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BEGINNING AROUND 7:00 PM LEADERS OF OUR LONG BEACH MUSLIM COMMUNITY WILL GATHER TO SHARE A FEW RE REMARKS AND BREAK THEIR FAST AFTER SUNSET.UH, TODAY WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS, AND THEN WE'LL GET THROUGH THE REST OF THE AGENDA.
UH, OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, 1924 BADGE, UH, 100TH ANNIVERSARY.
SO WE'LL PASS IT OVER TO OUR, OUR CHIEF.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ON BEHALF OF THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AND UNVEIL THE NEW LONG BEACH PD CENTENNIAL BADGE.
UH, I'M JOINED HERE TODAY BY SEVERAL MEMBERS OF OUR DEPARTMENT,
[ LBPD 1924 BADGE 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY]
BUT STANDING UP HERE ARE THREE AMAZING POLICE OFFICERS, OFFICERS, MICHAEL GALE, MARTIN WAKI, AND JACOB ARMSTRONG.THESE DEDICATED OFFICERS ALSO SERVE AS BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE LONG BEACH POLICE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND THEY'VE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING THIS PROJECT FORWARD.
THEY'VE PARTNERED WITH US TO CREATE SOMETHING SPECIAL TO COMMEMORATE THE 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE BADGE WE STILL WEAR TODAY, THE LONGEST RUNNING VERSION OF THE BA OF OUR BADGE IN THE HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT, OUR NEW CENTENNIAL BADGE MIRRORS THEIR ORIGINAL UNIQUE BADGE DESIGN THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 1924.
ITS CHARACTERISTICS AND DISTINCTIVE SHAPE HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN THE HEARTS OF ALL THOSE THAT HAVE EARNED THE PRIVILEGE TO WEAR IT.
THIS BADGE IS PART OF WHO WE ARE AND SYMBOLIZES AN IMMENSE SACRIFICE BASED IN SERVICE, DUTY, AND RESPECT.
BUT OUR BADGE ALSO SERVES A FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE.
IT DISPLAYS RANK AND CLARIFIES ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THROUGH A CHAIN OF COMMAND THAT'S STEEPLY INGRAINED IN OUR CULTURE AND ENSHRINED IN OUR POLICIES.
THE CENTENNIAL BADGE WILL ALSO SERVE AS A REMINDER OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WHAT WEARING OUR BADGE MEANS, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK WE DO, AND THE IMMENSE RESPONSIBILITY AND DUTY WE HAVE TO UPHOLD THE VALUES OF THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WITH THAT SAID, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A BRIEF VIDEO WITH ALL OF YOU, WHICH CAPTURES A SMALL GLIMPSE OF THE PAST 100 YEARS OF LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR US AND MARKS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN OUR DEPARTMENT'S HISTORY.
I'M PROUD TO UNVEIL OUR LONG BEACH PD CENTENNIAL BADGE AND AUTHORIZE OUR OFFICERS TO WEAR THIS BADGE WITH PRIDE THROUGHOUT 2024.
IT'S THE BADGE THAT YOU SEE UP ON THE SCREEN BEHIND YOU.
UH, IN ADDITION, WE'RE TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE LESSONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PAST, TO REAFFIRM THE COMMITMENT WE SHARE IN THE PRESENT, AND TO LOOK FORWARD TOWARD THE VISION WE HOLD FOR THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME A FEW MINUTES TO HIGHLIGHT THIS IMPORTANT ITEM.
FOR OUR POLICE CHIEF AND THE HARDWORKING MEMBERS OF LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, YOU KNOW, AND I'LL, I'LL SAY IT.
WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATING A LOT OF ONE HUNDREDS LATELY, A HUNDRED YEARS OF OUR AIRPORT.
UH, A LOT OF OUR INSTITUTIONS, OUR FIRST HOSPITALS, ST.
MARY'S IS IN THEIR 100TH YEAR, UM, FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANKS HEADQUARTERS IS CELEBRATING ITS 100TH YEAR.
AND, AND FOLKS ASK WHY, WHY, WHY IS SO MUCH HAPPENING? WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN 1924? WELL, IN 1924, WE WERE THE FASTEST GROWING CITY IN AMERICA BECAUSE WE WERE EXPERIENCING AN OIL BOOM.
AND, UH, TOWNS WOULD SPRING UP BASED ON THAT.
AND THAT WAS A PART OF THE GROWTH OF LONG BEACH.
AND TO SEE WHERE WE ARE TODAY AS A, A, A, YOU KNOW, A SPRAWLING, A A LARGE METROPOLITAN AREA, THE SEC, SECOND LARGEST PORT IN AMERICA, UM, YOU KNOW, THE GREATEST, THE BEST POLICE DEPARTMENT IN AMERICA, THE BEST TRAINED OFFICERS AND, UH, GREAT, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, A GREAT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AT LONG BEACH STATE.
AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU AND WISHING YOU A SUCCESSFUL, A STRONG AND, UH, A HEALTHY NEXT 100 YEARS.
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ALRIGHT, SO OUR NEXT, UH, PRESENTATION IS 2024 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CDBG PROGRAM.SO WE'LL PASS IT OVER TO CITY STAFF.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.
WE ARE JUST THRILLED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
UM, WE ARE MANY, ONE OF THE MANY ENTITLEMENT JURISDICTIONS THAT RECEIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, BLOCK GRANT, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, AND EMERGENCY SOLUTION GRANT FUNDS EVERY YEAR.
THE CDBG PROGRAM, IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN SO
[ 2024 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK IN CELEBRATION OF CDBG'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY]
IMPORTANT IN OUR LOCAL EFFORTS TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING, REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, INCLUDING IMPROVED PARKS, SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AND A BROAD RANGE OF PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING AFTERSCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS SUPPORTING OUR SENIORS.AGAIN, WE ARE JUST THRILLED TO BE HERE TODAY WITH YOU ALL IN CELEBRATION OF 2024 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK, AS WELL AS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ALONG WITH OUR VALUED PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, OUR SUPPORTING HEALTHIER FAMILIES AND STRONGER COMMUNITIES.
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE RUFUSS WASHINGTON, THE DIRECTOR OF HUD'S LOS ANGELES OFFICE OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY TO JOIN WITH YOU IN CELEBRATING, UH, NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK.
AND AS MEGAN MENTIONED, IT'S ALSO A MILESTONE FOR US.
IT'S NOT QUITE A HUNDRED YEARS, IT IS 50 THOUGH, SO WE'RE HALFWAY THERE.
BUT WE BELIEVE THAT, UH, GIVE US ANOTHER 50 YEARS AND WE'LL GET TO THAT, UH, TO THAT MILESTONE.
BUT THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT AND IT'S, AND IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO COME AND JOIN WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, UH, IN THIS CELEBRATION FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT HUDD, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HAS ENJOYED A, A LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR CITY.
UM, OF THOSE 50, I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 33 OF 'EM.
SO
IN TERMS OF THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU'VE UNDERTAKEN, MANY OF WHICH I HAVE BEEN HERE TO SEE.
UH, MR. MAYOR, WE, LAST YEAR WE WERE AT CABRILLO VILLAGE, UH, LOOKING AT THAT, WHICH IS A MODEL APPROACH TO ADDRESS IN THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS.
I'VE BEEN TO, UH, MANY OF YOUR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AS WELL THAT ARE SPRINGING UP TO, AGAIN, CREATE AFFORDABLE AND DECENT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE.
SO AS YOU CELEBRATE, I I WANT TO JUST ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENTS SAY, WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS WITH THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE, THAT WE PROVIDE.
YOU'RE CREATING DECENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, YOU ARE DEVELOPING SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS, THAT'S STREETS, PARKS, THOSE THINGS IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT EVERYBODY VALUES.
UM, AND, AND YOU'RE BRINGING THOSE KINDS OF THINGS TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME COMMUNITIES AND INCREASING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
UH, AS I MENTIONED, I CAN GO BACK TO THE DAYS OF THE PIKE WHEN, UH, WE CHANGED THE, I WON'T SAY WE CHANGED, BUT THE CITY AS A RESULT OF BASE CLOSURE, UH, WAS, UM, HAD TO REINVENT ITSELF.
UH, IT WAS A PART OF THAT REINVENTION, UH, THROUGH OUR SECTION 1 0 8 PROGRAM, UH, AS I MENTIONED, CABRILLO AND MANY OTHER THINGS.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION, WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND COMMEND THE CITY.
WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE DOING NOW GREAT THINGS, AND WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS.
AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING, NO, IT'S NOT OVER.
THERE ARE CHALLENGES EVERY DAY, ALRIGHT? AND WE ALL KNOW THAT.
BUT THE POINT, THE POINT AND THE GOAL IS TO, UH, CONTINUE THE GOOD FIGHT IN ADDRESSING THOSE.
AND THIS CITY HAS DONE THAT, AND I SAY THANK YOU AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS YOU.
ALRIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND MR. WASHINGTON, RIGHT? YES.
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SO MUCH AND, UH, FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO LONG BEACH AND YOUR, YOUR, YOUR HARD WORK AND, UH, STEADFAST DEDICATION.I WANT TO, UH, EXTEND MY, MY GRATITUDE TO SECRETARY FUD FUDGE ON HER CAREER, HER RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF HER MM-HMM.
SHE'S BEEN A BIG FRIEND TO LONG BEACH.
UH, SHE'S BEEN, UH, YOU KNOW, SHE'S BEEN VERY GRACIOUS TO MYSELF AND OUR PREVIOUS MAYOR.
UH, HUD HELPED US THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, UH, THROUGH THE MOST RECENT EMERGENCY ON HOMELESSNESS.
THOSE EMERGENCY VOUCHERS WENT A LONG WAY.
WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES TO LEASE UP 100% OF THOSE VOUCHERS.
UH, AND THOSE CREATED REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ABOUT 600 INDIVIDUALS TO GET OFF THE STREET.
AND THAT WAS ONLY A AVAIL THAT WAS ONLY POSSIBLE DUE TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH HUD.
THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO DO, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH YOU.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
LET'S HEAR FROM MR. WASHINGTON AND HUD AND THE CDBG PROGRAM.
ACTUALLY, WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU.
THAT SATISFIES OUR, UH, OUR PRESENTATIONS.
WE'LL NOW TAKE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ONE THROUGH 22, PLEASE.
OKAY, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
I SEE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK BLAIR CONE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGERS ON BEHALF OF LEADERSHIP.
YOU GOT A WHOLE BAND OF FOLKS.
I SEE THERE'S A WHOLE, WELL, LISTEN, YOU ALWAYS GO WITH THE POSSE ON THE CREW.
ALL RIGHT, REX, YOU KNOW THAT ON BEHALF OF LEADERSHIP OF THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS AND THE COUNCIL OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT AND APPROVING
[CONSENT CALENDAR (1. – 22.)]
THESE ONE-TIME FUNDS TONIGHT.THEY'LL BE PUT TO GREAT USE IMMEDIATELY, INCLUDING OUR CLEAN AND SAFE PROGRAMS AND CORRIDOR ACTIVATION.
WE'RE ALSO HERE TONIGHT TO ASK THAT CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER ADDITIONAL FUTURE FUNDING FOR THE BIDS.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, UH, WE'RE ASKING FOR A COUNCIL MOTION TO CONSIDER A SECOND ROUND OF THE SAME AMOUNT PROVIDED FROM FOR THE BIDS ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
THESE FUNDS ARE CRITICAL AND EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE INVESTMENT BY THE CITY AS EACH BID ACTIVATES NEIGHBORHOODS AND SUSTAINS A VIBRANT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.
AND WHEN WE REFER TO BUSINESSES, WE DON'T MEAN BUILDINGS.
THOSE THAT HAVE INVESTED INTO THE CITY SINCE THE FIRST ISSUANCE OF THE L-B-R-L-B-R-A FUNDS, WE HAVE SEEN INFLATION INCREASE OF COST OF GOODS SOLD, THE TURNOVER IN BUSINESSES, NEW BUSINESSES COMING, SAFETY ISSUES BECOMING A TOP PRIORITY FOR US ALL, AND NEW LEADERSHIP WITHIN MANY OF THE BIDS.
THESE FUNDS PROVIDE EACH BID A GREATER OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER ITS MISSION, INCREASING THE POSITIVE IMPACTS PER DISTRICT AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
NOW WITH THE LBRA FUNDS THAT WERE DIRECTED TO BIXBY KNOWLES, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER MANY BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMS, RENT RELIEF, MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS, FLASH EVENTS, SECURITY PATROLS, ALL FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP, AND ALSO TO COVER ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATING COSTS.
NOW, MULTIPLY THESE EFFORTS BY 10, ALL THE 10 DISTRICTS, INCLUDING THE RISE OF PACIFIC AVENUE AND SANTA FE, UH, AND ALL THESE ENGINES ARE WORKING HARD TOGETHER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL VIBRANCY OF THE CITY.
AND YOU SEE THE FULL INVESTMENT AND VALUE OF THAT AS YOU CONTINUE TO ROLL OUT NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THE BIDS EFFORTS COMPLIMENT THIS WORK, SERVING AS EVEN STRONGER PARTNERS FOR THE CITY WITH A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES FACING THE CITY, WHETHER IT'S FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL.
THE BUSINESS DIS DISTRICTS ARE A CRITICAL ALLY FOR CLEAN AND SAFE SERVICES, EVENTS, COMMUNITY BUILDING, BUSINESS ATTRACTION, AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE, HELPING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHAT TYPE OF CITY DO YOU WANT TO BE THE OBVIOUS ANSWER BEING A HEALTHY, ATTRACTIVE, INTERESTING, DIVERSE, COMPELLING, AND THRIVING CITY.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
ALRIGHT, WELL, BLAIR, WHILE YOU'RE THERE WITH THE LEADERS OF, UH, YOU KNOW, FIVE BIDS HERE, I JUST WANT
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TO, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR HARD WORK AND COBA AND ALL THE BIDS.WHEN REDEVELOPMENT ENDED IN 2013, IT'S THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS THAT STEPPED UP IN THE GAP AND, UH, WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT FUNDING EITHER, AND FIGURED OUT WAYS TO, UM, LEVY ASSESSMENTS, INCREASE ASSESSMENTS, AND REALLY SQUEEZE EVERYTHING YOU COULD OUTTA EVERY DOLLAR.
AND WE COULD CERTAINLY LEARN A LOT FROM YOU.
I WILL SAY WE, YOU KNOW, WHILE THE CITY COUNCIL WAS REALLY, YOU KNOW, HAPPY TO CONTINUE SOME OF THIS FUNDING, UH, THE RECOVERY DOLLARS ARE GONE.
AND THESE WERE ONE-TIME FUNDS, WHICH WE DON'T KNOW FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
AND I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU THIS YEAR TO REALLY THINK ABOUT INNOVATIVE WAYS TO PARTNER WITH THE BIDS TO HAVE MORE SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURAL FUNDING.
SO IT DOESN'T BECOME A QUESTION YEAR TO YEAR ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU RECEIVE SUPPORT.
BECAUSE I, I BELIEVE IN THE BIDS, I THINK WE SHOULD DOUBLE DOWN ON THEM.
UH, BUT WE REALLY HAVE TO THINK CREATIVELY ABOUT HOW WE SUPPORT THEM MOVING FORWARD.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, FOR COMING DOWN.
ALL THINGS ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION.
ALRIGHT, UH, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE'LL NOW GO TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT NUMBER ONE.
LOOKS LIKE FIVE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M GONNA READ YOUR NAMES, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
OMAR HUERTA, STEPHEN DONAHUE, E, PLANET THUNDER, STRIKER AND RIO.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME, UH, MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
[ PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM THE CITY CLERK Opportunity to address the City Council (on non-agenda items) is given to the first 10 persons who submit Speaker Cards to the City Clerk beginning at 15 minutes prior to 4:00 p.m. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to make their comments. ]
SO MY NAME IS RUBEN ADE AND I'M A LONG BEACH RESIDENT.UM, I'M WITH THE CARPENTERS UNION, LONG BEACH LOCAL 5 6 2 IN CASE NOBODY, UH, KNEW THAT.
WE GOT A BIG, UH, PUSH THIS MONTH FOR THE TAX FRAUD, UH, BASICALLY TAX DAYS OF ACTION.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE OUT AND, UH, SPREADING THE WORD AND, UM, TALKING TO PEOPLE AND SHOWING FACE.
SO I JUST WANNA READ, UH, SOMETHING, UH, OFF SCRIPT HERE AND, UH, THANK YOU.
THE ORDER GOT SWITCHED UP A LITTLE BIT.
I'M GOING FIRST, SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND, UH, KICK IT OFF WITH.
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE CONSTRUCTION TAX FRAUD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHEATING COMMUNITIES OUT OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TAX REVENUE.
THAT'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LOST TAX REVENUE THAT COULD BE USED FOR BUILDING AND RENOVATING SCHOOLS, REPAIRING ROADS, CARING FOR VETERANS, SHELTERING THE UNHOUSED, AND FUNDING OTHER ESSENTIAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS. THE PREVALENCE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TAX FRAUD HAS REACHED CRISIS LEVELS AND MUST BE STOPPED THIS APRIL 13TH THROUGH 19TH.
AS I SPOKE OF EARLIER, THE TAX DAYS OF ACTION THAT WE'RE GONNA BE INVOLVED WITH, AGAIN, LOCAL 5 6 2 ON BEHALF OF THE WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS AND THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS.
A WEEK LONG SERIES OF EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TAX FRAUD.
THE TAX FRAUD DAYS OF ACTION GREW OUT OF WIDESPREAD OUTRAGE ABOUT CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TAX FRAUD, A RANGE OF PRACTICES WHERE EMPLOYERS EVADE THEIR TAX RESPONSIBILITIES IN SEVERAL WAYS.
OFTEN THEY INTENTIONALLY MISCLASSIFY WORKERS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OR PAY WORKERS IN CASH ONLY ARRANGEMENTS.
AS A RESULT, THIS BUSINESS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THEIR, IN THEIR INCOME TAX AND PAYROLL TAX RESPONSIBILITIES AND DEFRAUD COMMUNITIES OUT OF MUCH NEEDED TAX REVENUE.
AND AS COMMUNITIES AND CONTINUALLY FACING BUDGET SHORTFALLS, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO CRACK DOWN ON THESE BAD ACTORS, EMPLOYERS WHO ARE STEALING FROM THE RESIDENTS.
SO AGAIN, I JUST ASK THAT, UH, YOU STAND WITH US, STAND IN FAVOR OF THIS, UH, THE CASH PAY, THE TAX FRAUD, UH, THE SAFETY STANDARDS.
WE ALL WORK AND TRADE AND LIVE HERE LOCALLY.
AND, UH, THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT WHAT WE STAND FOR.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS OMAR HUERTA.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS.
UH, SO I'M GONNA BE SPEAKING ON TAX FRAUD, UH, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TAX FRAUD, PUNISHES GOOD, FAIR MINDED CONSTRUCTION FIRMS WHO CANNOT COMPETE WITH THE LOW ROAD LABOR COST OF FRAUDULENT BUSINESSES.
THESE BAD ACTOR EMPLOYERS ARE UNDERCUTTING WITH THE LOW ROAD LABOR COST OF FRAUDULENT BUSINESSES.
THESE BAD ACTOR EMPLOYERS ARE UNDERCUTTING THEIR COMPETITION BY DEFRAUDING WORKERS AND ABSORBING A LABOR FORCE THAT COULD BE WORKING FOR LEGIT CONSTRUCTION FIRMS. THIS APRIL 13TH THROUGH
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19, THE WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS LOCAL 5 6 2 AND THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS ARE TAKING PART IN NATIONAL TAX FRAUD DAYS OF ACTION, A WEEK LONG SERIES OF EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TAX FRAUD.WE ARE TIRED OF SEEING OUR CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS BEING CHEATED OUT OF HIRING HARDWORKING PEOPLE.
IT'S MORE THAN TIME THAN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO GET THESE TOXIC, BAD ACTOR EMPLOYERS OUT OF LONG BEACH.
SO WE CAN ALL GO ON AND BUILD FAIRLY EQUITABLY AND SUCCESSFULLY.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR INDUSTRY? THIS MEANS THAT CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SCHEME TO VIOLATE TAX, INSURANCE AND LABOR LOSS, HONEST CONTRACTORS, WORKING FAMILIES AND MISSING MIDDLE ARE VICTIMS. CHEATING CONTRACTORS STEAL MORE THAN $3 BILLION YEARLY FROM TAXPAYERS AFFECTING STATE REVENUE POTENTIAL FOR MORE HOUSING, CHEATING UNDERMINES INTEGRITY OF THE INDUSTRY AND IN, AND INCREASES A LABOR SHORTAGE.
SO I ASK THAT WE STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER IN SOLIDARITY TOGETHER AND GET THESE CHEATING CONTRACTORS OUTTA LONG BEACH.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR.
UH, MY NAME IS STEVEN DONAHUE.
UM, YEAH, WE'RE HERE SUPPORTING, UM, WE'RE HAVING A MONTH LONG, UM, PUSH FOR, UH, AWARENESS OF TAX FRAUD.
SO I'M JUST GONNA READ OFF A LITTLE SCRIPT AND, AND WE'RE JUST GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT.
TAX FRAUD IS HARMING SOME FAMILIES.
WHEN EMPLOYERS SHIFT THEIR TAX BURDEN ONTO THEIR EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEES MUST THEN PAY THEIR EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT TAXES OUT OF THEIR POCKETS, WHICH PLACES A HUGE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON WORKING FAMILIES.
