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UM, FOR THE RECORD, OKAY, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO ROLL CALL.
SO, COMMISSIONER ATKINS MCFAIL HERE.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER RICK GRAY IS EXCUSED FOR THE MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? NONE.
NOW WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
NUMBER ONE, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE MARINE AND BEACH MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, UH, 2024 MOVE.
WE HAVE A MOVER AND I'LL SECOND THAT.
UM, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.
AND THEN OUR NEXT ITEM IS RECOMMENDATIONS TO RECEIVE WITH FILE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
CAN WE HAVE OUR COM? UM, WE HAVE THAT, UM, WE HAVE THAT FROM OUR STAFF, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO AS FOR MARINE OPERATIONS, UM, LIKE UPDATE.
SO, UH, ONE OF THE INITIATIVES WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, UM, I CAME ON IS WE HAD INSTITUTED A NEW REQUIREMENT FOR LIT BOARDS, UM, TO HAVE THEIR BOAT SURVEYED ON A, A FIVE YEAR BASIS, UM, JUST TO ENSURE, YOU KNOW, SAFETY OF, YOU KNOW, THE OCCUPANT, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION LIKE, UH, INCIDENTS.
UM, BUT WE'RE GETTING SOME DISCUSSION FROM THE, THE TENANTS ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS, YOU KNOW, FOR FIXED INCOMES.
SO WE HAVE MOVED ON A PATHWAY TO HAVE A FREE INSPECTION VIA THE US, UH, COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, UH, WHICH STILL HITS OUR REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION PROTECTION, UM, SAFETY AND, UM, SEAWORTHINESS OF THE VESSEL.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE DO THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, JUST AS A LITTLE LESS, UM, OBTRUSIVE.
SO, BUT A FREE OPTION FOR PEOPLE.
UM, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON FILLING, UM, ALL OF THE, UH, RENT OPERATION POSITION POSITIONS.
UH, WE HAD SOME INTERNAL MOVEMENT, UM, PROMOTED SOME PEOPLE WITH WITHIN THE RANKS, UM, ARE DOING INTERVIEWS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO FILL A FEW MORE KEY POSITIONS, UM, TO GET OUR STAFF, YOU KNOW, TO THE LEVEL THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THAT, YOU KNOW, PROPER CUSTOMER SERVICE, UM, AND ATTENDANCE ATTENTIVENESS TO THE CUSTOMERS.
UM, WORKING HARD ON, UH, ADDRESSING ANY COLLABORATION WITH KELLY AND COREY IN THE DIFFERENT, UH, MAINTENANCE BUREAUS, LIKE WORKING ON, UM, RAIN DEBRIS, UH, CAPTURE, UH, REMOVAL FROM THE, FROM THE MARINAS, UH, MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS ARE UP TO DATE.
UM, TRASH CAMERAS ARE WORKING, UH, NUTS AND FENCES ARE IN PLACE.
UM, AND LIKE SEEKING OUT ANY OTHER, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL DEVICES THAT COULD AID IN, UH, BOTH, YOU KNOW, VISIBILITY FOR LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE CUT, LIKE PUBLIC TO SEE THE, THE PROBLEM AND LIKE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS.
UM, AND THEN GETTING THE DEBRIS OUT.
UM, BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE TEAM TO, UM, YOU KNOW, KIND OF GET TO THE, UH, COMMUNICATION PROBLEM, LIKE AS FAR AS LIKE SPECIAL EVENTS, MAKING SURE WE'RE GIVING AMPLE NOTICE TO ALL OF OUR SHORELINE VOTER, YOU KNOW, OCCUPANTS, GIVING THEM PLENTY OF TIME AHEAD OF LIKE, BIG SPECIAL EVENTS.
THEY'RE GONNA IMPACT THEIR ACCESS.
UM, AND THEN, AND AGAIN, THIS IS GONNA BE LIKE IN COLLABORATION WITH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, BUT WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF TRANSIENT, UM, INDIVIDUALS LIKE ON WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT, UM, STARTING TO CAMP OUT IN TRASH ENCLOSURES, UM, HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF SECURITY ISSUES, YOU KNOW, WITH, YOU KNOW, THE BOAT GOING IN TO THROW THINGS AWAY AT NIGHT.
