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RANDOMLY QUESTIONS GET MADAM CLERK, ARE YOU READY? YES.
ALL RIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A
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FULL HOUSE AND A FULL AGENDA, SO I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR MEETING OF THE JULY 18TH PLANNING COMMISSION TO ORDER FOR THE RECORD.COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ EDMOND, COMMISSIONER LAFARGE, COMMISSIONER WARE ARE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.
UH, ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION ON THIS EXCUSED ABSENCE? NO.
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IF WE COULD HAVE THE ROLL CALL PLEASE.COMMISSIONER CASTILLO PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER CLEMSON HERE, VICE CHAIR TEMPLATE.
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YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? THANK YOU.I THANK YOU VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN.
UH, NOW'S THE TIME FOR SWEARING IN OF WITNESSES.
IF YOU, UH, PLAN ON GIVING ANY TESTIMONY THIS EVENING, PLEASE STAND, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU SHALL GIVE IN THIS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.
[1. 24-54190 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO HEAR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? SO MOVE JANE TEMPLE.GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US THIS EVENING.
UM, I AM GOING, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A DIRECTOR'S REPORT TODAY.
I DO WANNA GET TO THE LENGTHY AGENDA WE HAVE AHEAD OF US.
UM, WE WILL BE BACK AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS FOR EARLY AUGUST.
I KNOW WE DID HAVE, UM, A MEETING THAT HAD TO BE CANCELED BACK IN JUNE TO ELECT OF QUORUM.
SO JUST WANTED TO LET YOU AND THE PUBLIC KNOW, UH, THAT WE INTEND TO BE BACK HERE ON AUGUST 1ST.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
I WAS A QUICK DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING IT BACK BY IN THE RAIL.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE ON, UH, RECEIVING THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT PLEASE.
WE DID HAVE SOMEONE RAISE THEIR HAND JUST NOW.
DO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT? NINA, GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF ON YOUR END.
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HI, SHE SAYS.DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE'LL CLOSE, UH, CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CATCH THEM AGAIN IF LATER IN THE MEETING.
LUC, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE A VERBAL VOTE, I CAN TAKE THAT.
[2. 24-54191 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meetings of Thursday, June 6, and June 20, 2024. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR OUR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH AND JUNE 20TH? SO MOVED.COMMISSIONER CASTILLO SECOND TEMPLATE.
ANY QUESTION ON THE MINUTES? NO CORRECTIONS? NO SEEING NONE, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MINUTE MEETINGS OF OUR JUNE 6TH AND JUNE 20TH MEETING? SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MEETING MINUTES, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK FOR THE VOTE PLEASE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT BRINGS US TO OUR FIRST REGULAR BUSINESS ITEM.
[3. 24-54216 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from the City’s Financial Management department on the City’s budget, including an overview of major funds such as the General Fund, major trends analysis and fiscal challenges the City is working to address. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
IS RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION FROM THE CITY'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ON THE CITY'S BUDGET, INCLUDING AN OVERVIEW OF MAJOR FUNDS SUCH AS THE GENERAL FUND, MAJOR TRENDS, ANALYSIS, AND FISCAL CHALLENGES IN THE CITY, AND THE, EXCUSE ME, AND FISCAL CHALLENGES THE CITY IS WORKING TO ADDRESS.DO I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? MAKE THAT MOTION.
I THINK COMMISSIONER CLEMSON BEAT YOU TO IT.
SO, UM, THIS ITEM CAME ABOUT BASED ON A CONVERSATION AT THE COMMISSION AT OUR MAY 16TH MEETING WHERE WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, THE CITY'S BUDGET, UM, AND PROJECTIONS AND HOW LAND USE DECISIONS AND DEVELOPMENT, UM, DO IMPACT AND RELATE TO OUR CITY BUDGET.
UM, SO I'M DELIGHTED TO HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS HERE AT THE TABLE.
BEHIND ME, WE HAVE, UH, FINANCE DIRECTOR KEVIN RIPER, BUDGET MANAGER, REBECCA BERNSTORFF, UM, AND GERALDINE ALEJO, WHO'S OUR REVENUE, UM, OFFICER WHO'LL BE GIVING A PRESENTATION TODAY.
MY NAME IS REBECCA BERNSTORFF, BUDGET MANAGER.
STARTING OFF WITH A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE CITY FUNDS BASED ON THE FISCAL YEAR 24 ADOPTED BUDGET, THE TOTAL BUDGET CITYWIDE IS $3.2 BILLION OF WHICH ONLY THE GENERAL FUND IS TRULY DISCRETIONARY AND SUPPORTS CORE SERVICES LIKE POLICE, FIRE, PARKS, LIBRARIES, ET CETERA.
IN FISCAL YEAR 24, THE GENERAL FUND TOTALED 720 MILLION.
THE MAIN FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE GENERAL FUND IS TAX REVENUES, WHICH MAKE UP 71% OF TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE FUND.
SPECIFICALLY SALES AND USE TAX INCLU INCLUDING MEASURE A TOT AND PROPERTY TAX ARE ABOUT 51% OF TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
ON THE REVENUE SIDE, THE CITY DOES CONTINUE TO SEE POSITIVE TRENDS IN SOME OF THE TOP REVENUE GENERATORS.
IN FISCAL YEAR 24, WE ARE SEEING HIGHER PROPERTY TAX GENERATED FROM FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AREAS, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO AN INCREASE TO THE CITY'S SHARE OF REVENUE AND UTILITY USERS TAX, WHICH IS A 5% TAX ON USAGE OF WATER, TELEPHONE, ELECTRIC UTILITIES, AND DEPENDENT ON UTILITY PRICES AND CUSTOMER USAGE.
IN FISCAL YEAR 24, WE ARE SEEING INCREASED REVENUE PRIMARILY FROM ELECTRIC AND WATER AND TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAXES.
ALSO PACING WELL IN FISCAL YEAR 23, REVENUE SURPASSED MID-YEAR EXPECTATIONS BY 9%.
AND IN FISCAL YEAR 24, WE ESTIMATE AN ANTICIPATED CONTINUED GROWTH FROM THE PRIOR YEAR BASED ON ANNUAL EXPERIENCE SINCE THE PANDEMIC, AS WELL AS MONTHLY ACTIVITY DURING THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
WHILE THESE REVENUE SOURCES, ALONG WITH OTHER
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KEY FUNDING SOURCES ARE SHOWING POSITIVE PERFORMANCE THIS YEAR, WHICH IMPACTS PROJECTIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET, THIS HAS HELPED TO MITIGATE OTHER REVENUE SOURCES EXPERIENCING SHORTFALLS OR SLOWED GROWTH.MOST NOTABLY, AS NOTED ON THE TABLE SALES AND USE TAX, INCLUDING MEASURE A HAS SLOWED IN COMPARISON TO PRIOR YEARS WITH RELATIVELY NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE IN MAJOR CATEGORIES SUCH AS CITY SHARE OF THE COUNTYWIDE POOL, GENERAL CONSUMER GOODS AND AUTOS AND TRANSPORTATION CATEGORIES, WHICH BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE SLIGHT DECLINES IN FISCAL YEAR 23.
OUR CITY EXPERIENCE ALIGNS TO DECLINING TRENDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
THIS UPDATE HAS BEEN USED TO INFORM THE OTHER, I'M SORRY, USED TO INFORM THE OUT YEAR PROJECTIONS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES IN THE CITY IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING THE FISCAL YEAR 25 PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH WILL BE RELEASED IN AUGUST.
HERE'S OUR LAST UPDATE TO CITY COUNCIL.
DURING THE MARCH OUTLOOK PRESENTATION COVERING FISCAL YEAR 25 AND BEYOND FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, THE PROJECTED SHORTFALL IS AT 23.5 MILLION, INCLUDING 8.8 MILLION, WHICH HAS SOLVED, WHICH WAS SOLVED ON A ONE-TIME BASIS AND CARRIED OVER FROM FISCAL YEAR 24.
THE PROJECTED CUMULATIVE STRUCTURAL SHORTFALL FROM FISCAL YEAR 25 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 30 TOTALS 81.3 MILLION.
THIS ASSUMES NO RECESSION AND NORMAL REVENUE GROWTH FACTORS SIMILAR TO OTHER CALIFORNIA CITIES.
REVENUE IN THE LONG BEACH GENERAL FUND GROUP IS CONSTRAINED BY THE NATURAL RATE OF YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH OF THESE TAX MEASURES OF THESE TAX REVENUES.
HISTORICALLY, ANNUAL REVENUE INCREASES NOT INCLUDING US.
UNUSUAL ONE-TIME GAINS OR LOSSES HAVE DIFFICULTY OFFSETTING CITY COST GROWTH, MOST NOTABLY LABOR.
FURTHER, FOR THIS TIMEFRAME, THE OUTLOOK INCLUDES HIGHER CALPERS PENSION COSTS, WHICH INCREASED MUCH HIGHER AND RESULTS IN HIGHER RATES TO INCREASE TO INC TO RECOUP THESE COSTS.
THIS FORECAST ALSO INCLUDES THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND STRATEGY TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON OIL REVENUES IMPLEMENTED WHERE THE STRUCTURAL OIL PROCEEDS WILL RE BE REDUCED EACH YEAR UNTIL IT IS $0 IN FISCAL YEAR 30.
FINALLY, BECAUSE PLANS CURRENTLY UNDER DISCUSSION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE CITY'S TIDELANDS AREA.
THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A STATUS UPDATE ON THE TIDELANDS OPERATING FUND AS OF THE MARCH OUTLOOK PRESENTATION.
THE TIDELANDS OPERATION FUND IS USED TO ACCOUNT FOR OPERATIONS SUCH AS POLICE, FIRE AND LIFEGUARDS, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS MAINTENANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY'S BEACHES AND WATERWAYS IN THE TIDELANDS AREA, REVENUE SOURCES INCLUDE CHARGES FOR SERVICES, PARKING FEES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONTRACT REVENUE RECEIVED FOR SERVICES.
HOWEVER, THE FUND RELIES HEAVILY ON OIL REVENUES AND A TRANSFER FROM THE HARBOR DEPARTMENT.
IN FISCAL YEAR 23, HIGHER THAN BUDGETED OIL PRICES RESULTED IN SURPLUS, WHICH WAS SET ASIDE AND PROGRAMMED FOR ONE-TIME USES IN THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET.
YEAR TO DATE ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME FUNDS ARE LIKELY AVAILABLE BECAUSE FISCAL YEAR 24 OIL PRICES ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING ABOUT $77 PER BARREL COMPARED TO THE BUDGETED 55.
HOWEVER, A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL EFFECT ON THE TIDELANDS FUND IS THE IMPACT OF REGULATORY ACTIONS WHICH REDUCE OIL PRODUCTION STARTING IN FISCAL YEAR 23 AND THE UPCOMING SB 1137 IMPACTING FISCAL YEAR 25.
UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, THE AVAILABLE FUND BALANCES IN THE, IS IN DANGER OF BEING DEPLETED AS SOON AS FISCAL YEAR 26.
THIS CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION AND WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
IF YOU COULD JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, IF YOU COULD JUST CLARIFY THE TIDELANDS DECREASE IN REVENUE, WAS THAT ALREADY REFLECTED IN THE CITY'S DEFICIT BUDGETS THAT YOU HAD ON SLIDE FIVE? UH, TIDELANDS IS SEPARATE FROM THE GENERAL FUND, SO IT'S NOT REFLECTIVE IN THE GENERAL FUND DEFICIT.
SO WE HAVE THOSE OFFSETS PLUS THESE ADDITIONAL, I'M ASSUMING THESE SERVICES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY FUNDING THROUGH TIDELANDS WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE FUNDED THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND, CORRECT.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION? THAT'S GOOD QUESTION.
I'M ASSUMING ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS ON THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WEBSITE AS PART OF OUR AGENDA, SO IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WANNA PERUSE US AT THEIR LEISURE, THEY CAN.
SO THIS, UM, IS POSTED, UM, ON THE ONE MEETING PAGE FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, PRESENTATION, AND THERE ARE, UH, RELATED MATERIALS FOR, UM, THE BUDGET, UM, WEBSITE OVERALL.
UM, AND I DID WANNA JUST POINT OUT SO MUCH OF THE TIDELANDS AREA IS, UH, COMPRISED OF PD SIX, WHICH WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT LATER THIS EVENING, UM, THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AREA FOR DOWNTOWN SHORELINE.
AND SO AGAIN, THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE, ARE DEFINITELY INTERRELATED AS WE THINK ABOUT, UH, PLANNING ACTIONS THAT WE'RE TAKING.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING THIS EVENING.
UH, WITH THAT I'LL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE UH, FINANCE PRESENTATION WE JUST HAD, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME SEEING NONE.
DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
OR IF YOU'RE JOINING TELEPHONICALLY, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE.
THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
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THANK YOU.THEN I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING IT BACK BY THE RAIL COMMISSIONERS.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE ON THE ITEM PLEASE.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE A VERBAL VOTE.
COMMISSIONER CLEMSON, I CAN TAKE THAT VOTE.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE NEXT ITEM PLEASE.
[4. 24-53872-01 Recommendation to adopt and certify the Project Environmental Impact Report, Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (EIR-03-23, SCH #2023100342); Approve a Site Plan Review (SPR 23-027) and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for a project consisting of the demolition of all existing structures on the site, and the construction of a new 304,344-square-foot concrete, tilt-up industrial warehouse building, including 10,066-square-feet of office space on a 14.16-acre lot located at 5910 Cherry Avenue; and Request City Council approve a Zone Change (ZCHG23-002) from General Industrial (IG) to Light Industrial (IL). (District 9) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
IS RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT AND CERTIFY THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM.APPROVE A SITE PLAN, REVIEW AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERE TO, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF THE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES ON THE SITE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 304,344 SQUARE FOOT CONCRETE TILT UP INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE BUILDING INCLUDING 10,066 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE ON A 14.16 ACRE LOT, LOCATED AT 5 9 1 0 CHERRY AVENUE AND REQUEST CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A ZONE CHANGE FROM GENERAL INDUSTRIAL TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT NINE.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
COMMISSIONER CASTILLO, WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION PLEASE.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
UM, THIS ITEM WAS ORIGINALLY AGENDIZED FOR THE JUNE 20TH MEETING, BUT WE DID HAVE LACK OF QUORUM, SO WE'RE BRINGING IT FORWARD TODAY.
UH, PROJECT PLANNER AMY HARBIN WILL PROVIDE THE STAFF PRESENTATION.
HONORABLE CHAIR COMMISSIONERS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR THE DEMOLITION OF ALL STRUCTURES ON SITE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 304,000 SQUARE FOOT CONCRETE TILT UP INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, WHICH INCLUDES ABOUT 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE AREA 336 PARKING STALLS ON A 14.16 ACRE SITE.
THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN THE NORTH PART OF LONG BEACH WITH WITHIN ONE HALF MILE SOUTH OF THE 91 FREEWAY.
ZONING ON THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY GENERAL INDUSTRIAL AND NEO INDUSTRIAL IS THE GENERAL PLAN PLACE TYPE CHERRY AVENUE THAT BOUNCES THE SITE TO THE WEST.
IS DESIGNATED A MAJOR AVENUE IN THE CITY'S MOBILITY ELEMENT AND IS ALSO NOTED AS A TRUCK ROUTE.
OTHER NEARBY STREETS INCLUDE SOUTH STREET TO THE SOUTH OF THE PROJECT SITE, WHICH IS ALSO DESIGNATED A MAJOR AVENUE AND A TRUCK AND A TRUCK ROUTE AND ARTESIA BOULEVARD TO THE NORTH, WHICH IS ALSO DESIGNATED A MAJOR AVENUE.
THIS AREA OF LONG BEACH BETWEEN CHERRY AND PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD NORTH OF SOUTH STREET HAS PASSED GENERALLY BEEN AN ENCLAVE FOR HEAVIER INDUSTRIAL USES, WHICH INCLUDED A REFINERY TANK, FARMS, AND INDU AND AUTOMOTIVE PARTS MANUFACTURING.
AS YOU WELL KNOW, SOMETIMES HEAVIER USES.
HEAVIER INDUSTRIAL USES DO CONTAMINATE THE SOIL.
IN THIS CASE, THE FORMER MARATHON TO SORO REFINERY THAT WAS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF ARTESIA BOULEVARD IN PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD HAS GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION, WHICH HAS MIGRATED FROM THAT PROPERTY SOUTHWARD TO THE SUBJECT SITE.
THE APPLICANT IS COOPERATING WITH THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD AND TESORO MARATHON, THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY AND TESORO MARATHON'S REMEDIATION OF THE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION THAT HAS MIGRATED SOUTHWARD BENEATH A PORTION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THIS COOPERATION INCLUDES PROVIDING ACCESS TO SORO MARATHON NECESSARY FOR THE REMEDIATION, WHICH INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF A VAPOR MITIGATION SYSTEM BENEATH ITS DEVELOPMENT TO MITIGATE POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO THE BUILDING AND ITS OCCUPANTS FROM THE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION THAT IS MIGRATED SOUTHWARD UNDER THE PROPERTY.
FURTHERMORE, A SOIL MANAGEMENT PLAN IS IN PLACE TO ADDRESS ANY UNKNOWN AND UNFORESEEN CONTAMINATION IT MAY ENCOUNTER DURING THE CONSTRUCTION AND WILL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS WITH REGARDS TO SUCH POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION.
THE OVERALL PROPERTY IS 14.16 ACRES IS LOCATED ON CHERRY AVENUE BETWEEN SOUTH STREET AND ARTESIA BOULEVARD.
THE SITE IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH A SINGLE STORY OFFICE BUILDING SURFACE PARKING, SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS AND OUTSIDE STORAGE.
ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, THE CURRENT LEASES FOR THE TENANTS EXPIRED AT THE END OF 2022.
THE SITE IS VACANT AND EVERYTHING FROM THE BUILDINGS, THE ASPHALT, THE CONCRETE, AND THE LANDSCAPING WILL BE DEMOLISHED AND REMOVED
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FROM THE SITE TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION.THE PROPOSED APPROXIMATELY 300 AND 304,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING INCLUDES ABOUT 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE AREA CONCENTRATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING.
THE TRUCK DOCK DOORS AND TRUCK PARKING STALLS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHERN ELEVATION OF THE BUILDING AWAY FROM DIRECT VIEW OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY 336 PASSENGER VEHICLE.
ACCURATE PARKING STALLS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE CHERRY AVENUE SIDE SOUTH AND REAR AREAS OF THE PROPERTY.
THE TRUCK DOCK PARKING AND MANEUVERING AREA IS ALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PART OF THE PROPERTY.
IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND TRUCKS, TRUCKS ARE ONLY ABLE TO ACCESS THE SITE AT THE DRIVE APPROACH LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY.
THE REMAINING DRIVE APPROACH AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY HAS SIGNAGE THAT IT WILL BE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES ONLY.
THE PROJECT INCORPORATES LANDSCAPING THROUGHOUT THE SITE, INCLUDING THE REQUIRED SETBACKS ALONG CHERRY AVENUE LANDSCAPE.
PLANTER FINGERS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE VEHICULAR AND TRUCK ENTRANCES ARE PLANTED WITH 7 36 6 BOX TREES FOR ENTRY STATEMENTS.
THE REMAINING 24 INCH BOX TREES ARE WITHIN THE PARKING AREAS ADJACENT TO CHERRY AVENUE AND ALONG THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE.
THE PROJECT WAS REVIEWED BY THE SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE WHO FOUND THAT THE OVERALL HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING COMPLIANT WITH THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE 65 FEET PERMITTED IN THE ZONING DISTRICT IS APPROPRIATE BASED ON BUILDING FORM AND THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE SURROUNDING INDUSTRIAL USES.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ILLUSTRATIONS, THE BUILDING CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF COLOR CONCRETE PANELS IN VARYING USE OF GRAY ALONG MOST OF THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS BROKEN UP AT INTERVAL INTERVALS WITH DIFFERENT GRAY TONES, GLASS PANELS WITH REFLECTIVE GLAZING AND A BLUE ACCENT COLOR.
THE CORNER ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING, WHICH ARE ADJACENT TO THE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY, INCLUDE CONCRETE POP OUTS AND GLASS WITH BLUE REFLECTIVE GLAZING BISECTED IN NEITHER THE FORM OF SQUARES OR RECTANGLES WITH BLACK IZED MULLIONS AND WOOD-LIKE TILE.
THE BUILDING DESIGN MAKES USE OF STRAIGHT LINES GENEROUS FLOOR TO CEILING HEIGHTS DECORATIVE CORNER ELEMENTS RESULTING IN A MODERN DESIGN TYPICAL OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.
AND INSTEAD OF JUST BEING SOLAR READY, THE APPLICANT IS ALSO WORKING TOWARDS INCORPORATING SOLAR PANELS THAT WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH THE FIRST TENANT IN THE BUILDING.
AS MENTIONED PRIOR, THE PROPOSED APPROXIMATELY 304,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING INCLUDES ABOUT 10,000 SQUARE FOOT OF SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE CONCENTRATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING.
THE TRUCK DOCK DOORS AND TRUCK PARKING STALLS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHERN ELEVATION OF THE BUILDING AWAY FROM DIRECT VIEW OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY SHOULD A MODIFICATION OF THE BUILDING USE TO HAVE MORE MANUFACTURING BE PROPOSED.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THAT THE ADDITIONAL PARKING REQUIRED BY THE ONE SPACE PER 300 SQUARE FEET OF NEO INDUSTRIAL PARKING RATE COULD BE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE EXISTING BUILDING.
THIS FLOOR PLAN SHOWS ABOUT 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE WITH 174,650 SQUARE FEET OF MANUFACTURING OTHER SPACE PARKED AT THE THREE PER THREE PER THOUSAND RATE, THREE PER 300 RATE FOR A TOTAL OF 623 PARKING STALLS ON THE SITE, BOTH INSIDE THE BUILDING AND OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.
THE PROJECT SITE HAS AN EXISTING OLDER INDUSTRIAL USE WHICH SUPPORTS THE A, THE ADJACENT PETROLEUM TANK FARM AND PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTION USES, INCLUDING OUTDOOR STORAGE, VEHICULAR GARAGES AND CARPORTS AND WASH RACKS.
NEO INDUSTRIAL ZONES ARE BEING PROPOSED TO HELP TRANSITION EXISTING INDUSTRIALLY ZONED AREAS IN NORTH LONG BEACH TO LESS POLLUTING ALTERNATIVES IN THE FUTURE.
WHILE MAINTAINING LOCAL JOBS THROUGH THE UA PROCESS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS SHARED THEIR INSIGHTS ON HOW THE ZONES SHOULD BE DEVELOPED TO BEST MEET THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.
ALTHOUGH THE NEW ZONES ARE NOT YET ADOPTED, THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICY DIRECTION OF REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FULLY ENCLOSED NEW INDUSTRIAL PROJECT THAT WOULD BE LESS POLLUTING.
STAFF IS ABLE TO MAKE POSITIVE FINDINGS FOR THE PROJECT SITE PLAN REVIEW.
IN GENERAL, THE PROJECT'S BUILDING DESIGN AND SITE CONFIGURATION IS HARMONIOUS AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.
A PART OF THE, OUR PART OF STAFF'S REVIEW FOR THE PROJECT INCLUDED A REVIEW OF THE TECHNICAL STUDIES ALSO RELATING TO TRAFFIC, AIR QUALITY, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, MOBILE AND HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT AND NOISE PART AS PART OF THE DRAFT DIR AS APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL HAVE BEEN INCLUDED, WHICH ADDRESS NOISE FROM THE TRUCKS AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON NEARBY RESIDENCES, IMPROVED LANDSCAPING THROUGHOUT THE SITE TO ASSIST WITH DRAINAGE SOIL MANAGEMENT AND FUGITIVE DUST CONTAINMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION AND TREATMENT OF ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES UNEARTHED BY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO PRESERVE, TO PRESERVE NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS.
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AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT WAS PREPARED FOR THE PROJECT AND THE ZONE CHANGE.AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES WERE INCLUDED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT INCLUDED DURING THE NOTICE OF PREPARATION PHASE AND THE PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD.
STAFF ALSO MAINTAINED AN INTERESTED PARTIES LIST, WHICH INCLUDED OVER 90 INDIVIDUALS WANTING TO BE KEPT ABREAST OF THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES.
FROM THE WRITTEN COMMENTS WE RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD, NO NEW TOPICS OR DATA WERE INTRODUCED THAT REQUIRED NEW OR UPDATED ANALYSIS TO WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE DRAFT DIR.
THIS FINAL EIR CONTAINS NOT ONLY THE DRAFT DIR MATERIALS, BUT ALSO THE COMMENT LETTERS RECEIVED DURING THE PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD AND THEIR DETAILED RESPONSES.
THE MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATION AND FINDINGS.
THE DRAFT DIR IDENTIFIED ONE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTION.
THIS INVOLVED THE TENANT USE OPTION, WHICH WAS ENTITLED TOTAL VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED VMT PER SERVICE POPULATION MODEL, WHICH WAS RUN THE VMT SERVICE POP.
THE VMT PER SERVICE POPULATION IS USED TO ESTIMATE THE TOTAL LENGTH OF DAILY CAR TRIPS, WHICH ARE ADDED TO THE ROADS IN RELATION TO THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WITHIN EACH TYPE OF BUSINESS ON THE SITE.
THIS MODEL WAS RUN FOR THE POSSIBLE FUTURE TENANT OPTIONS UTILIZING A FORMULA FORMULA THAT INCLUDED THE SERVICE POPULATION AND A TOTAL VMT FOR EACH OF THE SEVEN TENANT USE SCENARIOS.
THE REGIONAL VMT FOR FOR SERVICE POPULATION IS 30.6 MILES TRAVELED PER EMPLOYEE ACROSS ALL JOB SECTORS WITHIN THE BUSINESSES AT THE SITE FROM THE CEO TO THE INTERN FOR THIS PROJECT.
UNDER ALL POTENTIAL TENANT USE OPTIONS, THE VMT EXCEEDS THIS REGIONAL LEVEL.
SINCE THE VMT EXCEEDS THE MAX ALLOWABLE VMT PER SERVICE POPULATION, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, ALTHOUGH THE CITY IS REQUIRING TWO MITIGATION MEASURES, TRA DASH ONE AND TRA DASH TWO, WHICH INCLUDE A COMMUTE PROGRAM AND EMPLOYER PAID TRANSIT PASSES.
TRANSIT TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS WOULD REMAIN SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE BASED ON THE MITIGATIONS.
A COMMUTE REDUCTION PROGRAM WOULD NEED TO BE PREPARED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE BUILDING TENANT.
MECHANISMS FOR THIS PROGRAM CAN INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PAID CARPOOL AND VAN POOL PROGRAMS, BIKE LOCKERS, ONSITE LOCKERS AND SHOWERS FOR THOSE WHO BIKE PREFERRED PARKING FOR CARPOOLERS AND VANPOOLS AND EMPLOYEE MATCHING FOR CARPOOLS AND VANPOOLS.
HOWEVER, EVEN THE COMMUTE REDUCTION PROGRAM AND EMPLOYER PAY TRANSIT PASSES VMT MAY NOT BE FEASIBLY REDUCED BELOW A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AS THE COMMUTE PATTERNS OF EMPLOYEES CANNOT BE FULLY CONTROLLED OR PREDICTED.
THIS IS THE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH WE'VE TAKEN.
ADDITIONALLY, MITIGATION MEASURES WERE EXPLORED TO ADDRESS TRUCK TRIPS.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO FEASIBLE MITIGATION MEASURES THAT WOULD EFFECTIVELY REDUCE TRUCK TRIPS.
THEREFORE, EVEN WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MITIGATION MEASURES, THE IMPACT REMAINS SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE.
IT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THE QUANTITATIVE AIR QUALITY ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT AIR POLLUTANT OR PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT.
AND THIS IS FOUND IN THE AIR QUALITY SECTION 4.4 OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT.
SINCE THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS, A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS WAS PREPARED, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS BEING OUTWEIGHED BY BENEFITS, WHICH INCLUDE REPLACING AN UNDERUTILIZED BUILDING WITH A NEW STATE OF THE ART BUILDING THAT MEETS CURRENT BUILDING CODE.
AND THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING CODE REDEVELOPING AN UNDERUTILIZED PARCEL WITH A NEW INDUSTRIAL BUILDING THAT WILL ATTRACT INCREASED BUSINESS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CITY'S TAX BASE.
ENCOURAGING HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT THAT DERIVES BENEFIT FROM THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE PORTS OF LONG BEACH AND LOS ANGELES.
IT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.
PLACE TYPE AND POLICIES WOULD GENERATE PROPERTY TAX AND NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW AND IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF STOP CONTROLS, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SIDEWALKS, CURB GUTTER AND INSTALLATION OF NEW LANDSCAPING IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
THERE ARE FOUR TOPICAL AREAS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT THAT REQUIRE MITIGATION MEASURES.
THREE OF THE FOUR CAN BE MITIGATED TO BELOW A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL.
AND AS WE DISCUSSED, THE ONE AREA THAT CANNOT BE MITIGATED BELOW A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL IS TRANSPORTATION.
A MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM WAS PREPARED, WHICH INCLUDES MITIGATION MEASURES RELATING TO CULTURAL RESOURCES, WHICH INCLUDES MEASURES EXPLAINING WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT.
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RESOURCES SUCH AS NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS OR HUMAN REMAINS ARE DISCOVERED WHILE GRADING THE SITE GEOLOGY AND SOILS, WHICH REQUIRES FILING FINAL GEOTECHNICAL SITE INVESTIGATIONS USING REMEDIAL GRADING TECHNIQUES AND PALEONTOLOGICAL MONITORING FOR NOISE.THERE ARE EIGHT MITIGATION MEASURES RELATED, WHICH INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF A 12 FOOT HIGH NOISE BARRIER CONSTRUCTION, HOUR LIMITS EQUIPMENT MUFFLER INSTALLATION LOCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STATIONARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT, STAGING AREAS, SPECIFIC DELIVERY HOURS, USE OF ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT AND NOISE LIMITS AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.
AND THEN AS MENTIONED, THE TRANSPORTATION MITIGATION MEASURES INCLUDE EMPLOYER PAID TRANSITS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUTE REDUCTION PROGRAM.
AS DISCUSSED PRIOR, THE PROJECT WAS DULY NOTICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 21.2, 1.302 OF THE CITY'S ZONING CODE WITH POSTERS POSTED AT THE SITE AND A MAILING TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AND TENANTS WITHIN 1000 FEET OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE INTERESTED PARTIES LIST, WHICH CONTAINS THE NAME AND EMAILS OF OVER 90 INDIVIDUALS, ALSO RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
TO DATE, TWO PHONE CALLS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH THE ABOUT THE PROJECT, WHICH WERE JUST GENERAL INQUIRIES, BUT AS OF THIS HEARING, WHICH INCLUDED LETTERS FROM THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE DID NOT HAVE, UM, 15 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY STAFF BOTH IN FAVOR AND OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT.
AT THIS TIME, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ONE, ADOPT AND CERTIFY THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND THE MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM.
TWO, APPROVE THE SITE PLAN, REVIEW AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERE TO, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF THE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES ON SITE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 304,344 SQUARE FOOT CONCRETE TILT UP INDUSTRIAL BUILDING INCLUDING 10,066 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE ON A 14.6 ACRE LOT LOCATED AT 59 10 CHERRY AVENUE.
AND THREE, RECOMMEND TO REQUEST CITY COUNCIL APPROVE ZONE CHANGE FROM INDUSTRIAL FROM GENERAL INDUSTRIAL IG TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL IL.
AND THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
AMY, I HAVE TWO QUICK QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
THE ZONING CHANGE, I, IF I, UH, REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THAT AREA IS UP FOR REZONING AS IT IS.
DOES THIS ZONING CHANGE THAT WE'RE DOING MORE CLOSELY ALIGN THIS PROJECT ZONING WITH WHERE WE ANTICIPATE THIS AREA TO BE GOING? YES.
COULD YOU ELABORATE JUST A LITTLE BIT? YEAH, THIS AREA.
ALLISON, DID YOU WANNA GO AHEAD OR YOU OKAY.
UM, YEAH, THIS AREA UP, LIKE I SAID, IT IS INDUS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING TO TRANSITION IT TO LIGHTER INDUSTRIAL USES.
UM, AND THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY IS TAKING THAT AND MOVING THAT FORWARD SO YOU WON'T SEE THE, YOU KNOW, HEAVY MANUFACTURING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU'LL SEE THE TANK FARM TRANSITION OUT.
YOU MIGHT SEE THE TOYOTA AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURING TRANSITION OUT TO LIGHTER INDUSTRIAL USES, CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S PROPOSED IN NEW PLAN.
AND, UM, IF I COULD JUST ELABORATE A LITTLE.
SO IN THE LANDY ELEMENT, WE DESIGNATED EVERY PROPERTY WITH A GENERAL PLAN PLACE TYPE.
AND THIS ONE, AS YOU HEARD, IS, UH, DESIGNATED NEO INDUSTRIAL.
AND SO AS PART OF THIS PROPOSAL, THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING TO REZONE FROM THAT HEAVY INDUSTRIAL OR GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE TO IL, WHICH IF YOU LOOK IN THE LAND USE ELEMENT CONSISTENCY TABLE LU DASH SIX, IT SHOWS THAT IL IS THE MOST, UM, APPLICABLE ZONE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR TOOLBOX AT THIS TIME TO IMPLEMENT THE NEO INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE.
