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KELLY COMMISSIONER, VICE CHAIR MURRAY.AND FOR THE RECORD, OUR CHAIRMAN KELLY, COMMISSIONER MCRAY, COMMISSIONER ZAVALA AND COMMISSIONER GER ARE EXCUSED FROM THIS MEETING.
WE HAVE NO UNEXCUSED ABSENCES.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, WE CAN MOVE ON ONTO OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM, THE, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OUR PREVIOUS MEETING ON APRIL 11.
AND THOSE WERE OF COURSE INCLUDED IN YOUR MAP PACKAGE.
DID YOU ALL GET A CHANCE TO REVIEW THEM? YEAH.
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES? CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS.
OKAY, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE TO BE APPROVED AS DISTRIBUTED.
IS THERE ANY COMMENT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THAT? HEARING NONE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES AS DISTRIBUTED, SAY AYE.
A RECOMMENDATION TO ENDORSE SUBMISSION TO APPROVE A FEE RAVER IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000 FOR THE USE OF DOCK SPACE IN ALAMEDAS BAY MARINA FOR VISITING AND PARTICIPATING VESSELS DURING THE 2024 OMEN SALES LONG BEACH RACE WEEK FOR THE PERIOD OF JUNE 20 TO JUNE 23RD, 2024.
AND I BELIEVE WE START WITH A MOTION AND THEN GET THE REPORTS FROM THERE.
SO I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO VOTE.
COULD WE PLEASE HAVE A STAFF REPORT REGARDING COMMISSIONERS? I'M GONNA, UH, BRING UP, UH, THE OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT BRIAN PLANT TO GIVE, UH, PRESENTATION AND A STAFF REPORT ON THIS SIDE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.
UM, SO WITH, UH, UH,
UH, BIG ECONOMIC BOOST FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
RESTAURANTS, BUSINESSES IN TOWN, UM, AND AGAIN, SHOWING OFF THE GREAT HARBOR THAT LONG BEACH IS, UM, TRY TO DRIVE BUSINESS FOR THE FUTURE BY BRINGING THEM IN.
WILL THEY BEGIN, UM, OFFERING SHUTTLES THIS YEAR BETWEEN THE TWO CLUBS AND OUT TO, UM, SLIPS IN THE OUTLYING AREAS? UH, I DEFERRED TO YOU, I DO NOT KNOW THIS.
WE DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION AS YET, BUT WE CAN BRING THAT BACK TO YOU OVER DAY.
THAT'S, UH, THAT'S WHAT AGAIN, IT, IT'S SOMETHING HOW MANY YEARS? I'M SORRY.
CAN I ASK A QUESTION? WELL, THAT CONCLUDES, UH, STAFF REPORT.
OH, CONCLUDES OVER FOR QUESTIONS.
SO HAVING BEEN ON THE COMMISSION A FEW YEARS, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT A MUCH OF A VOTER, UM, I SEE THESE POP UP AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THEY'RE KIND OF A TRADITION.
THEY HAVE THESE BENEFITS THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF, UM, MORE NAME RECOGNITION FOR LONG BEACH AS A BOATING HUB.
SO I WAS JUST SORT OF CURIOUS, UM, HOW LONG HAVE, HAVE, HAVE WE DONE THESE FEE WAIVERS? A COUPLE YEARS, 10 YEARS? THESE WAIVERS HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR THE, THE MAJOR ITEMS FOR DECADES.
SO THIS IS JUST CARRYING ON AS CARRYING ON HAS NORMALLY BEEN.
BUT, UH, JUST TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW, UH, THE COMMISSION KNOW, UH, BUSINESS AS USUAL IS CHANGING.
UH, WE ARE BEING MORE SELECTIVE AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THE RE EACH REQUEST AND DRILLING DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS PROVIDING THAT OVERALL BENEFIT.
SO, UM, WE ARE, WE GET MULTIPLE REQUESTS FROM EACH YACHT CLUB AND WE'RE VERY, VERY, UH, UH, SUCCINCT INTO WHICH ONES WE DO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD TO YOU AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT.
BUT THIS SPECIFIC ONE'S BEEN DECADES.
SO I MEAN, I, WELL, AND I THINK TRUST THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO SEE, UM, IN EXCHANGE FOR OUR WAIVING THESE FEES, UM, IS
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A LIST OF SOME OF THE, UM, VESSELS THAT CAME FROM OUT OF THE AREA.I KNOW WE ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM AS FAR AS GIG HARBOR, WASHINGTON AND, UH, MEXICO.
UM, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD ENHANCE OUR ANNUAL REPORT TO SHOW THAT WE ENCOURAGED, UH, VOTERS FROM OUTLYING AREAS TO COME IN AND VISIT LONG BEACH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THAT'S AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION.
MR. HUBBARD, YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT, UH, LANGUAGE RACE WEEK? NO.
THAT'S A BUSY WEEK SAILING, LIKE SIX DAYS IN A ROW.
SO THEN LET'S GO FORWARD WITH THAT MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
ALL IN FAVOR WITH, UH, APPROVING THE LAST QUESTION? YEAH.
OH, BECAUSE YOU THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
OH, YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO EIT YOU HAVE TO SAY COMMENT.
YOU HAVE TO SAY PUBLIC COMMENT THE RECORD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? ANYTIME, JOE, I'LL MOVE TO SUPPORT THIS IN FAVOR.
SO NOW AND VOTING ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
NOW, UH, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR OUR MANAGER'S REPORT.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION DUE, HEAR HIS REPORT.
HR, WE WILL START WITH, UH, MARINE SAFETY CHIEF MEIA.
UH, NO SIGNIFICANT UPDATES FOR MARINE SAFETY.
WE HAVE, UH, OUR LIFEGUARD ACADEMY WHERE WE'RE BRINGING ON 30 NEW LIFEGUARDS, UH, ANNUALLY WE REVIEW ON NEW LIFEGUARDS.
WE HAVE THAT STARTING NEXT WEEK.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A SWORN, UH, MARINE SAFETY OFFICER.
WE HAVE THREE TO FOUR IMMINENT RETIREMENTS IN THE, UH, RESCUE BOAT OPERATOR, UH, RANK.
SO I EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF MOVEMENT, A LOT OF NEW IN THE YOUNG MARINE SAFETY DIVISION.
AND, UH, JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS IS VERY BUSY.
WE'VE GOT PREP CLASSES AT JORDAN, UH, AND, UH, SILVERADO PARK GOING RIGHT NOW AND A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN GEARING UP FOR SUMMER.
SO THAT'S ALL FOR ME, UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH.
HOW ARE WE REACHING OUR DIVERSITY GOALS WITH THE JG PROGRAMS? UH, WE'RE DOING A REALLY, WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL.
