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YOU WILL, UH, CALL THE ORDER ROLL CALL PLEASE, SIR.ARE YOU HAVE FOREMAN? THANK YOU, SIR.
UM, WE'LL JUST JUMP RIGHT INTO A REGULAR AGENDA.
UH, ITEM ONE, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE CHAIR'S REPORT, UH, FROM THE LAST MEETING.
UH, CAN I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, FILE AND PUBLIC COMMENT.
CAN I SLIP IN, UH, SOME COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON THEN? YEAH.
UM, CITY, UH, CLERK'S OFFICE IS ASKING, UH, COMMISSIONERS TO, UH, BE MINDFUL OF THE FORM 700, THE ETHICS TRAINING AND THE ONBOARDING, UH, PAPERWORK THAT NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED.
UH, I THINK WE, WE'VE PASSED THE DEADLINE FOR THE ETHICS.
UH, THE ONBOARDING AND THE FORM.
700 OF ONLY DEADLINES ARE APRIL 2ND.
UH, SO, UH, CITY COURT IS ASKING FOR ATTENTION TO THAT.
UH, JUST SO, UH, EVERYONE HERE KNOWS, UH, THE, UH, AUGMENTED PLANNING HAS, UH, BEGUN.
AND, UH, THEY ARE, UH, DONE WITH A COUPLE OF SECTIONS.
SO THAT'S AN ONGOING, UH, PROJECT.
AND THEN THE TWICE MONTHLY MAINTENANCE, UH, IS UNDERWAY.
UH, AND THEN ITEM LAST FOR THAT, UH, IS THE SPRINKLERS, UH, ARE BEING CHECKED AND REPAIRED, UH, IN THE COMING COUPLE OF WEEKS.
SO WE'LL MOVE AHEAD WITH, WITH THAT PAYMENTS, WHICH IS IMPORTANT.
UH, ITEM TWO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVE OF MINUTES FOR THE MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION, UM, TO FILE PUBLIC COMMENT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE, KAREN? SECOND.
ITEM THREE, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 29TH, 2024.
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION I'VE MOVED TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE FINANCIAL REPORT, AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM STAFF.
SO FOR FEBRUARY, REVENUE WAS UP 9% COMPARED TO LAST FISCAL YEAR.
WHILE YEAR TO DATE, REVENUE WAS UP ALSO 9% VERSUS LAST FISCAL YEAR.
UH, AND THE CURRENT FUND BALANCE IS 470,428 WITH 79 CENTS.
AND THEN THE FINANCIAL REPORT JUST TYPICAL, UH, EXPLAINS WHERE THE COSTS ARE AT TOO.
QUESTIONS? ANY REASON FOR INCREASE? I THINK IT'S JUST THAT, UH, UM, THERE'S TWO THINGS.
I MEAN, THE, THE RATE INCREASE THAT, THAT HELPED NOW.
AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT PROBABLY IS JUST MORE MOVEMENT IN THE, IN THE AREA.
MORE VISITORS? YEAH, MORE VISITORS.
UH, ITEM FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS YOU RECEIVED AND FILED ALONG THESE TRANSIT EMPLOYEE BUS PASS STATUS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 24.
UH, THAT'S RIGHT AFTER FINANCIAL, UH, MOTION PLEASE.
AND SO FOR THAT LONG BEACH, UH, TRANSIT BUS PASS IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, THERE WERE 3,465 BOARDINGS AND 116 RIDER.
AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, UH, FOR THE NEXT MONTH, WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH LONG BEACH TRANSIT AND THE BSBA ON GETTING THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVE, UH, USERS THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE FOR THE PROGRAM.
UH, SO THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PACKET FOR HOPEFULLY NEXT MONTH IS JUST WE'RE WORKING WITH, UH, LONG BEACH TRANSIT TO ADD THAT INTO THE REPORT THAT THEY PROVIDE US EVERY MONTH.
IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE'S MORE LOCATIONS IN THIS REPORT THAN THERE HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST.
SO MIGHT WE THANK, UH, BSBA FOR UPDATING? IS THAT WHERE THAT DATA'S COMING FROM? YEAH.
SO WITH THE HELP OF BSBA, I KNOW THEY DO PROVIDE THESE, UM, THIS LIST TO, TO LONG STRAND.
UH, JUST TAKING A MOMENT TO REVIEW.
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SO IF THERE'S 116 RIDERS THAT 116 RIDERS MULTIPLE WARNINGS FOR THE MONTH IS WHAT TOTALS OF 34 65? CORRECT.BUT THE NUMBER OF RIDERS ARE NOT THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE USERS THAT YOU HAVE.
SO, UH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I THINK YOUR ACTIVE USERS IS WAY HIGHER.
UM, IT JUST COMPARES TO PEOPLE USING IT ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT I'LL GIVE EVERYBODY A SECOND TO.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? UH, WE A SECOND.
UH, ITEM FIVE, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A PROPOSAL FROM WAXY SANATORY SUPPLY TO PURCHASE 12 BIG BELLY RECEPTACLES, UH, WITH TOTAL COST OF 39,007 $77 AND 11 CENTS A MOTION, PLEASE.
I MOVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE QUOTE FROM WAXING, ACCEPT THEIR PROPOSAL, UH, INFORMATION.
SO THIS RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROVE, AS HE STATED, A PROPOSAL FROM WAXY SANITARY, UH, SUPPLY TO PURCHASE 12 BIG VALUE TRASH SUSCEPTIBLES, UH, AT A COST OF 39,777 WITH 11 CENTS.
SO THESE ARE THE SIMILAR, WHAT YOU ALREADY PLACED THE LAST, UH, DURING THE LAST COUPLE COMMISSIONS.
UH, THE ONE THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT FOR THIS, THIS ONE YOU WILL NOTICE AS, UH, INSTALLATION CHARGE FROM BIG VALLEY FOR, UM, $1,500.
SO TYPICALLY IN THE PAST THEY'VE DONE THAT COST, UM, AS A, IT WAS JUST A COST THAT THEY WERE COVERING FOR THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES.
UM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE CHARGING THAT, UM, IT IS ONLY $125 PER UNIT THAT THEY'RE INSTALLING.
UM, BUT THIS IS LIKE A NORMAL, THEY TYPICALLY NORMALLY ALWAYS CHARGE THIS, UM, FOR ANYBODY THAT THEY INSTALL.
YEAH, THEY WOULD ALWAYS COVER THE COST.
I WONDER WHY THE DECISION TO LIE THAT ON THAT.
IT COULD JUST BE THE, I IT COULD JUST BE THE FACT OF, YOU KNOW, HIGHER COSTS NOW, UH, LABOR COSTS THAT THEY HAVE TO COVER.
BUT THAT'S JUST THE ONLY THING THAT I DID WANT TO POINT OUT.
2,400 FOR FREIGHT IN THE SAME AREA.
THEY'RE, UH, AND THEN ON THE HEELS OF THIS, ARE WE ORDERING MORE TO DRESS UP THE FLEET? YEAH, SO THIS, THESE 12 WILL COVER, I THINK YOU HAVE AN OUT, UH, A NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING OLD UNITS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED.
SO AFTER THIS ONE, I'LL WORK WITH, UH, HEATHER WITH BSBA ALSO ON JUST CONFIRMING HOW MANY WE'D NEED TO ORDER.
