Sep 05, 2024 Planning Commission

YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS

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YOU GUYS ARE READY.

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ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING.

WELCOME.

[CALL TO ORDER]

FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ EDMOND AND COMMISSIONER LAFARGE ARE EXCUSED FROM THIS MEETING.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON THESE EXCUSED ABSENCES? YOU MOVE.

OBJECT SET.

THANK YOU MADAM CLERK, IF WE COULD

[ROLL CALL]

COMMISSIONER CASTILLO PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? HERE.

COMMISSIONER WHERE? HERE.

VICE CHAIR TEMPLATE.

HERE.

CHAIR LEWIS.

HERE WE HAVE QUORUM.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER,

[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

I'M HERE.

OH, WHO'S HERE? I'LL LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT COMMISSIONER LAFARGE JOINED OUR MEETING.

UH, NOW IT'S TIME TO SWEAR IN ANY, UH, WITNESSES, ANYBODY THAT PLANS ON GIVING PUBLIC TESTIMONY THIS EVENING.

IF YOU DO PLAN ON SPEAKING, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

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? THANK YOU.

MAY BE SEATED.

OUR FIRST ITEM

[1. 24-54791 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.  ]

CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? SO MOVE.

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER WARE.

TURN OVER TO YOU FOR THE STAFF REPORT.

UH, THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

GREAT.

UH, GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

I WANTED TO REMIND YOU AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT OUR THIRD OF THREE HOUSING POLICY FORUMS IS COMING UP NEXT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH.

IT STARTS AT 6:00 PM AT MC MCBRIDE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER AT 1550.

MARTIN LUTHER KING AVENUE AND, UH, INTERPRETATION, UM, AND TRANSLATION WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE MEETING.

YOU MIGHT RECALL.

THIS IS, UM, AN OPEN HOUSE, UH, TO GET FEEDBACK ON OUR, UH, PROPOSAL TO EXPAND THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS CITYWIDE, AS WELL AS SEVEN OTHER HOUSING POLICY INITIATIVES UNDERWAY, INCLUDING SEVERAL OF WHICH THIS COMMISSION HAS HEARD ABOUT, SUCH AS THE OMNIBUS ZONING CODE UPDATE.

UM, AS AN EXAMPLE, I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ON TUESDAY, UH, SEPTEMBER 3RD, THE CITY COUNCIL DID HEAR THE, UH, REQUEST FOR ZONE CHANGE THAT THIS COMMISSION RECOMMENDED FOR THE PROJECT AT 59 10 CHERRY AVENUE AND DID VOTE TO APPROVE THAT ZONE CHANGE FOR THAT PROJECT.

AND THEN COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, THERE ARE TWO MAJOR, UH, REZONINGS PROPOSED THAT THIS COMMISSION HAS ALREADY, UM, RECOMMENDED, WHICH IS FOR NORTH LONG BEACH WITH U PLAN AND FOR THE CENTRAL LONG BEACH AREA THROUGH LONG, UH, THROUGH ZONE AND CITY CORPS.

THOSE ARE SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD BY THE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 17TH.

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? SEEING NONE, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, THAT WOULD BE THE TIME SEEING NONE IN THE CHAMBER.

DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

IF DIALING TELEPHONICALLY, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE NOW.

THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK FOR A VOTE TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

COMMISSIONER CASTILLO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A VOICE VOTE, I CAN TAKE THAT PLEASE.

LET'S TRY.

THANK YOU.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

HER NEXT ITEM IS

[2. 24-54792 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, August 15, 2024.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

I HAVE A MOTION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS TO HEAR THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR TEMPLE AND COMMISSIONER CASTILLO COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR REVISIONS TO THE MINUTES AS THEY'VE BEEN PRESENTED TO US? SEEING NONE, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON OUR MEETING MINUTES FROM

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SEEING NO ONE IN THE CHAMBER WILL OPEN UP FOR VIRTUAL COMMENTS.

IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE.

IF DIALING TELEPHONICALLY, PLEASE PRESS NINE.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU.

THEN I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MADAM CLERK, IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH.

MUCH MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE YOU GO THROUGH THAT.

HOUSEKEEPING AND MADAM CLERK, I BELIEVE WE'RE READY FOR OUR FIRST REGULAR ITEM OF BUSINESS.

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[3. 24-54793 Recommendation to determine and adopt proposed written findings pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15177 and 15179 that the project is consistent with and within the scope of the project previously analyzed as part of the Golden Shore Master Plan Environmental Impact Report (MEIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2008111094)(EIR02-24)(PECC-02-24) and subject to the MEIR Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, no additional significant environmental effects will result from the project, no new additional mitigation measures or alternatives are required, and that no substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the MEIR was certified; and Approve Site Plan Review (SPR 23-122) and a Local Coastal Development Permit (LCDP23-075), and adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for a project consisting of the new construction of 75 units in a 5-story structure atop of the existing 3-level, partially subterranean parking structure and the adaptive reuse of the existing 14-story office building into 200 residential dwelling units, with not less than 275 parking spaces within the existing parking structure, and 31,211-square- feet of private and common open space area located at 400 Oceangate in the Downtown Shoreline Planned Development District (PD-6, Subarea 1a – Golden Shore Master Plan Subarea). (District 1)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

AND THAT THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH AND WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT PREVIOUSLY ANALYZED AS PART OF THE GOLDEN SHORE MASTER PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND SUBJECT TO THE MEIR MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS WILL RESULT FROM THE PROJECT.

NO NEW ADDITIONAL MITIGATION MEASURES OR ALTERNATIVES ARE REQUIRED AND THAT NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED WITH RESPECT TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE MEIR WAS CERTIFIED AND APPROVE SITE PLAN REVIEW AND A LOCAL COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERETO FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 75 UNITS IN A FIVE STORY STRUCTURE ATOP THE EXISTING THREE LEVEL PARTIALLY SUBTERRANEAN PARKING STRUCTURE AND THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE EXISTING 14 STORY OFFICE BUILDING INTO 200 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS WITH NOT LESS THAN 275 PARKING SPACES WITHIN THE EXISTING PARKING STRUCTURE.

AND 31,211 SQUARE FEET OF PRIVATE AND COMMON OPEN SPACE AREA LOCATED AT 400 OCEAN GATE IN THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

DISTRICT ONE.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN.

COMMISSIONER KEMP, CLEMSON, DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION FOR THIS ITEM? YES.

SO, UM, WE'RE GLAD TO BRING THIS PROJECT BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

UM, THIS ONE IS UNDER A, UH, MASTER PLAN, UM, EIR.

