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I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE GETS UP TODAY.DID SOMETHING, DID SOMETHING HAPPEN? SHE WAS ALREADY, UH, THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS MORNING.
UH, WE'LL ASK FOR A STAFF ROLL CALL,
I JUST WANT TO, I WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR RYAN HOFFMAN.
RYAN HOFFMAN ACTUALLY DID RESIGN.
UM, AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE CITY SIDE TO TURN THAT INFORMATION OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND CITY, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
SO I'LL BE UP, UH, RYAN WOULD COME UP WITH, UH, DURING THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, HE'LL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THAT END ON IT.
UH, ONE THING ABOUT DAVID, I JUST WANNA MENTION HE DIDN'T NOTIFY US.
UH, SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE IF IT'S AN EXCUSE OR UNEXCUSED ABSENCE.
SO IF ANYBODY HEARD ANYTHING FROM HIM, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE ON THAT.
SO THE COMMISSIONER RULE, UH, PUSH US THROUGH AS UNEXCUSED ABSENCE FOR MR. WILEY TODAY.
AND, UH, WE'RE SORRY THAT MR. HOFFMAN RESIGNED.
UH, HE PUT IN GREAT SERVICE TO THE COMMISSION AND HE, THEN HE MISSED, HE'S HAVING A BABY IN LIKE TWO WEEKS.
UM, BEFORE WE GET INTO, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS TO DO, UH, CHAIR'S REPORT, UH, KEEP IT BRIEF THIS MORNING, UH, THE GATEWAY SIGN IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, UH, BECAUSE THERE'S REALLY NOTHING, UH, CREDIBLE TO REPORT OTHER THAN, UH, COST EVALUATIONS FOR, UH, THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION PUTTING TO SIGN IN, UH, ARE BEING REVIEWED, UH, AT THE CITY LEVEL.
UH, SO WE'LL HAVE, UH, AN UPDATE FOR THE JUNE AGENDA, UH, AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THE PROJECT, UH, MOVING FORWARD IN COMPLETION.
UH, HOPEFULLY, UH, LATE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER, UH, CSI, WHICH IS THE COMPANY THAT PROVIDES PRIVATE SECURITY FOR THE SHORE, UH, WE ARE GOING TO, UH, REVIEW, UH, BOTH THROUGH, UH, PARKING COMMISSION AND, UH, THE BSBA, UH, THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS.
UH, NOT THAT IT'S NOT EFFECTIVE, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO REDUCE OR TWEAK THE HOURS.
UH, SO, UH, WE LIKE THE, UH, ANALYTICS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING OVERNIGHT WITH THE ADDITION OF CSI FROM 2:00 AM TO 6:00 AM UH, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
UH, IT HAS HAD SOME IMPACT, UH, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, AND WE'RE GETTING THIS FROM PD AND SHOP OWNERS, UH, AND, UH, RESIDENTS.
UH, SO WITH THE INITIAL OF THOSE HOURS, UH, AND WE LIKE THE EARLY HOURS, WE'RE LOOKING TO, UH, TEST PERHAPS REDUCING HOURS, UH, MIDDAY FRONT PART OF THE WEEK, THE SHOWER IS QUIET.
UM, AND THEN KEEPING, UH, UH, MORNING PRESENCE, UH, LATER IN THE WEEK, UH, AS VOLUME TAKES UP.
UH, SO WE, WE'LL HAVE THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR JUNE AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN CONSERVATION CORPS, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS, UH, AND THEN WE CAN BRING THIS TO COMMISSION ALSO.
UH, WE WANT A BETA TEST, UH, ADDING, UH, SOME HOURS TO CONSERVATION CORPS AGAIN AT PEAK HOURS THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN WE SEE MORE PEOPLE ON THE SHORE.
UH, WE WANT TO SEE, UH, A PRESENCE IN CONSERVATION CORPS, UH, MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON, UH, TO ATTEND TO, UH, OVERFLOWING GARBAGE AND SPILLS AND MISHAPS, UH, THAT WOULD GO UNATTENDED TO UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.
UH, SO WE'VE GOT CROWDS IN THE SHORE THAT ARE ENJOYING RESTAURANTS AND, UH, SERVICES AND WHATNOT.
UH, WE WANT TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD.
UH, SO THE ONLY WAY TO TO REALLY DO THAT IS TO HAVE, UH, CONSERVATION CORPS, UH, ENGAGED IN THOSE HOURS AS WELL.
AND THEY WOULD BE ON CALL AND THEY'D BE MOVING AROUND, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE.
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SO WE'RE GONNA PAY TO TEST THAT, AND WE CAN BRING THAT BACK TO, UH, COMMISSION IN JUNE.UH, WE'VE ALREADY HIT EXCUSED AND UNEXCUSED ABSENCES.
UM, THIS IS IN THE DIRECTION OF, UH, MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMISSION IS AS EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE OF, UH, ABSENCES AND, UH, GAPS AS YOU SEE IN THE COMMISSION.
UH, WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO, UH, TRYING TO GET THOSE SPACES FILLED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE.
UH, SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO, UH, REGULAR AGENDA.
ITEM ONE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE MEETING HELD APRIL 18TH, 2024.
KAREN BLAIR RECOMMENDS TO APPROVE THE, ANY STAFF COMMENTS ON THAT.
I STAFF COMMENTS ON THE PUBLIC, PLEASE.
ITEM TWO, RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING APRIL.
UH, I ASSUME THAT'S APRIL 18TH, 2024 OR, OR THE END OF APRIL, 2024.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE STAFF REPORT.
YEAH, SO FOR THE, FOR THE FINANCIAL REPORT, UH, APRIL, APRIL REVENUE WAS UP 18%, 18 POINT 56% COMPARED TO LAST FISCAL YEAR, WHERE THE YEAR TO DATE REVENUE IS UP 11, UH, 12% VERSUS LAST FISCAL YEAR.
THE CURRENT FUND BALANCE IS 590,805 WITH 81 CENTS.
UH, ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? I THINK THE ONLY THING I'VE KIND OF MENTIONED IN JUST TO SEE LIKE A FORWARD LOOKING BUDGET, UM, I THINK YOU GUYS WERE SAYING THAT THAT'S A PRO PRO, IT'S IN PROGRESS.
THERE'S LIKE NEW SOFTWARE OR SOMETHING.
BUT YEAH, I'D LOVE TO SEE LIKE WHAT IS OUR PROJECTION LIKE AND OUR FUND BALANCE.
SO GIVE US AN ACCURATE IDEA OF MAYBE WE CAN SPEND A LITTLE MORE ON THIS OR THAT, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, YEAH, THEY, UH, I ACTUALLY HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT.
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY MEETING WITH OUR, SO WE HAVE, WE DO HAVE A SOFTWARE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH AND, UM, BECAUSE SINCE RYAN TOOK OVER, HE'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE, HE'S, I THINK HE'S MEETING WITH THEM THIS WEEK, IF NOT NEXT WEEK.
SO BY THE NEXT ONE WE SHOULD HAVE KIND OF A, UM, A KIND OF A DRAFT OF HOW IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS CORRECTLY.
UM, AND WE HAVE THE SOFTWARE, AT LEAST FOR THIS ONE, BECAUSE I KNOW WE JUST ADDED, UH, IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T JUST ADDED, BUT I KNOW, UM, THE INFORMATION ON OUR SOFTWARE THAT WE HAD FOR, AT LEAST FOR THE BELMONT SHORE, UM, THAT WAS STILL KIND OF JUST GETTING PLUGGED IN.
UM, 'CAUSE WE WERE USING IT FOR OUR OTHER ON STREET LOCATIONS.
BUT I KNOW RYAN WILL BE MEETING WITH HIM SOMETIME BEFORE THE NEXT ONE.
SO HE SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU GUYS, UM, COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER.
AND WE CAN IZE THIS FOR, UH, NEXT MONTH OR EVEN JULY.
I THINK IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE THE LAST INCREASE TO METERS.
UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND BE THE HEAD OF THE SNAKE ON THIS.
UH, IF WE WANT TO KEEP PACE AND WE WANT TO ATTACK SOME OF THE PROJECTS, UH, THAT ARE IN OUR SCOPE, UH, IE UH, OVER LIGHTING, UH, FLOWER BASKETS, UH, INCREASED LANDSCAPING, UH, UH, THESE, UH, QUALITY LIFE PROJECTS WE WANNA DO.
WE WANNA EXTEND CLEANING TO SIDE STREETS.
WE WANT EXTEND STEAM CLEANING.
UH, ALL OF THESE THINGS, OF COURSE, COST MORE.
SO I GUESS I WOULD PROPOSE THAT, UH, WE CONSIDER, UH, A RATING INCREASE FOR, UH, UH, MAYBE THIRD QUARTER OF THE YEAR.
UH, WHERE ARE WE AT NOW? IS IT ONE 50? I PUT MONEY IN THE METER ALL THE TIME.
I, I DIDN'T REALLY PAY ATTENTION, WHICH IS KIND OF GOOD SIGN POSSIBILITY.
AREN'T WE MATCHING? IT'S NINE MINUTES A QUARTER? I BELIEVE SO.
I THINK IT IS BECAUSE I JUST HIT THIS WAY.
I'M GONNA PULL IT UP RIGHT NOW.
