* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS. PRESENT VICE MAYOR ALLEN. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. HERE. COUNCILMAN SUBINA? HERE. COUNCILWOMAN KERR. PRESENT COUNCILWOMAN SORROW. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER [CALL TO ORDER] ORANGA. COUNCILMAN AUSTIN? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RICK [ROLL CALL] SODI. HERE. MAYOR RICHARDSON. I AM HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. GREAT. THANK YOU. UH, LET'S GET STARTED WITH THE PLEDGE AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE LED BY OUR VICE MAYOR CINDY ACT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, YESTERDAY WAS MLK DAY, AND THIS PAST WEEK WE CELEBRATED, UM, MLK AT OUR ANNUAL PARADE AND FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY. DR. KING WAS A TRANSFORMATION FIGURE WHO MADE OUR COUNTRY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. HE EMPHASIZED COMMUNITY VALUES AND STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] COMPASSION AND LOVE HERE IN LONG BEACH. WE RESPECT THESE VALUES AND I'D LIKE TO HOLD THIS MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF HIS LEGACY AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NATION. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE STAND AND FACE THE FLAG I TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WITHSTANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. WELL, TODAY WE HAVE A FULL CITY COUNCIL. ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE HERE. WE, UH, WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS. ONE IS ON OUR PEACE, THE ANNUAL PEACEMAKER AWARDS, AND THEN WE HAVE A PET ADOPTION. THEN WE'LL, UH, HANDLE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WE THEN WILL TAKE ON THE COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS FROM THERE, WE HAVE [CEREMONIALS AND PRESENTATIONS] THREE HEARINGS, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA. SO LET'S GET STARTED. I WANT TO HAND IT OVER TO COUNCILWOMAN SORROW FOR THE MLK PEACEMAKER AWARDS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE ARE ALSO GONNA BE HONORING NOT ONLY THE PEACEMAKER, BUT ALSO AS WELL AS OUR PARADE GRAND MARSHALL. SO WE HAD AN AMAZING SUNNY AND DRY DAY SATURDAY TO CELEBRATE, UM, OUR ANNUAL MLK PARADE AND FESTIVAL. AND IT'S, IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY, UM, WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO HONOR OUR, UM, CIVIL RIGHTS ICON. AND I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU KNOW AND HAVE HEARD ABOUT, UM, WHAT HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED. SO I'M GONNA GO RIGHT INTO THAT. YOU [ DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PEACE MAKER AWARDS AND PARADE GRAND MARSHALS PRESENTATION] KNOW, HE HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE, UM, YOU KNOW, COMPLETELY IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT, UH, WE PUSH FORWARD WITH EQUITY, JUSTICE, AND FREEDOM. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PEACEMAKER AWARD IS ABOUT. IT'S A TRADITION THAT I, I'M CONTINUING, UM, FOR THE SIXTH DISTRICT IN HIS LEGACY TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF EQUALITY AND INCLUSION AND JUSTICE. AND THAT IS WHAT OUR PEACEMAKER HAVE DONE. I'M HONORED TO PRESENT OUR AWARD HONOREES THIS EVENING, AND THE FIRST PEACEMAKER IS KEITH LILLY. I DON'T KNOW WHO DON'T KNOW MR. KEITH LILLY, BUT HE IS THE FOUNDER OF DEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERS AND ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES MENTORING PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP YOUNG PEOPLE INTO PRODUCTIVE CONTRIBUTORS WITHIN SOCIETY. MR. KEITH LILLY, IF YOU COULD STAND UP AS I'M READING YOUR BIO. UM, KEITH IS AN OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY IN LONG BEACH AND HAS RECEIVED AWARDS FROM THE NAACP CITY OF LONG BEACH, N 55 ENTERTAINMENT. AND IF, UM, OUR NEXT AWARD HE CAN STAND UP, WHICH IS, UH, KAREN . AND, UM, IF YOU CAN SIT DOWN AFTERWARDS, I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO STAND. MR. KEITH LILY. UM, KAREN IS A PRESIDENT OF THE LONG BEACH PANTHER, THE GRAY PANTHERS GROUP, A CHAPTER OF THE NATIONWIDE NONPROFIT THAT EDUCATES AND ADVOCATE FOR OLDER ADULTS. SHE'S FOUNDED NONPROFIT CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF LONG BEACH, WHERE SHE'S ASSISTED IN CREATING OVER 16 NONPROFIT. SHE'S BEEN REAPPOINTED TO THE LA COUNTY COMMISSION FOR AGING FOR A TWO YEAR TERM IN 2003. THANK YOU. UM, KAREN, OUR NEXT SORORITY IS TITO RODRIGUEZ, ALSO KNOWN AS HOOD SANTA, AND HE IS THE FOUNDER OF LOCAL HEARTS FOUNDATION, A NONPROFIT DEDICATING TO HELPING LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN LONG BEACH AND THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION, HIS NONPROFIT HAS PROVIDED THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN LONG BEACH AND THE LOS ANGELES AREA WITH GIFTS, CLOTHING, AND FOOD. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, TITO. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR FOURTH HONOREE IS SUSAN NIAM. SHE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNITED CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY. SHE'S COMMITTED TO EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY IN LONG BEACH, [00:05:01] AND CONNECTING WITH OUR BROADER, UH, LONG BEACH COMMUNITY AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF MIDTOWN BUSINESS AND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, AND IS ALSO A COMMISSION OF THE MEMBER OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH HOMELESS SERVICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, SUSANNA. SO THAT IS OUR SET PEACEMAKER. UM, NEXT I ACT, I WANNA MAKE SURE TO PRESENT, I KNOW THAT WE SEEN THEM IN THE PARADE, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HONOR THEM HERE IN COUNCIL IN OUR CITY HALL. UM, YOU KNOW, THE GRAND MARSHALS WERE SELECTED BASED ON THIS YEAR'S THEME OF UNITY IN DIVERSITY. I THINK WE'VE SEEN HOW AND HAVE TALKED ABOUT HOW DIVERSE OUR CITY IS, BUT WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT IS THAT, UH, WE HAVE UNITY ACROSS OUR DIVERSITY. AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN EVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT IT'S JUST HAPPENED ON ITS OWN. IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK, WHICH INCLUDED, UM, LEADER, UH, WHICH WERE, UM, DONE BY OUR GRAND MARSHAL. AND THIS CARRIED THEMES, UH, THIS MESSAGE, UH, DESPITE OUR DIVE DIVERSE FAITH AND ETHNICITY THAT WE ALL SHARE IN COMMON, OUR VALUES FOR EQUITY, PEACE, AND JUSTICE. AND I'M PROUD THAT EACH OF OUR GRAND MARSHALS CARRIED THIS MESSAGE ON. THE FIRST GRAND MARSHAL IS OUR COUNCIL MEMBER AL AUSTIN II, WHO HAS BEEN LONGEST SERVING LONG BEACH, GREAT EIGHTH DISTRICT SINCE 2012, MAKING HIM THE LONGEST SERVING COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE CITY. HIS RECORD OF SERVICE REFLECTS A COMMITMENT TO CREATING JOBS, IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE, NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES, ALSO WHILE FOSTERING CULTURAL ENRICHMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WELL, I KNOW HE STILL HAS THIS YEAR TO WRAP UP, BUT I THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO MAKE SURE WE HONOR YOU. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER AUSTIN IN, UH, LIGHT OF CO, UM, DR. KING'S LEGACY. OUR NEXT, UH, AWARDEE IS CHAN AND MARK HOBSON. UM, IF YOU'LL BOTH STAND UP. THEY'RE THE CO-FOUNDERS OF THE KAMAI PARENT ASSOCIATION AND CHAN SERVE AS ITS VOLUNTEER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SINCE 1995. SHE HAS ESTABLISHED NUMEROUS EVENTS, FORMS, TRAININGS IN LONG BEACH, DEALING WITH HEALTH INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNICATION AND EMPLOYMENT ISSUE IN THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY. CONGRATULATIONS, UM, MR. CHEN AND MARK HOBSON. OUR NEXT, UH, GRAND MARSHALL IS MS. TANYA MARTIN, IF YOU'LL STAND, I ALSO SOMEBODY THAT I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS BECAUSE SHE HAS TOUCHED, UM, THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT WORK THAT SHE'S DONE. SHE IS CURRENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF LONG BEACH PRIDE, WHO HAS VOLUNTEERED AND WORKED IN AREAS INCLUSIVE TO THE EMPOWERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY, YOUTH, GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, RACIAL AND, AND EQUALITY ADVOCACY. SHE WAS HONORED IN 2022 AS AN INDUCTEE INTO THE HARVEY MILK PROMENADE PARK EQUALITY PLAZA FOR HER ADVOCACY OF L-G-B-T-Q RIGHTS AND ISSUE. AND SHE'S ALSO A PUBLIC SERVANT WORKING FOR THE STATE OF THE CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER RICARDO LAURA. CONGRATULATIONS, MS. MARTIN. AND OUR LAST GRAND MARSH SHOW IS MS. GDA SUAREZ. YES, GDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LONG BEACH ARTS COUNCIL AND SERVES ON THE CITY'S LONG BEACH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, SHE HAS CREATED PROGRAMMING, TRAINING DEDICATED TO TRANS FACILITATING TRANSFORMATION AND CREATING AGENCIES FOR HER COMMUNITIES, AND IS ALSO AN EDUCATOR AT THE CAL STATE LONG BEACH AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS, MS. JUAREZ. THERE YOU HAVE IT. THIS IS OUR 2024 PEACEMAKER AND GRANT MARSHALL. AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM ALL A CHANCE TO JUST TAKE A MINUTE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. UM, WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER AUSTIN, SINCE YOU'RE AT THE DOTS HERE. UM, AND THEN IF YOU WILL, LINE UP AND JUST SAY A FEW WORDS. WELL, THANK YOU. UH, DR. SORO SORO, EXCUSE ME, AND, UH, THE 2024 PARADE COMMITTEE FOR SELECTING ME TO BE A GRAND MARSHALL IN THE MLK PARADE THIS YEAR IN CELEBRATION. I WAS TRULY HONORED FOR THE RECOGNITION, UM, DR. KING AND IS NO DOUBT A GREAT AMERICAN HERO, UH, WHOSE WORK AND TEACHINGS, UH, HAVE HAD AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON OUR COUNTRY THAT HAS BEEN FELT FOR GENERATIONS AS WE CONTINUE TO EVEN THRIVE TOWARD HIS STRIFE, TOWARD HIS DREAM. UH, WHEN I THINK ABOUT LONG BEACH TODAY, I BELIEVE THAT DR. KING WOULD BE, UH, VERY PROUD OF THE CITY THAT WE ARE TODAY. LOOKING AMONGST THIS CROWD, WE SEE GREAT DIVERSITY, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE SEE GREAT DIVERSITY, UM, AND, UH, A CITY THAT IS THRIVING TO BE, UH, INCLUSIVE AND A MORE EQUITABLE PLACE TO, TO LIVE AND WORK, UH, THE CITY. A CITY THAT IS VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT EXTENDING OPPORTUNITIES. A CITY THAT IS ON RECORD DENOUNCING HATE AND VIOLENCE, AND ONE THAT IS STANDING UP AND HAS THE COURAGE [00:10:01] TO STAND UP, UH, FOR HUMANITY. UH, I'M HONORED TO SERVE HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND TO BE, UH, RECOGNIZED THIS YEAR AS GRAND MARSHALL AS WE DOC HONOR, UM, THE GREAT REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR THE HONOR. WONDERFUL. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER AUSTIN. UM, LET'S BEGIN WITH OUR FIRST SPEAKER. UH, YOUR HONOR. GOD FIRST, UH, GIVING THE PRAISE. UH, I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THIS, UH, MY BROTHER MIKE, AND MY MOM AND MY BROTHER RON, MY BROTHER CHRIS HERE. WE'RE A FAMILY RAISED ON THE WEST SIDE AND WE WAS TAUGHT TO LOVE EVERYBODY EQUALLY AS MS. ALLEN, WE WOULD SAY WHEN SHE COME TO SCHOOL AT STEVENS. I USED TO TORTURE HIM AT LUNCHTIME AND MAKE HIM LAUGH AND GIGGLE. I USED TO, I ALWAYS LOVED KIDS. I ALWAYS LOVED MY COMMUNITY. 'CAUSE MY BROTHERS USED TO SAY, MIKE, HE SAID, THIS IS THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD. AND HE WAS RIGHT. YOU CAN BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE, BUT WE HAVE TO FIGHT TOGETHER TO MAKE IT WHAT IT IS. AND I APPRECIATE THIS AWARD BECAUSE SOME OF THE WEST SIDE GUYS AND SOME OF THE CENTRAL AND JAY TOWN WHERE MY BROTHER WORKED AT, WE THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOUR EFFORTS INTO BUILDING THEM COMMUNITIES UP BECAUSE WE NEED YOUR HELP. WE DON'T HAVE WHAT THEY HAVE AT THE SHORE, BUT WE DO HAVE YOU TO HELP US BUILD, UH, THINGS THAT WE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I APPRECIATE YOU THAT YOU LOOK AT THE WEST SIDE, CENTRAL AND J TOWN BECAUSE IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. LILLY. THANK YOU GUYS. MY NAME'S TITO RODRIGUEZ. I'M KNOWN AS THE ANA. THANK YOU SOLI COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR, UH, THE AWARD. I APPRECIATE IT. UH, BUT YOU KNOW, IT, THIS IS TIME FOR ME TO, UH, GIVE MY FAMILY FLOWERS, OKAY? FOR ME PERSONALLY, MY WIFE OR MY DAUGHTER, MY GRANDDAUGHTER, MY SON, MY SISTERS, MY BROTHER. UH, THEY INSTILLED TO BE GOOD. TREAT EVERYBODY FAIR IN ME SINCE I WAS A KID, SINCE I WAS A BREAK DANCER IN LONG BEACH AND A SKATEBOARDER AND SO ON. UH, THEY PUT THAT IN MY HEART SINCE I WAS A KID. BE FAIR. GIVE EVERYBODY THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. TREAT EVERYBODY THE SAME. LOOK AT EVERYBODY IN THE EYES, GIVE EVERYBODY A FAIR SHOT. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY, UH, UH, AND GOD, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WITHOUT THAT IN MY LIFE, I'D BE A MESS. UH, SO THANK YOU GUYS. I'M VERY THANKFUL, UH, TO BE HONORED AND JUST BE A QUARTER OF THE MAN. MLK WAS RIGHT, UH, IS A, IS A GREAT, UH, THING FOR ME. SO THANK YOU GUYS. AND, UH, LET'S GO. LONG BEACH, RIGHT? CONGRATULATIONS. I'M ALWAYS GOING BE A SERVANT TO BEACH. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. SO THANK YOU GUYS. OKAY. THANK YOU DR. SEALEY CERRO FOR THIS GREAT HONOR. IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME BECAUSE I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CENTRAL LONG BEACH IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT. AND SO THIS IS VERY MEANINGFUL FOR ME. UM, JUST LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY AND MY HUSBAND FOR KEEPING ME GROUNDED AND HUMBLE IN THIS WORK. I ALSO LIKE TO THANK UNITED CAMBODIA COMMUNITY AND THE BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE PART OF IT, UM, BECAUSE OF GIVING ME THIS PLATFORM TO BE ABLE TO, UH, SHARE LOVE AND, UM, BUILD EQUITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. AND I ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE BLACK COMMUNITY, AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINX COMMUNITY FOR THE ALLYSHIP AND THE PARTNERSHIPS TO REALLY, UH, BRING ABOUT EQUITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND FOR THIS HONOR. CONGRATULATIONS MS. IAN. AS THE LONG BEACH GREAT PANTHERS GET READY TO CELEBRATE THEIR 50TH YEAR OF SERVICE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. I AM SO HONORED TO BE PART OF THIS AMAZING GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, MANY WHO HAVE SERVED TO MENTOR ME AND, UH, WITH THE STATE OF THE CITY THAT'S PUT THE YOUTH AND THE AGE TOGETHER AND WORK TO IMPLEMENT ALL THOSE EXCITING PLANS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR AND BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. CONGRATULATIONS MS. . AND THAT WAS OUR 2024 PEACEMAKER, AWARDEE THAT SPOKE. AND NOW WE'LL HAVE OUR GRAND MARSHALL TO SPEAK. MAYOR RICK RICHARDSON, UH, CITY COUNCIL, UM, VICE MAYOR, CINDY ISLAND, AND ALL THE MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL TODAY IS, IS A VERY, UH, PRIVILEGE, A GREATNESS HONOR THAT I WAS MARK AND I BECOME A GRAND MARSHAL OF THE MAN WHO WAS MY ICON AND MY ROLE MODEL WHO INSPIRED ME SINCE I WAS A TEENAGER IN THE CAPITAL OF PLUMING CAMBODIA ACROSS THE NATION THOUSAND MILES AWAY FROM THE UNITED STATES. AND I'M HERE IN FRONT OF YOU IN AMERICA IN LONG BEACH TO KNOW HIM, EVEN THOUGH I NEVER MET HIM, BUT I KNOW HIM. I THINK THAT [00:15:01] HE LIVE WITH ME AND INSPIRE ME, STRENGTHEN ME, AND GUIDE ME TO BE THE PERSON THAT I FOLLOW. THE FAMOUS THREE WORD. I HAD HER DREAM AND MADE THE DREAM OF EVERYBODY COME TRUE, ESPECIALLY MY OWN DREAM COME TRUE THAT I BECOME SUCCESSFUL AS A REFUGEE IN THE CITY. ALONG WEEKS IN 1980. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT ALL THE STRENGTH, ALL THE ACTIVITY, ALL THE SACRIFICE THAT HE HAVE INSPIRE ME AND TOOK ME TO THE CORE OF WHEN HE LOST HIS LIFE IN 1968. HOWEVER, THAT I HAVE THE DREAM, STAY IN ME AND TELL ME THAT I MUST HAVE THAT DREAM AND I MUST WORK TO FOLLOW HIS FOOTSTEP TO MAKE THE DREAM ALIVE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION TO COME. AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE IT TO MARK THAT HE WAS BORN HERE AND HE LIVE HERE, THAT HE KNOW ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRIVILEGE. CONGRATULATIONS. WELL, JUST A PART THAT YOU DIDN'T READ, UH, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT KING, HE WAS A LEADING FORCE IN THE MOVEMENT AGAINST SOCIAL INJUSTICE. BUT YOU CAN'T FORGET THAT IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE SOCIAL CHANGE. AND ESPECIALLY, YOU CAN'T FORGET, LIKE CORETTA SCOTT KING AND ALL THE OTHER WOMEN WHO MARCHED AND ORGANIZED SO THAT THE MOVEMENT WOULD GO FORWARD WITH PURPOSE. 'CAUSE THERE'S, LIKE THEY SAY, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD. IT TAKES A WHOLE COUNTRY TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THE SOCIETY. AND JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. SO YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. UH, MISS AND MR. MARK, UH, CHAN AND MARK HOON. OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD EVENING. UM, I WANNA THANK YOU DR. SORROW, FOR THIS GREAT HONOR. UM, I WAS VERY TOUCHED WHEN YOU CALLED ME. UM, I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOUR TEAM AND THE CITY FOR PUTTING ON A WONDERFUL PARADE AND FESTIVAL. UM, IT WAS JUST REALLY GREAT TO BE IN THAT SPACE AND THE COMMUNITY. UM, EVERY SEMESTER I AT LONG BEACH STATE TEACH IN CHICANO AND LATINO STUDIES. AND ONE OF, UM, THERE'S A FEW SETS OF ESSAYS I START EVERY SEMESTER WITH. AND ONE OF THEM IS, UM, THE ESSAY SPEECH BY DR. KING THE OTHER AMERICA. IT IS A REQUIRED READING IN MY CLASS. AND ONE OF THE REASONS BEING IS THAT WITHIN THIS ESSAY, WITHIN THIS SPEECH, HE, UM, COMPARES AND CONTRASTS THAT AMERICA, THAT LIVES IN SUNLIGHT OF OPPORTUNITY AND THE AMERICA THAT LIVES IN DESPAIR AND IN STRUGGLE. AND THROUGH THESE, THROUGH HIS WORDS, THROUGH HIS SPEECH, THROUGH HIS WRITING, UM, WE THEN GO ON TO TALK ABOUT, UM, THE POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN. WE TALK ABOUT, UM, ORGANIZERS LIKE BAYARD RESTON AND HOW THEY USED CULTURE AND PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS TO ALSO MOVE THE MOVEMENT FORWARD. AND SO IF I COULD CONTINUE DOING THAT WORK, EVEN FOR, UM, A SHORT TIME OF MY LIFETIME, 1% OF HIS WORK, UM, I'M SO HONORED AND I REALLY THANK YOU. UM, AND I WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL, UH, YEAR OF EQUITY AND TRANSFORMATION. CONGRATULATIONS MS. WAREZ AND OUR LAST SPEAKER. WELL, SINCE YOU JUST GAVE ME A MINUTE, , I DEFINITELY WANTED TO THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, DR. SULI SORO FOR THIS WONDERFUL AWARD. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE WORKED ON, UH, PARADE FOR MANY YEARS, AND I MUST SAY EVERY YEAR I'M JUST SO FULL OF LOVE AFTER I LEAVE. IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE. UH, I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOUR STAFF. YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB. SO VERY PROUD. AND, UH, SOMEONE ELSE I'D LIKE TO THANK OF COURSE, UM, WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU GUYS ACCEPTING ME. AND, UH, THE DIVERSITY THAT'S HERE IN LONG BEACH. AND THAT'S MY WIFE, ANGIE MARTIN. THANK YOU. UH, BEING FROM ALABAMA, I'M GONNA AGE MYSELF. UH, I WAS BORN TWO YEARS BEFORE MARTIN LUTHER KING HIT THE STREETS, UH, IN ALABAMA. SO, UM, WE WERE RAISED AROUND A, UM, A DIFFERENT CLIMATE, UH, ONE THAT WAS FULL OF HATE AND, UH, DESTRUCTION, CHAOS. UH, BUT IT NEVER FELT RIGHT IN MY HEART AS A CHILD SEEING THIS. IT WAS, IT WAS DIFFICULT, IT WAS TRAUMATIC, BUT I KNEW WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT HE WAS A GREAT MAN. AND MY, UM, MY GRANDMA TOOK ME ONE TIME TO SEE HIM IN BIRMINGHAM. [00:20:01] AND, UH, SHE WAS, SHE WAS QUITE THE FIGHTER. AND, UH, IT WAS JUST AMAZING SEEING ALL THE PEOPLE AND ALL THE, THE ENERGY THAT HE EXUDED FROM HIS BODY. AND HE DIDN'T HAVE TO SPEAK, HE JUST SHOWED UP. HE JUST TOOK OVER THE ROOM. AND I WAS JUST A LITTLE KID AT THE TIME. BUT I NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH HE WOULD AFFECT ME AS I GREW UP AND THE MORALS THAT HE TAUGHT ME. AND SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS AWARD. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, SO I DID WANNA THANK MY STAFF. THEY DID AMAZING JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ANNIE, JASMINE, AND MALIKA AND, UH, FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. AND I WANNA ASK ALL OF THE GRAND MARSHALS AND THE PEACEMAKER AWARD YOU TO COME UP AND ACCEPT YOUR AWARD. IT'S GONNA BE PASSED OUT AND IF FOR ALL OF US TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH THEM AS WELL. ALRIGHT. AND LET'S HEAR IT FOR COUNCILWOMAN SORROW ON A GREAT, UH, PARADE AND FESTIVAL, AND CONTINUE THIS LONGSTANDING TRADITION. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL JOIN YOU DOWN THERE. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. WAS HERE ONE MORE TIME FOR ALL THE HONOREES. CONGRATULATIONS. I'M SORRY. I HERE TO MENTION ZOE COULD BE THE LAWYERS. OKAY, WE NOW SET UP FOR THE PET ADOPTIONS. [ ACS PET ADOPTION] I THINK WE HAVE PET ADOPTION SCHEDULED. THERE'S A PUPPY BACK THERE. SO FOR SOME REASON THERE'S A DOG BACKSTAGE. CAN I JUST QUICKLY DO A SHOUT OUT FOR THE, IT'S REALLY CUTE, SUPERVISOR, TOO LATE, I FORGOT TO MENTION THESE. I ALSO WANNA JUST MAKE SURE TO THANK, UH, SUPERVISOR HANH, CONGRESS, MEMBER GARCIA, CONGRESSWOMAN BARON, AND SENATOR GONZALEZ FOR PROVIDING CERTIFICATES TO THE GRAND MARSHALS, AS WELL AS THE PEACEMAKER AWARDEE. THANK YOU. OKAY. I KNEW THAT DOG WAS BACK THERE SOMEWHERE. OKAY, LET'S, UH, LET'S NOW WELCOME LONG BEACH ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. HELLO, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. UH, MY NAME IS REVA AND WE HAVE OUR VOLUNTEER PATTY MI AND, UM, WE ARE PLEASED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO, UH, SINCLAIR. UM, HE CAME IN A MONTH AGO. UM, HE IS A SIBERIAN HUSKY. HE'S TWO YEARS OLD, VERY LOVABLE, SWEET, A LITTLE SHY, BUT ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW HIM, HE'LL, HE'LL LOVE YOU [00:25:01] JUST AS MUCH AS AS ANYBODY ELSE. UM, HE'S VERY FRIENDLY WITH DOGS. UM, AND TODAY HE KNEW THAT HE WAS, IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT DAY. SO THAT'S WHY HE HAS HIS BLUE TIE TO MATCH HIS BLUE EYES. UM, AND WE ARE HOPING THAT HE'LL GET ADOPTED, UM, AND HOPE TO, UM, UH, CONTINUE OUR 100% ADOPTION RATE RECORD. UH, SO WE DO HAVE SOME, UM, WE HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP. IT IS OUR PET SUPPLIES PLUS PET ADOPTION EVENT. UM, WE PARTNER WITH PET SUPPLIES PLUS EVERY MONTH TO HOLD A, AN ADOPTION, UM, ADOPTION EVENT EVERY, UM, THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH FROM 11 TO 2:00 PM. UM, SO WE WILL HAVE AN ADOPTION WAGON FOR POTENTIAL ADOPTERS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME OF THE ANIMALS, UM, ASK THEM QUESTIONS AND ALSO FILL OUT AN ADOPTION FORM. WE ALSO HAVE, OH, , HE'S GOING HIS OWN WAY. YEAH, , UH, WE HAVE OUR, ALSO WE HAVE OUR LOW COST VACCINE CLINIC. WE ALL KNOW THAT VACCINES ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR FURRY FRIENDS, UM, AT THE SHELTER. UM, THEY PROTECT, UM, UM, OUR ANIMALS' HEALTH AND THEY PREVENT ANY ILLNESSES, UM, COMING AS WELL. UM, SO WE DO HAVE ONE, UM, IT IS ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2024 FROM 12 TO 3:00 PM LOCATED AT LONG BEACH ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. UM, SO, AND THAT IS ALSO A MICROCHIP CLINIC. AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE OUR BOB LONG MEMORIAL MUTT RUN, UH, 5K AND ONE K. SO THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO LONG BEACH ANIMAL CARE. UM, YOU CAN RUN WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR DOG, UM, ON THIS BEAUTIFUL BEACHFRONT COURSE. UM, IT IS LOCATED AT, UM, CLAREMONT, UH, RAMP. PATTY, CAN YOU GO? ? ALRIGHT. OH, . SO, SO FOLKS, SINCLAIR, HE, YOU KNOW, HE WAS A LITTLE SHY, BUT WHEN I WALKED HIM, UH, BY, UH, THE NEW, UH, COMMISSION ON WOMEN AND GIRLS, HE OPENED RIGHT UP. UM, AND SINCLAIR, HE, HE'S A NICE GUY. HE'S WHAT, TWO YEARS OLD? TWO YEARS, TWO YEARS OLD. HE'S STILL A PUPPY, RIGHT? OR TEENAGER, RIGHT. YOUNG GUY. UH, HE GOT HIS FUR ALL OVER MY SUIT. THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WE EXPECT THIS. AND I TOOK A LITTLE EXTRA CLARITIN, YOU KNOW, SO I, I'LL BE GOOD. BUT WE'RE STARTING OFF THE NEW YEAR, RIGHT? EVERY ANIMAL THAT WE BROUGHT IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS PRESENTATION LAST YEAR, BECAUSE LAST YEAR WE BROUGHT BACK THE CITY COUNCIL PET ADOPTION. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN ADOPTED. AND WE WANNA START OFF THE NEW YEAR, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT SINCLAIR HAS A HOME. HE'S A NICE PUPPY. HE'S TWO YEARS OLD, AND I THINK HIS FAMILY MIGHT BE IN, IN THE ROOM TONIGHT, . SO, UH, SO HELP US KEEP OUR STELLAR RECORD HERE AT CITY COUNCIL. UH, WE HAVE, UH, SINCLAIR, BUT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ANIMALS AT OUR ANIMAL SHELTER. SO LET'S START OFF FOR YOU. NEW YEAR, RIGHT? THINK ABOUT, UH, IF YOU HAVE ROOM, UH, FOR A NEW FAMILY MEMBER. SO THANKS A LOT. LET'S HEAR IT AGAIN FOR LONG BEACH ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. THANK YOU. UM, AND THEN OUR LAST EVENT IS OUR BOB LONG MEMORIAL MUTT RUN. UM, AND WE'LL HAVE PET ADOPTIONS AT THE FINISH LINE AS WELL. SO ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOUR COMPASSION SAVES LIVES, YOU CAN FOSTER, UM, AN ANIMAL IF YOU'D LIKE. YOU CAN ADOPT, UM, SINCLAIR OR ANY OF OUR OTHER ANIMALS. UM, YOU CAN DONATE ANY YOUR TIME OR ANY AMOUNT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE, OR YOU CAN VOLUNTEER, UM, BECOME A VOLUNTEER LIKE PATTY HERE. YOU CAN WALK THE DOGS, UM, PET THE ANIMALS, UM, ENRICH THEIR LIVES WHILE THEY'RE AT THE SHELTER. SO, UM, YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SERVICES AND OUR PROGRAMS@LONGBEACH.GOV SLASH ACS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET INTO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. UH, LET'S TAKE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, PLEASE. OH, OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT? [CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 13.)] SEEING NONE, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. CATCH WHAT IS MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. LET'S HEAR. ITEM 17, PLEASE. ITEM 17, COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR RICHARDSON. RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND APPROVED COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SO, UH, THIS EVENING WE'RE [00:30:01] GOING TO, UM, CONSIDER, UH, 11 NOMINEES TO THE NEW COMMISSION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. THIS COMMISSION WAS ESTABLISHED, UH, BACK IN AUGUST AS LONG BEACH'S FIRST COMMISSION ON WOMEN AND GIRLS. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS NEW COMMISSION IS TO ADVISE THE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL AND OUR CITY STAFF ON CRITICAL EFFORTS TO ADVANCE GENDER [17. 24-51757 Recommendation to receive and approve Commission appointments and reappointments for Non-Charter Commissions.       Office or Department: Rex Richardson, Mayor         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] EQUITY. I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK VICE MAYOR ALLEN FOR HER INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP ON THIS EFFORT. UH, THE ENTIRE LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL AND COUNCIL MEMBER, RENEE SIMON, WHO WE'VE HEARD THIS STORY, UH, AND WE TOLD THIS STORY AGAIN AT THE STATE OF THE CITY ON TUESDAY. