PRESENTATION A FEW MONTHS AGO ABOUT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE MOVING FORWARD ON IMPORTANT PROJECTS THAT WERE JUST MENTIONED.
UH, RECEIVING THE GRANT FUNDING FOR THE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION.
WE'RE REALLY FORTUNATE TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO HAVE RECEIVED MORE THAN $5 MILLION TO FOCUS ON HOUSING AND ENCAMPMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AROUND AREAS LIKE BILLIE JEAN KING LIBRARY AND LINCOLN PARK.
SO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THESE CONTRACTS, GET THIS DONE, AND TO EXECUTE ON SOME OF THE IMPORTANT PROJECTS.
SO WE GOT THE, THE WINTER SHELTER UP EARLY.
WE HAVE THE RESCUE MISSION BUILDING UP, BUT THERE'S OTHER THINGS.
WE HAVE OUR YOUTH NAVIGATION CENTER SHELTER THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE ON.
WE HAVE THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE ON WITH LUXURY IN.
WE FINALLY HAVE A SITE ON TINY HOMES.
SO WE FINALLY HAVE ALL THESE THINGS TOGETHER.
WHAT THIS DOES IS EXTEND IT AND GIVE US A DATE CERTAIN IN FEBRUARY.
SO THIS IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE HERE.
SO THAT SAID, WE'LL GO TO STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UH, WE ARE, UM, THIS IS OUR 19TH PRESENTATION TO YOU.
UM, AND AS WE SAID, WE ARE SETTING A DATE CERTAIN, AND WE'RE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.
SO, UH, A LOT OF THE AMAZING WORK THAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE YEAR THAT'S GONNA CONTINUE AS WE BRING IN THOSE RESOURCES.
AND YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT THAT TONIGHT.
SO I WILL TURN TO DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, UH, THERESA CHANDLER TO START THE PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING WITH OUR 19TH PRESENTATION.
IT'S PRETTY UNBELIEVABLE THAT WE ARE, ARE ON 19.
UM, AND YOU'RE GONNA HEAR FROM US, THIS IS THE LAST TIME IN 2023 THAT YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM US.
YOU WILL HEAR FROM US AGAIN IN 2024, BUT NOT QUITE AS MUCH
SO, UH, JUST QUICKLY, OUR MISSION IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY AND REGION BY INCREASING HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND ENHANCING CURRENT INITIATIVES, WHILE MAINTAINING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC CITY STAFF, AND IMPROVING OVERALL PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KICK OFF OUR PRESENTATIONS WITH THE MISSION, JUST TO KEEP US GROUNDED IN THE WORK AND WHAT HAS SET US INTO ALL OF THIS AMAZING WORK THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN DOING.
SO, AS A REMINDER, THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO IMPROVE OUR APPROACH, UM, AND GET TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SYSTEMIC PROBLEM.
WE DO THIS BY FOCUSING ON PREVENTION, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND HOUSING.
UM, OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS, WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS BY INCREASING FUNDING AND RESOURCES, UM, BY AND IMPLEMENTING NEW, IMPLEMENTING NEW PROGRAMS. WE SPED UP OUR OVERALL RESPONSE AND ARE CREATING LONG-TERM GOALS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES TO SUSTAIN THE WORK.
AFTER THE EMERGENCY HAS COME TO AN END, WHICH I AM GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS EVENING, AS WE MOVE INTO THIS STRATEGIC PLANNING PHASE, THIS OVERARCHING GOAL WILL CARRY FORWARD IN HOW WE ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AS A CITY.
SO IN 2020, UH, 2024 WILL BRING US MANY THINGS.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN 2.0 BEING ONE OF THEM, THE STATEMENT OF POSSIBILITY THAT THE EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS IS LONG IN, IN LONG BEACH IS RARE AND BRIEF WHEN IT OCCURS, UM, IS WHAT HELPED US FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON INCREASING AND LEVERAGING OUR RESOURCES SO THAT WE CAN BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THIS STATEMENT.
AS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING QUITE, QUITE THOROUGHLY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE HAD TO MAKE SOME SHIFTS WITH THE TINY HOME PROJECT.
WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE STATE FINALLY APPROVED US TO SUBMIT A NEW APPLICATION NAMING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF EAST SPRING STREET AND CALIFORNIA AVENUE AS THE NEW LOCATION THE TEAM IS WORKING ON RESUBMITTING THE APPLICATION WHILE, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKING ON THE PLANNING FOR THE REDESIGN.
HERE, BECAUSE OF THIS CHANGE, WE ALSO NEED THE AUTHORIZATION FROM CITY COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE A 15 YEAR COVENANT, UM, AT THIS LOCATION.
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UH, IT'S ON ITS WAY TO YOU AS WELL.SO, AS A QUICK REMINDER, THE SITE WILL HOST 33 TINY HOMES, UH, TINY HOME UNITS.
IT WILL HAVE OFFICE SPACE, A GUARD SHACK, PARKING, AND WE'LL BE DEVELOPING, UH, AROUND THE OUTDOOR COMMON SPACE.
TO DATE, WE HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.
WE ALSO HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY MEETING ON THE SITE ON DECEMBER 2ND.
AND WE'LL BE ENGAGING MORE AS WE CONTINUE WITH THE PLANNING.
OKAY, SO IT'S BEEN ALMOST A FULL YEAR THAT WE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS UNDER THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION.
UM, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE HAVE ALSO BEEN PLANNING ON WHAT THE NEXT PHASE WILL LOOK LIKE.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS, UH, THAT THROUGH THE PROCLAMATION.
UM, THOUGH THE PROCLAMATION WILL OFFICIALLY COME TO AN END, THIS DOES NOT MEAN WE WILL STOP PRIORITIZING HOMELESS AS A CITY TEAM, HOMELESSNESS AS A CITY TEAM.
THE PROCLAMATION WILL OFFICIALLY COME TO AN END ON FEBRUARY 28TH, AS WE MENTIONED, UM, OF 2024, YOU'LL, YOU WILL HEAR FROM PAUL AND ME WHILE WE, UH, WHILE WE'LL STEER UNDER THIS EMERGENCY.
SO WE'RE COMING BACK ON FEBRUARY 6TH.
UM, THERE ARE ALSO MAY BE SOME OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO WILL BRING ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE CLEARED BEFORE THE END AS WELL.
UM, OUR NEXT PHASE OF ADDRESSING THIS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS INCLUDES DEVELOPING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, BUILDING A NEW GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE THAT WILL HELP TO SUSTAIN THE WORK, AND CONTINUING TO COORDINATE ACROSS OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS TO CONTINUE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS FROM A COMPREHENSIVE PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE HIRED, UM, CITY FABRIC.
SO I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, PLAN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
WE'VE HIRED CITI FABRIC AS THE LEAD CONSULTANT TO SUPPORT OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS BECAUSE WE NEED TO DESIGN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT BUILDS FROM THE LAST STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, AND SPANS THE WIDE RANGE OF WORK WE DO AS A CITY.
CITY FABRIC WILL ALSO BRING ON A SECONDARY CONSULTANT THAT HAS EXPERTISE ON SYSTEM AND DATA ANALYSIS.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OVER THE LAST YEAR IN MULTIPLE SPACES.
INFORMATION, UM, GATHERED FROM THESE ROUND TABLES AND MEETINGS WILL HELP US INFORM THE PLAN.
UM, AND CITY FABRIC WILL ALSO CONDUCT SOME ADDITIONAL SESSIONS INTERNAL WITH OUR CITY TEAMS AND EXTERNAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS, STARTING IN JANUARY OF 2024, IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS FROM A HOLISTIC, WELL-ROUNDED MULTI-DEPARTMENT PERSPECTIVE.
AS WE HAVE BEEN DOING THUS FAR THROUGH THE EMERGENCY, WE SAW IT IMPORTANT TO CREATE A GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE THAT CAN SUPPORT MANY OF THE PROCESSES WE WERE ABLE TO PUT IN PLACE OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, A STRUCTURE THAT CAN HELP SUSTAIN THE WORK FROM A HIGH LEVEL GOING FORWARD.
SO I JUST WANNA PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT FOR THAT.
THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE ESTABLISHED A FOCUS ON HOMELESSNESS IN 2019 TO PRIORITIZE CITYWIDE COORDINATION FROM HOMELESS RESPONSE.
AND AT THAT TIME, A DEPUTY CITY MANAGER MYSELF, UM, WAS ASSIGNED TO OVERSEE THIS SCOPE OF WORK.
NO ADDITIONAL STAFF SPECIALIZING IN HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, OR ADMIN SUPPORT WAS ASSIGNED OR CREATED AT THAT TIME.
SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL CREATION OF THIS PARTICULAR POSITION.
IN 2020, THE OFFICE OF EQUITY WAS SHIFTED FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, ALSO ASSIGNED TO ME.
AND SINCE THAT TIME, ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND STAFF HAVE GROWN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY TO ADDRESS COUNCIL PRIORITIES.
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, OTHER CITY MANAGER OFFICES HAVE BEEN STRUCTURED TO PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT, INCLUDING PROGRAM MANAGERS, PROGRAM SPECIALISTS, ANALYSTS, AND ADMIN SUPPORT.
UM, AND THIS NEW HOMELESS OFFICE WILL BE STRUCTURED TO MIRROR OTHER CITYWIDE PROGRAMS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO COORDINATE THIS PRIORITY EFFORT AND TEAM COLLABORATION.
SO, SHIFTING PROGRAMS TO THE CITY MANAGER HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE TO ENSURE ADEQUATE MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS.
FROM THIS NEWLY ESTABLISHED TEAM, YOU WILL SEE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, A FOCUS ON POLICY, COLLECTIVE IMPACT, COORDINATION, DATA AND COMMUNICATIONS.
AND IT'LL TAKE LEADERSHIP ROLES IN WORK GROUP EFFORTS LIKE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORK GROUP AND THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL WORK GROUP.
AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, WE'LL LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
UM, UNDER THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, UNDER MYSELF, UH, YOU HAVE TWO OFFICES JUST FOR TODAY.
WE WILL CALL THE ONE FOCUS ON HOMELESSNESS.
THE EVERYONE HOME OFFICE, THOUGH I THINK THAT MAY BE REBRANDED, BUT FOR NOW IT'S THE EVERYONE HOME OFFICE, UM, AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY.
UNDER THE EVERYONE HOME OFFICE, SIMILAR TO THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, THERE WILL BE ONE HIGH LEVEL MANAGER OR OFFICE POSITION WHO WILL OVERSEE TWO TO THREE PROGRAM SPECIALISTS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS STILL A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE HOMELESS SERVICES BUREAU IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND THERE WILL BE CONNECTIONS TO THE MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO ALSO HAVE A BIG HAND IN ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF THE CITY.
ALL OF THE POSITIONS UNDER THE EVERYONE HOME OFFICE WILL BE FUNDED BY THE HOMELESS HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION FUNDING, ALSO KNOWN AS HAP.
THIS, THIS IS FUNDING THAT WILL BE SHIFTED FROM THE HOMELESS SERVICES BUREAU TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF
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THIS NEW OFFICE.SO NO NEW POSITIONS ARE BEING CREATED HERE.
UM, WE ARE SIMPLY SHIFTING THIS POSITIONS FROM THE HOMELESS SERVICES BUREAU INTO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE AND PRIORITIZE THE WORK OF EACH ROLE.
UM, THE FACT THE HAP FUNDING HAS BEEN RENEWED YEAR AFTER YEAR OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
HOWEVER, THE TEAM IS ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT A VARIETY OF RESOURCES TO HELP SUSTAIN THIS OFFICE OVER TIME.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE MEASURE H FUNDING NOW ALLOWS, UM, TO EXPENSE ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS, WHICH CAN NOW SUPPORT A STAFFING, A STAFFING STRUCTURE SIMILAR TO THIS.
AND WE ACTUALLY JUST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNTY ABOUT THAT TODAY AS WELL.
SO, BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW STRUCTURE, THIS TIMELINE IS STILL A DRAFT.
UM, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING THIS OFFICE UP AND RUNNING BY LATE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER OF 2024.
THIS MONTH, WE ARE SEEKING APPROVALS TO PROCEED BY FEBRUARY AND MARCH.
WE'LL BE WRITING JOB DESCRIPTIONS TO HELP WITH THE POSITION RECRUITMENTS BY APRIL AND MAY.
WE WILL WORK ON IDENTIFYING THE TEAM AND ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE SPACE AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS.
BY LATE SPRING, WE WILL BE ON OUR WAY TO PLANNING AND ESTABLISHING THE GUIDELINES, PROTOCOLS AND CULTURAL, UH, AND CULTURE OF THIS NEW OFFICE, ALONG WITH WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS ON THE HOMELESS STRATEGIC PLAN.
MORE INFO WILL BE COMING TO YOU SOON ABOUT THIS NEW GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, BUT WE WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK PREVIEW THIS EVENING SINCE THE MONTHS ARE FLYING BY SO QUICKLY AND FEBRUARY WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA PASS THE NEXT SECTION OVER TO PAUL TO SHARE A QUICK LOOK AT THE ACTIONS TAKEN SINCE WE SAW YOU A FEW, UH, WEEKS AGO.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, SO, UH, UNDER OUR FIRST GOAL OF INCREASING ACCESS TO SERVICES, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN, UH, HEAVILY FOCUSED ON THROUGHOUT THE, OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
UM, WE'VE REALLY BUILT OUT OUR TEAM.
SO THIS IS ONE AREA WHERE WE ARE SEEING KIND OF, WE'VE MET SOME OF OUR GOALS, BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME THINGS THAT ARE OCCURRING.
UH, WITHIN THAT WE HAVE NINE COMMUNIC, UH, STAFF COMING FROM COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.
UH, THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM.
SOME OF THE FUNDING FOR OUR PANDEMIC RESPONSE IS COMING TO AN END.
WE'VE, UH, HELPED IN TRANSITIONING SOME OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, UH, MANAGEMENT STAFF THROUGHOUT THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OVER INTO HOMELESSNESS.
SO, UH, THIS IS ALLOWING US TO FILL SOME VACANCIES WITHIN THE MSE MAC AND GETTING THE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION PROGRAM UP AND GOING QUICKLY.
SO THIS IS ADDING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY THERE.
UH, AS WE PREPARE TO PUT IN, UH, A THIRD PROPOSAL FOR THE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION PROGRAM, WE'VE BEGUN TO COLLECT INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE IN LARGE ENCAMPMENT AREAS TO GATHER DEMOGRAPHICS AS WELL AS INPUT AS FAR AS THE SERVICES AND APPROACHES THAT PEOPLE ARE WANTING, UH, TO SEE AND WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.
UH, THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM CONTINUES TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AND PROVIDING INCREASED FOCUS AND SUPPORT IN THOSE AREAS.
THIS, UH, HAS LED TO WEEKLY EVENING OUTREACH, UH, AT HOWTON PARK FROM 5:00 PM TO 8:00 PM ON WEDNESDAYS, UH, WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OTHER AREAS.
UH, THERE'S SOME CONVERSATION OF SHIFTING TO DO SOME MORNING OUTREACH IN ONE AREA, UH, WITHIN THE COMING MONTH.
SO, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT.
UH, IN THE PAST, THE TELEPHONE ANSWERING HAD REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON PROVIDING HIGH LEVEL INFORMATION TO PEOPLE ABOUT OUR SERVICES, AS WELL AS QUICK LINKAGES.
UH, WE'VE ADDED TWO PHONE LINE COUNSELORS OVER THIS PAST MONTH.
THIS ALLOWS US TO DO, UH, IN PERSON OVER THE PHONE COUNSELING FOR PEOPLE THAT AREN'T ABLE TO GET IN, UH, TO THE MSC.
SO IN NOVEMBER, THERE WERE 42 PEOPLE WHO WERE ENROLLED INTO OUR TELE COUNSELING.
UH, AND THERE WERE 73 CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THAT, UH, RESOURCE.
UM, UNDER ENGAGING COMMUNITY AND DATA AND PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE, UH, THE DATA DASHBOARD WAS REFRESHED.
UH, EARLIER THIS MONTH ON DECEMBER 7TH.
THE CITY TEAM HAS DONE OUTREACH IN MULTIPLE FORMS REGARDING THE NEW LOCATION TO TINY HOMES, WHICH HAD, UH, BEEN COVERED, INCLUDING, UH, 62 OUTREACH TO 62 HOMES AND 10 BUSINESSES.
AND AS THEREA MENTIONED, UH, OUR ONSITE ENGAGEMENT ON DECEMBER 2ND WITH AROUND 30 PEOPLE, UH, TO STREAMLINE FOCUSED AND ENSURE THAT ALL RELEVANT PARTIES ARE AVAILABLE.
WE HAVE CREATED A NEW WORK GROUP FOCUSED ON OVERALL PUBLIC SPACE NEEDS.
UH, PREVIOUSLY WE'D BEEN DOING INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS.
UH, THIS ALLOWS US TO STREAMLINE AND ENSURE THE RIGHT PEOPLE ARE ON THOSE CALLS AND AVAILABLE,
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UH, AND AN EFFORT TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY PARTNERS AROUND, UH, THE POTENTIAL OF A SAFE SLEEP PROGRAM.UH, BASED ON SOME OF THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR SIX MONTH REPORT, UH, A BRIEF SURVEY WAS SENT OUT TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS, UH, AS WELL AS PERSONS THAT WERE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, UH, UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS, THE, UH, SO WITHIN THAT, WE HAVE RECEIVED 328 RESPONSES TO THE COMMUNITY FOCUS SURVEY.
UH, AND A LITTLE OVER 50 RESPONSES FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNSHELTERED.
UH, SO THIS IS BEING USED TO DRAFT A, UH, REPORT THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOU, UM, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THIS MONTH, REGARDING THE POTENTIALS FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH A SLEEP, UH, SAFE SLEEP PROGRAM HERE IN LONG BEACH.
UH, AS WE LOOK AT OUR, UH, FINAL GOAL OF INCREASING INTERIM HOUSING AND LONG-TERM SUPPORT, THIS IS REALLY OUR BIGGEST FOCUS AREA MOVING FORWARD, IS REALLY BRINGING, UH, THESE, UH, RESOURCES THAT GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BUREAU, UM, BEEN ABLE TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTERING AS WE GO INTO THE EL NINO WINTER SEASON.
UH, AS WELL AS LOOKING FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES BOTH WITHIN COLD AND WET WEATHER, UM, ALONG WITH EXTREME HEAT AS WE KNOW THAT CLIMATE CHANGE CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.
UH, SO WE'RE WORKING ON BUILDING OUT LONGER TERM PLANS, UH, ALONG WITH THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS.
A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ASSESSED, AND SOME MIGHT BE POTENTIALS FOR FUTURE, UH, BUT WE'RE NOT FEASIBLE WITHIN THE CURRENT WINTER SEASON.
UH, SO THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE TO RESUME, UH, INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER OPERATIONS FOR THIS YEAR.
AT THE MSC, WE ARE CONTINUING TO ASSESS A COUPLE OF SITES, UH, WITH THE POTENTIAL THAT THOSE COULD BECOME AVAILABLE LATER WITHIN THIS WINTER SEASON.
BUT THEY ARE SITES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR, UH, FUTURE NEEDS AND AVAILABILITY AS WELL.
THE REAL ESTATE BUREAU, ALONG WITH HOMELESS SERVICES, HAS ENGAGED A CONSULTANT TO ENGAGE MOTEL OWNERS AROUND POTENTIAL, UH, MOTEL LEASES.
SO WE CAN GET THE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION PROGRAM GOING IN EARLY 2024.
UH, AND THEN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, ALONG WITH THE HOMELESS SERVICES BUREAU, UH, HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS, UH, FOR POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL PARTNERS ON PROJECTS, AS WELL AS HOW CONTRACTING WITH THE COUNTY COULD POTENTIALLY BE STREAMLINED IN THE FUTURE.
ONE AREA OF KEEN FOCUS HAS BEEN AROUND SHELTER, SHELTER, BED RATES.
UH, THIS IS CURRENTLY A COUNTY-WIDE CONVERSATION WITH A RECENT REPORT COMING OUT FROM APTT ASSOCIATES, WHICH IDENTIFIED THE CURRENT BED RATES WITHIN LA COUNTY ARE FAR BEHIND THE COSTS OF OPERATING SHELTERS, UH, WITH THE INFLATION.
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE SPOKEN TO, UH, THE IMPACT THAT WE ARE SEEING LOCALLY HERE IN LONG BEACH, AND HAVE REQUESTED CONSIDERATIONS WITHIN OUR CURRENT AGREEMENTS FOR ADJUSTING RATES.
WE ARE HOPEFUL TO HEAR A PROCESS FORWARD WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS, UH, AS THIS IS SOMETHING OF CONSIDERABLE CONCERN MOVING FORWARD IN OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE OUR SHELTER SYSTEM.
AS WE LOOK TO THE NEXT 60 DAYS, UM, UNTIL OUR NEXT REPORT BACK, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AREAS THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON OUR FIRST GOAL OF INCREASING ACCESS TO SERVICES.
AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED RECENTLY, UH, IS THE INTERPLAY OF JURISDICTIONS THAT BORDER THE, UH, LONG BEACH CITY AND NORTH, UH, LONG BEACH ALONG SUSANNA ROAD, UH, WHERE THERE IS, UH, PARTIALLY COUNTY UNINCORPORATED WITHIN SUPERVISOR DISTRICT TWO.
LONG BEACH IS IN SUPERVISOR DISTRICT FOUR.
UH, SO WE ARE COMING TOGETHER WITH THE COUNTY, THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICES TO MEET AND TRY TO COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR BETTER ENGAGEMENT AROUND THE RVS IN THAT AREA.
WE HAVE CONTINUED CONVERSATION AROUND BRINGING BACK THE CO-LOCATION OF DMH AT THE MSC, UH, AND ARE HOPING TO ALSO ENGAGE THEM AROUND INCREASED, UH, PARTICIPATION IN OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE OVERALL.
AND THEN STAFF ARE GOING TO BE ENGAGING IN NU IN A NUMBER OF EFFORTS OVER THE NEXT 60 DAYS, UH, TO PUT FORWARD A PROPOSAL FOR THAT THIRD ROUND OF THE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION PROGRAM.
UM, AND OUR, UH, FOCUS ON INTERIM AND LONG-TERM
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HOUSING STAFF ARE CLOSE TO FLY ANALYZING THE INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER PROGRAM.AND WE'LL BE PREPARED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT, UH, WE DROP BELOW 45 DEGREES OR IT'S RAINING.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME, UH, INITIAL NOTIFICATIONS THAT THE CITY WILL BE ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE FAMILY GUARANTEED INCOME PILOT STARTING IN JANUARY.
THE NEW ZIP CODES THAT WERE, UH, WHERE APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED FROM IS 9 0 8 0 2, 9 0 8 0 4 0 5 0 6, AND 9 0 8 10.
ALL ZIP CODES, UH, ARE WHERE A PERCENTAGE OF THE FAMILIES, UH, THAT ARE BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE IS HIGHER THAN THE OVERALL FEDERAL POVERTY RATE AS AN AVERAGE.
SO, UH, THOSE ARE HOW THOSE ZIP CODES WERE SELECTED.
THIS PROGRAM WILL ENTAIL THOSE FAMILIES RECEIVING $500 A MONTH TO COVER EXPENSES WHEREVER THEY SEE THE THE HIGHEST NEED.
UM, THIS IS REALLY ABOUT TRYING TO LOOK AT PREVENTION OVERALL, UH, AND REDUCING THE FAMILIES FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS.
THERE ARE TWO PROPOSALS THAT WE RECEIVED FOR THE 12 YOUTH BEDS AT THE NAVIGATION CENTER.
SO WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION FOR A CONTRACT WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS.
UH, AND THEN LASTLY ON THE ITEM, THE, UH, THERE'S CURRENTLY AN RFP THAT IS OPEN FOR OPERATIONS OF NON CONGREGATE SHELTER AT 1725 LONG BEACH BOULEVARD.
PREVIOUSLY THE BEST WESTERN, UH, THE SITE HAS 200 ROOMS, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO GET, UH, A PROVIDER SELECTED AND INTO CONTRACT QUICKLY.
UM, AND THEN, UH, JUST AS A QUICK, OH, THAT ONE, OH, UH, QUICKLY, THERE ARE SOME UPDATES ON OUR CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE.
SO, UH, WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS THAT WILL BE KICKING OFF IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS OF CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.
UH, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOCUS AND MOVE THOSE QUICK PROJECTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
UM, AND LOOKING AT DATA, THE NEXT REFRESH OF THE DATA DASHBOARD WILL BE JANUARY, UH, FOURTH.
THE SIXTH COMMUNITY DONATION DRIVE WILL BE HELD DECEMBER 16TH AT MAINE HEALTH, UH, WE ARE LOOKING FOR ITEMS THAT WILL SUPPORT HYGIENE, UH, AS WELL AS COLD WEATHER ITEMS SUCH AS BLANKETS OR JACKETS.
UH, STAFF ARE WORKING TO RESUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR THE TINY HOMES, UH, TO THE STATE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING TO COMPLETE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS.
AND THEN, UH, THE MAYOR'S FRIEND FOR HOMELESS ACTION DONATIONS WERE SENT OUT IN OCTOBER.
WE CONTINUE TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND BRING IN ADDITIONAL DONATIONS.
UH, ONE THING WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, THIS IS AN EVENT THAT IS HEL, UH, HOSTED BY THE LONG BEACH HOMELESS COALITION EVERY YEAR ON DECEMBER 21ST, WHICH IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE, UH, THE LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR.
THIS IS A TIME TO REMEMBER PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIED WHILE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
UH, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY SPEAKERS.
UH, THIS IS A TIME TO REFLECT ON, REMEMBER THOSE LIVES AS WELL AS TO RECOMMIT AND REALLY FOCUS IN ON THE WORK AND THE IMPACT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF, UH, GETTING PEOPLE OFF OF THE STREETS AND UNSHELTERED SITUATIONS AND WORKING TOWARDS SOLUTIONS.
UH, REALLY QUICKLY, WANT TO COUPLE, HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE DATA ITEMS REALLY QUICKLY.
UH, THE FIRST IS AN ANALYSIS OF OLDER ADULT HOMELESSNESS.
UH, THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 65, IF WE GO BACK TO THE LAST HOMELESS COUNT, THIS WAS AN AREA AND POPULATION THAT WE'D IDENTIFIED, UH, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER AGE POPULATION.
WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR DATA OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND, UH, WHAT WE HAVE THROUGH THIS YEAR, WE WERE SEEING SOME PRETTY CONCERNING TRENDS, UH, WITH ALMOST THREE TIMES AS MANY, UH, ADULTS OVER THE AGE OF 65.
UH, COMING INTO HOMELESSNESS, THIS IS PART OF, YOU KNOW, OUR, UH, IMPETUS ON APPROACHING, UH, THE STATE SENATOR, UH, STATE SENATOR GONZALEZ'S OFFICE AROUND OPPORTUNITIES AND DOING THE OLDER ADULT SHALLOW SUBSIDY.
UM, WE ARE SEEING THAT OLDER ADULTS ARE BEING SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED WITHIN INCREASES OF RENT.
UH, SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN BETTER ENGAGE AND PROVIDE SERVICES AND PREVENT OLDER ADULTS FROM FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS.
AND THEN LASTLY, IN LOOKING AT DATA, UH, THE HOMELESS COUNT IS UPCOMING BEFORE OUR NEXT, UH, UPDATE.
SO ON JANUARY 25TH, WE'LL BE HAVING, UH, OUR ANNUAL ANNUAL HOMELESS COUNT.
THIS ALLOWS US TO RECEIVE IN DATA, UH, LOOK AT TRENDS BOTH WITHIN THE REGION, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT DATA WITHIN
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THE CITY, LOOKING AT WHERE SERVICES AND FOCUSES ARE NEEDED.UH, BY LOOKING AT DEMOGRAPHICS, ASKING SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
IT IS ALSO A GREAT WAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE, UH, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HOMELESSNESS.
SO WE SEE GREAT PARTICIPATION FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
THE TURNOUT EVERY YEAR IS AMAZING, AMAZING TO THE POINT WHERE THIS EVENT IS IN JANUARY 25TH, AND WE ARE FULL OF VOLUNTEERS.
THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE A WAIT LIST AND WE ARE, UH, ENCOURAGING IF PEOPLE WANT TO ENGAGE.
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS SUCH AS, UH, HELPING IN CREATING HYGIENE KITS.
SO IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE STILL DO SIGN UP AND WE'LL FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE, UH, ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT HOMELESS COUNT.
WE ARE WORKING TO GET THIS OUT, UM, NEXT YEAR BY APRIL, SIMILAR TO, TO THIS YEAR'S TIME LINE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORT.
ALRIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, UH, INCREDIBLE PRESENTATION.
UH, REALLY TYING A NICE BOW ON THIS YEAR, UH, ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE.
AND I'M GLAD TO SEE, AGAIN, WINTER SHELTERS OPEN, ADDITIONAL CAPACITY WE'VE HAD BEFORE.
UH, LET'S KEEP WORKING ON THAT.
WE KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A RAINY SEASON, SO LET'S KEEP, UH, KEEP AN EYE ON THAT.
BUT LOTS OF WORK TO DO NEXT YEAR.
REALLY ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THE POINT, THE, THAT WE'RE ALREADY, UH, FULL IN TERMS OF VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PIT COUNT, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO DO.
UM, THE POINT IN TIME HOMELESS COUNT IS AN EFFORT WE DO ONCE A YEAR WHERE WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO ACTUALLY GO OUT INTO THE ENCAMPMENTS AND HELP OUT.
AND SO IT'S, IT'S A GOOD COMMUNITY LED, UH, THING.
I ALSO JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT ONE ADDITIONAL THING YOU MENTIONED.
I'M NOT SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT A SHALLOW SUBSIDY IS.
SO WHEN SENIORS ARE ON A FIXED INCOME AND THE RENT GOES UP, THAT COULD MEAN EVICTION FOR THAT SENIOR.
SO A SHALLOW SUBSIDY IS A WAY TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF RESOURCES AND STRETCH IT FAR BY COVERING THE INCREASES IN RENT.
AND THAT HELPS STABILIZE THAT UNIT FOR, UH, THAT SENIOR WHO'S ON A FIXED INCOME.
AND I'LL TELL YOU, I HAVE A MOM ON A FIXED INCOME AND YOU KNOW, IF LET'S SAY YOU DON'T HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS TO HELP CHIP IN AND YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, THAT'S, THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF PROGRAMS THAT REALLY HELP IN THE CITY.
UH, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER KERR.
UH, THANK YOU TO THE TEAM FOR THE CONTINUED UPDATE.
AND AS THE MAYOR SAID, UH, FOR WRAPPING UP THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE AND, AND OUTLINING WHERE WE'RE GONNA GO OVER THE NEXT 60 DAYS IN PREPARATION, I'M SO GLAD, UH, THAT THE STATE IS ON BOARD WITH US REAPPLYING TO THE TINY HOME LOCATION, UH, IN DISTRICT FIVE, AND WE'RE PROUD TO HOST THAT.
UH, WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT THE PERFECT SOLUTION.
WE KNOW THE PERFECT SOLUTION IS PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR EVERYONE WHO NEEDS IT.
AND WE'RE JUST NOT THERE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S BUILT YET.
BUT THE TINY HOME VILLAGE FOR 33 PEOPLE WILL BE THAT TRANSITIONAL PIECE FOR PEOPLE COMING OUT OF AN EMERGENCY SHELTER WHO NEED ANOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS TO STABILIZE UNTIL WE CAN FIND A UNIT THAT'S OPEN.
AND SO, WHILE IT IS NOT THE PERFECT LOCATION, IT IS A MUCH NEEDED TRANSITIONAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
AND REALLY GRATEFUL, UH, FOR THE TEAM'S HARD WORK ON THAT.
AND WE KNOW, AND I TRUST THE TEAM IS GONNA ENSURE THE SAFETY AND THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE VILLAGE AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, AND THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH STAKEHOLDER GROUPS IN THE UPCOMING PROCESS OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GOOD WORK.
HAPPY TO SECOND THIS MOTION TO, UH, RECEIVE AND FILE THIS REPORT.
UM, A LOT OF, THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF, UH, I THINK, UH, GOOD SUBSTANCE IN THESE, UH, THESE UPDATES.
UM, UH, ON TO, I'M, UH, VERY ENCOURAGED TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE FINALLY HAVE OUR TINY HOME LOCATION AND CAN, UM, HOPEFULLY SEE THAT PROJECT, UH, BE A SUCCESS AND, AND SCALE IT UP, UM, THE LUXURY IN, UH, IN THE EIGHTH DISTRICT AS WELL, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
IT WILL HOUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEM DIGNITY AND INCREASING SALES SPACE ACROSS THE CITY AND WORKING COLLABORATIVE WITH, UH, SO MANY PARTNERS.
I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE'VE BEEN IN THIS, UH, EMERGENCY, UM, SITUATION NOW FOR ALMOST A YEAR.
UH, AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF LESSONS LEARNED, UH, THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
I THINK, UM, OUR CITY STAFF IS SMARTER, UM, BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS MORE ON THIS ISSUE.
UM, THERE'S SOME EFFICIENCIES COMING OUT OF IT.
I'M SEEING POSITIONS MOVE FROM, UM, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BACK INTO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE OR OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO BETTER, UM, DEAL WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF, UH, OF OUR, OUR, OUR OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS, UH, AROUND THIS ISSUE.
UH, AND I THINK, UH, A LOT OF BEST PRACTICES HAVE BEEN, UM, DEVELOPED, UH, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE IN A CRISIS, EMERGENCY CRISIS OR NOT.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS COMING DOWN TO WINDING DOWN.
UM, I LOVE THE REPORTS, THE FREQUENT REPORTS, BUT LESS FREQUENT WOULD BE OKAY
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WITH, WITH ME, UH, SITTING BEHIND THE DAAS.UH, I KNOW THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN GOOD AND, AND USEFUL FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
UM, I JUST ECHO, UM, THE STATEMENTS OF MY, MY COLLEAGUES.
UM, I FEEL LIKE WE ARE JUST, WE ARE A BETTER CITY.
WE'RE MORE NIMBLE, AGAIN, AS COUNCIL MEMBER ROSSON MENTIONED, UH, WE'VE LEARNED A LOT, UH, OVER THE PAST 11 MONTHS, RIGHT? AS WE'VE BEEN IN THIS EMERGENCY.
UM, THE THINGS THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED TO ME AS PART OF THIS PRESENTATION WERE, YOU KNOW, THE HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIC PLAN 2.0, RIGHT? UM, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA OF INCORPORATING BEST PRACTICES, RIGHT? AND, UM, LEARNING FROM THE LAST 11 MONTHS, LEARNING FROM OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, RIGHT? AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE CRAFTING SOMETHING THAT TAKES US INTO THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, I THINK IS GOING TO BE VITALLY IMPORTANT.
AND I KNOW SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR, FOR, UH, SOME MONTHS NOW, ELATED TO SEE THE NEW GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, UM, THE PERMANENT CITYWIDE COORDINATION, RIGHT? LIKE MAKING SURE THAT LIKE THE SUSTAINED WORK THAT WE, THE WORK WE PUT IN WILL NOW BE SUSTAINED AND HAVING THE, UM, THE DEDICATED SUPPORT THAT IT NEEDS.
UM, I'M A, I'M A, I'M A LIFT UP, UH, MS. TERESA CHANDLER AND JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, OVER THERE HOLDING IT DOWN, UH, DOING BASICALLY, WHAT WAS IT, FOUR JOBS NOW IS WHAT THE, UH, THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE IS, IS DEMONSTRATING TO US, RIGHT? UM, AND I JUST, I LIFT THAT UP TO LIFT UP THERESA, BUT ALSO JUST ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF.
I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE'RE GOING THROUGH THESE TYPES OF ISSUES, THE CITY GETS A, DOESN'T ALWAYS GET A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK RIGHT AROUND THE WORK THAT IT'S DOING WHEN IT'S REALLY TRYING TO MAKE AN IMPACT.
UM, AND WE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE MEET WITH CITY STAFF, RIGHT? AND I'LL SPEAK TO THIS AS A PERSONALLY, WE MEET THE CITY STAFF AND WE SEE THE WAYS THAT THEY ARE FLEXING AND STRETCHING, RIGHT? TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO REALLY WORK THROUGH THE DIFFICULT ISSUES, RIGHT? UM, AND THIS IS JUST ONE EXEMPLAR OF ALL THE WORK THAT HAS GONE IN THROUGH THE PAST 11 MONTHS WITH OUR CITY STAFF, LIKE REALLY FOCUSING IN ON THIS.
AND I THINK THAT'S JUST REALLY SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY WANT TO LIFT UP.
UM, AND I'M GONNA TAKE THE LIBERTY AND SAY THAT I THINK MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD SHARE THAT PERSPECTIVE.
UM, AND I, AND I, AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU FOR THIS.
AS MY COUNCIL MEMBERS ALSO SAID, LIKE, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WINDING DOWN THE EMERGENCY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO, IM IMPACT, UH, ON HOMELESSNESS IN OUR CITY.
COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, I DO ECHO YOUR WORDS.
COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ALL MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, UM, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CHANDLER HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AND IT'S BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH HER.
AND YOU HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE WITH THIS, UH, EMERGENCY.
I THINK THEY'RE, UH, PRETTY SHORT.
UM, I, LAST HOMELESS EMERGENCY, I'D ASKED HOW IT IS THAT QUALITY OF LIFE PATROL OFFICERS AND OUTREACH KNOW THE NUMBER OF BEDS.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR THAT? UM, IS THERE A, I KNOW WE HAVE SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS, BUT DO WE HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT? SO WE HAVE HAD SOME INTERNAL CONVERSATIONS AROUND, UM, SOME CHANGES IN OPTIONS.
SO, UH, WE WILL BE MEETING WITH A COUPLE DIFFERENT, UH, DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY TO LOOK AT SOME OPTIONS FOR STREAMING LINE STREAMLINING THAT, UH, THERE IS, UH, THE ABILITY OF POTENTIALLY UTILIZING THE, UM, RECENT APP DEVELOPED BY THE CITY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AS A WAY OF COMMUNICATING BEDS OUT TO, UH, OUR PD TEAM, ESPECIALLY AFTER HOURS WHERE THAT HAS BEEN CHALLENGING.
SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT, UH, AND HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BETTER STREAMLINE THAT INFORMATION OUT BECAUSE IT CAN BE CHALLENGING, YOU KNOW, WHEN ONE OFFICER TAKES A BED, AND THEN HOW DOES ANOTHER OFFICER KNOW THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING? SO WE'RE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES AND WE HAVE SOME GOOD FRAMEWORKS THAT COULD BE USED.
AND YOU'RE HOPING FOR REAL TIME ON THAT.
AS CLOSE TO REAL TIME AS WE CAN GET.
UH, IT IS GONNA BE CONTINGENT UP ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FACTORS OF PEOPLE UPDATING.
LIKE THERE IS NO WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE COMPLETELY, UH,
UNFORTUNATELY, NO, WOULD NOT EXPECT THAT.
BUT IT'LL BE NICE TO HAVE, UH, SOME, A PROCESS THAT CAN LET, UM, LET THEM KNOW WHEN AND WHERE BEDS ARE AVAILABLE.
MY OTHER QUESTION IS RELATED TO THE TELE UH, COUNSELING SERVICES.
CAN YOU JUST GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHO THAT TARGETS AND, UM, HOW MUCH, HOW LONG A SESSION IS, ET CETERA? SURE.
THIS IS JUST GETTING UP AND GOING.
SO IT'S HARD TO SAY EXACTLY AVERAGES.
WE DO, UH, TRACK TIMES, BUT WITH SUCH LIMITED DATA TO, UH, CURRENT, UM, I THINK WE'LL NEED A LITTLE
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BIT MORE TIME TO SEE HOW THAT LOOKS.BUT REALLY IT IS AIMED AT PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE WORKING.
THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE A BREAK AND CALL IN, UH, OR THEY HAVE SOME OTHER CHALLENGES MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET OVER TO THE MSC OR THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET TO THE MOBILE ACCESS CENTER.
AND IT'S A WAY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THEM, TO PROVIDE A MORE OVER THE PHONE DETAILED ASSESSMENT AND LOOK AT WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE, WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR, AND TRY TO MAKE SIMILAR LINKAGES TO IF SOMEBODY WERE TO COME IN AND MEET WITH SOMEBODY.
UM, WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND EVENTUALLY INTO SOME WEEKEND HOURS AS WELL, UH, TO COVER PEOPLE THAT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO CALL, UH, DURING THE WEEKDAY FOR THE FIRST MONTH.
UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE JOB THAT, UH, THERESA CHANDLER HAS DONE FOR THE DEPARTMENT, UH, SINCE MAY 4TH, 2015.
I, I KNOW HER STARTING DATE 'CAUSE I STARTED THE NEXT DAY.
UH, UM, ALSO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE, UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN ON THE OPENING OF 26.2.
THAT'S A 75 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING, UM, SERVING THE HOMELESS POPULATION, UH, THAT'S AT THE CORNER OF PCH AND UM, AND LOMA.
AND UH, THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
AND AT ONE POINT THE DEVELOPER CAME TO ME AND SAID, WE HAVE THIS GREAT PROJECT AND WE'RE DEAD IN THE WATER.
WE, WE DON'T HAVE THE PROJECT HOUSING VOUCHERS.
AND SINCE SHE'S SITTING IN THE FRONT ROW, I'M GONNA ACKNOWLEDGE ALLISON KING WHO MADE ALL THAT HAPPEN.
SHE'S NOW THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
BUT, UH, I CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH.
AND FINALLY, COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS.
IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG, LONG, 11 MONTHS, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
I ECHO ALL THE COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN AMAZING, AMAZING JOB.
I KNOW YOU ALWAYS TELL ME IT'S A TEAM EFFORT.
UM, AND, AND IT IS, IT REALLY IS.
BUT IT ALSO TAKES A STRONG LEADER.
AND SO, UM, I, I JUST KNOW THAT THIS EMERGENCY ALLOW, IT ALLOWED US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A STRONGER FOUNDATION AND A BIGGER CAPACITY TO, UM, REALLY RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF OUR HOMELESS HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE WILL DO IN ORDER TO, UM, JUST FOCUS ON THAT PATHWAY TO PERMANENT HOUSING FOR OUR FOLKS THAT ARE ON HOUSED.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING WORKING ON THIS.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, TEAM FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, AGAIN, IT MAKES A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE THAT WE'RE IN THIS PHASE NOW WHERE WE'RE MOVING TO THE NEXT PHASE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEMONSTRATING MOMENTUM.
WE SAID AT THE VERY BEGINNING, LET'S MANAGE EXPECTATIONS.
IF WE CAN'T END HOMELESSNESS IN ONE YEAR, UH, AFTER A 62% INCREASE THE TWO YEARS BEFORE, IF YOU CAN'T END END, IF YOU CAN'T END IT, UH, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MANAGE IT BETTER AND OFFER HOPE, EXPAND OUR CAPACITY.
HERE YOU ARE, UH, MORE OUTREACH TODAY THAN YOU HAD BEFORE.
TWO MAX OUT THERE, MORE SHELTER SIGNIFICANTLY THAN YOU HAD BEFORE.