SO ALTHOUGH STAFF, UM, HAS BEEN WORKING TO CREATE THOSE NEW ZONES FOR TITLE 22 THAT WERE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL AND THOSE WILL BE COMING FORWARD, UH, TO THIS COMMISSION, UH, QUITE SOON.
UM, AT THIS TIME AND THE TIME THAT THE APPLICATION CAME IN, IIL IS THE MOST, UM, UH, APPLICABLE AND CONSISTENT ZONE, UH, FOR THAT PLACE TYPE.
SO IF WE APPROVE THIS, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE APPROVING AN OUTLIER IN SIX MONTHS TIME.
AND THEN THE COMMUTE REDUCTION PROGRAM, I'M ASSUMING IS THAT, IS THERE OUR KIND OF STANDARD LANGUAGE THAT THAT IS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES? YEAH, ACTUALLY IN MY PRIOR JOB I ALSO RAN THE COMMUTE REDUCTION PROGRAM FOR LIKE 20 YEARS FOR THE PRIOR CITY I WORKED FOR.
SO I KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE.
BUT YEAH, THAT WOULD BE TO THE DIRECTORS.
I SAY THE DIRECTOR, BUT I MEAN STAFF HAS THE, HAS THE ABILITY TO REVIEW THAT AND APPROVE IT.
COMMISSIONERS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ON THE STAFF REPORT? NO, WE LOST.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT I WILL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
I BELIEVE WE'VE GOT QUITE A FEW SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM, SO I'M GONNA MAYBE ASK IF WE COULD REDUCE OUR COMMENTS DOWN TO TWO MINUTES INSTEAD OF THREE.
UH, AND IF YOU, UH, HAVE SUBMITTED A SPEAKER'S CARD, WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD, GIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY IN THIS ITEM, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME.
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AND DID WE WANT TO START WITH IF THE APPLICANT HAD ANYTHING THEY WANTED TO, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF THE APPLICANT HAD ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY.I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT LIKE TO GO AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
GOOD EVENING PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
MY NAME IS EMMI ALADE AND I'M WITH LINK.
I'M THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER OF THE PROJECT AT LINK.
OUR STRATEGY IS TO INVEST IN INFILL INDUSTRIAL ZONE SITES AND REDEVELOP THEM WITH SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE A POSITIVE FORCE IN THE COMMUNITY.
HERE WE SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO REDEVELOP THE EXISTING UNDERUTILIZED PETROLEUM MAINTENANCE FACILITY WITH A STATE-OF-THE-ART LEAD CERTIFIED SOLAR POWERED 300,000 SQUARE FOOT SPECULATIVE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN THE WELL ESTABLISHED INDUSTRIAL POCKET OF NORTH LONG BEACH.
AS A LONG BEACH RESIDENT MYSELF FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, I HAVE AN EXTRA SENSE OF EXCITEMENT TO DELIVER THIS AMAZING PROJECT TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE'VE ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY TO INCORPORATE FEEDBACK AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SOME OF THOSE KEY MEMBERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
FROM THE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, LIUNA CREED, CARPENTER'S UNION, THE LONG BEACH SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE THANK YOU.
THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT'S EIR IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO THE RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INNOVATIVE DESIGN GREEN BUILDING PRACTICES AND ECO-FRIENDLY INITIATIVES.
WE BELIEVE THIS PROJECT SETS A NEW STANDARD FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS DEVELOPMENT.
WE ARE THRILLED TO BRING THIS PROJECT TO THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE STUDIED THE PROJECTED FEATURE ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND HAVE FIVE IMPACTFUL ESTIMATES TO SHARE.
TODAY, 120 JOBS ARE PROJECTED TO BE CREATED AS A RESULT OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND OVER 500 JOBS AS A RESULT OF FUTURE TENANT OPERATIONS.
FROM 2024 TO 2028, AN ESTIMATED 370 MILLION WILL BE INJECTED INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
IN THAT SAME PERIOD, THE PROJECT IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE ECONOMIC OUTPUT BY $540 MILLION OR $450 MILLION.
ADDITIONALLY, IN THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD, THE PROJECT IS PROJECTED TO ACCOUNT FOR $6 MILLION IN PROPERTY AND SALES TAXES.
AND FINALLY, PERSONAL EARNINGS ARE PROJECTED TO INCREASE BY A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS BY 2028.
I'D JUST LIKE TO CLOSE IN SAYING THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS TONIGHT.
AMY HARBIN, CITY OF LONG BEACH STAFF, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY OF NORTH LONG BEACH FOR YOUR TIME IN LETTING US PRESENT OUR PROJECT TO YOU THIS EVENING.
IN ADDITION TO OUR ARCHITECT AND CONSULTANTS AND ATTENDANCE ONLINE, WE HAVE OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND ESG LEAD ON THE LINE TO DISCUSS OUR NATIONAL EFFORTS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THE SOLAR COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT SPECIFICALLY, WHICH IS OUR MOST AMBITIOUS SOLAR PROJECT IN THE COUNTRY TODAY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COMMISSIONER CASTILLO? UH, YEAH, ACTUALLY, IF YOU WOULD ELABORATE ON SOLAR PROJECT, BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING THROUGH MY NOTES.
I DIDN'T SEE A WHOLE LOT ON THAT.
IF YOU COULD, UH, ELABORATE ON THAT FOR, FOR OUR PURPOSE, PLEASE.
UM, ELABORATE ON THE, UH, SOLAR.
YEAH, WE, UM, IF, UH, STAFF CAN CALL, WE HAVE, UH, ONE OF OUR TYLER DEATON ON THE LINE.
PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF ON YOUR END.
UH, CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME OKAY? WE CAN, YES.
UH, AGAIN, UH, ECHO THE SE SENTIMENT FROM YUMI AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S TIME AND CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.
UH, AT THIS TIME WE ARE, UH, ANTICIPATING A SOLAR SYSTEM INSTALLATION OF 2.6 MEGAWATTS DC AT THIS SITE TO POWER THE FACILITY THAT FROM THE EPA CALCULATOR SHOWS ABOUT APPROXIMATELY TO PUT THAT INTO SORT OF DIGESTIBLE TERMS, ABOUT 1,500 TO 200 AVERAGE HOMES POWERED PER YEAR, UH, FOR THE SITE.
IN ADDITION, AS YMI MENTIONED, WE ARE, UH, THIS PROJECT WILL BE LEAD CERTIFIED.
WE'LL BE INCLUDING EV CHARGING STATIONS, OBVIOUSLY HIGH EFFICIENCY HVAC SYSTEMS AND HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHTING, UH, LED SYSTEMS AS WELL.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS, AGAIN, ONE OF OUR MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECTS FROM A SOLAR, UH, DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY PERSPECTIVE.
BUT LINK AS A WHOLE, UM, HAS PUBLIC SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.
AND ONE OF THOSE MAJOR COMPONENTS IS OUR NATIONAL SOLAR PROGRAM.
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WE'VE INSTALLED, INSTALLED ABOUT 90 MEGAWATTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ARE CONTINUING TO EVALUATE ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS BATTERY STORAGE, FUEL CELLS, AND FLEET ELECTRIFICATION.UM, AND WE ARE ALSO ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH A NATIONAL SOLAR DEVELOPER TO HELP SUPERCHARGE THESE EFFORTS.
SO AGAIN, UH, THIS IS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT, BUT ALSO'S SOMETHING THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEART AS, AS AN ORGANIZATION TO BE A GOOD CORPORATE STEWARD OF THE COMMUNITIES AND IN THE ENVIRONMENTS THAT WE OPERATE AND, UH, AND, AND OWN OUR ASSETS IN.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, I APOLOGIZE IF I MISSED IT, BUT IS THIS A LEAD PROGRAM? YES, WE'RE, UH, THIS IS A LEAD CERTIFIED PROJECT AND, UM, I BELIEVE WE'RE THE CHIEF TRYING TO ACHIEVE LEAD SILVER FOR THE PROJECT.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
YEAH, THANK YOU FOR COMING UP THIS EVENING.
ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF YOU'VE SUBMITTED A SPEAKER CARD AND YOU'D LIKE TO STEP FORWARD, IF YOU COULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
I'M A RESIDENT OF THE NINTH DISTRICT.
UM, I KNOW THAT THE, THEY WANT TO, YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE ZONING UNTIL WHITE INDUSTRIAL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN NEO INDUSTRIAL PLACE TYPE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT COULDN'T BE, IF IT'S GONNA FALL WITHIN THAT WAY, IT COULDN'T BE AN NI ONE ZONE, WHICH IT WILL BE SOON ZONED BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING ZONES ARE ESTABLISHED TO FOSTER AND SUPPORT AN AREA FOR INDUSTRIAL USES THAT INCLUDE A MIX OF USES THAT SUPPORT EMERGING INNOVATIVE AND CLEAN NON NUISANCE INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES.
THIS MAY BE A CLEAN BUSINESS, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A NUISANCE.
AS FOR TRAFFIC, THE EIR IS PRESENTED OFFERS A TROUBLING SCENARIO AS FAR AS TRAFFIC IMPACTS SINCE THERE ARE NO SCENARIOS OFFERING ANYTHING BUT VOLUNTARY MEASURES FOR MITIGATION.
THERE'S ALSO NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE CITY'S MASTER BIKE PLAN AS FAR AS THE EIGHT 80 BICYCLE CORRIDOR.
THERE IS ALSO NO CONSIDERATION OF THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL AS AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC WILL CERTAINLY BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE AREA.
ALSO, THE CHERRY MAN OR RESIDENCE WILL BE IMPACTED.
THERE ARE ONLY TWO STREET ENTRIES AND EXITS INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE ARE ALREADY ISSUES WITH TRAFFIC BUILDING UP THE CHERRY RTG INTERSECTION BLOCKING ACCESS, ESPECIALLY FOR ANYONE EXITING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THE COA SHOULD BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE A TRAFFIC SIGNAL BE INSTALLED AT 63RD STREET TO ALLOW THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR VISITORS SAFE ENTRY AND EXIT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD IF THE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD.
I ALSO WOULD REQUEST THAT THE CA CAN LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF DAILY TRUCK TRIPS AND ONLY ALLOW CLEAN RUNNING NONIES TRUCKS TO BE ALLOWED ON SITE.
THE HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE RISKS OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT IT, IT DOESN'T APPLY TO THE EIR.
IT IS THE SCENARIO THAT THE STILL REDLINED RESIDENTS OF NORTH LONG BEACH, ESPECIALLY ONES CLOSE TO THE FREEWAYS, HAVE ENDURED FOR DECADES SINCE THE INITIAL 91 FREEWAY CONSTRUCTION PAST AND PRESENT WAREHOUSE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
AND THE RECENTLY CANCELED SEVEN 10 EXPANSION.
SOON, HAMILTON NEIGHBORHOOD WILL FALL VICTIM TO THE 91 FREEWAY EASTBOUND WIDENING PROJECT, WHICH WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT THIS WAREHOUSE AND FURTHER HARM AND HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE NORTH LONG BEACH RESIDENTS IN THEIR HOMES.
WHAT'S THAT? GO? YOU GO AHEAD.
OH, WAS THAT THREE MINUTES OR ONE AND A HALF? TWO MINUTES.
AND, AND I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN YOU PLAN AND ZONE IN, COMES TO YOU ON AUGUST 1ST.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THEN AS WELL.
UH, MY NAME IS RAY LAWSON, UH, LOCAL 5 6 2, UH, WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS.
WE, UH, OUR MEMBERS HERE, THEY LIVE IN LONG BEACH AND THEY ALSO WORK IN LONG BEACH.
UH, WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WHEN A PROJECT COMES TOGETHER, WHEN EVERYTHING LINES UP, WHEN A DEVELOPER IS WILLING TO USE A RESPONSIBLE WHEN CONTRACTOR TO DO THE WORK, WHERE LOCALLY OUR MEMBERS WILL BE WORKING, UH, DEVELOPER AND THE CONTRACTOR COME TOGETHER AND THEY HIRE WITH PREVAILING WAGE IN THOUGHT, WELL PREVAILING WAGES.
IT'S A LIVABLE WAGE WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES, DEAL WITH THIS INFLATION, WITH THE PRICE OF GAS AND AND SO FORTH.
OUR MEMBERS THAT CAME TODAY, THEY BROUGHT THEIR CHILDREN.
SOME OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN WERE AT WORK AND THEY CAME HERE JUST 'CAUSE THEY WANT TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.
THEY WANNA SEE IT DONE, THEY WANNA SEE IT BUILT.
AND THEY ALSO, THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE PROJECT, THIS DEVELOPER IS HIRING A CONTRACTOR THAT WILL USE APPRENTICESHIP, WILL HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT CAN GET TRAINED AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO THE MIDDLE CLASS AND MAYBE ONE DAY BUY A HOME RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK AT.
AND ALSO, UH, HEALTHCARE, WHEN PEOPLE ARE WORKING JOBS, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES.
THE FAMILIES GET SICK, THEY GET SICK ON THESE JOBS.
SO THE DEVELOPER, AND THEY'LL HIRE A RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTOR THAT WILL
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OFFER HEALTHCARE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.SO WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF THE APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN, AND, UH, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
WE, UH, COME TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPER AND HIS HOPES AND HIS DIRECTION OF BUILDING THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN THIS EVENING, SIR.
I'M A 19 YEAR RESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, 59 10 CHERRIES A MINUTE DRIVE FROM MY HOUSE.
WE PASS IT EVERY DAY ON THE WAY TO LONG BEACH UNIFIED PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON THE WAY TO OUR EMPLOYERS WHO ARE BOTH LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN LONG BEACH, AND ALSO TO OUR FAITH COMMUNITY.
WE DO NOT NEED MORE INDUSTRY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEXT TO OUR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN.
WE DON'T NEED MORE INDUSTRY WHEN THERE'S ALREADY A 400,000 SQUARE FOOT EMPTY BUILDING AROUND THE CORNER ON THE SIDE OF PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM.
WHEN THAT FACILITY WAS OPEN FOR A SHORT TIME, THERE'S A HUGE IMPACT UP AND DOWN CHERRY GETTING ON AND OFF THE 91 FREEWAY AND ALSO AROUND ARTESIA.
IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT, AND THIS WOULD MAKE IT WORSE, IT'S INEXCUSABLE TO THINK THAT THE FAMILIES OF NORTH LONG BEACH WOULD WELCOME THIS DEVELOPMENT, OR THAT YOU AS LEADERS WOULD APPROVE IT WHEN OUR CITY HAS A DESPERATE NEED FOR HOUSING AND INDUSTRY BUILDINGS ALREADY SIT EMPTY, GIVE THE FOLKS IN THIS ROOM JOBS, HAVE THEM BUILD HOMES THAT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY, NOT SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ALREADY UNDERSERVED AREAS OF OUR CITY.
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE.
UH, I DROVE THROUGH CERRITOS THE OTHER DAY, AND THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW WAREHOUSES AND NEIGHBORHOODS CAN COEXIST.
SO WE HAVE, UH, URBAN FORESTS, HIGH SOUND WALLS, UM, PROTECTED TRAFFIC TURNS, UH, NO OVERNIGHT TRUCK PARKING, NO OVERNIGHT TRUCK TRAFFIC.
SO I THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN DEVELOPING, UH, THIS, UH, CORRIDOR.
UH, CAN WE ALSO GET A COMMUNITY PRESENTATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT? UH, YOUR PRESENTATION SAID THAT, UH, OVER 90 PEOPLE WERE INTERESTED, BUT, UH, WHEN WE WENT DOOR KNOCKING AND ASKING PEOPLE AND LETTING 'EM KNOW ABOUT THIS, UH, SOME PEOPLE WEREN'T EVEN AWARE OF THE PROJECT, ESPECIALLY CHERRY MANOR AND IN THE AREAS, UH, RIGHT CLOSE, CLOSE TO CHERRY AVENUE ON, UH, THE EDTA AND GARDENIA STREETS.
UH, SO, UH, IF A WAREHOUSE IS BEING BUILT, UH, WHY ARE WE GOING OUTTA THE WAY TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO LIGHT IN, UH, INDUSTRIAL? UH, THIS IS ALREADY AN ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE ZONE WHERE, UH, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT, UH, WAREHOUSES LIKE THAT SHOULDN'T BE, UH, BUILT.
SO WHEN THE SHIFT CHANGE HAPPENS, UH, THE TRAFFIC'S GONNA BE A WHOLE LOT WORSE THAN WHAT IT ALREADY IS.
AND MOST OF THE BENEFITS ARE, UH, CONTINGENT ON THE CLIENT OCCUPYING THE PROPERTY.
SO THERE'S ABOUT THREE WAREHOUSES IN, UH, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE JUST STANDING THERE EMPTY.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? I THINK THE IMPACT IS, UH, A LOT WORSE THAN THE BENEFITS.
I GET TOO NERVOUS SOMETIMES WHEN I GOT HERE.
SO I WAS I GONNA ASK YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT OF PATIENT.
I AM A CI MEAN NO ED, UH, FOR THE POINT LATINO ASSOCIATIONS.
AND LAST YEAR WE GATHERED 500 SIGNATURE AND MANY, UM, ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING US IN PROVIDING THE EIR FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
WE ARE REALLY PLEASED ABOUT THOSE CHANGES THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS MADE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE 500 AND THE 1500 TRIPS THAT IS GONNA BE INCREASED IN OUR AREA IS NOT GONNA BE MITIGATED.
HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE THAT THE, THAT THE PROCESS CAN BE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THE CITY CAN BE MORE, UM, WILLING TO HEAR THE ISSUES FROM THE COMMUNITY.
IT IS VERY HARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO COME OVER HERE AT THIS TIME OR TO PARTICIPATE MOST NOW THAT THE, THE PRICES ARE TOO HIGH AND THE PEOPLE NEED TO WORK MORE.
SO THEY, WE ARE HAVE A LOT OF CONCERN, BUT IT'S NOT MY POINT TO BRING CONCERN FROM THE COMMUNITY, BUT THERE CITY HAS TO BE AWARE AND MORE OPEN, MORE TRANSPARENT, MORE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO WHAT WE WANNA ASK YOU IS TO DO NOT APPROVAL UNTIL THE CITY PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE EIR, MAYBE NOT 500 PEOPLE.
MAYBE WE CAN CALL THE ENTIRE CITY AND IT'S GONNA BE THREE PEOPLE SHOWING UP, BUT IT'S GONNA SHOW THAT THE CITY
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REALLY WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT.THAT IT'S GONNA SHOW THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO BE INCLUSIVE AND THAT IS GONNA BENEFIT MY COMMUNITY.
AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHY MY COMMUNITY IS THE LOWEST, THE SECOND LOWEST, UH, COMMUNITY THAT BOTH.
APATHY AND LACK OF COM, A LACK OF TRUST TO THE CITY.
AND WE SAW THE PROBLEM DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHEN THE COMMUNITY DON'T TRUST THE CITY, DON'T TRUST ANYBODY, THEY DON'T WANT TO BE VACCINATED.
IT'S NOT JUST A PROJECT OF A PRO, A PROBLEM OF THIS PROJECT.
IT'S A PROJECT OF THAT WE WANT TO RESTORE THE FAITH IN THE GOVERNMENT FROM OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT IF WE DO THAT, THE COMMUNITY WILL FEEL EMPOWERED.
AT LEAST WE GONNA BE ABLE TO, THEY GONNA BE ABLE TO HEAR OR THEY GONNA BE ABLE A PLACE, THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE A PLACE TO SPEAK UP AND MAYBE THE CITY TO CONSIDER THEIR ISSUES AND FIND SOLUTIONS.
MY NAME IS JOHN MUNOZ AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF, UH, UA LOCAL TWO 50 PIPEFITTERS WELDERS, H-V-A-C-R, TECHS AND APPRENTICES.
UH, I'M HERE REPRESENTING OVER 7,500 MEMBERS, 391 OF WHICH, UH, ARE, ARE HERE IN LONG BEACH AND ARE, UH, LIVE IN THIS GREAT CITY OF LONG BEACH, AS DO I FOR OVER THE, THE PAST THREE, FIVE YEARS.
AND WE ARE HERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT AND ASK THAT YOU, THAT YOU GIVE A, UH, SUPPORT OF YES, VOTE TONIGHT.
THE PROJECT HAVE 5,900 CHERRY AVENUE.
WE'LL PROVIDE A LOT TO THE CITY AND WE'LL DO SO BY HAVING SUPPORTED, LOCAL, SKILLED, AND TRAINED WORKFORCE.
IT WILL BRING, BRING FAIR PAY BENEFITS, SUPPORT THE BLUE COLLAR MIDDLE CLASS INDUSTRY THAT GIVES SO MUCH TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.
AND, UH, I'M, UH, I'M THE PRINCE COORDINATOR FOR LOCAL TWO 50, AND THERE'S A LOT OF OUR APPRENTICES THAT LIVE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND AND SURROUNDING CITIES.
SO IT GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO WORK IN THEIR, UH, IN THEIR OWN CITY AND THEIR FUTURE, HOPEFULLY IN THEIR FUTURE HOME BUYING CITY THAT THEY, THAT THEY ALL HAVE RAISED, BEEN RAISED IN AND LOVE, LEARNED TO LOVE.
SO IF, UH, WE COULD GET YOUR SUPPORT, WE'D APPRECIATE IT.
MY NAME'S JUSTIN WALTERS AND I'M WITH UA LOCAL 78, UH, PLUMBERS FROM LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH.
AND, UH, WE'RE HERE ALSO TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT ON CHERRY AVENUE.
THIS PROJECT HAS OUR FULL SUPPORT BECAUSE IT'LL PROVIDE GOOD PAYING UNION JOBS THAT, UH, WILL PROVIDE OUR MEMBER MEMBERS WITH A LIVING WAGE AND ALLOW THEM TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY THAT THEY'RE BUILDING.
UM, WE COMMEND THE DEVELOPER FOR WORKING WITH UNIONIZED LABOR ON THIS PROJECT AND SUPPORTING A STRONG MIDDLE CLASS AS THE CITY OF LONG BEACH WORKS TO BUILD A BETTER AND MORE EQUITABLE CITY UNION.
WORKERS LIKE MYSELF AND OUR MEMBERS SHOULD BE A PART OF THAT EQUATION.
THIS DEVELOPER HAS MADE SURE THAT THAT'S TRUE.
WE ASK FOR YOUR YES, VOTE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT AND TO SUPPORT US AS WELL.
HI, GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.
I AM HERE IN FAVOR OF THE 5,900 CHERRY WAREHOUSE PROJECT AS A 3-YEAR-OLD MA WITH TWO CHILDREN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MY GENERATION OUR LOOKING FOR GOOD, HONEST JOBS TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.
UH, SO SINCE THERE ARE MANY PORTS HERE WITH, UH, A LOT OF PRODUCTS COMING IN, THERE IS OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT OF WAREHOUSE JOBS, UM, THAT WE BELIEVE WILL IMPACT THE COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
SO THAT IS WHY I AM ASKING YOU TO VOTE YES, UH, ON THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN THIS EVENING.
OUR NAM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ENCOMPASSES, UH, THE PROJECT, UH, BOUNDARIES AND OUR ASSOCIATIONS HAS SUPPORTED THE LINK WAREHOUSE PROJECT FROM THE BEGINNING.
IT'LL REPLACE AN UNUSED OFFICE BUILDING IN SEVERAL ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.
AND WE THINK A WAREHOUSE BUILT TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STANDARDS IS FAR BETTER THAN A RUSTING WEEDED INDUSTRIAL WASTELAND LINK AGREED TO REPLACE 93 OF ITS PLANNED 105 TREES ON THE SITE WITH HIGH CARBON REMOVING SPECIES RECOMMENDED BY CALIFORNIA RELIEF AND LOS ANGELES BASED COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR.
TRUCK TRAFFIC WILL INCREASE ON CHERRY, BUT WE DO LIKE THE JOBS AND WE DO BELIEVE THAT THE DELIVERED TOME ECONOMY IS A CREATION OF WE THE PEOPLE
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AND NOT LINK OR ANY OTHER TRUCKING COMPANIES.SO FAULT AT LEAST A YEAR AFTER OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE LINK PROJECT, THE COMPANY UNSOLICITED BY AND TO OUR GREAT SURPRISE PROVIDED SOME STARTER FUNDS FOR A LAND TRUST THAT NAM, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WILL USE TO ESTABLISH OR TO, TO, TO BEGIN TO BUY SPACE FOR A BOTANIC GARDEN OR SOME OTHER RELATED PROJECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
WE LIKE LINK AS A LONG-TERM COMMUNITY PARTNER.
WE FOUND THEM TO BE OPEN, ETHICAL, AND DEDICATED COMPANY.
MY NAME IS RICK GARCIA AND I'M HERE WITH THE SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION NUMBER 1 0 5, AND HERE REPRESENTING OVER 7,000 SHEET METAL WORKERS.
WE'RE HERE TONIGHT SEEKING YOUR SUPPORT AND APPROVAL OF THE 5,900 CHERRY AVENUE PROJECT.
WE COMMEND LINK LOGISTICS FOR COMMITTING TO PAY WAGES THAT WILL ASSURE OUR FAMILIES ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND FOR ASSURING WORKERS AND THE COMMUNITY ARE SUPPORTED.
THE COMMITMENT TO OUR LOCAL SKILLED WORKFORCE SIGNALS THE COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT.
ENSURE YOUR SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO US AND THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
HELLO, GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER AND FELLOW COMMISSIONER.
I'M HERE IN FAVOR TO SUPPORT THE CHERRY AVENUE PROJECT.
JEREMIAH 29 11 SAYS THAT YOUR LORD GOD SAYS THAT I HAVE THE PLANS FOR YOU TO PROSPER, NOT TO HARM YOU, TO FIND A FUTURE AND A HOPE.
AND I WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS GENERATION NEEDS JOBS.
A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN STOP, STOP LOOKING INTO OTHER SOURCES, AND A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN PROVIDE FROM THEIR SELF.
AND NOT ONLY THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO FIND A CAREER PATH AND IT CAN LEAD THEM TO SO MANY OTHER BENEFITS.
I HOPE YOU PLEASE APPROVE THIS PROJECT.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AND I'M SEEKING YOUR YES VOTES, UH, TO SUPPORT IT TOO.
I THINK BRINGING MORE GOOD PAYING JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND GROWTH TO LONG BEACH IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I WANNA SEE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN LONG BEACH AND THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF EXACTLY THAT.
I HOPE THAT MORE GREAT PROJECTS COME TO THE AREA, BOOST OUR ECONOMY AND THE COMMUNITY.
I HAVE FAMILY THAT WORKS IN THIS AREA, TRUCK DRIVING AND THE UNIONS.
SO TODAY I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AT 5,900 CHERRY AND I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS SUPPORT IT TOO.
UM, YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH US FOR ONGOING ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED A SECOND CHANCE.
WE COMMIT OUR MINISTRY BY SUPPORTING PROJECTS JUST LIKE THIS ONE WITH CLEAR COMMUNITY BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE IN OUR CONGREGATION, AND THAT WE SUPPORT THIS PROJECT FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
WE URGE YOU ALSO TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, TO GIVE THOSE IN NEED A SECOND CHANCE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES.
THANKS FOR COMING DOWN THIS EVENING.
UM, GETTING TO ALL, MY NAME IS VETA PATO AND UM, I'M WITH THE ANCHOR CHURCH.
AND, UM, OUR MINISTRY IS HAPPY TO SUPPORT PROJECTS LIKE THIS ONE WITH CLEAR COMMU WITH CLEAR COMMUNITY BENEFITS FOR THE PEOPLE IN OUR CONGREGATION WHO LIVES AND WORK IN LONG BEACH.
WE SUPPORT THE APPLICANT'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THE LOCAL WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
WE URGE YOU TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT TO GIVE THOSE IN NEED OF A SECOND CHANCE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE THEIR LIVES.
HI, GOOD EVENING PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.
UH, THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR THE COMMUNITY OUT TONIGHT.
UM, COUPLE REALLY COOL THINGS ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
UM, I'M ACTUALLY GONNA START WITH SOME OF THE POINTS THAT WERE MENTIONED, UH, BY DIFFERENT FOLKS THAT CAME UP.
UM, ONE IS YOU HAVE, UH, NOT JUST COMMUNITY GROUPS, YOU KNOW, IN GENERAL, BUT YOU HAVE SPECIFIC INVESTED LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT ARE COMING OUT TO SAY THAT THESE DEVELOPERS, THIS COMPANY HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO MEET THEM.
HERE ARE THEIR NEEDS, HERE ARE THEIR CONCERNS.
AND I CAN SAY PERSONALLY, UM, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW, UH, I WAS BLOWN AWAY, AND I DON'T SAY THIS TO FLATTER ANY DEVELOPER, I'M JUST BEING REALLY HONEST ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
IF YOU'VE BEEN TRACKING THIS PROJECT, THEY TOOK THEIR TIME TO MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY AND
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WHAT PERCENTAGE OF WAREHOUSES JUST GET RUBBER STAMPED AND SENT DOWN THE LINE.THEY, THEM AND A COUPLE OTHER HANDFUL, THEY COULD HAVE EASILY COME THROUGH HERE GIVEN YOU A GREAT, YOU KNOW, EIR, GIVING YOU A GREAT COMMUNITY BENEFITS PACKAGE.
AND IT WOULD'VE GOT VOTED YES, BUT I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY THE TIME THEY TOOK.
AND ANYBODY THAT WORKS IN THE CIVIC OR ANYBODY THAT WORKS IN PLANNING KNOWS THAT THAT IS TRUE ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
THE SECOND PART OF THIS PROJECT IS BECAUSE OF LINK SIZE AND BECAUSE OF HOW INVESTED THEY ARE, THEY'RE GIVING BACK HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE EXISTED IF IT WAS JUST THIS BLIGHTED LAND SITTING THERE DOING NOTHING.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PROJECTION 650 HERE, A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS THERE.
THIS IS NOT SMALL AMOUNTS OF MONEY.
THIS IS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS GOING BACK TO THE CITY.
AND IF YOU WANT TO BUILD HOUSES, YOU NEED JOBS.
AND IF YOU WERE LOOKING FOR JOBS, WHEN PRIVATE DEVELOPERS OF THIS SIZE AND SCOPE COME IN, THEY'RE HOLDING THE LEAD PLATINUM STANDARDS, THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY GOT A WORKFORCE AGREEMENT IN PLACE BECAUSE YOU SEE ALL THE LOCALS THAT CAME OUT TODAY TO SUPPORT IT.
YOU CAN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
YOU CAN'T ASK FOR MUCH MORE FROM A PROJECT.
SO FOR THOSE REASONS, ABSOLUTELY 100% CREED SAYS VOTE YES ON THIS PROJECT.
UH, SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M A MEMBER OF UNA, WHICH IS THE LABOR'S INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA.
AND I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT AND ALSO OF THE DEVELOPER.
UM, YOU KNOW, A DEVELOPER THAT'S COMMITTED TO USING, UH, NOT JUST ONE TRADE, BUT MULTIPLE TRADES MEANS THAT THEY'RE COMMITTED TO USING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SAFETY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN BUILDING.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, UM, I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY, UH, LABORS UNION, THAT OUR PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA BE WORKING HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON THIS JOB, ARE TRAINED IN A STATE ACCREDITED TRAINING FACILITY THAT ENSURES THAT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SAFETY IS GOING TO BE USED TO BUILD THIS.
UM, I DON'T WANNA REPEAT ANYTHING ELSE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF REALLY GOOD COMMENTS.
I THINK THE, THE GOOD FAR OUTWEIGHS THE BAD.
UM, AND THE PROBLEM WITH BEING SO OPPOSED TO PROJECTS LIKE THIS IS THEY'RE GONNA GET BUILT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, SOMEWHERE.
LET'S CONTINUE TO MAKE THE CITY GOOD BY GETTING RID OF THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW BUILDING.
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL, SOMETHING PEOPLE CAN LOOK AND BE PROUD OF.
AND ALSO SO THAT OUR MEMBERS AND THE MEMBERS OF EVERYONE THAT GETS TO WORK ON THIS GETS THAT OPPORTUNITY CAN TO CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILY AND GET CLOSER TO THAT RETIREMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME.
SEE NO OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE CHAMBER.
I'M GONNA CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT HERE AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS.
YES, WE DO HAVE A FEW PEOPLE WITH THEIR HAND RAISED.
EVELYN, YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
OH, TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF ON YOUR END.
EVELYN, GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF ON YOUR END.
THANK YOU FOR, UH, TAKING MY VIRTUAL CALL.
UM, LOT OF GOOD TOPICS AND, UH, POINTS I DON'T WANNA REPEAT AS MENTIONED.
UM, BUT I OPPOSE THIS PROJECT.
IT'S GONNA BRING A LOT OF POLLUTION AND THE PROBABLE OR POSSIBLE GROUND POLLUTION.
IT'S INEVITABLE, IT WILL CONTINUE.
AND FOR OUR KIDS WALKING TO AND FROM SCHOOL, IT'LL BE AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, BUT MORE OR LESS I OPPOSE.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN THIS EVENING.
THE NEXT PERSON WITH THEIR HAND RAISED IS SHOWN, SHOWN YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT OR IT LOOKS LIKE THEY LOWERED THEIR HAND.
OKAY, THE NEXT PERSON IS NICHOLAS.
NICHOLAS, YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF ON YOUR END.
UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU, SIR.
UM, I ASK THAT YOU, UH, NOT APPROVE THIS PLAN.
UH, IT WAS STATED THAT THE ER WAS AVAILABLE FOR AL TO SEE AND COMMENT ON, BUT THAT WAS JUST NOT THE CASE.