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SIMON WAS THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE A MOTION TO FORM A COMMISSION, A WOMEN'S COMMISSION, BACK IN 1975, WHEN SHE WAS THE ONLY WOMAN SERVING ON CITY COUNCIL. VERY DIFFERENT THAN TODAY, WHERE WE HAVE MORE WOMEN ON OUR CITY COUNCIL THAN ANY TIME IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY. AND AT THAT TIME, HER MOTION FAILED TO GET A SECOND FROM HER EIGHT MALE COLLEAGUES. UH, SO WE ARE IN A VERY DIFFERENT DAY. AND SO WE ARE PROUD OF THIS, UH, GROUP OF QUALIFIED AND MO MOTIVATED COMMISSIONERS OR NOMINEES RATHER. I'M GONNA TAKE A MOMENT AND INTRODUCE THEM SINCE WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE FULL TIME TO GO, YOU KNOW, FULLY INTRODUCE THEM AT THE STATE OF THE CITY. WE HAD TO GET THAT SPEECH DOWN. SO, UH, FIRST REPRESENTING DISTRICT ONE, ZOE NICHOLSON, EQUALITY, EQUALITY, ACTIVIST, AUTHOR, ARTIST, AND SPEAKER. ZOE HAS SPENT DECADES PASSIONATELY SERVING, UH, CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE, LABOR, L-G-B-T-Q, FEMINISM AND EQUALITY. SHE APPEARED IN THE 2022 DOCUMENTARY, STILL WORKING NINE TO FIVE IN THE 2019 PBS SERIES. WE'LL MEET AGAIN WITH ANN CURRY IN 2022. SHE WAS GIVEN THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN'S LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. SO IT'S HERE FOR NOMINEE ZOE NICHOLSON, DISTRICT ONE. NEXT WE HAVE, AND ZOE IS HERE WITH US. NEXT WE HAVE ALICE ETTE. UH, ALICE IS REPRESENTING THE SECOND COUNCIL DISTRICT, UH, THE SECOND DISTRICT ON THE COMMISSION. UH, SHE'S A THERAPIST, A TRAINER, A CONSULTANT, EXPERT, AND EXPERT WITNESS OF MUCH OF HER HARD WORK WITH WOMEN AND GIRLS EMPOWERMENT, AS WELL AS ENDING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE. SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AT THE WOMEN'S SHELTER OF LONG BEACH IN 1978. SHE'S LECTURED AND TAUGHT AT UNIVERSITIES ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES. AND SHE SERVED ON THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION FOR THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND ON THE ALUMNI COUNCIL FOR CAL STATE LONG BEACH. SO LET'S HEAR IT FOR ALICE. NEXT IN COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE, WE HAVE SAMANTHA MELLINGER. SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS AN EXECUTIVE AT THE LONG BEACH COM. UH, MEET LONG BEACH AND VISIT LONG BEACH. UM, SHE'S A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH. GREW UP IN LONG BEACH SCHOOLS, OBTAINED HER MFA AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH, AND HAS COVERED THE CITY'S INDUSTRIES AS A JOURNALIST AND AS EDITOR OF THE LONG BEACH BUSINESS JOURNAL, SHE BELIEVES THAT THIS COMMISSION CAN LEAD THE WAY TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES AND CREATE POLICIES AND PARTNERSHIPS TO BETTER EDUCATE LOCAL WOMEN AND GIRLS ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM HERE IN LONG BEACH, AND CREATE A FUTURE WHERE WOMEN ARE MORE REPRESENTED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY. LET'S HEAR FOR SAMANTHA MELLINGER. NEXT WE HAVE JEN ALLEN HARPER, WHO IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. UH, JEN BELIEVES THE RIGHTS, NEEDS AND VALUES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS HAVE BEEN A FOCUS OF HER 2222 PLUS YEAR NON-PRO 22 PLUS YEAR NON-PROFIT CAREER. SHE'S A BILINGUAL ENGLISH AND SPANISH SPEAKER. SHE BEGAN HER PROFESSIONAL CO CAREER WORKING AT WOMEN'S RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN MEXICO CITY, PROMOTING THE PRODUCTIVE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN. L GT LGBTQ PLUS IDENTIFIED YOUNG WOMEN. SHE NOW SERVES AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LONG BEACH DAY NURSERY, ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTERS IN LONG BEACH WITH A STAFF MADE UP OF 97% WOMEN AND 80% PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND WILL SERVE 80%, UH, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, MANY OF WHICH ARE S ARE SINGLE MOMS. AND SHE FEELS CARING FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE THE CENTER OF HER CORE VALUES AS A LEADER. LET'S HEAR IT FOR JEN. NEXT IS VANESSA MOSQUEDA IN THE FIFTH COUNCIL DISTRICT. UH, VANESSA IS AN EDUCATOR IN LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, CURRENTLY WORKING AT CAESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY, WHERE SHE SERVED AS A KINDERGARTEN DUAL IMMERSION TEACHER AND NOW LITERARY LITERACY SITE LEAD AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, A GRADUATE OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN WOMEN'S STUDIES AT CAL STATE DOM HILLS GO TOROS AND EARNED HER MASTER'S IN EDUCATION, TEACH TEACHING CREDENTIAL AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH, GO BEACH, AND WENT TO SCHOOL AND RECENTLY RECEIVED HER MASTER'S IN EDUCATION FROM UCLA. SHE BELIEVES IT'S IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT GROUPS THAT ARE CONTINUALLY BEING MARGINALIZED. SHE PERSONALLY BENEFITED FROM REPRODUCTIVE CARE AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR LONG BEACH, UH, HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND SHE'S PSYCH EXCITED TO GIVE BACK TO THE CITY AS INVESTED SO MUCH INTO HER. UH, NEXT IS MALIKA LASSETER, WHO'S HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. MALIKA IS IN THE SIXTH COUNCIL DISTRICT. SHE'S A PROGRAM ASSISTANT INTERN IN THE OFFICE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT [00:35:01] AND AN AT LARGE MEMBER OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS PRESIDENT OF THE YOUTH BOARD OF THE NONPROFIT, LOVE BEYOND LIMITS. SHE STARTED HER OWN CLOTHING BRAND CALLED MAY WORLDWIDE, AND IS INVOLVED IN ALL ASPECTS OF OPERATIONS AND MARKETING. SHE'S CURRENTLY A LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE STUDENT, AND MALIKA DELIVERED THE FIRST YOUTH STATE OF THE CITY IN 2024. JUSTICE PAST WEEK, LET'S HEAR IT FROM LIKA. NEXT IN DISTRICT SEVEN IS IRMA ARCHULETA, WHO IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. AS A YOUNG CHICANA GROWING UP IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA, SHE WAS INSPIRED BY LEADERS LIKE MARTIN LUTHER KING AND JFK, UH, CSAR CHAVEZ AND DOLORES HUERTA, WHO TAUGHT HER THAT THE CHANGE WE WANT IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF INDIVIDUALS COMMIT TO DOING THE WORK. A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH IRMA HAS SERVED IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY ROLES, INVOLVED IN AND INVOLVED IN MANY GRASSROOTS EFFORTS. SHE SERVED ON ON, SHE SERVED ON MULTIPLE CITY COMMISSIONS, INCLUDING THE CITIZEN POLICE COMPLAINT COMMISSION. AND JUST LAST MONTH FINISHED HER SERVICE TO THE PORT OF LONG BEACH COMMUNITY GRANTS ADVISORY COMMISSION. SHE SAID IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO WORK ALONGSIDE FELLOW WOMEN COLLEAGUES FROM LONG BEACH, TASKED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SETTING THE TONE AND THE DIRECTION AND ADDRESSING WOMEN'S SPECIAL INTERESTS AND ADVOCATING FOR THEIR FUNDAMENTAL, UH, NEEDS. LET'S HEAR IT FOR, UH, IRMA IN DISTRICT EIGHT, STEPHANIE KEL. STEPHANIE IS A PROFESSOR, PROFESSOR AND LECTURER AT CAL CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, ALONG WITH HER DEGREE FROM CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS, GO TOROS. SHE HAS A MASTER'S IN APPLIED WOMEN'S STUDIES AND A MASTER'S IN EDUCATION FROM CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY AND A PHD IN EDUCATION WITH A CONCENTRATION OF URBAN LEADERSHIP, TEACHING, LEARNING AND CULTURE. SHE'S PUBLISHED NUMEROUS ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS, MANY OF THEM CENTERED ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS. AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE HER ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BY IDENTIFYING GAPS IN COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT POSITIVE LONG-TERM TRAJECTORY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS. SO LET'S HEAR IT FOR EIGHTH DISTRICT COMMISSION, COMMISSION NOMINEE STEPHANIE KEL, WHO IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. NEXT IS MARIA GONZALEZ. MARIA IS IN DISTRICT NINE. SHE HAS ROBUST BACKGROUND IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SHE'S EAGER TO DEDICATE HER TIME IN ADVANCING ISSUES TO THE CITY. SHE CURRENT CURRENTLY SERVES AS BOARD RELATIONS MANAGER FOR THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES. SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE EQUITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION MUSEUMS, WHICH IS WORKING TOWARD ADVANCING EQUITY IN CALIFORNIA MUSEUMS. SHE HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN UC, IRVINE AND MASTER'S IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM CAL STATE FULLERTON, AND RECENTLY COMPLETED AN MBA FROM LOYOLA MARY MOUNT. SHE SERVES ON THE BOARD OF PUENTE LATINO, THE NAM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND PRE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS A BUDGET DE DELEGATE FOR OUR PARTICIPATORY BUDGET BUDGETING EFFORTS. LET'S HEAR IT FOR MARIA. AND WE HAVE TWO AT LARGE APPOINTEES. UH, WE HAVE SATYA CHE PATTERSON. SATYA IS A LONGTIME BUSINESS LEADER WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT WELLS FARGO AND HALBERT HARGROVE, AND IS NOW THE THE MANAGING PARTNER OF ARISE PRIVATE WEALTH AND INDEPENDENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIRM. SHE SERVES ON THE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMS GOVERNING BOARD, ACTIVE IN LONG BEACH ROTARY, AND ON THE BOARD OF MIRACLE FOR KIDS. SHE GREW UP IN LONG BEACH, GOT HER BA AT CAL STATE FULLERTON, HER MASTERS, HER MBA AT U AT USC MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. AS A CAMBODIAN WOMAN AND MOTHER TO A DAUGHTER, SHE IS EXCITED TO TAKE PART IN DEVELOPING INITIATIVES THAT WILL HELP EXPAND, EXPAND THE POSSIBILITIES AND SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. AND FINALLY, WE HAVE HELENA DONATO, SAP HELENA IS A NINTH GRADER IN HIGH SCHOOL, A 14-YEAR-OLD ACTIVIST, SCHOLAR, ARTIST, AND SPEAKER WHO BELIEVES THAT IS URGENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE HER TO UNDERSTAND AND BE EMPOWERED TO CONFRONT CRITICAL ISSUES LIKE ANTI-BLACKNESS, ABLEISM, QUEER PHOBIA, MISOGYNY, AND CLIMATE CHANGE AMONGST MANY OTHER THINGS. SHE HAS A PUBLISHED ACADEMIC, SHE'S PUBLISHED ACADEMIC CHAPTERS AND ARTICLES AND BOOKS, PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES, EXHIBITED ART AND MUSEUMS, AND HAS GIVEN SPEECHES TO AUDIENCES NATIONWIDE. AND SHE IS ONE OF OUR INITIAL YOUTH POET LAUREATES HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. SHE RECENTLY FLEW TO LONDON TO ATTEND A GLOBAL YOUTH AWARDS WHERE SHE WON THE TOP HONOR IN THE CATEGORY OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP WITH THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE YOUNGEST AWARDEE AT THE CONFERENCE, AND THE ONLY ONE FROM THE UNITED STATES. LET'S HEAR IT FOR OUR AT LARGE COMMISSIONER, UH, HEINO DONATO, SAP, WHO SO FAR IS THE YOUNGEST PERSON I'VE EVER COMMITTED, UH, APPOINTED TO ANYTHING. SO CONGRATULATIONS, UH, TO HELENA. SO THIS, THESE ARE MY NOMINEES AND I SUBMIT THEM TO CITY COUNCIL AND URGE, URGE THEIR SUPPORT. WE WILL NOW GO TO THE MAKER OF THE MOTION, VICE MAYOR CINDY ALLEN. [00:40:02] THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM, MAYOR AND JUST THE, UH, CITY MANAGEMENT FOR YOUR HELP IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN. AND THEN, THEN JUST ALL THERE. I KNOW THERE WERE A LOT OF WOMEN ACROSS THE CITY, UM, THAT APPLIED FOR THIS APPOINTMENT, BUT, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR YOUR VERY THOUGHTFUL, UM, APPOINTMENTS. I COULDN'T BE, UH, MORE PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE AS A CITY. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND A BIG SHOUT OUT, UM, TO, UM, MY COMMISSIONER, UM, FROM THE SECOND DISTRICT, ALICE, AND SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT VERY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU. UH, ZOE, THANK YOU FOR, FOR LEADING THE CHARGE. AND I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE A, A FORCE. UM, BUT JUST REAL EXCITED ABOUT, UM, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU SERVING OUR CITY IN THIS GREAT CAPACITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS. WHAT AN EXCITING DAY. I'M SO PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT'S GONNA BE, UM, SERVING ON THIS COMMISSION. I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR FIRST DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, ZOE NICHOLAS, THIS IS SO AMAZING. I KNOW THIS WAS A DREAM YOU HAD ALSO. AND TOGETHER ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THIS DREAM HAPPEN. AND I'M JUST SO, SO THRILLED TO SEE SO MUCH DIVERSITY ON THIS COMMISSION FROM, FROM COLOR, FROM AGE, EVERYTHING. IT SEEMED LIKE WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, REALLY IMPLEMENT ALL THAT LONG BEACH REPRESENTS. AND I'M JUST SO THRILLED AND OVERJOYED TODAY TO BE, UM, VOTING FOR THIS ITEM IN PARTICULAR TODAY. SO AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. THIS IS GONNA BE AMAZING FOR OUR CITY MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR FILLING THESE POSITIONS IN THIS WONDERFUL COMMISSION. UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO AMAZING THINGS COMING FORWARD CONCERNING WOMEN AND GIRLS TALKING ABOUT THEM. UM, YOU KNOW, I WANNA SHOUT OUT MALIKA, FIRST OF ALL, I MET YOU AT STATE OF THE CITY AS YOU WERE ASTOUNDING, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M GLAD YOU'RE ON THIS COMMISSION. UM, HELENA, YOUR THIRD DISTRICT RESIDENT, AND WE NEED TO TALK AGAIN. GREAT JOB. PROUD OF YOU FOR BEING ON THIS. AND MY OTHER THIRD DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, SAM MELLINGER, BUT I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING SEVERAL OF YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. AND, UM, WE'LL TALK AGAIN. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW. THANK YOU MAYOR. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS. UM, AND I WANNA THANK THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND CITY STAFF FOR ALL YOUR WORK IN MAKING SURE THIS IS, UM, HAPPENING AND IT'S MOVING FORWARD. I THINK WE TALKED, UM, YOU KNOW, IN THE PROCESS OF FORMING THIS COMMISSION, HOW MUCH THERE ARE ISSUES OF GENDER EQUITY, UM, THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATIONS AND THE ISSUES THAT YOU'RE GONNA EXPLORE. UM, SO THAT YOU CAN RECOMMEND TO US HOW WE CAN ENSURE THAT IN LIGHT OF DR. KING'S MEMORY, RIGHT, THAT WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD AND FOR EQUITY, INCLUSION AND JUSTICE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KERR. YES, THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU FOR SAYING YES AND STEPPING UP TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. UM, I HAD THE, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SEVERAL OF YOU AND I KNOW THAT WOMEN ACROSS THE CITY, UM, AND THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS WOMEN, STEPPED UP TO ASK TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMISSION TO MAKE GREAT CHANGE IN OUR CITY. SO KNOW THAT THERE IS, UH, A SMALL ARMY OF OTHER FOLKS WHO WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK AND PARTNER WITH YOU. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THAT YOU'LL BRING TO US. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT, NOT JUST TO YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, BUT TO THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF WOMEN ACROSS THE CITY, FROM SAFETY TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, EDUCATION, UM, UNITY, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT THIS INCREDIBLE GROUP OF WOMEN BRING TO THE TABLE. SO I LOOK FORWARD AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE WORK AND HAPPY TO SUPPORT IN ANY WAY YOU NEED ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SAYING YES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER URANGA. THANK YOU MAYOR. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL YOUR APPOINTEES. LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR SERVICE. UH, AS I MENTIONED BACK THEN, I MUCH SAID IT AGAIN, THIS IS LONG OVERDUE AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE THERE AND YOU STEPPED UP TO SERVE. I WANNA, ESPECIALLY THANK MY SEVENTH DISTRICT APPOINTEE, UH, WANTED TO LET TOP OF HER WORK. UH, SHE HAS GOING TO BRING A LOT, LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND WORK TO THIS COMMISSION. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION'S WORK IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN AUSTIN. AND YES, I'D LIKE TO JOIN IN THE CHORUS OF, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO, TO EACH OF OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS WELCOME, UH, TO, UH, THE CITY FAMILY. AND, UH, WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE GONNA DO SOME AMAZING WORK IN THE, AS THE INAUGURAL COMMISSION, UH, ON, ON WOMEN AND GIRLS. I [00:45:01] WOULD ALSO, UH, JUST LIKE TO JUST HIGHLIGHT, UH, MALIKA, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ESPECIALLY, UH, WATCHED YOU DEVELOP OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND DEVELOP INTO A, A YOUNG LEADER. AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOUR FUTURE LOOKS LIKE. UM, AND INTO MY EIGHTH DISTRICT, UH, COMMISSIONER, DR. UH, KEL, STEPHANIE KEL, UH, CONGRATULATIONS. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU AND I ARE, ARE CERTAINLY ON, ON CALENDAR. WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO ON, ON SOME SPECIAL PROJECTS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, UM, IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS WELL. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SUPERMAN. UH, THANK YOU. UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AND TO, UH, JEN OF THE FOURTH DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR SERVING. I'D ALSO LIKE TO MENTION ZOE NICHOLSON BECAUSE WE TALK, UH, CITY MANAGER MOOCH. AND I REALLY ENJOYED THE TEA. AND, UH, THAT WAS THE FIRST TEA WE'D EVER ATTENDED. AND YOU ALWAYS MENTION MY GRANDDAUGHTER, ELEANOR, THAT'S THE ONLY PERSON I'VE EVER HAD TEA WITH BEFORE IN THAT TYPE OF SEMI-FORMAL SETTING. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SODI. UM, I ALSO JUST WANTED TO, UH, CHIME IN AND ALSO GIVE MY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU FOR, UM, BEING APPOINTED TO THE WONDERFUL COMMISSION. I'M NOT GONNA REPEAT WHAT MY WONDERFUL COLLEAGUES HAVE EVER SAID. I'LL JUST SAY DITTO AND I ECHO EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE SAID. UM, AND THEN I ALSO JUST WANNA LIFT UP, UH, SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT OUR, UM, NINTH DISTRICT COUNCIL, UM, OUR NINTH DISTRICT APPOINTEE, MARIE GONZALEZ. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING HER FOR ALMOST A DECADE AS WE WERE COMMUNITY LEADERS. AND SO IT'S WONDERFUL FOR ME TO SEE HER, UM, ELEVATE TO THIS POSITION AND REALLY BRING HER LENS. UM, AS YOU KNOW, A LATINO WOMAN, AS A, UH, AS A COMMUNITY LEADER, A COMMUNITY LEADER, UH, AS A MOTHER, UM, ALL OF HER ROLES, UM, IN HER DIFFERENT, UH, YOU KNOW, POSITIONS. I REALLY AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT SHE'S GOING TO BRING TO THIS COMMISSION AND WHAT ALL OF YOU'RE COLLECTIVELY ARE GOING TO BRING TO US, UH, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND SO, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STEPPING UP BEING LEADERS, UM, 'CAUSE IT'S AN INHERENT THING THAT IS IN EACH OF YOU. UM, AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO USE YOUR VOICE IN THE POSITION THAT YOU ARE AND TO SHARE YOUR, YOUR VISION FOR WHAT YOU WANT THIS COMMISSION TO BE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW. YES, THANK YOU. I FORGOT TO MAKE SURE I GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MY SIXTH DISTRICT, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, MALIKA, LITTLE MAL, AKA LITTLE MALIKA. UM, CONGRATULATIONS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THAT YOU'RE GONNA DO. I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA DO GREAT. I ALSO WANNA THANK YOUR MOM AS WELL, THE ORIGINAL MALIKA FOR THE WORK SHE'S DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE DEVELOPS YOU AS WELL AS MANY OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT, UM, TO BE HEALTHY AND TO BE ABLE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO BEFORE WE GO TO COMMENT, PUBLIC COMMENT THE VOTE, I JUST WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROCESS. UH, AND WE KNOW THERE WERE, THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS FROM ALL ACROSS OF OUR, ALL ACROSS OUR CITY. AND WE HAD A GREAT PROCESS. WANT TO LIFT UP AND RECOGNIZE OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY AND THE DYNAMIC, UH, MEMBERS OF MY STAFF, UH, THE WOMEN ACROSS MY STAFF, WHO ALL ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH AND VETTING YOU ARE THE BEST. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY QUALIFIED, AND WE ARE EXCITED. I'M IMPRESSED BY ALL OF YOU. UH, MY DAUGHTERS WERE REALLY IMPRESSED WHEN THEY GOT A CHANCE TO MEET MANY OF YOU. UH, AND MALIKA, THEY WATCHED EVERY, EVERY WORD OF IT, EVERY WORD OF THE SPEECH. SO, UH, YOU GOT PEOPLE CHECKING OUT FOR YOU. SO ALL OF YOU, CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE CITY. UH, WE WILL NOW GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK SEEING NONE MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. YES, THE MOTION IS CARRIED. ALRIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS BECAUSE EVERYONE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU AT THE T. PLEASE COME UP. WE'RE GONNA TAKE A, TAKE A QUICK PHOTO BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO OUR HEARINGS. [HEARING] [14. 24-51774 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption (CE-23-112) and find the Municipal Code Amendments exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301, 15304, 15305, and 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines; Declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 5.73; and amending Sections 3.80.146, 3.80.180, 3.80.253, 5.04.050, Chapters 5.08, 5.66, Title of Chapter 8.44, Sections 8.44.040, 8.44.050, 8.44.061, 8.44.070, Chapters 14.04, 14.14, 16.04, and Sections 16.08.504, and 16.16.060, all relating to sidewalk vendors, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading; authorize City Manager, or designee; and authorize Economic Development to reimburse the cost of general liability insurance coverage, in an amount not to exceed $450 per applicant, for any sidewalk vendor who is issued a sidewalk vendor permit and submits a receipt for the cost of said insurance to City within one year of the effective date of the ordinance;       Office or Department:         Suggested Action: ] [00:50:42] ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'LL GO TO ITEM 14 STREET VENDORS. ITEM FOURTEEN'S REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION AND FIND THE MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS EXEMPT FROM THE CQA DECLARE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SIDEWALK VENDORS READ THE FIRST TIME AND LAID OVER TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL READING. AND AUTHORIZED DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TO REIMBURSE THE COST OF GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR AND $50 PER APPLICANT FOR ANY SIDEWALK VENDOR WHO IS ISSUE A SIDEWALK VENDOR PERMIT AND SUBMIT A RECEIPT TO THE CITY WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE. DECLARE ORDINANCE ADOPTING ZONING CODE AMENDMENT, DELETING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ENCROACHMENT PERMITS FOR VENDORS LOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND CLARIFYING THAT SIDEWALK. VENDOR VENDING IS A PERMITTED USE SUBJECT TO THE REGULATION OF THE CHAPTER 5.73 OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 21 OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AND THOSE PROVISIONS OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE APPLICABLE INSIDE THE COASTAL OVERLAY ZONE, AND WHICH RELATE TO COASTAL DEVELOPMENT AS DEFINED IN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FOR A FINDING OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE CERTIFIED COASTAL WITH CERTIFIED LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM CITYWIDE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SO LET'S WALK THROUGH WHAT'S, WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN IN THIS ORDINANCE. SO THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROCESS FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, SEVERAL MONTHS NOW IN, UH, MAY OF LAST YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL HAD AN INITIAL DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE. UH, THAT WAS PRESENTED BY STAFF AND COUNCIL RAISED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS AND, UH, A NUMBER OF REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS BASED ON COMMUNITY INPUT. IT CAME BACK IN NOVEMBER, UH, WHEN STAFF BROUGHT A REVISED, UH, ORDINANCE REFLECTING THOSE, THAT THOSE REVISIONS. AND THEN CITY COUNCIL ASKED FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF, OF AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS. AND, UH, WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS THE FINAL REVISED SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE CITY COUNCIL PROVIDED, UM, IT, IT CODIFIES THE DIRECTION AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WAS PROVIDED BY CITY COUNCIL BOTH IN MAY AND AGAIN IN NOVEMBER. NOW, TONIGHT WE'LL REQUIRE FOUR VOTES. AND IF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THIS REVISED ORDINANCE, THERE'LL BE A SECOND READING AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, A SECOND READING OF THE LEGISLATION. IF AND WHEN THE ORDINANCE IS APPROVED, THERE'LL BE A SERIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT VENDORS AND THE PUBLIC ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE NEW OPERATING REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ORDINANCE BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION TAKES PLACE. SO NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF WHO WILL WALK US THROUGH, UH, THIS ENTIRE, UH, PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, GOOD SUMMARY. AND TYLER CURLEY, UH, OUR, UM, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER WILL, UM, LEAD THE TEAM IN GOING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND REMINDING US ALL, IT'S BEEN A LONG DISCUSSION, A A LOT OF CHANGES, UH, IMPROVING THE ORDINANCES WE GO. AND SO WE WILL REVISIT SOME OF THOSE AND THEN TALK ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION. TYLER, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION TONIGHT. UH, BEFORE I GET STARTED, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE TEAM AGAIN. UH, DANIEL RAMIREZ FROM PUBLIC WORKS ISN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT, BUT HE'S BEEN THERE FROM THE BEGINNING, UH, WORKING THROUGH WITH OUR TEAMS. AND THEN OF COURSE, THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL EFFORT. UH, SO WE'VE GOT FOLKS FROM OUR ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS WELL AS BUSINESS LICENSING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND PD THAT HAVE ALL BEEN WORKING ON THIS ITEM. SO THANK YOU, UH, TO THE TEAM AND MAYOR, YOU DID GIVE A GREAT SUMMARY OF KIND OF HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT. UM, ONE THING I WANTED TO NOTE IS, UM, WE DID DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN 2022, UH, WITH AN INITIAL STUDY AS WELL AS STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH, UH, CITYWIDE SURVEY WITH ABOUT 2300 RESPONDENTS, MULTIPLE FOCUS GROUPS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS. [00:55:01] UM, THAT ALL KIND OF LED TO, UH, WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY, ESPECIALLY, UM, FOLLOWING COUNCIL INPUT AND, UH, DIRECTION THROUGH THE LAST COUPLE COUNCIL CONVERSATIONS AROUND THIS ITEM. UH, SO TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO JUST EMPHASIZE AND REINFORCE THE INTENT OF THIS PROGRAM AND THE ORDINANCE. IT'S REALLY TO COME UP WITH A BALANCED APPROACH WHERE, UH, WE CAN ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT SIDEWALK VENDORS IN THE CITY WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING, UM, ACCESSIBILITY, SAFETY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH. UM, AND AS WE DISCUSSED IN NOVEMBER, UM, WE HOPE THAT THIS PROGRAM AND THIS ORDINANCE, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL OF THE INTERACTIONS WITH THE CITY, OUR BUSINESS LICENSING TEAM, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, WILL UM, LEAD TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH FOR VENDORS, UM, TO OPERATE IN THE CITY. SO WHAT I WANT TO DO TONIGHT IS, UH, REFRESH EVERYONE ON KIND OF WHERE WE LANDED WITH THE COUNCIL DIRECTION LAST TIME, AND THEN WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT NEXT STEPS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. UM, SO DURING OUR NOVEMBER CONVERSATION WITH, UH, COUNCIL IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, WE DID HAVE OUR FIRST READING, UM, AND WE GOT SIGNIFICANT, UH, FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM COUNCIL. A FEW OF THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE, UM, SEPARATE FROM, UH, THE ORDINANCE ITSELF WANTED TO JUST PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON ONE OF THE, UH, PIECES OF MOTION WAS FOR THE CITY STAFF TO, UH, EXPRESS THE CITY SUPPORT FOR ALLOWING SIDEWALK VENDING AT THE PIKE OUTLETS. SO WE HAVE INITIATED THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND THOSE, UM, WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR. UH, WE DON'T HAVE FINAL RESOLUTION FROM THEM AT THIS POINT. UM, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN PARALLEL TO, UH, THE ORDINANCE CONVERSATION TONIGHT. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO, UM, KEEP COUNSEL IN THE LOOP ON HOW THOSE CONVERSATIONS GO SPECIFIC TO THE PIKE OUTLETS. UM, ANOTHER PIECE OF THE MOTION WAS FOR COUNSEL, UH, TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE AFTER SIX MONTHS OF IMPLEMENTATION. SO I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT TONIGHT AS WELL IS TO THINK THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE KEY AREAS THAT YOU'D LIKE STAFF TO FOCUS ON, UM, YOU KNOW, AS WE PREPARE FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THAT FOLLOW UP IN, IN SIX MONTHS. UH, BUT THAT WILL BE OF COURSE, UM, FORTHCOMING ONCE WE GET INTO IMPLEMENTATION. UH, THERE WAS ALSO A LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. UM, AND WE LANDED ON REQUIRING INSURANCE AT THE $1 MILLION POLICY LIMIT, UM, THAT WOULD BE OFFSET BY THE RECOVERY ACT FUNDING IN THE FIRST YEAR. AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AT THAT POINT WHETHER COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE, UH, THAT REQUIREMENT IN THE ORDINANCE. AND THEN, UH, LAST PIECE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION AND INPUT FROM COUNCIL AROUND WAYS TO REDUCE THE BARRIERS FOR ENTRY INTO THIS PROGRAM. AND SO THE INTENT, UM, AND THE DIRECTION WAS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE PER SIDEWALK VENDOR, UM, TO COVER THOSE INITIAL LICENSING AND INSURANCE COSTS FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS. SO I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT TOWARDS THE END, WHAT THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT, UH, PROGRAM WILL LOOK LIKE. BUT THOSE WERE A FEW OF THE MAIN ITEMS, UM, IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIFIC CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE ITSELF. SO THERE'S AN APPENDIX TO THE SLIDE DECK, UM, THAT OUR ATTORNEY PUT TOGETHER OUTLINES THE KEY PIECE OF THE MOTION AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE. UM, BUT A FEW OF THOSE ITEMS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. UM, ONE OF THE, UH, REQUESTS WAS TO EMPHASIZE IN THE ORDINANCE ITSELF THAT THROUGH, UM, IMPLEMENTATION, THE CITY WILL BE COMPLYING WITH THE CALIFORNIA VALUES ACT, UH, WHICH IS INCLU, IT'S CODIFIED IN THE DRAFT ORDINANCE. UM, A SECOND PIECE WAS A CONVERSATION AROUND ALLOWING SIDEWALK VENDORS TO UTILIZE, UH, UTILITIES OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS WITH THEIR PERMISSION SO LONG AS THEY ADDRESS ANY, UH, SAFETY HAZARDS AND A DA ACCESSIBILITY CONCERNS. SO THAT IS ALSO REFLECTED IN THE DRAFTED, UM, ORDINANCE. BUT I WILL SAY, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WHAT THE ORDINANCE WOULD DO WOULD BE TO ALLOW THAT TO OCCUR, UM, WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS FROM THE CITY. BUT THERE ARE STILL, UH, THERE IS STILL A CI STATE REQUIRED PERMIT, UH, FOR THIS TYPE OF, UM, UTILITY USE ACROSS PRIVATE, UH, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY. UM, THIRD WOULD BE TO EXPLICITLY RESTRICT OPERATION OF SIDEWALK VENDING IN MEDIAN. SO THAT'S REFLECTED IN THE ORDINANCE AS WELL. UH, THERE WAS A, A REQUEST TO ALSO INCREASE THE DISTANCE FROM LA COUNTY WATERWAYS AND FLOOD CONTROL FENCING FROM 15 FEET TO 25 FEET. UM, AND THEN THERE WAS A MOTION TO REQUEST STAFF TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO GET INPUT ON, UM, FLASHING SIGNS. [01:00:01] AND THROUGH THAT CONVERSATION, UM, THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED THAT WE RESTRICT THE USE OF RED AND BLUE FLA FLASHING SIGNS IN PARTICULAR TO REDUCE ANY CONFUSION FROM DRIVERS, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO ANY EMERGENCY SIGNALS, UM, AND FLASHING LIGHTS. AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE OF THE DISCUSSION WAS, ARE THERE WAYS TO POTENTIALLY LIMIT, UM, FLASHING SIGNS IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS? UM, AND IN OUR CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER, UH, IT WOULD BE MORE CHALLENGING AND CONFUSING TO TRY TO SPECIFY WHICH INTERSECTIONS, UH, WOULD NOT, UH, FLASHING SIGNS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED AT. AND SO INSTEAD WHAT WE TRIED TO DO IS INCORPORATE THE INTENT OF THAT MOTION, WHICH WAS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL FLASHING SIGNS, UM, DO NOT FACE HIGHWAY OR TRAFFIC. SO ULTIMATELY MAKING SURE IF FOLKS ARE USING FLASHING SIGNS THAT IT'S FACING THE VENDORS OR SORRY, THE, UM, THE CUSTOMERS AND NOT THE TRAFFIC, UH, IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE OF COURSE TRAFFIC SAFETY CONCERNS. UM, AND THEN LAST OF COURSE WAS AROUND, UM, THE CONVERSATION TO, UM, OFFSET THE LICENSE PERMIT AND PLAN CHECK FEES FOR THE FIRST YEAR. SO JUST WANT TO, UM, UPDATE OR REFRESH EVERYBODY ON A COUPLE OF THE KEY REQUIREMENTS IN THE ORDINANCE AND WHAT THIS WILL LOOK LIKE, UM, AS WE ACTUALLY DO IMPLEMENTATION COMMUNITY OUTREACH. SO ONE OF THE KEY REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE WILL BE THAT ALL SIDEWALK VENDORS WOULD, WILL HAVE TO, UH, OBTAIN A BUSINESS LICENSE AND SIDEWALK VENDOR PERMIT. SO THIS WOULD BE ONE APPLICATION REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR BOTH THE LICENSE AND THE SIDEWALK VENDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES WITH ASSISTANCE IN ALL LANGUAGES. UM, AND THOSE LICENSES AND PERMITS WILL BE VALID FOR ONE YEAR AND THEN WOULD BE RENEWED, UM, THROUGH A SIMPLIFIED PROCESS THAT I'LL, UH, SHOW IN JUST A MOMENT. AND THEN LICENSED VENDORS WILL, UH, RECEIVE A PERMIT TO USE, UM, AND DISPLAY ON THEIR CONVEYANCE OR ON THEIR PERSON. SO CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE, UM, CLARITY ON WHO IS A LICENSED VENDOR AND WHO IS NOT. UM, AND THEN AT THIS POINT, UH, THE PROPOSED FEE FOR THE BUSINESS LICENSE AND PERMIT IS $300, WHICH WOULD BE, UH, FULL COST RECOVERY AND THEN WOULD BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY BY CPI. SO AS MENTIONED, UM, THE BUSINESS LICENSING TEAM IS WORKING ON A MORE STREAMLINED APPROACH TO THE SIDEWALK VENDOR APPLICATION. SO OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN'T SEE ALL THE DETAILS ON THIS SLIDE, BUT JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THE TEAM IS TRYING TO DO TO, UM, MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT'S REQUESTED TO ONLY THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT'S NEEDED FOR OPERATING AS A SIDEWALK VENDOR IN THE CITY AS OPPOSED TO VENDORS HAVING TO GO THROUGH A, A MUCH BROADER BUSINESS LICENSE PROCESS THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION THAT WOULDN'T BE NECESSARY, UM, IN ORDER TO OPERATE AS A SIDEWALK VENDOR. SO AGAIN, THE INTENT HERE IS TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS, MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE, AND OF COURSE, HAVE STAFF AVAILABLE, UH, TO WORK WITH VENDORS THROUGH THIS APPLICATION PROCESS. SO THE OTHER PIECE OF THE REQUIREMENT TO OPERATE AS A SIDEWALK VENDOR WOULD BE IF A VENDOR IS OPERATING WITH AND SELLING FOOD. UM, SO WE WANTED TO GIVE, UH, AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AS A VENDOR, WHAT THE CITY HEALTH PERMIT AND PLAN CHECK FEES ARE THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPERATIONS. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE A VARIETY. AND I KNOW IN UH, NOVEMBER THERE WAS A CONVERSATION AROUND, WELL, WHAT WOULD THE HEALTH PERMIT AND PLAN CHECK FEES REALLY BE FOR VENDORS? UM, AND IT ULTIMATELY DEPENDS ON THE OPERATION, UH, BECAUSE WHAT THESE FEES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ARE STAFF TIME COSTS TO GO OUT AND DO THE, UM, ACTUAL PERMITTING AND PLAN CHECKS AS WELL AS THE RISKS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE OPERATIONS. AND SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT ARE DIFFERENT, UM, INSTANCES OR EXAMPLES OF WHAT THIS, UH, CITY HEALTH PERMIT REQUIREMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE. SO IF A VENDOR IS, UH, SELLING PREPACKAGED NON-PERISHABLE FOODS, THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM THE HEALTH PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND THEY WOULD ONLY HAVE TO GET A BUSINESS LICENSE AND PERMIT, UM, AS WELL AS THE INSURANCE. IF A VENDOR IS SELLING WHOLE PRODUCE, PACKAGED TAMALES, CHIPS, CANDY, OR ICE CREAM, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE AN ANNUAL HEALTH PERMIT FEE OF 300 AND A PLAN CHECK FEE OF THEIR CART OR THEIR CONVEYANCE OF 250. UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, AS YOU GO DOWN THE LIST, YOU SEE MORE COMPLICATED OPERATIONS LIKE SELLING HOT DOGS, POPCORN SMOOTHIES, OR CUT FRUIT THAT HAS DIFFERENT ASSOCIATED FEES, AS WELL AS, UM, YOU KNOW, HAMBURGERS, TACOS, BURRITOS, AND KEBABS [01:05:01] JUST AS EXAMPLES. SO YOU CAN SEE THE SPECTRUM OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FEES ASSOCIATED WITH A HEALTH PERMIT AND PLAN CHECK. AND A FEW THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE IS THAT, UM, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING AT WAYS TO COORDINATE WITH, UM, PRE-APPROVED, UH, CONVEYANCES AND CARTS THAT WILL ALREADY HAVE PLAN CHECK, UM, COMPLETED AND PARTNERING WITH THE COUNTY, UH, TO HAVE SOME ALIGNMENT IN TERMS OF THE PLAN CHECK PROCESS, UH, FOR POTENTIALLY WAIVING THAT FEE IF, UH, VENDOR IS USING A PRE-APPROVED CART. UM, AND I'LL I'LL SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IN JUST A MINUTE. AND THEN ANOTHER PIECE THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT THE PLAN CHECK FEE IS ONE TIME AND NOT RECURRING LIKE, UH, THE ANNUAL HEALTH PERMIT OR BUSINESS LICENSE FEES. SO AGAIN, THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION IS WHEN WE WILL, UM, SEE THE HIGHER COST FOR PLAN CHECK, BECAUSE IT'S THE ONE TIME, UM, UNLESS THE VENDOR WERE TO CHANGE THE FOOD PREPARATION OR, OR WHAT THEY'RE SELLING, AND THEN WE POTENTIALLY WOULD HAVE TO, UH, DO ANOTHER PLAN CHECK. UM, AND THE LAST PIECE TO NOTE HERE, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF THE HEALTH PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND THE SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE? THIS IS REALLY FOCUSED ON COMPACT MOBILE FOOD OPERATIONS. THOSE ARE VENDORS THAT ARE SELLING LIMITED FOOD PREPARATIONS, OFTEN SINGLE ITEMS. INSTEAD OF, UM, WHAT MAY BE CONSIDERED POP-UP RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE A MUCH LARGER, UH, FOOTPRINT AND OPERATION. THEY HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT, UM, FOODS THAT THEY'RE PREPARING. UH, WHAT THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE AS WELL AS THE HEALTH PERMIT, UM, YOU KNOW, IS TRYING TO ADDRESS, IS TO ALLOW FOR COMPLIANCE AND, UH, OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE COMPACT MOBILE FOOD OPERATIONS, UH, TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. AND THERE WOULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF CHANGES THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR POP-UP RESTAURANTS TO BE ABLE TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THESE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS. UM, SIMILAR TO THE BUSINESS LICENSE PROCESS, UH, THE TEAM IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IS ALSO LOOKING AT WAYS TO, UH, MAKE THE HEALTH PERMIT PROCESS ACCESSIBLE. UM, AND THEY DO HAVE, UH, AND HAVE DEVELOPED APPLICATION PACKETS FOR A DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD OPERATIONS BASED ON THE EXAMPLES IN THE SLIDE BEFORE. SO AGAIN, UM, THE TEAMS ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO MAKE THIS PROCESS AS A, A APPROACHABLE AND, UH, STREAMLINED AS POSSIBLE WHILE THE CITY CAN RETAIN AND GET THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO, UM, ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE HEALTH PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. SO IN TERMS OF WHAT'S BEEN DONE TO DATE, UH, THIS IS A, AN UP, UH, A REFRESHER AGAIN ON, UH, SOME OF THE WORK THAT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BUREAU HAS DONE FOR VENDOR ENGAGEMENT SO FAR. UH, THEY'VE LAUNCHED A VENDOR EDUCATIONAL, UH, CAMPAIGN A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND CONTINUE TO DO QUARTERLY FOOD SAFETY CLASSES. THEY'VE PROVIDED INFORMATION, UM, ON THE WEBSITE. THEY'VE MADE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE BOTH ONLINE AND IN HARD COPY, ALSO IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AS THEY DO OUTREACH AND EDUCATION WITH THE VENDORS. UM, AND SINCE DECEMBER OF 2022, THEIR HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS CONDUCTED TWO WORKSHOPS AND OFFERED CONSULTATIONS AS WELL AS, UH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AT VARIOUS EVENTS TO TRY TO, UM, ENCOURAGE VENDORS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE HEALTH PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. UM, AND SO FAR HEALTH, UM, PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR 40 FOOD CART VENDORS. UM, AND THAT LIST HAS BEEN A, UH, POSTED ONLINE. AND THEN, UH, IN 2023, THE COMPLAINT RESPONSE TEAM, WHICH IS A MULTI-DEPARTMENTAL, UH, COORDINATION EFFORT ACROSS, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PD, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, VARIETY OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR VENDORS THAT ARE OPERATING WITHOUT A HEALTH PERMIT. THEY HAVE CONDUCTED, UH, LAST YEAR, 18 COORDINATED ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ACROSS THE CITY. AND ON AVERAGE, UH, AROUND SIX VENDORS WERE IN INTERACTED WITH AND RECEIVED INFORMATION MATERIALS PER ACTION. UM, AND THROUGH THOSE EFFORTS, OVER 450, UH, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO DIFFERENT VENDORS ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE HEALTH PERMIT AND HOW TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE STATE REQUIREMENTS. SO, AS MENTIONED, UH, ONE OF THE EFFORTS THAT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TEAM IS UNDERGOING IS LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN, UH, MAKE THE HEALTH PERMIT REQUIREMENTS MORE ATTAINABLE, UM, BY LOOKING AT WHAT EQUIPMENT AND CARTS ARE AVAILABLE THAT ARE, UH, THAT WOULD MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE HEALTH PERMIT. SO, UH, STAFF HAS MET WITH THREE DIFFERENT COMPACT MOBILE FOOD OPERATION MANUFACTURERS [01:10:01] TO REALLY UNDERSTAND, UM, WHAT THEY ARE PRODUCING AND HOW, UH, THEY CAN COORDINATE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY MEET THE HEALTH PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. AND THEN, UH, THE CITY STAFF HAS ALSO BEEN MEETING WITH LA COUNTY COUNTERPARTS, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TO LOOK AT WAYS FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN, CHECK APPROVAL OF THESE, UM, CONVEYANCES AND CARTS, AGAIN, TO MINIMIZE THE COST FOR VENDORS. SO IF WE WERE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, MOVE FORWARD WITH AND FIND, UH, THESE PRE-APPROVED EQUIPMENT, CONVEYANCES AND CARTS THAT ARE MANUFACTURED TO THE STANDARDS OF THE HEALTH PERMIT, THAT ULTIMATELY WILL REDUCE VENDOR COSTS RELATED TO PLAN CHECK AND, UM, EXPEDITE THE HEALTH PERMIT PROCESS ALTOGETHER. SO THESE ARE JUST A, UH, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A CART, UM, THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING MANUFACTURED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF A HEALTH PERMIT, UH, FOR A COMPACT MOBILE FOOD OPERATION. SO, IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS AND WHAT THE TEAM IS WORKING ON, UH, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ULTIMATELY ONCE THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, UM, STAFF WILL HAVE A, A MUCH MORE COMPREHENSIVE INTERDEPARTMENTAL APPROACH TO OUTREACH AROUND, UH, A VARIETY OF THINGS RELATED TO OPERATING AS A SIDEWALK VENDOR, EVERYTHING FROM THE ONGOING EDUCATION OUTREACH ON THE HEALTH PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE, THE BUSINESS LICENSING PROCESS, AND ULTIMATELY THE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS TO BE A SIDEWALK VENDOR IN THE CITY. SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA SEE ACROSS, UH, THE KEY DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH IN BUSINESS LICENSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IS A VARIETY OF, UM, APPROACHES TO THIS OUTREACH. EVERYTHING FROM FLYERS TO ONLINE ENGAGEMENT, TOWN HALLS, SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, WORKSHOPS, AGAIN, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WEBSITE, UM, GO LONG BEACH APP, UM, INFORMATION, WHICH I'LL, UH, SPEAK TO IN A LITTLE BIT AND VIDEOS AS WELL. SO WHAT WILL THIS LOOK LIKE? UM, ULTIMATELY THIS WILL BE A COLLABORATIVE, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT ACROSS, UM, THE KEY DEPARTMENTS. THEY'LL DIRECTLY ENGAGE WITH VENDORS AND THE COMMUNITY, UH, THROUGH SITE VISITS, PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORDINANCE AND THE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS, UM, AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE, UM, VENDORS WITH OPERATIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION AS WELL. ANOTHER KEY AREA THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON IS, UM, AROUND PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS THAT WILL EMPHASIZE THE BENEFITS OF LICENSED VENDORS AND, UM, GOING TO AND FREQUENTING PERMITTED, UH, OPERATIONS AS OPPOSED TO SOME OF THE POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS OF UNPERMITTED, UH, OPERATIONS. THE TEAM WILL ALSO BE WORKING ON A COMBINATION OF WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS, UM, TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES RELATED TO OPERATING IN THE CITY. UM, AS MENTIONED, THERE'LL BE RECORDING INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS THAT ARE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES ABOUT THE ORDINANCE IN THE PROGRAM, AND UTILIZING OUR ONLINE PRESENCE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE CITY WEBSITES. AND THEN, UM, EXPANDING GO LONG BEACH APP, UM, OPTIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO REPORT SIDEWALK VENDING CONCERNS, WHICH WILL ALSO HELP, UH, WITH DATA GATHERING AND TRACKING, UM, THAT WILL HELP US IN TERMS OF REPORTING BACK TO MERIT COUNCIL ON, UH, THE OPERATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM. AND THEN LAST, UH, WE WILL HAVE A STANDALONE PROGRAM, UH, PHONE NUMBERS FOR INFO INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS, WHICH I HAVE, UM, ON A SLIDE LATER IN THE DECK. OKAY. SO, WANTED TO PROVIDE, UH, AGAIN, SOME VISUALS AND A SENSE OF WHAT IMPLEMENTATION SOME OF THESE MATERIALS WILL LOOK LIKE. UH, SO THE TEAM RIGHT NOW IN BUSINESS LICENSING IS WORKING ON DRAFTING, UH, INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE AND MATERIALS FOR VENDORS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT DISTILLS ALL OF THE INFORMATION AND THE IMPORTANT OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR VENDORS TO BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE. UH, SO THIS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN HARD COPY AND ONLINE, AND OF COURSE, UH, WILL BE THE MAIN SUBJECT OF, UH, THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH FOR BUSINESS LICENSING AS THEY INTERACT WITH VENDORS IN THE COMMUNITY. UM, AND A KEY PIECE OF THIS, UH, OF COURSE, IS LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE AND LANGUAGE ACCESS, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE NOT ONLY THE MATERIALS, BUT STAFF AVAILABLE FOR THE, UM, TRANSLATION AS NEEDED. AND AGAIN, THIS WILL PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE ORDINANCE, THE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHER, UM, KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM. LIKE YOU CAN SEE CERTAIN DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING FROM THE HEALTH SIDE. UH, THEY ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF MATERIALS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AS THEY CONTINUE TO DO EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. SO HERE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT, UM, THE LIMITED FOOD PREPARATION, WHAT, UH, VENDORS CAN AND CANNOT DO, UH, WHAT THE PROCESS [01:15:01] IS FOR HEALTH PERMIT AND SO ON. UM, THEY ALSO HAVE, UH, BROCHURES THAT PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT, UH, RESOURCES AROUND HOW TO GET A VALID HEALTH PERMIT. AND AGAIN, THIS IS AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TEAM IS ALSO DEVELOPING A NEW BOOKLET THAT WILL HELP TO GUIDE THE MOBILE FOOD VENDORS TO OPERATE IN THE CITY, UM, ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE AND THE HEALTH PERMIT. SO THIS WILL HAVE A, A VARIETY OF INFORMATION RELATED TO HEALTH PERMIT, UM, SOME RESOURCES RELATED TO, UH, STORAGE FACILITIES AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT, AS WELL AS HOW TO SAFELY OPERATE, UM, WITHIN THE CITY. SO THAT'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT, UM, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO JUST OUTLINE SOME OF THE KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIFFERENT TEAMS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS. AS MENTIONED ALREADY, UH, WE HAVE AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM THAT HAS BEEN WORKING ON ENFORCEMENT OF THE HEALTH PERMIT, AND OF COURSE THAT EXPANDS AS WE, UM, DEVELOP THIS ORDINANCE, WHICH HAS ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO OPERATE IN THE CITY. SO THE KEY TEAMS ARE GONNA BE BUSINESS LICENSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. UH, SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE HERE ARE SOME OF THE KEY RESPONSIBILITIES. UH, AND ON THE BUSINESS LICENSING SIDE, UH, THEY'RE ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING BUSINESS LICENSE AND THE SIDEWALK VENDING PERMIT, AS WE MENTIONED. UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, THROUGH THAT, THEY WILL BE PROVIDING, UH, EDUCATION OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE VENDORS ABOUT WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE AND THE PROCESS FOR SIDEWALK VENDING, UM, AND THE LICENSING AS PART OF THIS ORDINANCE. UH, AND IN ADDITION TO THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, UH, THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS LICENSING AND OPERATING AS A SIDEWALK, A SIDEWALK VENDOR IN THE CITY. UM, AND THE TEAM IN BUSINESS LICENSING IS PLANNING TO DO, UH, SEVERAL MONTHS OF EDUCATION OUTREACH. FIRST, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR VENDORS IN THE COMMUNITY REALLY UNDERSTAND THE NUANCES OF THIS ORDINANCE AND WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE, UM, BEFORE ENFORCEMENT OF, UH, THE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS AND THE BUSINESS LICENSING PIECE OF THIS, UH, PROGRAM. THE OTHER SIDE THOUGH, UH, IS IN WITH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BUREAU, AND AS MENTIONED, THEY CONTINUE TO, UH, HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENFORCE AND EDUCATE VENDORS ON THE REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A, A HEALTH PERMIT THROUGH, UM, THROUGH THE CITY. SO WHAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO IS, UH, WORK ON THE PLAN CHECK PROCESS FOR VENDORS ISSUING HEALTH PERMITS FOR VENDORS THAT ARE SELLING FOOD, UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, CONTINUING TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND MATERIALS ABOUT, UH, THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE HEALTH PERMIT. AND ULTIMATELY, AS MENTIONED, THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BUREAU FOR ENFORCING THE STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR, UH, THE HEALTH PERMIT. SO, UM, THESE ARE THE TWO KEY DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE GONNA BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT AND THE EDUCATION OUTREACH AROUND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE. UM, AND THEN THE ROLE OF LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND AS I KNOW WE HAD A CONVERSATION IN NOVEMBER JUST WANTING TO CLARIFY, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING ANY ENFORCEMENT ACTION IF THERE'S ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON THAT AREN'T DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SIDEWALK VENDING. SO ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER IS THAT THE, UM, THE STATE LAW ESSENTIALLY DECRIMINAL DECRIMINALIZED SIDEWALK VENDING. AND SO WHAT WE SEE IN TERMS OF ENFORCEMENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE OF THINGS WITH OUR BUSINESS LICENSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TEAMS. AND THEN PD WOULD BE INVOLVED IF THERE ARE SOME ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES LIKE SELLING ILLEGAL ITEMS, FOR EXAMPLE, OR KEEPING THE PIECE ESSENTIALLY BETWEEN DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS THAT MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN A POTENTIAL, UM, INTERACTION OR ALTERCATION. UM, BUT ONE THING THAT IS IMPORTANT, AGAIN, TO NOTE ABOUT ENFORCEMENT IS, UM, THINKING ABOUT, AGAIN, THIS IS A, A CHALLENGE FOR THE CITY, UH, AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS IS THIS INTERDEPARTMENTAL APPROACH TO ENFORCEMENT. WE HAVE SEEN, OF COURSE, UM, AN INCREASE IN, UH, ESPECIALLY LIKE I MENTIONED, THE POP-UP RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE A MUCH LARGER SCALE OPERATION. UM, AND SO THE TEAM WILL BE FOCUSED ON DOING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND POTENTIALLY ENFORCEMENT WHERE THERE ARE VIOLATIONS OF THE HEALTH CODE. UM, BUT MAKING SURE THAT VENDORS KNOW AND THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED IN ORDER TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE, UM, OF THE ORDINANCE. SO THAT WILL BE A KEY, UM, PRIORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TEAMS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE WORK WITH THE VENDORS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. [01:20:01] SO, AS MENTIONED, UH, WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON STREAMLINING WAYS FOR FEEDBACK TO THE CITY, UH, IF THERE ARE ANY, UH, POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE, WHAT IT COMES INTO EFFECT, AND ALSO RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SO WE HAVE, UH, CONTACT INFORMATION HERE FOR BUSINESS LICENSING, UH, UH, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL, AS WELL AS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BUREAU. SO THIS WOULD BE IN THE CASE, UH, WHERE THERE MIGHT BE A VIOLATION OF, UM, YOU KNOW, THE ORDINANCE OR POTENTIALLY A CONCERN RELATED TO SIDEWALK VENDING. THOSE TEAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO, UM, RESPOND TO THOSE INQUIRIES. AND OF COURSE, IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY, AGAIN, POTENTIAL ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, UM, THAT'S WHEN WE STILL WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO CALL 9 1 1. UM, BUT THE OTHER PIECE I WANTED TO REITERATE IS THAT ONCE THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED AND WE'RE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE, WE CAN LEVERAGE THE GO LONG BEACH APP AS WELL. SO THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO, UH, PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE CITY ABOUT POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OR CONCERNS RELATED TO THE SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE. UM, SO LAST SLIDE. I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT RELATED TO THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT. AGAIN, UH, COUNCIL CONVERSATION IN NOVEMBER WAS GEARED TOWARDS FINDING WAYS TO SUPPORT VENDORS IN THIS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION. AND SO THE KEY FOCUS IS TO, UM, PROVIDE THAT DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE VENDORS FOR THE UPFRONT COSTS RELATED TO BUSINESS LICENSE, HEALTH PERMIT AND INSURANCE IN THE FIRST YEAR. UM, WE'RE ALSO WORKING OUR, WITH OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO, UH, IDENTIFY, LIKE I MENTIONED, THOSE PRE-APPROVED CARTS, UM, AND EQUIPMENT THAT WOULDN'T REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL PLAN CHECK. AND SO SOME OF THE FUNDING WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ACQUIRE THOSE, UH, CARTS AND EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDE THAT TO VENDORS WHO WOULD QUALIFY. UM, IN ADDITION, WE'LL BE PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE VENDORS THROUGH THE BUSINESS NAVIGATORS PROGRAM. UH, SO THIS WOULD BE TO ASSIST AND, UH, REALLY EMPHASIZE SOME OF THE EDUCATION OUTREACH MATERIALS THAT THE CITY IS DOING, BUT PARTNERING WITH OUR, UH, BUSINESS NAVIGATORS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE MORE OF THAT INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND VENDORS AS WELL. UM, AND THEN LAST, I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT, UH, FOLKS WILL BE ABLE TO, AGAIN, THROUGH THE EDUCATION OUTREACH, OUR BUSINESS LICENSING TEAM IS GONNA BE DOING, UH, SIGN UP FOR THIS PROGRAM THROUGH 2024, UH, WHICH IS WHEN THE RECOVERY ACT FUNDING, UM, WILL EXPIRE. SO, UH, WITH THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS AND CONVERSATION. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, UH, TYLER, FOR THAT PRESENTATION, VERY DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, LIKE I'M TELLING YOU, GETTING, I MEAN, UP THERE WITH JOHN GROSS MAN AND LEGENDARY, LEGENDARY . UM, SO AT THIS POINT WE'RE GONNA GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN WE'RE GONNA COME BACK AND TAKE IT BEHIND THE RAIL AFTER THAT. SO WE HAVE 17 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SO I'M GONNA READ OFF THE FIRST 10. WHEN YOU HEAR, HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD. MIA HERNANDEZ, FRANCESCA C VAN BOWIE, PATRICIA HERNAND, PATRICIA HARRIS, IVAN GARCIA, JOSE CERRONE, UH, ANTONIO HERNANDEZ, FATIMA, UH, ZAINO, MANUEL MARTINEZ AND IRMA FARRA. AND, UH, BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE THAN 10 SPEAKERS, THE TIME IS SET FOR 90 SECONDS UNLESS THERE'S A NEED FOR INTERPRETATION. MIA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, HONOR, OVERALL, MAYOR RICKS RICHARDSON AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MIA HERNANDEZ PEREZ, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF STATE SENATOR LENA GONZALEZ. FIRST, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND DUE DILIGENCE IN CREATING AN ORDINANCE THAT NOT ONLY ALIGNED WITH STATE LAW, BUT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EMPOWER SIDEWALK VENDORS. I AUTHORED SB 9 72 TO FORMALLY INCLUDE STREET VENDORS INTO OUR ROBUST AND GROWING ECONOMY, AND I INVITE THE COUNCIL TO CREATE A LEGAL FRAMEWORK THAT EMPOWERS OUR MICRO, MICRO ENTREPRENEURS RATHER THAN RESTRICTS THEM. ON NOVEMBER 14TH, CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE FIRST DRAFT ORDINANCE FOR SIDEWALK VENDING, HOWEVER, IT DID NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS CERTAIN INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, PENALTIES, PROHIBITED AREAS, AND PROGRAMMING. MY CONCERNS ARE OUTLINED IN THE LETTER SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL SIDEWALK. FOOD VENDING HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR DECADES, ADDING VALUE TO OUR STATE AND CITY'S CULTURE, WHILE PROVIDING AN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING AN ORDINANCE THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE AND REMAINS TRUE TO THE SPIRIT OF SSB 9 72. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, MIA. THANK YOU. UM, SO URBAN PLANNERS FIND THAT STREET VENDORS [01:25:01] PROVIDE EYES AND EARS TO HELP DETER CRIME IN THE STREETS, AND THAT AS SUCH URBAN ENVIRONMENTS THRIVE ON THE APPROPRIATE MIX OF BUSINESSES, INCLUDING STREET VENDORS. THEY BRING SAFETY, LIVELIHOOD, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO NEIGHBORHOODS. THEREFORE, IT IS IN THE CITY'S BEST INTEREST TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR DIFFERENT BUSINESSES TO COEXIST, INCLUDING STREET VENDORS. SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT STREET VENDOR POLICY, I HOPE WE CONTINUE TO DO SO IN A CREATIVE WAY AND REIMAGINE THE PROCESS AS A LONG-TERM SOLUTION, NOT JUST A TEMPORARY INDUSTRY. SO THINK ABOUT HOW STREET VENDORS MAKE ON AVERAGE APPROXIMATELY $20,000 PER YEAR. SO THE CURRENT PROJECTED COST CAN BE A BARRIER, UH, TO INCLUDE STREET VENDORS IN OUR INDUSTRIES. UM, I KNOW THIS, THE STUDY MENTIONED GRANTS. HOWEVER, IF WE DO THE MATH, THAT ONLY COVERS APPROXIMATELY 166 VENDORS IN LOS ANGELES. WHEN THEY DID THIS, I BELIEVE THEY SAID THEY, UH, WERE ABLE TO GET PERMITS FOR ABOUT 800 VENDORS. SO THAT'S NOWHERE NEAR WHAT VENDORS WOULD NEED. UM, ALSO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT, UH, LIGHT FLASHING OR FLASHING SIGNS WITH LIGHTS, I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS JUST A REGULATION TO STREET VENDORS OR TO BRICK AND MORTAR COMPANIES AS WELL. BECAUSE TO BE HONEST, IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE THIS IS ABOUT KEEPING STREET VENDORS ORDERLY AND ASSUMING THAT THEY ARE DISORDERLY. UM, ALSO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT COMPLIANCE WITH STREET VENDORS, I WAS A LITTLE UNCLEAR ABOUT THE MOBILE FOOD VENDOR ASPECTS. I'M HOPING THAT THERE MAYBE CAN BE SOME MORE CLARIFICATION ON THAT ALSO, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT EDUCATIONAL CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. THAT'S YOUR TIME AND ENGAGEMENT. I'M HOPING THAT IT'S INCLUDING STREET VENDORS, NOT JUST TALKING AT THEM AND EDUCATING THEM. IT SHOULD BE INCLUDING THEM LIKE WE DO WITH OTHER BUSINESSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. YOU'RE NEXT. HELLO, VICE MAYOR CINDY ALLEN AND CITY COUNCIL. HAPPY NEW YEAR. MY NAME IS VAN BOWIE AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING, UH, LIBRE IN SOLIDARITY TODAY WITH THE STREET VENDORS. I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF A FAVORABLE STREET VENDING ORDINANCE THAT CENTERS END UP LIST THESE BUSINESSES OF OFTEN OFTENTIMES IMMIGRANT AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UM, THE STREET ORDER, VEN STREET ORDER VEN ORDINANCE, SORRY, IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CENTER THE NEEDS OF THESE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ADDRESS THE BARRIERS THAT THEY FACE. WITH THAT, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE PROPOSED PERMIT FEES ARE WAY TOO HIGH FOR STREET VENDORS WHO MAKE LESS THAN $20,000 A YEAR. LIKE THE PERSON BEFORE ME JUST SAID, THEY'RE ALREADY OFTEN FACED WITH MULTIPLE FEES AND BARRIERS, UH, HEALTH PERMITS, INSPECTION FEES, BUSINESS LICENSE FEES, AND ON TOP OF JUST TRYING TO MAKE THEIR BUSINESS RUN. HOUSING JUSTICE AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE ARE VERY MUCH INTERTWINED. PEOPLE ARE VERY MUCH INTERTWINED. PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE AND A ROOF OVER THE HEADS OF THEIR FAMILIES SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A LIVING IN THE CITIES THAT THEY THEY WANT TO BE IN, AND THAT THEY'VE HELPED BUILD. THAT MEANS REDUCING AND SU SUBSIDIZING COSTS AND PERMIT FEES FOR THESE STREET VENDORS. THE CITY OF LONG BEACH THRIVES OFF OF THESE STREET VENDORS AS PART OF OUR DIVERSE AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. THE CITY ALWAYS PRIDES ITSELF ON HOW VALUABLE THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE TO THE, TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. WE SHOULD TREAT THEM AS SUCH BY HAVING THE SUB THE CITY SUBSIDIZE AND REDUCE THESE PROPOSED FEES. PLEASE VOTE IN O IN FAVOR OF A LE LEGALIZING STREET VENDING AND UPLIFTING IMMIGRANT AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER THEM TO BE PART OF THE FORMAL ECONOMY IN AN INTENTIONAL AND EQUITABLE WAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN. OKAY, PATRICIA? HI, I'M PATRICIA HARRIS AND I'M COMING TO SPEAK FOR THE PEOPLE THAT, UH, THE VENDORS THAT ARE DOWN AT CHERRY AND MONTE PERRO BEACH. UM, IT'S A GROUP OF US THAT'S BEEN THERE SINCE COVID AND NOT EVERYONE SELLS FOOD. SOME OF US SELL CLOTHES AND OTHER OTHER ITEMS, BUT THERE'S LIKE 13 OF US THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BE GRANDFATHERED IN. UH, WE DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR. WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR PERMITS AND TO BECOME LEGAL. AND NOW THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE HERE, WE'RE TOLD IT'S GONNA BE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. WELL, WE ARE FIRST COME, WE WERE THERE FIRST. SO WHY SHOULD WE STEP ASIDE SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE COME AND GET THE APPLICATIONS TO BECOME WHERE WE WERE, UM, FOR OUR LIVELIHOOD? THAT'S WHERE WE WERE MAKING MONEY TO STAY AFLOAT WHEN COVID WAS AROUND. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU GUYS WILL AT LEAST GRANDFATHER US IN. IT'S LIKE 13 OF US THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR YEARS. AND I DON'T WANNA STEP ASIDE TO MAKE ROOM FOR SOMEONE ELSE THAT HASN'T BEEN DOWN THERE. WE'RE HERE EVERY TIME THERE'S A MEETING AND WE'VE BEEN CALLING IN FOR THESE PERMITS. SO THAT'S WHAT I WANNA KNOW. HOW CAN WE GET SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THIS? I'VE SENT IT IN SEVERAL TIMES, I'VE EMAILED WITH NO RESPONSE. SO IS THERE ANY WAY THAT I CAN GET SOMEONE TO HELP US OUT IN ANY KINDA WAY WHERE WE ARE NOT PUSHED ASIDE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN THERE? AND THAT'S A QUESTION. SO, UM, THIS, THIS IS YOUR TIME. THIS IS, UH, NOT BACK AND FORTH. SO IF YOU'RE DONE WITH YOUR COMMENTS, THEN WE'LL GO TO THIS. WELL, WELL, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER? SO, UM, PLEASE CONSIDER THAT. I'LL SAY IT THAT WAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. OKAY. [01:30:02] ALL RIGHT, IVAN. GOOD EVENING FOLKS. UM, CITY COUNCIL. UH, MY NAME IS IVAN AND I, YOU KNOW, I, I'VE GROWN AROUND, I'VE, I'VE BEEN AROUND QUITE A FEW STREET VENDORS WHO ARE FROM OUR COMMUNITIES HERE IN LONG BEACH. UH, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, THOSE WHO SELL AROUND ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY, POLY HIGH SCHOOL, UH, THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES. YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY HAVE KIDS HERE, THEY HAVE A FAMILY HERE. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY DESERVE TO HAVE A PLACE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD TO WHERE THEY CAN SELL AND WHERE THEY CAN BE A PART OF THE, A FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY. BECAUSE AS SOME OF THE, BEFORE WE MENTIONED, THEY ADD AN ELEMENT OF COMMUNITY SAFETY. THEY ARE THE EYES AND EARS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THEREFORE, WE, WE SHOULD ALLOW THESE FOLKS TO HAVE A MORE FACILITATED PROCESS, MORE INEXPENSIVE PROCESS, UM, OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY DO ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE LONG BEACH ECONOMY. UM, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO SELL ANYWHERE FROM DOWNTOWN TO NORTH SIDE, UM, THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO REALLY, REALLY BENEFIT FROM OUR, YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT THEY MAKE AND WHAT THEY MAKE FROM WHAT THEY MAKE. SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARD MAKING THIS A MORE FACILITATED, MORE INEXPENSIVE PROCESS. UH, I KNOW WE'VE ALREADY MADE STRIDES TO GET THERE, BUT I JUST URGE THE CITY COUNCIL AND THOSE WHO WORK ON THIS IMPLEMENTATION TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD, LOOK AT WAYS TO MAKE SURE IT'S, IT'S EASIER FOR FOLKS TO BECOME PART OF THE FORMAL ECONOMY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, IVAN. OKAY, JOSE, YOU'RE NEXT? UH, ANTONIO. OKAY. ANTONIO, JOSE IS NOT GOING? NO. OKAY. JOSE IS NOT GOING? NO. OKAY, GO AHEAD. ALRIGHT, SWEET. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM ANTONIO WITH LONG BEACH FORWARD. I'M HERE TO UPLIFT THE ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS FOR STREET VENDORS TO BE PART OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY IN LONG BEACH. WE RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS BROUGHT UP BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARY SANDER HAS AND THE REST OF COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO THANK YOU. AND THAT BEING SAID, I KNOW THAT LONG BEACH CITY PRIDES ITSELF IN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, WHICH IS WHY I URGED YOU ALL TO REEVALUATE THE ECONOMIC OBSTACLES THE CITY WILL CREATE FOR STREET ERS SEVERAL RESTRICTIVE REQUIREMENTS. UM, AS A SON OF A FORMER ERO, I UNDERSTAND THE OBSTACLES, THE ECONOMIC OBSTACLES OF FOLKS FACE. SO I URGE, UM, YOU ALL TO CONSIDER THESE PATHWAYS BY ELIMINATING, IF NOT LOWERING THE BURDENSOME HIGH STREET VENDING FEES THE CITY MAY REQUIRE FOR VENDORS TO SELL IN LONG BEACH. UM, THE EXCESSIVE INSURANCE AND NUMEROUS PERMIT COSTS WILL CREATE FURTHER ECONOMIC BURDENS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. AND JUST, UH, FOR CLARITY, CAN THE CITY GIVE US SOME CLARITY AROUND THE PRE-APPROVED VENDING CARTS AND HOW MUCH THEY MAY COST FOR FOOD VENDORS? UM, SINCE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT FULLY UNDERSTANDING AND BEYOND THE FEE, SEVERAL IMMIGRANT VENDORS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO FORMAL DOCUMENTS SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS, ALSO KNOWN AS ITUNES OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS TO APPLY SUCH REQUIREMENTS. SO THEREFORE, WE ASKED FOR AN EXTENDED, UM, IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS, LIKE SUGGESTED, BUT FROM THE TIME THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, AND ALSO ALLOW VENDORS TO SELL NEAR SCHOOLS WITH CLEAR, CLEAR GUIDANCE OF WHERE AND HOW THEY CAN SELL, UM, SINCE THEY HAVE BUILT, BEEN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIARITY WITH PARENTS IN SCHOOLS OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ANTONIO. ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE NEXT. UM, HELLO, MY NAME IS FATIMA DEFERINO AND I AM, UM, A MEMBER WITH LONG BEACH FORWARD, ALSO RESIDENT OF COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF FAVORABLE STREET VENDING ORDINANCE THAT UPLIFTS THE BUSINESSES OF IMMIGRANT AND LOW INCOME BUSINESSES, ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS THE CITY. UM, DURING MY LAST, UM, UM, PAST PREVIOUS WEEKS, I HAVE BEEN CANVASSING WITH LONG BEACH FORWARD AND REACHING OUT TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FOOD VENDORS OUT IN THE LONG BEACH AREA. AND A LOT OF THEM DID EXPRESS THAT THEY DIDN'T, UM, LIKE THAT THE FEES THAT THEY, THEY WERE ONLY GONNA BE PROVIDING MORE OBSTACLES FOR THEM. I KNOW A LOT OF THEM COULDN'T MAKE IT OUT TODAY, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE PROVIDING OUT, OUT THERE WORKING HARD AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILIES, SO THEY AREN'T ABLE, MANY OF THEM AREN'T ABLE TO BE HERE. BUT I HOPE THAT WE CAN, WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN UPLIFT THEIR VOICES AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ALSO BEING HEARD AND HAVING A SEAT HERE AT THE TABLE. UM, AND WE NEED TO ALSO UPLIFT THE NEED TO SUPPORT STREET VENDORS BY MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN, UM, IMPOSING MORE OBSTACLES THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE TO ENDURE. PLEASE VOTE IN FAVOR OF LEGALIZING STREET VENDING AND UPLIFT IMMIGRANT AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. LET'S ENCOURAGE VENDORS TO BE A PART OF THE FORMAL ECONOMY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING. THANK YOU. HELLO, UH, MY NAME IS MANELA MARTINEZ. I AM A RENTER AND COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO. I'M HERE AS A PRIVATE RESIDENCE AND A VOLUNTEER OF LIBRE. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF STREET VENDING ORDINANCE THAT RESPECTS [01:35:01] AND EMBRACES THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES. VENDORS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS OFFER AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF PROTECTION AND SECURITY FOR CHILDREN. IT IS A PROVEN FACT THAT BUSY SIDEWALKS ARE SAFE SIDEWALKS. I THINK THERE IS A POSSIBLY MISSED OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND STREET VENDORS TO HELP INCREASE THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN WHO ARE ALREADY IN DANGER SIMPLY BY GOING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY. PLEASE VOTE IN FAVOR OF LEGALIZING STREET VENDING TO MAKE STREET VENDING NOT ONLY PART OF OUR FORMAL ECONOMY, BUT ALSO PART OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS IRMA FERREIRA AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT ONE. AND I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO BE CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT THE PERMIT COST AND THE TIMEFRAME GIVEN TO SIDEWALK VENDORS TO COMPLY WITH THE MULTIPLE PREREQUISITES. UH, THIS PROCESS CAN BE A HANDFUL FOR SMALL SIDEWALK VENDORS AND IT CAN POSE A DIFFICULTY. I ASK FOR YOU TO RECONSIDER, PLEASE EXTEND THE TIMEFRAME THAT THE CITY ALLOTS TO THE VENDORS IN ORDER TO COMPLY TO AT LEAST 12 MONTHS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. CAN I ALSO HAVE THE NEXT GROUP, UM, LINE UP? UM, IF YOU'VE ALREADY, YOU JUST NEED TO SIGN UP FOR THE, IF YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN. OKAY. SO THE NEXT, I NEED THE NEXT SPEAKERS TO, UH, TO, UH, TO SIGN UP. IT'D BE, UM, UH, LET'S SEE. IT JUST CHANGED HERE. OKAY. GUEST BEDINA, UM, ANDREA, AMIR, JAMES AND GABBY. CAN YOU GUYS LINE UP PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. SUBPOENA, YOU'RE FIRST ANDREA, ER. OKAY. HELLO MAYO AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JOSEPH , AND I AM A VENDOR AND A RESIDENT IN DISTRICT, UH, THREE, NO, FOUR, FOUR. UM, I WANNA SAY THEY, IN LOS ANGELES, THEY PAY LESS AND THEY TRY TO LOWER THE FEE TO TWO $7. WHY CAN LONG BEACH DO THE SAME? THIS FEE ARE VERY BURDEN AND TOO HIGH. IF A BIG CITY LIKE LOS ANGELES CAN DO IT, WHY CANNOT DO LONG BEACH THE SAME? YOU KNOW, WHY ARE YOU CHARGING, UH, FOR BREEDING? YOU DON'T PROVIDE ANYTHING. UH, YOU DON'T PROVIDE ELECTRICITY. NO WATER, NO STAND, OR NO S WE DON'T COST TO THE CITY ANYTHING. WE DON'T MAKE A BIG MONEY HERE. SOME OF US ARE SINGLE PARENTS AND SOME OF US, THEY'RE NEVER SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BUSINESS OR BUSINESS OWNER. SO THIS IS A FIRST STEP TO HAVE EVENTUALLY HAVE A BRICK AND MORTAR. WE DON'T WANNA ALWAYS SELL ON THE STREET. WHY YOU WORRY ABOUT THIS SMALL FISH? WHY DON'T, DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THE BIG FISH AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM. UH, YES, SOME OF US THANK YOU THAT YOUR TIME FOR EDUCATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. AMER JAMES, GABBY, JEFF AND MICHAEL ANDREA. HELLO, UH, VICE MAYOR IN CITY COUNCIL. UH, MY NAME IS ANDREA. I AM A DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT HOSPITALITY WORKER, AND LIFELONG RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH. I'M HERE IN SOLIDARITY WITH RESTAURANT VENDORS [01:40:01] OR STREET VENDORS. UM, I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF A FAVORABLE VENDING ORDINANCE. SET UP LIFTS BUSINESSES OF IMMIGRANT AND LOW INCOME ENTREPRENEURS WHO OFTEN MAKE LESS THAN $20,000 ANNUALLY. STREET VENDING MAKES STREETS WALKABLE FOR PEDESTRIANS. I FEEL SAFE WALKING ON THE STREET, UM, WITH VENDORS ON IT BECAUSE IT ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO OTHERWISE UNDERUTILIZED. IN BLIGHTED PARTS OF LONG BEACH STREET VENDORS ACTIVATE EMPTY SPACES SUCH AS PARKING LOTS, MANY SHUTTERED BUSINESSES AND PARKS. FEES AND LICENSING SHOULD ALSO BE LOWER AS THE PROPOSED FEES CAN CAUSE COST UP TO $3,000, WHICH POSES AS A BARRIER TO ENTRY FOR STREET VENDORS. EVEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, WHICH HAS MORE FOOT TRAFFIC THAN LONG BEACH CHARGES LOWERS FOR VENDORS' FEES. UM, NOT ONLY OUR FEES ARE HIGH, VENDORS ARE ALSO FACED WITH PHYSICAL AND VERBAL VIOLENCE FROM THE PUBLIC AND ANGRY RESTAURANT RESTAURANT OWNERS, WHICH IS UNFAIR CONSIDERING HOW THEY KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND FED VENDORS ARE AN INTEGRAL AND RESPECTED PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. PLEASE VOTE IN FAVOR OF LEGALIZING STREET VENDING. TO UPLIFT IMMIGRANT AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES, STREET VENDORS DESERVE TO BE A PART OF THE FORMAL ECONOMY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE NEXT. HELLO? UH, MY NAME IS AMIR AND I AM AN ASPIRING COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND AVID ENJOYER OF STREET FOOD IN DISTRICT TWO. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF A MUCH MORE FAVORABLE STREET BENDING ORDINANCE THAT UPLIFTS THE INCOMES OF IMMIGRANT AND OTHER LOW INCOME ENTREPRENEURS, HUSTLERS AND HUMBLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THERE'S NOT A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER THAT COMES TO VISIT ME IN LONG BEACH WITHOUT A MAN MANDATORY STOP FOR FRESHLY MADE TORTILLAS OUTSIDE OF SWEETWATER. AND NOBODY ON MY BLOCK WORKS HARDER THAN CARINA THAT GOES AROUND EVERY NIGHT. S TAMALES AND TEMPRA WERE THEIR HUSBAND. THESE GREAT FOLKS NOT ONLY KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES CLOSE TOGETHER, BUT ALSO MAKE THOSE AROUND THEM FEEL SAFE. THERE'S BEEN NONSTOP PRAISE AND BOAST OF GENDER AND RACIAL JUSTICE AND UPLIFTS TODAY AS WE CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR'S LEGACY. I WANNA REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT THESE MASSIVE BARRIERS TO STREET BENDING AND AN EXCLUSION OF OUR MOSTLY BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORS ARE A DIRECT CONTRADICTION OF THOSE VALUES. I IMPLORE ALL OF YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE LEGALIZATION OF STREET VENDING AND NOT FURTHER MARGINALIZE, MARGINALIZE THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE ALREADY SO VULNERABLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS. NEXT, GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME'S JAMES SCHWAZO. I AM A SIX DISTRICT RESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH LONG BEACH FORWARD. I WANT TO ECHO ALL THE COMMENTS OUR NEIGHBORS OF MAID TONIGHT IN SUPPORTIVE STREET VENDING. I WANT TO LEAVE YOU, I REITERATE TWO POINTS THAT THIS IS OUR MOMENT TO REALLY GROUND THIS POLICY AND MAKE HISTORY IN LONG BEACH AND GROUND IT ONE IN EQUITY AND TWO IN REALITY. EQUITY MEANS THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR VALUES AND OUR PRINCIPLES. IN THIS CASE, WE'RE ALSO THINKING ABOUT OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES, WHERE WE TALK ABOUT CHARGING THINGS AT COST AND THINKING ABOUT THE LONG TERM ECONOMIC IMPACT IN FULL RECOVERY, BUT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE WHO IS THAT INTENDED FOR AND WHERE THE AUDIENCE IS THAT IN THIS INSTANCE, WE HAVE VENDORS WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO MAKE THINGS AT COST, RIGHT? AND THINKING ABOUT THE DELAYS IN REIMBURSEMENTS AND FRONTING MONEY UP COSTS, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE. THIS IS A MOMENT WHERE WE'RE ASKED TO CALL IN WHAT IS OUR PRACTICE AND VALUE OF, OF EQUITY AND HOW DOES THAT APPLY TO THIS VERY SPECIFIC POLICY PRACTICE THAT MAY BE A DEVIATION FROM OTHER POLICIES. SECOND, I WANNA ASK THAT WE GROUND THIS IN REALITY, OUR SHARED GOAL IS THAT WE WANT VENDORS AND VENDORS WANT TO BE ABLE TO, AS YOU HEARD TONIGHT, HAVE PERMITS BE IN THE PROGRAM, BE IN THE FORMAL ECONOMY, BUT WE SHOULD LEARN FROM OTHER CITIES WHO HAVE DONE THIS FOR YEAR OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, AS MENTIONED, CITY OF LOS ANGELES REMOVING PERMIT FEES DOWN TO $27. THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA, WHO LOOKED AT A ONE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE BEFORE ANY KIND OF PENAL, UH, OF, UH, VIOLATIONS OR THAT KIND OF ENFORCEMENT TO REALLY GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY AS STAFF ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A NEW TERRITORY FOR US, A NEW COLLABORATIVE CHALLENGE, AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER ON IT. SO I PLEASE ASK YOU TO, TO GROUND THIS IN EQUITY AND REALITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. GABBY HERNANDEZ? YEAH. YES TO ALL OF THAT. UM, HI. MY NAME IS GABBY HERNANDEZ AND I SERVE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR AND A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE. I'M HERE BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE FROM MY COMMUNITY ARE STREET VENDORS. THEY'RE SETTING UP RIGHT NOW WORKING. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE NOT HERE TONIGHT. THEY'RE WORKING AND TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING JUST LIKE YOU AND ME. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE FOR THEM IS THAT MAKING A LIVING WILL BECOME FULL OF UNNEEDED BUREAUCRACIES AND THESE BUREAUCRACIES CAN STOP THEM FROM MAKING A LIVING TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND TO STAY HERE IN LONG BEACH. STREET VENDORS ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY, AND THEY'RE FOR SURE WELCOMING LONG BEACH. AS YOU HEARD TONIGHT, AS ALI CONTINUES ITS ECONOMIC JUSTICE WORK. NOW IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PACIFIC GATEWAY, WHICH IS A CD ENTITY, WE HOPE TO SUPPORT THESE VERY STREET VENDORS THAT WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT AND WE'RE HOPE TO HELP 'EM CREATE A BUSINESS PLAN. BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT IF THEY'RE NOT HERE. AND IF IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, WE NEED ONE LOWER [01:45:01] PERMIT FEES FOR YOU, $300 MAY NOT SEEM A LOT, BUT FOR SOMEONE THAT MAKES $20,000 A YEAR IS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY. JUST IMAGINE MAKING THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY IN 20 24, 12 MONTHS OF IMPLEMENTATION AT THE VERY LEAST, WILL BE IDEAL FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE UNDOCUMENTED. TO GET AN I 10 NUMBER, WHICH IS A TAX ID NUMBER, IT CAN TAKE UP TO HALF A YEAR. SO IF THE PROCESS IS ONLY TWO MONTHS, THEY'RE NOT GONNA HAVE IT. SO WE'RE ALREADY SETTING THEM UP FOR FAILURE AND THEN ACCESS TO SELL EVERYWHERE IN LONG BEACH. WOULDN'T YOU WANT YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GO BUY FROM STREET VENDORS? THEY'RE STILL GONNA DO IT. SO RATHER HAVE 'EM IN A PLACE WHERE THEY'RE NEARBY THE SCHOOLS, THESE MODIFICATIONS WILL GIVE STREET VENDORS A CHANCE AS SUCCEEDING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY, JEFF, YOU'RE UP. MY NAME IS JEFF AND I'M A STREET VENDOR. I SELL BLANKET SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION WE HAVE IS, REX, WHERE ARE YOU? COME OUT AND PLAY. THIS IS THE SECOND MEETING THAT REX JUST WALKS OFF BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANNA HEAR US SPEAK, BUT I'M HERE TO SPEAK. WHERE'S HE AT? HE'S NOT HERE TODAY. SO I SELL BLANKET SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. I'M AT THE CORNER OF JUNE APPAREL ON THE OCEAN, AND I SELL ALL OVER LONG BEACH. AS FAR AS SOME OF THE COUNCIL PEOPLE WORRYING ABOUT FLASHING LIGHTS, STREET VENDORS DON'T USE FLASHING LIGHTS. I KNOW THEY DON'T. I'M ALL AROUND LONG BEACH. I'M A DISTRICT NINE. THE ONLY PEOPLE SELLING IN THE MEDIAN IS ACTUALLY THE PEOPLE SELLING FLOWERS. AND THAT'S REAL SAD HOW PEOPLE SELLING FLOWERS AND ROSES CAN NO LONGER BE IN A MEDIAN JUST BECAUSE A COUNSELING PERSON DOESN'T WANT THEM THERE. THAT'S VERY SAD. AND AS FAR AS INSURANCE, I SELL BLANKETS. YOU'RE NOT GONNA SLIP A FALL ON BLANKETS, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SLIP ON FALL ON TAMALES. THE CORN MAN, THE ICE CREAM MAN. SO, UM, SORROW, I'M GLAD YOU PUT IN A FRIENDLY LAST TIME. AND IF YOU CAN PLEASE PUT IN ANOTHER FRIENDLY, NOT REQUIRING IT, BUT REQUESTING IT. YOU KNOW, REQUIRING MEANS EVERYBODY HAS TO HAVE IT AND I DON'T THINK I NEED TO HAVE INSURANCE. STILL BLANKETS. YOU'RE NOT GONNA SLEEP AND FALL ON THEM. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, THAT THE MAYOR IS SITTING IN THE BACK AND WE HAVE MONITORS AND SPEAKERS SO HE CAN HEAR EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE IS SAYING. OKAY, YOU'RE NEXT. HELLO, COUNSEL. UM, I'M MICHAEL. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. HI MEGAN. UM, AND I'M HERE, I'M LEARNING AS WE GO, THE PRESENTATION. AND, UH, I I'M HERE TO SUPPORT STREET VENDORS, UH, RIGHT IN MY DISTRICT. UH, I HAVE A NUMBER OF STREET VENDORS THAT I FREQUENT ON A REGULAR BASIS. AND WHEN I SEE SOME OF THE PROPOSALS, I WONDER, IS IT AN INCENTIVE TO HELP PEOPLE JOIN THE FORMAL ECONOMY OR IS IT A DISINCENTIVE TO TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE TO NOT STREET VEN? UH, AND I, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THE CITY WANTS TO HAVE, UH, PEOPLE TO COME INTO THE FOLD AND BE, UH, A PART OF THE FORMAL ECONOMY. BUT I KNOW I LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, $3,000 A YEAR FOR SOME OF THE VENDORS. MY BUDDY LENNY, UH, UP IN CAL HEIGHTS. HE, HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT WORK. AND I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHERS THAT, THAT PUSHES THEM INTO THE INFORMAL ECONOMY THAT MAKES IT SO NOW THEY'RE DOING IT WITHOUT PERMITS OR WITHOUT ALL OF THESE PERMITS. AND THEN THAT LEAVES THEM VERY VULNERABLE TO PROSECUTION AND CITATIONS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. SO I JUST HOPE I DON'T KNOW ALL THE NUMBERS. I'M GONNA LEARN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT IT, BUT I HOPE ON THE NEXT READ THROUGHS, YOU GUYS WILL MAKE, UH, WHATEVER YOU CAN TO BE AN INCENTIVE TO VENDORS AND NOT A DISINCENTIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANKS VICE MAYOR. OKAY, THAT SATISFIES PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL NOW TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL. OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY, OVERWHELMINGLY A LONG PROCESS TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY, UM, TO LEGALIZE STRE STREET VENDING HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. AND, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AS A LATINA WOMAN WHO REALLY EMBRACES THIS, THE VENDING, THE STREET VENDING CULTURE, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT AND CREATE A PATHWAY FOR STREET VENDORS TO BE ABLE TO VEN LEGALLY IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT AS A CITY, WE MADE SURE THAT WE TOOK OUR TIME TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP AN EQUITABLE PROGRAM THAT STAYS TRUE TO THE CULTURE, AND YOU NEED ASPECTS OF THIS BUSINESS. AND THAT IT ALSO BALANCES OUR INTEREST IN PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE REALLY COMMITTED TO THIS ORDINANCE AND CITY STAFF FOR KEEPING THIS IN MIND AND FOR WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE THAT STAYS TRUE TO THE SPIRIT OF OUR COLLECTIVE GOALS. [01:50:01] THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, I KNOW THAT DANIEL'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT HE HAS BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY ON THIS ITEM. AND TYLER, YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB PRESENTING THIS TODAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN, UM, PUTTING INTO THIS ITEM. UM, PART OF THE PROCESS HAS INCLUDED, YOU KNOW, TO INCLUDE A SIX MONTH REVISIT OF THIS ORDINANCE TO ASSESS OUTCOMES AND PROVIDE REVISIONS. UM, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S WHERE THIS IS IMPORTANT. I THINK THAT, UM, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A PATHWAY TO STREET VENDING, UM, AND LEGALIZE STREET VENDING, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME KNOWING THAT THERE MIGHT BE THINGS THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE IN THE FUTURE, OR THERE MIGHT BE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA WORK PERFECTLY. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED TO, UM, TO HEAR ABOUT IS THE CONTINUED EDUCATION, UM, PORTION OF THE ORDINANCE, UM, TO BE ABLE TO EDUCATE OUR STREET VENDORS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRUST BUILDING WITH THEM AND THAT THEY KNOW THAT THE CITY IS SUPPORTING THEM AND WANTS THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR BUSINESS. UM, I PLAN TO WORK ON WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH CITY STAFF TO REVIEW UPDATES AS THEY ARE MADE AVAILABLE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITIES TO REVIEW THIS, UH, IN SIX MONTHS WITH MY COLLEAGUES. UM, ONE POINT I DO WANT TO TOUCH UPON FURTHER IS REGARDING ENFORCEMENT CONTACT WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OFTEN A CONCERN FOR OUR STREET VENDORS AND IN PARTICULAR OUR UNDOCUMENTED VENDORS. MAY STAFF, ONCE AGAIN CLARIFY WHO WILL BE THE LEAD IN THE ENFORCEMENT ONCE THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED AND WHEN, IF EVER PD WOULD BE INVOLVED, INVOLVED. I KNOW THAT YOU WENT OVER THIS TYLER IN THE, UM, IN THE PRESENTATION, SO JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU COULD JUST REITERATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT, PLEASE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. UM, YEAH, SO BOTH BUSINESS LICENSING AND HEALTH WILL BE THE MAIN DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THIS PROGRAM. SO, UM, BUSINESS LICENSING WILL BE TASKED WITH OVERSEEING NOT ONLY THE BUSINESS LICENSING AND PERMIT PROCESS, BUT ALSO, UM, ENFORCING THE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE ITSELF. SO IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, A COMPLAINT OR A CALL THAT COMES IN SAYING, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A, A CONCENTRATION OF VENDORS THAT DOESN'T COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE IN A SPECIFIC AREA. UH, STAFF WILL GO DO OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SAYING, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE REQUIREMENT OF THE ORDINANCE. UM, AND WILL, AND THAT WILL BE STAFF WITHIN BUSINESS LICENSING DOING THAT TYPE OF EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND ENFORCEMENT. AND THEN HEALTH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, UH, CONTINUING THE EDUCATION OUTREACH, UM, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE HEALTH PERMIT. UM, AND THEN ONE PIECE THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO YOUR QUESTION IS, AGAIN, COMING BACK TO PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY WITH DIFFERENT RESOURCES TO PRO, UH, SHARE INFORMATION OR POTENTIALLY COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE IN THIS PROGRAM IS, AGAIN, HAVING DIFFERENT AVENUES FOR, UM, THE COMMUNITY TO RESPOND TO THIS CITY. WHETHER IT'S GO LONG BEACH APP OR THESE DIRECT LINES TO BUSINESS LICENSING AND HEALTH. UM, OUR HOPE IS THAT THAT WILL HELP TO, TO DIRECT THOSE, UH, CALLS TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS. OTHERWISE, WE WILL OF COURSE CONTINUE THAT INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH TYLER. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I, COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT IS YOUR TIME. OH. IF YOU WANNA QUEUE BACK UP. YES, I DO. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, UH, THANKS FOR A GREAT PRESENTATION. I KNOW STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS EXTENSIVELY. UM, WE'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF NEW BUSINESSES VENDING IN THE THIRD DISTRICT AND ACROSS LONG, LONG BEACH. UM, I UNDERSTAND FROM THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 40 NEW REISSUED, NOT NEW PERMITS OVER THE LAST YEAR. IS THAT RIGHT? TYLER? I JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT. RENEWED. YEAH. 40 REISSUED FOR EXISTING FOOD CARS. OKAY. AND, UM, THEY STILL NEED A HEALTH PERMIT TO OPERATE EVEN BEFORE, UM, THE PAST OF THIS ORDINANCE TONIGHT FOR THE PAST YEAR, HOW MANY NEW PERMITS, PERMITS HAVE OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISSUED, UM, FOR SIDEWALK S THIS YEAR? UH, JUST A MOMENT. WE'LL LOOK UP THAT EXACT NUMBER. GOOD EVENING. UM, WE HAD, UH, IN OUR FIRST, UH, [01:55:01] WORKSHOP, UH, WE COLLECTED 62, UH, VENDOR INFORMATION. WE REACHED OUT TO ALL 62 OF THEM, UH, BACK FROM THE PAST YEAR, 2023. OUT OF THE 62, WE HAD THREE THAT CAME FORWARD AND GOT PERMITTED AS A MOBILE FOOD TRUCK OPERATION. WE ARE STILL, UH, WE HAD ONE INTERESTED IN COMPACT MOBILE FOOD OPERATION, BUT THEY NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH. OKAY. SO WE DON'T HAVE, WE HAVE ZERO FOR, UM, SIDEWALK VENDING FOR NEW PERMITS. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. UM, HOW MANY CITATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED THIS PAST YEAR FOR VENDORS, UM, OPERATING WITHOUT A HEALTH PERMIT? AND HAVE THEY BEEN PAID? HOW MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN PAID? I HAVE THAT INFORMATION. WE ARE COLLECTING IT. I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME, BUT I CAN PROVIDE IT TO YOU. OKAY. UM, WE, WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY CITATIONS, BUT WE HAVE BEEN, UH, VISITING THEM AND, UH, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING INFORMATION, WRITING REPORTS, EDUCATING THEM AND INFORMING THEM THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE A HEALTH PERMIT. BUT NO CITATION HAS BEEN GIVEN. AND IF I CLAR IF I CLARIFY, THERE'S, THERE IS NO, UM, CITATION. SO THEY ESSENTIALLY SAY YOU EITHER HAVE A HEALTH PERMIT AND YOU CAN FUNCTION OR YOU DON'T HAVE A HEALTH PERMIT AND YOU CAN'T FUNCTION. SO, UM, THAT'S, THOSE ARE THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS. IT'S NOT ONE WHERE WE'RE GIVING OUT TICKETS. UM, THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S THE TERM OF CITATION WHERE I THINK IT'S A LITTLE UNCLEAR AND THEY CONTINUE TO GO OUT UNTIL THEY COMPLY WITH GETTING A HEALTH PERMIT. HOW DOES THAT WORK? WE ENFORCE, UH, A STATE, UH, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE PER, UM, THE RETAIL FOOD CODE. THEY HAVE TO HAVE A HEALTH PERMIT IN ORDER TO OPERATE. IF THEY DO NOT HAVE A HEALTH PERMIT, WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM A CEASE AND DISEASE ORDER. DOES THAT MEAN THEY IMMEDIATELY ARE NOT ABLE TO SELL? THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT. OKAY. AND HOW OFTEN HAS THAT HAPPENED? WE HAVE BEEN, UM, DOING THE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION STARTING AUGUST OF 2021. SO WE HAVE BEEN OUT AND VISITING, UM, VENDORS THROUGHOUT SINCE THEN AND PRIOR TO THAT AS WELL. BUT AFTER 2021, WE'VE BEEN, UH, SYSTEMATICALLY PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION, UH, WHATEVER WE HAD AT THE TIME. AND THEN STARTING 2023 WHEN THEY, UH, SB 9 7 2, WHEN IN PASSING THEN WE BECAME MORE, UM, UH, INVOLVED WITH DIFFERENT TYPE OF INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL AVAILABLE FOR THE VENDORS. WERE THERE CEASE AND DESISTS ISSUED? YES. IN 2023. HOW MANY? I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU. OKAY. AND SO IT'S NOT A CITATION, IT'S A WARNING. IS THAT RIGHT? AND IT'S WRITTEN TO A CERTAIN PERSON? UH, IS THAT RIGHT? IS IT A WARNING? IT IS A WARNING. IT IS A, UM, NOTICE OF CEASE AND DISEASE. THAT'S WHAT WE CALL IT. ALRIGHT. UM, ONE THING IF I COULD ADD, UM, IN ACTION OF THE BOARD, YES. FOR 2023, WE DID HAVE OUR COMPLAINT RESPONSE TEAM GO OUT IN 18 DIFFERENT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. UH, SO THAT WAS, UM, I THINK IN RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION, JUST WHAT HAS BEEN KIND OF THE RESPONSE, UH, WHEN VENDORS DON'T HAVE A HEALTH PERMIT OR WE'VE RECEIVED MULTIPLE, UH, COMPLAINTS. SO HAVE THOSE 18 GONE AHEAD AND GOT HEALTH PERMITS AFTER THEIR CEASE AND DESIST HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO THEM? NO, THEY HAVE NOT. I'LL RE YOU UP. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SODI. UH, YES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE VERY DETAILED PRESENTATION. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. UM, AND THE THOROUGHNESS THAT CITY STAFF HAS GONE THROUGH IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THIS ORDINANCE. UM, I HAD JUST, UM, SOME CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS AND THEN, UH, SOME OF MY QUESTIONS WILL BE AROUND JUST IMPLEMENTATION AND KIND OF THE THOUGHTS THAT THE STAFF HAVE AROUND THAT. UH, AND SO THE FIRST IS, I KNOW WE TALKED, UH, IN THE PRESENTATION, TYLER TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE ROBUST INFORMATION OUTREACH, UM, THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING AROUND REQUIREMENTS, UM, AND COMPLIANCE. UM, I THINK SOME AREA OF CONFUSION BECAUSE THE, SINCE THE ORDINANCE ITSELF DOESN'T EXPLICITLY SAY LIKE A [02:00:01] FIRM DEADLINE, LIKE WE WILL START, UM, YOU KNOW, CONFISCATING OR IMPOUNDING, ET CETERA, ANY KIND OF ENFORCEMENT, THERE'S NO HARD DEADLINE 'CAUSE STAFF KIND OF TALK A LITTLE BIT AROUND THEIR THOUGHTS AROUND THAT. I WOULD'VE, I MEAN, I'LL SAY THIS, I'LL TALK FOR ME AS A COUNCIL MEMBER WHEN I THINK AROUND THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION, RIGHT? AND ENFORCEMENT, I WOULD THINK WE'D WANNA REWARD THE GOOD ACTORS, RIGHT? SO EVEN IF SOMEONE DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE WHEN YOU WENT OUT THERE, IF THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING ONE RIGHT, YOU WOULD HONOR THAT. OR IF THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A HEALTH PERMIT, RIGHT? YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO NOTE THAT AND HONOR THAT. SO CAN YOU KIND OF TALK ABOUT FROM THE KIND OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE WHAT THE INTENT HERE IS? YEAH, IF I, I COULD MAYBE START AND THEN THE TEAM CAN CHIME IN, BUT, UM, SO IT'S IMPORTANT AGAIN TO THINK ABOUT SORT OF A, A DUAL SYSTEM. SO ON, ON THE ONE SIDE FOR THE HEALTH PERMIT, UM, OUR TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THE HEALTH PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. SO THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO DO THE EDUCATION OUTREACH AND THEN ALSO THE ENFORCEMENT LIKE MENTIONED WITH THE COMPLAINT RESPONSE TEAM. UM, ALONGSIDE THAT, ONCE THE ORDINANCE GOES INTO EFFECT, THE BUSINESS LICENSING TEAM, UM, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF EDUCATION OUTREACH, UM, FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT VENDORS REALLY UNDERSTAND THE ORDINANCE. AND THAT'S GONNA BE THE KEY FOCUS FOR THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, UM, BEFORE, UH, THE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES AND THE IMPOUNDMENT, UH, PIECE OF THE ORDINANCE, UH, WOULD GO INTO EFFECT FOR ENFORCEMENT. UH, BUT TARA, IF YOU WOULD ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE BUSINESS LICENSING APPROACH? YEAH, SO DURING THOSE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS, UM, IT'LL BE A GLOBAL OUTREACH. SO GLOBALLY INTENDING TO CANVAS EVERYONE, SO GETTING EVERYONE UP TO SPEED WITH IT. AND THEN, UM, BUSINESS LICENSE ALWAYS OPERATES AS UM, UH, EDUCATION FIRST. SO EVEN AFTER THAT MOMENT, THE FIRST TIME WE ENCOUNTER THE NEXT VENDOR, IF WE DIDN'T ENCOUNTER THEM PRIOR, THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE EDUCATION THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN THEN AT THAT POINT TOO. AND THEN IT'S THE REPEAT, UM, YOU KNOW, IN A REPEAT SITUATION AFTER WE'VE GIVEN THEM EDUCATION ONCE WE'RE KIND OF IN THAT ENFORCEMENT STAGE. BUT THAT'S GONNA BE QUITE A BIT OFF. OKAY. UM, AND SO JUST TO KIND OF CLARIFY FROM, FROM THAT, FROM, AND I'M JUST GONNA REPEAT BACK TO YOU KIND OF WHAT I'M HEARING, WHICH IS RIGHT, THE CITY'S GONNA CONTINUE TO DO A ROBUST EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN, RIGHT? AND THAT WILL BE REPEATEDLY VISITING VENDORS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE VERY CLEAR ON THE ORDINANCE, WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THEM, PROVIDING THEM WHATEVER INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED, BUSINESS NAVIGATION, ET CETERA. SO THAT'S GONNA BE A REALLY ROBUST PROCESS. RIGHT? UM, AND THAT, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE WE ARE NOT TRYING TO INTENTIONALLY BE IMPUNITIVE HERE, UM, WITH THE WAYS THAT WE ARE ENGAGING WITH, UM, WITH THE VENDORS. UM, BUT THE CITY IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM YOU ALL AS STAFF, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF CASE BY CASE BASIS, RIGHT? WHICH IS LIKE WHEN YOU GO OUT TO THAT VENDOR, IT'S LIKE, HAVE, WILL YOU ASSESS ON THE SPOT LIKE HOW MANY INTERACTIONS WE'VE HAD WITH THEM? ARE THEY IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING, UM, SOME OF THESE PERMITS, RIGHT? DO THEY HAVE QUESTIONS? SO EVEN THOUGH THERE ISN'T A SPECIFIC LIKE DEADLINE HERE, THE INTENT HERE IS TO FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S GONNA ENCOURAGE THESE VENDORS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. ABSOLUTELY. TO THE EXTENT WE POSSIBLY CAN. YEP. VERY MUCH SO. YEAH. WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED, ESPECIALLY IF THEY WANT TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE, UM, AND THEY'RE IN THAT PROCESS. I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT. OKAY, GREAT. AND THEN I'LL PROB I'LL QUEUE UP AGAIN, BUT I JUST HAVE ONE, UM, I HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTION I WANNA GET IN HERE IS, UM, SO I SAW THAT WE'RE UM, WE'VE INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE NOW ALLOWING ELECTRICAL OR UTILITIES ELECTRICAL WATER FROM A PRIVATE PROPERTY TO BE UTILIZED BY A STREET VENDOR. UM, AND SO MY QUESTION WAS ARE THERE, WHAT IS THE CITY GONNA BE REQUIRING TO DO THAT? ARE THERE ANY PERMITS THAT ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF THAT? UM, IF SO, LIKE, IS THERE, UM, 'CAUSE THE QUESTION I HAVE IS IF WE HAVE A STREET FOOD VENDOR ON THE, THE SIDEWALK SAY, RIGHT, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE USING UTILITIES, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ANY STAFF THAT GOES OUT THERE AND INQUIRES ABOUT THAT CAN ACTUALLY ACTION. RIGHT? LIKE IF THEY'RE UTILIZING THAT ILLEGALLY OR LEGALLY THE, THERE'S SOME DOCUMENTATION, RIGHT? IF THERE'S A PERMIT, MAYBE THEY HAVE TO DISPLAY THE PERMIT. I JUST WANNA KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE WOULD ENFORCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMPLYING WITH SAFETY AND A DA GUIDELINES. YES. SO ON THAT, UM, ULTIMATELY WHAT THE ORDINANCE WOULD DO WOULD BE TO ALLOW IT. UM, BUT AS MENTIONED, THERE IS A STATE REQUIRED PERMIT FOR UTILIZING ELECTRICITY ACROSS, UH, PRIVATE TO PUBLIC PROPERTY. SO THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THAT. AND THERE IS A SEPARATE PROCESS FROM THIS ORDINANCE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE PERMIT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GO TO THE SECOND ROUND OF COMMENTS, WE'RE GONNA, UH, HEAR FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVEN'T SPOKEN YET. COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW. YES. THANK YOU DR. CURLEY FOR THE PRESENTATION. I, [02:05:01] I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD PULL THE SLIDE ON THE BREAKDOWN IN FEES, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF VENDOR, UH, THEY WILL BE AT SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COSTS. YES. IF, UH, STAFF COULD PULL UP THE SLIDE DECK, I CAN SCROLL THROUGH IT. AND I ALSO WANNA MENTION, UM, I WANTED TO PULL OUT MY MOTION. IT'S ACTUALLY COUNCILWOMAN SIN DEHA. THAT'S THE MOTION OR NOTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST STILL SAW IT SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SHARED THAT. THANK YOU FOR PULLING THAT UP. UH, SO MY QUESTION IS, WHEN WE WENT OVER THE COSTS OF THE PERMITS, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY WOULD SELL, IS THIS INCLUSIVE OF ALL THE COSTS? IT WOULD BE FOR EACH TYPE. UM, YOU MEAN, SO THIS WOULD BE JUST FOR THE HEALTH PERMIT SIDE OF THINGS. UM, BUT THEN OF COURSE THERE WOULD BE THE BUSINESS LICENSE AND THE INSURANCE COST AS WELL. OKAY. BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A ROUGH ESTIMATE ON WHAT THE INSURANCE MIGHT BE, BUT THE COST WOULD VARY DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY SELL SOLD. RIGHT, EXACTLY. SO, OKAY. YEAH, THE, UH, DISCUSSION, MOST OF THE COMPACT MOBILE FOOD OPERATORS AND THE SMALLER CARTS, UM, ARE GONNA BE IN THE LOWER RANGE OF THIS PLAN CHECK, UH, AND PERMIT FEE. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT WOULD BE THE BUSINESS LICENSE AND THE INSURANCE, BECAUSE I THINK THE CONCERN WAS FOR THE FIRST YEAR WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT AS MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO SIGN ON AND SIGN UP AS POSSIBLE AND WE DIDN'T WANNA BE COSTED TO BE THE DETERRENT. SO, UM, SO HOW, HOW, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THE 15 THOU, THE UP TO $15,000 THAT WAS SHARED, THAT WOULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW, PROVIDED FOR SUPPORT TO COVER THIS. UM, LIKE WHAT WOULD BE LEFT OVER DEPENDING ON THESE DIFFERENT LEVELS BASED ON ESTIMATED COST OF INSURANCE. WOULD THERE ALSO, ACTUALLY, IS THERE ALSO ANY OTHER FEE LIKE FROM THE COUNTY AND THE STATE? I JUST THOUGHT I HAD TO ASK. UH, SO IN TERMS OF OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY, NO, IT WOULD JUST BE THOSE FEES THAT, UH, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT RELATED TO THE CITY HEALTH PERMIT AND PLAN CHECK AS WELL AS THE BUSINESS LICENSE AND THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE INSURANCE. UM, BUT IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT, DEFINITELY STAFF UNDERSTANDS THE INTENT OF THE MOTION IS TO SUPPORT ALL THE VENDORS IN, IN TERMS OF, UH, THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS. AND SO WE WOULD WORK WITH THEM TO HELP, UH, TO SUPPORT THAT FIRST YEAR OF COST. UM, THE $1,500, UH, AMOUNT WAS SORT OF WHERE THE COUNCIL MOTION LANDED, UH, JUST IN THE CONVERSATION. BUT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, IT COULD BE, UM, MORE THAN THAT WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, THESE MORE, UH, KIND OF EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS. SO THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY OF IT NOT BEING, UM, A HARD CAP AT 1500. SHOULD THEY DECIDE TO HAVE HIGHER LEVEL COSTS, PERMIT, SET COSTS AT A HIGHER LEVEL? CORRECT. IT'S NOT IN THE ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES THAT LIMIT. OKAY. OKAY. UM, AND, AND NOW, AND SO JUST CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT THE 1,500 IS ONLY FOR THE FIRST YEAR? WOULD THERE BE ASSISTANT AFTERWARDS IF VENDORS ARE DEFINED THAT THERE'S CHALLENGES DEPENDING ON THE TRANSITION TO JUST A NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS? WOULD THERE BE SUPPORT ONGOINGLY IF PEOPLE CAN DEMONSTRATE HARDSHIP? UH, AT THIS POINT, THE RECOVERY ACT PROGRAM, THE FUNDING ENDS, UH, IN DECEMBER, 2024. AND SO THE FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION. UM, BUT ULTIMATELY IT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY A, A COUNCIL DECISION LATER ON, UH, POTENTIALLY THROUGH BUDGET. UM, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THERE'S AN INTEREST IN CONTINUING SUPPORT AT VARIOUS LEVELS, SO WOULD THAT MEAN THAT THAT WOULD BE A BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2025 CONVERSATION? SHOULD WE WANNA MAKE SURE THERE'S SOME SUPPORT? UH, AFTER 2024, THEN? YEAH, IT WOULD BE A SEPARATE CONVERSATION FROM THE, THE ORDINANCE ITSELF. UM, BECAUSE THIS WOULD JUST BE THE INITIAL FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION SUPPORT AND JUST TO WEIGH IN EVERY YEAR YOU LOOK AT THE FEE SCHEDULE TO DECIDE HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO SUBSIDIZE OR NOT. UM, I DO WANNA REMIND EVERYONE, YOU ARE ALREADY, UM, VASTLY SUBSIDIZING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FEE. SO I DON'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFIC PERCENTAGE, BUT WE, WE ARE NOT AT FULL COST RECOVERY. YOU MADE THAT DECISION, UM, UH, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, UH, TO, UM, TO SET THAT FEE AT A LEVEL THAT, THAT DOES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE HARDSHIPS HERE. UM, AND SO YOU WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOOK AT THAT GOING FORWARD, BUT EVERY TIME WE DON'T FUND THAT, THAT DOES AFFECT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO BRING ON INSPECTORS AND, AND, UH, DO THE WORK THAT THEY DO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION. [02:10:01] THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. BACK AROUND COUNCILWOMAN ZENDEJAS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT, UM, TO BE A VERY, VERY CLEAR MAYBE, UM, STAFF, YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS WITH ME, BUT, UM, STREET VENDING IN LONG BEACH AS IT IS TODAY, IS NOT LEGAL. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS ORDINANCE IS PROVIDE A PATHWAY SO THAT STREET VENDING IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH IS LEGAL THROUGH, UM, THROUGH HA GETTING A BUSINESS LICENSE, THROUGH GETTING A HEALTH PERMIT, UM, AND ALSO PROVIDING RESOURCES AND PROVIDING HELP. IN OTHER WORDS, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO, UM, WORK WITH OUR STREET VENDORS AND HOLD THEIR HAND THROUGH THIS PROCESS SO THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. CAN YOU, UM, CAN CITY STAFF, CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR FOR ME THAT I AM CORRECT? I'LL ANSWER THE FIRST PART AND THEN I'LL HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY ANSWER THE SECOND PART ABOUT LEGALITY. UM, SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS CREATE A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK THAT ACKNOWLEDGES WHERE THEY CAN OPERATE AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES. WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT, UM, UH, THE STATE LAW, UH, CHANGED A LOT OF, UH, AMBIGUITY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SAYING THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED, BUT THEN CITIES HAVE THE ABILITY TO CREATE A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TO REALLY DEFINE WHAT THAT MEANS. IT IS NOT DEFINED RIGHT NOW. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS BE ABLE TO SAY, HERE IS WHERE STREET VENDING IS ALLOWED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THESE ARE THE WAYS THAT THEY CAN OPERATE AND THESE ARE HOW WE LEGITIMIZE THAT. AND AT THE SAME TIME, SAY THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED, THAT THEY CREATE IMPACTS, AND THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE, UH, FIRST EDUCATE AND THEN ENFORCE, UH, I'LL TURN TO, UM, OUR DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE LEGALITY SIDE OF THINGS, JUST REGARDING, YES, REGARDING A SIDEWALK VENDING AS IT STANDS NOW IS THAT THE REGULATIONS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH SB 9 46. AND SO IT'S JUST CREATING CONFUSION AND REALLY AN INABILITY FOR US TO ENFORCE, UM, THOSE PORTIONS OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE THAT DEAL WITH SIDEWALK VENDING. AND SO WHAT SB 9 46 DOES IS DECRIMINALIZES SIDEWALK VENDING. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO ENSURE, UM, WE'RE DOING WITH THIS NEW ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT CRIMINALIZING SIDEWALK VENDING. AND IT IS CONSISTENT WITH SSB 9 46. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND I ENCOURAGE, UM, THE PUBLIC THAT IF YOU ARE A STREET VENDOR, PLEASE APPLY. PLEASE COME AND APPLY AND LET US HELP YOU THROUGH THIS. UM, IF YOU'RE HAVING DIFFICULTY, UM, LONG BEACH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, WE MISSED A COUPLE FOLKS. UM, THE ASSISTANT DIDN'T SHOW 'EM, AND IT SHOW 'EM, SHOWS 'EM NOW. WE'LL GO VICE MAYOR ALLEN, AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER. SUPER. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU COUNCILMAN ZENDEJAS FOR DELIVERING THAT MESSAGE IN SPANISH. I WAS REALLY, UH, REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU DOING THAT. I, I JUST WANNA SAY WE'RE ALWAYS, UH, THANKFUL OF THE WORK THAT STAFF DOES AND THAT YOU GUYS ALWAYS DO. UM, I AM REALLY, UH, A BIG SUPPORT OF THE $1,500 PER VENDOR AND THE TECHNICAL AND THE BUSINESS, UH, NAVIGATION THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO OFFER, UM, TO OUR STREET VENDORS. UM, I THINK JUST LOOKING AT THIS, IT'S CLEAR THAT LONG BEACH, UM, IN LONG BEACH, THAT STREET VENDORS ARE WELCOMED AND, UM, THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SUPPORTED. IT'S ALSO CLEAR THAT THE CITY WILL SUPPORT SIDEWALK VENDING AS A MEANS OF EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE AS MANY OF THE SPEAKERS MENTIONED, IT REALLY IS A LOW COST OPTION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRYING TO WORK OR, OR START A A BUSINESS. UM, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE I NINE, UM, CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP. SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT AND ADDRESS THAT. UM, AND THEN I DO APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, BACK BEFORE REDISTRICTING THE PIKE, SO I DID WORK WITH THOSE FOLKS A LITTLE BIT, SO, UM, I DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS MENTIONING THAT. BUT THEY WERE REALLY PUSHING BACK ON THOSE VENDORS. SO MAYBE WHEN THE LEASE [02:15:01] COMES UP, TOM, IF YOU GUYS COULD MAYBE PUT THAT IN THE LEASE THAT THEY ALLOW SIDEWALK VENDORS. 'CAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE THEY JUST DIDN'T SEEM TOO RECEPTIVE, UM, DURING MY SHORT TIME THERE. UM, AND THEN I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, UH, CONCERN IN THE AREAS, ZONE PARKS, WHICH INCLUDE BEACHES. UM, IT SAYS STATIONARY VENDORS ARE PERMITTED TO VEN WITHIN 10 FEET OF PEDESTRIAN SLASH SHARED USE PAST, BUT ROAMING VENDORS MAY VENT ON GREEN SPACE OR SANDY AREAS. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, SANDY AREAS AND THERE'S A LOT OF DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BIKE PATH AND OUR WATER LINE. AND SO, UM, WHAT I'M, UH, WHAT I'M CONCERNED IS AT THE WATERLINE, THERE IS NOT TRASH RECEPTACLES. THE TRASH RECEPTACLES ARE BACK, UH, ALONG, UM, THE, UH, BEACH PATH. AND SO WHEN THOSE VENDORS ARE COMING ALONG, THE, THE, UM, THE, THE SANDY, THE BEACH AREA WHERE, WHERE THE WATER LINE IS, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SELLING THEIR ITEMS AND THAT TRASH IS BEING, UH, LEFT BEHIND. AND SO I'M SEEING MORE AND MORE OF THAT ON, ON, ON, ON THE BEACHES. SO, UM, AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE VENDOR'S FAULT BECAUSE THEY'RE A HUNDRED THERE, THERE ARE FOOTBALL FILLED AWAY AND THERE'S NO TRASH RECEPTACLES, UM, AT THAT AREA. AND WE CAN'T LEAVE THEM THERE BECAUSE WE HAVE TIDES THAT COME IN. WE HAVE HIGH TIDES AND WE HAVE LOW TIDES. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS THERE, BUT I JUST THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, JUST CONTINUE TO EDUCATE OUR VENDORS AND, AND, AND ALSO OUR COMMUNITY. UM, I, I WOULD WISH THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THAT TRASH AND WALK IT ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE BIKE PATH, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY, THEY HAVEN'T DONE THAT. I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY WILL, BUT PERHAPS MORE EDUCATION, UM, WOULD HELP. SO IF YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT AS WELL. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE COUNCILMAN SUPER. UM, THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO, UH, REVISIT THE SIX MONTH REVIEW RULE AND, UM, IN, IN THE CONTEXT OF MY MAJOR CONCERN, UM, WOULD BE THE INSPECTIONS AND THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW. SO WE DO KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FRONT LOAD IT. THERE'S GONNA BE TREMENDOUS START STARTUP ENERGY FROM THE INSPECTIONS, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW THE RATE AT WHICH YOU'LL HAVE TO REVISIT POSSIBLY BEFORE YOU GET TO YOUR ORIGINAL VISIT. SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO ASK, AND THIS MIGHT BE A CITY MANAGER, UM, QUESTION, IF THERE ARE ISSUES, CAN, CAN, UM, THIS COME BACK TO COUNCIL PRIOR TO, IF THERE ARE HUGE ISSUES, CAN IT COME BACK PRIOR TO THE SIX MONTHS SO WE CAN SORT THESE THINGS OUT? SO THERE, THERE, THE INSPECTORS AREN'T THINKING, WELL, WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE SIX MONTH MARK TO, TO ASK FOR HELP. YEAH, SURE. SO, UM, UH, CAN COME BACK AGENDAS FROM ANY ACCOUNTS MEMBER IF YOU WANT TO GET AN UPDATE ON IT. UM, IF WE ARE SEEING MAJOR ISSUES WHERE WE, YOU KNOW, NEED DIRECTION OR WE NEED TO HAVE CHANGES, WE WOULD CERTAINLY BRING THAT BACK. UM, AND THEN, UH, WE, WE THINK OF CHECKING IN AROUND THAT SIX MONTH TIMEFRAME. WE MIGHT ALSO ASK YOU, IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE LATER OR A LITTLE SOONER DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH DATA WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BRING TO YOU TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. BUT I THINK ROUGHLY SHOOTING FOR SIX MONTHS IS, IS A GOOD IDEA. OKAY, GREAT. THAT, THAT'S PERFECT. I, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT LATITUDE IN THERE. AND ALSO, UM, I, I DON'T THINK IN SIX MONTHS TIME YOU WILL NECESSARILY KNOW THE WEAR PATTERNS. YOU, YOU, IT WON'T BE THAT, UH, PLAYING FIELD THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH LONG TERM. SO IT, IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE THAT ESTABLISHED WHERE THE VOLUME, WHAT OTHER, UH, CITY DEPARTMENTS MIGHT BE INVOLVED. UH, YOU MIGHT HAVE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING MORE THAN YOU ANTICIPATED. SO ALL THAT, I THINK, UM, AS LONG AS THERE'S SOME LATITUDE THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE, UH, A WINDOW THERE, UH, TO COME BACK TO COUNCILS, THAT'D BE PERFECT. THANK YOU, . THANK YOU. FINAL TWO, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, THEN COUNCIL MEMBER RICK OTI, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, YOU'RE UP. THANK YOU. UM, SO I KNOW THE LAST STAFF REPORT HAD SAID THAT INSPECTORS ARE FACING HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION DURING THEIR INSPECTIONS WHEN THEY GO TO INSPECT, UH, FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY. WE'VE HEARD FROM OTHER CITIES THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND THEY'RE HAVING TO TAKE A LOT OF STEPS TO PROTECT THEIR INSPECTORS. UM, HOW ARE OUR INSPECTORS DOING, UM, IN GENERAL AND WHAT STEPS ARE WE TAKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL SAFE? AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD 18 VISITS, CORRECT. SO, UM, IT'D BE INTERESTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. UM, SO THAT IS DEFINITELY AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE NOT ONLY FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE HEALTH, UH, REQUIREMENTS, BUT ALSO OTHER ENFORCEMENT ARMS OF THE CITY. SO, UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY IS LOOKING AT AS WAYS TO, UH, SUPPORT STAFF ACROSS ENFORCEMENT, UH, OPERATIONS. NOT JUST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. UH, BUT I DO THINK THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE AREAS THAT OUR TEAM IS LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW ACROSS THAT INTERDEPARTMENTAL, UH, COMPLAINT RESPONSE TEAM IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A VERY STRONG COORDINATED EFFORT [02:20:01] BETWEEN HEALTH BUSINESS LICENSING, UM, AND THEN OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS. UM, AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE SUPPORT FOR THE STAFF, UM, AS THEY GO OUT AND DO THESE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT WE NEED TEAMS TO GO OUT AND, UM, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE PUTTING OUR OURSELVES IN, UM, A POSITION, A LEGAL POSITION IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND WE HAVE ENFORCED WITH THE CEASE AND DESIST, BUT IT HASN'T GONE THROUGH, I, THAT'S CONCERNING TO ME. OUR HEALTH POLICY NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED. UM, SO MOVING ON, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, THE BUSINESSES WE'RE MAKING THE CHANGES TO PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP. UM, AND THIS IS REALLY GOOD WHERE YOU SEE A LOT OF THESE BUSINESSES THOUGH, WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT, THE SAME FOOD, AND THEY'RE BEING DROPPED OFF IN LOCATIONS BY VANS AND TRUCKS, THE SAME ONES, THEY'RE BEING DROPPED OFF IN DIFFERENT AREAS. HOW MANY OF THE VENDORS ARE MOM AND POPS AND HOW MANY ARE A PART OF A LARGER OPERATION? DO WE KNOW THAT? UM, WE HAVE STARTED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT VENDORS BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT ESTABLISHMENTS. THEY'RE CONTINUOUSLY MOVING FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. THEY HAVE DIFFERENT, UH, OPERATORS, DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES, SO IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO KEEP TRACK OF IT. BUT WE HAVE STARTED A SYSTEM OF, UH, UH, GIVING THEM A NAME IF THEY DO NOT HAVE A NAME. SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE AND HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR OPERATORS JUST THE SAME AS WE ARE DEALING WITH OUR, UH, FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, RESTAURANTS, OR, UH, BARS. SO THAT IS IN THE WORKS WE HAVE STARTED AND WE HAVE, I BELIEVE, IDENTIFIED CLOSE TO ABOUT 140, UH, IF I'M, YEAH, ABOUT 140 THAT WE ARE NOW UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THEY ARE AND WE ARE PLANNING TO PUT A MAP TO IT SO WE CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THEY ARE AND WHO THEY ARE. 140 YOU'VE IDENTIFIED WHO WORK FOR A LARGER OPERATION THAT ARE NOT SMALL BUSINESSES? NO, THEY CAN BE VARIETY OF, WE DUNNO IF THEY ARE PART OF THE LARGER OR NOT, BUT WE ARE STARTING TO, UH, PUT A NAME TO THE BUSINESS SO WE CAN KEEP TRACK OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEM. ALRIGHT. UM, AND COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, AS WE START THIS BUSINESS LICENSING PROCESS, OUR BUSINESS LICENSING ORDINANCE, UM, IS, UH, UNLIKE SOME OTHER CITIES BASED ON NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES. AND SO WE WILL BE ASKING THAT QUESTION ON THE BUSINESS LICENSE IS HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ARE, ARE IN YOUR EMPLOYMENT, AND THEY'LL HAVE TO, TO FILL THAT OUT AS PART OF THE BUSINESS LICENSING THAT CAN GIVE US A, A BETTER IDEA. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AS AN ASPECT AND YOU HAVE BEEN TRACKING THAT, SO I APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION. UM, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND FINALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SOTE. UH, SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF FINAL QUESTIONS. YEAH. I DO WANNA LIFT UP, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN'S COMMENT. THAT'S BEEN THE BIGGEST, UM, QUESTION I'VE GOTTEN FROM MY OWN CONSTITUENTS, UM, IS THE FACT THAT, UM, I'M A SUPER BELIEVER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THESE INDIVIDUAL PROPRIETORS, BUT IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, UM, THAT SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE THESE KIND OF LARGER, LIKE MINI RESTAURANTS ARE OWNED BY THE SAME ENTITY SUCH THAT EVEN IF YOU GO TO THEM, YOU'LL SEE THE SAME PHONE NUMBER AND VENMO INFORMATION, RIGHT? SO THE PAYMENTS ARE GOING TO THE SAME ENTITY, SO THEY'RE NOT INDEPENDENT. AND I'LL SAY FROM MY I, AND I'LL SAY THAT THE CONCERN I HAVE EVEN AROUND OUR SUBSIDIES, RIGHT, IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE NOT SUBSIDIZING INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE BEHOLDEN TO SOME LARGER, YOU KNOW, ENTITY RIGHT. THAT THEY MAY OWE MONEY TO. LIKE WE DON'T WANT, I MAKE, I WANT, I REALLY, I'M VERY CAREFUL THAT WE ARE NOT SUBSIDIZING LARGER COMPANIES, RIGHT. THAT ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR SYSTEM HERE IN LONG BEACH. RIGHT. AND I KNOW THAT'S A DIFFICULT THING FOR US TO DO AS A CITY, BUT IT IS SOMETHING I WANNA MAKE SURE THIS MONEY IS GOING TO THOSE INDIVIDUAL KIND OF MOM AND POP INDIVIDUAL PROPRIETORS THAT ACTUALLY DESERVE THIS SUPPORT. RIGHT. AND NOT ENTITIES THAT ARE DOING WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN MENTIONED, RIGHT. WHICH IS BRINGING FOLKS, DROPPING THEM OFF, SETTING UP THESE TENTS, RIGHT? AND HAVING THIS NETWORK, UM, ACROSS OUR, OUR CITY. AND THOSE FOLKS DON'T LIVE HERE, RIGHT? THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT, NOT THE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW, NOT HAVE TO BE RESIDENTS, RIGHT? BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING THE ECONOMY THAT IS THE CITY OF LONG BEACH WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING HERE. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING I DEFINITELY WANNA ECHO AND LIFT UP. UM, [02:25:01] AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, UM, I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT HAD COME UP, UH, AND THIS IS, UM, BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN'S COMMENT ABOUT THE, UH, THE TRASH. IS THERE WAYS PART OF OUR, AGAIN, AS PART OF OUR OUTREACH WHERE MAYBE WE EVEN KIND OF PROVIDE SOME OF THESE VENDORS, LIKE OPTIONS RELATED TO LIKE TRASH DISPOSAL WHERE THEY CAN DO THAT OPTIONS IN THE CITY, IS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HAVE AS PART OF OUR OUTREACH? ABSOLUTELY. YEP. UM, AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN THE ORDINANCE IS WE DO HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR VENDORS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING TRASH RECEPTACLES ON THEIR CONVEYANCE. UM, AND THEN ALSO IF THEY'RE STATIONARY, THERE'S A REQUIREMENT TO PICK UP THE TRASH FROM THEIR VENDING OPERATIONS WITHIN 10 FEET OF THEIR, UH, YOU KNOW, AREA. UM, BUT AS PART OF THE EDUCATION OUTREACH IN, IN ADDITION TO EXPLAINING THOSE REQUIREMENTS, WE'LL ALSO LOOK INTO WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS, UH, FOR WHERE THE VENDORS CAN DISPOSE OF THAT TRASH. WONDERFUL. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, UM, I KNOW THERE'S A PROVISION THERE AROUND, UM, IMPOUNDING UNATTENDED CARTS. UM, BUT WHAT I WANT MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC RECOGNIZES IS THAT THE INTENTION HERE IS NOT, THE INTENTIONALITY HERE IS NOT A VENDOR LEAVES THEIR CART TO GO TO THE BATHROOM OR LEAVES FOR A FINITE AMOUNT OF TIME. RIGHT. I'M ASSUMING THAT THE INTENTION HERE IS AROUND EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME WHERE A A SETUP IS UNATTENDED, THAT'S WHEN IT MIGHT BE AT RISK OF, OF, OF IMPOUND. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. YEAH. SO WE WOULD HAVE THE OP OPTION WITHIN THE ORDINANCE FOR IMPOUNDMENT. IF THERE'S AN INSTANCE WHERE AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE WITH A VENDOR, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, WE WOULD HAVE THAT OPTION, BUT THAT WOULD NOT BE THE FIRST INTENT. THEY WOULD HAVE AN OPTION OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THAT. WONDERFUL. AND THEN LAST QUESTION, UM, AND I'M NOT SURE, MAYBE THIS IS CLEAR IN THE ORDINANCE. SO WHEN WE'RE PROVIDING BUSINESS LICENSES AND THE SIDEWALK VENDING PERMITS, THOSE ARE ASSESSED LIKE PER CART OR PER CONVEYANCE, RIGHT? NOT NECESSARILY LIKE PER AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON. COULD YOU KIND OF CLARIFY HOW THOSE BUSINESS LICENSES AND SIDEWALK VENDING PERMITS ARE ALLOCATED, UH, FOR A VENDOR? YEAH. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT AS PER SETUP, SO EACH VENDING SET UP, IT HAS TO HAVE A LICENSE. SO, UM, IF, IF THERE WAS SOMEONE WHO HAD A BUSINESS THAT HAD MULTIPLE SETUPS, EACH SETUP HAS TO HAVE A LICENSE AND HAS TO PAY THE FEE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN. GREAT, THANKS. COUNCIL MEMBER RICK SOTE. GREAT. UH, LINE OF QUESTIONING SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND ALL OF THIS. OKAY, FINALLY, UM, I'D LIKE TO ASK IF WE COULD INCLUDE A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THE REPORT BACK AT SIX MONTHS. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE STAFF INCLUDE SOME MECHANISMS FOR THE FEE WAIVER. SO WE AREN'T SUBSIDIZING LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR VENDORS THAT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS EMPLOYEES OF A LARGER COMPANY. UM, I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME LOOKING. ALL OF THAT RESEARCH THAT'S BEING DONE WILL HELP WITH THAT. I'D LIKE TO SEE STAFF TRACK HOW MANY STREET VENDING BUSINESSES ARE FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE VERSUS OUT OF COMPLIANCE AND HOW MANY CITATIONS WERE ISSUED VERSUS TIMES. UM, OUR INSPECTORS PROVIDED EDUCATION ONLY. I'D LIKE TO TRACK HOW MANY TIMES OUR INSPECTORS REPORT THAT THEY WERE INTIMIDATED OR HARASSED, IF IT WAS BY A STREET, UH, SIDEWALK VENDING BUSINESS OR BYSTANDERS. BYSTANDERS. THIS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE HOW MANY TIMES THIS INTIMIDATION LED TO A CITATION NOT BEING ISSUED. SO DEESCALATION INSTEAD OF ISSUING, UH, I'D LIKE TO TRACK HOW MANY HEALTH PERMITS AND BUSINESS PERMITS ARE ISSUED FOR SIDEWALK VENDING. UM, AND THEN I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE ARE USING THE GO LONG BEACH APP AS A CENTRALIZED LOCATION FOR, FOR RESIDENTS, UM, TO, UH, USE TO MAKE COMPLAINTS OR, UM, OFFER CONCERNS. BUT, UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ALSO SHARES WITH RESIDENTS, UM, WHAT MAKES A COMPLIANT SIDEWALK VENDOR, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO LOOK FOR FOR THE BUSINESS LICENSE, FOR THE HEALTH LICENSE? I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART. UM, SO THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE EATING AT A BUSINESS THAT'S COMPLYING WITH OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IS THAT IT? AND THAT WAS IT. OKAY, GREAT. SO IF YOU WANT ANY CLARIFICATION, LET ME KNOW. UM, TOM, CAN THOSE THINGS, UH, MR. CITY MANAGER, CAN THOSE THINGS BE CON INCLUDED IN THE SIX MONTH REPORT OR TYLER? [02:30:02] YEP, WE GOT THOSE. GREAT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL DEJAS, THAT INFORMATION'S OKAY TO BE INCLUDED. ALRIGHT, SO THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE MOTION. UM, VICE MAYOR ALLEN, ARE YOU QUEUED AGAIN? YEAH, JUST ONE, ONE QUICK, UH, CLARIFICATION. SO JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, UM, WHEN, UM, MY, UH, QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO THE WATER LINE, UM, IT'S JUST PERTAINING TO VENDORS THAT ARE MOBILE, NOT STATIONARY. UM, HOW ARE WE GONNA ADDRESS THE TRASH ON THE WATER LINE? AND WE CAN'T EXPECT A VENDOR TO GO BACK AND POLICE OUR WATER LINES AND PICK UP ALL THAT TRASH, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT SPECIFICALLY IS ADDRESSED. OKAY, THANKS. ALL RIGHT, GREAT. UH, WE'VE HAD PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR YOUR DIALOGUE. I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST STEP IS TO, THE FIRST STEP TO UNDERSTANDING IT AND GETTING YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND TO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A CLEAN AND HEALTHY, UH, FOOD ENVIRONMENT AND CLEAN AND HEALTHY AND SAFE STREETS IS TO MAKE SURE WE STAND UP A FAIR SET OF LAWS. ONCE YOU ESTABLISH THAT, THEN YOU GO THROUGH A PRO PERIOD OF IMPLEMENTATION. SO IT'S ESTABLISH THE, ESTABLISH THE POLICY, GO THROUGH A, A, A TRANSPARENT PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE, THAT'S WHAT THE NEXT STEP WILL BE. UH, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THERE'S SOME PERIOD OF EVALUATION HERE TO GO BACK AND SEE HOW IT, YOU KNOW, HOW PEOPLE ARE FARING. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. UH, AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO WEIGH IN. SO THAT SAID, UH, I'M HAPPY WITH THE DIRECTION, WHAT DIRECTION THIS IS HEADING. AND MEMBERS PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. AND THIS WILL BE BACK, UH, NEXT COUNCIL MEETING FOR A SECOND. READING. UH, MAYOR, JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. I BELIEVE THERE'S FOUR VOTES ON THE SIDE. OH, THERE'S FOUR VOTES. I SAID THAT AT THE BEGINNING. LET'S HAVE THE OTHER THREE VOTES NOW. SAME MOTION DURING SECOND. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. THIRD VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. AND LAST VOTE MOTION IS CARRIED. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON. LET'S HAVE OUR REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION PLEASE. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAYOR. UH, WE HAVE ONE ITEM TO REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION. UH, WE HAVE A SETTLEMENT OF A LITIGATION MATTER, JOHNNY JACKSON VERSUS CITY OF LONG BEACH. AND THAT SETTLEMENT IS THE AMOUNT OF $300,000. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WELL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT HEARING. ITEM 15, PLEASE. ITEM FIFTEEN'S REPORT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION INTO THE RECORD, CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION. CONTINUING THE FOURTH STREET PARKING AND [15. 24-51697 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution continuing the Fourth Street Parking and Business Improvement Area assessment levy for the period of October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to extend the agreement with the Fourth Street Business Improvement Association for a one-year term. (District 2)       Office or Department: Economic Development         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ASSESSMENT LEVY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024. AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT WITH THE FOURTH STREET BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR A ONE YEAR TERM DISTRICT TWO. THANK YOU MR. MOCA. UH, PRE STAFF REPORT BY JULIAN TRINIDAD. I'M ROMERO MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE FOURTH STREET PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA, ALSO KNOWN AS A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2007. ALIGNED FOR THE LEVY OF AN ANNUAL BUSINESS LICENSE ASSESSMENT TO BE PAID BY BUSINESSES LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT. THE CITY CONTRACTS WITH THE FOURTH STREET BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION TO MANAGE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. AND THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVES AS THE ADVISORY BOARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE DISTRICT STATE LAW GOVERNING THIS DISTRICT REQUIRES THAT AN ANNUAL, ANNUAL REPORT BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THE ANNUAL REPORT DESCRIBES BOUNDARIES, PROPOSED ACTIVITIES, AND BUDGETARY INFORMATION, AS WELL AS THE METHOD AND BASIS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE ASSESSMENT. THE ANNUAL REPORT PROPOSES NO CHANGE TO THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES METHOD OF ASSESSMENT AND NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES. STATE LAW ALSO REQUIRES THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD ON THE PROPOSED PROGRAM AND ASSESSMENT. UH, AND AT ITS DECEMBER 12TH, 2023 MEETING, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO LEVY THE ASSESSMENT AND SET. TODAY AS THE DAY OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL HEAR AND CONSIDER ALL PROTESTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE FOURTH STREET PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA [02:35:01] AGAINST THE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AND BOUNDARIES OF THE AREA AS PROPOSED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL. WAIT, LOOK, WAIT. FIRST IS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. SEEING NONE TAKEN BEHIND THE RAIL. LET'S, OKAY. I SEE IT IS NOTED AS VICE MAYOR ALI MADE THE MOTION. VICE MAYOR. YES. UM, THANK YOU MAYOR. AND ALSO I WANNA THANK THE, UH, FOURTH STREET BID FOR, UH, THEIR HARD WORK. OUR FOURTH STREET, UH, RETRO ROW CORRIDOR IS AMAZING AND ECLECTIC CITY ASSET. AND, UH, THEY HAVE AN AMAZING BOARD AND I JUST REALLY LIKE, UH, WORKING WITH THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING THIS REPORT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, SUPPORTING THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER AUSTIN, I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM. UH, OUR BUSINESS DISTRICTS, INCLUDING FOURTH DISTRICT OR THE FOURTH RETRO ROW, IS, UH, AN IMPORTANT BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE CITY. UH, AND, AND, UM, IT EMPOWERS OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES AND SO HAPPY TO SUPPORT. ALRIGHT, WELL CONGRATULATIONS TO FOURTH STREET BID. CONTINUE YOUR GREAT WORK. A LOT OF, A LOT OF, UH, IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT SHOPS OVER THERE AND, UH, RESTAURANTS. AND SO WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST IN, IN, IN THIS UPCOMING YEAR. MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTIONS CARRIED. THANK YOU. ITEM 16, PLEASE. ITEM 16, REPORT FROM ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION INTO THE RECORD, CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION. CONTINUING THE BIXBY KNOLLS PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ASSESSMENT LEVY FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024. AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT WITH BIXBY KNOWS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR A ONE YEAR TERM DISTRICT FIVE AND EIGHT. THANK YOU, UH, MR. MOCA. WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER, UH, BRIEF STAFF REPORT BY JULIAN SDA. UH, SIMILAR, UH, REPORT TO THE LAST ONE HERE. UH, SO THE BIXBY KNOWS PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY COUNCIL IN 1989, ALLOWING FOR THE LEVY OF AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT TO BE PAID BY BUSINESSES LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT. THE CITY CONTRACT WITH THE BIXBY KNOLLS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION TO MANAGE THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND [16. 24-51698 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution continuing the Bixby Knolls Parking and Business Improvement Area assessment levy for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to extend the agreement with the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association for a one-year term. (Districts 5, 8)       Office or Department: Economic Development         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVE AS THE ADVISORY BOARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE DISTRICT STATE LAW ALSO GOVERNS THIS DISTRICT REQUIRES THAT AN ANNUAL REPORT BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. UH, THE CITY COUNCIL REPORT, UH, DESCRIBES BOUNDARIES, PROPOSE ACTIVITIES AND BUDGETARY INFORMATION AS WELL AS THE BASIS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE ASSESSMENT. THE ANNUAL REPORT PROPOSES NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, METHODS OF ASSESSMENT, AND NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES. STATE LAW FURTHER REQUIRES THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD ON THE PROPOSED PROGRAM AND ASSESSMENT. AT ITS DECEMBER 12TH, 2023, MEETING, CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, GRANTING APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO LEVY THE ASSESSMENT AND SET TODAY AS THE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING, CITY COUNCIL SHALL HEAR AND CONSIDER ALL PROTESTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BIXBY MILLS PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA AGAINST THE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM OR BOUNDARIES OF THE AREA AS PROPOSED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT. THIS CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT SAYING NONE? WE'LL TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL COUNCIL MEMBER CARR. YES, THANK YOU. UM, I KNOW BLAIR CLUNG, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS HERE, UM, BUT HE'S A FATHER OF YOUNG ONES, SO I THINK THEY WERE HERE AS WELL, SO I DON'T THINK THEY'RE HERE. I JUST WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO BLAIR CONE AND HIS SMALL AND MIGHTY TEAM AT THE B-K-B-I-A. UM, CRYSTAL ROGERS, THE CURRENT CHAIR, UH, FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, TO KEEP THE CORRIDOR CLEAN AND SAFE AND TO BUILD UP COMMUNITY THROUGH, UH, INCREDIBLY INNOVATIVE AND FUN ACTIVITIES, UH, FOR FOLKS OF ALL AGES. UM, AND HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM AND ASK MY COLLEAGUE SUPPORT AS WELL. ALRIGHT, COUNCILMAN AUSTIN. I ALSO SUPPORT THIS ITEM. HAPPY TO SECOND IT. UH, I'VE HAD A GREAT PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH THE B-K-B-I-A, UH, FOR THE LAST, UH, 12 YEARS. UM, THEY, UH, ARE OFTEN IMITATED BUT NOT YET DUPLICATED. UH, IT'S ONE OF THE BEST AND STRONGEST BUSINESS DISTRICTS IN THE CITY. UH, THE HOME OF FIRST FRIDAYS, UH, BIXBY STROLLERS, SEVERAL BREWERIES, THE BEST COFFEE IN THE CITY, AWESOME SHOPPING CENTERS. AND THE BEST GUMBO YOU GOTTA COME UP AND CHECK OUT BIXBY KNOWS. UM, AND I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM. ALRIGHT, WELL, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE, UH, BIXBY KNOWLES IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. UH, CONTINUE YOUR GREAT WORK, UM, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR LEADERSHIP. YOU HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY. WE ALL LOVE IT. WE LOVE BIXBY [02:40:01] KNOWLES. AND, UM, AND BEST WISHES ON A GREAT YEAR. MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW GO TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. WE SEE FOUR SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SHANTI JORDAN, MICHAEL, CAPTAIN TED ZELMER JR. AND HERBIE THEODORE. ARE ANY OF YOU HERE? I SEE MICHAEL. I SEE, UH, CAPTAIN ZELMER. ALL RIGHT, CAPTAIN ZELMER, SINCE YOU'RE THERE, GO AHEAD. THIS IS FOR THE MAYOR. OKAY, THANK YOU. YOU CAN HAND THAT TO THE CLERK WHEN YOU'RE DONE. YOU CAN HAND IT TO THE CLERK WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED. YEAH, RIGHT NOW. WELL, AS SOON AS YOU'RE FINISHED. OKAY, MA'AM, YOU'RE UP. THANK YOU. GIVING OUT TO GOD ARE ASHANTI. I AM SHANTI JORDAN, BEFORE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, FIRST GIVEN OUT TO GOD AND TO ALL OF YOU, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE EVER IN MY LIFE. YOU ARE WELCOME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK OF THIS. IT'S BEEN AN ORDEAL. I, UH, THIS IS AN EASY ONE. I'M ALMOST LIKE FORGETTING MY OLD TRAIN OF THOUGHT. I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE I'M GETTING A CHANCE TO SPEAK RIGHT NOW. UM, BUT BEFORE I TALK ABOUT WHAT I WANT AND AFTER LISTENING TO SO MUCH STUFF, [ 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. ] I GOTTA WONDER ABOUT THESE STREET VENDORS. 'CAUSE I HADN'T REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT MUCH. WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO BE WITH SO MANY HOMELESS EVERYWHERE? WHERE ARE THEY ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO SET UP? AND THEN I'M HERE IN THE FIRST DISTRICT. I'VE EMAILED YOU MS. UM, ZAHA AND I'VE COPIED YOU MR. RICHARDSON MANY TIMES, BUT I WAS TOLD I NEED TO GET HERE. SEE YOU GUYS MEET YOU IN PERSON. I'M SO LOST TO WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN MY CITY. I'VE BEEN A HOMEOWNER HERE LIKE 23 YEARS. I WENT THROUGH LONG BEACH CITY AND STAYED. I'VE HAD SOME ROADBLOCKS AND BUMPS AND CURVES, BUT WITHOUT ALL THAT, I WOULD PROBABLY BE SITTING UP THERE WHERE YOU ARE. BUT IT'S HAPPENED. AND SO NOW PART OF MY REASON BEING HERE IS BECAUSE I'M ON A HARDSHIP. I'M FALLING A HARDSHIP. I'VE BEEN APPLYING FOR POSITIONS AND I'VE BEEN GETTING TURNED DOWN OVER AND OVER AND IT'S, IT'S JUST HEART WRENCHING THAT, UM, I'VE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE AND IF YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO READ ANY OF THE EMAILS THAT I'VE SENT TO YOU OR TRY TO GET SOME RESPONSE, YOU WOULD KNOW WHERE I'M COMING FROM. SO TO THE POSITION ONE WAS AN OUTREACH WORKER FOR THE HOMELESS. I ACTUALLY MADE THE LIST AND TWO MONTHS LATER I WENT TO INQUIRE. AND THAT FOLLOWING DAY I WAS TOLD THEY GOT ALL THE PEOPLE THEY WANT FOR THAT, THE SIX PEOPLE THAT THEY WANTED TO INTERVIEW. AND THE, UM, TWO POSITIONS WERE BEING FILLED. I ASKED, AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, BUT I DID ASK IF IT WAS A WAY TO KNOW WHAT STRENGTHS OR WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WAS I IN, LIKE WHY DIDN'T I QUALIFY? ONLY BECAUSE MY NEIGHBOR TOLD ME ABOUT THE POSITION AND SHE WAITED SIX MONTHS TO GET THIS POSITION. SHE EXPRESSED TO ME SHE'S NOT DEGREED AND I HAVE A DEGREE. AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE, I WOULD HAVE SOME LEVERAGE. AND I WAS REALLY KIND OF EXCITED THINKING, YOU KNOW, I BETTER TRY TO DO THIS. SO I APPLIED AND MADE THE LIST, BUT I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO THE NEXT STEP BESIDES GETTING ON THE LIST. AND ONLY BECAUSE I INQUIRED, I WAS LIKE, JUST DROPPED THIS. NO THOUGHT IT WAS NO AFTER THOUGHT. AND I WAS HURT BECAUSE SHE TOLD ME SHE WAITED SIX MONTHS AND SHE'S BEEN HIRED AND STILL WORKING THERE AND SHE'S BEEN DOING OUTREACH AND SHE SAID, YOU WEAR REGULAR CLOTHES, YOU JUST, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO ME HOW IT GOES. AND I JUST FELT LIKE THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE IDEA AND TO BE CLOSER TO HOME. UM, BUT I DIDN'T WANNA EX YOU KNOW, LIKE EXPOSE HER, SAY HER NAME BECAUSE SHE'S CAUCASIAN. I'M BLACK AND I COULDN'T SAY THAT IT IS OR IS A DISCRIMINATION, BUT IT IS HOW I FELT. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP. I WASN'T DONE. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A LIMIT. I SAT HERE FOR HOURS. WELL, I HAVE MORE TO SAY AND THERE'S REALLY NOBODY EVEN HERE UNLESS I CAN COME BACK. WELL, MS. SHANTI, WE CAN CONNECT YOU WITH CAN YOU TIME TO ASHANTI? UH, I'M NEXT IN LIKE, GREAT. HE YOU THIS TIME'S GIVE IT THREE MORE MINUTES. THANKS MICHAEL. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS LIKE A, I THOUGHT AFTER YOU WAIT SO LONG AND YOU GET A TURN, YOU GET A TURN. NOW I WILL TELL YOU, ASHANTI, THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE YOU CAN TALK WITH AFTER IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT. OH, OKAY, THEN THAT'S FINE. OKAY. SO MICHAEL, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DEFER YOUR TIME. NO, NO, NO. PLEASE DON'T COME ON BACK DOWN. I DIDN'T KNOW I TOLD YOU. SO WHAT HAPPEN? WE'LL, WE'LL JUST MAKE SURE YOU CAN CONNECT WITH THE CITY MANAGER ON DUTY TONIGHT. THAT CAN MAYBE POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. ALRIGHT, MICHAEL, YOU'RE UP. HELLO, COUNSEL. HELLO, MAYOR. UH, RICHARDSON. UH, I'M MICHAEL. I LIVE IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT AND I CAME TONIGHT. REALLY, UH, IT'S A LOT QUIETER TONIGHT THAN MANY OF THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. AND I CAME TO, UH, THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR TAKING UP THE ISSUE OF A PROCLAMATION TO CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE AND TO ASK OUR REPRESENTATIVES [02:45:01] TO DO SO. UH, IN PARTICULAR, I WANT TO THANK YOU, UM, MEMBER, UH, RICK OTI FOR BEING THE ONE TO, TO BRING THAT FORWARD AS WELL AS, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER AUSTIN AND ORANGA FOR PUTTING YOUR NAMES ON IT AS WELL. UM, AND, UH, IT MADE ME PROUD TO BE IN LONG BEACH THAT WE WERE TAKING A RISK AND TAKING A STAND AND, UH, STICKING UP FOR OUR TAX DOLLARS, GOING TO THINGS FOR OUR COUNTRY IN, IN HOUSE HERE AND NOT FOR BOMBS THAT ARE HEADING OFF TO, UH, KILL INNOCENT CHILDREN AND, AND, UM, AND BOMBING SCHOOLS. I'M A SCHOOL TEACHER, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY DREW ME TO THAT. UM, AND UM, I ALSO CAME TO TALK TO, UH, THE TWO REPRESENTATIVES THAT WEREN'T HERE ON THE 19TH. I KNOW, UH, CINDY ALLEN AND, UH, MARY ZENDEJAS, YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO BE HERE THAT DAY. UH, I'M A SCHOOL TEACHER. I HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE ABSENT EVERY DAY. I KNOW IT HAPPENS. AND, UH, I'M SURE THERE WAS A REASON THAT YOU COULDN'T BE HERE, BUT JUST LIKE MY STUDENTS, WHEN THEY'RE ABSENT, THEY STILL HAVE TO MAKE UP THEIR ASSIGNMENT. SO, UM, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK. I LOOKED, I YOU HAVEN'T MADE ANY STATEMENT ABOUT THAT ISSUE WHETHER YOU WOULD'VE, UH, SUPPORTED IT OR VOTED AGAINST IT. SO I THINK I KNOW, BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING. AND I KNOW YOU DON'T RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT I'D JUST ASK THAT YOU MAKE IT KNOWN THAT YOU WOULD'VE SUPPORTED IT AS WELL, SO THAT WE HAVE EVEN MORE OF A SLAM DUNK THAN A FIVE TWO VOTE. UM, SO ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU GUYS. UH, I HOPE THAT NANETTE AND ROBERT WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND TAKE IT UP BECAUSE THEY'VE BOTH BEEN PRETTY TEPID. UH, OR ACTUALLY NANETTE IS EVEN HAS REALLY DOUBLED DOWN ON THAT. WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE GENOCIDE MORE. SO I APPRECIATE OUR CITY IS TRYING TO SHOW NANETTE AND ROBERT HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS HERBIE. OKAY. NOPE. COME ON. COME ON, CAPTAIN. YOU GOT IT. I GOT YOUR PICTURE. THANK YOU. YOU, I'M NOT HERE TO PRESENT, BUT YOU DO HAVE SLIDES AND THEY'VE BEEN CORRECT. AND, UH, REGARDING THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC BELMONT POOL, THIS WAS DESIGNED WITH THE AQUARIUM A YEAR OR SO AGO AND JUST SUBMITTED. AND NOW WE'RE RESUBMITTED IT WITH A DIFFERENT, AND PRIMARILY THIS POOL WITH POOL COVER TECHNOLOGY. IF IT'S LOCATED THERE, NOT BLOCK AND SEA BREEZE OR A VIEW GOING DOWN, WE COULD ALTERNATIVE VENUE. BUT REGARDING THIS PLAN RIGHT NOW, OUR MAIN CONCERN IS COASTAL PROTECTION. MY NEIGHBOR TERRY AND I WENT TO THE NAPLES, UH, ANNOUNCING CEMENT WALLS AROUND THEIR PROPERTY FOR SEA RISE. AND WE WERE LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? WATCH ALL THE TRASH GO BY WITH EIGHT MILES AROUND NAPLES TO PROTECT FOR SEA RISE. WE COULD APPLY THAT TO OUR WHOLE COAST AND PROTECT GREATER LONG BEACH. SO THAT'S THAT. REGARDING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AS THE LONG BEACH CITIZENS COMMITTEE, YOU HAVE A COPY OF THIS, I'M PREPARED TO PRESENT IT QUICKLY WITH YOU GUYS IN CLOSED CHAMBERS ASAP. WE NEED IT IMMEDIATELY. SO PRETTY MUCH TELLS THE STORY. AND WHEN MY NEIGHBOR, CAPTAIN TERRY, US NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER RETIRED, CALLED CALIFORNIA COAST COMMISSION TO ASK HIM WHAT ABOUT HIS PROPERTY THERE AT MARINE STADIUM WHERE WE LIVE. THEY TOLD HIM, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. SO IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP, PROTECT OUR CITY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THE OLYMPICS PROPERLY. AND I'M REALLY SAD BECAUSE MY COACH MATE WHO COACHED WATER POLO, I COACHED MY DAUGHTER'S SOCCER ALL THOSE YEARS. HE CONTACTED ME THIS MORNING TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE OLYMPICS HAVE NOW POLAND, THE AQUATICS VENUE AWAY FROM LONG BEACH. I WAS GIVEN THAT NOTICE THIS MORNING FROM MR. ACEVEDO. IT'S TIME TO BRING IT BACK. AND, UH, SO IF I CAN GET SOME TIME FROM YOU GUYS LATER DOWN THE ROAD SOON, WE NEED TO ADDRESS MATTERS. THE CALIFORNIA COAST COMMISSION IS TELLING US, LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE. THEY'VE BEEN MAKING MONEY ON FOSSIL FUELS ALL THESE YEARS IN A LIVING. AND WHO ARE THEY TO TELL US IT'S FOSSIL FUELS THAT CAUSED GLOBAL WARMING? THEY CALL ME CAPTAIN TED BECAUSE I'M A FORMER SKIPPER KING CRAB BOAT IN ALASKA FOR TWO YEARS. SAILOR OF THE YEAR AT THE YACHT CLUB, NO, SIX WHEN I GOT MY DUI [02:50:01] GOING HOME, QUIT DRINKING, DONATED MY BOAT, CHARITY, AND REINVENTED MY LIFE. AND AS THE RETIRED CONTRACTOR, CAL STATE LONG BEACH, PREFERRED WORKING FOR THE CITY AS WELL. I'M HERE TO HELP THE BEST I CAN AND WORK WITH YOU, CAPTAIN TEDDY, YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. DID I DO ALL RIGHT? THAT CONCLUDES, YOU DID GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S YOUR TIME, SO PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU MY CONTACTING MIKE, PLEASE. UM, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 18, PLEASE. [18. 24-51758 Recommendation to request City Manager to bring back a report on the status of the Short Term Rental Ordinance, including a discussion of its enforcement procedures and provisions, for review of the program and to review any potential modifications.       Office or Department: Daryl Supernaw, Councilman, Fourth District         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ITEM 18, COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILMAN SNO. RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST CITY MANAGER TO BRING BACK A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE, INCLUDING A DISCUSSION OF ITS ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES AND PROVISIONS FOR REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AND TO REVIEW ANY POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS. ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER SUBINA, UH, THANK YOU MADAM CLERK FOR THAT WONDERFUL READING OF THE AGENDA ITEM. UM, AND I'M GONNA OPERATE THE SLIDES HERE, I HOPE, BUT THERE'S THE AGENDA ITEM UP THERE AND WHAT WAS JUST READ TO YOU, AND I'M GONNA MOVE TO THE FIRST SLIDE, WHICH IS DIS DISCUSSION, WHICH IS IN THE AGENDA ITEM, BUT WE RARELY SEE IT. SO I THOUGHT I'D PUT IT UP THERE FOR EVERYONE TO VIEW. UM, IT STARTS OFF BY SAYING IN RECENT WEEKS, UH, WE'VE HAD REPORTS OF, UM, A, A NUISANCE ACTIVITY AT A, AT A SHORT TERM RENTAL IN DISTRICT FOUR. UM, ACTUALLY THIS ALL STARTED EXACTLY TWO WEEKS AGO ON NOVEMBER 2ND WHEN THERE WAS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT THIS LOCATION ON A TUESDAY MORNING. AND, UM, TO SAY THIS, UH, CAME HERE QUICKLY AS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. THIS IS WARP SPEED BY GOVERNMENT STANDARDS. SO TWO DAYS LATER WE HAD A MEETING OF, UH, PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE BLOCK. AND, UH, THANK YOU TO COMMANDER PANINO FOR JOINING ME AT THAT MEETING. AND THEN, UM, THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, WE HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ON THE TOPIC, ACTUALLY, BEFORE THAT HAPPENED THAT MORNING, BEFORE NOON IS WHEN I BROUGHT THIS ITEM FORWARD. SO IN, IN LESS THAN A WEEK FROM THE INCIDENT, WE HAD THE AGENDA ITEM, UM, MOVE FORWARD. AND THAT EVENING, I, I BELIEVE OVER 120 RESIDENTS PACKED THE, UH, UH, PARKS AND REC, UH, FACILITY THERE AT AT COLLEGE ESTATES, UH, PARK. UM, AND, UM, FOR TONIGHT'S ITEM, JUST IN THE DISCUSSION, UH, WE'VE REFERENCED, UM, THE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 5.771. UH, THE INTENT OF THIS CODE IS TO SAFEGUARD THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH BY ENSURING THAT SHORT-TERM RENTAL ACTIVITIES DO NOT THREATEN THE CHARACTER OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND ENSURING THAT SUCH SHORT-TERM RENTAL ACTIVITIES DO NOT BECOME A NUISANCE OR THREATEN THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY WELFARE OF THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. UM, SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS THAT, UM, GIVEN THE, UM, UH, NUMEROUS AVENUES, WE HAVE TO, UH, REPORT NUISANCE ACTIVITIES THAT, UM, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL, I MEAN, THEY, THE REQUEST FOR THIS COUNCIL IS TO VIEW A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF SHORT TERM RENTAL, UH, THE ORDINANCE, UM, THE ABILITY TO REVIEW THE ORDINANCE AND REVIEW THE MECHANISMS IN PLACE TO SAFEGUARD, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS SHOULD PROVIDE CLEAR DIRECTION ON HOW THIS COUNCIL CAN FURTHER ENGAGE IN STRENGTHENING AND OR MAKING CHANGES THAT INCREASE, INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS, UH, THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. SO THAT'S THE REQUEST. AND WHAT I DID WAS I KIND OF DIVIDED IT INTO CATEGORIES. UM, LET ME MOVE MY SLIDES UP HERE, MULTITASKING. OKAY, THERE WE GO. SO, UM, I LABEL THEM IMMEDIATE, MEDIUM, AND LONG RANGE GOALS. SO THE, THE IMMEDIATE WOULD BE THINGS WE CAN DO OUTSIDE OF GETTING INTO THE ORDINANCE, AND THAT IS IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING INTERDEPARTMENTAL AGGREGATION OF STR COMPLAINTS. WHAT WE LEARNED IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE STR HOTLINE, IF THERE'S FILMING GOING ON THE LOCATION THAT IS PROBLEMATIC, THAT GOES TO A DIFFERENT HOTLINE OF SPECIAL EVENTS, UM, CODE ENFORCEMENT IS INVOLVED, MIGHT BE INVOLVED. AND ALSO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. WE ACTUALLY CONTACTED THEM OVER MARIJUANA SMOKE ISSUES. SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT, UH, MOVING PARTS HERE, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THEY ALL TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE DONE WITHOUT, UM, REINVENTING THE, UH, ORDINANCE. UM, MEDIUM RANGE WOULD BE POLICY CHANGES THAT MIGHT BE MADE, UH, INDEPENDENT OF, OF THE ORDINANCE, OR IF THERE'S A DIFFERENT WAY TO DO THAT, THAT WOULD BE THROUGH OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO TELL US THAT. AND THAT IS, FOR INSTANCE, WE HAD A REQUEST THAT IF, IF A SERIOUS FELONY TAKES PLACE ON THE PROPERTY, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN SHUT DOWN THAT PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY? AND I'M NOT SURE IF THAT REQUIRES GETTING IN THE ORDINANCE. SO WE PUT THAT IN, [02:55:01] UH, KIND OF, THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING MEDIUM RANGE THAT WE COULD ALSO DO. UH, THE LONG RANGE WOULD BE, UH, FUNDAMENTAL ORDINANCE CHANGES TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT UNFORESEEN ISSUES AND OR CHANGING PRIORITIES. SO, UM, THAT WOULD BE, UM, ISSUES THAT WE JUST DIDN'T, UM, ENVISION FIVE YEARS AGO, I BELIEVE WAS, WAS THE LAST TIME WE CHECKED THIS. AND, UM, AND WE, SO WE, WE DON'T KNOW IF, IF OUR, UH, PRIORITIES HAVE CHANGED. I KNOW WE MIGHT HAVE, UH, EVOLVED, UH, PRIORITIES IN TERMS OF HOUSING, UM, AND, UH, ALSO THE CONCEPT OF RIGHT NOW WE CAN'T PREVENT FILMING GOING ON AT AN STR. BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT AN STR IN AN EMBEDDED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT'S ALMOST LIKE A, A BUSINESS, UH, TRANSACTION IF YOU'RE GONNA RENT AN STR TO FOR A FILMING STUDIO. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE, THE LAY OF THE LAND. UM, AND WHAT I DID WAS, UM, THIS WAS SO FRESH IN EVERYONE'S MIND THAT I ASKED THE RESIDENTS TO SUBMIT, UH, WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE. AND THIS IS, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD RECOMMENDATIONS. AND I, AND I ALSO WANTED TO REALLY EMPHASIZE THAT THIS ISN'T ABOUT ONE PROPERTY IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT. THE REVISION IS FOR THE, UM, ORDINANCE THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE CITY. AND SO FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS, I, THEY AREN'T ALL FROM ONE PROPERTY IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT. THESE ARE FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE, UH, CONTACTING US AND FROM MULTIPLE S STRS AND, AND ONE OUTSIDE THE FOURTH DISTRICT. SO, UM, THE, THE ASK IS, UH, REQUIRE ALL SHORT TERM RENTALS TO BE HOSTED. THAT MEANS THAT THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY LIVES AT THE PROPERTY. I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE A TREMENDOUS, UH, DIFFERENCE, UH, PROVIDE, UH, NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PROVIDES OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT OF ALL SDRS. THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. THE CITY SYSTEMS IN PLACE. UH, CLICK, UH, DATA ON SDR ACTIVITIES, TRACKING OF ALL COMPLAINTS REGARDLESS OF THE LEVEL OF SEVERITY, AGAIN, BACK TO OUR CITY SYSTEMS THAT MAY ALREADY BE IN PLACE, BUT THEY JUST NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE ROBUST IN THEIR COVERAGE. AND ALSO PUBLIC. THE, THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO SEE THESE OR HAVE ACCESS TO THESE REPORTS TO AND KEEP UP ON WHAT'S GOING ON. UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GETTING RIGHT DOWN TO, UH, HOW MANY COMPLAINTS SHOULD TRIGGER AN INVESTIGATION. SO, UH, THE PUBLIC HAS A A LOT OF IDEAS. UM, I'LL GO TO A NEXT PAGE HERE. UM, UH, OKAY, SO THE, THEY'D LIKE THE, UH, SDR PERMIT APPLICATION, UH, RESIDENTS TO BE ALERTED WHEN IT'S RECEIVED AND ALSO, UM, ALERTED AT, AT, AT THE, UH, PROGRESS OF A, OF A PERMIT, UH, CONSIDERING A POLICY THAT ALLOWS COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OPPORTUNITY OPPOSE SDRS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE, UH, COMMITTEE DURING THE PERMIT APPLICATION AS OPPOSED TO AFTER THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, BUT, UM, AS I SAID, THIS WAS BROUGHT FORTH VERY QUICKLY. I THINK, UM, THE INTEREST HERE IS TO GET SOMETHING RESOLVED, UH, ASAP, AND THAT IS UP TO, UH, CITY STAFF. AND I ALSO LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE IN CITY STAFF BECAUSE THIS WAS, UH, AS I SAID, A LOT OF MOVING PARTS. UH, CHRISTOPHER KONZ IS HERE FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THEIR DEPARTMENT WAS BIG, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND, UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR, UH, HELPING US OUT TO GET IT THIS FAR. SO THAT'S THE ASK AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. UH, WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. KATHY CHAPMAN AND GENE YOUNG, ARE YOU HERE? PLEASE COME FORWARD IF YOU HEARD YOUR NAME, KATHY CHAPMAN OR JEAN YOUNG. OKAY, IT'S A SECONDARY. HI, I'M JEAN YOUNG, UM, DISTRICT FIVE. UM, I'M A, AN AIRBNB HOST AND I REPRESENT HOST IN LONG BEACH. UM, YOU KNOW, WAY BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2014, WE WENT TO THE, UM, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND, UH, BECAUSE MANY OF US WERE APPROACHED WITH CEASE AND DESIST LETTERS, AND WE SAID, HEY, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF AIRBNB HOSTS IN LONG BEACH. UH, IT'S A GENERATIONAL THING. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HERE HOSTING FOR YEARS AT THE SHORE, UM, VISITORS FROM OTHER PLACES, CAN'T WE GET THIS LEGALIZED? AND SO WE WORKED FROM 2017 WHEN THE CITY CONTACTED, UM, OR HAD A CONTRACT WITH LISA WISE CONSULTING, UM, WHO DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AT GETTING THE PUBLIC INVOLVED. WE HAD AT LEAST SIX, IF NOT EIGHT WORKSHOPS AND PUBLIC MEETINGS. EVERYONE WAS NOTICED. THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AT EITHER EACH OF THESE MEETINGS. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS BEING REVISITED NOW. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME. UM, 99.99% OF LONG BEACH [03:00:01] HOSTS ARE RESPECTFUL OF THEIR PROPERTIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. UH, WE TAKE EVERY POSSIBLE ACTION TO SCREEN OUR GUESTS, PREVENT PARTIES AND NOISE, AND TO ENSURE THAT OUR GUESTS ARE ACTING RESPONSIBLY. AND, AND THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE HOSTS ARE ON SITE OR OFF SITE. IN FACT, OF COURSE, IT'S IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO PRESERVE OUR BUSINESS THAT THIS HAPPENS. UM, AND AIRBNB ALLOWS SENIOR HOSTS LIKE MYSELF TO HAVE THE REVENUE TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROPERTY, PAY PROPERTY TAXES, REROOF, DO THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO TO STAY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT LETS MILLENNIALS AFFORD TO BUY A HOME THROUGH HOUSE HACKING. SO AGAIN, MOST AIRBNBS ARE RESPONSIBLE AND WE PROMOTE FAMILY FRIENDLY TOURISM. UH, WE SUPPORT THE CITY WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TAX REVENUE, AND THE GUESTS SPEND ON AVERAGE $110 A DAY ON FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT IN LONG BEACH. UH, WE HAVE THE OLYMPICS COMING HERE AS SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED IN 2028. SO WE CAN PROVIDE AFFORD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR GUESTS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COME HERE. SO AGAIN, WE'VE HAD PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, WE'VE HAD TONS OF MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, WHICH WERE, AND WITH, UH, UH, AMPLE PUBLIC COMMENT BETWEEN 2017 AND 20, I BELIEVE IT WAS 2020 WHEN THE ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED. SO, UH, WE HAVE A FAIR AND REASONABLE ORDINANCE AS A RESULT. WHY ARE WE UNRAVELING IT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THAT WAS JEAN YOUNG AND KATHY CHAPMAN'S NOT HERE. OKAY. MA'AM, YOU SUBMITTED YOUR CARD LATE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME SPEAK? OKAY. JUST STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. HI EVERYBODY, MY NAME IS ANGELICA WHEATON. I LIVE IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT. AND, UM, I JUST WANNA COMMENT, UM, THAT I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR BRINGING THIS, UM, TO THE COUNCIL. UM, THIS, THIS ITEM IS REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE SAFETY COMPONENT OF IT. UM, THERE WAS A SHOOTING, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE DISCUSSING THAT. AND SO THAT'S THE COMMENT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE AS A PARENT THAT, UM, HAS A SMALL CHILD LIVING ON THAT STREET. UM, THERE'S A SAFETY COMPONENT THAT I'M REALLY JUST HEARTFELT ABOUT. SO, UM, I LOVE LONG BEACH. I LOVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I LOVE MY STREET. AND, UM, I'M GONNA HELP TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO KEEP OUR CITY SAFE. SO THAT'S MY COMMENT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN SECONDED. DID YOU WANNA SPEAK COUNCIL MEMBER? I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE, UH, COUNCILMAN SOFF FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND I, I HOPE WE CAN LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN, UM, TAKE IMMEDIATE ENFORCEMENT ACTION WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN. SO I HOPE THAT, UM, WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN AUSTIN. COUNCILMAN AUSTIN. UH, I'LL DEFER TO COUNCILMAN SUPER, IF THAT'S OKAY. YEAH, IF HE, HE WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING, HE'S GONNA MAKE THE FINAL WORK. OH, OKAY. UH, WELL, I I, I'D LIKE TO JUST JUST SAY THAT, UH, I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE ITEM AND, UM, UM, I, I'D SUPPORT THE, THE CONCEPT BEHIND WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER SUPER BERNARD IS BRINGING FORTH, UH, TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. UH, I WANNA BE CAUTIOUS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T CREATE A, A BRAND NEW SITUATION WHERE WE ARE RECREATING THE WHEEL, BUT I'D LIKE STAFF. AND WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT FROM THE COUNCILMAN'S PERSPECTIVE, AND HE WANTS THE, THE PROBLEM A, A ADDRESSED SPECIFICALLY. UM, AND, AND AS IT RELATES TO NUISANCE AND, AND PUBLIC SAFETY, I THINK IT'S, IT'S IN ALL OF OUR INTERESTS TO, TO SUPPORT THAT. AND SO I I, THERE WAS A LOT KIND OF PRESENTED, UM, BUT WHAT I THINK I CAPTURED, UM, WITHOUT HAVING IT IN FRONT OF ME WITH THE, UM, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT WAS, WAS THAT WE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING THE, THE PROBLEM AT HAND. THE, THE, THE NUISANCE RELATED TO NOT THAT INDIVIDUAL, BUT TO PROPERTY. BUT PREVENTING IT SITUATIONS LIKE THAT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE, UM, IN ANY AREA OF THE CITY, I THINK IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. SO THOSE ARE JUST MY, YEP. MY GENERAL THOUGHTS ON WHAT WAS PRESENTED AND COUNCILMAN AUSTIN WE'RE, WE'RE CLEAR. SO I, I KNOW SOME OF US SPENT FIVE YEARS OF OUR LIFE WORKING ON THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE AND, UH, HAVE NO DESIRE TO SPEND FIVE YEARS OF OUR LIVES, UH, REWRITING THIS ORDINANCE, UM, STAFF FROM THE DEPARTMENT, FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY. WE AGREE THAT, UM, THERE NEEDS TO BE [03:05:01] CHANGES ON THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF THE ORDINANCE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE WORKING ON AND COMING BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO COUNSEL, UM, TO DISCUSS THAT, UH, WITH ALL OF YOU. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON. I THINK, UM, I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR COUNCILMAN SUPER NOT, BUT THAT'S, I THINK WHAT HE'S FOCUSED ON. I THINK THAT IS THE ISSUE AT HAND IS, IS HOW DO WE, UM, UPHOLD COMMUNITY STANDARDS? UM, AND WE'RE NOT STARTING FROM SCRATCH. WE'RE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS, UM, WHETHER IT'S FROM THE DAIS OR FROM THE STAFF TABLE. WE ALL DO OUR BEST WHEN WE'RE CRAFTING POLICY, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR, UM, REAL RESULTS AND EXPERIENCE AND THAT THAT CAUSES US TO GO BACK AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COUNCILMAN . UM, THANK YOU. FIRST I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY SOMETHING. I'M TOLD, I, I MAY HAVE MISSPOKEN. IT'S BEEN A, A LONG DAY FOR US TO, WE STARTED AT THREE. UM, I MIGHT HAVE SAID DECEMBER, MIGHT HAVE SAID NOVEMBER. NO, THIS STARTED JANUARY 2ND, SO IT'S LITERALLY TWO WEEKS AGO. AND THIS CAME FORWARD PRETTY FAST. I'D LIKE TO THANK BOTH SPEAKERS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. IT'S, I KNOW IT'S BEEN, UH, A LONG WAIT TO TO SPEAK, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. UM, ALSO, UM, I, I DON'T DISAGREE THAT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS. IN FACT, I CAN TELL YOU FOR THE F FOURTH COUNCIL DISTRICT, UM, THAT WAS, UH, THE THIRD COMPLAINT WE'D RECEIVED IN A YEAR. SO IT'S NOT WIDESPREAD. BUT THE ISSUE HERE IS ONCE THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, WE, WE, OUR OFFICE WAS NOT AWARE OF ALL THE MOVING PARTS AND HOW TO TRACK THEM AND WHATNOT. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M REALLY, UM, INTERESTED IN CORRECTING AND ALSO TO CHRISTOPHER KUNZ. UM, I TOOK OFFICE IN 2015, SO I, I WAS HERE THROUGH ALL THAT AND, UH, IT WAS, UH, A, A GRUELING PROCESS. UM, BUT I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF AREAS THERE AND, AND, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING YOU DO, YOU SHOULD LOOK, TAKE SOME TIME AND THEN LOOK BACK. HOW'S IT WORKING? AND I, I FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE WE COULD GET A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN PLACE WITHOUT REINVENTING THE WHEEL. SO, UM, I, I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST STEP. AND THEN, UH, CITY STAFF HAS THE LATITUDE TO GO BACK AND SAY, HEY, NO, THIS, THIS IS SOMETHING, UH, WE REALLY NEED TO RE REWORK, BUT WE CAN MAKE SOME, SOME PROGRESS IMMEDIATELY. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYONE FOR, UH, YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. POINT OF INFORMATION REALLY QUICK. GO FOR IT. DO WE, IS THERE A TIME FOR THIS TO COME BACK? IS IT LIKE 60 DAYS, 90 DAYS? I THINK THE CITY MANAGER HAS A PLAN FOR HOW HE'S GONNA HANDLE IT. YEAH. SO, UM, IT DEPENDS ON, ON THE SCOPE OF WORK. UM, BUT WE WERE PLANNING TO COME BACK AROUND FEBRUARY MAYBE WITH THE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WE SAW TODAY. MIGHT A LITTLE BIT MORE MAYBE IN MARCH, BUT, UH, WON'T BE TOO LONG TO COME BACK. WE CAN DO AN OVERVIEW AND A REPORT, UH, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE, UH, SOME DISCUSSIONS FROM THERE ABOUT WHERE WE GO WITH THE ADJUSTMENTS. OKAY. THANKS. ALRIGHT, WELL, UH, ONE, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER SUPER NA UM, AND WE ALL HEARD ABOUT AN INCIDENT, UH, IN YOUR COUNCIL DISTRICT. AND I THINK, UM, JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE, EVERYONE IS EDUCATED ON WHAT TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE TODAY, UH, FOR INFE ENFORCEMENT, I THINK IS SOME OF THAT IMMEDIATE, UM, ACTION THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. AND I THINK IT'S COMPLETELY FAIR TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A WHILE. LET'S LOOK AT HOW WELL, UM, THE, THE ENFORCEMENTS, UH, MECHANISMS ARE WORKING OR CAN THEY BE, BE IMPROVED. I THINK THAT'S FAIR AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT THE WAY THAT, UM, THAT MR. KUNTZ FRAMED IT. IT'S ABOUT MAINTAINING COMMUNITY STANDARDS. UM, YOU KNOW, AIRBNBS AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE A PART OF THE, THE MIX HERE. IT'S A, A, A REVENUE SOURCE AND A PART OF THE MIX HERE IN LONG BEACH. AND WE KNOW THAT, UH, IN THE YEARS TO COME, UH, THERE WILL BE A BIG DEMAND. SO MAKE MAKE SURE MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO ENFORCE OUR COMMUNITY STANDARDS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. UM, MY HOPE IS THAT IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, UH, IT'S, IT'S NARROW IN SCOPE TO FOCUS ON THE ENFORCEMENT PIECE AND THEN WE CAST AN EYE TO THE FUTURE BECAUSE THIS WAS A NEW YEAR'S EVE SITUATION, BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT, NEW YEAR'S EVE'S PARTY'S HAPPEN IN EVERY PART OF OUR CITY. SO, UM, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE JUST MINDFUL, UM, OF, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITY, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT MAY HAPPEN IN DIFFERENT, IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. SO THAT JUST POINT OF REFERENCE MAY, IF I MAY, UM, THIS, THIS WASN'T NEW YEAR'S EVE AND, AND THAT WAS REPORTED, UH, INCORRECTLY IN A LOCAL PUBLICATION, RIGHT? THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE IT HAPPENED AT 10:00 AM SO THEY PUT 10:00 PM IN THEIR STORY. THIS HAPPENED AT, AT 10:00 AM IN A FAMILY ORIENTED NEIGHBORHOOD WITH KIDS PLAYING ON THE SIDEWALK. AND, UH, IT WASN'T AN EVEN A, A TYPICAL DRIVE-BY SHOOTING, UM, THE SUSPECT EXITED HIS CAR AND TRACKED SOMEONE DOWN AND, AND SHOT HIM ON THE FRONT LAWN. SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HOW TRAUMATIZED ABSOLUTELY THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD BE AND WHY THEY WANTED IMMEDIATE ACTION. AND THAT'S WHAT I ENDEAVORED TO DO. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. AND, AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE REASON I'M FRAMING IT THIS WAY, WE TYPICALLY CAN'T SET POLICY AROUND ONE INCIDENT. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE EXPERIENCE [03:10:01] ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY. LET'S MAKE SURE WE USE THE TOOLS AND THE ENFORCEMENT AND THAT ARE IN THE MECHANISMS TODAY TO SHOW IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THAT NUISANCE. BUT LET'S MAKE SURE WE KEEP A CITYWIDE LENS AS WE SHAPE POLICY WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME BACK. UM, AND THANK YOU. AND, UH, THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO SHOWED UP. MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTIONS CARRIED. THANK YOU. 19, PLEASE. ITEM NINETEEN'S REPORT FROM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATION TO WATER CONTRACT TO MJK CONSTRUCTION FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THREE UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS LOCATED AT FIVE STATION 13, 14, AND 16 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED 4.6 MILLION FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. CITYWIDE. THANK YOU. THERE'S NO STAFF REPORT REQUESTED. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? MEMBERS PLEASE CAST VOTE. COUNCILMAN ANO. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. ITEM 20, PLEASE. ITEM TWENTY'S REPORT FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE MATCHED WITH EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS THROUGH THE LONG BEACH COORDINATING ENTRY SYSTEM FOR A REVISED AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 7.5 MILLION CDYM. UH, THANK YOU. THERE'S NO STAFF REQUESTED HERE. COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS IS HERE HIM HAND UP. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON? NO. OKAY. THAT'S A MISTAKE. OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MEMBERS, PLEASE CA IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I WAS GONNA COMMENT ON THAT. YOU HAVE A, YEAH, YOU CAN COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. UM, THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD. I THINK THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY NONPROFITS ARE CRITICAL TO GETTING HELP FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNHOUSED. UM, AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS THE THIRD ROUND OF FUNDING TO THE THREE ORGANIZATIONS WHO DO THIS WORK. SO THE CITY ISSUED 5 MILLION SO FAR OVER THE PAST, WHAT, FOUR YEARS? UM, AND IT'S ISSUING ANOTHER TWO AND A HALF UNDER THE SAME CONTRACT. THE STAFF REPORT SAYS THE CITY ANALYZES THESE AGREEMENTS AND CAN AMEND BASED ON THINGS LIKE SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE AND PROJECT OUT OUTCOMES. UM, WHAT DOES THE CITY COLLECT AS FAR AS METRICS ON THESE [20. 24-51701 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary including subgrants or subsequent amendments to amend Contract No. 36164 with Family Promise of the South Bay, of Torrance, CA; Contract No. 36166 Illumination Foundation, of Orange, CA; Contract No. 36176 Mental Health America of Los Angeles, of Long Beach, CA; and Contract No. 36167 People Assisting the Homeless of Los Angeles, CA, to provide intensive case management services for individuals and families who are matched with Emergency Housing Vouchers through the Long Beach Coordinated Entry System, to increase the annual aggregate amount by $2,500,000, for a revised amount not to exceed $7,500,000, and to extend the term of the contracts to December 31, 2024, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Health and Human Services         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] CONTRACTS? AND CAN I GET, UM, THE REPORT, THE REPORTS THAT STAFF RECEIVES FROM THE NONPROFITS SO I CAN, UH, CHECK OUT THE METRICS ON THAT? ALL RIGHT. THOUGHT HEALTH WAS BEHIND US. UM, SO WE CAN, CERTAINLY, THOSE ARE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. SO YEAH, WE CAN PULL SOME SAMPLES OF THOSE, OF WHAT THOSE ARE. UH, AND YES, I, I ALSO BELIEVE THIS IS THE THIRD OF THE, UM, THE LAST, UM, UH, CONTRACT AMENDMENT OR THE, THE THIRD TRANCHE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST OR VOTE? MOTIONS CARRIED. THANK YOU. 21 ITEM 21 REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS RECOMMENDATION TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO AMEND CONTRACT WITH LOS ANGELES ENGINEERING FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE EL DORADO DUCK POND REHABILITATION PROJECT FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 8.8 MILLION DISTRICT FOUR. THANK [21. 24-51702 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 36153 with Los Angeles Engineering, Inc, of Los Angeles, CA, for construction work on the El Dorado Duck Pond Rehabilitation Project, to increase the contract contingency amount by $2,300,000, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $8,884,302. (District 5)       Office or Department: Public Works         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] YOU. IT'S BEEN, UH, LET'S SEE. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? OKAY, THERE'S NO STAFF REPORT REQUESTED. YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING, COUNCIL MEMBER? I DO. SURE. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK ERIC LOPEZ, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. THIS PROJECT WAS ABOVE AND BEYOND. UM, THERE WERE SO MANY O OBSTACLES WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. YOU WANNA REBUILD A DUCK POND IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THE WORST, UH, RAIN SEASONS WE'VE HAD. AND THEN WE HAD A, A SUMMER STORM, WHICH I THINK WAS AT HURRICANE HILLARY. AND, UM, EVERY IMAGINAL OBSTACLE, UH, WAS IN PLACE AND THEY FOUND A WAY AROUND THAT. AND THERE WAS SOME SPECULATION THAT THIS WENT OVER BUDGET. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT AS SOMEONE SAID THAT, UH, TO ME. AND THE POINT IS THIS, WE APPROVED THIS BUDGET OF $9 MILLION IN DECEMBER, 2021. AND WITH ALL THE OFFICES OBSTACLES IN PLACE, I, I THINK, UM, PUBLIC WORKS, UH, DID A TREMENDOUS JOB IN HOLDING THE LINE ON THIS. I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? UH, MEMBERS, PLEASE [03:15:01] CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTIONS CARRIED. THANK YOU. 22 PLEASE. ITEM 22, REPORT FROM PUBLIC WORKS. RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO BIOTECH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE AUTHUR PARK REHABILITATION PROJECT [22. 24-51703 Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specification R-7222 and award a contract to Bitech Construction Company, Inc., of Buena Park, CA for construction of the MacArthur Park Rehabilitation Project, in the amount of $6,424,160, authorize a 13 percent contingency in the amount of $835,141, for a total contract amount not to exceed $7,259,301, and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (District 6)       Office or Department: Public Works         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 7 2 7 0.2 MILLION DISTRICT SIX. THANK YOU. THERE IS A BRIEF STAFFER COURT REQUESTED HERE. YES, MR. MAYOR, THIS IS A REALLY SIGNIFICANT PARK IMPROVEMENT. UH, THIS KIND OF GOES TO SHOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER AT THE COMMUNITY. WE DID A LOT OF COMMUNITY VISIONING ON THIS, GOT PEOPLE EXCITED, UH, AND THEN THE MONEY FLOWED AFTER THAT. SO AFTER GETTING A REALLY STRONG VISION, UH, IT DOES TAKE SOME TIME TO DO THAT. UH, BUT WE GOT THE VISION. WE WORKED ON THE FUNDING. WE GOT SOME REAL, UH, GREAT STATE SUPPORT, UM, FROM OUR LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION. AND NOW WE'RE HERE TO AWARD THE BID. SO WE'D LIKE TO SHOW EVERYONE THE EXCITEMENT, UH, THAT'S COMING TO THE SIXTH DISTRICT. UH, AND, UH, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, THE VISION AND DESIGN AND THE PROCESS. SO I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO OUR TEAM. THANK YOU TOM. UH, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, A LOT OF WORK, UH, GOES INTO THESE SITES OF PROJECTS AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY AT THAT POINT OF SHOVELS HITTING THE GROUND. UH, A LOT OF THE EARLY WORK HAPPENED, UH, UH, THROUGH OUR STAFF AT THE PARTS RECREATION AND MARINE DEPARTMENT. SO I WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO BRENT AND HIS TEAM. WE'RE REALLY LAYING, UH, THE GROUND THE GROUNDWORK FOR WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. UH, SO TODAY WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU SOME RENDERINGS. WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU THE SCOPE OF WORK. WE'RE TRULY REVITALIZING A A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSET, AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. UM, THIS IS, UH, BEING MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FUNDING SUPPORT FROM THE STATES AND BECAUSE OF, UH, COMMUNITY, UM, ADVOCACY, UM, AND PARTNERSHIPS, UH, FROM, UM, A OC SEVEN, THE FRIENDS OF MACARTHUR PARK AND THE LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD LAND TRUST. UH, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE WORK THAT COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX HAS DONE, UH, TO HELP GET US, UH, TO THIS, TO THIS POINT, UH, THE, UH, DESIGN GOAL REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITY'S PROGRAMMING PRIORITIES, ACCESSIBILITY AND DIVERSITY OF RECREATIONAL ELEMENTS. UH, THERE IS A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, A LOT OF COMMUNITY INPUT THAT WENT INTO THIS ALL THROUGH ALL PHASES FROM THE PLANNING TO THE DESIGN. UH, AND NOW AS WE ENTER THE CONSTRUCTION, WE WILL HAVE SOME IMPACTS THAT WE WILL NEED TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THOSE IMPACTS AND THAT, UH, CONTINUES TO SUPPORT, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION. UH, SO, UM, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO, UH, CHARLENE ZUKO, OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICER, TO WALK THROUGH THE DIFFERENT AREAS, UM, AND, AND, UH, PLAY ELEMENTS, UH, THAT WE'RE GONNA BE RENOVATING. UH, BUT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU, UH, FIRST THE PARK DEVELOPMENT PLAN. AND HERE YOU CAN SEE THE PLAYGROUND, THE BASKETBALL COURT, THE MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD, THE WALKING TRACK, UH, AROUND IT, THE GATHERING SPACES. UH, WE ARE TRULY INVESTING IN ALL PARTS OF THIS PARK. AND THE PUBLIC RESTROOM WAS COMPLETED A COUPLE YEARS AGO, SO, UH, THAT IS ANOTHER COMMUNITY ASSET, UH, THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED, WHICH IS, WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL, UH, MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT. SO, CHARLENE, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LOPEZ. UM, DIRECTOR LOPEZ JUST SHOWED YOU THE WHOLE SITE PLAN AND OVERVIEW OF THE PARK. AND I'M GONNA ZOOM IN AND FOCUS ON THE DIFFERENT, UH, ZONES AND PLAY ELEMENTS AND, UH, RECREATIONAL AMENITIES AND FEATURES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS, UH, REHABILITATION PROJECT. SO STARTING WITH THE SIGNATURE PARK OR SIGNATURE PLAYGROUND, UM, WE ARE EXPANDING THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND. UH, THE PLAYGROUND HERE IS ACTUALLY NOT THAT OLD. AND, UM, AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY INPUT AND PROCESS, THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY WANTED TO SEE A MORE INCLUSIVE PLAY, UM, UH, PLAYGROUND DESIGN. SO AS PART OF THE EXISTING, UM, DESIGN, WE'VE ACTUALLY RESURFACE, WE'RE PROPOSING TO RESURFACE AND INCLUDE POURED IN PLACE SAFETY SURFACING, UH, TO MAKE THE ENTIRE PLAYGROUND ACCESSIBLE. IT'S CURRENTLY, UH, SAND RIGHT NOW. UM, A STRIKING FEATURE OF THE PLAYGROUND DESIGN INCLUDES, UH, SOUTHEAST ASIAN, CAMBODIAN, AND RIVERINE LANDSCAPE. UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT MARKED BY THE LILY PADS AND THE GROUNDS AND SOME OF THE FLOWER THEMES. AND IN ADDITION, WE HAVE, UM, REMINISCENT OF THE THATCH STRAW HUTT ROOFS THAT YOU SEE IN, UM, SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND AN AREA THAT PROVIDES RESPITE AND SEATING FROM THE, YOU KNOW, HOT SUN WHERE KIDS CAN PLAY WITH PLAY PANELS AND COMMUNICATION BOARDS. UM, WE WE'RE ALSO FEATURING TWO UNIQUE, UH, ANIMAL CLIMBERS THAT ARE FIRST SEEN HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. AND THAT IS THE AWADI DOLPHIN, WHICH IS AN ACTUAL ANIMAL THAT INHABITS THE MEKONG RIVER. UM, IT IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT THIS, UH, MAGICAL CREATURE. UM, IN ADDITION, WE'RE FEATURING BABY ELEPHANTS THROUGH, UH, WITHIN THE PLAYGROUND ITSELF. MOVING ON TO THE COMMUNITY GATHERING [03:20:01] AND PICNIC AREAS FROM OUR EXTENSIVE OUTREACH PROCESS. UH, WE HEARD FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FROM THE COMMUNITY A DESIRE TO HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GATHERING AND PLACE SPACES AND RECREATION SPACES, INCLUDING, UM, A LARGE GROUP PICNIC SHELTER TO CELEBRATE, UM, EVENTS AND SPECIAL MOMENTS, BUT ALSO TO HAVE SMALLER, INTIMATE, UM, AREAS WHERE SOMEONE CAN AND A FAMILY CAN, UM, ESSENTIALLY, UH, YOU KNOW, HAVE A SMALL PICNIC ON THE WEEKENDS OR IN THE EVENINGS OR IN THE AFTERNOONS. UM, AT THE CENTER OF THIS, UH, COMMUNITY GATHERING AND PICNIC AREA IS A PICNIC PAGODA, WHICH FEATURES CUSTOM INTRICATE, UH, ROOF LINE DETAILS THAT ARE REMINISCENT OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARCHITECTURE. IN ADDITION, A SIGNIFICANT SORT OF VISION THAT EMERGED FROM THE VISION PLANNING PROCESS INCLUDED, UH, UH, RENOVATION OF THE MULTIPURPOSE LAWN AND WALKING LOOP. A LOT OF GREAT, GREAT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FESTIVALS AND ACTIVITIES HAPPEN AT MACARTHUR. UM, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE WHOLE FIELD WILL BE RE UM, ESSENTIALLY REGRADED, UH, UH, FLATTENED WITH NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEMS TO LEVEL OUT THE FIELD AND PROVIDE A NICE BRAND NEW LAWN AND SURFACING. UM, 74 NEW TREES ARE PROPOSED AS PART OF THE MACARTHUR PARK RESTORATION PLAN, AS WELL AS LANDSCAPING. AND A SIGN SIGNIFICANT FEATURE OF THE SORT OF, UH, RENOVATION INCLUDES A WALKING LOOP AND TRAIL FOR EXERCISE, RECREATION, LEISURE WALKS, AND IN ADDITION, NEW LIGHTING AND SECURITY CAMERAS WILL BE PLACED THROUGHOUT THE SITE. A NEW BASKETBALL COURT IS ALSO PROPOSED TO REPLACE, UM, THE, UH, OLDER COURT THERE. UH, COMMENT WE'VE RECEIVED DURING THE PLANNING AND DESIGN PROCESS WAS THE CURRENT COURTS AREN'T FULL SIZE, AREN'T WELL LIT. UM, AND SO AS PART OF THE RENOVATION, UH, WE'RE PROPOSING NEW FENCING, UM, RESURFACE COURTS, NEW BACKBOARDS, UM, NETS AND, AND ADDITIONAL LIGHTING AS WELL, AS WELL AS NEW LANDSCAPING ON THIS PERIMETER EDGE OF THE PARK. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO, UH, STEP THROUGH SOME OF THE RENDERINGS JUST TO SEE, UM, JUST SO YOU CAN VISUALIZE AND SEE THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS. SO HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYGROUND, UM, AND THE, UH, VIEW FROM UNDER THE THATCHER ROOFS, A VIEW FROM THE ACCESS POINTS TO THE PLAYGROUND AND SOME OF THE UNIQUE CUSTOM, UM, LANDSCAPING AND FENCING AND SOME OF THE, UM, FITNESS STATIONS THAT LINE THE WALKING TRAIL IN LOOP. THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET FOR THIS WORK IS 10 AND A HALF MILLION, SUPPORTED BY, UH, STATE PARKS GRANT, UM, COURTESY OF, UH, STATE SENATOR GONZALEZ AND SPEAKER EMERITUS RENDON. UM, THERE IS LOCAL DOLLARS HERE THROUGH ELEVATE 28 AND COUNTY MEASURE A FUNDING. SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR STAFF REPORT AND WE'RE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW. YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR. I AM SO EXCITED THAT THIS IS MOVING FORWARD AND WE ARE HERE TO BE ABLE TO BREAK GROUND. AND I JUST WANNA GIVE MY, A BIG THANKS TO ERIC, UM, MARILYN, CHARLENE AND BRENT. UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WANTED TO GO FAST WITH THIS AND GET THIS DONE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THANKS TO SENATOR GONZALEZ AND BEING A LEADER, UM, AND ADVOCATING FOR THE 8.5, WE KNEW THAT WE HAD THE MONEY AND THERE WAS CONCERN AROUND COSTS GOING UP, BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY WAS WITH US. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HEARING THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTED TO GO BACK AND ENSURE THEIR FEEDBACK WAS TAKEN, UM, IN THE DESIGN PROCESS. AND SO THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. 'CAUSE I THINK THAT NOW THEY'RE ABLE TO REALLY BE ABLE TO FEEL LIKE THIS IS THEIR PARK. THIS IS ALSO MY NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, AND I'M JUST SO EXCITED THAT IT'S GONNA BE MORE INVITING, MORE WELCOMING IN AN AREA THAT HAS SO MANY PEOPLE WHO NEED GREEN SPACE. SO, UM, I'M JUST REALLY THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE, MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND BREAK GROUND VERY SOON IN EARLY SPRING SO THAT WE CAN GET IT DONE BY HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR AND BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE NEW PARK THAT WE'LL HAVE. UM, AND BEING ABLE TO CHECK OFF THAT WE GOT SOMETHING GOING DONE FOR THE ELEVATE 28 PLAN, RIGHT? MAYOR? YES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER URANGA LOOKS LIKE A WONDERFUL PROJECT. TOTALLY SUPPORT, THANK YOU. AND I, AND I, AND I WOULD AGREE, THIS IS A, UM, A GREAT PARK PROJECT AND THIS IS A PARK THAT'S A LOT OF RESOURCES GONE INTO CLEANING UP THIS PARK. AND, UM, AND THE COMMUNITY REALLY, REALLY USES THIS PARK AND IT'S ADJACENT TO THE LIBRARY AND ALL THESE OTHER, UH, UM, RESOURCES AND HOMELAND [03:25:01] CULTURAL CENTER. SO I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE A, A, A REAL ENHANCEMENT THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL APPRECIATE. AND I ALSO APPRECIATE SOME OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN INFLUENCES INTO THE PLAYGROUND. I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A, A REALLY COOL, ICONIC CULTURAL LANDMARK, UH, FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. UH, THANK YOU. AND IS THERE A PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? SEEING NONE MEMBERS PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALRIGHT, NEXT IS 23 ITEM 23, REPORT FROM TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT, INCLUDING AUTHORIZATIONS TO TRANSFER, TITLE FOR BUYBACK EQUIPMENT, AND ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY NECESSARY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS [23. 24-51704 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract including authorization to transfer title for buy back equipment, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Dell Marketing, L.P., of Round Rock, TX, for Technology Solutions, Products and Services, on the same terms and conditions afforded to Region XIV Education Service Center, through OMNIA Partners, in a total annual amount not to exceed $6,187,000, until the OMNIA Partners contract expires on November 30, 2025, with the option to renew for as long as the OMNIA Partners contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)       Office or Department: Technology and Innovation         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] WITH DELL MARKETING FOR TECHNOLOGY, SOLUTION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN A TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED 6.1 MILLION CDY. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER SULI SORO. MOTION IS CARRIED. FIRST AND LAST NAME. UH, ITEM 24, PLEASE. YOU KNOW, YOU IN TROUBLE IF YOU GET THE FIRST AND LAST NAME FROM THE CLERK. ITEM 24, REPORT FROM TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH MORE ROLLOUT SOLUTION FOR THE PURCHASE, DELIVERY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AN EXPANDED LAND MOBILE RADIO SYSTEM INCLUSIVE OF COMMUNICATIONS, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES IN A TOTAL AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED 13.7 MILLION AND EXECUTE A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH BANK OF AMERICA PUBLIC CAPITAL GROUP CORP. CY. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? MEMBERS PLEASE CAST OR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. 25 PLEASE. [24. 24-51705 Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Chicago, IL, for the purchase, delivery, and implementation of an expanded 700 MHz Land Mobile Radio System inclusive of communications equipment and services, in a total amount not to exceed $13,700,104, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a lease-purchase agreement and related financing documents with Banc of America Public Capital Corp, of San Francisco, CA for the financing of 700 MHz Land Mobile Radio system, payable over a ten-year period at an interest rate to be determined when the agreement is executed. (Citywide) Levine Act: Yes       Office or Department: Technology and Innovation         Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] ITEM 25, REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY. RECOMMENDATION TO DECLARE ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2023 MILITARY EQUIPMENT SPECIAL [25. 24-51727 Recommendation to declare ordinance of the City Council of the City of Long Beach adopting the 2023 Military Equipment Special Order of the Long Beach Police Department creating a policy for the funding, acquisition, use and reporting requirements for military equipment as mandated by Assembly Bill 481, and declaring the urgency thereof, read for 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. ] ORDER OF THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, CREATING A POLICY FOR THE FUNDING ACQUISITION USED AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MILITARY EQUIPMENT AS MANDATED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 4 81 AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF. READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AND LAID OVER TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL READING. CDY AND THESE ITEMS REQUIRED TO VOTE. THANK YOU. UH, WE HEARD THIS ALREADY AT, AT, UH, AT THE LAST MEETING IN DECEMBER. IS THERE A MOTION IN SECOND? IT'S NOT SHOWING UP ON MY SCREEN. IT'S ACTING WEIRD. OKAY. WE NEED A MOTION IN SECOND. JUST DO VOICE IF THIS ISN'T WORKING, WE JUST NEED A MOTION IN SECOND. WE ALREADY DISCUSSED THESE IN DECEMBER. OKAY. SO WHO ARE YOU? OKAY, UH, ALAN AND URANGA. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. MEMBERS DISCUSSION? VOTE. COULD WE GET A VOICE VOTE? DISTRICT ONE. DISTRICT TWO? AYE. DISTRICT THREE? AYE. DISTRICT FOUR? AYE. DISTRICT FIVE? AYE. DISTRICT SIX? AYE. DISTRICT SEVEN? AYE. DISTRICT EIGHT? AYE. DISTRICT NINE? AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. ITEM 26, PLEASE. UM, ANOTHER VOTE FOR THE, UH OH, GIMME A SECOND VOTE. THAT'S RIGHT. SAME MOVEMENT. SECOND. SAME. I ALWAYS VOTE. DISTRICT ONE. AYE. DISTRICT TWO? AYE. DISTRICT THREE? AYE. DISTRICT FOUR? AYE. DISTRICT FIVE? AYE. DISTRICT SIX? AYE. DISTRICT SEVEN? AYE. DISTRICT EIGHT? AYE. DISTRICT NINE. AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. 26 PLEASE. ITEM 26, COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILMAN SUBINA. RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE AN ORAL REPORT ON THE IMPROVEMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE, FOR THE COUNCIL CHAMBER FROM JANUARY 17TH, 2024 TO FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN SUBINA. UH, THANK YOU. AND I'VE ALREADY ASKED THE, UH, CITY MANAGER TO PLEASE PROVIDE A BRIEF REPORT. THANK YOU. YES, OUR DIRECTOR, THE CITY MANAGER. WHY ARE WE CLOSING DOWN THESE CHAMBERS? YEAH. GOT A COUPLE THINGS WE NEED TO DO HERE. SO I'VE HEARD SOME THEORIES, UH, THERE, THERE ARE SOME THEORIES THAT WE'VE SEEN THOSE FOR SURE. UH, SO I'LL ASK LEAH TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE. WE, UH, STARTING NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE AT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE. UM, AND, UH, AND SO WE'LL BE TAKING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD. WE'LL BE DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS HERE, UH, REALLY TO BENEFIT THE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE LISTENING PUBLIC, UH, BOTH THOSE HERE AND THE OTHER, AND THE ONES ONLINE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE MEETING VERY WELL, INCLUDING SUPPORTING SOME OF OUR HYBRID MEETINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LEAH. UH, THANK YOU. UH, CITY MANAGER MOCA SAID THIS, THE, THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED TO ENHANCE THE AUDIO [03:30:01] IN THE CHAMBERS. UM, SO WE ARE GONNA BE ADDING ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS TO THE SIDE AND BACK AREAS OF THE CHAMBERS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE ONLY TWO SPEAKERS ON EACH SIDE BEHIND, BEHIND THE DAES. THE TID TEAM EXPERIENCES FEEDBACK IF THEY RAISE THE LEVELS IN THE ROOM, WHICH REQUIRES TURNING THOSE SPEAKERS DOWN. SO FEEDBACK DOESN'T OCCUR BY ADDING THE ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. THIS WILL ENHANCE THE IN-PERSON EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS ONLINE BROADCAST EXPERIENCE. STAFF WILL ALSO HAVE BETTER CONTROL OF AUDIO LEVELS AND THE AUDIO IN THE CHAMBER WILL SOUND SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE HYBRID MEETINGS WITH GUESTS CALLING IN VIA ZOOM OR TEAMS. STAFF WILL ALSO ADD A LONGER MICROPHONE AT THE LECTERN, WHICH WILL IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY IN THE SOUND OF PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE ADDING ADDITIONAL LIGHTING TO THE LECTERN AREA WHERE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND ALSO ADDING LIGHTING TO THE CLERK'S AREA AND THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF AREA. THIS LIGHTING WILL BE THE SAME STYLE LIGHTING THAT IS LIGHTING UP THE COUNCIL [NEW BUSINESS] MEMBERS CURRENTLY ON THE DICE. UM, WE ALSO HAVE A PHASE TWO THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS, WHICH WILL AIM TO ENHANCE LANGUAGE ACCESS AND TRANSLATION SERVICES WITHIN THE CHAMBERS. SO MORE INFORMATION ON THAT WILL BE SHARED ONCE THE PLANS ARE FINALIZED. UM, THE TIMELINE FOR THE, THE COMMISSIONING OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT IS STARTING NEXT WEEK, JANUARY 2ND, 17TH. AND WHILE WE THINK THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETED IN A COUPLE WEEKS FOR ALLOWING A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TILL THROUGH FEBRUARY 13TH FOR, UM, UM, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF THE UPGRADED EQUIPMENT TO WORK OUT ANY POTENTIAL KINKS AND ENSURE THE SYSTEM IS PROPER, PROPERLY AND READY TO GO FOR LIVE MEETINGS WITHIN THE CHAMBERS. UH, DURING THE TIME OF THE CLOSURE, UH, THERE, THE, UM, THE MEETINGS WILL BE LOCATED IN OTHER LOCATIONS LIKE LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE FOR CITY COUNCIL. THE HARBOR COMMISSION WILL BE USING THEIR MULTIPURPOSE ROOM IN THE PORT BUILDING. AND THEN OTHER COMMITTEES HAVE OTHER LOCATIONS SUCH AS CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOMS OR DEFOREST PARK. WE DO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO RE UM, THE PUBLIC TO REFERENCE THE MEETING AGENDAS FOR CONFIRMATION OF TIME AND LOCATION OF MEETINGS. UM, AND THE, THE TOTAL COST OF THE, THE IMPROVEMENTS IS OF APPROXIMATELY 158,000 AND WILL BE FUNDED BY THE CIVIC CENTER FUND. AND THAT, WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I WANNA EXPOUND A LITTLE BIT ON CIVIC CENTER FUND JUST TO HELP EXPLAIN THAT FOR EVERYONE. SO, UM, UH, ANYONE WHO IS HERE ON THE CAMPUS AND USES THESE FACILITIES, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT FUNDS AND YOU KNOW, THAT ARE, A LOT OF 'EM ARE NON-GENERAL FUND HELP PAY FOR THE COST OF THE BUILDING ITSELF. AND SO, UH, THIS WILL GET DISTRIBUTED, YOU KNOW, WHEN PLANNING COMMISSION HOLDS MEETINGS HERE, THEY'RE, UM, THEY'RE FULLY FUNDED BY USER FEES THAT'LL HELP OFFSET COSTS. SAME THING WITH SOME OF THE OTHER USERS. SO, UM, IT'S NOT ALL GENERAL FUND, UH, THIS WILL BE SHARED, UM, AMONG THE, THE VARIOUS FUNDS THAT USE THIS ROOM. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, SO ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? ALRIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD. SO JUST RESTATE THE DATES. WE'RE OUT UNTIL, WHEN ARE WE BACK? SO WHICH MEETINGS ARE WE OUT? YEAH, SO JANUARY 17TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 13TH IS, ARE THE ANTICIPATED DATES THAT THE SO THREE COUNCIL MEETINGS YEAH. AND, UM, THE COMMISSIONING AND LIKE I, AND IF WE ARE ABLE TO TEST AND GET IT UP RUNNING EARLIER, BUT WE HAVE TO DO NOTICING, THAT'S WHY WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE SAYING THE FEBRUARY 13TH TO ALLOW THE COMMISSIONING AND TESTING. SO THREE COUNCIL MEETINGS, SO YES, THREE COUNCIL MEETINGS. RIGHT. GOT IT. COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW, ANYTHING? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GONNA POST IT OUT ON LIKE THE ACTUAL PAPER POSTED OUT ON OUR CITY HALL SO PEOPLE KNOW IN ADDITION TO OBVIOUSLY OUR OTHER WAYS OF COMMUNICATION IN CASE FOR SOME REASON PEOPLE JUST DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE ARE RE UM, IMPROVING IMPROVING THE CHAMBER. YEAH, AND, UH, WE CERTAINLY WILL, UM, DO A PRESS RELEASE AS WELL TOMORROW TO LET PEOPLE KNOW OF THIS. I KNOW THERE'S QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY IN A NEW CITY HALL RENOVATIONS NEEDED, BUT AS YOU, AS YOU DESIGN SOMETHING AND THEN YOU USE IT IN REAL LIFE, WE FIND THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO. UH, HYBRID MEETINGS WASN'T REALLY ANYTHING WE EVER DID BEFORE. AND SO WE LEARNED THAT DURING COVID. UH, EVENTUALLY WE'RE GONNA WANNA INSTALL SOME TRANSLATION BOOTHS IN HERE AS WELL TO HELP OUR TRANSLATION. THAT'LL BE A LATER PHASE. SO THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU GO THROUGH AND, UH, AS YOU LEARN ABOUT YOUR OPERATIONS, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY POST IT ON THE DOOR AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU. I CERTAINLY SUPPORT ALL OF THESE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE SURE OUR MEETINGS ARE MORE INCLUSIVE. OH, WE'VE GOT ONE MORE SPEAKER. COUNCILMAN AUSTIN. JUST, UH, I, I DID GET AN INQUIRY A LITTLE EARLIER, UM, FROM MY PERSONAL BENEFIT, WILL WE BE CHAINING ANY OF THE LIGHTING HERE? UM, SO THE, THE LIGHTING RIGHT HERE ON THE DICE WILL NOT CHANGE, BUT THERE WILL BE LIGHTING ADDED TO THE, WHERE THE PUBLIC SPEAKS AND THE, THIS AREA RIGHT HERE IN THE, WHERE THE CITY CLERK IS. AND WILL THERE BE ANY SPECIAL ART ADDED TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS? THERE IS NO SPECIAL ART BEING ADDED AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. ARE WE SURE ? I'M POSITIVE. OKAY. YEAH, THERE'S A PHOTO CIRCULATING AROUND, UM, [03:35:01] AND A THEORY, WE'LL JUST CALL IT A THEORY, UH, BUT REST ASSURED THERE ARE NO, THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC ART HERE AND ABOUT FOSTER CIVIC CHAMBERS. UM, OKAY. SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND AJAS REALLY QUICKLY. HELLO DIRECTOR LEAH, JUST REALLY QUICKLY, DO YOU THINK, OR MIGHT YOU GUYS CONSIDER, UM, EXTENDING THE MIC? I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF TROUBLE WHEN PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES COME TO SPEAK WHERE YOU, THEY'RE TRYING TO REACH THE MIC AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. UM, BUT EVEN PEOPLE WHO COME TO STAND, UM, IT JUST, IT, IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY FAR OR MAYBE EVEN THE, JUST THE REACH OF THE MIC, UM, FOR THEIR VOICES. SO I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THAT. YES. AND THAT IS PLANNED. SO I'M GONNA HAVE THE, THE LENGTH OF THAT MICROPHONE BE LONGER SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO BEND OVER. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THE, THE PODIUM DOES GO DOWN, BUT MM-HMM. AND YEAH. UP, BUT YES. GREAT. WHO KNEW THERE WOULD BE SO MUCH INTEREST IN THIS ITEM? UH, ANY ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL? ANYONE? OKAY. UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE? ALRIGHT, WELL, LIKE I SAID, I FULLY SUPPORT THESE IMPROVEMENTS TO ENHANCE THE, THE EXPERIENCE AND MAKE IT MORE INCLUSIVE. UM, AND SO, UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SUPER NA FOR, UH, RAISING THIS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT QUESTION. AND MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION IS CARRIED. DID YOU GET THE RECLINING SEATS? NO. OKAY, JUST CHECKING. SO JUST FOR, OKAY, JUST, JUST FOR STAFF. NO, I WAS SAYING FOR THE PUBLIC. JUST KICK BACK ON THOSE LONG, LATE NIGHTS, JUST LIKE A MOVIE THEATER. THEY'RE ALL GONNA RECLINE FULLY. THAT IS A JOKE. JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR. ALRIGHT. UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT NUMBER TWO. ANY, ANY MEMBER? LET'S SEE. WE HAVE OKAY, KIM KABAR. ALRIGHT, PLEASE COME ON DOWN. HELLO. . SO EXCITING. OKAY, I'M GONNA DO A KATIE HOPS HERE. OKAY. UM, HELLO, MY NAME IS KIM KABAR [ 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. ] AND I AM A LICENSED, UM, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, AND I SPECIALIZE IN TRAUMA AND GENDER IDENTITY. I'VE ALSO BEEN A RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH FOR LONG TIME. IN 2019, I WAS EVICTED FROM MY BELMONT HEIGHTS APARTMENT AFTER AN INVESTMENT GROUP PURCHASED THE COMPLEX. NINE MONTHS LATER, I WAS WAKING UP IN AN ARIZONA HOSPITAL AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTING TO END MY LIFE. HAD I BEEN SUCCESSFUL, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF AN INCREASING NUMBER OF RENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES WHOSE SUDDEN LOSS OF HOUSING COMBINED WITH A PRE-EXISTING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE LIKE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, OR IN MY CASE PTSD LED, LED THEM TO END THEIR LIVES. WHY DID I SURVIVE? AND OTHERS NOT PRIVILEGE. AND BEHIND EVERY PRIVILEGE IS AN IMBALANCE OF POWER. WHAT I AM ABOUT TO PRESENT TO YOU IS THE MEANS OF BALANCING THAT POWER WITHIN THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TENANTS AND LANDLORDS IN LONG BEACH, OH WAIT, SORRY. IT'S CALLED , LATIA LANDLORDS AND TENANTS IN AGREEMENT. LATIA WILL BE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO DECREASE HOUSING INSECURITIES WHILE ALSO SAFEGUARDING THE LANDLORD'S PROFIT MARGINS. AND THIS IS HOW IT WORKS. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A HUNDRED THOUSAND TENANTS. SO LET'S SAY THAT, UM, 50,000 OF THE, UM, LONG BEACH TENANTS AND ALL OF THE LANDLORDS BECAUSE THEY WORK WITH MONEY, SO THEY'RE SMART. SO THEY'RE GONNA JOIN THIS AND THEY ALL WANNA BE PART OF THIS LATIA, UM, MOVEMENT. THEY WANNA BE PART OF THIS. SO THE RENTERS, UM, THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE, THERE'LL BE A WHOLE ABOUT WEBSITES, BUT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE BETWEEN $1 AND $10 A MONTH. FOR THIS EXAMPLE, UM, FOR THIS EXAMPLE, UM, I WAS THINKING THE AVERAGE, UH, COST WOULD BE $5 A MONTH THAT THEY, THIS IS EXAMPLE AND UM, $5 TIMES 50 IS, UH, OH $5 TIMES 50 IS $250,000 TIMES 12, IT'S $6 MILLION. LANDLORDS MATCH IT. IT'S $12 MILLION, $12 MILLION THAT WILL BE USED TO CREATE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT AGAIN SAFEGUARD THE PROFIT MARGINS OF OUR LANDLORDS AND INCREASE HOUSING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN LONG BEACH [03:40:01] AND FOR OUR RENTERS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, SERVICES THAT WOULD HELP REDUCE LANDLORDS PROPERTY COSTS, I WOULD SAY. HOW ABOUT LATIA PROVIDING THE WORKERS, WORKERS LIVING IN OUR CITY WHO CAN DO THE JOB FOR LESS INCENTIVE PROGRAMS TO INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WELL AS INCREASING PET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. OH, I'M SORRY. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THAT SATISFIES PUBLIC COMMENT. WILL NOW MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS IN ADJOURNMENT. UH, TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA CLOSE OUR COUNCIL MEETING IN MEMORY OF IVY GOOLSBY, UH, CHERISHED BUSINESS LEADER AND MEMBER OF OUR LONG BEACH COMMUNITY. IVY HAD A 30 YEAR CAREER WITH PACIFIC BELL AT AND T, AND THEN WORKED FOR, WORKED WITH INTERNATIONAL REALTY AND INVESTMENTS. IVY MADE AN INDELIBLE MARK ON LONG BEACH THROUGH HER DISTINGUISHED LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP IN A SERVICE AS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT OF THE, UH, WOMEN BUSINESS COUNCIL OF THE LONG BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 10 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF GOODWILL AND SERVICE ON NUMEROUS BOARDS, INCLUDING THE NAACP, ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER AND LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION. UH, SHE WAS A PERSONAL FRIEND TO ME AND TO MANY, AND, UM, TOOK THE TIME TO CHECK IN REGULARLY, UH, EVEN WHILE AS SHE THESE PAST FEW YEARS, UM, YOU KNOW, STRUGGLED WITH, UH, HER, WITH HER OWN ILLNESS. AND, UH, SHE HAS BEEN VERY [ANNOUNCEMENTS] GENEROUS, UH, TO SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUNG PEOPLE. SHE REALLY SUPPORTED MENTORSHIP. UM, AND SO, UH, FOR THAT, UH, HER LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP, SERVICE AND COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE ALL WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. SO TONIGHT, UH, WE ARE CLOSING IN HONOR OF IVY AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO TO OUR VICE MAYOR. UH, THANK YOU. UM, I ALSO LIKE TO CLOSE THIS MEETING IN HONOR OF MY FRIEND AND FORMER COLLEAGUE ROBBIE HILL MORRISON. SHE WAS PART OF A CLUB THAT NO WOMAN WANTS TO JOIN BREAST CANCER. ROBBIE HAD A DISTINGUISHED AND DIVERSE CAREER BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER, 1980 WITH THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT. OVER THE COURSE OF HER 25 YEARS, SHE TOOK ON VARIOUS ROLES, STARTING FROM PATROL DUTIES TO INVESTIGATIVE ASSIGNMENTS. ONE NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS HER INVOLVEMENT IN ENHANCING THEIR RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ROBBIE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING A PROACTIVE FULL SERVICE RESPONSE UNIT AIMED AT EFFECTIVELY SERVING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND RELATED INCIDENTS. HER CAREER REACHED ITS PINNACLE WITH HER ASSIGNMENT TO THE ELITE INTELLIGENCE AND ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT, A TESTAMENT TO HER SKILLS AND HER DEDICATION. THE UNIT OPERATED DIRECTLY UNDER THE POLICE CHIEF HIGHLIGHTING ROBBIE'S EXPERIENCE IN HANDLING INTELLIGENCE AND ORGANIZED CRIME MATTERS. APART FROM HER PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, ROBBIE DEMONSTRATED A PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS, PARTICULARLY VICTIMS AND THOSE IN NEED. SHE WAS A KEY, A KEY MEMBER OF THE PEER SUPPORT RESPONSE TEAM. DURING HER TIME WITH THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDING COUNSELING TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO HAD EXPERIENCED TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND HER CHURCH, SHE CONTINUED HER COMMITMENT TO HELPING OTHERS BY BEING A MEMBER OF A COUNSELING TEAM, ADDRESSING VARIOUS PERSONAL NEEDS AND ISSUES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND HER PERSONAL LIFE. ROBBIE FOUND JOY IN PLAYING GOLF AND PICKLEBALL FAMILY HOLDS A REALLY SPECIAL PLACE IN HER HEART, ESPECIALLY HER GRANDCHILDREN. ROBBIE AND HER HUSBAND GARY WERE MARRIED FOR 30 YEARS AND THEY CURRENTLY RESIDE IN TEXAS. ROBBIE WAS LOVED BY SO MANY AND HER SERVICE WILL BE HERE IN LONG BEACH THAT'S BEING ORGANIZED BY HER HUSBAND GARY. SO MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW. AND ROBBIE, MY SISTER, GODSPEED. AND CONTINUE TO LOOK AFTER ALL THE WOMEN AND MEN OF THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. REST IN PEACE. ROBBIE, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DEJAS, THANK YOU FIRST OF ALL MY CONDOLENCES, UH, VICE MAYOR AND MAYOR FOR AND TO THE FAMILIES OF BOTH EV AND ROBBIE. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. UM, I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO ATTEND THE 21ST ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF HUMAN ABILITIES HOSTED BY THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JANUARY 27TH AND 28TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT ONE AQUARIUM W. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE EMAIL AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC@OP.ORG I WANNA CONGRATULATE [03:45:01] THE AQUARIUM FOR HOSTING ITS 21ST ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF HUMAN ABILITIES WHERE PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES COME TOGETHER TO SHOWCASE THEIR ABILITIES IN ARTS AND SO MANY, SO, SO MUCH MORE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SEE YOU THERE. THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANKS FOR OKAY. I DIDN'T SEE YOU HERE. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER IRANA. THAT'S OKAY, MAYOR. THANK YOU. UM, I WANT TO ADD MY FIDOS AS WELL TO THE GOLDY FAMILY. I KNEW BOTH IVY AND HER HUSBAND. THEY WERE GREAT FRIENDS. YOU'RE RIGHT TO MANY OF THE COMMUNITY AND INCLUDING MYSELF AND TO THEM WAS THE FIRST TIME I HEARD ABOUT ROBBIE. ROBBIE. AN INITIAL ITEM TO HER RESUME WAS A RECRUITMENT OFFICER AS WELL IN THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHE WORKED WITH ME WHEN I WAS RECRUITMENT OFFICER FOR THE SINK TO RECRUIT POLICE OFFICERS IN THE CITY, LONG BEACH. UH, SHE WAS A GREAT PARTNER WITH ME WHEN TRYING TO RECRUIT MORE WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR INTO THE LA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO I AM SENTENCED, UH, ROBBIE'S LOSS AND IT IS ALSO SERVES AS A REMINDER. PLEASE GET CHECKED UP. POLICE A ROBBERY ARREST EXAM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANKS SO MUCH, UH, FOR JOINING US THIS E EVENING, THIS MEETING, UH, STANS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * 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.