I KNOW SHE'S LETTING ME KNOW ABOUT, UH, SOME DOUBLES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT I'LL HAVE TO GET THE QUOTE ON THAT AND THEN PRESENT TO, TO THE, TO THE COMMISSION.
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE PANEL? YEAH, THE MESSAGE PANEL ARE THE SIDES.
SO THAT WAY YOU CAN DO SOME MARKETING.
SO I KNOW ON YOUR CURRENT ONES THAT YOU HAVE OUT, I KNOW YOU DO HAVE MESSAGE PANELS, SO, OKAY.
UH, I THINK THIS WAS OUR GOAL.
I WORKED WITH HEATHER ON THIS.
DID AS WE PUT THEM IN, JUST KEEP IF, AS LONG AS WE CAN JUST KEEP ORDERING SO THAT EVENTUALLY THEY'LL ALL BE REPLACED.
'CAUSE THEY'RE ALL PRETTY BAD.
AND THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE TO START AT THE BEGINNING AGAIN ONE DAY.
BUT THAT'S, I THINK, I THINK THE GENERAL THEME WAS THAT WE WANTED TO REPLACE, UH, AS MANY AS POSSIBLE, UH, AND CONTINUE TO REPLACE UNTIL THE ENTIRE FLEET, UH, IS PRESENTABLE ENOUGH THAT, UH, NUMBER ONE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT BROKEN, THEY'RE NOT OPEN, THEY'RE NOT ON ORDER.
UH, THEY DON'T LOOK UNSIGHTLY.
UM, AND SO IT, LIKE COMMISSIONER GUEST IS SAYING IT'S A, IT'S AN ONGOING PROJECT.
'CAUSE THEY DO GET, UH, PRETTY WORKED.
UH, AND AT A CERTAIN POINT WE WILL HAVE RUN THROUGH THE MECHANIZED UNITS AND WILL BE AT THE BASIC UNITS, WHICH REQUIRE LESS MAINTENANCE.
UH, THEY'RE OPERATED WITH FOOT PEDALS.
UM, THEY DON'T HAVE THE BELLS AND WHISTLES.
SO, UH, OVER TIME, UH, I THINK STRENGTHENING THE FLEET IS GONNA ALSO, UH, ALLOW US TO SPEND LESS, UH, ON, IF YOU LOOK AT A CURVE ON IT.
THERE'S ALSO ONE COMMENT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE THAT I COMPLETELY FORGOT, IS THAT
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THE OLD ONES THAT THEY DO TAKE OUT, WERE ACTUALLY HAVING CONSERVATION CORPS STRIP 'EM FOR ADDITIONAL PARTS.SO, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN USE, UM, IN CASE THESE NEW ONES, SOMETHING BREAKS, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO REPLACE THAT.
UM, SO THAT ALSO WILL BE A COST SAVINGS FOR, UH, THE COMMISSION AND, AND MONT.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, AND THE NEXT TIME, NEXT TIME WE DO BRING A QUOTE FOR A PRESENTATION, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL PROVIDE LIKE A LIST OF A NUMBER OF HOW MANY YOU HAVE OUTSTANDING THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED.
SO THAT WAY YOU ARE THE COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC IS ALSO AWARE HOW MANY ARE STILL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE 67 CHEVY THEY'RE GONNA BUILD WITH THE PARTS WE CAN SELL FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, JUST REAL QUICK, ARE WE, UM, WE'RE MAINTAINING THE CIGARETTE DISPOSAL.
IS THAT PART OF THIS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE ADD-ON CIGARETTE? NO.
NO, I THINK, I THINK YOU'RE JUST KIND OF GOING WITH THE SIMPLE BASIC KIND OF, BECAUSE I, IF I'M MISTAKEN, I THINK THOSE IN THE PAST THOSE WERE GETTING LIKE BROKEN.
AND I KNOW, I THINK THEY WERE KIND OF, I REMEMBER ONE TIME ATION CORPS WAS TELLING US THAT THEY DO KIND OF DO LIKE A SHARP, LIKE IF THEY BREAK IT DOWN, THEY BECOME SHARP AND THEY HAVE TO BREAK IT.
THEY HAVE TO SHARP, I MEAN, UM, SHADE IT, SHADE IT DOWN.
SO THAT, THAT ONE'S A QUESTION.
UH, IN THE PAST THERE WERE SEPARATE CIGARETTE RECEPTACLES THAT WERE HANGING ON CERTAIN POLES.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OF THOSE LEFT? I'LL HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE BSBA AND ALSO CONSERVATION COURTS, BUT I, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I THINK THEY MIGHT BE ONE OR TWO MAYBE.
BUT I'LL HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT NUMBER AND WE'LL GET YOU A PUBLIC COMMENT IN JUST A SECOND, HEATHER.
THERE ALSO IS, IS THERE SOME THOUGHT THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT INSTALLING, UH, DOG WASTE BAG STATIONS? UH, SO, UH, I'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND ALLOW HEATHER TO COMMENT ON THAT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND AND PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE.
HEATHER, KAREN, THIS ASSOCIATION, UH, THERE'S ONLY A FEW OF THOSE CIGARETTE HOLDERS REMAIN AND THEY'RE ATTACHED TO THE BIG VALLEY UNITS.
AND SO, UH, THE FEEDBACK FROM CONSERVATION COURT IS THEY DON'T, THEY JUST PULL OPEN THE BOTTOM AND THEN THERE'S MORE OF A MESS.
AND SO THE DECISION WAS TO NOT CONTINUE TO HAVE 'EM.
UH, SO THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED ON ANY OF THE NEW ORDERS.
AND THEN WE HAVE A NEW BUSINESS COMING TO THE STREET THAT I MET WITH THIS WEEK, BARK PARK.
UM, THEY'RE OPENING IN THE OLD RUNNER'S HIGH SPOT AND THEY'LL BE A DOGGY BOUTIQUE, BUT THEY ALREADY OFFERED TO PUT IN DOG WASTE RECEPTACLES ON THE STREET THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR AS LONG AS THEY CAN PUT THEIR NAME ON.
SO WHEN THEY'RE READY FOR THAT, WE CAN, I CAN BRING THAT TO PARKING COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL.
UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY, COMMISSIONER, UH, I AM FOR THE, THE POOP BAGS, BUT I'M GONNA REMIND YOU THAT WHEN OUR LAST COUNCIL PERSON WAS HERE, SHE TRIED TO GET THEM AND THE CITY WAS AGAINST THEM BECAUSE IT WAS KIND OF LIKE CATCH 22.
DO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BRING THEIR DOGS DOWN THERE POOP? SO IT'S KIND OF A CATCH 22.
PERSONALLY, I THINK THEY'D BE GREAT.
WELL, THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THE DOG BUSINESS WOULD LIKE
THEY DID, THEY DID OFFER, AND WE CAN WRITE THIS, DRAFT THIS UP FORMALLY, BUT THEY DID OFFER TO ALSO MAINTAIN AND PROVIDE THE BAGS AND GREAT.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT 28 OF 'EM OUT.
WE CAN JUST PUT, YOU KNOW, A SELECT AMOUNT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.
UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION.
