Mar 14, 2024 Citizens&#39; Advisory Commission on Disabilities

SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

MOVING ON.

MADAM CHAIR.

JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE.

COMMISSIONER ROMO AYE.

SECRETARY GARBE.

UH, COMMISSIONER SWANSON.

VICE-CHAIR ADAMS AYE.

TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION FROM PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR BRENT DENNIS.

COMMISSIONER HILL, I ABSTAIN.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, A RECOMMENDATION

[2. 24-52527 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from Parks, Recreation and Marine Director, Brent Dennis. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ONE MOMENT, SIR, WE'RE GONNA CALL FOR THE MOTION DIRECTOR DENT.

WELCOME TO CAT CODE.

WE ARE TRULY HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

I'M SORRY.

UM, A POINT OF ORDER.

WE NEED TO CALL FOR THE MOTION FIRST.

CAN I GET A MOTION? I SHALL MOVE.

MOVED BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON.

SECONDED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

DIRECTOR DENSE.

WELCOME TO CACO.

WE ARE TRULY HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

UM, MY NAME IS BRENT DENNIS.

I SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS YOUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION, MARINE AND ANIMAL CARE

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SERVICES.

I AM A WHITE CAUCASIAN, A CAUCASIAN MALE, UH, USING THE PRONOUNS.

HE, HIM, UM, I HAVE, UM, GRAYING HAIR BROWN, A GOATEE MUSTACHE WEARING GLASSES, AND I'M PROUDLY WEARING MY ANIMAL CARE SERVICES BLACK, UM, JACKET TODAY.

SO IT'S A REALLY PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

AND THANK YOU, UM, JENNIFER, FOR THE INVITATION TO SHARE.

I THINK WHAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE AS TO EVERYTHING THAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO, TO MAKE OUR PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES ACCESSIBLE.

SO, WE ARE LONG BEACH.

SO I'M ACTUALLY GONNA START WITH, UH, OUR PRIDE AND JOY BEING OUR EIGHT MILES OF BEACHES.

AND WE DO HAVE THE NATION'S LARGEST MUNICIPAL MARINAS HAVE OVER 3,100 SLIPS THAT THAT WELCOMES, UH, BOATERS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD, UH, TO ENJOY OUR WATERFRONT AND BEACHES.

UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IN GENERAL THAT OUR BEACH, OUR MARINE BUREAU, WHICH IS ONE OF, UH, A NUMBER OF BUREAUS.

WE ALSO HAVE A COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES BUREAU, A PARK MAINTENANCE BUREAU, UH, ACTUALLY OUR ACTING BUREAU MANAGER, UM, SHERLY BATES HERE, WHO OVERSEES OUR PARK PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIPS BUREAU, UH, AND ALSO OUR ANIMAL CARE SERVICES BUREAU AND BIZOPS.

BUT OUR MARINE BUREAU IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY'S TIDELANDS AREA.

IT'S A SEVEN DAY A WEEK OPERATION WITH STAFF WORKING VARIOUS SHIFTS IN ORDER TO FULFILL OUR RESPONSIBILITIES, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS AND REGULATORY AGENCIES.

UH, OUR CONTINUING MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE CITY'S BEACHES, MARINAS, AND WATERFRONT RECREATIONAL AMENITIES TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION, DISADVANTAGE HANDICAP DISABILITY, OR LIMITS ON MOVEMENT AND SENSES.

THE, THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THESE A BIT QUICKLY, BUT, UH, THEY REPRESENT, UH, THE CITY'S INVESTMENT TO REALLY MAKE OUR MARINAS, UH, AND WATERFRONT VERY ACCESSIBLE.

SO THERE'S EXAMPLES OF, UH, HANDICAPPED PARKING, UH, WITH DESIGNATED CURB CUTS AND, UH, ACCESSIBLE WALKWAYS.

UH, THE, WE HAVE ONE IMAGE THAT SHOWCASES, UH, GANGWAY, UH, RAMPED GANGWAY THAT WILL PROVIDES ACCESS DOWN TO, UH, PLATFORMS FOR, UH, BOARDING BOATS.

AND ALSO AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF OUR, UH, UM, PARK AMENITIES SUCH AS ACCESSIBLE PICNIC TABLES.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

AGAIN, OUR MARINA HEADQUARTERS, UH, HAS ACCESSIBLE RESTROOMS. AGAIN, SOME OTHER EXAMPLES OF OUR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, UH, PATHWAYS AND CORRIDORS THAT, AGAIN, BRING OUR WATERFRONT, UH, VERY, VERY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL VISITORS.

AND AGAIN, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF, UM, A VERY LONG RAMP WAY THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY KEY ALONG OUR MARINA FRONT.

UH, THIS NEXT SLIDE ACTUALLY SHOWCASES PROBABLY ONE OF LONG BEACH'S BEST ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENTS THAT, UM, CAME TO OUR BEACH FRONT AT ALAMEDAS BEACH, AT MOTHER'S BEACH AND GRANADA BEACH.

AND THOSE ARE, UH, COMMONLY KNOWN AS MOBY MATS OR, OR ACCESS MATS THAT ALLOW PEOPLE, UH, TO CROSS, UH, SANDY AREAS TO GET TO MUCH CLOSER TO THE WATER'S EDGE.

AND BECAUSE WE HAVE RISING TIDES, UM, OUR CREW, OUR MAINTENANCE CREW'S ABLE TO ADJUST THE, THE LENGTH OF THOSE, UM, AS AS NEEDED.

UH, AGAIN, ONCE, UH, AGAIN, OUR BEACHFRONT IS VERY SIMILAR TO OUR UPLAND PARKS WHERE WE'VE MADE MAJOR COMMITMENTS FOR ACCESSIBILITY IN TERMS OF RECREATIONAL AREAS.

UH, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR SPORTS COURTS ARE, ARE ACCESSIBLE WITH CONNECTED PATHWAYS.

AND MORE AND MORE OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS ARE NOW BEING DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AT PUBLIC WORKS TO INCORPORATE MORE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PLAY ELEMENTS, UH, IN OUR PLAYGROUNDS.

AND WE'RE ALSO GETTING AWAY FROM WOOD CHIPS AND SAND, UM, SURROUNDING AREAS FOR THE FALL ZONE SO THAT, UM, THE RUBBER EYES PORT IN PLACE, UM, PLAYGROUND SURFACES ARE MORE OF OUR IDEAL OR BEST PRACTICES.

UH, AND ACCESSIBLE AREAS TO, TO OUR WATERFRONT.

AGAIN, THIS JUST REALLY SHOWCASES A LOT OF OTHER GREAT EXAMPLES OUT ON OUR WATER WATERFRONT.

THIS HAPPENS TO BE THE LEEWAY SAILING CENTER AND OUR VIEWING PIER, WHICH GIVES, UM, YOU KNOW, REALLY, UH, TOTAL ACCESS TO SOME OF OUR, OUR PREMIUM, UH, VISTA VIEWING AREAS,

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AND ANOTHER MAJOR, UH, FACILITY OUT ON THE WATERFRONT IS OUR BELMONT MEMORIAL VETERANS PIER.

AND AGAIN, THIS SHOWCASES ALL THE ACCESSIBILITY, UH, BY DESIGN ASPECTS OF THAT WATERFRONT.

UM, GEM.

ONE OF OUR MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT I THINK YOU'LL PROBABLY LEARN A LOT MORE ABOUT, I BELIEVE MY COLLEAGUE ERIC LOPEZ, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, WE WORK SO CLOSELY WITH THEM, BUT THE, THE FINAL DESIGN WORK FOR BELMONT POOL IS, IS ADVANCING.

BUT AGAIN, UM, THESE IMAGES SHOWCASE A LOT OF THE CURRENT BELMONT POOL AND ACCESSIBILITY, UM, UH, EQUIPMENT.

SO THERE IS, THERE IS A, UH, A LIFT THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO ENTER THE WATER AS SHOWCASED ON THE, THE LEFT IMAGE.

AND AGAIN, ALL THE ACCESSIBILITY, UH, RAMPS AND, AND, UH, ALSO ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FACILITIES, WHICH ARE PRESENT IN ALL OF OUR PARKS.

UH, AGAIN, REFLECTIVE OF ALL OF OUR PARK SYSTEM IN TERMS OF OUR COMMITMENT TO PEDESTRIAN WAYS AND BIKE PATHS AND BEACH PATHS.

UH, WE'RE ALSO VERY PROUD THAT MORE AND MORE OF OUR PARK AMENITIES ARE INCLUDING ACCESSIBLE FITNESS CENTERS AND PLAYGROUNDS, AND ALSO, AGAIN, ACCOMMODATING PARKING, UM, UH, IN THE MOST CONVENIENT OF AREAS IN OUR, OUR PARK IN OUR BEACH PARKING LOTS.

I WANTED TO PIVOT NOW.

I MENTIONED COMMUNITY RECREATION SERVICES IS A REALLY KEY COMPONENT OF OUR DEPARTMENT.

STERNS PARK, OUT OF OUR 166 PARKS HAPPENS TO BE THE CENTER, UH, FOR MOST OF OUR ADAPTIVE RECREATION.

BUT THE PROGRAMMING, UM, WHICH AT, AT IN OUR BUREAU IS CALLED THE ARISE ADAPTIVE PROGRAM.

AND IT'S ADAPTIVE RECREATION IN, UH, SUITABLE ENVIRONMENTS.

AND IT'S DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CONTINUING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS WITH DISABILITIES.

THE PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP PHYSICAL FITNESS, BUILD COURAGE, AND LEARN VALUABLE SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS THROUGH RECREATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ARTS AND CRAFTS, SPORTS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, AND INTERACTIVE GAMES.

UM, OUR ENTIRE STAFF IS ABLE TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON SUPPORT WITH ACTIVITIES AND HELP EACH OTHER, HELP EACH PARTICIPANT TO TAP INTO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

WE ALSO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND, UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE, UM, PARK, UH, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND PARK FACILITIES, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UH, REALLY IN EVERY DISTRICT, UM, ALL OF OUR STAFF IS TRAINED TO BE ABLE TO HELP, UH, ACCOMMODATE FULL ACCESS TO ALL ALL PARTICIPANTS.

UH, IN TERMS OF OUR PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW FOR OUR YOUTH ADAPTIVE, UM, PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE GEARED TOWARDS, UH, INDIVIDUALS AGE 11 THROUGH 17.

UH, WE HAVE PROGRAMMING DOING DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, UH, ON SATURDAYS, UH, FROM NINE 30 TO ONE 30, UH, PROGRAMMING DURING THE SUMMER, UH, WHICH ARE WEEKDAYS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM TWO TO FIVE.

UH, THE COST DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR IS VERY NOMINAL.

IT'S ONLY $4.

AND, UH, SATURDAYS, UH, ALL PAYMENTS ARE DUE ONLINE THE WEEK PRIOR TO THAT SATURDAY.

ATTENDANCE, UH, COST DURING THE SUMMER IS PER WEEK, AND THAT'S $20.

UH, AND THEN WE DO HAVE AN IMPORTANT RATIO, UH, TO STAFF PER 10.

PARTICIPANTS ARE ONE TO FIVE.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, YOUTH ADAPTIVE FOR 18 YEARS AND OLDER.

THOSE PROGRAMS RUN ALL ALL YEAR.

, YOU COULD GO BACK ONE MORE.

OH, YOU WERE THANKING ME TOO QUICKLY.

JENNIFER .

THAT'S OKAY.

I, I HAVE A SCRIPT.

I WAS JUST READING THEM OFF OF THE SCREEN.

LET'S SEE IF I CAN CATCH UP THERE.

OH, SO, AS I WAS SAYING, OUR YOUTH ADAPTIVE, UM, PROGRAMS FOR AGES 18 AND OLDER, UM, ARE PROGRAMMED ALL YEAR ROUND ON MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS FROM TWO TO FIVE.

UH, COST IS $15 A WEEK AND ALL PAYMENTS AGAIN ARE DUE ONLINE THE FRIDAY PRIOR.

UH, AND WE HAVE A SIMILAR RATIO OF TWO STAFF FOR EVERY 10 PARTICIPANTS, OR ONE TO FIVE.

ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND, UM, DESTINED TO BE PROBABLY THE BIGGEST AND FINEST, UH, ON THE WEST COAST.

UM, AGAIN, WE HAVE, UH, REALLY, UH, UH, INCREASED, UH, COMMITMENT TO MAKING OUR PLAYGROUNDS MORE ACCESSIBLE.

AND HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES, UH, IN TWO PARKS, ALAMEDA BEACH PARK IN COLORADO LAGOON.

UH, ONE THING IN OUR FUTURE THAT WE'RE REAL EXCITED ABOUT AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, THE COMMUNITY MORE CLOSELY, AND THAT'S TO CREATE AN EL DORADO PARK WEST.

UH, A MAJOR UNIVERSAL

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UM, BUT IT'S ALSO GONNA BE GEARED, UM, PRIMARILY TO AN AUDIENCE OF AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS.

SO IT'LL HAVE A LOT OF UNIQUE PARKS, UH, DESIGN.

UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

UH, AND THEN A COUPLE OTHER EXAMPLES OF SOME OF OUR MORE CURRENT PARK PROJECTS.

UH, RECREATION PARK, WHICH A LOT OF KIDS CALL THE DINOSAUR PARK 'CAUSE IT HAS, UM, SEVERAL, UH, DINOSAUR PREHISTORIC FIGURES.

UH, BUT A LOT OF THE ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT, WHETHER IT BE SWINGS OR OR ACCESSIBLE, UH, PLAY PLATFORMS, ET CETERA, ARE SHOWCASED IN RECREATION PARK.

AND ALSO, UH, SOME OF THE SWINGS THAT WE'RE PROUD OF THAT ACTUALLY THE BLUE SWING, UH, AT LOS ALDOS PARK IS KNOWN AS OLIVIA'S SWING.

AND SHE WAS A YOUNG LADY THAT, THAT WAS HER FAVORITE PARK.

AND, UH, SHE DID PASS AWAY UNFORTUNATELY.

BUT, UM, THAT, THAT SWING IS DEDICATED TO HER.

AND WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST WORKING WITH OLIVIA'S, UH, SWING FOUNDATION TO, UH, DESIGNATE A SIMILAR SWING IN ALL OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS IN THE FUTURE.

AND THEN, UM, ADMIRAL KIDD PARK, UH, WAS ONE OF THOSE PLAYGROUNDS THAT KINDA ROSE FROM THE ASHES THAT WE HAD AN UNFORTUNATE, UH, FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE PLAYGROUND, BUT IT DID GIVE US A NEW OPPORTUNITY.

SO THE DESIGN OF THE NEW, UM, PLAYGROUND AT ADMIRAL KID PARK, WE WERE ABLE TO INTRODUCE A LOT MORE ACCESSIBLE PLAY FEATURES.

AND THEN JUST NEXT TO, UH, CITY HALL OVER AT LINCOLN PARK, WHICH IS OUR NEWEST FLAGSHIP PARK.

UH, WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF ALL THE ENHANCED, UH, PLAYGROUND ELEMENTS.

SO THERE'S ACTUALLY AN OUTDOOR FITNESS CENTER THAT IS, UH, VERY, VERY ACCESSIBLE FOR EXERCISE, UM, TRAINING.

UH, AND THEN ALSO I WANTED TO MENTION, OR ZABA PARK, UH, HAS SIMILAR, UM, FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSIBLE, UH, PLAY AREAS.

AND THEN AT CAESAR CHAVEZ PARK, THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF GREAT EXAMPLES OF OUTDOOR FITNESS CENTERS, WHICH ACCOMMODATE, UM, PEOPLE THAT, UM, REALLY WANT TO STAY PHYSICALLY FIT, BUT THE ADAPTIVE DESIGNS MAKE IT MUCH MORE CONVENIENT FOR THEM.

UH, MOVE FORWARD AT OUR PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE RESTROOMS, UH, CITYWIDE, UH, ONE OF THE CRAZY NEW SPORTS THAT'S VERY POPULAR, UM, IS PICKLEBALL AND OUR PICKLE, OUR CURRENT TENNIS COURTS, OUR TENNIS CENTERS ARE GONNA BE CONVERTED INTO PICKLEBALL AND TENNIS CENTERS, BUT IT'S REALLY A GREAT SPORT FOR, UH, ADAPTIVE RECREATION AND, AND WE'RE STARTING TO EXPAND THAT CITYWIDE ALSO.

SO, I, I DID WANNA KIND OF GIVE A QUICK MENU OF ALL THE OTHER AREAS CITYWIDE THAT, UM, PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE IS COMMITTED TO ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENT.

SO, UM, OUR C COMMUNITY CENTER, UH, COMMUNITY CENTERS ACROSS THE CITY, UM, ALL HAVE, UM, EITHER PROJECTS IN, IN PROGRESS OR, UM, UPCOMING DESIGNS, UM, TO ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY, YOU KNOW, INSIDE THE FACILITY AROUND AS, AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

AND THEN ALL THE EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAMMING, UH, WITHIN THE CENTERS WILL BE, UH, IN ALIGNMENT WITH ALL THOSE ENHANCEMENTS.

UM, I MENTIONED THE MOBY MATS OUT IN, ON THE BEACH FRONT, BUT ALSO, UM, WE'VE BEEN INTRODUCING PARK AC ACCESS MATS AND THOSE ARE AVAILABLE, UH, THROUGH SPECIAL PERMITS.

SO WHENEVER THERE'S A SPECIAL PARK SPACE RESERVED FOR A PARTY, LIKE A BIRTHDAY PARTY OR A REUNION OR SUCH, UM, WE ARE ABLE TO INSTALL FOR THAT EVENT PARK ACCESS MATS ACROSS TURF AREAS, UH, THAT CAN LINK A DA PARKING AREAS TO THOSE DESTINATION PARK AMENITIES.

UH, AND ALSO AS SHOWCASED EARLIER, WE HAVE MORE AND MORE OUTDOOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT THAT'S, UM, DESIGNED FOR ACCESSIBILITY.

UM, I'M REALLY PROUD 'CAUSE I LOVE OUR COMMUNITY GARDENS, UH, BUT MORE AND MORE OF OUR COMMUNITY GARDENS ARE NOW DEVELOPING RAISED BEDS SO THAT THE PEOPLE THAT MAY BE, UM, WANTING TO ENJOY GARDENING, BUT THEY MAY BE IN A WHEELCHAIR, UH, THEY'RE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS AND ENJOY AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE HOBBY, WHICH STILL IS GARDENING.