UM, SO TRYING TO WORK THROUGH SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS ON SECURING THOSE, UH, PROVIDING PROPER SIGNAGE, UM, YOU KNOW, BUNCH OF DIFFERENT AVENUES TO KIND OF KEEP 'EM OUT OF THOSE ENCLOSURES.
UM, NOT THAT WE, YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S NOT THE PLACE AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, CLEANLINESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
NEXT, AND THAT OCCUPANCY, UH, WE'RE SITTING AT AS A 5, 1 93 0.7% OCCUPANCY RATE.
UM, MOST OF THE, THE SLIPS AVAILABLE IN THAT 30 TO 40 FOOT RANGE, UM, WHICH I EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF CALLS COMING IN AS THE SUN COMES OUT THE WAY IT WARMS UP, UH, FOR THAT, THAT RECREATIONAL BOAT SIZE.
ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY.
YEAH, YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? MM-HMM.
UM, AND I, I REALLY APPRECIATED GETTING THE FREE INSPECTIONS TO MAKE THAT MORE EQUITABLE AND EASIER ON SOME OF THE BOAT OWNERS WITH FIXED INCOMES.
YOU SAID IT'S ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
COULD YOU PROVIDE CLARITY ON LIKE WHAT'S BEING INSPECTED AND THEN YEAH.
SO THE, ARE THERE MANDATORY THINGS?
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A STANDARDIZED, SO WE INITIALLY HAD RULE OUT THIS REQUIREMENT, AND IT WAS GONNA BE A SURVEY, SO THAT, WHAT THAT REQUIRE WOULD BE, IT COULD BE IN WATER, UH, BUT IT IS A MONETARY, YOU KNOW, FEE FOR THAT.YOU BRING OUT LIKE A QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL AND THEY GO THROUGH ALL THE SYSTEMS ON THE BOAT, SO, GOT IT.
RAIN, SANITATION DEVICE, ELECTRICAL, UM, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL LIKE WATER INTRUSION, BASICALLY, LIKE YOU'RE LIMITING LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
AND THEN THEY NEED LIKE, YOU KNOW, UNSEE WORTHY, YOU KNOW, SINKING LIKE ISSUES THAT CAN ALSO DAMAGE LIKE PROPERTY OR LIFE.
UM, THE VESSEL SAFETY CHECK PROVIDED BY THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY.
IT'S GONNA BE ALL THE, UM, REQUIREMENTS THAT US, UH, COAST GUARD CARRIAGE REQUIREMENTS, ALL SAFETY EQUIPMENT, UH, FLARES, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, UM, PROPER, UH, RAIN SANITATION DEVICE, LIKE HOLDING TANKS.
THERE'S NO DISCHARGE INTO THE WATER, UM, LIKE LIGHTING.
UM, SO IT HITS MOST OF THE SAME POINTS, AND WE'RE ABLE TO WORK WITH THAT INSPECTION TEAM THAT, YOU KNOW, ENSURE ALSO THAT, YOU KNOW, ENGINES ARE STARTING UP, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THAT LIKE IN THE REMARKS, LIKE, HEY, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT IS ABLE TO GET UNDERWAY AND MOVE, YOU KNOW, OUT OF, OUT THE SLIP NEED BE.
AND THEN IF THEY CITE SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE UPDATED, HOW LONG IS THAT? LIKE RESPONSE TIME OR, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS DECIDED THAT YET.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS AS WE ROLL THIS OUT.
UM, SO THE VESSEL SAFETY CHECK, THAT SHEET WON'T COME BACK TO US SIGNED UNTIL THEY LIKE, FIX ALL THOSE ITEMS. OH, I SEE.