UH, ITEM SIX IN RELATION TO APPROVE A PROPOSAL FROM QUALITY COMMERCIAL CLEANING, UH, SPECTER FACILITY MAINTENANCE TO PROVIDE SIDEWALK AND ALLEY STEAM CLEANING SERVICES THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024 TO COST OF $49,600 AND APPROVE AN ORIGINAL OR AN OPTIONAL AS NEEDED.
SECOND, THAT SERVICE WEEKLY STEAM CLEANING PROPOSAL AT A MONTHLY COST OF 64 95.
UM, EXCUSE ME, AS WE GO INTO THIS, UH, WE NEED A MOTION, PLEASE.
I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE SPECTRUM ADDITIONAL
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UM, AND AS NEEDED ON THAT SECOND SERVICE.UH, AND THEN CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL THAT WE MADE LAST MONTH TO HAVE, UH, THE HIGH VOLUME HOSPITALITY STRENGTHS, UH, ATTENDED TO BY SPECTRUM, UH, AS NEEDED, UH, FOR STEAM CLEANING OF THOSE SIDEWALKS IN FRONT OF RESIDENCES ARE IMPACTED BY, UH, THE HIGH VOLUME HOSPITALITY.
UM, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH COMMISSIONERS RELATIVE TO THAT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND PLEASE? SECOND.
SO IT'S ABOUT $6,500 FOR THE WHOLE STREET.
WELL, I NEED SOME HELP FROM, UH, EDDIE ON THIS, ON, ON EXACTLY WHAT WE CAN, WE CAN ASK SPECTRUM AND THEN ON AND AS NEEDED.
UH, AND IF WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE, WELL FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICE FOR THE HIGH VOLUME HOSPITALITY STREETS.
UH, PERSONALLY, UH, AND I WON'T SPEAK FOR THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, BUT I'D SAY WHATEVER IT TAKES, UH, TO SCRATCH THIS EDGE.
'CAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE RESIDENTS, UH, ARE ASKING FOR.
THIS IS VERY HIGH VALUE, I THINK.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S WEEKLY COST IS $1,500.
SO THEY, I ASKED THEM TO KIND OF BREAK IT DOWN ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND A MONTHLY BASIS.
SO THE $6,500 THEY ARE FOR THE FULL, YOU KNOW, SECOND STREET.
UM, I WILL SECOND STREET ONLY KNOW
I GOTTA DOUBLE CHECK WITH THE, THE, THE ALLEYWAYS AND THE SIDEWALKS.
BUT I KNOW FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS THAT I TALKED TO SPECTRUM, IT'S JUST TO ME WHAT THEY'RE REGULARLY DOING, WHICH IS THE MAIN, UH, THE MAIN STREET ITSELF, SECOND STREET.
UM, BUT I CAN CLARIFY ON, I MEAN, I CAN GET A PROPOSAL FROM THEM FOR THE NEXT TIME, BUT LIKE I STATED, THIS IS JUST 'CAUSE AS A, AS NEEDED, I FIGURED THAT IT WOULD BE BEST.
'CAUSE I KNOW THE COMMISSION DOES HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS, UM, YOU KNOW, DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
SO I FIGURED WE CAN JUST ADD THIS AS A, AS NEEDED SERVICE JUST IN CASE IT DOES NEED IT, THAT THE COMMISSION DOES DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT SO WE CAN GET A COST EARLY ON COMPARED TO LAST MINUTE COSTS ARE KIND OF USUALLY HIGHER.
UM, WHEN YOU REQUEST IT ON A LAST MINUTE BASIS.
DOES THE CITY HAVE SOME TYPE OF, UM, AIR PRESSURE WASHER WHEN, YOU KNOW, YOU GO ON THE LONG BEACH APP AND YOU AS FOR GRAFFITI REMOVAL? MM-HMM.
UH, I'LL HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK ABOUT STEAM.
I KNOW FOR LIKE RESIDENTIAL AREAS, I KNOW THAT THEY CAN DO, I THINK BECAUSE THE COMMISSION, UH, I'LL HAVE TO CONFIRM IF THEY CAN DO IT ON SECOND STREET BECAUSE I KNOW BECAUSE OF THE COMMISSION.
WELL, I'M BASICALLY TALKING MORE OF LIKE RESIDENTIAL YEAH.
YOU KNOW, BEHIND ON GRANADA IN THAT PARKING LOT SO THAT THEY AT LEAST HAVE AN AVENUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH SOMEBODY AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU COME OUT HERE? BECAUSE YEAH.
I, I, I WOULD RECOMMEND FOR, YOU KNOW, WITH EVERYTHING, IT IS GOOD TO GO ON THE GO TO LONG BEACH APP.
UH, THE LOGO LONG BEACH APP, IT'S PRETTY EASY TO USE.
SO, BUT I'LL HAVE TO CONFIRM IF THEY DO ANY, LIKE, STEAM CLEANING OR ALLEY, LIKE ANYTHING WITH THE PRESSURE WASHING.
I, I WANT TO SAY THEY DO BECAUSE I KNOW WE DO HAVE CERTAIN AREAS IN LONG BEACH THAT THEY DO DO STEAM CLEANING.
UM, BUT I'LL HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH THE, THE LONG BEACH APP TEAM TO SEE IF THAT OKAY.
YEAH, I CAN ACTUALLY, I'LL SEE WHAT MATERIALS THEY ACTUALLY HAVE AS WELL, LIKE MARKETING MATERIALS, IF THEY HAVE ANY, LIKE BROCHURES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO THAT WAY IN THE NEXT MONTH I CAN PASS IT ON.
I CAN LEAVE THEM HERE AND ALSO GIVE 'EM TO, UM, HEATHER OR ANY OTHER RESIDENTIAL, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE ALSO HAVE SOME, I THINK WE HAVE A RESIDENTIAL, UM, TECH STREET HAS LIKE A RESIDENTIAL YEAH.
SO I CAN PROVIDE THOSE MATERIALS AS WELL.
AND THEN, UM, IS THE EQUIPMENT, IS THIS HIGH TEMPERATURE BRUSH, IS THIS VACUUMING UP WASTEWATER? YEAH.
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, ILLEGAL DISCHARGE.
SO WHEN WE WENT OUT TO ORIGINAL BID, WE HAVE SOME REGULATIONS OKAY.
AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND, UM, THAT THEY, SO YOU GUYS ARE DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE SERVED AND LIKE, YOU KNOW.
I KNOW THEY HAVE TO BE VENDOR.
SO WHEN WE DID THIS WAS, UH, THROUGH INVITATION TO BID.
I WANNA SAY THIS IS BACK, EVEN WHEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAS PART OF THE, THEY WERE DOING MY JOB AND JORGE'S JOB.
SO THIS IS HOW THEY ENDED UP GETTING SPECTRUM.
UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY, BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNTS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE GOING OVER WITH THIS ONE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO AN INVITATION TO BID PROBABLY LATER THIS IN LATER THIS YEAR.
UM, BUT WHEN WE DO DO OUR, LIKE WE WERE JUST REVIEWING THE ORIGINAL BID, WE DO HAVE GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE TO STILL WORK.
WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE FOLLOW OUR CITY
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PROCEDURES IN REGARDS TO LIKE, UM, UH, LIKE THE, THE, THE PRESSURE WASHING THAT IT'S NOT DAMAGING THE CONCRETE, THINGS LIKE THAT.SO THERE IS LIKE CERTAIN GUIDELINES ON THERE AS WELL.
AND WHEN WE DO DO THE INVITATION TO BID, UM, DURING THE NEXT TIME AROUND, I'LL BE SURE TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE COMMISSION.
WE'LL PUT IT ON THE PACKET AS WELL.
SO AS, AS, UH, COMMISSIONER HOFFMAN MENTIONED, THIS IS A HIGH VALUE PROJECT, UH, CERTAINLY, BUT I WANT TO, UH, MAKE IT A RECORD THAT, UH, AT LEAST FROM MY POSITION, UH, I THINK ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE TO BE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, UH, IT'S WORTHWHILE.
IT IS ALSO WORTHY TO NOTE THAT, UH, AS COSTS GO UP IN EVERY SECTOR, UH, IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT INCREASES FOR THIS AS WELL.
UH, BUT HAVING TO REBID OR, UH, GO TO CITY, UH, FOR BLESSING IF WE'RE OVER THE THRESHOLD WE SPEND ON OUR BUDGET, UH, COMPLETELY WORTHWHILE, UH, TO CONTINUE THIS SERVICE.
AND THEN DOVETAILING INTO THAT, UH, LET'S NOT FORGET THAT WE ALSO DISCUSSED HAVING THE CONSERVATION CORPS, UH, ON A DAILY BASIS HIT THOSE HIGH, UH, VOLUME HOSPITALITY FEES ALSO.
UM, AND I WANT TO ASK FOR AN UPDATE, UH, ON THAT AS WELL.
UM, IF WE CAN'T SQUEEZE THAT IN TODAY, UH, IF THE NEXT MEETING CAN WE KNOW IF THAT ADDITIONAL SERVICE FROM CONSERVATION CORPS IS APPROVED AND WHEN THAT BEGINS, UH, BECAUSE THAT, AS COMMISSIONER HOFFMAN SAYS, IS A HIGH VALUE, UH, ADDITION TO THE, TO THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, UH, THE RESIDENTS DESERVE IT.
UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD DESERVES IT.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? UH, PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE? YES.
I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL IF THEIR SCHEDULE WAS POSTED ON THE VSBA WEBSITE SO THAT THE BUSINESSES AND RESIDENCE WOULD KNOW WHAT LOCATION IS BEING WASHED IN A PARTICULAR DAY.
BECAUSE HONESTLY, WE OFTEN ON OFF SECOND STREET AND USED TO IN THE PAST SEE THEM WORKING OR SEE EVIDENCE OF THEM WORKING.
AND, UM, WE HAVEN'T ENCOUNTERED THAT LATELY.
SO THEY MUST DO IT REALLY EARLY IN THE MORNING, BUT I THINK IT WOULD REALLY BE HELPFUL TO EVERYBODY, EVEN THOUGH WHERE AND WHEN THE POLICE HAPPEN.
YEAH, I KNOW THEY DO SEND US, UM, SOME, A SCHEDULE AND THEY DO DO IT VERY, VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING THAT IS ON PURPOSE.
SO THEY DON'T DISTURB ANY BUSINESSES OR ANYBODY WALKING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT I CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH, UM, WITH HEATHER, UM, AS WELL.
AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, THAT INFORMATION IS, IS OUT SO PEOPLE KNOW AS WELL.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING THE ALLEYS, RIGHT? THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON THE ALLEYS.
IT'S PRETTY LOUD, ISN'T IT? IS IT AIR COMPRESSORS? YEAH, I THINK, I THINK, UH, STEAM GENERATOR.
YEAH, I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
I THINK THEY, I'M NOT SAYING I THINK THEY HAVE TO DO IT BEFORE 7:00 AM I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY COMPLAINTS ON NOISE RELATIVE TO STEVE BLEEDING.
I KNOW WE GET A LOT OF ISSUES WITH TRASH TRUCKS AND DELIVERIES, BUT YEAH, WE PERSONALLY, I MEAN, WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS, WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANY COMPLAINTS, UM, WITH THAT AS WELL.
BUT IF ANYTHING DOES COME UP, WE'LL BE ALWAYS, WE'LL ALWAYS BE SURE TO KIND OF LET THEM KNOW OR, YOU KNOW, CHANGE THEIR SCHEDULE IF IT'S NEEDED AS WELL.
UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, PLEASE.
YEAH, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ADD THE, THE SCHEDULE I CURRENTLY JUST SAYS WEEKLY, BUT I CAN ADD MORE INFORMATION.
THEY DO SEND US PICTURES EVERY DAY.
UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, WE HAVE MOTION, WE HAVE SECOND.
UH, ITEM SEVEN, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE A PROPOSAL FOR CSI PATROL SERVICES, UH, TO PROVIDE SECURITY SERVICES IN BELMONT SHORE FROM THE HOURS OF 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, AND 2:00 AM TO 6:00 AM FROM SUNDAY TO THURSDAY.
UH, AND THEN 12:00 AM TO 6:00 AM FROM FRIDAY TO SATURDAY.
THE, THE, THE THIRD ONE IS THE INCLUSION OF, UH, WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS A TWO TOP UNIT THAT WILL ASSIST IN, UH, THE PARKING LOTS, UH, THE ALLEYS, THE SIDE STREETS, UH, FROM THE BUSIEST POINT OF THE EVENING TO WHERE, UH, THE HIGH VOLUME HOSPITALITY CLOSES, UH, AND SENDS PATRONS ON THE DAY.
UH, AND SO WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD
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BE, UH, AN EXCELLENT, UH, AUGMENTATION, UH, FOR, UH, MOVING FOLKS ALONG, KEEPING PEOPLE QUIET.UH, THESE ARE THE, THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT, UH, THE COMMISSION, UH, HAS CONSIDERED, UH, WELL AHEAD OF, UH, RECENT EVENTS.
UH, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DOING THESE THINGS, UH, BECAUSE AGAIN, THESE ARE HIGH VALUE PROJECTS, UH, THAT ARE DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WITH EVERYBODY.
SO, I I NEED A MOTION, PLEASE.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CSI PROPOSAL FOR THE TIME SHEET.
AND I WANNA MAKE A, DON'T YOU BE THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
THIS WOULD BE WEEKDAYS 2:00 AM TO 6:00 AM THAT WOULD BE WEEKDAYS.
YEAH, IT'S THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
I'LL, LET ME, LET ME READ THROUGH IT AND THEN I'LL, I'LL DOUBLE CHECK.
BUT I, I DO WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT AS WELL.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE DO HAVE THE, UH, STAFF REPORT ON HERE THAT DOES PROVIDE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ON THE ACTUAL PROPOSAL.
THE PROPOSAL ITSELF, IT'S NOT ATTACHED IN THIS APPLICATION, BUT IT IS IN OUR, OUR ONE MEETING ONLINE.
UH, SO THAT WE DID MAKE SURE IT'S ON THERE AS WELL.
BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND, AND PROVIDE A RUNDOWN ON THE ACTUAL PROPOSAL ITSELF.
SO I'M GONNA JUST GO AHEAD AND READ THE ACTUAL STAFF REPORT AND THEN I'LL GO GET INTO THE DETAIL IN REGARDS TO THE ACTUAL, UM, PROPOSAL ITSELF.