SO THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE DEAL WITH EVERY DAY, SO WE'LL TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT KIND OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

THAT MASTER PLAN DID CONTEMPLATE A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL OFFICE, RETAIL, HOTEL, AND OTHER SUCH USES.

AND NOW THIS IS ONE SMALLER PROJECT WITHIN THAT MASTER PLAN COMING FORWARD.

IT IS, UM, A MAJOR PROJECT, SO IT FALLS UNDER OUR PROJECT PLANNING DIVISION, WHICH IS LED BY DONALD TAYLOR PATTERSON HERE NEXT TO ME AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO, UH, DONALD TO INTRODUCE THE, UH, PROJECT PLANNER.

GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

UH, WE HAVE STAFF PLANNER AMY HARBIN, UM, WHO WILL BE GIVING THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

THANK YOU DONALD AND ALLISON.

GOOD EVENING CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.

THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU AS MENTIONED IS THIS REQUEST FOR A SITE PLAN REVIEW AND LOCAL COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPROVAL FOR THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE EXISTING 14 STORY OFFICE BUILDING INTO 200 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND THE NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 75 UNITS ATOP THE EXISTING PARKING STRUCTURE WITHIN THE GOLDEN SHORE MASTER PLAN PD SIX SUB AREA ONE A, THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS THE SITE OF A 14 STORY OFFICE BUILDING.

THE FORMER UNION BANK BUILDING HAS HELD A VARIETY OF TENANTS OVER THE YEARS AND IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF GOLDEN SHORE AND OCEAN BOULEVARD.

SURROUNDING USES INCLUDE MULTI-STORY OFFICE, UM, THE HILTON HOTEL SURFACE PARKING, AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR OFFICES.

THE SITE IS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM LONG BEACH TRANSIT, STOPS ALONG GOLDEN SHORE AND SEASIDE WAY, AND WITHIN ONE HALF MILE OF THE METRO, A LINE LIGHT RAIL STOP LOCATION ON PACIFIC AVENUE AND FIRST STREET.

AGAIN, THIS PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE GOLDEN SHORE MASTER PLAN AREA, BUT BECAUSE THE COASTAL COMMISSION HAS NOT YET ADOPTED THE 2019 GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT, THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION IS LUD SEVEN, WHICH IS FROM THE 1989 GENERAL PLAN.

THE SUBJECT SITE IS PART OF PD SIX.

HOWEVER, IN MARCH OF 2010, THE GOLDEN SHORE MASTER PLAN WAS ADOPTED AND INCLUDED THE PROPERTIES CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION AS WELL AS THE PROPERTIES ACROSS GOLDEN SHORE, WHICH ARE ADDRESSED ONE AND 11 GOLDEN SHORE.

A NEW SUB AREA WAS ADOPTED AS PART OF PD SIX SUB AREA ONE A, WHICH INCLUDES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN THOSE PROPERTIES ON THE WEST SIDE OF GOLDEN S.

THE PURPOSE OF THE MASTER PLAN AND DESIGN GUIDELINES IS TO ESTABLISH A LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT, LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE GOLDEN SHORE DEVELOPMENT AREA, WHICH WILL CREATE A HIGH QUALITY LIVING

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THE MASTER PLAN AND DESIGN GUIDELINES SEARCH SEVERAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING A LARGE SCALE PLANNING VISION FOR THE PROPERTIES, PROVIDING A POINT OF REFERENCE FOR PROPERTY OWNERS AND ARCHITECTS, AND ESTABLISHING A PROCESS TO GIVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

THE MASTER PLAN AND DESIGN GUIDELINES ARE INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT THE CURRENT BUILDING CODE, THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AND PD SIX.

THE PURPOSE OF THESE AMENDMENTS TO THE LCP WERE TO PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBILITY AND ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL CAPACITY FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTIES BETWEEN SHORELINE AND OCEAN BOULEVARD.

THE VARIOUS VIEWS SHOWN ON THIS CIDER OF THE EXISTING FORMER OFFICE BUILDING FROM VARIOUS ANGLES.

THE FACADES ARE GLASS WITH NO OPENABLE OP OPERABLE WINDOWS, A CEMENT FRAME AT THE TOP, WHICH APPEARS TO DRIBBLE SOUTHWARD DOWN THE ELEVATIONS.

THIS IS ONE OF A FEW PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS WHICH ARE GOING TO ACTIVATE THE FAR WEST END OF DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH.

THIS PICTURE LOOKS NORTHWARD FROM SEASIDE WAY IN FRONT OF THE MULTI-STORY.

OFFICE BUILDING IS THE EXISTING SEMI SUBTERRANEAN PARKING STRUCTURE THAT CURRENTLY HOLDS 336 PARKING STALLS ENTRANCE TO THE PARKING STRUCTURES AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER FROM SEASIDE WAY AND IS THE ONLY ACCESS ACROSS SEASIDE WAY AND SHORELINE DRIVE FROM THIS PROJECT.

AS MENTIONED IS MORE OFFICE SPACE, SURFACE PARKING, AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE.

THE GOLDEN SHORE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE RESORT IS SOUTHWEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING INTO 200 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS WITH A MIX OF STUDIO ONE AND TWO BEDROOM UNITS.

THE NEW CONSTRUCTION TO THE SOUTH OF THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING WILL BE FIVE LEVELS OF UNITS ATOP THE EXISTING PARKING STRUCTURE.

IN THE ADDITION OF OVER 20,000 SQUARE FEET OF OPEN SPACE, A MINIMUM OF 275 PARKING STALLS ARE CONDITIONED AS PART OF THE PROJECT.

HOWEVER, MORE COULD BE AVAILABLE DEPENDENT ON THE FINAL STRUCTURAL STUDY OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE.

ADAPTIVE REUSE IS THE PROCESS OF REUSING EXISTING BUILDINGS FOR A PURPOSE OTHER THAN WHAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT OR DESIGNED FOR.

LONG BEACH HAS SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF ADAPTIVE REUSE.

ONE MOST RECENTLY IS THE FORMER GTE VERIZON OFFICE TRANSFER BUILDING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PINE AND PACIFIC INTO RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

THE BUILDING AT HAND, THE FORMER RES UNION BANK BUILDING IS ALMOST 50 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN HOME TO NUMEROUS, WELL-KNOWN LONG BEACH BUSINESSES.

HOWEVER, IN 2010, THE ADOPTION OF THE GOLDEN SHORE MASTER PLAN DIDN'T CONTEMPLATE ADAPTIVE REUSE AND FIGURED ALL BUILDINGS WITHIN THE MASTER PLAN AREA WOULD BE DEMOLISHED.