SO IN ORDER, IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GET THAT SIGNED OFF ON, THEY HAVE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, COMPLETION OF, OF THOSE LIKE STANDARDIZED ITEMS. UM, THE VESSEL SURVEY, IT'S SOMETHING I'M GONNA HAVE TO WORK WITH THE TEAM ON, AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'LL BE KIND OF A CASE BY CASE THING, LIKE HOW, HOW BIG OF A PROJECT IT IS AND LIKE, YOU KNOW, ESTABLISH A TIMELINE LIKE FOR THE COMPLETION, AND THEN MM-HMM.
WE WON'T CHARGE, WE WON'T HAVE 'EM LIKE PAY ANOTHER SURVEY OR FEE TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, RECHECK.
BUT AS LONG AS THEY CAN SHOW DOCUMENTATION, THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL BE GOOD.
UM, A FEW ON THE, I THINK YOU SAID THAT THERE'S, UM, SPECIAL EVENTS.
YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF TRANSIENT LINGER AND THERE'S, THEY'RE LIKE MAYBE HANGING AROUND SOME ENCLOSURES THAT THEY MAYBE SHOULDN'T BE.
WHAT SUPPORT WOULD YOU NEED, OR COULD YOU, COULD THIS COMMITTEE PROVIDE TO HELP SORT OF LIKE AMPLIFY SOME OF THOSE IF WE CAN? OR LIKE, WHERE ARE YOU RECEIVING SOME, LIKE, I THINK A LOT OF IT IS GONNA COME DOWN, YOU KNOW, TO ENFORCEMENT, UM, OKAY.
ON LIKE, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, FOLLOW THROUGH WITH SOME ENFORCEMENT ON, YOU KNOW, TRESPASSING OR YEAH, VANDALISM OR, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL, YOU KNOW, ALMOST LIKE LOW LEVEL ASSAULT.
AND IN SOME CASES IF THEY'RE, IT COULD HAVE LIKE A OBJECT OR IF THEY'RE THROWING THINGS AND THERE'S, BUT I THINK A LOT OF IT, IT IS GONNA BOIL DOWN TO ENFORCEMENT.
UM, LIKE I THINK THERE'S SOME REALLY GOOD AVENUES WE CAN WORK ON, YOU KNOW, AS A, AS A TEAM, YOU KNOW, LIKE PUT UP PROPER SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN SECURE THESE, YOU KNOW, ENCLOSURES SO THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, OPEN THE GATE AND LIKE READILY WALK IN.
UM, BUT I THINK A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT, YOU KNOW, AND LIKE THE TRANSIENT VOTERS TOO, IS JUST, YOU KNOW, GIVING, YOU KNOW, THESE ENTITIES LIKE THE POWER AND, YOU KNOW, TO REALLY GO AFTER THE ENFORCEMENT LIKE SIDE OF IT SO WE'RE NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, SLAP ON THE HAND AND, YOU KNOW, DEAL WITH IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY.
AND THEN ONE LAST THING, LIKE, I KNOW WE HEAR FROM MARINE PATROL BUNCH EVERY MONTH.
HAVE THEY BEEN, YOU SAID YOU'RE PARTNERING AND SORT OF TALKING, HAVE THOSE BEEN SORT OF LIKE, HOW ARE THOSE ENGAGEMENTS? OR MAYBE YOU'RE AT THE VERY BEGINNING STAGES, SO
BUT IT'D BEEN ENGAGING LIKE SERGEANT SMLE A LOT, RIGHT.
UM, WITH THE LIFEGUARDS, YOU KNOW, WE, THERE'S, I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS TO SEE THE SAME, THE SAME THING.
WE JUST NEED TO SIT DOWN AND LIKE CLARIFY COMMUNICATION, YOU KNOW, WHAT EXPECTATIONS ARE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, AND LIKE WHAT THAT END GOAL LIKE NEEDS TO BE.
YEAH, I DON'T, WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS, I'D BE CURIOUS IF THIS COMMITTEE COULD HELP WITH RECOMMENDATION.
I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD HELP OUR ADVISE, BUT IF THERE'S A WAY, LIKE THERE MAY BE, THERE MAY BE SOMETHING LIKE, YOU KNOW, AS THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES AND LIKE ALL THESE ENTITIES COME TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, DISCUSS A PLAN, LIKE MAYBE THEY SEE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HAMPERED IN, IN A CERTAIN WAY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN, LIKE, PRESENT TO YOU GUYS.