WELL, ALL PART OF THE, PART OF THE, THE, THE WAY OF, OF WE DO THINGS, THE, THE PASSPORT APP.
AND, UH, PEOPLE REALLY DON'T CONSIDER, I I I FEED METERS EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE I'VE SHORE EVERY DAY.
AND THINK ABOUT IT AS MUCH AS WHEN YOU'RE DROPPING QUARTER AFTER QUARTER IN, WE DO, WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL AND KEEP PACE WITH NOT ONLY OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE CITY, BUT NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES AS WELL.
I, I PREFER NOT TO GO OVER $2 RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW WE HAD A RENT RECENTLY.
IF WE'RE UNDER $2, THEN I WOULD VOTE UNDER, I BELIEVE.
YEAH, I BELIEVE YOU'RE ACTUALLY AT ONE 50.
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WE WOULD CONSIDER 1 75.BUT WE CERTAINLY, IT, WE CAN'T MAKE THESE DECISIONS TODAY.
THIS IS JUST AN OPEN DISCUSSION.
WE NEED TO IZE IT FOR, UH, JUNE.
UH, SO I WOULD, IT'S WORTH DISCUSSING AND, YOU KNOW, REVIEW THE HOURS.
AND THE, ALSO THE, UM, DISTRICT COMPARISON OF EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY AND WHAT THEIR RATES ARE.
IF WE COULD HAVE THAT ALL PUT TOGETHER FOR JUNE, UM, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
WE, WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT, UH, WHAT'S COMPARED TO THE ART, YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND ALSO IN OTHER LOCATIONS.
I KNOW WE'VE DONE A PARKING CITY AT LIKE WHAT, UH, LIKE HUNTINGTON BEACH OR SANTA MONICA, DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
I FOR OFFERING, BECAUSE I WAS JUST READING THAT LIKE, CAN WE GET A COMPARISON OF EVERY DISTRICT, EVERY AREA, LIKE DOWNTOWN BEACH LOTS, THAT KIND OF STUFF.
AND THEN IT'D BE GREAT TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE LIKE YEAH.
IN THEIR DOWNTOWN KIND OF AREAS.
AND WE CAN, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO KIND OF ALSO PUT IN A, A PROJECTED COST OF, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU DO RAISE IT AT THIS MUCH, UM, WE CAN PUT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL.
UM, SO WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM TWO, WHICH IS THE FINANCIAL REPORT.
UH, ITEM THREE RECOMMENDATIONS.
RECEIVE LONG BEACH TRANSIT EMPLOYEE BUS PASS PROGRAM.
APRIL I MOVE TO RECOMMEND TO RECEIVE PROGRAM.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S MOVING ON UP.
YEAH, I HAVE SOME NICE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT.
UH, COMMISSIONER C**S NOW PLEASE.
UM, I JUST WANT TO COMMEND, UH, HEATHER AT THE BSBA FOR BEING AWESOME.
SHE HAS MADE THE PROCESS SO MUCH EASIER.
I HAD LIKE FIVE EMPLOYEES SIGN UP JUST RECENTLY SINCE THE LAST THING.
I SAW MY NUMBERS AND DIPPED AND THEY WERE GETTING LOST.
BUT SHE PUT A LINK ON THE WEBSITE AND SHE'S BEEN AVAILABLE TO, TO MESSAGING DIRECTLY WITH HIM.
HEATHER'S BEEN HUGE AT GETTING THE PASSES IN FOR, FOR MY BUSINESS IN PARTICULAR.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE RIDERSHIP GROWING.
I'M SURE THAT'S A LOT TO HER, HER, UH, CREDIT.
SO, SO I, WE COULD, AND YEAH, WE'RE AT THE RECORD.
WE'RE, WE'RE BREAKING RECORDS HERE.
SO, UM, IT'S, LET'S JUST CONTINUE TO SEE IT GROW AND GET USE OF THAT BUS SYSTEM.
WELL, IT IS AMAZING, UH, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT AREN'T SITTING IN PARKING SPACES, UH, THESE, IT'S REPRESENTED BY, BY PEOPLE COMING TO YEAH.
WORK ON THE BUS, WHICH IS GREAT.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, I ACTUALLY JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT AS WELL.
YOU, UH, CURRENTLY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE, UH, THERE'S A 357 ACTIVE BUS RIDERS, UH, THAT ACTUALLY HAVE PASSES.
AND I KNOW THAT NUMBER KEEPS GROWING EVERY TIME KNOW WE WORK WITH HEATHER ON GETTING THOSE NUMBERS.
SO I KNOW EVERY TIME HEATHER SIGNS SOMEBODY UP, SHOW US.
WHAT WAS THE, WHAT WAS THAT NUMBER? UH, YOU HAVE, UH, 357 ACTIVE BUS RIDERS THAT HAVE BUS PASSES.
SO, SO THERE'S 140 THEY USED IT THAT USE IT FOR THAT MONTH.
SO THAT'S WHY IT, IT DOES GO, YOU KNOW, IT RANGES EACH MONTH.
SO I THINK, WHAT WAS IT LAST, LAST MONTH YOU DID? SO LAST IN MARCH YOU HAD, THERE WAS 130 WRITERS AND THIS IN, IN APRIL.
AND WHAT WAS THE NUMBER LAST? BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GO BACK TO APRIL.
THIS, THIS CHART, WHAT WAS THE NUMBER LAST? DO YOU HAVE THE NUMBER FOR LAST APRIL? AND IF THERE'S SOME TROUBLE, LOOK IT UP.
DON'T, I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER ON ME.
UM, SORRY, I WASN'T HERE AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING, BUT I'LL, I KNOW RYAN, I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON ADDING IT ON HERE.
I WAS JUST SAY THAT SINCE JULY THEN WE'VE DOUBLED, WHICH IS, IF WE CAN DOUBLE IT AGAIN, THAT, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY, THERE'LL BE A LIMIT TO WHERE YOU GET TO A CERTAIN NUMBER.
WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS, HEATHER, WHEN AN EMPLOYEE LEAVES WORK, THE BUSINESS SHOULD BE REPORTING TO ME.
THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO ALL TIME.
SO I HAVE TO KEEP REACHING OUT TO ASK IF THEY CAN VALIDATE.
SO YOU DON'T GET REGULAR ATTRITION REPORTS FROM BUSINESS? NO.
IS THAT A PROBLEM YOU THINK SOMETHING WE SHOULD MENTION THE BSBA, YOU? ME, HE MEANS TO THE MEMBERS, BUT IT'S HARD TO GET HIM TO DO ANYTHING.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT, I, I'M ALWAYS LIKE CONFUSED IF I SHOULD TALK OR NOT, BUT IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S JUST A LOT FOR, THERE'S SO MANY MANAGERIAL STAFF, SO
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I'M NOT ALWAYS NECESSARILY TALKING TO THE PERSON THAT WOULD KNOW WHO'S COMING AND GOING, WHO HAS A PAST.SO RIGHT NOW I JUST SEND AN, AN EMAIL WITH THE LIST TO MANAGER AND SAY, ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE STILL EMPLOYED THERE? OKAY.
SO, SO PROPOSE, I'M GONNA PROPOSE THAT, THAT, THAT OFF MEETING, UH, AND WE COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF, UH, PROTOCOL, UH, FOR THIS.
SO WE CAN TIGHTEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND, AND MAKE IT REASONABLE, UH, FOR YOU BSPA AND, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET ON TOP OF THAT ALSO JUST FOR THE, THE PRUDENCE OF IT.
ANY OTHER COMMISSION COMMENTS? UH, PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANKS RUTH AND HEATHER, THAT YOU'RE GETTING MORE PEOPLE SIGNED UP.
UH, THEY HAVE THE BOARDED BY BUSINESS, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD ALSO LIST THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AT EACH LOCATION ON THIS REPORT.
UM, THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
AND ALSO MAYBE, UM, WHEN YOU DEAL WITH EACH BUSINESS, IF THERE COULD BE LIKE A BUSINESS POINT OF CONTACT.
SO THE BUSINESS PERSON WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE EMPLOYEE PROGRAM.
SO THEN YOU KNOW, WHO'S GONNA BE REPORTING TO YOU ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE, THAT ARE MOVED ON.
SO IT'S, UH, THAT MUST COST THE COMMISSION.
QUITE A BIT OF PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, NOT STILL USING THE PASSIVE AREN REALLY LOOKING.
UH, WE NEED NAME, AND I GO THE RECORD.
UH, SIR, MY NAME IS JIM SAMUEL.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
IS THIS FOR EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY DON'T PARK IN THE AREA TO BE ABLE TO WORKPLACE FOR PATRIOTS? YES.
UH, I'M, I'M, I HAVE TO HAVE YOU MAKE A STATEMENT.
WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T GO BACK AND FORTH.
SO IF YOU MAKE SOME STATEMENTS, SO THERE'S A QUESTION THERE.
WE CAN CONSIDER IT AND, AND, AND IZE IT OR ATTEND TO IT IN A FORMAL WAY.
BUT I JUST NEED YOU TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
GET THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
IT IS NOT LIKE A BACK AND FORTH DIALOGUE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
I THINK WE GRADE IT WAS KNOWN TO THE RESIDENCE WHERE PEOPLE, IT'S EMPLOYEES THAT ARE USING THIS OR GENERAL PUBLIC.