SO ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 2024, THE BELMONT SHORE PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ADVISORY COMMISSION, UH, APPROVED TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CSI PATROL SERVICES, A SERVICE FOR A TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $250,000 FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.
THE ITEM TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT WITH CSI PATROL WILL NOW NEED TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE.
UM, THE COUNCIL ITEM IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 9TH, 2024.
IN ADDITION, DURING THE FEBRUARY 22ND, 2024 MEETING, THE, THE BELMONT SHORE PARKING AND BUSINESS AREA ADVISORY COMMISSION REQUESTED TO INCREASE SECURITY SERVICE HOURS DUE TO THE INCREASING ISSUES OCCURRING IN BELMONT SHORE AREA.
THE PROPOSAL ATTACHED, UH, IS TO INCREASE VEHICLE PATROL SERVICES FROM 56 HOURS A WEEK TO 64.
64 64 HOURS A WEEK BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2:00 AM TO 6:00 AM SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND 12:00 AM TO 6:00 AM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
UM, BICYCLE PATROL SERVICES ARE 126 HOURS A WEEK BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
BASED ON THE PROPOSAL PROVIDED BY CSI PATROL, THE WEEKLY COST FOR BOTH BICYCLE AND PATROL SECURITY SERVICES WILL INCREASE FROM 4,956 TO 5,610 WITH 50 CENTS.
THE ESTIMATED MONTHLY COST FOR BOTH BICYCLE AND VEHICLE PATROL SERVICES ARE $22,000 442.
AND THAT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE FOR MONTHS WITH FEDERAL HOLIDAYS BECAUSE THEY DO CHARGE, UH, ADDITIONAL FEE FOR THAT.
THE ESTIMATED YEARLY SECURITY EXPENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 WILL BE 223,978 WITH 75 CENTS, UM, ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.
OUR, UH, SORRY, THE FOUR, UH, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.
UM, AND THAT IS ALSO SUBJECT TO CHANGE IF ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE REQUESTED, UM, AND MONTHS WITH HOLIDAYS, THESE SECURITY SERVICES ARE A PRIORITY FOR THE BELMONT SHORE PARKING BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ADVISORY COMMISSION.
UM, AND THEN THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ADVISORY COMMISSION, WHICH DIRECTS USAGE OF THE BELMONT SHORE PARKING FUND SELECTED CSI PATROL DUE TO THEIR BICYCLE PATROL SERVICE AND EXPERIENCED PATROLLING SIMILAR BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA SUCH AS THE BIXBY KNOWS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION IN THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH ALLIANCE.
UH, UTILIZING CSI PATROL SECURITY SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO HELP ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY BY DETERRING UNWANTED ACTIVITY, PROVIDING PUBLIC INFORMATION ASSISTANCE AND REDUCING ADDITIONAL POLICE, UM, DEPARTMENT RESOURCES THAT MAY BE NEEDED IN THE BELMONT AREA WITHOUT CSI PATROL.
UM, IN REGARDS TO THE ACTUAL PATROL, I MEAN THE, THE PROPOSALS ITSELF AS MENTIONED, SO FOR THE REGULAR MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AT EIGHT, THAT'S THE REGULAR SERVICE THAT THEY'RE DOING THAT IS, UH, TWO UNARMED OFFICERS WITH MARKED PATROL BICYCLES, AND THEY'RE ALSO FULLY LICENSED AND THEY'RE ALSO BONDED.
THAT COST PER HOUR IS A $26 PER, UH, 26.75 PER MAN, WHICH ALSO, THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE OFFICER'S WAGES AND INSURANCE COSTS.
AND THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT THEY'LL BE DOING THAT IS SEVEN DAYS, 126 HOURS.
AND THAT WEEKLY COST IS 3,375 WITH 50 CENTS.
UM, AND THEN THEIR DUTIES, THAT IS AS MENTIONED TO DE TO, UM, DETER UNWANTED ACTIVITY IN PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, I ACTUALLY HAD, UM, CSI
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PATROL, THEY WERE ABLE TO BRING A LIST OF THEIR DUTIES THAT THEY ALSO PROVIDED.SO THAT'S THE ADDITIONAL SHEET THAT I PROVIDED EARLIER TODAY, UM, FOR THOSE WHO CAME IN LATE.
THERE'S ALSO THAT SHEET IN THE, IN THE FRONT AS WELL.
UM, SO AS ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION AS THIS IS NOTHING NEW, BUT THERE OVERTIME IS TO BE CHARGED ON ALL SHIFTS LONGER THAN EIGHT HOURS.
TYPICALLY, CSI PATROL DOESN'T DO ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, AT LEAST ONE, THE SAME PERSON DOESN'T DO OVERTIME.
AND THERE'S ALSO A DOUBLE RATE TO BE CHARGED ON ALL FEDERAL HOLIDAYS.
UM, SO THAT'S JUST FOR THE REGULAR SERVICE.
I KNOW THIS IS THEIR NEW SERVICE THAT THEY'LL BE DOING.
IT'S A TWO UNARMED UNIFORMED OFFICERS WITH MARKED PATROL VEHICLES, AND THAT'S, THEY'RE ALSO FULLY LICENSED AND BONDED.
THAT COSTS PER HOUR IS $35 PER MAN PER HOUR, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES OFFICERS WAGES AND INSURANCE.
AND THAT IS SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK.
AND THE WEEKLY, THE TOTAL WEEKLY HOURS IS 64 HOURS.
AS MENTIONED, IT'S SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 2:00 AM TO 6:00 AM AND THEN FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 12:00 AM TO 6:00 AM AND THAT WEEKEND COST IS 2,240.
UM, THAT'S ALSO TO DETER UNWANTED ACTIVITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO INVITED CSI PATROL HERE.
SO WE ALSO DO HAVE JASON, UH, WITH CSI PATROL.
HE, UM, HE'S THE ONE THAT HELPS INSIST WITH, UM, ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO BELMONT SHORE.
SO I INVITED HIM TO KIND OF SPEAK ON, YOU KNOW, THE, WHAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT HERE WITH BELMONT SHORE, UM, AND ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF THEIR DUTIES AND THEN ALSO WHAT THEIR NEW DUTIES WILL BE DOING WITH THE MARKED PATROL VEHICLE.
BUT BEFORE I PASS IT ON, UH, KNOW MATT.
UH, I WANT TO ADD THAT THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER SERVICES THAT, UH, CSI PROVIDES HAS PROVIDED, UH, IN THE FORM OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
UH, PUBLIC SAFETY, THE OPTICS OF IT, THE THOUGHT FIRST TO ADD THE UNIT BETWEEN 2:00 AM AND 6:00 AM, UH, DRIVING UNIT DOWN SECOND STREET AND DOWN THE ALLEYS WITH A LIGHT BAR AND A MARKED UNIT, UH, IS TO, UH, DETER, UH, SMASH AND GRABS, WHICH IS A RECENT TREND IN CRIME THAT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE MORE OF, UH, IN DIFFERENT AREAS IN LONG BEACH.
BUT WE'VE SEEN IT IN THE SHORE.