WE'RE TRACKING, UH, BECAUSE OF THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, WE'RE ABLE TO ATTRACT A LOT MORE YOUTH AND HAVE ACCESS TO RECRUITMENT THAT WE OTHERWISE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE.
LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOW INTERESTED IN ENTERING INTO A FIVE YEAR CON MOU AGREEMENT WITH US, WHERE THEY'RE, THEY'RE FOR ALL THE TRAINING THAT'S OCCURRING BEFORE JUNIOR LIFEGUARD STARTS.
IF YOU HAVE A YOUNG SWIMMER WHO MAYBE DOESN'T HAVE THE STROKE TECHNIQUE TO PASS THE JUNIOR LIFEGUARD SWIM TEST, WHICH IS A HUNDRED YARDS UNDER TWO MINUTES, WE START IN JANUARY, WE GIVE THEM THAT STROKE TECHNIQUE.
AND THAT'S SPECIFICALLY IS PROVIDED BY LONG BEACH OCEAN LIFEGUARDS.
BUT THE COST OF THAT, THE PAYMENT FOR THAT IS ALL COVERED BY THE SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S GOING BACK INTO LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS, UH, DIVISION.
THE BIG VISION IS TO SWIM WITH EVERY SINGLE FIFTH GRADER, UH, IN LONGTON HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND, UH, WE'RE ON TRACK TO DO THAT AND MAKE IT THE CURRICULUM.
BUT, UH, WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THIS PROGRAM NOW FOR A COUPLE YEARS AND IT SEEMS TO BE HAVING A LOT OF SUCCESS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR? NO.
UM, WE'LL MOVE TO SERGEANT SIGMAN, UH, MARINE PATROL UPDATE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.
NOTHING NEARLY IS COOL TO REPORT AS THAT
UM, SO STAT WISE, APRIL WAS LOWER VOLUME MONTH FOR TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE, BUT THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH APRIL OF LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT.
SO IT'S KIND OF A SLOWER MONTH FOR US.
UM, DISPATCH WISE, WE HAD 91 CALLS OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITY.
WE HAD 1,683 CALLS FOR SERVICE AND WE TOOK 32 REPORTS, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE.
UH, AND PART OF THAT IS WE REACHED OUT TO OUR AUTO THEFT DETECTIVES TO ADDRESS IMPOUND SITUATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND HOW BETTER TO REPORT IT TO, UH, BETTER SET THE FOUNDATION FOR PROSECUTION FURTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD.
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SO NOW WHEN VESSELS ARE TAKING, WE ARE FILING THOSE AS GRANT THEFT INSTEAD OF JUST IT BEING LIKE A VEHICLE REPORT.SO, UH, HIERARCHY OF CRIME WISE, IT'S A LITTLE HIGHER UP THERE.
UM, CITATIONS WE HAD 86, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THOSE WOULD BE ROAD OWNER PARKING VIOLATIONS.
HAVE YOU CONTINUED THE ZEALOUS PATROLLING DURING THE FARMER'S MARKET? WE HAVE.
SO WERE THE BULK OF THOSE CITATIONS DURING FARMER'S MARKET TIME PERIOD, OR, UH, I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF THAT.
I KNOW IT CERTAINLY WAS WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DOING ACTUAL OVERTIME SPOTS FOR THE FARMER'S MARKET ITSELF.
AND I THINK IT'S KIND OF TAPERED OFF 'CAUSE PEOPLE HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT THEY CAN PARK IN CERTAIN AREAS AND THEY CAN'T IN OTHERS.
UM, SO WE DO USUALLY STILL GET A HANDFUL EACH WEEKEND.
AND THE, THE SYNERGY BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE AUTO THEFT, ARE THERE OTHER PROGRAMS YOU'RE LOOKING TO HAVE SIMILAR TYPE SYNERGIES WITH? SO THE, I SAY AUTO THEFT, BUT THEY ALSO COVER VESSEL THEFT AND THE STUFF OF THAT NATURE.
SO ANY VEHICLE THEFT IS WHAT THEY HANDLE.
UM, SO THAT'S WHY I WENT TO THEM TO FIND A DIFFERENT WAY TO HANDLE WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN THE MARINAS.
UM, THAT WAY IT BETTER SERVES THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AS FAR AS PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER DETAILS.
UM, I AM IN CONTACT WITH BURGLARY DETECTIVES PRETTY OFTEN JUST TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY TRENDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT GOING ON.
UM, SO THERE IS, I I THINK WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING SO PROACTIVE.
SERGEANT
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO INTERVENE WITH ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
UH, WE'LL MOVE TO, UH, OUR BEACH MAINTENANCE AND KELLY ARMSTRONG.
UH, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.
GOT A FEW UPDATES HERE, UH, FROM OUR BEACHFRONT.
UH, OUR ANNUAL BAY NOURISHMENT WAS COMPLETED, UH, DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL.
OUR APRIL DEBRIS TOLLS WERE 182 TONS.
UH, THAT'S BRINGING OUR, UH, CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TOTAL UP TO, UH, JUST OVER 1300 TONS OF DEBRIS.
UH, THE HIGHER TIDES, UH, THIS PAST WEEK HAVE BROUGHT IN ADDITIONAL DEBRIS ALONG OUR WATER LINE.
UH, WE'LL BE ACTIVELY, UH, WORKING, UH, OUR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OUT ON THE BEACH TO, UM, PICK UP THAT, UH, THAT DEBRIS THAT HAS COME IN.
UH, ADDITIONAL BEACH NOURISHMENTS, UH, ARE SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK AT ONE APPAREL BEACH.
UM, AND CONTINUED NOURISHMENT EFFORTS ARE ONGOING AT THE PENINSULA BEACH FOR OUR QUEENSWAY BAY DIVISION.
UH, SECURITY GATES HAVE BEEN, UH, COMPLETED FOR THE RAINBOW HARBOR DOCKS.
UH, ALSO THAT MAINTENANCE GROUP COMPLETED THE RAINBOW LAGOON, UH, FILL PUMP REPLACEMENT, UH, WHICH WAS, UH, A FAIRLY LARGE TASK.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING OVER, UH, SEVERAL YEARS TO, UH, TO, TO GET IT COMPLETED.
UH, WE RECEIVED THE PUMPS LAST YEAR.
UH, SO WE WERE ABLE TO FINALLY THIS YEAR, CONDUCT THE OTHER ENHANCEMENTS THAT WERE NEEDED FOR IT.
UH, ELECTRICAL PUMP CONTROLS, UH, A RAIL GUIDE SYSTEM, CHAIN HOIST.
UM, AND THEN WE CONTRACT AN UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TO DO THE, UH, THE, THE BASE PLATE FOR IT.
UH, SO THAT SYSTEM IS, UH, UP AND WORKING NOW.
AND, AND THAT'LL, UH, BE JUST A BIG BENEFIT IN THE FUTURE FOR THE RAINBOW LAGOON.