UM, CAN YOU REPHRASE THAT AND GO AGAIN ON THAT
UM, THIS COPIED ON THE AGENDA IS THE BOY BUS PASS PROGRAM.
UH, ANY OTHER COMMENT? NO, JULIE? YEAH, SO I'M NOT, I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE WHAT MELINDA'S FIRST COMMENT WAS, BUT YEAH, SO WHAT I'M WONDERING IS HOW MANY STAFF MEMBERS, UH, EXIST ON SECOND STREET? OKAY.
UH, IF THAT CAN BE, I THINK THAT'S A, I THINK THAT'S A STATISTIC THAT, THAT WE CAN WORK ON AND BRING TO THE COMMISSION FOR, FOR PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE GOING FORWARD.
UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, WE HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE.
UH, ITEM FOUR, RECOMMENDATION TO SECOND COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NUMBER 2007.
THIS SHO UH, ROSE FISCAL YEAR 2025 ASSESSMENT RATE AT 14 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT.
UH, WE'RE REQUESTING STAFF FOR NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.
UH, THIS IS GONNA BE A, A NO CHANGE REQUEST, UH, FROM FISCAL YEAR.
UH, THIS IS A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SECOND STREET FACING TAX, UH, AT A PER SQUARE FOOTAGE, WHICH IS 14 CENTS.
SO NINE ONLY ON A 6,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.
THAT WOULD BE, UH, 800 5800 $40 ANNUAL.
UM, THIS IS OBLIG ORATOR ELECTED, UM, UH, CITY TAXES AND CITY BUSINESS LICENSE.
OH, WHAT YOU NEED A MOTION FIRST OR? WELL, WE DO NEED A MOTION.
AARON, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE A NO CHANGE TO THE ASSESSMENT RATE.
IT'S DIRECTED THAT IT CONTINUES AT FOUR.
I RECOMMEND IT CONTINUE AT 14 SINCE AS A, AS ASSUMING IT IS A NO CHANGE FROM IT IS NO CHANGE.
UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST WANNA SAY
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THAT THE HAVE STAFF, THIS GOES FOR THE MEETING, RIGHT? FOR THE BOND PAYMENT? YES.NO, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION TO ADD TO IT, UH, REVIEW RIGHT NOW.
SO YEAH, I'LL DO A STAFF REPORT AND JUST TO MENTION AS WELL, UM, BEFORE I GET INTO THAT STAFF COURT, THERE IS, AND THE NEXT PAGE AFTER THAT, THERE IS LIKE KIND OF A LITTLE CHEAT SHEET THAT OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT PUT TOGETHER AS WELL.
KIND OF GIVES YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE NEXT PAGE AFTER THAT, THAT GRANTED GOES INTO LITTLE HISTORY OF IT.
THIS KIND OF PRESENTED EVERY YEAR.
SO THE COMMISSION, UM, AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I THINK THIS IS THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WILL BE SENT TO CITY COUNCIL AS WELL.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL JUMP INTO THE STAFF REPORT.
SO THE CFD 2007 DASH TWO WAS ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC PARKING IN THE BELMONT AND TO PAY FOR THE FINANCING OF SET IMPROVEMENTS WITH VOTER APPROVED SPECIAL TAX BONDS ISSUED IN 2009, INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARKING LOT AT 180 9 PARK AVENUE ALLEYWAY.
IMPROVEMENTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PARKING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROPERTY MAKING PARKING AVAILABLE TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE BELMONT SHORE AREA.
THE CFD 2007 DASH TWO MAY ALSO FINANCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING, UH, BOND RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING UNDERWRITERS, DISCOUNT APPRAISALS, FEASIBILITY STUDY COSTS, RESERVE FUND CAPITALIZED INTEREST, FINANCIAL FINANCIAL ADVISOR, SPECIAL TAX CONSULTANT, BOND BOND COUNSEL, DISCLOSURE COUNSEL, UNDERWRITER'S COUNSEL FEES AND EXPENSES, OFFICIAL STATEMENT PRINTING, AND ALL OTHER, UH, INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
UH, IN ADDITION, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES OF THE, OF THE CITY AND THE BOND TRUSTEE OR FISCAL AGENT RELATED TO THE DISTRICT.
AND ANY BOND ISSUED FOR THE DISTRICT.
THE BONDS WILL MATURE IN OCTOBER, 2040 WITH INTEREST RATES RANGING FROM 2.2% TO POINT, UH, 6.6% FOR BOND MATURITIES BETWEEN 2009 AND 2040, AND ARE PAYABLE SOLELY FROM PROCEEDS OF A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TAX LEVIED ANNUALLY ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CFD 2007 AND PLEDGED BELMONT SHORE AREA OF PARKING METER REVENUES.
THE TOTAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SQUARE FOOTAGE IS APPROXIMATELY FOUR THOU 491,893 SQUARE FEET.
AND THE ANNUAL SPECIAL TAX MAY BE SET AT ANY AMOUNT BETWEEN 0 CENTS TO 66 CENTS PER LOT SQUARE FOOT.
CURRENTLY THE TAX LEVY IS SET AT 14 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT AND GENERATES AN ESTIMATED $68,864 AND 91 CENTS AND ANNUAL TAX REVENUE.
UH, FOR REFERENCE, THE MAXIMUM RATE ALLOWED TAX LEVY IS SIX POINT, UH, IS 66 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT.
ASSESSED AT 491,893 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD GENERATE AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL TAX REVENUE OF 324,649, UM, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.
THE RECOMMENDED SPECIAL TAX RATE FOR CFD TWO 2007 DASH TWO IS 14 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, WHICH DOES NOT CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR.
WHILE TAX PAYMENT, UH, DELINQUENCIES DO EXIST AND CHANGE OVER TIME, THEY GENERALLY REMAINED LOW.
AND A 14 CENT PER SQUARE FOOT LEVY SHOULD GENERATE ABOUT 68,864, UH, $64 WITH 91 CENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025.
THE RECOMMENDED LEVY AMOUNT IS EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO PAY FOR ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE AND PERMITTED COST PER ADMINISTRATION.
THE 14, THE 14 CENTS LEVY WOULD ALSO REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.
SO REMAINS THE SAME FROM THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR.
UM, AND THEN AS MENTIONED ON THE NEXT PAGE, THERE'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF MORE INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE BOND STRUCTURE.
AND THEN I, WE ALSO PUT A FEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN THE BACK JUST IN CASE IT'S, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR EXAMPLE, IS IT POSSIBLE TO LOWER THE TAX LEVY? UM, THAT'S A NO.
UH, EVERY YEAR OUR TREASURY BUREAU ASSESSES THE TAX LEVY TO ENSURE THAT BETWEEN THE PARKING REVENUES AND THE CURRENT TAX LEVY, THERE ARE SUFFICIENT REVENUES TO PAY FOR BOND PAYMENT SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ONGOING COSTS.
IF THE TAX LEVY WERE TO BE LOWER TO, LET'S SAY 1 CENT, IT WOULD NOT GENERATE A SUFFICIENT REVENUE CAUSING THE BONDS TO BE DEFAULT.
THIS WOULD RESULT IN AN EVEN HIGHER TAX LEVY TO CORRECT THE SHORTFALL.
UM, THERE'S OTHER QUESTIONS IN THERE, BUT JUST IN CASE, UH, ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, IF YOU GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, IT ACTUALLY GIVES YOU A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THE FUNDS WERE ACTUALLY USED FOR.
UM, THAT IS ON PAGE 11 OF THE POWERPOINT IT ACTUALLY STATED.
UM, AND IT GIVES YOU A PRETTY MUCH A RUNDOWN OF ALL THE FUNDED PROJECTS OF HOW MUCH IT WAS ACTUALLY, HOW MUCH MONEY WAS GENERATED FROM THIS BOND AND HOW MUCH IS STILL LEFT OVER.
BUT, UM, I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION, SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THE COMMISSION HAS ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO ANSWER 'EM AS WELL.
SO THIS IS, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, SO THIS'S ON PAGE 11, THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL.
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AND THE CFT TAX COMBINED, CORRECT? IF I'M GONNA SAY, YEAH, TOTAL SOURCES AND THEN THE USES ALL DOWN HERE ARE, YEAH.
SO THE ACQUISITION, I MEAN, THE BIGGEST ONE RIGHT, WAS THE ACQUISITION OF THE LAND OF 180 9.
AND THEN MOST RECENTLY WE USE, UM, 32.
THAT'S A SEPARATE FUND THAN OUR FINANCIAL FUNDS.
SO YEAH, THAT, THOSE, THOSE, UH, BECAUSE YOU HAD TO KIND OF SPELL, SPEND IT DOWN.
UH, WE DECIDED THAT IT DOESN'T COME OUT OF THE COMMISSION.
IT'S ACTUALLY COMING OUT FROM THE BOND.
SO RIGHT NOW THERE IS, UM, 3,601 11 CENTS.
AND I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON IT, DETERMINING IF THAT IT'S JUST GONNA GO TO PAY THE BOND.
UM, SO THAT WAY IT COULD JUST LOWER YOUR COSTS DOWN.
BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT THE COMMISSION THAT WANTS TO SPEND FOR $3,000, WE CAN ALSO DO THAT TOO.