ALSO, WHEN EMPLOYEES AREN'T ON THE BOOKS, THEY'RE ON THE HOOK IF THEY GET SICK OR INJURED OR ON THE JOB AND CANNOT WORK NO HEALTH BENEFITS OR WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
UM, THIS APRIL 13TH THROUGH THE 19TH, THE WESTERN STATES CARPENTERS LOCAL 5 6 2, YOU KNOW, HERE IN LONG BEACH.
AND THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS ARE TAKING PART IN THE NATIONAL TAX FRAUD DAYS OF ACTION, A WEEK LONG SERIES OF EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TAX FRAUD.
THE, UH, THE PREVALENCE OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TAX FRAUD HAS REACHED CRISIS LEVELS AND BAD ACTOR EMPLOYERS ARE PREYING ON VULNERABLE WORKERS FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE TO OUR IMMIGRANT POPULATION TO UNDERCUTTING THE COMPETITION.
THESE BAD ACTORS, EMPLOYERS ARE DEFRAUDING OUR WORKERS', FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY DOING BUSINESS THAT ONLY FATTENS THEIR WALLETS.
NEXT IS E PLANET THUNDER STRYKER.
I'M THE PLAINTIFF UNDER STRIKER.
UH, SOME HOSTAGES WERE RELEASED BY HAMAS, AND THEN THEY WERE SHOT, UH, THROUGH, I THINK IT WAS MAYBE IN DECEMBER, MAYBE.
THERE WAS A COUPLE OF LADIES THAT WERE TRAVELING FROM ONE MOSQUE TO ANOTHER, AND THEY WERE SHOT ALSO BY ISRAELI FORCES.
SO WHAT'S GOING ON IS I WAS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RIVERSIDE TALKING TO THE MIDDLE EASTERN CLUB.
UH, I WAS FOLLOWING UP TWO OR THREE TIMES, AND A STUDENT TOOK A PICTURE OF WHY INDIAN CHINA STOPPED THEIR BORDER CONFLICT IN 2020.
UH, AND THEN WHY, WHY DID CHINA MAIL SEEDS THROUGH A TAIWAN SHIPPING COMPANY? WELL, I HAVE ONE SONG CALLED TAIWAN THUNDER STRIKE.
I PRODUCED BECAUSE OF CORRUPTION IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND I'M REALLY NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
UH, LET ME READ SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T WORK SO FAR.
DIRECT CONTACT, CONTACT ASSISTANCE AND SUPERVISION FORWARDING APPROPRIATE KNOWN ITEMS TO APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES OR AGENCIES.
YOU'LL BE GETTING A COPY OF THIS, AND I'LL PROBABLY DO OTHER DOCUMENTATION THAT WOULD HELP BECAUSE, UH, THIS WAS THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY SUBMITTED TO SAM BERNARDINO CLERK, AND BY MARCH THERE WASN'T EVEN AN ANSWER.
YOU KNOW, LIKE, LIKE THE AIDE WOULD MAYBE CALL THE SUPERVISOR.
AND IT'S LIKE, WELL, I SAY A VARIETY OF OPTIONS OF POSSIBILITIES FOR IMMEDIATE FUTURE CONSIDERATION WITH, WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF FEDERAL WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM OR INTERNATIONAL UNDERGROUND.
SO I'M BENDING OVER BACKWARDS, WELL, MAYBE THIS IS WHY THE AIDE DOESN'T HAVE, BUT THAT'S JUST NOT GOING DOWN.
AND IT'S LIKE, WELL, NOW WE HAVE THAT, UH, I, I SAID TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNCIL WAY BEFORE THAT HAPPENED, WELL, IF AMERICA IS A PLATING OF THE MONARCHIES BASED ON MY PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHO, WHAT DOES THAT MAKE ISRAEL? WELL, NOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED IS AMERICA WOULD BE CONSIDERED THE AXIS OF EVIL.
NOT, YOU KNOW, THE MUSLIMS AND THE WHOLE CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM THING.
I'M GONNA MAKE COMMENTS THAT MUSLIM THING CAME OUT 300 YEARS AFTER CHRISTIANITY PROBABLY TO BUFFER THEIR PEOPLE.
AND, YOU KNOW, SO, SO NOW IT'S LIKE WE HAVE, AND, AND, AND AGAIN, THE STEAM ENGINE WASN'T INVENTED UNTIL AFTER WE REBELLED FROM THE MONARCHIES.
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SO WHAT'S GOING ON IS YOU CAN PULL ALL PEOPLE SOME OF THE TIME AND SOME PEOPLE ALL THE TIME.AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT'S GOING ON IN AMERICA.
WHY AM I NOT AN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PRODUCER? IS KATIE PERRY WORKING FOR THE MAFIA? HER AND MADONNA HAVE ONE CHILD AND THEY'RE ESTABLISHING ROOTS IN LONDON, NOT IN AMERICA.
AND THEN I AM LIKE, OH, I, I'M, I'M A MUSIC PRODUCER AND I'M A POLICY, THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, WELL, THAT'S DELUSIONAL MEGALOMANIA FOR 99.99, 9% OF EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN AMERICA WITH OUR CRIME RATE, WITH OUR LOWERING OF, OF, OF.
SO THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA GO DOWN MAYBE, HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS LIKE COUNTY, CENTRAL COUNTY.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER, RIO GIL GILLEN.
UM, I'M HERE JUST BECAUSE MY FRIEND SUGGESTED, SO I JUST FOUND OUT EARLIER ABOUT THIS MEETING, AND IT'S MY FIRST TIME HERE, BUT I NEED TO ADDRESS SOMETHING ABOUT WHERE I LIVE, WHERE I'VE BEEN LIVING FOR SEVEN YEARS, WHERE THESE PEOPLE, THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST GOT ACCUSTOMED AND IT'S LIKE THEIR PLACE, LIKE THEIR HOME, THE STREETS, THE WRIGLEY AREA WHERE I LIVE, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST, ALL DAY THEY JUST SIT, SIT ON THAT STREET, WHICH THAT'S, THAT SHOULD STOP THIS LOITERING, YOU KNOW? AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S THEIR, THEIR REGULAR ROUTINE EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, SIT THERE ALL DAY AND JUST LOOK AT STARE AT PEOPLE.
AND NOW THEY JUST WANNA START BULLYING PEOPLE AND THEY, THEY, THEY'RE DEFECATING AND URINATING ON MY PROPERTY, LIKE FROM THE, FROM THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS OR THREE.
AND, AND IT'S, AND AND IT'S JUST LIKE HAVING PEOPLE COMING OVER AND LIKE VISITORS YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS AND SEEING THEM, YOU KNOW, SEE THIS, OR LIKE TODAY WHEN I HAD FRONTIER, UM, I INSTALL, UM, WIFI.
IT'S JUST SO EMBARRASSING, YOU KNOW? AND, AND IT'S JUST LIKE CONFRONTATIONAL AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A LOT OF STUFF THAT I DON'T, I LOVE LONG BEACH, BUT THE, AND I KNOW THERE'S A HOMELESS AND, AND A DRUG ADDICT AND ALCOHOLIC PROBLEM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE, THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT SHOULD GET ADDRESSED AND, AND, AND FOCUS, LIKE TO CLEAN UP WHERE I LIVE, RIGHT BY PACIFIC AVENUE, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN, BETWEEN B-C-B-C-H AND WILLOW, YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S LIKE DOUBLE PARKING THAT'S NEVER GOING AWAY.
AND IT DOES, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S STILL LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL HAPPENING AND LIKE, IT'S NEVER, YOU KNOW, IT'S NEVER GONNA BE RESOLVED EITHER.
HOW THEY JUST PARKED THERE ALL NIGHT, LIKE NOTHING.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEN THERE'S REALLY, LIKE ME AND MY 93-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOR THAT CLEAN CLEANS UP THE ALLEYS.
WE DON'T WANNA LOOK OUT OUR WINDOW AND SEE TRASH.
IT'S LIKE, WHY DON'T, WHY ISN'T THERE BETTER COMMUNITY SERVICE THERE AND, AND GRAFFITI REMOVAL, YOU KNOW, IT'S, THERE'S, UH, THE EXCUSE WITH COVID IS REALLY OVER, OVER, OVER.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS GOOD HERE, YOU KNOW, BUT STILL THEY NEED, THERE'S, THERE SHOULD BE BETTER, UH, REPRIMANDS AND CONSEQUENCES FOR THESE PEOPLE.
AND THAT WE PAID TAXES AND WE HAVE TO PICK UP AFTER THEM, YOU KNOW, AND THEY JUST COULD SIT THERE ALL DAY AND NOW THEY'RE JUST GETTING REALLY AGGRESSIVE LIKE THAT.
AND YOU HAVE, I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING, EVEN IF NOBODY'S, EVERY, EVERY, EVERYBODY ELSE IS TOO CHICKEN TO SIT, YOU KNOW? AND I COULD START GETTING S TOO ABOUT WITH MY NEIGHBORS 'CAUSE I'VE HAD IT.
SO I'M THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
SO THAT SATISFIES, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
WE'LL START WITH ITEM 24, REPORT FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION TO REQUEST CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE UPDATING ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS CITYWIDE.
I WANNA THANK COUNCIL MEMBER SUPERAL FOR BRINGING FORWARD A MOTION TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME SHORT, MEDIUM, LONG TERM, UH, IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING A SPOTLIGHT, UH, TO THIS ISSUE.
I WANNA THANK, UH, STAFF IN OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, UH, FOR BRINGING FORWARD WHAT I BELIEVE ARE SOME WELL-BALANCED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING ENFORCEMENT, UH, AND CAPACITY FOR THIS PROGRAM IN A WAY THAT BALANCES
[24. 24-52648 Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare ordinance updating enforcement options and procedures for Short-Term Rentals. (Citywide) Office or Department: Community Development Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
QUALITY OF LIFE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS.UH, AND SO STAFF IS GONNA WALK THROUGH SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
I I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH STAFF AND LOOK AT THEM.
UH, THEY'RE REALLY IN TWO CATEGORIES.
THERE ARE SOME POLICY CHANGES THAT REALLY ALLOW US TO, UH, SHARPEN THE PENCIL ON ENFORCEMENT AND THOSE THINGS, AND I SUPPORT THEM ALL.
AND THEN THERE'S SOME BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS, WHICH I SAY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A PART OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS AND NOT HANDLED TONIGHT.
UH, SO THAT SAID, THAT SET, WE'LL NOW PASS IT OFF TO STAFF TO WALK THROUGH, UH, THE REPORT TONIGHT.
YES, THIS EVENING WE HAVE A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND I'LL HAND
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IT OVER TO ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR TRUONG WYNN.UH, GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
HERE TO GIVE THE STAFF REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE IS CARL, UH, GELMAN.
HE'S THE CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, MANAGER.
CARL, GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR.
THANK YOU HAVING FOR HAVING US, UH, HERE THIS EVENING.
UM, SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A, A QUICK TIMELINE OF THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE.
IN 2017, CITY COUNCIL REQUESTED THAT A STUDY BE, UH, TAKEN OF THE SHORT TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS IN PREPARATION OF AN ORDINANCE.
AND IN 2018, UH, THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS TOOK LINE.
UH, WE, THERE WERE SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE.
YEAH, SO THERE WERE SEVERAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE AND ONLINE SURVEYS TO GET THE COMMUNITY'S INPUT AND FEEDBACK FOR, UH, REGARDING THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
AND THERE WAS ALSO A CITY, UH, PRESENTATION WITH CITY COUNCIL AND DISCUSSION.
IN 2019, THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE WAS DRAFTED, AND THEN IN 2 20 20, A SHORT-TERM RENTAL OR ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED MIDYEAR, AND THEN AMENDED AGAIN LATER THAT YEAR IN DECEMBER OF, UH, 2020 TO INCLUDE UNHOSTED SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
IN 2022, THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE WAS AGAIN AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION'S MODIFICATIONS.
IN 2024, COUNCIL DIRECTED THE CITY MANAGER TO RESEARCH UPDATES ON THE ORDINANCE.
PRIOR TO THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE, OVER 1000 SHORT TERM RENTALS WERE OPERATING ILLEGALLY WITHIN THE CITY, UM, WITH LIMITED ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITIES IN RESPONSE TO THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY.
REGARDLESS OF, UM, REGARDING THE ILLEGAL SHORT TERM RENTALS, COUNSEL DIRECT REQUESTED STAFF TO PURSUE AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SHORT TERM RENTALS.
THERE WERE A SERIES OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WERE HELD TO GATHER FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY.
UM, CONSULTANTS WERE HIRED TO CONDUCT ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND SUPPORT AND INITIAL SET OF, UH, SHORT-TERM RENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PRESENTED AT PUBLIC WORKSHOPS.
UH, THERE WERE THREE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS THAT WERE HELD FOR, UH, THE, UM, MEANING FOR THE FEEDBACK.
SO, UM, SEE INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE ORDINANCE, UH, COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL SUPPORTED THE SHORT TERM PROGRAM RENTAL PROGRAM.
CULMINATION OF THREE YEARS EFFORT RESULT IN UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE BY CITY COUNCIL.
THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHED A REVOCABLE CITY REGISTRATION PROCESS, UH, TO TRACK AND MONITOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS, AS WELL AS CREATED COMPLIANCE STANDARDS.
THE CITY OFFERS TWO TYPES OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGISTRATIONS, A PRIMARY AND A NON-PRIMARY.
AN OPERATOR CAN OPT, UH, CAN, UM, OBTAIN ONE OF EACH A PRIMARY AND NON-PRIMARY, UM, SHORT-TERM RENTAL.
THE TWO TYPES OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE, UH, RENTAL ACTIVITIES ARE HOSTED AND UNHOSTED.
A HOSTED RENTAL IS WHERE THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL IS OCCUPIED BY THE OPERATOR AND RENTS OUT PORTIONS OF THE HOUSE.
THE, UM, UNHOSTED IS WHERE THE OWNER DOES NOT LIVE AT THE RESIDENCE AND THE ENTIRE RESIDENCE IS RENTED OUT.
THE REGISTRATION, THERE'S A LIMIT OF, UH, 800 REGISTRATIONS FOR NON-PRIMARY UNHOSTED, UH, UH, SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN THE CITY.
AND THERE'S ALSO A PETITION PROCESS THAT'S PUT IN PLACE THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE ORDINANCE TO PROHIBITED UNHOSTED SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN ANY CENSUS TRACK BLOCK GROUP AREA SHORT TERM.
THERE'S ALSO ESTABLISHED A SHORTTERM RENTAL, UH, HOTLINE THAT OPERATES 24 7 BY FORWARDING CONCERNS THAT ARE RECEIVED FROM, UH, THE NEIGHBORS REGARDING COMPLAINTS.
UH, FOR THE SHORT-TERM, UH, SHORT-TERM RENTAL OPERATORS, UH, RESIDENTS, OPERATORS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE, UH, REMEDIAL ACTION WITHIN ONE HOUR OF RECEIVING THE COMPLAINT.
UH, SO THE ORDINANCE AND REVIEW FINDINGS IS THE REGISTRATION AND TAX PROVISIONS ARE WORKING WELL.
THERE'S NO RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADJUST THE CITYWIDE CAP OF 800 UNHOSTED SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY AR AROUND, UH, APPROXIMATELY 600 TO 616 UNHOSTED RENTALS AND THE SHORT TERM RENTALS, THEY'RE NOT OVER CONCENTRATED IN ANY ONE PARTICULAR AREA.
IT'S PRETTY WELL SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UM, AND THE PETITION PROCEDURES TO PROHIBIT THE UNHOSTED, UH, RENTALS ARE SUFFICIENT.
YOU KNOW, THE MAJORITY OF PROPERTY OWNERS' SIGNATURES ARE NEEDED TO PASS TO DATE.
UH, THERE HAS BEEN THREE PETITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED, NONE OF WHICH REACHED THE MAJORITY OF
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SIGNATURES NEEDED FOR THE PROHIBITION.AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE NINE PETITIONS APPLICATIONS REC, UH, RECENTLY RECEIVED.
WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT A MAJORITY OF THE SHORT TERM, UH, RENTAL OPERATORS ARE MEETING THE COMPLIANCE STANDARDS.
THERE'S VERY FEW THAT, THAT ARE NOT MEETING THE COMPLIANCE STANDARDS.
THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ENFORCEMENT CONDUCTED THROUGH, OR IS CONDUCTED THROUGH REGULAR CODE CASE PROCESS AND, UH, VENDORS OPERATE.
WE HAVE VENDORS THAT OPERATE 20, UH, OPERATE THE 24 7 SHORT TERM RENTAL HOTLINE.
SO PROACTIVE, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT IS PROACTIVE, UH, AND REACTIVE IN, UM, ENFORCING AGAINST VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.
UH, CON INSPECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED AND RESEARCH AND RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION OF DOCUMENTATIONS OF FOR PROPERTIES ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE.
HOSTING PLATFORMS SUCH AS AIRBNB, VRBO PROVIDE LIMITED INFORMATION ON REPORT LISTINGS.
HOSTING PLATFORMS DO NOT PRO PROVIDE, UH, ENFORCEMENT CHALLENGES ARE HOSTING PLATFORMS DO NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PROPERTY OWNER.
THE OPERATOR INFORMATION OR ADDRESSES OBSERVED VIOLATIONS, REGARDLESS OF THE SERIOUSNESS, ARE CURRENTLY ISSUED A SINGLE CITATION.
REGARDLESS IF THEY'RE EACH EACH, UH, VIOLATION IS TREATED THE SAME AS IF IT WAS, UM, LOUD MUSIC OR VIOLENCE AT THIS CURRENT TIME, THEY'RE ALL TREATED THE SAME AS ON THE VIOLATION PROCESS.
NOW, A REGISTRATION MAY ONLY BE REVOKED OR SUSPENDED ONCE THREE CITATIONS ARE ISSUED.
SO, AND THAT'S IN A ONE YEAR PERIOD.
SO MEANING IF, UH, AFTER THAT ONE YEAR PERIOD, IF THEY'RE ISSUED, UH, ADDITIONAL CITATIONS, IT STARTS OVER.
SO IT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE THREE CITATION PROCESS AGAIN.
AFTER THE ONE YEAR, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF, UH, WE, WE ARE REQUIRED TO OBSERVE THE VIOLATIONS IN ORDER FOR US TO, UH, ISSUE THE CITATIONS.
UH, DID, AND THAT'S DUE TO A LEGAL, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF LEGAL ISSUES WITH THAT.
UM, BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO, UH, OBSERVE THE VIOLATIONS IN ORDER FOR US TO GIVE THE CITATION.
AND INSPECTOR STAFFING LEVEL IS NO LONGER CONSISTENT WITH THE GROWTH OF THE PROGRAM.
UH, WE ONLY HAVE, UH, ONE INSPECTOR THAT IS ASSIGNED TO THE ENTIRE SHORT TERM RENTAL PROGRAM AND ONE ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST, UH, OVERSEEING THE PROGRAM.
SO WITH THE GROWTH OF THE PROGRAM, IT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL COME UP ON THE BUDGET PART IS, UH, YOU KNOW, THE INCREASING OF STAFF TO ACCOMMODATE THE, THE GROWTH OF THE, THE PROGRAM.
SO, AND THEN ADDRESSING PUBLIC CONCERNS FOR COMPLAINTS THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE OR UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT.
SO, MEANING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WILL RECEIVE COMPLAINTS THAT DON'T FALL UNDER THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE, OR IT'S SOMETHING THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T ENFORCE.
IT'S NOT IN OUR JURISDICTION, BUT MAINLY IT'S JUST, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS REGULATED IN THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE, UH, THAT WE, WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE UNABLE TO ENFORCE.
THE KEY CHANGES AND UPDATES THAT, UH, WE ARE REQUESTING IS SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
THEY DON'T INCLUDE ARE THAT THEY DON'T INCLUDE RENTALS OF LESS THAN A DAY.
RENTALS ARE DEFINED AS, UH, RENTALS FOR ONE BETWEEN ONE AND 30 DAYS CONSECUTIVE DAY RENTALS.
RENTALS ADVERTISE FOR LESS THAN ONE DAY, UM, THAT ARE ON, ARE NOT PROPERTY PERMIT, PROPERLY PERMITTED OR LICENSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LONG BEACH DISMISSAL CODE ARE ALSO IN VIOLATION OF THE SHORT TERM ORDINANCE.
EXAMPLES ARE, UH, RESIDENTIAL WEDDINGS, VENUES, FILMING VENUES AND SO FORTH.
UM, AND THEN THE VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDERS, UM, DO NOT HAVE A CURE PERIOD.
SO, UM, MEANING THAT WE, WE, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS REMOVE ANY KIND OF CURE PERIOD.
THERE IS A CURE PERIOD FOR, UM, SHORT TERM RENTALS THAT ARE ADVERTISED WITHOUT, UH, BEING REGISTERED.
AND SO WHAT THAT IS, IS THERE'S A 30 DAY CURE PERIOD BEFORE WE CAN ISSUE A CITATION ON THAT.
SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMOVE ALL THE CURE PERIODS.
UM, UH, SO, SO THEREFORE THAT CITATIONS MAY BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY FOR ANY, ANY CONFIRMED VIOLATIONS.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA ADD TO THE CITY'S ABILITY TO RECOVER INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT COST, INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COST FEES, AND OTHER REASONABLE COST, UM, FOR COST RECOVERY FOR STAFF'S TIME AS WELL.