UH, AND THEN FOR THAT MAINTENANCE GROUP AS WELL.
UH, NEXT WEEK I BELIEVE, OR CONTINUING INTO MAY, THEY'LL BE WORKING AT THE PINE AVENUE CIRCLE, UH, FOR SOME, UH, LIGHTING REPAIRS, UH, IN THAT AREA, REMOVING SOME OUTDATED LIGHTS, AND, UH, INSTALLING SOME UPGRADED FIXTURES, UH, FOR OUR GROUNDS OPERATION.
UM, THEY WORKED THIS PAST MONTH IN, UM, UPDATING A LOT OF THE RECYCLED WATER SIGNS AT VARIOUS SITES.
UH, CONTINUED EFFORTS FOR WEEKLY HOMELESS CLEANUPS.
UH, THEY HAVE A NEW PROJECT, UH, KICKING OFF PRETTY SOON.
IT'S A CONTINUED EFFORT, UH, WITH,
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UH, THE NON-FUNCTIONAL TURF AB 1 5 72.UH, THAT IS, UH, AGAIN, PARTNERING WITH THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES AND WATER DEPARTMENT TO, UH, DO AN AREA.
WE DID ONE IN DOWNTOWN, OR THE SHORELINE MARINA.
WE'RE DOING ANOTHER ONE, UH, OVER HERE IN THE ALAMEDOS BAY MARINA.
AND THAT SITE, UH, AGAIN, WAS A TURF AREA.
WE'LL BE, UH, ENHANCING THAT TO BE, UH, MORE OF A GARDEN LANDSCAPE AREA.
AND WE WILL BE USING THE CSIP, UH, PLANT PALETTE THAT'S GREAT, UH, FOR THAT, UH, AREA THAT'S OVER HERE IN THE ALAMEDO BAY.
UH, AND THEN JUST TO WRAP UP, UH, MY, UH, UPDATES HERE.
OUR DOWNTOWN, UH, IRRIGATION SYSTEM, UH, IMPROVEMENTS WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
SO WE'LL BE MOVING INTO A CONTRACT PHASE, UM, AND THEN ROLLING OUT A NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR THE, THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
UH, I DO ALSO HAVE A FEW UPDATES FROM CORY FORESTER WITH THE MARINE MAINTENANCE GROUP THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE AS WELL.
THEY'RE WORKING WITH A CONTRACTOR TO INSTALL THE ROOF.
UM, BAYSHORE HANDBALL COURTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING RESURFACED, AND THOSE WILL BE COMPLETED MAY 15TH.
UH, THE BASIN ONE HANDRAIL, UH, IS, IS IN THE WORKS TO, UH, GET REPAIRED FROM A TREE THAT FELL ON IT.
UH, THEY'RE ALSO WORKING AT THE GANGWAY, A DOCK IN THE SHORELINE MARINA, UM, PLACING A MAIN WALKWAY PIECE AND, AND SOME SEWAGE LINE THERE.
UH, THEY'RE WORKING TO REPAIR A DAMAGED FINGER ON THE U DOCK THAT'S ABOUT 30% COMPLETE.
AND THEY'RE WORKING ON FINALIZING, UH, PRICING TO SEE ABOUT UPGRADING THE DOWNTOWN MARINA, THE SHORELINE MARINA FOB SYSTEM.
A COUPLE MORE UPDATES CAME IN.
UH, THEY ARE, UH, THE OPEN CHANNEL, UH, EIGHT BUOY WAS REPLACED LAST WEEK, AND THEY RECEIVED THE NEW SOLAR FIVE MILE, UH, FIVE MILE PER HOUR BUOY.
UH, AND IT WILL BE PLACED JUST OFFSHORE, THE, UM, STATION 34 OFFICE.
AND THOSE WERE MY, UH, UPDATES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT, KELLY, ON THE BEACH NOURISHMENT.
WHERE ARE WE GETTING THE, THE SAND FROM FOR BOTH THOSE BEACHES, UH, THE PENINSULA AND GRO SURE.
UM, OUR TYPICAL, UM, UH, EROSION AND, AND CURRENTS ALONG OUR, OUR MAIN OCEAN WATERFRONT MOVE FROM EAST TO WEST.
UM, SO WHEN WE BRING IN SAND, WE'RE, WE'RE BRINGING IT FROM A MORE WESTERLY AREA.
UM, AND MOVING IT EAST, UH, IS OUR, IS OUR GENERAL OPERATION.
SO, UH, WATER, APPAREL, BEACH, WE, UM, SEEM TO CREATE SOME EROSION ISSUES THERE.
UM, AND THEN WE MOVE SAND FROM AROUND EIGHTH PLACE, UH, TO THAT SITE.
WE INSPECT THE AREAS TO SEE WHERE THAT SAND IS KIND OF MOVING, AND WE CAN SEE IT IN THE WATER LINE WHERE IT'S HIGH AND LOW.
AND, AND SO WE WILL, WE WILL GATHER THE SAND BACK UP FROM THERE.
UH, WITH THE PENINSULA BEACH, UH, SAME VERY SIMILAR SITUATION WHERE WE'RE MOVING SAND FROM, UH, AROUND THE CLAREMONT, UH, 55TH AREA.
AND WE'RE, WE'RE MOVING THAT BACK EAST TOWARDS, UH, MAIN AREAS OF EROSION, LIKE 67TH PLACE AND 68.
I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS IN CORY'S AREA, BUT YOU MAY KNOW, UM, I, ON THAT RAILING, THAT WAS HORRIBLE, THE WAY THAT WIPED OUT WITH THAT TREE.
IS THAT BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL ON OUR TIMING OF TREE TRIMMING BASED UPON BIRDS? UM, I WOULD SAY YES AND NO.
UM, WE ARE VERY CAREFUL ON OUR TIMING WITH, UH, BIRD SEASON.
UM, IT IS OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER.
UM, SO WE DON'T TRIM OUTSIDE OF THAT SEASON, DURING THE NESTING SEASON.
WE ONLY TRIM DURING THE NON NESTING SEASON.
UM, AND WE JUST, WE, THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, OF OLDER TREES OUT THERE THAT NEED, UH, ADDITIONAL TRIMMING, UH, THAT IN CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR WITH A LARGE STORM ARE JUST, UM, SUSCEPTIBLE TO FAILURE.
I MEAN, THAT, I THINK THAT ENTIRE, IT'S UNFORTUNATE 'CAUSE IT WAS A LOT OF DAMAGE.
SO IT WAS, IT WAS A COMPLETE REMOVAL.
IT WAS A, ANYTIME YOU HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT BECOMES A SAFETY ELEMENT.
SO WE JUST HAVE TO, THAT ONE WAS DURING THE RAIN, SO IT HAD A LOT OF, UH, RAIN IMPACT WITH THE SOIL, PLUS THE HIGH WINDS WOULD, UH, CREATE AN ISSUE LIKE THAT.