HOWEVER, NUMEROUS DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE URGED THE CITY TO LOOK AT ALL AVAILABLE.

ALTERNATIVES FOR HOUSING GROWTH SHOWN ARE THE TWO SUBTERRANEAN LEVELS OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE.

CONSISTENT SHOWN ARE THE TWO SUBTERRANEAN LEVELS OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE CONSISTENT WITH THE FINAL STRUCTURAL STUDY TO BE COMPLETED DURING BUILDING PLAN CHECK PHASE, THE CURRENT STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS MAY BE ENHANCED AND OR NEW STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS MAY BE REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW CONSTRUCTION.

THIS MAY RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF PARKING SPACES FROM THE 336, HOWEVER NOT BELOW THE CONDITIONED 275.

THE LEFT SLIDE SHOWS THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING IN LEVEL THREE OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE, ALONG WITH THE ENTRANCE TO SEASIDE WAY.

THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE ADAPTIVE REUSE INCLUDES LOFTS ALONG GOLDEN SHORE, WHICH WILL ACTIVATE THAT SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND INTERIOR AMENITY SPACES, INCLUDING A GYM, JUICE BAR, OFFICE AREAS, LOBBY AND LOUNGE AREAS ALONG WITH MAIL AND PACKAGE AREAS.

THE RIGHT SIDE SHOWS THE LEVEL ABOVE THE TOP OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE ON THE LEFT AND THE THIRD LEVEL OF THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING.

OOPS.

THIS LEVEL SHOWS THE PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY BETWEEN THE AMENITY ROOM AND THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING TO THE OUTDOOR AMENITIES FOR THE PROJECT TO TOP THE PARKING STRUCTURE.

THIS SLIDE, THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION, WHICH INCLUDES TWO AMENITY DECKS AND SEATING AREAS.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING IS TO BE DETERMINED, HOWEVER, THOSE AREAS DO HAVE, UM, WILL BE DISCUSSED IN A LITTLE BIT.

FOR THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING FLOOR SEVEN THROUGH 14 LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO EACH OTHER AND CONTAIN ALL RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

THIS IS A BUILDING SECTION WHICH SHOWS THE SIDE VIEW LAYOUT OF BOTH THE ADAPTIVE REUSE, THE PARKING STRUCTURE, AND ITS SUBTERRANEAN LEVELS.

AND THEN THE NEW CONSTRUCTION.

THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING HAS 14 DIFFERENT FLOOR PLANS WITH STUDIO ONE AND TWO BEDROOMS, WHICH WERE DESIGNED AROUND THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE BUILDING.

THE ONES HERE ARE EXAMPLES FROM EACH FLOOR PLAN TYPE.

HOWEVER,

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EACH UNIT WITHIN THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING INCLUDES A COAT CLOSET PANTRY AND WASHER AND DRYER.

SOME OF THE LARGER UNITS ACTUALLY HAVE EATING KITCHENS OR A PULL-UP BAR.

THE NEW CONSTRUCTION INCLUDES ONE AND TWO BEDROOM UNITS WITH ONE AND TWO BATHROOMS, EACH WITH PRIVATE OPEN SPACE IN THE FORM OF A BALCONY.

SOME UNITS HAVE KITCHEN ISLANDS OR ENOUGH SPACE FOR A POOR PERSON, FOUR PERSON DINING TABLE.

SOME OF THE TWO BEDROOM SINKS HAVE TWO SINK VANITIES IN THE MASTER BEDROOM WALK-IN OR OVERSIZED CLOSETS ARE IN THE BEDROOMS OF EACH UNIT.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE RENDERINGS OF THE ADAPTIVE REUSE.

THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING ARE GENERALLY THE SAME AS THE EXISTING BUILDING.

HOWEVER, THE ELEVATION GLASS IS BEING UPGRADED TO INCLUDE NEW METAL GRAY PANELS BETWEEN THE FLOORS AND THE INSTALLATION OF NEW OPERABLE WINDOWS.

THE EXISTING CONCRETE STRUCTURE WILL BE PATCHED AS NEEDED AND THE ENTIRETY PAINT REPAINTED.

WHITE AREAS FOR BUILDING SIGNAGE ARE PROPOSED ALONG THE EAST AND WEST FACING ELEVATIONS AT THE TOP OF THE BUILDING.

AND THESE ARE VIEWS LOOKING FROM SEASIDE WAY WITH THE NEW CONSTRUCTION, WITH THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING IN THE BACKGROUND, THE PRIMARY OUTDOOR COMMON OPEN SPACE AREAS ARE LOCATED ON THE FIRST LEVEL OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION ATOP THE PARKING STRUCTURE.

THIS AREA IS CONNECTED TO THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING BY A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AT THE THIRD FLOOR THROUGH A COMMON AMENITY ROOM IN THE EXIST IN THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING.

THIS OPEN SPACE HAS SEVERAL GATHERING AREAS, LARGE POOL AND SPA AREA, OUTDOOR KITCHEN AND POOL CABANA CABANAS.

THE SOUTH FACING ROOFTOP GATHERING STRUCTURE WILL HAVE A VIEW OF THE LOS ANGELES RIVER, THE GOLDEN SHORE V PARK, AND THE GOLDEN SHORE BIOLOGICAL RESERVE IN ADDITION TO SURFACE PARKING AND OFFICE BUILDINGS ACROSS THE SIDE AND SHORELINE DRIVE.

THIS GATHERING AREA HAS LOUNGE SEATING, FIRE TABLE, OUTDOOR DINING TABLE, AND RACE PLANNERS.

THE SECOND ROOFTOP AREA HAS LOUNGE SEATING, RACE PLANNERS AND WOOD DECKING.

THE APPLICANT IS ALSO LOOKING TO PROGRAM THIS AREA WITH WORK SEATING, GROUND LEVEL LANDSCAPING AROUND THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING AND ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE INCLUDES A GARDEN, A GARDEN ROOM, LOUNGE SEATING, FIRE TABLES, MORE WORK SEATING, A DOG PARK AND BICYCLE PARKING.

SANTA CRUZ PARK, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO OCEAN BOULEVARD, WILL BE DESIGNED AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RECENTLY ADOPTED SANTA CRUZ VICTORY PARK DESIGN GUIDELINES.

A COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST WAS PREPARED FOR THIS PROJECT PURSUANT TO CQA AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROJECT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PREVIOUS PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED MASTER EIR.

THE PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE GOLDEN SHORE MASTER PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT.

AS NOTED ON THE SLIDE, PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WERE DISTRIBUTED ON AUGUST 22ND.