NEW SHELTER PROJECTS UP AND OPEN HOUSING OPENING, AND MUCH MORE MOMENTUM.
UH, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE WORK THAT HAPPENED.
SO WE'RE IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION TODAY THAN WE WERE JUST ONE YEAR AGO, UH, WITH THE HOMELESS CRISIS.
SO I, SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK.
I ALSO WANNA THANK THIS LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL.
YOU'VE WORKED TOGETHER, YOU'VE TAKEN ON A LOT OF DIFFICULT THINGS THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S A GOOD, A GOOD MOMENT.
YOU'RE IN ON, ON, ON THIS ISSUE.
UH, THAT SAID, UH, I SEE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK PETER BASAN.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT REGARDING THE, UH, DECISION TO LOCATE THE 33 TINY HOMES ON THE PARCEL OF LAND NORTH OF WILLOW SPRINGS PARK AS A HOMELESS ADVOCATE AND SOMEONE WHO VOLUNTEERS AT THE PARK.
I ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETING ON DECEMBER 2ND.
MOST QUESTIONS ASKED, INCLUDING MINE, WERE GIVEN INCOMPLETE ANSWERS OR NO ANSWER AT ALL.
THE MEETING CONCLUDED WITH HANDS RAISED AND QUESTIONS UNANSWERED.
WE WERE TOLD OFFICIALS WOULD GET BACK WITH ANSWERS.
YET HERE WE ARE 10 DAYS LATER WITH A PROJECT SEEMINGLY, UH, AT FULL SPEED AHEAD.
SO LET'S CONSIDER THE PLAN FOR $5.6 MILLION
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AT A COST OF $170,000 PER UNIT.30 TO 40 HOMELESS PEOPLE WILL GET TO LIVE IN A SHED ON AN INDUSTRIAL LOT LOCATED NEXT TO AN ACTIVE OIL.
WELL, IT PAINS ME TO THINK WHAT WE MIGHT HAVE DONE WITH THIS MONEY.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN USED TO IMPROVE THE APPALLING CONDITIONS INSIDE CITY SHELTERS, TO SUBSIDIZE AND STABILIZE THE RENT OF DOZENS OF RESIDENTS, OR TO ESTABLISH SAFE OUTDOOR SPACES, A CHEAPER, MORE FLEXIBLE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, PROVEN SOLUTION TO THE CHEN SHANTI BLIGHT.
INER CITY SELF SAFE OUTDOOR SPACES ARE ALREADY OPERATING AND HELPING THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN CITIES LIKE SAN DIEGO, DENVER, RENO, ALBUQUERQUE, SANTA FE, AND PHOENIX, FOR A FRACTION OF THE COST OF THESE TINY HOMES.
SO WHY IS THE CITY MOVING FORWARD? IT SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE MORE THAN AN EXERCISE IN SUNK COST FALLACY, A FACE SAVING MEASURE DESIGNED TO PAPER OVER THE FIASCO AT THE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER AND THE MISGUIDED DECISION TO PURCHASE THE TINY HOMES IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SHAME ON ALL OF YOU WHO VOTE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS GROTESQUE IDEA.
WELL, THAT SIZE FIVE PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE CITY HAS A NUMBER OF SHELTER TYPES, UH, EXPLORED CONGREGATE SHELTER AND NON CONGREGATE SHELTER TO HELP FOLKS GET OFF THE STREET.
NOT EVERYBODY WANTS THE SAME KIND OF SHELTER, AND SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE IF THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE INDEPENDENCE BY HAVING AN INDEPENDENT SPACE IN A TINY HOME, IF IT HELPS, IT MAY NOT.
33 MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A BIG NUMBER WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE 1400 BEDS WE HAVE.
BUT FOR 33 FAMILIES, IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
SO IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT THE ONLY STRATEGY, IT'S ONE STRATEGY OF MANY, UH, THAT WE HAVE TO EXPLORE.
33 IS A NICE NUMBER TO START WITH, TO EXPLORE THIS PILOT.
UH, FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE'LL NOW GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE AVIATION ITEM.
WE HAVE 10 SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
[ PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM THE CITY CLERK Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is given to the first 10 persons who submit Speaker Cards to the City Clerk beginning at 15 minutes prior to 5:00 p.m. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to make their comments. ]
UH, WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD.UH, FIRST IS CHUCK, THEN IT'S EDDIE CARBAJAL, AND THEN IT'S, UH, LEE ADAMS, THEN ANTHONY HOLMES, THEN SAMAR MARWAN AFTER THAT IS KAYLEE CARUSO, JASMINE'S CHEF, UH, MALIN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS CHARLES LEON AND I HAVE THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF WORKING FOR SCIU LOCAL 7 2 1.
AND WE REPRESENT THE MAGNIFICENT REFUGE WORKERS HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
ALL THESE WORKERS THAT YOU SEE HERE TONIGHT ALL DESERVE THAT ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
PLUS, OUR WORKERS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, COME TO WORK DAY OR DAY OR, UH, UH, RAIN OR SHINE, UH, WHETHER THE EYES ARE HURTING OR NOT HURTING, THEY LOVE THE SERVICES THAT THEY PERFORM FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
AND AS MUCH AS PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY ARE RESPECTED AND ALL THE GOOD WORDS THAT ARE SAID BY THE CITY OF LONG, UH, BY LONG BEACH, UH, AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE, OUR WORKERS ARE NOT ASKING FOR MUCH.
OUR WORKERS WANNA BE PROTECTED.
OUR WORKERS WANNA BE RESPECTED.
LONG BEACH IS THE, I APPRECIATE, I APPRECIATE THAT.
LONG BEACH IS THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN LA COUNTY, YET IT IS A SHAME THAT YOUR REFUSE WORKERS ARE PAID TO LAST, WHETHER IT'S OUR COMP STUDY OR THE CITY'S OWN COMP STUDY.
LONG BEACH DID A COMP STUDY OF THE REFUSE WORKERS, AND THEY HAD THE AUDACITY TO INCLUDE INDUSTRIAL LABORERS IN THAT COMP STUDY, JUST SO THAT THE STUDY COULDN'T SHOW THAT THE REFUSE WORKERS ARE LAST YET.
THAT JOB THAT THEY COMPARED IT TO DIDN'T NEED A CDL.
YOU'RE LOSING WORKERS TO LONG BEACH.
YOUR STARTING PAY IS DISMAL HERE IN LONG BEACH.
OUR WORKERS WANT TO BE RESPECTED AND RIGHT NOW IN LONG BEACH, HOW MUCH THEY LOVE THE CITY.
AND YOUR RESIDENTS IN YOUR DISTRICTS LOVE THE WORK THAT THEY DO BECAUSE WHEN YOU TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBORS AND YOU TALK TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN YOUR DISTRICT, THEY TELL YOU THE SERVICES THAT THEY VALUE IN LONG BEACH.
THEY VALUE POLICE, THEY VALUE FIRE, THEY HAVE VALUE WATER, THEY VALUE TRASH.
RIGHT NOW, THE REFUSE FUND IS SITTING RIGHT NOW, THE REFUSE FUND IS SITTING ON A BUDGET SURPLUS OF $6 MILLION.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOUR REVENUE
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IN WITH REFUSE IS UP 30%.OUR O FOLKS IN LONG BEACH ARE NOT ASKING TO BREAK THE BANK.
THEY COME TO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY.
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT INDUSTRY FOR REFUSE AND WHAT YOU'RE COMPETING WITH, WITH OTHER CITIES, IT IS A SHAME.
THE STARTING SALARY IN PASADENA IS MORE YOU'RE LOSING WORKERS TO LONG, UH, TO LOS ANGELES.
WHETHER IT'S THE 10 CITIES THAT THIS UNION DID WITH OUR COMP STUDY OR THE FIVE MUNICIPALITIES THAT THE CITY HAD WITH ITS COMP STUDY, OUR WORKERS WANNA BE TREATED WITH RESPECT.
OUR WORKERS WANNA BE PROTECTED, AND OUR WORKERS WANNA BE PAID WELL, I WILL END IT WITH THIS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT NOT ALL THE ILLS AND ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE REFUSE WORKERS IN LONG BEACH WILL BE RESOLVED IN ONE BARGAINING CYCLE.
BUT THERE ARE SYSTEMIC ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO THIS WORK IN LONG BEACH WITH HOW THEY'RE BEING TREATED AND HOW THEY'RE BEING PAID.
THOSE SYSTEMIC ISSUES NEED TO BE RESOLVED.
WE TALK SO MUCH AND VALUE SO MUCH, ESPECIALLY AS LONG BEACH AND AS YOU ALL AS LEADERS, VALUING SOCIAL JUSTICE, VALUING CIVIL RIGHTS, AND WE ALL KNOW THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THIS INDUSTRY.
PLAYS WITH CIVIL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING WAS STANDING WITH STRIKING SANITATION WORKERS THE NIGHT BEFORE HE WAS ASSASSINATED.
PLEASE, PLEASE PAY THEM WHAT THEY'RE WORTH.
GIVE US THE RESPECT AT THE BARGAINING TABLE, AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN
I'VE BEEN WITH THE REFUGEE DEPARTMENT FOR FIVE YEAR, FIVE YEARS ALREADY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES IT WILL TAKE YOU TO CONTRACT TO, TO GET THE CONTRACT WITH THE SERVE.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO CONVINCE YOU THAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS UNDER NEED FOR A FAIR LIVABLE WAGE? WE'RE APPROACHING A NEW YEAR AND THE CLOCK IS STICKING.
WHAT IS UP IN THE FUTURE FOR A REFUSE WORKER? IT IS ECONOMIC STRUGGLE BACK SINCE COVID CAME.
INFLATION IS OUT OF CONTROL, NOT IT IS HITTING, HITTING US.
HARD COWORKERS ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS BECAUSE THE CITY KEEPS PLAYING, LOVING THE NEGOTIATIONS.
I'M CURRENTLY STRUGGLING TO PAYING UP MY BILLS IN FULL.
I HAVE COWORKERS WHO START WORKING A SECOND JOB AND PROBABLY IT'S ON MY EVEN HAVE A THIRD JOB.
NOT ONLY THAT, TALENTED PEOPLE ARE JUST LEAVING THE DEPARTMENT FOR PLACES WITH ATTRACTIVE SALARIES, THE SECOND LARGEST CITY IN LA COUNTY, BUT LAST WITH COMPETITIVE SALARIES FOR REFUSE WORKERS.
LAST STORY I HEARD FROM A COWORKER IS THAT HE HAD TO GO TO A PAWN SHOP TO SELL SOME PERSONAL ITEMS BECAUSE HE COULDN'T PAY HIS RENT IN FULL.
THIS SITUATION JUST KEEP DRAGGING OVER TIME LIKE IT HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE UNTIL WE DECIDED THAT IT'S ENOUGH.
SO I'M ASKING YOU TO FULLY SUPPORT DEPARTMENT NEEDS.
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR ALL THE WORKERS WHO, WHO HAS MAKE IT THROUGH COVID, WHO HAS ENDURED ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS TO KEEP OPERATIONS.
ALO RECOGNIZES FOR HARD WORK, RECOGNIZES THROUGH PEN AND PAPER, NOT JUST IN PROMISES.
IF WE DO OUR JOB ABOVE AND HIJAB MADE US THERE TOO, RECOGNIZED YOUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ATTENTION.
MY NAME IS LEE ADAMS. I'VE BEEN A REFUGE OP, I'M A REFUGE OPERATOR THREE AND HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH FOR FIVE YEARS.
I'M ALSO A UNION STEWARD AND PART OF THE BARGAINING UNIT.
THERE HAVE BEEN, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CHALLENGES IN WHICH TRYING TO REACH AN AGREEMENT, UH, THAT THE, THAT BOTH THE CITY AND EMPLOYEES CAN AGREE UPON.
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE TEAM HAS FELT OVERWORKED, UNDERPAID, AND UNDERVALUED.
ONE REASON I BELIEVE THIS IS BECAUSE THE CITY HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTION WE PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WE SERVICE.
THE DEPARTMENT FALLS SHORT AND PAY IN COMPARISON TO SURROUNDING CITIES, COMPANIES IN THE SAME INDUSTRY ON A DAILY, WE FACE HAZARDS THAT RANGE FROM HANDLING HOUSEHOLD REFUGE, DEAD ANIMALS, BODY FLUIDS, BLOOD, UH, HYPOTHERMIA, NEEDLES, AND A WHOLE LIST OF OTHER POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND DANGEROUS MATERIALS THAT ARE SOMETIMES IMPROPERLY DISPOSED OF.
YOU CAN GOOGLE THE TOP MOST DANGEROUS JOBS AND 95% OF THE TIME WE ARE ON THAT LIST, RIGHT ALONG WITH OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY GROUPS LIKE THE POLICE AND FIRE.
WE'RE NOT A GROUP OF WORKERS AND MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE HERE ASKING FOR ANYTHING THAT WE HAVEN'T PROVED THAT WE ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO EARN.
TWO WEEKS AGO, I WITNESSED THE MOU BEING APPROVED AND THERE WERE THINGS SAID LIKE, WE'RE GIVEN LIVABLE AND RECORD RAISES, ALSO MAKING EMPLOYEES FEEL LIKE FAMILY.
I ASK, ARE WE NOT FAMILY? ARE WE NOT WORTHY OF FEELING WHOLE AND HAVING THE LIVABLE COMPATIBLE WAYS? ARE WE, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY WRONGS
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DONE IN THIS DEPARTMENT AND IN THE MOMENT IN TIME, YOU ALL HAVE THE POWER TO RIGHT THESE WRONGS.LET'S REWRITE HISTORY TOGETHER.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME.
TUPAC SHAKUR, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, AT THE COUNCIL MEETINGS, THEY JUDGE YOU BY YOUR APPEARANCE.
TELL ANTHONY HOLMES TO STOP WEARING A HOODIE.
WELL, THAT HOODIE WAS FOR MALCOLM.
THAT THAT WAS A MALCOLM X HOODIE FOR TRAYVON MARTIN AND TOM MOCA.
YOU KNOW, I GOTTA COME AT YOU.
UM, I HAD A FRIEND, DON'T NOBODY KNOW THIS, NONE OF MY COWORKERS.
I HAD A FRIEND THAT WORKED IN THIS DEPARTMENT.
HE WAS FIRED FOR NO REASON BECAUSE OF FRANK RAMIREZ NOT LIKING HIM ALONG WITH, UM, THIS YOU GUYS SAFETY OFFICER.
HE LOST HIS JOB, HE LOST HIS FAMILY, HE BECAME HOMELESS.
SO WE ARE FIGHTING FOR A RAISE, BUT MINES IS WAY IS BIGGER THAN A, BIGGER THAN A RAISE.
I WOULD SEE HIM EVERY WEEK ON MY ROUTE.
WELL, THAT SAME PERSON THAT HAPPENED TO BE BLACK, HE GOT KILLED IN THE LAST LAST YEAR.
SO WHEN I SAY THIS, WHEN I SAY I GO TO WAR FOR MY CULTURE, I WOULD GO TO WAR WITH GOD FOR MY CULTURE.
I DON'T PLAY ABOUT MY CULTURE.
SO HOW YOU GUYS, HOW YOU GUYS PUT THE L-G-B-T-Q ON THE, UM, BUDGET.
YOU GUYS SHOULD PUT THE BLACK CULTURE, THE BLACK COMMUNITY ON THE BUDGET TOO.
DON'T USE US FOR YOUR OWN POLITICAL GAME.
AND I, I, I DON'T APPRECIATE IT.
AND I'M WITH EVERY PALESTINIAN UP IN HERE.
KEEP COMING, KEEP COMING, KEEP COMING.
UM, AND ALSO VICE MAYOR, I UNDERSTAND SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT SHE ALSO SAID IN JUNE, THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE L-G-B-T-Q, YOU GUYS KEPT PROTESTING, KEPT PROTESTING FOR 40 YEARS.
WELL, WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 400 YEARS, SO WE DES WE DESERVE THE SAME RESPECT THEY GET.
SO ALL I SEEN WITH ROBERT GARCIA, THE DIVIDE THIS CITY CATER TO ONE COMMUNITY, KIND OF LIKE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
CATER TO ONE COMMUNITY, LIKE KEEPING US SEGREGATED.
SO RIGHT NOW, I'M GONNA JUST GO AND TO ANNOUNCE IT, I GOT THE L-G-B-T-Q, I'M ALONG WITH THE PALESTINIAN BLM AND WE ARE TRYING TO DO A MARCH ON, UM, CITY HALL, JUST LIKE KING DID THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON.
BUT WE BRINGING EVERYBODY TO THIS CITY AND WE GONNA TALK ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WHEN IT COMES TO BLACK EMPLOYEES.
AND YOU GAVE DEKO MARCO THE OPTION TO RETIRE.
UM, KATHY SNUGS DIDN'T GET THAT OPTION.
KENNY WILLIAMS DIDN'T GET THAT OPTION.
GARY FLYNN DIDN'T GET THAT OPTION.
THAT HAPPENED TO BE ALL BLACK.
HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GONE A LONG TIME AGO.
SO WHEN ERIC LOPEZ COME AND TELL YOU GUYS THAT, OH, I CAN'T GO BACK 10 YEARS AND STUFF DON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
WHEN Y'ALL MAKING LAWS FOR US AT NIGHT.
WHEN Y'ALL DOING THIS AND DOING THAT, IT'S HAPPENING OVERNIGHT.
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS SNAP YOUR FINGER.
SO AGAIN, I DON'T PLAY ABOUT MY CULTURE.
A MONTH AGO, TWO MONTHS AGO, I, I WENT AND TALKED TO NONE OF THE MEXICAN EMPLOYEES 'CAUSE THEY WAS DOING MORE WORK AND KEEP GETTING WORK PUT ON THEM AND I TOLD 'EM TO STOP.
SO NOW I BROUGHT THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT TOGETHER.
UH, AS WE CONTINUE TO PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, CHUCK YOUR MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING DOWN.
THE CITY COUNCIL CAN'T COMMENT ON BARGAINING.
YOU ALL KNOW THAT, BUT COULDN'T STAY AT THE BARGAINING TABLE AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST.
UH, WE'RE NOW GONNA GO TO SAMARA MARLIN, THEN KAYLEE CARUSO, THEN JASMINE SHEF MAYLIN, DR.
UH, AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, FARAH BARTLETT.
HI WAN, DISTRICT TWO, SOLIDARITY WITH THE CITY WORKERS.
UM, I AM THE DAUGHTER OF PALESTINIAN REFUGEES.
I HAVE FAMILY IN ZA THAT SURVIVED AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE THAT DESTROYED THEIR HOME.
UM, ON OCTOBER 12TH, THEY SOUGHT SHELTER AT A UN SCHOOL AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM SINCE.
I DON'T KNOW IF MY FAMILY IS DEAD OR ALIVE.
IN THE EIGHT WEEKS, OVER 18,000 PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN MURDERED.
THIS SCALE OF CALCULATED MURDER IS GENOCIDE AND PALESTINIANS ARE NOT JUST NUMBERS.
AND TONIGHT I WANNA TELL YOU THE STORY OF ONE PALESTINIAN WOMAN, 79-YEAR-OLD HADIA NALA.
ON OCTOBER, A JOURNALIST INTERVIEWED HER AT A HOSPITAL AS SHE WAS BEING TREATED FOR HER INJURIES FOLLOWING AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE.
IN THE VIDEO, SHE SHOWS THE JOURNALIST HER ID CARD.
SHE WAS BORN IN 1944 WHEN IT WAS STILL PALESTINE.
SHE BECAME A REFUGEE AT THE AGE OF FOUR, DISPLACED IN HER OWN COUNTRY.
THREE DAYS AGO, HADA STEPPED OUT OF HER HOME IN
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SNIPER.HALF OF THE POPULATION IN REZA ARE CHILDREN, AND IT IS RARE THAT PALESTINIANS MAKE IT TO THE AGE OF 80.
OUR ELDERS ARE THE KEEPERS OF OUR HISTORY, HERITAGE TRADITIONS, AND THEY'RE THE CONCRETE PILLARS THAT UPHOLD OUR COMMUNITIES.
TO LOSE AN ELDER IS TO LOSE THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR COMMUNITY.
I WANNA THANK YOU GUYS FOR ADDING THE ITEM TO THE AGENDA NEXT WEEK.
UM, I KNOW THE COUNCIL HAS COME UNDER FIRE FOR EVEN CONSIDERING SUPPORTING A CEASEFIRE, BUT TO US, YOUR CONSTITUENTS, YOUR VOTERS, AND TAXPAYERS, IT DEMONSTRATES TO US THAT YOU ACTUALLY CARE AND THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU REPRESENT AND THAT YOU DO BELIEVE IN HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL AND NOT FOR SOME.
NEXT IS KAYLEE CARUSO, THEN JASMINE CHEF.
HELLO, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS KAYLEE AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE.
WHEN GIVING PUBLIC COMMENT, I ALWAYS WONDER IF I SHOULD SPEAK TO YOUR HUMANITY, POLITICAL CAREER, OR EGO.
AND I WILL TRY TO DO ALL THREE.
I WANT TO FIRST SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER DR.
RICKS OTI AUSTIN AND YANG'S COURAGE FOR PUTTING AGENDA ITEM 15 ON NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.
IF LONG BEACH IS A CITY THAT TRULY VALUES EQUITY AND OUR DIVERSITY, THEN WHY DOES IT APPEAR? WHEN WE ARE ASKING CITY LEADERS TO BE BRAVE OR COURAGEOUS, IT IS USUALLY LEFT TO A BLACK WOMAN, BLACK MEN OR PEOPLE OF COLOR.
I'M SPEAKING RESPECTFULLY TO COUNCIL MEMBER KERR, DUGGAN AND ALLEN FOR THE RECORD.
AS SOMEONE WHO IDENTIFIES AS A WHITE WOMAN AND KNOWS THE PRIVILEGE, I HAVE TO SPEAK UP ABOUT CHALLENGES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE FACE AND I WILL RECEIVE LESS HARM IN RETURN.
WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY, ESPECIALLY IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, TO BE COURAGEOUS IN THESE MOMENTS AND NOT PUT THE LABOR ON OUR COLLEAGUES OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ALREADY FACE THE IMPACTS AND HARM OF RACISM.
I WOULD'VE LOVED TO SEE ONE OF YOU STEP UP TO THE PLATE COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, YOU WERE QUOTED IN LV POST SAYING THIS AGENDA ITEM WOULD DIVIDE OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR COMMUNITY IS DIVIDED RIGHT NOW.
ISLAMOPHOBIA AND ANTISEMITISM ARE BOTH ON THE RISE IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO UNITE OUR COMMUNITY? SINCE THIS IS A CONCERN FOR YOU? THE EQUITY AND HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION PROVIDED SPACE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TWICE TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD AND ACTED ON IT.
IF ANYTHING, THIS AGENDA ITEM WILL UNITE OUR COMMUNITY.
I HAD TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ISRAEL AND PALESTINE BEFORE OCTOBER 7TH.
AND I KNOW THAT WHEN THERE IS A CEASEFIRE AND HUMANITARIAN AID, THE WORK DOES NOT END THERE FOR HEALING, RECOVERY AND TRUE PEACE.
IF SOME OF YOU HAVE NOT DONE THAT RESEARCH, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO, BEFORE NEXT WEEK WITHOUT ANY COMMUNITY PRESSURE, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH STOOD WITH ISRAEL AND OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AS A WOMAN WHO GREW UP IN RELIGION, I KNOW THAT JEWISH LIVES ARE VALUABLE.
EVEN DURING THE PAUSE AND HOSTAGE EXCHANGES, ONE JEWISH LIFE WAS WORTH MULTIPLE PALESTINIAN LIVES.
WE KNOW FOR EACH OF YOU THERE ARE POLITICAL AND PERSONAL NUANCES FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM, BUT LET ME MAKE IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.
VOTING YES ON THE AGENDA ITEM NEXT WEEK WOULD MEAN YOU ALSO VALUE PALESTINIAN AND MUSLIM LIFE.
TO BEGIN TO UNIFY OUR COMMUNITY, PLEASE MODEL AS A BODY TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT TWO TRUTHS CAN EXIST AT ONCE.
QUOTING A WOMAN NAMED SOPHIA WHEN SPEAKING IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY TO HER CITY COUNCIL LAST WEEK, SHE SAID, NO MORE CONVINCING YOU OF OUR HUMANITY.
IT IS TIME YOU CONVINCE US OF YOURS.
FRIENDS, I INVITE YOU TO TURN ON YOUR CANDLE OR SHINE THE LIGHT ON YOUR PHONE AT THIS TIME.
MY NAME IS JASMINE AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO.
I THANK MAYOR RICHARDSON, COUNCIL MEMBER AUSTIN, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK ODI FOR LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY'S CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA AND GETTING THIS MA MATTER ON THE AGENDA.
NEXT WEEK, TONIGHT WE STAND IN FRONT OF YOU TO SHARE THE HUMANITY OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.
A BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE WHO LOVE LIFE WISH TO BE FREE AND TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY.
A RESILIENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE CALLED ON THE FREE WORLD, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, TO DEMAND A CEASEFIRE AND STOP THE KILLING.
ONE SUCH VOICE WAS OF THE LATE DR.
ARIE WAS A RENOWNED POET, ACADEMIC AND ACTIVIST, BUT HE WAS TARGETED AND KILLED IN AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON DECEMBER 6TH, 2023.
I'M HONORED TO STAND IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY AND RECITE HIS POEM.
IF I MUST DIE, IF I MUST DIE, YOU MUST LIVE.
JUST TELL MY STORY TO SELL MY THINGS, TO BUY A PIECE OF CLOTH WITH SOME STRINGS.
MAKE IT WHITE WITH A LONG TAIL SO THAT A CHILD SOMEWHERE IN GAZA WHILE LOOKING HEAVEN IN THE EYE,
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AWAITING HIS DAD WHO LEFT IN A BLAZE AND BID.NO ONE FAREWELL, NOT EVEN HIS FLESH, NOT EVEN TO HIMSELF, SEES THE KITE.
MY KITE YOU MADE FLYING UP ABOVE AND THINKS FOR A MOMENT.
AND ANGEL IS THERE, BRINGING BACK LOVE IF I MUST DIE, LET IT BRING HOPE.
NEXT SPEAKER IS MAYLIN, AFTER MAY IS DR.
I'M A CONSTITUENT OF COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN IN DISTRICT THREE.
UH, IT'S A JOINT STATEMENT WITH MY PARTNER TK, WHO'S ALSO YOUR CONSTITUENT 'CAUSE WE LIVE TOGETHER.
AND, UM, WE'RE HERE TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION.
AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK.
UM, WE SEE THAT YOU CO-OWN A PSYCH, A PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTHCARE PRACTICE AND TALK ABOUT SUPPORTING YOUTH, WHICH I DO AS WELL.
AND WE'VE ALSO HEARD YOU SAY TO THE LONG BEACH POST THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE THE CITY SHOULD BE DEALING WITH.
AND WHAT, AND WHAT I WANNA TELL YOU IS THAT BEARING WITNESS TO THE HORRIFIC ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY ISRAEL AND PALESTINIANS, BANKROLLED BY OUR GOVERNMENT.
WHILE TOO MANY OF OUR SO-CALLED LEADERS REMAIN SILENT, IS TAKING A HUGE TOLL ON YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
YOU HAVE MANY CONSTITUENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT, LIKE MY PARTNER, TK, LIKE STUDENTS I HAVE WORKED WITH AT WILSON HIGH SCHOOL.
LIKE MY CURRENT STUDENTS AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH.
LIKE MANY OF MY LOVED ONES IN YOUR DISTRICT, WE COME FROM FAMILIES WHO'VE BEEN DEVASTATED, TRAUMATIZED BY WAR, MILITARISM, GENOCIDE, FUNDED BY THE US ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.
FROM CAMBODIA TO THE PHILIPPINES, TO CENTRAL AMERICA, TO TOO MANY, TOO MANY PLACES TO LIST.
THESE ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO RIGHT NOW ARE BEING TRAUMATIZED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
THIS IS INDEED A LONG BEACH ISSUE.
WHEN WE WATCH THE FOOTAGE FROM GAZA, WE SEE OUR FAMILY MEMBERS LOOKING BACK AT US.
WE SEE PALESTINIANS FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES.
WE SEE OUR OWN GRANDPARENTS AND AUNTIES AND COUSINS.
WE WATCH LINES OF MEN DEHUMANIZED, STRIPPED DOWN TO THEIR UNDERWEAR, BEATEN BY ISRAELI SOLDIERS.
WE THINK OF OUR BROTHERS, OUR FATHERS, OUR UNCLES.
I SEE PARENTS MOURNING THEIR CHILDREN EVERY SINGLE TIME MY HEART SHATTERS INTO A MILLION PIECES.
THE LEGACIES OF BOMBARDMENT, OF SIEGE, OF GENOCIDE HAVE GIVEN YOUR CONSTITUENTS LIKE MY PARTNER, TK, LIKE MY STUDENTS, LIKE BELOVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN CAMBODIA TOWN.
I'M SPEAKING TO DUGGAN, BUT EVERYONE ELSE, SO MANY HEALTH ISSUES, THE VIOLENCE OF WAR, IT LIVES ON AND ON IN THE GENERATIONS THAT FOLLOW.
AND THIS TOO, AS WE HAVE SEEN RIGHT AS WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH PAYING FOR RENT FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, LIVING WAGES.
UM, ALL THIS WELL, GOVERNMENT IS SENDING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SLAUGHTER PALESTINIANS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.
YOU HAVE POWER TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
THIS IS INDEED A LONG BEACH ISSUE.
COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, IF YOU CARE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, THE WELLBEING, THE THRIVING OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS, SPEAK UP FOR AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE AND SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION.
SARAH, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR RICHARDSON.
I COME TO YOU ONCE AGAIN AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES, A PROUD PAKISTANI IMMIGRANT WOMAN, THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF PEOPLE WHO WERE DISPLACED AS A RESULT OF WAR, A PROFESSOR OF EDUCATIONAL EQUITY, AND A MOTHER WHO BELIEVES THAT ALL CHILDREN DESERVE A WORLD THAT WILL STAND UP FOR THEM WHENEVER AND WHEREVER THEY EXPERIENCE VIOLENCE.
I'D LIKE TO START BY APPLAUDING THE LEADERSHIP AND COURAGE OF OUR MAYOR COUNCIL PEOPLE, DR.
JONI RICKS ODI AL AUSTIN AND ROBERTO YANGA FOR PLACING THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
SINCERELY, AS A REP, AS REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY, EACH OF YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT GLOBAL CONFLICT CAN HAVE ON THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OUR YOUTH AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND THE RESPONSIBILITY YOU HAVE AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO STAND FOR PEACE AND AGAINST INJUSTICE OF ANY KIND.
SINCE THE FIRST TIME I SPOKE TO YOU ON OCTOBER 24TH, THE 2000 CASUALTIES IN GAZA HAVE INCREASED TO OVER 18,000.
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ALONG WITH THE 1200 INNOCENT ISRAELI LIVES LOST.HOW MANY MORE WILL IT TAKE FOR OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO CALL FOR PEACE AND AN END TO VIOLENCE AS A RESULT OF THE INACTION OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS? MUSLIMS IN CALIFORNIA ALONE HAVE WITNESSED A STAGGERING 300% INCREASE IN REQUESTS FOR HELP AND REPORTS OF BIAS WITH A SIGNIFICANT PORTION LINKED TO HATE CRIMES AND INCIDENTS AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN AND MUSLIM COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE ALSO WITNESSED A SIMILARLY STRIKING 300% INCREASE IN ANTI-JEWISH HATE SINCE OCTOBER 7TH.
THE TROUBLING RISE OF ANONYMOUS SITES TARGETING STUDENTS AS WELL AS SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF VIOLENCE, SUCH AS THE TRAGIC CASE OF THE 6-YEAR-OLD IN CHICAGO, THE SHOOTINGS OF THE THREE PALESTINIAN COLLEGE STUDENTS IN VERMONT, SIMPLY FOR WEARING A SCARF.
THE THREATS TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND THE RAPID RISE OF ISLAMOPHOBIA AND ANTISEMITISM DEMAND YOUR ATTENTION AND YOUR COLLECTIVE ACTION.
I URGE YOU TO WORK WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, L-B-U-S-D, L-B-C-C-C-S, ULB, AND U.
USE YOUR, UH, INFLUENCE TO SEEK OUT, RECOMMEND, AND FUND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR OUR PALESTINIAN, ARAB, MUSLIM, AND JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN LONG BEACH AND ADVOCATE FOR PEACE AND LASTING CEASEFIRE.
I WANNA UNDERSCORE SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE SHOULD NEVER BE MISCONSTRUED AS SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM, AND IT SHOULD NEVER BE USED AS JUSTIFICATION FOR ANTISEMITISM VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF, OR VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL.
UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF THIS COM UH, CONFLICT ON OUR YOU'RE TO CONCLUDE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND CALLING FOR AN END TO VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE IS CRUCIAL FOR THE WELLBEING AND SAFETY, THANK YOU OF ALL YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN LONG BEACH AS IT FOSTERS A STAND AGAINST INDIFFERENCE, BIGOTRY, AND VIOLENCE.
A STAND FOR HUMANITY, WHICH SHOULD BE THE LONG BEACH BEACH WAY, PLEASE.
OUR FINAL SPEAKER, OUR FINAL SPEAKER, FARRAH BARTLETT.
I'M FARAH BUTLER, AND I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH A DEEP CONCERN FOR HUMANITY.
GOD HAS BEEN OBLITERATED, AND I WOULD HOPE AS I STAND HERE, THAT YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL, CARE ABOUT HUMAN LIVES AND SUFFERING TOO.
CAN YOU IMAGINE YOUR WHOLE WORLD BEING WIPED OUT? THE LEVEL OF DESTRUCTION GARDENS ARE WITNESSING IS BEYOND WORDS, HOMES, LANDMARKS, PRESCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, PLACES OF WORSHIP.
LITERALLY EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DESTROYED.
THE IDF BACKED BY AMERICAN TAXPAYERS MONEY HAS BOMBED PALESTINIAN, ANCIENT, ANCIENT LANDMARKS TO ERASE PALESTINIAN HISTORY AND LIVES.
AS OF DECEMBER 8TH, 2023, OVER 23,000 PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED.
76 JOURNALISTS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES.
1.8 MILLION PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN DISPLACED, AND THOSE WHO AREN'T KILLED BY THE BOMBS ARE KILLED BY THE DEHYDRATION, STARVATION, AND DEATHLY ILLNESSES.
I RESIDE IN DISTRICT FIVE COUNCIL MEMBER MEGAN CARR.
YOU ARE AN EX-SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT OF LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
25,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ORPHANED.
PLEASE PROVE TO US THAT YOU CARE ABOUT ALL CHILDREN, NOT JUST AMERICAN CHILDREN, BUT ALL CHILDREN ARE WORTHY OF LIFE.
WE AS A COMMUNITY AND YOUR DISTRICT URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS CEASEFIRE.
THIS ISSUE HAS TRANSCENDED POLITICS AND HAS BECOME A MATTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
WHILE THERE MAY BE MANY COMPLEX POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES, THE SCALE OF HUMAN SUFFERING RESULTING FROM THIS CONFLICT IS BEYOND POLITICAL ALIGNMENTS.
HOW MANY CHILDREN MUST BE KILLED AND ORPHANED? HOW MANY MORE PARENTS HAVE TO LOSE THEIR CHILDREN? THE UNITED NATIONS ON TUESDAY DEMANDED AN IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN CEASEFIRE, WHICH WAS UNFORTUNATELY VETOED BY THE UNITED STATES.
OUR POLITICAL LEADERS HAVE FAILED TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS IN THIS CONFLICT, BUT THERE'S STILL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL TO BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY.
IN DEEP DISCUSSIONS WITH MY JEWISH COLLEAGUES, WE'VE CONSIDERED THE EVENTS IN GAZA AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF JEWISH OPPRESSION AT EVENTS LIKE THE HOLOCAUST, THE BRUTALITY AGAINST PALESTINIANS, ECHO HISTORY AND CYCLES OF VIOLENCE.
IT'S AN UNJUST PERSECUTION OF A POPULATION AND IT LEAVES ME DISMAYED, WHY NOT TAKE A VOICE AND STAND UP TO THE, TO END CYCLES OF VIOLENCE AND DEPRESSION? MANY WONDER WHAT THEY WOULD DO DURING THE HOLOCAUST OR DURING SLAVERY.
HOW WOULD THEY USE THEIR VOICE? AND I URGE YOU TO USE YOUR VOICE CORRECTLY.
A CEASE A CEASEFIRE IS HUMANITARIAN.
AND ASKING FOR A CEASEFIRE IS NOT ANTISEMITIC.
THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER JONI AUSTIN AND, AND ANG FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK
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AND SHOWING THAT YOU CARE ABOUT LONG BEACH AND ITS UNITY.WHEN WE AREN'T HUNGRY FOR JUSTICE, IT'S USUALLY BECAUSE WE'RE TOO FULL OF PRIVILEGE.
AND I HOPE YOU USE YOUR PRIVILEGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU FOR, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
UH, AGAIN, UM, UH, NEXT TUESDAY, THAT DISCUSSION IS ON THE AGENDA.
SO THE CITY COUNCIL CANNOT RESPOND TO ANYTHING THAT WAS SAID TODAY.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL COME TO THIS NEXT WEEK.
UM, NOW LET'S SET UP FOR ITEM 26.
PLEASE REPORT FROM LONG BEACH AIRPORT RECOMMENDATION
[26. 23-51387 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the Operations of General Aviation at the Long Beach Airport. (Citywide) Office or Department: Long Beach Airport Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION ON THE OPERATIONS OF GENERAL AVIATION AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT CITYWIDE.ALRIGHT, WELL, UH, FOLKS, THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW, TO HELP JUST FRAME IT.
THIS IS, UH, AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION, UH, AROUND AN ISSUE THAT'S BEEN, UM, INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENTS OF LONG BEACH.
THAT'S BEEN VERY CLEAR TO ME, VERY CLEAR TO COUNCIL MEMBER KERR.
UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF DETAILS TO GO THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT REPORT.
UH, SO WE'RE GONNA ASK PATIENTS WHILE WE GO THROUGH AND WORK THROUGH SOME OF THIS MATERIAL.
UH, WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS, UH, THE COUNCILWOMAN ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL'S BEEN VERY, UH, ENGAGED IN GETTING UP TO SPEED ON THIS.
AND YOU'LL PROBABLY HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, ABOUT, UH, THE WAY THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ENGAGE EVEN ON A FEDERAL LEVEL AS RECENT AS LAST WEEK ON SOME OF THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES.
SO, BEFORE WE GO TO THE STAFF REPORT, I WANT TO INTRODUCE, UH, COUNCILWOMAN KERR, UH, WHO'S LEADING, UH, WHO LED THE EFFORT TO BRING THIS REPORT TO COUNCIL.
WE KNOW THAT OUR AIRPORT IS ONE OF OUR GREAT POINT OF PRIDE HERE IN LONG BEACH.
THE EASE AND SAFETY OF TRAVEL IS SOMETHING MANY OF US PROUDLY BOAST ABOUT.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT HAVE A MORE COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR BELOVED AIRPORT, HAVING TO BEAR THE IMPACTS MORE DIRECTLY THAN OTHERS.
THIS HAS LED TO YEARS OF CONVERSATION AROUND NOISE CONSTRUCTION, FLIGHT SCHEDULES, AND FLIGHT PATHS.
WE FIND OURSELVES, AGAIN, HAVING ANOTHER CONVERSATION SPECIFICALLY REGARDING GENERAL AVIATION.
OVER THE LAST YEAR, MY OFFICE HAS RECEIVED NEAR DAILY COMMUNICATION FROM RESIDENTS EXPRESSING CONCERNS OVER GENERAL AVIATION PRACTICES.
THE ISSUE OF NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION FROM GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT, SPECIFICALLY FLIGHT SCHOOLS, HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY PREVALENT IN THE DAILY LIFE FOR MANY OF US HERE IN LONG BEACH.
THEY HAVE ALSO REPORTED SHARING THIS INFORMATION WITH AIRPORT AND CITY STAFF AS WELL, AS WELL AS OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS.
AS SOMEONE WHO GREW UP AND LIVED UNDER THE FLIGHT PATH AND CURRENTLY LIVE UNDER THE FLIGHT PATH, BOTH OF GENERAL AND COMMERCIAL AVIATION, I RECOGNIZE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH LIVING SO NEAR TO AN AIRPORT, BUT I ALSO RECOGNIZE THE RECENT INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF GENERAL AVIATION AND FLIGHT SCHOOLS AND THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IT HAS ON SO MANY OF OUR DAILY LIVES.
ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, THIS COUNCIL ASKED CITY STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON GENERAL AVIATION AT LGB COVERING HISTORICAL AND CURRENT OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS DETAILS ABOUT OUR FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS AND GRANDFATHERED IN NOISE ORDINANCE.
JUST AS OUR CITY CHANGES, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND RESIDENTS CHANGE AS WELL.
I DON'T THINK DISCUSSION ON THESE ISSUES CAN HA HAS HAPPENED AT COUNCIL IN MANY YEARS, THUS HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THIS CONVERSATION TODAY.
AS MANY OF US KNOW, LONG BEACH AIRPORT IS UNIQUE TO MANY AIRPORTS IN THE REGION AS IT IS OWNED AND OPERATED AS A DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
THIS, HOWEVER, DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE CITY HAS UNLIMITED CONTROL OVER AVIATION PRACTICES.
WE KNOW THAT AS WE HAVE THESE IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS, IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE START FROM A PLACE OF SHARED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACTS.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO SHARE PUBLICLY IN FRONT OF CITY STAFF AND LEADERSHIP THEIR CONCERNS AND EXPERIENCES AS RELATED TO ACTIVITIES ON AIRPORT PROPERTY.
I WANNA THANK CITY STAFF FOR PREPARING THIS PRESENTATION AND PROVIDING INSIGHT TO THOSE OF US WHO DON'T HAVE THE BACKGROUND OR EXPERTISE OR THE DAY-TO-DAY INTERACTION WITH THIS INFORMATION OR HOW IT MAY WORK IN PRACTICE.
I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO PREPARING THE REPORT AND THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE A WELL-INFORMED BODY.
MOVING FORWARD TONIGHT, CITY STAFF WILL BE PRESENTING THE INFORMATION FOUND IN THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT WHILE INCORPORATING QUESTIONS BROUGHT FORTH BY THE COUNCIL AND QUESTIONS BROUGHT TO OUR OFFICE BY THE COMMUNITY.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EVERYONE ON THE SAME PAGE, ON WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW, WHAT ACTIONS ARE POSSIBLE TO TAKE, AND HOW WE CAN COLLECTIVELY WORK FOR LONG-TERM POSITIVE CHANGE.
AGAIN, I THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AHEAD.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCILWOMAN.
I THINK THOSE ARE VERY, UM, UH, EXCELLENT INTRO COMMENTS.
UH, KIND OF SUMMING UP HOW WE GOT HERE.
UH, THE TEAM HAS TAKEN THIS VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY.
UH, WE'VE CERTAINLY HEARD THE COMPLAINTS, WE'VE CERTAINLY HEARD FROM COUNCIL, UH, THE NEED TO, TO DIVE DEEP AND REALLY UNDERSTAND AND UNPACK THE ISSUES.