AND THEN ON THE CHANNEL MARKERS GOING SOLAR THAT MAY COME OVER HERE, UM, ON OUR MARINE PATROL FOLKS THAT I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME LEFTOVER BUOYS, I THINK SOME OF 'EM THAT ARE A B YCS THAT THEY'VE BEEN USING FOR SOME REGAS THAT THE CITIZENS ALONG IN NAPLES HAVE BEEN CALLING
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ABOUT.IS THAT PART OF YOUR REGULAR ROUTINE, MAKING SURE THAT ANY BUOYS LEFT FROM A REGATTA MARKERS OR TETRA OR BRIAN? I, I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY WORK ON THAT OR ANY COMPLAINTS ON IT.
BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK AT, WE'LL HAVE TO PICK THEM UP.
AND, UH, WHEN PEOPLE ASK, I ASK IF THEY SEND A PHOTO.
SO IF I GET ANY PHOTOS, I'LL FORWARD 'EM.
AND THEN WE'LL SWING BODY AND GRAB 'EM.
SO, UM, SO I, I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A NESTING SEASON THAT WAS OCTOBER TO DECEMBER.
IS THAT FOR HERONS OR EGRETS OR A DIFFERENT KIND OF BIRD, OR IS THAT, ARE YOU SAYING THAT'S WHEN YOU DO TRIM NON NESTING? YEAH, THAT'S NON OH.
I WAS LIKE, MAYBE WHAT'S YOUR NESTING? THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
SO THAT'S, YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE.
UM, UM, AND THEN ALSO I THINK THAT'S COOL ABOUT USING THE SEAA PLANTS.
AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, AND IT'S JUST GONNA BE A FACT THAT THEY'LL JUST BE LESS WATER AVAILABLE FOR THINGS LIKE LAWNS.
IT'S JUST KIND OF GOOD TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THAT, YOU KNOW, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE A LEADING CITY IN, IN THESE AREAS.
SO I, I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT GOOD FOR HUMANS AS WELL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOVING TO BRIAN PLANT WITH OPERATIONS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS.
UM, SO WE'LL START WITH OUR OCCUPANCY.
UM, AS OF MAY 1ST, WE'RE AT 93.7% OCCUPIED.
UM, OUR VACANCIES ARE PRIMARILY IN OUR 30 40 FOOT SLIPS, UH, WHICH I DO ANTICIPATE SEEING, YOU KNOW, AS THE SEASON ROLLS OUT, WE'LL GET A LOT MORE CALLS AND THOSE WILL GET FILLED UP.
UM, THE PROJECT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, UM, WE HAD SENT OUT EARLIER THIS YEAR A NEW REQUIREMENT FOR LIVERBOARDS, UM, REQUIRING A SURVEY OF THEIR VESSELS, UM, AT A FIVE YEAR INTERVAL, UH, TO MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, SAFETY, UM, FOR BOTH THE ENVIRONMENT, THE DOCKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.
UM, WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT BACK ABOUT SOME FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS, UM, THAT COULD POSE, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE COST OF SURVEYS.
SO WE DID EXPLORE AND HAVE APPROVED A NEW PATH, UH, VIA THE US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY TEAM, UH, TO DO THEIR FREE VESSEL OF SAFETY CHECKS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, UM, COVERING THE SAME, YOU KNOW, POINTS OF SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, UM, AND LIKE PROPERTY DAMAGE.
UM, AND THAT, AGAIN, THAT WILL BE A FREE OPTION.
SO, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO MAKE IT EQUITABLE FOR ALL, ALL OF OUR BOATERS, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR BOATS ON THE WATER, UM, CONTINUE TO TRY TO FILL POSITIONS.
UM, WE HAVE PROMOTED A FEW PEOPLE FROM WITHIN, UH, INTO SOME NEW MARINE AGENT ROLES.
UM, WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOME, SOME MORE, UH, PART-TIME HELP, UM, AND SOME MORE FULL-TIME ROLES THAT WE'LL BE INTERVIEWING FOR THE COMING WEEKS.
UM, CONTINUE TO ADDRESS MARINE DEBRIS WITHIN OUR, IN OUR FOOTPRINT, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH BOTH COREY AND KELLY, UH, MAKING SURE THAT SKIMMERS ARE WORKING, UH, FENCES ARE UP, UH, BOOMS ARE IN PLACE.
UM, AND ALSO EXPLORING OTHER OPTIONS, UM, AND THE DEVICES THAT WE COULD USE TO BOTH ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND GET, UH, MORE OF THE RAIN DEBRIS OUT OF THE WATER.
UM, BEEN, UH, REALLY TRYING TO BE TIMELY WITH, UH, NOTIFICATIONS FOR OUR DOWNTOWN ARENA.
UM, SLIP FOLDERS, UM, ALL THESE BIG EVENTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, IMPACTING THEIR ACCESS TO THE BOATS.
UM, TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE GET OUT THAT INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
GIVE THEM AMPLE NOTICE AND, YOU KNOW, UH, DETERMINE THEIR COURSE ON HOW TO, HOW TO GET, GET TO THEIR BOAT OR, YOU KNOW, COME OVER FOR A RECIPROC PULL OVER HERE IF IT'S, UH, TOO MUCH OF A INCONVENIENCE.
UM, LIKE WE'VE, I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT TODAY, BUT WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF, UM, UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS, UH, WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT, UM, GETTING INTO TRASH ENCLOSURES, UM, CREATING A BIT OF A PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, CONCERN.
UM, SO WE ARE ENGAGING WITH SERGEANT SIGLER AND, YOU KNOW, OUR MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND LOOKING AT WAYS TO SECURE THE TRASH ENCLOSURES, UM, AND NOT MAKING THOSE A, YOU KNOW, LOCATION FOR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TO HAVE HESITATE.
UM, AND YEAH, JUST IT'D BE A, YOU KNOW, SAFER, SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE VOTERS.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS, ANY, UM, LIVERBOARD INSPECTION? IS THAT MORE ROBUST THAN A STANDARD COAST GUARD AUXILIARY INSPECTION? UM, THE, SO THERE IS A LIVERBOARD INSPECTION THAT WE DO AS, AS THE MARINA STAFF.
UM, SO WE GO THROUGH A CHECKLIST, MAKING SURE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, MARINA SANITARY LIKE DEVICE, UM, SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON BOARD, UM, ABILITY TO COOK AND LIKE STORE WATER AND HOLDING IN TANKS.
UM, DO THEY NEED TO TURN OVER THE ENGINES? YEAH, SO WITHIN, LIKE, WITH THE SURVEY THAT WE WERE LIKE TALKING ABOUT, SO THAT WOULD BE LIKE A, YOU KNOW, LICENSED MARINE SURVEY THAT WOULD COME IN, DO LIKE THE FULL BOAT IN WATER BOAT SURVEY.