SO AT THIS TIME, STAFF WOULD LIKE REC, WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ONE FIND THE PROJECT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED MASTER PLAN, GOLDEN SHORE MASTER PLAN, EIR APPROVE THE SITE PLAN REVIEW AND APPROVE THE LOCAL COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

THIS IN ADDITION, OH, SORRY.

IN ADDITION, REVISED CONDITIONS ARE AT YOUR SEAT TONIGHT.

WE DID HAVE SOME, UM, REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC WORKS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO INCORPORATE INTO THE RECOMMENDATION.

SO THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

THE APPLICATION IS IN THE AUDIENCE AND IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

AND IF I MAY JUST CLARIFY THAT THERE ARE COPIES OF THOSE REVISED CONDITIONS HERE FOR THE PUBLIC IN ADDITION TO THOSE, UH, FOR STAFF, UM, COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU THAT CLARIFICATION.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, UH, REPORT.

AMY, A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS.

THE SANTA CRUZ VICTORY PARK THAT'S ON ADJACENT TO THAT IS, I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

I MAY HAVE JUST MISSED IT.

DO THEY HAVE ANY REQUIREMENTS TO UPGRADE THAT TO THIS RECENT STANDARDS THAT WE'VE APPROVED FOR VICTORY PARK? I BELIEVE IT'S IN THERE.

UM, HONESTLY, I WOULD HAVE TO DIG AND LOOK FOR IT.

UM, OH, SO LET'S GIVE AMY SOME TIME AND WHY DON'T YOU FIRE AWAY WITH YOUR NEXT QUESTION.

YEAH, SURE.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND THEN, UM, ON THE MASTERY EIR THAT WE HAVE THERE, DOES THAT CALL OUT, AND I KNOW WE WERE GIVEN A COPY OF IT AND I DIDN'T DIG THROUGH IT.

DOES THAT CALL OUT THE NUMBER OF SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE, HOTEL AND RESIDENTIAL THAT, THAT EIR ANTICIPATES AND WE'RE JUST ALLOCATING THEM IN A DIFFERENT WAY WITH THIS PROJECT? YEAH, THERE IS ABOUT, UM, OH GOODNESS.

UM, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE AREA THAT'S PROPOSED.

HOWEVER, AS YOU KNOW, UM, COVID-19 WORK FROM HOME, THERE ISN'T REALLY MUCH OF A DEMAND FOR THAT MUCH OF OFFICE ANYMORE.

SO WHAT WE'RE

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HOWEVER, THERE'S 13 1,370 RESIDENTIAL UNITS CONTEMPLATED FOR THE GOLDEN SHORE MASTER PLAN.

SO THE 275 WOULD ALSO FIT THERE AS WELL.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH, AND NOT TO TELL MY HAND, BUT I'M THRILLED TO SEE US ACTIVATING THIS, THIS ISLAND OVER THERE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PROJECT BEHIND THE WORLD TRADE CENTER.

WE'LL ACTUALLY START TO SEE QUITE A BIT OF, UH, ACTIVITY OVER THERE.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE STAFF REPORT? YEP, GO AHEAD.

COMMISSIONER WARE.

I, I TOO HAPPY TO SEE EXACTLY FOR USE OF PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS, BUT, UM, I DO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH, UM, NOT HAVING ANY AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCLUDED.

WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE REASONS WHY THIS PROJECT IS EXEMPT, WERE THERE ANY CONCESSIONS OR ANY INCENTIVES OFFERED TO THE DEVELOPER TO CONSIDER ADDING AT LEAST SOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING SINCE THE CITY HAS SUCH A CRISIS AND LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR EVERYDAY CITIZENS? THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS, UH, APPLICANT AND I WANT TO GIVE, UH, AMY HERE OVER HERE A GOLD STAR, UM, FOR TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING, UM, WE CAN IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND FOR THE CITY OUT OF THIS, UM, PROJECT.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, DENSITY BONUS IS A TYPICAL TOOL TO HELP A DEVELOPER, UM, GET EXCITED ABOUT DOING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH IS IN PLACE, IT'S A CONTRACT, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW IT, AND THE EXISTING ZONING, IT'S SO GENEROUS, THERE'S NOT A BIG NEED FOR THE DEVELOPER TO NEED A BONUS.

UM, SO OUR NEGOTIATING POSITION IS WEAK.

UM, BUT NONETHELESS, WHAT WE DID SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON WAS MAKING SURE THAT THE UNITS THEMSELVES WERE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, UM, POSSIBLE AND THAT THERE'S BOTH LARGE AND SMALL UNITS AND THAT THE UNITS HAVE STORAGE SPACES AND FULL KITCHENS.

AND I THINK AMY TALKED ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.

THAT'S WHAT WE WERE ABLE, UM, TO ACHIEVE ON THIS PROJECT.

DO I WISH WE COULD GET AFFORDABLE UNITS? I DO.

UH, BUT UH, IT JUST WASN'T POSSIBLE IN THIS CASE AND WE ARE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED, UH, UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, UM, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT.

BUT THAT'S ALSO WHY WE ARE UPDATING INCLUSIONARY RIGHT NOW AND ARE COMMITTED TO BEING, UM, BACK IN FRONT OF YOU VERY SOON, I BELIEVE IN OCTOBER, UM, WITH A, UH, DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR YOU TO FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

I'VE COMMITTED TO THE MAYOR THAT IT'LL BE THERE, UH, BY CHRISTMAS.

I DON'T KNOW, UH, IF THEY'RE MEETING THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BUT IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT'S GONNA BE THAT WEEK.

SO, UM, I'M TRYING VERY HARD TO MEET THE DEADLINE.

I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE COMMENT.

WE JUST ARE WHERE WE ARE WITH THE CONSTRAINTS ON THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER CLEMSON.

I WANT TO SAY I'M ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

I'VE WORKED DOWN AT THE CHANCE'S OFFICE THERE, AND SO I'VE SEEN THESE SORT OF LIKE DEAD CORNER OF THE CITY THAT, UH, WE WE HAVE THERE AND, AND BETWEEN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER PROJECT THAT WAS MENTIONED AND PROJECTS LIKE THIS, IT'S GONNA BE VERY EXCITING TO SEE, UH, PEOPLE THERE.

UM, SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

UM, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.

ONE IS, SO HAVING WORKED THERE FOR SO LONG, I KNOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING 400 OCEAN GATE.

IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING RE I DON'T EVEN THINK, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THERE IS A STREET CALLED OCEAN GATE DOWN THERE.

IS THIS SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING AT CONSIDERING CHANGING THE ADDRESS OF, UM, THE, THERE IS A FORMAL STREET WITH THE ADDRESS.