UM, WE HAVE SEVERAL PARKS THAT HAVE HISTORIC BAND SHELLS THAT ARE GONNA BE UNDERGOING RENOVATION, ONE OF WHICH IS AT B BIXBY PARK.

YOU'LL SEE SOME RENOVATION WORK BEGIN THERE SOON.

AND THEN WE JUST RECEIVED, UH, A NAVY MEMORIAL HERITAGE GRANT TO START DOING SOME ENHANCEMENTS TO RECREATION PARK HISTORIC BANDSHELL, BUT THERE CERTAINLY WILL BE ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS WITH ALL FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS TO, UH, THAT VERY POPULAR BANDSHELL.

I DID MENTION THE BELMONT POOL IN TERMS OF ALL THE ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES IN THE WORKS FOR THAT, BUT ALSO, UH, WE HAVE TWO OTHER, UM, POOLS, ONE AT KING PARK AND ONE AT SILVERADO PARK.

AND THOSE AGAIN HAVE, UM, ACCESS EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AND AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR RESTROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS ARE FULLY ACCESSIBLE.

UM, AND, YOU KNOW, IT IS A CITYWIDE COMMITMENT TO DO A DA UPGRADES TO ALL, UH, PUBLIC FACILITIES.

BUT CERTAINLY YOU'LL SEE MORE AND MORE OF THOSE ENHANCEMENTS,

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AND THEN, UH, IF YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE CITY'S ELEVATE 28 CAPITAL PROJECTS, THERE ARE, UM, MAJOR INVESTMENTS.

I THINK IT'S THREE QUARTERS OF A BILLION DOLLARS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

THEY'RE GONNA BE MOVING FORWARD, UH, SO MANY PROJECTS IN ADVANCE OF THE OLYMPICS.

UH, BUT WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO REALIZE THAT LONG BEACH WILL HAVE, UM, I THINK EIGHT DIFFERENT, UM, COMPETITIVE VENUES FOR THE, FOR BOTH THE LA 28 OLYMPIC GAMES AS WELL AS THE PARALYMPIC GAMES.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

AND I THANK YOU.

AND I GUESS THAT'S MY PRESENTATION, SO I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT.

HOPEFULLY I DIDN'T CAUSE ANY OF YOU TO DOZE OFF, BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND I JUST, FROM ME AS THE DIRECTOR TO ALL OF YOU, I APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHTS AND YOUR ROLE AS ADVISORS.

UM, I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE FOR US TO WORK MORE CLOSELY TOGETHER.

AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE WORK SO CLOSELY WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AT PUBLIC WORKS.

THEY ACTUALLY TAKE A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DO THROUGH PARK PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

AND WE ADVANCE VISION PLANS, WE ADVANCE, UH, MASTER PLANS, UH, CONCEPTUALLY, AND THEN WE HAND IT OFF TO THEIR DESIGN TEAMS AND, UM, THEY'RE ABLE TO REALLY EXECUTE A LOT OF THE DETAILS AND, AND IMPORTANT SPECIFICATIONS THAT WILL DELIVER, UM, I THINK A BOUNTY OF ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

SO I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I, I DID WANT TO MENTION I HAVE A COUPLE HANDOUTS FOR THE COMMISSIONERS, SO ABSOLUTELY.

I KNOW KIM, UH, CHAIR WONG HAS BEEN REAL INSTRUMENTAL IN WORKING WITH, UH, ADAPTIVE SPORTS FAIR THAT'S GONNA BE COMING, UH, NEXT MONTH.

ACTUALLY, IT'LL BE HERE SOONER THAN WE THINK.

IT'S ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH, AND IT'S OVER AT THE LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE.

AND IT IS A FREE EVENT FOR ALL, BUT OUR DEPARTMENT'S GONNA BE HELPING OUT WITH PROVIDING A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT, UH, THE MANY DIFFERENT, UH, ASPECTS.

SO I, I DO HAVE, UM, SOME HANDOUTS FOR THAT AND MAYBE SHERLY IF YOU COULD HAND THOSE OUT.

AND THEN ALSO I DID BRING OUR, UM, THIS IS OUR CURRENT RECREATION CONNECTIONS.

IT SHOWCASES ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS AND CLASSES THAT RUN ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE END OF MAY.

AND THEN OUR SUMMER ADDITIONAL WILL BE COMING OUT SHORTLY.

IT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE ALSO ELECTRONICALLY, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL LOVE HAVING THAT CATALOG OR THAT MAGAZINE IN THEIR HANDS.

SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH ALL OF YOU ALSO.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR DENNIS.

UM, MADAM CHAIR, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO THIS ITEM, IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

JOHN KINDRED ON ZOOM, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND I'LL BEGIN THE CLOCK WHEN YOU START SPEAKING.

THANK YOU, JENNIFER.

MY QUESTION IS WITH, UH, CLIMATE CHANGE AND 2023 WAS THE HOTTEST, UH, YEAR ON RECORD, UH, ALL OVER THE WORLD.

UH, WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS, UH, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND ESPECIALLY CHILDREN WHO ARE, UH, CLIMATE SENSITIVE.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, THEY'RE HEAT INTOLERANT, ARE PHOTOS SENSITIVE TO, UH, SUNLIGHT AND EVERYTHING.

SO WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO ENSURE THAT THEY WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY AND ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, UH, THAT YOU OFFER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MR. KINDRED.

PUBLIC COMMENT IS, IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DELIVER, COMMENT, AND UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO, UM, UH, PROVIDE A TIME FOR CONVERSATION.

BUT WHAT I WILL DO IS EMAIL YOUR QUESTION TO PUBLIC DIRECTOR, UM, UH, UH, PUB, UH, SORRY, PUB PRM, DIRECTOR DENNIS, AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU, UM, VIA EMAIL OR PHONE CALL.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO DELIVER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

YOUR THREE MINUTES WILL BEGIN.

AS SOON AS SHE STARTS SPEAKING, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT IS RELATED TO THIS ITEM.

THANK

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YOU.

HELLO, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS JOANNE FREEMAN AND I WORK FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND I'M A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER.

AND AS FAR AS, UM, THIS RELATING TO WHAT THE TOPIC IS HERE, OKAY.

I AM A RESIDENT AT EIGHTH STREET APARTMENTS.

AND IT IS HARDSHIP ON ME AS A PERSON WHO HAS A DISABILITY TO HAVE TO GO UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS BECAUSE THE ELEVATOR'S NOT WORKING.

IT HASN'T BEEN WORKING SINCE WEDNESDAY.

AND, UM, IT'S, I WOULD REALLY HOPE THAT SOMEONE COULD LOOK INTO THIS OR BE ABLE TO ADVISE ME AS WHO I CAN, UM, REACH OUT TO.

I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE RIGHTS, AM I RIGHT? CIVIL RIGHTS.

SO THIS IS NOT, LIKE I SAID, I'M ALSO SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HARDSHIPS THAT LIVE THERE AS WELL.

WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE SENIORS WHO ARE, UM, DEPENDENT ON CRUTCHES.

MAAM, I'M SORRY.

THE PUBLIC COMMENT HAS TO BE RELATED TO THE PARKS, REC, RECREATION.

MARINE, THANK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MM-HMM.

PUBLIC, REGULAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY TOPIC WILL BE AT THE END OF THIS MEETING.

I KNOW THERE'S ANOTHER WORD FOR IT.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISH TO DELIVER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONS.

ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS SHORTLY.

UH, OR MAYBE A RECOMMENDATION.

I BELIEVE THE MEMORIAL VETERANS PEERS DUE TO BE DEMOLISHED AND REBUILT SOON.

AND I NOTICED, UH, ON SOME OF THE LOS ANGELES PIERS AND THAT ARE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE, WHILE IT HAS A GREAT RAMP, I'M SURE THE NEW ONE WILL HAVE A GREAT RAMP.

BUT I NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE, THE PIERS, 'CAUSE I USED TO FISH ON THE PIER A LOT, THERE'S ACTUALLY CUTOUTS FOR PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS SO THEY COULD GO UP TO THE, THE RAIL AND FISH.

SO WHILE WE HAVE A GREAT ABBU UP PIER, WE HAVE A GREAT RAMP NOW TO GET TO THE PIER.

UM, HOW DO THEY FISH ONCE THEY'RE ON THE PIER? I KNOW NOT, THERE WON'T BE A LOT OF PEOPLE, SO JUST A COUPLE OF SPOTS WOULD WORK OUT REALLY GREAT.

JUST A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE NEW PEER AND MAYBE EVEN, UH, ADDING A COUPLE TO THE EXISTING PEER DIRECTOR, DENNIS, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO, UM, RESPOND NOW OR YOU CAN, UM, WE CAN TAKE INFORMATION AND SEND YOU YEAH, SHE'S TAKING NOTES.

BUT YEAH, THAT, THAT'S ACTUALLY, WE'RE GONNA, UM, BE A GOOD LISTENERS.

AND I KNOW I HAVE OTHER COLLEAGUES HERE FROM PUBLIC WORKS.

THEY'RE TAKING GOOD NOTES TOO.

BUT YEAH, THAT, THOSE ARE EXCELLENT EXAMPLES OF DESIGN ENHANCEMENTS TO MAKE THAT, UM, REBUILD OF THE BELMONT, UH, PEER AND VETERANS PIER MORE ACCESSIBLE.

AND I KNOW FISHING IS ANOTHER, UH, RECREATIONAL SPORT THAT IS VERY POPULAR AND WE'D WANT THAT TO BE ENJOYED BY ALL.

AND YOU KNOW, I DID FAIL TO MENTION IN MY PRESENTATION ON A LOT OF OUR, UH, PLAYGROUND AND PARK DESIGNS THAT MOST OF OUR NEW PLAYGROUNDS DO HAVE ELEMENTS OF SHADE.

UM, AND OF COURSE WE PLANT LOTS OF TREES SO THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE CAN PROVIDE NATURAL SHADE.

UM, NOT TO EXACTLY RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I FAILED TO MENTION THAT IN MY PRESENTATION.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ANY OTHER, UH, COMMISSIONER SWANSON? THANK YOU.

AND, UH, THANK YOU, UH, MR. DENNIS.

THAT WAS SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, I BELIEVE, UM, WONDERFULLY INFORMATIVE AND, UH, YOU'RE SETTING A DIRECTION THAT I THINK WE'VE, AT LEAST FOR MY, I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF, HAVE HOPED FOR, FOR A LONG TIME.

YOU'RE BUILDING IN NOT ONLY ACCESS, BUT INCLUSION.

JUST AS, UH, COMMISSIONER ROMO WAS TALKING ABOUT, IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE A RAMP SOMEPLACE, BUT YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING THERE ONCE YOU GET THERE.

SO, UM, THAT'S A BIG STEP IN MOVING FROM JUST ACCESS ONLY, WHICH IS A DA BUT INCLUSION, WHICH IS THE POINT.

UM, I HAVE IN, IN RESPECT TO ALL THE DETAIL, I HAVE SOME DETAIL MYSELF.

SO MAYBE WE CAN, AND YOU CAN RESPOND AFTERWARDS.

UM, I LOVE THE PARK ACCESS MAPS AND I HOPE YOU REALLY PITCH THAT, UM, TO GROUPS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS.

SO MORE OF OUR COMMUNITY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CAN COME OUT TO THESE COMMUNITY BASED FUNCTIONS, WHICH THEY CAN'T WHEN THEY'RE GOING ON TURF AND SAND AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS FOR A LOT OF REASONS, NOT JUST MOBILITY.

UM, THE BEACH MATS,

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FABULOUS.

UM, THERE'S ALSO A WRAPAROUND, SO NOW IT'S GETTING THE BUS LB TRANSIT TO ACTUALLY TAKE THE PERSON TO WHERE THE BEACH MAT IS.

THAT'S ONE AND TWO, UM, I, I KNOW PARKING IS ADJACENT, SO THAT'S COOL.

THERE'S ALSO, IN YOUR OWN PROGRAM, THERE ARE WHEELCHAIRS THAT PEOPLE CAN BORROW FOR FREE.

UH, SO THEY CAN USE THEM ON THE BEACH MAT SO THEY DON'T, UH, SCREW UP THEIR, YOU KNOW, CURRENT MOBILITY, UH, DEVICE.

I THINK THAT'S A FABULOUS WRAPAROUND, WHICH NEEDS TO BE EXPOSED SO PEOPLE KNOW IT.

SO, UM, I, I THINK YOU HAVE TOOLS THERE.

AND AGAIN, IT'S THAT INCLUSIVITY FACTOR.

YOU HAVE THE ACCESS AND NOW PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER, UH, WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDS, PARTICULARLY, MAYBE TRANSIT HAS TO, TO DO SOMETHING.

UM, AND THEY SHOULD.

UM, DO YOU KEEP DATA, UH, AND AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THIS NOW, BUT IS THERE DATA ON PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, NOT JUST MOBILITY, BUT MOBILITY PRIMARILY AS I'M THINKING ABOUT IT, UM, USING THE MARINE, UH, AREA, THE, UH, MARINAS, THE RAMPS, UM, UH, AND, AND METHODS TO EGRESS AND, UH, TO GET ON AND OFF THE BOATS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MARINE LIFE COMMUNITY AS IT WERE, UH, HERE IN LONG BEACH.

SO THAT'S JUST A QUESTION TO, TO THINK ABOUT.

UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE AS A COMMISSION HAVE NECESSARILY, UNLESS A PERSON HAS A PERSONAL NEED, ADDRESS THE USE OF THE MARINE SPACE.

AND I THINK THAT'S AN ASSET OF THE CITY THAT WE SHOULD, UH, PAY ATTENTION TO.

UM, JUST, SORRY, I, I TOOK MY NOTES DOWN AND ALL THESE WONDERFUL, UH, GRAPHICS.

UM, I WANTED TO GET BACK AND THANK YOU FOR, UM, LIFTING UP THAT ADAPTIVE SPORTS, UH, DAY AND THAT YOUR STAFF WILL BE PARTICIPATING.

I THINK, UM, HAVING AN ADAPTIVE SPORT PROGRAM HERE IN THE CITY IS DIFFERENT THAN ADAPTIVE RECREATION AND ADAPTIVE ACTIVITIES.

IT'S NOT ALL THE SAME.

AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE SPORT ENTHUSIASTS AND THEY HAVE TO GO TO OTHER CITIES, UM, TO, UH, WORK ON THEIR SPORT.

SO I THINK JUST AS WE HAVE FIELDS AND, AND, AND AREAS, UH, AT DIFFERENT PARKS FOR DIFFERENT SPORTS, IT WOULD BE, UM, A STRATEGY TO INVITE SOME OF THESE ADAPTIVE SPORTS TEAMS TO BE ABLE TO USE OUR PARKS AS WELL.

SO NOT NECESSARILY STAFFING IT, BUT ADDRESSING, UH, THAT OPPORTUNITY.

I AM WONDERING, AND I'VE LOOKED IN IN THE PAST, BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE ADAPTIVE PROGRAMMING IS ONLY AT ONE LOCATION.

IS THAT CORRECT? MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER IT.

TO, UH, REDUCE THAT ECONOMIC BARRIER.

STEARNS PARK, THE CENTER THERE IS OUR, IS OUR PRIMARY.

BUT AGAIN, ALL OF OUR STAFF IS TRAINED SO THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE MAYBE A VISITOR TO ANOTHER COMMUNITY CENTER, THEY WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE PROGRAMMING.

BUT MOST OF OUR, UM, CONCENTRATED PROGRAMS YES.

ARE AT STEARNS.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THAT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE A DISPERSION OF THAT ACROSS THE CITY.

MM-HMM.

UM, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES OF THE BARRIER IS THAT THEY NOT ONLY HAVE TO, UM, HAVE A, AN ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAM, BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THAT TRANSPORTATION TO THAT.

SO TRYING TO REDUCE THAT AND ALSO BE MORE COMMUNITY LED, UM, THE COST $4 FOR A SESSION MAY SEEM MINIMAL, BUT FOR SOME IT'S EVERYTHING.

AND IF THERE'S MULTIPLE KIDS IN A FAMILY AND ONE OR TWO KIDS, UM, IN THE HOUSEHOLD, UM, WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE.

EIGHT BUCKS A WEEK IS A LOT.

UM, SO I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S FEE WAIVERS, UH, AND IS THERE A PROCESS THAT THE CITY HAS AND DO WE MAKE IT KNOWN? NO, THAT'S A REALLY VALID QUESTION.

SO FORTUNATELY, UM, I CALL IT OUR PARKS FOUNDATION, BUT PARTNERS OF PARKS, UM, HAS A BOUNTY OF SCHOLARSHIPS THAT ARE DIRECTED JUST FOR THAT.

AND IT'S NOT LIMITED TO, TO YOUTH.

ALSO, IT'S BEEN EXPANDED FOR OUR SENIORS AND OUR COMMUNITY ALSO.

COOL.

SO THAT, AND THAT THERE'S INFORMATION IN THE CATALOG THAT, OR THE MAGAZINE THAT WAS PROVIDED.

IT'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, ON OUR WEBSITE AND PARTNERS OR PARKS WEBSITE AND WE, WE HAVE LITTLE, UM, LIKE NOTE CARDS AVAILABLE ALL OF OUR CENTERS.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO, TO GET THAT OUT.

BUT I THINK LAST YEAR THEY, THEY ISSUED NEARLY A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF SCHOLARSHIPS TOWARDS HELPING, UM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE CHILD TYPE FAMILIES

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YEAH, NO, THAT'S COOL.

AND MAYBE WE CAN DO OUR PART MM-HMM.

TO, UM, PUT THAT FORWARD.

UM, THE UNIVERSAL, UH, PIECE IS FASCINATING.

UM, AND THAT THERE'LL BE A PARK THAT COULD BE, UM, A MODEL PARK HERE IN, AT LEAST IN, IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AND I HOPE THAT YOU'LL COME BACK AND, UM, I THINK WE'D LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT IT AS YOU START TO DO IT AND MAYBE HAVE, UH, MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE SOME THOUGHT GROUPS AVAILABLE TO, UM, THE DEVELOPER OF, OF THAT PARK.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO YOU HAD SUCH A, A, A WONDERFUL LIST.

I'M TRYING TO RECALL SOME THINGS.

THE INCLUSION BEYOND ACCESSIBILITY IS REALLY MY IMPORTANT TAKEAWAY.