UM, SO THE VESSEL SAFETY CHECK WILL ADDRESS MOST OF THOSE SAME ITEMS, UH, INCLUDES ALL THE US COAST GUARD
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CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS, UH, LIKE SAFETY S SANITATION DEVICE.UM, IT DOES NOT HAVE A SPOT ON THERE SPECIFICALLY FOR, UH, STARTING OF THE ENGINES.
WE HAVE WORKED WITH THOSE FOLKS DURING GONNA THE INSPECTIONS AND THEY'RE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS IN THE NOTES.
SO WHEN THEY PASS THE, THE FREE INSPECTION, THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN GET THE SIGNED OFF COPY IS IF THEY PASS THAT CHECKLIST.
BUT IN THE REMARKS, WE WILL KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE ENGINES ARE RUN, UM, AND ANY OTHER, LIKE, PERTINENT INFORMATION THAT WE WANNA SEE AS A OPERATIONS TEAM.
AND THEN WHAT ACTION WOULD TAKE PLACE FROM THERE IF, IF IT WAS NOT A PASS ON THAT.
UM, ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T PASS, LIKE WE WILL GIVE 'EM A TIMEFRAME TO MAKE THOSE REPAIRS TO THE VESSEL.
UM, THEY CAN SHOW RECEIPTS LIKE SHOWING THE REPAIRS ARE DONE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA REQUIRE THEM TO, YOU KNOW, RESURVEY THE VESSEL.
UM, ANY ITEMS ON THAT VESSEL SAFETY CHECK THAT ARE ALREADY ON THERE AND IF NOT PASSED, THAT COAST GUARD LIKE AGENT WILL NOT SIGN OFF ON THAT SHEET UNTIL THOSE ARE MET.
WE WON'T EVEN GET THAT SHEET UNTIL AT LEAST THE BARE MINIMUM SAFETY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
I'M ANTICIPATING IN MONTHS THAT WE MAY HEAR SOMEONE THAT'S BEEN EVICTED, THAT'S CHALLENGING, AND, AND I'M CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE A ROBUST SYSTEM WITH THIRD PARTY PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE, UH, THE SAFETY OF OUR MARINAS AND OF OUR LIVERBOARDS.
AND THIS IS AN INDUSTRY TREND.
UH, WE ARE AS, AS A MARINA SYSTEM, WE ARE BEHIND IN REQUIRING A, A SURVEY OF NOT JUST LIVERBOARDS, BUT BOAT IN GENERAL.
WE'RE STARTING WITH ALL LIVERBOARDS, BUT THEN WE'LL WORK OUR WAY OUT BASED ON HOW WE IMPLEMENT HERE.
UM, BUT IT'S INDUSTRY TREND TO REQUIRE A SURVEY OR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF, OF BOATS IN YOUR MARINA.
AND IT'S, IT'S A SOLID WAY TO MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF SEAWORTHINESS OF YOUR VESSELS IN YOUR MARINA.
WELL, I THINK WE'RE SEEING THAT WITH SOME DERELICT BOATS AND THE DAMAGE THAT CAN BE CAUSED THAT CAN GO INTO THE MILLIONS QUICKLY.
AND IT'S, IT'S US DROPPING THE BALL ON MAKING SURE THERE'S SAFE SITUATION THERE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT? OKAY.
UH, MANAGER'S REPORT, JUST, UH, REAL QUICK, WANT TO THANK, UH, CHIEF MEDINA AND SERGEANT SMIFF FOR THEIR EFFORTS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS.
UM, YOU KNOW, IN OUR MARINAS, EVERY SO OFTEN WE, WE FIND GROUPS COME IN THAT CAN BE VERY, UH, INTERESTING AND WE NEED TO HAVE A TEAM EFFORT RESPONSE TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE GROUPS.
AND IT'S BEEN A COMPLETE TEAM RESPONSE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY, REALLY GOOD, UH, TURN OF EVENTS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, UH, THAT HAS, UH, MADE OUR MARINAS, UH, A LITTLE BIT SAFER, A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT, UH, UH, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.
SO, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR GUYS' TEAMS AND YOUR EFFORTS WORKING WITH, WITH BRIAN AND HIS TEAM, KELLY AND HIS TEAM TO, UH, TO ADDRESS SOME SITUATIONS OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS THAT, THAT REALLY REQUIRED A LOT OF FOCUS AND A LOT OF MANPOWER.
SO, UH, REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND ALL THE EFFORTS OF THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
UH, RAINBOW HARBOR GATES, THE GATES IN RAINBOW HARBOR, THAT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN ASKED FOR BY THOSE COMMERCIAL PARTNERS FOR 25 YEARS, AND KELLY WAS ABLE TO DO IT THIS YEAR, UH, WITHIN OUR STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE BUDGET.
SO, UH, BIG KUDOS TO KELLY AND HIS TEAM FOR GETTING SOMETHING DONE THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO IN THE LAST 25 YEARS.
SO REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HIM AND HIS STAFF FOR, UH, GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND AND GETTING THAT DONE.
UM, OUR A BM LAWN TO GARDEN PROJECT, IT'S, UH, KICKED OFF IF YOU, UH, HEAD TO OUR OFFICE, THE ROUNDABOUT RIGHT THERE.
IT'S BEEN RUBBED OUT AND STRIPPED, UH, STRIPPED CLEAN FOR THE NEXT STEPS OF THE PROJECT.
UM, KELLY AND HIS TEAM ARE LEADING THE WAY ACROSS THE CITY.
UH, WE ARE THE FIRST, NOT JUST DEPARTMENT PARKS AND REC, BUT, UH, BUREAU TO ACTUALLY SIGN IN AND SIGN ONTO THIS PROJECT TO, TO ADDRESS NON-FUNCTIONAL LAWN SPACE AND TURN IT INTO GARDEN SPACE AND STORM WATER, UH, RETENTION SPACE.
SO SUPER, SUPER EXCITED ABOUT KELLY, JEFF KING, UH, ALBERT ASTRE AND ROBERT KENON, UH, FOR, FOR THE EFFORTS THEY'RE DOING.
THEY'RE DOING IT WITH THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES, BUT ALSO WITH THE SURF RIDER FOUNDATION AND THE CALIFORNIA CLIMATE ACTION CORE.
SO IT'S, THERE'S A LOT OF HANDS IN THIS.
IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND THESE GUYS ARE LEADING AWAY, NOT
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JUST FOR OUR BUREAU, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE CITY.SO SUPER, SUPER EXCITED FOR THAT.
IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY OR SOMETHING? I THINK SO.
UM, ESPECIALLY AT THIS ONE AT A BM, WE WERE KIND OF LIKE THE, THE LAST ONE.
LIKE, OKAY, LET'S GET THIS DONE.
BUT THIS ONE, JUST KNOWING HOW, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, I THINK WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A, TO-DO ABOUT IT.