UH, WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF QUESTIONS, UM, UH, FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED, AND I THINK WE'LL SEE.
WHILE THIS SOUNDS LIKE A VERY SIMPLE ISSUE, IT'S IN FACT INCREDIBLY COMPLEX.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO TONIGHT.
WE BROUGHT OUR EXPERTS, UH, WE'VE GOT CYNTHIA GUIDRY, OUR, UM, OUR AIRPORT DIRECTOR, WHO HAS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY.
RON REEVES, WHO KNOWS MORE ABOUT OPERATIONS
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THAN ANYBODY AT THE, UH, LONG BEACH AIRPORT.UH, AND OUR CITY AT ATTORNEY TEAM LED BY MARSHA YASUDA, UM, AND, UH, DON MCINTOSH, OF COURSE, WHO HAVE, UH, REALLY IMMERSED THEMSELVES AND UNDERSTAND THE, THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS, UH, AS WELL AS OUR NOISE ORDINANCE.
AND WE'RE PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT.
UH, SO, UH, THE INFORMATION TONIGHT IS REALLY, UM, UH, PRESENTATION OF THE DOCUMENTS WE PUT OUT.
SO, UM, NOTHING REALLY IS NEW HERE.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE GOING THROUGH THOUGH, AND HELPING TO EXPLAIN IT AND THEN OF COURSE BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
SO I'LL TURN IT TO CYNTHIA TO START.
THERE'S A REQUEST TO IN INCREASE THE VOLUME ACKNOWLEDGED.
UH, GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
WE DO HAVE A FAIRLY LENGTHY PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, AND I WILL JUST BRIEFLY GO OVER A, A FEW, UM, HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PRESENTATION.
WE WILL TAKE OUR TIME IN, IN DESCRIBING AND EXPLAINING MANY COMPONENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.
UH, AFTER WE GO THROUGH THE BACKGROUND, WE'LL CERTAINLY SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, CURRENT GA OPERATIONS AND HISTORICAL DATA NOISE MANAGEMENT, UNLEADED FUEL.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ALSO ABOUT NOISE ORDINANCES, OUR NOISE ORDINANCE, AND GRANT ASSURANCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS MOVING FORWARD.
BUT AS MENTIONED, THIS PRESENTATION IS IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL'S REQUEST HIGHLIGHTING INFORMATION THAT WAS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 31ST.
AS WE GO THROUGH THE HISTORICAL AND CURRENT OPERATIONS, WE'LL ALSO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO RUNWAY USE FLIGHT SCHOOL OPERATIONS, INCLUDING TYPICAL PATTERN WORK AND COORDINATION EFFORTS WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.
AS YOU KNOW, LONG BEACH AIRPORT IS A SMALL HUB AIRPORT PROVIDING BOTH COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 3.5 MILLION ANNUAL PASSENGERS COMING THROUGH OUR AIRPORT WITH CURRENTLY 58 FLIGHT SLOTS IN OPERATION AND ABOUT 325,000 ANNUAL GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES BUSINESS JETS, FOX SCHOOLS, MILITARY OPERATIONS, AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
AS AN AIRPORT, WE ARE PART OF THE NATION'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE DID REMAIN OPEN DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND WE ARE INCLUDED IN THEA'S NATIONAL PLAN OF INTEGRATED AIRPORT SYSTEMS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE A SIGNIFICANT CITY ASSET, PROVIDE ECONOMIC BENEFIT, AND WE ARE THE OLDEST MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
CERTAINLY, AS YOU KNOW, WE JUST CELEBRATED 100 YEARS OF AVIATION HERE IN LONG BEACH.
THE AIRPORT'S REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IS QUITE EXTENSIVE.
WE HAVE VERY, UH, LOCAL, VERY, VERY MANY LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT WE ARE, UH, COMMITTED TO.
WE ARE ALSO AN ENTERPRISE FUND WITHIN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH REPORTING TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE AIRPORT DOES NOT AND CANNOT CO-MINGLE FUNDS WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND, AND WE MUST GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUE TO BE SELF-SUSTAINING.
LONG BEACH AIRPORT OPERATES WITHIN THE CONFINES OF A LONG WITHSTANDING NOISE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHED IN 1995 AFTER A LONG LEGAL BATTLE BETWEEN THE FAA, THE AIR CARRIERS, THE COMMUNITY, AND THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
THE CITY NOISE, THE CITY'S NOISE ORDINANCE, ALLOWS LONG BEACH TO HAVE A, A STRICT NOISE CONTROLLED AIRPORT.
THE AIRPORT IS OPERATIONAL 24 7.
WE ARE SLOT CONTROLLED BY THAT NOISE ORDINANCE, WHICH DOES PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS ON TYPES AND TIMES OF OPERATION FOR SPECIFIC RUNWAYS.
AND THE NOISE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES MAXIMUM, MAXIMUM SINGLE EVENT AND CUMULATIVE NOISE EXPOSURE LEVELS ALONG WITH THE TIERED VIOLATION PROCESS.
SO, AS WE MENTIONED, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF, UH, REGULATIONS, AND I'M GONNA SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON THE FEDERAL AND STATE, UH, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE LIVE IN, AND THAT'S RELATED TO NOISE.
BUT I WILL START OUT BY SAYING IN 1972, CONGRESS PASSED THE NOISE CONTROL ACT TO PROMOTE LIMITED ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED NOISE, ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, REGULATIONS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HELP AND ESTABLISH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS EPA IN THAT EPA.
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ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF NOISE ABATEMENT AND CONTROL TO COORDINATE FEDERAL NOISE CONTROL AND ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR WHAT WAS CONSIDERED SAFE FOR COMMUNITY EXPOSURE WITHOUT THE RISK OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE.THERE'S ALSO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, WHICH PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR EXTERIOR NOISE LEVELS AND ALSO MORE, MORE, UH, IMMEDIATE AND MORE FREQUENTLY THAT WE WORK WITH IS THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, WHICH DOES REGULATE MAXIMUM NOISE LEVELS FOR INDIVIDUAL AIRCRAFT.
SO, PRIOR TO THE AIRPORT NOISE CAPACITY ACT, AND I'LL, I'LL GET INTO THAT IN A, IN A MOMENT, IN THE SIXTIES, THE JET AGE WAS HERE, TRAVEL WAS BOOMING.
AIRCRAFT WAS MUCH, MUCH LOUDER THAN WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.
AND THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT EVENT AFTER DEREGULATION IN 1978.
THAT MOMENT TRULY DID OPEN UP THE SKIES FOR GREATER AIR TRAVEL, AND WE SAW A ANOTHER BOOM IN THE INDUSTRY.
NOW, WHILE AIRCRAFT STARTED EVOLVING INTO MUCH QUIETER AIRCRAFT, THAT TRANSITION WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR MANY COMMUNITIES.
SOME AIRPORTS AND CITIES ACTED ON THEIR OWN TO RESTRICT NOISE LEVELS, BUT THERE WERE INCONSISTENCIES OF OPERATIONS ACROSS THE NATION.
AND IN 1990, THE AIRPORT NOISE CAPACITY ACT WAS ENACTED, ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CRITERIA WHEN CONGRESS MADE ANCA IN IN 1990, UH, IT IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM, GO BACK.
IT IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR REVIEW OF AIRPORT NOISE RESTRICTIONS.
ANCHOR REQUIRES AIRPORTS TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN STRINGENT CRITERIA BEFORE IMPLEMENTING ACCESS RESTRICTIONS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PART 1 61 PROCESS ANCHOR REMOVED LOCAL CONTROL OVER AIRPORT NOISE AND PLACED SOLE CONTROL WITHIN THE FAA OLDER LOUDER STAGE TWO AIRCRAFT NEEDED TO BE PHASED OUT AND THE FAA ESTABLISHED NOISE POLICIES AND RESTRICTIONS AND PUT AND PUT, UH, I WOULD SAY, UH, GRANDFATHER OR ALLOWED GRANDFATHERING OF, UH, UH, OF AIRPORTS NOISE RESTRICTIONS.
UH, BEFORE THE 1990 TIMEFRAME, AFTER A LONG LEGAL BATTLE, LONG BEACH AIRPORT WAS ONE OF THE FEW AIRPORTS GRANDFATHERED UNDER ANCA WITH ACCESS RESTRICTIONS, WHICH WE, WE HAVE IN OUR NOISE ORDINANCE.
AND FINALLY, THERE ARE STATE, UH, STANDARDS AS WELL FOR INTERIOR NOISE LEVELS, BUT A COMMON THREAD THROUGHOUT ALL THESE VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES WAS USING THE 65 CUMULATIVE NOISE EXPOSURE LEVEL AS AN ACCEPTABLE STANDARD WHEN EVALUATING NOISE IMPACTS.
THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AS A PROPRIETOR OF THE AIRPORT DOES ACCEPT AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO OPERATE, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN THE AIRPORT.
THE AIRPORT IS ANNUALLY INSPECTED BY THE FAA AND REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN OUR NECESSARY AIRPORT OPERATING CERTIFICATE UNDER PART 1 39 FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICE.
AND IT ALSO MEANS WE MEET STRINGENT STANDARDS FOR OUR AIRFIELD TO OPERATE THE AIRPORT.
WE ARE ALSO ALLOWED TO COLLECT A PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE ON A PER TICKET BASIS FOR SUBSEQUENT USE AND APPROVAL SUBJECT TO FAA APPROVAL TO IMPROVE AND CONSTRUCT AIRPORT FACILITIES.
THE CITY'S ACCEPTANCE OF THESE GRANTS HAVE TIES, THEY HAVE OBLIGATIONS, COMMITMENTS, AND ASSURANCES.
THERE'S 39 OF THEM GOVERNING HOW THE CITY OPERATES THE AIRPORT, AND WE WILL HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THOSE, UH, CRITICAL ASSURANCES LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.
BUT WHAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR IS THAT THE AIRPORT HAS NO CONTROL OVER AIRSPACE AND THAT THE FAA HAS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATED AUTHORITY OVER ALL AIRSPACE OPERATIONS.
SO NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. RON REEVES, UH, TO TALK ABOUT OUR, OUR ACTUAL GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS IN MORE DETAIL.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE GRAPHIC ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLIDE DEPICTS THE AIRPORT RUNWAYS AS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, WE HAVE THREE RUNWAYS.
THE LONGEST RUNWAY IS RUNWAY 1, 2, 3 0.
IT'S OUR PRIMARY AIR CARRIER RUNWAY, AND IT'S 10,000 FEET IN LENGTH.
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RANGE AT FULL LOADS.IN OTHER WORDS, AIRCRAFT OPERATING FROM THIS RUNWAY CAN CARRY ENOUGH FUEL TO REACH NEW YORK OR HAWAII.
THE NORTHERN MOST EAST WEST RUNWAY IS RUNWAY EIGHT, LEFT TO SIX, RIGHT.
IT IS APPROXIMATELY 6,200 FEET IN LENGTH AND SERVES AS OUR SECONDARY, OUR CARRIER RUNWAY PER THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
IT IS NOT USED ROUTINELY BY THE AIRLINES AND IS ONLY USED BY THE AIRLINES WHEN RUNWAY 1, 2, 3 0 IS NOT AVAILABLE.
IT IS, HOWEVER, ROUTINELY USED BY GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT.
THE SOUTHERN MOST EAST WEST RUNWAY IS RUNWAY EIGHT, RIGHT? TWO SIX LEFT.
THIS RUNWAY IS APPROXIMATELY 3,900 FEET IN LENGTH AND IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR GA AIR AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS.
THE AIRPORT IS VERY APPEALING FOR ITS CENTRALIZED LOCATION IN THE LA BASIN.
THE NUMBER AND LENGTH OF OUR RUNWAYS, OUR GREAT WEATHER, THE DIVERSITY OF, OF OPERATIONS, AND OUR CONTROL TOWER TRAINING OPERATIONS ARE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
THIS LANGUAGE SHOWN ON THE, UH, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SLIDE IS DIRECTLY FROM THE ORDINANCE, AND WE'RE ONE OF FEW AIRPORTS IN THE NATION WITH THESE TYPES OF RESTRICTIONS OTHER THAN INSTRUMENT TRAINING.
THESE OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED ONLY ON THE EAST REST ONE EAST WEST RUNWAYS, AND ARE RESTRICTED TO THE HOURS OF 7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM WEEKDAYS AND 8:00 AM AND 3:00 PM WEEKDAYS AND HOLIDAYS.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, LET'S JUST GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION THEN WE'LL GET INTO THE CONVERSATION.
TRUST ME WHEN WE GOT TIME FOR THIS.
THIS TABLE DEPICTS THE RUNWAY USED, USED BY AIRCRAFT CATEGORY AS DEFINED IN THE NOISE ORDINANCE DURING TYPICAL OPERATIONS WHEN WE ARE ARRIVING AND DEPARTING TO THE WEST.
AND THIS WEST FLOW IS BASED ON, ON WIND CONDITIONS.
TYPICALLY AS AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF AND LAND INTO THE WIND, WE OPERATE IN WEST FLOW APPROXIMATELY 95% OF THE TIME.
THE AIRLINES AND OTHER JET JET OPERATORS, INCLUDING GENERAL AVIATION'S JETS, TYPICALLY USE RUNWAY THREE ZERO.
THE MAJORITY OF GA OPERATORS USE RUNWAY TWO SIX LEFT AND RUNWAY TWO SIX.
AND RECALL THAT THESE RUNWAYS ARE THE ONLY RUNWAYS AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING OPERATIONS.
THIS SLIDE DEPICTS THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS FOR THE AIRPORT.
THIS GRAPHIC IS, UH, TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL.
THESE PATTERNS ARE STANDARDIZED FOR SAFETY AND THEY'RE CONSISTENT AT ALL AIRPORTS.
THESE PATTERNS ARE CONSISTENT BECAUSE IT IS CRITICAL THAT PILOTS NOT ONLY KNOW WHERE TO FLY, BUT ALSO WHERE TO LOOK FOR OTHER AIRCRAFT.
THIS GRAPH DEPICTS OUR DAILY DEPARTURES, INCLUDING TOUCH AND GO DEPARTURES FROM RUNWAYS TWO SIX LEFT AND TWO SIX, RIGHT FROM 2019 THROUGH 2023 RUNWAY TWO SIX LEFT IS, IS THE, IS SHOWN IN THE TOP GRAPH AND GREEN RUNWAY TWO SIX RIGHT IS SHOWN IN THE BOTTOM GRAPH IN BLUE.
BOTH OF THESE GRAPHS DEPICT GA PROP OPERATIONS JETS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.
WE BEGIN 2019 WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 DEPARTURES PER DAY ON, ON RUNWAY TWO SIX, RIGHT, AND A HUNDRED 125 DEPARTURES PER DAY.
WE NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 125 DEPARTURES PER DAY ON TWO SIX, RIGHT, AND 175 DEPARTURES PER DAY ON TWO SIX, RIGHT? I'M SORRY, THE, UH, 125 NOW ON TWO SIX LEFT.
THESE DATA ARE INCLUSIVE OF OUR NOVEMBER OPERATIONS.
UH, MANY FOLKS ARE AWARE THAT THE FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER CHANGED THE RUNWAY USE PATTERN FOR THE EAST REST EAST WEST RUNWAYS IN LATE OCTOBER DUE TO A LOSS OF SEPARATION INCIDENT WHERE AIRCRAFT ARRIVING SIMULTANEOUSLY TO RUNWAY THREE ZERO AND RUNWAY TWO SIX LEFT GOT TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.
AS A RESULT, SOME ARRIVAL OPERATIONS, INCLUDING TOUCH AND GO ARRIVALS, WERE SHIFTED TO RUNWAY TWO SIX RIGHT FROM RUNWAY TWO SIX LEFT.
THIS INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE FAA AND THE NTSP.
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AND WE, WE DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THE, THE INVESTIGATION WILL TAKE, BUT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY IS AN ONGOING ENDEAVOR.INVESTIGATING CONCERNS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE IN PART OF WHY WE ENJOY THE SAFEST TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN THE WORLD.
LONG BEACH AIRPORT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A VERY ACTIVE GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT.
THIS GRAPH DEPICTS THE ANNUAL GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS FROM 1990 TO 2023.
THESE DATA ARE FROM THE A'S AIR TRAFFIC ACTIVITY SYSTEM.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE SYSTEM DOES NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING RUNWAY USE.
SO THIS DATA IS ESSENTIALLY ALL OF THE GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT OCCURRING AT OPERATIONS OCCURRING AT THE AIRPORT DURING, DURING THESE TIMES.
INTERESTINGLY, OUR BUSIEST TIME OCCURRED IN THE LATE 1990S.
WE HAD OVER 600 GA OPS PER DAY, OR APPROXIMATELY 470,000 GA OPERATIONS IN 1999.
OUR GA OPERATIONS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2000 AND AGAIN IN 2008.
UH, WE KNOW THAT GA OPERATIONS ARE VERY ELASTIC WITH ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.
FROM 2010 TO 2019, OUR GA OPERATIONS WENT UP AND DOWN, BUT WAS GENERALLY CONSISTENT.
SINCE 2020, WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.
WE NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 400 GA OPS PER DAY, OR JUST OVER 300,000 GA OPERATIONS PER YEAR.
THIS CHART DEPICTS GENERAL AVIATION PROP OPERATIONS SPECIFIC TO RUNWAY TWO SIX, RIGHT? EACH OF THE, THE LINES DEPICT 31 DAY ROLLING AVERAGES FOR ONE OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.
WE SEE THE EFFECTS OF COID EARLY IN 2020, THE EFFECT OF THE TOWER CLOSURES IN 2022, ALONG WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE, UH, CLOSURE OF RUNWAY THREE ZERO, AND ALSO NOTED AS THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN OPERATIONS IN THE SUMMER OF 2023.
THIS DATA SPECIFIC TO RUNWAY TWO SIX, RIGHT, IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS DATA AND INDICATES A CONSISTENT INCREASE IN OPERATIONS.
WHERE ARE ALL THE GRAYLOCK? I'M SORRY, FI, WE HAVE TO COMPLETE THE PRESENTATION, THEN WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE, WE CAN'T HAVE, UH, THE BACK AND FORTH.
THIS SLIDE DEPICTS THE LOCATION OF OUR NOISE MONITORS.
WE MAINTAIN A STATE-OF-THE-ART NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM.
HERE'S WHAT I, WHAT I THINK WOULD BE PRODUCTIVE.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU WANT TO FLAG, WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT, JUST WRITE IT DOWN.
WHEN PUBLIC COMMENT COMES, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE CAN GO A LITTLE FURTHER.
JUST TELL US WHAT THE QUESTIONS ARE.
OKAY? BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING COMES UP THAT YOU WANNA FLAG, JUST WRITE IT DOWN.
WHEN YOU GET YOUR 90 SECONDS, JUST LET US KNOW.
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ON SO WE CAN ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT TO DO.
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING IN THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU WANNA KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ON OR CLARITY, ADD IT IN AND ADD IT IN SO WE KNOW WHAT IT IS.
OKAY, MAYOR, JUST A POINT OF ORDER, SIR.
UH, YOU MIGHT WANNA LOOK AT THE PAGE NUMBER OF THE SLIDE.
YEAH, THAT'S ALSO A NOTE REFERENC, NOTE THE PAGE NUMBER IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WANNA FLAG THAT YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, THAT WILL HELP US MAKE THIS A PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION.
THIS SLIDE DEPICTS THE LOCATIONS OF OUR NOISE MONITORS.
AS I MENTIONED, WE MAINTAIN A STATE-OF-THE-ART NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM.
NASA HAS THE EXACT SAME NOISE MONITORS ON BOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
SO THAT'S THE QUALITY OF OUR, OUR NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM.
THE SYSTEM IS CALIBRATED ANNUALLY, VERIFIED NIGHTLY, AND THIS SYSTEM IS THE SYSTEM THAT WE USE TO ENFORCE THE NOISE COMPATIBILITY ORDINANCE.
WE GO TO A GREAT EXTENT TO ENSURE THAT IF AN AIRCRAFT VIOLATES THE ORDINANCE, THE VIOLATION WILL UPHOLD IN COURT.
THE MICROPHONE LOCATIONS WILL DETERMINED THROUGH A NOISE COMPATIBILITY STUDY CONDUCTED IN THE 1980S.
THE ORANGE AND RED LOCATIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MAXIMUM NOISE LIMITS.
THE SYSTEM IS USED EACH QUARTER TO DETERMINE OUR NOISE BUDGETS, AND THESE BUDGETS CAN BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY PER THE ORDINANCE FOR AIR CARRIER AIRCRAFT.
THESE BUDGETS DETERMINE IF WE'RE REQUIRED TO ADD OR REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FLIGHT SLOTS.
AND FOR GA AIRCRAFT, THE BUDGET DETERMINES IF WE NEED TO INCREASE OR REDUCE SINGLE EVENT NOISE EXPOSURE LEVELS.
HERE ARE OUR S-E-N-E-L ELEMENTS.
THIS TABLE IS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE NOISE ORDINANCE
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AS INDICATED.WE HAVE DIFFERENT MAXIMUM NOISE LEVELS THAT VARY BY TIME OF DAY.
THE HIGHEST NOISE LEVELS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH RUNWAY 1, 2, 3, 0, OUR PRIMARY AIR CARRIER AND JET RUNWAY.
THIS IS ALSO THE ONLY RUNWAY TYPICALLY AVAILABLE AT NIGHT.
THE NOISE LEVELS ON RUNWAY 1, 2, 3 0 RANGE FROM 1 0 2 0.5 DBA FOR DAYTIME DEPARTURES TO 79 DBA DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
GIVEN TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY, THE 79 DBA MAXIMUM NOISE LEVEL LIMIT, IN EFFECT DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS EFFECTIVELY PROHIBITS JET OPERATIONS DURING THE NIGHTTIME.
AND WE ARE ONE OF A HANDFUL OF AIRPORTS WITH THIS ABILITY TO LIMIT THESE NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS.
THE EASTWEST RUNWAYS ARE AVAILABLE, ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM 7:00 AM TO 10:00 PM THE NOISE LE THESE NOISE LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE RUNWAYS ARE 90 2D AND 88 DBA FOR RUNWAY EIGHT LEFT TWO SIX RIGHT, AND 92 TO 95 DBA FOR RUNWAY EIGHT, RIGHT TWO SIX LEFT.
THIS SLIDE DEPICTS OUR CURRENT CNEL CONTOUR.
THIS DATA IS VALIDATED THROUGH OUR NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM.
THE CONTOURS ARE PRODUCED WITH A SOFTWARE PROGRAM, UH, FROM THE FAA, THE AVIATION ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN TOOL, WHICH CONTAINS AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE, FLIGHT PROCEDURES, AND NOISE AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS.
AS SHOWN THE CON CONTOURS LARGELY CONTAINED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY.
IT DOES EXTEND OFF AIRPORT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE APPROACH CORRIDOR TO RUNWAY THREE ZERO.
THIS AREA EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCES THE LOUDEST OFFSITE NOISE LEVELS.
WE EVALUATE OUR NOISE LEVELS EACH QUARTER, AND THESE LEVELS ARE REPORTED TO LA COUNTY AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE CALTRANS DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS.
THIS SLIDE INDICATES THE VARIOUS METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING NOISE CONCERNS AND LEARNING ABOUT CURRENT ADVISORIES.
AT THE AIRPORT, WE RECEIVE NOISE CONCERNS VIA OUR WEB TRACK SYSTEM, EMAIL, AND ALSO TELEPHONE.
WE ALSO LIST NOISE INFORMATION HERE FROM THE FAA, THE LONG BEACH FLIGHT DI DI FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, UH, PHONE NUMBER IS INDICATED THERE.
UH, THE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, THEIR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS FLIGHT SAFETY.
SO IF, IF A RESIDENT OR SOMEONE FEELS THAT AN AIRCRAFT IS FLYING IN AN UNSAFE MANNER, THE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE IS THE PROPER NOTIFICATION.
I'LL NOW TURN IT BACK OVER TO DIRECTOR RY.
SO I'LL TRANSITION A, UH, A LITTLE BIT HERE TO FLIGHT SCHOOLS THAT ARE OPERATE AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
UH, REALLY WANNA TALK ABOUT HOW DO THEY DO BUSINESS.
UH, THEY ARE ABLE TO LEASE SPACE FROM ANY AIRPORT ENTITY, UM, EITHER VIA, UH, FROM A MASTER TENANT, UH, AND, AND DO A DIRECT, UH, LEASE THERE, OR VIA SUBTENANT AND A MULTI-TENANT FACILITY.
OUR MASTER TENANTS TYPICALLY DO HAVE LONG-TERM LEASES AT THE AIRPORT AND SOME DATING BACK 30, 40 YEARS.
BUT THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS ARE ABLE TO, UH, BASICALLY, UH, UH, APPROACH THOSE, UH, UH, MASTER TENANTS AND REQUEST FOR SPACE.
AND THEY NEGOTIATE HAVING A, A, A SPACE LOCATED AT THE AIRPORT.
THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A BUSINESS LICENSE, AND THAT BUSINESS LICENSE IS FROM THE CITY'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT BUSINESS LICENSE DIVISION, WHO COORDINATE THOSE COORDINATES THOSE EFFORT EFFORTS.
UM, HOWEVER, FAA REGULATES THE FLIGHT SCHOOL TRAINING OPERATION.
SO THEY, THE BUSINESSES, UH, AND LICENSES ARE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY, BUT IT IS FAA THAT REGULATES THE ACTUAL TRAINING OPERATION.
AND ALTHOUGH, UM, THE BUSINESS LICENSE FEE THAT THAT IS HERE AT THE CITY, UH, THE REVENUE, I WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE REVENUE RECEIVED.
THAT IS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF REVENUE, UM, THAT IS OBTAINED.
BUT THE AIRPORT REALLY RECEIVES, UM, OUR GA OR GROUND, UH, GENERAL ATION REVENUE, UH, FROM OUR LEASES FROM WITH THE MASTER TENANT.
UH, AND IT DOES COMPASS ENCOMPASS ABOUT 9% OF OUR TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE AT THE AIRPORT.
IT'S ROUGHLY ABOUT 5.6 MILLION.
WE REALLY, AND I WANTED TO, TO STRESS THIS, AND WE STRESS THIS IN THE, UH, REPORT THAT THE BULK OF OUR REVENUE AND OUR ABILITY TO OPERATE AS A AIRPORT IS COMING FROM THE COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS.
THAT'S, THAT IS HOW WE ARE ABLE TO DO THE BUSINESS THAT WE DO, UH, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
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SO THE GA OPERATION OPERATORS, UH, AT THE AIRPORT, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT.UH, ONE IS A GENERAL AVIATION NOISE ABATEMENT COMMITTEE.
THEY ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
IT WAS DEFINED IN THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
THEY DO MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS, TYPICALLY QUARTERLY, TO TALK ABOUT AND DISCUSS THE, THE NOISE DATA, UH, FROM THE AIRPORT.
UM, UH, CURRENT CONTOURS ARE DISCUSSED.
AND, AND THOSE MEETINGS SOMETIMES WE ARE ABLE TO, UM, OPINE AS FAR AS HOW, HOW OUR OPERATIONS AND WHAT WE'RE HEARING AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING, UM, FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OTHER, OTHER OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT A NUMBER OF UPDATES HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT.
THERE'S ALSO THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, UH, REPRESENTING, UH, MANY, MANY BUSINESSES AT THE AIRPORT.
AND, AND YOU'VE HEARD FROM LBAA, UH, SEVERAL TIMES.
BUT THOSE, UH, UH, FLIGHT SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE AT THE AIRPORT ARE IN ATTENDANCE TO THOSE LBAA MEETINGS, LBAA MEETS ROUGHLY ON A MONTHLY, UH, BASIS, BUT THERE IS ACTIVE DISCUSSION ON NOT ONLY THE OVERALL STATE OF OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT, BUT SOME, SOME, SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES.
UM, WHAT ARE SOME POTENTIAL VOLUNTARY MEASURES THAT THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS COULD, COULD CONSIDER? UH, AND THEY'VE HAD EXTENSIVE, UH, CONVERSATION.
AND I WOULD ADD OVER THIS YEAR AS WE, WE LOOKED AT THE, THE ACTUAL COMPLAINTS AND THE NUMBER OF INCREASED OPERATIONS, BUT THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN AT THE TABLE.
THEY HAVE BEEN, UH, DISCUSSING POTENTIAL VOLUNTARY MEASURES, AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT LATER ABOUT THAT USUALLY IS THE QUICKEST AND FASTEST WAY TO, TO REMEDY DIFFERENT ISSUES AND AND CONCERNS.
BUT THEY'VE ALSO DEVELOPED AVOL VOLUNTARY PILOT PROGRAM WHILE WE WERE GOING THROUGH, UH, TWO MAJOR RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS DURING THE PANDEMIC.
AND THEY ALSO HAVE ESTABLISHED AN OPERATOR'S PLEDGE, AND WE INCLUDED, UH, THAT OPERATOR'S PLEDGE WITHIN THE, UH, REPORT.
HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN ALL OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS HAVE PICKED UP AND ARE DOING, UH, ALL THOSE VOLUNTARY MEASURES.
IT IS GOING TO TAKE TIME, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE AT THE TABLE AND WILLING TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION AND WILLING TO, TO, UH, LOOK AT NOT JUST WHAT'S A FLY FRIENDLY PROGRAM TODAY, BUT WHAT ALSO ARE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE.
AND I HIGHLIGHTED A COUPLE OF, UH, INPUT FROM BOTH ORGANIZATIONS.
ONE IS THAT, AS, AS RON ALLUDED TO EARLIER, THAT, UH, THE AIRPORT SPECIFICALLY LONG BEACH AIRPORT, WHERE WE SIT GEOGRAPHICALLY WITHIN THE REGION, OUR FAIR WEATHER, UH, JUST THE FACT THAT WE'RE IN IN LATE HIGH SIXTIES, SEVENTIES DEGREE WEATHER IN, IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, MAKES OUR SKIES, UH, VERY ATTRACTIVE.
WE SIT BETWEEN, UH, SEVERAL, MULTIPLE AIRPORTS WITHIN THE REGION, BUT WE DO HAVE A DIVERSE OPERATION.
WE HAVE COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS.
WE HAVE GA, MILITARY EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND WE HAVE A AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, UH, DIFFERENT THAN SOME OTHER, UH, AIRPORTS ACROSS OUR REGION.
WE ALSO HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN, IN FLIGHT, UH, PILOT TRAINING.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S ACROSS OUR NATION AS A CHALLENGE.
WE ALL SAW IN OUR INDUSTRY, MANY PILOTS LEAVE, UH, THE BUSINESS DURING THE PANDEMIC SINCE THE, THE OPERATIONS WERE SO LOW, UH, NATIONWIDE.
AND WE'RE ALSO SEEING, UH, JUST THIS REAL INCREASE BETWEEN, UH, THE, THE DEMAND AND YOUTH AND, UH, UH, INDIVIDUALS CHOOSING TO NOW BECOME PILOTS.
EVERY COMMERCIAL PILOT THAT YOU SEE OUT, OUT, UH, TODAY, UH, WORKING FOR THE, THE AIRLINES STARTED WORKING, UH, AND FLYING AND TRAINING FROM A GA OPERATION.
AND SO THIS IS THE STARTING POINT, UH, FOR MANY, FOR MANY.
AND, AND THERE'S ALSO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES LEARNING HOW TO FLY THROUGH, THROUGH MILITARY, UH, SERVICES AS WELL.
BUT THE CHANGES, UH, THAT ARE SEEN, UH, HERE AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT AND, AND THIS YEAR, UH, I, I DO WANT TO REITERATE THAT THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS ARE SAYING THAT THEY NEED, UM, ALSO INPUT AND COLLABORATION WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AS THEY MOVE THESE VOLUNTARY MEASURES FORWARD.
AND, AND THAT COLLABORATION IS, IS CERTAINLY MUCH, MUCH DESIRED AND NEEDED.
SO I'M GONNA TRANSITION A LITTLE BIT INTO UNLIGHTED FUEL, HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS FROM THE REPORT, UH, BUT THAT WHAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED OVER A DECADE IS BRINGING UNLEADED FUEL TO, TO THE INDUSTRY.
BUT, BUT THE LAST TWO YEARS, UH, WE'VE ALL SEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PROGRESS, UH, FOCUSED ON THE EFFORTS TO EXPEDITE THIS TRANSITION.
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HAS BEEN FRAUGHT WITH CHALLENGES ACROSS THE ENTIRE NATION.AND WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS THAT VARIOUS PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN INITIATED.
WE SAW IN FEBRUARY OF 2022 LAST YEAR, WHERE THE FAA ANNOUNCED A PROGRAM CALLED THE ELIMINATE AVIATION GASOLINE LED EMISSION PROGRAM, WHERE THE EAGLE PROGRAM WITH PLANS FOR A FREE SKIES BY THE END OF 2030.
AND ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THIS SCHEDULE ALLOWS CERTIFICATION APPROVALS FOR FUELS PRODUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, LOGISTICAL, UH, UH, CHALLENGES TO BE WORKED OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE TIME.
WE ALL MAY THINK IT'S NOT FAST ENOUGH, BUT, BUT WE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE, THE PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED BY THE FAA AND THEY ARE MAKING EFFORTS TOWARD IT.
AND I WILL SAY THAT HISTORICALLY, LONG BEACH AIRPORT HAS NOT BEEN IN THE BUSINESS OF DOING DIRECT SALES.
UH, OUR STAFF IS, IS NOT, UH, UH, UH, ORGANIZED TO DIRECTLY SELL THE PRODUCT OR FUEL TO, TO USERS.
WE HAVE DELEGATED THAT AUTHORITY TO OUR FIXED BASE OPERATORS, UH, AND WE HAVE USED, UH, FBOS FOR NEARLY THE LAST 40 YEARS TO, TO MAINTAIN, UH, OPERATE, UH, UH, UH, DIFFERENT SALE PURCHASES AND DELIVERIES FOR AIRCRAFT AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
AS A REFLECTION OF THE MAYOR'S, UH, COUNCIL, UH, DIRECTION OF BEING A GREEN CITY OF THE MAYOR OF AND COUNCIL'S DIRECTION OF BEING A GREEN CITY, UH, WE ARE EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY, UH, AND INCREASING OUR EFFORTS AND HAVE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO A SAFE TRANSITION TO UNLEADED FUEL.
WE DID SEE THAT IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, THE COUNCIL, UM, AND, AND THE MAYOR, UH, WITNESSED THE, THE ARRIVAL OF UNLEADED FUEL AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE OVER THE COURSE OF THIS TIME, UH, AS, AS SALES HAVE BEEN NOMINAL, AND I'LL DISCUSS IN A MINUTE WHAT THOSE CHALLENGES AND SOME POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS MIGHT BE.
BUT IT HAS BEEN A, A STRUGGLE FOR THE SALES OF UNRELATED FUEL AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR.
WE, WE ARE AWARE THE EPA ANNOUNCED THE FINAL DETERMINATION REGARDING LEAD AND THE CONCERNS OF ITS ENDANGERMENT, UH, TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE WELFARE, UM, OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND AFTER THAT, UH, ANNOUNCEMENT, THEY DID ALSO SHARE EPA SHARE THAT IT IS, UH, THE FIRST OF MANY DIFFERENT STEPS OF THE RULE MAKING PROCESS, UH, FOR DEVELOPING STANDARDS FOR UNLEADED FUEL.
AND, UH, CERTAINLY HAVE, THEY'VE ALSO COMMUNICATED THAT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE IS A BAN TO USE LEADED FUEL AT AN AIRPORT, AND IN FACT, FEDERALLY OBLIGATED AIRPORT OR NOT ABLE TO BAN THE FUEL.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THOSE, UH, UH, RESTRICTIONS ARE VIA OUR GRANT OBLIGATIONS AND ASSURANCES, BUT I DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS, UH, MADE VARIOUS EFFORTS AND DECISIONS AND ACTIONS TO INCENTIVIZE THE, UH, SALE AND TRANSITION OF UNLEADED FUEL TO, UH, AIRCRAFT USERS.
CERTAINLY, UH, WITH NOVEMBER'S ACTION TO, UH, REIMBURSE, UH, PILOTS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATE FEES HAS BEEN A MAJOR, UM, UH, CHANGE.
AND STAFF IS ALSO LOOKING AT BRINGING FORWARD NEXT YEAR A, A POTENTIAL SUBSIDY OR ABILITY TO HELP OFFSET THE PRICE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN LEADED AND UNLEADED FUEL.
UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT, IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT A DOLLAR 50 TO $3, UH, PRICE DIFFERENTIAL, BUT CERTAINLY, UH, WOULD BE ANOTHER BIG HUGE BARRIER, UM, UH, THAT IS REMOVED BY PILOTS, UM, ON A MORE LOCAL BASIS IN, IN, UH, SUPPORTING THIS TRANSITION.
UH, HOWEVER, ON A NATIONWIDE, UH, EFFORT, WE DO KNOW, AND WE'VE HEARD FROM FAA AND MANY OTHERS THAT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES LATE NATIONWIDE IN GETTING FUEL ACROSS MANY, MANY STATES, ESPECIALLY HERE IN CALIFORNIA, TO MOVE FORWARD ON PROVIDING A GREAT PRICE POINT FOR, FOR UNLEADED.
WE'RE ALSO JUST A QUICK NOTE THAT WE'VE ALSO, UH, INCLUDED, AND THIS IS BASED ON PUBLIC, UH, REQUEST TO, TO PUT OUR FUEL DELIVERY REPORT ON, SO ON OUR WEBSITE SO THAT THE, UH, PUBLIC CAN QUICKLY SEE WHAT AMOUNT OF FUEL IS BEING BEING DELIVERED.
NEXT, I'LL TRANSITION TO DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY MARSHA YDA.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
SINCE THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT'S INCEPTION, THE
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CITY HAS BEEN VIGILANT IN CONTROLLING AIRPORT NOISE.THE CITY OF LONG BEACH ADOPTED ITS FIRST AIRPORT NOISE ORDINANCE IN 1981, AND IT WAS CHALLENGED TWO YEARS LATER, UH, BY AIR, BY COMMERCIAL AIR CARRIERS, AND RESULTED IN 12 YEARS OF FEDERAL LITIGATION.
THIS ENDED WITH THE PARTIES ENTERING INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT ULTIMATELY ALLOWED THE CITY TO ADOPT THE AIRPORT NOISE COMPATIBILITY ORDINANCE CODIFIED IN LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 16.43.
DURING THIS LITIGATION, THE AIRPORT NOISE AND CAPACITY ACT OF 1990 OR WHAT'S KNOWN AS ANCA WAS PASSED LONG BEACH WAS, BUT ONE AIRPORT AMONGST MANY, WHICH IMPOSED ITS OWN RESTRICTIONS ON AIRPORT NOISE.
AND THE MULTITUDE OF LOCAL REGULATIONS LED TO UNCOORDINATED AND INCONSISTENT RESTRICTIONS ON AVIATION THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FELT IMPEDED ON THE EXPANSION OF AIRPORT OPERATIONS, ANCA IMPLEMENTED A NOISE POLICY THAT WAS TO BE CARRIED OUT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL, AND ANCA GENERALLY STATES THAT NO LOCAL JURISDICTION CAN UNILATERALLY ADOPT OR CHANGE LAWS THAT FURTHER LIMIT OR RESTRICT ACCESS TO AN AIRPORT BASED ON NOISE.
THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE AIRPORT NOISE RESIDES SOLELY WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OR THE FAA, HOWEVER, UNDER ANCA CERTAIN LOCAL NOISE RESTRICTIONS WERE ALLOWED TO BE GRANDFATHERED, INCLUDING LONG BEACH'S AIRPORT NOISE COMPATIBILITY ORDINANCE.
AND THIS HAS ALLOWED LONG BEACH TO CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE ITS NOISE ORDINANCE.
AND THIS ORDINANCE HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED SINCE ITS ADOPTION BECAUSE OF GRANDFATHERING UNDER ANCA.
LONG BEACH IS ONE OF THE FEW AIRPORTS IN THE NATION THAT HAS ENFORCEABLE NOISE RESTRICTIONS, AND THESE INCLUDE THE THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE ORDINANCE.
THIS INCLUDES SINGLE EVENT NOISE EXPOSURE LEVELS FOR AIRCRAFT OPERATING AT THE AIRPORT, WHICH EXCLUDES NOISIER CLASSES OF AIRCRAFT OTHERWISE PERMITTED TO OPERATE.
IT INCLUDES A CURFEW RESTRICTING CERTAIN NIGHT OPERATIONS AND NOISE BUDGETS FOR FIVE CATEGORIES OF AIRPORT USER GROUPS, WHICH LIMITS THE NUMBERS OF NUMBER OF FLIGHTS FOR AIR CARRIERS AND COMMUTER CARRIERS.
VIOLATIONS OF THE AIRPORT NOISE ORDINANCE ARE SUBJECT TO MONETARY PENALTIES AND CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT, AND THE AIRPORT VIGOROUSLY ENFORCES THE AIRPORT ORDINANCE TO THIS DAY, AND THESE RESTRICTIONS HAVE LIMITED AIRPORT NOISE AT THE AIRPORT FOR DECADES.
OF NOTE, THERE ARE AIRPORTS THROUGHOUT THE NATION THAT WISH TO IMPLEMENT NOISE LIMITS, CURFEWS, AND TO ISSUE FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF NOISE RESTRICTIONS SIMILAR TO WHAT LONG BEACH DOES, BUT THEY CANNOT DO SO BECAUSE OF ANCA, AND THIS IS WHY LONG BEACH IS SO PROTECTIVE OF ITS NOISE ORDINANCE.
TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE CITY IS LIMITED IN ITS ABILITY TO RESTRICT GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS, AND IN PARTICULAR FLIGHT SCHOOL OPERATIONS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT IS FEDERALLY OBLIGATED, AS CYNTHIA HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, DUE TO WHAT'S KNOWN AS GRANT ASSURANCES, THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT HAS ACCEPTED ALMOST $347 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANTS OVER THE PAST 19 YEARS, AND THIS HAS FUNDED AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS AND ALLOWED THE AIRPORT TO OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
A CONDITION OF ACCEPTING THIS FEDERAL GRANT MONEY IS THAT THE AIRPORT AGREES TO ADHERE TO MULTIPLE GRANT ASSURANCES, ONE OF WHICH IS KNOWN AS GRANT ASSURANCE NUMBER 22, ECONOMIC NON-DISCRIMINATION.
THIS MEANS THAT THE AIRPORT MUST MAKE THE AIRPORT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE FOR ALL AIRPORT OPERATORS.
IT CANNOT DISCRIMINATE BY EXCLUDING A CLASS OF OPERATOR FROM USING THE AIRPORT UNLESS THERE ARE LEGITIMATE SAFETY OR EFFICIENCY CONCERNS.
ESSENTIALLY, THIS MEANS THE AIRPORT GENERALLY CANNOT CREATE RULES THAT SPECIFICALLY TARGET FLIGHT SCHOOLS DUE TO NOISE, BECAUSE THIS WOULD BE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ONE CATEGORY OF AIRPORT OPERATOR, FOR EXAMPLE.
WE CANNOT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF LEASES AT THE AIRPORT BASED ON CONCERNS ABOUT FLIGHT NOISE.