I THINK THAT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT POINT THAT YOU RAISED.

UM, AND THEN, UM, SHERLY TOOK GOOD NOTES FOR THE REST OF IT.

WE DON'T, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY WAY OF COLLECTING THE DATA THAT YOU WERE WONDERING IF THAT EXISTED.

UM, I THINK IF WE HAD SOME ABILITY, UM, BUT THEN IT'S ALL THE DISCERNING LIKE TO INTERPRET AND ASSUME A CERTAIN TYPE OF DISABILITY JUST BY A VISUAL OBSERVATION, IT MAKES IT ALSO A BIT CHALLENGING.

SO I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.

I THINK IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO GATHER THAT DATA IN ALL HONESTY.

BUT EXCELLENT POINTS.

I APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHTS AND ALL THE NOTES, THE COPIOUS NOTES YOU TOOK ON YOUR HANDOUT.

UM, COMMISSIONER DEAN.

HI.

UM, SO THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUTH ARE THAT'S GREAT.

UM, AND I CAN, I ONLY HOPE THAT YOU HAVE, UM, YOU'RE ABLE TO DO A GREAT JOB AT LIKE, MAKING THAT AWARE FOR PEOPLE BECAUSE THERE'S THAT HOLE, RIGHT? YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.

SO HOPEFULLY THEY'RE FINDING OUT ABOUT IT BECAUSE I AGREE.

UM, LIKE IN THE SUMMER, $20 A WEEK OR 40, IF IT'S TWO KIDS, IT COULD BE QUITE EXPENSIVE FOR PEOPLE WITH, YOU KNOW, LOWER INCOME.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THE BEACH AND PARK MATS.

I LOVE, I HAVEN'T PLAYED WITH THE, THE BAR THE PARKWOODS YET, BUT I GO OUT ON THE BEACH ONES ALL THE TIME.

I TOTALLY LOVE IT.

YEAH, ON THAT POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE CREDIT TO COMMISSIONER MEGAN KER.

SHE, UM, CHAMPIONED THAT IDEA AND I THINK SHE ACTUALLY HELPED FUND A NUMBER OF THOSE THAT ARE AVAILABLE NOW.

SO I DO WANT TO GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.

UM, AND THEN REGARDING THE PEER, UH, CAN I ASSUME BASED ON THE WAY YOU WERE SPEAKING THAT THE PEER IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE REBUILT? 'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S GONE BACK AND FORTH AND YEAH, I, I SAW SOME PRELIMINARY DESIGNS.

I KNOW WHEN FORMER MAYOR RICK, UH, GARCIA WAS IN PLACE, THAT WAS ONE OF HIS, UM, YOU KNOW, EIGHT BY 28 RIGHT.

INITIATIVES.

AND NOW WE HAVE A NEW MAYOR AND WE'VE GOT THE ELEVATE 28.

AND I KNOW THERE'S TIDELANDS MONIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, BUT VERY LIMITED IN TERMS OF HOW FAR IT CAN GO.

I KNOW THEY'VE MADE MAJOR COMMITMENTS TO TRY TO DO THE BELMONT POOL TO THE BEST THEY CAN, THE NEW BELMONT POOL.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER, YOU KNOW, BEACHFRONT, UH, IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN IN THE QUEUE.

SO I KNOW THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

I CAN'T SAY DEFINITIVELY, YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S GONNA BE FUNDABLE, YOU KNOW, AND, AND FINISHED IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS BECAUSE WE'VE MADE COMMITMENTS OLYMPICS WISE FOR SAILING OFF OF THE PIER.

SO, UM, I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD MAKE IT A HIGH PRIORITY, BUT NOT NECESSARILY.

WELL, I ALSO KNOW THAT, I MEAN, MORE EVEN SO THAN THE, THE POOL.

I ALSO KNOW THAT THE CITY NOW HAS, UH, AN OLYMPIC PLANNING COMMITTEE STARTED.

SO THOUGH, HAVE TO DELVE INTO THAT.

I'M NOT ON THAT COMMITTEE, BUT I'LL BE A GOOD LISTENER 'CAUSE IT, MOST OF THE VENUES INVOLVE OUR, UH, MARINE STADIUM AREA FOR ROWING AND AS YOU MENTIONED, YEAH, THE PIER AREA FOR SAILING.

AND I, I LOVE THE AQUA LINK.

I, I TAKE IT ALL THE TIME WITH MY MOBIL MOBILITY SCOOTER.

AND, UM, FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, IT'S THE CHEAPEST WAY TO GET OUT ON THE WATER .

AND, UH, AND I LIKED HOW IT USED TO STOP AT THE PIER.

IT JUST GAVE US MORE OPTIONS.

UM, WITH THE BUSES AND EVERYTHING.

SO I'M WONDERING, UM, IF THAT WILL REOPEN IF AND WHEN THE PIER GETS REDONE.

YEAH, I, I WOULD ASSUME SO.

I THOUGHT YOU'VE HIGHLIGHTED A GREAT CONNECTIVITY EXAMPLE.

AND FOR A DA ALONE, UM, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S GREAT.

UM, WILL THE CURRENT POOL STAY IN PLACE IF A NEW ONE IS BUILT? YEAH, IT DOES NEED SOME MAJOR UPGRADES IN RENOVATION WORK.

BUT YEAH, RIGHT NOW THE TEMPORARY POOL, WHICH HAS BEEN ALMOST LIKE PERMANENTLY TEMPORARY, YEAH, THERE WILL BE SOME INVESTMENT TO, TO KEEP THAT IN PLACE.

AND THEN, UM, MY LAST THING IS WILLOW SPRINGS PARK.

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UM, THEY HAD AN EVENT A FEW MONTHS AGO.

IT WAS A LISTENING, IT WAS KIND OF COOL AND WOOHOO, BUT IT SOUNDED REALLY COOL.

SO I WANTED TO GO, UM, I TOOK THE BUS.

I GOT OFF AT, UM, I DON'T REMEMBER THE STOP, BUT IT WAS BEYOND, UM, UH, WILLOW ON ORANGE.

AND, UM, I'VE WRITTEN SOME EMAILS ABOUT THIS, BUT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY REPLIES.

IT WAS NOT TO YOU, IT WAS TO OTHER PEOPLE.

UM, AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, FOR A HANDICAPPED PERS OR SORRY, A PERSON IN A MOBILITY SCOOTER OR WHEELCHAIR TO GET TO WILLOW SPRINGS PARK, UM, USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS ON ORANGE THERE BETWEEN WILLOW AND WHATEVER THAT NEXT STREET IS.

UM, AND THERE'S NO CROSSOVER.

SO I GOT DROPPED OFF.

I COULDN'T CROSS, THERE'S NO SIDEWALK.

SO I, I MEAN, THE MAPPING SYSTEM TOLD ME TO JUST GO DOWN THE STREET, WHICH I WAS NOT GONNA DO.

UH, TOTALLY DANGEROUS.

AND THERE, THERE'S THAT HILL, SO IT'S SCARY.

UM, AND THEN HE BASICALLY TOLD ME TO JUST ILLEGALLY CROSS THE STREET.

I COULDN'T HAVE GONE DOWN TO WILLOW BECAUSE THERE'S NO SIDEWALK COMING UP FROM WILLOW TO THE, THE PARK.

I COULDN'T GO TO THAT OTHER STREET AND COME ON THE OTHER SIDE TO, ON THE SIDEWALK 'CAUSE THERE'S NO SIDEWALK.

UM, SO YEAH, THAT WAS DISAPPOINTING.

WE SO NOTED THOSE REQUESTED IMPROVEMENTS, SO THANK YOU.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

UM, I DO WANT TO CLEAR UP, ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND SHE SAID THAT THE BELMONT P IS NOT GONNA BE REBUILT, BUT RATHER RENOVATED.

RENOVATED, OKAY.

YEAH, RENOVATED.

SO, THANK YOU CHARLENE.

THANKS.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS ANYMORE.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? UM, MR. DENNIS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

UM, A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

UM, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO MAKE PARKS MORE INCLUSIVE, BUT I'VE NOTICED, UM, THAT MANY OF THE PARKS ONLY HAVE CERTAIN ITEMS THAT ARE INCLUSIVE.

SO THEY MAY JUST HAVE A SOUND AREA FOR SOMEONE WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, SORRY, .

UM, THEY MAY HAVE A, SOME OF THE PARTS MAY HAVE, UH, AREAS WHERE THEY HAVE EQUIPMENT FOR HEARING OR SENSORY.

UM, WHILE OTHER PARTS LACK THAT, IT MAY JUST HAVE A SWING FOR SOMEBODY IN A MOBILITY CHAIR.

SO MY QUESTION IS, WHAT'S KIND OF BEING DONE TO GO ABOVE THE QUOTE UNQUOTE, UM, A DA CHECK BOXES AND, UM, BEING REALLY INCLUSIVE WITH THE EQUIPMENT SO THAT PARKS HAVE, ALL THE PARKS HAVE AN ACCESSIBLE WHEELCHAIR SEAT.

ALL THE PARKS HAVE SOME KIND OF SENSORY, UM, UH, AREA FOR THE KIDS.

AND THEN ALSO THAT KIDS HAVE THE FULL ACCESS TO THE PARK EQUIPMENT.

SO IF THERE'S A COUPLE STEPS LEADING TO MAYBE LIKE A SMALL SLIDE OR SOMETHING, BUT THAT IS COMPLETELY INCLUSIVE.

UM, NOT JUST HAVING SMALL AREAS HERE AND THERE TO CHECK OFF A CHECK BOX TO SAY IT'S A DA COMPLIANT.

THAT'S MY FIRST QUESTION.

NO, THAT'S, THAT'S VERY, UH, VERY COMMON CRITIQUE OF OUR WHOLE PARK SYSTEM.

SO THEY'RE EXACTLY HOW YOU'VE ENVISIONED THEM.

UH, WE'D LIKE THEM TO BE FULLY ACCESSIBLE.

YOU KNOW, IN OUR 166 PARKS, I THINK WE HAVE 80, IF YOU WANNA CALL THEM PLAYGROUNDS.

ALL OF OUR NEW PLAYGROUNDS ARE LARGER.

UM, WE CALL THEM SIGNATURE PLAYGROUNDS.

THEY'RE TAKE UP A BIGGER FOOTPRINT, UH, FOR DESIGN REASONS.

UH, BUT THEY'RE ALSO, UH, A LOT OF THE ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS ALSO REQUIRE MORE SPACE.

SO, UH, WHEN THOSE THINGS HAPPEN, THE BUDGETS COST A LOT MORE AND WE WANT TO DO THEM RIGHT.

SO FOR US IT'S ALWAYS BALANCING PRIORITIES, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE BOARD.

BUT, UH, I THINK LONG BEACH IS VERY PROUD OF BEING KNOWN FOR THEIR, UH, PLAYGROUNDS AND ESPECIALLY THEIR, UH, COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUNDS.

SO I THINK YOU CAN SEE MORE AND MORE OF THAT HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.

BUT, UM, WE DON'T HAVE A MAGIC SWITCH WITH UNLIMITED FUNDS TO JUST DO IT ALL AT ONCE.

SO WITH PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING, JUST KNOW THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO THAT.

UM, SOME KIND OF VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE, UH, IS PROVIDED TO THE PARENTS.

THEN, UM, MY SECOND QUESTION IS PROBABLY MORE OF A COMMENT OR A SUGGESTION, BUT, SORRY, MY SECOND COMMENT, UH, MY SECOND ONE IS PROBABLY MORE OF A COMMENT THAN OR A SUGGESTION.

UM, SO MANY OF THE PARKS, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THESE COMMUNITY MEETINGS WHERE PEOPLE COULD GO IN AND MAKE THOSE SUGGESTIONS ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE AT THE PARK.

BUT ONE OF THE ISSUES IS, IS THAT A LOT OF THESE FAMILIES EITHER WORK IN THE EVENING OR THEY'RE CHILD WITH A DISABILITY, IT'S NOT ABLE TO ACTUALLY GO SIT THROUGH A TWO, THREE HOUR MEETING IF NEEDED.

SO I'M WONDERING OR ASKING IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE WHEN THESE MEETINGS ARE BEING HELD AT THESE PARKS, UM, THAT SOMETHING, SOME KIND OF SENSORY AREA,

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SO THAT COULD SIT IN THE MEETING, UM, WHILE A CHILD MAYBE HAS SOME KIND OF SENSORY DEVICE OR SOMETHING TO KEEP THEM OCCUPIED SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE INPUT ON WHAT'S BEING PUT INTO THEIR AREA FOR THEIR, FOR THEIR CHILDREN AT THESE PARKS.

YEAH, I, I CAN RESPOND TO THAT IN PART.

SO, YOU KNOW, MORE AND MORE I THINK, UH, WE REALIZE THAT EVEN THOUGH COVID WAS HARSH AND CHALLENGING, YOU KNOW, COMING OUT OF IT, WE'VE RELIED ON, UH, MORE ZOOM MEETINGS FOR PEOPLE FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME.

IF THEY HAVE CONNECTIVITY AND, YOU KNOW, PROPER DEVICES, THEY CAN PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THOSE TYPE OF MEETINGS.

UH, A LOT OF OUR COUNCIL OFFICES, WHICH ALWAYS COOPERATE WITH US FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETINGS, USUALLY AT A COMMUNITY COMMUNITY CENTER WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT, UM, THEY STARTED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'VE MENTIONED FOR, UH, CHILDCARE, UH, SO THAT THE PARENTS COULD PARTICIPATE OR THE GUARDIANS COULD, UH, PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY AND NOT BE SO CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE LENGTH OF TIME AND THEIR CHILD'S ATTENTION.

SO THOSE ARE REALLY EXCELLENT COMMENTS.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? UM, COMMISSIONER, I'M SORRY.

I JUST WANNA START OFF JUST TO MAKE A STATEMENT, A COMMENT, BUT THIS, YOU, YOU'RE TALKING TO A GREAT BOARD OF DYNAMIC COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS.

I'LL BE QUICK AND SHORT, BUT I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOU GUYS.

THE PRESENTATION WAS WONDERFUL AND YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY SPELLED OUT.

AND I'M A PRODUCT OF PARKS AND REC.

I'M BASICALLY RAISED IN PARKS AND REC AND WASN'T FOR THE PARKS AND REC.

I PROBABLY WON'T BE WHO I AM TODAY.

UM, YOU HAVE GREAT LEADERS, GREAT STAFFING.

UM, I JUST COMMEND PARKS AND REC AND MARINE FOR YOU GUYS.

THE, JUST AS COMMISSIONER, UH, GRETCHEN SWANSON SAID YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY ALIGNED YOURSELF WITH A DA, UM, IN A BIG WAY.

AND I THINK IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT YOU'RE MAYBE FROM YOUR ADMINISTRATION OFFICE CAN PRESENT OR SEND OUR CONTACT TO OUR COORDINATOR, JENNIFER, SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE MORE OF A, IN SYNC OF ANY TYPE OF NEWSLETTER OR ANY TYPE OF ADVERTISEMENT THAT YOU ARE PRESENTING TO YOUR STAFF AND SUPERVISORS.

MAYBE WE CAN TIE INTO THAT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON OR ANY DEVICE OR A DA EQUIPMENT OR SUPPORT THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU.

UM, 'CAUSE WE ARE ALL IN THE COMMUNITY, SO IF WE CAN BE PART OF YOU GUYS NEWSLETTER OR YOUR, UM, MEDIA PRESS RELEASE OR ANYTHING THAT YOU DO, THAT'D BE NICE TO GET DOWN ON A REGULAR ROUTINE BASIS.

YEAH, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.

WE HAVE A YOUTH AND FAMILIES COMMISSION.

WE HAVE A MARINE ADVISORY COMMISSION.

WE HAVE A GOLF ADVISORY COMMITTEE, , SO WE ARE ABLE, AS LONG AS WE DO IT, UM, BLANK COPY, SO IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, IN VIOLATION OF BROWN ACTING.

YOU'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT THE SAME TOPICS THAT MAY BE, UH, ON AN AGENDA.

UH, BUT WE COULD CERTAINLY DISTRIBUTE THE SAME INFORMATION THAT TALKS ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS OR COMMUNITY MEETINGS, UH, SPECIAL PROGRAMS, SO THAT YOU'D BE IN THE SIMILAR NO, GREAT REQUEST.

UH, SECRETARY GAR, YOU'RE LAST, UH, COMMENT.

I JUST HAVE A, A QUICK QUESTION.

IS THE OLYMPIC POOL THE SAME AS THE BELMONT POOL? WELL, WE WE'RE NOT GONNA HOST THE OLYMPICS SWIMMING EVENTS THERE, BUT I THINK ORIGINALLY THEY HAD HOPED THAT IT WOULD BE DESIGNED SO THAT IT COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THE OLYMPICS.

SO MAYBE SOME PEOPLE STILL CALL IT THE OLYMPIC POOL, BUT IT'S THE BELMONT POOL.

IT'S THE BELMONT POOL, YEAH.

UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME SWAY WITH THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE THAT THEY COULD PERSUADE 'EM TO NOT HAVE IT IN THE ROSE BOWL.

IT'S LOS ANGELES OR PASADENA, WHEREVER IT'S GONNA BE.

BUT THE COLISEUM, I GUESS IS WHERE THEY WANT HAVE IT.

SO, GREAT COMMENT THOUGH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR GUYS FOR YOUR TIME.

AND YEAH, THANK YOU.

THIS IS REALLY HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY.

THANK SO YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INVITATION.

REALLY QUICKLY YOU GO KEEP, I'M GONNA HAND IT TO COMM UH, CHAIR VONG.

UM, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FERAL VOTE.

COMMISSIONER ROMO AYE.

SECRETARY GARBE AYE.

CHAIR VONG AYE.

COMMISSIONER DEAN.

MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN, DIRECTOR DENNIS, AND THANK YOU.

HAVE A GREAT DAY.

TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION FROM PUBLIC WORK STAFF REGARDING THE NEW ORDINANCE ABOUT SIDEWALK VENDING AS RELATED TO ACCESSIBILITY.

HAPPY PIE DAY.

I AM GONNA GET A PIZZA TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, .

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, UM, A RECOMMENDATION

[3. 24-52528 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from Financial Management and Public Works staff regarding the City’s new ordinance regulating sidewalk vending. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

MADAM CHAIR, CAN I

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GET A MOTION? MOTION? CAN I GET A MOTION? CAN I GET A, CAN I GET A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? SECOND.