SO, UM, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMISSION WOULD DEFINITELY BE INTERESTED IN BEING A PART OF.
CAN I JUST SAY THE OTHER THING THAT'S COOL ABOUT IT, UM, IS, IS THAT THEY'LL BE REALLY INTERESTING BUTTERFLIES AND COOL HUMMINGBIRDS, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF FUN TO SEE THE ATTRACTIVE CREATURES THAT COME ALONG WITH, UM, YOU KNOW, SWAPPING OUT TO NATIVES.
SO I JUST DID IT TO MY LAWN, AND I'M ALREADY SEEING SORT OF AN, YOU KNOW, THOSE KIND OF COOL LITTLE HUMMINGBIRD AND STUFF COMING BACK.
SO KEEP AN EYE OPEN FOR THAT 'CAUSE IT'LL BE FUN.
OUR STEP, OUR, UH, CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF, UH, CLASSICAL OPERA AT OUR BEACH RESTROOMS IS WORKING, UH, IT'S WORKING WELL ENOUGH THAT, UH, THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO IMPLEMENT IT IN A COUPLE AREAS IN THE UPLANDS PARKS TO SEE HOW THAT GOES.
SO AGAIN, THESE GUYS LEADING THE WAY WITH THEIR, THEIR INNOVATION AND HOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE FINDING SMART APPROACHES TO MAINTAIN OUR SPACES IN A, UH, REASONABLE MANNER.
UH, SO SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, CHIEF MEDINA, I KNOW HE LOVES THE CLASSICAL OPERA THAT'S PLAYING RIGHT BEHIND, UH, THE
SO I GET, UH, COMPLIMENTS FROM, UH, FROM HIS MARINE SAFETY STAFF A LOT WHEN THEY'RE OUT THERE IN THE GARAGE.
UM, OUR SURVEYS AGAIN, BIG DEAL, BIG DEAL, UH, AS, AND BRIAN, UH, GOING OUT AND FINDING THAT EQUITABLE PATHWAY TO AN AFFORDABLE SOLUTION.
SO, UH, MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
AND THEN A COUPLE LAST THINGS.
OUR BAYSHORE, UH, BAYSHORE CONCESSION, UH, THEY'VE BEEN SOFT OPENING THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, BUT THEY ARE LOOKING TO BE HARD OPEN, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THIS SATURDAY.
SO IF YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY, HEAD ON OVER TO, UH, GRILL 'EM ALL THE BAYSHORE CONCESSION, UH, FOR A BURGER AND A BIRD.
SO HE SAID HE'S HAD A COUPLE GLITCHES.
HAS IT BEEN SOME THINGS? UH, NOTHING, NOTHING OF NOTE.
UH, WE'VE HAD JUST SOME MINOR OR JUST, UH, UH, COORDINATING THE RESTROOM, OPENING ACCESS, AND THEN ALSO THE ELEVATOR ACCESS TO THE SECOND FLOOR.
BUT, UH, ALL THOSE HAVE BEEN RESOLVED, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE A REALLY, REALLY GOOD, STRONG WEEKEND.
IT'S, IT'S AN INTERESTING CONCEPT.
UH, VERY, VERY, UH, UH, INTERESTING CONCEPT.
UH, THEY'RE DEFINITELY TARGETING MY DEMOGRAPHIC MEETS BURGER
UM, AND THEN OUR, UH, RENTAL LOCATIONS AT ALAMITOS IN
SO WE SHOULD BE RENTING, UH, BICYCLES, BEACH EQUIPMENT, ROLLER SKATES AT GRANADA, GIP, AND, UH, ALAMI FOR THE SUMMER.
AND THEN LASTLY, IF YOU HEAD OUT TO THE BURR OUT TO THE PENINSULA, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE NO BERMS ON THE PENINSULA RIGHT NOW.
UH, KELLY AND HIS TEAM HAVE WORKED HARD TO CREATE ENOUGH OF A, A STABLE PLATEAU FOR, TO BREAK DOWN THE BERMS AND TO ACTUALLY KEEP A VIEW.
AND NOW WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON IS PUSHING OUT THAT SAND TO CREATE MORE OF A, A SLOPE.
OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, YOU'VE SEEN A DROP OFF DUE TO JUST STORM RESPONSE.
WE HAVEN'T HAD THE ABILITY TO REALLY KIND OF CONTOUR THAT BEACH FRONT.
SO, UH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR KELLY AND HIS TEAM FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON THE PENINSULA SIDE, UH, OF, EXCUSE ME, THE OCEAN SIDE OF THE PENINSULA WITH, UH, CONTOURING THE BEACH AND, UH, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WITHOUT BIRDS.
SO ENJOY THIS WINDOW OF TIME, 'CAUSE BIRDS WILL BE BACK NOW.
AND WITH THAT, THAT, UH, CONCLUDES MY MANAGEMENT REPORT QUESTIONS WE'RE GETTING READY FOR SUMMER.
LOTS OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING ON THAT, AND MAYBE YOU COULD SHARE A LITTLE MORE ON THAT.
AND THEN, OH, THE ONE THING THAT I DID GET SOME PHONE CALLS ON WAS WITH WEEKDAY RACING, STARTING SOME OF THE NAPLES FOLKS AND THE AIR HORNS.
SO SUMMER IS STARTING, UH, WE GO INTO OUR MEMORIAL DAY TO, UH, LABOR DAY POSTURE, UH, THAT'LL BE OPENING UP
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ALL OF OUR PUBLIC RESTROOMS, UH, IN THE OFF SEASON OR NON-SUMMER SEASON.WE GO 50%, UH, WHICH IS HALF CLOSE, HALF OPEN.
UH, WE WILL OPEN UP, WE'LL BRING ON ANOTHER, UH, ANOTHER SHIFT OF, UH, UH, BUILDING SERVICE CUSTODIAL WORKERS FOR CLEANING.
UH, AND THEN AGAIN, IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST MANAGING, UH, THE, THE ACTIVITY AS IT COMES.
UH, SPECIAL EVENTS, UH, WE'LL HAVE, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL HAVE THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND.
THAT WILL BE, UH, FUN AS IT ALWAYS IS.
UM, BUT AS ALWAYS, WE'LL BE PREPARED.
UH, JULY 5TH, IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK AND ALL HANDS ON DECK.
AND WE'LL HAVE THE BEACH RUN CLEAN AND READY TO GO BY MID MORNING.
UM, AND THEN IT'S JUST EVERY DAY WE JUST, UH, TAKE IT AS IT COMES.
WHAT'S NEXT? AND THEN, UH, LIKE YOU SAID, UH, IF THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE RACING AND NOISE VOLUME, UH, WE CAN WORK WITH, UH, THE CLUBS.