UH, WE'VE SEEN IT, UH, GRAPHICALLY IN THE SHORE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UH, SOME VOCATIONS, MULTIPLE TIMES, UH, NOT JUST WITH, UH, MATS OR CROWBAR IN THE WINDOW, BUT WITH CARS ON THE SIDE OF A G*****N BUILDING.
SO THIS WAS THE THOUGHT THAT WE HAD IN HAVING AN ADDITIONAL UNIT, UH, TO AUGMENT, UH, THE EYES ON THE STREET FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, AND THEN, UH, THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT CSI DOES THAT PEOPLE MAY NOT BE AWARE OF.
UH, IF A SHOPKEEPER IS UNCOMFORTABLE, THEY CAN CALL CSI AND THEY WILL POST UP, UH, UH, AN OPERATIVE IN THE STORE, UH, TO MAKE THE SHOPKEEPER FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.
UH, AGAIN, A DETERRENT, UH, ADDITIONAL EYES.
UH, I'VE SEEN CSI, UH, OFFICERS, UH, ESCORT, UH, EMPLOYEES TO CARS.
UH, I'VE SEEN THEM ESCORT, UH, CUSTOMERS TO THEIR CARS.
UM, THEY ARE REALLY QUITE, UH, UH, VISIBLE AND PREVALENT IN THE SHORE.
UH, AND, AND IT IS JUST, AGAIN, THIS SEEMS TO BE THE THEME OF THE
UH, THIS IS A HIGH VALUE PROJECT ADDING TO THE DIRECT QUALITY, UH, FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, FOR THE RESIDENTS, VISITORS, SHOPKEEPERS, UH, EVERYONE THAT INTERACTS, UH, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, JASON, WE'RE READY FOR YOU.
UM, SO AS MANY OF YOU GUYS KNOW, UM, WE'VE BEEN SERVICING THE BELMONT SILVER AREA SINCE ABOUT 2019, UH, MAINLY WITH THE BICYCLES DURING THE DAY.
UM, ON TOP OF THAT SERVICE WE WORKED, HAVING OUR CONTROL VEHICLES COME THROUGH THROUGH THE EVENINGS AS COURTESY STOPS.
UM, LATELY WE'VE HAD TO PULL BACK JUST THE RESOURCES, UM, WITH THE NEW SERVICE.
UM, WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING PREFER LEAVE, UH, FRIDAY SIDE.
UM, THOSE TWO GUYS THAT WILL BE WORKING, ONE OF THEM, UM, IF WE ARE APPROVED, UH, ONE OF THOSE GUYS WHO WORKING WAS ACTUALLY A RESIDENT OF BELMONT.
UM, HE HIRED IN WITH US ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND INFORMED HIS, HE WANTED TO WORK IN THIS AREA.
UM, SO ONE OF THE MAIN SCOPES THOSE GUYS WILL BE DOING IS I WANT THEM ON FOOT PATROL THE FIRST THREE OR FOUR HOURS OF THEIR SHIFT STARTING AT 12.
AND THAT'S TO START TO GET A FILL OF THE AREA.
UM, THEY'RE GONNA BE GETTING TO KNOW THE CLUB BOUNCERS OR THE SECURITY FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT, UM, BUSINESSES AND JUST WORK WITH THOSE GUYS AS WELL AS WORK WITH THE NORMAL BEAT OFFICERS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP MEDIATE ANY PROBLEMS IN THE AREA.
UM, I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS JUST BEING A SHOW OF PRESENCE.
UM, AFTER THE NIGHT CROWD TENDS TO GO AWAY, UM, OUR GUYS WILL HOP BACK INTO THE CAR TO START CONTROLLING THE ALLEYWAYS AND JUST KEEP AN EXTRA EYE ON THE TANKS FOR SMASHING GRASS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
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ON THE BICYCLE'S, $26 AN HOUR FOR MAN HOUR.AND THEN, SO IT'D BE TWO GUYS ON BICYCLES.
AND THEN WHEN THEY SWITCHED TO THE CARS, IS IT, IT'S $35 AN HOUR PER AN HOUR FOR TWO FOR TWO, AND THERE'S TWO GUYS IN ONE VEHICLE? YES.
ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO NOTE THAT, UH, CSI PATROL, I KNOW THAT COMMISSION IS PROBABLY AWARE OF THIS, BUT ALSO CSI PATROL DOES WORK WITH, UM, UH, LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, THEY DO WORK WITH 'EM ON, ON MEETINGS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO JUST, SO I WANT TO KIND OF LET EVERYONE KNOW AS WELL THAT THEY DO COLLABORATE WITH 'EM.
AND THEN WHEN THERE'S INCIDENTS THAT DO HAPPEN, THEY ALSO DO INFORM THEM.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, I KNOW THAT, UH, CSI PATROL HAS LET ME KNOW, UM, THAT THEY ALSO HAD PATROL, UH, WORKERS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE BECOME LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AS WELL.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, UH, I WANNA MENTION THAT ROUTINELY OVER THE YEARS SINCE 19 2019, UH, THERE HAS BEEN A GROUP OF BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE SHORES, SPECIFICALLY THE HIGH VOLUME HOSPITALITY BUSINESSES, UH, THAT MEET REGULARLY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, AND THEN WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY MEET WITH, UH, COMMAND STAFF.
THEY MEET WITH VICE, THEY MEET WITH GANG ENFORCEMENT UNIT.
UH, AND AT SEVERAL OF THESE MEETINGS, CSI LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN IN THE ROOM ALSO ALONG WITH COUNCIL, UH, PERSON'S OFFICE STAFF.
UH, THOSE BUSINESS OWNERS HAD A MEETING, UH, TWO WEEKS AGO TO, UH, DISCUSS CURRENT TRENDS.
THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR A WEEK AFTER NEXT.
UH, AND AT THAT MEETING WILL BE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS I MENTIONED, UH, CITY COUNCIL STAFF OR COUNCILWOMAN STAFF.
UH, AND CSI LEADERSHIP WILL BE AT THAT MEETING, UH, TO DISCUSS PROTOCOLS, PROCEDURES, UH, TRENDS, UH, HOW TO IDENTIFY, UH, UH, NEW IDENTIFICATION FOR GANG MEMBERS, UH, COMMUNICATIONS, UH, DRESS CODES, UH, ALL THE THINGS THAT THAT, UH, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, LIKES TO SEE.
UH, AND CSI WILL BE PART OF THAT MEETING AGAIN, AS THEY HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST.
AND THOSE MEETINGS ARE HELD, UH, ON A REGULAR BASIS.
UH, SO JASON, YOU HAVE SOME MORE TO ADD? YEAH.
UM, AS I STATED EARLIER, UM, THE LAST, I'D SAY FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, WE'VE HAD 10 OFFICERS FROM OUR, UM, AGENCY COME ON TO BECOME POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE OFFICERS.
FIVE OF 'EM WE'VE OWNED DIRECTLY TO LONG BEACH.
UM, ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS IS ACTUALLY A LONG BEACH POLICE OFFICER OR LONG BEACH POLICE DISPATCHER.
SO WE HAVE A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I SIT IN MEETINGS WEEKLY WITH 'EM, UH, BOTH BEAT OFFICERS AS WELL AS COMMAND STAFF.
UM, WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, WE HAVE A SECOND PLEASE.