AND THEN IF THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A WAY THAT YOU CAN HELP OUT AND THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
YEAH, I THINK WE SHOULD MONITOR THAT CONVERSATION.
SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN OFFER OUR VOICE TO.
YEAH, IT'S, YEAH, IT IS DEFINITELY A, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO TRY TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY, SO, YEAH.
WE'RE IN THE, UM, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE US YOUR REPORT.
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FOR, UH, THE BEACH MAINTENANCE, UM, UH, ASPECT OF UPDATES, OUR, UH, ANNUAL BAY NOURISHMENT, UH, WAS COMPLETED, UH, AT THE END OF, UH, APRIL.UH, THAT INCLUDED, UH, THE PENINSULA BAYSIDE MOTHERS BEACH, UM, AND AREAS AROUND, UH, THE BAY SHORE LEEWAY, UM, AREAS, UH, APRIL DEBRIS TOTALS FOR BEACH MAINTENANCE.
UH, WERE AROUND 182 TONS OF DEBRIS, UH, REMOVED FROM THE BEACH FRONT.
THAT'S BRINGING OUR TOTAL, UM, JUST OVER 1300 TONS OF DEBRIS SO FAR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
UH, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN, IF YOU'VE VISITED THE BEACH LATELY, UH, SOME OF THE HIGHER TIDES HAVE BROUGHT IN ADDITIONAL DEBRIS ALONG THE WATER LINE.
THAT'S A VERY, UM, UH, KIND OF USUAL AFTER EFFECT FROM WHEN WE RECEIVE, UH, A LOT OF DEBRIS AND STORMS. UH, THAT FIRST HIGH TIDE, KIND OF AFTER WE WILL SEE ANOTHER KIND OF ONSLAUGHT OF, UH, DEBRIS COMING OFF OF RIP WRAP AND JETTIES AND THAT SORT OF THING.
AS IT'S LIFTED OFF WITH THE HIGH TIDE, UH, BEACH CREW WILL, UH, CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO, UH, CLEAN UP OUR SHORELINE.
UH, AND THEN ADDITIONAL, UH, BEACH NOURISHMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR JUAN APPAR BEACH, UH, NEXT WEEK, ALONG WITH THE CONTINUED NOURISHMENT OF PENINSULA BEACH, UH, OUR QUEENSWAY BAY CREW, UH, THEIR SECURITY GATES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE RAINBOW HARBOR, UH, DOCKS.
UH, ON THAT SIDE, UH, THEY ALSO COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION OF A RAINBOW LAGOON FILL PUMP.
UM, THAT WAS A, A KIND OF A REALLY BIG EFFORT ON THEIR PART TO, UH, CHANGE OUT THE PUMP.
IT WAS A, IT WAS A BIG UPGRADE.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING, UH, THIS PROJECT FOR, UH, CLOSE TO TWO YEARS.
WE WORKED WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON SECURING THE NEW PUMPS, UH, AND THEN WE HAD A LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT PUSHED US, UH, PUSHED US OFF FROM ACTUALLY INSTALLING IT.
UM, BUT WE WENT AHEAD AND, AND GOT ALL THAT WORK DONE.
IT INCLUDED ELECTRICAL AND PUMP CONTROLS, UH, RAIL GUIDE, CHAIN HOIST, AND EVEN AN UNDERWATER, UH, CONTRACTOR TO COME IN TO DO THE, THE UNDERWATER PORTION OF IT.
UH, FOR, ALSO FOR QUEENSWAY BAY.
THEY'RE WORKING NEXT WEEK ON INSTALLING, UM, UPGRADED LIGHTING AT THE PINE AVENUE CIRCLE.
UH, SO IT'S JUST THAT, THAT CIRCLE AREA.
UM, GLADSTONES PF CHANG'S, OH, SO THERE'S SOME TREE LIGHTING THERE THAT THEY'RE GONNA WORK ON NEXT WEEK WITH REPLACING ALL THOSE TREE LIGHTING, UH, TREE LIGHTS TO AN UPGRADED, UH, FIXTURES.