UH, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO WORK WITH OUR, OUR MARINE SAFETY GROUP TO, TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES THAT MAKE ARISE FROM, FROM ANY NOISE COMPLAINTS.
BUT WE'LL TAKE THOSE AS THEY COME.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. LELAND REGARDING THE MANAGER'S REPORT? OKAY, THERE, WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO, UM, APPROVE THE, UH, REPORT RECEIPT.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC, UH, JUST TO THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE, A BUOY BACK IN PRETTY TIMELY.
NOW WE'RE READY TO JUST ALL SAY, AYE,
ANY OPPOSED? MORE COMMENTS? OKAY, VERY GOOD.
I KNOW WE HAD SOME WORK BEING DONE WITH THE, UH, THE BLUFF RESEARCH.
ARE YOU READY WITH ANY REPORT ON THAT? UM, THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE PEOPLE ON THE COMMITTEE BESIDES ME,
UM, BUT, UM, ANA'S DONE A LOT OF GOOD RESEARCH AND I THINK SHE'LL, UM, HAVE A LOT TO, UM, BRING BACK TO THE COMMISSION NEXT MONTH.
UH, AND OF COURSE, BEFORE THIS MEETING WE HAD THE, YEAH.
VICE, CAN WE GET A MOTION TO RECEIVE THE, THE REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS? THE REPORTS FROM, UM, FROM THE, FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS MOVE.
YOU DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY IT AGAIN? CAN LEFT REPORT? YEAH.
I, I, I MEAN, UM, I THINK PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT THE VERY SMART AND HARDWORKING GANAS THE LEAD PERSON ON THIS, SO WE CAN ANTICIPATE SOMETHING MORE NEXT MONTH.
PRESUMING SHE'S TALKING TO YOU GUYS.
UM, THE PLANTS THAT HAVE BEEN PLANTED ARE TAKING HOLD, THEY'RE BLOOMING AND, UH, BIRDS AND, AND, UM, BUTTERFLIES AND A LOT OF LITTLE CRITTERS ARE VISITING.
AND, UM, THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE PENINSULA RIGHT NOW IS JUST BEAUTIFUL WITH, WITH WILD FLOWERS AND NATIVES AND, UH, LOTS OF THE, UM, THEY LOOK LIKE DAISIES.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT MARGARITE OR WHAT THEY'RE CALLED, BUT THEY'RE REALLY IN BLOOM AND ALL THE POPPIES ARE IN BLOOM, SO, UH, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
THAT WHOLE SECTION THAT WAS PLANTED, SOMEBODY REVIEWED THE SIGN.
BUT, UH, ANYWAY, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO ADD TO THE REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS? WE DID HAVE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES WITH, UM, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, AND I THINK WE'LL BE ADDING TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN SIZE NEXT MONTH, STARTING NEXT MONTH.
AND, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYTHING IS REFLECTED IN THE, THE AGENDA.
THE REPORTS ON THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED, WE HAD A COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BEACH MAINTENANCE AND, UM, OUR FOLKS, UM, MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER MCFAIL TODAY, AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS COVERED IN OUR MEETING IS ALSO COVERED, UH, BY KELLY AND BRIAN IN, IN THEIR REPORTS AS WELL AS REPORTS FROM CORY.
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE HAS ALREADY BEEN VOICED FOR.
HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT THE BEACH MAINTENANCE TEAM ON SITE? I'VE ONLY VISITED WHEN WE DID THE, UM, WHEN WE WENT TO SEE THE, THE SIDE, THE BLUFF.
SO I HAVE NOT VISITED BEACH MAINTENANCE PER SE, BUT I'VE BEEN ACROSS THE STREET IN THE PARKING LOT MANY TIMES.
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COMMISSIONERS, ADD AS ALWAYS, AT YOUR READY, WHENEVER YOU WANT TO COME OUT TO SEE ANYTHING WITHIN OUR FOOTPRINT, GIVE US A CALL, LET US KNOW.UH, WE'LL DEFINITELY MAKE OURSELVES AND OUR FACILITIES AVAILABLE, I THINK TO TRULY APPRECIATE WHAT ALL HAS DONE IN EACH OF THOSE AREAS.
YEAH, IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT A TIME, UM, AND ARRANGE THAT THROUGH THE MARINE OFFICE.
AND I WANNA, OH, GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
I WANTED TO ADD THOUGH, UM, IN THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING, UM, THERE WAS A BIG EMPHASIS ON, UM, THE TRANSIENT POPULATION AND, UM, JUST MAYBE INITIAL CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
AND SO THEN I ASKED, UM, WHAT COULD WE DO AS AN ADVISORY BOARD TO SUPPORT SOME OF THAT WORK? AND THE IDEA WAS MAYBE THEY'LL COME UP WITH A PLAN AND THEN PRESENT IT TO THE BOARD LATER AND GET OUR FEEDBACK.
SO I WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR, QUALITY OF LIFE VISITED AND SPOKE TO US ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO TRY TO ADDRESS, UH, THE SITUATION.
AND I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE PROVIDING AS MUCH SUPPORT AS POSSIBLE TO, UM, OUR, OUR TEAMS, UM, AND, AND REALLY AMPLIFYING WHAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S RESOURCES OUT THERE.
SO WERE YOU HOPING THAT WOULD COME AS A PART OF THE MONTHLY REPORT? WHAT MECHANISM CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE HEARING THAT? YEAH, I THINK IN COMMITTEE IS, IS, IS GREAT.
UM, AND THEN WE CAN PROBABLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MONITORING IT IN THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AND THEN IF ANYTHING ELSE COMES UP THAT'S UM, DIFFERENT OR MAYBE THE SITUATION ISN'T PROGRESSING, THEN THAT TEAM CAN ESCALATE THAT THERE.
BUT OPEN TO OTHER THOUGHTS IF THERE'S BETTER MECHANISM OR WHAT YOU'VE ALL SEEN OR, OR TRACKED IN THE PAST.
BUT I THINK THE COMMITTEE MEETING MAY BE THE RIGHT AVENUE FOR THAT.
ANY OTHER REPORTS OR COMMENTS ON COMMITTEE WORK FROM COMMISSIONERS? AND I HAVE A COMMENT, RIGHT.
COMMITTEE REPORT AND THE MEETING AS A WHOLE, UH, WHEN I JOINED THE, UM, THE COMMISSION, IT WAS 2018 AND I THINK IT WAS LIKE JULY OF 2018.
AND THEN IN AUGUST YOU CAME, YOU AND, AND, UH, UM, ELIZABETH ALSO JOINED, UM, AND OUR OTHER COMMISSIONER WHO LEFT, SHE WAS CAMILLE.
UM, AT THAT TIME, UH, IN JULY OF 2018, THIS COMMITTEE WAS ALL MEN.
SO I'M LOOKING AT US TODAY AND THE QUORUM IS ALL WOMEN.