AND THE OTHER, UH, CONTINUED, RECOMMENDED, RECOMMENDED CHANGES IS TO, UH, REGISTERED SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE SUBJECT TO ALL PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE, WHETHER THEY'RE ADVERTISING THROUGH, UH, HOSTING PLATFORMS OR NOT.
UH, REGISTERED SHORT TERM RENTALS CAN ALSO BE IN VIOLATION IF THEY ARE ADVERTISING LONG TERM 31 PLUS
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NIGHTS.SO I'LL EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE.
IS, UM, WHEN WE NOTICE THAT THERE'S A UNREGISTERED OR A A SHORT TERM RENTAL THAT'S IN VIOLATION AND WE CONTACT, UH, THE AIRBNB, WHAT THEY WILL DO IS THEY WILL CHANGE THAT RENTAL PERIOD FROM ONE TO 30 DAYS TO 31 DAYS.
SO THEREFORE IT DIDN'T FALL, IT NO LONGER FELL UNDER THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE.
SO, UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THAT THEY, THEY WOULD FALL UNDER THAT CATEGORY AND THEN, UH, PROHIBIT SHORT TERM RENTAL OPERATORS FROM KNOWING ONLY BOOKING, TRANSFERRING OR FACILITATING THE BOOKING TO ANY PERSON THAT'S BEEN BANNED, UM, OR REMOVED FROM ANY SHORT TERM RENTAL OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
AND THEN TO ESTABLISH A, UH, THAT VIOLENCE OCCURRING AT A SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTY BY HIS OCCUPANTS SHALL COUNT AS TWO CITATIONS, MEANING THAT, UH, INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THE THREE CITATION PROCESS AND HAVING TO DO THREE CITATIONS, IF THERE'S A VIOLENCE, A VIOLENT CRIME AT THE LOCATION, THEN THAT WOULD COUNT AS TWO CITATIONS AND WOULD SPEED UP THE PROCESS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION.
AND THEN A ESTABLISHED, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOP DEVELOPMENTS, UH, DIRECTOR THE AUTHORITY TO CANCEL SHORT-TERM RENTAL LICENSE IF THE PROPERTY ALREADY DOES NOT RESPOND.
OR, UH, REMEDY AND INCIDENT RELATED TO VIOLENCE.
AND THEN ALSO TO ESTABLISH THAT ANY AND ALL VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE OR THE CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE MAY COUNT AS A CITATION TOWARDS THE THREE CITATION, UH, CITATIONS TRIGGERED FOR NON-RENEWAL.
AND THEN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 20 24, 20 25 BUDGET ADOPTION, WE, WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT TO INCREASE THE SHORT TERM RENTAL FEES TO COVER THE HIGH EX HIGHER THAN EXPECTED COST ESCALATION.
MEANING THAT, UM, THROUGH THIS PERIOD SINCE THE THREE YEARS THAT THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE WAS IN EFFECT, THAT WE FOUND THAT THE COST TO OPERATE THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROGRAM IS HIGHER THAN IT THAN WHAT WAS EXPECTED.
UM, THE, THERE IT TAKES MORE TIME FOR PROCESSING THE APPLICATIONS, DOING THE RESEARCH AND SO FORTH.
SO WE'RE REQUESTING TO, UM, INCREASE THE COST FOR, TO COVER THAT AND THEN ALSO TO INCREASE THE SHORT TERM REGISTRATION FEES SUFFICIENT TO CO UH, TO, UH, COVER AN ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION OF BUILDING INSPECTOR OR EQUIVALENT ASSIGNED TO ENFORCEMENT.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ONLY HAVE ONE, UH, A COMBINATION OF BUILDING INSPECTOR TO ENFORCE THE IN SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE.
AND, UM, WITH THAT IT'S, UM, PART OF THE PROCESS OF OUR ENFORCEMENT IS TO SPOT CHECK AND INSPECT SEVERAL OF THE APPLICA, THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS, UM, APPLICATIONS, AND GO OUT TO THE PROPERTY TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE, UM, ADVERTISING WHAT IS THERE AND NOT ADVERTISING, UM, LIKE AN A DU OR UN PERMITTED STRUCTURE.
SO WE, WE GO OUT THERE TO CONFIRM THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY ADVERTISING, UH, WHAT THEY'RE, UH, REQUESTING.
SO, AND THEN, UH, ALSO TO INCREASE THE PROCESSING FEE FOR PETITIONS TO PROHIBIT UNHOSTED SHORT-TERM RENTALS WITHIN A CENSUS TRACK BLOCK GROUP TO REFLECT THE PROCESSING COST.
AND THE NEXT STEPS ARE IF, UH, IF DIRECTED BY COUNCIL, WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT AMENDMENT TO, UH, THE ORDINANCE WITH SUGGESTED RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONDUCT A FEE STUDY TO UPDATE THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE IF APPROVED BY COUNCIL, SUBMIT AN AMENDED ORDINANCE TO THE COAST, CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL, AND THEN UPDATE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE AMENDED ORDINANCE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES, UH, THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UH, BEFORE WE TAKE IT TO COUNCIL, WE HAVE 16 PEOPLE SIGNED TO SPEAK.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST.
I'M GONNA CALL THEM, UH, FIVE AT A TIME.
ANDY OLIVER, MELISSA REIKI, UH, CHRISTINA RE, STEVEN CARR.
AND SO THE, IT'LL BE 90 SECONDS PER, UH, PER THE COUNCIL RULES.
SO ORDER ENCOURAGE A MUCH STRONGER UPDATE OF THIS TO ORDINANCE THAT WAS BE THAT IS BEING PROPOSED.
FIRST, I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE SOMETHING, IMAGINE THAT YOU BUY YOUR DREAM HOME AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR TURNS HIS HOUSE INTO AN AIRBNB.
YOU SPEND OVER A YEAR PUTTING UP WITH LOUD PARTIES, MARIJUANA, SMOKE, WAFTING IN YOUR EVENTS, FILM SHOOTS HOURLY RENTALS, STRANGERS COMING IN AND OUT ALL THE TIME AND MANY OTHER ISSUES.
YOU REPORT EVERYTHING TO THE AUTHORITIES YOU WERE JUST TOLD, CALL THE HOTLINE.
THEY DO NOTHING, NOTHING HAPPENS.
THEN ON A SUNNY TUESDAY MORNING WITH CHILDREN PLAYING OUTSIDE, A 21-YEAR-OLD RENTER WHO WAS TARGETED FROM THIS AIRBNB IS CHASED BY A MASK, GUNMAN, AND SHOT RIGHT ON YOUR FRONT PORCH.
THE VICTIM JUMPS YOUR FENCE, TRIES TO BUST IN YOUR HOUSE, SEEKING PROTECTION, SPILLING HIS BLOOD ALL OVER YOUR PROPERTY.
YOUR HOUSE IS TURNED INTO A CRIME SCENE.
FAMILIES ARE FOREVER TRAUMATIZED.
AND THEN NEW RENTERS COME IN THAT VERY
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SAME NIGHT.AND THEN YOU ALL TRY TO DOWNPLAY IT.
YOU WOULDN'T LIKE THAT, WOULD YOU? BUT HERE'S WHAT I'D LIKE, I'D LIKE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE OF YOUR OWN CITY WEBSITE.
NUMBER FOUR, YOU, YOU CLAIM TO ENSURE THAT SHORT-TERM RENTALS DO NOT BECOME A NUISANCE OR THREATEN THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES FAIL.
NUMBER FIVE, SAFEGUARD RESIDENTS BY ENSURING THAT IT'S SHORT-TERM RENTALS THREATEN THE CHARACTER FOR RESIDENTS OR NEIGHBORHOODS FAIL.
THERE ARE INVESTORS EVERYWHERE BUYING THAT PROPERTY, TURNING THEY INTO HOTEL DISTRICTS.
WHY IS THAT ONE AND TWO? I DON'T KNOW.
SO I ASK YOU ALL, WHERE'S THE ACCOUNTABILITY? AND I ASK YOU, MR. MAYOR, WHEN YOU WERE READY FOR OFFICE, YOU SAID AN INTERVIEW WITH FORTY.ORG.
I QUOTE, I'LL ALSO PLACE A FOCUS ON NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE BY ELIMINATING NUISANCE SITES IN THE CITY THAT DRIVE VIOLENCE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CRIME, INCLUDING NUISANCE MOTELS UNQUOTE.
NOW, HOW IS A NUISANCE MOTEL ANY DIFFERENT THAN AN AIRBNB? I'D ASSUME A MOTEL AT LEAST HAS HIGHER SECURITY AND ISN'T PLOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.
IN CLOSING, I URGE YOU TO PLEASE FOLLOW THE MANY NEIGHBORING CITIES NEXT TO US BY ZONING TWO SHORT-TERM RENTALS OUT OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NINE NEIGHBORHOODS TRYING TO PETITION THESE AUTHORS STREETS.
OVERWHELMING YOUR CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF.
THIS SHOULD TELL YOU THE SCALE OF THIS PROBLEM.
THE FINANCIAL TIME BURDEN THIS ON THE EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY.
THESE SHORTTERM OPERATORS WANNA PETITION THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
PUBLIC SAFETY OVER YOUR TAX DOLLARS.
MY NAME'S MELISSA REIKI AND I'M HERE WITH MY FAMILY TO INSIST ON CHANGES THE ISSUES WE FACE WITH A SHORT-TERM RENTAL.
IMMEDIATELY NEXT DOOR TO US INCLUDE NUMBER ONE, SAFETY.
ON MARCH 16TH, CUSTOMERS OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL HOSTED A BIRTHDAY PARTY, WHICH ESCALATED AND RESULTED IN THE LONG BEACH PD, BREAKING UP A PARTY OF 52 PEOPLE IN A THREE BEDROOM HOUSE.
THE AIRBNB BROUGHT INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, A LARGE GROUP OF HOODLUMS, FLUSHED THEM INTO INTO THE STREETS WITH OPEN CONTAINERS, SMOKING WEED AND RACING CARS DOWN APPIAN WAY UPON EXITING ONE PARTY GOER GOT IN MY FACE, BUT WHAT'S WORSE THEY GOT INTO OTHER NEIGHBOR'S FACES TOO.
AND THEY SAID TO ONE MAN, GO INSIDE.
I'LL BREAK IT DOWN YOUR WINDOWS.
JUST LAST WEEK, A CUSTOMER TRYING TO TH UH, A CUSTOMER PARKING IN MY DRIVEWAY THREW HER SUV INTO REVERSE WITHOUT LOOKING IN HER REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NEARLY HIT ME.
WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF HER CAR, SHE SAID TO ME, OH, I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE.
STARTING AS A FEBRUARY 8TH, WE HAVE A WEEKLY ISSUE WITH PEOPLE BLOCKING, DRIVING OUR, BLOCKING OUR DRIVEWAY, OUR FRONT DOOR, OUR GARAGE, BECAUSE THEY DON'T PRO, UH, PROPERLY PARK.
I ASK THESE PEOPLE TO MOVE THEIR CAR.
HERE'S MY CAR, HERE'S THEIR CAR.
THE 24 HOUR HOTLINE IS COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE.
THE OWNER OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL NEXT TO ME DOES NOT RESPOND TO ANY OF THE CALLS.
THE CITY, UM, DOESN'T ENFORCE THE VIOLATIONS.
THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL NEXT TO ME HAS VIOLATED ALL HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS. HAVE THEY BEEN ENFORCED? MA'AM, YOUR TIME'S CONCLUDED.
ALRIGHT, NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTINA RELEY.
MY NAME IS CHRISTINA AND I AM A RESIDENT IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
COULD I RESPECTFULLY ASK MY TIME? BE RESTARTED.
MY NAME IS CHRISTINA AND I'M A RESIDENT IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
I'M REALLY UPSET AND COMPLETELY DISAPPOINTED.
MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.
MY FAMILY AND I HAVE NOT HAD A NIGHT OF SLEEP SINCE THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY.
OUR HOUSE NEXT TO US SOLD IN JUNE OF 2003.
I MET A NICE COUPLE THAT TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE BUYING THE HOUSE.
THEY WEREN'T THE COUPLE THAT BOUGHT THE HOUSE, THEY WEREN'T THE COUPLE THAT WAS ON THE TITLE OR ANYTHING.
THEY'RE INVESTORS WHO PURCHASED THREE HOMES IN MY IMMEDIATE CENSUS TRACK, ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF TURNING THEM INTO HOTEL HOMES.
PEOPLE COME AND GO AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT AND EVENING.
OUR BEDROOMS ARE ON THEIR DRIVEWAY.
WE HAVE TO HEAR SUITCASES AND LUGGAGE.
DOORS SLAMMING, CONGREGATING OF 20, 30 PEOPLE IN THE DRIVEWAY SMOKING CIGARETTES AND MARIJUANA.
WAFTING IT INTO OUR BEDROOMS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
WHY? BECAUSE THE HOSTS REQUIRE THAT THEY NOT SMOKE IN THE HOUSE, BUT IT'S OKAY TO SMOKE IN THE DRIVEWAY UNDERNEATH OUR BEDROOM WINDOWS.
THEY SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE 20 TO 30 PEOPLE THERE ON THE PREMISES.
THEY PARK EVERY WHICH DIRECTION ON THE STREET.
HAVE NO RESPECT FOR NEIGHBORS.
WE CAN'T GET IN AND OUT OF OUR
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DRIVEWAYS.I'M JUST SITTING DUCKS WAITING FOR THE NEXT SHOE TO FALL OFF.
HELLO COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN AND MAYOR REZ AT REX RICHARDSON.
I, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME UP HERE.
UM, NORMALLY I'M ON THE SIDE, BUT UH, I LIVE NEXT TO AN SDR AND UM, SAME PERSON THAT OWNS, THAT OWNS ABOUT 12 IN THE CITY.
UM, THEY HAD ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS WITH THE QUEEN MARY, BIG FESTIVALS HAPPENS.
IT, THE RIPPLE EFFECT HAPPENS TO US.
UM, SO BIG PARTIES WERE HAPPENING.
WE HAD PEOPLE AT THREE, FOUR IN THE MORNING BEING THROWN INTO THE HOUSE.
MY KIDS SLEEPS, SHARES THE DRIVEWAY.
AND IT WAS, SO WHAT I DID WAS I WENT TO THE WEBSITE, GOT ON THERE, AND THEN THEY DICTATED TO THE CITY.
I CALL A NON-EMERGENCY LINE THE POLICE LINE 'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA BURDEN THEM.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE THE WEBSITE IS FAILING AND IT IS FAILING US AS CITIZENS WHO HAVE PAID FOR OUR HOMES.
THEY'RE SPREADING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
UM, IT'S COME TO THE POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WANT TO HAVE A BLOCK PARTY, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DO.
YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY PETITION 66% OF THE PEOPLE ON THE STREET RIGHT ON YOUR STREET TO DO IT FIRST BEFORE THEY DO IT.
RIGHT? WHY AREN'T WE DOING THAT WITH SDRS? WHY AREN'T THEY GOING AROUND? WE'RE PAYING FOR THE PETITION.
WHAT ARE WE DOING? LIKE IT'S MAKING US, THE BURDEN IS ON US TO REPORT IT, TO DO IT.
THEY'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE SITTING THERE AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY VIOLATIONS HAVE EVER BEEN PULLED? WE DON'T KNOW THAT, RIGHT? SO WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE'RE AT A BREAKING POINT WHERE WE'RE HERE BEGGING YOU GUYS TO REPRESENT US.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MORE THAN NINE.
I THINK THERE'S 12 NOW GOING AND THAT'S AN AVERAGE OF 600 HOMES TIMES 12.
THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, SIR, YOUR TIME.
SO I'M HOPING YOU GUYS PLEASE TAKE ACTION.
ALRIGHT, NEXT, UH, BEFORE, BEFORE YOU COME UP, NOAH, I'M GONNA READ THE NEXT FIVE COMING AFTER YOU.
SO MICHAEL COLE, JIM SAMUEL WADE LIST, UH, GENE YOUNG AND KELLY RIPLEY.
MY NAME IS NOAH, FAR AS SYKES AND I'M AN ORGANIZER FOR BETTER NEIGHBORS LA A COALITION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TENANTS HOSTS, HOUSING ACTIVISTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING LONG-TERM HOUSING BY REGULATING SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
SO I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE HERE.
CALIFORNIA, AS YOU HEARD, IS FACING A HOUSING ABOR AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST BUILD NEW HOUSING.
THE SCALE AND SCOPE OF THE CRISIS DEMANDS THAT WE MAKE BETTER USE OF THE HOUSING WE HAVE AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE TAKING HOUSING UNITS OFF THE MARKET TO BE REPLACED BY UNHOSTED.
SHORT-TERM RENTALS, WHICH ARE OFTEN NOT OCCUPIED AS A PRIMARY RESIDENCE AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE OWNED OR OPERATED BY BUSINESSES IN LOS ANGELES.
WE'VE SEEN THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS ACCORDING TO A REPORT AUTHORED BY PROFESSOR DAVID WASMITH, OH, SORRY, PATRICK WASMITH, UH, I'M READING THIS WRONG.
DAVID WASMITH OF MCGILL UNIVERSITY.
THE AVERAGE RENT IN LOS ANGELES IS $810 HIGHER A YEAR DUE TO ST 2,500.
MORE HOUSES ARE OFF THE MARKET THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE FOR LONG-TERM TENANTS OR HOME BUYERS.
AND 5,000 MORE PEOPLE ARE UNHOUSED DUE TO SHORT TERM RENTALS.
IT'S SIMPLE SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
A REDUCTION IN THE HOUSING SUPPLY WHILE THE DEMAND STAYS CONSTANT OR INCREASES MEANS THE PRICE GOES UP IN THE COST OF LIVING.
ACCORDING TO OUR DATA ANALYSIS, LONG BEACH HAS SEEN A 22% INCREASE OUTSIDE OF THE COASTAL ZONE AND A 24% INCREASE INSIDE THE COASTAL ZONE OF UNHOSTED.
SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN JUST ONE YEAR.
THERE ARE NOW 900 TOTAL UNHOSTED SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN LONG BEACH.
MEANING 900 ENTIRE HOMES OFF THE MARKET FOR LONG BEACH RESIDENTS.
AND AS YOU CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE REGULATIONS TODAY, BETTER NEIGHBORS ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER MOVING FORWARD WITH TRUE HOME SHARING IN HOSTED ONLY RENTALS IN LONG BEACH.
THIS MODEL, WE CAN BE DEFINED ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND ALLOWS INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE TO RENT OUT THEIR HOUSE FOR EXTRA INCOME, BUT RESTRICTS LARGE CORPORATE ENTITIES FROM VACUUMING UP SCARCE HOUSING STOCK.
THANK YOU HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M A LONG-TERM RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH VACATION RENTAL MANAGER FROM DISTRICT FOUR.
I SUPPORT THE PO PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE STR REGULATIONS AND SUPPORT ANY COMMON SENSE REGULATIONS THAT IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT.
WHILE I COULD DO WITHOUT THE ANNUAL INCREASE, UH, SHUTTING DOWN BAD HOSTS IN OUR COMMUNITY IS CRUCIAL FOR THE PROMOTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD HARMONY.
VACATION RENTALS HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE CULTURE IN OUR CITY FOR OVER A CENTURY WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS VISITING HERE EVERY YEAR WITHOUT INCIDENT.
UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF THE PETITION PROCESS.
THE CURRENT PROCESS MAKES, IT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE THE CITY IS ENDORSING THE PETITION.
WHY IS IT SENT OUT ON CITY LETTERHEAD? WHY IS THE CITY SUBSIDIZING THE TRUE COST OF THESE PETITIONS?
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GOOD HOSTS SHOULD NOT BE SUBSIDIZING PETITIONS INTENDED TO DRIVE US OUTTA BUSINESS.OUTSIDE GROUPS LIKE UNITED HERE AND THEIR SHELL ORGANIZATION, BETTER NEIGHBORS LA ARE ABUSING THE SYSTEM AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO RECRUIT RESIDENTS WHO HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM TO FILE THE PETITIONS WITH OFFERS TO PAY THE FEE AND ADDITIONAL GIFTS.
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A POST ON NEXTDOOR THAT PROVIDES WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE.
BETTER NEIGHBORS LA WILL COVER THE COST OF THE PETITION.
MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEM HAS BEEN GOOD.
THESE GROUPS SEND WAVES OF FEAR-MONGERING, CANVASSERS DIRECT MAIL, UH, WAVES OF DIRECT MAIL AND FLYERS INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT DISCLOSING THEIR TRUE MOTIVATIONS.
THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEY WANT.
THEY JUST WANT US TO BE NOT THEIR COMPETITION ANYMORE.
I BELIEVE THE ENTIRE COST OF THE PETITION SHOULD BE BORN BY THE PETITIONER, INCLUDING PRINTING DATA, MINING POSTAGE, RETURN POSTAGE, AND CITY EMPLOYEE LABOR.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR LOGO ON IT, SIR, YOUR TIME'S EXPIRED.
A WELL-MANAGED STR IS NOT A NUISANCE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, TIME YOU, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JIM SAMUEL.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M A, I UH, OWN A DUPLEX ON NAPLES ISLAND.
I LIVE IN THE DOWNSTAIRS UNIT.
I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS, NOT JUST BECAUSE I'M THERE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY I'M IN THE NEIGHBORS.