AS SOMEONE WHO STAYS ON TOP OF LOCAL MATTERS, THIS ER WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE COMMUNICATION ABOUT IT TO THOSE OUTSIDE OF 1000 FEET.
UH, THIS FEELS LIKE SELLING OUT THE COMMUNITY AND WE DESERVE BETTER.
UH, WE ABSOLUTELY DO NOT WANT THIS DEVELOPMENT.
TRANSPORTATION IS EASILY THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THIS PRODUCT, UH, PROJECT, YET IT'S THE ONE THING THAT CAN'T BE MITIGATED.
AND I, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT'S ACCEPTABLE.
THAT ALONE SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO CANCEL THIS PROJECT.
UM, HOW COULD THE INCREASED TRAFFIC HAVE
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NO IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY WHEN IT'S WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THIS AREA HAS SOME OF THE WORST AIR QUALITY IN LONG BEACH AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS A WHOLE.UH, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING SIGNIFICANT MORE TRAFFIC.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF UNION WORKERS PRESENT IN PRESENT TONIGHT, AND I SUPPORT YOU GUYS.
HOWEVER, UM, THE JOBS THAT THESE, THESE WEAR WAREHOUSES BRING ARE OFTEN LOW WAGE, NON-UNION WORK, WHICH IS, AND, AND THESE WAREHOUSES ARE WELL KNOWN FOR BEING UN UNION BUSTERS.
AND I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SELLING OUT YOUR COMMUNITY AND OTHER WORKERS BY SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, I THINK THERE'S SO MUCH BETTER USE FOR THIS LAND ONE THAT CAN BENEFIT THE CITY, THE COMMUN COMMUNION COMMUNITY AND UNION WORKERS.
NEXT PERSON WITH THEIR HAND RAISED IS ELLI ELLI.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
HI, THIS IS ELLI FROM CHERRY MANOR ASSOCIATION.
UH, WE'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GONNA BE MAINLY IMPACTED BY THIS PROJECT, AND WE TOTALLY AGAINST IT.
I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM.
I WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD TO BUY MY HOME.
NOW WE'RE SURROUNDED BY SO MANY WAREHOUSES, AND IT'S LIKE WE'RE THE FORGOTTEN ONES.
WE DON'T WANT THIS FACTORIES, THEY'RE IMPACTED OUR CHILDREN.
I WON'T BE ABLE TO EVEN LIKE WALK MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL.
THE NEXT PERSON WITH THEIR HAND RAISED IS MARIA.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MARIA, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF ON YOUR END.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU.
UM, I LIVE, I'VE BEEN LIVING ON 59TH STREET FOR OVER 30 YEARS, AND I'VE BEEN SEEING ALL THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN COMING ON.
AND LIKE THE PREVIOUS PE PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC, A LOT OF, UH, SMOKE.
THERE IS LIKE MANY SCHOOLS SURROUNDED BY THIS AREA.
AND I'M OPPOSED TO THIS, UM, PROJECT.
I KNOW LIKE EVERYBODY NEEDS A JOB, BUT WE ALSO NEED OUR, OUR LIFE IN ORDER TO BE HEALTHY AND WORK WE NEED TO STAY HEALTHY.
AND I'M OPPOSING INTO THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN THIS EVENING.
I, THE NEXT PERSON WITH HER HAND RAISE IS GMA.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU FOR, UM, ACCEPTING THIS CALL.
I LIVE IN THE AREA RIGHT HERE OFF OF CHERRY AND 63RD CALLING INTO, UM, OPPOSE THIS PROJECT.
ALTHOUGH THE BUILDING, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CREATION OF THE BUILDING AND ALL OF THAT, OF COURSE THEY MAY APPLY WITH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE CRITERIA.
BUT THESE TRUCKS AND THESE EXTRA CARS THAT ARE GONNA BE GOING UP AND DOWN CHERRY AVENUE WON'T NECESSARILY.
SO THERE'S GONNA BE THAT EMISSION THAT'S SMALL, THE POLLUTION, THE NOISE, AND ME BEING RELATED TO A TRUCK DRIVER.
I MEAN, THEY GO ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT.
SO THIS IS GONNA JUST BRING A LOT MORE TRAFFIC AND POSSIBLY FOOT TRAFFIC FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO GET THOSE JOBS AND DON'T HAVE CARS.
AND I THINK IT'S JUST GONNA PROVIDE A BIGGER DANGER, UM, AND JUST A, A DISARRAY TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ALREADY LOVE AND ENJOY, AND WE TRY TO KEEP IT SAFE FOR OUR FAMILIES.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION.
IF YOU'RE ADJOINING TELEPHONICALLY, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE.
ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION.
OR IF YOU'RE JOINING TELEPHONICALLY, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE.
WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON WITH THEIR HAND RAISED HUBBERT.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU, SIR.
UH, I LEAVE RIGHT, RIGHT NEXT TO, RIGHT NEXT TO THE BUILDING.
WHEN YOU, UH, TRY WHEN YOU HAVE, WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO HAVE THE PROJECT AND, UH, AND I THINK THAT OUR SERIES IS TOTALLY ALREADY REALLY BAD IN RED CONDITION.
THE SMOKE IS REALLY BAD AND THE TRAFFIC DOWN, DOWN, DOWN CHERRY
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STREET, IT WILL T INCREASE THE DANGER IN OUR AREA.I THINK THAT THE LONG BEACH HAS BEEN LEFT OUT WITHOUT ANY HELP, WITHOUT ANY ATTENTION.
AND THAT WILL PROVIDE EVEN MORE RISK AND MORE, UH, DIFFICULT TO FIND OUT PARKING SPACES OVER IN OUR AREA.
AND THE SMOKE IS A, IS A BIG, UH, A BIG ISSUE.
AND I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT THE JOB, AS, AS EVERYBODY SAYS, THEY'RE GREAT, YOU KNOW, THEY SOUND GOOD, BUT ALSO THE WAGES ARE NOT THAT, NOT THAT GREAT.
BUT, UH, I THINK THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO WE GUYS TO PROVIDE A BETTER ENVIRONMENT AND BETTER, UH, BETTER EMISSIONS.
THE NEXT PERSON WITH THEIR HAND RAISED IS, HUN, YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
I LIVE IN MY DISTRICT AND JURY MANNER.
UM, I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY STRONG OPPOSITION TOPO PROPOSE A DESTRUCTION OF THE 50 FOOT TALL 300 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE WITH 4 44 TRUCK BAYS AT 59TH 10TH CHERRY AVENUE.
THIS PROJECT CURRENTLY U UNDER CONSIDERATION PROPOSES SIGNIFICANT RISK CHARGE COMMUNITY THAT CANNOT BE OVERLOOKED ACCORDING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
TO REPORT EIR FOR THIS PROJECT, IT IS ANTICIPATED TO GENERATE BETWEEN 500 AND 1500 ADDITIONAL DAILY CAR AND TRUCK TRIPS ON CHERRY AVENUE.
THIS SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN TRAFFIC WHILE UNDOUBTEDLY EXACERBATE NOISE POLLUTION, ELEVATE EMISSIONS, AND HEIGHTENED SAFETY RISKS FOR OUR CHILDREN WHO WALK TO SCHOOL ALONG THIS ROUTE, THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY MUST BE A PRIORITY.
AND THE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THIS PROJECT ARE A CAUSE FOR GRAVE CONCERN.
WE RESPECTFULLY DEMAND THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN BE WITHHELD UNTIL THE CITY CONDUCTS A FORMAL PRESENTATION TO THE COMMUNITY.
THIS PRESENTATION SHOULD DETAIL THE SPECIFICS OF THE PROJECTS AS WELL AS THE MITIGATION MEASURES THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO THE PROJECT OF THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OUR RESIDENTS.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT OUR VOICES ARE HEARD AND OUR CONCERNS ARE JUST TRANSPARENTLY, THOROUGHLY, FOR ANY FURTHER SUBS ARE TAKEN FURTHER, THE POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS ON AIR QUALITY, NOISE LEVELS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY AT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ARE SIGNIFICANT.
WE URGE THE CITY TO PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ITS RESIDENTS BY SUING, ENSURING THAT ANY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE UNDERTAKEN WITH FULL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ROBUST MEASURES TO MITIGATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS.
NEXT PERSON WITH THEIR HAND RAISED IS KURT CANFIELD.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
KURT, GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF ON YOUR END.
OH, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? WE CAN HEAR YOU, SIR.
UH, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE COMMISSIONERS, WHICH IS, IS THIS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE, UM, FOR THE LAND THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? UH, RIGHT NOW IT'S, UH, AN UNUSED, UH, TANK FARM, AND, UH, AND IF THIS PASSES TONIGHT, IT'LL BE A WAREHOUSE.
UM, AND THAT'LL GENERATE A WHOLE LOT MORE TRIPS THAN AN UNUSED, UH, TANK FARM DOES.
UM, I HAVE A FEELING THAT WERE THIS PROJECT LOCATED IN A DIFFERENT PART OF LONG BEACH, OR IT WOULDN'T, THIS, THIS WOULDN'T BE IN FRONT OF YOU.
WE WOULDN'T BE VOTING ON THIS, UH, BECAUSE THE RESIDENTS WOULD SAY ABSOLUTELY NOT.
AND YOU WOULD LISTEN TO THOSE RESIDENTS.
UM, WELL, THE RESIDENTS ARE THERE NOW, UH, AND THEY'RE TELLING YOU, HEY, WE DON'T WANT THIS NEXT TO US.
UM, AS SOME OTHER COMMENTERS HAVE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PATTERN THAT KEEPS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT LONG BEACH.
THE HAMILTON, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD IS GONNA GET AN EXPANSION OF THE 91, AND THEY'RE GONNA LOSE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO GET A PARK THAT THE CITY HAS PROMISED FOR YEARS.
UH, WE'RE INCREASING TRIP TRAFFIC AND WE'RE DOING IT IN SERVICE OF THE PORT.
AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW, I, IS THIS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE? THAT'S ALL.
ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
OR IF YOU'RE JOINING TELEPHONICALLY, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE.
THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT THEN AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL COMMISSIONERS.
THIS IS, UM, BASICALLY THREE DIFFERENT MOTIONS.
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ONE VOTE? YES.
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MR. COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN, IF I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU.YOU CERTAINLY COULD SEPARATE IT OUT IF YOU WANTED TO.
YOU COULD VOTE FIRST ON THE CERTIFICATE.
YOU'RE REQUIRED TO VOTE FIRST ON THE CERTIFICATION OF THE EIR, AND THEN YOU COULD VOTE ON THE SITE PLAN REVIEW.
AND THEN THE THIRD ITEM WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS TO THE ZONE CHANGE.
SO I WOULD DO IT IN THREE SEPARATE VOTES, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ONE MOTION FOR ALL THREE.
SO WE WOULD'VE TO MODIFY OUR MOTION.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS THEN.
UM, THE CURRENT ZONING THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT LOCATION, DOES IT ALLOW THE SHOES? YES, UH, IT DOES ALLOW THIS USE.
UM, WHEN THIS PROJECT WAS FIRST BROUGHT FORWARD, UH, THERE WASN'T THAT ZONE CHANGE CONTEMPLATION, 'CAUSE THIS PROJECT WAS FIRST, UM, SUBMITTED IN JULY, 2022.
UM, NOW THAT WE'RE, UH, FURTHER ALONG IN OUR LAND USE SETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION, WE LOOKED AT THAT CONSISTENCY TABLE AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO DO THE REZONING TO THE MOST CONSISTENT, UM, ZONE THAT'S ADOPTED IN THE BOOKS, WHICH IS THE IL ZONE.
SO THIS IS REALLY OUR HOUSEKEEPING TO KINDA GET IT AS CLOSE AS WE CAN TO WHERE WE'RE WE'RE GOING WITH IT.
AND THEN THERE WERE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON EIO.
AND CHAIR, JUST, I MEAN, TO PUT A FINE POINT ON THAT, AND SOME OF THE TESTIMONY YOU HEARD IS NOT JUST HOUSEKEEPING, IT'S A MORE RESTRICTIVE ZONE.
SO IT'S PROVIDING ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS TO THE RESIDENTS THAT YOU HEARD FROM A LOT TONIGHT AND THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT SMOKE AND DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING TODAY.
NOT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT, BUT TODAY.
AND THIS WOULD DISALLOW THOSE USES THAT ARE ALLOWED IN IG TO TODAY, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SMOKESTACKS OR REFINERIES AND KIND OF THE USES OF YESTERDAY AND BE MORE RESTRICTIVE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE CAME UP WITH.
UM, AND THEN THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT WHY CAN'T YOU IMPOSE THE NEO INDUSTRIAL ZONE? WELL, AGAIN, WE CAN IMPOSE SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN WRITTEN YET ON A PROJECT THAT WAS FILED IN 2022.
AND THE PLANNING PROCESS, THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A CAT AND MOUSE GAME.
SO THE FACT THAT THIS PROJECT HAS EXPERIENCED MANY DELAYS AND HAS VOLUNTARILY MADE MANY POSITIVE CHANGES CAN'T BE THEN USED AGAINST THE PROJECT TO DELAY IT AND IMPOSE RULES UPON IT, THAT DID NOT EXIST AT THE TIME IT WAS FILED.
UH, YOU MENTIONED THE IRI UNDERSTAND THAT WAS VOLUNTARY.
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON ACCESS TO THE I AR PROCESS.
IT, I DON'T WANNA SAY IT'S RELATED TO WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, BUT IF WE COULD JUST SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC HOW DOES, AND VERY BRIEFLY, HOW DOES THAT THAT PUBLIC PROCESS WORK? WHEN THIS PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED, UM, WE, I TOOK A VESTED INTEREST IN IT AND I GATHERED UP AN INTERESTED PARTIES LIST SO THAT WHEN IT WAS SUBMITTED IN THE REITERATION THAT IT IS NOW, I MADE SURE THAT I HAD INTERESTED PARTIES.
UM, THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS IS GENERALLY TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WE SEND OUT A NOTICE OF PREPARATION, THAT WE ARE PREPARING AN EIR, UM, THAT'S GENERALLY LIKE A ONE PAGER.
UM, AND WE GIVE PEOPLE 30 DAYS TO COMMENT ON THAT.
THAT WENT TO ALL THE TENANTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 1000 FOOT RADIUS AS WELL AS THE INTERESTED PARTIES LIST.
UM, FROM THERE THEN OUR CQA CONSULTANT GOT BUSY WRITING THE DRAFT EIR, UM, THEY WROTE THE DRAFT EIR WE PUT IT UP ON OUR ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS WEBSITE.
WE ACTUALLY EVEN BROKE IT DOWN BY CHAPTER AND BY APPENDICES TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC TO GO TO DIRECTLY WHATEVER CHAPTER THEY MOST COMFORTABLY WANTED TO LOOK AT.
UM, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO SEARCH THROUGH, YOU KNOW, 3000 PAGES OF RIGHT, WHERE'S THE TRANSPORTATION SECTION? UM, WE HAD A 45 DAY PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD FOR THE DRAFT DIR.
AND AGAIN, WE SENT OUT EMAILS, LET TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AND TENANTS WITHIN 1000 FEET AS WELL AS THE INTERESTED PARTIES LIST.
WE GOT COMMENTS BACK, UM, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 45 DAY PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD.
THOSE ARE ADDRESSED IN THE FINAL EIR.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO, I ALSO SENT OUT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES FOR THE LAST MEETING THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, BUT ALSO THIS MEETING TO THOSE SAME GROUPS, 1000 FEET PROPERTY OWNERS AND TENANTS AND THE ARRESTED PARTIES LIST.
SO THERE'S BEEN AMPLE TIME FOR PEOPLE TO PROVIDE COMMENT.
AND THEN JUST TO CLARIFY, I HEARD A COMMENT ON THE GROUND POLLUTION.
THE GROUND POLLUTION IS EXISTING FROM THE INDUSTRIAL USE THAT WAS THERE BEFORE.
UH, I DON'T IMAGINE THAT THIS NEW USE WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO IT AND, UH, THEY WILL ALSO HELP THE PARTY THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE IN THEIR REMEDIATION
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EFFORTS FOR IT.IS THAT CORRECT? THE GROUND POLLUTION ACTUALLY STEMS FROM THE FORMER REFINERY.
THAT IS WHERE THAT, AS SOMEONE MENTIONED, HALF MILLION SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE BUILDING IS ON THE CORNER OF ARTESIA AND PARAMOUNT.
THAT IS WHERE THE POLLUTION STEMS FROM.
AND OVER THE YEARS, IT HAS MIGRATED DOWN THROUGH, UNDER THE GROUND TO UNDER A PORTION OF THIS PROPERTY.
THIS APPLICANT, THIS DEVELOPER, IS WORKING WITH THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD TO PUT IN MEASURES SO THAT NOT ONLY WILL THE PROPERTY BE CLEANED UP TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY, BUT THEY WILL ALSO BE PUTTING IN A BARRIER UNDER THE BUILDING, WHICH WILL, YOU KNOW, ELIMINATE ANY ISSUES FOR WORKERS IN THE BUILDING OR ANYBODY ON SITE.
SO IT DOES SOUND LIKE DEFINITELY AN IMPROVEMENT.
AND THEN IF THEY ARE INSTALLING A 2.6 MEGAWATT, UM, SOLAR SYSTEM, IT DOES SEEM LIKE EV TRUCK CHARGING WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT AS OUR TRUCKS FOR THE FLEET ARE STARTING TO TRANSITION OVER TO ELECTRIC, THAT THIS FACILITY WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE.
COMMISSIONER CASTILLO, THANK YOU.
YOU ADDRESSED SEVERAL ITEMS THAT I WAS GOING TO, UH, UH, PROPOSE AS WELL, OR AT LEAST ASK, UH, IF STAFF COULD ALSO ELABORATE.
'CAUSE THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED BY SOME OF THE, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE, UH, AROUND OPERATING HOURS AND, AND, UH, POTENTIAL IMPACTS.
COULD YOU SPEAK TO ITEM 20 AND THE CONDITIONAL USE, UM, AS WELL AND KIND OF ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE, OR AT LEAST EXPAND ON THAT CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL? EXCUSE ME, THAT SPEAKS TO THE OPERATING HOURS.
UM, I DO, THEY DO FOR, FOR CERTAIN, IT'S THE BOTTOM OF PAGE FOUR.
UM, FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PART, THEY HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE CITY'S CODE WITH TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION HOURS.
UM, NO MORE, UM, IN TERMS OF OPERATING HOURS, WE DO NOT HAVE A CONDITION OF APPROVAL IN HERE FOR OPERATING HOURS.
UM, THIS BUILDING IS BEING BUILT ON SPEC THAT WE HAVE NOT, WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE FUTURE TENANT COULD BE AT THIS TIME.
AND TO YOUR POINT ABOUT, UH, CONDITION 20, UM, SO THAT DOES, UM, HELP SPELL OUT EXISTING REGULATION, WHICH ARE, WHICH IS OUR NOISE ORDINANCE, TO ENSURE THAT ANY OPERATIONS WOULD MAINTAIN BELOW, UH, THE NOISE LIMITATIONS.
AND THOSE LIMITATIONS ARE, UH, 45 DECIBELS, UH, DURING THE NIGHTTIME.
UM, ONE THING I WANTED, I I, I'M ALWAYS, UH, VERY, UM, ATTENTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMING TO, TO OUR MEETINGS BECAUSE I CERTAINLY, WE WOULD DO WELCOME THE FEEDBACK.
UH, ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO SHARE, UM, AS IT RELATES TO THIS, BECAUSE THIS ISN'T EXACTLY AN INTERACTIVE PROCESS, WE CAN'T GET INTO A DEBATE TONIGHT.
IT IS A, A, A HEARING FOR THE MOST PART.
UM, BUT I DO WANT THE, THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE HERE VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL FACTORS THAT WE CAN, UM, OBVIOUSLY THE, THE COMMUNITY, UH, IS ALSO MOST IMPORTANTLY IMPACTED HERE IN, IN, IN ALL OF THAT.
BUT AS A CITY, UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF THE CONCERNS AND THERE WAS A, A GENERAL THEME THAT I KIND OF NOTED AS, AS IT RELATES TO SOME OF THE OBJECTIONS, UH, ONE OF THEM BEING AROUND THE ZONING.
AND I THINK THERE'S A MISCONCEPTION THAT WE'RE SOMEHOW MAKING AN EXCEPTION FOR THEM.
UM, THIS IS PART OF THE OVERALL MASTER PLAN, AND I'M NOT GONNA GO INTO A WHOLE EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR ON IT, BUT THERE ARE LAYERS OF PLANNING THAT WE HAVE.
AND ONE OF THEM BEING THAT THIS AREA HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED TO BE REDUCED AS, AS THE DIRECTOR MENTIONED EARLIER, TO BE MORE RESTRICTIVE AROUND THE USES, UH, INDUSTRIAL USES, ET CETERA.
SO THEY CURRENTLY CAN AND DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES THERE, WHICH IS THE EXISTING USE.
UM, EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN, UH, RELATIVELY ABANDONED NOW, IT'S BECOMING MORE RESTRICTIVE AS A TRANSITIONAL SPACE BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO ALTHOUGH WE, UM, LOVE, I'M A HUGE ADVOCATE OF HOUSING AND MORE HOUSING IN THE CITY, ESPECIALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, WE CAN'T JUMP THAT CURB EXACTLY ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, UH, DIRECTLY, BUT IT IS A, A TRANSITION.
SO I DID WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT IN THAT.
AND I'M ALWAYS ALSO A BIG, UH, PERSON THAT'S ANTI BLIGHT IN THAT AREA WHEN I DRIVE AROUND THERE.
AND I, I DID LIVE IN THE, IN NORTH LONG BEACH FOR MANY YEARS, UM, AND I'M IN THAT AREA FREQUENTLY.
UM, THAT'S AN EYESORE AND LEAST IT'S PROGRESS.
IT'S TAN, YOU KNOW, MINOR PROGRESS, BUT AT LEAST IT'S PROGRESS.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DEVELOPER IS, IS WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND DOING THEIR BEST TO MAKE THIS THE BEST POSSIBLE, UM, FACILITY IT CAN BE.
UM, AND THEN, UH, THE LAST THING I'LL, I'LL MENTION IN TERMS OF, UH, FOR STAFF IS AS IT RELATES TO THE OPERATING HOURS, 'CAUSE I DO, UM, HAVE CONCERNS AROUND THE OPERATING HOURS IN
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GENERAL, ONCE A TENANT IS IN PLACE, UM, WHAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE HERE TO POSSIBLY BRING THAT BACK, UH, AS IT RELATES TO THE ACTUAL FINAL TENANT, BECAUSE THAT IS A, A POTENTIAL CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNITY.SO, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS WITHIN THE NOISE ORDINANCE, BUT YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT UNIQUE IN INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS TO BUILD A, A BUILDING ON SPEC.
SO I, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO PROVIDE A DISPOSITION ON, ON THEIR REQUEST THIS EVENING.
SO I DON'T THINK IT CAN COME BACK TO THIS COMMISSION, BUT I WOULD BE FULLY COMFORTABLE ADDING A CONDITION THAT, UM, UPON, UM, SUBMITTAL OF A BUSINESS LICENSE REQUEST, WHICH WOULD BE AN, A REAL TENANT, UM, THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE LANDLORD, UM, SUBMIT AN OPERATIONS AND NOISE CONTROL PLAN TO, UH, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AND WE WOULD EVALUATE FACTORS INCLUDING NOISE, TRUCK ROUTES, OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICIES, UM, POLLUTION CONTROLS AND OTHER MATTERS AS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO THIS ENTITLEMENT.
I THINK THAT WE WOULD DO THAT AS A MATTER OF COURSE, BUT ADDING THAT, UH, CONDITION WOULD PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY, UM, THE ASSURANCE THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE SEEKING FROM THIS, UH, COMMISSION AND WOULD ALSO KEEP ALL OF US, YOU KNOW, LEGAL AND, AND WE HAD TO PULL MIKE OUT OF RETIREMENT TO COME, UH, VISIT WITH US TONIGHT.
UM, AND I DON'T WANT TO PULL HIM OUT OF RETIREMENT AGAIN BECAUSE WE'RE IN A LAWSUIT, RIGHT? SO WE WANNA MEET THE, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS, BUT ALSO MEET, UM, OUR LEGAL OBLIGATION.
SO I DON'T THINK WE CAN DEFER, YOU KNOW, SORT OF, UH, THE LAND USE DECISION BY BRINGING IT BACK TO THIS COMMISSION, BUT I THINK, UH, YOUR STAFF WORKING ON YOUR BEHALF CAN, CAN MANAGE THAT MIGHT CLARIFY FOR ME, UM, AS VERBOSE AS THAT WAS, IF COMMISSIONER CASTILLO WANTED TO ADD THAT ON AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, THAT CONDITION OF APPROVAL THAT THE DIRECTOR JUST ARTICULATED EXACTLY, IT WOULD BE, UH, AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION OF APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT.
JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT WOULD BE THAT AS A REQUIREMENT, ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL IS ONCE A TENANT WAS IDENTIFIED, THEY WOULD SUBMIT A OPERATIONS PLAN, NOISE CONTROL PLAN TO THE, UH, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR APPROVAL.
AND WE DO HAVE A RECORDING OF THE VERBIAGE THAT, UH, THE DIRECTOR HAD.
SO THAT'LL BE INCORPORATED IN FULL IN THE FINAL, UH, CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, COMMISSIONER TON.
I, I, I WANT TO AGREE WITH A LOT OF THE CONCERNS THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD.
I MEAN, I LOOKED THROUGH THE MOBILITY PLAN AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE TRUCK ROUTES AND YOU KNOW, I USED TO LIVE ON REDONDO RIGHT AT SEVENTH STREET AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW HOW MUCH TRUCK TRAFFIC GOES THROUGH THERE AND THAT WASN'T A TRUCK ROUTE, YOU KNOW, SO I CAN DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND HOW DISRUPTIVE THAT WAS OR WOULD WOULD BE.
IS, UM, THIS IS KIND OF A QUESTION OUT OF THE BLUE, SO THERE MAY NOT BE AN ANSWER RIGHT NOW ABOUT IT, BUT THE MOBILITY ELEMENT HAS CHERRY AVENUE AS A STREET THAT IS, HAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A CHARACTER CHANGE.
MY CONCERN IS, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY THOUGHT ON WHAT THAT CHARACTER CHANGE MIGHT LOOK LIKE, BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT BY BUILDING NEW FACILITIES THERE, WE ARE PREVENTING THAT WHICH, YOU KNOW, THAT STREET FROM BEING, YOU KNOW, IMPROVED WHERE THERE'S HOUSING PEOPLE LIVE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET.
WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, TRUCK ROUTES CUTTING THROUGH.
THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME PARTS OF CHERRY THAT ARE PART OF THE HIGH INJURY NETWORK.
I DON'T THINK A TRUCK ROUTE, YOU KNOW, BUILDING NEW W WAREHOUSE SPACE IS GONNA REALLY HELP THAT.
UM, SO I GUESS THAT THE, I I GUESS I, I, I, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IF, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT ANYONE CAN REMEMBER ABOUT WHAT THAT CHARACTER CHANGE MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR CHERRY AVENUE? YEAH, SO THAT CHARACTER CHANGE, UM, REFERS TO THE PHYSICAL LAYOUT OF THE, THE STREET.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY REFER TO IT NO LONGER BEING A TRUCK ROUTE OR CHANGES TO THE ADJACENT LAND USES, BUT I DO WANNA, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT INTERNALLY, AND I DO WANT TO DISCUSS THIS A LITTLE BIT.
SO WE'RE NOT DOING BIKE ROUTES CORRECTLY IF THEY CONNECT HOUSING TO HOUSING BECAUSE PEOPLE LIVE IN HOUSING AND THEY GO SHOPPING AND THEY GO TO WORK, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE FOLKS, UM, THAT VISIT AREAS IN THE PORT COMPLEX.
WE HAVE FOLKS THAT VISIT AREAS IN THE INDUSTRIAL PART OF THE WEST SIDE ON BIKE, ON FOOT ON BUS.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE THOSE
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MOBILITY OPTIONS, INCLUDING IN INDUSTRIAL.UH, IT'S MORE COMPLICATED, IT'S MORE DIFFICULT AND WE, THERE'S NOT A PERFECT PLAYBOOK FOR HOW TO DO THAT.
BUT THIS PROJECT IS CONDITIONED TO AT LEAST ALONG THEIR FRONTAGE, COMPLY WITH FUTURE BIKE IMPROVEMENTS, UM, TO THE BENEFIT OF, OF PUBLIC WORKS.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.
UM, AND I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE, WE FIND SOLUTIONS WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITIES.
THIS SITE IS NOT GOING TO BE HOUSING THE GROUNDWATER POLLUTION THAT WE ALL TALKED ABOUT, JUST SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.
IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT REMEDIATION STANDARD FOR A RESIDENTIAL USE AND THERE WOULD BE NO VIABLE PROJECT ANY OF, IF THERE WAS A VIABLE PROJECT, WE ON THE STAFF TABLE WOULD NEVER SUPPORT THAT.
'CAUSE THIS ISN'T AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION TO ADD ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL.
SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS HOW WE CAN HAVE A JOB PRODUCING USE.
WE CAN LIMIT IMPACTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WE CAN ADDRESS OUR MOBILITY NEEDS AND WE CAN BALANCE ALL OF THOSE FACTORS AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE PERFECT.
UM, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE STATUS QUO AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, MOVE US TOWARDS THOSE LONG RANGE, UH, CITY GOALS.
AND THEN IF I COULD ADD, I WAS ABLE TO PULL UP IN THE MOBILITY ELEMENT, UM, PAGE FIVE SHOWS, UH, MAP 16, WHICH IS OPPORTUNITY FOR STREET CARICATURE CHANGE.
AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, CHERRY IS ON THERE, BUT ONLY SOUTH OF MARKET STREET.
SO THIS PORTION OF CHERRY IS NOT, UH, PART OF WHAT WAS CONTEMPLATED FOR THAT, UH, CHARACTER CHANGE.
SO CERTAINLY PORTIONS OF CHERRY, BUT NOT, UH, THIS FAR NORTH.
WELL, AND I I I WOULD JUST WANT TO MENTION THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IN ORDER TO GET TO THAT SITE, IT WOULD'VE TO MAINTAIN IT BE MAINTAINED AS A TRUCK ROUTE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND LIKE THAT PART THAT'S IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING ISN'T GONNA BE CHANGED, BUT IF YOU HAVE TRUCKS DRIVING THROUGH, YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE 11 OR 12 FOOT LANES.
YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN PROBABLY TWO LANES IN EITHER DIRECTION, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE FULL WIDTH OF THE STREET, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS MORE REFERRING TO, UM, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE A LOT OF THE FOLKS, I DON'T HAVE THE MAP IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW, BUT A LOT OF THE FOLKS AT LIKE CHERRY MANOR WOULD PROBABLY BE BENEFITED BY THAT CHARACTER CHANGE.
IS THAT, IS THAT THE CASE? I I DON'T HAVE THE MAP IN FRONT OF ME, SO SORRY.
IS IT THE CASE? WELL, AT RISK OF BEING ARGUMENTATIVE, THAT COULD BE THE CASE OR THAT COULD NOT BE THE CASE.
I MEAN, THE TRUCK ROUTE COULD BE THE FREEWAY AND YOU EXIT THE FREEWAY AND GO SOUTH, WHICH WOULD NOT CONSTRAIN THE CITY FROM MAKING CHANGES TO THE TRUCK ROUTE SOUTH OF MARKET STREET CONSIDERABLY SOUTH OF THIS SITE, WHICH IS THE MAP THAT ALLISON WAS REFERRING TO.
SO, I MEAN, MAYBE WE'RE NOT UNDERSTANDING YOUR COMMENT COMMISSIONER, BUT I I WAS NOT ASKING YOU TO PREDICT THE FUTURE.
I WAS MORE JUST POSING A HYPOTHETICAL IF THAT I, I I WAS BASICALLY SAYING I DON'T HAVE THE MAP IN FRONT OF ME, SO I CAN'T TELL IF THE FOLKS THAT LIVE HERE WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THAT CHARACTER CHANGE WITH THE STREET OUT IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.
WELL, THE FOLKS THAT LIVE HERE ARE BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF THIS SITE.
THERE'S A VARIETY OF FOLKS HERE, BUT THE CHARACTER CHANGE MARKET STREET IS CONSIDERABLY SOUTH OF THIS SITE AND SOUTH OF MOST OF THE FOLKS THAT SPOKE THIS EVENING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONERS? SEEING NONE, IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE OR ACTUALLY WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A YES FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THAT MOTION? I WOULD, UM, AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION THAT WE ADD A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, UH, STIPULATING.
AND I'LL LET THE STAFF, UH, HANDLE THE PARTICULARS OF THE WORDING, BUT ADDING STIPULATION THAT THE, UM, DURING THE BUSINESS LICENSING PHASE, UH, WHEN THAT TENANT IS IDENTIFIED, THAT, UH, NOISE, UH, UH, PLAN AND CONTROL NOISE CONTROL PLAN WOULD BE INCLUDED AND REVIEWED BY THIS, BY THE DIRECTOR, UH, AS PART OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
AND VICE CHAIR, WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? I WOULD.
SO WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT WITH A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT'S BEEN APPROVED AND COMMISSIONER CASTILLO, I THINK THAT'S A, A GREAT ADDITION TO THIS MOTION.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT MANY OF THE CONSTITUENTS THAT HAVE CALLED IN WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT.
SO THIS GIVES EVEN AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF, UH, OVERSIGHT FOR THE CITY ON THAT.