I DO SEE HOW PEOPLE GET CONFUSED.

IT IS QUITE CONFUSING.

UM, AND OVERALL FOR THAT AREA, OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM IS, IS LOOKING AT SORT OF SHORELINE DRIVE AND SOME REALIGNMENT TO MAKE ACCESS AND, UM, MOBILITY A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR MULTIPLE MODES IN THE AREA.

UM, YOU KNOW, THE, IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL WAY FINDING AND ADDRESSING THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A FORMAL PROCESS THAT THAT WORKS THROUGH OUR BUILDING AND SAFETY BUREAU.

BUT, UM, I DO THINK SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GONNA BE HAPPENING ON THE PUBLIC REALM IN ADDITION TO ALL THE REQUIREMENTS, UM, THROUGH THIS PROJECT WITH CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS EASY TO FIND AND AND CLEAR FOR, YOU KNOW, UH, FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, UH, WILL HELP WITH THAT ISSUE.

YEAH, I'VE WORKED DOWN THERE FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS AND I COULD NOT TELL YOU WHERE OCEAN, I KNOW THAT IS 400 OCEAN GATE 'CAUSE A STENCIL SIGN ON THE BACK OF THE BUILDING.

BUT, UH, WHERE IS OCEAN GATE? I HAVE NO IDEA.

UM, I KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT REDOING AN ALIGNMENT OF SHORELINE, REALIGNMENT OF SHORELINE.

THAT BUILDING COMES UP AGAINST A HILL THAT IS PART OF THE OVERPASS OF SHORELINE.

IS THERE ANY THOUGHT TO HOW WE MAY BE ABLE TO, UM, MITIGATE

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THAT'S NOT GONNA BE BORN BY THIS PROJECT, BUT THAT ISSUE IS GOING TO BE ADDRESSED AS PART OF THE SHORELINE DRIVE REALIGNMENT AND THE, UH, SHOEMAKER BRIDGE PROJECT.

UM, ADDITIONALLY, UM, ALLISON AND THE TEAM WILL HAVE SOME UPDATES FOR YOU, I THINK IN DECEMBER REGARDING PD SIX.

AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT PEDESTRIAN, UM, ACCESS HERE, INCLUDING, UM, SOME KIND OF HIGH COST AND LOW COST SOLUTIONS THAT COULD HELP, UM, KIND OF BRIDGE THE GAP THAT EXISTS BETWEEN OCEAN BOULEVARD AS KIND OF A DIVIDING LINE NORTH SOUTH.

AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO UNDERSTAND YOUR WAY FINDING, UH, IN EITHER DIRECTION.

SO WE KNOW IT'S A NEED.

IT'S NOT ACTUALLY GONNA BE SOLVED BY THIS PROJECT.

IT'S GONNA BE SOLVED BY THAT PUBLIC PROJECT ON, UM, SHORTLINE DRIVE.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

UM, ALONG WITH, UH, PEDESTRIAN WAY FINDING, I KNOW THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY ACCESS BETWEEN WHAT WE'RE CALLING, UH, THE, SORRY, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I'M USING THE RIGHT TERMS HERE.

THERE'S A PRIVATE DRIVE, UH, WAY THAT IS CURRENTLY ABLE TO, AS A PEDESTRIAN GO DOWN THAT WAY AND WALK THROUGH THE EO.

IS THAT CONSIDERED TO BE STILL OPEN, UH, TO THE PUBLIC OR IS THAT GONNA BE GATED? IS THIS ONE IF YOU LOOK OFF OF A GOLDEN SHORE, THERE'S A ACCESS TO THE PARKING STRUCTURE, I BELIEVE? UH, YES.

YEAH, THERE IS A DRIVEWAY THAT IS OFF GOLDEN SHORE, WHICH WILL ACTUALLY BE USED FOR, UM, PASSENGER PICKUP VEHICLE DROP OFF, THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT WILL NOT BE GOING THROUGH TO THE PROPERTY TO THE, TO THE EAST.

OKAY.

THAT, THAT WILL BE A CHANGE THEN, CORRECT.

YEAH.

SO THAT WILL BE CLOSED OFF TO PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.

YEAH.

AND WHEN THE APPLICANT COMES UP, HE CAN GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL TO THAT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UM, AND MAYBE THE APPLICANT CAN ALSO ADDRESS ONE OF THE LANDSCAPING ISSUES.

UH, THERE'S A CANOP, WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE A CANOPY TREE THAT'S GONNA BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THREE PALM TREES.

I JUST KIND OF HAVE BROADLY A ISSUE OF ADDING PALM TREES TO THE CITY.

UM, AND SO MAYBE THAT CAN BE SOMETHING WHEN, UH, UH, THE APPLICANT COMES UP AND TALKS ABOUT THAT.

UM, AND THEN ONE MORE QUESTION REGARDING SB 2097.

THERE'S A, A STATEMENT IN THE CONDITION OF APPROVAL THAT SAYS THAT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES MUST BE MAINTAINED.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT LINKS AND IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH 2097? THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF LORE OF 2097 ACTUALLY APPLIES IN THIS AREA BECAUSE IT'S THE COASTAL ZONE.

HOWEVER, UM, WHAT THE APPLICANT IS COMMITTED TO DOING WAS HAVING 275 UNITS, WHICH IS ONE PARKING SPACE PER UNIT, UM, AND THAT WE MAY END UP WITH MORE THAN 275.

AND THAT IS REALLY DEPENDENT UPON THE FINAL STRUCTURAL STUDY OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE, WHICH WOULD DETERMINE HOW IT NEEDS TO BE RETROFITTED TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSTRUCTION ON TOP.

SO THEY'RE COMMITTED TO THE 2 75, UM, BUT MORE MAY COME.

SO COASTAL COMMISSION ASIDE, IF THE COASTAL COMMISSION ISN'T GONNA ENFORCE THAT IT'S UNENFORCEABLE, CORRECT.

SO, WELL, THAT'S NOT THE VIEW OF THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

SO PART OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS SAVE THE APPLICANT AND THE CITY FROM A BIG FIGHT WITH THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

SO THE COASTAL COMMISSION WOULD TELL YOU THAT AB 2097 AND THE COASTAL ACT HAVE TO BE BALANCED.

THEY CAN'T REALLY TELL YOU WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT I THINK IT MEANS THAT THEY BELIEVE AREAS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A PARKING REDUCTION OR AB UNDER AB 2097.

BUT ONLY IF YOU CAN SHOW WITH CERTAINTY, UM, THAT THERE WILL BE NO IMPACT ON COASTAL ACCESS, WHICH THEY DEFINE VERY BROADLY AS BOTH VISITOR ACCESS AND RESIDENT ACCESS, INCLUDING VISITORS, UM, AND RESIDENTS WITH CARS.