UH, OUR GROUNDS OPERATION IS CONTINUING THEIR WORK.
UM, THEY'VE REPLACED A LOT OF, UH, RECYCLED WATER SIGNS.
WE, WE GET INSPECTED, UH, ANNUALLY WITH THE WATER DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE, UM, AS FAR AS SIGNAGE IN OUR, OUR RECYCLED AREAS, UM, OUR RECYCLED WATER AREAS.
UH, SO A LOT OF THOSE SIGNS JUST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
UM, UPDATED VERBIAGE FROM RECLAIMED TO RECYCLED, UH, THAT SORT OF THING.
UH, SO THAT ALL HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
UH, THEY CONTINUE WORKING WITH, UH, OUR OTHER MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENTS TO, UM, PERFORM THE WEEKLY HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.
I KNOW YOU, UH, TOUCHED ON OUR, OUR HOMELESS ISSUE.
UM, THAT'S A CONTINUED EFFORT, UH, ALONG THE BEACH FRONT AND, UM, OTHER AREAS OF THE MARINE BUREAU.
UH, ANOTHER GREAT, UH, PROJECT IS COMING UP WITH OUR GROUNDS DIVISION.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE LONG BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT AGAIN TO DO, UH, ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL, UH, LANDSCAPE ENHANCEMENT.
IT'S GONNA BE OVER NEAR THE ALVEO BAY MARINA OFFICE.
AND, UM, THAT WILL INCLUDE AN, A SMALL AREA OF WHAT WAS TURF AND WILL BE TRANSFORMED TO A LANDSCAPE GARDEN AREA.
UH, SO PART OF THAT AB 50 72 THAT'S REMOVING UNUSED TURF AND, AND PUTTING IT TO A, A GARDEN TYPE OF, UH, LANDSCAPE.
UH, THE GREAT THING WITH THAT PROJECT IS WE'RE USING THE CSIP PLANT PALETTE, AND THAT'S FOR, UM, UH, AN AREA THAT WAS DEDICATED.
UH, AND THAT'S, UH, IN LOOKING AT ALSO DOING THAT SORT SAME SORT OF, UH, ENHANCEMENTS.
UM, AND THEN A, A NICE UPDATE ALSO WITH OUR IRRIGATION, UH, SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
IT WAS, UH, APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
SO WE'LL BE HOPEFULLY, UH, GOING INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE, UH, THE VENDOR TO UPGRADE A LOT OF OUR IRRIGATION CONTROLS IN THE DOWNTOWN MARINA FOOTPRINT.
AND THAT'S ALL THE UPDATES I HAVE FOR YOU.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT EACH NOURISHMENT EXACTLY IS? OKAY.
UH, YEAH, I THINK IT, IT'S, UH, IT'S DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHICH AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO, BEACH NOURISHMENT IN OUR, IN OUR INNER BAYS, UM, IS WHERE WE'RE TAKING LOW LYING SAND.
THAT HAS KIND OF DRIFTED OFF OVER THE YEAR INTO A LOWER AREA, AND WE'RE RAISING THAT BACK UP.
UM, AS FAR AS OUR INNER BAY AREAS, UM,
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WE ALSO HAD TO DO A LOT OF REPAIRS AFTER THE STORMS, MOTHER'S BEACH AREA WHERE IT HAD A LOT OF WASHOUTS FROM RAIN AND THAT SORT OF THING.SO THAT WAS KIND OF THAT NOURISHMENT EFFORT OF BRINGING SAND UP INTO THE RECREATIONAL SPACE AREA.
UH, AND THEN OUR OCEANSIDE, UM, WE TRUCK THAT SAND IN, SO WE TAKE IT FROM ANOTHER AREA THAT IT'S MOVED WITH THE CURRENTS, AND WE MOVE THAT SAND BACK INTO AREAS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, LOW OR HAD RECENT EROSION ISSUES.
ALSO, WE ARE TRUCKING SAND, UH, FROM AROUND EIGHTH PLACE TO ONE APPAREL.