AND THEN THE, THE FUNDS COME IN, DO THEY COME BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE PAID WITH PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS, RIGHT? SO WE GET THE FUNDS TWICE A YEAR, OR HOW OFTEN THEY COME IN, LIKE, IN REGARDS TO LIKE THE 68,000 A YEAR THAT WE ALREADY, LIKE WHO WILL THAT HIT THE ACCOUNT NEXT? I DON'T THINK THAT'S, NO, THAT'S, THAT, THAT, THAT'S NOT COMING TO THE COMMISSION.
NO, THAT'S ACTUALLY BEING, SO IF YOU ACTUALLY GO ON, IT GIVES YOU CAR BACK THOUGH.
YEAH, BECAUSE THAT, THAT'S ALSO USED TO ALSO LIKE HELP PAY THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, THERE'S ALSO, IF YOU GO INTO THE NEXT, UH, PAGE 13, IT ACTUALLY TELLS YOU LIKE A WHOLE BREAKDOWN OF LIKE THE, THE TAX RATE, HOW MUCH IT'S GENERATING, AND HOW MUCH YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT YEAR.
SO IT'S THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE DEBT SERVICE, AND THEN IT GIVES YOU A REALLY, REALLY BREAKDOWN OF THE CCFD EXPENSES ON PAGE 14.
IT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHAT EVERYTHING IS BEING SPENT ON.
SO THE SPECIAL TAX AS YOU SEE, THAT'S AN A, THAT'S, THAT'S HOW MUCH IT GENERATES.
UH, AND THEN THE, THE COMMISSION ITSELF HAS TO PAY $200,000 EACH YEAR SO THAT THAT COMES OUT EVERY YEAR.
YEAH, I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHEN THE, WHEN THE NEXT, UH, PAYMENT.
WHEN THE PAYMENT, WHEN THE PAYMENTS COME IN, BECAUSE OUR BALANCE IS 3,600.
AND SO LIKE, IS THE $68,000 FOR THE YEAR YET TO BE COLLECTED? THAT I HAVE TO CONFIRM WITH THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
I BELIEVE THAT'S, THAT'S COLLECTED EVERY YEAR, I BELIEVE BEFORE OCTOBER.
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT'S WHEN THE BOND PAYMENT IS PAID.
UH, BUT I HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
NO REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE GETTING BACK TO THE FORWARD LOOKING BUDGET STUFF, YOU KNOW, AND PROJECTING WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE YEAR, IF WE KNOW WHEN IT'S COMING, WE MAY KNOW WHAT WE CAN SPEND IT ON.
MAYBE WE CAN ALLOCATE THE MONEY.
ITEM FIVE IS BEEN WITHDRAWN, UH, THAT, UH, HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
IF YOU CAN READ WHAT THAT WAS, THAT VERY SELF-EXPLANATORY.
ITEM SIX, RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS CONSERVATION FOR WORKING HOURS AND THE POTENTIAL OF HAVING CONSERVATION COURT EMPLOYEES WORK LATER DURING THE AFTERNOON.
UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE, UH, TOUCHED ON IN THE CHAIR'S REPORT.
MOTION TO DISCUSS THE CONSERVATION COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS.
UH, SO WE CAN OPEN THIS UP A LITTLE BIT AND TALK ABOUT WE'RE, WE'RE ON THE HEELS OF, UH, A NEW CONTRACT, UH, TO CONSIDER FOR CONSERVATION CORPS, WHICH I BELIEVE COMES IN JUNE MM-HMM.
UH, SO PRIOR TO THAT COMING, UH, WE'VE HAD LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONSERVATION CORPS, UH, FOR YEARS.
UH, SO THIS IS, UH, WE WANT TO DISCUSS THE, THE ADDITION OF THESE HOURS, UH, IN THE AFTERNOON, UH, AGAIN, TO TAKE CARE OF, UH, LARGER CROWDS, SHORE RESTAURANTS OR GARBAGE CAN, BILLS, WHATNOT, PUT THE AIR FORWARD.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE, THAT WE DISCUSS EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
AND THIS IS ONE TO MITIGATE THAT.
WELL, I'M ALL FOR, YOU KNOW, ADJUSTING THE HOURS.
I THINK WE NEED TO TALK TO HEATHER ABOUT THAT AS WELL SINCE SHE
UH, BUT DOES THIS MEAN THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA PUT IT OUT FOR BID? FOR SURE.
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WE, I THINK WE KNOW AS A COMMISSION, UH, AND I, I I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE VALUE THE CONSERVATION COURT BRINGS.AND THIS IS, THIS IS A GROUP THINK, AND THIS IS COMING FROM THE CITY LEVEL AS WELL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR WE WOULD GET, UH, WITH A CHANGE AS FAR AS OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS, WHAT THEY WOULD COVER.
UH, I THINK WE'D BE LOOKING AT KIDS THAT WOULD ALMOST DOUBLE, IF NOT MORE THAN WHAT WE EXPERIENCED CURRENTLY FOR THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE HAVE.
UM, AND THIS IS, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THIS, AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF, IF THAT EXERCISE WOULD THE EFFORT, UM, BUT DO YOU THINK IT IS PRUDENT TO GET A BID TO CONFIRM THAT? OR IS LIKE, BECAUSE SPECTRUM DOES WORK ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY? WE'VE, WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THESE PROVIDERS.
UH, I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE CLEAR FROM CONSERVATION COURT KNOWING WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THEIR SERVICES AND WHAT ISN'T.
BILL, UH, TO BE QUITE PLAIN ABOUT IT.
UH, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF, THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, VALUE AND BENEFIT, UH, TO THE OVERALL RELATIONSHIP THE CONSERVATION CORPS HAS IN THE CITY.
UM, MY CONCERN IS I THINK THAT THEY ARE OVERWHELMED.
LIKE I SEE THEM WORKING ON THINGS THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE THOSE CAPABILITIES OF DOING SO.
UM, SO WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR THESE EXTRA HOURS? ARE THEY GONNA WALK AROUND WITH, YOU KNOW, LIKE A CLEANING PERSON AT A MALL? OR WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY, WHAT DUTIES ARE THEY GONNA PERFORM? I, I THINK, I THINK ANSWERING THE, THE REQUEST FROM RESIDENTS, FROM BUSINESS OWNERS, UH, THE CRITIQUE THAT WE GET FROM THOSE AND BSBA IS WHEN WE HAVE NORMAL WEEKENDS AND LET ALONE EVENTS IN THE SHORE WHERE THE POPULATION SWELLS.
AND WE'VE GOT LOTS OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND AND LOTS OF PEOPLE THROWING STUFF IN GARBAGE CANS, UH, THAT, UH, HAVE CONSERVATION COURT IN THE AFTERNOONS, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEEKENDS, UH, IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD MITIGATE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE SEEM TO, UH, COMPLAIN ABOUT.
SO THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT SEEMS LIKE A NO BRAINER.
I WOULD SAY, LIKE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE DO, UH, WE CAN DO IT ON A, ON A TRIAL RUN, BETA TEST, UH, AND, AND SEE IF IT'S EFFECTIVE FOR COUPLE MONTHS.
OR WE CAN SAY, LOOK, LET'S DO THIS THROUGH THE SUMMER SEASON.
AND THEN REEVALUATE THE TRAVEL IS QUIETER AND GO BACK TO, UH, A MORE TYPICAL SCHEDULE.
UH, I THINK THIS IS A, A, THIS IS FLUID.
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ANSWER THE QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS.
UH, THE QUALITY OF MY CONCERNS FROM BUSINESSES THAT, THAT COMPLAIN ABOUT SEEMINGLY THE SAME THING DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
UH, WHETHER IT'S ANIMAL WASTE OR, UH, HUMAN WASTE OR WHATEVER IT IS.
UH, NOBODY'S CLEANING THIS UP UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY.
AND IF WE HAVE SOMEONE ATTENDING TO IT IN THE AFTERNOONS, UH, THAT IT'S NOT GONNA HARDEN AND BECOME PART OF THE SIDEWALK OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
UM, I WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK THIS IS A FANTASTIC IDEA.
UM, BEING ON SECOND STREET SO OFTEN AND SEEING CONSERVATION COURT PASSED ON MY CROP, MY BUSINESS OR MY BUILDING, AND THEN TWO HOURS LATER, SOMETIMES YOU WALK IN LIKE, LIKE MY WIFE WOULD COME DOWN TO THE STORE OR SOMETHING.
IT'S LIKE, WHY IS THIS SUCH A MESS? AND LIKE, I, I SAW THE GUYS CLEAN UP.
AND THEN IN THE MORNING HOURS TOO, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE MORE TRANSIENT POPULATION TEND TO STILL BE CAUSING SOME, SOME, SOME CHALLENGES FOR THAT.
AND SO I THINK THIS IS A FANTASTIC IDEA.
I LOVE THE IDEA OF TESTING IT THROUGH THE SUMMER.
AND I THINK MY SECOND COMMENT IS JUST THAT THE COST GIVEN THE UPTAKE, YOU KNOW, TRUSTING ON THE COST THING, I CAN IMAGINE THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, AFFORDABLE.
I THINK THAT JUST HAVING A CONTINUED MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT PROGRAM FOR THEM, IT'S SO HARD.
