* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. SPEECH. [00:00:02] ROLL CALL PLEASE. COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS. PRESENT CHAIR ALLEN. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. HERE. COUNCILMAN SUBINA? HERE. COUNCILWOMAN KERR. HERE. COUNCILWOMAN SORROW. COUNCIL MEMBER IVANKA. PRESENT HERE. COUNCILMAN AUSTIN. HERE. VICE CHAIR RICK OTI. HERE. COMMISSIONER TORONTO. WE HAVE A QUORUM. [CALL TO ORDER] THANK YOU. WOULD YOU READ ITEM NUMBER ONE PLEASE? ITEM ONE IS [ROLL CALL] [1. 24-51674 Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, California meeting held Tuesday, December 12, 2023.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, UM, UH, OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. MEETING HELD TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12TH, 2023. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW. OOPS. GIMME ONE SECOND. WHY IS THIS NOT, DO I GO NOW? NO, NO, NO. NOT YET. HOLD ON. UM, GO AHEAD. YOU SHOULD SEE CALM OVERS NOW. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, UM, LET'S GO TO A VOTE. I HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND. LET'S GO. LET'S VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. PERFECT. ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE. ITEM TWO. ITEM TWO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM FOR FY 2023. 2024. JULY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2024 CITYWIDE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW. OKAY. HEARING NONE. [2. 24-51675 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing the Assistant Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director to execute all required documents necessary to accept funding from the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), formerly the Housing and Community Investment Department of Los Angeles (HCIDLA), to continue the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program for FY 2023-2024, July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. (Citywide)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] LOOKING FOR A SECOND. YEAH, I WOULD NEED A SECOND. SO I HAVE MEGAN KERR HAS GOT IT. THAT'S MOVED. UM, CAN WE JUST DO A VERBAL SECOND? YES. KERR SECOND. COUNCILMAN REKA. URANGA SECOND. GOT IT? SURE. RECEIVED. ALL RIGHT, LET'S VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON NON-AG AGENDA. PUBLIC ITEMS. PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW. [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, California on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.] MY NAME IS CYNTHIA . THERE YOU GO. YEAH, I NOW CAN YOU HEAR ME? NOW WE CAN HEAR YOU. SO MY NAME IS CYNTHIA OLIVA AND THIS IS FELICIA RODRIGUEZ AND WE LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO. AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS, UM, THERE IS A DUPLEX RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO WHERE, UM, I OWN A HOME AND RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE SHE RENTS AND IT'S BEEN TAKEN OVER BY, I CALL IT A SQUATTER'S CAMP BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT EVERY DAY. THEY'RE DEALING DRUGS. THERE'S BEEN A SHOOTOUT, THEY HAD A POLICE RAID IN MAY. THEN LATER ON, ONE OF THE PERSONS ONE THAT GOT OUT OF JAIL CAME BACK AND SHOT ANOTHER ONE OF THE, OF THE, UM, SQUATTERS. AND UM, THEY'VE BEEN ALSO LETTING SEWAGE OUT OUT OF THEIR, THE MAIN DRAIN. AND I HAVE CALLED THE CITY FOR THAT AND THEY HAVE BEEN HELPFUL. BUT RIGHT NOW THE ISSUE IS THAT THE OWNER, HE'S NOT DOING ANYTHING. HE IS NOT DOING ANYTHING AND WE JUST NEED, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF LIMITATIONS THE POLICE OFFICERS CAN'T DO, YOU KNOW, TOO MUCH BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO SEE THE DRUG DEAL HAPPENING. I'VE CALLED THE DIFFERENT, UM, HOTLINE, THE INVEST, THE LI UM, WHAT IS IT? THE, [00:05:01] UM, AGENT, UM, DO YOU REMEMBER HIS NAME? HUH? GAL. GAL, YEAH, GAL. HE'S LIKE A DETECTIVE AND HE'S BEEN TRYING TO GET, YOU KNOW, EVIDENCE TO, UH, TO