AND CHAIR LEWIS, ARE WE GONNA TAKE THREE SEPARATE VOTES? NO, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO JUST TAKE THE MOTION THAT WE HAVE WITH THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
UH, MADAME CLERK, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE VOTE.
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COMMISSIONER CLEMSON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE A VOICE VOTE, I'M GONNA VOTE NO THANK YOU.AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
I KNOW THAT WAS A LONG HEARING AND THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND EXPRESSING YOUR, UH, OPINION ON THE MATTER THIS EVENING IN FRONT OF US ALL.
YOU GUYS OKAY TO KEEP GOING? YEAH, IF WE COULD HAVE THE NEXT ITEM PLEASE.
[5. 24-54197 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE-18-190; and Approve Site Plan Review (SPR18-045), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval thereto, for the remodel and expansion (20,179-square-feet) of an existing private club building and outdoor areas (operated by the Long Beach Yacht Club) in conjunction with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP22-027) for operation of a private club and a Conditional Use Permit (CUP22-028) for the onsite service of alcoholic beverages (Type 51 – Club) located at 6201 Appian Way within the Park (P) Zoning District. (District 3) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO ACCEPT CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION CE DASH 18 DASH ONE 90 AND APPROVE SITE PLAN, REVIEW AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THERETO FOR THE REMODEL AND EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING PRIVATE CLUB BUILDING AND OUTDOOR AREA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR OPERATION OF A PRIVATE CLUB AND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE ONSITE SERVICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LOCATED AT 6 2 0 1 APPIAN WAY WITHIN THE PARK ZONING DISTRICT, DISTRICT Z, EXCUSE ME, DISTRICT THREE.CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? SO MOVED.
THIS TIME CASTILLO BEAT YOU TO IT.
COMMISSIONER CASTILLO, WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT, PLEASE.
UH, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS PROJECT PLANNER GINA CASTS WILL PROVIDE THIS, UH, PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF NAPLES ISLAND AS SHOWN ON THE MAP.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, IT'S LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF APPIAN WAY SOUTH OF SECOND STREET.
THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN END OF BASIN FOR MARINA PARKING LOT WITHIN THE ALAMEDOS BAY MARINA.
ALAMEDOS BAY BORDERS THE SITE ON THE NORTHERN, EASTERN AND SOUTHERN BOUNDARIES OF THE PROJECT SITE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE PARK ZONING DISTRICT AND THE GENERAL AND THE MIXED USE DISTRICT OF THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN IN THE CITY'S 1989 GENERAL PLAN.
THE SITE IS ALSO LOCATED WITHIN THE COASTAL ZONE WITHIN THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION'S ORIGINAL PERMIT JURISDICTION PROPERTIES IN THIS AREA.
THE COASTAL ZONE MUST OBTAIN LOCAL ENTITLEMENTS FROM THE CITY, BUT ALSO OBTAIN COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS DIRECTLY FROM THE COASTAL COMMISSION.
WHATEVER ACTION THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY TAKE TONIGHT IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION OR ADJUSTMENT BY THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS DEVELOPED WITH TWO, WITH A TWO STORY BUILDING THEY USE AS THEIR CLUBHOUSE.
THERE IS A STORAGE BUILDING ALSO ON SITE.
THE PHOTOS ABOVE SHOW THE TWO STORY MAIN BUILDING FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES.
THE BUILDING FEATURES A LARGE CROSS GABLE ROOF SYSTEM WITH POST AND BEAM CONSTRUCTION.
THE BUILDING EXTERIOR WALLS FEATURE A COMBINATION OF WHITE WOOD SIDING, WHITE STUCCO AND WHITE BRICK, LARGE GLASS WINDOW AND DOOR SYSTEMS ALLOW VIEWS OF THE WATER.
THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING FRONTAGE IS CANTILEVERED FORWARD, CREATING A PORTICO SHARE, WHICH IS USED FOR VEHICLE UNLOADING, LOADING AND UNLOADING, AND PROVIDES COVERED PEDESTRIAN ENTRY INTO THE BUILDING.
THE PROJECT SITE TOTALS 89,571 SQUARE FEET, AN AREA MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 325 FEET BY 275 FEET.
IT'S IMPROVED WITH THE 22,900 SQUARE FOOT TWO STORY CLUBHOUSE BUILDING, UH, 9,600 SQUARE FOOT OUTDOOR POOL AREA, AND A GATED SURFACE PARKING LOT WITH 72 VEHICLE PARKING SPACES.
THE SITE IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE.
IN 1960, THE CITY ENTERED INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THIS LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB, WHICH GRANTED USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE.
THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1960 AND IT'S BEEN USED AS A CLUBHOUSE FOR THE YACHT CLUB EVER SINCE.
OVER THE 64 YEARS, ADDITIONAL BUILDING PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR SMALL BUILDING EXPANSIONS, INTERIOR REMODELING, AND INSTALLATION OF A SWIMMING POOL, CONSTRUCTION OF EXTERIOR DECKING, AND A STORAGE BUILDING.
THE LEASE HAS BEEN EXTENDED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 1960.
THE YACHT, THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB IS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION WHICH FOCUSES ON SAILING AND SAILING EVENTS.
IT'S A MEMBER CLUB WITH A THOUSAND MEMBERS.
THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO REMODEL THE EXISTING TWO STORY BUILDING, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO
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STORY EDITION, THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING POOL AND POOL DECKING TOTALING 909,600 SQUARE FEET, AN AREA THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW POOL, NEW SPAS, A CHILDREN'S, UH, SPLASH POOL, AND NEW POOL DECKING IN THE SAME AREA.THE PROJECT REQUIRES APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN REVIEW BECAUSE IT'S LOCATED IN CITY LAND, IT ALSO REQUIRES TWO CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS, WHICH WILL BE EXPLAINED LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION.
THE AREAS OF EXPANSION ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE.
HERE'S A RENDERING OF THE PROJECT, UH, WOULD LOOK LIKE, UH, IF APPROVED.
UH, THE LARGER EXPANSION IS LOCATED IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MAIN BUILDING.
AS STATED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE PROPOSED EXPANSION WOULD INCLUDE THE DEMOLITION AND REBUILDING OF EXISTING AREAS AND CREATE NEW HABITABLE AND NON INHABITABLE MECHANICAL STORAGE FLOOR AREAS.
THE SLIDE SHOWS THE GROUND FLOOR EXPANSION AREAS, WHICH ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED.
THE TWO SMALLER EXPANSIONS ON THE RIGHT OF THE SCREEN WILL EXPAND NEW AREAS FOR DINING SPACE AND NEW OFFICES.
THE LARGER EXPANSION AREA CONSISTS OF AREA ALREADY PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED WITH MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND STORAGE ROOMS LOCATED BENEATH THE POOL, POOL, DECKING AND POOL STORAGE, BUILDING THE DEMOLITION OF THE 450 SQUARE FOOT STORAGE ROOM POOL, POOL DECKING AND STORAGE AND MECHANICAL ROOMS BELOW THE POOL WILL MAKE WAY FOR THE GROUND FLOOR EXPANSION.
THE GROUND FLOOR EXPANSION WILL CREATE A LOWER LEVEL LOBBY CLASSROOMS, A MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, BATHROOMS, LOCKER ROOMS, KITCHEN STORAGE, GENERAL STORAGE, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND POOL EQUIPMENT ROOMS. THE GROUND FLOOR EXPANSION TOTALS FI 15,709 SQUARE FEET OF AREA OF THAT AREA.
UH, 6,362 SQUARE FEET IS HABITABLE THE BALANCE.
9,347 SQUARE FEET IS NON HABITABLE SPACE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE GROUND FLOOR ADDITION IS FULLY CONNECTED TO THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE MAIN BUILDING.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE SECOND FLOOR EXPANSION AREAS.
THE NEW AREAS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED.
THE MAIN BUILDING SECOND FLOOR LEVEL IS NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE NEW ADDITION.
SMALL ADDITIONS ON THE MAIN BUILDING INCLUDE DINING ROOM EXPANSION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
THE LEFT SIDE EXPANSION WILL CREATE 50, A NEW 53 LINEAL FOOT BAR AND SMALL KITCHEN AREA.
THE LARGER BUILDING EXPANSION WILL BE LOCATED WHERE THE POOL STORAGE BUILDING IS LOCATED TODAY.
THE EXPANSION INCLUDES A POOL LOBBY, A POOL FOOD SERVICE BAR, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM BATHROOM STORAGE ROOMS TOTALING 4,470 SQUARE FEET IN AREA.
THE INTERIOR OF THE MAIN BUILDING WILL BE MODIFIED TO EXPAND DINING ROOM CAPACITY, UPGRADE A DA ACCESS AND GENERAL KITCHEN UPGRADES, A NEW POOL, TWO SMALL SPAS, AND A CHILDREN'S SPLASH POOL.
A NEW POOL DECKING WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING POOL LOCATED IN THE SAME AREA.
THE NEW POOL DECKING WILL CONNECT THE MAIN BUILDING TO THE ADDITION.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PROPOSED, UH, 2,300 SQUARE FOOT ROOF DECK LOCATED ABOVE THE NEW ADDITION.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS RENDERINGS FOR THE PROJECT AT DIFFERENT ANGLES.
THE NEW ADDITION WILL MATCH THE EXISTING BUILDING AND EXTERIOR FINISHES AND SIMILAR ROOF LINES.
GABLE ROOF SYSTEMS ARE REPEATED ON ALL SIDES OF THE NEW ADDITION, WHICH PROVIDE CON CONTINUITY AND DESIGN.
A NUCLEAR STORY STRUCTURE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OVER THE EXISTING BUILDING, WHICH WILL BRING IN NATURAL LIGHT ABOVE THEIR GRAND UM, STAIRCASE.
THE EXTERIOR WALLS WILL FEATURE SIMILAR WHITE HORIZONTAL WOOD SIDING AND ALUMINUM WINDOW SLIDING GLASS DOOR SYSTEMS. THE EXISTING CABLE RAILING WILL BE REPLACED WITH GLASS RAILINGS AS CONDITIONED.
ALL NEW GLASS FEATURES ON THE BUILDING SHALL INCLUDE BIRD SAFE TREATMENTS LIMITING, UH, UM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ULTRAVIOLET COATINGS AND FROSTED GLASS, UH, AND LIMITED REFLECT, UH, REFLECT ABILITY COEFFICIENTS.
THE EXPANSION MEETS ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THE PARK ZONING DISTRICT, SUCH AS DESIGN TREATMENT AND FINISHES, WHICH WILL BLEND IN TO, UM, THE OPEN AND THE LANDSCAPED AREAS SURROUNDING THE BUILDING.
PARKING IS PROVIDED IN THE GATED PARKING LOT EXCLUSIVE FOR THE YACHT CLUB MEMBERS, WHICH IS WILL REMAIN IN USE AS PART OF THE PROJECT BASIN.
FOUR MARINA PARKING LOT PROVIDES A TOTAL OF 316 PARKING SPACES THAT ARE SHARED WITH THE GENERAL
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PUBLIC AND BOAT OWNERS WHO HOLD PARKING PERMITS ISSUED BY THE MARINE BUREAU.THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB HAS 46 MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED PARKING PERMITS, WHICH ALLOW UP TO FOUR CARS TO PARK IN THE BASIN FOR A PARKING LOT BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LEASED BOAT SLIP WITHIN THE BASIN.
THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB MEMBERS HAVE A TOTAL OF 118 AVAILABLE PARKING SPACES FOR THEIR USE.
A PARKING DEMAND ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED FOR THE PROJECT AND IT INCORPORATES TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN, UH, TO HELP REDUCE THE PARKING DEMAND.
THE TRANSPORTATION DE, UM, DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN INCLUDES, BUT IT'S NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OF BOATS DURING THE UNIQUE, UH, THE USE OF BOATS DUE TO THE UNIQUE LOCATION OF THE CLUB AND PRESENCE OF PUBLIC GUEST BOAT DOCKS ABUTTING THE CLUB.
THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES INCENTIVES FOR CLUB MEMBERS TO ARRIVE AND DEPART IN PERSONAL BOATS, UM, USAGE OF THE CITY BIKE SHARE ELECTRIC SCOOTER PROGRAMS AND USE OF ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MEMBERS, GUESTS, AND EMPLOYEES SUCH AS GOLF CARTS, CAR SHARING, ET CETERA.
THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES METHODS TO INCENTIVIZE, INCENTIVIZE THE CHANGE IN MODES IN TO INCLUDE ESTABLISHING MORE GOLF CART PARKING STALLS, UM, MARKING A FIXED PICKUP AREA FOR CAR SHARE SERVICES, PROVIDING MERCHANDISE DISCOUNT FROM MEMBERS USING ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION MODES, AND PROVIDE EDUCATION ON THE CITY'S FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE.
THE CIRCUIT WITH THE CURRENT CLUB MEMBERS USAGE OF ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION OTHER THAN RELIANCE ON PERSONAL VEHICLES AND THE TDM PROGRAM TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON DAILY VEHICLE TRIPS.
IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT THE PARKING SUPPLY WILL SUPPORT THE PARKING DEMAND FOR THE EXPANSION CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATING TO IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING THE TDM PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING PARKING IMPACTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND MARINA.
THEREFORE, WITH THE PROPOSED TDM MEASURES, THE EXPANSION TO THE YACHT CLUB WOULD NOT EXACERBATE THE CURRENT AND FUTURE PARKING CONDITIONS.
THE PURPOSE OF A CUP IS TO ALLOW THE REVIEW OF A PROPOSED USE TO DETERMINE IF IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT USES OR CAN BE MADE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING USES WITH THE IMPO IMPOSITION OF CONDITIONS.
THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB WAS FOUND IN 1920 TO FAC FACILITATE A MOTOR RACE BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND LONG AND LONG BEACH.
THE FIRST CLUBHOUSE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE WATER IN 1963 ON LAND THAT IS NOW OWNED BY THE PORT OF LONG BEACH IN 1960.
THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB MOVED ITS CLUBHOUSE TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION.
THE PRIVATE CLUB USE BECAME NON-CONFORMING, LEGAL NON-CONFORMING DUE TO UPDATES IN THE ZONING CODE, WHICH REQUIRES PRIVATE CLUBS TO OBTAIN A CUP IN THE PARK ZONING DISTRICT.
TO FACILITATE THE BUILDING EXPANSION, THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING APPROVAL OF A CUP TO LEGALIZE A PART PRIVATE CLUB LAND USE THAT HAS CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED AT THIS LOCATION FOR 64 YEARS.
AS STATED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE PRIVATE CLUB IS A THOUSAND MEMBER CLUB, WHICH FOCUSES ON SAILING AND SAILING EVENTS.
THE CLUB RUNS INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL REGIONAL COURSES AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR BOATING RACE OFFICIALS, UMPIRES AND JUDGES, THE JUDGE, THE CLUB ADMINISTRATES PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE AQUATIC SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, SAILING EDUCATION, AND CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING FOR THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY.
THE LOCATION OF THE SITE IN THE ALTOS BAY MARINA HAS A DIRECT RELATION TO THE COASTAL DEPENDENT USES THAT THE CLUB FACILITATES, INCLUDING THE LEASE BOAT SLIPPED IN BASIN FOUR.
THE FACILITY SERVES BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER, AND OFFERS A FULL SERVICE BAR AND LOUNGE SERVICES FOR ITS MEMBERS AND INVITED GUESTS, WHICH OPERATES FROM TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 8:00 AM THROUGH 11:00 PM THE USE IS UNIQUE.
IT'S A UNIQUE COASTAL DEPENDENT USE THAT SUPPORTS MANY LOCAL INITIATIVES THAT BRING MEMBERS AND VISITORS TO THE COAST.
AS THE CLUB HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR THE PAST 64 YEARS AND THE LEASE AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED SEVERAL TIMES NOW, THE STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ISSUANCE OF A CUP FOR THE OPERATION OF A PRIVATE CLUB WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE NEIGHBORING LAND USES OR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
AND THE USE HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE ADJACENT BAY AND MARINA.
THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB CURRENTLY MAINTAINS ONE FULL SERVICE BAR PROVIDING ALCOHOL SERVICE TO MEMBERS AND GUESTS AND HOLDS A TYPE 51 CLUB LICENSE, UH, WITH A BC, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN 1994.
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THE SALE OF ALCOHOL IN THE PARK ZONING DISTRICT REQUIRES A GRANTING OF A CUP.THE CLUB BECAME LEGAL NONCONFORMING DUE TO THE PREVIOUS UPDATES IN THE CODE, WHICH NOW REQUIRES CUP FOR ALCOHOL SALES.
TO FACILITATE THE BUILDING EXPANSION AND INTERIOR REMODEL TO EXPAND BAR AREAS, THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING APPROVAL OF A CUP FOR ONSITE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE SALES.
IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE GRANTING OF A CUP, WE ANALYZE HOW MANY EXISTING LICENSES CURRENTLY OPERATING WITHIN THE CENSUS TRACK WHETHER THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN A HIGH CRIME AREA, WHETHER THE SITE IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SCHOOLS OR PARKS, AND IF THERE'S SUFFICIENT ONSITE PARKING FOR THE USE.
IF APPROVED, THE PROJECT WOULD MAINTAIN TWO FULL SERVICE BARS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY A THOU A HUNDRED LINEAL FEET LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
ACCORDING TO A BC LICENSE REPORT, THE SITE IS LOCATED WITH THE, WITHIN A CENSUS DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE OFFSITE ALCOHOL LICENSES.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 20 LICENSES, UH, FOR ON-PREMISE SALES WITHIN THE CENSUS TRACK.
THE MAJORITY OF THESE LICENSES IN THE TRACK ARE LOCATED ALONG SECOND STREET WHERE MANY RESTAURANTS AND BARS ARE LOCATED ON THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR.
NO ADDITIONAL ALCOHOL LICENSE IS REQUESTED UNDER THE CUP.
THIS GRANTING OF THE CUP WOULD NOT CONTRIBUTE FURTHER TO AN OVER CONCENTRATION OF ALCOHOL LICENSES WITHIN THE CENSUS TRACK.
THE SITE'S NOT LOCATE LOCATED WITHIN 500 FEET OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL NOR A PUBLIC PARK.
THE SITE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED TO BE LOCATED IN A HIGH CRIME AREA.
HOWEVER, THE CLUB IS OFF OPERATING IN THIS LOCATION FOR THE PAST 64 YEARS AND HAS NOT RESULTED IN CALLS FOR SERVICE FOR NEGLIGENCE IN OPERATIONS.
THE LEASES FOR THIS SITE HAS BEEN EXPANDED, EXTENDED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 1960, WHICH FURTHER DEMONSTRATES CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH ANY CITY CODES AND REGULATIONS.
UH, THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB HAS DEMONSTRATED THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS OPERATORS AND ADDITIONALLY, NO CHANGE IN THE A BC LICENSE IS REQUESTED.
UNDER THIS PERMIT, CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL HAVE BEEN INCLUDED RELATED TO LIGHTING, SIGNAGE, EMPLOYEE TRAINING TO ENSURE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE OPERATION WITH ALCOHOL SERVICE.
FOR THESE REASONS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEWED THE CUP REQUEST AND HAS NO, UM, OBJECTION TO ITS APPROVAL.
THE ONSITE SALE OF ALCOHOL'S AN ANCILLARY TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE PRIVATE CLUB AND ALCOHOL CELLS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE PRIMARY USE PRI PRIVATE CLUB.
THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR CATEGOR EXEMPT CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION THROUGH THROUGH CQA.
THE PROJECT WAS PROPERLY NOTICED.
STAFF RECEIVED FOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH HAVE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO YOU.
UH, THIS SLIDE REFERENCE FINDINGS, UM, THESE FINDINGS NEED TO BE MADE IN THE POSITIVE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE SITE PLAN REVIEW AND THE TWO CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS.
UM, AS SHOWN, UM, THE FINDINGS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE POSITIVE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT.
AND AGAIN, HERE THE CATEGORY EXEMPTION.
UM, THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR THE CATEGORY EXEMPTION THROUGH CA AND THE PROPERTY.
THE PROJECT WAS PROPERLY NOTICED.
AS SUCH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR THE REMODEL EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING PRIVATE CLUB, AND, UH, THE TWO CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR THE OPERATION OF A PRIVATE CLUB AND FOR THE EXPANSION OF ONSITE SERVICE OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME.
IN ADDITION, THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE, UM, TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT COMMISSIONERS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THE REPORT? NO, GO AHEAD COMMISSIONER.
CAN YOU GO INTO SOME MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE SHARED PARKING? THE SHARED PARKING LOT AGREEMENT? UM, WHAT, WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF THAT? WELL, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO UTILIZE THE PARKING SPACES THAT ARE IN THE ENCLOSED PARKING LOT THROUGH THEIR LEASE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE CITY.
IS THE CITY LOT RIGHT? IS IT A CITY? IS IT IS A CITY LOT? NO.
SO LET'S KIND OF WALK THROUGH THIS.
YEAH, THERE'S DIFFERENT PARKING HERE.
SO THE UM, CLUB HAS AN ENCLOSED LOT THAT IT IS CITY PROPERTY, BUT IT IS THEIR LEASEHOLD AND THEY HAVE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO THE PARKING SPACES WITHIN THAT LOT DURING MOST DAYS.
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THAT IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT.THERE IS ADDITIONAL CITY PROPERTY WHICH IS REFERRED TO AS BASIN FOUR, UM, WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THIS.
IT IS COASTAL PARKING, BUT THERE'S NO BEACH RIGHT THERE, RIGHT.
SO WE UM, DID STUDIES, UH, THROUGH THE MARINE BUREAU AND THE APPLICANT DID STUDIES THROUGH, UM, A PRIVATE CONSULTANT AND DID ACCOUNTS THAT SHOW THERE'S MORE THAN SUFFICIENT, UM, SPACES THERE.
THEY HAVE NON-EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THOSE SPACES.
SO THEY HAVE AN ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CITY THROUGH THE MARINE BUREAU TO UTILIZE THOSE SPACES.
THE PUBLIC COULD USE THOSE SPACES.
YOU COULD USE THAT SPACE, BUT THE YACHT CLUB CAN USE THAT SPACE.
SO THAT COVERS NINE OUT OF 10, YOU KNOW, DAYS IN TERMS OF LIKE THEIR OPERATIONS, THERE ARE A FEW TIMES A YEAR THEY HAVE EVENTS ALL THE TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT THERE'S A FEW EVENTS THAT ARE BIGGER AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, HIGHER, UM, PARKING DEMAND.
AND IN THOSE CASES THEY RUN 'EM AS SPECIAL EVENTS.
SO THEY PARK IN BASIN FOUR, THEY PARK ON SITE, THEY RUN VALET.
THEY UTILIZE SPACES AS FAR AWAY AS UM, SECOND AND PCH.
UM, BUT THEY WORK THROUGH, UM, THE CITY WITH BOTH THE MARINE BUREAU AND SPECIAL EVENTS TO FIGURE OUT THE CORRECT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THOSE INCIDENTAL EVENTS THAT ARE LARGER.
SO THERE'S KIND OF DIFFERENT LEVELS.
THERE'S DAY TO DAY WHERE THEIR PARKING'S ENOUGH, THERE'S THE MEDIUM-SIZED EVENTS WHERE THEY USE BASIN FOUR, AND THEN THERE'S THE LARGEST EVENTS WHERE THEY UTILIZE OTHER PARKING RESOURCES.
IT GETS EVEN MORE COMPLICATED BECAUSE IT'S A BOATING USE.
SO A LOT OF THE MEMBERS ARE BOATERS AND SOME OF THOSE BOATERS, UM, HAVE SLIPS ADJACENT, UM, TO THIS FACILITY.
SO FOLKS THAT HAVE A SLIP ADJACENT TO THIS FACILITY HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE RATHER THAN A NON-EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO CERTAIN SPACES WITHIN BASIN FOUR.
SO IF THERE'S A VENN DIAGRAM, IT'S A REALLY COMPLICATED ONE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF OVERLAP.
UM, BUT SOME OF THEIR MEMBERS HAVE, YOU KNOW, RESERVED PARKING, SOME DON'T.
THERE'S PARKING ON THE CLUB SITE, THERE'S THE ADJACENT CITY PARKING, AND THEN THERE'S KIND OF THE SPECIAL EVENT PARKING.
AND IS THERE A COST TO THAT FOR THE, UH, YACHT CLUB? UH, SO THERE'S DIFFERENT COSTS.
THEY'RE EXCLUSIVE PARKING THAT'S COVERED IN THEIR LEASE, SO THERE'S NOT A SEPARATE COST TO THAT.
UM, THE BASIN FOR PARKING, IT DEPENDS ON THE NATURE OF THE USE.
SO IF SOMEONE JUST PARKS THERE AND THE CITY DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, I'M NOT SURE WE PERFECTLY CONTROL THAT.
BUT IF IT'S IN CONNECTION WITH AN EVENT, UM, THEY WORK WITH THE MARINE BUREAU, MR. TODD LELAND, AND DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE EVENT, THE SIZE OF THE EVENT, WHETHER THERE'S BALLET OR NOT, UM, THERE IS A FEE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
AND THEN IN THOSE LARGEST EVENTS WHERE THERE'S A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT, THERE'S ALWAYS A FEE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TO RECOVER, UM, THE USE OF THE, THE CITY SPACES AND THE USE OF THE CITY STAFF TIME.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER CASTILLO, JUST TO CLARIFY, WHEN YOU SAY THE LARGEST SENTENCE, ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE CONGRESSIONAL CUP AND, UH, SIMILAR, THERE'S CONGRESSIONAL CUP, BUT THERE'S ALSO, UM, AN EVENT THAT THEY HOLD THAT IS FOR THEIR MEMBERS, BUT ALSO FOR NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE INVITED AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE INVITED AND IT'S CREATES A DEMAND FOR CARS, UM, THAT'S GREATER THAN CAN'T BE PARKED ON SITE.
AND THEY, THEY UTILIZE A VALET TO MANAGE.
UM, SO THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER BETTER THAN ME SINCE I'M NOT A MEMBER.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THEIR EVENTS, BUT THAT'S THE BIG EVENT THAT I'VE BEEN TO ON SITE.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD TO STAFF'S REPORT? GOOD EVENING.
I'M LISA MEYER, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND ALSO CURRENT VICE COMMODORE.
UM, MEMBERS WANNA THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR CONSIDERING THIS PROPOSAL AND MANY THANKS TO STAFF FOR ALL THE HOURS THAT YOU HAVE PUT INTO THIS.
WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE COMMENTS AND I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT ALEX CHERIN AND PAT WEST TO MAKE THOSE FOR US.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, WE HAD A, WE SUBMITTED A, A VERY BRIEF, UM, THREE SLIDE POWERPOINT JUST TO, UH, KIND OF ECHO OFF WHAT STAFF SAID.
AND WHILE THEY'RE BRINGING THAT UP, I WANTED TO, UH, TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK, UH, CITY STAFF.
THIS WAS A, UH, LONG, UH, COMPLEX BUT MEANINGFUL PROCESS AND STAFF HAS ALWAYS DID A, UM, PHENOMENAL JOB.
UM, IN PARTICULAR CHRISTOPHER KONZ, ALICE AND GINA, I WANTED TO THANK THEM, UH, FOR THEIR, UH, UH, WORKING WITH US, UH, THEIR ANALYSIS AND ATTENTION TO, UM, UH, DETAIL AND, AND HEARING OUT THE, UH, THE APPLICANT.
AND I THINK THIS IS A, A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYONE.
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IF THOSE ARE OKAY.UM, I WANTED, I'LL TALK ABOUT 'EM BEFORE THEY COME UP.
SO JUST IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, SO WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF, UM, UH, CONSULTANTS IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT PARKING.
UM, UH, THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING, UM, AND SEA LEVEL RISE, I THINK, WHICH WAS AN ANALYSIS REQUIRED BY, UH, UH, THIS APPLICATION.
UM, WE WILL VERY BRIEFLY, UH, TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT WE DID IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PROJECT.
THERE WERE TWO LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETINGS THAT WERE HELD.
UH, ONE IN, UH, MAY OF 2023 AND ONE IN APRIL OF 2024 AT THE YACHT CLUB WHERE WE HAD SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON HAND, UH, TO BRIEF THE COMMUNITY ON THE DESIGN, THE PROCESS, AND TO, UH, UH, UH, SOLICIT THEIR INPUT INTO THE PROJECT.
UH, WE ALSO WORKED WITH ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, UH, IN THE DISTRICT, UH, INCLUDING THE NIA, UH, AND OTHERS, UH, AND GOT SOME POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND WE'RE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE APPLICATION THAT MADE ITS WAY, UH, TO CITY STAFF.
UH, I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK, UH, LAUNA WHO WILL BE OUR LABOR PARTNER ON THIS PROJECT.
WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION.
I'VE HAD SOME GOOD DIALOGUE WITH THEM AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT PARTNERSHIP.
AND THEY'RE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.
UM, THE THIRD WAS, UH, AN ONGOING DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AS STAFF MENTIONED, UH, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL, UH, LEASE EXTENSIONS FOR THE YACHT CLUB OVER THE YEARS.
UH, WE ARE ALREADY PROACTIVELY WORKING ON THE NEXT, NEXT LEASE EXTENSION AND TALKING ABOUT SOME ENHANCEMENTS, UH, TO THE, TO THE, UH, FACILITY INCLUDING EXPANDING OUR SALE PROGRAMS, UM, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DEDICATED COMMUNITY ROOM.
WE'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH ALL NINE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, UH, AND INFORMED THEM THAT WE WILL BE BUILDING A, THE INTENT IS TO BUILD A DEDICATED COMMUNITY ROOM FOR THE USE OF NONPROFITS AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
UH, VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, SO I THINK WE DON'T NEED THE SLIDESHOW.
ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS FOR THE APPLICANTS? NO.
WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
SINCE OUR MEETING HAS BEEN GOING A LITTLE BIT LONG, I'LL ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO TWO MINUTES.
GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, CITY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
I SPEAK TO YOU AS A LONG BEACH RESIDENT AND A DEDICATED MEMBER OF THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS.
THE YACHT CLUB HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART AS A MARINA, AS A VITAL COMMUNITY THAT FOSTERS CONNECTIONS AND COMRADERY AMONGST ITS MEMBERS.
IN RECENT YEARS, I'VE SEEN THE YACHT CLUB EVOLVE AND I COULDN'T BE MORE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ITS ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT IS LONG OVERDUE AND PROMISES MORE FUNCTIONAL CLUBHOUSE THAT WILL BENEFIT ITS MEMBERS AND THE ENTIRE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY.
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THIS PROJECT CAN'T BE UNDERSTATED.
IT'S PROJECTED TO BRING OVER $22 MILLION ANNUALLY, DIRECTLY INTO THE CITY AND STIMULATE AN ADDITIONAL $34 MILLION INDIRECTLY.
THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT IMPROVING FACILITIES, IT'S ABOUT BOOSTING OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, ENHANCING OUR CITY'S APPEAL.
ONCE COMPLETED, THE NEW AMENITIES, A MODERN DINING AREA, A DECK OVERLOOKING THE MARINA AND A POOL AND A SPA, WE'LL ENRICH THE YACHT CLUB EXPERIENCE FOR ALL.
IT WILL CATER BETTER TO OUR NEEDS, ENSURING A SMOOTHER TRANSITIONS AND MORE ENJOYABLE GATHERINGS.
PERSONALLY, THROUGH MY INSURANCE BUSINESS, I'VE FORGED ME MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND YACHT CLUB MEMBERS.
IT'S A HUB FOR COMMUNITY SPIRIT WHERE MUTUAL SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION THRIVE.
THE RENOVATION WILL ONLY STRENGTHEN, STRENGTHEN THESE BONDS, FOSTERING A MORE VIBRANT AND INTERCONNECTED LONG BEACH.
I URGE YOU TO APPROVE A LONG BEACH YACHT CLUBS ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.
LET'S ENSURE IT REMAINS A CORNERSTONE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES BOND, WHERE CHILDREN LEARN OCEAN SAFETY IN OUR CORINTHIANS SUMMER CAMP.
UH, MR. CHAIR, OTHER COMMISSIONERS.
I'M A MEMBER OF LAND LOCAL 1309.
I AM ALSO HERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT, UH, THE YACHT CLUB, A STAPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 60 YEARS.
I MEAN, STAFF EVEN SAID IN THE REPORT A RESPONSIBLE
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TENANT, RESPONSIBLE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.AND NOT ONLY DO THEY JUST PRIDE THEMSELVES ON WHAT THEY DO, BUT THEY WANNA HELP US GROW AS A COMMUNITY, AS A WHOLE.
THEY WANT TO UTILIZE OUR WORK OR OUR MEMBERS TO BUILD THIS PROJECT.
THEY WANT TO GIVE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH.
THEY TURN INTO OPPORTUNITIES, OPPORTUNITIES TURN INTO CAREERS, CAREERS THAT TURN INTO FAMILIES OWNING OUR OWN HOMES.
AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO WHAT THEY DID, BUT THEY REACHED OUT TO US BEFORE THEY EVEN DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT.
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA BUILD THIS TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND I HOPE YOU SUPPORT.
MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN NAPLES RESIDENTS FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS.
I ALSO SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE NAPLES IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITH OVER 600 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS IN THE COMMUNITY.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB'S ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.
THE YACHT CLUB HAS LONG BEEN A TREMENDOUS NEIGHBOR IN OUR COMMUNITY, HOSTING MANY NONPROFIT NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION MEETINGS, THE NAPLES GARDEN CLUB, THE NAPLES BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS THE NAPLES IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
IN FACT, CURRENTLY OUR NIA MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS ARE AT THE CLUB.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE PROPOSED ENHANCEMENTS WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WITH LARGER MEETING FACILITIES AND IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMUNITY GATHERINGS.