IF WE DENY A LEASE DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, THAT IS ACCEPTABLE, BUT WE CANNOT, IF WE HAVE THE SPACE, WE CANNOT DENY A LEASE BECAUSE OF CONCERNS OVER NOISE IMPACTS OF NOTE, AIRPORTS THAT DO NOT ACCEPT FEDERAL GRANTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO GRANT ASSURANCES.
FOR EXAMPLE, TORRANCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT DOES NOT ACCEPT FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING AND IS ACCORDINGLY NOT SUBJECT TO ANY GRANT ASSURANCES, INCLUDING GRANT ASSURANCE NUMBER 22.
SO, RESTRICTING FLIGHT SCHOOL OPERATIONS NATURALLY COMES WITH RISKS.
ANYONE WHO BELIEVES THAT THE CITY OR THE AIRPORT HAS VIOLATED A GRANT ASSURANCE MAY FILE A PART 13 OR PART 16 COMPLAINT, WHICH WILL TRIGGER AN FAA INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER OR NOT A GRANT ASSURANCE VIOLATION HAS OCCURRED PENDING THIS INVESTIGATION OR A FINDING THAT A GRANT ASSURANCE VIOLATION HAS OCCURRED, THE FAA CAN WITHHOLD PAYMENTS ON EXISTING FEDERAL GRANTS ISSUED TO THE AIRPORT, IT CAN FIND THAT THE CITY AND AIRPORT ARE INELIGIBLE
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FOR FUTURE FEDERAL GRANTS, AND THE FAA COULD INITIATE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY TO REQUIRE IT TO COMPLY WITH THE GRANT ASSURANCES.FURTHERMORE, ANY AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT AIRPORT NORS ORDINANCE WILL REQUIRE A COSTLY AND TIMELY PART 1 61 STUDY AND FAA APPROVAL.
THE FAA HAS, IN GENERAL, TAKEN A VERY GUARDED AND RESTRICTED VIEW OF PROPOSALS TO IMPOSE NEW OR MODIFIED NOISE RESTRICTIONS.
IN FACT, THE FAA HAS NOT APPROVED ANY PROPOSED NOISE RESTRICTIONS ON CURRENTLY OPERATING AIRCRAFT UNDER PART 1 61.
IF THE CITY WERE TO ADJUST ITS AIRPORT, AIRPORT NOISE ORDINANCE WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE PART 1 61 PROCESS, IT COULD RESULT IN THE FAA SCRUTINIZING OUR NOISE ORDINANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE CURRENTLY GRANDFATHERED CLAUSES, MEANING THE CITY COULD LOSE ITS PROTECTIONS THAT IT HAS FOUGHT SO HARD TO OBTAIN.
IT COULD ALSO RESULT IN THE FAA SUING THE CITY TO FORCE COMPLIANCE WITH ANCA.
ANCA HAS BEEN TESTED IN THE COURT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HAS NEVER BEEN SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGED.
THE FAA ULTIMATELY CONTROLS ALL NOISE MITIGATION RULES CONCERNING AIRCRAFT, NOT ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
AND THAT IS WHY IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY TO COORDINATE WITH THE FAA TO ENSURE WE CONTINUE RECEIVING FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS TO OPERATE OUR AIRPORT, AND THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE OUR AIRPORT NOISE COMPATIBILITY ORDINANCE.
AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO HAND THINGS OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, DAWN MCINTOSH FOR FURTHER COMMENT.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, ADD TO THAT MARSHA DID AN INCREDIBLY THOROUGH JOB ON THIS, AND SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT LOOKING INTO THESE ISSUES.
UH, SHE IS OUR, UM, EXPERT ON THE LEGAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRPORT, BUT IN ADDITION TO MARSHA'S WORK ON THIS, WE ALSO, UM, LOOKED TO SOME OUTSIDE LEGAL EXPERTISE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE FULLY COVERING ALL OUR BASES ON THIS.
SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH THE COUNCIL.
UH, WE'VE COVERED A GREAT DEAL OF, UH, INFORMATION, REALLY DESIRING TO HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL AREAS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT AND THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN WHICH WE ALL OPERATE WITHIN THE MAJORITY, UH, OF THE, UH, COMMUNITY'S REQUEST.
AND, AND JUST GOING OVER THE, THE REPORT AND, AND THE REGULATIONS OF TODAY, UH, DO DIRECTLY PROHIBIT, UH, THOSE REQUESTS MOVING FORWARD BASED ON FEDERAL LAW.
THE AIRPORT, HOWEVER, UH, HAS IDENTIFIED, UH, SEVEN RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE WORTH EXPLORING, AND I'LL JUST QUICKLY, UH, GO THROUGH, THROUGH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
BUT FIRST IS PURSUING VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WITH THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS, UH, SINCE THE AIRPORT IS, UH, RESTRICTED IN DOING ALL THESE OTHER, UM, UH, UH, ADDITIONAL, UH, CHANGES OR, OR, OR, UM, CEILINGS, IF YOU WILL, IN, IN, UH, THE REQUESTS.
IT'S TYPICALLY THE BEST AND FASTEST REMEDY TO HAVE VOLUNTARY OPERATIONS OR MEASURES REQUESTED BY OUR FLIGHT SCHOOLS.
AND, AND THAT IS ALSO A RECOMMENDATION BY THE FAA, UM, AS WELL.
BUT IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF WORK AND, AND WE DO WANT TO, UH, CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OF THESE VOLUNTARY MEASURES, UH, RECOGNIZING THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT ENTITIES.
BUT CERTAINLY, AGAIN, THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS ARE AT THE TABLE AND CONSIDERING, UH, MANY, MANY, UH, UH, MEASURES AS WELL AS NEW ONES.
SECONDLY IS REVIEWING, UH, THE, THE INCREASE, UH, AN INCREASE IN THE VIOLATION STRUCTURE OR FE FEE STRUCTURE IN THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE AREAS WE'RE, WE'RE CONSIDERING EXPLORING, REALLY, BECAUSE THE VIOLATION AND THE TIERED, UH, FINE PROCESS HAS, HAS BEEN THE SAME.
UH, WE BELIEVE THERE IS A POSSIBLE WAY TO INCREASE THOSE FINES WITHOUT DISTURBING THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
TRULY REALLY FOCUSED ON, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY COST OF LIVING INCREASE OR, OR ANY ADJUSTMENTS.
AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE'RE EXPLORING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND WITH THE FAA THIRD IS INCREASING COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
UH, CERTAINLY WE'VE ALL LEARNED A LOT IN 2023 AND RECOGNIZED, UH, FROM AN AIRPORT PERSPECTIVE THAT WE DO NEED TO UP OUR COMMUNICATION AND, AND WE ARE SEEKING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO AUGMENT OUR STAFF IN ORDER TO CREATE MORE MATERIALS, INFORMING WHAT, UH, THE OPERATIONS ARE AND, AND WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO, BUT ALSO PREPARE MORE FAQS TO, TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY IN BOTH, UH, ON A DIGITAL FORMAT AND, AND MANY OTHER, UH, UH, FORMATS AS WELL.
AND HE ALSO, WHAT WE'VE ALSO HEARD WAS ALSO REFINING OUR MONTHLY
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NOISE REPORT AND PROVIDING A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION THAN WHAT'S WHAT IS, UH, TODAY AS FAR AS TALKING ABOUT WHAT ARE THE CHANGES HAPPENING WITHIN OUR, UH, UH, AIRFIELD AND AIRSPACE COMMUNITY.THE OTHER AREA IS LOOKING AT, UH, INCREASING PILOT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, UH, REALLY TO, TO FOCUS ON AND, AND SUPPORT EFFORTS OF HOW DO YOU FLY FRIENDLY AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TODAY, BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY MORE THAT COULD BE DONE.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNICATION IS GETTING OUT TO, UH, THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS, UH, ESPECIALLY AS THESE NEW MEASURES ARE, ARE CONSIDERED.
UH, FOURTH IS SUPPORT STRONG FEDERAL ADVOCACY FOR LEAD FREE SKIES.
UH, THIS, THIS, UH, RECOMMENDATION IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.
I MEAN, THERE'S BEEN, UH, A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND, AND CERTAINLY MORE RECENTLY, UH, UH, MEETING WITH THE FAA AND THE EPA ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT, UH, MESSAGES THAT OUR CITY IS, IS PUSHED FORWARD IN EXPEDITING THIS PROCESS.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO, TO NOT HAVE TO WAIT TILL 2030? WHAT COULD BE DONE IN THE INTERIM AND IN THOSE EFFORTS? UM, AND THOSE INITIAL CONVERSATIONS WERE, WERE GOOD AND INFORMATIVE, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT WE CONTINUE TO, TO PUSH FORWARD AS WE WORK WITH THE LEGI LEGISLATIVE, UH, COMMITTEES AND AGENDAS, UH, MOVING FORWARD FOR THIS CITY.
CERTAINLY ALSO, NUMBER FIVE IS CONFER WITH THE FAA ON ADDITIONAL FEASIBLE OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS.
UH, WE ARE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF JUST THINKING THAT WE'VE ALREADY THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING.
WE WANNA SIT AT THE TABLE AND TALK ABOUT WHAT OTHER THINGS ARE WE MISSING, FAA, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS? BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT, UH, THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFERENT, UH, YEAR FOR, FOR, UM, OUR AIRPORT.
SO LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL, UM, MEASURES WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, UH, AND CERTAINLY MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S, UM, PRODUCTIVE, UM, GOOD CONVERSATION AND ACTION THAT IS SAFE, UH, AND EFFICIENT AND AND PER THEIR, PER THEIR STANDARDS.
NUMBER SIX IS, UH, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES TO BRINGING, UH, UNLEADED FUEL, UH, IN BIG LARGER USE, UM, AT THE AIRPORT.
YES, IT'S GREAT THAT THE UNLEADED PRODUCT IS, IS AT THE AIRPORT, BUT IT, IT NEEDS TO BE USED.
AND SO, AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE, THE, THE BARRIERS THAT WE HAVE MORE LOCALLY TO SUPPORT A TRANSITION AND A USE OF THAT PRODUCT, WE DO KNOW THAT, AGAIN, THERE'S CHALLENGES.
THERE WILL BE CHALLENGES OVER, OVER TIME, BUT CERTAINLY WE DON'T WANNA GIVE UP ON THOSE EFFORTS AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR PILOTS HAVE, UH, UH, THE NECESSARY OPTIONS IN ORDER TO, UH, EASE THAT TRANSITION FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE.
WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT, UH, MORE RECOGNITION.
WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE FLIGHT SCHOOLS, THOSE, UH, PILOTS WHO ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING, WHO ARE, WHO ARE, UM, MAKING A CHANGE THAT IS SUPPORTIVE OF, OF REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF IMPACT IN THEIR OPERATION IN AND AROUND LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
AND THEN LASTLY IS SEVEN, WHICH IS EXPLORE WITH THE FAAA TEMPORARY MORATORIUM, A NEW FLIGHT, UH, SCHOOL OF BUSINESSES, UH, LICENSES AT THE AIRPORT FLIGHT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS LICENSES.
AND THAT, THAT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE.
UH, SOME OF THE PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN, UH, OR AN INDICATE THAT THE FAA IS NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AND HAS ISSUES WITH THAT, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING AGAIN, WE WILL, UH, CONTINUE TO TALK, UM, WITH THE FAA ON WHAT COULD BE DONE IN THE INTERIM.
INTERIM, WHILE ALL THESE CHANGES ARE HAPPENING WITHIN OUR REGION.
SO THE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE'VE PUT FORWARD, UM, DO HAVE, UH, CHALLENGES, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE, UH, REALLY, UH, UH, WILLING TO EXPLORE THESE OPPORTUNITIES, UH, BUT REALLY IN THE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE COMMUNITY CONCERNS.
SO, UH, WE'VE HEARD FROM STAFF, I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS HERE, BUT NOW WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.
SO, UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
I'M GONNA CALL YOUR NAME AND BATCHES OF 10 OR SO, AND THEN, UH, LINE UP.
OUR COUNCIL RULES ARE, IT'S 90 SECONDS PER COMMENT.
FEEL FREE TO WORK TOGETHER IF YOU DIDN'T GET A QUESTION IN.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVE THE PAGE NUMBER, IF YOU WANNA REFERENCE SOMETHING, PLEASE NOTE IT, WE'LL NOTE IT DOWN.
AND THEN AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL GO BACK TO SOME OF THAT.
SO, UH, SO WE'LL START, I'LL READ OFF THE FIRST FEW FOLKS.
JOHN MATA, MARCUS, TRINA RUFFO, TAMMY SQUIRES, STUART GALLOWAY, ANNIE PELINI, UH, KATHY, ED GILL, ED GILL, UH, GLEN GLENYS, DULCE, PAUL D. YOUNG, AND ESTHER MCCULLOCH.
I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, KERR SUPERAL, MAYOR RICHARDSON, FOR GETTING THIS ON THE AGENDA
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AND MAKING GENERAL AVIATION AND NOISE AND LEAD POLLUTION OUR PRIORITY IN THE CITY.I'M A MEMBER OF THE SENIOR GROUP.
WE'RE A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION OF ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE FORMED IN JUNE, 2023.
UM, AND WE'RE REALLY DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE SMALL AIRCRAFT NOISE AND LEAD POLLUTION OVER OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, TO KIND OF ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHEN PEOPLE SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU MOVED BY AN AIRPORT, YES, WE, WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT, UM, THAT POINT IS MOOT.
UM, BUT THE RELEVANT POINT IS THAT THERE'S BEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN GENERAL AVIATION AND FLIGHT TRAINING.
SCHOOLS ARE IMPAIRING OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND OUR LIFE EXPERIENCES AT OUR HOUSES.
SO THE FOLLOWING IS A RESPONSE TO THE SEVEN RECOMMENDATIONS REFERENCED IN THE GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT, UH, REPORT DATED OCTOBER 31ST, 2023.
UM, SO WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
WE STAND AT A CROSSROADS SHAPED BY DECADES OF HISTORY, HARD WON VICTORIES AND EMERGING CHALLENGES.
THE NOISE ORDINANCE AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE ARE HERE TO WORK THROUGH WAS BORN FROM FIERCE STRUGGLE, A RESPONSE OF UNBEARABLE NOISE FROM THE TIME WHEN COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT WERE FAR LOUDER AND THREATENED TO MAKE OUR BUSY SKIES MUCH BUSIER.
THE ORDINANCE IS A TESTAMENT TO THE DETERMINATION OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND FOR THE LAST 27 YEARS, AND IT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT IS CLEVERLY USED TO UPDATE NOISE BUDGETS AND FLIGHT SLOTS, AND A BALANCED AIRPORT ACTIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY PIECE.
WELL, YOU WILL DO, JOHN, IF YOU WANNA JUST FINISH YOUR STATEMENT.
UM, YET THE WORLD HAS CHANGED SINCE THOSE EARLY DAYS OF ITS INCEPTION, AIRCRAFT HAVE BECOME QUIETER, OPERATIONAL DYNAMICS HAVE SHIFTED, AND YET OUR COMMUNITY FINDS ITSELF GRAPPLING WITH NOISE LEVELS THAT ARE JUST AS INTRUSIVE, IF NOT MORE SO THAN BEFORE.
AND I'LL LEAVE IT OFF TO THANK YOU.
TODAY, THE NOISE ORDINANCES EFFECTIVENESS IS UNDERMINED BY TWO FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES.
FIRST, IT'S BASELINES AND NOISE.
BUDGET MANAGEMENT WERE BASED ON DIFFERENT RUNWAYS THAN THOSE PREDOMINANTLY USED BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS, SPECIFICALLY RUNWAY 30, MONITOR NINE AND MONITOR 10.
SECONDLY, A LACK OF NOISE MONITORS AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR AREAS IMPACTED BY LOW FLYING TRAINING ACTIVITIES.
THE ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNED TO PROTECT US FROM NOISE, BUT IT IS UNABLE TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT SURGE IN GENERAL AVIATION ACTIVITY, PARTICULARLY FROM FLIGHT SCHOOLS.
THIS IS NOT A FAILURE OF THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, BUT A REFLECTION OF THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE.
IT GOVERNS THE VARIOUS SUCCESS OF THE ORDINANCE IN MANAGING COMMERCIAL AIRLINE.
NOISE HAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT A GAP IN REGULATION, ONE THAT OUR GENERAL AVIATION INDUSTRY HAS FOUND AND IS FILLING AS WE SPEAK.
WE ARE TOLD IN THE REPORT, THERE ARE PERIODS DURING THE DAY WHEN THE GA TRAFFIC PATTERNS ARE FULLY UTILIZED AND ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED WITHOUT INCURRING OPERATIONAL DELAYS.
DURING THESE PERIODS, THE AIRPORT COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS HAVING BEEN AT CAPACITY DURING OTHER TIMES.
THIS IS NOT THE CASE, AND ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS CAN BE ADDED WITHOUT INCURRING DELAYS.
IN THIS VIEW, CAPACITY IS NOT TIED TO NOISE.
IT STANDS TO REASON THAT NOISE IS LINEAR.
WITH THE NUMBER OF OPERATIONS, WE HAVE DOZENS, IF NOT HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS OF PLANES PASSING AT LOW ALTITUDE EVERY MINUTE.
YET WE'RE TOLD THAT UNDER THE CURRENT SET OF RULES, WE ARE NOT AT CAPACITY UNTIL A PLANE HAS TO WAIT.
THE SITUATION IS FURTHER COMPLICATED BY THE INTERTWINED INTERESTS WITHIN OUR AVIATION LANDSCAPE.
THE SAME ENTITIES THAT BENEFIT FROM THE CURRENT GAPS IN REGULATION ARE THOSE ADVISING ON POLICY PROJECTS AND MANAGING VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS. THIS INTERTWINING OF INTEREST POSES A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE TO FINDING IMPARTIAL AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS.
IN ADDRESSING THE AIRPORT'S RECOMMENDATION TO PURSUE PUR, PURSUE VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WITH LONG BEACH FLIGHT SCHOOLS, WE MUST CONFRONT THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION.
THE CURRENT STATE OF NOISE WE'RE EXPERIENCING IS IN FACT THE RESULT OF SUCH VOLUNTARY MEASURES, PARTICULARLY THE FLY FRIENDLY PROGRAM OVERSEEN BY THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT ASSOCIATION.
WHILE THE INTENTION OF THESE MEASURES MAY BE POSITIVE, THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IS SIGNIFICANTLY CO COMPROMISED BY INHERENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES OF FLIGHT SCHOOLS AND RELATED BUSINESSES, INCLUDING THOSE TIED TO THE LBAA AND ITS LEADERSHIP, ARE DIRECTLY AT ODDS WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING NOISE.
THE HARSH REALITY IS THAT THE MORE FLIGHT SCHOOL OPERATIONS THERE ARE, THE GREATER THE FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO THEM FROM FUEL SALES TO HANGAR RENTAL RATES AND OTHER SERVICES, IT'S A CYCLICAL, IT'S A CYCLE WHERE, WHERE THE DRIVE FOR PROFIT OVERRIDES THE COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY.
WELL-BEING EXPECTING FLIGHT SCHOOLS TO VOLUNTARILY TAKE ON FEWER STUDENTS, TAKE LONGER TO GET THROUGH A LESSON TO FLY HIGHER AND CONSUME MORE
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EXPENSIVE FUEL TO DO SO IS UNREALISTIC.THESE SCHOOLS ARE IN COMPETITION TO OFFER THE QUICKEST PATH, THE QUICKEST PATH TO A LICENSE, AND THAT TRANSLATES TO MORE FREQUENT AND LOWER COST OPERATIONS.
THE RESULT IS AN INCREASE IN LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHTS WHERE THE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTION TO OUR NOISE ISSUES.
WE NEED A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE CONTINUING TO DEPEND ON VOLUNTARY ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM BENE, ESPECIALLY FROM THOSE BENEFITING FROM MORE OPERATIONS.
WE NEED ENFORCEABLE LIMITS, INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT AND TRANSPARENT ACCOUNTABILITY.
VOLUNTARY MEASURES ALONE JUST AREN'T CUTTING IT.
NEXT SPEAKER IS, I HAVE TAMMY.
TAMMY, THANK YOU, TAMMY SQUIRES.
OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES A SYSTEM WITH REAL RULES THAT ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE LIMITS AND CLEAR CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT FOLLOWING THEM.
THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE OVERSEEN BY A NEUTRAL PARTY BALANCING AIRPORT OPERATIONS WITH RESIDENTS WELLBEING.
IN SHORT, WHILE VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS SOUND GOOD, THEIR ACTUAL EXECUTION MARRED BY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, DEMAND, A STRICTER APPROACH.
WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR A NEW DIRECTION IN MANAGING NOISE AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT, BEYOND THESE VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING SUGGESTED TOWARDS A FAIRER SYSTEM FOR EVERYONE.
AS WE CONSIDER THE NECESSITY OF MOVING BEYOND SOLELY VOLUNTARY MEASURES, WE MUST ALSO THINK CREATIVELY ABOUT HOW WE CAN INCENTIVIZE FLIGHT SCHOOLS AND GA STAKEHOLDERS TO AGREE TO STRICTER NOISE ABATEMENT PRACTICES.
THE KEY LIES IN ALIGNING ECONOMIC INCENT INCENTIVES WITH OUR NOISE REDUCTION GOALS.
ONE APPROACH COULD BE INTRODUCING POSITIVE INCENTIVES SUCH AS OFFERING SUBSIDIES OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD.
THIS WOULD HELP OFFSET POTENTIAL REVENUE LOSSES FOR FLIGHT SCHOOLS AS THEY ADAPT TO MORE RESTRICTIVE YET COMMUNITY FRIENDLY OPERATIONAL PRACTICES, ESPECIALLY, ESSENTIALLY IT'S ABOUT SUPPORTING THEM TO DO LESS, BUT IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND COMMUNITY CONSCIOUS WAY.
WE HAVE MORE IDEAS ALONG THIS LINES.
ALTERNATIVELY, A NEGATIVE INCENTIVE APPROACH COULD ALSO BE EFFECTIVE IN BOTH CASES.
THE AIM IS TO MAKE IT ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL FOR SCHOOLS TO AGREE TO TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS BY ALIGNING THEIR FINANCIAL INTERESTS WITH OUR NEED FOR A QUIETER COMMUNITY.
WE RESPECT THE AVIATION'S INDUSTRY ROLE IN OUR CITY'S ECONOMY, BUT THERE MUST BE A BALANCE.
AN INDUSTRY GROWTH SHOULDN'T COMPROMISE OUR HEALTH, OUR WELLBEING, AND OUR PROPERTY VALUES.
FLIGHT SCHOOLS CAN THRIVE WHILE STILL RESPECTING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE.
THIS DISCUSSES, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO REVIEW FEE INCREASES.
THE AIRPORT SUGGESTS REVIEWING AND POSSIBLY RAISING FEES FOR NOISE ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS.
IT SEEMS LIKE A MOVE TOWARDS TOUGHER ENFORCEMENT, BUT LET'S LOOK DEEPER.
THE REAL PROBLEM WHERE THE BAR IS SET HAS LITTLE RELEVANCE TO REALITY.
OUR CURRENT SYSTEM FAILS TO FULLY CAPTURE THE EXTENT OF EXCESSIVE NOISE OVER INCREASINGLY INCOMPATIBLE LAND.
NOISE VIOLATIONS COMING OFF OF THESE SMALLER RUNWAYS ONLY OCCUR IF THEY EXCEED 92 DECIBELS.
BUT MOST SMALL PLANES LIKE CESSNAS ARE LOUD, AS WE ALL KNOW THEY ARE, DON'T OFTEN REACH THIS LEVEL.
BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT PASSING THE METER AT SAY, 90 DB, FOR EXAMPLE, ISN'T A PROBLEM FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND ITS 65 DB THRESHOLD UNDER OUR PRESENT SYSTEM.
THESE AREN'T COUNTED AS VIOLATIONS, KEEPING THE OFFICIAL VIOLATION RATE BELOW 1%.
THE LOW VIOLATION RATE DOES NOT PROVE THAT NOTHING IS WRONG.
THE 1% VIOLATION IS TELLING US ALONG WITH OUR OWN EYES AND EARS, THAT THE BAR FOR A VIOLATION IS SET WAY TOO HIGH AND IN THE WRONG PLACE.
THE 1% RATE IS TOUTED EVERY MONTH AS A FEATURE, BUT WHEN WE LOOK MORE CLOSELY, WE CAN SEE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY A BUG.
EVEN IF WE WERE TO INCREASE THE FINES FOR THESE RARE VIOLATIONS, THE IMPACT WOULD BE MINIMAL.
THE TIME HAS COME TO RETHINK OUR NOISE VIOLATION THRESHOLDS AND WHERE MONITORS ARE PLACED SO THAT THEY TRULY REFLECT COMMUNITY IMPACTS, ESPECIALLY FROM LOW-LYING FREQUENTLY OPERATING TRAINING PLANES.
OUR GOAL SHOULD BE A SYSTEM THAT CONSISTENTLY DETECTS THE REAL NOISE LEVELS AFFECTING OUR DAILY LIVES.
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THANK YOU, STUART.CONTINUING RECOMMENDATION TWO.
SIMPLY UPPING FINES IN A FLAWED SYSTEM IS A MISSED CHANCE TO GET TO THE HEART OF THE PROBLEM.
WE'RE CALLING ON THE COUNCIL AND AIRPORT AUTHORITIES FOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE NOISE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY.
THIS SHOULD INCLUDE A DETAILED REVIEW AND UPDATE OF HOW WE MEASURE AND RESPOND TO NOISE.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT HIGHER PENALTIES, IT'S ABOUT BUILDING A SYSTEM THAT REALLY ADDRESSES AND REDUCES THE NOISE BURDEN ON OUR COMMUNITY.
REGARDING THE AIRPORT'S THIRD RECOMMENDATION OF INCREASING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND DEVELOPING MORE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR GA, WE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT THESE MEASURES, WHILE VALUABLE, ARE NOT SUFFICIENT IN THEMSELVES.
THIS APPROACH PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON INCREASING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION, BUT LACKS THE NECESSITY NECESSARY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS TO ENSURE REAL CHANGE.
THE LBAA ALREADY DISTRIBUTES THESE MATERIALS, YET THE IMPACT ON THE NOISE REDUCTION HAS BEEN LIMITED.
THE ABSENCE OF ENFORCEABLE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THESE PROGRAMS MEANS THAT THEIR EFFECTIVENESS RELIES SOLELY ON BOLIN TERRY COMPLIANCE.
THE LATEST DOCUMENT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW ON THE PROGRAM DATES BACK TO 2005, HIGHLIGHTING A LACK OF CURRENT AND RELEVANT INFORMATION.
THIS ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN MEASURED OR MANAGED BY CITY OR AIRPORT STAKEHOLDERS IN ANY FORMAL OR SUBSTANTIAL WAY TO OUR AWARENESS.
MOREOVER, THERE'S A GROWING CONCERN ABOUT THE INFLUX OF FLIGHT SCHOOL TRAFFIC FROM NEIGHBORING AIRPORTS WHERE RESTRICTIONS ON SUCH ACTIVITIES HAVE BECOME MORE STRINGENT.
THIS SHIFT RESULTS IN PILOTS TRAINING IN OUR AREA WHO MAY NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT CONNECTION OR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY MAKING VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE EVEN LESS LIKELY.
WHILE EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS ARE A POSITIVE STEP, THEY MUST BE A PART OF A BROADER STRATEGY THAT INCLUDES ENFORCEABLE REGULATIONS AND A ROBUST MONITORING SYSTEM.
WITHOUT THESE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS BECOME MERE FORMALITIES WITHOUT THE TEETH TO AFFECT REAL CHANGE, WE'RE URGING THE AIRPORT TO NOT JUST PRODUCE MORE MATERIALS AND CONDUCT OUTREACH.
WE NEED TANGIBLE MEASURES TO HOLD STAKEHOLDERS ACCOUNTABLE.
THIS INCLUDES REVISING THE NOISE ORDINANCE TO BETTER REFLECT CURRENT AIRPORT USAGE, SETTING STRICTER NOISE THRESHOLDS, AND ESTABLISHING A STRONGER MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT REGIME.
IN SHORT, WE NEED MORE THAN JUST RAISING AWARENESS.
WE NEED A FRAMEWORK WHERE ADHERENCE TO NOISE ABATEMENT PRACTICES IS MANDATORY, NOT OPTIONAL, SUPPORTED BY A SYSTEM THAT ENSURES COMPLIANCE FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY.
AFTER KATHY, UH, WE HAVE GLENYS RECOMMENDATION FOR SUPPORT STRONG FEDERAL ADVOCACY FOR LEAD FREE SKIES.
WE FULLY SUPPORT THE PUSH FOR FEDERAL ADV ADVOCACY TO TRANSITION TO LEAD FREE AVIATION FUELS, ALIGNING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITIES.
THE CITY'S PROVOCATIVE PROACTIVE STEPS TOWARD UNLEADED FUELS ARE COMMENDABLE.
HOWEVER, WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE PACE OF THIS TRANSITION.
THE PLAN TO PHASE OUT UNLEADED AFGA BY 2030 IS TOO GRADUAL, GIVEN THE EPAS CONFIRMATION OF THE DANGERS OF LEADED FUELS.
OUR COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY OUR CHILDREN, ARE AT RISK EVERY DAY FROM LEAD EXPOSURE.
WE'RE URGING THE CITY TO FIND QUICKER WAYS TO INTRODUCE AND UTILIZE UNLEADED FUELS AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
IT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE GENERAL AVIATION COMMUNITY OFTEN EMPHASIZES THEIR SAFETY WHEN DISCUSSING THE TRANSITION TO UNLEADED FUELS.
IRONICALLY, THIS CONCERNS MIRROR.
THIS CONCERN MIRRORS THE SITUATION FOR PEOPLE ON THE GROUND AFFECTED BY LEAD FALLOUT.
THE SAFETY ARGUMENT USED BY PILOTS APPLIES EVEN MORE TO THE MUCH LARGER NUMBER OF RESIDENTS EXPOSED TO LEAD.
THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY ARE EQUAL, IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT.
IT'S WORTH MENTIONING THAT THE CONCERNS OF THE GENERAL AVIATION COMMUNITY ABOUT THE ADDED COST OF THE UNLEADED FUEL WHILE THE, WHILE THEY CITE THESE COSTS, IT'S CRUCIAL TO KNOW THAT THE FLIGHT SCHOOL SECTOR IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A BOOM.
DEMAND FOR PILOTS IS SOARING WITH SALARIES AND SIGNING BONUSES AT UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS.
IN AN INDUSTRY THRIVING WITH HIGH DEMAND AND LI LIMITED SUPPLY, THE MARKET OFTEN EXPECTS AND ACCOMMODATES
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HIGHER PRICES.THE MOD, THE MODEST SURCHARGE FOR UNLEADED FUEL SHOULD BE SEEN IN THIS CONTEXT.
FLIGHT SCHOOLS BENEFITING FROM THIS BOOM CAN MANAGE THESE ADDED COSTS.
THESE ARE SMALL SURCHARGES THAT CAN BE PASSED ON TO FUTURE PILOTS WHO ARE ON THEIR PATH TO LUCRATIVE CAREERS.
WE NEED TO BE WARY OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT AT AS SOME ENTITIES AT OUR AIRPORTS ARE INVOLVED IN FUEL SALES AND MIGHT HAVE TIES WITH SPECIFIC UNLEADED FUEL SUPPLIERS.
THIS COULD RESULT IN PREFERENCES FOR CERTAIN SUPPLIERS DELAYING THE ADOPTION OF SUPERIOR UNLEADED FUEL ALTERNATIVES.
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT MUST TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY FINANCIAL INTERESTS.
THIS COULD INVOLVE CONSIDERING VARIOUS UNLEADED FUEL SUPPLIERS OR SELECTING ONE THAT ALIGNS BEST WITH OUR COMMUNITY INTERESTS.
AND AFTER ESTHER, I'M GONNA READ JUST THE NEXT FEW WHILE YOU, WHILE YOU GET READY AFTER.
NO, IT'S GLYNIS, THEN IT'S PAUL, THEN ESTHER, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ELIZABETH, THEN KIM BROWN, THEN LAUREN FEARMAN.
WE'RE CALLING FOR TRANSPARENCY IN DECISIONS ABOUT THE TRANSITION TO UNLEADED FUELS.
WE ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO EXPLORE EVERY AVENUE TO ACCELERATE THIS SHIFT.
POSITIONING LONG BEACH AIRPORT AS A FRONT RUNNER IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION.
IN ADDITION, THE AIRPORT'S PLAN TO CONFER WITH THE FAA ON FEASIBLE OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS.
WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE CRITICAL NEED FOR A STRONG ASSERTIVE STANCE IN THESE DISCUSSIONS.
OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS MORE THAN JUST EXPLORATORY TALKS OR TIMID REQUESTS.
YES, WE NEED OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO VIGOROUSLY ADVOCATE FOR OUR INTEREST, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO AIRSPACE MODIFICATIONS AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL MEASURES THAT CAN EFFECTIVELY REDUCE AIRCRAFT NOISE.
WHILE WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATING WITH THE LOCAL FAA OFFICES AND THE A TC TOWER, WE MUST ENSURE THAT THESE INTERACTIONS ARE GEARED TOWARDS AT ACHIEVING TANGIBLE CHANGES.
THE EXPLORATION OF VOLUNTARY MEASURES, ALTHOUGH VALUABLE SHOULD NOT BE OUR PRIMARY FOCUS.
HISTORY HAS SHOWN THAT VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE OFTEN FALLS SHORT IN TERMS OF CONSISTENT AND MEANINGFUL NOISE REDUCTION.
AND I WOULD APPRECIATE IF, UH, ALL OF YOU, ESPECIALLY MARY, CAN GET OFF THEIR PHONE WHILE WE ARE DISCUSSING THESE THINGS.
NEXT IS, UH, PAUL, THEN ESTHER, RIGHT HERE, UM, IN, INSTEAD, OUR EMPHASIS SHOULD BE ON PUSHING FOR CONCRETE OPERATIONAL CHANGES.
THIS INCLUDES EXPLORING MODIFICATIONS OF FLIGHT PATHS, ADJUSTING OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES, AND IMPLEMENTING CONTROL MEASURES THAT HAVE A DIRECT AND MEASURABLE IMPACT ON REDUCING NOISE LEVELS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
FURTHERMORE, WE URGE THE CITY TO BE MORE THAN JUST A PARTICIPANT IN THESE DISCUSSIONS.
WE NEED OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO BE LEADERS AND ADVOCATES, MAKING A COMPELLING CASE FOR WHY THESE CHANGES ARE NECESSARY.
THIS MIGHT INVOLVE BRINGING NEW IDEAS TO THE TABLE, CHALLENGING EXISTING NORMS, AND NOT SHYING AWAY FROM PROPOSING BOLD SOLUTIONS.
THE ONGOING NATIONAL NOISE STUDY, UM, PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY.
THIS STUDY CAN OFFER NEW WAYS TO ASSESS NOISE IMPACT.
WE EXPECT OUR CITY TO BE AN ACTIVE VOICE IN THIS STUDY, MAKING SURE OUR UNIQUE ISSUES AND VIEWPOINTS ARE INCLUDED AND ADDRESSED.
IN SHORT, OUR WORK WITH THE FAA MUST BE MARKED BY DETERMINATION AND A CLEAR GOAL.
WE'RE MOVING FROM PASSIVE INVOLVEMENT TO A PROACTIVE OUTCOME FOCUS APPROACH THAT PUTS OUR RESIDENTS WELLBEING FIRST.
SO, MOVING ON TO, UH, RECOMMENDATION NUMBER SIX, EXPLORE ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR UNLEADED FUEL AND FLY FRIENDLY PROGRAM.
UM, WE WELCOME THE AIRPORT'S INITIATIVE TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR UNLEADED FUEL, UH, USE IN THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE FLY FRIENDLY PROGRAM.
THE PROPOSED REIMBURSEMENT FOR PILOTS REQUIRING SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATES, STCS TO TRANSITION TO UNLEADED FUEL IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION REFLECTING A COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
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WE RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF ENCOURAGING LGB BASED AIRCRAFT TO ACCELERATE THE SWITCH TO UNLEADED FUEL.THIS MOVE NOT ONLY BENEFITS THE ENVIRONMENTAL, BUT ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE BROADER GOAL OF REDUCING THE OVERALL NOISE AND POLLUTION FOOTPRINT OF AVIATION ACTIVITIES.
CONTINUING WITH RECOMMENDATION NUMBER SIX.
MOREOVER, THE IDEA OF DEVELOPING A PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE FLIGHT SCHOOLS THAT ADOPT INNOVATIVE SCHEDULING AND TRAINING TECHNIQUES SUCH AS INCREASING USE OF FLIGHT SIMULATORS IN PARTICULAR, IS PARTICULARLY PROMISING.
THIS APPROACH NOT ONLY AIDS IN NOISE REDUCTION, BUT ALSO REPRESENTS A MODERNIZATION OF TRAINING METHODS, POTENTIALLY MAKING FLIGHT EDUCATION MORE EFFICIENT AND LESS DISRUPTIVE TO THE COMMUNITY.
AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE'RE KEEN TO FIND OUT HOW WE CAN CONTRIBUTE, PERHAPS HELPING FUND RESOURCES LIKE FLIGHT SCHOOL SIMULATORS TO EASE THIS TRANSITION.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE AIRPORT AND FLIGHT SCHOOLS ON SOLUTIONS THAT ARE BOTH COST-EFFECTIVE AND IMPACTFUL IN REDUCING AVIATION NOISE.
WE URGE THE AIRPORT TO KEEP PUSHING THESE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND TO KEEP US IN THE LOOP.
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE SURE THIS SHIFT TO QUIETER ECO FRIENDLIER AVIATION PRACTICES WORKS OUT WELL FOR EVERYONE.
WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THESE STEPS AND OUR EAGERNESS TO HELP.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIONS LEADING TO MORE SUSTAINABLE AND COMMUNITY-FOCUSED AVIATION SCENE AT THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
IS THIS, UM, ELIZABETH NEXT? YEP.
RECOMMENDATION SEVEN, EXPLORE WITH THE FAA TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON NEW FLIGHT SCHOOL BUSINESS LICENSES.
WE WELCOME THE AIRPORT'S INITIATIVE TO EXPLORE A TEMPORARY WHOLE ON THE NEW FLIGHT SCHOOL BUSINESS AND LICENSES AT A LGB.
THIS PROPOSAL SHOWS AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR CONCERNS AND IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
HOWEVER, IT'S CRUCIAL TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHILE HELPFUL, A MORATORIUM ALONE IS NOT A COMPLETE SOLUTION, OUR COMMUNITY IS ALREADY ENDURING SIGNIFICANT NOISE AND LEAD POLLUTION FROM EXISTING FLIGHT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
THE REALITY IS, EVEN WITH THE MORATORIUM, THE CURRENT LEVELS OF OPERATION ARE BEYOND WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S WELLBEING.
STOPPING THE INCREASE IN NUMBER OF FLIGHT SCHOOLS IS USEFUL, BUT IT DOESN'T ALLEVIATE THE ISSUES WE FACE RIGHT NOW.
THE REGIONAL CONTEXT HERE IS ALREADY PART OF OUR PROBLEM WITH TIGHTER REGULATIONS AT NEARBY AIRPORTS.
LGB HAS BECOME AN ATTRACTIVE OPTION FOR FLIGHT SCHOOLS.
THIS HAS LED TO AN INCREASE IN AIRCRAFT FROM SCHOOLS BASED ELSEWHERE.
USING LGB FOR TRAINING PURPOSES, A MORATORIUM ON NEW LICENSES, LICENSES THAT LGB DOESN'T NECESSARILY PREVENT THESE SCHOOLS FROM FLYING INTO OUR AIRSPACE FOR TRAINING.
MOREOVER, SCHOOLS COULD STILL OPERATE THROUGH LOOPHOLES LIKE BEING A LICENSED IN A DIFFERENT CITY, BUT STORING THEIR PLANES AND CONDUCTING OPERATIONS AT LGB.
GIVEN THESE COMPLEXITIES, OUR APPROACH NEEDS TO BE MULTIFACETED.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PREVENTING NEW SCHOOLS FROM SETTING UP SHOP.
IT'S ABOUT MANAGING THE TOTAL IMPACT OF FLIGHT TRAINING ACTIVITIES REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE SCHOOLS ARE OFFICIALLY BASED.
WE NEED BROADER STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS THE REAL NOISE AND POLLUTION FOOTPRINT OF THESE OPERATIONS.
IN ESSENCE, WHILE THE PROPOSED MORATORIUM IS, IS A POSITIVE INDICATION OF PROGRESS, IT CANNOT BE THE ONLY ACTION TAKEN.
WE URGE THE COUNCIL AND THE AIRPORT TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL MORE COMPREHENSIVE MEASURES.
THESE SHOULD EFFECTIVELY TACKLE THE CURRENT LEVELS OF NOISE AND POLLUTION AND CONSIDER THE INTRICACIES OF HOW FLIGHT SCHOOLS OPERATE IN AND AROUND LGB.
OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES A THOROUGH PLAN THAT PRI PRIORITIZES OUR HEALTH, WELLBEING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, CONTINUING RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATION SEVEN.
WE'RE ACTUALLY, WE'RE ACUTELY AWARE OF THE DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN ADHERING TO FAA GRANT ASSURANCES AND ADDRESSING OUR COMMUNITY'S ESCALATING NOISE CONCERNS.
THE PREVAILING SENTIMENT HAS BEEN CLEAR ALTERING THE NOISE ORDINANCE COULD LEAD US INTO ILLEGAL QUAGMIRE, RISKING FINANCIAL REPERCUSSIONS, POTENTIAL LAWSUITS, ALL THE WHILE RAISING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE NOISE.
HOWEVER, THIS PERSPECTIVE OVERSIMPLIFIES THE AND OVERLOOKS VIABLE SOLUTIONS.
WITH REGARD TO GRANT ASSURANCES, WE MAKE NOTE OF THOSE THAT ARE COMMITMENTS TO FAIRNESS AND RESPONSIVENESS.
THE GUIDANCE ON REEVALUATING OPERATIONAL REALITIES AND INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY IS EXPLICIT.
THERE'S CLEAR GUIDANCE ON WHEN A
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NEW NOISE STUDY SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN AND WHEN COMMUNITIES THAT MIGHT BE UNDER THE 65 DB THRESHOLDS SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO FURTHER CONSIDERATION FACING CHALLENGES FROM GENERAL AVIATION, PARTICULARLY FLIGHT SCHOOLS REQUIRES MORE THAN MERE COMPLIANCE WITH PAST AGREEMENTS.IT DEMANDS INNOVATIVE ASSERTIVE ACTION WITH, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONSTRAINTS, BUT FIRMLY BELIEVE THERE ARE PATHWAYS.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENGAGE WITH FAA ARE A START, BUT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS MORE THAN CURSORY DIALOGUES.
WE NEED STRONG CREATIVE ADVOCACY.
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS WHERE REGULATIONS ARE TIGHTENED THROUGH MUTUAL AGREEMENT WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS.
THIS APPROACH, THOUGH CHALLENGING, IS ACHIEVABLE, DEDICATED EFFORT AND NEGOTIATION ON YOUR PART.