ARREST THE DRUG DEALERS. BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. AND RIGHT NOW IT'S LIKE PEOPLE HAD TO MOVE OUT BECAUSE OF THESE, OF THESE, UM, PEOPLE LIVING THERE. AND IT'S JUST, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE COULD, WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HOLD THE OWNER ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE HE'S NOT DOING ANYTHING. AND I KNOW HE DIDN'T PAY THIS, HIS TAXES, HIS PROPERTY TAXES IN DECEMBER. SO IF YOU GUYS COULD PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO, TO HELP US BECAUSE IT IS AFFECTING THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY'RE SCARED. THERE'S A SCHOOL LESS THAN 500 METERS AWAY AND THERE'S ALREADY BEEN THE TWO SHOOTOUTS, RIGHT, WHERE THEY WERE SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER AND THE KIDS ARE WALKING BY THERE EVERY DAY ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL. THE NEIGHBORS, THE RESIDENTS, AND THEY'RE ALL AFRAID AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING. THERE'S BEEN THREE PEOPLE THAT MOVED OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO THEY, AND THEY WERE RENTERS SO THEY DON'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD TO GO LOOK FOR OTHER HOUSING. SO. WELL THANK YOU FOR COMING, UH, TO COUNSEL. IF YOU STAND RIGHT OVER HERE, UM, AALIYAH KHAN FROM MY OFFICE WILL GET YOUR INFORMATION AND WE'LL STAY IN COMMUNICATION ABOUT THIS. YEAH, AND I HAVE EMAILED AALIYAH AND THE CHIEF OF STAFF TOO. I'VE SPOKEN WITH THEM, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. AS YOU MENTIONED, I AM FEA RODRIGUEZ AND I ONE TENANT WHO LIVES RIGHT BEHIND HIM AND UNFORTUNATELY I'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF CRIMES, RETALIATION FIRES, THEFT, UM, YOU KNOW, I MYSELF, WITH MY CHILDREN, I FEEL ENDANGERED. I'VE BEEN HARASSED SO I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT PAYING RENT OR BILLS AND THEY'RE CONSTANTLY STEALING FROM US OR WALKING THROUGH MY DRIVEWAY, MY HOME AND SEEING WHAT THEY CAN TAKE OR BANKING HITTING WALLS AND MY VEHICLES. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN EMPTY COMPLEX AND THE UNITS AND THEY'RE CONSTANTLY OBSERVING THROUGH THE WINDOW AND OBSERVING US TO SEE IF THEY COULD BREAK IN AS WELL. THE MANAGER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. THEY'RE CONSTANTLY, UM, MAKING SURE THEY DON'T BREAK IN, BUT LIKE I'VE TOLD THEM ONCE THEY MAKE THEMSELVES INSIDE, IT'S GONNA BE REALLY DIFFICULT TO TAKE 'EM OUT. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AND IT'S MAKING ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE WHENEVER I PASS BY THROUGH THERE THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY AND IT'S LIKE GETTING REALLY ANNOYING TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE TO SAY I COULD WANNA TAKE A WALK WHILE I SEE THESE PEOPLE HIGH ON DRUGS SHOOTING UP. THERE'S NEEDLES ALL THE TIME EVERYWHERE, UM, IN THEIR AREA. THERE USED TO BE NEEDLES IN MY AREA TOO, BUT THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT HAS SEALED IT UP SO THEY'RE NOT JUMPING OVER. USUALLY WHEN THE UH, COPS GO, THEY JUMP TO THIS WAY, THEY HIDE IN OUR AREA BUT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S JUST REALLY FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE TO LIVE THERE, LIKE SHE MENTIONED. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IF YOU GUYS COULD HELP AND DO SOMETHING. AND WE HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR THE OWNER, THE ADDRESS, THE PHONE NUMBER. WE TRY REACHING OUT TO HIM, BUT HE DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. SO HOPEFULLY, UM, YOU CAN DO SOMETHING MORE ABOUT THE SITUATION. WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING TO COUNSEL TODAY. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. VERY HAVING ME. ALRIGHT, SO THIS CONCLUDES A PUBLIC COMMENT AND UM, I, UH, DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED. AND NOW WE WILL HEAD OVER TO STATE OF THE CITY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.