SO IT'S NOT A POSITION THAT THE CITY NECESSARILY AGREES WITH, BUT, UM, IT IS PART OF THE, THE BACK AND FORTH, UH, THAT WE'RE HAVING, UH, WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE STATE AND WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO USING THEIR WORD, UH, BALANCE, UM, ALL OF THAT AND, AND BE ABLE TO KEEP PROJECTS MOVING, UM, AT THE SAME TIME.

SO THE INTENT OF THAT IS TO KIND OF ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT COAST COMMISSION MAY HAVE YES.

WITHOUT, UH, BINDING THE APPLICANT TO ANYTHING MORE THAN WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO ANYWAYS.

AND, AND JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, IF THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THERE, THE COAST COMMISSION COULD BASICALLY ORDER IT TO BE INCLUDED?

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I MEAN, TO GO DOWN THE HYPOTHETICAL, UH, IT'S OUR VIEW THAT THIS PROJECT'S NOT APPEALABLE, BUT, UH, THE, THE COASTAL COMMISSION COULD SEND US A LETTER OR THREATEN SOME TYPE OF ACTION SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING OUR APPROVED, UM, LCP AND WHERE IT GOES FROM THERE, I CAN'T REALLY PREDICT, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO, WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT HAVING TO FIND OUT, UM, BY JUST BEING ABLE TO SHOW THEM THROUGH FINDINGS THAT WE WILL BE MAINTAINING, UH, A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF ACCESS AS EXISTS TODAY.

THANK YOU.

SHOULD WE GO TO THE APPLICANT NOW AND THEN DO YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FIRST? GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER.

UH, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, UM, FOR THE NOTICE, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY NOTICE AND, AND, AND OUTREACH, WHAT WAS THE, THAT NUMBER I'M CURIOUS, GIVEN IT'S LOCATION AND APPROXIMATE IS FINE.

WELL, YEAH, WE WILL PULL THAT, UM, FROM THE STAFF REPORT.

UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS 342 NOTICES SENT ON AUGUST 22ND.

ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU.

IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD TO STAFF'S REPORT? STATE OUR NAMES.

RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, SO MY NAME'S MATT WISTER.

I'M A REPRESENTATIVE OF STUDIO ONE 11, THE ARCHITECT ON THE PROJECT, UH, RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR COMMISSIONERS.

GOOD AFTERNOON STAFF.

UM, AARON ANDERSON WITH THE DEVELOPMENT GROUP BEHIND THE GROUP, UM, PROJECT PALISADES CAPITAL PARTNERS.

GREAT.

SO FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK STAFF.

UM, AS CHRISTOPHER MENTIONED, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH, ESPECIALLY, UM, THIS PAST WEEK, SO WE APPRECIATE MAKING, UH, THEIR TEAM, MAKING THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE SPECIFICS.

UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING, UM, 275 NEW UNITS OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING TO A, YOU KNOW, A SLEEPY END OF LONG BEACH HERE TO, TO REJUVENATE THIS AREA.

UM, I THOUGHT MAYBE I'D START WITH ANSWERING SOME OF, UH, THE COMMISSIONER'S QUESTIONS.

SO COMMISSIONER CLEMSON, YOU'D ASKED ABOUT PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.

UH, THE INTENT IN THE PROJECT AT THAT PRIVATE DRIVE ENTRY IS TO UTILIZE THAT, UM, REALLY FOR, IT'S A LOT OF BACK OF HOUSE SERVICES.

SO WE HAVE TRASH ROOMS BACK THERE.

WE HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, FIRE PUMP ACCESS, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE NEED FOR LIFE SAFETY.

UM, BUT FROM A SECURITY STANDPOINT FOR THE, THE FUTURE RESIDENTS, UM, THAT IS GOING TO BE A POINT OF SECURITY, UM, ENTRY INTO THE PROJECT THERE IN THAT EXISTING EO.

UM, I THINK YOU'D ALSO ASKED ABOUT CANOPY TREES.

YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IF THERE'S AN OBJECTION TO PALM TREES, WE AS A GROUP HAVE NO OBJECTION, I THINK, TO IF THERE'S A PREFERENCE FOR SHADE TREES.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

UM, BUT WE, WE DO TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM PALMS UNLESS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO REMOVE THE CANOPIES AND EXPOSE THE BUILDING.

UM, SO IF THERE'S SPECIFIC COMMENTS THAT NEED TO BE ADDED INTO, INTO THE ULTIMATE, UM, APPROVAL FOR THE PROJECT, WE'RE HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE.

UM, I THINK CHRISTOPHER SPOKE TO AB 2097.

YOU KNOW, THAT THE ONLY THING I MAYBE I'D LIKE TO ADD, IF I COULD MAYBE POSE A QUESTION TO STAFF WHILE I'M HERE IS, UM, IT HAS TO DO WITH THE, THE DEDICATIONS THAT ARE REQUESTED ALONG GOLDEN SHORE, AND I JUST, THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES TO THE LANGUAGE.

UM, I WANT TO POSE THE QUESTION AND ASK MATT, WHY DON'T YOU ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS OF THE COMMISSION AND THEN IF WE OKAY.

WANT TO BRING THOSE OVER TO STAFF, WE'LL DO THAT.

THAT, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

SO THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A MODIFICATION THAT WAS ADDED, UM, THAT I THINK YOU ALL HAVE FOR AN 11 FOOT DEDICATION ON GOLDEN SHORE.

THERE ARE STILL UNKNOWNS FOR US THERE.

WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH EDISON.

WE NEED TO BRING A NEW POWER SERVICE TO THE BUILDING FOR THE RESIDENTS.

WE HAD PLANNED, UM, FOR THOSE LOFT UNITS TO HAVE PATIO SPACES FACING GOLDEN SHORE.

SO THEY HAVE OUTDOOR SPACE AND CONNECTION TO LONG BEACH AND TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.

AND WE'D LIKE TO PRESERVE AS MANY OF THOSE OLD OLIVE TREES OUT THERE AS WE CAN.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE BEING A PINCH PINCHED A BIT THERE, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE BENEFIT OF SEEING THE, UH, THE REALIGNMENT DESIGN DRAWINGS YET.

SO I KNOW THERE'S FLEXIBILITY BUILT IN AND I WANTED TO POSE THAT TO THE COMMISSION AND MAKE SURE.

AND IN THE, AND IN THE PLANS THAT YOU'VE SHARED WITH THE COMMISSION, DO WE SEE AN ELEVATION FACING GOLDEN SHORE THERE WITH THOSE OUTDOOR PATIOS? UH, IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED.