AND I TRY TO SEND OTHER PICTURES WHENEVER I SEE THEM MISS STUFF.
IT PUTS A LOT OF BURDEN ON THE BSVA OR THEY, BUT JUST CONTINUALLY TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, MANAGE THEIR MANAGEMENT TEAM TO DO A GOOD JOB.
'CAUSE IT IS, IT'S HIT AND MISS, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT IS UNFORTUNATE.
WELL, I HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR THAT, AND WE CAN PERHAPS HELP THE DSBA WITH THIS.
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THE CONSERVATION CORPS WITH ACTUALLY ADHERING TO A CHECKLIST, UH, THAT CAN BE CREATED, UH, EITHER THROUGH THE BSBA OR CORROBORATION WITH THE PARKING COMMISSION.AND THIS IS NOT A, A GRANULAR, UH, ITEM PER DAY THING, BUT I THINK WE CAN COME UP WITH A CHECKLIST THAT THEIR MANAGEMENT OR THEIR SUPERVISORS, UH, CAN PUT EYES ON EVERY SHIFT TO MAKE SURE AT LEAST THE BASICS ARE BEING COVERED.
BECAUSE I THINK THE CHIEF COMPLAINT WITH PARKING COMMISSION IS SOMETIMES THERE ISN'T A SUPERVISOR OR BECAUSE OF THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THEIR STAFF, THAT THEY DON'T GET INTO APPROVE.
THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO ATTEND TO OR WHERE THE THRO OF PROBLEMS ARE.
BUT IF WE HAVE A, A, A BROAD PERHAPS CHECKLIST THAT THEY CAN PUT EYES ON AND THAT CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW, THEN WE CAN SAY, LOOK, UH, THIS WASN'T ATTENDED TO.
WHY, UH, THAT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HELPS.
IT'S KIND OF A MICROMANAGEMENT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S, IT'S NECESSARY.
AND I DON'T THINK IT'S, IT IS OUT OF OUR, OUR ASK TO DO THAT.
WE'RE SPENDING AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY WITH THIS AGENCY TO PROVIDE A SERVICE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S WHAT THAT CHECKLIST WOULD BE, WOULD BE A BASIC EXPECTATION.
THIS IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
COULD WE ADD ONE LAST SLIDE? CAN WE ADD IT, HEY, WE WANT TO INCREASE THE SERVICES, BUT COMMUNICATE TO THEM THAT THERE'S SIGNIFICANT, UM, UH, CONCERNS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF SERVICE EXPRESSED BY THE COMMISSION.
AND THIS IS A PROBATIONARY SITUATION.
AND IF IT DOESN'T IMPROVE, YOU ARE GONNA HAVE TO LOOK ELSEWHERE.
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE FUNDS AND LEADERS OR SOME KIND OF LIKE, I, I, I LIKE WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THAT.
THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE NATURE OF ANY, UH, CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU HAVE WITH ANY PROVIDER IS THAT WE DO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
UH, ULTIMATELY, UH, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS FOR, UH, SOME, SOME TEETH, UH, HAVING THAT ABILITY TO BE PUNITIVE IN SOME WAY.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD BAKE INTO THE CONTRACT.
UM, I, WE CAN'T SAY PENALTY FOR OR NOT PERFORM, BUT, UH, I THINK WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM.
UH, AND MAYBE SOME OF OUR LEVERAGE IS, UH, THAT CITYWIDE THIS RELATIONSHIP IS VERY IMPORTANT.
CONSERVATION COURT, YOU'VE GOTTA PAY MORE ATTENTION.
UM, BUT I THINK FRONT OF THAT WOULD BE, UM, SOME SORT OF A, A, A CHECKLIST THAT WE, ON A BASIS GUESS, I THINK THAT WE, WE'VE NOT BEEN HAPPY WITH CONSERVATION CODE FOR LONG.
WE LOVE THE PROGRAM, BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN HAPPY.
AND I THINK BURDEN HAS BEEN ON THE BXD MAINLY HAD REALLY, BUT THE ISSUE IS THE LACK OF SUPERVISION COMING FROM CONSERVATION COURT.
SO I THINK WHAT YOU SAID IS RIGHT ON.
BUT IF WE'RE GONNA DO A PROBATIONARY THING, MAYBE IT JUST NEEDS CONTINUE AND NOT JUST SIGN A CONTRACT AND LET 'EM GO.
BUT WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY'RE ON A PROB PROBATION THING HERE.
WELL, HERE'S ANOTHER GIVE MONTH.
WOULD WE, WE, WE'VE GRANULARLY REVIEWED OUR FINANCES ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
WE GRANULARLY REVIEW HOW MANY PEOPLE GET ON AND OFF OF A BUS MONTHLY.
UH, WHY DON'T WE LY REVIEW PERFORMANCE OF CONSERVATION FOR ON MONTHLY BASIS AND HAVE THAT AS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT.
AND IF WE NEED TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COURT COME IN HERE AND ANSWER WHY THINGS AREN'T BEING DONE, PERHAPS THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
I WAS GONNA SAY MAYBE WE JUST, 'CAUSE THIS IS A SUPER, I FEEL YOU ON THIS, THIS IS A SUPER, IT, IT IS A VERY QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE WHERE RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, EVERYBODY, VISITORS EXPERIENCE IT EVERY DAY.
CLEANLINESS OR NOT CLEANLINESS.
IT'S EITHER CLEAN OR IT'S NOT CLEAN FIELD, YOU KNOW? AND SO MAYBE WE HAVE THEM IN HERE QUARTERLY AS THEY STANDING MEETINGS AND HAVE THEIR REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR QUARTERLY.
AND THEN ON THAT NOTE, IS THERE A SYSTEM AND MAYBE WE CAN BRAINSTORM FROM ANOTHER DAY.
IS THERE A SYSTEM TO ENABLE COMMUNICATION TO THEM THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE ME TEXTING HEATHER AS A MESSAGE IN, RIGHT? IS THERE A DIRECT LINE WHERE ANY RESIDENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COULD DIRECTLY REPORT, HEY, I SEE THIS.
AND JUST TO HAVE A, LIKE, JUST LIKE WE WOULD FILE A POLICE REPORTS TO F**K TO, TO TRACK ALL THE CRIME.
CAN WE TRACK ALL THE MESS? AND IF WE CAN ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO HELP? 'CAUSE IT IS, IT TAKES A LOT OF, IT'S A, IT IS A LONG STREET, YOU KNOW, AND IT, IT, YOU, I DON'T, I'M TRYING TO WALK UP AND DOWN THE WHOLE THING EVERY SINGLE DAY, YOU KNOW? AND SO LIKE, IF WE COULD ENABLE
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OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP REPORT THESE ISSUES AND MAKE IT SEAMLESSLY DIRECT AND GO SOMEHOW, IS THERE AN EMAIL OR A, WE CAN CREATE A DESIGNATED EMAIL, LIKE CONSERVATION CORPS@GMAIL.COM OR SOMETHING LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, A QR CODE ON THE PAGE, ON THE, ON THE, ON THE, ON THE BELLIES THAT LIKE, YOU CLICK THE QR CODE AND THEN YOU CAN SEND A MESSAGE STRAIGHT TO THE CONSERVATION CORPS.I MEAN, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, THE SQUEAKY WHEEL.
SO IF WE PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THEM THAT THEY HAVE TO BELLY UP TO THE BAR, SO TO SPEAK, THEN MAYBE THERE'LL BE SOME KIND OF CHANGE.
WELL, I, I THINK, I THINK THEN WE'VE, WE'VE KIND OF COME TO, UH, AN AGREEMENT THAT HAVING A CHECKLIST, UH, PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST ON A SHIFT BASIS, UH, WOULD BE HELPFUL.
UH, THAT WE CAN REVIEW WE MEANING THEY'RE COOPERATIVE BETWEEN BSPA AND THE COMMISSION.
UH, AND THEN WE NEED TO HAVE THEM HELD ACCOUNTABLE, UH, AS WE REVIEW THOSE ANALYTICS.
AND THIRDLY, UH, IF WE CAN GET, UH, NOT ONLY RESIDENT, BUT BUSINESS INPUT IN A WAY THAT ISN'T, UH, OVERWHELMING.
UH, THE LAST THING I THINK WE HAVE THE TIME TO DO IS REVIEW THE 1800 COMMENTS, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT WHY THERE'S A STAIN IN FRONT OF THEIR DOOR.
UM, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, THE FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT.
UH, SO MAYBE WE CAN DEVELOP, UH, SOME MECHANISM THAT ALLOWS FOR, UH, THAT INPUT.
AND THEN WE CAN WE'LL TAKE SOMETHING COME IN QUARTER QUARTERLY.
WELL, I, I, I'M GONNA SUGGEST, UH, RATHER THAN QUARTERLY, WE GOTTA DO IT MONTHLY.
UNTIL WE CAN GET OUR, OUR ARMS AROUND THIS.
SO ME AND RYAN ACTUALLY DO MEET WITH CONSERVATION CORPS EVERY MONTH.
SO I KNOW USUALLY WHEN WE GET FEEDBACK, WE'LL USUALLY LET THEM KNOW AS WELL.
UM, I KNOW DURING THE NEXT MONTH FOR THE JUNE AGENDA, THEY WILL BE, WE'RE GONNA ASK 'EM TO COME IN BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING THEIR PROPOSAL.