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT AN ENHANCED YACHT CLUB PROVIDES ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE LONG BEACH AS A WHOLE WITH VISITORS COMING FROM MANY LOCATIONS, NOT ONLY TO ENJOY THE CLUB, BUT THE MANY RESTAURANTS AND TOURIST ATTRACTIONS THE CITY OFFERS.
LBYC HAS BEEN A PILLAR PILLAR IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS.
THE PLANNED ENHANCEMENTS WILL GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL REMAIN SO, SO FOR MANY MORE, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUBS ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.
MY NAME IS JUDY BOGART, AND MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE YACHT CLUB FOR NINE, NINE YEARS.
THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER FOR ME.
WE HAVE ENJOYED HOSTING OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO LIVE LOCALLY TO THOSE LIVING IN PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND JAPAN.
THEY ARE ALL SO IMPRESSED WITH THE DELICIOUS FOOD, THE BEAUTIFUL LOCATION, AND THE EXCELLENT STAFF.
THEY WILL BE EVEN MORE IMPRESSED IF THE PROPOSED ENHANCEMENT PROJECT WITH ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR DINING PLACES IS APPROVED.
I'M A VOLUNTEER FOR THE LONG BEACH MEMORIAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL LEAGUE, AND I DELIVER BOOKS TO THE NEWBORN BABIES AT THE HOSPITAL.
OUR ORGANIZATION ENJOYS HAVING OUR SPECIAL EVENT LUNCHEONS AT THE YACHT CLUB.
IT HAS BEEN GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND PLACES OUR ORGANIZATION AND OTHER CIVIC GROUPS TO MEET AT A PLACE THAT SERVES EXCELLENT FOOD, IS QUIET AND PROVIDES AN ELEVATOR FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT.
THEIR PROPOSED ADDITIONAL MEETING ROOMS, RENOVATION OF THE DINING AREAS, AND A NEW ELEVATOR WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO ALL OF LONG BEACH'S ORGANIZATIONS AND VISITORS.
MY HUSBAND AND I SWIM THREE TIMES A WEEK, AND WE KNOW PERSONALLY THE NEED FOR A NEW POOL AND A DECK AND OH YES, THE MUCH NEEDED, LOCALIZED RESTROOMS AND SHOWERS NEARBY.
THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB HAS BEEN THERE FOR ME WHEN I HAD TO FIND A MEETING PLACE FOR ORGANIZATIONS I BELONG TO FOR HOSTING DINING EXPERIENCES, FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, FOR KEEPING FIT FOR SWIMMING, AND FOR PROVIDING A MEETING PLACE FOR NAPLES IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES COMMUNITY TRAINING SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN LEARN ABOUT WHAT TO DO IN A DISASTER AND SO MUCH MORE.
THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB IS SO VITAL FOR ME, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR THE ENTIRE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO, UH, SPEAK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE LONG BEACH, UH, YACHT CLUB'S EXPANSION PROJECT.
I'M HUSBAND OF, UH, OF JUDY BOGART.
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A MEMBER OF THE OF THE YACHT CLUB AND A FELLOW RESIDENT IN IN LONG BEACH.UH, SINCE ABOUT EIGHT DAYS AFTER JUDY AND I WERE MARRIED IN PENNSYLVANIA IN 1969, UH, I VIEW THE LOT YACHT CLUB, THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB AS AN ASSET TO THE CITY, SIMILAR TO CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND CHURCHES AND GOLF CLUBS AND PARKS, WHICH ALL WORK TO, TO BRING PEOPLE AND FAMILIES TOGETHER FOR, FOR A PROGRESSIVE LONG BEACH.
THE YACHT CLUB PROVIDES AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS NETWORKING AND IDEA SHARING.
WITH ITS INVITING ATMOSPHERE AND BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS, IT SERVES AS AN EXCELLENT VENUE FOR BUSINESS MEET BUSINESS MEETINGS, NOT TO MENTION ITS WORLD CLASS LUNCHES AND, AND, UH, DINING, EVENING DINING FOR FAMILIES.
THE CLUB OFFERS SAILING AND SWIMMING CLASSES, CAMPS, REGATTAS, AND NUMEROUS OP OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERING AND INTER INTERGENERATIONAL TEAM BUILDING.
AND THE CLUB PROVIDES INTERMEDIATE MEMBERSHIPS ALLOWING GROWING FAMILIES TO PAY LESS FOR THEIR INITIATION FEES AND DUES.
I URGE YOU TO ADVANCE THIS PROJECT TO ITS NEXT APPROVAL STEP WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
I'M A LONG TIME LONG BEACH RESIDENT, ALSO RESIDENT OF NAPLES, UH, A NEIGHBOR OF THE YACHT CLUB.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.
UH, UH, I'M NOT A MEMBER OF THE YACHT CLUB, BUT FOR YEARS I'VE ENJOYED THE PUBLIC EVENTS THAT THEY HOLD, INCLUDING THE CONGRESSIONAL CUP AND MANY OF THE ONSITE THINGS.
ALSO, MANY OF MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ARE MEMBERS OF THE YACHT CLUB, AND SO I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE FINE CUISINE THAT'S BEEN ALREADY BEEN SPOKEN OF.
AND AT LEAST FROM THAT ANGLE, I CAN CERTAINLY ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT SOME OF THESE RENOVATIONS ARE NEEDED.
AND I THINK THAT, UH, ANYTHING THAT HELPS THIS CLUB TO CONTINUE AND ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS IS A GOOD THING.
BUT ALSO, UH, I'M A HOMEOWNER NEARBY.
I'M ALSO A REGULAR USER OF THE WATERWAYS.
I I OWN A BOAT IN THE BASIN, AND SO THIS WILL IMPACT ME.
AND ANYBODY WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS THAT I WOULDN'T COME IN HERE AND SUPPORT THIS PROJECT IF I THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD IMPACT ME NEGATIVELY OR MY FAMILY.
SO I, I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT.
UH, MY NAME IS JESSICA HOOPER.
I GREW UP IN LONG BEACH AND I PARTICIPATED IN THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUBS, VARIOUS PROGRAMS AS A KID, INCLUDING THEIR SAILING AND SWIM PROGRAMS, UH, AS WELL AS SUMMER CAMPS.
UH, I'VE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE LAST TWO SUMMERS, UM, AS A YOUTH COUNSELOR FOR THEIR CORINTHIAN PROGRAM.
UH, BECAUSE OF THIS UNIQUE POSITION, I'VE HAD THE ABILITY TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE LACK OF FUNCTIONALITY IN THE SPACE, BOTH FROM THE POSITION OF A MEMBER USING THESE SERVICES AS WELL AS AN EMPLOYEE PROVIDING THESE SERVICES.
UM, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE INITIATIVE IS BEING TAKEN TO UPDATE THE BUILDING AND EXPAND INTO THE CLUB'S NEEDS.
THE MEMBERSHIP AS WELL AS THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CLUB HAS EXPANDED AND EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS GREATLY.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE BUILDING, PROVIDING THESE SERVICES EVOLVES WITH US.
THE LAYOUT AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE CLUB NO LONGER SUIT THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS AND STAFF.
SO WHILE THE CHANGE IS BEING MADE INVOLVE A NEW LOUNGE, BAR, AND POOL DECK, THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS REALLY THE EFFICIENCY OF THESE NEW DESIGNS THAT THEY PROVIDE.
UH, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE LONG BEACH, UH, CLUBS ENHANCEMENT PROJECT IN ORDER TO KEEP IT AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING US TODAY.
I'M A RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH, AND I LIVE AND OWN A BUSINESS ON, UH, NAPLES ISLAND.
UM, I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE NAPLES ISLAND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
I'M HERE TO VOICE MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE REMODEL PLAN, UH, FOR THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB.
THE CLUB IS A VALID, VALUED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEY GRACIOUSLY OPEN AS I THINK AS MANY OTHERS SPEAKERS HAVE MENTIONED, THAT THEY GRACIOUS GRACIOUSLY OPEN THEIR FACILITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
THEY DO BLOOD DRIVES, NEIGHBORHOOD CELEBRATIONS, AND THE YACHT CLUB IS ALSO, IT'S AN, UH, IMPORTANT, UH, INTEGRAL PART OF THE, OF THE WHOLE, UH, COMMUNITY.
UH, AND IT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE ECONOMIC ECOSYSTEM HERE ON NAPLES.
ALONG, ALONG WITH OUR RESTAURANTS AND SERVICES AND, AND, UH, MEDICAL OFFICES THAT WE HAVE ON THE ISLAND.
THEIR WORLD CLASS SAILING EVENTS BRING BUSINESSES TO OUR RESTAURANTS, NOT ONLY TO NAPLES, BUT TO THE SURROUNDING AREA AND COMMUNITIES.
I'M PROUD TO HAVE THE YACHT CLUB AS A NEIGHBOR
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AND ALSO AS A LONG TIME MEMBER OF THE NAPLES ISLAND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.UH, I'M A LIFETIME RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH.
VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB, AND I'M ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT, UH, THIS, THIS, UH, REMODEL AND EXPANSION.
I, UH, DON'T WANNA REPEAT WHAT EVERYONE ELSE SAYS, BUT I DO AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THEY, THEY HAVE SAID.
AND I THINK THAT, UM, CERTAINLY IT, IT IS IN NEED OF AN UPDATE.
IT HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, NO MAJOR UPDATE SINCE 1960, UH, AND THAT THE FUNCTIONALITY IS A BIG ISSUE AND I THINK IT WILL BE SOLVED WITH THIS.
UH, SO I DO, I AM IN SUPPORT OF IT, AND, UH, UH, I JUST, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANKS FOR COMING DOWN THIS EVENING.
MY NAME IS BRENDA DURIN AND I'M A 20 PLUS YEAR, UH, RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH.
AND, UM, MY FAMILY'S BEEN A PART OF THE YACHT CLUB FOR OVER 40 YEARS, SO IT'S VERY DEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
UM, I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT OF THE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.
UM, AS YOU'VE HEARD BEFORE, LIKE LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB IS A PILLAR OF OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, IT'S BEEN HOME TO COUNTLESS COMMUNITY, UM, FUNDRAISERS AND, UM, EVENTS.
UM, PERSONALLY, UM, I WAS THE PTA PRESIDENT AT NAPLES BROUGHT THE, OUR ANNUAL, UM, FUNDRAISER THERE AND HELPED RAISE OVER $250,000, UM, FOR OUR SCHOOL FOR MUCH NEEDED FUNDS.
UM, THE YACHT CLUB OPENED UP THEIR DOORS TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS TO HELP, UM, OUR LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
UM, FOR YEARS, THIS CLUB HAS NEEDED THIS UPDATE.
UM, MY HUSBAND PERSONALLY HELPED WORK ON THE PLANNING, UM, OF IT, UM, AND, UM, AS TIME WENT ON, MORE AND MORE MEMBERS KIND OF SAW THE NEED FOR IT.
AND, UM, IT'S JUST WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR CLUB.
UM, AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE FISCAL IMPACT IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT FOR OUR CITY.
AND, UM, I URGE YOU TO, UM, APPROVE THIS PROJECT AND SEND IT ON TO ITS, UH, NEXT PHASE.
MY NAME IS SHAW OTI AND I'M A PROUD LONG BEACH NATIVE, BORN AND RAISED IN, UH, CAL HEIGHTS BEBY HALLS AREA.
UH, I WANT TO LEND MY SUPPORT TO THIS INITIATIVE HERE AND ECHO A NUMBER OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID, BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS YACHT CLUB AND SAILING AND AQUATICS IN LONG BEACH IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR PSYCHE OF WHO WE ARE IN LONG BEACH, AND WE LIKE TO CALL OURSELVES THE AQUATIC CAPITAL OF AMERICA.
AND THERE ARE SOME KEY REASONS FOR THAT, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE THAT HERE IN FOUR YEARS AS THE OLYMPICS COME BACK, UM, TO THE LONG BEACH AREA FOR MULTIPLE SPORTS, INCLUDING SAILING AND SOME ROWING AND CANOEING IN THE WATERWAYS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE YACHT CLUB.
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR A CITY LIKE US TO HAVE THAT KIND OF FUTURE, TO HAVE THAT KIND OF ENERGY AROUND AQUATICS.
AND, UM, I SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE COMPLETELY.
MY KIDS, MY THREE BOYS ALL LEARN TO SWIM IN THAT YACHT CLUB, UH, SWIMMING POOL.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, YOU KNOW, HOLDING ONTO THAT AND BUILDING IT STRONGER GOING FORWARD.
MY NAME IS DESMOND KOJO AND I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE YACHT CLUB.
I, I SUPPORT EVERYTHING A YACHT CLUB DOES FOR THE, FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH SAILING AND THE ALL THE OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT GO ON THERE.
HOWEVER, THIS NEW EXPANSION WILL DIRECTLY, I, YOU KNOW, IMPACT MY HOME WITH THE GLASS THAT THEY HAVE.
IT WILL REFLECT RIGHT ACROSS INTO MY HOME.
I WON'T BE ABLE TO SIT ON MY PATIO WITH REFLECTION.
THE SOUND THAT WILL BE CREATED FROM AN OUTDOOR, UH, VENUE WITH MUSIC IS GOING TO BE UP ABOVE THE POOL, AND IT'S ALREADY NOISY THERE.
THE MUSIC IS WAY TOO LOUD AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
AND IF THEY PUT GLASS UP THERE TO IMPACT THE, TO REDUCE THE NOISE, IT'LL BE MORE REFLECTION.
SO, AND THE PARKING IS ALREADY OUTTA HAND, SO TO HAVE MORE PARKING NEEDS, IT'S, IT'S JUST UNACCEPTABLE.
SO EVERYTHING IS GREAT ABOUT THE YACHT CLUB.
I DON'T LIKE THE EXPANSION PART OF THIS WITH THE IMPACT OF PARKING, CONGESTION NOISE.
SEEING NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, I'M GONNA SEE IF WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
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THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL.
COMMISSIONERS, ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? NO.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
COMMISSIONER CLEMSON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE A VERBAL VOTE, I CAN TAKE THAT.
UH, GOOD LUCK WITH THE COASTAL COMMISSION AND THE GENTLEMAN, THE LAST SPEAKER.
YOU'VE GOT THE VICE COMMODORE AND THE ARCHITECT HERE.
I WOULD, UH, SHAKE HANDS AND EXCHANGE SOME BUSINESS CARDS.
[6. 24-54196 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE-24-096; and Approve Conditional Use Permit (CUP24-001) and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval thereto, to allow off-site alcohol sales (License Type 20 – Off-Sale Beer and Wine) for a Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store proposed within an existing 23,117-square-foot commercial tenant space located at 4600 East Pacific Coast Highway in the Community Automobile Oriented District (CCA) Zoning District. (District 3) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
TO ACCEPT CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, CE DASH 24 DASH 0 9 6 AND APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THERETO TO ALLOW OFFSITE ALCOHOL SALES FOR A SPROUTS FARMER'S MARKET GROCERY STORE.PROPOSED, PROPOSED WITHIN AN EXISTING 23,117 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL TENANT SPACE, LOCATED AT 4,600 EAST PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY IN THE COMMUNITY, AUTOMOBILE ORIENTED DISTRICT ZONING DISTRICT DISTRICT THREE.
CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? I'VE GOT VICE CHAIR TEMPLAN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CASTILLO.
WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT, PLEASE.
WE DO CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, UM, PROJECT PLANNER LIANA ARCHIE WILL PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING PLANNING COMMISSIONERS BEFORE YOU IS A COMMISSIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A TYPE 20 A B, C LICENSE FOR OFF SALE BEER AND WINE AT A 23,117 SQUARE FOOT FULL SERVICE GROCERY STORE.
THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY AUTOMOBILE ORIENTED ZONING DISTRICT, SORRY.
AND THE GENERAL POND PACE TYPE IS NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING CENTERS AND CORRIDOR MODERATE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE ON THE CORNER OF ANO AVENUE AND EAST PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY.
IT IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED AS A 9.31 ACRE MULTI-TENANT SHOPPING CENTER.
THE SURROUNDING LAND USES ARE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST.
IN THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS FROM THE FRONT FACADE AND THE OVERALL SITE LOOKING FROM EAST PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY.
THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE FACADE UNDERGOING A FACADE REMODEL, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE IN 2023.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A TYPE 20 A B, C LICENSE, ALLOWING THE OFF SALE OF BEER AND WINE AS A PART OF A FULL GROCERY STORE.
THE EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1957.
THE TENANT SPACE IS A 23,117 SQUARE FOOT AND WAS PREVIOUSLY A LARGE OFFICE RETAIL BUSINESS.
THIS SITE IS ALSO LOCATED WITHIN ASSEMBLY BILL 2097 AREA, WHICH PROHIBITS LOCAL JURISDICTIONS FROM IMPOSING PARKING MINIMUMS ON COMMERCIAL USES WHEN LOCATED IN DEFINED HIGH QUALITY TRANSIT AREAS.
REGARDLESS, THE SITE WILL MAINTAIN ITS EXISTING 607 PARKING SPACES.
THE FUTURE TENANT IS SPROUTS FARMER'S MARKET.
AND AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE SHOPPING CENTER RECEIVED SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE APPROVAL FOR THE FACADE REMODEL IN 2023 AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
IN THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN, IDENTIFYING THE MAIN ENTRANCE IN ORANGE CASHIER'S LOCATIONS IN PURPLE RECEIVING AREA IN GREEN GENERATOR LOCATION IN RED EXITS, EXITS IN PINK, AND THE FRONT AND BACK OF HOUSE ALCOHOL STORAGE.
IN YELLOW, YOU'LL SEE THE ARROWS
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POINTING TOWARDS ALCOHOL RETAIL AREAS, WHICH TOTAL APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATELY 400 SQUARE FEET OF ALCOHOL SALE AREA.THE NEW GROCERY STORE WILL OPERATE FROM 7:00 AM TO 10:00 PM THE SALE AREAS FOR BEER AND WINE IS APPROXIMATELY 400 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS LESS THAN 2% OF THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE.
AND ON AVERAGE, ALCOHOL SALES ARE LESS THAN 5% OF THE TOTAL SALE VOLUME.
ALL STAFF MUST COMPLETE THE MANDATED STATE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL TRAINING AND INTERNAL TRAINING FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL.
AS A PART OF THEIR ORIENTATION, THERE WILL BE A CAMERA SURVEILLANCE THROUGHOUT ALL SALE AREAS AND EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS.
IN ADDITION, SPROUTS WILL HIRE APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED NEW EMPLOYEES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT TO THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS.
AND CONSIDERING THE CUP APPLICATION FOR THE OFF SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS FROM THE LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ACCORDING TO THE A BC LICENSE REPORT, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WITHIN CENSUS TRACTED 57 50 0.02, WHICH ALLOWS FOR A MAXIMUM OF TWO OFF SALE AND FIVE ON SALE LICENSES.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO OFF SALE AND FIVE ON SALE ACTIVE ALCOHOL LICENSES IN THIS TRACT.
WITH THIS ADDITIONAL OFF SALE LICENSE, IT WILL BE CONSIDERED OVER CONCENTRATION.
WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY ZERO CALLS FOR SERVICE TO THE PROJECT SITE, AND THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN POLICE REPORTING DISTRICT 6 0 4, WHICH IS NOT DESIGNATED AS A HIGH CRIME AREA.
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WILL ADDRESS THE BUSINESS'S COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSE LAWS, COMPLETION OF MANDATED A BC TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING LOCATIONS, ADEQUATE SECU SECURITY SURVEILLANCE WITH VIDEO CAPABILITIES, WINDOW SIGNAGE COVERAGE LIMITATIONS, INCLUDING PROHIBITING THE ADVERTISEMENT OF ALCOHOL REGULATING MAXIMUM CONTAINER SIZE, INCLUDING PROHIBITING THE SALE OF CONTAINERS LARGER THAN 32 OUNCES OR 40 OUNCES.
AND LASTLY, THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WILL RESTRICT THE SINGLE SALE OF BEERS EXCEPT THOSE OF MICROBREW CRAFT BEER AND SPECIALTY MALT OR IMPORTED PRODUCTS, WHICH ARE SOLD AT THE LICENSED PREMISES.
IN REVIEW OF THIS APPLICATION, STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROJECT COMPLIES WITH THE FINDINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND FOR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE SALE USES.
THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING CENTERS IN CORRIDOR PLACE TYPE AND ALL ZONING REGULATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY AUTOMOBILE ORIENTED ZONING DISTRICT.
THE NEW USE WILL PROVIDE A FULL SERVICE GROCERY STORE, WHICH WILL MEET CONSUMER CONSUMERS DAILY NEEDS.
THE USE AND ACCESSORY ALCOHOL SALES WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THEIR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND WILL OPERATE IN A MANNER THAT IS SENSITIVE TO THE SURROUNDING USES AND RESIDENTS.
FURTHERMORE, THE PROJECT ALSO COMPLIES WITH SPECIAL CONDITIONS LISTED IN SECTION 21.5 2.201 FOR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE USES THE SPECIAL STANDARDS ADDRESS PARKING SECURITY MEASURES A BC LICENSE OVER CONCENTRATION AND PROXIMITY TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PARKS.
THE PROJECT COMPLIES WITH ALL SPECIAL STANDARDS AND PROVIDES 607 PARKING SPACES WHEN NONE ARE REQUIRED.
ADEQUATE SECURITY SURVEILLANCE, LIGHTING AND LOWERING WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
AND SINCE THE PROJECT IS A GROCERY STORE THAT IS ABOVE 20,000 SQUARE FEET, IT IS EXEMPT FROM REGULATIONS RELATED TO OVER CONCENTRATION AND CLOSE PROXIMITY TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PARKS.
THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR AN EXEMPTION UNDER CA AS A CLASS ONE EXISTING FACILITIES EXEMPTION NOTICING FOR THE HEARING WAS COMPLETED AND A TOTAL OF 639 NOTICES WERE DISTRIBUTED WITHIN A 300 FOOT RADIUS.
AND NO PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.
BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THERETO TO ALLOW OFFSITE ALCOHOL SALES FOR A SPROUTS FARMER'S MARKET GROCERY STORE PROPOSED WITHIN AN EXISTING 23,117 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL TENANT SPACE, LOCATED AT 4,600 EAST PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY IN THE COMMUNITY AUTOMOBILE ORIENTED DISTRICT.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION STAFF AND THE APPLICANT, TERRY DICKOFF ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION COMMISSIONERS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THE STAFF REPORT? IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO STAFF'S REPORT? I WOULD, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
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UM, I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.I ALSO HAD A COUPLE OF REQUESTS ON SOME OF THE CONDITIONS.
SO LIANA AND I WENT THROUGH THEM EARLIER TODAY, WELL OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP ON THIS.
UM, SO IF I COULD JUST ADDRESS THOSE, I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO, EXCUSE ME, COULD YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD? IDENTIFY YOURSELF, YOUR NAME, INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
MY NAME IS TERRY DICKOFF AND I REPRESENT SPROUTS FARMERS' MARKET.
UM, SO SPECIFICALLY, UH, CONDITIONS NUMBER 1325 AND 27 ON 13, THE, WE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THE WORDS AND THE LIKE AFTER ESB FOR THE ENGLISH SPECIAL BIDDERS.
UM, JUST BECAUSE PRODUCT TYPES CHANGE OVER TIME AND WE DON'T WANNA LIMIT IT AND SET OURSELVES UP FOR FAILURE WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE SOME DIFFERENT OFFERINGS THAN THE ONE SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED.
SO BASICALLY IT WOULD JUST CAPTURE ANYTHING THAT'S CRAFT BEER AND SIMILAR.
AND WHAT WAS THE ACTUAL TERM THAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR? UM, ACTUALLY IT WAS LEANNA'S AND IT SAYS, AND THE, LIKE AFTER ESB AND THE LIKE.
ON CONDITION NUMBER 25 THERE, IT, IT'S FAIRLY LONG, BUT BASICALLY WE TAKE DELIVERIES OR SPROUTS TAKES DELIVERIES IN THE MORNING BEFORE THE STORE OPENS SO THAT THEY HAVE THE BAKERY GOODS AND THE FRESH PRODUCE.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CONDITION READ.
DELIVERY SHALL BE LIMITED BETWEEN 5:00 AM AND 10:00 PM DAILY.
SO RATHER THAN LIMITING IT TO TWICE A WEEK OR THE, UM, NINE TO SIX, WE'D LIKE TO INCLUDE 5:00 AM TO 10:00 PM DAILY.
AND THEN AS A, UH, MITIGATION FOR THAT CONDITION.
YEAH, WHAT, WHAT TIMES WERE YOU ASKING FOR? UH, 5:00 AM TO 10:00 PM PM PM 5:00 AM TO 10:00 PM I'M SORRY.
5:00 AM YES, TO 10:00 PM SO THAT WOULD BE BASICALLY TWO HOURS BEFORE THE STORE OPENS UNTIL THE STORE CLOSES.
WE DON'T TYPICALLY TAKE THEM LATER IN THE EVENING, SO IF THAT IS AN ISSUE WE CAN CERTAINLY ABIDE BY.
AND EARLIER, MOST DELIVERIES ARE DONE IN THE MORNING.
UM, THE ONLY ONES THAT MAY HAPPEN LATER IN THE DAY ARE MORE FEDEX OR DELIVERY SERVICES THAT WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH CONTROL OVER.
UM, AND THEN AS A MITIGATION TO THAT, UH, WE WOULD HAVE, UH, THE CONDITION WOULD SAY ALL DELIVERIES SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND OPERATE IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER, INCLUDING TURNING OFF TRUCK ENGINES WHILE NOT IN USE, NO HONKING, NO SHOUTING, ET CETERA.
AND THAT'S VERY TYPICAL FOR OUR STORES.
WE'LL POST SIGNS SO THAT THE DELIVERY PEOPLE WILL BE NOTIFIED AS THEY'RE DROPPING OFF AT THE LOADING DOCK.
AND THEN ON CONDITION NUMBER SEVEN, WE WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE EXTEND THE 10:00 PM TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH TO 10 30, THE STORE CLOSES AT 10.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT HALF HOUR FOR ANY CLEANUP THAT STAFF MAY NEED.
I'M SORRY, RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S SAYING YOU HAVE TO EMPTY THE CONTAINERS BETWEEN 10:00 PM AND 7:00 AM AND YOU'RE SAYING YOU'D LIKE TO PUSH THAT BACK FARTHER JUST FOR 30 MINUTES.
SO RATHER THAN LIMITING US TO BEING DONE OR NOT GOING OUT TO TRASH AT 10:00 PM IT WOULD BE 10:30 PM IT'S THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE EMPTIED BETWEEN 10.
RIGHT BETWEEN 10:00 PM AND 7:00 AM RIGHT NOW, THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY TRASH TAKEOUT AND WE WOULD JUST ASK IT BE 10:30 PM TO 7:00 AM OKAY.
ANY OTHER, GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER.
ON THESE DELIVERIES, IS IT ON THE RESIDENT SIDE OR IS IT IN THE PARKING SIDE? THE PARKING LOT SIDE.
SO THERE'D BE DELIVERIES AT THE LOADING TRUCK ON THE, IN THE LOADING AREA.
UH, I'M, UH, AND THAT'S ON THE RESIDENCE? IS IT ON THE NORTH OR THE SOUTH SIDE? IT WOULD BE THE SOUTH SIDE.
CAN YOU BRING THE SITE PLAN UP? MAYBE THERE'LL BE DELIVERIES THAT COME THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE STORE WHEN IT'S CLOSED.
SO THE SMALLER TRUCKS WOULD DELIVER TO THE FRONT OF THE STORE, BUT THE 18 WHEELERS WOULD BE DELIVERING TO THE REAR, UM, WHERE THE LOADING ZONE IS OR THE, THE LOADING DOCK.
AND THAT WOULD BE AT FIVE IN THE MORNING? IT WOULD BE, YES.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO THIS REAL QUICK? SORRY.
SO COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN E EXHIBIT C IS IN YOUR PACKET.
I'M JUST, I'M SURE THIS WILL BE CONFUSING ON THE TAPE, BUT I'M JUST GONNA HOLD IT UP.
I'M GONNA, THE AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS RIGHT HERE.
SO OF COURSE IT DOESN'T FACE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, OR WEST BECAUSE IT'S A TRIANGLE, BUT IT DOES FACE, UH, 15TH STREET, WHICH IS WHERE THOSE RESIDENTS ARE.
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THANK YOU.CAN OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD SEEING NONE IN THE CHAMBER.
DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL.
COMMISSIONERS, CAN WE, UH, ASK STAFF TO HELP US? UH, 13 DIDN'T SEEM LIKE AN ISSUE TO ME.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT.
IT SEEMED LIKE THE APPLICANT NOT ONLY WAS ASKING FOR LARGE HOURS, BUT HAD MENTIONED 18 WHEEL DELIVERIES.
AND I THINK THIS PARTICULAR CLAUSE PROHIBITS DELIVERIES BY 18 WHEELERS.
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S A TYPO OR IF I'M MISUNDERSTANDING THAT IF WE CAN.
I THINK THE AND THE LIKE, UH, PROVIDES THAT FLEXIBILITY AS THE MARKET CONTINUES TO CHANGE.
UH, CONDITION 25 CURRENTLY DOES READ DELIVERIES ARE LIMITED TO NON-PEAK HOURS BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 6:00 PM ON NO MORE THAN TWO OCCASIONS PER WEEK.
AND THE USE OF 18 WHEEL TRUCKS FOR DELIVERIES IS PROHIBITED.
UM, SO YOU'RE RIGHT, THERE'S A SORT OF TWO PART CHANGE AS I UNDERSTAND IT.
UM, I THINK, UH, THE CONCERN, UM, IS THINKING ABOUT THAT ADJACENCY TO THE RESIDENTIAL TO THE REAR, UM, AND CONSIDERATION OF SORT OF HOURS AND, UM, WHAT THAT IMPACT COULD BE.
WHAT ARE THE OPERATING HOURS OF THE STORE? UM, 7:00 AM TO 10:00 PM YEAH.
AND CHAIR, I MEAN, EVERYONE'S EXCITED ABOUT SPROUTS.
I'M SURE THERE'LL BE A GREAT TENANT, BUT THIS SHOPPING CENTER HAS EXISTED FOR, YOU KNOW, MANY YEARS, DECADES.
AND THEY WILL JUST SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION.
DURING THOSE DECADES, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS NOISE COMPLAINTS FROM THE RESIDENTS ON 15TH STREET.
SO, UM, THAT'S JUST ONE THING TO TAKE UNDER CONSIDERATION.
I DON'T WANT THE STORE TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPERATE EITHER.
UM, WE HAVE A DIFFERENT, UH, LOCATION ON THE EAST SIDE THAT IS A AMAZON GROCERY STORE, AND WE WEREN'T WORRIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS EVERY DAY SINCE ABOUT THE DELIVERIES THAT ARE IN A SIMILAR ORIENTATION.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND THE APPROPRIATE, UM, BALANCE.
BUT I'M JUST ONE, I WOULD, I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO THINK ABOUT RESTRICTIONS AT LEAST IN THE REAR.
AND IF THEY WANT TO BRING STUFF IN BY HAND IN THE FRONT FACING PCH, THEY CAN DO THAT IN ANY TIME OF THE DAY.
I MEAN, IT IS HOW STAFF FEELS, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOISE IMPACTS ON THE REAR.
CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.
I GUESS MY FIRST QUESTION IS, DOES STAFF HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS, WHATEVER THE APPROVED DELIVERY HOURS ARE THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING WITH 18 WHEELERS GOING BACK THERE? I MEAN, IT, IT HAS A LOADING DOCK AND APPLICANT.
CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR US, YOU GUYS DO TAKE 18 WHEEL DELIVERIES? WE DO, YEAH.
SO THE CONDITION THAT'S ALREADY IN THE, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS IS ONE OF OUR STANDARD CONDITIONS, SO THAT CAN BE MODIFIED.
IT WAS THE MOST, UM, CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE.
SO, UM, AND I DO WANNA POINT OUT THAT ONE OF THE CONDITIONS IS ADHERENCE TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THE NOISE ORDINANCE.
SO THAT WOULD STILL GOVERN ANYTHING ON THE SITE, INCLUDING ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THIS CONDITION HERE.
I GUESS MY OTHER THOUGHT IS, YOU KNOW, 5:00 AM SEEMS TOO EARLY TO ME, THE, THE STORE IS OPERATING AS OF 7:00 AM NINE, 9:00 AM SEEMS TOO LATE.
I MEAN, I'M WONDERING IF THE STORE IS OPERATING, UH, I KNOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE STUFF IN THERE PRIOR TO THE STORE BEING OPEN, BUT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE DIRECTLY BEHIND THERE.
IF WE WERE TO MATCH THEIR DELIVERY HOURS TO THEIR OPERATING HOURS, WHEN THE STORE IS OPEN AND ALREADY KIND OF CREATING NOISE AT 7:00 AM DOES STAFF FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE? WELL, I THINK 7:00 AM IS A GREAT NUMBER BECAUSE IT CORRELATES TO OTHER NOISE REGULATIONS IN THE CODE.
SO WE'RE NOT MAKING UP A NEW THING.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT YOU COULD ALSO PROVIDE THE APPLICANT OUTSIDE THE RESTRICTED HOURS.
IF THEY NEED TO BRING SOMETHING IN THE, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THEY CAN DO THAT.