I HAVE KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
I APPRECIATE LONG BEING PROGRESSIVE IN THE SDR PROCESS, UM, RAISING THE FEES.
AS LONG AS THEY'RE REASONABLE, I CAN UNDERSTAND.
WE'RE LOOKING INTO MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED TODAY.
UH, THERE'VE BEEN A FEW ISOLATED STR THAT HAVE GIVEN ALL OF THE ST A BAD NAME.
UM, WITHOUT THE ST I'D HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY MEETING MY MONTHLY OBLIGATIONS THAT'S GIVING ME INCOME TO HELP SUPPORT THAT.
UM, THE FEW BAD, FEW BAD APPLES THAT HAVE ST ARE PROBABLY NOT INDIVIDUALS.
AS THEY MENTIONED EARLIER, THEY'RE CORPORATIONS OR BUSINESSES THAT ARE RUNNING THEM.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WITH THE REGULATIONS WE HAVE, HOW A BUSINESS OR SOMEBODY COULD HAVE THAT MANY STR IT'S NOT THAT ONLY IT'S MEANT FOR THAT.
I DIDN'T WANNA TRY YOUR LAST NAME AGAIN 'CAUSE I I GOT WRONG STAGE.
UH, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL OWNER.
JUST WANTED TO STRESS MY CONCERN.
I THINK THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE, THE BOARD FOR WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING FOR ENFORCED REGULATION ARE A GOOD THING.
UM, LIKE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, I THINK THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE BAD ACTORS OUT THERE ON THE STR SIDE OF THE WORLD THAT HAVE IMPACTED THINGS IN A NEGATIVE WAY, BUT I THINK OVERALL THERE'S FAR MORE ADVANCEMENT AND BENEFIT FROM THEM FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, I KNOW WITH MY UNIT AS WELL, I LIVE IN ONE AND MANAGE THE AIRBNB DIRECTLY BESIDE IT, SO I KEEP A VERY CLOSE EYE ON IT.
UM, I HAVE YET TO HAVE, I'VE, I'VE HEARD HORROR STORIES AND SEEN IT ON THE NEWS WHERE 30 PEOPLE SHOW UP TO AN STR WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FIVE OR SIX.
FORTUNATELY I'M RIGHT NEXT DOOR, SO I'M ABLE TO KEEP A HANDLE ON THAT AND ENFORCE IT.
I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OCCURRENCE OF THAT HAPPENING YET.
BUT, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, WITH SOME OF THE RENTAL COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT, UM, SHORT TERM RENTALS, TAKING HOMES OUT OF THE MARKET, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER REASONS THAT ARE TAKING HOMES OUT OF THE MARKET, NOT JUST ST UM, ONE OF THEM IS IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO BE AN INDEPENDENT LANDLORD BECAUSE SO MUCH OF IT IS GOING CORPORATE NOW.
SO TRYING TO BE AN INDEPENDENT AND MAKE SOME EXTRA SIDE INCOME, UH, BUT NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO RUN A BACKGROUND CHECK ON PEOPLE, THAT IS CRITICAL.
SOME OF THE LAWS THAT THE COUNTY HAS IMPLEMENTED, I THINK ARE NOT CONDUCIVE TO SMALL INDEPENDENT INVESTORS TRYING JUST TO MAKE SOME EXTRA LIVING OR PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURE.
SO SOME OF THOSE THINGS I THINK ARE MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING HOMES OUT OF THE REGULAR RENTAL MARKET AS OPPOSED TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
SO JUST SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
NEXT IS JEAN HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JEAN YOUNG DISTRICT FIVE.
I'M A 33 YEAR LONG BEACH, UH, RESIDENT AND AIRBNB HOSTS, GOOD HOSTS SUPPORT STRONGER ENFORCEMENT AGAINST THE SMALL FRACTION OF HOSTS WHO DON'T PLAY BY THE RULES AND COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS.
IRRESPONSIBLE SHORT-TERM RENTAL HOSE SHOULD BE DELISTED AND HAVE THEIR CITY PERMIT REVOKED.
WE SUPPORT THAT THEY HURT THE GOOD HOSTS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE AND TRYING TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.
SHARING MONTHLY STATS ON NOISE AND NUISANCE COMPLAINTS WOULD MAKE THE PICTURE VERY CLEAR THAT THE TRAGIC COLLEGE PARK INCIDENT WAS AN ANOMALY.
PLEASE KEEP REGISTRATION FEES AFFORDABLE TO ALL HOSTS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU NEED TO INCREASE STAFF THAT MAKES SENSE TO HANDLE THE
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PROGRAM, BUT, UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE FEES FAIR AND REASONABLE ON THE OPT OUT PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE HOSTS QUESTION THE LEGALITY OF OUT OF AREA ORGANIZATIONS WITH DEEP POCKETS SPONSORED BY HOTEL UNIONS APPROACHING HOMEOWNERS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO FILE A PETITION THAT THEY THEN PAY FOR PAID CANVASSERS ARE GOING DOOR TO DOOR WITH NO OPPORTUNITY FOR HOSTS TO PROVIDE A COUNTER ARGUMENT.THESE SOLICITORS SEEM LEGITIMATE BECAUSE AFTER THEIR VISIT, THE HOMEOWNER RECEIVES A LETTER FROM THE CITY ON OFFICIAL CITY LETTERHEAD IT.
WHY ISN'T THE LETTER COMING FROM THE INDIVIDUAL OR THE ORGANIZATION THAT PAID FOR THE PETITION? SO THANK YOU FOR STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT.
JUST DON'T DO IT ON THE BACKS OF THE GOOD HOST.
WE'RE SIMPLY TRYING TO OFFER CONCLUDED AFFORDABLE FAMILY FRIENDLY STAYS IN LONG BEACH.
ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA READ THE NEXT, I'M GONNA READ THE NEXT SIXTH BEFORE YOU.
SARAH GEISLER, MARCELLA SLATE.
JEREMY NAMALI AND TERRY OLASKY.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO OUR COMMENTS, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM A HOST IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR NINE YEARS NOW.
I AM ONE HOST THAT LIVES IN ON THE PROPERTY, BUT I HAVE FRIENDS AND KNOW OF A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE UNHOSTED.
AND MY OPINION IS, IS THAT THESE ARE OUR HOMES.
EVEN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNHOSTED, THEY'RE NICE HOMES.
THEY HAVE BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN THERE.
AND WHY WOULD SOMEBODY PURPOSELY PUT THEIR HOME UP TO RENT AND NOT CARE? WE DO CARE AND I CARE ABOUT MY NEIGHBORS.
I'VE, I'VE BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT WITH MY NEIGHBORS AND I'VE TOLD THEM THAT I DO AIRBNB AND IF THEY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS TO LET ME KNOW.
AND OUR NUMBERS ARE LISTED ON THE LISTINGS.
AND I THINK THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT DO THIS AIRBNB HOSTING, THEY REALLY ARE RESPONSIBLE.
THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY.
AND SOME, SOME OF US, SOME OF THEM DO HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND MANY LISTINGS, BUT THEY WORKED HARD FOR THAT AND IT JUST DIDN'T COME TO THEM, YOU KNOW? AND I FEEL LIKE, UM, TO PUT MORE FEES ON PEOPLE THAT DO THIS IS NOT FAIR.
I THINK THAT THE CITY MAKES QUITE A BIT OF MONEY FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD.
I'M THAT THEY'RE MAKING $15 MILLION MILLION FROM THE MA TIMES, CONCLUDED THINGS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE OCCUPANCY TAXES AND I FEEL LIKE WE, YOU KNOW, TO HIT SMALL PERSON.
OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER IS, UH, GARRETT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HEARING US TODAY.
UM, I FIRST WANNA COME OUT AND LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT MY WIFE AND I OWN AND OPERATE AIRBNBS.
I'M NOT HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR AIRBNB BECAUSE I'M SPEAKING AGAINST THE AIRBNBS IN LONG BEACH.
AND THE REASON BEING IS 'CAUSE THE ONE THAT WE OPERATE AND OWN IS DONE WITH HEAVY DUE DILIGENCE.
AND WITH A LOT OF THESE POLICIES SET FORTH AND THE CHANGES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE MADE, THEY'RE STRICTLY REACTIVE.
IT'S NOT GONNA SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
THE REASON IT'S NOT GONNA SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS ONE, IF THE VIOLENT ACTIVITY THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE AIRBNB WILL IN THEORY COUNT FOR TWO STRIKES, THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
IT NEEDS TO GET AN IMMEDIATE BAN OF THAT.
IF THERE'S A SHOOTING ON A PROPERTY THAT AIRBNB SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPERATE THE POLICY FOR CONFIRMED AND OBSERVED VIOLATIONS IS NOT POSSIBLE.
WITH TWO INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH TO MANAGE OVER 900 AIRBNBS, THERE'S NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT THEY CAN CONFIRM AND OBSERVE ANY VIOLATIONS.
A LOT OF THE POLICIES ALSO INDICATE THAT THEY WILL BAN OTHER FOLKS FROM COMING IN THAT HAVE BEEN BLOCKED FROM SITES.
AIRBNB HAS AN INSTANT BOOKING FEATURE, AND IF SOMEONE INSTANTLY BOOKS, THERE'S NO VETTING THAT INDIVIDUAL.
A LOT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF AIRBNB'S TO KEEP, ARE HOSTED COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY.
THERE NEEDS TO BE A SEPARATION BETWEEN HOSTED AND UNHOSTED.
IT'S NOT THE SAME POLICIES THAT APPLY TO BOTH THE PETITION PROCESS.
I WAS ONE OF THE MANY INDIVIDUALS INSIDE OF OUR CENSUS TRACK THAT DID NOT GET THE PETITION PROCESS.
WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT PETITION FORM SINCE THE DAY THAT WE SUBMITTED THAT PETITION.
I WILL TELL YOU, JOE, MY MAILMAN, I KNOW HIM.
I TALK TO HIM EVERY SINGLE DAY.
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WHERE THEY GO TO COLLEGE, AND HE KNOWS THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT.NOW GRANTED US PS IS THAT CONCLUDED? THE PETITION PROCESSING TO CHANGE.
SIR, YOU'RE GONNA BE DRIVING RESIDENTS OUT THE COMMUNITY THAT THANK YOU.
I OWN A SMALL FAMILY RUN MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO ASSIST HOMEOWNERS WITH PROFESSIONAL AND HANDS-ON MANAGEMENT OF THEIR HOMES HERE IN LONG BEACH.
SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE NOT HOTELS.
THEY'RE PRIVATELY OWNED BY INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS, NOT MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS.
PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO RENT OUT THEIR PROPERTY AS THEY SEE FIT IN A LEGAL WAY.
ALL OF THESE ISSUES BROUGHT UP BY PREVIOUS SPEAKERS ARE PROBLEMS WITH SELECT FEW INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES AND HOMEOWNERS.
SHORT-TERM HOUSING IS ALSO A LEGITIMATE HOUSING NEED.
GUESS WHO STAY WITH US OFTEN NEED TO BE CLOSE TO FAMILY, NEED AMENITIES NOT PROVIDED BY HOTELS SUCH AS FULL KITCHENS AND LAUNDRY FACILITIES.
GUESTS INCLUDE LOCAL RESIDENTS DOING RENOVATIONS OR EMERGENCY REPAIRS WHO ARE MOVING IN OR OUT OF THE AREA, OR ARE WORKING IN LONG BEACH.
TEMPORARILY, WE ENCOURAGE STRONG ENFORCEMENT OF THE CURRENT REGULATIONS AND MOST OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES, THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES, AND IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO PUNISH THE RESPONSIBLE HOSTS.
SHORT-TERM RENTALS PROVIDE JOBS AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO LONG BEACH.
WE ALREADY HAVE A CAP AND OTHER SAFEGUARDS IN THE CURRENT REGULATIONS TO PREVENT AN IMBALANCE IN SHORT-TERM UNITS.
ACCORDING TO S-C-A-G-A LOCAL HOUSING DATA AND GOVERNMENT REPORT, THERE ARE 166,460 HOUSING UNITS IN LONG BEACH.
THE CURRENT CAP OF 800 ON UNHOSTED RENTALS, WHICH IS LESS THAN HALF OF 1% OF THE HOUSING STOCK, HAS NOT EVEN BEEN REACHED.
THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN FOUND FUNDED BY HOTEL LOBBYISTS TO LIMIT HOSTING IN SPECIFIC TRACKS, AND PROBABLY SOON FOR THE CITY ITSELF, IS NOT IN THE INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS OF LONG BEACH.
BETTER NEIGHBORS LA CLEVERLY NAMED IS LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN LA OFFICE, AND FUNDED BY HOTEL LOBBYIST GROUP KEEP OWNERS IN CONTROL OF THEIR OWN PROPERTIES AND TOURISM DOLLARS IN THE HANDS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS, MA'AM, MANY TIMES CONCLUDED.
I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M A WORKING MOTHER WHO I DEPEND ON THE, THE SDR INCOME.
I'M IN DISTRICT TWO, UM, AS MY LIVELIHOOD AND I RELY ON THE INCOME AND THE FLEXIBILITY, UM, TO, UM, OF THE SCHEDULE.
UM, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
I KNOW ALL THE NEIGHBORS AT MY PROPERTY.
I'M AVAILABLE TO COME TO THE PROPERTY IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS. UM, SO I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE STRONG ENFORCEMENT OF THE CURRENT RULES AND WOULD LIKE TO ENFORCE RESPONSIBLE HOSTING, BUT NOT CREATE NEW RULES OR EXTRA FEES, UM, THAT PUNISH THE HOSTS THAT ARE ALREADY ACTING RESPONSIBLE.
UM, AND I JUST WANNA SAY THE SHORT TERM RENTAL MANAGEMENT WORK HAS BEEN A VITAL SOURCE OF INCOME FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, AND I HOPE TO CONSIDER, I HOPE YOU CONSIDER BALANCING THE NEEDS OF ALL THE RESIDENTS AND KEEPING WITH THE CURRENT ROLES AND STRONGER ENFORCEMENT.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL MY STORY.
I CO-OWN AND CO-HOST WITH A 94-YEAR-OLD WHO HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH FOR 70 YEARS.
I HELPED HIM PREPARE HIS PLACE TO BE RENTED FOR AIRBNB SO THAT HE COULD HAVE THE INCOME PROVIDED TO HIM WHERE HE IS IN A ASSISTED LIVING IN BIXBY TOWERS IN LONG BEACH.
THIS INCOME HAS GIVEN, UH, BOB.
HE WAS A FORMER OWNER OF STAKE RAMA AND A RESIDENT, UH, RECIPIENT OF MANY HONORS, UH, FOR HIS LONG BEACH VOLUNTEERING.
THE ABILITY TO STAY IN LONG BEACH AT HIS ASSISTED LIVING IN BIXBY TOWERS, UH, IS PROVIDED THROUGH HIS SHORT TERM RENTAL.
UH, HIS, UM, IT ALLOWS HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO HIS PLACE IN THE FUTURE IF HE EVER CARES TO.
WE ARE CAREFUL TO, UH, UH, TO OBEY STRICT OCCUPANCY LIMITS AND ENFORCE QUIET HOURS.
WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE MULTIPLE CONTACT NUMBERS IN THE EVENT OF AN ISSUE IF IT WERE TO COME UP.
UH, SHORT TERM RENTALS REQUIRE INVESTMENT AND BEAUTIFYING AND UPGRADING OUR PROPERTY AT ALL TIMES.
UH, WE EMPLOY REPAIRMEN, UNLIKE LONG-TERM RENTALS, WHICH CAN PUT OFF REPAIRS FOR MONTHS.
WE HAVE TO DO IT WITHIN DAYS WE IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY OR WE ARE NOT ABLE TO RENT, MA'AM, WE TIMES CONCLUDED.
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OKAY, PLEASE DO NOT PUNISH THOSE OF US FOLLOWING RULES AND ENFORCE THE RULES ALREADY ESTABLISHED.NEXT IS JEREMY, AND THEN TERRY.
HEY, HOW'S IT GOING EVERYONE? MY NAME IS JEREMY NUNLEY AND I'M A SHORT TERM, UH, RENTAL HOST SINCE 2016.
I HAVE A GOOD DEAL OF EXPERIENCE, SO I FEEL LIKE I'M QUALIFIED TO TALK ON THIS SUBJECT.
I THINK EVERYBODY'S ALREADY SAID A LOT OF THE MAJOR STUFF, BUT THERE'S A VERY SPECIFIC CLAUSE IN HOW THIS ONE IS WRITTEN THAT SAYS, UM, CLARIFY THAT SHORT-TERM RENTALS BOOKED FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS ARE STILL SUBJECT TO SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS IF THEY'RE LISTED ON A BOOKING SITE THAT ALSO OFFERS BOOKING OF LESS THAN 30 DAYS.
SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S REALLY CLUMSILY WRITTEN, BUT IT'S TRYING TO SAY THAT IF YOU HAVE A, IF YOU HAVE A HOUSE THAT YOU, UM, ARE RENTING FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS, WHICH I HAVE ONE OF THOSE, I RENT IT TO TRAVELING NURSES.
AND, UH, SO NOW IT'S SUDDENLY GONNA BE CONSIDERED A SHORT TERM RENTAL, WHICH HAS ABOUT 14% TAX AND A BUNCH OF OTHER FEES AND EVERYTHING.
SO IT'D BE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE.
BUT I DON'T THINK MY TRAVELING NURSES ARE STABBING ANYBODY, OR I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S THE BIG PROBLEM WITH, UM, THIS PARTICULAR SEGMENT OF PEOPLE.
SO YOU GUYS ARE ADDING ON ADDITIONAL LAWS FOR THAT, AND THAT'S LIKE THE BIGGEST LEAD SOURCE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAVELING NURSES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS, UM, AIRBNB.
THERE ARE SOME OTHER ONES, BUT THAT SEEMS KIND OF SILLY FOR ME, FOR YOU GUYS TO, UM, LIMIT THAT.
I JUST FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS CLARIFICATION.
I DUNNO IF YOU GUYS COULD REALLY PAID ATTENTION TO THAT IN THE, IN THE LANGUAGE.
NEXT SPEAKER IS TERRY, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I DON'T LIKE COMING BEFORE YOU.
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A COUPLE MONTHS.
UH, MY, UH, STORY IS VERY SIMILAR TO THESE.
MY NEIGHBOR WAS RUNNING AN ILLEGAL AIRBNB.
UH, THE PEOPLE GOT OFF THE AIRPLANE AT LAX, THEY SHOWED UP AT THE FIRST POT SHOP.
THEY CAME ALONG NEXT TO THE LIQUOR STORE, NEXT TO, TO THE AIRBNB THAT EVENING.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL PARTY NEXT DOOR, UH, GREEN SMOKE COMING OUT OF EVERYWHERE.
I CALLED THE, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH ALSO OWNS A PROPERTY IN, IN MAMMOTH, UM, UM, MANHATTAN BEACH AND IN PALM SPRINGS.
SO THEY'RE NOT THE, THE LOCAL RESIDENT.
AND, UH, SHE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THEM AND TOLD THEM THEY CAN'T SMOKE IN THE HOUSE.
AND SO THEY GOT OUT AND SMOKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.
THE SECOND, UH, GROUP OF PEOPLE DID EXACTLY THE SAME THING.
UH, THIS TIME THERE WERE CARS COMING IN AND OUT OF OUR LITTLE NARROW DRIVEWAY PARKING ALL OVER THE PLACE, LIKE MELISSA SAID, AND I CALLED ONCE AGAIN.
AND, AND THEY SAID, WELL, GEE, I, UH, I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
SO, UH, SOMEONE CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT IT.
AND, UH, THAT WAS CLOSED DOWN.
THE POINT BEING IS THAT I, I DON'T THINK THAT UNHOSTED UH, UN UNHOSTED AIRBNBS ARE ANY GOOD.
I BOUGHT THIS T-SHIRT AS OPPOSED TO THOSE BEING PROVIDED BY AIRBNB.
AND IF WE HAVE TO HAVE UNHOSTED OR ST THEN WE NEED A BIGGER AND STRONGER VIOLATION.
WE CAN'T COUNT ON SOMEBODY THAT WORKS EIGHT TO FIVE TO COME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND SEE A VIOLATION AND AND MARK IT DOWN AS A BAD, A BAD ACTOR.
WE NEED SOMEBODY THAT'S AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY ON A ONE HOUR BASIS.
SO, UH, I'M GONNA INVITE UP OLGA AND BRAD.
UM, JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK IN THE LAST MINUTE WE WERE STUCK IN TRAFFIC.
THE SAYING GOES THROUGHOUT THE BABY WITH THE BATH WATER.
THE BABY IN THIS SAYING IS THE $16 MILLION THAT SHORT TERM TAX REVENUE HAS GAINED.
HA, TAX REVENUE, UH, THAT THE CITY HAS GAINED.
LONG BEACH AND ALSO LONG BEACH CITY RECOGNITION WORLDWIDE.
AN INCREASE IN LOCAL BUSINESS BY REFERRING GUESTS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CITY ATTRACTIONS.
THIS IS THE BABY THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THE BATH WATER IS A LESS THAN 1% OF BAD ACTORS.
THE MAJORITY OF HOSTS RESPECT OUR NEIGHBORS.