MOVED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER DEAN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HILL.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO THIS ITEM? I'M SORRY.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM PO POINT OF CO POINT OF, UH, ORDER NO, NO PUBLIC COMMENT YET.

PLEASE FILE NINE OF CALLING IN.

UM, OKAY.

UH, WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME CITY STAFF FROM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS.

I'M GONNA OPEN UP YOUR PRESENTATION AND AS SOON AS I DO, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS DANIEL RAMIREZ.

I'M A PROJECT MANAGER WITH PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT MANAGEMENT BUREAU.

PRONOUNS ARE HE, HIM, HIS I AM A CHICANO MALE, BALD GLASSES AND BEARD, WEARING A BLACK AND GRAY WINDOW PANE SHIRT.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS UNI SALCIDO.

I'M THE BUSINESS SERVICES OFFICER THAT OVERSEES THE BUSINESS LICENSE DIVISION FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

UH, MY PRONOUNS ARE HE, HIM, HIS, UH, I AM, UH, I HAVE BLACK HAIR, UH, LATINO, UH, MALE AND, UH, BLACK LONG SLEEVE POLO SHIRT.

MY NAME IS, UH, MICHAEL PEREZ.

I'M THE CLERK TYPIST THREE FOR THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, UH, BUSINESS LICENSE DIVISION.

UH, I AM IN HISPANIC MALE.

I HAVE DARK HAIR, UH, BROWN EYES, UM, YEAH.

COMMISSION.

AND JENNIFER, THANK YOU FOR INVITING US HERE TO SPEAK ON THE NEWLY, UH, ADOPTED SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE.

UH, BEFORE WE GET STARTED INTO WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED, I THINK IT'S GOOD TO DISCUSS BRIEFLY THE BACKGROUND AND HOW WE GOT HERE.

IN 2018, CALIFORNIA PASSED SENATE BILL 9 4 6, WHICH IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SB 9 46, UH, AND THE SAFE SIDEWALK VENDING ACT.

WHAT THIS BILL DID WAS DECRIMINALIZE SIDEWALK VENDING.

UH, AND THAT TOOK EFFECT IN JANUARY OF 2019.

MOST FOLKS THINK THAT THE BILL JUST OUTRIGHT ALLOWED SIDEWALK VENDING.

IT DID NOT.

IT, IT SIMPLY DECRIMINALIZED SIDEWALK VENDING, WHICH MADE IT AN ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION RATHER THAN A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE GLOBAL

ACCORDING TO SB 9 46, THEY DEFINED A SIDEWALK VENDOR AS A PERSON WHO SELLS FOOD OR MERCHANDISE FROM A PUSH CART, A STAND, A DISPLAY, A PEDAL DRIVEN CART, WAGON, SHOWCASE RACK, OR OTHER NON-MOTORIZED CONVEYANCE, OR FROM ONE'S PERSON UPON A PUBLIC SIDEWALK OR OTHER PEDESTRIAN PATH.

RIGHT? SB 9 46 OUTLINES THE TYPES OF REGULATIONS A CITY MAY IMPOSE, UH, ON FOOD AND MERCHANDISE SIDEWALK VENDORS.

ALL REGULATIONS MUST BE FOR HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE REASONS.

PERCEIVED COMMUNITY ANIMUS AND ECONOMIC COMPETITION, UH, DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OBJECTIVE HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE CONCERN.

SO WHEN WE WERE PLANNING THE REGULATIONS FOR SIDEWALK VENDING, THAT'S THE SANDBOX WE WERE PLAYING IN, RIGHT? AND, AND, AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, SB 9 46 MANDATES THAT SIDEWALK VENDORS MUST ABIDE BY THE A DA, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT.

OKAY? SO THAT'S THE SANDBOX WE WERE PLAYING IN.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAD TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE DEVELOPED THE SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE AND PRESENT IT TO COUNCIL.

SO, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO ON JANUARY 16TH, 2024, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO DECLARE THE SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE, AND IT WAS ADOPTED ON JANUARY 23RD, 2024.

THERE WAS A LOT OF, UH, UH, BACKGROUND WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS, RIGHT? SO IN MY LAST SLIDE, I, I, I MENTIONED THAT SB 9 46 WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST, 2019.

CITY WAS WORKING AT THAT TIME TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH SB 9 46.

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PANDEMIC HIT IN 2020.

AND, AND SO THIS PROJECT WAS MOVED TO THE BACK BURNER.

IT WAS BROUGHT BACK UP, UH, AROUND 20 21, 20 22 TIMEFRAME.

AND STAFF DID A LOT OF RESEARCH.

WE HAD A CONSULTANT ON BOARD TO HELP WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, GUIDING US INTO OUR REGULATIONS AND STAFF DID A LOT OF WORK NOT ONLY WITH SIDEWALK VENDORS, BUT COMMUNITY, UM, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, CITY STAFF, UH, AND OTHER COMMISSIONS AS WELL.

UM, BUT WE ALSO HAD OUR, UM, OUR A DA COORDINATOR, UH, HEATHER AT THE TIME, AS WELL AS JENNIFER, REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT OUR REGULATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE TAKING A DA INTO COMPLIANCE OR INTO CONSIDERATION RATHER.

OKAY? SO AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF THE SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE IS TO ALIGN WITH STATE LAW, BUT IT'S ALSO TO ESTABLISH A SIDEWALK VENDOR REGULATORY PROGRAM.

UH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE ALLOWED THE CITY TO ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO LOW INCOME AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, WHILE STILL PROTECTING THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE, UH, AS WELL AS THE CITY'S NATURAL RESOURCES AND RE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE NATURAL CHARACTERISTIC OF AREA ZONES, PARKS.

SO THE SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE WENT INTO EFFECT ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 2024.

SO AFTER CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED, THERE WAS A 30 DAY OR 31 DAY PERIOD, UH, AND IT WENT INTO EFFECT, UH, SUBSEQUENTLY ON FEBRUARY 26TH.

THE TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY BUREAU PUT OUT THAT IDENTIFIED THESE HIGH TRAFFIC AND VERY HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS, AND THERE ARE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR IN THE CITY.

SO, WE'LL, WE'LL GO INTO SOME OF THE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS.

UH, IT, IT IS VERY DENSE MATERIAL.

UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF NUANCES WITH IT, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH US.

WE TRIED TO MAKE THIS, UM, AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE, BUT, BUT THERE IS A, A LOT.

UM, AND SO IN THE PRESENTATION, WE HAVE SOME EXAMPLES.

UH, I, I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT YOU TO SLEEP WITH EVERY SINGLE REGULATION THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, UM, BUT THIS SHOULD GIVE YOU A GOOD IDEA OF THE FRAMEWORK WE USED AND, AND REALLY HOW WE TOOK A DA INTO CONSIDERATION.

AND NOT ONLY ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILITY, BUT, UH, A DA AS A WHOLE, REALLY.

SO, NEXT SLIDE, JENNIFER.

SO, STATIONARY SIDEWALK VENDORS AREN'T PERMITTED TO OPERATE IN AN AREA ZONED EXCLUSIVELY AS RESIDENTIAL.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS A STATIONARY SIDEWALK VENDOR IS NOT SOMEONE WHO HAS A CART THAT THEY CAN WHEEL AROUND.

THEY, THEY USUALLY HAVE A SHOWCASE OR A TABLE, AND THEY CANNOT OPERATE IN AREAS ZONED AS, UH, RESIDENTIAL.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COMES FROM SB 9 46 CITY ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THAT REGULATION SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO OUR STREETS.

RIGHT? UH, THERE ARE OTHER AREAS THAT, UM, SIDEWALK VENDORS ARE PROHIBITED TO OPERATE IN THERE.

THERE'S A FEW ON SCREEN, BUT PIGGYBACKING OFF OF, UH, DIRECTOR DENNIS'S PRESENTATION ABOUT PARKS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE COLORADO LAGOON, WE HAVE DEFOREST PARK AND WETLANDS.

WE HAVE THE EL DORADO NATURE CENTER.

UM, WE HAVE THE JACK DUNSTER MARINE RESERVE.

UM, BUT WE ALSO HAVE, UH, RAY, UH, RAINBOW HARBOR ESPLANADE THAT, THAT'S ACTUALLY A MISTAKE ON, ON THIS.

WE, UH, WE WE'RE, WE ARE ALLOWING, UH, SIDEWALK VENDORS AT THE RAINBOW HARBOR ESPLANADE, SO APOLOGIES FOR THAT MISTAKE THERE.

BUT ALSO AT, UH, CITY PERMITTED LEASED COMMUNITY GARDENS AND CITY OWNED MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSES, UH, YOU KNOW, SIDEWALK VENDORS AREN'T ALLOWED TO OPERATE IN THESE SPACES.

UM, THEY MAY OPERATE IF THEY HAVE A SPECIAL PERMIT, UH, OR THERE'S A SPECIAL EVENT AT SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS.

THAT'S THE ONLY TIME SIDEWALK VENDORS CAN OPERATE.

AND, AND THE MAIN REASON BEHIND THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT FOLKS ARE ABLE TO ENJOY THE NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE AREAS.

UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO, FOR, UH, ACCESSIBILITY AND JUST FOR VISIBILITY REASONS, UH, VENDORS CANNOT OPERATE IN ANY LOCATION THAT OBSTRUCTS TRAFFIC SIGNALS OR REGULATORY SIGNS.

UM, THERE'S NO VENDING IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AS A WHOLE, RIGHT? THEY CAN ONLY VENT IN AREAS THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS A, A SIDEWALK OR A PARKWAY.

NO OTHER AREA THAT BLOCKS THE SAFE FLOW OF PEDESTRIANS OR VEHICLES UNLESS OTHER RISE, UH, ALLOWED, RIGHT? SO, UH, AGAIN, THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED IF THERE WAS A SPECIAL EVENT, BUT THAT HAS A CERTAIN CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

OKAY? UH, ALL VENDORS MUST MAINTAIN A MINIMUM FOUR FOOT PATH OF TRAVEL, UH, FOR PEDESTRIANS AND, AND OTHERS, AND A FIVE FOOT PATH OF TRAVEL IN AREAS IDENTIFIED AS HIGH VOLUME OR VERY HIGH VOLUME PEDESTRIAN ZONES.

AND SO THERE IS A MAP, UM, THAT

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AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IN THESE AREAS WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, THAT THERE'S FIVE FEET RIGHT, UH, OF A CLEAR PATH OF TRAVEL TO MAKE SURE THAT TRAFFIC CAN FLOW BACK AND FORTH.

UH, SIDEWALK VENDORS MAY VENT IN THE PARKWAY.

UH, AGAIN, UM, WE DID THIS SO THAT THE SIDEWALK AND THAT PATH OF TRAVEL IS CLEAR WHILE STILL GIVING THE VENDORS AN AREA TO VENT IN, RIGHT? SO TRYING TO FIND THAT HAPPY MEDIAN BETWEEN VENDING AND ACCESSIBILITY.

UM, THERE, THERE'S NO VENDING ON ANY PUBLIC PROPERTY THAT DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF A PUBLIC SIDEWALK OR PEDESTRIAN PATH.

UH, AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S OUTLINED IN SB 9 46 AND, UH, CITY ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THIS, JUST TO, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH SB 9 46 SINCE IT'S ONLY GEARED TOWARDS SIDEWALK VENDING SIDEWALKS, RIGHT? UM, AND THEN AGAIN, FOR ACCESSIBILITY REASONS, AND TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL DANGER, THERE'S NO VENDING ON ANY SLOPE GREATER THAN 5% OR ANYWHERE YOU WOULD HAVE TO CHALK YOUR WHEELS TO THE CURB.

SO, UH, WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW HILLY AREAS HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE VENDORS ARE BEING SAFE AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, EVERYONE ELSE IS SAFE FROM THESE VENDING ACTIVITIES.

SIDEWALK OR STREET CLOSURE.

SO, ON SCREEN, WE HAVE A FEW EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE IMPOSED ON SIDEWALK VENDING.

UH, ONE OF WHICH IS 18 INCHES FROM THE EDGE OF THE CURB.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN LINE WITH ANY OF THE STREET FURNITURE, UH, IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE FROM ANY PASSING VEHICLES, LARGE TRUCKS, UH, ANY TRASH TRUCKS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE AT A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE CURB.

UH, AGAIN, THEY NEED TO PROVIDE A FOUR OR FIVE FOOT PATH OF TRAVEL.

THEY HAVE TO OPERATE, OR THEY CANNOT OPERATE WITHIN FIVE FEET OF A BUS OR METRO STOP.

THAT'S TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS A CLEAR PATH OF TRAVEL AS THEY'RE EXITING.

YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S THE BUS OR, UH, ONE OF THE TRAIN PLATFORMS. UM, 15 FEET FROM ANY A DA PARKING SPACE, AN A DA CURB RAMP OR ACCESS RAMP, CURB CUTS, LOADING ZONES OR STREET INTERSECTIONS, UH, 10 FEET FROM A DRIVEWAY ALLEY OR MARKED CROSSWALK, 10 FEET FROM THE ENTRANCE, EXIT FIRE ESCAPEE OR EMERGENCY EXIT OF A BUILDING STRUCTURE OR FACILITY.

UH, AGAIN, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ACCESSIBILITY IN CASE OF ANY, UH, EMERGENCY, BUT ALSO FOR EVERYDAY JUST EGRESS AND INGRESS, RIGHT? UH, AND THEN A FEW OTHERS OR 15 FEET FROM PUBLIC RESTROOMS FOR VENDORS WHO SELL FOOD 15 FEET FROM OUTDOOR DINING AREAS, UH, SIDEWALK DINING AREAS OR PERMANENT PARKLETS.

A AGAIN, THIS IS JUST TO ENSURE THAT THERE ISN'T A OVERPOPULATION IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS ACCESSIBILITY BACK AND FORTH.

UM, AND THEN IN THE PARK AREAS, UH, SIDEWALK VENDORS ARE NOT ALLOWED WITHIN 15 FEET OF ANY CITY MONUMENT, STATUE, MEMORIAL OR ART INSTALLATION.

AND THAT'S JUST SO THAT FOLKS CAN ENJOY, UH, YOU KNOW, THESE SPACES WITHOUT HAVING, UH, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY THERE.

UH, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

AND AGAIN, BEAR WITH ME.

I, I, I KNOW THIS IS A LOT.

SO, UH, ONSCREEN AGAIN, IS JUST, UH, SOME MORE EXAMPLES OF, UH, DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT, THAT ARE IMPOSED.

UM, SIDEWALK VENDORS, UH, CANNOT VAN WITHIN 20 FEET OF A DETACHED, FREESTANDING SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN A MIXED USE ZONE.

SO, AS I MENTIONED, STATIONARY SIDEWALK VENDORS CANNOT OPERATE IN AN AREA THAT IS ZONED AS EXCLUSIVELY RESIDENTIAL.

THIS ADDS ON A ANOTHER LAYER, UH, IN MIXED USE AREAS.

OKAY? UH, THEY CANNOT VAN WITHIN 20 FEET OF ANOTHER STATIONARY SIDEWALK VENDOR.

AGAIN, THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT THERE ISN'T AN OVERPOPULATION OF VENDORS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.

THEY CANNOT VAN WITHIN 25 FEET OF A BEACH ACCESS OR LA COUNTY WATERWAY FLOOD CONTROL FENCING, UM, 50 FEET OF A RAILROAD CROSSING THAT, THAT'S MORE FOR, UH, UH, A VISION REASON THERE.

UH, THAT WE DON'T WANT THEM TO BLOCK ANY TYPE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

UM, THEY MUST, UH, NOT OPERATE WITHIN 100 FEET OF A VEHICLE, ENTRANCE OF A FIRE STATION, POLICE DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL, LIFEGUARD, LIFEGUARD TOWER, OR ANY OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE STRUCTURE, UH, OR A HUNDRED FEET FROM A

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AGAIN, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ACCESSIBILITY, RIGHT? ACCESSIBILITY, IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY ACCESSIBILITY, IF THERE IS A SIDEWALK CLOSURE THAT, UM, THE SIDEWALK CLOSURE HAS ADEQUATE ACCESS AND SIGNAGE AND THEY'RE NOT BLOCKING THAT ACCESS OR SIGNAGE, UH, THEY CANNOT OPERATE WITHIN 500 FEET OF A, UM, OF A CONCESSION IN PARKS.

UH, AGAIN, WE WANT FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY, UH, THE AMENITIES THAT WE HAVE AT THE VARIOUS, UH, PARKS AND BEACH AREAS.

AND, AND SO THIS WILL HELP, UH, JUST KEEP THAT, UH, INTACT.

UM, 500 FEET AWAY FROM A FREEWAY ON OR OFF-RAMP.

UH, AGAIN, THAT, THAT'S FOR VISIBILITY.

UH, AND THEN ONE BLOCK, UH, FROM SCHOOLS, UH, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 7:00 AM TO 5:00 PM WHAT WE FOUND IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH LONG BEACH UNIFIED WAS THAT VENDORS TEND TO BEND NEAR THE SCHOOLS AT EITHER, UM, OPENING OR CLOSING OF SCHOOL HOURS.

AND WHAT THAT TENDS TO DO IS CAUSE AN OVER CONCENTRATION OF STUDENTS OR VEHICLES THAT, THAT WANT TO PURCHASE FROM THE VENDOR.

AND SO PEOPLE WERE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE SIDEWALK.

THEY WERE FORCED INTO THE STREET, THEY WERE FORCED INTO THE PARKWAY.

AND IF YOU USE A MOBILITY DEVICE, YOU CANNOT OPERATE IN THE PARKWAY AND YOU CANNOT GET OFF OF THE CURB TO GO INTO THE STREET.

SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THESE AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY CONGESTED AT THESE TIMES OF PICKUP AND DROP OFF, THAT THERE IS NO FURTHER CONGESTION THAT WOULD LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY, UH, OF FOLKS NEEDING TO GO INTO THE STREET OR, YOU KNOW, GO INTO HARM'S DANGER.

UH, NEXT SLIDE.

SO ONSCREEN IS JUST A SIMULATION OF A SIDEWALK VENDING OPERATION IN, IN A SIDEWALK AREA THAT DOES NOT HAVE A PARKWAY.

UH, AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S VARIOUS ABOVE GROUND STRUCTURES.