WHAT'S THE LATEST TREND WITH THE, I GUESS IT'S DIRECTED AT COUNCIL PERSON, DUGGAN'S OFFICE.
WHAT'S THE LATEST TREND WITH THE VENDORS? I, I'VE SEEN VENDORS AND PEOPLE KIND OF LOITER TOWARD THEM, AND THEY'RE OUTSIDE VENDORS THAT COME AND SET UP ON THE STREET.
AND I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE LATEST RULE WAS.
AND CAN CSI ASK THEM TO REMOVE THEIR HAMBURGER STAND? 'CAUSE I'VE SEEN SOME ARGUMENTS AND THINGS OCCUR WITH THESE MEMBERS.
THE, THE LATEST TRYING, SO THE COUNCIL, I THINK THAT THE NEW STREET VENDOR ORDINANCE WENT INTO EFFECT, UM, EARLIER THIS MONTH, I THINK IS INTO EFFECT.
UM, AND SO THERE'S A LOT, I MEAN, I CAN'T GO THROUGH THE WHOLE ORDINANCE, BUT, UH, ONE THING THAT WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO REGULATE BY STATE LAW IS PROXIMITY TO BUSINESSES OR IMPACT TO BUSINESSES.
UM, BUT THERE IS A, A NUMBER OF, UH, REGULATIONS THAT, THAT THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW.
UM, I'M STARTING WITH BUSINESS LICENSE AND, UH, HEALTH PERMITS, BUT THEN ALSO LIKE DISTANCE REGULATIONS.
SO I THINK ONE OF 'EM IS LIKE, THEY CAN'T BE FIVE FEET, UH, FROM LIKE A PARKING METER.
UM, SO THERE HAS TO BE A DISTANCE AROUND THAT.
UM, I, I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE IF YOU DO SEE ISSUES REPORT ON THE LONG BEACH JOB.
PLEASE JUST BACK BACK TO THE CSI MAYBE GOES MORE TO HEATHER.
I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT THE FEEDBACK IS FROM THE BUSINESS OWNERS.
I MEAN, ARE THEY HAPPY? HOW MANY INCIDENTS HAVE YOU HAD? I MEAN, WE HAVE, I CAN'T REMEMBER HEARING THAT.
AND I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE BEHIND THOSE.
I AM, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT, UM, I MEAN, JILL
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FERRIS FROM SWEET JILL'S RECENTLY SHARED.SHE SHARED WITH ME, SHE CALLS 'EM CONSTANTLY AND SHE LOVES HAVING THEM.
AND SHE, UH, IN FACT URGED ME TO GET THEM TO GO BACK OUT.
AND SO I SENT THEM OUT TO DO MORE CARDS DOOR TO DOOR BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS, WANTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS.
AND EVERY TIME I INTERACT WITH THE BUSINESS, I REMIND 'EM.
UM, SO THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN POSITIVE.
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING NEGATIVE.
UH, I KNOW TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE CSI DOES COMPILE INCIDENT REPORTS, UH, PER SHIFT.
THOSE INCIDENT REPORTS ARE SHARED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, I'M GONNA, HERE WE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE ACCESS TO THEM.
AND CAN WE INCLUDE MAYBE THE, THE
UM, THEY ALSO DO GO THROUGH CITY STAFF.
I KNOW THERE'S, SO WE DO GET THE REPORTS AND WE CAN'T SEE 'EM.
I HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THE LATEST REPORTS AND SEE, UM, WHAT OUR TEAM, I BELIEVE WE, I SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM WITH SHARING THAT, BUT I'M JUST KIND OF A FEEL GOOD FOR, WELL, PART OF, PART OF WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE DOING AGAIN, UH, THROUGH THIS, UH, COMMISSION MEETING, UH, MR. RUIZ IS HERE.
UH, IT'S GONNA GET OUT OF THE ETHER THROUGH THE MEDIA, UH, SO THAT PEOPLE ARE MADE AWARE OF, UH, WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND, AND THE MORE, UH, LIGHT WE CAN SHED ON THIS, THE BETTER.
UH, I STILL THINK THERE'S A NUMBER OF, UH, RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS THAT DON'T KNOW THAT, THAT THE PRIVATE SECURITY IS THERE AND, AND WHAT THEY DO AND WHY THEY'RE THERE.
UM, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, UH, IT GET POSTED PART OF THE UPON, UH, IN THE ETHER, WHICH IS, UH, ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
YES, B SBA CURRENTLY HAS A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND WE'VE BEEN POSTING SOME, DID, YOU KNOWS THERE'S BEEN AN AD IN THE GAZETTE IN AN EMAIL TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS.
CSI, SIDEWALK CLEANING, CONSERVATION CORPS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AND INCLUDING THE SHORE PASS, THAT'LL COME UP TO JUST DIFFERENT PHASES.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH SECOND.
CAN I, CAN I MAKE A REQUEST TO, UH, GET, GET THE STATISTICS? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I THINK THAT'S HOW WE ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO EVALUATE VALUE.
SOME OF IT'LL BE UNSEEN, BUT YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE, THIS IS QUITE A BIT OF MONEY AND, UH, IF WE CAN TIE IT BACK TO, YOU KNOW, THE GOOD THAT'S BEEN DONE, I THINK THAT'LL BE HELPFUL IN, IN HELP GUIDING US FOR THE CONTRACT.
UH, SO WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND OR AN MOTION THAT WOULD BE, OR FRIENDLY.
CAN WE GET A, A SECOND OR IS IT JUST A REQUEST OF STAFF? I THINK IT'S AN AMENDMENT YOU WANNA INCLUDE IN THE MOTION.
DOES HE REPORT THAT? SO DOES THE MOTION, UH, APPROVE THAT FRONT? YES.
DO THE HIGH VALUE, UH, HOSPITALITY PEOPLE, DO THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE SECURITY? OR DO WE KNOW, BECAUSE I'M, I'M CAREFUL NOT TO ENTER INTO AN EXCHANGE, BUT I I WILL, I WILL ANSWER, UH, THE QUESTION, UH, SIMPLY THAT, THAT EACH ONE OF THOSE HIGH VALUE OR HARD VOLUME, HIGH VOLUME OF HOSPITALITY, UH, DOES HAVE, UH, PRIVATE SECURITY STAFF, UH, THAT WORKS ON THE INTERIOR OF THOSE BUSINESSES.
UM, SEVERAL, UH, STAFF MEMBERS ARE DEDICATED TO THAT FUNCTION.
UM, YOU MENTIONED HEAT PATROL OFFICERS.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY BEAT PATROL OFFICERS NOW.
I DID NOT MENTION NO, YOU DIDN'T.
BUT WE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE CURRENTLY SEEN SOME BEAT PATROL SINCE THE INCIDENT.
FOLKS, FOLKS, WE HAVE KEEP THE COMMENTS ONLY PLEASE NOT A, NOT A QUESTION AND ANSWER.
THIS IS, THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO IT WAS JUST A COMMENT THAT, UH, IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE TO CALL THE POLICE FOR HELP.
AND THERE'S, UH, WHAT KIND OF, UH, LICENSING DO YOU HAVE WITH THE CITY AS FAR AS THE SECURITY GUARDS? BECAUSE THERE SEEM TO BE SEVERAL LEVELS AS TO WHETHER THEY CAN CARRY ANY KIND OF PROTECTION OR WHETHER THEY CAN DECAY PEOPLE OR NOT.