WE HAVE AN INTEREST IN TAKING CARE OF OUR PROPERTY, UNLIKE THE HOTEL UNIONS WHO MOST LIKELY PAY, UH, WHO PAY EMPLOYEES TOVO VOICE, A PRE-WRITTEN SCRIPT OR HIGHER GROUPS TO DO THE SAME IN COUNCIL MEETINGS OR GENERATE PETITIONS TO BAN SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
NOT BECAUSE THERE WAS AN INCIDENT JUST BANNED BECAUSE WE POSE A BUSINESS THREAT TO
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LOCAL HOTELS.TAKE OUT YOUR COMPETITION RATHER THAN FOCUS ON BEING A BETTER BUSINESS.
WHAT MAKES AMERICA SO SPECIAL IS EVERYONE'S SPIRIT OF BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR.
YOU JUST DON'T TAKE OUT YOUR COMPETITOR.
YOU BE, YOU BE MORE INNOVATIVE IN MAKING YOUR BUSINESS THRIVE.
I DO AGREE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE STRONGER ENFORCEMENT TO INCLUDE HOTELS AS I AM CERTAIN THEY HAVE THEIR FAIR SHARE OF BAD ACTORS.
THEY LIKE SHORT-TERM RENTALS SHOULD ALSO PAY HIGHER REGISTRATION FEES OR ANY KIND OF ADDITIONAL FEES.
MA'AM, YOUR TIME CONCLUDED FOR ENFORCEMENT.
THAT SATISFIES PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'LL TAKE IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL.
FIRST OF ALL, THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR TAKING THEIR TIME, UH, TO COME OUT AND SPEAK, UH, BEFORE, UH, I PASS IT TO COUNCILMAN SUPER.
I JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, A FEW THINGS.
I, YOU KNOW, I I WOULD SAY THAT, UM, IT, IT, I I I, I'M, I'M HEARING A LOT ABOUT THE UNHOSTED, UH, THE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE HAVING BETTER ENFORCEMENT ON THE UNHOSTED IS A THEME THAT CAME OUT FROM THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'VE ALSO, UM, HEARD THAT THERE'S SOME CHALLENGES WITH THE NIGHT WITH THE, UH, THE 24 HOUR SYSTEM.
SO, BEFORE I GO TO YOU, COUNCILMAN SUPERAL, LET ME JUST ASK WHAT, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE, THE 24 HOUR, UM, HOTLINE.
YEAH, SO, SO HOW DOES THAT WORK? YEAH, I'VE NEVER HAD TO CALL IT, WE, UH, WORK WITH THE VENDOR HOST COMPLIANCE THAT OPERATES THE 24 HOUR HOTLINE.
SO I THINK WHAT YOU HEARD WAS SOME SUBSTANCE ISSUES AS WELL AS SOME COMMUNICATION ISSUES.
SO IF I'M A NEIGHBOR, I'M HAVING AN ISSUE WITH SHORT-TERM RENTAL.
THE HOTLINE CALLS THE OWNER OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL.
AND EITHER THE COMPLAINTS' NOT SUBSTANTIATED.
THE HOST THEN CALLS THE OCCUPANT OF THE SHORT TERM RENTAL.
AND IF IT'S A SMOKING OR NOISE, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY IT'S RESOLVED OR IT'S NOT RESOLVED, AND IT'S REFERRED TO STAFF FOR FURTHER ENFORCEMENT.
UM, SO THAT'S THE WAY THE 24 HOUR HOTLINE WORKS.
AND MAYOR, WE'RE HERE BECAUSE ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO GET BETTER, NOT BECAUSE IT'S PERFECT, SO, RIGHT.
I HEAR ALL THE TESTIMONY AND OBVIOUSLY, UM, WE NEED TO DO MORE, UH, WITH OUR STAFF AND ALSO WITH THE VENDOR.
I THINK PART OF WHAT HAPPENS IS SOMETIMES WE RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE OPERATOR, AND WE'RE NOT PERFECT ABOUT GETTING BACK TO THE PERSON THAT MADE THE COMPLAINT AND TALKING ABOUT SORT OF HERE'S WHAT THE RESOLUTION WAS.
UM, SO THAT'S AN, AN AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT.
UM, BUT IT'S ALSO TRUE THAT WE NEED GREATER TEETH, UM, WHEN, UM, AN INDIVIDUAL DOESN'T, ISN'T RESPONSIVE.
AND, UM, I, WE BELIEVE THAT THE OPTIONS ARE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL WILL GIVE US THOSE TEETH, UM, TO, TO HAVE BETTER, UM, ENFORCEMENT FOR THOSE THAT DON'T RESPOND.
SO, SO I, I, I THINK CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS TO BE A REAL FOCUS HERE.
SO LET'S PLACE A, YOU KNOW, LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE, THE VENDOR OR WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO TIGHTEN UP THERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, I I WOULD SAY IF YOU LIVE NEXT TO SOME OF THE STORIES THAT WE'RE HEARING, WE WANNA KNOW IF THE CITY LIKE HAS OUR BACK AND HAS THE TOOLS IN PLACE TO ENFORCE WHEN SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENS.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL CONVERSATION.
OH, JUST, JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT A BACK AND FORTH, SIR, YOU HAD YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
NOW IT'S COUNCIL DELIBERATION 20 SECONDS.
UM, THANK YOU MR. MARIN, AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPEAKERS HERE TONIGHT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, UH, GIVING YOUR INPUT.
UM, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT, UH, THIS IS ACTUALLY PART THREE OF AN AGENDA ITEM THAT I BROUGHT FORTH ON JANUARY, UH, 16TH.
AND, UH, I'LL, I'LL GIVE YOU WHAT THE TITLE WAS.
IT'S IMMEDIATE, UM, MEDIUM AND LONG RANGE GOALS.
SO TO USE THOSE OF WHO THOUGHT THAT ALL COUNCIL WAS DOING WAS TWEAKING, UH, AN ORDINANCE, THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.
UH, WE WENT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY ON THIS, AND AS CHRISTOPHER KONZ, UH, EXPLAINED THAT, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE CUSTOMER SERVICE, UH, SIDE OF THIS.
SO THE IMMEDIATE, UH, GOAL WAS IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING INTERDEPARTMENTAL AGGREGATION OF STR COMPLAINTS.
THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE HEARD EARLY ON, WAS THAT, UH, THERE THERE SEEMED TO BE NO, UH, CUMULATIVE E EFFECT, UH, OR NO REGISTRATION OF THOSE COMPLAINTS.
UH, THE MEDIUM RANGE WAS, UH, POLICY CHANGE TO ENABLE THE SUSPENSION OF AN SCR IN THE EVENT OF A SERIOUS CRIME OR ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.
YOU'LL SEE THAT'S PART OF THE, UM, UH, ORDINANCE, UH, MOVING FORWARD, THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CHANGE, UH, BUT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE LONG RANGE WAS THE FUNDAMENTAL ORDINANCE CHANGES TO ADDRESS, UH, CURRENT UNFORESEEN ISSUES AND CHANGING PRIORITIES.
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ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING ON ALL THAT.SO, UH, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'D LIKE TO GET RIGHT INTO, UH, THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND THEY'RE LISTED HERE, UH, NUMERICALLY, UH, UNDER DIS THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION.
SO THE FIRST ONE I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS, AND THIS CAME UP IN PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THAT IS, UH, NUMBER TWO SAYS, ESTABLISHED THAT VIOLATIONS REGARDING VIOLENCE AT, ON THE STR PROPERTY OR BY OCCUPANTS OF THE STR COUNT DOUBLE TOWARDS THREE VIOLATIONS, UH, THE THREE VIOLATIONS TRIGGER FOR NON-RENEWAL OF THE STR LICENSE.
SO, MR. C***S, AS I UNDERSTAND THIS IS FRAMED AS MORE OF, UM, THAT THAT'S HOW, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT WOULD AGGREGATE THOSE COMPLAINTS.
BUT, UM, I BELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATOR HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SHUT DOWN AN STR IMMEDIATELY GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CRIME.
AND COULD YOU POSSIBLY EXPLAIN, NUMBER ONE, HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK AND THAT YOU'LL BE WORKING WITH THE POLICE CHIEF? AND ALSO, HOW SHOULD I WORD THAT FOR THIS, UH, PIECE I WANT TO INCORPORATE IN HERE? RIGHT? SO, COUNCILMAN, I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND, BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE, YOU CAN'T READ TWO WITHOUT READING THREE.
SO I WANNA READ NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS ESTABLISH THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR'S ABILITY TO CANCEL AN STR LICENSE IF THE PROPERTY OWNER DOES NOT RESPOND TO A REMEDY AND INCIDENT RELATED TO VIOLENCE.
SO IF THERE, UM, WAS AN INCIDENT, AND LET'S SAY THE OWNER IMMEDIATELY REMOVED THE TENANTS, UH, OR OCCUPANTS BANNED THEM FROM EVER RENTING AGAIN AND RESOLVED THE ISSUE, THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TWO POINTS AGAINST THEM, BUT THAT LICENSE WOULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY REVOKED.
BUT LET'S SAY THEY DIDN'T DO THAT, THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIVE.
I WOULD GET A REPORT THAT I'M NOT HERE AT NIGHT, BUT THE NEXT MORNING I WOULD CONSULT WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
WE'D MAKE A DECISION, AND WE WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVOKE THAT LICENSE THE NEXT MORNING.
THAT'S HOW THE PROCESS WOULD WORK.
SO, I, I JUST THOUGHT THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING.
PEOPLE WERE READING TWO AND NOT THREE.
SO I, I THINK YOU FRAMED THAT PERFECTLY.
SO, UH, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE MOVING FORWARD.
UM, THE NEXT ITEM IS TO, UH, CLARIFY, UH, THAT AN SDR CANNOT BE USED FOR FILMING OR SPECIAL EVENTS WITHOUT ALSO OBTAINING APPROPRIATE, UH, SDR LICENSE AND BOOKING WITH SPECIAL EVENTS.
NOW, THIS IS, AGAIN, PROBABLY A COMMUNICATIONS ISSUE BETWEEN SPECIAL EVENTS AND MAY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE, WE HOSTED A, UH, PUBLIC MEETING ON, UH, JANUARY 8TH.
UM, AND AT THAT MEETING WE HAD 125 PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, AND THEY POINTED OUT THAT THEY THOUGHT FILMING WAS GOING ON RIGHT THEN.
SO FROM THAT, I TOOK THAT WE NEED A MORE ROBUST SYSTEM IN PLACE, OR SPECIAL EVENTS OR THAT FILM PERMIT.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, THE COUNCIL OFFICE HAS TO HAVE THAT, THAT HAS TO BE 100% ACCURACY BECAUSE I KNEW WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT PERMIT IN PLACE.
SO MY SUSPICION WAS THAT IT WAS BEING DONE WITHOUT A PERMIT.
BUT, UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE LANGUAGE IN HERE THAT, UM, STIPULATES THAT, UM, UH, SPECIAL EVENTS WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE WORST CASE SCENARIO IS A PATROL OFFICER GOING OUT THERE AND NOT KNOWING, UH, WHETHER IT'S LEGAL OR NOT.
SO IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN GET THAT WORDING IN THERE SIMPLY ON THAT ITEM? YEAH, SO I THINK THAT'S COVERED IN A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS.
SO, UM, WE MAKE IT CLEAR THAT FILMING ASSOCIATED WITH A SHORT-TERM RENTAL CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT BOTH PERMISSIONS.
UM, BUT THE OTHER THING THAT WE ARE DOING HERE IS CLARIFYING THAT ALL VIOLATIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE COUNT AS A VIOLATION.
SO IT, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN BEFORE IS IF YOU HAD A FILMING VIOLATION THAT HAD TO BE HANDLED BY FILMING, AND IF YOU HAD AN SDR RES VIOLATION, THAT HAD TO BE HANDLED THROUGH THE SDR, WHAT WILL HAPPEN GOING FORWARD IS A MORE COORDINATED APPROACH.
AND IF YOU DO FILMING AT AN SDR WITHOUT PERMISSION, THAT WILL COUNT AGAINST YOUR STR LICENSE AS WELL.
IT'S AN ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT TOOL TO CROSS SITE, UM, THE OWNERSHIP, UM, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO ESCALATE THE SITUATION MUCH MORE QUICKLY.
AND THEN PART OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO DOESN'T GO IN AN ORDINANCE.
IT'S IN OUR OWN BACKYARD OF COMMUNICATING BETTER AND WORKING.
WE'RE ALL ONE CITY TEAM, BUT IT'S THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES, AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS PERFECT COMMUNICATION.
SO, UM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, MYSELF, THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS WILL BE WORKING ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE ABOUT HOW DO WE, UH, DO EVEN BETTER IN TERMS OF HOW WE COORDINATE OUR RESPONSE.
UM, NOW I WANT TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENT NUMBER THREE, THE SECOND NUMBER THREE IN THE DOCUMENT.
AND THAT GOES TO, UH, BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS MOVING FORWARD.
SO THAT LANGUAGE WAS, UM, INCREASED THE PROCESSING FEE FOR PETITIONS TO PROHIBIT PROHIBIT UNHOSTED STS WITHIN A CENSUS TRACT BLOCK TO REFLECT PROCESSING COSTS.
UM, IF THAT'S NECESSARY, I DO NOT WANT THAT ADDITIONAL FEE,
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UH, BORNE BY THE RESIDENTS.IF WE NEED MORE MONEY, UH, FOR THE PETITIONS, LET'S MAKE SURE WE FIND IT FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.
SO IS THERE A SIMPLE WAY TO, TO WORD THAT? WELL, I THINK WHAT YOU WANNA DO IS JUST REFER THOSE MATTERS TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
SO THE BUDGET CHAIR IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING, BUT AS, AS YOUR STAFF, AS THE DEPARTMENT HEAD, ALL, ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT COST HAS TO BE PAID.
SO WHETHER IT'S PAID THROUGH THE FEE OR THROUGH ANOTHER SOURCE, I THINK STAFF IS AGNOSTIC ABOUT IS JUST THAT WE'RE EATING THE COST RIGHT NOW.
UM, IT'S, WE CHARGE ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE COST IS ABOUT TRIPLE THAT.
SO IT NEEDS TO BE PAID OUT OF SOME POT OF MONEY, BUT THAT'S A POLICY DECISION.
AND BECAUSE IT'S A FEE RELATED ITEM, IT WOULD NEED TO GO THROUGH THE, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
AND WE WILL MAKE SURE IT'S REFLECTED IN YOUR MOTION YEAH.
AND JUST IN CONTEXT, UM, I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYONE SAY, CAN WE PAY MORE FOR THESE FOR THE PETITION PROCESS? UH, EVERYONE HAS SAID THAT A A THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS PROBABLY PRETTY STEEP, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE WE DON'T INCREASE THAT.
UM, THEN I HAD A COUPLE OF, UH, INDEPENDENT, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, JUST NOTIFICATION OF, UH, WHEN AN S ST TR APPLICATION IS FILED, IS THERE A WAY THAT THE COUNCIL OFFICE COULD GET THAT NOTIFICATION ON THE FILING? UM, IS THAT PROTECTED INFORMATION? UM, HOW, HOW COULD THAT BE? UM, OR, OR BOTH THE FILING AND WHEN AN STR HAS BEEN APPROVED, UM, WE'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT AT THE COUNCIL OFFICE LEVEL.
WE CAN CERTAINLY WORK ON THAT.
SO THERE'S NO ISSUE PROVIDING ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION TO YOUR OFFICE.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE ON THE WEBSITE.
THERE'S A COST IMPLICATION OF MAILING NOTICE, BUT I THINK WE CAN DO A LOT WITH TECHNOLOGY AND WE CAN PROVIDE YOU AND, AND ALL OF YOUR COLLEAGUES REAL-TIME INFORMATION AND SEE WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE, UM, TO THE PUBLIC.
THERE'S CERTAIN INFORMATION LIKE THE HOST ADDRESS AND TAX ID NUMBER THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO, UM, HAND OVER, BUT THERE IS INFORMATION THAT WE CAN SHARE, AND WE'RE GLAD TO DO SO.
UH, JUST ONE LAST POINT, AND THAT IS, UM, UH, WE HEARD A LOT, ESPECIALLY EARLY ON THAT, THAT, UH, RESIDENTS DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE STR HOTLINE WAS, AND THEY WEREN'T SURE HOW TO CONTACT THAT.
UM, I'VE SEEN IN THE CITY OF BIG BEAR THAT YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A, A PLACARD ON THE, THE WALL OF THE, UM, STR CABIN OR RESIDENCE.
UM, IS, IS THERE A WAY I, I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULD GO THAT WAY, BUT I MEAN THAT'S HOW SERIOUSLY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TAKE IT.
UH, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN, UM, UH, IN INCREASE THAT KIND OF NOTIFICATION PROCESS OR, UM, JUST GET THE WORD OUT AND SO EVERYONE HAS THAT CR HOTLINE HANDY AND WHEN THEY CALL IT, IT WORKS? YEAH, SO WE NEED TO DO A PR CAMPAIGN ABOUT THE HOTLINE AND MAKE SURE BY REACHING OUT TO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHERS THAT THEY HAVE THAT INFORMATION, WE CAN DO SOME ADVERTISING AS WELL.
UM, SO WE'LL DO THAT FOR SURE.
UM, AND IN TERMS OF POSTING, THAT GETS MORE TRICKY, BUT I'M GLAD TO TALK TO THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND SEE WHAT THEY DO, UM, AND BIG BEAR AND, AND TAKE IT FROM THERE.
AND, UH, I SUPPORT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, BY COUNCIL MEMBER SUBINA.
I THINK THEY MAKE SENSE, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE FEES.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL OFFICES SHOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN AN APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED OR APPROVED, SIMILAR TO WHEN COUNCIL OFFICES GET A NOTICE FROM SPECIAL EVENTS OF FILM ABOUT FILMING TAKING PLACE, RIGHT? THEY GET THAT NOTICE.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD BE BE HELPFUL OR IF A PETITION IS BEING CIRCULATED IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
SO WE SHOULD DEFINITELY THINK ABOUT THAT.
AND I APPRECIATE THE, THE CONVERSATION AROUND THIS.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK MY COLLEAGUE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SUPER FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS ITEM, UM, BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT HE WOULDN'T BE LEADING ON THIS ITEM IF IT WEREN'T FOR HIM HEARING FROM HIS CONSTITUENTS, THE RESIDENTS.
UM, AND THEN THE FEEDBACK FROM, FROM ALL PUBLIC SPEAKERS HERE TODAY.
UM, STR OPERATORS, RESIDENTS ALIKE, WE, WE, UM, THIS IS NOT A PERFECT POLICY AND WE KNEW WHEN WE ADOPTED THIS THAT IT WASN'T GONNA BE A PERFECT POLICY.
AND SO I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE BACK HERE, UH, REVIEWING THIS AND THEN COMING BACK.
THANK YOU STAFF FOR COMING BACK WITH RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ACTUALLY ADD TEETH TO THIS, THIS I, UM, THIS TO, TO THE ENFORCEMENT, UM, COMPONENT OF, OF, UH, OUR ORDINANCE.
UM, AND IT ALSO ALLOWS US, THERE'S A, THERE'S A PROVISION THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ABOUT RECUPERATING COST.
UH, I THINK THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL.
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I, I THINK, UM, I THINK SO FROM A PROCESS STANDPOINT, LEMME JUST ASK THE QUESTION.WE, WE APPROVE WHAT IS MOTION TONIGHT? THEN IT COMES BACK AS AN ORDINANCE FOR, FOR REVIEW? THAT'S CORRECT.
COUNCIL OR TO SUPPORT, I MEAN TO ADOPT, YES.
AND WE HAVE TO HAVE TWO READINGS.
AND THEN ONCE THAT'S DONE, HOW WILL THE, THE, UM, THE STR OPERATORS BE NOTIFIED OF THE ORDINANCE CHANGE? IS THAT GONNA BE ON THE CITY OR WILL THAT BE ON THE, THE, THE PLATFORMS? WELL, IT'S ON BOTH.
WE, UH, COMMUNICATE WITH THE PLATFORMS AND THERE'S SOME LARGE PLATFORMS THAT ARE VERY RESPONSIVE.
AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER PLATFORMS THAT ARE LESS, UH, RESPONSIVE.
BUT WE WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THE PLATFORMS, BUT WE WILL NOTIFY EVERY SINGLE LICENSE HOLDER BECAUSE THEY HAVE LICENSES, WE KNOW HOW TO REACH THEM.
UM, AND THEY'LL ALL BE INFORMED OF, OF THE CHANGES.
YEAH, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT, THAT, UH, THOSE IMPACTED UNDERSTAND THE, THE RULES AND, AND PARTICULARLY IF THERE ARE CHANGES TO THE RULES, I'M HAPPY TO ADD MY SECOND TO THIS ITEM.
AND, AND, UM, AGAIN, I THINK IT'S REASONABLE ENFORCEMENT, IT ADDS TEETH, UM, BUT ALSO IT PROGRESSES, UM, THIS ORDINANCE IN A MANNER THAT, THAT MAKES SENSE.
UM, I DO STILL HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PETITION PROCESS.
UM, I, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S THERE, THERE'S SOME CHALLENGES THERE.
I, I THINK THERE, THERE MAY BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO, UH, TO FIX THAT AS WELL.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BURDEN ON, ON THE, THE RESIDENTS, BUT I, I WILL SAY THIS, I WAS HERE WHEN WE FIRST ADOPTED THIS ORDINANCE, AND THE PETITION COMPONENT WAS THE, THE CARROT THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE RESIDENTS TO GET THIS OVER THE, THE, THE HUMP.