UH, AND TYPICALLY ON OUR OCEAN SIDE, WE SEE SAND MOVEMENT FROM GOING FROM EAST TO WEST.
UH, SO THAT'S WHERE THAT EROSION KIND OF HAPPENS WITH THE, THE TIDES AND THE CURRENTS ALONG THAT OCEAN FRONT.
COMMISSIONER MCFALL HAVE QUESTIONS? YEAH.
UM, YES, THE 1300 TONS LAST YEAR.
I REMEMBER COREY SAYING THERE'S LIKE RECORD NUMBER AND THEY NEEDED MORE SORT OF RESOURCES IN ORDER TO MOVE THAT DEBRIS FROM THE BEACH.
HOW IS THAT TRACKING, LIKE, IS THAT ONE PAR FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR NOW, OR IS IT MORE OR LESS, GIVE A SENSE AS FAR AS TRACKING WISE, WE'RE LESS THAN LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR THEY HAD AN ABUNDANCE OF WINTER STORMS, UH, THAT REALLY BROUGHT DOWN JUST A CONTINUED AMOUNT FROM THE LA RIVER.
UH, THIS YEAR WE HAD SOMEWHAT OF A LIGHT WINTER, UH, ALTHOUGH WE DID HAVE SOME HEAVY RAINS IN, IN FEBRUARY, IN MARCH.
UH, BUT AS FAR AS, UH, TONNAGE WISE, LAST YEAR WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THIS YEAR.
SO OPERATIONS WISE WE'RE GOOD.
NO NEEDING OF, I REMEMBER CORY ESCALATING THAT THEY NEEDED SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, AND MAYBE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT AT THE MOMENT.
UM, NO, OUR, OUR BEACHES ARE CLEAR OF, OF ALL OF THE WINTER DEBRIS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
UH, WE ARE JUST GETTING THAT LIGHT MATERIAL THAT CONTINUES TO WASH UP.
UM, UH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON, UH, IS THE, THE, THE AFTER EFFECTS OF THOSE, UH, WINTER STORMS. OKAY.
AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO GO, UM, ONE THANK YOU ABOUT THE, UH, THE WEEKLY CLEANUPS, AND I KNOW ALSO QUALITY OF LIFE MAY GO DOWN AS WELL AND OFFER SERVICES.
HOW ARE THOSE GOING? SORT OF, ARE YOU SEEING ANYTHING? I DON'T KNOW, THIS IS QUALITATIVE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY LIKE, QUANTITATIVE MEASURES, BUT ARE YOU SEEING ANYTHING SORT OF IMPROVED THROUGH THESE WEEKLY CLEANUPS? LIKE WHERE CAN THIS COMMITTEE MAYBE PROVIDE SORT OF HIGHLIGHT? AGAIN, I, I JOINED THIS, THIS COMMISSION TO HELP SPECIFICALLY WITH THE UNHOUSED SITUATION, AND SO I WANNA MONITOR IT CLOSELY.
SO JUST GETTING YOUR THOUGHTS ON LIKE, THE PROGRESS SINCE YOU'VE BEEN ENROLLED.
UM, I THINK THIS YEAR HAS BEEN, UH, VERY POSITIVE IN, IN THAT ASPECT.
WE'VE, UM, WE COORDINATE, UH, WEEKLY CLEANUPS ON BOTH SIDES.
SO OUR DOWNTOWN FOOTPRINT IS DONE ON THURSDAYS.
OUR, OUR BEACH MAINTENANCE, UH, CONDUCTS CLEANUP OF, OF THE REST OF THE AREAS ON WEDNESDAYS.
UM, THE, UH, SERVICE OFFICERS, THE, UH, QUALITY OF LIFE OFFICERS, UM, I THINK THEY WERE LOW NUMBERS LAST YEAR.
IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'VE UPPED THEIR RANKS.
UH, THIS YEAR THERE'S A NEW SERGEANT INVOLVED THAT HAS BEEN, UM, VERY ACTIVE IN KIND OF CHANGING SOME THINGS AND BEING VERY RESPONSIVE.