UM, SO I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S, LET KNOW
ADDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES COMES ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, STANDARD COMMUNICATION STANDARDS.
AND I'M GONNA NOODLE ON THE COMMUNICATION.
BUT WE CAN ASK THEM NEXT MONTH TOO.
'CAUSE I AGREE, WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO OVER 1800, YOU KNOW, COMPLAINTS.
BUT IF THERE ARE 1800 COMPLAINTS, THEN WE NEED TO KNOW THAT EXACT WELL, WE ATE THE DATA, OF COURSE.
AND THE LAST THING THAT, THAT I WILL SAY IS IT'S NOT UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT, UH, SOMEONE WITH A CONTRACT VALUE THAT VALUABLE, UH, PROVIDING A SERVICE.
THIS, UH, IMPORTANT, UH, WE HAVE COUNCIL WOMEN'S OFFICE HERE.
UH, WE HAVE RESIDENTS HERE, WE COME HERE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S A LOT TO ASK THAT CONSERVATION COURT SHOW UP AT, AT EVERY MEETING.
I THINK THAT'S A REASONABLE REQUEST.
SO ANY OTHER, UH, COMMISSION COMMENTS? UH, NOPE.
I NEED A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE.
UH, JULIE, UM, I WAS JUST GONNA SUGGEST THAT I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR POSSIBLE HOURS ARE, BUT THAT THERE BE SOME TYPE OF HOURS ACTUALLY IN THE EVENING RATHER THAN MIDDAY ON THE WEEKENDS.
BUT IN THE EVENINGS WHEN THE VOMITING AND THAT TYPE OF THING IS HAPPENING, UM, I KNOW THE DOG WASTE HAPPENS MORE DURING THE DAY, BUT THE HUMAN WASTE HAPPENS MORE IN THE EVENING.
UH, MR. COER, UH, REGARDING THE SUGGESTION FOR A CHECKLIST, I, I ALSO, UH, AGREE THAT'S A COMMENDABLE IDEA.
TWO SUGGESTIONS REGARDING THAT.
SINCE I'VE EXPERIENCED AS A BOARD PRESENCE OF HOA IN WHICH A COMMUNITY HAS THAT KIND OF INPUT ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES AND, AND FACTORS THERE IS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS OR RESIDENTS BEING THE DIRECT CONDUIT TO THE COAST, TO THE CONSERVATION CORPS BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MUCH INPUT.
YOU DO HAVE TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE MECHANISM, HOWEVER, TO GATHER THOSE COMPLAINTS OR CONCERNS AND MAKE THEM TRANSPARENT.
OTHERWISE, PEOPLE DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S BEING ACTED ON.
IT'S LIKE THE, UM, GO ON BEACH, YET YOU CAN FILE A THING, IT HAS A DATE AND STAY UP WITH A VISUAL TO IT, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHERE IT GOES AFTER THAT.
THERE'S NOT MUCH FEEDBACK FROM IT.
SO TO AARON'S SUGGESTION, THE IDEA OF THE QR CODE WOULD BE EFFECTIVE, IT DESIGNATE WHERE IT'S AT.
AND THEN TO HAVE A PORTAL THAT'S MONITORED WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE WHERE IT'S GOING AND WHAT THE COMPLAINT IS AND HOW SOON IT'S BEING RESOLVED, I REALIZE THAT CREATES MORE WORK, BUT IT'S THE BEST WAY TO GUARANTEE A TRANSPARENCY OF ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE DEPARTMENT DOING IT.
UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC FAMILY? YES.
UM, WELL, WE SEE THE WORKERS HAT REGULARLY AND THEY SEEM TO BE CRYING REALLY HARD, BUT THEY ARE THERE IN THE MORNING AND THINK, AS YOU MENTIONED, THEY, AS THE DAY PROGRESSES, THINGS HAPPEN AND,
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YOU KNOW, SO, UH, THEY NEED FURTHER CLEANUP.BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE'S A LOT OF POSTING, UH, SIGNS, ILLEGAL SIGNS, STICKERS AND EVERYTHING ON THE, UH, CEMENT SIGN POSTS, UH, FOR THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING.
AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO CLEAN THOSE OFF BECAUSE WE TRY TO TAKE DOWN SOME, BUT SOME OF 'EM ARE GLUED ON, SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH.
SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I'M WRONG, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THEIR PROJECTS.
AND ALSO, WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY THIS MORNING.
THEY'RE WORKING IN THE MIDDLE LANE, WORKING ON THE MEDIAN, SO THEY HAVE A LANE CLOSED, SO THERE'S ONLY ONE TRAFFIC AT THIS BUSY TIME OF DAY, AND THEY HAVE NO PROTECTION.
THERE'S ONLY ORANGE HOMES ON THE SIDE FACING THE TRAFFIC HEAVY FOR THEM.
THEY HAVE A TRUCK ON THE OTHER SIDE, BUT THAT'S NOT HELPING 'EM.
SO THEY REALLY NEED TO POST A VEHICLE BEHIND WHERE THEY'RE WORKING.
SO IF SOMEBODY RACES THROUGH A LINE AS THEY DO ON SECOND STREET REGULARLY, THEY COULD, WELL, HE HAD THREE OF THOSE YOUNG KIDS, SO WE REALLY WERE WORRIED ABOUT THEM THIS MORNING.
SO TRY TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE.
UH, SO DON'T TAKE THIS AS ANY WAY TO LIKE, UH, SAY NOT TO OFF THE BID OR ANYTHING, BUT I DO KNOW TALKING TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES OR OR THEIR STAFF ACROSS THAT NOBODY'S 100% HAPPY WITH THE CONTRACTS THEY HAVE.
AND I THINK SO I, I GUESS I'M, I APPRECIATE BEING MANAGEMENT OF IT BECAUSE I THINK WHOEVER YOU GO WITH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO THAT IF YOU WANT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT, THAT YOU WANT.
SO NOT JUST MINE INPUT IS, UH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO GO BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT SHOULD HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT MATTER.
UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE? HEATHER KERN SHORE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
UM, I THANK THE COMMISSION FOR, UH, ADDING THE HOURS, AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT ONE OF THE OTHER REASONS TO HAVE 'EM LATER IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO THE SHORE DON'T SEE THEM WHEN THEY'RE HERE IN THE MORNING.
AND SEEING 'EM IN THE AFTERNOON WILL REASSURE EVERYONE THAT THERE IS CLEANING HAPPENING.
WHEN PEOPLE SEE THINGS BEING CLEANED, THEY FEEL SAFER.
SO IT JUST ADDS MORE EYES ON THE STREET.
MORE PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE AND YES, AND THEN ALL THE, ALL THE DIRT HAPPENS.
THE MAIN GOAL WILL NOT BE TO EMPTY THE TRASH CANS AS MUCH AS IT WILL BE TO JUST SWEEP AND DO A GOOD LAP AND LOOK FOR EXTRA SPILLS AND LITTER.
UH, JUST ONE THING TO ADD, AND THANKS.
BECAUSE I, I THINK, UM, I WAS IN A NEIGHBORING BEACH TOWN, UH, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, AND THERE WAS A PERSON WITH A AL PARK WITH SPRAY BOTTLE AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND AS WE WERE WALKING THROUGH, I FELT SO NICE TO SEE THAT IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.
AND THERE WAS SOMEBODY, AND THE GUY WAS VERY FRIENDLY.
AND AS THE CONSERVATION COURT STAFF GENERALLY IS VERY FRIENDLY AND JUST, AND THEN ALSO JUST, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS FEEL, BUT THEY'RE USING THE HEADPHONES, SO WE CAN ADD THIS TO THE CHECKLIST AND STUFF.
BUT I SEE A LOT OF 'EM, YOU KNOW, LISTEN TO MUSIC HEADPHONES.
AND I THINK IT ALSO PRESENTS A DANGER BECAUSE YOU DON'T HEAR A CAR COMING, OR THERE'S DIFFERENT THINGS.
I THINK A PROFESSIONAL STAFF SHOULD NOT BE LISTENING TO MUSIC WHILE THEY'RE DOING IT.
IT IS COMMON SENSE BECAUSE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE.
THEY'RE ON THE SCREEN, THEY NEED TO NOT BE, I GET IT, IT IS A, IT IS NOT THE MOST ENGAGING, FUN JOB, BUT I THINK THEY NEED TO ADD NOT JUST A CHECKLIST OF WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, BUT ALSO STANDARDS OF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, HOW THEY DO IT, NO HEADPHONES, NO WATCHING IT, WATCHING YOUTUBE WHILE THEY'RE PUSHING THE CART.
BUT, UM, HAVING IT IN THE AFTERNOON WHERE PEOPLE SEE IT AND HAVING THE SCOPE OF THAT WORK BE A JANITOR PART THAT HEATHER NAILED IT.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH EMPTY TRASH, IT'S CLEANING THINGS OFF AND PICKING THINGS UP.
AND I JUST HAVE ONE MORE THING IS THAT I CAN SEE IN THE PAST, FIRST OF ALL, I TALKED TO IRENE, AND THEN THEY USED TO COME IN THE AFTERNOON FOR SECOND SHIFT, BECAUSE BEFORE THE BIG BELLIES, THE CEMENTED TRASH CANS WOULD GET TO FULL AND THEY WOULD COME AND DO A SECOND EMPTY.