THEY, THIS WAS THE, THIS WAS WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANTED.
AND SO NOW WE'RE HEARING RESIDENTS SAYING IT DOESN'T WORK OR THAT IT'S TOO ONEROUS.
I I DID DO THINK THAT, UM, ALSO I HEARD THAT THERE WERE TWO COMPLAINTS AND NOW THERE ARE NINE COMPLAINTS.
I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF REGARDING, WERE THOSE, WERE, WERE ANY OF THOSE COMPLAINTS DUPLICATIVE OR WERE, WERE THEY, THEY THE SAME ST BEING COMPLAINED ABOUT UNDER INVESTIGATION OR ALL THEY ALL SEPARATE? WELL, I MEAN, SEPARATE, WE'VE HAD MORE THAN TWO COMPLAINTS.
THERE WERE, UH, I THINK IT WENT FROM TWO TO 12 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I DUNNO, I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, PETITIONS COUNCILMAN.
WE HAD TWO PETITIONS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS FROM START TO FINISH, AND THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAVE NINE THAT ARE IN PROCESS, BUT NOT DONE.
SO WE HAVE ONE IN COUNCILMAN SUPER NAS DISTRICT THAT WE'RE COUNTING BALLOTS RIGHT NOW.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE OTHERS THAT, UM, THEY MAY BE OUT IN THE PETITION PROCESS GATHERING SIGNATURES TODAY.
AND, AND WE DON'T HAVE THEM BACK, SO WE CAN'T SAY WHAT THE OUTCOME ON THOSE NINE IS GONNA BE.
BUT THE TWO THAT WE'RE COMPLETED WERE, WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL.
I THINK THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE WAS ABOUT 40%.
AND IT'S A, AS CURRENTLY DRAFTED IN THE ORDINANCE, IT'S A 50% THRESHOLD.
SO IF ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE HAD PETITIONS ACTIVE IN THEIR DISTRICT, WOULD THEY KNOW ABOUT IT? UH, THEY WOULD KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE'VE TRIED TO BRIEF, BUT WE NEED TO DO BETTER.
AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE THAT PROCESS MORE FORMAL IN TERMS OF THE, UM, COMMUNICATION THAT GOES TO THE DISTRICT.
FIRST I WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT TO SPEAK, UM, TONIGHT.
I THINK IT'S A LOT OF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THIS BEFORE.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT TIMES TO HAVE YOU SPEAK ON, ON WHAT YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLES WITH AND BRING IT TO US.
I ALSO WANNA THANK CA UH, COUNCILMAN AUGH, UM, FOR TRIGGERING THIS TO BRING IT BACK FOR REVIEW.
AND, UM, I KNOW THIS, THIS WAS KIND OF A RECENT 2018 I BELIEVE ORDINANCE, SO I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM.
UM, OWNERS AND OPERATORS ARE GENERATING INCOME FROM THESE PROPERTIES.
THEY NEED TO BE HELD TO A HIGH STANDARD BECAUSE THEY ARE ABLE TO OPERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE ARE MANY REALLY GOOD OPERATORS OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
I DON'T HEAR ABOUT THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE GOOD, BUT THE ENTIRE PROGRAM IS TAINTED BY A FEW BAD ACTORS THAT ARE, THEY AREN'T TRYING TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE ARE BRINGING THIS BACK TO PUT SOME TEETH IN THIS, UM, ORDINANCE WITH ENFORCEMENT.
SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT ID LIKE TO BE INCLUDED.
THE FIRST, I AGREE THAT THE PETITION CANNOT, THAT FEE CANNOT BE INCREASED.
IF WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE THAT FEE, IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE OPERATORS PAYING FOR THAT.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND.
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12, I BELIEVE IT'S, WE HAVE 12, UM, 12 PETITIONS THAT HAVE COME IN.IF WE BREAK THAT DOWN, WE CAN GET FUNDS TO COVER THE PETITIONS.
SO RESIDENTS DO NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT.
WE HAVE ONE INSPECTOR AND ONE ANALYST, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET TWO.
IS THAT RIGHT? UH, THAT'S WHAT WE PUT IN THE COUNSEL LETTER.
UM, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE, ARE, ARE THESE INSPECTORS EVER ABLE TO WORK AT HOURS THAT ACTUAL CALLS COME IN? UM, I HAVE PACKETS OF DOCUMENTATION FROM RESIDENTS AND THE TIMES ARE ALWAYS LATE.
NOW, I KNOW WITH ENFORCEMENT INSPECTORS, CAN THEY BE ON CALL? I THINK WE, WE NEED TO HAVE THE STAFF AVAILABLE SINCE THE BOTTOM LINE IS, UM, IF THEY DON'T SEE IT AS OF THE ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW, IT CAN'T BE VERIFIED.
IS THAT RIGHT? WELL, JUST TO CLARIFY FOR THE WHOLE COUNSEL, THE DEPARTMENT CAN'T USE OUTSIDE EVIDENCE AS THE SOLE EVIDENCE IN AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T USE OUTSIDE EVIDENCE AS ONE PIECE OF THE OVERALL EVIDENTIARY PUZZLE.
SO, UM, SOMETIMES WE GET PICTURES AND VIDEOS FROM NEIGHBORS.
WE CAN'T WRITE A CITATION BASED SOLELY JUST ON A PICTURE THAT SOMEONE GAVE US.
'CAUSE THEY'RE OFTENTIMES MODIFIED OR DOCTORED.
BUT CAN WE USE PICTURES IF IT COULD FINISH? UM, WE CAN USE PICTURES IN CONNECTION WITH, AND THERE'S A POLICE REPORT OR THERE'S A CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF PERSON THAT WENT OUT AND IT'S PART OF THE OVERALL, UM, PICTURE.
UM, SO WE TRY TO USE THE EVIDENCE THAT'S AVAILABLE TO US, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL TOOLS HERE.
UM, IN TERMS OF THE NIGHTTIME ENFORCEMENT, I'D LOVE TO HAVE INSPECTORS OUT IN THE FIELD 24 7.
THAT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE TODAY.
SO SOME OF THAT I CAN DISCUSS AND SOME OF I CAN'T.
IT'S A LABOR COMPLIANCE ISSUE.
SO THERE ARE ARE, UM, RULES IN OUR EMPLOYEES MOUS ABOUT THEIR WORKING HOURS, BUT ALSO ABOUT, UH, SUPERVISION.
SO IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS HAVING ONE INSPECTOR WORK AFTER HOURS.
UM, IN ORDER TO HAVE ONE INSPECTOR WORK AFTER HOURS, YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE TWO SUPERVISORS ALSO WORK AFTER HOURS, AND IT WOULD BE A MEETING CONFER.
SO THAT'S A TYPE OF THING WE CAN, UM, WORK WITH COUNCIL ON OVER A LONGER TIME PERIOD.
BUT WHAT WE WANTED TO DO TONIGHT WAS BRING YOU ITEMS THAT WE COULD IMPLEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM.
AND THAT'S NOT TO SAY THE PROGRAM WON'T CONTINUE TO EVOLVE FURTHER, UM, IN THE LONG TERM, BUT WE REALLY CONCENTRATED ON WHAT WE COULD, UH, IMPLEMENT IMMEDIATELY.
UM, SO FOR RIGHT NOW, WHAT SHOULD A RESIDENT DO IF THERE'S A PROBLEM AT 10 11 OR 12 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT? WHAT IS THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW? THEY SHOULD, THEY SHOULD FOLLOW.
YEAH, SO THEY SHOULD CALL THE COMPLIANCE HOTLINE.
IT IS STAFFED 24 HOURS A DAY, BUT IT IN ADDITION, AFTER THAT, UM, IF IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE, IF THERE IS CRIMINAL ACTIVITY GOING ON, THEY SHOULD CONTACT, UM, THE POLICE DISPATCH, EITHER EMERGENCY OR NON-EMERGENCY, DEPENDING ON THE, THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE INCIDENT.
SO JUST BECAUSE IT'S A SHORT TERM RENTAL DOESN'T MEAN, UM, OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS DO NOT EXIST.
UM, SO THEY WANT TO CONTACT, UM, THE COMPLIANCE HOTLINE AND THEN THEY'RE WELCOME TO FOLLOW UP, UM, WITH OUR STAFF DURING BUSINESS HOURS AND WE'LL LET THEM KNOW WHERE THE INVESTIGATION STANDS.
THERE WERE SOME SPEAKERS TONIGHT.
I KNOW AT LEAST ONE THE SHARED DRIVEWAY, THERE'S AN OPEN INVESTIGATION.
UM, SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT MATTER IS CLOSED, IT JUST MEANS THERE'S AN OPEN INVESTIGATION.
SO SOMETIMES WE CAN SHARE A LOT, SOMETIMES WE CAN'T.
BUT THEY'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO, TO FOLLOW UP WITH CITY STAFF.
IF THE OPERATOR DOESN'T RESPOND WITHIN ONE HOUR.
AND I KNOW YOU WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, SOMETIMES IT'S NOT ACCURATE, SOMETIMES IT'S FALSIFIED.
BUT DO THEY GET A CITATION? THEY DO GET A CITATION JUST FOR THE ACT OF NOT RESPONDING.
SO EVEN IF IT, IT WASN'T SUBSTANTIATED, THE, THE UNDERLYING ISSUE, IF THE HOST DOES NOT GET BACK TO OUR VENDOR HOST COMPLIANCE WITHIN AN HOUR, THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IS A VIOLATION.
AND WE HAVE WRITTEN, UM, UH, THOSE CITATIONS, UM, DOZENS OF THOSE CITATIONS IN THE PAST.
AND TYPICALLY WHEN THAT OCCURS, THERE'S A FINE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AND IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN WITH THAT
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OPERATOR.BUT THE THREE, UH, IF THEY GOT THREE CITATIONS, THEIR LICENSE WOULDN'T BE PULLED FROM NOT ANSWERING WITHIN AN HOUR.
IF THEY GOT THREE SEPARATE CITATIONS MM-HMM.
UM, I'M SORRY, I HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS.
I THINK THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO ADD TO THIS, UM, THE CITATION.
THE STAFF REPORT SAYS, UM, CITY STAFF MUST OBSERVE THE VIOLATION.
SO THERE CAN BE A POLICE REPORT, MAYBE A VIDEO, MAYBE PHOTOS TO CORROBORATE AN ISSUE.
SO THERE DOES HAVE TO BE INVOLVEMENT BY CITY STAFF.
UM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO PERSONALLY WITNESS EVERYTHING, BUT THERE DOES HAVE TO BE A CORROBORATION BY THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
SO I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE MY, UM, FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE INCREASING FEES FOR RESIDENTS TO FILE A PETITION.
I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT INCREASING THE FINES ON SHORT TERM RENTALS FOR VIOLATIONS, WHETHER IT'S VERIFIED OR IF THEY DON'T CALL BACK WITHIN AN HOUR SINCE STAFF NEEDS TO SEE THE VIOLATIONS HAPPENING.
UM, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS.
I, I'D LIKE OUR INSPECTORS TO RESPOND TO ISSUES AT NIGHT AND ON WEEKENDS.
MAYBE THAT'S LESS OF A LABOR ISSUE.
AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE RESIDENTS TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUBMIT COMPLAINTS OR EVIDENCE OF VIOLATIONS AND THAT THIS DOCUMENTATION WOULD BE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A CITATION.
I KNOW, UH, NUMBER ONE IS ALREADY EN EN EN, UH, EN CA ENCOMPASSED IN COUNCILMAN SUPER NA'S MOTION.
SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH IS, SO IF YOU COULD ACTUALLY REPORT BACK ON SOME OF THOSE AND THE TWO FROM FOUR, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S THE LEGAL QUESTION ABOUT WHAT, WHAT COUNTS AS EVIDENCE AND WHAT IS NOT.
SO THE FINES, I THINK WE WOULD, UH, COVER THROUGH THE BUDGET, UH, PROCESS.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER DUGGAN, I BELIEVE YOU'RE ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AS WELL.
SO, UM, WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION THERE.
AND THEN CERTAINLY, UM, THE DUE PROCESS AND LABOR COMPLIANCE DOESN'T GONNA TAKE MORE THAN A DAY OR TWO TO RESOLVE, SO WE WILL REPORT BACK AS POSSIBLE ON THOSE.
UH, SO, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE FIRST TWO ARE, UH, COUNCILMAN SUPER.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE OKAY WITH INCLUDING THOSE IN YOUR MOTION.
AND THE OTHER TWO ARE GONNA NEED TO BE A REPORT BACK.
SO SOME LEGAL EVALUATION NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DEJAS, THANK YOU.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SONO, FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE IN PLACE, AND TO BE ABLE TO COME AND REVIEW IT.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, UM, TO SEE IF IT'S WORKING OUT OR NOT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KEEP HEARING OVER AND OVER, AND I HEARD THIS IN A LOT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, IS THAT MOST OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING HAVE BEEN HAPPENING IN UNHOSTED, UM, UM, SHORT TERM RENTALS.
UM, AND WHEN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M WONDERING IS, I KNOW THAT THEY BOTH, THE, THE SHORT, THE UNHOSTED AND HOSTED OVERLAP ON A LOT OF THINGS, BUT I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY, UM, DIRECTOR KUNZ, THAT WE CAN LOOK AT POSSIBLY SEEING IF WE COULD HAVE, UM, ONE SET OF RULES FOR THE, UM, THE BOTH UNHOSTED AND UNHOSTED, UH, UNHOSTED AND ALSO AN ADDITIONAL SET OF, OF GUIDELINES FOR THE, UM, UNHOSTED WHERE IT IT IS THAT I'M SEEING A LOT OF THE ISSUES ARISE.
SO, UH, WE AGREE THAT THE ISSUES THAT DO ARISE ARE WITH THE UNHOSTED, UM, BUT MANY, MOST UNHOSTED OPERATE, UH, RESPONSIBLY.
AND, AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS SOME PERCENTAGE OF THE UNHOSTED.
SO WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND FOR COUNCIL IS AS, AS, AS MR. COUNCILMAN SUPER NOT TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SHORT, MEDIUM, AND LONG TERM, UM, WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE THINGS THAT CAN IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY TODAY.
WE CAN ALWAYS CONTINUE STUDYING THE FURTHER THE KIND OF HOSTED UNHOSTED AND THE CAP AND THE OPT OUT.
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BUT I, WE HAVE TO DO SO VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE I WORRY HONESTLY ABOUT YOUR DISTRICT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, ALLEN'S DISTRICT AND COUNCIL MEMBER, DUGGAN'S DISTRICT BECAUSE YOU'RE IN THE COASTAL ZONE.SO WHILE, UH, WE COULD FURTHER RESTRICT, UM, LIKE THE NUMBER OF, UH, UNHOSTED OR THE CRITERIA UNDER WHICH THEY OPERATE, WE BY THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH HAD THIS ORDINANCE CERTIFIED BY THE COASTAL COMMISSION.
AND THEY HAVE TO LOOK AT FACTORS DIFFERENT THAN, THAN MAYBE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT.
SO AIRBNBS OR SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE CONSIDERED LOWER COST VISITOR ACCOMMODATIONS, WHICH IS CALLED OUT IN THE COASTAL ZONE.
SO WE ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM NUMBER WITHIN THE COASTAL ZONE.
I WOULD HATE TO INADVERTENTLY PUT ALL THE BURDEN ON DISTRICT ONE, TWO, AND THREE MM-HMM.
AND WE HAVE MORE CONTROL OUTSIDE THE COASTAL COMMISSION.
BUT WHAT WE'VE SET UP SO FAR IS SOMETHING THAT'S FAIR ACROSS THE CITY.
UM, SO JUST THERE'S THAT COMPLEXITY TO IT.
SO WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH ENFORCEMENT TONIGHT AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO, TO STUDY AND REPORT BACK.
UM, AND I'M, I'M ALWAYS GLAD TO TALK TO OUR, UH, COASTAL COMMISSION COUNTERPARTS AND SEE WHAT THEIR CURRENT THINKING IS, UM, BECAUSE MAYBE IT'S EVOLVED, UM, SINCE WE WERE THERE LAST, BUT THAT'S JUST A CONSIDERATION.
I THINK WE HAVE TO ALL BE CAREFUL NOT TO DO, DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD BURDEN ONE, TWO, AND THREE IN A WAY THAT'S, THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE REST OF THE CITY.
AND THANK YOU DIRECTOR, I AM VERY, UM, SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
I THINK THAT THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE VICE MAYOR ALLEN.
AND, UH, I ALSO JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, COUNCILMAN AUGH, UM, FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD AND JUST ALL THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS, UM, FROM STAFF.
UM, I DO WANNA START BY SAYING THAT I AM, UH, VERY SUPPORTIVE, UH, SHORT TERM RENTALS.
AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THIS LONG BEFORE I WAS ON COUNCIL.
I REMEMBER, UH, WATCHING THIS FROM HOME ON MY COMPUTER BEFORE I SAT ON THE DAAS, AND I KNOW ALL THE WORK FOR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME THAT YOU GUYS PUT ON THIS.
AND I THINK YOU SHOULD BE REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.
I THINK THAT, UM, THE STR ARE, ARE VERY MUCH DESIRED, UM, BY OUR RESIDENTS, UH, AND OUR TOURISTS.
AND, UM, THEY ARE, UH, YOU KNOW, AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR TOT TAXES.
UM, I ALSO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS, THAT ENFORCEMENT, UM, I AGREE WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S BETTER.
AND I THINK THIS MAY NOT BE THE LAST TIME WE TALK ABOUT THIS AS, AS THINGS ARISE, I THINK WE ALWAYS HAVE TO GO BACK AND REASSESS AND SEE, UM, WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER.
BECAUSE I DEFINITELY, UH, THINK THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT TALK TODAY THAT ARE LIVING NEXT TO SOME BAD OPERATORS AND IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE, UM, UH, TO BE THEM AND LIVE NEXT TO, UH, YOU KNOW, THE VERY FEW OF THESE OPERATORS, WHICH I KNOW THERE ARE VERY FEW.
I THINK THE MAJORITY OF OPERATORS ARE GOOD, BUT THE VERY FEW CAN MAKE SOME OF THESE PEOPLE'S LIFE MISERABLE.
SO I UNDERSTAND HOW WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS AND JUST ALL THE THINGS FROM FILMING TO US BEING ABLE TO REALLY REVOKE LICENSES, I THINK THAT WE, WE DO HAVE SOME RULE OF POWER, UM, WITH THESE, WITH THESE, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS.
MAYBE THIS IS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.
UH, DON, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GONNA, HE'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE HOA POLICIES, UM, THAT SAY, UH, IN, IN OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT ONE AND TWO AND A LOT OF THESE HIGH RIDES, IS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE, UM, THAT YOU, IN ORDER TO OPERATE, UH, AN AIRBNB, YOU HAVE TO, UH, OPERATE OVER 30 DAYS.
AND YET WE'RE SAYING AS A CITY POLICY, YOU HAVE TO OPERATE UNDER 30 DAYS.
SO HOW DO WE ADDRESS THE DISCREPANCIES THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW BETWEEN HOA AND THE CITY Y YES.
UH, VICE MAYOR CURRENTLY THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY, UH, STATE LAW THAT HAS ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE AND THE COURTS HAVE ACTUALLY HELD THAT THE DECISION TO BAN OR REGULATE SDRS MUST BE MADE BY THE CITY AND NOT A PRIVATE ACTOR SUCH AS A HOMEOWNERS HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION.
SO IN EFFECT, ANY, ANY, UH, RULE THAT THE HOA, UM, HAS IN, IN, IN PLACE, IF THAT REALLY VIOLATES THE ORDINANCE, THAT THAT IS A VIOLATION.
SO IT REALLY SHOULD BE UP TO COUNCIL IN THE DIRECTION THE COUNCIL WANTS TO TAKE.
UH, THAT WOULD REALLY OVERRIDE ANY, ANYTHING THAT, UH, THE HOA IS PUSHING TOWARD.
WELL I THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT.
SO I WANT, UM, SOME OF THESE HOAS OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY IN OUR DISTRICTS THAT ARE PREVENTING, UM, THESE SHORT TERM RENTALS BECAUSE THEY, THEY'VE DECIDED THAT THEY WANNA MAKE THEIR OWN POLICY TO BAN IT.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT THIS IS NOT, THEY CAN'T BE DOING THIS.
THEY, THEY HAVE TO, UM, WE HAVE RULES IN PLACE AND I APPRECIATE YOU
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SAYING THAT THERE ARE ORDINANCES THAT OVERRIDE THAT.SO FOR, UM, SO I'M GLAD, UM, THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY SAYING THAT OUT LOUD THAT, UM, THE HOAS CANNOT MAKE THESE POLICIES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR ORDINANCES.
UM, AND THEN ALSO, CAN I ASK ANOTHER QUESTION? UM, CAN WE, YOU KNOW, IT SOUND LIKE FROM WHAT, UH, SOME FOLKS WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT YOU HAVE THESE BIG COMPANIES THAT COME IN AND ARE BUYING ALL OF THESE, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL, UH, THESE HOMES AND CONVERTING THEM.
IS THERE A LIMIT TO THE AMOUNT OF HOMES OR, OR BIG BUSINESSES THAT CAN COME IN AND, UM, OPERATE A SHORT TERM RENTAL VICE MAYOR? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I I, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DON'T KNOW IF, IF THERE'S ACTUALLY A LIMIT.
I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT A VIOLATION OF, OF STATE OR FEDERAL LAW TO HAVE A CORPORATION PURCHASE HOMES FOR THAT PURPOSE.