AFTER LAUREN, WE HAVE ALEX WONG, UM, ELIZABETH HUBLE, UH, ANDREA TESTA, JUSTIN TCO, LISA DUNN, MARLENE VINCENT, AND THEN PHILIP SMITH.
AND THEN WE HAVE A FEW MORE AFTER THAT.
MOREOVER, WE REJECT THE FALSE CHOICE PRESENTED BETWEEN ENDURING NOISE FROM LARGER QUIETER COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AND ACCEPTING UNCHECKED NOISE FROM CLOSER, LOUDER, AND MORE INTRUSIVE GENERAL AVIATION ACTIVITIES.
THE REALITY OF QUIET, QUIETER COMMERCIAL PLANES SHOULD NOT HANDCUFF US TO LIMITLESS NOISE FROM GENERAL ED AVIATION.
WE UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE ASK, AND WE ARE MAKING IT.
THIS IS A CALL FOR PROACTIVE, CREATIVE, AND UNITED EFFORT TO REVISIT AND REVISE THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
IT'S ABOUT SAFEGUARDING OUR COMMUNITY'S WELLBEING WITHOUT COMPROMISING OUR LEGAL AND FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.
THE SOLUTION LIES NOT IN PASSIVITY OR RESIGNATION TO OUTDATED REGULATIONS, BUT IN A COLLABORATIVE AND DETERMINED PURSUIT OF A REVISED ORDINANCE THAT REFLECTS TODAY'S REALITIES AND TOMORROW'S POSSIBILITIES.
WE STAND READY TO ENGAGE CONSTRUCTIVELY UNDERSTANDING THE FRAMEWORK WE OPERATE WITHIN.
YET WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THERE'S A WAY TO RECONCILE OUR COMMUNITY'S WELLBEING WITH THESE REGULATIONS.
IT REQUIRES A COMMITTED, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO EXPLORE EVERY AVENUE AND ENSURE THAT THE NOISE ORDINANCE FULFILLS ITS FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE TO PROTECT US FROM EXCESSIVE NOISE EFFECTIVELY AND EQUITABLY.
NEXT IS ALEX, THEN ELIZABETH, THEN ANDREA.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO SEE MY TIME BACK TO JOHN MASCARA? SURE.
SO THAT WRAPS UP OUR, OUR PRESENTATION HERE, OUR RESPONSE.
UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR GROUP, UM, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD MEETING HERE.
I THINK WE'LL POST THEM ONLINE OR INTO THE CITY WEBSITES.
UM, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A RESPONSE, UM, TO THE RESPONSES TO OUR QUESTIONS.
UM, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
AND, UH, WE HOPE TO SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA SOME OTHER TIME TO TALK ABOUT.
AND MAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT THAT LETTER.
WE HAVE, UH, ELIZABETH, DID WE HAVE ELIZABETH ALREADY? OKAY.
UH, AFTER ELIZABETH WAS ANDREA TESTA.
ANDREA, IS THAT YOU? ANDREA? YES.
AND YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE DEFERRING MARCUS? YES.
SO LET'S REMOVE LOU, UH, ELIZABETH AND ANDREA.
UM, I WASN'T SURE IF WE WERE, UH, PAST PEOPLE THAT HAD OTHER, UH, COMMENTS AND SPEECHES TO MAKE THAT WERE PREPARED.
UH, YEAH, THERE'S, THERE'S 12, EIGHT MORE PEOPLE, NOT A FEW.
UM, THE REASON I WAS, BUT PLEASE CONTINUE.
BUT WHAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS WAS A COUPLE OF THE BULLET POINTS THAT WE HAD, UH, ON THE AIRPORT'S PRESENTATION THAT ELICITED SOME RESPONSES OR THOUGHT UP QUESTIONS.
AND I KNOW THAT WE WANTED TO WAIT TILL THE END TO GET INTO THOSE, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THIS POINT, BUT I'M GONNA STEP BACK TO, TO WAIT FOR THAT.
IF THAT'S, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD PREFER.
UM, SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU WANNA SPEAK LAST ONCE EVERYONE'S HAD A CHANCE, AND WE CAN GET TO THE ONES THAT, UM, NO PROBLEM.
THAT CAME UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PRESENTATION THAT THE AIRPORT, UH, OKAY.
SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENT RIGHT NOW.
THEN THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION, BUT ONCE THAT ENDS, THERE'S NOT ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
NO, NOT SO YOU JUST WANNA DEFER TO THE END OF THE REST OF THE SPEAKERS.
I'M GONNA READ THE REMAINING NAMES AND JUST COME FORWARD.
JUSTINE, LISA DUNN, MARLENE VINCENT, PHILLIP SMITH, DAVID TRUMBLE.
MICHAEL KURT COSTAN, AND DON THOMPSON.
UM, JUSTINE IS DEFERRING TO ME OR
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IS JUSTINE? JUSTINE.UM, REGARDING SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT CAME UP IN THE PRESENTATION, UH, I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT IT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF ME, BUT JUST SOME OF THE NOTES THAT I MADE, UM, THE IDEA THAT WE'RE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL 2030 TO, UM, ADDRESS THIS REAL ISSUE OF LEAD PARTICULATE, UM, RAINING DOWN ON OUR COMMUNITY IS KIND OF ABSURD.
I MEAN, WE KNOW BECAUSE THE EPA MADE A DETERMINATION, UM, AS IF THEY NEEDED TO, THAT IT'S DANGEROUS.
AND, UM, IT'S GOING TO PROBABLY COST OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, UM, SOME IQ POINTS AND IT'S LIKELY GONNA CREATE SOME CANCER FOR THE REST OF US.
UM, I HEARD IN THE PRESENTATION THAT FEDERAL AIRPORTS CAN'T BE FORCED TO COMPLY.
AND I MAY HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD THAT, BUT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, YOU GUYS REFERRED TO THIS AS A FEDERAL AIRPORT.
SO I'M NOT SURE, ARE YOU SAYING THAT, UM, ALL OF THIS IS KIND OF MOOT, THAT WE, NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE TALK ABOUT IT, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
UM, SO THAT'S A QUESTION THAT I HAVE.
UM, WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT THE NOISE BUDGET, UM, IT IS SUCH A COMPLICATED ISSUE AND WE'RE ALL LEARNING, LIKE YOU'RE LEARNING ABOUT WHAT THIS NOISE, WHAT NOISE IS ACCEPTABLE.
EV THEY KEEP THROWING AROUND CNEL AND S-E-N-E-L AND TIMES THEY'RE SAYING THAT 65, GO AHEAD, FINISH YOUR QUESTION.
65, UM, CNEL IS LIKE AN AVERAGE NOISE FROM WHAT I'M STARTING TO UNDERSTAND.
SO THEY'RE TAKING ALL THE LARGE PLANES AND THEY'RE TAKING, I THINK ONLY LIKE 20% OF THAT FIGURE IS, UM, THE GENERAL AVIATION PLANES.
SO THIS NOISE BUCKET IS SO SKEWED TOWARDS THE, UM, AIRLINE CARRIERS, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO INCORPORATE THE DATA, UM, IN ANY SIGNIFICANT WAY FROM ALL THE NOISE THAT IS BEING MADE ON THE GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT.
SO YOU HAVE THIS IDEA THAT THE NOISE IS BEING FAIRLY CALCULATED, BUT IT ISN'T BECAUSE 65 CNEL IS CALCULATED DIFFERENTLY THAN THE SINGLE EVENT NOISE LIMITS THAT ARE COMING OVER CAL HEIGHTS.
AND BIXBY, K KNOWLES, BIXBY K KNOWLES, THEY, THEY'RE SAYING THAT OUR FLIGHT NOISE CAN BE UP TO 92.
SO IF THEY'RE ONLY COUNTING, IF THEY'RE ONLY COUNTING OUR WHOLE EXPERIENCE AS 20% OF THIS 65 NUMBER, DO YOU SEE HOW SKEWED THAT IS AND HOW I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET SOME CLARITY ON THAT ISSUE.
UH, THAT IS, THAT IS YOUR TIME.
IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO, ELSE WANTS TO DEFER.
WELL, YOU ALSO SAID THAT IF WE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESENTATION, RIGHT.
AND LITERALLY I MADE NOTES ALL THE WAY THROUGH BECAUSE YOU SAID I COULD BRING THEM UP TO YOU.
UH, WHAT I'LL DO ABOUT HOW MANY MORE QUESTIONS DO YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE? UM, ABOUT FIVE MORE.
BUT I CAN BE MORE, I CAN BE MORE SUCCINCT IF THAT'S WHAT I WOULD ASK.
I, WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE QUESTIONS ARE.
IF YOU JUST DO THAT, I'LL LET YOU CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS.
MAYOR, IF I COULD JUST MAKE A, A SORT OF ORDER.
IF YOU, IF YOU WROTE DOWN THOSE PAGE NUMBERS, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING THAT SLIDE UP INDEPENDENTLY IF YOU NEED THAT REFERENCE.
IF I CAN'T SPEAK, I CAN'T SPEAK TO IT, UM, IN THOROUGHLY BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE HAD MONTHS TO PREPARE THEIR PRESENTATION AND WE'VE HAD, THIS WON'T BE OUR ONLY DISCUSSION YEAH.
BUT, UM, SO WHAT'S THE NOISE BUDGET FOR THE GA AIRCRAFT? BECAUSE THEY SAID ON THE SLIDE THAT THERE WERE FIVE CATEGORIES OF NOISE BUDGETS THAT WERE CREATED ACCORDING TO THE ORDINANCE, BUT, UM, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NOISE REPORTS THAT THEY GENERATE OUT OF THE AIRPORT, UM, THAT'S NEVER DISCUSSED.
UM, GRANT ASSURANCES, THERE'S ALL THIS MONEY, UM, SUPPOSEDLY THAT GOES FOR, THAT CAME IN.
UM, AND SO BASICALLY THE FAA HAS BASICALLY CREATED A BOX AND THEY'VE PUT US ALL IN THAT BOX AND THEY'VE SAID, UM, BECAUSE YOU TOOK OUR MONEY, NOW YOU LITERALLY HAVE NO POWER TO DO ANYTHING.
BUT WE CAN GO INTO THAT DISCUSSION A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THOSE ASSURANCE AND, UM, FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS.
SO THEY'RE SAYING THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY CHANGE THAT IS TO DO A PART 1 61
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STUDY.AND WE HAVE THAT, THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE, AND THEY'RE ALSO SAYING IN THE SAME TOKEN THAT THE 1 61 STUDY ALMOST NEVER GETS DONE BECAUSE BASICALLY IT WOULDN'T FAVOR THE FAA.
WE ARE LEARNING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.
AND SO WE, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE BIT DISCUSSION ON THAT TOO.
WE'RE ASKING FOR A PART 1 61 STUDY, UM, SO THAT YOU CAN REALLY EVALUATE WHAT'S REALLY HAPPEN HAPPENING HERE BECAUSE BASICALLY, UM, YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE ALL SUFFERING.
UM, AND THE LAST, VERY LAST THING THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT IS THE NOISE MONITORS.
SO THE WAY THAT THE NOISE IS CALCULATED WITH THE NOISE MONITORS, UM, BASICALLY THE, THE CNEL TAKES ALL OF THE NOISE THAT COMES OFF THE MAIN RUNWAY.
BUT THE NOISE MONITORS THAT MONITOR THE CALIFORNIA HEIGHTS AND BIXBY KNOLLS AREA, UM, THOSE ARE, THERE'S TWO MONITORS THAT ARE LIKE RIGHT AT CHERRY AVENUE, BUT THE WAY CNEL IS CALCULATED IS USING ALSO DURATION.
SO IF THERE'S NO MONITORS DEEP INTO CA, CAL HEIGHTS OR BIXBY KNOLLS, THEY NEVER GET THE C UNDERSTOOD L ADDED FOR THE NOISE DURATION.
AND SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO LOOK AT HOW THE MONITORS ARE PLACED AND WHERE THEY'RE PLACED.
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T EVEN GET OUR CALCULATIONS INCLUDED RIGHT INTO THE CNEL IF YOU DON'T HAVE MONITORS THAT CALCULATE THE DURATION THAT WE'RE HAVING TO EX BE EXPOSED TO.
WE'RE BEING A, A LITTLE GENEROUS TO TRY TO COMPLETE THE THOUGHT.
WE JUST HAVE A FEW MORE PEOPLE TO HEAR FROM.
UH, IF YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, AS BE AS SPECIFIC AND CONCISE AS YOU CAN, WE CAN WRITE DOWN THE QUESTION AND GET INTO THE DISCUSSION.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH MAYOR RICHARDSON, YOU ARE NEXT.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER FOR US.
WE'VE BEEN, AS WE'VE ALL BEEN OBSERVING THIS, WE'VE BEEN SUFFERING THROUGH THIS NOISE.
I'D, I'D LIKE TO REALLY ADDRESS THE, THE, UH, PEOPLE WHO PUT TOGETHER ALL THIS STUDY.
UM, YOU REALLY DID A GOOD JOB.
UM, WE'RE WE'RE JUST HUMAN BEINGS AND WE'RE, AND, UM, I'M, I'M A FORMER AUDIOLOGIST AND I HAVE A CHART HERE.
UM, THAT SHOWS THE AVERAGE ACCEPTABLE NOISE LEVEL FOR OSHA REGULATIONS FOR CALIFORNIA.
ANYTHING ABOUT NINE DECIBELS IS CONSIDERED NOT ONLY UNMANAGEABLE TO HEAR SPEECH, BUT COULD ALSO POTENTIALLY CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING LOSS IF IT'S, IF IT'S EXISTS OVER A EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
WITH MY OWN PRIVATE SOUND LEVEL METERS FROM MY HOME, I'VE RECORDED PLANE ENGINE NOISE, SPECIFICALLY FROM GA TRAINING PLANES AT LEVELS, ANYWHERE FROM 85 TO 105 DB.
THIS IS PUTTING THIS IN LAYMAN'S TERMS 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS DON'T PROBABLY UNDERSTAND DBS THAT MUCH.
IMAGINE A HARLEY DAVIDSON GOING OVER YOUR HOUSE EVERY THREE MINUTES WITHOUT MUFFLERS ON IT.
THAT'S ABOUT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
SO IF YOU GET THAT IDEA IN YOUR MIND, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S UNBEARABLE NOISE.
OTHERWISE, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.
CONVERSATIONAL SPEECH IS HEARD AT 55 DECIBELS, WHICH MEANS THAT ANY SOUND ABOVE THAT LEVEL WILL DEFINITELY INTERFERE WITH UNDERSTANDING SPEECH FROM OUR, OUR GROUP THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, WEBSITES OR FACEBOOK PAGES.
WE'VE HAD REPORTS FROM RESIDENTS OF HUNDREDS OF REPORTS.
THEY CAN'T KEEP THEIR WINDOWS OPEN DURING THE DAY JUST TO TALK TO EACH OTHER AT BREAKFAST.
OUTDOOR PATIO ENTERTAINING IS CONSTANTLY INTERRUPTED ON A DAILY BASIS AT TEACHERS IN THE LOCAL SCHOOLS.
WE LIVE JUST HALF A BLOCK FROM LONGFELLOW SCHOOL.
THERE'S TEACHERS OUT THERE FOUR HOURS A DAY TRYING TO CONDUCT PE CLASSES.
THEY HAVE TO STOP TO GIVE THEIR INSTRUCTIONS TO THEIR KIDS BECAUSE OF THE AIRPLANE NOISE GOING BY EVERY THREE MINUTES.
UM, I HAVE, I'VE JUST LOOKED UP SOMETHING FROM, FROM THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, AN ASIDE CHAPTER NINE.
UH, 0.31 SAYS THAT ANY NOISE THAT IS AUDIBLE FROM A DISTANCE OF 50 FEET OR MORE FROM A PROPERTY SHALL BE DEEMED AS DISRUPTION TO THE PUBLIC PEACE.
AND ANY PERSON WHO CAUSES OR PERMITS ANY SUCH LAW, MUSIC, OR OTHER NOISES IS GUILTY OF A PUBLIC OFFENSE PUBLISHABLE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE ONE, CHAPTER 1.32 OF THIS CODE IN SECTION 9.31.
SO IF JUST HAVING NOISE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS A PUBLIC OFFENSE, WHY DO THE AIR, WHY DO THE AIRPLANES GET A FREE RIDE THAT ARE COMING OUT OVER OUR HOUSES EVERY DAY? I THINK THAT THANK YOU.
EVENTUALLY, THEY'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO MONITOR HOW, HOW MANY TOUCH AND GO THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO.
LET THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS DO THEIR TOUCH AND GOS, BUT GIVE THEM LIMITS.
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OKAY, YOU GUYS, THIS COMPANY YOU COULD DO, YOU KNOW, 10 TOUCH AND GOS, YOU CAN DO FIVE, MONITOR THOSE BECAUSE IT'S THE TOUCH AND GOS THAT ARE REALLY CAUSING THE MOST NOISE.AND MA'AM, WHAT WAS YOUR NAME? SO WE CAN TAKE YOU OFF THE LIST.
MA'AM, WHAT WAS YOUR NAME? ARE YOU MARLENE? NO.
ALRIGHT, SO NEXT WE HAVE PHILLIP SMITH.
AFTER PHILLIP, YOU HAVE MICHAEL, AND THEN KURT, AND THEN DON.
I HAVE A PREPARED SPEECH, BUT I WANT TO COMMENT ON SOME OTHER THINGS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING TO ALL OF US.
MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH, AS WE CALL THEM, THE SUNDAY CESSNAS SINCE 1985.
BUT ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, THAT ALL CHANGED.
WHAT HAPPENED? THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE.
THERE'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE DEVIATION OF TRAFFIC PATTERN EAST OF CHERRY OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.
WHILE THERE HAS BEEN MORE AIR TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN FLIGHT SCHOOL OPERATIONS, THIS CHANGE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN IS AT THE ROOT OF THE ISSUE.
THE FAA CALLS THIS OPERATIONAL DRIFT AND THIS DRIFT HAS TAKEN THE FLIGHTS INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AS YOU KNOW, THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, MR. REEVES SHOWED ON THE SLIDE FOR FLIGHT SCHOOLS IS A RECTANGLE.
AND 26, RIGHT? THE CROSSWIND LEG HISTORICALLY OCCURRED AT CHERRY, THEREBY KEEPING THESE FLIGHTS OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
NOW THE TOWER IS ALLOWING THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE FOR THEMSELVES WHERE TO MAKE THE CROSSWIND TURN.
AN APPENDIX D OF THE REPORT, THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT ASSOCIATION HAS RECOMMENDED A FLY FRIENDLY PROGRAM.
THIS MAP SHOWS THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER PREVIOUSLY.
THIS IS THEIR DOCUMENT WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS TO TURN, AND IT'S AT CHERRY.
THE CROSS WIND LEG OCCURS AT CHERRY.
IF THE PILOTS ARE SUGGESTING THIS AND ARE CAPABLE OF DOING IT, THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT DOING IT? WE, THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND WANT THE PILOTS TO STAY OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BY FOLLOWING THEIR OWN SUGGESTIONS, THEY CAN.
LET'S FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR RICHARDSON AND DISTRICT MEMBERS.
NOW WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE AIRPORT.
LET'S APPROACH THE MATTER WITH THE MORE SIMPLE AND UNALIENABLE VALUE OF FAMILY.
FAMILY IS AN IMPORTANT PART TO MY LIFE FOR MANY OTHERS IN OUR CITY.
NOW, SOME FAMILY MAY BE DISTANT AND FLYING GIVES MYSELF AND MY FELLOW PILOTS AND TRAVELERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPEDITE THE TRAVEL PROCESS TO VISIT OUR DISTANT LOVED ONES.
ALTHOUGH SOME NOISE COMPLAINTS WERE RELEASED, THE SOUND OF THESE PLANES FLYING ABOVE IS THE SOUND OF PROGRESS FOR OUR FUTURE AVIATORS.
NOW, THE DEMAND FOR TRAVEL WILL ALWAYS BE THERE.
THAT'S WHY THE FLIGHT TRAINING VOLUME CAN'T DECREASE EITHER.
WITHOUT THIS LEVEL OF FLIGHT TRAINING, WE WON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR PILOTS TO KEEP PLANES FLYING AT THE RATE WHICH WE DEMAND.
AND THIS DEMAND WILL KEEP OUR FUTURE GOING, THE FUTURE OF FLYING.
I ENVISION IN THE SEAT OF AN AIRCRAFT FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH EAA CHAPTER SEVEN, IN CONCLUSION TO MY STATEMENT WITH THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT FAMILY.
TOGETHER WE WILL FLY TOGETHER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONNECT PEOPLE, AND TOGETHER WE UNITE THE WORLD AS THE FUTURE OF AVIATION.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.
I'M MICHAEL, AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
AND, UH, I'VE LEARNED A LOT TONIGHT FROM EVERYONE WHO'S SPEAKING AND FROM THE PRESENTATION.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY JUST UP HERE TO SAY THE F 16 FIGHTER JETS THAT DO FLYOVERS, UH, ARE THE THING THAT REALLY BUGS ME THE MOST.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT JUST REMINDS ME OF THE PRIORITIES OF OUR COUNTRY.
AND THAT'S NOT REALLY ON YOU GUYS.
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, A BUDGET'S A MORAL DOCUMENT, AND I WAS JUST LOOKING UP WHILE I WAS, YOU KNOW, SITTING HERE.
842 BILLION OF OUR DOLLARS, OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS GO TO THE MILITARY.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, BOEING RIGHT HERE IN LONG BEACH, IT IS A LOCAL ISSUE, GETS OVER $48 BILLION FROM OUR, OUR TAX DOLLARS.
SO I TIE THIS TO THE AVIATION ISSUE, AND I DON'T MEAN TO JUST LIKE UNDERCUT WHAT YOU GUYS
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ARE DOING, BUT, UM, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.I REALLY, EVERY TIME THAT HAPPENS, I FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING IN A MILITARIZED, UH, COUNTRY, AND IT'S A REMINDER OF WHERE OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE GOING.
AND THEY COULD BE GOING TO THINGS LIKE CLEANER ENVIRONMENT.
SO MANY OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE LEADED FUEL THAT'S DUMPING ON, UH, ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN CAL HEIGHTS AND BIXBY KNOLLS REALLY IS WHAT SPEAKS TO ME AS WELL.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AGENDA ITEM NEXT WEEK, UH, WHEN WE'RE, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THE BOMBS DROPPING ON CHILDREN AND PEOPLE IN PALESTINE.
BUT, UH, TAMMY IN PARTICULAR, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR, LIKE, WHAT YOU'VE BROUGHT AND I, I'M GONNA STICK AROUND TO, I WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT.
NEXT IS KURT, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I AM, UH, WITH AERO PLEX AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT, ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE LONG BEACH AIRPORT ASSOCIATION AND ALSO THE NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION.
AND I MENTIONED THAT LAST ASSOCIATION SINCE, UM, I WAS CURRENTLY APPOINTED TO THE CO-CHAIR OF THE EAGLE PROGRAM, UM, WITH FAA IN DC WORKING ON THIS ISSUE.
I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR THE RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE TONIGHT AND THE RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE FOR THE, FROM THE COMMUNITY.
AND INTERESTING ENOUGH, A LOT OF THEIR RESPONSES TONIGHT ARE VERY INTERESTING TO HEAR, AND SOME OF THEM, THERE'S SOME INTERESTING IDEAS.
UM, I WANNA FIRST SAY THEY'RE RIGHT.
THE ACTIVITY LEVEL FOR GENERAL AVIATION AND FLIGHT TRAINING AT THE AIRPORT HAS INCREASED.
IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO LONG BEACH.
IT'S INCREASED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BASIN.
IT'S INCREASED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY FLIGHT TRAINING.
AND THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE DISCUSSION TO THIS AIRPORT.
UM, AT THE SAME TIME, A LOT OF THE ACTIVITY THAT'S COMING TO YOUR AIRPORT ISN'T ALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS BASED AT THIS AIRPORT.
AS NOTED, SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY IS AIRCRAFT COMING FROM OTHER AIRPORTS TO OUR AIRPORT, JUST LIKE OUR BASED AIRCRAFT ARE GOING TO OTHER AIRPORTS.
IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE.
WHO'S GOING TO, WHAT AIRPORT'S GOING TO BEAR THE BRUNT? THEIR DESIRE AND CONCERNS FOR A QUALITY LIFE IS UNDERSTANDABLE.
UM, THE AIRPORT ASSOCIATION AND THE BUSINESSES AT THE AIRPORT, WHILE IT SOUNDS IN SOME CASES THAT THEY'RE BEING VILIFIED, THE FACT THAT WE'RE BUSINESSES AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A, UM, A DESIRE TO EMPLOY PEOPLE AND CREATE A A PROFIT CENTER SHOULDN'T BE VILIFIED.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE SHOULD WORK AND WE DESIRE TO WORK IN A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THESE STAFF AND, AND YOUR OFFICES TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO THESE DISCUSSIONS.
UM, WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OR MORE ON BEST PRACTICES FOR FLIGHT TRAINING ACTIVITY THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE FLY FRIENDLY PROGRAM.
UM, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THOSE, UM, IDEAS AND THOUGHTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED INTO SYLLABUS PROGRAMS, INTO THE TRAINING ENVIRONMENT AT LONG BEACH.
UM, WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS AT OTHER AIRPORTS TO EDUCATE THEM AS WELL ON WHAT SENSITIVE AREAS THAT ARE IN LONG BEACH.
UM, ONE OF THE LAST SPEAKERS, UM, WE USED TO KNOW EACH OTHER YEARS AGO, AND ROTARY SPOKE ABOUT THE TURN AT CHERRY AND CARSON, AND HE'S RIGHT.
YEARS AGO THAT POINT, CHERRY AND CARSON WAS IDENTIFIED AS A WAY POINT FOR A TURN.
OUR FLY FRIENDLY PROGRAM INITIALLY IDENTIFIED THAT AREA AS A CROSSWIND TURN ON TWO SIX, RIGHT? HOWEVER, ALL OF THESE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING TONIGHT, ONCE THE WHEELS LEAVE THE GROUND, IT'S NOT AN AIRPORT ISSUE.
AND A LOT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE STUDYING AND TALK ABOUT INTERNALLY TO REALLY MITIGATE THESE IMPACTS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL HAS AN INPUT TO THAT.
AND YES, IN SOME CASES WE COULD TURN, SOME OF OUR ACTIVITY COULD TURN, UM, ON, UH, AT THAT CROSSWIND AT THAT POINT, WE DO TALK ABOUT HOW WE DIVERSIFY AND USE OTHER RUNWAYS SO THAT WE BALANCE THE USES.
THERE'S A COMMITMENT BY YOUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY OUT THERE, USER GROUP, TO WORK AND UNDERSTAND THESE ISSUES AND TO FIND, AND, AND WHILE IT'S NOT MAYBE IDEAL IN SOME CASES IN THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT THAT IT'S VOLUNTARY, WE ARE WORKING IN A VOLUNTARY BASIS.
UM, I'VE BEEN AT THE AIRPORT SINCE 1978.
I LEARNED TO FLY AT THIS AIRPORT.
I'M PROUDLY OWNING A BUSINESS AT THIS AIRPORT.
AND I ENJOY THE WORK WORKING ON THESE COLLABORATIVE, UM, ISSUES.
I WAS PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS IN 1992 AND THREE FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE NOISE ORDINANCE THAT WE ENJOY TODAY.
AND I WOULD TELL YOU THAT LONG BEACH'S NOISE ORDINANCE ALL WILL NOT BE PERFECT.
AND WHILE IT HAS ISSUES THAT THE COMMUNITY'S IDENTIFIED, POSSIBLY IT'S A COVETED ORDINANCE BY AIRPORTS AROUND NOT ONLY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, BUT THE REST OF THE NATION THAT WISH IT HAD IT, AND THE, AND A 1 61 STUDY OR ADDITIONAL STUDIES.
IF THE CITY CHOOSES TO DO THAT, OUR INDUSTRY WOULD PARTICIPATE IN THOSE PROGRAMS. OUR BUSINESSES ARE NOT MAKING THE RULES THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO NAVIGATE, TO FLY SAFELY, TO
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MITIGATE THESE IMPACTS.AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO CONTINUE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
A FEW POINTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE TECHNOLOGY, ONE OF THE OTHER SPEAKERS SPOKE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND SIMULATOR TRAINING.
TODAY, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT IS 1500 RULE HOURS.
THAT RULE WAS PUT IN PLACE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO THROUGH CONGRESS, THROUGH THE ACCIDENT THAT WAS REFERRED TO AS THE COLGAN CRASH.
THE COLGAN CRASH FAMILY IS STILL VERY ACTIVE TODAY, POLITICALLY ACTIVE, HOLDING TO THAT 1500 HOUR RULE WHEN, WHEN NAVY PILOTS ARE FLYING ON AIRCRAFT TO CARRIERS TODAY WITH LESS THAN 200 HOURS.
THANK YOU SIMULATOR TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES THAT WE COULD DISCUSS AND IMPLEMENT AT A NATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH FAA REAUTHORIZATION WOULD PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE.
IF I COULD JUST CLOSE ON THE AF ON THE AVIATION GASOLINE ISSUE.
I COMMEND THE CITY FOR LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS TODAY IN ADVANCE OF 2030.
WE ALSO AGREE THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT FUEL COULD COME SOONER.
WE BELIEVE THAT THERE'S MEASURES AND INCENTIVES THAT CAN BE, CAN BE CR CREATED, AND WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE STAFF TO CONTINUE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
OKAY, OUR LAST PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKER IS DON.
IS DON THOMPSON HERE? I AM, BUT I'M GONNA FORGO WHAT I'VE GOTTA TO SAY.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL NOW TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL.
I'LL JUST OFFER JUST A FEW COMMENTS AND I'M GONNA RESERVE THE REST.
I WANT TO HEAR FROM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR, WHO'S BEEN, UH, ENGAGED ON THIS ISSUE.
SO FIRST MAY I, SORRY, UM, YOU HAD TOLD MR. MARCUS HE COULD COME BACK UP AT THE END.
THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA OPPORTUNITY.
UM, I HAD SOME NOTES, BUT THEY WERE TOUCHED ON AT VARIOUS POINTS BETWEEN THEN AND NOW.
AND IT'S KIND OF A MOVING TARGET.
SO I'M GONNA DO MY BEST TO FILL IN THE GAPS THAT WE HAVE.
UM, THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT STAND OUT TO ME BASED ON MY OWN, UH, RESEARCH WITH THE GROUP.
UM, AND THAT SEEM TO BE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE THE ATTENTION OF THE COUNCIL AS WE MOVE DOWN THE LINE IN OUR DIALOGUE.
UH, ONE OF THESE IS THE ISSUE OF DATA ACCURACY.
UM, IN THE REPORT THAT WAS ISSUED, UH, THERE WAS ONE CHART IN PARTICULAR THAT WAS LABELED AT THE TOP, UH, DAILY OPERATIONS.
AND OFF TO THE SIDE, THE LEGEND SAYS DAILY PENETRATIONS, WHICH INDICATES LANDINGS.
UM, WE ASKED A QUESTION, UH, IN THE GROUP OF 10 THAT WE SUBMITTED, UH, MIDWAY BETWEEN THE LAST, UH, REPORT BEING ISSUED NOW.
AND ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS WAS TO, TO CONFIRM WHAT IS MEANT BY THAT DAILY OPERATION TOTAL.
UH, WE WANT TO KNOW IF IT INCLUDED DEPARTURES AND LANDINGS, IF IT INCLUDED TOUCH AND GOS.
UM, AND WE ASKED FOR SEVERAL OTHER METRICS THAT WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND, UM, SOME OF THE ASSERTIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE FROM DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION.
UH, ONE OF THEM BEING, UH, A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC IS COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE, UH, LONG BEACH AIRPORT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION TO SUBSTANTIATE THAT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR REAL DATA POINTS SO WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS AND, UH, EXPLORE OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF JUST ASSUMPTIONS.
UM, MOVING FORWARD WITH THE, THE, THE NUMBERS, THE CHART THAT WAS SIMILAR TO THAT ONE THAT WAS IN PRINT WAS DISPLAYED TODAY, BUT IT SHOWED FOR LANDINGS AND THE NUMBER THAT WAS CITED VERBALLY BY MR. REEVES WAS 150 TO 175 IN TOTAL.
AND ON THE CHART THAT WAS ON DISPLAY, CLEARLY THE, THE PEAK NUMBER WAS OVER THE 250 MARK.
SO I ALSO HAVE NUMBERS THAT ARE REPORTED FROM THE FA, A EASILY ACCESSIBLE THAT DEFER FROM THE NUMBERS THAT OUR AIRPORT REPORTS.
SOME CASES THEY ARE HIGHER AND SOME CASES THEY ARE LOWER.
AND THAT'S, THAT IS TRUE FROM 1990 ON THE BASELINE YEARS ALL THE WAY THROUGH TODAY.
SO UNTIL WE GET SOME CLARITY ON WHAT THESE NUMBERS ENCOMPASS AND WHAT THE VALID SET IS, THEN WE CAN'T REALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH, UM, PRUDENT DISCUSSION AND PROBLEM SOLVING.
UM, SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAINS.
AND THEN ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SEEMS TO BE GLOSSED OVER OR NOT DUG INTO AS, AS MUCH AS IT SHOULD BE, IS WE GET THE STATEMENTS ALONG THE LINES OF ALL THE MONITORS MONITOR EVERYTHING, BUT THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION IS A BIT DIFFERENT.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE, THE NOISE CONTOUR MAPS THAT HAVE BEEN ON FILE WITH THE FAA AND SINCE NOISE STUDIES DONE IN 2005 OR 2004, THOSE CONTOUR MAPS, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE ARE COMPUTER GENERATED, THEY'RE COMPUTER GENERATED BY INPUT DATA THAT IS FED TO THE COMPUTER BY THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING THESE NUMBERS.
AND LIKE I SAID IN THE FIRST PART OF THIS COMMENT, THE NUMBERS DON'T MATCH UP.
SO LIKE ANY COMPUTER AID SYSTEM, GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT, WE HAVE TO BE SURE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS.
UM, IF WE'VE GOT, UM, RUNWAY 30, AND THIS IS DOCUMENTED THROUGH ALL OF THE, UH, LONG BEACH DOCUMENTATION, THROUGH THE LONG BEACH NOISE ORDINANCE ITSELF, THROUGH DOCUMENTS THAT ARE ON FILE WITH THE FAA
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AND AVAILABLE PUBLICLY THROUGH THEIR WEBSITES.UM, ALL THE NOISE MO BUT UH, THE NOISE BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED FROM RUNWAY 30.
THE DISPLAY THAT, UH, THE CHART THAT WAS, I'M SORRY, THE MAP THAT WAS DISPLAYED BY MR. REEVES, HE MENTIONED THE RED AND ORANGE DOTS.
THE MONITORS THAT ARE AT THE END AND NEAREST ARE, UH, OUR DISTRICT OR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE, AT CHERRY AVENUE.
THAT WASN'T PART OF THE ORIGINAL DISCUSSION.
SO WE GIVE THIS, UM, IMPLICATION OR TRY TO PAINT THIS BRUSH AND MOVE PAST IT FAST THAT THIS INFORMATION IS BEING CAPTURED AND IT'S NOT.
IT'S AT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM.
AND I THINK THAT EVERYONE THAT'S AT THE COUNCIL IS TRYING TO SEARCH WITH US FOR, UH, PLAUSIBLE SOLUTIONS, PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITY.
WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S THE FACT THAT THESE THINGS ARE NOT MEASURED.
THEY WEREN'T MEASURED TO BEGIN WITH AND ARE NOT MEASURED NOW.
AND THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL.
FIRST I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR, UH, BEING PATIENT THROUGH, UH, A LOT OF ITEMS TONIGHT.
AND YOU'VE COME A DIFFERENT NIGHT, A LOT OF ITEMS, THE END OF THE YEAR, EVERYTHING COMES UP.
WE'RE GONNA BE HERE AFTER THIS ITEM.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND BEING A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.
I ALSO WANNA THANK YOU FOR BEING SO ORGANIZED WITH YOUR THOUGHTS.
UH, THAT LETTER THAT EVERYONE READ, THAT'S VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE WE CAN GET A, A COPY OF THAT AND IT HELPS US HAVE AN INFORMED CONVERSATION WITH CITY STAFF.
UM, I, I WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, IT WAS GREAT ACTUALLY TO HEAR FROM, UH, THE COMMUNITY AND FROM, UH, AERO PLEX BECAUSE I WANT TO, I THINK WE'VE GOTTA RECONCILE THE DIFFERENCE HERE BETWEEN WHAT THE EXPERIENCE IS AND WHAT THE REGULATIONS ARE AND WHAT THE EXPERIENCE OF THE RESIDENTS, UH, WHAT THEY'RE FACING, UM, IN TERMS OF, UH, THE IMPACTS THAT THEY'RE HAVING.
I JUST WANNA, UH, YOU KNOW, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A FEW THINGS THAT I HEARD, AND THEN I'LL GO TO, TO COUNCIL MEMBER KERR, AND WE'LL JUST DO A LITTLE BIT OF BACK AND FORTH.
UM, BUT FIRST, I, I, I HEARD THIS, SO I WANNA SEPARATE BOTH LEAD FROM ACTIVITY AND, AND I MAY JUST, MADAM ATTORNEY JUST ASKED SOME QUESTIONS AND JUST GIVE ME A YES OR NO AND ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT.
BUT, UM, FIRST THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT FEDERALLY OBLIGATED.
UM, CAN YOU JUST BREAK THAT DOWN IN LAYMAN'S TERMS? WHAT DOES FEDERALLY OBLIGATED MEAN? HOW ARE WE DIFFERENT THAN TORRANCE? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
UM, SO BASICALLY I THINK, UM, ONE OF OUR, UM, RESIDENTS, I THINK YOU PUT IT FAIRLY WELL WHEN YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ACCEPT FEDERAL MONEY, DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU ARE SUBJECT TO HAVING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTROL THINGS? THE ANSWER IS YES.
UM, AND THAT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT IN A LOT OF WAYS.
IF AN ENTITY ACCEPTS FEDERAL FUNDS, UM, THEN THAT REALLY CONSTRAINS CHANGES YOU CAN MAKE MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR THOSE FUNDS, REQUIRES YOU TO MAKE COMMITMENTS TO THEM.
AND THEN THEY HAVE CONTROL OVER WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN MAKE CHANGES TO THAT.
SO WE ARE A FEDERALLY OBLIGATED AIRPORT BECAUSE WE HAVE FOR MANY YEARS ACCEPTED FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING.
I THINK OUR EARLIEST WAS PROBABLY IN THE FIFTIES, UH, WHEN WE ACCEPTED FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS TO HELP GET OUR AIRPORT, UM, UP TO SNUFF TO BE A TOP RATED COMMERCIAL CARRIER.
AND THAT IS, UH, AND BASICALLY A DECISION THE CITY MADE MANY YEARS AGO, UM, TO MAKE SURE ITS AIRPORT WAS ABLE TO, UH, TAKE CARE OF THAT SORT OF BUSINESS.
OTHER AIRPORTS, UM, MAINTAIN JUST A REGIONAL OR EVEN, UH, JUST A GENERAL AVIATION TYPE STATUS AND DON'T TAKE FEDERAL FUNDS.
AND TORRANCE IS ONE OF THOSE AIRPORTS, SO THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS.
UM, AND SO THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME SORT OF RESTRICTIONS FROM THE FEDS, RIGHT? SO THE FEDERAL, THOSE ARE THE AIRPORTS THAT HAVE MADE INVESTMENTS IN RECENT YEARS.
SO EXAMPLES WILL BE MAYBE LONG BEACH, SANTA ANA OR ORANGE COUNTY.
MOST, MOST COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS, IF NOT ALL CO COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS OR FEDERAL TAKING FEDERAL FUNDS.
I, I CAN'T THINK OF ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS THAT DON'T TAKE FEDERAL FUNDS.
IT WOULD BE AN AIRPORT THAT MAY ONLY SERVICE GENERAL AVIATION TRAFFIC OR MAYBE SOME VERY SLIGHT REGIONAL TRAFFIC, BUT NOT COMMERCIAL AVIATION.
SO I SAID, I WANNA TALK ABOUT LEAD FIRST.
SO THAT LIMITS YOUR ABILITY TO BE, UH, HOW DOES THAT LIMIT YOUR ABILITY TO REGULATE, SAY, LEAD? UM, BASICALLY WHAT THE GRAND ASSURANCES DUE IS THEY SAY YOU CAN'T TAKE ANY ACTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO RESTRICT FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT YOUR AIRPORT PERIOD.
AND THAT, AND THE FUEL WILL BE CONSIDERED THAT A FLIGHT OBLIGATION OPERATION AS WELL.
SO WHAT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT I SEE, LIKE, WE BEGAN THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT LEAD A FEW YEARS BACK AND YOU KNOW, THE FIRST STEP WAS LET'S MAKE SURE THAT UNLEADED IS AVAILABLE.
SO WE TOOK THAT STEP, THEN WE REDUCED FEES, BUT THERE'S STILL A BIG GAP BETWEEN THE LEAD AND THE UNLEADED.
WOULD THIS FEDERAL OBLIGATION LIMIT US FROM,
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YOU KNOW, NOW THAT THERE'S A DETERMINATION ON LEAD FROM ADDING LIKE, UM, AN ENVIRONMENTAL FEE ON LEAD THAT WOULD BALANCE OUT THE COST? WOULD THE FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS LIMIT THAT ACTIVITY? IT, IT WOULD, AND UM, WE, LIKE WE SAID, UH, EARLIER, WE HAVE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FAA AND THE EPA, REALLY TRYING TO WORK ON SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND SEE WHERE WE CAN, UM, MAKE SOME MOVES.UM, I THINK EVERYBODY APPRECIATES EVERYBODY IN THE FAA AND THE EPA COMMUNITY.
THEY APPRECIATE THE SITUATION WE'RE IN, BUT THEY'RE HAVING THE SAME CONVERSATION WITH MANY, MANY AIRPORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO WOULD REALLY LIKE TO TRANSITION TO UNLEADED FUEL.
AND THEIR CONCERN IS, IF PEOPLE PUT, IF AIRPORTS PUT, UM, SAY FEES UNLEADED FUEL, AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH UNLEADED FUEL TO SERVE THE NEED, THEN YOU'RE GONNA BE RESTRICTING THE ABILITY OF, OF AIRCRAFT TO OPERATE.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT FAA WILL NOT ALLOW TO HAPPEN.
AND THEY'RE ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THEY'RE LOOKING AT SAFETY ISSUES FOR OPERATIONS FOR THE SAME REASON.
SO THEY WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN A COMPREHENSIVE WAY NATIONWIDE.
AND THEY'RE NOT ALLOWING, UM, AIRPORTS THAT HAVE HAD USED GRANT FUNDING TO MAKE THOSE SORT OF DETERMINATIONS AND ADD FEES TO LEADED FUEL.
UM, BUT THEY ARE WORKING WITH US AND OTHER AIRPORTS TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN EXPEDITE THIS PROCESS, HOW WE CAN GET THE TRANSITION, CAN WE DO INCENTIVES? CAN WE GET OTHER SORT OF GRANT FUNDS TO MAYBE BRING THOSE COSTS CLOSER TOGETHER? SO IT IS A SMART BUSINESS DECISION TO USE LEAD FUEL.