AND THE OTHER THING IS, I CAN SEE IN OLD FILES THAT THEY USED TO PROVIDE HOW MANY POUNDS OF WASTE THEY REMOVED EVERY MONTH.
AND SO I'VE ASKED IF THEY CAN START DOING THAT AGAIN.
BUT I, AND I DO ALSO AGREE THAT THEY SHOULD COME TO EVERY COMMISSION MEETING AS A, AS A CONCLUSION.
I THINK WE MADE SOME GREAT STRIDES, UH, WITH THIS ITEM TODAY.
JUST SO WE, JUST SO THE STAFF KNOWS.
DO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDED HOURS SO WE CAN ASK, UM, CONSERVATION COURT TO WELL, WE WANT TO INCREASE.
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WHAT, WHAT ARE LIKE, DO THEY START AT LIKE, YEAH, WHAT ARE THOSE HOURS? WE WANT THOSE HOURS.YEAH, I WANT THOSE HOURS SO I CAN CONFIRM WITH THEM WHAT HOURS.
I, I JUST NEED A RECOMMENDED HOURS.
I DISCUSSED WITH IRENE TO COME AFTER LUNCH, ONE TO THREE.
UH, I THINK THREE O'CLOCK IS TOO EARLY.
UM, WE'VE HEARD FROM, UH, COMMUNITY, UH, RESIDENTS.
I, I THINK WE NEED TO GO INTO EARLY EVENING HOURS, UH, ON A BETA TEST FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
UM, I'M THINKING FOUR O'CLOCK, BECAUSE LIKE, YOU GET THE DINNER, LUNCH RUSH IN, AND THEN YOU GET MORE BANG IF THEY FINISH AROUND 10 OR 11, THAT'S ONLY TWO MORE HOURS TO ONE.
THAT'S JUST MY, THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.
SORRY TO DISAGREE, BUT I, I JUST FEEL PERSON, FIRST OF ALL, FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS, THIS IS GROUP THINK, THIS IS, WE'RE GONNA FIND A SOLUTION THAT, THAT RESONATES.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA HIT IT ON THE HEAD TODAY.
I THINK THAT'S THE NATURE OF A BETA TEST.
UH, I THINK WE HAVE TO AT LEAST ROLL IT OUT AND START SOMEWHERE.
UH, IF THAT'S ONE TO THREE OR IF THAT'S TWO TO SIX, UH, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION, UH, ON A DATA TEST PLATFORM FIRST, AND THEN, UH, WE MOVE THROUGH IT.
THAT GIVES US SOME TIME IN JUNE, UH, TO HAVE A FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH CONSERVATION FOR, UH, WE ALSO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THERE'S A BALANCE HERE, FOLKS, THAT IF WE GIVE, THERE'S GONNA BE A TAKE.
IF WE TAKE, THERE'S GONNA BE A GIVE BECAUSE WE HAVE VALUE.
UH, AND THERE'S A LABOR VALUE.
SO IF WE HAVE A, FROM THAT SIDE, WE HAVE TO GIVE SOMEWHERE.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA LOSE TO, UH, IN THE AM OR A STAFF IN THE AM OR HOURS IN THE AM TO BALANCE INTO THE PM UH, UNLESS WE TWEAK THE CONTRACT AND ADD THIS COST.
SO WOULD HE THINK, I THINK IT'S FOR HOSPITALITY, LIKE WHERE IT IS, LIKE VERY MUCH A HOSPITALITY ORIENTED VISIT ORIENTED THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF GET READY FOR BEFORE DINNER BEFORE PEOPLE START SHOWING UP.
UM, THEY GET STARTED GET, GET, GET SHIPPED RIGHT BEFORE DINNER AND THEN FINISH BEFORE DARK.
THERE'S NO SENSE TO BRINGING THEM IN DARK THAN CERTAIN TIMES OF YEAR.
BUT I MEAN, IF WE'RE DOING IT DURING THE SUMMER, I THINK YOU BRING 'EM IN THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU BRING THEM IN LATE AFTERNOON AND YOU SORT OF ARE SORT OF DO THE PRE CLEANUP, POST LUNCH, PRE DINNER CLEANUP, AND THEN HAVE THEM FINISH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE BY SIX 30 OR SEVEN.
AND IF IT GOES GREAT AND WE HAVE THE MONEY, THEN WE COULD MAYBE EXPLORE A LEADERSHIP LIKE A SECOND.
BUT I THINK, WELL, IT'S A, IT'S A BETA TEST.
WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE, RIGHT? UH, BS SPA'S REQUEST IS ONE O'CLOCK TO THREE O'CLOCK.
UH, WE HAVE HOSPITALITY ANGLE TO REQUEST FROM THREE TO SIX.
UH, SO I THINK WE'VE GOTTA FIND A, A MEDIAN THERE TO BEGIN.
UH, PART OF THE ISSUE IS THAT THEY'RE, THEY DON'T HAVE STAFF 24 HOURS A DAY.
AND THEY START AT SEVEN OR EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
SO IF YOU JUST FOLLOW AN EIGHT HOUR SCHEDULE, THERE IS A FINITE TIME TO HOW LONG THEY CAN COME.
WELL, THIS, THIS GOES TO THE BALANCE OF THE LABOR.
IF WE TAKE, WE HAVE TO GIVE, BUT THEY HAVE TO ALSO BE AVAILABLE.
WELL, THE AVAILABLE IS RELATIVE TO HOW THEY SCHEDULE THEIR STAFF.
SO IF THEY HAVE TO, UH, SCHEDULE PEOPLE AT A LATER TIME TO SATISFY A SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND CONTRACT, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO SCHEDULE PEOPLE LATER.
THAT'S, THAT'S CALLED TO YOUR, TO YOUR CLIENT, THEN THAT'S, AGAIN, THAT'S NOT A REASONABLE REQUEST FOR, UH, A CONTRACT VALUE OF THIS NATURE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT CITYWIDE AS WELL IN SEVEN FIGURES.
UH, I WAS GONNA ASK, WE HAVE TO CONSTRAIN OURSELVES TO, TO THEIR HOURS IS, IS, UH, NOT THE RIGHT WAY TO GO ABOUT IT? MY PERSONAL, JUST AFTER LUNCH IS HIGH VISIBILITY.
WE HAVE A TON OF TRAFFIC THAT ARE HERE IN THE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON.
NOT A LOT IS GENERATED AFTER THAT TIME, BEFORE DINNER.
MOST OF IT IS HAPPENING AT NOON TO ONE.
SO EVEN TWO TO FOUR, BUT NOT STARTING TILL FOUR SEEMS LIKE A BAD CALL.
LET'S, LET'S, LET'S GET SOME HOURS.
I, I DON'T MIND HEATHER'S IDEA, BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA ULTIMATELY HAVE TO PUSH CONSERVATION COURT.
I THINK RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO GO WITH WHAT I DO TOO.
NO, I MEAN ONE TO THREE, TWO TO FOUR WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE AND SEE HOW THAT WORKS.
AND THEN GO TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REVISIT THAT AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM TO GET PEOPLE TO COME LATER AND WORK LATER.
BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S A, THE LUNCH YARDS KIND OF END AROUND ONE 30 ISH.
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KIND OF LIKE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LATER, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER.WHAT DO YOU THINK SHE'S GONNA TALK TO? I'D BE HAPPIER WITH THAT, BUT PUSHING IT LATE.
SO I THINK JUST BECAUSE WE'RE DOING HOURS, WE DO HAVE TO AMEND IT, UH, AMEND THE MOTION.
SO IT'D BE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE, UM, PROPOSALS, A PROPOSAL FOR HOURS FROM TWO TO FOUR.
I RECOMMEND TO HAVE CONSERVATION INCREASE THEIR WORKING HOURS FROM TWO TO FOUR.
UH, WE HAVE THAT MOTION WILL BE SECOND.
SECOND, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT.
UH, ARE THEY ONLY HERE FOR TWO HOURS? UH, NO, NO QUESTION.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONERS WORK.
UH, ITEM SEVEN TO DISCUSS, UH, FUTURE ITEMS, UH, ON THE JUNE 24, UH, AGENDA.
UH, DO YOU HAVE THOSE, UH, OR WERE GONNA PROPOSE THOSE.
YEAH, THIS IS JUST A PROPOSAL.
WE CAN ALSO AMEND IT AS WELL FOR FUTURE ITEMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.
JUST, THEY'RE JUST ITEMS THAT IF YOU WANT TO POST, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST TO DISCUSS OR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STAFF.
SO WE CAN PUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA OUT THERE FOR, TO CONSIDER OVER THE NEXT, UH, COURT, UH, IS, IS MOVING AS QUICKLY AND FIRMLY AS WE CAN TO GET THE SIGN DONE.
UH, AFTER THIS AMOUNT OF TIME, I'D LIKE TO HELP FILL IN
UM, AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO REVISIT, AND WE HAVE A STALL ON THIS BECAUSE OF, UH, THE PANDEMIC.
UH, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REVISIT, UH, IN EARNEST THE, UH, HANGING BASKETS OF FLOWERS THAT WOULD RECUR, UH, THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, UH, BEFORE WE WERE LOOKING AT, UM, UH, A SET AMOUNT, UH, PER SIDE IN A VERY, UH, SYMMETRIC WAY.