UM, I THINK A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WE SAW A REAL, UM, REDUCTION OF HOMELESS PEOPLE ALONG, AT LEAST THE WATERFRONT AREAS, THE BEACHFRONT.
UH, I THINK THOSE NUMBERS HAVE GONE UP NOW WITH SPECIAL EVENTS MOVING INTO THE DOWNTOWN FOOTPRINT AFTER THE ANNUAL LA RIVER CLEANUP, UH, EFFORTS, UH, A LOT OF THOSE UNHOUSED CITIZENS GET KIND OF MOVED AROUND AND DISPERSED, AND WE, WE'LL SEE AN INFLUX IN, IN OTHER AREAS.
UH, SO THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING A LOT RIGHT NOW.
UM, AFTER LA RIVER, AFTER THE GRAND PRIX, AND THEN THEY KIND OF MOVE, MOVE AROUND.
UH, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW.
SO HOPEFULLY WITH CONTINUED WEEKLY CLEANUPS AND, AND ENGAGEMENT, UM, WE'LL START SEEING, UH, THE NUMBERS AT LEAST REDUCE IN OUR FOOTPRINT.
I KNOW THE MAYOR RELEASED SOMETHING TODAY OR YESTERDAY ABOUT THE PROGRESS, BUT WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S EQUITABLE ACROSS ALL THE AREAS IN OUR CITY.
I, I DO ALSO HAVE SOME UPDATES FROM COREY.
UH, HE'S NOT ABLE TO MAKE THIS MEETING.
UM, SO I JUST WANT TO GO OVER THOSE UPDATES AS WELL.
UH, FOR HIS SIDE, UM, FOR MARINE MAINTENANCE, THE D SIX TRASH ENCLOSURE, UM, THEY'RE WORKING TO HAVE A CONTRACTOR AT A ROOF TUBE, UH, THAT ENCLOSURE TO BETTER, UM, HELP WITH SECURITY AND THE ABILITY TO HOPEFULLY KEEP OUT, UM, OTHERS THAT ARE NOT BOAT OWNERS.
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SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE MM-HMM.UH, THE BAY SHORE HANDBALL COURT IS, UH, CURRENTLY BEING RESURFACED.
UM, THEY'RE UNDERWAY WITH THIS, UH, EFFORT AND IT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY MAY 15TH.
THE BASIN ONE, UH, HANDRAIL, UH, THE CONTRACTOR IS IN FABRICATION, UM, NEEDED REPLACEMENT PIECES ALONG WITH THE START DATE FOR THE RAILING THAT WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE TREE FELL ON IT.
AND THAT WAS DURING MM-HMM,
UH, THE GANGWAY, A DOCK REPAIRS CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESE SECURING THE FINGER, UH, BACK TO THE MAIN WALKWAY.
AND, UH, PILING, UM, STAFF WILL BE REPLACING 300 FEET OF SEWAGE LINE PRIOR TO THE REOPENING.
UH, HE ALSO STATES THEY'RE WORKING TO REPAIR A DAMAGED FINGER ON GANGWAY U UH, OR U DOCK, AND THAT'S ABOUT 30% COMPLETE.
AND THEY'RE WORKING ON FINALIZING PRICING TO SEE ABOUT UPGRADING THE FOG GATE ENTRY SYSTEM FOR DOWNTOWN ARENA.
UH, THIS WOULD INCLUDE GANGWAY, GATES, LAUNDRY, RESTROOMS, AND SHOWER AREAS.
AND THAT CONCLUDES HIS UPDATES.
ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THIS REPORT? I HAVE NO.
I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS EITHER.
SO WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE THREE COMMITTEE REPORTS THAT WE JUST HAD.
AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED, ALL THOSE ABSTAINING MOTION PASSES.
NOW IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS OUR MARINE AND BEACH MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE OPERATIONS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. AND THEY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR.
IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS? IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SEEING NONE? UH, WE WILL GO TO A ADJOURN.
UM, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING AND IT IS, UH, 1 56.
CAN I HAVE SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.