BUT THEY'D NEED TO PARK THE TRUCK IN THE FRONT OF THE STORE AND, YOU KNOW, USING A SMALL EQUIPMENT, BRING IT IN THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE STORE.
AND, AND I THINK THE APPLICANT HAD MENTIONED THAT, I THINK WE'RE REALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT THE LOADING DOCK THAT'S BETWEEN THE STORE AND THE RESIDENT, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY THE LOADING DOCK IS IN THE WORST POSSIBLE LOCATION
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AND OUR AND OUR SOUND, UH, OUR NOISE ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW IS 7:00 AM TOO FOR, YEAH.AND THEN, UH, I THINK THEIR LAST, UH, REQUEST WAS THE TRASH TILL 10:30 PM A HALF HOUR AFTER THE STORE CLOSES FOR THAT LAST SHIP TO CARRY STUFF OUT.
DO YOU SEE AN ISSUE WITH THAT OR DOES THAT CONFLICT WITH OUR NOISE ORDINANCE AS WELL? SO WHAT THE NOISE ORDINANCE CAN'T REALLY CAPTURE IS HOW QUIETLY OR NOISILY THEY TAKE THE TRASH OUT
SO WE HAVE BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT EVEN IN SENSITIVE LOCATIONS TAKE NOISE OUT AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY, AND THEY'RE THOUGHTFUL AND IT'S FINE.
AND WE HAVE BUSINESSES THAT TAKE TRASH OUT AT 9:00 PM AND WE GET COMPLAINTS ALL THE TIME.
SO, UM, YOU MAY WANT TO ASK THE APPLICANT ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS.
I WHETHER IS THERE A MACHINE WITH A LOUD BEEP, BEEP BEEP EVERY TIME THEY TAKE THE TRASH OUT, IN WHICH CASE I'D BE MORE WORRIED.
OR IS IT LITERALLY JUST LIKE SOMEONE TAKING TRASH TO A DUMPSTER, WHICH I'M NOT OVERLY WORRIED ABOUT? I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF THAT BALANCING ACT AND THE 10:00 PM 7:00 AM SOUNDS ALSO LIKE OUR NOISE, NOISE ORDINANCE.
AND, UM, I KNOW I, THE APPLICANT'S PROBABLY NOT GONNA GET EVERYTHING THEY WANT HERE, BUT I THINK WE'RE, WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEHIND THERE.
AND AS YOU SAID, IF SOMEBODY'S EMPTYING SOMETHING QUIETLY, IT'S NOT REALLY AN ISSUE.
UH, BUT IF THEIR OPERATIONS ARE LOUDER AFTER 10:00 PM THEN I, YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I FEEL LIKE THAT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CAN I MAKE SOME FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS? YES.
WHO MADE THE MOTION? DID YOU? I DID.
DID YOU? UM, SO I'D LIKE TO AMEND THE CONDITION OF APPROVAL NUMBER 13 TO ADD, UH, AND ALIKE PER THE COMMENT THAT WAS MADE BY THE APPLICANT.
AND THAT IS AFTER, I BELIEVE THAT WAS AFTER THE YES.
B THANK YOU ENGLISH SPEC, ENGLISH SPECIAL BIDDERS AND ALIKE.
I'D LIKE TO MODIFY THE DELIVERY HOURS FROM 7:00 AM NINE TO SEVEN, FROM NINE TO SEVEN TO UM, 6:00 PM ON THE, NO MORE THAN TWO OCCASIONS A WEEK.
IS THAT, IS THAT A STANDARD CONDITION FOR US? YES, THAT WAS FROM STANDARD CONDITIONS THAT CAN BE MODIFIED IF NEEDED.
I'M ASSUMING YOU MOST, MOST GROCERIES DO TAKE DELIVERIES DAILY.
YEAH, SO, SO, UH, WE WOULD REWRITE THAT WHEN DELIVERY SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 7:00 AM TO 6:00 PM FOR THE LOADING DOCK PERIOD.
FOR THE, FOR THE LOADING? YEAH, OR FOR THE LOADING DOCK.
AND I THINK, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WANNA MODIFY THAT TO SAY FOR OTHER DELIVERIES THEY CAN USE THE FRONT OR IF THAT JUST IS IMPLIED.
WE'RE WE'RE JUST PROHIBITING FOR THE, WE WILL WE'LL, IF THAT'S AGREEABLE, YEAH, WE WILL DO THAT LANGUAGE ALLOWING FOR HAND DELIVERIES FOR THE FRONT OF THE STORE AT OTHER HOURS.
AND THEN FOR 27, I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE I, I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT THE 10:00 PM TO 7:00 AM SO I'M NOT PROPOSING A MODIFICATION TO THAT.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT HAVING SPROUTS HERE.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS CAN LIVE WITH? I THINK THAT'S PERFECT.
OKAY, SO I'VE GOT A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? I AM, I AM CONCUR.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION.
THE, THE APPLICANT HAD MENTIONED THE DELIVERY SERVICES INCLUDING FEDEX AND THE SMALLER KIND OF THING.
IS THAT INCLUDED IN, IN WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? YEAH, SO FEDEX AND THE LIKE ARE NOT GONNA USE THE LOADING DOCK, SO THEY'RE GONNA DELIVER THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE STORE, SO THEY WOULD HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THEIR DELIVERY TIMES.
WITH THAT, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE.
AND COMMISSIONER K CLASON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE A VERBAL VOTE, VOTE YES.
YOU HAVE THE NEXT ITEM, PLEASE.
[7. 24-54195 Recommendation to accept Categorical Exemption CE24-097; and Approve Conditional Use Permit (CUP24-002) and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval thereto, for the operation of a daycare facility (over 14 children) within three existing commercial buildings (16,697-square-feet) addressed as 1208-1250 Pacific Avenue and 135-141 West 12th Street in the Downtown Plan Planned Development District (PD-30). The project includes the replacement of the installation of 4,429-square-feet of playground equipment on former paved onsite areas. (District 1) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
NUMBER SEVEN IS RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION CCE 24 DASH NINE SEVEN AND APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THERETO FOR THE OPERATION OF A DAYCARE FACILITY[02:45:01]
WITHIN THREE EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ADDRESSED AS 1208 THROUGH 1250 PACIFIC AVENUE AND 1 3 5 THROUGH 1 4 1 WEST 12TH STREET IN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTALLATION OF A 4,429 SQUARE FEET OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ON FORMER PAVED ONSITE AREAS.
DISTRICT ONE, DO YOU HAVE ONE THERE TOO? YOU'RE WELCOME.
CAN WE GET A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? SO MOVED.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CLEMSON.
AND ACTUALLY THANK YOU VICE CHAIR TEMPLE AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLEMSON.
YES, AT PROJECT PLANNER, GINA CASILLAS WILL PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION.
UH, GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, THE SUBJECT SITE IS A ONE POINT 31 ACRE SITE LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF PACIFIC AVENUE AND WEST 12TH STREET.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN, UH, DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PD 30, AND IS DESIGNATED AS DOWNTOWN PLACE TYPE IN THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT.
THE SITE IS COMPRISED OF SIX LOTS, TOTALING 37 961 SQUARE FEET IN AREA.
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SUBJECT SITE ABUTS THE INTERSECTION OF TWO ALLEYS, UH, SOLANO COURT AND RIGO WAY, UH, ALONG THE EASTERN PROPERTY LINE.
UH, SOLANO COURT IS A 16 FOOT WIDE NAMED ALLEY, WHICH RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH.
AND RIGO WAY IS A 20 FOOT WIDE ALLEY RUNNING EAST AND WEST.
OTHER SURROUNDING LAND USES INCLUDE COMMERCIAL USES TO THE NORTH MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES TO THE SOUTH ACROSS WEST 12TH STREET, SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY USES TO THE WEST ACROSS PACIFIC AVENUE AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES TO THE EAST.
THE SITE IS DEVELOPED WITH THREE DETACHED BUILDINGS AND SURFACE PARKING.
THE LARGER THE BUILDINGS IS A TWO STORY OFFICE BUILDING ADDRESSED AS 1250 PACIFIC AVENUE TOTALS 14,273 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.
THIS TWO STORY BUILDING HAS BEEN USED AS A MEDICAL OFFICE SINCE 1992.
THE TWO DETACHED SINGLE STORY BUILDINGS ADDRESSED AS 1218 PACIFIC AVENUE AND 1 35 WEST 12TH STREET.
WERE ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE, BUT WERE CONVERTED TO OFFICE USE.
THESE BUILDINGS RANGE IN SIZE BETWEEN 1,138 SQUARE FEET TO, UH, 1,286 SQUARE FEET AN AREA ACCORDING TO RECORDS MAINTAINED BY BUILDING SAFETY BUREAU, ALL THREE BUILDINGS ONSITE ARE PERMITTED FOR OFFICE USE.
THE APPLICANT PRECIOUS LAMBS PRESCHOOL, IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DAYCARE FACILITY WITH A MAXIMUM OF 30 CHILDREN ON SITE.
UH, PRECIOUS LAMBS PRESCHOOL, UH, PROVIDES FAITH-BASED FULL DAY EDUCATION AND CARE FOR CHILDREN THREE, UH, ZERO MONTHS TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE.
SPECIFICALLY FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO THE PARENTS.
THE TWO STORY BUILDING WILL BE USED FOR THE CARE OF THE OLDER CHILDREN, ONE TO FIVE YEARS OLD, AND THE TWO SMALLER BUILDINGS, UH, 1218 PACIFIC AVENUE AND 1 35 WEST 12TH STREET WILL BE USED TO CARE FOR THE INFANTS.
A 4,429 SQUARE FOOT PLAYGROUND AREA WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE PAVED AREA, WHICH INCLUDES CHILDREN'S CLIMBING EQUIPMENT LOCATED BETWEEN THE TWO STORY BUILDING AND THE SINGLE STORY BUILDING 1218 PACIFIC AVENUE, WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE ON THE SLIDE.
THE PARKING LOT WOULD BE IMPROVED, UH, WITH RES RESING OF THE PARKING SPACES.
AND TWO, THEY REQUIRED LOADING AND UNLOADING SPACES, REMOVAL OF THE OVERGROWN, UM, SHRUBS AND PERIMETER FENCING, AN INSTALLATION OF A NEW, UH, DECORATIVE LOW RAW, UM, UH, WR IRON FENCING AND DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS.
UH, WITHIN THE FOUR FOOT WIDE PLANTER LANDSCAPE PLANTER THAT EXTENDS ACROSS PACIFIC AVENUE AND WEST 12TH STREET, UH, FRONTAGES NEW PERIMETER FENCING WILL BE INSTALLED BEHIND THE LANDSCAPE PLANNER.
THE NEW, UM, LOW WROUGHT IRON FENCE WILL BE DECORATIVE, FEATURING COLORFUL CUTOUT IMAGES OF CHILDREN.
THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE TWO STORY BUILDING WILL BE MODIFIED TO CREATE EIGHT NEW CLASSROOMS, ACTIVITY ROOMS, NEW OFFICES, RESTROOMS, KITCHEN FACILITIES, AND DINING SPACE.
NO PHYSICAL CHANGES ARE PROPOSED TO THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE OFFICE BUILDING, UH, OR THE TWO DETA DETACHED OFFICE BUILDINGS.
PRECIOUS LAMBS IS A DIFFERENT, UH, DAYCARE FACILITY THAN
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THE FOR-PROFIT DAYCARE FACILITIES THAT WE, UM, TRADITIONALLY KNOW OF.THEY'RE FOCUSED TO PROVIDE TUITION FREE, HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
THE CHILDREN LIVE IN HOMELESS SHELTERS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS, CRISIS PREGNANCY PROGRAMS, TREATMENT PROGRAMS, AND SOBER LIVING FACILITIES.
PRECIOUS LAMB'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION AND HOLISTIC CARE TO SUPPORT THE PARENTS SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH, SOBRIETY, EDUCATION, AND OBTAINING PERMANENT HOUSING.
THIS LOCATION WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE ITS PROXIMITY TO THE LONG BEACH RESCUE MISSION, AND MANY OF THE FAMILIES RESIDE AT THE RESCUE MISSIONS.
LYDIA, LYDIA HOUSE, WHICH IS, UH, NEAR THE SUBJECT SITE.
ALSO, THERE'S CURRENTLY NO SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE IN THE AREA.
AND ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF THE SITE IS THAT THEY, UH, ARE EXPANDING THEIR SERVICES IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION TO INCLUDE INFANT CARE TO FILL A GAP THAT'S HIGHLY NEEDED.
THE MAP ILLUSTRATES THE DAYCARE FACILITIES THAT ARE, UM, OVER A HUNDRED FEET FROM THE ACTUAL SUBJECT SITE.
AND THE MAP ILLUSTRATES THAT THE AREA IS NOT SATURATED WITH DAYCARE FACILITIES.
AS STATED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE DAY DAYCARE CENTER PROVIDES SERVICES TO EXISTING HOMELESS FAMILIES.
THESE FAMILIES TYPICALLY WOULD WALK THEIR CHILDREN TO THE SITE INSTEAD OF DRIVING VEHICLES TO THE SITE AND U UTILIZING THE PARKING LOT.
HOWEVER, THE CODE REQUIRES LOADING AND UNLOADING SPACES FOR DAYCARE FACILITIES, UM, LOCATE THE LOADING AND UNLOADING SPACES ARE PROVIDED ON SITE AND ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE.
THE SITE WOULD TYPICALLY BE ACCESSED VIA THE DRIVEWAY APPROACH LOCATED ON 12TH STREET, UM, WITH THE EXITING, UH, ALONG THE DRIVEWAY AND PACIFIC, A PACIFIC AVENUE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN A, WITHIN AB 2097, WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE MINIMUM ONSITE PARKING STANDARDS.
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO LIMIT THE DAYCARE FACILITY OPERATIONS FROM 6:00 AM TO 7:30 PM DAILY.
THEY WOULD LIMIT AFTER HOURS EVENING WORKSHOPS TO TWICE DURING EVERY QUARTER.
THESE EVENTS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS PARENT, UH, PARENTING SUPPORT GROUPS, UH, LOCAL ART SHOWS, UH, YOUTH ART SHOWS, LECTURES, AND SIMILAR TOPICS AND EVENTS.
WE WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE LOTS BE MERGED TOGETHER INTO ONE LOT THROUGH A TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP PROCESS AND THE OUTDOOR AREA WOULD BE MAINTAINED, UH, AT 4,429 SQUARE FEET OF AREA.
UH, AND ALSO WE ARE REQUIRING THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA BE DESIGNED BY LICENSED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL TO ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS ALLOWED WITHIN THE PLAY AREA.
AND ANY MODIFICATION OR CHANGE IN OPERATIONS WOULD REQUIRE, UH, A MODIFICATION, UH, APPLICATION, UH, SPECIFIC FINDINGS, UM, HAVE TO BE MET IN THE POSITIVE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT, UH, A DAYCARE CENTER IN THIS LOCATION.
AND THE PURPOSE OF A CUP IS TO ALLOW THE REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED USE TO, TO DETERMINE IF IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH THE ADJACENT USES OR IF IT CAN BE MADE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING U USES.
PLANNING STAFF HAS FU REVIEWED THE SUBMITTED CUP REQUEST TO OPERATE THE PROPOSED DAYCARE FACILITY, AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THE INCORPORATION OF THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, THE USE WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY SUBSTANTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND LAND USES AS CONDITIONED.
THE PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATION WOULD BE WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR PRESCHOOLS UNDER THE ZONING REGULATIONS.
SUBJECT SITE IS NOT WITHIN A TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT, THEREFORE THE DISTANCING REQUIREMENT FROM OTHER DAYCARE FACILITIES DOES NOT APPLY.
THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE INTENDED TO ENSURE THE USE OPERATES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS AND ENSURES THE DAYCARE FACILITY WILL OPERATE IN A MATTER COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROJECT QUALIFIES FOR A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXEMPTIONS.
UH, SECTION 15 3 0 1 EXISTING FACILITIES AND 15 3 0 4 MINOR ALTERATIONS TO LAND AND 15,311 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
UM, THIS PROJECT WAS, UM, CORRECTLY NOTICED, UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND, UM, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ON THIS ITEM.
STAFF RECOMMENDS, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION ADOPT, UH, ACCEPT THE CATEGORY EXEMPTION AND APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, ADOPT
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THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DAYCARE FACILITY, UM, AT THIS PROPERTY.UM, UH, 1208 TO 1250 PACIFIC AVENUE AND 1 35 TO 1 41 WEST 12TH STREET.
UM, THIS CONCLUDES STAFF SUPPORT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME.
IN ADDITION, THE APPLICANT IS IN ATTENDANCE AND IS ABLE TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT COMMISSIONERS.
QUESTIONS FOR STAFF VICE CHAIR? UH, I DO HAVE ONE PLEASE.
UM, YOU SAID FOR THE OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND TIMES, YOU STARTING 'EM AT 6:00 AM NO, THAT'S CORRECT.
I DON'T THINK THEIR OPERATIONS START AT 6:00 AM BUT THAT WOULD BE NO, THEY, THEY SAY THEY, I, SORRY, I'M SORRY, DIRECTOR.
UH, THE SCHOOL ITSELF SAID IT'S GOING FROM SEVEN 30 TO FOUR, SO THE HOURS OF OPERATION, BUT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT 6:00 AM FOR THE PLAYGROUND IS A BIT EARLY.
NO, THE OPERATIONS IS 6:00 AM TO 7:30 PM DAILY.
SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON HERE.
THERE'S OUR CONDITIONS WHICH ARE PRETTY FLEXIBLE, AND THEN THERE'S HOW THEY'RE GONNA OPERATE THE SCHOOL ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, WHICH ARE ACTUALLY MORE LIMITED THAN THE HOURS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED THEM.
6:00 AM SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT I WILL SAY SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO BE AT WORK AT 7:00 AM AND THEIR WORK MAY BE QUITE SOME DISTANCE FROM HERE.
SO BEING ABLE TO DROP YOUR KID OFF AT 6:00 AM IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
UM, SO WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE THAT, UH, FLEXIBILITY AS A FARMER CONSTRUCTION WORKER.
BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE PLAYGROUND, DIDN'T I SEE THAT? CAN WE GO BACK A COUPLE SLIDES? SO THE FINDINGS REQUIRED, AND IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO HER SLIDE, GO BACK TO THE SLIDE.
SO THE FINDINGS REQUIRED UNDER THIS TYPE OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ARE WHAT PRI PROVIDE THAT WIDER RANGE OF OPERATION JUST FOR THE FACILITY.
GO, GO BACK TO WHERE YOU JUST WERE.
SO IN OUR SLIDE IT DOES SAY 6:00 AM TO SEVEN 30.
CERTAINLY YOU COULD, UM, RESTRICT THAT FURTHER.
UM, BUT THIS IS A DOWNTOWN HIGHLY URBANIZED LOCATION.
I'M NOT SURE THAT IT'S SUPER, UM, OKAY.
BUT THAT'S A, THAT'S A CALL FOR THE COMMISSION TO MAKE AND CERTAINLY WE COULD RESTRICT THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA, UM, TO A LATER STARTING TIME.
UM, PERHAPS SEVEN OR 7:30 AM GREAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THAT, THAT WAS IT, IT WAS JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE NOISE.
THAT AND BECAUSE THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION WERE SAID TO START AT SEVEN 30,
WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS REQUIRED FOR, FOR THEM TO EXPAND BEYOND THE 30, UM, SINCE IT IS ALLOWABLE, AND I'M WONDERING WHETHER IT, IT'S MORE, IT PRACTICAL TO NOT HAVE THAT LIMITATION THERE OR SOME OTHER RESTRICTION.
WELL, THEY REQUESTED UP TO 30 CHILDREN, UM, BUT THE FACILITY COULD POTENTIALLY HANDLE MORE CHILDREN.
UM, UM, BUT THE PLAY AREA WOULD ALLOW, BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA, WOULD ALLOW UP TO THE 50, WAS IT 59 CHILDREN? SO, AND THEN WE, YEAH, WE DIDN'T ANALYZE A PROJECT WITH 59 CHILDREN.
UM, BUT IF THEY WANTED TO EXPAND, UH, WE ALLOWED FOR A MODIFICATION TO THIS APPLICATION.
UM, IT'S ALSO THE COMMISSION'S PREROGATIVE, SO YOU CAN REMOVE THE CAP IF YOU WANT TO REMOVE THE CAP, BUT THERE'S A PIECE GINA'S KIND OF REFERRING TO INDIRECTLY, NOT FOR THE CITY, BUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IMPOSES A RESTRICTION THAT YOU NEED X SQUARE FEET OF OUTDOOR PLAY AREA PER CHILD.
SO THERE'S NO WAY FOR THIS FACILITY TO ACCOMMODATE MORE THAN AROUND 59 CHILDREN.
I'M NOT SURE THE LOGIC OF THAT REGULATION BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO LOCATE OUTDOOR PLAY AREA IN CERTAIN CONTEXT.
UM, AND PEOPLE NEED CHILDCARE, BUT THAT'S THE RULE THAT'S ON THE BOOKS.
UM, SO THAT'S HOW WE BACKED INTO THAT NUMBER.
WELL, I GUESS MORE DIRECTED, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS FOR THEM TO GO BEYOND THE 30 SINCE THEY HAVE THAT GRACE? RIGHT.
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AND LICENSE, THERE'S A, A SUB CONDITION EIGHT A THAT TALKS ABOUT THAT, WHAT THAT PROCESS WOULD LOOK LIKE.SO IF THE APPLICANT WANTED TO GO UP TO THAT 59 BEYOND THE 30, THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR IS AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTRATIVELY REVIEW SUCH A REQUEST, UM, AND, AND APPROVE IT, UM, THROUGH AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS SO IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME BACK PERFECT.
THROUGH A FORMAL HEARING PROCESS.
AND I MEAN, I, AND JUST WANNA BE SENSITIVE TO IF THERE'S A, A SURGE FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM OF NEED AND DEMAND, UH, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT, THAT DEMAND, I'D LOVE FOR THEM TO HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY.
DO INFANTS COUNT IN THAT BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T BE USING A PLAYGROUND? WELL, WE'RE GETTING INTO A LITTLE BIT OF THE STATE THE WAY THEY LICENSING.
I DON'T, I CAN CALL THE STATE TOMORROW, BUT I HAVE NO EARTHLY IDEA TO BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU, COMMISSIONER
BUT UP TO, UP TO THEIR, UP TO THEIR LICENSABLE LIMIT.
IF THEY WANT TO GO PAST 30, THEY JUST NEED TO DO AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATION WITH THE CITY TO PERFECT.
I THINK THAT THAT'S VERY CLEAR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THE STAFF REPORT? OTHERWISE WE'LL GET THE APPLICANT TO COME UP AND ADD ANY COMMENTS? GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN.
YOU JUST WANNA INTRODUCE YOURSELVES? GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER.
MY NAME IS DAVID CHA, I'M THE ARCHITECT ON THE PROJECT AND ALSO A RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH AS WELL.
UH, I'M SORRY, COULD YOU DO THAT AGAIN? UH, MY NAME IS DAVID CHA, I AM THE ARCHITECT ON THE PROJECT.
AND I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH AS WELL, AND I ALSO HAVE MATT WITH ME, WHO IS THE, UH, OWNER OF PRECIOUS LAMB, AND HE CAN EXPAND ON THE, UM, THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT, UM, THAT ARE GONNA BE USING THE FACILITY.
MY NAME IS MATT COHEN AND I'M NOT THE OWNER OF PRECIOUS LAMB, BUT I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
UM, AND SO, UM, PRECIOUS LAMB IS A VERY UNIQUE NONPROFIT IN LONG BEACH.
UM, WE SERVE A, A VERY, UM, NEEDY, UM, YOU KNOW, CLIENTELE.
MOST OF OUR MOMS MO MOST OF THE PARENTS ARE MOMS AND THEY ARE IN, YOU KNOW, SHELTERS.
UM, WE WERE FORCED TO RELOCATE.
THE PROPERTY THAT WE'VE BEEN AT FOR THE LAST 21 YEARS WAS SOLD, UM, TO, TO DEVELOP THAT PROPERTY FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING.
AND SO WE WERE VERY EXCITED WHEN WE FOUND THIS, THIS PROPERTY SO CLOSE TO THE LONG BEACH RESCUE MISSION.
OUR MISSIONS ARE VERY ALIGNED, UM, AND, AND HONESTLY THEY'RE, THEY'RE ONE OF OUR BEST CUSTOMERS IN PROVIDING US THE, THE MOMS TO THIS FACILITY.
WHAT THE, THE, THAT SITE IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE LICENSED FOR 45, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BRINGING UP THE NUMBER OF KIDS BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO IS, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THREE CLASSROOMS THAT ALLOW US TO BE LICENSED FOR 45 CHILDREN.
AND THIS NEW FACILITY, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE SIX CLASSROOMS. AND BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE REQUIREMENTS BY, UH, THE STATE LICENSING WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE 14 KIDS IN EACH CLASSROOM.
SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE 84 KIDS IN THE PRESCHOOL.
AND WITH THE TWO OUTBUILDINGS, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE BETWEEN 19 AND 20, WE NEED TO HAVE LICENSING COME AND DO THEIR FINAL MEASUREMENTS TO GIVE US THE EXACT NUMBER THERE.
BUT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE CHI CHILDREN FROM SIX WEEKS OLD TO 18 MONTHS IN THE INFANT CARE CENTER.
AND THEN, THEN THE, UM, THE OTHER, UM, FA FACILITY WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, MORE KIDS.
THE PLAYGROUND IS ALSO A REQUIREMENT, UM, BUT BASED ON SCHEDULING, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THAT NUMBER.
RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO TAKE ON THAT MANY KIDS, BUT IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL AND WE CAN FIND ADDITIONAL DONORS AND FUNDING AND THAT TYPE OF THING, UM, WE THINK THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SERVE, YOU KNOW, LIKE 104 KIDS IN THE OVERALL PIECE.
UH, BUT THAT'S NOT ANYTIME SOON.
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THE HOPES AND DREAMS OF WHAT WE'RE BUILDING.
SO WE'RE BUILDING IT FOR THE CAPABILITY.
UM, AND THE REASON WE HAVE TO HAVE THE TWO PLAYGROUNDS, UM, IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE AGE APPROPRIATE.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE WAY THAT IT'S GONNA ALL BE LAID OUT IS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE HOUSE FOR KID, THE BABIES THAT ARE SIX WEEKS TO NINE MONTHS OLD, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE OTHER ONE FOR NINE MONTHS TO 18 BECAUSE OF THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO MOVE AROUND
SO WE'LL HAVE ONE THAT'S KIND OF A STATIONARY INFANT CARE CENTER, AND THIS ONE'S GONNA BE, YOUR HANDS WILL BE VERY FULL IN THAT ONE BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE NINE KIDS THAT CAN ALL CRAWL OR MOVE AROUND
UM, AND THEN, AND THEN IN THE OTHER SCHOOL WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE TWO SEPARATE PE PLAYGROUNDS, ONE FOR 18 MONTHS TO ABOUT THREE YEARS OLD AND THEN FROM THREE YEARS TO FIVE YEARS OLD.
UM, AND SO WE WE'RE, WE'RE BUILDING IT WITH ALL OF THAT CAPABILITY.
SO STEPH, CAN I ASK A QUESTION, SINCE THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS IS A LICENSING ISSUE WITH
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THE STATE, DO WE, IS THERE A REASON FOR US TO PUT A LIMIT TO ACTUALLY QUANTIFY IT IN OURS? I'M HAPPY THE WAY YOU HAVE IT SET UP.IT SEEMS LIKE THE PROCESS IS PRETTY CLEAR AND, AND STRAIGHTFORWARD AND NOT ONEROUS FOR THEM TO COME BACK TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.
BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS IF IT HAS THE CAPABILITY, IF WE SHOULD BE LIMITING IT OR NOT.
UM, SO IT'S AT THE COMMISSION'S DISCRETION AND YOU CERTAINLY COULD REMOVE THE LIMIT.
I MEAN, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL USE AND THEY'RE DOING AN AMAZING SERVICE TO FOLKS IN, IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE REASON WE PLACE A LIMIT IN GENERAL ON THESE CASES THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS SOMETIMES NEIGHBORS ARE NOT QUITE SO, UM, WELCOMING OR EXCITED ABOUT THESE TYPE OF USES.
AND THE CITY IMPOSES VARIOUS, UM, RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING OCCUPANCY, CAPS, HOURS, OPERATING RESTRICTIONS, AS A WAY OF BALANCING THE NEEDS OF THE CHILDCARE FACILITY AND THE, UM, DESIRES, UH, EXPRESSED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE LESS THAN EXCITED ABOUT THAT USE.
UM, SO THAT IS TRADITIONALLY WHY WE IMPOSE THOSE, BUT IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU AS A COMMISSION TO WAIVE THEM OR REMOVE THEM IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE.
YEAH, I FEEL LIKE DEFERRING BACK TO YOU, I DON'T KNOW, AFTER A THREE HOUR MEETING, IF IT'S THE RIGHT TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE, WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE OF NOT HAVING THOSE LIMITS.
THE APPLICANT HASN'T ASKED FOR IT YET.
UH, THE PROCESS IS, THE PROCESS IS PRETTY CLEAR I THINK, FOR THEM TO COME BACK THROUGH.
BUT IT DOES ALLOW A THOUGHTFUL REVIEW AS PARKING AND ACCESS AND EVERYTHING ELSE GOES THROUGH.
THE APPLICANT WANTS TO COME FORWARD AND ADD ANOTHER COMMENT.
BUT YOU KNOW, IT, I DIDN'T ADDRESS THE, UH, THE HOURS OF OPERATION.
SEVEN O'CLOCK WOULD 7:00 AM WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY KIDS THERE AT 6:00 AM SO IF, IF THAT WAS MORE, SO I, AGAIN, I THINK WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS GIVE YOU SOME FLEXIBILITY.
SO YOUR OPERATING HOURS OR WHATEVER YOU WANT THEM TO BE WITHIN OKAY.
THAT PARAMETER, IF ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU GUYS HAVE A BRAINSTORM THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE AN EARLY DROP OFF, THIS WOULD ALLOW YOU A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY.
I JUST TO CLARIFY WHILE, WHILE YOU'RE UP AND, AND, AND JUST ALSO A BI A TWO-SIDED QUESTION HERE FOR STAFF, IS THE 30 RESTRICTION IN PLACE AT THIS POINT, IS THAT HOW WE'RE READING IT? AND IS THAT YOUR INTERPRETATION AS THE APPLICANT? AND IF THAT IS GONNA BE A PROBLEM FOR YOU, DO YOU WANT US TO ADDRESS THAT NOW? I JUST WANNA LEAVE THAT OPEN IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN TAKE THAT OFF.
WE WE'RE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE STATE IS GOING TO TELL US WHAT WE CAN DO AND IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN GO TO THE STATE MAXIMUM, THAT WOULD BE OUR, OUR REQUEST IF WE CAN DO THAT.
THAT'S, ARE YOU OKAY? I MEAN, RIGHT NOW YOU'RE, YOU'RE INITIAL BUSINESS PLAN HAS YOU SERVICING 30 CHILDREN.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE LICENSED AT OUR EXISTING SITE FOR 45 KIDS, UM, YOU KNOW, TODAY.
SO YOU'RE STAFFING AND ALL OF YOUR OPERATIONS YES.
ARE KIND OF GEARED UP FOR 45 KIDS.
AND THIS NEW FACILITY SHOULD BE EASILY LICENSABLE FOR 45.
IT'S GONNA BE LICENSABLE FOR 104.
THAT, THAT'S, I'M, BUT, BUT I'M, BUT I'M, I'M MORE COMFORTABLE POSSIBLY GOING TO THE 45 NOW.
AND IF THEY WANNA GO TO THE 104 WHEN THEY GET THAT LICENSING THAT THEY GO THROUGH A PROCESS THAT AT LEAST STAFF CAN LOOK AT PARKING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT GO WITH THAT.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S EQUALLY MY CONCERN IS THAT WE, WE WE NOT BE THE RESTRICTIVE PART OF IT IF, I MEAN, IF THEY WANNA KEEP THE 30, THAT'S, THAT'S YOUR, YOUR PURVIEW.
BUT I'D LIKE FOR THE, SO I'M, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA ASK STAFF HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE 45, IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOUR LICENSING IS.
NOW, IF YOU GUYS WANT GO PAST THAT, ONCE YOU GET YOUR LICENSING, YOU'LL JUST APPLY.
YOU WON'T COME BACK IN FRONT OF US.
IT'LL JUST BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE TASK.
SO WHAT WE THINK YOU SHOULD DO IS INSTEAD OF HAVING NO LIMIT AT ALL, CHANGE THE NUMBER 30 TO 59, WHICH IS GONNA PROVIDE THEM A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY.
BUT OUR CALCULATIONS DO SHOW KIND OF AN UPWARD LIMIT IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS ON THIS FACILITY AT 59.
SO WE DO THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THEM COME BACK.
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE THE ANALYSIS UP TO THE 59, SO YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING ELSE KIND OF FITS.
ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THERE YOU GO.
JUST, AND AGAIN, NOT TO, NOT TO KILL THIS BEAT THAT HORSE, THE, THE 50
I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO NECESSARILY MODIFY THAT TOO, BUT I, I'LL LEAVE IT OUT.
I THINK RIGHT NOW, IF WE LEAVE, SINCE THEY'VE DONE THEIR ANALYSIS AT THE 59, AND AGAIN, THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO COME, THEY DON'T HAVE THE ONEROUS TASK OF COMING BACK IN FRONT OF PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE FEES AND STUFF.