UH, BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE, UH, PARKLETS, UH, AS A CONSIDERATION, UH, WE HAVE TO RETHINK.
UH, I DON'T THINK IT HAS TO BE AS SYMMETRIC AS WE ORIGINAL THOUGHT.
AS LONG AS WE CAN LOOK AT GETTING THE INSTALLATION OF, OF THIS AMENITY INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, THE LAST PLACE WE LEFT THIS SO THAT EVERYONE IN THE ROOM WAS ON THE SAME PAGE, UM, BECAUSE ADDING MORE POLES WAS MORE INTRUSIVE, UH, AND REQUIRED MORE ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC CONSIDERATIONS.
UH, THE THOUGHT WAS THAT WE COULD USE THE EXISTING POLES WHERE THE METERS ARE, UH, ON CERTAIN BLOCKS AND TAKE THE POLE DIRECTLY UP FROM THE METER POLE, UH, TO A HEIGHT THAT ISN'T IMPACTED BY TRAFFIC, UH, BY TRUCKS, BY, BY ANYTHING.
IT CAN STILL BE ACCESSED BY THE WATERING TRUCKS.
UM, AND HAVING THESE BASKETS INTERSPERSED IN THE DISTRICT, UH, WITH SEASONAL COLOR, UH, WOULD REALLY CHANGE THE DYNAMIC.
UH, SO THAT'S ONE PROJECT I'D LIKE TO PUSH FORWARD.
UH, THE OTHER ONE, UH, IS, UH, SPENDING MORE, UH, ON LANDSCAPING, UH, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UH, IN THE COMING YEARS.
UH, AND LASTLY, OVERSTREET LIGHTING, UH, WHICH WOULD PRODUCE, UH, ADDED SECURITY AND, UH, UH, AN INVITING EFFECT THE DISTRICT.
I WOULD NOT THERE ONE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THAT I TALKED TO HEATHER ABOUT, ACTUALLY, SHE BROUGHT IT UP TO ME AND I THOUGHT IT SOUNDED GOOD.
GETTING RID OF THE GRAVES AROUND THE TREES THAT ARE JUST A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
UM, AND HEATHER OTHER SHOWED ME A PRODUCT THAT IS KIND OF A MAT, KIND OF A MAT THAT GOES IN WITH GRADES ARE, AND IT, IT SEEMS SO SIMPLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COSTS ARE.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT SHE HAS SOME INFORMATION ON IT.
AND I JUST THOUGHT WE SHOULD LOOK INTO THAT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE, WE'VE ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRIPPED AND, YOU KNOW, WELL, MAYBE THEY ARE SITTING, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I JUST THINK WE'RE DUMB NOT TO DO THAT.
AND, UM, ON THAT NOTE, I WAS THINKING ONE THING WE COULD PUT ON OUR THOUGHT AND IS EXPLORING DIFFERENT SPECIES OF TREES.
I KNOW THAT THAT WOULD BE A, A TASK, BUT THOSE TREES THAT WE HAD ON THERE, THEY DON'T BLOOM HALF THE YEAR.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF 'EM SNAPPING AND BREAKING FROM IMPACT
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OF CARS.AND WHEN WE CHANGED THE MEDIAN, IT WENT MORE OF A, LIKE, BEACH, KIND OF LIKE NATURE.
LIKE, LIKE A, LIKE A, A NATIVE TYPE OF VIBE.
AND THOSE TREES DON'T FIT THE, THE, THE THEME AND THE, THE DESIGN MORE.
THEY STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB, QUITE LITERALLY.
I HAVE SOME IDEAS ON MORE LIKE A, OF A PALM TYPE THING WHERE IT'S NOT AS BRANCHY AND AND MESSY AND IT'S MORE VERTICAL AND IT LOOKS NICE AND IT, AND THEY WOULD BE, UH, EASIER.
THEY'D BE MORE DROP DROUGHT TOLERANT.
UM, AND THEN WITH THE GROOVE AT THAT TIME, WE COULD ALSO REMOVE THE GRATES AND THERE COULD BE A DEEP ROOT, WELL LIKE WATERING SYSTEM ON THERE.
AND UH, THE GRATES COLLECT TRASH AS WELL.
THERE'S ALWAYS A TON OF TRASH FALLING OUTSIDE OF MY BUSINESS.
AND I HAVE MY PEOPLE WHEN THEY CAN, THEY CAN GET 'EM TO, TO PULL DOWN.
BUT ANYWAY, I WOULD LOVE TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT TREE SPECIES THERE THAT'S MORE DROUGHT TOLERANT.
COULD WE HAVE ALONG THOSE LINES AND WE'LL, WE'LL PUT A PERIOD ON THAT REAL QUICK.
HAVE THE CITY ARBORIST MAKE A PRESENTATION, UH, EITHER IN UH, JUNE OR JULY AND WE CAN ASK THESE QUESTIONS DIRECTLY AT THE CITY ARBORIST.
YEAH, I THINK THERE WAS AN ARBORIST REPORT THAT WAS DONE LAST YEAR.
UM, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE, I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN USED CITY'S CONTRACT CHANGING.
LET ME, UM, LET ME ASK OUR PUBLIC SERVICE BUREAU ON THAT AND THEN SEE IF WE CAN GET SOMEBODY TO JUST COME IN ON THAT.
THERE YOU FORWARD THAT TO, TO MAP SO YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
FORWARD LOOKING BUDGET WILL BE HELPFUL FOR DETERMINING THIS UP TOO.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE, UH, NOT ON, FILL THIS UP FOR PARTICULAR ITEM.
JUST IT WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO, UH, TO A RECOMMENDATION TO DISCUSS ITEMS FOR, FOR ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 2024 AGENDA.
UH, ANY, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON WHAT WE MR. UH, I JUST WANNA KNOW FOR THE CLERK AND FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES, THIS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN WAS LISTED IN THIS BROAD CATEGORY WITH NO, THAT WERE ATTACHED TO IT.
SO ALL THE ITEMS THAT WERE JUST RAISED HERE SEEMED TO BE AGENDA SETTING, BUT THERE WAS ACTUAL DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS WHILE WERE HAPPENING.
SO FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS, WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SENSE OF WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED VERSUS THIS JUST A CATCHALL THAT ALLOWS THEM TO JUST THROW EVERYTHING IN ONE IF THE AGENDA GOING FORWARD.
UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONERS? UH, WE HAVE SECOND.
NOW WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE, WHO DID THE FIRST PLACE? I THINK I DID, BUT I, OKAY, I'LL DO THE SECOND.
NOW WE'LL MOVE TO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING.
UH, WE'RE SEEING QUITE A BIT OF VANDALISM ON SECOND STREET.
THERE'S BROKEN WINDOW NOW AT OO.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A BREAK IN, IF THAT WAS A CRIME.
SO I THINK TWO THINGS THAT THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW.
WAS IT VANDALISM OR WAS THERE AN ACTUAL BREAKIN AND CRIME? AND SECONDLY, THEY, THE, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS SEEM VERY SLOW AT ABOUT REPLACING THOSE AND THE WHOLE BROKEN WINDOW SERIES THAT YOU GET SOME REPAIRED.
YOU KNOW, CHASE WAS LIKE A MONTH OR TWO BEFORE THEY REPAIR AND ALSO THE, UH, STORE ON GRANADA, THE, UH, HAD A BREAK IN AND SHE JUST SAID THAT HER WINDOWS WERE BEING REPLACED.
AND IT WAS SORT OF LIKE, WELL AGAIN, WAS THERE A CRIME THERE? WAS IT VANDALISM? I THINK THESE ARE IMPORTANT, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR GRAFFITI CLEANUP IN THE PARKING LOT BEHIND THE, UH, IONICS.
IT WAS THE WHOLE WALL OF THE, UH, SURROUND THROUGH THE CRASH, YOU KNOW, HAS A HUGE GRAFFITI AND THE METER METERS ALONG THAT PARKING LOT OR ALL.
SO DO WE REPORT THAT TO YOU OR CONSERVATION CORPS OR THE CITY? UM, THERE'S A LOT OF GRAFFITI HAPPENING TOO, ACTUALLY.
OH, AND KEN HAS A CLEANUP COMING UP.
THIS IS THAT SATURDAY AND I WASN'T SURE WHAT THAT WAS, WHAT, WHAT THAT CONSISTED OF AND WHAT WE ARE GONNA BE ASKED TO DO.
IT, IT SOUNDED INTERESTING, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
WHAT WAS INVENTION? I HAVE YOU GUYS.
UH, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE? I WILL JUST ADD THAT, UM, BSBA IS HOSTING ACO LONG BEACH DAY THIS SATURDAY.
SO WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO MEET AT 10:00 AM AT SECOND LAVERNE, AND IT WILL BE TO USE THE GO LONG BEACH APP WHERE WE CAN DIVIDE UP AND IDENTIFY AND REPORT ISSUES SUCH AS GRAFFITI, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UH, WE'LL DO THAT WHEN WE GET THERE.
COORDINATE ONE AND WHO, BUT, UM, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME.
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ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, MOVE TO ADJOURN.I WANNA SAY ONE THING ABOUT THE, UH, BOND.
THEY'RE ON THE TAX BILL THAT'S TO THE CITY.