UM, BUT I CAN DEFINITELY FIND OUT IF THERE'S ACTUALLY, IS THERE, IF THERE'S A MANDATED MAXIMUM, UH, AMOUNT THAT, THAT, THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE.
AND SO IF I COULD REQUEST A FRIENDLY JUST TO ADD THAT INTO SOME, UH, TO COME BACK WITH US ON ANY OF THAT INFORMATION.
COUNCIL MEMBER, WE CAN DEFINITELY, UH, DO THAT.
YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO A PRIMARY AND A NON-PRIMARY SHORT TERM RENTAL.
BUT THE ISSUE IS INVESTOR A BC MAY OWN MULTIPLE PROPERTIES, ALL OF THEM IN DIFFERENT LLC NAMES AND THERE MAY BE SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT INVESTORS IN EACH ONE.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT, I MAY HAVE A RESPONSE TO THAT, BUT THAT'S WHY WE HAVE CITY ATTORNEYS AND WE HAVE COURTS THAT HAVE TOLD US THAT CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE AND IT, SO OUR, UM, OUR SCOPE OF CONTROL IS LIMITED THERE, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE YOU SOMETHING IN WRITING WITH, WITH MORE INFORMATION.
AND, UM, JUST ONE LAST COMMENT OR, OR, OR A QUESTION, UM, DO, UH, SOMEONE, SOMEONE HAD MENTIONED THAT WAS SPEAKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE PETITION, HAVING THE CITY, UH, LOGOS AND LETTERHEAD.
AND SO IT DOES SEEM LIKE WE'RE SUPPORTING THAT.
UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW HOW WE WOULD FIX THAT, BUT I WOULD IMAGINE IF I GOT A PETITION THAT WAS, HAD A CITY LOGO ON IT THAT I WOULD THINK IT WAS ENDORSED OR SUPPORTED BY THE CITY.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S, THAT'S PROBLEMATIC.
SO I MEAN, WE CAN WORK ON THE GRAPHIC DESIGN AND MAKING IT CLEAR THAT WE DON'T ENDORSE OR NOT ENDORSE THE PETITION.
BUT I THINK THE COUNTER TO THAT IS WE WANTED TO CONTROL THE PETITION PROCESS.
AND WE DO THAT THE SAME WAY THAT WE WOULD HOLD A VOTE BY MAIL ELECTION.
WE SEND OUT OFFICIAL PETITIONS, UM, WE CONTROL THE PROCESS.
UM, WE DON'T WANT TO GO TO A SYSTEM WHERE SOMEONE'S WALKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A SHEET OF PAPER AND SIGN HERE.
SO WE CAN MAKE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT IT'S AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT BUT NOT ENDORSED BY THE CITY.
BUT OUR RECOMMENDATION TO YOU COUNSEL WOULD BE THAT WE MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER THE PETITION PROCESS, UM, SO THAT, THAT WE CAN ALL STAND BY THE RESULTS.
UH, THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER SUPERNAT FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD.
UH, VICE MAYOR ALLEN JUST STOLE TWO OF THEM.
UH, DIRECTOR KOONZ, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR CANDOR.
UM, I WAS NOT PART OF THE PROCESS LIKE VICE MAYOR ALLEN.
I WAS SITTING AT HOME PAYING ATTENTION ON A COMPUTER OR A CELL PHONE, UM, OR AT A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING DEPENDING ON WHAT WAS GOING ON.
UM, AND SO I KNOW TO ASSUME GOOD INTENT IN WHAT HAPPENED THREE YEARS AGO.
UM, AND WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE LIVE OUT POLICY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN OUT THE WAY WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO WHEN IT WAS, UH, DESIGNED, UM, AT THE DAAS.
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR CANDOR ON THE WAYS THAT THE CITY CAN IMPROVE IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION, UM, AMONGST OURSELVES WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE PLATFORMS, THAT ALL OF THAT, UM, IS HEARTENING TO HEAR THAT THERE IS, UM, AN ACTIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THERE'S WORK TO DO.
UM, I KNOW RESIDENTS, UM, EVEN THE BEING ABLE TO REPLY OR FOLLOW UP WITH A CONCERN THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD IS REALLY CRITICAL TO FEELING HEARD.
UM, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK OUT.
I KNOW THE WAY THAT SOME FOLKS WOULD LIKE, BUT THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY WERE HEARD AND IT WAS INVESTIGATED, I THINK IS REALLY CRITICAL FOR PEOPLE.
UM, THE TWO QUESTIONS I HAD, UM, OR THREE WAS, IS THERE A LIMIT TO HOW MANY HOMES A PERSON OR ENTITY CAN OWN? AND YOU ADDRESS THAT, UM, ABOUT THE PETITION PROCESS? I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO CONTROL THE PROCESS.
I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING AN ADDITIONAL MONETARY BURDEN ON THE RESIDENTS.
UM, AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE AGNOSTIC AS TO HOW IT GETS PAID FOR, BUT THE REALITY THAT WITHIN THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
UM, AND WAYS I THINK I'M REALLY SENSITIVE TO THAT.
THE ONUS IS ON NEIGHBORS WHO ARE, HAVE BEEN IMPACTED.
THEY'RE NOT PASSING AROUND A PETITION IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IMPACTED IN SOME WAY, WAY.
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UM, MORE NUISANCE TYPE THINGS AROUND PARKING OR SMOKE AND IT COULD BE, UM, MORE SERIOUS INCIDENTS WHERE THE POLICE HAVE HAD TO BE CALLED.SO I THINK AS WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT BUDGET ITEM LOOKS LIKE, WE REALLY, UM, LOOK AT THE INTENT OF THAT PROCESS AND MAKING SURE THAT, UH, WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN THIS MANY YEARS LATER TO MAKE SURE THAT PROCESS, UM, HAS INTEGRITY AND CAN POTENTIALLY WORK.
I THINK THE CONCERN IS THAT AS IT EXISTS NOW, IT DOESN'T WORK.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S TRUE 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT NINE OPEN CASES.
UM, BUT IT CERTAINLY CAN BE THE PERCEPTION BY FOLKS.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT PROCESS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO MAKE SURE IT HAS INTEGRITY.
UM, AND JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION.
I HEARD TWO DIFFERENT NUMBERS FROM SOME PUBLIC SPEAKERS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF S STR, SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE DIFFERENT NUMBERS OUT THERE, UM, REGISTERED STR THAT WE HAVE OFFICIALLY.
IF YOU COULD JUST TELL US AGAIN WHAT THAT NUMBER IS.
SO I THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS CARL MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAD AN S STR R PROGRAM.
WE HAD S STR, WE HAD MORE THAN A THOUSAND STRS IN THE CITY.
UH, AS OF YESTERDAY WE HAVE 618 UNHOSTED STR AND 240 HOSTED STR.
SO HAVING A WELL-REGULATED PROGRAM HAS ALLOWED US TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STRS OVER OVERALL IN THE CITY.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT TONIGHT'S ACTION TO LET US DO BETTER ENFORCEMENT, UM, ON THOSE THAT EXIST IF THEY, UH, VIOLATE COMMUNITY STANDARDS.
AND SUPPORT, UH, THE BEEFING UP OF ENFORCEMENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED CONVERSATION.
WELL THAT SATISFIES THE COUNCIL'S DELIBERATION.
UH, IT'S UH, AND I'M GONNA ASK FOR YOU TO REPEAT THE MOTION SO WE'RE ALL CLEAR.
UH, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THE, THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS TONIGHT.
THERE WERE A FEW ISSUES THAT HAVE TO BE RESOLVED THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, BOTH ON, UH, THE MOTION THAT, UH, THE RESIDENTS NOT SEE AN INCREASED FEE, BUT WE DO RECOVER THOSE ADDITIONAL COSTS THROUGH OTHER MECHANISMS, EITHER REGISTRATION OR OTHER THINGS TO BE WORKED OUT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND THE QUESTION ON FINES.
SO THOSE WILL GO THERE AND THERE'S A SEPARATE, UH, TWO FROM FOUR TO COMEBACK WITH SOME UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS, UH, FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER LATER.
UH, DO I HAVE THAT ABOUT RIGHT? A TOY? YOU WANNA REPEAT THE MOTION? YES, MR. MAYOR.
SO THE MOTION'S MADE BY CD FOUR TO RECOMMEND TO REQUEST A CITY ATTORNEY PREPARE AN ORDINANCE UPDATING ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS, INCLUDING A FRIENDLY MOTION TO COME BACK WITH INFORMATION AS TO IF CORPORATIONS HAVE A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STR THAT THEY CAN PURCHASE, AS WELL AS ONE SECOND AS WELL AS THE, UH, THE ISSUE OF THE ADDITIONAL FEES, UH, SHOULD NOT BE BORNE BY RESIDENTS.
UH, AND SHOULD, AND THAT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
AND MR. MAYOR, I DO ALSO HAVE THE REPORT BACKS ON THE, UM, NIGHT AND WEEKEND RESPONSE AND THE EVIDENCE FROM NON-CITY STAFF.
SO WE'LL REPORT ON THAT SEPARATELY THROUGH GREAT, FANTASTIC.
MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT THIS EVENING.
IT, I MEAN, WE ANNOUNCED THE VOTE, RIGHT? YEAH.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW GO TO ITEM 23, HEARING ITEM 23, REPORT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION INTO THE RECORD.
CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION.
CONTINUING THE ZACHARIA PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA ASSESSMENT LEVY DISTRICT TWO, THREE, AND FOUR.
ALRIGHT, UM, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CURLEY? YES.
WE'LL HAVE A BRIEF STAFF REPORT FROM JULIAN CUNA.
ILL SECOND AN OFFICE REQUIRED, WE NEED TO DO THE OATH.
WILL THOSE TESTIFYING IN THIS ITEM? PLEASE RAISE
[23. 24-52651 Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, and adopt resolution continuing the Zaferia Parking and Business Improvement Area assessment levy for the period of October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to extend the agreement with the Zaferia Business Association for a one-year term. (Districts 2, 3, 4) Office or Department: Economic Development Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
YOUR RIGHT HAND.DO YOU AND EACH OF YOU SOLEMNLY STATE THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU MAY GIVE AND THE CAUSE NOW AND PENDING BEFORE THIS BODY MAY BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD.
WE'LL HAVE JULIAN SDA, OUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUREAU MANAGER, GIVE A BRIEF STAFF REPORT.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE AFRICA PARKING BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA, ALSO KNOWN AS A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2010.
THIS ALLOWS FOR THE LEVY OF AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT
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TO BE PAID BY BUSINESSES LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT.THE CONTRACT WITH THE SAH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION TO MANAGE THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND THE SAH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVES AS THE ADVISORY BOARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON MATTERS RELATED TO THIS DISTRICT STATE LAW GOVERNING THE DISTRICTS REQUIRES THAT AN ANNUAL REPORT BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
THE ANNUAL REPORT DESCRIBES BOUNDARIES, PROPOSED ACTIVITIES, AND BUDGETARY INFORMATION, AS WELL AS THE METHOD AND BASIS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE ASSESSMENT.
THE ANNUAL REPORT PROPOSES NO CHANGE TO THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES.
THE ANNUAL REPORT DOES PROPOSE AN ASSESSMENT INCREASE OF 25%.
THE LAW REQUIRES THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BE HELD ON THE PROPOSED PROGRAM AND ASSESSMENT AT ITS FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024.
MEETING CITY COUNCIL APPROVED RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 DASH 0 0 2 0, WHICH GRANTS APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REPORT DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO LEVY THE ASSESSMENT AND SET TODAY AS THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, STATE LAW FURTHER PROVIDES THE PROTESTS MAY BE MADE ORALLY OR IN WRITTEN FORM.
IF WRITTEN PROTESTS ARE RECEIVED FROM AREA BUSINESS OWNERS REPRESENTING 50% OR MORE OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT, THE CITY COUNCIL MUST NOT LEVY THE ASSESSMENT.
IF PROTESTS IN SUCH QUANTITY, UM, ARE DIRECTED AGAINST SPECIFIC PORTION OF THE PROGRAM, THE CITY COUNCIL MUST ELIMINATE THAT PORTION.
THE ASSOCIATION DID USE VARIOUS METHODS TO NOTIFY ALL MEMBERS OF THE Z-P-C-P-B-I-A ABOUT THE POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT INCREASE.
TWO EMAILS WERE SENT OUT WITH INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED INCREASE AND ONLINE FORM TO COLLECT FEEDBACK.
IN ADDITION, MEMBERS WERE INVITED TO ATTEND TWO MEETINGS IN PERSON AND ONE VIRTUAL MEETINGS.
UH, MEMBERS DID NOT EXPRESS ANY OPPOSITION TO THE INCREASE.
UH, AS OF APRIL 2ND, 2024, THE CITY HAS RECEIVED, UH, ONLY FIVE WRITTEN PROTESTS AGAINST THE ASSESSMENT INCREASE.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THE INCREASE IS TO KEEP UP WITH THE INFLATION COST OF BASIC OPERATING EXPENSES, WHILE ALSO COMPENSATING FOR REVENUE LOSS.
UH, THIS CONCLUDES MY RESTAFF REPORT AND I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ZACHARIA NEIGHBORHOOD VICE MAYOR, ALAN.
THIS IS JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCH A UNIQUE CORRIDOR AND, UH, IT'S A GREAT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO, AND THE BID DOES SUCH GREAT WORK.
SO HAPPY, UH, TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY.
AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT WORKED ON THE BID.
I CONCUR WITH VICE MAYOR SINCE WE, I DUNNO IF WE SPLIT IT EVENLY, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER AUGH HAS ONE BUSINESS IN THERE TOO.
MARISA DOES A GREAT JOB, UM, AND I JUST LOVE TO SUPPORT THEM AS A BUSINESS DISTRICT.
UH, SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE COUNCILWOMAN MOTION IS CARRIED.
PLEASE REPORT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOTEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH EVOLUTION HOSPITALITY FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE QUEEN MARY DISTRICT ONE.
WE'LL HAVE A BRIEF STAFF REPORT.
YES, WE HAVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHNNY VALLEJO.
GOOD EVENING, HONOR ROLL MAYOR.
UH, THIS ITEM IS SIMPLY TO AMEND THE CURRENT QUEEN MARY HOTEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT OR HMA WITH EVOLUTION HOSPITALITY TO AUTHORIZE THEM TO ENTER INTO EVENT CONTRACTS BEYOND THE TERM OF THE CURRENT HMA.
[25. 24-52650 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all documents necessary for an amendment to the Hotel Management Agreement No. 36326 (Agreement) with Evolution Hospitality, LLC, of San Clemente, CA (Evolution), for management of the Queen Mary, located at 1126 Queens Highway, to authorize Evolution to enter into contracts beyond the term of the Agreement with the prior approval of the City Manager or their representative; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents necessary to assume or assign the obligations of Evolution under specific contracts executed by Evolution in connection with its management of the Queen Mary. (District 1) Office or Department: Economic Development Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE.AND IF NEEDED, ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO ASSUME OR SIGN THESE CONTRACTS IN THE FUTURE.
THE CURRENT HOTEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT EXPIRES ON APRIL 20TH, 2028.
CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS OFTEN BOOK VENUES MULTIPLE YEARS IN ADVANCE.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW EVOLUTION TO BOOK THESE LONG-TERM EVENTS WITH PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE CITY.
SIMILAR PROVISIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR IN THE A SM GLOBAL CONTRACT AT THE LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER.
UH, WITHOUT THIS AMENDMENT, CLIENTS LOOKING TO BOOK BEYOND APRIL 20TH, 2028 WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BOOK THE QUEEN MARY AT THIS TIME.
UH, THIS CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT.
ALRIGHT, WELL I'LL JUST ADD A COMMENT HERE.
I THINK, UH, THAT STEVE AND HIS TEAM AND, UH, EVOLUTION HAVE DONE A, A GREAT JOB, UH, OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PAST YEAR SINCE, UH, REASSUMING CONTROL OF THE SHIP AND, AND OPENING IT UP.
UH, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SOME OF THE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE FOCUS ON BRINGING MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT BACK AND THERE'S SOME BIG, BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS SOON ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME JAZZ AND OTHER THINGS, UH, BRINGING THE QUEEN TO LIFE.
SO, UH, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVO.
I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THESE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS IN DEJAS.
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YOU, MAYOR.I WOULD LOVE, LOVE TO THANK EVOLUTION FOR DOING AN, AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN MANAGING THE QUEEN MARY, AND ALSO A HUGE THANKS TO OUR VERY OWN JOHNNY VIEJOS FOR ALL THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AT THE QUEEN MARY.
UM, IT HAS BEEN, UH, VERY PRIDEFUL FOR ME TO SEE THE QUEEN MARY COME BACK TO LIFE AND TO ALSO SEE HOW WELL IT HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY OUR RESIDENTS AND BY VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
I APPRECIATE, UM, STAFF FOR NOTING THAT THIS AMENDMENT IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD.
LIKE YOU SAID, WE HAVE THIS AGREEMENT ALREADY WITH OTHER VENUES.
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY WANT TO THANK STEVE, THE AMAZING GENERAL MANAGER AT THE QUEEN MARY AND HIS INCREDIBLE TEAM FOR BEING SO CREATIVE TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS FEEL WELCOMED AT OUR QUEEN MARY.
UM, BY HAVING EVENTS LIKE MEET YOU AT THE MARY ON TUESDAYS AND RECENTLY ADDED KARAOKE WEDNESDAYS ALONG WITH THEIR FAMOUS SUNDAY BRUNCH, I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT MOST OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE WORKING THEIR PRE CLOSURE OF THE QUEEN MARY HAVE BEEN HIRED BACK.
I ALWAYS GET EXCITED ABOUT THAT, UM, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT HAD WORKED THERE LIKE ALMOST 30 YEARS, UM, IN THE PAST.
AND SO REALLY, REALLY ALWAYS VERY PROUD TO, UM, RECOGNIZE THAT AS PRIDE MONTH APPROACHES.
UM, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPLIER DIVERSITY.
LONG BEACH IS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE CITIES AND HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST LGBTQ PLUS POPULATIONS.
BOTH A SUPPLIER DIVERSITY AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS ARE BEING ATTACKED ACROSS MANY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE NATION.
BUT IN LONG BEACH, WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN LEADING THE WAY THROUGH LOVE AND POLICY.
I WANTED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO SHARE A SUCCESS STORY AND GIVE RECOGNITION TO EVOLUTION HOSPITALITY AND THAT WAS LED BY FORMER DIRECTOR OF SALES AND MARKETING, JEFF NOTES, UM, WHO SUBCONTRACTED A LOCAL MINORITY LGBTQ PLUS OWN OWNED BUSINESS FROM WITHIN OUR CITY OF LONG BEACH TO MANAGE ALL OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND PR FOR THE QUEEN MARY FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF OPENING KING SOCIAL OWNED AND MANAGED BY A LATINO L-G-B-T-Q BUSINESS OWNER.
AS WE ALL KNOW, SOCIAL MEDIA AND MARKETING IS A POWERFUL TOOL WITH THIS IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIP.
KEEN'S SOCIALS MARKETING EFFORTS HELPED THE QUEEN MARY DRIVE PROFITS, WHICH LANDED AN ARTICLE IN THE LA TIMES, YAHOO NEWS AND MSN, AND THEY WORKED WITH INFLUENCERS AND DELIVERED 379 BILLION PR AND SOCIAL IMPRESSIONS DURING THE QUEEN MARY'S FIRST YEAR BACK APPROVING.
THIS ITEM WILL ONLY, UM, GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVOLUTION HOSPITALITY TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DO THE GREAT JOB THAT, THAT THEY ARE DOING AND OPERATING OUR BELOVED QUEEN MARY.
AND TO CON THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE IT A BEAUTIFUL AND WELCOMING ATTRACTION FOR ALL TO ENJOY.
VERY, VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM.
UH, SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT MEMBERS PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBER URANGA, ARE YOU AND I? MOTION IS CARRIED.
ALRIGHT, ITEM 26, PLEASE REPORT FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS WITH MULTIPLE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ELIGIBLE TRAINING PROVIDER LIST TRAINING AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS FOR A REVISED TOTAL AGGREGATE CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 3 MILLION CITYWIDE.
OKAY, THERE'S NO STAFF REPORT REQUESTED HERE.
UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT SAYING, NONE MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE MOVE MOTION IS CARRIED.
PLEASE REPORT FROM CITY ATTORNEY RECOMMENDATION TO DECLARE ORDINANCE
[26. 24-52649 Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute contracts, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with multiple State of California Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) training and service providers, for training and employment services to residents; and Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend contracts with multiple State of California Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) training and service providers, for training and employment services to residents, to increase the contract amount by $1,000,000, for a revised total aggregate contract amount not to exceed $3,000,000. (Citywide) Office or Department: Economic Development Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
AMENDING TITLE IX IN THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 9.33 RELATING TO CITY LIBRARY RULES[02:10:01]
READ AND ADOPTED AS READ CITYWIDE.OKAY, THIS IS, UH, SECOND READING.
WE ALREADY HAD A DELIBERATION ON THIS AND HAD A REPORT BEFORE.
WE HAVE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
JOHN MCGINNIS, BOARD MEMBER, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
MY NAME IS JOHN MCGINNIS AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ORDINANCE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION.