AGAIN, THE EXTRA ELEVATION, THE WEST SIDE, THEY'RE ALSO ON THE GROUND LEVEL FLOOR PLANS, AND I SEE THAT THEY'VE, OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE GOTTEN THE REVISED ONES HERE.

UM, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO GIVE SOME ROOM TO WORK TOGETHER, MODIFICATIONS TO THE REQUIRED SIDEWALK AND PARKWAY, WHICH MAY BE ABOVE, MAY BE GRANTED BASED UPON EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS.

A MODIFICATION REQUEST SHOULD BE ASSESSED DURING THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS AND ARE SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

UH, I GUESS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IS, WE ARE APPROVING YOUR SITE PLAN THAT YOU GUYS HAVE APPROVED, AND THAT I'M ASSUMING INCLUDES THESE OUTSIDE

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UH, HOW MUCH DEDICATION CAN THE PROJECT SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN WHAT'S CURRENTLY BEEN APPROVED? I, I THINK WE'D BE COMFORTABLE WITH, WITH AN EIGHT FOOT DEDICATION.

YEAH.

FROM CURB AND GUTTER.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT.

WE MAY BE CALLING YOU BACK UP.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

STEPH, DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM PUBLIC WORKS HERE THIS EVENING? WELL, NO, TARA, I MEAN, STAFF, THE APPLICANT AND THE PUBLIC WORK STAFF, UM, IN GOOD FAITH REVISED THESE CONDITIONS AND THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE REVISED TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL.

AND NOW WITHOUT THE PUBLIC WORK STAFF PRESENT, YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO, UH, REDUCE THE DEDICATION.

UM, I WOULD NOT ADVISE THAT, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S THE COMMISSION'S CALL THOSE DEDICATIONS ARE MET NOT JUST FOR TRAFFIC MOVEMENT, BUT FOR PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT.

AND YOU GONNA HAVE A LOT MORE PEDESTRIANS.

WELL, WITHOUT DO RESPECT THOUGH, YOU'RE ASKING US TO APPROVE THE PLANS THAT YOU HAVE APPROVED AND THOSE PLANS ARE NOT POSSIBLE WITH THESE DEDICATIONS THAT YOU'RE ASKING US TO APPROVE.

SO SOME, WE NEED SOME CLARIFICATION ON DO WE NOT APPROVE THE SITE PLAN THAT YOU GUYS HAVE APPROVED OR DO WE NOT APPROVE WHAT PUBLIC WORKS HAS DONE? I I CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THESE CONDITIONS DON'T ALWAYS COME OUT IN ENOUGH TIME FOR EVERYBODY, NOT ONLY OURSELVES, BUT THE APPLICANT AND THE CITY TO NEGOTIATE THROUGH THEM.

SO I GUESS I'M JUST CURIOUS, I I'M LOOKING FOR SOME GUIDANCE FROM YOU ON HOW YOU WOULD LIKE US TO ADDRESS THIS.

UM, I THINK YOU HAVE A FEW CHOICES.

I WOULDN'T, UM, I THINK THE CONDITION IS WRITTEN TO PROVIDE SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR WHAT THE APPLICANT SAID RIGHT THERE, WHICH WAS DODGING A TREE OR MAKING SOME SITE SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENTS.

UM, WHEN YOU APPROVE A SITE PLAN, IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, AND IF THE DEPTH OF THOSE PATIOS CHANGES, IT CHANGES.

AND THAT DOES OCCUR SOMETIMES WITH, UM, A CHANGE IN THE DEDICATION.

SO I THINK, UM, YOUR OPTIONS ARE TO, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONDITION AS DRAFTED, WHICH WAS ACCEPTABLE TO THE APPLICANT UNTIL IT WASN'T, UM, OR TO CONTINUE THE MATTER.

UH, OR YOU COULD APPROVE THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO REDUCE THE, UM, DEDICATION, BUT THAT WOULD NOT BE ADVISED AND COULD HAVE CIRCULATION IMPACTS.

AND THEN, NOT TO BELABOR THE POINT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC WORKS ON WHAT THE STREET ULTIMATE PLAN IS GONNA LOOK LIKE.

I MEAN, ARE THESE DEDICATIONS BASED ON A STREET STANDARD THAT THEY'RE PLANNING ON APPLYING TO THIS STREET? OR IS THIS, THEY'RE PUTTING A BOOK MARKER IN THERE RIGHT NOW AND HOPING TO COME UP WITH WHAT THE STREET'S GONNA LOOK LIKE EVENTUALLY.

THIS IS PART OF, UM, THE SHORELINE DRIVE REALIGNMENT.

UM, THE LAST I HAVE HEARD FROM PUBLIC WORKS, WHICH WAS EARLIER TODAY, WAS THAT THE CONSULTANTS THAT THEY HAVE WORKING ARE WORKING ON DRAFT PLANS AND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THEM NEXT WEEK.

AND WE'RE ASSUMING THAT THESE DEDICATIONS THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR ARE IN LINE WITH WHAT THEIR DRAFT PLAN IS, THAT THEY'RE RIGHT.

AND IT DOES GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN OUT WHERE IT SAYS, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS A MODIFICATION TO THIS, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE ASSESSED DURING THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS, SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW BY THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER.

AND, AND DO YOU KNOW THE PATIOS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? I MEAN MM-HMM.

, YES.

I KNOW THAT THINGS DO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS, BUT TWO FEET OFF OF A PATIO THAT'S ONLY FOUR FEET OR FIVE FEET WIDE WOULD BE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO WHAT, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT HOW MUCH PUBLIC OR PRI PRIVATE OUTDOOR SPACE EACH OF THE UNITS HAVE, AND I'M SURE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CALCULATIONS YOU'VE DONE.

MM-HMM, .

SO IF WE'RE NOW BEING ASKED BY PUBLIC WORKS TO REDUCE THOSE SIGNIFICANTLY, THAT WOULD IMPACT WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE APPROVED.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING THOUGHTFUL.

AND I, AND AGAIN, I, I GUESS MY CONCERN IS I FEEL LIKE THESE CONDITIONS DON'T COME OUT EARLY ENOUGH FOR THE APPLICANTS AND OURSELVES AND STAFF SOMETIMES TO REALLY BE ABLE TO, TO WORK THROUGH THEM.

I, I, AND I REALIZE THAT'S JUST PART OF THE, THE PROCESS SOMETIMES.

BUT DO YOU KNOW HOW DEEP THOSE PATIOS ARE? I DO NOT RECALL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

HOWEVER, THIS IS PART OF THE ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING.