IT'S MORE AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE WHILE TO GET FROM, THEY'RE 45 NOW.
59 GIVES 'EM SOME ROOM AND HOPEFULLY THEY GET TO 114 AFTERWARDS, BUT THEY DON'T.
AND CHAIR, WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION, IF YOU WOULD
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JUST GIVE US, I DON'T WANT TO COME BACK.SO IF YOU JUST GIVE US THE ABILITY TO MAKE ALL THE CONFORMING CHANGES TO THE FINDINGS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT PLACES, THE NUMBER 30 APPEARS, WE WOULD CHANGE THAT TO 59.
SO WHO, UH, WHO IS OUR MOTION MAKER? COMMISSIONER TEMPLE, EXCUSE ME, VICE CHAIR TEMPLATE AND THEN, UH, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON CL WAS OUR SECOND.
ARE YOU AMENABLE TO A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO YOUR MOTION TO REVISE THE LIMIT ON STUDENTS FROM 30 TO 59.
OH, DEFINITELY ALL APPROPRIATE CHANGES MADE, MADE BY STAFF.
JUST, JUST NOT OUT IN THE PLAYGROUND.
AND WE HAVE A, WE HAVE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM COMMISSIONER CLEMSON FOR THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? IS THAT CLEAR ENOUGH FOR LEGAL? YES.
SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR.
CONDITION NUM OF APPROVAL NUMBER EIGHT WOULD BE CHANGED TO FROM THE CAP FROM 30 TO 59 WITH THE SUBNOTE OF A, UH, BEING MODIFIED TO AS LONG AS IT MEETS THE INTENT AND FINDINGS OF THAT CONDITION.
AND REMOVING THE CAP AT 50 TO THE DISCRETION OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR.
AND I THINK THAT ON A THERE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO STATE LICENSURE.
UM, WE'VE GOT A FIRST, I MEAN, WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT'S BEEN APPROVED.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE, PLEASE BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.
CAN WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? WE COULD TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WAS JUST GONNA ASK ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME FORWARD SEEING NONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M GONNA CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THANK THE CLERK AGAIN FOR, UH, REMINDING ME BACK BEHIND THE RAIL.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE, PLEASE.
I'M NOT GONNA BEAT JANE'S TIME.
NO, I'M NOT GONNA BEAT JANE'S TIME FROM THE LAST MEETING.
I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A, UH, FIVE MINUTE BREAK FOR THE COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF, AND THEN WE'LL RECONVENE INDOOR STUDY SESSION.
I THINK THEY WOULD'VE GOT THERE ANYWAYS, BUT THIS MAKES IT A LITTLE, WELL, IT'S, IT'S, UH, EASIER.
YES, IT'S TOO, YOU SHOULD BE THINKING WHAT WILL THE LONG BEACH SHORELINE LOOK LIKE IN THE, UM, WANNA SPEAK? YEAH, SO, RIGHT.
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UM, I CAN'T, UM, BUT YEAH, LIKE, THAT'S WHAT, YEAH.[03:20:19]
OH, SORRY.SHOULD WE GET STARTED AGAIN? I THINK THE REASON WE'VE ALL REALLY BEEN HERE THIS EVENING FOR OUR UPDATE ON PD SIX, WE'LL TAKE A QUICK ROLL CALL.
[8. 24-53873-01 Recommendation to conduct a study session on the process and results of the Community Design Charrette for the Downtown Shoreline (PD6) Vision Plan. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
MOTION FOR ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO HEAR THIS ITEM? THANK YOU.VICE CHAIR TEMPLATE AND COMMISSIONER CASTILLO.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, THE STUDY SESSION.
UM, WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE THIS STUDY SESSION BEFORE YOU, UM, REGARDING OUR, UH, WORK, OUR VISIONING WORK FOR THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE AREA.
THIS WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR OUR JUNE 20TH MEETING, UM, BUT DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM, UM, WE'RE BRINGING IT FORWARD THIS EVENING TO GIVE A, A SUMMARY OF THE, UM, COMMUNITY DESIGN CHARETTE THAT TOOK PLACE, AND TO SHARE WITH YOU THE SORT OF INITIAL FINDINGS AND WHERE THAT TAKES US IN THIS PROJECT AND WHAT NEXT STEPS, UM, WILL HAPPEN.
UH, SO TO SORT OF BREAK IT UP A LITTLE BIT, WE'RE GONNA START WITH A QUICK VIDEO THAT'LL SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CHARETTE, WHAT TOOK PLACE, UM, AND I'M GONNA ASK, UH, THE AV FOLKS IN THE BACK TO QUEUE THAT UP, AFTER WHICH I'LL INTRODUCE, UM, PROJECT PLANNER CARLENE, WHO WILL START OUR PRESENTATION.
WHAT WILL THE LONG BEACH SHORELINE LOOK LIKE IN THE YEAR 2050? WILL THERE BE MORE PUBLIC BEACHES OR MORE RESIDENTIAL AREAS? WILL A MONORAIL TAKE YOU FROM THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC TO THE QUEEN MARY? THESE WERE ALL POSSIBILITIES DISCUSSED AT THE RECENTLY HELD COMMUNITY DESIGN CHARETTE FOR THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH SHORELINE.
THE WEEK LONG EVENT, INVITED THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE AND DISCUSS POSSIBLE IDEAS AND DESIGNS FOR THE DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT.
STARTING OFF WITH THE KICKOFF EVENT AT THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC, THAT GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF PLANNING EFFORTS AND CHARETTE ACTIVITIES.
SO WHY UPDATE THE PLAN NOW? IT'S ALMOST 50 YEARS OLD, SO THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THE CURRENT PLAN THAT REALLY REFLECTS THE CURRENT VALUE, THE VALUES, OR KIND OF AMBITIONS OR KIND OF, UH, THE NATURE OF THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY AS IT EXISTS TODAY.
THIS IS A PLAN THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, IS IT LONG BEACH WAS A DIFFERENT PLACE 40 YEARS AGO.
SO WE REALLY WANT TO UPDATE THE PLAN THAT'S REFLECTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY'S VOICES AND INPUTS, UH, AND VALUES AS THEY EXIST TODAY.
HOW CAN WE CREATE A WATERFRONT THAT IS TRULY FOR EVERYBODY THAT SUPPORTS, YOU KNOW, VISITOR SERVING USES, BUT ALSO CREATES A BALANCE BETWEEN NEW INVESTMENT AND SPACES THAT CAN REALLY SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY? HOW CAN WE REALLY MAKE ALL OF THAT A REALITY HERE? ACTIVITIES THEN MOVE TO SMALLER ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY AT STUDIO ONE 11 THAT FOCUS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS.
THESE DISCUSSIONS THEN GAVE WAY TO A DAY OF COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT INCLUDED OPEN STUDIO TOURS, AS WELL AS WALK AND BIKE TOURS.
WE'VE SPENT THE LAST YEAR OR SO GATHERING SOME BIG IDEAS FROM COMMUNITY AT, UM, EVENTS, UM, AND THROUGH SURVEYS TO UNDERSTAND, UM, SORT OF THE BIG PICTURE OF TODAY AND TOMORROW.
AND WE'VE TAKEN ALL THAT COMMUNITY INPUT AND WORKED WITH A SET OF DESIGNERS AND PLANNERS WHO HAVE COME UP WITH, UM, EIGHT DIFFERENT BIG IDEAS AND SCENARIOS AND ACTUALLY DRAWN THEM OUT ONTO MAPS TO LOOK AT, UM, WHAT IF WE CHANGED THE SHORELINE ITSELF? WHAT WILL THINGS LOOK LIKE, UM, IF WE WERE TO MOVE AROUND DIFFERENT USES OR LANDS, UM, WHAT WILL WE, UM, BE FACED WITH IN 50 YEARS FROM NOW? AND SO NOW WE'RE INVITING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME LOOK AT THOSE IDEAS AND REACT, DOES THIS MAKE SENSE? IS THIS A GOOD IDEA? UM, HOW SHOULD WE INTEGRATE THESE POSSIBILITIES TO COME UP WITH KIND OF, OF ONE COHESIVE VISION? SO THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME WHERE WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES, AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING TO COME UP WITH THAT ONE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE OF HOW WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER, UM, SO THAT IT'S A PLACE WHERE WE CAN COME TO RECREATE, TO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY, UM, AND TO ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL SHORELINE THAT WE HAVE.
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IMPORTANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS RIGHT NOW.I MEAN, THINK ABOUT IT, IN 20 YEARS, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE'LL STILL BE THE ONES LIVING HERE, WORKING HERE, EVEN STUDYING HERE.
SO SOMETHING FOR LIKE THE SHORELINE VISION PLAN THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AND ALL THE CONVERSATIONS AROUND IT, EVEN THOUGH IT CAN BE CONFUSING AT TIMES, EVEN THOUGH LIKE, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, RIGHT? UM, IT'S STILL VERY ESSENTIAL TO TRY TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT AND TRY TO LIKE DISSECT AND DIGEST ALL THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEING PRESENTED TO BE AN INVOLVED, ACTIVE MEMBER OF YOUR COMMUNITY.
AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
RIGHT NOW, THIS WEEK LONG CHARETTE IS JUST THE START OF WHAT WILL BE A MULTI-YEAR JOURNEY OF COMMUNITY INPUT AND IDEAS THAT WILL HELP CREATE THE FOUNDATION FOR A NEW VISION OF THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE.
TO REVIEW ISSUES AND IDEAS, PROVIDE FEEDBACK, OR TO CHECK OUT THE OPPORTUNITIES LOOKBOOK FOR THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH SHORELINE VISION PLAN.
PLEASE VISIT THE SHORE WEBSITE@MYINPUT.COM SLASH DT SHORE LB CDC.
AND AS WE TRANSITION TO THE POWERPOINT, I'LL JUST ADD THAT, UH, FOR THOSE THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CHARETTE IN PERSON, WE'VE POSTED THOSE MATERIALS, UM, ON THE WEBSITE, AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY AND ONLINE THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO, UH, GATHER THAT FEEDBACK, UM, EVEN IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO BE THERE IN PERSON.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO CARLENE.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER STAFF IS REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE OUR PROGRESS AND THE WORK WE HAVE DONE THUS FAR TO REALLY ENVISION THE PD SIX, UH, PD SIX DOWNTOWN SHORELINE PLAN AREA.
UM, IF WE CAN GET THE POWERPOINT ON THE SCREEN.
UM, AND AS WE'RE GETTING ON THE SCREEN, A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT, AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, WE ARE, WE HAVE BEEN UPDATING OUR 2012 DOWNTOWN PLAN OR PD 30 PLAN TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH RECENT, LOCAL AND STATE POLICY CHANGES, UM, FROM STATE HOUSING LAWS AND UPDATING THE PLAN TO BE A SPECIFIC PLAN.
UH, STATE HOU UPDATING TO BE A SPECIFIC PLAN.
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THEMSELVES THAT REALLY AFFECT THE URBAN FABRIC OF OUR CITY.
THE DOWNTOWN PLAN UPDATE IS HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY AND IN TANDEM WITH THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE VISION PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE VISION PLAN IS A REALLY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY.
WE DON'T REALLY GET VERY OFTEN TO ESTABLISH A COHESIVE VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF THE SHORELINE.
THIS VISION PLAN WILL SET THE FOUNDATION OF A NEW ZONING, NEW ZONING OF THE, OF SPECIFIC PLAN TO REPLACE THE CURRENT STANDARDS, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN COMPREHENSIVELY UPDATED SINCE THE 1970S.
SO WHY UPDATE THE PLAN? NOW, THE VIDEO COVERED IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE, UH, WE WANNA ADDRESS THAT WE HAVE THE 2028 OLYMPICS COMING TO LONG BEACH.
SO WHILE THE PLAN WILL NOT BE DONE BY THE TIME OF THE OLYMPICS, WE WANNA SEE HOW WE CAN USE THE MOMENTUM OF THE EVENTS AND CHANGES TO THE AREA TO LEVERAGE LONG-TERM BENEFITS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO, IN OUR CITY, WE HAVE A CON, UH, CONVENTION CENTER WITH, UH, VARIOUS NEEDS.
SO HOW CAN WE PROVIDE IMPROVEMENTS AND OPPORTUNITY TO THE SHORELINE TO SUIT THE COMMUNITIES CHANGING NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS AS WELL? UH, THE LONG BEACH CLIMATE ACTION PLAN CALLS FOR US TO ADDRESS SEA LEVEL RISE.
SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PLAN FOR RESILIENCY AND ADAPTABILITY IN THIS AREA.
AND AS EARLIER DISCUSSED BY OUR BUDGET STAFF, UM, AS WE ARE PHASING OUT OIL DRILL DRILLING, A LOT OF OUR KEY SERVICES THAT ARE FUNDED BY OIL REVENUE NEED TO BE, UH, NEED, WE NEED TO FIND A REPLACEMENT REVENUE.
AND SO WE CAN LOOK AT HOW THIS AREA CAN PROVIDE AND MITIGATE FOR THE REVENUE GAP OCCURRING.
I'LL NOW PASS IT OVER TO OUR VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE CONSULTANT, ALAN LOOMIS, PRINCIPAL AT PLACE WORKS TO COVER THE STEPS OF WHAT IS NEEDED TO UPDATE THE DOWNTOWN PLAN SHORELINE PLAN.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU CARLENE COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR INDULGING US THIS EVENING.
UM, SO WE'LL TRY AND GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION RELATIVELY QUICKLY SINCE A LOT OF THE KIND OF, UM, THE MEAT OF IT WAS COVERED IN THE VIDEO.
BUT, UM, AS WAS NOTED, THE PD SIX PLAN REQUIRES A KIND OF MULTIPLE STEPS FOR ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTING OR UPDATING IT.
WE ARE AT STEP ONE ON THIS PROCESS, WHICH IS TO ESTABLISH A VISION PLAN.
AS WAS NOTED IN THE VIDEO, MY KIND OF CAMEO THERE, UM, THE CURRENT PD SIX PLAN REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A VISION THAT'S REFLECTIVE OF CONTEMPORARY REALITY.
SO WE NEED TO UPDATE THE VISION, AND ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE ON TO THE STANDARDS OF, UM, THAT WOULD BE REFLECTIVE AND INPUT IT INTO A SPECIFIC PLAN, AND THEN EVENTUALLY GO THROUGH THE LENGTHY PROCESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE, INCLUDING, UH, APPROVALS WITH THE STATE COASTAL COMMISSION.
SO WE ARE AT STEP ONE OF A MULTI-YEAR PROCESS, AS WAS NOTED IN THE VIDEO, UH, TO UPDATE THIS PLANNING AREA.
SO WHAT'S THE VISION PLAN GONNA LOOK LIKE? WELL, IT WILL PROBABLY INCLUDE SOME DRAWINGS LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, SOME BIG IMAGINARY, UM, ASPIRATIONAL DRAWINGS, UM, TO KIND OF REPRESENT WHAT THAT VISION ULTIMATELY LOOKS LIKE.
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WHERE WE'RE AT IS THE PROCESS OF CREATING THAT VISION.WE DON'T HAVE THE VISION ARTICULATED TODAY.
THE CHARETTE THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE VIDEO OCCURRED LAST MONTH, SO THAT'S JUNE WITH THE RED ARROW HERE ON THE, ON THE TIMELINE.
UM, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE RELATIVELY HALFWAY THROUGH A TIMELINE TO CREATE THE VISION ITSELF.
THE VISION PLAN, WE'D ANTICIPATE BEING WRAPPED UP, UM, KIND OF TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF 2025, UM, UNDER A CURRENT KIND OF SCENARIO AND KIND OF SEQUENCE OF PUBLIC MEANINGS.
SO THE CHARETTE REALLY OCCURRED KIND OF HALFWAY THROUGH A KIND OF A PROCESS OF ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND TALKING TO VARIOUS RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN LONG BEACH ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SHORELINE DISTRICT.
ONCE WE GET PAST 2025, THAT SORT OF ARROW THAT GOES OFF THE SCREEN, THAT'S THE PROCESS OF WRITING THE SPECIFIC PLAN AND EVENTUALLY THE COASTAL COMMISSION APPROVAL.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT TIMELINE WILL TAKE US PAST THE OLYMPICS.
UM, AS NOTED, WE'VE, UH, ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF OUTREACH.
SO JUST TO HIT ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID PRIOR TO THE ETTE, WE HAD A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT POP-UP EVENTS, THAT'S THAT LITTLE KIND OF YELLOW, UM, SPACE FRAME STRUCTURE THAT WAS DEPLOYED AT BEACH STREETS.
AND IN FRONT OF THE AQUAQUARIUM AS A KIND OF INFORMAL WAY OF GATHERING INPUT, THERE WAS A KIND OF POSTCARD EXERCISE WHERE PEOPLE COULD PICK OUT CARDS AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE LIKE, WHAT WE DON'T LIKE IN TERMS OF, UH, IMAGERY FOR THE FUTURE.
UM, THERE WAS SOME COORDINATE, A DECENT AMOUNT OF COORDINATION WITH THE PD 30 TEAM AND, UH, THEIR STAKEHOLDERS THAT GENERATED A, A, A WORKING GROUP CALLED THE DATA WORKING GROUP OF CITIZENS THAT BROUGHT FORTH INFORMATION THAT INFORMED OUR PROCESS.
AND THEN IN TANDEM WITH THE PD 30 TEAM, WE DID A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE AT THE LIBRARY IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR THAT WAS INTENDED BY OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT CAME AND TALKED ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN AS A WHOLE, AND PROVIDED INPUT TO BOTH TEAMS FOLLOWING THAT OPEN HOUSE.
UH, WE, WORKING WITH STAFF CONVENED A COMMUNITY ROUND TABLE.
IT'S ABOUT 25 TO 30 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE SERVING AS ADVISORS TO OUR DESIGN AND PLANNING PROCESS.
AS OF JUNE, THEY'VE HAD THREE MEETINGS AND ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE TWO MORE, UM, IN THE FALL AND THE WINTER OF THIS COMING YEAR.
UM, SO THEIR FIRST KIND OF SET OF EXERCISES WAS TO HELP DRAFT GUIDING PRINCIPLES, UM, THAT WOULD BEGIN TO INFORM THE ACTUAL DRAWING OF LIKE DIFFERENT LAND USE SCENARIOS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SCENARIOS.
SO THAT WAS THE BULK OF THEIR WORK IN THEIR FIRST TWO MEETINGS LEADING UP TO THE CHARETTE.
UM, SO AS IT SAID, THAT WHOLE COMMUNITY PROCESS LED TO A VISION STATEMENT WITH GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
THIS IS THE VISION STATEMENT OR THE DRAFT VISION STATEMENT, I SHOULD SAY, UM, THAT SAYS, AN OCEAN FRONT DESTINATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD.
IT'S VERY ASPIRATIONAL, VERY BROAD AND, AND VERY SHORT.
IT IS SUPPORTED BY A SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
UM, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THE MEAT OF THE, THE VISION REALLY SORT OF LIVES.
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AS YOU'LL SEE, ONE OF THE OVERALL THEMES OF THEM IS THAT THE SHORELINE DISTRICT SHOULD BE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.
NOW, THERE'S ONE PARTICULAR NOTION OF WHAT ACCESSIBLE MEANS AT THE PARTICULAR IMAGE HERE, BUT I THINK THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS YOU CAN INTERPRET ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY.
UM, AND, AND TALKING TO THE ROUNDTABLE MEMBERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, I WOULD SAY VIRTUALLY EVERY WAY YOU COULD THINK ABOUT THOSE TERMS BEING APPLIED IS MEANT.
AND THE WAY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THEMSELVES, UH, CAN BE KIND OF CLUSTERED INTO SORT OF FOUR LARGE THEMATIC BUCKETS.
UM, AND THIS WAS ACTUALLY A USEFUL WAY OF FRAMING SOME FOCUSED WORKSHOPS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE CHARETTE.
WE HAD A COUPLE DIFFERENT WORKSHOPS THAT EACH FOCUSED ON THESE PARTICULAR TOPICS THAT ALLOWED PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THESE ISSUES TO KIND OF DO A DEEP DIVE INTO THE SHORELINE DISTRICT AND WITH OUR CONSULTANT TEAM AND ALSO OUR SUB CONSULTANT.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE CONNECTIVITY SUBJECT, WE HAD OUR MOBILITY CONSULTANTS FAIR AND PEERS PARTICIPATED IN THAT WORKSHOP.
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE ON, ARE STARTING TO BE LISTED HERE ON THE LEFT.
UM, I'M NOT GONNA READ THEM FOR YOU IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
UM, YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE AND KIND OF DIVE INTO 'EM DEEPER.
BUT OTHER THAN TO SAY IN KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHTED TERMS, THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN WORDS AND PHRASES THAT ARE GONNA COME OUT HERE THAT I THINK ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
SO, LIKE HERE, THE FIRST ONE, VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE.
THAT WORD INCLUSIVE, UH, CAPTURES A LOT OF SENTIMENT FROM THE ROUNDTABLE MEMBERS AND PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SETTE.
THAT THE SHORELINE DISTRICT SHOULD BE INCLUSIVE TO EVERYBODY FROM LONG BEACH AND EVERYBODY SHOULD BE INVITED AND BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES THAT THE DISTRICT MIGHT OFFER.
UM, FISCAL VIABILITY, AS WAS MENTIONED WITH THE, UM, PHASING OUT OF THE OIL REVENUE TO THE CITY.
LIKE THE QUESTION OF LIKE, HOW DOES THIS PLACE FUNCTION FISCALLY IS AN IMPORTANT KIND OF CONSIDERATION ON THE SUBJECT OF CONNECTIVITY, OF COURSE, WE WANT TO CONNECT TO THE VARIOUS, UM, AREAS DIRECTLY OUTSIDE OF, UM, THE SHORELINE DISTRICT.
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AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE DIAGRAM, THAT MEANS FINGERS OF ACCESS GOING ALL OVER, UM, THE DOWNTOWN AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION.AND THIS, AND THE CITY OF LONG BEACH FOR MULTIPLE WAYS.
YOU CAN GET TO THE DISTRICT IN MULTIPLE MOBILITY MODES, RIGHT? SO CONNECTIVITY IS A KIND OF KEY THING.
THE PUBLIC SPACES IS IMPORTANT.
THE NOTION THAT THIS SHOULD BE A PUBLIC SPACE COMES OUT OVER AND OVER IN OUR CONVERSATIONS, AND AGAIN, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.
ANOTHER PHRASE THAT KEEPS REOCCURRING AND THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND THE SENTIMENT THAT THEY EXPRESS.
THERE'LL BE A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY.
THE SEA LEVEL RISE CHALLENGES HERE ARE VERY REAL AND, AND VERY SOBERING, AND SOMETHING WE'RE TAKING VERY SERIOUSLY AS WE THINK ABOUT OUR PLANNING.
BUT IN TALKING TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, THE IDEA OF SUSTAINABILITY GOES MUCH BEYOND, UH, FAR BEYOND THE IDEA OF JUST SORT OF RESPONDING TO SEA LEVEL RISE.
THERE'S THIS NOTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND REALLY BEING A LEADER AND HOW THE CITY RELATES TO NATURE AND TAKES CARE OF NATURE IS A KIND OF, UM, IMPORTANT PART OF THIS GUIDING PRINCIPLE JUMP FORWARD.
UM, AND THEN SOMETHING THAT UNDERLINES ALL THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AS YOU'VE SEEN, IS THIS NOTION OF REALLY BEING EVERYONE SHORELINE.
IT WAS THE THEME, THE KIND OF TAGLINE FOR THE CHARETTE.
UM, BUT THE IDEA THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THIS REALLY REPRESENTS THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, AND ITS MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS AND KIND OF COMMUNITY VOICES IS DEFINITELY AN IMPORTANT KIND OF IDEA THAT THE SHORELINE IS FOR EVERYONE IN THE CITY.
UM, IS UNDERLINES A NUMBER OF OTHER GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT'S VERY SENSITIVE.
SO I'M GONNA PASS IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, SHRUDY SHANKAR FROM STUDIO ONE 11.
UM, TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE SHRED, I'M GONNA PAUSE HERE BECAUSE THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AS ALLISON MENTIONED, UH, YOU CAN ARE ONLINE, YOU CAN VOTE ON THEM, REACT TO THEM, UH, PARTICIPATE IN THEM, READ THEM IN DETAIL.
IF YOU FOLLOW THE LINK HERE, OR IF YOU'RE ABLE TO SCAN THE QR CODE.
THIS IS ALL OF OUR ONLINE SURVEY ACTIVITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE UP UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2ND, IS THE DATE IN WHICH WE WILL CLOSE, UM, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE SURVEY, AND THEN KIND OF LIKE BEGIN TO DIGEST THE FEEDBACK WE'RE GETTING.
SO TO TALK ABOUT THE CHARETTE IN PARTICULAR, UM, TURN INTO SHRUDY.
THANK YOU ALAN, AND GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
UM, APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
UM, SO WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A DEEP DIVE INTO THE CHARETTE ITSELF THAT TOOK PLACE IN JUNE.
UM, YOU HEARD A VERY CONCISE SUMMARY OF IT IN THE, IN THE VIDEO, UM, BUT IT WAS EFFECTIVELY A THREE DAY PLANNING EXERCISE THAT WAS VERY HANDS-ON AND INTENSE WITH A LOT OF PARTICIPATION FROM THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE HAD IT CONDUCTED OVER A THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, THAT'S JUNE 13TH THROUGH THE 15TH, WITH A VARIETY OF EVENTS HOSTED OVER THAT DURATION.
UM, ON THE THURSDAY, WE HAD A KICKOFF PRESENTATION AT THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC, UH, WHICH WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.
AND WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD, UH, TURNOUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAD, I BELIEVE, UM, 35 TO 40 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT ATTENDED THAT DAY.
UM, AND WE HAD A LAUNCH PRESENTATION THAT PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT AS WELL AS WHAT TO EXPECT AS PART OF THIS CHARETTE EXERCISE AND AN INVITATION TO THE COMMUNITY TO COME PARTICIPATE.
AND SO THAT PRESENTATION WAS RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, UM, TO BE VIEWED, UH, AT A LATER POINT IN TIME AS WELL.
BUT REALLY, THE, UM, ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY THERE WAS VERY INTERACTIVE WITH THE QUE Q AND A SESSION AT THE END, UM, THAT, UH, THE CITY STAFF ALSO PARTICIPATED IN AND HELPED PROVIDE MORE, UM, CLARITY ON THE NEED FOR THE PLAN, UM, AND WHAT THE VISION PLAN WILL ENTAIL, UM, AND WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE CHARETTE.
UM, THE NEXT DAY ON FRIDAY, WE HAD A DAY LONG, UH, SERIES OF WHAT WE CALLED FOCUSED FORUMS. EACH OF THE FORUMS FOCUSED ON A THEME OR A TOPIC WHICH WAS TIED TO THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
SO WE HAD A, A, A FORUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCY, ONE ON ECONOMIC RESILIENCY AS WELL AS CONNECTIVITY.
UM, AND IN THE EVENING WE HAD AN EMERGING LEADERS FORUM, UM, THAT WAS FOR YOUTH FROM THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THINKING ABOUT THE LONG-TERM, UH, VISION FOR THE SHORELINE.
UM, AND THE FOCUSED FORMS WERE REALLY USEFUL IN TAKING DEEP DIVES INTO EACH OF THESE THEMATIC AREAS OF INFLUENCE FOR THE WATERFRONT, AND TO REALLY TALK ABOUT, UH, THE PROS AND CONS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF MOVES THAT WOULD AFFECT, UH, LET'S SAY, ECOLOGY VERSUS, UH, ECONOMIC RESILIENCY OR THINKING ABOUT CONNECTIVITY AND HOW BEST WE CAN ENABLE MULTIMODAL ACCESS.
UM, AND THESE WERE THE SESSIONS IN WHICH WE HAD THE BROADER CONSULTANT TEAM PARTICIPATE TO PROVIDE VERY FOCUSED INPUT ON EXISTING OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AS WELL AS WHAT MAY BE POSSIBILITIES FOR THE FUTURE.
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SO AGAIN, ON FRIDAY, WE HAD REALLY GOOD PARTICIPATION ACROSS ALL THESE FORUMS, UM, AND SOME GREAT FEEDBACK, UH, FROM THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATED.UM, THE BULK OF SATURDAY WAS SPENT IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF ACTIVITIES.
SO WE HAD WALKING AND BIKING TOURS THAT ACTUALLY INVITED THE COMMUNITY OUT INTO THE DISTRICT.
UM, AND THESE WERE LED BY A COMBINATION OF STAFF AT THE CITY CAR LIGHT AS WELL AS THE DLBA.
UM, AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE ON THE GROUND CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY TAKING A MUCH MORE APPROPRIATE PACED TOUR OF THE DISTRICT BY FOOT OR BY BIKE, UM, TO REALLY EXAMINE THE CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND AND THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, UH, THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
UM, IN PARALLEL, WE ALSO HAD, UH, THE EVERYONE'S SHORELINE FORUM, WHICH WAS, UH, THE FOCUSED FORUM THAT REALLY TALKED ABOUT, UM, ACCESS AND INCLUSIVITY AS THE PRIMARY TOPIC IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE OTHER, UM, CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES THAT WERE BEING DISCUSSED.
UM, AND WE ALSO HAD OPEN STUDIO HOURS WHERE THE COMMUNITY COULD DROP IN AND TALK TO THE PROJECT TEAM, AS WELL AS THE MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE THAT HAVE BEEN GUIDING THE PROJECT, UM, THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS THUS FAR.
SO, A QUICK OVERVIEW ON WHAT WE PRESENTED AT THE CHARETTE.
UH, WE REALLY FRAMED ALL OF THE CONVERSATIONS AROUND A SET OF CONSIDERATIONS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT, UM, AND THEN A SET OF BIG IDEAS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO PROVOKE REACTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
THE CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDED PRIMARILY KEEPING IN MIND THE HISTORY OF THE WATERFRONT, AND THIS IS A MAP THAT SHOWS THE EVOLUTION OF THE COASTAL EDGE IN DOWNTOWN, UM, OVER THE PAST CENTURY.
AND YOU CAN SEE IN A, IN A PERIOD OF 50 YEARS, DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATION HAS OCCURRED ON THIS WATERFRONT.
AND THIS WAS A PROMPT TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO THINK BIG AND BOLD ABOUT WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR THE FUTURE.
UM, ANOTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED WAS THE TIDELANDS TRUST.
UH, ALL OF THE LAND SOUTH OF SEASIDE WAY, WHICH IS INDICATED IN THE RED LINE ON THIS MAP, IS WITHIN THE, UM, TIDELANDS, UH, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS ABOUT WHAT SORTS OF USES AND WHAT SORTS OF ACTIVITIES ARE PERMITTED WITHIN THIS AREA, AND IT'S GOVERNED BY THE TIDELANDS TRUST.
UM, SO A LOT OF THOSE CONSIDERATIONS WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN THINKING ABOUT AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS LAND.
UH, ANOTHER IMPORTANT ONE WAS THE ASPECT OF SEA LEVEL RISE.
UH, THIS IS A MAP THAT IS INDICATING RECENT STUDIES DONE AROUND PROJECTED LEVELS OF SEA LEVEL RISE AND FLOODING, UM, IN THE YEAR 2100.
THIS PARTICULAR MAP SHOWS, UH, FLOODING AT WITH NO STORM CONDITIONS.
AND SO IT IS A SOBERING, UM, SET OF DATA THAT REQUIRES US TO THINK PROACTIVELY ABOUT HOW WE CAN, UM, REIMAGINE THE COASTAL EDGE TO REALLY PROVIDE RESILIENCY AND PROTECTION TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE.
AND LASTLY, WE ALSO LOOKED AT AREAS OF POTENTIAL CHANGE THAT WERE, UM, MOSTLY DICTATED BY UNDERSTANDING, UH, EXISTING USES AS WELL AS GROUND LEASES THAT, UM, ARE HELD WELL INTO THE FUTURE.
AND SO LOOKING AT WHAT POSSIBILITIES THEY OFFERED FOR NEAR TERM AS WELL AS LONG TERM CHANGE IN THE AREA.
WITH ALL OF THESE SAID, WE THEN CREATED, UM, EIGHT BIG IDEAS OR ASPIRATIONS OR PROMPTS AS ALMOST, UM, TOOLS FOR DISCUSSION FOR THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE IN.
SO THESE WERE NOT DESIGN PROPOSALS OR SCENARIOS, THESE WERE WAYS TO ASK THE COMMUNITY, WHAT IF WE DID THIS, THAT, OR THE OTHER? HOW WOULD THAT FUTURE OF THAT WATERFRONT RESONATE WITH YOU? UM, GIVEN THE VALUES AND THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED, UH, THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE.
SO WE DIVIDED THE WATERFRONT INTO THREE BROAD ZONES.
THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT LOOKED AT THE AREAS AROUND RAINBOW HARBOR, UM, AND WE HAD THREE BIG IDEAS OR PROVOCATIONS FOR THIS AREA.
UM, THEY INCLUDED CREATING A MORE AFFORDABLE WATERFRONT WITH ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, A WATER, A MODERN HARBOR THAT'S FOCUSED MORE ON THE MARITIME, UH, TIDELANDS FOCUSED ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS A BOLD IDEA FOR AN ECOLOGICAL ZONE ON THE WATERFRONT.
UM, SO THESE PROVOCATIONS EACH HAD THEIR OWN, UH, VISUALS AND IMAGERY OF POSSIBLE WAYS IN WHICH THE, THE COASTLINE COULD DEVELOP.
UM, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE ARE IMAGES FROM THE BOARDS.
THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS, UM, AROUND EACH OF THESE IDEAS.
UM, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THEM HAD HAD HAD MORE COMMUNITY, UM, INTEREST IN DIALOGUE AND CONVERSATION SIMILAR TO THIS, UH, CENTRAL WATERFRONT, WE HAD THREE BIG IDEAS FOR THE EASTERN PART OF THE DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDED THE ELEPHANT LOT AND THE MARINA.
UM, AND AGAIN, THIS WAS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROVOCATIONS THAT ALL HAD, UM, DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THEY COULD EVOLVE
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THE, THE WATERFRONT OR THE PD SIX DISTRICT.UM, AND WE GOT A LOT OF GREAT COMMUNITY INPUT ON THOUGHTS SPECIFIC TO, YOU KNOW, CREATING A DOWNTOWN BEACH OR THE FUTURE OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, OR, UM, HAVING MORE ACCESS TO THE WATER WITHIN THE WATERFRONT
AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAD A COUPLE OF BIG IDEAS THAT WERE FRAMED AROUND THE WESTERN PART OF THE WATERFRONT, WHICH WAS THE AREA WEST OF, UM, QUEENS BAY BRIDGE.
AND REALLY THEY FOCUSED MORE ON CREATING BETTER ACCESS AND BETTER CONNECTIVITY EAST TO WEST, AND ALSO CREATING POTENTIALLY A DISTRICT OR A NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, THAT COULD REVITALIZE, UH, THAT PART OF PD SIX.
SO THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, WE HEARD A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS, AND WERE STILL, AS ALLISON MENTIONED, UM, OPEN FOR FURTHER OUTREACH AND COMMENTS RECEIVED ON THESE IDEAS THROUGH THE ONLINE WEBSITE.
BUT, UM, FOR TODAY'S, FOR THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S MEETING, WE WANTED TO SUMMARIZE AT A HIGH LEVEL SOME OF THE THEMES THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING SO FAR AS, UM, SORT OF REACTIONS AS WELL AS COMMENTS ON THESE IDEAS THAT WE'VE SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS WE HEARD WAS, UM, REGARDLESS OF WHICH, UM, USES OR ACTIVITIES ARE PRIORITIZED, THE WATERFRONT SHOULD BE UNIQUELY LONG BEACH.
AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR US TO CREATE SOMETHING, UM, THAT IS A REFLECTION OF THAT'S AUTHENTICALLY LONG BEACH.
UM, THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG RECOMMENDATION FROM, UH, A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO LOOK AT PD SIX, NOT IN ISOLATION, BUT AS A PART OF A LARGER FABRIC OF THE CITY, WHICH INCLUDES, UH, YOU KNOW, THE QUEEN MARY AND PD 21, UH, DOWNTOWN AND PD 30, AND REALLY LOOK AT HOW THOSE CONNECTIONS WORK AND HOW THESE DISTRICTS CAN BE COMPLIMENTARY TO EACH OTHER.
UM, OTHER COMMENTS FOCUSED ON PLANNING FOR BOTH THE NEAR TERM AS WELL AS THE LONG TERM.
WE SHOWED A LOT OF BIG, BOLD PROVOCATIONS FOR THE FUTURE, BUT I THINK LOOKING AT WHAT'S HERE TODAY AND BUILDING ON, UH, THE NEAR TERM POSSIBILITIES OF THAT, UM, WAS ALSO A, A, A COMMON THEME THAT WAS EXPRESSED, UM, BY A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND THEN THE ISSUE OF CONNECTIVITY, WHICH HAS BEEN A VERY STRONG AREA OF FOCUS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING OF OUR ENGAGEMENT, WAS ANOTHER, UM, NEED EXPRESSED HERE.
UH, THINKING ABOUT MAKING THE EXPERIENCE OF GETTING HERE BETTER, BUT ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE, PARKING MANAGEMENT, UM, AND, UM, ASPECTS OF CONNECTIVITY THAT CAN BE IMPROVED.
UM, LASTLY, UM, HOW DOES ALL OF THIS GET FUNDED AND WHAT ARE THE ECONOMIC TRADE-OFFS, UM, BETWEEN FOCUSING ON ONE IDEA VERSUS THE OTHER? UM, WERE ALL THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY, UM, WAS INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT AND EXPLORING FURTHER.
UM, WITH THAT, I'M GONNA PASS IT BACK TO ALAN JUST TO TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS.
SO TO RECAP WHERE WE'RE AT, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE, THE WHITE HIGHLIGHTED SQUARE AT THE BOTTOM IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
AND I, KIND OF LENGTHY PROCESS.
UM, SO WE HAD THE COMMUNITY INPUT, THE SHEEP PROCESS, AND NOW WE'RE REPORTING OUT TO YOU.
UM, WE ARE STILL OPEN AS MENTIONED FOR ONLINE INPUT THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER, END OF AUGUST.
UM, SO THERE'S STILL SOLICITING INPUT ON THE INFORMATION WE'VE SHARED ALREADY THAT WILL THEN COALESCE, UM, IN SEPTEMBER.
WE'LL START TRYING TO DIGEST ALL THAT TO DEVELOP A KIND OF PREFERRED SCENARIO OR SCHEME OR KIND OF A FINAL VISION.
UM, THAT WILL THEN GO BACK TO THE ROUND TABLE MEMBERS.
UM, THEY HAVE TWO MORE MEETINGS IN WHICH THEY'LL VET THAT INFORMATION IN THE, IN THE VISION PLAN, AND THEN A SUBSEQUENT OPEN HOUSE WITH THE PUBLIC BEFORE WE'LL ULTIMATELY END UP IN PUBLIC HEARINGS.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE TIMELINE, THIS VERSION OF THE TIMELINE AND THE ONE I PRESENTED EARLIER, WE'RE REALLY ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CRAFTING THE VISION PLAN.
UM, SO THERE'S STILL LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE PUBLIC INPUT AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS.
UM, AS MENTIONED, UM, WE'RE SOLICITING INPUT ONLINE, SO ANOTHER QR CODE YOU CAN SCAN.
THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO THE CHARETTE WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE, UM, THE PRESENTATIONS AND THE MATERIAL THAT WE SHARED AT THE CHARETTE.
YOU CAN PROVIDE COMMENTARY ON THOSE DIFFERENT, UH, PROVOCATIONS THAT, UH, SHRUDY SHARED IN A KIND OF THUMB THUMBNAIL FORMAT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE INPUT ON THAT.
THIS, LIKE, THE OTHER FORMS WILL BE OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2ND.
UH, AND THEN ANOTHER FINAL WAY, ANOTHER WAY YOU CAN PARTICIPATE AND PROVIDE INPUT ON THE PLAN IS THROUGH A PROJECT CALLED HELLO LAMPPOST.
SO IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE SHORELINE DISTRICT, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME POSTERS THAT LOOK LIKE THIS, THAT ARE KIND OF PINNED UP ON DIFFERENT LAMPPOSTS AND OTHER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND FURNITURE.
AND WHAT THIS IS, IS A, IF YOU SCAN THIS QR CODE, UM, YOU'LL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN A KIND OF AN AUTOMATED CHAT BOT, IF YOU WILL, THAT'LL ALLOW YOU TO PROVIDE INPUT.
AND I'LL ASK YOU VARIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY ARE YOU HERE, HOW'D YOU GET HERE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UM, THAT CHAT BOT IS AVAILABLE IN FOUR DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
UM, YOU CAN ALSO SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ON SOME OF THE BUSES THAT RUN THROUGH THE DISTRICT.
UM, THIS WILL BE UP FOR PROBABLY THE ENTIRE
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PROJECT DURATION AND THE NATURE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'LL ASK WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE AS THE PROJECT EVOLVES.UM, SO IT'S KIND OF AN EXCITING THING.
AND THEN ON THE BACK END, AFTER WE GET ALL THIS INTERACTION, WE'LL BE ABLE TO KIND OF DIGEST HOW PEOPLE ARE ARRIVING IN THIS AREA.
UM, THEY'RE ABOUT 20 OF THESE POSTED IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, I'LL SAY AT THE MOMENT, IN TERMS OF OUR CURRENT INTERACTION, THE, UH, SIGNS THAT ARE AT SHORELINE VILLAGE, THE CONVENTION CENTER, UM, THE PIKE AND THE AQUARIUM ARE THE MOST POPULAR, NOT SURPRISING, THAT'S WHERE THE MOST FOOT TRAFFIC IS PROBABLY BEING GENERATED, WHERE WE HAVE THE BEST VISIBILITY, BUT IT'S ANOTHER WAY OF PARTICIPATING AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK IN THE PLANNING PROCESS.
AND THEN FINALLY, OF COURSE, THE CITY HAS A WEBSITE, UM, AND AN EMAIL ADDRESS, AND YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL THE STAFF AND PROVIDE YOUR INPUT THAT WAY IN THE OLD FASHIONED FASHION
AND WITH THE, UM, LISTENING TO OUR SHORT PRESENTATION.
AND WITH THAT, WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS BOTH WITH CITY STAFF AND ON BEHALF OF OUR CONSULTANT TEAM AND ANY OTHER FEEDBACK YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION COMMISSIONERS.
UM, CURIOUS, UH, THE DELINEATION OF THE BORDER.
UM, I NOTICED ON A FEW OF THE DIAGRAMS, UH, THAT HAD, IT SPECIFICALLY HAD THE, THE PERIMETER JUST CUTTING ACROSS THE LA RIVER AND APPROACHING THE QUEEN MARY, BUT THEN GOING BACK OUT AGAIN.
UM, AND BUT THE OVERLAY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TITLE, UM, THE TITLE LAND TRUST, UM, DIAGRAM, IT HAD THE QUEEN MARY IN THERE AS WELL.
I'M CURIOUS WHY THE QUEEN MARY IS KIND OF EXCLUDED FROM THAT, FROM, FROM THE DESIGN PLAN, CONSIDERING FROM A TOURIST PERSPECTIVE AND KIND OF WALKING PEDESTRIAN KIND OF THING.
YOU KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A LOOP THERE, A LITTLE BIT OF A SEA IN, IN THE DESIGN.
'CAUSE I, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY THE, WHY IT WAS EXCLUDED.
SO BECAUSE THAT'S THE OUTSIDE OF THE QUEEN MARY AND THE DOME, EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE, IS THE PORT AND, AND, YOU KNOW, INDUSTRIAL USES.
SO IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ON A LITTLE ISLAND BY ITSELF.
IT IS ON AN ISLAND BY ITSELF,
SO THE ANSWER, UM, IS HISTORY.
SO IT'S NOT THAT WE MADE A DECISION AS PART OF THIS PROJECT TO EXCLUDE THAT AREA THAT'S IN A DIFFERENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
IT'S ALSO, EVEN THOUGH IT'S CITY, IT'S OUR ASSET, IT IS IN THE HARBOR MASTER PLAN, WHICH ISN'T PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT FROM A REGULATORY STANDPOINT AND HOW THE COASTAL COMMISSION TREATS THE LAND OUT THERE.
AND THERE'S MORE DIFFERENCE GIVEN TO THE LOCAL JURISDICTION.
BUT I THINK WE WILL HAVE SOME, UH, GOOD NEWS FOR YOU BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
WE ARE WORKING, UM, TO INCORPORATE, UM, EXPANDING THIS STUDY TO THAT QUEEN MARY AREA, BUT IT'S NOT DONE UNTIL IT'S DONE.
AND I GOTTA MOVE SOME MONEY AROUND AND I GOTTA GET PERMISSION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER AND I HAVE BEEN, BEEN WORKING ON.
SO WE MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH YOU IN DECEMBER.
WE AGREE THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT.
A LOT OF THE WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.
THERE WAS, UM, A COMMUNITY, UM, ADVISORY GROUP, UH, LOOKING AT THE QUEEN MARY, AND THEY DEVELOPED WHAT ARE CALLED GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR QUEEN MARY ISLAND.
UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE WORKING WITH A, A THIRD PARTY OUR, OUR LESSEE THAT WAS DISHONEST.
AND YOU KNOW, THE REST IS HISTORY WITH THE QUEEN MARY.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN MANAGING THAT ASSET AND WE HAVE A VISION FOR THE, THE FUTURE OF THAT AREA.
AND I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE ALMOST READY TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT NOT QUITE SO TODAY.
SO, UM, GLAD TO CHAT WITH YOU MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE DECEMBER TIMEFRAME.
AND THEN I'LL, I'LL, I'LL ADD, UH, JUST, UH, VISCERALLY, I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I MEAN, IT'S, UM, IT, IT'S KIND OF THE CROWN JEWEL.
I DON'T, I DON'T, UM, I'VE NEVER LIVED AT DOWNTOWN VAL, ALTHOUGH I'VE IN, UH, I'VE, I'VE DAYDREAMED ABOUT IT, UM, LIVING NEAR THE OCEAN.
BUT, UH, YEAH, I DO TAKE IT WITH A LOT OF PRIDE AS A LONG BEACH PRESIDENT.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING HOW, UM, THIS NEXT PHASE OF IT, ESPECIALLY ON THE ONLINE OUTREACH, UM, I TEND TO BE FAIRLY INVOLVED AND, AND IN A LOT OF GROUPS AROUND THE CITY, AND I HADN'T HEARD OF IT, HONESTLY, I KNEW THIS WAS AROUND, BUT AROUND THESE MEETINGS.
SO I THINK THERE'S STILL AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY PUT SOME, A LOT OF SIZZLE AROUND THE, UM, ESPECIALLY, I HATE TO SAY IT, THE SOCIAL MEDIA ASPECT OF IT BECAUSE, UM, WE, WE, I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO THE OUTREACH AND, AND MORE SO THE EDUCATION AROUND WHAT'S HAPPENING SO THAT WE PREVENT SIX MONTHS FROM NOW.
IT'S LIKE, OH, THIS IS THE FIRST I'M HEARING OF IT.
WHICH AGAIN, WE, THAT'S AN, THAT'S AN ELUSIVE GOAL,
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BUT, UM, I'M SURPRISED THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN MORE OF IT ONLINE IN TERMS OF THE PRESENCE.MAYBE THAT'S THE NEXT PHASE, BUT, BUT MAYBE THERE'S, THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR ENGAGEMENT ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA ASPECT.
YEAH, APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK AND THAT WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO PUSH IT OUT FURTHER, UM, BOTH WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND THROUGH THE ONLINE PLATFORM.
WE'VE DONE, UM, SOME SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT CAN DEFINITELY DO MORE.
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ALUMNI CIRCLES TO GET THAT OUT AND EACH OF THE COUNCIL OFFICES.
AND, UM, PART OF THE DESIGN OF THE ROUND TABLE IS THAT IT HAS, UH, ABOUT 25 REPRESENTATIVES CITYWIDE.
SO IT'S NOT JUST PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN PD SIX, BUT WE'VE TRIED TO BE REALLY INTENTIONAL IN THINKING ABOUT HOW DO WE CREATE A CROSS REPRESENTATION OF ALL OF LONG BEACH, AND YOU SAW THAT PHRASING AROUND MAKING IT EVERYONE'S SHORELINE.
SO, UH, TRYING TO TAKE THAT PERSPECTIVE.
SO YEAH, APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK AND WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOME MORE WORK TO DO THERE.
COMMISSIONER CLEMSON, THANK YOU.
UM, I AM ALSO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
UM, I'VE WORKED DOWNTOWN HERE AT THE, UH, CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, WHICH IS IN PD SIX FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS NOW, WHICH IS ABOUT AS LONG AS THIS MEETING IS.
UM, BUT, UH, SO I, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THE WORK YOU FOLKS HAVE DONE HERE, AND, AND IT'S, IT'S, I MEAN, OVER 20 YEARS, BUT IT'S, IT'S NOTICEABLE.
I REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS, WHAT DOWNTOWN WAS LIKE IN, YOU KNOW, THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS AND, YOU KNOW, THE LIFE THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT HERE, SEEING THE EBBS AND FLOWS OF EVERYTHING.
AND IT'S REALLY EXCITED TO SEE SOME OF THESE REALLY, REALLY, UH, AMBITIOUS GOALS AND PLANS AND IDEAS.
UH, I'M ALSO REALLY EXCITED TO SEE SOME IDEAS AROUND, UM, YOU KNOW, MAKING THE TIDAL BASIN DOWN, DOWN BY THE CONVENTION CENTER INTO SOMETHING THAT'S MORE THAN JUST A MARINA.
LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT THE OLD PLANS FROM THE SEVENTIES, PEOPLE WERE SUPPOSED TO SWIM IN THERE, WHICH I GET IS LIKE, KIND OF GROSS.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE EVER ABLE TO CLEAN UP THE WATER A LOT AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN USE AS MORE OF A SHORELINE.
UM, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE A LITTLE BIT MORE, I THINK FOCUS ON SHORELINE DRIVE, THOUGH, YOU KNOW, THAT WE DIDN'T REALLY GET A LOT OF, I DIDN'T REALLY SEE A WHOLE LOT OF TREATMENT ABOUT WHAT THAT WAS.
THERE'S SOME MORE CROSSINGS WASN'T CLEAR ON WHETHER THAT WAS FOR, FOR, FOR CAR TRAFFIC OR FOR PEOPLE WALKING.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S A FAIRLY LONG STREET, AND SO THERE WOULD NEED TO BE SOME WAY OF, OF GETTING AROUND, UH, THAT HOPEFULLY DOESN'T INVOLVE BEING, UH, YOU KNOW, DRIVING YOUR, YOUR OWN CAR.
UM, AND THEN IS THERE ANY THOUGHT, OH, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THE BARRIERS ACROSS SHORELINE AND I, AND I, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF WALLS AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, CANYONS AND WEIRD THINGS THAT WERE BUILT WHEN THEY BUILT THIS PLACE.
I ALSO WANT TO HAVE YOU GUYS CONSIDER THAT THE WIDTH, THE, THE, THE WIDTH OF THE ROAD IS ONE OF THOSE BARRIERS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, LIKE 32ND, YOU KNOW, LIKE CROSSING TIMES, UH, FOR, FOR PEDESTRIANS LEADS TO SUPER LONG WAITS AT, AT, AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, YOU KNOW, AND THEN YOU END UP HITTING ALL OF 'EM YOU'RE DRIVING.
UM, AT ANY RATE, UM, THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE NOTICED A LOT OF WHEN WE DO WALK, YOU KNOW, TO, TO SHORELINE.
NOT TO SHORELINE VILLAGE, BUT TO THE PIKE TO GO LIKE FOR LUNCH.
UM, AND THEN THIS IS A QUESTION, I ALSO DIDN'T NOTICE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE GRAND PRIX, IS THAT BEING CONSIDERED WITH THIS? SO EVERYTHING'S ON THE TABLE, THE GRAND PRIX, YOU KNOW, HAS AN EXISTING, UM, LEASE AND, UM, OTHER CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY, BUT THEY DON'T, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN EXPIRATION DATE.
I THINK OUR GOAL WOULD BE TO KEEP THE GRAND PRIX, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT NEEDS TO BE, UH, SET UP OR FUNCTION EXACTLY THE WAY IT DOES TODAY.
SO, UM, ONE OF THE SCENARIOS, UM, THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT THAT I THINK AS WE KIND OF GO FROM LOTS OF IDEAS TO, TO NARROW IT DOWN THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS WE DON'T THINK THE FUTURE OF THE ELEPHANT LOT OR ANY OF THAT LAND SURROUNDING THE ARENA AND THE CONVENTION CENTER, LIKE OUR FUTURE IS NOT A SERVICE PARKING LOT, RIGHT? LIKE, I THINK EVERYONE CAN AGREE ON THAT.
UM, SO CONCEIVABLY YOU COULD STILL DO THE GRAND PRIX, BUT IT WOULD BE ARRANGED DIFFERENTLY AND, UM, ALL THE SEATING WOULD BE LIKE TO THE SOUTH.
UM, BUT THAT'S A DISCUSSION WE HAVE TO HAVE WITH THEM.
THEY'VE BEEN INVITED TO ALL OF OUR MEETINGS AND, UM, THERE'S GONNA BE NO CHANGE TO THE GRAND PRIX THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTER THAT.
UM, BUT AS WE, AND, AND WE CAN'T MAKE CHANGES TO THAT LOT UNTIL 2029 BECAUSE THAT IS THE WATER POLO SITE, UM, FOR THE OLYMPICS.
AND WE JUST SIGNED A CONTRACT SAYING THAT, UH, WE WILL DELIVER THAT, SO WE SHOULD DO THAT.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, THIS PLAN IS ABOUT A LONG-TERM VISION.
AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT LONG-TERM VISION,
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YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A GREAT CONVENTION CENTER, BUT HOW DO WE MAKE IT ALSO A GREAT CONVENTION CENTER 10 YEARS FROM NOW, 20 YEARS FROM NOW? AND HOW CAN THAT CONVENTION CENTER HAVE WATER VIEWS AND BE SOMETHING REALLY UNIQUE THAT NO OTHER CONVENTION CENTER HAS? AND HOW CAN, UM, WE JUST COMPLETE THINGS THERE, RIGHT? AND THE GRAND PRIX NEEDS THAT WIDE ROAD, BUT DOES IT NEED TO BE A WIDE ROAD ALL THE 50 OTHER WEEKS OF THE YEAR, OR COULD IT BE A TWO LANE ROAD 50 WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR AND TWO WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR, THERE'S A DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENT FOR THE GRAND PRIX.SO ALL OF THAT'S ON THE TABLE.
AND, AND NONE OF THAT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, SORT OF, UM, DECIDED.
BUT I, I MEAN WE'RE DEFINITELY IN ALL SCENARIOS THAT WE NARROW DOWN TO THINKING ABOUT SOME SERIOUS, UM, MOVES AND RECONFIGURATION AROUND THAT AREA.
AND I REALLY, I REALLY LIKE HEARING, HEARING THAT, UH, 'CAUSE I DO AGREE THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE KEEPING THE MOST MAJOR ROAD IN THAT AREA AS A RACETRACK FOR LIKE YOU SAID, 50 WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR TO ACCOMMODATE TWO.
UM, I ALSO JUST SAY, I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF, UH, CITIES THAT DO STREET RACING LIKE THAT.
IT'S SOME PRETTY NARROW STREETS, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES SOME EXCITING, EXCITING RACES, BUT, UH, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU FOLKS HAVE PUT IN THIS.
UH, I THINK IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND I'M REALLY, I ALSO KNOW IT'S A LONG TERM PROJECT.
OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE SOME BIG PLANS, UM, BUT REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT COMES, UH, OUT OF THIS, LOTS OF THINGS.
BUT FOR THE FUTURE, THE DREDGING THAT WAS DONE FOR CARNIVAL AND THE VILLAGE TYPE, UH, STUFF AROUND THE DOME THAT WAS PROJECTED, I'M SURE THAT'LL BE PART OF THE FUTURE.
AND I LOVE THE WATER TAXIS THAT CONNECT IT AND MAKE IT EVEN MORE EXCITING TO, YOU KNOW, KIDS LOVE USING THOSE TO GET OVER THERE.
YOU DO A WHOLE FAMILY THING AND MAYBE HEARING SOMETIME ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR SWIMMING POOL, WE WILL COME BACK WITH ALL OF THOSE.
SO THERE IS NEWS, GOOD NEWS ON, ON ALL OF THOSE FRONTS, BUT IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, PENDING.
SO I PROMISE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU ABOUT CARNIVAL, UM, ABOUT CARNIVAL'S, UH, BRIGHT FUTURE, ABOUT THE POOL BREAKING GROUND, UM, AS WELL AS OTHER, OTHER TOPICS.
SO, UM, WE WILL, WE WILL BE IN TOUCH BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
DECEMBER'S GONNA BE A BUSY MONTH FOR CHRISTOPHER.
THERE'S A LOT
I JUST HAVE TWO QUICK COMMENTS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE, UM, WHAT SEEMS TO ME IN THE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS, THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN PD FIVE AND PD 30.
I MEAN, I THINK IN, IN MY 25 PLUS YEARS OF, OF WORKING AND LIVING DOWNTOWN, THAT HAS BEEN THE CONSTANT, UM, QUESTION OF HOW DO WE CONNECT THOSE TWO PARTS OF OUR, OF OUR DOWNTOWN AREA? UH, AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT A, WE'RE AS A CITY ARE LOOKING AT DOING BOTH OF THOSE ZONES, ZONING UPDATES AT THE SAME TIME, BUT IN PARTICULAR TO YOUR TEAM, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE REALLY ADDRESSING HOW DO WE CONNECT SHORELINE TO THE REST OF DOWNTOWN AND TO LONG BEACH.
SO COMMEND YOU ON THAT AND HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE THAT WORK.
I, I HAD JUST ONE LAST QUESTION, CHRISTOPHER, MAYBE YOU COULD ANSWER IT IN THE VISIONING PORTION OF THIS.
WHEN WE GET, UM, TO OUR NEXT PHASE ARE, I CAN THINK THE ELEPHANT LOT IS A GREAT WAY OF ASKING THE QUESTION.
ARE WE JUST GIVING A VISION OF WHAT WE THINK THE SHORELINE AREA IS GOING TO BE? OR ARE WE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE GIVING SOME DIRECTION ON WHAT WE THINK SOME OF THESE LARGE PIECES OF THE AREA WILL BE? YEAH, NO, THIS IS NOT JUST FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT, RIGHT? SO WE'RE GONNA CREATE A VISION, BUT THERE'S MORE THAN THEN IT'S HOW DO YOU TURN THAT VISION INTO REALITY? SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN OTHER PLANNING PROCESSES BECAUSE NOT ALL OF IT, BUT WE CITY OWN A LOT OF THE LAND THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
UM, AND, UM, IT'S HIGH PROFILE.
SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S, UM, GOT OPINIONS ABOUT IT, BUT I THINK WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT IDEAS AND OUR UNDERSTANDING IS, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD ARTICULATE THAT VISION, BUT WE WOULD IMMEDIATELY THEN GO INTO THE PROCESS OF SORT OF THINKING ABOUT HOW THAT HAPPENS.
SO PART OF THAT IS LAND USE REGULATIONS, BUT PART OF THAT IS FUN STUFF THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS GET TO WORK ON.
SO IT'S SORT OF IN THE CITY'S REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO, HOW DO WE POSITION THINGS ARE THERE, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE LET CERTAIN LEASES, YOU KNOW, COME AND GO OR, OR HOW DO WE WORK WITH PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE, UM, THIS VISION? SO THAT'S, THAT'S ALL PART OF THIS LARGER PROJECT AND YOU REALLY, IT'S LIKE A ONCE IN A GENERATION THING.
SO I THINK THE TEAM IS REALLY EXCITING STUFF TO COME EXCITED TO WORK ON, FOR SURE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONERS, STAFF, CONSULTANTS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M SORRY WE MISSED THE CHARETTE.
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BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN SOME OF THE FUTURE ACTIVITIES AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.THANK YOU TO, UH, THE DLBI DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY, BUT I THINK, DID YOU CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? I WAS JUST ACTUALLY ABOUT TO CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IT'S THESE THREE HOUR PLUS MEETINGS.
UH, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANYBODY PLEASE COME FORWARD, PUT YOUR BANDAID ON, SO DON'T, THANKS.
WE MADE YOU WAIT UNTIL NINE O'CLOCK TO COME DOWN AND I, I FIGURE IF WE'RE GONNA BE HERE UNTIL THEN, WE MIGHT AS WELL MAKE SOME COMMENTS.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR TIME.
UM, OTO PRE HERE FOR THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH ALLIANCE.
UM, FIRST OFF, I DO WANT US THANK STAFF AND THE CONSULTANT TEAM FOR THE HARD WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE OVER THE LAST YEAR AND SOME CHANGE ON DEVELOPING THIS PROCESS, NOT ONLY FOR PD SIX, BUT ALSO FOR PD 30.
UM, THE ONE THING I DID WANNA BRING TO YOU ALL, AND I JUST WANNA REAFFIRM WITH COMMISSIONER LEWIS AND COMMISSIONER CLEMSON SAID WAS REALLY ABOUT THE CONNECTIVITY, RIGHT? I, I LIKE THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS HOLISTICALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF BOTH NORTH OF OCEAN, SOUTH OF OCEAN AS WELL AS ACROSS THE BAY AND FOR THE DOWNTOWN CORE, THINKING ABOUT PINE AVENUE, THINKING ABOUT ALAMEDOS, THINKING ABOUT, UM, ATLANTIC AND SOME OF THESE OTHER CONNECTIVE CORRIDORS THAT RUN, UH, NORTH TO SOUTH.
HOW DO YOU CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEDESTRIANS NOT TO FEEL LIKE THERE IS A HUGE, UM, VEHICULAR BURDEN OR BARRIER IN THE WAY THINKING ABOUT OCEAN? SAME THING THINKING ABOUT SHORELINE DRIVE.
SO I REALLY LIKE THAT THAT IS THE DIRECTION WE'RE LOOKING AT AND FOR THE DOWNTOWN LONG PATROL LINES, THAT'S ONE THING THAT, UM, IN OUR ULI CAP STUDY THAT WE DID BACK IN 2014, WE REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS IN ON IS THOSE CONNECTIVITY PIECES AND THE EXPERIENCE OF PEDESTRIANS AND THOSE ON BIKES.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN MORE.
PERSONAL NOTE, I AM TOTALLY DOWN FOR, UH, CONDENSING SHORELINE DRIVE INTO NARROW LANES.
NOT, NOT NOT THE DVAS PERSPECTIVE, BUT MY OWN.
IT'S NOW, IT'S NOW IN THE COMMENTS.
ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO.
DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL, UH, SPEAKERS? YES, WE DO HAVE SOMEONE WITH THEIR HAND RAISED.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
YEAH, I ATTENDED ONE OF THE CHARETTES, UH, AND HELPED WITH SOME OF THOSE BIKE AND WALK TOURS OF THE SHORELINE AREA AS PART OF CAR LIGHT LONG BEACH.
AND IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE.
UM, YOU KNOW, STUDIO ONE 11, UM, PLACE WORKS AND, UH, CITY STAFF WERE ALL ON DECK TO, UH, TAKE FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT, IT WAS JUST NICE TO, TO SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE CITY TAKING AN, MAKING AN EFFORT TO, UH, TO GATHER FEEDBACK FROM, FROM PEOPLE WHO WERE INTERESTED IN THIS STUFF AND, AND WHO WANTED TO SEE, YOU KNOW, UH, THE ELEPHANT LOT NOT REMAIN A SURFACE PARKING LOT IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
UM, SO I'M JUST, I WAS REALLY GLAD AND FELT PRIVILEGED TO BE PART OF THAT, UH, THAT UH, PROCESS.
AND, UH, I REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING, UM, KIND OF WHAT COMES OF, UH, SOME OF THESE MEETINGS IN TERMS OF LIKE CONCRETE, YOU KNOW, LIKE THESE ARE OUR DESIGNS, THESE ARE OUR PLANS, THIS IS KIND OF THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO.
UM, 'CAUSE KIND OF, THERE'S A LOT THAT'S GOOD IN THE SHORELINE AREA, BUT THERE'S A LOT THAT COULD BE IMPROVED.
AND I THINK WE'RE ALL KIND OF AWARE OF SOME OF THOSE MAJOR ISSUES, LIKE THE CONNECTIVITY, LIKE THE BARRIERS THAT OCEAN AND SHORELINE DRIVE POSE, UM, LIKE THE FACT THAT THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS ALONG SHORELINE, THAT YOU CAN'T TAKE A BIKE FROM A PROMENADE DOWN TO A SHORELINE DRIVE EXCEPT THROUGH AN ELEVATOR THAT USUALLY ISN'T WORKING.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE TO, TO MAKE THAT AREA, UH, A BETTER PLACE TO INHABIT, AN EASIER PLACE TO NAVIGATE.
UM, AND I WANNA SAY TO COMMISSIONER WHO, UH, WAS NOT AWARE OF THESE, UH, MEETINGS, UM, BEING DONE, FOLLOW, UH, CAR LIGHT LONG BEACH ON INSTAGRAM AND YOU'LL BE DEFINITELY AWARE OF THEM.
UH, THANKS AGAIN TO THE CITY STAFF AND TO UM, THE CONSULTANT TEAMS. UH, THIS WAS A GOOD, GOOD CHARETTE AND I HOPE TO, UH, DO SOME MORE OF 'EM WITH YOU.
ANY OTHER SPEAKERS, ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE WERE AWARE OF THE CHARETTES, WE WERE UNFORTUNATELY OUTTA TOWN, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
BUT, UM, ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE A NO MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS.
CAN WE HAVE A VOTE TO ACCEPT THE, UH,
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STUDY COMMISSION? THE STUDY SESSION? COMMISSIONER CLEMSON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE A VERBAL VOTE? YES.UH, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT,
[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Planning Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]
ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA.IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME.
DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.
THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT.
BRING IT BACK BY THE RAIL COMMISSIONERS.
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OR COMMENTS? NOW I DO WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD THOUGH THAT THE AUDIO IN HERE HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE.IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US AS THE COMMISSIONERS TO HEAR PUBLIC SPEAKERS OR EVEN PEOPLE THAT ARE CALLING IN REMOTELY OR STAFF OR, UH, ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM, AS WELL AS THE, THE AUDIO VISUAL UP HERE.
WE HAVE SUCH A LAG THAT IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO VOTE OR TO SWITCH BETWEEN THINGS.
SO, UH, IF YOU WANT TO PASS ME ON APPROPRIATE PERSON, I'D BE HAPPY TO SEND A LITTLE EMAIL TO THEM AS WELL.
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THANK YOU EVERYBODY.IT WAS A LONG ONE AND LOTS OF GOOD WORK DONE, SO THANK YOU.