THERE'S DRIVEWAYS, THERE'S UH, FIRE HYDRANTS, CROSSWALKS, JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF OF, OF WHAT WE SEE IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY OR IN OUR SIDEWALKS, UM, THAT WE CAN EXPECT SIDEWALK VENDORS TO, UH, TO ABIDE BY.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE SIDEWALK VENDOR, THEY'RE 20 FEET AWAY FROM THE OTHER SIDEWALK VENDOR.

THEY'RE LEAVING A FOUR FOOT PATH OF TRAVEL IN THIS AREA.

THEY'RE AWAY FROM A DRIVEWAY, THEY'RE AWAY FROM THE CROSSWALK SO THAT FOLKS CAN HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS.

AND HERE IN THIS NEXT SLIDE, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE LAST SLIDE, UH, EXCEPT IT IS A PARKWAY CONDITION.

AND THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE VENDORS OPERATE IN THE PARKWAY WHILE STILL LEAVING THE SIDEWALK CLEAR.

UH, WE DO HAVE MANY PARKWAYS HERE IN THE CITY.

THERE'S ACTUALLY A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE 50% PARKWAY VERSUS, UH, UNPAVED, UM, OR, OR PAVED VERSUS UNPAVED.

SO THERE, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PARKWAYS HERE IN THE CITY, AND TO ALLOW SIDEWALK VENDING ADEQUATELY, UH, CITY ELECTED TO ALLOW SIDEWALK VENDING IN THE PARKWAY.

UH, SO THIS SLIDE JUST, UH, ITERATES EXAMPLES OF OPERATING CONDITIONS.

SO AGAIN, UH, AREA ZONED EXCLUSIVELY RESIDENTIAL ONLY SIDEWALK VENDORS ARE PERMITTED.

THEY CAN ONLY OPERATE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 AM OR 8:00 PM OR SUNSET IN, IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER HOURS, WHICHEVER IS LATER.

UH, IN NON-RESIDENTIAL AREAS OTHER THAN PARKS, THEY'RE ABLE TO OPERATE FROM 6:00 AM TO 10:00 PM UM, OR DURING THE OPERATING HOURS IMPOSED ON OTHER BUSINESSES ON THE SAME BLOCK, WHICHEVER IS LEAST RESTRICTIVE.

UH, AGAIN, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE SIDEWALK VENDING HERE IN THE CITY.

WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE SIDEWALK VENDORS TO BE PART OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

UH, SO BEING AS, UH, PERMISSIVE AS POSSIBLE WAS ONE OF OUR GOALS HERE, UH, WITH THE SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE.

UM, IN AREAS ZONE AS PARKS, THEY CAN OPERATE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 AM AND THE CLOSING TIME OF THE, THE PARK OR BEACH.

AND IF THERE IS NOT A DESIGNATED CLOSING TIME, THEN THAT CLOSING TIME WOULD BE SUNSET.

UH, AGAIN, TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF DIRECTOR DENNIS'S, UH, GREAT PRESENTATION, THERE'S A LOT OF AMENITIES IN THE BEACH AND THE PARK AREAS.

SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS, UH, THESE AMENITIES.

SO SIDEWALK VENDORS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VEN ON ANY OF THE PEDESTRIAN BIKE OR SHARED USE PATHS, RIGHT? AND, AND THERE ARE PATHS THAT ARE OUTLINED WITHIN THE PARKS AND BEACHES, BUT THEN THERE ARE PATHS THAT AREN'T OUTLINED, RIGHT? THEY CANNOT OPERATE ON THOSE PATHS.

IF THEY'RE A STATIONARY SIDEWALK VENDOR, THEY MUST BE WITHIN, THERE'S A 10 FOOT PATH THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO OPERATE ON OFF OF THAT PATH, AND THAT'S MEASURED PERPENDICULARLY FROM

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THE EDGE OF THAT PATH.

SO NO ONE CAN BLOCK THAT PATH.

IF THEY ARE A ROAMING SIDEWALK VENDOR, THEY CAN ROAM AND WALK AROUND ON THOSE PATHS, BUT THEY NEED TO MOVE TO THE SIDE TO MAKE THOSE SAILS.

IF THEY'RE MAKING THE SAILS ON THE PATH, THAT IS FINE SO LONG AS THEY MOVE, WHEN SOMEONE NEEDS TO PASS THEM.

RIGHT? AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST TO ENSURE FOLKS HAVE ACCESSIBILITY WHEN ACCESSING OUR PARKS AND BEACH AREAS.

OKAY? SO, UH, WITH THAT, THERE ARE NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES, UM, LOADING OR UNLOADING IN THESE AREAS AS WELL.

WE'VE SEEN THAT THEY TEND TO DO THIS, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN UNLOADING AND LOADING AND, AND SOMETIMES IT CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE TURF AREAS, BUT MAINLY THEY BLOCK SOME OF THE ACCESS POINTS, AND, AND WE WANT TO AVOID THAT.

UH, NEXT SLIDE.

SIDEWALK VENDORS CANNOT USE RED OR BLUE FLASHING SIGNS.

THIS IS TO AVOID ANY CONFUSION WITH AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE.

UH, THEY CAN'T USE, UH, FLASHING SIGNS FACING A, A HIGHWAY.

ALL THEIR SIGNS CANNOT BE FLASHING.

AND IF THEY HAVE A SIGN, IT HAS TO FACE AWAY FROM THE HIGHWAY.

UH, AGAIN, THAT'S FOR VISIBILITY, UH, REASONS.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS THAT ARE EITHER PASSING BY ON THE STREET, WHETHER IT'S IN A BIKE LANE OR DRIVING, THAT THEY ARE NOT CONFUSED BY THE SIGNAGE OR THEY'RE NOT BLINDED BY THAT SIGNAGE.

OKAY? UM, THE BIGGEST THING IS THE USE OF TABLES, CHAIRS, UMBRELLAS, AND CANOPIES, RIGHT? SIDEWALK VENDORS FOOTPRINTS ARE MAXED OUT AT 100 SQUARE FEET.

IT'S A 10 BY 10 SECTION.

UH, THERE ARE SIDEWALKS IN OUR CITY THAT, THAT WOULD ALLOW THIS.

UM, BUT THEY STILL NEED TO PROVIDE A FOUR FOOT PATH OF TRAVEL, OR FIVE FOOT PATH OF TRAVEL.

SO 100 SQUARE FEET IS THE MAX FOOTPRINT.

IF THEY'RE USING A CANOPY, THE CANOPY CAN ONLY BE FOR THEIR USE.

IT MUST HAVE A CANE, UH, DETECTABLE BARRIER AROUND THE LEGS OF THE CANOPY, UH, TO AVOID ANY, UH, ISSUES WITH THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.

UM, AND AGAIN, THEY MUST STILL ALLOW FOR A FOUR OR FIVE FOOT PATH OF TRAVEL.

ANY UMBRELLA THAT'S USED HAS TO BE AT A EIGHT FOOT MINIMUM, UH, HEIGHT REQUIREMENT AND FULLY SECURED.

SAME WITH THE, UH, WITH THE CANOPY.

THE CANOPY CANNOT ENCROACH INTO THAT FOUR OR FIVE FOOT PATH OF TRAVEL.

IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY UNCOVERED.

AND WITH THAT, VENDORS CANNOT AFFIX OR TIE ANYTHING TO ANY OF THE ABOVE GROUND STRUCTURE, THE STREET LIGHTS, THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, TRAFFIC CABINETS, OR TO FENCES TO, UM, UH, ADJACENT STRUCTURES OR BUILDINGS, UH, BECAUSE WE WANNA AVOID ANY ISSUES, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR ACCESSIBILITY, RIGHT? E EVERYTHING WE HAVE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY NEEDS TO BE AT A CERTAIN HEIGHT TO ABIDE BY THE A DA AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE SIDEWALK VENDORS ARE ABIDING BY THAT AS WELL.

UM, ONE THING THAT WAS AND CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE IS, UH, JUST TRASH AND LITTER AROUND THE SIDEWALK VENDORS.

THEY NEED TO HAVE A TRASH RECEPTACLE FOR THEIR LITTER AND FOR THE LITTER OF ANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE CLEANING UP THAT LITTER.

WE DON'T WANT THAT LITTER TO BE BECOME AN, AN ISSUE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCESSIBILITY CONCERN.

SO THIS SLIDE JUST DEPICTS A SIMULATION OF WHAT A SIDEWALK VENDING OPERATION WOULD BE IN, IN A PARK OR BEACH AREA.

UH, AGAIN, THE VENDORS CANNOT OPERATE IN THE PARKING LOT OF THESE AREAS.

THEY CANNOT OPERATE IN THE, UM, BIKE SHARED USE PATHS OR PEDESTRIAN PATHS.

THEY CAN ONLY OPERATE IN THAT GREEN AREA THAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE IMAGE THAT'S 10 FEET OFF OF THE, UH, THE PATH, RIGHT? AND, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE BENDING OPERATION AND THE CUSTOMERS THEMSELVES ARE WITHIN THAT 10 FOOT AREA.

WE DON'T WANT ANYONE QUEUING ON THE PATH.

WE DON'T WANT THE VENDOR ON THE PATH, AND, AND WE DO NOT WANT ANY OF THE CUSTOMERS ON THE PATH BLOCKING THE PLA PATH AS WELL.

ALRIGHT, SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COLLEAGUE UNI, UH, TO GO OVER SOME OF THE EDUCATION, UM, EFFORTS THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN THE ORDINANCE.

WILL BE, UH, THAT WILL BE DELIVERED TO EACH VENDOR, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.

UH, THANK YOU DANIEL.

UH, THAT WAS, UH, A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

UH, NOW THE NEXT STEPS IN THE ORDINANCE ARE EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CURRENT SIDEWALK VENDORS THAT, THAT WE SEE AROUND LONG BEACH.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO GET THIS INFORMATION, UNDERSTAND THIS INFORMATION, AND THEN IMPLEMENT THIS INFORMATION, UH, INTO THE TYPE OF, UH, BUSINESS OR SIDEWALK BENDING OPERATION THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE.

SO THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT WILL BE, UH, TWO DEPARTMENTS, MAINLY.

WE WILL HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND THEN THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, WHICH I OVERSEE THE BUSINESS LICENSE DIVISION.

UH, WE HAVE CREATED AND GENERATED, UH, UH, SEVERAL, UH, EDUCATIONAL, UH, MARKETING FLYERS, UH, AND FOLDERS THAT

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UM, I STARTED OUTREACH LAST WEEK.

UM, WE HAVE AN IDEA, UH, WITH THE HELP OF OUR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UH, AND OUR OWN GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE ALL THE SIDEWALK VENDORS, UH, OPERATE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.

UM, WE STARTED THAT OUTREACH.

UH, WE DELIVERED THEM SOME MATERIALS.

UH, WE SHOWED THEM, UH, THE PATHWAY OR THE SIDEWALK TO SUCCESS TO BEING A SIDEWALK VENDOR.

UH, THE MATERIALS, UM, WILL BE IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

UM, IN, IN ENGLISH, UH, SPANISH, KAMAI AND TAGAL, UH, ANY VENDOR THAT WE ENCOUNTER.

WE WANNA SHOW THEM, UH, WHAT THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS LIKE, UH, TO GET A, A, YOUR BUSINESS LICENSE AND WHAT IT IS TO SECURE A, A HEALTH PERMIT.

UM, AND THIS WILL CONTINUE THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AT LEAST THROUGH MAY.

UH, WE DIDN'T WANT TO COME OUT AND START WITH THE ENFORCEMENT RIGHT AWAY.

UH, THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION TO PROCESS.

UM, AND NOW THAT THERE IS A PATHWAY TO BECOMING LICENSED, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT PROCESS RIGHT AWAY.

UM, AND THE MAIN MESSAGE DURING THE EDUCATION ARE THE BENEFITS OF BEING A LICENSED VENDOR, UM, ONCE YOU ARE A PART OF OUR ECONOMY HERE IN LONG BEACH, AND ONCE YOU CAN BENEFIT FROM THAT, UM, WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT SO THAT, UH, WE REMOVE THOSE TYPES OF, UH, BARRIERS, UH, TO, UH, BECOMING A VENDOR.

UH, THIS FIRST YEAR OF, UH, BECOMING A VENDOR, THERE ARE NO APPLICABLE FEES, UH, THAT WILL BE, UH, APPLIED TO THE VENDORS.

AND THEN THEY, THEY CAN APPLY FOR, FOR PROGRAMS THAT COULD HELP THEM, UH, EVEN GET A CART, UH, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UH, TO HELP THEM ALONG AS A VENDOR AND TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

UM, BUT EACH VISIT, WHEN WE'RE GOING OUT THERE, WE'RE GONNA LET THEM KNOW WE'RE GONNA ANALYZE QUICKLY OF WHAT THEIR SETUP IS, AND IF THEY'RE EXCEEDING THE 10 BY 10, UH, YOU KNOW, PROCESS.

AND THEN WE CAN ALSO LET THEM KNOW WHERE THEY ARE WHEN IT COMES TO A DA, THAT THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY, UH, BLOCKING THE PATHWAY, THE SIDEWALKS, AND THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO COME UNDER COMPLIANCE.

UM, WE'LL PROBABLY ENCOUNTER EACH VENDOR MULTIPLE TIMES, UH, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ON THE PATHWAY.

WE'RE GONNA TRACK THIS, UH, DOCUMENT, CREATE A, A DATA SPREADSHEET TO LET US KNOW WHICH VENDORS WE'VE ENCOUNTERED AND WHERE THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR AN APPLICATION.

UH, THERE, THERE IS SOME ENFORCEMENT, UH, THAT COMES ALONG WITH THE ORDINANCE, UH, FINES.

WE CAN, UH, ISSUE CITATIONS, UH, BUT WE STILL SEE THAT AS A LITTLE BIT DOWN, DOWN THE ROAD.

UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, JENNIFER ON.

AND HERE THERE'S JUST A, UH, AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE MARKETING MATERIAL.

UM, WE DO HAVE SOME, UH, EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL HERE, A FOLDER THAT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE WHAT WE HAVE.

UM, LOOKS LIKE THIS.

UM, AND INSIDE HAS THE, THE MARKETING, UH, FLYER A FOUR PAGE, UH, PAGER WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT IS NECESSARY.

UM, AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE INITIAL OUTREACH IS GONNA MAKE SURE THAT WE COVER, UH, THE A DA ASPECTS OF THE ORDINANCES.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, JENNIFER.

AND THIS IS JUST MORE INFORMATION ON THE, UH, FOUR PAGE COMPLETE GUIDE.

UH, THE INFORMATION IS IN OUR FOLDER.

UH, WE ALSO DO HAVE A WEBSITE, UH, UH, AND THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE FOCUSED ON FOCUSING IN, UH, ON UPCOMING WEBINARS AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS THAT WE'LL BE HOSTING, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE REACH AS MUCH OF THE COMMUNITY AS POSSIBLE.

UH, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, JENNIFER.

SO, OTHER WAYS BESIDES JUST GOING OUT IN PERSON, UH, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED, UH, THESE SIDEWALK TO SUCCESS WEBINARS.

UM, OUR FIRST WEBINAR WILL BE, UH, TOMORROW, UH, FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH 15TH AT 1:00 PM AND WE WE'RE, WE'LL CAN, UH, ATTACH THE LINKS IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING.

UH, THOUGH THERE WILL BE BIWEEKLY WEBINARS, UH, THAT YOU CAN ATTEND.

AND WE'RE INVITING EVERYBODY IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS POSSIBLE TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE.

UH, AFTER, UH, TOMORROW, THE NEXT WEBINAR SCHEDULED IS APRIL 12TH, UH, AT 1:00 PM AND WE'LL BE CONDUCTING, UH, AS I SAID, BIWEEKLY, UH, UNTIL FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH.

UM, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HOST IN PERSON SIDEWALK TO SUCCESS COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETINGS WITH THE FIRST ONE BEING SCHEDULED, UH, TO TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 18TH.

AND THAT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE AT ADMIRAL KID PARK FROM ONE TO 2:00 PM THEN WE'RE GONNA DO ANOTHER ONE LATER THAT SAME DAY AT CHAVEZ PARK FROM 6:30 PM TO 7:30 PM.

UH, AND WE'LL, WE WILL CONDUCT THESE WEEKLY ON THURSDAYS AT VARIOUS SITES COVERING ALL CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND ENDING ON MAY 16TH.

UM, SO WE'VE GOT A LOT PLANNED.

UH, WE THINK THROUGH THIS PROCESS WE CAN, UH, EDUCATE AS MANY STAKEHOLDERS AS POSSIBLE.

UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, JENNIFER.

ALSO, PART OF THE, UH, EDUCATIONAL

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PROCESS IS GOING TO, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY IS HOW ARE THEY GOING TO LET US KNOW THAT THERE'S, UH, AN UNLICENSED VENDOR IN LONG BEACH? UM, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS THAT YOU CAN CONTACT, UH, OUR DEPARTMENT.

ONE IS THROUGH THE GO LONG BEACH APP.

WE USE THE GO LONG BEACH APP TO REPORT GRAFFITI DUMPED ITEMS. NOW USING THE GO LONG BEACH APP, YOU CAN REPORT, UH, UH, AN UNLICENSED VENDOR OR A VENDOR THAT YOU SUSPECT IS, IS, HAS, DOESN'T HAVE A HEALTH PERMIT OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

UM, ALSO YOU CAN, UH, VISIT, UM, UH, SEND US AN EMAIL TO FM UH, SIDEWALK VENDING@LONGBEACH.GOV.

YOU CAN CALL OUR MAIN LINE AT (562) 570-6211.

IF YOU THINK IT'S, UH, HEALTH RELATED, YOU CAN CALL OUR, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BUREAU AT 5 6 2 5 7 0 4 1 3 2, OR EMAIL THEM AT HE SIDEWALK FENDING@LONGBEACH.GOV.

IF YOU SEE AN EMERGENCY, IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE SELLING SOMETHING THAT YOU, YOU SUSPECT IS ILLEGAL ALCOHOL, WE ADVISE THAT YOU CALL THE POLICE AT NINE ONE ONE.

UM, BUT OVERALL THOUGH, THE EDUCATIONAL EFFORT IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT, UM, SIDEWALK VENDORS CAN BE A PART OF OUR LONG BEACH ECONOMY, THAT THERE IS A PATHWAY TO THEM, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THOSE ARE.

UH, THERE'S ALSO NO WAY YOU CAN RECOGNIZE, UH, SIDEWALK VENDORS.