SO ON THE LEAD ISSUE, STICKING WITH LEAD FOR A MOMENT.
SO IT'S LOCAL ACTION THAT'S LIMITED, BUT IF WE WERE TO, LET'S SAY, ADVOCATE AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE INVEST A LOT IN FEDERAL ADVOCACY AND LOBBYISTS AND THOSE THINGS, IF WE WERE TO ADVOCATE FOR A BILL THAT ALLOWED, YOU KNOW, LONG BEACH AS A PILOT TO TAKE SOME ACTIONS, WOULD THAT SUPERSEDE SOME OF THOSE STANDARDS IN OUR FEDERAL, UH, OBLIGATIONS? ABSOLUTELY.
SO IF CONGRESS TOOK ACTION, THEN THAT WOULD BE A FEDERAL ACTION.
IT WOULD NOT BE THE CITY OF LONG BEACH TAKING AN ACTION.
AND SO THAT WOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD IMPLICATE OUR GRANT ASSURANCES.
I'M GONNA COME BACK TO, UH, THIS, THIS LINE OF DISCUSSION.
UM, I DO WANNA SAY LAST WEEK WE HAD, AND THANK YOU COUNCILMAN MC KERR, SHE RAN POINT ON THIS AND SHE'S BEEN, I'M JUST IMPRESSED AT HOW MUCH SHE HAS LEARNED IN HER FIRST YEAR ON COUNCIL ON THIS ONE ISSUE.
UM, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THERE WAS A, YOU KNOW, VERY SERIOUS CONVERSATION LAST WEEK WITH FAA AND OTHERS, AND I WANNA ASK COUNCILMAN MACKER TO EXPLORE TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THOSE ACTIVITIES.
THANK YOU ALL OF YOU FOR COMING OUT AND BEING A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION.
UM, I HAVE A MILLION POST-IT NOTES.
I HAVE TWO STAFF MEMBERS BACK THERE MAKING SURE THAT I'M HEARING EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE SAYING IN CASE I MISS IT.
UM, BUT ON THIS NOTE AROUND FEDERAL ADVOCACY SPECIFICALLY, UM, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO WASHINGTON DC LAST WEEK, UM, WITH OUR, UH, GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, UH, DR. TYLER CURLEY.
UH, THE MAYOR JOINED US VIA ZOOM AS WELL AS THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CYNTHIA.
AND WE MET WITH BOTH THE FAA AND THE EPA AS WELL AS SENATOR, UH, BOTH SENATOR'S OFFICE AND CONGRESSMAN GARCIA'S OFFICE.
UM, WE STARTED THE DAY WITH THE FAA, THEY ROLLED ABOUT 15 TO 20 PEOPLE DEEP WITH THE FAA, BOTH AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, THE REGIONAL LEVEL, AND THE LOCAL LEVEL.
UM, ON ZOOM AND IN THE ROOM, I THINK THERE WERE 12 FAA FOLKS IN THE ROOM LISTENING INTENTLY TO THE CONCERNS THAT WE WERE BRINGING TO THEM VERY SPECIFICALLY ABOUT LONG BEACH.
IT WASN'T A REGIONAL CONVERSATION, IT WAS LONG BEACH IN THE ROOM AND THE FAA, RIGHT? UM, TO TALK ABOUT THESE ISSUES, TO TALK ABOUT FREQUENCY, TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO.
UH, WE TALKED, WE, ONE OF THE BIG ASKS WAS FOR A STUDY FROM THE FAA MM-HMM,
UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAD VERY SPECIFIC ASKS IN THE ROOM WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
UM, THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT WAS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FLY FRIENDLY, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING ALL OVER THE PLACE, BUT IT'S A BIG, AS WE KNOW, VERY NUANCED TOPIC.
UM, ONE OF THE SPECIFIC ASKS AS WELL WAS TO WORK IN COORDINATION WITH OUR FA PEOPLE HERE ON THE GROUND, UM, WHO ARE DOING A GREAT JOB TO NOT JUST SEE PUT THOSE, UH, FLY FRIENDLY IDEAS IN FRONT OF THEM AND THE OTHER IDEAS THAT GENERAL AVIATION HAS BROUGHT TO US, BUT FOR THEM TO ENDORSE THEM TO SAY, THIS ISN'T JUST SOMETHING YOU COULD DO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT, WE HAVE REVIEWED, AND WE THINK IT IS A BEST PRACTICE.
SO TO GET THAT KIND OF, AND THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, UM, HER NAME WAS BETH WHITE, SHE'S ACTUALLY FROM THE AIR TRAFFIC ORGANIZATION.
PART OF THE FAA WAS WE CAN ABSOLUTELY HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP.
AND SHE WAS EXCITED TO SEE A WAY FOR, TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS, NOT JUST AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, BUT AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL AS WELL, AND IN OUR OWN TOWER, UM, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF COMMUNICATION WITH.
UM, SO THAT'S JUST ONE THING THAT THAT CAME OUT
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OF THAT, UH, REGARDING THE FAA, THE EPAA, LITERALLY JUST GOT ANOTHER EMAIL FROM, UH, ONE OF THE ASSISTANTS AT THE EPA WHO ARE REALLY WILLING TO PARTNER WITH US ON THE LEAD ISSUE.UM, BOTH SENATORS OFFICES, AS WELL AS THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE, ARE IN TUNE AND READY TO SUPPORT THIS WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO TOGETHER MOVING FORWARD, UM, IN THIS COLLABORATIVE WAY WITH, UM, THE SUPPORT OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY WITH OUR AIRPORT STAFF AND OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS.
AND WITH YOU AS COMMUNITY, AS THE MAYOR SAID, HEARING FROM YOU THE EXPERIENCE ABSENT, YOU KNOW, JUST WHAT THE RULES SAY IS REALLY IMPORTANT, WE EXPRESS THAT TO THE FAA AS WELL.
ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS THEY HAD, OR THAT WE ASKED WAS FOR A REGIONAL MEETING, AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IF YOU SQUEEZE ONE END OF THE SYSTEM, THEY END UP SOMEWHERE ELSE.
UM, SO COULD THE FAA COME DOWN AND HAVE A REGIONAL CONVERSATION WITH FOLKS FROM THE SOUTH BAY WITH FOLKS FROM ORANGE COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR YOUR EXPERIENCES IN PERSON AS WELL? UM, THEY ALL KNEW WE WERE TALKING TO EACH OTHER.
THE FAA KNEW AT THE END OF THE DAY WE WERE GONNA SIT DOWN WITH THE EPA AND HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.
AND ONE OF THE OTHER, UH, THINGS WE SAID IS 2030 IS A REALLY LONG TIME.
AND AS RESIDENTS LIVING UNDER IT, WHEN WE HEAR 2030, IT'S NOT SOON ENOUGH.
SO WHAT CAN WE DO WHEN WE GOT SOME BUREAUCRATIC PUSHBACK AROUND, WELL, WE HAVE TO DO RULEMAKING AND ONE AGENCY'S GOTTA TAKE THE LEAD, AND HOW DOES ALL OF THAT WORK? UM, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE PERSISTENT IN MAKING SURE THAT'S MOVING FORWARD QUICKLY.
THEY APPLAUD THE LOCAL AND THE REGIONAL THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO INCENTIVIZE, UH, BUT WE MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE BUREAUCRATIC ANSWERS WEREN'T GREAT, RIGHT? AND IT NEEDED TO BE QUICKER.
AND THEY NEED TO BE IN CONVERSATION WITH US ABOUT HOW LONG THIS IS GONNA TAKE.
IT HAS TO GO THROUGH CONGRESS, IT HAS TO GO TO THROUGH TWO AGENCIES, BUT WE ALSO SPOKE WITH OUR CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE ABOUT THAT.
HOW DO THEY SUPPORT THAT WORK? HOW DO THEY LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE RULEMAKING PROCESS THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO SUPERSEDE? UH, SO I WANNA ASSURE YOU THAT WE'RE HAVING ACTIVE, ENGAGED, FORCEFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES, UM, AND THEY'RE LISTENING.
THEY WERE LISTENING ON THURSDAY, THEY'RE CONTINUING TO BE IN CONVERSATION WITH US, AND WE'LL CONTINUE THAT.
I'LL KICK IT BACK TO THE MAYOR.
AND TELL ME IF I MISS ANYTHING COUNCILWOMAN.
SO I WANTED HER TO LIKE OUTLINE A LITTLE BIT OF THE DISCUSSION.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY HEALTHY DISCUSSION.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN IN THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH, UH, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM DOT TO HUD THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
SELDOM DO THEY SHOW UP AS DEEP AS THEY SHOW UP FOR THIS MEETING.
WE HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.
AND I THINK WE WERE VERY CLEAR ABOUT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS.
EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD THE LIMITATIONS OF FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS, AND I WANT TO GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT.
SO IF WE TAKE ACTION, OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR HANDS ARE TIED WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS, BUT IF WE GET ACTION THROUGH LEGISLATION, UH, THAT IS ONE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE SHOULD EXPLORE SEPARATELY FROM HOW SUCCESSFUL IT COULD BE, THAT IS A PATHWAY THAT WE COULD EXPLORE.
SO THEN I THINK IN ADDITION TO, YOU KNOW, THESE THINGS HERE, WE NEED TO FULLY EXPLORE THAT OPPORTUNITY WITH, UH, BOTH OF OUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OUR TWO SENATORS, UH, OPEN UP SOME PATHWAYS.
THIS, THERE, THIS IS A NATIONAL ISSUE OF, UH, BOTH THE LEAD AND THE, THE FLIGHT SHORTAGE.
AND IT'S CREATING REAL CHALLENGES.
AND, UH, OUR LOCAL AIRPORT, BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT SAFETY AND INVESTED IN OUR RUNWAYS, SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED IN THAT REGARD.
SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO EXPLORE IN THIS NEXT SESSION.
I WOULD ALSO SAY, UM, THE QUESTION ABOUT WAIT UNTIL 2030, THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD.
THE RULEMAKING WILL BE COMPLETE IN 2030.
WE, THAT RULEMAKING COULD EASILY TAKE FOUR, FOUR OR FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
SO I THINK WHAT WE NEED IS EDUCATION AND OUTLINE WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE, AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE A LOCAL WAY TO FEED DIRECTLY INTO THE RULEMAKING.
AND PILOTS CAN HAPPEN DURING THE RULEMAKING.
LET'S EXPLORE STRATEGIES IN LONG BEACH THAT CAN HELP FURTHER THE RULEMAKING BY TESTING OUT INCENTIVES AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN TO SEE 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, THE TRANSITION TO UTILIZATION OF LEAD.
AND THAT MAY GET EXPENSIVE FOR US, BUT I'M WILLING TO EXPLORE, AND I THINK THE COUNCIL WILL BE WILLING TO EXPLORE WHAT WOULD A FINANCIAL SITUATION LOOK LIKE? WHAT ARRANGEMENTS CAN WE COME UP WITH TO INCENTIVIZE THAT TRANSITION? SO IT'S VERY CLEAR, WE'RE NOT WAITING TILL 2030, WE'RE LEADING THIS EFFORT NATIONALLY.
SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
I'VE HEARD A LOT OF SUPPORT IN ALL THE CONVERSATIONS FOR NOT SITTING ON OUR HANDS, BUT FULLY ENGAGING IN THIS CONVERSATION TILL 2030.
UM, AND IN TERMS OF LEGISLATION, I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE SOME TIME AND GET A WISHLIST OF THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE GOOD, WHETHER IT'S ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FEE, OR IF IT'S ACCESS TO BE ABLE TO FINE TUNE THINGS WITHOUT THREATENING THE, THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
I THINK THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS WE SHOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT.
THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, UH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR, UH, SOME OF OUR, UM, LEGISLATORS.
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ASK, UM, ON, I'M FOCUSING ON LEAD RIGHT NOW.UM, SO MS. GUIDRY, SO WE UNDERSTAND YOUR UTILIZATIONS, YOU'VE OUTLINED THEM.
WHAT SUPPORT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL DO YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE OPERATORS AND OUR TRANSITION AWAY FROM LEAD? IS THERE SOMETHING THE CITY COUNCIL HAS NOT GIVEN YOU OR HAS NOT DONE THAT YOU NEED FROM US? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I WOULD SAY THE, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ALREADY MADE SIGNIFICANT STEPS AND, AND AS WE ARE LOOKING AT AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE THAT WE PLAN ON BRINGING FORWARD, UH, IN A, IN A MONTH, UH, IS ANOTHER, TO ME AND OUR TEAM, A MAJOR, MAJOR STEP.
THAT COST DIFFERENTIAL IS REAL.
WE DO NEED TO PROVIDE YOU ALL FOR WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE, UH, AND THE TIMEFRAME FOR THAT SUBSIDY.
UH, BUT THAT IS, IS CERTAINLY, UM, THE NEXT MAJOR STEP.
UH, COUNCIL, UH, AND MAYOR, YOU'VE BEEN EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE AMONG THESE OTHER, UH, INCENTIVES THAT WE'VE BROUGHT FORWARD.
UH, AND CERTAINLY, UH, I DO BELIEVE THAT EVEN WITH THE RECOMMENDATION MOVING FORWARD IN IN JANUARY, POSSIBLY, WE, WE SHOULD STILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES.
UH, IT, IT, THIS IS A MATTER THAT WE KNOW IS, IS TOUGH NATIONWIDE.
UH, AND, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO, TO FIND AND, AND SHARE WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE INDUSTRY.
AIRPORTS WE'RE TALKING TO AIRPORTS ACROSS, UH, THE COUNTRY.
AND RIGHT NOW WE ONLY KNOW OF TWO OTHER AIRPORTS THAT ARE PAYING THE COST DIFFERENTIAL THAT'S ACROSS THE US.
AND SO THAT'S TO ME, UM, A BIG MAJOR STEP MOVING FORWARD.
I KNOW, UM, THE FOLKS IN THE ROOM AT FAA NOTICED THAT AND, AND SAID THAT THERE ARE VERY FEW, UH, CITIES DOING THAT IN AIRPORTS DOING THAT WORK.
AND WE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE WANTED TO CONTINUE, UM, IN WITH YOUR SUPPORT TO INNOVATE AND TO BE THE LEADERS IN WORK.
AND THAT IF WE COULD COME UP WITH PROGRAMS HERE IN LONG BEACH, UM, THAT COULD MODEL FOR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT WE ABSOLUTELY, UH, WERE INTERESTED IN THAT AND WANTING TO DO THAT AND MADE OURSELVES AVAILABLE FOR THAT.
SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THAT WORK ON THAT CALL.
UM, ON THE NOTE, SAME NOTE AS THE MAYOR IN TERMS OF WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US, FROM COUNCIL? UM, AND NUMBER THREE, YOU TALKED ABOUT INCREASED COMMUNITY OUTREACH EDUCATION MATERIALS.
UM, WE KNOW THOSE DON'T JUST HAPPEN.
SO, UH, LOOKING AHEAD AS WE, UM, YOU KNOW, GO INTO A BUDGET PROCESS SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, SEVEN MONTHS FROM NOW, UM, CAN YOU PLEASE CONSIDER WHAT YOU MIGHT NEED IN YOUR ASK IN ORDER TO, UM, BE ABLE TO DELIVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL WAY ON THAT NUMBER THREE, MOVING FORWARD.
UM, SO IS IT, IF IT'S AN ADDITIONAL PERSON, ADDITIONAL PEOPLE, UM, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR YOU NEEDING FROM US AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UM, FROM COUNSEL.
SO, UH, BOTTOM LINE, WE WANNA KNOW IF THERE ARE LEVERS THAT WE HAVE NOT PULLED, UM, UH, ON THE LEAD ISSUE, WE WANNA KNOW SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THE SUPPORT TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM, UH, TO HELP NEGOTIATE THAT TRANSITION.
UH, WE ARE VERY MOTIVATED FOR THAT.
NOW, SWITCHING TO THE TRAFFIC, UH, ISSUE, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST CURIOUS, YOU KNOW, IS IS IT REALLY JUST THE DEMAND ON FLIGHT SCHOOLS, WHY WE SAW SO MUCH, UH, SO, SO MUCH INCREASE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS? IS THAT REALLY WHAT THE NARRATIVE IS? IT'S JUST MORE DEMAND? IS THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I DO THINK THAT, UH, AGAIN, AS, UH, PILOTS LOOK AT OUR PARTICULAR AIRFIELD, WE SIT ON 1100 ACRES.
AND AS RON HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, OUR MAIN RUNWAY IS OVER 10,000 FEET.
OUR SECONDARY RUNWAY, UH, IS, IS JUST AS LONG OR LONGER THAN JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT.
UH, WE HAVE A DIVERSE SET OF OPERATIONS AS WELL.
SO FOR, FOR, UH, LONG BEACH, UH, TO HAVE THE NUMBER OF, NOT JUST COMMERCIAL OPS, MILITARY OPS, EMERGENCY SERVICES, UH, THE HELICOPTERS, I MEAN, FOR A, FOR A PILOT TO TRAIN AT AN AIRPORT, THIS SERVES SO MANY OF THEIR PURPOSES FOR DOING THAT.
AND, AND AGAIN, THE, THE LOCATION THAT WE'RE IN THE WEATHER, WE HAVE THE, THE COORDINATION WITH THE TOWER, HANG ON, THE COORDINATION WITH THE TOWER, PLEASE, PLEASE CONFIRM, UH, STAFF IS, IS ALL PART OF THAT, PART OF THAT EQUATION.
UH, AND I'LL LET RON SPEAK IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE I'M, I'M MISSING.
BUT, BUT THOSE ARE THE, THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF WHAT WE SEE HAPPENING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
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I THINK AS, AS CYNTHIA SAID, WE ARE A VERY DESIRABLE AIRPORT.NOT JUST REGIONALLY, BUT NATIONALLY AS STUDENTS.
THIS IS, WE'RE TRYING TO GET CLARITY SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE COURSE OF ACTION.
SO I NEED, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, PLEASE.
SO THE REASON I ASK IS IF THE ISSUE IS JUST MORE DEMAND AND WE HAPPEN TO, TO BE A FAVORABLE AIRPORT, UM, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL AIRPORTS AROUND US ARE STARTING TO TAKE SOME ACTIONS THAT WE CAN'T TAKE, LIKE NOT RENEWING LEASES.
IS THAT, SO I'VE HEARD THAT TORRANCE AND, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE HAS TAKEN ACTIONS, WHICH I MEAN, SINCE THAT THIS ACTIVITY BEGAN THREE YEARS AGO, THAT I WOULD ARGUE MAKES, MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE.
SO HAS THERE BEEN EVIDENCE OF ACTIONS THAT OTHER AIRPORTS HAVE TAKEN? THE, THE ONLY, UH, KIND OF ACTION THAT A COUNCIL THAT WE'VE SEEN TAKEN THAT IS, IS TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WE HAVEN'T HEARD THAT AT SOME OF THE OTHER AIRPORTS.
IN OUR, OUR REGION, UH, CERTAINLY, UH, THEY HAVE A MUCH, MUCH SMALLER F FOOTPRINT THAN WE DO.
OUR BUSINESSES HERE, OUR FIXED BASE OPERATORS, OUR MAJOR TENANTS HAVE LONG-TERM LEASES HERE.
UH, SO IT IS A, A DIFFERENT, UH, DYNAMIC AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT THAN WHAT YOU SEE AT SOME OF THE OTHER SMALLER AIRPORTS.
UH, BUT THERE WAS A COMMENT, UH, THAT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT SEEING AND HEARING THAT EVEN OUR AIR TRAFFIC IS STARTING TO GO TO SOME OF THE OTHER AIRPORTS AS WELL AS THE, AS THE AIRSPACE, UM, UH, AND NAVIGATING THROUGH THE AIRSPACE THAT WE HAVE HERE FROM OUR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER IS MANAGED.
WE'RE SEEING JUST THAT FLUCTUATION HAPPEN AS WELL AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, GOING TO SOME OF, LIKE YOUR COMPTON, YOUR HAWTHORNE, YOUR FULLERTON, UH, AIRPORTS.
WELL, I SAY THAT TO SAY IF WE ARE LIMITED BECAUSE WE'RE A FEDERALLY OBLIGATED AIRPORT TO TAKE IN SOME OF THOSE SAME ACTIONS, I THINK IT'S FAIR TO RAISE, UM, AND, AND ASK, AND THIS CAME UP DURING OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH FAA AND ASK ABOUT ENGAGING ABOUT A MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS, GIVEN THAT NATIONALLY WE'RE DEALING WITH AND INCREASE THEN DEMAND.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S UNREASONABLE EITHER THROUGH LEGISLATION OR THROUGH PROGRAMMATIC EFFORT EFFORTS TO ASK FOR SOME REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION.
LIKE, HOW CAN SOMEONE, LIKE, IF IT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR HANDS, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT A CITY TO DO? SO I, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD EXPLORE BOTH THE LEGISLATIVE PATH AND THROUGH WORKING WITH THE, THE FAA.
LET'S SEE SOME NUMBERS, LET'S SEE, A REGIONAL EVALUATION ABOUT DISTRIBUTION.
THESE AREN'T UNFAIR QUESTIONS TO ASK.
SO THAT'S WHAT I, I WOULD, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IF WE EXPLORE SOME OF THESE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS, LEGISLATION, OTHER THINGS, THAT'S A TOPIC I'M CURIOUS ABOUT.
UH, THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS, UM, I WANT TO, I'VE HEARD CONVERSATION ABOUT, AND I'M GONNA ASK THIS QUESTION BECAUSE I'VE HEARD SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS SAYING WE HAVE TO UPDATE THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
I'VE AL I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE RISKS TO UPDATING THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
I WANT TO ASK JUST AS PLAIN AS I CAN, WHAT IS THE, IF WE, WHAT ARE THE ACTIONS THAT RISK THE NOISE, THE NOISE ORDINANCE, AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO LONG BEACH IN TERMS OF OUR ABILITY TO MANAGE, UH, COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS? AND, AND THEN ULTIMATELY WHAT IS, LIKE, WHAT'S THE BIG RISK? DOES IT BECAUSE WE'RE BETWEEN HERE AND LAX? IS THERE A DYNAMIC? PLEASE SPELL IT OUT FOR US.
I, I'LL, I'LL START WITH THIS ONE.
AND, AND TOM, THIS IS A TRICKY ONE, SO IF YOU WANT TO JUMP IN, I'LL TAKE YOUR ANSWER ON THIS TOO.
I'LL, I'LL START WITH THIS ONE.
AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS, UH, FREQUENTLY MISUNDERSTOOD.
UM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S COACHED IN TERMS OF THE RISK BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S NOT SO MUCH A RISK AS, UM, AS WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
AND SO ONE THING THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY CLEAR IS THE FACT THAT WHEN ANCO WAS ADOPTED IN 1990, IT CHANGED THE WORLD WITH RESPECT TO, UM, REGULATION OF NOISE AT AIRPORTS.
AND SO BEFORE THAT TIME, THERE WAS A LOT OF LOCAL REGULATION OF NOISE.
UH, COMMUNITIES COULD REGULATE THE NOISE AT THE AIRPORTS IN WAYS THAT MADE SENSE FOR THE COMMUNITIES.
UM, BUT THEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAID, WE DON'T LIKE THIS.
WE DON'T LIKE ALL THESE DIFFERENT AIRPORTS DOING ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS, SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE CONTROL OF THIS.
AND THEY PASSED FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT PUT ALL THE ABILITY TO CONTROL NOISE AT AIRPORTS IN THE HANDS OF THE FAA AND TOOK IT AWAY FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
AND THE ONLY COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ANY ABILITY TO REGULATE NOISE AT THEIR AIRPORTS WERE ONES THAT HAD AN ORDINANCE IN PLACE BEFORE THIS FEDERAL LEGISLATION WAS ADOPTED.
SO OURS IS GRANDFATHERED IN, WE GET TO KEEP IT BECAUSE IT WAS IN PLACE BEFORE 1990, BUT NO ONE SINCE 1990 HAS BEEN ABLE TO ADOPT ONE, WHICH IS WHY
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WHEN YOU HEAR OURS IS COVETED, IT'S BECAUSE MOST JURISDICTIONS DON'T HAVE ONE AT ALL.AND OURS HAS QUITE A FEW RESTRICTIONS.
AT THE TIME, UH, COMMERCIAL PLANES WERE THE ONES THAT WERE REALLY LOUD AND REALLY PROBLEMATIC.
SO THE FOCUS WAS DEFINITELY ON THE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AND NOT ON THE GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT.
BUT WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT'S THE ORDINANCE WE HAVE AND WE CAN'T CHANGE IT BECAUSE IF WE CHANGE IT, IT LOSES THE GRANDFATHERED STATUS, IT GOES AWAY.
THEN FAA SAYS YOU'VE LOST THE GRANDFATHER STATUS.
YOU NO LONGER HAVE A NOISE ORDINANCE.
NOW THE ONLY NOISE RESTRICTIONS CAN BE ADOPTED BY US, THE FAA AND THAT DOESN'T, THAT DOESN'T SUIT OUR GOALS TO INCREASE FLIGHT TRAFFIC.
SO ALL OF THE RESTRICTIONS WE DO HAVE IN THE NOISE ORDINANCE, WE WON'T HAVE THOSE ANYMORE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SO IF THE NOISE ORDINANCE IS THE GRANDFATHER STATUS GOES AWAY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR PEOPLE IN LONG BEACH? SO THAT MEANS THE NOISE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE IN THE ORDINANCE NO LONGER APPLY.
THAT MEANS THAT THE TIME OF DAY RESTRICTIONS IN THE ORDINANCE NO LONGER APPLY.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO, TO RON AND CYNTHIA TO GIVE A BETTER DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
IT ALSO MEANS THAT YOU OPEN UP THE DOOR, UH, TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS HERE IN LONG BEACH.
UM, RIGHT NOW WE ARE SLOT CONTROLLED, UM, BY THE NOISE ORDINANCE THAT MEAN MEANING EVERY YEAR AS WE LOOK AT THE ANNUAL NOISE BUDGETS IN BUCKETS, UH, IT IS DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN ADD OR SUBTRACT SLOTS, UM, COMMERCIAL SLOTS.
AND SO THAT RISK THAT CITY ATTORNEY IS REFERRING TO OPENS UP THE POTENTIAL FOR US TO LOSE OUR GRANDFATHER'S STATUS UNDER ANCA AND OPEN UP A COMMERCIAL ROBUST COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY, UH, AT OUR AIRPORT.
I I, I, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, RIGHT? AND I'M NOT GONNA PUSH ANY FURTHER, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA TALK, YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA BE CLEAR WITH THE COMMUNITY ON WHAT, WHAT THAT RISK MEANS.
IF, IF, IF WE ARE HESITANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT, UH, IT NEEDS TO BE JUSTIFIED.
WE NEED TO BE CLEAR WITH THE COMMUNITY.
UM, BECAUSE I'VE HEARD SCENARIOS, AND I'LL JUST SAY IT AND YOU TELL ME IF I'M OFF BECAUSE WE'RE CLOSE TO LAX FLIGHTS AT DIFFERENT HOURS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT BEING DIVERTED TO LONG BEACH THAT COULDN'T BE DIVERTED RIGHT NOW.
AND WHAT WOULD THAT EXPERIENCE MEAN TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE FLIGHT PATH? THAT'S WHAT I'M REALLY LOOKING FOR HERE.
SO AS WE PROCEED, 'CAUSE I'M VERY COMMITTED TO HELPING FIGURE OUT THIS ISSUE.
I LOVE BIG TANGIBLE ISSUES AND FIGURING OUT WHERE THE CHALLENGES ARE, BUT WE ALSO WANNA BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT EXPECTATIONS HERE.
IF IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS UPDATING NORS ORDINANCE, WE NEED TO SAY THAT SO THAT WE ALL EXPLORE EVERY OTHER ALTERNATIVE.
SO, TOM? YEAH, AND JUST TO JUMP IN, I THINK ABSOLUTELY WE WOULD SEE AN, AN IMMEDIATE INCREASE IN, IN REGIONAL COMMERCIAL FLIGHT ACTIVITY.
THEY'VE EVEN PURCHASED OTHER AIRPORTS, UM, OUT SO THAT THEY CAN DISTRIBUTE THEIR OWN TRAFFIC OUTTA LAX.
UH, WE KNOW THAT THERE WOULD IMMEDIATELY BE AN INTEREST IN INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY THE AMOUNT OF, OF TRAFFIC COMING INTO LONG BEACH AND THE AMOUNT OF NOISE THAT COMES ALONG WITH THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CONTROVERSIAL THINGS AT THE AIRPORT.
UM, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
THE ONE THING THAT I, IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE HAVE SEEN WHERE THERE IS UNANIMITY IS, IS PRESERVING OUR NOISE ORDINANCE.
I'VE, I'VE NEVER HEARD SOMEONE SAY, I WANT TO GET RID OF THAT NOISE ORDINANCE.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS COVETED.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY SPECIAL.
AND SO I DO THINK THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY CONSENSUS ABOUT KEEPING THE PROTECTIONS OF THE NOISE ORDINANCE, UM, UH, BECAUSE IT, IT IS SO SPECIAL IN LONG BEACH AND, AND VERY FEW CITIES HAVE AN AIRPORT IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR CITY.
THEY'RE NORMALLY OUT ON THE OUTSKIRTS AND SOMEWHERE ELSE.
YOU KNOW, THAT IS WHY WE HAD THAT ORDINANCE FROM THE EIGHTIES BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A BIG COMMUNITY ISSUE, UH, WITH IT LOCATED RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF OUR CITY.
JUST TO CLARIFY, SO YOU SAID, UM, NO, UH, NOISE REGULATION ORDINANCE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL OR ADOPTED SINCE 1990.
IS THAT BOTH COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL AVIATION? YES.
SO ANCA HAS, UM, SET FORTH A WHAT'S CALLED A 1 61 PROCESS.
UM, AND IT BASICALLY, IT'S A PROCESS THAT SAYS, OKAY, UH, YOU A COMMUNITY, YOU, YOU HAVE A POSSIBILITY OF ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE NOISE, BUT YOU'VE GOTTA GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A STUDY AND ANSWERING ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS AND GETTING US ALL THIS INFORMATION.
AND OF ALL THE ENTITIES THAT HAVE TRIED TO DO THAT, THEY HAVE ONLY GRANTED ONE, ONE TIME.
AND THAT WAS FOR A SINGLE YEAR WHILE A PLANE THAT WAS ABOUT TO BE PHASED OUT, UM, COULD STOP COMING AT THIS PARTICULAR AIRPORT.
BUT EVERY OTHER TIME A JURISDICTION HAS GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THEY HAVE DENIED THE REQUEST SINCE 1990.
ALRIGHT, WELL, LOOK, IF THE PART 1 61 IS THE PATHWAY I NEED TO UNDERSTAND, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS OF WHAT THAT COSTS TO
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EXPLORE THAT, AND WE NEED TO HAVE AN HONEST CONVERSATION ABOUT IS THAT SOMETHING WE WANT TO EXPLORE? UH, IF THAT IS THE LEGAL WAY TO UPDATE NORRIS TO BE TIGHTER, UH, IN TERMS OF, UH, WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING THE GRANDFATHER STATUS, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT PATHWAY.WE NEED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE 1 61 PROCESS, WHAT IT COSTS, WHAT THE TIMETABLE LOOKS LIKE, IF THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO TIGHTEN UP YOUR NOISE ORDINANCE WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE GRANDFATHER STATUS, ADD A GA NOISE ORDINANCE.
AND IF I COULD, JUST TO ADD A GA ELEMENT TO THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
YEAH, AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT, UM, BURBANK AND LAX HAVE BOTH GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
UM, AND BURBANK, I WANNA SAY SPENT 10 YEARS IN AND SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS, AND IT WAS DENIED AND IT WAS FOR GENERAL AVIATION.
UM, THE FAA, THEY CREATED A PROCESS, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY CREATED IT WITH ANY INTENT OF ACTUALLY USING IT.
WELL, THAT'S, THOSE ARE THE DETAILS THAT WE'RE GONNA NEED TO NEED TO UNDERSTAND.
ALRIGHT, SO, UH, I WANT TO JUST GET TO, UM, THIS LEFT TURN AT CHERRY.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS TILL I, THIS RIGHT TURN AT CHERRY OR WHATEVER THAT I HEARD ABOUT.
SO THIS IS IN THE BUCKET OF VOLUNTARY CONVERSATIONS, RIGHT ABOUT, UM, FRIENDLY, FRIENDLY FLIGHTS.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT LIKE, WHAT HAPPENED, WHY PEOPLE STOPPED MAKING A TURN AT CHERRY? WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED AND, AND IS IT, I MEAN, FOR US TO GO BACK AND REINSTATE THAT AND WORK WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ON A PROGRAMMATIC LEVEL, DOES THAT LI ARE WE LIMITED FROM TALKING ABOUT FLIGHT PATTERNS SAYING INSTEAD OF FLYING THIS DIRECTION, GO OVER AN INDUSTRIAL SPACE OR MAKE A RIGHT TURN OR A LEFT TURN HERE? ARE WE LIMITED FROM, I, I WANNA BETTER UNDERSTAND THAT ISSUE, MAYOR.
WE HAVE, UH, SPOKEN WITH BOTH OUR OPERATORS, UH, THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS AND THE TOWER.
UM, CURRENTLY THE TOWER IS HESITANT TO AGREE TO ANY FLIGHT TRACK, UH, FLIGHT TRACK LIMITATION, IF YOU WILL.
UM, THEY ARE ARE VERY HESITANT TO SAY, OKAY, WE WILL ALLOW TURNS OVER CHERRY THEY FEEL THEY NEED WITH THE INCREASED TRAFFIC.
THEY FEEL THEY NEED THE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
BUT THESE ARE GREAT ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND, AND WE DO THINK THERE'S POTENTIALLY A POSITIVE PATH FORWARD THERE.
UM, PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED ON THAT.
I THINK MY, TO SUM UP MY FEELINGS ON THIS ISSUE IS THAT I HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS I THINK WITHIN THE SEAMS WHERE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE.
I THINK WE OWE IT TO THE RESIDENTS TO FULLY EXPLORE ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, AND WE WILL MAKE A DECISION AS A COUNCIL, WHICH ONES, UH, MAKE SENSE TO MOVE FORWARD AND WHICH ONES DON'T.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE WANT TO, THIS IS A TOP PRIORITY, UM, AND WE WANT TO EXPLORE LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS.
WE WANT TO ENGAGE WITH THE FAA REGIONALLY.
WE WANT TO BE AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE WITH RULEMAKING, UH, ALL OF EVERY OPTION WE WANT TO EXPLORE.
UH, AND WE WANT YOU, YOU TO LET US KNOW IF THERE ARE STEPS OR SUPPORT THAT YOU NEED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH BUDGET AND, AND CRAFTING OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT SUPPORT YOU NEED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE THIS IS A TRICKY ISSUE.
WE ARE UNIQUE IN THAT WE HAVE A, A NOISE ORDINANCE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IS NOT ENOUGH.
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT AN ALTERNATIVE PATH.
I ALSO FEEL THAT IT'S NOT, WE SHOULD JUST BE VERY CLEAR.
WE NEED TO BE ENGAGING WITH OUR FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES.
AND WE, AND WE HAVE, WE JUST BEGUN THAT CONVERSATION.
SO TO THEIR CREDIT, VERY RECEPTIVE.
BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT THIS IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR YOU TO ENGAGE ON IN LONG BEACH TO OUR FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES.
SO THAT, THOSE ARE MY FEELINGS THERE.
UH, I WANNA THANK STAFF FOR ENGAGING SO AUTHENTICALLY WITH US IN THIS PROCESS AND ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS, UM, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, CITY ATTORNEY, YOU HAVE BEEN THERE TO, TO GET CLARIFICATION FROM US.
UH, WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT MORE CONVERSATION TO BE HAD AND I REALLY WANNA THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR COMING OUT.
I WANNA THANK THOSE WHO SUBMITTED COMMENTS ONLINE.
WE HAVE THOSE IN OUR POSSESSION.
I GOT THEM FROM THE CITY CLERK.
SO WE HAVE THOSE, WE'RE LISTENING, UM, AND WE KNOW IT'S HAD AN IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE AND ON OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD I SHARE WITH MANY OF YOU, UH, SO MORE CONVERSATIONS TO COME.
SO THE MOTION IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE AND I WOULD ADD THAT WE, UM, CONTINUE TO ENGAGE, UH, THROUGH OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAMS WITH OUR FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OUR, UH, DELEGATIONS, BOTH CONGRESS AND SENATE, UH, ALL OF THE THINGS THE MAYOR SAID, ENGAGING WITH THE FAA ADVOCACY PILOT PROGRAMS, UM, ANY STEPS THAT WE CAN TAKE IN, IN THE INTERIM AND WORK THROUGH THE
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COMMITTEE PROCESS OF THIS COUNCIL TO BRING INTERMITTENT REPORTS BACK.UM, SO WE'LL WORK THROUGH THE PORTS WITH YOUR PERMISSION, DR.
SORROW AS THE CHAIR OF THE PORTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE MOBILITY MOBILITY COMMITTEE, UM, TO BRING SOME OF THE SPECIFIC FAA RELATED AIRPORT RELATED ISSUES BACK THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE OF WHICH I AM CHAIR, TO BRING THE LEAD ISSUE AND THE EPA ISSUES BACK MM-HMM.
UH, I JUST GOT IN THAT EMAIL TODAY THAT ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED SHEPHERD THAT EPA FINDING THROUGH THE FINISH LINE AND DID A BULK OF THE WORK IS OUR REGIONAL CONNECTION DIRECTLY.
UM, AND THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US AND HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE THAT FINDING, UH, IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING MORE QUICKLY TOWARDS UNLEADED FUEL.
UH, SO WE WILL BRING THOSE ISSUES BACK TO COMMITTEE AND KEEP THE, THE COMMUNITY ABREAST OF SMALL VICTORIES.
SO WE'LL BE BACK HERE AGAIN NEXT MONTH, CYNTHIA, WITH MORE INCENTIVES FROM YOU AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH YOU AND OUR OFFICE.
UM, I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES HAVE BEEN RECEPTIVE IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND THEY'RE GLAD TO HEAR.
AGAIN, THIS IS A DISTRICT FIVE ISSUE, SOMETIMES A DISTRICT FOUR ISSUE, SOMETIMES A SIGNAL HILL ISSUE AND A LAKEWOOD ISSUE.
WE KNOW THIS IS IMPACTING LARGER COMMUNITIES AND WE DON'T WANNA BE THE FOLKS WHO PUSH IT TO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
WE DON'T WANNA BE A TORRANCE WHO'S, WHO'S HAVING NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON OTHER COMMUNITIES.
SO BEING MINDFUL AND HAVING LARGE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN COMMUNICATION AS WE KNOW MORE AND AS WE ADVOCATE MORE AND WE HAVE CONCRETE STEPS MOVING FORWARD.
SO I THINK THE THINGS WE'LL LOOK FOR IS OUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THE FAAA POTENTIAL REGIONAL MEETING, UH, WITH FAA FOLKS LOCALLY THAT, THAT THE PUBLIC CAN COME TO, AS WELL AS INCENTIVES AROUND THE UNLEADED FUEL.
SO, I DUNNO IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE FROM ME, BUT I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU SO MUCH AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR, UH, CONTINUING TO SUPPORT IN THIS EFFORT.
AND, UM, AND I THINK THE MOTION'S VERY CLEAR.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANNA LIFT UP LIKE THAT, UM, CHECKLIST OF THINGS THAT OUTSIDE OF OUR POWER, THE WISHLIST FOR LEGISLATION, WE'RE GONNA NEED THAT SOONER THAN LATER.
AND THEN THAT REGIONAL, LIKE REGIONAL VALUATION ABOUT REGIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS AND EQUITY, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S ACCENTUATED AS WELL.
UM, I CAN'T SEE THE SECONDER OF THE MOTION HERE IS, WAS IT COUNCIL MEMBER SUPER? DID YOU WANNA MAKE COMMENT? COUNCIL MEMBER? UH, YES.
I'LL BE VERY BRIEF, BUT, UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
UM, I'VE, I'VE MET MANY OF YOU, BUT IT'S VERY NICE TO PUT A FACE WITH AN EMAIL ADDRESS BECAUSE YOU'VE ALL CONTACTED ME ELECTRONICALLY.
UM, I WILL GIVE YOU ANOTHER COMPLIMENT AND THAT I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS, BUT THAT IS BY FAR THE MOST ORGANIZED PRESENTATION I'VE EVER SEEN.
AND ANYONE ELSE ADVOCATES OUT THERE? LOOK AT THIS MODEL THAT THEY USE THE 92ND RULE, UH, FLAWLESSLY, AND YOU'RE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THAT.
UM, I, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS HERE, AND WHAT I WOULD ASK IS THAT WE WORK ON THEM CONCURRENTLY.
LIKE, DON'T, YOU KNOW? AND IF WE HAVE TO SET UP ORGANIZED GROUPS AND WHATNOT, I I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE WAY TO DO IT.
UH, YOU KNOW, FOCUS ON, ON DIFFERENT THINGS.
UM, AND YOU, I HEARD THE WORD INNOVATION.
YOU WANTED TO SEE SOME INNOVATION OUT THERE, AND I THINK KURT COSTAN MADE SOME, UH, EXCELLENT POINTS THERE.
NOW, I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN A PREVIOUS CENTURY, UM, BUT FOR DRIVER'S TRAINING, WE HAD SIMULATORS.
OKAY, SO THIS IS 50 YEARS AGO NOW.
CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW THE TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED? AND, UM, AND THE MAYOR'S ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT NEW INDUSTRIES AND ALL, AND ESPECIALLY BRINGING TO, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, OUR AIRPORT.
WHAT IF WE BECAME THE SIMULATOR, UH, CAPITAL OF THE NATION? AND WE HAD MORE FLIGHT TRAINING HERE, BUT NONE OF IT WAS IN THE SKY.
SO JUST, UM, LET, LET'S THINK OUTTA THE BOX, THOSE NUMBERS THAT, UM, KURT QUOTED THAT IT'S, UM, 1500 HOURS, UH, TO, I'M SORRY, IS THAT RIGHT? THE RIGHT NUMBER? 1500 HOURS TO BECOME AN AIRLINE PILOT.
AND GLENYS, I WAS USING MY PHONE TO CRUNCH THOSE NUMBERS, THOUGH.
BUT, UH, I THINK THAT'S, UH, 37 AND A HALF WEEKS IF YOU'RE DOING 40 HOUR WEEKS TO BECOME AN AIRLINE PILOT VERSUS 300 HOURS AND SOME CHANGE FOR A GA UH, LICENSE.
AND, UH, RON REEVES, I KNOW YOU'RE A FORMER FIGHTER, JET PILOT MARINE CORPS, BUT IF A NAVY PILOT CAN LAND ON AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER WITH 200, UH, 200 HOURS OF TRAINING, I THINK WE HAVE UNLIMITED POTENTIAL HERE FOR IMPROVEMENT ON THIS, THESE GA LICENSES AND, AND REDUCE THIS, UM, UH, FLIGHT TIME FOR THAT.
UM, AND FOR, I WANNA MENTION COUNCIL MEMBER AUSTIN, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST RODEO.
WE, UH, WENT THROUGH A LOT OF THIS STUFF AND, AND CHALLENGES WITH, WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT US THREATENING THE, UH, NOISE ORDINANCE.