IT'S A MAYOR THING, RIGHT? MAYOR WANTED, THE MAYOR WANTED MORE WOMEN AND MORE DIVERSITY REPRESENTATION, MORE REPRESENTATION.
AND TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, WE'VE NEVER HAD A WOMAN CHAIR.
UH, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UH, REGARDING THE COMMITTEE REPORTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC? OKAY.
WE WILL CLOSE THAT SECTION WITH OUR VOTE THAT WILL ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE STATUS REPORTS.
NOW WE ARE ON TO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, ADDRESSING NON AGENDA ITEMS. AND, UH, ANY MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAVE ANY ITEM.
IT'S LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES TO MAKE COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR.
COULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? GERALD ROSSO.
I'M THE, UH, RANKLE MARINA BOARD OWNERS REPRESENTATIVE.
UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, UH, I'M THANKFUL THAT I HAVE A PLACE TO KEEP MY BOAT THAT I HAVE A SHOWER TO GO TO EVERY DAY THAT THEY'RE CLEAN.
UH, WERE HAD SOME YACHTS, ONE YACHT STOLEN THIS LAST, LIKE FOUR WEEKS AGO.
A 60 FOOT, THE BIGGEST BOAT IN THAT MARINA.
IT WAS STOLEN, UH, IT'S A GATE ISSUE OVER THERE, UM, STOLEN AT NIGHT.
LUCKILY THE OWNER ONLY HAD 5% FUEL IN IT.
WENT UNDER THE BRIDGE OVER TOWARDS CATALINA HARBOR EXPRESS, CAME BACK THIS AND CAME OUT AND HEADED FOR, UH, UM, CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WAS AWARE OF THIS, BUT
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THE PERSON THAT WORKS ON THAT BOAT INFORMED ME ABOUT IT ANYWAYS, CALLED THE COAST GUARD BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAIL, THEY DIDN'T RESPOND TO THE HAIL COAST GUARD BORDERED.THE MAN WAS ARRESTED, BUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GATE.
UH, LAST TIME I WAS DOWN HERE, THERE WAS ANOTHER TWO O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.
UH, I WAS ON MY NEIGHBOR'S BOAT CRAWLING ALL OVER IT.
THEY RESPONDED, BUT THE OWNER DID NOT WANT TO PRESS CHARGES.
SO, YOU KNOW, I TOLD GIL, I SAID, WELL, AND HE CAME BACK AGAIN AFTER HE WAS RELEASED.
AND I, I GUESS, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE THIRD TIME, BUT I JUST HEARD IT TODAY 'CAUSE I GOT BACK THE BOAT, UM, THAT KILLED.
HE CAME BACK ON, DIDN'T PRESS CHARGES, BUT THEY'RE JUST COMING IN THROUGH THE GATE.
I'VE MENTIONED THIS IN THE PAST ABOUT THAT GATE WHERE THOSE ELECTRIC BOATS, THOSE, UH, LITTLE BOATS ARE RENTED.
IT SAYS RIGHT ON IT, THIS GATE IS TO REMAIN CLOSED AT ALL TIMES, BUT THEY GOT A ROPE AND THEY STATE THAT THEY CAN SUPERSEDE THE RULES AND THAT NEEDS TO BE ISSUED ON THAT GATE.
IT'S NOT THE, IT'S NOT THE SHORELINE VILLAGE GATE.
BUT THAT'S A PROBLEM TOO, BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST CRAWL OVER THAT AND WALK ALONG THE EDGE AND JUMP DOWN ON THE RAMP AND GET IN.
BUT, UH, ANYWAYS, THAT'S WHAT I'VE KNOWN FOR SINCE I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE LIKE IN SIX MONTHS.
'CAUSE OF DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, WIFE, EVERYTHING ABOVE THAT.
I SAID, I'M MAKING IT TODAY, BUT I WAS LIKE, TOO, BUT I'M THANKFUL.
BUT I JUST WANNA SAY I'M THANKFUL THAT I HAVE A PLACE TO KEEP MY BOW, BUT I'M KIND OF, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE GATE ISSUES OVER THERE AT THAT MARINA.
WE APPRECIATE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COMING AND SPEAKING.
BUT BECAUSE OF BROWN ACT LIMITATIONS, WE REALLY CAN'T RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THIS.
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC? OKAY.
AS WE'RE APPROACHING, UH, ADJOURNMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS IS THROUGH, UH, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
UPCOMING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE ON JUNE THE SIXTH, AND THE TIDELANDS CAPITAL PROJECT COMMITTEE WILL BE ON JUNE 13TH, AS WELL AS THERE'LL BE SOME OTHER COMMITTEE MEETINGS, UM, THAT WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS THEY'RE SCHEDULED.
AND I WANT TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING IN THEIR HONOR.
UH, ONE OF THEM IS HARRY HUTTON AND, UH, HARRY, UH, UH, LIVED TO BE 92 YEARS OLD AND HIS SERVICES ARE JUNE 1ST.
HE, UH, SERVED FOR EIGHT YEARS ON BOARD AND HE HAD COME FROM THE LONG BEACH BOAT OWNERS ASSOCIATION AND WAS MOST CONCERNED ABOUT FEES AND WHAT BOAT OWNERS WERE PAYING AND WHAT COSTS FLOWED THROUGH AND IF IT WAS LEGITIMATE.
SO WITH A LOT OF PASSION DURING HIS EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE, HE DID ANALYSIS OF BENCHMARKING THROUGH AND, AND LOOKING, UM, AT, AT WHERE FEE STRUCTURES ARE AND WHAT'S GOING INTO THOSE FEES.
UH, SO HE, HE SERVED US PROUDLY.
UH, THE OTHER MEMBER WOULD BE, UM, PETE, UH, HOGENSON.
AND, UH, AND PETE WORKED, UH, I KNEW HIM WAY BACK FROM BEFORE THE SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCHED WORKING THERMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. AND, UH, HE WAS AN EDUCATED MAN THAT BROUGHT A LOT OF HIS ENGINEERING BACKGROUND, UM, TO BEING ON THE COMMISSION.
AND THEN I WENT THROUGH ALL THE MINUTES LOOKING FOR ANY TIME THAT PETE AND HARRY DISAGREED.
AND I FOUND ONE INSTANCE AND IT WAS THE USE OF MARINE STADIUM AND WHETHER MORE TIME SHOULD BE FOR HIGH SCHOOL ROWING OR FOR, UM, SMALL MOTOR BOATS.
AND IT WAS ENOUGH OF A HEATED DISCUSSION THAT THEY HAD TO RUN IT OVER TO THE NEXT MONTH.
SO BOTH OF THESE GENTLEMEN SERVED US SO WELL AND DID SO MUCH FOR US.
UM, I HOPE THEY CAN BE AN INSPIRATION TO ALL OF US TO, TO DO MORE AND, AND HAVE THE PASSION IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.