SO I THINK WE, THOSE ARE SORT OF ANSWERS THAT IT WOULD HELP US TO HAVE AS TO WHETHER YOUR OFFICERS HAVE THAT KIND OF LICENSING SO THAT THEY CAN DO CERTAIN KIND OF THINGS.
'CAUSE THEY'RE REALLY, I WORRY FOR YOUR, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING FOR YOU THOSE LATE NIGHT HOURS, IF THEY CAN'T, UH, HAVE WAY TO SPEND THEMSELVES.
'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OFFICERS OUT THERE ALL THE TIME FOR POLICE.
SO JUST COMMENTS ABOUT THE CONCERNS FOR THE PEOPLE, BOTH OUR VISITORS, TOHO AND PATRONS, AS
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WELL AS THE WORKERS THEMSELVES.UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, WE HAVE MOTION, WE HAVE SECOND, WE HAVE COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS.
UH, CAN, UH, VOTE PLEASE? AYE, AYE.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL FINISH UP, UH, WITH PUBLIC COMMENT ON, UH, ANYTHING, UH, THAT NEEDS TO BE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION, PLEASE.
I JUST WANTED TO LET, LET, UH, LET THE COMMISSION KNOW THAT I ORDERED, I WORKED WITH DARRELL FROM, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT DEPARTMENT G IS PUBLIC SERVICES.
AND, UH, HE WAS ABLE TO GET US, UM, QR CODES THAT I'M GOING TO ADD TO THE METERS BECAUSE WE, IT SAYS PASSPORT APP, BUT THERE'S NO INFORMATION ON HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE APP.
SO, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE FOR FREE.
AND SO THEY'LL GO OUT ON THE METERS HOPEFULLY SOON.
UM, I'M GONNA START, I'M STARTING TO MEET WITH CONSERVATION CORPS LONG BEACH EVERY TUESDAY MORNING AT SEVEN 30.
SO I CAN WORK MORE DIRECTLY WITH THE TEAM THAT'S ON THE STREET SO WE CAN GET THAT QUARTER SERVICE THAT WE ARE WANTING.
SO I HOPE TO SEE SOME RESULTS FROM THAT.
DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE FLAGS AND THE FLAG POLES ON THE MEDIAN? BECAUSE WE HAVE A TATTERED FLAG, AMERICAN FLAG AT THE WEST END THAT WE SHOULD DEFINITELY REPLACE.
SO THE LAST TIME THAT THE FLAGS WERE TATTERED, UH, COMMISSIONER KANI AND I, UH, CHANGED THOSE FLAGS.
UH, SO, UH, I, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE A REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FLAG AT THE EAST END AND THE WEST END.
AND, UH, LET'S MAKE A RENEWED EFFORT.
UM, WE CAN, WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE THAT.
UH, AND YOU KNOW, I CAN HELP YOU HANG THAT OR WE CAN CERTAINLY GET IT, GET THOSE FLAGS RAISED.
THERE'S ONE IN THE MIDDLE TOO.
I THINK YOU, YEAH, SO WHEREVER THERE'S A FLAG POLE, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT WE, THAT WE RAISE AN AMERICAN FLAG.
SO THE REQUEST IS, UH, CAN WE, UH, PROCURE THOSE FLAGS, UH, BRING 'EM IN, UH, AND THEN WE'LL GET THEM RAISED AND WE'LL PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE, UH, BATTERY FLAGS.
AND THE OTHER THING IS, I'M PRODUCING SOME STICKERS THAT'LL GO ON THE BIG BELLIES, UH, TO REPORT AN ISSUE.
THERE IS, AS FAR AS I CAN FIND, NO GO LONG BEACH COLLATERAL
SO I'M GOING TO PUT SOME ON THE CANS SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT IF THEY LOSE THEIR PHONE, THAT THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, CALL TO GET IT RETRIEVED.
AND ALSO IF THEY WANT TO REPORT MANY OF THE THINGS THAT THE GO LONG BEACH PATH DOES, THEY COULD DO THAT.
AND I'M GONNA INCLUDE, THERE'S A HOMELESS SERVICES TO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT FOR HELP FOR THAT.
SO THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS I WAS GOING TO PUT ON THE STICKER.
THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE, UH, THREE OR FOUR MONTHS AGO, THE COMMANDER CALLED ME AT HOME.
UH, AT ABOUT SEVEN O'CLOCK ONE EVENING BECAUSE THE GIRL, LITTLE GIRL HAD DROPPED HER PHONE, UH, IN THE BIG BELLY.
AND SHE WAS HYSTERICAL BECAUSE HER PARENTS WERE GONNA KILL HER.
AND I DROVE DOWN 'CAUSE I HAD A KEY AND WE GOT THE PHONE OUT OF THE BIG BELLY FOR, BUT THAT WAS A QUESTION, WHAT DO WE DO? YEAH.
NOT, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT UM, SOMEONE DID LOSE A WALLET IN THE TRASH CAN AND THEY CALLED THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
IT WAS ON THE WEEKEND AND THEY SAID, OH WELL THE TRASH, NO ONE COMES TODAY.
NOT REALIZING THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN SERVICE FOR THE TRASH.
SO WE WERE UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A WALLET BECAUSE HE WAS GIVEN BAD INFORMATION.
SO IF WE CAN GET IT ON THERE, ALSO PEOPLE HAVE, BUT HIS HOME PHONE BROKEN.
BROKEN THE CAN TRYING TO GET IN THERE WHEN THEY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY THROWN SOMETHING AWAY TOO.
UH, THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, HEATHER, FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO.
THE, UH, THE STICKER VENDOR THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH? I HAVEN'T HAVE ONE YET.
UM, I'M NOT SURE HOW I'M ALLOWED TO RECOMMEND, THIS IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, SO WE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE, HAVE ENOUGH DIALOGUE ABOUT OKAY.
UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY ITEM? I THINK MANY OF US SAY, HEATHER, FOR FOLLOWING UP ON THESE THINGS.
'CAUSE THOSE ARE A LOT OF DETAILS.
UM, ON THE QUESTION ABOUT STREET VENDORS, UH, MAYBE NICK, YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT WHO ACTUALLY WILL BE ENFORCING AND MONITORING THESE RULES.
BECAUSE THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, THE INDIVIDUAL VISITORS AND RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE CAN'T REALLY DO IT.
SO WHEN THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT THERE WHO APPEARS TO BE DOING ILLEGALLY, IT'S USUALLY ON THE WEEKEND.
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DO WE CALL? AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A NUMBER OF OUTDOOR DINING SITUATIONS WHERE CHAIRS AND THINGS ARE PUT OUTSIDE THE FENCE AREA OR INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES THAT DON'T HAVE APPROVAL OR OUTDOOR DINING.AND WE SEE PUBLIC WORKS FOLLOW UP ON CHECKING ON ALL THOSE.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT OUTDOOR DINING AS IT EXISTS IN THE PARKLETS, OF COURSE, WHICH ARE BEING PROPOSED AND, AND APPARENTLY GOING IN.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP HELPING US SORT THAT OUT.
UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY ITEM? OKAY.