AND I THINK THAT WAS NEVER IN JEOPARDY.
I THINK YOU CAN TRUST YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR NEVER CROSSING THAT LINE.
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ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR CALLING IN EXPERTS AND OTHER LAW FIRMS TO GUIDE US THROUGH THAT PROCESS.SO, UM, WHILE IT IS A VERY REAL RISK IN, IN MY VIEW, UM, IS IS NOTHING THAT WE WILL CROSS THE LINE ON, UH, BUT WE WILL EXPLORE ALL OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCILMAN AUSTIN.
AND I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE, UH, THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR, UH, AND I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION.
WELL, THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION, IT WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL.
UM, UM, I THINK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SUPER NA SUMMED IT UP BEST.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST PRESENTATIONS FROM PUB THE PUBLIC AND ORGANIZED PRESENTATIONS THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN HERE.
UM, AND IT SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE DONE YOUR HOMEWORK AND YOU UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THE NUANCES, UM, WITH THE, THE, THE DIFFICULTIES WITH OUR AIRPORT.
UH, IT IS A VERY SENSITIVE SUBJECT.
IT IS A VERY, UM, COMPLEX SUBJECT WHEN IT COMES TO THE POTENTIAL, UH, LEGAL IMPLICATIONS, UH, AND THE SENSITIVITY OF OUR, OUR NOISE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS VERY, VERY RARE.
UM, I'VE BEEN ON THIS COUNCIL FOR 11 AND A HALF YEARS, AND I CAN TELL YOU YES, I'VE, WE'VE HAD A FEW, UH, AIRPORT FLAREUPS WHERE, UM, THERE WAS MAJOR CONCERN ABOUT THE NOISE ORDINANCE OR EXPANSION, OR EVEN A FEDERAL INSPECTION STATION THERE.
UH, AND WE'VE HAD CAPACITY CROWDS HERE SPEAKING ON THESE ISSUES.
AND WE'VE ACTUALLY WORKED AS A, AS A CITY TO, TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE, THE CHALLENGES WITH PARTICULARLY THE COMMERCIAL, UM, ASPECT OF THE AIR AIRPORT.
UM, THE, THE NOISE ORDINANCE, THE VIOLATIONS OF OUR NOISE ORDINANCES AND, AND, UH, ACTUALLY, I THINK WE'VE BEEN VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL.
I DON'T THINK WE FORECASTED THE UPTICK IN GENERAL, A AVIATION THAT WE HAVE TODAY.
AND BACK IN 2016, I BROUGHT FORTH THE, AND A, A REQUEST TO, TO LOOK AT DOING A MASTER PLAN FOR, FOR OUR AIRPORT.
AND I THINK SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE OR OUR EXPERIENCE IN TODAY, OR BECAUSE WE DIDN'T, OR WE FAILED TO PLAN OR VISUALIZE THE FUTURE 10 YEARS AGO, 20 YEARS AGO, RIGHT? AND SO I WOULD, UH, SUGGEST THAT WE PULL THAT DOCUMENT UP AND, AND, AND LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE, UM, ONE OF THE ELEMENTS OF, UH, A COUPLE OF THE ELEMENTS OF A A MASTER PLAN WERE, WERE LAID OUT HERE, YOU KNOW, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, FORECAST USE, WHICH STAFF MAY SAY IS, UH, UH, COULD PUT US IN A POSITION THAT THAT JEOPARDIZES, UH, OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR NOISES ORDINANCE, BECAUSE IT WILL SHOW THAT WE MAY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO GROW MORE AS AN AIRPORT.
BUT I THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE FOR OUR, OUR CITY TO, TO LOOK AT, UM, A, A LONG-TERM PLAN, UM, AND ENGAGE ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS IN, IN, IN, IN DOING SO.
AND SO, UH, I, I COMMEND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR AND SUPERMAN FOR, FOR THEIR WORK, UH, WITH THE COMMUNITY, UH, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, WITH THEIR COM WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY ON THIS.
MANY OF YOU, UM, AS, UH, CITED THIS MOR UH, WHEN I, BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED, I KNOCKED ON YOUR DOORS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
AND SO WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THESE ISSUES.
UM, UH, AND AS LONG AS I'M ON A COUNCIL MEMBER ON THIS COUNCIL, YOU'LL HAVE MY EAR AS WELL.
BUT, UH, I WANTED TO, TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT I LAID OUT THOSE COMMENTS AND THEN, UM, I WILL JUST SAY THAT I DO AGREE AND ALWAYS HAVE AGREED THAT THE NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM IS, IS ANTIQUATED.
ANYTHING THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE IN 1980 NEEDS TO BE REEVALUATED IN 2023.
ALRIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UH, AND YOU KNOW, I REALLY, UH, UH, APPRECIATE BOTH COUNCIL MEMBER SUPERAL AND COUNCIL MEMBER AUSTIN'S COMMENTS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN ENGAGED ON THIS ISSUE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
UH, I'M A NEW MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER.
NO LACK OF ENERGY ON THE ISSUE.
UH, AND I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALSO HAVE THAT PERSPECTIVE OF DIFFERENT FIGHTS PASSED.
SO I THINK THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT.
UM, AND MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
YOU GUYS READY TO START THE COUNCIL MEETING NOW? ALL RIGHT.
DO Y'ALL NEED A BREAK OR YOU WANNA POWER THROUGH? A FEW PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR IT.
WE'LL DO FIVE MINUTE, FIVE MINUTE RESCUE, RESCUE RESTROOM BREAK, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK.
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CALLING THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BACK TO THE DAAS FOR PART TWO.CITY COUNCIL MEETING, PART TWO, SECOND HALF.
ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, LET'S GO AHEAD AND ROLL.
PLEASE REPORT FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION INTO THE RECORD.
[18. 23-51382 Recommendation to receive the supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and determine that the project is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under 1) Article 5, Section 15061 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and 2) 15308 actions by regulatory agencies for protection of natural resources (CE23-091); Office or Department: Community Development Suggested Action: Approve recommendation ]
AND DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS NOT SUBJECT TO CQA.DECLARE ORDINANCE FOR CODE AMENDMENT TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS OF TITLE 20 OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE IN ITS ENTIRETY.
READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND LATER IN THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL READING, DECLARE THE ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.
READ FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND LAID OVER THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL READING AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO SUBMIT ORDINANCE AND ALL RELEVANT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION CITYWIDE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION THEN GO THROUGH THE HEARING AT THE END.
WE HAVE TO TAKE THREE SEPARATE VOTES, SO I'LL PASS IT TO MR. MOKA FOR THE PRESENTATION.
TODAY FROM OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE SERGIO GUTIERREZ.
THANK YOU, UH, GU NAVO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, THE ITEM, UH, BEFORE IS DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO THE CITY SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS.
UH, WE BEGIN THIS DISCUSSION, UH, BY UNDERSTANDING WHAT A SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE IS.
SO A SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE THAT GOVERNS HOW LAND IS DIVIDED OR, AND OR ASSEMBLED, IMPLEMENTING THE CALIFORNIA SUBDIVISION MAP ACT WITH LOCAL REFINEMENTS.
UH, THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE IS A PART OF TITLE 20 OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, AND WAS LAST UPDATED IN 1983.
WE CONTINUE ON WITH UNDERSTANDING WHAT A SUBDIVISION IS.
SO A SUBDIVISION IS A MAP, UH, WHICH SHOWS THE DIVISION OF LAND OR UNITS ON A PROPERTY, WHETHER IMPROVED OR UNIMPROVED, UH, INTO MULTIPLE LOTS OR UNITS FOR INDIVIDUAL SALE, LEASE OR FINANCING.
A SUBDIVISION CAN INVOLVE THE DIVISION OF LAND INTO A FEW PARCELS, WHICH IS A PARCEL MAP OR THE DIVISION OF LAND TO VARIOUS PARCELS, WHICH IS A TRACK MAP.
UH, SUBDIVISIONS CAN ALSO BE DEFINED AS EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO OCCUPY AIRSPACE WITHIN A BUILDING, WHICH IS, UH, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A CONDOMINIUM.
UH, ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF SUBDIVISIONS INCLUDE LOT MERGERS, UH, WHICH IS A MERGER OF TWO, UH, OR MORE RECORDED LOTS INTO, UH, ONE OR MORE PARCELS.
AND, UH, LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS, UH, WHICH ADJUST THE, UH, BOUNDARIES BETWEEN TWO OR MORE, UH, LOTS ADJACENT TO ONE ANOTHER.
I THINK THE SLIDES ON BOARD WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PRESENTATION? UH, MY APOLOGIES,
SO, UM, STAFF AND RM DESIGN GROUP HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER ON, UM, ON THE UPDATED EFFORTS, UH, WHICH BEGAN WITH RESEARCH AND BACKGROUND ANALYSIS IN SUMMER OF 2019, UH, CONSULTATION MEETINGS WITH ORDINANCE USERS SUCH AS CITY STAFF AND STAKEHOLDERS WERE HELD IN JULY AND SEPTEMBER, 2019 TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND WHAT SECTIONS OF THE CODE CAN, UH, BE FURTHER IMPROVED.
UH, THE FIRST OF TWO STUDIES SESSIONS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS HELD IN, UH, MAY OF 2020.
UH, A SECOND STUDY SESSION WAS HELD WITH THE COMMISSION TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE ADDITIONAL TOPICS ADDED, AS WELL AS RELEASED, UH, THE DRAFT ORDINANCE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW IN MAY OF 2023.
UH, THE AMENDMENTS WERE DISCUSSED WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2023, AND THE COMMISSION ANONYMOUSLY, UH, VOTED TO RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE PROPOSED SUB REGULATIONS.
UH, THIS UPDATE IS NOW IN THE, UH, CITY, UH, COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING STAGE FOR ADOPTION, UH, WITHIN THIS UPDATES, UM, THE OVERALL GOALS, BUT THEN THE UPDATE THAT THE OVERALL GOALS IS TO, UM, AMEND THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE THAT TO CREATE A SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE THAT'S LEGALLY CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW, UH, ALIGN CITY REVIEW PROCESS AND MINOR MAPS SUCH AS LAW MERGERS, SLOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS, AND, UH, PARCEL MAPS WITH STATE LAW TO STREAMLINE WORK EFFORTS, PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN, AND IMPROVE CONSI, UH, PROCEDURE, CONSISTENCY, ACCURACY, AND PROCESSING SUBDIVISION CASES.
UH, THIS SLIDE, UH, PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT AND PROPOSED, UH, REVIEW AUTHORITIES FOR MAP APPROVALS.
UH, AS SHOWN IN THE MATRIX, THE CURRENT REVIEW AUTHORITY FOR LOT MERGERS AND LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS FALLS WITHIN A ZONING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
UH, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL ALLOW THE DIRECTOR AS A REVIEWING AUTHORITY, UH, WHICH WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANOTHER PROPOSED CHANGE TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, RELATES TO, UH, PARCEL MAPS.
UH, CURRENTLY THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS A REVIEWING AUTHORITY FOR PARCEL MAPS, SUBDIVISION REQUESTS, UH, THAT INCLUDES FOUR OR FEWER RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, OR INDUSTRIAL LOTS.
UH, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WILL ALLOW THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AS A REVIEW AUTHORITY FOR THIS MAP TYPE, UH, ADDITIONAL UPDATES INCLUDES, UH, THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TO
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ACT ON SUBDIVISION, UH, WITH LESS THAN 50 FOR SALE DWELLING UNITS OR LOTS, AND PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE 50 OR MORE 100% FOR SALE, UH, UNITS OR LOTS.UH, WITHIN THIS UPDATE, UH, THE DECISION WOULD REMAIN APPEALABLE AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, UM, ANY APPEALS.
A VARIOUS SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S HOUSING, LAND USE, MOBILITY, AND URBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS.
A FEW OF THE, THESE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE, UM, UPDATES TO DESIGN STANDARDS TO ENSURE A DA, UM, REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
UH, IMPROVEMENTS TO CONDO CONVERSIONS TO INCLUDE A FINDING TO REQUIRE PERCENTAGE OF UNITS TO BE AFFORDABLE AND INTRODUCE, UH, CHAPTER 2018 RELATED TO URBAN LAW SPLITS.
UH, THE AMENDMENTS WILL ALSO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM BY UPDATING THE PROVISIONS, UH, TO PROPERTIES IN COASTAL ZONES.
UH, THESE, UH, PROVISIONS INCLUDE ENSURING ALL MAP TYPES MAINTAIN AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE PUBLIC ACCESS, UH, AND COASTAL TO PUBLIC ACCESS TO COASTAL RECREATIONAL AMENITIES AND COASTAL RESOURCES SUCH AS BEACHES, AND ENSURING THE DESIGN OF THE SUBDIVISION OR THE TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LCP.
TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN, UH, THE AMENDMENTS REFLECT COMPLIANCE WITH THE VARIOUS POLICIES, GOALS, STRATEGIES, UH, WITHIN THE VARIOUS, UH, GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS.
UH, THE AMENDMENTS WOULD ALLOW FOR SUBDIVISIONS FOR ALL HOUSING TYPES, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH HOUSING ELEMENT POLICY 4.2, INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE THE BALANCE OF RENTAL AND HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING HIGH QUALITY APARTMENTS, TOWN HOMES, CONDOMINIUMS, AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TO ACCOMMODATE THE HOUSING NEEDS OF ALL SOCIOECONOMIC SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING LARGE FAMILIES.
UH, FURTHERMORE, HOUSING, UH, ELEMENT ACTION 2.6 0.1 REQUIRES THE CITY TO UPDATE THE CITY'S ORDINANCE, UH, TO STREAMLINE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BY STREAMLINING THE LOT MERGER PROCESS AND REDUCING OVERSIGHTS REQUIREMENTS, WHICH HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH THIS UPDATE.
UH, PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 1 5 0 6 1, AND THE SQL GUIDELINES, UH, IT CAN BE SEEN WITH CERTAINTY THAT THE, UH, SUBJECT MODIFICATIONS TO THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE, UH, WOULD NOT HAVE POTENTIAL FOR HAVING A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT UPON THE ENVIRONMENTS, AND IS THEREFORE NOT SUBJECT TO CQA.
UH, THE PROJECT IS ALSO EXEMPT PURSUANT TO CQA SECTION 1 5 3 0 8, WHICH EXEMPTS ACTIONS, UM, BY REGULATORY AGENCIES FOR PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
UH, PUBLIC DRAFT OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE WAS RELEASED IN MAY OF 2023 FOR PUBLIC REVIEW.
UH, THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WAS PROVIDED IN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.
UH, NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE, UH, LONG BEACH PRESS TELEGRAM ON OCTOBER 5TH AND NOVEMBER 28TH, 2023.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, UH, NOTICES WERE PROVIDED, UH, VIA THE CITY'S, UH, LINK LB SYSTEM, CITY LIBRARIES AND STAKEHOLDERS.
UH, NO COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THE AMENDMENTS STAFF FINDINGS THAT, UH, POSITIVE FINDINGS CAN BE MADE IN SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.
UH, THEREFORE, STAFF, UH, RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS NOT SUBJECT TO CQA AND RECOMMENDED THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE, UH, PROOF CODE AMENDMENT ZCA 19 DASH 0 0 5 AND LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AMENDMENT LCPA 23 DASH 0 0 1 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS OF THE, UH, CITY OF LONG BEACH.
UH, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, WE'RE GONNA GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? SEEING NONE.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT, TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL.
UH, WE SEEKING, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE THREE MOTIONS HERE.
I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER RICKS OTI, COUNCIL MEMBER AUSTIN, ANY COMMENT? COUNCIL MEMBER? NO, NO COMMENTS.
COUNCIL MEMBER AUSTIN, NO COMMENT.
UH, SO NOW WE'RE GONNA GO, WE NEED THREE VOTES.
UH, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU NEED TO ARTICULATE WHAT EACH MOTION IS? YES.
SO, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE CLERK'S OFFICE HAS THE VOTES READY FOR ALL THREE.
SO THE FIRST VOTE WILL BE, UM, ON THE CQA PORTION OF THE, OF THE HEARING ITEM.
SO THAT'S TO RECEIVE THE SORT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION INTO THE RECORD TO CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING, UM, AND TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS NOT SUBJECT TO CQA, UM, UNDER SECTION 15 0 6 1, UM, AND 15 3 0 8.
ALRIGHT, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
ME MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
COUNCILMAN NER, YOU AND I? YES.
WE'RE KEEPING THE SAME MOTION AND SECONDER.
AND FOR CLARITY, YES, MAYOR, THE SECOND VOTE WILL INCLUDE THE ORDINANCE ITEMS. YES.
SO IN THE ITEM ITSELF, IT'S TO, UH, FULLY REPEAL AND REPLACE TITLE 20, AND THEN TO MAKE THE NECESSARY AMENDMENTS IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SOTE.
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NOW THE THIRD MOTION IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO SUBMIT THE ORDINANCE AND ALL OF RELEVANT AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FOR A FINDING OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE CERTIFIED LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM.LET'S HEAR, UH, MOTION, VERBAL.
AND AGAIN, SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON ALL THREE OF THESE MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
ITEM 19, OUR NEXT HEARING REPORT FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE THIS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION INTO THE RECORD, CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION.
AMENDING THE MASTER FEE AND CHARGES SCHEDULE, ADOPTING NEW FEES FOR THE COVID-19 AND RESPIRATORY
[19. 23-51383 Recommendation to receive the supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution amending the Master Fee and Charges Schedule adopting new fees for the COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccines. (Citywide) Office or Department: Health and Human Services Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
UH, WE'LL NOW GO TO CENSUS CITY MANAGER.
FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE ALISON KING, ACTING DIRECTOR AND SANDY WEDGWORTH, BUREAU MANAGER OF PREVENTATIVE HEALTH.
WE ARE HERE TO REQUEST THE AMENDMENT OF OUR MASTER FEES AND CHARGES SCHEDULED TO ADOPT NEW FEES FOR THE COVID-19 AND RSV VACCINES.
THE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING COVID-19 VACCINE UNDER THE BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS BAP AND VACCINES FOR CHILDREN KNOWN AS VFC TO UN AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS AT NO COST.
THE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM HAS ALSO RECEIVED VERY LIMITED DOSES OF THE RSV VACCINE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE VFC PROGRAM.
IN ORDER TO ADD RSV AND UPDATED COVID-19 VACCINES TO THE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR THE 2023 AND 2024 RESPIRATORY VIRUS SEASON, WE NEED TO AMEND THE EXISTING SCHEDULE.
THE CLINIC CURRENTLY HAS VACCINE INVENTORY THROUGH BAP AND VFC FOR THOSE THAT ARE UN AND UNDERINSURED.
AND IN THE COMING MONTHS, THE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM HOPES TO EXPAND TO PURCHASING PRIVATE VACCINE FOR THOSE WITH INSURANCE.
THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BENEFITS WHEN BARRIERS ARE REMOVED TO ACCESSING VACCINES.
RSV IS ON THE RISE AND ACTIVITY IS ANTICIPATED TO PEAK IN THE COMING WEEKS.
ALL IMMUNIZATION FEES ARE THE COST OF THE VACCINE, PLUS AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, WHICH IS SET BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT $26 AND 3 CENTS.
THE CITYWIDE FEE CONSULTANT DETERMINED FULL COST RECOVERY IS APPROXIMATELY $45 PLUS THE COST OF VACCINE.
THE REMAINING COST OF $45 MINUS THE $26 AND 3 CENTS IS $19.
AND IT'S COVERED BY THE REALIGNMENT FUNDING IN THE HEALTH OPERATING FUND.
THE FEES ARE WAIVED FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY FOR BAP OR VFC, WHICH ALIGNS WITH CITY COUNCIL'S POLICY BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR GREATER ACCESS TO ALL COMMUNITIES FOR ROUTINE AND WINTER VIRUS IMMUNIZATIONS.
VFC HAS A POLICY THAT REQUIRES THE PURCHASE OF PRIVATE VACCINE FOR BOTH COVID AND RSV.
HOWEVER, THEY ARE PROVIDING A GRACE PERIOD THROUGH MARCH, 2024 FOR COVID AND JULY, 2024 FOR RSV.
ONCE THE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM BEGINS PURCHASING PRIVATE VACCINE, WE WILL CHARGE THE FULL PRICE OF THE VACCINE PLUS THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE TO THOSE WITH INSURANCE.
AND AT THIS TIME, THE IMMUNIZATION CLINIC DOES NOT BILL INSURANCE, SO PATIENTS WILL NEED TO PAY CASH AND SUBMIT CLAIMS TO THEIR INSURANCE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THESE VACCINE VACCINES AVAILABLE A LOT GOING AROUND RIGHT NOW.
AND OUR HEALTH, OUR INTERIM HEALTH DIRECTOR JUST TOLD US THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ON THE RISE, SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THIS IS AVAILABLE AND MAKE SURE YOU DO ALL THAT YOU CAN, UH, KEEP YOUR, YOUR, YOUR FAMILIES HEALTHY.
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I WAS JUST GONNA SAY GO FOR IT.
AS YOUR RESIDENT EPIDEMIOLOGIST, I SUPPORT THE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, UH, VACCINATION AND, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE, UM, NOT CREATING INEQUITIES RIGHT.
WHEN OUR DELIVERY OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES.
AND IT'S SO GOOD TO HAVE AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST ON THE CITY COUNCIL AS WE ARE NAVIGATING COVID AND RSV.
COUNCILMAN AUSTIN IS A SECOND.
UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? OKAY.
SEEING NONE MEMBERS PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
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REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE AN UPDATE FOR THE SHOEMAKER BRIDGE PROJECT AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION'S UN ADOPTION OF S SHOEMAKER BRIDGE, SIXTH STREET OFF RAMP AND SEVENTH STREET OFF RAMP AS LOCAL ROAD EXTENSIONS[27. 23-51388 Recommendation to receive and file an update for the Shoemaker Bridge Project and adopt resolution to support the California Transportation Commission’s un-adoption of Shoemaker Bridge, 6th Street off-ramp, and 7th Street off-ramp as ‘local road extensions’ conveyed to the State in prior California Transportation Commission action; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to enter into any subsequent agreements with the California Department of Transportation or the California Transportation Commission regarding the Shoemaker Bridge Project. (District 1) Office or Department: Public Works Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
CONVEYED TO THE STATE IN PRIOR CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.AND ENTER INTO ANY SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION REGARDING THE SHOEMAKER BRIDGE PROJECT DISTRICT ONE.
UH, THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING STUFF.
WE'RE STILL VERY, VERY, VERY EARLY IN THIS PROCESS, UH, BUT WE ARE NOW TAKING SOME VERY TANGIBLE STEPS, WHICH IS EXCITING.
UH, AND SO WE'LL DO A PRESENTATION.
I'LL JUST ADD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS AT THE END.
SO, I, I RECOGNIZE THE, THE HOUR, BUT THIS IS A PRETTY MONUMENTAL STEP THAT YOU'RE TAKING HERE.
SO I DO WANT TO GO THROUGH OUR PRESENTATION AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND, UH, WHAT THIS PROJECT IS AND WHERE IT'S COME FROM, AND ALSO THE ACTION THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO TONIGHT, WHICH IS, UH, TO UNOP SOMETHING THAT WE ASKED YOU TO ADOPT ABOUT, UM, PROBABLY 10 YEARS AGO.
SO, UH, WE WILL GO THROUGH THIS AND THEN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO, UH, ERIC LOPEZ AND HIS TEAM.
UH, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WE WERE ABLE TO ENVE THESE DESIGNS, UH, THIS WEEKEND AT OUR, UH, COMMUNITY MEETING.
WE HAD GREAT INPUTS, UH, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO, UH, PROVIDE THIS, UH, THIS UPDATE.
UH, I THINK WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR OF THE LOCATION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS BRIDGE, UH, FOR ACCESS TO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, NOT THE, NOT JUST TO THE SEVEN 10 FREEWAY, BUT ALSO THE CONNECTION TO THE, TO THE 4 0 5.
UH, SO, UH, THE BRIDGE, UH, WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1954.
IT IS IN NEED OF, UH, STRUCTURAL AND OPERATIONAL, UM, UM, ENHANCEMENTS.
UH, IT DOES NOT MEET CURRENT STANDARDS.
UH, IT, IT DOES NOT, UH, REALLY PROVIDE THE CONNECTION, UH, THAT, THAT THE CITY, UH, DESERVES.
UM, WE ARE, WE ARE, UH, LOOKING AT, UH, NOT JUST A BRIDGE, UH, REPLACEMENTS.
UH, THERE ARE OTHER MAJOR CORRIDORS THAT CONNECT TO THE BRIDGE THAT ARE PART OF THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING SIXTH AND SEVENTH STREETS, INCLUDING SHORELINE, UH, WHICH WILL GET, UH, REALIGNED.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER PROJECTS, UH, THAT, UH, CONNECT, UH, TO THIS AREA, UH, INCLUDING THE BIKE PATH THROUGH THE PROPOSED BRIDGE THAT WILL BETTER CONNECT THE WEST SIDE, UH, TO THE DOWNTOWN, UH, CORE AREA.
UH, THESE ARE THE RENDERINGS OF THE BRIDGE.
WE'VE WORKED REALLY HARD WITH OUR, UH, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL TEAMS. UH, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS THE, UH, THE, THE VIEWS FROM, UH, DIFFERENT ANGLES, UM, THAT, THAT WE'RE SHOWING.
UH, THIS IS A DESIGN THAT WE GOT, UM, A LOT OF INPUT ON.
UM, THE NEW BRIDGE IS PROPOSED TO BE BUILT SOUTH OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE, UH, JUST IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.
UH, AND IT DOES INCLUDE, UH, UH, OTHER, UH, MAJOR COMPONENTS LIKE THE, UH, IN CONSTRUCTION OF A ROUNDABOUTS.
UM, AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY ALL THE PARK SPACE, UH, ADJACENT, ADJACENT TO IT, UH, THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED.
AND A LOT OF OUR ROADWAYS WILL GET REDESIGNED AND REALIGNED TO MAKE THEM SAFER, MORE COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL ORIENTED, UM, AND WILL BETTER COMPLEMENT THE NEW DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED BRIDGE.
UH, ONE OF THE OTHER BIG BENEFITS, UH, OF THIS PROJECT IS JUST THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL PARK SPACE.
UH, AND ALMOST SIX ACRES OF, UH, SPACE WILL GET ADDED TO, UH, TO THE DRAKE CHAVEZ, UH, AREA.
AND IT'LL BE BETTER CONNECTED.
AND IT CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD ALL KINDS OF AMAZING, UH, BOTH ACTIVE AND, UH, PASSIVE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL REALLY ENHANCE, UH, THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE BADLY NEEDED, UH, PARK SPACE.
UH, THIS IS A MAJOR, UH, EFFORT, UM, THAT, UM, THAT WILL GO FIRST WITH THE SHORELINE REALIGNMENT, UH, AND THEN FOLLOWED, UH, WITH THE, WITH, WITH, WITH THE BRIDGE.
UM, WE, UH, I'M NOT GONNA GO INTO ALL THE DIFFERENT DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT WE TOOK IN, INTO ACCOUNT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, VERY IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS THAT HAVE GONE INTO THIS, UH, PROPOSED DESIGNS THAT, UH, WE SPENT, UH, MANY, UH, A LOT OF TIME JUST, UH, ENSURING THAT IT WAS EQUITABLE SUSTAINABLE.
UH, IT, IT WAS, UH, REALLY ADDRESSING SOME OF OUR BIGGER GOALS OF BIODIVERSITY, EDUCATION, TOURISM, UH, ET CETERA.
UM, UH, WE'VE ALSO, UH, PREVIOUSLY TALKED ABOUT OUR, OUR, UH, VISION PLAN FOR THE AREA FOR THE DRAKE, UH, CHAVEZ AREA.
UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY HAVE STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE SHOWN IN THIS SLIDE, UH, INCLUDING THE, UH, THE DRAKE CHAVEZ GREEN BELT, THE CONNECTION FROM DRAKE PARK TO, UH, THE, THE GREEN BELT LB MUST IS 90% COMPLETE.
THE WETLANDS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED, THE PLANTS ARE BEING PLANTED.
UH, WE HAVE ACQUIRED A LOT OF PROPERTIES THAT WOULD ALLOW THE ADDITIONAL PARKS BASE TO, TO GET REDEVELOPED.
AND ALL OF THAT COMES TOGETHER, UH, IN
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THIS, UH, IN THIS, IN THIS MAJOR PROJECT.UH, ONE OF THE, UH, VERY UNIQUE THINGS WE'RE ALSO DOING FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, STEWARDSHIP, UH, STANDPOINT, IS, UH, WHERE WE HAVE PUT OUT A RADAR THAT'S TRACKING BIRD MOVEMENT, UH, DURING THE MIGRATORY, UH, BIRD SEASON, THAT'S HELPING INFORM THE LITERATURE ON THE IMPACTS OF, OF BRIDGES AND BIRDS.
UH, THIS WAS, UH, A STEP THAT WE AGREED TO PARTNER ON WITH THE DIFFERENT RESOURCE AGENCIES AND CAL STATE LONG BEACH AND SOME OF OUR CONSULTANT PARTNERS, UH, TO REALLY HELP, UM, ADDRESS SOME, UH, EARLY CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO BIRDS, UH, AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE, TO THE FIELD THAT WILL HELP, UH, FUTURE, UH, PROJECTS AS THEY GO THROUGH THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS.
UM, INCLUDED ADDITIONAL RENDERINGS OF THE BRIDGE.
UM, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE LB MUST HERE AND THE BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND.
YOU'VE SEEN THESE CONCEPTS BEFORE OF, YOU KNOW, HOW LB MUST IS GONNA BE LOOKING AND HOW IT CORRELATES WITH, UH, WITH THE DESIGN OF, OF, OF OUR NEW BRIDGE.
UM, BACK IN, UM, IN, UM, UM, UH, QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO, UH, WE HAD A THREE PHASE PLAN TO ACTUALLY TRANSFER, UH, OPERATIONS AND, UH, MAINTENANCE O UH, OWNERSHIP, UH, TO, UM, TO CALTRANS.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE OF THESE, UH, THE GERALD DESMOND BRIDGE WAS COMPLETED FIRST, AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
UH, BUT WE ARE, WE ARE PROPOSING TO, UH, CHANGE TRACK HERE.
UH, WE ARE LOOKING TO MAINTAIN, UH, THE OWNERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BRIDGE.
UH, IT'S WHAT, IT'S WHAT WE HAVE NOW.
IT'S HOW WE MAINTAIN THIS BRIDGE FOR OVER 70 YEARS.
UM, AND WE'RE DOING THIS SO THAT WE CAN PRIORITIZE OUR DESIGN AND, AND, AND BE INVOLVED, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FOR THAT PROCESS.
UM, AND FOR THE FUNDING STRATEGIES AS WELL, WE'RE LOOKING TO, UH, EXPEDITE THE APPROVAL OF OUR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND PERMITS.
UH, THERE'S A VERY DIFFERENT ROLE THAT AGENCIES LIKE CALTRANS WILL PLAY, WHETHER THEY'RE GONNA MAINTAIN IT AND, UH, AND OWN IT AND OPERATE IT, OR WHETHER WE WILL BE, UH, SO THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPEDITE THE PROJECT BY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE BRIDGE.
UH, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT REDUCING THE COST OF ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS BY KEEPING THE BRIDGE UNDER OUR, UH, MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY.
UM, AND ANOTHER THING IS, UH, THE, UM, JURISDICTIONAL, UH, RESPONSIBILITIES, UH, BY KEEPING THE BRIDGE AND ASSOCIATED PARK SPACE WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION GIVES US MORE CONTROL AND ABILITY TO, UH, TO REALLY MAINTAIN, UM, UH, THE, THOSE, NOT JUST THE BRIDGE, BUT THE SURROUNDINGS AREAS AS WELL.
UH, THAT SAID, THIS DOES CONNECT TO THE FREEWAY TO, UH, CAL TRANSFER JURISDICTION, AND IT DOES REQUIRE A FREEWAY AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE, AND WE'LL GET AMENDED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.
UM, SO, UH, WE, UH, WE HAVE, UH, PRETTY MUCH, UH, CITED WHERE THE BRIDGE WILL GO AND WHERE THE NEW ROUNDABOUT WILL GO.
UM, AND, AND ALL THE, UH, CONNECTIONS TO IT.
UH, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A, UH, FOUR STAGE APPROACH, UH, IN ORDER TO BUILD, UH, SPECIFIC SECTIONS, UM, UH, OF THE, OF THE PROJECT AND MOVE, UH, FROM ONE STAGE TO THE NEXT.
AND THAT'S ALL BEEN OUTLINED HERE, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
BUT, UH, AT THE END, WHAT WE SEE HERE IS A CULMINATION OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS COMING TOGETHER, UH, TO MAKE THIS PART OF OUR CITY, UH, MORE SUSTAINABLE, MORE LIVABLE, UH, MORE SAFE FROM A TRANSPORTATION AND, AND EVEN RECREATIONAL STANDPOINT.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS HERE, UM, THAT WE'RE, UH, REALLY E EXCITED TO, UH, TO BRING TOGETHER OUR FOUNDING STRATEGIES DOES DEPEND HEAVILY ON FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.
WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED A $30 MILLION GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, APPLIED FOR A $500 MILLION, APPROXIMATELY $500 MILLION, UH, GRANT FROM, UH, FROM THE, UH, FEDERAL BRIDGE PROGRAM.
UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT, UH, ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, UH, THROUGH THE RAISE GRANTS, UM, AND, AND, AND, AND, AND WE ARE, WE'RE ALSO, UH, PLANNING TO PURSUE STATE FUNDING, LOCAL METRO DOLLAR FUNDINGS AND OTHER REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION, UH, FUNDING SOURCES, SO THAT THIS IS HOW BRIDGES USUALLY GET FUNDED AND BUILT THROUGH A COMBINATION OF, UH, REGIONAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES.
UH, SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION, AND WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
WELL, FIRST, I'LL JUST SAY THIS IS AN EXCITING PROJECT BECAUSE OF ALL THE PIECES THAT IT BRINGS TOGETHER.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY REALLY TO TRANS TRANSFORM NOT JUST THE INTEGRATED OUR TO OUR DOWNTOWN, BUT TO REALLY TRANSFORM, UH, THOSE NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE, UH, IN THAT CESAR CHAVEZ AREA.
I THINK ANY PROJECT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO EFFECTIVELY ADD SIX ACRES OF OPEN SPACE THAT IS USABLE, UH, AND ACCESSIBLE, UH, TO OPEN UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE VISIONING IN THAT AREA FOR EL MERCADOS AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
I THINK THE CHALLENGES, UH, OF, OF THAT BRIDGE, UH, BUILT BACK IN 1957, YOU KNOW, OF ACCIDENTS AND
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PEOPLE FLYING OFF THE BRIDGE.YOU KNOW, I, I WASN'T ALIVE IN 57, LET'S JUST SAY I'VE HEARD SOME STORIES, RIGHT?
IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY ENHANCING, UH, THE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND THE BIKEABILITY AND LIVABILITY OF THAT AREA.
I LOVE THAT IT'S ALIGNED WITH THE LONG BEACH MUST.
SO WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, UH, THOSE WATER QUALITY, UH, PROJECTS AND HOW THAT MIXES IN WITH OPEN SPACE PROJECTS AND, UH, CREATING A REALLY, A SAFER, MORE MODERN ENTRYWAY TO THE CITY.
AND I'LL TELL YOU, WHEN WE CAME OUT WITH THESE IMAGES, YOU KNOW, AND THE PRICE TAG OF $900 MILLION SOUNDED REALLY, REALLY BIG.
AND HERE'S THE WAY THAT I FEEL ABOUT IT.
BIG PROJECTS LIKE THIS REQUIRE FEDERAL PARTICIPATION, STATE PARTICIPATION, AND REGIONAL FUNDING.
YOU KNOW, THEY JUST PASSED THE BIGGEST INFRASTRUCTURE BILL IN HISTORY, THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE ACT.
THAT MONEY IS GONNA BE SPENT SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA.
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE IN LONG BEACH.
SO WE SHOULD BE ADVOCATING TO GET AS, AS MUCH TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AS POSSIBLE, SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO COMMUNITIES IN WEST LONG BEACH AND AREAS LIKE THAT TO MAKE IT SAFER AND HEALTHIER FOR THOSE, FOR THOSE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE.
AND WHEN WE INVEST IN BIG INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LIKE THE CURRENT, LIKE OUR LONG BEACH INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY BRIDGE, THOSE ARE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE LIFE-CHANGING, YOU KNOW, JOBS, BUT ALSO ENHANCE, UH, OUR ENTRYWAY TO THE CITY THAT REALLY LEAVES A LEGACY OF HIGHLIGHTING GREAT ARCHITECTURE AND JUST IMPROVING THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF ENTERING INTO A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR TOWN.
SO THAT'S THE WAY I THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS.
UH, AND COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS, YOU ARE JUST KILLING IT RIGHT NOW.
COUNCIL MEMBER ZENDEJAS, YOU'RE UP.
UM, I AM JUST SUPER, SUPER, SUPER DUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
UM, AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF YEARS TO GET HERE, SO I'M JUST SUPER IMPRESSED BY ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE BY, UM, BY PUBLIC WORKS, BY YOU, DIRECTOR LOPEZ.
AND THE EXCITEMENT THAT YOU BRING TO IT, I CAN'T FORGET ABOUT THAT.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S SO IMPORTANT, THE EXCITEMENT AND THE, THE WILLINGNESS TO, UM, BRING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT FORWARD.
UH, I'M PLEASED THAT WE WERE AB ABLE TO EXPEDITE THE CONSTRUCTION AND SHORTEN THE TIME OF THE BRIDGE BEING, UM, BEING BUILT.
I AM SUPER EXCITED ALSO TO WELCOME THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER AND EL MERCADO AS PART OF THE PLAN AND THE PROJECT.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE SUPER AMAZING.
UM, UH, A BIG THANK YOU ALSO, UM, TO OUR CONGRESSMAN ROBERT GARCIA, WHO GAVE US $10 MILLION FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.
AND SUPER THANKFUL FOR HIM CONTINUING TO SUPPORT, UM, THE FIRST DISTRICT HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
UM, TO ME, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP OUR RESIDENTS INFORMED IN, AT EVERY STEP OF THE PROJECT.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING AND WHAT YOU HAVE COMMITTED YOURSELF TO DO.
SO I REALLY THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY MEETING THAT YOU HELD THIS PAST SATURDAY.
IT WAS SUCH A GOOD, UM, COMMUNITY MEETING.
IT WAS SO INFORMATIVE TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT WERE THERE, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO VOICE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD AND GET ALL THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
AND MORE THAN ANYTHING, THEY WERE ABLE TO VIEW THE RENDERINGS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE AND ENVISION IT COMING TO LIFE.
SO I AM JUST SUPER, SUPER HAPPY, UM, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS BRIDGE BE THE GATEWAY TO OUR DOWNTOWN IN THE FUTURE.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE IT, UM, BUILT BEFORE THE OLYMPICS IN 2028.
THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR, THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT, ERIC, YOU ALWAYS BRING US EXCITING STUFF AND YOU GET EXCITED ABOUT THE BIG PROJECTS TOO.
SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND HOW IT ALL INTEGRATES A DOWNTOWN THAT I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL DOWNTOWN.
AS SOON AS I SAW IT, I SAID, MANY OF CARS FALLING OFF THAT BRIDGE,
AND IT WAS A LITTLE PRECARIOUS FOR US HIGH SCHOOLERS.
SO, UM, APPRECIATE THE BIG THINKING ON THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PROJECT GETTING UNDERWAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
DIRECTOR LOPEZ, I AM ALL ABOUT THIS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT.
UM, JUST WHAT, LIKE THE MAYORS MAYOR SAID, BETTER MOBILITY, INCREASED SAFETY, EXPANDED GREEN SPACE.
I, I I'M JUST CURIOUS, UM, AND ALSO ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN, UM, UH, PATHWAYS AND WALKWAYS.
I'M WONDERING, ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO, OR BIKES TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO THE LA RIVER AND OUT OF IT AS
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THEY, YOU KNOW, GO UP AND DOWN THE RIVER? UH, GREAT QUESTION.UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, I'M GONNA ASK, UH, MUSEN HABIB, ONE OF OUR, UH, PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICERS.
THAT'S OUR LEAD, UH, FOR, UH, THIS PROJECT TO HELP ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
MUSEN, UM, HELLO COUNCILWOMAN AND, UM, MR. MAYOR AND THE HONORABLE MEMBERS.
UM, THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW FOR THE PEDESTRIAN FOR THE BIKES ON, UH, THE RIVER TO EXIT FROM THE RIVER AND GO DOWN INTO THE PARK AND INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
SO THE ACCESS WILL BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT, ON BOTH SIDES ON THE EAST AND THE WEST, UH, BIKE LANES.
AND THEN WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENT ON THE BRIDGE THAT MAYBE YOU SAW, UH, OR THE MAYOR AND THE WHOEVER THAT WAS AT THE, THE COUNCIL MEETING, ALL THE PUBLICS, THEY SAW THE CONNECTIVITY AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WEST AND EAST SIDE OF THE, OF THE, OF THE CITY FROM THE DOWNTOWN.
WE HAVE ON THE BRIDGE ITSELF, IT HAS A, A PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE LANE, AND THAT CROSSES THE BRIDGE FROM THE PARK AREA, AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE HARBOR DISTRICT AND LANDS ON FASHION ISLAND.
FASHION, FASHION, UH, THE FASHION STREET, FASHION AVENUE, I'M SORRY,
SO THE COMPLETE CIRCULATION FOR CYCLE TRACK, I LOVE IT.
I LOVE THE MO MOTO MOBILITY, UM, BECAUSE ENHANCEMENT AS WELL, BECAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE BRINGING TOURISM BEYOND JUST VEHICLES.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO BIKE INTO OUR CITIES USING OUR RIVER AS AN ASSET THAT CAN TAKE THEM FROM ALL THE WAY UP FROM SOUTHEAST LA DOWN AND, AND VICE VERSA, AS THEY ARE BUILDING THE SOUTHEAST LA CULTURAL CENTER UP THERE, THEY CAN COME TO THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER WHEN IT GETS BUILT DOWN.
SO IT BECOMES KIND OF LIKE A CULTURAL ARTS CORRIDOR.
SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND HOW IT CAN ALSO REALLY IMPROVE OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AS WELL.
I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ITEM FOR SURE.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? ALRIGHT, SO, OH, I DIDN'T SEE YOU.
ALRIGHT, I'LL MAKE THAT OFFICIAL.
UH, CERTAINLY I SUPPORT THIS ITEM.
UM, AND, UH, THE WAY I I INTERPRET IT IS THAT THIS WILL PROVIDE US SOME LOCAL CONTROL OVER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE, CORRECT.
UM, THIS ACCIDENT, THIS, THIS EVENING.
UM, I, I, I GUESS MY, MY QUESTION IS MORE RELATED TO THE FUNDING.
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE $30 MILLION TO WORK WITH TO, TO, TO START, UM, AND WE WANT TO GET THIS BRIDGE BUILT BY 2028.