THEY WILL HAVE BE GIVEN A BUSINESS LICENSE, UH, AND IF WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF ONE THAT WE CAN SHOW YOU.

SO IF YOU SEE THIS, UH, AFFIXED TO THEM, THEN YOU HAVE AN IDEA THAT THEY'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND BEEN LICENSE.

AND ON THE OTHER SIDE IS A HEALTH PERMIT.

SO IF YOU SEE THAT WHEN YOU SEE VENDORS IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, THEN YOU KNOW THAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THEY ARE OUR LEGITIMATE, UH, BUSINESS, UH, VENDOR HERE IN LONG BEACH.

UH, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, DANIEL, FOR DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING, UH, FOR THIS PRESENTATION, UH, AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

AND THANK YOU, MIKE, FOR BEING HERE.

AND JUST TO STAY UP TO DATE.

AND FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SIDEWALK VENDING, YOU CAN VISIT LONG BEACH.GOV/SIDEWALK VENDING.

SEE WHAT I MEAN ABOUT DAY LIFTING.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO THIS ITEM.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONS, ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER DEAN.

HI.

OOPS.

EVERY TIME.

UM, YEAH, SO ONE THING I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE SIGNS, UM, HOW YOU WERE SAYING THEY SHOULDN'T FACE THE HIGHWAY, WHICH I GET, BUT THEY ARE PRETTY BITE.

AND DOES THAT MEAN THEY'RE POSSIBLY FACING RESIDENTS, UM, YOU KNOW, WINDOWS AND THAT TYPE, YOU KNOW, IMPACTING? SURE.

SO, UH, AGAIN, A ANY STATIONARY SIDEWALK VENDOR IS NOT ALLOWED IN EXCLUSIVELY RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED IN MIXED USE AREAS, RIGHT? UH, SO THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT THE SIGN WOULD BE FACING, UH, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY AN APARTMENT BUILDING.

UH, IF IT IS A SINGLE STRUCTURE, SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURE WITHIN A MIXED USED AREA, THEY DO HAVE THAT 20 FOOT REQUIREMENT TO BE AWAY FROM THAT, UH, SINGLE STANDING FACILITY.

BUT THAT'S STILL, IT'S STILL POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO THE, THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE EITHER IN A SINGLE FAMILY OR APARTMENT COMPLEX.

SURE.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO WE DO, UH, HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO GO BACK TO COUNCIL WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE.

SO WE'LL TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE, UH, THAT WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT TO SEE WHAT COMPLAINTS ARE COMING IN REGARDING ANY OF THE SIGNAGE.

AND ALSO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT, UM, THEY ALL FACE THE STREET PRIMARILY, RIGHT? AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEFINITION OF HIGHWAY IS.

UM, DOES IT, WHAT, WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HIGHWAY? I DON'T HAVE THE DEFINITION OF A HIGHWAY, BUT, YOU KNOW, PCH IS CONSIDERED A STATE HIGHWAY.

LAKEWOOD BOULEVARD IS CONSIDERED A STATE HIGHWAY.

ARTESIA BOULEVARD IS CONSIDERED A STATE HIGHWAY.

SO, UH, THAT, THAT WAS THE INTENT IN, IN THAT IS THAT IT'S NOT FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

SO IF IT'S SOMETHING SMALLER LIKE OCEAN BOULEVARD, IT CAN FACE THE STREETS.

NO, IT CAN'T FACE THE HIGHWAY OR STREET.

OH, STREETS DO.

CORRECT.

FIVE FOOT, UM, UH, WALK PATH OR SCOOTING PATH, UH, TENDS TO BE AN ISSUE.

UM, AND THEN JUST TO THROW THIS OUT, THE, UM, I MEAN, I'M TOTALLY FOR, I'M TOTALLY FOR THE SIDEWALK VENDORS.

UM, BUT THE ONE THING I DO FIND THAT STILL HAPPENS, UM, AND I KNOW THIS ALL JUST IMPLEMENTED, BUT, BUT, UH, THE FOUR TO

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A ABSOLUTELY.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES THAT WE ARE, UH, WORKING ON EDUCATING THE, THE SIDEWALK VENDORS.

THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN, UH, YEAH.

VIOLATIONS THAT WE SEE CURRENTLY.

ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VENDORS ARE USING, UH, AN EASY UP OR POPUP TENT, THEY, THEY TEND TO TAKE UP MOST OF THE SIDEWALK.

SO THAT, UH, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WITH EDUCATING THE VENDORS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, UH, THAT THAT'S BEING PUT OUT IS THE REQUIREMENT TO ABIDE BY THE AADA A TO LEAVE THAT FOUR OR FIVE FOOT PATH OF TRAVEL.

AND IF THEY ARE NOT OPERATING IN THAT FASHION, WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU CANNOT OPERATE IN THIS LOCATION.

ADOPTED SIDEWALK BENDING ORDINANCE.

SO AS SIDEWALK VENDORS ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING, UH, I WANNA SAY A GOOD MAJORITY OF THEM ARE NOT OPERATING, UH, ACCORDING TO THE NEWLY, UH, YEAH.

SO THAT, THAT'S WHERE THIS STAGE OF EDUCATION COMES INTO PLAY.

SO THERE, THERE'S GOING TO BE VARIOUS MONTHS OF EDUCATION TO EDUCATE THEM.

AND I'LL LET JUNIE RESPOND FURTHER.

JUST FURTHER LAST WEEK, UH, IN MY FIRST OUTREACH, I WAS MORE, I'M MORE FOCUSED ON THE WEST SIDE OF LONG BEACH, AND I DID SEE A LOT OF WHAT DANIEL WAS TALKING ABOUT, AND I DID MY BEST TO EDUCATE THEM THAT THEIR CURRENT SETUP ISN'T, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T APPLY TO THE CURRENT EVENTING, BUT WE ARE GONNA GIVE THEM SOME TIME TO COMPLY AND TO YEAH.

AND TO SHRINK, SHRINK DOWN THEIR, UH, OPERATION FOR SURE.

BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT I SAW.

AND I'LL BE HEADING OUT TOMORROW, FOCUSING MORE ON THE NORTH LONG BEACH AREA.

GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OH, UM, THANK YOU.

UH, I, AFTER THE 15TH RESTRICTION, I KINDA LOST IT.

SO I, I, I FIGURED THERE MUST BE THREE PLACES IN THE CITY THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SET THESE THINGS UP.

UH, I'M SORRY, I DI I DIGRESS.

SO LET ME, UM, I AM ALSO FOR THE SIDEWALK VENDOR, BUT IT'S THAT BUD, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY CAN'T BE HERE AND THERE AND SOMEPLACE ELSE, AND THIS AND THAT.

AND SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS, UH, IS THE LOCATION THAT THEY ARE VENDING AT A PART OF THE PERMIT, SO THEY'RE APPROVED FOR THAT SPACE OR THESE SPACES IF THEY ROLL AROUND, BUT THEY'RE NOT JUST THE, OR ARE YOU SAYING THEY CAN COME IN AND GO ANYWHERE AS LONG AS THEY, UH, COMPLY WITH ALL THOSE RESTRICTIONS? IT'S THE LATTER PORTION OF YOUR QUESTION.

THEY ARE PERMITTED AS A SIDEWALK VENDOR.

AND BECAUSE OF THE ROAMING, QUOTE UNQUOTE ROAMING, UM, NATURE OF A SIDEWALK VENDOR, THEY CAN OPERATE ANYWHERE WITHIN THE CITY SO LONG AS THEY ABIDE BY THE SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE.

SO THAT'S WHERE I THINK THIS IS JUST PROBLEMATIC.

AND YOU ALL ARE WRITING THE POLICY AND THEN HAVE TO ENFORCE IT.

SO IT, IT'S YOUR HEADACHE, NOT MINE.

BUT I DO THINK WITH WHAT COMMISSIONER DEAN SAYS IS THAT WE KNOW THAT IF PEOPLE ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO VEN OR SERVE OR DO AN ACTIVITY IN THE PARKWAY, THEY JUST TAKE THE SPACE.

WI MEAN, WE SEE THIS ALL THE TIME.

THEY'RE, THEY DON'T FOLLOW THE RULE.

SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, I'M WONDERING IF WE DON'T REQUIRE PEOPLE TO PUT UP, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE, THE CONES.

SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE THEY CAN, THIS IS WHERE THEIR BUSINESS IS AND THIS IS WHERE THE BUSINESS IS NOT.

SO THEY HAVE TO SET THAT UP AND BE, BE COGNIZANT THAT THEY HAVE TO PROTECT THAT SPACE.

'CAUSE THEY'RE BUSY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DOING ORDERS AND TAKING PHONE CALLS AND, YOU KNOW, STAFFING THE WHOLE THING.

THEY'RE NOT WONDERING IF PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS OUT THERE.

SO TO ME, THAT ACCESS PIECE IS CRITICAL, GIVEN ALL THESE RESTRICTIONS THAT YOU ARE REQUIRING.

THE SIGN IS A VERY IMPORTANT IDEA.

BUT ALSO THAT PHYSICAL SPACE, THAT 10 BY 10, THAT A HUNDRED AND SQUARE FEET, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, I THINK WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM A BORDER OR SOME, SOME VISUAL.

UM, THE, THE OTHER IS, ARE YOU CONSIDERING THAT THE PERSON APPLYING THE VENDOR APPLYING MAY BE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY AND WOULD NEED AN ACCOMMODATION? UM, I THINK IF SOMEONE WHO'S APPLYING LETS US KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A DISABILITY, AND IF THERE'S SOME WAY THAT WE COULD ACCOMMODATE THEM, UH, OF COURSE, YEAH, WE, WE WOULD DO EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS, NO BARRIERS IN AND, AND BEING A VENDOR AND, AND TAKING OUT WITH, UH, THEIR LICENSE.

THERE'S SOMETHING TO THINK THROUGH WITH THAT, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE, IN TERMS OF PARKING, THE ACCESS TO THEIR SUPPLIES, ALL OF THESE KINDS OF THINGS MAY BE AN ACCOMMODATION THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU'LL, I I, I OFFER YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT THAT AS PEOPLE ARE COMING FORWARD.

THIS IS BEING, NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.

I, I, I THINK

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THEY MAY NOT KNOW THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY GET AN ACCOMMODATION.

THIS MAY NOT BE A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE USED TO THAT.

UM, MAYBE WE'LL PUT THAT INFORMATION IN OUR UPCOMING WEBINAR OR OUR, IN OUR TOWN HALL MEETINGS, WE'LL JUST LET THEM KNOW THAT IF THERE'S ANY SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO LET US KNOW AND WE'LL, AND WE'LL WORK WITH THEM FOR SURE.

COOL.

THANKS SO MUCH.

UM, BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE, UM, MOVE ON, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, CLARIFY SOMETHING.

THE, THE PRESENTATION TODAY DONE BY DANIEL UNI AND MIKE IS, UM, UH, SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE COUNCIL BECAUSE WHEN, UH, THE SENATE BILL PASSED, UM, THERE WERE NO, UM, POL THERE WAS NO POLICY THAT STATED THAT THEY HAD TO, UM, BE MINDFUL OF ACCESS ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.

THEREFORE THERE'S NO, UM, THERE WAS NO, UM, OVERSIGHT.

SO PEOPLE, UH, VENDORS WERE SETTING UP NEXT TO CURB CUTOUTS, VENDORS WERE BLOCKING, UM, WHOLE ENTIRE SIDEWALK.

SO EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE STATING HERE TODAY ARE THINGS THAT HAVE, THAT WILL BE HELPFUL TO PUBLIC ACCESS IN THE STREET FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, UM, ANYMORE.

UM, AND JUST REALLY QUICKLY, IF I CAN RESPOND TO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS YOU MADE ABOUT, UM, DICTATING WHERE SIDEWALK VENDORS SET UP AND, AND OUTLINING THEIR, UH, OPERATION FOOTPRINT.

SO UNDER SB 9 46, THE CITY CANNOT DICTATE, UM, THE AREA WHERE SIDEWALK VENDORS SET UP OR THE NUMBER OF SIDEWALK VENDORS UNLESS THERE'S A HEALTH SAFETY OR WELFARE CONCERN.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE DRAFTED THE, THE REGULATIONS, UH, AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY LEFT IT UP TO THE SIDEWALK VENDOR TO DECIDE WHERE THEY WOULD, UH, ABIDE BY THE SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE IN THEIR OPERATION THAT IS WHOLLY UP TO THEM, RIGHT? AND THAT'S THE JOB OF, UM, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS LICENSE TO EDUCATE THEM IF THEY ARE NOT OPERATING IN THE CORRECT WAY.

BUT WHAT WE PROVIDED THEM WAS A ROADMAP TO OPERATE LEGALLY HERE IN THE CITY.

AND, AND TO, UH, JENNIFER'S POINT, IT, IT'S VERY VAGUE IN SB 9 46.

IT JUST SAYS THEY NEED TO ABIDE BY A DA AND, AND WHILE WE WANT TO BE PERMISSIVE FOR SIDEWALK VENDORS, WE ALSO WANNA PROTECT THE ACCESSIBILITY HERE IN OUR CITY.

AND THAT'S WHY THERE ARE SO MANY REGULATIONS AND, YOU KNOW, JOKINGLY YOU SAID, HEY, AFTER THE 15TH, UH, REQUIREMENT, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF JUST, YOU KNOW, GOLFED IT.

BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY IN THE CITY.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY, UM, YOU KNOW, SIDEWALK VENDORS WERE, UM, ARE BEING ALLOWED IN THE PARKWAY.

THEY'RE BEING ALLOWED IN THE BEACHES AND IN THE PARKS, RIGHT? SO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE AREAS WHERE THEY CAN OPERATE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE REQUIREMENTS, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OF THEM.

UH, AND IT COULD BE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO FUND A LOCATION.

WE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING AS PERMISSIVE AS POSSIBLE OUTLINING OTHER AREAS THAT THEY CAN OPERATE IN.

I HAVE SOMETHING, UH, HOLD, HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN THE LINE HERE.

UM, UH, COMMISSIONER HILL, DID YOU HAVE A QUE UH, COMMENT? I DID.

UM, I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION 'CAUSE, UM, THANK FOR GOING OVER THE, UH, THE ORDINANCES.

I KNOW YOU LEFT SOME OUT.

UM, BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THESE STATIONS WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO, I GUESS, DOCK E-BIKES OR THESE E SCOOTERS? UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS COMMISSION, BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, THE SCOOTERS BEING LIFTED OUT IN SIDEWALKS AND THOSE KIND OF AREAS.

AND IF A VENDOR'S THERE SET UP RIGHT TO, RIGHT NEXT TO A AREA WHERE THERE IS, YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO PARK THEIR ELECTRIC SCOOTER OR ELECTRIC BIKE, THAT COULD BE MORE THAN A POTENTIAL ISSUE.

IT, IT'S, I CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE.

SO MY QUESTION IS, IS IS THERE ANY KIND OF ORDINANCE SAYING THE SPACE BETWEEN LIKE WHERE THESE SCOOTERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PARKED AT AND WHERE THE VENDOR CAN BE AT? YEAH, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THESE WERE JUST EXAMPLES.

AND TO YOUR POINT, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T INCLUDE EVERY SINGLE ONE, BUT THERE IS A REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN A FIVE FOOT CLEARANCE FROM A AN E SCOOTER PARKING, AN E-BIKE, UM, ANY, UH, JUST BIKE RACK, THINGS LIKE THAT, OR ANY OTHER ABOVEGROUND STRUCTURE.

AND SO IN THE ORDINANCE, ABOVEGROUND STRUCTURE IS, UH, DEFINED.

UM, BUT AN EXAMPLE AGAIN IS, UH, A STREET LIGHT, A LIGHT POLE, AN ELECTRIC POLE, UM, A TRAFFIC CABINET, UM, A BUS BENCH, RIGHT? THOSE ARE ALL CONSIDERED ABOVE GROUND STRUCTURES.

TREE WELLS, YOU, YOU, YOU KNOW, WE TOOK TREE WELLS INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL.

THERE'S QUITE A FEW, UM, REQUIREMENTS

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IN THE ORDINANCE.

VICE CHAIR ADAMS. YES.

I THINK WE'LL HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, BUT I'M GOING TO JUST KIND OF BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.

GREAT PRESENTATION NUMBER ONE, AND I KNOW TO SUPPORT THE VENDORS AND TO GIVE THEM SUPPORT AND ALSO EDUCATION.

I THINK AS YOU'RE BUILDING OUT, UM, THE BIG SUGGESTION THAT WILL PROBABLY ANSWER AND HELP SOME OF THE, MAKE IT EASIER FOR A RESIDENT CITIZEN TO REPORT TO YOUR DEPARTMENT, HOW CAN MAYBE SUGGESTION YOU PUT TOGETHER ON ONLINE EASY ACCESS.

AND IF I WANNA JUST PRESS A BUTTON, SAY I WANNA SEE WHO'S THE APPROVED VENDORS IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, AND WITH THAT ELECTRONICALLY, I KNOW IT CHANGES.

YOU ADD ON EVERY MONTH, YOU UPDATE EVERY MONTH, THEN ALSO HAVE JUST A MAP OF THE WHOLE CITY OF LONG BEACH.

AND IF I GO TO THE WEST SIDE, I CAN SEE THESE RED DOTS AND IT'S NEXT TO THEIR NAME.

AND THAT GIVES THEM FIRST ADVERTISEMENT FOR WHO THEY ARE.

SO YOU'RE KIND OF ADVERTISING THESE VENDORS TO LET THEM KNOW THEY'RE APPROVED TO YOUR SYSTEM, BUT THEN IT ALSO GIVES THE BIG, BIG EYE ON WHO'S NOT APPROVED AND WE SEE THEM IN FRONT OF OUR HOME, OUR RESIDENTS.

SO HOW DO YOU ENFORCE THAT? AND HOW WE CAN REPORT THAT WE JUST GO ONLINE FIRST AND SAY, OKAY, THIS VENDOR IS BLOCKING MY PATHWAY AND I NEED TO REPORT IT, BUT I KNOW WHO IT'S 'CAUSE THIS COMPANY NAME IS THIS COMPANY.

SO IT CAN BE TRANSPARENCY FOR THE RESIDENTS AND FOR YOUR CITY TO WORK TOGETHER.

AND THEN THE LAST SUGGESTION IS, I THINK, YOU KNOW, GETTING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP YOU GUYS OUT.