[27. 24-52582-01 Recommendation to declare ordinance amending Title 9 in the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 9.33 relating to City Library Rules, and adding Sections 9.33.010, 9.33.020, 9.33.030, all relating to the City Library Rules, read and adopted as read. (Citywide) Office or Department: City Attorney Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD IS TO THE FOUNDATION, IS TO SUPPORT LIBRARIES AND TO ENCOURAGE LITERACY AND EDUCATION FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN THAT THIS ORDINANCE MIGHT BE USED TO DENY SERVICES TO UNHOUSED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
I'VE READ THE ORDINANCE AND MAYOR RICHARDSON.
IT'S NOT ABOUT LIMITING FOLKS FROM USING LIBRARIES, IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING ACCESS TO EVERYONE FREE OF FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY.
EVERYONE INCLUDES PARENTS BRINGING THEIR CHILDREN TO CHECK OUT THEIR FIRST LIBRARY BOOK, STUDENTS DOING HOMEWORK IN THE LIBRARY BECAUSE THEIR HOMES ARE NOISY.
A YOUNG WOMAN TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO FILE A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST AN ABUSIVE PARTNER OR HOMELESS PERSONS WHO COME INTO THE LIBRARY TO GET A LITTLE SHELTER FROM THE COLD AND PERHAPS READ A MAGAZINE OR LEARN FROM A LIBRARIAN HOW THEY MIGHT FIND CITY SERVICES.
THEY ALL DESERVE THE RIGHT TO PURSUE THEIR INTERESTS WITHOUT FEAR OF THE EGREGIOUS MISBEHAVIOR OF OTHER PATRONS HOUSED OR UNHOUSED.
DOUG HALBERT, OUR CITY OF PROSECUTOR AND HIS SUPPORT FOR THIS ORDINANCE MADE TWO IMPORTANT POINTS.
FIRST, HE SAID HIS OFFICE WILL NOT USE THIS ORDINANCE TO PROSECUTE ANYONE HOUSED OR UNHOUSED WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE.
HE WON'T WASTE COURT TIME ON TRIVIAL IN FACTIONS.
BUT HE ALSO SAID, ADOPTING THIS ORDINANCE WOULD IN ITSELF BE A DISINCENTIVE TO MIS EGREGIOUS MISBEHAVIOR.
MEANING IT MAY NOT EVEN NEED TO BE ENFORCED, BUT IF IT DOES, RATHER THAN JUST HIRING MORE SECURITY OFFICERS TO DISCOURAGE BAD BEHAVIOR OR JUST CALLING IN POLICE TO ENFORCE CITATIONS UNDER THIS ORDINANCE, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE HIRING OF MORE FULL-TIME.
LIBRARIANS WHOSE PROFESSIONAL PRESENCE AND SERVICES WILL ENRICH PATRONS LITERACY, ENHANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGE THAT GOOD BEHAVIOR.
SO TO FOSTER A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT IN OUR LIBRARIES FOR EVERY MEMBER OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY HOUSED AND UNHOUSED THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE.
UH, COUNCILMAN KERR? YES, THANK YOU.
BOARD MEMBER MEMBER MCGINNIS FOR COMING OUT AND SPEAKING TONIGHT.
UM, YOU'VE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR LIBRARIES, BOTH PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR SCHOOLS AND TO THE LIBRARIES IS NOTICED AND APPRECIATED.
SO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
28 COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILWOMAN KERR.
RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT BY 4,950.
OFFSET BY FIFTH COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE-TIME PRIORITY FUNDS TO PROVIDE CONTRIBUTIONS OF 2000 TO MCBRIDE ENGINEERING BOOSTER, 1,200 TO CAMPFIRE ANGELS 1000 TO UNITED CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY.
MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION 250 TO BIXBY KNOLLS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
COUNCIL MEMBER KERR? YES, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO AMEND MY RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 28 IN THE FISCAL IMPACT SECTION.
I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION REQUESTS THE CITY MANAGER TO
[28. 24-52854 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $4,950, offset by the Fifth Council District One-Time Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide a contribution of: $2,000 to McBride Engineering Booster Club in support of their World’s VEX Robotics Competition; $1,200 to Camp Fire Angeles in support of their Counselor-In-Training Program; $1,000 to United Cambodian Community in support of the Long Beach Sankranta Event; $500 to St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation “CARE Center” in support of their Easter Walk; $250 to Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association in support of their ongoing programming at free community events and support their ongoing mission; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $4,950, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department. Office or Department: Megan Kerr, Councilwoman, Fifth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
PROVIDE A CONTRIBUTION OF 2000 TO MCBRIDE ENGINEERING BOOSTER CLUB, WHICH I BELIEVE IT SAYS ON THE FIRST PAGE, BUT WE HAD A MATH ERROR IN THE BOTTOM.UM, AND THE REMAINDER STAYS THE SAME.
UM, IN READING ITEM NUMBER 28, UH, MY NAME'S DEBORAH BATAY, UH, ADDRESS 8 2 4 EAST BIXBY ROAD OF BIP, DISTRICT MEM, UH, RESIDENT AND A FORMER, UH, RETIRED EDUCATOR FROM LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UH, I WAS, UH, AUTHOR OF THE EQUITY POLICY FOR THE LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I'M, WE'VE BEEN VERY CONCERNED AS THE WOMEN'S EDUCATION CIRCLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN LONG BEACH.
AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF THESE, UM, ITEMS, UH, NUMBER ONE ITEM $1,000 TO THE UNITED CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY.
WE'RE VERY CONCERNED THAT UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT THAT
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NO LAW SHOULD BE MADE TO SUPPORT A RELIGIOUS GROUP.SO IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO A CAMBODIAN, THEN YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GIVE A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO ALL THE DIFFERENT CULTURES IN THE AREA.
WE'RE NOTICING THAT THERE'S A HEAVY CAMBODIAN DISBURSEMENT, BUT AS A FIRST NATION WOMAN, WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY MONEY.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE ON THE END WHEN WE DO PUBLIC COMMENT.
MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION CARE CENTER'S SUPPORT OF EASTER.
WE ALL KNOW THAT EASTER'S A RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY.
SO WE WOULD LIKE THE CITY TO START, UH, REVIEWING THE FRAMEWORK, UH, UH, UH, FRAMEWORK OF, UH, REPARATIONS OR RECOMMENDATION, I FORGET WHAT IT'S CALLED.
AND WE WANNA ADD IN SOME DEFINITIONS, UH, BECAUSE THIS IS, THIS IS WHERE WE GET MIXED UP WHEN WE'RE HANDING.
WE DON'T WANT THE CITY TO BE EMBARRASSED WHEN IT'S VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION.
SO, UM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN ADD THIS TO EITHER THE HUMAN RELATIONS, UH, OR WE CREATE, UH, CONSTITUTIONALITY AND HISTORICAL ACCURACY COMMISSION SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT VIOLATING THAT.
29 COMMUNICATION FROM COUNCILWOMAN SORROW.
RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND GROUP IN THE CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT BY 1,615.
OFFSET BY THE SIX COUNCIL DISTRICT, ONE-TIME DISTRICT PRIORITY FUNDS TO PROVIDE CONTRIBUTIONS OF 250 TO ST.
MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION.
500 PARTNERS OF PARKS 250 TO SPEAK UP EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION, AND 615 TO ROTARY CLUB OF LONG BEACH.
WE HAVE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE EFFORT TO PRONOUNCE IT CORRECTLY.
UH, MR. RICHARDSON, ON THIS SAME RECOMMENDATION, WE'RE STILL ASKING THE
[29. 24-52855 Recommendation to increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,615, offset by the Sixth Council District One-Time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide contributions of: $250 to St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation to support their Spirit of St. Mary Awards Luncheon on April 2, 2024; $500 to Partners of Parks to support the AOC7 Neighborhood Association’s 10th Annual Neighborhood Literacy Fair on May 18, 2024; $250 to Speak Up Empowerment Foundation, Inc. to support their 8th Annual Ms. Single Mom Empowerment Forum on April 20, 2024; $615 to Rotary Club of Long Beach to Support the Rotary Club’s Easter Egg Hunt on March 23, 2024; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,615 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department. Office or Department: Suely Saro, Councilwoman, Sixth District Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
CITY, UH, AS EVERYONE WE'RE CONCERNED TOO, THAT YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR HANDS ON BIBLES, WHICH IS ALSO A VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE 14TH AMENDMENT.UM, I STAND HERE BEFORE YOU, UH, AS PROBABLY THE FIRST EDUCATOR AT LONG BEACH UNIFIED TO BE A JUDGE FOR HISTORY, CALIFORNIA HISTORY DAY.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE REALLY FOCUSING ON THE CONSTITUTION AND HOW CITIES ARE MAKING, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL THINK ABOUT THIS BEFORE THEY MAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT IT'S, IT'S CONSTITUTION, IT'S DISCRIMINATORY.
SO WE SEE THAT PARTNERS OF PARKS, THE $500 TO PARTNERS OF PARKS TO SUPPORT THE A OC SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS 10TH ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD LITERACY FAIR ON MAY 18TH.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED, UH, ABOUT THE TYPES OF LITERATURE THAT ARE OUT THERE.
AND WE THINK THAT THE BOOKS, UH, THEY NEED TO BE REREVIEWED FOR THEIR CULTURAL APPROPRIATION AND THEIR, UH, AGAIN, CONSTITUTIONALITY VIOLATIONS 14TH AMENDMENT.
SO WE'D LIKE TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY WILL BE THERE TO, UM, OBSERVE AND MAKE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE'LL BE MAKING UNSOLICITED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES.
AND ON THE $615 FOR THE ROTARY CLUB, AGAIN, THE EASTER EGG HUNT.
WE JUST WANNA MAKE NOTE THAT IT'S A VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION BECAUSE EASTER IS A RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY AND THE CITY SHOULD NOT BE SUPPORTING AND OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD NOT BE SUPPORTING ANY RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES.
MEMBERS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT NUMBER TWO.
ALL RIGHT, I SEE TWO PEOPLE SIGN UP TO SPEAK.
ANTHONY HOLMES AND CHRISELLE DOMBROSKI, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
WHAT'S UP, AL AUSTIN? YOU EVER HEARD THE SONG BY ERIC BOLLINGER? TODAY? I GOT TIME.
WELL, TODAY I GOT TIME FOR THE PEOPLE THAT'S WATCHING AT HOME AND THE ONES THAT'S HERE TODAY.
I'VE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ALSO BEING, HAD, HAD RETALIATION DONE AGAINST THEM.
BLACK LIVES MATTERS IN DEJAS, SIDNEY, BLACK LIVES MATTER.
CHRISTINA DUGGAN, BLACK LIVES MATTER, DARRELL, BLACK LIVES MATTER.
MEGAN, BLACK LIVES MATTER, REX, BLACK LIVES MATTER SORROW, BLACK LIVES MATTER.
Y'ALL GOOD? UM, I KNOW MY BELMONT SHORE FRIENDS AND MY NAPAL FRIENDS WANT ME
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TO GET THIS ONE OFF? SO HERE WE GO.EVERYBODY IN BELMONT SHO IN NAPLES, THEY DON'T ALL ACT LIKE CHRISTINA DUGGAN, YOU KNOW, THINK THAT THEY ENTITLED WHITE PRIVILEGE.
UM, ALSO VICE MAYOR, YOU KNOW, I REACHED OUT TO YOU VALENTINE'S DAY TO SEE IF WE CAN HANDLE THE SITUATION OF THE SAFETY HAZARD THAT'S STILL GOING ON IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
I LEFT THE NUMBER WITH TAM TO GET YOU.
I ALSO EMAILED YOU AND I ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S A LADY THAT WORK IN YOUR ORGANIZATION THAT I USED TO TALK TO.
SHE DOESN'T TALK TO ME NO MORE BECAUSE SHE CAUGHT WIND OF ME COMING DOWN HERE.
SO WHEN SHE REACHED OUT TO YOU, YOU SET UP A MEETING WITH HER, Y'ALL WENT AND HAD SHOTS.
NOW SHE'S WORKING FOR YOUR ADMINISTRATION.
SO I GUESS MY SKIN COLOR DIDN'T GIVE ME A SIT DOWN WITH YOU.
AND I KNOW YOU GOT SUCH WARM HEART WHEN IT COMES TO THE L-G-B-T-Q, BUT I GUESS WE GOTTA KEEP GETTING HIT IN THE FACE, GETTING STITCHES IN THE HEAD, GETTING TEETH KNOCKED OUT, NOSE BROKEN FOR FOR YOU TO DO SOMETHING.
BUT THAT'S WHAT OSHA IS FROM FOR RIGHT? SO ALREADY CONTACTED OSHA.
UM, ALSO REX, A MAN THAT HAVE A MAN THAT HAVEN'T DISCOVERED SOMETHING HE WOULD DIE FOR ISN'T FIT TO LIVE.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN GOING TO BATH FOR YOU ALL THE TIME.
EVERY TIME SOMEBODY COME UP TO ME AND TELL ME ABOUT YOU, I KEEP GOING TO BATH FOR YOU, BUT NOW IT'S LIKE, I WANT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.
WOULD YOU LET YOUR PEOPLE DROWN SO YOU CAN FLOAT? I JUST WANT TO KNOW.
UM, AND YOU GOT THESE MANAGERS THAT GO AROUND AND QUOTE WORDS FOR MAYA ANGELO, MARCUS GARVEY, WHEN THEY DON'T STAND FOR NOTHING, THEY STOOD FOR DON HENDERSON.
YOU KNOW, SHE, SHE GIVES A BAD NAME TO PEOPLE LIKE THERESA CHANDLER, ALANA GRANT, JOANIE, EVEN THOUGH SHE'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.
HOW MUCH HAVE YOU DONE FOR CAMBODIAN TOWN THAN YOU DONE FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY? NOT, NOT EVEN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
LET'S JUST SAY THE SIXTH DISTRICT, WHICH IS NOTHING.
AND AS FAR AS, UM, DE ANDREW THE OLD COUNCIL MEMBER, HE'S A SELLOUT HOUSE NEGRO.
IT'S A LOT OF THOSE GOING AROUND RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER FLAG IS WHEN, ALL RIGHT, CHRISTINA.
AND NEXT IS CHRISELLE ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS TO SEE WHO GOING TO HANG IT UP IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.
UH, I DON'T SEE CSL, SO THAT SATISFIES PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'LL NOW GO TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADJOURNMENT.
UH, WE HAVE TWO REQUESTS, UM, UH, TO CLOSE THE MEETING.
WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SORROW.
UM, WE'VE HAD A REALLY HARD WEEK IN THIS PAST WEEK AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF NER RAMIREZ, WHO'S ALSO KNOWN AS THE CORN GUY.
HE WAS WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED, UM, VENDOR IN DISTRICT SIX.
HE WAS, UH, SOMEBODY THEY RECOGNIZED, UM, AS THEY GOT THEIR REFRESHMENT, HE BROUGHT JOY AND, UM, TO, TO THEIR LIVES.
AND HE WAS A FATHER AND A MEMBER, HUSBAND, A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND HAS WORKED AS A VENDOR FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS TO, TO TIRELESSLY PROVIDE FOR HIS FAMILY.
HE'S AN AVID SOCCER PLAYER AND DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO HIS CHILDREN, A 1-YEAR-OLD AND A TEENAGER, AND HIS WIFE.
THE SECOND, UM, PERSON I WANNA ADJOURN IN MEMORY IS A LONG BEACH POLY HIGH STUDENT WHO IS 17 YEARS OLD, UM, JUST WITHHOLDING HER NAME.
UM, GIVEN THAT SHE'S A MINOR AND WE HAVE NOT OFFICIALLY RELEASED IT, EVEN THOUGH THOSE MAY KNOW WHO SHE IS, UM, LOST HER LIFE ON MARCH 30TH DUE TO SENSELESS ACT OF GUN VIOLENCE.
AND SHE WAS WOUNDED ON MARCH 26TH, BUT SUCCUMB TO UNFORTUNATELY SUCCUMBED TO HER INJURIES ON MARCH 30TH.
UH, SHE WAS JUST DESCRIBED AS A VERY KIND, OUTGOING, SMART, AND LOVING INDIVIDUAL, AND WAS LOVED BY HER FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.
SHE WAS A SISTER, A DAUGHTER OF DISTRICT SIX.
I SENT MY CONDOLENCES TO BOTH FAMILIES, UM, AND WAS ABLE TO, UM, PAY MY RESPECT TO UNI'S WIFE, UM, OVER THE WEEKEND AS THEY DID A FUNDRAISER, UM, FOR HIM.
I ALSO WANNA BRING THIS MEETING TO A CLOSE IN THE MEMORY OF SEVENTH DISTRICT RESIDENT ALBERT ZAIA.
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DECEMBER 23RD, 1985 AND PASSED DECEMBER 14TH, 1924.HE WAS A PERSONAL CONTACT FOR ME.
HE WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE BY MY SONS BEING THE STRICT FATHER THAT I AM, I WOULD NOT LET MY SONS CROSS THE STREET.
SO THEY GO RIDE AROUND THE BLOCK, BUT ACROSS THE STREET WAS ALBERT WITH HIS FRIENDS.
THEY CAME HOME ONE DAY AND ASKED ME, DAD, CAN WE ACROSS THE STREET, THERE'S SOME KIDS WE WANT I MEET AND I PLAY WITH.
MAKE FRIENDS GET, AND THEY DID.
AND THERE STARTED A WHOLE LIFETIME OF MEMORIES WITH ALBERT AND MY SONS THAT TRANSCENDENT BIRTHDAYS GET TOGETHERS AND CELEBRATIONS.
ONE OF MY SONS AND ALBERT WAS DEVASTATED.
AND NOW, AND IT'S OUR TURN TO BE DEVASTATED.
I GREW UP WITH HIM AND I'M GONNA MISS HIM.
SO I LIKE TO CLOSE THIS MEMORY, THIS MEETING TONIGHT IN HIS MEMORY.
HE WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE URA THROUGHOUT HIS LIFETIME AND WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF HIM AND GOD BLESS HIS FAMILY.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER URANGA AND SORROW FOR THOSE HEARTFELT, UH, COMMENTS.
UM, I'LL TELL YOU THAT'S THE HARDEST PART OF BEING IN PUBLIC OFFICE IS THOSE MOMENTS.
BUT THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR, UH, THAT, THAT VERY IMPORTANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
YEAH, I JUST WANNA TAKE A MINUTE TO, TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND SAY MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AND OUR HEARTS ARE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
THERE ARE THINGS HAPPENING, UH, IN THE CITY.
I JUST WANTED TO INVITE ALL RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS TO JOIN BIXBY KNOWLES FOR THEIR FIRST FRIDAY CELEBRATION.
THIS, THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH, UM, AT THE EXPO ART CENTER FROM SIX 30 TO NINE 30.
UM, IT IS THE COUNTY FAIR, SO THERE'S GONNA BE GREAT FOOD, UM, AND GREAT COMPANY.
SO COME OUT AND SEE YOUR NEIGHBORS.
THERE'S ALSO POETRY HAPPENING AT CUBO, UM, THERE ON ATLANTIC, UH, ON APRIL 6TH.
POET LAUREATE, JASON MUGABO PEREZ AND SEVERAL POETS FROM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE THERE FOR A POETRY READING DISCUSSION AND BOOK SIGNING.
AND THEN APRIL 7TH YOU CAN RETURN, UH, TO CUBO FOR LEYA AND THE HONDA AS THEY READ AND DISCUSS THEIR DEBUT COLLECTION OF POEMS AND ESSAYS.
BLESS THE BLOOD OF CANCER MEMOIR.
SO THERE'S, UM, LOTS HAPPENING ALONG THE ATLANTIC CORRIDOR AS WELL AS AT LONG BEACH EXCHANGE WHERE THERE'S A ZENNI MARKET MAKER MARKET, UM, AND A SPRING CELEBRATION THAT HAS FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS ON THE SEVENTH.
UM, AND YOU'LL HEAR MORE NEXT WEEK, I THINK.
FINALLY, I INVITE YOU TO ATTEND LONG BEACH'S INAUGURAL ADAPTIVE SPORTS FAIR, WHICH IS HAPPENING NEXT SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH AT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE, WHICH IS OPEN TO PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES TO SEE THE AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING IN ADAPTIVE SPORTS.
YES, I WANTED TO SIGN UP AGAIN TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, THOSE WHO HAD PASSED AND, UH, TO SHARE.
THERE'S A NEW YEAR CELEBRATION, UM, TWO EVENTS THAT'S FREE IN DISTRICT SIX, BUT MICHELLE, MAKE SURE YOU HEAD OVER TO FIRST FRIDAY, UM, AS THEY'RE STARTING THE KICKOFF, THE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION FOR, UM, AT, UM, ON APRIL 5TH, UM, WITH FIRST FRIDAY, AND THEN COME DOWN TO DISTRICT SIX FOR THE LONG BEACH SECOND ANNUAL LONG BEACH CRA, WHICH IS ACTUALLY HOSTED BY THE CAMBODIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER WITH LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE.
UH, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE ON WITH THE CELEBRATION AND THE NEXT DAY, UM, WITH THE CAMBODIA TOWN PARADE AND FESTIVAL, UM, HOSTED BY THE CAMBODIA TOWN.
SO, UM, MANY FESTIVITY THIS WEEKEND.
UM, SO PLEASE JOIN ONE OF THEM OR ALL OF THEM.
WE WRAPPED UP AT 6 35 AND WE'LL MEET YOU IN THE LOBBY AROUND SEVEN O'CLOCK FOR, UH, THE RAMADAN CEREMONY.