SO THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO COVER A $870 MILLION BRIDGE TO BUILD THE BRIDGE IN TERMS OF FUNDING.
I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S GONNA BE PRETTY, PRETTY AMAZING.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE THIS COUNCIL ACHIEVE THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
UM, I, I KNOW, UM, THAT, THAT, THAT THE I SEVEN 10 CORRIDOR PROJECT WAS, WAS ALSO MODIFIED AND CHANGED.
WE, UH, BACK IN 2016, UH, THERE'S, THERE WAS A SCHEDULE OF, OF FUNDING, UH, FOR, FOR PROJECTS.
UH, WHERE IS THAT ON, ON THAT SCHEDULE? UM, BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE, ARE WE STILL GOING TO GET THOSE MONIES TOWARD SHOEMAKER BRIDGE AND I THINK THAT WAS ONLY ABOUT $400 MILLION.
YES, COUNCIL HONOR, YOU HAVE A GREAT MEMORY.
UM, THE, UH, PART OF THE METRO, UH, FUNDS, THE REGIONAL FUNDS THAT I, I I PUT ON THE SLIDE ON FUNDING.
UH, WE ARE, UH, LOOKING TO MAKE A REQUEST TO METRO TO USE SOME OF THE FREEWAY DOLLARS THAT WERE SET ASIDE AS PART OF THE SEVEN 10 TO HELP SUPPORT, UH, SHOEMAKER.
SHOEMAKER WAS IDENTIFIED IN ALL THE SEVEN 10 DOCUMENTATION AS AN EARLY ACTION PROJECT.
IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A REGIONAL PRIORITY AND ALL THE REQUIREMENTS WERE MET, UH, OF THAT FUNDING SOURCE MEASURE M, MEASURE R, UH, THAT, THAT, UH, COULD GO INTO IT.
THE METRO DOES HAVE THEIR OWN PROCESS THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE LAST, UH, YEAR OR TWO.
THAT PROCESS IS COMING TO AN END SHOEMAKER BRIDGE AND SHORELINE REALIGNMENT WERE PART OF IT AND GOT, UH, RATED, UH, HIGHLY, UH, WITH THEIR CRITERIA.
SO, UH, IN THE NEXT, UH, SIX TO 12 MONTHS, WE DO EXPECT ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS AND A FORMAL REQUEST TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE FUNDING SOURCES.
OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE ONLY ONE SMALL PIECE AND THERE ARE TONS OF OTHER PROJECTS IN THE REGION THAT ARE PURSUING THOSE FUNDS.
UH, BUT ANY HELP FROM THAT, UH, SOURCE WILL HELP MATCH ANY, UH, STATE AND FEDERAL, UH, FUNDING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.
WELL, YEAH, IT WAS, UH, WHAT MEASURE M WAS, WAS
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BEING CONSIDERED AND, AND ULTIMATELY PASSED.AND WE WERE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATIONS AS A CITY TO MOVE SHOEMAKER BRIDGE TO THE FRONT IN TERMS OF EARLY ACTIONS.
UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU PERSPECTIVE, EARLY ACTIONS WAS PROJECTED TO BE A 2026 GROUNDBREAKING DATE AND EXPECTED OPENING DATE OF, UH, 2032.
SO THEY, IT'S, IT STILL WAS, WAS, WAS PUSHED OUT OFF EVEN AS AN EARLY ACTION ITEM.
UM, SO, AND I KNOW WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT WORK TO DO.
WE DO HAVE SOME FRIENDS IN CONGRESS AND, AND, UH, EVEN IN THE WHITE HOUSE, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT, THAT WE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE, THE REST OF THOSE, THOSE DOLLARS AND MAKE THIS WONDERFUL PROJECT HAPPEN.
UH, I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT THE, THE SEVEN 10 FREEWAY SHOEMAKER BRIDGE, UM, THESE ARE, THESE ARE MAJOR ARTERIES INTO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
AND IF WE'RE GOING TO REALIZE OUR GOALS AS IN TERMS OF, UH, BEING A WORLD-CLASS CITY AND BRINGING PEOPLE INTO, UH, THIS DESTINATION PLACE THAT ACCESS IS, IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
SO CERTAINLY SUPPORT THIS ITEM.
UH, JUST QUICKLY, I WANNA MANAGE THE EXPECTATIONS ON THIS GOAL OF GETTING THIS THING OPEN BY THE OLYMPICS HERE.
A LOT OF SCENARIOS HAVE TO GO WELL, ALMOST PERFECTLY FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
CAN YOU JUST SPEND A MOMENT JUST TALKING ABOUT, IN ORDER TO MEET THAT GOAL, UM, WHAT DOES THAT TIMETABLE ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE? YEAH, THE, THE, IT IS ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT IT AS MOMENTUM, RIGHT? UH, THE, THE GOAL OF FINISHING THIS BY 2028 HELPS US, UH, MOTIVATE, UH, A LOT OF OUR PARTNERS THAT HAVE A ROLE RIGHT IN, IN THE DESIGN AND THE PERMITTING AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO, UH, FINISH DESIGN IN THE NEXT, UH, TWO YEARS.
AND THE PERMITS, PERMITS ARE NOT EASY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO TRY, UH, TO CROSS THE, UH, LA RIVER AND ALL THE JURISDICTIONAL PARTNERS THAT WE WORK WITH, INCLUDING THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE LA COUNTY, THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS, UH, CALTRANS, ET CETERA.
UH, SO, UH, SO IT IS A LOT OF WORK.
IT IS A VERY, VERY AMBITIOUS GOAL.
UM, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO USE THAT AS, AS MOTIVATION AND AS AS, UH, MOMENTUM TO HELP US GET THE FUNDING.
THE FUNDING IS A TOP PRIORITY.
WE HAVE A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY HERE WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, WITH THE FEDERAL BRIDGE, UH, INVESTMENT PROGRAM FUNDS, UH, TO SECURE THE FUNDS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE, TO MAKE THIS A REALITY.
BUT THAT FUNDING HAS TO GET SECURED IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS IN ORDER FOR US TO MEET THE GOAL.
AND, AND WE, WE REALIZE THAT IS A VERY AMBITIOUS GOAL.
UH, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT, DO A LOT, UH, TO, UH, MAKE SURE THOSE DOLLARS COME DOWN.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS, UH, WITHIN THAT COST, IS THE DEMO, THE OLD BRIDGE IN THERE? UH, YES.
THE DEMO OF THE OLD BRIDGE IS INCLUDED AND THAT'LL BE ONE OF THE LAST STAGES IN THE PROJECT.
SO WHAT I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT COULD WE GREEN THE OLD, OLD BRIDGE, LIKE A FREEWAY CAP PARK, LIKE NO CARS, BUT YOU GREEN IT, SKATE PARKS AND TREES.
IS THAT POSSIBLE? I KNOW THAT WAS LOOKED AT AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
AND STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT, UH, THAT E UH, THAT EVEN TO CONVERT IT TO MORE OF A PEDESTRIAN, ALL A HIGH LINE TYPE OF APPROACH.
UM, BUT I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THAT DOCUMENTATION IN A WHILE, SO.
WELL, LET'S GET THE FUNDING TO BUILD THE NEW BRIDGE BEFORE WE CROSS THAT BRIDGE,
UH, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
I MAY HAVE TO DO A VERBAL, MY, UH, MY SCREEN ISN'T WORKING, SO I'M A YES.
COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR RICHARDSON.
RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST AN ORDINANCE AMENDING REGULATIONS IN THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE FOR COUNCIL ESTABLISHED ADVISORY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.
UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY
[20. 23-51478 Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare an ordinance, in consultation with City Manager and City Clerk, amending regulations in Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) Chapter 2.18 for Council established advisory boards, commissions and committees. Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SINCE, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE.SINCE WE'VE BEEN APPOINTING COMMISSIONERS, WE FOUND OUT THERE'S SOME UPDATES WE NEED TO DO TO ALIGN AND HELP MAKE OUR CITY EFFICIENT, OUR CITY PROCESSES MORE EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
AND SO THESE WERE DRAFTING CONSULTATION WITH OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, WHO HELPS MANAGE THE COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS AND THEIR PUBLIC MEETING PROCESSES.
SO, UNDER THE PROPOSED NEW RULES, ALL COMMISSION TERMS WOULD END ON A CONSISTENT DATE EACH YEAR, JUNE 30TH.
SO WE'RE LINING ALL OF THEM UP TO END AT THE SAME TIME.
SECONDLY, COMMISSIONS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS OF THEIR WORK OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR BY JUNE 30TH.
SO THEY STREAMLINE, SOME DO REPORTS, SOME DON'T, SOME ARE DIFFERENT DATES.
UH, NEXT COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS WHO FAILED TO FILE THEIR FORM 700
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AS REQUIRED BY LAW, FAILED TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED COMMISSIONER TRAININGS, OR FAILED TO, TO ATTEND THREE CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS WITHOUT A VALID NOTICE AND EXCUSE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL FROM THEIR POSTS.WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH TURNING IN THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION.
AND WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, IT IS HARD TO FUNCTION.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA CLEAN THAT UP.
UH, REDISTRICTING, UH, IS ADDRESSED IN A WAY THAT AVOIDS MASS RESIGNATIONS EVERY 10 YEARS WHEN A COMMISSIONER'S DISTRICT CHANGE.
SO WE DON'T HAVE A MASS RE, YOU KNOW, MASS RESIGNATION.
IT'S A, SOME THOUGHT HAS GONE INTO THAT PROCESS NOW.
AND ALL COMMISSIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN EMAIL ADDRESS TO WHICH EUB COMMENT CAN BE SUBMITTED.
SO THOSE ARE, UH, SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE WORKED THROUGH.
MY HOPE IS THAT, UH, AFTER THIS, THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER ENGAGE WITH RESIDENTS REPRESENTATIVE ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT THE, BOTH THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND OUR COUNCIL IS BETTER INFORMED REGARDING THE WORK OF THE COMMISSIONS.
AND SO, I'LL, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I SEE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW.
COUNCIL MEMBER ZENDEJAS SUPPORTIVE.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
UM, MY, UH, SCREEN IS NOT WORKING AGAIN, SO I'M A VERBAL.
COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, SHE OH, SHE WAS AN AYE.
PLEASE REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER.
RECOMMENDATION TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF APRIL WALKER TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2023 CITYWIDE.
[22. 23-40166 Recommendation to confirm the appointment of April Walker to the position of Assistant City Manager effective December 31, 2023. (Citywide) Office or Department: City Manager Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
WELL, THEY'RE ALREADY CLAPPING.WELL, LET'S JUST START WITH A CONGRATULATIONS TO APRIL WALKER ON YOUR PROMOTION TO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
SO, WE KNOW THIS IS A CRITICAL APPOINTMENT TO HELP SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS, SUPPORT OUR CITY MANAGER.
WE'VE REALLY SEEN YOU, UH, GROW AND DEVELOP OVER THE YEARS AND TAKE ON AND YOUR, YOUR SPIRIT IS GREAT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, REALLY, UH, OPTIMISTIC ABOUT JUST YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT THINGS.
YOU'RE SHARP, YOUR HARDWORKING, YOU KNOW HOW TO EXECUTE.
UH, WE KNOW YOU HAVE A LONG TRACK RECORD BOTH IN THE DEPARTMENTS.
AND SINCE YOU'VE JOINED THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WE'VE SEEN YOU, UH, REALLY DEVELOP.
AND THAT SAID, WE'LL PASS IT OVER TO COUNT TO, TO TOM.
UH, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT POSITION.
IT IS, UM, THE ONE POSITION, UM, THAT, UH, I APPOINT AND YOU AS THE COUNCIL WILL CONFIRM BECAUSE IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT POSITION.
IT IS THE PERSON WHO'S IN CHARGE WHEN I'M NOT THERE WITH, UH, HIGH OF A DISABILITY IF I'M EVER NOT AROUND.
UH, THE A CM HAS THE SAME AMOUNT OF AUTHORITY, UM, TO STEP IN AS ACTING CITY MANAGERS.
SO I APPRECIATE, UH, THE COMMENTS THAT YOU MADE.
I APPRECIATE YOUR, UM, YOUR TRUST IN US TO RUN OUR PROCESS AND, AND, UH, FIND THE, THE BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB.
AND, UH, SOMEONE THAT REALLY KNOWS ALL OF YOU VERY, VERY WELL AND KNOWS THE DEPARTMENTS WELL AND CAN HELP WITH OUR COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT OF GETTING THINGS DONE.
SO, VERY, VERY EXCITED TO RECOMMEND TO YOU THE RE UH, THE APPOINTMENT OF APRIL WALKER AS OUR NEXT ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
ALRIGHT? AND WE ALSO WANNA TAKE THIS MOMENT, UH, BEFORE WE GO TO COUNCIL COMMENTS, AND, AND THEN WE WANNA HEAR FROM APRIL TOO.
UH, BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE ALSO WANNA JUST RECOGNIZE JUST THE INCREDIBLE JOB THAT LINDA TATUM HAS DONE.
AND, UM, WE CONGRATULATE HER ON HER RETIREMENT, UH, IN APRIL.
WE KNOW YOU'VE TAKEN ON BIG PROJECTS.
LINDA WAS A BIG PROJECT PERSON.
UM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SOME OF YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THINGS LIKE OLYMPICS YOU'RE WORKING ON AND SOME REALLY EXCITING STUFF.
UH, WE'LL NOW GO TO THE COUNCIL, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR.
I THINK, UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE WITH ME OVER THE LAST YEAR.
UM, YOU'RE RELIABLE, YOU'RE THOROUGH.
UM, YOU ALWAYS GET BACK TO US EVEN WHEN WE FORGOT WE ASKED FOR SOMETHING.
THERE YOU ARE, UH, BRINGING IT BACK TO US.
UM, AND THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL IS SO NECESSARY WITH ALL THE REALLY GREAT BIG PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING ON.
UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU IN THIS NEW WAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, CONGRATULATIONS.
A WELL-DESERVED, UM, POSITION FOR YOU.
I'VE WATCHED JUST THIS FIRST YEAR WORKING IN COUNCIL, ALL THE THINGS YOU CAN REMEMBER, THE HISTORY YOU HAVE.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND KEEP GOING WITH THE OLYMPICS TOO.
WELL, YES, I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD MY COMMENTS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO, UH, MS. APRIL WALKER.
UH, IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE WATCHING HER TRAJECTORY, UH, AS A EMPLOYEE, UH, SOMEBODY WHO I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE AND, AND, UH, KNOWS THAT YOU'LL DO A GREAT JOB.
'CAUSE YOU'VE BEEN DOING THE JOB FOR A LONG TIME ALREADY,
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MANY RESPECTS.AND, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW, UH, OUR CITY'S IN, IN GOOD HANDS AND I'M WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
UM, I'M HAPPY TO CONFIRM YOUR APPOINTMENT, CITY MANAGER.
UM, AND I AM JUST, I THINK YOU KNOW, APRIL, THIS, UH, PROMOTION REFLECTS NOT ONLY YOUR INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT IT REALLY IS ABOUT REALLY OUR COLLECTIVE CONFIDENCE TOGETHER OF YOUR ABILITY TO LEAD AND REALLY POSITIVELY SHAPE THE CITY, UM, AND OUR FUTURE.
SO I WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU AND EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU IN THIS ENHANCED CAPACITY.
I'M ALSO GONNA READ A COMMENT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ANG, UM, ASKED ME TO SHARE SINCE HE COULDN'T BE HERE.
IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE AND AN HONOR TO SUPPORT THE APPOINTMENT OF APRIL WALKER TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED HER GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP SINCE INFANCY, AND ALONG WITH FORMER COUNCILWOMAN, TONY REYES ANG, WHO CELEBRATE THIS OCCASION IS STATICALLY MY GUIDANCE TO CITY MANAGER TOM MOCA HAS BEEN, HAS BEEN TO BILL YOUR TEAM, FOR YOUR STAFF, HAS BEEN BILL, YOUR TEAM, FOR THE STAFF YOU CHOOSE WILL SPEAK VOLUMES ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AS A LEADER.
APRIL SELECTION MEETS THAT GUIDANCE AND CRITERIA AND SOME, SHE'S A WOMAN, A LATINA, A PERSON OF MULTICULTURAL BACKGROUND, SMART, CAPABLE, AND COMMITTED TO SERVICE.
I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH WILL BENEFIT FROM HER LEADERSHIP.
COUNCIL MEMBER FROM COUNCIL MEMBER YANGA, ALL THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS.
DITTO DIT ON EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY HAS SAID TONIGHT.
UM, I JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU APRIL.
I KNOW THAT WE BECAME CLOSE, UM, PUTTING TOGETHER A LEADERSHIP LONG BEACH EVENT.
AND, UM, EVEN BACK THEN, UM, YOU WERE EFFICIENT IN EVERY SINGLE THING THAT YOU WOULD, UM, DO AND STUFF.
AND SO IT'S BEEN SUCH AN HONOR TO WORK WITH YOU.
UH, YOU ARE EFFICIENT, YOU ARE INTELLIGENT.
UM, YOU BRING SUCH A YOU BEAM BEAM OF POSITIVITY AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, THAT I REALLY ADMIRE ABOUT YOU.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOUR LOVE FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE CITY TO GROW AND BE THE BEST THAT IT CAN, UM, SHOWS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I ALSO AM VERY PROUD TO HAVE YOU AS A LATINA WOMAN UP IN THIS POSITION.
I THINK IT'S SO AWESOME, UM, NOT, NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT TO SO MANY YOUNG WOMEN THAT LOOK UP TO YOU.
AND TO SEE YOU IN THIS POSITION IS JUST AMAZING.
THANK YOU FOR BEING THAT ROLE MODEL FOR US.
AND I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU IN THIS POSITION.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER RICK OTI, UM, I WAS GONNA ADD WITH, UH, TOM KNOWS HOW EXCITED I WAS WHEN HE TOLD ME.
SO, UM, AND I'M JUST SAYING THAT I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, DR.
SORROW MEANT TO SAY THIS, BUT SHE CALLED YOU CITY MANAGER.
SO MAYBE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE BUILDING TO SOMETHING
LOOK, JOANIE, NOW YOU STARTING MESS OUT HERE.
AND, UM, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO TOM ON MAKING A GREAT CHOICE, UH, MORE OF YOUR TEAM FROM THE FOURTH COUNCIL DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S WHAT MATTERS TO ME,
SO WE'RE KEEPING IT ALL LOCAL.
ALL RIGHT, APRIL, WELL, UH, YOU KNOW, CLEARLY THE COUNCIL'S REALLY EXCITED, YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A CRAZY YEAR, YOU KNOW, UM, WE'VE PUT OUT A LOT OF FIRES THIS YEAR AND IT'S, BUT ONE THING PEOPLE SAY IS THAT THIS COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER WELL AND THINGS GO VERY SMOOTH SMOOTHLY.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR CURRENT CAPACITY, IS HELPING MANAGE THIS.
SO IF YOU BRING THAT SAME SPIRIT OF KEEPING THINGS MOVING SMOOTHLY, I THINK WE'LL DO WELL.
'CAUSE THE A CM TAKES ON A LOT OF THE BIG CRISES, AND WE'VE HAD A FEW OF 'EM THIS YEAR, UH, BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT 'EM DOWN, RIGHT? RIGHT.
CITY ATTORNEY, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT 'EM DOWN IN A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME.
SO, UH, ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO, TO SAY APRIL? SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO BE, UM, WITH THIS ORGANIZATION FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW.
THANK YOU TO TOM FOR HIS FAITH IN ME, NOT JUST IN THIS APPOINT, BUT ALSO OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS OF GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP ALONGSIDE LINDA, WHO IS AMAZING.
AND SO SHE LEFT REALLY BIG SHOES TO FILL TOM BEFORE HER.
SO THERE'S A LEGACY TO UPHOLD OF, OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND TEAMWORK.
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SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO CONTINUE.UM, I, I WROTE A WHOLE THING OF REMARKS BECAUSE A COUNCIL MEMBER TOLD ME TODAY THAT YOU'RE ONLY APPOINTED A CM ONCE AND TO TAKE ON, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WHAT YOU NEED TO SAY, BUT I THINK YOU ALL SAID IT VERY WELL AND I JUST APPRECIATE HAVING WORKED WITH EACH OF YOU.
YOUR DISTRICTS ARE ALL AMAZING IN THEIR OWN WAYS.
UM, AND I REALLY LEARNED TO GROW AND UNDERSTAND THE NATURE, THE CULTURE, YOUR PRIORITIES.
I AM A, A FOURTH DISTRICT RESIDENT.
UM, I PROBABLY, I THINK I COUNTED IN, I DIDN'T GO BACK TO REDISTRICTING, BUT I THINK I'VE LIVED IN ALL BUT MAYBE TWO DISTRICTS IN MY LIFETIME BECAUSE I'M FROM LONG BEACH.
AND IF YOU'RE FROM LONG BEACH, YOU LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE FROM LONG BEACH.
UM, AND SO NOW I'M RAISING THIRD GENERATION CHILDREN HERE IN THE CITY AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BUILD A LEGACY FOR THEM, FOR ALL OF ALL OF OUR FAMILIES AND ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS TOO.
UM, IT'S JUST BEEN A LOT OF FUN, BUT I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THANK YOU TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE.
SO I'M, TOM TELLS ME NOT TO GET MISTY, BUT IT'S HARD SOMETIMES.
THEY'VE BEEN INCREDIBLE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WORKING TOGETHER.
WE'VE REALLY TAKEN ON A LOT OF HARD WORK.
ALRIGHT, WELL CONGRATULATIONS AND THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR ENTHUSIASTIC VOTE HERE.
YOU DON'T GET TO GO HOME EARLY.
WE STILL GOT WORK TO DO TONIGHT.
ITEM 24, PLEASE REPORT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS WITH LINK ARMORY FOR THE DISPOSITION OF CITY OWNED EXEMPT SURPLUS
[24. 23-51385 Recommendation to amend the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Escrow Instructions with Linc Armory, LP, as successor in interest to Gundry Partners, LP, for the disposition of City-owned exempt surplus property located at 854 East 7th Street, commonly known as the former Long Beach Armory, to amend specific provisions to accommodate additional rounds of funding applications through the end of 2024 and extend the closing date, accordingly. (District 1) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Economic Development Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 8 5 4 EAST SEVENTH STREET, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FORMER LONG BEACH ARMORY DISTRICT ONE.ALRIGHT, I RECOGNIZE THE HOUR WE ARE IN.
WE DON'T NEED LENGTHY REPORTS ANYMORE TONIGHT.
ALRIGHT, THIS IS JUST AN EXTENSION OF TIME EXTENSION.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED AND SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
MEMBERS PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
PLEASE REPORT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF TERMINATION OF OWNER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT NUMBER TWO, A QUICK CLAIM AND TERMINATION OF EASEMENT.
[25. 23-51386 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a 1) Memorandum of Termination of Owner Participation Agreement, 2) Quitclaim and Termination of Easement, 3) Grant of Easement and Agreement, and 4) Amendment No. 4 to Parking Rights Agreement, and all other documents necessary, with Long Beach Center Loan, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, to support development at 450 The Promenade North/501-599 Long Beach Boulevard; and Determine the project is within the scope of the project previously analyzed as part of the Environmental Impact Report Addendum (EIRA-02-22) to the Downtown Plan Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2009071006) and warrants no further environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162. (District 1) Levine Act: Yes Office or Department: Economic Development; Public Works Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
OF EASEMENT AND AGREEMENT.AND FOUR AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR, TO PARKING RIGHTS AGREEMENT WITH LONG BEACH CENTER LOAN TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT AT 4 5 0 THE PROMENADE NORTH AND 5 0 1 TO 5 9 9 LONG BEACH BOULEVARD.
AND DETERMINE THE PROJECT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND WARRANTS NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
THIS JUST CLEANS UP AND TERMINATES OLD CONTRACTS AND GETS READY FOR THE MOSAIC PROJECT.
UH, WE DON'T NEED A PRESENTATION ON THIS.
SEEING NONE MEMBERS PLEASE CAST OR VOTE.
ITEM 28, PLEASE REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH CHARGEPOINT FOR ELECTRICAL VEHICLE SUPPLY, EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL INSTALLATION, AND RELATED SERVICES IN A TOTAL ANNUAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 5 MILLION CITYWIDE.
[28. 23-51389 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with ChargePoint, Inc., of Campbell, CA, for electrical vehicle supply equipment, material, installation, and related services on an as-needed basis, and on the same terms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell, a state of Minnesota local government agency and service cooperative, in a total annual not to exceed amount of $5,000,000, until Sourcewell Contract No. 042221-CPI expires on July 20, 2025, with the option to renew for as long as the Sourcewell contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide) Office or Department: Public Works Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
UH, CHARGEPOINT IS OUR VENDOR FOR OUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING FOR OUR CITY EMPLOYEE STATIONS AND OUR PUBLIC STATIONS.SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE THIS WORK.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? MEMBERS PLEASE.
CASH OR VOTE RECHARGING THE CAR MOTION IS CARRIED.
PLEASE REPORT FROM TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND CONTRACT WITH DELL MARKETING FOR FURNISHING AND DELIVERING MICROSOFT PRODUCT LICENSES AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR A REVISED ANNUAL
[29. 23-51390 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 35478 with Dell Marketing, L.P., of Round Rock, TX for furnishing and delivering Microsoft product licenses and support services, to increase the annual contract amount by $914,897, with an additional 20 percent contingency of $182,979, for a revised annual contract not to exceed $2,924,276. (Citywide) Office or Department: Technology and Innovation Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED 2,924,276 CITYWIDE.WE'VE WORKED WITH DELL AND WE'VE WORKED WITH MICROSOFT FOR MANY YEARS AND THIS IS, THIS CONTINUES, UH, THAT WORK.
UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE MEMBERS PLEASE CASH OR VOTE? COUNCILMAN KER MOTION IS CARRIED.
ITEM 30, PLEASE REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY.
RECOMMENDATION TO DECLARE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS ALL RELATING TO THE HOUSING TRUST FUND.
READ THE FIRST TIME AND LAID OVER TO THE NEXT
[30. 23-51476 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by amending Sections 3.92.010, 3.92.020, 3.92.030, and, 3.92.040; all relating to the Housing Trust Fund, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (Citywide) Office or Department: City Attorney Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL READING.ALRIGHT, SO WE DON'T NEED A, A PRESENTATION HERE EITHER, BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT.
THIS ITEM HELPS US TO DEEPEN OUR AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE HOUSING TRUST FUND.
ALLOWS US TO FUND MORE, ALLOWS OUR FUND TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT OUR PRIORITIES.
AND BY PROVING THESE UPDATES, LONG BEACH WILL BECOME EVEN MORE, UH, ELIGIBLE FOR STATE FUNDING THAT WE PREVIOUSLY WEREN'T ELIGIBLE FOR.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? MEMBERS PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER RICKS OTI RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS BY 500 TO
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PROVIDE A CONTRIBUTION TO FOR THE OLDER ADULTS HOLIDAY CELEBRATION.[31. 23-51561 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department by $500 offset by the Ninth Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a contribution to the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department for their Older Adults Holiday Celebration; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $500 to offset a transfer to the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department. Office or Department: Joni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
RIGHT.UH, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN COUNCILWOMAN RICK SOY.
I WAS GONNA SAY THE OLDER ADULTS AT OUT IN PARK, LIKE TO PARTY AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THEY CAN PARTY
THOSE SENIORS, THOSE SENIORS AT OUT IN PARK, I'LL TELL YOU, THEY KNOW HOW TO PARTY.
MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER RICKS OTI RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS BY 2,500 TO PROVIDE A CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO
[32. 23-51567 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $2,500, offset by the Ninth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds designated for youth-specific programs to provide a contribution to Community Partners to support the Mayor's Fund of Long Beach for the Jordan High School Choir; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $2,500 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department. Office or Department: Joni Ricks-Oddie, Councilmember, Ninth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S FUND OF LONG BEACH FOR THE JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR.ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER RICKS OTI.
UM, I THINK MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE NEWS.
UM, OUR WONDERFUL JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR HAS BEEN INVITED TO, UM, TO SING NEXT YEAR AT CARNEGIE HALL.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN MAKE THAT TRIP, UM, NOT HAVING TO EXPEND THEIR OWN FUNDS.
UM, THIS IS AN HONOR FOR OUR CITY AND FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UH, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO GET THERE WITH ALL THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED.
AND, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST ASK IF IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO, UH, AMEND THE MOTION TO ALLOW FOR US TO, UH, UTILIZE OUR DISTRICT EIGHT YOUTH FUND, UH, UP TO TWO $2,500 TO GO TOWARD THIS, UH, EFFORT AS WELL.
OH, THAT IS A VERY FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
DO YOU ACCEPT THAT FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? I ABSOLUTELY ACCEPT THAT FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
I WAS LIKE, SHE HAS AN ACCEPTED AMENDMENT.
UH, MY, I DON'T HAVE TO AMEND.
UH, TO SUPPORT THIS, UH, I WAS HONORED TO, UH, REPRESENT JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL ON THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR EIGHT YEARS.
MY HUSBAND'S FAMILY GREW UP IN NORTH LONG BEACH, SEVERAL OF THEM, OUR JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADS.
UM, SO JOIN US IN SUPPORTING THEM.
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT OUT TO THE CONCERT, THERE'LL BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT THIS INCREDIBLE STUDENT COMMUNITY.
UM, AS A YOUTH IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS INVOLVED IN CONCERT BAND, WIND ENSEMBLE, UH, MARCHING BANDS WHO GOT A CHA CHANCE TO TRAVEL ALL OVER, UM, THE REGION AND, AND IN, OUT OF STATE.
AND I THINK THOSE EXPERIENCES ARE, ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, INVALUABLE TO, TO, TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN, UH, ARTS OR ATHLETICS OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
UM, AND THIS, THIS HELPS TO DEVELOP THEM INTO GOOD HUMAN BEINGS, RIGHT? GOOD CITIZENS WHO, UH, UNDERSTAND THE, THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPETITIVENESS, BUT ALSO DEDICATION TO, TO AN ART.
I, I WOULD JUST IMPLORE UPON ANYBODY WATCHING AT HOME TO, UH, TO HELP OUT AND, AND, YOU KNOW, GIVE GENEROUSLY TO HELP US, UH, RAISE THE, THE RESOURCES TO, TO SEND THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TO CARNEGIE HALL TO REPRESENT LONG BEACH.
DEUR, RICK OTI FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM.
IN AN EFFORT TO MAYBE LESSEN THE AGENDA NEXT WEEK, MAY I ALSO ADD A FRIENDLY TO DO $2,500 FROM DISTRICT FIVE AS WELL AND WE CAN PULL OUR ITEM FROM NEXT WEEK? FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
DO YOU ACCEPT? IT'S A WONDERFUL FRIENDLY, I ABSOLUTELY ACCEPT.
WELL, I'LL JUST, I'LL JUST JUMP IN HERE AND, UM, THANK YOU TO, TO, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
YOUR $2,500 MOTION JUST TURNED INTO A $7,500 MOTION THAT HELPS US GET EVEN CLOSER TO THE GOAL.
UH, I SAT DOWN, UM, A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN THE NEWS CAME OUT AND I WENT OVER, VISITED WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND VISITED WITH THEIR, UM, THEIR BAND DIRECTOR, MUSIC DIRECTOR, VISITED WITH THE PRINCIPAL.
AND THAT'S WHEN I LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A SIX FIGURE GAP.
THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN WORKING HARD AND HAD RAISED AROUND $30,000 AND THERE WAS STILL A SIX FIGURE GAP, AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, SUCH A BIG OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.
SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY.
WE'RE DOING A BENEFIT CONCERT THIS THURSDAY, RIGHT? WE'RE TALKING, WE'RE GOING FULL SISTER ACT TWO ON THIS
UH, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT.
IT'S AT THE BEVERLY O'NEILL THEATER.
THE TICKETS ARE ON TICKETMASTER.
IF YOU WANT TO PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE TO GET IN AND HELP SUPPORT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, UH, THERE ARE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
IF YOU, UH, CAN'T MAKE IT, BUT YOU WANNA MAKE A CONTRIBUTION, YOU CAN.
ALL OF THAT'S ON THE, ON THE MAYOR'S FUND WEBSITE.
AND, UM, AND I'LL TELL YOU, UH, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN GET DONE.
THERE'S NO LIMIT TO THE GENEROSITY OF PHILANTHROPY IN LONG BEACH WHEN WE'RE ORGANIZED.
AND THESE STUDENTS CERTAINLY DESERVE IT.
JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL, THEIR REPUTATION HAS IMPROVED.
THE STUDENTS HAVE WORKED HARD.
THE PRINCIPAL, THE FACULTY, THEY WANT CIF IN BASKETBALL AND ONE CIF IN TRACK.
THEY GOT THE CIF FINALS IN FOOTBALL.
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THEIR MUSIC PROGRAM IS LIKE, LIKE WORKING HARD.THEIR ACADEMICS, THEY'VE INVESTED IN THEIR CAMPUS.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE INVESTMENT INTO THEIR FOOTBALL FIELD.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A JORDAN INSPIRED BLUE, BLACK AND WHITE FOOTBALL FIELD THAT THEY'RE GETTING READY TO, TO BREAK GROUND ON.
AND SO THAT'S THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT.
AND SO, UH, SO THIS IS GREAT AND I JUST WANNA OFFER A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE MAKER OF THE MOTION.
CAN WE DIRECT $2,500 FROM THE MAYOR'S, UH, YOUTH DIRECTED, UH, FUND AS WELL TO YOUR MOTION? DID YOU SAY? DID YOU SAY 25,000? 2,500? CAN WE DO THAT? JUST MAKE IT A CLEAN 10.
KIII WILL MAYOR FRIENDLY FOR AN ADDITIONAL $2,500 ADDITIONAL 25 TO MAKE A FULL $10,000.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHILE WE'RE AT
I THINK WE DID PRETTY WELL TONIGHT.
UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
IT WAS A LITTLE BIT LIKE AN AUCTION.
COUNT SUPER NOW WE JUST HAD A RATING.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN IT HAPPEN LIKE THAT BEFORE.
UH, ITEM 33, PLEASE REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO EXPAND THE PROTECTED AREA OF THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS,
[33. 23-51566 Recommendation to adopt resolution requesting the President of the United States to expand the protected area of the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers to include 109,167 additional acres to be protected and preserved under the Antiquities Act of 1906. Office or Department: City Attorney Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
FOOTHILLS AND RIVERS TO INCLUDE 1 0 9 1 6 7 ADDITIONAL ACRES TO BE PROTECTED AND PRESERVED UNDER THE ANTIQUITIES ACT OF 1906.UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, I'M HAPPY TO SEE MORE ACREAGE TO BE PROTECTED, RIGHT? OKAY, GREAT.
I SEE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
IS MICHAEL HERE? ALRIGHT, UH, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ME MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST OR VOTE.
UH, WE NOW HAVE OUR CLOSING PUBLIC COMMENT, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
NUMBER TWO, ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL? AND NOW'S THE TIME.
[ PUBLIC COMMENT: IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT Opportunity is given to those members of the public who have not addressed the City Council on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes unless extended by the City Council. ]
I HEAR.HELLO, MY NAME'S JOAQUIN BRAN.
I'M RUNNING FOR CONGRESS TO REPRESENT LONG BEACH.
I'M CALLING ON THE CITY OF LONG BEACH TO CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE AND TO DEMAND CONGRESSMAN GARCIA TO STOP PLAYING GAMES WITH PALESTINIAN LIVES.
AND TO SIGN ON TO CORY BUSH'S CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION.
IF YOU WOULD BE JOINING THE CITIES OF CUDAHY, THE CITIES OF RICHMOND, THE CITIES OF OAKLAND IN LEADING, WE'VE HAD OVER 20,000 DEAD MURDERED IN PALESTINE, HALF OF WHICH ARE CHILDREN.
OVER A HUNDRED UN WORKERS, 84 JOURNALISTS.
I AM CALLING ON THE CITY OF LONG BEACH TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR HISTORY TO JUDGE THIS MOMENT.
WE KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT THE GENOCIDE OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE WHO ARE INDIGENOUS TO PALESTINE IS EVIL.
WE KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT THE US PROVIDING THE FUNDS, THE SUPPORT, AND THE WEAPONS TO ISRAEL TO COMMIT THIS GENOCIDE IS EVIL.
THE FACT THAT 70% OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT A CEASE BAR, WHILE ONLY LESS THAN 10% OF CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION AS EVIDENCE OF MASS CORRUPTION IN OUR INSTITUTIONS OF POWER.
I'M CALLING ON THE COUNCIL TO STAND UP TO INJECT AMBIGUOUS PR STATEMENTS THAT WE'VE ALL SEEN BY CONGRESSMAN GARCIA THAT RESULT IN CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE US BACKED ISRAELI GENOCIDE AGAINST THE PALESTINIANS.
AND I KNOW THIS IS A GOOD COUNCIL.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE HERE, IT'S PAST 10 O'CLOCK.
YOU'RE WORKING HARD BECAUSE YOU CARE.
AND I THINK ACTION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, YOU KNOW, THE FUNDING HAPPENS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT CHANGE ACTUALLY HAPPENS LOCALLY.
AND THAT'S WHY YOU ALL ARE HERE CREATING A CHANGE FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
PLEASE, NEXT WEEK PASS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE.
UM, IT'S ABOUT PROTECTING LIVES AND MANY OF LIVES THAT ARE CONNECTED HERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF PALESTINIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO HAVE LOST, YOU KNOW, UH, UH,
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SO MANY FAMILY MEMBERS.I KNOW SOMEONE WHO, WHO LOST EIGHT MEMBERS WHEN ISRAEL BOMBED THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, UH, IN GAZA.
IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW GO TO CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS IN ADJOURNMENT, UH, ADUR.
I WANT TO GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A SPECIAL MOMENT TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING IN HONOR OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE LOST OF OUR LONG BEACH, BELOVED LOCAL JENNY RA.
JENNY WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST MEXICAN AMERICAN FEMALE ARTIST OF ALL TIMES IN WHAT WAS ESPECIALLY A MALE DOMINATED MUSIC INDUSTRY.
SHE IS A LONG BEACH LOCAL WHO, APART FROM HER MUSIC CAREER, ALSO WAS A BUSINESSWOMAN WHO BEGAN A FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT OTHER WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
JENNY RIVERA PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER, 2012, BUT WE WILL FOREVER BE REMEMBERING HER IN OUR HEARTS AND IN THE HEARTS OF MANY OF OUR LONG BEACH RESIDENTS.
MAY SHE CONTINUE TO REST IN PEACE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INVITE, UM, DISTRICT ONE RESIDENTS AND FRIENDS TO OUR ANNUAL DISTRICT ONE HOLIDAY PARTY, HAPPENING ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, UM, AT 6:30 PM TO 8:00 PM AT THE WESTON HOTEL.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DISTRICT1@LONGBEACH.GOV.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL TO OUR NORTH V NORTHEAST VILLAGE ANNUAL TOY GIVEAWAY ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 16TH, UH, FROM 12 NOON TO 2:00 PM THIS EVENT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT GUM BINDER PARK.FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL DISTRICT1@LONGBEACH.GOV.
I'M ALSO VERY PROUD TO BE SPONSORING OUR ANNUAL WINTER IN WILMORE CELEBRATION.
THIS EVENT WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 2023 FROM 3:00 PM TO 7:00 PM AT OUR BELOVED BENBRIDGE HOUSE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT WILMORE CITY@GMAIL.COM.
THANK YOU AGAIN AND SEE YOU THIS SATURDAY.
I'D LIKE TO, UM, ADJOURN IN, UH, HONOR AND MEMORY OF A, UH, DEAR FRIEND, UH, BROTHER, UH, AN EIGHT DISTRICT RESIDENT WHO WAS VERY DISTINGUISHED AND INVOLVED.
UH, CECIL WAS A, UM, A GREAT, UH, COMMUNITY, UH, LEADER.
SOMEBODY WHO BROUGHT TOGETHER HIS NEIGHBORS, UM, AND, UH, WAS, UH, VERY, VERY, VERY DEDICATED AS A, A LABOR LEADER WITH THE UA LOCAL TWO 50, UH, HE'LL BE GREATLY MISSED, UH, HIS IMPACT, UH, ON THE NORTH LONG BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY IN WHICH HE LIVED, UH, WILL WON'T BE FORGOTTEN.
AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, HONORING HIM AND HIS MEMORY WITH HIS FAMILY, UH, VERY SOON.
UM, UH, TO CECIL'S FAM, TO CECIL AND OUR CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY.
MEGAN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KERR.
UH, THIS WEEKEND I INVITE ALL RESIDENTS TO STOP BY LBCC FROM 12 TO 3:00 PM THE SATURDAY DECEMBER 16TH FOR THE 11TH ANNUAL LOVE IN THE MIRROR TOY GIVEAWAY.
IT'S A FREE EVENT THAT'LL HAVE RESOURCES, MUSIC, AND ACTIVITIES, AND MORE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
I ALSO INVITE YOU TO ATTEND CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17TH AT 11:00 AM IN BIXBY.
NOLES, KIDS AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN AND NEW FRIENDS AND FAMILIES ARE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND, MEET AT THE BACK, LOT OF PIXIE TOYS AT 39 14 ATLANTIC, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE, BRING YOUR HELMET.
AND FINALLY, I ENCOURAGE ALL WHO ARE ABLE TO DONATE TO CAL HEIGHT, CAL HEIGHTS MUSIC'S TOY DRIVE TO BENEFIT MILLER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
YOU CAN BRING A NEW UNWRAPPED TOY OR GIFT TO THE DONATION BIN AT 1240 EAST WARDLOW ROAD AT CAL HEIGHTS MUSIC AND RECEIVE A FREE CAL HEIGHTS STICKER.
SEE YOU OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, FRIENDS.
AND AS WE CLOSE, I'M GONNA WISH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY OLDEST ALINA, UH, WHO'S TURNING NINE YEARS OLD.
HARD TO BELIEVE WHEN I STARTED ON, UH, CITY COUNCIL, I, WE HAD NO KIDS.
UH, SO, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THAT THIS WEEK.
OH, WELL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALINA.
AND, UM, I, I JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ON BEHALF OF
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THE VICE MAYOR WHO'S NOT HERE TONIGHT.SHE'S HAVING AN EVENT ON SATURDAY AT ORAVA PARK.
USED TO BE THE FOURTH DISTRICT, SO I, UH, VOLUNTEERED TO HELP OUT WITH THAT.
AND, UM, IF YOU DON'T, IT'S A SNOW DAY, UM, WITH A LOT OF VENDORS.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE SNOW, UH, ORANGE COUNTY CREDIT UNION'S GONNA BE THERE.
AND YOU GET THESE SPONGY ORANGES, WHICH IS A BIG HIT,
UM, AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO THE FIREFIGHTER, UH, GRADUATION, UM, RIGHT AFTER THAT, YOU CAN HEAD DOWN TO OVA PARK AND THEY'LL BE OPEN TILL 3:00 PM THANK YOU.
UH, COUNCILMAN SUPER NAS THE CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBER, OR AS THE COUNCIL MEMBER, LIKE THE GRANDPA, COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE AREAS YOU GOT REDISTRICTED OUT OF.
HE'S LIKE COVERING A LOT OF TERRITORY OVER HERE,
I KNOW IT WAS A LONG NIGHT, BUT, UH, HAVE A, HAVE A GREAT WEEK.