UM, THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED.

HOWEVER, I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THE REASON WHY THE APPLICANT WANTED TO DO THEM WAS TO, YOU KNOW, ACTIVATE THAT SIDE OF GOLDEN SHORE.

SURE.

YEAH.

SO, OKAY.

ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THEN.

IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO COME FORWARD.

PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

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UH, MY NAME IS, UH, RAY LAWSON AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL, CARPENTERS LOCAL 5 6 2 RIGHT HERE IN LONG BEACH.

UM, WE, OUR MEMBERS, WE CAME, WE COME TO THE COUNCIL COMMISSIONER MEETINGS ALL THE TIME.

I KNOW Y'ALL FAMILIAR WITH US.

AND, UH, WE KNOW THE COMMISSIONERS ALWAYS SAY, OH, WELL, WE CAN'T REALLY, UH, MAKE A DECISION ON, UM, LOCAL HIRES ON THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE AND THE PEOPLE THAT'S GOING TO DO IT, BUT WE SHOW UP ANYWAY.

OUR WORKERS, THEY LIVE RIGHT HERE IN LONG BEACH.

IT WAS A HOT DAY TODAY.

THEY WORKED EIGHT HOURS, THEY CAME HERE.

UM, WE JUST HAD A LABOR DAY PARADE, UH, MONDAY CELEBRATING LABOR AND THE PEOPLE THAT DO THE WORK.

UM, THE THEME OF OF THE LABOR DAY PARADE WAS, UH, FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE OF LABOR.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

WE FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF LABOR ON PROJECTS LIKE THIS.

UM, THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH PLAN THAT WAS ENACTED YEARS AGO, A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WENT RAT UP AND DOWN THIS OCEAN, UH, WAS NOT DONE UNION.

IT WAS NOT DONE WITH, UM, A LIVABLE WAGE IN MIND.

UH, AND, AND THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU COME FROM LABOR, THAT A LIVABLE WAGE IS A WAGE WHERE YOU CAN BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY.

UH, A WAGE WHERE YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS INFLATION FOR GAS, UH, AND ALSO HIRING LOCAL, UH, HIRING RIGHT HERE IN LONG BEACH.

THE PEOPLE THAT DO THE WORK THAT WILL BE WORKING ON THIS PROJECT WHEN THEY LIVE HERE IN LONG BEACH, IT CUTS DOWN ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES BECAUSE THEY LIVE RIGHT HERE IN, IN THE CITY.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL AND COME FROM ANOTHER PLACE.

UM, THE DEVELOPER IS, ARE THEY LOCAL? ARE, ARE THEY RIGHT HERE FROM THE SOUTH BAY? ARE THEY, UH, COMMITTED TO HIRING A RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTOR THAT WILL WORK RIGHT HERE IN THE SOUTH BAY? WE GOT SOME OF THE BEST CONTRACTORS RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, RIGHT IN THE SOUTH BAY.

WE DON'T HAVE TO GO ELSEWHERE TO GET WORKERS TO GET PEOPLE TO DO THE WORK.

SO WE JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON YOUR MIND.

WE JUST WANT TO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU, UH, RECOMMEND, YOU KNOW, PASSING THIS, UH, THIS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PRO PROCESS TO THINK ABOUT THAT FOR THE FUTURE.

SO, UM, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UH, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS RUBEN RE AND I'M A LONG BEACH RESIDENT.

I'M ALSO WITH, UH, WESTERN STATES COUNCIL CARPENTERS, AND I'M WITH THE SAME, UH, TRAIN OF THOUGHT, SAME LANGUAGE LINE AS THE BROTHER BEFORE ME.

UM, NOR DO I APPROVE OR DENY WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, BUT REALLY JUST WANT TO SPEAK ON THE LOCAL HIRE REQUIREMENT.

UM, SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE.

UH, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THERE'S NO, UM, AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPONENT TO THIS, BUT, UH, DEFINITELY, UM, WORKING IN THE PORT OF LONG BEACH AND, UH, OWNING MY HOME HERE AND SPENDING HERE AND KIDS HERE AND ALL THE ABOVE, WE, WE, UH, DEFINITELY WANT THIS STUFF LOCAL AND, UH, NOT FROM, YOU KNOW, OUTTA STATE, OUTTA COUNTRY.

AND SOMEHOW, UH, JUST THINKING ABOUT ALWAYS, IF YOU CAN PLEASE, YOU KNOW, SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE OR SOMETHING FOR, YOU KNOW, HEALTHCARE AND BENEFITS AND A LIVABLE WAGE AND A SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE.

'CAUSE, UM, WE'RE SAFE AS WELL.

AND LOCAL HIRES OBVIOUSLY ARE A BENEFIT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND IT'S JUST A WIN-WIN, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CAR PULLING WITH THE PARKING.

WE ALL KNOW THE CHALLENGES, SO JUST ADVOCATE FOR THAT.

AND I THANK EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND GIVING YOUR COMMENTS THIS EVENING.

FLOS, HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? MY NAME'S EDMAN SOYA.

I'M ALSO WITH THE CARPENTERS UNION.

AND YOU COULD SEE WE'RE OUTTA LONG BEACH.

YOU GOT SOME OF OUR MEMBERS HERE, THEY BROUGHT THEIR KIDS, THEY'RE STRAIGHT OUTTA WORK, WALKING IN AS YOU GUYS ARE SPEAKING.

AND IT'S BECAUSE WE LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

WE BUILD THIS COMMUNITY.

WE NOT MIGHT LIVE AT THIS LOCATION, THERE'S NOT AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOING IN THERE, BUT THERE'S OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU GOT GOING ON WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO WORK THERE.

AND WITH PROJECT LABOR, PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS, THEY HAVE LOCAL HIRE, THEY HAVE APPRENTICESHIP, HEALTHCARE, GOOD WAGES, WHERE A, WE MIGHT NOT LIVE RIGHT THERE, WATERFRONT PROPERTY, BUT WE'RE GONNA WORK THERE.

WE'RE GONNA BUILD OUR COMMUNITY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR FAMILY MEMBERS GET TO SEE US EARLY INSTEAD OF GETTING HOME EIGHT O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.

'CAUSE WE'RE WORKING IN OTHER CITIES.

WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT WE GET THE DEVELOPERS TO GET A GOOD, TRUSTED CONTRACTOR THAT'S GONNA SUPPORT US, SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY THE SAME WAY WE WANNA GIVE BACK.

WE HOPE THEY HELP TO GIVE BACK TO US AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS AUSTIN MONTOYA, PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH ALLIANCE.

I, I'M HERE, UH,

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