I HEAR YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE GONNA DRIVE AROUND OVER IN NORTH LONG BEACH, YOU WAS AT THE WEST SIDE, ONE MAN, AND HOW MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY? UM, RIGHT, TWO OR WHATEVER NUMBER THE SUGGEST JUST TWO OF YOU GUYS.

SO YOU CAN USE US.

I MEAN, WE'LL TAKE A CITY VEHICLE, WE'LL VOLUNTEER, UM, SOME OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WITHIN THE CITY OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS LIKE THE SENIOR PROGRAM, POLICE, PATROL, UH, THE EXPLORERS.

YOU GOT A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS THAT CAN PROBABLY, YOU COULD SAY, HEY, LET'S DO A WEEKEND.

AND YOU GUYS GOT 40 VOLUNTEERS IN THESE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, AND WE GOT THE FLYERS, IT'S FUN AND WE'RE ENGAGING.

AND IT COULD BE NIGHTTIME SHIFT, EVENING SHIFT, MORNING SHIFT, AND YOU HIT THE CITY AND YOU GO TO THESE VENDORS AND YOU TALK TO 'EM AS GOOD CITIZENS, YOU'RE NOT GETTING NO CITATIONS.

AND NOW WE CAN PROMOTE A DA TO THESE VENDORS THAT'S BLOCKING THE SIDEWALK.

SO THESE ARE JUST MY SUGGESTIONS FOR YOU TO TAKE AWAY.

UM, AND THEN LAST QUESTION IS, WHEN YOU DO HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S IN A, A MOBILE MOBILITY DEVICE, A WHEELCHAIR, AND THEY TRIANGLE DOWN AND A PERSON'S VENDOR'S BLOCKING, WHAT DO YOU DO AT THAT MOMENT? IF THEY DON'T WANNA MOVE, THEY'RE JUST MAKING THEIR FOOD, HOW DO YOU REPORT THAT YOU CALL 9 1 1 ON THEM? UM, YOU JUST TURN AROUND, GO THE OTHER WAY OR GO INTO THE STREET.

WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S YOUR SUGGESTION TOO, IF SOMEONE WAS GETTING THEIR TRAVEL OBSTRUCTED BY THAT VENDOR ON THE SPOT? SO, UH, I'LL RESPOND TO THE OTHER, TO ONE OF YOUR SUGGESTIONS.

FIRST, UM, GREAT SUGGESTION ABOUT HAVING A, A, A LIST OF APPROVED VENDORS.

SO HEALTH DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS A LIST OF THE APPROVED VENDORS THAT ARE HEALTH, UH, OR, OR FOOD VENDORS.

UH, WE WILL TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION FOR, FOR BUSINESS LICENSE AS WELL.

AND I'LL LET JUNE SPEAK ON THAT.

UM, IN TERMS OF A MAP, JUST BECAUSE OF, UH, AGAIN, THE ROAMING NATURE OF A SIDEWALK VENDOR, IT'S DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT WHERE A SIDEWALK VENDOR IS.

SO HAVING A MAP SAYING, HEY, THERE'S THIS SIDEWALK VENDOR HERE.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED INTO THAT POSSIBILITY AND, AND UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN REALISTICALLY ACCOMPLISH, RIGHT? UM, BUT HAVING THE LIST OF VENDORS THAT, THAT ARE APPROVED, ABSOLUTELY HAVING THAT TRANSPARENCY SO THAT ANYONE CAN GO ONTO THE WEBSITE AND FIND IF THEY ARE APPROVED.

UH, THE OTHER THING IS HAVING A, A, A SIGN, HAVING THE PERMIT NOT ONLY FOR BUSINESS LICENSE, BUT FOR HEALTH AND IT BEING PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HEARD FROM COUNSEL.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IN OUR ORDINANCE, THAT THESE PERMITS NEED TO BE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED SO THAT THERE'S NO QUESTION, RIGHT? IF YOU DON'T SEE A PERMIT AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED, THE ODDS ARE THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED.

AT THAT POINT? I WOULD SUGGEST NOT CONFRONTING THE VENDOR.

UM, NOW A A AS FAR AS, UM, YOUR SECOND QUESTION, UH, CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION JUST ONE MORE TIME IN REGARDS TO OBSTRUCTING THE PATHWAY? OBSTRUCTING THE PATHWAYS? YEAH.

AGAIN, SO BECAUSE THIS IS NO LONGER A CRIMINAL, UH, OFFENSE, UM, I, I WOULD NOT ADVISE CALLING 9 1 1.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, DOES NOT DEAL WITH THE SIDEWALK VENDORS.

THAT'S REALLY UP TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND BUSINESS LICENSE.

UM, IN THAT CASE, UM, IT, IT WOULD REALLY BE UP TO THE VENDOR TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, RIGHT? UH, AGAIN, WE WANT THEM TO OPERATE IN A FASHION WHERE THEY'RE NOT BLOCKING THE SIDEWALK.

BUT UNDERSTANDABLY, IF IN THAT INSTANCE YOU'RE FACED WITH A VENDOR OR A CUSTOMER WHO DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, WHAT DO YOU DO?

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I WOULD JUST SAY, IF YOU CAN JUST BACK AWAY AND, AND TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE TO DO IF YOU'RE IN A MOBILITY DEVICE, ANYONE, NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT, RIGHT? BUT I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST JUST DON'T, UH, APPROACH THE VENDOR, DON'T APPROACH OR, UH, CONFRONT ANY OF THE, THE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE UNWILLING TO MOVE FOR WHATEVER REASON.

UH, REPORT IT.

UM, AND, AND THERE IS, UH, JUST A TIME LAPSE OF THAT REPORTING FROM WHEN SOMEONE CAN GO OUT THERE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE MAKE SURE THAT STAFF DOES, UM, YOU KNOW, REACT TO THESE COMPLAINTS, RIGHT? UM, AND, AND WHEN THERE IS A VENDOR WHO IS JUST A REPEAT OFFENDER, AN EGREGIOUS OFFENDER, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MORE ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT VENDOR, UM, YOU KNOW, RECEIVES AN ADDITIONAL CITATION RIGHT THERE, THERE'S AN ESCALATING CITATION STRUCTURE.

UM, IT'S NOT THE BEST THING IN THE MOMENT, RIGHT? AS YOU'RE TRYING TO GET WHEREVER YOU'RE GETTING, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO GO INTO THE STREET, YOU DON'T WANNA HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE.

UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION.

IT'S JUST, UH, UNFORTUNATELY JUST, UH, JUST STEP AWAY FROM THAT SITUATION.

GREAT.

JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT ANSWER, GREAT ANSWER.

UM, YOU, YOU HAVE HOUSING COMPLEX LIKE SPRINGDALE APARTMENTS OR CARLITOS, AND YOU HAVE VENDORS THAT ROAM THROUGH AND THEY PUSH THEIR CART.

SO WE KNOW, OKAY, THAT VENDOR IS APPROVED 'CAUSE WE STILL HAVE THAT LIST, THAT LIST OF NAMES.

UM, BUT THEN YOU HAVE YOUR OWN INTERNAL SECURITY, YOUR PATROL SECURITY FOR THAT COMPLEX.

AND THAT WILL GIVE THEM MORE ACCESS TO KNOW IF THEY'RE APPROVED OR NOT APPROVED, AND TO DO AN ANSWER REPORT TO SHARE WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND LET THEM KNOW, WE GOT THIS UNAPPROVED AND THEY'RE COMING IN HERE EVERY NIGHT AND IT HELPS US OUT.

SO THAT SUGGESTION I MADE, THE TWO SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR SECURITY ENFORCEMENT AND SAFETY FOR THE RESIDENTS.

AND SO I THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE A BIG HELP IN THAT LISTING MAP AND THOSE APPROVED VENDORS.

NOW WE'LL TAKE THAT, UH, SUGGESTION INTO CONSIDERATION.

WE THINK IT'S A GOOD ONE.

WE THINK THERE SHOULD BE A LIST.

LIKE THERE'S A LIST FOR, UH, APPROVED FOOD TRUCK VENDORS AND, AND ICE CREAM TRUCK VENDORS THAT ARE LICENSED.

WE CAN RUN REPORTS ON THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

UM, AND THEN ALSO TOO, I THINK WHENEVER WE DO, WHEN YOU, IF THAT SITUATION HAPPENS, UH, AND THE VENDOR JUST WON'T MOVE, YOU KNOW, BUT AS SOON AS THAT REPORT COMES INTO US, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD MAKE A PRIORITY.

IF IT'S A A DA ISSUE AND THE VENDOR'S BLOCKING THE PATHWAY, YOU KNOW, THEN, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS LICENSE, WE'VE GOTTA TAKE THOSE AND MOVE THEM UP THE LIST OF PRIORITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GO OUT AND, UH, EDUCATE THAT VENDOR AND WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT, UH, APPLY SOME TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO THAT SITUATION.

CHAIR VONG, ALTERNATIVE FORMAT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHEN APPLYING? UH, I WILL ANSWER THAT OF, UH, BECAUSE WE ARE A TITLE TWO ENTITY OF THE A DA, UH, WE ARE, UM, RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING, UM, UM, DIFFERENT FORMATS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE UPON REQUEST.

CHUCK, CHUCK, COMMISSION.

JENNIFER.

I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR, UM, A GREAT PRESENTATION.

UM, YOU POURED IN A LOT OF HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR ME TO SHARE BACK TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND EDUCATE, UH, A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE.

AND I JUST, I LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I HAVE A QUESTION AND, UH, AND MAYBE A SUGGESTION ABOUT, UH, WHEN YOU GIVE THE PERMITS OUT, SO THEY ARE NUMBERED, CORRECT? MAYBE YOU COULD PUT THE COMPLAINT NUMBER THAT HAS TO BE DISPLAYED WITH THEIR PERMIT RIGHT ON THERE IN CASE YOU GET SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T WANNA MOVE RIGHT AWAY.

UH, THEY COULD TAKE DOWN THE NUMBER 1, 2, 3, 4, YOU KNOW, WAS IN THE WAY, REFUSED TO MOVE, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT THEY HAVE TO DISPLAY THAT COMPLAINT NUMBER WITH THEIR PERMIT.

I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA.

AND THEN IS THERE ANY, UH, REGULATIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS ON, UH, EQUIPMENT OR TEMPERATURES OF FOOD THAT HAS TO BE KEPT? YEAH, SO IF THEY ARE A FOOD VENDOR, THEY NEED TO ABIDE BY THE HEALTH AND RETAIL CODE OF THE CALIFORNIA AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS THE ONE THAT PERMITS THAT AND ENFORCES THAT REQUIREMENT.

SO, SO THE REQUIREMENT IS THAT ALL SIDEWALK VENDORS WHO ARE VENDING FOOD, UM, THAT THEY HAVE A HEALTH, UH, PERMIT UNLESS THEY ARE OTHERWISE EXEMPTED FROM THAT HEALTH PERMIT.

BUT THAT, THAT'S ALL, UH, INCLUDED IN THE SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINANCE FOR SURE.

AND BECAUSE WE HAVE A LIMITED TIME IN THIS CHAMBER, UM, I'M GOING TO, UM, ASK THAT COMMISSIONERS, WRITE DOWN YOUR OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME AND CONNECT YOU TO, UM, THE TEAM THAT YOU SEE HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY.

MADAM CHAIR.

UH, MOVING ON.

JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE.

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UM, MIKE UNI AND DANIEL FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

I'LL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU WITH FURTHER QUESTIONS.

GO AHEAD DANIEL.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

APPRECIATE IT.

WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS' TIME.

OKAY, RECOMMENDATION TO RECOMMENDATION TO

[4. 24-52529 Recommendation to create a Disability Data and Community Survey standing committee. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

CREATE A DISABILITY DATA COMMUNITY SURVEY STANDING COMMITTEE.

CAN I GET A MOTION? SURE.

I'M SORRY I WASN'T, I WAS OFF POINT.

I WAS READING AND LISTENING AT THE SAME TIME.

I THINK THAT'S CALLED CAN WE GET A SECOND, PLEASE? YES.

I WOULD, UH, MOVE, UH, TO RECOMMEND, UH, THAT WE CREATE A DISABILITY DATA AND COMMUNITY SURVEY STANDARD COMMITTEE.

I SECOND MOVED BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GARBE.

SO I, I'M SORRY.

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME CITI FROM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS.

I'M SORRY, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

SORRY.

VO THIS IS ME.

UM, ME.

SO, UM, I BROUGHT THIS ITEM FORWARD BECAUSE, UM, OR THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE ALL OF YOU HAVE APPROVED A BUDGET, UM, AND ALL OF YOU HAVE DISCUSSED, UM, AND AGREED UPON, UM, DOING SOME SORT OF DISABILITY DATA AND COMMUNITY SURVEY, UM, WITH THE FUNDS THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE YEAR.

UM, BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE, A LOT OF THIS IS GONNA BE A VERY HEAVY LIFT.

UM, IT, UH, WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD IDEA FOR THIS COMMISSION TO CREATE A STANDING COMMITTEE TO NOT EXCEED FIVE MEMBERS, UM, WHO WILL MEET REGULARLY ABOUT THE DISABILITY DATA AND COMMUNITY SURVEY.

UM, AND THAT IS ALL CHAIR.

UM, CHAIR VONG, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO THIS ITEM.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE, OUR DIAL NINE OF CALLING IN.

I'D LIKE TO, UM, WELCOME DR.

GARY EKK, UM, WHO WOULD LIKE TO DELIVER PUBLIC COMMENT.

DR.

EKK, AS SOON AS YOU START SPEAKING, WE WILL START THE THREE MINUTE TIMER.

IF YOU NEED MORE TIME, YOU'D PLEASE ADDRESS THE, THE COMMITTEE AND REQUEST MORE TIME.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

A POINT OF CLARIFICATION BEFORE WE CONTINUE ON WITH ANY POSSIBLE PUBLIC COMMENT, THERE CAN ONLY BE FOUR MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON THIS COMMITTEE ON THE STANDING COMMITTEE.

UM, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH EVERYONE.

UM, MY NAME IS GARY TRICH.

I'M A WHITE MALE.

UH, HE, HIM HIS, UM, PRONOUNS.

UM, I TEACH AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH AND I'M AN URBAN AND SOCIAL GEOGRAPHER.

UM, I THINK THIS IS A, UH, AN IMPORTANT, I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.

I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.

I KNOW THAT WE LACK THE DATA ON THE DISABLED COMMUNITY IN LONG BEACH, AND IF WE'RE GOING TO REALLY CREATE POLICIES THAT EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE FOLKS WITH MOBILITY ISSUES OR OTHER KINDS OF ISSUES IN LONG BEACH, WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHO'S OUT THERE AND WHAT THOSE ISSUES ARE.

AND SO I AM INTERESTED IN, IN WORKING WITH, WITH THE COMMISSION, WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE, I HAVE AN INCOMING GRADUATE STUDENT WHO IS ALSO INTERESTED IN, IN WORKING WITH US ON THIS.

UM, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH THE COMMISSION ON TRYING TO GET A DATABASE STARTED AND CREATE IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT WE CAN CONTINUALLY UPDATE IT.

UM, SO I THINK THERE'S SOME REAL OPPORTUNITY HERE TO CREATE THE DATA THAT WE NEED TO REALLY BE EFFECTIVE IN REACHING OUT AND INCLUDING, UM, A PART OF LONG BEACH COMMUNITY THAT OFTENTIMES IS, IS FORGOTTEN ABOUT, TO BE QUITE HONEST.

AND I KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF DATA THAT WE NEED.

AND SO MY THINKING IS THAT WE FIRST FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF, WHAT DATA WE HAVE AND THROUGH DISCUSSIONS, FIGURING OUT WHAT DATA WE NEED, AND THAT'S THE WAY WE BEGIN TO PUT TOGETHER A PROJECT TO, UM, TO CREATE THE DATA THAT WE CAN, UM, USEFULLY USE TO, UM, TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT, UM, POLICY.

AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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FOUR MEMBERS, NOT FIVE.

UM, THANK YOU AGAIN, DR.

HYEK.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO DELIVER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.

MADAM CHAIR, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

COMMISSIONS, ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONERS? SURE.

COMMISSIONER SWANSON, I'M KIND OF CASUAL TODAY.

THANK YOU, UH, CHAIR.

UM, I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY AND I WAS GLAD, UH, DR.

HITER COULD COME AND SPEAK TO US, GIVE A, A SHAPE AND A SORT OF FACE TO, TO THIS, UH, NEW ACTION.

UM, AND I WOULD PUT FORWARD TO THE EXECUTIVE GROUP TO, UH, RECOMMEND THE MEMBERS, UM, WHO CAN AND WOULD PARTICIPATE IN, IN THIS COMMITTEE AS THEY DO, UM, OTHERWISE, UH, HOWEVER THEY WANT TO, UH, TAKE THAT ACTION SO WE CAN START WITH IT, UM, AND GET GUIDANCE FROM THE EXECUTIVE GROUP ON, ON BUDGET AND WORKING, UH, WITH HIM ON THIS PROJECT.

UH, COMMISSIONER SWANSON, CAN YOU PLEASE, UM, UM, AMEND YOUR MOTION TO, UM, UH, TO REQUEST THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, UM, DECIDE THE MEMBERS OF THIS STANDING COMMITTEE? CERTAINLY, YES.

I I THINK THAT'S A GREAT, SO IN ADDITION TO, UM, CREATING THE DISABILITY DATA AND COMMUNITY SURVEY STANDING COMMITTEE, I WOULD ASK THAT THE EXECUTIVE GROUP HERE IN CAPE COD MAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

IS THERE ANY OTHER, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER CO UH, CONVERSATION, DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MOVE? I'M SORRY.

UM, CAN THE SECONDER ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT OF I'LL SECOND.

SO THE INITIAL SECONDER WAS COMMISSIONER GART, SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS.

I DO.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES, I DO.

ALYSSA, WHAT WILL WE DO WITHOUT ALYSSA? PROBABLY NOTHING.

UM, , THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS? SEEING NONE.

MADAM CHAIR.

JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE.

SORRY, YOU SAID BY NAME THEN.

I KNOW.

I'M SORRY.

COMMISSIONER DEAN, TAKE AYE.

MOTION PASSES NOW.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE LONG MEETINGS, .

MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.

UH, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE, UH, UH, ACCESSIBILITY TRANSPORTATION IN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE.

MADAM CHAIR, CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVE SECOND.

IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HILL AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON.

UM, THE ACCESSIBILITY TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE MET ON MONDAY, MARCH 4TH.

UH, MEMBERS PRESENT WERE JENNIFER, ALONG WITH COMMISSIONERS ADAMS, GARBA AND GONZALEZ, AND THE TOPIC WAS TRANSPORTATION DAY, WHICH IS TAKING PLACE THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH AT THE MICHELLE OBAMA NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY.

AND, UH, IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT NOT ONLY THE COMMISSIONERS ON THIS SUBCOMMITTEE, BUT UH, ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND ANYONE ELSE IS ABLE TO HELP SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT THE EVENT.

WE NEED TO INCREASE RSVPS AND REALLY GET THE WORD OUT THERE.

UM, SO WE ASK OUR FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TO HELP SHARE THE TRANSPORTATION DAY OF PLY THAT JENNIFER SENT AROUND, UM, ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO ANY COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS, AND FAMILY.

UM, REALLY HELP GET, GET FOLKS THERE.

AND, UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

MADAM CHAIR,

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OUR DIAL

[5. 24-52530 Recommendation to receive and file monthly report from the Accessibility, Transportation and Services standing committee. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

NINE OF CALLING IN.

SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONS.

ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR FOR A VOTE.

COMMISSIONER ROMO AYE.

SECRETARY GARBE AYE.

COMMISSIONER DEAN.

MOTION PASSES.

UH, MOVING ON TO RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE FROM FEBRUARY, 2024.

CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? YES.

SO, UM, OH, WELL, HOLD ON.

WE NEED TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE MOTION.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER SWANSON AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

UH, COMMISSIONER HILL.

THANK YOU JENNIFER.

SORRY.

UM, YEAH, SO THE YEP SUBCOMMITTEE DID NOT MEET IN FEBRUARY AND WE WILL BE MEETING, UM, THIS MONDAY.

SO WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE, UM, AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH, UH, MARGIN ITEMS. THANK YOU.

JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE BEFORE I CALL FOR A VOTE.

UM, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO DELIVER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP TO THE PODIUM IN ZOOM.

PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE OR PLEASE DIAL STAR NINE TO CALL IN SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

UM, CHAIR VONG, PLEASE CALL FOR COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND LET ME COMMISSION ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR A VOTE.

COMMISSIONER, UH, ROMO AYE.

SECRETARY GARBE.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE MONTHLY REPORT FROM THE HEALTH AND HOUSING STANDING COMMITTEE.

UH, THANK YOU.

UH, ONE MOMENT PLEASE.

WE NEED TO CALL FOR THE MOTION CHAIR.

VONG, CAN I GET A MOTION? A MOTION? I SECOND.

IT WAS MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HILL AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

MAY BE USEFUL AS THE CITY GOES FORWARD FOR, UM, IN INCREASING, UM, ITS HOUSING STOCK, WHICH THEY'RE REQUIRED TO BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

UH, THANK YOU.

UH, YES.

UH, THE HEALTH AND HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE MET, UH, THURSDAY, MARCH 8TH.

AND, UH, COMMISSIONER'S DEAN AND SWANSON WERE PRESENT ALONG WITH JENNIFER KUMA.

UM, WE'RE WORKING ON A COUPLE OF FRONTS IN THE NAME HEALTH AND HOUSING AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD RIGHT NOW ON THE HOUSING, UH, PART OF IT.

WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH THE DEPUTY MAYOR, UH, CONNOR LOCKE, UM, LAST MONTH.

SO, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS, WE HAVE A SERIES OF ACTIONS THAT WE CAN ONLY TAKE IF WE PREPARE FOR THEM, WHICH EQUALS HOMEWORK.

UM, WE HAVE A CITYWIDE, UM, REQUIREMENT.

ACTUALLY IT'S A STATEWIDE REQUIREMENT WE DO IN THE CITY ON, UM, THE HOUSING ELEMENT.

AND SO FOR US TO BE EFFECTIVE IN, UM, MODIFYING AND ENCOURAGING AND INCENTIVIZING HOUSING APPROPRIATE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES OF DISABILITY, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT HOUSING ELEMENT.

SO WE'RE, UH, TASKED TO REVIEW A PRESENTATION THAT WAS MADE, UM, UH, REGARDING IT BACK IN UH, 2021.

UM, AND THAT IS OUT TO ALL THE, UH, UM, COMMISSIONERS WHO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE.

WE'RE ALSO TASKED TO IDENTIFY, UH, UNIVERSAL INCLUSIVE DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT

[02:00:01]

AND A COUPLE OF THOSE THINGS ARE TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE WITHIN OUR GRASP HERE IN THE CITY OR NEARBY WHO ARE CERTIFIED TO HELP US WITH THIS, UH, THESE DESIGN FEATURES.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, THOSE, UH, PERSONS WHO CAN HELP THE CITY BECAUSE THEY ARE TRAINED AND CERTIFIED IN THESE DESIGN, UH, REQUIREMENTS.

THE OTHER, UH, PART OF THIS IS AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE WORKING ON A MOBILITY, UM, MAPPING, UM, IDEA FOR DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH BECAUSE THAT HAS BECOME, UM, A BARRIER, A PLACE WHERE IT IS A CHALLENGE BECAUSE OF THE HILLS, THE, UM, MODIFIED INTERSECTIONS AND, UH, THE DENSITY OF PEOPLE, UH, USING THE, UM, PATHWAYS THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL.

SO WE HAVE, UM, SCREENED A PROGRAM AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING MORE INFORMATION THAT COULD BE AN APP, UH, AFFORDED US HERE IN, UM, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.

SO BESIDES THE HOMEWORK, UH, THAT IS THE, UM, RESPECTIVELY SUBMITTED REPORT.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

SCENE NONE MADAM CHAIR CAN COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, MADAM CHAIR JENNIFER, PLEASE CALL FOR THIS VOTE.

COMMISSIONER DEAN.

MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

UM, PLEASE CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT RELATING TO THIS ITEM.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM IN PERSON, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM AND IN THE ZOOM PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

UH, THESE ARE COMMENTS LIKE REGARDING ANYTHING THAT YES.

I JUST MOVED HERE AND THIS IS A BARRIER TO LIKE MY APARTMENT.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.

OKAY, SORRY.

UM, MY NAME IS VANESSA VOS.

UM, MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE HER.

SO I DID WANNA MENTION I DO LIVE AT A CONDO APARTMENT STRUCTURE ON FOURTH STREET.

THERE IS ONLY ONE PAR, LIKE A DA ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE AND IT IS IN THE SECTION WHERE GUEST GUEST PARKING IS AT.

I'VE RECEIVED TWO WARNING VIOLATIONS FOR PARKING THERE.

UM, I HAVE MY PLACARD AND I HAVE REACHED OUT TO HOA AND I GOT ANOTHER WARNING VIOLATION TODAY.

UM, AND THERE ARE MORE THAN 25 SPACES THERE AND THERE'S ONLY 180 DA ACCESSIBLE SPACE.

THE SECOND ONE THAT WAS THERE GOT GATED OFF IN ORDER TO, UM, SECURE PROTECT THE MAILBOXES.

SO THERE IS ONLY ONE IN THE ENTIRE PARKING STRUCTURE.

UM, SO I AM TRYING TO SEE IF THERE CAN BE ANY LIKE ADDITIONAL SPACES ADDED.

UM, I'D REACHED OUT TO HOA, THEY ARE CONSIDERING IT, THEY'RE TAKING IT TO THE BOARD, BUT THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO GET INTO THE BUILDING, WHICH I JUST MOVED INTO.

UM, I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO CALL MY ROOMMATE TO COME AND OPEN THE DOOR FOR ME.

THE DOORS TO THE ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE OR TOO HEAVY FOR ANYONE TO OPEN, THEY DON'T OPEN AUTOMATICALLY.

SO THAT IS AN ISSUE.

I HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY AROUND TO THE RAMP.

AND WITH THE A DA SPACES, SINCE I'VE GOTTEN THE WARNING VIOLATIONS, I'M TOO SCARED TO PARK THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE, UM, MENTIONED THAT THEY'RE GONNA TOW ME.

SO WHAT I AM DOING IS PARKING, PARKING ON THE STREET AND HAVING TO USE MY WALKER TO GET OUT AND CROSS THE STREET, WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO ME SINCE I HAVE TWO DISABILITIES.

UM, THE OTHER, UM, PART I DID WANNA MENTION WAS, UH, OBVIOUSLY THE DOORS.

UM, I BELIEVE THE RAMP IS AT AN INCLINATION THAT IS TO, UM, INCLINED.

I DON'T KNOW THE PERCENTAGE OF LIKE WHAT HAS TO BE INCLINED, BUT I DID WANNA MENTION ALL THAT.

UM,

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I'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE CONSTANTLY WITH DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTERS, UH, TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT, EVERYTHING OUT.

IT IS EXHAUSTING.

IT HAS DRAINED ME AND I'M NOT EVEN ABLE TO ENJOY MY LIVING, UH, SITUATION HERE.

UH, HALF OF MY DAY HAS BEEN ON PHONE CALLS, EMAILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I'VE NOT EVEN, UM, BEEN ABLE TO ADVENTURE OUT IN LONG BEACH.

SO THAT IS A BARRIER TO ME THAT I CANNOT LIKE, UM, LIVE MY OWN LIFESTYLE INDEPENDENTLY.

AND I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE BROKER TO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ABOUT THESE, UH, CONCERNS AND I HAVE YET TO GET A WORD BACK FROM THEM.

SO RIGHT NOW I'M NOT SURE WHERE TO PARK BECAUSE I AM TOO SCARED THAT I AM GONNA GET TOWED.

THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT TOW ME, UM, WHICH I DON'T WANT TO LIKE LEAVE IT THERE BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE HAVING TO TAKE AN UBER TO WHEREVER IT GOT TOWED, HAVING TO PAY THAT FINE, SEEING IF I CAN GET REIMBURSED.

I'M NOT EVEN SURE HOW THE PROCESS WORKS.

UH, SO THAT IS MY COMMENT ON THOSE, UM, BARRIERS THAT I HAVE.

IS THERE ANY OTHER YES, COMMISSIONER SWANSON.

JUST A REMINDER THAT PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION.

I UNDERSTAND.

I THINK, AND, AND THANK YOU FOR STEPPING OUT AND SHARING THIS.

WE CAN'T HAVE A BACK AND FORTH.

HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE INFORMATIVE FOR US IF WE KNEW WHO WAS THE SIGHTING ENTITY.

IS IT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH OR IS IT A PRIVATE SECURITY? IT'S THE, UM, UPLAND SECURITY GUARD SYSTEM.

SO IT WAS THE SECURITY.

IS THERE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENT? GO AHEAD.

SO I KNOW WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE BACK AND FORTH, BUT I'M JUST YEAH.

GIMME A STATEMENT.

I'M JUST YEAH.

THINKING THAT, UM, IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY, UM, WRITE A LETTER TO THE COMMISSION MM-HMM.

THAT MIGHT HELP US.

YEAH, DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO.

THANKS.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUGGESTION.

UM, VANESSA, YOU AND I SPOKE ON THE PHONE YESTERDAY.

UM, AND AS I STATED, BECAUSE THE, THE AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR, YOUR PROPERTY OWNER, THE UNFORTUNATE THING IS THAT THE BURDEN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IS ON YOU.

MM-HMM.

, I DON'T WANNA WASTE ANY MORE OF YOUR TIME WRITING THE COMMISSION WOULD NOT, IT WOULD DIRECT IT TO ME AND I WOULD TELL YOU THE SAME THING AGAIN.

SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU REACH OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU COMPLAIN, MAKE A COMPLAINT, UM, AND FILE.

JUST TAKE NOTES AND FILE EVERYTHING.

UM, TAKE PICTURES, SEND IT TO THE DOJ AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DISCUSSED.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO TALK FURTHER, PLEASE CALL MY OFFICE.

UM, BUT WE'VE ALREADY HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS AND IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, MY PHONE IS ALWAYS MY EMAIL.

I'M ALWAYS CHECKING IT.

NO, ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.

I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT .

AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

IS THERE ANY MORE COMMENT? YES.

UM, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY MS. ROBLES.

GREAT.

UM, I TAKE FOR STANDING UP AND COMING OUT TO SPEAK WITH US.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

AND AS JENNIFER JUST MENTIONED, I TOTALLY 100% UH, THINK THAT'S A GREAT ADVICE.

AND ALSO YOUR CITY COUNCIL IN THAT DISTRICT, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THEM.

THAT'S OUR ADVICE.

AND TO GET YOUR CITY OFFICIALS JUST TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

UM, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT 'CAUSE YOU HAVE THE VOICE, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT MM-HMM , UH, TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND JUST GET THEM INVOLVED IN SOME WAY.

IT'S 5 6 2 4 2 9 0 4 7 0.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE.

UM, WE ARE GONNA MOVE ON TO, UM, ANNOUNCEMENTS, UM, FOR MY STAFF REPORT.

THE FIRST ITEM IS ASSEMBLY MEMBER JOSH LENAL HOSTING A FREE MEDI-CAL ENROLLMENT FAIR IN LONG BEACH.

WILL IT BE PRO BE PROVIDING FREE INFORMATION ON AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE PLANS AND FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR YOUR RETIRE FAMILY? UM, BEGINNING JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, A NEW LAW IN CALIFORNIA ALLOWS ADULTS AGES 26 THROUGH 49 TO QUALIFY FOR FULL SCOPE MEDI-CAL, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS.

UNDER THE COVERAGE EXPANSION, ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS PREVENTATIVE CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DENTAL SERVICES, DOCTORS VISITS, AND RECEIVE PRESCRIPTIONS.

THIS EVENT WILL BE SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD FROM 10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AT WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 1450 CEDAR AVENUE IN LONG BEACH, 9 0 8 1 3.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ASSEMBLY MEMBER AL'S OFFICE.

UM, AND MY FINAL ITEM FOR STAFF REPORT IS TRANSPORTATION DAY IS EXACTLY TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM TODAY.

IT'LL BE FROM 1:30 PM TO 4:00 PM UM, AT THE MICHELLE OBAMA NEIGHBORHOOD

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LIBRARY.

UM, COMMISSIONERS, UM, WILL BE THERE.

UM, WE'LL HAVE A LOT A RESOURCE FAIR.

THERE WILL BE A PANEL, UM, WITH, UH, LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ENTITIES THAT, UM, SERVE THE GREATER LONG BEACH AREA THAT WILL BE HOSTED BY FORMER K COD CHAIR, DIKA MCLEAN.

YOU CAN GET YOUR WHEELCHAIR OR YOUR MOBILITY DEVICE CLEANED FOR FREE AND MUCH MORE.

UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY, UM, STAFF REPORT.

ARE THERE ANY FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

I'LL MAKE THIS REALLY BRIEF .

UM, NEXT WEEK, THE ANNUAL, UM, CSUN DISABILITY CONFERENCE IS COMING TO THE ANAHEIM MARRIOTT.

UM, IT IS BOTH A CONFERENCE AND AN EXPO LIKE EXHIBIT HALL WITH VENDORS, UM, MOSTLY FOCUSED ON PERSONS WITH LOW VISION

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

OR THAT ARE BLIND, UM, OR HEARING IMPAIRED OR DEAF.

UM, I WILL BE ATTENDING AND SPECIFICALLY MEETING WITH THE MAPPING APP, GOOD MAPS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO COMMISSIONER SWANSON ABOUT.

UM, THAT IS, DOES HAVE A PRESENCE HERE IN LONG BEACH.

UM, AND WILL LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM.

UM, IF ANY COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT ANY OF THE EXHIBITORS, IF THERE'S ANYBODY SPECIFIC THAT YOU WANT ME TO STOP BY AND GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT, PLEASE EMAIL OR TEXT AND WE'LL BE GOING ON A WEEK FROM TODAY.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

ANY FURTHER? ANNOUNCEMENTS? COMMISSIONERS.

SEEING NONE, MADAM CHAIR? OH, YES, I'M SO SORRY.

UM, ONE MORE THING I FORGOT TO MENTION IN MY STAFF REPORT IS THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR PACKETS YOU WILL SEE SHORT FORMS FOR NOMINATIONS FOR OUR K COD, UH, DISABILITY ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR.

LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH PARTICIPATION, SO THIS YEAR, THIS IS OUR WAY OF COLLECTING IT QUICKER.

UM, LEAVE THE FORM WITH ME IF YOU CAN COMPLETE IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

IF NOT, GIVE IT TO ME NEXT TIME OR TAKE A SCREENSHOT AND SEND IT TO ME ELECTRONICALLY.

BUT I WILL HAVE THOSE OUT AT EVERY, UM, K COD MEETING.

AND UM, UH, VICE CHAIR ADAMS? YES.

JUST TO ADD TO THAT, YOU GUYS, UH, I HAVE LIKE FOUR OR FIVE EXTRA BLANK COPIES, BUT EVEN IF YOU JUST LIKE, LIKE FOR INSTANCE, YOU GOT ONE THAT'S FILLED OUT THAT HAS ALL THE DESCRIPTION THAT YOU WRITE IN, JUST PUT THEIR NAME, WHOEVER IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO NOMINATE AND JUST WRITING IT.

I WILL EMAIL THAT TO JENNIFER.

SO AT LEAST WE HAVE YOUR PUSHING WHOEVER YOU THINK OF TO BE NOMINATED.

YES MA'AM.

WHAT'S THE DEADLINE? THE DE UM, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, THE DEADLINE IS, UM, THE NOVEMBER MEETING.

OH, OKAY.

LOTS OF TIME.

BUT WE WANT TO, WE HAVE A LOT OF TIME REALLY, BECAUSE WE HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE, WHAT'S OUR MAX? IS IT ONE INDIVIDUAL, ONE ORGANIZATION OR IS IT HOW MANY YOU NOMINATED? UM, I WOULD BE ONE INDIVIDUAL, ONE ORGANIZATION, AND ONE BUSINESS OWNER.

AND, UM, UH, INDIVIDUAL CAN BE A COMMUNITY MEMBER.

UM, ANYBODY.

AND IT COULD BE A FORMER COMMISSIONER, RIGHT? I WAS GONNA SAY IT COULD BE J YEAH.

NO, .

I LOVE YOU, BUT DON'T MAKE ME MAKE THE LANDLORD.

SO I JUST WANTED TO PUSH THAT OUT THERE TO EVERYONE.